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  • 61 emoción

    f.
    emotion, feeling, thrill, excitement.
    * * *
    1 (sentimiento) emotion, feeling
    2 (excitación) excitement
    \
    ¡qué emoción! how exciting!
    * * *
    noun f.
    emotion, excitement
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=sentimiento) emotion
    2) (=excitación) excitement

    ¡qué emoción! — (lit) how exciting!; iró big deal!

    la emoción de la película no disminuye — the excitement o tension of the film does not flag

    * * *
    femenino ( sentimiento) emotion; (expectación, excitación) excitement
    * * *
    = emotion, excitement, poignancy, thrill, titillation, exhilaration.
    Ex. Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
    Ex. If done effectively, displays can add interest and even excitement to the process of information discovery.
    Ex. Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.
    Ex. She felt a small thrill of triumph.
    Ex. At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
    Ex. The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
    ----
    * acallar una emoción = bruise + emotion.
    * despertar las emociones = stir + emotions.
    * estremecerse de emoción = tremble with + excitement.
    * haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.
    * hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.
    * infundir emoción = infuse + emotion.
    * no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.
    * sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.
    * * *
    femenino ( sentimiento) emotion; (expectación, excitación) excitement
    * * *
    = emotion, excitement, poignancy, thrill, titillation, exhilaration.

    Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.

    Ex: If done effectively, displays can add interest and even excitement to the process of information discovery.
    Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.
    Ex: She felt a small thrill of triumph.
    Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
    Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
    * acallar una emoción = bruise + emotion.
    * despertar las emociones = stir + emotions.
    * estremecerse de emoción = tremble with + excitement.
    * haber un aire de emoción = there + be + an air of excitement.
    * hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.
    * infundir emoción = infuse + emotion.
    * no sucumbir ante las emociones = keep + a stiff upper lip.
    * respirarse emoción en el aire = there + be + an air of excitement.
    * sentir una emoción = feel + emotion.

    * * *
    1 (sentimiento) emotion
    no deja traslucir sus emociones he doesn't let his emotions o feelings show
    2 (expectación, excitación) excitement
    ¡qué emoción! how exciting!
    * * *

    emoción sustantivo femenino ( sentimiento) emotion;
    (expectación, excitación) excitement;
    ◊ ¡qué emoción! how exciting!

    emoción sustantivo femenino
    1 (sentimiento) emotion
    2 (nerviosismo, expectación) excitement: con la emoción me olvidé de llamarte, I was so excited that I forgot to call you

    ' emoción' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    conmoción
    - embargar
    - emocionar
    - impresión
    - nudo
    - sacudir
    - sensación
    - temblar
    - vibrar
    - entrecortado
    - intenso
    - llorar
    - reflejar
    - sentimiento
    - sentir
    - sorpresa
    - uy
    - viveza
    English:
    break
    - control
    - cover up
    - curb
    - dam up
    - damp
    - deep
    - deepen
    - depth
    - dormant
    - emotion
    - emotionalism
    - excitement
    - exhibit
    - feel
    - force back
    - great
    - joy
    - outburst
    - overcome
    - overpower
    - overwhelm
    - pass
    - pass off
    - possess
    - powerful
    - profess
    - sham
    - shame
    - sharpen
    - shock
    - show
    - sniff
    - stir
    - strength
    - strong
    - subdue
    - suppress
    - thrill
    - violent
    - wave
    - wrench
    - flurry
    - move
    * * *
    1. [conmoción, sentimiento] emotion;
    la emoción le impedía hablar he was so emotional he could hardly speak;
    temblaba de emoción he was trembling with emotion;
    lloraba de emoción he was moved to tears
    2. [expectación] excitement;
    ¡qué emoción! how exciting!;
    seguían el partido con emoción they followed the game with excitement
    * * *
    f emotion;
    ¡qué emoción! how exciting!
    * * *
    emoción nf, pl - ciones : emotion
    ♦ emocional adj
    * * *
    1. (sentimiento) emotion
    2. (pasión) excitement
    ¡qué emoción! how exciting!

    Spanish-English dictionary > emoción

  • 62 engañar

    v.
    1 to deceive, to trick, to take in, to fool.
    2 to deceive, to lie.
    3 to cheat on, to cuckold, to be unfaithful to, to deceive.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to deceive, mislead, fool, take in
    2 (estafar) to cheat, trick
    3 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
    1 to be deceptive
    1 (ilusionarse) to deceive oneself
    2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken, be wrong
    \
    engañar el hambre figurado to stave off hunger
    las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ persona] (=embaucar) to deceive, trick; (=despistar) to mislead; [con promesas, esperanzas] to delude; (=estafar) to cheat, swindle

    engaña a su mujer — he's unfaithful to his wife, he's cheating on his wife

    2)
    2.
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

    lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...

    engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing

    b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)
    c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on
    2.
    engañarse v pron
    a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
    b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

    duró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken

    * * *
    = fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.
    Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
    Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.
    Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.
    Ex. Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.
    Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.
    Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
    Ex. The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.
    Ex. Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.
    Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
    Ex. 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".
    Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.
    Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.
    Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.
    Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
    Ex. They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.
    Ex. One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.
    Ex. By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.
    Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.
    Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
    Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
    Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
    Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.
    ----
    * dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.
    * engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.
    * engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.
    * las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

    lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...

    engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing

    b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)
    c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on
    2.
    engañarse v pron
    a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
    b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

    duró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken

    * * *
    = fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.

    Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

    Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.
    Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.
    Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.
    Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.
    Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
    Ex: The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.
    Ex: Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.
    Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
    Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".
    Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.
    Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.
    Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.
    Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
    Ex: They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.
    Ex: One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.
    Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.
    Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.
    Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
    Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
    Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
    Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.
    * dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.
    * engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.
    * engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.
    * las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

    * * *
    engañar [A1 ]
    vt
    1
    (embaucar): no te dejes engañar don't be misled o fooled o deceived o taken in
    sé que no estuviste allí, tú a mí no me engañas I know you weren't there, you can't fool me
    a él no se lo engaña tan fácilmente he's not so easily fooled o duped o deceived, he's not taken in that easily
    te han engañado, no está hecho a mano you've been cheated o conned o had o done, it's not handmade ( colloq)
    me engañó la vista my eyes deceived o misled me
    si la memoria no me engaña if my memory serves me right o correctly
    las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
    engañar el hambre or el estómago to keep the wolf from the door ( colloq)
    comimos un poco de queso para engañar el hambre we had some cheese to keep the wolf from the door o to take the edge off our appetites o to keep us going
    2 (ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on ( AmE colloq)
    su marido la engaña con la secretaria her husband's being unfaithful to her o cheating on her, he's having an affair with his secretary
    1 ( refl) (mentirse) to deceive oneself, delude oneself, kid oneself ( colloq)
    no te engañes, no se va a casar contigo don't deceive o delude o kid yourself, she's not going to marry you
    2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken
    duró, si no me engaño, hasta noviembre it lasted until November, if I'm not mistaken
    * * *

     

    engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo


    tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
    lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
    engañar a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
    b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)


    engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
    engañar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to deceive, mislead
    2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
    3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
    4 (timar) to cheat, trick
    5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
    II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
    ' engañar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burlar
    - confiada
    - confiado
    - torear
    - tramoya
    - clavar
    - disfraz
    - disfrazar
    - joder
    English:
    betray
    - cheat
    - deceive
    - delude
    - double-cross
    - dupe
    - fool
    - fox
    - have
    - hoax
    - hoodwink
    - lead on
    - mess about
    - mess around
    - mislead
    - put over
    - ride
    - stitch up
    - take in
    - trick
    - try on
    - two-time
    - unfaithful
    - wool
    - hood
    - kid
    - lead
    - square
    - take
    - two
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [mentir] to deceive;
    engañó a su padre haciéndole ver que había aprobado she deceived her father into believing that she had passed;
    es difícil engañarla she is not easily deceived, she's hard to fool;
    logró engañar al portero he managed to outsmart the goalkeeper;
    me engañó lo bien que vestía y que hablaba she was so well dressed and so well spoken that I was taken in;
    ¿a quién te crees que vas a engañar? who are you trying to fool o kid?;
    a mí no me engañas, sé que tienes cincuenta años you can't fool me, I know you're fifty
    2. [ser infiel a] to deceive, to cheat on;
    engaña a su marido she cheats on her husband;
    me engañó con mi mejor amiga he cheated on me with my best friend
    3. [estafar] to cheat, to swindle;
    te engañaron vendiéndote esto tan caro they cheated you if they sold that to you for such a high price;
    engañar a alguien como a un chino o [m5] a un niño to take sb for a ride
    4. [hacer más llevadero] to appease;
    engañar el hambre to take the edge off one's hunger
    ♦ vi
    to be deceptive o misleading;
    engaña mucho, no es tan tonto como parece you can easily get the wrong impression, he's not as stupid as he seems;
    las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
    * * *
    v/t
    1 deceive, cheat;
    engañar el hambre take the edge off one’s appetite;
    te han engañado you’ve been had fam
    2 ( ser infiel a) cheat on, be unfaithful to
    * * *
    1) embaucar: to trick, to deceive, to mislead
    2) : to cheat on, to be unfaithful to
    * * *
    1. (mentir) to lie
    2. (ser infiel) to cheat on
    3. (timar) to trick
    4. (dar impresión falsa) to be deceptive
    esta foto engaña: parezco más alta de lo que soy this photo is deceptive: I look taller than I am

    Spanish-English dictionary > engañar

  • 63 poignancy

    1. n острота, пикантность
    2. n мучительность
    3. n резкость, острота
    4. n острота, едкость, колкость; проницательность
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. depth (noun) depth; intensity; keenness; profundity
    2. pathos (noun) emotion; emotionalism; feeling; intentness; pathos; piteousness; poignance; sadness; sensitivity; sentiment; sentimentality; tenderness
    3. piquancy (noun) astringency; bitterness; harshness; hotness; piquancy; pungency; sharpness; spiciness; tartness
    Антонимический ряд:
    insensitivity; superficiality

    English-Russian base dictionary > poignancy

  • 64 П-331

    (И) В ПОМЙНБ нет, не осталось кого-чего (где, у кого) coll PrepP these forms only adv
    ( s.o. or sth. is) completely absent, entirely missing etc: X-a и в помине не было -there was no sign of X
    there was not even (not so much as) a hint (a trace) of X there was no (not the slightest) hint (trace) of X (in limited contexts) there wasn't even a mention of X (in refer, to a specific character trait) person Y didn't possess (have) any X at all (in refer, to a false account, invented story etc) person Y made it (things) up out of thin air.
    Впервые чувство отщепенства зародилось у Мандельштама в двадцатые годы. В ранних стихах его нет и в помине... (Мандельштам 2). The feeling that he was an outsider first came to M(andelstam) in the twenties....There is no sign of it in his early verse (2a).
    Естественно, что никаких шашлыков здесь и в помине не было... (Попов 1). Naturally there wasn't even a hint of any shashlik here (1a).
    К тому времени у нее и в помине не было любви к Григорию (Абрамов 1).. By then she was feeling not so much as a hint of love for Grigory (1a)
    Хватаю справочник Союза писателей, открываю на нужную букву: Иванович, Ивантер, Ивасюк, нет здесь Иванько и в помине (Войнович 3). I grabbed the directory of the Writers' Union, opened to the necessary letter: Ivanovich, Ivanter, Ivasyuk, not even a mention of Ivanko here (3a).
    Как это ни странно, Б. Л. (Пастернак) относился к нему (критику Т.) снисходительно. Он приписывал Т. какую-то непонятную ему сложность и особого рода тонкость, чего не было и в помине (Гладков 1). Strange to say, Pasternak took a lenient view of (the critic) T., crediting him with some peculiar kind of unfathomable depth and subtlety which in actual fact he did not possess at all (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > П-331

  • 65 в помине

    • (И) В ПОМИНЕ нет, не осталось кого-чего ( где, у кого) coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv]
    =====
    ⇒ (s.o. or sth. is) completely absent, entirely missing etc:
    - X-a и в помине не было≈ there was no sign of X;
    - [in limited contexts] there wasn't even a mention of X;
    - [in refer, to a specific character trait] person Y didn't possess (have) any X at all;
    - [in refer, to a false account, invented story etc] person Y made it (things) up out of thin air.
         ♦ Впервые чувство отщепенства зародилось у Мандельштама в двадцатые годы. В ранних стихах его нет и в помине... (Мандельштам 2). The feeling that he was an outsider first came to M[andelstam] in the twenties....There is no sign of it in his early verse (2a).
         ♦ Естественно, что никаких шашлыков здесь и в помине не было... (Попов 1). Naturally there wasn't even a hint of any shashlik here (1a).
         ♦ К тому времени у нее и в помине не было любви к Григорию (Абрамов 1)... By then she was feeling not so much as a hint of love for Grigory (1a)
         ♦ Хватаю справочник Союза писателей, открываю на нужную букву: Иванович, Ивантер, Ивасюк, нет здесь Иванько и в помине (Войнович 3). I grabbed the directory of the Writers' Union, opened to the necessary letter: Ivanovich, Ivanter, Ivasyuk, not even a mention of Ivanko here (3a).
         ♦ Как это ни странно, Б. Л. [Пастернак] относился к нему [критику Т.] снисходительно. Он приписывал Т. какую-то непонятную ему сложность и особого рода тонкость, чего не было и в помине (Гладков 1). Strange to say, Pasternak took a lenient view of [the critic] T., crediting him with some peculiar kind of unfathomable depth and subtlety which in actual fact he did not possess at all (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в помине

  • 66 и в помине

    • (И) В ПОМИНЕ нет, не осталось кого-чего ( где, у кого) coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv]
    =====
    ⇒ (s.o. or sth. is) completely absent, entirely missing etc:
    - X-a и в помине не было≈ there was no sign of X;
    - [in limited contexts] there wasn't even a mention of X;
    - [in refer, to a specific character trait] person Y didn't possess (have) any X at all;
    - [in refer, to a false account, invented story etc] person Y made it (things) up out of thin air.
         ♦ Впервые чувство отщепенства зародилось у Мандельштама в двадцатые годы. В ранних стихах его нет и в помине... (Мандельштам 2). The feeling that he was an outsider first came to M[andelstam] in the twenties....There is no sign of it in his early verse (2a).
         ♦ Естественно, что никаких шашлыков здесь и в помине не было... (Попов 1). Naturally there wasn't even a hint of any shashlik here (1a).
         ♦ К тому времени у нее и в помине не было любви к Григорию (Абрамов 1)... By then she was feeling not so much as a hint of love for Grigory (1a)
         ♦ Хватаю справочник Союза писателей, открываю на нужную букву: Иванович, Ивантер, Ивасюк, нет здесь Иванько и в помине (Войнович 3). I grabbed the directory of the Writers' Union, opened to the necessary letter: Ivanovich, Ivanter, Ivasyuk, not even a mention of Ivanko here (3a).
         ♦ Как это ни странно, Б. Л. [Пастернак] относился к нему [критику Т.] снисходительно. Он приписывал Т. какую-то непонятную ему сложность и особого рода тонкость, чего не было и в помине (Гладков 1). Strange to say, Pasternak took a lenient view of [the critic] T., crediting him with some peculiar kind of unfathomable depth and subtlety which in actual fact he did not possess at all (1a).

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  • 67 desesperación

    f.
    despair, desperation, desperateness, hopelessness.
    * * *
    1 despair, desperation
    2 (irritación) exasperation
    \
    ser una desesperación to be exasperating, be unbearable
    * * *
    noun f.
    despair, desperation
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=pérdida de esperanza) despair, desperation
    2) (=resultado)

    es una desesperación tener que... — it's infuriating to have to...

