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for no obvious reason

  • 1 apparent

    apparent, e [apaʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t]
    adjective
       a. ( = visible) obvious
       b. ( = superficiel) apparent
    * * *
    apparente apaʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif
    1) ( visible) [signe, partie, bouton, couture] visible; [trouble, fragilité] apparent
    2) ( trompeur) [facilité, indulgence] seeming
    * * *
    apaʀɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj apparent, -e
    1) (= laissé visible) visible
    2) (= manifeste) apparent, obvious
    3) (= de surface) (contradictions, influence) apparent
    * * *
    1 ( visible) [signe, partie, bouton, couture] visible; [trouble, fragilité] apparent; sans raison apparente for no apparent reason; sans cause apparente without any apparent cause;
    2 ( trompeur) [facilité, indulgence] seeming.
    ( féminin apparente) [aparɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif
    1. [visible] visible
    devenir apparent to become apparent, to surface, to emerge
    2. [évident] obvious, apparent, evident
    3. [superficiel] apparent

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > apparent

  • 2 по непонятной причине

    General subject: for no obvious reason (She hates me for no obvious reason.), confusingly, for no explicable reason, inexplicably, for some unknown reason

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > по непонятной причине

  • 3 apparente

    apparent
    * * *
    apparente agg.
    1 ( evidente, chiaro) apparent, evident, obvious, clear, plain: senza ragione apparente, for no obvious reason
    2 ( non reale) seeming, apparent: (med.) morte apparente, catalepsy; la sua era una calma solo apparente, his calm was more apparent than real
    3 (astr., fis., geol.) apparent: inclinazione apparente, apparent dip; magnitudine apparente, apparent magnitude; posizione apparente, apparent position (o aspect).
    * * *
    [appa'rɛnte]
    1) (falso, simulato) [sicurezza, calma] outward; [ semplicità] seeming

    moto apparente — fis. apparent motion

    2) (evidente) [segno, somiglianza] apparent, visible
    * * *
    apparente
    /appa'rεnte/
     1 (falso, simulato) [sicurezza, calma] outward; [ semplicità] seeming; moto apparente fis. apparent motion
     2 (evidente) [segno, somiglianza] apparent, visible; senza motivo apparente for no apparent reason.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > apparente

  • 4 CODEN

    = CODEN.
    Nota: Codigo alfanumérico, permanente y único usado para identificar las publicaciones seriadas y periódicas y administrado por CAS (Chemical Abstracts Services).
    Ex. I am going to exclude from the model access by ISBN, ISSN, wrong ISSN, CODEN, or Library of Congress card number for the obvious reason that users do not know these number codes.
    * * *
    Nota: Codigo alfanumérico, permanente y único usado para identificar las publicaciones seriadas y periódicas y administrado por CAS (Chemical Abstracts Services).

    Ex: I am going to exclude from the model access by ISBN, ISSN, wrong ISSN, CODEN, or Library of Congress card number for the obvious reason that users do not know these number codes.

    Spanish-English dictionary > CODEN

  • 5 código numérico

    (n.) = code number, number code
    Ex. A classification scheme assigns code numbers to the terms in its schedules.
    Ex. I am going to exclude from the model access by ISBN, ISSN, wrong ISSN, CODEN, or Library of Congress card number for the obvious reason that users do not know these number codes.
    * * *
    (n.) = code number, number code

    Ex: A classification scheme assigns code numbers to the terms in its schedules.

    Ex: I am going to exclude from the model access by ISBN, ISSN, wrong ISSN, CODEN, or Library of Congress card number for the obvious reason that users do not know these number codes.

    Spanish-English dictionary > código numérico

  • 6 непонятно почему

    General subject: for whatever reason (For whatever reason my in-laws don't like my cooking.), for no obvious reason

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > непонятно почему

  • 7 что-то

    1. мест. 2. нареч.; разг.
    1) somewhat, slightly

    на слушателей его выступление произвело что-то не очень приятное впечатление — his speech made a somewhat disagreeable impression on the audience

    2) somehow, for no obvious reason

    Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > что-то

  • 8 F68.1

    рус Умышленное вызывание или симулирование симптомов или инвалидности физического или психического характера (поддельное нарушение)
    eng Intentional production or feigning of symptoms or disabilities, either physical or psychological (factitious disorder). The patient feigns symptoms repeatedly for no obvious reason and may even inflict self-harm in order to produce symptoms or signs. The motivation is obscure and presumably internal with the aim of adopting the sick role. The disorder is often combined with marked disorders of personality and relationships. Hospital hopper syndrome. Munchhausen's syndrome. Peregrinating patient. (Excludes: ) factitial dermatitis ( L98.1), person feigning illness (with obvious motivation) ( Z76.5)

    Classification of Diseases (English-Russian) > F68.1

  • 9 по вполне понятной причине

    General subject: for an obvious reason

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > по вполне понятной причине

  • 10 что-то

    1. мест.
    something
    2. разг.
    1) somewhat
    2) somehow, for no obvious reason
    * * *
    anything
    aught
    something

    Новый русско-английский словарь > что-то

  • 11 причина

    reason (for), cause (of), motive
    • Безусловно, это причина, почему... - This is certainly the reason why...
    • Вдобавок, имеется одна фундаментальная причина для рассмотрения... - There is, in fact, one basic reason for considering...
    • Даже лишь по этой причине было бы существенным... - For this reason alone it would be essential to...
    • Далее мы обсуждаем причины (чего-л)... - The discussion below deals with the reasons for...
    • Действительная причина состоит в том, что... - The real reason is that...
    • Для нашего изучения А имеется много различных причин. - There are many reasons for our study of A.
    • Для этого имеется ряд причин. - There are a number of reasons for this.
    • Заранее у нас нет никаких причин ожидать, что... - We have no a priori reason to expect that...
    • Имеется много разных причин для... - There are many different reasons for...
    • Имеется несколько причин, по которым в этом предположении следует усомниться. - There are several reasons why this assumption should be questioned.
    • Имеются многочисленные причины, почему... - There are numerous reasons why...
    • Как следствие всех этих причин стало обычной практикой (выполнять и т. п.)... - For all these reasons it has become normal practice to...
    • Какова причина данного парадокса? - What is the source of this paradox?
    • Можно легко увидеть причину такой зависимости. - One can easily see the reason for this dependence.
    • Мы не приводим это рассуждение подробно по следующим причинам. - We do not present this argument in detail for the following reasons.
    • Мы обсудим причину существования... - We shall discuss the reason for the existence of...
    • Наиболее важно понять причину... - It is most important to understand the reason for...
    • Нам кажется, что имеются две основные причины для... - There seem to be two principle causes for...
    • Некоторое понимание причины такого поведения можно получить (проделывая и т. п.)... - Some insight into the reason for this behavior can be gained by...
    • Нет никаких причин, чтобы гарантировать... - There is nothing to guarantee that...
    • Одна из возможных причин этого расхождения заключается в... - One possible reason for this discrepancy is...
    • Одна из причин состоит в том, что... - One reason is that...
    • Однако имеется другая причина того, что... - But there is another reason that...
    • По причинам, которые вскоре станут очевидными, удобно допустить... - It is convenient, for reasons that will soon be obvious, to let...
    • По причинам, которые станут понятны позднее... - For reasons that will become clear,...
    • По причинам, которые станут понятны позднее, удобно (измерять и т. п.)... - It is convenient, for reasons which will appear later, to...
    • По причинам, которые станут ясны позднее, мы предполагаем, что... - We assume, for reasons which will become apparent, that...
    • По этой причине желательно иметь информацию относительно... - For this reason it is desirable to have information about...
    • По этой причине мы должны ожидать, что... - For this reason we should expect...
    • По этой причине мы налагаем следующее ограничение... - For this reason we impose the restriction...
    • По этой причине мы не можем немедленно сделать заключение, что... - For this reason we cannot immediately conclude that...
    • По этой причине мы обычно... - For this reason we usually...
    • По этой причине напрасно (начинать и т. п.)... - For this reason it is futile to...
    • Повторим, что это является причиной, почему мы имеем... - Again, this is why we have...
    • Пока имеются веские причины для обратного, необходимо предполагать, что... - Unless there are good reasons to the contrary, it should be assumed that...
    • Причина (для) этого может быть объяснена с помощью рис. 5. - The reason for this may be explained with reference to Figure 5.
    • Причина становится понятной, если мы рассмотрим... - The reason becomes apparent if we consider...
    • Причину такого типа поведения нужно искать в... - The reason for this type of behavior must be sought in...
    • Причина этого расхождения была объяснена Смитом [1]. - The reason for the discrepancy was explained by Smith [1].
    • Причина этой явной аномалии состоит в том, что... - The reason for this apparent anomaly is that...
    • Причиной этого является факт, что... - The reason for this lies in the fact that...
    • Причины (для) этого обсуждались очень горячо. - The reason for this has been hotly debated.
    • Существует много причин считать, что... - There is every reason to believe that...
    • Существует несколько основных причин для... - There are several basic reasons for...
    • Существуют две причины, почему бывает желательно... - There are two reasons why it is desirable to...
    • Существуют и другие причины, почему полезно... - There are still other reasons why it is useful to...
    • Существуют четыре причины для того, чтобы уделить внимание... - There are four reasons for devoting attention to...
    • Чисто логически, все еще нет причины, чтобы... - Yet, on a purely logical basis, there is no reason to...
    • Эта статья является важной по трем причинам. - This paper is important for three reasons.
    • Это имеет место по той причине, что... - It is for this reason that...
    • Это можно принять во внимание по следующей причине. - This may be appreciated from the following argument.
    • Это одна из главных причин, почему... - This is one of the main reasons why...
    • Это определение не является удовлетворительным по нескольким причинам. - This definition is unsatisfactory for several reasons.
    • Этот метод интересен по следующей причине. - This method is of interest for the following reason.

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > причина

  • 12 aparente

    adj.
    1 apparent (falso, supuesto).
    2 visible (visible).
    3 striking (llamativo).
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: aparentar.
    * * *
    1 apparent
    2 (conveniente) suitable
    3 (lucido) showy, smart
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=no real) apparent

    su interés es solo aparente — he just pretends to be interested, he just feigns interest

    2) (=patente) apparent
    3) * (=atractivo) attractive, smart
    * * *
    1) ( que parece real) <timidez/interés> apparent (before n)
    2) (obvio, palpable) apparent, obvious
    * * *
    = apparent, perceived, seeming.
    Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
    Ex. The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
    Ex. It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.
    ----
    * sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.
    * sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.
    * sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.
    * * *
    1) ( que parece real) <timidez/interés> apparent (before n)
    2) (obvio, palpable) apparent, obvious
    * * *
    = apparent, perceived, seeming.

    Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

    Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
    Ex: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.
    * sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.
    * sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.
    * sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.

    * * *
    A (que parece real) ‹timidez/interés› apparent ( before n)
    su amabilidad era sólo aparente his kindness was all show
    la aparente victoria se tornó en derrota what had seemed like victory turned into defeat
    el motivo aparente del crimen the apparent motive for the crime
    B (obvio, palpable) apparent, obvious
    sin motivo aparente for no apparent o obvious reason
    C
    (vistoso, elegante): el vestido es muy barato pero es muy aparente the dress is very cheap but it looks really good
    un restaurante aparente a stylish o chic o ( BrE) smart restaurant
    * * *

     

    Del verbo aparentar: ( conjugate aparentar)

    aparenté es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    aparente es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    aparentar    
    aparente
    aparentar ( conjugate aparentar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( fingir) ‹indiferencia/interés› to feign;


    b) ( parecer):


    verbo intransitivo


    b) [regalo/joya] to look impressive

    aparente adjetivo
    1 ( que parece real) ‹timidez/interés› apparent ( before n);

    2 (obvio, palpable) apparent, obvious
    aparentar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (fingir) to affect
    2 (representar, parecer) to look: no aparenta los años que tiene, she doesn't look her age
    II vi (presumir) to show off
    aparente adjetivo
    1 apparent, obvious
    sin motivo aparente, for no apparent reason
    2 fam (adecuado, bonito) suitable
    ' aparente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    coraza
    - virtual
    - superficie
    English:
    apparent
    - ostensible
    - outward
    - reputed
    - seeming
    - hidden
    * * *
    1. [falso, supuesto] apparent;
    con su aparente simpatía se ganó el aprecio del jefe he won the boss over with his apparent friendliness;
    ganaron con aparente facilidad they won with apparent ease
    2. [visible] visible;
    las huelgas son una manifestación aparente del descontento social the strikes are a visible sign of social unrest;
    se rompió sin causa aparente it broke for no apparent reason
    3. [vistoso] elegant, smart;
    es un vestido muy aparente it's a very elegant dress
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( evidente) apparent
    2 L.Am. ( fingido) feigned
    * * *
    1) : apparent
    2) : showy, striking
    * * *
    aparente adj apparent

    Spanish-English dictionary > aparente

  • 13 Grund

    m; -(e)s, Gründe
    1. nur Sg.; (Boden) ground; (Grundbesitz) land, property; (Bauplatz) plot, Am. lot; Grund und Boden land, property
    2. nur Sg.; von Gewässern, Gefäßen etc.: bottom; lit. eines Tales: floor; auf Grund geraten oder laufen run aground; in den Grund bohren geh. send to the bottom; den Grund unter den Füßen verlieren auch fig. get out of one’s depth; ich habe keinen Grund mehr I can’t touch the bottom, I’m out of my depth; ein Glas bis auf den Grund leeren geh. drain a glass (to the dregs)
    3. nur Sg.; ARCHIT. (Fundament) foundations Pl.
    4. nur Sg.; (Hintergrund) background; (Grundierung) priming (coat); grün auf gelbem Grund green on a yellow ground
    5. nur Sg.; fig.: den Grund legen für oder zu lay the foundations of ( oder for); einer Sache auf den Grund gehen get to the bottom of s.th.; im Grunde seines Herzens at (the bottom of his) heart; von Grund aus oder auf completely,... through and through; im Grunde ( genommen) basically, (eigentlich) really; in Grund und Boden reden, spielen: into the ground; verdammen: outright; blamieren: utterly; schießen, stampfen: to pieces; ich habe mich in Grund und Boden geschämt I wished the earth would open up and swallow me
    6. (Vernunftgrund) reason (zu + Inf. to + Inf., for + Ger.); (Ursache, Anlass) auch cause ( für of); (Beweggrund) motive; (Argument) argument; Gründe für und wider arguments for and against, the pros and cons; Gründe anführen state one’s case ( für for); aus gesundheitlichen / familiären Gründen for health / family reasons; aus diesem Grund that’s ( oder that was) why, for this reason; aus welchem Grund? why?; aus dem einfachen Grund, weil oder dass... for the simple reason that...; mit ( gutem) Grund with good reason; ohne jeden Grund for no apparent reason; nicht ohne Grund not without reason; ein Grund mehr zu (+ Inf.) all the more reason to (+ Inf.) ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons; es hat schon seine Gründe he knows etc. what he’s etc. doing; ( allen oder jeden) / keinen Grund haben zu (+ Inf.) have (every) / no reason ( oder cause) to (+ Inf.) es besteht (kein / nicht der geringste) Grund zu der Annahme, dass... there is (no / not the slightest) reason to suppose that...; kein Grund zur Besorgnis no need to get worried, there’s no cause for concern
    7. auf Grund, zu Grunde aufgrund, zugrunde
    * * *
    der Grund
    (Bodenebene) bottom;
    (Erdboden) ground;
    (Ursache) cause; reason
    * * *
    Grụnd [grʊnt]
    m -(e)s, ordm;e
    1) ['grʏndə]
    no pl (= Erdboden) ground; (old, dial = Erdreich) soil, ground

    in Grund und Boden (fig, sich blamieren, schämen) — utterly; verdammen outright

    jdn in Grund und Boden reden — not to leave sb a leg to stand on, to shoot sb's arguments to pieces

    bis auf den Grund zerstören/abtragen — to raze to the ground

    2) (Aus) (= Bauplatz) (building) plot; (= Grundstück) grounds pl, land no indef art, no pl
    3) no pl (ESP ART) ground; (HER) field
    4) no pl (von Gefäßen, Becken etc) bottom; (= Meeresgrund) (sea)bed; (liter = Talgrund) bottom of the/a valley

    Grund suchen (im Wasser) — to look for a foothold, to try to find the bottom

    das Glas/den Becher bis auf den Grund leeren — to drain the glass/tumbler

    5) no pl lit, fig = Fundament) foundation(s pl); (= das Innerste) depths pl

    von Grund auf or aus — entirely, completely

    von Grund auf neu gebaut/geplant — rebuilt/re-planned from scratch

    im Grunde ( genommen) — basically, fundamentally

    6) (= Ursache, Veranlassung, Ausrede) reason; (= Beweggrund) grounds pl, reason

    aus gesundheitlichen etc Gründen — for health etc reasons, on health etc grounds

    aus dem einfachen Grunde, dass... — for the simple reason that...

    auf Grund or aufgrund von Zeugenaussagen — on the basis or strength of the witnesses' testimonies

    auf Grund or aufgrund einer Verwechslung/seiner Eifersucht — owing to or because of a mistake/his jealousy

    ich habe Grund zu der Annahme, dass... — I have reason to believe or grounds for believing that...

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons, arguments for and against

    du hast keinen Grund zum Klagen — you have no cause to complain or for complaint

    jdm Grund (zu etw) geben — to give sb good reason or cause (for sth)

    jdm allen Grund geben, etw zu glauben — to give sb every reason to believe etc sth

    aus guten Gründen, mit gutem Grund — with good reason

    See:
    = zugrunde
    * * *
    der
    1) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) cause
    2) (to be the cause of (usually something bad): Who's at the bottom of these rumours?) be at the bottom of
    3) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) grounds
    4) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) need
    5) (something which makes something happen, describes why it happened, should happen or is going to happen etc: What is the reason for this noise?; What is your reason for going to London?; The reason (why) I am going is that I want to.) reason
    * * *
    <-[e]s, Gründe>
    [ˈgrʊnt, pl ˈgrʏndə]
    m
    1. (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason, cause; (Beweggrund, Motiv a.) grounds pl
    jede Naturkatastrophe hat einen \Grund every natural disaster has a cause
    der \Grund für das schlechte Wetter ist ein Tiefdruckgebiet the reason for [or cause of] the bad weather is an area of low pressure
    der \Grund für den Mord war Eifersucht the motive for the murder was jealousy
    eigentlich besteht kein \Grund zur Klage there is no [real] cause for complaint
    du hast keinen \Grund, dich zu beklagen you've no reason to complain
    ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons for this
    allen [o sehr wohl] \Grund zu etw dat haben to have every [or very good] reason [or good cause] to do sth
    ohne Angabe von Gründen without giving [any] reasons
    Gründe für etw anführen to give reason for sth
    \Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass... to have reason to believe [or grounds for believing] that...
    auf \Grund einer S. gen owing to [or because of] sth
    auf \Grund von Zeugenaussagen on the basis [or strength] of the witnesses' testimonies
    aus diesem \Grund[e]... for this reason...
    aus Gründen der Diplomatie for reasons of diplomacy
    aus dem einfachen \Grund, weil... for the simple reason that...
    aus finanziellen Gründen for financial reasons
    aus gesundheitlichen Gründen for reasons of health, on health grounds
    aus gutem \Grund with good reason
    aus unerfindlichen Gründen for some obscure reason
    aus welchem \Grund[e]...? for what reason...?
    berechtigten/guten/keinen/nicht den geringsten \Grund haben, etw zu tun to have a legitimate/good/no/not the slightest reason for doing sth
    du hast wirklich keinen \Grund, dich ihm gegenüber so ablehnend zu verhalten you have no real cause to be so stand-offish towards him
    jdm \Grund [zu etw dat] geben to give sb reason [or cause] [to do sth]
    ohne [jeden] \Grund without reason
    zwingende Gründe JUR compelling reasons
    2. kein pl (Boden eines Gewässers) bed, bottom
    am \Grunde des Sees on the seabed, at the bottom of the sea
    ich habe keinen \Grund mehr unter den Füßen I can't touch the bottom [or feel the bottom under my feet] any longer
    ein felsiger/steiniger \Grund a rocky/stony bottom
    auf \Grund laufen [o geraten] NAUT to run aground
    ein Schiff auf \Grund setzen NAUT to scuttle a ship
    auf den \Grund sinken to sink to the bottom
    3. kein pl (Gefäßboden) bottom
    sich akk auf dem \Grund des Glases absetzen to settle to the bottom of the glass
    etw bis auf den \Grund auspumpen/austrinken/leeren to pump sth out/drain/empty sth completely
    4. kein pl (Untergrund) background
    ein weißes Kreuz auf rotem \Grund a white cross on a red background
    5. kein pl (Erdoberfläche) ground
    etw bis auf den \Grund abtragen to raze sth to the ground
    6. kein pl (veraltend: Erdreich) soil
    für solche Pflanzen muss der \Grund sehr feucht sein the soil must be very moist for plants like these
    7. bes ÖSTERR (Grundbesitz) land; (Bauplatz) plot [of land]
    \Grund erwerben to acquire land
    den \Grund bewirtschaften to cultivate [or work] the land
    \Grund und Boden land
    8. (veraltend geh: kleines Tal) valley
    9.
    ▶ auf \Grund von etw dat [o einer S. gen] on the strength [or basis] of sth
    ▶ in \Grund und Boden thoroughly
    du solltest dich in \Grund und Boden schämen! you should be thoroughly [or completely] ashamed of yourself
    ▶ jdn in \Grund und Boden reden to shoot sb's arguments to pieces fam
    ▶ etw dat auf den \Grund gehen [o kommen] to get to the bottom of sth
    ▶ im \Grunde jds Herzens (geh) in one's heart of hearts
    ▶ im \Grunde [genommen] basically
    ▶ den \Grund zu etw dat legen to lay the foundations pl of [or for] sth
    ▶ von \Grund auf [o aus] completely
    * * *
    der; Grund[e]s, Gründe
    2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

    im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

    der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

    im Grunde [genommen] — basically

    3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

    [k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

    aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

    4)

