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1 bas

I.

bas¹, basse¹ [bα, bαs]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

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1. <

   a. ( = peu élevé) [siège, porte, colline, nuages] low ; [ciel] overcast ; [maison] low-roofed ; [terrain] low-lying

• le soleil est bas sur l'horizon the sun is low on the horizon

• les branches basses d'un arbre the lower branches of a tree

• bas sur pattes short-legged

• les bas salaires low salaries

• à marée basse at low tide

• un enfant en bas âge a small child

   b. ( = grave) [voix] deep

   c. ( = mesquin) [jalousie, vengeance] petty ; [action] base

• c'était bas de sa part it was a despicable thing for him to do

   d. (en géographie) Bas Lower

• la Basse Seine the Lower Seine

• le Bas Languedoc Lower Languedoc

2. <

   a. low

► plus bas

• mets tes livres plus bas put your books lower down

• ma maison est plus bas dans la rue my house is further down the street

• comme l'auteur le dit plus bas as the author says further on

• voir plus bas see below► être au plus bas to be at an all-time low

• son image est au plus bas dans l'opinion his public image is at an all-time low

   b. ( = doucement) [parler] softly

• parler tout bas to speak in a very low voice

• mettez la radio plus bas turn the radio down

   c. (locutions) mettre bas to give birth

► à bas !

• à bas le fascisme ! down with fascism!

• à bas les tyrans ! down with tyrants!

3. <

[de page, escalier, colline, mur] foot ; [de visage] lower part ; [de jupe, pantalon] bottom

► dans le bas at the bottom

• la colonne est évasée dans le bas the pillar is wider at the bottom► dans le bas de at the bottom of

• dans le bas du corps in the lower part of the body

• j'ai mal dans le bas du dos I've got a pain in my lower back

• dans le bas de la ville at the lower end of the town► au bas de

• l'équipe se retrouve au bas du classement the team is at the bottom of the league► de bas en haut from the bottom up

• il la contempla de bas en haut he looked her up and down► d'en bas

• les dents d'en bas the lower teeth

• les chambres d'en bas the downstairs rooms

• le supermarché d'en bas vend du pain the supermarket below sells bread

• le bruit vient d'en bas the noise is coming from downstairs► du bas [dents, mâchoire] lower

• l'étagère du bas the bottom shelf

• les chambres du bas the downstairs rooms► en bas (dans une maison) downstairs

• il habite en bas he lives downstairs

• la tête en bas upside down► en bas de at the bottom of

• il m'attend en bas de l'immeuble he's waiting for me outside the building

• en bas de 100 dollars (Canadian) under 100 dollars

II.

bas² [bα]

masculine noun

stocking ; (de footballeur) sock ; (de bandit masqué) stocking mask

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1.

basse bɑ, bɑs adjectif

1) [maison, table, mur] low; [salle] low-ceilinged (épith)

2) [nuage] low; [côte, terre, vallée] low-lying (épith)

le ciel est bas — the sky is overcast

3) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, salaire, latitude] low; Musique [note] low; [instrument] bass

vendre quelque chose à bas prix — to sell something cheap

un enfant en bas âge — a very young child

de bas niveau — [produit] low-grade; [élève, classe] at a low level (après n); [style, texte] low-brow

les cours sont au plus bas — ( en Bourse) prices have reached rock bottom

4) [origine, condition] low, lowly

les postes les plus bas — the lowest-grade jobs

5) [époque, période] late

6) [esprit, vengeance, complaisance] base

de bas étage — [individu] common; [plaisanterie] coarse, vulgar

2.

adverbe

1) ( à faible hauteur) low

comment peut-on tomber si bas! — ( dans l'abjection) how can one sink to such a low level!

loger un étage plus bas — to live one floor below

plus bas dans la rue — further down the street

2) ( dans un texte)

voir plus bas — see below

3) ( doucement) [parler] quietly

tout bas — [parler] in a whisper; [chanter] softly

mettre bas — ( abattre) to bring [somebody/something] down [dictateur, régime]

mettre bas les armes — lit ( se rendre) to lay down one's arms; fig ( renoncer) to give up the fight; mettre 2.

4) ( mal)

être au plus bas — ( physiquement) to be extremely weak; ( moralement) to be at one's lowest

3.

nom masculin invariable

1) ( partie inférieure) bottom

le bas du visage — the lower part of the face

les pièces du bas — the downstairs rooms

vers le bas — [incliner] downward(s)

2) ( vêtement) stocking

3) Musique [U]

chanter dans le bas — to sing bass notes (pl)

4.

en bas locution ( au rez-de-chaussée) downstairs; ( en dessous) down below; (sur panneau, page) at the bottom

en bas de — at the bottom of [falaise, page]

il habite en bas de chez moi — he lives below me

l'odeur vient d'en bas — the smell is coming from below

Phrasal Verbs:

- bas de casse

- le bas clergé

- bas de gamme

- bas de laine

- bas morceaux

- bas sur pattes

- le bas peuple

- les bas quartiers

- basse saison

- basses eaux

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avoir des hauts et des bas — to have one's ups and downs

à bas les tyrans! — down with tyrants!

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abr nm bureau d'aide sociale
social security office Grande-Bretagne
Welfare office USA

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bas, basse

A adj

1 ( peu étendu verticalement) [maison, table, mur] low; [salle] low-ceilinged ( épith);

2 ( en altitude) [nuage] low; [côte, terre, vallée] low-lying ( épith); la partie basse d'un mur the lower part of a wall; l'étagère la plus basse the bottom shelf; les branches basses the lower ou bottom branches; le ciel est bas the sky is overcast;

3 ( dans une échelle de valeurs) [fréquence, pression, température, prix, salaire, latitude] low; Mus [note] low; [instrument] bass; vendre qch à bas prix to sell sth cheap; un enfant en bas âge a very young child; basses besognes ( ennuyeuses) menial chores; ( répugnantes) dirty work ¢; le moral des joueurs est très bas the players are in very low spirits; de bas niveau [produit] low-grade; [élève, classe] at a low level ( après n); [style, texte] low-brow; être au plus bas de la hiérarchie to be at the bottom of the hierarchy; les cours sont au plus bas Fin prices have reached rock bottom;

4 ( dans une hiérarchie) [origine, condition] low, lowly; les postes les plus bas the lowest-grade jobs;

5 Géog le bas Dauphiné the Lower Dauphiné;

6 Hist ( dans le temps) [époque, période] late; le bas Moyen Âge the late Middle Ages (pl);

7 ( moralement) [esprit, âme, vengeance, complaisance] base; de bas étage [individu] common; [plaisanterie] coarse, vulgar.

B adv

1 ( à faible hauteur) [voler, s'incliner] low; la lune est bas dans le ciel the moon is low in the sky; tomber or descendre très bas [thermomètre] to go down very low; [prix, cours] to fall very low; comment peut-on tomber si bas! ( dans l'abjection) how can one sink to such a low level!; tu es assis trop bas your seat is too low; colle-le plus bas sur la page stick it lower down (the page); loger un étage plus bas to live one floor below; plus bas dans la rue/sur la colline further down the street/the hill;

2 ( dans un texte) voir plus bas see below;

3 ( doucement) [parler] quietly; tout bas [parler] in a whisper; [chanter] softly; parle plus bas lower your voice; ce que chacun pense tout bas what everyone is thinking privately; jeter or mettre bas ( abattre) to bring [sb/sth] down [dictateur, régime]; mettre bas les armes lit ( se rendre) to lay down one's arms; fig ( renoncer) to give up the fight; ⇒ mettre B;

4 ( mal) être bien bas ( physiquement) to be very weak; ( moralement) to be very low; être au plus bas ( physiquement) to be extremely weak; ( moralement) to be at one's lowest ou at a very low ebb.

C nm inv

1 ( partie inférieure) (d'escalier, échelle, de mur, montagne, meuble, vêtement, page) bottom; le bas du visage the lower part of the face; le bas du corps the bottom half of the body; déchiré dans le bas torn at the bottom; au bas de la liste/colline at the bottom of the list/hill; le rayon/l'image du bas the bottom shelf/picture; les pièces du bas the downstairs rooms; vers le bas [incliner] downward(s); le bas de son maillot de bain the bottom part of her swimsuit; sauter à bas de sa monture to jump off one's horse;

2 Mode stocking; bas de soie silk stocking; des bas nylon® nylon stockings;

3 Mus ¢ ( registre) chanter dans le bas to sing bass notes (pl).

D en bas loc ( au rez-de-chaussée) downstairs; ( en dessous) down below; (sur panneau, page) at the bottom; en bas de at the bottom of [falaise, page] ; tomber en bas de la falaise to fall to the bottom of the cliff; il habite en bas de chez moi he lives below me; l'arrêt de bus en bas de chez moi the bus stop outside my place; la cuisine est en bas the kitchen is downstairs; en bas dans la rue in the street (down) below; signe en bas à gauche sign on the bottom left-hand side; l'odeur vient d'en bas the smell is coming from below; tout en bas right at the bottom; jusqu'en bas right down to the bottom; passer par en bas ( dans un village) to take the bottom road; ( dans une maison) to get in on the ground GB ou first US floor.

E basse ⇒ Le chant et les chanteurs, Les instruments de musique nf Mus (partie, chanteur, instrument) bass; ( voix) bass (voice); basse continue (bass) continuo; basse contrainte ground bass.

Composés

bas allemand Ling Low German; bas de casse Imprim lower case; le bas clergé Relig the lower clergy; bas de contention Méd support stocking; bas de gamme Ind, Comm adj low-quality ( épith); nm lower end of the market; bas de laine fig nest egg, savings (pl); bas latin Ling Low Latin; bas morceaux Culin cheap cuts; bas sur pattes short-legged ( épith); le bas peuple the lower classes; les bas quartiers the seedy ou poor districts (of a town); bas à varices Méd = bas de contention; basse école Équit basic equitation; basse fréquence Phys, Télécom low frequency; basse saison Tourisme low season; basse de viole Mus viola da gamba; basses eaux ( de mer) low tide ¢; ( de rivière) low water ¢; pendant les basses eaux when the waters are low.

Idiomes

avoir des hauts et des bas to have one's ups and downs; à bas les tyrans! down with tyrants!; mettre qn plus bas que terre to run sb into the ground.

I

( féminin basse) [ba, devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet baz, bas ] adjectif

A.[DANS L'ESPACE]

1. [de peu de hauteur - bâtiment, mur] low ; [ - herbes] low, short ; [ - nuages] low

attrape les branches basses grasp the lower ou bottom branches

2. [peu profond] low

aux basses eaux

a. [de la mer] at low tide

b. [d'une rivière] when the water level is low

c. (figuré) at a time of stagnation

3. [incliné vers le sol]

marcher la tête basse to hang one's head as one walks

le chien s'enfuit, la queue basse the dog ran away with its tail between its legs

4. GÉOGRAPHIE

les basses terres the lowlands

les basses Alpes the foothills of the Alps

la basse vallée du Rhône the lower Rhone valley

B.[DANS UNE HIÉRARCHIE]

1. [en grandeur - prix, fréquence, pression etc.] low

à bas prix cheap, for a low price

à basse température [laver] at low temperatures

son moral est très bas he's down, he's in very low spirits

2. [médiocre - intérêt, rendement] low, poor ; [ - dans les arts] inferior, minor, crude

le niveau de la classe est très bas the (achievement) level of the class is very low

les bas morceaux [en boucherie] the cheap cuts

3. [inférieur dans la société] low, lowly (littéraire), humble

de basse condition from a poor family

le bas clergé the minor clergy

le bas peuple the lower classes ou orders (péjoratif)

4. MUSIQUE [grave - note] low, bottom (modificateur) ; [ - guitare, flûte] bass (modificateur)

5. [peu fort] low, quiet

parler à voix basse to speak in a low ou quiet voice

6. (péjoratif) [abject, vil - âme] low, mean, villainous ; [ - acte] low, base, mean ; [ - sentiment] low, base, abject

à moi toutes les basses besognes I get stuck with all the dirty work

[vulgaire - terme, expression] crude, vulgar

7. [le plus récent]

le bas Moyen Âge the late Middle Ages

bas adverbe

1. [à faible hauteur, à faible niveau] low

je mettrais l'étagère plus bas I'd put the shelf lower down

les prix ne descendront pas plus bas prices won't come down any further

leurs actions sont au plus bas their shares have reached an all-time low

elle est bien bas

a. [physiquement] she's very poorly

b. [moralement] she's very low ou down

vous êtes tombé bien bas

a. [financièrement] you've certainly gone down in the world

b. [moralement] you've sunk really low

il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he's gone down a lot in my estimation

plus bas, vous trouverez la boulangerie [plus loin] you'll find the baker's a little further on

[dans un document]

voir plus bas see below

bas les masques: je sais tout maintenant, alors bas les masques I know everything now, so you can stop pretending

bas les pattes! (familier) hands off!