    * * *
    a) ( angustia) desperation
    b) ( desesperanza) despair
    * * *
    = despair, hopelessness, desperation.
    Ex. The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing scenes of despair unfolding before his eyes with ever increasing frequency.
    Ex. 'Are you sure that's what you want?' 'I'm at my wit's end', he said and spread out his hands in a gesture of hopelessness.
    Ex. An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.
    ----
    * con desesperación = dispiritedly, hopelessly.
    * crear desesperación = yield + despair.
    * en desesperación = despairing, in despair.
    * producir desesperación = yield + despair.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * * *
    a) ( angustia) desperation
    b) ( desesperanza) despair
    * * *
    = despair, hopelessness, desperation.

    Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing scenes of despair unfolding before his eyes with ever increasing frequency.

    Ex: 'Are you sure that's what you want?' 'I'm at my wit's end', he said and spread out his hands in a gesture of hopelessness.
    Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.
    * con desesperación = dispiritedly, hopelessly.
    * crear desesperación = yield + despair.
    * en desesperación = despairing, in despair.
    * producir desesperación = yield + despair.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.

    * * *
    1 (angustia) desperation
    me entra or me viene una desesperación cuando pienso que … I get a feeling of total desperation o it makes me feel desperate when I think that …
    me vino una desesperación terrible al ver que no llegaba I got desperate when there was still no sign of him
    lloraba con desesperación he was weeping bitterly
    lloraba de desesperación she was crying out of desperation
    en la desesperación rompió la ventana con el puño in (his) desperation he put his fist through the window
    presa de la desesperación se tiró al agua seized by desperation she threw herself into the water
    2 (desesperanza) despair
    sumida en la más profunda desesperación, optó por quitarse la vida plunged into deep despair, she decided to take her own life
    3
    (exasperación): ¡qué desesperación estos trenes! these trains drive you mad!
    * * *

    desesperación sustantivo femenino

    ◊ con desesperación ‹luchar/gritar› desperately;


    ‹mirar/suplicar› despairingly;
    ‹ llorar› bitterly;


    desesperación sustantivo femenino
    1 (tristeza absoluta) despair
    (ante una medida extrema) desperation: en su desesperación, aceptó casarse con él, in desperation, she agreed to marry him
    2 (impaciencia, irritación) fury
    ' desesperación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    reflejar
    - reflejarse
    - vencer
    - sumir
    English:
    despair
    - desperation
    - throw up
    - depth
    - despairing
    * * *
    1. [falta de alternativa] desperation;
    [desesperanza] despair;
    su desesperación era tal que pidió ayuda a un curandero he was so desperate he asked a witch doctor's help;
    pedía con desesperación que la ayudaran she made desperate pleas for help;
    se echó a llorar de desesperación she burst into tears of despair;
    me entra la desesperación cuando pienso en el poco tiempo que nos queda I start getting o feeling desperate when I think of how little time we have left;
    se suicidó presa de la desesperación despair drove him to suicide;
    vivir sumido en la desesperación to be sunk in despair
    2. [enojo]
    ¡me entra una desesperación cuando veo estas injusticias! it makes me mad when I see injustices like these!;
    es una desesperación lo lento que van los trenes it's maddening how slow the trains are
    * * *
    f
    1 despair
    2
    :
    * * *
    desesperación nf, pl - ciones : desperation, despair
    * * *

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  • 68 disposition

    1. n характер, нрав
    2. n настроение, расположение
    3. n склонность, тенденция

    disposition to jealousy — склонность к ревности, ревнивый характер

    4. n расположение, размещение; расстановка
    5. n обыкн. воен. расположение войск; боевой порядок; распределение сил
    6. n контроль; управление; право распоряжаться
    7. n передача; ликвидация
    8. n юр. распоряжение, постановление
    9. n книжн. план; приготовления
    10. n мед. предрасположение
    11. n мед. диатез
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. disposal (noun) discarding; disposal; dumping; jettison; junking; relegation; riddance; scrapping; throwing away
    2. endowment (noun) bestowal; endowment
    3. feeling (noun) attitude; feeling; sentiment
    4. humour (noun) humour; temper; temperament
    5. leaning (noun) bent; bias; drift; habit; inclination; inclining; leaning; liking; lurch; mind; mood; partiality; penchant; predilection; predisposition; proclivity; proneness; propensity; squint; tendency; turn
    6. management (noun) appointment; control; direction; management; mercy; regulation; will
    7. nature (noun) character; complexion; humor; humour; individualism; individuality; make; make up; makeup; make-up; mettle; nature; personality; temper; temperament
    8. order (noun) arrangement; formation; grouping; layout; line-up; location; method; order; ordering; placement; sequence
    9. settlement (noun) dispensation; distribution; finale; outcome; result; settlement
    Антонимический ряд:

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  • 69 perception

    pəˈsepʃən сущ.
    1) восприятие, ощущение а) процесс получения сенсорных ощущений от чего-л. Events confirmed our perception that she had been treated unfairly. ≈ События подтвердили наше ощущение, что с ней обращались несправедливо. keen perception color perception depth perception extrasensory perception visual perception Syn: sensation, feeling, observation б) образ, полученный в результате этого процесса Syn: concept
    2) а) осмысление, осознание, понимание clear perception ≈ ясное понимание Syn: acumen, appreciation б) проницательность, острое мышление Syn: discernment
    3) филос. перцепция
    4) юр. сбор восприятие;
    ощущение - organs of * органы восприятия - stereo * стереоскопическое восприятие - keen * острое восприятие - colour * (специальное) восприятие /ощущение/ цвета способность восприятия осознание, понимание - clear * ясное понимание - * of necessity осознание необходимости - * of beauty понимание красоты представление( о чем-л.) - lyric *s of friendship and love сентиментальные представления о дружбе и любви проницательность, способность постижения (чего-л.) - * into the heart of human activity ясное представление о сути человеческой деятельности - a film bristling with sharp *s фильм, полный тонких наблюдений - well-intentioned people lacking in keen * люди с благими намерениями, но лишенные проницательности (философское) перцепция (юридическое) сбор - the * of profits сбор доходов artifical ~ вчт. распознавание образов customer ~ понимание запросов клиента perception восприятие, ощущение ~ восприятие ~ осознание, понимание ~ осознание ~ ощущение ~ филос. перцепция ~ понимание ~ проницательность ~ юр. сбор ~ сбор ~ способность постижения tactile ~ восприятие тактильной информации visual ~ восприятие зрительной информации

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  • 70 hart

    firm; oppressive; austere; stern; hard-line; hard; tough; severe
    * * *
    hạrt [hart]
    1. adj comp - er
    ['hɛrtɐ] superl -este(r, s) ['hɛrtəstə]
    1) (= nicht weich, nicht sanft) hard; Matratze, Bett, Federung, Apfelschale hard, firm; Aufprall, Ruck violent, hard; Wind strong; Ei hard-boiled

    hart werden — to get hard, to harden

    ein hartes Herz haben (fig) — to have a hard heart, to be hard-hearted

    hart wie Stahl/Stein — as hard as steel/stone

    2) (= scharf) Konturen, Kontrast, Formen sharp; (PHOT ) Negativ sharp; (Gesichts)züge, Konsonant hard; Licht harsh, hard; Klang, Ton, Aussprache, Akzent harsh
    3) (= rau) Spiel, Gegner rough; (fig ) Getränke strong; Droge hard; Porno hard-core; Kriminalfilm etc, Western tough

    gelobt sei, was hart macht (prov, usu iro) — treat 'em rough, make 'em tough! (inf)

    5) (= stabil, sicher) Währung, Devisen stable

    in harten Dollars — in hard dollars

    6) (= streng, gnadenlos, kompromisslos) Mensch, Kampf hard; Wort strong, harsh; Winter, Frost, Vertragsbedingung hard, severe; Strafe, Urteil, Kritik severe, harsh; Maßnahmen, Gesetze, Politik, Kurs tough; Auseinandersetzung violent

    hart bleiben — to stand or remain firm

    hart mit jdm sein — to be hard on sb, to be harsh with sb

    7) (= schwer zu ertragen) Los, Schicksal, Tatsache hard, cruel; Verlust cruel; Wirklichkeit, Wahrheit harsh

    es war sehr hart für ihn, dass er... — it was very hard for him to...

    oh, das war hart! (inf: Witz etc) — oh, that was painful!

    8) (= mühevoll, anstrengend) Arbeit, Leben, Zeiten hard, tough
    9) (PHYS) Strahlen hard
    10) (COMPUT) Trennung, Zeilenumbruch hard
    2. adv comp -er,
    superl am -esten
    1) (= nicht weich) hard

    er schläft gern[e] hart — he likes sleeping on a hard surface/bed

    hart gefroren — frozen, frozen stiff pred, frozen solid pred

    hart gekocht or gesotten (Aus) (Ei) — hard-boiled; Mensch hard-baked (inf), hard-boiled

    2) (= scharf) kontrastiert sharply

    hart klingen (Sprache) — to sound hard; (Bemerkung) to sound harsh

    3) (= heftig, rau) roughly; fallen, aufprallen, zuschlagen hard

    er lässt die Kupplung immer so hart kommen — he always lets the clutch out so roughly or violently

    hart bedrängt sein — to be put under pressure

    hart einsteigen (Sport) — to go hard at it

    jdm hart zusetzen — to give sb a hard time

    hart spielen (Sport) — to play rough

    4) (= streng) severely, harshly

    hart durchgreifen — to take tough or rigorous action

    jdn hart anfassen — to be hard on sb, to treat sb harshly

    5) (= mühevoll) hard
    6) (= nahe) close (
    an +dat to)

    das ist hart an der Grenze der Legalität/des Zumutbaren — that's pushing legality/reasonableness to its (very) limit(s), that's on the very limits of legality/of what's reasonable

    das ist hart an der Grenze zum Kriminellen/zum Kitsch — that's very close to being criminal/kitsch

    wir fuhren hart am Abgrund vorbei (fig) — we were (very) close to disaster, we were on the (very) brink of disaster

    * * *
    2) ((of people, discipline etc) very strict; cruel: That is a very harsh punishment to give a young child.) harsh
    3) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hard
    4) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hard
    5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hard
    6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hard
    7) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hard
    9) ((often with with) severe: Don't be so sharp with the child!; She got a sharp reproach from me.) sharp
    10) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) tough
    * * *
    < härter, härteste>
    [hart]
    I. adj
    1. (opp: weich) hard; (straff) firm; KOCHK (fest im Zustand) hard; Bett hard; Matratze firm; Ei hard-boiled
    diese Früchte haben eine sehr \harte Schale these fruits have a very hard skin
    eine Decke auf dem Fußboden wird ein \hartes Nachtlager sein a blanket on the floor will be a hard surface to sleep on; s.a. Nuss
    2. (heftig) severe
    ein \harter Aufprall/Ruck a severe impact/jolt
    3. (unmelodisch) harsh
    er spricht mit einem \harten Akzent he has a harsh accent
    4. FOTO, KUNST, MUS
    \harte Farben harsh colours
    \harte Formen sharp forms
    \hartes Licht harsh [or hard] light
    5. (vehement, verbissen) conflict violent
    die Tarifverhandlungen werden härter als gewohnt werden wage negotiations will be tougher than usual
    6. (stark wirkend) Schnaps strong; Drogen hard
    7. (brutal) violent; Pornografie hard-core
    das war der härteste Film, den ich je gesehen habe that was the most violent film I have ever seen
    8. (abgehärtet, robust) tough
    Söldner sind \harte Kerle mercenaries are tough fellows
    ▪ \hart werden to become tough [or hardened
    9. (stabil, sicher) stable
    \harte Währung hard currency
    10. (streng, unerbittlich) hard; (intensiv) severe; Regime, Gesetze harsh; Strafe harsh, severe
    seine Mutter ist immer eine \harte Frau gewesen his mother has always been a hard woman
    das sind aber \harte Worte! those are harsh words!
    ein \harter Winter a severe [or harsh] winter
    ▪ \hart mit jdm sein to be hard on sb
    11. (schwer zu ertragen) cruel, hard
    der Tod ihres Mannes war für sie ein \harter Schlag the death of her husband was a cruel blow for her
    \harte Zeiten hard times
    die \harte Realität/Wahrheit the harsh reality/truth
    ▪ \hart für jdn sein, dass... to be hard on sb that...
    12. (mühevoll) hard, tough
    \harte Arbeit hard work
    \hartes Wasser hard water
    14.
    ▶ [in etw dat] \hart bleiben to remain [or stand] firm [about sth]
    ▶ \hart auf \hart gehen [o kommen] to come to the crunch
    wir werden keinen Deut nachgeben, auch wenn es \hart auf \hart geht we're not going to give an inch, even if it comes to the crunch
    ▶ \hart im Nehmen sein (beim Boxen) to be able to take a lot of punishment; (in Bezug auf Schicksalsschläge) to be resilient
    ▶ durch eine \harte Schule gegangen sein to have learnt it the hard way
    II. adv
    ich schlafe lieber \hart I prefer to sleep on a firm surface
    \hart gefroren attr frozen hard pred, frozen
    der Boden ist bis in zwei Meter Tiefe \hart gefroren the ground is frozen solid to a depth of two metres
    \hart gekocht attr hard-boiled
    \hart gesotten hard-bitten
    bei dem Sturz ist er so \hart gefallen, dass er sich das Bein brach he had such a severe fall that he broke his leg
    sie prallte \hart auf die Windschutzscheibe auf she hit the windscreen with tremendous force
    3. (rau) harshly
    die Sprache klingt in europäischen Ohren ganz \hart the language sounds quite harsh to a European ear
    4. (streng) severely
    du verhältst dich ihr gegenüber zu \hart you're behaving too harshly towards her
    5. (mühevoll) hard
    \hart arbeiten to work hard
    6. (unmittelbar) close
    ▪ \hart an etw dat close to sth
    das Auto kam \hart an dem steilen Abhang zum Stehen the car came to a halt just before the steep slope
    7.
    ▶ jdn \hart anfassen to treat sb severely
    ▶ jdn \hart ankommen (geh) to be hard for sb
    auch wenn es mich \hart ankommt, ich muss bei meiner Entscheidung bleiben even if I find it hard I must stick by [or to] my decision
    ▶ \hart durchgreifen to take tough [or rigorous] action
    ▶ \hart gesotten hardened
    er ist ein \hart gesottener Geschäftsmann, der alle Tricks kennt he's a hardened businessman who knows all the tricks
    ▶ jdn \hart treffen to hit sb hard
    der Tod seiner Frau hat ihn doch \hart getroffen the death of his wife has hit him very hard
    ▶ jdm \hart zusetzen to press sb hard
    * * *
    1.
    ; härter, härtest... Adjektiv
    1) hard

    harte/hart gekochte Eier — hard-boiled eggs

    hart gefroren — frozen solid; s. auch Nuss 1)

    2) (abgehärtet) tough

    hart im Nehmen sein — (Schläge ertragen können) be able to take a punch; (Enttäuschungen ertragen können) be able to take the rough with the smooth

