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1 few men
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2 a few men
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3 there are few men of his timber
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > there are few men of his timber
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4 such fortune falls to the lot of few men
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > such fortune falls to the lot of few men
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5 few
1. n немногие; незначительное количество2. n мало кто; почти никтоthere are few men of his timber — таких, как он, мало
3. a немногие, немного, малоI know a few people who … — я знаю людей, которые …
quite a few — довольно много; порядочно
4. a преим. немногочисленныйСинонимический ряд:1. infrequent (adj.) infrequent; occasional; rare; scarce; seldom; semioccasional; sporadic; uncommon; unfrequent2. scant (adj.) scant; sparse; thin3. slender (adj.) insignificant; insufficient; little; meagre; slender; small; trifling4. small number (adj.) any; inconsiderable; less; not many; several; small number; widely spaced5. handful (noun) handful; scattering; smatch; smatter; smattering; some; spatter; spattering; sprinkling6. not many (other) not many; severalАнтонимический ряд:abundance; frequent; many -
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fju:adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) pocos- a few- few and far between
few adj pron pocoa few unos cuantos / algunoscan I ask you a few questions? ¿puedo hacerte algunas preguntas?tr[fjʊː]1 (not many) poco,-a, pocos,-as2 (some) uno,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as1 (not many) pocos,-as2 (some) unos,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa good few un buen númeroas few as solamentefew and far between poquísimos,-as, contadísimos,-as, muy escasos,-asno fewer than no menos dequite a few un buen número, bastantesto have had a few too many haber tomado una copa de másthe chosen few los elegidos nombre masculino pluralfew ['fju:] adj: pocoswith few exceptions: con pocas excepcionesa few times: varias vecesfew pron1) : pocosfew (of them) were ready: pocos estaban listos2)a few : algunos, unos cuantos3)few and far between : contadosadj.• algunos adj.• poco, -a adj.• pocos adj.• unos adj.adv.• pocos adv.pron.• algunos pron.• pocos pron.• unos pron.
I fjuːadjective -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casfew people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos
the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía
b)a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó
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pronoun -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casas few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera
to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas
b)a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes
he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas
[fjuː]ADJ PRON (compar fewer) (superl fewest)1) (=not many) pocos(-as)there are very few of us, we are very few — somos muy pocos
the few who... — los pocos que...
she is one of the few (people) who... — ella es una de los pocos que...
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as few as three of them — nada más que tres•
every few weeks — cada dos o tres semanas•
they are few and far between — son contados•
the lucky few — unos pocos or unos cuantos afortunados•
in or over the next few days — en or durante los próximos días, en estos días (LAm)•
in or over the past few days — en or durante los últimos días•
the last or remaining few minutes — el poco tiempo que queda/quedaba•
too few — demasiado pocos2) (=some, several)a good few, quite a few — bastantes
a good few or quite a few (people) came — vinieron bastantes, vino bastante gente
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a few of them — algunos de ellos* * *
I [fjuː]adjective -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casfew people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos
the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía
b)a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó
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pronoun -er, -esta) ( not many) pocos, -casas few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera
to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas
b)a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes
he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas
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7 few
adj. weinig, enkele, enkel--------n. weinig, een paar, enkele; een klein aantal van--------pron. weinig, weinigenfew11 weinige(n) ⇒ weinig, enkele(n)♦voorbeelden:a faithful few • een paar trouwe volgelingenholidays are few and far between • feestdagen zijn er maar weinigno fewer than twenty • niet minder dan twintig, wel twintighe was among the few who understood • hij was een van de weinigen die het begreepa few of the chocolates • een paar chocolaatjesa few • een paar, enkele(n)a few more • nog enkele(n)quite a few • vrij veel————————few2〈determinator; fewer, vergrotende trap informeel ook less〉1 weinig ⇒ een paar, enkele♦voorbeelden:a man of few words • een man van weinig woordena few words • een paar woordenevery few days • om de zoveel dagenthe last few hours • de laatste (paar) urensome few words • (maar) een paar woorden -
8 Men of few words are the best men.
<01> Лучшие люди те, кто мало говорят. Shakespeare (Шекспир).Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > Men of few words are the best men.
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9 few rich men own their own property – their property owns them
мало хто з багатих людей є хазяїнами своєї власності, скоріше власність – їхня хазяйкаEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > few rich men own their own property – their property owns them
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10 not a few
there are few men of his timber — таких, как он, мало
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11 truly great men are few
