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does not conceal it

1 obculo

occŭlo ( obc-), cŭlŭi, cultum, 3 ( plup. sync. occulerat, Val. Fl. 2, 280), v. a. [obcolo], to cover, cover over (syn.: tego, condo, celo, abdo).
I.
In gen. (very rare): terra occulit caput, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 375 Müll. (Trag. v. 141 Vahl.):
virgulta multā terrā,
Verg. G. 2, 346.—
II.
In partic., to cover up, hide, conceal (class.; esp. in the P. a.; v. in the foll.):
vitia corporis fuco,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118:
vulnera,
Cic. Att. 5, 15, 2:
(feminae) parietum umbris occuluntur,
are kept concealed, id. Tusc. 2, 15, 36:
hastatos,
Liv. 33, 1:
se silvā,
id. 25, 8, 5:
classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe,
Verg. A. 1, 310:
caligine terras,
Ov. M. 1, 600:
puncta argumentorum,
Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 77:
narratum ab iis,
to keep secret, conceal, Tac. A. 3, 16:
vitia,
Quint. 12, 8, 10.— Absol.:
si quis et imprudens aspexerit, occulat ille,
Tib. 1, 2, 37.—
* B.
Of burying: occultum efferre significat sub terram ferre, ponere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 205 Müll.—Hence, occultus (archaic orthogr. OQVOLTVS, S. C. Bacch.;
scanned ŏccultus,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 39; 86; id. Capt. 1, 1, 15; cf. Brix, Trin. Einleit. p. 14 Ritschl ad Plaut. Trin. l. l. ed. 2), a, um, P. a., hidden, concealed, secret (freq. and class.;
syn. abditus): hi saltem in occultis locis prostant, vos in foro ipso,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 21:
res occultae et penitus abditae,
Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49:
occultiores insidiae,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 39:
occultior atque tectior cupiditas,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104:
si quid erit occultius et reconditum,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 5:
cum res occultissimas aperueris in lucemque protuleris,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 62:
per occultos calles,
Verg. A. 9, 383:
via,
id. ib. 3, 695:
nota,
Ov. A. A. 3, 630:
sapor,
Verg. G. 3, 397:
crescit, occulto velut arbor aevo, Fama Marcelli,
from an obscure, remote age, Hor. C. 1, 12, 45:
res,
i. e. the hidden laws of nature, Lucr. 1, 145; 424; Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 15 sq.; 2, 41, 127; id. Fin. 3, 11, 37; 4, 7, 18 al.:
occulti miranda potentia fati,
Juv. 7, 200.—
b.
Of persons, close, reserved, secret, not open:
si me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 8:
ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,
Liv. 25, 16, 4; Tac. A. 6, 51.—With gen.:
occultus odii,
dissembling his hate, Tac. A. 4, 7.—
(β).
Occultus, adverbially for occulte, in secret, secretly (Tacitean):
qui ejusmodi preces occulti illuderent,
Tac. A. 3, 29; 4, 12:
patris mei amicitias non occulti ferunt,
id. ib. 4, 40.—
C.
Neutr. as subst.
1.
oc-culta, ōrum, plur., secret things or places, secrets:
servi, quibus occulta creduntur,
Cic. Cael. 23, 57:
cui fervens Aestuat occultis animus semperque tacendis,
Juv. 3, 50. —With gen.:
occulta saltuum scrutari,
Tac. A. 1, 61:
occulta conjurationis retexere,
id. ib. 15, 74:
occulta cordis,
Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 25:
hominum,
id. Rom. 2, 16:
ab occultis meis,
from my secret sins, id. Psa. 18, 13.—
2.
Sing.: occultum, i, n., secrecy, only in adverb. phrases, in occulto; per occultum; ex occulto, in secret, secretly: SACRA IN OQVOLTOD NE QVIQVAM FECISE VELET, S. C. Bacch.: in occulto mussabant, Enn. Ann. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (Ann. v. 185 Vahl.): Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 86:
stare in occulto,
Cic. Clu. 28, 78: per occultum (post-Aug.), Tac. [p. 1252] A. 6, 7; 4, 71 fin.; 5, 4; Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 124:
ex occulto,
from a place of concealment, secret place, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 17:
Jugurtha ex occulto repente nostros invadit,
Sall. J. 59, 2.—Hence, secretly:
ex occulto intervenire,
Cic. Clu. 16, 47.—Hence, adv., in three forms: occultē (class.), occultō (ante-class.), and occultim (post-class.), in concealment, in secret, secretly, privately.
(α).
Form occulte:
neque id occulte fert,
does not keep it secret, makes no secret of it, does not conceal it, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 30:
ea nunc occulte cuniculis oppugnatur,
Cic. Agr. 1, 1, 1:
proficisci,
Caes. B. C. 1, 66:
inter se constituere aliquid,
id. B. G. 7, 83:
labitur occulte,
Ov. M. 10, 519:
nec clam illud occulteque factum est,
Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6.—
(β).
Form occulto, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 295 Rib.).—
* (γ).
Form occultim:
reptare,
Sol. 4.—
b.
Comp.:
conari occultius,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 18:
erant praeterea complures paulo occultius consilii hujus participes,
Sall. C. 17, 5: Quint. 9, 4, 21.— Sup.:
quam potuit occultissime reliquas cohortes duxit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 67:
castra quam potest occultissime locat,
Liv. 9, 2; Sall. J. 91, 3;
for which maxime occulte,
Sall. J. 35, 4.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > obculo
2 occulo

occŭlo ( obc-), cŭlŭi, cultum, 3 ( plup. sync. occulerat, Val. Fl. 2, 280), v. a. [obcolo], to cover, cover over (syn.: tego, condo, celo, abdo).
I.
In gen. (very rare): terra occulit caput, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 375 Müll. (Trag. v. 141 Vahl.):
virgulta multā terrā,
Verg. G. 2, 346.—
II.
In partic., to cover up, hide, conceal (class.; esp. in the P. a.; v. in the foll.):
vitia corporis fuco,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118:
vulnera,
Cic. Att. 5, 15, 2:
(feminae) parietum umbris occuluntur,
are kept concealed, id. Tusc. 2, 15, 36:
hastatos,
Liv. 33, 1:
se silvā,
id. 25, 8, 5:
classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe,
Verg. A. 1, 310:
caligine terras,
Ov. M. 1, 600:
puncta argumentorum,
Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 77:
narratum ab iis,
to keep secret, conceal, Tac. A. 3, 16:
vitia,
Quint. 12, 8, 10.— Absol.:
si quis et imprudens aspexerit, occulat ille,
Tib. 1, 2, 37.—
* B.
Of burying: occultum efferre significat sub terram ferre, ponere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 205 Müll.—Hence, occultus (archaic orthogr. OQVOLTVS, S. C. Bacch.;
scanned ŏccultus,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 39; 86; id. Capt. 1, 1, 15; cf. Brix, Trin. Einleit. p. 14 Ritschl ad Plaut. Trin. l. l. ed. 2), a, um, P. a., hidden, concealed, secret (freq. and class.;
syn. abditus): hi saltem in occultis locis prostant, vos in foro ipso,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 21:
res occultae et penitus abditae,
Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49:
occultiores insidiae,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 39:
occultior atque tectior cupiditas,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104:
si quid erit occultius et reconditum,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 5:
cum res occultissimas aperueris in lucemque protuleris,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 62:
per occultos calles,
Verg. A. 9, 383:
via,
id. ib. 3, 695:
nota,
Ov. A. A. 3, 630:
sapor,
Verg. G. 3, 397:
crescit, occulto velut arbor aevo, Fama Marcelli,
from an obscure, remote age, Hor. C. 1, 12, 45:
res,
i. e. the hidden laws of nature, Lucr. 1, 145; 424; Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 15 sq.; 2, 41, 127; id. Fin. 3, 11, 37; 4, 7, 18 al.:
occulti miranda potentia fati,
Juv. 7, 200.—
b.
Of persons, close, reserved, secret, not open:
si me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 8:
ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,
Liv. 25, 16, 4; Tac. A. 6, 51.—With gen.:
occultus odii,
dissembling his hate, Tac. A. 4, 7.—
(β).
Occultus, adverbially for occulte, in secret, secretly (Tacitean):
qui ejusmodi preces occulti illuderent,
Tac. A. 3, 29; 4, 12:
patris mei amicitias non occulti ferunt,
id. ib. 4, 40.—
C.
Neutr. as subst.
1.
oc-culta, ōrum, plur., secret things or places, secrets:
servi, quibus occulta creduntur,
Cic. Cael. 23, 57:
cui fervens Aestuat occultis animus semperque tacendis,
Juv. 3, 50. —With gen.:
occulta saltuum scrutari,
Tac. A. 1, 61:
occulta conjurationis retexere,
id. ib. 15, 74:
occulta cordis,
Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 25:
hominum,
id. Rom. 2, 16:
ab occultis meis,
from my secret sins, id. Psa. 18, 13.—
2.
Sing.: occultum, i, n., secrecy, only in adverb. phrases, in occulto; per occultum; ex occulto, in secret, secretly: SACRA IN OQVOLTOD NE QVIQVAM FECISE VELET, S. C. Bacch.: in occulto mussabant, Enn. Ann. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (Ann. v. 185 Vahl.): Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 86:
stare in occulto,
Cic. Clu. 28, 78: per occultum (post-Aug.), Tac. [p. 1252] A. 6, 7; 4, 71 fin.; 5, 4; Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 124:
ex occulto,
from a place of concealment, secret place, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 17:
Jugurtha ex occulto repente nostros invadit,
Sall. J. 59, 2.—Hence, secretly:
ex occulto intervenire,
Cic. Clu. 16, 47.—Hence, adv., in three forms: occultē (class.), occultō (ante-class.), and occultim (post-class.), in concealment, in secret, secretly, privately.
(α).
Form occulte:
neque id occulte fert,
does not keep it secret, makes no secret of it, does not conceal it, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 30:
ea nunc occulte cuniculis oppugnatur,
Cic. Agr. 1, 1, 1:
proficisci,
Caes. B. C. 1, 66:
inter se constituere aliquid,
id. B. G. 7, 83:
labitur occulte,
Ov. M. 10, 519:
nec clam illud occulteque factum est,
Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6.—
(β).
Form occulto, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 295 Rib.).—
* (γ).
Form occultim:
reptare,
Sol. 4.—
b.
Comp.:
conari occultius,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 18:
erant praeterea complures paulo occultius consilii hujus participes,
Sall. C. 17, 5: Quint. 9, 4, 21.— Sup.:
quam potuit occultissime reliquas cohortes duxit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 67:
castra quam potest occultissime locat,
Liv. 9, 2; Sall. J. 91, 3;
for which maxime occulte,
Sall. J. 35, 4.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > occulo
3 occulta

occŭlo ( obc-), cŭlŭi, cultum, 3 ( plup. sync. occulerat, Val. Fl. 2, 280), v. a. [obcolo], to cover, cover over (syn.: tego, condo, celo, abdo).
I.
In gen. (very rare): terra occulit caput, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 375 Müll. (Trag. v. 141 Vahl.):
virgulta multā terrā,
Verg. G. 2, 346.—
II.
In partic., to cover up, hide, conceal (class.; esp. in the P. a.; v. in the foll.):
vitia corporis fuco,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118:
vulnera,
Cic. Att. 5, 15, 2:
(feminae) parietum umbris occuluntur,
are kept concealed, id. Tusc. 2, 15, 36:
hastatos,
Liv. 33, 1:
se silvā,
id. 25, 8, 5:
classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe,
Verg. A. 1, 310:
caligine terras,
Ov. M. 1, 600:
puncta argumentorum,
Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 77:
narratum ab iis,
to keep secret, conceal, Tac. A. 3, 16:
vitia,
Quint. 12, 8, 10.— Absol.:
si quis et imprudens aspexerit, occulat ille,
Tib. 1, 2, 37.—
* B.
Of burying: occultum efferre significat sub terram ferre, ponere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 205 Müll.—Hence, occultus (archaic orthogr. OQVOLTVS, S. C. Bacch.;
scanned ŏccultus,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 39; 86; id. Capt. 1, 1, 15; cf. Brix, Trin. Einleit. p. 14 Ritschl ad Plaut. Trin. l. l. ed. 2), a, um, P. a., hidden, concealed, secret (freq. and class.;
syn. abditus): hi saltem in occultis locis prostant, vos in foro ipso,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 21:
res occultae et penitus abditae,
Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49:
occultiores insidiae,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 39:
occultior atque tectior cupiditas,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104:
si quid erit occultius et reconditum,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 5:
cum res occultissimas aperueris in lucemque protuleris,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 62:
per occultos calles,
Verg. A. 9, 383:
via,
id. ib. 3, 695:
nota,
Ov. A. A. 3, 630:
sapor,
Verg. G. 3, 397:
crescit, occulto velut arbor aevo, Fama Marcelli,
from an obscure, remote age, Hor. C. 1, 12, 45:
res,
i. e. the hidden laws of nature, Lucr. 1, 145; 424; Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 15 sq.; 2, 41, 127; id. Fin. 3, 11, 37; 4, 7, 18 al.:
occulti miranda potentia fati,
Juv. 7, 200.—
b.
Of persons, close, reserved, secret, not open:
si me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 8:
ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,
Liv. 25, 16, 4; Tac. A. 6, 51.—With gen.:
occultus odii,
dissembling his hate, Tac. A. 4, 7.—
(β).
Occultus, adverbially for occulte, in secret, secretly (Tacitean):
qui ejusmodi preces occulti illuderent,
Tac. A. 3, 29; 4, 12:
patris mei amicitias non occulti ferunt,
id. ib. 4, 40.—
C.
Neutr. as subst.
1.
oc-culta, ōrum, plur., secret things or places, secrets:
servi, quibus occulta creduntur,
Cic. Cael. 23, 57:
cui fervens Aestuat occultis animus semperque tacendis,
Juv. 3, 50. —With gen.:
occulta saltuum scrutari,
Tac. A. 1, 61:
occulta conjurationis retexere,
id. ib. 15, 74:
occulta cordis,
Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 25:
hominum,
id. Rom. 2, 16:
ab occultis meis,
from my secret sins, id. Psa. 18, 13.—
2.
Sing.: occultum, i, n., secrecy, only in adverb. phrases, in occulto; per occultum; ex occulto, in secret, secretly: SACRA IN OQVOLTOD NE QVIQVAM FECISE VELET, S. C. Bacch.: in occulto mussabant, Enn. Ann. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (Ann. v. 185 Vahl.): Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 86:
stare in occulto,
Cic. Clu. 28, 78: per occultum (post-Aug.), Tac. [p. 1252] A. 6, 7; 4, 71 fin.; 5, 4; Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 124:
ex occulto,
from a place of concealment, secret place, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 17:
Jugurtha ex occulto repente nostros invadit,
Sall. J. 59, 2.—Hence, secretly:
ex occulto intervenire,
Cic. Clu. 16, 47.—Hence, adv., in three forms: occultē (class.), occultō (ante-class.), and occultim (post-class.), in concealment, in secret, secretly, privately.
(α).
Form occulte:
neque id occulte fert,
does not keep it secret, makes no secret of it, does not conceal it, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 30:
ea nunc occulte cuniculis oppugnatur,
Cic. Agr. 1, 1, 1:
proficisci,
Caes. B. C. 1, 66:
inter se constituere aliquid,
id. B. G. 7, 83:
labitur occulte,
Ov. M. 10, 519:
nec clam illud occulteque factum est,
Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6.—
(β).
Form occulto, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 295 Rib.).—
* (γ).
Form occultim:
reptare,
Sol. 4.—
b.
Comp.:
conari occultius,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 18:
erant praeterea complures paulo occultius consilii hujus participes,
Sall. C. 17, 5: Quint. 9, 4, 21.— Sup.:
quam potuit occultissime reliquas cohortes duxit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 67:
castra quam potest occultissime locat,
Liv. 9, 2; Sall. J. 91, 3;
for which maxime occulte,
Sall. J. 35, 4.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > occulta
4 occultim

occŭlo ( obc-), cŭlŭi, cultum, 3 ( plup. sync. occulerat, Val. Fl. 2, 280), v. a. [obcolo], to cover, cover over (syn.: tego, condo, celo, abdo).
I.
In gen. (very rare): terra occulit caput, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 375 Müll. (Trag. v. 141 Vahl.):
virgulta multā terrā,
Verg. G. 2, 346.—
II.
In partic., to cover up, hide, conceal (class.; esp. in the P. a.; v. in the foll.):
vitia corporis fuco,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118:
vulnera,
Cic. Att. 5, 15, 2:
(feminae) parietum umbris occuluntur,
are kept concealed, id. Tusc. 2, 15, 36:
hastatos,
Liv. 33, 1:
se silvā,
id. 25, 8, 5:
classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe,
Verg. A. 1, 310:
caligine terras,
Ov. M. 1, 600:
puncta argumentorum,
Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 77:
narratum ab iis,
to keep secret, conceal, Tac. A. 3, 16:
vitia,
Quint. 12, 8, 10.— Absol.:
si quis et imprudens aspexerit, occulat ille,
Tib. 1, 2, 37.—
* B.
Of burying: occultum efferre significat sub terram ferre, ponere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 205 Müll.—Hence, occultus (archaic orthogr. OQVOLTVS, S. C. Bacch.;
scanned ŏccultus,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 39; 86; id. Capt. 1, 1, 15; cf. Brix, Trin. Einleit. p. 14 Ritschl ad Plaut. Trin. l. l. ed. 2), a, um, P. a., hidden, concealed, secret (freq. and class.;
syn. abditus): hi saltem in occultis locis prostant, vos in foro ipso,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 21:
res occultae et penitus abditae,
Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49:
occultiores insidiae,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 39:
occultior atque tectior cupiditas,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104:
si quid erit occultius et reconditum,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 5:
cum res occultissimas aperueris in lucemque protuleris,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 62:
per occultos calles,
Verg. A. 9, 383:
via,
id. ib. 3, 695:
nota,
Ov. A. A. 3, 630:
sapor,
Verg. G. 3, 397:
crescit, occulto velut arbor aevo, Fama Marcelli,
from an obscure, remote age, Hor. C. 1, 12, 45:
res,
i. e. the hidden laws of nature, Lucr. 1, 145; 424; Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 15 sq.; 2, 41, 127; id. Fin. 3, 11, 37; 4, 7, 18 al.:
occulti miranda potentia fati,
Juv. 7, 200.—
b.
Of persons, close, reserved, secret, not open:
si me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 8:
ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,
Liv. 25, 16, 4; Tac. A. 6, 51.—With gen.:
occultus odii,
dissembling his hate, Tac. A. 4, 7.—
(β).
Occultus, adverbially for occulte, in secret, secretly (Tacitean):
qui ejusmodi preces occulti illuderent,
Tac. A. 3, 29; 4, 12:
patris mei amicitias non occulti ferunt,
id. ib. 4, 40.—
C.
Neutr. as subst.
1.
oc-culta, ōrum, plur., secret things or places, secrets:
servi, quibus occulta creduntur,
Cic. Cael. 23, 57:
cui fervens Aestuat occultis animus semperque tacendis,
Juv. 3, 50. —With gen.:
occulta saltuum scrutari,
Tac. A. 1, 61:
occulta conjurationis retexere,
id. ib. 15, 74:
occulta cordis,
Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 25:
hominum,
id. Rom. 2, 16:
ab occultis meis,
from my secret sins, id. Psa. 18, 13.—
2.
Sing.: occultum, i, n., secrecy, only in adverb. phrases, in occulto; per occultum; ex occulto, in secret, secretly: SACRA IN OQVOLTOD NE QVIQVAM FECISE VELET, S. C. Bacch.: in occulto mussabant, Enn. Ann. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (Ann. v. 185 Vahl.): Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 86:
stare in occulto,
Cic. Clu. 28, 78: per occultum (post-Aug.), Tac. [p. 1252] A. 6, 7; 4, 71 fin.; 5, 4; Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 124:
ex occulto,
from a place of concealment, secret place, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 17:
Jugurtha ex occulto repente nostros invadit,
Sall. J. 59, 2.—Hence, secretly:
ex occulto intervenire,
Cic. Clu. 16, 47.—Hence, adv., in three forms: occultē (class.), occultō (ante-class.), and occultim (post-class.), in concealment, in secret, secretly, privately.
(α).
Form occulte:
neque id occulte fert,
does not keep it secret, makes no secret of it, does not conceal it, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 30:
ea nunc occulte cuniculis oppugnatur,
Cic. Agr. 1, 1, 1:
proficisci,
Caes. B. C. 1, 66:
inter se constituere aliquid,
id. B. G. 7, 83:
labitur occulte,
Ov. M. 10, 519:
nec clam illud occulteque factum est,
Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6.—
(β).
Form occulto, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 295 Rib.).—
* (γ).
Form occultim:
reptare,
Sol. 4.—
b.
Comp.:
conari occultius,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 18:
erant praeterea complures paulo occultius consilii hujus participes,
Sall. C. 17, 5: Quint. 9, 4, 21.— Sup.:
quam potuit occultissime reliquas cohortes duxit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 67:
castra quam potest occultissime locat,
Liv. 9, 2; Sall. J. 91, 3;
for which maxime occulte,
Sall. J. 35, 4.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > occultim
5 occultum