    3) (schwer erträglich) hard <work, life, fate, lot, times>; tough <childhood, situation, job>; harsh <reality, truth>

    ein harter Schlag für jemanden sein — be a heavy or severe blow for somebody

    4) (streng) severe, harsh < penalty, punishment, judgement>; tough <measure, law, course>; harsh < treatment>; severe, hard < features>
    5) (heftig) hard, violent <impact, jolt>; heavy < fall>
    6) (rau, scharf) rough <game, opponent>; hard, severe < winter, frost>; harsh <accent, contrast>
    2.
    1) (mühevoll) < work> hard
    2) (streng) severely; harshly

    jemandem hart zusetzen, jemanden hart bedrängen — press somebody hard

    4) (nahe) close (an + Dat. to)

    hart am Wind segeln — (Seemannsspr.) sail near or close to the wind

    * * *
    hart; härter, am härtesten
    A. adj
    1. allg, auch Bleistift, Wasser: hard; Brot: auch stale; Ei: hard-boiled; (fest) firm, solid; (steif) rigid;
    hart wie Stahl/Stein hard as steel/a rock,
    hart und geschwollen hard and swollen;
    hart werden harden; Zement etc: auch set;
    der Reis ist noch ganz hart the rice is still quite hard
    2. Landung etc: hard; Schlag: auch heavy; Aufprall: auch violent; Ruck: sharp
    3. (abgehärtet) hardened; (zäh) tough;
    harter Bursche hard man;
    hart im Nehmen sein be able to take it, be tough;
    gelobt sei, was hart macht etwa when the going gets tough, the tough get going; treat them rough, make them tough
    4. fig seelisch: hard; (gefühllos) auch hard-hearted, unfeeling; (streng) severe, tough umg; (unerbittlich) relentless; Stimme, Strafe etc: severe, harsh; Worte: harsh;
    zu jemandem hart sein be hard on sb;
    er blieb hart he was adamant, he wouldn’t relent;
    harte Auseinandersetzung violent argument;
    ein hartes Spiel SPORT a tough game;
    hartes Urteil von Gericht: heavy sentence; weitS.: harsh judg(e)ment;
    die Enttäuschungen hatten ihn hart gemacht he was a man hardened by disappointments
    5. fig (schwer) hard, tough umg; Winter: auch severe;
    harte Arbeit hard work;
    hartes Los hard lot;
    harter Schlag/Verlust heavy blow/loss;
    harte Zeiten hard times;
    das war ein harter Kampf it was a hard fight;
    auf eine harte Probe stellen put severely to the test;
    einen harten Stand haben have a hard time (of it);
    das war hart für sie schwierig: it was hard for her; besonders unverdient: it was hard on her;
    das ist ganz schön hart umg (schwer) it’s tough (going); (gewagt) that’s pretty strong stuff;
    durch eine harte Schule gegangen sein fig have learnt (US -ed) the hard way
    6. fig Drogen, Konsonant, Strahlen, Tatsachen, Währung: hard; Licht, Ton, Aussprache, Gegensätze etc: harsh; Kontrast, Konturen, Negativ etc: sharp; Krimi, Western etc: hard-bitten; Porno: hard(-core);
    die harten Sachen (Alkohol) umg the hard stuff sg; → Brocken, Kern, Nuss, Schädel etc
    B. adv
    1.
    hart gefroren frozen; präd auch frozen solid ( oder hard);
    hart gekocht hard-boiled;
    ich schlafe gerne hart I like sleeping on a hard mattress
    2.
    hart aneinandergeraten come to blows, go at each other hammer and tongs umg;
    jemanden hart anfassen be firm (umg tough) with sb;
    es kommt ihn hart an it’s hard on him, he’s finding it hard;
    hart arbeiten work hard;
    hart aufsetzen FLUG etc make a hard landing, land with a bump;
    jemandem hart zusetzen put sb under a lot of pressure;
    hart bestrafen punish sb hard ( oder severely);
    hart durchgreifen take stern ( oder tough) measures;
    es ging hart auf hart it was a pitched battle; bei Verhandlungen: auch both sides were driving a hard bargain;
    wenn es hart auf hart kommt when it comes to the crunch;
    jemanden hart treffen hit sb hard;
    hart umkämpft hotly contested
    3.
    hart an (+dat) (dicht, nah an) hard by, close to;
    hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten/Machbaren etc very close to the limit of what is permissible/feasible;
    hart an der Grenze zur Beleidigung etc very close to being an insult;
    hart vorbeistreifen an (+dat) graze;
    hart am Wind segeln sail close to the wind;
    hart zuhalten auf (+akk) SCHIFF hold a steady course for
    * * *
    1.
    ; härter, härtest... Adjektiv
    1) hard

    harte/hart gekochte Eier — hard-boiled eggs

    hart gefroren — frozen solid; s. auch Nuss 1)

    2) (abgehärtet) tough

    hart im Nehmen sein — (Schläge ertragen können) be able to take a punch; (Enttäuschungen ertragen können) be able to take the rough with the smooth

    3) (schwer erträglich) hard <work, life, fate, lot, times>; tough <childhood, situation, job>; harsh <reality, truth>

    ein harter Schlag für jemanden sein — be a heavy or severe blow for somebody

    4) (streng) severe, harsh <penalty, punishment, judgement>; tough <measure, law, course>; harsh < treatment>; severe, hard < features>
    5) (heftig) hard, violent <impact, jolt>; heavy < fall>
    6) (rau, scharf) rough <game, opponent>; hard, severe <winter, frost>; harsh <accent, contrast>
    2.
    1) (mühevoll) < work> hard
    2) (streng) severely; harshly

    jemandem hart zusetzen, jemanden hart bedrängen — press somebody hard

    4) (nahe) close (an + Dat. to)

    hart am Wind segeln — (Seemannsspr.) sail near or close to the wind

    * * *
    (Wasser) adj.
    hard adj. adj.
    callous adj.
    firm adj.
    hard adj.
    rigorous adj.
    severe adj. adv.
    callously adv.
    hardly adv.
    rigorously adv.
    toughly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hart

  • 71 cubrir

    v.
    1 to cover.
    cubrir algo de algo to cover something with o in something
    cubrir a alguien de insultos/alabanzas to heap insults/praise on somebody
    Ilse cubre los restos del cuerpo Ilse covers the remains of the body.
    El reportero cubre el suceso The reporter covers the event.
    2 to cover (proteger) (retirada, asegurado).
    3 to fill (puesto, vacante).
    4 to cover (gastos).
    el presupuesto no cubre todos los gastos the budget doesn't cover all the expenses
    5 to cover (noticia).
    6 to cover up, to hush up, to hide, to mask.
    Ilse cubre la verdad Ilse covers up the truth.
    7 to cover for, to cover, to cover up for.
    La enfermera Juana cubre a Ilse Nurse Johanna covers for Ilse.
    * * *
    (pp cubierto,-a)
    1 (gen) to cover
    2 COCINA to coat (de, with)
    3 (poner tejado) to put a roof on
    4 (niebla etc) to shroud (de, in), cloak
    5 (ocultar) to hide
    6 (llenar) to fill (de, with), cover (de, with)
    7 (alcanzar) to come up
    8 (gastos, necesidades) to cover; (deuda) to meet, repay
    9 (recorrer) to cover; (distancia) to travel
    10 (prensa) to cover
    11 (animales) to pair, cover
    1 (abrigarse) to cover oneself
    2 (la cabeza) to put one's hat on
    3 figurado (protegerse) to protect oneself
    4 (cielo) to become overcast
    5 (llenarse) to be filled
    \
    cubrir de besos to smother with kisses
    cubrir las apariencias to keep up appearances
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    ( pp cubierto)
    1. VT
    1) (=ocultar)
    a) [+ superficie, objeto] to cover
    b) [agua]
    c) (=poner techo a) to roof, roof over
    d) [+ fuego] to make up, bank up
    2) (=llenar) [+ agujero] to fill in; [+ hueco] to fill

    • cubrir a algn de alabanzas — to heap praises on sb

    • cubrir a algn de atenciones — to lavish attention on sb

    • cubrir a algn de besos — to smother sb with kisses

    • cubrir a algn de improperios — to shower sb with insults

    • cubrir a algn de oprobio — to bring shame on sb

    3) (=proteger) (Dep, Mil) to cover

    intenta llegar a las líneas enemigas: nosotros te cubriremos — try to get to the enemy lines: we'll cover you

    4) (=recorrer) [+ ruta, distancia] to cover
    5) (=ocupar) [+ vacante, plaza] to fill
    6) (=pagar) [+ gastos, déficit, préstamo] to cover
    7) (=satisfacer) [+ necesidades, demanda] to meet
    8) (Prensa) [+ suceso] to cover
    9) (Zool) (=montar) to cover
    10) (=disimular) [+ emoción] to cover up, conceal

    cubre su tristeza con una falsa alegría — she covers up o conceals her sadness with a false cheerfulness

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( tapar) to cover
    2)
    a) <gastos/daños/riesgos> to cover
    b) <demanda/necesidad> to meet; < carencia> to cover
    c) <plaza/vacante> to fill
    3)
    a) (Period, Rad, TV) to cover
    b) ( recorrer) <etapa/trayecto> to cover
    4) <retirada/flanco> to cover
    5) (Zool) to cover
    2.
    cubrirse v pron
    1)
    a) (refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself
    b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on
    c) ( protegerse) to take cover
    d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself
    2) ( llenarse)

    cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow

    * * *
    = cover, relate to, smother, take + care of, canopy, cover, line, blanket, address, cover up, screen, drape, meet, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].
    Ex. This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.
    Ex. The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.
    Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
    Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.
    Ex. The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
    Ex. I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.
    Ex. The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.
    Ex. This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.
    Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex. The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.
    Ex. During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.
    Ex. Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
    Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
    Ex. The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.
    Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.
    ----
    * cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * cubrir con = top with.
    * cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.
    * cubrir con tablas = board up.
    * cubrir con toldo = canopy.
    * cubrir de = flood with.
    * cubrir de arcilla = clay.
    * cubrir de grava = gravel.
    * cubrir de gravilla = gravel.
    * cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.
    * cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.
    * cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.
    * cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.
    * cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.
    * cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.
    * cubrirse contra = hedge against.
    * cubrirse de cardenales = go + black and blue.
    * cubrirse de moratones = go + black and blue.
    * cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.
    * cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.
    * cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.
    * cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.
    * cubrir una vacante = fill + vacancy.
    * cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.
    * cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.
    * cubrir un uso = address + use.
    * para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.
    * para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.
    * que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.
    * que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.
    * sin cubrir = unfilled.
    * tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( tapar) to cover
    2)
    a) <gastos/daños/riesgos> to cover
    b) <demanda/necesidad> to meet; < carencia> to cover
    c) <plaza/vacante> to fill
    3)
    a) (Period, Rad, TV) to cover
    b) ( recorrer) <etapa/trayecto> to cover
    4) <retirada/flanco> to cover
    5) (Zool) to cover
    2.
    cubrirse v pron
    1)
    a) (refl) ( taparse) to cover oneself
    b) ( ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on
    c) ( protegerse) to take cover
    d) ( contra riesgo) to cover oneself
    2) ( llenarse)

    cubrirse de algo: las calles se habían cubierto de nieve — the streets were covered with snow

    * * *
    = cover, relate to, smother, take + care of, canopy, cover, line, blanket, address, cover up, screen, drape, meet, incrust [encrust], encrust [incrust].

    Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

    Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.
    Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
    Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.
    Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
    Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.
    Ex: The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.
    Ex: This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.
    Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex: The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.
    Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.
    Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
    Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
    Ex: The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.
    Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.
    * cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * cubrir con = top with.
    * cubrir Algo con la mano = cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.
    * cubrir con tablas = board up.
    * cubrir con toldo = canopy.
    * cubrir de = flood with.
    * cubrir de arcilla = clay.
    * cubrir de grava = gravel.
    * cubrir de gravilla = gravel.
    * cubrir el mundo = span + the globe.
    * cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.
    * cubrir lagunas = fill + lacunae.
    * cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.
    * cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.
    * cubrir la superficie de Algo = surface.
    * cubrirse contra = hedge against.
    * cubrirse de cardenales = go + black and blue.
    * cubrirse de moratones = go + black and blue.
    * cubrir toda la gama = run + the gamut.
    * cubrir todo el espectro = run + the gamut.
    * cubrir una laguna = fill + gap, fill + the breach.
    * cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.
    * cubrir una vacante = fill + vacancy.
    * cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.
    * cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.
    * cubrir un uso = address + use.
    * para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.
    * para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.
    * que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.
    * que cubre todo el cuerpo = head to toe.
    * sin cubrir = unfilled.
    * tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.

    * * *
    cubrir [ I33 ]
    vt
    A (tapar) to cover
    cubrió al niño con una manta he covered the child with a blanket, he put a blanket over the child
    el velo le cubría la cara the veil covered her face
    la niebla cubría el valle the valley was covered in o ( liter) shrouded in mist
    cubrir algo DE algo to cover sth WITH sth
    han cubierto las paredes de publicidad the walls have been covered with advertisements
    los muebles están cubiertos de polvo the furniture is covered with o ( BrE) in dust
    el escándalo los ha cubierto de oprobio the scandal has brought great shame on them
    lo cubrió de besos she smothered him with kisses
    B
    1 ‹costos/gastos› to cover; ‹daños/riesgos› to cover
    para cubrir los costos de envío to cover the cost of postage
    los bienes cubiertos por esta póliza the items covered by this policy
    2 ‹demanda/necesidad› to meet; ‹carencia› to cover
    3 ‹plaza/vacante› to fill
    C
    1 ( Period) ‹noticia/suceso› to cover
    2 (recorrer) ‹etapa/distancia/trayecto› to cover
    3 ( Rad, TV) ‹área› to cover
    D ‹retirada/flanco› to cover
    voy a salir, cúbreme I'm going out there, cover me
    E ( Zool) to cover
    A
    1 ( refl) (taparse) to cover oneself
    se cubrió con una toalla he covered himself with a towel
    se cubrió la cara con las manos he covered his face with his hands
    2 (ponerse el sombrero) to put one's hat on
    3 (protegerse) to take cover
    se cubrieron del fuego enemigo they took cover from the enemy fire
    4 (contra un riesgo) to cover oneself
    B (llenarse) cubrirse DE algo:
    las calles se habían cubierto de nieve snow had covered the streets, the streets were covered with snow
    * * *

     

    cubrir ( conjugate cubrir) verbo transitivo

    cubrir algo de algo to cover sth with sth;

    b) ‹demanda/necesidad› to meet

    c) ‹plaza/vacante› to fill

    cubrirse verbo pronominal
    1

    ‹ cara› to cover



    2 ( llenarse):

    cubrir verbo transitivo to cover
    ' cubrir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrigar
    - bañar
    - descubierta
    - descubierto
    - empapelar
    - envolver
    - gasto
    - laminar
    - montar
    - proveer
    - sepultar
    - tapar
    - cubierto
    - llenar
    - recorrido
    - revestir
    - untar
    - vacante
    English:
    bad debt
    - clothe
    - coat
    - cover
    - drape
    - hedge
    - need
    - paint out
    - plaster
    - rubberize
    - smother
    - best
    - fill
    - gamut
    - line
    - mask
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [tapar, recubrir] to cover ( con with);
    cubrió la moto con una lona he covered the motorbike with a tarpaulin;
    cubrieron la pared con una mano de pintura they gave the wall a coat of paint;
    cubrir algo de algo to cover sth with o in sth;
    cubrir a alguien de insultos/alabanzas to heap insults/praise on sb;
    Ana cubrió de besos a su padre Ana covered her father with kisses
    2. [proteger] to protect;
    esta póliza nos cubre contra cualquier accidente this policy covers us against all accidents
    3. [a policía, soldado] to cover;
    cubrir la retirada to cover the retreat
    4. [ocultar] to cover up, to hide
    5. [puesto, vacante] to fill;
    hay veinte solicitudes para cubrir tres plazas there are twenty applications for three jobs
    6. [gastos] to cover;
    el presupuesto no cubre todos los gastos the budget doesn't cover all the expenses;
    cubrir gastos [exactamente] to break even
    7. [noticia] to cover;
    cubrió la guerra del Golfo he covered the Gulf War
    8. [recorrer] to cover;
    el ganador cubrió los 100 metros en 9 segundos the winner did the 100 metres in 9 seconds
    9. [el macho a la hembra]
    cubrir a to mate with
    10. Dep [marcar] to cover;
    se encarga de cubrir la banda derecha he covers the right wing
    * * *
    v/t cover (de with)
    * * *
    cubrir {2} vt
    : to cover
    * * *
    cubrir vb
    1. (en general) to cover
    2. (correr) to run [pt. ran; pp. run]

