-
1 ἐπί
ἐπί prep. w. gen., dat., or acc.; s. the lit. on ἀνά, beg. (Hom.+). The basic idea is ‘upon’ (opp. ὑπό) Kühner-G. I 495; s. also Rob 600–605. (In the foll. classifications case use is presented seriatim; in earlier editions of this lexicon all sections, except 13, 17, and 18 [of time], were included under the general rubric ‘Place’.)① marker of location or surface, answering the question ‘where?’ on, upon, nearⓐ w. gen., marking a position on a surface ἐ. (τῆς) γῆς on (the) earth (cp. En 9:1; 98:1; ἐ. γῆς 25:6; PsSol 17:2) Mt 6:10, 19; 9:6; 23:9; Mk 6:47 al. (Ar. 12, 1; Just., A I, 54, 7 al.). ἐ. τῆς θαλάσσης on the sea (cp. Job 9:8; Dio Chrys. 10 [11], 129 βαδίζειν ἐ. τῆς θαλ.; Lucian, Philops. 13 βαδίζειν ἐφʼ ὕδατος, VH 2, 4; Artem. 3, 16 ἐ. τ. θαλάσσης περιπατεῖν; schol. on Nicander, Ther. 15 p. 5, 26ff relying on the testimony of Hesiod: Orion was given a gift [δωρεά] by the gods καὶ ἐ. κυμάτων πορεύεσθαι καὶ ἐ. τῆς γῆς) Mt 14:26; Mk 6:48f; J 6:19 (w. acc. P75; s. 4bβ below). ἐ. τῶν νεφελῶν on the clouds Mt 24:30; 26:64 (Da 7:13; cp. Philo, Praem. 8). ἐ. κλίνης 9:2; Lk 17:34. ἐ. τοῦ δώματος on the roof vs. 31; Mt 24:17; 10:27 foll. by pl. W. verbs: κάθημαι ἐ. τινος sit on someth. (Job 2:8; ἐ. τοῦ ἅρματος GrBar 6:2; cp. JosAs 27:1 ἐ. τοῦ ὀχήματος καθεζόμενος; Just., D. 90, 5 ἐ. λίθου καθεζόμενος) Mt 24:3; 27:19; Ac 8:28; Rv 6:16; 9:17 (the same prep. used in Rv w. κάθημαι and dat. s. bα below, and w. acc. cα). ἑστηκέναι ἐ. τινος stand on someth. Ac 21:40; Rv 10:5, 8 (Just., D. 86, 2 ἐστηρίχθαι). With parts of the body: ἐ. χειρῶν αἴρειν carry on (i.e. in/with) their hands Mt 4:6; Lk 4:11 (both Ps 90:12). ἐ. κεφαλῆς on the head (Hdt. 5, 12, 4) J 20:7; 1 Cor 11:10; Rv 12:1. ἐ. τοῦ μετώπου Rv 7:3; 9:4. ἐ. γυμνοῦ on the naked body Mk 14:51. Cp. use of ἐπί w. καθίζω and gen., and ἐπί w. κάθημαι and acc. Mt 19:28.—In a gener. and fig. sense Ac 21:23.ⓑ w. dat., gener. suggesting contiguity on, in, above.α. answering the question ‘where?’ (Hom. et al.; ins, pap, LXX; Just., D. 105, 5 ἐ. τῷ σταυρῷ; Tat., 9:1 ἐ. τοῖς ὄρεσι; Ath. 20, 1 ἐ. τῷ μετώπῳ; Mel., P. 19, 131 ἐ. σάκκῳ καὶ σποδῷ) ἐ. πίνακι on a platter Mt 14:8, 11; Mk 6:25, 28. ἀνακλῖναι ἐ. τῷ χλωρῷ χόρτῳ on the green grass 6:39. ἐ. τοῖς κραβάττοις vs. 55. ἐπέκειτο ἐπʼ αὐτῷ lay on it (or before it) J 11:38. καθήμενος ἐ. τῷ θρόνῳ Rv 4:9 (cp. gen. w. καθ. 1a above, and acc. cα below) 5:13; 7:10 and oft. ἐφʼ ἵπποις λευκοῖς on white horses 19:14. ἐ. σανίσιν on planks Ac 27:44. ἐ. τῇ στοᾷ in the colonnade 3:11. τὰ ἐ. τοῖς οὐρανοῖς what is above (or in) the heavens Eph 1:10. ἐπʼ αὐτῷ above him, at his head Lk 23:38 (=Mt 27:37 ἐπάνω τ. κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ).β. answering the question ‘whither?’ on, upon (Hom. et al.) w. verbs that indicate a direction: οἰκοδομεῖν ἐ. τινι build upon someth. Mt 16:18. ἐποικοδομεῖν Eph 2:20. ἐπιβάλλειν ἐπίβλημα ἐ. ἱματίῳ παλαιῷ put a patch on an old garment Mt 9:16. ἐπιπίπτειν ἐ. τινι Ac 8:16. ἐκάθισεν ἐ. τῷ θρόνῳ he sat down on the throne GJs 11:1. λίθον ἐπʼ αὐτῇ βαλέτω J 8:7 v.l. (cp. 12a below).ⓒ w. acc., answering the question ‘where?’ (Hom. et al.; LXX; JosAs 29:2 φορῶν ἐ. τὸν μηρὸν αὐτοῦ ῥομφαίαν; Just., D. 53, 1 ζυγὸν ἐ. αὐχένα μὴ ἔχων)α. on, over someth. καθεύδειν ἐ. τι sleep on someth. Mk 4:38. καθῆσθαι ἐ. τι sit on someth. Mt 19:28 (in the same vs. καθίζω w. gen., s. a above) J 12:15; Rv 4:4; 6:2; 11:16 al.; cp. Lk 21:35b; κεῖσθαι ἐ. τι lie upon someth. 2 Cor 3:15. κατακεῖσθαι Lk 5:25. ἑστηκέναι ἐ. τὸν αἰγιαλόν stand on the shore Mt 13:2; cp. Rv 14:1. ἑστῶτας ἐ. τὴν θάλασσαν standing beside the sea 15:2. ἔστη ἐ. τὴν κεφαλὴν τοῦ παιδίου (the star) remained stationary over the head of the child GJs 21:3. σκηνοῦν ἐ. τινα spread a tent over someone Rv 7:15. ἐ. τὴν δεξιάν at the right hand 5:1. λίθος ἐ. λίθον stone upon stone Mt 24:2.β. ἐ. τὸ αὐτό at the same place, together (Ps.-X., Respublica Athen. [The Old Oligarch] 2, 2; Pla., Rep. 329a; SIG 736, 66 [92 B.C.]. In pap=‘in all’: PTebt 14, 20 [114 B.C.]; PFay 102, 6.—2 Km 2:13; En 100:2) εἶναι ἐ. τὸ αὐτό be together Lk 17:35; Ac 1:15; 2:1, 44. In 1 Cor 7:5 it is a euphemistic expr. for sexual union. κατοικεῖν ἐ. τὸ αὐτό live in the same place (Dt 25:5) Hm 5, 1, 4. Also w. verbs of motion (Sus 14 Theod.) συνέρχεσθαι ἐ. τὸ αὐτό come together to the same place 1 Cor 11:20; 14:23; cp. B 4:10 (Just., A I, 67, 3 συνέλευσις γίνεται). συνάγεσθαι (Phlegon of Tralles [Hadr.]: 257 Fgm. 36 III 9 Jac.; PsSol 2:2; TestJob 28:5 Jos., Bell. 2, 346) Mt 22:34; Ac 4:26 (Ps 2:2); 1 Cl 34:7. ἐ. τὸ αὐτὸ μίγνυσθαι be mixed together Hm 10, 3, 3. προσετίθει ἐ. τὸ αὐτό added to their number Ac 2:47.γ. at, by, near someone or someth. καθῆσθαι ἐ. τὸ τελώνιον sit at the tax-office Mt 9:9 (ἐ. τὰς ὡραίας πύλας GrBar prol. 2); Mk 2:14. ἑστηκέναι ἐ. τὴν θύραν stand at the door Rv 3:20. σὺ ἔστης ἐ. τὸ θυσιαστήριον you are standing (ἕστηκας deStrycker) as priest at the altar GJs 8:2. ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς among you 2 Th 1:10; cp. Ac 1:21.—Of pers., over whom someth. is done ὀνομάζειν τὸ ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ ἐ. τινα speak the name of Jesus over someone Ac 19:13. ἐπικαλεῖν τὸ ὄνομά τινος ἐ. τινα=to claim someone for one’s own (Jer 14:9; 2 Ch 7:14; 2 Macc 8:15) Ac 15:17 (Am 9:12); Js 2:7; Hs 8, 6, 4. προσεύχεσθαι ἐ. τινα pray over someone Js 5:14.② marker of presence or occurrence near an object or area, at, nearⓐ w. gen., of immediate proximity to things at, near (Hdt. 7, 115; X., An. 4, 3, 28 al.; LXX, Just.) ἐ. τ. θυρῶν at the gates (Plut., C. Gracch. 841 [14, 3]; PRyl 127, 8f [29 A.D.] κοιμωμένου μου ἐ. τῆς θύρας; 1 Macc 1:55; Just., D. 111, 4) Ac 5:23 (s. b below for dat. in 5:9). ἐ. τῆς θαλάσσης near the sea (Polyb. 1, 44, 4; Ex 14:2; Dt 1:40; 1 Macc 14:34) J 21:1. ἐ. τῆς ὁδοῦ by the road Mt 21:19. ἐσθίειν ἐ. τῆς πραπέζης τινός eat at someone’s table Lk 22:30 (cp. POxy 99, 14 [55 A.D.] τράπεζα, ἐφʼ ἧς Σαραπίων καὶ μέτοχοι; Da 11:27 LXX ἐ. μιᾶς τραπέζης). ἐ. τοῦ (τῆς) βάτου at the thornbush = in the passage about the thornbush (i.e. Ex 3:1ff) Mk 12:26; Lk 20:37.ⓑ with dat., of immediate proximity at, near by (Hom.+) ἦν ἔτι ἐ. τῷ τόπῳ ὅπου was still at the place, where J 11:30 v.l. (for ἐν; cp. Just., D. 402). ἐ. τῇ θύρᾳ (ἐ. θύραις) at the door (Hom. et al.; Wsd 19:17; Jos., Ant. 17, 90; Just., D. 32, 3) Mt 24:33; Mk 13:29; Ac 5:9 (s. a above). ἐ. τοῖς πυλῶσιν Rv 21:12. ἐ. τῇ πηγῇ J 4:6 (Jos., Ant. 5, 58 ἐ. τινι πηγῇ; Just., A I, 64, 1 ἐ. ταῖς … πηγαῖς). ἐ. τῇ προβατικῇ (sc. πύλῃ) near the sheepgate 5:2; cp. Ac 3:10. ἐ. τῷ ποταμῷ near the river (since Il. 7, 133; Jos., Ant. 4, 176 ἐ. τ. Ἰορδάνῳ) Rv 9:14.—Of pers. (Diod S 14, 113, 6; Just., A I, 40, 7) ἐφʼ ὑμῖν among you 2 Cor 7:7; cp. Ac 28:14 v.l.③ marker of involvement in an official proceeding, before, w. gen., of pers., esp. in the language of lawsuits (Pla., Leg. 12, 943d; Isaeus 5, 1 al.; UPZ 71, 15; 16 [152 B.C.]; POxy 38, 11; Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 382, 23=BGU 909, 23; Jos., Vi. 258; Just., A II, 1, 1 ἐ. Οὐρβίκου). ἐ. τοῦ ἡγεμόνος in the governor’s presence Mt 28:14. ἐ. ἡγεμόνων καὶ βασιλέων Mk 13:9. ἐ. σου before you (the procurator) Ac 23:30. ἐ. Τερτούλλου Phlm subscr. v.l.; στάντος μου ἐ. τοῦ συνεδρίου Ac 24:20 (cp. Diod S 11, 55, 4 ἐ. τοῦ κοινοῦ συνεδρίου τ. Ἑλλήνων). γυναικὸς … διαβληθείσης ἐ. τοῦ κυρίου Papias (2:17). κρίνεσθαι ἐ. τῶν ἀδίκων go to law before the unrighteous 1 Cor 6:1. κριθήσεται ἐφʼ ὑμῶν before your tribunal D 11:11. μαρτυρεῖν ἐ. Ποντίου Πιλάτου testify before Pontius Pilate 1 Ti 6:13 (s. μαρτυρέω 1c). ἐ. τοῦ βήματος (POxy 37 I, 3 [49 A.D.]) ἑστὼς ἐ. τοῦ βήματος Καίσαρός εἰμι I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal Ac 25:10 (Appian says Prooem. c. 15 §62 of himself: δίκαις ἐν Ῥώμῃ συναγορεύσας ἐ. τῶν βασιλέων=I acted as attorney in lawsuits in Rome before the emperors).—Gener. in someone’s presence (Appian, Syr. 61 §324 ἐφʼ ὑμῶν=in your presence) ἐ. Τίτου before Titus 2 Cor 7:14. Cp.10 below.④ marker of movement to or contact w. a goal, toward, in direction of, onⓐ w. gen., marking contact with the goal that is reached, answering the question ‘whither?’ toward, on, at w. verbs of motion (Appian, Iber. 98 §427 ἀπέπλευσεν ἐπʼ οἴκου=he sailed [toward] home; PGM 4, 2468f ἀναβὰς ἐ. δώματος; JosAs 27:1 ἀνέδραμε … ἐ. πέτρας; Jos., Ant. 4, 91 ἔφευγον ἐ. τ. πόλεων; Tat. 33:3 Εὐρώπην ἐ. τοῦ ταύρου καθιδρύσαντος) βάλλειν τὸν σπόρον ἐ. τῆς γῆς Mk 4:26; also σπείρειν vs. 31. πίπτειν (Wsd 18:23; TestAbr A 3 p. 80, 11 [Stone p. 8]; JosAs 9:1) 9:20; 14:35. καθιέναι Ac 10:11. τιθέναι (Sir 17:4) Lk 8:16; J 19:19; Ac 5:15. ἔρχεσθαι Hb 6:7; Rv 3:10; γίνεσθαι ἐ. reach, be at J 6:21. γενόμενος ἐ. τοῦ τόπου when he reached the place Lk 22:40. καθίζειν take one’s seat ἐ. θρόνου (JosAs 7:1 al.) Mt 19:28 (s. 1a end); 23:2; 25:31; J 19:13 (ἐ. βήματος of Pilate as Jos., Bell. 2, 172; of Jesus Just., A I, 35, 6). κρεμαννύναι ἐ. ξύλου hang on a tree (i.e. cross) (Gen 40:19; cp. Just., D. 86, 6 σταυρωθῆναι ἐ. τοῦ ξύλου) Ac 5:30; 10:39; cp. Gal 3:13 (Dt 21:23).ⓑ w. acc.α. specifying direction (En 24:2 ἐ. νότον ‘southward’ of position of the mountain) of motion that takes a particular direction, to, toward ἐκτείνας τ. χεῖρα ἐ. τοὺς μαθητάς Mt 12:49; cp. Lk 22:53 (JosAs 12:8). πορεύεσθαι ἐ. τὸ ἀπολωλός go after the one that is lost 15:4. ἐ. τὴν ῏Ασσον in the direction of Assos Ac 20:13. ἐπιστρέφειν ἐ. τι turn to someth. 2 Pt 2:22 (cp. Pr 26:11; En 99:5). ὡς ἐ. λῃστήν as if against a robber Mt 26:55; Mk 14:48; Lk 22:52.β. from one point to another across, over w. motion implied (Hom.+; LXX) περιπατεῖν, ἐλθεῖν ἐ. τ. θάλασσαν or ἐ. τ. ὕδατα Mt 14:25, 28f; J 6:19 P75. Of spreading across the land (PsSol 17:10): famine Ac 7:11; 11:28; darkness Mt 27:45; Lk 23:44. ἐ. σταδίους δώδεκα χιλιάδων across twelve thousand stades Rv 21:16 v.l. (Polyaenus 5, 44, 4 ἐ. στάδια δέκα); ἐ. πλεῖον further (1 Esdr 2:24; 2 Macc 10:27) Ac 4:17.γ. of goal attained (Hom. et al.; LXX) on, upon someone or someth. πέσατε ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς Lk 23:30 (Hos 10:8). ἔπεσεν ἐ. τὰ πετρώδη Mt 13:5; cp. Lk 13:4. ἔρχεσθαι ἐ. τινα come upon someone Mt 3:16; also καταβαίνειν fr. above J 1:33; cp. Rv 16:21. ἀναβαίνειν (Jos., Ant. 13, 138; Just., A II, 12, 7) Lk 5:19. ἐπιβαίνειν Mt 21:5 (Zech 9:9).—Ac 2:3; 9:4 al.; διασωθῆναι ἐ. τ. γῆν be brought safely to the land 27:44; cp. vs. 43; Lk 8:27. ἐ. τὸ πλοῖον to the ship Ac 20:13. ἀναπεσεῖν ἐ. τὴν γῆν lie down or sit down on the ground Mt 15:35. ἔρριψεν αὐτὸν χαμαὶ ἐ. τὸν σάκκον he threw himself down on the sackcloth GJs 13:1. τιθέναι τι ἐ. τι put someth. on someth. (JosAs 16:11) Mt 5:15; Lk 11:33; Mk 8:25 v.l.; likew. ἐπιτιθέναι (JosAs 29:5) Mt 23:4; Mk 8:25; Lk 15:5; J 9:6, 15; Ac 15:10. ἐπιβάλλειν τ. χεῖρας ἐ. τινα (Gen 22:12 al.) Mt 26:50; Lk 21:12; Ac 5:18. Mainly after verbs of placing, laying, putting, bringing, etc. on, to: ἀναβιβάζω, ἀναφέρω, βάλλω, γράφω, δίδωμι, ἐγγίζω, ἐπιβιβάζω, ἐπιγράφω, ἐποικοδομέω, ἐπιρ(ρ)ίπτω, θεμελιόω, ἵστημι, κατάγω, οἰκοδομέω, σωρεύω; s. these entries. Sim. βρέχειν ἐ. τινα cause rain to fall upon someone Mt 5:45 (cp. PsSol 17:18); also τ. ἥλιον ἀνατέλλειν ἐ. τινα cause the sun to rise so that its rays fall upon someone *ibid. τύπτειν τινὰ ἐ. τὴν σιαγόνα strike on the cheek Lk 6:29. πίπτειν ἐ. (τὸ) πρόσωπον (Jdth 14:6) on the face Mt 17:6; 26:39; Lk 5:12; 17:16; 1 Cor 14:25; Rv 7:11.—To, upon w. acc. of thing πορεύεσθαι ἐ. τὴν ὁδόν go to the road Ac 8:26; cp. 9:11. ἐ. τὰς διεξόδους Mt 22:9. ἵνα μὴ πνέῃ ἄνεμος ἐ. πᾶν δένδρον so that no wind should blow upon any tree Rv 7:1.δ. of closeness to someth. or someone to, up to, in the neighborhood of, on ἐ. τὸ μνημεῖον up to the tomb Mk 16:2; Lk 24:1 v.l., 22, 24; cp. ἐ. τὸ μνῆμα Mk 16:2 v.l.; Lk 24:1. ἔρχεσθαι ἐ. τι ὕδωρ come to some water Ac 8:36. ἐ. τὴν πύλην τὴν σιδηρᾶν to the iron gate 12:10. καταβαίνειν ἐ. τὴν θάλασσαν go down to the sea J 6:16. ἐ. τὸν Ἰορδάνην Mt 3:13 (Just., D. 88, 3 al.). ἀναπίπτειν ἐ. τὸ στῆθος he leaned back on (Jesus’) breast J 13:25; 21:20. πίπτειν ἐ. τοὺς πόδας fall at (someone’s) feet Ac 10:25 (JosAs 14:10 ἔπεσεν ἐ πρόσωπον ἐ. τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ). ἐ. τ. ἀκάνθας among the thorns Mt 13:7.—W. acc. of pers. to someone ἐ. τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐλθόντες they came to Jesus J 19:33; cp. Mt 27:27; Mk 5:21.ε. in imagery of goal or objective to, toward (Just., A II, 7, 6 ἐπʼ ἀμφότερα τρέπεσθαι) ἐπιστρέφειν, ἐπιστρέφεσθαι ἐ. τινα turn to (Dt 30:10; 31:20 al.; Ar. 2, 1 ἔλθωμεν καὶ ἐ. τὸ ἀνθρώπινον γένος ‘let us now turn to …’; Just., D. 56, 11 ἐ. τὰς γραφὰς ἐπανελθών) Lk 1:17; Ac 9:35; 11:21; 14:15; 26:20; Gal 4:9; 1 Pt 2:25.⑤ marker of manner, corresponding to an adv., w. dat. (Aeschyl., Suppl. 628 ἐπʼ ἀληθείᾳ; UPZ 162 VI, 3 [117 B.C.] κακοτρόπως καὶ ἐ. ῥαδιουργίᾳ; POxy 237 VI, 21 ἐ. τῇ τῶν ἀνθρ. σωτηρίᾳ; ἐφʼ ὁράσει En 14:8; Just., A I, 9, 3 ἐφʼ ὕβρει; 55, 7 ἐ. τούτῳ τῷ σχήματι ‘in this form’; Tat. 17, 1 ἐπʼ ἀκριβείᾳ; Ath. 33, 2 ἐφʼ ἑνὶ γάμῳ) ὁ σπείρων ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις (in contrast to ὁ σπείρων φειδομένως one who sows sparingly) one who sows in blessing (i.e. generously) 2 Cor 9:6. ἐπʼ εὐλογίαις θερίζειν reap generously ibid.