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  • 61 vaciller

    vaciller [vasije]
    ➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb
       a. ( = chanceler) [personne] to sway (to and fro)
       b. [flamme, lumière] to flicker
       c. [courage] to waver ; [raison] to fail ; [mémoire] to be failing
    * * *
    vasije
    verbe intransitif
    1) ( être chancelant) [personne] to be unsteady on one's legs; [jambes] to be unsteady
    2) ( osciller) [personne, objet] to sway; [lumière, flamme] to flicker
    3) ( se détériorer) [santé, mémoire, raison] to fail; [pouvoir, majorité] to weaken
    * * *
    vasije vi
    1) (= sur ses jambes) [personne] to be unsteady on one's feet
    2) [bougie, lumière] to flicker
    3) fig, [pouvoir, empire] to falter, [santé] to fail, [mémoire, résolution, courage] to falter
    * * *
    vaciller verb table: aimer vi
    1 ( être chancelant) [personne] to be unsteady on one's legs; [jambes] to be unsteady;
    2 ( osciller) [personne, objet] to sway; [lumière, flamme] to flicker;
    3 ( se détériorer) [santé, mémoire, raison] to fail; [pouvoir, majorité] to weaken;
    4 ( hésiter) [volonté, politique] to waver; vaciller dans ses résolutions to waver in one's resolutions.
    [vasije] verbe intransitif
    1. [tituber - bébé] to totter ; [ - ivrogne] to sway, to stagger
    2. [chaise, pile de livres] to wobble
    3. [flamme] to flicker
    4. [raison, courage] to falter, to waver

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > vaciller

  • 62 balbettare

    stammer
    bambino babble, prattle
    * * *
    balbettare v. intr. to stammer, to stutter; ( del bambino che impara a parlare) to babble
    ◆ v.tr. to stumble over, to falter: lo scolaro balbettò la sua lezione, the schoolboy stumbled over his lesson; Tommaso balbetta un po' di tedesco, Thomas speaks broken German; balbettare una scusa, to mumble an excuse.
    * * *
    [balbet'tare]
    1. vt
    (gen) to stammer (out), (sogg : bambino) to babble
    2. vi
    (aus avere) (vedi vt), to stammer; to babble
    * * *
    [balbet'tare] 1.
    verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)
    1) (tartagliare) to stammer, to stutter, to falter
    2) [ bambino] to babble
    2.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (biascicare) to babble, to splutter (out), to falter [parole, scuse]

    balbettare un po' di italiano — fig. to speak broken Italian, to have a smattering of Italian

    2)

    balbettare le prime parole — [ bambino] to babble one's first words

    * * *
    balbettare
    /balbet'tare/ [1]
     (aus. avere)
     1 (tartagliare) to stammer, to stutter, to falter
     2 [ bambino] to babble
     1 (biascicare) to babble, to splutter (out), to falter [parole, scuse]; balbettare un po' di italiano fig. to speak broken Italian, to have a smattering of Italian
     2 balbettare le prime parole [ bambino] to babble one's first words.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > balbettare

  • 63 wanken

    v/i
    2. (hat) im Stehen: sway; Boot: rock; Boden, Haus etc.: sway; fig. Thron etc.: rock, totter; (unentschlossen sein) waver, falter, vacillate; ihm wankten die Knie his knees gave (way); ins Wanken geraten begin to sway ( oder rock); fig., Position etc.: become shaky; Person: become unsure of o.s.; ins Wanken bringen fig. shake, rock; nicht wanken und nicht weichen not budge ( oder give) an inch
    * * *
    to waver
    * * *
    wạn|ken ['vaŋkn]
    vi
    1) (= schwanken) (Mensch, Gebäude) to sway; (Knie) to shake, to wobble; (Boden) to rock; (fig Thron, Regierung) to totter; (= unsicher sein/werden) to waver, to falter

    ins Wanken geraten (lit) — to begin to sway/rock; (fig) to begin to totter/waver or falter/vacillate

    etw ins Wanken bringen (lit) — to cause sth to sway/rock; (fig) Thron, Regierung to cause sth to totter; Glauben, Mut to shake sth; Moral to throw doubt upon sth; Weltbild to shake sth

    2) aux sein (= gehen) to stagger; (alter Mensch) to totter
    * * *
    1) (to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.) reel
    2) (to move unsteadily as if about to fall: The building tottered and collapsed; He tottered down the road.) totter
    3) (to be unsteady or uncertain: He wavered between accepting and refusing.) waver
    * * *
    wan·ken
    [ˈvaŋkn̩]
    vi
    1. Hilfsverb: haben (hin und her schwanken) to sway
    2. Hilfsverb: sein (sich wankend bewegen)
    ▪ irgendwohin \wanken to stagger somewhere
    3.
    ▶ etw ins W\wanken bringen to shake sth
    ▶ ins W\wanken geraten to begin to sway [or waver]
    sein Entschluss geriet ins W\wanken he began to waver in his decision
    * * *
    1) sway; < person> totter; (unter einer Last) stagger
    2) mit sein (unsicher gehen) stagger; totter
    3) (geh.): (bedroht sein) <government, empire, etc.> totter

    ins Wanken geraten — begin to totter; <theory, faith, etc.> become shaky

    ins Wanken bringen — make <monarchy, government, etc.> totter; shake <resolve, faith>

    * * *
    wanken v/i
    2. (hat) im Stehen: sway; Boot: rock; Boden, Haus etc: sway; fig Thron etc: rock, totter; (unentschlossen sein) waver, falter, vacillate;
    ihm wankten die Knie his knees gave (way);
    ins Wanken geraten begin to sway ( oder rock); fig, Position etc: become shaky; Person: become unsure of o.s.;
    ins Wanken bringen fig shake, rock;
    nicht wanken und nicht weichen not budge ( oder give) an inch
    * * *
    1) sway; < person> totter; (unter einer Last) stagger
    2) mit sein (unsicher gehen) stagger; totter
    3) (geh.): (bedroht sein) <government, empire, etc.> totter

    ins Wanken geraten — begin to totter; <theory, faith, etc.> become shaky

    ins Wanken bringen — make <monarchy, government, etc.> totter; shake <resolve, faith>

    * * *
    v.
    to stagger v.
    to waver v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > wanken

