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41 conform
kən'fo:m1) (to behave, dress etc in the way that most other people do.) cumplir con, ajustarse a, someterse a2) ((with to) to act according to; to be in agreement with: Your clothes must conform to the school regulations.) adaptarse a•tr[kən'fɔːm]1 (comply with rules, standards, regulations) ajustarse (to/with, a), someterse (to/with, a), cumplir (to/with, con)■ all models conform to official safety standards todos los modelos cumplen con las normas de seguridad oficiales2 (agree, be consistent with) avenirse (to, a), conformarse (to/with, con), concordar ( with, con)■ that proposal would not conform with most people's wishes esa propuesta no se avendría a los deseos de la mayoría de la gente3 (fit in, behave like other people) ser conformistaconform [kən'fɔrm] vi1) accord, comply: ajustarse, adaptarse, conformarseit conforms with our standards: se ajusta a nuestras normas2) correspond: corresponder, encajarto conform to the truth: corresponder a la verdadn.• conforme s.m.v.• conformar v.kən'fɔːrm, kən'fɔːma) ( be in accordance)to conform TO o WITH something — ajustarse a or cumplir con algo
b) ( act in a conformist way) ser* conformistato conform TO something: he usually conforms to their wishes — por lo general se aviene a sus deseos
[kǝn'fɔːm]VI (=comply) (to laws) someterse (to a); (to standards) ajustarse (to a); [people] (socially) adaptarse, amoldarse* * *[kən'fɔːrm, kən'fɔːm]a) ( be in accordance)to conform TO o WITH something — ajustarse a or cumplir con algo
b) ( act in a conformist way) ser* conformistato conform TO something: he usually conforms to their wishes — por lo general se aviene a sus deseos
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42 fit in
( often with with) (to be able to live, exist etc in agreement or harmony: She doesn't fit in with the other children.) llevarse bien, integrarsev.• encuadrar v.1) v + adva) ( have enough room) caber*b) (go) ir*c) ( accord) \<\<detail/event\>\> concordar*, cuadrarto fit in with something — concordar* or cuadrar con algo
d) ( belong)she doesn't fit in here — esto no es para ella, ella no encaja aquí
e) (adjust, conform to)to fit in with somebody/something: he'll have to fit in with our plans tendrá que amoldarse a nuestros planes; she never fitted in with the rest — nunca se integró con los demás
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( find space for) acomodarb) ( fix in place) colocar*c) ( find time for)I can fit you in at ten o'clock — puedo atenderla or hacerle un hueco a las diez
she hoped to fit in some sightseeing — esperaba tener un poco de tiempo para salir a conocer el lugar
1. VI + ADVthat fits in with what he told me — eso concuerda or cuadra or se corresponde con lo que me dijo él
2) (=adapt)to fit in with sb's plans — amoldarse or adaptarse a los planes de algn
I'll fit in with whatever dates you've agreed on — me amoldaré or me adaptaré a las fechas que hayáis acordado
she was trying to arrange her work to fit in with her home life — intentaba organizar el trabajo de forma que se adaptara a su vida doméstica
3) (=belong) [person]she was great with the children and fitted in beautifully — con los niños era genial, y se adaptó perfectamente
will we all fit in? — ¿cabremos todos?
2. VT + ADV1) (=make room for)can you fit another book/passenger in? — ¿te cabe otro libro/pasajero más?
you could fit an illustration in here — aquí podrías poner una ilustración, aquí tienes sitio para poner una ilustración
2) (=make time for)we could fit in a round of golf before lunch — nos da tiempo a hacer un recorrido de golf antes de comer
* * *1) v + adva) ( have enough room) caber*b) (go) ir*c) ( accord) \<\<detail/event\>\> concordar*, cuadrarto fit in with something — concordar* or cuadrar con algo
d) ( belong)she doesn't fit in here — esto no es para ella, ella no encaja aquí
e) (adjust, conform to)to fit in with somebody/something: he'll have to fit in with our plans tendrá que amoldarse a nuestros planes; she never fitted in with the rest — nunca se integró con los demás
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) ( find space for) acomodarb) ( fix in place) colocar*c) ( find time for)I can fit you in at ten o'clock — puedo atenderla or hacerle un hueco a las diez
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43 pertenecer
v.to belong, to correspond, to apply, to pertain.* * *1 to belong (a, to)* * *verb* * *VI1) (=ser propiedad)los terrenos pertenecen al ayuntamiento — the land belongs to the council, the land is council property
2) (=formar parte)3) frm (=competer)le pertenece a él acabar el trabajo — it's his responsibility to finish the job, it's up to him to finish the job
* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( ser propiedad)b) ( formar parte)pertenecer A algo — to belong to something, be a member of something
* * *= pertain.Ex. If these terms are input with the titles to which they pertain the additional words will be treated just as if they were part of the title proper.----* al que pertenece = parent.* institución a la que se pertenece = home institution.* no pertenecer a = have + no place in.* organización a la que pertenece = parent organisation.* pertenecer a = belong (to), come from.* pertenecer al pasado = be a thing of the past, become + a thing of the past.* pertenecer a otra categoría de cosas = be of a different order.* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].* que no pertenece a un sindicato = non-unionised.* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.* * *verbo intransitivoa) ( ser propiedad)b) ( formar parte)pertenecer A algo — to belong to something, be a member of something
* * *= pertain.Ex: If these terms are input with the titles to which they pertain the additional words will be treated just as if they were part of the title proper.
* al que pertenece = parent.* institución a la que se pertenece = home institution.* no pertenecer a = have + no place in.* organización a la que pertenece = parent organisation.* pertenecer a = belong (to), come from.* pertenecer al pasado = be a thing of the past, become + a thing of the past.* pertenecer a otra categoría de cosas = be of a different order.* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].* que no pertenece a un sindicato = non-unionised.* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar = sense of belonging.* * *pertenecer [E3 ]vi1 (ser propiedad) pertenecer A algn to belong TO sbla casa perteneció a mi abuela the house belonged to my grandmother2 (formar parte) pertenecer A algo to belong TO sth, be a member OF sth* * *
pertenecer ( conjugate pertenecer) verbo intransitivoa) ( ser propiedad) pertenecer A algn/algo to belong to sb/sthb) ( formar parte) pertenecer A algo to belong to sth, be a member of sth
pertenecer verbo intransitivo to belong [a, to]: este libro pertenece a tu biblioteca, this book belongs to your library
' pertenecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corresponder
English:
belong
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* * *pertenecer vi1.pertenecer a [ser propiedad de] to belong to;este libro pertenece a la biblioteca de mi tío this book is part of my uncle's library;el león pertenece a la categoría de los felinos the lion belongs to the cat family2. [corresponder a] to be up to, to be a matter for;es a él a quien pertenece presentar disculpas it's up to him to apologize* * *v/i belong (a to)* * *pertenecer {53} vi: to belong* * *pertenecer vb to belong -
44 quadrare
[kwa'drare]1. vt1) Geom to square2) Contabilità to balance, tally2. vi(
fig : corrispondere) quadrare (con) — to correspond (with)qui c'è qualcosa che non quadra — there's something here that doesn't add up, there's something wrong here
quel tipo non mi quadra fam — there's something fishy o I don't like about that guy
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45 match
I [mætʃ]nome (for lighting fire) fiammifero m.II [mætʃ]to put a match to sth. — dare fuoco a qcs
1) sport incontro m., partita f.2) (equal)to be a match for sb. — tenere testa a qcn.
to be no match for sb. — non essere all'altezza di qcn., non poter competere con qcn.
to be a good match for sth. — [shoes, curtains, colour] andare bene con qcs.
4) (marriage) unione f., matrimonio m.III 1. [mætʃ]1) (harmonize with) [colour, bag] intonarsi con, stare bene con; (correspond to) corrispondere a; [product, supply] rispondere a [ demand]; [ word] corrispondere a [ definition]2) (equal) uguagliare [record, achievements]2.when it comes to cheating there's nobody to match him — quando si tratta di imbrogliare, non c'è nessuno come lui
- match up* * *[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.)- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.)2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.)3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.)4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.)2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.)2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.)•- matched- matchless
- matchmaker* * *I [mætʃ]nome (for lighting fire) fiammifero m.II [mætʃ]to put a match to sth. — dare fuoco a qcs
1) sport incontro m., partita f.2) (equal)to be a match for sb. — tenere testa a qcn.
to be no match for sb. — non essere all'altezza di qcn., non poter competere con qcn.
to be a good match for sth. — [shoes, curtains, colour] andare bene con qcs.
