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  • 81 candela

    f.
    1 candle (vela).
    2 fire (fuego).
    3 candlepower, candela, cd.
    * * *
    1 (vela) candle
    2 (lumbre) fire
    4 FÍSICA candle, candela
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=vela) candle; (=candelero) candlestick; (Fís) candle power

    en candela — (Náut) vertical

    - arrimar candela a algn
    2) esp LAm (=fuego) fire; [para cigarro] light

    pegar o prender candela a — to set fire to, set alight

    - dar candela
    - dar candela a algn
    3) (Bot) blossom
    * * *
    a) ( fuego) fire

    ¿tienes candela? — (fam) have you got a light?

    dar candela — (AmL fam) to be annoying, be a nuisance

    echar candela — (Ven fam)

    jugar con candela — (Col) to play with fire

    b) ( vela) candle
    * * *
    a) ( fuego) fire

    ¿tienes candela? — (fam) have you got a light?

    dar candela — (AmL fam) to be annoying, be a nuisance

    echar candela — (Ven fam)

    jugar con candela — (Col) to play with fire

    b) ( vela) candle
    * * *
    1 (fuego) fire
    ¿tienes candela? ( fam); have you got a light?
    no te acerques a la candela don't go too near the fire
    dar candela ( AmL fam); to be annoying, be a nuisance
    darle candela a algn ( Esp fam); to beat sb up ( colloq)
    echar candela ( Ven fam): estaba que echaba candela she was fuming o seething o livid ( colloq)
    estar en la candela ( Ven fam); to be at the center of things ( colloq)
    jugar con candela ( Col); to play with fire
    ser/estar candela ( Ven fam): líderes que son candela firm leaders
    el discurso estaba candela the speech was hard-hitting
    el examen estuvo candela the exam was really tough ( colloq)
    toma candela ( Esp fam); how about that, then?, pretty good, eh?
    2 (vela) candle
    * * *

    candela sustantivo femenino
    a) ( fuego) fire;

    ¿tienes candela? (fam) have you got a light?

    b) ( vela) candle

    candela sustantivo femenino
    1 (vela) candle
    2 fam (lumbre) light
    3 Fís candela
    ' candela' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cd
    English:
    taper
    * * *
    1. [vela] candle
    2. Fam [lumbre] light;
    ¿me das candela? have you got a light?
    3. Fís [unidad] candle
    4. Carib [fuego] fire;
    [llama] flame;
    el sillón se prendió candela the armchair caught fire
    5. Col, Ven [quemador] burner
    6. Col Fam [ron] rum
    7. Comp
    Esp, Col Fam
    darle candela a alguien to thump sb, to beat sb up;
    Ven Fam
    echar candela por la boca to curse and swear;
    Carib Fam
    eso está candela [eso está que arde] things are pretty hot
    * * *
    f L.Am.
    fire;
    ¿me das candela? do you have a light?;
    dar o
    * * *
    1) : flame, fire
    2) : candle

    Spanish-English dictionary > candela

  • 82 свет

    I муж. - дневной свет
    - заслонять свет
    - мягкий свет
    - неоновый свет
    - при свете
    - проливать свет
    - пучок света
    - рассеяние света
    - свет и тень
    - свет рампы
    - скорость света
    - солнечный свет
    - тусклый свет
    - тушить свет
    - электрический свет
    - яркий свет
    ••

    бросать свет — (на что-л.) to shed/throw light (on)

    в розовом свете, в радужном свете — (to see smth.) through rose-colored glasses, to have a rosy outlook on smth., to look/seem rosy

    в свете — (чего-л.) in (the) light of, from the point of view of, from the standpoint of

    чуть свет — at daybreak, at dawn, at first light, (get up) with the sun

    в истинном свете — in its true light, in its true colors

    он света не взвидел разг. — everything went dark before him, everything swam before his eyes

    представить что-л. в выгодном свете — to show smth. to the best advantage, place smth. in a good light

    представлять в лучшем свете (кого-л./что-л.) — to show/portray things in the most favourable light

    II муж.
    1) (земля, мир)

    предвещающий конец света — apocalyptic, apocalyptical

    страны света — the cardinal points, cardinals

    части светагеогр. parts of the world

    world, society
    - знать свет
    ••

    белый свет — this/the world, the (whole) wide world, the wide, wide world, the great wild world

    вывозить в свет — to bring smb. out (into) society

    выезжать в свет — to come out (into society), to enter the social scene

    выпуск в свет — publication, printing, issuance

    выпускать в свет — to publish, to bring out

    выход в свет — publication, printing

    выходить в свет — to come out, to be published, to appear in print

    извлекать на свет — to take/pull out, to dig up/out

    появляться на свет — ( рождаться) to be born, to come into the world

    производить на свет — to bring into the world, to give birth to smb.

