grow in stamina

los acusaron de resistencia a la autoridad — they were charged with resisting arrest

resistencia pasiva — passive resistance

los alpinistas necesitan mucha resistencia — mountaineers need lots of stamina

el maratón es una carrera de resistencia — the marathon is an endurance race

escribir una tesis es una prueba de resistencia — doing a thesis is a test of endurance

carrera de resistencia — long-distance race

este plástico es valorado por su resistencia — this plastic is valued for its strength

resistencia pasiva — passive resistance

tiene una gran resistencia física — she has tremendous stamina

prueba de resistencia — endurance test

resistencia pasiva — passive resistance

tiene una gran resistencia física — she has tremendous stamina

prueba de resistencia — endurance test

ha ganado mucho dinero — she has made a lot of money

le ganó cien euros a Rosa — he won a hundred euros from Rosa

¿quién ganó la carrera? — who won the race?

si te toca puedes ganar un millón — if you win you could get a million

ganar unas oposiciones para un puesto — to obtain a post by public examination

¡les ganamos! — we beat them!

ganamos al Olimpic tres a cero — we beat Olimpic three-nil

no hay quien le gane — there's nobody who can beat him, he's unbeatable

con eso no ganas nada — that won't get you anywhere

ganar la orilla — to reach the shore

ganar la orilla nadando — to swim to the shore

dejarse ganar por algo — to allow o.s. to be won over by sth

te gana en inteligencia — he's more intelligent than you

me gana en pericia — he has more expert knowledge than me

te gana trabajando — he's a better worker than you

no gano para comprar un piso — I don't earn enough to buy a flat

ganaron por cuatro a dos — they won four-two

ganaron por 40 votos — they won by 40 votes

lo importante no es ganar — winning isn't the most important thing

nuestras ideas terminaron ganando — our ideas won out in the end

se deja ganar por el niño — he lets the kid beat him

la película ganaría mucho si se cortase — the film would greatly benefit from being cut, the film would be greatly improved if it was cut

hemos ganado con el cambio — we've greatly benefited from the change

su juego ha ganado en confianza — her play has become more confident

saldrás ganando — you'll do well out of it

salí ganando con la venta del coche — I did well out of the sale of the car

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

but duce,

quo sequar? quo ducis nunc me?

duc ac demonstra mihi,

suas secum mulierculas sunt in castra ducturi,

(difficile iter) vix qua singuli carri ducerentur,

plaustra,

aquam per fundum ejus,

spiritum naribus,

spiritum per siccas fauces,

aërem spiritu,

animam spiritu,

vitam et spiritum,

tura naribus,

sucos nectaris,

pocula,

Liberum,

jucunda oblivia vitae (referring to the waters of Lethe),

mucronem,

ferrum vaginā,

ensem vagina,

but: ensem duxerat faber,

sortem,

hence, also transf. of that which is drawn by lot,

pondus aratri,

remos,

numerosa brachia,

lanas,

stamina,

ubera,

frena manu,

manus, of swimming,

ilia,

os,

vultum,

non equus impiger Curru ducet Achaico Victorem,

sibi quisque ducere, trahere, rapere,

via ducit (te), in urbem?

Brundisium Minuci melius via ducat an Appi,

via ad undas,

via ad infernas sedes,

iter ad urbem,

jam me ad regem recta ducam,

in jus,

illos duci in carcerem jubent,

aliquem in carcerem,

in vincula,

ad mortem,

ducite, ubi capiat, etc.,

decreta ejus modi: SI PETIT DUCAS. C. Fuficium duci jussit petitorem,

prov.: stultitiast venatum ducere invitas canes,

bona uxor si ea deducta est, etc.... Verum egon eam ducam domum, Quae, etc.?

