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fixed in a bite

  • 1 ἐμπρίω

    ἐμ-πρίω [pron. full] [ῑ], [dialect] Ep. [pref] ἐνιπ-,
    II gnash together, ὀδόντας ἐμπεπρικώς having the teeth fixed in a bite, Id.17.92, v. l. in Luc.Somn.14;

    ἐ. γένυν Χαλινοῖς Opp.H.5.186

    , cf. C.2.261.
    III intr., bite, be pungent, σίνηπυν, ὀνόγυρον, etc., Nic.Al. 533 (dub. l.), Th.71, al.
    2 ἐμπρίων σφυγμός saw-like, hard pulse, Gal.8.474, Alex.Trall.6.1.

    Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐμπρίω

  • 2 poco

    adj.
    not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.
    adv.
    little, not very, not much.
    m.
    little.
    * * *
    1 little (plural) few, not many
    1 little (en plural) not many
    1 little, not much
    ■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little
    1 a little, a bit
    ■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?
    \
    a poco de shortly after
    dentro de poco soon, presently
    hace poco not long ago
    pocas veces rarely, not often, seldom
    poco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bit
    poco antes shortly before
    poco después shortly afterwards
    poco después de shortly after
    poco más o menos more or less
    poco menos que almost, nearly
    por poco nearly
    por si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything
    ————————
    1 little (en plural) not many
    1 little, not much
    ■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little
    * * *
    1. adv.
    little, few
    - por poco 2. (f. - poca)
    pron.
    little, few
    3. (f. - poca)
    adj.
    little, few, not much
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [en singular] little, not much

    tenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time

    hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese

    con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect

    el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain

    • poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thing

    comemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

    es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much

    es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her

    • y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all

    2) [en plural] few, not many

    pocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...

    tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends

    2. PRON
    1) [en singular]
    a) (=poca cosa)
    b)

    • un poco — a bit, a little

    -¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"

    he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk

    estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad

    • un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father

    • un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money

    ¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!

    c) [referido a tiempo] not long

    tardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it

    • a poco de — shortly after

    • cada poco — every so often

    • dentro de poco — shortly, soon

    • poco después — shortly after

    • hace poco — not long ago

    fuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently

    la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while

    2) [en plural] few

    pocos son los que... — there are few who...

    como hay pocos —

    3. ADV
    1) [con verbos] not much, little

    cuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little

    vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid

    lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little

    2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]

    poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent

    3) [otras locuciones]

    ¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!

    *

    ¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!

    ¡a poco no! — not much! *

    ¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?

    ¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?

    • de a poco — LAm gradually

    • tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss

    • por poco — almost, nearly

    por poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned

    • a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possible

    a poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it

    * * *
    I

    ... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)

    II
    - ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

    qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

    fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

    III
    - ca pronombre
    1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

    por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

    compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

    a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

    poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

    b)

    un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

    c)

    un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

    a poco — (Méx)

    ¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

    de a poco — (AmL) gradually

    en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

    * * *
    = little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.
    Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
    Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
    Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.
    Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.
    Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.
    Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.
    ----
    * abultar poco = be skimpy.
    * acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).
    * actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.
    * agua poco profunda = shallow water.
    * aguas poco profundas = shallows.
    * alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.
    * a poca distancia = not far behind.
    * a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.
    * a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).
    * cada pocos años = every few years.
    * comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.
    * comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.
    * con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].
    * con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.
    * con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.
    * con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.
    * con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.
    * con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).
    * con poca claridad = indistinctly.
    * con poca exactitud = loosely.
    * con poca experiencia = inexperienced.
    * con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.
    * con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.
    * con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.
    * con poca población = thinly populated.
    * con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.
    * con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].
    * con poco dinero = on the cheap.
    * con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.
    * con pocos recursos = under-resourced.
    * con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.
    * consumir poco a poco = eat away at.
    * con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.
    * con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.
    * correr poco a poco = eat away at.
    * cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].
    * de forma poco ética = unethically.
    * de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.
    * de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.
    Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
    ----
    * de manera poco ética = unethically.
    * de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.
    * demasiado poco común = all too rare.
    * de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.
    * dentro de poco = before long.
    * de población poco densa = sparsely populated.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de poca monta = hack, small-time.
    * de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].
    * de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].
    * de poco peso = pat, feeble.
    * de poco provecho = fruitless.
    * de poco uso = low-use.
    * de poco valor = a dime a dozen.
    * desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.
    * de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.
    * de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.
    * de un modo poco económico = wastefully.
    * de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.
    * donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.
    * durar poco = be short term.
    * echar poco a poco = dribble.
    * el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).
    * en muy poco tiempo = before long.
    * en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.
    * en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.
    * en unos pocos años = within a few years.
    * estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.
    * estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].
    * estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.
    * excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.
    * faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).
    * faltar un poco = be some way off.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.
    * hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.
    * hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.
    * hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....
    * hacer poco = do + little.
    * hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.
    * hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.
    * hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.
    * hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.
    * hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.
    * horas de poca actividad = slack hours.
    * horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.
    * introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.
    * ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.
    * llegar poco a poco = dribble in.
    * lo poco común = rarity, rareness.
    * mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.
    * mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.
    * muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
    * muy poco = minimally.
    * ofrecer poco = low-ball.
    * operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.
    * pagando un poco más = at additional cost.
    * parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.
    * pasar poco a poco = slide into.
    * período de poca actividad = slack time.
    * perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.
    * poca cantidad = trickle.
    * poca cosa = small fry, the.
    * poca iluminación = poor lighting.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poca notoriedad = low profile.
    * poca probabilidad = slim chance.
    * poca severidad = lenience, leniency.
    * pocas expectativas = low expectation.
    * poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.
    * poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].
    * poco accesible = unapproachable.
    * poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.
    * poco acogedor = inhospitable.
    * poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.
    * poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.
    * poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.
    * poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].
    * poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].
    * poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.
    * poco americano = un-American.
    * poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.
    * poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.
    * poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.
    * poco apreciado = unappreciated.
    * poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.
    * poco apto = inapt.
    * poco arriesgado = low-risk.
    * poco asequible = unapproachable.
    * poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.
    * poco atrevido = unadventurous.
    * poco audaz = unadventurous.
    * poco aventurero = unadventurous.
    * poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.
    * poco cálido = lukewarm.
    * poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.
    * poco cívico = uncivic.
    * poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].
    * poco colaborador = unresponsive.
    * poco comercial = uncommercial.
    * poco competitivo = uncompetitive.
    * poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.
    * poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.
    * poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.
    * poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.
    * poco confortable = uncomfortable.
    * poco conocido = obscure, little known.
    * poco convencido = unconvinced.
    * poco convencional = unconventional.
    * poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.
    * poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.
    * poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.
    * poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.
    * poco culto = unenlightened.
    * poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].
    * poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].
    * poco denso = rarefied.
    * poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.
    * poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.
    * poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.
    * poco después de que = shortly after.
    * poco diestro = poor-ability.
    * poco diplomático = indiscreet.
    * poco dispuesto = disinclined.
    * poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.
    * poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.
    * poco económico = uneconomical.
    * poco efectivo = ineffectual.
    * poco eficaz = non-efficient.
    * poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].
    * poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.
    * poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.
    * poco envidiable = unenviable.
    * poco estable = unsettled.
    * poco estético = unaesthetic.
    * poco estimulador = unchallenging.
    * poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.
    * poco estricto = lax.
    * poco ético = unethical.
    * poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.
    * poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.
    * poco favorable = unpromising.
    * poco favorecedor = unflattering.
    * poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].
    * poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].
    * poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.
    * poco frecuente = infrequent.
    * poco fructífero = unfruitful.
    * poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.
    * poco grato = unwelcome.
    * poco hábil = poor-ability.
    * poco habitual = unaccustomed.
    * poco halagador = unflattering.
    * poco halagüeño = unflattering.
    * poco hospitalario = inhospitable.
    * poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.
    * poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.
    * poco imaginativo = unimaginative.
    * poco importante = menial, small-time.
    * poco impresionado = unimpressed.
    * poco informativo = uninformative.
    * poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * poco inteligente = unintelligent.
    * poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].
    * poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.
    * poco juicioso = injudicious.
    * poco justificado = ill-justified.
    * poco listo = underprepared.
    * poco maduro = underripe.
    * poco más = little else.
    * poco materialista = unworldly.
    * poco memorable = forgettable.
    * poco mundano = unwordly.
    * poco natural = unnatural, stilted.
    * poco nítido = untidy.
    * poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.
    * poco novedoso = trite.
    * poco original = unoriginal.
    * poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.
    * poco poblado = thinly populated.
    * poco práctico = impractical, awkward.
    * poco preparado = underprepared.
    * poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].
    * poco productivo = unproductive.
    * poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.
    * poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].
    * poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.
    * poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.
    * poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.
    * poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.
    * poco pulido = unpolished.
    * poco razonable = unreasonable.
    * poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.
    * poco recomendable = inadvisable.
    * poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.
    * poco rentable = uneconomical.
    * poco representativo = unrepresentative.
    * poco romántico = unromantic.
    * poco sabido = little known.
    * poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.
    * poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.
    * poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].
    * poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.
    * poco sentimental = unsentimental.
    * poco serio = flippant.
    * poco sincero = insincere.
    * poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].
    * poco social = unsocial.
    * poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.
    * poco sólido = insubstantial.
    * poco tiempo = short while, short time.
    * poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.
    * poco tradicional = untraditional.
    * poco unido = loosely knit.
    * poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].
    * poco usado = little-used.
    * poco usual = unusual.
    * poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.
    * poquito a poco = little by little.
    * por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.
    * por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.
    * por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.
    * por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.
    * por poco dinero = cheaply.
    * por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.
    * por si era poco = for good measure.
    * por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.
    * pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.
    * quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).
    * quedar un poco = be some way off.
    * quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.
    * que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.
    * qué poco común = how odd.
    * quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
    * reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.
    * resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.
    * roer poco a poco = eat away at.
    * saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * sacar poco a poco = tease out.
    * salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.
    * sangre poco espesa = thin blood.
    * ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.
    * ser muy poco probable = be remote.
    * ser poco = be under-provided.
    * ser poco agradecido = be thankless.
    * ser poco eficaz = do + little.
    * ser poco reconocido = be thankless.
    * ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.
    * ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * servir de poco = be of little use.
    * servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.
    * solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.
    * tener poca información = be information poor.
    * tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.
    * tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.
    * tener poco que ver = have + little to do.
    * tener poco valor = be of little value.
    * trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.
    * un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.
    * unos pocos elegidos = a select few.
    * un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].
    * un poco áspero = roughish.
    * un poco como = kind of like.
    * un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.
    * un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.
    * un poco obscuro = dusky.
    * un poco perdido = a bit at sea.
    * un poco rugoso = roughish.
    * usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].
    * usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.
    * utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].
    * vivienda poco digna = poor housing.
    * y poco más = and little more.
    * * *
    I

    ... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)

    II
    - ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

    qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

    fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

    III
    - ca pronombre
    1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

    por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

    compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

    a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

    poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

    b)

    un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

    c)

    un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

    a poco — (Méx)

    ¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

    de a poco — (AmL) gradually

    en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

    * * *
    = little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

    Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

    Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
    Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.
    Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.
    Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.
    Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.
    * abultar poco = be skimpy.
    * acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).
    * actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.
    * agua poco profunda = shallow water.
    * aguas poco profundas = shallows.
    * alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.
    * a poca distancia = not far behind.
    * a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.
    * a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).
    * cada pocos años = every few years.
    * comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.
    * comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.
    * con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].
    * con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.
    * con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.
    * con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.
    * con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.
    * con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).
    * con poca claridad = indistinctly.
    * con poca exactitud = loosely.
    * con poca experiencia = inexperienced.
    * con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.
    * con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.
    * con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.
    * con poca población = thinly populated.
    * con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.
    * con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].
    * con poco dinero = on the cheap.
    * con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.
    * con pocos recursos = under-resourced.
    * con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.
    * consumir poco a poco = eat away at.
    * con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.
    * con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.
    * correr poco a poco = eat away at.
    * cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].
    * de forma poco ética = unethically.
    * de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.
    * de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.
    Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
    * de manera poco ética = unethically.
    * de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.
    * demasiado poco común = all too rare.
    * de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.
    * dentro de poco = before long.
    * de población poco densa = sparsely populated.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de poca monta = hack, small-time.
    * de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].
    * de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].
    * de poco peso = pat, feeble.
    * de poco provecho = fruitless.
    * de poco uso = low-use.
    * de poco valor = a dime a dozen.
    * desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.
    * de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.
    * de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.
    * de un modo poco económico = wastefully.
    * de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.
    * donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.
    * durar poco = be short term.
    * echar poco a poco = dribble.
    * el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).
    * en muy poco tiempo = before long.
    * en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.
    * en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.
    * en unos pocos años = within a few years.
    * estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.
    * estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].
    * estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.
    * excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.
    * faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).
    * faltar un poco = be some way off.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.
    * hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.
    * hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.
    * hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....
    * hacer poco = do + little.
    * hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.
    * hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.
    * hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.
    * hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.
    * hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.
    * horas de poca actividad = slack hours.
    * horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.
    * introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.
    * ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.
    * llegar poco a poco = dribble in.
    * lo poco común = rarity, rareness.
    * mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.
    * mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.
    * muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
    * muy poco = minimally.
    * ofrecer poco = low-ball.
    * operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.
    * pagando un poco más = at additional cost.
    * parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.
    * pasar poco a poco = slide into.
    * período de poca actividad = slack time.
    * perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.
    * poca cantidad = trickle.
    * poca cosa = small fry, the.
    * poca iluminación = poor lighting.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poca notoriedad = low profile.
    * poca probabilidad = slim chance.
    * poca severidad = lenience, leniency.
    * pocas expectativas = low expectation.
    * poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.
    * poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].
    * poco accesible = unapproachable.
    * poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.
    * poco acogedor = inhospitable.
    * poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.
    * poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.
    * poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.
    * poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].
    * poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].
    * poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.
    * poco americano = un-American.
    * poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.
    * poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.
    * poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.
    * poco apreciado = unappreciated.
    * poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.
    * poco apto = inapt.
    * poco arriesgado = low-risk.
    * poco asequible = unapproachable.
    * poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.
    * poco atrevido = unadventurous.
    * poco audaz = unadventurous.
    * poco aventurero = unadventurous.
    * poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.
    * poco cálido = lukewarm.
    * poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.
    * poco cívico = uncivic.
    * poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].
    * poco colaborador = unresponsive.
    * poco comercial = uncommercial.
    * poco competitivo = uncompetitive.
    * poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.
    * poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.
    * poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.
    * poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.
    * poco confortable = uncomfortable.
    * poco conocido = obscure, little known.
    * poco convencido = unconvinced.
    * poco convencional = unconventional.
    * poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.
    * poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.
    * poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.
    * poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.
    * poco culto = unenlightened.
    * poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].
    * poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].
    * poco denso = rarefied.
    * poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.
    * poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.
    * poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.
    * poco después de que = shortly after.
    * poco diestro = poor-ability.
    * poco diplomático = indiscreet.
    * poco dispuesto = disinclined.
    * poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.
    * poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.
    * poco económico = uneconomical.
    * poco efectivo = ineffectual.
    * poco eficaz = non-efficient.
    * poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].
    * poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.
    * poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.
    * poco envidiable = unenviable.
    * poco estable = unsettled.
    * poco estético = unaesthetic.
    * poco estimulador = unchallenging.
    * poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.
    * poco estricto = lax.
    * poco ético = unethical.
    * poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.
    * poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.
    * poco favorable = unpromising.
    * poco favorecedor = unflattering.
    * poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].
    * poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].
    * poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.
    * poco frecuente = infrequent.
    * poco fructífero = unfruitful.
    * poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.
    * poco grato = unwelcome.
    * poco hábil = poor-ability.
    * poco habitual = unaccustomed.
    * poco halagador = unflattering.
    * poco halagüeño = unflattering.
    * poco hospitalario = inhospitable.
    * poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.
    * poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.
    * poco imaginativo = unimaginative.
    * poco importante = menial, small-time.
    * poco impresionado = unimpressed.
    * poco informativo = uninformative.
    * poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * poco inteligente = unintelligent.
    * poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].
    * poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.
    * poco juicioso = injudicious.
    * poco justificado = ill-justified.
    * poco listo = underprepared.
    * poco maduro = underripe.
    * poco más = little else.
    * poco materialista = unworldly.
    * poco memorable = forgettable.
    * poco mundano = unwordly.
    * poco natural = unnatural, stilted.
    * poco nítido = untidy.
    * poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.
    * poco novedoso = trite.
    * poco original = unoriginal.
    * poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.
    * poco poblado = thinly populated.
    * poco práctico = impractical, awkward.
    * poco preparado = underprepared.
    * poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].
    * poco productivo = unproductive.
    * poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.
    * poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].
    * poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.
    * poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.
    * poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.
    * poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.
    * poco pulido = unpolished.
    * poco razonable = unreasonable.
    * poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.
    * poco recomendable = inadvisable.
    * poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.
    * poco rentable = uneconomical.
    * poco representativo = unrepresentative.
    * poco romántico = unromantic.
    * poco sabido = little known.
    * poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.
    * poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.
    * poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].
    * poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.
    * poco sentimental = unsentimental.
    * poco serio = flippant.
    * poco sincero = insincere.
    * poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].
    * poco social = unsocial.
    * poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.
    * poco sólido = insubstantial.
    * poco tiempo = short while, short time.
    * poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.
    * poco tradicional = untraditional.
    * poco unido = loosely knit.
    * poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].
    * poco usado = little-used.
    * poco usual = unusual.
    * poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.
    * poquito a poco = little by little.
    * por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.
    * por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.
    * por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.
    * por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.
    * por poco dinero = cheaply.
    * por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.
    * por si era poco = for good measure.
    * por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.
    * pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.
    * quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).
    * quedar un poco = be some way off.
    * quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.
    * que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.
    * qué poco común = how odd.
    * quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
    * reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.
    * resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.
    * roer poco a poco = eat away at.
    * saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * sacar poco a poco = tease out.
    * salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.
    * sangre poco espesa = thin blood.
    * ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.
    * ser muy poco probable = be remote.
    * ser poco = be under-provided.
    * ser poco agradecido = be thankless.
    * ser poco eficaz = do + little.
    * ser poco reconocido = be thankless.
    * ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.
    * ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * servir de poco = be of little use.
    * servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.
    * solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.
    * tener poca información = be information poor.
    * tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.
    * tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.
    * tener poco que ver = have + little to do.
    * tener poco valor = be of little value.
    * trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.
    * un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.
    * unos pocos elegidos = a select few.
    * un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].
    * un poco áspero = roughish.
    * un poco como = kind of like.
    * un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.
    * un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.
    * un poco obscuro = dusky.
    * un poco perdido = a bit at sea.
    * un poco rugoso = roughish.
    * usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].
    * usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.
    * utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].
    * vivienda poco digna = poor housing.
    * y poco más = and little more.

    * * *
    es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all grateful
    es un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known author
    me resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninteresting
    habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot
    duerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very much
    viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around
    poco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all
    … con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like rice
    para locs ver poco3 pron D. (↑ poco (3))
    poco2 -ca
    muy poco vino very little wine
    muy pocos niños very few children
    hemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck
    ¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?
    tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothes
    a poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunity
    hay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the trade
    éramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of us
    fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell you
    a esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfied
    me he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knew
    le dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesos
    poco3 -ca
    A
    (poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat much
    sírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfast
    por poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming in
    se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied
    poco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to me
    lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on wine
    compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few left
    es un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like him
    pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
    B
    poco (refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago
    hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little while
    tardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchen
    falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far off
    a poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stopped
    dentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortly
    poco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she left
    C
    ¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?
    descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little rest
    espera un poquito wait a little while
    todavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little
    2
    un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/wine
    tiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)
    come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham
    3
    un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japan
    un poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him
    4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:
    un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late
    me queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)
    habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a little
    D ( en locs):
    a poco ( Méx): ¿a poco no lees los periódicos? don't you read the newspapers?
    ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!
    ¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!
    nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!
    de a poco ( AmL); gradually
    agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a time
    de a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all up
    en poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat us
    en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come
    tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives
    me tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thing
    poco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito gradually
    poco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by little
    poco más o menos approximately, roughly
    habrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two million
    es poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossible
    le pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed her
    poco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them out
    por poco nearly
    por poco nos descubren we were nearly found out
    * * *

     

    poco 1 adverbio:
    ◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;

    es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
    un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
    viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
    para locs ver poco 2 4
    poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;

    ( en plural) few;

    muy pocos niños very few children;
    había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
    ■ pronombre
    1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):

    por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
    se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
    todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
    pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
    pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
    2
    ◊ poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago;

    hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
    tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
    falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
    a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
    dentro de poco soon;
    poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
    3
    ◊ un poco


    ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;
    ◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;

    espera un poco wait a while
    b)


    c) un poco + adj/adv:

    ◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

    4 ( en locs)
    ◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;

    ¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
    de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
    poco a poco gradually;
    poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
    por poco nearly
    poco,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
    2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
    II pron (singular) little, not much
    (plural) (objetos) few, not many
    (personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
    III adverbio
    1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
    2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
    3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
    IV sustantivo masculino
    1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
    tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
    2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
    ♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
    dentro de poco, soon
    poco a poco, little by little, gradually
    poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
    por poco, almost
    ' poco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abreviar
    - aclimatarse
    - adelgazar
    - aguantar
    - ahora
    - alcornoque
    - alentador
    - alentadora
    - algo
    - antes
    - apercibirse
    - bagatela
    - baja
    - bajo
    - brusca
    - brusco
    - bruta
    - bruto
    - buscar
    - calentar
    - cargada
    - cargado
    - cascada
    - cascado
    - cerebral
    - chapucera
    - chapucero
    - chispa
    - clara
    - claro
    - común
    - cruda
    - crudo
    - cualquiera
    - de
    - dentro
    - descuidada
    - descuidado
    - descuidarse
    - desigual
    - desmoronada
    - desmoronado
    - despatarrarse
    - despistada
    - despistado
    - despreciable
    - después
    - desvaído
    - disipar
    - dudosa
    English:
    accomplice
    - add to
    - adjust
    - aerial
    - after
    - afterwards
    - along
    - aloof
    - amateurish
    - balding
    - bark
    - belly
    - bit
    - black
    - blind
    - blow up
    - boot
    - by
    - can
    - careless
    - chat
    - comedown
    - confusing
    - cowboy
    - degree
    - derivative
    - desultory
    - disagreement
    - disingenuous
    - diving
    - do
    - dodgy
    - doubtful
    - dowdy
    - earthy
    - easy-going
    - edge
    - effect
    - element
    - evasion
    - exist
    - expect
    - fall apart
    - far-fetched
    - fine
    - flippant
    - forge
    - furnish
    - fuzzy
    - gradually
    * * *
    poco, -a
    ♦ adj
    (singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;
    de poca importancia of little importance;
    poca agua not much water;
    pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;
    hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;
    tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;
    hace poco tiempo not long ago;
    dame unos pocos días give me a few days;
    esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;
    tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;
    poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;
    con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata
    ♦ pron
    1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;
    * * *
    I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;
    un poco de a little;
    unos pocos a few
    II adv little;
    trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;
    ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;
    estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;
    poco conocido little known;
    poco a poco little by little;
    dentro de poco soon, shortly;
    hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;
    desde hace poco (for) a short while;
    por poco nearly, almost;
    ¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;
    de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;
    por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enough
    III m
    :
    un poco a little, a bit
    * * *
    poco adv
    1) : little, not much
    poco probable: not very likely
    come poco: he doesn't eat much
    2) : a short time, a while
    tardaremos poco: we won't be very long
    3)
    poco antes : shortly before
    4)
    poco después : shortly after
    poco, -ca adj
    1) : little, not much, (a) few
    tengo poco dinero: I don't have much money
    en no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasions
    poca gente: few people
    2)
    pocas veces : rarely
    poco, -ca pron
    1) : little, few
    le falta poco para terminar: he's almost finished
    uno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few
    2)
    un poco : a little, a bit
    un poco de vino: a little wine
    un poco extraño: a bit strange
    3)
    ¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?
    4)
    de a poco : little by little
    5)
    hace poco : not long ago
    6)
    poco a poco : little by little
    7)
    dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while
    8)
    por poco : nearly, almost
    * * *
    poco1 adj
    1. (singular) not much
    2. (plural) few / not many
    tiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friends
    poco2 adv
    1. (con verbos) not much
    2. (no mucho tiempo) not long
    3. (con adjetivos) not very
    poco3 n a little / a bit
    tengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a little
    poco4 pron
    1. (singular) not much
    compra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left
    2. (plural) few / not many
    ¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many

