distant memory

Adv. geh. altm.: von ferne from afar

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remoteness; distance

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f -, -n

1) (räumlich) distance; (liter = ferne Länder) distant lands pl or shores pl (liter)

2) (zeitlich) (= Zukunft) future; (= Vergangenheit) (distant) past

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1. (Entfernung) distance

aus der \Ferne from a distance

in der \Ferne in the distance

2. (geh: ferne Länder) distant lands [or distant climes] form

in die \Ferne ziehen to seek out distant climes [or far-off shores]

aus der \Ferne from abroad

in der \Ferne abroad

3. (längst vergangen)

[schon] in weiter \Ferne liegen it already happened such a long time ago

4. (in ferner Zukunft)

[noch] in weiter \Ferne liegen there is still a long way to go

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1) distance

2)

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Ferne f; -, -n; meist sg

1. distance;

aus der Ferne from far away, from a distance (auch fig);

Grüße aus der Ferne greetings from far away ( oder distant parts);

in der Ferne verschwinden disappear in(to) the distance ( oder out of view), fade out of sight;

es zieht ihn wieder in die Ferne he’s off to distant parts again; (er will reisen) he’s got wanderlust again;

ihre Gedanken schweiften in die Ferne she was far away with her thoughts

2. zeitlich: distant past ( oder future); fig far distance;

(noch/schon) in weiter Ferne (still/already) a long way off;

in weite Ferne gerückt sein have receded into the far distance; in der Erinnerung: have become a distant memory

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1) distance

2)

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distance n.

remoteness n.

distant memory.

distant, far away/off, remote, off-lying

(no време) distant, remote

Далечният Из-тск the Far East

далечен роднина a distant relative

далечен братовчед a remote cousin

далечна възможност a remote possibility

далечна прилика/сходство a distant/remote likeness, a vague/remote resemblance

далечна работа not an urgent job

далечна страна a remote country

далечна цел a long-term aim/objective

далечно бъдеще distant future

в далечно бъдеще in the far future

в не много далечно бъдеще in a not/none too distant future

далечно минало remote past

далечно плаване high-seas/foreign navigation; a long voyage

кораб за далечно плаване a foreign-going vessel

далечно пътуване a long journey

далечно родство a distant relationship

по-далечните намерения на the wider intentions of

далечни последствия far-reaching results; long-term effects

далечни причини remote causes

далечни съответствия far-fetched correspondences

най-далечните части на света the utmost parts of the world

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далѐчен,

прил., -на, -но, -ни distant, far away/off, remote, off-lying; far-flung; (по време) distant, remote; в \далеченно бъдеще in the far/distant future; \далеченен братовчед remote cousin; \далеченен роднина distant relative; \далеченна възможност remote possibility; \далеченна прилика/сходство distant/remote likeness, vague/remote resemblance; \далеченна цел long-term aim/objective; \далеченни последствия far-reaching results, long-term effects; \далеченни причини remote causes; \далеченни съответствия far-fetched correspondences; Далечният изток геогр. the Far East; \далеченно плаване high-seas/foreign navigation, a long voyage; \далеченно родство distant relationship; кораб за \далеченно плаване foreign-going vessel; най-\далеченните части на света the utmost parts of the world; по-\далеченните намерения на the wider intentions of.

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distant: a далечен memory - далечен спомен; far; far-away; far-off; long-distance ; outlying {`aut,laiN}; remote ; removed

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1 last, prior.

2 past, bygone, down-the-road, gone-by.

3 stale, gamey.

4 past, distant, remote.

1 past, time before right now.

2 past, yore, ancient times, yesterday.

3 past, track record, antecedents.

4 past, past tense.

past participle of spanish verb: pasar.

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► nombre masculino

1 (tiempo) past

2 LINGÚÍSTICA past, past tense

► participio pasado

1→ link=pasar pasar

► adjetivo

1 past, gone by

2 (año, semana, etc) last

■ la semana pasada last week

3 (después) after

■ pasadas las once after eleven

4 (estropeado) bad

► nombre masculino pasado

1 (tiempo) past

2 LINGÚÍSTICA past, past tense

\

estar muy pasado,-a argot to be really out of it

pasado,-a de moda out of date, out of fashion, old-fashioned

pasado mañana the day after tomorrow

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I P.P. entfernen

1. (entlegen) remote, distant; bis in die entferntesten Ecken der Welt (in)to the remotest corners of the world ( oder earth), to the ends of the earth lit.