    Spanish-English dictionary > cubrir

  • 72 ser

    m.
    1 being (ente).
    ser humano human being
    los seres vivos living things
    2 ens.
    v.
    1 to be (to be in some place or situation, to originate in, to belong to, to pertain, to exist really).
    fue aquí it was here
    lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision
    ¿de dónde eres? where are you from?
    los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's
    es alto/gracioso he is tall/funny
    es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult
    es un amigo/el dueño he is a friend/the owner
    Yo soy buena I am good.
    2 to be (to be worth, quantity).
    ¿cuánto es? how much is it?
    son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos
    ¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?
    mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July
    ¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?
    son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm)
    3 to be (joined to nouns which signify employment or occupation).
    soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress
    son estudiantes they're students
    4 to be (to happen, to occur, to fall out).
    es muy tarde it's rather late
    era de noche/de día it was night/day
    5 to be (auxiliary verb, by which the passive is formed).
    fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness
    6 to exist, to live.
    7 to be for.
    Me es muy fácil aprender español It is very easy for me to learn Spanish.
    * * *
    Present Indicative
    soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son.
    Imperfect Subjunctive
    Past Indicative
    Future Indicative
    seré, serás, será, seremos, seréis, serán.
    Conditional
    sería, serías, sería, seríamos, seríais, serían.
    Present Subjunctive
    sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean.
    Imperfect Subjunctive
    Future Subjunctive
    Imperative
    sé (tú), sea (él/Vd.), seamos (nos.), sed (vos.), sean (ellos/Vds.).
    Past Participle
    \
    \
    ————————
    * * *
    1. verb 2. noun m.
    * * *
    SF ABR Esp
    = Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión radio network
    * * *
    I 1.
    [ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

    es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

    era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

    sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

    que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

    para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

    siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

    ¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

    el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

    es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

    3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

    soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

    ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

    por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

    4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

    es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

    ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

    ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

    5) (hipótesis, futuro)

    ¿será cierto? — can it be true?

    2.
    ser vi
    1)
    a) ( existir) to be
    b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

    érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

    2)
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

    ¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

    el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

    ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

    3) ( sumar)

    ¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

    son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

    4) (causar, significar) to be
    5) ( resultar)
    6) ( consistir en) to be

    lo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part

    7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

    fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

    fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

    9)

    es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

    10)

    lo que es... — (fam)

    lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

    lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

    a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

    como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

    12) ( en el tiempo) to be

    ¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

    ¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal

    3.
    ser v impers to be
    4.

    ser + pp — to be + pp

    II
    1)
    a) ( ente) being
    b) (individuo, persona)
    2)
    b) ( carácter esencial) essence
    3) (Fil) being
    * * *
    I 1.
    [ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

    es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

    era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

    sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

    que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

    para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

    siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

    ¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

    el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

    es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

    3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

    soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

    ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

    por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

    4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

    es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

    ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

    ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

    5) (hipótesis, futuro)

    ¿será cierto? — can it be true?

    2.
    ser vi
    1)
    a) ( existir) to be
    b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

    érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

    2)
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

    ¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

    el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

    ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

    3) ( sumar)

    ¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

    son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

    4) (causar, significar) to be
    5) ( resultar)
    6) ( consistir en) to be

    lo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part

    7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

    fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

    fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

    9)

    es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

    10)

    lo que es... — (fam)

    lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

    lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

    a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

    como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

    12) ( en el tiempo) to be

    ¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

    ¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal

    3.
    ser v impers to be
    4.

    ser + pp — to be + pp

    II
    1)
    a) ( ente) being
    b) (individuo, persona)
    2)
    b) ( carácter esencial) essence
    3) (Fil) being
    * * *
    ser1
    1 = being, creature.

    Ex: A feeling of unshielded relief filled Pope's whole being.

    Ex: Stories that lead to doing things are all the more attractive to children, who are active rather than passive creatures.
    * abducción por seres extraterrestres = alien abduction.
    * alimentación del ser humano = human nutrition.
    * llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.
    * nutrición del ser humano = human nutrition.
    * ser consecuente con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.
    * ser extraterrestre = alien creature.
    * ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.
    * ser humano = human being, human, human person.
    * ser inteligente = intelligent being.
    * ser pensante = sentient being.
    * ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.
    * ser supremo = supreme being.
    * ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.
    * ser vivo = living being, sentient being.
    * todo ser humano = every living soul.
    * tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.
    * trata de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.

    ser2
    2 = be, take + the form of, stand as.

    Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

    Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.
    Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.
    * anhelar ser = ache to be.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * así es = that's how it is.
    * así sea = amen.
    * así son las cosas = that's they way things are.
    * centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.
    * clonación del ser humano = human cloning.
    * como es el caso de = as it is with.
    * cómo + ser = what + be like.
    * conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.
    * continuar siendo importante = remain + big.
    * crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.
    * cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.
    * cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.
    * cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.
    * debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.
    * dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.
    * demostrar ser = prove + to be.
    * de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.
    * dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).
    * dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.
    * dinero + ser para = money + go towards.
    * el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
    * el ser barato = cheapness.
    * el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.
    * es = it's [it is].
    * esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.
    * es de deducir que = it follows that.
    * es de destacar que = significantly.
    * es de esperar = hopefully.
    * es de esperar que = all being well.
    * es de resaltar que = significantly.
    * es de suponer que = presumably.
    * ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.
    * es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.
    * es evidente = clearly.
    * es importante destacar = importantly.
    * es inevitable que = inevitably.
    * es interesante que = interestingly.
    * es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.
    * es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.
    * es más = more important, moreover.
    * es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.
    * es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.
    * es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.
    * es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.
    * es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.
    * es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.
    * ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.
    * estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.
    * haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.
    * haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.
    * la razón de ser = the reason for being.
    * la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.
    * llegar a ser = become, develop into.
    * llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que + ser = what + be like.
    * lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.
    * merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.
    * no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.
    * no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.
    * no ser así ya = be no longer the case.
    * no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.
    * no ser cobarde = be no chicken.
    * no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.
    * no ser deseable = be undesirable.
    * no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.
    * no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.
    * no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.
    * no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.
    * no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.
    * no ser nada = add up to + nothing.
    * no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.
    * no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.
    * no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.
    * no ser sino = be nothing but.
    * no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.
    * no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.
    * no ser verdad = be untrue.
    * no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.
    * no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.
    * para ser específico = to be specific.
    * para ser franco = in all honesty.
    * para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.
    * pasar a ser = become, develop into.
    * por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.
    * por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.
    * posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.
    * primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.
    * puede muy bien ser = could well be.
    * puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.
    * que fue = one-time.
    * que fue común antes = once-common.
    * que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.
    * que puede ser apilado = stacking.
    * razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.
    * ser reconocido = gain + recognition.
    * resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.
    * sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.
    * sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.
    * sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.
    * sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).
    * sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.
    * seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.
    * sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.
    * sentido del ser humano = human sense.
    * ser accesible a través de = be available through.
    * ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.
    * ser acertado = be spot on.
    * ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.
    * ser acorde con = be commensurate with.
    * ser acuciante = be acute.
    * ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.
    * ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.
    * ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.
    * ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.
    * ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * ser aficionado a = be fond of.
    * ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.
    * ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.
    * ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo bueno = be a good thing.
    * ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.
    * ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.
    * ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.
    * ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.
    * ser Algo imponente = loom + large.
    * ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.
    * ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.
    * ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.
    * ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.
    * ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.
    * ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.
    * ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser algo permanente = be here to stay.
    * ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.
    * ser algo por ver = be an open question.
    * ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.
    * ser amado = loved-one.
    * ser amigo de = be buddies with.
    * ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.
    * ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.
    * ser apropiado = be right.
    * ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.
    * ser arrestado = be under arrest.
    * ser asequible = be available, become + available.
    * ser asequible a = be amenable to.
    * ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.
    * ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.
    * ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.
    * ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.
    * ser atribuible a = be attributable to.
    * ser aun más = be all the more.
    * ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.
    * ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.
    * ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.
    * ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.
    * ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.
    * ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.
    * ser bueno en = be good at.
    * ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser capaz de = be capable of.
    * ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.
    * ser característico de = be emblematic of.
    * ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.
    * ser caro = be steep.
    * ser casi seguro = be a good bet.
    * ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser chulo = be cool.
    * ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.
    * ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.
    * ser coherente = cohere.
    * ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.
    * ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.
    * ser como mínimo = be no less than.
    * ser como una esfera = wrap around.
    * ser como un círculo = wrap around.
    * ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.
    * ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.
    * ser complementarios = be integral one to another.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser completo = be all inclusive.
    * ser común = be the case (with).
    * ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.
    * ser confuso = be deceiving.
    * ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.
    * ser consciente = sentient being.
    * ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].
    * ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.
    * ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.
    * ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.
    * ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.
    * ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.
    * ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.
    * ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.
    * ser cortés con = be civil towards.
    * ser costumbre = be customary.
    * ser creativo = be inventive.
    * ser creíble = invoke + belief.
    * ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.
    * ser crucial (para) = be central (to).
    * ser cuestión de = come down to.
    * ser culpable = be to blame.
    * ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).
    * ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.
    * ser de = be a native of.
    * ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.
    * ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser de ayuda = be of assistance.
    * ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.
    * ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.
    * ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.
    * ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.
    * ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.
    * ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.
    * ser de dominio público = be public domain.
    * ser deficiente = be wanting.
    * ser definitivo = be final.
    * ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.
    * ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).
    * ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.
    * ser de la izquierda = be of the left.
    * ser de la noche = night creature.
    * ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.
    * ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.
    * ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.
    * ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.
    * ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.
    * ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.
    * ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.
    * ser demasiado común = be all too common.
    * ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.
    * ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.
    * ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.
    * ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.
    * ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.
    * ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * ser de número limitado = be limited in number.
    * ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.
    * ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.
    * ser de primera categoría = be top notch.
    * ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.
    * ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.
    * ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.
    * ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.
    * ser desconocido para = be alien to.
    * ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.
    * ser desoído = be unheeded.
    * ser despiadado = play + hardball.
    * ser detenido = be under arrest.
    * ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).
    * ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.
    * ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.
    * ser de utilidad = be of use.
    * ser de utilidad a = be of service to.
    * ser diestro en = be skilled at.
    * ser difícil = be a stretch.
    * ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.
    * ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.
    * ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.
    * ser digno de = merit.
    * ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.
    * ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.
    * ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.
    * ser diplomático = say + the right thing.
    * ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.
    * ser dogmático = be dogmatic.
    * ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.
    * ser dudoso = be doubtful.
    * ser duro = play + hardball.
    * ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.
    * ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.
    * ser el asunto = be the point.
    * ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.
    * ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.
    * ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.
    * ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.
    * ser el capitán = skipper, captain.
    * ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).
    * ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.
    * ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.
    * ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.
    * ser elegido = get in.
    * ser elevado = be steep.
    * ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.
    * ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).
    * ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * ser el límite = be the limit.
    * ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.
    * ser el máximo = be the limit.
    * ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.
    * ser el momento (de) = be the time to.
    * ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.
    * ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.
    * ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.
    * ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.
    * ser el origen de = provide + the material for.
    * ser el paraje natural de = be home to.
    * ser el preludio = usher in.
    * ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.
    * ser el primero en = lead + the way in.
    * ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.
    * ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.
    * ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.
    * ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.
    * ser el último grito = be all the rage.
    * ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.
    * ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.
    * ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * ser enviado a = have + the lead to.
    * ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.
    * ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.
    * ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.
    * ser esclavo de = be slave to.
    * ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.
    * ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.
    * ser experto en = be skilled at.
    * ser expulsado de = be dropped from.
    * ser extraño para = be alien to.
    * ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.
    * ser fácil = be easy.
    * ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.
    * ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.
    * ser factible de = be amenable to.
    * ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.
    * ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.
    * ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * ser favorable = be a plus.
    * ser ficticio = be fiction.
    * ser fiel a = cleave to.
    * ser fructífero = come to + fruition.
    * ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.
    * ser grosero con = be abusive of.
    * ser hábil para = be adroit at.
    * ser habitual = be customary.
    * ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.
    * ser hipertenso = be hyper.
    * ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.
    * ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.
    * ser hora de irse = be time to go.
    * ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.
    * ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).
    * ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.
    * sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.
    * ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser idóneo para = be suited to.
    * ser ignorado = be unheeded.
    * ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.
    * ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.
    * ser ilegal = be against the law.
    * ser ilimitado = be boundless.
    * ser implacable = play + hardball.
    * ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.
    * ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.
    * ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.
    * ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).
    * ser imposible = be dead meat.
    * ser imprescindible = be a must.
    * ser improcedente = be out of order.
    * ser imprudente = be reckless.
    * ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.
    * ser incapaz de = be unable to.
    * ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.
    * ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).
    * ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.
    * ser increíble = beggar + belief.
    * ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.
    * ser indescriptible = beggar + description.
    * ser indispensable = be a must.
    * ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.
    * ser infundado = be unfounded.
    * ser inherente a = inhere in.
    * ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.
    * ser inminente = be on the cards.
    * ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.
    * ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.
    * ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.
    * ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.
    * ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.
    * ser insignificante de = be slight in.
    * ser inteligente = be talented.
    * ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).
    * ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.
    * ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser interminable = there + be + no end to.
    * ser intransigente = play + hardball.
    * ser inútil = fire + blanks.
    * ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.
    * ser justo = play + fair.
    * ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.
    * ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.
    * ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.
    * ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser justo que = there + be + justice in.
    * ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.
    * ser la abreviatura de = be short for.
    * ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.
    * ser la ciudad de = be home to.
    * ser la clave de = hold + the key to.
    * ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.
    * ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.
    * ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.
    * ser la costumbre = be customary.
    * ser la cuestión = be the point.
    * ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.
    * ser la culpa de = be the fault of.
    * ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.
    * ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.
    * ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.
    * ser la excepción = be the exception.
    * ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.
    * ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.
    * ser la forma de = be a recipe for.
    * ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.
    * ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.
    * ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser la imagen de = be a picture of.
    * ser la intención = be the intention.
    * ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.
    * ser la manera de = be a recipe for.
    * ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.
    * ser la mayoría = be in the majority.
    * ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.
    * ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.
    * ser lamentable = be a pity.
    * ser la minoría = be in the minority.
    * ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.
    * ser la novedad = be on the scene.
    * ser la obra de = be the work of.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.
    * ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.
    * ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.
    * ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.
    * ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.
    * ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.
    * ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.
    * ser la última palabra = be all the rage.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.
    * ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.
    * ser lo mismo = be one and the same.
    * ser lo normal = be the order of the day.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.
    * ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.
    * ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.
    * ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.
    * serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.
    * ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.
    * ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.
    * ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.
    * ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.
    * ser maravilloso = sound + great.
    * ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.
    * ser más interno = inner being.
    * ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.
    * ser mayor = be older.
    * ser mejor en = be better at.
    * ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.
    * ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * ser menor = be less.
    * ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.
    * ser mínimo = be at a minimum.
    * ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.
    * ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.
    * ser molesto = be disturbing.
    * ser moroso = be in default.
    * ser motivador = be motivating.
    * ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.
    * ser mucho = be a mouthful.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser mucho más que = be far more than.
    * ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.
    * ser muy alto = be metres high.
    * ser muy amigo de = be pally with.
    * ser muy antiguo = go ba

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    ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
    1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be
    ◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;

    es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
    es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
    era cierto it was true;
    sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
    que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;

    (+ me/te/le etc)

    ver tb imposible, difícil etc
    2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;

    es viuda she's a widow;
    ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
    3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;

    ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
    4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):

    soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
    es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
    no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
    5 (hipótesis, futuro):

    ¿será cierto? can it be true?
    verbo intransitivo
    1

    b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

    ◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …

    2
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):


    ¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?

    ◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;

    ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
    ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
    3 ( sumar):
    ◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;

    son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
    somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
    4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) ser para algo to be for sth;

    ( en locs)
    ◊ a no ser que (+ subj) unless;

    ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
    como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
    hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
    el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
    puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
    de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
    ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
    es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
    es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
    lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
    estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
    o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
    o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
    o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
    (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
    sea como sea at all costs;
    sea cuando sea whenever it is;
    sea donde sea no matter where;
    sea quien sea whoever it is;
    si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
    ( en el tiempo) to be;
    ◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
    ver tb v impers
    ser v impers to be;

    ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
    fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) ( ente) being;

    ◊ ser humano/vivo human/living being

    b) (individuo, persona):


    2 ( naturaleza):

    ser
    I sustantivo masculino
    1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
    ser humano, human being
    ser vivo, living being
    2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
    2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
    ya es la una, it's one o'clock
    3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
    (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
    son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
    Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
    4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
    5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
    6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
    es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
    7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
    es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
    8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
    ¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
    9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
    10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
    11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
    12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
    13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
    (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
    esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
    15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
    es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
    no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
    16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
    17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
    ♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
    como sea, anyhow
    de no ser por..., had it not been for
    es más, furthermore
    es que..., it's just that...
    lo que sea, whatever
    o sea, that is (to say)
    sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
    ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
    ' ser' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - acceder
    - además
    - aficionada
    - aficionado
    - alardear
    - alcanzar
    - alimentar
    - alta
    - alto
    - ambicionar
    - antigüedad
    - aparición
    - arma
    - atinar
    - atorarse
    - aúpa
    - babear
    - básica
    - básico
    - bendición
    - caber
    - cacho
    - cada
    - cafetera
    - cafetero
    - calco
    - callo
    - canela
    - cansada
    - cansado
    - cantar
    - capaz
    - capirote
    - carácter
    - cardo
    - carne
    - carné
    - caso
    - cero
    - colarse
    - comida
    - comidilla
    - comido
    - conmigo
    - conquistador
    - conquistadora
    - contagiarse
    - contemplar
    - contienda
    English:
    accountable
    - addicted
    - adjust
    - allow
    - allowance
    - ambition
    - amount to
    - anathema
    - anomaly
    - arduous
    - around
    - aspire
    - aware
    - bad
    - be
    - beating
    - being
    - belong
    - betray
    - big
    - bill
    - bind over
    - bird
    - booby trap
    - boring
    - bounce
    - can
    - carry
    - catch up
    - cerebral
    - ceremonial
    - ceremony
    - charm
    - chip
    - claim
    - come into
    - come under
    - connoisseur
    - court
    - degree
    - deserve
    - destroy
    - differ
    - do
    - dodger
    - doubly
    - due
    - ear
    - easy
    - edit
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    ser The auxiliary verb ser is used with the past participle of a verb to form the passive (e.g. la película fue criticada the movie was criticized).
    ♦ v aux
    [para formar la voz pasiva] to be;
    fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness;
    la propuesta es debatida o [m5] está siendo debatida en el parlamento the proposal is being debated in parliament
    ♦ v copulativo
    1. [con adjetivos, sustantivos, pronombres] [indica cualidad, identidad, condición] to be;
    es alto/gracioso he's tall/funny;
    soy chileno/chiapaneco I'm Chilean/from Chiapas;
    es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult;
    sé discreta/paciente be discreet/patient;
    es un amigo/el dueño he's a friend/the owner;
    son unos amigos míos they're friends of mine;
    es el cartero/tu madre it's the postman o US mailman/your mother;
    soy yo, ábreme open up, it's me;
    soy Víctor [al teléfono] it's Víctor;
    la casa es aquella de ahí the house is that one over there;
    es un tipo muy simpático he's a very nice guy;
    ¿es eso verdad? is that true?;
    eso no es cierto that isn't true;
    es obvio que le gustas it's obvious that he likes you;
    no es necesario ir it isn't necessary to go;
    es posible que llueva it may rain;
    no está mal para ser de segunda mano it's not bad considering it's second-hand;
    no pierde sus derechos por ser inmigrante just because he's an immigrant doesn't mean he doesn't have any rights;
    te lo dejo en la mitad por ser tú seeing as o because it's you, I'll let you have it half-price;
    por ser usted, señora, 15 euros to you, madam, 15 euros;
    que seas muy feliz I wish you every happiness, I hope you'll be very happy;
    ¡será imbécil el tipo! the guy must be stupid!;
    este restaurante ya no es lo que era this restaurant isn't as good as it used to be o isn't what it used to be;
    RP Fam
    ser loco por algo to be wild about sth
    2. [con sustantivos, adjetivos] [indica empleo, dedicación, estado civil, religión] to be;
    soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress;
    son estudiantes they're students;
    para ser juez hay que trabajar mucho you have to work very hard to be o become a judge;
    es padre de tres hijos he's a father of three;
    es soltero/casado/divorciado he's single/married/divorced;
    era viuda she was a widow;
    son budistas/protestantes they are Buddhists/Protestants;
    el que fuera gobernador del estado the former governor of the state;
    Am Fam
    ¿tú eres o te haces? are you stupid or what?;
    RP Fam
    ¿vos sos o te hacés? are you stupid or what?
    3. [con "de"] [indica material, origen, propiedad]
    ser de [estar hecho de] to be made of;
    [provenir de] to be from; [pertenecer a] to belong to;
    un juguete que es todo de madera a completely wooden toy, a toy made completely of wood;
    ¿de dónde eres? where are you from?;
    estas pilas son de una linterna these batteries are from a torch;
    ¿es de usted este abrigo? is this coat yours?, does this coat belong to you?;
    los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's;
    portarse así es de cobardes only cowards behave like that, it's cowardly to behave like that
    4. [con "de"] [indica pertenencia a grupo]
    ser de [club, asociación, partido] to be a member of;
    ¿de qué equipo eres? [aficionado] which team o who do you support?;
    soy del Barcelona I support Barcelona;
    ser de los que… to be one of those people who…;
    ése es de los que están en huelga he is one of those on strike;
    no es de las que se asustan por cualquier cosa she's not one to get scared easily
    ♦ vi
    1. [ocurrir, tener lugar] to be;
    fue aquí it was here;
    ¿cuándo es la boda? when's the wedding?;
    la final era ayer the final was yesterday;
    ¿cómo fue lo de tu accidente? how did your accident happen?;
    ¿qué fue de aquel amigo tuyo? what happened to that friend of yours?;
    ¿qué es de Pablo? how's Pablo (getting on)?
    2. [constituir, consistir en] to be;
    fue un acierto que nos quedáramos en casa we were right to stay at home;
    lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision;
    su ambición era dar la vuelta al mundo her ambition was to travel round the world;
    tratar así de mal a la gente es buscarse problemas treating people so badly is asking for trouble
    3. [con fechas, horas] to be;
    ¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?;
    hoy es jueves today's Thursday, it's Thursday today;
    ¿qué (fecha) es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?;
    mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July;
    ¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?;
    son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm);
    serán o [m5] deben de ser las tres it must be three (o'clock)
    4. [con precios] to be;
    ¿cuánto es? how much is it?;
    son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos;
    ¿a cómo son esos tomates? how much are those tomatoes?
    5. [con cifras, en operaciones] to be;
    ellos eran unos 500 there were about 500 of them;
    11 por 100 son 1.100 11 times 100 is 1,100
    6. [servir, ser adecuado]
    ser para to be for;
    este trapo es para (limpiar) las ventanas this cloth is for (cleaning) the windows;
    este libro es para niños this book is for children;
    la ciudad no es para mí the city isn't for me
    7. [con "de" más infinitivo] [indica necesidad, posibilidad]
    es de desear que… it is to be hoped that…;
    era de esperar que pasara algo así it was to be expected that something like that would happen;
    es de suponer que aparecerá presumably, he'll turn up;
    es de temer cuando se enoja she's really scary when she gets angry
    8. [para recalcar, poner énfasis]
    ése es el que me lo contó he's the one who told me;
    lo que es a mí, no me llamaron they certainly didn't call me, they didn't call me, anyway;
    ¿es que ya no te acuerdas? don't you remember any more, then?, you mean you don't remember any more?
    9. [indica excusa, motivo]
    es que no me hacen caso but o the thing is they don't listen to me;
    es que no vine porque estaba enfermo the reason I didn't come is that I was ill, I didn't come because I was ill, you see;
    ¿cómo es que no te han avisado? how come they didn't tell you?
    10. Literario [existir]
    Platón, uno de los grandes sabios que en el mundo han sido Plato, one of the wisest men ever to walk this earth
    11. [en frases]
    a no ser que venga unless she comes;
    tengo que conseguirlo (sea) como sea I have to get it one way or another;
    hay que evitar (sea) como sea que se entere we have to prevent her from finding out at all costs o no matter what;
    hazlo cuando sea do it whenever;
    de no ser/haber sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;
    de no ser por él no estaríamos vivos if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive;
    de no ser así otherwise;
    de ser así if that should happen;
    déjalo donde sea leave it anywhere o wherever;
    érase una vez, érase que se era once upon a time;
    dile lo que sea, da igual tell her anything o whatever, it doesn't make any difference;
    haré lo que sea para recuperar mi dinero I will do whatever it takes o anything to get my money back;
    se enfadó, y no era para menos she got angry, and not without reason;
    no sea que…, no vaya a ser que… in case…;
    la llamaré ahora no sea que luego me olvide I'll call her now in case I forget later;
    Estados Unidos y Japón, o sea, las dos economías mundiales más importantes the United States and Japan, that is to say o in other words, the two most important economies in the world;
    50 euros, o sea unas 8.300 pesetas 50 euros, that's about 8,300 pesetas;
    o sea que no quieres venir so you don't want to come then?;
    por si fuera poco as if that wasn't enough;
    habla con quien sea talk to anyone;
    sea quien sea no abras la puerta don't open the door, whoever it is;
    si no fuera/hubiera sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;
    Am
    siendo que… seeing that o as…, given that…;
    Am
    siendo que tienes la plata, cómprate el vestido más caro seeing as o since you've got the money, buy yourself the more expensive dress
    ♦ v impersonal
    [indica tiempo] to be;
    es muy tarde it's rather late;
    era de noche/de día it was night/day
    ♦ nm
    1. [ente] being;
    seres de otro planeta beings from another planet
    ser humano human being;
    Ser Supremo Supreme Being;
    los seres vivos living things
    2. [persona] person;
    sus seres queridos his loved ones
    3. [existencia]
    mis padres me dieron el ser my parents gave me my life
    4. [esencia, naturaleza] being;
    la quiero con todo mi ser I love her with all my being o soul
    * * *
    f abr (= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) network of independent Spanish radio stations
    * * *
    ser {77} vi
    1) : to be
    él es mi hermano: he is my brother
    Camila es linda: Camila is pretty
    2) : to exist, to live
    ser, o no ser: to be or not to be
    3) : to take place, to occur
    el concierto es el domingo: the concert is on Sunday
    4) (used with expressions of time, date, season)
    son las diez: it's ten o'clock
    hoy es el 9: today's the 9th
    5) : to cost, to come to
    ¿cuánto es?: how much is it?
    6) (with the future tense) : to be able to be
    ¿será posible?: can it be possible?
    7)
    ser de : to come from
    somos de Managua: we're from Managua
    8)
    ser de : to belong to
    ese lápiz es de Juan: that's Juan's pencil
    9)
    es que : the thing is that
    es que no lo conozco: it's just that I don't know him
    ¡sea! : agreed!, all right!
    sea... sea : either... or
    la cuenta ha sido pagada: the bill has been paid
    él fue asesinado: he was murdered
    ser nm
    : being
    ser humano: human being
    * * *
    ser1 n (ente) being
    ser2 vb
    1. (en general) to be
    2. (estar hecho) to be made
    3. (pertenecer) to belong
    este libro es de María this book belongs to María / this book is María's