    увидеть свет — (о человеке: родиться) to come into the world, to be born; ( о печатном издании) to see the light of the day, to be published, to be brought out, to come out, to appear in print

    больше всего на свете — above all/everything

    выводить на свет божий — to unmask, to bring smth. out into the open, to blow the whistle on smth., to take the wraps the wraps off smth.

    выплывать на свет божийразг. to come to light, to surface

    отправлять на тот светразг. to do smb. in, to finish/knock/bump smb. off, to dispatched smb. (to the next world)

    отправляться на тот светразг. to go to the next world, to go to a better world, to leave/depart this world, to depart to the better world, to give up the ghost

    ругаться на чем свет стоит — to swear like nothing on earth, swear like hell; curse blue

    свет не клином сошелся — the world is large enough; there are other fish in the sea (есть еще выбор)

    - край света
    - ничто на свете
    - сживать со света
    - таков свет
    - тот свет
    - шататься по свету

    Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > свет

  • 83 AT

    I) prep.
    A. with dative.
    I. Of motion;
    1) towards, against;
    Otkell laut at Skamkatli, bowed down to S.;
    hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge against A.;
    Brynjólfr gengr alit at honum, quite up to him;
    þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters with him;
    3) to, at;
    koma at landi, to come to land;
    ganga at dómi, to go into court;
    4) along (= eptir);
    ganga at stræti, to walk along the street;
    dreki er niðr fór at ánni (went down the river) fyrir strauminum;
    refr dró hörpu at ísi, on the ice;
    5) denoting hostility;
    renna (sœkja) at e-m, to rush at, assault;
    gerði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog;
    6) around;
    vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a veil round one’s head;
    bera grjót at e-m, to heap stones upon the body;
    7) denoting business, engagement;
    ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after horses, watching sheep;
    fara at landskuldum, to go collecting rents.
    II. Of position, &c.;
    1) denoting presence at, near, by, upon;
    at kirkju, at church;
    at dómi, in court;
    at lögbergi, at the hill of laws;
    2) denoting participation in;
    vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, wedding;
    3) ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at;
    kvalararnir, er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him;
    var þar at kona nökkur at binda (was there busy dressing) sár manna;
    4) with proper names of places (farms);
    konungr at Danmörku ok Noregi, king of;
    biskup at Hólum, bishop of Holar;
    at Helgafelli, at Bergþórshváli;
    5) used ellipt. with a genitive, at (a person’s) house;
    at hans (at his house) gisti fjölmenni mikit;
    at Marðar, at Mara’s home;
    at hins beilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church;
    at Ránar, at Ran’s (abode).
    III. Of time;
    1) at, in;
    at upphafi, at first, in the beginning;
    at skilnaði, at parting, when they parted;
    at páskum, at Easter;
    at kveldi, at eventide;
    at fjöru, at the ebb;
    at flœðum, at the floodtide;
    2) adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr’;
    at ári komanda, next year;
    at vári, er kemr, next spring;
    generally with ‘komanda’ understood;
    at sumri, hausti, vetri, vári, next summer, &c.;
    3) used with an absolute dative and present or past part.;
    at sér lifanda, duing his lifetime;
    at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all;
    at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the hearing of the chief;
    at upprennandi sólu, at sunrise;
    at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks are past;
    at honum önduðum, after his death;
