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  • 1 early retirement

    HR
    retirement from work before the statutory retirement age or before the normal retirement age set by an employer. Early retirement may be taken because of poor health or at the request of the employee or employer. An employer may offer opportunities for early retirement on advantageous financial terms as a way of reducing staff numbers without layoffs.

    The ultimate business dictionary > early retirement

  • 2 desde edad temprana

    • from an early age

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > desde edad temprana

  • 3 desde temprana edad

    • from an early age

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > desde temprana edad

  • 4 смолоду

    from an early age

    Русско-английский синонимический словарь > смолоду

  • 5 с малых лет

    from an early age

    Русско-английский синонимический словарь > с малых лет

  • 6 отрано

    early, in good season; beforehand; from an early hour, very early on; at an early date
    (от ранна възраст) at/from an early age
    отрано сутринта from early morning
    давам отрано признаци на show early signs of
    предупреждавам отрано warn in good time, give (s.o.) long enough notice
    * * *
    отра̀но,
    нареч. early, in good season; beforehand; from an early hour, very early on; at an early date; (от ранна възраст) at/from an early age; \отрано (от сутринта) from early morning; предопределен \отрано за early marked for; предупреждавам \отрано warn in good time, give (s.o.) long enough notice.
    * * *
    1. (от ранна възраст) at/from an early age 2. early, in good season;beforehand;from an early hour, very early on;at an early date 3. ОТРАНО сутринта from еarly morning 4. давам ОТРАНО признаци на show early signs of 5. предопределен ОТРАНО за early maked for 6. предупреждавам ОТРАНО warn in good time, give (s. o.) long enough notice

    Български-английски речник > отрано

  • 7 edad

    f.
    age.
    ¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?
    tiene 25 años de edad she's 25 years old
    una persona de mediana edad a middle-aged person
    una persona de edad an elderly person
    ¡son cosas de la edad! it's (just) his/her/their age!
    la edad antigua ancient times
    la edad de Bronce the Bronze Age
    la edad contemporánea the modern age
    edad del juicio age of reason
    la edad de Hierro the Iron Age
    la edad Media the Middle Ages
    la edad de Piedra the Stone Age
    edad de la razón age of reason
    * * *
    1 age
    ■ ¿qué edad tiene usted? how old are you?
    2 (tiempo, época) time, period
    \
    de mediana edad middle-aged
    en edad escolar of school age
    edad de oro golden age
    edad del pavo awkward age
    Edad Media Middle Ages plural
    Edad Moderna Modern Age
    la tercera edad eufemístico old age, retirement age
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de persona, animal, árbol] age

    ¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?, what age is he?

    jóvenes de edades comprendidas entre los 18 y los 26 años — young people aged 18 to 26, young people between the age of 18 and 26

    ¿qué edad le echas? — how old do you think he is?

    • edad adulta — adulthood

    llegar a la edad adulta — to become an adult, reach adulthood

    • a la edad de ocho años — at the age of eight

    • una mujer de edad avanzada — a woman of advanced years

    • un señor de cierta edad — a gentleman of a certain age

    • un niño de corta edad — a young child

    • una persona de edad — an elderly person

    • en edad escolar — of school age

    • edad de (la) jubilación — retirement age

    • edad límite — age limit

    • edad madura — middle age

    • mediana edad — middle age

    • tener edad de hacer algo, estar en (la) edad de hacer algo — to be old enough to do sth

    no tener edad para hacer algo — (=ser muy joven) not to be old enough to do sth, not to be of an age to do sth; (=ser muy mayor) to be too old to do sth

    • tercera edad — (=personas) senior citizens pl, older people pl ; (=edad) old age

    llegar a la tercera edad es traumático para muchas personas — for many people, reaching old age is traumatic

    edad penal — age of legal responsibility, age of criminal responsibility

    mayor 1., 4), mayoría 2), menor 1., 1), d)
    2) ( Hist) age

    Edad Antigua — period from the beginning of history to the decline of the Roman Empire

    Edad Contemporánea — Modern Age, Modern Period

    Edad de Oro — (Literat) Golden Age ( of Spanish literature)

    Edad Moderna — period from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution

    * * *
    1) (de persona, árbol) age

    ¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?

    se saca or quita la edad — (AmL) he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is

    aún no tiene la edad suficiente — he's still not old enough...

    de edad madura or de mediana edad — middle-aged

    estar en edad de merecer — (ant o hum) to be of courting age (dated)

    2) (Hist) ( época) age, period
    •
    * * *
    = age, age, age range, age level.
    Ex. The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.
    Ex. A helpful arrangement supports browsing by grouping documents which have some characteristic in common, for example, author, subject, age.
    Ex. If the local number is used to store the birth date of the borrower, all borrowers in a specified age range can be selected.
    Ex. Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level.
    ----
    * alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.
    * Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.
    * baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.
    * ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.
    * ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.
    * con la edad = with age.
    * consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.
    * cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * de edad = elderly.
    * de edad avanzada = over the hill.
    * de edad mediana = middle-aged.
    * de edad universitaria = college-age.
    * de la edad media = dark-age.
    * de mayor edad = senior.
    * de mediana edad = middle-aged.
    * de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.
    * de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.
    * de treinta y ocho años de edad = thirty-eight-year-old.
    * dimensión de la edad = age dimension.
    * discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].
    * discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].
    * distribución por edades = age distribution.
    * diversidad de edades = age-spread.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * edad adulta = adulthood.
    * edad de finalización de los estudios = terminal education age.
    * edad de hielo = ice age.
    * Edad de Hierro, la = Iron Age, the.
    * edad de jubilación = retirement age.
    * edad de la cita = citation age.
    * edad de oro = golden age.
    * Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.
    * edad de votar = voting age.
    * edad dorada = golden age.
    * edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.
    * edades = age group [age-group].
    * edad escolar = school age.
    * edad media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages, average age.
    * edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.
    * en edad de trabajar = working-age.
    * en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.
    * entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * grupo según edad = age group [age-group].
    * hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.
    * límite de edad = age limit.
    * margen de edad = age group [age-group].
    * mayoría de edad = adulthood.
    * media de edad = mean age.
    * mediana de edad = median age.
    * menor de edad = underage.
    * niño de edad escolar = school-age child.
    * niño en edad escolar = school-age child.
    * niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.
    * persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.
    * persona de la tercera edad = elder.
    * personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.
    * promedio de edad = average age.
    * que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * relacionado con la edad = age-related.
    * relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * tercera edad = third age.
    * * *
    1) (de persona, árbol) age

    ¿qué edad tiene? — how old is he?

    se saca or quita la edad — (AmL) he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is

    aún no tiene la edad suficiente — he's still not old enough...

    de edad madura or de mediana edad — middle-aged

    estar en edad de merecer — (ant o hum) to be of courting age (dated)

    2) (Hist) ( época) age, period
    •
    * * *
    = age, age, age range, age level.

    Ex: The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.

    Ex: A helpful arrangement supports browsing by grouping documents which have some characteristic in common, for example, author, subject, age.
    Ex: If the local number is used to store the birth date of the borrower, all borrowers in a specified age range can be selected.
    Ex: Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level.
    * alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.
    * Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.
    * baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.
    * ciudadano de edad avanzada = elderly citizen.
    * ciudadano de la tercera edad = senior citizen.
    * con la edad = with age.
    * consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.
    * cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * de edad = elderly.
    * de edad avanzada = over the hill.
    * de edad mediana = middle-aged.
    * de edad universitaria = college-age.
    * de la edad media = dark-age.
    * de mayor edad = senior.
    * de mediana edad = middle-aged.
    * de + Número + años de edad = aged + Número.
    * de trece años de edad = thirteen-year-old.
    * de treinta y ocho años de edad = thirty-eight-year-old.
    * dimensión de la edad = age dimension.
    * discriminación por razones de edad = ageism [agism].
    * discriminatorio por razones de edad = ageist [agist].
    * distribución por edades = age distribution.
    * diversidad de edades = age-spread.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * edad adulta = adulthood.
    * edad de finalización de los estudios = terminal education age.
    * edad de hielo = ice age.
    * Edad de Hierro, la = Iron Age, the.
    * edad de jubilación = retirement age.
    * edad de la cita = citation age.
    * edad de oro = golden age.
    * Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.
    * edad de votar = voting age.
    * edad dorada = golden age.
    * edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.
    * edades = age group [age-group].
    * edad escolar = school age.
    * edad media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages, average age.
    * edad media de las referencias = mean reference age.
    * en edad de trabajar = working-age.
    * en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.
    * entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * grupo según edad = age group [age-group].
    * hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.
    * límite de edad = age limit.
    * margen de edad = age group [age-group].
    * mayoría de edad = adulthood.
    * media de edad = mean age.
    * mediana de edad = median age.
    * menor de edad = underage.
    * niño de edad escolar = school-age child.
    * niño en edad escolar = school-age child.
    * niño en edad preescolar = preschooler.
    * persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.
    * persona de la tercera edad = elder.
    * personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.
    * promedio de edad = average age.
    * que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * relacionado con la edad = age-related.
    * relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * tercera edad = third age.

    * * *
    A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (de una persona, un árbol) age
    ¿qué edad tiene/le calculas? how old is he/do you think he is?
    a la edad de veinte años at (the age of) twenty
    tienen la misma edad they are the same age
    aparenta más edad de la que tiene she looks older than she is
    niños de edades comprendidas entre los siete y los catorce años children between the ages of seven and fourteen
    su marido le dobla la edad her husband is twice her age
    se saca or quita la edad ( AmL); he makes out (that) he's younger than he actually is
    aún no tiene edad para decidir por sí mismo he's still not old enough to decide for himself
    yo a tu edad ya ayudaba en casa at your age I was already helping around the house
    de edad madura or de mediana edad middle-aged
    una persona de edad an elderly person
    un señor de cierta edad a gentleman of a certain age
    desde temprana edad from an early age
    a tan tierna edad at such a young o tender age
    yo ya no estoy en edad de hacer esas cosas I'm too old for that sort of thing
    niños en edad escolar children of school age
    la edad adulta adulthood
    estar en edad de merecer ( ant o hum); to be of courting age ( dated)
    Compuestos:
    ( fam):
    están en la edad del pavo they're at that awkward age
    voting age
    mental age
    age of criminal o legal responsibility
    manhood
    B ( Hist) (época) age, period
    Compuestos:
    la edad antigua ancient times (pl)
    Bronze Age
    Iron Age
    space age
    golden age
    Stone Age
    la edad media the Middle Ages (pl)
    la edad moderna the period from the last decade of the 15th Century up until the French Revolution
    * * *

     

    edad sustantivo femenino
    1 (de persona, árbol) age;

    un joven de unos quince años de edad a boy of about fifteen;
    ¿qué edad tiene? how old is he?;
    aún no tiene la edad suficiente he's still not old enough …;
    de edad madura or de mediana edad middle-aged;
    una persona de edad an elderly person;
    niños en edad escolar children of school age;
    estar en la edad del pavo to be at that awkward age
    2 (Hist) ( época) age, period;
    ◊ la Eedad de bronce/de hierro/de piedra the Bronze/Iron/Stone Age;

    la Eedad media the Middle Ages (pl)
    edad sustantivo femenino
    1 age: ese niño es de mi edad, that boy is my age
    no tienes edad para votar, you aren't old enough to vote
    ¿qué edad tiene tu prima?, how old is your cousin?
    aprendió a leer a una edad avanzada, she learned to read late in life
    2 (periodo) age: Edad de Oro, Golden Age
    edad del pavo, the awkward age
    Edad Media, Middle Ages pl ➣ Ver nota en año
    ♦ Locuciones: ser mayor de edad, to be of age
    ser menor de edad, to be under age
    de corta edad, young
    de edad avanzada, elderly
    ' edad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acusarse
    - ambientar
    - año
    - antigüedad
    - baja
    - bajo
    - bronce
    - cabeza
    - datar
    - escolar
    - flexible
    - juventud
    - llevar
    - madura
    - maduro
    - mayor
    - menor
    - mentira
    - minoría
    - pavo
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - representar
    - resaltar
    - residencia
    - respetable
    - tercera
    - tercero
    - vasallaje
    - adelantado
    - alcanzar
    - aparentar
    - asilo
    - avanzado
    - cierto
    - corto
    - doblar
    - encoger
    - grande
    - indiscreción
    - mayoría
    - mediano
    - moderno
    - para
    - preescolar
    - que
    - quitar
    - tener
    - tiempo
    - tope
    English:
    abandon
    - adulthood
    - age
    - at
    - attain
    - awkward age
    - boyish
    - early
    - fifty
    - for
    - growing
    - Iron Age
    - lie
    - limber
    - look
    - mental age
    - middle age
    - Middle Ages
    - middle-aged
    - midlife
    - minor
    - nursing home
    - old
    - one
    - overgrown
    - preschool
    - qualify
    - reach
    - rest home
    - senior
    - Stone Age
    - tell
    - under
    - aged
    - ageism
    - ageist
    - consent
    - contemporary
    - dark
    - date
    - elderly
    - eldest
    - generation
    - golden
    - grow
    - ice
    - infant
    - irrespective
    - lower
    - middle
    * * *
    edad nf
    1. [de persona, objeto] age;
    ¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?;
    tiene veinticinco años de edad she's twenty-five years old;
    un joven de veinte años de edad a young man of twenty;
    él aparenta más edad que ella he looks older than she does;
    tiene el doble de edad que él she's twice his age;
    la edad media de los participantes es de treinta años the average age of the participants is thirty;
    a/desde temprana edad at/from an early age;
    a o [m5] con la tierna edad de tres años at the tender age of three;
    se casó a la edad de veintidós años he got married at (the age of) twenty-two;
    a mi edad uno se cansa con facilidad one gets tired easily at my age;
    a tu edad yo ya trabajaba I already had a job at your age;
    mujeres entre los treinta y cuarenta años de edad women aged between thirty and forty;
    una persona de edad an elderly person;
    una señora de cierta edad a lady of a certain age;
    un niño de corta edad a young child;
    una persona de mediana edad a middle-aged person;
    ¡son cosas de la edad! it's (just) his/her/their age!;
    ya estás en edad de salir con chicos you're old enough now to be going out with boys;
    estar en edad de merecer to be of marriageable age;
    estar en edad de trabajar to be of working age;
    distribuir/ordenar un grupo por edades to divide/organize a group by age
    edad adulta adulthood, adult age;
    edad escolar school age;
    estar en edad escolar to be of school age;
    edad de jubilación retirement age;
    edad del juicio age of reason;
    edad madura middle age;
    edad mental mental age;
    Fam edad del pavo:
    está en la edad del pavo she's at that awkward age;
    Méx Fam edad de la punzada:
    está en la edad de la punzada she's at that awkward age;
    edad de la razón age of reason
    2. [periodo] age
    la edad antigua ancient times;
    la Edad de o del Bronce the Bronze Age;
    la Edad Contemporánea the modern age [since the French revolution];
    la Edad de o del Hierro the Iron Age;
    la Edad Media the Middle Ages;
    la edad de los metales = period comprising the Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages (c. 4000-500 BC);
    la Edad Moderna = period between 1492 and the French Revolution;
    la edad de oro the golden age;
    la edad de oro de la pintura holandesa the golden age of Dutch painting;
    la Edad de Piedra the Stone Age
    * * *
    f
    1 age;
    a la edad de at the age of;
    a mi edad at my age;
    ¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?;
    en edad escolar school-age, of school age;
    en edad penal old enough to be sent to prison;
    de mediana edad middle-aged;
    la tercera edad the over 60s;
    una señora de edad an elderly lady;
    estar en la edad del pavo be at that awkward age
    2 ( época)
    :
    la Edad Media the Middle Ages pl ;
    de oro fig the golden age
    * * *
    edad nf
    1) : age
    ¿qué edad tiene?: how old is she?
    2) época, era: epoch, era
    * * *
    edad n age
    ¿qué edad tienes? how old are you?
    ser mayor de edad to be eighteen / to be an adult