    Spanish-English dictionary > poco

  • 3 Á

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    a negative suffix to verbs, not;
    era útmakligt, at it is not unmeet that.
    * * *
    1.
    á, prep., often used elliptically, or even adverbially, [Goth. ana; Engl. on; Germ. an. In the Scandinavian idioms the liquid n is absorbed. In English the same has been supposed to happen in adverbial phrases, e. g. ‘along, away, abroad, afoot, again, agate, ahead, aloft, alone, askew, aside, astray, awry,’ etc. It is indeed true that the Ormulum in its northern dialect freq. uses o, even in common phrases, such as ‘o boke, o land, o life, o slæpe, o strande, o write, o naht, o loft,’ etc., v. the glossary; and we may compare on foot and afoot, on sleep (Engl. Vers. of Bible) and asleep; A. S. a-butan and on-butan (about); agen and ongean (again, against); on bæc, aback; on life, alive; on middan, amid. But it is more than likely that in the expressions quoted above, as well as in numberless others, as well in old as in modern English, the English a- as well as the o- of the Ormulum and the modern Scottish and north of England o- are in reality remains of this very á pronounced au or ow, which was brought by the Scandinavian settlers into the north of England. In the struggle for supremacy between the English dialects after the Conquest, the Scandinavian form á or a won the day in many cases to the exclusion of the Anglo-Saxon on. Some of these adverbs have representatives only in the Scandinavian tongues, not in Anglo-Saxon; see below, with dat. B. II, C. VII; with acc. C. I. and VI. The prep. á denotes the surface or outside; í and ór the inside; at, til, and frá, nearness measured to or from an object: á thus answers to the Gr. επί; the Lat. in includes á and i together.]
    With dat. and acc.: in the first case with the notion of remaining on a place, answering to Lat. in with abl.; in the last with the notion of motion to the place, = Lat. in with acc.
    WITH DAT.
    A. Loc.
    I. generally on, upon; á gólfi, on the floor, Nj. 2; á hendi, on the hand (of a ring), 48, 225; á palli, 50; á steini, 108; á vegg, 115; á sjá ok á landi, on sea and land. In some instances the distinction between d and i is loose and wavering, but in most cases common sense and usage decide; thus ‘á bók’ merely denotes the letters, the penmanship, ‘í’ the contents of a book; mod. usage, however, prefers ‘í,’ lesa í bók, but stafr á bók. Old writers on the other hand; á bókum Enskum, in English books, Landn. 24, but í Aldafars bók, 23 (in the book De Mensurâ Temporum, by Bede), cp. Grág. i. 76, where á is a false reading instead of at; á bréfi, the contents of a letter: of clothing or arms, mítr á höfði, sverð á hlið, mitre on head, sword on side, Fms. i. 266, viii. 404; hafa lykil á sér, on one’s person, 655 xxvii. 22; möttull á tyglum, a mantle hanging on (i. e. fastened by) laces, Fms. vii. 201: á þingi means to be present at a meeting; í þingi, to abide within a jurisdiction; á himni, á jörðu, on (Engl. in) heaven and earth, e. g. in the Lord’s Prayer, but í helviti, in hell; á Gimli, Edda (of a heavenly abode); á báti, á skipi denote crew and cargo, ‘í’ the timber or materials of which a ship is built, Eg. 385; vera í stafni á skipi, 177: á skógi, to be abroad in a wood (of a hunter, robber, deer); but to be situated (a house), at work (to fell timber), í skógi, 573, Fs. 5, Fms. iii. 122, viii. 31, xi. 1, Glúm. 330, Landn. 173; á mörkinni, Fms. i. 8, but í mörk, of a farm; á firðinum means lying in a firth, of ships or islands (on the surface of the water), þær eyjar liggja á Breiðafirði, Ld. 36; but í firði, living in a district named Firth; á landi, Nj. 98, Fms. xi. 386.
    II. á is commonly used in connection with the pr. names or countries terminating in ‘land,’ Engl. in, á Englandi, Írlandi, Skotlandi, Bretlandi, Saxlandi, Vindlandi, Vínlandi, Grænalandi, Íslandi, Hálogalandi, Rogalandi, Jótlandi, Frakklandi, Hjaltlandi, Jamtalandi, Hvítramannalandi, Norðrlöndum, etc., vide Landn. and the index to Fms. xii. In old writers í is here very rare, in modern authors more frequent; taste and the context in many instances decide. An Icelander would now say, speaking of the queen or king, ‘á Englandi,’ ruling over, but to live ‘í Englandi,’ or ‘á Englandi;’ the rule in the last case not being quite fixed.
    2. in connection with other names of countries: á Mæri, Vörs, Ögðum, Fjölum, all districts of Norway, v. Landn.; á Mýrum (in Icel.), á Finnmörk, Landn., á Fjóni (a Danish island); but í Danmörk, Svíþjóð (á Svíþjóðu is poët., Gs. 13).
    3. before Icel. farms denoting open and elevated slopes and spaces (not too high, because then ‘at’ must be used), such as ‘staðr, völlr, ból, hjalli, bakki, heimr, eyri,’ etc.; á Veggjum, Landn. 69; á Hólmlátri, id.: those ending in ‘-staðr,’ á Geirmundarstöðum, Þórisstöðum, Jarðlangsstöðum…, Landn.: ‘-völlr,’ á Möðruvöllum: á Fitjum (the farm) í Storð (the island), í Fenhring (the island) á Aski (the farm), Landn., Eg.: ‘-nes’ sometimes takes á, sometimes í (in mod. usage always ‘í’), á Nesi, Eb. 14, or í Krossnesi, 30; in the last case the notion of island, νησος, prevails: so also, ‘fjörðr,’ as, þeir börðust á Vigrafirði (of a fight o n the ice), Landn. 101, but orusta í Hafrsfirði, 122: with ‘-bær,’ á is used in the sense of a farm or estate, hón sa á e-m bæ mikit hús ok fagrt, Edda 22; ‘í bæ’ means within doors, of the buildings: with ‘Bær’ as pr. name Landn. uses ‘í,’ 71, 160, 257, 309, 332.
    4. denoting on or just above; of the sun, when the time is fixed by regarding the sun in connection with points in the horizon, a standing phrase in Icel.; sól á gjáhamri, when the sun is on the crag of the Rift, Grág. i. 26, cp. Glúm. 387; so, brú á á, a bridge on a river, Fms. viii. 179, Hrafn. 20; taka hús á e-m, to surprise one, to take the house over his head, Fms. i. 11.
    III. á is sometimes used in old writers where we should now expect an acc., esp. in the phrase, leggja sverði (or the like) á e-m, or á e-m miðjum, to stab, Eg. 216, Gísl. 106, Band. 14; þá stakk Starkaðr sprotanum á konungi, then Starkad stabbed the king with the wand, Fas. iii. 34; bíta á kampi (vör), to bite the lips, as a token of pain or emotion, Nj. 209, 68; taka á e-u, to touch a thing, lay hold of it, v. taka; fá á e-u, id. (poët.); leggja hendr á (better at) síðum, in wrestling, Fms. x. 331; koma á úvart á e-m, to come on one unawares, ix. 407 (rare).
    B. TEMP. of a particular point or period of time, at, on, in:
    I. gener. denoting during, in the course of; á nótt, degi, nætrþeli …, Bs. i. 139; or spec. adding a pron. or an adject., á næsta sumri, the next summer; á því ári, þingi, misseri, hausti, vári, sumri …, during, in that year …, Bs. i. 679, etc.; á þrem sumrum, in the course of three summers, Grág. i. 218; á þrem várum, Fms. ii. 114; á hálfs mánaðar fresti, within half a month’s delay, Nj. 99; á tvítugs, sextugs … aldri, á barns, gamals aldri, etc., at the age of …, v. aldr: á dögum e-s, in the days of, in his reign or time, Landn. 24, Hrafn. 3, Fms. ix. 229.
    II. used of a fixed recurrent period or season; á várum, sumrum, haustum, vetrum, á kveldum, every spring, summer …, in the evenings, Eg. 711, Fms. i. 23, 25, vi. 394, Landn. 292: with the numeral adverbs, cp. Lat. ter in anno, um sinn á mánuði, ári, once a month, once a year, where the Engl. a is not the article but the preposition, Grág. i. 89.
    III. of duration; á degi, during a whole day, Fms. v. 48; á sjau nóttum, Bárð. 166; á því meli, during that time, in the meantime, Grág. i. 259.
    IV. connected with the seasons (á vetri, sumri, vári, hausti), ‘á’ denotes the next preceding season, the last winter, summer, autumn, Eb. 40, 238, Ld. 206: in such instances ‘á’ denotes the past, ‘at’ the future, ‘í’ the present; thus í vetri in old writers means this winter; á vetri, last winter; at vetri, next winter, Eb. 68 (in a verse), etc.
    C. In various other relations, more or less metaphorically, on, upon, in, to, with, towards, against:
    I. denoting object, in respect of, against, almost periphrastically; dvelja á náðum e-s, under one’s protection, Fms. i. 74; hafa metnað á e-u, to be proud of, to take pride in a thing, 127.
    2. denoting a personal relation, in; bæta e-t á e-m, to make amends, i. e. to one personally; misgöra e-t á e-m, to inflict wrong on one; hafa elsku (hatr) á e-m, to bear love ( hatred) to one, Fms. ix. 242; hefna sín á e-m, to take revenge on one’s person, on anyone; rjúfa sætt á e-m, to break truce on the person of any one, to offend against his person, Nj. 103; hafa sár á sér, 101; sjá á e-m, to read on or in one’s face; sér hann á hverjum manni hvárt til þín er vel eðr illa, 106; var þat brátt auðséð á hennar högum, at …, it could soon be seen in all her doings, that …, Ld. 22.
    3. also generally to shew signs of a thing; sýna fáleika á sér, to shew marks of displeasure, Nj. 14, Fs. 14; taka vel, illa, lítt, á e-u, to take a thing well, ill, or indifferently, id.; finna á sér, to feel in oneself; fann lítt á honum, hvárt …, it could hardly be seen in his face, whether …, Eb. 42; líkindi eru á, it is likely, Ld. 172; göra kost á e-u, to give a choice, chance of it, 178; eiga vald á e-u, to have power over …, Nj. 10.
    II. denoting encumbrance, duty, liability; er fimtardómsmál á þeim, to be subject to …, Nj. 231; the phrase, hafa e-t á hendi, or vera á hendi e-m, on one’s hands, of work or duty to be done; eindagi á fé, term, pay day, Grág. i. 140; ómagi (skylda, afvinna) á fé, of a burden or encumbrance, D. I. and Grág. in several passages.
    III. with a personal pronoun, sér, mér, honum …, denoting personal appearance, temper, character, look, or the like; vera þungr, léttr … á sér, to be heavy or light, either bodily or mentally; þungr á sér, corpulent, Sturl. i. 112; kátr ok léttr á sér, of a gay and light temper, Fms. x. 152; þat bragð hafði hann á sér, he looked as if, … the expression of his face was as though …, Ld., cp. the mod. phrase, hafa á sér svip, bragð, æði, sið, of one’s manner or personal appearance, to bear oneself as, or the like; skjótr (seinn) á fæti, speedy ( slow) of foot, Nj. 258.
    IV. as a periphrasis of the possessive pronoun connected with the limbs or parts of the body. In common Icel. such phrases as my hands, eyes, head … are hardly ever used, but höfuð, eyru, hár, nef, munnr, hendr, fætr … á mér; so ‘í’ is used of the internal parts, e. g. hjarta, bein … í mér; the eyes are regarded as inside the body, augun í honum: also without the possessive pronoun, or as a periphrasis for a genitive, brjóstið á e-m, one’s breast, Nj. 95, Edda 15; súrnar í augum, it smarts in my eyes, my eyes smart, Nj. 202; kviðinn á sér, its belly, 655 xxx. 5, Fms. vi. 350; hendr á henni, her hands, Gísl. (in a verse); í vörunum á honum, on his lips, Band. 14; ristin á honum, his step, Fms. viii. 141; harðr í tungu, sharp of tongue, Hallfred (Fs. 114); kalt (heitt) á fingrum, höndum, fótum …, cold ( warm) in the fingers, hands, feet …, i. e. with cold fingers, etc.; cp. also the phrase, verða vísa (orð) á munni, of extemporising verses or speeches, freq. in the Sagas; fastr á fótum, fast by the leg, of a bondsman, Nj. 27: of the whole body, díla fundu þeir á honum, 209. The pers. pron. is used only in solemn style (poetry, hymns, the Bible), and perhaps only when influenced by foreign languages, e. g. mitt hjarta hví svo hryggist þú, as a translation of ‘warumb betrübst du dich mein Herz?’ the famous hymn by Hans Sachs; instead of the popular hjartað í mér, Sl. 43, 44: hjartað mitt is only used as a term of endearment, as by a husband to his wife, parents to their child, or the like, in a metaphorical sense; the heart proper is ‘í mér,’ not ‘mitt.’
    2. of other things, and as a periphrasis of a genitive, of a part belonging to the whole, e. g. dyrr á husi = húsdyrr, at the house-doors; turn á kirkju = kirkju turn; stafn, skutr, segl, árar … á skipi, the stem, stern, sail … of a ship, Fms. ix. 135; blöð á lauk, á tré …, leaves of a leek, of a tree …, Fas. i. 469; egg á sverði = sverðs egg; stafr á bók; kjölr á bók, and in endless other instances.
    V. denoting instrumentality, by, on, or a-, by means of; afla fjár á hólmgöngum, to make money a-duelling, by means of duels, Eg. 498; á verkum sínum, to subsist on one’s own work, Njarð. 366: as a law term, sekjast á e-ju, to be convicted upon …, Grág. i. 123; sekst maðr þar á sínu eigini ( a man is guilty in re sua), ef hann tekr af þeim manni er heimild ( possessio) hefir til, ii. 191; falla á verkum sínum, to be killed flagranti delicto, v. above; fella e-n á bragði, by a sleight in wrestling; komast undan á flótta, to escape by flight, Eg. 11; á hlaupi, by one’s feet, by speed, Hkr. ii. 168; lifa á e-u, to feed on; bergja á e-u, to taste of a thing; svala sér á e-u, to quench the thirst on.
    VI. with subst. numerals; á þriðja tigi manna, up to thirty, i. e. from about twenty to thirty, Ld. 194; á öðru hundraði skipa, from one to two hundred sail strong, Fms. x. 126; á níunda tigi, between eighty and ninety years of age, Eg. 764, v. above: used as prep., á hendi, on one’s hand, i. e. bound to do it, v. hönd.
    VII. in more or less adverbial phrases it may often be translated in Engl. by a participle and a- prefixed; á lopti, aloft; á floti, afloat; á lífi, alive; á verðgangi, a-begging; á brautu, away; á baki, a-back, behind, past; á milli, a-tween; á laun, alone, secretly; á launungu, id.; á móti, against; á enda, at an end, gone; á huldu, hidden; fara á hæli, to go a-heel, i. e. backwards, Fms. vii. 70;—but in many cases these phrases are transl. by the Engl. partic. with a, which is then perh. a mere prefix, not a prep., á flugi, a-flying in the air, Nj. 79; vera á gangi, a-going; á ferli, to be about; á leiki, a-playing, Fms. i. 78; á sundi, a-swimming, ii. 27; á verði, a-watching, x. 201; á hrakningi, a-wandering; á reiki, a-wavering; á skjálfi, a-shivering; á-hleri, a-listening; á tali, a-talking, Ísl. ii. 200; á hlaupi, a-running, Hkr. ii. 268; á verki, a-working; á veiðum, a-hunting; á fiski, a-fishing; á beit, grazing: and as a law term it even means in flagranti, N. G. L. i. 348.
    VIII. used absolutely without a case in reference to the air or the weather, where ‘á’ is almost redundant; þoka var á mikil, a thick fog came on, Nj. 267; niðamyrkr var á, pitch darkness came on, Eg. 210; allhvast á norðan, a very strong breeze from the north, Fms. ix. 20; þá var á norðrænt, a north wind came on, 42, Ld. 56; hvaðan sem á er, from whatever point the wind is; var á hríð veðrs, a snow storm came on, Nj. 282; görði á regn, rain came on, Fms. vi. 394, xi. 35, Ld. 156.
    WITH ACC.
    A. Loc.
    I. denoting simple direction towards, esp. connected with verbs of motion, going, or the like; hann gékk á bergsnös, Eg. 389; á hamar, Fas. ii. 517.