2. Entfernungsangabe: eine Meile / Stunde von X entfernt a mile / an hour (away) from X; zwei Meilen voneinander entfernt two miles apart

3. fig. Ähnlichkeit etc.: remote, faint, vague; entfernte Verwandte distant relations ( oder relatives); weit entfernt! far from it, nothing of the sort ( oder kind); beim Raten: way out umg. miles out umg.; weit entfernt davon zu (+ Inf.) far from (+ Ger.) ich bin weit davon entfernt zu (+ Inf.) I haven’t the slightest intention of (+ Ger.)

1. (entlegen) far away, a long way away

2. fig.: entfernt verwandt distantly related; ich erinnere mich entfernt daran I can just remember it, I have a dim memory of it; nicht entfernt oder im Entferntesten not in the least ( oder slightest); ich habe nicht entfernt oder im Entferntesten daran gedacht zu (+ Inf.) I never even dreamed ( oder dreamt) of (+ Ger.), it never occurred to me to (+ Inf.) ich hätte nicht im Entferntesten geglaubt, dass... I wouldn’t have dreamed ( oder dreamt) that, I didn’t have the slightest ( oder remotest) idea that

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far-off (Adj.); away (Adv.); distant (Adj.); remote (Adj.); off (Adv.); far (Adj.)

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1. adj

2. adv

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1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) distant

2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) distance

3) (distantly related: a remote cousin) remote

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I. adj

1. (weitläufig) distant

ein \entfernter Verwandter a distant relative

2. (gering, leise) slight, vague

eine \entfernte Ähnlichkeit a slight similarity

eine \entfernte Ahnung a vague idea

ein \entfernter Verdacht a remote suspicion

3. (abgelegen) remote

ein \entfernter Teil eines Landes a remote part of a country

▪ von jdm \entfernt sein to be [far] away from sb

[...] \entfernt [von etw dat] liegen [o sein] to be [...] away [or [away] from sth]

7 Kilometer von hier \entfernt 7 kilometres [away] from here

zu weit \entfernt too far [away]

II. adv vaguely

sie erinnert mich \entfernt an meine Tante she vaguely reminds me of my aunt

nicht im E\entferntesten not in the least [or slightest]

nicht \entfernt so... nothing like as... BRIT

weit davon \entfernt sein, etw zu tun to not have the slightest intention of doing sth

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1) away ( von from)

2) (fern, entlegen) remote

3) nicht präd. (weitläufig) slight < acquaintance>; distant < relation>

4) (schwach) slight, vague < resemblance>

5)

1) (fern) remotely

2) (weitläufig) slightly < acquainted>; distantly < related>

3) (schwach) slightly, vaguely

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A. pperf → entfernen

B. adj

1. (entlegen) remote, distant;

bis in die entferntesten Ecken der Welt (in)to the remotest corners of the world ( oder earth), to the ends of the earth liter

2. Entfernungsangabe:

eine Meile/Stunde von X entfernt a mile/an hour (away) from X;

zwei Meilen voneinander entfernt two miles apart

3. fig Ähnlichkeit etc: remote, faint, vague;

entfernte Verwandte distant relations ( oder relatives);

weit entfernt! far from it, nothing of the sort ( oder kind); beim Raten: way out umg miles out umg;

weit entfernt davon zu (+inf) far from (+ger)

ich bin weit davon entfernt zu (+inf) I haven’t the slightest intention of (+ger)

C. adv

1. (entlegen) far away, a long way away

2. fig:

entfernt verwandt distantly related;

ich erinnere mich entfernt daran I can just remember it, I have a dim memory of it;

nicht entfernt oder

im Entferntesten not in the least ( oder slightest);

ich habe nicht entfernt oder

im Entferntesten daran gedacht zu (+inf) I never even dreamed ( oder dreamt) of (+ger), it never occurred to me to (+inf)

ich hätte nicht im Entferntesten geglaubt, dass … I wouldn’t have dreamed ( oder dreamt) that, I didn’t have the slightest ( oder remotest) idea that

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1) away ( von from)

2) (fern, entlegen) remote

3) nicht präd. (weitläufig) slight < acquaintance>; distant < relation>

4) (schwach) slight, vague < resemblance>

5)

1) (fern) remotely

2) (weitläufig) slightly < acquainted>; distantly < related>

3) (schwach) slightly, vaguely

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away adj.

disconnected adj.

dislodged adj.

distant adj.

off adj.

remote adj.

removed adj. adv.

distantly adv.

remotely adv.

1) long, of space and time (langt sverð, löng stund);

2) neut., langt, long, far, distant; þeir áttu eigi langt til eyjarinnar, they had no long distance to the island;

3) e-m er langt at e-m, one is interested in a person; hvat er yðr langt at þessum mönnum, what interest do you take in these men?;

4) long, wearisome (þér mun langt þykkja hér á heiðinni).