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12 All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for a few good men to do nothing
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for a few good men to do nothing
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13 All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for a few good men to do nothing
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for a few good men to do nothing
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* * *n.1) a means off passage, ship; bjarga fari á floti, to save a vessel qflaat; in compds., a trading vessel (Íslands-far, Englands-far);2) passage; taka (fá, ráða) sér fari or far, to take a passage in a ship; beiðast fars, to ask for a passage; synja e-m fars, to deny one a passage; banna e-m f., to forbid one to sail (cf. farbann);3) trace, print, track (Sveinki rak lömb sín til fjöru í förin); villast hundarnir farsins, the hounds lose the track; of et sama f., on the same subject;4) life, conduct, behaviour; í fari konungsins in the king’s character;5) state, condition (gefa þeir eigi gaum um hennar far) f. veðranna, the course of the winds; at fornu fari, of yore, of old.* * *1.f. [Dan. faar], a sheep, D. N. ii. 312, Boldt 165; vide fær.2.n. [A. S. fær; Hel. fâr = dolus; Germ. fahr = treason, gefahr = danger; Engl. fear = terror; cp. also Germ. furcht:—but in the old Scandin. languages the word does not rightly mean either fear or danger; the mod. Dan. fare and Swed. fara are borrowed from Germ.]1. evil passion, bale, harm, mischief; fár ok fjandskapr, Gísl. 125; eigi standa orð þín af litlu fári, baleful words, Fas. i. 195; lesa fár um e-n, to speak foul calumnies of one, Hm. 23; af fári, from evil passion, Og. 12. Hm. 151; er þú felldir mér fár af höndum, that thou brakest my spell, Og. 10; flytjandi fárs, bringing mischief, Am. 4; ef ek vissa þat fár fyrir, if I could foresee that bale, Skv. 2. 7; halda kvið til fárs e-m, to withhold the verdict to the injury of the other party, Grág. i. 58; verða e-m at fári, to be one’s bale, Korm. 12 (in a verse); full skal signa ok við fári sjá, i. e. make a sign over the cup to prevent harm in it, Sdm. 8; þat er fár mikit (‘tis a bad omen), ef þú fæti drepr, Skv. 2. 24; þá er hann réttlauss ef hann þiggr fár á sér, if he receives bodily harm, N. G. L. i. 255.2. plague, esp. of animals; hunda-fár, sickness among dogs; kúa-fár, nauta-fár, cattle plague, cp. heljar-fár, morð-fár, murderous pestilence; urðar-fár, a weird plague, Sturl. ii. 213 (in a verse); feikna-fár, deadly pain, Pass. 2. 11; vera í fári, to be in an extremity; í dauðans fári, in the death-agony, etc.β. of men, a dangerous illness; lá hann í þessu fári nær viku, Bs. i. 761; cp. fár-veikr, dangerously ill; fár er nokkurs-konar nauð, Edda 110, cp. far B.γ. wrath; fár er reiði, Edda 110; vera í íllu fári (vide far B), to be bent on doing mischief.3. as a law term, fraud, such as selling sand or dirt instead of flour or butter, defined N. G. L. i. 24; kaupa fals, flærð eða fár, 324.COMPDS: fárhugr, fárleikr, fárliga, fárligr, fárramr, fárreiðr, fárskapr, fársótt, fársumar, fárveikr, fárverkr, fárviðri, fáryrði, fárskona, fársmaðr, fárssótt.3.fem. fá, neut. fátt; dat. fám; acc. fá ( paucos and paucam); fán (paucum); fár ( paucae and paucas), but in mod. usage dissyllabic, fáum, fáa, fáan, fáar: gen. pl. fára, mod. fárra:—compar. færi, mod. færri with a double r; superl. fæstr, in books of last century sometimes spelt færstr,—a form warranted neither by etymology nor pronunciation: færst, however, occurs in the old MSS. Arna-Magn. 132. Ld. 210: [Lat. paucus; Ulf. faus; A. S. feá Engl. few; Hel. fáh; O. H. G. foh; lost in mod. Germ.; Dan. and Swed. få or faa]I. few; Margr við Mývatn, en Fár í Fiskilækjar-hverfi (a pun), Rd. 311, Glúm. 361; með fá liði, with few men, Eg. 51; færa sauðfé, fewer sheep, Grág. (Kb.) 159; færi sauði, i. 423; í fám orðum, in few words, Stj. 29; við fá menn, Fms. i. 35; við fára manna vitni, Ld. 260; færi öfundarmenn, 204; fleiri … færi, Grág. i. 38; fáir einir, only a few; fá eina menn, Sturl. iii. 3; hjón fá ein, Eg. 573, vide einn.2. used as noun, few, in the sense of few or none, none at all; fáir hafa af því sigrask, Nj. 103; þeir kváðu fá fúnað hafa fyrir honum, 263.β. esp. in old sayings; e. g. fár er fagr ef grætr, Fb. i. 566; fár veit hverju fagna skal, Kvöldv. i. 47; fár bregðr hinu betra ef hann veit hit verra, Nj. 227: fár er hvatr er hrörask tekr ef í bernsku er blauðr, Fm. 6; fár er full-rýninn, Am. 11; fár hyggr þegjanda þörf, Sl. 28; fás er fróðum vant, Hm. 107; fátt er of vandlega hugat. Kvöldv. ii. 198; fátt veit sá er sefr, Mork. 36; fátt er svo fyrir öllu íllt að ekki boði nokkuð gott; fátt segir af einum, Volks. 62; fátt er ramara en forneskjan, Grett. 144; fátt er sköpum ríkra, Fs. 23; fár gengr of sköp norna, Km. 24; fátt er betr látið en efni eru til, Band. 2; fár er vamma vanr, Mirm. 68; fátt veit fyrr en reynt er, Fms. vi. 155; fátt gat ek þegjandi þar, Hm. 104. Many of these sayings are household words, and this use of the word is typical of the dry northern humour.II. metaph. dismal, cold, reserved; Sigurðr konungr hafði verit nokkut fár (dismal, in low spirits) öndverðan vetr, en nú var hann glaðr ok spurall, Fms. iv. 82; varð hann fyrst fár ok úkátr, 192; vóru menn allir fáir við þá, v. 307; Vigdis varð fá um, Vigdis became silent about it, i. e. disliked it much, Sturl. iii. 180; var þá Gunnarr við hana lengi fár, for a long time G. was cold to her, Nj. 59.2. neut. fátt, coldness, coolness; fátt var með þeim Rúti um samfarar, there was coolness between R. and his wife, Nj. 11; var fátt um með þeim bræðrum, 2, Eg. 199; var et fæsta með þeim, Ld. 234; verið hefir fátt með okkr, Gísl. 100: fátt kom á með þeim Gretti, Grett. 99.III. neut., konungr svarar fá (dat.), Ó. H. 94; Guðrún talaði hér fæst um, Ld. 210; var eigi boðit færa en hundraði, not fewer than a hundred, Nj. 17; fátt af þeirra mönnum, only a few of their men, Fms. v. 290; fátt eina, only a few, Ld. 328: with gen., fátt manna, few men, Nj. 130; fátt góðs, but little good, Hom. 38; fátt einna hverra hluta, few of things, i. e. few things, Fms. iv. 175: þeir ugðu fátt at sér, they heeded them but little, Fms. vii. 201; hlutask til fás, Hrafn. 17.β. as adv., in the phrases, sofa fátt, to sleep but little, be wakeful; leika fátt, to play but little, i. e. be in a dismal humour; tala fátt, to speak but little; syrgja fátt, to sorrow but little, i. e. to be gay, cp. Lex. Poët.γ. with numerals, less than, short of, minus, save; vetri fátt í fjóra tigu, i. e. forty years save one, i. e. thirty-nine, Fms. x. 2, v. l.; tveimr ertogum fátt í átta merkr, eight marks less two ortogs, B. K. 84; lítið fátt í fimm tigi vetra, little short of fifty years, Fms. iii. 60; hálfum eyri fátt á átta merkr, eight marks less half an ounce; þremr mörkum fátt á laup, a bushel less three marks, B. K. 84, 11: at fæstu, the fewest, least, the minimum; tveir et fæsta, two at least, Grág. i. 9; sex menn et fæsta, 378; cp. the neut. afl-fátt, svefn-fátt, dag-fátt, q. v. -