  • 64 fallar

    v.
    1 to get wrong (equivocar) (respuesta).
    2 to pass sentence on.
    3 to fail.
    este truco nunca falla this trick never fails
    me fallaron los frenos my brakes didn't work
    El chico falló de nuevo The boy failed again.
    El chico falló la prueba The boy failed the test.
    El chico le falló a Ricardo The boy failed Richard.
    Mi plan falló My plan failed.
    4 to give way.
    5 to miss.
    El misil falló el blanco The missile missed the target.
    6 to resolve, to judge, to rule.
    Ricardo falló el caso Richard judged the case.
    7 to fail on, to crash on.
    Me falla el sistema The system fails on me.
    * * *
    1 DERECHO to pass sentence, pass judgement
    2 (premio) to award a prize
    1 DERECHO to pass, pronounce
    2 (premio) to award
    ————————
    1 (fracasar, no funcionar) to fail
    2 (puntería) to miss; (plan) to go wrong
    3 (ceder) to give way, collapse
    1 (en naipes) to trump
    * * *
    verb
    2) miss
    3) rule
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) [freno] to fail; [plan] to fail, go wrong; [cuerda] to break, give way; [motor] to misfire

    si le das un caramelo se calla, no falla nunca — if you give him a sweet he'll shut up, it never fails

    no falla, ya has vuelto a llegar tarde — * I knew it, you're late again

    2) (=defraudar)

    fallar a algn — to let sb down, fail sb

    mañana hay reunión, no me falles — there's a meeting tomorrow, don't let me down

    3) (Jur) to pass judgment

    fallar a favor/en contra de algn — to rule in favour of/against sb, find for/against sb

    4) (Naipes) to trump
    2. VT
    1) (=errar)
    2) (Jur) to deliver judgment in
    3) [+ premio] to award
    4) (Naipes) to trump
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) juez/jurado

    fallar a or en favor/en contra de alguien — to rule in favor* of/against somebody

    2)
    a) frenos/memoria to fail; planes to go wrong

    otra vez llegas tarde nunca falla! — you're late again, typical!; (+ me/te/le etc)

    a ti te falla/a él le falla — (AmL) (fam) you've/he's got a screw loose (colloq)

    b) persona (+ me/te/le etc) to let... down
    2.
    fallar vt
    1) < caso> to pronounce judgment in; < premio> to award; < concurso> to decide the result of
    2) ( errar) to miss
    * * *
    = fail, falter, misfire, derail, crash, backfire, come + unstuck.
    Ex. This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
    Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.
    Ex. While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.
    Ex. When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.
    Ex. Our computer crashed, the motherboard died, taking along with her the hard drive.
    Ex. While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
    Ex. Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
    ----
    * no falla = reliable.
    * sin fallar = without fail.
    * si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) juez/jurado

    fallar a or en favor/en contra de alguien — to rule in favor* of/against somebody

    2)
    a) frenos/memoria to fail; planes to go wrong

    otra vez llegas tarde nunca falla! — you're late again, typical!; (+ me/te/le etc)

    a ti te falla/a él le falla — (AmL) (fam) you've/he's got a screw loose (colloq)

    b) persona (+ me/te/le etc) to let... down
    2.
    fallar vt
    1) < caso> to pronounce judgment in; < premio> to award; < concurso> to decide the result of
    2) ( errar) to miss
    * * *
    = fail, falter, misfire, derail, crash, backfire, come + unstuck.

    Ex: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.

    Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.
    Ex: While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.
    Ex: When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.
    Ex: Our computer crashed, the motherboard died, taking along with her the hard drive.
    Ex: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
    Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
    * no falla = reliable.
    * sin fallar = without fail.
    * si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

    * * *
    fallar [A1 ]
    vi
    A
    (dictaminar) «juez/jurado»: fallar a or en favor de algn to rule in favor* of sb, to find for sb
    fallar en contra de algn to rule o find against sb
    B
    1 «frenos/memoria» to fail; «planes» to go wrong
    algo falló y se estrellaron something went wrong and they crashed
    (+ me/te/le etc): le falló el corazón his heart failed
    si los cálculos no me fallan if my calculations are right
    si la memoria no me falla if my memory serves me well
    le falló la puntería his aim was poor
    me falló el instinto my instinct failed me
    a ti te falla/a él le falla ( fam); you've/he's got a screw loose ( colloq)
    2 «persona» (+ me/te/le etc) to let … down
    nos fallaron dos personas two people let us down
    C (en naipes) to trump, ruff
    ■ fallar
    vt
    A ‹caso› to pronounce judgment in; ‹premio› to award; ‹concurso› to decide the result of
    B (errar) to miss
    fallé el disparo y di en el árbol I missed and hit the tree
    * * *

     

    fallar ( conjugate fallar) verbo intransitivo
    1 [juez/jurado] fallar a or en favor/en contra de algn to rule in favor( conjugate favor) of/against sb
    2
    a) [frenos/memoria] to fail;

    [ planes] to go wrong;

    le falló la puntería he missed;
    a ti te falla (AmL) (fam) you've a screw loose (colloq)
    b) [ persona] (+ me/te/le etc) to let … down

    verbo transitivo ( errar) to miss;

    fallar 1
    I vi Jur to rule
    II vtr (un premio) to award
    fallar 2 verbo intransitivo
    1 to fail: le falló la memoria, his memory failed
    2 (decepcionar) to disappoint: no nos falles, don't let us down

    ' fallar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estrellarse
    - pifiar
    English:
    adrift
    - cert
    - conk out
    - crash
    - fail
    - find
    - flub
    - fluff
    - founder
    - give out
    - go
    - inch
    - misfire
    - miss
    - unstuck
    - break
    - let
    - malfunction
    - rule
    - wrong
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [equivocar] [respuesta] to get wrong;
    [tiro] to miss
    2. [sentenciar] to pass sentence on;
    [premio] to award
    ♦ vi
    1. [equivocarse] to get it wrong;
    [no acertar] to miss;
    sin fallar without fail;
    este truco nunca falla this trick never fails;
    ¡no falla, en cuanto salimos se pone a llover! it never fails, whenever we go out, it starts raining!;
    si la memoria no me falla if my memory serves me correctly;
    Fam Hum
    fallar más que una escopeta de feria: esta impresora falla más que una escopeta de feria this printer is a heap of junk
    2. [fracasar, flaquear] to fail;
    [no funcionar] to stop working; [plan] to go wrong;
    me fallaron los frenos my brakes didn't work;
    falló el suministro eléctrico there was a power cut;
    nos fallaron las previsiones our forecasts were out
    3. [decepcionar]
    fallarle a alguien to let sb down;
    contigo somos cuatro, no nos falles there'll be four of us if you come, don't let us down
    4. [quebrarse, ceder] to give way;
    el cable falló the cable broke o snapped
    5. [sentenciar]
    fallar a favor/en contra de alguien to find in favour of/against sb
    6. [en juegos de cartas] to trump
    * * *
    I v/i
    1 fail
    2 (no acertar) miss
    3 de sistema etc go wrong
    4 JUR find ( en favor de for;
    en contra de against)
    5
    :
    fallar a alguien let s.o. down
    II v/t
    1 JUR pronounce judg(e)ment in
    2 pregunta get wrong
    3
    :
    * * *
    fallar vi
    1) fracasar: to fail, to go wrong
    2) : to rule (in a court of law)
    fallar vt
    1) errar: to miss (a target)
    2) : to pronounce judgment on
    * * *
    fallar vb
    1. (un tiro) to miss
    2. (una pregunta) to get wrong
    3. (defraudar) to let down [pt. & pp. let]
    4. (no funcionar) to be wrong
    5. (perder resistencia) to go / to fail
    me fallaron las piernas my legs went / my legs failed me
    le falla la memoria his memory is going / his memory is failing

