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  • 41 mejor

    adj.
    better.
    no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…
    es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't come
    será mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut up
    adv.
    1 better.
    ahora veo mejor I can see better now
    mejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you don't tell him
    mejor dicho (or) rather
    mejor que mejor so much the better
    2 best.
    el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best
    * * *
    1 (comparativo) better
    ■ mi mejor amigo,-a my best friend
    1 (comparativo) better
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mejor
    1 the best (one)
    \
    a lo mejor perhaps, maybe
    en el mejor de los casos at the very best
    mejor dicho or rather
    mejor o peor one way or another
    mejor que mejor so much the better
    tanto mejor so much the better
    * * *
    1. adj.
    2) best
    2. adv.
    2) best
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    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [comparativo]
    a) (=más bueno) [resultado, producto] better; [calidad, oferta] better, higher

    • y lo que es mejor — and even better, and better still

    • mejor que algo — better than sth

    b) (=preferible)

    • ser mejor — to be better

    2) [superlativo]
    a) [de dos] better

    de estos dos refrescos, ¿cuál es el mejor? — which is the better (out) of these two drinks?

    b) [de varios] [persona, producto] best; [calidad] top, highest; [oferta] highest, best

    ¿quién es tu mejor amigo? — who is your best friend?

    ser el mejor de la clase — to be the best in the class, be top of the class

    un jamón de la mejor calidad — a top quality ham, a ham of the highest quality

    c)

    • lo mejor — the best

    os deseo (todo) lo mejor — I wish you all the best, my best wishes (to you)

    lo mejor del caso es que... — the good thing is that..., the best part of it is that...

    • os deseo lo mejor del mundo — I wish you all the best

    • tenéis que hacerlo lo mejor posible — you have to do the best you can, you have to do your best

    • lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it the best I could, I did it as well as I could

    • estar en lo mejor de la vida — to be in the prime of life

    partir 1., 3)
    2. ADV
    1) [comparativo de bien] better

    ¿te sientes algo mejor? — do you feel any better?

    ¡pues si no quieres venir con nosotros, mejor! — well, if you don't want to come with us, so much the better!

    • mejor dicho — or rather, or I should say

    lleva tres años en Inglaterra, o mejor dicho, en el Reino Unido — she's been in England, or rather o or I should say the United Kingdom, for three years

    • mucho mejor — much better, a lot better *

    • mejor o peor, mejor o peor, ya saldremos adelante — for better or (for) worse, we'll come through this

    • mejor que mejor, tanto mejor — so much the better, all the better

    nunca
    2) [superlativo de bien] best

    ¿quién es el que lo hace mejor? — who does it best?

    3) (=preferiblemente)

    mejor quedamos otro día — why don't we meet another day?, it'd be better if we met another day

    tú, mejor te callas — * you'd better keep quiet *

    mejor me voy — * I'd better go

    cuanto 2., 2)
    4)

    a lo mejor viene mañana — he might come tomorrow, maybe he'll come tomorrow

    -¿crees que lloverá hoy? -a lo mejor — "do you think it will rain today?" - "maybe" o "it might"

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    I
    1)
    a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superior

    va a ser mejor que... — it's better if...

    tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better

    al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end

    b) ( comparativo de bien) better
    2)
    a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) best

    éste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best

    II
    1)
    a) ( comparativo) better
    b)

    mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half

    2)
    a) ( superlativo) best

    lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability

    b)

    a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer

    3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)
    III
    masculino y femenino

    el/la mejor — ( de dos) the better; ( de varios) the best

    * * *
    = advantageous, better, improved, increased, optimal, superior, top, top quality, high-end, best ever.
    Ex. Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.
    Ex. Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.
    Ex. The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.
    Ex. Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
    Ex. The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.
    Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
    Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex. The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.
    Ex. The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.
    Ex. The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
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    * acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.
    * acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.
    * al mejor precio = at the best price.
    * al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.
    * apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.
    * aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.
    * aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.
    * arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.
    * atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.
    * aun mejor = better still.
    * ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.
    * ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.
    * ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.
    * bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.
    * cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.
    * cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.
    * como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.
    * comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.
    * con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.
    * con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.
    * conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.
    * cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.
    * cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.
    * cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.
    * dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.
    * dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.
    * de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.
    * de mejor manera = best.
    * demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.
    * el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.
    * el mejor = best of breed, the.
    * el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.
    * el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.
    * el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.
    * el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.
    * empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.
    * en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.
    * en la mejor posición = best-positioned.
    * en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.
    * en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.
    * entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.
    * estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.
    * estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.
    * funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.
    * hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.
    * hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.
    * hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.
    * hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.
    * hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.
    * ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * la mejor manera = how best.
    * la mejor manera de = the best way of.
    * la mejor oferta = the best deal.
    * la mejor opción = the best bet.
    * la mejor salida = the best way forward.
    * la mejor solución = the best way forward.
    * lo mejor = the top of the tree.
    * lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.
    * lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.
    * lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor de todo = best of all.
    * lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....
    * lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.
    * lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.
    * lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.
    * lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.
    * lo que es aun mejor = better still.
    * lo que es mejor aun = better still.
    * mejor amigo = best friend.
    * mejor aun = better still.
    * mejor compra = best buy.
    * mejor conservado = best-preserved.
    * mejor dicho = nay.
    * mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.
    * mejor, el = best, the.
    * mejor imposible = as good as it gets.
    * mejor intento = best stab, best shot.
    * mejor oferta = best buy.
    * mejor oferta, la = best value, the.
    * mejor pensado = best-laid.
    * mejor planeado = best-laid.
    * mejor que = in preference to.
    * mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.
    * mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * mucho mejor = far better.
    * mucho mejor que = far superior to.
    * nada es mejor que = nothing beats....
    * nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
    * no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.
    * no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....
    * ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.
    * Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.
    * o mejor dicho = or rather.
    * para un futuro mejor = for a better future.
    * pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.
    * pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.
    * pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.
    * potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.
    * que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.
    * sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.
    * sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.
    * sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.
    * sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.
    * sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.
    * sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].
    * ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.
    * ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.
    * ser mejor en = be better at.
    * ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.
    * ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * tanto mejor = so much the better.
    * tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.
    * tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.
    * tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.
    * terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.
    * terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.
    * trabajar mejor = work + best.
    * una mejor ocasión = a better time.
    * un mejor momento = a better time.
    * vida mejor = better life.
    * y aun mejor = better yet.
    * y mejor aun = better yet.
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) ( comparativo de bueno) <producto/profesor> better; < calidad> better, higher, superior

    va a ser mejor que... — it's better if...

    tanto mejor or mejor que mejor — so much the better

    al final todo fue para mejor — it was all for o it all worked out for the best in the end

    b) ( comparativo de bien) better
    2)
    a) ( superlativo de bueno) ( entre dos) better; ( entre varios) best

    éste es el mejor — it's the best one o this one is the best

    II
    1)
    a) ( comparativo) better
    b)

    mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio — she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half

    2)
    a) ( superlativo) best

    lo hice lo mejor que pude — I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability

    b)

    a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia — we may o might go to Italy this summer

    3) (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias)
    III
    masculino y femenino

    el/la mejor — ( de dos) the better; ( de varios) the best

    * * *
    el mejor
    = best, the

    Ex: This fact further reinforces the notion that Western Europeans 'civilized' the world in the best interests of us -- the majority -- all.

    = advantageous, better, improved, increased, optimal, superior, top, top quality, high-end, best ever.

    Ex: Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.

    Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.
    Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.
    Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
    Ex: The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.
    Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
    Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex: The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.
    Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.
    Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
    * acabar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.
    * acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento = peak.
    * alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto = peak + too early.
    * al mejor precio = at the best price.
    * al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.
    * apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.
    * aprovechar mejor = make + the best use of.
    * aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * arreglárselas lo mejor posible = make + the best of things.
    * arreglarse lo mejor posible = look + Posesivo + best.
    * atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.
    * aun mejor = better still.
    * ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, glean + insights, give + an insight into, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.
    * ayudar a conocer mejor = advance + understanding.
    * ayudar a entender mejor = lend + understanding to.
    * bestseller de los mejores = runaway bestseller.
    * cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.
    * cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.
    * como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.
    * comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.
    * con la mejor voluntad del mundo = in good faith.
    * con las mejores intenciones = best-intentioned.
    * conocer mejor = gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding.
    * cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo = on the upswing.
    * cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.
    * cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * dar lo mejor de Uno mismo = give of + Posesivo + best.
    * dársele a Uno mejor Algo = be better at.
    * dársele mejor a Uno = do + best.
    * de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de la mejor manera posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de los mejores = high-end, as good as any, top-class.
    * de mejor manera = best.
    * demostrar ser mejor = prove + superior.
    * el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.
    * el mejor = best of breed, the.
    * el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.
    * el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.
    * el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.
    * el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.
    * empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.
    * en el mejor momento de Uno = at + Posesivo + (very) best.
    * en la mejor posición = best-positioned.
    * en las mejores condiciones posibles = in the best possible conditions.
    * en su mejor momento = at + Posesivo + peak.
    * entender mejor = gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.
    * estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.
    * estar mejor = be better off, be better served by.
    * funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.
    * hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.
    * hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + utmost, give + Posesivo + best.
    * hacerlo mejor = do + a better job.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno pued = give of + Posesivo + best.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.
    * hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.
    * hacer mejor = give + Nombre + an edge.
    * hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.
    * ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, go + great guns.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * la mejor manera = how best.
    * la mejor manera de = the best way of.
    * la mejor oferta = the best deal.
    * la mejor opción = the best bet.
    * la mejor salida = the best way forward.
    * la mejor solución = the best way forward.
    * lo mejor = the top of the tree.
    * lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.
    * lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.
    * lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor de todo = best of all.
    * lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....
    * lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.
    * lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.
    * lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.
    * lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.
    * lo que es aun mejor = better still.
    * lo que es mejor aun = better still.
    * mejor amigo = best friend.
    * mejor aun = better still.
    * mejor compra = best buy.
    * mejor conservado = best-preserved.
    * mejor dicho = nay.
    * mejor diseñado = best-designed, best-laid, best-laid.
    * mejor, el = best, the.
    * mejor imposible = as good as it gets.
    * mejor intento = best stab, best shot.
    * mejor oferta = best buy.
    * mejor oferta, la = best value, the.
    * mejor pensado = best-laid.
    * mejor planeado = best-laid.
    * mejor que = in preference to.
    * mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.
    * mejor sería que + Subjuntivo = might + as well + Verbo.
    * mientras más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.
    * mucho mejor = far better.
    * mucho mejor que = far superior to.
    * nada es mejor que = nothing beats....
    * nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
    * no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.
    * no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....
    * ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.
    * Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.
    * o mejor dicho = or rather.
    * para un futuro mejor = for a better future.
    * pasar a mejor vida = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost.
    * pasar a vida mejor = lay + Nombre + low.
    * pastos mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * Posesivo + mejor amigo = Posesivo + best friend.
    * potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.
    * que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.
    * sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.
    * sacar el mejor partido de = get + the best out of.
    * sacar el mejor partido de Algo = make + the best use of, make + the best advantage of, make + the best possible use of.
    * sacar el mejor partido posible = get + the best of both worlds, get + the best of all worlds.
    * sacar mejor partido = get + more for + Posesivo + money.
    * secreto mejor guardado = best kept secret.
    * sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo = had better + Infinitivo.
    * sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * sería mejor que yo = I'd better [I had better].
    * ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.
    * ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.
    * ser mejor en = be better at.
    * ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.
    * ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * tanto mejor = so much the better.
    * tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.
    * tener lo mejor de ambos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.
    * tener lo mejor de los dos mundos = have + the best of both worlds.
    * terminar con mejor cara = end up on + a high note.
    * terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.
    * tierras mejores = greener pastures, pastures new.
    * todavía no ha pasado lo mejor = the best is yet to come.
    * trabajar mejor = work + best.
    * una mejor ocasión = a better time.
    * un mejor momento = a better time.
    * vida mejor = better life.
    * y aun mejor = better yet.
    * y mejor aun = better yet.

    * * *
    A
    1 (comparativo de bueno) ‹producto/obra/profesor› better; ‹calidad› better, higher, superior
    resultó mejor que el otro/de lo que pensábamos it was better than the other one/than we expected
    va a ser mejor que no nos veamos más it's better if we don't see each other anymore
    y si no quiere comer tanto mejor or mejor que mejor and if she doesn't want to eat, all the better o so much the better
    cuanto más grande mejor the bigger the better
    al final todo fue para mejor it was all o it all worked out for the best in the end
    me siento mejor que ayer I feel better than (I did) yesterday
    sabe mucho mejor así it tastes much better like that
    B
    es el mejor jugador del equipo he's the best player in the team
    mi mejor amiga my best friend
    productos de la mejor calidad products of the highest quality
    este vino es de lo mejorcito que producen ( fam); this is one of their better wines
    lo mejor es que le digas la verdad the best thing (to do) is to tell her the truth
    le deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the best
    hoy es el día en que la he encontrado mejor today is the best I've seen her
    la que está mejor de dinero the one who has most money o ( colloq) who's best off
    A
    1 (comparativo) better
    luego lo pensé mejor y decidí aceptar then I thought better of it and decided to accept
    pintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better o is getting better all the time
    2
    mejor dicho: me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos años y medio she's two years older than me, sorry, two and a half o or rather, two and a half o no, two and a half
    B
    éste es el lugar desde donde se ve mejor this is where you can see best (from)
    la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the play
    lo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as well as I could, I did it as best I could o ( frml) to the best of my ability
    2
    a lo mejor: a lo mejor este verano vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy this summer
    a lo mejor no se han enterado they may o might not have heard, maybe o perhaps they haven't heard
    C
    ( esp AmL) (en sugerencias): mejor lo dejamos para otro día why don't we leave it for another day?, I suggest we leave it o let's leave it for another day
    mejor me callo I think I'd better shut up
    mejor pídeselo tú it would be better if you asked him, why don't you ask him?
    el/la mejor (de dos) the better; (de varios) the best
    se quedó con el mejor de los dos/de todos she kept the better of the two/the best one of all for herself
    es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class
    * * *

     

    mejor adjetivo
    1

    ◊ bueno) ‹producto/profesor› better;


    ‹ calidad› better, higher, superior;

    cuanto más grande mejor the bigger the better

    ◊ bien) better;

    está mejor así it's better like this
    2



    ( entre varios) best;

    productos de la mejor calidad products of the highest quality;
    lo mejor es que se lo digas the best thing (to do) is to tell her;
    le deseo lo mejor I wish you the very best o all the best

    ◊ bien): la que está mejor de dinero the one who has the most money

    ■ adverbio
    1 ( comparativo) better;

    pintas cada vez mejor your painting is getting better and better;
    me lleva dos años, mejor dicho, dos y medio she's two years older than me, or rather, two and a half
    2 ( superlativo) best;

    la versión mejor ambientada de la obra the best-staged production of the play;
    lo hice lo mejor que pude I did it as best I could o (frml) to the best of my ability;
    a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;
    a lo mejor vamos a Italia we may o might go to Italy
    3 (esp AmL) ( en sugerencias):

    mejor me callo I think I'd better shut up
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:
    ◊ el/la mejor ( de dos) the better;


    ( de varios) the best;

    mejor
    I adjetivo
    1 (comparativo de bueno) better: mi bolígrafo es mejor que el tuyo, my pen is better than yours
    es mejor que confieses, you'd better confess
    no hay nada mejor, there's nothing better
    2 (superlativo de bueno) best
    la mejor de la clase, the best in the class
    lo mejor, the best thing
    II adverbio
    1 (comparativo de bien) better: canta mucho mejor, he sings much better
    estamos mejor atendidos, we are better looked after
    lo hace mejor que tú, she does it better than you do
    2 (superlativo de bien) best: soy la que mejor lo hace, I'm the one who does it best
    3 (antes, preferiblemente) mejor lo escribes, you'd better write it down
    déjalo mejor para la tarde, it'd be better if you left it for the evening
    ♦ Locuciones: a lo mejor, maybe, perhaps, tanto mejor, so much the better

    ' mejor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bastante
    - calaña
    - caso
    - concebir
    - corta
    - corto
    - cuanta
    - cuanto
    - desear
    - despersonalizada
    - despersonalizado
    - dicha
    - dicho
    - diplomacia
    - don
    - duda
    - él
    - embalarse
    - flor
    - gafar
    - infinitamente
    - ingeniar
    - irse
    - modestamente
    - pegar
    - pique
    - postor
    - postora
    - premio
    - que
    - resbaladiza
    - resbaladizo
    - revolver
    - según
    - sentar
    - sentirse
    - superarse
    - superior
    - tanta
    - tanto
    - vaho
    - vida
    - voluntad
    - alegrar
    - caber
    - cada
    - camino
    - casi
    - como
    - cuando
    English:
    acclaim
    - acknowledge
    - and
    - any
    - at
    - attest
    - awaken
    - best
    - better
    - brand
    - bust up
    - but
    - by
    - change
    - choose
    - clean up
    - dog
    - ever
    - eyesight
    - far
    - female
    - few
    - flagship
    - gazump
    - gazumping
    - grade
    - highlight
    - institution
    - job
    - late
    - laugh
    - lion
    - look up
    - lot
    - love
    - male-dominated
    - maybe
    - mile
    - more
    - much
    - next
    - of
    - off
    - one-upmanship
    - optimal
    - out
    - outdistance
    - outmaneuver
    - outmanoeuvre
    - pain
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [comparativo] better ( que than);
    un mundo mejor a better world;
    ella tiene una moto mucho mejor she has a much better motorbike;
    una televisión de mejor calidad a better-quality television;
    no hay nada mejor que… there's nothing better than…;
    es mejor que no vengas it would be better if you didn't come;
    será mejor que te calles you'd better shut up, I suggest you shut up;
    sería mejor que llamáramos a un médico we ought to call a doctor;
    un cambio a o [m5] para mejor a change for the better
    2. [superlativo]
    el/la mejor… the best…;
    el mejor vino de todos/del mundo the best wine of all/in the world;
    un producto de la mejor calidad a top-quality product, a product of the highest quality;
    es lo mejor que nos pudo ocurrir it was the best thing that could have happened to us;
    lo mejor es que nos marchemos it would be best if we left;
    te deseo lo mejor I wish you all the best;
    lo mejor fue que… the best thing was that…;
    a lo mejor maybe, perhaps;
    a lo mejor voy I may go
    ♦ nmf
    el/la mejor (de) the best (in);
    el mejor de todos/del mundo the best of all/in the world;
    el mejor de los dos the better of the two;
    que gane el mejor may the best man win
    ♦ adv
    1. [comparativo] better ( que than);
    ahora veo mejor I can see better now;
    el inglés se me da mejor que el alemán I'm better at English than I am at German;
    lo haces cada vez mejor you're getting better and better at it;
    ¿qué tal las vacaciones? – mejor imposible Br how were your holidays?, US how was your vacation? – couldn't have been any better;
    mejor me quedo I'd better stay;
    mejor no se lo digas it'd be better if you didn't tell him;
    mejor quedamos mañana it would be better if we met tomorrow;
    estar mejor [no tan malo] to feel better;
    [recuperado] to be better;
    nos va mejor con este gobierno we're better off under this government;
    me lo he pensado mejor I've thought better of it;
    mejor dicho (or) rather;
    mejor para ti/él/ etc so much the better;
    si tienen mucho dinero, mejor para ellos if they've got lots of money, so much the better;
    me han invitado a la ceremonia – mejor para ti I've been invited to the ceremony – good for you;
    mejor que mejor so much the better;
    tanto mejor so much the better
    2. [superlativo] best;
    el que la conoce mejor the one who knows her best;
    esto es lo que se me da mejor this is what I'm best at;
    los vinos mejor elaborados the finest wines;
    el personal mejor preparado the best-qualified staff
    * * *
    I adj
    1 comp better;
    está mejor that’s better;
    ir a mejor get better;
    tanto mejor all the better
    2 sup
    :
    el mejor the best;
    lo mejor the best thing;
    lo mejor posible as well as possible;
    dar lo mejor de sí mismo do one’s best
    II
    :
    mejor para ti good for you;
    a lo mejor perhaps, maybe
    * * *
    mejor adv
    1) : better
    Carla cocina mejor que Ana: Carla cooks better than Ana
    2) : best
    ella es la que lo hace mejor: she's the one who does it best
    3) : rather
    mejor morir que rendirme: I'd rather die than give up
    4) : it's better that...
    mejor te vas: you'd better go
    5)
    a lo mejor : maybe, perhaps
    mejor adj
    1) (comparative of bueno) : better
    a falta de algo mejor: for lack of something better
    2) (comparative of bien) : better
    está mucho mejor: he's much better
    3) (superlative of bueno) : best, the better
    mi mejor amigo: my best friend
    4) (superlative of bien) : best, the better
    duermo mejor en un clima seco: I sleep best in a dry climate
    5) preferible: preferable, better
    6)
    lo mejor : the best thing, the best part
    mejor nmf, (with definite article) : the better (one), the best (one)
    * * *
    mejor adj adv
    1. (comparativo) better
    (es) mejor que... it's better...