⑥ marker of basis for a state of being, action, or result, on, w. dat. (Hom. et al.)ⓐ ἐπʼ ἄρτῳ ζῆν live on bread Mt 4:4; Lk 4:4 (both Dt 8:3. cp. Ps.-Pla., Alcib. 1, 105c; Plut., Mor. 526d; Alciphron 3, 7, 5; SibOr 4, 154). ἐ. τῷ ῥήματί σου depending on your word Lk 5:5. οὐ συνῆκαν ἐ. τοῖς ἄρτοις they did not arrive at an understanding (of it) (by reflecting) on (the miracle of) the loaves Mk 6:52 (cp. Demosth. 18, 121 τί σαυτὸν οὐκ ἐλλεβορίζεις ἐ. τούτοις [sc. λόγοις];=why do you not come to an understanding concerning these words?). ἐ. τῇ πίστει on the basis of faith Ac 3:16; Phil 3:9. ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι on the basis of hope, supporting itself on hope Ac 2:26 (? s. ἐλπίς 1bα); Ro 4:18; 8:20; 1 Cor 9:10; Tit 1:2.—Ac 26:6 ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι gives the basis of the trial at law, as does ἐ. εὐεργεσίᾳ 4:9. ἀπολύειν τ. γυναῖκα ἐ. πορνείᾳ Mt 19:9 (cp. Dio Chrys. 26 [43], 10 ἀπολύειν ἐπʼ ἀργυρίῳ; Ath. 2, 3 κρίνεσθαι … μὴ ἐ. τῷ ὀνόματι, ἐ. δὲ τῷ ἀδικήματι). γυναικὸς ἐ. πόλλαις ἁμαρτίαις διαβληθείσης Papias (2:17). On the basis of the testimony of two witnesses (cp. Appian, Iber. 79 §343 ἤλεγχον ἐ. μάρτυσι) Hb 10:28 (Dt 17:6); sim. use of ἐ. τινί on the basis of someth.: 8:6; 9:10, 15 (here it may also be taken in the temporal sense; s. 18 below), 17. ἁμαρτάνειν ἐ. τῷ ὁμοιώματι τ. παραβάσεως Ἀδάμ Ro 5:14 (ὁμοίωμα 1). δαπανᾶν ἐ. τινι pay the expenses for someone Ac 21:24. ἀρκεῖσθαι ἐ. τινι be content w. someth. 3J 10.ⓑ w. verbs of believing, hoping, trusting: πεποιθέναι (Wsd 3:9; Sus 35; 1 Macc 10:71; 2 Macc 7:40 and oft.) Lk 11:22; 18:9; 2 Cor 1:9; Hb 2:13 (2 Km 22:3). πιστεύειν Lk 24:25; Ro 9:33; 10:11; 1 Pt 2:6 (the last three Is 28:16). ἐλπίζειν (2 Macc 2:18; Sir 34:7) Ro 15:12 (Is 11:10); 1 Ti 4:10; 6:17; cp. 1J 3:3. παρρησιάζεσθαι Ac 14:3.ⓒ after verbs which express feelings, opinions, etc.: at, because of, from, with (Hom. et al.) διαταράσσεσθαι Lk 1:29. ἐκθαυμάζειν Mk 12:17. ἐκπλήσσεσθαι Mt 7:28; Mk 1:22; Lk 4:32; Ac 13:12. ἐξίστασθαι (Jdth 11:16; Wsd 5:2 al.) Lk 2:47. ἐπαισχύνεσθαι (Is 1:29) Ro 6:21. εὐφραίνεσθαι (Sir 16:1; 18:32; 1 Macc 11:44) Rv 18:20. θαμβεῖσθαι Mk 10:24; cp. Lk 5:9; Ac 3:10. θαυμάζειν (Lev 26:32; Jdth 10:7 al.; Jos., Ant. 10, 277) Mk 12:17 v.l. μακροθυμεῖν (Sir 18:11; 29:8; 35:19) Mt 18:26, 29; Lk 18:7; Js 5:7. μετανοεῖν (Plut., Ag. 803 [19, 5]; Ps.-Lucian, Salt. 84; Prayer of Manasseh [=Odes 12] 7; Just., A I, 61, 10; D. 95, 3 al.) 2 Cor 12:21. ὀδυνᾶσθαι (cp. Tob 6:15) Ac 20:38. ὀργίζεσθαι Rv 12:17. σπλαγχνίζεσθαι Mt 14:14; Lk 7:13. συλλυπεῖσθαι Mk 3:5. στυγνάζειν 10:22. χαίρειν (PEleph 13, 3; Jos., Ant. 1, 294; Tob 13:15; Bar 4:33; JosAs 4:2; Ar. 15, 7) Mt 18:13; Lk 1:14; 13:17; Ro 16:19 al. χαρὰν καὶ παράκλησιν ἔχειν Phlm 7. χαρὰ ἔσται Lk 15:7; cp. vs. 10 (Jos., Ant. 6, 116 ἡ ἐ. τῇ νίκῃ χαρά). Also w. verbs that denote aroused feelings παραζηλοῦν and παροργίζειν make jealous and angry at Ro 10:19 (Dt 32:21). παρακαλεῖν 1 Th 3:7a (cp. Just., D. 78:8 παράκλησιν ἐχουσῶν ἐ.), as well as those verbs that denote an expression of the emotions ἀγαλλιᾶσθαι (cp. Tob 13:15; Ps 69:5) Lk 1:47; Hs 8, 1, 18; 9, 24, 2. καυχᾶσθαι (Diod S 16, 70; Sir 30:2) Ro 5:2. κοπετὸν ποιεῖν (cp. 3 Macc 4:3) Ac 8:2. ὀλολύζειν Js 5:1. αἰνεῖν (cp. X., An. 3, 1, 45 al.) Lk 2:20. δοξάζειν (Polyb. 6, 53, 10; cp. Diod S 17, 21, 4 δόξα ἐ. ἀνδρείᾳ=fame because of bravery) Ac 4:21; 2 Cor 9:13. εὐχαριστεῖν give thanks for someth. (s. εὐχαριστέω 2; UPZ 59, 10 [168 B.C.] ἐ. τῷ ἐρρῶσθαί σε τ. θεοῖς εὐχαρίστουν) 1 Cor 1:4; cp. 2 Cor 9:15; 1 Th 3:9.—ἐφʼ ᾧ = ἐπὶ τούτῳ ὅτι for this reason that, because (Diod S 19, 98; Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 112 §520; Ael. Aristid. 53 p. 640 D.; Synes., Ep. 73 p. 221c; Damasc., Vi. Isid. 154; Syntipas p. 12, 9; 127, 8; Thomas Mag. ἐφʼ ᾧ ἀντὶ τοῦ διότι; cp. W-S. §24, 5b and 12f. S. WKümmel, D. Bild des Menschen im NT ’48, 36–40) Ro 5:12 (SLyonnet, Biblica 36, ’55, 436–56 [denies a causal sense here]. On the probability of commercial idiom s. FDanker, FGingrich Festschr. ’72, 104f, also Ro 5:12, Sin under Law: NTS 14, ’68, 424–39; against him SPorter, TynBull 41, ’90, 3–30, also NTS 39, ’93, 321–33; difft. JFitzmyer, Anchor Bible Comm.: Romans, ad loc. ‘w. the result that all have sinned’); 2 Cor 5:4; Phil 3:12; for, indeed 4:10.⑦ marker of addition to what is already in existence, to, in addition to. W. dat. (Hom. et al.; PEleph 5, 17 [284/283 B.C.] μηνὸς Τῦβι τρίτῃ ἐπʼ εἰκάδι; Tob 2:14; Sir 3:27; 5:5) προσέθηκεν τοῦτο ἐ. πᾶσιν he added this to everything else Lk 3:20 (cp. Lucian, Luct. [On Funerals], 24). ἐ. τ. παρακλήσει ἡμῶν in addition to our comfort 2 Cor 7:13. λύπη ἐ. λύπῃ grief upon grief Phil 2:27 v.l. (cp. Soph., Oed. C. 544, also Polyb. 1, 57, 1 πληγὴ ἐ. πληγῇ; Plut., Mor. 123f; Polyaenus 5, 52 ἐ. φόνῳ φόνον; Quint. Smyrn. 5, 602 ἐ. πένθει πένθος=sorrow upon sorrow; Sir 26:15). ἐ. τῇ σῇ εὐχαριστίᾳ to your prayer of thanks 1 Cor 14:16. So perh. also Hb 8:1. ἐ. πᾶσι τούτοις to all these Col 3:14; Lk 16:26 v.l. (X., Mem. 1, 2, 25 al.; Sir 37:15; cp. 1 Macc 10:42; Just., D. 133, 1 ἐ. τούτοις πᾶσι).—W. acc.: addition to someth. of the same kind Mt 6:27; Lk 12:25; Rv 22:18a. λύπην ἐ. λύπην sorrow upon sorrow Phil 2:27 (cp. Is 28:10, 13; Ezk 7:26; Ps 68:28).⑧ marker of perspective, in consideration of, in regard to, on the basis of, concerning, about, w. gen. (Antig. Car. 164 ἐ. τῶν οἴνων ἀλλοιοῦσθαι; 4 Macc. 2:9 ἐ. τῶν ἑτέρων … ἔστιν ἐπιγνῶναι τοῦτο, ὅτι …; Ath. 29, 2 τὰ ἐ. τῆς μανίας πάθη) ἐ. δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων on the evidence of two or three witnesses 1 Ti 5:19 (cp. TestAbr A 13 p. 92, 22ff. [Stone p. 32]). Sim. in the expr. ἐ. στόματος δύο μαρτύρων (Dt 19:15) Mt 18:16; 2 Cor 13:1. ἐπʼ αὐτῆς on the basis of it Hb 7:11. ἐπʼ ἀληθείας based on truth = in accordance w. truth, truly (Demosth. 18, 17 ἐπʼ ἀληθείας οὐδεμιᾶς εἰρημένα; POxy 255, 16 [48 A.D.]; Da 2:8; Tob 8:7; En 104:11) Mk 12:14, 32; Lk 4:25; 20:21; Ac 4:27. ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῦ based on himself = to or by himself (X., An. 2, 4, 10; Demosth. 18, 224 ἐκρίνετο ἐφʼ ἑαυτοῦ; Dionys. Hal., Comp. Verb. 16 ἐ. σεαυτοῦ. Cp. Kühner-G. I 498e) 2 Cor 10:7.—To introduce the object which is to be discussed or acted upon λέγειν ἐ. τινος speak of, about someth. (Pla., Charm., 155d, Leg. 2, 662d; Isocr. 6, 41; Aelian, VH 1, 30; Jer 35:8; EpArist 162; 170; Ath. 5:1 ἐ. τοῦ νοητοῦ … δογματίζειν) Gal 3:16. Do someth. on, in the case of (cp. 1 Esdr 1:22) σημεῖα ποιεῖν ἐ. τῶν ἀσθενούντων work miracles on the sick J 6:2.—On B 13:6 s. τίθημι 1bζ.—In ref. to someth. (Aristot., Pol. 1280a, 17; 4 Macc 12:5 τῶν ἐ. τῆς βασιλείας … πραγμάτων; Just., A I, 5, 1 ἐφʼ ἡμῶν ‘in our case’, D. 131, 4; Ath. 15, 3 ἐ. τῆς ὕλης καὶ τοῦ θεοῦ ‘as respects God and matter, so …’) ἐ. τινων δεῖ ἐγκρατεύεσθαι in certain matters one must practice self-control Hm 8:1. οὔτε … οἴδασι τὸν ἐ. τοῦ πυροῦ σπόρον nor do they comprehend (the figurative sense of) the sowing of wheat AcPlCor 2:26 (cp. 1 Cor 15:36f).⑨ marker of power, authority, control of or over someone or someth., overⓐ w. gen. (Hdt. 5, 109 al.; Mitt-Wilck. I/1, 124, 1=BGU 1120, 1 [5 B.C.] πρωτάρχῳ ἐ. τοῦ κριτηρίου; 287, 1; LXX; AscIs 2:5 τοῦ ἐ. τῶν πραγματε[ι] ῶν=Denis p. 109) βασιλεύειν ἐ. τινος (Judg 9:8, 10; 1 Km 8:7) Rv 5:10. ἔχειν βασιλείαν ἐ. τῶν βασιλέων 17:18. ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν ἐ. τινος have power over someone 20:6. διδόναι ἐξουσίαν ἐ. τινος 2:26. καθιστάναι τινὰ ἐ. τινος set someone over, put someone in charge, of someth. or someone (Pla., Rep. 5, 460b; Demosth. 18, 118; Gen 39:4f; 1 Macc 6:14; 10:37; 2 Macc 12:20 al.; EpArist 281; τεταγμένος En 20:5) Mt 24:45; Lk 12:42; Ac 6:3. εἶναι ἐ. τινος (Synes., Ep. 79 p. 224d; Tob 1:22; Jdth 14:13; 1 Macc 10:69) ὸ̔ς ἦν ἐ. πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς who was in charge of all her treasure 8:27. Of God ὁ ὢν ἐ. πάντων (Apollonius of Tyana [I A.D.] in Eus., PE 4, 13) Ro 9:5; cp. Eph 4:6. ὁ ἐ. τινος w. ὤν to be supplied (Demosth. 18, 247 al.; Diod S 13, 47, 6; Plut., Pyrrh. 385 [5, 7], Aemil. Paul. 267 [23, 6]; PTebt 5, 88 [118 B.C.] ὁ ἐ. τ. προσόδων; 1 Macc 6:28; 2 Macc 3:7; 3 Macc 6:30 al.; EpArist 110; 174) ὁ ἐ. τοῦ κοιτῶνος the chamberlain Ac 12:20.ⓑ w dat. (X., Cyr. 1, 2, 5; 2, 4, 25 al., An. 4, 1, 13; Demosth. 19, 113; Aeschines 2, 73; Esth 8:12e; Just., A II, 5, 2 ἀγγέλοις οὓς ἐ. τούτοις ἔταξε; cp. Ath. 24, 3; Ath. 6, 4 τὸν ἐ. τῇ κινήσει τοῦ σώματος λόγον) Mt 24:47; Lk 12:44.ⓒ w. acc. (X., Hell. 3, 4, 20 al.; Dionys. Byz. §56 θεῷ ἐ. πάντα δύναμις; LXX; PsSol 17:3, 32) βασιλεύειν ἐ. τινα rule over someone (Gen 37:8; Judg 9:15 B al.) Lk 1:33; 19:14, 27; Ro 5:14. καθιστάναι τινὰ ἐ. τινα set someone over someone (X., Cyr. 4, 5, 58) κριτὴν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς as judge over you Lk 12:14; ἡγούμενον ἐπʼ Αἴγυπτον Ac 7:10; cp. Hb 2:7 v.l. (Ps 8:7); 3:6; 10:21. ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν ἐ. τι Rv 16:9. ἐξουσίαν διδόναι ἐ. τι (Sir 33:20) Lk 9:1; 10:19; Rv 6:8; cp. 22:14. φυλάσσειν φυλακὰς ἐ. τι Lk 2:8 (cp. En 100:5). ὑπεραίρεσθαι ἐ. τινα exalt oneself above someone 2 Th 2:4 (cp. Da 11:36); but here the mng. against is also poss. (s. 12b below). πιστὸς ἐ. τι faithful over someth. Mt 25:21, 23.⑩ marker of legal proceeding, before, w. acc. in the lang. of the law-courts ἐ. ἡγεμόνας καὶ βασιλεῖς ἄγεσθαι be brought before governors and kings Mt 10:18; cp. Lk 21:12 (cp. BGU 22, 36 [114 A.D.] ἀξιῶ ἀκθῆναι [=ἀχθῆναι] τ. ἐνκαλουμένους ἐ. σὲ πρὸς δέουσαν ἐπέξοδον; Just., A II, 2, 12 ἐ. Οὔρβικον). ὑπάγεις ἐπʼ ἄρχοντα you are going before the magistrate Lk 12:58; cp. Ac 16:19. ἤγαγον αὐτὸν ἐ. τὸν Πιλᾶτον Lk 23:1. ἐ. τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς Ac 9:21. ἐ. Καίσαρα πορεύεσθαι come before the emperor 25:12. ἐ. τὰς συναγωγάς Lk 12:11. ἐ. τὸ βῆμα Ac 18:12. Cp. 3 above. Here the focus is on transfer to the judiciary.⑪ marker of purpose, goal, result, to, for, w. acc. (Demetr.: 722 Fgm. 2, 3 Jac. ἐ. κατοικίαν) ἐ. τὸ βάπτισμα for baptism=to have themselves baptized Mt 3:7 (cp. Just., A I, 61, 10 ἐ. τὸ λουτρόν; D. 56, 1 ἐ. τὴν … κρίσιν πεμφθεῖσι). ἐ. τὴν θεωρίαν ταύτην for (i.e. to see) this sight Lk 23:48 (sim. Hom. et al.; POxy 294, 18 [22 A.D.]; LXX; Tat. 23, 2 ἐ. τὴν θέαν). ἐ. τὸ συμφέρον to (our) advantage Hb 12:10 (cp. Tat. 6, 1; 34, 2 οὐκ ἐ. τι χρήσιμον ‘to no purpose’). ἐ. σφαγήν Ac 8:32 (Is 53:7); cp. Mt 22:5; ἐ. τ. τελειότητα Hb 6:1. ἐ. τοῦτο for this (X., An. 2, 5, 22; Jos., Ant. 12, 23) Lk 4:43. ἐφʼ ὅ; for what (reason)? Mt 26:50 v.l. (s. ὅς 1bα and 1iβ). Cp. 16.⑫ marker of hostile opposition, againstⓐ w. dat. (Hom. et al.; 2 Macc 13:19; Sir 28:23 v.l.; fig. Ath. 22, 7 τοὺς ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς λόγους ‘counter-evidence’) Lk 12:52f (s. use of acc. b below); Ac 11:19. Cp. J 8:7 v.l. (1bβ above).ⓑ w. acc. (Hdt. 1, 71; X., Hell. 3, 4, 20 al.; Jos., Ant. 13, 331; LXX; En; TestJud 3:1 al.; JosAs 19:2; Just., D. 103, 7; Tat. 36, 2) ὥρμησαν ἐ. αὐτόν Ac 7:57. ἔρχεσθαι Lk 14:31. ἐπαναστήσονται τέκνα ἐ. γονεῖς Mt 10:21; Mk 13:12; cp. ἔθνος ἐ. ἔθνος Mt 24:7; Mk 13:8. ἐφʼ ἑαυτόν divided against himself Mt 12:26; Mk 3:24f, 26; Lk 11:17f; cp. J 13:18 (s. Ps 40:10); Ac 4:27; 13:50 al.—Lk 12:53 (4 times; the first and third occurrences w. the acc. are prob. influenced by usage in Mic 7:6; the use of the dat. Lk 12:52f [s. a above] w. a verb expressing a circumstance is in accord with older Gk. [Il. et al.], which prefers the acc. with verbs of motion in ref. to hostility). Cp. 15.⑬ marker of number or measure, w. acc. (Hdt. et. al.; LXX; GrBar 3:6) ἐ. τρίς (CIG 1122, 9; PHolm α18) three times Ac 10:16; 11:10. So also ἐ. πολύ more than once Hm 4, 1, 8. ἐ. πολύ (also written ἐπιπολύ) in a different sense to a great extent, carefully (Hdt., Thu. et al.; Lucian, D. Deor. 6, 2; 25, 2; 3 Macc 5:17; Jos., Ant. 17, 107) B 4:1. ἐ. πλεῖον to a greater extent, further (Hdt., Thu. et al.; Diod S 11, 60, 5 al.; prob. 2 Macc 12:36; TestGad 7:2; Ar. 4, 3; Ath. 7, 1 ἐ. το πλεῖστον) 2 Ti 3:9; 1 Cl 18:3 (Ps 50:4). ἐ. τὸ χεῖρον 2 Ti 3:13. ἐφʼ ὅσον to the degree that, in so far as (Diod S 1, 93, 2; Maximus Tyr. 11, 3c ἐφʼ ὅσον δύναται; Hierocles 14 p. 451) Mt 25:40, 45; B 4:11; 17:1; Ro 11:13.⑭ marker indicating the one to whom, for whom, or about whom someth. is done, to, on, aboutⓐ w. dat. πράσσειν τι ἐ. τινι do someth. to someone Ac 5:35 (thus Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 15 §51; cp. δρᾶν τι ἐ. τινι Hdt. 3, 14; Aelian, NA 11, 11); about γεγραμμένα ἐπʼ αὐτῷ J 12:16 (cp. Hdt. 1, 66). προφητεύειν ἐ. τινι Rv 10:11. μαρτυρεῖν bear witness about Hb 11:4; Rv 22:16. ἐ. σοὶ … φανερώσει κύριος τὸ λύτρον the Lord will reveal the salvation to you GJs 7:2.ⓑ w. acc.α. ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐφʼ ὸ̔ν γεγόνει τὸ σημεῖον the man on whom the miracle had been performed Ac 4:22 (cp. Just., D. 128, 1 κρίσεως γεγενημένης ἐ. Σόδομα). ἐφʼ ὸ̔ν λέγεται ταῦτα the one about whom this was said Hb 7:13 (cp. ἐ. πόρρω οὖσαν [γενεὰν] ἐγὼ λαλῶ En 1:2). γέγραπται ἐπʼ αὐτόν Mk 9:12f; cp. Ro 4:9; 1 Ti 1:18; βάλλειν κλῆρον ἐ. τι for someth. Mk 15:24; J 19:24 (Ps 21:19). ἀνέβη ὁ κλῆρος ἐ. Συμεών the lot came up in favor of Simeon GJs 24:4.