    4) denoting uninterrupted succession, after;
    hverr at öðrum, annarr at öðrum, one after another;
    skildu menn at þessu, thereupon, after this;
    at því (thereafter) kómu aðrar meyjar.
    IV. fig. and in various uses;
    1) to, into, with the notion of destruction or change;
    brenna (borgina) at ösku, to burn to ashes;
    verða at ormi, to become a snake;
    2) for, as;
    gefa e-t at gjöf, as a present;
    eiga e-n at vin, to have one as friend;
    3) by;
    taka sverð at hjöltum, by the hilt;
    draga út björninn at hlustunum, by the ears;
    kjósa at afli, álitum, by strength, appearrance;
    auðigr at fé, wealthy in goods;
    vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face;
    5) as a law term, on the grounds of, by reason of;
    ryðja ( to challenge) dóm at mægðum, kvið at frændsemi;
    6) as a paraphrase of a genitive;
    faðir, móðir at barni (= barns, of a child);
    aðili at sök = aðili sakar;
    7) with adjectives denoting colour, size, age, of;
    hvítr, svartr, rauðr at lit, while, black, red of colour;
    mikill, lítill at stœrð, vexti, tall, small of stature;
    tvítugr at aldri, twenty years of age;
    kýr at fyrsta, öðrum kálfi, a cow that has calved once, twice;
    8) determining the source from which anything comes, of, from;
    Ari nam ok marga frœði at Þuríði (from her);
    þiggja, kaupa, geta, leigja e-t at e-m, to receive, buy, obtain, borrow a thing from one;
    hafa veg (virðing) styrk at e-m, to derive honour, power, from one;
    9) according, to, after (heygðr at fornum sið);
    at ráði allra vitrustu manna, by the advice of;
    at landslögum, by the law of the land;
    at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave;
    10) in adverbial phrases;
    gróa (vera grœddr) at heilu, to be quite healed;
    bíta af allt gras at snøggu, quite bare;
    at fullu, fully;
    at vísu, surely;
    at frjálsu, freely;
    at eilífu, for ever and ever;
    at röngu, at réttu, wrongly, rightly;
    at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same;
    at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent.
    B. with acc., after, upon (= eptir);
    sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, to take the inheritance after his father;
    at þat (= eptir þat), after that, thereafter;
    connected with a past part. or a., at Gamla fallinn, after the fall of Gamli;
    at Hrungni dauðan, upon the death of Hrungnir.
    1) as the simple mark of the infinitive, to;
    at ganga, at ríða, at hlaupa, to walk, to ride, to run;
    2) in an objective sense;
    hann bauð þeim at fara, sitja, he bade (ordered) them to go, sit;
    gefa e-m at eta, at drekka, to give one to eat, to drink;
    3) denoting design or purpose, in order to (hann gekk í borg at kaupa silfr).
    1) demonstrative particle before a comparative, the, all the, so much the;
    hón grét at meir, she wept the more;
    þykkir oss at líkara, all the more likely;
    þú ert maðr at verri (so much the worse), er þú hefir þetta mælt;
    2) rel. pron., who, which, that (= er);
    þeir allir, at þau tíðindi heyrðu, all those who heard;
    sem þeim er títt, at ( as is the custom of those who) kaupferðir reka.
    conj., that;
    1) introducing a subjective or objective clause;
    þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, it happened once that H.;
    vilda ek, at þú réðist austr í fjörðu, I should like you to go;
    2) relative to svá, denoting proportion, degree;
    svá mikill lagamaðr, at, so great a lawyer, that;
    3) with subj., denoting end or purpose, in order that (skáru þeir fyrir þá (viz. hestana) melinn, at þeir dœi eigi af sulti);
    4) since, because, as (= því at);
    5) connected with þó, því, svá;
    þó at (with subj.), though, although;
    því at, because, for;
    svá at, so that;
    6) temp., þá at (= þá er), when;