2. ACOUSTIQUE [d'une voix douce] in a low voice

[d'une voix grave] in a deep voice

mets le son plus bas turn the sound down

il dit tout haut ce que les autres pensent tout bas he voices the thoughts which others keep to themselves

3. MUSIQUE low

4. MÉDECINE VÉTÉRINAIRE

mettre bas to give birth

5. NAUTIQUE

mettre pavillon bas to lower ou to strike the colours

bas nom masculin

[partie inférieure - d'un pantalon, d'un escalier, d'une hiérarchie etc.] bottom ; [ - d'un visage] lower part

le bas du dos the small of the back

basse nom féminin

1. MUSIQUE [partie] bass (part) ou score

basse continue basso continuo

2. [voix d'homme] bass (voice)

basse chantante basso cantante

[chanteur] bass

3. [instrument - généralement] bass (instrument) ; [ - violoncelle] (double) bass

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à bas locution adverbiale

mettre quelque chose à bas to pull something down

ils ont mis à bas tout le quartier they razed the whole district to the ground

à bas la dictature! down with dictatorship!

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au bas de locution prépositionnelle

au bas des escaliers at the foot ou bottom of the stairs

au bas de la hiérarchie/liste at the bottom of the hierarchy/list

de bas en haut locution adverbiale

from bottom to top, from the bottom up

regarder quelqu'un de bas en haut to look somebody up and down

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d'en bas locution adjectivale

les voisins d'en bas the people downstairs

la porte d'en bas est fermée the downstairs door is shut

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d'en bas locution adverbiale

[dans une maison] from downstairs

[d'une hauteur] from the bottom

elle est partie d'en bas (figuré) she worked her way up, she started from nowhere

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du bas locution adjectivale

1. [de l'étage inférieur]

l'appartement du bas the flat underneath ou below ou downstairs

2. [du rez-de-chaussée] downstairs (modificateur)

3. [de l'endroit le moins élevé] lower

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en bas locution adverbiale

1. [à un niveau inférieur - dans un bâtiment] downstairs, down

la maison a deux pièces en bas et deux en haut the house has two rooms downstairs and two upstairs

2. [dans la partie inférieure]

prends le carton par en bas take hold of the bottom of the box

3. [vers le sol]

je ne peux pas regarder en bas, j'ai le vertige I can't look down, I feel dizzy

le village semblait si petit, tout en bas the village looked so small, down there ou below

suspendre quelque chose la tête en bas to hang something upside down

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en bas de locution prépositionnelle

en bas de la côte at the bottom ou foot of the hill

signez en bas du contrat sign at the bottom of the contract

II

[ba] nom masculin

[de femme] stocking

des bas avec/sans couture seamed/seamless stockings

bas fins sheer stockings

bas de soie silk stockings

bas de laine

a. (sens propre) woollen stocking

b. (figuré) savings, nest egg

bas (de) Nylon® nylon stockings

bas résille fishnet stockings

bas à varices support stockings

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > bas

2 reach

[ri:tʃ] n <pl - es>

1)

( act of reaching)

to make a \reach for sb/ sth nach jdm/etw greifen; ( fig)

it takes quite a \reach of the imagination to... es bedarf schon einer gehörigen Portion Vorstellungskraft, um...

2) of sb's arm Reichweite f; boxing Reichweite f;

a long/short \reach lange/kurze Arme mpl;

to be out of [or beyond] / within [or in] [sb's] \reach sich akk [nicht] in jds Reichweite f befinden;

the apples were on a branch just out of [my] \reach die Äpfel hingen an einem Ast, an den ich nicht herankam;

he's so tall that even the top shelf is within his \reach er ist so groß, dass er sogar an das oberste Regal [heran]kommt;

I like to keep a notebook and pencil within [arm's] \reach ich habe immer etwas zum Schreiben parat;

keep out of \reach of children für Kinder unzugänglich aufbewahren!;

to be within easy [or arm's] \reach in greifbarer Nähe sein;

to be within [easy] \reach [of a place] [ganz] in der Nähe sein

3) no pl ( range of power) Reichweite f

4) tv, radio [Sende]bereich m

5) \reaches pl ( stretch of land) Gebiet nt; ( stretch of river) [Fluss]abschnitt m;

the lower/upper \reaches das untere/obere Gebiet;

the farthest [or outermost] \reaches die entlegensten Bereiche;

the higher \reaches of government ( fig) die oberen Regierungskreise

PHRASES:

sb's \reach exceeds his/her grasp diese Trauben hängen zu hoch für jdn;

to be out of [or beyond] / within [or in] [sb's] \reach ( unattainable/ attainable) nicht im Rahmen/im Rahmen des Möglichen liegen;

I came within \reach of solving the crossword, but... ich war kurz davor, das Kreuzworträtsel zu lösen, aber dann...;

( financially) jds finanzielle Möglichkeiten übersteigen/für jdn finanziell möglich sein vi

1) ( attempt to grab) greifen;

to \reach for sth nach etw dat greifen

2) ( be able to touch) fassen [können];

could you get that book for me, please - I can't \reach könntest du mir bitte das Buch geben - ich komme nicht dran ( fam)

3) ( extend)

to \reach to sth an etw akk heranreichen;

the snow \reached almost to the children's knees der Schnee ging den Kindern fast bis zu den Knien

PHRASES:

\reach for the sky [or skies] ! (Am) (dated) (sl) Hände hoch!;

to \reach for the stars ( fig) nach den Sternen greifen vt

1) ( arrive at)

to \reach a place einen Ort erreichen;

how long will it take this letter to \reach Italy? wie lange braucht dieser Brief bis nach Italien?;

to \reach sb jdn erreichen;

the news of your accident has only just \reached me ich habe die Nachricht von deinem Unfall gerade erst erhalten;

to \reach one's destination an seinem Bestimmungsort ankommen;

to \reach land Land erreichen;

to \reach the finishing line [or the tape] die Ziellinie überqueren, durchs Ziel laufen ( fam)

(Am)

to \reach base sports das Base [o Mal] erreichen

2) ( attain)

to \reach sth etw erreichen;

the temperature is expected to \reach 25ºC today heute soll es bis zu 25ºC warm werden;

she had \reached the nadir of her existence sie war an einem absoluten Tiefpunkt [in ihrem Leben] angelangt;

the diplomats appear to have \reached an impasse in their negotiations die Diplomaten scheinen bei ihren Verhandlungen nicht mehr weiterzukommen;

to \reach adulthood [or maturity] / one's majority erwachsen/volljährig werden;

to \reach an agreement/ consensus eine Übereinkunft/Übereinstimmung erzielen;

to \reach a certain altitude/ velocity eine bestimmte Höhe/Geschwindigkeit erreichen;

to \reach the conclusion/decision that... zu dem Schluss/zu der Entscheidung kommen, dass...;

to \reach [a] deadlock in einer Sackgasse landen ( fig)

to \reach fever pitch den Siedepunkt erreichen;

to \reach one's goal sein Ziel erreichen;

to \reach manhood/ womanhood zum Mann/zur Frau werden;

to \reach orgasm zum Orgasmus kommen;

to \reach the point of no return einen Punkt erreichen, an dem es kein Zurück [mehr] gibt;

to \reach one's prime/ puberty ins beste Alter/in die Pubertät kommen;

to \reach a settlement zu einer Einigung gelangen;

to \reach the turning point zum Wendepunkt kommen;

to \reach a verdict zu einem Urteil gelangen

3) ( extend to)

to \reach sth;

her hair \reaches her waistline ihre Haare reichen ihr bis zur Taille

4) ( contact with hand)

to be able to \reach sth an etw akk [heran]reichen können;

our daughter can \reach the door handle now unsere Tochter kommt jetzt schon an den Türgriff ran

5) ( pass)

to \reach sb sth jdm etw [herüber]reichen

6) ( communicate with)

to \reach sb jdn erreichen;

( phone) jdn [telefonisch] erreichen

7) tv, radio

to \reach an audience ein Publikum erreichen

8) ( influence)

to \reach sb jdn erreichen ( fig), zu jdm vordringen ( fig)