    2. in phrases denoting direction; liggja á útborða, lying on the outside of the ship, Eg. 354; á annat borð skipinu, Fms. vii. 260; á bæði borð, on both sides of the ship, Nj. 124, Ld. 56; á tvær hliðar, on both sides, Fms. v. 73. Ísl. ii. 159; á hlið, sidewards; út á hlið, Nj. 262, Edda 44; á aðra hönd henni, Nj. 50, Ld. 46; höggva á tvær hendr, to hew or strike right and left, Ísl. ii. 368, Fas. i. 384, Fms. viii. 363, x. 383.
    3. upp á, upon; hann tók augu Þjaza ok kastaði upp á himin, Edda 47: with verbs denoting to look, see, horfa, sjá, líta, etc.; hann rak skygnur á land, he cast glances towards the land, Ld. 154.
    II. denoting direction with or without the idea of arriving:
    1. with verbs denoting to aim at; of a blow or thrust, stefna á fótinn, Nj. 84; spjótið stefnir á hann miðjan, 205: of the wind, gékk veðrit á vestr, the wind veered to west, Fms. ix. 28; sigla á haf, to stand out to sea, Hkr. i. 146, Fms. i. 39: with ‘út’ added, Eg. 390, Fms. x. 349.
    2. conveying the notion of arriving, or the intervening space being traversed; spjótið kom á miðjan skjöldinn, Eg. 379, Nj. 96, 97; langt upp á land, far up inland, Hkr. i. 146: to reach, taka ofan á belti, of the long locks of a woman, to reach down to the belt, Nj. 2; ofan á bringu, 48; á þa ofan, 91.
    III. without reference to the space traversed, connected with verbs denoting to go, turn, come, ride, sail, throw, or the like, motion of every kind; hann kastar honum á völlinn, he flings him down, Nj. 91; hlaupa á skip sitt, to leap on board his ship, 43; á hest, to mount quickly, Edda 75; á lend hestinum, Nj. 91; hann gengr á sáðland sitt, he walks on to his fields, 82: on, upon, komast á fætr, to get upon one’s legs, 92; ganga á land, to go a-shore, Fms. i. 40; ganga á þing, vii. 242, Grág. (often); á skóg, á merkr ok skóga, into a wood, Fb. i. 134, 257, Fms. xi. 118, Eg. 577, Nj. 130; fara á Finnmörk, to go travelling in Finmark, Fms. i. 8; koma, fara á bæ, to arrive at the farm-house; koma á veginn, Eg. 578; stíga á bát, skip, to go on board, 158; hann gékk upp á borg, he went up to the burg (castle), 717; en er þeir komu á loptriðið, 236; hrinda skipum á vatn, to float the ships down into the water, Fms. i. 58; reka austr á haf, to drift eastwards on the sea, x. 145; ríða ofan á, to ride down or over, Nj. 82.
    IV. in some cases the acc. is used where the dat. would be used, esp. with verbs denoting to see or hear, in such phrases as, þeir sá boða mikinn inn á fjörðinn, they saw great breakers away up in the bight of the firth, the acc. being due perhaps to a motion or direction of the eye or ear towards the object, Nj. 124; sá þeir fólkit á land, they saw the people in the direction of land, Fas. ii. 517: in phrases denoting to be placed, to sit, to be seated, the seat or bench is freq. in the acc. where the dat. would now be used; konungr var þar á land upp, the king was then up the country, the spectator or narrator is conceived as looking from the shore or sea-side, Nj. 46; sitja á miðjan bekk, to be seated on the middle bench, 50; skyldi konungs sæti vera á þann bekk … annat öndvegi var á hinn úæðra pall; hann setti konungs hásæti á miðjan þverpall, Fms. vi. 439, 440, cp. Fagrsk. l. c., Sturl. iii. 182; eru víða fjallbygðir upp á mörkina, in the mark or forest, Eg. 58; var þar mörk mikil á land upp, 229; mannsafnaðr er á land upp (viewed from the sea), Ld. 76; stóll var settr á mótið, Fas. i. 58; beiða fars á skip, to beg a passage, Grág. i. 90.
    V. denoting parts of the body; bíta e-n á barka, to bite one in the throat, Ísl. ii. 447; skera á háls, to cut the throat of any one, Nj. 156; brjóta e-n á háls, to break any one’s neck; brjóta e-n á bak, to break any one’s back, Fms. vii. 119; kalinn á kné, frozen to the knees with cold, Hm. 3.
    VI. denoting round; láta reipi á háls hesti, round his horse’s neck, 623. 33; leggja söðul á hest, Nj. 83; and ellipt., leggja á, to saddle; breiða feld á hofuð sér, to wrap a cloak over his head, 164; reyta á sik mosa, to gather moss to cover oneself with, 267; spenna hring á hönd, á fingr, Eg. 300.
    VII. denoting a burden; stela mat á tvá hesta, hey á fimtán hesta, i. e. a two, a fifteen horse load, Nj. 74: metaph., kjósa feigð á menn, to choose death upon them, i. e. doom them to death, Edda 22.
    B. TEMP.
    I. of a period of time, at, to; á morgun, to-morrow (í morgun now means the past morning, the morning of to-day), Ísl. ii. 333.
    II. if connected with the word day, ‘á’ is now used before a fixed or marked day, a day of the week, a feast day, or the like; á Laugardag, á Sunnudag …, on Saturday, Sunday, the Old Engl. a-Sunday, a-Monday, etc.; á Jóladaginn, Páskadaginn, on Yule and Easter-day; but in old writers more often used ellipt. Sunnudaginn, Jóladaginn …, by dropping the prep. ‘á,’ Fms. viii. 397, Grág. i. 18.
    III. connected with ‘dagr’ with the definite article suffixed, ‘á’ denotes a fixed, recurring period or season, in; á daginn, during the day-time, every day in turn, Grett. 91 A.
    IV. connected with ‘evening, morning, the seasons,’ with the article; á kveldit, every evening, Ld. 14; á sumarit, every summer, Vd. 128, where the new Ed. Fs. 51 reads sumrum; á haust, every autumn, Eg. 741 (perh. a misprint instead of á haustin or á haustum); á vetrinn, in the winter time, 710; á várit, every spring, Gþl. 347; the sing., however, is very rare in such cases, the old as well as mod. usage prefers the plur.; á nætrnar, by night, Nj. 210; á várin, Eg. 710; á sumrin, haustin, á morgnana, in the morning (á morgin, sing., means to-morrow); á kveldin, in the evening, only ‘dagr’ is used in sing., v. above (á daginn, not á dagana); but elliptically and by dropping the article, Icelanders say, kveld og morgna, nótt og dag, vetr sumar vor og haust, in the same sense as those above mentioned.
    V. denoting duration, the article is dropped in the negative phrase, aldri á sinn dag, never during one’s life; aldri á mína daga, never in my life, Bjarn. 8, where a possess. pron. is put between noun and prep., but this phrase is very rare. Such phrases as, á þann dag, that day, and á þenna dag, Stj. 12, 655 xxx. 2. 20, are unclassical.
    VI. á dag without article can only be used in a distributive sense, e. g. tvisvar á dag, twice a-day; this use is at present freq. in Icel., yet instances from old writers are not on record.
    VII. denoting a movement onward in time, such as, liðið á nótt, dag, kveld, morgun, sumar, vetr, vár, haust (or nóttina, daginn …), jól, páska, föstu, or the like, far on in the night, day …, Edda 33; er á leið vetrinn, when the winter was well on, as the winter wore on, Nj. 126; cp. áliðinn: also in the phrase, hniginn á inn efra aldr, well stricken in years, Ld. 68.
    C. Metaph. and in various relations:
    I. somewhat metaphorically, denoting an act only (not the place); fara á fund, á vit e-s, to call for one, Eg. 140; koma á ræðu við e-n, to come to a parley with, to speak, 173; ganga á tal, Nj. 103; skora á hólm, to challenge to a duel on an island; koma á grið, to enter into a service, to be domiciled, Grág. i. 151; fara á veiðar, to go a-hunting, Fms. i. 8.
    β. generally denoting on, upon, in, to; bjóða vöxtu á féit, to offer interest on the money, Grág. i. 198; ganga á berhögg, to come to blows, v. berhögg; fá á e-n, to make an impression upon one, Nj. 79; ganga á vápn e-s, to throw oneself on an enemy’s weapon, meet him face to face, Rd. 310; ganga á lagið, to press on up the spear-shaft after it has passed through one so as to get near one’s foe, i. e. to avail oneself of the last chance; bera fé á e-n, to bribe, Nj. 62; bera öl á e-n, to make drunk, Fas. i. 13; snúinn á e-t, inclined to, Fms. x. 142; sammælast á e-t, to agree upon, Nj. 86; sættast, verða sáttr á e-t, in the same sense, to come to an agreement, settlement, or atonement, 78, Edda 15, Eb. 288, Ld. 50, Fms. i. 279; ganga á mála, to serve for pay as a soldier, Nj. 121; ganga á vald e-s, to put oneself in his power, 267; ganga á sætt, to break an agreement; vega á veittar trygðir, to break truce, Grág. ii. 169.
    II. denoting in regard to, in respect to:
    1. of colour, complexion, the hue of the hair, or the like; hvítr, jarpr, dökkr … á hár, having white, brown, or dark … hair, Ísl. ii. 190, Nj. 39; svartr á brún ok brá, dark of brow and eyebrow; dökkr á hörund, id., etc.
    2. denoting skill, dexterity; hagr á tré, a good carpenter; hagr á járn, málm, smíðar …, an expert worker in iron, metals …, Eg. 4; fimr á boga, good at the bow: also used of mastership in science or arts, meistari á hörpuslátt, a master in striking the harp, Fas. iii. 220; fræðimaðr á kvæði, knowing many poems by heart, Fms. vi. 391; fræðimaðr á landnámssögur ok forna fræði, a learned scholar in histories and antiquities (of Are Frode), Ísl. ii. 189; mikill á íþrótt, skilful in an art, Edda (pref.) 148; but dat. in the phrase, kunna (vel) á skíðum, to be a cunning skater, Fms. i. 9, vii. 120.
    3. denoting dimensions; á hæð, lengd, breidd, dýpt …, in the heighth, length, breadth, depth …, Eg. 277; á hvern veg, on each side, Edda 41 (square miles); á annan veg, on the one side, Grág. i. 89.
    β. the phrase, á sik, in regard to oneself, vel (illa) á sik kominn, of a fine ( ugly) appearance, Ld. 100, Fas. iii. 74.
    III. denoting instrumentality; bjargast á sínar hendr, to live on the work of one’s own hands, (á sínar spýtur is a mod. phrase in the same sense); (vega) á skálir, pundara, to weigh in scales, Grág. ii. 370; at hann hefði tvá pundara, ok hefði á hinn meira keypt en á hinn minna selt, of a man using two scales, a big one for buying and a little one for selling, Sturl. i. 91; á sinn kostnað, at one’s own expense; nefna e-n á nafn, by name, Grág. i. 17, etc. The Icel. also say, spinna á rokk, snældu, to spin on or with a rock or distaff; mala á kvern, to grind in a ‘querne,’ where Edda 73 uses dat.; esp. of musical instruments, syngja, leika á hljóðfæri, hörpu, gígju …; in the old usage, leika hörpu …, Stj. 458.
    IV. denoting the manner or way of doing:
    1. á þessa lund, in this wise, Grág. ii. 22; á marga vega, á alla, ymsa vega, in many, all, respects, Fms. i. 114; á sitt hóf, in its turn, respectively, Ld. 136, where the context shews that the expression answers to the Lat. mutatis mutandis; á Þýðersku, after German fashion, Sks. 288.
    2. esp. of language; mæla, rita á e-a tungu, to speak, write in a tongue; á Írsku, in Irish, Ld. 76; Norrænu, in Norse, Eb. 330, Vm. 35; a Danska tungu, in Danish, i. e. Scandinavian, Norse, or Icelandic, Grág. i. 18; á Vára tungu, i. e. in Icelandic, 181; rita á Norræna tungu, to write in Norse, Hkr. (pref.), Bs. i. 59:—at present, dat. is sometimes used.
    3. in some phrases the acc. is used instead of the dat.; hann sýndi á sik mikit gaman, Fms. x. 329; hann lét ekki á sik finna, he shewed no sign of motion, Nj. 111; skaltú önga fáleika á þik gera (Cod. Kalf.), 14.
    V. used in a distributive sense; skal mörk kaupa gæzlu á kú, eðr oxa fim vetra gamlan, a mark for every cow, Grág. i. 147; alin á hvert hross, 442; á mann, per man (now freq.): cp. also á dag above, lit. B.
    VI. connected with nouns,
    1. prepositional; á hendr (with dat.), against; á hæla, at heel, close behind; á bak, at back, i. e. past, after; á vit (with gen.), towards.
    2. adverbially; á braut, away, abroad; á víxl, in turns; á mis, amiss; á víð ok dreif, a-wide and a-drift, i. e. dispersedly.
    3. used almost redundantly before the following prep.; á eptir, after, behind; á undan, in front of; á meðal, á milli, among; á mót, against; á við, about, alike; á frá (cp. Swed. ifrån), from (rare); á fyrir = fyrir, Haustl. 1; á hjá, beside (rare); á fram, a-head, forwards; á samt, together; ávalt = of allt, always: following a prep., upp á, upon; niðr á, down upon; ofan á, eptir á, post eventum, (temp.) á eptir is loc., id., etc.
    VII. connected with many transitive verbs, answering to the Lat. ad- or in-, in composition, in many cases periphrastically for an objective case. The prep. generally follows after the verb, instead of being prefixed to it as in Lat., and answers to the Engl. on, to; heita kalla, hrópa á, to call on; heyra, hlusta, hlyða á, to hearken to, listen to; hyggja, hugsa á, to think on; minna á, to remind; sjá, líta, horfa, stara, mæna, glápa, koma auga … á, to look on; girnast á, to wish for; trúa á, to believe on; skora á, to call on any one to come out, challenge; kæra á, to accuse; heilsa á, to greet; herja, ganga, ríða, hlaupa, ráða … á, to fall on, attack, cp. ágangr, áreið, áhlaup; ljúga á, to tell lies of, to slander; telja á, to carp at; ausa, tala, hella, kasta, verpa … á, to pour, throw on; ríða, bera, dreifa á, to sprinkle on; vanta, skorta á, to fall short of; ala á, to plead, beg; leggja á, to throw a spell on, lay a saddle on; hætta á, to venture on; gizka á, to guess at; kveða á, to fix on, etc.: in a reciprocal sense, haldast á, of mutual strife; sendast á, to exchange presents; skrifast á, to correspond (mod.); kallast á, to shout mutually; standast á, to coincide, so as to be just opposite one another, etc.
    2.
    f. [Lat. aqua; Goth. ahva; Hel. aha; A. S. eâ; O. H. G. aha, owa; cp. Germ. ach and aue; Fr. eau, eaux; Engl. Ax-, Ex-, etc., in names of places; Swed.-Dan. å; the Scandinavians absorb the hu, so that only a single vowel or diphthong remains of the whole word]:—a river. The old form in nom. dat. acc. sing. is , v. the introduction to A, page 1, Bs. i. 333 sq., where ́n, ́ (acc.), and ́na; so also Greg. 677; the old fragm. of Grág. ii. 222, 223, new Ed. In the Kb. of the Edda the old form occurs twice, viz. page 75, ́na (acc.), (but two lines below, ána), í ́nni (dat.) The old form also repeatedly occurs in the Kb. and Sb. of the Grág., e. g. ii. 266, 267: gen. sing. ár; nom. pl. ár, gen. á contracted, dat. ám, obsolete form ́m; Edda 43, Eg. 80, 99, 133, 185: proverbs, at ósi skal á stemma, answering to the Lat. principiis obsta, Edda 60; hér kemr á til sæfar, here the river runs into the sea, metaph. = this is the very end, seems to have been a favourite ending of old poems; it is recorded in the Húsdrápa and the Norðsetadrápa, v. Edda 96, Skálda 198; cp. the common saying, oil vötn renna til sævar, ‘all waters run into the sea.’ Rivers with glacier water are in Icel. called Hvítá, White river, or Jökulsá: Hitá, Hot river, from a hot spring, opp. to Kaldá, v. Landn.: others take a name from the fish in them, as Laxá, Lax or Salmon river (freq.); Örriða á, etc.: a tributary river is þverá, etc.: ár in the Njála often means the great rivers Ölfusá and Þjórsá in the south of Iceland. Áin helga, a river in Sweden, Hkr. ii: á is also suffixed to the names of foreign rivers, Tempsá = Thames; Dóná, Danube (Germ. Don-au), (mod.), etc. Vide Edda (Gl.) 116, 117, containing the names of over a hundred North-English and Scottish rivers.
    COMPDS: áráll, árbakki, árbrot, ardjúp, árfarvegr, árfors, árgljúfr, árhlutr, ármegin, árminni, ármót, áróss, árreki, árstraumr, árströnd, árvað, árvegr, árvöxtr.

