figure of Christ

christ [kʀist]

• le Christ Christ

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christ nm Art un christ ( sculpté) a sculpted Christ; ( peint) a figure of Christ; ( crucifix) a crucifix; un christ en croix a crucifixion; christ en gloire or majesté Christ in majesty.

[krist] nom propre masculin

christ nom masculin

[crucifix] (Christ on the) cross, crucifix

1 crucifix.

cristo Christ

armar un cristo to kick up a fuss

donde cristo dio las tres voces/perdió el gorro (informal figurative) in the back of beyond

2 Christ, the Son, Good Shepherd.

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► nombre masculino

1 RELIGIÓN Christ

2 (crucifijo) crucifix

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antes de Cristo before Christ

armar un Cristo familiar to kick up a big fuss

después de Cristo anno Domini

donde Cristo dio las tres voces / donde Cristo perdió el gorro familiar in the middle of nowhere

estar hecho un Cristo familiar to be a sorry sight, look a right state

ni Cristo familiar nobody

■ no había ni Cristo nobody was there, there wasn't a soul

poner a alguien hecho un Cristo familiar to have a real go at somebody

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1) (=Jesucristo) Christ

- donde Cristo dio las tres voces

2) (=imagen) figure of Christ

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= Christ.

Ex. For example, we find in Religion P a systematic schedule 'for specification under any religion, sect, church or religious community' in which C is used to indicate Founder (Buddha PJC, Mohammed PKC and Christ PNB).

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* Fecha + a.C. (Antes de Cristo) = Fecha + BC [B.C.] (Before Christ).

* Fecha + d.C. (Después de Cristo) = AD [A.D.] + Fecha (Anno Domini).

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Christ

armar un Cristo ( Esp fam); to kick up o create a fuss ( colloq)

con el Cristo en la boca with one's heart in one's mouth

Cristo y la madre ( fam); everyone and his brother ( AmE colloq), the world and his wife ( BrE colloq)

donde Cristo dio las tres voces or perdió la gorra or la alpargata (en un lugar — lejano) miles away; (— remoto) in the middle of nowhere, in the back of beyond, out in the sticks ( colloq), in the Boonies ( AmE colloq)

hasta verte Cristo mío ( fam); down the hatch! ( colloq)

hecho un Cristo ( Esp fam): se puso/iba hecho un Cristo he got/he was absolutely filthy o in a real mess

cuando acabaron con él estaba hecho un Cristo he was in a real mess by the time they'd finished with him

ni Cristo: ni Cristo entiende or no hay Cristo que entienda su letra absolutely nobody can understand her handwriting

poner a algn como un Cristo ( Esp fam); to call sb every name under the sun

todo Cristo ( Esp fam); absolutely everyone

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◊ antes/después de cristo before Christ o BC/AD

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Cristo nm

1. [Jesucristo] Christ;

armar un Cristo to kick up a fuss;

donde Cristo dio las tres voces o [m5] perdió el gorro Br in the back of beyond, US way out in the sticks;

estar hecho un Cristo to be a pitiful sight;

se cayó de la bici y se puso como un Cristo he fell off his bike and ended up looking a real mess;

ni Cristo absolutely nobody, not a soul;

todo Cristo absolutely everyone

2. [crucifijo] crucifix

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Christ;

todo Cristo fam everyone;

donde Cristo dio las tres voces fam in the middle of nowhere fam

(m); Christi, kein Pl. Christ; vor Christi Geburt oder vor Christus (abgek. v. Chr.) before Christ (Abk. BC); nach Christi Geburt oder nach Christus (abgek. n. Chr.) Anno Domini (Abk. AD)

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Christ

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m gen Chri\#sti

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< Christi, dat - o (geh) Christo, akk - o (geh) Christum>

m Christ; (Christusfigur) figure of Christ

nach \Christus, nach Christi Geburt AD

vor \Christus, vor Christi Geburt BC

Christi Himmelfahrt Ascension

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Christus (m); Christi, kein pl Christ;

vor Christi Geburt oder

vor Christus (abk v. Chr.) before Christ (abk BC);

nach Christi Geburt oder

nach Christus (abk n. Chr.) Anno Domini (abk AD)

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m; -, -se

1. umg. (Körper) body

2. KUNST (Christusfigur) figure of Christ crucified

3. fachspr., bei Möbeln: basic shell ( oder frame)

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n; -, Korpora

1. EDV, LING. (Datensammlung) corpus (Pl. corpora oder corpusses)

2. MUS. resonance box

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m; -, kein Pl.; MUS. resonance box