English-German students dictionary > reach

3 labor

1.
lābor, lapsus ( inf. parag. labier, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94; part. labundus, Att. ap. Non. 504, 31; Trag. Fragm. v. 570 Rib.), 3, v. dep. n. [cf. lăbo; Sanscr. lamb- (ramb-), to glide, fall], to move gently along a smooth surface, to fall, slide; to slide, slip, or glide down, to fall down, to sink as the beginning of a fall; constr. absol., or with ad, in, inter, per, sub, super, ab, de, ex, or with abl. alone.
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen.
1.
Of living beings:
non squamoso labuntur ventre cerastae,
Prop. 3 (4), 22, 27:
per sinus crebros et magna volumina labens,
Ov. M. 15, 721:
pigraque labatur circa donaria serpens,
Ov. Am. 2, 13, 13:
ille inter vestes et levia pectora lapsus volvitur,
Verg. A. 7, 349: (angues) in diversum lapsi, Jul. Obseq. 119.—Of floating:
ut rate felice pacata per aequora labar,
Ov. H. 10, 65:
dum Stygio gurgite labor,
id. M. 5, 504:
tua labens navita aqua,
Prop. 2, 26 (3, 21), 8.—Of flying:
tollunt se celeres, liquidumque per aera lapsae,
Verg. A. 6, 202:
vade, age, nate, voca Zephyros et labere pennis,
id. ib. 4, 223:
pennis lapsa per auras,
Ov. M. 8, 51:
labere, nympha, polo,
Verg. A. 11, 588.—Of sinking, slipping down:
labor, io! cara lumina conde manu,
Ov. A. A. 7, 342:
labitur infelix (equus),
Verg. G. 3, 498; cf. Luc. 5, 799:
labitur exsanguis,
Verg. A. 11, 818; 5, 181:
super terram,
Ov. M. 13, 477:
equo,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 15:
temone,
Verg. A. 12, 470 [p. 1024] limite, Luc. 9, 712:
in vulnera,
id. 7, 604:
in colla mariti,
Val. Fl. 2, 425:
alieno vulnere,
Luc. 2, 265:
in rivo,
Cic. Fat. 3, 5:
pondere lapsi pectoris arma sonant,
Luc. 7, 572.—
Of gliding upwards: celeri fuga sub sidera,
Verg. A. 3, 243.—
2.
Of things:
splendida signa videntur labier,
Lucr. 4, 445; Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42:
umor in genas Furtim labitur,
Hor. C. 1, 13, 7:
stellas Praecipites caelo labi,
Verg. G. 1, 366:
perque genas lacrimae labuntur,
Ov. H. 7, 185; id. M. 2, 656:
lapsi de fontibus amnes,
id. ib. 13, 954; cf.:
catenae lapsae lacertis sponte sua,
id. ib. 3, 699:
lapsuram domum subire,
about to tumble down, id. Ib. 511; Luc. 1, 25; cf.
with cado: multa in silvis Lapsa cadunt folia,
Verg. A. 6, 310:
ipsaque in Oceanum sidera lapsa cadunt,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 64:
lapsis repente saxis,
Tac. A. 4, 59:
ab arbore ramus,
Ov. M. 3, 410.—Of the eyes, to fall, close:
labentes, oculos condere,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 44:
lumina,
Verg. A. 11, 818; Prop. 1, 10, 7; 2, 5, 17.—
B.
Transf.
1.
To glide away, glide along, slip or haste away: labitur uncta carina: volat super impetus undas, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 379 Vahl.); so id. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 1 (Ann. v. 476 Vahl.); cf.:
labitur uncta vadis abies,
Verg. A. 8, 91; Cic. Ac. 1, 8, 31:
sidera, quae vaga et mutabili ratione labuntur,
id. Univ. 10.—Esp., of a transition in discourse, to pass:
a dispositione ad elocutionis praecepta labor,
Quint. 7, 10, 17.—
2.
To slip away, escape:
lapsus custodiā,
Tac. A. 5, 10; 11, 31:
e manibus custodientium lapsus,
Curt. 3, 13, 3; Prop. 1, 11, 5; Amm. 26, 3, 3.—
II.
Trop.
A.
In gen., to come or go gently or insensibly, to glide, glide or pass away:
ilico res foras labitur,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 21:
brevitate et celeritate syllabarum labi putat verba proclivius,
Cic. Or. 57; 56:
sed labor longius, ad propositum revertor,
id. Div. 2, 37, 79; id. Leg. 1, 19, 52:
labitur occulte fallitque volubilis aetas,
Ov. Am. 1, 8, 49:
labi somnum sensit in artus,
id. M. 11, 631:
nostro illius labatur pectore vultus,
Verg. E. 1, 64.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Of speech, to die away, be lost, not be heard (very rare):
ne adjectae voces laberentur atque errarent,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 114; cf. Sil. 7, 745.—
2.
Of time, to glide, pass away, elapse:
eheu fugaces labuntur anni,
Hor. C. 2, 14, 2:
anni tacite labentis origo,
Ov. F. 1, 65:
labentia tempora,
id. Tr. 3, 11; id. F. 6, 771; id. Tr. 4, 10, 27:
aetas labitur,
Tib. 1, 8, 48; cf.: labente officio, when the attendance or service is ended, Juv. 6, 203.—
3.
Pregn., to sink, incline, begin to fall, go to ruin, perish: quantis opibus, quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 396 Vahl.); cf.:
cetera nasci, occidere, fluere, labi,
Cic. Or. 3, 10:
labentem et prope cadentem rem publicam fulcire,
id. Phil. 2, 21, 51:
equitem Romanum labentem excepit, fulsit, sustinuit,
id. Rab. Post. 16, 43; id. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 18, 2:
sustinuit labentem aciem Antonius,
Tac. H. 3, 23:
vidi labentes acies,
Prop. 4 (5), 2, 53:
eo citius lapsa res est,
Liv. 3, 33: mores lapsi sunt, id. praef.; Tac. A. 6, 50:
fides lapsa,
Ov. H. 2, 102:
labentur opes,
will be lost, Tib. 1, 6, 53:
res,
Lucr. 4, 1117:
hereditas lapsa est,
Dig. 4, 4, 11, § 5.—
4.
To slip or fall away from a thing, to lose it: hac spe lapsus, deceived or disappointed in this hope, Caes. B. G. 5, 55, 3:
hoc munere,
Sil. 7, 740:
facultatibus,
to lose one's property, become poor, Dig. 27, 8, 2, § 11; 26, 7, 9, § 1:
mente,
to lose one's senses, go mad, Cels. 5, 26, 13; Suet. Aug. 48; cf.:
lapsae mentis error,
Val. Max. 5, 3, 2.—Hence, lapsus, a, um, ruined, unfortunate, Prop. 1, 1, 25. —
5.
To fall into or upon, to come or turn to:
labor eo, ut assentiar Epicuro,
Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139; id. Att. 4, 5, 2:
ad opinionem,
id. Ac. 2, 45, 138:
in adulationem,
Tac. A. 4, 6:
in gaudia,
Val. Fl. 6, 662:
in vitium,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94.—
6.
To fall into error, to be mistaken, to err, mistake, commit a fault:
labi, errare, nescire, decipi et malum et turpe ducimus,
Cic. Off. 1, 6, 18:
in aliqua re labi et cadere,
id. Brut. 49, 185:
in minimis tenuissimisque rebus,
id. de Or. 1, 37, 169; id. Fam. 2, 7, 1:
lapsus est per errorem suum,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 8:
consilio,... casu,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 6:
propter inprudentiam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 3:
in officio,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 12:
in verbo,
Ov. Am. 2, 8, 7:
ne verbo quidem labi,
Plin. Ep. 2, 3:
it vera ratione,
Lucr. 2, 176.—
7.
Esp., to fall away from the true faith, to become apostate (eccl. Lat.):
lapsorum fratrum petulantia,
Cypr. Ep. 30, 1 al.
2.
lăbor (old form lăbos, like arbos, honos, etc., Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 35; id. Truc. 2, 6, 40; Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 6; Varr. ap. Non. 487, 13; Cat. 55, 13; Sall. C. 7, 5; id. J. 100, 4; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 13), ōris, m. [Sanscr. root rabh, to grasp, ā-rabh, to undertake; Gr. alph- in êlphon, earned, alphêma, wages; Germ. Arbeit], labor, toil, exertion (cf.: contentio, opera).
I.
Lit.:
ut ingenium est omnium Hominum a labore proclive ad libidinem,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 51:
haud existimans quanto labore partum,
id. Phorm. 1, 1, 12:
interest aliquid inter laborem et dolorem: sunt finitima omnino, sed tamen differt aliquid. Labor est functio quaedam vel animi vel corporis, gravioris operis et muneris: dolor autem motus asper in corpore alienus a sensibus,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 35:
corporis,
id. Cael. 17, 39:
res est magni laboris,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:
laborem sibi sumere et alteri imponere,
id. Mur. 18, 38:
sumptum et laborem insumere in rem aliquam,
id. Inv. 2, 38, 113; cf. id. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227:
multum operae laborisque consumere,
id. de Or. 1, 55, 234:
laborem sustinere,
id. Att. 1, 17, 6:
exantlare,
id. Ac. 2, 34, 108:
suscipere,
id. Opt. Gen. Or. 5, 13:
subire,
id. Att. 3, 15, 7:
capere,
id. Rosc. Com. 16, 49:
labores magnos excipere,
id. Brut. 69, 243:
se in magnis laboribus exercere,
id. Arch. 11, 28:
summi laboris esse,
capable of great exertion, Caes. B. G. 4, 2, 2:
laborem levare alicui,
Cic. Or. 34, 120:
detrahere,
id. Fam. 3, 6, 5:
ex labore se reficere,
Caes. B. G. 3, 5; 5, 11:
victus suppeditabatur sine labore,
Cic. Sest. 48, 103:
non est quod existumes, ullam esse sine labore virtutem,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 25, 5; Suet. Ner. 52; Quint. 2, 12, 12; cf.:
nullo labore,
Cic. Dom. 34, 91; id. Sest. 40, 87; id. Tusc. 2, 22, 51:
quantum meruit labor,
Juv. 7, 216:
reddere sua dona labori,
id. 16, 57:
numerenter labores,
be valued, id. 9, 42.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Pregn., drudgery, hardship, fatigue, distress, trouble, pain, suffering (mostly poet. and late Lat.; syn. aerumna): decet id pati animo aequo;
si id facietis, levior labos erit,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 2:
propter meum caput labores homini evenisse optumo,
id. ib. 5, 1, 25:
cum labore magno et misere vivere,
id. Aul. prol. 14; id. Ps. 2, 4, 2:
hoc evenit in labore atque in dolore,
id. ib. 2, 3, 20:
vel in labore meo vel in honore,
Cic. Fam. 15, 18:
Iliacos audire labores,
Verg. A. 4, 78:
mox et frumentis labor additus, ut mala culmos Esset rubigo,
id. G. 1, 150:
belli labores,
id. A. 11, 126; cf. id. ib. 2, 619;
12, 727: labor militiae,
Juv. 16, 52:
castrorum labores,
id. 14, 198:
Lucinae labores,
Verg. G. 4, 340:
cor de labore pectus tundit,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 63:
hoc medicamentum sine magno labore cadere cogit haemorrhoidas,
Scrib. 227:
litterarius, = opus,
Aug. Conf. 9, 2;
id. cont. Jul. 6, 21: meos labores legere,
id. de Don. Pers. 68.—Of sickness: valetudo crescit, accrescit labor. Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 4:
sulphurosi fontes labores nervorum reficiunt,
Vitr. 8, 3, 4.—Of danger:
maximus autem earum (apium) labor est initio veris,
Col. 9, 13, 2.—Prov.:
jucundi acti labores,
Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105:
suavis laborum est praeteritorum memoria,
id. ib. —
2.
Poet.
a.
Labores solis, eclipses of the sun, Verg. A. 1, 742 Forbig. ad loc.; so,
defectus solis varios lunaeque labores,
id. G. 1, 478; Sil. 14, 378. —
b.
Of plants:
hunc laborem perferre,
i. e. growth, Verg. G. 2, 343.—
3.
Personified: Lăbos, toil, in the lower world, Verg. A. 6, 277.—
II.
Meton., of the products of labor.
a.
Work, workmanship of an artist ( poet.):
operum,
Verg. A. 1, 455:
hic labor ille domūs,
id. ib. 6, 27:
nec non Polycleti multus ubique labor,
Juv. 8, 104. —
b.
Of cultivated plants, crops, etc.:
ruit arduus aether et pluvia ingenti sata laeta boumque labores Diluit,
Verg. G. 1, 325; cf.:
haec cum sint hominumque boumque labores,
id. ib. 1, 118: Juppiter Grandine dilapidans hominumque boumque labores, Col. poët. 10, 330; Verg. A. 2, 284; 306.—
c.
Labores uteri, i. e. children, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 193.

