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81 drohen
v/i1. Person: threaten ( jemandem s.o.; zu + Inf. to + Inf.); er drohte ( ihm etc.) mit der Polizei he threatened to call the police; sie drohte ( ihm), ihn anzuzeigen oder sie drohte ihm mit einer Anzeige she threatened to report him to the police; jemandem mit der Faust / dem Finger drohen shake one’s fist / finger at s.o.2. Gefahr, Gewitter etc.: threaten, approach; er weiß noch nicht, was ihm droht he doesn’t know what’s in store for him ( oder what he’s in for) yet; ihm droht eine Gefängnisstrafe if he’s unlucky he could get ( oder he runs the risk of) a prison sentence; der Wirtschaft droht der Kollaps the economy is threatened with ( oder is on the brink of) collapse3. (im Begriff sein): drohen zu (+ Inf.) threaten to (+ Inf.) auch Person: be in danger of (+ Ger.) es drohte zu regnen it looked like rain* * *to threaten; to menace* * *dro|hen ['droːən]1. vier drohte dem Kind mit erhobenem Zeigefinger — he raised a warning finger to the child
2)(jdm) dróhen, etw zu tun — to threaten to do sth
3) (= bevorstehen) (Gefahr) to threaten; (Gewitter) to be imminent, to be in the offing; (Streik, Krieg) to be imminent or loomingjdm droht Gefahr/der Tod — sb is in danger/in danger of dying
es droht Gefahr/ein Streik — there is the threat of danger/a strike
2. v auxto threatendas Schiff drohte zu sinken — the ship threatened to sink, the ship was in danger of sinking
* * *(to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) threaten* * *dro·hen[ˈdro:ən]I. vi1. (physisch und moralisch bedrohen)die Arbeiter drohten mit Streik the union threatened to strike▪ [jdm] \drohen, etw zu tun to threaten to do sth [to sb]▪ [jdm] \drohen to threaten [sb]es droht ein Gewitter a storm is threatening [or about to break]ein neuer Konflikt/Krieg droht there is the threat of renewed conflict/warjdm droht etw sb is threatened by [or in danger of] sthdir droht Gefahr/der Tod you're in danger/mortal danger [or danger of being killed]vielen schönen Altbauten droht der Abriss a number of beautiful old buildings are under threat of being demolishedII. aux vb▪ \drohen, etw zu tun to be in danger of doing sthdie Zeitbombe drohte jeden Moment zu explodieren the time bomb was threatening to explode at any moment* * *1.intransitives Verb1) threatener drohte mit [seiner] Kündigung — he threatened to give notice
2) (bevorstehen) be threatening2.modifizierendes Verb* * *drohen v/i1. Person: threaten (jemandem sb;zu +inf to +inf);ihm etc)mit der Polizei he threatened to call the police;sie drohte ihm mit einer Anzeige she threatened to report him to the police;jemandem mit der Faust/dem Finger drohen shake one’s fist/finger at sb2. Gefahr, Gewitter etc: threaten, approach;er weiß noch nicht, was ihm droht he doesn’t know what’s in store for him ( oder what he’s in for) yet;ihm droht eine Gefängnisstrafe if he’s unlucky he could get ( oder he runs the risk of) a prison sentence;der Wirtschaft droht der Kollaps the economy is threatened with ( oder is on the brink of) collapse3. (im Begriff sein):es drohte zu regnen it looked like rain* * *1.intransitives Verb1) threatener drohte mit [seiner] Kündigung — he threatened to give notice
2) (bevorstehen) be threatening2.modifizierendes Verb* * *v.to impend v.to menace v.to threat v.to threaten v. -
82 Richtung
f; -, -en1. direction; (Weg) way; (Kurs) course; in die falsche / entgegengesetzte Richtung gehen oder fahren go in the wrong / opposite direction, go the wrong / opposite way; aus allen Richtungen from all directions, from all around ( oder all over the place); in allen Richtungen in all directions; in Richtung ( auf) ... (Akk) in the direction of, towards; in welcher Richtung liegt...? which direction is... from here?; in südlicher Richtung fahren: in a southerly direction, south(wards); liegen: to the south; in welche Richtung gehen Sie? which way ( oder direction) are you going?; er kommt aus dieser Richtung he’ll be coming from that direction; die Richtung verlieren lose (one’s) direction; die Richtung stimmt it’s the right direction; fig. it’s OK, you’ve got the right idea; eine andere Richtung einschlagen go in a different direction; fig. take a different course; die Richtung ändern change course; in eine bestimmte Richtung lenken fig. be heading in a certain direction; ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung fig. a step in the right direction; eine gefährliche Richtung nehmen fig. take a dangerous course3. (Tendenz) trend; POL. auch tendency; eines Einzelnen: auch views Pl.; in einer Partei: faction; eine bestimmte Richtung vertreten be representative of a certain trend; die wesentliche Richtung der neuen Politik the main thrust of the new policy* * *die Richtung(Kurs) direction; course; way; aim;(Tendenz) trend; tendency* * *Rịch|tung ['rɪçtʊŋ]f -, -en1) directionin Richtung Hamburg — towards (Brit) or toward (US) Hamburg, in the direction of Hamburg; (auf Autobahn) towards (Brit) or toward (US) Hamburg
in Richtung Süden — towards (Brit) or toward (US) the south, in a southerly direction; (auf Autobahn) on the southbound carriageway (Brit) or lane
in nördliche Richtung — northwards, towards (Brit) or toward (US) the north, in a northerly direction
die Autobahn/der Zug Richtung Hamburg — the Hamburg autobahn/train
nach allen Richtungen, in alle Richtungen — in all directions
die Richtung ändern or wechseln — to change direction(s)
die Richtung anzeigen — to indicate the direction, to point the way; (mit Fahrzeug) to indicate which way one is going to turn
eine Richtung nehmen or einschlagen — to head or drive/walk etc in a direction
eine neue Richtung bekommen — to change course, to take a new turn or direction
einem Gespräch eine bestimmte Richtung geben — to turn a conversation in a particular direction
in die gleiche Richtung gehen or zielen (fig) — to point in the same direction
er will sich nach keiner Richtung hin festlegen — he won't commit himself in any way at all
ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung — a step in the right/wrong direction
in jeder Richtung — each way, in each direction; (fig
2) (= Tendenz) trend; (in der Kunst, einer Partei) line, trend; (= die Vertreter einer Richtung) movement; (= Denkrichtung, Lehrmeinung) school of thoughtPicasso begann eine völlig neue Richtung in der Malerei — Picasso started a completely new direction in painting
sie gehören den verschiedensten politischen Richtungen an — they have the most varied political sympathies
die ganze Richtung passt uns nicht! — that's not the sort of thing we want
* * *die1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) direction2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) drift3) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) line* * *Rich·tung<-, -en>[ˈrɪçtʊŋ]f1. (Himmelsrichtung) directionaus welcher \Richtung kam das Geräusch? which direction did the noise come from?eine \Richtung einschlagen [o nehmen] to go in a directionwelche \Richtung hat er eingeschlagen? which direction did he go in?in \Richtung einer S. gen in the direction of sthwir fahren in \Richtung Süden/Autobahn we're heading south/in the direction of the motorwayin alle \Richtungen, nach allen \Richtungen in all directions2. (Tendenz) movement, trendsie vertritt politisch eine gemäßigte \Richtung she takes a politically moderate lineich versuchte, dem Gespräch eine andere \Richtung zu geben I tried to steer the conversation in another directiondie Labourpartei hat ihrer Politik eine andere Richtung gegeben the Labour Party have changed course with their policiesirgendwas in der [o dieser] \Richtung something along those lines; Betrag something around that markin dieser \Richtung in this direction* * *die; Richtung, Richtungen1) directiondie Richtung ändern od. wechseln — change direction; <ship, aircraft> change course
nach/aus allen Richtungen — in/from all directions
der Zug/die Autobahn Richtung Ulm — the train to Ulm/the motorway in the direction of Ulm
2) (fig.): (Tendenz) movement; trend; (die Vertreter einer Richtung) (in der Kunst, Literatur) movement; (in einer Partei) faction; (DenkRichtung) school of thought* * *in die falsche/entgegengesetzte Richtung gehen oderfahren go in the wrong/opposite direction, go the wrong/opposite way;aus allen Richtungen from all directions, from all around ( oder all over the place);in allen Richtungen in all directions;in Richtung (auf) … (akk) in the direction of, towards;in welcher Richtung liegt …? which direction is … from here?;er kommt aus dieser Richtung he’ll be coming from that direction;die Richtung verlieren lose (one’s) direction;eine andere Richtung einschlagen go in a different direction; fig take a different course;die Richtung ändern change course;in eine bestimmte Richtung lenken fig be heading in a certain direction;ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung fig a step in the right direction;eine gefährliche Richtung nehmen fig take a dangerous courseeine bestimmte Richtung vertreten be representative of a certain trend;die wesentliche Richtung der neuen Politik the main thrust of the new policy* * *die; Richtung, Richtungen1) directiondie Richtung ändern od. wechseln — change direction; <ship, aircraft> change course
nach/aus allen Richtungen — in/from all directions
der Zug/die Autobahn Richtung Ulm — the train to Ulm/the motorway in the direction of Ulm
2) (fig.): (Tendenz) movement; trend; (die Vertreter einer Richtung) (in der Kunst, Literatur) movement; (in einer Partei) faction; (DenkRichtung) school of thought* * *-en f.course n.direction n.line n.route n.trend n. -
83 richtung
f; -, -en1. direction; (Weg) way; (Kurs) course; in die falsche / entgegengesetzte Richtung gehen oder fahren go in the wrong / opposite direction, go the wrong / opposite way; aus allen Richtungen from all directions, from all around ( oder all over the place); in allen Richtungen in all directions; in Richtung ( auf) ... (Akk) in the direction of, towards; in welcher Richtung liegt...? which direction is... from here?; in südlicher Richtung fahren: in a southerly direction, south(wards); liegen: to the south; in welche Richtung gehen Sie? which way ( oder direction) are you going?; er kommt aus dieser Richtung he’ll be coming from that direction; die Richtung verlieren lose (one’s) direction; die Richtung stimmt it’s the right direction; fig. it’s OK, you’ve got the right idea; eine andere Richtung einschlagen go in a different direction; fig. take a different course; die Richtung ändern change course; in eine bestimmte Richtung lenken fig. be heading in a certain direction; ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung fig. a step in the right direction; eine gefährliche Richtung nehmen fig. take a dangerous course3. (Tendenz) trend; POL. auch tendency; eines Einzelnen: auch views Pl.; in einer Partei: faction; eine bestimmte Richtung vertreten be representative of a certain trend; die wesentliche Richtung der neuen Politik the main thrust of the new policy* * *die Richtung(Kurs) direction; course; way; aim;(Tendenz) trend; tendency* * *Rịch|tung ['rɪçtʊŋ]f -, -en1) directionin Richtung Hamburg — towards (Brit) or toward (US) Hamburg, in the direction of Hamburg; (auf Autobahn) towards (Brit) or toward (US) Hamburg
in Richtung Süden — towards (Brit) or toward (US) the south, in a southerly direction; (auf Autobahn) on the southbound carriageway (Brit) or lane
in nördliche Richtung — northwards, towards (Brit) or toward (US) the north, in a northerly direction
die Autobahn/der Zug Richtung Hamburg — the Hamburg autobahn/train
nach allen Richtungen, in alle Richtungen — in all directions
die Richtung ändern or wechseln — to change direction(s)
die Richtung anzeigen — to indicate the direction, to point the way; (mit Fahrzeug) to indicate which way one is going to turn
eine Richtung nehmen or einschlagen — to head or drive/walk etc in a direction
eine neue Richtung bekommen — to change course, to take a new turn or direction
einem Gespräch eine bestimmte Richtung geben — to turn a conversation in a particular direction
in die gleiche Richtung gehen or zielen (fig) — to point in the same direction
er will sich nach keiner Richtung hin festlegen — he won't commit himself in any way at all
ein Schritt in die richtige/falsche Richtung — a step in the right/wrong direction
in jeder Richtung — each way, in each direction; (fig
2) (= Tendenz) trend; (in der Kunst, einer Partei) line, trend; (= die Vertreter einer Richtung) movement; (= Denkrichtung, Lehrmeinung) school of thoughtPicasso begann eine völlig neue Richtung in der Malerei — Picasso started a completely new direction in painting
sie gehören den verschiedensten politischen Richtungen an — they have the most varied political sympathies
die ganze Richtung passt uns nicht! — that's not the sort of thing we want
* * *die1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) direction2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) drift3) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) line* * *Rich·tung<-, -en>[ˈrɪçtʊŋ]f1. (Himmelsrichtung) directionaus welcher \Richtung kam das Geräusch? which direction did the noise come from?eine \Richtung einschlagen [o nehmen] to go in a directionwelche \Richtung hat er eingeschlagen? which direction did he go in?in \Richtung einer S. gen in the direction of sthwir fahren in \Richtung Süden/Autobahn we're heading south/in the direction of the motorwayin alle \Richtungen, nach allen \Richtungen in all directions2. (Tendenz) movement, trendsie vertritt politisch eine gemäßigte \Richtung she takes a politically moderate lineich versuchte, dem Gespräch eine andere \Richtung zu geben I tried to steer the conversation in another directiondie Labourpartei hat ihrer Politik eine andere Richtung gegeben the Labour Party have changed course with their policiesirgendwas in der [o dieser] \Richtung something along those lines; Betrag something around that markin dieser \Richtung in this direction* * *die; Richtung, Richtungen1) directiondie Richtung ändern od. wechseln — change direction; <ship, aircraft> change course
nach/aus allen Richtungen — in/from all directions
der Zug/die Autobahn Richtung Ulm — the train to Ulm/the motorway in the direction of Ulm
2) (fig.): (Tendenz) movement; trend; (die Vertreter einer Richtung) (in der Kunst, Literatur) movement; (in einer Partei) faction; (DenkRichtung) school of thought* * *…richtung f im subst1. allg, im wörtl Sinn: direction;Flugrichtung direction of flight;Marschrichtung direction of march2. fig:Moderichtung fashion trend;Musikrichtung trend in music* * *die; Richtung, Richtungen1) directiondie Richtung ändern od. wechseln — change direction; <ship, aircraft> change course
nach/aus allen Richtungen — in/from all directions
der Zug/die Autobahn Richtung Ulm — the train to Ulm/the motorway in the direction of Ulm
2) (fig.): (Tendenz) movement; trend; (die Vertreter einer Richtung) (in der Kunst, Literatur) movement; (in einer Partei) faction; (DenkRichtung) school of thought* * *-en f.course n.direction n.line n.route n.trend n. -
84 destinar
v.to destine, to assign, to appropriate, to allocate.* * *2 (persona) to appoint, assign, send, post3 MILITAR to post* * *verb1) to appoint, assign2) allocate, earmark* * *1. VT1) (=dedicar) [+ fondos, espacio] to allocate; [+ tiempo] to devotedestinamos el 10% del presupuesto a educación — we allocate 10% of the budget to education
destinaron mil euros para gastos imprevistos — they set aside o earmarked a thousand euros for contingencies
2) (=enviar) [+ empleado, funcionario] to assign, post; [+ militar] to station, postle han destinado a Lima — he has been assigned o posted to Lima
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1) <funcionario/militar> to post, send, assignestá esperando que lo destinen — he's waiting for his posting o assignment to come through
lo han destinado a Cartagena — he's been posted o sent to Cartagena
2) ( asignar un fin)destinar algo a algo: destina una parte de su sueldo a ayudar a su familia part of her salary goes to helping her family; destinaron parte de los fondos a mejorar las instalaciones they earmarked part of the funds for improving the facilities; destinar algo para algo to set something aside for something; esta habitación la tenía destinada para... — I had planned to use this room for...
* * *= earmark, station, design (for/to).Ex. Eight thousand Prestel frames were earmarked for community information during the trial period.Ex. These information centres function as ports of first call for officials stationed nearby, and also as relay points to the central collections.Ex. In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.----* destinar fondos = allocate + funds.* * *verbo transitivo1) <funcionario/militar> to post, send, assignestá esperando que lo destinen — he's waiting for his posting o assignment to come through
lo han destinado a Cartagena — he's been posted o sent to Cartagena
2) ( asignar un fin)destinar algo a algo: destina una parte de su sueldo a ayudar a su familia part of her salary goes to helping her family; destinaron parte de los fondos a mejorar las instalaciones they earmarked part of the funds for improving the facilities; destinar algo para algo to set something aside for something; esta habitación la tenía destinada para... — I had planned to use this room for...