uxorem domum,

filiam Orgetorigis in matrimonium,

eum uxorem ducturum esse aliam,

uxorem (or aliquam, filiam alicujus, etc.),

si tu negaris ducere,

locis apertis exercitum ducere,

exercitum ab Allobrogibus in Segusianos,

exercitum in fines Suessionum,

5, 18, 1: exercitum (legiones, etc.) in Bellovacos,

cohortes ad eam partem munitionum, quae, etc.,

exercitum Uticam,

reliquas copias contra Labienum,

quam in partem aut quo consilio ducerentur,

not in Caes. or Sall.): (Mettus) ducit, quam proxime ad hostem potest,

qua in legatione duxit exercitum,

exercitum,

qui superiore anno primum pilum duxerat,

ordinem,

partem exercitūs,

consuetudine sua Caesar sex legiones expeditas ducebat: post eas... inde, etc.,

pars equitum et auxiliariae cohortes ducebant, mox prima legio, etc.,

accedit etiam, quod familiam ducit,

familiam,

ordines,

classem (discipulorum),

funus,

toros,

per triumphum,

in triumpho,

struo, pono, condo, fundo): parietem per vestibulum alicujus,

muros,

vallum ex castris ad aquam,

fossam,

arcum,

lateres de terra,

vivos vultus de marmore (with excudere spirantia aera),

epos,

carmen,

versus,

liniam ex colore,

orbem,

alvum,

colaphum,

pugnum,

so esp. of processions, dances, etc.: funus,

exsequias,

pompam,

choros,

choreas,

cicatricem,

rimam,

situm,

formam,

colorem,

pallorem,

nomina,

notam,

progredimur quo ducit quemque voluntas,

ad strepitum citharae cessatum ducere curam,

Liber vota bonos ducit ad exitus,

per quaedam parva sane ducant (futurum oratorem),

ducunt volentem fata, nolentem trahunt,

ab aliqua re totius vitae ducere exordium,

exordium a nostra persona,

principium disputationis a principe investigandae veritatis,

belli initium a fame,

initia causasque omnium ex quatuor temporum mutationibus,

originem ab Isocrate,

ingressionem non ex oratoriis disputationibus, sed, etc.,

honestum ab iis rebus,

nomen ex quo,

nomen a Graeco,

also: utrumque (sc. amor et amicitia) ductum (al. dictum) est ab amando,

ita me ad credendum tua ducit oratio,

nos ducit scholarum consuetudo,

ducit te species,

declamatores quosdam perversa ducit ambitio, ut, etc.,

si quis statuarum honore aut gloria ducitur,

eloquentiae laude,

quaestu et lucro,

hoc errore ut, etc.,

litteris eorum et urbanitate, ut, etc.,

omnes trahimur et ducimur ad cognitionis et scientiae cupiditatem,

bellum,

bellum longius,

bellum in hiemem,

eam rem longius,

rem prope in noctem,

rem leniter,

tempus,

diem ex die,

ubi se diutius duci intellexit,

aetatem in litteris,

aetatem,

vitam,

noctes,

somnos,

minimum ut sequamur, quoniam XC. medimnūm milia duximus, accedant eo, etc.,

duxi meam rationem, quam tibi facile me probaturum arbitrabar,

suam quoque rationem,

non minorem aratorum quam populi rationem,

salutis meae rationem,

rationem officii, non commodi,

unius cujusque temporis ducta ratio est,

rationem officii atque existimationis,

very freq. in prose and poetry): parvi id ducebat,

pro nihilo aliquid,

ea pro falsis ducit,

innocentiam pro malevolentia,

vos eritis judices, Laudin' an vitio duci id factum oportuit,

aliquid honori,

aliquid laudi, Nep. praef. § 4: aliquem despicatui,

aliquem in numero hostium,

aliquem loco affinium,

tutelae nostrae duximus, cum Africo bello urgerentur,

officii duxit exorare filiae patrem, etc.,

faceret, quod e republica fideque sua duceret,

malum cum amici tuum ducis malum,

Archytas iracundiam seditionem quandam animi vere ducebat,

eorum, quos idoneos ducebat, consilium habet,

nil rectum nisi quod placuit sibi ducunt,

sic equidem ducebam animo rebarque futurum,

ut omnia tua in te posita esse ducas humanosque casus virtute inferiores putes,

he was told that... — le dijeron que...

I told you so! — ¿no te lo dije?

