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  • 41 Т-104

    А ТО И coord Conj, disjunctive or connective-disjunctive) used to introduce an alternative ( usu. one that is more intense or goes further than the preceding element)
    or (perhaps) even
    (and sometimes) even and even if not...
    or else... (Доктор:)...Волноваться-то очень незачем. (Барыня:) Да ведь как же? Полную дезинфекцию надо. (Доктор:) Нет, что ж полную, это дорого слишком, рублей триста, а то и больше станет. А я вам дешево и сердито устрою (Толстой 3). (Doctor:)...There's no reason to get very excited. (A.P.:) What do you mean? There'll have to be a complete disinfection. (Doctor:) No, why a complete disinfection? That's too expensive. That could run to some three hundred rubles, or even more. I'll fix you one that's cheap and effective (3a).
    За последнее десятилетие выяснилось, что тайное становится явным... Для этого нужно только время -десяток лет или еще полстолетия, а то и столетие (Мандельштам 2). In the last decade we have seen how "nothing is hidden that shall not be known".... All that is needed is time-ten years, or fifty, or perhaps even a hundred (2a).
    Определять подлинность достижений в сферах человеческого духа - дело довольно сложное. Иногда на это уходили годы, а то и столетия (Войнович 5). The definition of authenticity of achievements in various fields of human creative endeavor would...be a rather difficult task. In fact, this has sometimes taken years, if not centuries (5a).
    В то время было или казалось, а то и делали вид, что было, временное равновесие сил (Искандер 3). At that time there was, or seemed to be, or else they pretended there was, a (temporary) balance of power (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Т-104

  • 42 казаться

    (= показаться) seem, appear
    • В целом кажется, что... - On balance it seems that...
    • Данная ситуация кажется подобной... - The situation is reminiscent of...
    • Задача кажется нетрудной. - The problem seems to be easily solved.
    • Интуитивно кажется разумным предположить, что... - It is intuitively reasonable to suppose that...
    • Кажется (= Нам кажется), имеются две основные причины (для)... - There seem to be two principle causes for...
    • Кажется естественным потребовать... - It seems natural to require...
    • Кажется разумным предположить, что... - It seems reasonable to assume that...
    • Кажется, все это демонстрирует, что... - All this seems to show that...
    • Кажется, наиболее мудрой является стратегия компромисса. - The wisest course seems to be one of compromise.
    • Кажется, это происходит, по крайней мере отчасти, вследствие... - This seems to result, at least in part,
    from...
    • Могло бы показаться, что... - It might seem that...
    • На первый взгляд кажется, что... - At first sight it appears that...
    • В действительности его исследование, кажется, демонстрирует, что... - Actually his investigation seemed to show that...
    • Однако биологам 19-го века казалось неправдоподобным, что... - However, it seemed inconceivable to 19th century biologists that...
    • Поэтому кажется предпочтительнее... - For this reason it seems better to...
    • Следовательно, кажется резонным... - Hence it seems reasonable to...
    • Тем не менее, почти казалось, что... - Nevertheless, it would almost seem that...
    • Теперь, кажется, имеет смысл спросить, действительно ли... - It seems reasonable at this point to ask whether...
    • Хотя такое предположение кажется правдоподобным,... - Although such an assumption seems plausible,...
    • Эта, казалось бы, трудная проблема оказывается сравнительно простой. - This seemingly difficult task turns out to be relatively simple.
    • Это может казаться довольно неопределенным в свете того факта, что... - This may seem rather pointless in light of the fact that...
    • Это, кажется, создало впечатление, что... - This seems to have created the impression that...

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > казаться

  • 43 а то и

    • А ТО И
    [coord Conj, disjunctive or connective-disjunctive]
    =====
    ⇒ used to introduce an alternative (usu. one that is more intense or goes further than the preceding element):
    - if not...;
    - or else...
         ♦ [ Доктор:]...Волноваться-то очень незачем. [Барыня:] Да ведь как же? Полную дезинфекцию надо. [ Доктор:] Нет, что ж полную, это дорого слишком, рублей триста, а то и больше станет. А я вам дешево и сердито устрою (Толстой 3). [Doctor:]... There's no reason to get very excited. [A.P.:] What do you mean? There'll have to be a complete disinfection. [Doctor:] No, why a complete disinfection? That's too expensive. That could run to some three hundred rubles, or even more. I'll fix you one that's cheap and effective (3a).
         ♦ За последнее десятилетие выяснилось, что тайное становится явным... Для этого нужно только время - десяток лет или еще полстолетия, а то и столетие (Мандельштам 2). In the last decade we have seen how "nothing is hidden that shall not be known".... All that is needed is time-ten years, or fifty, or perhaps even a hundred (2a).
         ♦...Определять подлинность достижений в сферах человеческого духа - дело довольно сложное. Иногда на это уходили годы, а то и столетия (Войнович 5). The definition of authenticity of achievements in various fields of human creative endeavor would...be a rather difficult task. In fact, this has sometimes taken years, if not centuries (5a).
         ♦ В то время было или казалось, а то и делали вид, что было, временное равновесие сил (Искандер 3). At that time there was, or seemed to be, or else they pretended there was, a [temporary] balance of power (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > а то и

  • 44 Frage

    f; -, -n
    1. question ( über + Akk oder zu about, on); bes. anzweifelnde oder Auskunft suchende: query; (Erkundigung) inquiry, enquiry ( nach about); eine Frage bejahen / verneinen answer a question in the affirmative / negative, say yes / no to a question; ( jemandem) eine Frage stellen ask (s.o.) a question, put a question (to s.o.); eine Frage an jemanden richten address a question to s.o.; ich habe mal eine Frage ( an dich) can I ask you something?; es war nur eine Frage I was only asking; was soll diese Frage? what kind of question is that?, what are you getting at?; so eine Frage! what a question, what a thing to ask
    2. fig. question; (Angelegenheit) matter, issue; (Problem) problem; (Zweifel) doubt; soziale Fragen social issues; die deutsche Frage HIST. the German question; die Frage ist, ob / wie etc.... the question ( oder point) is whether / how etc....; das ist eine andere Frage that’s a different question ( oder matter); das ist eben die Frage that is the question, that’s just the point; das ist noch sehr die Frage that’s very much the question, that’s very questionable; das ist die große Frage that’s the 64,000 dollar question; das ist oder steht außer Frage oder das ist überhaupt keine Frage there’s no question about that; (steht fest) auch that’s been decided ( oder settled); gar keine Frage! (natürlich) of course; Erlaubnis: you don’t have to ask; ohne Frage undoubtedly; das ist eine Frage der Zeit etc. that’s a matter ( oder question) of time etc.; es ist nur eine Frage von Sekunden etc., bis / bevor... it will only be a matter of seconds etc. until / before...
    * * *
    die Frage
    query; question
    * * *
    Fra|ge ['fraːgə]
    f -, -n
    question; (= Rückfrage, Zwischenfrage auch) query; (= Problem auch) problem; (= Angelegenheit auch) matter, issue (ESP POL)

    eine Fráge zu etw — a question on sth

    jdm eine Fráge stellen, an jdn eine Fráge stellen or richten — to ask sb a question

    an jdn eine Fráge haben — to have a question for sb

    gestatten Sie mir eine Fráge? (form) — might I ask a question?; (in Diskussionen auch) permit me to ask you a question (form)

    auf eine Fráge mit Ja oder Nein antworten — to answer a question with a straight yes or no

    sind noch Frágen?, hat jemand noch eine Fráge? — does anyone have any further questions?, are there any more or any further questions?

    auf eine dumme Fráge (bekommt man) eine dumme Antwort (prov) — ask a silly question (get a silly answer) (prov)

    die deutsche Fráge — the German question or issue

    das ist ( doch sehr) die Fráge — that's (just or precisely) the question/problem, that's the whole question/problem

    das ist die große Fráge — that's the big or sixty-four thousand dollar (inf) question

    das ist gar keine Fráge, natürlich dürfen Sie heute freinehmen — you don't even need to ask, of course you can take today off

    das ist gar keine Fráge, das steht or ist außer Fráge — there's no question or doubt about it

    dass..., steht or ist außer Fráge — that... is beyond question,..., there's no question or doubt about it

    ohne Fráge — without question or doubt

    in Fráge kommen — to be possible; Bewerber to be worth considering

    sollte er für diese Stelle in Fráge kommen,... — if he should be considered for this position...