4) (marriage) unione f., matrimonio m.III 1. [mætʃ]1) (harmonize with) [colour, bag] intonarsi con, stare bene con; (correspond to) corrispondere a; [product, supply] rispondere a [ demand]; [ word] corrispondere a [ definition]2) (equal) uguagliare [record, achievements]2.when it comes to cheating there's nobody to match him — quando si tratta di imbrogliare, non c'è nessuno come lui
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46 congruo
congrŭo, ŭi, 3 ( inf. pres. congruēre, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 102), v. n. [etym. dub.; cf. Corss. Beitr. 457], to run, come, or meet together with something.I.Prop. (rare;II.mostly post-Aug.): guttae inter se congruunt et confunduntur,
Vitr. 7, 8, 2:arcem nata petit, quo jam manus horrida matrum Congruerat,
Val. Fl. 2, 307; 6, 58;of the stars: sidera meantia cum sole aut congruentia,
Plin. 2, 79, 81 § 191; cf. Sen. Q. N. 7, 19, 1 (cf. Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69, II. B. infra).—Hence also of the calendar dates, fixed in accordance with the stars: ut vicesimo anno ad metam eandem solis, unde orsi essent, dies cóngruerent,
Liv. 1, 19, 6.—Far more freq. and class. in prose and poetry,Trop., to coincide or correspond with a person or thing, in substance, in feeling, or in time, to be suited or adapted to, to agree with, accord, suit, fit.A.To be suited or fitted to, to agree with (in substance), to correspond; constr. with cum, inter se, the dat., or absol.(α).With cum:(β).illa congruere et cohaerere cum causā,
Cic. Inv. 1, 14, 19; so id. Lael. 8, 27; id. Att. 2, 8, 1; Liv. 23, 38, 5; Quint. 11, 3, 74: cum virtute congruere semper, Cic. Off. 3, 3, 13.—With inter se:(γ).ut corporis temperatio, cum ea congruunt inter se, e quibus constamus, sanitas: sic animi dicitur, cum ejus judicia opinionesque concordant,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 30:cum multae causae... inter se congruere videntur,
id. Rosc. Am. 22, 62; id. Fin. 3, 19, 62; Quint. 12, 6, 7 fin.; Sen. Ep. 9, 8.—Somewhat diff.:fidem auxere captivi eo maxime, quod sermo inter omnes congruebat (for sermones omnium inter se congruebant),
agreed, was congruous, Liv. 9, 2, 4.—With dat.:(δ).quibus (principiis) congruere debent quae sequuntur,
Cic. Fin. 3, 6, 20; 2, 31, 99; Liv. 8, 6, 12; 42, 17, 1; Quint. 9, 3, 40; Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 33; Tac. A. 6, 22; 13, 1; Suet. Calig. 3: non omni causae nec auditori neque personae neque tempori congruere orationis unum genus, is suitable, fit, = convenire, Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 210; Quint. 4, 2, 89; Dig. 1, 16, 13.— Impers.:Canidius timidius decessit quam professioni ejus congruebat,
Vell. 2, 87, 3; Dig. 1, 18, 13.—Absol.:B.quemadmodum congruit, ut simul et affirmes, te assiduis occupationibus impediri, et scripta nostra desideres?
is it consistent? Plin. Ep. 7, 2, 1; cf. Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 171:res prout congruunt aut repugnant,
Quint. 7, 2, 57; so id. 5, 10, 74; 5, 10, 107; Tac. A. 12, 6; id. H. 2, 4:adversus Latinos bellandum erat, lingua, moribus, etc., congruentes,
Liv. 8, 6, 15.—To agree (in feeling, opinion, etc.):C.illi inter se congruunt concorditer,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 14; Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 102:mulier mulieri magis congruit,
id. Phorm. 4, 5, 14; Nep. Lys. 3 fin.:linguā, moribus, armorum genere institutis ante omnia militaribus congruentes,
Liv. 8, 6, 15:ecce autem similia omnia: omnes congruunt: unum cognoris, omnes noris,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 34:de re unā solum dissident de ceteris mirifice congruunt,
Cic. Leg. 1, 20, 53:vereor ne natura... animos quoque dederit corporum doloribus congruentis,
sympathizing with, sharing in, affected by, id. Tusc. 5, 1, 3; cf.:sidera innumerabilia caelo inhaerentia cum ejus ipsius motu congruere,
id. ib. 5, 24, 69 Tischer ad loc.—Rarely with in and acc.:Bruttiis non societate magis Punicā quam suopte ingenio congruentibus in eum morem,
Liv. 29, 6, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.:omniumque in unum sententiae congruebant,
id. 26, 2, 5; 25, 32, 2:omnes eae res in unum congruentes... damnationem faciebant,
id. 3, 24, 6.—To come together, agree, meet, coincide (in time):A.suos dies mensisque congruere volunt cum solis lunaeque ratione,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 129:tempus ad id ipsum congruere,
Liv. 1, 5, 5; so with ad, id. 1, 19, 6:cum temporum ratio vix congruat,
Suet. Gram. 7:forte congruerat, ut Clodii Macri et Fonteii Capitonis caedes nuntiarentur,
it happened at the same time, Tac. H. 1, 7:in idem artati temporis,
Vell. 1, 16, 2; Suet. Caes. 40; Quint. 5, 5, 2.—Hence, congrŭens, entis, P. a. (acc. to II.).Agreeing, fit, appropriate, suitable, consistent, congruous.(α).With cum:(β).vita cum disciplinā,
Cic. Brut. 31, 117; 38, 141; id. Fin. 2, 14, 45:Aristoteles et Theophrastus, cum illis re congruentes, genere docendi paulum differentes,
id. Leg. 1, 13, 38.—With dat.:(γ).congruens actio menti,
Cic. de Or. 3, 59, 222; id. Fin. 5, 21, 58; 2, 31, 99; id. Fam. 9, 24, 1; Suet. Oth. 12.— Comp.:quid congruentius Deo?
Lact. 4, 26, 13.—Absol.:2.genus dicendi aptum et congruens,
Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 53; Liv. 7, 2, 7:actio vocis, vultūs et gestūs,
Cic. Part. Or. 15, 54:oratio verbis discrepans, sententiis congruens,
id. Leg. 1, 10, 30:cum haec duo pro congruentibus sumunt, tam vehementer repugnantia,
id. Ac. 2, 14, 44.—Hence,Congruens est or videtur, = convenit, it is ( seems) fit, proper, meet (post-Aug. and rare); with acc. and inf.:B.congruens erat, eandem immunitatem parentes obtinere,
Plin. Pan. 38, 6: congruentius est, Cod. 8, 47, 4.—In sup.:congruentissimum est, animam puniri,
Tert. Anim. 58.—With inf.:congruens videtur primordia ejus aperire,
Tac. H. 5, 2; cf.:congruens crediderim recensere,
id. A. 4, 6. —With ut:congruens est, ut, etc.,
Gell. 17, 8, 13; Dig. 1, 16, 4, § 3.—Agreeing in all its parts; symmetrical, proportioned; accordant, consistent, harmonious: is concentus ex dissimillumarum vocum moderatione concors tamen efficitur et congruens, [p. 421] Cic. Rep. 2, 42, 69:Tiberius corpore fuit amplo et robusto... ceteris quoque membris usque ad imos pedes aequalis et congruens,
Suet. Tib. 68:congruens clamor (opp. dissonus),
Liv. 30, 34, 1; cf.:congruentissimā voce acclamare,
App. Mag. p. 320, 31.—Hence, congrŭenter, adv., agreeably, filly, suitably (twice in Cic., but very rare in the class. per.):congruenter naturae convenienterque vivere,
Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 26:ut ad id quodcumque agetur apte congruenterque dicamus,
id. de Or. 3, 10, 37:respondere,
Dig. 45, 1, 1 fin. — Comp., Fronto Orat. 3 fin.; Min. Fel. Oct. 40 fin. — Sup., Tert. Pudic. 8 fin.; Aug. Doctr. Christ. 1, 12 al. -
47 respondeo
rē-spondĕo, di, sum, 2, v. a.I.Lit., to promise a thing in return for something else; to offer or present in return. So, only in a few examples, the phrase par pari (dat.) respondere, to return like for like: par pari respondes dicto, you return tit for tat with your tongue (syn. refero), Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 41; cf.: istuc serva; et verbum verbo par pari ut respondeas, Ter Phorm. 1, 4, 35; and:II.paria paribus respondimus,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 23.— Pass.: provide, si cui quid debetur, ut sit, unde par pari respondeatur, i. e. that there be wherewithal to meet the demand, Atticus ap. Cic. Att. 16, 7, 6; cf. also under II. A. 1, the lusus verbb. with spondeo; and II. B. init. —In a more general signification.A.To answer, reply, respond (either to a question, or to any statement or remark, and either in a friendly or hostile signif.); constr. aliquid alicui, ad, adversus, contra aliquem ( aliquid).1.In gen.a.Lit.: Th. Aliud te rogo. Tr. Aliud ergo nunc tibi respondeo, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 70; cf. id. Merc. 1, 2, 73.— Absol.:b.prius respondes, quam rogo,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 119:eā legatione Papirius auditā... respondit,
Liv. 9, 14, 2; 27, 40, 8; 33, 38, 7; Nep. Milt. 1, 4:ille appellatus respondit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 36; 5, 41; Cic. Leg. 3, 13, 30; id. Verr. 2, 4, 62, § 138; id. Fam. 3, 6, 2; 5, 2, 8; 7, 24, 2;9, 14, 2. — So usu. of an oral answer: tibi non rescribam, sed respondeam,
Sen. Ep. 67, 2;but also of writing: epistulae,
Cic. Att. 9, 9, 1 et saep.; v. infra:ab his sermo oritur, respondet Laelius,
Cic. Lael. 1, 5; Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 28: olli respondit rex Albaï Longaï, Enn. ap. Fortun. p. 2691 P. (Ann. v. 34 Vahl.):cui orationi Caepionis ore respondit Aelius,
Cic. Brut. 46, 169:criminibus,
id. Planc. 2, 4:supremae tuae paginae,
id. Att. 6, 2, 1:cui opinioni,
Quint. 4, 4, 1:tam aequae postulationi,
id. 7, 1, 47 al.:summā constantiā ad ea, quae quaesita erant, respondebat,
Cic. Phil. 1, 1, 2; cf.:arbitrabar me satis respondisse ad id quod quaesierat Laelius,
id. Rep. 2, 39, 65:nec absurde adversus utrosque respondisse visus est,
Liv. 35, 50; 8, 32:adversus haec imperator respondit,
id. 30, 31; 33, 35 fin. — With acc. of neutr. pron.:illud respondere cogam,
to make answer to that, Cic. Cael. 28, 67; cf. id. Vatin. 7, 18; 17, 41:multa contra patronos venuste testis saepe respondet,
Quint. 5, 7, 31; 5, 7, 24; cf.:accipe, quid contra juvenis responderit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 233.— With object-clause:respondent, bello se et suos tutari posse,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 59; id. Curc. 2, 3, 54; id. Mil. 2, 2, 23; id. Merc. 5, 2. 102 al. —Introducing a direct answer:cum dixisset, Quid agis, Grani? respondit, Immo vero tu, Druse, quid agis!