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4 Labos

1.
lābor, lapsus ( inf. parag. labier, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94; part. labundus, Att. ap. Non. 504, 31; Trag. Fragm. v. 570 Rib.), 3, v. dep. n. [cf. lăbo; Sanscr. lamb- (ramb-), to glide, fall], to move gently along a smooth surface, to fall, slide; to slide, slip, or glide down, to fall down, to sink as the beginning of a fall; constr. absol., or with ad, in, inter, per, sub, super, ab, de, ex, or with abl. alone.
I.
Lit.
A.
In gen.
1.
Of living beings:
non squamoso labuntur ventre cerastae,
Prop. 3 (4), 22, 27:
per sinus crebros et magna volumina labens,
Ov. M. 15, 721:
pigraque labatur circa donaria serpens,
Ov. Am. 2, 13, 13:
ille inter vestes et levia pectora lapsus volvitur,
Verg. A. 7, 349: (angues) in diversum lapsi, Jul. Obseq. 119.—Of floating:
ut rate felice pacata per aequora labar,
Ov. H. 10, 65:
dum Stygio gurgite labor,
id. M. 5, 504:
tua labens navita aqua,
Prop. 2, 26 (3, 21), 8.—Of flying:
tollunt se celeres, liquidumque per aera lapsae,
Verg. A. 6, 202:
vade, age, nate, voca Zephyros et labere pennis,
id. ib. 4, 223:
pennis lapsa per auras,
Ov. M. 8, 51:
labere, nympha, polo,
Verg. A. 11, 588.—Of sinking, slipping down:
labor, io! cara lumina conde manu,
Ov. A. A. 7, 342:
labitur infelix (equus),
Verg. G. 3, 498; cf. Luc. 5, 799:
labitur exsanguis,
Verg. A. 11, 818; 5, 181:
super terram,
Ov. M. 13, 477:
equo,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 15:
temone,
Verg. A. 12, 470 [p. 1024] limite, Luc. 9, 712:
in vulnera,
id. 7, 604:
in colla mariti,
Val. Fl. 2, 425:
alieno vulnere,
Luc. 2, 265:
in rivo,
Cic. Fat. 3, 5:
pondere lapsi pectoris arma sonant,
Luc. 7, 572.—
Of gliding upwards: celeri fuga sub sidera,
Verg. A. 3, 243.—
2.
Of things:
splendida signa videntur labier,
Lucr. 4, 445; Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42:
umor in genas Furtim labitur,
Hor. C. 1, 13, 7:
stellas Praecipites caelo labi,
Verg. G. 1, 366:
perque genas lacrimae labuntur,
Ov. H. 7, 185; id. M. 2, 656:
lapsi de fontibus amnes,
id. ib. 13, 954; cf.:
catenae lapsae lacertis sponte sua,
id. ib. 3, 699:
lapsuram domum subire,
about to tumble down, id. Ib. 511; Luc. 1, 25; cf.
with cado: multa in silvis Lapsa cadunt folia,
Verg. A. 6, 310:
ipsaque in Oceanum sidera lapsa cadunt,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 64:
lapsis repente saxis,
Tac. A. 4, 59:
ab arbore ramus,
Ov. M. 3, 410.—Of the eyes, to fall, close:
labentes, oculos condere,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 44:
lumina,
Verg. A. 11, 818; Prop. 1, 10, 7; 2, 5, 17.—
B.
Transf.
1.
To glide away, glide along, slip or haste away: labitur uncta carina: volat super impetus undas, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 379 Vahl.); so id. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 1 (Ann. v. 476 Vahl.); cf.:
labitur uncta vadis abies,
Verg. A. 8, 91; Cic. Ac. 1, 8, 31:
sidera, quae vaga et mutabili ratione labuntur,
id. Univ. 10.—Esp., of a transition in discourse, to pass:
a dispositione ad elocutionis praecepta labor,
Quint. 7, 10, 17.—
2.
To slip away, escape:
lapsus custodiā,
Tac. A. 5, 10; 11, 31:
e manibus custodientium lapsus,
Curt. 3, 13, 3; Prop. 1, 11, 5; Amm. 26, 3, 3.—
II.
Trop.
A.
In gen., to come or go gently or insensibly, to glide, glide or pass away:
ilico res foras labitur,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 21:
brevitate et celeritate syllabarum labi putat verba proclivius,
Cic. Or. 57; 56:
sed labor longius, ad propositum revertor,
id. Div. 2, 37, 79; id. Leg. 1, 19, 52:
labitur occulte fallitque volubilis aetas,
Ov. Am. 1, 8, 49:
labi somnum sensit in artus,
id. M. 11, 631:
nostro illius labatur pectore vultus,
Verg. E. 1, 64.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Of speech, to die away, be lost, not be heard (very rare):
ne adjectae voces laberentur atque errarent,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 114; cf. Sil. 7, 745.—
2.
Of time, to glide, pass away, elapse:
eheu fugaces labuntur anni,
Hor. C. 2, 14, 2:
anni tacite labentis origo,
Ov. F. 1, 65:
labentia tempora,
id. Tr. 3, 11; id. F. 6, 771; id. Tr. 4, 10, 27:
aetas labitur,
Tib. 1, 8, 48; cf.: labente officio, when the attendance or service is ended, Juv. 6, 203.—
3.
Pregn., to sink, incline, begin to fall, go to ruin, perish: quantis opibus, quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 396 Vahl.); cf.:
cetera nasci, occidere, fluere, labi,
Cic. Or. 3, 10:
labentem et prope cadentem rem publicam fulcire,
id. Phil. 2, 21, 51:
equitem Romanum labentem excepit, fulsit, sustinuit,
id. Rab. Post. 16, 43; id. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 18, 2:
sustinuit labentem aciem Antonius,
Tac. H. 3, 23:
vidi labentes acies,
Prop. 4 (5), 2, 53:
eo citius lapsa res est,
Liv. 3, 33: mores lapsi sunt, id. praef.; Tac. A. 6, 50:
fides lapsa,
Ov. H. 2, 102:
labentur opes,
will be lost, Tib. 1, 6, 53:
res,
Lucr. 4, 1117:
hereditas lapsa est,
Dig. 4, 4, 11, § 5.—
4.
To slip or fall away from a thing, to lose it: hac spe lapsus, deceived or disappointed in this hope, Caes. B. G. 5, 55, 3:
hoc munere,
Sil. 7, 740:
facultatibus,
to lose one's property, become poor, Dig. 27, 8, 2, § 11; 26, 7, 9, § 1:
mente,
to lose one's senses, go mad, Cels. 5, 26, 13; Suet. Aug. 48; cf.:
lapsae mentis error,
Val. Max. 5, 3, 2.—Hence, lapsus, a, um, ruined, unfortunate, Prop. 1, 1, 25. —
5.
To fall into or upon, to come or turn to:
labor eo, ut assentiar Epicuro,
Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139; id. Att. 4, 5, 2:
ad opinionem,
id. Ac. 2, 45, 138:
in adulationem,
Tac. A. 4, 6:
in gaudia,
Val. Fl. 6, 662:
in vitium,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94.—
6.
To fall into error, to be mistaken, to err, mistake, commit a fault:
labi, errare, nescire, decipi et malum et turpe ducimus,
Cic. Off. 1, 6, 18:
in aliqua re labi et cadere,
id. Brut. 49, 185:
in minimis tenuissimisque rebus,
id. de Or. 1, 37, 169; id. Fam. 2, 7, 1:
lapsus est per errorem suum,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 8:
consilio,... casu,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 6:
propter inprudentiam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 3:
in officio,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 12:
in verbo,
Ov. Am. 2, 8, 7:
ne verbo quidem labi,
Plin. Ep. 2, 3:
it vera ratione,
Lucr. 2, 176.—
7.
Esp., to fall away from the true faith, to become apostate (eccl. Lat.):
lapsorum fratrum petulantia,
Cypr. Ep. 30, 1 al.
2.
lăbor (old form lăbos, like arbos, honos, etc., Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 35; id. Truc. 2, 6, 40; Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 6; Varr. ap. Non. 487, 13; Cat. 55, 13; Sall. C. 7, 5; id. J. 100, 4; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 13), ōris, m. [Sanscr. root rabh, to grasp, ā-rabh, to undertake; Gr. alph- in êlphon, earned, alphêma, wages; Germ. Arbeit], labor, toil, exertion (cf.: contentio, opera).
I.
Lit.:
ut ingenium est omnium Hominum a labore proclive ad libidinem,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 51:
haud existimans quanto labore partum,
id. Phorm. 1, 1, 12:
interest aliquid inter laborem et dolorem: sunt finitima omnino, sed tamen differt aliquid. Labor est functio quaedam vel animi vel corporis, gravioris operis et muneris: dolor autem motus asper in corpore alienus a sensibus,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 35:
corporis,
id. Cael. 17, 39:
res est magni laboris,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:
laborem sibi sumere et alteri imponere,
id. Mur. 18, 38:
sumptum et laborem insumere in rem aliquam,
id. Inv. 2, 38, 113; cf. id. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227:
multum operae laborisque consumere,
id. de Or. 1, 55, 234:
laborem sustinere,
id. Att. 1, 17, 6:
exantlare,
id. Ac. 2, 34, 108:
suscipere,
id. Opt. Gen. Or. 5, 13:
subire,
id. Att. 3, 15, 7:
capere,
id. Rosc. Com. 16, 49:
labores magnos excipere,
id. Brut. 69, 243:
se in magnis laboribus exercere,
id. Arch. 11, 28:
summi laboris esse,
capable of great exertion, Caes. B. G. 4, 2, 2:
laborem levare alicui,
Cic. Or. 34, 120:
detrahere,
id. Fam. 3, 6, 5:
ex labore se reficere,
Caes. B. G. 3, 5; 5, 11:
victus suppeditabatur sine labore,
Cic. Sest. 48, 103:
non est quod existumes, ullam esse sine labore virtutem,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 25, 5; Suet. Ner. 52; Quint. 2, 12, 12; cf.:
nullo labore,
Cic. Dom. 34, 91; id. Sest. 40, 87; id. Tusc. 2, 22, 51:
quantum meruit labor,
Juv. 7, 216:
reddere sua dona labori,
id. 16, 57:
numerenter labores,
be valued, id. 9, 42.—
B.
In partic.
1.
Pregn., drudgery, hardship, fatigue, distress, trouble, pain, suffering (mostly poet. and late Lat.; syn. aerumna): decet id pati animo aequo;
si id facietis, levior labos erit,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 2:
propter meum caput labores homini evenisse optumo,
id. ib. 5, 1, 25:
cum labore magno et misere vivere,
id. Aul. prol. 14; id. Ps. 2, 4, 2:
hoc evenit in labore atque in dolore,
id. ib. 2, 3, 20:
vel in labore meo vel in honore,
Cic. Fam. 15, 18:
Iliacos audire labores,
Verg. A. 4, 78:
mox et frumentis labor additus, ut mala culmos Esset rubigo,
id. G. 1, 150:
belli labores,
id. A. 11, 126; cf. id. ib. 2, 619;
12, 727: labor militiae,
Juv. 16, 52:
castrorum labores,
id. 14, 198:
Lucinae labores,
Verg. G. 4, 340:
cor de labore pectus tundit,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 63:
hoc medicamentum sine magno labore cadere cogit haemorrhoidas,
Scrib. 227:
litterarius, = opus,
Aug. Conf. 9, 2;
id. cont. Jul. 6, 21: meos labores legere,
id. de Don. Pers. 68.—Of sickness: valetudo crescit, accrescit labor. Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 4:
sulphurosi fontes labores nervorum reficiunt,
Vitr. 8, 3, 4.—Of danger:
maximus autem earum (apium) labor est initio veris,
Col. 9, 13, 2.—Prov.:
jucundi acti labores,
Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105:
suavis laborum est praeteritorum memoria,
id. ib. —
2.
Poet.
a.
Labores solis, eclipses of the sun, Verg. A. 1, 742 Forbig. ad loc.; so,
defectus solis varios lunaeque labores,
id. G. 1, 478; Sil. 14, 378. —
b.
Of plants:
hunc laborem perferre,
i. e. growth, Verg. G. 2, 343.—
3.
Personified: Lăbos, toil, in the lower world, Verg. A. 6, 277.—
II.
Meton., of the products of labor.
a.
Work, workmanship of an artist ( poet.):
operum,
Verg. A. 1, 455:
hic labor ille domūs,
id. ib. 6, 27:
nec non Polycleti multus ubique labor,
Juv. 8, 104. —
b.
Of cultivated plants, crops, etc.:
ruit arduus aether et pluvia ingenti sata laeta boumque labores Diluit,
Verg. G. 1, 325; cf.:
haec cum sint hominumque boumque labores,
id. ib. 1, 118: Juppiter Grandine dilapidans hominumque boumque labores, Col. poët. 10, 330; Verg. A. 2, 284; 306.—
c.
Labores uteri, i. e. children, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 193.

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5 perseguir

v.

1 to pursue.

con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation

Ella persigue el éxito She pursues success.

2 to persecute.

lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs

le persigue la mala suerte he's dogged by bad luck

los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood

El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.

3 to chase, to chase down, to follow, to get after.

Buck persigue aves Buck chases birds.

4 to aspire to, to aim to, to pursue, to pursue to.

Ella persigue estudiar en Francia She pursues to study in France.

5 to prosecute, to prosecute by the law.

La corte persigue a Ricardo The court prosecutes Richard.

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perseguir

Conjugation model [ SEGUIR], like link=seguir seguir

► verbo transitivo

1 to pursue, chase

■ nos persiguió un coche de policía a police car chased us

2 figurado (seguir) to follow

■ este perro me persigue this dog follows me everywhere

3 (reprimir) to persecute

4 figurado (pretender) to be after, be looking for

■ lo que persigue es que la invite a la fiesta she's after an invite to the party

5 DERECHO to prosecute

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verb

1) to persecute

2) pursue

3) worry, torment

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VT

1) [+ presa, fugitivo] [gen] to pursue, chase; [por motivos ideológicos] to persecute; (=acosar) to hunt down, hunt out

2) [+ persona, empleo] to chase after, go after; [+ propósito, fin] to pursue

la persiguió durante dos años — he was after her for two years, he pursued her for two years

me persiguieron hasta que dije que sí — they pestered me until I said yes

lo persiguen los remordimientos — he is plagued by remorse

lo persigue la mala suerte — he is dogged by ill luck

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chase

b) ( por la ideología) to persecute

2)

a) <objetivo/fin> to pursue

perseguir la fama — to be in pursuit of fame

la finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...

no sé qué persigues con esa actitud — I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude

b) ( acosar)

me persigue para que le preste el coche — he's always pestering me to lend him the car (colloq)

la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them

me persigue la mala suerte — I'm dogged by bad luck

lo persiguen las enfermedades — he's be plagued by illness

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= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.

Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.

Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.

Ex. The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.

Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.

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* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.

* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.

* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chase

b) ( por la ideología) to persecute

2)

a) <objetivo/fin> to pursue

perseguir la fama — to be in pursuit of fame

la finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...

no sé qué persigues con esa actitud — I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude

b) ( acosar)

me persigue para que le preste el coche — he's always pestering me to lend him the car (colloq)

la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them

me persigue la mala suerte — I'm dogged by bad luck

lo persiguen las enfermedades — he's be plagued by illness

* * *

= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.

Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.

Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.

Ex: The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.

Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.

* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.

* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.

* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.

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perseguir [ I30 ]

vt

A ‹fugitivo/delincuente› to pursue, chase; ‹presa› to pursue, chase, hunt

B (por la ideología) to persecute

el gobierno persiguió a los que se oponían al régimen the government persecuted those who opposed the regime

C

1 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue

jóvenes que persiguen la fama young people in pursuit of o seeking fame

la finalidad que se persigue es que baje esta cifra the ultimate aim is to lower this figure

no sé qué persigues con esa actitud I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude

2

(acosar): me persigue pidiéndome el coche prestado he's always pestering me to lend him the car ( colloq)

me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck

la suerte lo persigue luck always seems to be on his side

parece que te persiguen las enfermedades you seem to be plagued by illness

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perseguir ( conjugate perseguir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹fugitivo/delincuente/presa› to pursue, chase

b) ( por la ideología) to persecute

2 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue;
◊ perseguir la fama to be in pursuit of fame;

me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck
perseguir verbo transitivo
1 (ir detrás de alguien) to chase
2 (por ideas) to persecute
3 (un objetivo) to pursue
4 (acompañar) les persigue la mala suerte, they are dogged by bad luck
' perseguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morosa
- moroso
- andar
- caza
- corretear
English:
chase
- dog
- get after
- go after
- hunt down
- make after
- persecute
- pursue
- victimize
- go
- haunt
- run

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perseguir vt

1. [ir tras de] to pursue;
[corredor, ciclista] to chase down
2. [acosar] to persecute;

lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs;

lo persigue la mala suerte she's dogged by bad luck;

los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood

3. [tratar de obtener] to pursue;

con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation

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perseguir

v/t

1 objetivo pursue

2 delincuente look for

3 ( molestar) pester

4 ( acosar) persecute

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perseguir {75} vt

1) : to pursue, to chase

2) : to persecute

3) : to pester, to annoy

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perseguir vb

1. (en general) to chase / to pursue

la policía persiguió al ladrón por el parque the police chased the thief through the park