* * *= earmark, station, design (for/to).Ex: Eight thousand Prestel frames were earmarked for community information during the trial period.
Ex: These information centres function as ports of first call for officials stationed nearby, and also as relay points to the central collections.Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.* destinar fondos = allocate + funds.* * *destinar [A1 ]vtA ‹funcionario/militar› to post, send, assignestá esperando que lo destinen he's waiting to be given his posting o assignment, he's waiting for his posting o assignment to come throughlo han destinado a Cartagena he's been posted o sent to CartagenaB (asignar un fin) destinar algo A algo:destina una parte de su sueldo a ayudar a su familia part of her salary goes to helping her familydestinó parte de sus ahorros a la decoración de la casa he used some of his savings to decorate the house, some of his savings went on decorating the housedestinaron parte del dinero a mejorar las instalaciones they allocated part of the money to o earmarked part of the money for improving the facilitiesdestinar algo PARA algo to set sth aside FOR sthesta habitación la tenía destinada para … I had planned to use this room for …no había destinado dinero para esta eventualidad she hadn't set aside o earmarked any money for this eventualitydestinaron los fondos a la compra de víveres para los damnificados they allocated the funds to o earmarked the funds for buying provisions for the victims* * *
destinar ( conjugate destinar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹funcionario/militar› to post, send, assign
2 ( asignar un fin):
destinaron el dinero a la investigación the money was used for research;
destinaron parte de los fondos a este fin they earmarked part of the funds for this purpose
destinar verbo transitivo
1 (apartar para algún fin) to set aside, assign
2 (dar un lugar donde ejercer un trabajo) to post
(dar una función a un trabajador) to appoint
3 (dirigir un envío a alguien) to address
' destinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agregar
- dedicar
- asignar
English:
allocate
- allow
- appropriate
- commit
- earmark
- mean
- post
- station
- ear
* * *destinar vt[medidas, programa, publicación] to aim sth at;han destinado el salón a oficina they're using the lounge as an office;el dinero recogido se destinará a comprar medicinas the money collected will go to buy medicine;¿no podría el ayuntamiento destinar este edificio a mejor fin? couldn't the council find a better use for this building?;el gobierno destinará una importante partida presupuestaria para Sanidad the government will allocate a significant proportion of the budget to the Department of Health[mercancía] to send sth tofue destinado como cónsul a Liverpool he was posted to Liverpool as consul* * *v/t* * *destinar vt1) : to appoint, to assign2) asignar: to earmark, to allot* * *destinar vb1. (persona) to post2. (dinero) to allocate -
85 forma
f.1 shape, form (figura).en forma de in the shape ofen forma de L L-shapedtener forma ovalada o de óvalo to be oval in shape2 way, manner (manera).se puede hacer de varias formas it can be done in several different ways¡qué forma de llover! it's absolutely pouring down!de cualquier forma, de todas formas anyway, in any casede esta forma in this wayforma de pago method of paymentforma de ser: es su forma de ser that's just the way he is3 form.la fotografía es una forma de arte photography is an art formformas de vida life forms4 form (no fondo).forma y fondo form and content5 host (religion).6 form (formulario). (Mexican Spanish)7 kind, form.8 aspect, semblance, appearance.9 cast.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: formar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: formar.* * *1 (gen) form, shape2 (manera) way3 DEPORTE form1 (modales) manners, social conventions2 familiar (de mujer) curves\de esta forma in this wayde forma que so thatde todas formas anyway, in any caseestar en baja forma to be off formestar en forma to be in shape, be fitponerse en forma to get fitbuenas formas good mannersforma de pago method of paymentforma física physical fitnessla Sagrada Forma the Host* * *noun f.1) form, shape2) manner, way•* * *SF1) (=figura) shape•
nubes de humo con forma de hongo — mushroom-shaped clouds of smokequiso dar forma literaria a sus teorías filosóficas — he wanted to put his philosophical theories into literary form
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en forma de U — U-shaped•
tomar forma — to take shape2) (=modo) waysolo conozco una forma llegar hasta allí — I only know one way of getting there o one way to get there
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de forma directa/inmediata/natural — directly/immediately/naturallyel plan entrará en vigor de forma inmediata — the plan will take immediate effect, the plan will take effect immediately
queremos controlar los costes y, de esta forma, evitar reducir la plantilla — we want to bring down costs and thus avoid having to downsize
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de todas formas — anyway, in any casepero de todas formas te agradezco que me lo hayas dicho — but thank you for letting me know anyway, but in any case thank you for letting me know
forma de pago — method of payment, form of payment
forma de ser, es mi forma de ser — that's how I am, that's the way I am
3)• de forma que — (=en un modo que) in such a way as, so as; (=por eso) so that
él intentó contestar la pregunta de forma que no le comprometiese — he tried to answer the question so as o in such a way as not to commit himself
el número de socios fue creciendo cada año, de forma que en 1989 eran ya varios miles — the number of members grew every year, so that o such that by 1989 there were several thousand
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de tal forma que — (=en un modo que) in such a way that; (=tanto que) so much that; (=por eso) so thatla noticia se filtró de tal forma que fueron incapaces de evitarlo — news leaked out in such a way that they were unable to stop it
la empresa ha crecido de tal forma que es irreconocible — the company has grown so much o to such an extent that it is unrecognizable
su padre era italiano y su madre polaca, de tal forma que él siempre se ha sentido europeo — his father was Italian and his mother Polish, so (that) he has always felt himself to be European
4) (tb: forma física) fitness, formel jugador ha recuperado su forma física — the player is fit again, the player has regained fitness o form
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estar en (buena) forma — [para hacer deporte] to be fit, be in good shape; [para realizar otra actividad] to be in (good) formestar en baja forma — (lit) to be not fully fit; (fig) to be in bad shape
5) (=aspecto externo) formes pura forma — it's just for the sake of form, it's a mere formality
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defecto de forma — (Jur) technicality7) pl formas [sociales] appearances8) (Rel)•
la Sagrada Forma — the Host9) (=molde) (Téc) mould, mold (EEUU); [de zapatero] last; [de sombrero] hatter's block; (Tip) forme, form (EEUU)10) (Ling) [del verbo] form11) (Tip) (=formato) format12) LAm*•
en forma, una fiesta en forma — a proper party, a blowout *va a celebrar su cumpleaños en forma — he's going to have a proper o a serious * birthday party
13) Méx formsee MANERA, FORMA, MODO* * *1)a) (contorno, apariencia) shapedar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something
el suéter ha tomado la forma de la percha — the sweater's been stretched out of shape by the coat hanger
b) (tipo, modalidad) formla discriminación no se tolerará bajo ninguna de sus formas — discrimination will not be tolerated in any shape or form
2) (Lit) (de una novela, obra) form; (Fil) form3) (Ling) form4) (Dep, Med)estar/mantenerse en forma — to be/keep fit
en forma — (AmL fam)
una comida en forma — a good square meal (colloq)
nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time
5) (manera, modo) wayde forma que — (frml) in such a way that
de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case
6) formas femenino plurala) ( de mujer) figureb) ( apariencias) appearances (pl)7) (Méx) ( formulario) form* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], form, guise, means, mode, shape, way, mould [mold, -USA], shaping, complexion, manner, fashion.Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.Ex. It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.Ex. In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.Ex. The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex. Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.Ex. If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex. The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.Ex. The process of shaping the scientific and technical propaganda into a legitimate specialisation is described.Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.Ex. City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.----* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* actuar de forma negligente = be remiss.* adoptar forma = take + shape.* adoptar la forma de = take + form, take + the form of, come in + the form of.* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.* asumir una forma = assume + form.* botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.* catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.* catálogo en forma de álbum = guard (book) catalogue.* catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.* catálogo en forma de listado = computer print-out catalogue.* catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.* catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.* como forma de vida = as a way of life.* como una forma de = as a means of.* concepto de forma = form concept.* con forma de castillo = castellated.* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con forma de pera = pear-shaped.* con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.* con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.* con forma de U = U-shaped.* con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de forma = in form.* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.* de forma adecuada = adequately, appropriately.* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.* de forma alternativa = alternatively.* de forma anónima = anonymously.* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.* de forma apreciable = markedly.* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.* de forma audible = audibly.* de forma autónoma = autonomously.* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de forma clara = clearly.* de forma colegiada = collegially.* de forma combinada = in combination.* de forma competitiva = competitively.* de forma complementaria = complimentarily.* de forma completa = in full.* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.* de forma considerable = considerably.* de forma continuada = continuously.* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.* de forma deductiva = deductively.* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.* de forma diferente = differently shaped.* de forma digital = digitally.* de forma divertida = funnily.* de forma económica = cost-effectively.* de forma errática = erratically.* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.* de forma especulativa = speculatively.* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de forma federal = federally.* de forma general = widely, bulk.* de forma global = holistically.* de forma graciosa = funnily.* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].* de forma heurística = heuristically.* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.* de forma inesperada = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de forma innata = innately.* de forma irregular = erratically.* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.* de forma mágica = magically.* de forma mecánica = mechanically.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de forma negativa = in a negative light.* de forma neutral = neutrally.* de forma notoria = markedly.* de forma óptima = optimally.* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.* de forma práctica = pragmatically.* de forma precisa = precisely.* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.* de forma que = in ways that.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.* de forma regular = regularly.* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* de forma saludable = healthily.* de forma sana = healthily.* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.* de forma sublime = subliminally.* de forma suscinta = in brief.* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.* de forma tosca = in crude form.* de forma trágica = tragically.* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.* de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de ninguna forma = in any way at all.* de ninguna otra forma = in any other way.* de nuevas formas = in new ways.* de otra forma = in any other way.* describir de forma general = outline.* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.* de todas formas = anyway(s), at any rate, anyhow.* de todas las formas posibles = in any and all ways.* de una forma = in a fashion.* de una forma + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + manner.* de una forma ambigua = ambiguously.* de una forma brillante = brilliantly.* de una forma deplorable = execrably.* de una forma fácil = easily.* de una forma hábil = skilfully [skillfully, -USA].* de una forma intangible = intangibly.* de una forma lógica = logically.* de una forma monstruosa = monstrously.* de una forma organizada = in an organised fashion.* de una forma rápida = quickly.* de una forma relativamente + Nombre = relatively + Adverbio.* de una forma simple = in a simple manner, simply.* de una forma tautológica = tautologically.* de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one way or another, one way or another, in one form or another.* de una nueva forma = in a new way.* dispuesto de forma uniforme = regimented.* división de forma = form division.* edificio en forma de cubo = cubic building.* en buena forma = in good nick.* encabezamiento de forma = form heading.* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.* en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.* en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.* en forma de A = A-shaped.* en forma de arco = arched, bowed.* en forma de capa = cape-like.* en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.* en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.* en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.* en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.* en forma de D = d-shaped.* en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* en forma de libro = in book form.* en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.* en forma de parásito = parasitically.* en forma de pera = pear-shaped.* en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.* en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.* en forma de U = U-shaped.* en forma de V = V-shaped.* en forma física = physically fit.* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.* en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.* en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en plena forma = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition.* en su forma más básica = at its most basic.* entintar la forma = beat + the forme.* entrada de forma = form entry.* estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.* estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.* faceta de forma = Form facet.* forma adjetival = adjectival form.* forma artística = art form.* forma de actuar = discourse.* forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.* forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.* forma de conseguir algo = lever.* forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.* forma de escribir = writing style.* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* forma de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.* forma de funcionar = business model.* forma de hablar = manner of speaking.* forma de hacer papel = paper mould.* forma de impresión = composing frame, forme, plate, frame.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* forma de pago = form of payment.* forma de papel vitela = wove mould.* forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.* forma de presentación = form of presentation.* forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* forma de vida = way of life.* forma excelente = commanding form.* forma física = physical form, physical condition, physical shape.* forma flexionada = inflected form.* forma geométrica = geometric shape, geometric pattern.* forma impresa = hard copy [hardcopy].* forma intelectual = intellectual form.* forma manual = hand mould.* forma nominal = noun form.* forma para papel verjurado = laid mould.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.* indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.* no haber forma de = there + be + no way.* no hay forma de que = for the life of me.* ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.* orientado hacia la forma = form-oriented.* participar de forma activa = involve.* participar de forma activa en = engage in.* participar de una forma activa = become + involved.* pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.* poner en forma = buff up.* ponerse en forma = get + fit.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* por la forma = by the way.* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.* ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.* ser la forma de = be a recipe for.* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.* ser una forma de = provide + a way of/to.* sin forma = bodilessly, formless.* sugerir la forma de = suggest + way in which.* tener forma + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in shape.* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].* * *1)a) (contorno, apariencia) shapedar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something
el suéter ha tomado la forma de la percha — the sweater's been stretched out of shape by the coat hanger
b) (tipo, modalidad) formla discriminación no se tolerará bajo ninguna de sus formas — discrimination will not be tolerated in any shape or form
2) (Lit) (de una novela, obra) form; (Fil) form3) (Ling) form4) (Dep, Med)estar/mantenerse en forma — to be/keep fit
en forma — (AmL fam)
una comida en forma — a good square meal (colloq)
nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time
5) (manera, modo) wayde forma que — (frml) in such a way that
de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case