β. of powers, conditions, etc., which come upon someone or under whose influence someone is: on, upon, to, over ἐγένετο ῥῆμα θεοῦ ἐ. Ἰωάννην the word of God came to John Lk 3:2 (cp. Jer 1:1). Of divine blessings (cp. En 1:8; ParJer 5:28) Mt 10:13; 12:28; Lk 10:6; 11:20; cp. 10:9; Ac 10:10. ἵνα ἐπισκηνώσῃ ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἡ δύναμις τ. Χριστοῦ that the power of Christ may rest upon me 2 Cor 12:9. χάρις θεοῦ ἦν ἐπʼ αὐτό Lk 2:40. Various verbs are used in ref. to the Holy Spirit, either in pass. or act. role, in connection w. ἐ. τινα: ἐκχεῖν Ac 2:17f (Jo 3:1f); cp. 10:45; Tit 3:6. ἀποστέλλειν (ἐξαποστέλλειν v.l.) Lk 24:49. ἐπέρχεσθαι 1:35; Ac 1:8 (Just., D. 87, 3; cp. ἔρχεσθαι A I, 33, 6; D. 49, 7 ἀπὸ τοῦ Ἠλίου ἐ. τὸν Ἰωάννην ἐλθεῖν). ἐπιπίπτειν 10:44. καταβαίνειν Lk 3:22; J 1:33. τίθεσθαι Mt 12:18 (cp. Is 42:1). Also εἶναι Lk 2:25. μένειν J 1:32f. ἀναπαύεσθαι 1 Pt 4:14. Of unpleasant or startling experiences Lk 1:12, 65; 4:36; Ac 13:11; 19:17; Rv 11:11.—Lk 19:43; 21:35, cp. vs. 34; J 18:4; Eph 5:6; cp. Rv 3:3.—Ro 2:2, 9; 15:3 (Ps 68:10). Of the blood of the righteous, that comes over or upon the murderers Mt 23:35; 27:25; Ac 5:28. Of care, which one casts on someone else 1 Pt 5:7 (Ps 54:23).⑮ marker of feelings directed toward someone, in, on, for, toward, w. acc., after words that express belief, trust, hope: πιστεύειν ἐ. τινα, w. acc. (Wsd 12:2; Just., D. 16:4 al.) Ac 9:42; 11:17; 16:31; 22:19; Ro 4:24. πίστις Hb 6:1. πεποιθέναι (Is 58:14) Mt 27:43; 2 Th 3:4; 2 Cor 2:3. ἐλπίζειν (1 Ch 5:20; 2 Ch 13:18 al.; PsSol 9:10; 17:3; Just., D. 16:4 al.) 1 Pt 1:13; 1 Ti 5:5. After words that characterize an emotion or its expression: for κόπτεσθαι (Zech 12:10) Rv 1:7; 18:9. κλαίειν Lk 23:28; Rv 18:9 (cp. JosAs 15:9 χαρήσεται ἐ. σέ). σπλαγχνίζεσθαι Mt 15:32; Mk 8:2; 9:22; Hm 4, 3, 5; Hs 9, 24, 2. χρηστός toward Lk 6:35. χρηστότης Ro 11:22; Eph 2:7; cp. Ro 9:23. Esp. also if the feelings or their expressions are of a hostile nature: toward, against (cp. λοιδορεῖν Just., D. 137, 2) ἀποτομία Ro 11:22. μαρτύριον Lk 9:5. μάρτυς ἐ. τ. ἐμὴν ψυχήν a witness against my soul (cp. Dssm., LO 258; 355 [LAE 304; 417]) 2 Cor 1:23. ἀσχημονεῖν 1 Cor 7:36. μοιχᾶσθαι Mk 10:11. τολμᾶν 2 Cor 10:2 (En 7:4). βρύχειν τ. ὀδόντας Ac 7:54. Cp. 12.⑯ marker of object or purpose, with dat. in ref. to someth. (Hom., Thu. et al.; SIG 888, 5 ἐ. τῇ τῶν ἀνθρ. σωτηρίᾳ; PTebt 44, 6 [114 B.C.] ὄντος μου ἐ. θεραπείᾳ ἐν τῷ Ἰσιείω; LXX; TestJob 3:5 ὁ ἐ. τῇ σωτηρίᾳ τῆς ἐμῆς ψυχῆς ἐλθών; Jos., Ant. 5, 101; Just., A I, 29, 1 ἐ. παίδων ἀναστροφῇ; D. 91, 4 ἐ. σωτηρίᾳ τῶν πιστευόντων) καλείν τινα ἐ. τινι call someone for someth. Gal 5:13 (on ἐπʼ ἐλευθερίᾳ cp. Demosth. 23, 124; [59], 32); ἐ. ἀκαθαρσίᾳ for impurity, i.e. so that we should be impure 1 Th 4:7. κτισθέντες ἐ. ἔργοις ἀγαθοῖς for good deeds Eph 2:10. λογομαχεῖν ἐ. καταστροφῇ τῶν ἀκουόντων for the ruin of those who hear 2 Ti 2:14 (cp. Eur., Hipp. 511; X., Mem. 2, 3, 19 ἐ. βλάβη; Hdt. 1, 68 ἐ. κακῷ ἀνθρώπου; Polyb. 27, 7, 13 and PGM 4, 2440 ἐπʼ ἀγαθῷ=‘for good’). Cp. 11.⑰ marker in idiom of authorization, w. dat.: the formula ἐ. τῷ ὀνοματί τινος, in the name of someone, used w. many verbs (Just., D. 39, 6 w. γίνεσθαι, otherw. ἐ. ὀνόματος, e.g. A I, 61, 13; w. διὰ τοῦ ὀ. and in oaths κατὰ τοῦ ὀ. A II, 6, 6, D. 30, 3; 85, 2.—Ath. 23, 1 ἐ. ὀνόματι εἰδώλων.—ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι LXX; JosAs 9:1), focuses on the authorizing function of the one named in the gen. (cp. WHeitmüller [‘Im Namen Jesu’ 1903, 13ff], ‘in connection with, or by the use of, i.e. naming, or calling out, or calling upon the name’ [88]): βαπτίζειν Ac 2:38. δέχεσθαί τινα Mt 18:5; Mk 9:37; Lk 9:48. διδάσκειν Ac 4:18; 5:28. δύναμιν ποιεῖν Mk 9:39. ἐκβάλλειν δαιμόνια Lk 9:49 v.l. ἔρχεσθαι Mt 24:5; Mk 13:6; Lk 21:8. κηρύσσειν 24:47. λαλεῖν Ac 4:17; 5:40. Semantically divergent from the preceding, but formulaically analogous, is καλεῖν τινα ἐ. τῷ ὀν. τινος name someone after someone (2 Esdr 17:63) Lk 1:59.—ὄνομα 1dγג.—M-M.⑱ marker of temporal associations, in the time of, at, on, forⓐ w. gen., time within which an event or condition takes place (Hom.+) in the time of, under (kings or other rulers): in the time of Elisha Lk 4:27 (cp. Just., D. 46, 6 ἐ. Ἠλίου). ἐ. τῆς μετοικεσίας at the time of the exile Mt 1:11. Under=during the rule or administration of (Hes., Op. 111; Hdt. 6, 98 al.; OGI 90, 15; PAmh 43, 2 [173 B.C.]; UPZ 162 V, 5 [117 B.C.]; 1 Esdr 2:12; 1 Macc 13:42; 2 Macc 15:22; Jos., Ant. 12, 156 ἐ. ἀρχιερέως Ὀ.) ἐ. Ἀβιαθὰρ ἀρχιερέως under, in the time of, Abiathar the high priest Mk 2:26. ἐ. ἀρχιερέως Ἅννα καὶ Καιάφα Lk 3:2. ἐ. Κλαυδίου Ac 11:28 (Just., A I, 26, 2). ἐ. τῶν πατέρων in the time of the fathers 1 Cl 23:3. ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων τῶν ἡμερῶν in the last days (Gen 49:1; Num 24:14; Mi 4:1; Jer 37:24; Da 10:14) 2 Pt 3:3; Hs 9, 12, 3; cp. Hb 1:2. ἐπʼ ἐσχάτου τοῦ χρόνου in the last time Jd 18. ἐπʼ ἐσχάτου τῶν χρόνων at the end of the times/ages 1 Pt 1:20. ἐ. τῶν προσευχῶν μου when I pray, in my prayers (cp. PTebt 58, 31 [111 B.C.] ἐ. τ. διαλόγου, ‘in the discussion’; 4 Macc 15:19 ἐ. τ. βασάνων ‘during the tortures’; Sir 37:29; 3 Macc 5:40; Demetr.: 722, Fgm. 1, 14 Jac. ἐ. τοῦ ἀρίστου; Synes., Ep. 121 p. 258c ἐ. τῶν κοινῶν ἱερῶν) Ro 1:10; Eph 1:16; 1 Th 1:2; Phlm 4.ⓑ w. dat., time at or during which (Hom. et al.; PTebt 5, 66 [118 B.C.]; PAmh 157; LXX; Just., A I, 13, 3 ἐ. χρόνοις Τίερίου) at, in, at the time of, during: ἐ. τοῖς νῦν χρόνοις in these present times 2 Cl 19:4. ἐ. τῇ πρώτῃ διαθήκῃ at the time of the first covenant Hb 9:15. ἐ. συντελείᾳ τ. αἰώνων at the close of the age 9:26 (Tat. 13, 1 ἐ. ς. τοῦ κόσμου; cp. Sir 22:10 and PLond III, 954, 18 p. 154 [260 A.D.] ἐ. τέλει τ. χρόνου; POxy 275, 20 [66 A.D.] ἐ. συνκλεισμῷ τ. χρόνου; En 27:3 ἐπʼ ἐσχάτοις αἰώσιν). ἐ. τῇ θυσίᾳ at the time of, together with, the sacrifice Phil 2:17. ἐ. πάσῃ τῇ μνείᾳ ὑμῶν at every remembrance of you Phil 1:3. ἐ. παροργισμῷ ὑμῶν during your wrath, i.e. while you are angry Eph 4:26. ἐ. πάσῃ τῇ ἀνάγκῃ in all (our) distress 1 Th 3:7b. ἐ. πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει 2 Cor 1:4. ἐ. τούτῳ in the meanwhile J 4:27 (Lucian, Dial. Deor. 17, 2, cp. Philops. 14 p. 41; Syntipas p. 76, 2 ἐφʼ ἡμέραις ἑπτα; 74, 6).ⓒ w. acc.α. answering the question ‘when?’ on: ἐ. τὴν αὔριον (Sb 6011, 14 [I B.C.]; PRyl 441 ἐ. τὴν ἐπαύριον) (on) the next day Lk 10:35; Ac 4:5. ἐ. τὴν ὥραν τ. προσευχῆς at the hour of prayer 3:1 (Polyaenus 8, 17 ἐ. ὥραν ὡρισμένην).β. answering the qu. ‘how long?’ for, over a period of (Hom. et al.; Mitt-Wilck. II/2, 170, 8=BGU 1058, 9 [13 B.C.]; POxy 275, 9; 15 ἐ. τὸν ὅλον χρόνον; PTebt 381, 19 ἐφʼ ὸ̔ν χρόνον περίεστιν ἡ μήτηρ; LXX; En 106:15; TestJob 30:2 ἐ. ὥρας τρεῖς; TestJud 3:4; TestGad 5:11; Jos., Ant. 11, 2; Just., D. 142, 1 ἐ. ποσόν ‘for awhile’) ἐ. ἔτη τρία for three years (Phlegon: 257 Fgm. 36, 2, 1 Jac.) Lk 4:25. ἐ. τρεῖς ἡμέρας for three days (Diod S 13, 19, 2; Arrian, Anab. 4, 9, 4; GDI 4706, 119 [Thera] ἐπʼ ἀμέρας τρεῖς) GPt 8:30 al. ἐ. ἡμέρας πλείους over a period of many days (Jos., Ant. 4, 277) Ac 13:31.—16:18 (ἐ. πολλὰς ἡμέρας as Appian, Liby. 29 §124; cp. Diod S 3, 16, 4); 17:2; 19:8, 10, 34; 27:20; Hb 11:30. ἐ. χρόνον for a while (cp. Il. 2, 299; Hdt. 9, 22, 1; Apollon. Rhod. 4, 1257; Jos., Vi. 2) Lk 18:4. ἐ. πλείονα χρόνον (Diod S 3, 16, 6; Hero Alex. I p. 344, 17) Ac 18:20. ἐφʼ ὅσον χρόνον as long as Ro 7:1; 1 Cor 7:39; Gal 4:1. Also ἐφʼ ὅσον as long as Mt 9:15; 2 Pt 1:13 (for other mngs. of ἐφʼ ὅσον s. above under 13). ἐφʼ ἱκανόν (sc. χρόνον) for a considerable time (EpArist 109) Ac 20:11. ἐ. χρόνον ἱκανόν Qua. ἐ. πολύ for a long time, throughout a long period of time (Thu. 1, 7; 1, 18, 1; 2, 16, 1 al.; Appian, Liby. 5 §21; Arrian, Cyneg. 23, 1; Lucian, Toxar. 20; Wsd 18:20; Sir 49:13; JosAs 19:3; Jos., Vi. 66: Just., A I, 65, 3) Ac 28:6. ἐ. πλεῖον the same (schol. on Pind., N. 7, 56b; PLille 3, 16 [III B.C.]; Jdth 13:1; Sir prol. l. 7; Jos., Ant. 18, 150) Ac 20:9; any longer (Lucian, D. Deor. 5, 3; Appian, Hann. 54 §227; 3 Macc 5:8; Wsd 8:12; Ath. 12, 3) Ac 24:4; 1 Cl 55:1. -
2 treu
I Adj. (beständig, anhänglich) faithful (+ Dat to); (treu gesinnt) loyal (to); (ergeben) devoted (to); Kunde etc.: loyal, long-standing; Blick: innocent, guileless, trusting; treuer Freund loyal ( oder faithful oder true) friend; treue Augen einer Person: honest eyes; eines Hundes: (big,) faithful ( oder trusting) eyes; nicht treu sein Partner: be unfaithful; er war nicht immer treu he wasn’t always faithful; jemandem treu bleiben be faithful to s.o.; eine treue Seele umg. a good ( oder decent) soul; sich (Dat)/ seinen Grundsätzen treu bleiben remain true to o.s. / one’s principles; seinem Entschluss treu bleiben stick to ( oder by) one’s decision; sich (Dat) immer selbst treu geblieben sein have always been one’s own person, have always stuck to one’s principles; der Erfolg ist ihm treu geblieben success did not desert him, he enjoyed continued success; zu treuen Händen übergeben hand s.o. (oder s.th.) over for safekeeping, leave s.o. (oder s.th.) in good hands; für treue Dienste for loyal ( oder faithful) serviceII Adv. faithfully etc.; treu ergeben loyal, devoted (+ Dat to); jemandem treu ergeben sein be (utterly) devoted to s.o.; treu sorgend devoted; treu und brav umg. faithfully; er hat seiner Firma treu gedient he served his company well ( oder wholeheartedly)* * *devoted; true; stalwart; staunch; constant; faithful; unfailing; loyal; trusty* * *[trɔy]1. adjFreund, Sohn, Kunde etc loyal; Diener auch devoted; Seele auch, Hund, Gatte etc faithful; Abbild true; Gedenken respectful; (= treuherzig) trusting; Miene innocentjdm in tréúer Liebe verbunden sein — to be bound to sb by loyalty and love
jdm tréú sein/bleiben — to be/remain faithful to sb
selbst tréú bleiben — to be true to oneself
seinen Grundsätzen tréú bleiben — to stick to or remain true to one's principles
der Erfolg ist ihr tréú geblieben — success kept coming her way
das Glück ist ihr tréú geblieben — her luck held (out)
tréú wie Gold — faithful and loyal; (Diener etc auch) faithful as a dog
dein tréúer Freund (old) — yours truly
jdm etw zu tréúen Händen übergeben — to give sth to sb for safekeeping
2. advfaithfully; dienen auch loyally; sorgen devotedly; (= treuherzig) trustingly; ansehen innocentlytréú ergeben — devoted, loyal, faithful
jdm tréú ergeben sein — to be loyally devoted to sb
tréú sorgend — devoted
tréú und brav (Erwachsener) — dutifully; (Kind) like a good boy/girl, as good as gold
* * *1) loyally2) (faithful: a loyal friend.) loyal3) constantly4) (faithful: He remained constant.) constant5) (loyal and true; not changing: a faithful friend; faithful to his promise.) faithful6) faithfully7) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) true* * *[trɔy]I. adj1. (loyal) loyal, faithful\treue Dienste/Mitarbeit loyal service/assistance\treu ergeben devoted▪ jdm \treu sein/bleiben to be/remain loyal [or faithful] to sb2. (verlässlich) loyal3. (keinen Seitensprung machend) faithful▪ [jdm] \treu sein/bleiben to be/remain faithful [to sb]ich weiß, dass mein Mann mir \treu ist I know my husband is [or has been] faithful to me4. (treuherzig) trusting5. (fig)▪ jdm \treu bleiben to continue for sbder Erfolg blieb ihm \treu his success continuedhoffentlich bleibt dir das Glück auch weiterhin treu hopefully your luck will continue to hold [out]; s.a. GoldII. adv1. (loyal) loyally2. (treuherzig) trustingly, trustfully* * *1.1) faithful, loyal <friend, dog, customer, servant, etc.>; faithful <husband, wife>; loyal <ally, subject>; staunch, loyal < supporter>jemandem treu sein/bleiben — be/remain true to somebody
2) (fig.)sich selbst (Dat.) treu bleiben — be true to oneself
2.das Glück/der Erfolg ist ihm treu geblieben — his luck has held out/success keeps coming his way
1) faithfully; loyally2) (ugs.): (treuherzig) trustingly* * *A. adj (beständig, anhänglich) faithful (+dat to); (treu gesinnt) loyal (to); (ergeben) devoted (to); Kunde etc: loyal, long-standing; Blick: innocent, guileless, trusting;nicht treu sein Partner: be unfaithful;er war nicht immer treu he wasn’t always faithful;jemandem treu bleiben be faithful to sb;sich (dat)/seinen Grundsätzen treu bleiben remain true to o.s./one’s principles;seinem Entschluss treu bleiben stick to ( oder by) one’s decision;sich (dat)immer selbst treu geblieben sein have always been one’s own person, have always stuck to one’s principles;der Erfolg ist ihm treu geblieben success did not desert him, he enjoyed continued success;zu treuen Händen übergeben hand sb (oder sth) over for safekeeping, leave sb (oder sth) in good hands;für treue Dienste for loyal ( oder faithful) serviceB. adv faithfully etc;treu ergeben loyal, devoted (+dat to);jemandem treu ergeben sein be (utterly) devoted to sb;treu sorgend devoted;treu und brav umg faithfully;er hat seiner Firma treu gedient he served his company well ( oder wholeheartedly)…treu im adj1. im wörtl Sinn:moskautreu loyal ( oder sympathetic) to Moscow, in the Moscow camp;2. (getreu):formtreu warp-resistant;texttreu faithful (to the text), accurate* * *1.1) faithful, loyal <friend, dog, customer, servant, etc.>; faithful <husband, wife>; loyal <ally, subject>; staunch, loyal < supporter>jemandem treu sein/bleiben — be/remain true to somebody