    Spanish-English dictionary > mejor

  • 42 AT

    I) prep.
    A. with dative.
    I. Of motion;
    1) towards, against;
    Otkell laut at Skamkatli, bowed down to S.;
    hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge against A.;
    Brynjólfr gengr alit at honum, quite up to him;
    þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters with him;
    3) to, at;
    koma at landi, to come to land;
    ganga at dómi, to go into court;
    4) along (= eptir);
    ganga at stræti, to walk along the street;
    dreki er niðr fór at ánni (went down the river) fyrir strauminum;
    refr dró hörpu at ísi, on the ice;
    5) denoting hostility;
    renna (sœkja) at e-m, to rush at, assault;
    gerði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog;
    6) around;
    vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a veil round one’s head;
    bera grjót at e-m, to heap stones upon the body;
    7) denoting business, engagement;
    ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after horses, watching sheep;
    fara at landskuldum, to go collecting rents.
    II. Of position, &c.;
    1) denoting presence at, near, by, upon;
    at kirkju, at church;
    at dómi, in court;
    at lögbergi, at the hill of laws;
    2) denoting participation in;
    vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, wedding;
    3) ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at;
    kvalararnir, er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him;
    var þar at kona nökkur at binda (was there busy dressing) sár manna;
    4) with proper names of places (farms);
    konungr at Danmörku ok Noregi, king of;
    biskup at Hólum, bishop of Holar;
    at Helgafelli, at Bergþórshváli;
    5) used ellipt. with a genitive, at (a person’s) house;
    at hans (at his house) gisti fjölmenni mikit;
    at Marðar, at Mara’s home;
    at hins beilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church;
    at Ránar, at Ran’s (abode).
    III. Of time;
    1) at, in;
    at upphafi, at first, in the beginning;
    at skilnaði, at parting, when they parted;
    at páskum, at Easter;
    at kveldi, at eventide;
    at fjöru, at the ebb;
    at flœðum, at the floodtide;
    2) adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr’;
    at ári komanda, next year;
    at vári, er kemr, next spring;
    generally with ‘komanda’ understood;
    at sumri, hausti, vetri, vári, next summer, &c.;
    3) used with an absolute dative and present or past part.;
    at sér lifanda, duing his lifetime;
    at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all;
    at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the hearing of the chief;
    at upprennandi sólu, at sunrise;
    at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks are past;
    at honum önduðum, after his death;
    4) denoting uninterrupted succession, after;
    hverr at öðrum, annarr at öðrum, one after another;
    skildu menn at þessu, thereupon, after this;
    at því (thereafter) kómu aðrar meyjar.
    IV. fig. and in various uses;
    1) to, into, with the notion of destruction or change;
    brenna (borgina) at ösku, to burn to ashes;
    verða at ormi, to become a snake;
    2) for, as;
    gefa e-t at gjöf, as a present;
    eiga e-n at vin, to have one as friend;
    3) by;
    taka sverð at hjöltum, by the hilt;
    draga út björninn at hlustunum, by the ears;
    kjósa at afli, álitum, by strength, appearrance;
    auðigr at fé, wealthy in goods;
    vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face;
    5) as a law term, on the grounds of, by reason of;
    ryðja ( to challenge) dóm at mægðum, kvið at frændsemi;
    6) as a paraphrase of a genitive;
    faðir, móðir at barni (= barns, of a child);
    aðili at sök = aðili sakar;
    7) with adjectives denoting colour, size, age, of;
    hvítr, svartr, rauðr at lit, while, black, red of colour;
    mikill, lítill at stœrð, vexti, tall, small of stature;
    tvítugr at aldri, twenty years of age;
    kýr at fyrsta, öðrum kálfi, a cow that has calved once, twice;
    8) determining the source from which anything comes, of, from;
    Ari nam ok marga frœði at Þuríði (from her);
    þiggja, kaupa, geta, leigja e-t at e-m, to receive, buy, obtain, borrow a thing from one;
    hafa veg (virðing) styrk at e-m, to derive honour, power, from one;
    9) according, to, after (heygðr at fornum sið);
    at ráði allra vitrustu manna, by the advice of;
    at landslögum, by the law of the land;
    at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave;
    10) in adverbial phrases;
    gróa (vera grœddr) at heilu, to be quite healed;
    bíta af allt gras at snøggu, quite bare;
    at fullu, fully;
    at vísu, surely;
    at frjálsu, freely;
    at eilífu, for ever and ever;
    at röngu, at réttu, wrongly, rightly;
    at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same;
    at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent.
    B. with acc., after, upon (= eptir);
    sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, to take the inheritance after his father;
    at þat (= eptir þat), after that, thereafter;
    connected with a past part. or a., at Gamla fallinn, after the fall of Gamli;
    at Hrungni dauðan, upon the death of Hrungnir.
    1) as the simple mark of the infinitive, to;
    at ganga, at ríða, at hlaupa, to walk, to ride, to run;
    2) in an objective sense;
    hann bauð þeim at fara, sitja, he bade (ordered) them to go, sit;
    gefa e-m at eta, at drekka, to give one to eat, to drink;
    3) denoting design or purpose, in order to (hann gekk í borg at kaupa silfr).
    1) demonstrative particle before a comparative, the, all the, so much the;
    hón grét at meir, she wept the more;
    þykkir oss at líkara, all the more likely;
    þú ert maðr at verri (so much the worse), er þú hefir þetta mælt;
    2) rel. pron., who, which, that (= er);
    þeir allir, at þau tíðindi heyrðu, all those who heard;
    sem þeim er títt, at ( as is the custom of those who) kaupferðir reka.
    conj., that;
    1) introducing a subjective or objective clause;
    þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, it happened once that H.;
    vilda ek, at þú réðist austr í fjörðu, I should like you to go;
    2) relative to svá, denoting proportion, degree;
    svá mikill lagamaðr, at, so great a lawyer, that;
    3) with subj., denoting end or purpose, in order that (skáru þeir fyrir þá (viz. hestana) melinn, at þeir dœi eigi af sulti);
    4) since, because, as (= því at);
    5) connected with þó, því, svá;
    þó at (with subj.), though, although;
    því at, because, for;
    svá at, so that;
    6) temp., þá at (= þá er), when;
    þegar at (= þegar er), as soon as;
    þar til at (= þar til er), until, till;
    áðr at (= á. en), before;
    7) used superfluously after an int. pron. or adv.;
    Ólafr spurði, hvern styrk at hann mundi fá honum, what help he was likely to give him;
    in a relative sense; með fullkomnum ávexti, hverr at (which) þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða.
    V)
    negative verbal suffix, = ata; var-at, was not.
    odda at, Yggs at, battle.
    * * *
    1.
    and að, prep., often used ellipt. dropping the case and even merely as an adverb, [Lat. ad; Ulf. at = πρός and παρά, A. S. ät; Engl. at; Hel. ad = apud; O. H. G. az; lost in mod. Germ., and rare in Swed. and Dan.; in more freq. use in Engl. than any other kindred language, Icel. only excepted]:—the mod. pronunciation and spelling is að (aþ); this form is very old, and is found in Icel. vellum MSS. of the 12th century, e. g. aþ, 623. 60; yet in earlier times it was sounded with a tenuis, as we may infer from rhymes, e. g. jöfurr hyggi at | hve ek yrkja fat, Egill: Sighvat also makes it rhyme with a t. The verse by Thorodd—þar vastu at er fjáðr klæðið þvat (Skálda 162)—is hardly intelligible unless we accept the spelling with an aspirate (að), and say that þvað is = þvá = þváði, lavabat; it may be that by the time of Thorodd and Ari the pure old pronunciation was lost, or is ‘þvat’ simply the A. S. þvât, secuit? The Icelanders still, however, keep the tenuis in compounds before a vowel, or before h, v, or the liquids l, r, thus—atyrða, atorka, athöfn, athugi, athvarf, athlægi; atvinna, atvik; atlaga, atlíðanði ( slope), atriði, atreið, atróðr: but aðdjúpr, aðfinsla (critic), aðferð, aðkoma, aðsókn, aðsúgr (crowding), aðgæzla. In some words the pronunciation is irregular, e. g. atkvæði not aðkv-; atburðr, but aðbúnaðr; aðhjúkran not athjúkran; atgörvi not aðgörfi. At, to, towards; into; against; along, by; in regard to; after.
    Mostly with dat.; rarely with acc.; and sometimes ellipt.—by dropping the words ‘home,’ ‘house,’ or the like—with gen.
    WITH DAT.
    A. LOC.
    I. WITH MOTION; gener. the motion to the borders, limits of an object, and thus opp. to frá:
    1. towards, against, with or without the notion of arrival, esp. connected with verbs denoting motion (verba movendi et eundi), e. g. fara, ganga, koma, lúta, snúa, rétta at…; Otkell laut at Skamkatli, O. louted (i. e. bowed down) towards S., Nj. 77, Fms. xi. 102; sendimaðrinn sneri ( turned) hjöltum sverðsins at konungi, towards the king, i. 15; hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge towards A., Nj. 220; rétta e-t at e-m, to reach, hand over, Ld. 132; ganga at, to step towards, Ísl. ii. 259.
    2. denoting proximity, close up to, up to; Brynjólfr gengr … allt at honum, B. goes quite up to him, Nj. 58; Gunnarr kom þangat at þeim örunum, G. reached them even there with his arrows, 115; þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters, id.; reið maðr at þeim (up to them), 274; þeir höfðu rakit sporin allt at ( right up to) gammanum, Fms. i. 9; komu þeir at sjó fram, came down to the sea, Bárð. 180.
    3. without reference to the space traversed, to or at; koma at landi, to land, Ld. 38, Fms. viii. 358; ríða at dyrum, Boll. 344; hlaupa at e-m, to run up to, run at, Fms. vii. 218, viii. 358; af sjáfarganginum er hann gekk at landinu, of the surf dashing against the shore, xi. 6; vísa ólmum hundi at manni, to set a fierce hound at a man, Grág. ii. 118; leggja e-n at velli, to lay low, Eg. 426, Nj. 117; hníga at jörðu, at grasi, at moldu, to bite the dust, to die, Njarð. 378; ganga at dómi, a law term, to go into court, of a plaintiff, defendant, or bystander, Nj. 87 (freq.)
    4. denoting a motion along, into, upon; ganga at stræti, to walk along the street, Korm. 228, Fms. vii. 39; at ísi, on the ice, Skálda 198, Fms. vii. 19, 246, viii. 168, Eb. 112 new Ed. (á is perh. wrong); máttu menn ganga bar yfir at skipum einum, of ships alone used as a bridge, Fas. i. 378; at höfðum, at nám, to trample on the slain on the battle-field, Lex. Poët.; at ám, along the rivers; at merkiósum, at the river’s mouth, Grág. ii. 355; at endilöngu baki, all along its back, Sks. 100.
    5. denoting hostility, to rush at, assault; renna at, hlaupa at, ganga, fara, ríða, sækja, at e-m, (v. those words), whence the nouns atrenna, athlaup, atgangr, atför, atreið, atsókn, etc.
    β. metaph., kom at þeim svefnhöfgi, deep sleep fell on them, Nj. 104. Esp. of weather, in the impers. phrase, hríð, veðr, vind, storm görir at e-m, to be overtaken by a snow storm, gale, or the like; görði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog, Bárð. 171.
    6. denoting around, of clothing or the like; bregða skikkju at höfði sér, to wrap his cloak over his head, Ld. 62; vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a snood round her head, 188; sauma at, to stick, cling close, as though sewn on; sauma at höndum sér, of tight gloves, Bs. i. 453; kyrtill svá þröngr sem saumaðr væri at honum, as though it were stitched to him, Nj. 214; vafit at vándum dreglum, tight laced with sorry tags, id.; hosa strengd fast at beini, of tight hose, Eg. 602; hann sveipar at sér iðrunum ok skyrtunni, he gathers up the entrails close to him and the skirt too, Gísl. 71; laz at síðu, a lace on the side, to keep the clothes tight, Eg. 602.
    β. of burying; bera grjót at einum, to heap stones upon the body, Eg. 719; var gör at þeim dys or grjóti, Ld. 152; gora kistu at líki, to make a coffin for a body, Eb. 264, Landn. 56, Ld. 142.
    γ. of summoning troops or followers; stefna at sér mönnum, to summon men to him, Nj. 104; stefna at sér liði, Eg. 270; kippa mönnum at sér, to gather men in haste, Ld. 64.
    7. denoting a business, engagement; ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after after horses, watching sheep, Glúm. 362, Nj. 75; fara at fé, to go to seek for sheep, Ld. 240; fara at heyi, to go a-haymaking, Dropl. 10; at veiðum, a-hunting; at fuglum, a-fowling; at dýrum, a-sbooting; at fiski, a-fishing; at veiðiskap, Landn. 154, Orkn. 416 (in a verse), Nj. 25; fara at landskuldum, to go a-collecling rents, Eg. 516; at Finnkaupum, a-marketing with Finns, 41; at féföngum, a-plundering, Fms. vii. 78; ganga at beina, to wait on guests, Nj. 50; starfa at matseld, to serve at table, Eb. 266; hitta e-n at nauðsynjum, on matters of business; at máli, to speak with one, etc., Fms. xi. 101; rekast at e-m, to pursue one, ix. 404; ganga at liði sér, to go suing for help, Grág. ii. 384.
    β. of festivals; snúa, fá at blóti, veizlu, brullaupi, to prepare for a sacrificial banquet, wedding, or the like, hence at-fangadagr, Eb. 6, Ld. 70; koma at hendi, to happen, befall; ganga at sínu, to come by one’s own, to take it, Ld. 208; Egill drakk hvert full er at honum kom, drained every horn that came to him, Eg. 210; komast at keyptu, to purchase dearly, Húv. 46.
    8. denoting imaginary motion, esp. of places, cp. Lat. spectare, vergere ad…, to look or lie towards; horfði botninn at höfðanum, the bight of the bay looked toward the headland, Fms. i. 340, Landn. 35; also, skeiðgata liggr at læknum, leads to the brook, Ísl. ii. 339; á þann arminn er vissi at sjánum, on that wing which looked toward the sea, Fms. viii. 115; sár þau er horft höfðu at Knúti konungi, xi. 309.
    β. even connected with verbs denoting motion; Gilsáreyrr gengr austan at Fljótinu, G. extends, projects to F. from the east, Hrafh. 25; hjá sundi því, er at gengr þingstöðinni, Fms. xi. 85.
    II. WITHOUT MOTION; denoting presence at, near, by, at the side of, in, upon; connected with verbs like sitja, standa, vera…; at kirkju, at church, Fms. vii. 251, K. f). K. 16, Ld. 328, Ísl. ii. 270, Sks. 36; vera at skála, at húsi, to be in, at home, Landn. 154; at landi, Fms. i. 82; at skipi, on shipboard, Grág. i. 209, 215; at oldri, at a banquet, inter pocula; at áti, at dinner, at a feast, inter edendum, ii. 169, 170; at samförum ok samvistum, at public meetings, id.; at dómi, in a court; standa (to take one’s stand) norðan, sunnan, austan, vestan at dómi, freq. in the proceedings at trials in lawsuits, Nj.; at þingi, present at the parliament, Grág. i. 142; at lögbergi, o n the hill of laws, 17, Nj.; at baki e-m, at the back of.
    2. denoting presence, partaking in; sitja at mat, to sit at meat, Fms. i. 241; vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, nuptials, Nj. 51, Ld. 70: a law term, vera at vígi, to be an accessory in manslaying, Nj. 89, 100; vera at e-u simply means to be about, be busy in, Fms. iv. 237; standa at máli, to stand by one in a case, Grág. ii. 165, Nj. 214; vera at fóstri, to be fostered, Fms. i. 2; sitja at hégóma, to listen to nonsense, Ld. 322; vera at smíð, to be at one’s work, Þórð. 62: now absol., vera at, to go on with, be busy at.
    3. the law term vinna eið at e-u has a double meaning:
    α. vinna eið at bók, at baugi, to make an oath upon the book by laying the band upon it, Landn. 258, Grág., Nj.; cp. Vkv. 31, Gkv. 3. 3, Hkv. 2. 29, etc.: ‘við’ is now used in this sense.
    β. to confirm a fact (or the like) by an oath, to swear to, Grág. i. 9, 327.
    γ. the law phrase, nefna vátta at e-u, of summoning witnesses to a deed, fact, or the like; nefna vátta at benjum, to produce evidence, witnesses as to the wounds, Nj., Grág.; at görð, Eg. 738; at svörum, Grág. i. 19: this summoning of witnesses served in old lawsuits the same purpose as modern pleadings and depositions; every step in a suit to be lawful must be followed by such a summoning or declaration.
    4. used ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at; kvalararnir er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him; þar varstu at, you were there present, Skálda 162; at várum þar, Gísl. (in a verse): as a law term ‘vera at’ means to be guilty, Glúm. 388; vartattu at þar, Eg. (in a verse); hence the ambiguity of Glum’s oath, vask at þar, I was there present: var þar at kona nokkur ( was there busy) at binda sár manna, Fms. v. 91; hann var at ok smíðaði skot, Rd. 313; voru Varbelgir at ( about) at taka af, þau lög …, Fms. ix. 512; ek var at ok vafk, I was about weaving, xi. 49; þeir höfðu verit at þrjú sumur, they had been busy at it for three summers, x. 186 (now very freq.); koma at, come in, to arrive unexpectedly; Gunnarr kom at í því, G. came in at that moment; hvaðan komtú nú at, whence did you come? Nj. 68, Fms. iii. 200.
    5. denoting the kingdom or residence of a king or princely person; konungr at Danmörk ok Noregi, king of…, Fms. i. 119, xi. 281; konungr, jarl, at öllum Noregi, king, earl, over all N., íb. 3, 13, Landn. 25; konungr at Dyflinni, king of Dublin, 25; but í or yfir England!, Eg. 263: cp. the phrase, sitja at landi, to reside, of a king when at home, Hkr. i. 34; at Joini, Fms. xi. 74: used of a bishop; biskup at Hólum, bishop of Hólar, Íb. 18, 19; but biskup í Skálaholti, 19: at Rómi, at Rome, Fbr. 198.
    6. in denoting a man’s abode (vide p. 5, col. 1, l. 27), the prep. ‘at’ is used where the local name implies the notion of by the side of, and is therefore esp. applied to words denoting a river, brook, rock, mountain, grove, or the like, and in some other instances, by, at, e. g. at Hofi (a temple), Landn. 198; at Borg ( a castle), 57; at Helgafelli (a mountain), Eb. constantly so; at Mosfelli, Landn. 190; at Hálsi (a hill), Fms. xi. 22; at Bjargi, Grett. 90; Hálsum, Landn. 143; at Á ( river), 296, 268; at Bægisá, 212; Giljá, 332; Myrká, 211; Vatnsá, id.; þverá, Glúm. 323; at Fossi (a ‘force’ or waterfall), Landn. 73; at Lækjamoti (waters-meeting), 332; at Hlíðarenda ( end of the lithe or hill), at Bergþórshváli, Nj.; at Lundi (a grove), at Melum (sandhill), Landn. 70: the prep. ‘á’ is now used in most of these cases, e. g. á Á, á Hofi, Helgafelli, Felli, Hálsi, etc.
    β. particularly, and without any regard to etymology, used of the abode of kings or princes, to reside at; at Uppsölum, at Haugi, Alreksstöðum, at Hlöðum, Landn., Fms.
    γ. konungr lét kalla at stofudyrum, the king made a call at the hall door, Eg. 88; þeir kölluðu at herberginu, they called at the inn, Fms. ix. 475.
    7. used ellipt. with a gen., esp. if connected with such words as gista, to be a guest, lodge, dine, sup (of festivals or the like) at one’s home; at Marðar, Nj. 4; at hans, 74; þingfesti at þess bóanda, Grág. i. 152; at sín, at one’s own home, Eg. 371, K. Þ. K. 62; hafa náttstað at Freyju, at the abode of goddess Freyja, Eg. 603; at Ránar, at Ran’s, i. e. at Ran’s house, of drowned men who belong to the queen of the sea, Ran, Eb. 274; at hins heilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church, Fms. vi. 63: cp. ad Veneris, εις Κίμωνος.
    B. TEMP.
    I. at, denoting a point or period of time; at upphafi, at first, in the beginning, Ld. 104; at lyktum, at síðustu, at lokum, at last; at lesti, at last, Lex. Poët., more freq. á lesti; at skilnaði, at parting, at last, Band. 3; at fornu, in times of yore, formerly, Eg. 267, D. I. i. 635; at sinni, as yet, at present; at nýju, anew, of present time; at eilífu, for ever and ever; at skömmu, soon, shortly, Ísl. ii. 272, v. l.
    II. of the very moment when anything happens, the beginning of a term; denoting the seasons of the year, months, weeks, the hours of the day; at Jólum, at Yule, Nj. 46; at Pálmadegi, on Palm Sunday, 273; at Páskum, at Easter; at Ólafsvöku, on St. Olave’s eve, 29th of July, Fms.; at vetri, at the beginning of the winter, on the day when winter sets in, Grág. 1. 151; at sumarmálum, at vetrnáttum; at Tvímánaði, when the Double month (August) begins, Ld. 256, Grág. i. 152; at kveldi, at eventide, Eg. 3; at því meli, at that time; at eindaga, at the term, 395; at eykð, at 4 o’clock p. m., 198; at öndverðri æfi Abra hams, Ver. II; at sinni, now at once, Fms. vi. 71; at öðruhverju, every now and then.
    β. where the point of time is marked by some event; at þingi, at the meeting of parliament (18th to the 24th of June), Ld. 182; at féránsdómi, at the court of execution, Grág. i. 132, 133; at þinglausnum, at the close of the parliament (beginning of July), 140; at festarmálum, eðr at eiginorði, at betrothal or nuptials, 174; at skilnaði, when they parted, Nj. 106 (above); at öllum minnum, at the general drinking of the toasts, Eg. 253; at fjöru, at the ebb; at flæðum, at flood tide, Fms. viii. 306, Orkn. 428; at hrörum, at an inquest, Grág. i. 50 (cp. ii. 141, 389); at sökum, at prosecutions, 30; at sinni, now, as yet, v. that word.
    III. ellipt., or adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr,’ of the future time:
    1. ellipt., komanda or the like being understood, with reference to the seasons of the year; at sumri, at vetri, at hausti, at vári, next summer, winter…, Ísl. ii. 242; at miðju sumri, at ári, at Midsummer, next year, Fas. i. 516; at miðjum vetri, Fms. iv. 237,
    2. adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr;’ at ári komanda, Bárð. 177; at vári er kemr, Dipl. iii. 6.
    IV. used with an absolute dat. and with a pres. part.:
    1. with pres. part.; at morni komanda, on the coming morrow, Fms. i. 263; at sér lifanda, in vivo, in his life time, Grág. ii. 202; at þeim sofundum, illis dormientibus, Hkr. i. 234; at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all, Fms. x. 329; at úvitanda konungi, illo nesciente, without his knowledge, 227; at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the chief’s bearing, 235.
    2. of past time with a past part. (Lat. abl. absol.); at hræjum fundnum, on the bodies being found, Grág. ii. 87; at háðum dómum ok föstu þingi, during the session, the courts being set, i. 484; at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks past, Band. 13; at svá búnu, so goru, svá komnu, svá mæltu (Lat. quibus rebus gestis, dictis, quo facto, dicto, etc.), v. those words; at úreyndu, without trial, without put ting one to the test, Ld. 76; at honum önduðum, illo mortuo.
    3. ellipt. without ‘at;’ en þessum hlutum fram komnum, when all this has been done, Eb. 132.
    V. in some phrases with a slight temp, notion; at görðum gildum, the fences being strong, Gþl. 387; at vörmu spori, at once, whilst the trail is warm; at úvörum, unawares, suddenly, Nj. 95, Ld. 132; at þessu, at this cost, on that condition, Eb. 38, Nj. 55; at illum leiki, to have a narrow escape, now við illan leik, Fms. ix. 473; at því, that granted, Grág. ii. 33: at því, at pessu, thereafter, thereupon, Nj. 76.
    2. denoting succession, without interruption, one after another; hverr at öðrum, annarr maðr at öðrum, aðrir at öðrum; eina konu at annarri, Eg. 91, Fms. ii. 236, vi. 25, Bs. i. 22, 625. 80, H. E. i. 522.
    C. METAPH. and in various cases:
    I. denoting a transformation or change into, to, with the notion of destruction; brenna at ösku, at köldum kolum, to burn to ashes, to be quite destroyed, Fms. i. 105, Edda 3, Sturl. ii. 51: with the notion of transformation or transfiguration, in such phrases as, verða at e-u, göra e-t at e-u, to turn it into:
    α. by a spell; verða at ormi, to become a snake, Fms. xi. 158; at flugdrekum, Gullþ. 7; urðu þau bönd at járni, Edda 40.
    β. by a natural process it can often be translated by an acc. or by as; göra e-n at urðarmanni, to make him an outlaw, Eg. 728; græða e-n at orkumlamanni, to heal him so as to maim him for life, of bad treatment by a leech, Eb. 244: in the law terms, sár görist at ben, a wound turning into a ben, proving to be mortal, Grág., Nj.; verða at ljúgvætti, to prove to be a false evidence, Grág. i. 44; verða at sætt, to turn into reconciliation, Fms. i. 13; göra e-t at reiði málum, to take offence at, Fs. 20; at nýjum tíðindum, to tell as news, Nj. 14; verða fátt at orðum, to be sparing of words, 18; kveðr (svá) at orði, to speak, utter, 10; verða at þrifnaði, to geton well, Fms. vii. 196: at liði, at skaða, to be a help or hurt to one; at bana, to cause one’s death, Nj. 223, Eg. 21, Grág. ii. 29: at undrum, at hlátri, to become a wonder, a laughing-stock, 623. 35, Eg. 553.