occŭlo ( obc-), cŭlŭi, cultum, 3 ( plup. sync. occulerat, Val. Fl. 2, 280), v. a. [obcolo], to cover, cover over (syn.: tego, condo, celo, abdo).
I.
In gen. (very rare): terra occulit caput, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 375 Müll. (Trag. v. 141 Vahl.):
virgulta multā terrā,
Verg. G. 2, 346.—
II.
In partic., to cover up, hide, conceal (class.; esp. in the P. a.; v. in the foll.):
vitia corporis fuco,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 118:
vulnera,
Cic. Att. 5, 15, 2:
(feminae) parietum umbris occuluntur,
are kept concealed, id. Tusc. 2, 15, 36:
hastatos,
Liv. 33, 1:
se silvā,
id. 25, 8, 5:
classem in convexo nemorum sub rupe,
Verg. A. 1, 310:
caligine terras,
Ov. M. 1, 600:
puncta argumentorum,
Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 77:
narratum ab iis,
to keep secret, conceal, Tac. A. 3, 16:
vitia,
Quint. 12, 8, 10.— Absol.:
si quis et imprudens aspexerit, occulat ille,
Tib. 1, 2, 37.—
* B.
Of burying: occultum efferre significat sub terram ferre, ponere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 205 Müll.—Hence, occultus (archaic orthogr. OQVOLTVS, S. C. Bacch.;
scanned ŏccultus,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 39; 86; id. Capt. 1, 1, 15; cf. Brix, Trin. Einleit. p. 14 Ritschl ad Plaut. Trin. l. l. ed. 2), a, um, P. a., hidden, concealed, secret (freq. and class.;
syn. abditus): hi saltem in occultis locis prostant, vos in foro ipso,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 21:
res occultae et penitus abditae,
Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49:
occultiores insidiae,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 15, § 39:
occultior atque tectior cupiditas,
id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104:
si quid erit occultius et reconditum,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 5:
cum res occultissimas aperueris in lucemque protuleris,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 62:
per occultos calles,
Verg. A. 9, 383:
via,
id. ib. 3, 695:
nota,
Ov. A. A. 3, 630:
sapor,
Verg. G. 3, 397:
crescit, occulto velut arbor aevo, Fama Marcelli,
from an obscure, remote age, Hor. C. 1, 12, 45:
res,
i. e. the hidden laws of nature, Lucr. 1, 145; 424; Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 15 sq.; 2, 41, 127; id. Fin. 3, 11, 37; 4, 7, 18 al.:
occulti miranda potentia fati,
Juv. 7, 200.—
b.
Of persons, close, reserved, secret, not open:
si me astutum et occultum lubet fingere,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 8:
ab occultis cavendum hominibus consultisque,
Liv. 25, 16, 4; Tac. A. 6, 51.—With gen.:
occultus odii,
dissembling his hate, Tac. A. 4, 7.—
(β).
Occultus, adverbially for occulte, in secret, secretly (Tacitean):
qui ejusmodi preces occulti illuderent,
Tac. A. 3, 29; 4, 12:
patris mei amicitias non occulti ferunt,
id. ib. 4, 40.—
C.
Neutr. as subst.
1.
oc-culta, ōrum, plur., secret things or places, secrets:
servi, quibus occulta creduntur,
Cic. Cael. 23, 57:
cui fervens Aestuat occultis animus semperque tacendis,
Juv. 3, 50. —With gen.:
occulta saltuum scrutari,
Tac. A. 1, 61:
occulta conjurationis retexere,
id. ib. 15, 74:
occulta cordis,
Vulg. 1 Cor. 14, 25:
hominum,
id. Rom. 2, 16:
ab occultis meis,
from my secret sins, id. Psa. 18, 13.—
2.
Sing.: occultum, i, n., secrecy, only in adverb. phrases, in occulto; per occultum; ex occulto, in secret, secretly: SACRA IN OQVOLTOD NE QVIQVAM FECISE VELET, S. C. Bacch.: in occulto mussabant, Enn. Ann. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll. (Ann. v. 185 Vahl.): Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 86:
stare in occulto,
Cic. Clu. 28, 78: per occultum (post-Aug.), Tac. [p. 1252] A. 6, 7; 4, 71 fin.; 5, 4; Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 124:
ex occulto,
from a place of concealment, secret place, Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 17:
Jugurtha ex occulto repente nostros invadit,
Sall. J. 59, 2.—Hence, secretly:
ex occulto intervenire,
Cic. Clu. 16, 47.—Hence, adv., in three forms: occultē (class.), occultō (ante-class.), and occultim (post-class.), in concealment, in secret, secretly, privately.
(α).
Form occulte:
neque id occulte fert,
does not keep it secret, makes no secret of it, does not conceal it, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 30:
ea nunc occulte cuniculis oppugnatur,
Cic. Agr. 1, 1, 1:
proficisci,
Caes. B. C. 1, 66:
inter se constituere aliquid,
id. B. G. 7, 83:
labitur occulte,
Ov. M. 10, 519:
nec clam illud occulteque factum est,
Plin. 36, 2, 2, § 6.—
(β).
Form occulto, Afran. ap. Charis. p. 186 P. (Com. Rel. v. 295 Rib.).—
* (γ).
Form occultim:
reptare,
Sol. 4.—
b.
Comp.:
conari occultius,
Cic. Deiot. 6, 18:
erant praeterea complures paulo occultius consilii hujus participes,
Sall. C. 17, 5: Quint. 9, 4, 21.— Sup.:
quam potuit occultissime reliquas cohortes duxit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 67:
castra quam potest occultissime locat,
Liv. 9, 2; Sall. J. 91, 3;
for which maxime occulte,
Sall. J. 35, 4.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > occultum
6 DYLJA

disguise

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(dyl; dulda; duldr, duliðr, dulinn), v.

1) to keep (one) in ignorance of a thing;

dylja e-n e-s (eigi skalt þú þat gera at dylja þik sjálfan sanninda);

dylja e-s, to conceal, deny, disavow, Þórir dylr þess ekki, Thor does not deny it;

Eysteinn duldi þeirra orða fyrir sik, E. professed that he had never said any stuch thing;

allir duldu, at né eitt vissi til Hrapps, all pretended ignorance about Hrapp;

vera, ganga, duldr (duliðr, dulinn) e-s, to be unaware of, to be kept in ignorance of (hefir hon verit alls þessa duld; veit engi ætt mína ok ganga þess allir duldir);

dulið (dulin) ertu, Hyndla, H., thou art mistaken (deceived);

duliðr (dulinn) at e-m, mistaken about one;

2) refl., dyljast, to conceal (hide) oneself;

at þat sé flugumenn ok vili dyljast (disguise themselves) undir munka búnaði;

dyljast í e-u, to conceal a thing from oneself, be ignorant of = ganga duldr e-s (Eiríkr konungr þarf nú ekki at dylja í því, at);

dyljast við e-t, to refuse to acknowledge, to ignore;

trúit þessu eigi, meðan þér megit dyljast, as long as you can ignore it, till you get full evidence;

en Sveinn duldist við þat, but S. shrank from believing it.

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pret. duldi and dulði, part. duldr, duliðr, Fms. ii. 97; dulinn, Fb. i. 11 (Hdl. 7), Fs. 97 (MS. Arna-Magn. no. 132); [Swed. dölja; Dan. dölge]

I. to conceal, hide, with acc. of the person, gen. of the thing concealed; d. e-s, to disavow, deny, dissemble; ætla ek því alla (þá varla ?) kunna at dylja þessa ráða, they can hardly deny it, Eg. 49; Þórir dylr þess ekki, 173; Eysteinn duldi ok þeirra orða fyrir sik, E. said he had never said such a thing, Fms. ix. 329; þó duldu þeir ekki illvirkja sinna, they denied not their guilt, confessed it, Sks. 583: with following subj., en allir duldu at né eitt vissi til Hrapps, all dissembled, Nj. 133; en ef umboðsmaðr dylr ( disavows), at hann hafi við umboði tekið, Gþl. 375.

II. reflex. to conceal, hide oneself; ok kendi brátt … þó at hann dyldisk, Fms. ii. 173; ok fékk hann svá dulzk fyrir honum, at eigi vissi jarl …, he hid himself ( his thoughts) so well, that …, viii. 16; at þat sé flugumenn, ok vili dyljask ( disguise themselves) undir múnka búnaði, vi. 188.

2. metaph., d. við e-t, to conceal for oneself; þurfu vér eigi at dyljask við, at …, Fms. v. 1; megu þeir þá eigi við dyljask, at ek hefi drepit hann, Grett. 155 A; en Sveinn duldisk við þat, S. shrank from believing it, Orkn. 298; ekki dyljumk ek við (I don’t disavow) skuldleika okkra, Ld. 40; en ef goði dylsk við ( disavows) þingfesti þess manns, Grág. i. 23; trúit þessu eigi meðan þér megit við dyljask, believe it not as long as you can disavow it, i. e. till you get full evidence, Fms. ix. 477: dyljask í e-u; Eiríkr konungr þarf nú ekki at d. í því, at …, king E. cannot conceal it for himself, that …, Eg. 424, Þiðr. 118, 191, 196.

III. part. pass., the phrase, vera (ganga) duliðr (duldr, dulinn) e-s, or vera d. at e-u, to be unaware, to be kept in ignorance of a thing; hefir hon verið alls þessa duld, Vígl. 33; en at þú gangir lengr duliðr þess er skylt er at vita, than that thou shouldest be longer ignorant of things which all people ought to know, Edda 13; veit engi ætt mína, ok ganga þess allir duldir, Fms. viii. 21; dulin ertú Hyndla, H., thou art mistaken, Hdl. 7; ok ertú of mjök dulinn at honum, herra, thou, my lord, art too much mistaken about him, i. e. trustest him too well, Fs. 97, cp. Fms. ii. 57: the phrase, e-t fer, gengr, dult, is hidden, kept secret.

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7 fallo

fallo, fĕfelli, falsum, 3 (archaic inf. praes. pass. fallier, Pers. 3, 50; perf. pass. fefellitus sum, Petr. Fragm. 61, MSS.), v. a. [Sanscr. sphal, sphul, to waver; Gr. sphallô, a-sphalês], to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, disappoint (freq. and class.; syn.: decipio, impono, frustror, circumvenio, emungo, fraudo).
I.
In gen.
(α).
Of living objects:
T. Roscius non unum rei pecuniariae socium fefellit, verum novem homines honestissimos ejusdem muneris, etc.... induxit, decepit, destituit, omni fraude et perfidia fefellit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 116 sq.; so,
aliquem dolis,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 13; cf. id. Heaut. 3, 1, 61:
senem,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 43:
referam gratiam, atque eas itidem fallam, ut ab illis fallimur,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 93: tu illum fructu fallas, Poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 73:
id ipsum sui fallendi causa milites ab hostibus factum existimabant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 50, 2:
tum laqueis captare feras et fallere visco Inventum,
Verg. G. 1, 139; cf. Ov. M. 15, 474:
is enim sum, nisi me forte fallo, qui, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 12, 8, 21:
num me fefellit, Catilina, non modo res tanta, verum dies?
id. Cat. 1, 3, 7:
nisi me fallit animus,
id. Rosc. Am. 17, 48; cf.:
neque eum prima opinio fefellit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 67, 3:
ne spes eum fallat,
Cic. Fam. 1, 3; Caes. B. G. 2, 10, 4:
si in hominibus eligendis spes amicitiae nos fefellerit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 11, § 28:
in quo cum eum opinio fefellisset,
Nep. Ages. 3, 5:
nisi forte me animus fallit,
Sall. C. 20, 17:
nisi memoria me fallit,
fails me, Gell. 20, p. 285 Bip.:
nisi me omnia fallunt,
Cic. Att. 8, 7, 1; cf.:
omnia me fallunt, nisi, etc.,
Sen. Ep. 95 med.:
nisi quid me fallit,
Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 6; cf.:
si quid nunc me fallit in scribendo,
id. ib. 3, 5, 4:
dominum sterilis saepe fefellit ager,
Ov. A. A. 1, 450:
certe hercle hic se ipsus fallit, non ego,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 15:
tam libenter se fallunt, quam si una fata decipiunt,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 11, 1:
cum alios falleret, se ipsum tamen non fefellit,
Lact. 1, 22, 5.— Pass. in mid. force, to deceive one's self, be deceived, to err, be mistaken:
errore quodam fallimur in disputando,
Cic. Rep. 3, 35:
qua (spe) possumus falli: deus falli qui potuit?
id. N. D. 3, 31, 76:
memoriā falli,
Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 118:
jamque dies, nisi fallor, adest,
Verg. A. 5, 49; Cic. Att. 4, 17, 1; 16, 6, 2:
ni fallor,
Ov. F. 4, 623; Lact. 2, 19, 1; cf.:
ordinis haec virtus erit et venus, aut ego fallor,
Hor. A. P. 42.—With object-clause:
dicere non fallar, quo, etc.,
Luc. 7, 288:
quamquam haut falsa sum, nos odiosas haberi,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 4; cf.:
id quam facile sit mihi, haud sum falsus,
id. Men. 5, 2, 3; Ter. And. 4, 1, 23; Sall. J. 85, 20:
neque ea res falsum me habuit,
did not deceive me, id. ib. 10, 1:
ut falsus animi est!
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 43.—
(β).
Of inanim. or abstr. objects:
promissum,
not to fulfil, Curt. 7, 10, 9:
fidem hosti datam fallere,
to violate, break, betray, deceive, Cic. Off. 1, 13, 39:
quodsi meam spem vis improborum fefellerit atque superaverit,
id. Cat. 4, 11, 23; cf. id. de Or. 1, 1, 2:
non fallam opinionem tuam,
id. Fam. 1, 6 fin.; cf. Caes. B. C. 3, 86 fin.:
imperium,
to fail to execute, Plin. 7, 37, 38, § 125:
cum lubrica saxa vestigium fallerent,
betrayed, Curt. 4, 9.— Poet.:
tu faciem illius Falle dolo,
imitate deceptively, assume, Verg. A. 1, 684:
sua terga nocturno lupo,
i. e. to hide, conceal, Prop. 4, 5, 14:
casses, retia,
to shun, avoid, Ov. H. 20, 45; 190. —
(γ).
Absol.: neque quo pacto fallam... Scio quicquam, Caecil. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29 fin.:
cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 13, 41:
ea (divinatio) fallit fortasse nonnumquam,
id. Div. 1, 14, 25:
non in sortitione fallere,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 132:
in ea re,
Nep. Them. 7, 2; Cels. 7, 26, 2: ne falleret bis relata eadem res, Liv. 29, 35, 2:
ut, si quid possent, de induciis fallendo impetrarent,
Caes. B. G. 4, 13, 5:
germinat et numquam fallentis termes olivae,
Hor. Epod. 16, 45:
plerumque sufflati atque tumidi (oratores) fallunt pro uberibus,
Gell. 7, 14, 5.—
B.
Impers.: fallit (me) I deceive myself, I mistake, am mistaken:
sed nos, nisi me fallit, jacebimus,
Cic. Att. 14, 12, 2; cf.:
nisi me propter benevolentiam forte fallebat,
id. Cael. 19, 45; id. Sest. 50, 106:
nec eum fefellit,
id. Off. 2, 7, 25:
vide, ne te fallat,
Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 25. And cf. under II. B. 2.
II.
In partic.
A.
To deceive in swearing, to swear falsely:
is jurare cum coepisset, vox eum defecit in illo loco: SI SCIENS FALLO,
Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2; cf.:
lapidem silicem tenebant juraturi per Jovem haec verba dicentes: SI SCIENS FALLO, TVM ME DISPITER, etc., Paul. ex Fest. s. v. lapidem, p. 115 Müll.: si sciens fefellisset,
Plin. Pan. 64, 3; cf. Liv. 21, 45, 8; Prop. 4, 7, 53:
expedit matris cineres opertos Fallere,
i. e. to swear falsely by the ashes of your mother, Hor. C. 2, 8, 10.—
B.
With respect to one's knowledge or sight, for the more usual latēre: to lie concealed from, to escape the notice, elude the observation of a person (so in Cic., Sall., and Caes. for the most part only impers., v. 2. infra).
(α).
With acc.:
neque enim hoc te, Crasse, fallit, quam multa sint et quam varia genera dicendi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 255:
tanto silentio in summum evasere, ut non custodes solum fallerent, sed, etc.,
Liv. 5, 47, 3:
nec fefellit veniens ducem,
id. 2, 19, 7; Curt. 7, 6, 4; cf.:
quin et Atridas duce te (Mercurio)... Priamus... Thessalosque ignes et iniqua Trojae Castra fefellit,
Hor. C. 1, 10, 16:
quos fallere et effugere est triumphus,
id. ib. 4, 4, 52:
Spartacum si qua potuit vagantem Fallere testa,
id. ib. 3, 14, 20; Suet. Caes. 43:
nec te Pythagorae fallant arcana,
Hor. Epod. 15, 21; id. Ep. 1, 6, 45:
nec quicquam eos, quae terra marique agerentur, fallebat,
Liv. 41, 2, 1 Drak.:
ut plebem tribunosque falleret judicii rescindendi consilium initum,
id. 4, 11, 4:
tanta celeritate, ut visum fallant,
Plin. 9, 50, 74, § 157:
oculos littera fallit,
cannot be distinctly read, Ov. A. A. 3, 627.— With acc. and inf.:
neutros fefellit hostes appropinquare,
Liv. 31, 33, 8 Weissenb. ad loc.—Mid. with gen.:
nec satis exaudiebam, nec sermonis fallebar tamen,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 55.—
(β).
Absol., to escape notice, be unseen, remain undiscovered:
speculator Carthaginiensium, qui per biennium fefellerat, Romae deprehensus,
Liv. 22, 33, 1; 25, 9, 2:
spes fallendi, resistendive, si non falleret,
of remaining unnoticed, id. 21, 57, 5:
non fefellere ad Tifernum hostes instructi,
id. 10, 14, 6.—So with part. perf., Liv. 42, 64, 3; 23, 19, 11.—With part. pres.: ne alio itinere hostis falleret ad urbem incedens, i. e. arrive secretly, lanthanoi prosiôn, Liv. 8, 20, 5; cf. id. 5, 47, 9; Verg. A. 7, 350:
nec vixit male, qui natus moriensque fefellit,
i. e. has remained unnoticed, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 10:
fallere pro aliquo,
to pass for, Gell. 7, 14:
bonus longe fallente sagitta,
Verg. A. 9, 572.—
2.
Impers.: fallit (me), it is concealed from me, unknown to me, I do not know, am ignorant of (for the most part only with negatives or in negative interrogations), constr. with subject-clause:
non me fefellit: sensi,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 64:
num me fefellit, hosce id struere?
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 3; cf.:
in lege nulla esse ejusmodi capita, te non fallit,
Cic. Att. 3, 23, 4:
nec me animi fallit, etc.,
Lucr. 1, 136; 5, 97:
quem fallit?
who does not know? Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 233:
neque vero Caesarem fefellit, quin, etc.,
Caes. B C. 3, 94, 3.—
C.
To cause any thing (space, time, etc.) not to be observed or felt, to lighten any thing difficult, or to appease, silence any thing disagreeable, to beguile ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
medias fallunt sermonibus horas Sentirique moram prohibent,
Ov. M. 8, 652:
jam somno fallere curam,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 114:
Fallebat curas aegraque corda labor,
Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 16; cf.
dolores,
id. ib. 5, 7, 39:
luctum,
Val. Fl. 3, 319:
molliter austerum studio fallente laborem,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 12; Ov. M. 6, 60; Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 49.—Prov.:
fallere credentem non est operosa puellam Gloria,
Ov. H. 2, 63.—Hence, falsus, a, um, P. a., deceptive, pretended, feigned, deceitful, spurious, false (syn.: adulterinus, subditus, subditicius, spurius).
A.
[p. 722] Adj.:
testes aut casu veri aut malitia falsi fictique esse possunt,
Cic. Div. 2, 11, 27; cf.:
falsum est id totum, neque solum fictum, sed etiam imperite absurdeque fictum,
id. Rep. 2, 15:
ementita et falsa plenaque erroris,
id. N. D. 2, 21, 55:
pro re certa spem falsam domum retulerunt,
id. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; cf.:
spe falsa atque fallaci,
id. Phil. 12, 2, 7; so,
spes,
id. Sull. 82, 91:
falsa et mendacia visa,
id. Div. 2, 62, 127; cf.:
falsa et inania visa,
id. ib.:
falsum et imitatione simulatum,
id. de Or. 2, 45, 189; cf. id. Phil. 11, 2, 5:
argumentum,
id. Inv. 1, 48, 90:
qui falsas lites falsis testimoniis Petunt,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 13:
reperiuntur falsi falsimoniis,
id. Bacch. 3, 6, 12:
ambitio multos mortales falsos fieri subegit,
Sall. C. 10, 5 Kritz.:
pater (opp. verus),
a supposed father, Ov. M. 9, 24; cf. id. ib. 1, 754:
falsi ac festinantes,
Tac. A. 1, 7: suspectio, Enn. ap. Non. 511, 5:
nuntius,
Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175:
rumores,
Caes. B. G. 6, 20, 2:
poena falsarum et corruptarum litterarum,
Cic. Fl. 17, 39; cf.:
falsas esse litteras et a scriba vitiatas,
Liv. 40, 55, 1:
falsarum tabularum rei,
Suet. Aug. 19:
fama,
Cic. Lael. 4, 15:
appellatio,
Quint. 7, 3, 5:
sententiae,
id. 8, 5, 7:
crimina,
Hor. C. 3, 7, 14;
terrores,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 212:
opprobria,
i. e. undeserved, id. ib. 1, 16, 38; cf.
honor,
id. ib. 39: falsi Simoëntis ad undam, i. e. fictitious (simulati), Verg. A. 3, 302; cf.:
falsi sequimur vestigia tauri (i. e. Jovis),
Val. Fl. 8, 265:
vultu simulans Haliagmona,
Stat. Th. 7, 739:
ita ceteros terruere, ut adesse omnem exercitum trepidi ac falsi nuntiarent,
Tac. H. 2, 17:
ne illi falsi sunt qui divorsissumas res pariter expectant,
deceived, mistaken, Sall. J. 85, 20; cf.:
falsus utinam vates sim,
Liv. 21, 10, 10; so,
vates,
id. 4, 46, 5.— Comp. (rare):
quanto est abjectior et falsior ista (theologia),
Aug. Civ. D. 7, 5 fin.:
nihil est hominum inepta persuasione falsius,
Petr. 132; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 92, 11 Müll.— Sup.:
id autem falsissimum est,
Col. 1, 6, 17.—
(β).
With gen.:
Felix appellatur Arabia, falsi et ingrati cognominis,
Plin. 12, 18, 41, § 82.—
2.
False, counterfeit, spurious, = adulterinus (late Lat.): moneta, Cod. Th. 9, 21, 9.—
B.
As subst.
1.
falsus, i, m., a liar, deceiver:
Spurinnam ut falsum arguens,
a false prophet, Suet. Caes. 81 fin.; id. Tib. 14.—
2.
falsum, i, n., falsehood, fraud:
ex falsis verum effici non potest,
Cic. Div. 2, 51, 106; cf.:
veris falsa remiscet,
Hor. A. P. 151:
vero distinguere falsum,
id. Ep. 1, 10, 29:
falsum scripseram,
Cic. Att. 7, 14, 2; Quint. 7, 2, 53:
ex illa causa falsi,
i. e. of fraud, Dig. 48, 10 (De lege Cornelia de falsis), 1;
v. the whole title: acclinis falsis animus,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 6:
nec obstitit falsis Tiberius,
Tac. A. 2, 82:
simulationum falsa,
id. ib. 6, 46 et saep.—Adverb.:
telisque non in falsum jactis,
i. e. not at random, with effect, Tac. A. 4, 50 fin.:
jurare falsum,
Ov. Am. 3, 3, 11.— Adv., untruly, erroneously, unfaithfully, wrongly, falsely; in two forms, falso and false.
1.
falso:
eho mavis vituperari falso, quam vero extolli?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 21 sq.; cf. id. Trin. 1, 2, 173;
so opp. vero,
Curt. 5, 2, 2: ei rei dant operam, ut mihi falso maledicatur, Cato ap. Charis. p. 179 P.: falso criminare, Enn. ap. Non. 470, 16:
neque me perpetiar probri Falso insimulatam,
id. Am. 3, 2, 7; 21; cf.:
non possum quemquam insimulare falso,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 107:
falso memoriae proditum,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:
cum Tarquinius... vivere falso diceretur,
id. Rep. 2, 21; cf.:
adesse ejus equites falso nuntiabantur,
Caes. B. C. 1, 14, 1:
cum utrumque falso fingerent,
Liv. 42, 2:
falso in me conferri,
Cic. Fam. 5, 5, 2: aliquem falso occidere, i. e. by mistake, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 179 P.; cf.:
ut miseri parentes quos falso lugent, vivere sciant,
Liv. 34, 32, 13; and:
falso lamentari eas Darium vivum,
Curt. 3, 12:
falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum,
Sall. J. 1:
falso plurima volgus amat,
Tib. 3, 3, 20 (so perh. also in Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 141, non assentiar saepe falso, instead of false).—Ellipt.: Da. Si quid narrare occepi, continuo dari tibi verba censes. Si. Falso, Ter. And. 3, 2, 24; cf.:
atqui in talibus rebus aliud utile interdum, aliud honestum videri solet. Falso: nam, etc.,
Cic. Off. 3, 18, 74; so Quint. 2, 17, 12; Nep. Alc. 9:
quia inter inpotentes et validos falso quiescas, = quia falluntur qui putant quiesci posse,
Tac. Germ. 36.—
2.
false (very rare): judicium false factum, Sisenn. ap. Charis. p. 179; Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 78 Fleck. (Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 141 dub., B. and K., al. falso).— Sup.:
quae adversus haec falsissime disputantur,
Aug. Conf. 10, 13.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > fallo
8 falsum