    in Fráge kommende Möglichkeiten — possible opportunities

    für jdn/etw nicht in Fráge kommen — to be out of the question for sb/sth

    das kommt ( überhaupt) nicht in Fráge! — that's (quite) out of the question

    etw in Fráge stellen — to question sth, to query sth, to call sth into question

    eine Fráge der Zeit/des Geldes — a question or matter of time/money

    See:
    → auch infrage
    * * *
    die
    1) (a question: In answer to your query about hotel reservations I am sorry to tell you that we have no vacancies.) query
    2) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) question
    3) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) question
    4) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) question
    5) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) question
    6) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) question
    * * *
    Fra·ge
    <-, -n>
    [ˈfra:gə]
    f
    1. (zu beantwortende Äußerung) question
    das ist die [große] \Frage! that's the [sixty-four thousand dollar] question
    \Fragen über \Fragen! questions and more questions!
    gute \Frage! [that's a] [very] good question!
    eine \Frage zu etw dat haben to have a question about [or concerning] sth
    eine \Frage/ \Fragen [an jdn] haben to have a question/questions [for sb]
    mit einer \Frage/mit \Fragen kommen to come with a question/questions
    jdm eine \Frage stellen [o eine \Frage an jdn stellen] [o (geh) richten] to ask sb a question, to put a question to sb
    2. (Problem) question, problem, issue
    das ist eine \Frage des Anstandes/des Geldes/der Zeit this is a question of decency/money/time
    keine \Frage no problem
    ohne \Frage without doubt
    etw steht [o ist] außer \Frage [für jdn] there is no question [or doubt] about sth [as far as sb is concerned]
    die großen \Fragen unserer Zeit the great issues of our time
    eine strittige \Frage a contentious issue
    ungelöste \Fragen unsolved issues
    \Fragen aufwerfen to prompt [or raise] questions
    [für jdn/etw] in \Frage kommen to be worthy of consideration [for sb/sth]
    für diese schwierige Aufgabe kommt nur eine Spezialistin/ein Spezialist in \Frage only an expert can be considered for this difficult task
    [für jdn/etw] nicht in \Frage kommen to be out of the question [for sb/sth]
    [das] kommt nicht in \Frage! that's [completely] out of the question!
    es steht [o ist] außer \Frage, dass... there is no question [or doubt] that...
    4. (Zweifel)
    ▪ etw in Frage stellen to question [or query] [or challenge] sth, to call sth into question
    wegen seines Unfalls wird unsere Reise nach Australien in \Frage gestellt there's a question mark hanging over our trip to Australia [or it's doubtful whether our trip to Australia will take place] on account of his accident
    5.
    ▶ auf eine dumme \Frage gibt es [immer] eine dumme Antwort (prov) ask a silly question[, get a silly answer]
    * * *
    die; Frage, Fragen

    jemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody

    jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

    eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question

    2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issue

    das ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time

    3) in

    das ist noch sehr die Frage — that is still very much the question

    das ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it

    * * *
    Frage f; -, -n
    1. question (
    über +akk oder
    zu about, on); besonders anzweifelnde oder Auskunft suchende: query; (Erkundigung) inquiry, enquiry (
    nach about);
    eine Frage bejahen/verneinen answer a question in the affirmative/negative, say yes/no to a question;
    (jemandem) eine Frage stellen ask (sb) a question, put a question (to sb);
    eine Frage an jemanden richten address a question to sb;
    ich habe mal eine Frage (an dich) can I ask you something?;
    es war nur eine Frage I was only asking;
    was soll diese Frage? what kind of question is that?, what are you getting at?;
    so eine Frage! what a question, what a thing to ask
    2. fig question; (Angelegenheit) matter, issue; (Problem) problem; (Zweifel) doubt;
    soziale Fragen social issues;
    die deutsche Frage HIST the German question;
    die Frage ist, ob/wie etc … the question ( oder point) is whether/how etc …;
    das ist eine andere Frage that’s a different question ( oder matter);
    das ist eben die Frage that is the question, that’s just the point;
    das ist noch sehr die Frage that’s very much the question, that’s very questionable;
    das ist die große Frage that’s the 64,000 dollar question;
    das ist überhaupt keine Frage there’s no question about that; (steht fest) auch that’s been decided ( oder settled);
    gar keine Frage! (natürlich) of course; Erlaubnis: you don’t have to ask;
    ohne Frage undoubtedly;
    das ist eine Frage der Zeit etc that’s a matter ( oder question) of time etc;
    bis/bevor … it will only be a matter of seconds etc until/before …
    3.
    * * *
    die; Frage, Fragen

    jemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody

    jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

    eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question

    2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issue

    das ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time

    3) in

    das ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it

    * * *
    -n f.
    inquiry n.
    interrogation n.
    query n.
    question n. -n Antwort-Zyklus m.
    inquiry-response cycle n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Frage

  • 45 frage

    f; -, -n
    1. question ( über + Akk oder zu about, on); bes. anzweifelnde oder Auskunft suchende: query; (Erkundigung) inquiry, enquiry ( nach about); eine Frage bejahen / verneinen answer a question in the affirmative / negative, say yes / no to a question; ( jemandem) eine Frage stellen ask (s.o.) a question, put a question (to s.o.); eine Frage an jemanden richten address a question to s.o.; ich habe mal eine Frage ( an dich) can I ask you something?; es war nur eine Frage I was only asking; was soll diese Frage? what kind of question is that?, what are you getting at?; so eine Frage! what a question, what a thing to ask
    2. fig. question; (Angelegenheit) matter, issue; (Problem) problem; (Zweifel) doubt; soziale Fragen social issues; die deutsche Frage HIST. the German question; die Frage ist, ob / wie etc.... the question ( oder point) is whether / how etc....; das ist eine andere Frage that’s a different question ( oder matter); das ist eben die Frage that is the question, that’s just the point; das ist noch sehr die Frage that’s very much the question, that’s very questionable; das ist die große Frage that’s the 64,000 dollar question; das ist oder steht außer Frage oder das ist überhaupt keine Frage there’s no question about that; (steht fest) auch that’s been decided ( oder settled); gar keine Frage! (natürlich) of course; Erlaubnis: you don’t have to ask; ohne Frage undoubtedly; das ist eine Frage der Zeit etc. that’s a matter ( oder question) of time etc.; es ist nur eine Frage von Sekunden etc., bis / bevor... it will only be a matter of seconds etc. until / before...
    * * *
    die Frage
    query; question
    * * *
    Fra|ge ['fraːgə]
    f -, -n
    question; (= Rückfrage, Zwischenfrage auch) query; (= Problem auch) problem; (= Angelegenheit auch) matter, issue (ESP POL)

    eine Fráge zu etw — a question on sth

    jdm eine Fráge stellen, an jdn eine Fráge stellen or richten — to ask sb a question

    an jdn eine Fráge haben — to have a question for sb

    gestatten Sie mir eine Fráge? (form) — might I ask a question?; (in Diskussionen auch) permit me to ask you a question (form)

    auf eine Fráge mit Ja oder Nein antworten — to answer a question with a straight yes or no

    sind noch Frágen?, hat jemand noch eine Fráge? — does anyone have any further questions?, are there any more or any further questions?

    auf eine dumme Fráge (bekommt man) eine dumme Antwort (prov) — ask a silly question (get a silly answer) (prov)

    die deutsche Fráge — the German question or issue

    das ist ( doch sehr) die Fráge — that's (just or precisely) the question/problem, that's the whole question/problem

    das ist die große Fráge — that's the big or sixty-four thousand dollar (inf) question

    das ist gar keine Fráge, natürlich dürfen Sie heute freinehmen — you don't even need to ask, of course you can take today off

    das ist gar keine Fráge, das steht or ist außer Fráge — there's no question or doubt about it

    dass..., steht or ist außer Fráge — that... is beyond question,..., there's no question or doubt about it

    ohne Fráge — without question or doubt

    in Fráge kommen — to be possible; Bewerber to be worth considering

    sollte er für diese Stelle in Fráge kommen,... — if he should be considered for this position...

    in Fráge kommende Möglichkeiten — possible opportunities

    für jdn/etw nicht in Fráge kommen — to be out of the question for sb/sth

    das kommt ( überhaupt) nicht in Fráge! — that's (quite) out of the question

    etw in Fráge stellen — to question sth, to query sth, to call sth into question

    eine Fráge der Zeit/des Geldes — a question or matter of time/money

    See:
    → auch infrage
    * * *
    die
    1) (a question: In answer to your query about hotel reservations I am sorry to tell you that we have no vacancies.) query
    2) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) question
    3) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) question
    4) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) question
    5) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) question
    6) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) question
    * * *
    Fra·ge
    <-, -n>
    [ˈfra:gə]
    f
    1. (zu beantwortende Äußerung) question
    das ist die [große] \Frage! that's the [sixty-four thousand dollar] question
    \Fragen über \Fragen! questions and more questions!
    gute \Frage! [that's a] [very] good question!
    eine \Frage zu etw dat haben to have a question about [or concerning] sth
    eine \Frage/ \Fragen [an jdn] haben to have a question/questions [for sb]
    mit einer \Frage/mit \Fragen kommen to come with a question/questions
    jdm eine \Frage stellen [o eine \Frage an jdn stellen] [o (geh) richten] to ask sb a question, to put a question to sb
    2. (Problem) question, problem, issue
    das ist eine \Frage des Anstandes/des Geldes/der Zeit this is a question of decency/money/time
    keine \Frage no problem
    ohne \Frage without doubt
    etw steht [o ist] außer \Frage [für jdn] there is no question [or doubt] about sth [as far as sb is concerned]
    die großen \Fragen unserer Zeit the great issues of our time
    eine strittige \Frage a contentious issue
    ungelöste \Fragen unsolved issues
    \Fragen aufwerfen to prompt [or raise] questions
    [für jdn/etw] in \Frage kommen to be worthy of consideration [for sb/sth]
    für diese schwierige Aufgabe kommt nur eine Spezialistin/ein Spezialist in \Frage only an expert can be considered for this difficult task
    [für jdn/etw] nicht in \Frage kommen to be out of the question [for sb/sth]
    [das] kommt nicht in \Frage! that's [completely] out of the question!
    es steht [o ist] außer \Frage, dass... there is no question [or doubt] that...
    4. (Zweifel)
    ▪ etw in Frage stellen to question [or query] [or challenge] sth, to call sth into question
    wegen seines Unfalls wird unsere Reise nach Australien in \Frage gestellt there's a question mark hanging over our trip to Australia [or it's doubtful whether our trip to Australia will take place] on account of his accident
    5.
    ▶ auf eine dumme \Frage gibt es [immer] eine dumme Antwort (prov) ask a silly question[, get a silly answer]
    * * *
    die; Frage, Fragen

    jemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody

    jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

    eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question

    2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issue

    das ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time

    3) in

    das ist noch sehr die Frage — that is still very much the question

    das ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it

    * * *
    …frage f; -, -n; im subst, besonders POL question; (Problem) problem;
    Ausländerfrage question ( oder problem) of foreigners, foreigner problem;
    Entsorgungsfrage question ( oder problem) of waste disposal;
    Frauenfrage question ( oder issue) of women’s rights
    * * *
    die; Frage, Fragen

    jemandem od. an jemanden eine Frage stellen — put a question to somebody

    jemandem eine Frage beantworten/auf jemandes Frage (Akk.) antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question

    eine Frage verneinen/bejahen — give a negative/positive answer to a question

    2) (Problem) question; (Angelegenheit) issue

    das ist [nur] eine Frage der Zeit — that is [only] a question or matter of time

    3) in

    das ist gar keine Frage — there's no doubt or question about it

    * * *
    -n f.
    inquiry n.
    interrogation n.
    query n.
    question n. -n Antwort-Zyklus m.
    inquiry-response cycle n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > frage

  • 46 Nuss

    f; -, Nüsse
    1. nut; eine harte Nuss umg., fig. a hard nut to crack, a tough one; du dumme Nuss! umg. you twit!; taube Nuss (leere Nuss) hollow nut; umg., pej. (wertlose Sache) dead (Am. total) loss; Person: clod, numbskull; jemandem eine auf die Nuss geben umg. bop s.o. on the head, auch etwa give s.o. a biff on the nose
    2. GASTR. eye (of) round
    3. TECH. socket
    * * *
    die Nuss
    nut
    * * *
    Nụss [nʊs]
    f -, -e
    ['nʏsə]
    1) nut

    eine harte Nuss zu knacken haben (fig) — to have a tough nut to crack

    2) (inf Mensch) drip (inf), jerk (inf)

    eine taube Nuss — a dead loss (inf), a washout (inf)

    eine doofe Nuss — a stupid twit (Brit inf) or clown (inf)

    3) (inf = Kopfnuss) punch (in the head)
    4) (sl = Hoden) nuts pl (sl)
    * * *
    NussRR, NußALT
    <-, Nüsse>
    [ˈnʊs, pl ˈnʏsə]
    f
    1. (Haselnuss) hazelnut; (Walnuss) walnut
    Nüsse knacken to crack nuts
    2. (Nusseis) hazelnut [ice cream]
    3. KOCHK (Fleischstück aus der Keule) eye
    4. (fam: Kopf) nut fam
    5.
    ▶ dumme \Nuss (fam) stupid twit, silly cow BRIT fam!
    ▶ jdm eins auf die \Nuss geben (fam) to knock sb on the head
    ▶ eine harte \Nuss (fam) a tough nut to crack
    ▶ jdm eine harte \Nuss zu knacken geben (fam) to give sb a tough [or hard] nut to crack, to give sb a difficult task
    ▶ eine harte \Nuss zu knacken haben to have a tough [or hard] nut to crack
    ▶ eine taube \Nuss a dead loss fam
    * * *
    die; Nuss, Nüsse
    1) nut

    eine harte Nuss [für jemanden] — (fig.) a hard or tough nut [for somebody to crack]

    2) (salopp abwertend): (Mensch) so-and-so (coll.)
    * * *
    Nuss f; -, Nüsse
    1. nut;
    eine harte Nuss umg, fig a hard nut to crack, a tough one;
    du dumme Nuss! umg you twit!;
    taube Nuss (leere Nuss) hollow nut; umg, pej (wertlose Sache) dead (US total) loss; Person: clod, numbskull;
    jemandem eine auf die Nuss geben umg bop sb on the head, auch etwa give sb a biff on the nose
    2. GASTR eye (of) round
    3. TECH socket
    * * *
    die; Nuss, Nüsse
    1) nut

    eine harte Nuss [für jemanden] — (fig.) a hard or tough nut [for somebody to crack]

    2) (salopp abwertend): (Mensch) so-and-so (coll.)
    * * *
    ¨-e f.
    nut n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Nuss

  • 47 Nuß

    (a fruit consisting of a single seed in a hard shell: a hazel-nut; a walnut.) nut
    * * *
    NussRR, NußALT
    <-, Nüsse>
    [ˈnʊs, pl ˈnʏsə]
    f
    1. (Haselnuss) hazelnut; (Walnuss) walnut
    Nüsse knacken to crack nuts
    2. (Nusseis) hazelnut [ice cream]
    4. (fam: Kopf) nut fam
    5.
    ▶ dumme \Nuß (fam) stupid twit, silly cow BRIT fam!
    ▶ jdm eins auf die \Nuß geben (fam) to knock sb on the head
    ▶ eine harte \Nuß (fam) a tough nut to crack
    ▶ jdm eine harte \Nuß zu knacken geben (fam) to give sb a tough [or hard] nut to crack, to give sb a difficult task
    ▶ eine harte \Nuß zu knacken haben to have a tough [or hard] nut to crack
    ▶ eine taube \Nuß a dead loss fam
    * * *
    ¨-e (alt.Rechtschreibung) f.
    nut n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Nuß

  • 48 schweres Stück (schwierige) Arbeit

    schweres Stück (schwierige) Arbeit
    tough job, difficult task

    Business german-english dictionary > schweres Stück (schwierige) Arbeit

  • 49 nieporównywalnie

    adv. [więcej, większy, gorszy] incomparably
    - obsługa jest tu nieporównywalnie lepsza niż pięć lat temu the service here is incomparably better than it was five years ago
    - nieporównywalnie trudne zadanie an incomparably a. immeasurably difficult task
    * * *
    adv.
    incomparably.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > nieporównywalnie