    Spanish-English dictionary > edad

  • 8 още

    го държи he's still got a fever, the fever still has him in its grip
    краката ми не ме ощет my legs don't hold me. I am dead beat
    държи ми влага it keeps me going; I have s.th. to remember
    държи ми (мога) can, be able to, ( имам смелост) have it in one to; have the pluck to
    още се
    1. hold (за onto), cling (to)
    дръж се здраво! hold (on) tight! още се здраво hold firm to s.th., cling to s.th.
    2. (крепя се) be supported/carried (by)
    мостът се държи на подпори the bridge is carried/supported by piers
    3. прен. (имам сили) be active/fit/in good trim
    още се здраво на краката си keep o.'s legs; stand firm/fast
    едва се още на краката си my legs won't hold me, I am ready to drop. I can't keep upright, I am not steady on my legs
    стар е, но се държи there is life in the old dog yet; he is old but is keeping well
    4. (съпротивлявам се) be firm, stand/hold/keep/maintain o.'s ground
    (финансово и пр.) keep o.'s head above water; stand fast/firm, resist, hold o.'s own
    още се още, не лягам I am not well, but I keep going
    5. (имам обноски) behave, deport o.s., demean o.s.
    още се прилично behave (well), have good manners, be well-mannered
    (за деца) behave o.s.
    дръж се прилично! be good! don't let yourself down! ( за деца) behave yourself! не знае как да се държи he doesn't know how to behave, he has no manners
    още се зле/нечестно/непорядъчно misbehave
    още се глупаво behave foolishly; play the fool. act/play the ape
    дръж се сериозно! stop fooling! още се с чест/доблестно demean o.s./behave honourably
    още се като мъж act like a man, demean o.s. like a man
    още се тежко/горделиво be stand-offish
    още се строго be strict/severe (с with)
    още се приятелски/недружелюбно be friendly/unfriendly (с to)
    още се грубо be rude (to)
    още се далеч от keep clear of, avoid, steer clear of
    още се настрана/на разстояние keep away; keep in the background
    hold o.s. aloof (от from)
    още се на положение stand on o.'s dignity
    много се държи на/за great attention is paid to, they are very strict/particular about
    дръж се! hold on! ( не се отчайвай) chin up! never say die! keep smiling! ( не отстъпвай!) don't give in! stick to your guns!
    (друг) another, a further
    още малко хляб some more bread
    още едни чай another cup of tea
    още малко a little more
    искате ли още малко? will you have some more?
    още 7 километра a further 7 kilometres
    оставам за още една седмица stay another week
    ще излезе още един том there is another volume to come
    още един/една/едно (just) one more
    още веднаж once more/again; over again
    има ли още да идват? are any more coming?
    още и още more and yet more
    още повече, че the more so as
    какво искаш още? what else/more do you want?
    още по-добре still better, better still
    още по-зле still worse, worse still
    още по-късно still later
    намалявам още повече reduce still further
    още толкова (за количество) as much again, ( за брой) as many again
    ще чакаш ли още? will you wait any longer?
    7. (все още, досега) still, yet
    има още време there is still/yet time
    той още спи he is still asleep
    още приживе in o.'s lifetime
    още жив/млад still alive/yoing
    още съществувам linger
    още съм в сила still stand
    още в сила standing
    не още not yet
    още няма 12 години he's not yet twenty
    още не е време the time is not ripe, the time has rot come yet
    още не му се вижда краят the end is not yet in sight
    редът ми още не е дошъл my turn hasn't come yet/is. still to come
    тая история още не е написана that history has yet to be written
    8. още сег a right away/off, right now, immediately, at once
    още след пет минути/два часа no more than five minutes/two hours later
    още Х. казваше, че Х. used to say. that, X. said in his day
    още тогава then and there, there and then, already at the time
    още там way back there; then and there, on the spot
    още тоя момент at this very moment
    още днес this. very day
    и днес още even to this day
    още утре as early as tomorrow, not later than tomorrow, tomorrow at latest, first thing tomorrow
    още тая вечер this very evening
    още на другия ден след смъртта на on the very morrow of s.o.'s death
    още на 10-и even as early as the tenth
    още преди even before
    още преди войната already before the war
    още миналата година as long ago as last year
    още преди две години as far back as two years ago
    още през already during/in, as early as, as far back as; as long ago as
    още през май even in May
    още през средните векове as early as the Middle Ages, already in the Middle Ages
    още като дете even as a small child, even when a child
    още на десет години at the early age of ten
    още от ever since
    още отначало right at the beginning/from the start
    още от пристигането си ever since his arrival/he arrived
    още от зори ever since dawn
    още от сутринта since early morning
    още от детинство from childhood on
    още от ранна възраст from an early age
    още в Софи while still in Sofia
    още на път за while on o.'s way to
    още след нашето пристигане on our arrival
    още отдалеч even at a distance
    и още как I should think/say so, ам, and how
    * * *
    о̀ще,
    нареч.
    1. ( повече) (some) more; ( друг) another, a further; намалявам \още повече reduce still further; оставам за \още една седмица stay another week; \още веднъж once more/again; over again; \още и \още more and yet more; \още колко време ще останем тук how much longer are we going to stay here? \още малко a little more; \още 5 километра a further 5 kilometres; \още повече, че the more so as; \още по-добре still better, better still; \още толкова (за количество) as much again, (за брой) as many again; ще чакаш ли \още? will you wait any longer?;
    2. ( все още, досега) still, yet; има \още време there is still/yet time; не \още not yet; \още в сила standing; \още жив/млад still alive/young; \още не е време the time is not ripe, the time has not come yet; \още не му се вижда краят the end is not yet in sight; \още приживе in o.’s lifetime; \още съществувам linger; \още съществуващ still existing/in being;
    3.: и днес \още even to this day; \още като дете even as a small child, even when a child; \още миналата година as long ago as last year; \още на десет години at the early age of ten; \още от ever since; \още на 10-и even as early as the tenth; \още на другия ден след смъртта на on the very morrow of s.o.’s death; \още на път за while on o.’s way to; \още от детинство from childhood on; \още от зори ever since dawn; \още от пристигането си ever since his arrival/he arrived; \още от ранна възраст from an early age; \още отначало right at the beginning/from the start; \още преди even before; \още преди войната already before the war; \още преди две години as far back as two years ago; \още през already during/in, as early as, as far back as; as long ago as; way back in; \още сега right away/off, right now, immediately, at once; \още след нашето пристигане on our arrival; \още отдалеч even at a distance; \още след пет минути/два часа no more than five minutes/two hours later; \още там way back there; then and there, on the spot; \още тогава then and there, there and then, already at the time; \още тоя момент at this very moment; \още утре as early as tomorrow, not later than tomorrow, tomorrow at latest, first thing tomorrow; \още Х. казваше, че X. used to say, that, X. said in his day; • и \още как I should think/say so, амер. and how; разг. will a duck swim? not half.
    * * *
    else: Do you want to tell me something още? - Искаш ли да ми кажеш още нещо?; even: I know him още as a baby. -Помня го още от бебе.; ever since: Give me some още time. - Дай ми още малко време; still (за положителни изречения): He is още at home. - Той още е вкъщи, That way is още better. - Така е още по-добре.; yet (за отрицателни и въпросителни изречения): I am not ready още. - Още не съм готов.
    * * *
    1. (все още, досега) still, yet 2. (друг) another, a further 3. (за деца) behave o. s. 4. (имам обноски) behave, deport o. s., demean o. s. 5. (крепя се) be supported/carried (by) 6. (повече) (some) more 7. (съпротивлявам се) be firm, stand/hold/keep/maintain o.'s ground 8. (финансово и пр.) keep o.'s head above water;stand fast/firm, resist, hold o. 's own 9. 10 години he's not yet twenty 10. 12-и even as early as the tenth 11. 1: ОЩЕ ceгa right away/off, right now, immediately, at once 12. 7 километра a further 13. 8 kilometres 14. hold o. s. aloof (от from) 15. ОЩЕ 16. ОЩЕ X. казваше, че Х. used to say. that, X. said in his day 17. ОЩЕ ce грубо be rude (to) 18. ОЩЕ no-зле still worse, worse still 19. ОЩЕ no-късно still later 20. ОЩЕ в Софи while still in Sofia 21. ОЩЕ в сила standing 22. ОЩЕ веднаж once more/again;over again 23. ОЩЕ днес this. very day 24. ОЩЕ един/ една/едно (just) one more 25. ОЩЕ едни чай another cup of tea 26. ОЩЕ жив/млад still alive/yoing 27. ОЩЕ и ОЩЕ more and yet more 28. ОЩЕ като дете even as a small child, even when a child 29. ОЩЕ малко a little more 30. ОЩЕ малко хляб some more bread 31. ОЩЕ миналата година as long ago as last year 32. ОЩЕ на 33. ОЩЕ на десет години at the early age of ten 34. ОЩЕ на другия ден след смъртта на on the very morrow of s. o.'s death 35. ОЩЕ на път за while on o.'s way to 36. ОЩЕ не е време the time is not ripe, the time has rot come yet 37. ОЩЕ не му се вижда краят the end is not yet in sight 38. ОЩЕ няма 39. ОЩЕ от ever since 40. ОЩЕ от детинство from childhood on 41. ОЩЕ от пристигането си ever since his arrival/he arrived: ОЩЕ от зори ever since dawn 42. ОЩЕ от ранна възраст from an early age 43. ОЩЕ от сутринта since early morning 44. ОЩЕ отдалеч even at a distance 45. ОЩЕ отначало right at the beginning/from the start 46. ОЩЕ по-добре still better, better still 47. ОЩЕ повече, че the more so as 48. ОЩЕ преди even before 49. ОЩЕ преди войната already before the war 50. ОЩЕ преди две години as far back as two years ago 51. ОЩЕ през already during/in, as early as, as far back as;as long ago as 52. ОЩЕ през май even in May 53. ОЩЕ през средните векове as early as the Middle Ages, already in the Middle Ages 54. ОЩЕ приживе in o.'s lifetime 55. ОЩЕ се hold (за onto), cling (to) 56. ОЩЕ се глупаво behave foolishly;play the fool. act/play the ape 57. ОЩЕ се далеч от keep clear of, avoid, steer clear of 58. ОЩЕ се здраво на краката си keep o.'s legs;stand firm/fast 59. ОЩЕ се зле/нечестно/ непорядъчно misbehave 60. ОЩЕ се като мъж act like a man, demean o. s. like a man 61. ОЩЕ се на положение stand on o.'s dignity 62. ОЩЕ се настрана/ на разстояние keep away;keep in the background 63. ОЩЕ се още, не лягам I am not well, but I keep going 64. ОЩЕ се прилично behave (well), have good manners, be well-mannered 65. ОЩЕ се приятелски/недружелюбно be friendly/unfriendly (c to) 66. ОЩЕ се строго be strict/severe (c with) 67. ОЩЕ се тежко/горделиво be stand-offish 68. ОЩЕ след нашето пристигане on our arrival 69. ОЩЕ след пет минути/два часа no more than five minutes/two hours later 70. ОЩЕ съм в сила still stand 71. ОЩЕ съществувам linger 72. ОЩЕ там way back there;then and there, on the spot 73. ОЩЕ тая вечер this very evening 74. ОЩЕ тогава then and there, there and then, already at the time 75. ОЩЕ толкова (за количество) as much again, (за брой) as many again 76. ОЩЕ тоя момент at this very moment 77. ОЩЕ утре as early as tomorrow, not later than tomorrow, tomorrow at latest, first thing tomorrow 78. го държи he's still got a fever, the fever still has him in its grip 79. дръж се здраво! hold (on) tight! ОЩЕ се здраво hold firm to s.th., cling to s.th. 80. дръж се прилично! be good! don't let yourself down! (за деца) behave yourself! не знае как да се държи he doesn't know how to behave, he has no manners 81. дръж се сериозно! stop fooling! ОЩЕ се с чест/доблестно demean o. s./behave honourably 82. дръж се! hold on! (не се отчайвай) chin up! never say die! keep smiling! (не отстъпвай!) don't give in! stick to your guns! 83. държи ми (мога) can, be able to, (имам смелост) have it in one to;have the pluck to 84. държи ми влага it keeps me going;I have s.th. to remember 85. едва се ОЩЕ на краката си my legs won't hold me, I am ready to drop. I can't keep upright, I am not steady on my legs 86. и ОЩЕ как I should think/say so, ам, and how 87. и днес ОЩЕ even to this day 88. има ОЩЕ време there is still/yet time 89. има ли ОЩЕ да идват? are any more coming? 90. искате ли ОЩЕ малко? will you have some more? 91. какво искаш ОЩЕ? what else/more do you want? 92. копчето се държи само на един конец the button is hanging by a thread 93. краката ми не ме ОЩЕт my legs don't hold me. I am dead beat 94. много се държи на/за great attention is paid to, they are very strict/particular about 95. мостът се държи на подпори the bridge is carried/ supported by piers 96. намалявам ОЩЕ пoвeчe reduce still further 97. не ОЩЕ not yet 98. оставам за ОЩЕ една седмица stay another week 99. прен. (имам сили) be active/fit/in good trim 100. редът ми ОЩЕ не е дошъл my turn hasn't come yet/is. still to come 101. стар е, но се държи there is life in the old dog yet;he is old but is keeping well 102. тая история ОЩЕ не е написана that history has yet to be written 103. той ОЩЕ спи he is still asleep 104. ще излезе ОЩЕ един том there is another volume to come 105. ще чакаш ли ОЩЕ? will yоu wait any longer?

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  • 9 früh

    I Adj.
    1. early; ein früher van Gogh an early van Gogh ( oder work of van Gogh’s); am frühen Morgen early ( oder first thing) in the morning; am frühen Nachmittag / Abend early in the afternoon / evening, in the early afternoon / evening, early afternoon / evening; es ist noch zu früh, um das feststellen zu können it is too soon to establish that
    2. (vorzeitig) premature, untimely
    II Adv.
    1. early; (im jungen Alter) at an early age; (im frühen Stadium) early on, at an early stage; ( schon) früh early on; früh genug soon enough; zu früh too soon; früh am Tag / im Jahr early in the day / year; früh aufstehen get up early; gewohnheitsmäßig: auch be an early riser; früh sterben die prematurely ( oder young oder before one’s time); der früh verstorbene Prinz the prince who died young; zu früh kommen be early
    2. (am Morgen) heute / morgen früh this / tomorrow morning; früh um fünf, um fünf Uhr früh at five (o’clock) in the morning; von früh bis spät from morning till night; früher, frühest...
    * * *
    early (Adj.); soon (Adv.)
    * * *
    [fryː]
    1. adj
    early

    am frǘhen Morgen — early in the morning, in the early morning

    in frǘher Jugend — in one's early youth

    in frǘher Kindheit — in one's early childhood

    in frǘhester Kindheit — very early in one's childhood

    der frǘhe Goethe — the young Goethe

    ein Werk des frǘhen Picasso — an early work by Picasso

    ein frǘher Picasso — an early Picasso

    2. adv
    1) early; (= in jungen Jahren) young, at an early age; (in Entwicklung) early on

    von frǘh auf — from an early age

    es ist noch frǘh am Tag/im Jahr — it is still early in the day/year

    von frǘh bis spät — from morning till night, from dawn to dusk

    er hat schon frǘh erkannt, dass... — he recognized early on that...

    du hast dich nicht frǘh genug angemeldet — you didn't apply early or soon enough

    zu frǘh starten — to start too soon

    ein frǘh vollendeter Maler/Dichter etc (liter) — a young artist/poet etc whose genius reached its climax early

    frǘh übt sich, was ein Meister werden will (Prov) — there's nothing like starting young

    2)

    Freitag/morgen frǘh — Friday/tomorrow morning

    heute frǘh — this morning

    * * *
    1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) early
    2) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) early
    * * *
    <->
    [fry:]
    f kein pl SÜDD, ÖSTERR [early] morning
    in der \Früh [early] in the morning
    * * *
    1.
    2) (vorzeitig) premature

    einen frühen Tod sterben — die an untimely or premature death

    2.

    früh genug kommen — arrive in [good] time

    seine früh verstorbene Mutter — his mother, who died young

    2) (morgens) in the morning

    heute/morgen/gestern früh — this/tomorrow/yesterday morning

    von früh bis spät — from morning till night; from dawn to dusk; s. auch früher

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    A. adj
    1. early;
    ein früher van Gogh an early van Gogh ( oder work of van Gogh’s);
    am frühen Morgen early ( oder first thing) in the morning;
    am frühen Nachmittag/Abend early in the afternoon/evening, in the early afternoon/evening, early afternoon/evening;
    es ist noch zu früh, um das feststellen zu können it is too soon to establish that
    2. (vorzeitig) premature, untimely
    B. adv
    1. early; (im jungen Alter) at an early age; (im frühen Stadium) early on, at an early stage;
    (schon) früh early on;
    früh genug soon enough;
    zu früh too soon;
    früh am Tag/im Jahr early in the day/year;
    früh aufstehen get up early; gewohnheitsmäßig: auch be an early riser;
    früh sterben die prematurely ( oder young oder before one’s time);
    der früh verstorbene Prinz the prince who died young;
    zu früh kommen be early
    heute/morgen früh this/tomorrow morning;
    früh um fünf, um fünf Uhr früh at five (o’clock) in the morning;
    von früh bis spät from morning till night; → früher, frühest…
    * * *
    1.
    2) (vorzeitig) premature
    2.

    früh genug kommen — arrive in [good] time

    seine früh verstorbene Mutter — his mother, who died young

    2) (morgens) in the morning

    heute/morgen/gestern früh — this/tomorrow/yesterday morning

    von früh bis spät — from morning till night; from dawn to dusk; s. auch früher

    * * *
    adj.
    early adj. adv.
    soon adv.