    Spanish-English dictionary > fallar

  • 65 залитам

    1. reel (about), stagger, (give a) lurch, falter, totter, be tottery, be unsteady on o.'s legs
    той залиташе по улицата he was staggering/lurching along the street
    залитам като пиян reel/stagger like drunk
    2. прен. (правя забежка) wobble, waver, vacillate
    залитам от една крайност в друга go/vacillate from one extreme to another
    3. (задирям) be sweet (no on s.o.)
    * * *
    залѝтам,
    гл.
    1. reel (about), stagger, (give a) lurch, falter, totter, be tottery, dodder; be unsteady on o.’s legs;
    2. прен. ( правя забежка) wobble, waver, vacillate; \залитам от една крайност в друга go/vacillate from one extreme to another;
    3. ( задирям) be sweet (по on s.o.).
    * * *
    falter; reel{ri;l}; stagger: He was залитамing along the streets. - Той залиташе по улиците.; stumble; totter
    * * *
    1. (задирям) be sweet (no on s.o.) 2. reel (about), stagger, (give a) lurch, falter, totter, be tottery, be unsteady on o.'s legs 3. ЗАЛИТАМ като пиян reel/stagger like drunk 4. ЗАЛИТАМ от една крайност в друга go/ vacillate from one extreme to another 5. прен. (правя забежка) wobble, waver, vacillate 6. той залиташе по улицата he was staggering/lurching along the street

    Български-английски речник > залитам

  • 66 framstamme

    verb. stammer out verb. [si] falter, falter out (f.eks.

    falter out an excuse

    )

    Norsk-engelsk ordbok > framstamme

  • 67 fremstamme

    verb. stammer out verb. [si] falter, falter out (f.eks.

    falter out an excuse

    )