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̈ɪbʌt I (полная форма) ;
(редуцированная форма)
1. нареч. лишь, только, единственно;
просто He is but a child. ≈ Он всего лишь ребенок. Syn: only
2., merely
2. предл. кроме, за исключением, исключая no one there but me ≈ никто, кроме меня nothing but ≈ ничего кроме;
только Syn: barring anything but ≈ далеко не;
все что угодно, только не
3. союз
1) но, а, однако, тем не менее( вводит противоречащие друг другу слова, предложения) but then ≈ но с другой стороны
2) если (бы) не;
как не;
чтобы не (указыавает на ограничение, исключение)
3) в начале предложения служит указанием на перход к новой теме
4. мест.;
относ. кто бы не
5. сущ. возражение There is no ifs or buts. He has to obey. ≈ Никаких "если" и "но". Ему придется подчиниться. II
1. сущ.;
шотланд. кухня или жилая комната в двухкомнатном доме
2. нареч.;
шотланд. снаружи, извне, вовне;
на воздухе, на улице Syn: outside
3., without
2. возражение - your ifs and *s make me tired мне надоели ваши "если" и "но" /ваши сомнения и возражения/ > but me no *s никаких "но", без возражений только, лишь - * now только что - * yesterday только вчера - he is (nothing) * a boy он еще совсем мальчик - he is * fifteen ему только пятнадцать лет - he called * once он зашел только один раз - uor journey is * begun наше путешествие только началось - you have * to tell me вы должны только сказать мне - had I * known! если бы я только знал! кто бы не, что бы не - there is no one * has heard it нет такого человека, который бы не слыхал об этом за исключением, кроме - who will do it * me? кто, кроме меня, сделает это? - all * he were present все, кроме него, присутствовали - no one saw him, * I никто, кроме меня, не видел его - he works all days * Sunday он работает каждый день, кроме воскресенья вводит противоречащие или ограничивающие друг друга слова и предложения но, а, тем не менее, однако - they returned tired, * happy они вернулись усталые, но счастливые - not he, * his brother не он, а его брат - that is the rule, * there are many exceptions это правило, но есть много исключений - I am old, * you are young я стар, но /зато/ вы молоды - I agree with you, * yet we cannot accept your plan я согласен с вами, но все же мы не можем принять ваш план в начале предложения часто указывает на переход к новой теме - * who comes here? но кто это идет сюда? указывает на исключение или ограничение кроме, за исключением - we had no choice * to obey нам не оставалось ничего другого, как подчиниться - there was nothing else to do * (to) go не оставалось ничего другого, как пойти - what is all that * a warning? что все это, если не предупреждение? (книжное) (часто * that;
после отрицания) чтобы не;
без того;
что - he is not so sick * he can eat он не настолько болен, чтобы не есть - not * that I pity you не то чтобы я не жалел вас - I never think of summer * I think of childhood думая о лете, я всегда вспоминаю детство - I never pass there * I think of you всякий раз, когда я прохожу там, я вспоминаю вас - I do not doubt * (that) he will come я не сомневаюсь, что он придет - I don't doubt * that you are surprised не сомневаюсь, что вы удивлены - I cannot deny * (that) /(разг) what/ you are right не могу отрицать, что вы правы - ten to one * it was you (разговорное) почти уверен, что это были вы - how can I tell * you will do the same? как я могу сказать, что вы не сделаете того же самого ( * that) если бы не - he would not have believed it, * that he saw it himself он не поверил бы этому6 если бы не увидел сам - I'd come with you * that I am so busy я бы пошел с вами, если бы не был так занят в различных сочетаниях - * for без, кроме;
если бы не - * for you we should not have finished the work in time без вас /если бы не вы/ мы бы не окончили работу вовремя - the room was empty * for a bed в комнате не было ничего, кроме кровати - all * почти, чуть не - he all * fell он едва /чуть/ не упал - anything * далеко не;
все, что угодно, только не - it is anything * pleasant это далеко /вовсе/ не приятно - he is anything * a poet его никак нельзя назвать поэтом - can * во всяком случае, по крайней мере;
только - you can * try во всяком случае вы можете попробовать - I can * hope я могу только надеяться - cannot * не могу не... - I cannot * suggest не могу не предложить - we cannot * hope he is right нам остается только надеяться, что он прав - one cannot * wonder нельзя не задуматься - I cannot help * think (американизм) не могу не думать - * then но зато, но с другой стороны - last * one предпоследний( шотландское) комната, выходящая на улицу, в двухкомнатном доме ( шотландское) наружный - the * end of the house часть дома, выходящая на улицу ( шотландское) снаружи;
наружу - go * and wait выйди (на улицу) и подожди ~ prep кроме, за исключением;
all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира;
the last but one предпоследний but если (бы) не;
как не;
чтобы не;
I cannot but... не могу не... ~ prep кроме, за исключением;
all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира;
the last but one предпоследний ~ кто бы не;
there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал;
there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды ~ но, а, однако, тем не менее;
but then но с другой стороны ~ шотл. первая или рабочая комната в небольшом двухкомнатном доме ~ только, лишь;
I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком;
she is but nine years old ей только девять лет;
but just только что;