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  • 10 Jugend

    f; -, kein Pl.
    1. youth; (Kindesalter) childhood; in meiner Jugend when I was young; von Jugend auf since I was ( oder you were etc.) young oder a child; seit frühester Jugend from when I was ( oder you were etc.) very young, from my ( oder your etc.) earliest youth geh.
    2. (Jugendlichkeit) youth(fulness)
    3. Koll.: die Jugend young people, the younger generation, heutige: auch the youth of today, today’s youth; die deutsche Jugend the young Germans (of today); die reifere Jugend hum. the over-forties
    * * *
    die Jugend
    youth; juvenescence
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    Ju|gend ['juːgnt]
    f -,
    no pl
    1) (= Jugendzeit) youth; (= das Jungsein, Jugendlichkeit) youth, youthfulness

    frühe Júgend — early youth, adolescence

    früheste Júgend — early adolescence

    in ihrer Júgend waren sie... — in their youth they were...

    von Júgend an or auf — from one's youth

    2) (= junge Menschen) youth, young people pl

    die heutige Júgend, die Júgend von heute — young people or the youth of today, modern youth

    die weibliche/männliche Júgend — young women/men

    die studentische Júgend — student youth

    Júgend hat keine Tugend (Prov) — young people are all the same

    Haus der Júgend — youth centre (Brit) or center (US)

    3) (SPORT) youth team
    * * *
    die
    2) (young people in general.) the young
    3) ((the state of being in) the early part of life: Enjoy your youth!; He spent his youth in America.) youth
    4) (young people in general: Some people say that today's youth has/have no sense of responsibility.) youth
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    Ju·gend
    <->
    [ˈju:gn̩t]
    frühe/früheste \Jugend early/earliest youth
    in jds dat \Jugend in sb's youth
    in meiner \Jugend kostete ein Brötchen sechs Pfennige when I was young a roll cost six pfennigs
    von \Jugend an [o auf] from one's youth
    wir haben schon von \Jugend auf immer zusammen gespielt we have always played together right from our youth
    2. (Jungsein) youthfulness
    ▪ die \Jugend young people pl
    die europäische \Jugend the youth [or young people] of Europe
    die \Jugend von heute, die heutige \Jugend young people [or the youth of] today
    die reifere \Jugend (hum) the young at heart hum
    auch die reifere \Jugend war zugegen the older age-group were also present
    die studentische \Jugend young students
    die weibliche/männliche \Jugend (geh) young women/men pl
    * * *
    die; Jugend

    in ihrer Jugend — in her youth; when she was young

    schon in früher Jugend — at an early age

    schon von Jugend auf — from an early age; from his/her etc. youth

    2) (Jugendliche) young people

    die weibliche/männliche Jugend — girls pl./boys pl

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    Jugend f; -, kein pl
    1. youth; (Kindesalter) childhood;
    in meiner Jugend when I was young;
    von Jugend auf since I was ( oder you were etc) young oder a child;
    seit frühester Jugend from when I was ( oder you were etc) very young, from my ( oder your etc) earliest youth geh
    2. (Jugendlichkeit) youth(fulness)
    3. koll:
    die Jugend young people, the younger generation, heutige: auch the youth of today, today’s youth;
    die deutsche Jugend the young Germans (of today);
    die reifere Jugend hum the over-forties
    4. SPORT (Jugendmannschaft) youth team
    * * *
    die; Jugend

    in ihrer Jugend — in her youth; when she was young

    schon von Jugend auf — from an early age; from his/her etc. youth

    2) (Jugendliche) young people

    die weibliche/männliche Jugend — girls pl./boys pl

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    f.
    adolescence n.
    teenage years n.
    young age n.
    youth n.

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  • 11 Früh

    I Adj.
    1. early; ein früher van Gogh an early van Gogh ( oder work of van Gogh’s); am frühen Morgen early ( oder first thing) in the morning; am frühen Nachmittag / Abend early in the afternoon / evening, in the early afternoon / evening, early afternoon / evening; es ist noch zu früh, um das feststellen zu können it is too soon to establish that
    2. (vorzeitig) premature, untimely
    II Adv.
    1. early; (im jungen Alter) at an early age; (im frühen Stadium) early on, at an early stage; ( schon) früh early on; früh genug soon enough; zu früh too soon; früh am Tag / im Jahr early in the day / year; früh aufstehen get up early; gewohnheitsmäßig: auch be an early riser; früh sterben die prematurely ( oder young oder before one’s time); der früh verstorbene Prinz the prince who died young; zu früh kommen be early
    2. (am Morgen) heute / morgen früh this / tomorrow morning; früh um fünf, um fünf Uhr früh at five (o’clock) in the morning; von früh bis spät from morning till night; früher, frühest...
    * * *
    early (Adj.); soon (Adv.)
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    [fryː]
    1. adj
    early

    am frǘhen Morgen — early in the morning, in the early morning

    in frǘher Jugend — in one's early youth

    in frǘher Kindheit — in one's early childhood

    in frǘhester Kindheit — very early in one's childhood

    der frǘhe Goethe — the young Goethe

    ein Werk des frǘhen Picasso — an early work by Picasso

    ein frǘher Picasso — an early Picasso

    2. adv
    1) early; (= in jungen Jahren) young, at an early age; (in Entwicklung) early on

    von frǘh auf — from an early age

    es ist noch frǘh am Tag/im Jahr — it is still early in the day/year

    von frǘh bis spät — from morning till night, from dawn to dusk

    er hat schon frǘh erkannt, dass... — he recognized early on that...

    du hast dich nicht frǘh genug angemeldet — you didn't apply early or soon enough

    zu frǘh starten — to start too soon

    ein frǘh vollendeter Maler/Dichter etc (liter) — a young artist/poet etc whose genius reached its climax early

    frǘh übt sich, was ein Meister werden will (Prov) — there's nothing like starting young

    2)

    Freitag/morgen frǘh — Friday/tomorrow morning

    heute frǘh — this morning

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    1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) early
    2) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) early
    * * *
    <->
    [fry:]
    f kein pl SÜDD, ÖSTERR [early] morning
    in der \Früh [early] in the morning
    * * *
    1.
    2) (vorzeitig) premature

    einen frühen Tod sterben — die an untimely or premature death

    2.

    früh genug kommen — arrive in [good] time

    seine früh verstorbene Mutter — his mother, who died young

    2) (morgens) in the morning

    heute/morgen/gestern früh — this/tomorrow/yesterday morning

    von früh bis spät — from morning till night; from dawn to dusk; s. auch früher

    * * *
    Früh f südd, österr:
    in der Früh in the morning;
    heute/morgen in der Früh this/tomorrow morning;
    heute/morgen Früh → früh B 2
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    1.
    2) (vorzeitig) premature
    2.

    früh genug kommen — arrive in [good] time

    seine früh verstorbene Mutter — his mother, who died young

    2) (morgens) in the morning

    heute/morgen/gestern früh — this/tomorrow/yesterday morning

    von früh bis spät — from morning till night; from dawn to dusk; s. auch früher

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    adj.
    early adj. adv.
    soon adv.

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  • 12 klein

    I Adj.
    1. small (auch kleingewachsen); bes. attr. und gefühlsbetont: little; (winzig) tiny; Finger, Zehe: little; Buchstabe: small; ein rundlicher kleiner Mann a chubby little man; sie ist von uns allen die Kleinste she is the smallest of us; als ich noch klein war when I was a little boy ( oder girl); er ist doch noch klein he’s only small ( oder a child); zu einem Kind: he’s much smaller than you, remember; von klein auf from an early age, since childhood, since I was etc. a child; kleine Augen haben (müde aussehen) look tired; da wurde er ganz klein fig. that cut him down to size; (er schwieg dann) that shut him up; könnt ihr euch klein machen? fig. can you make yourselves thin ( oder squeeze up a bit) ?
    2. (unbedeutend) small ( auch Stimme); Fehler, Vergehen etc.: little, minor; kleine Rolle small ( oder bit) part; kleiner Bauer / Geschäftsmann small farmer / businessman; seine kleinen Intrigen / Launen his little intrigues / moods; es ist ein kleiner Anfang it’s just a start; der kleine Mann the man in the street; kleine Leute ordinary people; aus kleinen Verhältnissen stammen come from a humble background; und er hat daran kein kleines Verdienst and it’s no small thanks to him
    3. (jünger) little, younger; mein kleiner Bruder my little ( oder younger) brother
    4. Pause, Unterbrechung etc.: short, brief
    5. (gering) small; auf kleiner Flamme kochen cook on a low flame
    6. im Kleinen on a small scale, engS. in miniature; bis ins Kleinste down to the last detail
    7. MUS.: kleine Terz etc. minor third etc.
    8. in Wendungen: umg.: es klein haben (Betrag) have the right change; klein, aber fein good things come in small packages; klein, aber oho! umg. a mighty midget, Person: auch a pocket dynamo; Geschäft 6, Übel
    II Adv.
    1. small; klein gedruckt in small print; siehe auch Kleingedruckte; klein gemustert with a small pattern, small-patterned; klein gehackt finely chopped; klein hacken chop (up) fine; klein machen (Holz) chop up; (Geldschein) change; klein schneiden (Holz, Fleisch etc.) cut up into small pieces; ( auf) klein drehen / stellen (Herd etc.) turn down, put on low; den Benzinverbrauch klein halten keep fuel consumption low, keep down fuel consumption
    2. fig.: klein anfangen start off small, start from small beginnings; klein beigeben give in; klein denken be small-minded; Höflichkeit etc. wird bei ihr klein geschrieben politeness etc. is not one of her priorities; klein machen Kinderspr. do number one
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    short; little; small; exiguous; slight; faint; petit; runty; wee; diminutive; tiny; petty
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    [klain]
    1. adj
    1) little, small; Finger little; Format, Gehalt, Rente, Zahl, (Hand)schrift, Buchstabe small; (MUS ) Terz minor

    der Kleine Bär or Wagen — the Little Bear, Ursa Minor

    x ist kléíner als 10 (Math) — x is less than ten

    haben Sie es nicht kléíner? — don't you have anything smaller?

    ein kléín bisschen or wenig — a little (bit)

    ein kléín bisschen or wenig Salat — a little (bit of) salad

    ein kléínes Bier, ein Kleines (inf) — a small beer, ≈ half a pint (Brit), ≈ a half (Brit)

    kléínes Geld — small change

    du kléíner Teufel! — you little devil!

    ein süßes kléínes Püppchen — a sweet little thing

    hallo, kléíner Mann! — hello, little man

    ein schönes kléínes Auto — a nice little car

    er fährt ein kléínes Auto — he drives a small car

    mit seiner kléínen Frau — with his little wife

    ich wusste nicht, dass seine Frau so kléín ist — I didn't know his wife was so small or little

    eine kléíne, hübsche Wohnung — a small, pretty flat (Brit) or apartment

    eine hübsche kléíne Wohnung — a nice little flat (Brit) or apartment

    mein kléíner Bruder — my little brother

    er ist kléíner als sein Bruder — he's smaller than his brother

    als ich ( noch) kléín war — when I was little

    kléín für sein Alter — small or little for his age

    macht euch ein bisschen kléíner! — squeeze up closer

    den mach ich SO kléín (mit Hut)! (hum) — I'll cut him down to size, I'll make him look THAT big

    kléín aber oho (inf) — small but impressive

    ganz kléín (und hässlich) werden (inf) — to look humiliated or deflated

    im Kleinen — in miniature

    kléíne Kinder kléíne Sorgen, große Kinder große Sorgen (prov) —

    um ein Kleines zu... (geh) — a little or a trifle too...

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    2) (= kurz) Wuchs, Schritt little, small, short; Weile, Pause little, short; Vortrag short

    kléínen Augenblick, bitte! — just one moment, please

    einen Kopf kléíner als jd sein — to be a head shorter than sb

    3) (= geringfügig) little, small, slight; Betrag, Summe little, small

    beim kléínsten Schreck — at the slightest or smallest shock

    das kléínere Übel — the lesser evil

    ein paar kléínere Fehler — a few minor mistakes

    eine kléínere Unpässlichkeit — a minor ailment

    4) (= unbedeutend) petty (pej); Leute ordinary

    er ist ein kléíner Geist — he is small-minded

    der kléíne Mann — the ordinary citizen, the man in the street

    ein kléíner Ganove — a small-time or petty crook

    sein Vater war (ein) kléíner Beamter — his father was a minor civil servant

    kléíne Leute übersieht man (hum) — I'm etc so small and insignificant

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    → Fisch
    5) (= armselig) Verhältnisse humble, lowly, modest
    6) Prüfung intermediate
    2. adv
    1) (= in kleiner Schrift) small

    er schreibt sehr kléín — he writes very small, his writing is very small

    ein Wort kléín drucken — to print a word without a capital

    kléín gedruckt — in small print

    kléín gemustert — small-patterned

    kléín kariert (Stoff) — finely checked or chequered (Brit) or checkered (US)

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    2)

    (auf kleine Hitze) etw kléín stellen or drehen — to put sth on low or on a low heat

    etw kléíner stellen or drehen — to turn sth down

    3)

    (in Wendungen) kléín anfangen — to start off in a small way

    kléín beigeben (inf) — to give in

    kléín geraten sein (Gegenstand) — to have come out a little (too) small; (Mensch) to be a bit small

    kléín gewachsen — short, small; (Baum) small

    etw kléín halten (Anzahl, Kosten) — to keep sth down; (Party, Feier) to keep sth small

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    1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) little
    2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) short
    3) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) small
    4) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) small
    5) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) small
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    [klain]
    I. adj
    1. (von geringer Größe) little, small; (emotional) little; Schrift small
    sie fährt ein \kleines Auto she drives a small [or little] car
    sie hat ein schnuckeliges \kleines Auto she's got a nice little car
    er ist ein \kleiner Schlingel he's a little rascal
    im \kleinen Format in a small format
    ▪ \klein geschnitten finely chopped
    etw \klein hacken to chop up sth sep
    \klein gehackte Zwiebeln finely chopped onions
    im K\kleinen on a small scale
    bis ins K\kleinste [right] down to the smallest detail, in minute detail
    einen Kopf \kleiner sein als jd to be a head shorter than sb
    [jdm] etw \klein machen (fam) to chop [or cut] up sth sep [for sb]
    der \kleine Peter/die \kleine Anna little Peter/Anna
    [jdm] etw \klein schneiden to cut up sth sep [into small pieces] [for sb]; s.a. Bier, Buchstabe, Finger, Terz, Zeh
    2. (Kleidung) small
    haben Sie das gleiche Modell auch in \kleiner? do you have the same style but in a size smaller?
    ▪ jdm zu \klein sein to be too small for sb
    etw \kleiner machen to make sth smaller, to take in [or up] sth sep
    3. (jung) small; (kleinwüchsig a.) short
    sein \kleiner Bruder his little [or younger] brother
    von \klein auf from childhood [or an early age
    4. (kurz) short
    ein \kleiner Vorsprung a short [or small] start
    5. (kurz dauernd) short
    eine \kleine Pause machen to have a short [or little] break
    6. (geringe Menge, Anzahl) small
    ein \klein[es] bisschen [o \klein wenig] a little bit
    7. (geringer Betrag) small
    ein \kleines Gehalt a small [or low] salary
    8. (Wechselgeld) small
    haben Sie es nicht \kleiner? haven't you got anything smaller?
    die \kleinste Bewegung the slightest movement
    ein \kleiner Fehler/Verstoß a minor mistake/violation
    eine \kleine Übelkeit a slight feeling of nausea
    10. (unbedeutend) minor; (ungeachtet) lowly
    er fing als \kleiner Portier in dem Hotel an his first job in the hotel was as a lowly porter
    ein \kleiner Bauer a small farmer
    ein \kleiner Ganove a petty [or small-time] crook
    die \kleinen Leute ordinary people
    aus \kleinen Verhältnissen stammen to come from a humble background
    11. (erniedrigt) small
    12. (weniger intensiv) low
    etw \klein[er] drehen [o stellen] to turn down sth sep [or to turn sth lower
    13. (in kleiner Schrift)
    etw \klein schreiben to write sth in small letters
    14. MATH
    \kleinste Fehlerquadrate least error squares
    \kleinster gemeinsamer Nenner lowest common denominator
    \kleinstes gemeinsames Vielfaches lowest common multiple
    15.
    ▶ \klein, aber fein small but sweet, quality rather than quantity a. hum
    ▶ im K\kleinen wie im Großen in little things as well as in big ones
    ▶ die K\kleinen [o \kleinen Gauner] hängt man, die Großen lässt man laufen (prov) the small fry get caught, while the big fish get away
    ▶ \klein, aber oho (fam) small but eminently capable [or he/she packs a powerful punch]; s.a. Fakultas, Latinum
    II. adv
    \klein gedruckt attr in small print pred
    ▶ \klein anfangen (fam: seine Karriere ganz unten beginnen) to start at the bottom; (mit ganz wenig beginnen) to start off in a small way
    ▶ \klein beigeben to give in [quietly]
    ▶ \klein machen (kindersprache) to do [or have] a wee[-wee] childspeak
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    1.
    1) little; small < format, letter>; little < finger, toe>; small, short < steps>

    das Kleid ist mir zu klein — the dress is too small for me

    ein kleines Bier — a small beer; ≈ a half[-pint]

    etwas klein hacken — chop something up [small]