6) formas femenino plurala) ( de mujer) figureb) ( apariencias) appearances (pl)7) (Méx) ( formulario) form* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], form, guise, means, mode, shape, way, mould [mold, -USA], shaping, complexion, manner, fashion.Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.Ex: The process of shaping the scientific and technical propaganda into a legitimate specialisation is described.Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.* acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* actuar de forma negligente = be remiss.* adoptar forma = take + shape.* adoptar la forma de = take + form, take + the form of, come in + the form of.* aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.* asumir una forma = assume + form.* botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.* buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.* catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.* catálogo en forma de álbum = guard (book) catalogue.* catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.* catálogo en forma de listado = computer print-out catalogue.* catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.* catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.* como forma de vida = as a way of life.* como una forma de = as a means of.* concepto de forma = form concept.* con forma de castillo = castellated.* con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* con forma de pelo = hair-like.* con forma de pera = pear-shaped.* con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.* con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.* con forma de U = U-shaped.* con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.* dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.* dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.* dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].* de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.* de alguna otra forma = in any other way.* de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.* de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.* de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.* de forma = in form.* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.* de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.* de forma adecuada = adequately, appropriately.* de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.* de forma alternativa = alternatively.* de forma anónima = anonymously.* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.* de forma apreciable = markedly.* de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.* de forma audible = audibly.* de forma autónoma = autonomously.* de forma caprichosa = capriciously.* de forma clara = clearly.* de forma colegiada = collegially.* de forma combinada = in combination.* de forma competitiva = competitively.* de forma complementaria = complimentarily.* de forma completa = in full.* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.* de forma considerable = considerably.* de forma continuada = continuously.* de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.* de forma deductiva = deductively.* de forma desastrosa = disastrously.* de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.* de forma diferente = differently shaped.* de forma digital = digitally.* de forma divertida = funnily.* de forma económica = cost-effectively.* de forma errática = erratically.* de forma escandalosa = outrageously.* de forma especulativa = speculatively.* de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.* de forma exquisita = exquisitely.* de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.* de forma federal = federally.* de forma general = widely, bulk.* de forma global = holistically.* de forma graciosa = funnily.* de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.* de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.* de forma grotesca = grotesquely.* de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].* de forma heurística = heuristically.* de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.* de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.* de forma indirecta = circuitous route.* de forma inesperada = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.* de forma innata = innately.* de forma irregular = erratically.* de forma lamentable = miserably.* de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.* de forma mágica = magically.* de forma mecánica = mechanically.* de forma mordaz = pungently.* de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.* de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.* de forma negativa = in a negative light.* de forma neutral = neutrally.* de forma notoria = markedly.* de forma óptima = optimally.* de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.* de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.* de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.* de forma práctica = pragmatically.* de forma precisa = precisely.* de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.* de forma que = in ways that.* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.* de forma rara = oddly, funnily.* de forma recíproca = reciprocally.* de forma regular = regularly.* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* de forma saludable = healthily.* de forma sana = healthily.* de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.* de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.* de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.* de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.* de forma sublime = subliminally.* de forma suscinta = in brief.* de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.* de forma tosca = in crude form.* de forma trágica = tragically.* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.* de la forma más difícil = the hard way.* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.* de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.* de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.* de ninguna forma = in any way at all.* de ninguna otra forma = in any other way.* de nuevas formas = in new ways.* de otra forma = in any other way.* describir de forma general = outline.* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.* de todas formas = anyway(s), at any rate, anyhow.* de todas las formas posibles = in any and all ways.* de una forma = in a fashion.* de una forma + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + manner.* de una forma ambigua = ambiguously.* de una forma brillante = brilliantly.* de una forma deplorable = execrably.* de una forma fácil = easily.* de una forma hábil = skilfully [skillfully, -USA].* de una forma intangible = intangibly.* de una forma lógica = logically.* de una forma monstruosa = monstrously.* de una forma organizada = in an organised fashion.* de una forma rápida = quickly.* de una forma relativamente + Nombre = relatively + Adverbio.* de una forma simple = in a simple manner, simply.* de una forma tautológica = tautologically.* de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one way or another, one way or another, in one form or another.* de una nueva forma = in a new way.* dispuesto de forma uniforme = regimented.* división de forma = form division.* edificio en forma de cubo = cubic building.* en buena forma = in good nick.* encabezamiento de forma = form heading.* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.* en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.* en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.* en forma de A = A-shaped.* en forma de arco = arched, bowed.* en forma de capa = cape-like.* en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.* en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.* en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.* en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.* en forma de D = d-shaped.* en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].* en forma de libro = in book form.* en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.* en forma de parásito = parasitically.* en forma de pera = pear-shaped.* en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.* en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.* en forma de U = U-shaped.* en forma de V = V-shaped.* en forma física = physically fit.* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.* en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.* en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en plena forma = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition.* en su forma más básica = at its most basic.* entintar la forma = beat + the forme.* entrada de forma = form entry.* estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.* estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.* faceta de forma = Form facet.* forma adjetival = adjectival form.* forma artística = art form.* forma de actuar = discourse.* forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.* forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.* forma de conseguir algo = lever.* forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.* forma de escribir = writing style.* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.* forma de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.* forma de funcionar = business model.* forma de hablar = manner of speaking.* forma de hacer papel = paper mould.* forma de impresión = composing frame, forme, plate, frame.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* forma de pago = form of payment.* forma de papel vitela = wove mould.* forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.* forma de presentación = form of presentation.* forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.* forma de vida = way of life.* forma excelente = commanding form.* forma física = physical form, physical condition, physical shape.* forma flexionada = inflected form.* forma geométrica = geometric shape, geometric pattern.* forma impresa = hard copy [hardcopy].* forma intelectual = intellectual form.* forma manual = hand mould.* forma nominal = noun form.* forma para papel verjurado = laid mould.* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.* indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].* mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.* no haber forma de = there + be + no way.* no hay forma de que = for the life of me.* ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.* orientado hacia la forma = form-oriented.* participar de forma activa = involve.* participar de forma activa en = engage in.* participar de una forma activa = become + involved.* pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.* poner en forma = buff up.* ponerse en forma = get + fit.* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.* por la forma = by the way.* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].* sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.* ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.* ser la forma de = be a recipe for.* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.* ser una forma de = provide + a way of/to.* sin forma = bodilessly, formless.* sugerir la forma de = suggest + way in which.* tener forma + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in shape.* terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).* tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.* volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].* * *A1 (contorno, apariencia) shapetiene forma circular it's circular (in shape)en forma de cruz in the shape of a crosstiene la forma de un platillo it's the shape of a saucer o it's saucer-shapedlos tenemos de todas formas y tamaños we have them in all shapes and sizesel alfarero da forma al barro the potter shapes the clayfinalmente logró dar forma a sus proyectos he finally managed to give some shape to his plansel suéter ha cogido la forma de la percha the sweater's been stretched out of shape by the coat hangerel príncipe tomó la forma de una rana the prince turned into a frogla escultura/el proyecto está empezando a tomar forma the sculpture/plan is beginning to take shape2 (tipo, modalidad) formla discriminación no puede ser tolerada bajo ninguna de sus formas discrimination cannot be tolerated in any shape or formlas distintas formas de vida animal the different forms of animal lifeel medicamento se presenta en forma de supositorios y de comprimidos the medicine comes in suppository or tablet formB1 ( Lit) (de una novela, obra) formfondo y forma form and content2 ( Der):un defecto de forma a technicality ( in drafting or presentation)3 ( Fil) formC ( Ling) formla forma singular the singular (form)estar/mantenerse en forma to be/keep fitesta temporada está en baja forma this season he's off form o he's not in good formme siento en plena forma I feel on top formhoy nos divertimos en forma we had a terrific o fantastic time todaymetiste la pata en (gran) forma you really put your foot in it ( colloq)E (manera, modo) wayes su forma de ser it's just his way, it's just the way he isno me gusta nada su forma de organizar las cosas I don't like his way of organizing things at all¡qué forma de gritar, ni que estuviese sorda! there's no need to shout, I'm not deaf!así no hay forma de entenderse we'll never get anywhere like thislo hizo de forma que él no se enterase ( frml); she did it in such a way that he would not find outde cualquier forma or de todas formas or de una forma o de otra anyway, in any caseCompuesto:form o method of payment1 (de una mujer) figure2 (apariencias) appearances (pl)en público siempre guardan or cubren las formas they always keep up appearances in publicG ( Méx) (formulario) form* * *
Del verbo formar: ( conjugate formar)
forma es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
forma
formar
forma sustantivo femenino
1
tiene la forma de un platillo it's the shape of a saucer;
dar forma a algo ( al barro) to shape sth;
( a proyecto) to give shape to sth
forma de pago form o method of payment
2 (Dep, Med):
está en baja forma he's not on form;
en plena forma on top form;
en forma: nos divertimos en forma we had a really good time
3 (manera, modo) way;
¡vaya forma de conducir! what a way to drive!;
forma de vida way of life;
de forma distinta differently;
de cualquier forma or de todas formas anyway, in any case
4◊ formas sustantivo femenino plural
5 (Méx) ( formulario) form
formar ( conjugate formar) verbo transitivo
1
‹asociación/gobierno› to form, set up;
‹ barricada› to set up;◊ ¡formen parejas! ( en clase) get into pairs o twos!;
( en baile) take your partners!b) (Ling) to form
2 ( componer) to make up;
forma parte de algo to be part of sth, to belong to sth
3 ‹carácter/espíritu› to form, shape
4 ( educar) to bring up;
( para trabajo) to train
verbo intransitivo (Mil) to fall in
formarse verbo pronominal
1
◊ se formó una cola a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed
2 ( educarse) to be educated;
( para trabajo) to be trained
forma sustantivo femenino
1 form, shape: una vasija en forma de campana, a bell-shaped vessel
2 (modo) way: hazlo de otra forma do it another way
no hay forma de probarlo, there's no way to prove it
forma de pago, method of payment
3 Dep form: está en baja forma, she's off form
me mantengo en forma, I keep fit 4 formas, (modales) manners
guardar las formas, to keep up appearances
♦ Locuciones: de forma que, so that
de todas formas, anyway, in any case
formar verbo transitivo
1 to form
2 (criar) to bring up
(instruir) to educate, train
' forma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acento
- aerodinámica
- aerodinámico
- amorfa
- amorfo
- anacrónica
- anacrónico
- borla
- cerrada
- cerrado
- circular
- congruente
- cónica
- cónico
- corpórea
- corpóreo
- defraudar
- diferente
- ser
- escribano
- estrafalaria
- estrafalario
- estrechamiento
- estrellada
- estrellado
- formalmente
- herida
- histriónica
- histriónico
- imitar
- inicua
- inicuo
- ladrón
- ladrona
- mercenaria
- mercenario
- modo
- óptica
- oscurecer
- pequeña
- pequeño
- política
- redonda
- redondo
- sambenito
- tallar
- tela
- tener
- Tiro
English:
A
- agenda
- agree
- alternately
- amusing
- an
- and
- angular
- anyhow
- arrange
- as
- attuned to
- be
- begin
- best
- blend
- circle
- crescent
- cupcake
- day
- deny
- diamond
- disgusting
- do
- enjoy
- expect
- expedient
- faint
- figure
- fish
- fit
- fitness
- form
- freeware
- from
- go
- heart-shaped
- hexagon
- jelly baby
- jelly bean
- Jerkily
- keep
- kidney shaped
- lack
- lie
- manner
- mister
- must
- parcel
- pear-shaped
* * *forma nf1. [figura] shape, form;¿qué forma tiene? what shape is it?;en forma de triángulo in the shape of a triangle;en forma de L L-shaped;el escultor dio forma al barro the sculptor shaped the clay;el proyecto comienza a tomar forma the project is starting to take shape2. [manera] way, manner;tiene una forma de hablar muy divertida she has a very funny way of talking;no ha habido forma de localizarlo it was impossible to find him;se puede hacer de varias formas it can be done in several different ways;lo siento, es mi forma de ser I'm sorry, that's just the way I am o that's just my way;¡qué forma de llover! it's absolutely pouring down!;de cualquier forma, de todas formas anyway, in any case;si lo hacemos de esta forma, acabaremos antes if we do it this way, we'll finish earlier;viajaremos en segunda, de esta forma recortaremos gastos we can travel second class, that way we'll keep the cost down;han organizado las conferencias de forma que haya diez minutos de intervalo entre ellas they've arranged the speeches in such a way that there's a ten-minute break between each one;llegaremos a las ocho, de forma que podamos comenzar temprano we'll be there by eight so (that) we can start early;dobla la camisa de forma que no se arruguen las mangas fold the shirt so (that) the sleeves don't get creasedforma de pago method of payment3. [manifestación] form;la fotografía es una forma de arte photography is an art form4. [condición física] fitness;estar en forma to be fit;estar en baja/plena forma to be in poor/top shape;vuelvo a estar en plena forma I'm fully fit again;mantenerse/ponerse en forma to keep/get fitforma física physical fitness;en perfecta forma física in perfect (physical) shape5. [de equipo, artista] form;estar en forma to be on form;estar en baja/plena forma to be off form/on top form6.formas [silueta] figure, curves;un cuerpo de formas armoniosas a curvaceous body7.formas [modales] manners, social conventions;guardar las formas to keep up appearances8. [horma, molde] mould9. Rel host;la Sagrada Forma the Holy Host10. Arte & Lit form;a este escritor le importa más la forma que el contenido this writer is more interested in form than content11. Ling form;en forma plural in the plural* * *f1 form2 ( apariencia) shape;en forma de in the shape of;dar forma a algo shape sth3 ( manera) way;de forma que in such a way that;de todas formas in any case, anyway;de alguna forma, en cierta forma in a way;de cualquier forma anyway;de ninguna forma not in the slightest, fam no way;no hay forma de que coma/estudie nothing will make him eat/study, it’s impossible to get him to eat/study4:formas pl proprieties;guardar las formas keep up appearances5:estar en forma be fit;mantenerse en forma stay in shape6 Méx ( formulario) form* * *forma nf1) : form, shape2) manera, modo: manner, way3) : fitnessestar en forma: to be fit, to be in shape4) formas nfpl: appearances, conventions* * *forma n1. (contorno) shape¿qué forma tiene? what shape is it?2. (manera) wayde forma distinta in a different way / differently -
86 secret
secret, -ète [səkʀε, εt]1. adjectivea. secret• garder or tenir qch secret to keep sth secretb. [personne] secretive2. masculine nouna. ( = cachotterie) secret• ne pas avoir de secret pour qn [personne] to have no secrets from sb ; [sujet] to have no secrets for sb• « secret(-)défense » "official secret"• ce n'est un secret pour personne que... it's no secret that...b. ( = mécanisme, moyen) secret• le secret du bonheur/de la réussite the secret of happiness/of successc. ( = discrétion, silence) secrecy• le secret professionnel/bancaire professional/bank secrecy• le gouvernement a gardé le secret sur les négociations the government has remained silent about the negotiations* * *
1.
- ète səkʀɛ, ɛt adjectif1) ( non divulgué) [dossier, code, rite, société] secrettenir quelque chose secret — to keep something secret ou a secret
2) ( dissimulé) [passage, mécanisme] secret3) (intime, mystérieux) [vie, sentiment, raisons] secret4) ( réservé) [personne] secretive
2.
nom masculin1) ( ce qu'on cache) secretconfier un secret à quelqu'un — to let somebody into GB ou in on a secret
2) ( ce qui est caché) secretlivrer ses secrets — [nature, tombe] to yield up (its) secrets (à to)
3) ( discrétion) secrecymettre quelqu'un dans le secret — to let somebody into GB ou in on the secret
4) ( recette) secretil a le secret des solutions compliquées pour les problèmes simples — hum he has a knack of finding complicated answers to simple problems
5) ( prison) solitary confinement•Phrasal Verbs:* * *səkʀɛ, ɛt (-ète)1. adj1) (lieu, document) secret2) (personne) secretive2. nm1) (information confidentielle) secreten secret — in secret, secretly
2) (= discrétion absolue)3) (= isolement)au secret [mettre, tenir] — in solitary confinement
* * *A adj1 ( non divulgué) [dossier, code, rite, société] secret; tenir qch secret to keep sth secret ou a secret;2 ( dissimulé) [passage, mécanisme] secret;3 (intime, mystérieux) [vie, sentiment, raisons] secret; avoir le secret espoir de réussir secretly to hope to succeed;4 ( réservé) [personne] secretive.B nm1 ( ce qu'on cache) secret; c'est un/mon secret it's a/my secret; garder un secret to keep a secret; c'est un secret entre nous it's our secret; ne pas avoir de secrets pour qn to have no secrets from sb; confier un secret à qn to let sb into GB ou in on US a secret; ce n'est un secret pour personne it's no secret (que that); faire un secret de qch to make a secret of sth; il n'en fait pas un secret he makes no secret of it; ⇒ tombe;2 ( ce qui est caché) secret; livrer ses secrets [nature, substance, tombe] to yield up (its) secrets (à to); la mécanique n'a plus de secrets pour elle mechanics holds no secrets for her;3 ( discrétion) secrecy; dans le secret de leur atelier in the secrecy of their studio; faire qch dans le plus grand secret to do sth in the utmost ou greatest secrecy; être tenu au secret to be sworn to secrecy; dans le secret de ton cœur in your heart of hearts; être dans le secret (des dieux) to be in on the secret; mettre qn dans le secret/le secret de qch to let sb into GB ou in on US the secret/a secret about sth; garder le secret sur qch to keep sth a secret; promettre le secret absolu sur qch to promise to keep sth strictly secret; en secret in secret;4 ( recette) secret; le secret du bonheur the secret of happiness; quel est ton secret pour rester jeune? what's your secret for staying young?; avoir le secret de qch to know the secret of sth; encore une de ces gaffes dont il a le secret another of those blunders that only he knows how to make; il a le secret des solutions compliquées pour les problèmes simples he has a knack of finding complicated answers to simple problems;5 ( prison) mettre qn/être au secret to put sb/to be in solitary confinement;6 ( réserve) secrecy; leur goût du secret their taste for secrecy;7 ( mécanisme) secret mechanism; une serrure à secret a secret lock.secret bancaire Fin, Jur bank confidentiality; secret d'État Pol State secret; secret de fabrication industrial secret; secret de Polichinelle open secret; secret professionnel Jur professional confidentiality; être tenu au secret professionnel to be sworn to professional confidentiality.1. [inconnu - accord, code, document etc] secretgarder ou tenir quelque chose secret to keep something secret2. [caché - escalier, passage, tiroir] secret————————nom masculin1. [confidence] secretce n'est un secret pour personne it's no secret, everybody knows about ita. [personne] to have no secrets from somebodyb. [question, machine] to hold no secret for somebodyc'est un secret de Polichinelle it's an open secret ou not much of a secret2. [mystère - d'un endroit, d'une discipline] secretle secret du bonheur the secret of ou recipe for happiness4. [discrétion] secrecy (substantif non comptable)exiger/promettre le secret (absolu) to demand/to promise (absolute) secrecy5. RELIGION————————à secret locution adjectivale[cadenas] combination (modificateur)[tiroir] with a secret lock[meuble] with secret drawers————————au secret locution adverbiale————————en secret locution adverbiale -
87 tomber
tomber [tɔ̃be]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring downb. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come downc. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 eurosd. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to falle. ( = pendre) to hangf. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronouncedg. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new bossh. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)i. (locutions)• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!2. <b. ( = séduire) (inf)c. ( = retirer) (inf)* * *
I
1. tɔ̃beverbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]
2.
verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to dropqu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)
ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!