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f; -, kein Pl.; DRUCK. 10 point type

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m -, -se (ART)

nt -, Ko\#rpora

1) (LING) corpus

2) (MUS) resonance box

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1. kein pl (tragende Basis) base

2. (hum fam: Körper) body

3. kein pl (der Gekreuzigte) crucifix

[ˈkɔrpʊs, pl ˈkɔrpora]

1. (Sammlung von Textmaterialien) corpus

2. kein pl (Klangkörper) body

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1) (Sprachw.) corpus

2) o. Pl. (Musik) body

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Korpus¹ m; -, -se

1. umg (Körper) body

2. KUNST (Christusfigur) figure of Christ crucified

3. fachspr, bei Möbeln: basic shell ( oder frame)

Korpus² n; -, Korpora

1. IT, LING (Datensammlung) corpus (pl corpora oder corpusses)

2. MUS resonance box

Korpus³ m; -, kein pl; MUS resonance box

Korpus⁴ f; -, kein pl; TYPO 10 point type

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1) (Sprachw.) corpus

2) o. Pl. (Musik) body

n; -es, -e crucifix

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crucifix

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nt -es, -e

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nt REL (Kreuz mit Korpus) crucifix

\Kruzifix! (veraltet fam) swounds! dated fam

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Kruzifix n; -es, -e crucifix

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raccourci [ʀakuʀsi]

( = chemin) short cut

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nom masculin

1) ( chemin) shortcut

2) ( image réductrice)

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- raccourci clavier

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raccourci nm

1 ( chemin) shortcut; prendre un raccourci to take a shortcut;

2 ( version abrégée) summary; ( image réductrice) c'est un peu un raccourci it's a bit simplistic; en raccourci in short;

3 ( en peinture) foreshortening; Christ en raccourci foreshortened figure of Christ.

raccourci clavier Ordinat hot key, keyboard shortcut.

taper sur qn à bras raccourcis○ lit to hit sb very hard; tomber sur qn à bras raccourcis○ fig to lay into sb○.

[rakursi] nom masculin

1. [trajet] shortcut

2. INFORMATIQUE

3. [énoncé]

4. ART foreshortening (substantif non comptable)

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en raccourci locution adverbiale

[en résumé] in brief, in a nutshell

[en miniature] on a small scale, in miniature

1)

2) (immagine, oggetto) figure of Christ

Chris·tus <Christi, dat -

( geh) Christo, akk -> geh Christum> [ʼkrɪstʊs] m

Christ;

( Christusfigur) figure of Christ;

nach \Christus, nach Christi Geburt AD;

vor \Christus, vor Christi Geburt BC;

Christi Himmelfahrt Ascension

- Chrystusik frasobliwy wystrugany z drewna a wooden figure of Christ in sorrow

1)

2) (immagine, oggetto) figure of Christ

1  figure of Christ ⇒ crucifix

corps [kɔʀ]

1. masculine noun

   a. (Anatomy) body ; ( = cadavre) corpse

• robe près du corps close-fitting dress

   b. (Science) body

• corps étranger foreign body

• corps gras fat

   c. [d'article, ouvrage] main body ; [de meuble] main part

   d. [de vin] body

   e. ( = groupe) body ; (Military) corps

• le corps politique the body politic

• le corps enseignant/médical the teaching/medical profession

• les grands corps de l'État the senior branches of the civil service

   f. (locutions) se jeter or se lancer à corps perdu dans une entreprise to throw o.s. wholeheartedly into a venture

• disparaître corps et biens to go down with all hands ; (figurative) to sink without trace

• donner corps à qch to give substance to sth

• il fait corps avec sa moto his motorbike is like an extension of his body

• prendre corps to take shape

• il faudra qu'ils me passent sur le corps ! over my dead body!

• faire qch à son corps défendant to do sth unwillingly

• ça tient au corps (inf) it's filling

2. compounds

► corps d'armée army corps

► corps de ballet corps de ballet

► corps à corps clinch

• se battre (au) corps à corps to fight hand-to-hand ► le Corps diplomatique the Diplomatic Corps

► corps électoral electorate

► corps expéditionnaire task force

► corps de métier trade association

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nom masculin invariable

1) Anatomie body

2) Sociologie ( groupe) body; ( profession) profession

3) Armée corps

4) (de doctrine, texte) body

5) Technologie ( partie principale) (d'instrument, de machine) body; ( de meuble) main part; ( de bâtiment) (main) body