2) (fig.)sich selbst (Dat.) treu bleiben — be true to oneself
2.das Glück/der Erfolg ist ihm treu geblieben — his luck has held out/success keeps coming his way
1) faithfully; loyally2) (ugs.): (treuherzig) trustingly* * *adj.faithful (to) adj.loyal (to) adj.true adj.trusty adj. adv.abidingly adv.faithfully adv.faithfully n.loyally n. -
3 Treu
I Adj. (beständig, anhänglich) faithful (+ Dat to); (treu gesinnt) loyal (to); (ergeben) devoted (to); Kunde etc.: loyal, long-standing; Blick: innocent, guileless, trusting; treuer Freund loyal ( oder faithful oder true) friend; treue Augen einer Person: honest eyes; eines Hundes: (big,) faithful ( oder trusting) eyes; nicht treu sein Partner: be unfaithful; er war nicht immer treu he wasn’t always faithful; jemandem treu bleiben be faithful to s.o.; eine treue Seele umg. a good ( oder decent) soul; sich (Dat)/ seinen Grundsätzen treu bleiben remain true to o.s. / one’s principles; seinem Entschluss treu bleiben stick to ( oder by) one’s decision; sich (Dat) immer selbst treu geblieben sein have always been one’s own person, have always stuck to one’s principles; der Erfolg ist ihm treu geblieben success did not desert him, he enjoyed continued success; zu treuen Händen übergeben hand s.o. (oder s.th.) over for safekeeping, leave s.o. (oder s.th.) in good hands; für treue Dienste for loyal ( oder faithful) serviceII Adv. faithfully etc.; treu ergeben loyal, devoted (+ Dat to); jemandem treu ergeben sein be (utterly) devoted to s.o.; treu sorgend devoted; treu und brav umg. faithfully; er hat seiner Firma treu gedient he served his company well ( oder wholeheartedly)* * *devoted; true; stalwart; staunch; constant; faithful; unfailing; loyal; trusty* * *[trɔy]1. adjFreund, Sohn, Kunde etc loyal; Diener auch devoted; Seele auch, Hund, Gatte etc faithful; Abbild true; Gedenken respectful; (= treuherzig) trusting; Miene innocentjdm in tréúer Liebe verbunden sein — to be bound to sb by loyalty and love
jdm tréú sein/bleiben — to be/remain faithful to sb
selbst tréú bleiben — to be true to oneself
seinen Grundsätzen tréú bleiben — to stick to or remain true to one's principles
der Erfolg ist ihr tréú geblieben — success kept coming her way
das Glück ist ihr tréú geblieben — her luck held (out)
tréú wie Gold — faithful and loyal; (Diener etc auch) faithful as a dog
dein tréúer Freund (old) — yours truly
jdm etw zu tréúen Händen übergeben — to give sth to sb for safekeeping
2. advfaithfully; dienen auch loyally; sorgen devotedly; (= treuherzig) trustingly; ansehen innocentlytréú ergeben — devoted, loyal, faithful
jdm tréú ergeben sein — to be loyally devoted to sb
tréú sorgend — devoted
tréú und brav (Erwachsener) — dutifully; (Kind) like a good boy/girl, as good as gold
* * *1) loyally2) (faithful: a loyal friend.) loyal3) constantly4) (faithful: He remained constant.) constant5) (loyal and true; not changing: a faithful friend; faithful to his promise.) faithful6) faithfully7) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) true* * *[trɔy]I. adj1. (loyal) loyal, faithful\treue Dienste/Mitarbeit loyal service/assistance\treu ergeben devoted▪ jdm \treu sein/bleiben to be/remain loyal [or faithful] to sb2. (verlässlich) loyal3. (keinen Seitensprung machend) faithful▪ [jdm] \treu sein/bleiben to be/remain faithful [to sb]ich weiß, dass mein Mann mir \treu ist I know my husband is [or has been] faithful to me4. (treuherzig) trusting5. (fig)▪ jdm \treu bleiben to continue for sbder Erfolg blieb ihm \treu his success continuedhoffentlich bleibt dir das Glück auch weiterhin treu hopefully your luck will continue to hold [out]; s.a. GoldII. adv1. (loyal) loyally2. (treuherzig) trustingly, trustfully* * *1.1) faithful, loyal <friend, dog, customer, servant, etc.>; faithful <husband, wife>; loyal <ally, subject>; staunch, loyal < supporter>jemandem treu sein/bleiben — be/remain true to somebody
2) (fig.)sich selbst (Dat.) treu bleiben — be true to oneself
2.das Glück/der Erfolg ist ihm treu geblieben — his luck has held out/success keeps coming his way
1) faithfully; loyally2) (ugs.): (treuherzig) trustingly* * *Treu f:Treu und Glauben JUR equity;auf Treu und Glauben in good faith, on trust;meiner Treu! obs my word!* * *1.1) faithful, loyal <friend, dog, customer, servant, etc.>; faithful <husband, wife>; loyal <ally, subject>; staunch, loyal < supporter>jemandem treu sein/bleiben — be/remain true to somebody
2) (fig.)sich selbst (Dat.) treu bleiben — be true to oneself
2.das Glück/der Erfolg ist ihm treu geblieben — his luck has held out/success keeps coming his way
1) faithfully; loyally2) (ugs.): (treuherzig) trustingly* * *adj.faithful (to) adj.loyal (to) adj.true adj.trusty adj. adv.abidingly adv.faithfully adv.faithfully n.loyally n. -
4 ser
m.1 being (ente).ser humano human beinglos seres vivos living things2 ens.v.1 to be (to be in some place or situation, to originate in, to belong to, to pertain, to exist really).fue aquí it was herelo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decisionser de to be made of; (estar hecho de) to be from; (provenir de) to belong to; (ser propiedad de) to be a member of (formar parte de)¿de dónde eres? where are you from?los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son'ses alto/gracioso he is tall/funnyes azul/difícil it's blue/difficultes un amigo/el dueño he is a friend/the ownerYo soy buena I am good.2 to be (to be worth, quantity).¿cuánto es? how much is it?son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm)3 to be (joined to nouns which signify employment or occupation).soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actressson estudiantes they're students4 to be (to happen, to occur, to fall out).es muy tarde it's rather lateera de noche/de día it was night/day5 to be (auxiliary verb, by which the passive is formed).fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness6 to exist, to live.7 to be for.Me es muy fácil aprender español It is very easy for me to learn Spanish.* * *Present IndicativeImperfect SubjunctivePast IndicativeFuture Indicativeseré, serás, será, seremos, seréis, serán.Conditionalsería, serías, sería, seríamos, seríais, serían.Present Subjunctivesea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean.Imperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativesé (tú), sea (él/Vd.), seamos (nos.), sed (vos.), sean (ellos/Vds.).Past Participlesido.\\————————* * *1. verb- ser de2. noun m.* * *SF ABR Esp= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión radio network* * *I 1.1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic
era cierto/posible — it was true/possible
sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still
que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)
para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth
siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5
¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)
2) ( hablando de estado civil) to beel mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced
3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to besoy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer
ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me
por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception
dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one
4) (con predicado introducido por `de')es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'
este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here
ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...
ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)
5) (hipótesis, futuro)2.¿será cierto? — can it be true?
ser vi1)a) ( existir) to beb) (liter) ( en cuentos)érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...
2)a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?
el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...
b) ( en preguntas)ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?
3) ( sumar)¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?
son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos
cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight
4) (causar, significar) to be5) ( resultar)6) ( consistir en) to belo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part
7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)8) ( usado para enfatizar)fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him
fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it
9)es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare
10)lo que es... — (fam)
lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again
lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)
11) (en locs)a no ser que — (+ subj) unless
como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...
12) ( en el tiempo) to be¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date
¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?
3.serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
ser v impers to be4.ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)IIser + pp — to be + pp
1)a) ( ente) beingb) (individuo, persona)2)a) ( naturaleza)b) ( carácter esencial) essence3) (Fil) being* * *I 1.1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic
era cierto/posible — it was true/possible
sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still
que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)
para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth
siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5
¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)
2) ( hablando de estado civil) to beel mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced
3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to besoy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer
ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me
por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception
dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one
4) (con predicado introducido por `de')es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'
este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here
ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...
ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)
5) (hipótesis, futuro)2.¿será cierto? — can it be true?
ser vi1)a) ( existir) to beb) (liter) ( en cuentos)érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...
2)a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?
el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...
b) ( en preguntas)ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?
3) ( sumar)¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?
son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos
cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight
4) (causar, significar) to be5) ( resultar)6) ( consistir en) to belo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part
7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)8) ( usado para enfatizar)fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him
fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it
9)es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare
10)lo que es... — (fam)
lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again
lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)
11) (en locs)a no ser que — (+ subj) unless
como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...
12) ( en el tiempo) to be¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date
¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?
3.serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
ser v impers to be4.ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)IIser + pp — to be + pp
1)a) ( ente) beingb) (individuo, persona)2)a) ( naturaleza)b) ( carácter esencial) essence3) (Fil) being* * *ser11 = being, creature.Ex: A feeling of unshielded relief filled Pope's whole being.
Ex: Stories that lead to doing things are all the more attractive to children, who are active rather than passive creatures.* abducción por seres extraterrestres = alien abduction.* alimentación del ser humano = human nutrition.* llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.* nutrición del ser humano = human nutrition.* ser consecuente con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.* ser extraterrestre = alien creature.* ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.* ser humano = human being, human, human person.* ser inteligente = intelligent being.* ser pensante = sentient being.* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.* ser supremo = supreme being.* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.* ser vivo = living being, sentient being.* todo ser humano = every living soul.* tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.* trata de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.ser22 = be, take + the form of, stand as.Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.
Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.* anhelar ser = ache to be.* a no ser que = unless.* así es = that's how it is.* así sea = amen.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.* clonación del ser humano = human cloning.* como es el caso de = as it is with.* cómo + ser = what + be like.* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.* debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.* demostrar ser = prove + to be.* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.* dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* dinero + ser para = money + go towards.* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.* el ser barato = cheapness.* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.* es = it's [it is].* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.* es de deducir que = it follows that.* es de destacar que = significantly.* es de esperar = hopefully.* es de esperar que = all being well.* es de resaltar que = significantly.* es de suponer que = presumably.* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.* es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.* es evidente = clearly.* es importante destacar = importantly.* es inevitable que = inevitably.* es interesante que = interestingly.* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.* es más = more important, moreover.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.* es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.* es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.* es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.* ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.* la razón de ser = the reason for being.* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* llegar a ser = become, develop into.* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.* lo que es aun peor = worse still.* lo que es peor = what's worse.* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lo que + ser = what + be like.* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.* merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.* no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.* no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.* no ser cobarde = be no chicken.* no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.* no ser deseable = be undesirable.* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.* no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.* no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no ser sino = be nothing but.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.* no ser verdad = be untrue.* no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.* no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.* para ser específico = to be specific.* para ser franco = in all honesty.* para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.* pasar a ser = become, develop into.* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.* por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.* posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.* primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.* puede muy bien ser = could well be.* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.* que fue = one-time.* que fue común antes = once-common.* que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.* que puede ser apilado = stacking.* razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.* ser reconocido = gain + recognition.* resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).* sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.* seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.* sentido del ser humano = human sense.* ser accesible a través de = be available through.* ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.* ser acertado = be spot on.* ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.* ser acorde con = be commensurate with.* ser acuciante = be acute.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.* ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.* ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.* ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* ser aficionado a = be fond of.* ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.* ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.* ser Algo imponente = loom + large.* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.* ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.* ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.* ser algo por ver = be an open question.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.* ser amado = loved-one.* ser amigo de = be buddies with.* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.* ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.* ser apropiado = be right.* ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.* ser arrestado = be under arrest.* ser asequible = be available, become + available.* ser asequible a = be amenable to.* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.* ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.* ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.* ser atribuible a = be attributable to.* ser aun más = be all the more.* ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.* ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.* ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.* ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.* ser bueno en = be good at.* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser capaz de = be capable of.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* ser característico de = be emblematic of.* ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.* ser caro = be steep.* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.* ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* ser chulo = be cool.* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.* ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.* ser coherente = cohere.* ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.* ser como mínimo = be no less than.* ser como una esfera = wrap around.* ser como un círculo = wrap around.* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.* ser complementarios = be integral one to another.* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.* ser completo = be all inclusive.* ser común = be the case (with).* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.* ser confuso = be deceiving.* ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.* ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.* ser consciente = sentient being.* ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.* ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.* ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.* ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.* ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.* ser cortés con = be civil towards.* ser costumbre = be customary.* ser creativo = be inventive.* ser creíble = invoke + belief.* ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.* ser crucial (para) = be central (to).* ser cuestión de = come down to.* ser culpable = be to blame.* ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).* ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.* ser de = be a native of.* ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.* ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.* ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.* ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.* ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.* ser de dominio público = be public domain.* ser deficiente = be wanting.* ser definitivo = be final.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.* ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).* ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.* ser de la izquierda = be of the left.* ser de la noche = night creature.* ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.* ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.* ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.* ser demasiado común = be all too common.* ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.* ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser de número limitado = be limited in number.* ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser de primera categoría = be top notch.* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.* ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* ser desconocido para = be alien to.* ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.* ser desoído = be unheeded.* ser despiadado = play + hardball.* ser detenido = be under arrest.* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.* ser de utilidad = be of use.* ser de utilidad a = be of service to.* ser diestro en = be skilled at.* ser difícil = be a stretch.* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.* ser digno de = merit.* ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.* ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.* ser diplomático = say + the right thing.* ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.* ser dogmático = be dogmatic.* ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.* ser dudoso = be doubtful.* ser duro = play + hardball.* ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.* ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.* ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.* ser el asunto = be the point.* ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.* ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.* ser el capitán = skipper, captain.* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.* ser elegido = get in.* ser elevado = be steep.* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.* ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* ser el límite = be the limit.* ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.* ser el máximo = be the limit.* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.* ser el momento (de) = be the time to.* ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.* ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.* ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.* ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.* ser el origen de = provide + the material for.* ser el paraje natural de = be home to.* ser el preludio = usher in.* ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.* ser el primero en = lead + the way in.* ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.* ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.* ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.* ser el último grito = be all the rage.* ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.* ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.* ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.* ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.* ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.* ser enviado a = have + the lead to.* ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.* ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.* ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.* ser esclavo de = be slave to.* ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* ser experto en = be skilled at.* ser expulsado de = be dropped from.* ser extraño para = be alien to.* ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* ser fácil = be easy.* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.* ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.* ser factible de = be amenable to.* ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.* ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.* ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.* ser favorable = be a plus.* ser ficticio = be fiction.* ser fiel a = cleave to.* ser fructífero = come to + fruition.* ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.* ser grosero con = be abusive of.* ser hábil para = be adroit at.* ser habitual = be customary.* ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.* ser hipertenso = be hyper.* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.* ser hora de irse = be time to go.* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser idóneo para = be suited to.* ser ignorado = be unheeded.* ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.* ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.* ser ilegal = be against the law.* ser ilimitado = be boundless.* ser implacable = play + hardball.* ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.* ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.* ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.* ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).* ser imposible = be dead meat.* ser imprescindible = be a must.* ser improcedente = be out of order.* ser imprudente = be reckless.* ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.* ser incapaz de = be unable to.* ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.* ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).* ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.* ser increíble = beggar + belief.* ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.* ser indescriptible = beggar + description.* ser indispensable = be a must.* ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.* ser infundado = be unfounded.* ser inherente a = inhere in.* ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.* ser inminente = be on the cards.* ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.* ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.* ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.* ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.* ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.* ser insignificante de = be slight in.* ser inteligente = be talented.* ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).* ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.* ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* ser interminable = there + be + no end to.* ser intransigente = play + hardball.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.* ser justo = play + fair.* ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.* ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser justo que = there + be + justice in.* ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.* ser la abreviatura de = be short for.* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.* ser la ciudad de = be home to.* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.* ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.* ser la costumbre = be customary.* ser la cuestión = be the point.* ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.* ser la culpa de = be the fault of.* ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.* ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.* ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.* ser la excepción = be the exception.* ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.* ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.* ser la forma de = be a recipe for.* ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.* ser la intención = be the intention.* ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.* ser la manera de = be a recipe for.* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.* ser lamentable = be a pity.* ser la minoría = be in the minority.* ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.* ser la novedad = be on the scene.* ser la obra de = be the work of.* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.* ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.* ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.* ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.* ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.* ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.* ser lo mismo = be one and the same.* ser lo normal = be the order of the day.* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.* ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.* ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.* ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.* serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.* ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.* ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* ser maravilloso = sound + great.* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.* ser más interno = inner being.* ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.* ser mayor = be older.* ser mejor en = be better at.* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* ser menor = be less.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* ser molesto = be disturbing.* ser moroso = be in default.* ser motivador = be motivating.* ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.* ser muy alto = be metres high.* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.* ser muy antiguo = go ba* * */ser/= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión* * *
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) ser para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
ser v impers to be;
ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ ser humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' ser' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acceder
- además
- aficionada
- aficionado
- alardear
- alcanzar
- alimentar
- alta
- alto
- ambicionar
- antigüedad
- aparición
- arma
- atinar
- atorarse
- aúpa
- babear
- básica
- básico
- bendición
- caber
- cacho
- cada
- cafetera
- cafetero
- calco
- callo
- canela
- cansada
- cansado
- cantar
- capaz
- capirote
- carácter
- cardo
- carne
- carné
- caso
- cero
- colarse
- comida
- comidilla
- comido
- conmigo
- conquistador
- conquistadora
- contagiarse
- contemplar
- contienda
English:
accountable
- addicted
- adjust
- allow
- allowance
- ambition
- amount to
- anathema
- anomaly
- arduous
- around
- aspire
- aware
- bad
- be
- beating
- being
- belong
- betray
- big
- bill
- bind over
- bird
- booby trap
- boring
- bounce
- can
- carry
- catch up
- cerebral
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- charm
- chip
- claim
- come into
- come under
- connoisseur
- court
- degree
- deserve
- destroy
- differ
- do
- dodger
- doubly
- due
- ear
- easy
- edit
* * *ser The auxiliary verb ser is used with the past participle of a verb to form the passive (e.g. la película fue criticada the movie was criticized).♦ v aux[para formar la voz pasiva] to be;fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness;la propuesta es debatida o [m5] está siendo debatida en el parlamento the proposal is being debated in parliament♦ v copulativo1. [con adjetivos, sustantivos, pronombres] [indica cualidad, identidad, condición] to be;es alto/gracioso he's tall/funny;soy chileno/chiapaneco I'm Chilean/from Chiapas;es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult;sé discreta/paciente be discreet/patient;es un amigo/el dueño he's a friend/the owner;son unos amigos míos they're friends of mine;es el cartero/tu madre it's the postman o US mailman/your mother;soy yo, ábreme open up, it's me;soy Víctor [al teléfono] it's Víctor;la casa es aquella de ahí the house is that one over there;es un tipo muy simpático he's a very nice guy;¿es eso verdad? is that true?;eso no es cierto that isn't true;es obvio que le gustas it's obvious that he likes you;no es necesario ir it isn't necessary to go;es posible que llueva it may rain;no está mal para ser de segunda mano it's not bad considering it's second-hand;no pierde sus derechos por ser inmigrante just because he's an immigrant doesn't mean he doesn't have any rights;te lo dejo en la mitad por ser tú seeing as o because it's you, I'll let you have it half-price;por ser usted, señora, 15 euros to you, madam, 15 euros;que seas muy feliz I wish you every happiness, I hope you'll be very happy;¡será imbécil el tipo! the guy must be stupid!;este restaurante ya no es lo que era this restaurant isn't as good as it used to be o isn't what it used to be;RP Famser loco por algo to be wild about sth2. [con sustantivos, adjetivos] [indica empleo, dedicación, estado civil, religión] to be;soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress;son estudiantes they're students;para ser juez hay que trabajar mucho you have to work very hard to be o become a judge;es padre de tres hijos he's a father of three;es soltero/casado/divorciado he's single/married/divorced;era viuda she was a widow;son budistas/protestantes they are Buddhists/Protestants;el que fuera gobernador del estado the former governor of the state;Am Fam¿tú eres o te haces? are you stupid or what?;RP Fam¿vos sos o te hacés? are you stupid or what?[provenir de] to be from; [pertenecer a] to belong to;un juguete que es todo de madera a completely wooden toy, a toy made completely of wood;¿de dónde eres? where are you from?;estas pilas son de una linterna these batteries are from a torch;¿es de usted este abrigo? is this coat yours?, does this coat belong to you?;los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's;portarse así es de cobardes only cowards behave like that, it's cowardly to behave like that¿de qué equipo eres? [aficionado] which team o who do you support?;soy del Barcelona I support Barcelona;ser de los que… to be one of those people who…;ése es de los que están en huelga he is one of those on strike;no es de las que se asustan por cualquier cosa she's not one to get scared easily♦ vi1. [ocurrir, tener lugar] to be;fue aquí it was here;¿cuándo es la boda? when's the wedding?;la final era ayer the final was yesterday;¿cómo fue lo de tu accidente? how did your accident happen?;¿qué fue de aquel amigo tuyo? what happened to that friend of yours?;¿qué es de Pablo? how's Pablo (getting on)?2. [constituir, consistir en] to be;fue un acierto que nos quedáramos en casa we were right to stay at home;lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision;su ambición era dar la vuelta al mundo her ambition was to travel round the world;tratar así de mal a la gente es buscarse problemas treating people so badly is asking for trouble3. [con fechas, horas] to be;¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?;hoy es jueves today's Thursday, it's Thursday today;¿qué (fecha) es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?;mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July;¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?;son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm);4. [con precios] to be;¿cuánto es? how much is it?;son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos;¿a cómo son esos tomates? how much are those tomatoes?5. [con cifras, en operaciones] to be;ellos eran unos 500 there were about 500 of them;11 por 100 son 1.100 11 times 100 is 1,100este trapo es para (limpiar) las ventanas this cloth is for (cleaning) the windows;este libro es para niños this book is for children;la ciudad no es para mí the city isn't for me7. [con "de" más infinitivo] [indica necesidad, posibilidad]es de desear que… it is to be hoped that…;era de esperar que pasara algo así it was to be expected that something like that would happen;es de suponer que aparecerá presumably, he'll turn up;es de temer cuando se enoja she's really scary when she gets angrylo que es a mí, no me llamaron they certainly didn't call me, they didn't call me, anyway;¿es que ya no te acuerdas? don't you remember any more, then?, you mean you don't remember any more?es que no vine porque estaba enfermo the reason I didn't come is that I was ill, I didn't come because I was ill, you see;¿cómo es que no te han avisado? how come they didn't tell you?10. Literario [existir]Platón, uno de los grandes sabios que en el mundo han sido Plato, one of the wisest men ever to walk this earthtengo que conseguirlo (sea) como sea I have to get it one way or another;hay que evitar (sea) como sea que se entere we have to prevent her from finding out at all costs o no matter what;hazlo cuando sea do it whenever;de no ser/haber sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;de no ser por él no estaríamos vivos if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive;de no ser así otherwise;de ser así if that should happen;déjalo donde sea leave it anywhere o wherever;érase una vez, érase que se era once upon a time;dile lo que sea, da igual tell her anything o whatever, it doesn't make any difference;haré lo que sea para recuperar mi dinero I will do whatever it takes o anything to get my money back;se enfadó, y no era para menos she got angry, and not without reason;no sea que…, no vaya a ser que… in case…;la llamaré ahora no sea que luego me olvide I'll call her now in case I forget later;Estados Unidos y Japón, o sea, las dos economías mundiales más importantes the United States and Japan, that is to say o in other words, the two most important economies in the world;50 euros, o sea unas 8.300 pesetas 50 euros, that's about 8,300 pesetas;o sea que no quieres venir so you don't want to come then?;por si fuera poco as if that wasn't enough;habla con quien sea talk to anyone;sea quien sea no abras la puerta don't open the door, whoever it is;si no fuera/hubiera sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;Amsiendo que… seeing that o as…, given that…;Amsiendo que tienes la plata, cómprate el vestido más caro seeing as o since you've got the money, buy yourself the more expensive dress♦ v impersonal[indica tiempo] to be;es muy tarde it's rather late;era de noche/de día it was night/day♦ nm1. [ente] being;seres de otro planeta beings from another planetser humano human being;Ser Supremo Supreme Being;los seres vivos living things2. [persona] person;sus seres queridos his loved ones4. [esencia, naturaleza] being;la quiero con todo mi ser I love her with all my being o soul* * *f abr (= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) network of independent Spanish radio stations* * *ser {77} vi1) : to beél es mi hermano: he is my brotherCamila es linda: Camila is pretty2) : to exist, to liveser, o no ser: to be or not to be3) : to take place, to occurel concierto es el domingo: the concert is on Sunday4) (used with expressions of time, date, season)son las diez: it's ten o'clockhoy es el 9: today's the 9th5) : to cost, to come to¿cuánto es?: how much is it?¿será posible?: can it be possible?7)ser de : to come fromsomos de Managua: we're from Managua8)ser de : to belong toese lápiz es de Juan: that's Juan's pencil9)es que : the thing is thates que no lo conozco: it's just that I don't know him¡sea! : agreed!, all right!sea... sea : either... orla cuenta ha sido pagada: the bill has been paidél fue asesinado: he was murderedser nm: beingser humano: human being* * *ser2 vb1. (en general) to be2. (estar hecho) to be made3. (pertenecer) to belongeste libro es de María this book belongs to María / this book is María's -
5 оставам