Cic. Planc. 14, 33; id. Att. 5, 21, 12; id. Inv. 1, 31, 51; id. Tusc. 5, 19, 56.— In impers. perf.:postquam mihi responsum est, abeo, etc.,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 57; cf. id. Mil. 4, 2, 93: quid nunc renunciem abs te responsum? Ter. Heaut. 4, 8, 18:sic existimet: Responsum non dictum esse, quia laesit prior,
id. Eun. prol. 6.— In plur.:multa ejus et in senatu et in foro vel provisa prudenter vel acta constanter vel responsa acute ferebantur,
Cic. Lael. 2, 6.— In the sup.:(haec) quam brevia responsu,
Cic. Clu. 59 fin. — In a lusus verbb. with spondeo: Er. Sponden' tu istud? He. Spondeo. Er. At ego, tuum tibi advenisse filium, respondeo, and in return I promise you, i. e. assure you, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 119; cf.:fideiussores, qui salvam rempublicam fore responderunt, etc.,
promised, gave assurance, Dig. 50, 1, 17 fin. —Trop., to answer, respond, reply to, re-echo, resound, etc.:2.saxa et solitudines voci respondent,
Cic. Arch. 8, 19;respondent flebile ripae,
Ov. M. 11, 53; and:respondentia tympana,
Stat. Achill. 2, 175: urbes coloniarum respondebunt Catilinae tumulis silvestribus, will give an answer to, i. e. will prove a match for, Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24.—In partic.a.Of lawyers, priests, oracles, etc., to give an opinion, advice, decision, response:b.quaeris, num juris consultus (sit)? quasi quisquam sit, qui sibi hunc falsum de jure respondisse dicat,
Cic. Planc. 25, 62; so,de jure,
id. Brut. 30, 113; cf.:de jure consulentibus respondere,
id. Mur. 4, 9;in a like signif., also simply jus,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 12:facultas respondendi juris,
id. ib. 2, 12, 29; id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Plin. Ep. 6, 15, 3 al.; cf.:civica jura,
Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 24; and:quae consuluntur, minimo periculo respondentur, etc.,
Cic. Mur. 13, 28; id. Brut. 89, 306. — Absol., Dig. 2, 14, 7; and so very freq. of the jurists in the Digests;v. responsum: pater Roscii ad haruspices retulit: qui responderunt, nihil illo puero clarius fore,
Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79:cum ex prodigiis haruspices respondissent,
Sall. C. 47, 2; Liv. 27, 37; 31, 5; 5, 54; Vell. 2, 24, 3:responsum est,
Suet. Aug. 94, 97:deliberantibus Pythia respondit, ut moenibus ligneis se munirent,
gave advice, Nep. Them. 2, 6; cf. Just. 11, 11, § 11:possumus seniores amici quiete respondere,
to give advice, Tac. A. 14, 54 fin. —Of the answering of a person summoned when his name is called; hence, meton., to appear: citatus neque respondit neque excusatus est, Varr. ap. Gell. 11, 1, 4; cf.:(β).cives, qui ad nomina non respondissent,
Liv. 7, 4:quia Romae non respondebant,
id. 39, 18; Val. Max. 6, 3, 4; Suet. Tib. 38; id. Ner. 44; Hor. S. 1, 9, 36 (vadato, dat., i.e. ei qui eum vadatus erat; v. vador); Dig. 3, 3, 35; 41, 1, 14 et saep.—Esp., to appear before a tribunal, to answer an accusation, meet a charge, etc.:(γ).perfectus in exsilium Tubulus est nec respondere ausus,
Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54:Verrem alterā actione responsurum non esse,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 1:nemo Epaminondam responsurum putabat,
Nep. Epam. 8, 1.—Transf., in gen., to appear, be present:B.ipsi (sc. paeon et herous) se offerent et respondebunt non vocati,
Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 191:verba (with res se ostendent),
Quint. 10, 3, 9:ut ii, qui debent, non respondeant ad tempus,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 2; cf.:podagra ad tempus (with venit ad horam),
Sen. Q. N. 3, 16, 1:sanguis per menstrua,
Cels. 4, 4, 5.—To answer to; to meet, agree, accord, or correspond with a thing; constr. usually with dat. or absol.:C.ut omnia omnibus paribus paria respondeant,
Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 50:ut horum auctoritatibus illorum orationi, qui dissentiunt, respondere posse videamur,
id. Imp. Pomp. 23, 68:ut verba verbis quasi demensa et paria respondeant,
id. Or. 12, 38; and:respondent extrema primis, media utrisque, omnia omnibus,
id. Fin. 5, 28, 83: (Aristoteles dicit) illam artem (sc. rhetoricam) quasi ex alterā parte respondere dialecticae, that it corresponds to, i. e. forms the counterpart of, id. Or. 32, 114:aedificare alteram porticum quae Palatio responderet,
id. Har. Resp. 23, 49; cf.of a locality: contra elata mari respondet Gnosia tellus,
i. e. lies opposite, Verg. A. 6, 23:Pachyni pulsata Ionio respondent saxa profundo,
Sil. 14, 73:est mihi magnae curae, ut ita erudiatur (Lucullus), ut et patri et Caepioni nostro et tibi tam propinquo respondeat,
Cic. Fin. 3, 2, 8: satis Graecorum [p. 1582] gloriae responderunt, id. Tusc. 1, 2, 3:tua virtus opinioni hominum,
id. Fam. 2, 5, 2; id. Lael. 16, 56:fortuna meis optatis,
id. Fam. 2, 1, 2; cf.:seges votis,
Verg. G. 1, 47:arma Caesaris non responsura lacertis,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 48:favor meritis,
id. ib. 2, 1, 9:ne prior officio quisquam respondeat,
id. S. 2, 6, 24:par fama labori,
id. ib. 2, 8, 66:fructus labori,
Ov. F. 4, 641:non mihi respondent veteres in carmine vires,
id. H. 15, 197 al.:familiam nemo speciosiorem producet, sed hominibus non respondet,
he does not pay his debts, Sen. Ep. 87, 6:amori amore respondere,
i. e. to return it, repay it, Cic. Fam. 15, 21, 4; cf.:Quinti fratris liberalitati subsidiis amicorum,
id. Att. 4, 3, 6:qui ex vico ortus est, eam patriam intellegitur habere, cui reipublicae vicus ille respondet,
to which it belongs, Dig. 50, 1, 30.—In mal. part.: mulieribus,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 17.—With ad:respondere ad parentum speciem,
resemble, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 9:deformentur directiones, ut longitudines ad regulam et lineam, altitudines ad perpendiculum, anguli ad normam respondentes exigantur,
Vitr. 7, 3; cf.:structuram ad perpendiculum respondere oportet,
Plin. 36, 22, 51, § 172:quia non tota ad animum responderat (villa),
Suet. Caes. 48:ad spem eventus respondit,
Liv. 28, 6.—With dat.:Papirio quoque brevi ad spem eventus respondit,
Liv. 9, 15.— With ex:quicquid non ex voluntate respondet, iram provocat,
Sen. Ep. 47, 19:speculum quocumque obvertimus oris, Res sibi respondent simili formā atque colore,
i. e. correspond, are reflected, Lucr. 4, 167.— Absol.:sidera respondent in aquā,
Lucr. 4, 213:quia raro verba belle respondeant,
Quint. 6, 3, 48: medicus aliquid oportet inveniat, quod non ubique fortasse, sed saepius tamen etiam respondeat, may answer, be suitable, Cels. praef.—To return, make a return, yield:1.frumenta quando cum quarto responderint (sc. colono),
have returned, yielded, Col. 3, 3, 4; cf. with abl. and dat.:humus cum est repetita cultu, magno fenore colono respondet,
id. 2, 1, 3:vitis, nisi praepingui solo, non respondet,
id. 3, 2, 11; cf.:metalla plenius responsura fodienti,
Sen. Ep. 23, 5.—Hence, rēspon-sum, i, n., an answer, reply, response (equally freq. in sing. and plur.).In gen.:2.suis postulatis responsa exspectare,
Caes. B. C. 1, 5 fin.:haec paucis diebus ex illius ad nostra responsa responsis intellegentur, quorsum evasura sint,
Cic. Att. 7, 17, 4:responsum senatūs,
Liv. 7, 31:sine responso legatos dimisit,
id. 9, 38:nullo ab nostris dato responso,
Caes. B. G. 5, 58:responsum dedisti tantis de rebus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 40; 2, 4, 39, § 85; so,dare responsum,