fallo, fĕfelli, falsum, 3 (archaic inf. praes. pass. fallier, Pers. 3, 50; perf. pass. fefellitus sum, Petr. Fragm. 61, MSS.), v. a. [Sanscr. sphal, sphul, to waver; Gr. sphallô, a-sphalês], to deceive, trick, dupe, cheat, disappoint (freq. and class.; syn.: decipio, impono, frustror, circumvenio, emungo, fraudo).
I.
In gen.
(α).
Of living objects:
T. Roscius non unum rei pecuniariae socium fefellit, verum novem homines honestissimos ejusdem muneris, etc.... induxit, decepit, destituit, omni fraude et perfidia fefellit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 116 sq.; so,
aliquem dolis,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 13; cf. id. Heaut. 3, 1, 61:
senem,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 43:
referam gratiam, atque eas itidem fallam, ut ab illis fallimur,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 93: tu illum fructu fallas, Poët. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 73:
id ipsum sui fallendi causa milites ab hostibus factum existimabant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 50, 2:
tum laqueis captare feras et fallere visco Inventum,
Verg. G. 1, 139; cf. Ov. M. 15, 474:
is enim sum, nisi me forte fallo, qui, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 12, 8, 21:
num me fefellit, Catilina, non modo res tanta, verum dies?
id. Cat. 1, 3, 7:
nisi me fallit animus,
id. Rosc. Am. 17, 48; cf.:
neque eum prima opinio fefellit,
Caes. B. C. 3, 67, 3:
ne spes eum fallat,
Cic. Fam. 1, 3; Caes. B. G. 2, 10, 4:
si in hominibus eligendis spes amicitiae nos fefellerit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 11, § 28:
in quo cum eum opinio fefellisset,
Nep. Ages. 3, 5:
nisi forte me animus fallit,
Sall. C. 20, 17:
nisi memoria me fallit,
fails me, Gell. 20, p. 285 Bip.:
nisi me omnia fallunt,
Cic. Att. 8, 7, 1; cf.:
omnia me fallunt, nisi, etc.,
Sen. Ep. 95 med.:
nisi quid me fallit,
Cic. Fam. 5, 20, 6; cf.:
si quid nunc me fallit in scribendo,
id. ib. 3, 5, 4:
dominum sterilis saepe fefellit ager,
Ov. A. A. 1, 450:
certe hercle hic se ipsus fallit, non ego,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 15:
tam libenter se fallunt, quam si una fata decipiunt,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 11, 1:
cum alios falleret, se ipsum tamen non fefellit,
Lact. 1, 22, 5.— Pass. in mid. force, to deceive one's self, be deceived, to err, be mistaken:
errore quodam fallimur in disputando,
Cic. Rep. 3, 35:
qua (spe) possumus falli: deus falli qui potuit?
id. N. D. 3, 31, 76:
memoriā falli,
Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 118:
jamque dies, nisi fallor, adest,
Verg. A. 5, 49; Cic. Att. 4, 17, 1; 16, 6, 2:
ni fallor,
Ov. F. 4, 623; Lact. 2, 19, 1; cf.:
ordinis haec virtus erit et venus, aut ego fallor,
Hor. A. P. 42.—With object-clause:
dicere non fallar, quo, etc.,
Luc. 7, 288:
quamquam haut falsa sum, nos odiosas haberi,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 4; cf.:
id quam facile sit mihi, haud sum falsus,
id. Men. 5, 2, 3; Ter. And. 4, 1, 23; Sall. J. 85, 20:
neque ea res falsum me habuit,
did not deceive me, id. ib. 10, 1:
ut falsus animi est!
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 43.—
(β).
Of inanim. or abstr. objects:
promissum,
not to fulfil, Curt. 7, 10, 9:
fidem hosti datam fallere,
to violate, break, betray, deceive, Cic. Off. 1, 13, 39:
quodsi meam spem vis improborum fefellerit atque superaverit,
id. Cat. 4, 11, 23; cf. id. de Or. 1, 1, 2:
non fallam opinionem tuam,
id. Fam. 1, 6 fin.; cf. Caes. B. C. 3, 86 fin.:
imperium,
to fail to execute, Plin. 7, 37, 38, § 125:
cum lubrica saxa vestigium fallerent,
betrayed, Curt. 4, 9.— Poet.:
tu faciem illius Falle dolo,
imitate deceptively, assume, Verg. A. 1, 684:
sua terga nocturno lupo,
i. e. to hide, conceal, Prop. 4, 5, 14:
casses, retia,
to shun, avoid, Ov. H. 20, 45; 190. —
(γ).
Absol.: neque quo pacto fallam... Scio quicquam, Caecil. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29 fin.:
cum maxime fallunt, id agunt, ut viri boni esse videantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 13, 41:
ea (divinatio) fallit fortasse nonnumquam,
id. Div. 1, 14, 25:
non in sortitione fallere,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 132:
in ea re,
Nep. Them. 7, 2; Cels. 7, 26, 2: ne falleret bis relata eadem res, Liv. 29, 35, 2:
ut, si quid possent, de induciis fallendo impetrarent,
Caes. B. G. 4, 13, 5:
germinat et numquam fallentis termes olivae,
Hor. Epod. 16, 45:
plerumque sufflati atque tumidi (oratores) fallunt pro uberibus,
Gell. 7, 14, 5.—
B.
Impers.: fallit (me) I deceive myself, I mistake, am mistaken:
sed nos, nisi me fallit, jacebimus,
Cic. Att. 14, 12, 2; cf.:
nisi me propter benevolentiam forte fallebat,
id. Cael. 19, 45; id. Sest. 50, 106:
nec eum fefellit,
id. Off. 2, 7, 25:
vide, ne te fallat,
Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 25. And cf. under II. B. 2.
II.
In partic.
A.
To deceive in swearing, to swear falsely:
is jurare cum coepisset, vox eum defecit in illo loco: SI SCIENS FALLO,
Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2; cf.:
lapidem silicem tenebant juraturi per Jovem haec verba dicentes: SI SCIENS FALLO, TVM ME DISPITER, etc., Paul. ex Fest. s. v. lapidem, p. 115 Müll.: si sciens fefellisset,
Plin. Pan. 64, 3; cf. Liv. 21, 45, 8; Prop. 4, 7, 53:
expedit matris cineres opertos Fallere,
i. e. to swear falsely by the ashes of your mother, Hor. C. 2, 8, 10.—
B.
With respect to one's knowledge or sight, for the more usual latēre: to lie concealed from, to escape the notice, elude the observation of a person (so in Cic., Sall., and Caes. for the most part only impers., v. 2. infra).
(α).
With acc.:
neque enim hoc te, Crasse, fallit, quam multa sint et quam varia genera dicendi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 60, 255:
tanto silentio in summum evasere, ut non custodes solum fallerent, sed, etc.,
Liv. 5, 47, 3:
nec fefellit veniens ducem,
id. 2, 19, 7; Curt. 7, 6, 4; cf.:
quin et Atridas duce te (Mercurio)... Priamus... Thessalosque ignes et iniqua Trojae Castra fefellit,
Hor. C. 1, 10, 16:
quos fallere et effugere est triumphus,
id. ib. 4, 4, 52:
Spartacum si qua potuit vagantem Fallere testa,
id. ib. 3, 14, 20; Suet. Caes. 43:
nec te Pythagorae fallant arcana,
Hor. Epod. 15, 21; id. Ep. 1, 6, 45:
nec quicquam eos, quae terra marique agerentur, fallebat,
Liv. 41, 2, 1 Drak.:
ut plebem tribunosque falleret judicii rescindendi consilium initum,
id. 4, 11, 4:
tanta celeritate, ut visum fallant,
Plin. 9, 50, 74, § 157:
oculos littera fallit,
cannot be distinctly read, Ov. A. A. 3, 627.— With acc. and inf.:
neutros fefellit hostes appropinquare,
Liv. 31, 33, 8 Weissenb. ad loc.—Mid. with gen.:
nec satis exaudiebam, nec sermonis fallebar tamen,
Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 55.—
(β).
Absol., to escape notice, be unseen, remain undiscovered:
speculator Carthaginiensium, qui per biennium fefellerat, Romae deprehensus,
Liv. 22, 33, 1; 25, 9, 2:
spes fallendi, resistendive, si non falleret,
of remaining unnoticed, id. 21, 57, 5:
non fefellere ad Tifernum hostes instructi,
id. 10, 14, 6.—So with part. perf., Liv. 42, 64, 3; 23, 19, 11.—With part. pres.: ne alio itinere hostis falleret ad urbem incedens, i. e. arrive secretly, lanthanoi prosiôn, Liv. 8, 20, 5; cf. id. 5, 47, 9; Verg. A. 7, 350:
nec vixit male, qui natus moriensque fefellit,
i. e. has remained unnoticed, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 10:
fallere pro aliquo,
to pass for, Gell. 7, 14:
bonus longe fallente sagitta,
Verg. A. 9, 572.—
2.
Impers.: fallit (me), it is concealed from me, unknown to me, I do not know, am ignorant of (for the most part only with negatives or in negative interrogations), constr. with subject-clause:
non me fefellit: sensi,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 64:
num me fefellit, hosce id struere?
Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 3; cf.:
in lege nulla esse ejusmodi capita, te non fallit,
Cic. Att. 3, 23, 4:
nec me animi fallit, etc.,
Lucr. 1, 136; 5, 97:
quem fallit?
who does not know? Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 233:
neque vero Caesarem fefellit, quin, etc.,
Caes. B C. 3, 94, 3.—
C.
To cause any thing (space, time, etc.) not to be observed or felt, to lighten any thing difficult, or to appease, silence any thing disagreeable, to beguile ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
medias fallunt sermonibus horas Sentirique moram prohibent,
Ov. M. 8, 652:
jam somno fallere curam,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 114:
Fallebat curas aegraque corda labor,
Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 16; cf.
dolores,
id. ib. 5, 7, 39:
luctum,
Val. Fl. 3, 319:
molliter austerum studio fallente laborem,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 12; Ov. M. 6, 60; Plin. 27, 7, 28, § 49.—Prov.:
fallere credentem non est operosa puellam Gloria,
Ov. H. 2, 63.—Hence, falsus, a, um, P. a., deceptive, pretended, feigned, deceitful, spurious, false (syn.: adulterinus, subditus, subditicius, spurius).
A.
[p. 722] Adj.:
testes aut casu veri aut malitia falsi fictique esse possunt,
Cic. Div. 2, 11, 27; cf.:
falsum est id totum, neque solum fictum, sed etiam imperite absurdeque fictum,
id. Rep. 2, 15:
ementita et falsa plenaque erroris,
id. N. D. 2, 21, 55:
pro re certa spem falsam domum retulerunt,
id. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; cf.:
spe falsa atque fallaci,
id. Phil. 12, 2, 7; so,
spes,
id. Sull. 82, 91:
falsa et mendacia visa,
id. Div. 2, 62, 127; cf.:
falsa et inania visa,
id. ib.:
falsum et imitatione simulatum,
id. de Or. 2, 45, 189; cf. id. Phil. 11, 2, 5:
argumentum,
id. Inv. 1, 48, 90:
qui falsas lites falsis testimoniis Petunt,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 13:
reperiuntur falsi falsimoniis,
id. Bacch. 3, 6, 12:
ambitio multos mortales falsos fieri subegit,
Sall. C. 10, 5 Kritz.:
pater (opp. verus),
a supposed father, Ov. M. 9, 24; cf. id. ib. 1, 754:
falsi ac festinantes,
Tac. A. 1, 7: suspectio, Enn. ap. Non. 511, 5:
nuntius,
Cic. de Or. 1, 38, 175:
rumores,
Caes. B. G. 6, 20, 2:
poena falsarum et corruptarum litterarum,
Cic. Fl. 17, 39; cf.:
falsas esse litteras et a scriba vitiatas,
Liv. 40, 55, 1:
falsarum tabularum rei,
Suet. Aug. 19:
fama,
Cic. Lael. 4, 15:
appellatio,
Quint. 7, 3, 5:
sententiae,
id. 8, 5, 7:
crimina,
Hor. C. 3, 7, 14;
terrores,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 212:
opprobria,
i. e. undeserved, id. ib. 1, 16, 38; cf.
honor,
id. ib. 39: falsi Simoëntis ad undam, i. e. fictitious (simulati), Verg. A. 3, 302; cf.:
falsi sequimur vestigia tauri (i. e. Jovis),
Val. Fl. 8, 265:
vultu simulans Haliagmona,
Stat. Th. 7, 739:
ita ceteros terruere, ut adesse omnem exercitum trepidi ac falsi nuntiarent,
Tac. H. 2, 17:
ne illi falsi sunt qui divorsissumas res pariter expectant,
deceived, mistaken, Sall. J. 85, 20; cf.:
falsus utinam vates sim,
Liv. 21, 10, 10; so,
vates,
id. 4, 46, 5.— Comp. (rare):
quanto est abjectior et falsior ista (theologia),
Aug. Civ. D. 7, 5 fin.:
nihil est hominum inepta persuasione falsius,
Petr. 132; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 92, 11 Müll.— Sup.:
id autem falsissimum est,
Col. 1, 6, 17.—
(β).
With gen.:
Felix appellatur Arabia, falsi et ingrati cognominis,
Plin. 12, 18, 41, § 82.—
2.
False, counterfeit, spurious, = adulterinus (late Lat.): moneta, Cod. Th. 9, 21, 9.—
B.
As subst.
1.
falsus, i, m., a liar, deceiver:
Spurinnam ut falsum arguens,
a false prophet, Suet. Caes. 81 fin.; id. Tib. 14.—
2.
falsum, i, n., falsehood, fraud:
ex falsis verum effici non potest,
Cic. Div. 2, 51, 106; cf.:
veris falsa remiscet,
Hor. A. P. 151:
vero distinguere falsum,
id. Ep. 1, 10, 29:
falsum scripseram,
Cic. Att. 7, 14, 2; Quint. 7, 2, 53:
ex illa causa falsi,
i. e. of fraud, Dig. 48, 10 (De lege Cornelia de falsis), 1;
v. the whole title: acclinis falsis animus,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 6:
nec obstitit falsis Tiberius,
Tac. A. 2, 82:
simulationum falsa,
id. ib. 6, 46 et saep.—Adverb.:
telisque non in falsum jactis,
i. e. not at random, with effect, Tac. A. 4, 50 fin.:
jurare falsum,
Ov. Am. 3, 3, 11.— Adv., untruly, erroneously, unfaithfully, wrongly, falsely; in two forms, falso and false.
1.
falso:
eho mavis vituperari falso, quam vero extolli?
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 21 sq.; cf. id. Trin. 1, 2, 173;
so opp. vero,
Curt. 5, 2, 2: ei rei dant operam, ut mihi falso maledicatur, Cato ap. Charis. p. 179 P.: falso criminare, Enn. ap. Non. 470, 16:
neque me perpetiar probri Falso insimulatam,
id. Am. 3, 2, 7; 21; cf.:
non possum quemquam insimulare falso,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 41, § 107:
falso memoriae proditum,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 14, 41:
cum Tarquinius... vivere falso diceretur,
id. Rep. 2, 21; cf.:
adesse ejus equites falso nuntiabantur,
Caes. B. C. 1, 14, 1:
cum utrumque falso fingerent,
Liv. 42, 2:
falso in me conferri,
Cic. Fam. 5, 5, 2: aliquem falso occidere, i. e. by mistake, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 179 P.; cf.:
ut miseri parentes quos falso lugent, vivere sciant,
Liv. 34, 32, 13; and:
falso lamentari eas Darium vivum,
Curt. 3, 12:
falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum,
Sall. J. 1:
falso plurima volgus amat,
Tib. 3, 3, 20 (so perh. also in Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 141, non assentiar saepe falso, instead of false).—Ellipt.: Da. Si quid narrare occepi, continuo dari tibi verba censes. Si. Falso, Ter. And. 3, 2, 24; cf.:
atqui in talibus rebus aliud utile interdum, aliud honestum videri solet. Falso: nam, etc.,
Cic. Off. 3, 18, 74; so Quint. 2, 17, 12; Nep. Alc. 9:
quia inter inpotentes et validos falso quiescas, = quia falluntur qui putant quiesci posse,
Tac. Germ. 36.—
2.
false (very rare): judicium false factum, Sisenn. ap. Charis. p. 179; Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 78 Fleck. (Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 141 dub., B. and K., al. falso).— Sup.:
quae adversus haec falsissime disputantur,
Aug. Conf. 10, 13.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > falsum
9 नियम् _niyam

नियम् 1 P.

1 To restain, curb, check, control, govern; प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया Bg.7.2; (सुतां) शशाक मेना न नियन्तुमुद्यमात् Ku.5.5; 'could not dissuade her', &c.

-2 To suppress, suspend, hold in (as breath, &c.); Ms. 2.192; न कथंचन दुर्योनिः प्रकृतिं स्वां नियच्छति Ms.1.59 'does not suppress or conceal', &c.

-3 To offer, give; को नः कुले निवपनानि नियच्छतीति Ś.6.25.

-4 To punish, chastise; नियन्तव्यश्च राजभिः Ms.9.213.

-5 To regulate or direct in general; लोको नियम्यत इवात्मदशान्तरेषु Ś.4.2.