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

    5) (Land) land
    6)

    auf Grund — s. aufgrund

    7)

    zu Grunde — s. zugrunde

    * * *
    Grund m; -(e)s, Gründe
    1. nur sg; (Boden) ground; (Grundbesitz) land, property; (Bauplatz) plot, US lot;
    Grund und Boden land, property
    2. nur sg; von Gewässern, Gefäßen etc: bottom; liter eines Tales: floor;
    laufen run aground;
    in den Grund bohren geh send to the bottom;
    den Grund unter den Füßen verlieren auch fig get out of one’s depth;
    ich habe keinen Grund mehr I can’t touch the bottom, I’m out of my depth;
    ein Glas bis auf den Grund leeren geh drain a glass (to the dregs)
    3. nur sg; ARCH (Fundament) foundations pl
    4. nur sg; (Hintergrund) background; (Grundierung) priming (coat);
    grün auf gelbem Grund green on a yellow ground
    5. nur sg; fig:
    zu lay the foundations of ( oder for);
    einer Sache auf den Grund gehen get to the bottom of sth;
    im Grunde seines Herzens at (the bottom of his) heart;
    auf completely, … through and through;
    im Grunde (genommen) basically, (eigentlich) really;
    in Grund und Boden reden, spielen: into the ground; verdammen: outright; blamieren: utterly; schießen, stampfen: to pieces;
    ich habe mich in Grund und Boden geschämt I wished the earth would open up and swallow me
    6. (Vernunftgrund) reason (
    zu +inf to +inf, for +ger); (Ursache, Anlass) auch cause (
    für of); (Beweggrund) motive; (Argument) argument;
    Gründe für und wider arguments for and against, the pros and cons;
    Gründe anführen state one’s case (
    für for);
    aus gesundheitlichen/familiären Gründen for health/family reasons;
    aus diesem Grund that’s ( oder that was) why, for this reason;
    aus welchem Grund? why?;
    aus dem einfachen Grund, weil oder
    dass … for the simple reason that …;
    mit (gutem) Grund with good reason;
    ohne jeden Grund for no apparent reason;
    nicht ohne Grund not without reason;
    ein Grund mehr zu (+inf) all the more reason to (+inf)
    ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons;
    es hat schon seine Gründe he knows etc what he’s etc doing;
    (
    /keinen Grund haben zu (+inf) have (every)/no reason ( oder cause) to (+inf)
    es besteht (kein/nicht der geringste) Grund zu der Annahme, dass … there is (no/not the slightest) reason to suppose that …;
    kein Grund zur Besorgnis no need to get worried, there’s no cause for concern
    7.
    auf Grund, zu Grunde → aufgrund, zugrunde
    Grund… im subst (grundlegend) basic …
    * * *
    der; Grund[e]s, Gründe
    2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

    im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

    der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

    im Grunde [genommen] — basically

    3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

    [k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

    aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

    4)

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

    5) (Land) land
    6)
    7)
    * * *
    ¨-e m.
    base n.
    bottom n.
    cause n.
    causing n.
    ground n.
    master n.
    matter n.
    reason n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Grund

  • 14 grund

    m; -(e)s, Gründe
    1. nur Sg.; (Boden) ground; (Grundbesitz) land, property; (Bauplatz) plot, Am. lot; Grund und Boden land, property
    2. nur Sg.; von Gewässern, Gefäßen etc.: bottom; lit. eines Tales: floor; auf Grund geraten oder laufen run aground; in den Grund bohren geh. send to the bottom; den Grund unter den Füßen verlieren auch fig. get out of one’s depth; ich habe keinen Grund mehr I can’t touch the bottom, I’m out of my depth; ein Glas bis auf den Grund leeren geh. drain a glass (to the dregs)
    3. nur Sg.; ARCHIT. (Fundament) foundations Pl.
    4. nur Sg.; (Hintergrund) background; (Grundierung) priming (coat); grün auf gelbem Grund green on a yellow ground
    5. nur Sg.; fig.: den Grund legen für oder zu lay the foundations of ( oder for); einer Sache auf den Grund gehen get to the bottom of s.th.; im Grunde seines Herzens at (the bottom of his) heart; von Grund aus oder auf completely,... through and through; im Grunde ( genommen) basically, (eigentlich) really; in Grund und Boden reden, spielen: into the ground; verdammen: outright; blamieren: utterly; schießen, stampfen: to pieces; ich habe mich in Grund und Boden geschämt I wished the earth would open up and swallow me
    6. (Vernunftgrund) reason (zu + Inf. to + Inf., for + Ger.); (Ursache, Anlass) auch cause ( für of); (Beweggrund) motive; (Argument) argument; Gründe für und wider arguments for and against, the pros and cons; Gründe anführen state one’s case ( für for); aus gesundheitlichen / familiären Gründen for health / family reasons; aus diesem Grund that’s ( oder that was) why, for this reason; aus welchem Grund? why?; aus dem einfachen Grund, weil oder dass... for the simple reason that...; mit ( gutem) Grund with good reason; ohne jeden Grund for no apparent reason; nicht ohne Grund not without reason; ein Grund mehr zu (+ Inf.) all the more reason to (+ Inf.) ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons; es hat schon seine Gründe he knows etc. what he’s etc. doing; ( allen oder jeden) / keinen Grund haben zu (+ Inf.) have (every) / no reason ( oder cause) to (+ Inf.) es besteht (kein / nicht der geringste) Grund zu der Annahme, dass... there is (no / not the slightest) reason to suppose that...; kein Grund zur Besorgnis no need to get worried, there’s no cause for concern
    7. auf Grund, zu Grunde aufgrund, zugrunde
    * * *
    der Grund
    (Bodenebene) bottom;
    (Erdboden) ground;
    (Ursache) cause; reason
    * * *
    Grụnd [grʊnt]
    m -(e)s, ordm;e
    1) ['grʏndə]
    no pl (= Erdboden) ground; (old, dial = Erdreich) soil, ground

    in Grund und Boden (fig, sich blamieren, schämen) — utterly; verdammen outright

    jdn in Grund und Boden reden — not to leave sb a leg to stand on, to shoot sb's arguments to pieces

    bis auf den Grund zerstören/abtragen — to raze to the ground

    2) (Aus) (= Bauplatz) (building) plot; (= Grundstück) grounds pl, land no indef art, no pl
    3) no pl (ESP ART) ground; (HER) field
    4) no pl (von Gefäßen, Becken etc) bottom; (= Meeresgrund) (sea)bed; (liter = Talgrund) bottom of the/a valley

    Grund suchen (im Wasser) — to look for a foothold, to try to find the bottom

    das Glas/den Becher bis auf den Grund leeren — to drain the glass/tumbler

    5) no pl lit, fig = Fundament) foundation(s pl); (= das Innerste) depths pl

    von Grund auf or aus — entirely, completely

    von Grund auf neu gebaut/geplant — rebuilt/re-planned from scratch

    im Grunde ( genommen) — basically, fundamentally

    6) (= Ursache, Veranlassung, Ausrede) reason; (= Beweggrund) grounds pl, reason

    aus gesundheitlichen etc Gründen — for health etc reasons, on health etc grounds

    aus dem einfachen Grunde, dass... — for the simple reason that...

    auf Grund or aufgrund von Zeugenaussagen — on the basis or strength of the witnesses' testimonies

    auf Grund or aufgrund einer Verwechslung/seiner Eifersucht — owing to or because of a mistake/his jealousy

    ich habe Grund zu der Annahme, dass... — I have reason to believe or grounds for believing that...

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons, arguments for and against

    du hast keinen Grund zum Klagen — you have no cause to complain or for complaint

    jdm Grund (zu etw) geben — to give sb good reason or cause (for sth)

    jdm allen Grund geben, etw zu glauben — to give sb every reason to believe etc sth