    II. denoting capacity, where it may be translated merely by as or for; gefa at Jólagjöf, to give for a Christmas-box, Eg. 516; at gjöf, for a present; at erfð, at láni, launum, as an inheritance, a loan; at kaupum ok sökum, for buying and selling, Ísl. ii. 223, Grág. i. 423; at solum, ii. 204; at herfangi, as spoil or plunder; at sakbótum, at niðgjöldum, as a compensation, weregeld, i. 339, ii. 171, Hkr. ii. 168; taka at gíslingu, to take as an hostage, Edda 15; eiga e-n at vin, at óvin, to have one as friend or foe, illt er at eiga þræl at eingavin, ‘tis ill to have a thrall for one’s bosom friend (a proverb), Nj. 77; fæða, eiga, at sonum (syni), to beget a son, Edda 8, Bs. i. 60 (but eiga at dóttur cannot be said); hafa möttul at yfirhöfn, Fms. vii. 201; verða nökkut at manni (mönnum), to turn out to be a worthy man; verða ekki at manni, to turn out a worthless person, xi. 79, 268.
    2. in such phrases as, verða at orðum, to come towards, Nj. 26; var þat at erindum, Eg. 148; hafa at veizlum, to draw veizlur ( dues) from, Fms. iv. 275, Eg. 647; gora e-t at álitum, to take it into consideration, Nj. 3.
    III. denoting belonging to, fitting, of parts of the whole or the like; vóru at honum (viz. the sword) hjölt gullbúin, the sword was ornamented with a hilt of gold, Ld. 330; umgörð at ( belonging to) sverði, Fs. 97 (Hs.) in a verse; en ef mór er eigi at landinu, if there be no turf moor belonging to the land, Grág. ii. 338; svá at eigi brotnaði nokkuð at Orminum, so that no harm happened to the ship Worm, Fms. x. 356; hvatki er meiðir at skipinu eðr at reiðinu eðr at viðum, damage done t o …, Grág. ii. 403; lesta ( to injure) hús at lásum, við eðr torfi, 110; ef land hefir batnað at húsum, if the land has been bettered as to its buildings, 210; cp. the phrase, göra at e-u, to repair: hamlaðr at höndum eðr fótum, maimed as to hands or feet, Eg. 14; heill at höndum en hrumr at fótum, sound in band, palsied in foot, Fms. vii. 12; lykill at skrá, a key belonging, fitting, to the latch; hurð at húsi; a key ‘gengr at’ ( fits) skrá; and many other phrases. 2. denoting the part by which a thing is held or to which it belongs, by; fá, taka at…, to grasp by …; þú tókt við sverði hans at hjöltunum, you took it by the bill, Fms. i. 15; draga út björninn at hlustum, to pull out the bear by the ears, Fas. ii. 237; at fótum, by the feet, Fms. viii. 363; mæla ( to measure) at hrygg ok at jaðri, by the edge or middle of the stuff, Grág. i. 498; kasta e-m at höfði, head foremost, Nj. 84; kjósa e-n at fótum, by the feet alone, Edda 46; hefja frændsemi at bræðrum, eða at systkynum, to reckon kinship by the brother’s or the sister’s side, Grág. i. 28; kjósa at afli, at álitum, by strength, sight, Gs. 8, belongs rather to the following.
    IV. in respect of, as regards, in regard to, as to; auðigr at fé, wealthy of goods, Nj. 16, 30, 51; beztir hestar at reið, the best racehorses, 186; spekingr at viti, a man of great intellect, Ld. 124; vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face, Nj. 30, Bs. i. 61; kvenna vænst at ásjónu ok vits munum, of surpassing beauty and intellect, Ld. 122; fullkominn at hyggju, 18; um fram aðra menn at vinsældum ok harðfengi, of surpassing popularity and hardihood, Eb. 30.
    2. a law term, of challenging jurors, judges, or the like, on account of, by reason of; ryðja ( to challenge) at mægðum, guðsifjum, frændsemi, hrörum …; at leiðarlengd, on account of distance, Grág. i. 30, 50, Nj. (freq.)
    3. in arithm. denoting proportion; at helmingi, þriðjungi, fjórðungi, tíunda hluta, cp. Lat. ex asse, quadrante, for the half, third… part; máttr skal at magni (a proverb), might and main go together, Hkr. ii. 236; þú munt vera at því mikill fræðimaðr á kvæði, in the same proportion, as great, Fms. vi. 391, iii. 41; at e-s hluta, at… leiti, for one’s part, in turn, as far as one is con cerned, Grág. i. 322, Eg. 309, Fms. iii. 26 (freq.): at öðrum kosti, in the other case, otherwise (freq.) More gener., at öllu, öngu, in all (no) respects; at sumu, einhverju, nokkru, partly; at flestu, mestu, chiefly.
    4. as a paraphrase of a genitive; faðir, móðir at barni (= barns); aðili at sök (= sakar a.); morðingi at barni (= barns), faðerni at barni (barns); illvirki at fé manna (cp. Lat. felo de se), niðrfall at sökum (saka), land gangr at fiskum (fiska), Fms. iv. 274, Grág. i. 277, 416, N. G. L. i. 340, K. Þ. K. 112, Nj. 21.
    5. the phrase ‘at sér,’ of himself or in himself, either ellipt. or by adding the participle görr, and with the adverbs vel, ilia, or the like; denoting breeding, bearing, endowments, character …; væn kona, kurteis ok vel at sér, an accomplished, well-bred, gifted lady, Nj. I; vitr maðr ok vel at sér, a wise man and thoroughly good in feeling and bearing, 5; þú ert maðr vaskr ok vel at þér, 49; gerr at sér, accomplished, 51; bezt at sér görr, the finest, best bred man, 39, Ld. 124; en þó er hann svá vel at sér, so generous, Nj. 77; þeir höfðingjar er svá vóru vel at sér, so noble-minded, 198, Fms. i. 160: the phrase ‘at sér’ is now only used of knowledge, thus maðr vel að sér means clever, a man of great knowledge; illa að sér, a blockhead.
    6. denoting relations to colour, size, value, age, and the like; hvitr, svartr, grár, rauðr … at lit, white, swarthy, gray, red … of colour, Bjarn. 55, 28, Ísl. ii. 213, etc.; mikill, lítill, at stærð, vexti, tall, small of size, etc.; ungr, gamall, barn, at aldri, young, old, a child of age; tvítugr, þrítugr … at aldri, twenty, thirty … years of age (freq.): of animals; kyr at fyrsta, öðrum … kálfi, a cow having calved once, twice…, Jb. 346: value, amount, currency of money, kaupa e-t at mörk, at a mark, N. G. L. 1. 352; ok er eyririnn at mörk, amounts to a mark, of the value of money, Grág. i. 392; verðr þá at hálfri murk vaðmála eyrir, amounts to a half a mark, 500.
    β. metaph. of value, connected with verbs denoting to esteem, hold; meta, hafa, halda at miklu, litlu, vettugi, engu, or the like, to hold in high or low esteem, to care or not to care for (freq.): geta e-s at góðu, illu, öngu, to mention one favourably, unfavourably, indifferently … (freq.), prop. in connection with. In many cases it may be translated by in; ekki er mark at draumum, there is no meaning in dreams, no heed is to be paid to dreams, Sturl. ii. 217; bragð er at þá barnið finnr, it goes too far, when even a child takes offence (a proverb): hvat er at því, what does it mean? Nj. 11; hvert þat skip er vöxtr er at, any ship of mark, i. e. however small, Fms. xi. 20.
    V. denoting the source of a thing:
    1. source of infor mation, to learn, perceive, get information from; Ari nam ok marga fræði at Þuríði, learnt as her pupil, at her hands, as St. Paul at the feet of Gamaliel, (just as the Scotch say to speer or ask at a person); Ari nam at Þorgeiri afraðskoll, Hkr. (pref.); nema kunnáttu at e-m, used of a pupil, Fms. i. 8; nema fræði at e-m, xi. 396.
    2. of receiving, acquiring, buying, from; þiggja e-t at e-m, to receive a thing at his hands, Nj. 51; líf, to be pardoned, Fms. x. 173; kaupa land at e-m, to buy it from, Landn. 72, Íb. II, (now af is more freq. in this sense); geta e-t at e-m, to obtain, procure at one’s hands, impetrare; þeirra manna er þeir megu þat geta at, who are willing to do that, Grág. i. I; heimta e-t at e-m (now af), to call in, demand (a debt, money), 279; fala e-t at e-m (now af), to chaffer for or cheapen anything, Nj. 73; sækja e-t at e-m, to ask, seek for; sækja heilræði ok traust at e-m, 98; leiga e-t at e-m (now af), to borrow, Grág. ii. 334; eiga e-t (fé, skuld) at e-m, to be owed money by any one, i. 399: metaph. to deserve of one, Nj. 113; eiga mikit at e-m, to have much to do with, 138; hafa veg, virðing, styrk, at, to derive honour, power from, Fms. vi. 71, Eg. 44, Bárð. 174; gagn, to be of use, Ld. 216; mein, tálma, mischief, disadvantage, 158, 216, cp. Eg. 546; ótta, awe, Nj. 68.
    VI. denoting conformity, according to, Lat. secundum, ex, after; at fornum sið, Fms. i. 112; at sögn Ara prests, as Ari relates, on his authority, 55; at ráði allra vitrustu manna, at the advice of, Ísl. ii. 259, Ld. 62; at lögum, at landslögum, by the law of the land, Grág., Nj.; at líkindum, in all likelihood, Ld. 272; at sköpum, in due course (poet.); at hinum sama hætti, in the very same manner, Grág. i. 90; at vánum, as was to be expected, Nj. 255; at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave, Eg. 35; úlofi, Grág. ii. 215; at ósk, vilja e-s, as one likes…; at mun, id. (poet.); at sólu, happily (following the course of the sun), Bs. i. 70, 137; at því sem …, as to infer from …, Nj. 124: ‘fara, láta, ganga at’ denotes to yield, agree to, to comply with, give in, Ld. 168, Eg. 18, Fms. x. 368.
    VII. in phrases nearly or quite adverbial; gróa, vera græddr, at heilu, to be quite healed, Bárð. 167, Eb. 148; bíta at snöggu, to bite it bare, Fms. xi. 6; at þurru, till it becomes dry, Eb. 276; at endilöngu, all along, Fas. ii; vinnast at litlu, to avail little, 655 x. 14; at fullu, fully, Nj. 257, Hkr. i. 171; at vísu, of a surety, surely, Ld. 40; at frjálsu, freely, 308; at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same, Hom. 80, Nj. 267; at röngu, wrongly, 686 B. 2; at hófi, temperately, Lex. Poët.; at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent; at hringum, utterly, all round, (rare), Fms. x. 389; at einu, yet, Orkn. 358; svá at einu, því at einu, allt at einu, yet, however, nevertheless.
    VIII. connected with comparatives of adverbs and adjectives, and strengthening the sense, as in Engl. ‘the,’ so much the more, all the more; ‘at’ heldr tveimr, at ek munda gjarna veita yðr öllum, where it may be translated by so much the more to two, as I would willingly grant it to all of you; hon grét at meir, she grat (wept) the more, Eg. 483; þykir oss at líkara, all the more likely, Fms. viii. 6; þess at harðari, all the harder, Sturl. iii. 202 C; svá at hinn sé bana at nær, Grág. ii. 117; at auðnara, at hólpnara, the more happy, Al. 19, Grett. 116 B; þess at meiri, Fms. v. 64; auvirðismaðr at meiri, Sturl. ii. 139; maðr at vaskari, id.; at feigri, any the more fey, Km. 22; maðr at verri, all the worse, Nj. 168; ok er ‘at’ firr…, at ek vil miklu heldr, cp. Lat. tantum abest… ut, Eg. 60.
    β. following after a negation; eigi at síðr, no less, Nj. 160, Ld. 146; eigi… at meiri maðr, any better, Eg. 425, 489; erat héra at borgnara, any the better off for that, Fms. vii. 116; eigi at minni, no less for that, Edda (pref.) 146; eigi at minna, Ld. 216, Fms. ix. 50; ekki at verri drengr, not a bit worse for that, Ld. 42; er mér ekki son minn at bættari, þótt…, 216; at eigi vissi at nær, any more, Fas. iii. 74.
    IX. following many words:
    1. verbs, esp. those denoting, a. to ask, enquire, attend, seek, e. g. spyrja at, to speer (ask) for; leita at, to seek for; gæta, geyma at, to pay attention to; huga, hyggja at; hence atspurn, to enquire, aðgæzla, athugi, attention, etc.
    β. verbs denoting laughter, play, joy, game, cp. the Engl. to play at …, to laugh at …; hlæja, brosa at e-u, to laugh, smile at it; leika (sér) at e-u, to play at; þykja gaman at, to enjoy; hæða, göra gys at …, to make sport at …
    γ. verbs denoting assistance, help; standa, veita, vinna, hjálpa at; hence atstoð, atvinna, atverk:—mode, proceeding; fara at, to proceed, hence atför and atferli:—compliance; láta, fara at e-u, v. above:— fault; e-t er at e-u, there is some fault in it, Fms. x. 418; skorta at e-u, to fall short of, xi. 98:—care, attendance; hjúkra at, hlýja at, v. these words:—gathering, collecting; draga, reiða, flytja, fá at, congerere:—engagement, arrival, etc.; sækja at, to attack; ganga at, vera at, to be about; koma at, ellipt. to arrive: göra at, to repair: lesta at, to impair (v. above); finna at, to criticise (mod.); telja at, id.: bera at, to happen; kveða at e-m, to address one, 625. 15, (kveða at (ellipt.) now means to pronounce, and of a child to utter (read) whole syllables); falla at, of the flood-tide (ellipt.): metaph. of pains or straits surrounding one; þreyngja, herða at, to press hard: of frost and cold, with regard to the seasons; frjósa at, kólna at, to get really cold (SI. 44), as it were from the cold stiffening all things: also of the seasons themselves; hausta, vetra að, when the season really sets in; esp. the cold seasons, ‘sumra at’ cannot be used, yet we may say ‘vára að’ when the spring sets in, and the air gets mild.
    δ. in numberless other cases which may partly be seen below.
    2. connected ellipt. with adverbs denoting motion from a place; norðan, austan, sunnan, vestan at, those from the north, east…; utan at, innan at, from the outside or inside.
    3. with adjectives (but rarely), e. g. kærr, elskr, virkr (affectionate), vandr (zealous), at e-m; v. these words.
    WITH ACC.
    TEMP.: Lat. post, after, upon, esp. freq. in poetry, but rare in prose writers, who use eptir; nema reisi niðr at nið (= maðr eptir mann), in succession, of erecting a monument, Hm. 71; in prose, at þat. posthac, deinde, Fms. x. 323, cp. Rm., where it occurs several times, 2, 6, 9, 14, 18, 24, 28, 30, 35; sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, has to take the inheritance after his father, Grág. i. 170 new Ed.; eiga féránsdóm at e-n, Grág. i. 89; at Gamla fallinn, after the death of G., Fms. x. 382; in Edda (Gl.) 113 ought to be restored, grét ok at Oð, gulli Freyja, she grat (wept) tears of gold for her lost husband Od. It is doubtful if it is ever used in a purely loc. sense; at land, Grág. (Sb.)ii. 211, is probably corrupt; at hönd = á hönd, Grág. (Sb.) i. 135; at mót = at móti, v. this word.
    ☞ In compounds (v. below) at- or að- answers in turn to Lat. ad- or in- or con-; atdráttr e. g. denotes collecting; atkoma is adventus: it may also answer to Lat. ob-, in atburðr = accidence, but might also be compared with Lat. occurrere.
    2.
    and að, the mark of the infinitive [cp. Goth. du; A. S. and Engl. to; Germ. zu]. Except in the case of a few verbs ‘at’ is always placed immediately before the infinitive, so as to be almost an inseparable part of the verb.
    I. it is used either,
    1. as, a simple mark of the infinitive, only denoting an action and independent of the subject, e. g. at ganga, at hlaupa, at vita, to go, to run, to know; or,
    2. in an objective sense when following such verbs as bjóða segja…, to invite, command …; hann bauð þeim at ganga, at sitja, be bade, ordered them to go, sit, or the like; or as gefa and fá; gefa e-m at drekka, at eta, to give one to drink or to eat, etc. etc.
    β. with the additional notion of intention, esp. when following verba cogitandi; hann ætlaði, hafði í hyggju at fara, he had it in his mind to go (where ‘to go’ is the real object to ætlaði and hafði í hyggju).
    3. answering to the Gr. ινα, denoting intention, design, in order to; hann gékk í borg at kaupa silfr, in order to buy, Nj. 280; hann sendi riddara sína með þeim at varðveita þær, 623. 45: in order to make the phrase more plain, ‘svá’ and ‘til’ are frequently added, esp. in mod. writers, ‘svá at’ and contr. ‘svát’ (the last however is rare), ‘til at’ and ‘til þess at,’ etc.
    II. in the earlier times the infin., as in Greek and Lat., had no such mark; and some verbs remain that cannot be followed by ‘at;’ these verbs are almost the same in Icel. as in Engl.:
    α. the auxiliary verbs vil, mun ( μέλλω), skal; as in Engl. to is never used after the auxiliaries shall, will, must; ek vil ganga, I will go; ek mun fara, (as in North. E.) I mun go; ek skal göra þat, I shall do that, etc.
    β. the verbs kunna, mega, as in Engl. I can or may do, I dare say; svá hygginn at hann kunni fyrir sökum ráða, Grág. ii. 75; í öllu er prýða má góðan höfðingja, Nj. 90; vera má, it may be; vera kann þat, id.: kunnu, however, takes ‘at’ whenever it means to know, and esp. in common language in phrases such as, það kann að vera, but vera kann þat, v. above.
    γ. lata, biðja, as in Engl. to let, to bid; hann lét (bað) þá fara, he let (bade) them go.
    δ. þykkja, þykjast, to seem; hann þykir vera, he is thought to be: reflex., hann þykist vera, sibi videtur: impers., mér þykir vera, mibi videtur, in all cases without ‘at.’ So also freq. the verbs hugsa, hyggja, ætla, halda, to think, when denoting merely the act of thinking; but if there be any notion of intention or purpose, they assume the ‘at;’ thus hann ætlaði, hugði, þá vera góða menn, he thought them to be, acc. c. inf.; but ætlaði at fara, meant to go, etc.
    ε. the verbs denoting to see, bear; sjá, líta, horfa á … ( videre); heyra, audire, as in Engl. I saw them come, I heard him tell, ek sá þá koma, ek heyrði hann tala.
    ζ. sometimes after the verbs eiga and ganga; hann gékk steikja, be went to roast, Vkv. 9; eiga, esp. when a mere periphrasis instead of skal, móður sína á maðr fyrst fram færa (better at færa), Grág. i. 232; á þann kvið einskis meta, 59; but at meta, id. l. 24; ráða, nema, göra …, freq. in poetry, when they are used as simple auxiliary verbs, e. g. nam hann sér Högna hvetja at rúnum, Skv. 3. 43.
    η. hljóta and verða, when used in the sense of must (as in Engl. he must go), and when placed after the infin.of another verb; hér muntu vera hljóta, Nj. 129; but hljóta at vera: fara hlýtr þú, Fms. 1. 159; but þú hlýtr at fara: verða vita, ii. 146; but verða at vita: hann man verða sækja, þó verðr (= skal) maðr eptir mann lifa, Fms. viii. 19, Fas. ii. 552, are exceptional cases.
    θ. in poetry, verbs with the verbal neg. suffix ‘-at,’ freq. for the case of euphony, take no mark of the infinitive, where it would be indispensable with the simple verb, vide Lex. Poët. Exceptional cases; hvárt sem hann vill ‘at’ verja þá sök, eða, whatever he chooses, either, Grág. i. 64; fyrr viljum vér enga kórónu at bera, en nokkut ófrelsi á oss at taka, we would rather bear no crown than …, Fms. x. 12; the context is peculiar, and the ‘at’ purposely added. It may be left out ellipt.; e. g. þá er guð gefr oss finnast (= at finnast), Dipl. ii. 14; gef honum drekka (= at drekka), Pr. 470; but mostly in unclassical writers, in deeds, or the like, written nastily and in an abrupt style.
    3.
    and að, conj. [Goth. þatei = οτι; A. S. þät; Engl. that; Germ, dass; the Ormul. and Scot. at, see the quotations sub voce in Jamieson; in all South-Teutonic idioms with an initial dental: the Scandinavian idioms form an exception, having all dropped this consonant; Swed. åt, Dan. at]. In Icel. the Bible translation (of the 16th century) was chiefly based upon that of Luther; the hymns and the great bulk of theol. translations of that time were also derived from Germany; therefore the germanised form það frequently appears in the Bible, and was often employed by theol. authors in sermons since the time of the Reformation. Jón Vidalin, the greatest modern Icel. preacher, who died in 1720, in spite of his thoroughly classical style, abounds in the use of this form; but it never took root in the language, and has never passed into the spoken dialect. After a relative or demonstr. pronoun, it freq. in mod. writers assumes the form eð, hver eð, hverir eð, hvað eð, þar eð. Before the prep. þú (tu), þ changes into t, and is spelt in a single word attú, which is freq. in some MS.;—now, however, pronounced aððú, aððeir, aððið …, = að þú…, with the soft Engl. th sound. It gener. answers to Lat. ut, or to the relat. pron. qui.
    I. that, relative to svá, to denote proportion, degree, so…, that, Lat. tam, tantus, tot…, ut; svá mikill lagamaðr, at…, so great a lawyer, that…, Nj. 1; hárið svá mikit, at þat…, 2; svá kom um síðir því máli, at Sigvaldi, it came so far, that…, Fms. xi. 95, Edda 33. Rarely and unclass., ellipt. without svá; Bæringr var til seinn eptir honum, at hann … (= svá at), Bær. 15; hlífði honum, at hann sakaði ekki, Fas. iii. 441.
    II. it is used,
    1. with indic, in a narrative sense, answering partly to Gr. οτι, Lat. quod, ut, in such phrases as, it came to pass, happened that …; þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, Nj. 2; þat var á palmdrottinsdag, at Ólafr konungr gékk út um stræti, Fms. ii. 244.
    2. with subj. answering to Lat. acc. with infin., to mark the relation of an object to the chief verb, e. g. vilda ek at þú réðist, I wished that you would, Nj. 57.
    β. or in an oblique sentence, answering to ita ut…; ef svá kann verða at þeir láti…, if it may be so that they might…, Fms. xi. 94.
    γ. with a subj. denoting design, answering to ϊνα or Lat. ut with subj., in order that; at öll veraldar bygðin viti, ut sciat totus orbis, Stj.; þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, at þeir dæi eigi af sulti, ut ne fame perirent, Nj. 265; fyrsti hlutr bókarinnar er Kristindómsbálkr, at menn skili, in order that men may understand, Gþl. p. viii.
    III. used in connection with conjunctions,
    1. esp. þó, því, svá; þó at freq. contr. þótt; svát is rare and obsolete.
    α. þóat, þótt (North. E. ‘thof’), followed by a subjunctive, though, although, Lat. etsi, quamquam (very freq.); þóat nokkurum mönnum sýnist þetta með freku sett… þá viljum vér, Fms. vi. 21: phrases as, gef þú mér þó at úverðugri, etsi indignae (dat.), Stj. MS. col. 315, are unclass., and influenced by the Latin: sometimes ellipt. without ‘þó,’ eigi mundi hón þá meir hvata göngu sinni, at (= þóat) hon hraeddist bana sinn, Edda 7, Nj. 64: ‘þó’ and ‘at’ separated, svarar hann þó rétt, at hann svari svá, Grág. i. 23; þó er rétt at nýta, at hann sé fyrr skorinn, answering to Engl. yet—though, Lat. attamen —etsi, K. Þ. K.
    β. því at, because, Lat. nam, quia, with indic.; því at allir vóru gerfiligir synir hans, Ld. 68; því at af íþróttum verðr maðr fróðr, Sks. 16: separated, því þegi ek, at ek undrumst, Fms. iii. 201; því er þessa getið, at þat þótti, it i s mentioned because …, Ld. 68.
    γ. svá at, so that, Lat. ut, ita ut; grátrinn kom upp, svá at eingi mátti öðrum segja, Edda 37: separated, so … that, svá úsvúst at …, so bad weather, that, Bs. i. 339, etc.
    2. it is freq. used superfluously, esp. after relatives; hver at = hverr, quis; því at = því, igitur; hverr at þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða, Fms. v. 159; hvern stvrk at hann mundi fá, 44; ek undrumst hvé mikil ógnarraust at liggr í þér, iii. 201; því at ek mátti eigi þar vera elligar, því at þar var kristni vel haldin, Fas. i. 340.
    IV. as a relat. conj.:
    1. temp, when, Lat. quum; jafnan er ( est) mér þá verra er ( quum) ek fer á braut þaðan, en þá at ( quum) ek kem, Grett. 150 A; þar til at vér vitum, till we know, Fms. v. 52; þá at ek lýsta (= þá er), when, Nj. 233.
    2. since, because; ek færi yðr (hann), at þér eruð í einum hrepp allir, because of your being all of the same Rape, Grág. i. 260; eigi er kynlegt at ( though) Skarphéðinn sé hraustr, at þat er mælt at…, because (since) it is a saying that…, Nj. 64.
    V. in mod. writers it is also freq. superfluously joined to the conjunctions, ef að = ef, si, (Lv. 45 is from a paper MS.), meðan að = meðan, dum; nema að, nisi; fyrst að = fyrst, quoniam; eptir að, síðan að, postquam; hvárt að = hvárt, Lat. an. In the law we find passages such as, þá er um er dæmt eina sök, at þá eigu þeir aptr at ganga í dóminn, Grág. i. 79; ef þing ber á hina helgu viku, at þat á eigi fyrir þeim málum at standa, 106; þat er ok, at þeir skulu reifa mál manna, 64; at þeir skulu með váttorð þá sök sækja, 65: in all these cases ‘at’ is either superfluous or, which is more likely, of an ellipt. nature, ‘the law decrees’ or ‘it is decreed’ being understood. The passages Sks. 551, 552, 568, 718 B, at lokit (= at ek hefi lokit), at hugleitt (= at ek hefi h.), at sent (= at ek hefi sent) are quite exceptional.
    4.
    and að, an indecl. relat. pronoun [Ulf. þatei = ος, ος αν, οστις, οσπερ, οιος, etc.; Engl. that, Ormul. at], with the initial letter dropped, as in the conj. at, (cp. also the Old Engl. at, which is both a conj. and a pronoun, e. g. Barbour vi. 24 in Jamieson: ‘I drede that his gret wassalage, | And his travail may bring till end, | That at men quhilc full litil wend.’ | ‘His mestyr speryt quhat tithings a t he saw.’—Wyntoun v. 3. 89.) In Icel. ‘er’ (the relat. pronoun) and ‘at’ are used indifferently, so that where one MS. reads ‘er,’ another reads ‘at,’ and vice versâ; this may easily be seen by looking at the MSS.; yet as a rule ‘er’ is much more freq. used. In mod. writers ‘at’ is freq. turned into ‘eð,’ esp. as a superfluous particle after the relative pron. hverr (hver eð, hvað eð, hverir eð, etc.), or the demonstr. sá (sá eð, þeir eð, hinir eð, etc.):—who, which, that, enn bezta grip at ( which) hafði til Íslands komið, Ld. 202; en engi mun sá at ( cui) minnisamara mun vera, 242; sem blótnaut at ( quae) stærst verða, Fms. iii. 214; þau tiðendi, at mér þætti verri, Nj. 64, etc. etc.
    5.
    n. collision (poët.); odda at, crossing of spears, crash of spears, Höfuðl. 8.
    β. a fight or bait of wild animals, esp. of horses, v. hesta-at and etja.
    6.
    the negative verbal suffix, v. -a.