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löng, langt, adj., compar. lengri, superl. lengstr, [common to all Teut. languages]:—long, of space and time; löng sverð, Fas. i. 379; af löngu skeggi, Skálda 181; lengri hina eptri fætr, Stj.; þóat sú sé lengri, N. G. L. i. 44; þeir lifa opt langan aldr er með orðum eru vegnir, a saying = Engl. words break no bones, Nj. 252; hann fékk eigi mælt tveim orðum lengra samfast, Hkr. ii. 138; Föstudagr inn langi, Long Friday, Good Friday, passim; langt líf, Hom. 12; mjök langa hríð, Nj. 94; þá er dagr er sem lengstr, þá er nótt er sem lengst, Landn. (pref.); vili þér þiggja lengra líf, Fms. vi. 166; sigr þinn mun eigi langr vera, xi. 23; höfum vér eigi heyrt þessa sögu lengri, we have not heard this story any farther, i. e. here ends the tale, Njarð. (fine); þat er löng saga at segja, ‘tis a long story to tell, Fms. xi. 99; seint er um langan veg at spyrja tíðenda, a saying, Edda 31; endi-langr, liggja endi-langr, to lie at full length; hón lagðisk sem hón var löng hjá honum, Karl. 47: long in prosody, Skálda 175, 179.

II. neut. long, far, distant; langt á milli fjalls ok fjöru, Landn. 57; ok áttu eigi langt til eyjarinnar, Fms. i. 41; langt í brott, a long way off, far away, Stj. 195; langt mun yðr flestum til at ér veiðit svá, Ó. H. 78; fljótið var svá mikit, at langt var um úreitt, that it was impassable far beyond that, Nj. 63; hann seildisk upp svá hátt sem hann mátti lengst, Edda 33; svá langt vestr, at engi hefir síðan lengra eignask, Landn. 41; lið kom vel til hans ór héruðum, en fátt kom um lengra, Fms. iv. 385; þvíat þeir ætluðu ekki lengra í kveld en til Höfðabrekku, Nj. 252; ok þurfti þar eigi lengra at grafa til vatns en í djúpum dölum, Edda (pref.); langt mun í milli vera lítilmennsku minnar ok þess hins mikla áhuga er þér býr í brjósti, Fms. iv. 80: in the saying, leita langt um skammt, cp. Lat. quod petis hic est, Nj. 207.

III. adverbial phrases; of langt, far off, þá sá hann of langt krossinn, 656 B. 5; langt frá, far from it! langt-um, by far; langtum betra, better by far.

2. löngu or laungu, long since; sá ek þetta löngu á hans yfirbragði, Fms. i. 141; svá sem ek sagða yðr löngu, 139; sem mér sagði löngu hugr um, Nj. 191; mjök löngu, very long ago, Sks. 117; seg oss ný tíðendi, löngu fundumsk vit næst, we have not seen one another for an age, Bjarn. 15: fyrir löngu, long ago; þat vissa ek fyrir löngu at ek var vel kvæntr, Gísl. 69; hann hafði tekinn verit ór jörðu fyrir löngu áðr, Fms. i. 51: löngum, long, mostly, continuously; Eirekr var löngum með föður sínum, 6; hón var löngum um nætr á kirkju at bænum sínum, Ld. 328; en þó löngum ( mostly) vel stiltr, Nj. 38; þeir vóru samflota, svá at hvárir vissu löngum til annarra, Eg. 126: compar. lengrum, longer; lengrum en lög stóðu til, Fms. xi. 99; þeir skolu skipta vikum eða smærum, ok eigu þeir at ráða er lengrum vilja skipta, Grág. ii. 350: superl. lengstum, mostly, most of the time; höfuðborg sú er Geira sat í lengstum, Fms. i. 101; hann var þó lengstum at Grjótá, Nj. 135; gamanmál er þit munut lengstum um tala, Ld. 306.

IV. metaph. longing, taking interest in; hvat er yðr langt at þessum mönnum, hvárt mægð eðr frændsemi, what interest take you in these men? Fms. ii. 211; hann lét eigi ráða, hvárt menn vóru tignir eða útignir, eðr honum mikit at langt eða lítið, Rb. 364.

2. neut. long, weary; langt þykki mér, ligg ek einn saman, Eg. (in a verse); þat vil ek, at þú komir til heimkynna minna, þvíat þér mun langt þykkja hér á heiðinni, Grett. 130 new Ed.