2. (objetivo, fin) to seek [pt. & pp. sought]

todo el mundo persigue la felicidad everyone is seeking happiness

Spanish-English dictionary > perseguir

6 premo

prĕmo, essi, essum, 3, v. a. [etym. dub.; cf. prelum], to press (class.).
I.
Lit.:
pede pedem alicui premere,
Plaut. As. 4, 1, 30:
et trepidae matres pressere ad pectora natos,
Verg. A. 7, 518:
veluti qui sentibus anguem Pressit humi nitens,
id. ib. 2, 379:
novercae Monstra manu premens,
id. ib. 8, 288:
pressit et inductis membra paterna rotis,
i. e. drove her chariot over her father's body, Ov. Ib. 366:
trabes Hymettiae Premunt columnas,
press, rest heavily upon them, Hor. C. 2, 18, 3:
premere terga genu alicujus,
Ov. Am. 3, 2, 24:
ubera plena,
i. e. to milk, id. F. 4, 769:
vestigia alicujus,
to tread in, to follow one's footsteps, Tac. A. 2, 14:
nudis pressit qui calcibus anguem,
Juv. 1, 43:
dente frena,
to bite, to champ, Ov. M. 10, 704:
ore aliquid,
to chew, eat, id. ib. 5, 538; cf.:
aliquid morsu,
Lucr. 3, 663:
presso molari,
with compressed teeth, Juv. 5, 160:
pressum lac,
i. e. cheese, Verg. E. 1, 82.—In mal. part.:
Hister Peucen premerat Antro,
forced, Val. Fl. 8, 256:
uxorem,
Suet. Calig. 25.—Of animals:
feminas premunt galli,
Mart. 3, 57, 17.—
B.
Transf.
1.
Poet., to bear down upon, to touch:
premere litora,
Ov. M. 14, 416:
litus,
to keep close to the shore, Hor. C. 2, 10, 3:
aëra,
i. e. to fly, Luc. 7, 835.—
2.
Poet., to hold fast, hold, firmly grasp:
premere frena manu,
Ov. M. 8, 37:
ferrum,
to grasp, Sil. 5, 670:
capulum,
id. 2, 615.—
3.
Poet., to press a place with one's body, i. e. to sit, stand, lie, fall, or seat one's self on any thing:
toros,
Ov. H. 12, 30:
sedilia,
id. M. 5, 317:
hoc quod premis habeto,
id. ib. 5, 135:
et pictam positā pharetram cervice premebat,
id. ib. 2, 421:
humum,
to lie on the ground, id. Am. 3, 5, 16; cf. id. F. 4, 844:
frondes tuo premis ore caducas,
id. M. 9, 650; Sen. Hippol. 510.—
4.
To cover, to conceal by covering (mostly poet.):
aliquid terrā,
to conceal, bury in the earth, Hor. Epod. 1, 33:
nonumque prematur in annum,
kept back, suppressed, id. A. P. 388:
omne lucrum tenebris alta premebat humus,
Ov. Am. 3, 8, 36:
ossa male pressa,
i. e. buried, id. Tr. 5, 3, 39; Plin. 2, 79, 81, § 191; hence, to crown, to cover or adorn with any thing:
ut premerer sacrā lauro,
Hor. C. 3, 4, 18:
molli Fronde crinem,
Verg. A. 4, 147:
canitiem galeā,
id. ib. 9, 612:
mitrā capillos,
Ov. F. 4, 517; cf. Verg. A. 5, 556.—
5.
To make, form, or shape any thing by pressing ( poet.):
quod surgente die mulsere horisque diurnis, Nocte premunt,
they make into cheese, Verg. G. 3, 400:
os fingit premendo,
id. A. 6, 80:
caseos,
id. E. 1, 35:
mollem terram,
Vulg. Sap. 15, 7; Calp. Ecl. 5, 34.—
6.
To press hard upon, bear down upon, to crowd, pursue closely:
hostes de loco superiore,
Caes. B. G. 7, 19:
Pompeiani nostros premere et instare coeperunt,
id. B. C. 3, 46:
hac fugerent Graii, premeret Trojana juventus,
Verg. A. 1, 467:
Pergamenae naves cum adversarios premerent acrius,
Nep. Hann. 11, 5:
hinc Rutulus premit, et murum circumsonat armis,
Verg. A. 8, 473:
obsidione urbem,
Caes. B. G. 7, 32.—Of the pursuit or chase of animals:
ad retia cervum,
Verg. G. 3, 413:
spumantis apri cursum clamore,
id. A. 1, 324:
bestias venatione,
Isid. 10, 282.—
7.
To press down, burden, load, freight:
nescia quem premeret,
on whose back she sat, Ov. M. 2, 869:
tergum equi,
id. ib. 8, 34;
14, 343: et natat exuviis Graecia pressa suis,
Prop. 4, 1, 114 (5, 1, 116):
pressae carinae,
Verg. G. 1, 303:
pressus membra mero,
Prop. 2, 12 (3, 7), 42:
magno et gravi onere armorum pressi,
Caes. B. G. 4, 24:
auro phaleras,
to adorn, Stat. Th. 8, 567.—
8.
To press into, force in, press upon:
(caprum) dentes in vite prementem,
Ov. F. 1, 355:
presso sub vomere,
Verg. G. 2, 356; cf.:
presso aratro,
Tib. 4, 1, 161:
alte ensem in corpore,
Stat. Th. 11, 542:
et nitidas presso pollice finge comas,
Prop. 3, 8 (4, 9), 14:
et cubito remanete presso,
leaning upon, Hor. C. 1, 27, 8. —
b.
To make with any thing ( poet.):
aeternā notā,
Ov. F. 6, 610:
littera articulo pressa tremente,
id. H. 10, 140:
multā via pressa rotā,
id. ib. 18, 134.—
9.
To press down, let down, cause to sink down, to lower:
nec preme, nec summum molire per aethera currum,
Ov. M. 2, 135:
humanaeque memor sortis, quae tollit eosdem, Et premit,
id. Tr. 3, 11, 67:
mundus ut ad Scythiam Rhiphaeasque arduus arces Consurgit, premitur Libyae devexus in Austros,
sinks down, Verg. G. 1, 240; Sen. Herc. Fur. 155. —
b.
In partic.
(α).
To set, plant:
virgulta per agros,
Verg. G. 2, 346; 26.—
(β).
To make or form by pressing down, to make any thing deep, to dig:
vestigio leviter presso,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53; cf.
(trop.): vestigia non pressa leviter, sed fixa,
id. Sest. 5, 13:
sulcum premere,
to draw a furrow, Verg. A. 10, 296:
fossam transversam, inter montes pressit (al. percussit),
Front. Strat. 1, 5:
fossa pressa,
Plin. Ep. 10, 69, 4:
cavernae in altitudinem pressae,
Curt. 5, 1, 28.—
(γ).
To strike to the ground, to strike down:
tres famulos,
Verg. A. 9, 329:
paucos,
Tac. H. 4, 2.—
10.
To press closely, compress, press together, close:
oculos,
Verg. A. 9, 487:
alicui fauces,
Ov. M. 12, 509:
laqueo collum,
to strangle, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 37:
angebar ceu guttura forcipe pressus,
Ov. M. 9, 78:
presso gutture,
compressed, Verg. G. 1, 410; cf.:
siquidem unius praecordia pressit ille (boletus) senis,
i. e. stopped his breath, Juv. 6, 621:
quibus illa premetur Per somnum digitis,
choked, id. 14, 221:
amplexu presso,
united, in close embrace, Sen. Oedip. 192:
oscula jungere pressa,
to exchange kisses, Ov. H. 2, 94; so,
pressa basia,
Mart. 6, 34, 1:
presso gradu incedere,
in close ranks, foot to foot, Liv. 28, 14:
pede presso,
id. 8, 8.—
b.
In partic.
(α).
To shorten, tighten, draw in:
pressis habenis,
Verg. A. 11, 600 (cf.:
laxas dure habenas,
id. ib. 1, 63).—
(β).
To keep short, prune:
Calenā falce vitem,
Hor. C. 1, 31, 9:
luxuriem falce,
Ov. M. 14, 628:
falce premes umbras (i. e. arbores umbrantes),
Verg. G. 1, 157; 4, 131:
molle salictum,
Calp. Ecl. 5, 110.—
(γ).
To check, arrest, stop:
premere sanguinem,
Tac. A. 15, 64:
vestigia pressit,
Verg. A. 6, 197:
attoniti pressere gradum,
Val. Fl. 2, 424 ' dixit, pressoque obmutuit ore, was silent, Verg. A. 6, 155.—
11.
To press out, bring out by pressure:
tenerā sucos pressere medullā,
Luc. 4, 318; cf.: (equus) collectumque fremens volvit sub naribus ignem, Verg. ap. Sen. Ep. 95, 68, and id. G. 3, 85 Rib.—
12.
To frequent: feci ut cotidie praesentem me viderent, habitavi in [p. 1441] oculis, pressi forum, Cic. Planc. 27, 66.—
II.
Trop.
A.
To press, press upon, oppress, overwhelm, weigh down; to urge, drive, importune, pursue, to press close or hard, etc. (class.):
ego istum pro suis factis pessumis pessum premam,
Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 49 Lorenz ad loc.:
quae necessitas eum tanta premebat, ut, etc.,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97:
ea, quae premant, et ea, quae impendeant,
id. Fam. 9, 1, 2:
aerumnae, quae me premunt,
Sall. J. 14, 22:
pressus gravitate soporis,
bound by heavy, deep sleep, Ov. M. 15, 21:
cum aut aere alieno, aut magnitudine tributorum, aut injuriā potentium premuntur,
Caes. B. G. 6, 13:
invidia et odio populi premi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 228:
premi periculis,
id. Rep. 1, 6, 10:
cum a me premeretur,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 53, § 139; cf.:
aliquem verbo,
id. Tusc. 1, 7, 13:
criminibus veris premere aliquem,
Ov. M. 14, 401:
cum a plerisque ad exeundum premeretur, exire noluit,
was pressed, urged, importuned, Nep. Ages. 6, 1:
a Pompeii procuratoribus sescentis premi coeptus est,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 3: numina nulla premunt;
mortali urgemur ab hoste,
Verg. A. 10, 375:
premere reum voce, vultu,
Tac. A. 3, 67:
crimen,
to pursue obstinately, Quint. 7, 2, 12:
confessionem,
to force a confession from one, id. 7, 1, 29:
argumentum etiam atque etiam,
to pursue steadily, Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88:
ancipiti mentem formidine pressus,
Verg. A. 3, 47:
maerore pressa,
Sen. Oct. 103:
veritate pressus negare non potuit,
overcome, overpowered, Lact. 4, 13.—
B.
Transf.
1.
To repress, hide, conceal (mostly poet.):
dum nocte premuntur,
Verg. A. 6, 827:
curam sub corde,
id. ib. 4, 332:
odium,
Plin. Pan. 62:
iram,
Tac. A. 6, 50:
pavorem et consternationem mentis vultu,
id. ib. 13, 16:
interius omne secretum,
Sen. Ep. 3, 4:
dolorem silentio,
Val. Max. 3, 3, 1 ext.; cf. silentia, Sil. 12, 646:
aliquid ore,
Verg. A. 7, 103:
jam te premet nox,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 16.—
2.
To lower, diminish, undervalue, disparage, depreciate:
premendorum superiorum arte sese extollebat,
Liv. 22, 12:
arma Latini,
Verg. A. 11, 402:
opuscula ( = deprimere atque elevare),
Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 36:
famam alicujus,
Tac. A. 15, 49:
premere ac despicere,
Quint. 11, 1, 16:
premere tumentia, humilia extollere,
id. ib. 10, 4, 1.—
b.
To surpass, exceed:
facta premant annos,
Ov. M. 7, 449:
ne prisca vetustas Laude pudicitiae saecula nostra premat,
id. P. 3, 1, 116:
quantum Latonia Nymphas Virgo premit,
Stat. S. 1, 2, 115.—
c.
To rule ( poet.):
dicione premere populos,
Verg. A. 7, 737:
imperio,
id. ib. 1, 54:
Mycenas Servitio premet,
id. ib. 1, 285.—
3.
To suppress, pull down, humble, degrade:
quae (vocabula) nunc situs premit,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 118:
nec premendo alium me extulisse velim,
Liv. 22, 59, 10; cf. id. 39, 41, 1:
premebat reum crimen,
id. 3, 13, 1.—
4.
To compress, abridge, condense:
haec enim, quae dilatantur a nobis, Zeno sic premebat,
Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20.—
5.
To check, arrest, repress, restrain:
cursum ingenii tui, Brute, premit haec importuna clades civitatis,
Cic. Brut. 97, 332:
sub imo Corde gemitum,
Verg. A. 10, 464:
vocem,
to be silent, id. ib. 9, 324:
sermones vulgi,
to restrain, Tac. A. 3, 6.—
6.
To store up, lay up in the mind, muse upon:
(vocem) ab ore Eripuit pater ac stupefactus numine pressit,
Verg. A. 7, 119.—Hence, pressus, a, um, P. a.
I.
Moderate, slow, suppressed, kept down.
A.
Lit.:
presso pede eos retro cedentes principes recipiebant,
Liv. 8, 8, 9:
presso gradu,
id. 28, 14, 14; cf.:
pressoque legit vestigia gressu,
Ov. M. 3, 17.—
B.
Trop.
1.
Of the voice or manner, subdued:
haec cum pressis et flebilibus modis, qui totis theatris maestitiam inferant,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 106.—
2.
Of color, lowered, depressed; hence, dark, gloomy:
color pressus,
Pall. 4, 13, 4:
color viridi pressior,
Plin. 35, 6, 13, § 32:
spadices pressi,
Serv. Verg. G. 3, 82.—
II.
Esp., of an orator or of speech.
A.
Compressed, concise, plain, without ornament (class.):
fiunt pro grandibus tumidi, pressis exiles, fortibus temerarii, etc.,
Quint. 10, 2, 16:
cum Attici pressi et integri, contra Asiani inflati et inanes haberentur,
id. 12, 10, 18.—Of style:
pressa et tenuia, et quae minimum ab usu cotidiano recedant,
Quint. 10, 1, 102:
pressus et demissus stilus,
Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 5; Quint. 4, 2, 117.— Comp.: in concionibus pressior, et circumscriptior, et adductior, more moderate, keeping more within bounds, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 4.—
B.
Close, exact, accurate:
Thucydides ita verbis aptus et pressus, ut,
Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56: quis te fuit umquam in partiundis rebus pressior? more exact, more accurate, id. Fragm. ap. Non. 364, 24:
sicuti taxare pressius crebriusque est, quam tangere,
Gell. 2, 6, 5:
quod (periculum) observandum pressiore cautelā censeo,
stricter, greater, App. M. 5, p. 160, 36:
cogitationes pressiores,
id. ib. 5, p. 163, 32.—So of sounds, precise, intelligible:
(lingua) vocem profusam fingit atque sonos vocis distinctos et pressos facit,
Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149.—Hence, adv.: pressē, with pressure, violently (class.): artius pressiusque conflictata, Atei. Capito ap. Gell. 10, 6, 2.—
B.
Closely, tightly.
1.
Lit.:
vites pressius putare,
Pall. 12, 9:
pressius colla radere,
Veg. Vet. 1, 56.—
2.
Trop.
a.
Of pronunciation, shortly, neatly, trimly:
loqui non aspere, non vaste, non rustice, sed presse, et aequabiliter, et leniter,
Cic. de Or. 3, 12, 45; id. Off. 1, 37, 133.—
b.
Of the mode of expression, etc., concisely, not diffusely:
definire presse et anguste,
Cic. Or. 33, 117:
abundanter dicere, an presse,
Quint. 8, 3, 40:
pressius et astrictius scripsi,
Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 10.—
(β).
Without ornament, simply:
unum (genus oratorum) attenuate presseque, alterum sublate ampleque dicentium,
Cic. Brut. 55, 202:
aliquid describere modo pressius, modo elatius,
Plin. Ep. 4, 14, 3.—
(γ).
Closely, exactly, correctly, accurately:
mihi placet agi subtilius, et pressius,
Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24:
definiunt pressius,
id. Tusc. 4, 7, 14:
anquisitius, et exactius pressiusque disserere,
Gell. 1, 3, 21.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > premo