    Zwiebeln klein schneiden — chop up onions [small]

    etwas klein machen — cut something up small; (ugs.): (aufbrauchen) get through or (sl.) blow something

    sie ist klein [von Gestalt/für ihr Alter] — she is small [in stature/for her age]

    er ist [einen Kopf] kleiner als ich — he is [a head] shorter than me or shorter than I am [by a head]

    im Kleinen — in miniature; on a small scale

    klein, aber oho — he/she may be small, but he/she certainly makes up for it

    klein, aber fein — little, but very nice

    2) (jung) little <brother, sister>

    als ich [noch] klein war — when I was small or little

    von klein auf — from an early age; s. auch Kleine I, 2, III

    3) (von kurzer Dauer) little, short < while>; short <walk, break>; short, brief <delay, introduction>; brief < moment>
    4) (von geringer Menge) small <family, amount, audience, staff>; small, low < salary>; low < price>

    kleines Geld haben — have some [small] change

    einen Schein klein machen — (ugs.): (wechseln) change a note

    kann mir jemand ein Fünfzigeuroschein klein machen? — (ugs.) can anyone give me change for a fifty-euro note?

    haben Sie es klein? — (ugs.) do you have the right money?

    5) (von geringem Ausmaß) light < refreshment>; small < party, gift>; scant, little < attention>; slight <cold, indisposition>; slight, small <mistake, irregularity>; minor < event, error>

    das kleinere Übel — the lesser evil; the lesser of the two evils

    ein klein[es] bisschen — a little or tiny bit

    bis ins Kleinste — down to the smallest or tiniest detail

    6) (unbedeutend) lowly <employee, sales assistant>; minor < official>

    der kleine Mann — the ordinary citizen; the man in the street

    die kleinen Leute — ordinary people; the man sing. in the street

    klein anfangen — (ugs.) start off in a small way

    7)

    ganz klein [und hässlich] werden — become meek and subdued

    8)

    ein kleiner Geist — (engstirnig) a narrow-minded person; (beschränkt) a person of limited intellect

    2.

    die Heizung klein/kleiner [ein]stellen — turn the heating down low/lower

    klein kariert — <skirt, shirt, etc.> with a small check

    klein machen — (Kinderspr.) do number one

    klein geschrieben werden — (ugs.) count for [very] little ( bei with); (child lang.); s. auch beigeben 2.

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    A. adj
    1. small (auch klein gewachsen); besonders attr und gefühlsbetont: little; (winzig) tiny; Finger, Zehe: little; Buchstabe: small;
    ein rundlicher kleiner Mann a chubby little man;
    sie ist von uns allen die Kleinste she is the smallest of us;
    als ich noch klein war when I was a little boy ( oder girl);
    er ist doch noch klein he’s only small ( oder a child); zu einem Kind: he’s much smaller than you, remember;
    von klein auf from an early age, since childhood, since I was etc a child;
    kleine Augen haben (müde aussehen) look tired;
    da wurde er ganz klein fig that cut him down to size; (er schwieg dann) that shut him up
    2. (unbedeutend) small (auch Stimme); Fehler, Vergehen etc: little, minor;
    kleine Rolle small ( oder bit) part;
    kleiner Bauer/Geschäftsmann small farmer/businessman;
    seine kleinen Intrigen/Launen his little intrigues/moods;
    es ist ein kleiner Anfang it’s just a start;
    der kleine Mann the man in the street;
    kleine Leute ordinary people;
    aus kleinen Verhältnissen stammen come from a humble background;
    und er hat daran kein kleines Verdienst and it’s no small thanks to him
    3. (jünger) little, younger;
    mein kleiner Bruder my little ( oder younger) brother
    4. Pause, Unterbrechung etc: short, brief
    5. (gering) small;
    auf kleiner Flamme kochen cook on a low flame
    6.
    im Kleinen on a small scale, engS. in miniature;
    bis ins Kleinste down to the last detail
    7. MUS:
    kleine Terz etc minor third etc
    8. in Wendungen: umg:
    es klein haben (Betrag) have the right change;
    klein, aber fein good things come in small packages;
    klein, aber oho! umg a mighty midget, Person: auch a pocket dynamo; → Geschäft 6, Übel
    B. adv
    1. small;
    klein gedruckt in small print;
    klein gemustert with a small pattern, small-patterned;
    klein gehackt finely chopped;
    klein gewachsen small, short;
    klein hacken chop (up) fine;
    klein machen (Holz) chop up; umg (Vermögen etc) gobble up, get through;
    klein schneiden (Holz, Fleisch etc) cut up into small pieces;
    (auf) klein drehen/stellen (Herd etc) turn down, put on low
    2. fig:
    klein anfangen start off small, start from small beginnings;
    klein beigeben give in;
    klein machen kinderspr do number one
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    1.
    1) little; small <format, letter>; little <finger, toe>; small, short < steps>

    ein kleines Bier — a small beer; ≈ a half[-pint]

    etwas klein hacken — chop something up [small]

    Zwiebeln klein schneiden — chop up onions [small]

    etwas klein machen — cut something up small; (ugs.): (aufbrauchen) get through or (sl.) blow something

    sie ist klein [von Gestalt/für ihr Alter] — she is small [in stature/for her age]

    er ist [einen Kopf] kleiner als ich — he is [a head] shorter than me or shorter than I am [by a head]

    im Kleinen — in miniature; on a small scale

    klein, aber oho — he/she may be small, but he/she certainly makes up for it

    klein, aber fein — little, but very nice

    2) (jung) little <brother, sister>

    als ich [noch] klein war — when I was small or little

    von klein auf — from an early age; s. auch Kleine I, 2, III

    3) (von kurzer Dauer) little, short < while>; short <walk, break>; short, brief <delay, introduction>; brief < moment>
    4) (von geringer Menge) small <family, amount, audience, staff>; small, low < salary>; low < price>

    kleines Geld haben — have some [small] change

    einen Schein klein machen — (ugs.): (wechseln) change a note

    kann mir jemand ein Fünfzigeuroschein klein machen? — (ugs.) can anyone give me change for a fifty-euro note?

    haben Sie es klein? — (ugs.) do you have the right money?

    5) (von geringem Ausmaß) light < refreshment>; small <party, gift>; scant, little < attention>; slight <cold, indisposition>; slight, small <mistake, irregularity>; minor <event, error>

    das kleinere Übel — the lesser evil; the lesser of the two evils

    ein klein[es] bisschen — a little or tiny bit

    bis ins Kleinste — down to the smallest or tiniest detail

    6) (unbedeutend) lowly <employee, sales assistant>; minor < official>

    der kleine Mann — the ordinary citizen; the man in the street

    die kleinen Leute — ordinary people; the man sing. in the street

    klein anfangen — (ugs.) start off in a small way

    7)

    ganz klein [und hässlich] werden — become meek and subdued

    8)

    ein kleiner Geist — (engstirnig) a narrow-minded person; (beschränkt) a person of limited intellect

    2.

    die Heizung klein/kleiner [ein]stellen — turn the heating down low/lower

    klein kariert — <skirt, shirt, etc.> with a small check

    klein machen — (Kinderspr.) do number one

    klein geschrieben werden — (ugs.) count for [very] little ( bei with); (child lang.); s. auch beigeben 2.

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    adj.
    little adj.
    lower adj.
    petite adj.
    petty adj.
    short adj.
    slight adj.
    small adj.
    small-sized adj.
    smallish adj.
    wee adj.

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  • 13 Kindesbeine

    Pl.: von Kindesbeinen an from childhood
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    Kịn|des|bei|ne
    pl

    von Kindesbeinen an — from childhood, from an early age

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    Kin·des·bei·ne
    pl
    von \Kindesbeinen an from childhood [or an early age]
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    Plural in

    von Kindesbeinen an — from or since childhood; from an early age

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    von Kindesbeinen an from childhood
    * * *
    Plural in

    von Kindesbeinen an — from or since childhood; from an early age

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Kindesbeine

  • 14 frühauf

    Adv.: von frühauf from an early age
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    früh|auf ['fryː|auf]
    adv
    See:
    → früh
    * * *
    früh·auf
    von \frühauf from early childhood, from childhood on
    * * *
    in

    von frühauf — from early childhood on[wards]

    * * *
    frühauf adv:
    von frühauf from an early age
    * * *
    in

    von frühauf — from early childhood on[wards]

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  • 15 jung

    Adj.; jünger, am jüngsten young; (jugendlich) youthful; junges Unternehmen new company; junger Wein new wine; junges Glück new-found happiness; von jung auf from childhood; jung heiraten / sterben etc. marry / die etc. young ( oder at an early age); so jung kommen wir nicht mehr zusammen meist hum. you’re only young once; sie ist jung geblieben she has stayed young; (sieht noch jung aus) auch she has kept her looks; jung verheiratet oder vermählt newly-wed; Jung und Alt oder die Jungen und die Alten young and old; die Jungen the young ones, the young(er) generation; jünger, jüngst..., Gemüse, Hund 1
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    young; youthful; juvenile
    * * *
    jụng [jʊŋ]
    1. adj comp - er
    ['jʏŋɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['jʏŋstə] (lit, fig) young; Aktien new

    Jung und Alt — (both) young and old

    ein junges Herz bewahren — to stay young at heart

    er sieht aus wie ein junger Gott — he looks divine (inf)

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    2. adv comp -er, superl am -sten

    jung aussehen — to look young

    jung heiraten/sterben — to marry/die young

    jung gefreit, nie gereut (Prov) — if you marry young you won't regret it

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    1) (in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old: a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf.) young
    2) (energetic, active, young-looking etc: Exercise will keep you youthful.) youthful
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    <jünger, jüngste>
    [ˈjʊŋ]
    I. adj
    1. (noch nicht älter) young
    ▪ jünger [als jd] sein to be younger [than sb]
    \jung und alt young and old alike
    2. (jung wirkend) youthful
    das hält \jung! it keeps you young!
    3. (später geboren) young
    ▪ der/die Jüngere/der/die Jüngste the younger/youngest
    4. (erst kurz existierend) new
    5.
    ▶ \junges Gemüse (pej) fresh meat
    II. adv (in jungen Jahren) young
    \jung heiraten/sterben to marry/die young
    von \jung auf since one's youth, from an early age
    ▶ \jung gefreit, nie gereut (prov) he who marries young won't regret it
    * * *
    Adjektiv; jünger, jüngst... young; new <project, undertaking, sport, marriage, etc.>

    [ganze] 30 Jahre jung — (ugs. scherzh.) 30 years young

    Sport hält jung — sport keeps you young

    der junge Tag — (geh.) the new day

    in jüngster Zeit — recently; lately

    ein Ereignis der jüngeren/jüngsten Geschichte — an event in recent/very recent history

    die jüngsten Geschehnisse — the latest or [most] recent happenings

    der Jüngste Tag — (Rel.) doomsday

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    jung adj; jünger, am jüngsten young; (jugendlich) youthful;
    junges Unternehmen new company;
    junger Wein new wine;
    junges Glück new-found happiness;
    von jung auf from childhood;
    jung heiraten/sterben etc marry/die etc young ( oder at an early age);
    so jung kommen wir nicht mehr zusammen meist hum you’re only young once;
    sie ist jung geblieben she has stayed young; (sieht noch jung aus) auch she has kept her looks;
    die Jungen und die Alten young and old;
    die Jungen the young ones, the young(er) generation; → jünger, jüngst…, Gemüse, Hund 1
    * * *
    Adjektiv; jünger, jüngst... young; new <project, undertaking, sport, marriage, etc.>

    [ganze] 30 Jahre jung — (ugs. scherzh.) 30 years young

    der junge Tag — (geh.) the new day

    in jüngster Zeit — recently; lately

    ein Ereignis der jüngeren/jüngsten Geschichte — an event in recent/very recent history

    die jüngsten Geschehnisse — the latest or [most] recent happenings

    der Jüngste Tag — (Rel.) doomsday

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    adj.
    young adj. adv.
    youthfully adv.

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  • 16 ab

    ăb, ā, abs, prep. with abl. This IndoEuropean particle (Sanscr. apa or ava, Etr. av, Gr. upo, Goth. af, Old Germ. aba, New Germ. ab, Engl. of, off) has in Latin the following forms: ap, af, ab (av), au-, a, a; aps, abs, as-. The existence of the oldest form, ap, is proved by the oldest and best MSS. analogous to the prep. apud, the Sanscr. api, and Gr. epi, and by the weakened form af, which, by the rule of historical grammar and the nature of the Latin letter f, can be derived only from ap, not from ab. The form af, weakened from ap, also very soon became obsolete. There are but five examples of it in inscriptions, at the end of the sixth and in the course of the seventh century B. C., viz.:

    AF VOBEIS,

    Inscr. Orell. 3114;

    AF MVRO,

    ib. 6601;

    AF CAPVA,

    ib. 3308;

    AF SOLO,

    ib. 589;

    AF LYCO,

    ib. 3036 ( afuolunt =avolant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 26 Mull., is only a conjecture). In the time of Cicero this form was regarded as archaic, and only here and there used in account-books; v. Cic. Or. 47, 158 (where the correct reading is af, not abs or ab), and cf. Ritschl, Monum. Epigr. p. 7 sq.—The second form of this preposition, changed from ap, was ab, which has become the principal form and the one most generally used through all periods—and indeed the only oue used before all vowels and h; here and there also before some consonants, particularly l, n, r, and s; rarely before c, j, d, t; and almost never before the labials p, b, f, v, or before m, such examples as ab Massiliensibus, Caes. B. C. 1, 35, being of the most rare occurrence.—By changing the b of ab through v into u, the form au originated, which was in use only in the two compounds aufero and aufugio for abfero, ab-fugio; aufuisse for afuisse, in Cod. Medic. of Tac. A. 12, 17, is altogether unusual. Finally, by dropping the b of ab, and lengthening the a, ab was changed into a, which form, together with ab, predominated through all periods of the Latin language, and took its place before all consonants in the later years of Cicero, and after him almoet exclusively.—By dropping the b without lengthening the a, ab occurs in the form a- in the two compounds a-bio and a-perio, q. v.—On the other hand, instead of reducing ap to a and a, a strengthened collateral form, aps, was made by adding to ap the letter s (also used in particles, as in ex, mox, vix). From the first, aps was used only before the letters c, q, t, and was very soon changed into abs (as ap into ab):

    abs chorago,

    Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 79 (159 Ritschl):

    abs quivis,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 3, 1:

    abs terra,

    Cato, R. R. 51;

    and in compounds: aps-cessero,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 1, 24 (625 R.); id. ib. 3, 2, 84 (710 R): abs-condo, abs-que, abs-tineo, etc. The use of abs was confined almost exclusively to the combination abs te during the whole ante-classic period, and with Cicero till about the year 700 A. U. C. (=B. C. 54). After that time Cicero evidently hesitates between abs te and a te, but during the last five or six years of his life a te became predominant in all his writings, even in his letters; consequently abs te appears but rarely in later authors, as in Liv. 10, 19, 8; 26, 15, 12;

    and who, perhaps, also used abs conscendentibus,

    id. 28, 37, 2; v. Drakenb. ad. h. l. (Weissenb. ab).—Finally abs, in consequence of the following p, lost its b, and became ds- in the three compounds aspello, as-porto, and as-pernor (for asspernor); v. these words.—The late Lat. verb abbrevio may stand for adbrevio, the d of ad being assimilated to the following b.The fundamental signification of ab is departure from some fixed point (opp. to ad. which denotes motion to a point).
    I.
    In space, and,
    II.
    Fig., in time and other relations, in which the idea of departure from some point, as from source and origin, is included; Engl. from, away from, out of; down from; since, after; by, at, in, on, etc.
    I.
    Lit., in space: ab classe ad urbem tendunt, Att. ap. Non. 495, 22 (Trag. Rel. p. 177 Rib.):