6) ( consistance) body

7) ( objet) body

8) Chimie substance

9) ( de caractère d'imprimerie) type size

10) ( de vêtement) bodice; ( de cuirasse) breastplate

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- corps de ballet

- corps calleux

- corps de chauffe

- corps composé

- corps constitué

- corps du délit

- corps diplomatique

- corps et biens

- corps de garde

- corps gazeux

- corps jaune

- corps judiciaire

- corps simple

- corps strié

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1) (vivant) body

2) (par opposition aux membres) body

3) (= cadavre) body, dead body

4) (= objet, élément) body

5) (= groupe, unité) body

6) (= corporation)

7) MILITAIRE corps

8) (autres locutions)

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corps ⇒ Le corps humain nm inv

1 Anat body; corps humain human body; mouvement/forme du corps body movement/shape; qu'est-ce qu'elle a dans le corps? fig what has got GB ou gotten US into her?; (combat) corps à corps hand-to-hand combat; lutter (au) corps à corps to fight hand to hand; se donner corps et âme à to give oneself body and soul to; appartenir corps et âme à qn to belong to sb body and soul; passer sur le corps de qn fig to trample sb underfoot; ⇒ larme, sain, diable;

2 Sociol ( groupe) body; ( profession) profession; corps professionnel professional body; corps d'ingénieurs/de spécialistes body of engineers/of specialists; corps médical/enseignant medical/teaching profession; le corps électoral the electorate; faire corps avec (avec sa famille, un groupe, une profession) to stand solidly behind; ( avec la nature) to be at one with; ⇒ grand;

3 Mil corps; corps d'armée army corps; corps blindé armoured^GB corps; corps d'artillerie/d'infanterie/d'élite artillery/infantry/elite corps; corps expéditionnaire expeditionary force;

4 (de doctrine, texte) body;

5 Tech ( partie principale) (d'instrument, de machine) body; ( de meuble) main part; ( de bâtiment) (main) body;

6 ( consistance) body; avoir/donner du corps to have/give body; prendre corps to take shape;

7 ( objet) body;

8 Chimie substance; corps gras fatty substance;

9 Imprim ( de caractère) type size;

10 Mode ( de vêtement) bodice; ( de cuirasse) breastplate.

corps adipeux fat body; corps astral astral body; corps de ballet corps de ballet; corps de bataille field forces (pl); corps calleux corpus callosum; corps caverneux corpora cavernosa (pl); corps de chauffe heater; corps du Christ body of Christ; corps composé compound; corps constitué constituent body; corps consulaire consular service; corps du délit Jur corpus delicti; corps diplomatique diplomatic corps; corps et biens Naut with all hands; corps étranger foreign body; corps de ferme Archit farm building; corps de garde guardroom; corps gazeux gas; corps jaune Anat corpus luteum; corps judiciaire Jur judicature; corps de logis Archit main building; corps de métier corporate body; corps de moyeu Mécan hub shell; corps noir Phys black body; corps de pompe Mécan pump-barrel; corps de preuves body of evidence; corps des sapeurs-pompiers fire service; corps simple element; corps social society; corps spongieux corpus spongiosum; corps strié corpus striatum; corps de troupe troop units (pl); corps vitré vitreous body.

tenir au corps to be nourishing; faire commerce de son corps, vendre son corps to sell one's body.

[kɔr] nom masculin

1. PHYSIOLOGIE body

près du corps [vêtement] close-fitting, figure-hugging

2. [cadavre] body

3. [élément, substance] body

4. [groupe, communauté]

5. MILITAIRE

a. [soldats] guards

b. [local] guardroom

6. [partie principale - d'un texte] body ; [ - d'une machine] main part ; [ - d'un cylindre] barrel

[majorité] bulk, greater part

7. [ensemble - de lois, de textes] body, corpus ; [ - de preuves] body

8. [consistance - d'un tissu, d'un arôme] body

a. [sauce] to thicken

b. [projet] to take shape

9. ANATOMIE

10. RELIGION

le corps mystique du Christ the Body of Christ

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à corps perdu locution adverbiale

à mon corps défendant locution adverbiale,

à son corps défendant etc. locution adverbiale

corps et âme locution adverbiale

corps et biens locution adverbiale

il s'est perdu corps et biens (figuré) he's disappeared without trace

f figure

( illustrazione) illustration

( apparenza) appearance

far brutta figura make a bad impression

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figura s.f.