all but почти;
едва не ~ только, лишь;
I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком;
she is but nine years old ей только девять лет;
but just только что;
all but почти;
едва не ~ me no ~s пожалуйста, без "но", без возражений ~ но, а, однако, тем не менее;
but then но с другой стороны he all ~ died of his wound он едва не умер от своей раны he would have fallen ~ that I caught him он упал бы, если бы я его не подхватил;
he would have fallen but for me он упал бы, если бы не я he would have fallen ~ that I caught him он упал бы, если бы я его не подхватил;
he would have fallen but for me он упал бы, если бы не я but если (бы) не;
как не;
чтобы не;
I cannot but... не могу не... can: I ~ speak French я говорю (умею говорить) по-французски;
I cannot я не могу;
I cannot away with this терпеть этого не могу;
I cannot but я не могу не I cannot ~ agree with you не могу не согласиться с вами;
what could he do but confess? что ему оставалось, как не сознаться? ~ только, лишь;
I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком;
she is but nine years old ей только девять лет;
but just только что;
all but почти;
едва не ~ prep кроме, за исключением;
all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира;
the last but one предпоследний last: ~ but not least не самый худший;
last but one предпоследний ~ but one предпоследний ~ только, лишь;
I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком;
she is but nine years old ей только девять лет;
but just только что;
all but почти;
едва не ~ кто бы не;
there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал;
there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды ~ кто бы не;
there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал;
there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды I cannot ~ agree with you не могу не согласиться с вами;
what could he do but confess? что ему оставалось, как не сознаться? -
16 but
[̈ɪbʌt]but prep кроме, за исключением; all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира; the last but one предпоследний but если (бы) не; как не; чтобы не; I cannot but... не могу не... but prep кроме, за исключением; all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира; the last but one предпоследний but кто бы не; there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал; there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды but но, а, однако, тем не менее; but then но с другой стороны but шотл. первая или рабочая комната в небольшом двухкомнатном доме but только, лишь; I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком; she is but nine years old ей только девять лет; but just только что; all but почти; едва не but только, лишь; I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком; she is but nine years old ей только девять лет; but just только что; all but почти; едва не but me no buts пожалуйста, без "но", без возражений but но, а, однако, тем не менее; but then но с другой стороны he all but died of his wound он едва не умер от своей раны he would have fallen but that I caught him он упал бы, если бы я его не подхватил; he would have fallen but for me он упал бы, если бы не я he would have fallen but that I caught him он упал бы, если бы я его не подхватил; he would have fallen but for me он упал бы, если бы не я but если (бы) не; как не; чтобы не; I cannot but... не могу не... can: I but speak French я говорю (умею говорить) по-французски; I cannot я не могу; I cannot away with this терпеть этого не могу; I cannot but я не могу не I cannot but agree with you не могу не согласиться с вами; what could he do but confess? что ему оставалось, как не сознаться? but только, лишь; I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком; she is but nine years old ей только девять лет; but just только что; all but почти; едва не but prep кроме, за исключением; all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира; the last but one предпоследний last: but but not least не самый худший; last but one предпоследний but but one предпоследний but только, лишь; I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком; she is but nine years old ей только девять лет; but just только что; all but почти; едва не but кто бы не; there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал; there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды but кто бы не; there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал; there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды I cannot but agree with you не могу не согласиться с вами; what could he do but confess? что ему оставалось, как не сознаться? -
17 man
1. noun, pl. menwhat can a man do? — was kann man tun?
every man for himself — rette sich, wer kann
any man who... — wer...; jeder, der...
[all] to a man — allesamt
the man in or (Amer.) on the street — der Mann auf der Straße
the rights of man — die Menschenrechte
2) (adult male, individual male) Mann, derevery man, woman, and child — ausnahmslos jeder od. alle
the [very] man for something — der richtige Mann od. der Richtige für etwas
make a man out of somebody — (fig.) einen Mann aus jemandem machen
a man of property/great strength — ein vermögender/sehr kräftiger Mann
men's clothing/outfitter — Herrenkleidung, die/Herrenausstatter, der
be man enough to... — Manns genug sein, um zu...
something sorts out or separates the men from the boys — (coll.) an etwas (Dat.) zeigt sich, wer ein ganzer Kerl ist und wer nicht
be one's own man — seine eigenen Vorstellungen haben
men's toilet — Herrentoilette, die
‘Men’ — "Herren"
my [good] man — mein Guter
3) (husband) Mann, dera man of the people/world/of action — ein Mann des Volkes/von Welt/der Tat