  • 50 stå

    * * *
    I.:
    [ gå i stå] stop ( fx he stopped in the middle of a sentence; the watch
    (, clock) stopped; his heart stopped), come to a standstill ( fx
    production (, operations) came to a standstill), come to a stop,
    ( langsomt) grind to a halt ( fx the train ground to a halt; when the strike began production ground to a halt);
    ( glemme hvad man skal (, vil) sige, T) get stuck, dry up ( fx he
    dried up in the middle of his speech);
    ( om motor) stop, stall,
    T conk out, go on the blink;
    [ han er gået åndeligt i stå] he has come to a mental halt; he is
    psychologically arrested;
    [ sætte i stå] stop, bring ( fx industry) to a standstill.
    II. vb (stod, stået)
    (mods: sidde, ligge) stand ( fx I have been standing all day), be standing up;
    (= være) be ( fx there is a tree in front of the house);
    [ stå alene] be alone ( fx I was alone in the world);
    [ stå og], se ndf;
    [ som sagerne står] as matters stand;
    [ stå stille], se II. stille;
    [ uret står] the watch (, clock) has stopped;
    ( finde sted) take place ( fx when will the marriage take place?), be (
    fx when is the marriage (to be)? there was a debate about it; there was a battle);
    [ brylluppet stod i domkirken] the wedding took place (, F: was solemnized) in the cathedral;
    [ brylluppet stod i London] the wedding took place (, F: was celebrated) in London;
    ( også) a battle was fought;
    (i brev etc) it says that...;
    ( om sportskamp) the score is 3-2;
    [ med vb:]
    [ sagen står og falder med...] the case stands or falls with...; the case hangs on...;
    [ det hele står og falder med ham] it all depends on him; he is the kingpin of the whole undertaking;
    [ kom som du står og går] come as you are;
    [ det tøj jeg står og går i] the clothes I stand up in;
    [ lade noget stå] let something stand,
    (= lade det være i fred) leave something alone,
    ( ikke slette det) leave something in, keep something;
    [ lade døren stå] leave the door open;
    [ lade skægget stå], se I. skæg;
    [ han stod og så på mig] he stood looking (el. and looked) at me;
    [ stå og skulle til at] be about to, be on the point of -ing;
    [ med sig:]
    ( hævde sig) hold one's own;
    [ stå sig godt med] be on good terms with, stand well with;
    [ kunne stå sig mod (el. over for) én] be a match for somebody;
    [ stå sig ved] serve oneself well (, best) by, profit by;
    ( også) it pays me to wait;
    [ med præp & adv:]
    [ stå `af]
    (dvs af køretøj) get off,
    ( af hest, cykel) get off,
    F dismount;
    (dvs melde fra) opt out ( fx when they began to get violent I opted out);
    (etc) get off the bus (etc);
    [ stå af cyklen] get off one's bicycle,
    F dismount from one's bicycle;
    (dvs støtte) stand behind;
    (dvs være ophavsmanden) be behind;
    (dvs støtte også) back somebody up;
    (dvs er ophavsmanden) he is the one behind it all, he is the one who pulls the strings;
    [ stå én bi] stand by somebody ( fx stand by one's friend),
    F aid;
    [ lykken står den kække bi] fortune favours the brave;
    [ så det står efter] with a vengeance, like anything;
    [ stå fast] stand firm;
    [ det står fast at] it is an established fact that, the fact remains that;
    [ stå fast på] insist on;
    [ stå fast ved] stick to;
    [ stå ` for] screen somebody (, something) from view,
    ( om flere) stand round somebody (, something) in a ring;
    ( betyde) stand for ( fx what do the letters GATT stand for?),
    (mene etc) stand for ( fx I don't know what he stands for),
    ( lede) be in charge of ( fx the arrangements), manage ( fx the
    house);
    [ kunne stå for] be able to resist ( fx they made him an offer he could not resist); stand up to ( fx this furniture will stand up to any amount of rough treatment; the theory will not (, did not) stand up to close examination);
    [ kunne stå for kritik] be proof against criticism,
    (om bog etc) pass muster;
    (dvs for mit indre blik) his face is still before me (el. still haunts me);
    [ hun er ikke til at stå for] she is irresistible;
    (se også skud);
    [ stå foran] stand in front of;
    [ når der står en vokal foran] when preceded by a vowel;
    [ stå frem] stand forward,
    ( rage frem) stand out;
    (se også ndf: stå ud);
    ( være uafhængig) be independent,
    ( have handlefrihed) have a free hand;
    [ det står dig frit for] you can do it if you like;
    [ det står dig frit for at] you are at liberty to ( fx accept the offer if you wish);
    [ det står dig frit for om du vil gøre det eller ej] you can decide for yourself whether you will do it or not;
    [ lade det stå hen] leave it open (el. undecided),
    F leave it in abeyance;
    [ som der står hos Byron] as Byron has it;
    [ det står hos Byron] it is in Byron;
    [ stå ` hos] stand by;
    [ det står i avisen] it is (el. it says so) in the paper;
    [ der står i avisen at han er her] it says in the paper (el. the paper says) that he is here;
    [ det står i akkusativ] it is in the accusative;
    [ aktierne står i pari] the shares are quoted at par;
    [ pengene står i en bank] the money is (deposited) in a bank;
    [ pengene står i landejendomme] the money is invested in landed property;
    [huset stod ham i £50.000] the house cost him £50,000;
    (se også blomst, I. fare, forhold, I. lue, I. lære, magt, vej);
    [ stå noget igennem] come through something;
    [ vi håber hun vil stå det igennem] we hope she will pull through;
    [ stå ` imod] resist;
    [ få noget (dvs at spise) til at stå imod med] have something to put one on;
    [ lægge lidt penge til side til at stå imod med] put a little money away for a rainy day;
    [ stå ind mod land] head for the shore;
    [ stå inde for] answer for, vouch for,
    (se også indestå);
    [ stå lige], se III. lige;
    [` stå op] stand, be standing up;
    [ stå `op] stand up,
    ( af sengen) get up,
    F rise ( fx rise with the sun),
    ( om solen, månen etc) rise;
    [ stå op af døde, stå op fra de døde] rise from the dead;
    [ stå op på] get up on ( fx the table),
    F mount;
    (fig) get something off the ground; get something going;
    ( også) get the show on the road;
    ( overvåge) stand over,
    ( være bedre end) be superior to;
    [ de der står over ham] his superiors;
    [ stå over for] face, stand facing,
    F be confronted by ( fx when he left the house he was confronted by a policeman),
    (fig, om vanskeligheder etc) face ( fx growing opposition), be faced with ( fx a choice),
    F be confronted by ( fx a difficult task);
    ( kunne se frem til) be able to look forward to ( fx we can now look forward to falling unemployment);
    [ stå `på]
    ( stige ind) get up, get in;
    [ barometeret står på regnvejr] the barometer is at rain;
    [ den står på bøf hver dag] we (, they) have steak every day;
    [ stå på cyklen] get on one's bicycle,
    F mount one's bicycle;
    [ en plade på hvilken der stod...] a tablet bearing the inscription...; a tablet on which was written...;
    [ stå på et tog (, en bus etc)]
    (dvs stige ind) get on a train (, bus etc), board a train (, bus etc);
    [ termometeret står på 90ø] the thermometer stands at 90ø;
    [ viseren står på 3] the hand points to 3;
    [ stå på sin ret] stand on one's rights;
    [ mens det stod `på] while it lasted, while it was going on;
    [ mens forhandlingerne stod `på] during (, F: pending) the negotiations;
    [ den side hvor vinden står `på] the windward side, the side exposed to the wind;
    [ når solen står `på] when (it is) exposed to the sun;
    (se også ben, hoved, pind, vagt);
    [ stå sammen] stand together,
    T stick together ( fx we must stick together);
    [ stå stærkt (, svagt)] be in a strong (, weak) position;
    ( passe til) go well with,
    ( om farver også) match;
    [ mit håb står kun til dig] I set all my hopes on you;
    [ han står til 4 år] he stands to get 4 years;
    ( tage chancen) chance it,
    ( opgive ævred) let things slide;
    [ hvordan står det til ( med dig, etc)?] how are you (etc)?
    T how are you (etc) doing?
    [ det står dårligt til] things are not (any) too good;
    T he is in a bad way;
    (dvs i landet) the economy is in a bad shape;
    [ stå til søs (el. havs)] put to sea;
    [ det står til ( Deres) disposition] it is at your disposal;
    [ det står til dig at gøre det] it is up to you to do it;
    [ hvis det stod til ham] if he had his way;
    [ han står ikke til at redde] he is past praying for;
    (se også regnskab);
    ( være til rest) be left,
    F remain;
    ( i udvikling) be backward;
    [ stå tilbage for] be inferior to, fall short of;
    [ han står ikke tilbage for nogen] he is second to none;
    (fx af vogn) get out,
    ( rage frem) stick out,
    F project,
    ( iøjnefaldende) jut out,
    F protrude;
    [ stå ud af sengen] get out of bed;
    (mar) stand off the land;
    (fig) have no part in it;
    ( være holdt ude) be left out;
    ( under éns kommando) be under (the command of) somebody,
    ( i rang) rank below somebody;
    ( være ringere end én) be inferior to somebody, be below somebody;
    [ stå ved sit løfte] stand by one's promise;
    [ han tør stå ved sine meninger] he has the courage of his convictions;
    (se også magt, ror).

    Danish-English dictionary > stå

  • 51 estrechamiento

    m.
    1 narrowing.
    2 rapprochement.
    * * *
    1 (de valle, carretera, etc) narrowing
    2 (de prenda) taking in
    3 (lugar estrecho) narrow point
    4 figurado coming closer together, rapprochement
    \
    * * *
    SM
    1) [de valle, calle] narrowing
    2) (=aumento) [de lazos] tightening; [de amistades] strengthening
    * * *
    1) ( de relaciones) strengthening
    2) ( reducción del ancho) narrowing
    * * *
    = constriction, stenosis.
    Ex. Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.
    Ex. The exercise demonstrates flow in a major blood vessel, such as the aorta, with and without a stenosis.
    * * *
    1) ( de relaciones) strengthening
    2) ( reducción del ancho) narrowing
    * * *
    = constriction, stenosis.

    Ex: Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.

    Ex: The exercise demonstrates flow in a major blood vessel, such as the aorta, with and without a stenosis.

    * * *
    A (de relaciones) strengthening
    estrechamientos de la calzada places where the road narrows
    el estrechamiento del margen de beneficios the reduction o narrowing of the profit margin
    * * *

    estrechamiento sustantivo masculino
    1 (acción y resultado de estrecharse) narrowing: todas las mañanas se forma un atasco debido al estrechamiento de la carretera, every morning there is a traffic jam where the road narrows
    2 (apretón de manos) handshake: para formalizar el pacto tiene que haber un estrechamiento de manos, we need to shake hands to formalize the agreement
    3 (aproximación) strengthening: el estrechamiento de las relaciones entre los dos pueblos es muy difícil, strengthening the bond between the two nations is a difficult task
    * * *
    1. [de calle, tubo] narrowing;
    atención: estrechamiento provisional de la calzada [en letrero] road narrows
    Med estrechamiento del túnel carpiano carpal tunnel syndrome
    2. [de relaciones] [entre países] rapprochement;
    * * *
    m narrowing
    * * *
    1) : narrowing
    2) : narrow point
    3) : tightening, strengthening (of relations)

    Spanish-English dictionary > estrechamiento

  • 52 tarea ardua

    f.
    difficult task, tall order.
    * * *
    Ex. While I have received rave reviews for these courses I teach, I have an uphill struggle to fill them.
    * * *

    Ex: While I have received rave reviews for these courses I teach, I have an uphill struggle to fill them.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tarea ardua