Liv. 5, 32, 8; Val. Max. 9, 5, ext. 3; Curt. 3, 12, 9; Liv. 3, 50, 12:reddere alicui,
Cic. Planc. 14, 34; cf.:triste redditum,
Liv. 9, 16:ferre (ab aliquo),
to receive, Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 19; Caes. B. G. 6, 4 fin.:referre (ab aliquo),
to deliver, Cic. Att. 7, 17, 2; Hirt. B. G. 8, 23; Liv. 37, 6:elicere,
Quint. 5, 7, 20:petere,
Hor. C. S. 55:responsum accipere,
Liv. 5, 36, 4; Just. 12, 2, 8:responsum non fuit in eis,
Vulg. Jer. 5, 13.—In partic. (acc. to II. A. 2.), an answer, reply of a lawyer, priest, oracle, etc.; an opinion, response, oracle:cum responsumque ab eo (Crasso) verum magis, quam ad suam rem accommodatum abstulisset, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 239:res judicatae, decreta, responsa,
id. ib. 2, 27, 116; id. Mur. 13, 29.—The responsa prudentium, or authoritative opinions of leading lawyers, were an important source of the Roman law,
Just. Inst. 1, 2, 8 Sandars ad loc.:haruspicum responsa,
Cic. Cat. 3, 4, 9; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 30; Ov. M. 3, 340; 527:legatus a Delphis Romam rediit, responsumque ex scripto recitavit,
Liv. 23, 11; cf. id. 1, 56; Quint. 3, 7, 11; 5, 7, 35; Tac. H. 1, 10; 4, 65 al.; Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 65; Ter. And. 4, 2, 15; Verg. A. 7, 86 et saep.—In eccl. Lat.: responsum Dei, ab angelo, etc.,
Vulg. Mich. 3, 7; id. Luc. 2, 26; id. Act. 10, 22. -
48 entsprechen
(entsprach,entsprochen) - {to agree} đồng ý, tán thành, bằng lòng, thoả thuận, hoà thuận, hợp với, phù hợp với, thích hợp với, hợp, cân bằng - {to answer} trả lời, đáp lại, thưa, biện bác, chịu trách nhiệm, đảm bảo, bảo lãnh, xứng với, đúng với, đáp ứng, thành công có kết quả - {to comply} tuân theo, chiếu theo, đồng ý làm theo - {to conform} làm cho hợp với, làm cho phù hợp với, làm cho thích hợp với, to conform oneself to thích nghi với, thích ứng với, theo, làm theo, y theo - {to correspond} xứng, tương ứng, phù hợp, tương đương, đối nhau, giao thiệp bằng thư từ, trao đổi thư từ - {to equal} bằng, ngang, sánh kịp, bì kịp - {to fulfill} thực hiện, hoàn thành, làm trọn, thi hành, đủ - {to match} đối chọi, địch được, sánh được, đối được, làm cho hợp, làm cho phù hợp, gả, cho lấy - {to meet (met,met) gặp, gặp gỡ, đi đón, xin giới thiệu, làm quen, vấp phải, đương đầu, thoả mãn, làm vừa lòng, nhận, tiếp nhận, chịu đựng, cam chịu, thanh toán, gặp nhau, tụ họp, họp, nối nhau - tiếp vào nhau, gắn vào nhau - {to parallel} đặt song song với, tìm tương đương với, so sánh, song song với, tương đương với, ngang với, giống với, mắc song song = entsprechen (entsprach,entsprochen) [einer Sache] {to coincide [with something]; to correspond [to a thing]}+ = genau entsprechen {to stand on all fours}+ -
49 inconsistent
inkən'sistənt1) ((often with with) contradictory in some way; not in agreement: What you're saying today is quite inconsistent with the statement you made yesterday.) inconsecuente, contradictorio2) (changeable, eg in standard: His work is inconsistent.) inconsistente•tr[ɪnkən'sɪstənt]1 (not agreeing with, at variance with) inconsecuente; (contradictory) contradictorio,-a2 (changeable - weather) variable; (- person) inconstante, voluble, irregular; (- behaviour) imprevisible, irregularinconsistent [.ɪnkən'sɪstənt] adj: inconsecuente, inconsistenteadj.• incoherente adj.• inconsecuente adj.• inconsistente adj.'ɪnkən'sɪstənta) ( contradictory) <statement/account> contradictorio, incoherente; < action> contradictorio, inconsecuenteto be inconsistent WITH something — no concordar* con algo; \<\<with principles/ideas\>\> no compadecerse* con algo
b) (irregular, changeable) <person/attitude> inconsecuente, inconstante; < performance> desigual[ˌɪnkǝn'sɪstǝnt]ADJ1) (=erratic) [person] inconsecuente, voluble; [quality, work, performance] irregular, desigual; [behaviour, policies] contradictorio, incongruente2) (=contradictory) [actions] inconsecuente; [statement, account, evidence] contradictorioto be inconsistent with sth — (=contradict) contradecir algo, no concordar con algo; (=not correspond with) no encajar con algo, no concordar con algo
* * *['ɪnkən'sɪstənt]a) ( contradictory) <statement/account> contradictorio, incoherente; < action> contradictorio, inconsecuenteto be inconsistent WITH something — no concordar* con algo; \<\<with principles/ideas\>\> no compadecerse* con algo
b) (irregular, changeable) <person/attitude> inconsecuente, inconstante; < performance> desigual -
50 Brief
m; -(e)s, -e1. letter; kurzer: note, a few lines Pl. umg.; epistle BIBL. und iro.; Briefe auch correspondence Sg.; eingeschriebener Brief registered letter; jemandem / an jemanden einen Brief schreiben write s.o. meist Am. / write to s.o.; darauf gebe ich Ihnen Brief und Siegel fig. I give you my word (on it), you can take my word for it; blau 1, offen I* * *der Briefletter; note* * *[briːf]m -(e)s, -e1) letter; (BIBL) epistleaus seinen Bríéfen — from his letters or correspondence
2) (ST EX = Briefkurs) selling rate, offer price* * *(a written message, especially sent by post in an envelope: She slowly took the letter from its envelope; Did you post my letter?) letter* * *<-[e]s, -e>[bri:f]m1. (Poststück) letteretw als \Brief schicken to send sth [by] letter post [or AM at [the] letter rate]blauer \Brief (Kündigung) letter of dismissal; SCH school letter notifying parents that their child must repeat the yearein offener \Brief an open lettermit jdm \Briefe wechseln to correspond with sb2. (in der Bibel) epistle* * *der; Brief[e]s, Briefe letterjemandem Brief und Siegel [auf etwas (Akk.)] geben — (fig.) promise somebody faithfully or give somebody one's word [on something]
* * *eingeschriebener Brief registered letter;jemandem/an jemanden einen Brief schreiben write sb meist US/write to sb;darauf gebe ich Ihnen Brief und Siegel fig I give you my word (on it), you can take my word for it; → blau 1, offen A2. FIN, BÖRSE asked, offer price, price offered;Brief und Geld asked and bid* * *der; Brief[e]s, Briefe letterjemandem Brief und Siegel [auf etwas (Akk.)] geben — (fig.) promise somebody faithfully or give somebody one's word [on something]
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51 fit in
1. transitive verb1) unterbringen2) (to a schedule) einen Termin geben (+ Dat.); unterbringen, einschieben [Treffen, Besuch, Sitzung]2. intransitive verb1) hineinpassen2) (be in accordance)fit in with something — mit etwas übereinstimmen
fit in with somebody's plan/ideas — in jemandes Plan/Konzept (Akk.) passen
* * *( often with with) (to be able to live, exist etc in agreement or harmony: She doesn't fit in with the other children.) passen zu* * *◆ fit inI. vito \fit in in with a team sich akk in ein Team einfügen2. (conform, correspond) dazupassenthis doesn't \fit in in with my plans das passt mir nicht in den PlanII. vt1. (make time for)▪ to \fit in sth ⇆ in etw einschiebento \fit in sth in one's schedule etw in seinem Terminkalender unterbringen2. (put down as)▪ to \fit in sb in [somewhere] jdn [irgendwo] einordnen* * *1. vt sep1) (= find space for) unterbringen2) (= find time for) person einen Termin geben (+dat); meeting unterbringen; (= squeeze in) einschiebenSir Charles could fit you in at 3 o'clock —
can you fit this meeting in(to) your schedule? — können Sie diese Konferenz noch in Ihrem Terminkalender unterbringen?