1 ( forma umana) figure; physique, build: vedemmo una figura di donna, we saw the figure of a woman; avere una figura atletica, to have an athletic build (o physique); ha una bella figura, he has a fine figure; non dimenticherò mai la sua figura imponente, I shall never forget his imposing figure

2 ( forma, sagoma) figure, shape, form, silhouette: un portacenere dalla figura inconsueta, an ashtray with an unusual shape

3 (mat.) figure: figura geometrica, piana, solida, geometrical, plane, solid figure

4 ( immagine dipinta, scolpita) figure: la figura centrale del quadro, the central figure of the painting // ritratto a mezza figura, half-length portrait

5 ( illustrazione) illustration, picture, drawing; ( tavola) plate: un libro pieno di figure, a book full of pictures

6 ( personaggio, personalità) figure; ( di romanzo, opera teatrale) character: è una figura di primo piano in quell'azienda, he is an important figure in the firm; la figura principale di questo romanzo è molto ben riuscita, the main character of this novel is very well portrayed; le grandi figure della storia, the great figures of history

7 (fam.) ( impressione) figure; show: hai fatto la figura dello sciocco, del cretino, you made a fool of yourself; fare una bella, cattiva figura, to cut a fine, poor figure (o to create a good, bad impression); Perché sei arrivato così in ritardo alla cena? Mi hai fatto fare una pessima figura!, Why were you so late for the dinner? You made me feel so ashamed (of you)!; quel vestito costa poco ma fa la sua figura, that dress is cheap but it looks very smart // mamma, che figura!, how embarrassing!

8 ( simbolo) symbol: l'agnello è figura di Gesù Cristo, the lamb is the symbol of Jesus Christ; il Catone dantesco è figura della libertà del cristiano, Dante's Cato represents Christian freedom

9 ( pattinaggio, danza) figure: figure libere, obbligate, free, prescribed figures

10 (mus.) note

11 (ret., log.) figure: figura retorica, figure of speech

12 ( nelle carte da gioco) court card, coat card; (amer.) face card

13 (inform.) icon.

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sostantivo femminile

1) (sagoma, forma) shape, pattern; (di persona) figure

2) (corporatura) figure

3) (illustrazione) picture, illustration; (diagramma) figure, diagram

4) (personaggio) figure

5) ling. mat. art. figure

6) coreogr. figure

7) gioc. (nelle carte) picture card, court card BE, face card AE

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figura

/fi'gura/

sostantivo f.

 1 (sagoma, forma) shape, pattern; (di persona) figure; una figura apparve nella nebbia a figure appeared through the mist

 2 (corporatura) figure; una figura slanciata a trim figure

 3 (illustrazione) picture, illustration; (diagramma) figure, diagram

 4 (personaggio) figure; figura di spicco leading o prominent figure

 5 ling. mat. art. figure; ritratto a figura intera full-length portrait, whole-length

 6 coreogr. figure

 7 gioc. (nelle carte) picture card, court card BE, face card AE

IDIOMS

far figura to make quite an impression; fare bella figura to look good, to make the right impression; fare una bella, brutta figura to cut a fine, sorry figure, to put up a good, poor show, to make a good, bad impression; che figura! how embarrassing! fare la figura dell'imbecille to make a fool of oneself; far fare una brutta figura a qcn. to show sb. up

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COMPOUNDS

figura geometrica geometric(al) figure; figura materna mother figure; figura paterna father figure; figura piana plane figure; figura retorica figure of speech, rhetorical device; figura solida solid figure.

f figure ( oder statue) of Christ

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Christusfigur f figure ( oder statue) of Christ

ἀρχή, ῆς, ἡ (Hom.+)

① the commencement of someth. as an action, process, or state of being, beginning, i.e. a point of time at the beginning of a duration.