  • 53 असिः _asiḥ

    असिः [अस्यते क्षिप्यते; अस्-इन् Uṇ.4.139]
    1 A sword
    -2 A knife used for killing animals.
    -3 [अस्यति सेवनेन पापानि] N. of a river to the south of Benares.
    -4 Breath (श्वास).
    -सि ind. The 2nd pers. sing. of the present of अस् to be, used as an indeclinable in the sense of 'त्वम्' thou; as in कृतवानसि विप्रियं न मे Ku.4.7 (where however असि may be taken as a verb).
    -Comp. -असि ind. sword against sword.
    -गण्डः a small pillow for the cheeks; (असिः क्षिप्तो गण्डो यत्र Tv.).
    -चार्य exercise or practice of arms; Mb.1.
    -जीविन् a. one who earns his livelihood by means of swords, a soldier fighting for wages.
    -दंष्ट्रः, दंष्ट्रकः the marine monster makara or crocodile (painted on the banner of Kāmadeva).
    -दन्तः a crocodile.
    -धारा the edge of a sword; सुरगज इवं दन्तैर्भग्नदैत्यासिधारैः R.1.86,41.
    -धाराव्रतम् [असिधारायां स्थितिरिव दुष्करं व्रतम्]
    1 (according to some) the vow of standing on the edge of a sword; (according to others) the vow of keeping constant company with a young wife and yet steadily resisting the tempta- tion of sexual intercourse with her; यत्रैकशयनस्थापि प्रमदा नोपभुज्यते । असिधाराव्रतं नाम वदन्ति मुनिपुंगवाः ॥ or शयने मध्ये खड्गं विधाय स्त्रीपुंसौ यत्र ब्रह्मचर्येण स्वपतस्तत्; or युवा युवत्या सार्धं यन्मुग्धभर्तृवदाचरेत् । अन्तर्निवृत्तसङ्गः स्यादसिधाराव्रतं हि तत् Yādava.
    -2 (hence fig.) any hopelssly difficult task; सतां केनोद्दिष्टं विषममसिधाराव्रतमिदम् Bh.2.28,64; असिधारा- व्रतमिदं यदरिणा सह संवासः Pt.3.
    -धावः, -धावकः an armourer, furbisher. वाद्यविद्याविदग्धाश्च लुब्धकाश्चासिधावकाः । Śiva. B.31.21.
    -धेनुः, -धेनुका [असिर्धेनुरिव यस्याः वा कप् or असेर्धेनुका (धेनुशब्देन स्त्रीवाचकत्वं संदृश्यते)] a knife; Vikr.4.69; cf. स्याच्छस्त्री चासिपुत्री च च्छुरिका चासिधेनुका । Ak.2.8.92.
    -पत्र a. having sword-shaped leaves; जातं तमात्मन्यसिपत्रवृक्षम् R.14.48.
    (-त्रः) 1 the sugar-cane.
    -2 a kind of tree which grows in the lower world. (Mar. त्रिधारी निवडुंग.)
    -3 a hell paved with swords.
    (-त्रम्) 1 the blade of a sword.
    -2 a sheath, a scabbard. ˚वनम् a hell where the trees have leaves as sharp as swords. असिपत्रवनं चैव निशितं क्षुरसंवृतम् (ददर्श) Mb.18.2. 23; असिपत्रवनं चैव लोहदारकमेव च । Ms.4.9;
    -पत्रकः 1 a sugar-cane.
    -2 white दर्भ grass, Bhāg.5.26.7.
    -पथः, -थम् the course of the breath.
    -पुच्छः, -पुच्छकः the Gangetic porpoise; see शिशुमार.
    -पुत्रिका, -पुत्री a knife (असेः पुत्रीव).
    -मेदः [असिरिव तीक्ष्णो मेदो निर्यासो यस्य] the fetid Khadira. (विट्खदिर; Mar. शेण्याखैर).
    -लता the blade of a sword; ददृशुरुल्लसितासिलतासिताः Śi.6.51.
    -हत्य a. to be killed with a sword. (
    -त्यम्) fighting with knives or swords.
    -हस्तः killing by right hand sword; (असिहस्तो दक्षिणबाहुविभ्रान्तच्छेदः । इति नीलकण़्ठटीका); असिहस्तापहस्ताभ्यां तेषां गात्राण्यकृन्तत Mb.6.9.45.
    -हेतिः [असिर्हेतिः साधनमस्य] a swordsman.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > असिः _asiḥ

  • 54 खड्गः _khaḍgḥ

    खड्गः [खड्-भेदने गन् Uṇ.1.121]
    1 A sword; न हि खड्गो विजानाति कर्मकारं स्वकारणम् Udb.; खड्गं परामृश्य &c.
    -2 The horn of a rhinoceros.
    -3 A rhinoceros; प्रायो विषाण- परिमोषलघूत्तमाङ्गान्खड्गांश्चकार नृपतिर्निशितैः क्षुरप्रैः R.9.62; Ms.3. 272,5.18;... खङ्गशृङ्गं चामरं च... Śiva. B.3.12.
    -ड्गम् Iron.
    -Comp. -आघातः a sword-cut.
    -आधारः a sheath, scabbard.
    -आमिषम् a buffalo's flesh.
    -आह्वः a rhinoceros.
    -कोशः a scabbard.
    -धरः a swords- man.
    -धारा a sword-blade; खड्गधारा हता मे$य दीप्यमाना इवाग्नयः Rām.2.23.34. ˚व्रतम् an extremely difficult task.
    -धेनुः, -धेनुका 1 a small sword.
    -2 a female rhinoceros.
    -पत्रम् the blade of a sword. (
    -त्रः) a tree in hell having swords for leaves; cf. असिपत्र.
    -पाणि a. sword in hand.
    -पात्रम् a vessel made of buffalo's horns.
    -पिधानम्, -पिधानकम् a scabbard.
    -पुत्रिका a knife, small sword.
    -प्रहारः a sword-cut.
    -फलम् a sword-blade.
    -बन्धः a kind of artificial composition, the words being arranged in the form of a sword; see K. P.9 ad loc.
    -विद्या swrodsmanship.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > खड्गः _khaḍgḥ

  • 55 contester

    contester [kɔ̃tεste]
    ➭ TABLE 1
    1. transitive verb
    (Law) [+ droit, compétence, résultat] to contest ; [+ légitimité, bien-fondé, fait] to question ; [+ décision] to challenge
    2. intransitive verb
    to disagree ; (Politics) to protest
    * * *
    kɔ̃tɛste
    1.
    verbe transitif to question [authenticité, décision, nécessité]; to contest [droit, testament]; to dispute [chiffre, frontière]; to challenge [impôt, projet]

    2.
    verbe intransitif
    1) ( ne pas être d'accord) to raise objections
    2) ( faire de l'opposition) to protest
    * * *
    kɔ̃tɛste
    1. vt
    to question, to contest
    2. vi
    * * *
    contester verb table: aimer
    A vtr to question [authenticité, bien-fondé, nécessité]; to contest [droit, succession, testament]; to dispute [chiffre, frontière]; to dispute, to question [fait, décision]; to challenge [impôt, principe, projet, régime]; contester à qn le droit de faire, contester que qn ait le droit de faire to contest sb's right to do.
    B vi
    1 ( ne pas être d'accord) to raise objections;
    2 ( faire de l'opposition) to protest.
    [kɔ̃tɛste] verbe transitif
    1. [testament] to contest, to object to
    [récit, document] to dispute, to question
    je ne conteste pas que votre tâche ait été difficile I don't dispute ou doubt the fact that you had a difficult task
    je ne lui conteste pas le droit de... I don't challenge ou question his right to...
    2. POLITIQUE to protest ou to rebel against
    ————————
    [kɔ̃tɛste] verbe intransitif
    1. [discuter]
    obéir aux ordres sans contester to obey orders blindly ou without raising any objections