    þegar at (= þegar er), as soon as;
    þar til at (= þar til er), until, till;
    áðr at (= á. en), before;
    7) used superfluously after an int. pron. or adv.;
    Ólafr spurði, hvern styrk at hann mundi fá honum, what help he was likely to give him;
    in a relative sense; með fullkomnum ávexti, hverr at (which) þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða.
    V)
    negative verbal suffix, = ata; var-at, was not.
    odda at, Yggs at, battle.
    * * *
    1.
    and að, prep., often used ellipt. dropping the case and even merely as an adverb, [Lat. ad; Ulf. at = πρός and παρά, A. S. ät; Engl. at; Hel. ad = apud; O. H. G. az; lost in mod. Germ., and rare in Swed. and Dan.; in more freq. use in Engl. than any other kindred language, Icel. only excepted]:—the mod. pronunciation and spelling is (); this form is very old, and is found in Icel. vellum MSS. of the 12th century, e. g. aþ, 623. 60; yet in earlier times it was sounded with a tenuis, as we may infer from rhymes, e. g. jöfurr hyggi at | hve ek yrkja fat, Egill: Sighvat also makes it rhyme with a t. The verse by Thorodd—þar vastu at er fjáðr klæðið þvat (Skálda 162)—is hardly intelligible unless we accept the spelling with an aspirate (), and say that þvað is = þvá = þváði, lavabat; it may be that by the time of Thorodd and Ari the pure old pronunciation was lost, or is ‘þvat’ simply the A. S. þvât, secuit? The Icelanders still, however, keep the tenuis in compounds before a vowel, or before h, v, or the liquids l, r, thus—atyrða, atorka, athöfn, athugi, athvarf, athlægi; atvinna, atvik; atlaga, atlíðanði ( slope), atriði, atreið, atróðr: but aðdjúpr, aðfinsla (critic), aðferð, aðkoma, aðsókn, aðsúgr (crowding), aðgæzla. In some words the pronunciation is irregular, e. g. atkvæði not aðkv-; atburðr, but aðbúnaðr; aðhjúkran not athjúkran; atgörvi not aðgörfi. At, to, towards; into; against; along, by; in regard to; after.
    Mostly with dat.; rarely with acc.; and sometimes ellipt.—by dropping the words ‘home,’ ‘house,’ or the like—with gen.
    WITH DAT.
    A. LOC.
    I. WITH MOTION; gener. the motion to the borders, limits of an object, and thus opp. to frá:
    1. towards, against, with or without the notion of arrival, esp. connected with verbs denoting motion (verba movendi et eundi), e. g. fara, ganga, koma, lúta, snúa, rétta at…; Otkell laut at Skamkatli, O. louted (i. e. bowed down) towards S., Nj. 77, Fms. xi. 102; sendimaðrinn sneri ( turned) hjöltum sverðsins at konungi, towards the king, i. 15; hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge towards A., Nj. 220; rétta e-t at e-m, to reach, hand over, Ld. 132; ganga at, to step towards, Ísl. ii. 259.
    2. denoting proximity, close up to, up to; Brynjólfr gengr … allt at honum, B. goes quite up to him, Nj. 58; Gunnarr kom þangat at þeim örunum, G. reached them even there with his arrows, 115; þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters, id.; reið maðr at þeim (up to them), 274; þeir höfðu rakit sporin allt at ( right up to) gammanum, Fms. i. 9; komu þeir at sjó fram, came down to the sea, Bárð. 180.
    3. without reference to the space traversed, to or at; koma at landi, to land, Ld. 38, Fms. viii. 358; ríða at dyrum, Boll. 344; hlaupa at e-m, to run up to, run at, Fms. vii. 218, viii. 358; af sjáfarganginum er hann gekk at landinu, of the surf dashing against the shore, xi. 6; vísa ólmum hundi at manni, to set a fierce hound at a man, Grág. ii. 118; leggja e-n at velli, to lay low, Eg. 426, Nj. 117; hníga at jörðu, at grasi, at moldu, to bite the dust, to die, Njarð. 378; ganga at dómi, a law term, to go into court, of a plaintiff, defendant, or bystander, Nj. 87 (freq.)