7) (manservant) Diener, der2. transitive verb,- nn- bemannen [Schiff, Spill]; besetzen [Büro, Stelle usw.]; bedienen [Telefon, Geschütz]; [Soldaten:] Stellung beziehen in (+ Dat.) [Festung]; mit Personal besetzen [Fabrik]* * *[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) der Mensch3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) der Mann4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) Mensch!5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) der Soldat6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) die Figur2. verb(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) bemannen- academic.ru/114908/-man">-man- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man* * *[mæn]I. n<pl men>\man's bicycle Herrenfahrrad ntmen's clothing Herrenkleidung fmen's shoes/gloves Herrenschuhe/-handschuhe plthe men in [grey] suits die so genannten Herren im grauen Anzug (gesichtslose, aber einflussreiche Geschäftsleute)a \man-to- \man talk ein Gespräch nt unter Männerna \man's voice eine Männerstimme [o männliche Stimme]to be a \man's \man sich nur in männlicher Gesellschaft wohl fühlen\man to \man von Mann zu Mannto talk [as] \man to \man offen [o ein offenes Wort] miteinander redenbe [or act like] a \man! sei ein Mann!to be \man enough [to do sth] Manns genug sein[, etw zu tun]to be only half a \man nur ein halber Mann seinto make a \man [out] of sb einen Mann aus jdm machensth separates [or sorts out] the men from the boys ( fam) an etw dat zeigt sich, wer ein ganzer Kerlto take sth like a \man etw wie ein [richtiger] Mann ertragenall men are equal alle Menschen sind gleich\man overboard! Mann über Bord!our \man in Washington unser Mann in Washingtona \man could do a lot with 20,000 euros mit 20.000 Euro könnte man viel anfangento be sb's right-hand \man jds rechte Hand seinto be one's own \man sein eigener Herr seinas one \man wie ein Mannas one \man, the delegates made for the exit geschlossen gingen die Delegierten hinausto a \man, we were enthusiastic about the idea wir waren allesamt begeistert von der Ideethis is one of the most dangerous substances known to \man das ist eine der gefährlichsten Substanzen, die bisher bekannt sindthe dog is \man's best friend der Hund ist des Menschen bester FreundHeidelberg \man der Heidelbergmenschthe rights of \man die Menschenrechte5. (particular type)he is a \man of his word er ist jemand, der zu seinem Wort steht, er steht zu seinem Worthe's not a \man to... er ist nicht der Mensch [o Typ], der...she's the right/wrong \man for the job sie ist die Richtige/Falsche für diesen Jobif you're looking for an expert he's your \man wenn Sie einen Fachmann suchen, ist er genau der Richtige [für Sie]you've come to the right \man da sind Sie bei mir richtighe's not a drinking \man er ist kein großer TrinkerI'm not a gambling \man ich mache mir nichts aus GlücksspielenIan is an Oxford \man (is from) Ian kommt aus Oxford; (attended university) Ian hat in Oxford studierthe's a loyal Labour \man er ist ein treuer Anhänger der Labour-ParteiBilly is a \man about town Billy weiß immer, was in der Stadt so los istto be a \man of action ein Mann der Tat seina \man of the cloth ein Mann m Gottesa \man Friday ein treuer Helferto be a family \man ein Familienmensch m seinthe \man of the house der Herr des Hausesto be a ladies' \man ein Charmeur m [o Frauenheld m] seinthe \man of the match BRIT SPORT der Held des Tagesto be \man of the moment der richtige Mann am richtigen Ort seinthe \man in the moon der Mann im Mondto be a \man of the people ein Mann m des Volkes seinto be a \man of straw ein Hochstapler m seinthe \man in the street der kleine Mannto be a \man of the world ein Mann m von Welt seinthe inner \man das Innerethe odd \man out der Außenseiterhe is the odd \man out of the three because... er ist der Außenseiter unter den dreien, weil...6. (soldier, worker)the expedition was made up of 100 officers and men die Expedition bestand aus 100 Offizieren und einfachen Soldatengive me that, \man! gib das her, Mann! fammy good \man! mein lieber Mann! famhey, old \man! he, alter Junge! famto live as \man and wife wie Mann und Frau zusammenleben▪ the \man (the boss) der Boss fam; (white people) die Weißen pl; (the police) die Bullen pl pej fam12.▶ \man's best friend der beste Freund des MenschenII. interj ( fam: to emphasize) Mensch fam, Mann fam; (in enthusiasm) Mann fam, Manometer fam; (in anger) Mann fam; (complaining) Menno Kindersprache, na geh' ÖSTERR KinderspracheIII. vt<- nn->1. (be present)\man the pumps! alle Mann an die Pumpen!to \man the barricades/a fortress die Barrikaden/eine Festung besetzento \man a gun/phone ein Geschütz/Telefon bedienen2. (staff)to \man a fortress/a picket eine Stellung/einen Streikposten besetzento \man a ship ein Schiff bemannen* * *[mn]1. n pl men1) (= adult male) Mann mthis incident made a man out of him — dieses Ereignis hat ihn zum Mann gemacht
I'm only half a man without you — ohne dich bin ich nur ein halber Mensch
he took it like a man — er hat es wie ein Mann or mannhaft ertragen
man and boy — von Kindheit/Jugend an
the man in the street — der Mann auf der Straße, der kleine Mann
man of God — Mann m Gottes
he used to be something of a man about town (Brit) — er hatte früher ein reges gesellschaftliches Leben
a man of the world — ein Mann m von Welt
as one man to another —
well done, that man! — gut gemacht, alter Junge! (inf)
to be man enough (to do sth) — Manns genug sein(, etw zu tun)
man's bicycle/jacket — Herrenfahrrad nt/-jacke
old man (dated) — alter Junge (dated) or Knabe (dated)
See:→ good2) (= human race also Man) der Mensch, die Menschen3) (= person) manno man — keiner, niemand
any man who believes that... — wer das glaubt,...
that man Jones —
as one man — geschlossen, wie ein Mann
4)(= type)
the right/wrong man — der Richtige/Falscheyou've come to the right man — da sind or liegen (inf) Sie bei mir richtig
he's not the man to make a mistake like that — so etwas würde ihm bestimmt nicht passieren
he's not a man to... — er ist nicht der Typ, der...
it's got to be a local man — es muss jemand von hier or aus dieser Gegend sein
he's a leg/tit man (inf) — er steht bei Frauen vor allem auf Beine/Titten (inf)
you can't do that, man — Mensch or Mann, das kannst du doch nicht machen!
fantastic, man! see you, man! — klasse, Mann! (inf) bis später
are you coming with us, man? — du, kommst du noch mit?
she has a man to do the garden — sie hat jemanden, der den Garten macht
follow me, men! — mir nach, Leute!
2. vtship bemannen; fortress, barricades, checkpoint besetzen; power station, pump, gun, telephone etc bedienen; pickets bewachena fully manned ship —
he left 10 soldiers behind to man the fortress man the guns/pumps! — er ließ 10 Soldaten als Besatzung für die Festung zurück an die Geschütze/Pumpen!