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  • 4 verbeißen

    (unreg.)
    I v/t
    1. (Schmerz, Lächeln etc.) suppress; sich (Dat) das Lachen verbeißen force o.s. not to laugh, stifle one’s laughter; ich konnte mir das Lachen nicht verbeißen I couldn’t keep a straight face
    2. Jägerspr., Wild (Bäume etc.) damage (by biting)
    II v/refl: sich in etw. verbeißen Tier: sink its teeth into s.th.; fig. become set ( oder bent) on doing s.th.; sich in etw. verbissen haben Hund etc.: have sunk its teeth into s.th.; fig. (Arbeit etc.) keep at s.th. doggedly; (Meinung etc.) hold onto s.th. grimly, sink one’s fangs in s.th.; er hat sich in seine Arbeit verbissen auch he’s working obsessively
    * * *
    ver|bei|ßen ptp verbi\#ssen irreg
    1. vt (fig inf)

    etw verbéíßen (Zorn etc) — to stifle sth, to suppress sth; Bemerkung to bite back sth; Schmerz to hide sth

    das Lachen verbéíßen — to keep a straight face

    2. vr

    verbéíßen (lit) — to bite into sth; (Hund) to sink its teeth into sth; (fig) to become set or fixed on sth

    See:
    → auch verbissen
    * * *
    ver·bei·ßen *
    I. vr
    ▪ sich akk [in etw akk] \verbeißen to bite [into sth] [or sink one's teeth into sth
    ▪ sich akk [in etw akk] \verbeißen to immerse oneself [in sth]
    II. vt (fam: unterdrücken)
    ▪ [sich dat] etw \verbeißen to suppress sth
    sich dat einen Aufschrei/ein Lachen \verbeißen to stifle [or suppress] a scream/laugh
    sich dat [den] Schmerz \verbeißen to bear [or endure] [the] pain
    * * *
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb suppress; hold back <tears etc.>
    * * *
    verbeißen (irr)
    A. v/t
    1. (Schmerz, Lächeln etc) suppress;
    sich (dat)
    das Lachen verbeißen force o.s. not to laugh, stifle one’s laughter;
    ich konnte mir das Lachen nicht verbeißen I couldn’t keep a straight face
    2. JAGD, Wild (Bäume etc) damage (by biting)
    B. v/r:
    sich in etwas verbeißen Tier: sink its teeth into sth; fig become set ( oder bent) on doing sth;
    sich in etwas verbissen haben Hund etc: have sunk its teeth into sth; fig (Arbeit etc) keep at sth doggedly; (Meinung etc) hold onto sth grimly, sink one’s fangs in sth;
    er hat sich in seine Arbeit verbissen auch he’s working obsessively
    * * *
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb suppress; hold back <tears etc.>

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  • 5 Р-349

    НА СКОРУЮ РУКУ coll PrepP Invar adv more often used with pfv verbs fixed WO
    (todo sth.) hurriedly, without spending much time on it, not as thoroughly as it could or should be done
    hastily
    in a hurry in a rough-and-ready fashion slapdash (do) a rush job (on sth.) (equivalents incorporate the verb) slap sth. together (throw sth. together, cobble sth. together, whip sth. out etc) hastily (in a hurry) give sth. a lick and a promise
    построить (сколотить и т. п.) - = jerry-build sth.
    перекусить (перехватить и т. п.) - = grab a quick bite (to eat)
    приготовить поесть \Р-349 - whip up sth.
    написать что \Р-349 = whip off sth.
    ( usu. in refer, to a short piece of writing, a letter etc) tear (dash) off sth.
    Дождь лил ливнем, и Ростов с покровительствуемым им молодым офицером Ильиным сидел под стороженным на скорую руку шалашиком (Толстой 6). The rain was falling in torrents, and Rostov, with a young officer named Ilyin, a protege of his, was sitting in a hastily rigged-up shelter (6a).
    «К февралю она (установка, идентифицирующая голоса) будет готова?» - «К февралю? Вы что - смеетесь? Если для отчёта, на скорую руку да на долгую муку - ну, что-нибудь... через полгодика» (Солженицын 3). "Will it (the voice identifier) be ready by February?" "By February? Are you joking? If it's a question of slapping something together in a hurry and regretting it later, well then-in half a year" (3a).
    Пришлось вместе с профессором Португаловым и приват-доцентом Ивановым и Борнгартом анатомировать и микроскопировать кур в поисках бациллы чумы и даже в течение трех вечеров на скорую руку написать брошюру «Об изменениях печени у кур при чуме» (Булгаков 10). Не had to work with Professor Portugalov and Assistant Professors Ivanov and Bom hart, dissecting and microscoping chickens in search of the plague bacillus. He even hastily whipped out a pamphlet in three evenings, "On the Changes in Chicken Kidneys as a Result of the Plague" (10a).
    (Клавдия Васильевна:) Я поставлю чайник. (Леночка:) Нет, нет! Что-нибудь на скорую руку. У нас, кажется, ещё ветчина есть (Розов 2). (К.:) I'll put the kettle on. (L.:) No, please, don't bother. Just a quick bite I think we've still got some ham left (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-349

  • 6 Т-98

    ТИПУН НА ЯЗЫК кому coll indep. sent Invar fixed WO
    an unkind wish addressed to s.o. who says sth. inappropriate, meanspirited etc: типун тебе на язык = may your tongue fall off (for saying that)
    bite your tongue.
    ...Егор в это время ковылял по другой стороне улицы и зло и беспомощно косил на Настасью глазом: опять, блажная, типун ей на язык, рассказывает про него сказки (Распутин 4)....Meanwhile Egor would be hobbling along on the other side of the street, angrily and helplessly squinting at Nastasya: the feeble-minded woman was at it again, may her tongue fall off, telling fairy tales about him (4a).
    «Она (мама) страшно боится, что я завалю последний экзамен». - «Вдруг, правда, завалите?» Девушка сердито блеснула очками: «Типун вам на язык!» (Черненок 1). "She (Mother) is terribly worried that I'll flunk the last of my exams." "What if you really do?" The girl's bespectacled eyes flashed angrily. "Bite your tongue!" she said (1a).

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  • 7 Ш-37

    ХОТЬ ШАРОМ ПОКАТИ где coll (хоть + VPimper Invar impers predic with быть» fixed WO
    there is no one, nothing, or none of some type of person or thing present or available in some place (often in refer, to a complete lack of food or belongings in s.o. 's home): в месте X хоть шаром покати = there is no NP (not a single NP, not a bite to eat etc) in place X
    you can search place X and not find one NP (a single NP) place X is (as) bare as a bone.
    "А что, бабоньки, нету ведь у нас в институте мужчин, хоть шаром покати! Одни только и. о. (исполняющие обязанности)?»...- «Черт с ними, с мужиками, но ведь и женщины из-за этого лишены своего самого сильного оружия — любовных чар! Кого очаровывать-то: исполняющих обязанности, да?» (Залыгин 1). "Too bad, eh, girls! Not a single real man in the whole institute, not one! Nothing but understudies."..."To hell with them! Men! Trouble is there's no one for us women to use our strongest weapon on-charm! No point trying to charm understudies, is there?"(la).
    В доме хоть шаром покати - никакой еды. О. М(андельштам) отправился к соседям раздобыть что-нибудь на ужин Анне Андреевне... (Мандельштам 2). There wasn't а bite to eat in the house and M(andelstam) went around to the neighbors to try and get something for Akhmatova's supper (2a).
    Остался (я) один. Родни - хоть шаром покати, — нигде, никого, ни одной души» (Шолохов 1). "I was left entirely alone. You could search the whole world and not find one relation of mine, not a single soul" (1 a).
    «По базу хоть шаром покати, хворостины на растопку - и то не найдёшь. Вот до чего дожили!» (Шолохов 5). "The yard's as bare as a bone, there's not even a twig to light a fire with. That's what we've come to!" (5a).