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  • 56 penempuh

    one who attacks, assumes some difficult task, or goes a certain distance

    Indonesia-Inggris kamus > penempuh

  • 57 penempuhan

    the traveling of a certain distance, the undertaking of a difficult task

    Indonesia-Inggris kamus > penempuhan

  • 58 དཀའ་བྱེད་པ་

    [dka' byed pa]
    one who accomplishes a difficult task

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  • 59 draga

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    I)
    (dreg; dró, drógum; dreginn), v.
    1) to draw, drag, pull;
    draga heim viðinn, to drag the logs home;
    draga árar, to pull the oars;
    absol., drógu þeir skjótt eptir, they soon pulled up to them;
    draga boga, to draw the bow;
    draga segl, to hoist sails (= draga upp segl);
    draga fisk, to catch, pull up fish with a line;
    draga kvernstein, to turn the millstone, to grind;
    2) to draw, inhale (draga úþefjan með nösum);
    draga nasir af e-u, to smell a thing;
    draga öndina, to breathe, live;
    3) to procure, earn, gain (þegar hann hafði fé dregit sem hann vildi);
    draga e-m e-t, to procure (or get) one a thing (eigi sögðust þeir vita, at hann drœgi Haraldi ríki);
    4) to employ as a measure (draga kvarða við viðmál);
    5) to prolong protract (dvalir þessar drógu tímann);
    6) to delay, put off, defer;
    vil ek þessi svör ekki láta draga fyrir mér lengi, I will not wait long for these answers;
    hann dró um þat engan hlut, he made no subterfuge;
    7) to delineate, draw a picture (var dregit á skjöldinn leo með gulli);
    í þann tíma sem hann dregr klæðaföllin (the folds);
    8) to trim or line garments (treyjan var dregin útan ok innan við rauða silki);
    with dat., hjálmr hans var dreginn leiri (overlaid with clay), er áðr var (dreginn) gulli;
    9) intrans to move, draw;
    drógu þeir þeim svá nær (came so near to them), at;
    10) with preps.:
    draga föt, skóklædi af e-m, to pull off one’s clothes, shoes;
    draga hring af hendi sér, to take off a ring from one’s hand;
    dró hann þá grunninu, he pulled them off the shallow;
    draga e-t af e-u, to draw, derive from a source;
    draga e-t af, to take off (Þ. hafði látit af draga brúna);
    draga e-t af við e-n, to keep back, withhold, from one;
    man héðan af eigi af dregit við oss, henceforth we shall no be neglected, stinted;
    Egill dró at sér skipit, E. pulled the ship close up to himself;
    draga vél at e-m, to draw wiles around one;
    draga spott, skaup, at e-u, to hold a thing up to ridicule;
    draga at lið, föng, to collect troops, stores;
    dró at honum sóttin, the illness drew closer to him, he grew worse;
    impers., dró at mætti hans, dró at um matt hans, his strength declined (fell off);
    til þess er dró at degi, till the day drew near;
    þá er dregr at jólum, when Yule drew near;
    dró at því (the time drew near). at hann væri banvænn;
    tók þá at draga fast at heyjum hans, his stock of hay was rapidly diminishing;
    svá dregr at mér af elli, svengd, þorsta, I am so overcome by old age, hunger, thirst;
    nú þykki mér sem fast dragi at þér, that thou art sinking fast;
    draga hring á hönd sér, to put a ring on one’s hand;
    draga (grun) á e-t, to suspect;
    draga á vetr, to rear through the winter (Hrafnkell dró á vetr kálf ok kið);
    impers., dregr á tunglit, the moon is obscured (= dregr myrkr á tunglit);
    dimmu þykkir draga á ráðit Odds, it looks as if a cloud was drawing over Odds’ affairs;
    dregr á gleði biskups, the bishop’s gladness was obscured;
    draga eptir e-m, to gain on one (Þórarinn sótti ákaft róðrinn ok hans menn, ok drógu skjótt eptir þeim Steinólfi ok Kjallaki);
    draga eptir e-m um e-t, to approach one, to be nearly equal to one, in a thing;
    um margar íþróttir (in many accomplishments) dró hann fast eptir Ólafi konungi;
    draga e-t fram, to produce, bring forward (draga fram athugasamlig dœmi); to further, promote (draga fram hlut e-s);
    draga fram kaupeyri sinn, to make money;
    draga fram skip, to launch a ship;
    impers., dregr frá, (cloud darkness) is drawn off;
    hratt stundum fyrir, en stundum dró frá, (clouds) drew sometimes over, sometimes off;
    dregr fyrir sól, tungl, the sun, moon is obscured by clouds or eclipse (tunglskin var ljóst, en stundum dró fyrir);
    ok er í tók at draga skúrirnar, when showers began to gather;
    draga e-ð saman, to collect, gather (draga lið, her, skip saman);
    impers., saman dró kaupmála með þeim, they struck a bargain;
    saman dró hugi þeirra, their hearts were drawn together;
    dregr þá saman or dregr saman með þeim, the distance between them grows less;
    draga e-t í sundr, to draw asunder, disjoin (vil ek eigi draga í sundr sættir yðrar);
    impers., dregr þá í sundr or dregr í sundr með þeim, the distance between them increases;
    draga e-n til e-s, to move, prompt, induce;
    engi ofkæti dregr mik til þessarar ferðar, it is not from wantonness that I undertake this journey;
    slíkt dregr hann til vinsældar, this furthers his popularity;
    ef hann drógi ekki til, if he was not concerned;
    draga e-t til dœmis um e-t, to adduce as a proof of;
    hann hét at draga allt til sætta (to do everything in his power for reconciliation) með þeim Skota konungi;
    impers., nema til verra dragi, unless matters turn out for the worse;
    with dat., þat samband þeirra, er þeim dregr báðum til bana, which will prove fatal to both of them;
    at hér mundi til mikillar úgiptu draga um kaup þessi, that much mischief would arise from this bargain;
    dró þá enn til sundrþykkju með þeim Svíum, the old feud with the Swedes began all over again;
    svá er þat, segir R., ef ekki dregr til, unless some unforesceen thing happens;
    draga e-t undan e-m, to seek to deprive one of a thing (þeir hafa bundizt í því at draga bœndr undan þér);
    draga e-t undan, to delay (drógu Skotar undan sættina);
    hví dregr þú undan at bjóða mér til þín? why dost thou put off inviting me to come?;
    draga rót undan (tölu), to extract the root;
    draga undan e-m, to escape from one (nú lægir seglin þeirra ok draga þeir undan oss);
    impers., hann (acc.) dró undan sem nauðuligast, he had a narrow escape;
    draga e-t undir sik, to apropriate or take fraudulently to oneself (hafði dregit undir sik finnskattinn);
    impers., dró yðr (acc.) undir hrakningina, en oss (acc.) undan, you came in for hard uasge but we escaped;
    draga upp skip, to drag a ship ashore;
    draga upp segl, to hoist a sail (sails);
    impers., þoku dregr upp, fog is coming on;
    11) refl., dragast.
    f. only in pl. ‘drögur’,
    2) metric term, repetition, anadiplosis (when a stanza begins with the last word of the preceding one).
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    1.
    u, f., vide drögur.
    2.
    u, f., only in pl. drögur, timber carried on horseback and trailing along the ground, Glúm. 368; dragna-hross, a dray-horse, 369: metric. term, a sort of anadiplosis, when a stanza begins with the last word of the preceding one, Edda (Ht.) 126, Skálda 191.