1. remain, stay(не заминавам) stay/remain behind, stay onоставам назад (за часовник) be slow. lose timeоставам за обед/чай stay to dinner/teaоставам в паметта на stick in o.'s memoryоставам в съзнанието stick/linger in the mindоставам на власт remain in powerоставам в сила remain in force, hold good, ( за заповед) standоставам в същия клас not get o.'s remove, stay downоставам до края (на представление и пр.) sit out2. (на лице, на разположение съм) be leftдо тръгването на влака остават пет минути there are five minutes before the train goesостават още няколко минути there are still a few minutes to go (до before)остава ни още един месец we have one more monthостава ми достатъчно have enough left overостава ми много малко have little leftостава много малко време/пари time/money is very shortне ми остава време have no timeне ми остава нищо have nothing leftне остава нищо друго, освен there is nothing for it but (to с inf.), the only alternative isне ми остава нищо друго освен have no choice/option but (to с inf.)остава ми само едно I have only one course left, the only thing left for me (to do)единственото нещо, което ми остава all I have leftтова, което е останало от what is left ofот... не е останало нищо nothing remains of...остава ми за цял живот remain with one all o.'s life3. (в дадено състояние, положение) be, be left, remainоставам дето съм stay where one isоставам на мястото си разг. stay putоставам за постоянно come to stayоставам назад fall behind, be left behindоставам назад от времето си fall behind the time(s)оставам сам be left alone, be left by o.s.оставам сам на себе си be thrown back upon o.s., be left to o.'s own resourcesоставам сам (на света), оставам без близки be thrown upon the worldоставам без баща/майка be left fatherless/motherlessтя остана вдовица she was left a widowоставам на работа stay on the jobоставам без работа be thrown out of workостанал съм без работа be out of workоставам седнал/прав remain seated/standingоставам без нищо be left with nothingоставам без подслон be left homeless, lose o.'s homeоставам гладен go hungryоставам жив remain/stay aliveоставам верен на remain/stay faithful to, stay loyal to, ( на принципи и) live up to, abide by, stick withоставам верен на себе си remain true to o.s.оставам доволен be pleased (от with)оставам с убеждението be left with the convictionоставам с впечатление get the impression, be left with the impression (че that)оставам да се чудя be left wonderingоставам в неведение be left in ignoranceоставам незабелязан от някого escape s. o's noticeоставам на сухо/с пръст в уста be left out in the cold; get nothing for all o.'s painsоставам висящ (за въпрос и пр.) remain outstanding; be pendentоставам неутрален stay neutralоставам все същият remain for ever one/always the sameоставам на своето hold o.'s own, agree to disagreeоставам на милостта на throw o.s. on the mercy ofоставам в сянка прен. take a back seatтворба, която ще остане a work that will endureако остане на мене if I had my way, left to myselfпрякорът му остана the nickname stuck to himне ми останаха крака от ходене I have walked myself lame/my legs off* * *оста̀вам,гл.1. remain, stay; (не заминавам) stay/remain behind, stay on; \оставам в паметта на stick in o.’s memory; \оставам в сила remain in force, hold good, (за заповед) stand; \оставам в съзнанието stick/linger in the mind; \оставам в същия клас not get o.’s remove, stay down; \оставам до края (на представление и пр.) sit out; \оставам на власт remain in power, continue in office; \оставам назад (за часовник) be slow, lose time; \оставам през нощта stay (for) the night, stay over night;2. (на лице, на разположение съм) be left; не ми остава нищо друго освен I have no choice/option but (to с inf.); nothing remains for me but; не остава нищо друго, освен there is nothing for it but (to с inf.), the only alternative is; остава ми за цял живот remain with one all o.’s life; остава ми само едно I have only one course left, the only thing left for me (to do); остава много малко време/пари time/money is very short; остават още две обиколки спорт. two more laps to go;3. (в дадено състояние, положение) be, be left, remain; не \оставам без работа keep busy, have no lack of employment; не \оставам гладен keep the wolf from the door; не \оставам назад от keep up with, keep abreast of; не \оставам назад от времето си move with the times; \оставам без баща/майка be left fatherless/motherless; \оставам без подслон be left homeless, lose o.’s home; \оставам без работа be thrown out of work; \оставам без средства/\оставам на улицата be left destitute/without resources; \оставам верен на remain/stay faithful to, stay loyal to, (на принципи) live up to, abide by, stick with, stand by; \оставам верен на себе си remain true to o.s.; \оставам висящ (за въпрос и пр.) remain outstanding; be pendent; \оставам все същия remain for ever one/always the same; \оставам гладен go hungry; \оставам да се чудя be left wondering; \оставам доволен be pleased (от with); \оставам където съм stay where one is; \оставам на мястото си разг. stay put; \оставам на работа stay on the job; \оставам на сухо/с пръст в уста be left out in the cold; get nothing for all o.’s pains; \оставам назад fall behind, be left behind; \оставам незабелязан от някого escape s.o.’s notice; \оставам постоянно ( във времето) come to stay; \оставам с впечатление get the impression, be left with the impression (че that); \оставам сам (на света), \оставам без близки be thrown upon the world; \оставам сам на себе си be thrown back upon o.s., be left to o.’s own resources; • ако остана на if I should depend on; ако остане на мене if I had my way, left to myself; къде остана …? what about …? малко остана да падна I almost/(very) nearly/all but fell; между нас да си остане, тук да си остане let this remain between us, keep mum about it; не ми останаха крака от ходене I have walked myself lame/my legs off; не \оставам длъжен give as good as one gets, answer back, get o.’s own back; не се оставяй! stand up for yourself; остава да се види it remains to be seen; \оставам в сянка прен. take a back seat; \оставам на милостта на throw o.s. on the mercy of; \оставам на своето hold o.’s own, agree to disagree; остават ми очите в нещо I can’t keep my eyes off s.th.; остави другото, ами … what matters is …; остани си със здраве keep well, God be with you; прякорът му остана the nickname stuck to him; та какво остава за to say nothing of; така си и остана it was left at that; творба, която ще остане a work that will endure.* * *remain: The house has оставамed the sam. - Къщата си е останала същата.; abide: So much work is left undone. - Останала е много недовършена работа.; persist; stay{stei}: Tonight he will stay at home. - Довечера той ще остане в къщи.* * *1. (в дадено състояние, положение) be, be left, remain 2. (на лице, на разположение съм) be left 3. (не заминавам) stay/remain behind, stay on 4. - все същият remain for ever one/always the same 5. remain, stay 6. ОСТАВАМ без баща/майка be left fatherless/motherless 7. ОСТАВАМ без нищо be left with nothing 8. ОСТАВАМ без подслон be left homeless, lose o.'s home 9. ОСТАВАМ без работа be thrown out of work 10. ОСТАВАМ в неведение be left in ignorance 11. ОСТАВАМ в паметта на stick in o.'s memory 12. ОСТАВАМ в сила remain in force, hold good, (за заповед) stand 13. ОСТАВАМ в съзнанието.stick/linger in the mind 14. ОСТАВАМ в същия клас not get o.'s remove, stay down 15. ОСТАВАМ в сянка прен. take a back seat 16. ОСТАВАМ верен на remain/stay faithful to, stay loyal to, (на принципи и) live up to, abide by, stick with 17. ОСТАВАМ верен на себе си remain true to o. s. 18. ОСТАВАМ висящ (за въпрос и пр.) remain outstanding;be pendent 19. ОСТАВАМ гладен go hungry 20. ОСТАВАМ да се чудя be left wondering 21. ОСТАВАМ дето съм stay where one is 22. ОСТАВАМ до края (на представление и пр.) sit out 23. ОСТАВАМ доволен be pleased (от with) 24. ОСТАВАМ жив remain/stay alive 25. ОСТАВАМ за обед/чай stay to dinner/tea 26. ОСТАВАМ за постоянно come to stay 27. ОСТАВАМ за през нощта stay (for) the night, stay over night 28. ОСТАВАМ на власт remain in power 29. ОСТАВАМ на милостта на throw o. s. on the mercy of 30. ОСТАВАМ на мястото си разг. stay put 31. ОСТАВАМ на работа stay on the job 32. ОСТАВАМ на своето hold o.'s own, agree to disagree 33. ОСТАВАМ на сухо/с пръст в уста be left out in the cold;get nothing for all o.'s pains 34. ОСТАВАМ назад (за часовник) be slow. lose time 35. ОСТАВАМ назад fall behind, be left behind 36. ОСТАВАМ назад от времето си fall behind the time(s) 37. ОСТАВАМ незабелязан от някого escape s. o's notice 38. ОСТАВАМ неутрален stay neutral 39. ОСТАВАМ с впечатление get the impression, be left with the impression (че that) 40. ОСТАВАМ с убеждението be left with the conviction 41. ОСТАВАМ с чувството be left (with the) feeling (that) 42. ОСТАВАМ сам (на света), ОСТАВАМ без близки be thrown upon the world 43. ОСТАВАМ сам be left alone, be left by o. s. 44. ОСТАВАМ сам на себе си be thrown back upon o. s., be left to o.'s own resources 45. ОСТАВАМ седнал/ прав remain seated/standing 46. ОСТАВАМбeз средства/ОСТАВАМ на улицата be left destitute/without resources 47. ако остане на мене if I had my way, left to myself 48. до тръгването на влака остават пет минути there are five minutes before the train goes 49. единственото нещо, което ми остава all I have left 50. не ОСТАВАМ без работа keep busy, have no lack of employment 51. не ОСТАВАМ гладен keep the wolf from the door 52. не ОСТАВАМ длъжен give as good as one gets, answer back 53. не ОСТАВАМ назад от keep up with, keep abreast of 54. не ОСТАВАМ назад от времето си move with the times 55. не ми остава време have no time 56. не ми остава нищо have nothing left 57. не ми остава нищо друго освен have no choice/option but (to с inf.) 58. не ми останаха крака от ходене I have walked myself lame/my legs off 59. не остава нищо друго, освен there is nothing for it but (to с inf.), the only alternative is 60. остава 61. остава ми достатъчно have enough left over 62. остава ми за цял живот remain with one all o.'s life 63. остава ми много малко have little left 64. остава ми само едно I have only one course left, the only thing left for me (to do) 65. остава много малко време/пари time/money is very short 66. остава ни още един месец we have one more month 67. остават още няколко минути there are still a few minutes to go (до before) 68. останал съм без работа be out of work 69. от... не е останало нищо nothing remains of... 70. прякорът му остана the nickname stuck to him 71. творба, която ще остане а work that will endure 72. това, което е останало от what is left of 73. тя остана вдовица she was left a widow -
6 rimanere
stay, remain( avanzare) be left (over)rimanerci male be hurtcome siete rimasti per stasera? what arrangements did you make for this evening?* * *rimanere v. intr.1 to remain, to stay: ho premura, non posso rimanere, I am in a hurry, I cannot stay; rimarrò solo alcuni giorni in Germania, I shall remain (o stay o stop) in Germany only a few days; sono rimasto (lì) a guardare, I stayed there looking; rimase a casa a curare il bambino, she stayed (o remained) at home to look after the child; rimasero dentro perché fuori faceva freddo, they stayed in because it was cold outside; rimanere fuori di casa, to be left outside; rimanere via, assente, fuori casa, to stay (o to be) away; sono rimasto a lavorare fino a tardi, I stayed on to work until late; rimasi alzato, in piedi fino a mezzanotte, I stayed up till midnight; siamo rimasti in piedi tutto il viaggio, we stayed standing for the whole journey; rimanere al buio, senz'acqua, to be left in the dark, with no water; l'ufficio rimarrà chiuso tutto agosto, the office will be closed for August; rimanere a cena, to stay to dinner; rimanere a letto, to stay in (o to keep to one's) bed // dov'ero rimasto?, where did I leave off (o where was I)? // mi è rimasto qualcosa fra i denti, something is caught between my teeth // rimanere indietro, to remain behind (o to get behind o to fall behind): tutti se ne andarono e io rimasi indietro, everybody left and I remained behind; non voglio rimanere indietro col lavoro, I do not want to get behind with my work; se vengo con te, il mio lavoro rimane indietro, if I come with you, I shall fall behind in my work; questo ragazzo rimarrà indietro rispetto ai suoi compagni, this boy is bound to fall behind (o cannot keep pace with) the rest of the class; rimanere indietro col pagamento dell'affitto, to fall behind with the rent2 ( avanzare) to remain, to be left (over): dopo il terremoto, rimase ben poco della città, after the earthquake very little remained of the city; mi è rimasta un po' di sabbia nei capelli, some sand is left in my hair; mi rimangono solo tre giorni di vacanza, I have only three days left of my holiday; non gli è rimasto molto da vivere, he hasn't got long to live; mi rimanevano solo pochi soldi, I had very little money left; non gli rimase nulla, he had nothing left; ci è rimasta poca strada da fare, there isn't much far to go now; rimane ben poco da fare, da dire, very little remains to be done, to be said; se si sottrae 8 da 10 rimane 2, if you subtract 8 from 10, 2 remains3 ( durare) to remain, to last: il pericolo rimane, the danger persists (o is still there); qualche macchia è rimasta anche dopo il lavaggio, there were still some stains left even after it had been washed; mi è rimasto addosso l'odore di pesce, I smell of fish; rimanere in carica, to stay in (o to hold) office4 ( essere situato) to be located, to be situated: dove rimane la chiesa?, where is the church located (o situated)?5 ( mantenersi) to remain, to keep*, to stay: rimanete insieme, keep together; rimani calmo, keep (o stay) calm; rimase un buon amico, he remained a good friend; rimanere fedele, onesto, to remain faithful, honest6 ( spettare): ciò rimane a te, ( è affar tuo) this is your (own) business; rimane a te la decisione, it is up to you to decide.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: rimanga fra noi, don't breathe a word of it; rimanere a bocca aperta, to gape (o to stand gaping); rimanere meravigliato, to be astounded (o astonished); rimanere di stucco, to be taken aback; rimanere con un palmo di naso, to feel done (o disappointed) // rimanere male, deluso, to be disappointed (o upset); rimanere contento, soddisfatto (di qlco.), to like (sthg.), to be satisfied (with sthg.) // rimanere in asso, to be left in the lurch // rimanere all'asciutto, al verde, to have no money left // rimanere in dubbio, to be in doubt // rimanere d'accordo (con qlcu.), to agree (with s.o.) // rimanere ferito, ucciso, to be wounded, killed // rimanere orfano, to be left on orphan; rimanere vedovo, to become a widower // (banca) rimanere inattivo, ( di conto) to lie dormant // (comm.): rimaniamo in attesa di una vostra cortese risposta, we look forward to hearing from you; rimanere sprovvisti di merci, to run out of stock // (dir.) rimanere in vigore, to remain in force // rimanerci, ( essere sorpreso) to be amazed (o surprised); (fam.) ( rimanere incinta) to get pregnant; (fam.) ( morire) to cop it: ha avuto un incidente stradale e ci è rimasto, he copped it in a car accident.* * *[rima'nere]1) (in un luogo) to stay, to remainrimanere a casa, in città — to stay (at) home, in town
rimanere a letto — to lie o stay in bed
2) fig. (non essere divulgato)3) (in una posizione, condizione) to remain, to stayrimanere in silenzio — to keep o remain o stay silent
avrei potuto rimanere ucciso, paralizzato! — I might have been killed, left paralysed!
rimanere vedova — to be widowed, to be left a widow
rimanere orfano — to be orphaned, to be left an orphan
4) (avanzare, restare) to be* left, to remain6) (fermarsi)allora, dove ero rimasto? — now then, where was I? where did I stop?
7) colloq. (essere d'accordo)8) rimanerci (restare sorpreso) to be* flabbergasted; colloq. (morire) to meet* one's end; colloq. (restare incinta) to get* pregnant, to be* up the spout BErimanerci male — to be hurt o disappointed
* * *rimanere/rima'nere/ [79](aus. essere)1 (in un luogo) to stay, to remain; rimanere a casa, in città to stay (at) home, in town; rimani dove sei stay where you are; dopo la festa è rimasta per aiutarmi she stayed behind after the party to help me; rimanere a letto to lie o stay in bed; rimanere fuori tutta la notte to stay out all night3 (in una posizione, condizione) to remain, to stay; rimanere seduto to remain seated; rimanere sveglio to stay awake; rimanere in silenzio to keep o remain o stay silent; rimanere calmo to stay calm; rimanere in contatto con to stay in touch with; rimanere fedele to remain faithful; rimanere senza soldi to run out of money; avrei potuto rimanere ucciso, paralizzato! I might have been killed, left paralysed! rimanere vedova to be widowed, to be left a widow; rimanere orfano to be orphaned, to be left an orphan4 (avanzare, restare) to be* left, to remain; è il solo amico che mi rimane he's the only friend I have left; ciò che rimane è inutilizzabile what remains is useless; dimmi che cosa rimane da fare tell me what there is left to do; ci rimane del denaro there is some money left over; non ci rimanere altro che sperare all we can do is hope; rimangono 80 euro da pagare there is still another 80 euros to pay; rimane ancora qualche mela there are still a few apples left5 (andare in eredità) la casa rimarrà a suo figlio his son will inherit the house6 (fermarsi) rimanere a to go no further than; siamo rimasti ai preliminari we didn't get beyond the preliminaries; allora, dove ero rimasto? now then, where was I? where did I stop?7 colloq. (essere d'accordo) come siete rimasti (d'accordo)? what did you agree to do? what did you decide on?8 rimanerci (restare sorpreso) to be* flabbergasted; colloq. (morire) to meet* one's end; colloq. (restare incinta) to get* pregnant, to be* up the spout BE; rimanerci male to be hurt o disappointed. -
7 combatir
v.to combat, to fight.un producto para combatir la caries a product which fights tooth decayEllos pelearon la ley injusta They fought the unfair law.* * *1 (luchar contra) to fight2 figurado to combat, fight3 figurado (batir, golpear) to beat, lash* * *verbto combat, fight* * *1.VI [ejército, soldado] to fight2.VT [+ fraude, desempleo, injusticia, enfermedad] to combat, fight; [+ frío] to fight (off)dedicó todo su esfuerzo a combatir al enemigo — he put all his strength into fighting o combating the enemy
un buen libro para combatir el aburrimiento — a good book to fight off o combat boredom
* * *1.verbo intransitivo soldado/ejército to fight2.combatir vt <enemigo/enfermedad/fuego> to fight, to combat (frml); <proyecto/propuesta> to fight; < frío> to fight off* * *= combat, fight, fight off, counter.Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex. This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.Ex. These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.----* combatir el absentismo = combat + absenteeism.* combatir el ausentismo = combat + absenteeism.* combatir el estrés = cope with + stress.* combatir el fraude = combat + fraud.* combatir la inflación = combat + inflation.* combatir (por) = war (over).* combatir un problema = combat + problem.* excepción de combatir = combat exclusion.* * *1.verbo intransitivo soldado/ejército to fight2.combatir vt <enemigo/enfermedad/fuego> to fight, to combat (frml); <proyecto/propuesta> to fight; < frío> to fight off* * *combatir (por)(v.) = war (over)Ex: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abduction by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.
= combat, fight, fight off, counter.Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
Ex: This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.Ex: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.* combatir el absentismo = combat + absenteeism.* combatir el ausentismo = combat + absenteeism.* combatir el estrés = cope with + stress.* combatir el fraude = combat + fraud.* combatir la inflación = combat + inflation.* combatir (por) = war (over).* combatir un problema = combat + problem.* excepción de combatir = combat exclusion.* * *combatir [I1 ]vi1 «soldado/ejército» to fightcombatió con los Nacionales he fought on the Nationalist side o with the Nationalists2 «viento» to blow■ combatirvt‹enemigo› to combat ( frml), to fight; ‹enfermedad› to combat, fight; ‹proyecto/propuesta› to fightla mejor manera de combatir el fuego the best way of fighting fireuna crema para combatir la sequedad de la piel a cream to combat o counteract skin drynesscorrían alrededor del patio para combatir el frío they were running around the patio to keep warm* * *
combatir ( conjugate combatir) verbo intransitivo [soldado/ejército] to fight
verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/enfermedad/fuego› to fight, to combat (frml);
‹proyecto/propuesta› to fight;
‹ frío› to fight off
combatir
I verbo intransitivo to fight [contra, against
con, with]: combatieron con el enemigo hasta caer rendidos, they fought against the enemy until they became exhausted
II verbo transitivo to combat: hay que combatir esta enfermedad con todos los medios a nuestro alcance, we need to fight this disease using all of our resources
' combatir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esteroide
- luchar
English:
combat
- fight
- fire
- attack
- oppose
* * *♦ vt1. [ejércitos] to combat, to fight;combatir al enemigo to fight the enemy2. [problemas] to combat, to fight;combatir el frío to combat the cold;combatieron todos los intentos de aprobar la ley they fought against all attempts to pass the law;un producto para combatir la caries a product which fights tooth decay♦ vicombatió por la república he fought for the republic* * *v/t & v/i fight* * *combatir vt: to combat, to fight againstcombatir vi: to fight -
8 В-41
ВЕРОЙ И ПРАВДОЙ служить кому ВЕРОЙ-ПРАВДОЙ NP instrum these forms only adv fixed WO1. (of a person) (to serve s.o.) devotedly, honestly, with complete loyalty, (to render s.o.) good service ( usu. over a long period of time): (do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service(serve s.o.) loyally and well (serve s.o.) faithfully (and truly) (be) a true and faithful servant (when the period of service is indicated) (give ten years (a lifetime etc) of) true and faithful service."Я, соколик, верой-правдой своему белому царю служил» (Шолохов 4). "Young man, I served my tsar loyally and well" (4a).«Послужи мне верой и правдою, и я тебя пожалую и в фельдмаршалы и в князья» (Пушкин 2). "Serve me faithfully and truly, and I will make you field-marshal and prince" (2b).Пусть видят все, весь Петербург, как милостыни просят дети благородного отца, который всю жизн\В-41 служил верою и правдой и, можно сказать, умер на службе» (Достоевский 3). "Let everybody see, let the whole of St. Petersburg see these children begging for alms, although they had a respectable father who gave a lifetime of true and faithful service and even died, you might say, in harness" (3a).2. (of an everyday item, piece of clothing, tool etc) (to serve s.o.) reliably for a long period of time: (serve s.o.) long and well(do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service (in limited contexts) never let s.o. down.Мы расстелили прямо на пол старую фланелевую шаль нашей няни Фимы, - уже десятый год она служила мне верой и правдой на всех этапах!.. (Гинзбург 2). We spread out on the floor the old flannel shawl belonging to my nurse, Fima, which had already done me yeoman service in all my journeyings under escort... (2a). -
9 верой и правдой
• ВЕРОЙ И ПРАВДОЙ служить кому; ВЕРОЙ-ПРАВДОЙ[NPinstrum; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]=====1. (of a person) (to serve s.o.) devotedly, honestly, with complete loyalty, (to render s.o.) good service (usu. over a long period of time):- (do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service;- (serve s.o.) loyally and well;- (serve s.o.) faithfully (and truly);- [when the period of service is indicated](give ten years (a lifetime etc) of) true and faithful service.♦ "Я, соколик, верой-правдой своему белому царю служил" (Шолохов 4). "Young man, I served my tsar loyally and well" (4a).♦ "Послужи мне верой и правдою, и я тебя пожалую и в фельдмаршалы и в князья" (Пушкин 2). "Serve me faithfully and truly, and I will make you field-marshal and prince" (2b).♦ "Пусть видят все, весь Петербург, как милостыни просят дети благородного отца, который всю жизнь служил верою и правдой и, можно сказать, умер на службе" (Достоевский 3). "Let everybody see, let the whole of St. Petersburg see these children begging for alms, although they had a respectable father who gave a lifetime of true and faithful service and even died, you might say, in harness" (3a).2. (of an everyday item, piece of clothing, tool etc) (to serve s.o.) reliably for a long period of time:- (serve s.o.) long and well;- (do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service;- [in limited contexts] never let s.o. down.♦ Мы расстелили прямо на пол старую фланелевую шаль нашей няни Фимы, - уже десятый год она служила мне верой и правдой на всех этапах!.. (Гинзбург 2). We spread out on the floor the old flannel shawl belonging to my nurse, Fima, which had already done me yeoman service in all my journeyings under escort... (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > верой и правдой
-
10 верой-правдой
• ВЕРОЙ И ПРАВДОЙ служить кому; ВЕРОЙ-ПРАВДОЙ[NPinstrum; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]=====1. (of a person) (to serve s.o.) devotedly, honestly, with complete loyalty, (to render s.o.) good service (usu. over a long period of time):- (do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service;- (serve s.o.) loyally and well;- (serve s.o.) faithfully (and truly);- [when the period of service is indicated](give ten years (a lifetime etc) of) true and faithful service.♦ "Я, соколик, верой-правдой своему белому царю служил" (Шолохов 4). "Young man, I served my tsar loyally and well" (4a).♦ "Послужи мне верой и правдою, и я тебя пожалую и в фельдмаршалы и в князья" (Пушкин 2). "Serve me faithfully and truly, and I will make you field-marshal and prince" (2b).♦ "Пусть видят все, весь Петербург, как милостыни просят дети благородного отца, который всю жизнь служил верою и правдой и, можно сказать, умер на службе" (Достоевский 3). "Let everybody see, let the whole of St. Petersburg see these children begging for alms, although they had a respectable father who gave a lifetime of true and faithful service and even died, you might say, in harness" (3a).2. (of an everyday item, piece of clothing, tool etc) (to serve s.o.) reliably for a long period of time:- (serve s.o.) long and well;- (do s.o.) yeoman (yeomarfs) service;- [in limited contexts] never let s.o. down.♦ Мы расстелили прямо на пол старую фланелевую шаль нашей няни Фимы, - уже десятый год она служила мне верой и правдой на всех этапах!.. (Гинзбург 2). We spread out on the floor the old flannel shawl belonging to my nurse, Fima, which had already done me yeoman service in all my journeyings under escort... (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > верой-правдой
-
11 oponerse a
v.1 to oppose, to balk at, to fight, to act in opposition to.María enfrentó a la chismosa Mary confronted the gossip.2 to be opposed to, to refuse to.* * *(v.) = be averse to, combat, contravene, resist, be set against, be contrary to, be hostile to, stand up to, argue against, go + head-to-head with, be negatively disposed to, object to, stand in + opposition to, run up against, line up againstEx. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex. Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.Ex. Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.Ex. The difficulty for teachers is that they cannot just duck away when children, individually or corporately, are set against what is being asked of them.Ex. This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.Ex. Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.Ex. In their role as mediator between the scholar and the information system, academic librarians should stand up to, and challenge the censorship and suppression that takes place during academic controversy.Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.Ex. The 2 remaining teachers -- the resisters -- were negatively disposed to the innovations and failed to implement them.Ex. In one library, the director objected to the category heading 'Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender' = En una biblioteca, el director se opuso a que se utilizase la categoría "Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y Transexual".Ex. Ideologies stand in opposition to scientific claims for truth.Ex. Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.Ex. The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.* * *(v.) = be averse to, combat, contravene, resist, be set against, be contrary to, be hostile to, stand up to, argue against, go + head-to-head with, be negatively disposed to, object to, stand in + opposition to, run up against, line up againstEx: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.Ex: Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.Ex: The difficulty for teachers is that they cannot just duck away when children, individually or corporately, are set against what is being asked of them.Ex: This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice.Ex: Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.Ex: In their role as mediator between the scholar and the information system, academic librarians should stand up to, and challenge the censorship and suppression that takes place during academic controversy.Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.Ex: The 2 remaining teachers -- the resisters -- were negatively disposed to the innovations and failed to implement them.Ex: In one library, the director objected to the category heading 'Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender' = En una biblioteca, el director se opuso a que se utilizase la categoría "Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y Transexual".Ex: Ideologies stand in opposition to scientific claims for truth.Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.Ex: The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him. -
12 permanecer
v.1 to stay.2 to remain, to stay.permanecer en silencio to remain silentpermanezcan en sus asientos please remain seatedElla mora en el edificio She abides inside the building.3 to keep on, to carry on, to keep.Ella permanece trabajando en su casa She keeps on working in her house.* * *1 to stay, remain* * *verb* * *VI1) [en un lugar] to stay, remain¿cuánto tiempo vas a permanecer en Toledo? — how long are you staying in Toledo?