3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die downfaire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]
il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low
4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die outle roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played
faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]
5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to falltomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly
7) (se retrouver, se placer)tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law
8) ( devenir) to falltomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love
9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be giventomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen
10) ( rencontrer)tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)
si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square
11) ( survenir) gén to cometu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!
tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave
il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?
tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting
12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]13) ( abandonner)laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]
laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)
laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down
14) ( agresser)tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)
15) ( mourir) euph to die
II tɔ̃benom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]* * *tɔ̃be1. vi1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fallAttention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!
tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through
Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.
tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant
3) (= survenir)tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right
4)laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop
Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up
Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down
Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.
Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.
5)tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across
tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone
Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about
2. vt* * *tomber verb table: aimerB vtr (+ v avoir)C vi (+ v être)1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.I[tɔ̃be] nom masculinau tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou duskII[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ][avion, bombe, projectile] to falltomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall downtomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchairne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall offtomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horsetomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a treea. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody upb. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody overa. [en poussant] to push something overb. [en renversant] to knock something overc. [en lâchant] to drop somethingd. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come outla robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come downla neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/rainingune goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neckil tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are fallingtoi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every montha. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!6. [déboucher]là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamaincontinuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a closela température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degreessa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperaturesa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall throughles candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first rounda. [cité] to bring downb. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topplec. [record] to breakd. [concurrent] to defeat10. [devenir]tomber malade to become ou to fall illtomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead11. JEUX [carte]B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]1. [événement] to fall ou to be onmon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sundaytomber juste [calcul] to work out exactlyton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of itmal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad timele mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me[personne]on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail striketomber juste [deviner] to guess righta. [opportunément] to turn up at the right momentb. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luckah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to youil est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was luckya. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong momentb. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of lucktu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come outles dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m————————[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce3. (familier & locution)————————tomber dans verbe plus préposition[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)————————tomber en verbe plus prépositiontomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces————————tomber sur verbe plus préposition1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to getquand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machineil tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to -
88 togliere
take (away), remove( eliminare) take off( tirare fuori) take out, remove( revocare) lift, raisedente take out, extracttogliere di mezzo get rid ofciò non toglie che the fact remains that* * *togliere v.tr.1 to take* away; to take* out; ( indumenti) to take* off; ( rimuovere) to remove: questo non è il suo posto, toglilo di qui, this is not its place, take it away from here; togli le mani di tasca, take your hands out of your pockets; togli il cappotto al bambino, take off the child's coat; togli il vaso dal tavolo, remove the vase from the table; cerca di togliere questa macchia, try to remove this stain // togliere un dubbio a qlcu., to clear a doubt up for s.o.; toglimi un dubbio, la riunione è alle 9 o alle 10?, tell me something, is the meeting at 9 or 10? // togliere una curiosità a qlcu., to satisfy s.o.'s curiosity; toglimi una curiosità, quei due sono sposati?, tell me something, are those two married? // togliersi un capriccio, to indulge a whim; togliersi la soddisfazione di dire qlco., to give oneself the satisfaction of saying sthg. // togliere un'idea dalla testa di qlcu., to get an idea out of s.o.'s head; toglitelo dalla testa, get the idea out of your head // togliere, togliersi di mezzo, di torno, dai piedi qlcu., qlco., to get s.o., sthg. out of one's way; togliere di mezzo un testimone scomodo, to get rid of an awkward witness // togliere qlcu. dalla strada, to pick s.o. up out of the gutter // preoccupazioni che tolgono il sonno, worries which keep one awake at night // togliere il fiato a qlcu., ( assillarlo) to pester s.o.; una bellezza da togliere il fiato, a breath-taking beauty (o a beauty that takes one's breath away)2 ( privare di) to take*: la guerra gli tolse il padre, he lost his father in the war // togliersi la vita, to commit suicide (o to take one's own life); togliere la vita a qlcu., to take s.o.'s life3 ( sottrarre) to take*: togli quattro da dieci, take four from ten // togliere qualche ora allo studio, to steal a few hours from one's studies4 ( interrompere l'erogazione di) to cut* off: hanno tolto la corrente per due ore, the electricity was (cut) off for two hours5 ( liberare) to relieve; to rescue; to free: mi hai tolto un gran peso, you have relieved me of a great burden; mi ha tolto da un grave pericolo, he has rescued me from a serious danger; togliere un'ipoteca da una proprietà, to free a property from mortgage; togliere le tasse a qlcu., to free s.o. from taxes // togliersi il vizio del fumo, to stop the bad habit of smoking // togliersi il pensiero, to get sthg. off one's mind◘ togliersi v.rifl. to go* away, to get* out: togliti!, go away!; togliti di mezzo, dai piedi!, (fam.) get out of the way!; togliere dagli impicci, to get out of trouble.* * *1. ['tɔʎʎere]vb irreg vt1) (gen) to remove, take away o offtogliere qn di mezzo — (allontanare) to get rid of sb, (uccidere) to bump sb off
togliere il saluto a qn — to ignore sb, snub sb
togliersi i guanti/il vestito/il trucco — to take off one's gloves/suit/make-up
togliersi una voglia — to satisfy an urge o a whim
ciò non toglie che... — that doesn't alter the fact that..., nevertheless..., be that as it may...
2) Mat to take away, subtract2. vr (togliersi)* * *['tɔʎʎere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (spostare) to take* away, to remove [mobile, tende, quadro]; to take* off, to move [piede, mano]; to clear (away) [neve, foglie]2) (asportare, rimuovere) to take* out, to remove [lisca, semi]; to remove, to dislodge [ostacolo, corpo estraneo]; to take* off, to peel off, to remove [etichetta, adesivo]; to get* out, to remove [ macchia]; to remove [ vernice]togliere qcs. a qcn. — to pull o take sth. away from sb.
3) (estrarre) to extract, to pull out [dente, scheggia]4) (sfilare, levare) to take* off, to strip off [vestiti, occhiali, cappello]5) fig. (privare di)togliere a qcn. la voglia di fare — to put sb. off doing
togliere la speranza a qcn. to dash sb.'s hopes; togliere il sonno a qcn. to keep sb. awake; togliere le forze a qcn. to take away sb.'s strength; togliere la vita a qcn. to take sb.'s life; ciò non toglie che... nonetheless, the fact remains that...; questo non toglie niente al suo successo that doesn't take anything away from his achievement; toglimi una curiosità, sei sposato? — satisfy my curiosity o tell me something, are you married?
6) (liberare)togliere qcn. da una situazione difficile — to help sb. out of a predicament o difficult situation
togliere qcn. dai guai — to see sb. right
7) (abolire) to lift, to raise [sanzione, coprifuoco]; (sospendere) to adjourn [udienza, seduta]; (sospendere l'erogazione di) to disconnect [ telefono]; to cut* off, to turn off [gas, elettricità]8) (ritirare) to withdraw* [permesso, privilegio, diritto]togliere dalla circolazione — to withdraw, to call in [banconota, articolo]
togliere il passaporto a qcn. — to impound sb.'s passport
9) (sottrarre) to subtract, to take* awaynon ha voluto togliere niente — (scontare) she wouldn't knock anything off
10) (eliminare) to remove [paragrafo, frase, scena]2.togliere il dolore — [ anestetico] to numb the pain
verbo pronominale togliersi1) (sfilarsi) to take* off, to pull off, to slip off [vestiti, scarpe]; to pull off, to take* off [ guanti]2) (liberarsi)3) (spostarsi)togliti dal prato! — come o get off the lawn!
4) (perdere)-rsi un'abitudine, un vizio — to get out of a habit, vice
5) (venire via) [maniglia, pannello, copertura] to come* off; [ rivestimento] to come* out* * *togliere/'tɔλλere/ [28]1 (spostare) to take* away, to remove [mobile, tende, quadro]; to take* off, to move [piede, mano]; to clear (away) [neve, foglie]; togliere il pollo dal forno to take the chicken out of the oven2 (asportare, rimuovere) to take* out, to remove [lisca, semi]; to remove, to dislodge [ostacolo, corpo estraneo]; to take* off, to peel off, to remove [etichetta, adesivo]; to get* out, to remove [ macchia]; to remove [ vernice]; togliere qcs. a qcn. to pull o take sth. away from sb.; togliere il freno a mano to release the handbrake; togliere il tappo to pull out the plug; farsi togliere l'appendice to have one's appendix removed o out3 (estrarre) to extract, to pull out [dente, scheggia]4 (sfilare, levare) to take* off, to strip off [vestiti, occhiali, cappello]5 fig. (privare di) togliere a qcn. la voglia di fare to put sb. off doing; togliere la speranza a qcn. to dash sb.'s hopes; togliere il sonno a qcn. to keep sb. awake; togliere le forze a qcn. to take away sb.'s strength; togliere la vita a qcn. to take sb.'s life; ciò non toglie che... nonetheless, the fact remains that...; questo non toglie niente al suo successo that doesn't take anything away from his achievement; toglimi una curiosità, sei sposato? satisfy my curiosity o tell me something, are you married?6 (liberare) togliere qcn. da una situazione difficile to help sb. out of a predicament o difficult situation; togliere qcn. dai guai to see sb. right; togliere d'imbarazzo to disembarrass7 (abolire) to lift, to raise [sanzione, coprifuoco]; (sospendere) to adjourn [udienza, seduta]; (sospendere l'erogazione di) to disconnect [ telefono]; to cut* off, to turn off [gas, elettricità]8 (ritirare) to withdraw* [permesso, privilegio, diritto]; togliere dalla circolazione to withdraw, to call in [banconota, articolo]; togliere il passaporto a qcn. to impound sb.'s passport9 (sottrarre) to subtract, to take* away; togliere cinque da nove to take five from nine; togliere tempo al lavoro to steal some hours from one's work; non ha voluto togliere niente (scontare) she wouldn't knock anything off10 (eliminare) to remove [paragrafo, frase, scena]; togliere il dolore [ anestetico] to numb the painII togliersi verbo pronominale1 (sfilarsi) to take* off, to pull off, to slip off [vestiti, scarpe]; to pull off, to take* off [ guanti]; - rsi il cappello to take off one's hat2 (liberarsi) - rsi la sete to quench one's thirst4 (perdere) -rsi un'abitudine, un vizio to get out of a habit, vice; non riesco a togliermelo dalla mente I can't get it out of my mind; toglitelo dalla testa! you can put that idea out of your head; - rsi la vita to take one's own life5 (venire via) [maniglia, pannello, copertura] to come* off; [ rivestimento] to come* out. -
89 ficher
I.v. trans. & intrans.(This verb is the euphemistic equivalent of foutre, and a surprising alternative infinitive ( ormfiche is quite often to be found.)1. To be up to (with pejorative connotation), to do (very little). Et qu'est-ce qu'il fiche ici quand il se donne la peine de venir?! And can you tell me what he does here, if and when he bothers to clock in? Ne rien ficher (also: nepas en ficher un coup): To 'do bugger-all', to 'sit on one's backside', not to do a stroke of work.2. To 'bung', to 'stick', to put. Où est-ce que vous avez fiché ma valise? Where did you dump my suitcase?3. Ficher quelqu'un dedans: To 'land someone in it', to get someone into trouble.4. Ficher quelqu'un à la porte: To chuck someone out.5. Ficher le camp: To 'bugger off', to 'piss off', to go away.7. Je t'en fiche (also: je vous en fiche) mon billet! You can bet your bottom dollar on this! — You can take it from me that¼8. Envoyer faire fiche quelqu'un: To send someone away with a flea in his ear. Va te faire fiche! Go to hell!9. Faire quelque chose à la va- tefaire-fiche: To do something 'any old how', to do something in a slapdash manner (also: à la va-comme-je-te-pousse).10. Je t'en fiche! You must be joking! — Nothing of the sort! — Not remotely' likely.11. Ça la fiche mal! That doesn't look good! — That certainly makes a bad impression! Ça la fiche mal, un patron qui fait de la taule! A director in the clink certainly doesn't enhance the company image.II.v. pronom.1. Se ficher de:a 'Not to give a fuck', not to care a damn about something. Il se fiche éperdument de ce que vous pouvez bien lui dire: He couldn't care two hoots what you say.b To 'poke fun at', to 'pull someone's leg', to make fun of someone or something. Je sais qu'il se fiche de moi derrière mon dos! I know he's always taking the mickey out of me!2. Se ficher dedans:a To 'make a boo-boo', to make a blunder.b To 'land oneself in it', to get oneself into trouble.a To get killed. Il s'est fichu en l'air sur l'autoroute: He got shunted to kingdom come on the motorway.b To 'bump oneself off', to commit suicide.4. Se ficher sur la gueule: To 'have a ding-dong set-to', to 'have a punch-up', to have a fight.a To fall flat on one's face, to go sprawling.b To 'come a cropper', to fall foul of one's luck. -
90 statuo
stătŭo, ui, utum, 3, v. a. [statum, sup. of sto], to cause to stand (cf.: colloco, pono).I.Corporeally.A. 1.To set up, set in the ground, erect:2.ibi arbores pedicino in lapide statuito,
Cato, R. R. 18:inter parietes arbores ubi statues,
id. ib.:stipites statuito,
id. ib.:palis statutis crebris,
Varr. R. R. 1, 14 init.:pedamenta jacentia statuenda,
are to be raised, Col. 4, 26:pedamentum inter duas vitis,
Plin. 17, 22, 21, § 194:hic statui volo primum aquilam,
the standard of the troops, Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 7:signifer, statue signum,
plant the ensign, Liv. 5, 55, 1; Val. Max. 1, 5, 1.—To plant (rare):3. a.eodem modo vineam statuito, alligato, flexatoque uti fuerit,
Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 198:agro qui statuit meo Te, triste lignum (i. e. arborem),
Hor. C. 2, 13, 10.—Without specifying the place:b.ollam statuito cum aqua,
let a jar stand with water, Cato, R. R. 156 (157):crateras magnos statuunt, i. e. on the table,
Verg. A. 1, 724; so,crateras laeti statuunt,
id. ib. 7, 147: haec carina satis probe fundata et bene statuta est, well placed, i. e. so that the hull stands perpendicularly (cf.:bene lineatam carinam collocavit, v. 42),
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 44:nec quidquam explicare, nec statuere potuerant, nec quod statutum esset, manebat, omnia perscindente vento,
Liv. 21, 58, 7:eo die tabernacula statui passus non est,
to pitch, Caes. B. C. 1, 81; so, aciem statuere, to draw up an army:aciem quam arte statuerat, latius porrigit,
Sall. J. 52, 6.—With designation of the place by in and abl.; by adv. of place; by ante, apud, ad, circa, super, and acc.; by pro and abl.; by abl. alone (very rare), or by in and acc. (very rare): signa domi pro supellectile statuere, Cato ap. Prisc. 7, 19, 95 (p. 782 P.):4. a.statuite hic lectulos,
Plaut. Pers. 5, 1, 7:etiamsi in caelo Capitolium statueretur,
Cic. Or. 3, 46, 180:statuitur Sollius in illo gladiatorum convivio... atuitur, ut dico, eques Romanus in Apronii convivio,
is taken to the banquet, id. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 61 sq.:tabernacula in foro statuere,
Liv. 39, 46, 3:in principiis statuit tabernaculum,
Nep. Eum. 7, 1:in nostris castris tibi tabernaculum statue,
Curt. 5, 11, 6; 8, 13, 20:statui in medium undique conspicuum tabernaculum jussit,
id. 9, 6, 1:(sagittae) longae, nisi prius in terra statuerent arcum, haud satis apte imponuntur,
id. 8, 14, 19:sedes curules sacerdotum Augustalium locis, superque eas querceae coronae statuerentur,
Tac. A. 2, 83:donum deae apud Antium statuitur,
id. ib. 3, 71:pro rigidis calamos columnis,
Ov. F. 3, 529:jamque ratem Scythicis auster statuisset in oris,
Val. Fl. 3, 653:statuere vas in loco frigido,
Pall. Oct. 22.—Of living beings:capite in terram statuerem, Ut cerebro dispergat viam,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 18:qui capite ipse sua in statuit vestigia sese (= qui sese ipse capite in sua vestigia statuit),
i. e. stands on his head, Lucr. 4, 472:patrem ejus a mortuis excitasses, statuisses ante oculos,
Cic. Or. 1, 57, 245:captivos vinctos in medio statuit,
Liv. 21, 42, 1:ubi primum equus Curtium in vado statuit,
id. 1, 13, 5:quattuor cohortes in fronte statuit,
id. 28, 33, 12:ante se statuit funditores,
id. 42, 58, 10:puerum ad canendum ante tibicinem cum statuisset,
id. 7, 2, 9:procul in conspectu eum (Philopoemenem) statuerunt,
id. 39, 49, 11:media porta robora legionum, duabus circa portis milites levemque armaturam statuit,
id. 23, 16, 8:bovem ad fanum Dianae et ante aram statuit,
id. 1, 45, 6:cum Calchanta circa aram statuisset,
Val. Max. 8, 11, ext. 6:marium si qui eo loci statuisset,
id. 3, 1, 2 fin.:adulescentes ante Caesarem statuunt,
Tac. A. 4, 8:in fronte statuerat ferratos, in cornibus cohortes,
id. ib. 3, 45:puer quis Ad cyathum statuetur?