    Norsk-engelsk ordbok > fremstamme

  • 68 език

    1. анат. tongue
    обложен език a coated/furred tongue
    възпаление на езика мед. glossitis изплезихме езици, докато се качим до върха we were done up/all in/dog tired/dead beat by the time we reached the top
    не мога да си преобърна езика да го произнеса/изрека I can't get my tongue round it
    на езика ми е have s.th. on the tip of o.'s tongue
    каквото му е на ума, това му е на езика he wears his heart on his sleeve
    изплъзна ми се от езика it slipped out, I never meant to say it
    идваше ми да си отхапя езика I could have bitten my tongue off
    глътвам си езика be struck dumb, be scared to death, be dumbfounded; lose o.'s tongue
    вързан в езика tongue-tied
    развързвам си език a loosen o.'s tongue
    преплита ми се езика stammer, falter, become tongue-tied
    сърби ме езика be itching to speak
    чеша си езика wag o.'s tongue
    държа си езика hold o.'s tongue, keep a still tongue in o.'s head, bridle/curb o.'s tongue, put a bridle/curb on o.'s tongue
    дръж си езика hold your tongue! hold/stop your jaw! ( бъди по-учтив) keep a civil tongue! остър език a sharp/biting tongue
    злите езици evil tongues, slanderers
    злите езици разправят, че gossip has it that
    езикът няма кости, а кости троши the tongue is sharper than any sword
    2. тех. tongue; pawl; catch
    (на камбана) clapper, tongue (of a bell), jinglet
    огнени езици tongues of flame
    3. (реч) speech
    пренебр. lingo
    матерен език a mother tongue
    роден език o.'s own/native language, vernacular
    на народен език in the vernacular
    писмен език a written language
    говорим език a spoken language
    разговорен език everyday/conversational/colloquial speech
    литературен/книжовен език a literary language
    на прост/ясен език in simple phrase, (put) in simple language, in plain English
    имам груб език be rough-spoken
    мръсен език bad/foul language
    приличен език a clean tongue
    държа лош/грозен език be rude/impudent, speak roughly
    що за език! that's no way to talk! език на глухонемите finger/sign language
    чужд език a foreign language
    модерни/древни езици modern/ancient languages
    живи/мъртви езици living/dead languages
    славянски/германски/романски езици Slavonic, Slavic/Germanic/Romance languages
    той говори добре чужди езици he is a good linguist, he is good at languages
    (стил) style
    (идиом) idiom, parlance
    (жаргон) jargon, cant, lingo
    езикът на Ботев the language of Botev, Botev's style
    изящен език elegant style; a felicity of phrase
    точен език precise language, verbal accuracy
    вестникарски език journalese, newspaperese
    канцеларски език official language
    канцеларски български/английски и т. н. език Committee English/Bulgarian etc.
    езикът на сцената the language of the stage
    в правния/моряшкия/военния и т.н. език in legal/nautical/military etc. parlance
    научен език learned/scholarly language
    на езика на математиката/науката in terms of mathematics/science
    общ език прен. common ground, a common language
    * * *
    езѝк,
    м., -ци, (два) езѝка 1. tongue; анат. glossa; възпаление на \езикка мед. glossitis; обложен \езикк coated/furred tongue;
    2. техн. tongue; pawl; catch; застопоряващ \езикк ( палец) dog catch; (на обувка) tongue; (на камбана) clapper, tongue (of a bell), jinglet;
    3. ( реч) speech; (на даден народ) language, tongue; пренебр. lingo; \езикк на глухонемите finger/sign language; изучаван \езикк target language; малцинствен \езикк minority language; ма̀терен \езикк mother tongue; на прост/ясен \езикк (put) in simple language, in plain English;
    4. инф.: \езикк за управление на задания job control language; \езикк на командите command language; компилиращ \езикк assembly language;
    5. ( изразни средства) language; ( стил) style; ( идиом) idiom, parlance; (на документ) wording; ( жаргон) jargon, cant, lingo; вестникарски \езикк journalese, newspaperese; в правния/моряшкия/военния и т. н. \езикк in legal/nautical/military etc. parlance; изящен \езикк elegant style; на \езикка на математиката/науката in terms of mathematics/science; научен \езикк learned/scholarly language; точен \езикк verbal accuracy; филмов \езикк film idiom; • глътвам си \езикка be struck dumb, be scared to death, be dumbfounded; дръж си \езикка ( бъди по-учтив) keep a civil tongue! държа остър \езикк speak sharply; държа си \езикка bridle/curb o.’s tongue, put a bridle/curb on o.’s tongue; \езиккът няма кости, а кости троши the tongue is sharper than any sword; злите \езикци разправят, че gossip has it that; идваше ми да си отхапя \езикка I could have bitten my tongue off; изплезихме \езикци, докато се качим до върха we were done up/dog tired/dead beat by the time we reached the top; изплъзна ми се от \езикка it slipped out; имам груб \езикк be rough-spoken; каквото му е на ума, това му е на \езикка he wears his heart on his sleeve; на \езикка ми е have s.th. on the tip of o.’s tongue; не мога да си преобърна \езикка да го произнеса/изрека I can’t get my tongue round it; не можахме да намерим общ \езикк we talked at cross purposes; общ \езикк прен. common ground/language; преплита ми се \езиккът stammer, falter; развързвам си \езикка loosen o.’s. tongue; сърби ме \езиккът be itching to speak; чеша си \езикка wag o.’s tongue, chew the fat, chinwag, shoot the breeze; що за \езикк! that’s no way to talk!
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    machine code/ language: Do you speak foreign езикs? - Говориш ли чужди езици?; lingo (чужд); parlance ; tongue {`tXN} (анат.): a thick език - надебелен език
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    1. (жаргон) jargon, cant, lingo 2. (идиом) idiom, parlance 3. (изразни средства) language 4. (на даден народ) language, tongue 5. (на документ) wording 6. (на камбана) clapper, tongue (of a bell), jinglet 7. (на обувка) tongue 8. (реч) speech 9. (стил) style 10. mex. tongue;pawl;catch 11. ЕЗИКът на Ботев the language of Botev, Botev's style 12. ЕЗИКът на сцената the language of the stage 13. ЕЗИКът няма кости, а кости троши the tongue is sharper than any sword 14. анат. tongue 15. в правния/моряшкия/военния и т.н. ЕЗИК in legal/nautical/ military etc. parlance 16. вестникарски ЕЗИК journalese, newspaperese 17. във формата на ЕЗИК tongue-shaped 18. възпаление на ЕЗИКа мед. glossitis изплезихме езици, докато се качим до върха we were done up/all in/dog tired/dead beat by the time we reached the top 19. вързан в ЕЗИКа tongue-tied 20. глътвам си ЕЗИКa be struck dumb, be scared to death, be dumbfounded;lose o.'s tongue 21. говорим ЕЗИК a spoken language 22. дръж си ЕЗИКа hold your tongue! hold/stop your jaw! (бъди no-учтив) keep a civil tongue! остър ЕЗИК a sharp/biting tongue 23. държа лош/ грозен ЕЗИК be rude/impudent, speak roughly 24. държа остър ЕЗИК speak sharply 25. държа си ЕЗИКа hold o.'s tongue, keep a still tongue in o.'s head, bridle/curb o.'s tongue, put a bridle/ curb on o.'s tongue 26. живи/мъртви езици living/dead languages 27. злите езици evil tongues, slanderers 28. злите езици разправят, че gossip has it that 29. идваше ми да си отхапя ЕЗИКа I could have bitten my tongue off 30. изплъзна ми се от ЕЗИКа it slipped out, I never meant to say it 31. изящен ЕЗИК elegant style;a felicity of phrase 32. имам груб ЕЗИК be rough-spoken 33. каквото му е на ума, това му е на ЕЗИКа he wears his heart on his sleeve 34. канцеларски ЕЗИК official language 35. канцеларски български/английски и т. н. ЕЗИК Committee English/Bulgarian etc. 36. литературен/книжовен ЕЗИК а literary language 37. матерен ЕЗИК a mother tongue 38. модерни/древни езици modern/ancient languages 39. мръсен ЕЗИК bad/foul language 40. на ЕЗИКа ми е have s.th. on the tip of o.'s tongue 41. на ЕЗИКа на математиката/науката in terms of mathematics/science 42. на народен ЕЗИК in the vernacular 43. на прост/ясен ЕЗИК in simple phrase, (put) in simple language, in plain English 44. надебелен ЕЗИК a thick tongue 45. народен ЕЗИК vernacular 46. научен ЕЗИК learned/scholarly language 47. не мога да си преобърна ЕЗИКа да го произнеса/изрека I can't get my tongue round it 48. не можахме да намерим общ ЕЗИК we talked at cross purposes 49. неофициален ЕЗИК slang 50. обложен ЕЗИК а coated/furred tongue 51. общ ЕЗИК прен. common ground, a common language 52. огнени езици tongues of flame 53. писмен ЕЗИК a written language 54. пренебр. lingo 55. преплита ми се ЕЗИКa stammer, falter, become tongue-tied 56. приличен ЕЗИК а clean tongue 57. развързвам си ЕЗИК а loosen o.'s tongue 58. разговорен ЕЗИК everyday/conversational/colloquial speech 59. роден ЕЗИК o.'s own/native language, vernacular 60. славянски/германски/романски езици Slavonic, Slavic/Germanic/Romance languages 61. сърби ме ЕЗИКа be itching to speak 62. той говори добре чужди езици he is a good linguist, he is good at languages 63. той лошо говори чужди езици he is a bad/poor linguist 64. точен ЕЗИК precise language, verbal accuracy 65. филмов ЕЗИК film idiom 66. чеша си ЕЗИКa wag o.'s tongue 67. чужд ЕЗИК a foreign language 68. що за ЕЗИК! that's no way to talk! ЕЗИК на глухонемите finger/sign language