V. in many local names, Lang-ey, Langa-nes, Langa-hlíð, Langa-land (the Danish island), etc., Landn.; see below.

B. COMPDS: langabein, langabúr, langidjákn, Langafasta, Langifrjádagr, Langaspjót, langatöng.

II. lang-afi, a, m. a great grandfather. lang-amma, u, f. a great grandmother; langömmu-bróðir, -systir, a great granduncle, aunt. lang-áss, m. a purlin, opp. to þvertré, Fms. ix. 512. lang-bakki, a, m. (see bakki 2); in the phrase, skjóta í langbakka, to stave off for a long time, Fms. x. 132. lang-band, n. the purlin along the roof in a house. lang-barðr, m. a halberd, Hkm. 7; Edda (Gl.) reckons it amongst swords: name of a serpent, Edda (Gl.) Lang-barðar, m. pl. the Lombards, either from their beard (barð) or battle axe (barða), Skv. 3, Greg. 63. Langbarða-land, n. Lombardy, Mart. lang-bein, n. = langabein, a nickname, Ann. lang-bekkr, m. a long bench, bench lengthways, opp. to þverbekkr, Fms. vi. 193, Sturl. i. 142, iii. 182. Lang-brók, f. ‘Long-breek,’ nickname of a lady on account of her tall stature, Nj. lang-eldar, m. pl. long fires (see eldr II), Eb. 276, Nj. 15, Korm. 144. lang-ermar, f. pl. long sleeves, Fms. vii. 321. lang-feðgar, m. pl. agnate-forefathers, ancestors by the father’s side, counted upwards, Hkr. i. 1, Eg. 2, Nj. 158. langfeðga-kyn, n. the lineage of langfeðgar, Hkr. i. 14. langfeðga-nöfn, n. pl. the name of one’s langfeðgar, Edda 153 (pref.) langfeðga-tal, n. a tale or roll of langfeðgar, agnate pedigree, Eg. 536: the name of an old historical work containing ancient pedigrees of kings, Hkr. i. (pref.) langfeðga-tala, u, f. = langfeðgatal, Nj. 25. langfeðga-ætt, f. = langfeðgakyn, Fms. x. 158. lang-feðgin, n. pl. ancestors, agnate and cognate. lang-feðr, m. pl. = langfeðgar, and langfeðra-tal, n. = langfeðgatal, Gþl. 284, Stj. 331, Fagrsk. 151, Hom. 46. lang-feðri, n. = langfeðgar, Landn. 167. lang-ferð, f. a long journey, Sturl. ii. 185, Fs. 51, Bs. ii. 162. langferða-maðr, m. one who ‘fares’ far, a far traveller, Fs. lang-frami, a, m. lasting fame, Orkn. 466, Fb. ii. 513, Mar.; á langframann, mod. til langframa, adverb. for good, Rétt, 4. 25. lang-fættr, adj. long-legged, Stj. 276. lang-för, f. = langferð, Eb. 298. lang-gæði, n. long-lasting, corrupt from langæð. lang-gæðr and langæðligr, adj. a later and inferior form for langær, langæligr, Bs. i. 62, Fas. iii. 57. lang-háls, m. long-neck, a nickname, Landn. lang-hálsaðr, adj. long-necked, Njarð. 364. lang-hendr, adj. with long hands, Ld. 298. Lang-hlíðingar, m. pl. the men from Langahlíð, Sturl. lang-húfr, m. long-hulk, name of a ship, Bs. lang-húsa, að, to run, in a pun (langhús = rann), Krók. 63, 64. lang-hyggja, u, f. long-suffering, Barl. 42. lang-höfðaðr, adj. long-beaked, of a ship, Hkv. 1. 24. lang-höfði, a, m. a nickname, Sturl. lang-knakkr, m. a kind of bench, Finnb. 310. lang-lega, u, f. a long stay, of a weatherbound ship, Fms. ix. 296; as also of long sickness in bed. lang-leggr, m. the long leg, bone of a leg of mutton, Bárð. 176, Háv. 40. langleggjar-stykki, n. a leg of mutton, Háv. 40. lang-leiði, n. lengthwise; langleiði sín á milli, at a long distance, Stj. 73, Eg. 579. lang-leikr, m. length, Stj. 346. lang-leitr, adj. long-faced, Fms. i. 155, ii. 20, vii. 175, 321, Þiðr. 174, Bs. i. 72. lang-liðit, n. part. after a long time, Bs. ii. 133. lang-liga, adv. for a long time past, = mod. langalengi, Js. 24, Sturl. iii. 297, Fas. ii. 268. lang-lífi, n. long life, Fms. vii. 73, K. Þ. K. 60. lang-lífr, adj. long-lived, Fs., Fms. iii. 173. lang-loka, u, f. ‘long-lock,’ a kind of eight-lined verse in which the first and the last line make a sentence, whilst the six between them are intercalary, of which Edda (Ht.) 14 furnishes a specimen: in mod. usage langloka is a poem not divided into strophes, for