Hor. C. 1, 29, 8:tu cum pro vitula statuis dulcem Aulide natam Ante aras,
id. S. 2, 3, 199:et statuam ante aras aurata fronte juvencum,
Verg. A. 9, 627:clara regione profundi Aetheros innumeri statuerunt agmina cygni,
Stat. Th. 3, 525.—Of statues, temples, columns, altars, trophies, etc.; constr. with acc. alone, or acc. of the structure and dat. of the person for whom or in whose honor it is erected:b.siquidem mihi aram et statuam statuis,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 122:huic statuam statui decet ex auro,
id. Bacch. 4, 4, 1:ne ego aurea pro statua vineam tibi statuam,
id. Curc. 1, 2, 52:eique statuam equestrem in rostris statui placere,
Cic. Phil. 5, 15, 41; so id. ib. 9, 5, 10; 9, 7, 16; id. Verr. 2, 2, 62, § 151; 2, 2, 20, § 48; so,simulacrum alicui statuere,
Val. Max. 1, 1, 8:effigiem,
Verg. A. 2, 184:Mancinus eo habitu sibi statuit quo, etc. (effigiem),
Plin. 34, 5, 10, § 18:simulacrum in curia,
Tac. A. 14, 12:quanam in civitate tempium statueretur,
id. ib. 4, 55:se primos templum urbis Romae statuisse,
id. ib. 4, 56; so id. ib. 4, 15:nec tibi de Pario statuam, Germanice, templum,
Ov. P. 4, 8, 31:templa tibi statuam, tribuam tibi turis honorem,
id. M. 14, 128:super terrae tumulum noluit quid statui nisi columellam,
Cic. Leg. 2, 26, 66:victimas atque aras diis Manibus statuentes,
Tac. A. 3, 2:statuitque aras e cespite,
Ov. M. 7, 240:statuantur arae,
Sen. Med. 579:aeneum statuerunt tropaeum,
Cic. Inv. 2, 23, 69:monumentum,
id. ib. § 70; so,in alio orbe tropaea statuere,
Curt. 7, 7, 14;so,
Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 18: ut illum di perdant qui primus statuit hic solarium, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Gell. 3, 3, 5:princeps Romanis solarium horologium statuisse L. Papirius Cursor proditur,
Plin. 7, 60, 60, § 213:a miliario in capite Romani fori statuto,
id. 3, 5, 9, § 66:carceres eo anno in Circo primum statuti,
Liv. 8, 20, 1:quo molem hanc immanis equi statuere?
Verg. A. 2, 150:multo altiorem statui crucem jussit,
Suet. Galb. 9:obeliscam,
Plin. 36, 9, 14, § 71:at nunc disturba quas statuisti machinas,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 137:incensis operibus quae statuerat,
Nep. Milt. 7, 4:si vallum statuitur procul urbis illecebris,
Tac. A. 4, 2:castra in quinto lapide a Carthagine statuit,
Just. 22, 6, 9.—Poet. and in post-class. prose (rare):5.aliquem statuere = alicui statuam statuere: inter et Aegidas media statuaris in urbe,
Ov. H. 2, 67:statuarque tumulo hilaris et coronatus,
my statue will be erected, Tac. Dial. 13; so with two acc.: custodem medio statuit quam vilicus horto, whose statue he placed as protectress, etc., Mart. 3, 68, 9; cf.in double sense: nudam te statuet, i. e. nudam faciet (= nudabit fortunis), and statuam tibi nu dam faciet,
Mart. 4, 28, 8.—Of cities, etc., to establish, found, build (in class. prose usu. condo):B.Agamemnon tres ibi urbes statuit,
Vell. 1, 1, 2:urbem quam statuo vestra est,
Verg. A. 1, 573:urbom praeclaram,
id. ib. 4, 655:Persarum statuit Babylona Semiramis urbem,
Prop. 3, 11 (4, 10), 21:ibi civitatem statuerunt,
Just. 23, 1; so,licentia et impunitas asyla statuendi (= aperiendi),
Tac. A. 3, 60.—Hence, transf.: carmen statuere = carmen condere, to compose, devise a song:nunc volucrum... inexpertum carmen, quod tacita statuere bruma,
Stat. S. 4, 5, 12.—To cause to stand still, to stop (rare; cf.C.sisto, III. B.): navem extemplo statuimus,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 57:et statuit fessos, fessus et ipse, boves,
Prop. 4 (5), 9, 4:famuli hoc modo statuerunt aquas,
Arn. 1, p. 30: sanguinem, Oct. Hor. 4.—To cause to stand firm, strengthen, support (rare; = stabilire), only transf.: qui rem publicam certo animo adjuverit, statuerit, Att. ap. Cic. Sest. 56, 120 (Trag. Rel. v. 357 Rib.).II.Trop.A.To establish, constitute (= constituo).1.Esp.: exemplum or documentum (v. edo fin., and cf. Sen. Phoen. 320), to set forth an example or precedent for warning or imitation:2.statuite exemplum impudenti, date pudori praemium,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 6:exemplum statuite in me ut adulescentuli Vobis placere studeant potius quam sibi,
Ter. Heaut. prol. 51; Auct. Her. 4, 35, 47:ut illi intellegere possint, in quo homine statueris exemplum hujus modi,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 45, § 111:in quos aliquid exempli populus Romanus statui putat oportere,
id. ib. 2, 3, 90, §210: statuam in te exemplum, ne quis posthac infelicibus miseriis patriae illudat,
Just. 8, 7, 14:documentum autem statui oportere, si quis resipiscat et antiquam societatem respiciat,
Liv. 24, 45, 5: statueretur immo [p. 1753] documentum, quo uxorem imperator acciperet, a precedent, Tac. A. 12, 6.—Jus statuere, to establish a principle or relation of law:3.ut (majores nostri) omnia omnium rerum jura statuerint,
Cic. Caecin. 12, 34: qui magistratum potestatemve habebit, si quid in aliquem novi juris statuerit, ipse quoque, adversario postulante, eodem jure uti debebit, if he has established any new principle of law, Edict. Praet. in Dig. 2, 2, 1, § 1:si quid injungere inferiori velis, id prius in te ac tuos si ipse juris statueris, facilius omnes oboedientes habeas,
if you first admit it against yourself, Liv. 26, 36, 3:si dicemus in omnibus aequabile jus statui convenire,
equal principles of law should be applied to all, Auct. Her. 3, 3, 4. —In gen., to establish by authority (of relations, institutions, rights, duties, etc.):4.(Numa) omnis partis religionis statuit sanctissime,
Cic. Rep. 2, 14, 26:hoc judicium sic exspectatur ut non unae rei statui, sed omnibus constitui putetur,
id. Tull. 15, 36:ad formandos animos statuendasque vitae leges, Quint. prooem. 14: sic hujus (virtutis) ut caelestium statuta magnitudo est,
Sen. Ep. 79, 10:vectigal etiam novum ex salaria annona statuerunt,
Liv. 29, 37, 2:novos statuere fines,
id. 42, 24, 8:neque eos quos statuit terminos observat,
id. 21, 44, 5:quibus rebus cum pax statuta esset,
Just. 5, 10, 8; so id. 25, 1, 1:sedesque ibi statuentibus,
id. 18, 5, 11.—With double acc., to constitute, appoint, create:B.Hirtius arbitrum me statuebat non modo hujus rei, sed totius consulatus sui,
Cic. Att. 14, 1, a, 2:telluris erum natura nec illum, nec quemquam constituit,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 130:de principatu (vinorum) se quisque judicem statuet,
Plin. 14, 6, 8, § 59:praefectus his statuitur Andragoras,
Just. 21, 4, 5.—To determine, fix, etc. (of temporal or local relations); constr. usually with acc. and dat. or acc. and gen.1.Modum statuere alicui or alicujus rei, to determine the manner, mode, or measure of, assign limits, restrictions or restraints to a thing or person, to impose restraints upon.(α).With dat.:(β).diuturnitati imperii modum statuendum putavistis,
that a limit should be assigned to the duration of his power, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 9, 26:statui mihi tum modum et orationi meae,
imposed restraints upon myself and my words, id. Verr. 2, 5, 63, § 163:non statuendo felicitati modum, nec cohibendo fortunam,
by not assigning any limits to his success, Liv. 30, 30, 23 (Pompeium) affirmabant, libertati publicae statuturum modum, Vell. 2, 40:cupidinibus statuat natura modum,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 111:quem modum sibi ipsa statuit (crudelitas)?
Val. Max. 9, 2 pr.:modum ipsae res statuunt (i. e. sibi),
Plin. 28, 15, 61, § 216:modum nuptiarum sumptibus statuerunt,
Just. 21, 4, 5:timori quem meo statuam modum?
Sen. Thyest. 483;and with finem: jam statui aerumnis modum et finem cladi,
id. Herc. Fur. 206. —With gen.:2.honestius te inimicitiarum modum statuere potuisse quam me humanitatis,
Cic. Sull. 17, 48:ipse modum statuam carminis,
Ov. Tr. 1, 11, 44:errorisque sui sic statuisse modum,
Prop. 3, 12 (4, 11), 36:modum statuunt fellis pondere denarii,
they limit the quantity of the gall to the weight of a denarius, Plin. 28, 19, 77, § 254.—Condicionem or legem alicui, to impose a condition or law upon one, to dictate, assign a condition to:3.hanc tu condicionem statuis Gaditanis,
Cic. Balb. 10, 25:providete ne duriorem vobis condicionem statuatis ordinique vestro quam ferre possit,
id. Rab. Post. 6, 15:alter eam sibi legem statuerat ut, etc.,
id. Phil. 10, 6, 12: pretio statuta lege ne modum excederet, etc., the law being assigned to the price that not, etc., i. e. the price being limited by the law, etc., Plin. 33, 7, 40, § 118:pacis legem universae Graeciae statuit,
Just. 9, 5, 2.—So with ellipsis of dat., to agree upon, stipulate:statutis condicionibus,
Just. 6, 1, 3:omnibus consentientibus Carthago conditur, statuto annuo vectigali pro solo urbis,
id. 18, 5, 14. —Finem, to assign or put an end to, make an end of:4.haud opinor commode Finem statuisse orationi militem,
Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 21:et finem statuit cuppedinis atque timoris,
Lucr. 6, 25:cum Fulvius Flaccus finem poenae eorum statuere cogeretur,
Val. Max. 3, 2, ext. 1: majores vestri omnium magnarum rerum et principia exorsi ab diis sunt, et finem statuerunt, finished, Liv. 45, 39, 10; so,terminum: nam templis numquam statuetur terminus aevi,
Stat. S. 3, 1, 180:cum consilii tui bene fortiterque suscepti eum tibi finem statueris, quem ipsa fortuna terminum nostrarum contentionum esse voluisset,
since you have assigned that end, Cic. Fam. 6, 22, 2.—Pretium alicui rei, to assign a price to something; fix, determine the price of something:5.quae probast mers, pretium ei statuit,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 132:numquam avare pretium statui arti meae,
Ter. Heaut. prol. 48:statuit frumento pretium,
Tac. A. 2, 87; so with dat. understood:ut eos (obsides) pretio quantum ipsi statuissent patres redimi paterentur,
Liv. 45, 42, 7:pretium statuit (i. e. vecturae et sali),
id. 45, 29, 13; so with in and acc.: ut in singulas amphoras (vini) centeni nummi statuantur, that the price may be set down at 100 sesterces for an amphora, Plin. 14, 4, 6, § 56.—Statuere diem, horam, tempus, locum alicui rei, or alicui, or with dat. gerund., to assign or appoint a day, time, place, etc. (for the more usual diem dicere):6.statutus est comitiis dies,
Liv. 24, 27, 1:diem patrando facinori statuerat,
id. 35, 35, 15:multitudini diem statuit ante quam sine fraude liceret ab armis discedere,
Sall. C. 36, 2:dies insidiis statuitur,
id. J. 70, 3:ad tempus locumque colloquio statuendum,
Liv. 28, 35, 4:subverti leges quae sua spatia (= tempora) quaerendis aut potiundis honoribus statuerint,
Tac. A. 2, 36.—With ellipsis of dat.:observans quem statuere diem,
Mart. 4, 54, 6:noctem unam poscit: statuitur nox,
Tac. A. 13, 44.—Esp. in the part. statutus, fixed, appointed (in MSS. and edd. often confounded with status; v. sisto fin.):institum ut quotannis... libri diebus statutis (statis) recitarentur,
Suet. Claud. 42:ut die statuta omnes equos ante regiam producerent,
Just. 1, 10, 1:quaedam (genera) statutum tempus anni habent,
Plin. 17, 18, 30, § 135:fruges quoque maturitatem statuto tempore expectant,
Curt. 6, 3, 7:sacrificium non esse redditum statuto tempore,
id. 8, 2, 6:statuto tempore quo urbem Mithridati traderet,
Just. 16, 4, 9:cum ad statutam horam omnes convenissent,
id. 1, 10, 8:intra tempus statutum,
fixed by the law, Dig. 4, 4, 19 and 20.—To recount, count up, state (very rare): statue sex et quinquaginta annos, quibus mox divus Augustus rempublicam rexit: adice Tiberii tres et viginti... centum et viginti anni colliguntur, count, fix the number at, Tac. Or. 17:C.Cinyphiae segetis citius numerabis aristas... quam tibi nostrorum statuatur summa laborum,
Ov. P. 2, 7, 29.—To decide, determine, with reference to a result, to settle, fix, bring about, choose, make a decision.1.Of disputes, differences, questions, etc., between others.(α).With interrog.-clause:(β).ut statuatis hoc judicio utrum posthac amicitias clarorum virorum calamitati hominibus an ornamento esse malitis,
Cic. Balb. 28, 65:eam potestatem habetis ut statuatis utrum nos... semper miseri lugeamus, an, etc.,
id. Mil. 2, 4:in hoc homine statuatis, possitne senatoribus judicantibus homo nocentissim us pecuniosissimusque damnari,
id. Verr. 1, 16, 47:vos statuite, recuperatores, utra (sententia) utilior esse videatur,
id. Caecin. 27, 77:decidis tu statuisque quid iis ad denarium solveretur,
id. Quint. 4, 17:magni esse judicis statuere quid quemque cuique praestare oporteret,
id. Off. 3, 17, 70:mihi vero Pompeius statuisse videtur quid vos in judicando spectare oporteret,
id. Mil. 6, 15:semel (senatus) statuerent quid donatum Masinissae vellent,
Liv. 42, 23:nec quid faciendum modo sit statuunt, sed, etc.,
decide, dictate, id. 44, 22:nondum statuerat conservaret eum necne,
Nep. Eum. 11, 2:statutumque (est) quantum curules, quantum plebei pignoris caperent,
Tac. A. 13, 28: semel nobis esse statuendum quod consilium in illo sequamur, August. ap. Suet. Claud. 4. —With de:(γ).ut consules de Caesaris actis cognoscerent, statuerent, judicarent,
Cic. Att. 16, 16, B, 8:et collegas suos de religione statuisse, in senatu de lege statuturos,
id. ib. 4, 2, 4:ut de absente eo C. Licinius statueret ac judicaret,
Liv. 42, 22:si de summa rerum liberum senatui permittat rex statuendi jus,
id. 42, 62: qui ab exercitu ab imperatore eove cui de ea re statuendi potestas fuerit, dimissus erit, Edict. Praet. in Dig. 3, 2, 1.—Often with reference to punishment:cum de P. Lentulo ceterisque statuetis, pro certo habetote, vos simul de exercitu Catilinae decernere,
Sall. C. 52, 17:satis visum de Vestilia statuere,
to pass sentence against, Tac. A. 2, 85:jus statuendi de procuratoribus,
id. ib. 12, 54:facta patribus potestate statuendi de Caeciliano,
id. ib. 6, 7; so id. ib. 13, 28; cf. id. ib. 15, 14; 2, 85; Suet. Tib. 61 fin. —In partic.: de se statuere, to decide on, or dispose of one's self, i. e. of one's life, = to commit suicide:eorum qui de se statuebant humabantur corpora,
Tac. A. 6, 29.—With de and abl. and interrog.-clause:(δ).si quibusdam populis permittendum esse videatur ut statuant ipsi de suis rebus quo jure uti velint,
Cic. Balb. 8, 22.—With contra:(ε).consequeris tamen ut eos ipsos quos contra statuas aequos placatosque dimittas,
Cic. Or. 10, 34. —With indef. obj., usu. a neutr. pron.:(ζ).utrum igitur hoc Graeci statuent... an nostri praetores?