7 hand

[hænd] 1. сущ.
1)

а) рука ( кисть)

bare hands — голые руки

delicate / gentle hands — изящные, нежные руки

to clap one's hands — хлопать, аплодировать

to clasp / grab / grasp smb.'s hand — сжать кому-л. руку

to cup one's hands — сложить руки горстью

to hold / join hands — держаться за руки

to lower / raise one's hands — опускать / поднимать руки

to shake hands with smb. — здороваться с кем-л. за руку

to take smb.'s hand — пожать протянутую руку

to wring one's hands — заламывать руки

He grasped the hot metal with his bare hands. — Он схватил горячий металл голыми руками.

- at hand

б) передняя лапа или нога ( животных); конечность ( у обезьян); клешня ( у ракообразных)

2)

а) сила, власть, твёрдая рука

the hand of time — могущество времени

the bereaving hand of death — забирающая всё длань смерти

Her father was released from prison by the unbarring hand of death. — Её отец вышел из тюрьмы с помощью открывающей все засовы руки смерти.

б) контроль, надзор; защита, охрана

firm / iron hand — строгий контроль

to fall into smb.'s hands — попасть кому-л. в лапы

to suffer at smb.'s hands — натерпеться от кого-л.

to get out of hand — выходить из-под контроля

The land round his house was in his own hands. — Земля вокруг его дома принадлежала ему.

The documents fell into enemy hands. — Документы попали в руки врага.

The condemned man's fate is in the governor's hands. — Судьба приговорённого находится в руках губернатора.

Syn:

control, custody, care, possession, ownership, power, jurisdiction

в) власть мужа над женой ( в римском праве)

3) средство, посредничество, помощь

guiding hand — направляющая рука

to give / lend a hand — оказать помощь

to lend a helping hand — протягивать руку помощи

Give me a hand with the dishes. — Помоги мне с посудой.

Give me a hand with this ladder. — Помоги мне с этой лестницей.

He would not lift a hand to help. — Он пальцем не пошевелит, чтобы помочь.

Syn:

help, assistance, aid, support, lift

4) доля, участие (в выполнении чего-л.)

to have / take a hand in smth. — участвовать в чём-л.

5)

а) сторона, направление

no traffic on either hand of the road — никакого движения ни с той, ни с другой стороны дороги

The mountains on either hand become loftier and steeper. — Горы с обеих сторон становятся выше и круче.

Syn:

side, direction, quarter

б) точка зрения

on the one hand — с одной стороны

on the other hand — с другой стороны

Syn:

viewpoint

6) обещание, клятва; рука (как символ обещания выйти замуж; как символ принятия приглашения на танец)

to ask for smb.'s hand — просить чьей-л. руки

Catharine's hand is promised - promised to a man whom you may hate. (W. Scott) — Рука Кэтрин уже обещана - обещана человеку, которого вы, возможно, ненавидите.

… when the dancing recommenced and Darcy approached to claim her hand. (J. Austen) — … когда танцы возобновились и Дарси приблизился, чтобы предложить ей руку.

7)

а) рабочий, работник (человек, занимающийся физическим трудом)

ranch hand — работник на ферме

The foreman hired three new hands last week. — На прошлой неделе мастер нанял ещё трёх рабочих.

hired hand — наёмный рабочий

Syn:

labourer, worker, workman, employee, handyman, hired man

б) автор, исполнитель

picture by the well-known hand — картина известного художника

two portraits by the same hand — два портрета, принадлежащие одной и той же кисти

Syn:

specialist

8) матрос

All hands on board perished. — Все матросы на судне погибли.

She has just hands enough to weigh anchor. — На судне едва хватает матросов, чтобы поднять якорь.

- all hands

9)

а) разг. мастер, умелец

poor hand at running a business — никудышный бизнесмен

I am a bad hand at criticising men. — Из меня неважнецкий критик.

He was a good hand at singlestick. — Он был силён в фехтовании.

an old hand at fund-raising — опытный организатор различных фондов

б) разг. лицо, определяемое в отношении его характера

His moral character was exceedingly bad, he is still a loose hand. — У него очень низкие моральные качества, он по-прежнему очень распущен.

Little S. is well known as a cool hand. — Малыш С. хорошо известен своим хладнокровием.

10) ловкость, сноровка, мастерство, умение, способность

to keep one's hand in smth. — продолжать совершенствоваться, не терять искусства в чём-л.

I had always a hand at carpentry. — У меня всегда были способности к плотницкому делу.

A jockey must have a hand for all sorts of horses, and in the case of two and three year olds a very good hand it must be. — Жокей должен уметь управлять любыми лошадьми, а чтобы управлять двухлетками и трёхлетками, требуется особое мастерство.

Syn:

ability, skill, knack

11) разг. аплодисменты

big / good hand — продолжительные аплодисменты

Give the little girl a great big hand. — Давайте устроим малышке овации.

It's a good act - we got a good hand. — Это действие сыграли хорошо - нам долго хлопали.

The second curtain fell without a hand. — После второго действия не было ни одного хлопка.

Syn:

applause, ovation

12)

а) почерк; стиль письма

small hand — мелкий почерк

Aunt Edna writes a beautiful hand. — У тёти Эдны великолепный почерк.

But he will recognize my hand. — Но он узнает мою руку.

Syn:

handwriting

б) подпись

under hand and seal юр. — за подписью и печатью

Syn:

signature

13)

а) стрелка часов

hour hand — часовая стрелка

minute hand — минутная стрелка

(sweep-)second hand — секундная стрелка

б) крыло семафора

в) указатель ( изображение кисти с вытянутым указательным пальцем)

14) ладонь (мера длины, = 4 дюйма; употребляется для измерения роста лошадей)

15) пучок, связка ( листового табака), кисть, гроздь ( бананов)

16) свиной окорок

17) карт.

а) карты на руках у игрока

good, strong hand — хорошие карты

weak hand — плохие карты

to show / declare one's hand — раскрывать карты

to have / hold a hand — иметь карты

He felt that life had dealt him a bad hand. — Он считал, что жизнь к нему несправедлива.

б) игрок

- elder hand

в) партия, кон

We have a room where we can take a hand at whist. — У нас есть комната, где мы могли бы сыграть партию в вист.

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to live from hand to mouth — жить без уверенности в будущем; жить впроголодь, кое-как сводить концы с концами

to put / set one's hands to smth. — предпринять, начать что-л.; браться за что-л.

to play into the hands of smb. — играть на руку кому-л.

hands down — легко, без усилий

- at any hand
- on one's hands
- out of hand
- for one's own hand
- in hand
- hand in hand
- by hand
- on hand
- hand and foot
- hand and glove
- hand in glove
- hand over hand
- hand over fist
- gain the upper hand
- hands up! 2. прил.
1) относящийся к руке

hand gesture — жест рукой

2) сделанный ручным способом

hand embroidery — ручная вышивка

3) портативный, ручной; наручный, носимый на руке

hand mirror — ручное зеркало

hand luggage — ручная кладь

4) управляемый вручную

hand pump — ручной насос
3. гл.
1)

а) давать, передавать, вручать; разносить блюда ( во время еды)

Hand me the newspaper, please. — Подай мне, пожалуйста, газету.

At smart tables, dishes were now handed by the servants. — За нарядными столами слуги разносили блюда.

She handed the documents back to me. — Она протянула мне назад документы.

Please hand down the large dish from the top shelf, I can't reach. — Пожалуйста, дай мне вон ту большую тарелку с верхней полки, я не могу её достать.

Your test paper must be handed in by Monday. — Ваша письменная работа должна быть сдана к понедельнику.

The precious flame representing the spirit of the Games is handed on from runner to runner. — Драгоценный огонь, символизирующий дух Олимпийских игр, передаётся бегунами из рук в руки.

Hand out the question papers as the students enter the examination room. — Раздайте контрольные работы, когда студенты войдут в комнату.

Hand your cases over to the doorman, he will see that they are delivered to your room. — Отдайте ваши сумки портье, он проследит, чтобы они были доставлены в ваш номер.

It was such a wealthy party that special servants were employed to hand the drinks round. — Это был такой шикарный приём, что напитки разносили специально нанятые слуги.

б) амер. давать, снабжать

She handed him a surprise. — Она поразила его.

- hand it to

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Syn:

give, pass, deliver, convey, turn over to, furnish with

2) вести за руку; помогать, протягивать руку

Remember how Sir Walter Raleigh handed Queen Elizabeth across the mud puddle? — Помнишь, как сэр Уолтер Ралей протянул руку королеве Елизавете, чтобы помочь ей перебраться через грязь?

The loyal servant handed the lady down from her carriage. — Слуга помог леди выйти из экипажа.

Syn:

help, assist, guide, aid

3) уст.

а) дотрагиваться, брать, хватать рукой

б) делать, управлять руками

в) иметь дело с (кем-л. / чем-л.)

4) мор. убирать, сворачивать ( паруса)

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- hand back
- hand down
- hand in
- hand off
- hand on
- hand out
- hand over
- hand up

Англо-русский современный словарь > hand

8 take

take ⇒ Sizes

A n

1 Cin prise f (de vues) ; ‘it's a take!’ ‘elle est bonne!’ ;

2 Fishg, Hunt ( of fish) prise f ; ( of game) tableau m de chasse ;

3 ○ Comm ( amount received) recette f.

B vtr ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( take hold of) prendre [object, money] ; to take sb by the arm/hand/throat prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge ; to take sb's arm/hand prendre le bras/la main de qn ; to take sth from prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; prendre qch dans [drawer, box] ; to take sth out of sth sortir qch de qch ; the passage is taken from his latest book le passage est tiré de son dernier livre ;

2 ( use violently) to take a knife/an axe to sb attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache ;

3 ( have by choice) prendre [bath, shower, holiday] ; to take lessons prendre des leçons (in de) ; we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours ; we take the Gazette nous recevons la Gazette ; I'll take a pound of apples, please donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît ; take a seat! asseyez-vous! ; to take a wife/a husband† prendre femme/un mari† ;

4 ( carry along) emporter, prendre [object] ; emmener [person] ; to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital ; to take a letter/a cheque to the post office porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste ; to take chairs into the garden porter des chaises dans le jardin ; to take the car to the garage emmener la voiture au garage ; the book? he's taken it with him le livre? il l'a emporté ; to take sb sth, to take sth to sb apporter qch à qn ; to take sb dancing/swimming emmener qn danser/se baigner ; to take sth upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre qch ; you can't take him anywhere! hum il n'est pas sortable! ;

5 (lead, guide) I'll take you through the procedure je vous montrerai comment on procède ; to take the actors through the scene faire travailler la scène aux acteurs ; I'll take you up to the second floor/to your room je vais vous conduire au deuxième étage/à votre chambre ;

6 ( transport) to take sb to [bus] conduire or emmener qn à [place] ; [road, path] conduire or mener qn à [place] ; his work takes him to many different countries son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents ; what took you to Brussels? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles? ;

7 ( use to get somewhere) prendre [bus, taxi, plane etc] ; prendre [road, path] ; take the first turn on the right/left prenez la première à droite/à gauche ;

8 ( negotiate) [driver, car] prendre [corner, bend] ; [horse] sauter [fence] ;

9 ( accept) accepter, recevoir [bribe, money] ; prendre [patients, pupils] ; accepter [job] ; prendre [phone call] ; [machine] accepter [coin] ; [shop, restaurant etc] accepter [credit card, cheque] ; [union, employee] accepter [reduction, cut] ; will you take £10 for the radio? je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio ; that's my last offer, take it or leave it ! c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser! ; whisky? I can take it or leave it! le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer ;