3)(= make harmonize)
to fit sth in with sth — etw mit etw in Einklang bringen4) (= fit, put in) einsetzen, einbauen2. vi1) (= go into place) hineinpassenI can't get all the toys to fit in — ich kann die ganzen Spielsachen nicht hineinbekommen
there is one fact that doesn't fit in — da ist ein Punkt, der nicht ins Ganze passt
how does this fit in? —
I see, it all fits in now — jetzt passt alles zusammen
to fit in with sth (plans, ideas) — in etw (acc) passen; (facts) mit etw übereinstimmen
he wants everybody to fit in with him/his plans — er will, dass sich jedermann nach ihm/seinen Plänen richtet
3)= harmonize) he doesn't fit in here/with the others/with such a firm — er passt nicht hierhin/zu den anderen/in eine solche Firmashe's the sort who fits in easily in any group —
the new director didn't fit in — der neue Direktor hat nicht in die Firma gepasst or nicht reingepasst (inf)
try to fit in (with the others) — versuche dich den anderen anzupassen
she has problems fitting in — sie kann sich nicht gut anpassen
* * *A v/t1. einfügen, -schieben, -passen* * *1. transitive verb1) unterbringen2) (to a schedule) einen Termin geben (+ Dat.); unterbringen, einschieben [Treffen, Besuch, Sitzung]2. intransitive verb1) hineinpassenfit in with somebody's plan/ideas — in jemandes Plan/Konzept (Akk.) passen
3) (settle harmoniously) [Person:] sich anpassen ( with an + Akk.) -
52 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) løsning2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svare2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) lukke opp; ta telefonen3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) svare til, tilfredsstille4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) samsvare, passe•- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphonesvar--------svareIsubst. \/ˈɑːnsə\/1) svar2) løsning3) ( jus) forsvar, forsvarstaleanswer to svar på, parallell tilfor (an) answer som svarhave all the answers (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) vite det meste, være selvtilfredsin answer to something som svar på noea plain answer en klar beskjedIIverb \/ˈɑːnsə\/1) svare, besvare, svare på2) ( om oppgave e.l.) løse3) ( om forventning eller hensikt) svare til, tilsvare, stemme med, oppfylle, tilfredsstille, lykkeshun innfridde deres forventninger\/de var fornøyd med henne4) være brukbar, passe, duge, lønne seg5) besvare, gjengjelde6) forsvare seg overfor, forsvare seg mot, møte7) lystre, følge8) (økonomi, om gjeld) møte, dekke, honorereanswer back gi svar på tiltale, svare tilbake, være uhøfliganswer for ha ansvar for, være ansvarlig for stå til ansvar (over)for, stå til regnskap for, gå god foranswer the bell\/door gå og lukke oppanswer the description of svare til beskrivelsen av passe med signalementet avanswer the telephone ta telefonen, passe telefonenanswer to tilsvare, stemme med, svare til rapportere til, være underlagt lystre, lydestå til ansvar for være ansvarlig foranswer up svare klart og tydeligin answer to som svar på for å svare på, for å besvare (ta seg av) -
53 combinare
combine( organizzare) arrangecombinare un guaio make a messoggi ho combinato poco I got very little done today* * *combinare v.tr.1 to combine; to reconcile, to put* together; ( colori) to match (up): vorrei poter sempre combinare lavoro e piacere, I wish I could always combine work with pleasure2 ( concludere) to conclude, to settle, to fix up; to arrange: combinare un affare, to conclude a transaction; (fam.) to clinch a deal; combinare un matrimonio, to arrange (o to bring about) a marriage3 ( progettare) to plan, to organize, to arrange: combinare un viaggio in Spagna, to plan a trip to Spain4 ( fare) to do*; to make*; (fam.) to be up to, to get* up to: cosa stai combinando?, what are you up to? (o what are you doing?) // combinare dei guai, to get into trouble // combinarne di tutti i colori, to get up to all kinds of mischief5 (chim.) to combine◆ v. intr. ( andare d'accordo) to agree; ( di colori) to match: le sue idee non combinano con le mie, his ideas do not agree with mine.◘ combinarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 ( accordarsi) to agree, to come* to an agreement, to settle: non ci siamo combinati nel prezzo, we didn't agree (o settle) on the price // tariffa combinata, combined rate2 (fam.) ( conciarsi) to get* oneself up: ma come ti sei combinato?, why have you got yourself up like that?3 ( di colori) to match, to go* (with)5 (non com.) ( capitare) to happen: si combinò che io uscivo mentre egli entrava, I just happened to be going out while he was coming in.* * *[kombi'nare]1. vt1) (mettere insieme) to combine2) (organizzare: incontro) to arrange, (concludere: affare) to conclude2. vicombinare (con) — to correspond (with)3. vr (combinarsi)(
fam : conciarsi) ma come ti sei combinato? — what on earth have you got on?, what on earth have you done to yourself?4. vip (combinarsi)Chim to combine* * *[kombi'nare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (armonizzare) to combine, to mix, to match [colori, stili]; to mix [ metodi]; to reconcile [ opinioni]3) (concertare) to plan [ viaggio]; to arrange [ matrimonio]combinare un affare — to make o strike a deal
4) colloq. (fare)sta combinando qualche guaio — he's up to no good o to his tricks o to something
5) chim. to combine2.verbo pronominale combinarsi1) (armonizzarsi) to go* together2) (conciarsi) to get* oneself up3) chim. to combine* * *combinare/kombi'nare/ [1]1 (armonizzare) to combine, to mix, to match [colori, stili]; to mix [ metodi]; to reconcile [ opinioni]2 (fissare) to arrange [ incontro]; abbiamo combinato di vederci questa sera we've arranged to meet tonight3 (concertare) to plan [ viaggio]; to arrange [ matrimonio]; combinare un affare to make o strike a deal4 colloq. (fare) combinare un pasticcio to make a mess; non so che cosa sta combinando I don't know what he's up to; cosa stai combinando? what are you doing? sta combinando qualche guaio he's up to no good o to his tricks o to something; non stiamo combinando nulla we're getting nowhere fast; non riesco a combinare niente I can't get anything done5 chim. to combineII combinarsi verbo pronominale1 (armonizzarsi) to go* together; - rsi bene con to combine well with2 (conciarsi) to get* oneself up3 chim. to combine. -
54 match
match [mæt∫]1. nound. ( = complement) to be a good match [clothes, colours] aller bien ensemblee. ( = marriage) (old-fashioned) mariage ma. ( = produce equal to) to match sb's offer faire une offre équivalente à celle de qn• this is matched only by... cela n'a d'égal que...c. ( = pair off) she matched her wits against his strength elle opposait son intelligence à sa forcea. [colours] aller bien ensemble ; [socks] faire la paireb. to match up to ( = be equal to) égaler• he didn't match up to his father's expectations il n'a pas été à la hauteur des espérances de son père4. compounds• there were allegations of match-fixing selon certains, le match aurait été truqué ► match point noun balle f de match* * *[mætʃ] 1.1) Sport match m2) ( for lighting fire) allumette f3) ( equal)4) ( thing that harmonizes)to be a good match for something — [shoes, curtains, colour] aller très bien avec quelque chose
5) ( marriage) union f, mariage m2.transitive verb1) ( correspond to) [colour, bag] être assorti à; [blood type] correspondre à; [product, supply] répondre à [demand]; [word] correspondre à [definition]2) ( equal) égaler [record, achievements]there's nobody to match him — ( disparagingly) il n'y en a pas deux comme lui
3) ( find a match for)3.intransitive verb [colours, clothes, curtains] être assortis/-ies; [components] aller ensemblePhrasal Verbs:- match up -
55 zg|odzić