Cic. Fl. 12, 27:dixisti quippiam: fixum (i. e. id) et statutum est,
id. Mur. 30, 62:eoque utrique quod statuit contenti sunt,
Caes. B. C. 1, 87:senatus, ne quid absente rege statueret,
Liv. 39, 24, 13:maturato opus est, quidquid statuere placet (senatui),
id. 8, 13, 17:id ubi in P. Licinio ita statutum est,
id. 41, 15, 10:interrogatus quid ipse victorem statuere debere censeret,
Curt. 8, 14, 43:quid in futurum statuerim, aperiam,
Tac. A. 4, 37:utque rata essent quae procuratores sui in judicando statuerent,
Suet. Claud. 12;qul statuit aliquid parte inaudita altera, aequum licet statuerit, haud aequus fuit,
Sen. Med. 2, 199:non ergo quod libet statuere arbiter potest,
Dig. 4, 8, 32, § 15; cf.:earum rerum quas Caesar statuisset, decrevisset, egisset,
Cic. Att. 16, 16, C, 11.—With de or super and abl.:(η).vos de crudelissimis parricidis quid statuatis cunctamini?
Sall. C. 52, 31:nihil super ea re nisi ex voluntate filii statuere,
Suet. Tib. 13:ne quid super tanta re absente principe statueretur,
Tac. H. 4, 9.—Absol., mostly pass. impers.:(θ).ita expediri posse consilium ut pro merito cujusque statueretur,
Liv. 8, 14, 1:tunc ut quaeque causa erit statuetis,
id. 3, 53, 10:non ex rumore statuendum,
decisions should not be founded on rumors, Tac. A. 3, 69.—With cognoscere, to examine ( officially) and decide:2.petit ut vel ipse de eo causa cognita statuat, vel civitatem statuere jubeat,
Caes. B. G. 1, 19:consuli ut cognosceret statueretque senatus permiserat,
Liv. 39, 3, 2:missuros qui de eorum controversiis cognoscerent statuerentque,
id. 40, 20, 1; 45, 13, 11:quod causa cognita erit statuendum,
Dig. 2, 11, 2, § 8.—With reference to the mind of the subject, to decide, to make up one's mind, conclude, determine, be convinced, usu. with interrog.clause:D. 1.numquam intellegis, statuendum tibi esse, utrum illi homicidae sint an vindices libertatis,
Cic. Phil. 2, 12, 30:illud mirum videri solet, tot homines... statuere non potuisse, utrum judicem an arbitrum, rem an litem dici oporteret,
id. Mur. 12, 27:neque tamen possum statuere, utrum magis mirer, etc.,
id. de Or. 3, 22, 82:ipsi statuerent, quo tempore possent suo jure arma capere,
id. Tull. 5, 12:ut statuerem quid esset faciendum,
id. Att. 7, 26, 3:statuere enim qui sit sapiens, vel maxime videtur esse sapientis,
id. Ac. 2, 3, 9:si habes jam statutum quid tibi agendum putes,
id. Fam. 4, 2, 4:tu quantum tribuendum nobis putes statuas ipse, et, ut spero, statues ex nostra dignitate,
id. ib. 5, 8, 4:vix statui posse utrum quae pro se, an quae contra fratrem petiturus esset ab senatu magis impetrabilia forent,
Liv. 45, 19, 6:quam satis statuerat, utram foveret partem,
id. 42, 29, 11:posse ipsam Liviam statuere, nubendum post Drusum, an, etc.,
Tac. A. 4, 40:statue quem poenae extrahas,
Sen. Troad. 661.—So with apud animum, to make up one's mind:vix statuere apud animum meum possum atrum pejor ipsa res an pejore exemplo agatur,
Liv. 34, 2, 4:proinde ipsi primum statuerent apud animos quid vellent,
id. 6, 39, 11.—Rarely with neutr, pron. as object:quidquid nos de communi sententia statuerimus,
Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 2:sic statue, quidquid statuis, ut causam famamque tuam in arto stare scias,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 1306.—With ut or ne: statuunt ut decem milia hominum in oppidum submittantur, [p. 1754] Caes. B. G. 7, 21:2.eos (Siculos) statuisse ut hoc quod dico postularet,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 42, § 103:statuunt illi atque decernunt ut eae litterae... removerentur,
id. ib. 2, 2, 71, §173: statuit iste ut arator... vadimonium promitteret,
id. ib. 2, 3, 15, §38: orare patres ut statuerent ne absentium nomina reciperentur,
id. ib. 2, 2, 42, §103: statuitur ne post M. Brutum proconsulem sit Creta provincia,
id. Phil. 2, 38, 97:(Tiberius) auxit patrum honorem statuendo ut qui ad senatum provocavissent, etc.,
Tac. A. 14, 28:statuiturque (a senatu) ut... in servitute haberentur,
id. ib. 12, 53.—So of a decree, determination, or agreement by several persons or parties to be carried out by each of them:statutum esse (inter plebem et Poenos) ut... impedimenta diriperent,
Liv. 23, 16, 6:Athenienses cum statuerent, ut urbe relicta naves conscenderent,
Cic. Off. 3, 11, 48:statuunt ut fallere custodes tentent,
Ov. M. 4, 84.—With acc. (post-Aug.):3.remedium statuere,
to prescribe a remedy against public abuses, Tac. A. 3, 28; 6, 4:Caesar ducentesimam (vectigalis) in posterum statuit,
decreed that one half of one per cent. be the tax, id. ib. 2, 42.—So with sic (= hoc):sic, di, statuistis,
Ov. M. 4, 661.—With dat. and acc. (not ante-Aug.):4.eis (Vestalibus) stipendium de publico statuit,
decreed, allowed a salary, Liv. 1, 20, 3:Aurelio quoque annuam pecuniam statuit princeps,
decreed, granted, Tac. A. 13, 34:biduum criminibus obiciendis statuitur,
are allowed, id. ib. 3, 13:itaque et alimenta pueris statuta... et patribus praemia statuta,
Just. 12, 4, 8:ceu Aeolus insanis statuat certamina ventis,
Stat. Th. 6, 300:non hoc statui sub tempore rebus occasum Aeoniis,
id. ib. 7, 219:statuere alicui munera,
Val. Fl. 2, 566.—With dat. and interrog.-clause:5. (α).cur his quoque statuisti quantum ex hoc genere frumenti darent,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 21, § 53:ordo iis quo quisque die supplicarent, statutus,
Liv. 7, 28, 8.—With poenam, etc., with or without in and acc. pers. (mostly post-Aug.):(β).considerando... in utra (lege) major poena statuatur,
Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 145:poenam statui par fuisse,
Tac. A. 14, 49:qui non judicium, sed poenam statui videbant,
id. ib. 11, 6:eadem poena in Catum Firmium statuitur,
id. ib. 6, 31:senatu universo in socios facinoris ultimam statuente poenam,
Suet. Caes. 14;so with mercedem (= poenam): debuisse gravissimam temeritatis mercedem statui,
Liv. 39, 55, 3; cf.also: Thrasea, non quidquid nocens reus pati mereretur, id egregio sub principe statuendum disseruit,
Tac. A. 14, 48.— Absol.:non debere eripi patribus vim statuendi (sc. poenas),
Tac. A. 3, 70.—With indef. obj., generally with in and acc.: aliquid gravius in aliquem, to proceed severely against:(γ).obsecrare coepit, ne quid gravius in fratrem statueret,
Caes. B. G. 1, 20:fac aliquid gravius in Hejum statuisse Mamertinos,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 9, § 19:res monet cavere ab illis magis quam quid in illos statuamus consultare,
Sall. C. 52, 3:qui cum triste aliquid statuit, fit tristis et ipse,
Ov. P. 2, 2, 119:si quid ob eam rem de se crudelius statuerent,
Just. 2, 15, 10.—With a word expressing the kind of punishment (post-Aug.):(δ).in Pompeiam Sabinam exilium statuitur,
Tac. A. 6, 24 (18).—De capite, to pass sentence of death:E.legem illam praeclaram quae de capite civis Romani nisi comitiis centuriatis statui vetaret,
Cic. Rep. 2, 36, 61.—Referring to one's own acts, to resolve, determine, purpose, to propose, with inf. (first in Cic.;F.freq. and class.): statuit ab initio et in eo perseveravit, jus publicano non dicere,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 5, 10:P. Clodius cum statuisset omni scelere in praetura vexare rem publicam,
id. Mil. 9, 24:statuerat excusare,
to decline the office, id. Lig. 7, 21:cum statuissem scribere ad te aliquid,
id. Off. 1, 2, 4:quod iste certe statuerat et deliberaverat non adesse,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 1:se statuisse animum advertere in omnes nauarchos,
id. ib. 2, 5, 40, §105: nam statueram in perpetuum tacere,
id. Fam. 4, 4, 4:statueram... nihil de illo dicere,
id. Fragm. Clod. 1, 1:statueram recta Appia Romam (i. e. venire),
id. Att. 16, 10, 1:Pompeius statuerat bello decertare,
Caes. B. C. 3, 86: si cedere hinc statuisset, Liv. 44, 39, 7:triumphare mense Januario statuerat,
id. 39, 15:immemor sim propositi quo statui non ultra attingere externa nisi qua Romanis cohaererent rebus,
id. 39, 48:rex quamquam dissimulare statuerat,
id. 42, 21:opperiri ibi hostium adventum statuit,
id. 42, 54, 9:ut statuisse non pugnare consules cognitum est,
id. 2, 45, 9:exaugurare fana statuit,
id. 1, 55, 2:Delphos mittere statuit,
id. 1, 56, 5:eos deducere in agros statuerunt,
id. 40, 38, 2:tradere se, ait, moenia statuisse,
id. 8, 25, 10:Samnitium exercitus certamine ultimo fortunam experiri statuit,
id. 7, 37, 4:statuit sic adfectos hosti non obicere,
id. 44, 36, 2:sub idem tempus statuit senatus Carthaginem excidere,
Vell. 1, 12, 2:statui pauca disserere,
Tac. H. 4, 73:amoliri juvenem specie honoris statuit,
id. A. 2, 42:statuerat urbem novam condere,
Curt. 4, 8, 1:statuerat parcere urbi conditae a Cyro,
id. 7, 6, 20:rex statuerat inde abire,
id. 7, 11, 4:Alexander statuerat ex Syria petere Africam,
id. 10, 1, 17; 10, 5, 24; 5, 27 (9), 13; so,statutum habere cum animo ac deliberatum,
to have firmly and deliberately resolved, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 41, § 95.—With sic:caedis initium fecisset a me, sic enim statuerat,
id. Phil. 3, 7, 29.—To judge, declare as a judgment, be of opinion, hold (especially of legal opinions), think, consider (always implying the establishment of a principle, or a decided conviction; cf.: existimo, puto, etc.).1.With acc. and inf.a.In gen.:b.senatus consulta falsa delata ab eo judicavimus... leges statuimus per vim et contra auspicia latas,
Cic. Phil. 12, 5, 12:statuit senatus hoc ne illi quidem esse licitum cui concesserat omnia,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 35, § 81:quin is tamen (judex) statuat fieri non posse ut de isto non severissime judicetur,
id. ib. 2, 3, 62, §144: hujusce rei vos (recuperatores) statuetis nullam esse actionem qui obstiterit armatis hominibus?
id. Caecin. 13, 39, ut quisquam juris numeretur peritus, qui id statuit esse jus quod non oporteat judicari, who holds that to be the law, id. ib. 24, 68:is (Pompeius) se in publico statuit esse non posse,
id. Pis. 13, 29:tu unquam tantam plagam tacitus accipere potuisses, nisi hoc ita statuisses, quidquid dixisses te deterius esse facturum?
id. Verr. 2, 3, 58, § 133:si causa cum causa contenderet, nos nostram perfacile cuivis probaturos statuebamus,
we were sure, id. Quint. 30, 92:non statuit sibi quidquam licere quod non patrem suum facere vidisset,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 90, § 211:hi sibi nullam societatem communis utilitatis causa statuunt esse cum civibus,
assume, id. Off. 3, 6, 28:cum igitur statuisset opus esse ad eam rem constituendam pecunia,
had become convinced, id. ib. 2, 23, 82:quo cive neminem ego statuo in hac re publica esse fortiorem,
id. Planc. 21, 51:quam quidem laudem sapientiae statuo esse maximam,
id. Fam. 5, 13, 1:hoc anno statuit temporis esse satis,
Ov. F. 1, 34:nolim statuas me mente maligna id facere,
Cat. 67, 37.— So with sic:velim sic statuas tuas mihi litteras longissimas quasque gratissimas fore,
Cic. Fam. 7, 33 fin.:ego sic statuo a me in hac causa pietatis potius quam defensionis partes esse susceptas,
I hold, lay down as the principle of my defence, id. Sest. 2, 3:quod sic statuit omnino consularem legem nullam putare,
id. ib. 64, 135:sic statuo et judico, neminem tot et tanta habuisse ornamenta dicendi,
id. Or. 2, 28, 122. —Hence, statui, I have judged, i. e. I know, and statueram, I had judged, i. e. I knew:ut ego qui in te satis consilii statuerim esse, mallem Peducaeum tibi consilium dare quam me, ironically,
Cic. Att. 1, 5, 4:qui saepe audissent, nihil esse pulchrius quam Syracusarum moenia, statuerant se, si ea Verre praetore non vidissent, numquam esse visuros,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 36, § 95.—With neutr. pron.:si dicam non recte aliquid statuere eos qui consulantur,
that they hold an erroneous opinion, Cic. Caecin. 24, 68; cf.:quis hoc statuit umquam, aut cui concedi potest, ut eum jure potuerit occidere a quo, etc.,
id. Tull. 24, 56; Quint. 5, 13, 21.—Particularly of a conclusion drawn from circumstances, to judge, infer, conclude; declare (as an inference):c.cum tuto senatum haberi non posse judicavistis, tum statuiistis, etiam intra muros Antonii scelus versari,
Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 13: quod si aliter statuetis, videte ne hoc vos statuatis, qui vivus decesserit, ei vim non esse factam, id. Caecin. 16, 46:quid? si tu ipse statuisti, bona P. Quinctii ex edicto possessa non esse?