10 ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage] ; it takes patience/courage to do il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire ; it takes three hours/years etc to do il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire ; it won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; it took her 10 minutes to repair it elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer ; the wall won't take long to build le mur sera vite construit ; it won't take long to do the washing-up la vaisselle sera vite faite ; it would take a genius/a strong person to do that il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça ; to have what it takes avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire) ; typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing! ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures! ; she'll take some persuading ce sera dur de la convaincre ;

11 Ling [verb] prendre [object] ; [preposition] être suivi de [case] ;

12 ( endure) supporter [pain, criticism] ; accepter [punishment, opinions] ; I find their attitude hard to take je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter ; he can't take being criticized il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique ; she just sat there and took it! elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue ; he can't take a joke il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie ; go on, tell me, I can take it! vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas ○ ! ; I can't take any more! je suis vraiment à bout! ;

13 ( react to) prendre [news, matter, criticism, comments] ; to take sth well/badly bien/mal prendre qch ; to take sth seriously/lightly prendre qch au sérieux/à la légère ; to take things one ou a step at a time prendre les choses une par une ;

14 ( assume) I take it that je suppose que ; to take sb for ou to be sth prendre qn pour qch ; what do you take me for? pour qui est-ce que tu me prends? ; what do you take this poem to mean? comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème? ;

15 ( consider as example) prendre [person, example, case] ; take John (for example), he has brought up a family by himself prends John, il a élevé une famille tout seul ; let us ou if we take the situation in France prenons la situation en France ; take Stella, she never complains! regarde Stella, elle ne se plaint jamais! ;

16 ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude, measures, steps] ; to take a soft/tough line on sb/sth adopter une attitude indulgente/sévère à l'égard de qn/qch ; to take the view ou attitude that être d'avis que, considérer que ;

17 ( record) prendre [notes, statement] ; [doctor, nurse] prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure] ; [secretary] prendre [letter] ; to take sb's measurements ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de qn ; to take a reading lire les indications ;

18 ( hold) [hall, bus] avoir une capacité de, pouvoir contenir [50 people, passengers etc] ; [tank, container] pouvoir contenir [quantity] ; the tank/bus will take… le réservoir/bus peut contenir… ; the cupboard/the suitcase won't take any more clothes il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans ce placard/ cette valise ;

19 ( consume) prendre [sugar, milk, pills, remedy] ; to take tea/lunch with sb GB sout prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn ; ⇒ drug ;

20 ( wear) ( in clothes) faire [size] ; to take a size 4 ( in shoes) ≈ faire ○ or chausser du 37 ;

21 Phot prendre [photograph] ;

22 Math ( subtract) soustraire [number, quantity] (from de) ;

23 ( study) prendre, faire [subject] ; suivre [course] ;

24 Sch, Univ ( sit) passer [exam, test] ;

25 ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students, pupils] ; to take sb for Geography/French faire cours de géographie/de français à qn ;

26 ( officiate at) [priest] célébrer [service, prayer, wedding] ; dire [mass] ;

27 ( capture) [army, enemy] prendre [fortress, city] ; ( in chess) [player] prendre [piece] ; ( in cards) faire [trick] ; [person] remporter [prize] ; ⇒ hostage, prisoner ;

28 ○ ( have sex with) prendre [woman].

C vi ( prét took ; pp taken)

1 ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet ; [dye] prendre ; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre ;

2 Fishg [fish] mordre.

Idioms

I'll take it from here fig je prendrai la suite ; to be on the take ○ toucher des pots-de-vin ; to take it ou a lot out of sb fatiguer beaucoup qn ; to take it upon oneself to do prendre sur soi de faire ; to take sb out of himself changer les idées à qn ; you can take it from me,… croyez-moi,…

Phrasal verbs

■ take aback:

▶ take [sb] aback interloquer [person].

■ take after:

▶ take after [sb] tenir de [father, mother etc].

■ take against:

▶ take against [sb] prendre [qn] en grippe.

■ take along:

▶ take [sb/sth] along, take along [sb/sth] emporter [object] ; emmener [person].

■ take apart:

▶ take apart se démonter ; does it take apart? est-ce que ça se démonte? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] apart

1 ( separate into parts) démonter [car, machine] ;

2 ○ fig ( defeat) [player, team] massacrer ○ [opponent, team] ;

3 ○ ( criticize) [person, critic, teacher] descendre [qch] en flammes ○ [essay, film, book].

■ take aside:

▶ take [sb] aside prendre [qn] à part.

■ take away:

▶ take [sb/sth] away, take away [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, emporter [object] (from de) ; emmener [person] (from de) ; supprimer [pain, fear, grief] (from de) ; ‘two hamburgers to take away, please’ GB ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît’ ; to take away sb's appetite faire perdre l'appétit à qn ;

2 fig ( diminish) that doesn't take anything away from his achievement ça n'enlève rien à ce qu'il a accompli ;

3 ( subtract) soustraire [number] (from à, de) ; ten take away seven is three dix moins sept égalent trois.

■ take back:

▶ take [sth] back, take back [sth]

1 ( return to shop) [person, customer] rapporter [goods] (to à) ;

2 ( retract) retirer [statement, words] ; I take it back je retire ce que j'ai dit ;

▶ take [sb] back ( cause to remember) rappeler des souvenirs à [person] ; this song takes me back to my childhood cette chanson me rappelle mon enfance ;

▶ take [sb/sth] back, take back [sb/sth] ( accept again) reprendre [partner, employee] ; reprendre [gift, ring] ; [shop] reprendre [goods].

■ take down:

▶ take [sth] down, take down [sth]

1 ( remove) descendre [book, vase, box] ; enlever [picture, curtains] ;

2 ( lower) baisser [skirt, pants] ;

3 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ;

4 ( write down) noter [name, statement, details].

■ take hold:

▶ take hold [disease, epidemic] s'installer ; [idea, ideology] se répandre ; [influence] s'accroître ; to take hold of ( grasp) prendre [object, hand] ; fig ( overwhelm) [feeling, anger] envahir [person] ; [idea] prendre [person].

■ take in:

▶ take [sb] in, take in [sb]

1 ( deceive) tromper, abuser [person] ; he was taken in il s'est laissé abuser ; don't be taken in by appearances! ne te fie pas aux apparences! ; I wasn't taken in by him je ne me suis pas laissé prendre à son jeu ;

2 ( allow to stay) recueillir [person, refugee] ; prendre [lodger] ;

▶ take in [sth]

1 ( understand) saisir, comprendre [situation] ; I can't take it in! je n'arrive pas à le croire! ;

2 ( observe) noter [detail] ; embrasser [scene] ;

3 ( encompass) inclure [place, developments] ;

4 ( absorb) [root] absorber [nutrients] ; [person, animal] absorber [oxygen] ; fig s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ;

5 Naut [boat] prendre [water] ;

6 Sewing reprendre [dress, skirt etc] ;

7 ( accept for payment) faire [qch] à domicile [washing, mending] ;

8 ○ ( visit) aller à [play, exhibition].

■ take off:

▶ take off

1 ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller ;

2 fig [idea, fashion] prendre ; [product] marcher ; [sales] décoller ;

3 ○ ( leave hurriedly) filer ○ ;

▶ take [sth] off

1 ( deduct) to take £10 off (the price) réduire le prix de 10 livres, faire une remise de 10 livres ;

2 ( have as holiday) to take two days off prendre deux jours de congé ; I'm taking next week off je suis en congé la semaine prochaine ;

3 ( make look younger) that hairstyle takes 15 years off you! cette coiffure te rajeunit de 15 ans! ;

▶ take [sth] off, take off [sth]

1 ( remove) enlever, ôter [clothing, shoes] ; enlever [lid, feet, hands] (from de) ; supprimer [dish, train] ; to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché ;

2 ( amputate) amputer, couper [limb] ;

3 ( withdraw) annuler [show, play] ;

▶ take [sb] off, take off [sb]

1 ○ ( imitate) imiter [person] ;

2 ( remove) to take sb off the case [police] retirer l'affaire à qn ; to take oneself off partir, s'en aller (to à).

■ take on:

▶ take on ( get upset) don't take on so ( stay calm) ne t'énerve pas ; ( don't worry) ne t'en fais pas ;

▶ take [sb/sth] on, take on [sb/sth]

1 ( employ) embaucher, prendre [staff, worker] ;

2 ( compete against) [team, player] jouer contre [team, player] ; ( fight) se battre contre [person, opponent] ; to take sb on at chess/at tennis jouer aux échecs/au tennis contre qn ;

3 ( accept) accepter, prendre [work, task] ; prendre [responsibilities] ;

4 ( acquire) prendre [look, significance, colour, meaning].

■ take out:

▶ take out s'enlever ; does this take out? est-ce que ça s'enlève? ;

▶ take [sb/sth] out, take out [sb/sth]

1 ( remove) sortir [object] (from, of de) ; [dentist] extraire, arracher ○ [tooth] ; [doctor] enlever [appendix] ; ( from bank) retirer [money] (of de) ; take your hands out of your pockets! enlève tes mains de tes poches! ;

2 ( go out with) sortir avec [person] ; to take sb out to dinner/for a walk emmener qn dîner/se promener ;

3 ( eat elsewhere) emporter [fast food] ; ‘two hamburgers to take out, please!’ ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît! ;

4 ( deduct) déduire [contributions, tax] (of de) ;

5 ○ (kill, destroy) éliminer [person] ; détruire [installation, target] ;

6 to take sth out on sb passer qch sur qn [anger, frustration] ; to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn.

■ take over:

▶ take over

1 ( take control) (of town, country, party) [army, faction] prendre le pouvoir ; he's always trying to take over il veut toujours tout commander ;

2 ( be successor) [person] prendre la suite (as comme) ; to take over from remplacer, succéder à [predecessor] ;

▶ take over [sth]

1 ( take control of) prendre le contrôle de [town, country] ; reprendre [business] ; shall I take over the driving for a while? veux-tu que je prenne un peu le volant? ;

2 Fin racheter, prendre le contrôle de [company].

■ take part prendre part ; to take part in participer à [production, activity].

■ take place avoir lieu.

■ take to:

▶ take to [sb/sth]

1 ( develop liking for) he has really taken to her/to his new job elle/son nouvel emploi lui plaît vraiment beaucoup ;

2 ( begin) to take to doing ○ se mettre à faire ; he's taken to smoking/wearing a hat il s'est mis à fumer/porter un chapeau ;

3 (go) se réfugier dans [forest, hills] ; to take to one's bed se mettre au lit ; to take to the streets descendre dans la rue.

■ take up:

▶ take up ( continue story etc) reprendre ; to take up where sb/sth left off reprendre là où qn/qch s'était arrêté ; to take up with s'attacher à [person, group] ;

▶ take up [sth]

1 ( lift up) enlever [carpet, pavement, track] ; prendre [pen] ;

2 ( start) se mettre à [golf, guitar] ; prendre [job] ; to take up a career as an actor se lancer dans le métier d'acteur ; to take up one's duties ou responsibilities entrer dans ses fonctions ;

3 ( continue) reprendre [story, discussion] ; reprendre [cry, refrain] ;

4 ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation] relever [challenge] ; to take up sb's case Jur accepter de défendre qn ;

5 to take sth up with sb soulever [qch] avec qn [matter] ;

6 ( occupy) prendre, occuper [space] ; prendre, demander [time, energy] ;

7 ( adopt) prendre [position, stance] ;

8 Sewing ( shorten) raccourcir [skirt, curtains etc] ;

9 ( absorb) [sponge, material, paper] absorber [liquid] ;

▶ take [sb] up

1 ( adopt) fig she was taken up by the surrealists elle a été adoptée par les surréalistes ;

2 to take sb up on ( challenge) reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] ; ( accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn.