    aus guten Gründen, mit gutem Grund — with good reason

    See:
    = zugrunde
    * * *
    der
    1) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) cause
    2) (to be the cause of (usually something bad): Who's at the bottom of these rumours?) be at the bottom of
    3) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) grounds
    4) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) need
    5) (something which makes something happen, describes why it happened, should happen or is going to happen etc: What is the reason for this noise?; What is your reason for going to London?; The reason (why) I am going is that I want to.) reason
    * * *
    <-[e]s, Gründe>
    [ˈgrʊnt, pl ˈgrʏndə]
    m
    1. (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason, cause; (Beweggrund, Motiv a.) grounds pl
    jede Naturkatastrophe hat einen \Grund every natural disaster has a cause
    der \Grund für das schlechte Wetter ist ein Tiefdruckgebiet the reason for [or cause of] the bad weather is an area of low pressure
    der \Grund für den Mord war Eifersucht the motive for the murder was jealousy
    eigentlich besteht kein \Grund zur Klage there is no [real] cause for complaint
    du hast keinen \Grund, dich zu beklagen you've no reason to complain
    ich habe meine Gründe dafür I have my reasons for this
    allen [o sehr wohl] \Grund zu etw dat haben to have every [or very good] reason [or good cause] to do sth
    ohne Angabe von Gründen without giving [any] reasons
    Gründe für etw anführen to give reason for sth
    \Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass... to have reason to believe [or grounds for believing] that...
    auf \Grund einer S. gen owing to [or because of] sth
    auf \Grund von Zeugenaussagen on the basis [or strength] of the witnesses' testimonies
    aus diesem \Grund[e]... for this reason...
    aus Gründen der Diplomatie for reasons of diplomacy
    aus dem einfachen \Grund, weil... for the simple reason that...
    aus finanziellen Gründen for financial reasons
    aus gesundheitlichen Gründen for reasons of health, on health grounds
    aus gutem \Grund with good reason
    aus unerfindlichen Gründen for some obscure reason
    aus welchem \Grund[e]...? for what reason...?
    berechtigten/guten/keinen/nicht den geringsten \Grund haben, etw zu tun to have a legitimate/good/no/not the slightest reason for doing sth
    du hast wirklich keinen \Grund, dich ihm gegenüber so ablehnend zu verhalten you have no real cause to be so stand-offish towards him
    jdm \Grund [zu etw dat] geben to give sb reason [or cause] [to do sth]
    ohne [jeden] \Grund without reason
    zwingende Gründe JUR compelling reasons
    2. kein pl (Boden eines Gewässers) bed, bottom
    am \Grunde des Sees on the seabed, at the bottom of the sea
    ich habe keinen \Grund mehr unter den Füßen I can't touch the bottom [or feel the bottom under my feet] any longer
    ein felsiger/steiniger \Grund a rocky/stony bottom
    auf \Grund laufen [o geraten] NAUT to run aground
    ein Schiff auf \Grund setzen NAUT to scuttle a ship
    auf den \Grund sinken to sink to the bottom
    3. kein pl (Gefäßboden) bottom
    sich akk auf dem \Grund des Glases absetzen to settle to the bottom of the glass
    etw bis auf den \Grund auspumpen/austrinken/leeren to pump sth out/drain/empty sth completely
    4. kein pl (Untergrund) background
    ein weißes Kreuz auf rotem \Grund a white cross on a red background
    5. kein pl (Erdoberfläche) ground
    etw bis auf den \Grund abtragen to raze sth to the ground
    6. kein pl (veraltend: Erdreich) soil
    für solche Pflanzen muss der \Grund sehr feucht sein the soil must be very moist for plants like these
    7. bes ÖSTERR (Grundbesitz) land; (Bauplatz) plot [of land]
    \Grund erwerben to acquire land
    den \Grund bewirtschaften to cultivate [or work] the land
    \Grund und Boden land
    8. (veraltend geh: kleines Tal) valley
    9.
    ▶ auf \Grund von etw dat [o einer S. gen] on the strength [or basis] of sth
    ▶ in \Grund und Boden thoroughly
    du solltest dich in \Grund und Boden schämen! you should be thoroughly [or completely] ashamed of yourself
    ▶ jdn in \Grund und Boden reden to shoot sb's arguments to pieces fam
    ▶ etw dat auf den \Grund gehen [o kommen] to get to the bottom of sth
    ▶ im \Grunde jds Herzens (geh) in one's heart of hearts
    ▶ im \Grunde [genommen] basically
    ▶ den \Grund zu etw dat legen to lay the foundations pl of [or for] sth
    ▶ von \Grund auf [o aus] completely
    * * *
    der; Grund[e]s, Gründe
    2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

    im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

    der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

    im Grunde [genommen] — basically

    3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

    [k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

    aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

    4)

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

    5) (Land) land
    6)

    auf Grund — s. aufgrund

    7)

    zu Grunde — s. zugrunde

    * * *
    grund… im adj really …, thoroughly …
    * * *
    der; Grund[e]s, Gründe
    2) o. Pl. (eines Gewässers, geh.): (eines Gefäßes) bottom

    im Grunde seines Herzens/seiner Seele — (fig. geh.) at heart or deep down/in his innermost soul

    der Sache (Dat.) auf den Grund gehen/kommen — get to the bottom or root of the matter

    im Grunde [genommen] — basically

    3) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason; (BewegGrund) grounds pl.; reason

    [k]einen Grund zum Feiern/Klagen haben — have [no] cause for [a] celebration/to complain or for complaint

    aus dem einfachen Grund, weil... — (ugs.) for the simple reason that...

    4)

    Gründe und Gegengründe — pros and cons; arguments for and against

    5) (Land) land
    6)
    7)
    * * *
    ¨-e m.
    base n.
    bottom n.
    cause n.
    causing n.
    ground n.
    master n.
    matter n.
    reason n.

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  • 15 ersichtlich

    Adj. apparent, evident ( aus from); (klar) clear; klar ersichtlich obvious, clearly evident ( oder apparent); ohne ersichtlichen Grund for no apparent reason; es ist nicht ersichtlich, wer / was etc. it is not clear who / what etc.; daraus wird ersichtlich, dass... this shows ( oder indicates) that..., thus it appears that...; aus Ihrem Schreiben ist oder wird ersichtlich, dass... from your letter it would appear that...; wie aus... ersichtlich ist as can be seen from...
    * * *
    apparent; evident
    * * *
    er|sịcht|lich [ɛɐ'zIçtlɪç]
    adj
    obvious, clear, apparent

    ohne ersichtlichen Grund — for no apparent reason

    hieraus ist klar ersichtlich, dass... — it is obvious etc from this that..., this shows clearly that...

    * * *
    er·sicht·lich
    adj apparent
    ▪ aus etw dat \ersichtlich sein, dass... to be apparent [or clear] from sth that...
    * * *
    Adjektiv apparent
    * * *
    ersichtlich adj apparent, evident (
    aus from); (klar) clear;
    klar ersichtlich obvious, clearly evident ( oder apparent);
    ohne ersichtlichen Grund for no apparent reason;
    es ist nicht ersichtlich, wer/was etc it is not clear who/what etc;
    daraus wird ersichtlich, dass … this shows ( oder indicates) that …, thus it appears that …;
    wird ersichtlich, dass … from your letter it would appear that …;
    wie aus … ersichtlich ist as can be seen from …
    * * *
    Adjektiv apparent
    * * *
    (aus) adj.
    apparent n.
    evident (from) n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ersichtlich