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  • 60 DRAGA

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    I)
    (dreg; dró, drógum; dreginn), v.
    1) to draw, drag, pull;
    draga heim viðinn, to drag the logs home;
    draga árar, to pull the oars;
    absol., drógu þeir skjótt eptir, they soon pulled up to them;
    draga boga, to draw the bow;
    draga segl, to hoist sails (= draga upp segl);
    draga fisk, to catch, pull up fish with a line;
    draga kvernstein, to turn the millstone, to grind;
    2) to draw, inhale (draga úþefjan með nösum);
    draga nasir af e-u, to smell a thing;
    draga öndina, to breathe, live;
    3) to procure, earn, gain (þegar hann hafði fé dregit sem hann vildi);
    draga e-m e-t, to procure (or get) one a thing (eigi sögðust þeir vita, at hann drœgi Haraldi ríki);
    4) to employ as a measure (draga kvarða við viðmál);
    5) to prolong protract (dvalir þessar drógu tímann);
    6) to delay, put off, defer;
    vil ek þessi svör ekki láta draga fyrir mér lengi, I will not wait long for these answers;
    hann dró um þat engan hlut, he made no subterfuge;
    7) to delineate, draw a picture (var dregit á skjöldinn leo með gulli);
    í þann tíma sem hann dregr klæðaföllin (the folds);
    8) to trim or line garments (treyjan var dregin útan ok innan við rauða silki);
    with dat., hjálmr hans var dreginn leiri (overlaid with clay), er áðr var (dreginn) gulli;
    9) intrans to move, draw;
    drógu þeir þeim svá nær (came so near to them), at;
    10) with preps.:
    draga föt, skóklædi af e-m, to pull off one’s clothes, shoes;
    draga hring af hendi sér, to take off a ring from one’s hand;
    dró hann þá grunninu, he pulled them off the shallow;
    draga e-t af e-u, to draw, derive from a source;
    draga e-t af, to take off (Þ. hafði látit af draga brúna);
    draga e-t af við e-n, to keep back, withhold, from one;
    man héðan af eigi af dregit við oss, henceforth we shall no be neglected, stinted;
    Egill dró at sér skipit, E. pulled the ship close up to himself;
    draga vél at e-m, to draw wiles around one;
    draga spott, skaup, at e-u, to hold a thing up to ridicule;
    draga at lið, föng, to collect troops, stores;
    dró at honum sóttin, the illness drew closer to him, he grew worse;
    impers., dró at mætti hans, dró at um matt hans, his strength declined (fell off);
    til þess er dró at degi, till the day drew near;
    þá er dregr at jólum, when Yule drew near;
    dró at því (the time drew near). at hann væri banvænn;
    tók þá at draga fast at heyjum hans, his stock of hay was rapidly diminishing;
    svá dregr at mér af elli, svengd, þorsta, I am so overcome by old age, hunger, thirst;
    nú þykki mér sem fast dragi at þér, that thou art sinking fast;
    draga hring á hönd sér, to put a ring on one’s hand;
    draga (grun) á e-t, to suspect;
    draga á vetr, to rear through the winter (Hrafnkell dró á vetr kálf ok kið);
    impers., dregr á tunglit, the moon is obscured (= dregr myrkr á tunglit);
    dimmu þykkir draga á ráðit Odds, it looks as if a cloud was drawing over Odds’ affairs;
    dregr á gleði biskups, the bishop’s gladness was obscured;
    draga eptir e-m, to gain on one (Þórarinn sótti ákaft róðrinn ok hans menn, ok drógu skjótt eptir þeim Steinólfi ok Kjallaki);
    draga eptir e-m um e-t, to approach one, to be nearly equal to one, in a thing;
    um margar íþróttir (in many accomplishments) dró hann fast eptir Ólafi konungi;
    draga e-t fram, to produce, bring forward (draga fram athugasamlig dœmi); to further, promote (draga fram hlut e-s);
    draga fram kaupeyri sinn, to make money;
    draga fram skip, to launch a ship;
    impers., dregr frá, (cloud darkness) is drawn off;
    hratt stundum fyrir, en stundum dró frá, (clouds) drew sometimes over, sometimes off;
    dregr fyrir sól, tungl, the sun, moon is obscured by clouds or eclipse (tunglskin var ljóst, en stundum dró fyrir);
    ok er í tók at draga skúrirnar, when showers began to gather;
    draga e-ð saman, to collect, gather (draga lið, her, skip saman);
    impers., saman dró kaupmála með þeim, they struck a bargain;
    saman dró hugi þeirra, their hearts were drawn together;
    dregr þá saman or dregr saman með þeim, the distance between them grows less;
    draga e-t í sundr, to draw asunder, disjoin (vil ek eigi draga í sundr sættir yðrar);
    impers., dregr þá í sundr or dregr í sundr með þeim, the distance between them increases;
    draga e-n til e-s, to move, prompt, induce;
    engi ofkæti dregr mik til þessarar ferðar, it is not from wantonness that I undertake this journey;
    slíkt dregr hann til vinsældar, this furthers his popularity;
    ef hann drógi ekki til, if he was not concerned;
    draga e-t til dœmis um e-t, to adduce as a proof of;
    hann hét at draga allt til sætta (to do everything in his power for reconciliation) með þeim Skota konungi;
    impers., nema til verra dragi, unless matters turn out for the worse;
    with dat., þat samband þeirra, er þeim dregr báðum til bana, which will prove fatal to both of them;
    at hér mundi til mikillar úgiptu draga um kaup þessi, that much mischief would arise from this bargain;
    dró þá enn til sundrþykkju með þeim Svíum, the old feud with the Swedes began all over again;
    svá er þat, segir R., ef ekki dregr til, unless some unforesceen thing happens;
    draga e-t undan e-m, to seek to deprive one of a thing (þeir hafa bundizt í því at draga bœndr undan þér);
    draga e-t undan, to delay (drógu Skotar undan sættina);
    hví dregr þú undan at bjóða mér til þín? why dost thou put off inviting me to come?;
    draga rót undan (tölu), to extract the root;
    draga undan e-m, to escape from one (nú lægir seglin þeirra ok draga þeir undan oss);
    impers., hann (acc.) dró undan sem nauðuligast, he had a narrow escape;
    draga e-t undir sik, to apropriate or take fraudulently to oneself (hafði dregit undir sik finnskattinn);
    impers., dró yðr (acc.) undir hrakningina, en oss (acc.) undan, you came in for hard uasge but we escaped;
    draga upp skip, to drag a ship ashore;
    draga upp segl, to hoist a sail (sails);
    impers., þoku dregr upp, fog is coming on;
    11) refl., dragast.
    f. only in pl. ‘drögur’,
    2) metric term, repetition, anadiplosis (when a stanza begins with the last word of the preceding one).
    * * *
    pret. dró, pl. drógu; part. dreginn; pres. dreg: pret. subj. drægi: [Lat. trahere; Ulf. dragan, but only once or twice, = επισωρεύειν in 2 Tim. iv. 3; Hel. dragan = portare, ferre (freq.); A. S. dragan; Germ. tragen; the Engl. distinguishes between to drag and draw, whence the derived words to draggle, trail, drawl; Swed. draga; the Danes have drage, but nearly obliterated except in the special sense to travel,—otherwise they have trække, formed from the mod. Germ. tragen]:—to draw, drag, carry, pull.
    A. ACT., with acc.
    I. to drag, carry, pull; hann dró þau öll út, Nj. 131; djöfla þá er yðr munu d. til eilífra kvala, 273; d. heim við, to drag the logs home, 53; d. sauði, to pick sheep out of a fold, Bs. i. 646, Eb. 106; d. skip fram, to launch a ship; d. upp, to draw her up, drag her ashore, Grág. ii. 433; dró Þorgils eptir sér fiskinn, Fs. 129; Egill dró at sér skipit, E. pulled the ship close up to himself, Eg. 221, 306; dró hann þá af grunninu, Fms. vii. 264; hann hafði dregit ( pulled) hött síðan yfir hjálm, Eg. 375, cp. Ad. 3; d. föt, skóklæði af e-m, to draw off clothes, shoes; þá var dregin af ( stripped off) hosa líkinu, Fms. viii. 265; dró hann hana á hönd ser, he pulled it on his hand, Eg. 378; d. hring á hönd sér, to put a ring on one’s hand, 306; (hann) tók gullhring, ok dró ( pulled) á blóðrefilinn, id.: phrases, er við ramman reip at d., ’tis to pull a rope against the strong man, i. e. to cope with the mighty, Fms. ii. 107, Nj. 10,—the metaphor from a game; d. árar, to pull the oars, Fms. ii. 180, Grett. 125 A: absol. to pull, ok drógu skjótt eptir, they soon pulled up to them, Gullþ. 24, Krók. 52: metaph., um margar íþróttir dró hann fast eptir Ólafi, in many accomplishments he pressed hard upon Olave, Fms. iii. 17: d. boga, to draw the bow, x. 362, but more freq. benda ( bend) boga: d., or d. upp segl, to hoist the sails, Eg. 93, Fms. ix. 21, x. 349, Orkn. 260: d. fiska, or simply draga (Luke v. 7), to fish with a hook, to pull up fish with a line (hence fisk-dráttr, dráttr, fishing), Fms. iv. 89, Hým. 21, 23, Fs. 129, Landn. 36, Fas. ii. 31: d. drátt, Luke v. 4; d. net, to fish with a drag-net; also absol., draga á (on or in) á ( a river), to drag a river; hence the metaphor, d. langa nót at e-u, = Lat. longae ambages, Nj. 139: d. steina, to grind in a hand-mill, Sl. 58, Gs. 15: d. bust ór nefi e-m, vide bust: d. anda, to draw breath; d. öndina um barkann, id., (andar-dráttr, drawing breath); d. tönn, to draw a tooth.
    2. phrases mostly metaph.; d. seim, prop. to draw wire, metaph. to read or talk with a drawling tone; d. nasir af e-u, to smell a thing, Ísl. ii. 136; d. dám af e-u, to draw flavour from; draga dæmi af e-u, or d. e-t til dæmis, to draw an example from a thing, Stj. 13, cp. Nj. 65; d. þýðu eðr samræði til e-s, to draw towards, feel sympathy for, Sks. 358; d. grun á e-t, to suspect, Sturl.; d. spott, skaup, gys, etc. at e-u, to hold a thing up to ridicule, Bs. i. 647; d. á sik dul ok dramb, to assume the air of…, 655 xi. 3; d. á sik ofbeldi ok dramb, Fms. vii. 20; d. e-n á talar, to deceive one, metaphor from leading into a trap, 2 Cor. xii. 17; d. vél at e-m, to deceive one, draw a person into wiles, Nj. 280, Skv. i. 33; d. á vetr, to get one’s sheep and cattle through the winter; Hrafnkell dró á vetr kálf ok kið hin firstu misseri, Hrafn. 22, cp. Germ. anbinden, and in mod. Icel. usage setja á vetr; d. nafn af e-m, to draw, derive the name from, Eb. 126 (App.) new Ed.; the phrase, (hann skyldi ekki) fleiri ár yfir höfuð d., more years should not pass over his head, he must die, Þórð.