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  • 43 дрожать

    гл.
    Русский глагол дрожать не указывает ни на то, что вызывает дрожь, ни на то, как происходит дрожание. Английские эквиваленты описывают характер дрожания и указывают на причину, которая его вызывает.
    1. to shake — дрожать, трястись, встряхивать, трясти (вызвать быстрое движение вверх и вниз или из стороны в сторону или самому производить быстрые движения): Shake the blanket before you fold it. It is full of dust. — Вытряхни одеяло прежде, чем свернешь, оно полно пыли./Встряхни одеяло прежде, чем свернешь, в нем полно пыли. Always shake the orange juice before opening it. — Всегда взбалтывай апельсиновый сок прежде, чем откроешь бутылку. Jim remembered being shaken awfully by his angry mother. — Джим помнил, как мать его жутко трясла, когда сердилась. Peter banged the door so hard that the whole house shook. — Петр так грохнул дверью, что весь дом задрожал/затрясся. People could feel the ground shaking beneath their feet, it was the second tremor in one day. — Люди почувствовали, как земля дрожит под ногами, это был второй толчок в этот день. The whole engine started to shake quite violently and the car stopped. — Мотор начал сильно дрожать, и машина остановилась. My hands were shaking as I opened the envelope. — Когда я открывала конверт, у меня дрожали руки. By the time he had finished the race his legs were shaking so badly he could hardly walk. — В конце забега у него так сильно дрожали ноги, что он едва шел. The poor woman was shaking with fear. — Бедная женщина дрожала от страха. Ben got up from the floor and shook his legs to gel all the dust off his trousers. — Бен встал с пола и отряхнул брюки от пыли. Shaking his fist at the doorman he said, he had never been so roughly treated in his whole life. — Грозя кулаком швейцару, он сказал, что за всю его жизнь с ним никто так грубо не обращался.
    2. to rattle — дрожать, барабанить, громыхать, греметь, хлопать, стучать (чем-либо, чаще всего металлическим предметом, так что при этом издается громкий стук): Her bracelets rattled as she danced. — Когда она танцевала, ее браслеты звенели. The wind was so strong that the doors and windows rattled. — Ветер был такой сильный, что окна и двери дребезжали. The hail rattled on the roof. — Град барабанил по крыше. The train rattled by. — Мимо прогромыхал поезд. He rattled his keys in his pocket. — Он гремел ключами в кармане.
    3. to shudder — дрожать, вздрагивать, содрогаться (сильно и бесконтрольно дрожать, часто от испуга, неожиданности или удивления; относится и к людям и к предметам): Не shuddered with disgust. — Его от отвращения всего передернуло./ Он содрогнулся от отвращения. She shuddered slightly at the memory. — При одном воспоминании об этом ее бросало в дрожь./Вспомнив об этом, она содрогнулась. I shuddered to think what my parents will say when they see this film. — Я вздрогнул, когда подумал о том, что скажут мои родители, посмотрев этот фильм. The washing machine shuddered and finished its cycle. — Стиральная машина содрогнулась и закончила свой цикл./Стиральная машина вздрогнула и остановилась. During the bombing the building shuddered and swayed from side to side, but no damage was done. — Во время бомбежки здание качалось и вздрагивало, но разрушений не было. The train began to slow down and shuddered to a halt when it got to the station. — Поезд начал тормозить, вздрогнул и остановился, подъехав к станции.
    4. to shiver — дрожать (мелкой дрожью, особенно от холода или пережитого испуга): As the patient's fever grew worse, his body began to shiver uncontrollably. — По мере того, как у больного поднимался жар, все его тело начало непроизвольно дрожать. Ellen shivered in horror, «To think that I almost married a murderer!» — Эллен в ужасе задрожала: «Подумать только, я чуть было не вышла замуж за убийцу!» They were all shivering in their thin coats praying that the bus would come soon. — Они все дрожали в своих легких пальто, молясь, чтобы побыстрее пришел автобус. to tremble —дрожать, вздрагивать беспокойно, слабо дрожать (особенно из-за нервозности, возбуждения, расстройства или гнева): Mothers' lips were trembling, she seemed to be going to start crying again. — Губы матери дрожали, она была па грани того, чтобы вновь расплакаться. I was so nervous during the wedding ceremony that my hands were trembling when I put the ring on her finger. — Я так нервничал во время брачной церемонии, что у меня дрожали руки, когда я надевал ей на палец кольцо. She was trembling with excitement at the thought of meeting him. — Она вся дрожала от возбуждения при мысли о встрече с ним. to start — дрожать, вздрогнуть, подскочить (от удивления, испуга или неожиданности): The noise made him start. От этого звука он вздрогнул. to wobble — дрожать, качаться из стороны в сторону, трястись (терять равновесие, не имея поддержки): I tried to stand on a chair but it wobbled too much. — Я пытался устоять на стуле, но он слишком сильно шатался. Carrying so many boxes her legs wobbled and suddenly everything went crashing to the floor. — Она несла столько коробок, что потеряла равновесие, и все вдруг с грохотом полетело на пол. The jelly was difficult to eat because it was wobbling so much. — Желе было трудно есть, так как оно сильно дрожало и ускользало с вилки. The table was old and wobbled so much that food and drink was always getting spelt. — Стол был старый и так сильно шатался, что пища и напитки все время проливались.
    8. tо quiver — дрожать (почти не заметной дрожью, особенно от возбуждения или нервозности): John's hands were quivering as he put down his paper and started his speech. Руки у Джона слегка дрожали, когда он положил на стол свои заметки и начал выступление. The children stood there quivering with excitement as I opened the package. Пока я открывала пакет, дети стояли около, дрожа от возбуждения./ Дети стояли, дрожа от нетерпения, пока я открывала пакет.
    9. to twitch — дрожать, дергаться (относится к частям тела, которые дрожат потому, что мускулы не могут расслабиться): At first we thought the cat was dead, when its tail twitched. — Сначала нам показалось, что кот умер, но потом у него задрожал хвост./Сначала мы подумали, что кот умер, но потом у него дернулся хвост. Robert's mouth twitched as he tried to stop himself laughing out loud. — Уголки рта у Роберта задрожали, выдавая его попытку удержаться от того, чтобы не рассмеяться во весь голос.