specimens of which see Snót 72, 215. lang-lund, f. long-suffering, langlundar-geð, n. id. lang-minni, n. a long memory. lang-minnigr, adj. having a long memory, Nj. 30, v. l.: long to be remembered, Pr. 158. lang-mælgi, f. long-winded talk, Fms. v. 225. lang-mæli, n. long talk, Hom. 125, Bs. ii. 117. lang-mæltr, part. long-spoken, long-winded, Sks. 316, Hom. (St.) lang-nefjaðr, adj. long-nosed, Sturl. ii. 133, iii. 105. lang-nefjur, f. pl. rowlocks, Edda (Gl.) lang-nefr, m. long-nose, a nickname, Sturl. lang-niðjar, m. pl. a descending lineage by the father’s side, pedigree of agnates, counted downwards, Vsp. 16; opp. to landfeðgar when counted upwards in time. lang-nætti, n. the long night, Fr. lang-orf, n. a long handle of a scythe, Korm. 38, Sturl. i. 180, Sks. 358. lang-pallr, m. a dais along (not across) the hall, Fms. vi. 439. lang-reið, f. a long ride, Vígl. 61. lang-ræða, u, f. a long talk, Fms. ix. 252. lang-ræðr, part. long-spoken, long-winded, Sks. 316. lang-ræki, n. rancour, an unforgiving temper, N. G. L. ii. 417, Hom. 33, 143. lang-rækr, adj. having a long memory, brooding long over past wrongs, Anal. 171, Eb. 42, Bret. 92, Þiðr. 181, Fas. iii. 520. lang-samlega, adv. incessantly. lang-seta, u, f. a long stay, Vm. 113. lang-setis, adv. lengthways, lang-skepta, u, f. a long-shafted spear, Karl. 405. lang-skeptr, part. long-shafted, Sks. 388, Fs. 64. lang-skip, n. a long ship, a kind of large ancient ship of war, distinguished from the lesser skeið, both being distinguished from the merchant’s knörr (cp. Gr. ναυς μακρα, Lat. longa navis), Hkv. 2. 11, Ó. H., Fms. passim, Eg. 37, 42; langskips mastr, rá, segl, a mast, yard, sail of a long ship, Sturl. i. 194, Eg. 198, 515, Fms. vii. 30, passim. langskipa-görð, f. building of a langskip, Gþl. 121. langskips-búza, u, f. = langskip, Hkr. ii. 143. langskips-menn, m. pl. the crew of a long ship, Fms. ii. 16, Fs. 92. lang-skör, f. the lower hem of a tent, Fas. i. 372. lang-staðinn, part. of old date, long-standing, Lv. 77. lang-stóll, m. a long seat, Vm. 7, Fas. i. 84. lang-stræti, n. a long street, Fms. viii. 319. lang-sýnn, adj. far-sighted, Fas. i. 157. lang-sæi, f. a far sight, Edda i. 544. lang-sær, adj. long-sighted, prophetic, Lv. 81. lang-talaðr, part. long-spoken, Fms. i. 288. lang-úðigr, adj. = langrækinn, Hkr. iii. 252. lang-vari, a, m.; til langvara, to last long, Njarð. 376. lang-vaxinn, part. longish, Fms. ii. 59. lang-vé, mod. lang-vía, u, f. a bird, columbus troile, Edda (Gl.) lang-viðir, m. pl. the long timbers in a house or ship, N. G. L. i. 65, 100, Hom. 95. lang-viðri, n. pl. long-continued weather, heat, cold, or the like; langviðrum skal eyða grund, Mkv. 24; cp. Ísland eyðist af langviðrum ok lagaleysi, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 438. lang-vinnr, adj. long-lasting, of sickness, bad weather, or the like. lang-vinr, m. a friend of long standing, Hm. 157, Fas. ii. 64, Bárð. 173; langvinirnir rjúfask sízt, a saying, Grett. 184 new Ed. lang-vist, f. a long abode, Hom. 9, Fr.: adv. langvistum, staying long, Fbr. 33, Fms. vii. 112, Eg. 227, Fs. 149. lang-vængr, m. long wing (?), Vm. 27. lang-þili, n. the wainscot lengthwise, opp. to þverþili, Gþl. 346. lang-æð, f. long-lasting; til langæðar eða fullnaðar, Bs. i. 740, Ant. 112. lang-æliga, adv. for a long time, Sturl. ii. 186, MS. 625. 77. lang-æligr, adj. long-lasting, Stj. 47, Fas. i. 171, Bs. i. 311. lang-ær, adj. [langr and æ = ever, or akin to Germ. ew, ewig], long-lasting; langætt musteri, MS. 677. 6: vegsama föður þinn ok móður, svá at þú sért langær yfir jörðinni, Stj. 301 (Fifth Commandment); hverr eldrinn mun vera heitari ok langærri, Fms. vii. 37; má vera at sigrinn verði ekki langær, ii. 10; at langær friðr standi í þessu landi, Bs. i. 572.