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  • 73 सम _sama

    सम a.
    1 Same, identical.
    -2 Equal, as in समलोष्ट- काञ्चनः R.8.21; Pt.2.7; सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ Bg.2.38; समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः । शीतोष्णसुख- दुःखेषु समः संगविवर्जितः ॥ 12.18.
    -3 Like, similar, resem- bling; with instr. or gen. or in comp. गुणयुक्तो दरिद्रो$पि नेश्वरैरगुणैः समः Subhāṣ.; Ku.3.13.
    -4 Even, level, plain; समवेशवर्तिनस्ते न दुरासदो भविष्यति Ś.1.
    -5 Even (as number).
    -6 Impartial, fair; शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः Bg.5.18.
    -7 Just, honest, upright.
    -8 Good, virtuous.
    -9 Ordinary, common.
    -1 Mean, middling.
    -11 Straight.
    -12 Suitable, convenient.
    -13 Indiffer- ent, unmoved, unaffected by passion.
    -14 All, every one.
    -15 All, whole, entire, complete.
    -16 Being a pair.
    -17 Regular, normal.
    -18 Middling.
    -19 Easy, conveni- ent.
    -मः 1 N. of certain zodiacal signs (वृष, कर्कट, कन्या, वृश्चिक, मकर, and मीन).
    -2 A mode of measuring time in music.
    -3 The point of intersection of the horizon and the meridian line.
    -4 A kind of straight line placed over a numerical figure to mark the process of extracting the square root.
    -मम् 1 A level plain, flat country; संनिपत्य शनकैरिव निम्नादन्धकारमुदवाप समानि Ki.9. 11.
    -2 (In rhet.) N. of a figure of speech.
    -3 (In geometry) A mean proportional segment.
    -4 Equa- nimity.
    -5 Similarity.
    -6 Settlement; compensation; कर्मणापि समं कुर्याद्धनिकायाधमर्णिकः Ms.8.177.
    -7 Good circumstances; Mk.
    -सम् ind.
    1 With, together with, in company with, accompanied by; (with instr.); आहां निवत्स्यति समं हरिणाङ्गनाभिः Ś.1.26; R.2.25;8.63; 16.72.
    -2 Equally; समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु Bg.13.27.28; यथा सर्वाणि भूतानि धरा धारयते समम् Ms.9.311.
    -3 Like, simi- larly, in the same manner; यत्र स्वामी निर्विशेषं समं मृत्येषु वर्तते Pt.1.78.
    -4 Entirely.
    -5 Simultaneously, all at once, at the same time, together; नवं पयो यत्र धनैर्मया च त्वद्विप्रयोगाश्रु समं विसृष्टम् R.13.26;4.4;1.59;14.1.
    -6 Honestly, fairly.
    -Comp. -अंशः an equal share. ˚हारिन् m. a co-heir.
    -अङ्घ्रिक a. standing evenly on feet.
    -अन्तः a borderer, neighbour.
    -अन्तर a. parallel.
    -अर्थिन् a.
    1 desiring equality.
    -2 Seeking peace with.
    -आकार a. similar, like.
    -आचारः 1 equal or similar conduct.
    -2 Proper practice.
    -आत्मक a. possessing equanimity.
    -उदकम् a mixture of half butter-milk and half water.
    -उपमा a kind of Upamā or simile.
    -कक्ष a. having equal weight. (
    -क्षा) equilibrium.
    -कन्या a fit or suitable girl (fit to be married).
    -कर्णः an equi-diagonal tetragon.
    -कालः the same time or moment. (
    -लम्) ind. at the same time, simultaneously.
    -कालीन a. contemporary, coeval.
    -कोलः a serpent, snake.
    -कोटिक a. of regular size (said of diamonds); Kau. A.2.11.
    -क्षेत्रम् (in astr.) an epithet of a par- ticular arrangement of the Nakṣatras.
    -खातः an equal excavation, a parallelopipedon.
    -गतिः wind; मृत्युश्चापरिहारवान् समगतिः कालेन विच्छेदिना Mb.12.298.45.
    -गन्धकः incense.
    -गन्धिकम् the fragrant root of the Uśīra.
    -चक्रवालम् a circle.
    -चतुरस्र a. square. (
    -स्रम्) an equilateral tetragon.
    -चतुर्भुजः, -जम् a rhom- bus.
    -चित्त a.
    1 even-minded, equable, equani- mous.
    -2 indifferent.
    -छेद, -छेदन a. having the same denominator.
    -जाति a. homogeneous.
    -ज्ञा fame; तिर्य- ञ्चमप्यञ्च मृषानभिज्ञरसज्ञतोपज्ञसमज्ञमज्ञम् N.3.64.
    -त्रिभुजः, -जम् an equilateral triangle.
    -दर्शन, -दर्शिन् a. viewing equally, impartial; विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तनि । शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥ Bg.5.18.
    -दुःख a. feeling for another's woe, sympathising (with another); a fel- low-sufferer; Ku.4.4. ˚सुख a. a companion or part- ner in joy and sorrow; पृष्टा जनेन समदुःखसुखेन बाला Ś.3.1.
    -दृश्, -दृष्टि a. impartial.
    -द्वादशास्रः, -स्रम् an equila- teral dodecagon.
    -द्विभुजः a rhomboid.
    -धर्म a. of equal nature, resembling.
    -धृत a. equal to.
    -पदम् 1 an attitude in shooting.
    -2 a particular posture in sexual union.
    -प्रभ a. having equal splendour; तदण्डमभवद्धैमं सह- स्रांशुसमप्रभम् Ms.1.9.
    -बुद्धि a.
    1 impartial.
    -2 indiffe- rent, stoical.
    -भाव a. having the same nature or pro- perty. (
    -वः) sameness, equability.
    -मण्डलम् (in astr.) the prime vertical line.
    -मय a. of like origin.
    -मात्र a. of the same size or measure.
    -मितिः mean measure.
    -रञ्जित a. tinged.
    -रतः, -रभः a particular mode of sexual enjoyment.
    -रेख a. straight; प्रकृत्या यद्वक्रं तदपि समरेखं नयनयोः Ś.1.9.
    -लम्बः, -म्बम् a trapezoid.
    -लेपनी a bricklayer's instrument for levelling a plane (Mar. करणी).
    -वर्ण a. being of equal caste; समवर्णे द्विजातीनां द्वादशैव व्यतिक्रम Ms.8.269.
    -वर्णः community of caste.
    -वर्तिन् a.
    1 equal-minded, impartial.
    -2 being equidis- tant. (-m.) Yāma, the god of death; शासितारं च पापानां पितॄणां समवर्तिनम् Mb.12.27.35.
    -विभक्त a. divided equ- ally; symmetrical.
    -विषमम् (pl.) level and uneven- ground.
    -वृत्तम् 1 an even metre, i. e. a stanza the lines of which have all the same number of feet.
    -2 see सममण्डल.
    -वृत्ति a. equable, fair. (
    -त्तिः) equanimity.
    -वेधः mean depth.
    -वैषम्यतः ind. owing to partial similarity and partial dissimilarity; अर्थे समवैषम्यतो द्रव्य- कर्मणाम् MS.4.1.21.
    -शोधनम् equal subtraction, i. e. subtraction of the same quantity on both sides of an equation.
    -श्रुति a. (in music) having equal intervals.
    -श्रेणिः a straight line.
    -संधिः peace on equal terms.
    -सुप्तिः f. universal sleep (as at the end of a Kalpa).
    -सूत्र, -सूत्रस्य a. situated on the same diameter.
    -स्थ a.
    1 equal, uniform.
    -2 level.
    -3 like.
    -4 being in flourishing circumstances; गतिः पतिः समस्थाया विषमे च पिता गतिः Mb.5.176.8.
    -स्थलम् an even ground.
    -स्थली the level plain, the Doab or country between the Ganges and Yamunā (अन्तर्वेदि).
    -स्थानम् a parti- cular posture in Yoga (In which the legs are closely contracted).