pf Ⅰ vt przest. (nająć) to employ, to hire (kogoś sb)- zgodzić dziewczynę do służby to engage a maidⅡ zgodzić się — zgadzać się 1. (wyrazić zgodę) to agree; to acquiesce książk.- zgodzić się na czyjąś propozycję to agree to a. accept sb’s proposal- zgodzić się coś zrobić to agree a. consent to do sth- zgodzić się, żeby ktoś coś zrobił to agree a. consent to sb doing sth- zgodził się przyjechać he agreed to come- zgadzam się, żebyś poszedł I agree to your going- zgodził się nam towarzyszyć he agreed to accompany us- on nigdy się na to nie zgodzi he’ll never agree to that- zgadzasz się? do you agree a. approve?2. (przyznać rację) to agree, to concur (z kimś/czymś with sb/sth); to agree (co do czegoś about a. on sth)- zgodzić się, że… to concur that…- zgadzam się z tobą, że… I agree with you that…- tu się z tobą zgodzę I’ll go along with you there- zgodzisz się chyba, że to nie ma sensu? don’t you agree this makes no sense?- zgadzać się z czyimiś poglądami to agree with sb’s views- zgadzamy się, że… we agree a. are agreed that…- nie zgadzać się z kimś/czymś to disagree with sb/sth- nie zgadzać się co do czegoś to disagree on a. about sth- całkowicie się z tobą zgadzam I entirely a. totally agree with you- całkowicie się zgadzam! I couldn’t agree more!- zgadza się (that’s) correct a. right- zgadza się, ale… that’s true, but…3. (być zgodnym, pokrywać się) [liczby, sumy] to tally, to add up; [fakty] to add up, to tally; [szczegóły] to check out- zgadzać się z czymś to agree a. correspond with sth- wszystko się zgadza! it all adds up!, it all fits into place!- coś mi się tu nie zgadza there’s something wrong here, something’s not quite right here- rachunek zgadza się co do grosza the account is accurate to the penny4. przest. (nająć się) to hire oneself (out) (do kogoś to sb)- zgodziła się na gosposię she hired herself out as a housekeeper- zgodzić się do służby u kogoś to go into service with sbThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zg|odzić
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56 competo
com-pĕto ( conp-), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (first common since the Aug. per.; very rare before that time; not found in Cic., and perh. not in the poets).I.Act., to strive after something in company or together (post-class. and very rare):II. A.unum locum,
Just. 13, 2, 1:unam speciosam (puellam),
Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 59: bona, Cod. Th. 10, 10, 27, § 6.—Lit. (very rare):B.ubi viae competunt, tum in compitis sacrificatur,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 25 Müll.:ubi recti angulorum conpetant ictuus,
Plin. 2, 18, 16, § 80:si cacumina harundinum in unum competunt,
Col. 4, 17, 1; cf. id. 2, 2, 9.—Trop.1.Of time, to coincide, agree, meet, to happen, etc.; constr. with cum, the dat., in, or absol.:2.tempora reputantibus initium finemque miraculi cum Othonis exitu competisse,
Tac. H. 2, 50 fin.:fasti adeo turbati, ut neque messium feriae aestati, neque vindemiarum auctumno competerent,
Suet. Caes. 40:si competant coitus lunae in novissimum diem brumae,
Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 191; 18, 26, 63, § 232; cf. impers.:si ita competit, ut idem ille, qui sanare potest, disserat,
Sen. Ep. 75, 6.—Of other things, to agree or coincide with something, to answer to it:3.tanto Othonis animo nequaquam corpus aut habitus competiit,
Suet. Oth. 12.—Hence, absol., to be qualified, competent, appropriate, fit, suitable, to correspond:neque animo neque auribus aut linguā conpetere,
Sall. H. 1, 88 Dietsch; Tac. A. 3, 46:dux velut captus animi non linguā, non auribus competere,
id. H. 3, 73:aut assumere in causam naturas, quā competent, aut mitigare, quā repugnabunt,
Quint. 4, 1, 17:ut vix ad arma capienda aptandaque pugnae competeret animus,
Liv. 22, 5, 3:ei loci situs ita competit,
Col. 8, 17, 3; cf. id. 9, 1, 1; 9, 5, 1:si cujusquam neptium suarum competeret aetas,
Suet. Aug. 31; Col. 1, 6, 23; cf. id. 2, 8, 4; 2, 18, 2; 2, 20, 4; 4, 29 fin. —To belong, be due to:1.actionem competere in equitem Romanum,
Quint. 3, 6, 11:mihi adversus te actio competit,
Dig. 19, 1, 25:poena competit in aliquem,
App. M. 10, p. 243, 40:hereditas competit, alicui,
Eum. Pan. Const. 4:libertas servo competere potest,
Just. Inst. 1, 5, 1.—Hence,com-pĕtens, entis, P. a.a.Corresponding to:b. 2.personae rebus,
App. Flor. 16:ratio etymologiae cum sententiā vocabuli,
Gell. 19, 13, 3.— Comp., Auct. Pan. Maxim. et Const. 7.—compĕten-ter, adv., suitably, properly, becomingly (post-class.):consulere alicui,
Dig. 24, 3, 22:punire,
ib. 22, 5, 16.—* Comp.: disserere, Hier. adv. Helv. 2.—* Sup.:uti Platone,
App. Mag. p. 316, 22. -
57 conpeto
com-pĕto ( conp-), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (first common since the Aug. per.; very rare before that time; not found in Cic., and perh. not in the poets).I.Act., to strive after something in company or together (post-class. and very rare):II. A.unum locum,
Just. 13, 2, 1:unam speciosam (puellam),
Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 59: bona, Cod. Th. 10, 10, 27, § 6.—Lit. (very rare):B.ubi viae competunt, tum in compitis sacrificatur,
Varr. L. L. 6, § 25 Müll.:ubi recti angulorum conpetant ictuus,
Plin. 2, 18, 16, § 80:si cacumina harundinum in unum competunt,
Col. 4, 17, 1; cf. id. 2, 2, 9.—Trop.1.Of time, to coincide, agree, meet, to happen, etc.; constr. with cum, the dat., in, or absol.:2.tempora reputantibus initium finemque miraculi cum Othonis exitu competisse,
Tac. H. 2, 50 fin.:fasti adeo turbati, ut neque messium feriae aestati, neque vindemiarum auctumno competerent,
Suet. Caes. 40:si competant coitus lunae in novissimum diem brumae,
Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 191; 18, 26, 63, § 232; cf. impers.:si ita competit, ut idem ille, qui sanare potest, disserat,
Sen. Ep. 75, 6.—Of other things, to agree or coincide with something, to answer to it:3.tanto Othonis animo nequaquam corpus aut habitus competiit,
Suet. Oth. 12.—Hence, absol., to be qualified, competent, appropriate, fit, suitable, to correspond:neque animo neque auribus aut linguā conpetere,
Sall. H. 1, 88 Dietsch; Tac. A. 3, 46:dux velut captus animi non linguā, non auribus competere,
id. H. 3, 73:aut assumere in causam naturas, quā competent, aut mitigare, quā repugnabunt,
Quint. 4, 1, 17:ut vix ad arma capienda aptandaque pugnae competeret animus,
Liv. 22, 5, 3:ei loci situs ita competit,
Col. 8, 17, 3; cf. id. 9, 1, 1; 9, 5, 1:si cujusquam neptium suarum competeret aetas,
Suet. Aug. 31; Col. 1, 6, 23; cf. id. 2, 8, 4; 2, 18, 2; 2, 20, 4; 4, 29 fin. —To belong, be due to:1.actionem competere in equitem Romanum,
Quint. 3, 6, 11:mihi adversus te actio competit,
Dig. 19, 1, 25:poena competit in aliquem,
App. M. 10, p. 243, 40:hereditas competit, alicui,
Eum. Pan. Const. 4:libertas servo competere potest,
Just. Inst. 1, 5, 1.—Hence,com-pĕtens, entis, P. a.a.Corresponding to:b. 2.personae rebus,
App. Flor. 16:ratio etymologiae cum sententiā vocabuli,
Gell. 19, 13, 3.— Comp., Auct. Pan. Maxim. et Const. 7.—compĕten-ter, adv., suitably, properly, becomingly (post-class.):consulere alicui,
Dig. 24, 3, 22:punire,
ib. 22, 5, 16.—* Comp.: disserere, Hier. adv. Helv. 2.—* Sup.:uti Platone,
App. Mag. p. 316, 22. -
58 line
line [laɪn]ligne ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e), 1 (j)-(o), 1 (r), 1 (v) trait ⇒ 1 (a) ride ⇒ 1 (a) rang ⇒ 1 (c) queue ⇒ 1 (c) mot ⇒ 1 (f) corde ⇒ 1 (g) tuyau ⇒ 1 (h) voie ⇒ 1 (i) frontière ⇒ 1 (p) branche ⇒ 1 (q) chaîne ⇒ 1 (s) lignée ⇒ 1 (t) border ⇒ 2 (a) régler ⇒ 2 (b) doubler ⇒ 2 (c) garnir ⇒ 2 (c), 2 (d)1 noun∎ to draw a line tracer ou tirer une ligne;∎ Sport to beat sb on the line (at the finishing line) coiffer qn au poteau;∎ to score 50 points above/below the line (in bridge) marquer 50 points d'honneur/de marche;∎ there are five lines to a stave une portée est constituée de cinq lignes;∎ his face was covered with lines son visage était plein de rides∎ light travels in a straight line la lumière se propage en ligne droite;∎ it's on a line between Houston and Dallas c'est sur la ligne qui va de Houston à Dallas;∎ the two grooves must be exactly in line les deux rainures doivent être parfaitement alignées;∎ I don't follow your line of thinking je ne suis pas ton raisonnement;∎ to be in the line of fire être dans la ligne de tir;∎ line of sight or of vision ligne f de visée;∎ let's try a different line of attack essayons une approche différente;∎ it's all in the line of duty cela fait partie de mes fonctions;∎ the problems I meet in the line of duty les problèmes auxquels je suis confronté dans l'exercice de mes fonctions;∎ to be killed in the line of duty (policeman) mourir dans l'exercice de ses fonctions; (soldier) mourir au champ d'honneur;∎ British to take the line of least resistance choisir la solution de facilité;∎ there's been a terrible mistake somewhere along the line il s'est produit une erreur grave quelque part;∎ I'll support them all along or right down the line je les soutiendrai jusqu'au bout ou sur toute la ligne;∎ the population is split