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  • 8 на скорую руку

    [PrepP; Invar; adv; more often used with pfv verbs; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (todo sth.) hurriedly, without spending much time on it, not as thoroughly as it could or should be done:
    - (do) a rush job (on sth.);
    - [equivalents incorporate the verb] slap sth. together (throw sth. together, cobble sth. together, whip sth. out etc) hastily (in a hurry);
    - give sth. a lick and a promise;
    || перекусить (перехватить и т. п.) на скорую руку ≈ grab a quick bite (to eat);
    - [usu. in refer, to a short piece of writing, a letter etc] tear (dash) off sth.
         ♦ Дождь лил ливнем, и Ростов с покровительствуемым им молодым офицером Ильиным сидел под сгороженным на скорую руку шалашиком (Толстой 6). The rain was falling in torrents, and Rostov, with a young officer named Ilyin, a protege of his, was sitting in a hastily rigged-up shelter (6a).
         ♦ "К февралю она [установка, идентифицирующая голоса] будет готова?" - "К февралю? Вы что - смеетесь? Если для отчёта, на скорую руку да на долгую муку - ну, что-нибудь... через полгодика" (Солженицын 3). "Will it [the voice identifier] be ready by February?" "By February? Are you joking? If it's a question of slapping something together in a hurry and regretting it later, well then-in half a year" (3a).
         ♦ Пришлось вместе с профессором Португаловым и приват-доцентом Ивановым и Борнгартом анатомировать и микроскопировать кур в поисках бациллы чумы и даже в течение трех вечеров на скорую руку написать брошюру "ОО изменениях печени у кур при чуме" (Булгаков 10). He had to work with Professor Portugalov and Assistant Professors Ivanov and Bomhart, dissecting and microscoping chickens in search of the plague bacillus. He even hastily whipped out a pamphlet in three evenings, "On the Changes in Chicken Kidneys as a Result of the Plague" (10a).
         ♦ [Клавдия Васильевна:] Я поставлю чайник. [Леночка:] Нет, нет! Что-нибудь на скорую руку. У нас, кажется, ещё ветчина есть (Розов 2). [К.:] I'll put the kettle on. [L.:] No, please, don't bother. Just a quick bite I think we've still got some ham left (2a).

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  • 9 типун на язык

    [indep. sent; Invar; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ an unkind wish addressed to s.o. who says sth. inappropriate, meanspirited etc:
    - типун тебе на язык≈ may your tongue fall off (for saying that);
    - bite your tongue.
         ♦...Егор в это время ковылял по другой стороне улицы и зло и беспомощно косил на Настасью глазом: опять, блажная, типун ей на язык, рассказывает про него сказки (Распутин 4)....Meanwhile Egor would be hobbling along on the other side of the street, angrily and helplessly squinting at Nastasya: the feeble-minded woman was at it again, may her tongue fall off, telling fairy tales about him (4a).
         ♦ "Она [мама] страшно боится, что я завалю последний экзамен". - "Вдруг, правда, завалите?" Девушка сердито блеснула очками: "Типун вам на язык!" (Чернёнок 1). "She [Mother] is terribly worried that I'll flunk the last of my exams." "What if you really do?" The girl's bespectacled eyes flashed angrily. "Bite your tongue!" she said (1a).

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  • 10 хоть шаром покати

    [ хоть + VPimper; Invar; impers predic with быть; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ there is no one, nothing, or none of some type of person or thing present or available in some place (often in refer, to a complete lack of food or belongings in s.o.'s home):
    - в месте X хоть шаром покати≈ there is no [NP] (not a single [NP], not a bite to eat etc) in place X;
    - place X is (as) bare as a bone.
         ♦ "А что, бабоньки, нету ведь у нас в институте мужчин, хоть шаром покати! Одни только и. о. [исполняющие обязанности]?"... - "Чёрт с ними, с мужиками, но ведь и женщины из-за этого лишены своего самого сильного оружия - любовных чар! Кого очаровывать-то: исполняющих обязанности, да?" (Залыгин 1). "Too bad, eh, girls! Not a single real man in the whole institute, not one! Nothing but understudies."..."To hell with them! Men! Trouble is there's no one for us women to use our strongest weapon on-charm! No point trying to charm understudies, is there?"(1a).
         ♦ В доме хоть шаром покати - никакой еды. О. М[андельштам] отправился к соседям раздобыть что-нибудь на ужин Анне Андреевне... (Мандельштам 2). There wasn't a bite to eat in the house and M[andelstam] went around to the neighbors to try and get something for Akhmatova's supper (2a).
         ♦ "Остался [ я] один. Родни - хоть шаром покати, - нигде, никого, ни одной души" (Шолохов 1). "I was left entirely alone. You could search the whole world and not find one relation of mine, not a single soul" (1a).
         ♦ "По базу хоть шаром покати, хворостины на растопку - и то не найдёшь. Вот до чего дожили!" (Шолохов 5). "The yard's as bare as a bone, there's not even a twig to light a fire with. That's what we've come to!" (5a).

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  • 11 acción

    f.
    1 action, act, deed.
    2 share, equity, stock certificate, share certificate.
    3 action, acting.
    4 action, movement.
    5 operation.
    6 suit, lawsuit, action, case.
    * * *
    1 action (acto) act, deed
    2 (efecto) effect
    3 COMERCIO share
    4 DERECHO action, lawsuit
    5 TEATRO plot
    6 MILITAR action
    \
    ejercitar una acción contra alguien DERECHO to bring an action against somebody
    entrar en acción MILITAR to go into action
    ponerse en acción to start doing something
    acción de gracias thanksgiving
    acción de guerra act of war
    campo de acción field of action
    hombre de acción man of action
    película de acción adventure film
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) act, deed
    3) share, stock
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=actividad) action

    ¡luces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!

    • en acción — in action

    • estar en acción — Cuba * to be busy

    • hombre de acción — man of action

    • película de acción — action film, action movie ( esp EEUU)

    acción directa — (Pol) direct action

    2) (=acto) act

    deben ser juzgados por sus acciones y no por sus palabras — they should be judged by their deeds, not by their words

    • buena acción — good deed

    • mala acción, sufrirán justo castigo por sus malas acciones — they will receive fair punishment for their evil deeds

    3) (=efecto) [de medicamento, viento] action

    • de acción retardada — [bomba, mecanismo] delayed-action antes de s

    4) (Mil) [gen] action; (=operación) operation

    • muerto en acción — killed in action

    • fuerza o brigada de acción rápida — rapid action force

    5) (Teat, Literat, Cine) (=trama) action
    6) (=movimiento) [de la cara, cuerpo] movement
    7) (Jur) action

    acción judicial, acción legal — [gen] legal action; (=pleito) lawsuit

    8) (Com, Econ) share

    emisión de acciones — share issue, stock issue

    acción cotizada en bolsa — listed share, quoted share

    acción ordinaria — ordinary share, common stock (EEUU)

    acción preferente — preference share, preferred stock (EEUU)

    acción primitiva — ordinary share, common stock (EEUU)

    * * *
    1) (acto, hecho) act
    2) ( actividad) action

    luces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!

    3) (Mil) action

    acción defensiva/ofensiva — defensive/offensive action

    4) (influencia, efecto) action
    5) (Cin, Lit) ( trama) action, plot
    6) (Der) action, lawsuit
    7) (Fin) share

    acciones — shares o stock

    8) (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket
    * * *
    1) (acto, hecho) act
    2) ( actividad) action

    luces, cámara, acción! — lights, camera, action!

    3) (Mil) action

    acción defensiva/ofensiva — defensive/offensive action

    4) (influencia, efecto) action
    5) (Cin, Lit) ( trama) action, plot
    6) (Der) action, lawsuit
    7) (Fin) share

    acciones — shares o stock

    8) (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket
    * * *
    acción1
    1 = action, action, action project, deed.

    Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.

    Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
    Ex: Action projects include a computer database of all parochial charities in England and Wales, a survey of all charities, and production of a charity newsheet.
    Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    * acción compensatoria = anti-dumping action, countervailing action.
    * acción concertada = concerted action project, concerted action.
    * acción contra el fuego = fire response.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * acción de dar un nombre a Algo = naming.
    * acción de ejercer presión = lobbying.
    * acción de guardar documentos = save.
    * acción de marcar un número = dialling.
    * acción de mejora = improvement action.
    * acción de volver a contar algo = retelling.
    * acción de volver a tejar = retiling.
    * acción directa = direct action project, direct action.
    * acciones legales = legal proceedings.
    * acciones positivas = affirmative action.
    * acción indirecta = indirect action project.
    * acción innegable = estoppel.
    * acción legal = legal action.
    * acción militar = military action.
    * acción policial = police response.
    * acción popular = class action suit, class action.
    * acción positiva = positive action.
    * acción transitiva = transitive actions.
    * ámbito de acción = territory, sphere of influence.
    * amplio radio de acción = broad scope.
    * área de acción = remit.
    * aventura de acción = action adventure.
    * campo de acción = purview, scope.
    * con una sola acción = in one action.
    * de acción = action-centered.
    * dentro del radio de acción = within range.
    * ejecutar una acción = effect + execution.
    * emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings, take + legal action.
    * emprender una acción = initiate + action.
    * entrar en acción = enter + the picture.
    * grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.
    * impulsar a la acción = galvanise into + action.
    * incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.
    * investigación-acción = action research.
    * libertad de acción = leeway.
    * línea de acción = course of action.
    * lleno de acción = actionful [action-full], action-packed.
    * llevar a cabo una acción = effect + execution.
    * película de acción = action movie, action adventure.
    * persona de acción = doer.
    * radio de acción = radius of + Posesivo + action.
    * realizar una acción = perform + action, effect + execution.
    * seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.
    * término de acción = action term.
    * trazabilidad de las acciones = action tracking.

    acción2
    2 = share, shareholding.

    Ex: Shares are generally bought and sold on the stock exchange.

    Ex: This article discusses the possibility of joint ventures, with Western companies purchasing a shareholding to give them a say in the running of Soviet organisations.
    * acciones = equities, stock, equity shares.
    * acciones ordinarias = common stock.
    * cartera de acciones = portfolio.
    * compra de acciones = shareholding.
    * cotización de las acciones = share price.
    * opción de compra de acciones = stock option.
    * precio de las acciones = share price.
    * sacar acciones al mercado = go + public.

    * * *
    A (acto, hecho) act
    hacer una buena acción to do a good deed
    una acción audaz a bold act
    acciones dignas de elogio praiseworthy acts o actions
    Compuesto:
    thanksgiving
    B (actividad) action
    pusieron el plan en acción they put the plan into action
    pasaron a la acción they took action
    mecanismo de acción retardada delayed action mechanism
    un hombre de acción a man of action
    novela de acción adventure story
    ¡luces, cámara, acción! lights, camera, action!
    C ( Mil) action
    entrar en acción to go into action
    las acciones del ejército contra los insurgentes the action taken by the army against the rebels, the raids o attacks by the army on the rebels
    acción defensiva/ofensiva defensive/offensive action
    no se descarta una acción militar contra ellos military action against them has not been ruled out
    muerto en acción killed in action
    Compuesto:
    acción de armas or de guerra
    military action
    D (influencia, efecto) action
    la acción erosiva del agua the erosive action of water
    E ( Cin, Lit) (trama) action, plot
    la acción se desarrolla or transcurre en Egipto the action o the story o the plot takes place in Egypt
    F ( Der) action, lawsuit
    Compuesto:
    legal action, lawsuit
    G ( Fin) share
    acciones en alza rising stocks o shares
    tiene el 51% de las acciones she holds 51% of the shares o stock
    emitir acciones to issue shares o stock
    Compuestos:
    voting share
    fpl listed o quoted stock, listed o quoted shares o stocks (pl)
    fpl issued stock, issued shares (pl)
    fpl bonus stock, bonus shares (pl)
    ● acciones nominales or nominativas
    fpl registered stock, registered shares (pl)
    fpl ordinary stock, ordinary shares (pl)
    ● acciones preferentes or de preferencia
    fpl preference stock, preference shares (pl)
    priority stock, priority shares (pl)
    fpl unlisted o unquoted stock, unlisted o unquoted shares o stocks (pl)
    H ( Per) (de una rifa) ticket
    * * *

     

    acción sustantivo femenino
    1 (acto, hecho) act;
    ◊ acciones dignas de elogio praiseworthy acts o actions;

    hacer una buena acción to do a good deed;
    acción de gracias thanksgiving
    2


    novela de acción adventure story;
    una película llena de acción an action-packed movie o (BrE) film
    b) (Mil) action

    c) (Cin, Lit) ( trama) action, plot

    3
    a) (Der) action, lawsuit

    b) (Fin) share;