  • 16 Artificial Intelligence

       In my opinion, none of [these programs] does even remote justice to the complexity of human mental processes. Unlike men, "artificially intelligent" programs tend to be single minded, undistractable, and unemotional. (Neisser, 1967, p. 9)
       Future progress in [artificial intelligence] will depend on the development of both practical and theoretical knowledge.... As regards theoretical knowledge, some have sought a unified theory of artificial intelligence. My view is that artificial intelligence is (or soon will be) an engineering discipline since its primary goal is to build things. (Nilsson, 1971, pp. vii-viii)
       Most workers in AI [artificial intelligence] research and in related fields confess to a pronounced feeling of disappointment in what has been achieved in the last 25 years. Workers entered the field around 1950, and even around 1960, with high hopes that are very far from being realized in 1972. In no part of the field have the discoveries made so far produced the major impact that was then promised.... In the meantime, claims and predictions regarding the potential results of AI research had been publicized which went even farther than the expectations of the majority of workers in the field, whose embarrassments have been added to by the lamentable failure of such inflated predictions....
       When able and respected scientists write in letters to the present author that AI, the major goal of computing science, represents "another step in the general process of evolution"; that possibilities in the 1980s include an all-purpose intelligence on a human-scale knowledge base; that awe-inspiring possibilities suggest themselves based on machine intelligence exceeding human intelligence by the year 2000 [one has the right to be skeptical]. (Lighthill, 1972, p. 17)
       4) Just as Astronomy Succeeded Astrology, the Discovery of Intellectual Processes in Machines Should Lead to a Science, Eventually
       Just as astronomy succeeded astrology, following Kepler's discovery of planetary regularities, the discoveries of these many principles in empirical explorations on intellectual processes in machines should lead to a science, eventually. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)
       Many problems arise in experiments on machine intelligence because things obvious to any person are not represented in any program. One can pull with a string, but one cannot push with one.... Simple facts like these caused serious problems when Charniak attempted to extend Bobrow's "Student" program to more realistic applications, and they have not been faced up to until now. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 77)
       What do we mean by [a symbolic] "description"? We do not mean to suggest that our descriptions must be made of strings of ordinary language words (although they might be). The simplest kind of description is a structure in which some features of a situation are represented by single ("primitive") symbols, and relations between those features are represented by other symbols-or by other features of the way the description is put together. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)
       [AI is] the use of computer programs and programming techniques to cast light on the principles of intelligence in general and human thought in particular. (Boden, 1977, p. 5)
       The word you look for and hardly ever see in the early AI literature is the word knowledge. They didn't believe you have to know anything, you could always rework it all.... In fact 1967 is the turning point in my mind when there was enough feeling that the old ideas of general principles had to go.... I came up with an argument for what I called the primacy of expertise, and at the time I called the other guys the generalists. (Moses, quoted in McCorduck, 1979, pp. 228-229)
       9) Artificial Intelligence Is Psychology in a Particularly Pure and Abstract Form
       The basic idea of cognitive science is that intelligent beings are semantic engines-in other words, automatic formal systems with interpretations under which they consistently make sense. We can now see why this includes psychology and artificial intelligence on a more or less equal footing: people and intelligent computers (if and when there are any) turn out to be merely different manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. Moreover, with universal hardware, any semantic engine can in principle be formally imitated by a computer if only the right program can be found. And that will guarantee semantic imitation as well, since (given the appropriate formal behavior) the semantics is "taking care of itself" anyway. Thus we also see why, from this perspective, artificial intelligence can be regarded as psychology in a particularly pure and abstract form. The same fundamental structures are under investigation, but in AI, all the relevant parameters are under direct experimental control (in the programming), without any messy physiology or ethics to get in the way. (Haugeland, 1981b, p. 31)
       There are many different kinds of reasoning one might imagine:
        Formal reasoning involves the syntactic manipulation of data structures to deduce new ones following prespecified rules of inference. Mathematical logic is the archetypical formal representation. Procedural reasoning uses simulation to answer questions and solve problems. When we use a program to answer What is the sum of 3 and 4? it uses, or "runs," a procedural model of arithmetic. Reasoning by analogy seems to be a very natural mode of thought for humans but, so far, difficult to accomplish in AI programs. The idea is that when you ask the question Can robins fly? the system might reason that "robins are like sparrows, and I know that sparrows can fly, so robins probably can fly."
        Generalization and abstraction are also natural reasoning process for humans that are difficult to pin down well enough to implement in a program. If one knows that Robins have wings, that Sparrows have wings, and that Blue jays have wings, eventually one will believe that All birds have wings. This capability may be at the core of most human learning, but it has not yet become a useful technique in AI.... Meta- level reasoning is demonstrated by the way one answers the question What is Paul Newman's telephone number? You might reason that "if I knew Paul Newman's number, I would know that I knew it, because it is a notable fact." This involves using "knowledge about what you know," in particular, about the extent of your knowledge and about the importance of certain facts. Recent research in psychology and AI indicates that meta-level reasoning may play a central role in human cognitive processing. (Barr & Feigenbaum, 1981, pp. 146-147)
       Suffice it to say that programs already exist that can do things-or, at the very least, appear to be beginning to do things-which ill-informed critics have asserted a priori to be impossible. Examples include: perceiving in a holistic as opposed to an atomistic way; using language creatively; translating sensibly from one language to another by way of a language-neutral semantic representation; planning acts in a broad and sketchy fashion, the details being decided only in execution; distinguishing between different species of emotional reaction according to the psychological context of the subject. (Boden, 1981, p. 33)
       Can the synthesis of Man and Machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded? If this eventually happens-and I have... good reasons for thinking that it must-we have nothing to regret and certainly nothing to fear. (Clarke, 1984, p. 243)
       The thesis of GOFAI... is not that the processes underlying intelligence can be described symbolically... but that they are symbolic. (Haugeland, 1985, p. 113)
        14) Artificial Intelligence Provides a Useful Approach to Psychological and Psychiatric Theory Formation
       It is all very well formulating psychological and psychiatric theories verbally but, when using natural language (even technical jargon), it is difficult to recognise when a theory is complete; oversights are all too easily made, gaps too readily left. This is a point which is generally recognised to be true and it is for precisely this reason that the behavioural sciences attempt to follow the natural sciences in using "classical" mathematics as a more rigorous descriptive language. However, it is an unfortunate fact that, with a few notable exceptions, there has been a marked lack of success in this application. It is my belief that a different approach-a different mathematics-is needed, and that AI provides just this approach. (Hand, quoted in Hand, 1985, pp. 6-7)
       We might distinguish among four kinds of AI.
       Research of this kind involves building and programming computers to perform tasks which, to paraphrase Marvin Minsky, would require intelligence if they were done by us. Researchers in nonpsychological AI make no claims whatsoever about the psychological realism of their programs or the devices they build, that is, about whether or not computers perform tasks as humans do.
       Research here is guided by the view that the computer is a useful tool in the study of mind. In particular, we can write computer programs or build devices that simulate alleged psychological processes in humans and then test our predictions about how the alleged processes work. We can weave these programs and devices together with other programs and devices that simulate different alleged mental processes and thereby test the degree to which the AI system as a whole simulates human mentality. According to weak psychological AI, working with computer models is a way of refining and testing hypotheses about processes that are allegedly realized in human minds.
    ... According to this view, our minds are computers and therefore can be duplicated by other computers. Sherry Turkle writes that the "real ambition is of mythic proportions, making a general purpose intelligence, a mind." (Turkle, 1984, p. 240) The authors of a major text announce that "the ultimate goal of AI research is to build a person or, more humbly, an animal." (Charniak & McDermott, 1985, p. 7)
       Research in this field, like strong psychological AI, takes seriously the functionalist view that mentality can be realized in many different types of physical devices. Suprapsychological AI, however, accuses strong psychological AI of being chauvinisticof being only interested in human intelligence! Suprapsychological AI claims to be interested in all the conceivable ways intelligence can be realized. (Flanagan, 1991, pp. 241-242)
        16) Determination of Relevance of Rules in Particular Contexts
       Even if the [rules] were stored in a context-free form the computer still couldn't use them. To do that the computer requires rules enabling it to draw on just those [ rules] which are relevant in each particular context. Determination of relevance will have to be based on further facts and rules, but the question will again arise as to which facts and rules are relevant for making each particular determination. One could always invoke further facts and rules to answer this question, but of course these must be only the relevant ones. And so it goes. It seems that AI workers will never be able to get started here unless they can settle the problem of relevance beforehand by cataloguing types of context and listing just those facts which are relevant in each. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 80)
       Perhaps the single most important idea to artificial intelligence is that there is no fundamental difference between form and content, that meaning can be captured in a set of symbols such as a semantic net. (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)
        18) The Assumption That the Mind Is a Formal System
       Artificial intelligence is based on the assumption that the mind can be described as some kind of formal system manipulating symbols that stand for things in the world. Thus it doesn't matter what the brain is made of, or what it uses for tokens in the great game of thinking. Using an equivalent set of tokens and rules, we can do thinking with a digital computer, just as we can play chess using cups, salt and pepper shakers, knives, forks, and spoons. Using the right software, one system (the mind) can be mapped into the other (the computer). (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)
        19) A Statement of the Primary and Secondary Purposes of Artificial Intelligence
       The primary goal of Artificial Intelligence is to make machines smarter.
       The secondary goals of Artificial Intelligence are to understand what intelligence is (the Nobel laureate purpose) and to make machines more useful (the entrepreneurial purpose). (Winston, 1987, p. 1)
       The theoretical ideas of older branches of engineering are captured in the language of mathematics. We contend that mathematical logic provides the basis for theory in AI. Although many computer scientists already count logic as fundamental to computer science in general, we put forward an even stronger form of the logic-is-important argument....
       AI deals mainly with the problem of representing and using declarative (as opposed to procedural) knowledge. Declarative knowledge is the kind that is expressed as sentences, and AI needs a language in which to state these sentences. Because the languages in which this knowledge usually is originally captured (natural languages such as English) are not suitable for computer representations, some other language with the appropriate properties must be used. It turns out, we think, that the appropriate properties include at least those that have been uppermost in the minds of logicians in their development of logical languages such as the predicate calculus. Thus, we think that any language for expressing knowledge in AI systems must be at least as expressive as the first-order predicate calculus. (Genesereth & Nilsson, 1987, p. viii)
        21) Perceptual Structures Can Be Represented as Lists of Elementary Propositions
       In artificial intelligence studies, perceptual structures are represented as assemblages of description lists, the elementary components of which are propositions asserting that certain relations hold among elements. (Chase & Simon, 1988, p. 490)
       Artificial intelligence (AI) is sometimes defined as the study of how to build and/or program computers to enable them to do the sorts of things that minds can do. Some of these things are commonly regarded as requiring intelligence: offering a medical diagnosis and/or prescription, giving legal or scientific advice, proving theorems in logic or mathematics. Others are not, because they can be done by all normal adults irrespective of educational background (and sometimes by non-human animals too), and typically involve no conscious control: seeing things in sunlight and shadows, finding a path through cluttered terrain, fitting pegs into holes, speaking one's own native tongue, and using one's common sense. Because it covers AI research dealing with both these classes of mental capacity, this definition is preferable to one describing AI as making computers do "things that would require intelligence if done by people." However, it presupposes that computers could do what minds can do, that they might really diagnose, advise, infer, and understand. One could avoid this problematic assumption (and also side-step questions about whether computers do things in the same way as we do) by defining AI instead as "the development of computers whose observable performance has features which in humans we would attribute to mental processes." This bland characterization would be acceptable to some AI workers, especially amongst those focusing on the production of technological tools for commercial purposes. But many others would favour a more controversial definition, seeing AI as the science of intelligence in general-or, more accurately, as the intellectual core of cognitive science. As such, its goal is to provide a systematic theory that can explain (and perhaps enable us to replicate) both the general categories of intentionality and the diverse psychological capacities grounded in them. (Boden, 1990b, pp. 1-2)
       Because the ability to store data somewhat corresponds to what we call memory in human beings, and because the ability to follow logical procedures somewhat corresponds to what we call reasoning in human beings, many members of the cult have concluded that what computers do somewhat corresponds to what we call thinking. It is no great difficulty to persuade the general public of that conclusion since computers process data very fast in small spaces well below the level of visibility; they do not look like other machines when they are at work. They seem to be running along as smoothly and silently as the brain does when it remembers and reasons and thinks. On the other hand, those who design and build computers know exactly how the machines are working down in the hidden depths of their semiconductors. Computers can be taken apart, scrutinized, and put back together. Their activities can be tracked, analyzed, measured, and thus clearly understood-which is far from possible with the brain. This gives rise to the tempting assumption on the part of the builders and designers that computers can tell us something about brains, indeed, that the computer can serve as a model of the mind, which then comes to be seen as some manner of information processing machine, and possibly not as good at the job as the machine. (Roszak, 1994, pp. xiv-xv)
       The inner workings of the human mind are far more intricate than the most complicated systems of modern technology. Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence have been attempting to develop programs that will enable computers to display intelligent behavior. Although this field has been an active one for more than thirty-five years and has had many notable successes, AI researchers still do not know how to create a program that matches human intelligence. No existing program can recall facts, solve problems, reason, learn, and process language with human facility. This lack of success has occurred not because computers are inferior to human brains but rather because we do not yet know in sufficient detail how intelligence is organized in the brain. (Anderson, 1995, p. 2)

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  • 17 sichtbar

    I Adj. visible; (freigelegt) exposed; (wahrnehmbar) noticeable, perceptible; (deutlich) marked; (offenbar, sichtlich) obvious, evident, clear; ohne sichtbaren Erfolg without any apparent ( oder noticeable, appreciable) success; ohne sichtbaren Grund for no apparent reason; sichtbar werden become visible etc., appear; fig. auch become apparent
    II Adv.: es / er hat sich sichtbar gebessert there’s been / he’s shown a noticeable ( oder marked) improvement
    * * *
    apparent; visible; conspicuous
    * * *
    sịcht|bar
    1. adj (lit, fig)
    visible

    etw sichtbar machen — to make sth visible; (fig) to make sth clear

    2. adv
    altern visibly; Fortschritte machen obviously; sich verändern noticeably; sich verbessern, sich verschlechtern clearly

    sie hat sichtbar abgenommen/zugenommen — it's obvious that she's lost/gained weight

    * * *
    2) (able to be seen: The house is visible through the trees; The scar on her face is scarcely visible now.) visible
    * * *
    sicht·bar
    adj (mit den Augen wahrnehmbar) visible; (erkennbar, offensichtlich) apparent
    gut/nicht/kaum/schlecht \sichtbar sein to be well/not/hardly/poorly visible
    ▪ [für jdn] \sichtbar sein to be apparent [to sb]
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv visible; (fig.) apparent < reason>
    2.
    adverbial visibly
    * * *
    A. adj visible; (freigelegt) exposed; (wahrnehmbar) noticeable, perceptible; (deutlich) marked; (offenbar, sichtlich) obvious, evident, clear;
    ohne sichtbaren Erfolg without any apparent ( oder noticeable, appreciable) success;
    ohne sichtbaren Grund for no apparent reason;
    sichtbar werden become visible etc, appear; fig auch become apparent
    B. adv:
    es/er hat sich sichtbar gebessert there’s been/he’s shown a noticeable ( oder marked) improvement
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv visible; (fig.) apparent < reason>
    2.
    adverbial visibly
    * * *
    adj.
    apparitional adj.
    visible adj.
    visual adj. adv.
    visibly adv.
    visually adv.