along religious lines la population est divisée selon des critères religieux;∎ he reorganized the company along more rational lines il a réorganisé l'entreprise sur une base plus rationnelle;∎ we shall take action along the lines suggested nous agirons dans le sens de ce qui a été proposé;∎ another idea along the same lines une autre idée dans le même genre;∎ we seem to be thinking along the same lines il semble que nous voyions les choses de la même façon;∎ to be on the right lines être sur la bonne voie(c) (row → side by side) ligne f, rang m, rangée f; (→ one behind another) rang m, file f; American (queue) file f (d'attente), queue f;∎ a line of traffic une colonne de véhicules;∎ to fall or get into line, to form a line (people) se mettre en ligne; (children) se mettre en rang; (soldiers) former les rangs;∎ stand in line, children mettez-vous en rang, les enfants;∎ to step into line se mettre en rang;∎ a line of trees une rangée d'arbres;∎ we joined the line at the bus stop nous avons fait la queue à l'arrêt de bus;∎ they wanted to be first in line ils voulaient être les premiers dans la file d'attente;∎ figurative he's in line for promotion il est sur les rangs pour une promotion;∎ he's next in line for promotion la prochaine promotion sera pour lui;∎ he's first in line for the throne c'est l'héritier du trône;∎ to be on the line (job, reputation) être en jeu;∎ to put one's job/reputation on the line mettre son travail/sa réputation en jeu;∎ to lay one's reputation/life on the line (for sb/sth) mettre sa réputation/vie en jeu (pour qn/qch)∎ it's in/out of line with company policy c'est conforme/ce n'est pas conforme à la politique de la société;∎ it's more or less in line with what we'd expected cela correspond plus ou moins à nos prévisions;∎ to bring wages into line with inflation actualiser les salaires en fonction de l'inflation;∎ the rebels have been brought into line les rebelles ont été mis au pas;∎ to fall into line with government policy accepter la politique gouvernementale;∎ to step out of line s'écarter du droit chemin∎ new line (in dictation) à la ligne;∎ Computing a 20-line program un programme de 20 lignes;∎ School she gave me 100 lines elle m'a donné 100 lignes (à faire);∎ she quoted a line from Wordsworth elle a cité un vers de Wordsworth;∎ I only have two lines in the whole play! je n'ai que deux répliques dans toute la pièce!;∎ he forgot his lines il a oublié son texte;∎ he gave me the usual line about his wife not understanding him il m'a fait son numéro habituel comme quoi sa femme ne le comprend pas;∎ to drop sb a line envoyer un mot à qn∎ to hang the washing on the line mettre le linge à sécher, étendre le linge;∎ your clothes are out on the line tes vêtements sont sur la corde à linge∎ the train left the line le train a déraillé(j) (travel route) ligne f;∎ underground line ligne f de métro;∎ there's a new coach line to London il y a un nouveau service d'autocars pour Londres;∎ to keep the lines of communication open maintenir ouvertes les lignes de communication;∎ shipping line compagnie f de navigation(k) Electricity ligne f;∎ the power lines have been cut les lignes électriques ont été coupées;∎ the lines are still down after the gale les lignes n'ont pas été rétablies depuis la tempête;∎ the power station comes on line in June la centrale entre en service en juin(l) Telecommunications ligne f;∎ the line went dead la communication a été coupée;∎ I was on the line to Paris je téléphonais à Paris;∎ all the lines to London are busy toutes les lignes pour Londres sont occupées;∎ then a voice came on the other end of the line alors une voix a répondu à l'autre bout du fil;∎ I have Laura on the line j'ai Laura en ligne;∎ a direct line to Washington une ligne directe avec Washington;∎ hold the line ne quittez pas;∎ there's someone on the line il y a quelqu'un sur la ligne;∎ the line's very bad la communication est mauvaise;∎ she's on the other line elle est sur l'autre ligne;∎ Computing on line en ligne∎ the graceful line or lines of the new model la ligne harmonieuse du nouveau modèle;∎ can you explain the main or broad lines of the project to me? pouvez-vous m'expliquer les grandes lignes du projet?∎ they took a hard or tough line on terrorism ils ont adopté une politique de fermeté envers le terrorisme;∎ the opposition takes a harder line on this issue l'opposition a une politique plus dure sur cette question;∎ to follow or to toe the party line suivre la ligne du parti;∎ what line are you going to take? quel parti allez-vous prendre?;∎ we must take a firm line with such people il nous faut être ferme avec des gens comme ça∎ they struggled vainly to hold the line ils ont vainement tenté de maintenir leur position;∎ battle lines lignes fpl de bataille;∎ to infiltrate enemy lines infiltrer les lignes ennemies;∎ regiment/ship of the line régiment m/navire m de ligne(p) (boundary) frontière f, limite f;∎ the distant line of the horizon la ligne lointaine de l'horizon;∎ the (dividing) line between frankness and rudeness la limite entre la franchise et l'impolitesse;∎ to overstep the line dépasser la mesure;∎ the poverty line le seuil de pauvreté;∎ they crossed the state line into Nevada ils ont franchi la frontière du Nevada;∎ to cross the Line (equator) traverser l'équateur∎ she's in the same line (of work) as you elle travaille dans la même branche que toi;∎ what line (of business) are you in?, what's your line (of business)? qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?;∎ if you need anything doing in the plumbing line si vous avez besoin de faire faire des travaux de plomberie;∎ that's not my line ce n'est pas mon rayon;∎ that's more in Katy's line c'est plus du domaine de Katy;∎ opera isn't really my line l'opéra n'est pas vraiment mon genre(r) (range → of products) ligne f;∎ a new line of office furniture une nouvelle ligne de meubles de bureau;∎ they produce or do an interesting line in chairs ils produisent une gamme intéressante de chaises;∎ familiar a rice pudding or something in that line un gâteau de riz ou quelque chose dans ce genre(-là)(s) (production line) chaîne f;∎ the new model will be coming off the line in May le nouveau modèle sortira de l'usine en mai(t) (lineage, ancestry) lignée f;∎ line of descent filiation f;∎ to be descended in (a) direct line from sb descendre en droite ligne de qn;∎ the Windsor line la lignée des Windsor;∎ the title is transmitted by the male line le titre se transmet par les hommes;∎ he comes from a long line of doctors il est issu d'une longue lignée de médecins∎ I'll try and get a line on what actually happened j'essaierai d'avoir des tuyaux sur ce qui s'est réellement passé;∎ the police have got a line on him la police sait des choses sur lui(a) (road, river) border;∎ the avenue is lined with trees l'avenue est bordée d'arbres;∎ crowds lined the streets la foule était ou s'était massée sur les trottoirs∎ lined with silk doublé de soie;∎ the tissue that lines the digestive tract la paroi interne de l'appareil digestif;∎ you need something to line your stomach il faut que tu avales quelque chose avant;∎ Cookery line the baking tin with pastry disposez la pâte dans le moule;∎ walls lined with books des murs tapissés de livres;∎ familiar to line one's (own) pockets s'en mettre plein les poches(d) Technology (bearing) garnir, recouvrir; (brakes) garnir; (wall, furnace) revêtir, incruster; (well) cuveler;∎ to line a shaft with metal blinder un puits;∎ the tubes are lined with plastic l'intérieur des tubes est revêtu d'une couche de plastique►► Marketing line addition ajout m à la ligne;Typography line block cliché m au trait;Computing line break saut m de ligne;line call (in tennis) décision f du juge de ligne;Computing line command ligne f de commande;Finance line of credit ligne f de crédit, ligne f de découvert;line dancing = danse de style country effectuée en rangs;Marketing line differentiation différenciation f de ligne;line drawing dessin m au trait;Sport line drive (in baseball) flèche f;Typography & Computing line end fin f de ligne;Typography & Computing line end hyphen tiret m de fin de ligne;line engraving gravure f au trait;Marketing line extension extension f de ligne;Computing line feed changement m de ligne;American line fence clôture f;Marketing line filling consolidation f de ligne;line fishing pêche f à la ligne;Typography line gauge typomètre