-6 To attain, obtain; तालज्ञश्चाप्रयासेन मोक्षमार्गं नियच्छति Y.3.115; Ms.2.93.

-7 To put on, assume.

-8 To place upon. -Caus. (नियमयति)

1 To restrain, control, regulate, check, punish; नियमयसि विमार्गप्रस्थितानात्तदण्डः Ś.5.8.

-2 To bind, fasten; Śi.7.56; R.5.73.

-2 To moderate, lessen, mitigate, relieve; छायाद्रुमैर्नियमितार्कमयूखतापः Ś.4.11; Ku.1.6.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > नियम् _niyam
10 fácil

adj.

easy, simple, basic, easy-to-do.

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fácil

► adjetivo

1 easy

2 (probable) probable, likely

■ no es muy fácil que vengan they're not likely to come

3 peyorativo (mujer) loose

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adj.

1) easy

2) likely

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1. ADJ

1) (=sencillo) easy

el examen fue muy fácil — the exam was very easy

no es fácil admitir que se está equivocado — it isn't easy to admit that you're wrong

no me lo pones nada fácil — you aren't making things very easy for me

los ricos lo tienen todo más fácil — rich people have it easy

fácil de hacer — easy to do

fácil de usar — [gen] easy to use; (Inform) user-friendly

2) (=afable)

nunca tuvo un carácter fácil — he was never very easy to get on with

es de trato fácil — he's easy to get on with, he's quite easygoing

3) pey [respuesta] facile, glib; [chiste] obvious

4) pey [mujer] easy

5) (=probable)

es fácil que venga — he's quite likely to come, he may well come

no veo muy fácil que acepten — I don't think they're very likely to accept

2.

ADV * easily

podría costarte 5.000 fácil — it could easily cost you 5,000

te lo arreglo en dos horas fácil — I'll fix it for you in two hours, no problem *

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <problema/lección> easy

un libro de lectura fácil — a book which is easy to read

fácil de + inf — easy to + inf

fácil de entender — easy to understand

b) <vida/trabajo> easy

dinero fácil — easy money

c) <chiste/metáfora> facile

d) (pey) ( en lo sexual) easy (pej), loose (pej)

2) ( probable)

es fácil que no quiera — he'll probably not want to

no es fácil que me lo den — they are unlikely to let me have it
II
adverbio (fam) easily (colloq)

deben haber pagado fácil un millón — they must have paid a million, easily

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= easy [easier -comp., easiest -sup.], untaxing, unobtrusive, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], painless, undemanding, effortless, straightforward, hassle-free, no-brainer.

Ex. Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.

Ex. At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation.

Ex. New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.

Ex. Some librarians anxious to make the transfer from the children's to the adult department as smooth as possible, often create a 'young adults' fiction section within the children's department.

Ex. Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible.

Ex. This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.

Ex. The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.

Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex. Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.

Ex. Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.

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* algo fácil = no-brainer.

* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way .

* de lectura fácil = easy reading.

* demasiado fácil = all too easy, far too easy.

* de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.

* dinero fácil = get-rich-quick.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* fácil de comprender = easy to grasp.

* fácil de conseguir = readily available, easy-to-get, readily accessible, easy to come by.

* fácil de consultar por el usuario = browser-friendly.

* fácil de contentar = easy-going [easygoing].

* fácil de cuantificar = measurable.

* fácil de definir = easy-to-define.

* fácil de entender = easy to understand.

* fácil de leer = easy-to-read.

* fácil de localizar = traceable, retraceable.

* fácil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* fácil de medir = measurable.

* fácil de obtener = easy to come by.

* fácil de olvidar = forgettable.

* fácil de recuperar = easily-retrievable.

* fácil de usar = easy-to-use, user friendly.

* hacerse Algo fácil = make + it + easy on + Reflexivo.

* hacerse fácil = become + convenient.

* más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.

* mujer fácil = loose woman.

* no ser fácil = have + a difficult time, be no picnic, not be easy.

* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.

* optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.

* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.

* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.

* presa fácil = sitting duck, easy prey.

* resultar fácil = be easy.

* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.

* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.

* ser fácil = be easy.

* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.

* solución fácil = easy recipe, easy solution, cut-and-dried solution.

* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.

* tenerlo fácil = have + an easy ride.

* vida fácil = fast living.

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) <problema/lección> easy

un libro de lectura fácil — a book which is easy to read

fácil de + inf — easy to + inf

fácil de entender — easy to understand

b) <vida/trabajo> easy

dinero fácil — easy money

c) <chiste/metáfora> facile

d) (pey) ( en lo sexual) easy (pej), loose (pej)

2) ( probable)

es fácil que no quiera — he'll probably not want to

no es fácil que me lo den — they are unlikely to let me have it
II
adverbio (fam) easily (colloq)

deben haber pagado fácil un millón — they must have paid a million, easily

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= easy [easier -comp., easiest -sup.], untaxing, unobtrusive, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], painless, undemanding, effortless, straightforward, hassle-free, no-brainer.

Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.

Ex: At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation.

Ex: New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.

Ex: Some librarians anxious to make the transfer from the children's to the adult department as smooth as possible, often create a 'young adults' fiction section within the children's department.

Ex: Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible.

Ex: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.

Ex: The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.

Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.

Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.

* algo fácil = no-brainer.

* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* de consulta fácil = scannable.

* de fácil acceso = easily available, over the counter, handy.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.

* de la forma más fácil = the easy way.

* de lectura fácil = easy reading.

* demasiado fácil = all too easy, far too easy.

* de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.

* dinero fácil = get-rich-quick.

* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.

* fácil de comprender = easy to grasp.

* fácil de conseguir = readily available, easy-to-get, readily accessible, easy to come by.

* fácil de consultar por el usuario = browser-friendly.

* fácil de contentar = easy-going [easygoing].

* fácil de cuantificar = measurable.

* fácil de definir = easy-to-define.

* fácil de entender = easy to understand.

* fácil de leer = easy-to-read.

* fácil de localizar = traceable, retraceable.

* fácil de masticar = chewy [chewier -comp., chewiest -sup.].

* fácil de medir = measurable.

* fácil de obtener = easy to come by.

* fácil de olvidar = forgettable.

* fácil de recuperar = easily-retrievable.

* fácil de usar = easy-to-use, user friendly.

* hacerse Algo fácil = make + it + easy on + Reflexivo.

* hacerse fácil = become + convenient.

* más fácil de entender para nosotros = closer to home.

* mujer fácil = loose woman.

* no ser fácil = have + a difficult time, be no picnic, not be easy.

* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.

* optar por la solución más fácil = take + the easy way out.

* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.

* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.

* presa fácil = sitting duck, easy prey.

* resultar fácil = be easy.

* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil = easier said than done.

* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.

* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.

* ser fácil = be easy.

* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.

* solución fácil = easy recipe, easy solution, cut-and-dried solution.

* tan fácil como coser y cantar = as simple as ABC.

* tenerlo fácil = have + an easy ride.

* vida fácil = fast living.

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fácil¹

adjective

A

1 ‹problema/lección› easy

no me resultó fácil encontrarte it wasn't easy to find you

un libro de lectura fácil a book which is easy to read, a very readable book

tener la palabra fácil to have a way with words

fácil DE + INF easy to + INF

fácil de entender easy to understand

2 ‹vida/trabajo› easy

dinero fácil easy money

3 ‹chiste/metáfora› facile

4 ‹carácter› easygoing

5 ( pey) (en lo sexual) easy ( pej), loose ( pej)

B (probable) ser fácil QUE + SUBJ:

ya es muy tarde, es fácil que no venga it's very late, she probably won't come

es fácil que nos diga que no he'll probably say no, he's quite likely to say no, he may well say no

fácil²

adverb

( fam); easily ( colloq)

eso se arregla fácil that can be easily fixed

este vestido tiene fácil cinco años this dress must be a good five years old o is easily five years old

deben haber pagado fácil un millón they must have paid a million, at least o easily

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Multiple Entries:
algo fácil
fácil
fácil adjetivo
1
a) ‹problema/lección/vida› easy;

◊ fácil de entender easy to understand

b) (pey) ( en lo sexual) easy (pej), loose (pej)

2 ( probable):
◊ es fácil que se le olvide he'll probably forget;

no es fácil que me lo den they are unlikely to let me have it
fácil
I adjetivo
1 (sencillo) easy: el examen parecía fácil, the exam seemed to be easy
no fue fácil convencerlo, it wasn't easy to convince him
fácil de usar, easy to use
2 (probable) likely
es fácil que venga, he is (quite) likely to come
II adverbio easily: lo que fácil se aprende, fácil se olvida, what's easy to learn, is also easy to forget
' fácil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asequible
- cómoda
- cómodo
- facilitar
- frágil
- ladrón
- ladrona
- mujer
- perderse
- tutearse
- así
- botado
- chollo
- chupado
- cosa
- de
- decir
- facilidad
- milonga
- parecer
- por
- regalado
- simple
- tirado
English:
cinch
- cut
- downhill
- easy
- elementary
- EZ
- foolproof
- giveaway
- hand
- open-and-shut
- picnic
- pop-top
- predict
- pushover
- relatively
- say
- should
- sitting duck
- soft
- to
- traceable
- user-friendly
- walkover
- weepy
- well
- admittedly
- available
- cheap
- come
- digestible
- doing
- find
- going
- pat
- sitting
- slick
- start
- though
- user
- way

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fácil

♦ adj

1. [sencillo] easy;

fácil de hacer/decir easy to do/say;

dinero fácil easy money

2. [tratable] easy-going;

me ha tocado una clase fácil I've got a really nice class;

es de carácter fácil he's an easy-going sort of person

3. [probable] probable, likely;

es fácil que no venga it's likely she won't come, she probably won't come;

es fácil que lo tenga que ayudar it's likely that I'll have to help

4. [chiste] obvious

5. [que se deja seducir] easy;

tiene fama de fácil she has a reputation for being easy

♦ adv
Fam easily;
eso se dice fácil that's easy to say;

eso se arregla fácil that's easily fixed

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fácil

I adj

1 easy;

fácil de entender easy to understand;

fácil de manejar easy to use, user-friendly;

fácil de usar user-friendly;

eso se dice fácil that’s easy for you/him etc to say, that’s easily said;

ponerlo fácil a alguien make things o life easy for s.o.;

sería lo más fácil that would be easiest o simplest

2

:

mujer fácil loose woman

3

:

es fácil que it’s likely that

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fácil adj

1) : easy

2) : likely, probable

es fácil que no pase: it probably won't happen

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fácil adj

1. (sencillo) easy [comp. easier; superl. easiest]

el examen era muy fácil the exam was very easy

2. (probable) probable / likely

es fácil que llueva esta tarde it will probably rain this afternoon

Spanish-English dictionary > fácil
11 jeu

jeu (plural jeux) [ʒø]

1. masculine noun

   a. (avec règles) game

• jeu d'adresse game of skill

• jeu de cartes card game

• jeu d'échecs chess set

• jeu de boules bowls set

• jeu de 52 cartes pack (Brit) or deck (US) of 52 cards

• jeu à 13 rugby league

• jeu à 15 rugby union

• ce n'est pas du jeu (inf) that's not fair

• le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle(PROV) the game is not worth the candle

• jeu, set, et match game, set and match

• faire jeu égal avec qn to be evenly matched

• j'ai compris son petit jeu ! I know his little game!

• à quel jeu joues-tu ? what are you playing at?

• entrer dans le jeu de qn to play along with sb

• faire le jeu de qn to play into sb's hands

• il s'est piqué au jeu he got hooked (inf)

   b. ( = fait de jouer) le jeu play

• c'est un jeu d'enfant it's child's play

• par jeu for fun

   c. (Casino) gambling

• il a perdu toute sa fortune au jeu he has gambled away his entire fortune

• faites vos jeux place your bets

• les jeux sont faits (figurative) the die is cast

   d. ( = cartes) hand

• je n'ai jamais de jeu I never have a good hand

• il a beau jeu de protester maintenant it's easy for him to complain now

   e. ( = façon de jouer) [d'acteur] acting ; [de sportif] game ; [de musicien] technique

   f. ( = fonctionnement) working

• le jeu des pistons the action of the pistons

• le jeu des alliances the interplay of alliances

   g. ( = espace) play

• donner du jeu à qch to loosen sth up a bit

• la vis a du jeu the screw has worked loose

• la porte ne ferme pas bien, il y a du jeu the door isn't a tight fit

   h. [de clés, aiguilles] set

   i. ► en jeu (Sport) in play

• mettre en jeu [+ balle] to throw in ; (en action) to bring into play

• mise en jeu (Tennis) serve ; (Hockey) bully-off ; (sur glace) face-off

• remettre en jeu [+ balle] to throw in

• les forces en jeu the forces at work

• entrer en jeu to come into play

• mettre en jeu to bring into play

• être en jeu ( = en cause) to be at stake

• les intérêts en jeu sont considérables there are considerable interests at stake

2. compounds

► jeu d'arcade video game

► jeu d'argent game played for money

► jeu pour console console game

► jeu de construction building set

► jeu décisif (Tennis) tie-break

► jeux d'eau fountains

► jeu électronique electronic game

► jeu de hasard game of chance

► jeu de jambes footwork

► jeux de lumière (artificiels) lighting effects ; (naturels) play of light uncount

► jeu de massacre (à la foire) Aunt Sally ; (figurative) wholesale massacre

► jeu de mots play on words

• sans jeu de mots ! no pun intended! ► jeu de l'oie ≈ snakes and ladders

► Jeux olympiques Olympic Games

• les Jeux olympiques d'hiver the Winter Olympics

• les Jeux olympiques handisports the Paralympics ► jeu de patience puzzle

► jeu de piste treasure hunt

► jeu radiophonique radio game

► jeu en réseau (Computing) multiplayer (online) game

► jeu de rôles role play

► jeu de société parlour game ; (avec dés, pions) board game

► jeu télévisé television game ; (avec questions) quiz show

► jeu vidéo video game

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pl jeux ʒø nom masculin

1) Jeux, Sport ( activité)

le jeu — gén play [U]; ( avec de l'argent) gambling [U]; ( type)

un jeu — a game

on va faire un jeu — let's play a game

jouer (un) double jeu — fig to be guilty of double dealing

à quel jeu joue-t-il? — fig what's his game?

il fait ça par jeu — he does it for fun

ton avenir est en jeu — your future is at stake

entrer en jeu — fig to come into the picture

d'entrée de jeu — right from the start

se prendre or se piquer au jeu — to get hooked

mettre en jeu — to bring [something] into play [éléments]; to stake [somme, titre, honneur]

remise en jeu — (au football, après une touche) throw; (au hockey, après un but) face-off

être hors jeu — ( au football) to be offside

ils ont beau jeu de me critiquer — it's easy for them to criticize me

2) Jeux, Sport ( manche) game

il a gagné (par) trois jeux à deux — he won by three games to two

3) Jeux ( main aux cartes) hand

cacher bien son jeu — fig to keep it quiet

4) Commerce, Jeux ( matériel) (d'échecs, de dames) set; ( de cartes) deck; ( de société) game

5) ( manière de jouer) ( d'acteur) acting [U]; ( de musicien) playing [U]; (de footballeur, joueur de tennis) game

6) ( série) set

jeu de clés — set of keys

7) ( effet) (de reflets, vagues, d'ombres) play; (de forces, d'alliances) interplay

8) Technologie ( possibilité de mouvement) play

donner du jeu à — to loosen

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Phrasal Verbs:

- jeu d'adresse

- jeu d'argent

- jeu de caractères

- jeu de construction

- jeu d'éveil

- jeu de hasard

- jeu de jambes

- jeu de massacre

- jeu de mots

- jeu de l'oie

- jeu radiophonique

- jeu de rôles

- jeu de société

- jeu télévisé

- jeu vidéo

- jeux Olympiques

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jouer le jeu — to play the game

jouer le grand jeu — to pull all the stops out (colloq)

c'est pas de or du jeu! — (colloq) that's not fair!

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ʒø
jeux pl nm

1) (= divertissement) play

Le jeu est une activité essentielle pour les enfants. — Play is an essential activity for children.

C'est un jeu d'enfant! fig — It's child's play!

par jeu — for fun

2) (défini par des règles) game

un nouveau jeu — a new game

les règles du jeu — the rules of the game

entrer dans le jeu de qn fig — to play sb's game

se piquer au jeu; se prendre au jeu — to get into it

3) TENNIS game

Il mène par deux sets à un et trois jeux à deux. — He's leading by two sets to one and three games to two.

4) (= façon de jouer) [équipe] game

Ils pratiquent un jeu offensif. — They play an attacking game.

5) [pianiste] touch

le jeu velouté de ce pianiste — this pianist's velvet touch

6) THÉÂTRE acting

7) TECHNIQUE (d'une pièce, entre des éléments) play

8) (= fonctionnement)

le libre jeu de qch — the free play of sth

le libre jeu des forces du marché — the free play of market forces

entrer en jeu — to come into play

mettre en jeu — to bring into play

9) (série d'objets) set

deux jeux de clés — two sets of keys

jeu de construction — building set

jeu d'échecs — chess set

10) CARTES hand

cacher son jeu fig — to keep one's cards hidden, to conceal one's hand

11) (d'argent)

le jeu — gambling

jouer gros jeu — to play for high stakes

12) (autres locutions)

être en jeu [vies] — to be at stake

Des vies humaines sont en jeu. — Human lives are at stake., [facteurs, forces] at work

remise en jeu FOOTBALL — throw-in

d'entrée de jeu — from the outset

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jeu, pl jeux ⇒ Les jeux et les sports nm

1 Jeux, Sport ( activité) le jeu gén play ¢; ( avec de l'argent) gambling ¢; ( type) un jeu a game; le jeu est nécessaire au développement de l'enfant play is necessary to a child's development; apprendre par le jeu to learn through play; perdre une fortune au jeu to lose a fortune in gambling; on va faire un jeu let's play a game; les règles du jeu the rules of the game; ce n'était qu'un jeu it was only a game; jouer (un) double jeu fig to play a double game; à quel jeu joue-t-il? fig what's his game?; il y a une part de jeu dans leur attitude they're never completely serious about things; il fait ça par jeu he does it for fun; je lui ai dit ça par jeu mais elle m'a cru I told her that for fun but she believed me; ils se livrent déjà au petit jeu de deviner qui le remplacera they're already having fun trying to guess who will replace him; ce fut un jeu (d'enfant) pour lui de résoudre cette énigme it was child's play for him to solve this enigma; ton avenir est en jeu your future is at stake; entrer en jeu fig to come into the picture; d'entrée de jeu right from the start; se prendre or se piquer au jeu to get hooked; il s'est pris au jeu de la politique he got hooked on politics; se laisser prendre au (petit) jeu de qn to fall for sb's (little) game; être pris or se prendre à son propre jeu to be caught at one's own game; battre qn à son propre jeu to beat sb at his/her own game; mettre en jeu to put [sth] into play [ballon, balle]; to bring [sth] into play [éléments, facteurs, do!nnées]; to stake [somme, objet, titre, honneur]; remettre la balle en jeu to put the ball back into play; remise en jeu (au football, après une touche) throw; (au hockey, après un but) face-off; mettre tout en jeu pour faire to go all out to do; être hors jeu ( au football) to be offside; ils ont beau jeu de me critiquer it's easy for them to criticize me;

2 Jeux, Sport ( manche) game; il a gagné (par) trois jeux à deux he won by three games to two;

3 Jeux ( main aux cartes) hand; avoir un bon or beau jeu to have a good hand; avoir du jeu to have a good hand; montrer/cacher son jeu lit to show/conceal one's hand; fig to show/not to show one's hand;

4 Comm, Jeux ( matériel) (d'échecs, de dame!s) set; ( de cartes) deck; ( de société) game;

5 ( manière de jouer) ( d'acteur) acting ¢; ( de musicien) playing ¢; (de footballeur, joueur de tennis) game; jeu sobre/brillant ( d'acteur) restrained/brilliant acting; jeu défensif or fermé defensive game; jeu d'attaque or ouvert attacking game;

6 ( série) set; jeu de clés/tournevis set of keys/screwdrivers; jeu d'épreuves Imprim set of proofs;

7 (interaction, effet) (de reflets, vagues, d'ombres) play; (de rapprochements, forces, d'alliances) interplay; le libre jeu des associations/de l'imagination the free play of associations/of the imagination; effet spécial obtenu par un jeu de miroirs special effect obtained by mirrors;

8 ( possibilité de mouvement) Mécan play; Anat free movement; le jeu des pistons the play of the pistons; le jeu des articulations/muscles the free movement of joints/muscles; il n'y a pas assez de jeu there's not enough play; il y a du or trop de jeu there's too much play; donner du jeu à to loosen; ⇒ chandelle, épingle, heureux, quille, vieux, vilain.