ⓐ gener. (opp. τέλος; cp. Diod S 16, 1, 1 ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς μέχρι τοῦ τέλους; Ael. Aristid. 30, 24 K.=10 p. 123 D.: ἐξ ἀ. εἰς τέλος; Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 9, §36; Wsd 7:18) B 1:6; IEph 14:1; IMg 13:1; IRo 1:2, cp. vs. 1. W. gen. foll. (OGI 458, 10 life) ἡμέρας ὀγδόης B 15:8; ἡμερῶν (2 Km 14:26) Hb 7:3; τῶν σημείων first of the signs J 2:11 (ἀ. τοῦ ἡμετέρου δόγματος Orig., C. Cels. 2, 4, 20; cp. Isocr., Paneg. 10:38 Blass ἀλλʼ ἀρχὴν μὲν ταύτην ἐποιήσατο τ. εὐεργεσιῶν, τροφὴν τοῖς δεομένοις εὑρεῖν=but [Athens] made this the starting point of her benefactions: to provide basic needs for livelihood; Pr 8:22; Jos., Ant. 8, 229 ἀ. κακῶν); ὠδίνων Mt 24:8; Mk 13:8; κακῶν ISm 7:2. As the beginning, i.e. initial account, in a book (Ion of Chios [V B.C.] 392 Fgm. 24 Jac. [=Leurini no. 114] ἀρχὴ τοῦ λόγου; Polystrat. p. 28; Diod S 17, 1, 1 ἡ βύβλος τὴν ἀ. ἔσχε ἀπὸ …; Ael. Aristid. 23, 2 K.=42 p. 768 D.: ἐπʼ ἀρχῇ τοῦ συγγράμματος; Diog. L. 3, 37 ἡ ἀρχὴ τῆς Πολιτείας; cp. Sb 7696, 53; 58 [250 A.D.]) ἀ. τοῦ εὐαγγελίου Ἰ. Χ. Beginning of the gospel of J. C. Mk 1:1 (cp. Hos 1:2 ἀ. λόγου κυρίου πρὸς Ὡσηέ; s. RHarris, Exp. 8th ser., 1919, 113–19; 1920, 142–50; 334–50; FDaubanton, NThSt 2, 1919, 168–70; AvanVeldhuizen, ibid., 171–75; EEidem, Ingressen til Mkevangeliet: FBuhl Festschr. 1925, 35–49; NFreese, StKr 104, ’32, 429–38; AWikgren, JBL 61, ’42, 11–20 [ἀρχή=summary]; LKeck, NTS 12, ’65/66, 352–70). ἀ. τῆς ὑποστάσεως original commitment Hb 3:14. ἀρχὴν ἔχειν w. gen. of the inf. begin to be someth. IEph 3:1. ἀρχὴν λαμβάνειν begin (Polyb.; Aelian, VH 2, 28; 12, 53; Diog. L., Prooem. 3, 4; Sext. Emp., Phys. 1, 366; Philo, Mos. 1, 81) λαλεῖσθαι to be proclaimed at first Hb 2:3; cp. IEph 19:3.—W. prep. ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς from the beginning (Paus. 3, 18, 2; SIG 741, 20; UPZ 160, 15 [119 B.C.]; BGU 1141, 44; JosAs 23:4; Jos., Ant. 8, 350; 9, 30) J 6:64 v.l.; 15:27; 1J 2:7, 24; 3:11; 2J 5f; Ac 26:4; MPol 17:1; Hs 9, 11, 9; Dg 12:3. οἱ ἀπʼ ἀ. αὐτόπται those who fr. the beginning were eyewitnesses Lk 1:2. Also ἐξ ἀρχῆς (Diod. Sic. 18, 41, 7; Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 45 [189]; SIG 547, 9; 634, 4; UPZ 185 II 5; PGen 7, 8; BGU 1118, 21; Jos., Bell. 7, 358) J 6:64; 16:4; 1 Cl 19:2; Pol 7:2; Dg 2:1. πάλιν ἐξ ἀ. (Ael. Aristid. 21, 10 K.=22 p. 443 D.; SIG 972, 174) again fr. the beginning (=afresh, anew; a common expr., Renehan ’75, 42) B 16:8. ἐν ἀρχῇ (Diod S 19, 110, 5; Palaeph. p. 2, 3; OGI 56, 57; PPetr II, 37, 2b verso, 4; PTebt 762, 9; POxy 1151, 15; BGU 954, 26; ViHab 14 [p. 87, 4 Sch.]) at the beginning, at first Ac 11:15; AcPlCor 2:4. ἐν ἀ. τοῦ εὐαγγελίου when the gospel was first preached Phil 4:15; sim., word for word, w. ref. to beg. of 1 Cor: 1 Cl 47:2.—τὴν ἀ. J 8:25, as nearly all the Gk. fathers understood it, is emphatically used adverbially=ὅλως at all (Plut., Mor. 115b; Dio Chrys. 10 [11], 12; 14 [31], 5; 133; Lucian, Eunuch. 6 al.; Ps.-Lucian, Salt. 3; POxy 472, 17 [c. 130 A.D.]; Philo, Spec. Leg. 3, 121; Jos., Ant. 1, 100; 15, 235 al.; as a rule in neg. clauses, but the negation can inhere in the sense: 48th letter of Apollonius of Tyana [Philostrat. I 356, 17]; Philo, Abrah. 116, Decal. 89; Ps.-Clem., Hom. 6, 11; without art. ApcSed 10:3; cp. Hs 2:5 cj. by W., endorsed by Joly; s. Field, Notes, 93f) τὴν ἀ. ὅτι καὶ λαλῶ ὑμῖν (how is it) that I even speak to you at all? But s. B-D-F §300, 2. More prob. the mng. is somewhat as follows: What I said to you from the first (so NT in Basic English; sim. REB et al.; cp. τὴν ἀρχήν ‘at the beginning’ Thu 2, 74, 2; s. also RFunk, HTR 51, ’58, 95–100; B-D-F §300, 2, but appeal to P⁶⁶ is specious, s. EMiller, TZ 36, ’80, 261).