Big English-French dictionary > take

9 premō

premō essī, essus, ere [PREM-], to press: ad pectora natos, V.: anguem humi, to tread on, V.: membra paterna rotis, i. e. drove her chariot over the body, O.: trabes Premunt columnas, press upon, H.: ubera plena, i. e. milk, O.: frena manu, grasp, O.: dente frena, champ, O.: grana ore suo, chew, O.: presso molari, with compressed teeth, Iu.: pressum lac, i. e. cheese, V.: quod surgente die mulsere, Nocte premunt, make into cheese, V.: litus, hug the shore, H.— To press out, express, obtain by pressing: pressa tuis balanus capillis, i. e. balsam, H.: oleum, express, H.— To press upon, lie on, rest on, be upon: humum, O.: toros, O.: hoc quod premis habeto, O.: pharetram cervice, O.— To cover, bury, suppress, hide: alqd terrā, H.: Omne lucrum tenebris premebat humus, O.: ossa male pressa, i. e. buried, O.: Conlectum sub naribus ignem, repressing (of a horse), V.— To cover, crown, adorn: ut premerer sacrā lauro, H.: Fronde crinem, V.— To press hard, bear upon, crowd, throng, pursue closely: Hac fugerent Grai, premeret Troiana iuventus, thronged, V.: Hinc Rutulus premit, V.: hostīs ex loco superiore, Cs.: naves cum adversarios premerent acrius, N.: Trīs famulos, i. e. kill., V.: ad retia cervom, chase, V.— To press down, burden, load, freight: Nescia quem premeret, on whose back she sat, O.: pressae carinae, loaded, V.— To press down, depress, cause to sink: sors, quae tollit eosdem, Et premit, O.: mundus ut ad Scythiam Consurgit, premitur, etc., is depressed, V.: dentīs in vite, O.: presso sub vomere, V.: cubito remanete presso, i. e. rest on your couches, H.— To mark, impress: littera articulo pressa tremente, written, O.: multā via pressa rotā, O.— To set out, plant: virgulta per agros, V.: pressae propaginis arcūs, layers, V.— To press down, make deep, impress: vestigio leviter presso: sulcum, draw a furrow, V.: cavernae in altitudinem pressae, Cu.— To press close, compress, close, shut: oculos, V.: fauces, O.: laqueo collum, strangle, H.: praecordia senis, stop the breath, Iu.: quibus illa premetur Per somnum digitis, choked, Iu. — To shorten, keep down, prune: falce vitem, H.: luxuriem falce, O.— To check, arrest: vestigia, V. — To visit frequently, frequent: forum.—Fig., to press, be pressing, burden, oppress, overwhelm, weigh down: necessitas eum premebat: aerumnae, quae me premunt, S.: pressus gravitate soporis, O.: aere alieno premi, Cs.: premi periculis.— To press, press upon, urge, drive, importune, pursue, press hard: cum a me premeretur: Criminibus premunt veris, urge, O.: a plerisque ad exeundum premi, to be importuned, N.: Numina nulla premunt, V.: (deus) Os rabidum fingit premendo, i. e. by his inspiration, V.— To follow up, press home, urge, dwell upon: argumentum etiam atque etiam: (vocem) pressit, i. e. laid to heart, V.— To cover, hide, conceal: dum nocte premuntur, V.: iam te premet nox, H.— To lower, pull down, humble, degrade, disparage, depreciate: premebat eum factio, kept him down, L.: hunc prensantem premebat nobilitas, opposed his candidacy, L.: arma Latini, V.: opuscula (opp. laudet ametque), H.— To compress, abridge, condense: haec Zeno sic premebat.— To check, arrest, repress, restrain: cursum ingeni tui, Brute, premit haec clades: vocem, to be silent, V. — To surpass, exceed, overshadow: Facta premant annos, O.: ne prisca vetustas Laude pudicitiae saecula nostra premat, O.— To keep down, rule: ventos imperio, V.: Mycenas servitio, V.
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premere, pressi, pressus V

press, press hard, pursue; oppress; overwhelm

Latin-English dictionary > premō

10 point

1) точка

2) остриё, острый конец || заострять

3) режущая кромка; вершина (сверла, резца)

4) положение; позиция; координата ( рабочего органа)

5) указывать; ориентировать, наводить

6) место; пункт

7) деление ( шкалы)

8) момент ( времени)

9) (компасный) румб

10) контакт ( прерывателя-распределителя зажигания)

11) ж.-д. стрелочный перевод; стрелка; остряк, перо ( стрелочного перевода)

12) запятая, точка ( в дробях)

13) расшивать швы ( кладки)

14) пункт ( единица измерения в типографской системе мер)

15) гравировальная игла

16) пишущий узел, пишущий элемент (ручки, карандаша)

17) пищ. оценочный балл

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point at infinity — бесконечно удалённая точка;

to point off — отводить ( в сторону);

to pass through a point — проходить через точку

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Abel flash point
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acid dew point
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actual point
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acute round needle point
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addressable point
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adherent point
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aerodrome check point
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aerodrome reference point
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agate arrestment point
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aggregative transition point
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agreed reporting point
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aiming point
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air supply breathing point
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aircraft fire point
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alternator pivot point
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anchor point
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anchorage point
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aniline point
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annealing point
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antinodal point
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aplantic points
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arch work point
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arithmetic point
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array feed point
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assumed point
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attachment point
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automatic point
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azeotropic point
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backoff point
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backward stagnation point
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balance point
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base point
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bend point
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bending yield point
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binary point
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bleeding point
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bleed point
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blow point
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blunt round needle point
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boiling point
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boundary point
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branch point
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breaker point
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break-in point
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breaking point
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brittle point
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bubble point
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bucking point
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bullet point
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burble point
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burn point
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burning point
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burnout point
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burster point
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cardinal points
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casing point
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central point
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changeover point
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characteristic point
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check point
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chemical-pinch point
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chilling point
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chisel point
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clearing point
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close spread collar point
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closed flash point
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cloud point
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cold point
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collinear points
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collocation point
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common depth point
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compass points
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concyclic points
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condensation point
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congelation point
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consolute point
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consumption point of current
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contact point
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contactor points
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control point
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control transfer point
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corona point
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correct point
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coupler pivot point
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coupling point
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critical point
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crossing point
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crossover point
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cryogen boiling point
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Curie point
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cuspidal point
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cut point
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cutoff point
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cutting point
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datum point
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dead point
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decimal point
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defined point
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delivery point
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demixing point
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dendritic point
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depth reference point
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destination point
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destruction point
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detonation point
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dew point
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dial indicator contact point
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diamond grinding point
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diamond point
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directional kickoff point
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discharge point
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dispatching point
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dispersion point
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distinct curve collar point
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distinct points
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distinguished point
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distribution point
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double point
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drain point
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draw point
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drawoff point
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driving point
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dropping point
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dry point
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dryout point
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early warning point
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edit point
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edit-in point
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edit-out point
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elevation point
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elliptic point
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emission point
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end point
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energy breakeven point
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entry point
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entry-exit points
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equal time point
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equilibrium point
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eutectic point
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exclamation point
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exhaustion end point
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exit point
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exterior point
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extraction point
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face point
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fashioning point
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fatigue point
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feeding point
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fiber saturation point
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fiducial point
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filling point
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filling-in point
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film entry point
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film leaving point
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final approach point
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final boiling point
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fine point
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fire point
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firing point
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fixed point
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flame break point
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flare point
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flash point
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flexion point
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flight reference point
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flight way point
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floating point
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floc point
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flooding point
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flow point
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flywheel dead point
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focal point
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forced open point
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forward stagnation point
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fouling point
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freeze point
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freezing point
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French point
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frontier point
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frost point
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fuel injection point
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fuel servicing point
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full point
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fusing point
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gage point
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gaging point
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gas hydrate formation point
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gas point
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geodetic point
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glazier's point
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gloss point
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grasp point
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grid point
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grouped service points
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half point
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hammer point
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hard points
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heat point
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heavy ball needle point
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heavy rounded set needle point
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heavy set needle point
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holding point
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hopper work point
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horizontal control point
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ice point
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ignition point
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image point
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impact point
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incongruent melting point
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index point
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infeed changeover point
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initial point
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injection point
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insertion point
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integral point
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intended landing point
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intercardinal point
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interception point
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intercept point
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interior point
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interlocked point
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isoelectric point
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jacking point
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junction point
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knee point
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laminar separation point
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landfall point of the storm
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last departure point
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lattice point
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leaving point
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leveling point
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level point
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lifter point
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lifting point
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lift-off point
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light ball needle point
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light rounded set needle point
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light set needle point
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limiting point
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limit point
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linking point
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load point
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loading point
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load-unload point
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long collar point
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lower yield point
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lubrication point
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machine home point
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macroyield point
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maker point
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matching point
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matrix point
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maximum power point
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measurement point
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measure point
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medium ball needle point
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melting point
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mesh point
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mid-boiling point
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mixed melting point
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movable point
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multiple point
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needle point
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neutral point
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nodal point
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node point
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noise measurement point
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normal round needle point
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observation point
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open point
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operation point
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optimum point
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panel point
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paper point
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paraffin crystallization point
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peak point
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pelerine point
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pen point
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pickup point
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piercing point
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pile stoppage point
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pinch point
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pinning point
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pitch point
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pivotal point
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pivot point
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plait point
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plow point
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point of absolute zero
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point of arrival
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point of contraflexure
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point of curve
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point of departure
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point of discontinuity
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point of distance
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point of engagement
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point of fault
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point of force application
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point of graph
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point of hook
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point of increase
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point of inflection
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point of intersection
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point of load application
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point of looper
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point of maximum
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point of minimum
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point of no return
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point of occlusion
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point of sight
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point of support
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point of tangency
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point of tree
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porous point
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pour point
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power point
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precision point
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preroll point
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primary calibration point
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principal point
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probe point
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projected peak point
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pullout point
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quadrantal point
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quarter-span point
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quarter point
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quiescent operating point
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radix point
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reaction point
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receiving point
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reentry point
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reference point
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reflection depth point
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refraction depth point
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regional heat point
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reporting point
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rerun point
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ripper point
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rounded set needle point
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saddle point
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salient point
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saturation point
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sectioning point
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set needle point
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set point
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setting point
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shot point
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sighting point
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singing point
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single defect point
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single point
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singular point
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sintering point
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slinging point
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smoke point
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softening point
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solder termination point
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solidification point
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source point
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special ball needle point
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spring point
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square collar point
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stable point
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stadia point
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stagnation point
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star point
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stationary breaker point
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stitch transfer point
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stuck point
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subsatellite point
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support point
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surveying point
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survey point
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switch point
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switching point
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takeoff point
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tangent point
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tapping point
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terminal point
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termination point
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test point
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thaw point
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thermal critical point
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thermodynamic point
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third point
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threshold point
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tie point
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toll point
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tool point
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touch point
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touchdown point
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towing point
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tow point
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trailing point
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transfer initiation point
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transfer point
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transformation point
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transit point
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transition point
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trap point
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triangulation point
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triple point
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tripping point
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true molal boiling point
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turning point
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umbilical point
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unload point
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unloading point
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upper yield point
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valley point
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vanishing point
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vertical control point
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visible point
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vitrifying point
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volumetric boiling point
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water supply point
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wax dropout point
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weight boiling point
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weight-drop point
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well point
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wiring point
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word break point
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working point
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yield point
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Y-point
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zero point

Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > point

11 position

1) позиция; место; положение; местоположение; расположение || располагать; размещать; устанавливать в заданное положение; позиционировать; определять [фиксировать\] местоположение

2) координата || устанавливать на заданную координату

3) разряд ( числа); место цифры

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to anchor in position — зафиксировать в позиции (напр. деталь на столе)

position up — рабочее состояние позиции

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fuel-on position
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full-on position
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hold-in position
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active position
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actual position
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actuating position
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aircraft alert position
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at-rest position
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attitude position
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beacon position
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beginning position
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bit position
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blade float position
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blade lower position
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blade raise position
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blade tilt position
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blowing position
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bottle-up position
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braking position
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carousel positions
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center valve position
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character position
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charging position
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code position
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collapsed position
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commanded drive position
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commentator's position
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computed grasp position
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contact alignment position
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continuous-path position
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coordinate position
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cursor home position
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danger position
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datum position
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dead-center position
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decimal position
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design position
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die position
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digging position
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digit position
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docked position
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drilling position
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end position
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extreme position
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eye position
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feed position
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field transit position
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final position
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first position
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flap approach position
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flap en-route position
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flap landing position
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fouling position
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grasping position
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grinding position
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grind position
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half engine speed position
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high-order position
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home position
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horizontal position
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in-between position
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initial position
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initial setup position
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inoperative position
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instantaneous position
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intermediate position
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isolated position
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jaw-loading position
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knit selection position
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level position
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load/unload position
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low-order position
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manual-off position
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manual-on position
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miss selection position
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neutral position
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nominal position
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nonknit position
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nonoperating position
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nonraised position
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normal valve position
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ocean transit position
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off position
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offset valve position
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open flow valve position
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open position
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operating position
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optimum feed position
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overflew position
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over-the-road position
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parked position
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park position
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pick-out position
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pick-up position
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point position
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position of extremum
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position of game
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prearranged position
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prepulse position
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programmed approach position
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punching position
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quench position
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ready position
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ready-to-work position
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reference position
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refining position
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release position
-
reoriented position
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rest position
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retarder position
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retracted position
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reverse position
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ring stable position
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robot's position
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rotational position
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run-in position
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running position
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runout position
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sate position
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semisubmerged position
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sign position
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significant position
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sit-on-bottom position
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spinning position
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standard position
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starting position
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start position
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stationary position
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storage position
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stowed position
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subreference position
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tachograph second man position
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takeoff position
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tapping position
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target position
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taxi-holding position
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tool releasing position
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tool-change position
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tool-gripping position
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tool's position
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tool-tip position
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transfer selection position
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tuck selection position
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undocked position
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unknown position
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unlock position
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vertical position
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welt selection position
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workpiece feed position
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zero position

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The Lions (peaks) — The Lions are a pair of pointed peaks (West Lion 1,646 m [http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=572 West Lion] in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia ] ; East Lion 1,599 m [http://www.canadianmountainencyclopedia.com/MtnPg.asp… … Wikipedia

The Wealth of Nations — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith. It is a clearly written account of economics at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, as well as a rhetorical piece written… … Wikipedia

The Garden of Earthly Delights — Infobox Painting painting alignment = right image size = 300px title = The Garden of Earthly Delights artist = Hieronymus Bosch year = 1503 1504 type = Oil on wood triptych height = 220 width = 389 height inch = 87 width inch = 153 city = Madrid… … Wikipedia

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