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  • 69 запъвам

    запъвам се 1. (заеквам) stutter, stammer; falter
    2. (не вървя) stick, get stuck; hitch, catch
    тех. jam, become blocked
    бутало, което се запъва a stiff piston
    преговорите се запънаха there was a hitch in the negotiations, the negotiations stalled
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    запъ̀вам,
    гл. ( пушка) cock;
    \запъвам се 1. ( заеквам) stutter, stammer; falter;
    2. (не вървя) stick, get stuck; hitch, catch; техн. jam, become blocked; (за машина) stall; бутало, което се запъва a stiff piston; • преговорите се запънаха there was a hitch in the negotiations, the negotiations stalled; работата се запъна things wouldn’t go; той се е запънал (като рак на бързей) nobody can budge him, he has dug in his heels.
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    dog
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    1. (за машина) stall 2. (не вървя) stick, get stuck;hitch, catch 3. (пушка) cock 4. ЗАПЪВАМ се (заеквам) stutter, stammer;falter 5. бутало, което се запъва a stiff piston 6. преговорите се запънаха there was a hitch in the negotiations, the negotiations stalled 7. работата се запъна things wouldn't go 8. тех. jam, become blocked 9. той се е запънал (като рак на бързей) nobody can budge him

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  • 70 издишам

    1. exhale, breathe out, expire
    2. (за автомобилна гума и пр.) let out air; be punctured
    3. прен. be below the mark, be below par, разг. be no great shakes
    тук нещо издиша there's something wrong here
    4. (на края на силите си съм) be at the last gasp, be at the end of o.'s tether, falter
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    издѝшам,
    гл.
    1. (за автомобилна гума и пр.) let out air; be punctured;
    2. прен. be below the mark, be below par, разг. be no great shakes; тук нещо издиша there’s something wrong here;
    3. (на края на силите си съм) be at the last gasp, be at the end of o.’s tether, falter.
    ——————
    издѝшвам гл. exhale, breathe out, expire.
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    1. (за автомобилна гума и пр.) let out air;be punctured 2. (на края на силите си съм) be at the last gasp, be at the end of o.'s tether, falter 3. exhale, breathe out, expire 4. гумата ви издиша you (will soon) have a flat tyre 5. прен. be below the mark, be below par, разг. be no great shakes 6. тук нещо издиша there's something wrong here

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  • 71 измънквам

    mumble/mutter out
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    измъ̀нквам,
    гл. mumble/mutter out; ( със затруднение) falter out.
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    1. (със затруднение) falter out 2. mumble/mutter out

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  • 72 изфъфлям

    lisp out
    (измьнквам) falter/stammer out
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    изфъ̀флям,
    гл. lisp out; ( измънквам) falter/stammer out.
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    1. (измьнквам) falter/stammer out 2. lisp out

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  • 73 несигурно

    uncertainly; hesitatingly, falteringly, unsteadily
    отговарям несигурно be uncertain in o.'s answer, answer haltingly
    пристъпвам несигурно walk unsteadily, falter in o.'s steps, be unsteady on o.'s legs
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    несѝгурно,
    нареч. uncertainly; hesitatingly, falteringly; unsteadily; отговарям \несигурно be uncertain in o.’s answer, answer haltingly; пристъпвам \несигурно walk unsteadily, falter in o.’s steps, be unsteady on o.’s legs.
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    hesitatingly; uncertainly{Xn`sx;txnli}
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    1. uncertainly;hesitatingly, falteringly 2. unsteadily: отговарям НЕСИГУРНО be uncertain in o.'s answer, answer haltingly 3. пристъпвам НЕСИГУРНО walk unsteadily, falter in o.'s steps, be unsteady on o.'s legs

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  • 74 огъвам

    bend, curve
    огъвам се (за греда и пр.) bend under a strain, warp, cave in
    огъвам се от give/sag/bend under
    огъвам се под тежестта на bend/sag beneath the weight of, sink under the weight of. buckle up under
    огъвам се под тежестта на товар bend beneath a burden/under a heavy load
    огъвам се прен. give way, wobble; knuckle down, buckle up, break down
    огъвам се пред give in, yield to; cave in, falter before
    огъвам се пред трудности yield to shrink back from difficulties
    огъвам се под натиск give in under pressure
    почвам да се огъвам waver, show signs of giving way
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    огъ̀вам,
    гл. bend, curve; ( тел) kink;
    \огъвам се (за греда и пр.) bend under a strain, warp, cave in, give way; започвам да се \огъвам waver, show signs of giving way; \огъвам се прен. give way, climb down, wobble; knuckle under, buckle up, break down; give in, yield (to); cave in, falter (before); \огъвам се от give/sag/bend under; \огъвам се под тежестта на bend/sag beneath the weight of, sink under the weight of, buckle up under; \огъвам се пред трудности yield to/shrink back from difficulties.
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    flex
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    1. - се под тежестта на bend/sag beneath the weight of, sink under the weight of. buckle up under 2. bend, curve 3. ОГЪВАМ ce под натиск give in under pressure 4. ОГЪВАМ ce прен. give way, wobble;knuckle down, buckle up, break down 5. ОГЪВАМ се (за греда и пр.) bend under a strain, warp, cave in 6. ОГЪВАМ се от give/sag/bend under 7. ОГЪВАМ се под тежестта на товар bend beneath a burden/under a heavy load 8. ОГЪВАМ се пред give in, yield to;cave in, falter before 9. ОГЪВАМ се пред трудности yield to shrink back from difficulties 10. дърветата се огъват от вятъра the trees bend under the wind 11. почвам да се ОГЪВАМ waver, show signs of giving way

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  • 75 препъвам

    trip (up)
    (кон) hobble
    1. stumble, trip (на over)
    2. falter. speak haltingly, stammer
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    препъ̀вам,
    гл. trip (up); ( кон) hobble;
    \препъвам се 1. stumble, trip (на over);
    2. falter, speak haltingly, stammer.
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    stumble (се); hobble (кон)
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    1. (кон) hobble: || ПРЕПЪВАМ се stumble, trip (на over); 2. falter. speak haltingly, stammer 3. trip (up)

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  • 76 промълвявам

    utter; murmur, falter
    той не промълви нито дума he didn't say a word; he didn't open his mouth/lips
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    промълвя̀вам,
    гл. utter; murmur, falter.
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    utter; breathe
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    1. utter;murmur, falter 2. той не промълви нито дума he didn't say a word; he didn't open his mouth/lips

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  • 77 смънквам

    смънкам mumble, falter (out)
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    смъ̀нквам,
    гл. mumble, falter (out).
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    mumble
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    смънкам mumble, falter (out)