m;Sport line judge juge m de ligne;Commerce line management organisation f hiérarchique;Commerce line manager chef m hiérarchique;line noise parasites mpl;line organization organisation f hiérarchique;Computing line printer imprimante f ligne à ligne;Computing line printout imprimé m ligne à ligne;Theatre line rehearsal lecture f collective;Telecommunications line rental abonnement m;Typography & Computing line space interligne m;∎ three line spaces un triple interligne;Typography & Computing line spacing interlignage m, espacement m de lignes;Marketing line stretching extension f de ligne;Typography & Computing line width longueur f de ligne➲ line up∎ he lined up the troops for inspection il fit aligner les hommes pour passer l'inspection(b) (bring into alignment) aligner;∎ the two grooves must be lined up exactly les deux rainures doivent être parfaitement alignées;∎ he had the pheasant lined up in his sights il avait le faisan dans sa ligne de mire∎ I've got a treat lined up for the kids j'ai préparé une surprise pour les gosses;∎ he's lined up an all-star cast for his new film la distribution de son nouveau film ne comprend que des stars;∎ have you got anyone lined up for the job? avez-vous quelqu'un en vue pour le poste?;∎ what have you got lined up for us? qu'est-ce que vous nous préparez?∎ figurative the Liberals lined up behind the government les libéraux ont apporté leur soutien au gouvernement -
59 schreiben
n; -s, -1. nur Sg. writing* * *das Schreibenletter* * *Schrei|ben ['ʃraibn]nt -s, -1) no pl writing* * *1) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) put2) (to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper: They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink.) write3) (to compose the text of (a book, poem etc): She wrote a book on prehistoric monsters.) write4) (to compose a letter (and send it): He has written a letter to me about this matter; I'll write you a long letter about my holiday; I wrote to you last week.) write* * *Schrei·ben<-s, ->[ˈʃraibn̩]nt (geh) letter* * *das; Schreibens, Schreiben1) o. Pl. writing no def. art.2) (Brief) letter* * *schreiben; schreibt, schrieb, hat geschriebenA. v/t & v/i write (jemandem etwas schreiben write to sb about sth;einander schreiben write (to one another); formeller: correspond;schreib mal wieder! write again soon!;Bücher schreiben write books, be a writer;sie schreibt für den „Spiegel“ she writes articles for “Spiegel”;an etwas schreiben be working on sth;jemandem ins Album schreiben write sth in sb’s album;mit Bleistift etcschreiben write in pencil etc;mit der Maschine schreiben type (up);auf Diskette schreiben write to disk;hast du etwas zum Schreiben? have you got anything to write with?;man schreibt uns aus Hamburg, dass … we hear ( oder are informed) from Hamburg that …;der Brief, in dem Sie uns schreiben, dass … the letter in which you tell ( oder inform) us that …;wie die Zeitung schreibt according to the paper;wo steht geschrieben, dass …? where does it say that …?, where is it written that …?B. v/teinen Aufsatz etcnoch einmal schreiben rewrite an essay etc;falsch schreiben misspell;wird das mit oder ohne ‚h‘ geschrieben? is that spelt (US spelled) with or without an ‘h’?;ins Reine schreiben make a fair copy of, write out neatly;seinen Namen unter etwas schreiben unter Aufruf, Manifest etc: put one’s name to sth; (unterschreiben) sign sth;er schreibt einen guten Stil he has a good style;er kann kaum/nicht mal seinen Namen schreiben umg he can hardly write anything/can’t even write his name;jemandem Gedichte/Briefchen schreiben write poems for sb/notes to sb;was schreiben die Zeitungen? what do the papers say?;jemanden in Grund und Boden/aus dem Amt schreiben condemn sb in one’s writings/write something that results in sb losing his etc job; → großschreiben, kleinschreiben etc2.3. form:damals schrieb man das Jahr 1840 it was in the year 1840;den Wievielten schreiben wir heute? what is the date today?4. WIRTSCH (Rechnung, Scheck) write out; make out (jemandem to sb);jemandem etwas auf sein Konto/auf die Rechnung schreiben credit sth to sb’s account/put sth on sb’s bill; → Kamin, Leib 1, Ohr 2, Zeile 1 etcC. v/r:wie schreibt er sich? how does he spell his name?;wie schreibt sich der Name? how is the name spelt, how do you spell the name?;* * *das; Schreibens, Schreiben1) o. Pl. writing no def. art.2) (Brief) letter* * *v.to write v.(§ p.,p.p.: wrote, written) -
60 Verkehr
m; -s, fachspr. -e1. VERK. (Straßenverkehr) traffic; öffentlicher Verkehr public transport(ation Am.); es herrscht starker Verkehr there is heavy traffic, the traffic is heavy; dem Verkehr übergeben open to traffic; für den Verkehr gesperrt closed to (all) traffic; aus dem Verkehr ziehen (Auto) take off the road; umg., fig. (jemanden) take out of circulation; fließen etc.2. (Verbindung) contact, dealings Pl.; (Geschäftsverkehr) business; (Briefverkehr) correspondence; den Verkehr mit jemandem abbrechen break off contact with s.o.; aus dem Verkehr ziehen (auslaufen lassen) phase out; (Geld) withdraw from circulation; in Verkehr bringen issue; (Effekten) auch offer for sale, market; Verkehr in einer Richtung EDV one-way traffic3. (Geschlechtsverkehr) intercourse* * *der Verkehr(Geschlechtsverkehr) intercourse;(Straßenverkehr) traffic;(Umgang) correspondence; business; contact; commerce; dealings* * *Ver|kehr [fɛɐ'keːɐ]m -(e)s,no pl1) traffic; (= Beförderung, Verkehrsmittel) transport, transportation (US)für den Verkéhr freigeben, dem Verkéhr übergeben (Straße etc) — to open to traffic; Transportmittel to bring into service
den Verkéhr regeln — to regulate the (flow of) traffic
2) (= Verbindung) contact, communication; (= Umgang) company; (= Geschlechtsverkehr) intercoursein brieflichem Verkéhr stehen — to correspond
in seinem Verkéhr mit Menschen — in his dealings with people
den Verkéhr mit jdm pflegen (form) — to associate with sb
den Verkéhr mit jdm abbrechen — to break off relations or contact with sb
3) (= Geschäftsverkehr, Handelsverkehr) trade; (= Umsätze, Zahlungsverkehr) business; (= Postverkehr) service; (= Umlauf) circulationetw in (den) Verkéhr bringen — to put sth into circulation
etw aus dem Verkéhr ziehen (Banknoten) — to take sth out of circulation; schadhafte Produkte, Fahrzeuge to withdraw sth; altes Schiff to take sth out of commission; Blutkonserven, medizinische Präparate to remove sth
* * *der1) (sexual act.) intercourse2) (a regular public supply of something eg transport: a good train service into the city.) service3) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) traffic* * *Ver·kehr<-[e]s>[fɛɐ̯ˈke:ɐ̯]ruhender \Verkehr (geh) stationary trafficden \Verkehr regeln to control the [or regulate the [flow of]] trafficjdn aus dem \Verkehr ziehen (fam) to take sb out of circulation, to withdraw sb from the field of operations4. (Handel)etw in den \Verkehr bringen to put sth into circulationetw aus dem \Verkehr ziehen to withdraw sth from circulation\Verkehr [mit jdm] haben (euph geh) to have intercourse [with sb]* * *der; Verkehrs1) trafficden Verkehr regeln — regulate or control the [flow of] traffic
aus dem Verkehr ziehen — take <coin, banknote> out of circulation; take < product> off the market
jemanden aus dem Verkehr ziehen — (ugs. scherzh.) put somebody out of circulation (joc.)
2) (Umgang) contact; communication3) (SexualVerkehr) intercourse* * *1. Verkehrswesen: (Straßenverkehr) traffic;öffentlicher Verkehr public transport(ation US);es herrscht starker Verkehr there is heavy traffic, the traffic is heavy;dem Verkehr übergeben open to traffic;für den Verkehr gesperrt closed to (all) traffic;aus dem Verkehr ziehen (Auto) take off the road; umg, fig (jemanden) take out of circulation; → fließen etcden Verkehr mit jemandem abbrechen break off contact with sb;in Verkehr bringen issue; (Effekten) auch offer for sale, market;Verkehr in einer Richtung IT one-way traffic3. (Geschlechtsverkehr) intercourse* * *der; Verkehrs1) trafficden Verkehr regeln — regulate or control the [flow of] traffic
aus dem Verkehr ziehen — take <coin, banknote> out of circulation; take < product> off the market
jemanden aus dem Verkehr ziehen — (ugs. scherzh.) put somebody out of circulation (joc.)
2) (Umgang) contact; communication3) (SexualVerkehr) intercourse* * *m.commerce n.communication n.intercourse n.traffic n.
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