ⓑ beginning, origin in the abs. sense (ἀ. τῆς τῶν πάντων ὑποστάσεως Orig. C. Cels. 6, 65, 4) ἀ. πάντων χαλεπῶν Pol 4:1; ἀ. κακῶν ISm 7:2 (cp. 1 Ti 6:10, which has ῥίζα for ἀ., and s. e.g. Ps 110:10; Sir 10:13); ἀ. κόσμου B 15:8; ἀ. πάντων PtK 2, p. 13, 21. ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς fr. the very beginning (Is 43:13; Wsd 9:8; 12:11; Sir 24:9 al.; PsSol 8:31; GrBar 17:2) Mt 19:4, 8; J 8:44; 1J 1:1 (of the Hist. beg. of Christianity: HWendt, D. Johannesbriefe u. d. joh. Christent. 1925, 31f; HWindisch, Hdb. ad loc.; difft. HConzelmann, RBultmann Festschr., ’54, 194–201); 3:8; 2 Th 2:13; ὁ ἀπʼ ἀ. 1J 2:13f; Dg 11:4; οἱ ἀπʼ ἀ. those at the very beginning, the first people 12:3; τὰ ἀπʼ ἀ. γενόμενα 1 Cl 31:1; ἀπʼ ἀ. κτίσεως Mk 10:6; 13:19; 2 Pt 3:4 (on ἀ. κτίσεως cp. En 15:9); ἀπʼ ἀ. κόσμου Mt 24:21. Also ἐξ ἀ. (X., Mem. 1, 4, 5; Ael. Aristid. 43, 9 K.=1 p. 3 D. [of the existence of Zeus]; TestAbr A 15 p. 96, 11 [Stone p. 40]; B 4 p. 109, 7 [St. p. 66]; Ath., R. 16, p. 67, 18; Philo, Aet. M. 42, Spec. Leg. 1, 300; Did., Gen. 50, 1) Dg 8:11; ἐν ἀ. in the beginning (Simplicius in Epict. p. 104, 2; Did., Gen. 29, 25 al.) J 1:1f; ἐν ἀ. τῆς κτίσεως B 15:3. κατʼ ἀρχάς in the beg. Hb 1:10 (Ps 101:26; cp. Hdt. 3, 153 et al.; Diod S; Plut.; Philo, Leg. All. 3, 92, Det. Pot. Insid. 118; Ps 118:152; Just., D. 2, 3).

② one with whom a process begins, beginning fig., of pers. (Gen 49:3 Ῥουβὴν σὺ ἀρχὴ τέκνων μου; Dt 21:17): of Christ Col 1:18. W. τέλος of God or Christ Rv 1:8 v.l.; 21:6; 22:13 (Hymn to Selene 35 ἀ. καὶ τέλος εἶ: Orphica p. 294, likew. PGM 4, 2836; 13, 362; 687; Philo, Plant. 93; Jos., Ant. 8, 280; others in Rtzst., Poim. 270ff and cp. SIG 1125, 7–11 Αἰών, … ἀρχὴν μεσότητα τέλος οὐκ ἔχων, expressed from the perspective of historical beginning).

③ the first cause, the beginning (philos. t.t. ODittrich, D. Systeme d. Moral I 1923, 360a, 369a;—Ael. Aristid. 43, 9 K.=1 p. 3 D.: ἀρχὴ ἁπάντων Ζεύς τε καὶ ἐκ Διὸς πάντα; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 190 God as ἀρχὴ κ. μέσα κ. τέλος τῶν πάντων [contrast SIG 1125, 10f]) of Christ ἡ ἀ. τῆς κτίσεως Rv 3:14; but the mng. beginning=‘first created’ is linguistically probable (s. above 1b and Job 40:19; also CBurney, Christ as the Ἀρχή of Creation: JTS 27, 1926, 160–77). [ὁ γὰ]ρ π̣̄ρ̣̄ (=πατὴρ) [ἀρ]|χή ἐ[ς]τ̣[ιν τῶν μ]ελλόν|των for the Father is the source of all who are to come into being in contrast to the προπάτωρ, who is without a beginning Ox 1081, 38f (SJCh 91, 1 ἀρχή; on the context, s. WTill, TU 60/5, ’55 p. 57).