1) General subject: ab urbe condita, beyond the memory of man, from centuries past, from the dim and distant past, from time beyond all memory, from time immemorial, from times immemorial, since Adam was a boy, since the beginning of time, since the year one, time out of mind, since time immemorial (AD), since time immemorial

2) Makarov: from time out of mind

1) General subject: ab urbe condita, beyond the memory of man, from centuries past, from the dim and distant past, from time beyond all memory, from time immemorial, from times immemorial, since Adam was a boy, since the beginning of time, since the year one, time out of mind, since time immemorial (AD), since time immemorial

2) Makarov: from time out of mind

central.

1 headquarters, head office (oficina).

central telefónica telephone exchange

2 power station.

central eléctrica power station

central eólica wind farm

central hidroeléctrica o hidráulica hydroelectric power station

central nuclear nuclear power station

central térmica thermal power station

3 main station, headquarters, main office, head office.

central defender (sport).

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► adjetivo

1 central

► nombre femenino

1 (oficina principal) head office, headquarters plural

2 (eléctrica) power station

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central de correos central post office, main post office

central nuclear nuclear power station

central telefónica telephone exchange

central térmica thermal power station

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1) head office, headquarters

2) plant, station

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- central eléctrica

1) central

2) main

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1. ADJ

1) (=principal)

a) [personaje, idea] central, main

b) [oficina] head antes de s ; [banco] central; [ordenador] mainframe antes de s

2) (=del medio) [región, zona] central

3) (=no regional) [gobierno, administración] central

2. SF

1) (tb: oficina central) [de empresa] head office; [a nivel internacional] headquarters

2) (=factoría) plant, station; (tb: central nuclear) nuclear power station

SMF (Ftbl) central defender

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adjetivo central

femenino head office

- central azucarera

- central de correos

- central telefónica o de teléfonos

- central hidroeléctrica/nuclear

- central sindical

- central térmica

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adjetivo central

femenino head office

- central azucarera

- central de correos

- central telefónica o de teléfonos

- central hidroeléctrica/nuclear

- central sindical

- central térmica

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central¹

¹ = station.

central²

² = central, centre.

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1 ‹zona/barrio› central

2 (principal) ‹gobierno› central; ‹tema/personaje› main

provienen de la oficina central they come from head office

head office

( Per) sugar mill

general o main post office

telephone exchange

hydroelectric power station

nuclear power station

labor union ( AmE), trade union ( BrE)

telephone exchange

power station (fueled by coal, oil or gas)

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◊ central teléfonica telephone exchange;

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♦ adj

1. [en el centro] central

2. [principal] central, main

3. Ling [articulación] central

♦ nf

1. [oficina] headquarters, head office;

2. [de energía] power station

central de biomasa biomass power plant o station;

central eléctrica power station;

central eólica wind farm;

central geotérmica geothermal power station;

central heliotérmica solar power plant o station, solar farm;

central hidráulica hydraulic generator;

central hidroeléctrica hydroelectric power station;

central maremotriz tidal power station o plant;

central nuclear nuclear power station;

central solar solar power plant o station, solar farm;

central térmica power station [coal- or oil-fired]

3.