    Русско-английский объяснительный словарь > дрожать

  • 44 bite

    I [baɪt]
    1) (mouthful) morso m., boccone m.

    to have o take a bite of sth. — prendere un boccone di qcs

    2) colloq. (snack) boccone m., spuntino m.
    3) (from insect) puntura f.; (from dog, snake) morso m.
    4) fig. (of wind, cold) sferza f.; (of food) sapore m. piccante; (of performance, film) mordente m., mordacità f.
    5) pesc. (l')abboccare

    to have a bite — fare abboccare; fig. trovare una persona adatta

    II 1. [baɪt]
    verbo transitivo (pass. bit; p.pass. bitten) [person, animal] mordere; [ insect] pungere
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (pass. bit; p.pass. bitten)
    1) (take effect) [measure, rule, shortage] farsi sentire
    2) pesc. [ fish] abboccare
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    ••

    to be bitten by the DIY bug — colloq. avere la mania del fai da te

    * * *
    1. past tense - bit; verb
    (to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) mordere; pungere
    2. noun
    1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) morso; puntura
    2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) presa
    •
    - bite the dust
    * * *
    I [baɪt]
    1) (mouthful) morso m., boccone m.

    to have o take a bite of sth. — prendere un boccone di qcs

    2) colloq. (snack) boccone m., spuntino m.
    3) (from insect) puntura f.; (from dog, snake) morso m.
    4) fig. (of wind, cold) sferza f.; (of food) sapore m. piccante; (of performance, film) mordente m., mordacità f.
    5) pesc. (l')abboccare

    to have a bite — fare abboccare; fig. trovare una persona adatta

    II 1. [baɪt]
    verbo transitivo (pass. bit; p.pass. bitten) [person, animal] mordere; [ insect] pungere
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (pass. bit; p.pass. bitten)
    1) (take effect) [measure, rule, shortage] farsi sentire
    2) pesc. [ fish] abboccare
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    to be bitten by the DIY bug — colloq. avere la mania del fai da te

    English-Italian dictionary > bite

  • 45 заниматься оральным сексом

    Taboo: French, (с кем-л.) French-kiss somebody, blow (фелляцией), clean the pipe (фелляцией), eat it raw, eat somebody, feed (one's) face, (с кем-л.) get down on somebody, get some round eye, give head (фелляцией), go down, go down and do tricks, (с кем-л.) go down on somebody, go south, inhale the oyster, kiss, kiss it, kiss-off, knock the dust off the old sombrero, munch, nosh off, orbit, perform (особ. о гомосексуалистах или лесбиянках), picnic, pleasure, polish the knob, put some slobber on the knobber, scarf up, scoff, service, speak low Genitalese, suck (особ. фелляцией), (с кем-л.) suck somebody (особ. фелляцией), swing low, talk turkey (см. turkey-neck), (с кем-л.) lick somebody (особ. куннилингусом), french up, have hair pie, tongue (как куннилингусом, так и фелляцией), nosh dive (=nosh)

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься оральным сексом

  • 46 гнуть в бараний рог

    ( кого), сов. в. - согнуть (скрутить) в бараний рог ( кого)
    разг.
    reduce smb. to servile obedience; cf. make smb. lick the dust (eat dirt, humple-pie); make smb. knuckle under (down); wring smb.'s neck; bend smb. to one's bow; turn the screws

    "Это неблагодарная женщина, - воскликнул он, - она зла и неблагодарна! Она осрамила семью! Если б здесь были законы, я бы её в бараний рог согнул!" (Ф. Достоевский, Игрок) — 'That ungrateful woman!' he exclaimed. 'She is wicked and ungrateful! She has disgraced the family! If there were any law here I would make her lick the dust!'

    - А! Так вот как! - скрежетал он, - так мои записки в окно швырять! А! Она в торги не вступает, - так я вступлю! И увидим! За мной ещё много... увидим!.. В бараний рог сверну! (Ф. Достоевский, Идиот) — 'Ah, so that's how it is!' he cried, grinding his teeth. 'So my letters are thrown out of the window! And she does not enter into transactions! Well, I do, and I'm going to! We shall see! I'll show her! I'll make her knuckle under!'

    Бляхин бушевал, грозил скрутить их в бараний рог. А один раз даже бросился с кулаками. (Ф. Гладков, Вольница) — Blyakhin stormed and raged and threatened to wring their necks. And once he actually rushed at them, waving his fists.

    - Да, - устало согласился Анисимов, - ты права. Иногда нужно и отступить. Но не с Дерюгиным. Ему только дай почувствовать слабину - скрутит в бараний рог и подомнёт. (П. Проскурин, Судьба) — 'Yes,' Anisimov agreed in a tired voice. 'You're right. Sometimes you have to retreat. But not with Zakhar Deryugin. Just let him feel your weakness, he'll turn the screws and make short work of you...'

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > гнуть в бараний рог

  • 47 bite *****

    [baɪt] bit vb: pt bitten pp
    1. n
    1) (act, wound), (of dog, snake) morso, (of insect) puntura

    to take a bite at — dare un morso a, addentare

    2) (of food) boccone m
    2. vt
    (gen) mordere, (subj: dog) morsicare, mordere, (insect) pungere

    once bitten twice shy — una volta scottati...

    to bite the dust — (die) lasciarci la pelle

    3. vi
    1) (dog etc) mordere, (insect) pungere
    2) (fish) abboccare
    3) (fig: policy, action) farsi sentire
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    English-Italian dictionary > bite *****

  • 48 mordeō

        mordeō momordī, morsus, ēre    [MORD-], to bite, bite into: qui (canes) mordere possunt: (serpens) hastile momordit, bit into, O.: Mordeat ante aliquis quidquid, etc., taste, Iu.: humum ore momordit, bit the dust, V.— To eat, devour, consume: ostrea, Iu.— To bite into, take hold of, catch fast: laterum iuncturas fibula mordet, clasps, V.: mordebat fibula vestem, O.— To cut into, wash away: rura quae Liris quietā Mordet aquā, H.— To nip, bite, sting: matutina parum cautos iam frigora mordent, H.—Fig., to bite, sting, pain, hurt: morderi dictis, O.: iocus mordens, a biting jest, Iu.: mordear opprobriis falsis, shall be vexed, H.: valde me momorderunt epistulae tuae: morderi conscientiā, feel the sting of conscience.
    * * *
    I
    mordere, memordi, - V
    bite; sting; hurt, pain; vex; (archaic perf. form of mordeo)
    II
    mordere, momordi, morsus V
    bite; sting; hurt, pain; vex; criticize, carp at; eat, consume; bite/cut into

    Latin-English dictionary > mordeō

  • 49 nur

    I Adv.
    1. only; (nichts als) nothing but; (bloß) just; (einfach) simply; das hat nur 5 Dollar gekostet it only cost 5 dollars; wir waren nur mehr fünf Dial. there were only five of us left; nur einmal just once; nur sie wusste es etc. only she ( oder she alone) knew etc.; nur sie wusste etc. auch she was the only one to know etc.; nur weil just because; nicht nur, sondern auch not only, but also; es ist nur, dass... it’s just that...; nur gut, dass... it’s a good thing that...; in nur zwei Jahren in just two (short) years, within two (short) years; nur aus Bosheit etc. out of sheer spite etc.; ohne auch nur zu lächeln without so much as a smile; warum hast du ihn gehauen? - nur so umg. I don’t know, because I felt like it; warum fragst du? - nur so umg. I was just wondering
    2. (ausgenommen) except; nur, dass... except (that)..., apart from the fact that...
    3. (irgend): so viel ich nur kann as much as I possibly can; so bald wie nur möglich as soon as you etc. possibly can; es muss so schnell wie nur möglich fertig werden it’s got to be finished in the quickest possible time
    4. auffordernd: nur zu! go on!; umg. what are you waiting for?; nur nicht so schüchtern! go on, don’t be shy!; nur keine Umstände! please don’t go to any trouble!; verstärkt, auch drohend: na, warte nur! you just wait!; verkaufe es nur ja nicht don’t sell it whatever you do, just don’t sell it
    5. dringender Wunsch: wenn er nur käme if only he would come; wenn du nur nicht so viel rauchen würdest if only you wouldn’t smoke so much; wäre ich nur zu Hause geblieben! if only I’d stayed at home
    6. nachdrücklich oder verwundert fragend: wie kam er nur hierher? how on earth did he get here?; was will er damit nur sagen? I wonder what he means ( oder is driving at)?; warum ist sie nur gegangen? what on earth made her go?, why (on earth) did she go?; was habe ich nur getan? what (on earth) have I done?; wer kann es nur gewesen sein? who (on earth) oder whoever can it have been?; wie hat er es nur geschafft? how (on earth) did he manage that?; wo kann sie nur sein? where (on earth) can she be?; was hat sie nur? I wonder what’s up ( oder wrong) with her
    7. Steigerung ausdrückend: das weißt du nur zu gut you know very ( oder perfectly) well; das ist nur zu wahr that’s only too true; er wurde nur noch frecher he just became cheekier; das macht alles nur noch schlimmer that just makes it all the worse
    8. umg.: nur so verstärkend: meist like mad; der Wind hat nur so gepfiffen the wind was howling like mad; es hat nur so gescheppert there was an almighty crash; sie haben gearbeitet, dass es nur so gekracht hat they worked with a vengeance
    II Konj.: nur habe ich vergessen... only I forgot...; er ist fleißig, nur müsste er sorgfältiger sein he works hard but he should take more care; ich komme gerne, nur weiß ich nicht wann I’d like to come but I just don’t know when I can make it
    * * *
    solely; only; merely; alone
    * * *
    [nuːɐ]
    adv
    1) (einschränkend) only, just

    er ist ein sehr schneller Arbeiter, núr müsste er etwas gründlicher sein — he is a very fast worker but or only he should be rather more thorough

    ich habe núr ein Stück Brot gegessen — I've only eaten a piece of bread, I've eaten only or just a piece of bread

    alle, núr ich nicht — everyone except or but me

    núr ich weiß — I'm the only one who knows, only I know

    núr schade, dass... — it's just a pity that...

    núr dass... — it's just that..., only...

    núr noch zwei Minuten — only or just two minutes left or to go

    der Kranke isst fast núr noch Obst — the sick man eats virtually nothing but fruit these days

    nicht núr..., sondern auch — not only or just... but also

    alles, núr das nicht! — anything but that!

    warum möchtest du das denn wissen? – ach, núr so! — why do you want to know? – oh I just do or oh just because or oh no special reason

    ich hab das núr so gesagt — I was just talking

    warum hast du das gemacht? – núr so — why did you do that? – I just did

    núr kann man nie wissen, ob... — only or but you never can or can never tell if...

    wie schnell er núr redet — doesn't he speak fast!

    dass es núr so krachte — making a terrible din or racket

    er fuhr, so schnell er núr (fahren) konnte — he drove just as fast as he possibly could, he drove for all he was worth

    3) (mit Fragepronomen) -ever, on earth (inf)

    was/wer/wie etc núr? — but what/who/how etc?

    was hat er núr? — whatever is or what on earth (inf) is the matter with him?

    wie kannst du núr (so etwas sagen)? — how could you (say such a thing)?

    sie bekommt alles, was sie núr will — she gets whatever she wants

    4)

    (Wunsch, Bedingung) wenn er núr (erst) käme — if only he would come, if he would only come

    wüsste ich núr, wie — if only I knew how, if I only knew how

    es wird klappen, wenn er núr nicht die Nerven verliert — it will be all right as long as or so long as (inf) or provided (that) he doesn't lose his nerve

    5) (mit Negationen) just,... whatever you do

    lass das núr niemand(en) wissen! — just don't let anyone find out, (but) don't let anyone find out whatever you do

    sagen Sie das núr nicht Ihrer Frau! — just don't tell your wife (whatever you do)

    6) (Aufforderung) just

    geh núr! — just go, go on

    núr zu! — go on

    sieh núr — just look

    núr her damit! (inf) — let's have it

    sagen Sie es núr, Sie brauchen es núr zu sagen — just say (the word), you only have to say (the word)

    er soll núr lachen! — let him laugh

    7)

    núr mehr (dial, esp Aus) — only... left

    ich habe núr mehr einen Euro — I've only one euro left

    * * *
    1) (only: He alone can remember.) alone
    3) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) just
    4) (only: None but the brave deserve our respect.) none but
    5) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) only
    6) (alone: Only you can do it.) only
    7) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) only
    8) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) only
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    [ˈnu:ɐ̯]
    1. vor Substantiven (nicht mehr als) only, just
    ich habe \nur eine Stunde Zeit/fünf Euro I only have an hour/five euros
    sie hat \nur einen einzigen Fehler gemacht she made just a single mistake
    ich möchte dich \nur um eines bitten I'd ask just one thing of you
    ich habe \nur ein kleines Stück Kuchen gegessen I've only eaten a small piece of cake, I've eaten only [or just] a small piece of cake
    \nur noch [o bes ÖSTERR mehr] only
    ich habe \nur noch einen Euro I've only one euro left
    \nur noch drei Minuten only [or just] two minutes left [or to go]
    ich esse fast \nur noch Obst I eat virtually nothing but fruit these days
    es hätte \nur noch ein Wort gefehlt und ich wäre explodiert just one more word and I would have exploded
    2. vor Substantiven, Pronomen (ausschließlich) only, just
    \nur sie darf das only she is allowed to do that
    alle kamen, \nur meine Schwester nicht they all came except my sister
    \nur ich weiß das I'm the only one who knows, only I know
    3. vor Adjektiven, Verben (bloß) only, just
    da kann man doch \nur lachen! what a bloody laugh! fam
    wie konnte ich das \nur vergessen! how on earth could I forget that!
    er tat es \nur ungern he did it only reluctantly
    das ist \nur recht und billig it is only right and proper
    ich will dir doch \nur helfen! I only want to help you!
    ich frage mich \nur, warum I just want to know why
    sie macht das absichtlich, \nur um dich zu provozieren she does it deliberately, just to provoke you
    \nur dass... it's just that...
    \nur gut, dass... it's a good thing that...
    nicht \nur, dass... it's not just that...
    \nur schade, dass... it's just a pity that...
    nicht \nur..., sondern auch... not only [or just]..., but also...
    ich mache das nicht \nur wegen des Geldes, sondern auch, weil es mir Spaß macht I'm not doing it just for the money, but also because I enjoy it
    \nur so just
    ich schreibe Gedichte \nur so zum Spaß I write poems just for fun
    warum fragst du? — ach, \nur so why do you ask? — oh, no particular reason
    warum hast du das getan? — \nur so why did you do that? — I just did
    ich habe das \nur so gesagt I was just talking
    4. (ruhig) just
    schlag \nur zu, wirst schon sehen, was du davon hast! go on, hit me, you'll soon see what you'll get out of it!
    wie schnell sie \nur redet! doesn't she speak fast!
    Max fuhr, so schnell er \nur konnte Max drove just as fast as he possibly could
    mach \nur ja nicht mich für die Folgen verantwortlich! just don't, whatever you do, blame me for the consequences!
    lass das \nur ja niemanden wissen! don't you [dare] tell anyone!, just don't let anyone find out!
    sag das \nur nicht deiner Mutter! just don't tell your mother [whatever you do]!
    \nur noch:
    als ich ihn zur Rede stellte, wurde er \nur noch frecher when I took him to task he got even cheekier
    \nur so:
    gerade als ich aus dem Haus wollte, regnete es \nur so just as I wanted to go out it was really pouring down
    dass es \nur so... + vb so much that it...
    ich werde dir so eine scheuern, dass es \nur so staubt! I'm going to give you such a clout that it will raise the dust!
    \nur zu:
    das kenne ich \nur zu gut I know that only too well
    das ist \nur zu wahr! it's only too true!
    6. (einschränkend) but, the only thing is...
    alles, \nur das nicht! anything but that!
    du kannst gern[e] einen Whisky haben, \nur habe ich kein Eis you're welcome to have a whisky, the only thing is I don't have any ice
    das Buch ist sehr gut, \nur, es ist wahrscheinlich zu schwer the book is very good, but [or though] it's probably too heavy-going
    \nur kann man nie wissen, ob... but you never can tell if...
    \nur dass... except that...
    7. mit Fragepronomen -ever, on earth
    warum/was/wer/wie... \nur? just [or but] why/what/who/how...?
    was hat sie \nur? what on earth is the matter with her?
    warum musstest du das \nur tun? just why did you have to do that?
    was in aller Welt hast du dir \nur dabei gedacht? just what on earth did you think you were doing?
    es schellt jemand an der Tür? wer kann das \nur sein? somebody's ringing the doorbell? who on earth can it be?
    wie kannst du \nur [so etwas sagen]? how could you [say such a thing]?
    8. (Bedingung, Wunsch)
    ▪ wenn... \nur... if only...
    das Wetter ist schön, wenn es \nur so bliebe! the weather is glorious, if only it would stay like this!
    wenn sie \nur käme! if only she would come!
    wüsste ich \nur, wann/wie... if only I knew when/how..., if I only knew when/how...
    geh \nur! just go!, go on!
    sieh \nur! just look!
    \nur her damit! give it here!
    \nur Mut! cheer up
    du brauchst es \nur zu sagen! you only have to say!
    sie soll \nur lachen! let her laugh!
    \nur zu! come on then!, go on!; s.a. nicht
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    1.
    1) (nicht mehr als) only; just

    alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

    er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

    nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

    nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...