    II. to draw a picture; kross let hann d. í enni á öllum hjálmum með bleiku, Fms. iv. 96; þá dró Tjörvi líkneski þeirra á kamarsvegg, Landn. 247; var dregit á skjöldinn leo með gulli, Ld. 78, Pr. 428; í þann tíma sem hann dregr ( draws) klæða-föllin (the folds), Mar. (Fr.): d. til stafs (mod.), to draw the letters, of children first trying to write; d. fjöðr yfir e-t, a metaph. phrase, to draw a pen over or through, to hide, cloak a thing: gramm. to mark a vowel with a stroke,—a long vowel opp. to a short one is thus called ‘dreginn;’ hljóðstafir hafa tvenna grein, at þeir sé styttir ( short) eða dregnir (drawn, marked with a stroke), ok er því betr dregit yfir þann staf er seint skal at kveða, e. g. ári Ari, ér er-, mínu minni, Skálda 171: to measure, in the phrases, draga kvarða við vaðmál, Grág. i. 497, 498; draga lérept, N. G. L. i. 323.
    III. to line clothes, etc.; treyja var dregin utan ok innan við rauðu silki, Flov. 19.
    IV. metaph. to delay; dró hann svá sitt mál, at…, Sturl. iii. 13; hann dró um þat engan hlut, he made no subterfuge, Hkr. ii. 157; Halldórr dró þá heldr fyrir þeim, H. then delayed the time, Ld. 322; vil ek ekki lengr d. þetta fyrir þér, 284; vil ek þessi svör eigi láta d. fyrir mér lengr, Eb. 130.
    V. with prepp. af, at, á, fram, frá, saman, sundr, etc., answering to the Lat. attrahere, abstrahere, protrahere, detrahere, distrahere, contrahere, etc.; d. at lið, to collect troops; d. saman her, id., Eg. 172, 269, Nj. 127; d. at föng, to collect stores, 208, 259: metaph., þá dró at honum sóttin, the sickness drew nearer to him, he grew worse, Grett. 119; d. af e-m, to take off, to disparage a person, Fms. vi. 287; d. af við e-n, ok mun héðan af ekki af dregit við oss, we shall not be neglected, stinted, Bjarn. 54: mathem. term, to subtract, Rb. 118: d. fram, to bring forward, promote; d. fram þræla, Fms. x. 421, ix. 254, Eg. 354; skil ek þat, at þat man mína kosti hér fram d. (it will be my greatest help here), at þú átt ekki vald á mér; d. fram kaupeyri, to make money, Fms. vi. 8; d. saman, to draw together, collect, join, Bs. ii. 18, Nj. 65, 76; d. sundr, to draw asunder, disjoin; d. e-t á, to intimate, (á-dráttr) drag eigi á þat, Sturl. iii. 110; d. undan, to escape; kómu segli við ok drógu undan, Fms. iv. 201; nú lægir segl þeirra ok d. þeir nú undan oss, v. 11: metaph. to delay, Uspakr dró þó undan allt til nætr, Nj. 272; hirðin sá þetta at svá mjök var undan dregit, Fms. ix. 251 (undan-dráttr, delay); hví dregr þú undan at bjóða mér til þín, Glúm. 326, Fms. ix. 251, Pass. 16. 13: mathem., d. rót undan, to extract a root, Alg. 366; d. upp, to draw a picture (upp-dráttr, a drawing), to pull up, Edda I; to pull out of the snow, Eg. 546; d. út, to extract, draw out, 655 xxxii. 2; d. undir sik, to draw under oneself, to embezzle, Eg. 61, Fms. vii. 128; d. upp akkeri, to weigh anchor, Jb. 403; d. upp segl, to hoist sail, vide above; ljós brann í stofunni ok var dregit upp, Sturl. i. 142; þar brann ljós ok var dregit upp, en myrkt hit neðra, ii. 230; ok er mönnum var í sæti skipat vóru log upp dregin í stofunni, iii. 182; herbergis sveinarnir drógu upp skriðljósin, Fas. iii. 530, cp. Gísl. 29, 113,—in the old halls the lamps (torches) were hoisted up and down, in order to make the light fainter or stronger; d. e-n til e-s, to draw one towards a thing; mikit dregr mik til þess, Fs. 9; engi ofkæti dregr mik til þessarar ferðar, i. e. it is not by my own choice that I undertake this journey, Fms. ix. 352; slíkt dró hann til vinsældar, this furthered him in popularity, vii. 175, Sks. 443 B; mun hann slíkt til d., it will move, influence him, Nj. 210; ef hann drægi ekki til, if he was not concerned, 224.
    2. draga til is used absol. or ellipt., denoting the course of fate, and many of the following phrases are almost impers.; nema til verra dragi, unless matters turn out worse, Nj. 175; búð, dragi til þess sem vera vill, Lat. fata evenient, 185; ef honum vill þetta til dauða d., if this draw to his death, prove fatal to him, 103, Grett. 114; þat samband þeirra er þeim dregr báðum til bana, which will be fatal to both of them, Nj. 135; enda varð þat fram at koma sem til dró, Ísl. ii. 263; sagði Kveldúlfr at þá ( then) mundi þar til draga sem honum hafði fyrir boðat, Eg. 75; dró til vanda með þeim Rúti ok Unni, it was the old story over again, Nj. 12; dró til vanda um tal þeirra, 129; at hér mundi til mikillar úgiptu draga um kaup þessi, that mickle mischief would arise from this bargain, 30; dró þá enn til sundrþykkju með þeim Svíum, the old feud with the Swedes began over again, Fms. x. 161; ok er úvíst til hvers um dregr, Fs. 6; svá er þat, segir Runólfr, ef ekki dregr til, unless some unforeseen things happen, Nj. 75; hón kvað eigi úlíkligt at til mikils drægi um, Ísl. ii. 19; þá dró nú til hvárttveggja. Bret.; hence til-drög. n. pl. cause.
    B. IMPERS.
    1. of clouds, shade, darkness, to be drawn before a thing as a veil; dimmu (acc.) þykir á draga ráðit Odds, it looked as if gloom were drawing over Odd’s affairs, Band. 10; ok er í tók at draga skúrirnar (acc.), it began to draw into showers, i. e. clouds began to gather, Fms. iii. 206: often ellipt., hratt stundum fyrir en stundum dró frá, [ clouds] drew sometimes over, sometimes off, of the moon wading through them, Grett. 114; dregr fyrir sól, [ a veil] draws over the sun, he is hid in clouds; ský vónarleysu döpur drjúgum dró fyrir mína gleði-sól, Bb. 2. 9; dregr á gleði biskups, [ clouds] drew over the bishop’s gladness, it was eclipsed, Bs. ii. 79; eclipsis heitir er fyrir dregr sól eðr tungl, it is called an eclipse when [ a veil] draws over the sun or moon, 1812. 4; tunglskin var ljóst, en stundum dró fyrir, the moonshine was clear, and in turn [ a veil] drew over it, Nj. 118; þá sá lítið af tungli ljóst ok dró ymist til eðr frá, Ísl. ii. 463; þat gerðisk, at á dregr tunglit, ok verðr eclipsis, Al. 54.
    2. in various connections; dró yðr (acc.) undir hrakningina, en oss (acc.) undan, you were drawn into a thrashing (i. e. got one), but we escaped, Nj. 141; hann (acc.) dró undan sem nauðuligast, he had a narrow escape, Fms. ix. 392: absol., a noun or personal pronoun in acc. being understood, lítt dró enn undan við þik, there was little power of drawing out of thy reach, i. e. thy blow did its work right well. Nj. 199, 155; hvárki dró sundr né saman með þeim, of two running a dead heat: metaph. phrases, mun annarsstaðar meira slóða (acc.) draga, there will be elsewhere a greater trial left, i. e. the consequences will be still worse elsewhere, 54; saman dró hugi þeirra, their hearts were drawn together, of a loving pair, Bárð. 271; saman dró kaupmála með þeim, they struck a bargain, literally the bargain was drawn tight, Nj. 49; hann hreinsar þat skjótt þóat nokkut im (acc.) hafi á oss dregit af samneyti ( although we have been a little infected by the contact with) annarlegs siðferðis, Fms. ii. 261; allt slafr (acc.) dró af Hafri, i. e. H. became quite mute, Grett. (in a verse): in a temp. sense, til þess er dró at degi, till the day drew nigh, Fms. x. 138; þá er dró at miðri nótt, Grett. 140; þá er dregr at Jólum, Yule drew nigh, Fbr. 138; dregr at hjaldri, the battle-hour draws nigh, Fms. vi. (in a verse); dró at því (the time drew nigh), at hann var banvænn, Eg. 126: of sickness, hunger, or the like, to sink, be overcome by, svá dregr at mér af elli, svengd ok þorsta, at…, Fms. iii. 96; nú þykki mér sem fast dragi at þér, thou art sinking fast, Fas. ii. 221; ok er lokið var kvæðinu dregr at Oddi fast, O. was sinking fast, 321: of other things, tók þá at d. fast at heyjum hans, his stock was very low, Fms. iii. 208; þoku dregr upp, a fog draws on, rises, 97 (in a verse), but ok taki sú poka (nom.) fyrir at d. norðrljósit, Sks. an (better þá þoku, acc.)
    C. REFLEX, to draw oneself, move; ef menn dragask til föruneytis þeirra ( join them) úbeðit, Grág. ii. 270; Sigvaldi dregsk út frá flotanum, S. draws away from the fleet, Fms. xi. 140; ofmjök dragask lendir menn fram, i. e. the barons drew far too forward, vii. 22; hyski drósk á flótta, they drew away to flight, Fms. vi. (in a verse); skeiðr drógusk at vígi, the ships drew on to battle, iii. 4 (in a verse); dragask undir = draga undir sik, to take a thing to oneself, Grág. ii. 150; dragask á hendr e-m, drógusk opt þeir menn á hendr honum er úskilamenn voru, Sturl. i. 136; dragask e-n á hendr, hann kvað þess enga ván, at hann drægisk þá á hendr, ii. 120; dragask aptr á leið, to remain behind, Rb. 108; dragask út, to recede, of the tide, 438; dragask saman, to draw back, draw together, be collected, Fms. i. 25, Bs. i. 134; e-m dragask penningar, Fms. vi. 9; d. undan, to be delayed, x. 251; the phrase, herr, lið dregsk e-m, the troops draw together, of a levy, i. 94, vii. 176, Eg. 277; dragask á legg, to grow up, Hkr. iii. 108; sem aldr hans ok vitsmunir drógusk fram, increased, Fms. vi. 7; þegar honum drósk aldr, when he grew up, Fs. 9; dragask á legg, to grow into a man; dragask við e-t, to become discouraged, Fms. viii. 65; d. vel, illa, to do well, ill, Fs. 146: to be worn out, exhausted, drósk þá liðit mjök af kulda, Sturl. iii. 20; drósk hestr hans, ii. 75: part. dreginn, drawn, pinched, starved, hestar mjök dregnir, Fms. ix. 276; görðisk fénaðr dreginn mjök, drawn, thin, iii. 208; stóð þar í heykleggi einn ok dregit at öllu megin, a tapering hayrick, Háv. 53: of sickness, Herra Andrés lagðisk sjúkr, ok er hann var dreginn mjök, Fms. ix. 276.
    β. recipr., þau drógusk um einn gullhring, they fought, pulled. Fas. iii. 387. From the reflex. probably originates, by dropping the reflex. suffix, the mod. Swed. and Dan. at draga = to go, esp. of troops or a body of men; in old writers the active form hardly ever occurs in this sense (the reading drógu in the verse Fms. iii. 4 is no doubt false); and in mod. usage it is equally unknown in Icel., except maybe in allit. phrases as, e. g. út á djúpið hann Oddr dró, Snot 229 new Ed.; to Icel. ears draga in this sense sounds strange; even the reflex. form is seldom used in a dignified sense; vide the references above.

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