Composés

jeu d'adresse Jeux game of skill; jeu d'argent Jeux, Turf game played for money; jouer à des jeu d'argent to gamble; jeu de caractères Ordinat character set; jeu codé Ordinat coded set; jeu de construction Jeux ( activité) construction game; ( pièces) construction set; jeu d'écritures Compta juggling ¢ the books; grâce à un jeu d'écritures by juggling the books; jeu éducatif Jeux educational game; jeu d'équipe Sport team game; jeu d'éveil Jeux early-learning game; jeu d'extérieur Jeux outdoor game; jeu de hasard Jeux game of chance; la vie est un jeu de hasard fig life is a lottery; jeu d'initialisation Ordinat initialization deck; jeu d'intérieur Jeux indoor game; jeu de jambes Sport footwork; jeu de massacre Jeux ≈ coconut shy GB; fig massacre; jeu de mots Ling pun; jeu de l'oie Jeux ≈ snakes and ladders GB; jeu d'orgue Mus organ stop; jeu de paume Sport ( activité) real tennis; ( terrain) real tennis court; jeu de piste Jeux treasure hunt; jeu radiophonique Radio radio game show; jeu de rôles Scol role playing ¢; jeu de scène Théât stage business; jeu de société Jeux (échecs, monopoly® etc) board game; ( charades etc) party game; jeu télévisé TV (TV) game show; jeu vidéo Vidéo video game; jeu à XIII Sport rugby league; jeux de grattage Jeux scratchcards; Jeux Olympiques, JO Sport Olympic Games, Olympics; Jeux Olympiques d'été/d'hiver Summer/Winter Olympics.

Idiomes

jouer le jeu to play the game; jouer le grand jeu to pull all the stops out○; c'est pas de or du jeu○! that's not fair!; faire le jeu de qn to play into sb!'s hands; ‘faites vos jeux’ ( au casino) ‘faites vos jeux’; ‘les jeux sont faits’ ( au casino) ‘les jeux sont faits’; fig ‘the die is cast’.

( pluriel jeux) [ʒø] nom masculin

1. LOISIRS game

ce n'est qu'un jeu! it's only a game!, it's only for fun!

c'est le jeu! it's fair (play)!

ce n'est pas de ou du jeu! that's not fair!

le jeu [activité] play

par jeu for fun, in play

jeu d'adresse/de hasard game of skill/of chance

jeu électronique/vidéo electronic/video game

jeu radiophonique/télévisé radio/TV quiz (game)

jeu éducatif educational game

jeu d'entreprise management simulation (game)

le Jeu des mille francs former famous radio quiz

jeu de l'oie ≃ snakes and ladders

jeu de plein air outdoor game

jeu de rôle role play

jeu de société board game

jeu de stratégie game of strategy

c'est un jeu d'enfant! this is child's play!

se faire un jeu de to make light work of

2. [cartes] hand

avoir du jeu ou un bon jeu to have a good hand

étaler son jeu to lay down one's hand ou cards

elle nous a joué le grand jeu she pulled out all the stops for us

avoir beau jeu (de faire quelque chose) to have no trouble (doing something), to find it easy (to do something)

il a bien caché son jeu he played his cards very close to his chest! (figuré)

3. [ensemble de pièces] set

jeu de (32)/52 cartes pack (UK) ou deck (US) of (32)/52 cards

un jeu de dames/d'échecs/de quilles a draughts/chess/skittles set

un jeu de clés/tournevis a set of keys/screwdrivers

jeu de caractères INFORMATIQUE character set

jeu d'essai INFORMATIQUE sample data ou deck

jeu d'orgue MUSIQUE organ stop

4. [manigances] game

qu'est-ce que c'est que ce petit jeu? [ton irrité] what are you playing at?, what's your (little) game?

entrer dans le jeu de quelqu'un to play somebody at their own game

faire le jeu de quelqu'un to play into somebody's hands

être pris à son propre jeu to be caught at one's own game

se (laisser) prendre au jeu to get caught up ou involved in what's going on

voir clair ou lire dans le jeu de quelqu'un to see through somebody's little game, to see what somebody is up to

‘le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard’ Marivaux ‘The Game of Love and Chance’

5. SPORT [activité] game

le jeu à XIII Rugby League

[action] play

il y a eu du beau jeu there was some very good play

[partie] game

faire jeu égal to be evenly matched

il a fait jeu égal avec le champion the champion met his match in him

[au tennis] game

jeu Mériel! game to Mériel!

deux jeux partout two games all

jeu blanc love game

‘jeu de ballon interdits’ ‘no ball games’

6. [terrain]

la balle est sortie du jeu the ball has gone out (of play)

jeu de boules

a. [sur gazon] bowling green

b. [de pétanque] ground (for playing boules)

jeu de quilles skittle alley

7. [style d'un sportif] game, way of playing

il a un jeu défensif/offensif he plays a defensive/an attacking game

avoir un bon jeu de jambes to move well

il a un bon jeu de volée he's a good volleyer, he volleys well

[interprêtation - d'un acteur] acting ; [ - d'un musicien] playing

8. [activité du parieur]

le jeu gambling

elle a tout perdu au jeu she gambled her entire fortune away, she lost her whole fortune (at) gambling

9. [effet] play

jeu d'eau fountain

jeu de mots play on words, pun

des jeux de lumière

a. [naturels] play of light

b. [artificiels] lighting effects

10. [espace]

la vis a ou prend du jeu the screw is loose

il y a du jeu there's a bit of play ou of a gap

donner du jeu à quelque chose to loosen something up

11. [action] play

c'est un jeu de ton imagination/ta mémoire it's a trick of your imagination/your memory

laisser faire le jeu de la concurrence to allow the free play of competition

il n'a obtenu le siège que par le jeu des alliances électorales he won the seat only through the interplay ou working of electoral alliances

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jeux nom masculin pluriel

1. [mise]

faites vos jeux(, rien ne va plus) faites vos jeux (rien ne va plus)

les jeux sont faits

a. (sens propre) les jeux sont faits

b. (figuré) the die is cast, there's no going back now

2. SPORT

les jeux (Olympiques) the (Olympic) Games

les jeux (Olympiques) d'hiver the Winter Olympics

les jeux Olympiques pour handicapés the Paralympic Games

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en jeu locution adjectivale

1. [en question] at stake

l'avenir de l'entreprise n'est pas en jeu the company's future is not at stake ou at risk ou in jeopardy

2. [en action] at play

les forces en jeu sur le marché the competing forces ou the forces at play ou the forces at work on the market

3. [parié] at stake

la somme en jeu the money at stake ou which has been staked

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en jeu locution adverbiale

1. SPORT

mettre le ballon en jeu FOOTBALL to throw in the ball

2. [en marche]

les disjoncteurs ont été mis en jeu par le programmateur the circuit breakers were activated by the programmer

3. [en pariant]

mettre une somme en jeu to place a bet

mettre quelque chose en jeu [risquer quelque chose] to put something at stake

entrer en jeu [intervenir] to come into play

jeu de massacre nom masculin

Aunt Sally

le débat s'est transformé en jeu de massacre (figuré) the debate turned into a demolition session

LE JEU DES MILLE EUROS

This radio programme formerly called jeu des mille francs was originally broadcast in the 1950s and has become a national institution. The quiz, whose top prize was originally one thousand francs, consists of a series of questions sent in by listeners.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > jeu
12 asumir

v.

1 to assume.

el descontento asumió caracteres alarmantes the discontent began to take on alarming proportions

Ricardo asume la fidelidad de María Richard assumes Ann's faithfulness.

Pedro asume poses afectadas Peter assumes affected poses.

Pedro asume un aire de presunción Peter assumes a grandiose air.

2 to accept.

asumir la responsabilidad de algo to take on responsibility for something

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asumir

► verbo transitivo

1 to assume, take on, take upon oneself

■ el coronel asumió el mando de las tropas the colonel assumed command of the troops

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verb

to assume

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1. VT

1) (=responsabilizarse de) [+ reto, tarea] to take on; [+ cargo] to take up; [+ mando] to take over, assume más frm

no han sido capaces de asumir la tarea de gobernar — they have been incapable of taking on the task of government

el alcalde debería asumir sus responsabilidades por el accidente — the mayor should take o assume responsibility for the accident

el gobierno asumió el compromiso de crear empleo — the government committed itself to creating employment o made a commitment to create employment

ha asumido la cartera de Sanidad — he has been appointed Health Minister

asumió la presidencia en 1999 — he took up o assumed más frm the presidency in 1999

ha asumido la dirección de la empresa en un momento muy difícil — he has taken control of o has taken over the company at a very difficult time

los socialistas asumieron el poder en 1982 — the socialists came to power in 1982

2) (=aceptar) [+ consecuencias] to take, accept; [+ crítica] to accept; [+ problema, enfermedad, derrota] to come to terms with, accept

un empresario debe invertir y asumir el riesgo — a businessman must invest and take the risk

lo hice asumiendo el riesgo de ser castigado — I did it in the knowledge that I risked being punished

estoy dispuesto a asumir todas las críticas — I am willing to accept all the criticism

ya he asumido que no podré volver a esquiar — I've already come to terms with o accepted the fact that I won't be able to ski again

la familia ha asumido su muerte con serenidad — the family has taken her death calmly

3) (=adoptar) to adopt, take

asumieron una actitud crítica — they adopted o took a critical stance

la población había asumido una actitud contraria a la presencia militar — people had come out against the military presence

asumió el papel de víctima — he took on the role of victim

4) (=adquirir) to assume

la cuestión del paro ha asumido una dimensión distinta — the question of unemployment has taken on o assumed a different dimension

el fuego asumió enormes proporciones — the fire took on major proportions

5) (=suponer)

asumir que — to assume that

asumieron que era cierto — they assumed that it was true

2.

VI (Pol) to take office, take up office

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <cargo/tarea/responsabilidad> to take on, assume (frml)

asumió el mando del regimiento — he assumed command of the regiment

no estoy dispuesto a asumir ese riesgo — I am not prepared to take that risk

b) ( adquirir) <importancia/dimensiones> to assume (frml)

la situación asumió una gravedad inusitada — the situation became unusually serious

el incendio asumió grandes proporciones — it turned into a major fire

c) ( adoptar) < actitud> to assume (liter)

asumió un aire de indiferencia — he assumed an air of indifference

d) ( aceptar) to come to terms with

ya tengo asumido el problema — I've come to terms with the problem now

debe asumir las consecuencias de sus errores — he must accept the consequences of his mistakes

2) (AmL) ( suponer) to assume

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= assume, assume, come to + grips with, take over, get to + grips with, take on.

Ex. The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.

Ex. A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex. Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.

Ex. We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.

Ex. The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.

Ex. If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.

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* asumir Algo = take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).

* asumir el papel = dress + the part.

* asumir el papel de = step into + the role of.

* asumir el papel de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* asumir la dirección = take over + the leadership (from).

* asumir la responsabilidad = assume + responsibilitiy (for).

* asumir las consecuencias = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* asumir poder = assume + power.

* asumir prioridad = assume + priority.

* asumir responsabilidad = take over, take + responsibility.

* asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + aspect.

* asumir una característica + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.

* asumir una forma = assume + form.

* asumir una función = take upon + Reflexivo + role.

* asumir una nueva faceta = take on + new dimension.

* asumir una tarea = assume + duty.

* asumir un papel = assume + role.

* asumir un riesgo = bear + risk, take + risks.

* asumir un significado = take on + meaning.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <cargo/tarea/responsabilidad> to take on, assume (frml)

asumió el mando del regimiento — he assumed command of the regiment

no estoy dispuesto a asumir ese riesgo — I am not prepared to take that risk

b) ( adquirir) <importancia/dimensiones> to assume (frml)

la situación asumió una gravedad inusitada — the situation became unusually serious

el incendio asumió grandes proporciones — it turned into a major fire

c) ( adoptar) < actitud> to assume (liter)

asumió un aire de indiferencia — he assumed an air of indifference

d) ( aceptar) to come to terms with

ya tengo asumido el problema — I've come to terms with the problem now

debe asumir las consecuencias de sus errores — he must accept the consequences of his mistakes

2) (AmL) ( suponer) to assume

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= assume, assume, come to + grips with, take over, get to + grips with, take on.

Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.

Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.

Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.

Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.

Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.

* asumir Algo = take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).

* asumir el papel = dress + the part.

* asumir el papel de = step into + the role of.

* asumir el papel de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

* asumir la dirección = take over + the leadership (from).

* asumir la responsabilidad = assume + responsibilitiy (for).

* asumir las consecuencias = take + the consequences, live with + the consequences.

* asumir poder = assume + power.

* asumir prioridad = assume + priority.

* asumir responsabilidad = take over, take + responsibility.

* asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + aspect.

* asumir una característica + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.

* asumir una forma = assume + form.

* asumir una función = take upon + Reflexivo + role.

* asumir una nueva faceta = take on + new dimension.

* asumir una tarea = assume + duty.

* asumir un papel = assume + role.

* asumir un riesgo = bear + risk, take + risks.

* asumir un significado = take on + meaning.

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asumir [I1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹cargo/tarea› to take on, assume ( frml)

no quiere asumir la responsabilidad del cuidado de los niños he doesn't want to take on o assume responsibility for looking after the children

debe asumir las consecuencias de sus errores he must accept the consequences of his mistakes

asumió el mando del regimiento he assumed command of the regiment

han asumido el compromiso de reconstruir la ciudad they have undertaken to rebuild the city

asumió la defensa del presunto asesino he took on the defense of the alleged murderer

no estaban dispuestos a asumir ese riesgo they were not prepared to take that risk

2 (adquirir) ‹características›

la situación ha asumido una gravedad inusitada the situation has assumed o taken on an unwonted gravity ( frml), the situation has become unusually serious

el incendio asumió grandes proporciones it turned into a major fire

3 (adoptar) ‹aire/actitud› to adopt, assume ( liter)

asumió un aire de indiferencia he adopted o assumed an air of indifference

4 (aceptar) to come to terms with

todavía no han logrado asumir esta nueva realidad they have not come to terms with this new situation yet

ya tengo totalmente asumido el problema I've learned to live with o I've come to terms with o I've come to accept the problem now

B ( AmL) (suponer) to assume

aun asumiendo que estos datos fueran ciertos even supposing o even assuming that these figures were correct, even if we assume that these figures are correct

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asumir ( conjugate asumir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹cargo/tarea/responsabilidad› to take on, assume (frml);

‹ riesgo› to take
b) ( adoptar) ‹ actitud› to assume (frml)

c) ( aceptar) to come to terms with

2 (AmL) ( suponer) to assume
asumir verbo transitivo to assume
' asumir' also found in these entries:
English:
assume
- blame
- face up to
- take on
- take over
- take up
- take upon
- undertake
- grip
- take
- under

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asumir vt

1. [hacerse cargo de] [puesto] to take up;
[papel] to take on; [inversión] to make; [gasto] to cover;
asumir la responsabilidad de algo to take on responsibility for sth;

asumir el mando/control (de) to take charge/control (of);

cuando murió su padre, él asumió el papel de cabeza de familia when his father died he took over as head of the family;

el general asumió la presidencia del país the general took over the presidency of the country;

el presidente asumió el compromiso de ayudar a las víctimas the president gave a commitment to help the victims;

asumieron el riesgo de viajar sin mapa they took the risk of travelling without a map;

el Estado asumirá las pérdidas de la empresa the State will cover the company's losses

2. [adquirir] to take on;

el descontento asumió caracteres alarmantes the discontent began to take on alarming proportions;

el incendio asumió proporciones descontroladas the fire got out of control

3. [aceptar] to accept;

el equipo ha asumido su papel de favorito the team has accepted the mantle o role of favourites;

asumieron su reacción como algo normal they accepted her reaction as something that was to be expected;

no asume la muerte de su esposa he can't come to terms with his wife's death;

eso lo tengo completamente asumido I've fully come to terms with that

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asumir

v/t

1 assume

2 ( aceptar) accept, come to terms with

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asumir vt

1) : to assume, to take on

asumir el cargo: to take office

2) suponer: to assume, to suppose

Spanish-English dictionary > asumir
13 sepultar

v.

to bury.

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sepultar

► verbo transitivo

1 to bury

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VT

1) (=enterrar) [gen] to bury; [en mina] to trap, bury

quedaron sepultados bajo la roca — they were buried under the rock

2) (=ocultar) to hide away, conceal

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verbo transitivo

a) (frml) < muerto> to inter (frml), to bury

b) (period) ( cubrir)

el pueblo quedó sepultado bajo las aguas — the town was totally submerged

fue sepultado por un alud de nieve — he was buried by an avalanche

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= inter, bury.

Ex. The author talks about the funerary role played by chapter houses where bishops or important patrons were interred.

Ex. And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.

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verbo transitivo

a) (frml) < muerto> to inter (frml), to bury

b) (period) ( cubrir)

el pueblo quedó sepultado bajo las aguas — the town was totally submerged

fue sepultado por un alud de nieve — he was buried by an avalanche

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= inter, bury.

Ex: The author talks about the funerary role played by chapter houses where bishops or important patrons were interred.

Ex: And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.

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sepultar [A1 ]

vt

1 ( frml); ‹muerto› to inter ( frml), to bury

2 ( period)

(cubrir): el pueblo quedó sepultado bajo las aguas the town was totally submerged

los montañeros fueron sepultados por un alud de nieve the mountaineers were buried o ( liter) entombed by an avalanche

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sepultar ( conjugate sepultar) verbo transitivo
a) (frml) ‹ muerto› to inter (frml), to bury

b) (period) ( cubrir):

◊ fue sepultado por un alud de nieve he was buried by an avalanche

sepultar verbo transitivo
1 to bury, entomb
2 fig (cubrir) conceal, bury
' sepultar' also found in these entries:
English:
bury
- engulf

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sepultar vt

1. [enterrar] to bury

2. [cubrir] to bury;

el corrimiento de tierras sepultó a diez personas the landslide buried ten people;

la avalancha sepultó el pueblo the avalanche buried the village

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sepultar

v/t bury

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sepultar vt

enterrar: to bury

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sepultar vb to bury [pt. & pp. buried]

Spanish-English dictionary > sepultar
14 soterrar

v.

1 to bury.

2 to hide away.

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soterrar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 to bury

2 figurado to hide, conceal

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VT

1) (=enterrar) to bury

2) (=esconder) to hide away, bury

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verbo transitivo < objeto> to bury; <recuerdo/sentimiento> to bury, hide

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= bury.

Ex. And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.

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verbo transitivo < objeto> to bury; <recuerdo/sentimiento> to bury, hide

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= bury.

Ex: And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.

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soterrar [A5 ]

vt

1 ‹objeto› to bury

2 ‹recuerdo/sentimiento› to bury, hide

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soterrar verbo transitivo
1 to bury underground
2 (ocultar un sentimiento) to hide

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soterrar vt

1. [enterrar] to bury

2. [ocultar] to hide

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soterrar

v/t bury

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soterrar {55} vt

1) : to bury

2) : to conceal, to hide away

Spanish-English dictionary > soterrar
15 dispiacere

1. v/i ( causare dolore) upset (a someone)

( non piacere) displease (a someone)

mi dispiace I'm sorry

le dispiace se apro la finestra? do you mind if I open the window?

2. m ( rammarico) regret, sorrow

( dolore) grief, sadness

( delusione) disappointment

dispiaceri ( preoccupazioni) worries, troubles

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dispiacere v. intr.

1 to dislike, not to like (costr. pers.); (fam.) to hate: mi dispiace farlo, I dislike doing it; mi dispiace di fare la guastafeste, ma sono stanca, I hate to be a killjoy but I am very tired; gli dispiaceva vederla soffrire, he hated to see her suffer; lo spettacolo non gli è dispiaciuto ma pensava fosse meglio, he quite liked the show but thought it would have been better

2 ( essere spiacente) to be sorry (costr. pers.): me ne dispiace molto, I am very sorry about it; mi dispiace di dover sciogliere la bella compagnia, I am sorry to have to break up the party; mi dispiace ma non ho scelta, I am sorry but I have no choice

3 ( in espressioni di cortesia) to mind: ti dispiace chiudere la porta?, do you mind closing the door?; ti dispiacerebbe venire domani?, would you mind coming tomorrow?; se non vi dispiace, if you don't mind (o if you please); ora alzatevi se non vi dispiace, now stand up, if you please

4 ( scontentare) to displease (s.o.); ( contrariare, irritare) to annoy (s.o.): il suo comportamento dispiacque a suo padre, her behaviour annoyed her father // a costo di dispiacergli, at the risk of upsetting him.

◘ dispiacersi v.intr.pron. to be sorry: si dispiace di non poter venire, he's sorry he can't come.

dispiacere s.m.

1 regret, sorrow; ( dolore) grief, sadness: con molto dispiacere dovemmo partire subito, to our great regret we had to leave immediately; ho il dispiacere di comunicarvi la triste notizia, I am sorry to have to give you the sad news; se te ne andrai mi darai un grosso dispiacere, if you leave, it will be a bad blow for me; fa sempre dispiacere sentirti parlare così, it's always saddening to hear you speak like that; Te ne vai? Che dispiacere!, Are you going? What a pity!

2 ( disapprovazione) displeasure: non posso nascondere il mio dispiacere per il tuo comportamento, I cannot conceal my displeasure at your behaviour

3 ( fastidio, preoccupazione) trouble, worry: ho avuto molti dispiaceri in questa attività, I've had a lot of problems in this job.