④ a point at which two surfaces or lines meet, corner (from the perspective of an observer the object appears to begin at that point), pl. corners of a sheet Ac 10:11; 11:5 (cp. Hdt. 4, 60; Diod S 1, 35, 10).

⑤ a basis for further understanding, beginning τὰ στοιχεῖα τῆς ἀ. elementary principles Hb 5:12 (perh. w. an element of gentle satire: ‘the discrete items or ABC’s that compose the very beginning [of divine instructions]’; cp. MKiley, SBLSP 25, ’86, 236–45, esp. 239f). ὁ τῆς ἀ. τοῦ Χ. λόγος elementary Christian teaching 6:1.

⑥ an authority figure who initiates activity or process, ruler, authority (Aeschyl., Thu. et al.; ins; pap, e.g. PHal 1, 226 μαρτυρείτω ἐπὶ τῇ ἀρχῇ καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ δικαστηρίῳ; Gen 40:13, 21; 41:13; 2 Macc 4:10, 50 al., s. Magie 26; so as a loanw. in rabb. ἀ. = νόμιμος ἐπιστασία Did., Gen. 60, 9) w. ἐξουσία Lk 20:20; pl. (Oenomaus in Eus., PE 6, 7, 26 ἀρχαὶ κ. ἐξουσίαι; 4 Macc 8:7; Jos., Ant. 4, 220) Lk 12:11; Tit 3:1; MPol 10:2 (αἱ ἀρχαί can also be the officials as persons, as those who took part in the funeral procession of Sulla: Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 106 §497.—The same mng. 2, 106 §442; 2, 118 §498 al. Likewise Diod S 34+35 Fgm. 2, 31).—Also of angelic or transcendent powers, since they were thought of as having a political organization (Damascius, Princ. 96 R.) Ro 8:38; 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 1:21; 3:10; 6:12; Col 1:16; 2:10, 15; AcPl Ha 1, 7. Cp. TestJob 49, 2; Just., D. 120, 6 end.

⑦ the sphere of one’s official activity, rule, office (Diod S 3, 53, 1; Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 13 §57; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 177, Ant. 19, 273), or better domain, sphere of influence (Diod S 17, 24, 2; Appian, Syr. 23 §111; Arrian, Anab. 6, 29, 1; Polyaen. 8:55; Procop. Soph., Ep. 139) of angels Jd 6. Papias (4 v.l. for ἄρχω).—S. the lit. on ἄγγελος and HSchlier, Mächte u. Gewalten im NT: ThBl 9, 1930, 289–97.—144–50 (‘Archai’). EDNT. DELG s.v. ἄρχω D. M-M. TW. Sv.

chemin [∫(ə)mɛ̃]

1. masculine noun

   a. path ; ( = route) lane ; ( = piste) track

   b. ( = parcours, trajet, direction) way (de, pour to)

• demander son chemin to ask one's way

• le chemin le plus court entre deux points the shortest distance between two points

• ils ont fait tout le chemin à pied/en bicyclette they walked/cycled the whole way

• poursuivre son chemin to continue on one's way

• en chemin on the way

• le chemin des écoliers the long way round

• nos chemins se sont croisés our paths crossed (PROV) tous les chemins mènent à Rome(PROV) all roads lead to Rome

   c. (locutions) faire son chemin dans la vie to make one's way in life

• il a fait du chemin ! he has come a long way

• cette idée a fait son chemin this idea has gained ground

• il est toujours sur mon chemin he turns up wherever I go ; (comme obstacle) he always stands in my way

• montrer le chemin to lead the way

• être sur le bon chemin to be on the right track

• ne t'arrête pas en si bon chemin ! don't stop now when you're doing so well

• cela n'en prend pas le chemin it doesn't look very likely

2. compounds

► chemin d'accès (Computing) access path

► le chemin de croix, le chemin de croix du Christ the Way of the Cross ; (dans une église) the Stations of the Cross