    Warum fragst du? - Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? - Oh, no particular reason

    nur dass... — except that...

    2.

    wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well

    wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

    3) (warnend)

    lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you

    nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

    nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!

    4) (fragend) just

    wie soll ich ihm das nur erklären? — just how am I supposed to explain it to him?

    er lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could

    6) (sogar) only; just
    7)

    er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table

    3.
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    A. adv
    1. only; (nichts als) nothing but; (bloß) just; (einfach) simply;
    das hat nur 5 Dollar gekostet it only cost 5 dollars;
    wir waren nur mehr fünf dial there were only five of us left;
    nur einmal just once;
    nur sie wusste es etc only she ( oder she alone) knew etc;
    nur sie wusste etc auch she was the only one to know etc;
    nur weil just because;
    nicht nur, sondern auch not only, but also;
    es ist nur, dass … it’s just that …;
    nur gut, dass … it’s a good thing that …;
    in nur zwei Jahren in just two (short) years, within two (short) years;
    nur aus Bosheit etc out of sheer spite etc;
    ohne auch nur zu lächeln without so much as a smile;
    warum hast du ihn gehauen? -
    nur so umg I don’t know, because I felt like it;
    warum fragst du? -
    nur so umg I was just wondering
    2. (ausgenommen) except;
    nur, dass … except (that) …, apart from the fact that …
    3. (irgend):
    so viel ich nur kann as much as I possibly can;
    so bald wie nur möglich as soon as you etc possibly can;
    es muss so schnell wie nur möglich fertig werden it’s got to be finished in the quickest possible time
    nur zu! go on!; umg what are you waiting for?;
    nur nicht so schüchtern! go on, don’t be shy!;
    nur keine Umstände! please don’t go to any trouble!; verstärkt, auch drohend:
    na, warte nur! you just wait!;
    verkaufe es nur ja nicht don’t sell it whatever you do, just don’t sell it
    wenn er nur käme if only he would come;
    wenn du nur nicht so viel rauchen würdest if only you wouldn’t smoke so much;
    wäre ich nur zu Hause geblieben! if only I’d stayed at home
    wie kam er nur hierher? how on earth did he get here?;
    was will er damit nur sagen? I wonder what he means ( oder is driving at)?;
    warum ist sie nur gegangen? what on earth made her go?, why (on earth) did she go?;
    was habe ich nur getan? what (on earth) have I done?;
    wer kann es nur gewesen sein? who (on earth) oder whoever can it have been?;
    wie hat er es nur geschafft? how (on earth) did he manage that?;
    wo kann sie nur sein? where (on earth) can she be?;
    was hat sie nur? I wonder what’s up ( oder wrong) with her
    das weißt du nur zu gut you know very ( oder perfectly) well;
    das ist nur zu wahr that’s only too true;
    er wurde nur noch frecher he just became cheekier;
    das macht alles nur noch schlimmer that just makes it all the worse
    8. umg:
    nur so verstärkend: meist like mad;
    der Wind hat nur so gepfiffen the wind was howling like mad;
    es hat nur so gescheppert there was an almighty crash;
    sie haben gearbeitet, dass es nur so gekracht hat they worked with a vengeance
    B. konj:
    nur habe ich vergessen … only I forgot …;
    er ist fleißig, nur müsste er sorgfältiger sein he works hard but he should take more care;
    ich komme gerne, nur weiß ich nicht wann I’d like to come but I just don’t know when I can make it
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    1.
    1) (nicht mehr als) only; just

    alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

    er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

    nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

    nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...

    Warum fragst du? - Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? - Oh, no particular reason

    nur dass... — except that...

    2.

    wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well

    wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

    2) (ermunternd, tadelnd)

    lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you

    nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

    nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!

    4) (fragend) just

    er lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could

    6) (sogar) only; just
    7)

    er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table

    3.
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    adv.
    merely adv.
    only adv.

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    1. adverb

    the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

    Christmas is not far off — es ist nicht mehr lang bis Weihnachten

    some way off — in einiger Entfernung

    I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

    off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

    get the lid off — den Deckel abbekommen

    2) (not in good condition) mitgenommen

    the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

    be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

    3)

    be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

    the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

    4)

    be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

    off and on — immer mal wieder (ugs.)

    5) (not at work) frei

    on my day off — an meinem freien Tag

    take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

    6) (no longer available)

    soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

    7) (situated as regards money etc.)

    he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

    be badly off for something — mit etwas knapp sein

    2. preposition
    1) (from) von
    2)

    be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

    get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

    4) (designed not to cover)
    5) (having lost interest in)

    be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

    6) (leading from, not far from)

    a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

    7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
    3. adjective

    the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

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    (to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) ein-, ausstempeln
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    [ɒf, AM ɑ:f]
    I. prep
    1. (indicating removal) von + dat
    he wiped all the dust \off the tables er wischte den ganzen Staub von den Tischen
    please take your foot \off mine nimm bitte deinen Fuß von meinem [herunter]
    keep your dog \off my property! halten Sie Ihren Hund von meinem Grundstück fern!
    has anyone taken a book \off my desk? hat jemand ein Buch von meinem Tisch genommen?
    I can't get this paint \off my hands ich bekomme die Farbe nicht von meinen Händen ab
    that cherry stain won't come \off the shirt dieser Kirschfleck geht nicht aus dem Hemd heraus
    he cut a piece \off the cheese er schnitt ein Stück Käse ab
    to be \off the air RADIO, TV nicht mehr senden
    the TV station goes \off the air at 11:30 pm die Fernsehstation beendet ihr Programm um 23.30 Uhr
    2. after vb (moving down) hinunter [von] + dat; (towards sb) herunter [von] + dat
    they jumped \off the cliff sie sprangen von der Klippe
    the boy fell \off his bike several times der Junge fiel ein paar Mal von seinem Fahrrad [herunter]
    he rolled \off the bed er rollte aus dem Bett
    the coat slipped \off his arms der Mantel rutschte von seinen Armen
    3. after vb (moving away) [weg] von + dat
    let's get \off the bus at the next stop lass uns bei der nächsten Bushaltestelle aussteigen
    to get \off sb/sth ( fam) jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen
    4. (away from) weg von + dat
    single wires are leading \off the main lines einzelne Drähte führen von der Hauptleitung weg
    he managed to stay \off alcohol er schaffte es, keinen Alkohol mehr anzurühren
    \off the point nicht relevant
    somehow we keep getting \off the point irgendwie kommen wir immer vom Thema ab
    \off the record inoffiziell, nicht für die Öffentlichkeit bestimmt
    \off the subject nicht zum Thema gehörend
    I wish we could talk about something \off the subjects of sports and cars ich würde gerne mal über ein anderes Thema als Sport oder Autos reden
    to get \off the subject vom Thema abschweifen
    a long way \off doing sth weit davon entfernt, etw zu tun
    we're still a long way \off finishing es dauert noch lange, bis wir fertig sind
    far \off weit entfernt
    we're not far \off London now wir haben [es] nicht mehr weit bis London fam
    how far \off finishing the project are we? wie lange werden wir noch brauchen, um das Projekt abzuschließen?
    just \off sth in der Nähe einer S. gen
    they live just \off the main street sie wohnen gleich an der Hauptstraße
    5. (at sea) vor + dat
    to anchor \off Blue Bay vor Blue Bay ankern
    six miles \off Dunkirk sechs Meilen vor Dünkirchen
    6. (absent from)
    to be \off work am Arbeitsplatz fehlen
    he's been \off work for over six months er war seit sechs Monaten nicht mehr bei der Arbeit
    ▪ to be \off sb/sth von jdm/etw genug haben
    to be \off one's food keinen Appetit haben
    to go \off sb/sth jdn/etw nicht mehr mögen
    I used to love wine but I've gone \off it recently ich habe immer gerne Wein getrunken, aber seit Kurzem mag ich keinen mehr
    8. (not taking)
    ▪ to be \off sth etw nicht mehr einnehmen müssen
    she's well enough to be \off the medicine es geht ihr gut genug, dass sie die Medizin absetzen kann
    to be \off the tablets ohne die Tabletten auskommen
    to come \off the pill die Pille nicht mehr nehmen
    they live \off a small inheritance sie leben von einer kleinen Erbschaft
    the car runs \off solar energy der Wagen läuft mit Solarenergie
    10. (from source)
    I don't like taking money \off you ich möchte kein Geld von dir nehmen
    the girl bought the boy's old bike \off him das Mädchen kaufte dem Jungen sein altes Rad ab
    to get sth \off sb ( fam) etw von jdm bekommen
    11. after n (minus) weniger
    I take $10 \off the price of the jeans for you ich lasse Ihnen 10 Dollar vom Preis für die Jeans nach
    there was $40 or $50 \off most jackets in the shop die meisten Jacken in dem Laden waren um 40 oder 50 Dollar billiger
    12.
    ▶ \off beam BRIT ( fam) daneben fam
    to be \off beam daneben liegen fam
    ▶ \off the cuff aus dem Stegreif
    ▶ to have sb \off his/her feet jdn umwerfen fam
    ▶ \off one's head nicht ganz bei Trost
    he's \off his head er ist nicht mehr ganz bei Trost
    she went completely \off her head sie hat komplett den Verstand verloren
    ▶ \off the top of one's head aus dem Stegreif
    ▶ \off the wall ausgeflippt fam
    to go \off the wall ausflippen fam
    II. adv inv
    1. (not on) aus
    to switch [or turn] sth \off etw ausschalten
    2. (away) weg-
    someone's run \off with my pen jemand hat mir meinen Stift geklaut fam
    let's try to \off early tomorrow lass uns versuchen, morgen frühzeitig loszukommen
    I didn't get \off to a very good start this morning der Tag hat für mich nicht gut angefangen
    I'm \off now — see you tomorrow ich gehe jetzt — wir sehen uns morgen
    she's \off to Canada next week sie fährt nächste Woche nach Kanada
    to drive \off wegfahren
    to go \off weggehen
    I'm just going \off to the shops ich gehe nur schnell mal einkaufen
    to see sb \off jdn verabschieden
    3. (removed) ab-
    I'll take my jacket \off ich ziehe meine Jacke aus
    he helped her \off with her jacket er half ihr aus der Jacke
    one of my buttons has come \off einer von meinen Knöpfen ist abgegangen
    \off with his head! Kopf ab!
    \off with your jacket! zieh die Jacke aus!
    between us we managed to finish \off eight bottles of wine ( fam) zusammen schafften wir es, acht Flaschen Wein zu leeren
    to burn \off ⇆ sth etw verbrennen
    to kill \off ⇆ sth etw vernichten [o ausrotten]
    to kill \off germs Keime abtöten
    to pay \off ⇆ sth etw abbezahlen
    5. (in bad shape) schlecht
    to go \off sich akk verschlechtern; food schlecht werden
    6. (distant in time) entfernt
    your birthday is only one week \off dein Geburtstag ist schon in einer Woche
    to be far \off weit weg sein
    the exams are so far \off es ist noch so lange hin bis zu den Prüfungen
    7. (stopped) abgesagt
    the wedding's \off die Hochzeit ist abgeblasen fam
    his hockey match was rained \off sein Hockeyspiel fand wegen Regen nicht statt
    it's all \off between Philippa and Mike ( fam) zwischen Philippa und Mike ist es aus
    to call sth \off etw absagen
    8. (discounted) reduziert
    there's 40% \off this week on all winter coats diese Woche gibt es einen Preisnachlass von 40 % auf alle Wintermäntel
    to get money \off Rabatt bekommen
    to shut \off streets Straßen sperren
    to fence sth \off etw abzäunen
    10. (expressing riddance)
    we went out to walk \off some of our dinner wir ging raus, um einen Verdauungsspaziergang zu machen
    he's gone to sleep \off a headache after rather too much alcohol er ist dabei, seinen Kater auszuschlafen
    to laugh sth \off etw mit einem Lachen abtun
    III. adj inv
    1. (not working) außer Betrieb; (switched off) aus[geschaltet]; tap zugedreht; heating abgestellt
    I can't find the \off switch ich kann den Schalter nicht finden
    2. pred FOOD (bad) verdorben; milk sauer
    the cream is \off die Sahne hat einen Stich BRD
    3. (not at work)
    ▪ to be \off freihaben
    to have/take some time \off einige Zeit freibekommen/freinehmen
    4. pred ( fam: in bad shape) schlecht
    I'm having an \off day today ich habe heute einen schlechten Tag
    5. (provided for)
    sb is badly/well \off jdm geht es [finanziell] schlecht/gut, jd ist schlecht/gut dran fam
    I'm quite well \off for sweaters was Pullover angeht, bin ich gut ausgestattet
    how are you \off for money? BRIT, AUS wie sieht es bei dir mit dem Geld aus?
    6. pred FOOD (run out) aus[gegangen]
    7. pred esp BRIT ( fam: rude) behaviour daneben fam
    that's a bit \off das ist ein dicker Hund [o nicht die feine Art] fam
    IV. n no pl
    to be ready for the \off bereit zum Gehen sein
    V. vt AM (sl)
    ▪ to \off sb jdn um die Ecke bringen fam, jdn abmurksen sl [o fam umlegen]
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    [ɒf]
    1. adv
    1)

    (distance) the house is 5 km off — das Haus ist 5 km entfernt

    some way off (from here) — in einiger Entfernung (von hier)

    it's a long way off — das ist weit weg; (time) das liegt in weiter Ferne

    August isn't/the exams aren't very far off —

    noises off (Theat) — Geräusche pl hinter den Kulissen

    2)

    (departure) to be/go off — gehen

    (be) off with you! — fort mit dir!, mach, dass du wegkommst!

    it's time I was off — es wird or ist (höchste) Zeit, dass ich gehe

    where are you off to? — wohin gehen Sie denn?, wohin gehts denn? (inf)

    off we go! — los!, auf los gehts los!, na denn man los! (inf)

    3)

    (removal) he had his coat off — er hatte den Mantel aus

    he helped me off with my coat — er half mir aus dem Mantel

    there are two buttons off — es fehlen zwei Knöpfe, da sind zwei Knöpfe ab

    off with his head! — herunter mit seinem Kopf!, Kopf ab!

    4)

    (= discount) 3% off (Comm) — 3% Nachlass or Abzug

    3% off for cash (Comm) — 3% Skonto, bei Barzahlung 3%

    to give sb £5/something off — jdm £ 5 Ermäßigung/eine Ermäßigung geben

    he let me have £5 off — er gab es mir (um) £ 5 billiger

    5)

    (= not at work) to have time off to do sth — (Zeit) freibekommen haben, um etw zu tun

    6)

    (in phrases) off and on, on and off — ab und zu, ab und an

    2. adj
    1) attr (= substandard) year, day etc schlecht
    2) pred (Brit: not fresh) verdorben, schlecht; milk schlecht, sauer; butter ranzig
    3) pred (= cancelled) match, party, talks abgesagt; (= not available in restaurant) chops, fish aus

    the bet/agreement is off — die Wette/Abmachung gilt nicht (mehr)

    4) TV, light, machine aus(geschaltet); tap zu(gedreht)

    the gas/electricity was off — das Gas/der Strom war abgeschaltet

    5)

    they are badly/well or comfortably off — sie sind nicht gut/(ganz) gut gestellt, sie stehen sich schlecht/(ganz) gut

    I am badly off for money/time —

    how are we off for time? — wie sieht es mit der Zeit aus?, wie viel Zeit haben wir noch?

    he is better/worse off staying in England — er steht sich in England besser/schlechter

    6) pred

    (= wide of the truth etc) you're off there — da irrst du gewaltig, da vertust du dich

    7) pred (inf)

    it's a bit off not letting me know — das ist ja nicht die feine Art, mir nicht Bescheid zu sagen

    3. prep

    he got £2 off the shirt — er bekam das Hemd £ 2 billiger

    2) (= distant from) ab(gelegen) von (+dat); (= in a side street from) in einer Nebenstraße von (+dat); (NAUT) vor (+dat)

    the house was just off the main road — das Haus lag in unmittelbarer Nähe der Hauptstraße

    just off Piccadilly — in der Nähe von Piccadilly, gleich bei Piccadilly

    3)
    See:
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    off [ɒf]
    A adv
    a) weg oder fort sein,
    b) (weg)gehen,
    c) SPORT starten;
    be off!, off you go!, off with you! fort mit dir!, weg!;
    off to bed with you! ins Bett mit euch!;
    where are you off to? wo gehst du hin?;
    he’s off sick today er hat sich für heute krankgemeldet
    2. ab…, aus…, los…:
    the apple is off der Apfel ist ab;
    have one’s shoes off seine oder die Schuhe ausgezogen haben; → academic.ru/33817/hat">hat Bes Redew
    3. weg, entfernt:
    4. Zeitpunkt: von jetzt an, hin:
    Christmas is a week off bis Weihnachten ist es eine Woche;
    a) ab und zu, hin und wieder,
    b) ab und an, mit (kurzen) Unterbrechungen
    5. 5% off WIRTSCH 5% Nachlass
    6. TECH aus (geschaltet), abgeschaltet, abgestellt (Maschine, Radio etc), (ab)gesperrt (Gas etc), zu (Hahn etc):
    “off” „aus“
    7. be off ausfallen, nicht stattfinden:
    the bet is off die Wette gilt nicht mehr;
    their engagement is off sie haben ihre Verlobung gelöst;
    the whole thing is off die ganze Sache ist abgeblasen oder ins Wasser gefallen (beide umg)
    8. aus(gegangen), (aus)verkauft, nicht mehr vorrätig, alle:
    9. frei (von Arbeit):
    take a day off sich einen Tag freinehmen;
    have one day a week off einen Tag in der Woche freihaben;
    give sb the afternoon off jemandem den Nachmittag freigeben;
    she’s off today sie hat heute ihren freien Tag
    10. ganz, zu Ende: → die Verbindungen mit den verschiedenen Verben
    11. WIRTSCH flau:
    12. nicht mehr frisch, (leicht) verdorben (Nahrungsmittel):
    the milk is off die Milch hat einen Stich umg
    13. SPORT nicht in Form
    14. besonders US im Irrtum:
    you are off on that point da bist du auf dem Holzweg umg
    15. be a little off umg einen (leichten) Stich haben
    16. SCHIFF vom Lande etc ab
    17. well (badly) off gut (schlecht) d(a)ran oder gestellt oder situiert;
    how are you off for …? wie sieht es bei dir mit … aus?, wie steht es bei dir mit …?
    B präp
    1. weg von, fort von, von (… weg oder ab oder herunter):
    climb off the horse vom Pferd (herunter)steigen;
    take sth off the table etwas vom Tisch (weg)nehmen;
    he drove them off the seas er vertrieb sie von den Weltmeeren;
    eat off a plate von einem Teller essen;
    cut a slice off the loaf eine Scheibe vom Laib abschneiden;
    take 5 percent (Br per cent) off the price 5 Prozent vom Preis abziehen
    2. weg von, entfernt von, abseits von (oder gen), von … ab:
    a street off Piccadilly eine Seitenstraße von Piccadilly;
    off the ball SPORT ohne Ball;
    sing off the note falsch singen;
    be off size vom Maß abweichen
    3. frei von: → duty A 2
    a) etwas nicht mehr mögen,
    b) kuriert von etwas sein umg:
    be off smoking nicht mehr rauchen; → drug A 2
    5. SCHIFF auf der Höhe von Trafalgar etc, vor der Küste etc:
    6. von: → dine A
    C adj
    1. (weiter) entfernt
    2. Seiten…, Neben…:
    3. fig Neben…, sekundär, nebensächlich
    4. recht(er, e, es) (von Tieren, Fuhrwerken etc):
    the off hind leg das rechte Hinterbein;
    the off horse das rechte Pferd, das Handpferd
    5. SCHIFF weiter von der Küste entfernt, seewärts gelegen
    6. ab(-), los(gegangen), weg:
    the button is off der Knopf ist ab
    7. (arbeits-, dienst)frei:
    an off day ein freier Tag ( → C 8)
    8. schlecht:
    an off day ein schlechter Tag (an dem alles misslingt) ( → C 7);
    I’m having one of my off days heute geht mir alles schief, das ist heute nicht mein Tag;
    he must have written this on an off day er muss einen schlechten Tag gehabt haben, als er das geschrieben hat;
    an off year for fruit ein schlechtes Obstjahr; → off year
    9. besonders WIRTSCH flau, still, tot:
    off season auch Nebensaison f
    10. besonders WIRTSCH minderwertig, von schlechter Qualität:
    off shade Fehlfarbe f
    11. I am feeling rather off today ich bin heute nicht ganz auf der Höhe umg
    12. fig schwach, entfernt: → chance A 3
    D v/t US sl jemanden umlegen
    E v/i meist imp verschwinden
    F int fort!, weg!, raus!:
    hands off! Hände weg!
    * * *
    1. adverb
    1) (away, at or to a distance)

    the lake is not far off — der See ist nicht weit [weg od. entfernt]

    I must be off — ich muss fort od. weg od. los

    off we go! — (we are starting) los od. ab geht's!; (let us start) gehen/fahren wir!

    the meat etc. is off — das Fleisch usw. ist schlecht [geworden]

    be a bit off — (Brit. fig.) ein starkes Stück sein (ugs.)