2) [en un estado] to remain* * *verbo intransitivo (frml)a) ( en lugar) to stay, remain (frml)b) (en actitud, estado) to remainpermaneció en silencio — he was o remained silent
* * *= linger on, stand, stay.Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex. For the present this definition will have to stand as a statement covering programmes in which terms like 'expert systems', 'artificial intelligence', 'computer systems' abound.Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.----* labios + permanecer sellados = lips + seal.* permanecer en espera = stay + tuned.* permanecer + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.* permanecer a la escucha = stay + tuned.* permanecer alejado = stay out of + sight.* permanecer constante = remain + constant.* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.* permanecer despierto = stay + awake.* permanecer distante = remain + aloof.* permanecer en silencio = remain + silent, be silent.* permanecer estable con el tiempo = be stable over time.* permanecer fiel = remain + faithful.* permanecer fijo = remain + in place.* permanecer firme = stay in + place.* permanecer igual = remain + unchanged.* permanecer inactivo = go + dormant, lie + dormant.* permanecer inflexible = remain + adamant.* permanecer neutral = remain + neutral.* permanecer normal = remain + normal.* permanecer parado = stand + still.* permanecer quieto = stand + still.* permanecer silencioso = remain + silent.* permanecer sin cambios = remain + unchanged.* permanecer sin especificar = remain + undefined.* permanecer unidos = stick together.* permanecer vivo = remain + alive.* * *verbo intransitivo (frml)a) ( en lugar) to stay, remain (frml)b) (en actitud, estado) to remainpermaneció en silencio — he was o remained silent
* * *= linger on, stand, stay.Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.
Ex: For the present this definition will have to stand as a statement covering programmes in which terms like 'expert systems', 'artificial intelligence', 'computer systems' abound.Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.* labios + permanecer sellados = lips + seal.* permanecer en espera = stay + tuned.* permanecer + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.* permanecer a la escucha = stay + tuned.* permanecer alejado = stay out of + sight.* permanecer constante = remain + constant.* permanecer con vida = stay + alive.* permanecer despierto = stay + awake.* permanecer distante = remain + aloof.* permanecer en silencio = remain + silent, be silent.* permanecer estable con el tiempo = be stable over time.* permanecer fiel = remain + faithful.* permanecer fijo = remain + in place.* permanecer firme = stay in + place.* permanecer igual = remain + unchanged.* permanecer inactivo = go + dormant, lie + dormant.* permanecer inflexible = remain + adamant.* permanecer neutral = remain + neutral.* permanecer normal = remain + normal.* permanecer parado = stand + still.* permanecer quieto = stand + still.* permanecer silencioso = remain + silent.* permanecer sin cambios = remain + unchanged.* permanecer sin especificar = remain + undefined.* permanecer unidos = stick together.* permanecer vivo = remain + alive.* * *permanecer [E3 ]vi( frml)1 (en un lugar) to stay, remain ( frml)permaneció un mes en Roma he remained o stayed in Rome for a monthversos que permanecerán en la memoria lines which will remain o stay o endure in the memory2 (en una actitud, un estado) to remainpermaneció en silencio antes de contestar he was o remained silent for a while before answeringpermanecía pensativo mirando por la ventana he remained looking pensively out of the window* * *
permanecer ( conjugate permanecer) verbo intransitivo (frml)
◊ permaneció en silencio he was o remained silent
permanecer verbo intransitivo
1 (en un sitio, en una actividad) to stay, remain: permanecieron allí mucho tiempo, they stayed there for a long time
2 (en una situación, en un estado) to remain
' permanecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anonimato
- estar
- impasible
- sostenerse
- velar
- quedar
- retener
English:
hang together
- keep
- lie
- remain
- self-conscious
- stay
- stay down
- stick together
- anonymous
- background
- seat
* * *permanecer vi1. [en un lugar] to stay;los secuestradores todavía permanecen en la embajada the hostage-takers are still o remain inside the embassy2. [en un estado] to remain, to stay;permaneció enfermo dos semanas he was ill for two weeks;permanecer en silencio to remain silent;permanezcan en sus asientos hasta que el avión se haya parado por completo please remain seated until the aircraft has come to a complete stop* * *v/i remain, stay* * *permanecer {53} vi1) quedarse: to remain, to stay2) seguir: to remain, to continue to be* * *permanecer vb1. (en general) to stay / to remain2. (estar todavía) to be still -
13 सत्य _satya
सत्य a. [सते हितं यत्]1 True, real, genuine; as in सत्यव्रत, सत्यसंध.-2 Honest, sincere, truthful, faithful.-3 Fulfilled, realized.-4 Virtuous, upright.-5 Un- failing; कच्चिच्छुश्रूषसे तात पितुः सत्यपराक्रम Rām.2.1.7.-त्यः 1 The abode of Brahman and of truth, the upper- most of the seven worlds or lokas above the earth; see लोक.-2 The Aśvattha tree.-3 N. of Rāma.-4 Of Viṣṇu; सत्यव्रतं सत्यपरं त्रिसत्यं सत्यस्य योनिं निहितं च सत्ये । सत्यस्य सत्यमृतसत्यनेत्रं सत्यात्मकं त्वां शरणं प्रपन्नाः ॥ Bhāg.1.2.26.-5 The deity presiding over नान्दीमुखश्राद्ध q. v.-6 N. of Brahman; अव्ययस्याप्रमेयस्य सत्यस्य च तथाग्रतः Mb.1.37.5.-त्यम् 1 Truth; मौनात्सत्यं विशिष्यते Ms.2.83; सत्यं ब्रू 'to speak the truth'.-2 Sincerity.-3 Goodness, virtue, purity,-4 An oath, a promise, solemn asseveration; सत्याद् गुरुमलोपयन् R.12.9; Ms.8.113.-5 A truism demonstra- ted truth of dogma.-6 The first of the four Yugas. or ages of the world, the golden age, the age of truth and purity.-7 Water-8 The Supreme Spirit; हिरण्मयेन पात्रेण सत्यस्यापिहितं मुखम् Īśop.15.-9 Final eman- cipation (मोक्ष); इह चेदवेदीदथ सत्यमस्ति न चेदिहावेदीन् महती विनष्टिः Ken.2.5.-त्यम् ind. Truly, really, indeed, verily, forsooth; सत्यं शपामि ते पादपङ्कजस्पर्शेन K.; Ku.6.19.-Comp. -अग्निः N. of the sage Agastya.-अनुरक्त a. devoted to truth, honest, upright, true.-अनृत a.1 true and false; सत्यानृता च परुषा H.2.183.-2 appa- rently true, but really false.(-तम्, -ते) 1 truth and falsehood.-2 practice of truth and falsehood; i. e. trade, commerce; सत्यानृताभ्यामपि वा न श्ववृत्त्या कदाचन Ms.4.4 and 6.-अभिसंध a. true to one's promise, sincere.-आत्मन् true. (-m.) a virtuous or upright man.-आश्रमः renunciation of the world (संन्यास); दीक्षा बहुविधा राजन् सत्याश्रमपदं भवेत् Mb.12.66.13.-उत्कर्षः 1 pre-eminence in truth.-2 true excellence.-उद्य a. speaking the truth.-उपयाचन a. fulfilling a request.-कामः a lover of truth.-क्रिया a promise, oath.-जित् N. of Indra in the third Manvantara; इन्द्रस्तु सत्यजित् Bhāg.8.1.24.-तपस् m. N. of a sage.-दर्शिन् a. truth-seeing, fore-seeing truth.-धन a. rich in truth, exceedingly truthful.-धर्मः the law of truth, eternal truth. ˚परायण a. devoted to truth and virtue.-धृति a. strictly truthful.-नारायणः 1 A form of Viṣṇu.-2 A form of divinity (called Satyapīr in Bengāli).-पुरम् 1 the world of Viṣṇu.-2 The city of Satya-nārayaṇa; अन्ते सत्यपुरं ययौ (सत्यनारायणव्रतकथा).-पुष्टिः true or permanent prosperity.-पूत a. purified by truth (as words); सत्यपूतां वदेद्वाणीम् Ms.6.46.-प्रतिज्ञ a. true to one's promise.-प्रतिष्ठान, -मूल a. grounded in truth.-फलः the Bilva tree.-भामा N. of the daughter of Satrājit and the favourite wife of Kṛiṣṇa; (it was for her that Kṛiṣṇa fought with Indra and brought the Pārijāta tree from the Nand- ana garden and planted it in her garden).-भारतः N. of Vyāsa.-भेदिन् a. promise-breaking.-मानम् a true measure.-युगम् the golden age; the first or कृतयुग; see सत्यम् (6) above.-यौवनः a Vidyādhara.-रत a. devoted to truth, honest, sincere. (-तः) N. of Vyāsa.-लौकिकम् spiritual and worldly matters; मया प्रोक्तं हि लोकस्य प्रमाणं सत्यलौकिके Bhāg.3.24.35.-वचनम् 1 the speaking of truth.-2 a promise, solemn assurance.-वचस् a. truthful, veracious. (-m.)1 a saint, Ṛiṣi.-2 a seer. (-n.) truth, veracity.-वद्य a. veracious; सत्यवद्यो रघूत्तमः Bk.5.1. (-द्यम्) truth, veracity.-वाक्यम् truth-speaking, veracity,-वाच् a. truthful, veracious, candid. (-m.)1 a saint, seer.-2 a crow.-वादिन् a.1 truth-speaking.-2 sincere, outspoken, candid.-व्यवस्था ascertainment of truth.-व्रत, -संगर, -संध a.1 true or faithful to an agree- ment, promise or word, adhering to truth veracious; Bhāg.1.2.26; see सत्यः (4).-2 honest, sincere.-श्रवसी Ved. an epithet of Uṣas.-श्रावणम् taking a solemn oath.-संश्रवः a promise, vow.-संकल्प a. true in purpose of resolve.-संकाश a. specious, plausible-संगरः N. of Kubera. -a. true to an agreement or promise.-संधः 1 an epithet of Rāma; राजेन्द्रं सत्यसंधं दशरथतनयम् Rāma-rakṣā 26.-2 of Bharata.-3 of king Janamejaya. (-धा) an epithet of Draupadī. -a. keeping one's promise, faithful.-साक्षिन् m. a trustworthy witness; यथोक्तेन नयन्तस्ते पूयन्ते सत्यसाक्षिणः Ms.8.257. -
14 walk
walk [wɔ:k]marcher ⇒ 1 (a) se promener ⇒ 1 (a) aller à pied ⇒ 1 (b) faire à pied ⇒ 2 (a) accompagner ⇒ 2 (b) faire marcher ⇒ 2 (c) promener ⇒ 2 (c) promenade ⇒ 3 (b), 3 (d) randonnée ⇒ 3 (b) démarche ⇒ 3 (c)∎ walk, don't run! ne cours pas!;∎ he walked along the beach il marchait ou se promenait le long de la plage;∎ we walked down/up the street nous avons descendu/monté la rue à pied;∎ to walk across or over the street to speak to sb traverser la rue pour parler à qn;∎ they walked through the park ils ont traversé le parc à pied;∎ he walked slowly towards the door il s'est dirigé lentement vers la porte;∎ she walked back and forth elle marchait de long en large, elle faisait les cent pas;∎ let's walk a little si nous marchions un peu?;∎ walk with me to the shop accompagnez-moi au magasin;∎ he walks in his sleep il est somnambule;∎ he walked downstairs in his sleep il a descendu l'escalier en dormant;∎ to walk on one's hands marcher sur les mains, faire l'arbre fourchu;∎ figurative you have to walk before you can run il faut apprendre petit à petit;∎ I'm walking on air! je suis aux anges!;∎ to walk on water marcher sur l'eau;∎ as far as the party faithful are concerned, he can walk on water aux yeux des fidèles du parti, il est capable de miracles;∎ American he's walking tall il marche la tête haute(b) (as opposed to drive, ride) aller à pied;∎ to walk home rentrer à pied;∎ I walk to work je vais au travail à pied;∎ did you walk all the way? avez-vous fait tout le chemin à pied?;∎ is it too far to walk? est-ce trop loin pour y aller à pied?(c) (horse, rider) aller au pas∎ the money seems to have walked l'argent semble s'être envolé(a) (cover on foot) faire à pied;∎ we walk 3 km a day nous faisons 3 km (de marche) à pied par jour;∎ you can walk it in 10 minutes il faut 10 minutes (pour y aller) à pied;∎ I can't walk another step je ne peux pas faire un pas de plus;∎ she walks this road every day elle passe à pied par cette rue tous les jours;∎ to walk the streets (wander) se promener dans les rues; (looking for something) arpenter les rues, battre le pavé; (as prostitute) faire le trottoir;∎ to walk a beat (policeman) faire sa ronde∎ I'll walk you to the station je vais vous accompagner (à pied) à la gare;∎ may I walk you home? puis-je vous raccompagner?∎ his friend walked him up and down the room son ami l'a fait marcher en long et en large dans la pièce;∎ she walked her mother round the garden elle a fait faire un tour de jardin à sa mère;∎ they walked him forcibly to the door ils l'ont dirigé de force vers la porte;∎ she walked the bike up the hill elle a poussé le vélo dans la côte;∎ British familiar she has walked me off my feet elle m'a fait tellement marcher que je ne tiens plus debout□∎ to walk it (succeed easily) gagner les doigts dans le nez3 noun∎ she slowed to a walk elle a ralenti et s'est mise à marcher;∎ they moved along at a brisk walk ils marchaient d'un pas rapide∎ to go for or to take a walk aller se promener, faire une promenade ou un tour;∎ we had a long walk through the woods nous avons fait une grande promenade ou balade en forêt;∎ it'll be a nice walk for you cela vous fera une belle promenade;∎ I take a 5 km walk each day je fais chaque jour une promenade de 5 km;∎ it's a long walk to the office ça fait loin pour aller à pied au bureau;∎ the station is a five-minute walk from here la gare est à cinq minutes de marche ou à cinq minutes à pied d'ici;∎ I took my mother for a walk j'ai emmené ma mère en promenade ou faire un tour;∎ did you take the dog for a walk? as-tu promené ou sorti le chien?;∎ familiar it was a walk in the park c'était un jeu d'enfant;∎ you'll recognize her from her walk tu la reconnaîtras à sa démarche ou à sa façon de marcher ou à la façon dont elle marche;∎ his walk reminds me of Groucho Marx quand il marche, il me fait penser à Groucho Marx∎ a coastal walk un chemin côtier;∎ American the front walk l'allée f (de devant la maison)∎ I meet people from all walks or from every walk of life je rencontre des gens de tous milieuxBritish se promener, se baladertraverser (à pied)faire traverser (à pied)partir, s'en aller;∎ she walked away from the group elle s'est éloignée du groupe, elle a quitté le groupe;∎ he walked away from the accident il est sorti de l'accident indemne;∎ figurative to walk away from trouble/a problem éviter une situation difficile/un problème;∎ you can't just walk away from the situation tu ne peux pas te désintéresser comme ça de la situation∎ I walked away with an antique dressing table for just thirty pounds j'ai réussi à avoir une coiffeuse ancienne pour seulement trente livres;∎ he walked away with a small fine il s'en est tiré avec une petite amende;∎ she walked away with all the credit c'est elle qui a reçu tous les honneurs(return) revenir ou retourner (à pied)raccompagner (à pied)➲ walk inentrer;∎ she walked in and started complaining elle est entrée et a commencé à se plaindre;∎ we walked in on her as she was getting dressed nous sommes entrés sans prévenir alors qu'elle s'habillaitfaire entrer(a) (enter → house, room) entrer dans; (→ job) obtenir (sans problème); (→ situation) se retrouver dans; (→ trap) tomber dans;∎ familiar you walked right into that one! tu t'es bien fait piéger!∎ he walked right into me/it il m'est rentré en plein dedans/il est rentré en plein dedans➲ walk offpartir, s'en aller(get rid of → headache) faire passer en marchant; (→ weight) perdre en faisant de la marche;∎ to walk off one's lunch faire une promenade pour digérer∎ he walked off with all the prizes il a remporté ou il a gagné tous les prix (haut la main)∎ we walked out of the meeting nous avons quitté la réunion ou nous sommes partis de la réunion en signe de protestation∎ to walk out with sb faire la cour à qn, courtiser qn(family, lover) quitter(bridge) traverser;∎ Sport to walk over the course inspecter le terrain (avant l'épreuve);∎ figurative don't let them walk all over you ne vous laissez pas avoir, ne vous laissez pas marcher sur les piedsaller, faire un saut;∎ I'll walk over to her place tomorrow je ferai un saut ou je passerai chez elle demain;∎ the boss walked over to congratulate him le patron s'est approché de lui pour le féliciter(museum, shops etc) faire le tour de(one's exams etc) réussir sans effort(a) (go upstairs) monter(b) (come close) s'approcher;∎ a complete stranger walked up to her un inconnu s'est approché d'elle -
15 shadow
'ʃædəu
1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) sombra2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) sombra3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) ojera4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) sombra
2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) hacer sombra2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) seguir la pista•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow
shadow n sombratr['ʃædəʊ]1 (dark shape) sombra2 (trace) sombra, vestigio3 (follower) sombra4 (under eyes) ojera1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL de la oposición, en la sombra1 (follow) seguir la pista a2 (cast shadow on) hacer sombra1 (darkness) oscuridad f sing\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be afraid of one's own shadow tener miedo hasta de su propia sombrato be a shadow of one's former self no ser ni sombra de lo que había sidoto cast a shadow hacer sombrato live in somebody's shadow vivir eclipsado,-a por alguienwithout a shadow of doubt sin lugar a dudas, sin sombra de dudaShadow Cabinet gabinete nombre masculino de la oposiciónshadow mask máscara perforada con ranurasshadow play sombras nombre femenino plural chinescasshadow ['ʃædo:] vt1) darken: ensombrecer2) trail: seguir de cerca, seguirle la pista (a alguien)shadow n1) : sombra f2) darkness: oscuridad f3) trace: sombra f, atisbo m, indicio mwithout a shadow of a doubt: sin sombra de duda, sin lugar a dudas4)to cast a shadow over : ensombrecern.• bulto s.m.• sombra s.f.• traza s.f.v.• anunciar v.• representar vagamente v.• seguir y vigilar v.• sombrear v.