the captain gave the signal to man the guns — der Kapitän gab das Zeichen zur Besetzung der Geschütze
* * *man [mæn]A pl men [men] s1. Mensch mthe rights of man die Menschenrechte;the history of man die Menschheitsgeschichte3. Mann m:is your doctor a man or a woman? haben Sie einen Arzt od eine Ärztin?;man about town Lebemann;the man in (US a. on) the street der Mann auf der Straße, der Durchschnittsbürger, der gewöhnliche Sterbliche;a) Faktotum n,b) Allerweltskerl m;man of God Diener m Gottes;man of hono(u)r Ehrenmann;man of straw fig Strohmann;a) Mann von Welt,b) Mann mit (sexueller) Erfahrung;he is a man of his word er steht zu seinem Wort;he is an Oxford man er hat in Oxford studiert;I have known him man and boy ich kenne ihn schon von Jugend auf;be one’s own man sein eigener Herr sein;he spoke to him as one man to another er sprach mit ihm von Mann zu Mann;the man Smith (besagter oder dieser) Smith;a man and a brother Br umg ein patenter Kerl;my good man! iron mein lieber Herr!;be man enough to do sth Manns genug sein, etwas zu tun;a five-man move (besonders Fußball) eine Kombination über fünf Stationen; → action 1, inner man, letter1 A 5 c, mark1 B 14 a4. weitS.a) Mann m, Person fb) jemandc) man:as a man als Mensch (schlechthin);a) irgendjemand,b) jedermann;be any man’s money für Geld (fast) alles tun;every man jeder(mann);few men nur wenige (Menschen);no man niemand;50 p per man 50 Pence pro Person oder Mann;what can a man do in such a case? was kann man da schon machen?;give a man a chance einem eine Chance geben;the Man US sla) der Weiße,b) das ( besonders weiße) Establishment,5. Mann m:as one man wie ein Mann, geschlossen;on this question they were as one man in dieser Frage waren sich alle einig;man by man Mann für Mann, einer nach dem anderen;to a man bis auf den letzten Mann;man on! SPORT Hintermann!6. (Ehe)Mann m:man and wife Mann und Frauif you want a guide, he is your man;I am your man! ich bin Ihr Mann!;he is not the man to do it er ist nicht der richtige Mann dafürbe a man! sei ein Mann!, reiß dich zusammen!9. koll die Männer pl, der Mann10. a) Diener mb) Angestellte(r) mc) Arbeiter m:11. MIL Mann m:a) Soldat mb) Matrose mc) pl Mannschaft f:man on leave Urlauber m;20 men zwanzig Mann12. (als int) auch man alive! Mensch!, Menschenskind!, Mann!:hurry up, man! Mensch, beeil dich!13. HIST Lehnsmann m, Untertan mB v/t1. SCHIFF, MILa) ein Schiff etc bemannen:b) eine Festung etc besetzen:2. einen Arbeitsplatz etc besetzen3. fig jemanden stärken:man o.s. sich ermannen oder aufraffen* * *1. noun, pl. menevery man for himself — rette sich, wer kann
any man who... — wer...; jeder, der...
[all] to a man — allesamt
the man in or (Amer.) on the street — der Mann auf der Straße
2) (adult male, individual male) Mann, derevery man, woman, and child — ausnahmslos jeder od. alle
the [very] man for something — der richtige Mann od. der Richtige für etwas
make a man out of somebody — (fig.) einen Mann aus jemandem machen
a man of property/great strength — ein vermögender/sehr kräftiger Mann
men's clothing/outfitter — Herrenkleidung, die/Herrenausstatter, der
be man enough to... — Manns genug sein, um zu...
something sorts out or separates the men from the boys — (coll.) an etwas (Dat.) zeigt sich, wer ein ganzer Kerl ist und wer nicht
men's toilet — Herrentoilette, die
‘Men’ — "Herren"
my [good] man — mein Guter
3) (husband) Mann, der5) (coll.): (as int. of surprise or impatience, as mode of address) Mensch! (salopp)a man of the people/world/of action — ein Mann des Volkes/von Welt/der Tat
7) (manservant) Diener, der2. transitive verb,- nn- bemannen [Schiff, Spill]; besetzen [Büro, Stelle usw.]; bedienen [Telefon, Geschütz]; [Soldaten:] Stellung beziehen in (+ Dat.) [Festung]; mit Personal besetzen [Fabrik]* * *n.(§ pl.: men)= Mann ¨-- m.Mannsbild n. -
18 EPTIR
prep with dat. and acc.;I. with dat.1) with verbs of motion, after (ríða, róa, fara, ganga, senda e-m);2) denoting the aim and object of many verbs;leita, spyrja, frétta, eptir e-u, to search, ask, inquire after;líta eptir e-u, to look afler, attend to;bíða eptir e-u, to wait for;vaka eptir e-m, to sit up waiting for one;segja eptir e-m, to report behind one’s back;3) following the course of a track, road, etc., along;niðr eptir hálsinum, down the hill;eptir endilongu, from one end to the other;eptir miðju, along the middle;4) after, according to, in accordance with (eptir sið þeirra ok lögum);hann leiddist eptir fortölum hennar, he was led by her persuasion;gekk allt eptir því sem H. hafði sagt, according as H. had said;5) denoting proportion, comparison;fátt manna eptir því sem hann var vanr, few men in comparison to what he was want to have;6) with verbs denoting imitation, indulgence, longing after;láta eptir e-m, to indulge one;breyta eptir e-m, to imitate;7) behind (hann leiddi eptir sér hestinn);fundust eptir þeim írskar bœkr, which they had left behind;II. with acc.1) of time, after, in succession to (vár kom eptir vetr);hvern dag eptir annan, one day after the other;ár eptir ár, dag eptir dag, year by year, day by day;eptir þat, after that, thereafter;2) denoting succession, inheritance;taka e-t í arf eptir e-n, to inherit from one;hann tók konungdóm eptir föður sinn, after his father;vita þá skömm eptir sik, to leave such a bad report;skaði mikill er eptir menn slíka, there is a great loss in such men;III. as adv.1) after;annat sumar eptir, the second summer after;um daginn eptir, the day after;eptir um várit, later during the spring;eptir koma úsvinnum ráð, the fool is wise when too late;2) behind;bíða sitja eptir, to wait, stay behind;vera, standa eptir, to remain behind, be left;halda e-u eptir, to keep back;skammt get ek eptir þinnar æfi, I guess that little is left of thy life;3) before the rel. part., eptir er = eptir þat er, after (ef maðr, andast á þingi eptir er menn eru á braut farnir);4) eptir á, afterwards, later on;* * *better spelt eftir, in common pronunciation ettir, a prep. with dat. and acc. and also used as adv. or ellipt. without a case: an older form ept or eft only occurs in poetry, Skm. 39, 41, Ýt. 2, Edda 91 (in a verse); ept víg, Hkr. i. 349 (in a verse), iii. 50 (Arnór); [cp. Goth. afar; Runic stone in Tune, after; A. S. æft; Engl. after, aft; Swed.