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  • 18 ser

    m.
    1 being (ente).
    ser humano human being
    los seres vivos living things
    2 ens.
    v.
    1 to be (to be in some place or situation, to originate in, to belong to, to pertain, to exist really).
    fue aquí it was here
    lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision
    ¿de dónde eres? where are you from?
    los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's
    es alto/gracioso he is tall/funny
    es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult
    es un amigo/el dueño he is a friend/the owner
    Yo soy buena I am good.
    2 to be (to be worth, quantity).
    ¿cuánto es? how much is it?
    son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos
    ¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?
    mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July
    ¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?
    son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm)
    3 to be (joined to nouns which signify employment or occupation).
    soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress
    son estudiantes they're students
    4 to be (to happen, to occur, to fall out).
    es muy tarde it's rather late
    era de noche/de día it was night/day
    5 to be (auxiliary verb, by which the passive is formed).
    fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness
    6 to exist, to live.
    7 to be for.
    Me es muy fácil aprender español It is very easy for me to learn Spanish.
    * * *
    Present Indicative
    soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son.
    Imperfect Subjunctive
    Past Indicative
    Future Indicative
    seré, serás, será, seremos, seréis, serán.
    Conditional
    sería, serías, sería, seríamos, seríais, serían.
    Present Subjunctive
    sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean.
    Imperfect Subjunctive
    Future Subjunctive
    Imperative
    sé (tú), sea (él/Vd.), seamos (nos.), sed (vos.), sean (ellos/Vds.).
    Past Participle
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    \
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    * * *
    1. verb 2. noun m.
    * * *
    SF ABR Esp
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    * * *
    I 1.
    [ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

    es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

    era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

    sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

    que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

    para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

    siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

    ¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

    el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

    es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

    3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

    soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

    ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

    por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

    4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

    es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

    ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

    ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

    5) (hipótesis, futuro)

    ¿será cierto? — can it be true?

    2.
    ser vi
    1)
    a) ( existir) to be
    b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

    érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

    2)
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

    ¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

    el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

    ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

    3) ( sumar)

    ¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

    son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

    4) (causar, significar) to be
    5) ( resultar)
    6) ( consistir en) to be

    lo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part

    7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

    fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

    fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

    9)

    es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

    10)

    lo que es... — (fam)

    lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

    lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

    a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

    como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

    12) ( en el tiempo) to be

    ¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

    ¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal

    3.
    ser v impers to be
    4.

    ser + pp — to be + pp

    II
    1)
    a) ( ente) being
    b) (individuo, persona)
    2)
    b) ( carácter esencial) essence
    3) (Fil) being
    * * *
    I 1.
    [ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]

    es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic

    era cierto/posible — it was true/possible

    sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still

    que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)

    para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth

    siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5

    ¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)

    el mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced

    es viuda — she's a widow; ver tb estar I 3)

    3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to be

    soy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer

    ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me

    por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception

    4) (con predicado introducido por `de')

    es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'

    ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...

    ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)

    5) (hipótesis, futuro)

    ¿será cierto? — can it be true?

    2.
    ser vi
    1)
    a) ( existir) to be
    b) (liter) ( en cuentos)

    érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...

    2)
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)

    ¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?

    el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...

    ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?

    3) ( sumar)

    ¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?

    son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos

    4) (causar, significar) to be
    5) ( resultar)
    6) ( consistir en) to be

    lo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part

    7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)

    fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him

    fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it

    9)

    es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare

    10)

    lo que es... — (fam)

    lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again

    lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)

    a no ser que — (+ subj) unless

    como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...

    12) ( en el tiempo) to be

    ¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date

    ¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal

    3.
    ser v impers to be
    4.

    ser + pp — to be + pp

    II
    1)
    a) ( ente) being
    b) (individuo, persona)
    2)
    b) ( carácter esencial) essence
    3) (Fil) being
    * * *
    ser1
    1 = being, creature.

    Ex: A feeling of unshielded relief filled Pope's whole being.

    Ex: Stories that lead to doing things are all the more attractive to children, who are active rather than passive creatures.
    * abducción por seres extraterrestres = alien abduction.
    * alimentación del ser humano = human nutrition.
    * llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.
    * nutrición del ser humano = human nutrition.
    * ser consecuente con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.
    * ser extraterrestre = alien creature.
    * ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.
    * ser humano = human being, human, human person.
    * ser inteligente = intelligent being.
    * ser pensante = sentient being.
    * ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.
    * ser supremo = supreme being.
    * ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.
    * ser vivo = living being, sentient being.
    * todo ser humano = every living soul.
    * tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.
    * trata de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.

    ser2
    2 = be, take + the form of, stand as.

    Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.

    Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.
    Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.
    * anhelar ser = ache to be.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * así es = that's how it is.
    * así sea = amen.
    * así son las cosas = that's they way things are.
    * centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.
    * clonación del ser humano = human cloning.
    * como es el caso de = as it is with.
    * cómo + ser = what + be like.
    * conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.
    * continuar siendo importante = remain + big.
    * crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.
    * cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.
    * cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.
    * cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.
    * debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.
    * dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.
    * demostrar ser = prove + to be.
    * de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.
    * dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).
    * dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.
    * dinero + ser para = money + go towards.
    * el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
    * el ser barato = cheapness.
    * el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.
    * es = it's [it is].
    * esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.
    * es de deducir que = it follows that.
    * es de destacar que = significantly.
    * es de esperar = hopefully.
    * es de esperar que = all being well.
    * es de resaltar que = significantly.
    * es de suponer que = presumably.
    * ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.
    * es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.
    * es evidente = clearly.
    * es importante destacar = importantly.
    * es inevitable que = inevitably.
    * es interesante que = interestingly.
    * es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.
    * es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.
    * es más = more important, moreover.
    * es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.
    * es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.
    * es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.
    * es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.
    * es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.
    * es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.
    * ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.
    * estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.
    * haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.
    * haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.
    * la razón de ser = the reason for being.
    * la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.
    * llegar a ser = become, develop into.
    * llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que + ser = what + be like.
    * lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.
    * merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.
    * no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.
    * no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.
    * no ser así ya = be no longer the case.
    * no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.
    * no ser cobarde = be no chicken.
    * no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.
    * no ser deseable = be undesirable.
    * no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.
    * no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.
    * no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.
    * no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.
    * no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.
    * no ser nada = add up to + nothing.
    * no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.
    * no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.
    * no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.
    * no ser sino = be nothing but.
    * no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.
    * no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.
    * no ser verdad = be untrue.
    * no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.
    * no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.
    * para ser específico = to be specific.
    * para ser franco = in all honesty.
    * para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.
    * pasar a ser = become, develop into.
    * por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.
    * por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.
    * posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.
    * primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.
    * puede muy bien ser = could well be.
    * puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.
    * que fue = one-time.
    * que fue común antes = once-common.
    * que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.
    * que puede ser apilado = stacking.
    * razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.
    * ser reconocido = gain + recognition.
    * resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.
    * sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.
    * sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.
    * sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.
    * sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).
    * sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.
    * seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.
    * sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.
    * sentido del ser humano = human sense.
    * ser accesible a través de = be available through.
    * ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.
    * ser acertado = be spot on.
    * ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.
    * ser acorde con = be commensurate with.
    * ser acuciante = be acute.
    * ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.
    * ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.
    * ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.
    * ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.
    * ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.
    * ser aficionado a = be fond of.
    * ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.
    * ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.
    * ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo bueno = be a good thing.
    * ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.
    * ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.
    * ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.
    * ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.
    * ser Algo imponente = loom + large.
    * ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.
    * ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.
    * ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.
    * ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.
    * ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.
    * ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.
    * ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.
    * ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser algo permanente = be here to stay.
    * ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.
    * ser algo por ver = be an open question.
    * ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.
    * ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.
    * ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.
    * ser amado = loved-one.
    * ser amigo de = be buddies with.
    * ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.
    * ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.
    * ser apropiado = be right.
    * ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.
    * ser arrestado = be under arrest.
    * ser asequible = be available, become + available.
    * ser asequible a = be amenable to.
    * ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.
    * ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.
    * ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.
    * ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.
    * ser atribuible a = be attributable to.
    * ser aun más = be all the more.
    * ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.
    * ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.
    * ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.
    * ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.
    * ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.
    * ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.
    * ser bueno en = be good at.
    * ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.
    * ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.
    * ser capaz de = be capable of.
    * ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.
    * ser característico de = be emblematic of.
    * ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.
    * ser caro = be steep.
    * ser casi seguro = be a good bet.
    * ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser chulo = be cool.
    * ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.
    * ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.
    * ser coherente = cohere.
    * ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.
    * ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.
    * ser como mínimo = be no less than.
    * ser como una esfera = wrap around.
    * ser como un círculo = wrap around.
    * ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.
    * ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.
    * ser complementarios = be integral one to another.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser completo = be all inclusive.
    * ser común = be the case (with).
    * ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.
    * ser confuso = be deceiving.
    * ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.
    * ser consciente = sentient being.
    * ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].
    * ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.
    * ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.
    * ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.
    * ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.
    * ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.
    * ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.
    * ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.
    * ser cortés con = be civil towards.
    * ser costumbre = be customary.
    * ser creativo = be inventive.
    * ser creíble = invoke + belief.
    * ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.
    * ser crucial (para) = be central (to).
    * ser cuestión de = come down to.
    * ser culpable = be to blame.
    * ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).
    * ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.
    * ser de = be a native of.
    * ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.
    * ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser de ayuda = be of assistance.
    * ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.
    * ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.
    * ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.
    * ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.
    * ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.
    * ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.
    * ser de dominio público = be public domain.
    * ser deficiente = be wanting.
    * ser definitivo = be final.
    * ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.
    * ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).
    * ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.
    * ser de la izquierda = be of the left.
    * ser de la noche = night creature.
    * ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.
    * ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.
    * ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.
    * ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.
    * ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.
    * ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.
    * ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.
    * ser demasiado común = be all too common.
    * ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.
    * ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.
    * ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.
    * ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.
    * ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.
    * ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.
    * ser de número limitado = be limited in number.
    * ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.
    * ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.
    * ser de primera categoría = be top notch.
    * ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.
    * ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.
    * ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.
    * ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.
    * ser desconocido para = be alien to.
    * ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.
    * ser desoído = be unheeded.
    * ser despiadado = play + hardball.
    * ser detenido = be under arrest.
    * ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).
    * ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.
    * ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.
    * ser de utilidad = be of use.
    * ser de utilidad a = be of service to.
    * ser diestro en = be skilled at.
    * ser difícil = be a stretch.
    * ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.
    * ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.
    * ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.
    * ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.
    * ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.
    * ser digno de = merit.
    * ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.
    * ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.
    * ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.
    * ser diplomático = say + the right thing.
    * ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.
    * ser dogmático = be dogmatic.
    * ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.
    * ser dudoso = be doubtful.
    * ser duro = play + hardball.
    * ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.
    * ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.
    * ser el asunto = be the point.
    * ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.
    * ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.
    * ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.
    * ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.
    * ser el capitán = skipper, captain.
    * ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).
    * ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.
    * ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.
    * ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.
    * ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.
    * ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.
    * ser elegido = get in.
    * ser elevado = be steep.
    * ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.
    * ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).
    * ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * ser el límite = be the limit.
    * ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.
    * ser el máximo = be the limit.
    * ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.
    * ser el momento (de) = be the time to.
    * ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.
    * ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.
    * ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.
    * ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.
    * ser el origen de = provide + the material for.
    * ser el paraje natural de = be home to.
    * ser el preludio = usher in.
    * ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.
    * ser el primero en = lead + the way in.
    * ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.
    * ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.
    * ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.
    * ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.
    * ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.
    * ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.
    * ser el último grito = be all the rage.
    * ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.
    * ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.
    * ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.
    * ser enviado a = have + the lead to.
    * ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.
    * ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.
    * ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.
    * ser esclavo de = be slave to.
    * ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.
    * ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.
    * ser experto en = be skilled at.
    * ser expulsado de = be dropped from.
    * ser extraño para = be alien to.
    * ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.
    * ser fácil = be easy.
    * ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.
    * ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.
    * ser factible de = be amenable to.
    * ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.
    * ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.
    * ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.
    * ser favorable = be a plus.
    * ser ficticio = be fiction.
    * ser fiel a = cleave to.
    * ser fructífero = come to + fruition.
    * ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.
    * ser grosero con = be abusive of.
    * ser hábil para = be adroit at.
    * ser habitual = be customary.
    * ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.
    * ser hipertenso = be hyper.
    * ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.
    * ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.
    * ser hora de irse = be time to go.
    * ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.
    * ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).
    * ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.
    * sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.
    * ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser idóneo para = be suited to.
    * ser ignorado = be unheeded.
    * ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.
    * ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.
    * ser ilegal = be against the law.
    * ser ilimitado = be boundless.
    * ser implacable = play + hardball.
    * ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.
    * ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.
    * ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.
    * ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).
    * ser imposible = be dead meat.
    * ser imprescindible = be a must.
    * ser improcedente = be out of order.
    * ser imprudente = be reckless.
    * ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.
    * ser incapaz de = be unable to.
    * ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.
    * ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).
    * ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.
    * ser increíble = beggar + belief.
    * ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.
    * ser indescriptible = beggar + description.
    * ser indispensable = be a must.
    * ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.
    * ser infundado = be unfounded.
    * ser inherente a = inhere in.
    * ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.
    * ser inminente = be on the cards.
    * ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.
    * ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.
    * ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.
    * ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.
    * ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.
    * ser insignificante de = be slight in.
    * ser inteligente = be talented.
    * ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).
    * ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.
    * ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
    * ser interminable = there + be + no end to.
    * ser intransigente = play + hardball.
    * ser inútil = fire + blanks.
    * ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.
    * ser justo = play + fair.
    * ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.
    * ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.
    * ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.
    * ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser justo que = there + be + justice in.
    * ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.
    * ser la abreviatura de = be short for.
    * ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.
    * ser la ciudad de = be home to.
    * ser la clave de = hold + the key to.
    * ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.
    * ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.
    * ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.
    * ser la costumbre = be customary.
    * ser la cuestión = be the point.
    * ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.
    * ser la culpa de = be the fault of.
    * ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.
    * ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.
    * ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.
    * ser la excepción = be the exception.
    * ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.
    * ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.
    * ser la forma de = be a recipe for.
    * ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.
    * ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.
    * ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser la imagen de = be a picture of.
    * ser la intención = be the intention.
    * ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.
    * ser la manera de = be a recipe for.
    * ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.
    * ser la mayoría = be in the majority.
    * ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.
    * ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.
    * ser lamentable = be a pity.
    * ser la minoría = be in the minority.
    * ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.
    * ser la novedad = be on the scene.
    * ser la obra de = be the work of.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.
    * ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.
    * ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.
    * ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.
    * ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.
    * ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.
    * ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.
    * ser la última palabra = be all the rage.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.
    * ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.
    * ser lo mismo = be one and the same.
    * ser lo normal = be the order of the day.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
    * ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
    * ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.
    * ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.
    * ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.
    * ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.
    * serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.
    * ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.
    * ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.
    * ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
    * ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.
    * ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.
    * ser maravilloso = sound + great.
    * ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.
    * ser más interno = inner being.
    * ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.
    * ser mayor = be older.
    * ser mejor en = be better at.
    * ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.
    * ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.
    * ser menor = be less.
    * ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.
    * ser mínimo = be at a minimum.
    * ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.
    * ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.
    * ser molesto = be disturbing.
    * ser moroso = be in default.
    * ser motivador = be motivating.
    * ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.
    * ser mucho = be a mouthful.
    * ser mucho más = be all the more.
    * ser mucho más que = be far more than.
    * ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.
    * ser muy alto = be metres high.
    * ser muy amigo de = be pally with.
    * ser muy antiguo = go ba