    3)

    be off — (switched or turned off) [Wasser, Gas, Strom:] abgestellt sein

    the light/radio etc. is off — das Licht/Radio usw. ist aus

    4)

    be off — (cancelled) abgesagt sein; [Verlobung:] [auf]gelöst sein

    take/get/have a week etc. off — eine Woche usw. Urlaub nehmen/bekommen/haben

    soup etc. is off — es gibt keine Suppe usw. mehr

    7) (situated as regards money etc.)

    he is badly etc. off — er ist schlecht usw. gestellt

    2. preposition
    1) (from) von
    2)

    be off school/work — in der Schule/am Arbeitsplatz fehlen

    get off the subject — [vom Thema] abschweifen

    be off something — etwas leid sein od. haben (ugs.)

    6) (leading from, not far from)

    a street off the main road — eine Straße, die von der Hauptstraße abgeht

    7) (to seaward of) vor (+ Dat.)
    3. adjective

    the off side — (Brit.) (when travelling on the left/right) die rechte/linke Seite

    * * *
    adj.
    ausgeschaltet adj.
    entfernt adj.
    fort adj.
    von adj. prep.
    aus präp.

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  • 51 lay

    lay [leɪ]
    poser ⇒ 2 (a) mettre ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c) étendre ⇒ 2 (a) préparer ⇒ 2 (d) pondre ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (a) imposer ⇒ 2 (f) porter ⇒ 2 (g) soumettre ⇒ 2 (h) dissiper ⇒ 2 (i) laïque ⇒ 4 (a) profane ⇒ 4 (b)
    (pt & pp laid [leɪd])
    1 pt of lie
    (a) (in specified position) poser, mettre; (spread out) étendre;
    ∎ to lay sb/sth flat coucher ou étendre qn/qch (par terre);
    ∎ lay the cards face upwards posez les cartes face en l'air;
    ∎ lay the photos on the shelf to dry mettez les photos à plat sur l'étagère pour qu'elles sèchent;
    ∎ he laid the baby on the bed il a couché l'enfant sur le lit;
    ∎ she laid her head on my shoulder elle a posé sa tête sur mon épaule;
    ∎ euphemism to lay sb to rest enterrer qn;
    ∎ she laid the blanket on the ground elle a étendu la couverture par terre;
    ∎ familiar to lay eyes on sb/sth voir qn/qch□ ;
    ∎ to lay it on the line ne pas y aller par quatre chemins
    (b) (tiles, bricks, pipes, cable, carpet, foundations) poser; (wreath) déposer; (mine) poser, mouiller; (concrete) couler;
    ∎ to lay lino on the floor, to lay the floor with lino poser du linoléum;
    ∎ a roof laid with zinc un toit recouvert de zinc;
    ∎ figurative the plan lays the basis or the foundation for economic development le projet jette les bases du développement économique
    (c) (set → table) mettre;
    ∎ lay the table for six mettez la table pour six (personnes), mettez six couverts;
    ∎ they hadn't laid enough places ils n'avaient pas mis assez de couverts, il manquait des couverts
    (d) (prepare, arrange → fire) préparer;
    ∎ to lay a trail tracer un chemin;
    ∎ they laid a trap for him ils lui ont tendu un piège
    (e) (egg) pondre;
    ∎ American familiar figurative to lay an egg faire une gaffe;
    ∎ familiar figurative he nearly laid an egg (in surprise) il a failli en faire une jaunisse
    (f) (impose → burden, duty, penalty) imposer; (→ fine) infliger;
    ∎ to lay emphasis or stress on sth mettre l'accent sur qch;
    ∎ to lay the blame (for sth) on sb faire porter la responsabilité (de qch) à qn;
    ∎ to lay a curse on sb/sth jeter un sort à qn/qch
    (g) Law (lodge) porter;
    ∎ to lay a complaint déposer une plainte, porter plainte;
    ∎ to lay a matter before the court saisir le tribunal d'une affaire;
    ∎ to lay an accusation against sb porter une accusation contre qn;
    ∎ charges have been laid against five men cinq hommes ont été inculpés
    (h) (present, put forward → question, request) soumettre ( before sb devant qn);
    ∎ he laid all the facts before me il me présenta tous les faits;
    ∎ she laid the scheme before him elle lui soumit le projet
    (i) (allay → fears) dissiper; (exorcize → ghost) exorciser; (refute → rumour) démentir
    (j) (bet) faire;
    ∎ I'll lay you ten to one that she won't come je te parie à dix contre un qu'elle ne viendra pas
    ∎ to get laid s'envoyer en l'air
    (m) literary (cause to settle) faire retomber;
    ∎ the rain helped to lay the dust la pluie a fait retomber la poussière
    ∎ to lay oneself open to criticism s'exposer à la critique
    (a) (bird, fish) pondre
    (b) = lie vi
    (a) (non-clerical) laïque;
    ∎ in lay dress en habit laïque
    (b) (not professional) profane, non spécialiste;
    ∎ the book is intended for a lay audience le livre est destiné à un public de profanes
    5 noun
    ∎ he's/she's a good lay c'est un bon coup
    (b) (poem, song) lai m
    ►► Religion lay brother frère m lai;
    lay days starie f, jours mpl de planche;
    Art lay figure mannequin m;
    lay person profane mf, non-initié(e) m,f;
    lay preacher prédicateur(trice) m,f laïque;
    lay reader prédicateur(trice) m,f laïque;
    lay sister sœur f converse
    familiar (attack) attaquer□, taper sur□ ;
    ∎ she laid about him with her umbrella elle l'a attaqué à coups de parapluie, elle lui a tapé dessus avec son parapluie;
    ∎ to lay about one (hit out) frapper de tous côtés
    (a) (put down) mettre de côté;
    ∎ she laid her knitting aside to watch the news elle posa son tricot pour regarder les informations;
    ∎ figurative you should lay aside any personal opinions you might have vous devez faire abstraction de toute opinion personnelle
    (b) (save) mettre de côté;
    ∎ we have some money laid aside nous avons de l'argent de côté
    (of horse → ears) rabattre, coucher
    British (provisions) mettre de côté
    (a) (put down) poser;
    ∎ she laid her knife and fork down elle posa son couvert;
    ∎ to lay down one's arms déposer ou rendre les armes
    (b) (renounce, relinquish) renoncer à;
    ∎ to lay down one's life se sacrifier
    (c) (formulate, set out → plan, rule) formuler, établir; (→ condition) imposer; (→ duties) spécifier;
    ∎ as laid down in the contract, the buyer keeps exclusive rights il est stipulé ou il est bien précisé dans le contrat que l'acheteur garde l'exclusivité
    (d) Nautical (ship) mettre en chantier ou sur cale
    (e) (store → wine) mettre en cave
    (f) Music (record → song, track) enregistrer
    (g) Agriculture (field, land)
    ∎ he has laid down five acres of barley il a semé deux hectares et demi d'orge
    (stores) faire provision de;
    ∎ to lay in provisions faire des provisions;
    ∎ we've laid in plenty of food for the weekend nous avons prévu beaucoup de nourriture pour le week-end;
    ∎ Commerce to lay in goods or stock faire provision de marchandises
    (a) (attack → physically) tomber (à bras raccourcis) sur; (→ verbally) prendre à partie, passer un savon à;
    ∎ he really laid into his opponent il est tombé à bras raccourcis sur son adversaire;
    ∎ she laid into the government for their hard-line attitude elle a pris le gouvernement à partie pour son attitude intransigeante
    (b) (eat greedily) se jeter sur
    ➲ lay off
    (a) (employees) licencier; (temporarily) mettre en chômage technique
    (b) (in gambling → bet) couvrir
    ∎ to lay off a risk effectuer une réassurance
    ∎ to lay the ball off for sb placer le ballon en bonne position pour qn
    (a) to lay off sb (stop annoying, nagging) ficher la paix à qn;
    ∎ just lay off me! fiche-moi la paix!;
    ∎ I told her to lay off my husband je lui ai dit de laisser mon mari tranquille□
    ∎ to lay off the chocolate ne plus manger de chocolat□ ;
    ∎ to lay off the cigarettes s'arrêter de fumer□ ;
    ∎ you'd better lay off the booze for a while tu devrais t'arrêter de boire pendant quelque temps□ ;
    ∎ familiar lay off it, will you! laisse tomber, tu veux!
    familiar (drop the subject) laisser tomber;
    ∎ lay off! (leave me alone) fiche-moi la paix!
    (a) (provide) fournir;
    ∎ drinks will be laid on les boissons seront fournies;
    ∎ the meal was laid on by our hosts le repas nous fut offert par nos hôtes;
    ∎ they had transport laid on for us ils s'étaient occupés de nous procurer un moyen de transport;
    ∎ I'll lay on a car for you at the station j'enverrai une voiture vous chercher à la gare
    (b) British (install) installer, mettre;
    ∎ the caravan has electricity laid on la caravane a l'électricité
    (c) (spread → paint, plaster) étaler;
    ∎ familiar figurative to lay it on thick or with a trowel en rajouter
    ∎ to lay sth on sb (give) filer qch à qn; (tell) raconter qch à qn□ ;
    ∎ let me lay some advice on you je vais te filer un bon conseil;
    ∎ did she lay a heavy one on me! elle n'a pas mâché ses mots!
    ∎ if you're not careful, I'll lay one on you! (hit) fais gaffe ou je t'en mets une!
    (a) (arrange, spread out) étaler;
    ∎ he laid his wares out on the ground il a étalé ou déballé sa marchandise sur le sol
    (b) (present, put forward) exposer, présenter;
    ∎ her ideas are clearly laid out in her book ses idées sont clairement exposées dans son livre
    (c) (design) concevoir;
    ∎ the house is badly laid out la maison est mal agencée
    (d) (corpse) faire la toilette de
    (e) (spend) mettre;
    ∎ we've already laid out a fortune on the project nous avons déjà mis une fortune dans ce projet
    (f) (knock out) assommer, mettre K-O;
    ∎ he was laid out cold il a été mis K-O
    (g) Typography faire la maquette de, monter
    American (stop off) faire une halte, faire escale
    se mettre en panne
    mettre en panne
    (a) (store, save) mettre de côté;
    ∎ figurative you're just laying up trouble for yourself tu te prépares des ennuis
    ∎ she's laid up with mumps elle est au lit avec les oreillons
    (c) (ship) désarmer; (car) mettre au garage;
    ∎ my car is laid up ma voiture est au garage

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  • 52 כון

    כּוּן(b. h.) to stand, exist, be firm. Pi. כִּיוֵּון 1) to straighten. Sifré Deut. 308 מְכַוְּונוֹ במעגילה he tries to straighten the wood in a press; Yalk. Deut. 942 (not מכינן); Pesik. Zutr. Haăz. (ed. Bub. V, p. 11 1) נתנו לאומן שיְכַוְּונוֹ he gave it to a mechanic to straighten it. 2) to place in a line, direct. Macc.II, 5 (9b) מְכַוְּונִין להן דרךוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. ומְכוּוָּנוֹת להן דרכים, v. infra) we make for them direct roads from one place of refuge to the other. 3) to determine exactly (place, time). Y.Erub.V, 22c לְכַוֵּין את הרוחות how to determine exactly the four cardinal points (v. רָבַע). Ib. bot. הארון היה מְכַוֵּיןוכ׳ the Ark indicated for them the points of the compass. Gen. R. s. 15, beg., v. כִּוּוּן. M. Kat. 10a אין יכול לכַוֵּין אימראוכ׳ is unable to sew the fringe accurately on the bosom of the shirt. Ber.7a לכַוֵּין אותה שעה to seize the opportunity of just that moment; a. fr. 4) (with לב or sub. לב) to direct or prepare ones mind, to pay attention, to do a thing with an intention. Ber.II, 1 אם כ׳ לבו if he (while reading in the Law) had his mind directed (to the Shma); ib. 13a אם כ׳ לבו לקרות it means, he read with attention (to the sense, not merely like one going over the text for correction). R. Hash. 28b כ׳ לבו לצאת he had the intention of complying with the law (v. יָצָא); opp. (כ׳) לשמוע he directed his attention to listening, i. e. heard the sound with consciousness (but without devotion); v. כַּוָּונָה. Ber.V, 1 היו שוהין … כדי שיְכַוְּונוּ לבםוכ׳ tarried a while before prayer, in order to direct their hearts to their Father in heaven. Y. ib. II, 5a חזקה כִּוֵּין the presumption is that he read with attention; a. fr.Part. pass. מְכוּוָּן, f. מְכוּוָּנָה, מְכוּוֶּנֶת; pl. מְכוּוָּנִים, … נִין; מְכוּוָּנוֹת a) in a line, corresponding. Y.Kil.V, beg.30b עריס המכ׳ a straight bed of vines, opp. מעוקם. Ib. מכ׳ הן they (the vines) are in a straight line. Y.Ber.IV, 8c top בית … מ׳ כנגד … של מעלן the situation of the earthly Holy of Holies corresponds with that of the heavenly Macc.II, 5 ומכוונות להן דרכים (not … נת), v. supra. Ib. 9b ומכוונות היו כמיןוכ׳ (Ms. M. ומכוונין הן) and they (the three towns on this side and those on the other side of the Jordan respectively) were in straight parallel lines like two rows in a vineyard; a. fr.b) exact, precise. Toh. III, 1 sq. כביצה מ׳ exactly the quantity of an egg. Mikv. VII, 6; Ḥag.19a; Gitt.16a. Hif. הֵכִין to put in proper position, to prepare; to hold ready, to designate. Bets.2b (ref. to Ex. 16:5) חול מֵכִין לשבתוכ׳ a week day prepares for the Sabbath (that which has become ready for use on a week day may be used on the Sabbath), but a Holy Day does not prepare for the succeeding Sabbath, ואין שבת מֵכִינָה ליו״ט nor can the Sabbath prepare for a succeeding Holy Day, v. הֲכָנָה.Meg.12b (play on ממוכן, Esth. 1:14) כלום הֵכִינוּוכ׳ have they (the Persians) arranged a table before thee?; Esth. R. to l. c. מי מֵכִיןוכ׳ who arranges an altar ?; a. fr.Tosef.Maasr.I, 4 משיכינו ed. Zuck., Var. משייבינו, read: משיניצו.Part. pass. מוּכָן prepared, designated, ready. Bets.I, 2 עפר מ׳ מבעוד יום dust (for covering the blood) made ready a day before. Ib. אפר כירה מ׳ הוא ashes of the stove are considered ready (destined to be used for the purpose). Ib. III, 4 אין זה מן המ׳ this is not among the things designated for use on the Holy Day. Ib. IV, 6.Meg. l. c. (play on ממוכן, v. supra) שמ׳ לפורענות he was ready for evil; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְכַּיֵּון, הִתְכַּוֵּון, Nithpa. נִתְכַּוֵּין 1) to be made straight, to be remedied (cmp. תכן). Pesik. Zutr. l. c. אין אתם מִתְכַּוְּונִים אלא באור you (your crookedness) can be remedied only through fire; Sifré Deut. L, 100. אין אתם הולכים אלא לאור; Yalk. Deut l. c. הולכין אלא לאחור (corr. acc.). 2) to prepare ones self. Y.Meg.I, 71c (ref. to הִכּוֹן, Am. 4:12) הִתְכַּוֵּון לקראתוכ׳ put thyself in proper condition to meet thy God. 3) to intend, propose. B. Kam.VIII. 1 עד שיהא מִתְכַּ יֵן unless he did it with malicious intent. Tosef.Naz.III, 10 לא נִתְכֵּוַּונְתִּי אלא כמותה my intention was to be exactly like her (as to her vow). Ib. 14 מישנ׳ לעלותוכ׳ if he who had the intention to eat the flesh of swine ; v. עָלָה. Sabb.22a ובלבד שלא יִתְכַּוֵּיןוכ׳ provided he has not the intention of making a groove.Bets.23a, a. fr. דבר שאינו מִתְכַּ׳ a forbidden act which was produced without intent, i. e. an unintended but unavoidable effect of a permitted act. R. Hash. 28b. Pes.53b, a. fr. שניהם … נִתְכַּוְּונוּ both meant the same thing; a. fr. Polel כּוֹנֵן to establish, base firmly. Ex. R. s. 15 מבקש לְכוֹנֵן עולמים wanted to establish worlds. Ib. על אלו אני מְכוֹנֵןוכ׳ upon those (the patriarchs) I will establish the world.Part. pass. מְכוֹנָן, f. מְבוֹנֶנֶת. Midr. Sam. ch. 16 (ref. to הכינני, 1 Kings 2:24) בזכות התורה המ׳ בארון (the world exists) for the sake of the Law that is put up straight in the holy Ark.