-Dan. efter]:—after.A. WITH DAT., LOC.; with verbs denoting following, pursuing, or the like; hann reið e. þeim, Eg. 149; hann bar merkit eptir honum, he bore the standard after him, 297; róa e. þeim, to pull after them, Ld. 118; þegar e. Kara, on the heels of Kari, Nj. 202; varð ekki e. honum gengit, none went after him, 270.β. with the notion to fetch; senda e. e-m, to send after one, Eb. 22, Nj. 78, Fms. i. 2; ríða í Hornafjörð e. fé yðru, ride to H. after your things, Nj. 63.γ. ellipt., viljum vér eigi e. fara, we will not follow after them. Eb. 242; ek mun hlaupa þegar e., Nj. 202.2. metaph.,α. with verbs denoting to look, stara, líta, sjá, gá, horfa, mæna, etc. e. e-u, to stare, look after a thing while departing, Ísl. ii. 261: leita, spyrja, frétta etc. e. e-u, to ask, ‘speer,’ seek after a thing, Nj. 75, Eg. 155, 686, Fms. i. 71, x. 148, etc.β. segja e. e-m, to tell tales, report behind one’s back in a bad sense, 623. 62; þó at ek segða eigi óhapp eptir tengda-mönnum mínum, Sturl. i. 66; sjá e. e-u, to look after, miss a thing, Nj. 75; leggja hug e. e-u, to mind a thing, Ísl. ii. 426; taka e., to mind, mark a thing; ganga e. e-u, to retain a thing, Fms. x. 5.γ. verbs denoting to expect; bíða, vænta e. e-u, to expect, wait for a thing; vaka e. e-m, to sit up waiting for one, but vaka yfir e-m, to sit up nursing or watching one, cp. Fas. ii. 535.II. denoting along, in the direction of a track, road, or the like; niðr e. hálsinum, down the hill, Fms. iii. 192; út e. firði, stood out along the firth, i. 37; innar e. höllinni, Nj. 270; upp e. dal, Eb. 232; ofan e. dalnum, Nj. 34; ofan e. eyrunum, 143; upp e. eyrunum, 85; innar e. búðinni, 165; út e. þvertrénu, 202; ofan e. reykinum, Eb. 230; inn e. Skeiðum, 224; inn e. Álptafirði, id.; innar e. ísum, 236; inn e. ísum, 316; út e. ísnum, 236; út e. Hafsbotnum, Orkn. 1; e. endilöngu, from one end to another, Fms. x. 16; e. miðju, along the middle, vii. 89.2. metaph. after, according to; e. því sem vera ætti, Ld. 66; e. sið þeirra ok lögum, Fms. i. 81; e. þínum fortölum, ii. 32; hann leiddisk e. fortölum hennar, he was led by her persuasion, v. 30; gékk allt e. því sem Hallr hafði sagt, Nj. 256; gékk allt e. því sem honum hafði vitrað verit, all turned out as he had dreamed, Fms. ii. 231; e. minni vísan, i. 71.β. denoting proportion, comparison; þó eigi e. því sem faðir hans var, yet not like his father, Eg. 702; fátt manna e. því sem hann var vanr, few men in comparison to what he used to have, Sturl. ii. 253; þat var orð á, at þar færi aðrar e., people said that the rest was of one piece, Ld. 168.γ. with verbs denoting imitation, indulgence, longing after, etc.; lifa e. holdi sínu, to live after the flesh, Hom. 25; lifa e. Guði, 73; lifit e. mér, follow after me, Blas. 45; láta e. e-m, to indulge one; mæla e. e-m, to take one’s part, Nj. 26: breyta e. e-m, to imitate; dæma e. e-m, to give a sentence for one, 150; fylgja e. e-m, to follow after one, N. T.; herma e. e-m, to mimic one’s voice and gesture, as a juggler; mun ek þar e. gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I will do after just as you do before, Nj. 90; hann mælti e. ( he repeated the words) ok stefndi rangt, 35; leika e. e-m, to follow one’s lead; telja e., to grudge; langa e., to long after, Luke xxii. 15.δ. kalla, heita e. e-m, to name a child after one; kallaði Hákon eptir föður sínum Hákoni, Fms. i. 14; kallaðr e. Mýrkjartani móður-föður sínum, Ld. 108: lcel. now make a distinction, heita í höfuðit á e-m, of a living person, and heita e. e-m, of one deceased.III. denoting behind; fundusk e. þeim Írskar bækr, Irish books were found which they had left behind, Landn. (pref.), Fms. xi. 410; draga þik blindan e. sér, vi. 323; bera e-t e. sér, to drag behind one; hann leiddi e. sér hestinn, he led the horse after him, Eg. 766.β. as an adv., þá er eigi hins verra e. ván er slíkt ferr fyrir, what worse can come after, when such things went before? Nj. 34.2. but chiefly ellipt. or adverb.; láta e., to leave behind, Sturl. i. 60; sitja e., to sit, stay behind, Fms. i. 66; bíða e., to stay behind; vera e., Grett. 36 new Ed., Bs. i. 21; standa e., to stay behind, remain, be left, Fms. ii. 231, vi. 248; dveljask e., to delay, stop, Sturl. ii. 253; leggja e., to lay behind, but liggja e., to lie behind, i. e. be left, Karl. 439; eiga e., to have to do, Nj. 56; ef ekki verðr e., if naught remain behind, Rb. 126; skammt get ek e., þinnar æfi, I guess that little is left of thy life, Nj. 182; þau bjoggu þar e., they remained, stayed there. 