    Caesar maturat ab urbe proficisci,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 7:

    fuga ab urbe turpissima,

    Cic. Att. 7, 21:

    ducite ab urbe domum, ducite Daphnim,

    Verg. E. 8, 68. Cicero himself gives the difference between ab and ex thus: si qui mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus extra meum fundum et me introire prohibuerit, non ex eo, sed ab ( from, away from) eo loco me dejecerit....Unde dejecti Galli? A Capitolio. Unde, qui cum Graccho fucrunt? Ex Capitolio, etc., Cic. Caecin. 30, 87; cf. Diom. p. 408 P., and a similar distinction between ad and in under ad.—Ellipt.: Diogenes Alexandro roganti, ut diceret, si quid opus esset: Nunc quidem paululum, inquit, a sole, a little out of the sun, Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 92. —Often joined with usque:

    illam (mulierem) usque a mari supero Romam proficisci,

    all the way from, Cic. Clu. 68, 192; v. usque, I.—And with ad, to denote the space passed over: siderum genus ab ortu ad occasum commeant, from... to, Cic. N. D. 2, 19 init.; cf. ab... in:

    venti a laevo latere in dextrum, ut sol, ambiunt,

    Plin. 2, 47, 48, § 128.
    b.
    Sometimes with names of cities and small islands, or with domus (instead of the usual abl.), partie., in militnry and nautieal language, to denote the marching of soldiers, the setting out of a flcet, or the departure of the inhabitants from some place:

    oppidum ab Aenea fugiente a Troja conditum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 33:

    quemadmodum (Caesar) a Gergovia discederet,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 43 fin.; so id. ib. 7, 80 fin.; Sall. J. 61; 82; 91; Liv. 2, 33, 6 al.; cf.:

    ab Arimino M. Antonium cum cohortibus quinque Arretium mittit,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 11 fin.; and:

    protinus a Corfinio in Siciliam miserat,

    id. ib. 1, 25, 2:

    profecti a domo,

    Liv. 40, 33, 2;

    of setting sail: cum exercitus vestri numquam a Brundisio nisi hieme summa transmiserint,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 32; so id. Fam. 15, 3, 2; Caes. B. C. 3, 23; 3, 24 fin.:

    classe qua advecti ab domo fuerant,

    Liv. 8, 22, 6;

    of citizens: interim ab Roma legatos venisse nuntiatum est,

    Liv. 21, 9, 3; cf.:

    legati ab Orico ad M. Valerium praetorem venerunt,

    id. 24, 40, 2.
    c.
    Sometimes with names of persons or with pronouns: pestem abige a me, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. v. 50 Vahl.):

    Quasi ad adulescentem a patre ex Seleucia veniat,

    Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 41; cf.:

    libertus a Fuflis cum litteris ad Hermippum venit,

    Cic. Fl. 20, 47:

    Nigidium a Domitio Capuam venisse,

    id. Att. 7, 24:

    cum a vobis discessero,

    id. Sen. 22:

    multa merces tibi defluat ab Jove Neptunoque,

    Hor. C. 1, 28, 29 al. So often of a person instead of his house, lodging, etc.: videat forte hic te a patre aliquis exiens, from the father, i. e. from his house, Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 6:

    so a fratre,

    id. Phorm. 5, 1, 5:

    a Pontio,

    Cic. Att. 5, 3 fin.:

    ab ea,

    Ter. And. 1, 3, 21; and so often: a me, a nobis, a se, etc., from my, our, his house, etc., Plaut. Stich. 5, 1, 7; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 50; Cic. Att. 4, 9, 1 al.
    B.
    Transf., without the idea of motion. To designate separation or distance, with the verbs abesse, distare, etc., and with the particles longe, procul, prope, etc.
    1.
    Of separation:

    ego te afuisse tam diu a nobis dolui,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 1, 2:

    abesse a domo paulisper maluit,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 18, § 39:

    tum Brutus ab Roma aberat,

    Sall. C. 40, 5:

    absint lacerti ab stabulis,

    Verg. G. 4, 14.—
    2.
    Of distance:

    quot milia fundus suus abesset ab urbe,

    Cic. Caecin. 10, 28; cf.:

    nos in castra properabamus, quae aberant bidui,

    id. Att. 5, 16 fin.; and:

    hic locus aequo fere spatio ab castris Ariovisti et Caesaris aberat,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 43, 1:

    terrae ab hujusce terrae, quam nos incolimus, continuatione distantes,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 66, 164:

    non amplius pedum milibus duobus ab castris castra distabant,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 82, 3; cf. id. lb. 1, 3, 103.—With adverbs: annos multos longinque ab domo bellum gerentes, Enn. ap. Non. 402, 3 (Trag. v. 103 Vahl.):

    cum domus patris a foro longe abesset,

    Cic. Cael. 7, 18 fin.; cf.:

    qui fontes a quibusdam praesidiis aberant longius,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 49, 5:

    quae procul erant a conspectu imperii,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 32, 87; cf.:

    procul a castris hostes in collibus constiterunt,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 17, 1; and:

    tu procul a patria Alpinas nives vides,

    Verg. E. 10, 46 (procul often also with simple abl.;

    v. procul): cum esset in Italia bellum tam prope a Sicilia, tamen in Sicilia non fuit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 2, § 6; cf.:

    tu apud socrum tuam prope a meis aedibus sedebas,

    id. Pis. 11, 26; and:

    tam prope ab domo detineri,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 3, § 6.—So in Caesar and Livy, with numerals to designate the measure of the distance:

    onerariae naves, quae ex eo loco ab milibus passuum octo vento tenebatur,

    eight miles distant, Caes. B. G. 4, 22, 4; and without mentioning the terminus a quo: ad castra contenderunt, et ab milibus passunm minus duobus castra posuerunt, less than two miles off or distant, id. ib. 2, 7, 3; so id. ib. 2, 5, 32; 6, 7, 3; id. B. C. 1, 65; Liv. 38, 20, 2 (for which:

    duo milia fere et quingentos passus ab hoste posuerunt castra,

    id. 37, 38, 5). —
    3.
    To denote the side or direction from which an object is viewed in its local relations,=a parte, at, on, in: utrum hacin feriam an ab laeva latus? Enn. ap. Plaut. Cist. 3, 10 (Trag. v. 38 Vahl.); cf.:

    picus et cornix ab laeva, corvos, parra ab dextera consuadent,

    Plaut. As. 2, 1, 12: clamore ab ea parte audito. on this side, Caes. B. G. 3, 26, 4: Gallia Celtica attingit ab Sequanis et Helvetiis flumen Rhenum, on the side of the Sequani, i. e. their country, id. ib. 1, 1, 5:

    pleraque Alpium ab Italia sicut breviora ita arrectiora sunt,

    on the Italian side, Liv. 21, 35, 11:

    non eadem diligentia ab decumuna porta castra munita,

    at the main entrance, Caes. B. G. 3, 25 fin.:

    erat a septentrionibus collis,

    on the north, id. ib. 7, 83, 2; so, ab oriente, a meridie, ab occasu; a fronte, a latere, a tergo, etc. (v. these words).
    II.
    Fig.
    A.
    In time.
    1.
    From a [p. 3] point of time, without reference to the period subsequently elapsed. After:

    Exul ab octava Marius bibit,

    Juv. 1,40:

    mulieres jam ab re divin[adot ] adparebunt domi,

    immediately after the sucrifice, Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 4:

    Caesar ab decimae legionis cohortatione ad dextrum cornu profectus,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 25, 1:

    ab hac contione legati missi sunt,

    immediately after, Liv. 24, 22, 6; cf. id. 28, 33, 1; 40, 47, 8; 40, 49, 1 al.:

    ab eo magistratu,

    after this office, Sall. J. 63, 5:

    a summa spe novissima exspectabat,

    after the greatest hope, Tac. A. 6, 50 fin. —Strengthened by the adverbs primum, confestim, statim, protinus, or the adj. recens, immediately after, soon after:

    ut primum a tuo digressu Romam veni,

    Cic. Att. 1, 5, 4; so Suet. Tib. 68:

    confestim a proelio expugnatis hostium castris,

    Liv. 30, 36, 1:

    statim a funere,

    Suet. Caes. 85;

    and followed by statim: ab itinere statim,

    id. ib. 60:

    protinus ab adoptione,

    Vell. 2, 104, 3:

    Homerus qui recens ab illorum actate fuit,

    soon after their time, Cic. N. D. 3, 5; so Varr. R. R. 2, 8, 2; Verg. A. 6, 450 al. (v. also primum, confestim, etc.).—

    Sometimes with the name of a person or place, instead of an action: ibi mihi tuae litterae binae redditae sunt tertio abs te die,

    i. e. after their departure from you, Cic. Att. 5, 3, 1: in Italiam perventum est quinto mense a Carthagine Nov[adot ], i. e. after leaving (=postquam a Carthagine profecti sunt), Liv. 21, 38, 1:

    secundo Punico (bello) Scipionis classis XL. die a securi navigavit,

    i. e. after its having been built, Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192. —Hence the poct. expression: ab his, after this (cf. ek toutôn), i. e. after these words, hereupon, Ov. M. 3, 273; 4, 329; 8, 612; 9, 764.
    2.
    With reference to a subsequent period. From, since, after:

    ab hora tertia bibebatur,

    from the third hour, Cic. Phil. 2, 41:

    infinito ex tempore, non ut antea, ab Sulla et Pompeio consulibus,

    since the consulship of, id. Agr. 2, 21, 56:

    vixit ab omni aeternitate,

    from all eternity, id. Div. 1, 51, 115:

    cum quo a condiscipulatu vivebat conjunctissime,

    Nep. Att. 5, 3:

    in Lycia semper a terrae motu XL. dies serenos esse,

    after an earthquake, Plin. 2, 96, 98, § 211 al.:

    centesima lux est haec ab interitu P. Clodii,

    since the death of, Cic. Mil. 35, 98; cf.:

    cujus a morte quintus hic et tricesimus annus est,

    id. Sen. 6, 19; and:

    ab incenso Capitolio illum esse vigesumiun annum,

    since, Sall. C. 47, 2:

    diebus triginta, a qua die materia caesa est,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 36.—Sometimes joined with usque and inde:

    quod augures omnes usque ab Romulo decreverunt,

    since the time of, Cic. Vat. 8, 20:

    jam inde ab infelici pugna ceciderant animi,

    from the very beginning of, Liv. 2, 65 fin. —Hence the adverbial expressions ab initio, a principio, a primo, at, in, or from the beginning, at first; v. initium, principium, primus. Likewise ab integro, anew, afresh; v. integer.—Ab... ad, from (a time)... to:

    ab hora octava ad vesperum secreto collocuti sumus,

    Cic. Att. 7, 8, 4; cf.:

    cum ab hora septima ad vesperum pugnatum sit,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 26, 2; and:

    a quo tempore ad vos consules anni sunt septingenti octoginta unus,

    Vell. 1, 8, 4; and so in Plautus strengthened by usque:

    pugnata pugnast usque a mane ad vesperum,

    from morning to evening, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 97; id. Most. 3, 1, 3; 3, 2, 80.—Rarely ab... in: Romani ab sole orto in multum diei stetere in acie, from... till late in the day, Liv. 27, 2, 9; so Col. 2, 10, 17; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 2, 103, 106, § 229; 4, 12, 26, § 89.
    b.
    Particularly with nouns denoting a time of life:

    qui homo cum animo inde ab ineunte aetate depugnat suo,

    from an early age, from early youth, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 24; so Cic. Off. 2, 13, 44 al.:

    mihi magna cum co jam inde a pueritia fuit semper famillaritas,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 9; so,

    a pueritia,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 11, 27 fin.; id. Fam. 5, 8, 4:

    jam inde ab adulescentia,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 16:

    ab adulescentia,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 1:

    jam a prima adulescentia,

    id. Fam. 1, 9, 23:

    ab ineunte adulescentia,

    id. ib. 13, 21, 1; cf.

    followed by ad: usque ad hanc aetatem ab incunte adulescentia,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 20:

    a primis temporibus aetatis,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 3, 3:

    a teneris unguiculis,

    from childhood, id. ib. 1, 6, 2:

    usque a toga pura,

    id. Att. 7, 8, 5:

    jam inde ab incunabulis,

    Liv. 4, 36, 5:

    a prima lanugine,

    Suet. Oth. 12:

    viridi ab aevo,

    Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 17 al.;

    rarely of animals: ab infantia,

    Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 182.—Instead of the nom. abstr. very often (like the Greek ek paioôn, etc.) with concrete substantives: a pucro, ab adulescente, a parvis, etc., from childhood, etc.:

    qui olim a puero parvulo mihi paedagogus fuerat,

    Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 90; so,

    a pausillo puero,

    id. Stich. 1, 3, 21:

    a puero,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 36, 115; id. Fam. 13, 16, 4 (twice) al.:

    a pueris,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 24, 57; id. de Or. 1, 1, 2 al.:

    ab adulescente,

    id. Quint. 3, 12:

    ab infante,

    Col. 1, 8, 2:

    a parva virgine,

    Cat. 66, 26 al. —Likewise and in the same sense with adject.: a parvo, from a little child, or childhood, Liv. 1, 39, 6 fin.; cf.:

    a parvis,

    Ter. And. 3, 3, 7; Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 9:

    a parvulo,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 8; id. Ad. 1, 1, 23; cf.:

    ab parvulis,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 21, 3:

    ab tenero,

    Col. 5, 6, 20;

    and rarely of animals: (vacca) a bima aut trima fructum ferre incipit,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 13.
    B.
    In other relations in which the idea of going forth, proceeding, from something is included.
    1.
    In gen. to denote departure, separation, deterring, avoiding, intermitting, etc., or distance, difference, etc., of inanimate or abstract things. From: jus atque aecum se a malis spernit procul, Enn. ap. Non. 399, 10 (Trag. v. 224 Vahl.):

    suspitionem et culpam ut ab se segregent,

    Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 42:

    qui discessum animi a corpore putent esse mortem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 18:

    hic ab artificio suo non recessit,

    id. ib. 1, 10, 20 al.:

    quod si exquiratur usque ab stirpe auctoritas,

    Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 180:

    condicionem quam ab te peto,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 87; cf.:

    mercedem gloriae flagitas ab iis, quorum, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 15, 34:

    si quid ab illo acceperis,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 90:

    quae (i. e. antiquitas) quo propius aberat ab ortu et divina progenie,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 12, 26:

    ab defensione desistere,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 12, 4:

    ne quod tempus ab opere intermitteretur,

    id. B. G. 7, 24, 2:

    ut homines adulescentis a dicendi studio deterream,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 117, etc.—Of distance (in order, rank, mind, or feeling):

    qui quartus ab Arcesila fuit,

    the fourth in succession from, Cic. Ac. 1, 12, 46:

    tu nunc eris alter ab illo,

    next after him, Verg. E. 5, 49; cf.:

    Aiax, heros ab Achille secundus,

    next in rank to, Hor. S. 2, 3, 193:

    quid hoc ab illo differt,

    from, Cic. Caecin. 14, 39; cf.:

    hominum vita tantum distat a victu et cultu bestiarum,

    id. Off. 2, 4, 15; and:

    discrepare ab aequitate sapientiam,

    id. Rep. 3, 9 fin. (v. the verbs differo, disto, discrepo, dissideo, dissentio, etc.):

    quae non aliena esse ducerem a dignitate,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 7:

    alieno a te animo fuit,

    id. Deiot. 9, 24 (v. alienus). —So the expression ab re (qs. aside from the matter, profit; cf. the opposite, in rem), contrary to one's profit, to a loss, disadvantageous (so in the affirmative very rare and only ante-class.):

    subdole ab re consulit,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 12; cf. id. Capt. 2, 2, 88; more frequently and class. (but not with Cicero) in the negative, non, haud, ab re, not without advantage or profit, not useless or unprofitable, adcantageous:

    haut est ab re aucupis,

    Plaut. As. 1, 3, 71:

    non ab re esse Quinctii visum est,

    Liv. 35, 32, 6; so Plin. 27, 8, 35; 31, 3, 26; Suet. Aug. 94; id. Dom. 11; Gell. 18, 14 fin.; App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 31, 22 al. (but in Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 44, ab re means with respect to the money matter).
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To denote an agent from whom an action proceeds, or by whom a thing is done or takes place. By, and in archaic and solemn style, of. So most frequently with pass. or intrans. verbs with pass. signif., when the active object is or is considered as a living being: Laudari me abs te, a laudato viro, Naev. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 31, 67: injuria abs te afficior, Enn. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 24, 38:

    a patre deductus ad Scaevolam,

    Cic. Lael. 1, 1:

    ut tamquam a praesentibus coram haberi sermo videretur,

    id. ib. 1, 3:

    disputata ab eo,

    id. ib. 1, 4 al.:

    illa (i. e. numerorum ac vocum vis) maxime a Graecia vetere celebrata,

    id. de Or. 3, 51, 197:

    ita generati a natura sumus,

    id. Off. 1, 29, 103; cf.:

    pars mundi damnata a rerum natura,

    Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 88:

    niagna adhibita cura est a providentia deorum,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 51 al. —With intrans. verbs:

    quae (i. e. anima) calescit ab eo spiritu,

    is warmed by this breath, Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 138; cf. Ov. M. 1, 417: (mare) qua a sole collucet, Cic. Ac. 2, 105:

    salvebis a meo Cicerone,

    i. e. young Cicero sends his compliments to you, id. Att. 6, 2 fin.:

    a quibus (Atheniensibus) erat profectus,

    i. e. by whose command, Nep. Milt. 2, 3:

    ne vir ab hoste cadat,

    Ov. H. 9, 36 al. —A substantive or adjective often takes the place of the verb (so with de, q. v.):

    levior est plaga ab amico quam a debitore,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 16, 7; cf.:

    a bestiis ictus, morsus, impetus,

    id. Off. 2, 6, 19:

    si calor est a sole,

    id. N. D. 2, 52:

    ex iis a te verbis (for a te scriptis),

    id. Att. 16, 7, 5:

    metu poenae a Romanis,

    Liv. 32, 23, 9:

    bellum ingens a Volscis et Aequis,

    id. 3, 22, 2:

    ad exsolvendam fldem a consule,

    id. 27, 5, 6.—With an adj.:

    lassus ab equo indomito,

    Hor. S. 2, 2, 10:

    Murus ab ingenic notior ille tuo,

    Prop. 5, 1, 126:

    tempus a nostris triste malis,

    time made sad by our misfortunes, Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 36.—Different from per:

    vulgo occidebantur: per quos et a quibus?

    by whom and upon whose orders? Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 80 (cf. id. ib. 34, 97: cujus consilio occisus sit, invenio; cujus manu sit percussus, non laboro); so,

    ab hoc destitutus per Thrasybulum (i. e. Thrasybulo auctore),

    Nep. Alc. 5, 4.—Ambiguity sometimes arises from the fact that the verb in the pass. would require ab if used in the active:

    si postulatur a populo,

    if the people demand it, Cic. Off. 2, 17, 58, might also mean, if it is required of the people; on the contrary: quod ab eo (Lucullo) laus imperatoria non admodum exspectabatur, not since he did not expect military renown, but since they did not expect military renown from him, Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 2, and so often; cf. Rudd. II. p. 213. (The use of the active dative, or dative of the agent, instead of ab with the pass., is well known, Zumpt, § 419. It is very seldom found in prose writers of the golden age of Roman liter.; with Cic. sometimes joined with the participles auditus, cognitus, constitutus, perspectus, provisus, susceptus; cf. Halm ad Cic. Imp. Pomp. 24, 71, and ad ejusdem, Cat. 1, 7 fin.; but freq. at a later period; e. g. in Pliny, in Books 2-4 of H. N., more than twenty times; and likewise in Tacitus seventeen times. Vid. the passages in Nipperd. ad Tac. A. 2, 49.) Far more unusual is the simple abl. in the designation of persons:

    deseror conjuge,

    Ov. H. 12, 161; so id. ib. 5, 75; id. M. 1, 747; Verg. A. 1, 274; Hor. C. 2, 4, 9; 1, 6, 2;

    and in prose,

    Quint. 3, 4, 2; Sen. Contr. 2, 1; Curt. 6, 7, 8; cf. Rudd. II. p. 212; Zumpt ad Quint. V. p. 122 Spalding.—Hence the adverbial phrase a se=uph heautou, sua sponte, of one's own uccord, spontaneously:

    ipsum a se oritur et sua sponte nascitur,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 24, 78:

    (urna) ab se cantat quoja sit,

    Plaut. Rud. 2, 5, 21 (al. eapse; cf. id. Men. 1, 2, 66); so Col. 11, 1, 5; Liv. 44, 33, 6.
    b.
    With names of towns to denote origin, extraction, instead of gentile adjectives. From, of:

    pastores a Pergamide,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 1:

    Turnus ab Aricia,

    Liv. 1, 50, 3 (for which Aricinus, id. 1, 51, 1):

    obsides dant trecentos principum a Cora atque Pometia liberos,

    Liv. 2, 22, 2; and poet.: O longa mundi servator ab Alba, Auguste, thou who art descended from the old Alban race of kings (=oriundus, or ortus regibus Albanis), Prop. 5, 6, 37.
    c.
    In giving the etymology of a name: eam rem (sc. legem, Gr. nomon) illi Graeco putant nomine a suum cuique tribuendo appellatam, ego nostro a legendo, Cic. Leg. 1, 6, 19: annum intervallum regni fuit: id ab re... interregnum appellatum, Liv. 1, 17, 6:

    (sinus maris) ab nomine propinquae urbis Ambracius appellatus,

    id. 38, 4, 3; and so Varro in his Ling. Lat., and Pliny, in Books 1-5 of H. N., on almost every page. (Cf. also the arts. ex and de.)
    d.
    With verbs of beginning and repeating: a summo bibere, in Plaut. to drink in succession from the one at the head of the table:

    da, puere, ab summo,

    Plaut. As. 5, 2, 41; so,

    da ab Delphio cantharum circum, id Most. 1, 4, 33: ab eo nobis causa ordienda est potissimum,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 7, 21:

    coepere a fame mala,

    Liv. 4, 12, 7:

    cornicem a cauda de ovo exire,

    tail-foremost, Plin. 10, 16, 18:

    a capite repetis, quod quaerimus,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 6, 18 al.
    e.
    With verbs of freeing from, defending, or protecting against any thing:

    a foliis et stercore purgato,

    Cato, R. R. 65 (66), 1:

    tantumne ab re tuast oti tibi?

    Ter. Heaut. 1, [p. 4] 1, 23; cf.:

    Saguntini ut a proeliis quietem habuerant,

    Liv. 21, 11, 5:

    expiandum forum ab illis nefarii sceleris vestigiis,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 4, 11:

    haec provincia non modo a calamitate, sed etiam a metu calamitatis est defendenda,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 6, 14 (v. defendo):

    ab incendio urbem vigiliis munitam intellegebat,

    Sall. C. 32:

    ut neque sustinere se a lapsu possent,

    Liv. 21, 35, 12:

    ut meam domum metueret atque a me ipso caveret,

    Cic. Sest. 64, 133.
    f.
    With verbs of expecting, fearing, hoping, and the like, ab =a parte, as, Cic. Att. 9, 7, 4: cum eadem metuam ab hac parte, since I fear the same from this side; hence, timere, metuere ab aliquo, not, to be afraid of any one, but, to fear something (proceeding from) from him:

    el metul a Chryside,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 79; cf.:

    ab Hannibale metuens,

    Liv. 23, 36; and:

    metus a praetore,

    id. 23, 15, 7;

    v. Weissenb. ad h. l.: a quo quidem genere, judices, ego numquam timui,

    Cic. Sull. 20, 59:

    postquam nec ab Romanis robis ulla est spes,

    you can expect nothing from the Romans, Liv. 21, 13, 4.
    g.
    With verbs of fastening and holding:

    funiculus a puppi religatus,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154:

    cum sinistra capillum ejus a vertice teneret,

    Q. Cic. Pet. Cons. 3.
    h.
    Ulcisci se ab aliquo, to take vengeance on one:

    a ferro sanguis humanus se ulciscitur,

    Plin. 34, 14, 41 fin.
    i.
    Cognoscere ab aliqua re to knoio or learn by means of something (different from ab aliquo, to learn from some one):

    id se a Gallicis armis atque insignibus cognovisse,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 22.
    j.
    Dolere, laborare, valere ab, instead of the simple abl.:

    doleo ab animo, doleo ab oculis, doleo ab aegritudine,

    Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 62:

    a morbo valui, ab animo aeger fui,

    id. Ep. 1, 2, 26; cf. id. Aul. 2, 2, 9:

    a frigore et aestu ne quid laborent,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 17; so,

    a frigore laborantibus,

    Plin. 32, 10, 46, § 133; cf.:

    laborare ab re frumentaria,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 10, 1; id. B. C. 3, 9; v. laboro.
    k.
    Where verbs and adjectives are joined with ab, instead of the simple abl., ab defines more exactly the respect in which that which is expressed by the verb or adj. is to be understood, in relation to, with regard to, in respect to, on the part of:

    ab ingenio improbus,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 59:

    a me pudica'st,

    id. Curc. 1, 1, 51:

    orba ab optimatibus contio,

    Cic. Fl. 23, 54; ro Ov. H. 6,156: securos vos ab hac parte reddemus, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24 fin. (v. securus):

    locus copiosus a frumento,

    Cic. Att. 5, 18, 2; cf.:

    sumus imparati cum a militibas tum a pecunia,

    id. ib. 7, 15 fin.:

    ille Graecus ab omni laude felicior,

    id. Brut. 16, 63:

    ab una parte haud satis prosperuin,

    Liv. 1, 32, 2 al.;

    so often in poets ab arte=arte,

    artfully, Tib. 1, 5, 4; 1, 9, 66; Ov. Am. 2, 4, 30.
    l.
    In the statement of the motive instead of ex, propter, or the simple abl. causae, from, out of, on account of, in consequence of: ab singulari amore scribo, Balb. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 7, B fin.:

    linguam ab irrisu exserentem,

    thrusting out the tongue in derision, Liv. 7, 10, 5:

    ab honore,

    id. 1, 8; so, ab ira, a spe, ab odio, v. Drak. ad Liv. 24, 30, 1: 26, 1, 3; cf. also Kritz and Fabri ad Sall. J. 31, 3, and Fabri ad Liv. 21, 36, 7.
    m.
    Especially in the poets instead of the gen.:

    ab illo injuria,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 129:

    fulgor ab auro,

    Lucr. 2, 5:

    dulces a fontibus undae,

    Verg. G. 2, 243.
    n.
    In indicating a part of the whole, for the more usual ex, of, out of:

    scuto ab novissimis uni militi detracto,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 25, 1:

    nonnuill ab novissimis,

    id. ib.; Cic. Sest. 65, 137; cf. id. ib. 59 fin.: a quibus (captivis) ad Senatum missus (Regulus).
    o.
    In marking that from which any thing proceeds, and to which it belongs:

    qui sunt ab ea disciplina,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 3, 7:

    ab eo qui sunt,

    id. Fin. 4, 3, 7:

    nostri illi a Platone et Aristotele aiunt,

    id. Mur. 30, 63 (in imitation of oi upo tinos).
    p.
    To designate an office or dignity (with or without servus; so not freq. till after the Aug. period;

    in Cic. only once): Pollex, servus a pedibus meus,

    one of my couriers, Cic. Att. 8, 5, 1; so,

    a manu servus,

    a secretary, Suet. Caes. 74: Narcissum ab eplstulis ( secretary) et Pallantem a rationibus ( accountant), id. Claud. 28; and so, ab actis, ab admissione, ab aegris, ab apotheca, ab argento, a balneis, a bibliotheca, a codicillis, a jumentis, a potione, etc. (v. these words and Inscr. Orell. vol. 3, Ind. xi. p. 181 sq.).
    q.
    The use of ab before adverbs is for the most part peculiar to later Latinity:

    a peregre,

    Vitr. 5, 7 (6), 8:

    a foris,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37; Vulg. Gen, 7, 16; ib. Matt. 23, 27:

    ab intus,

    ib. ib. 7, 15:

    ab invicem,

    App. Herb. 112; Vulg. Matt. 25, 32; Cypr. Ep. 63, 9: Hier. Ep. 18:

    a longe,

    Hyg. Fab. 257; Vulg. Gen. 22, 4; ib. Matt. 26, 58:

    a modo,

    ib. ib. 23, 39;

    Hier. Vit. Hilar.: a nune,

    Vulg. Luc. 1, 48:

    a sursum,

    ib. Marc. 15, 38.
    ► a.
    Ab is not repeated like most other prepositions (v. ad, ex, in, etc.) with pron. interrog. or relat. after subst. and pron. demonstr. with ab:

    Arsinoen, Stratum, Naupactum...fateris ab hostibus esse captas. Quibus autem hostibus? Nempe iis, quos, etc.,

    Cic. Pis. 37, 91:

    a rebus gerendis senectus abstrahit. Quibus? An iis, quae in juventute geruntur et viribus?

    id. Sen. 6:

    a Jove incipiendum putat. Quo Jove?

    id. Rep. 1, 36, 56:

    res publica, quascumque vires habebit, ab iis ipsis, quibus tenetur, de te propediem impetrabit,

    id. Fam. 4, 13, 5.—
    b.
    Ab in Plantus is once put after the word which it governs: quo ab, As. 1, 1, 106.—
    c.
    It is in various ways separated from the word which it governs:

    a vitae periculo,

    Cic. Brut. 91, 313:

    a nullius umquam me tempore aut commodo,

    id. Arch. 6, 12:

    a minus bono,

    Sall. C. 2, 6:

    a satis miti principio,

    Liv. 1, 6, 4:

    damnis dives ab ipsa suis,

    Ov. H. 9, 96; so id. ib. 12, 18; 13, 116.—
    d.
    The poets join a and que, making aque; but in good prose que is annexed to the following abl. (a meque, abs teque, etc.):

    aque Chao,

    Verg. G. 4, 347:

    aque mero,

    Ov. M. 3, 631:

    aque viro,

    id. H. 6, 156:

    aque suis,

    id. Tr. 5, 2, 74 al. But:

    a meque,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 1:

    abs teque,

    id. Att. 3, 15, 4:

    a teque,

    id. ib. 8, 11, §

    7: a primaque adulescentia,

    id. Brut. 91, 315 al. —
    e.
    A Greek noun joined with ab stands in the dat.: a parte negotiati, hoc est pragmatikê, removisse, Quint. 3, 7, 1.
    III.
    In composition ab,
    1.
    Retains its original signif.: abducere, to take or carry away from some place: abstrahere, to draw auay; also, downward: abicere, to throw down; and denoting a departure from the idea of the simple word, it has an effect apparently privative: absimilis, departing from the similar, unlike: abnormis, departing from the rule, unusual (different from dissimilis, enormis); and so also in amens=a mente remotus, alienus ( out of one's senses, without self-control, insane): absurdus, missounding, then incongruous, irrational: abutor (in one of its senses), to misuse: aborior, abortus, to miscarry: abludo; for the privative force the Latin regularly employs in-, v. 2. in.—
    2.
    It more rarely designates completeness, as in absorbere, abutor ( to use up). (The designation of the fourth generation in the ascending or descending line by ab belongs here only in appearance; as abavus for quartus pater, great-great-grandfather, although the Greeks introduced upopappos; for the immutability of the syllable ab in abpatrnus and abmatertera, as well as the signif. Of the word abavus, grandfather's grandfather, imitated in abnepos, grandchild's grandchild, seems to point to a derivation from avi avus, as Festus, p. 13 Mull., explains atavus, by atta avi, or, rather, attae avus.)