    4. denoting a motion along, into, upon; ganga at stræti, to walk along the street, Korm. 228, Fms. vii. 39; at ísi, on the ice, Skálda 198, Fms. vii. 19, 246, viii. 168, Eb. 112 new Ed. (á is perh. wrong); máttu menn ganga bar yfir at skipum einum, of ships alone used as a bridge, Fas. i. 378; at höfðum, at nám, to trample on the slain on the battle-field, Lex. Poët.; at ám, along the rivers; at merkiósum, at the river’s mouth, Grág. ii. 355; at endilöngu baki, all along its back, Sks. 100.
    5. denoting hostility, to rush at, assault; renna at, hlaupa at, ganga, fara, ríða, sækja, at e-m, (v. those words), whence the nouns atrenna, athlaup, atgangr, atför, atreið, atsókn, etc.
    β. metaph., kom at þeim svefnhöfgi, deep sleep fell on them, Nj. 104. Esp. of weather, in the impers. phrase, hríð, veðr, vind, storm görir at e-m, to be overtaken by a snow storm, gale, or the like; görði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog, Bárð. 171.
    6. denoting around, of clothing or the like; bregða skikkju at höfði sér, to wrap his cloak over his head, Ld. 62; vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a snood round her head, 188; sauma at, to stick, cling close, as though sewn on; sauma at höndum sér, of tight gloves, Bs. i. 453; kyrtill svá þröngr sem saumaðr væri at honum, as though it were stitched to him, Nj. 214; vafit at vándum dreglum, tight laced with sorry tags, id.; hosa strengd fast at beini, of tight hose, Eg. 602; hann sveipar at sér iðrunum ok skyrtunni, he gathers up the entrails close to him and the skirt too, Gísl. 71; laz at síðu, a lace on the side, to keep the clothes tight, Eg. 602.
    β. of burying; bera grjót at einum, to heap stones upon the body, Eg. 719; var gör at þeim dys or grjóti, Ld. 152; gora kistu at líki, to make a coffin for a body, Eb. 264, Landn. 56, Ld. 142.
    γ. of summoning troops or followers; stefna at sér mönnum, to summon men to him, Nj. 104; stefna at sér liði, Eg. 270; kippa mönnum at sér, to gather men in haste, Ld. 64.
    7. denoting a business, engagement; ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after after horses, watching sheep, Glúm. 362, Nj. 75; fara at fé, to go to seek for sheep, Ld. 240; fara at heyi, to go a-haymaking, Dropl. 10; at veiðum, a-hunting; at fuglum, a-fowling; at dýrum, a-sbooting; at fiski, a-fishing; at veiðiskap, Landn. 154, Orkn. 416 (in a verse), Nj. 25; fara at landskuldum, to go a-collecling rents, Eg. 516; at Finnkaupum, a-marketing with Finns, 41; at féföngum, a-plundering, Fms. vii. 78; ganga at beina, to wait on guests, Nj. 50; starfa at matseld, to serve at table, Eb. 266; hitta e-n at nauðsynjum, on matters of business; at máli, to speak with one, etc., Fms. xi. 101; rekast at e-m, to pursue one, ix. 404; ganga at liði sér, to go suing for help, Grág. ii. 384.
    β. of festivals; snúa, fá at blóti, veizlu, brullaupi, to prepare for a sacrificial banquet, wedding, or the like, hence at-fangadagr, Eb. 6, Ld. 70; koma at hendi, to happen, befall; ganga at sínu, to come by one’s own, to take it, Ld. 208; Egill drakk hvert full er at honum kom, drained every horn that came to him, Eg. 210; komast at keyptu, to purchase dearly, Húv. 46.
    8. denoting imaginary motion, esp. of places, cp. Lat. spectare, vergere ad…, to look or lie towards; horfði botninn at höfðanum, the bight of the bay looked toward the headland, Fms. i. 340, Landn. 35; also, skeiðgata liggr at læknum, leads to the brook, Ísl. ii. 339; á þann arminn er vissi at sjánum, on that wing which looked toward the sea, Fms. viii. 115; sár þau er horft höfðu at Knúti konungi, xi. 309.
    β. even connected with verbs denoting motion; Gilsáreyrr gengr austan at Fljótinu, G. extends, projects to F. from the east, Hrafh. 25; hjá sundi því, er at gengr þingstöðinni, Fms. xi. 85.