4. central telefónica telephone exchange

5. Carib, CAm [de azúcar] sugar mill

6. Méx central camionera bus station

♦ nm

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I adj central; ( principal) main, central

II f head office

III m/f en fútbol central defender, center-back, Br

centre-back

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central adj

1) : central

2) principal: main, principal

central nf

1) : main office, headquarters

central camionera Mex : bus terminal

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central¹ adj

1. (en general) central

2. (principal) main

central² n

1. (instalación) power station

2. (sede) head office

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1. (= nie zapominać) remember ( (żeby) coś zrobić to do sth); dobrze/wyraźnie pamiętać remember well/clearly; pamiętam jak dziś I remember quite clearly; pamiętam babcię jak przez sen l. mgłę I have a dim l. vague recollection of my granny; niezupełnie pamiętam I don't quite remember; prawie nie pamiętać scarcely remember; pamiętać o czymś bear sth in mind; nie pamiętam, żebym o tym wspominał I don't remember mentioning it; w czasach, których nie pamiętasz before your time; o ile pamiętam if I remember correctly, if my memory serves me right; będę pamiętał, żeby wysłać ten list I'll remember to send this letter; należy pamiętać, że... ( przy wprowadzaniu nowej myśli) now, we have to remember that...

2. (= troszczyć się) be mindful, be careful; pamiętać o innych be mindful of others; pamiętaj o zdrowiu be careful about your health.

3. (= mieć żal, urazę) remember; pamiętać komuś doznaną krzywdę harbor rancor against sb.

4. (= brać pod uwagę) bear in mind.

5. ( o rzeczach) (= być starym) have witnessed ( dawne czasy distant times); pałac pamięta czasy rewolucji the palace witnessed the revolution; to futro pamięta lepsze czasy żart. this fur has seen better days; pamiętać króla Ćwieczka be as old as the hills.

boundary, borderland, confine, abutment.

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► adjetivo

1 bordering

► nombre masculino (Often used in plural)

1 limit, boundary

■ los confines de la tierra the ends of the earth

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1) (=límite) boundary

2) (=horizonte) horizon

3) pl confines [de la tierra, atmósfera] confines, limits; (=parte exterior) remote parts, outermost parts, edges

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masculino (liter)

a) ( lugar lejano)

b) ( límite)

c) ( frontera) border

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= confine, compass.

Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.

Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

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masculino (liter)

a) ( lugar lejano)

b) ( límite)

c) ( frontera) border

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( liter)

(lugar lejano): en los confines del mundo or de la tierra at the ends of the earth

en los confines del horizonte on the horizon

su influencia se extendió a todos los confines or hasta el último confín del continente its influence reached the farthest corner o the far corners of the continent

(límite): dentro de los confines de la disciplina within the confines o bounds of the discipline

3 (frontera) border

en los confines de España y Portugal on the border between Spain and Portugal

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confín nm

1. [límite] border, boundary

2. [extremo] [del reino, universo] outer reaches;

en los confines de on the very edge of;

el castillo se vislumbraba en los confines del horizonte you could just make out the castle on the distant horizon;

viajó por todos los confines del mundo he travelled to the four corners of the globe

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m lit

los confines de la tierra the ends of the earth;

los confines del horizonte the horizon

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confín nm, pl confines : boundary, limit

corner, nook.

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► nombre masculino

1 corner

2 figurado (lugar) spot, place; (espacio pequeño) little space; (lugar apartado) remote spot, little place

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1) (=ángulo) corner ( inside)

2) (=escondrijo) corner, nook; (=retiro) retreat

3) esp LAm (=terreno) patch of ground

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1) ( de habitación) corner

2) ( lugar)

3) (en boxeo, lucha) corner

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= corner, nook, alcove, hideaway, secluded spot.

Ex. The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare.

Ex. Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.

Ex. This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.

Ex. Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.

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* rincón apartado = secluded spot.

* rincón de la lectura = classroom reading corner.

* rincón del cuento, el = storycorner, the.

* rincón de lectura = book corner.

* rincón del libro = book corner.

* último rincón, el = nooks and crannies.

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1) ( de habitación) corner

2) ( lugar)

3) (en boxeo, lucha) corner

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A (de una habitación) corner

(lugar): interesantes rincones de nuestra geografía interesting spots in our country

un rincón aislado y tranquilo a remote, peaceful spot o place

aún le quedaba un rincón para la ternura she still retained some trace of tenderness

registraron hasta el último rincón de la casa they searched absolutely everywhere in the house o every nook and cranny of the house

C (en boxeo, lucha) corner

neutral corner

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◊ bellos rincones de Perú beautiful places o spots in Peru;

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rincón nm

1. [esquina] corner [inside]

2. [lugar apartado] corner;

vive en un rincón apartado del mundo she lives in a remote spot;

lo guardo en algún rincón de mi memoria I keep it tucked away in a corner of my memory;

recorrimos todos los rincones de la ciudad we explored every nook and cranny of the city

3. [lugar pequeño] corner;

te he dejado un rincón para que guardes tus cosas I've given you a corner to keep your things in

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m corner

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rincón nm, pl rincones : corner, nook

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rincón n corner

1 time.