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > ab

  • 17 desde

    prep.
    1 since (time).
    no lo veo desde el mes pasado/desde ayer I haven't seen him since last month/yesterday
    desde ahora from now on
    desde el principio from the beginning
    desde hace mucho/un mes for ages/a month
    desde… hasta… from… until…
    desde el lunes hasta el viernes from Monday till Friday
    desde entonces since then
    desde que since
    desde que murió mi madre since my mother died
    2 from (espacio).
    desde arriba/fuera from above/the outside
    desde… hasta… from… to…
    desde aquí hasta el centro from here to the center
    Está listo desde ese día It is ready from that day.
    3 from.
    desde 100.000 pesos from 100,000 pesos
    * * *
    1 (tiempo) since
    ■ ¿desde cuándo? since when?
    ■ desde entonces since then, from then on
    2 (lugar) from
    \
    desde ahora from now on
    desde hace mucho tiempo for a long time
    desde... hasta from... to
    desde luego (en realidad) really 2 (como respuesta) of course, certainly
    desde que since
    * * *
    prep.
    2) from
    •
    - desde entonces
    - desde luego
    * * *
    PREP
    1) [indicando origen] from

    • desde abajo — from below

    • desde arriba — from above

    • desde lejos — from a long way off, from afar liter

    2) [con cantidades, categorías] from
    3) [en el tiempo]

    desde el martes — (=el pasado) since Tuesday; (=el próximo) after Tuesday

    • desde ahora — from now on

    • ¿desde cuándo vives aquí? — how long have you been living here?

    ¿desde cuándo ocurre esto? — how long has this been happening?

    • desde entonces — since then

    • desde hace tres años — for three years

    • desde el 4 hasta el 16 — from the 4th until o to the 16th

    • desde niño — since childhood, since I was a child

    • desde siempre — always

    -¿desde cuándo eres comunista? -desde siempre — "since when have you been a communist?" - "I've always been one"

    4)

    • desde luego —

    a) (=por supuesto) of course

    -¿vendrás? -desde luego — "are you coming?" - "of course (I am)"

    eso, desde luego, no es culpa mía — that, of course, is not my fault

    -¿quieres venir con nosotros? -desde luego que sí — "do you want to come with us?" - "of course I do"

    -¿no sabes nada de eso? -desde luego que no — "you don't know anything about it?" - "of course not"

    no era muy morena pero rubia desde luego que no — she wasn't really dark-haired, but she certainly wasn't blonde

    b) [como coletilla]

    desde luego, vaya fama estamos cogiendo — we're certainly getting quite a reputation

    desde luego, ¿quién lo iba a pensar? — I ask you, who would have thought it?, well, who would have thought it?

    ¡mira que olvidarte de llamar! ¡desde luego que eres despistado! — how could you forget to phone? you're so absent-minded!

    5)

    • desde que — since

    desde que puedo recordar — ever since I can remember, as long as I can remember

    DESDE Expresiones temporales En expresiones temporales, desde puede traducirse por since, from o, en combinación con hace/ hacía, por for. ► Desde ( que ) se traduce por since siempre que se especifique a partir de cuándo comenzó una acción o un estado que sigue desarrollándose en el presente o en el momento en que se habla: Llevo aquí de vacaciones desde el viernes I have been here on holiday since Friday No come mejillones desde que sufrió aquella intoxicación alimenticia He hasn't eaten mussels since he had that bout of food poisoning Dijo que no la había visto desde la guerra He said he hadn't seen her since the war NOTA: Hay que tener en cuenta que en casos como estos cuando se trata de algo que comienza en el pasado y sigue en el presente, el inglés hace uso del {pretérito perfecto} (en sus formas simple o progresiva). ► Traducimos desde por from cuando desde simplemente indica el momento en el que empezó la acción cuando la oración indica el final de la acción o se implica, de algún modo, que esta ya ha terminado: Y desde aquel día el rey no volvió a hablar del asunto And from that day on(wards), the king never spoke about the subject again ► La construcción desde ... hasta se traduce por from ... until o por from ... to: Trabajamos desde las nueve de la mañana hasta las cinco de la tarde We work from nine in the morning until o to five in the afternoon Tendrás que pagar el alquiler desde julio hasta octubre You will have to pay rent from July until o to October ► Desde hace y desde hacía se traducen por for ya que van seguidos de una cantidad de tiempo: Estoy esperando desde hace más de una hora I have been waiting for over an hour No se había sentido tan feliz desde hacía años He hadn't felt so happy for years ► En oraciones interrogativas, desde cuándo se traduce por how long. En este tipo de preguntas, el inglés utiliza el pretérito perfecto para referirse a algo que empezó en el pasado y continúa en el presente: ¿Desde cuándo os conocéis? How long have you known each other? Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *
    1) ( en el tiempo) since

    desde entonces/desde que se casó — since then/since he got married

    ¿desde cuándo te gustan los mejillones? - desde siempre! — since when have you liked mussels? - I've always liked them!

    ¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? — how long have you been working here?

    desde niño — since he/I was a child

    desde el primer momento or un principio — right from the start

    2) ( en el espacio) from

    desde aquí/allá — from here/there

    ¿desde dónde tengo que leer? — where do I have to read from?

    3) (en escalas, jerarquías) from
    * * *
    = from, from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.
    Ex. In all types of libraries in Lesotho, shortage of, and the need for trained librarians has been felt from as far back as the mid-1970s.
    ----
    * desde allí = thence.
    * desde antiguo = from time immemorial.
    * desde aquel entonces = thenceforth.
    * desde aquel momento = ever after.
    * desde cero = from the ground up.
    * desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).
    * desde dentro = from within, from the inside, from the inside-out, inside-out.
    * desde dentro hacia fuera = from the inside-out.
    * desde dentro y desde fuera de = within and without.
    * desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from sunrise to sunset, from sun up to sun down, from sun up to sun down, from sun to sun.
    * desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.
    * desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.
    * desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.
    * desde el primer día = from day one.
    * desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.
    * desde el principio = from the start, all along, ab initio, from the outset, from the beginning, from the word go, from the word get-go.
    * desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.
    * desde el punto de vista de = in terms of, from the vantage of.
    * desde el punto de vista de la conservación = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA], medically, medically, musically, preservationally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.
    * desde el punto de vista de la cinética = kinetically.
    * desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.
    * desde el punto de vista de la cultura = culturally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.
    * desde el punto de vista de la mitosis = mitotically.
    * desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.
    * desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.
    * desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.
    * desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.
    * desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.
    * desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.
    * desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.
    * desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente = environmentally.
    * desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.
    * desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.
    * desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.
    * desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.
    * desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.
    * desde el punto de vista económico = fiscally.
    * desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.
    * desde el punto de vista político = politically.
    * desde el punto de vista profesional = career-wise [careerwise].
    * desde entonces = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day.
    * desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.
    * desde ese día = since that day.
    * desde ese momento = from that point, ever after.
    * desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.
    * desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.
    * desde + Expresión Temporal = since + Expresión Temporal, ever since + Expresión Temporal.
    * desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.
    * desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.
    * desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.
    * desde + Fecha/Lugar + en adelante = from + Fecha/Lugar + onward(s).
    * desde fuera = from the outside.
    * desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.
    * desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.
    * desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.
    * desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).
    * desde hace muchos años = for years.
    * desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).
    * desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.
    * desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.
    * desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.
    * desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.
    * desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.
    * desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.
    * desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.
    * desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.
    * desde hace ya años = for years now.
    * desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....
    * desde hoy en adelante = as from today.
    * desde la antigüedad = since ancient times.
    * desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to toe, from head to foot.
    * desde la época de/cuando = since the days of/when.
    * desde la época prehistórica = since prehistoric times.
    * desde la mañana a la noche = from morning to night.
    * desde la perspectiva de = in light of.
    * desde la prehistoria = since prehistoric times.
    * desde lejos = from a distance, from afar.
    * desde los comienzos = from an early stage.
    * desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.
    * desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.
    * desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.
    * desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.
    * desde muy antiguo = since olden times.
    * desde muy lejos = from afar.
    * desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....
    * desde + perspectiva = against + backdrop.
    * desde principio a fin = throughout.
    * desde principios de siglo = since the turn of the century, from the turn of the century.
    * desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.
    * desde que el mundo es mundo = from the beginning of time, since the beginning of time, since time began.
    * desde su época = since + Posesivo + day.
    * desde su origen = from + its/their + inception, since + its/their + inception.
    * desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.
    * desde tiempo inmemorial = since earliest time, since time immemorial, from time immemorial, since time out of mind, from time out of mind.
    * desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.
    * desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.
    * desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = along + Adjetivo + line.
    * desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.
    * desde un punto de vista académico = academically.
    * desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.
    * desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, medically.
    * desde un punto de vista clínico = clinically.
    * desde un punto de vista cognitivo = cognitively.
    * desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.
    * desde un punto de vista cultural = culturally.
    * desde un punto de vista ecológico = ecologically.
    * desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.
    * desde un punto de vista estético = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].
    * desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.
    * desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.
    * desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.
    * desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.
    * desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.
    * desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.
    * desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.
    * desde un punto de vista médico = medically, medically.
    * desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.
    * desde un punto de vista monetario = monetarily.
    * desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.
    * desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.
    * desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.
    * desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.
    * desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.
    * desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.
    * desde un punto vista ético = ethically.
    * existir desde hace años = be around for years.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * olvidado desde hace tiempo = long forgotten.
    * * *
    1) ( en el tiempo) since

    desde entonces/desde que se casó — since then/since he got married

    ¿desde cuándo te gustan los mejillones? - desde siempre! — since when have you liked mussels? - I've always liked them!

    ¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? — how long have you been working here?

    desde niño — since he/I was a child

    desde el primer momento or un principio — right from the start

    2) ( en el espacio) from

    desde aquí/allá — from here/there

    ¿desde dónde tengo que leer? — where do I have to read from?

    3) (en escalas, jerarquías) from
    * * *
    = from, from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

    Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.

    Ex: In all types of libraries in Lesotho, shortage of, and the need for trained librarians has been felt from as far back as the mid-1970s.
    * desde allí = thence.
    * desde antiguo = from time immemorial.
    * desde aquel entonces = thenceforth.
    * desde aquel momento = ever after.
    * desde cero = from the ground up.
    * desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).
    * desde dentro = from within, from the inside, from the inside-out, inside-out.
    * desde dentro hacia fuera = from the inside-out.
    * desde dentro y desde fuera de = within and without.
    * desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from sunrise to sunset, from sun up to sun down, from sun up to sun down, from sun to sun.
    * desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.
    * desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.
    * desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.
    * desde el primer día = from day one.
    * desde el primer momento = from the word go, from the word get-go.
    * desde el principio = from the start, all along, ab initio, from the outset, from the beginning, from the word go, from the word get-go.
    * desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.
    * desde el punto de vista de = in terms of, from the vantage of.
    * desde el punto de vista de la conservación = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA], medically, medically, musically, preservationally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.
    * desde el punto de vista de la cinética = kinetically.
    * desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.
    * desde el punto de vista de la cultura = culturally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.
    * desde el punto de vista de la mitosis = mitotically.
    * desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.
    * desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.
    * desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.
    * desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.
    * desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.
    * desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.
    * desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.
    * desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.
    * desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente = environmentally.
    * desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.
    * desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.
    * desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.
    * desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.
    * desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.
    * desde el punto de vista económico = fiscally.
    * desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.
    * desde el punto de vista político = politically.
    * desde el punto de vista profesional = career-wise [careerwise].
    * desde entonces = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day.
    * desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.
    * desde ese día = since that day.
    * desde ese momento = from that point, ever after.
    * desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.
    * desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.
    * desde + Expresión Temporal = since + Expresión Temporal, ever since + Expresión Temporal.
    * desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.
    * desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.
    * desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.
    * desde + Fecha/Lugar + en adelante = from + Fecha/Lugar + onward(s).
    * desde fuera = from the outside.
    * desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.
    * desde hace años = over the years, for years past, for years.
    * desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.
    * desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).
    * desde hace muchos años = for years.
    * desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).
    * desde hace siglos = for yonks, for yonks and yonks.
    * desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.
    * desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.
    * desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.
    * desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.
    * desde hace un par de + Tiempo = in these past couple of + Tiempo.
    * desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.
    * desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.
    * desde hace ya años = for years now.
    * desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....
    * desde hoy en adelante = as from today.
    * desde la antigüedad = since ancient times.
    * desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to toe, from head to foot.
    * desde la época de/cuando = since the days of/when.
    * desde la época prehistórica = since prehistoric times.
    * desde la mañana a la noche = from morning to night.
    * desde la perspectiva de = in light of.
    * desde la prehistoria = since prehistoric times.
    * desde lejos = from a distance, from afar.
    * desde los comienzos = from an early stage.
    * desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.
    * desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.
    * desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.
    * desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante = from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.
    * desde muy antiguo = since olden times.
    * desde muy lejos = from afar.
    * desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....
    * desde + perspectiva = against + backdrop.
    * desde principio a fin = throughout.
    * desde principios de siglo = since the turn of the century, from the turn of the century.
    * desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.
    * desde que el mundo es mundo = from the beginning of time, since the beginning of time, since time began.
    * desde su época = since + Posesivo + day.
    * desde su origen = from + its/their + inception, since + its/their + inception.
    * desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.
    * desde tiempo inmemorial = since earliest time, since time immemorial, from time immemorial, since time out of mind, from time out of mind.
    * desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.
    * desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.
    * desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = along + Adjetivo + line.
    * desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.
    * desde un punto de vista académico = academically.
    * desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.
    * desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, medically.
    * desde un punto de vista clínico = clinically.
    * desde un punto de vista cognitivo = cognitively.
    * desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.
    * desde un punto de vista cultural = culturally.
    * desde un punto de vista ecológico = ecologically.
    * desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.
    * desde un punto de vista estético = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].
    * desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.
    * desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.
    * desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.
    * desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.
    * desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.
    * desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.
    * desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.
    * desde un punto de vista médico = medically, medically.
    * desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.
    * desde un punto de vista monetario = monetarily.
    * desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.
    * desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.
    * desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.
    * desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.
    * desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.
    * desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.
    * desde un punto vista ético = ethically.
    * existir desde hace años = be around for years.
    * nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * olvidado desde hace tiempo = long forgotten.