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    /ser/
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    ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
    1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be
    ◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;

    es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
    es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
    era cierto it was true;
    sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
    que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;

    (+ me/te/le etc)

    ver tb imposible, difícil etc
    2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;

    es viuda she's a widow;
    ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
    3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;

    ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
    4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):

    soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
    es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
    no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
    5 (hipótesis, futuro):

    ¿será cierto? can it be true?
    verbo intransitivo
    1

    b) (liter) ( en cuentos):

    ◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …

    2
    a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):


    ¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?

    ◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;

    ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
    ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
    3 ( sumar):
    ◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;

    son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
    somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
    4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) ser para algo to be for sth;

    ( en locs)
    ◊ a no ser que (+ subj) unless;

    ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
    como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
    hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
    el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
    puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
    de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
    ¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
    es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
    es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
    lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
    estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
    o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
    o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
    o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
    (ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
    sea como sea at all costs;
    sea cuando sea whenever it is;
    sea donde sea no matter where;
    sea quien sea whoever it is;
    si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
    ( en el tiempo) to be;
    ◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;

    serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
    ver tb v impers
    ser v impers to be;

    ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
    fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) ( ente) being;

    ◊ ser humano/vivo human/living being

    b) (individuo, persona):


    2 ( naturaleza):

    ser
    I sustantivo masculino
    1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
    ser humano, human being
    ser vivo, living being
    2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
    2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
    ya es la una, it's one o'clock
    3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
    (al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
    son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
    Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
    4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
    5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
    6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
    es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
    7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
    es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
    8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
    ¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
    9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
    10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
    11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
    12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
    13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
    (adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
    esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
    15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
    es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
    no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
    16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
    17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
    ♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
    como sea, anyhow
    de no ser por..., had it not been for
    es más, furthermore
    es que..., it's just that...
    lo que sea, whatever
    o sea, that is (to say)
    sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
    ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
    ' ser' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - acceder
    - además
    - aficionada
    - aficionado
    - alardear
    - alcanzar
    - alimentar
    - alta
    - alto
    - ambicionar
    - antigüedad
    - aparición
    - arma
    - atinar
    - atorarse
    - aúpa
    - babear
    - básica
    - básico
    - bendición
    - caber
    - cacho
    - cada
    - cafetera
    - cafetero
    - calco
    - callo
    - canela
    - cansada
    - cansado
    - cantar
    - capaz
    - capirote
    - carácter
    - cardo
    - carne
    - carné
    - caso
    - cero
    - colarse
    - comida
    - comidilla
    - comido
    - conmigo
    - conquistador
    - conquistadora
    - contagiarse
    - contemplar
    - contienda
    English:
    accountable
    - addicted
    - adjust
    - allow
    - allowance
    - ambition
    - amount to
    - anathema
    - anomaly
    - arduous
    - around
    - aspire
    - aware
    - bad
    - be
    - beating
    - being
    - belong
    - betray
    - big
    - bill
    - bind over
    - bird
    - booby trap
    - boring
    - bounce
    - can
    - carry
    - catch up
    - cerebral
    - ceremonial
    - ceremony
    - charm
    - chip
    - claim
    - come into
    - come under
    - connoisseur
    - court
    - degree
    - deserve
    - destroy
    - differ
    - do
    - dodger
    - doubly
    - due
    - ear
    - easy
    - edit
    * * *
    ser The auxiliary verb ser is used with the past participle of a verb to form the passive (e.g. la película fue criticada the movie was criticized).
    ♦ v aux
    [para formar la voz pasiva] to be;
    fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness;
    la propuesta es debatida o [m5] está siendo debatida en el parlamento the proposal is being debated in parliament
    ♦ v copulativo
    1. [con adjetivos, sustantivos, pronombres] [indica cualidad, identidad, condición] to be;
    es alto/gracioso he's tall/funny;
    soy chileno/chiapaneco I'm Chilean/from Chiapas;
    es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult;
    sé discreta/paciente be discreet/patient;
    es un amigo/el dueño he's a friend/the owner;
    son unos amigos míos they're friends of mine;
    es el cartero/tu madre it's the postman o US mailman/your mother;
    soy yo, ábreme open up, it's me;
    soy Víctor [al teléfono] it's Víctor;
    la casa es aquella de ahí the house is that one over there;
    es un tipo muy simpático he's a very nice guy;
    ¿es eso verdad? is that true?;
    eso no es cierto that isn't true;
    es obvio que le gustas it's obvious that he likes you;
    no es necesario ir it isn't necessary to go;
    es posible que llueva it may rain;
    no está mal para ser de segunda mano it's not bad considering it's second-hand;
    no pierde sus derechos por ser inmigrante just because he's an immigrant doesn't mean he doesn't have any rights;
    te lo dejo en la mitad por ser tú seeing as o because it's you, I'll let you have it half-price;
    por ser usted, señora, 15 euros to you, madam, 15 euros;
    que seas muy feliz I wish you every happiness, I hope you'll be very happy;
    ¡será imbécil el tipo! the guy must be stupid!;
    este restaurante ya no es lo que era this restaurant isn't as good as it used to be o isn't what it used to be;
    RP Fam
    ser loco por algo to be wild about sth
    2. [con sustantivos, adjetivos] [indica empleo, dedicación, estado civil, religión] to be;
    soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress;
    son estudiantes they're students;
    para ser juez hay que trabajar mucho you have to work very hard to be o become a judge;
    es padre de tres hijos he's a father of three;
    es soltero/casado/divorciado he's single/married/divorced;
    era viuda she was a widow;
    son budistas/protestantes they are Buddhists/Protestants;
    el que fuera gobernador del estado the former governor of the state;
    Am Fam
    ¿tú eres o te haces? are you stupid or what?;
    RP Fam
    ¿vos sos o te hacés? are you stupid or what?
    3. [con "de"] [indica material, origen, propiedad]
    ser de [estar hecho de] to be made of;
    [provenir de] to be from; [pertenecer a] to belong to;
    un juguete que es todo de madera a completely wooden toy, a toy made completely of wood;
    ¿de dónde eres? where are you from?;
    estas pilas son de una linterna these batteries are from a torch;
    ¿es de usted este abrigo? is this coat yours?, does this coat belong to you?;
    los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's;
    portarse así es de cobardes only cowards behave like that, it's cowardly to behave like that
    4. [con "de"] [indica pertenencia a grupo]
    ser de [club, asociación, partido] to be a member of;
    ¿de qué equipo eres? [aficionado] which team o who do you support?;
    soy del Barcelona I support Barcelona;
    ser de los que… to be one of those people who…;
    ése es de los que están en huelga he is one of those on strike;
    no es de las que se asustan por cualquier cosa she's not one to get scared easily