id. Quint. 24, 76:ergo ad fidem bonam statuit pertinere notum esse emptori vitium quod nosset venditor,
id. Off. 3, 16, 67:Juppiter esse pium statuit quodcumque juvaret,
Ov. H. 4, 133.—With neutr. pron.:hoc (i. e. litteris Gabinii credendum non esse) statuit senatus cum frequens supplicationem Gabinio denegavit,
Cic. Prov. Cons. 6, 14:quod si tum statuit opus esse, quid cum ille decessisset, Flacco existimatis statuendum et faciendum fuisse?
id. Fl. 12, 29; cf. id. Caecin. 16, 46, supra; so,hoc si ita statuetis,
id. ib. 16, 47.—Esp. with gerund.-clause.(α).To hold, judge, think, consider, acknowledge, that something must be done, or should have been done:(β).tu cum tuos amicos in provinciam quasi in praedam invitabas... non statuebas tibi de illorum factis rationem esse reddendam?
did you not consider, did it not strike you? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 11, § 29: statuit, si hoc crimen extenuari vellet, nauarchos omnes vita esse privandos, he thought it necessary to deprive, etc., id. ib. 2, 5, 40, §103: ut statuas mihi non modo non cedendum, sed etiam tuo auxilio utendum fuisse,
id. Fam. 5, 2, 10:statuebam sic, boni nihil ab illis nugis expectandum,
id. Sest. 10, 24:Antigonus statuit aliquid sibi consilii novi esse capiendum,
Nep. Eum. 8, 4. —So with opus fuisse:ut hoc statuatis oratione longa nihil opus fuisse,
acknowledge, Cic. Verr. 1, 18, 56: causam sibi dicendam esse statuerat jam ante quam hoc usu venit, knew (cf. a. supra), id. ib. 2, 5, 39, § 101. —To think that one must do something, to resolve, propose, usu. with dat. pers.:2.manendum mihi statuebam quasi in vigilia quadam consulari ac senatoria,
Cic. Phil. 1, 1, 1: quae vobis fit injuria si statuimus, vestro nobis judicio standum esse, if we conclude, purpose, to abide, etc., id. Fl. 27, 65:ut ea quae statuisses tibi in senatu dicenda, reticeres,
id. Fam. 5, 2, 1:statuit tamen nihil sibi in tantis injuriis gravius faciendum,
id. Clu. 6, 16:Caesar statuit exspectandam classem,
Caes. B. G. 3, 14:non expectandum sibi statuit dum, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 11:quod eo tempore statuerat non esse faciendum,
id. B. C. 3, 44:statuit sibi nihil agitandum,
Sall. J. 39, 5:Metellus statuit alio more bellum gerendum,
id. ib. 54, 5:Laco statuit accuratius sibi agendum cum Pharnabazo,
Nep. Alcib. 10, 2:sororis filios tollendos statuit,
Just. 38, 1.—With ut:3.si, ut Manilius statuebat, sic est judicatum (= ut judicandum esse statuebat),
Cic. Caecin. 24, 69:ut veteres statuerunt poetae (ut = quod ita esse),
id. Arat. 267 (33): quae majora auribus accepta sunt quam oculis noscuntur, ut statuit, as he thought, i. e. that those things were greater, etc., Liv. 45, 27:cum esset, ut ego mihi statuo, talis qualem te esse video,
Cic. Mur. 14, 32.—With two acc. (= duco, existimo):omnes qui libere de re publica sensimus, statuit ille quidem non inimicos, sed hostes,
regarded not as adversaries, but as foes, Cic. Phil. 11, 1, 3:Anaximenes aera deum statuit,
id. N. D. 10, 26:voluptatem summum bonum statuens,
id. Off. 1, 2, 5:video Lentulum cujus ego parentem deum ac patronum statuo fortunae ac nominis mei,
id. Sest. 69, 144:si rectum statuerimus concedere amicis quidquid velint,
id. Lael. 11, 38:Hieronymus summum bonum statuit non dolere,
id. Fin. 2, 6, 19:noster vero Plato Titanum e genere statuit eos qui... adversentur magistratibus,
id. Leg. 3, 2, 5:decretum postulat, quo justae inter patruos fratrumque filias nuptiae statuerentur,
Tac. A. 12, 7:optimum in praesentia statuit reponere odium,
id. Agr. 39.— P. a.: stătūtus, a, um, i. e. baculo, propped, leaning on a stick (dub. v. I. C. supra):vidistis senem... statutum, ventriosum?
Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 11.—Hence, subst.: stătūtum, i, n., a law, decision, determination, statute (late Lat.):Dei,
Lact. 2, 16, 14:Parcarum leges ac statuta,
id. 1, 11, 14:statuta Dei et placita,
id. 7, 25, 8. -
91 быть преданным
1) General subject: commit pass, have something at heart, string along with, wear in heart (кому-л., чему-л.)2) Makarov: adhere (чему-л.), commit (чему-л.) -
92 treiben
n; -s, kein Pl.; (Tun) activity, activities Pl. auch pej., practices Pl. meist pej.; (Vorgänge) auch goings-on Pl. (meist pej.); (Machenschaften) intriguing, intrigues Pl., machinations Pl. pej. oder hum.; (geschäftiges Treiben) bustle, bustling activity; buntes Treiben auch hustle and bustle; geschäftiges Treiben a buzz ( oder flurry) of activity; sich ins närrische Treiben stürzen descend to a carnival atmosphere; es war ein wildes Treiben umg. it was really wild, they were going at it hammer and tongs; wir beobachten sein Treiben schon lange we have been keeping an eye on him ( oder his activities) for quite some time; dem / jemandes Treiben ein Ende setzen put a stop to the(se) practices / s.o.’s activities* * *das Treibendriving* * *Trei|ben ['traibn]nt -s, -1) (= Getriebe) hustle and bustle; (von Schneeflocken) swirlingich beobachte dein Tréíben schon lange — I've been watching what you've been (getting) up to for a long time
2)See:* * *1) (drifting: adrift on the open sea.) adrift2) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) drift3) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) drift4) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) drive5) (to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) float6) ((of plants etc) to produce (shoots, leaves etc).) put out7) rush8) (to (cause to) develop leaves, shoots etc: The trees are sprouting new leaves.) sprout* * *Trei·ben<-s>[ˈtraibn̩]▪ jds \Treiben sb's dirty tricks2. (geschäftige Aktivität) hustle and bustle* * *das; Treibens, Treiben1) o. Pl. bustlein der Fußgängerzone herrscht ein lebhaftes Treiben — the pedestrian precinct is full of bustling activity
* * *treiben; treibt, trieb, hat oder ist getriebenA. v/t (hat)1. drive (auch Vieh, Wild, Räder, Ball, Elektronik, Nagel, fig an-, austreiben); Strömung: carry, sweep, wash; Wellen: wash, sweep; Wind: blow, sweep, drive; Luft: carry; (Person) (antreiben) auch impel, motivate; (austreiben) auch expel;etwas ans Ufer treiben wash ( oder drive) sth ashore;jemanden zur Eile treiben hurry sb, urge sb to hurry ( oder be quick), urge sb on;ich lasse mich nicht treiben don’t (try to) push me, don’t try to put pressure on me, I won’t be rushed, I refuse to be rushed; → Tod 1den Teig treiben make the dough rise;es treibt einem den Schweiß auf die Stirn it gets you sweating4. (betreiben) do, engage in ( auch SPORT); (Handel, Gewerbe etc) engage in, be engaged in, carry on; JUR (Ehebruch, Unzucht etc) commit;was treibst du da? what are you up to ( oder doing)?;was treibst du denn so? what are you doing with yourself ( oder what are you up to) these days?;treibt es nicht zu toll! don’t overdo it!, don’t go mad!;es übel mit jemandem treiben (severely) maltreat sb; (Kinder, Pfleglinge etc:) abuse sb; → Aufwand 2, Enge 4, Spitze1 4, Unfug 1 etcB. v/i1. (ist) im Wasser: float; von Wind und Strömung bewegt: drift, be carried; Schnee, Rauch: drift, be carried;sich treiben drift (auch fig);aufs offene Meer/an Land treiben drift ( oder be carried) out to sea/be washed ashore ( oder up on the shore [ oder coast]);du kannst die Dinge nicht einfach treiben you can’t just let things ride ( oder drift)er treibt immer he’s always breathing down your neck, he’s always pushing you* * *das; Treibens, Treiben1) o. Pl. bustlein der Fußgängerzone herrscht ein lebhaftes Treiben — the pedestrian precinct is full of bustling activity
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: trieb, getrieben)= to drift v.to drive v.(§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven)to impel v.to occupy one's self with something expr.to propel v.to wreak v. -
93 Unrecht
Adj. (falsch, auch nicht gut) wrong; (ungelegen) inopportune; etwas / nichts Unrechtes tun do something / nothing wrong; jemandem unrecht tun do s.o. an injustice, do s.o. wrong; zur unrechten Zeit am unrechten Ort in the wrong place at the wrong time; unrecht haben Unrecht* * *das Unrechtinjustice; wrong* * *Ụn|rechtnt no plwrong, injusticezu Unrecht (verdächtigt) — wrongly, unjustly
jdn/sich ins Unrecht setzen — to put sb/oneself in the wrong (Brit)
ihm ist im Leben viel Unrecht geschehen — he has suffered many injustices in life, he has often been wronged in life
jdm ein Unrecht tun — to do sb an injustice, to do sb a wrong
* * *1) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) wrong2) (that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) wrong* * *Un·recht[ˈʊnrɛçt]1. (unrechte Handlung) wrong, injusticeein großes \Unrecht a great injusticeein \Unrecht begehen to commit a wrongjdm ein \Unrecht antun to do sb an injusticejdm \Unrecht geben to contradict sb\Unrecht haben to be wrongnicht \Unrecht haben not to be so wrongim \Unrecht sein to be [in the] wrongzu \Unrecht wrongly\Unrecht bekommen to be shown to be in the wrong; JUR to lose a casejdm \Unrecht geben to disagree with sbnicht zu \Unrecht not without good reason* * *das; o. Pl1)jemandem [ein] Unrecht tun — do somebody an injustice; do wrong by somebody
2) wrongim Unrecht sein — be [in the] wrong
* * *zufügen do sb an injustice, do sb wrong;im Unrecht sein be (in the) wrong; (sich irren) auch be mistaken;sich ins Unrecht setzen put o.s. in the wrong;ihm ist Unrecht geschehen he has been wronged;zu Unrecht wrongfully, wrongly, unjustly* * *das; o. Pl1)jemandem [ein] Unrecht tun — do somebody an injustice; do wrong by somebody
2) wrongim Unrecht sein — be [in the] wrong
* * *-e n.unjustness n.wrong n. -
94 verbrechen
v/t (unreg.)1. etwas verbrechen commit a crime; was hat er verbrochen? fig. what has he done?; ich habe nichts verbrochen I haven’t done anything (wrong); was hast du denn jetzt wieder verbrochen? iro. what have you been up to this time?; wer hat denn diesen Film verbrochen? umg. who cooked up this film (Am. movie)?, who’s responsible for this film (Am. movie) then?* * *das Verbrechenfelony; crime* * *Ver|brẹ|chen [fEɐ'brɛçn]nt -s, - (lit, fig)crime ( gegen, an +dat against)* * *das1) (act(s) punishable by law: Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase.) crime2) (something wrong though not illegal: What a crime to cut down those trees!) crime3) (a criminal act, especially involving murder: A man has been found dead and the police suspect foul play.) foul play* * *Ver·bre·chen<-s, ->nt crime* * *das; Verbrechens, Verbrechen crime (an + Dat., gegen against)* * *verbrechen v/t (irr)1.etwas verbrechen commit a crime;was hat er verbrochen? fig what has he done?;ich habe nichts verbrochen I haven’t done anything (wrong);was hast du denn jetzt wieder verbrochen? iron what have you been up to this time?;wer hat denn diesen Film verbrochen? umg who cooked up this film (US movie)?, who’s responsible for this film (US movie) then?* * *das; Verbrechens, Verbrechen crime (an + Dat., gegen against)* * *n.crime n.felony n.wrongdoing n. -
95 binde
4свя́зывать, завя́зывать; привя́зыватьbínde af — отвя́зывать
bínde ind — переплета́ть ( книги)
bínde om — обвя́зывать
* * *bind, fetter, hitch, strap, tie, truss, yoke* * *vb (bandt, bundet)( holde fast, forpligte) bind ( fx bind him with rope, bind the loose sand, bind nations to each other, this promise binds me for life);( gøre ufri, F) fetter ( fx fettered by convention);( uden objekt: klæbe) stick,(om dør etc) stick, jam;[ med sb:][ binde buketter (, kranse)] make bouquets (, wreaths);[ binde en buket] tie a bouquet;[ binde kapital] tie up capital;[ binde en knude] tie (el. make) a knot (på in);[ binde sit slips] tie one's tie;[ binde en sløjfe] tie a bow,(se også I. sløjfe);[ binde støvet] lay the dust;[ med præp, adv, sig:][ binde an med] tackle;[ binde en for øjnene] blindfold somebody;[ binde for en sæk] tie up a sack;[ pengene er bundet i] the money is locked up in ( fx the business; shares);[ binde bøger ind] bind books;[ binde bånd om] tie up, put a piece of string round;[ binde op]( løse) untie ( fx a knot);( samle kornet i neg) tie the sheaves;[ binde håret op] bind up one's hair;[ binde roserne op] tie up the roses;[ binde en på hænder og fødder] tie (el. bind) somebody hand and foot;[ binde en noget på ærmet] make somebody believe something,T take a rise out of somebody, pull somebody's leg;[ binde noget sammen] tie something together;( til et bundt) tie something up;[ binde sig] bind oneself, commit oneself,F pledge oneself ( til to);[ binde en sæk til] tie up a sack; -
96 coucher
coucher [ku∫e]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = mettre au lit) to put to bed ; ( = donner un lit à) to put upb. ( = étendre) [+ blessé] to lay down ; [+ bouteille] to lay on its side2. intransitive verba. ( = passer la nuit) to sleepb. ( = avoir des rapports sexuels) coucher avec qn to sleep with sb3. reflexive verba. ( = aller au lit) to go to bedb. ( = s'étendre) to lie downc. [soleil, lune] to set4. masculine nouna. ( = moment) à prendre au coucher [médicament] to be taken at bedtimeb. ( = tombée de la nuit) coucher de soleil sunset* * *
I
1. kuʃe1) ( allonger) to put [somebody] to bed [malade, enfant]; to lay out [blessé, mort]2) ( mettre à l'horizontale) to lay [something] on its side [armoire]; to lay [something] down [échelle, planche]3) ( faire pencher) [vent, pluie] to flatten [blés, herbes]4) ( écrire) litercoucher quelque chose par écrit — to put something down in writing [idées, phrases]
coucher quelqu'un sur son testament — to name ou mention somebody in one's will
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( dormir) to sleep2) ( passer la nuit)coucher sous les ponts — fig to sleep rough GB ou outdoors
3.
se coucher verbe pronominal1) ( s'allonger) [personne, animal] to lie (down)se coucher sur/dans son lit — to lie (down) on/in one's bed
se coucher sur le dos/côté — to lie on one's back/side
2) ( aller dormir) [personne] to go to bed3) ( se pencher) [tige, blés] to bend; [voilier] to list; ( chavirer) to keel overse coucher sur — [motard, cycliste] to lean forward over [guidon]
4) ( disparaître à l'horizon) [soleil] to set, to go down
II kuʃenom masculin bedtimePhrasal Verbs:* * *kuʃe1. nm1) [astre] setting2. vt1) (pour la nuit) [enfant] to put to bed2) (pour une position plus confortable) [blessé] to lay down3) (= loger) [hôte] to put up, [résidence] to sleepOn peut coucher jusqu'à dix personnes. — We can sleep up to ten people.
4) [objet] to lay on its side5) (= écrire) to inscribe3. vi1) (= passer la nuit) to spend the night, to sleepEnsuite on a couché à Chamonix. — Then we spent the night in Chamonix.