    * * *
    desde entonces/desde que se casó no lo he vuelto a ver I haven't seen him again since then/since he got married
    estamos aquí desde el mes pasado we've been here since last month
    ¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? how long have you been working here?
    ¿desde cuándo te gustan los mejillones? — ¡desde siempre! since when have you liked mussels? — I've always liked them!
    ¿desde cuándo hay que hacerlo así? — desde ahora when do we have to start doing it that way? — as from now
    desde niño había sido muy ambicioso he had been very ambitious ever since he was a child
    desde el primer momento or un principio right from the start o the outset
    no los veo desde hace meses I haven't seen them for months
    estaba enfermo desde hacía un año he had been ill for a year
    desde que + SUBJ
    ( liter): desde que llegara a ese país since the day that she arrived in that country
    desde que aprendiera a escribir since the time I learned to write
    DESDE … HASTA:
    estará abierto desde el 15 hasta el 30 it will be open from the 15th to o till o until the 30th
    desde que llegó hasta que se fue from the time she arrived to the time she left
    desde ya ya1 adv C. (↑ ya (1))
    les mandé una postal desde Dublín I sent them a postcard from Dublin
    lo vi desde la ventana I saw him from the window
    ¿desde dónde tengo que leer? where do I have to read from?
    desde mi punto de vista from my point of view
    nosotros, desde aquí, intentaremos hacer lo que podamos we'll do what we can here o from this end o from our end
    DESDE … HASTA … FROM … TO …
    desde la página 12 hasta la 20 from page 12 to o as far as o up to page 20
    C (en escalas, jerarquías) from
    blusas desde 12 euros blouses from 12 euros
    DESDE … HASTA … FROM … TO …
    todos, desde los trabajadores hasta los empresarios, … everyone, from the workers (up) to the management, …
    desde el director hasta el último empleado de la compañía from the director (down) to the lowest employee in the company
    temas que van desde la reforma penal hasta la crisis económica subjects ranging from penal reform to the economic crisis
    D
    desde luego luego1 adv E. (↑ luego (1))
    * * *

     

    desde preposición
    1 ( en el tiempo) since;
    ◊ desde entonces/desde que se casó since then/since he got married;

    ¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? how long have you been working here?;
    desde el primer momento right from the start;
    no los veo desde hace meses I haven't seen them for months;
    desde el 15 hasta el 30 from the 15th to o until the 30th
    2 ( en el espacio) from;
    ◊ desde aquí/allá from here/there;

    ¿desde dónde tengo que leer? where do I have to read from?;
    desde la página 12 hasta la 20 from page 12 (up) to page 20
    3 (en escalas, jerarquías) from;

    desde
    I preposición
    1 (punto en que comienza a contarse el tiempo) since: estuvo allí desde el jueves hasta el lunes, she was there from Thursday until Monday
    no he hablado con él desde hace meses, I haven't talked to him for months
    ¿desde cuándo lo sabes?, how long have you known?
    desde que María me lo dijo, ever since Maria told me
    desde ayer, since yesterday
    desde esta mañana, from this morning on
    2 (punto en que comienza a contarse una distancia o se señala una perspectiva) from
    desde aquí, from here
    desde la ventana, from the window
    figurado habla desde la ignorancia, he speaks out from ignorance
    ♦ Locuciones: desde luego, of course
    desde siempre, always
    ' desde' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abandonarse
    - arriba
    - borrasca
    - caer
    - cuándo
    - desarrollar
    - doblarse
    - donde
    - ermitaña
    - ermitaño
    - españolizar
    - ir
    - gritar
    - judoka
    - lloro
    - llover
    - lozana
    - lozano
    - luego
    - mendicidad
    - mustia
    - mustio
    - nos
    - residir
    - risa
    - robar
    - rondar
    - siempre
    - tarde
    - ver
    - vivir
    - yudoka
    - abajo
    - antiguo
    - arrastrar
    - bombardear
    - bombardeo
    - descender
    - descenso
    - dominar
    - exterior
    - mejor
    - memoria
    - mirar
    - pie
    - razón
    - retroactivo
    - saber
    - ser
    - simpatizar
    English:
    absolutely
    - all
    - approach
    - arouse
    - back up
    - beginning
    - blow
    - burning
    - can
    - carry
    - certainly
    - conception
    - ease off
    - ease up
    - educationally
    - elapse
    - explode
    - first
    - for
    - from
    - go
    - gorgeous
    - grandstand
    - hear of
    - hence
    - inherent
    - jump down
    - kerb-crawl
    - kerb-crawling
    - know
    - listen
    - look down
    - lost
    - mainland
    - off
    - ought
    - outset
    - outside
    - pass down
    - perspective
    - range
    - respect
    - scene
    - see
    - since
    - spectacular
    - splendid
    - standing
    - talk down
    - then
    * * *
    ♦ prep
    1. [indica tiempo] since;
    no lo veo desde el mes pasado/desde ayer I haven't seen him since last month/since yesterday;
    desde aquel día, nada volvió a ser igual from that day on, things were never the same again;
    desde ahora from now on;
    ¿desde cuándo? since when?;
    ¿desde cuándo se conocen? how long o since when have you known each other?;
    ¿desde cuándo no hay que llamar para entrar? since when has it been all right to come in without knocking?;
    desde entonces since then;
    no la veo desde hace un año I haven't seen her for a year, it's a year since I last saw her;
    desde hace dos días no come she hasn't eaten for two days;
    ¿desde cuánto hace que no come? how long has she not been eating?;
    desde hace mucho/un mes for ages/a month;
    trabaja para ellos desde hace poco she recently started working for them;
    te espero desde hace más de una hora I've been waiting for you for more than an hour;
    Fam
    ¡desde hace que no la veo! [en tono enfático] I haven't seen her for AGES!;
    desde… hasta… from… until…;
    desde el lunes hasta el viernes from Monday Br till o US through Friday;
    desde el 1 hasta el 15 de septiembre from 1 to 15 September;
    desde niño o [m5] desde pequeño me enseñaron a dar las gracias I was brought up to say thank you to people from an early age;
    desde el principio supe que no iba a salir bien I knew from the very beginning o from the word go it wasn't going to turn out well;
    desde que since;
    desde que la vi en el teatro, no he vuelto a saber nada de ella I haven't heard from her since (the day) I saw her at the theatre;
    desde que murió mi madre since my mother died;
    desde ya [inmediatamente] right now;
    ponte a ordenar esta habitación desde ya start tidying this room this instant
    2. [indica espacio] from;
    desde mi ventana se ve el puerto you can see the harbour from my window;
    vinieron a vernos desde Santiago they came from Santiago to visit us;
    ¿desde dónde nos disparan? where are they shooting at us from?;
    desde arriba/abajo from above/below;
    visto desde arriba, parece más grande seen from above, it looks bigger;
    se ve desde lejos it can be seen from a long way away;
    desde… hasta… from… to…;
    desde aquí hasta el centro from here to the centre;
    desde un punto de vista jurídico… from a legal point of view…;
    afrontemos el proceso de paz desde la democracia y el respeto let us enter the peace process in a spirit of democracy and respect
    3. [indica cantidad mínima] from;
    desde 10.000 euros from 10,000 euros
    4. [indica lo que se abarca]
    desde… hasta… from… to…;
    se encargan de todo, desde el viaje hasta el alojamiento they take care of everything, from the travel arrangements to the accommodation;
    sabe hacer de todo, desde cambiar un fusible hasta arreglar una moto she can do all sorts of things, from changing a fuse to repairing a motorbike
    ♦ desde luego loc adv
    1. [por supuesto]
    ¡desde luego (que sí)! of course!;
    ¡desde luego que me gusta! of course I like it!;
    ¡desde luego que no os ayudaré! no way am I going to help you!, I'm certainly not going to help you!
    2. [en tono de reproche]
    ¡desde luego! for goodness' sake!;
    ¡desde luego! ¡no te creía capaz de una cosa así! I certainly didn't think you were capable of something like this!;
    ¡desde luego, tienes cada idea! you really come out with some funny ideas!
    * * *
    prp
    1 en el tiempo since;
    desde 1993 since 1993;
    desde que since;
    desde hace tres días for three days;
    desde hace mucho/poco for a long/short time;
    desde mañana from tomorrow;
    desde ya Rpl right away
    2 en el espacio from;
    desde arriba/abajo from above/below;
    te veo desde aquí I can see you from here
    3 en escala from;
    desde … hasta … from … to …
    4
    :
    desde luego of course
    * * *
    desde prep
    1) : from
    2) : since
    3)
    desde ahora : from now on
    4)
    desde entonces : since then
    5)
    desde hace : for, since (a time)
    ha estado nevando desde hace dos días: it's been snowing for two days
    6)
    desde luego : of course
    7)
    desde que : since, ever since
    8)
    desde ya : right now, immediately
    * * *
    desde prep
    1. (lugar, cantidad) from
    desde... hasta from... to
    desde entonces since then / from then on
    ¿desde cuándo? how long?
    ¿desde cuándo pasas las vacaciones aquí? how long have you been coming here on holiday?

    Spanish-English dictionary > desde

  • 18 Ferranti, Sebastian Ziani de

    [br]
    b. 9 April 1864 Liverpool, England
    d. 13 January 1930 Zurich, Switzerland
    [br]
    English manufacturing engineer and inventor, a pioneer and early advocate of high-voltage alternating-current electric-power systems.
    [br]
    Ferranti, who had taken an interest in electrical and mechanical devices from an early age, was educated at St Augustine's College in Ramsgate and for a short time attended evening classes at University College, London. Rather than pursue an academic career, Ferranti, who had intense practical interests, found employment in 1881 with the Siemens Company (see Werner von Siemens) in their experimental department. There he had the opportunity to superintend the installation of electric-lighting plants in various parts of the country. Becoming acquainted with Alfred Thomson, an engineer, Ferranti entered into a short-lived partnership with him to manufacture the Ferranti alternator. This generator, with a unique zig-zag armature, had an efficiency exceeding that of all its rivals. Finding that Sir William Thomson had invented a similar machine, Ferranti formed a company with him to combine the inventions and produce the Ferranti- Thomson machine. For this the Hammond Electric Light and Power Company obtained the sole selling rights.
    In 1885 the Grosvenor Gallery Electricity Supply Corporation was having serious problems with its Gaulard and Gibbs series distribution system. Ferranti, when consulted, reviewed the design and recommended transformers connected across constant-potential mains. In the following year, at the age of 22, he was appointed Engineer to the company and introduced the pattern of electricity supply that was eventually adopted universally. Ambitious plans by Ferranti for London envisaged the location of a generating station of unprecedented size at Deptford, about eight miles (13 km) from the city, a departure from the previous practice of placing stations within the area to be supplied. For this venture the London Electricity Supply Corporation was formed. Ferranti's bold decision to bring the supply from Deptford at the hitherto unheard-of pressure of 10,000 volts required him to design suitable cables, transformers and generators. Ferranti planned generators with 10,000 hp (7,460 kW)engines, but these were abandoned at an advanced stage of construction. Financial difficulties were caused in part when a Board of Trade enquiry in 1889 reduced the area that the company was able to supply. In spite of this adverse situation the enterprise continued on a reduced scale. Leaving the London Electricity Supply Corporation in 1892, Ferranti again started his own business, manufacturing electrical plant. He conceived the use of wax-impregnated paper-insulated cables for high voltages, which formed a landmark in the history of cable development. This method of flexible-cable manufacture was used almost exclusively until synthetic materials became available. In 1892 Ferranti obtained a patent which set out the advantages to be gained by adopting sector-shaped conductors in multi-core cables. This was to be fundamental to the future design and development of such cables.
    A total of 176 patents were taken out by S.Z. de Ferranti. His varied and numerous inventions included a successful mercury-motor energy meter and improvements to textile-yarn produc-tion. A transmission-line phenomenon where the open-circuit voltage at the receiving end of a long line is greater than the sending voltage was named the Ferranti Effect after him.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    FRS 1927. President, Institution of Electrical Engineers 1910 and 1911. Institution of Electrical Engineers Faraday Medal 1924.
    Bibliography
    18 July 1882, British patent no. 3,419 (Ferranti's first alternator).
    13 December 1892, British patent no. 22,923 (shaped conductors of multi-core cables). 1929, "Electricity in the service of man", Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers 67: 125–30.
    Further Reading
    G.Z.de Ferranti and R. Ince, 1934, The Life and Letters of Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, London.
    A.Ridding, 1964, S.Z.de Ferranti. Pioneer of Electric Power, London: Science Museum and HMSO (a concise biography).
    R.H.Parsons, 1939, Early Days of the Power Station Industry, Cambridge, pp. 21–41.
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    Biographical history of technology > Ferranti, Sebastian Ziani de

  • 19 inculcar

    v.
    to inculcate, to implant, to infuse, to instil.
    Ellos implantan su filosofía They infuse their philosophy.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to inculcate, instil
    * * *
    1.
    VT to instil, instill (EEUU), inculcate (en in, into)
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to instill*, inculcate (frml)
    * * *
    = inculcate, instil [instill, -USA], impress, rub into, implant, infuse.
    Ex. The application of these skills to all subjects expressable in documents obviously requires a breadth of knowledge lying far beyond the capabilities of a course such as this to inculcate.
    Ex. With many concept headings consistency must be instilled into the terms used to describe the individual concepts.
    Ex. This early opportunity should also be taken to impress upon the new entrant the right attitudes to work and to the public.
    Ex. Communication is making unique experience common; that definition should be at the head of every library textbook and should be rubbed into every member of staff as he goes on duty.
    Ex. Such a reaction demonstrates that the reference habit has been successfully implanted.
    Ex. To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.
    ----
    * inculcar conocimiento = instil + knowledge.
    * inculcar en = drill into.
    * inculcar respeto = instil + respect.
    * inculcar responsabilidad = instil + responsibility.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to instill*, inculcate (frml)
    * * *
    = inculcate, instil [instill, -USA], impress, rub into, implant, infuse.

    Ex: The application of these skills to all subjects expressable in documents obviously requires a breadth of knowledge lying far beyond the capabilities of a course such as this to inculcate.

    Ex: With many concept headings consistency must be instilled into the terms used to describe the individual concepts.
    Ex: This early opportunity should also be taken to impress upon the new entrant the right attitudes to work and to the public.
    Ex: Communication is making unique experience common; that definition should be at the head of every library textbook and should be rubbed into every member of staff as he goes on duty.
    Ex: Such a reaction demonstrates that the reference habit has been successfully implanted.
    Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.
    * inculcar conocimiento = instil + knowledge.
    * inculcar en = drill into.
    * inculcar respeto = instil + respect.
    * inculcar responsabilidad = instil + responsibility.

    * * *
    inculcar [A2 ]
    vt
    to instill*, inculcate ( frml)
    hay que inculcarles la honestidad desde pequeños honesty has to be instilled in them from an early age
    la fe no se puede inculcar faith cannot be taught
    las ideas que les inculcan en ese colegio the ideas they fill their heads with at that school
    * * *

    inculcar ( conjugate inculcar) verbo transitivo
    to instill( conjugate instill), inculcate (frml);

    inculcar vtr (sentimientos, valores) to instil [en, into], US to instill

    ' inculcar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acostumbrar
    English:
    infuse
    - instil
    - instill
    - implant
    - inculcate
    * * *
    inculcar algo a alguien to instil sth into sb;
    desde pequeños les inculcan el respeto al medio ambiente respect for the environment is instilled into them from an early age
    * * *
    v/t instill, Br
    instil (en in)
    * * *
    inculcar {72} vt
    : to inculcate, to instill

    Spanish-English dictionary > inculcar

  • 20 m|ały

    Ⅰ adj. grad. 1. (nieduży) [domek, ogród, pokój, samochód,] small, little; [mieszkanie, rozmiar, część] small
    - ta koszula jest na mnie za mała this shirt is too small for me
    2. (o ilości) [kwota, dawka, procent] small
    - gazeta wychodzi w małym nakładzie the paper has a small circulation
    - wybór książek w bibliotece był bardzo mały there was a very limited choice of books in the library
    - z małymi wyjątkami with few exceptions
    3. (w niewielkiej skali) [prośba, różnica] small; [znaczenie] little; [problem, błąd] small, minor; [wypadek] slight, minor; [prawdopodobieństwo] low, small
    - mam mały problem I’ve got a bit of a problem
    - to dla mnie mała pociecha it’s little comfort a. consolation to me
    - miałem małe szanse na wygraną I had little chance of winning
    4. (młody) small, little
    - małe lwiątko a lion cub
    - miała dwójkę małych dzieci she had two small children
    - był za mały, żeby oglądać takie filmy he was too young to watch such films
    - kiedy byłem mały when I was little a. a child
    5. (niski) [osoba] short, small
    - był małego wzrostu he was short (in a. of stature)
    - był mały jak na swój wiek he was small for his age
    6. (nikczemny) pejor. mean 7. (przeciętny, pospolity) small 8. (krótki) [przejażdżka, wycieczka] short, little
    - chodźmy na mały spacer let’s go for a little a. short walk
    9. (z określeniem czasu) just under, a little less than
    - mała godzinka just under a. not quite an hour
    - poczekaj małą chwilkę wait a little a. short while
    Ⅱ mały m, mała f 1. (niedorosły) [dziecko] baby, child; [zwierzę] young, offspring
    - odebrać małego ze szkoły to collect the kid from school
    - kotka z małymi the cat and her kittens
    - niedźwiedzica z małymi the bear and her cubs, a bear with young
    - od małego from an early age
    - znam ją od małego I’ve known her since childhood a. since she was a child
    - od małego lubiła czytać she enjoyed reading from a very early age
    2. pieszcz. kid, son
    - posłuchaj, mały! listen, kid!
    3. obraźl. kiddo pot.; bub US obraźl. Ⅲ mniejsza part. mniejsza z tym it doesn’t matter, never mind
    - mniejsza o to, kto będzie prowadził it’s of no consequence who will drive
    - mniejsza o to, co myślisz – chodzi o zasady what you think is neither here nor there – what matters are the principles
    - mniejsza o koszty! hang a. blow the expense!
    - mniejsza o pieniądze, ważniejsze jest zdrowie never mind the money, health matters more
    ■ poprzestać na małym, obchodzić się małym to be content a. satisfied with little
    - potrafi zadowolić się małym he can make do with very little
    - nie poprzestaje na małym, ciągle pnie się w górę he won’t be easily satisfied and keeps climbing higher up the ladder
    - o mały włos a. figiel pot. almost, (very) nearly
    - o mały włos nie został przejechany he almost got run over, he was (very) nearly run over
    - o mały włos nie umarła she almost died, she came within an inch of (losing) her life
    - o mały figiel, a przegralibyśmy we almost lost the game

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > m|ały

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