    4 (Per) ( de una rifa) ticket
    acción sustantivo femenino
    1 action
    (acto) act
    acción de gracias, thanksgiving
    hombre de acción, man of action
    película de acción, adventure film
    2 Fin share
    ' acción' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acuartelamiento
    - alquiler
    - ampliar
    - andar
    - arrendamiento
    - asesinar
    - asesoramiento
    - burrada
    - campo
    - carga
    - cierre
    - clasificación
    - coger
    - comenzar
    - compinche
    - compra
    - conducción
    - construcción
    - continuamente
    - dar
    - desagüe
    - ejercer
    - embarcación
    - enfoque
    - enjuague
    - entablar
    - envío
    - estacionamiento
    - estímulo
    - estrechamiento
    - expandir
    - falsificación
    - gesto
    - hacer
    - hasta
    - hecha
    - hecho
    - hilada
    - hilado
    - impertinencia
    - importación
    - inocente
    - lectura
    - limpieza
    - localización
    - machada
    - mezcla
    - niñería
    - objeto
    - obra
    English:
    about
    - acceptance
    - accumulation
    - accustom
    - achievement
    - act
    - action
    - action-packed
    - adjourn
    - apparition
    - appearance
    - assignment
    - attachment
    - begin
    - bite
    - blameless
    - call
    - cause
    - cold-hearted
    - concoct
    - corrupt
    - cranberry
    - crime
    - crooked
    - cut
    - data processing
    - decision
    - dedication
    - delusion
    - doing
    - duplicate
    - elevation
    - favor
    - favour
    - feel
    - foolish
    - formidable
    - fraud
    - free rein
    - honourable
    - imitation
    - immodest
    - import
    - impossible
    - inept
    - insane
    - institute
    - institution
    - interest
    - jaywalking
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [efecto de hacer] action;
    en acción in action, in operation;
    entrar o [m5] ponerse en acción [persona] to go into action;
    pasar a la acción to take action;
    puso la maquinaria en acción she switched on the machinery;
    películas de acción action movies o Br films;
    un hombre de acción a man of action
    Pol acción directa direct action
    2. [hecho] deed, act;
    una buena acción a good deed
    Rel acción de gracias thanksgiving
    3. [influencia] effect, action;
    la acción de la luz sobre los organismos marinos the effect of sunlight on marine organisms;
    acción detergente detergent effect;
    acción y reacción action and reaction
    4. [combate] action
    5. [de relato, película] action;
    la acción tiene lugar en Venezuela the action takes place in Venezuela
    6. Fin share;
    acciones esp Br shares, esp US stock
    acciones en cartera Br shares o US stock in portfolio;
    acciones liberadas paid-up Br shares o US stock;
    acciones ordinarias Br ordinary shares, US common stock;
    acción de oro golden share;
    acción al portador bearer share;
    acciones preferentes Br preference shares, US preferred stock;
    acciones de renta fija Br fixed-interest shares, US fixed-income stock
    7. Der acción civil civil action;
    acción legal lawsuit;
    iniciar acciones legales contra alguien to take legal action against sb;
    acción popular action brought by the People
    ♦ interj
    action!;
    ¡luces!, ¡cámaras!, ¡acción! lights!, camera!, action!
    * * *
    f
    1 action;
    entrar en acción come into action;
    poner en acción put into action
    2 COM share;
    acciones pl stock sg, Br shares
    * * *
    1) : action
    2) acto: act, deed
    3) : share, stock
    * * *
    1. (actividad) action
    2. (acto) act / deed
    3. (efecto) effect

    Spanish-English dictionary > acción

  • 12 Б-253

    как ни в ЧЁМ не бывало делать что, вести себя и т. п. coll AdvP Invar adv or sent adv fixed WO
    (to do sth., behave) in a manner suggesting that one has not been affected by the preceding or concurrent events (which would be expected to elicit some reaction)
    as if (though) nothing (had) happened (were happening)
    as if (though) nothing were wrong (in limited contexts) as if one had never seen
    heard etc)
    as if just as one used to do.
    Заветная была у него (Джульбарса) мечта - покусать собственного хозяина, и он таки ее осуществил - придрав- шись, что тот ему наступил на лапу... Когда хозяин наутро пришбл к нему, весь перебинтованный, Джульбарс его поприветствовал как ни в чем не бывало... (Владимов 1). His (Djulbars's) cherished dream was to bite his own master, and he succeeded in carrying it out, with the excuse that his master had trodden on his paw...When his master came to him next morning all bandaged up, Djulbars greeted him as though nothing had happened... (1a).
    ...Взрослые, к великому огорчению, не поступали так, как считал справедливым мальчик. Они делали все наоборот. Приедет Орозкул домой уже подвыпивший. Его встречают как ни в чбм не бывало (Айтматов 1)....Unfortunately, the grown-ups did not do the things the boy thought would be just. They did everything the other way around. Orozkul would come home tipsy, and they would welcome him as if nothing were wrong (1a).
    (Митенька) не давал слушателю никакой возможности сделать возражение, а если последний ухитрялся как-нибудь ввернуть свое словечко, то Митенька не смущался и этим: выслушав возражение, соглашался с ним и вновь начинал гудеть как ни в чём не бывало (Салтыков-Щедрин 2)....Hе (Mitenka) would give his listener no chance of getting a word in edgeways, and if the latter did succeed by some miracle in putting in a word, Mitenka was not in the least put out: he listened to what the other man had to say and, having expressed complete agreement with him, resumed his buzzing, as if he had never been interrupted (2a).
    И вот уже (25.4) с напечатанным письмом я шагаю в редакцию «Литературной газеты»... Два заместителя (редактора Чаковского)... ошарашенные моим приходом, встречают меня настороженно-предупредительно. Как ни в чем не бывало, как будто я их завсегдатай, кладу им на стол свое письмишко (Солженицын 2). On 25 April I strolled to the offices of Literaturnaya Gazeta with a typewritten letter...His (the editor Chakovsky's) two deputies...were flabbergasted by my appearance and met me with guarded politeness. As though it were the most natural thing in the world, as though I were one of their regular clients, I laid my little letter on a desk before them (2a).

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  • 13 Д-371

    ДУША HE ПРИНИМАЕТ highly coll VP subj. fixed WO
    s.o. has absolutely no desire, or finds it repulsive, to eat or drink sth.: it (just) won't go down
    person X couldn't eat a (another) bite person X couldn't drink a (another) drop (just) the thought of food (drinking) makes person X sick.
    Анна Савишна, бледно улыбаясь, брала кусочек, переминала его дёснами, но потом сплевывала украдкой, чтобы не обидеть Маргариту Антоновну, - больно уж та гордилась своей стряпнёй... Да что поделать, если душа не принимает, кто бы ни стряпал, хоть повар-расповар (Грекова 3). Anna Savishna, smiling weakly, took a piece, mashed it with her gums, and then spit it out stealthily so as not to offend Margarita Antonovna, who was really proud of her concoctions. But what can you do if it just won't go down, no matter who made it, even a five-star chef (3a).

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  • 14 Р-162

    НИ (МАКОВОЙ) РОСИНКИ не дать кому, не получить и т. п. coll NP gen these forms only fixed WO
    (to give, get etc) absolutely nothing
    not a (blessed) thing
    (in refer, to food or drinks only) not a drop (a morsel, a bite to eat)).
    (Баян:)...До свадьбы задатком стакан и ни росинки больше, а работу выполнят, тогда хоть из горлышка (Маяковский 1). lOleg Bard:) I'll give them one glass in advance before the wedding and not a drop more When they've done their job, they can drink straight out of the bottle, if they like (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-162

  • 15 как ни в чем не бывало

    • КАК НИ В ЧЕМ НЕ БЫВАЛО делать что, вести себя и т.п. coll
    [AdvP; Invar; adv or sent adv; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (to do sth., behave) in a manner suggesting that one has not been affected by the preceding or concurrent events (which would be expected to elicit some reaction):
    - as if < though> nothing (had) happened < were happening>;
    - [in limited contexts] as if one had never seen <heard etc>;
    - as if < though> it were the most natural thing in the world;
    - just as one used to do.
         ♦ Заветная была у него [Джульбарса] мечта - покусать собственного хозяина, и он таки ее осуществил - придравшись, что тот ему наступил на лапу... Когда хозяин наутро пришёл к нему, весь перебинтованный, Джульбарс его поприветствовал как ни в чём не бывало... (Владимов 1). His [Djulbars's] cherished dream was to bite his own master, and he succeeded in carrying it out, with the excuse that his master had trodden on his paw....When his master came to him next morning all bandaged up, Djulbars greeted him as though nothing had happened... (1a).
         ♦...Взрослые, к великому огорчению, не поступали так, как считал справедливым мальчик. Они делали всё наоборот. Приедет Орозкул домой уже подвыпивший. Его встречают как ни в чём не бывало (Айтматов 1)....Unfortunately, the grown-ups did not do the things the boy thought would be just. They did everything the other way around. Orozkul would come home tipsy, and they would welcome him as if nothing were wrong (1a).
         ♦...[Митенька] не давал слушателю никакой возможности сделать возражение, а если последний ухитрялся как-нибудь ввернуть свое словечко, то Митенька не смущался и этим: выслушав возражение, соглашался с ним и вновь начинал гудеть как ни в чём не бывало (Салтыков-Щедрин 2).... Не [Mitenka] would give his listener no chance of getting a word in edgeways, and if the latter did succeed by some miracle in putting in a word, Mitenka was not in the least put out: he listened to what the other man had to say and, having expressed complete agreement with him, resumed his buzzing, as if he had never been interrupted (2a).
         ♦ И вот уже (25.4) с напечатанным письмом я шагаю в редакцию "Литературной газеты"... Два заместителя [редактора Чаковского]... ошарашенные моим приходом, встречают меня насторожённо-предупредительно. Как ни в чем не бывало, как будто я их завсегдатай, кладу им на стол свое письмишко (Солженицын 2). On 25 April I strolled to the offices of Uteratumaya Gazeta with a typewritten letter...His [the editor Chakovsky's] two deputies...were flabbergasted by my appearance and met me with guarded politeness. As though it were the most natural thing in the world, as though I were one of their regular clients, I laid my little letter on a desk before them (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как ни в чем не бывало

  • 16 душа не принимает

    [VPsubj; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ s.o. has absolutely no desire, or finds it repulsive, to eat or drink sth.:
    - (just) the thought of food (drinking) makes person X sick.
         ♦ Анна Савишна, бледно улыбаясь, брала кусочек, переминала его дёснами, но потом сплевывала украдкой, чтобы не обидеть Маргариту Антоновну, - больно уж та гордилась своей стряпнёй... Да что поделать, если душа не принимает, кто бы ни стряпал, хоть повар-расповар (Грекова 3). Anna Savishna, smiling weakly, took a piece, mashed it with her gums, and then spit it out stealthily so as not to oifend Margarita Antonovna, who was really proud of her concoctions. But what can you do if it just won't go down, no matter who made it, even a five-star chef (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > душа не принимает

  • 17 ни маковой росинки

    • НИ ( МАКОВОЙ) РОСИНКИ не дать кому, не получить и т.п. coll
    [NPgen; these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (to give, get etc) absolutely nothing:
    - [in refer, to food or drinks only] not a drop <a morsel, a bite to eat>.
         ♦ [Баян:]...До свадьбы задатком стакан и ни росинки больше, а работу выполнят, тогда хоть из горлышка (Маяковский 1). [Oleg Bard:] I'll give them one glass in advance before the wedding and not a drop more When they've done their job, they can drink straight out of the bottle, if they like (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни маковой росинки

  • 18 ни росинки

    • НИ ( МАКОВОЙ) РОСИНКИ не дать кому, не получить и т.п. coll
    [NPgen; these forms only; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ (to give, get etc) absolutely nothing:
    - [in refer, to food or drinks only] not a drop <a morsel, a bite to eat>.
         ♦ [Баян:]...До свадьбы задатком стакан и ни росинки больше, а работу выполнят, тогда хоть из горлышка (Маяковский 1). [Oleg Bard:] I'll give them one glass in advance before the wedding and not a drop more When they've done their job, they can drink straight out of the bottle, if they like (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни росинки

  • 19 te

    pron.
    1 you.
    le gustaría verte she'd like to see you
    2 (to) you.
    te lo dio he gave it to you, he gave you it
    te tiene miedo he's afraid of you
    3 yourself.
    ¡vístete! get dressed!
    * * *
    te
    2 (regla) T-square
    ————————
    te
    1 you, to you, for you
    ■ te mandaré una carta I'll send you a letter, I'll send a letter to you
    ■ te lo compré I bought one for you, I bought you one
    2 (uso reflexivo) yourself
    * * *
    pron.
    1) you
    2) for you, from you, to you
    * * *
    I II
    PRON PERS
    1) [como complemento directo] you
    2) [como complemento indirecto] you

    te he traído esto — I've brought you this, I've brought this for you

    ¿te han arreglado el ordenador? — have they fixed your computer (for you)?

    3) [con partes del cuerpo, ropa]

    ¿te duelen los pies? — do your feet hurt?

    ¿te has puesto el abrigo? — have you put your coat on?

    4) [uso enfático]
    5) [uso reflexivo o pronominal]

    ¿te has lavado? — have you washed?

    ¡cálmate! — calm down!

    ¿te levantas temprano? — do you get up early?

    ¿te has hecho daño? — have you hurt yourself?

    6) [uso impersonal]
    * * *
    I II
    pronombre personal
    a) you

    ¿te ha mandado la cuenta? — has he sent you the bill?

    ¿te lo paso a máquina? — shall I type it for you?

    cuídate — (refl) look after yourself

    ¿te has cortado el pelo? — (refl) have you cut your hair?; (caus) have you had your hair cut?

    ¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling all right?

    cuando te pasa eso... — when that happens...

    * * *
    I II
    pronombre personal
    a) you

    ¿te ha mandado la cuenta? — has he sent you the bill?