► chemin de fer railway (Brit), railroad (US) ; ( = moyen de transport) rail

• employé des chemins de fer railway (Brit) or railroad (US) worker ► Chemins de fer fédéraux Swiss Railways

► chemin de halage towpath

► chemin de ronde rampart walk

► chemin de terre dirt track

► chemin de traverse path across the fields

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nom masculin

1) ( route) country road; ( étroit) lane; ( de terre) ( pour véhicule) track; ( pour piétons) path

2) ( passage) way

3) (direction, itinéraire, trajet) way

4) ( tapis) (carpet) runner

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- le chemin des écoliers

- chemin de fer

- chemin de halage

- chemin de table

- chemin de terre

- chemin de traverse

- chemin vicinal

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1) (où l'on marche) path

2) (= itinéraire, trajet) way

3) fig

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chemin nm

1 ( route) country road; ( étroit) lane; ( de terre) ( pour véhicule) track; ( pour piétons) path; être toujours sur les chemins to be always on the road; le chemin du village the road (that leads) to the village; ⇒ quatre, Rome;

2 ( passage) way; se frayer un chemin à travers les broussailles to clear a way through the undergrowth; les obstacles qui sont or se trouvent sur mon chemin lit, fig the obstacles which stand in my way;

3 (direction, itinéraire, trajet) way; indiquer le/demander son or le chemin à qn to tell/to ask sb the way; se tromper de chemin to go the wrong way; sur le chemin du retour/ de l'école on the way back/to school; reprendre le chemin du bureau to go back to the office ou to work; Aix? c'est (sur) mon chemin Aix? it's on my way; c'est le plus court chemin entre Pau et Oloron it's the quickest way from Pau to Oloron; le plus court chemin vers la paix the shortest path to peace; on a fait un bout de chemin ensemble ( à pied) we walked along together for a while; ( dans la vie) we were together for a while; continuer or passer or aller son chemin to continue on one's way; passez votre chemin! liter go on your way!; chemin faisant, en chemin on ou along the way; faire tout le chemin à pied/en boitant to walk/to limp all the way; il a su trouver le chemin de mon cœur fig he's found the way to my heart; avoir du chemin à faire to have a long way to go; on a fait du chemin we've come a long way; cette femme fera/a fait du chemin this woman will go/has come a long way; l'idée fait/a fait son chemin the idea is gaining/has gained ground; faire la moitié du chemin ( être conciliant) to meet sb halfway; montrer le chemin ( donner l'exemple) to lead the way, to set an example; être sur le bon chemin gén to be heading in the right direction; [malade] to be on the road to recovery; prendre le chemin de la faillite/l'échec to be heading for bankruptcy/failure; il a l'air d'en prendre le chemin he seems to be heading that way; s'arrêter en chemin lit to stop off on the way; fig to stop; tu ne vas pas t'arrêter en si bon chemin! don't stop when things are going so well!; le chemin de la gloire the path of glory; le chemin de la célébrité/perdition the road to fame/ruin; le destin l'a mis sur mon chemin fate threw him in my path; ⇒ bonhomme, droit;

4 ( tapis) (carpet) runner.

chemin acoustique sûr Mil reliable acoustic path; chemin de câbles cable tray; chemin charretier cart track; chemin creux sunken lane; chemin critique critical path; le chemin de Damas Relig the road to Damascus; trouver son chemin de Damas to see the light; le chemin des écoliers the long way round GB ou around US; prendre le chemin des écoliers to take the long way round GB ou around US; chemin de fer Rail ( infrastructure) railway, railroad US; ( mode de transport) rail; Jeux chemin de fer; par chemin de fer by rail; chemin de halage towpath; le chemin de (la) croix Relig the stations (pl) of the Cross; chemin de ronde path round^GB the battlements; chemin de roulement Aviat taxiway; Tech roller conveyor; chemin de table (table) runner; chemin de terre ( pour véhicule) dirt track; ( pour piétons) path; chemin de traverse path across ou through the fields; chemin vicinal country lane.

[ʃ(ə)mɛ̃] nom masculin

1. [allée] path, lane

a. (sens propre) path across the fields

b. (figuré) short cut

2. [parcours, trajet] way

3. (figuré) [destinée, progression] way

a. [personne] to make one's way in life

b. [idée] to catch on

trouver quelqu'un sur son chemin [ennemi] to find somebody standing in one's way

4. RELIGION

5. [napperon]

6. INFORMATIQUE

chemin faisant locution adverbiale

en chemin locution adverbiale

nous en avons parlé en chemin we talked about it on the way ou on our way