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[dispja'tʃere]
1. sm

1) (rammarico) regret, sorrow, (dolore) grief

con mio grande dispiacere — much to my regret

con grande dispiacere vi annuncio... — I regret to announce...

impazzire dal dispiacere — to go mad with grief

2) (disappunto) disappointment

non puoi dare questo dispiacere a tua madre — you can't upset your mother in this way

3)

dispiaceri smpl — (preoccupazioni) worries, troubles

il figlio le ha dato molti dispiaceri — her son has given her a lot of trouble

2. vi irreg (aus essere)

dispiacere a

1) (causare dolore) to upset, (causare disagio, noia) to displease

ciò che hai fatto è dispiaciuto ai tuoi — your parents are upset (o displeased) at your behaviour, you have upset your parents by what you have done

mi dispiace — I'm sorry

non posso venire, mi dispiace — I'm sorry I can't come

2)

(risultare sgradito) ti dispiace se fumo? — do you mind if I smoke?

se non le dispiace... — if you don't mind...

ti dispiace prestarmelo? — would you mind lending it to me?

l'idea non mi dispiace — I don't dislike the idea

3. vip (dispiacersi)

dispiacersi (per o di qc) — to regret (sth)

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I 1. [dispja'tʃere]
v. la voce 1.piacere verbo intransitivo

1) (aus. essere) (essere sgradito)

non mi dispiace la vita di città — I don't dislike city life

non mi dispiacerebbe un'altra fetta di torta — I wouldn't mind another slice of cake

la cosa non mi dispiace — this situation quite suits me

il vino non mi dispiace — I rather like wine

2) (rincrescere)

mi dispiace sentire che — I'm sorry to hear that

mi dispiace disturbarla — sorry to trouble you

3) (come formula di cortesia)

se non ti dispiace — if you don't mind

mi dispiace, non c'è — I'm sorry but he is not here

ti dispiace se fumo? — does it bother you if I smoke? do you mind my smoking o if I smoke?

ti dispiace tenermi il posto? — would you mind keeping my seat for me?

ti dispiace smetterla? — would you kindly stop it?
2.
verbo pronominale dispiacersi (rammaricarsi) to be* sorry
II [dispja'tʃere]
sostantivo maschile

1) (pena, afflizione) sorrow, chagrin, pain

dare dei -i a qcn. — to cause o give sb. pain

con grande dispiacere di qcn. — much to sb.'s regret

2) (preoccupazione) sorrow

annegare i propri -i (nell'alcol) — to drown one's sorrows, to drink away sorrows

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dispiacere¹

/dispja't∫ere/

v. la voce 1.piacere [54]

I verbo intransitivo

1 (aus. essere) (essere sgradito) non mi dispiace la vita di città I don't dislike city life; non mi dispiacerebbe un'altra fetta di torta I wouldn't mind another slice of cake; la cosa non mi dispiace this situation quite suits me; il vino non mi dispiace I rather like wine

2 (rincrescere) mi dispiace sentire che I'm sorry to hear that; mi dispiace disturbarla sorry to trouble you

3 (come formula di cortesia) se non ti dispiace if you don't mind; mi dispiace, non c'è I'm sorry but he is not here; ti dispiace se fumo? does it bother you if I smoke? do you mind my smoking o if I smoke? ti dispiace tenermi il posto? would you mind keeping my seat for me? ti dispiace smetterla? would you kindly stop it?

II dispiacersi verbo pronominale

(rammaricarsi) to be* sorry.

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dispiacere²

/dispja't∫ere/

sostantivo m.

1 (pena, afflizione) sorrow, chagrin, pain; dare dei -i a qcn. to cause o give sb. pain; con grande dispiacere di qcn. much to sb.'s regret

2 (preoccupazione) sorrow; annegare i propri -i (nell'alcol) to drown one's sorrows, to drink away sorrows.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dispiacere
16 pouvoir

pouvoir [puvwaʀ]

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1. auxiliary verb

2. impersonal verb

3. transitive verb

4. reflexive verb

5. masculine noun

6. compounds

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➭ TABLE 33

1. <

   a. (permission)

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► Lorsque pouvoir sert à donner la permission de faire quelque chose, il peut se traduire par can ou may ; can est le plus courant et couvre la majorité des cas.

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• tu peux le garder si tu veux you can keep it if you like

• maintenant, tu peux aller jouer now you can go and play

• vous pouvez desservir you can clear the table

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► On emploie can lorsque la permission dépend d'une tierce personne ou d'une autorité ; can étant un verbe défectif, to be able to le remplace aux temps où il ne peut être conjugué.

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• sa mère a dit qu'il ne pouvait pas rester his mother said he couldn't stay

• elle ne pourra lui rendre visite qu'une fois par semaine she'll only be able to visit him once a week

► pouvoir ne pas

• il peut ne pas venir he doesn't have to come

• tu peux très bien ne pas venir you don't have to come

   b. (demande)

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► Lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un la permission de faire quelque chose, qu'on lui demande un service ou qu'on lui donne un ordre poli, on utilise can ou la forme plus polie could.

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• est-ce que je peux fermer la fenêtre ? can I shut the window?

• puis-je emprunter votre stylo ? could I borrow your pen?

• pourrais-je vous parler ? could I have a word with you?

• puis-je vous être utile ? can I be of assistance?

• tu peux m'ouvrir la porte, s'il te plaît ? can you or could you open the door for me, please?

• pourriez-vous nous apporter du thé ? could you bring us some tea?

   c. (possibilité)

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► Lorsque pouvoir exprime une possibilité ou une capacité, il se traduit généralement par can ou par to be able to ; can étant un verbe défectif, to be able to le remplace aux temps où il ne peut être conjugué.

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• peut-il venir ? can he come?

• ne peut-il pas venir ? can't he come?

• il ne peut pas venir he can't come

• il ne pourra plus jamais marcher he will never be able to walk again

• je ne peux que vous féliciter I can only congratulate you

• je voudrais pouvoir vous aider I wish I could help you

• il n'a pas pu venir he couldn't come

• la salle peut contenir 100 personnes the auditorium can seat 100 people

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► Lorsque pouvoir implique la notion de réussite, on emploie to manage.

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• il a pu réparer la machine à laver he managed to fix the washing machine

• tu as pu lui téléphoner ? did you manage to phone him?

• j'ai essayé de le joindre, mais je n'ai pas pu I tried to get in touch with him but I didn't manage to

   d. (probabilité, hypothèse)

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► Lorsque pouvoir exprime une probabilité, une éventualité ou une hypothèse, il se traduit par could ; might implique une plus grande incertitude.

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• il pourrait être italien he could or might be Italian

• ça peut laisser une cicatrice it might leave a scar

• ça aurait pu être un voleur ! it could or might have been a burglar!

► bien + pouvoir

• où ai-je bien pu mettre mon stylo ? where on earth can I have put my pen?

• qu'est-ce qu'il peut bien faire ? what can he be doing?

• il a très bien pu entrer sans qu'on le voie he could very well have come in without anyone seeing him

• qu'est-ce que cela peut bien lui faire ? (inf) what's it to him? (inf)

   e. (suggestion) could

• je pourrais venir te chercher I could come and pick you up

• tu aurais pu me dire ça plus tôt ! you could have told me sooner!

   f. (souhaits) puisse-t-il guérir rapidement ! let's hope he makes a speedy recovery!

• puissiez-vous dire vrai ! let's hope you're right!

2. <

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► La probabilité, l'éventualité, l'hypothèse ou le risque sont rendus par may ; might implique une plus grande incertitude.

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• il peut pleuvoir it may rain

• il pourrait pleuvoir it might rain

• il pourrait s'agir d'un assassinat it might be murder

3. <

• est-ce qu'on peut quelque chose pour lui ? is there anything we can do for him?

• il fait ce qu'il peut he does what he can

• il a fait tout ce qu'il a pu he did all he could

• que puis-je pour vous ? what can I do for you?

• je ne peux rien faire pour vous I can't do anything for you

• on n'y peut rien nothing can be done about it

• désolé, mais je n'y peux rien I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do about it

► on ne peut plus

• il a été on ne peut plus aimable he couldn't have been kinder

• il a été on ne peut plus clair he couldn't have made it clearer► n'en pouvoir plus

• je n'en peux plus (fatigue) I'm worn out ; (énervement) I've had enough ; (désespoir) I can't take it any longer

• il n'en peut plus d'attendre he's fed up with waiting (inf)

4. <

► se pouvoir

• ça se peut (inf) it's possible

• tu crois qu'il va pleuvoir ? -- ça se pourrait bien do you think it's going to rain? -- it might

• ça ne se peut pas (inf) that's not possible► il se peut que + subjonctif

• il se peut qu'elle vienne she may come► il se pourrait que + subjonctif

• il se pourrait qu'elle vienne she might come

• il se pourrait bien qu'il pleuve it might or could well rain

5. <

power ; ( = capacité) ability ; ( = influence) influence

• avoir le pouvoir de faire qch to have the power to do sth

• il a un extraordinaire pouvoir de conviction he has remarkable powers of persuasion

• il fera tout ce qui est en son pouvoir he will do everything in his power

• pouvoir absorbant absorbency

• avoir beaucoup de pouvoir to have a lot of power

• avoir du pouvoir sur qn to have power over sb

• n'avoir aucun pouvoir sur qn to have no influence over sb

• tenir qn en son pouvoir to hold sb in one's power

• le quatrième pouvoir ( = presse) the press

• en vertu des pouvoirs qui me sont conférés by virtue of the power which has been vested in me

• séparation des pouvoirs separation of powers

• avoir pouvoir de faire qch (autorisation) to have authority to do sth ; (droit) to have the right to do sth

• pouvoir central central government

• le parti au pouvoir the party in power

• avoir le pouvoir to have power

• exercer le pouvoir to rule

• prendre le pouvoir (légalement) to come to power ; (illégalement) to seize power

• des milieux proches du pouvoir sources close to the government

6. <

► pouvoir d'achat purchasing power

► pouvoir de décision decision-making powers

► le pouvoir exécutif executive power

► le pouvoir judiciaire judicial power

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Note: can et may qui peuvent traduire le verbe pouvoir ne s'emploient ni à l'infinitif, ni au futur

I
1. puvwaʀ
verbe auxiliaire

1) ( être capable de) to be able to

peux-tu soulever cette boîte? — can you lift this box?

dès que je pourrai — as soon as I can

je suis content que vous ayez pu venir — I'm glad you could come

il pourrait mieux faire — he could do better

je n'en peux plus — (épuisement, exaspération) I've had it (colloq); ( satiété) I'm full (colloq)

2) ( être autorisé à) to be allowed to

est-ce que je peux me servir de ta voiture? — can I use your car?

puis-je m'asseoir? — may I sit down?

est-ce qu'on peut fumer ici? — is smoking allowed here?

3) ( avoir le choix de)

on peut écrire clef ou clé — the word can be written clef or clé

on peut ne pas faire l'accord — the agreement is optional

il ne peut pas ne pas accepter — he has no option but to accept

4) ( avoir l'obligeance de)

pourriez-vous me tenir la porte s'il vous plaît? — can ou could you hold the door (open) for me please?

5) ( être susceptible de)

tout peut arriver — anything could happen

il ne peut pas ne pas gagner — he's bound to win

puisse cette nouvelle année exaucer vos vœux les plus chers — wishing you everything you could want for the new year

qu'est-ce que cela peut (bien) te faire? — (colloq) what business is it of yours?

on peut toujours espérer — there's no harm in wishing ou hoping

s'il croit que je vais payer il peut toujours attendre — if he thinks I'm going to pay he's got another think coming

ce qu'il peut être grand! — how tall he is!

peux-tu être bête! — you can be so silly!

2.

verbe transitif

que puis-je pour vous? — what can I do for you?

je ne peux rien pour vous/contre eux — there's nothing I can do for you/about them

je fais ce que je peux — I'm doing my best

3.

verbe impersonnel

il peut faire très froid en janvier — it can get very cold in January

il pouvait être 10 heures — it was probably about 10 o'clock

il peut neiger comme il peut faire beau — it might snow or it might be fine

c'est inimaginable ce qu'il a pu pleuvoir! — you can't imagine ou wouldn't believe how much it rained!

4.

il se peut verbe pronominal impersonnel

il se peut que les prix augmentent en juin — prices may ou might rise in June

se peut-il qu'il m'ait oublié? — can he really have forgotten me?

‘est-ce que tu viendras ce soir?’ - ‘cela se peut’ — ‘are you coming this evening?’ - ‘I may do’

ça ne se peut pas — (colloq) it's impossible

5.

on ne peut plus locution adverbiale

il est on ne peut plus timide — he is as shy as can be

il est on ne peut plus désagréable — he's thoroughly unpleasant

6.

on ne peut mieux locution adverbiale

c'est on ne peut mieux — it couldn't be better

ils s'entendent on ne peut mieux — they get on extremely well

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autant que faire se peut — as far as possible

II puvwaʀ
nom masculin

1) ( puissance) power

pouvoirs surnaturels — supernatural powers

2) ( faculté) ability

avoir le pouvoir de faire — to be able to do

3) ( ascendant) power ( sur over)

4) ( autorité) power, authority

je n'ai pas le pouvoir de décider — it's not up to me to decide

5) Politique power

pouvoir absolu — absolute power

après 15 ans au pouvoir — after 15 years in power

donner tous pouvoir à quelqu'un — to give somebody full powers

le pouvoir en place — the government in power

6) Administration, Droit power

pouvoir par-devant notaire — power of attorney

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Phrasal Verbs:

- pouvoir d'achat

- pouvoir exécutif

- le pouvoir judiciaire

- pouvoir législatif

- les pouvoir s constitués

- pouvoir s publics

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puvwaʀ
1. nm

1) (= influence, autorité) power

Le Premier ministre a beaucoup de pouvoir. — The prime minister has a lot of power.

avoir pouvoir de faire (= autorisation) — to have the authority to do, to have authority to do, (= droit) to have the right to do

2) (= dirigeants)

le pouvoir — those in power

les pouvoirs publics — the authorities

2. vb aux

1) (= avoir la possibilité de) to be able to

Je suis déçu de ne pas pouvoir le faire. — I am disappointed not to be able to do it.

Je ne pourrai pas venir samedi. — I won't be able to come on Saturday., I can't come on Saturday.

Je n'ai pas pu le réparer. — I couldn't repair it., I wasn't able to repair it.

Je peux lui téléphoner si tu veux. — I can phone her if you like.

2) (= avoir la permission de)

Vous pouvez aller au cinéma. — You can go to the pictures.

Puis-je venir vous voir samedi? — May I come and see you on Saturday?

3) (hypothèse)

Il a pu avoir un accident. — He may have had an accident., He might have had an accident., He could have had an accident.

Il aurait pu le dire! — He might have said so!, He could have said so!

4) (autres locutions)

tu ne peux pas savoir! — you have no idea!

tu peux le dire! — you can say that again!

3. vb impers

il peut arriver que — it may be that

il pourrait pleuvoir — it might rain

4. vt

J'ai fait tout ce que j'ai pu. — I did all I could.

Fais ce que tu peux. — Do what you can.

Je n'y peux rien. — I can't do anything about it.

on ne peut; Je me porte on ne peut mieux. — I'm absolutely fine., I couldn't be better.

Elle est on ne peut plus gentille. — She couldn't be nicer., She's as nice as can be.

je n'en peux plus (fatigue) — I'm exhausted, (patience) I can't take any more

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I.

pouvoir verb table: pouvoir

❢ Can et may qui peuvent traduire le verbe pouvoir ne s'emploient ni à l'infinitif, ni au futur.

A v aux

1 ( être capable de) to be able to; peux-tu soulever cette boîte? can you lift this box?; nous espérons pouvoir partir cette année we hope to be able to go away this year; dès que je pourrai as soon as I can; il ne pourra pas venir he won't be able to come; je suis content que vous ayez pu venir I'm glad you could come; il ne pouvait pas cacher son irritation he couldn't conceal his annoyance; il pourrait mieux faire he could do better; elle aurait pu le faire she could have done it; tu peux/pourrais bien me rendre ce service you can/could at least do this for me; tu ne pouvais pas me le dire tout de suite! why couldn't you have told me ou didn't you tell me that right away?; on ne pourrait mieux dire that's very well put; je n'en peux plus (épuisement, exaspération) I've had it○; ( satiété) I'm full○; ⇒ vieillesse;

2 ( être autorisé à) to be allowed to; les élèves ne peuvent pas quitter l'établissement sans autorisation pupils can't ou may not ou are not allowed to leave the school without permission; est-ce que je peux me servir de ta voiture? can I use your car?; puis-je m'asseoir? may I sit down?; est-ce qu'on peut fumer ici? is smoking allowed here?; nous ne pouvons tout de même pas les laisser faire we can't just stand by and do nothing; tu peux toujours essayer you can ou could always try; on peut dire que it can be said that; après ce qui est arrivé on peut se poser des questions after what happened questions are bound to be asked;

3 ( avoir le choix de) on peut écrire clef ou clé the word can be written clef or clé; on peut ne pas faire l'accord the agreement is optional; il ne peut pas ne pas accepter he has no option but to accept; il peut être malade après tout ce qu'il a mangé after the amount he ate it's no wonder that he is ill;

4 ( avoir l'obligeance de) pourriez-vous me tenir la porte s'il vous plaît? can ou could you hold the door (open) for me please?; si tu pouvais garder la petite, je sortirais un peu if you could keep an eye on the baby, I could go out for a while; peux-tu me dire quelle heure il est s'il te plaît? could you tell me the time please?;

5 ( être susceptible de) tout peut arriver anything could happen; cela pourrait arriver à n'importe qui it could happen to anybody; il ne peut pas ne pas gagner he's bound to win; où peut-il bien être? where can he be?; où pouvait-il bien être? where could he be?; que peut-il bien faire? what can he be doing?; tout le monde peut se tromper anyone can make a mistake; puisse cette nouvelle année exaucer vos vœux les plus chers wishing you everything you could want for the new year; puisse-t-il revenir sur sa décision we can only hope that he goes back on his decision; puissiez-vous dire vrai let us hope you are right; rien ne pourra l'arrêter nothing can stop him/her; qu'est-ce que cela peut (bien) te faire? what business is it of yours?; il peut toujours espérer there's no harm in wishing ou hoping; s'il croit que je vais payer ses dettes il peut toujours attendre if he thinks I'm going to pay his debts he's got another think coming; elle pouvait mentir, il l'aimait toujours no matter how much she lied, he still loved her; qu'est-ce qu'il peut y avoir comme monde! what a crowd there is!; qu'est-ce qu'il peut faire froid ici! it's so cold here!; ce qu'il peut être grand! how tall he is!; peux-tu être bête! how silly you can be!

B vtr que puis-je pour vous? what can I do for you?; je ne peux rien pour vous/contre eux there's nothing I can do for you/about them; je n'y peux rien I can't do anything about it, there's nothing I can do about it; je fais ce que je peux I'm doing my best; ‘je sais que c'est difficile mais qu'y puis-je?’-‘vous pouvez beaucoup’ ‘I know it's hard, but what can I do?’-‘plenty’.

C v impers il peut faire très froid en janvier it can get very cold in January; il pourrait arriver que je parte I could ou might leave; il pouvait être 10 heures it was probably about 10 o'clock; il peut neiger comme il peut faire beau it might snow or it might be fine; c'est inimaginable ce qu'il a pu pleuvoir! you can't imagine ou wouldn't believe how much it rained!; ce qu'il peut pleuvoir en ce moment! it's raining really hard at the moment.

D il se peut vpr impers il se peut que les prix augmentent en juin prices may ou might rise in June; il se peut or pourrait que j'accepte leur offre I may ou might accept their offer; se peut-il qu'il m'ait oublié? can he really have forgotten me?; se peut-il que vous ayez fait cela? how could you do such a thing?; ‘est-ce que tu viendras ce soir?’-‘cela se peut’ ‘are you coming this evening?’-‘I may do’; cela se pourrait bien very possibly so; il or cela se pourrait (bien) qu'il soit fâché he might (well) be angry; ça ne se peut pas○ it's impossible.

E on ne peut plus loc adv il est on ne peut plus timide he is as shy as can be; c'est on ne peut mieux it couldn't be better; il travaille on ne peut plus sérieusement you couldn't ask for a more conscientious worker; il est on ne peut plus désagréable he's thoroughly unpleasant.

Idiomes

qui peut le plus peut le moins if you can do something complicated, you can do something simple; autant que faire se peut as far as possible.

II.

pouvoir nm

1 ( puissance) power; pouvoirs surnaturels supernatural powers; pouvoir blanchissant d'un détergent whitening power of a detergent; pouvoir d'évocation d'un mot evocative power of a word;

2 ( faculté) ability; avoir un remarquable pouvoir d'adaptation to be remarkably adaptable; avoir le pouvoir de faire to be able to do;

3 ( ascendant) power (sur over); le pouvoir de qn sur qn sb's power over sb; il la tient en son pouvoir he's got her in his power;

4 ( autorité) power, authority; n'avoir aucun pouvoir sur qn to have no power over sb; je n'ai pas le pouvoir de décider it's not up to me to decide; il n'est pas en mon pouvoir de prendre une telle décision I'm not the one who decides;

5 Pol power; pouvoir absolu/royal absolute/royal power; après 15 ans de pouvoir after 15 years in power; avoir le pouvoir to be in power; exercer le pouvoir to exercise power; prendre le pouvoir to take power; arriver au pouvoir to come to power; se maintenir au pouvoir to stay in power; séparation des pouvoirs separation of powers; en vertu des pouvoirs qui nous sont conférés by reason of ou in exercise of the powers invested in us; avoir tous pouvoirs to have ou exercise all powers; donner tous pouvoir à qn to give sb full powers, to confer full powers on sb; les pleins pouvoirs full powers; le pouvoir en place the government in power;

6 Admin, Jur power; déléguer ses pouvoirs à qn to delegate powers to sb; pouvoir par-devant notaire power of attorney; donner pouvoir à qn to give sb a proxy.

Composés

pouvoir d'achat purchasing power; pouvoir calorifique calorific value; pouvoir exécutif executive power; le pouvoir judiciaire ( corps) the judiciary; pouvoir législatif legislative power; pouvoir séparateur Phys resolving power; pouvoir spirituel spiritual power; pouvoir temporel temporal power; les pouvoirs constitués the powers that be; pouvoirs exceptionnels emergency powers; pouvoirs publics authorities.