    ♦ vi
    1. [ocurrir, tener lugar] to be;
    fue aquí it was here;
    ¿cuándo es la boda? when's the wedding?;
    la final era ayer the final was yesterday;
    ¿cómo fue lo de tu accidente? how did your accident happen?;
    ¿qué fue de aquel amigo tuyo? what happened to that friend of yours?;
    ¿qué es de Pablo? how's Pablo (getting on)?
    2. [constituir, consistir en] to be;
    fue un acierto que nos quedáramos en casa we were right to stay at home;
    lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision;
    su ambición era dar la vuelta al mundo her ambition was to travel round the world;
    tratar así de mal a la gente es buscarse problemas treating people so badly is asking for trouble
    3. [con fechas, horas] to be;
    ¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?;
    hoy es jueves today's Thursday, it's Thursday today;
    ¿qué (fecha) es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?;
    mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July;
    ¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?;
    son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm);
    serán o [m5] deben de ser las tres it must be three (o'clock)
    4. [con precios] to be;
    ¿cuánto es? how much is it?;
    son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos;
    ¿a cómo son esos tomates? how much are those tomatoes?
    5. [con cifras, en operaciones] to be;
    ellos eran unos 500 there were about 500 of them;
    11 por 100 son 1.100 11 times 100 is 1,100
    6. [servir, ser adecuado]
    ser para to be for;
    este trapo es para (limpiar) las ventanas this cloth is for (cleaning) the windows;
    este libro es para niños this book is for children;
    la ciudad no es para mí the city isn't for me
    7. [con "de" más infinitivo] [indica necesidad, posibilidad]
    es de desear que… it is to be hoped that…;
    era de esperar que pasara algo así it was to be expected that something like that would happen;
    es de suponer que aparecerá presumably, he'll turn up;
    es de temer cuando se enoja she's really scary when she gets angry
    8. [para recalcar, poner énfasis]
    ése es el que me lo contó he's the one who told me;
    lo que es a mí, no me llamaron they certainly didn't call me, they didn't call me, anyway;
    ¿es que ya no te acuerdas? don't you remember any more, then?, you mean you don't remember any more?
    9. [indica excusa, motivo]
    es que no me hacen caso but o the thing is they don't listen to me;
    es que no vine porque estaba enfermo the reason I didn't come is that I was ill, I didn't come because I was ill, you see;
    ¿cómo es que no te han avisado? how come they didn't tell you?
    10. Literario [existir]
    Platón, uno de los grandes sabios que en el mundo han sido Plato, one of the wisest men ever to walk this earth
    11. [en frases]
    a no ser que venga unless she comes;
    tengo que conseguirlo (sea) como sea I have to get it one way or another;
    hay que evitar (sea) como sea que se entere we have to prevent her from finding out at all costs o no matter what;
    hazlo cuando sea do it whenever;
    de no ser/haber sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;
    de no ser por él no estaríamos vivos if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive;
    de no ser así otherwise;
    de ser así if that should happen;
    déjalo donde sea leave it anywhere o wherever;
    érase una vez, érase que se era once upon a time;
    dile lo que sea, da igual tell her anything o whatever, it doesn't make any difference;
    haré lo que sea para recuperar mi dinero I will do whatever it takes o anything to get my money back;
    se enfadó, y no era para menos she got angry, and not without reason;
    no sea que…, no vaya a ser que… in case…;
    la llamaré ahora no sea que luego me olvide I'll call her now in case I forget later;
    Estados Unidos y Japón, o sea, las dos economías mundiales más importantes the United States and Japan, that is to say o in other words, the two most important economies in the world;
    50 euros, o sea unas 8.300 pesetas 50 euros, that's about 8,300 pesetas;
    o sea que no quieres venir so you don't want to come then?;
    por si fuera poco as if that wasn't enough;
    habla con quien sea talk to anyone;
    sea quien sea no abras la puerta don't open the door, whoever it is;
    si no fuera/hubiera sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;
    Am
    siendo que… seeing that o as…, given that…;
    Am
    siendo que tienes la plata, cómprate el vestido más caro seeing as o since you've got the money, buy yourself the more expensive dress
    ♦ v impersonal
    [indica tiempo] to be;
    es muy tarde it's rather late;
    era de noche/de día it was night/day
    ♦ nm
    1. [ente] being;
    seres de otro planeta beings from another planet
    ser humano human being;
    Ser Supremo Supreme Being;
    los seres vivos living things
    2. [persona] person;
    sus seres queridos his loved ones
    3. [existencia]
    mis padres me dieron el ser my parents gave me my life
    4. [esencia, naturaleza] being;
    la quiero con todo mi ser I love her with all my being o soul
    * * *
    f abr (= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) network of independent Spanish radio stations
    * * *
    ser {77} vi
    1) : to be
    él es mi hermano: he is my brother
    Camila es linda: Camila is pretty
    2) : to exist, to live
    ser, o no ser: to be or not to be
    3) : to take place, to occur
    el concierto es el domingo: the concert is on Sunday
    4) (used with expressions of time, date, season)
    son las diez: it's ten o'clock
    hoy es el 9: today's the 9th
    5) : to cost, to come to
    ¿cuánto es?: how much is it?
    6) (with the future tense) : to be able to be
    ¿será posible?: can it be possible?
    7)
    ser de : to come from
    somos de Managua: we're from Managua
    8)
    ser de : to belong to
    ese lápiz es de Juan: that's Juan's pencil
    9)
    es que : the thing is that
    es que no lo conozco: it's just that I don't know him
    ¡sea! : agreed!, all right!
    sea... sea : either... or
    la cuenta ha sido pagada: the bill has been paid
    él fue asesinado: he was murdered
    ser nm
    : being
    ser humano: human being
    * * *
    ser1 n (ente) being
    ser2 vb
    1. (en general) to be
    2. (estar hecho) to be made
    3. (pertenecer) to belong
    este libro es de María this book belongs to María / this book is María's

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser

  • 19 Т-131

    НИ С ТОГО НИ С СЕГО PrepP Invar adv more often used with pfv verbs fixed WO
    unexpectedly and without an obvious reason
    for no reason (at all ( whatsoever))
    for no good (apparent) reason without any reason at all without rhyme or reason (in limited contexts) (suddenly (just)) out of the blue (in refer, to saying sth. only) apropos of nothing.
    «Асеев очень сложный человек. Уже здесь в Чистополе он недавно ни с того ни с сего оскорбил меня и даже вынудил жаловаться на него Федину» (Гладков 1). "Aseyev is a very complex man. A little while ago, here in Chistopol, he insulted me for no reason at all, and even forced me to complain to Fedin about him" (1a).
    Ни с того ни с сего у поворота перегона Петушки-Роща один за другим стали сходить с полотна паровозы (Максимов 3). For no apparent reason, engines had started leaving the tracks at a bend on the Petushki-Roshcha run (3a).
    Николай терпеливо выслушал учительницу, а потом бухнул ни с того ни с сего: «Слышь, Марь Иванна, а Тимофей-то мне проспорил пол-литру ( ungrammat = пол-литра)» (Войнович 5). Nikolai patiently heard the teacher out and then blurted out, apropos of nothing: "Listen, Marya Ivanna, I've just won half a liter from Timofei on a bet" (5a).
    «Да как же это я вдруг, ни с того ни с сего, (перееду) на Выборгскую сторону...» (Гончаров 1). "But how can I suddenly, without rhyme or reason, move to the Vyborg district?" (1b).
    Ольга Петровна собиралась зайти к мадам Кипарисовой и всё не могла собраться. Времени не было, да и неловко как-то. Она не видела Кипарисову года три уже. Как это она ни с того ни с сего вдруг зайдёт? (Чуковская 1). Olga Petrovna intended to call on Mrs. Kiparisova, but couldn't bring herself to. There was no time, and anyway it was a bit awkward. She hadn't seen Mrs. Kiparisova for about three years. She couldn't very well suddenly go and visit her, out of the blue (1a).

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  • 20 ни с того ни с сего

    [PrepP; Invar; adv; more often used with pfv verbs; fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ unexpectedly and without an obvious reason:
    - for no reason (at all < whatsoever>);
    - [in limited contexts](suddenly < just>) out of the blue;
    - [in refer, to saying sth. only] apropos of nothing.
         ♦ "Асеев очень сложный человек. Уже здесь в Чистополе он недавно ни с того ни с сего оскорбил меня и даже вынудил жаловаться на него Федину" (Гладков 1). "Aseyev is a very complex man. A little while ago, here in Chistopol, he insulted me for no reason at all, and even forced me to complain to Fedin about him" (1a).
         ♦ Ни с того ни с сего у поворота перегона Петушки-Роща один за другим стали сходить с полотна паровозы (Максимов 3). For no apparent reason, engines had started leaving the tracks at a bend on the Petushki-Roshcha run (3a).
         ♦ Николай терпеливо выслушал учительницу, а потом бухнул ни с того ни с сего: "Слышь, Марь Иванна, а Тимофей-то мне проспорил поллитру [ungrammat = пол-литра]" (Войнович 5). Nikolai patiently heard the teacher out and then blurted out, apropos of nothing: "Listen, Marya Ivanna, I've just won half a liter from Timofei on a bet" (5a).
         ♦ "Да как же это я вдруг, ни с того ни с сего, [перееду] на Выборгскую сторону..." (Гончаров 1). "But how can I suddenly, without rhyme or reason, move to the VY'sorg district?" (1b).
         ♦ Ольга Петровна собиралась зайти к мадам Кипарисовой и всё не могла собраться. Времени не было, да и неловко как-то. Она не видела Кипарисову года три уже. Как это она ни с того ни с сего вдруг зайдёт? (Чуковская 1). Olga Petrovna intended to call on Mrs. Kiparisova, but couldn't bring herself to. There was no time, and anyway it was a bit awkward. She hadn't seen Mrs. Kiparisova for about three years. She couldn't very well suddenly go and visit her, out of the blue (1a).

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