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  • 78 FALLA

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    (fell; féll, féllum; fallinn), v.
    eigi fellr tré við fyrsta högg, a tree falls not with the first stroke;
    falla af baki, to fall from horse back;
    falla á kné, to fall on one’s knees;
    falla áfram (á bak aptr), to fall forwards (backwards);
    falla flatr, to fall prostrate;
    falla til jarðar, to fall to the ground;
    refl., láta fallast (= sik falla), to let oneself fall (þá lét Loki falla í kné Skaða);
    2) to drop down dead, be killed, fall (in battle);
    3) to die of plague (féllu fátœkir menn um alit land);
    4) to flow, run (of water, stream, tide);
    særinn fell út frá landi, ebbed;
    féll sjór fyrir hellismunnann, the sea rose higher than the cave-mouth;
    síðan féll sjór at, the tide rose;
    þeir sá þá ós mikinn falla í sjóinn, fall into the sea;
    á fél (a river flowed) við skála Ásólfs;
    var skipit svá hlaðit, at inn féll um söxin, that the sea rushed in at the prow;
    5) of clothes, hair, to fall, hang down;
    hárit féll á herðar honum aptr, the hair fell back on his shoulders;
    létu kvennváðir um kné falla, they let women’s dress fall about hi s knees;
    6) to fall, calm down (of the wind);
    féll veðrit (the storm fell) ok gerði logn;
    7) to fail, be foiled;
    sá eiðr fellr honum til útlegðar, if he fails in taking the oath, he shall be liable to outlawry;
    falla á verkum sínum, to have been caught red-handed, to be justly slain;
    falla or fallast at máli, sókn, to fail in one’s suit;
    falla frá máli, to give it up;
    fallinn at frændum, bereft of kinsmen;
    dœmi ek fyrir dráp hans fallnar yðrar eignir, I sentence your estates to be forfieited for his slaughter;
    refl., ef gerðarmenn láta fallast, if the umpires fail to do their duty;
    þá fallust öllum Ásum orðtök ok svá hendr, then voice and hands alike failed the Gods;
    féllust þeim allar kvéðjur, their greetings died on their lips;
    vill sá eigi falust láta andsvör, he will not fail or falter in replying;
    mér féll svá gæfusamliga (it befell me so quickly), at;
    stundum kann svá at falla, at, sometimes it may so happen that;
    9) to be had or produced (þat járn fellr í firði þeim; þar fellr hveiti ok vín);
    10) with adv., e-m fellr e-t þungt, létt, a thing falls heavily, lightly upon one (þetta mun ðr þungt falla);
    féll þá keisaranum þyngra bardaginn, the battle turned against the emperor;
    e-m fellr e-t nær, it falls nigh to one, touches one nearly;
    henni féll meinit svá nær, at, the illness fell on her so sore, that;
    mér fellr eigi firr en honum, it touches me no less than him;
    hörmuliga fellr oss nú, at, it falls out sadly for us, that;
    11) to please, suit;
    kvað sér, þat vel falla til attekta, said that it suited him well for drawing revenue from;
    honum féll vel í eyru lofsorð konungs, the king’s praise was pleasant in his ears;
    jarli féllst þat vel í eyru, the earl was well pleased to hear it;
    mun mér illa falla, ef, it will displease me, if;
    féll vel á með þeim, they were on good terms;
    refl., honum féllst þat vel í skap, it suited his mind well, he was pleased with it;
    féllst hvárt öðru vel í geð, they loved each other;
    12) with preps. and advs.,
    falla af, to fall, abate (féll af vindr, byrr);
    falla á e-n, to befall one;
    þær féllu lyktir í, at, the end was, that;
    falla í e-t, to fall into;
    falla í brot, to fall in a fit;
    falla í óvit, to faint, swoon;
    falla í villu, to fall into heresy;
    falla í vald e-s, to fall into one’s power;
    féll veðrit í logn, the storm calmed down;
    falla niðr, to fall, drop;
    mitt kvæði mun skjótt niðr falla, my poem will soon be forgotten;
    féll svá niðr þeirra tal, their conversation dropped, they left off talking;
    falla saman, to fill in with, agree;
    þó at eigi félli alit saman með þeim, though they, did not agree in everything;
    falla til, to occur, happen, fall out;
    ef auðna fellr til, if luck will have it so;
    litlu síðar féll til fagrt leiði, fair wind came on;
    öll þingviti, er til falla, all the fines that may fall in, be due;
    nema þörf falli til, unless need be;
    sem sakir falla til, as the case falls;
    falla undir e-n, to fall to one’s lot (of inheritance, obligation);
    arfr fellr undir e-n, devolves upon one;
    falla út, to recede, of the tide (þá er út féll sjórinn);
    falla við árar, to fall to at the oars.
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    pret. féll, 2nd pers. féllt, mod. féllst, pl. féllu; pres. fell, pl. föllum; part. fallinn; reflex. féllsk, fallisk, etc., with the neg. suffix fellr-at, féll-at, féllsk-at, Am. 6, vide Lex. Poët. [Common to all Teut. languages except Goth. (Ulf. renders πίπτειν by drjûsan); A. S. feallan; Engl. fall; Germ. fallen; Dan. falde; Swed. falla.]