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[puvwar] nom masculin

1. [aptitude, possibilité] power

avoir un grand pouvoir de concentration/de persuasion to have great powers of concentration/persuasion

je n'ai pas le pouvoir de lire l'avenir! I cannot predict the future!

il n'est plus en notre pouvoir de décider de la question we're no longer in a position to decide on this matter

je ferai tout ce qui est en mon pouvoir pour t'aider I'll do everything ou all in my power to help you

pouvoir d'achat ÉCONOMIE purchasing power

2. ADMINISTRATION & DROIT [d'un président, d'un tuteur] power

avoir pouvoir de décision to have the authority to decide

pouvoir disciplinaire disciplinary powers

3. POLITIQUE

le pouvoir

a. [exercice] power

b. [gouvernants] government

elle est trop proche du pouvoir pour comprendre she's too close to the seat of power to understand

arriver au pouvoir to come to power

être au pouvoir

a. [parti élu] to be in power ou office

b. [junte] to be in power

les gens au pouvoir ne connaissent pas nos problèmes those in power ou the powers that be don't understand our difficulties

prendre le pouvoir

a. [élus] to take office

b. [dictateur] to seize power

exercer le pouvoir to exercise power, to govern, to rule

le pouvoir central central government

le pouvoir exécutif executive power, the executive

le pouvoir judiciaire judicial power, the judiciary

le pouvoir législatif legislative power, the legislature

le pouvoir local local government, the local authorities

4. [influence] power, influence

avoir du pouvoir sur quelqu'un to have power ou influence over somebody

avoir quelqu'un en son pouvoir to have somebody in one's power

5. PHYSIQUE & TECHNOLOGIE power, quality

pouvoir calorifique (inférieur)/supérieur (net)/gross calorific value

pouvoir couvrant (d'une peinture) opacity (of a paint)

pouvoir isolant insulating capacity

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pouvoirs nom masculin pluriel

1. [fonctions] powers, authority

outrepasser ses pouvoirs to overstep ou to exceed one's authority

avoir tous pouvoirs pour faire quelque chose

a. [administrateur] to have full powers to do something

b. [architecte, animateur] to have carte blanche to do something

pouvoirs exceptionnels POLITIQUE special powers (available to the President of the French Republic in an emergency)

2. [gouvernants]

les pouvoirs constitués the legally constituted government

les pouvoirs publics the authorities

3. [surnaturels] powers

II

[puvwar] verbe auxiliaire

1. [avoir la possibilité, la capacité de]

je peux revenir en France I'm able to ou I can return to France

je peux vous aider? [généralement, dans un magasin] can I help you?

on peut toujours s'arranger some sort of an arrangement can always be worked out

comment as-tu pu lui mentir! how could you lie to him!

quand il pourra de nouveau marcher when he's able to walk again

je ne peux pas dormir I'm unable to ou I can't sleep

tout le monde ne peut pas le faire/en dire autant! not everybody can do it/say that!

le projet ne pourra pas se faire sans sa collaboration the project can't be carried out without her collaboration

tu ne peux pas ne pas l'aider you MUST help her, you can't refuse to help her

il ne peut pas la voir (en peinture) (familier) he can't stand (the sight of) her

2. [parvenir à] to manage ou to be able to

avez-vous pu entrer en contact avec lui? did you succeed in contacting ou manage to contact him?

c'est construit de telle manière que l'on ne puisse pas s'échapper it's built in such a way that it's impossible to escape ou as to make escape impossible

3. [avoir la permission de]

vous pouvez disposer you may ou can go now

si je peux ou (soutenu) si je puis m'exprimer ainsi if I may use the phrase

si on ne peut plus plaisanter, maintenant! it's a pretty sad thing if you can't have a laugh anymore!

[avoir des raisons de]

on ne peut que s'en féliciter one can't but feel happy about it

je suis désolé — ça, tu peux (l'être)! (familier) I'm so sorry — so you should be ou and with good reason ou and I should think so too!

4. [exprime une éventualité, un doute, un risque]

la maladie peut revenir the disease can ou may recur

attention, tu pourrais glisser careful, you might ou could slip

ce ne peut être déjà les invités! (surely) it can't be the guests already!

j'aurais pu l'attendre longtemps, elle n'arrive que demain! I could have waited a long time, she's not coming until tomorrow!

après tout, il pourrait bien ne pas avoir menti he may well have been telling the truth after all

c'est plus facile qu'on ne pourrait le croire it's easier than you might think

je peux toujours m'être trompé it's possible I might have got it wrong

ça aurait pu être pire it could have been worse

(tournure impersonnelle)

il pourrait s'agir d'un suicide it could ou may ou might be a suicide

il peut arriver que... it may (so) ou can happen that...

5. [exprime une approximation]

elle pouvait avoir entre 50 et 60 ans she could have been between 50 and 60 (years of age)

6. [exprime une suggestion, une hypothèse]

tu peux toujours essayer de lui téléphoner you could always try phoning him

tu pourrais au moins t'excuser! you could at least apologize!, the least you could do is (to) apologize!

il aurait pu me prévenir! he could've ou might've warned me!

on peut s'attendre à tout avec elle anything's possible with her

7. [en intensif]

où ai-je bien pu laisser mes lunettes? what on earth can I have done with my glasses?

qu'a-t-elle (bien) pu leur dire pour les mettre dans cet état? what can she possibly have said for them to be in such a state!

8. (littéraire) [exprime le souhait]

puisse-t-il vous entendre! let us hope he can hear you!

puissé-je ne jamais revivre des moments pareils! may I never have to live through that again!

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[puvwar] verbe transitif

[être capable de faire]

qu'y puis-je? what can I do about it?

vous seul y pouvez quelque chose only you can do anything about it

on n'y peut rien it can't be helped, nothing can be done about it

que puis-je pour vous? what can I do for you?

j'ai fait tout ce que j'ai pu I did my level best ou all I could

je n'en peux plus

a. [physiquement] I'm exhausted

b. [moralement] I can't take anymore ou stand it any longer

c. [je suis rassasié] I'm full (up)

ma voiture n'en peut plus (familier) my car's had it

je n'en peux plus de l'entendre se plaindre sans cesse I just can't take his continual moaning any more

regarde-le danser avec elle, il n'en peut plus! (familier & humoristique) just look at him dancing with her, he's in seventh heaven!

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se pouvoir verbe impersonnel

ça se peut it may ou could be

ça se peut, mais... that's as may be, but...

il va pleuvoir — ça se pourrait bien! it's going to rain — that's quite possible!

sois calme, et s'il se peut, diplomate keep calm and, if (at all) possible, be tactful

il ou ça se peut que: il se peut qu'il soit malade he might be ill, maybe he's ill

il se pourrait bien qu'il n'y ait plus de places it might ou could well be fully booked

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pouvoir

17 κύτος

κύτος

Grammatical information: n.

Meaning: `rounding, vault of a shield, a cuirass, a vessel etc., vessel, trunk, body' (trag., com., Pl. Ti. a. Lg., Arist., Plb.);.

Derivatives: ἐγ-κυτί(ς) `to the skin' (s. v.)

Origin: IE [Indo-European]X [probably] [952] * sk(e)u-t- `cover etc.'

Etymology: Uncertain κυτίς `cupboard, box' (sch. Ar. Pax 665); for κοιτίς? Of old connected with σκῦτος, Lat. cutis `skin', Germ., e.g. OHG hūt ' Haut' etc. The word was split (e.g. by Curtius) in two: 1. `skin', 2. `hollow' (to κυέω etc.) [which would have a long ῡ]. For one source Walde LEW² s. cunnus with a meaning `cover, conceal' = `conceal something, vault (around)(?)' (accepted by Bq); rejected by WP. 2, 546. A meaning `cover, skin' can hardly be demonstrated for κύτος and is also not necessary for ἐγ-κυτί (s. above). Connection with the group of κυέω however cannot without difficulty be assumed, as per Frisk; for the short vowel (against κῦ-μα etc.) he refers to Lat. cŭ-mŭlus [but does this belong here?] and W.-Hofmann s. v.; (formation like ἔν-τος?). - Unclear. I see no connection with κυέω. The variation long: short is dificult.

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Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > κύτος

18 bajo

adj.

1 low.

2 short, small.

3 low, tawdry, base.

4 low, contemptible, lowly, base.

5 low-lying, low-down.

6 hushed, soft, soft-sounding.

adv.

1 softly, in a low voice, low.

Let's talk low because the baby's sleep Hablemos bajo porque el niño duerme.

2 low, in a low position, near ground level, near the floor.

prep.

1 under, below, beneath, underneath.

2 under.

3 under, under the jurisdiction of.

m.

1 bass.

2 bass, double bass, bass guitar.

3 bass singer, bass voice, bass.

4 hem, turn-up, hemline, turnup.

5 low lying ground.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bajar.

* * *

bajo

► adjetivo

1 (gen) low

■ una casa baja a low house

■ precios bajos low prices

■ el río está bajo the river is low

■ pon la música, pero baja put the music on low

2 (persona) short, not tall

■ su padre es muy bajo her father is very short

3 (cabeza) bowed, held low; (ojos) lowered, downcast

■ rezaba con la cabeza baja she prayed with her head bowed

4 (marea) out

■ la marea está baja the tide is out

5 (despreciable) despicable, contemptible, base

6 (territorio, río) lower

■ la baja Navarra lower Navarre

7 (época) later

■ la Baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages

8 (inferior) poor, low

■ es de baja calidad it's poor quality

■ tu rendimiento es muy bajo your performance is very poor

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bajo

► nombre masculino

1 (piso) ground floor, US first floor

2 (de prenda) bottoms plural, US cuff

3 MÚSICA (instrumento) bass; (contrabajo) double bass

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 MÚSICA (músico) bass player; (cantante) bass

► adverbio

1 (en el aire) low

■ el avión vuela bajo para evitar el radar the plane flies low to avoid the radar

2 (voz) softly, quietly, in a low voice

■ habla muy bajo she speaks very quietly

► preposición

1 under

■ pasamos la noche bajo las estrellas we spent the night under the stars

■ bajo ningún concepto under no circumstances

■ bajo el yugo del dictador under the yoke of the dictator

2 (temperatura) below

■ 10 grados bajo cero 10 degrees below zero

► nombre masculino plural bajos

1 (planta baja) ground floor; (sótano) basement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por lo bajo (disimuladamente) on the sly 2 (en voz baja) in a low voice 3 (sin exagerar) conservatively

bajas pasiones animal passions

bajos fondos underworld sing

* * *
1. prep.
1) under

2) beneath

3) below
2. adv.
1) low

2) softly, quietly
3. (f. - baja)
adj.

1) low

2) short

3) lower

4) soft

5) base, vile
4. noun m.
1) bass

2) first floor

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=de poca altura) [objeto] low; [persona] short; [parte] lower, bottom; [tierra] low-lying; [agua] shallow

una silla muy baja — a very low chair

mi hermano es muy bajo — my brother is very short

en la parte baja de la ciudad — in the lower part of the town

planta baja — ground floor, first floor (EEUU)

los bajos fondos — the underworld sing

2) (=inclinado)

contestó con la cabeza baja — she answered with her head bowed

con los ojos bajos — with downcast eyes

3) (=reducido, inferior) [precios, temperaturas, frecuencia] low; [calidad] low, poor

de baja calidad — low-quality, poor-quality

de bajo contenido en grasas — low-fat

bajo en calorías — low-calorie

la temporada baja — the low season

• estar bajo de algo, estar bajo de ánimo o de moral — to be in low spirits

estar bajo de forma (física) — to be unfit, be out of shape

4) [sonido] faint, soft; [voz, tono] low

hablar en voz baja — to speak quietly o in a low voice

decir algo por lo bajo — to say sth under one's breath

hacer algo por lo bajo — to do sth secretly

5) [etapa]

en la baja Edad Media — in the late Middle Ages

bajo latín — Low Latin

6) [oro, plata] with a high level of impurities

7) [color] (=apagado) dull; (=pálido) pale

8) (=humilde) low, humble; [clase] lower; [condición] lowly; [barrio] poor; [tarea] menial

9) pey (=vulgar) common, ordinary; (=mezquino) base, mean

10)

por lo bajo — (=a lo menos) at (the) least

2. SM

1) (Cos) [de vestido] hem; [de pantalones] turn-up, cuff (EEUU)

2) [de edificio] (=piso) ground floor, first floor (EEUU)

vivo en un bajo — I live on the ground floor

bajo comercial — ground-floor o (EEUU) first-floor business premises

3) (Mús) (=instrumento) bass; (=voz) bass; (=guitarrista) bass (guitar) player, bassist

Elena toca el bajo en un grupo — Elena plays bass (guitar) in a group

bajo profundo — basso profundo

4) pl bajos [de edificio] ground floor sing, first floor sing (EEUU); [de coche] underside; euf [del cuerpo] private parts

5) (=hondonada) hollow

6) (Náut) = bajío 1)

3.

ADV [volar] low; [tocar, cantar] quietly, softly

el avión volaba muy bajo — the plane was flying very low

hablar bajo — (=en voz baja) to speak quietly, speak softly; (=tener una voz suave) to be softly spoken, be soft spoken

¡más bajo, por favor! — quieter, please!

4. PREP

1) (=debajo de) under

Juan llevaba un libro bajo el brazo — Juan was carrying a book under his arm

• bajo cero — below zero

estamos a dos grados bajo cero — it's two degrees below zero

• bajo la lluvia — in the rain

• bajo tierra — underground

toda la familia está ya bajo tierra — the whole family are dead and buried

2) (=dependiente de, sometido a) under

bajo Napoleón — under Napoleon

bajo los efectos de la droga — under the influence of drugs

bajo el título de... — under the title of...

bajo mi punto de vista — from my point of view

bajo el reinado de — in the reign of

está bajo la tutela de su tío — her uncle is her legal guardian
fianza 1), juramento 1), llave 1)
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I
- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] < persona> short

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] < techo> low; < tierras> low-lying

b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> low

la parte baja de la estantería — the lower shelves of the bookcase

la marea está baja — the tide is out

c) ( bajado)

tener las persianas bajas — to have the blinds down

caminar con la mirada baja — to walk (along) with one's eyes on the ground

3)

a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> low

una bebida baja en calorías — a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure

artículos de baja calidad — poor-quality goods

b) <volumen/luz> low

en voz baja — quietly, in a low voice

pon la radio bajita — put the radio on quietly

4)

estar bajo DE algo — ( falto de)

están bajos de moral — their morale is low

está bajo de defensas — his defenses are low

5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low

6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, base

caer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!

•

- baja cuna

- baja forma

- baja frecuencia

- bajas presiones

- bajos fondos

- bajo vientre
II
adverbio

a) <volar/pasar> low

b) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietly

habla más bajo! — keep your voice down!
III
masculino

1)

a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2)

a) (de falda, vestido) hem

b) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside

3) ( contrabajo) (double) bass
IV
preposición

a) ( debajo de) under

bajo techo — under cover, indoors

tres grados bajo cero — three degrees below zero

bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)

b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

bajo juramento — under oath

bajo los efectos del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

bajo el título... — under the title...

* * *
I
- ja adjetivo

1) [ser] < persona> short

2) (indicando posición, nivel)

a) [ser] < techo> low; < tierras> low-lying

b) [estar] <lámpara/cuadro/nivel> low

la parte baja de la estantería — the lower shelves of the bookcase

la marea está baja — the tide is out

c) ( bajado)

tener las persianas bajas — to have the blinds down

caminar con la mirada baja — to walk (along) with one's eyes on the ground

3)

a) <calificación/precio/número> low; < temperatura> low

una bebida baja en calorías — a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure

artículos de baja calidad — poor-quality goods

b) <volumen/luz> low

en voz baja — quietly, in a low voice

pon la radio bajita — put the radio on quietly

4)

estar bajo DE algo — ( falto de)

están bajos de moral — their morale is low

está bajo de defensas — his defenses are low

5) ( grave) <tono/voz> deep, low

6) ( vil) <acción/instinto> low, base

caer bajo: qué bajo has caído! — how could you stoop so low!

•

- baja cuna

- baja forma

- baja frecuencia

- bajas presiones

- bajos fondos

- bajo vientre
II
adverbio

a) <volar/pasar> low

b) <hablar/cantar> softly, quietly

habla más bajo! — keep your voice down!
III
masculino

1)

a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

los bajos — (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2)

a) (de falda, vestido) hem

b) bajos masculino plural (Auto) underside

3) ( contrabajo) (double) bass
IV
preposición

a) ( debajo de) under

bajo techo — under cover, indoors

tres grados bajo cero — three degrees below zero

bajo el cielo estrellado — (liter) beneath the starry sky (liter)

b) (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

bajo juramento — under oath

bajo los efectos del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

bajo el título... — under the title...

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bajo¹

¹ = bass.

Nota: Instrumento musical.

Ex: Russian singer Vladimir Ognovenko is one of the most arresting basses on the opera scene today.

bajo²

² = ground floor.

Nota: Piso de un edificio situado al nivel de la calle.

Ex: The ground floor of the library contains a foyer with separate entrance to different departments.

* bajo comercial = commercial premise.

bajo³

³ = low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], lowly [lowlier -comp., lowliest -sup.], sagging, low-lying.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too lowly in terms of salary potential.

Ex: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.

Ex: With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* altibajos = ups and downs.

* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.

* arma de bajo calibre = small arm.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* baja resolución = low resolution.

* baja tecnología = low tech [low-tech].

* baja temperatura = low temperature.

* bajo cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* bajo consumo = low power consumption.

* bajo coste = low cost.

* bajo en ácido = low-acid.

* bajo en calorías = low cal, low-calorie.

* bajo en carbohidratos = low-carb(ohydrate).

* bajo en grasas = low fat.

* bajo en hidratos de carbono = low-carb(ohydrate).

* bajo precio = low cost.

* bajo presión = under the cosh.

* bajos ingresos = low income.

* bajo vientre = lower abdomen.

* barrio bajo = skid row.

* bebida baja en alcohol = low-alcohol drink.

* cuando la marea está baja = at low tide.

* cultura de la clase baja = low culture.

* de baja calidad = poor in detail, low-grade [lowgrade], low-quality, third rate [third-rate], low-end, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].

* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].

* de baja ralea = ignoble.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de bajo contenido en grasas = low fat.

* de bajo crecimiento = low-growing.

* de bajo estatus social = low-status.

* de bajo nivel = lower-level, low-level.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de bajo riesgo = low-risk.

* decir en voz baja = say under + Posesivo + breath, say in + a low voice, say in + a quiet voice.

* de la gama baja = low-end.

* de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* de tacón bajo = low-heeled.

* dieta baja en carbohidratos = low-carb diet.

* dieta baja en hidratos de carbono = low-carb diet.

* el más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* en su nivel más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en un nivel bajo = at a low ebb.

* en un punto bajo = at a low ebb.

* estar muy bajo = be way down.

* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.

* fijar precios bajos = price + low.

* frente de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure.

* hablar en voz baja = whisper, speak + low.

* marea baja = low tide.

* más bien bajo = shortish.

* monte bajo = undergrowth, understorey [understory, -USA], fynbos, shrubland, scrubland.

* Países Bajos, los = Netherlands, the, Low Countries, the.

* período bajo = dry spell.

* período de baja actividad = dry spell.

* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].

* planta baja = ground floor.

* que habla en voz baja = quietly spoken.

* que vuela bajo = low-flying.

* sistema de bajas presiones = ridge of low pressure, low pressure system.

* temporada baja = low season.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

bajo⁴

= under.

Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

* acoger bajo la representación de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* acoger bajo la tutela de Uno = bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* bajo amenaza = under threat.

* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.

* bajo cero = below zero.

* bajo ciertas circunstancias = under certain circumstances.

* bajo ciertas condiciones = under certain conditions.

* bajo coacción = under duress.

* bajo el asesoramiento de = on the advice of.

* bajo el brazo = under + Posesivo + arm.

* bajo el cargo de = on charges of.

* bajo el control de = under the control of.

* bajo el emblema = under the banner.

* bajo el manto de la noche = under the cover of darkness, under the cloak of darkness.

* bajo el patrocinio de = under the aegis of.

* bajo el sol = in the eye of the sun.

* bajo el yugo de = under the yoke of.

* bajo juramento = under oath, sworn.

* bajo la apariencia de = in the guise of, under the guise of.

* bajo la competencia de = under the jurisdiction of.

* bajo la dirección de = under the supervision of.

* bajo las garras de = under the grip of.

* bajo la supervisión de = under the supervision of.

* bajo la tutela = under the auspices of.

* bajo la tutela de = under the aegis of.

* bajo la tutela de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.

* bajo llave = under lock and key.

* bajo los auspicios de = under the aegis of, under the auspices of.

* bajo los auspicios de Alguien = under + Posesivo + auspices.

* bajo los pies = underfoot.

* bajo lupa = under the microscope.

* bajo ninguna circunstancia = under no/any circumstances.

* bajo ningún concepto = on no account, not on any account, under no/any circumstances.

* bajo + Posesivo + custodia = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* bajo presión = under pressure.

* bajo reforma = under reform.

* bajo sospecha = under suspicion.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* bajo un mismo techo = under one roof.

* decretar libertad bajo fianza = remand.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* libertad bajo fianza = bail.

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.