25.B. WITH ACC., TEMP, after; vetri e. fall Ólafs, Eb. (fine); sextán vetrum e. dráp Eadmundar konungs …, vetrum e. andlát Gregorii, … e. burð Christi, Íb. 18; e. fall jarls, Eg. 297; e. verk þessi, Nj. 85: esp. immediately after, var kom e. vetr, spring came after winter, Eg. 260; hvern dag e. annan, one day after another, Hom. 158; ár e. ár, year after year, Rb. 292; dag e. dag, day after day, Fms. ii. 231; e. þat, or e. þetta, after that, Lat. deinde, deinceps, Nj. 151, Eb. 58, Bs. i. 5, etc. etc.; e. þingit, after the meeting, Eb. 108; e. sætt Eyrbyggja, 252.2. denoting succession, inheritance, remembrance, etc.; eptir in this sense is frequent on the Runic stones, to the memory of, after; hón á arf allan e. mik, Nj. 3; tekit í arf e. föður þinn, inherited after thy father, Fms. i. 256; ef skapbætendr eru eigi til e. bauga, i. e. to receive the weregild, Grág. ii. 184; þeir er sektar-fé eiga at taka e. þik, Nj. 230; tók konungdóm e. föður sinn, took the kingdom after his father, Fms. i. 2; Þorkell tók lögsögu e. Þórarinn, Thorkel took the speakership after Thorarin, Íb. ch. 5, cp. ch. 8, 10: metaph., vita þá skömm e. sik, to know that shame [ will be] after one, i. e. leave such a bad report, Ld. 222; skaði mikill er e. menn slíka, there is a great loss in such men, Eg. 93; hann fastaði karföstu e. son sinn, he fasted the lenten fast after his son’s death, Sturl. ii. 231; sonr … e. genginn guma, a son to succeed his deceased father, Hm. 71; mæla e. en, or eiga vígsmál (eptir-mál) e. e-n, to conduct the suit after one if slain, Nj. 254 (freq.), hence eptir-mál; eptir víg Arnkels vóru konur til erfðar ok aðildar, Eb. 194; í hefnd e. e-n, to revenge one’s death, Nj. 118; heimta gjöld e. menn sína, to claim weregild, Fms. viii. 199.β. the phrase, vera e. sig, to be weary after great exertion.II. used as adv. after; síðan e. á öðrum degi, on the second day thereafter, Hom. 116: síðan e., Lat. deinceps, Fms. x. 210; um várit e., the spring after, Eb. 125 new Ed.; annat sumar e., the second summer after, Nj. 14; annat haust e., Eb. 184; annan dag e., the second day after, Nj. 3; um daginn e., the day after, Fms. vii. 153, Bs. i. 21; næsta mánuð e., Rb. 126.β. by placing the adverb. prep. at the beginning the sense becomes different, later; e. um várit, later during the spring, Eb. 98.III. used adverb. with the relat. particles er, at; e. er, Lat. postquam, Grág. i. 10; e. at, id., K. Þ. K. 32.β. eptir á, afterward; the proverb, eptir (mod. eptir á) koma ósvinnum ráð í hug, the fool is wise too late, Vápn. 17, Fas. i. 98; eptir á, kvað hinn …, ‘ after a bit,’ quoth the …, (a proverb.) -
19 innato
adj.innate, born, from birth, inborn.* * *► adjetivo1 innate, inborn* * *(f. - innata)adj.* * *ADJ innate, inborn* * *- ta adjetivo innate, inborn* * *= innate, inborn, built-in.Ex. No matter how simple the formula may seem to be, few men have the innate ability for this writing.Ex. Most cerebral aneurysms are congenital, resulting from an inborn abnormality in an artery wall.Ex. However, large systems with many users have an element of built-in inertia, and are likely to be more stable.----* de forma innata = innately.* * *- ta adjetivo innate, inborn* * *= innate, inborn, built-in.Ex: No matter how simple the formula may seem to be, few men have the innate ability for this writing.
Ex: Most cerebral aneurysms are congenital, resulting from an inborn abnormality in an artery wall.Ex: However, large systems with many users have an element of built-in inertia, and are likely to be more stable.* de forma innata = innately.* * *innato -tainnate, inborn* * *
innato◊ -ta adjetivo
innate, inborn
innato,-a adjetivo innate, inborn
' innato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
innata
English:
inborn
- inbred
- inbuilt
- innate
- native
- natural
* * *innato, -a adjinnate;tiene una simpatía innata she's friendly by nature;es innato en él it comes naturally to him* * *adj innate, inborn* * *innato, -ta adj: innate, inborn -
20 laberinto
m.1 labyrinth.2 labyrinth, maze (cosa complicada).3 web, set of confusedly elaborated circumstances.* * *1 labyrinth, maze* * *SM1) (=enredo) [de corredores, calles] labyrinth, maze; [en parque] maze; [de situaciones, ideas, reglas] labyrinth, maze2) esp LAm * (=griterío) row, racket* * *masculino (de caminos, pasillos) maze, labyrinth; (en jardín, parque) maze* * *= maze, labyrinth, tangled web.Ex. The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.Ex. In the end few men are able to find their way through the labyrinth.Ex. A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.----* parecido a un laberinto = maze-like.* * *masculino (de caminos, pasillos) maze, labyrinth; (en jardín, parque) maze* * *= maze, labyrinth, tangled web.Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.
Ex: In the end few men are able to find their way through the labyrinth.Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.* parecido a un laberinto = maze-like.* * *1 (de caminos, pasillos) maze, labyrinth; (en un parque, jardín) mazeun laberinto de normas y regulaciones a labyrinth o maze of rules and regulations* * *
laberinto sustantivo masculino (de caminos, pasillos) maze, labyrinth;
(en jardín, parque) maze
laberinto sustantivo masculino labyrinth
' laberinto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rompecabezas
- intrincado
English:
labyrinth
- maze
- warren
* * *laberinto nm1. [mitológico] labyrinth;[en jardín] maze;un laberinto de calles a labyrinth o maze of streets2. [cosa complicada] labyrinth, maze* * *m labyrinth, maze* * *laberinto nm: labyrinth, maze* * *laberinto n maze
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