al poco tiempo soon afterward

a tiempo (de hacer algo) in time (to do something)

a un tiempo, al mismo tiempo at the same time

cada cierto tiempo every so often

con el tiempo in time

con tiempo with plenty of time to spare, in good time

dar tiempo al tiempo to give things time

del tiempo of the season; (fruta) at room temperature (bebida)

de un tiempo a esta parte recently, for a while now

en mis tiempos in my day o time

estar a tiempo de to have time to

tener tiempo de to have time to

fuera de tiempo at the wrong moment

ganar tiempo to save time

hace mucho tiempo que no lo veo I haven't seen him for ages

hacer tiempo to pass the time

matar o engañar el tiempo to kill time

perder el tiempo to waste time

en tiempos de Maricastaña donkey's years ago

a tiempo completo full-time

a tiempo parcial part-time

tiempo de cocción cooking time

tiempo de exposición shutter speed (en cámara)

tiempo libre spare time

tiempo muerto (sport) time out

tiempo real (computing) real time

tiempo de respuesta response time

2 long time (periodo largo).

hace tiempo que it is a long time since

hace tiempo que no vive aquí he hasn't lived here for some time

tomarse uno su tiempo to take one's time

3 age.

¿qué tiempo tiene? how old is he?

4 movement (movimiento).

motor de cuatro tiempos four-stroke engine

5 weather (clima).

hizo buen/mal tiempo the weather was good/bad

si el tiempo lo permite o no lo impide weather permitting

hace un tiempo de perros it's a foul day

poner a o al mal tiempo buena cara to put a brave face on things

6 half (sport).

7 tense (grammar).

tiempo simple/compuesto simple/composite tense

8 time (Music) (compás).

9 tempo, beat, rhythmic unit, time.

10 turn, time.

11 Father Time.

12 tempus.

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► nombre masculino

1 (gen) time

■ no tuve tiempo para hablar con él I didn't have time to talk to him

2 (época) time, period, age, days plural

■ en tiempo de los romanos in Roman times

3 METEREOLOGÍA weather

■ ¿qué tiempo hace? what's the weather like?

4 (edad) age

■ ¿qué tiempo tiene el niño? how old is your baby?

5 (temporada) season, time

■ fruta del tiempo fruit in season

6 (momento) moment, time

■ no es tiempo de preguntarle eso it's not the time to ask him that

7 MÚSICA tempo, movement

8 DEPORTE (parte) half

9 GRAMÁTICA tense

10 TÉCNICA stroke

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a su tiempo / a su debido tiempo in due course

a tiempo (en el momento oportuno) in time 2 (a la hora) on time

a través de los tiempos through the ages

a un tiempo at the same time

al mismo tiempo at the same time

al poco tiempo soon afterwards

antes de tiempo too early, too soon

con el tiempo in the course of time, with time

con tiempo in advance

¿cuánto tiempo...? how long...?

■ ¿cuánto tiempo estuviste allí? how long did you stay there?

■ ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí en España? how long have you lived in Spain?

¿cuánto tiempo hace...? how long ago...?

■ ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no vas al cine? how long ago is it since you went to the cinema?

dar tiempo to give time

dar tiempo al tiempo figurado to let matters take their course

dar tiempo a uno de/para to have enough time to

■ si salgo a las cinco me dará tiempo de hacer las compras if I leave at five I'll have enough time to do the shopping

de tiempo en tiempo from time to time

de tiempo inmemorial from time immemorial

de un tiempo a esta parte for some time now

demasiado tiempo too long

desde hace tiempo / desde hace mucho tiempo for a long time

el tiempo corre time goes by, time flies

el tiempo es oro figurado time is money

en mis tiempos in my time

en otro tiempo / en otros tiempos formerly

estar a tiempo de to still have time to

fuera de tiempo (de temporada) out of season 2 (inoportunamente) at the wrong moment

ganar tiempo to save time

hace tiempo a long time

■ hace tiempo que no cantas you haven't sung for a long time

hacer buen tiempo / hace mal tiempo the weather is good / the weather is bad

hacer tiempo / hacer el tiempo to kill time

matar (el) tiempo / pasar (el) tiempo to kill time

no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose

perder el tiempo / perder tiempo to waste time

¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!

sin perder tiempo at once

tiempo atrás some time ago, time ago

tomarse tiempo to take one's time

¡y si no, al tiempo! time will tell!

tiempo de perros familiar lousy weather

tiempo libre free time

tiempos difíciles hard times

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1) time

2) period, epoch, age

3) weather

4) tense

5) tempo

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1) [indicando duración] time

2) [otras locuciones]