* territorio bajo mandato = mandate.

bajo⁵

⁵ = lowdown, mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.].

Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.

Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.

* * *

bajo¹ -ja

adjective

A [ SER] ‹persona› short

ese chico bajito que trabaja en el bar that short o small guy who works in the bar

B (indicando posición, nivel)

1 [ SER] ‹techo› low; ‹tierras› low-lying

un vestido de talle bajo a low-waisted dress

2 [ ESTAR] ‹lámpara/cuadro› low

las ramas más bajas del árbol the lowest branches of the tree

la parte baja de la estantería the bottom shelf/lower shelves of the bookcase

el nivel de aceite está bajo the oil level is low

¡qué bajo está el río! isn't the river low!

la marea está baja it's low tide, the tide is out

3

(bajado): la casa tenía las persianas bajas the house had the blinds down

caminaba con la mirada baja she walked (along) looking at the ground o with her eyes lowered

C

1 ‹calificación/precio/número› low; ‹temperatura› low

bajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and tar

una bebida baja en calorías a low-calorie drink

tiene la tensión or presión baja he has low blood pressure, his blood pressure is low

liquidaban todo a precios bajísimos they were selling everything off really cheap(ly)

artículos de baja calidad poor-quality goods

por lo bajoor ( RPl) por parte baja at least

les va a costar 10.000 tirando or echando por lo bajo ( fam); it's going to cost them at least 10,000, it's going to cost them 10,000 easily o at (the very) least

2 ‹volumen/luz› low

lo dijo en voz baja he said it quietly o in a low voice

pon la radio bajita put the radio on quietly

3 ‹oro› below 14 karats

D estar bajo DE algo

(falto de): están bajos de moral they're in low spirits, their morale is low

está baja de defensas her defenses are low

E (grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low

F (vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base

caer bajoor en lo bajo: ha caído en lo más bajo she stooped pretty low

¡qué bajo has caído! how could you stoop so low?, how low can you get!

Compuestos:

● baja cuna

feminine humble origins (pl)

● baja Edad Media

feminine:

la bajoa Edad Media the late Middle Ages (pl)

● baja forma

feminine:

estoy en bajoa forma I'm in bad shape, I'm not on form, I'm feeling below par

la bajoa forma del equipo nacional the poor form of the national team

● baja frecuencia

feminine low frequency

● baja policía

feminine ( Per) garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) refuse collection and street cleaning service

● bajas pasiones

fpl animal passions (pl)

● bajas presiones

fpl low pressure

● baja tecnología

feminine low technology

de bajoa tecnología low-technology ( before n), low-tech

● bajo Latín

masculine Low Latin

● bajo relieve

masculine bas-relief

● bajos fondos

mpl underworld

● bajo vientre

masculine:

el bajo vientre the lower abdomen

bajo²

adverb

1 ‹volar/pasar› low

2 ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietly

canta más bajo sing more softly

¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!

bajo³

masculine

A

1 (planta baja) first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor; (local) commercial premises ( on the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor of a building)

2 los bajos mpl ( RPl) the first ( AmE) o ( BrE) ground floor

B

1 (de una falda, un vestido) hem; (de un pantalón) cuff ( AmE), turn-up ( BrE)

2 bajos mpl ( Auto) underbody

C (contrabajo) bass, double bass

D

( Chi fam) (fin): darle el bajo a algn to do away with sb ( colloq), to get rid of sb

darle el bajo a algo to polish sth off ( colloq)

bajo⁴

prep

1 (debajo de) under

corrimos a ponernos bajo techo we ran to get under cover

ponte bajo el paraguas get under o underneath the umbrella

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero

cuando yo esté bajo tierra when I'm dead and buried

bajo el cielo estrellado ( liter); beneath the starry sky ( liter)

cantando bajo la lluvia singing in the rain

2 (expresando sujeción, dependencia) under

está bajo juramento you are under oath

bajo Alfonso XIII under Alfonso XIII, during the reign of Alfonso XIII

bajo su mando under his command

bajo los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol

bajo ese punto de vista looking at it from that point of view

bajo el título `España hoy' under the title `España hoy'

fianza, garantía, llave² (↑ llave (2)), etc

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Del verbo bajar: ( conjugate bajar)

bajo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

bajó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
bajar
bajo
bajar ( conjugate bajar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ascensor/persona] ( alejándose) to go down;

( acercándose) to come down;
◊ bajo por las escaleras to go/come down the stairs;

ya bajo I'll be right down
b) ( apearse) bajo de algo ‹de tren/avión› to get off sth;

‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth
c) (Dep) [ equipo] to go down

2
a) [ marea] to go out

b) [fiebre/tensión] to go down, drop;

[ hinchazón] to go down;
[ temperatura] to fall, drop
c) [precio/valor] to fall, drop;

[ calidad] to deteriorate;
[ popularidad] to diminish;
◊ bajo de precio to go down in price

verbo transitivo
1 ‹escalera/cuesta› to go down
2 ‹brazo/mano› to put down, lower
3
a) bajo algo (de algo) ‹de armario/estante› to get sth down (from sth);

‹ del piso de arriba› ( traer) to bring sth down (from sth);
( llevar) to take sth down (to sth)
b) bajo a algn de algo ‹de mesa/caballo› to get sb off sth

4
a) ‹persiana/telón› to lower;

‹ ventanilla› to open
b) ‹ cremallera› to undo

5 ‹ precio› to lower;
‹ fiebre› to bring down;
‹ volumen› to turn down;
‹ voz› to lower
bajarse verbo pronominal
1 ( apearse) bajose de algo ‹de tren/autobús› to get off sth;
‹ de coche› to get out of sth;
‹de caballo/bicicleta› to get off sth;
‹de pared/árbol› to get down off sth
2 ‹ pantalones› to take down;
‹ falda› to pull down
bajo 1
◊ -ja adjetivo

1 [ser] ‹ persona› short
2
a) [ser] ‹ techo› low;

‹ tierras› low-lying
b) [estar] ‹lámpara/cuadro/nivel› low;

◊ la marea está baja the tide is out;

están bajos de moral their morale is low;
está bajo de defensas his defenses are low
3
a) ‹calificación/precio/temperatura› low;

◊ bajo en nicotina y alquitrán low in nicotine and tar;

bajo en calorías low-calorie;
de baja calidad poor-quality
b) ‹volumen/luz› low;

◊ en voz baja quietly, in a low voice

4 ( grave) ‹tono/voz› deep, low
5 ( vil) ‹acción/instinto› low, base;
◊ los bajos fondos the underworld

bajo 2 adverbio
a) ‹volar/pasar› low

b) ‹hablar/cantar› softly, quietly;

◊ ¡habla más bajo! keep your voice down!

■ sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( planta baja) first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

b)

◊ los bajos (CS) the first (AmE) o (BrE) ground floor

2 ( contrabajo) (double) bass
■ preposición
under;
◊ bajo techo under cover, indoors;

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;
bajo juramento under oath
bajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (descender) to come o go down: bajé corriendo la cuesta, I ran downhill ➣ Ver nota en ir 2 (llevar algo abajo) to bring o get o take down: baja los disfraces del trastero, bring the costumes down from the attic
3 (un telón) to lower
(una persiana) to let down
(la cabeza) to bow o lower
4 (reducir el volumen) to turn down
(la voz) to lower
5 (los precios, etc) to reduce, cut
6 (ropa, dobladillo) tengo que bajar el vestido, I've got to let the hem down
7 Mús tienes que bajar un tono, you've got to go down a tone
II verbo intransitivo
1 to go o come down: bajamos al bar, we went down to the bar
2 (apearse de un tren, un autobús) to get off
(de un coche) to get out [de, of]: tienes que bajarte en la siguiente parada, you've got to get off at the next stop
3 (disminuir la temperatura, los precios) to fall, drop: ha bajado su cotización en la bolsa, its share prices have dropped in the stock exchange
bajo,-a
I adjetivo
1 low
2 (de poca estatura) short: es muy bajo para jugar al baloncesto, he's a bit too short to play basketball
3 (poco intenso) faint, soft: en este local la música está baja, the music isn't very loud here
4 (escaso) poor: su nivel es muy bajo, his level is very low
este queso es bajo en calorías, this cheese is low in calories
5 Mús low
6 fig (mezquino, vil, ruin) base, despicable: tiene muy bajos instintos, he's absolutely contemptible
bajos fondos, the underworld
la clase baja, the lower class
II adverbio low: habla bajo, por favor, please speak quietly
por lo b., (a sus espaldas, disimuladamente) on the sly: con Pedro es muy amable, pero por lo bajo echa pestes de él, she's very nice to Pedro, but she's always slagging him off behind his back
(como mínimo) at least: ese libro cuesta cinco mil pesetas tirando por lo bajo, that book costs at least five thousand pesetas
III sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (instrumento, cantante, instrumentista) bass
2 (de un edificio) ground floor
3 (de una prenda) hem
IV mpl Mec underneath: las piedras del camino le rozaron los bajos del coche, we scratched the bottom of the car against the stones on the road
V preposición
1 (lugar) under, underneath
bajo techo, under shelter
bajo tierra, underground
bajo la tormenta, in the storm
2 Pol Hist under
bajo la dictadura, under the dictatorship 3 bajo cero, (temperatura) below zero
4 Jur under
bajo fianza, on bail
bajo juramento, under oath
bajo multa de cien mil pesetas, subject to a fine of one hundred thousand pesetas
bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
firmó la declaración bajo presión, she signed the declaration under pressure
La traducción más común del adjetivo es low. Sin embargo, recuerda que cuando quieres describir a una persona debes usar la palabra short: Es muy bajo para su edad. He's very short for his age.

' bajo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
auspicio
- baja
- caer
- calificar
- caloría
- circunstancia
- concepto
- confiar
- control
- cuerda
- dominación
- fianza
- fiebre
- guardia
- hundida
- hundido
- imperio
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- insolación
- juramento
- libertad
- llave
- manía
- ministerio
- monte
- murmurar
- par
- pretexto
- próxima
- próximo
- rescoldo
- ropa
- sarro
- so
- tapón
- techo
- tierra
- tono
- vigilancia
- a
- abrasar
- anestesia
- arresto
- ático
- bajar
- bajío
- chato
- chico
- coacción
English:
account
- aloud
- auspice
- bail
- bass
- bass guitar
- below
- beneath
- body
- bottom
- clampdown
- complaint
- conceal
- condition
- content
- control
- cover
- cuff
- custody
- depressed
- distraught
- down
- drunk driving
- DUI
- escrow
- feel
- floodlight
- foresight
- freezing
- ground
- gun
- hand
- honour
- hurtle
- in
- keep down
- lock away
- low
- low-alcohol
- low-budget
- low-calorie
- low-cost
- lower
- Lower Egypt
- lowest
- microscope
- minus
- oath
- observation
- off

* * *

bajo, -a

♦ adj

1. [objeto, cifra] low;
[persona, estatura] short;
es más bajo que su amigo he's shorter than his friend;

el pantano está muy bajo the water (level) in the reservoir is very low;

tengo la tensión baja I have low blood pressure;

tener la moral baja, estar bajo de moral to be in low o poor spirits;

estar en baja forma to be off form;

han mostrado una baja forma alarmante they have shown worryingly poor form, they have been worryingly off form;

los precios más bajos de la ciudad the lowest prices in the city;

tirando o [m5] calculando por lo bajo at least, at the minimum;

de baja calidad poor(-quality);

bajo en calorías low-calorie;

bajo en nicotina low in nicotine (content)

Comp
Elec baja frecuencia low frequency; Arte bajo relieve bas-relief; Informát baja resolución low resolution
2. [cabeza] bowed;
[ojos] downcast;
paseaba con la cabeza baja she was walking with her head down

3. [poco audible] low;
[sonido] soft, faint;
en voz baja softly, in a low voice;

pon la música más baja, por favor turn the music down, please;

por lo bajo [en voz baja] in an undertone;
[en secreto] secretly;
reírse por lo bajo to snicker, to snigger

4. [grave] deep

5. Geog lower;

el bajo Amazonas the lower Amazon

6. Hist lower;

la baja Edad Media the late Middle Ages

7. [pobre] lower-class

Comp
los bajos fondos the underworld
8. [vil] base

9. [soez] coarse, vulgar;

se dejó llevar por bajas pasiones he allowed his baser instincts to get the better of him

10. [metal] base

11. Perú baja policía street cleaners

♦ nm

1. [dobladillo] hem;

meter el bajo de una falda to take up a skirt

2. [planta baja] [piso] Br ground floor flat, US first floor apartment;
[local] Br premises on the ground floor, US premises on the first floor;
los bajos Br the ground floor, US the first floor

3. Mús [instrumento, cantante] bass;
[instrumentista] bassist
4. Mús [sonido] bass

5. Aut
bajos [de vehículo] underside

6. [hondonada] hollow

7. [banco de arena] shoal, sandbank

♦ adv

1. [hablar] quietly, softly;

ella habla más bajo que él she speaks more softly than he does;

¡habla más bajo, vas a despertar al bebé! keep your voice down or you'll wake the baby up!

2. [caer] low;
Fig
¡qué bajo has caído! how low you have sunk!

3. [volar] low

♦ prep

1. [debajo de] under;

bajo su apariencia pacífica se escondía un ser agresivo beneath his calm exterior there lay an aggressive nature;

bajo cero below zero;
Fig
bajo cuerda o [m5] mano secretly, in an underhand manner;

le pagó bajo mano para conseguir lo que quería he paid her secretly to get what he wanted;

bajo este ángulo from this angle;

bajo la lluvia in the rain;

bajo techo under cover;

dormir bajo techo to sleep with a roof over one's head o indoors

2. [sometido a]
bajo coacción under duress;

bajo control under control;

bajo el régimen de Franco under Franco's regime;

fue encarcelado bajo la acusación de… he was jailed on charges of…;
Der
bajo fianza on bail;

bajo mando de under the command of;

prohibido aparcar bajo multa de 100 euros no parking – penalty 100 euros;

bajo observación under observation;

bajo palabra on one's word;

el trato se hizo bajo palabra it was a purely verbal o a gentleman's agreement;

bajo pena de muerte on pain of death;

bajo tratamiento médico receiving medical treatment;

bajo la tutela de in the care of

* * *

bajo

I adj

1 low;

bajo en sal low in salt

2 persona short

II m

1 MÚS bass

2 piso first floor, Br

ground floor; de edificio first floor apartment, Br

ground floor flat

3 de vestido, pantalón hem

4

:

por lo bajo at least

III adv

1 cantar, hablar quietly, softly

2 volar low

IV prp under;

tres grados bajo cero three degrees below zero;

bajo juramento o

palabra on o under oath

* * *

bajo adv

1) : down, low

2) : softly, quietly

habla más bajo: speak more softly

bajo, -ja adj

1) : low

2) : short (of stature)

3) : soft, faint, deep (of sounds)

4) : lower

el bajo Amazonas: the lower Amazon

5) : lowered

con la mirada baja: with lowered eyes

6) : base, vile

7)

los bajos fondos : the underworld

bajo nm

1) : bass (musical instrument)

2) : first floor, ground floor

3) : hemline

bajo prep

: under, beneath, below

* * *

bajo¹ adj

1. (persona) short

un hombre bajo a short man

2. (muro, mueble, voz) low

un techo bajo a low ceiling

habla en voz baja she speaks in a low voice / she speaks quietly

3. (nivel, precio, número) low

un motor de bajo consumo an engine with low petrol consumption

todo está a bajo precio everything is cheap

bajo² adv

1. (con poca altura) low

ese avión vuela muy bajo that plane is flying very low

2. (con voz suave) quietly

procura hablar más bajo try and speak more quietly

bajo³ n

1. (planta baja) ground floor

tiene el despacho en el bajo his office is on the ground floor

2. (de una prenda) hem

tenía deshilachados los bajos de los pantalones the hems of his trousers were frayed

3. (instrumento, voz) bass

¿quién toca el bajo? who plays the bass?

4. (músico) bass player

bajo⁴ prep under

los submarinos navegan bajo la superficie del mar submarines sail under the surface of the sea

bajo la lluvia in the rain

Spanish-English dictionary > bajo

19 stikke

jab, plunge, poke, prick, slip, stab, stick, sting, thrust

* * *

vb

( putte) put ( fx one's hands in one's pockets; one's hand out),

T stick,

( voldsomt, F) thrust ( fx one's hands into one's pockets),

T shove,

( ubemærket) slip ( fx a letter into one's pocket);

( stikke med spids genstand) stick,

( voldsomt) thrust ( fx a bayonet into somebody),

( let) prick ( fx oneself on a needle, a hole in something);

( med finger, stok etc) prod, poke ( fx he prodded (el. poked) me in the ribs);

( med kniv, dolk etc) stab;

(slagte fx en gris) stick;

( om bi, hveps etc) sting;

( om loppe, myg også) bite;

( om solen) burn;

( i metal) engrave;

( om syning) stitch,

( om vatteret arbejde) quilt;

( med bold) hit;

( i kortspil) cover;

(mar: om dybgående) draw;

T ( overgå) beat ( fx can you beat that?);

( løbe) run, nip ( fx nip across to the baker's);

( give, række) give, chuck, pitch;

( angive) inform against,

S grass on;

[ med sb & pron:]

[ stikke asparges] cut asparagus;

[ jeg ved ikke hvad der stikker ham] I don't know what is biting him (el.

what has got into him);

[ det stak ham at] he took it into his head to;

[ han gør det når det stikker ham] he does it when he feels like it (el.

when he chooses);

[ stikke sig] prick oneself (på on, fx on a needle);

[ stikke sig i fingeren] prick one's finger;

(se også I. hul, ild);

[ med præp & adv:]

[ stikke `af]

( forsvinde) be off,

T clear out,

( især når man er uønsket) take oneself off ( fx I think I'll take myself off now),

( flygte) bolt, cut and run;

( for at undgå noget ubehageligt) make oneself scarce,

( i hemmelighed) skip off ( fx without paying one's bill);

(mar: fraslå sejl) unbend;

(= afmærke), se afstikke;

[ stikke af fra kone og børn] desert one's wife and family;

[ stikke af imod] form a glaring contrast to, clash with;

[ stikke af med]

(dvs hugge etc) go off with, run away (el. off) with ( fx somebody else's wife, the jewels, the profit);

(se også I. hale);

[ stikke dybt]

(mar) draw a great deal of water;

[ skibet stikker for dybt] the vessel draws too much water;

[ han stikker ikke dybt] he is pretty shallow, there is not much in him;

[ stikke efter]

(med stok etc) prod at,

( med våben) stab at;

[ stikke (af) fra en] give somebody the slip;

[ stikke frem]

( rage frem) stick out,

F project,

( iøjnefaldende, generende) jut out,

F protrude,

( ses) peep out,

( med objekt) put out ( fx he put out his hand), stick out,

( med kraft) thrust out;

[ stikke hovedet frem]

( om noget ubehageligt) raise (el. rear) its (ugly) head ( fx Nazism reared its ugly head);

( vove pelsen) stick one's neck out;

[ stikke hen til en] nip round to somebody;

[ stikke i noget] prod (at) something;

[ stikke i at hyle] start howling;

[ stikke i at le] burst out laughing;

[ stikke noget i brand] set something on fire, set fire to something;

[ han stak det i lommen] he put (, slipped, thrust) it into his pocket,

(dvs tilvendte sig det) he pocketed it ( fx he pocketed the

profits);

[ stikke en fornærmelse i lommen] swallow an insult;

[ stikke sin næse i], se næse;

[ stikke penge i] invest money in;

[ stikke i rend] start (el. set off) running;

[ stikke i søen] put (out) to sea;

[ solen stikker mig i øjnene] the sun is in my eyes;

[ det stak hende i øjnene]

(fig) it struck (el. caught) her eye;

[ stikke én ihjel] stab somebody to death;

[ han stak hovedet ind ad døren] he put his head in at the door;

[ stikke noget ind i noget] put (, thrust) something into something;

[ stikke noget ind imellem noget] insert something between something;

[ jeg stak min arm ind under hans] I slipped my arm through his;

[ stikke ned]

( dolke) stab;

[ stikke op]

( rage op) stick up;

[ han stikker ikke op for nogen] he is afraid of no man;

[ stikke ham på næven] shake hands with him;

(se også kasse, skrin);

[ stikke sig på], se ovf;

[ de stak hovederne sammen] they put their heads together;

[ stikke til en]

(dvs prikke, støde) prod (at) somebody,

( stadig kritisere) get at somebody ( fx he was getting at me all the time);

[ stikke noget til en] slip something into somebody's hand;

[ stikke til maden] peck at (el. toy with) one's food;

[ stikke til side] conceal;

( gemme til senere) put by, put away,

( reservere) put aside ( fx for a good customer), put on one side;

[ stikke til sig] pocket;

[ stikke til søs]

( om skib) put to sea,

( om person) go to sea,

( løbe bort og stikke til søs) run away to sea;

[ stikke ud], se ovf: stikke frem;

[ stikke én ud]

(dvs fortrænge en) cut somebody out;

[ stikke et glas ud] toss off (el. gulp down) a glass;

[ stikke én noget ud]

(dvs prakke en noget på) palm (el. fob) something off on somebody;

[ stikke hovedet ud ad døren (, vinduet)] put one's head out of the door (, the window);

[ stikke øjnene ud på én] put out somebody's eyes;

[ der stikker noget ` under] there is more in this than meets the eye;

(dvs en fælde etc) there is a catch in it somewhere;

(se også stol, vest).

Danish-English dictionary > stikke

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