I can't tell you how relieved I am! — no te imaginas el alivio que siento!

tell me a story — cuéntame un cuento

to tell somebody to + INF — decirle* a alguien que (+ subj)

she told me to be quiet — me dijo que me callara

I could tell from her voice that she was upset — por la voz me di cuenta de que estaba disgustada

there's no telling what might happen — no se sabe lo que podría ocurrir

to be able to tell the time — saber* decir la hora

to tell something/somebody (FROM something/somebody) — distinguir* algo/a alguien (de algo/alguien)

to tell right from wrong — discriminar entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal

all told — en total

ah, that would be telling — ah, eso es un secreto

more than words can tell — más de lo que pueden expresar las palabras

it tells of great suffering — habla de grandes sufrimientos

you never can tell — nunca se sabe

her age is beginning to tell — se le está empezando a notar la edad

he made every punch tell — hizo contar cada golpe

his influence told — su influencia fue decisiva

to tell AGAINST somebody/something — obrar en contra de alguien/algo

to tell ON somebody: the strain is beginning to tell on him — la tensión lo está empezando a afectar

to tell sb sth — decir algo a algn

to tell sb that... — decir a algn que...

I tell you it isn't! — ¡te digo que no!

let me tell you, I didn't enjoy it — si te digo la verdad, no me gustó nada

there were three, I tell you, three — había tres, ¿me oyes?, tres

I tell myself it can't be true — digo para mí que no puede ser verdad

tell me all about it — cuéntame todo

I'll tell you all about it — te (lo) diré todo

so much happened that I can't begin to tell you — pasaron tantas cosas no sé por dónde empezar a contarte

didn't I tell you so? — ¿no te lo dije ya?

I tell you what! — ¡se me ocurre una idea!

to tell sb to do sth — decir a algn que haga algo, mandar a algn a hacer algo

to tell sb sth — indicar algo a algn

there was a sign telling us which way to go — una señal nos indicaba el camino

the clock tells the quarter hours — el reloj da los cuartos de hora

I can't tell the difference — no veo la diferencia

you can tell a horse's age by its teeth — la edad de un caballo se sabe por los dientes

how can I tell what she will do? — ¿cómo voy a saber lo que ella hará?

you can't tell much from his letter — su carta nos dice bien poco

to tell one's beads — rezar el rosario

400 all told — 400 en total

to tell (of) — hablar de

the ruins told of a sad history — las ruinas hablaban de una triste historia

it hurt more than words can tell — dolió una barbaridad, dolió lo indecible

I hear tell of a disaster — he oído que ha ocurrido una catástrofe

I have never heard tell of it — no he oído nunca hablar de eso

that would be telling! — ¡es un secreto!

how can I tell? — ¿cómo lo voy a saber?, ¿yo qué sé?

I can't tell — (me) es imposible saberlo, no le puedo decir, no sabría decirle

who can tell? — ¿quién sabe?

there is no telling — no se puede saber

you never can tell — nunca se sabe

every blow told — cada golpe tuvo su efecto

blood will tell — la sangre cuenta

he was told that... — le dijeron que...

I told you so! — ¿no te lo dije?

I can't tell you how relieved I am! — no te imaginas el alivio que siento!

tell me a story — cuéntame un cuento

to tell somebody to + INF — decirle* a alguien que (+ subj)

she told me to be quiet — me dijo que me callara

I could tell from her voice that she was upset — por la voz me di cuenta de que estaba disgustada

there's no telling what might happen — no se sabe lo que podría ocurrir

to be able to tell the time — saber* decir la hora

to tell something/somebody (FROM something/somebody) — distinguir* algo/a alguien (de algo/alguien)

to tell right from wrong — discriminar entre lo que está bien y lo que está mal

all told — en total

ah, that would be telling — ah, eso es un secreto

more than words can tell — más de lo que pueden expresar las palabras

it tells of great suffering — habla de grandes sufrimientos

you never can tell — nunca se sabe

her age is beginning to tell — se le está empezando a notar la edad

he made every punch tell — hizo contar cada golpe

his influence told — su influencia fue decisiva

to tell AGAINST somebody/something — obrar en contra de alguien/algo

to tell ON somebody: the strain is beginning to tell on him — la tensión lo está empezando a afectar