    ¿te lo paso a máquina? — shall I type it for you?

    cuídate — (refl) look after yourself

    ¿te has cortado el pelo? — (refl) have you cut your hair?; (caus) have you had your hair cut?

    ¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling all right?

    cuando te pasa eso... — when that happens...

    * * *
    TE3 (término específico)

    Ex: Narrower terms are signalled by the abbreviation 'NT'.

    * * *
    te1
    te2
    1 you
    ¿te ha mandado la cuenta? has he sent you the bill?
    no te va a creer esa historia she's not going to believe that story
    no te lo quiero prestar I don't want to lend it to you o to lend you it
    ¿quieres que te lo pase a máquina? do you want me to type it for you?
    te lo quiere quitar he wants to take it away from you
    voy a serte sincera I'll be frank with you
    cuídate ( refl) take care o look after yourself
    ¿te has cortado el pelo? ( refl) have you cut your hair?;
    ( caus) have you had your hair cut?
    ¿te tomaste toda la botella? ( enf) did you drink the whole bottle?
    ¿te sientes bien? are you feeling all right?
    no te muevas don't move
    se te ha secado la rosa your rose has dried up
    2 ( impers):
    cuando te dicen esas cosas when people say things like that to you
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    te    
    té
    te pron pers
    a) you;


    ¿té lo paso a máquina? shall I type it for you?;
    voy a serte sincera I'll be frank with you;
    cuídate ( refl) look after yourself;
    ¿té has cortado el pelo? ( caus) have you had your hair cut?;
    ¿té sientes bien? are you feeling all right?;
    no té muevas don't move
    b) ( impers):

    ◊ cuando té pasa eso … when that happens …

    ■ sustantivo femenino: name of the letter t
    té sustantivo masculino
    a) (infusión, planta) tea;

    ◊ ¿quieres un té? do you want a cup of tea?

    b) (AmL) ( reunión) tea party

    te pron pers
    1 (objeto directo) you: te quiero, I love you
    2 (objeto indirecto) you, to you, for you: no te lo venderá, he won't sell it to you
    te lo guardaré, I'll keep it for you
    te daré tu parte, I'll give you your share
    3 (con verbos reflexivos, a ti mismo) yourself: cuídate mucho, look after yourself
    4 (sin traducción en verbos pronominales) no te preocupes, don't worry
    té sustantivo masculino
    1 Bot tea
    2 (infusión, reunión) tea
    té con limón, lemon tea
    'té' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abandonarse
    - abatimiento
    - acalorarse
    - acaso
    - acercar
    - achantarse
    - aclararse
    - acompañar
    - aconsejar
    - adivinar
    - advertir
    - agradecer
    - ajustar
    - alejarse
    - algo
    - alta
    - amargarse
    - ancha
    - ancho
    - anillo
    - animarse
    - aparte
    - apetecer
    - apostar
    - apostarse
    - asegurar
    - así
    - atizar
    - atreverse
    - aunque
    - avisar
    - bagatela
    - bajarse
    - bien
    - bobada
    - bobalicón
    - bobalicona
    - bonita
    - bonito
    - buena
    - bueno
    - buscarse
    - cachaza
    - calar
    - calentarse
    - cargada
    - cargado
    - carrera
    - celebrar
    English:
    about
    - abreast
    - account
    - acetate
    - act
    - advise
    - agitate
    - agitation
    - agitator
    - all
    - alone
    - aloud
    - alternatively
    - amputate
    - approximation
    - ascertain
    - attain
    - attainment
    - authoritarian
    - averse
    - back up
    - bad
    - barrel
    - because
    - behave
    - behind
    - believe
    - belittle
    - best
    - better
    - bite
    - bonus
    - bop
    - breathtaking
    - brew
    - bring
    - bring back
    - burning
    - business
    - butane
    - call back
    - capable
    - caretaker
    - cetacean
    - challenge
    - chin
    - chip in
    - chirpy
    - citation
    - collect
    * * *
    te pron personal
    1. [complemento directo] you;
    le gustaría verte she'd like to see you;
    ¿te atracaron en plena calle? were you mugged in the middle of the street?;
    te han aprobado you've passed
    2. [complemento indirecto] (to) you;
    te lo dio he gave it to you, he gave you it;
    te tiene miedo he's afraid of you;
    te lo ha comprado [tú se lo has vendido] she bought it from o off you;
    [es para ti] she bought it for you;
    te extrajeron sangre they took some of your blood;
    ¿te quitaron una maleta? did they steal one of your suitcases?;
    te rompieron el brazo they broke your arm;
    te pegaron una paliza they beat you up;
    se te olvidará you'll forget (about it);
    te será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to you
    3. [reflexivo] yourself;
    sírvete un whisky pour yourself a whisky;
    ¡vístete! get dressed!;
    sírvete más arroz take some more rice;
    ponte el abrigo, que nos vamos put your coat on, we're going;
    puedes acostarte en el sofá you can lie down on the sofa
    4. [con valor impersonal]
    si te dejas pisar, estás perdido if you let people walk all over you, you've had it
    5. [con valor intensivo o expresivo]
    ¿no te lo crees? don't you believe it?;
    cómetelo todo eat it all up;
    si se te echa a llorar, no le hagas caso don't take any notice if he starts crying (on you)
    6. [para formar verbos pronominales]
    ¿te acuerdas? do you remember?;
    ponte cómodo make yourself comfortable
    * * *
    te
    pron
    1 directo you;
    no te había visto I hadn’t seen you
    2 indirecto (to) you;
    te doy el libro I’m giving you the book
    3 reflexivo yourself
    * * *
    te pron
    1) : you
    te quiero: I love you
    2) : for you, to you, from you
    me gustaría dártelo: I would like to give it to you
    3) : yourself, for yourself, to yourself, from yourself
    ¡cálmate!: calm yourself!
    ¿te guardaste uno?: did you keep one for yourself?
    4) : thee
    té nm
    1) : tea
    2) : tea party
    * * *
    te pron you

    Spanish-English dictionary > te

  • 20 té

    pron.
    1 you.
    le gustaría verte she'd like to see you
    2 (to) you.
    te lo dio he gave it to you, he gave you it
    te tiene miedo he's afraid of you
    3 yourself.
    ¡vístete! get dressed!
    * * *
    te
    2 (regla) T-square
    ————————
    te
    1 you, to you, for you
    ■ te mandaré una carta I'll send you a letter, I'll send a letter to you
    ■ te lo compré I bought one for you, I bought you one
    2 (uso reflexivo) yourself
    * * *
    pron.
    1) you
    2) for you, from you, to you
    * * *
    I II
    PRON PERS
    1) [como complemento directo] you
    2) [como complemento indirecto] you

    te he traído esto — I've brought you this, I've brought this for you

    ¿te han arreglado el ordenador? — have they fixed your computer (for you)?

    3) [con partes del cuerpo, ropa]

    ¿te duelen los pies? — do your feet hurt?

    ¿te has puesto el abrigo? — have you put your coat on?

    4) [uso enfático]
    5) [uso reflexivo o pronominal]

    ¿te has lavado? — have you washed?

    ¡cálmate! — calm down!

    ¿te levantas temprano? — do you get up early?

    ¿te has hecho daño? — have you hurt yourself?

    6) [uso impersonal]
    * * *
    a) (infusión, planta) tea
    b) (AmL) ( reunión) tea party
    * * *
    I II
    pronombre personal
    a) you

    ¿te ha mandado la cuenta? — has he sent you the bill?

    ¿te lo paso a máquina? — shall I type it for you?

    cuídate — (refl) look after yourself

    ¿te has cortado el pelo? — (refl) have you cut your hair?; (caus) have you had your hair cut?

    ¿te sientes bien? — are you feeling all right?

    cuando te pasa eso... — when that happens...

    * * *
    TE3 (término específico)

    Ex: Narrower terms are signalled by the abbreviation 'NT'.

    * * *
    te1
    te2
    1 you
    ¿te ha mandado la cuenta? has he sent you the bill?
    no te va a creer esa historia she's not going to believe that story
    no te lo quiero prestar I don't want to lend it to you o to lend you it
    ¿quieres que te lo pase a máquina? do you want me to type it for you?
    te lo quiere quitar he wants to take it away from you
    voy a serte sincera I'll be frank with you
    cuídate ( refl) take care o look after yourself
    ¿te has cortado el pelo? ( refl) have you cut your hair?;
    ( caus) have you had your hair cut?
    ¿te tomaste toda la botella? ( enf) did you drink the whole bottle?
    ¿te sientes bien? are you feeling all right?
    no te muevas don't move
    se te ha secado la rosa your rose has dried up
    2 ( impers):
    cuando te dicen esas cosas when people say things like that to you
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    te    
    té
    te pron pers
    a) you;


    ¿té lo paso a máquina? shall I type it for you?;
    voy a serte sincera I'll be frank with you;
    cuídate ( refl) look after yourself;
    ¿té has cortado el pelo? ( caus) have you had your hair cut?;
    ¿té sientes bien? are you feeling all right?;
    no té muevas don't move
    b) ( impers):

    ◊ cuando té pasa eso … when that happens …

    ■ sustantivo femenino: name of the letter t
    té sustantivo masculino
    a) (infusión, planta) tea;

    ◊ ¿quieres un té? do you want a cup of tea?

    b) (AmL) ( reunión) tea party

    te pron pers
    1 (objeto directo) you: te quiero, I love you
    2 (objeto indirecto) you, to you, for you: no te lo venderá, he won't sell it to you
    te lo guardaré, I'll keep it for you
    te daré tu parte, I'll give you your share
    3 (con verbos reflexivos, a ti mismo) yourself: cuídate mucho, look after yourself
    4 (sin traducción en verbos pronominales) no te preocupes, don't worry
    té sustantivo masculino
    1 Bot tea
    2 (infusión, reunión) tea
    té con limón, lemon tea
    'té' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abandonarse
    - abatimiento
    - acalorarse
    - acaso
    - acercar
    - achantarse
    - aclararse
    - acompañar
    - aconsejar
    - adivinar
    - advertir
    - agradecer
    - ajustar
    - alejarse
    - algo
    - alta
    - amargarse
    - ancha
    - ancho
    - anillo
    - animarse
    - aparte
    - apetecer
    - apostar
    - apostarse
    - asegurar
    - así
    - atizar
    - atreverse
    - aunque
    - avisar
    - bagatela
    - bajarse
    - bien
    - bobada
    - bobalicón
    - bobalicona
    - bonita
    - bonito
    - buena
    - bueno
    - buscarse
    - cachaza
    - calar
    - calentarse
    - cargada
    - cargado
    - carrera
    - celebrar
    English:
    about
    - abreast
    - account
    - acetate
    - act
    - advise
    - agitate
    - agitation
    - agitator
    - all
    - alone
    - aloud
    - alternatively
    - amputate
    - approximation
    - ascertain
    - attain
    - attainment
    - authoritarian
    - averse
    - back up
    - bad
    - barrel
    - because
    - behave
    - behind
    - believe
    - belittle
    - best
    - better
    - bite
    - bonus
    - bop
    - breathtaking
    - brew
    - bring
    - bring back
    - burning
    - business
    - butane
    - call back
    - capable
    - caretaker
    - cetacean
    - challenge
    - chin
    - chip in
    - chirpy
    - citation
    - collect
    * * *
    te pron personal
    1. [complemento directo] you;
    le gustaría verte she'd like to see you;
    ¿te atracaron en plena calle? were you mugged in the middle of the street?;
    te han aprobado you've passed
    2. [complemento indirecto] (to) you;
    te lo dio he gave it to you, he gave you it;
    te tiene miedo he's afraid of you;
    te lo ha comprado [tú se lo has vendido] she bought it from o off you;
    [es para ti] she bought it for you;
    te extrajeron sangre they took some of your blood;
    ¿te quitaron una maleta? did they steal one of your suitcases?;
    te rompieron el brazo they broke your arm;
    te pegaron una paliza they beat you up;
    se te olvidará you'll forget (about it);
    te será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to you
    3. [reflexivo] yourself;
    sírvete un whisky pour yourself a whisky;
    ¡vístete! get dressed!;
    sírvete más arroz take some more rice;
    ponte el abrigo, que nos vamos put your coat on, we're going;
    puedes acostarte en el sofá you can lie down on the sofa
    4. [con valor impersonal]
    si te dejas pisar, estás perdido if you let people walk all over you, you've had it
    5. [con valor intensivo o expresivo]
    ¿no te lo crees? don't you believe it?;
    cómetelo todo eat it all up;
    si se te echa a llorar, no le hagas caso don't take any notice if he starts crying (on you)
    6. [para formar verbos pronominales]
    ¿te acuerdas? do you remember?;
    ponte cómodo make yourself comfortable
    * * *
    te
    pron
    1 directo you;
    no te había visto I hadn’t seen you
    2 indirecto (to) you;
    te doy el libro I’m giving you the book
    3 reflexivo yourself
    * * *
    te pron
    1) : you
    te quiero: I love you
    2) : for you, to you, from you
    me gustaría dártelo: I would like to give it to you
    3) : yourself, for yourself, to yourself, from yourself
    ¡cálmate!: calm yourself!
    ¿te guardaste uno?: did you keep one for yourself?
    4) : thee
    té nm
    1) : tea
    2) : tea party
    * * *
    te pron you

    Spanish-English dictionary > té

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