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  • 74 AF

    of
    * * *
    prep. w. dat.
    I. Of place:
    1) off, from;
    G. hljóp af hesti sínum, G. jumped off his horse;
    ganga af mótinu, to go away from the meeting;
    Flosi kastaði af sér skikkjunni, threw off his cloak;
    Gizzur gekk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from the south-west;
    hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he had taken off his shoes;
    Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off;
    tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms;
    bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus;
    hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession;
    vil ek þú vinnir af þér skuldina, work off the debt;
    muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand;
    rísa af dauða, to rise from the dead;
    vakna af draumi, to awaken from a dream;
    lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse;
    vindr stóð af landi, the wind blew from the land;
    2) out of;
    verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world;
    gruflar hón af læknum, she scrambles out of the brook;
    Otradalr var mjök af vegi, far out of the way.
    Connected with út; föstudaginn fór út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town.
    II. Of time; past, beyond:
    af ómagaaldri, able to support oneself, of age;
    ek em nú af léttasta skeiði, no longer in the prime of life;
    þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, when seven weeks of summer are past;
    var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past.
    III. In various other relations:
    1) þiggja lið af e-m, to receive help from one;
    hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy;
    vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of one;
    féll þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s men fell there;
    þá eru þeir útlagir ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their goðorð;
    þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim;
    ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to give up;
    2) off, of;
    höggva fót, hönd, af e-m, to cut off one’s foot, hand;
    vil ek, at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, whatever you like of the stores;
    þar lá forkr einn ok brotit af endanum, with the point broken off;
    absol., beit hann höndina af, bit the hand off;
    fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off;
    3) of, among;
    hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum, the most promising of the young men;
    4) with;
    hláða, (ferma) skip af e-u, to load (freight) a ship with;
    fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring;
    5) of (= ór which is more frequent);
    húsit var gert af timbr stokkum, was built of trunks of trees;
    6) fig., eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him;
    hvat hefir þú gert af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar?;
    7) denoting parentage, descent, origin;
    ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, are descended from them;
    kominn af Trójumönnum, descended from the Trojans;
    8) by, of (after passive);
    ek em sendr hingat af Starkaði, sent hither by;
    ástsæll af landsmónnum, beloved of;
    9) on account of, by reason of, by;
    úbygðr at frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold;
    ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds;
    af ástæld hans, by his popularity;
    af því, therefore;
    af hví, wherefor why;
    af því at, because;
    10) by means of, by;
    framfœra e-n af verkum sínum, by means of his own labour;
    af sínu fé, by one’s own means;
    absol., hann fekk af hina mestu sœmd, derived great honour from it;
    11) with adjectives, in regard to;
    mildr af fé, liberal of money;
    góðr af griðum, merciful;
    12) used absol. with a verb, off away;
    hann bað hann þá róa af fjörðinn, to row the firth off;
    ok er þeir höfðu af fjörðung, when they had covered one forth of the way;
    sofa af nóttina, to sleep the night away.
    * * *
    prep. often used elliptically by dropping the case, or even merely adverbially, [Ulf. af; A. S. and Engl. of, off; Hel. ab; Germ. ab; Gr. άπό; Lat. a, ab.] With dat. denoting a motion a loco; one of the three prepp. af, ór, frá, corresponding to those in loco—á, í, við, and ad locum—á, í, at. It in general corresponds to the prepp. in loco—á, or in locum— til, whilst ór answers more to í; but it also frequently corresponds to yfir, um or í. It ranges between ór and frá, generally denoting the idea from the surface of, while ór means from the inner part, and frá from the outer part or border. The motion from a hill, plain, open place is thus denoted by af; by ór that from an enclosed space, depth, cavity, thus af fjalli, but ór of a valley, dale; af Englandi, but ór Danmörk, as mörk implies the notion of a deep wood, forest. The wind blows af landi, but a ship sets sail frá landi; frá landi also means a distance from: af hendi, of a glove, ring; ór hendi, of whatever has been kept in the hand (correl. to á hendi and í hendi). On the other hand af is more general, whilst frá and ór are of a more special character; frá denoting a departure, ór an impulse or force; a member goes home af þingi, whereas ór may denote an inmate of a district, or convey the notion of secession or exclusion from, Eb. 105 new Ed.; the traveller goes af landi, the exile ór landi: taka e-t af e-m is to take a thing out of one’s hand, that of taka frá e-m to remove out of one’s sight, etc. In general af answers to Engl. of, off, ór to out of, and frá to from: the Lat. prepp. ab, de, and ex do not exactly correspond to the Icelandic, yet as a rule ór may answer to ex, af sometimes to ab, sometimes to de. Of, off, from among; with, by; on account of by means of, because of concerning, in respect of.
    A. Loc.
    I. With motion, off, from:
    1. prop. corresp. to á,
    α. konungr dró gullhring af hendi sér (but á hendi), Ld. 32; Höskuldr lætr bera farm af skipi, unload the ship (but bera farm á skip), id.; var tekit af hestum þeirra, they were unsaddled, Nj. 4; Gunnarr hafði farit heiman af bæ sínum, he was away from home, 82; Gunnarr hljóp af hesti sínum, jumped off his horse (but hl. á hest), 83; hlaupa, stökkva af baki, id., 112, 264 ; Gunnarr skýtr til hans af boganum, from the bow, where af has a slight notion of instrumentality, 96; flýja af fundinum, to fly from off the battle-field, 102; ríða af Þríhyrningshálsum, 206; út af Langaholti, Eg. 744 ; sunnan ór Danmörk ok af Saxlandi, 560; ganga af mótinu, to go from the meeting, Fms. vii. 130; af þeirra fundi reis María upp ok fór, 625. 85 ; Flosi kastaði af ser skikkjunni, threw his cloak off him (but kasta á sik),Nj. 176; taka Hrungnis fót af honum, of a load, burden, Edda 58; land þat er hann fiskði af, from which he set off to fish, Grág. i. 151, is irregular, frá would suit better; slíta af baki e-s, from off one’s back, ii. 9 ; bera af borði, to clear the table, Nj. 75.
    β. where it more nearly answers to í; þeir koma af hafi, of sailors coming in (but leggja í haf), Nj. 128 ; fara til Noregs af Orkneyjum (but í or til O.), 131; þeim Agli fórst vel ok komu af hafi i Borgarfjörð, Eg. 392 ; hann var útlagi ( outlawed) af Noregi, where ór would be more regular, 344; af Islandi, of a traveller, Fms. x. 3; búa her af báðum ríkjunum, to take a levy from, 51; hinir beztu bændr ór Norðlendingafjórðungi ok af Sunnlendingafjórðungi, the most eminent Southerners and Northerners, 113; Gizzurr gékk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from south-west, Sturl. ii. 219; prestar af hvárutveggja biskupsdæmi, from either diocess, Dipl. ii. 11; verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world, 623. 21; gruflar hon af læknum, scrambles out of the brook, Ísl. ii. 340; Egill kneyfði af horninu í einum drykk, drained off the horn at one draught, literally squeezed every drop out of it, Eg. 557; brottuaf herbúðunurn, Fms. x. 343.
    γ. of things more or less surrounding the subject, corresp. to yfir or um; láta þeir þegar af sér tjöldin, break off, take down the tents in preparing for battle, Eg. 261; kyrtillinn rifnaði af honum, his coat burst, caused by the swollen body, 602; hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he untied his shoes (but binda á sik), 716; Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off, of one clinging to one’s body, 747; tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms, Fms. vii. 39. Of putting off clothes; fara af kápu, Nj. 143; far þú eigi af brynjunni, Bs. i. 541; þá ætlaði Sigurðr at fara af brynjunni, id.; þá var Skarphéðinn flettr af klæðunum, Nj. 209: now more usually fara or klæðum, fötum, exuere, to undress.
    δ. connected with út; föstudaginn for út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town, Nj. 274; ganga út af kirkjunni, to go out of the church, now út úr, Fms. vii. 107: drekki hann af þeirri jörðunni, of something impregnated with the earth, Laekn. 402.
    ε. more closely corresponding to frá, being in such cases a Latinism (now frá); bréf af páfa, a pope’s bull, Fms. x. 6; rit af hánum, letter from him, 623. 52; bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus, Bs. i. 712; farið þér á brautu af mér í eilífan eld, Hom. 143; brott af drottins augliti, Stj. 43.
    ζ. denoting an uninterrupted continuity, in such phrases as land aflandi, from land to land, Eg. 343, Fas. ii. 539; skip af skipl. from ship to ship, Fms. v. 10; brann hvat af öðru, one after another, of an increasing fire, destroying everything, i. 128; brandr af brandi brenn, funi kveykist af funa, one from another, Hm. 56; hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession, also hverr at öðrum, Eb. 272, 280 (where at in both passages).
    2. metaph., at ganga af e-m dauðum, to go from, leave one dead on the spot, of two combatants; en hann segiz bani hins ef hann gekk af dauðum manni, Grág. ii. 88, Hkr. 1. 327; undr þykir mér er bróðir þinn vildi eigi taka af þér starf þetta, would not take this toil from thee, Nj. 77; þegnar hans glöddust af honum, were fain of him, Fms. x. 380; at koma þeim manni af sér er settr var á fé hans, to get rid of, Ld. 52; vil ek þú vinriir af þér skuldina, work off the debt, Njarð. 366; reka af sér, to repel, Sturl. ii. 219; hann á þá sonu er aldri munu af oss ganga, who will never leave us, whom we shall never get rid of, Fas. i. 280; leysa e-n af e-u, to relieve, 64; taka e-n af lífi, to kill, Eg. 48, 416, Nj. 126; af lífdögum, Fms. vii. 204; ek mun ná lögum af því máli, get the benefit of the law in this case, Eg. 468; muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand, 414; rísa af dauða, to rise from death, Fms. ii. 142; guð bætti honum þó af þessi sótt, healed him of this sickness, ix. 390; vakna af sýn, draumi, svefni, to awaken from a vision, dream, sleep, 655 xxxii. I, Gísl. 24, Eb. 192, Fas. i. 41. Rather with the notion out of, in the phrase af sér etc., e. g. sýna e-t af scr, to shew, exhibit a disposition for or against, Ld. 18; gera mikit af sér, to shew great prowess, Ísl. ii. 368; éf þú gerir eigi meira af þér um aðra leika, unless you make more of thyself, Edda 32; Svipdagr hafði mikit af sér gert, fought bravely, Fas. i. 41; góðr (illr) af sér, good ( bad) of oneself, by nature; mikill af sjálfum sér, proud, bold, stout, Nj. 15; ágætastr maðr af sjálfum sér, the greatest hero, Bret.: góðr af ser, excellent, Hrafn. 7; but, on the contrary, af sér kominn, ruinous, in decay; this phrase is used of old houses or buildings, as in Bs. i. 488 = Sturl. l. c.; af sér kominn af mæði can also be said of a man fallen off from what he used to be; kominn af fotum fram, off his legs from age, Sturl. i. 223, Korm. 154 (in a verse).
    II. WITHOUT MOTION:
    1. denoting direction from, but at the same time continuous connection with an object from which an act or thing proceeds, from; tengja skip hvárt fram af stafni annars, to tie the ships in a line, stem to stern, Fms. i. 157, xi. 111; svá at þeir tóku út af borðum, jutted out of the boards, of rafters or poles, iv. 49; stjarna ok af sem skaft, of a comet, ix. 482; lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse, Grág. ii. 264; hon svarar af sínu sæti sem álpt af baru, Fás. i. 186; þar er sjá mátti utau af firði, af þjóðleið, that might be seen from the fareway on the sea when sailing in the firth, Hkr. ii. 64; þá mun hringt af (better at) Burakirkju, of bells rung at the church, Fms. xi. 160; gengr þar af Meðalfellsströnd, projects from, juts out, of a promontory, Ld. 10.
    2. denoting direction alone; upp af víkinni stóð borg mikil, a burg inland from the inlet, Eg. 161; lokrekkja innar af seti, a shut bed inward from the benches in the hall, Ísl. ii. 262; kapella upp af konungs herbergjum, upwards from, Fms. x. 153; vindr stóð af landi, the wind stood off the land, Bárð. 166.
    β. metaph., stauda af e-u, vide VI. 4.
    γ. ellipt., hallaði af norðr, of the channel, north of a spot, Boll. 348; also, austr af, suðr af, vestr af, etc.
    3. denoting absence; þingheyendr skulu eigi vera um nótt af þingi ( away from the meeting), eðr lengr, þá eru þeir af þingi ( away from (be meeting) ef þeir eru or ( out of) þingmarki, Grág. i. 25; vera um nótt af várþingi, 115; meðan hann er af landi héðan, abroad, 150.
    β. metaph., gud hvíldi af öllum verkum sínum á sjaunda degi, rested from his labours, Ver. 3.
    4. denoting distance; þat er komit af þjóðleið, out of the high road, remote, Eg. 369; af þjóðbraut, Grág. ii. 264, i. 15; Otradalr (a farm) var mjök af vegi, far out of the way, Háv. 53.
    B. TEMP, past, from, out of, beyond:
    1. of a person’s age, in the sense of having past a period of life; af ómaga aldri, of age, able to support oneself, Grág. i. 243; af aeskualdri, stricken in years, having past the prime of life, Eg. 202; lítið af barnsaldri, still a child, Ld. 74; ek em nú af léttasia skeiði, no longer in the prime of life, Háv. 40.
    2. of a part or period of time, past; eigi síðar en nótt er af þingi, a night of the session past, Grág. i. 101; þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, seven weeks past of the summer, 182; tíu vikur af sumri, Íb. 10; var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past, Háv. 41; mikið af vetri, much of the winter was past, Fas. ii. 186; þriðjungr af nótt, a third of the night past, Fms. x. 160; stund af degi, etc.; tveir mánoðr af sumri, Gþl. 103.
    3. in adverbial phrases such as, af stundu, soon; af bragði, at once; af tómi, at leisure, at ease; af nýju, again; af skyndingu, speedily; af bráðungu, in a hurry, etc.
    C. In various other relations:
    I. denoting the passage or transition of an object, concrete or abstract, of, from.
    1. where a thing is received, derived from, conferred by a person or object; þiggja lið af e-m, to derive help from, Edda 26; taka traust af e-m, to receive support, comfort from, Fms. xi. 243; taka mála af e-m, to be in one’s pay, of a soldier, Eg. 266; halda land af e-m, to hold land of any one, 282; verða viss af e-m, to get information from, 57, Nj. 130; taka við sök af manni (a law term), to undertake a case, suit, Grág. i. 142; hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy, ii. 374; vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of, Vd. 88 (old Ed., the new reads frá), Fs. 45; afla matar af eyjum, to derive supplies from, Eb. 12.
    2. where an object is taken by force:
    α. prop. out of a person’s hand; þú skalt hnykkja smíðit af honum, wrest it out of his hand, Nj. 32; cp. taka, þrífa, svipta e-u (e-t) af e-m, to wrest from.
    β. metaph. of a person’s deprival of anything in general; hann tók af þér konuna, carried thy wife off, Nj. 33; tók Gunnarr af þér sáðland þitt, robbed thee of seedland, 103; taka af honum tignina, to depose, degrade him, Eg. 271; vinna e-t af e-m, to carry off by force of arms, conquer, Fms. iii. 29; drepa menn af e-m, for one, slay one’s man, Eg. 417; fell þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s people fell there, 261.
    γ. in such phrases as, hyggja af e-u (v. afhuga), hugsa af e-u, to forget; hyggja af harmi; sjá af e-u, to lose, miss; var svá ástúðigt með þeim, at livargi þóttist mega af öðrum sjá, neither of them could take his eyes off the other, Sturl. i. 194; svá er mörg við ver sinn vær, at varla um sér hon af hoiuun nær, Skálda 163.
    3. denoting forfeiture; þá eru þeir útlagir, ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their priesthood, Grág. i. 24; telja hann af ráðunum fjár síns alls, to oust one, on account of idiocy or madness, 176; verða af kaupi, to be off the bargain, Edda 26; þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim, Nj. 15; ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to forfeit, a case of divorce, id.; ella er hann af rettarfari um hana, has forfeited the suit, Grág. i. 381.
    β. ellipt., af ferr eindagi ef, is forfeited, Grág. i. 140.
    II. denoting relation of a part to a whole, off, of, Lat. de; höggva hönd, höfuð, fót af e-um, to cut one’s hand, head, foot off, Nj. 97, 92, Bs. i. 674; höggva spjót af skapti, to sever the blade from the shaft, 264; hann lét þá ekki hafa af föðurarfi sínum, nothing of their patrimony, Eg. 25; vil ek at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, take what you like of the stores, Nj. 4; at þú eignist slíkt af fé okkru sem þú vili, 94.
    β. ellipt., en nú höfum vér kjörit, en þat er af krossinum, a slice of, Fms. vii. 89; Þórðr gaf Skólm frænda sínum af landnámi sínu, a part of, Landn. 211; hafði hann þat af hans eigu er hann vildi, Sturl. ii. 169; þar lá forkr einn ok brotið af endanum, the point broken off, Háv. 24, Sturl. i. 169.
    γ. absol. off; beit hann höndina af, þar sem nú heitir úlfliðr, bit the hand off, Edda 17; fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off, Nj. 97; jafnt er sem þér synist, af er fótrinn, the foot is off, id.; af bæði eyru, both ears off, Vm. 29.
    2. with the notion of—among; mestr skörungr af konum á Norðrlöndum, the greatest heroine in the North, Fms. i. 116; hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum í Austfjörðum, the most hopeful of youths in the Eastfirths, Njarð. 364; af ( among) öllurn hirðmönnuni virði konungr mest skáld sín, Eg. 27; ef hann vildi nokkura kaupa af þessum konum, Ld. 30; ör liggr þar útiá vegginum, ok er sú af þeirra örum, one of their own arrows, Nj. 115.
    β. from, among, belonging to; guð kaus hana af ollum konum sér til móður, of the Virgin Mary, Mar. A. i. 27.
    γ. metaph., kunna mikit (lítið) af e-u, to know much, little of, Bragi kann mest af skáldskap, is more cunning of poetry than any one else, Edda 17.
    δ. absol. out of, before, in preference to all others; Gunnarr bauð þér góð boð, en þú vildir eingi af taka, you would choose none of them, Nj. 77; ráða e-t af, to decide; þó mun faðir minn mestu af ráða, all depends upon him, Ld. 22; konungr kveðst því mundu heldr af trúa, preferred believing that of the two, Eg. 55; var honum ekki vildara af ván, he could expect nothing better, 364.
    3. with the additional sense of instrumentality, with; ferma skip af e-u, to freight a ship with, Eg. 364; hlaða mörg skip af korni, load many ships with corn, Fms. xi. 8; klyfja tvá hesta af mat, Nj. 74; var vágrinn skipaðr af herskipum, the bay was covered with war ships, 124; fylla ker af glóðum, fill it with embers, Stj. 319; fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring, Ver. 3.
    III. denoting the substance of which a thing is made, of; used indifferently with ór, though ór be more frequent; þeir gerðu af honum jörðina, af blóði hans sæinn ok vötnin, of the creation of the world from the corpse of the giant Ymir; the poem Gm. 40, 41, constantly uses ór in this sense, just as in modern Icelandic, Edda 5; svá skildu þeir, at allir hlutir væri smíðaðir af nokkru efni, 147 (pref.); húsit var gert af timbrstokkum, built of trunks of timber, Eg. 233; hjöhin vóru af gulli, of gold, golden, Fms. i. 17; af osti, of cheese, but in the verse 1. c. ór osti, Fms. vi. 253; línklæði af lérepti, linen, Sks. 287.
    2. metaph. in the phrases, göra e-t af e-n ( to dispose of), verða af ( become of), hvat hefir þú gört af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar? Njarð. 376; hvat af motrinuni er orðit, what has become of it? of a lost thing, Ld. 208; hverfr Óspakr á burt, svá eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him? Band. 5.
    IV. denoting parentage, descent, origin, domicile, abode:
    1. parentage, of, from, used indifferently with frá; ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, descend from them, but a little below—frá honum eru konmir Sturlungar, Eb. 338, cp. afkvæmi; af ætt Hörðakára, Fms. i. 287; kominn af Trojumönnum, xi. 416; af Ása-ætt (Kb. wrongly at), Edda I.
    β. metaph., vera af Guði (theol.), of God, = righteous, 686 B. 9; illr ávöxtr af íllri rót, Fms. ii. 48; Asia er kölluð af nafni nokkurar konu, derives her name from, Stj. 67; af honum er bragr kallaðr skáldskapr, called after his name, Edda 17.
    2. of domicile; af danskri tungu, of Danish or Scandinavian origin, speaking the Danish tongue, Grág. ii. 73; hvaðan af löndum, whence, native of what country? Ísl.
    β. especially denoting a man’s abode, and answering to á and í, the name of the farm (or country) being added to proper names, (as in Scotland,) to distinguish persons of the same name; Hallr af Síðu, Nj. 189; Erlingr af Straumey, 273; Ástríðr af Djúpárbakka, 39; Gunnarr af Hlíðarenda (more usual frá); þorir haklangr konungr af Ögðum, king of Agdir, Eg. 35, etc.; cp. ór and frá.
    V. denoting a person with whom an act, feeling, etc. originates, for the most part with a periphrastic passive:
    1. by, the Old Engl. of; as, ek em sendr hingað af Starkaði ok sonum hans, sent hither by, Nj. 94; inna e-t af hendi, to perform, 257; þó at alþýða væri skírð af kennimönnum, baptized of, Fms. ii. 158; meira virðr af mönnum, higher esteemed, Ld. 158; ástsæll af landsmönnum, beloved, íb. 16; vinsæll af mönnum, Nj. 102; í allgóðu yfirlæti af þeim feðgum, hospitably treated by them, Eg. 170; var þá nokkut drukkið af alþjóð, there was somewhat hard drinking of the people, Sturl. iii. 229; mun þat ekki upp tekið af þeim sükudólgum mínum, they will not clutch at that, Nj. 257; ef svá væri í hendr þér búit af mér, if í had so made everything ready to thy hands, Ld. 130; þá varð fárætt um af föður hans, his father said little about it, Fms. ii. 154.
    2. it is now also sometimes used as a periphrase of a nom., e. g. ritað, þýtt af e-m, written, translated, edited by, but such phrases scarcely occur in old writers.
    VI. denoting cause, ground, reason:
    1. originating from, on account of, by reason of; af frændsemis sökum, for kinship’s sake, Grág. ii. 72; ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds, 27; af manna völdum, by violence, not by natural accident, of a crime, Nj. 76; af fortölum Halls, through his pleading, 255; af ástsæld hans ok af tölum þeirra Sæmundar, by his popularity and the eloquence of S., Íb. 16; af ráðum Haralds konungs, by his contriving, Landn. 157; úbygðr af frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold, Hkr. i. 5.
    β. adverbially, af því, therefore, Nj. 78; af hví, why? 686 B. 9; þá verðr bóndi heiðinn af barni sínu, viz. if he does not cause his child to be christened, K. Þ. K. 20.
    2. denoting instrumentality, by means of; af sinu fé, by one’s own means, Grág. i. 293; framfæra e-n af verkum sinum, by means of one’s own labour, K. Þ. K. 142; draga saman auð af sökum, ok vælum ok kaupum, make money by, 623. I; af sínum kostnaði, at hi s own expense, Hkr. i. 217.
    β. absol., hún fellir á mik dropa svá heita at ek brenn af öll, Ld. 328; hann fékk af hina mestu sæmd, derived great honotur from it, Nj. 88; elli sótti á hendr honum svá at hann lagðist í rekkju af, he grew bedridden from age, Ld. 54; komast undan af hlaupi, escape by running, Fms. viii. 58; spinna garn af rokki, spin off a wheel (now, spinna á rokk), from a notion of instrumentality, or because of the thread being spun out (?), Eb. 92.
    3. denoting proceeding, originating from; lýsti af höndum hennar, her hands spread beams of light, Edda 22; allir heimar lýstust ( were illuminated) af henni, id.; en er lýsti af degi, when the day broke forth, Fms. ii. 16; lítt var lýst af degi, the day was just beginning to break, Ld. 46; þá tók at myrkja af nótt, the ‘mirk-time’ of night began to set in, Eg. 230; tók þá brátt at myrkva af nótt, the night grew dark, Hkr. ii. 230.
    4. metaph., standa, leiða, hljótast af, to be caused by, result from; opt hlýtst íllt af kvenna hjali, great mischief is wrought by women’s gossip (a proverb), Gísl. 15, 98; at af þeim mundi mikit mein ok úhapp standa, be caused by, Edda 18; kenna kulda af ráðum e-s, to feel sore from, Eb. 42; þó mun her hljótast af margs manns bani, Nj, 90.
    5. in adverbial phrases, denoting state of mind; af mikilli æði, in fury, Nj. 116; af móð, in great emotion, Fms. xi. 221; af áhyggju, with concern, i. 186; af létta, frankly, iii. 91; af viti, collectedly, Grág. ii. 27; af heilu, sincerely, Eg. 46; áf fári, in rage; af æðru, timidly, Nj. (in a verse); af setning, composedly, in tune, Fms. iii. 187; af mikilli frægð, gallantly, Fas. i. 261; af öllu afli, with all might, Grág. ii. 41; af riki, violently, Fbr. (in a verse); af trúnaði, confidently, Grág. i. 400.
    VII. denoting regard to, of, concerning, in respect of, as regards:
    1. with verbs, denoting to tell of, be informed, inquire about, Lat. de; Dioscorides segir af grasi því, speaks of, 655 xxx. 5; er menn spurðu af landinu, inquired about it, Landn. 30; halda njósn af e-u, Nj. 104; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, Eg. 546, Band. 8.
    β. absol., hann mun spyrja, hvárt þér sé nokkut af kunnigt hversu for með okkr, whether you know anything about, how, Nj. 33; halda skóla af, to hold a school in a science, 656 A. i. 19 (sounds like a Latinism); en ek gerða þik sera mestan mann af öllu, in respect of all, that you should get all the honour of it, Nj. 78.
    2. with adjectives such as mildr, illr, góðrafe-u, denoting disposition or character in respect to; alira manna mildastr af fo, very liberal, often-banded, Fms. vii. 197; mildr af gulli, i. 33; góðr af griðum, merciful, Al. 33; íllr af mat en mildr af gulli, Fms. i. 53; fastr af drykk, close, stingy in regard to, Sturl. ii. 125; gat þess Hildigunnr at þú mundir góðr af hestinum, that you would be good about the horse, Nj. 90, cp. auðigr at, v. at, which corresponds to the above phrases; cp. also the phrase af sér above, p. 4, col. I, ll. 50 sqq.
    VIII. periphrasis of a genitive (rare); provincialis af öllum Predikaraklaustrum, Fms. x. 76; vera af hinum mesta fjandskap, to breathe deep hatred to, be on bad terms with, ix. 220; af hendi, af hálfu e-s, on one’s behalf, v. those words.
    IX. in adverbial phrases; as, af launungu, secretly; af hljóði, silently; v. those words.
    β. also used absolutely with a verb, almost adverbially, nearly in the signification off, away; hann bað þá róa af fjörðinn, pass the firth swiftly by rowing, row the firth off, Fms. ix. 502; var pá af farit þat seni skerjóttast var, was past, sailed past, Ld. 142; ok er þeir höfðu af fjórðung, past one fourth of the way, Dropl. 10: skína af, to clear up, of the skv, Eb. 152; hence in common language, skína af sér, when the sun breaks forth: sofa af nóttina, to sleep it away, Fms. ii. 98; leið af nóttin, the night past away, Nj. 53; dvelja af stundir, to kill the time, Band. 8; drepa af, to kill; láta af, to slaughter, kill off;
    γ. in exclamations; af tjöldin, off with the awnings, Bs. i. 420, Fins, ix. 49.
    δ. in the phrases, þar af, thence; hér af, hence, Fms. ii. 102; af fram, straight on, Nj. 144; now, á fram, on, advance.
    X. it often refers to a whole sentence or to an adverb, not only like other prepp. to hér, hvar, þar, but also redundantly to hvaðan, héðan, þaðan, whence, hence, thence.
    2. the preposition may sometimes be repeated, once elliptically or adverbially, and once properly, e. g. en er af var borit at borðinu, the cloth was taken off from the table, Nj. 176; Guð þerrir af (off, away) hvert tár af ( from) augum heilagra manna, God wipes off every tear from the eyes of his saints, 655 xx. vii. 17; skal þó fyrst bætr af lúka af fé vegaiula, pay off, from, Gþl. 160, the last af may be omitted—var þá af borið borðinu—and the prep. thus be separated from its case, or it may refer to some of the indecl. relatives er or sem, the prep. hvar, hér, þar being placed behind them without a case, and referring to the preceding relative, e. g. oss er þar mikit af sagt auð þeim, we have been told much about these riches, Band. 24; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, in short, shortly. Eg. 546; þaðan af veit ek, thence í infer, know, Fms. i. 97.
    XI. it is moreover connected with a great many verbs besides those mentioned above, e. g. bera af, to excel, whence afbragð, afbrigði; draga af, to detract, deduct, hence afdráttr; veita ekki af, to be hard with; ganga at, to be left, hence afgangr; standast af um e-t, to stand, how matters stand; sem af tekr, at a furious rate; vita af, to be conscious, know about (vide VII).
    D. As a prefix to compounds distinction is to be made between:
    I. af privativum, denoting diminution, want, deduction, loss, separation, negation of, etc., answering indifferently to Lat. ab-, de-, ex-, dis-, and rarely to re- and se-, v. the following COMPDS, such as segja, dicere, but afsegja, negare; rækja, colere, but afrækja, negligere; aflaga, contra legem; skapligr, normalis, afskapligr, deformis; afvik, recessus; afhús, afhellir, afdalr, etc.
    II. af intensivum, etymologically different, and akin to of, afr-, e. g. afdrykkja = ofdrykkja, inebrietas; afbrýði, jealously; afbendi, tenesmus; afglapi, vir fatuus, etc. etc. Both the privative and the intensive af may be contracted into á, esp. before a labial f, m, v, e. g. á fram = af fram; ábrýði = afbrýði; ávöxtr = afvöxtr; áburðr = afburðr; ávíta = afvíta (?). In some cases dubious. With extenuated and changed vowel; auvirðiligr or övirðiligr, depreciated, = afv- etc., v. those words.