    A. to fall; as in Engl. so in Icel. falla is the general word, used in the broadest sense; in the N. T. it is therefore used much in the same passages as in the Engl. V., e. g. Matth. v. 14, vii. 25, 27, x. 29, xii. 11, xiii. 4, xxi. 44, Luke xiv. 5, John xii. 24, Rom. xi. 11, xiv. 4, 1 Cor. x. 12, 1 Tim. vi. 9, Rev. viii. 10: blómstrið fellr, James i. 11: again, the verbs hrynja and hrapa denote ruin or sudden fall, detta a light fall, hrasa stumbling; thus in the N. T. hrynja is used, Luke xxiii. 30, Rev. vi. 16; hrapa, Luke x. 18, xi. 17, xiii. 4, Matth. xxiv. 29; hrasa, Luke x. 30; detta, xvi. 21: the proverb, eigi fellr tré við hit fyrsta högg, a tree falls not by the first stroke, Nj. 163, 224; hann féll fall mikit, Bs. i. 343; hón féll geigvænliga, id.; falla af baki, to fall from horseback, 344; f. áfram, to fall forwards, Nj. 165; f. á bak aptr, to fall on the back, 9; f. um háls e-m, to fall on one’s neck, Luke xv. 20; f. til jarðar, to fall to the ground, fall prostrate, Fms. vii. 13, Pass. 5. 4: to fall on one’s face, Stj. 422. Ruth ii. 10; f. fram, to fall down, Matth. iv. 9; f. dauðr ofan, to fall down dead, Fær. 31; ok jafnsnart féll á hann dimma og myrkr, Acts xiii. 11; hlutr fellr, the lot fell (vide hlut-fall), i. 26.
    2. to fall dead, fall in battle, Lat. cadere, Nj. 31, Eg. 7, 495, Dropl. 25, 36, Hm. 159, Fms. i. 8, 11, 24, 38, 95, 173, 177, 178, ii. 318, 324, 329, iii. 5, iv. 14, v. 55, 59, 78, 85, vi. 406–421, vii–xi, passim.
    3. of cattle, to die of plague or famine, Ann. 1341.
    4. medic., falla í brot, to fall in a fit, Bs. i. 335; f. í óvit, to swoon, Nj. 210: the phrase, f. frá, to fall, die (frá-fall, death), Grág. i. 139, 401, Fms. iv. 230, vii. 275; f. í svefn, to fall asleep, Acts xx. 9.
    II. to flow, run, of water, stream, tide, etc.: of the tide, særinn féll út frá landi, ebbed, Clem. 47; féll þar sær fyrir hellismunnann, the sea rose higher than the cave’s mouth, Orkn. 428; síðan féll sjór at, the tide rose, Ld. 58; ok þá er út féll sjórinn, Þorf. Karl. 420; sjórinn féll svá skjótt á land, at skipin vóru öll á floti, Fms. iv. 65: also used of snow, rain, dew, Vsp. 19; snjó-fall, a fall of snow: of the ashes of a volcano, cp. ösku-fall, s. v. aska: of a breaker, to dash, menn undruðusk er boði féll í logni, þar sem engi maðr vissi ván til at fyrri hefði fallit, Orkn. 164: of a river, nema þar falli á sú er eigi gengr fé yfir, Grág. ii. 256; vötn þau er ór jöklum höfðu fallit, Eg. 133; á féll ( flowed) við skála Ásólfs, Landn. 50, A. A. 285; þeir sá þá ós (fors, Hb.) mikinn falla í sjóinn, Landn. 29, v. l., cp. Fms. i. 236; Markar-fljót féll í millum höfuð-ísa, Nj. 142; á fellr austan, Vsp. 42; falla forsar, 58; læk er féll meðal landa þeirra, Landn. 145: of sea water, sjár kolblár fellr at þeim, the ship took in water, Ld. 118, Mar. 98; svá at inn féll um söxin, that the tea rushed in at the stern, Sturl. iii. 66.
    2. to stream, of hair; hárit silki-bleikt er féll ( streamed) á herðar honum aptr, Fms. vii. 155.
    β. of clothes, drapery, Edda (Ht. 2) 121.
    III. to fall, of the wind; féll veðrit ok görði logn, the wind fell, Eg. 372; þá féll byrrinn, Eb. 8; ok fellr veðrit er þeir koma út at eyjum, Ld. 116; hón kvaðsk mundu ráða at veðrit félli eigi, Gullþ. 30; í því bili fellr andviðrit, Fbr. 67; þá féll af byrrinn, Fms. vi. 17.
    2. falla niðr, to fall, drop; mitt kvæði mun skjótt niðr f., my poem will soon be forgotten, Fms. vi. 198; mun þat (in the poem) aldri niðr f. meðan Norðrlönd eru bygð, 372; féll svá þeirra tal, their speech dropped, they left off talking, Fas. iii. 579; as a law term, to let a thing drop, lát niðr f., Fs. 182; féllu hálfar bætr niðr fyrir sakastaði þá er hann þótti á eiga, Nj. 166, 250, Band. 18; þat eitt fellr niðr, Grág. i. 398, Fms. vii. 137; falla í verði, to fall in price, etc.
    IV. to fail, be foiled, a law term; sá (viz. eiðr) fellr honum til útlegðar, i. e. if he fails in taking the oath he shall be liable to outlawry, N. G. L. i. 84 (eið-fall); en ef eiðr fellr, þá fari hann útlægr, K. Á. 214; fellr aldri sekt handa á milli, the fine is never cancelled, N. G. L. i. 345; f. á verkum sínum, to have been caught red-handed, to be justly slain, Eg. 736; vera fallinn at sókn, to fail in one’s suit, N. G. L. i. 166; hence metaph. fallin at frændum, failing, bereft of friends, Hðm. 5; fallinn frá minu máli, having given my case up, Sks. 554, 747; því dæmi ek fyrir dráp hans fallnar eignir ykkar, I sentence your estates to lie forfeited for his slaughter, Fs. 122; f. í konungs garð, to forfeit to the king’s treasury. Fms. iv. 227; reflex., ef honum fellsk þessor brigð, if his right of reclamation fails, Gþl. 300; ef menn fallask at því, if men fail in that, N. G. L. ii. 345; ef gerð fellsk, if the reparation comes to naught, id.; ef gerðar-menn láta fallask, if they fail to do their duty, id., cp. i. 133, 415; to fail, falter, in the phrase, e-m fallask hendr, the hands fail one; bliknaði hann ok féllusk honum hendr, Ó. H. 70; þá féllusk öllum Ásum orðtök ok svá hendr, their voice and hands alike failed them, Edda 37; en bóndum féllusk hendr, því á þeir höfðu þá engan foringja, Fms. vi. 281; féllusk þeim allar kveðjur er fyrir vóru, their greeting faltered, i. e. the greeting died on their lips, Nj. 140; vill sá eigi fallask fáta andsvör, he would not fail or falter in replying, Hkr. i. 260; féllskat saðr sviðri, her judgment did not fail, Am. 6.
    V. metaph., falla í villu, to fall into heresy, Ver. 47; f. í hórdóm, to fall into whoredom, Sks. 588; f. í vald e-s. to fall into one’s power, Ld. 166; f. í fullsælu, to drop ( come suddenly) into great wealth, Band. 31; f. í fullting við e-n, to fall a-helping one, to take one’s part, Grág. i. 24; lyktir falla á e-t, to come to a close, issue, Fms. ix. 292. xi. 326; f. á, to fall on, of misfortune, vide á-fall.
    2. falla undir e-n, to full to one’s lot, of inheritance, obligation; arfr fellr undir e-n. devolves upon one, Gþl. 215; f. frjáls á jörð to be free born, N. G. L. i. 32; f. ánanðigr á jörð, to be born a bondsman, Grág. ii. 192.