2)coucher avec qn — to sleep with sb, to go to bed with sb
* * *coucher verb table: aimerB vtr2 ( mettre à l'horizontale) to lay [sth] on its side [armoire, étagère]; to lay [sth] down [échelle, planche etc];3 ( faire pencher) [vent, pluie] to flatten [blés, herbes];4 ( écrire) liter coucher par écrit to put [sth] down in writing [idées, phrases]; coucher qn sur son testament to name ou mention sb in one's will; coucher une clause dans un contrat/traité to insert a clause into a contract/treaty.C vi1 ( dormir) to sleep; coucher dans un lit/par terre to sleep in a bed/on the floor; coucher dans des draps/un sac de couchage to sleep in sheets/a sleeping bag; coucher avec qn ( partager le lit de) to sleep with sb;2 ( passer la nuit) coucher chez soi/qn to sleep at home/sb's (house); j'ai couché chez Eric I slept at Eric's; coucher à l'hôtel to sleep at a hotel; coucher sous la tente to sleep in a tent; coucher sous les ponts fig to sleep rough GB ou outdoors;3 ○( avoir des relations sexuelles) coucher avec qn to sleep with sb; ils couchent ensemble they're sleeping together; elle ne couche pas she doesn't want to have sex.D se coucher vpr1 ( s'allonger) [personne, animal] to lie (down); je vais me coucher un moment I'm going to lie down for a while ; le chien était couché à mes pieds the dog was lying at my feet; se coucher sur/dans son lit to lie (down) on/in one's bed; couchez-vous sur le divan lie on the couch; les vaches sont couchées dans la paille the cows are lying in the straw; se coucher sur le dos/côté to lie on one's back/side; se coucher sur le ventre to lie flat on one's stomach; je dois rester couchée I have to stay in bed;2 ( aller dormir) [personne] to go to bed; se coucher tôt/tard to go to bed early/late; je me suis couchée à 9 heures I went to bed at nine; il est retourné se coucher he went back to bed; les enfants sont couchés the children are in bed; va te coucher lit go to bed!; ( laisse-moi tranquille)○ clear off○!, get lost○!;3 ( se pencher) [tige, blés] to bend; [voilier] to list; ( chavirer) to keel over; se coucher sur [motard, cycliste] to lean forward over [guidon]; se coucher sur le côté [personne, motocycliste] to lean (over) to one side, to lean out;4 ( disparaître à l'horizon) [soleil] to set, to go down; le soleil se couche à 20 heures the sun sets at 8 pm; le soleil se couche sur la mer/derrière les montagnes the sun sets over the sea/behind the mountains.coucher de soleil sunset; au coucher du soleil at sunset.I[kuʃe] nom masculin1. [action] going to bed2. [moment] bedtimeII[kuʃe] verbe transitif1. [mettre au lit] to put to bed[allonger] to lay down (separable)3. [poser - par terre] to lay down (separable)coucher une bouteille/moto to lay a bottle/motorbike on its sidele vent coucha le bateau the wind made the boat keel over ou keeled the boat over4. (soutenu) [écrire] to set down (in writing) ou on papercoucher ses pensées sur le papier to write down one's thoughts, to commit one's thoughts to writing (soutenu)————————[kuʃe] verbe intransitif1. [aller dormir] to go to bed2. [dormir] to sleepa. [une nuit] we'll spend the night ou we'll sleep in a hotelb. [plusieurs nuits] we'll stay in a hotel3. (très familier) [sexuellement] to sleep around————————coucher avec verbe plus préposition(familier) to go to bed ou to sleep with————————se coucher verbe pronominal intransitif1. [dans un lit] to go to bed2. [s'allonger] to lie downse coucher en chien de fusil to lie curled up ou in the foetal position -
97 indiscrétion
indiscrétion [ɛ̃diskʀesjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = curiosité) [de question] indiscretion ; [de personne] inquisitiveness• excusez mon indiscrétion, mais quel âge avez-vous ? I hope you don't mind me asking, but how old are you?• sans indiscrétion, combien l'avez-vous payé ? would you mind if I asked how much you paid for it?b. ( = tendance à trop parler) indiscretionc. ( = parole) indiscreet remark ; ( = action) indiscretion* * *ɛ̃diskʀesjɔ̃1) ( curiosité) inquisitivenesssans indiscrétion, combien gagnez-vous? — if you don't mind my asking, how much do you earn?
2) ( tendance à trop parler) lack of discretion3) ( parole indiscrète) indiscreet remark* * *ɛ̃diskʀesjɔ̃ nfsans indiscrétion,... — without wishing to be indiscreet,...
* * *indiscrétion nf1 ( curiosité) inquisitiveness; il est d'une grande indiscrétion he's very inquisitive; sans indiscrétion, combien gagnez-vous? if you don't mind my asking, how much do you earn?;2 ( tendance à trop parler) lack of discretion; elle est d'une grande indiscrétion she's very indiscreet;3 ( parole indiscrète) indiscreet remark; une indiscrétion a permis d'apprendre que it came out that.[ɛ̃diskresjɔ̃] nom fémininsans indiscrétion, avez-vous des enfants? do you mind if I ask you if you've got any children?2. [révélation] indiscretioncommettre une indiscrétion to commit an indiscretion, to say something one shouldn't -
98 mouiller
mouiller [muje]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verbb. [+ vin] to water down ; [+ rôti] to bastec. ( = compromettre) (inf) plusieurs personnes ont été mouillées dans l'histoire several people were mixed up in the affair2. intransitive verb[bateau] to drop anchor3. reflexive verba. ( = se tremper) to get o.s. wet* * *muje
1.
1) to wet [cheveux, linge, sol]; to get [something] wet [vêtements, chaussures]2) to drop [ancre]; to lay [mine]; to cast [ligne]3) Culinaire to moisten4) to palatalize [consonne]
2.
verbe intransitif Nautisme to anchor, to drop anchor
3.
se mouiller verbe pronominal1) lit to get wet2) (colloq) fig to stick one's neck out (colloq)* * *muje1. vt1) to wetJ'ai mouillé les manches de mon pull. — I got the sleeves of my jumper wet.
2) CUISINE to add liquid to3) [mine] to laymouiller l'ancre — to drop anchor, to cast anchor
4) * (= impliquer)mouiller qn * — to drop sb in it *
Il ne voulait pas mouiller ses complices. — He didn't want to drop his accomplices in it.
2. vi1) NAVIGATION, [bateau] to lie at anchor2) * (être excitée sexuellement) [femme] to get wet* * *mouiller verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( rendre humide) [personne, pluie] to wet [linge, sol]; to get [sth] wet [vêtements, chaussures]; mouillez bien vos cheveux wet your hair thoroughly; se faire mouiller to get wet;2 ( être incontinent) [personne] to wet [drap, culotte];4 ○( compromettre) to drag [sb] into, to implicate;5 Culin to moisten; mouiller avec du lait/vin to moisten with milk/wine;6 Ling to palatalize [consonne].B vi1 Naut to anchor, to drop anchor;2 ◑( avoir peur) to be scared stiff, to be scared;3 ◑( être excitée) to be wet.C se mouiller vpr2 ○( s'impliquer) to stick one's neck out○; il ne se mouille jamais he never sticks his neck out.D ○v impers ça mouille it's raining.[muje] verbe transitif1. [accidentellement - vêtement, personne] to wetse faire mouiller [par la pluie] to get wet2. [humecter - doigt, lèvres] to moisten ; [ - linge] to dampenmouillez avec du vin/bouillon moisten with wine/stock[lait, vin] to water down (separable)————————[muje] verbe intransitif2. NAUTIQUE [jeter l'ancre] to cast ou to drop anchor[stationner] to ride ou to lie ou to be at anchor————————se mouiller verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)1. [volontairement]2. [accidentellement] to get wet3. (familier) [prendre un risque] to commit oneself -
99 renvoyer
renvoyer [ʀɑ̃vwaje]➭ TABLE 8 transitive verba. [+ employé] to dismiss ; [+ membre d'un club] to expel ; [+ élève, étudiant] (définitivement) to expel ; (temporairement) to suspendb. ( = faire retourner) to send back ; ( = faire repartir) to send away ; ( = libérer) [+ troupes] to dischargec. ( = réexpédier) [+ lettre, colis] to send back• je te renvoie le compliment ! and the same to you!d. ( = relancer) [+ balle] to send back ; (au pied) to kick back ; (à la main) to throw back ; (Tennis) to return (à to)• ils se renvoient la balle (argument) they come back at each other with the same argument ; (responsabilité) they each refuse to take responsibility• cela (nous) renvoie à l'Antiquité/à la notion d'éthique this takes us back to ancient times/to the notion of ethicsf. [+ lumière, image] to reflect ; [+ son] to echo* * *ʀɑ̃vwaje1) ( relancer) to throw [something] back [projectile, ballon]; ( répercuter) to reflect [lumière, chaleur]; to echo [son]2) ( réexpédier) to return [courrier, marchandises]3) ( faire retourner) to send [somebody] back [personne]renvoyer quelqu'un dans son pays — to send somebody back to his/her own country
renvoyer quelqu'un chez lui or dans ses foyers — to send somebody home
renvoyer un projet de loi en commission — to send a bill to committee, to commit a bill US
4) ( expulser) to expel [élève, immigré, joueur] (de from); to dismiss [employé, ambassadeur] (de from)5) ( ajourner) to postpone [débat, décision] (à until); to adjourn [affaire] (à until)6) ( faire se reporter)* * *ʀɑ̃vwaje vt1) [courrier] to send backJe t'ai renvoyé ton courrier. — I've sent your mail back to you.
2) [employé] to dismissOn a renvoyé deux employés. — Two employees have been dismissed.
3) TENNIS, [balle, service] to return4) [lumière] to reflect5) [son] to echo6)renvoyer qch à [événement, réunion] — to postpone sth until, to put sth back to
renvoyer qch aux calendes grecques — to postpone sth indefinitely, to put sth back indefinitely
renvoyer qn à [ouvrage, auteur] — to refer sb to
* * *renvoyer verb table: envoyer vtr1 ( relancer) to throw [sth] back [projectile, ballon]; ( répercuter) to reflect [lumière, chaleur]; to echo [son]; renvoyer une image déformée to reflect a distorted image;2 ( réexpédier) to return [courrier, marchandises];3 ( faire retourner) to send [sb] back [personne]; renvoyer qn à l'école/à l'hôpital to send sb back to school/to hospital GB ou to the hospital US; renvoyer qn dans son pays to send sb back to his/her own country; renvoyer qn chez lui or dans ses foyers to send sb home; renvoyer qn de bureau en bureau to send sb from one office to another; renvoyer un projet de loi en commission to send a bill to committee, to commit a bill US; renvoyer un patient à un spécialiste to refer a patient to a specialist;4 ( expulser) to expel [élève, étudiant, immigré, joueur] (de from); to dismiss [employé, ambassadeur] (de from); se faire renvoyer de son travail to get oneself dismissed from one's job; renvoyer un élève pour trois jours to suspend a pupil (from school) for three days;5 ( faire partir) to send [sb] away [personne, hôtes];6 Jur renvoyer un accusé to discharge a defendant; renvoyer un accusé devant les assises to send a defendant before the criminal court;7 ( ajourner) to postpone [débat, décision] (à until); to adjourn [affaire] (à until); renvoyer un projet sine die to postpone a project indefinitely; ⇒ calendes;8 ( faire se reporter) renvoyer à to refer to; l'astérisque renvoie aux notes the asterisk refers to the notes; renvoyer le lecteur à un article/un livre to refer the reader to an article/a book;9 ( faire référence) renvoyer à to relate back to; la notion de justice renvoie à la morale the notion of justice relates back to ethics.[rɑ̃vwaje] verbe transitif1. [colis, formulaire] to send back (separable)[importun] to send away (separable)[soldat, troupes] to dischargeon les a renvoyés chez eux they were sent (back) home ou dischargedje le renvoie chez sa mère demain I'm sending him back ou off to his mother's tomorrowj'étais renvoyé de vendeur en vendeur I was being passed ou shunted around from one salesman to the next3. [congédier] to dismissa. [de ton travail] you're going to lose your jobb. [de ton lycée] you're going to get yourself expelledla réunion est renvoyée à mardi prochain the meeting has been put off until ou put back to next Tuesday5. [transférer] to refer6. [faire se reporter] to referles numéros renvoient aux notes de fin de chapitre the numbers refer to notes at the end of each chapter7. [refléter] to reflect[répercuter]————————se renvoyer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)se renvoyer la balle: on peut se renvoyer la balle comme ça longtemps! we could go on forever blaming each other like this!dans cette affaire d'évasion, Français et Suisses se renvoient la balle in this escape business, the French and Swiss authorities are trying to make each other carry the can -
100 mancanza
f lack (di of)( errore) oversightmancanza di abitazioni housing shortagemancanza di corrente power failuremancanza di personale lack of staff, staff shortageper mancanza di tempo for lack of time* * *mancanza s.f.1 lack, deficiency; want; shortage; (assenza) absence: mancanza di affetto, lack of affection; mancanza di coraggio, lack of courage; mancanza di tempo, lack of time; mancanza di denaro, lack (o shortage) of money; mancanza di manodopera, shortage of labour; mancanza di immaginazione, want of imagination; mancanza di educazione, bad manners; il tuo atteggiamento denota mancanza di comprensione, your behaviour shows lack of understanding; il bambino soffre la mancanza di una figura paterna, the child suffers from the lack of a father figure; durante la sua mancanza, during his absence; sentire la mancanza di qlcu., to miss s.o.; sente la mancanza dei suoi amici, he misses his friends; sento molto la tua mancanza, I miss you very much // in mancanza di, failing (o for want of), (in assenza di) in the absence of: in mancanza del presidente, firmerà il segretario, in the absence of the chairman, the secretary will sign; in mancanza di verdura fresca potremmo mangiare verdura surgelata, if we don't have fresh vegetables, we could eat some frozen ones; in mancanza di meglio andammo al cinema, for want of something better to do we went to the cinema // per mancanza di, for want (o lack) of: fu assolto per mancanza di prove, he was acquitted for lack of evidence; molte persone soffrono per mancanza di cibo, many people suffer from lack of food // (dir.): mancanza di testimoni, absence of witnesses; mancanza di testamento, intestacy; mancanza di giurisdizione, lack (o want) of jurisdiction // ( banca): mancanza di copertura, no funds (o insufficient funds o absence of consideration); mancanza di credito, credit stringency2 (errore, fallo) fault; (difetto) defect, shortcoming: una lieve mancanza, a slight fault; questa è una grave mancanza da parte sua, this is a bad fault on his part; commettere una mancanza imperdonabile, to make an unforgivable mistake; supplire alle proprie mancanze, to make up for one's shortcomings3 (non com.) (svenimento) fainting.* * *[man'kantsa]sostantivo femminile1) (insufficienza) (di acqua, immaginazione) lack; (di personale, manodopera) shortage; (di denaro) lack, shortage2) (assenza) absence, lackin mancanza di — in the absence of, in default of
in mancanza del miele utilizzate lo zucchero — if you have no honey, use sugar
3) (colpa) fault, mistakecommettere una mancanza — to make a mistake, to commit a fault
rimediare alle -e di qcn. — to make up for sb.'s shortcomings
* * *mancanza/man'kantsa/sostantivo f.1 (insufficienza) (di acqua, immaginazione) lack; (di personale, manodopera) shortage; (di denaro) lack, shortage; mancanza di prove lack of proof2 (assenza) absence, lack; in mancanza di in the absence of, in default of; in mancanza del miele utilizzate lo zucchero if you have no honey, use sugar; in mancanza di meglio for want of anything better; sento la sua mancanza I miss him3 (colpa) fault, mistake; commettere una mancanza to make a mistake, to commit a fault; rimediare alle -e di qcn. to make up for sb.'s shortcomings.
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commit something to paper/writing — commit (something) to paper/writing : to write (something) down She committed her thoughts to writing. • • • Main Entry: ↑commit … Useful english dictionary
commit something for trial — commit someone/something for trial british phrase if a magistrate (=a judge in a lower court) commits a person or a case for trial, they send the person or case to a higher court Thesaurus: appearing in courthyponym Main entry: commit … Useful english dictionary
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commit to memory — To learn by heart, memorize • • • Main Entry: ↑commit * * * commit (something) to memory : to learn (something) so that you remember it perfectly : to memorize (something) I committed the poem to memory … Useful english dictionary
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