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  • 53 כּוּן

    כּוּן(b. h.) to stand, exist, be firm. Pi. כִּיוֵּון 1) to straighten. Sifré Deut. 308 מְכַוְּונוֹ במעגילה he tries to straighten the wood in a press; Yalk. Deut. 942 (not מכינן); Pesik. Zutr. Haăz. (ed. Bub. V, p. 11 1) נתנו לאומן שיְכַוְּונוֹ he gave it to a mechanic to straighten it. 2) to place in a line, direct. Macc.II, 5 (9b) מְכַוְּונִין להן דרךוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. ומְכוּוָּנוֹת להן דרכים, v. infra) we make for them direct roads from one place of refuge to the other. 3) to determine exactly (place, time). Y.Erub.V, 22c לְכַוֵּין את הרוחות how to determine exactly the four cardinal points (v. רָבַע). Ib. bot. הארון היה מְכַוֵּיןוכ׳ the Ark indicated for them the points of the compass. Gen. R. s. 15, beg., v. כִּוּוּן. M. Kat. 10a אין יכול לכַוֵּין אימראוכ׳ is unable to sew the fringe accurately on the bosom of the shirt. Ber.7a לכַוֵּין אותה שעה to seize the opportunity of just that moment; a. fr. 4) (with לב or sub. לב) to direct or prepare ones mind, to pay attention, to do a thing with an intention. Ber.II, 1 אם כ׳ לבו if he (while reading in the Law) had his mind directed (to the Shma); ib. 13a אם כ׳ לבו לקרות it means, he read with attention (to the sense, not merely like one going over the text for correction). R. Hash. 28b כ׳ לבו לצאת he had the intention of complying with the law (v. יָצָא); opp. (כ׳) לשמוע he directed his attention to listening, i. e. heard the sound with consciousness (but without devotion); v. כַּוָּונָה. Ber.V, 1 היו שוהין … כדי שיְכַוְּונוּ לבםוכ׳ tarried a while before prayer, in order to direct their hearts to their Father in heaven. Y. ib. II, 5a חזקה כִּוֵּין the presumption is that he read with attention; a. fr.Part. pass. מְכוּוָּן, f. מְכוּוָּנָה, מְכוּוֶּנֶת; pl. מְכוּוָּנִים, … נִין; מְכוּוָּנוֹת a) in a line, corresponding. Y.Kil.V, beg.30b עריס המכ׳ a straight bed of vines, opp. מעוקם. Ib. מכ׳ הן they (the vines) are in a straight line. Y.Ber.IV, 8c top בית … מ׳ כנגד … של מעלן the situation of the earthly Holy of Holies corresponds with that of the heavenly Macc.II, 5 ומכוונות להן דרכים (not … נת), v. supra. Ib. 9b ומכוונות היו כמיןוכ׳ (Ms. M. ומכוונין הן) and they (the three towns on this side and those on the other side of the Jordan respectively) were in straight parallel lines like two rows in a vineyard; a. fr.b) exact, precise. Toh. III, 1 sq. כביצה מ׳ exactly the quantity of an egg. Mikv. VII, 6; Ḥag.19a; Gitt.16a. Hif. הֵכִין to put in proper position, to prepare; to hold ready, to designate. Bets.2b (ref. to Ex. 16:5) חול מֵכִין לשבתוכ׳ a week day prepares for the Sabbath (that which has become ready for use on a week day may be used on the Sabbath), but a Holy Day does not prepare for the succeeding Sabbath, ואין שבת מֵכִינָה ליו״ט nor can the Sabbath prepare for a succeeding Holy Day, v. הֲכָנָה.Meg.12b (play on ממוכן, Esth. 1:14) כלום הֵכִינוּוכ׳ have they (the Persians) arranged a table before thee?; Esth. R. to l. c. מי מֵכִיןוכ׳ who arranges an altar ?; a. fr.Tosef.Maasr.I, 4 משיכינו ed. Zuck., Var. משייבינו, read: משיניצו.Part. pass. מוּכָן prepared, designated, ready. Bets.I, 2 עפר מ׳ מבעוד יום dust (for covering the blood) made ready a day before. Ib. אפר כירה מ׳ הוא ashes of the stove are considered ready (destined to be used for the purpose). Ib. III, 4 אין זה מן המ׳ this is not among the things designated for use on the Holy Day. Ib. IV, 6.Meg. l. c. (play on ממוכן, v. supra) שמ׳ לפורענות he was ready for evil; a. fr. Hithpa. הִתְכַּיֵּון, הִתְכַּוֵּון, Nithpa. נִתְכַּוֵּין 1) to be made straight, to be remedied (cmp. תכן). Pesik. Zutr. l. c. אין אתם מִתְכַּוְּונִים אלא באור you (your crookedness) can be remedied only through fire; Sifré Deut. L, 100. אין אתם הולכים אלא לאור; Yalk. Deut l. c. הולכין אלא לאחור (corr. acc.). 2) to prepare ones self. Y.Meg.I, 71c (ref. to הִכּוֹן, Am. 4:12) הִתְכַּוֵּון לקראתוכ׳ put thyself in proper condition to meet thy God. 3) to intend, propose. B. Kam.VIII. 1 עד שיהא מִתְכַּ יֵן unless he did it with malicious intent. Tosef.Naz.III, 10 לא נִתְכֵּוַּונְתִּי אלא כמותה my intention was to be exactly like her (as to her vow). Ib. 14 מישנ׳ לעלותוכ׳ if he who had the intention to eat the flesh of swine ; v. עָלָה. Sabb.22a ובלבד שלא יִתְכַּוֵּיןוכ׳ provided he has not the intention of making a groove.Bets.23a, a. fr. דבר שאינו מִתְכַּ׳ a forbidden act which was produced without intent, i. e. an unintended but unavoidable effect of a permitted act. R. Hash. 28b. Pes.53b, a. fr. שניהם … נִתְכַּוְּונוּ both meant the same thing; a. fr. Polel כּוֹנֵן to establish, base firmly. Ex. R. s. 15 מבקש לְכוֹנֵן עולמים wanted to establish worlds. Ib. על אלו אני מְכוֹנֵןוכ׳ upon those (the patriarchs) I will establish the world.Part. pass. מְכוֹנָן, f. מְבוֹנֶנֶת. Midr. Sam. ch. 16 (ref. to הכינני, 1 Kings 2:24) בזכות התורה המ׳ בארון (the world exists) for the sake of the Law that is put up straight in the holy Ark.

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  • 54 ♦ bite

    ♦ bite /baɪt/
    n. [cu]
    1 (l')addentare; morso; morsicatura: a playful bite, un morso dato per gioco
    2 morso; boccone: to take a bite out of st., staccare un morso da qc.
    3 spuntino; boccone: I had a bite before coming here, ho mangiato un boccone prima di venire; DIALOGO → - Arranging lunch appointment- Do you want to get a bite to eat?, ti va di mettere qualcosa sotto i denti?
    4 ( cucina) pezzetto; bocconcino: cheese bites, bocconcini di formaggio
    5 morso; morsicatura; puntura: snake bite, morso di serpente; mosquito bites, punture di zanzara
    7 mordente; forza
    8 ( dell'aria, del vento) morso: There's a bite in the air, c'è un'aria pungente; fa freschetto
    11 ( fotoincisione) morsura; acidatura
    12 ( pesca) abbocco: Getting any bites?, abboccano?
    13 ( slang USA) somma spettante; parte; fetta
    14 ( slang USA) costo; prezzo; somma da pagare
    ● bites of information, (brevi) informazioni □ bite-size (o bite-sized) (agg.), piccolo; breve; corto: to cut into bite-sized pieces, tagliare a cubetti □ (fam. USA e Austral.) to put the bite on sb., chiedere un prestito a q.; bussare a soldi con q.; dare una stoccata a q. □ (fam. GB) a second bite at the cherry, una seconda occasione □ (fam.) to take a bite out of, ridurre considerevolmente; essere un salasso per.
    ♦ (to) bite /baɪt/
    (pass. bit, p. p. bitten, bit)
    A v. t.
    1 mordere; addentare: to bite one's nails, mangiarsi le unghie; The cat bit my finger, il gatto mi morse il dito; to bite a thread in two, spezzare un filo con i denti; (scherz.) I'm not going to bite you!, non mordo mica!
    2 ( di insetto, animale con chele, ecc.) pungere; mordere; pizzicare
    3 staccare con un morso: I bit a large piece out of the roll, diedi un grosso morso al panino
    4 ( di acido) corrodere; intaccare
    5 ( di rimprovero) ferire; pungere
    6 tormentare; assillare; irritare: What's biting you?, che hai?; cosa c'è che non va?
    7 (al passivo) (fam.) essere imbrogliato; farsi fregare; farsi bidonare
    B v. i.
    1 mordere: My dog bites, il mio cane morde
    3 lasciarsi convincere; accettare; crederci; abboccare
    4 ( di ruota, utensile, ecc.) fare presa; prendere; mordere
    5 (naut.: dell'ancora) mordere; tenere
    6 ( di situazione, misura, ecc.) farsi sentire ( spiacevolmente): The recession is beginning to bite, la recessione comincia a farsi sentire
    ● (fam.) to bite the bullet, stringere i denti e affrontare q.; farsi forza □ to bite the dust, mordere la polvere; ( anche) essere ucciso □ to bite the hand that feeds one, essere ingrato verso un benefattore; sputare nel piatto in cui si mangia □ (fig.) to bite one's lip, mordersi le labbra □ to bite one's tongue, mordersi la lingua ( per non parlare) □ (fam.) to be bitten by the… bug, essere conquistato da (un'attività, uno hobby, ecc.); appassionarsi a; diventare un patito di □ (prov.) Once bitten, twice shy, il gatto scottato teme l'acqua fredda
    biter
    n.
    ● the biter bitten (o bit), il gabbatore gabbato; i pifferi di montagna; chi la fa l'aspetti.

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ bite

  • 55 bite

    [baɪt] n
    1) ( using teeth) Biss m; of an insect Stich m;
    \bite mark Bisswunde f;
    snake/dog \bite Schlangen-/Hundebiss m;
    to give sb a \bite jdn beißen;
    to have a \bite to eat ( fam) eine Kleinigkeit [o ( fam) einen Happen] essen;
    to take a \bite of a pizza von einer Pizza abbeißen;
    (fig: portion)
    the legal costs took a big \bite out of their money ein großer Teil ihres Geldes ging für die Rechtskosten drauf ( fam)
    2) (fig: sharpness) Biss m ( fig) ( fam), Schärfe f ( fig)
    to give sth more \bite report, critique etw schärfer formulieren;
    to have [real] \bite [echten] Biss haben ( fam)
    3) ( fish) Anbeißen nt;
    at last I've got a \bite endlich hat etwas angebissen
    4) no pl ( pungency) Schärfe f
    PHRASES:
    another [or a second] [or a double] \bite of the cherry ( esp Brit) eine zweite Chance vt <bit, bitten>
    to \bite sb jdn beißen; insect jdn stechen;
    to \bite one's lips sich dat auf die Lippen beißen; ( fig) sich dat das Lachen verbeißen;
    to \bite one's nails an seinen Nägeln kauen
    to \bite the road greifen
    to \bite sth sich akk auf etw akk auswirken;
    the laws \bite him hard die Gesetze treffen ihn hart
    PHRASES:
    to \bite the bullet in den sauren Apfel beißen;
    to \bite the dust;
    (esp hum: crash) stürzen;
    ( die) ins Gras beißen (sl) ( fig) scheitern;
    to \bite the hand that feeds one die Hand beißen, die einen füttert;
    to \bite one's tongue sich dat auf die Zunge beißen;
    to be badly bitten by sth von etw dat schwer erwischt worden sein ( fam)
    the racing bug bit him badly das Rennfieber hat ihn schwer mitgenommen;
    what's biting you? ( fam) was ist mit dir los?;
    \bite me! (Am) ( vulg) leck mich am Arsch! ( derb) vi <bit, bitten>
    1) ( with teeth) dog, snake beißen; insect stechen;
    just go and ask her - she won't \bite ( hum) frag sie mal - sie beißt [dich] schon nicht;
    to \bite into sth in etw akk beißen;
    2) (a. fig: take bait) anbeißen;
    to \bite at bait anbeißen (a. fig)
    these tyres are biting very well diese Reifen haben ein sehr griffiges Profil
    4) ( affect adversely) einschneidende Wirkung haben;
    the recession was beginning to \bite die Rezession machte sich langsam bemerkbar
    5) ( reduce)
    to \bite into sth etw reduzieren;
    her job began to \bite into her free time ihr Job nahm immer mehr ihrer Freizeit in Anspruch
    6) ( attack)
    to \bite into sth;
    the rope bit into his flesh das Seil schnitt in sein Fleisch ein; ( fig)
    the cold began to \bite into their bones die Kälte begann ihnen in die Knochen zu kriechen
    PHRASES:
    once bitten, twice shy ( prov) ein gebranntes Kind scheut das Feuer ( prov)
    that \bites! ( fam) so ein Mist! ( fam)

    English-German students dictionary > bite

  • 56 bite

    [baɪt] 1. pt bit, pp bitten, vt 2. vi
    gryźć (ugryźć perf), kąsać (ukąsić perf)
    3. n
    ( from insect) ukąszenie nt; ( mouthful) kęs m
    * * *
    1. past tense - bit; verb
    (to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) gryźć
    2. noun
    1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) gryzienie, kęs
    2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) `branie`
    •
    - bite the dust

    English-Polish dictionary > bite

  • 57 mordeo

    mordĕo, mŏmordi (archaic memordi; v. in the foll.), morsum, 2, v. a. [root smard-; Sanscr. mard-, bite; Gr. smerdnos, smerdaleos; (cf. Engl. smart)], to bite, to bite into (class.).
    I.
    Lit.: si me canis memorderit, Enn. ap. Gell. 7, 9, 3 (Sat. v. 36 Vahl.):

    canes mordere possunt,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 20, 57:

    mordens pulex,

    biting, Mart. 14, 83:

    (serpens) fixum hastile momordit,

    bit into, Ov. M. 3, 68:

    mordeat ante aliquis quidquid, etc.,

    taste, Juv. 6, 632: terram, to bite the ground, bite the dust, of expiring warriors writhing on the ground:

    procubuit moriens et humum semel ore momordit,

    Verg. A. 11, 418; Ov. M. 9, 61.—Part. as subst.:

    morsi a rabioso cane,

    Plin. 29, 5, 32, § 100:

    laneaque aridulis haerebant morsa labellis,

    Cat. 64, 316.—
    2.
    In partic., to eat, devour, consume ( poet.):

    tunicatum cum sale mordens Caepe,

    Pers. 4, 30:

    ostrea,

    Juv. 6, 305:

    sordes farris mordere canini,

    id. 5, 11.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To bite into, take fast hold of, catch fast; to press or cut into ( poet.):

    laterum juncturas fibula mordet,

    takes hold of, clasps, Verg. A. 12, 274:

    mordebat fibula vestem,

    Ov. M. 8, 318:

    id quod a lino mordetur,

    where the thread presses in, Cels. 7, 4, 4:

    locus (corporis), qui mucronem (teli) momordit,

    id. 7, 5, 4:

    arbor mordet humum,

    takes hold of the ground, is rooted in the ground, Stat. Th. 9, 499.—Hence, poet., of a river: non rura quae Liris quieta Mordet aqua, cuts or penetrates into, Hor. C. 1, 31, 7.—
    2.
    To nip, bite, sting:

    matutina parum cautos jam frigora mordent,

    nips, attacks, Hor. S. 2, 6, 45: oleamque momorderit [p. 1165] aestus, id. Ep. 1, 8, 5:

    mordeat et tenerum fortior aura nemus,

    Mart. 8, 14, 2:

    radix gustu acri mordet,

    bites, hurts, Plin. 27, 13, 109, § 133:

    linguam,

    id. 29, 2, 9, § 34:

    oculos,

    id. 21, 6, 17, § 32:

    urtica foliis non mordentibus,

    stinging, burning, id. 22, 14, 16, § 37.—
    II.
    Trop., to bite, sting, pain, hurt (syn.: pungo, stimulo, remordeo;

    class.): invidere omnes mihi, Mordere clanculum,

    bit, stung, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 21:

    morderi dictis,

    Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 25:

    jocus mordens,

    a biting jest, Juv. 9, 10:

    mordear opprobriis falsis,

    shall I be stung, vexed, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 38:

    par pari referto, quod eam mordeat,

    to vex, mortify, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 55:

    valde me momorderunt epistolae tuae,

    Cic. Att. 13, 12, 1:

    scribis, morderi te interdum, quod non simul sis,

    that it grieves you, affects you, id. ib. 6, 2, 8:

    dolore occulto morderi,

    to be attacked, tormented, Ov. M. 2, 806:

    nec qui detrectat praesentia, Livor iniquo Ullum de nostris dente momordit opus,

    detracted, id. Tr. 4, 10, 124; cf. id. P. 4, 14, 46:

    morderi conscientiā,

    to feel the sting of conscience, Cic. Tusc. 4, 20, 45:

    hunc mordebit objurgatio,

    Quint. 1, 3, 7.—
    B.
    To seize fast, hold firmly in the mind (cf. mordicus, II.):

    hoc tene, hoc morde,

    Sen. Ep. 78, 29. —
    C.
    To squander, dissipate: de integro patrimonio meo centum milia nummūm memordi, Laber. ap. Gell. 6, 9, 3 (Com. Rel. v. 50 Rib.).

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mordeo

  • 58 bite

    bite [baɪt]
    (verb: preterite bit, past participle bitten)
    1. noun
       a. [of dog, snake] morsure f ; [of insect] piqûre f
       b. ( = piece bitten off) bouchée f
    • to take a bite out of [+ apple] croquer dans ; [+ savings, budget] faire un trou dans
       c. (Fishing) touche f
       d. ( = flavour) piquant m
    [person, animal] mordre ; [insect] piquer ; [snake] mordre
    • to bite one's tongue or one's lip (figurative) se mordre les lèvres
    mordre ; [insect] piquer ; [cogs] s'engrener
    ( = respond) riposter
    [+ words, retort] ravaler
    * * *
    [baɪt] 1.
    1) ( mouthful) bouchée f

    to have ou take a bite of something — prendre une bouchée de quelque chose

    2) ( from insect) piqûre f; (from dog, snake) morsure f; fig (of wind, cold) morsure f; (of performance, film) mordant m
    3) ( in fishing) touche f

    to have a bite — lit avoir une touche; fig trouver amateur

    2.
    transitive verb (prét bit; pp bitten) [person, animal] mordre; [insect] piquer
    3.
    intransitive verb (prét bit; pp bitten) [fish] mordre
    Phrasal Verbs:
    ••

    he won't bite you! — (colloq) il ne va pas te manger! (colloq)

    to be bitten by the DIY bug — (colloq) attraper le virus du bricolage

    English-French dictionary > bite

  • 59 שופרא

    שוּפְרָאm. (שְׁפַר) 1) beauty, grace. Targ. Prov. 31:30. Targ. Ps. 45:3. Ib. 12; a. fr.Ber.5b, v. בְּכָא. Ab. Zar.20a דהאי ש׳ בלי עפרא (not שופריא) that the dust should destroy this beauty. B. Mets.84a שוּפְרֵיה דר׳ יוחנן the beauty of R. J.; a. fr.V. שֶׁפֶר ch. 2) best portion. Targ. O. Num. 18:29; 30; 32 (h. text חלב).Pl. שוּפְרֵי. Pes.3b קאכילנא ש׳ ש׳ I got the best pieces (of the Passover lamb) to eat.

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  • 60 שוּפְרָא

    שוּפְרָאm. (שְׁפַר) 1) beauty, grace. Targ. Prov. 31:30. Targ. Ps. 45:3. Ib. 12; a. fr.Ber.5b, v. בְּכָא. Ab. Zar.20a דהאי ש׳ בלי עפרא (not שופריא) that the dust should destroy this beauty. B. Mets.84a שוּפְרֵיה דר׳ יוחנן the beauty of R. J.; a. fr.V. שֶׁפֶר ch. 2) best portion. Targ. O. Num. 18:29; 30; 32 (h. text חלב).Pl. שוּפְרֵי. Pes.3b קאכילנא ש׳ ש׳ I got the best pieces (of the Passover lamb) to eat.

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