    3. falla við árar, to fall to at the oars, Fms. xi. 73, 103; Þorgeirr féll þá svá fast á árar (pulled, so bard), at af gengu báðir háirnir, Grett. 125 A; f. fram við árar, id., Fas. ii. 495 (in a verse).
    VI. to fall out, befall; ef auðna fellr til, if it so falls out by luck, Fms. iv. 148; ef auðna vildi til f. með þeim, xi. 267; litlu siðar fellr til fagrt leiði, a fair wind befell them, 426; alla hluti þá er til kunni f., Nj. 224; öll þingvíti er til f., all the fines that may fall in, be due, Gþl. 21; nema þörf falli til, unless a mishap befalls him, i. e. unless he be in a strait, 76; mér féll svá gæfusamliga, it befell me so luckily, Barl. 114; verðuliga er fallit á mik þetta tilfelli, this accident has justly befallen me, 115; sem sakir f. til, as the case falls, Eg. 89.
    2. to fall, be produced; þat (the iron) fellr í firði þeim er Ger heitir, Fas. iii. 240; þar fellr hveiti ok vín, 360.
    VII. impers. in the phrases, e-m fellr e-t þungt, létt, etc., a thing falls lightly, heavily upon, esp. of feeling; þetta mun yðr þungt f., it will fall heavily on you, Band. 18; felir þá keisaranum þyngra bardaginn, the battle fell out ill to ( turned against) the emperor, Fms. xi. 32; at oss mundi þungt f. þessi mál, Nj. 191.
    2. the phrases, e-m fellr e-t nær, it falls nigh to one, touches one nearly; svá fellr mér þetta nær um trega, Nj. 170; sjá einn var svá hlutr, at Njáli féll svá nær, at hana mátti aldri óklökvandi um tala, this one thing touched Njal so nearly, that he could never speak of it without tears, 171; mér fellr eigi firr en honum, it touches me no less than him, Blas. 41; henni féll meinit svá, nær, at …, the illness fell on her so sore, that …, Bs. i. 178; féll henni nær allt saman, she was much vexed by it all (of illness), 351; e-t fellr bágliga, hörmuliga etc. fyrir e-m, things fall out sadly for one. Vígl. 30, El. 15.
    B. Metaph. to fall in with, agree, fit, suit, Germ. gefallen:
    I. to please, suit; kvað sér þat vel falla til aftekta, said that it suited him well for drawing taxes from, Fb. ii. 122: en allt þat, er hann heyrði frá himnaguði, féll honum harla vel, pleased him very well, Fms. i. 133; honum féll vel í eyru lofsorð konungs, the king’s praise suited his ears well, tickled, pleased his fancy, Bret. 16: reflex., þat lof fellsk honum í eyru, 4; jarli fellsk þat vel í eyru, the earl was well pleased to hear it, Bjarn. 7.
    β. falla saman, to fall in with, comply, agree; en þó at eigi félli allt saman með þeim, though they did not agree in all, Bs. i. 723.
    γ. féllsk vel á með þeim, they loved one another, Fas. i. 49; féll vel á með þeim Styrkári, i. e. he and S. were on good terms, Fms. iii. 120.
    δ. honum féllsk þat vel í skap, it suited his mind well, pleased him, Fas. i. 364; féllsk hvárt öðru vel í geð, they agreed well, liked one another well, Band. 9; fallask á e-t, to like a thing; brátt kvartar að mér fellst ei á, Bb. 3. 23.
    2. to beseem, befit; heldr fellr þeim ( it befits them), at sýna öðrum með góðvilja, Str. 2.
    3. falla at e-u, to apply to, refer to; þetta eitt orð er at fellr eiðstafnum, Band. MS. 15 (Ed. 18 wrongly eiðrinn instead of eiðnum).
    4. the phrase ‘falla við’ in Luke vi. 36 (bótin af því hinu nýja fellr eigi við hið gamla) means to agree with; hence also viðfeldinn, agreeable:—but in the two passages to be cited falla við seems to be intended for falda við, to enfold; hvergi nema þar sem falli við akr eða eng, unless field or meadow be increased or improved, N. G. L. ii. 116; ekki má falla (qs. falda) við hamingju-leysi mitt, ‘tis impossible to add a fold to my bad luck, it cannot be worse than it is, Al. 110.
    II. part. fallinn; svá f., such-like, so framed; eitt lítið dýr er svá fallið, at …, a small animal is so framed, that …, Stj. 77; hví man hinn sami maðr svá fallinn, how can the same man be so framed? Fms. xi. 429:—in law phrases, such-like, as follows, svá fallinn vitnisburð, testimony as follows, Vm. 47; svo fallinn órskurð, dóm, etc., a decision, sentence … as follows, a standing phrase; þá leið fallinn, such, such-like (Germ. beschaffen), Stj. 154.
    2. fallinn vel, illa, etc., well, ill-disposed; hann var vænn maðr ok vel fallinn, Fms. xi. 422; þau vóru tröll bæði ok at öllu illa fallin, Bárð. 165; fitted, worthy, bezt til konungs fallinn, Fms. i. 58; ok er hann bezt til þess f. af þessum þremr, vi. 386; at hann væri betr til fallinn at deyja fyrir þá sök en faðir hans, that he more deserved to die than his father did, x. 3; Ólafr er betr til yfirmanns f. enn mínir synir, Ld. 84; margir eru betr til fallnir fararinnar, Ísl. ii. 327; Hallgerðr kvað hann sér vel fallinn til verkstjóra, Nj. 57; sá er til þess er f., Sks. 299; ‘worthy,’ 1 Cor. vi. 2.
    3. neut. fit; ok hætti þá er honum þótti fallit, when he thought fit, Fms. vi. 364; slík reip sem f. þykir, as seems needful, Sks. 420; væri þat vel fallit, at …, it would do well, to …, Fms. ii. 115; þat mun nú vel fallit, that will be right, that will do well, Nj. 145; kallaði vel til fallit, said it was quite right, Fms. xi. 321.
    4. of a thing, with dat. suited to one; eigi þyki mér þér sú ferð vel fallin, i. e. this journey will not do for thee, will not do thee good, Fms. vi. 200; cp. ó-fallit, unfit.

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  • 79 запинаться

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    1) (за что-л.) stumple (over, against)
    2) (в речи) pause, hesitate
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    1) General subject: falter
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