I 'ʃædəʊ1) cu ( unlit area) sombra fto have shadows under one's eyes — tener* ojeras
to cast a shadow over something — ensombrecer* or empañar algo
2)a) c (remnant, vestige) sombra fb) ( trace) (no pl)3) c (BrE Pol) (before n)the shadow cabinet — el gabinete fantasma or en la sombra
II
transitive verb ( follow) \<\<suspect\>\> seguir* de cerca a['ʃædǝʊ]1. Nfive o'clock shadow — barba f de ocho horas
doctors have discovered a shadow on his lung — los médicos le han detectado una sombra or mancha en el pulmón
to cast a shadow over sth — (fig) ensombrecer algo
to live in the shadow of sth/sb — vivir eclipsado por algo/algn
2) * (=tail) perseguidor(a) m / f3) (fig) (=faithful companion) sombra f4) (Pol) miembro de la oposición con un cargo análogo al de ministroClarke flung at his shadow the accusation that he was a "tabloid politician" — Clarke lanzó a su homólogo en la oposición la acusación de ser un "político sensacionalista"
5) (fig) (=small amount) [of doubt, suspicion] atisbo m, asomo m, sombra fI never had a or the shadow of a doubt that he was right — jamás tuve el menor asomo or atisbo or la menor sombra de duda de que tenía razón
6) (=vestige) sombra f2. VT1) (=follow) seguir y vigilar2) (=darken) ensombrecer, oscurecerthe hood shadowed her face — la capucha ensombrecía or oscurecía su rostro
3.CPDshadow cabinet N — (Brit) (Pol) consejo m de ministros de la oposición
the shadow Foreign Secretary — el portavoz parlamentario de la oposición en materia de asuntos extranjeros
shadow Chancellor N — (Brit) (Pol) responsable mf or portavoz mf de Economía y Hacienda de la oposición
shadow minister N — (Brit) portavoz mf de la oposición, ministro(-a) m / f en la sombra
the Shadow Minister for Sport — el responsable or portavoz de Deportes de la oposición
* * *
I ['ʃædəʊ]1) cu ( unlit area) sombra fto have shadows under one's eyes — tener* ojeras
to cast a shadow over something — ensombrecer* or empañar algo
2)a) c (remnant, vestige) sombra fb) ( trace) (no pl)3) c (BrE Pol) (before n)the shadow cabinet — el gabinete fantasma or en la sombra
II
transitive verb ( follow) \<\<suspect\>\> seguir* de cerca a -
16 stay
stei
1. verb1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.)2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.)
2. noun(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.)- stay in
- stay out
- stay put
- stay up
stay vb1. quedarse2. alojarse / hospedarsetr[steɪ]————————tr[steɪ]2 (in corset) ballena————————tr[steɪ]1 (time) estancia, permanencia■ we made an overnight stay in Bilbao pasamos la noche en Bilbao, hicimos noche en Bilbao1 (remain) quedarse, permanecer■ stay there! ¡quédate allí!■ why don't you stay for dinner? ¿por qué no te quedas a cenar?1 (continue to be) seguir■ it stays light until 10.00 pm in summer es de día hasta las 10.00 de la noche en verano1 (reside temporarily) alojarse, hospedarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be here to stay formar parte de la vidato stay put quedarsestay of execution SMALLLAW/SMALL suspensión de cumplimiento de la sentenciastay ['steɪ] vi1) remain: quedarse, permanecerto stay in: quedarse en casahe stayed in the city: permaneció en la ciudad2) continue: seguir, quedarseit stayed cloudy: siguió nubladoto stay awake: mantenerse despierto3) lodge: hospedarse, alojarse (en un hotel, etc.)stay vt1) halt: detener, suspender (una ejecución, etc.)2)to stay the course : aguantar hasta el finalstay n1) sojourn: estadía f, estancia f, permanencia f2) suspension: suspensión f (de una sentencia)3) support: soporte mexpr.• quédate expr.n.• espera s.f.• estada s.f.• estadía s.f.• estancia s.f.• estribo s.m.• obenque s.m.• parada s.f.• permanencia s.f.• prórroga s.f.• residencia s.f.• sostén s.m.• suspensión s.f.• sustentáculo s.m.• traversa s.f.• visita s.f.v.• detener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• esperar v.• estar v.(§pres: estoy, estás...) pret: estuv-•)• habitar v.• hospedarse v.• inhibir v.• morar v.• pararse v.• permanecer v.• quedar v.• quedarse v.
I
1. steɪ1)a) (in specified place, position) quedarse, permanecer* (frml)stay there — quédate ahí, no te muevas de ahí
b) ( in specified state)stay still/single — quédate quieto/soltero
to stay awake — mantenerse* despierto
2)a) (remain, not leave) quedarsecan you stay to o for dinner? — ¿te puedes quedar a cenar?
b) ( reside temporarily) quedarse; ( in a hotel etc) hospedarse, alojarse, quedarsewe stayed at the Hilton — nos hospedamos or nos alojamos or nos quedamos en el Hilton
can Matthew stay the night? — ¿Matthew se puede quedar a dormir or a pasar la noche?
2.
vt1) ( survive) \<\<distance/pace\>\> aguantar, resistir2) ( suspend) \<\<execution/sentence\>\> suspender•Phrasal Verbs:- stay in- stay off- stay on- stay out- stay up
II
1) ( time) estadía f (AmL), estancia f (Esp, Méx)after an overnight stay in Paris — después de hacer noche or después de pernoctar en París
2) ( Law)stay of execution — suspensión f del cumplimiento de la sentencia
3)a) (rope, wire) estay mb) (Clothing, Hist)stays — (pl) corsé m
I [steɪ]1. VI1) (in place)a) (=remain) quedarse, permanecer more frmyou stay right there — no te muevas de ahí, quédate ahí
•
to stay at home — quedarse en casa•
video recorders are here to stay — los vídeos no son una simple moda pasajera•
to stay in bed — guardar cama•
did you stay till the end of the speeches? — ¿te quedaste hasta el final de los discursos?•
can you stay to dinner? — ¿puedes quedarte a cenar?to stay with friends — quedarse or hospedarse or alojarse en casa de unos amigos
he's staying at my house — está or se aloja en mi casa
where are you staying? — ¿dónde te alojas or hospedas?
I'm staying at the Europa Hotel — estoy or me alojo or me hospedo en el Hotel Europa
where do you stay when you go to London? — ¿dónde te sueles alojar or hospedar cuando vas a Londres?
did he stay the night? — ¿se quedó a pasar la noche?, ¿se quedó a dormir?
c) (Scot) (=live) vivirwhere do you stay? — ¿dónde vives?
2) (in current state) seguir, quedarseit stays motionless for hours — se queda or se mantiene inmóvil durante horas
I just hope the public stay loyal to us — solo espero que el público siga (siendo) fiel or se mantenga fiel a nosotros
•
to stay ahead of the competition — mantenerse a la cabeza de la competencia•
the unemployment rate stayed below four per cent — el índice de paro continuó or siguió por debajo de un cuatro por ciento•
he stayed faithful to his wife — se mantuvo fiel a su mujer•
if it stays fine — si continúa el buen tiempo, si el tiempo sigue siendo bueno•
things can't be allowed to stay like this — no podemos permitir que las cosas sigan así•
pubs should be allowed to stay open until one a.m. — debería permitirse que los bares estuvieran abiertos hasta la una de la mañana•
while prices rise, our pensions stay the same — aunque los precios suben, nuestras pensiones siguen igual•
they are unbeaten and look likely to stay that way — nadie los ha vencido y parece que nadie va a hacerlo•
stay with it! * — ¡sigue adelante!, ¡no te desanimes!2. VT1) (Jur) (=delay) [+ execution, proceedings] suspender2) (=last out) [+ distance] aguantar, resistir; [+ race] terminar•
to stay the course — terminar la carrera; (fig) aguantar hasta el final•
to stay the pace — (lit, fig) aguantar el ritmo3) (=check) [+ epidemic] tener a raya; [+ hunger] matar, engañar- stay one's hand3. N1) (=short period) estancia f, estadía f (LAm)2) (Jur) suspensión f, prórroga fstay of execution — aplazamiento m de la sentencia
- stay in- stay off- stay on- stay out- stay up
II [steɪ]1. N1) (Mech) sostén m, soporte m, puntal m2) (Naut) estay m3) (=guy rope) viento m4) stays (=corset) corsé m5) (fig) sostén m, apoyo m2.VT frm sostener, apoyar, apuntalarthis will stay you till lunchtime — con esto te mantendrás hasta la comida, esto engañará el hambre hasta la comida
* * *
I
1. [steɪ]1)a) (in specified place, position) quedarse, permanecer* (frml)stay there — quédate ahí, no te muevas de ahí
b) ( in specified state)stay still/single — quédate quieto/soltero
to stay awake — mantenerse* despierto
2)a) (remain, not leave) quedarsecan you stay to o for dinner? — ¿te puedes quedar a cenar?
b) ( reside temporarily) quedarse; ( in a hotel etc) hospedarse, alojarse, quedarsewe stayed at the Hilton — nos hospedamos or nos alojamos or nos quedamos en el Hilton
can Matthew stay the night? — ¿Matthew se puede quedar a dormir or a pasar la noche?
2.
vt1) ( survive) \<\<distance/pace\>\> aguantar, resistir2) ( suspend) \<\<execution/sentence\>\> suspender•Phrasal Verbs:- stay in- stay off- stay on- stay out- stay up
II
1) ( time) estadía f (AmL), estancia f (Esp, Méx)after an overnight stay in Paris — después de hacer noche or después de pernoctar en París
2) ( Law)stay of execution — suspensión f del cumplimiento de la sentencia
3)a) (rope, wire) estay mb) (Clothing, Hist)stays — (pl) corsé m
-
17 gewissenhaft
Adj. conscientious; (zuverlässig) reliable; (gründlich) thorough; (übergenau) scrupulous; (sorgfältig) painstaking* * *faithful; exact; assiduous; precise; conscientious; religious; thorough; painstaking; scrupulous* * *ge|wịs|sen|haft1. adjMensch, Arbeit, Politik conscientious2. advconscientiously* * *1) (going to great trouble and taking great care: a painstaking student.) painstaking3) (careful and hard-working: a conscientious pupil.) conscientious4) ((of a person, his mind etc) capable of being accurate over small details: Accountants have to be very exact.) exact5) (thorough: a good clean.) good* * *ge·wis·sen·haftadj conscientious* * *1.Adjektiv conscientious2.adverbial conscientiously* * *gewissenhaft adj conscientious; (zuverlässig) reliable; (gründlich) thorough; (übergenau) scrupulous; (sorgfältig) painstaking* * *1.Adjektiv conscientious2.adverbial conscientiously* * *adj.conscientious adj.faithful adj.precise adj.religious adj.sedulous adj. adv.conscientiously adv. -
18 cling
1)cling to something/somebody — sich an etwas/jemanden klammern; [Schmutz:] einer Sache/jemandem anhaften; [Staub:] sich auf etwas/jemanden setzen
2) (remain stubbornly faithful)cling to somebody/something — sich an jemanden/etwas klammern
* * *[kliŋ]past tense, past participle - clung; verb((usually with to) to stick (to); to grip tightly: The mud clung to her shoes; She clung to her husband as he said goodbye; He clings to an impossible hope; The boat clung to (= stayed close to) the coastline.) haften, festhalten* * *<clung, clung>[klɪŋ]vi1. (hold tightly) klammern\cling on or you might fall over halt dich fest, damit du nicht hinfällst* * *I [klɪŋ] pret, ptp clungvi(= hold on tightly) sich festklammern (to an +dat), sich klammern (to an +acc); (to opinion also) festhalten (to an +dat); (= remain close) sich halten (to an +acc); (clothes, fabric) sich anschmiegen ( to +dat); (smell) haften (to an +dat), sich setzen (to in +acc)cling on tight! — halt dich gut fest!
to cling together — sich aneinanderklammern; (lovers)
in spite of all the difficulties they've clung together — trotz aller Schwierigkeiten haben sie zusammengehalten
IIwomen who cling — Frauen, die sich an einen klammern
1. nKlingen nt; (of cash register) Klingeln nt2. viklingen; (cash register) klingeln* * *cling [klıŋ] v/i prät und pperf clung [klʌŋ]1. (fest)haften, kleben ( beide:to an dat):the wet dress clung to her body klebte ihr am Leibthe smell clung to his clothes der Geruch setzte sich in seiner Kleidung fest;the nickname clung to him der Spitzname haftete ihm an oder blieb an ihm hängen3. auch fig (to) sich klammern (an eine Sache, jemanden, eine Hoffnung etc), festhalten (an einer Meinung, Sitte etc):cling to life am Leben hängen;cling to the text sich eng an den Text halten, am Text kleben umg4. sich (an)schmiegen (to an akk)* * *1)cling to something/somebody — sich an etwas/jemanden klammern; [Schmutz:] einer Sache/jemandem anhaften; [Staub:] sich auf etwas/jemanden setzen
cling to somebody/something — sich an jemanden/etwas klammern
* * *v.anschmiegen v.klammern v. -
19 rufen
vt/i; ruft, rief, hat gerufen; shout; Vögel, auch fig.: call; (jemanden) call (auch Arzt, Polizei etc.); (herbeirufen) (Taxi, Gepäckträger etc.) call, hail; rufen nach call for; rufen lassen send for; (Arzt etc.) auch call; um Hilfe rufen cry ( oder call) for help; Bravo / Buh rufen shout ( oder cry) bravo / shout boo, boo; zum Essen / Gebet rufen call people etc. to eat / call the faithful etc. to prayer; er heißt Martin, aber alle rufen ihn Speedy his name is Martin, but everybody calls him Speedy; die Pflicht ruft duty calls; die Arbeit ruft I’ve got to get back to work, there’s work waiting for me; du kommst ( mir) wie gerufen! umg. you’re just the person I need; der Brief kam wie gerufen umg. the letter came in handy; es kam ( genau) wie gerufen umg. it came (just) in the nick of time; Gedächtnis, Leben etc.* * *das Rufenshouting* * *Ru|fennt -s, no plcalling no indef art; (von Mensch: laut) shouting no indef arthaben Sie das Rúfen nicht gehört? — didn't you hear him/her etc calling/shouting?
* * *1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) hail2) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) call3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) call4) (to shout or call out: Sing out when you're ready to go.) sing out* * *Ru·fen<-s>[ˈru:fn̩]was ist das draußen für ein \Rufen? what's all that shouting [going on] out there?* * *1.2.die Pflicht/die Arbeit ruft — (fig.) duty calls
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) call; (schreien) shout2) (herbei-) calljemandem/sich (Dat.) etwas ins Gedächtnis od. in Erinnerung rufen — remind somebody of something/recall something
[jemandem] wie gerufen kommen — (ugs.) come at just the right moment
3) (telefonisch) callrufen Sie 88 86 66 — ring 888 666
4) (nennen)* * *rufen v/t & v/i; ruft, rief, hat gerufen; shout; Vögel, auch fig: call; (jemanden) call (auch Arzt, Polizei etc); (herbeirufen) (Taxi, Gepäckträger etc) call, hail;rufen nach call for;rufen lassen send for; (Arzt etc) auch call;um Hilfe rufen cry ( oder call) for help;“Bravo“/„Buh“ rufen shout ( oder cry) “bravo!”/shout “boo!”, boo;zum Essen/Gebet rufen call people etc to eat/call the faithful etc to prayer;er heißt Martin, aber alle rufen ihn „Speedy“ his name is Martin, but everybody calls him “Speedy”;die Pflicht ruft duty calls;der Brief kam wie gerufen umg the letter came in handy;* * *1.2.die Pflicht/die Arbeit ruft — (fig.) duty calls
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) call; (schreien) shout2) (herbei-) calljemandem/sich (Dat.) etwas ins Gedächtnis od. in Erinnerung rufen — remind somebody of something/recall something
[jemandem] wie gerufen kommen — (ugs.) come at just the right moment
3) (telefonisch) call4) (nennen)* * *(nach) v.to cry (for) v. v.(§ p.,pp.: rief, gerufen)= to call v.to shout v. -
20 pozostawać
impf ⇒ pozostać* * *pozostawać niedostępnym/wiernym/na wolności — to remain inaccessible/faithful/at large
pozostaje mi (tylko)... — all that's left for me to do is...
* * *ipf.- aję -ajesz, - waj1. ( zostawać) stay, remain; pozostać w tyle lag behind; pozostać (na długo) w pamięci be (long) remembered; niech to pozostanie między nami let's keep it for ourselves.2. ( tkwić w jakichś warunkach) remain, continue to be; pozostawać przy życiu stay alive; pozostawać na wolności ( o przestępcy) be at large; pozostawać w ukryciu remain in hiding; pozostawać niezauważonym go l. pass unnoticed; pozostawać wiernym komuś remain faithful to sb; pozostawać w zapomnieniu remain in oblivion.3. pozostawać tym, kim l. czym się było remain the same; to nie pozostanie bez wpływu na jej psychikę it won't be without influence on her psyche; pozostanę waszym nauczycielem I'll still be your teacher; powodzianie pozostają bez dachu nad głową flood victims continue to live without shelter; pozostaje mi już tylko państwa przeprosić now I can only apologize to you.4. (= być tym, co zostało l. tym, kto został) remain, be left over; pozostaje ci jeszcze córka you still have one daughter; do końca miesiąca pozostało mi tylko 100 złotych I have only 100 PLN left till the end of the month; nie pozostaje mi nic do dodania there's nothing to add.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pozostawać
См. также в других словарях:
Faithful Cities — was a report on urban life by the Church of England, produced by the Commission on Urban Life and Faith. Its findings were launched by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, and Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Michael s Church, Camden… … Wikipedia
Faithful and Discreet Slave — Bible verses quoted from the New World Translation except where noted The spiritual authority among Jehovah s Witnesses is vested in the Faithful and Discreet Slave, which is a term used to refer to the remaining (living) portion of the group of… … Wikipedia
Faithful (Todd Rundgren album) — Infobox Album | Name = Faithful Type = Album Artist = Todd Rundgren Released = April 1976 Recorded = Genre = Pop rock Length = 50:04 Label = Bearsville Rhino Producer = Todd Rundgren Reviews = * allmusic Rating|3.5|5… … Wikipedia
Old Faithful Historic District — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district … Wikipedia
Old Faithful Inn — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark … Wikipedia
Voice of the Faithful — (VOTF) is an organization of lay Catholics, formed in early 2002 in response to the Roman Catholic sex abuse cases. Founding, growth and mission VOTF began when a small group of parishioners met in the basement of St. John the Evangelist church… … Wikipedia
Medal for Faithful Service in the National People's Army — Medal For Faithful Service the National People s Army Gold,20 Years The Medal For Faithful Service in the National People’s Army (German: Medaille für treue Dienste in der Nationalen Volksarmee) was a medal issued in the German Democratic… … Wikipedia
Old Faithful — redirects here. For other uses, see Old Faithful (disambiguation). Old Faithful Eruption of Old Faithful … Wikipedia
Old Faithful Geyser — There is also a regularly erupting geyser named Old Faithful near Calistoga, California. Old Faithful is a cone geyser located in Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Old Faithful was named in 1870 during the Washburn… … Wikipedia
Medal For Faithful Service in the National People’s Army — (GDR).Day of Establishment: June 1, 1956 (revised orders were issued on August 28, 1964 and on July 15, 1968).Four Classes: *5 years service (bronze) *10 years service (silver) *15 years service (gold) *20 years sevice (gold) with colored flags… … Wikipedia
Parable of the Faithful Servant — Etching by Jan Luyken illustrating the parable, from the Bowyer Bible. The Parable of the Faithful Servant (or Parable of the Door Keeper) is a parable of Jesus found in three out of the four Canonical gospels in the … Wikipedia