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  • 75 sententia

        sententia ae, f    [SENT-], a way of thinking, opinion, judgment, sentiment, thought, notion, purpose, determination, decision, will, desire: de hac re eius sententia, T.: sententiae atque opinionis meae volui esse participes: adhuc in hac sum sententiā, ut, etc.: variis dictis sententiis, quarum pars censebant, etc., Cs.: locos ac sententias huius disputationis tradere, extracts and leading thoughts: si honestatem tueri ac retinere sententia est, if one's purpose be: stat sententia tradere, etc., she is resolved, O.: sic stat sententia, O.: de cognatorum sententiā manu missi, according to the wish: de omnium sententiā pronuntiatum, unanimously: quod quem umquam de suā sententiā facere ausum? on his own responsibility, L.—Prov.: Quot homines, tot sententiae, many men, many minds, T.—Abl. with pron poss. or genit.: errat longe meā quidem sententiā, in my judgment, T.— With ex: Istuc tibi ex sententiā tuā obtigisse laetor, to your satisfaction, T.: ex meā sententiā rem p. gessimus, as I wished: evenisse ex sententiā? satisfactorily, T.: ex sententiā navigasse, prosperously.—Esp., in taking an oath: (maiores) iurare ex sui animi sententiā quemque voluerunt, to the best of his knowledge and belief, i. e. conscientiously: ex mei animi sententiā, inquit, ut non deseram, etc., without mental reservation, L.: Ex tui animi sententiā tu uxorem habes? Non hercule, inquit, ex mei animi sententiā, in all sincerity...? no, not to suit me.—An official determination, decision, sentence, judgment, vote: quos priores sententiam rogabat: factum est senatūs consultum in meam sententiam: decerni cunctis sententiis, unanimously: victos paucis sententiis, by a small majority, L.: meae partes exquirendae magis sententiae quam dandae sunt, i. e. my office is to put the question rather than to vote, L.: in eam sententiam ire, to support the resolution, L.: omnibus sententiis absolvi (in a conference of judges): sententiam dicere, pronounce judgment. —Sense, meaning, intent, signification, idea, notion: oratione quam sententiā lenior, in language than in meaning: quod dicitur habet hanc, ut opinor, sententiam: cuius praecepti tanta vis, tanta sententia est, ut, etc., such depth of meaning.—A thought expressed, sentence, period: dum de singulis sententiis breviter disputo: Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, etc., H.— An aphorism, apophthegm, maxim, axiom, saying: selectae brevesque sententiae: sapientibus sententiis ornata oratio.
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    opinion, feeling, way of thinking; thought, meaning, sentence/period; purpose

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  • 76 great

    great [greɪt]
       a. (in size, importance) grand
    • the greatest names in football/poetry les plus grands noms du football/de la poésie
       b. ( = excellent) (inf) [person, place] super (inf) inv ; [holiday, idea] génial (inf)
    • you were great! tu as été sensationnel ! (inf)
    • he's the greatest! il est formidable !
    • that's great! c'est super ! (inf)
    • you look great ( = healthy) tu as vraiment bonne mine ; ( = attractive) tu es superbe
       a. ( = excellently) super bien (inf)
       b. great big [object, animal, kiss] énorme
    ( = brilliant) (inf) super (inf)
    ► Great Britain noun Grande-Bretagne f → GREAT BRITAIN
    ► great-grandchild noun (plural great-grandchildren) arrière-petit-fils m, arrière-petite-fille f
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    GREAT BRITAIN, UNITED KINGDOM
    Dans l'usage courant, il est fréquent d'employer les mots Britain ou England pour désigner l'ensemble du Royaume-Uni, mais cet usage est impropre.
    La Grande-Bretagne, Great Britain ou Britain en anglais, est, strictement parlant, un terme géographique. Il désigne la plus grande des îles Britanniques et englobe donc l'Écosse et le pays de Galles. Avec l'Irlande, l'île de Man et les îles Anglo-Normandes, la Grande-Bretagne constitue les îles Britanniques ou British Isles, qui sont également une notion géographique puisqu'elles comprennent deux pays: le Royaume-Uni (capitale: Londres) et la République d'Irlande (capitale: Dublin).
    Le Royaume-Uni (de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord), en anglais United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) ou UK, est la désignation officielle d'une entité politique. Ses citoyens sont des Britanniques.
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    [greɪt] 1.

    the great — (+ v pl) les grands mpl

    2.
    1) ( large) [height, speed, majority, object, danger, improvement] grand (before n); [number] grand (before n), important; [increase] fort (before n), important
    2) ( as intensifier) [excitement, surprise, relief, success, tragedy] grand (before n); [heat] fort (before n)

    a great many people — beaucoup de personnes, un grand nombre de personnes

    you're a great help! — iron tu m'aides vraiment beaucoup!

    3) ( remarkable) [person, name, painting, discovery] grand (before n)
    4) (colloq) ( excellent) [book, party, weather] génial (colloq), formidable (colloq); [opportunity] formidable (colloq)

    you look great! — ( healthy) tu as l'air en pleine forme!; ( attractive) tu es superbe!

    5) (colloq) ( talented) génial (colloq), formidable (colloq)

    to be great at — être un as (colloq) à [tennis, football]

    to be great with — être génial (colloq) avec [children, animals]

    to be great on — être imbattable (colloq) sur [history, architecture]

    6) (colloq) ( inveterate) [worrier, organizer] de première (colloq); [admirer, fan] grand (before n)
    3.
    (colloq) adverb
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    English-French dictionary > great

  • 77 perception

    [pə'sepʃ(ə)n]
    сущ.
    1) восприятие, ощущение
    а) процесс получения сенсорных ощущений от чего-л.

    Events confirmed our perception that she had been treated unfairly. — События подтвердили наше ощущение, что с ней обращались несправедливо.

    - depth perception
    - extrasensory perception
    - visual perception
    - keen perception
    Syn:
    б) образ, полученный в результате этого процесса
    Syn:
    2)
    а) осмысление, осознание, понимание
    Syn:
    б) проницательность, острое мышление
    Syn:
    3) филос. перцепция
    4) юр. сбор

    Англо-русский современный словарь > perception

  • 78 терять почву под ногами

    терять почву (землю) под ногами (из-под ног, под собой)
    lose the ground under one's feet; be (get) out of one's depth; feel one's last hold slip ping away

    Такие люди, как Иванов, не решают вопросов, а падают под их тяжестью. Они теряются, разводят руками, нервничают, жалуются, делают глупости и в конце концов, дав волю своим рыхлым, распущенным нервам, теряют под ногами почву и поступают в разряд "надломленных" и "непонятых". (А. Чехов, Письмо А. С. Суворину, 30 дек. 1888) — Men like Ivanov do not solve difficulties but collapse under their weight. They lose their heads, gesticulate, become nervous, complain, do silly things, and finally, giving rein to their flabby, undisciplined nerves, lose the ground under their feet and enter the class of the 'broken down' and 'misunderstood'.

    - Но, позвольте... - возразил Евгений Павлович, теряя последнюю почву под ногами, - допустим, квартира и имущество подлежат конфискации. Но ведь я освобождён, - следовательно, тем самым оправдан и имею право жить где-нибудь. (Б. Лавренёв, Седьмой спутник) — 'But one moment,' Evgeny Pavlovich ventured, feeling his last hold slipping away. 'Even assuming that the flat and property are subject to confiscation - I have been released, have I not, consequently I am cleared and am entitled to live somewhere.'

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > терять почву под ногами

  • 79 καρδία

    -ας + ἡ N 1 80-191-172-343-177=963 Gn 6,5; 20,5.6; 42,28; 50,21
    heart (as part of the body) Tob 6,4; heart (as centre and source of physical life) Ps 103(104),15; id. (as centre of the whole inner life into which God looks) 1 Sm 16,7; heart, mind (as the faculty of thought or understanding) Jb 17,4; heart, memory Prv 3,1; heart (of the will and its decisions) Jer 38,33; heart (of emotions, wishes and desires) Jb 37,1; id. (of moral life) Ps 23(24),4; heart, conscience (as feeling for good and evil) 1 Sm 24,6; heart (of disposition) 2 Kgs 23,3; middle, midst, centre Jon 2,4; depth Ps 45(46),3; heart (of a tree) Ez 17,22
    ἀπὸ καρδίας out of (their own) heart (of false prophets) Is 44,25, see also Ez 13,3; ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ in or with his heart (with verbs) Gn 6,5; ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀληθινῇ with sincere heart Is 38,3; οἱ συντετριμμένοι τὴν καρδίαν the broken-hearted Is 57,15; ἐλάλησεν αὐτῶν εἰς τὴν καρδίαν he spoke kindly to them Gn 50,21; λαλῆσαι ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν αὐτῆς to speak kindly to her Jgs 19,3; μὴ εἴπῃς ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου do not say to oneself Dt 8,17; ἀναβήσεται ῥήματα ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν σου things will come up in your mind, you will think of something Ez 38,10; μὴ δὴ θέσθω ὁ κύριός μου καρδίαν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν ἄνθρωπον let my Lord pay no attention to the man 1 Sm 25,25; κατισχῦσαι αὐτῶν τὴν καρδίαν to harden their heart, to encourage them Jos 11,20; ἐν καθαρᾷ καρδίᾳ ἐποίησας τοῦτο you did this with a pure heart Gn 20,5; ποιεῖν αὐτοῦ τὰ θελήματα καρδίᾳ μεγάλῃ to do his wishes wholeheartedly or generously 2 Mc 1,3
    *Ez 17,22 καρδίας αὐτῶν of their heart corr.? κράδας αὐτῶν (acc. pl. of κράδη) quivering spray at the end of their branch for MT ינקותיו it shoots; *1 Kgs 12,33 ἀπὸ καρδίας αὐτοῦ out of his heart-ו/לב/מ (= MTq) for MTk לבד/מ all by himself; *Ez 13,3 ἀπὸ καρδίας out of their own hearts-לבם/מ for MT נבלים senseless, cpr. Ez 13,17; *Ps 84(85),9 πρὸς αὐτὸν καρδίαν (their) heart towards him-לו לב for MT כסלה/ל to folly; *Prv 15,22 ἐν δὲ καρδίαις in the hearts-לב/ב for MT רב/ב with a multitude, see also Prv 24,6;
    *Prv 21,12 καρδίας the hearts-לבות for MT בית/ל (give attention) to the house; *Eccl 9,1 καὶ καρδία μου εἶδε and my heart saw-ראה ולבי for MT את בור/ול ברר and to examine
    Cf. DOGNIEZ 1992 154-155(Dt 6,5); HARL 1986a, 61; LARCHER 1983 166-167(Wis 1,1).219 (Wis 2,2);
    LE BOULLUEC 1989 67-68.121 (Ex 7,22-23); LUST 1997 240(Ez 17,22); PIETERSMA 1990, 265-266;
    WALTERS 1973 197-198(Is 6,10).215(Ez 11,19); WEVERS 1990 130-131(Ex 9,14).509(Ex 31,6);
    →TWNT

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