    II. WITHOUT MOTION; denoting presence at, near, by, at the side of, in, upon; connected with verbs like sitja, standa, vera…; at kirkju, at church, Fms. vii. 251, K. f). K. 16, Ld. 328, Ísl. ii. 270, Sks. 36; vera at skála, at húsi, to be in, at home, Landn. 154; at landi, Fms. i. 82; at skipi, on shipboard, Grág. i. 209, 215; at oldri, at a banquet, inter pocula; at áti, at dinner, at a feast, inter edendum, ii. 169, 170; at samförum ok samvistum, at public meetings, id.; at dómi, in a court; standa (to take one’s stand) norðan, sunnan, austan, vestan at dómi, freq. in the proceedings at trials in lawsuits, Nj.; at þingi, present at the parliament, Grág. i. 142; at lögbergi, o n the hill of laws, 17, Nj.; at baki e-m, at the back of.
    2. denoting presence, partaking in; sitja at mat, to sit at meat, Fms. i. 241; vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, nuptials, Nj. 51, Ld. 70: a law term, vera at vígi, to be an accessory in manslaying, Nj. 89, 100; vera at e-u simply means to be about, be busy in, Fms. iv. 237; standa at máli, to stand by one in a case, Grág. ii. 165, Nj. 214; vera at fóstri, to be fostered, Fms. i. 2; sitja at hégóma, to listen to nonsense, Ld. 322; vera at smíð, to be at one’s work, Þórð. 62: now absol., vera at, to go on with, be busy at.
    3. the law term vinna eið at e-u has a double meaning:
    α. vinna eið at bók, at baugi, to make an oath upon the book by laying the band upon it, Landn. 258, Grág., Nj.; cp. Vkv. 31, Gkv. 3. 3, Hkv. 2. 29, etc.: ‘við’ is now used in this sense.
    β. to confirm a fact (or the like) by an oath, to swear to, Grág. i. 9, 327.
    γ. the law phrase, nefna vátta at e-u, of summoning witnesses to a deed, fact, or the like; nefna vátta at benjum, to produce evidence, witnesses as to the wounds, Nj., Grág.; at görð, Eg. 738; at svörum, Grág. i. 19: this summoning of witnesses served in old lawsuits the same purpose as modern pleadings and depositions; every step in a suit to be lawful must be followed by such a summoning or declaration.
    4. used ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at; kvalararnir er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him; þar varstu at, you were there present, Skálda 162; at várum þar, Gísl. (in a verse): as a law term ‘vera at’ means to be guilty, Glúm. 388; vartattu at þar, Eg. (in a verse); hence the ambiguity of Glum’s oath, vask at þar, I was there present: var þar at kona nokkur ( was there busy) at binda sár manna, Fms. v. 91; hann var at ok smíðaði skot, Rd. 313; voru Varbelgir at ( about) at taka af, þau lög …, Fms. ix. 512; ek var at ok vafk, I was about weaving, xi. 49; þeir höfðu verit at þrjú sumur, they had been busy at it for three summers, x. 186 (now very freq.); koma at, come in, to arrive unexpectedly; Gunnarr kom at í því, G. came in at that moment; hvaðan komtú nú at, whence did you come? Nj. 68, Fms. iii. 200.
    5. denoting the kingdom or residence of a king or princely person; konungr at Danmörk ok Noregi, king of…, Fms. i. 119, xi. 281; konungr, jarl, at öllum Noregi, king, earl, over all N., íb. 3, 13, Landn. 25; konungr at Dyflinni, king of Dublin, 25; but í or yfir England!, Eg. 263: cp. the phrase, sitja at landi, to reside, of a king when at home, Hkr. i. 34; at Joini, Fms. xi. 74: used of a bishop; biskup at Hólum, bishop of Hólar, Íb. 18, 19; but biskup í Skálaholti, 19: at Rómi, at Rome, Fbr. 198.
    6. in denoting a man’s abode (vide p. 5, col. 1, l. 27), the prep. ‘at’ is used where the local name implies the notion of by the side of, and is therefore esp. applied to words denoting a river, brook, rock, mountain, grove, or the like, and in some other instances, by, at, e. g. at Hofi (a temple), Landn. 198; at Borg ( a castle), 57; at Helgafelli (a mountain), Eb. constantly so; at Mosfelli, Landn. 190; at Hálsi (a hill), Fms. xi. 22; at Bjargi, Grett. 90; Hálsum, Landn. 143; at Á ( river), 296, 268; at Bægisá, 212; Giljá, 332; Myrká, 211; Vatnsá, id.; þverá, Glúm. 323; at Fossi (a ‘force’ or waterfall), Landn. 73; at Lækjamoti (waters-meeting), 332; at Hlíðarenda ( end of the lithe or hill), at Bergþórshváli, Nj.; at Lundi (a grove), at Melum (sandhill), Landn. 70: the prep. ‘á’ is now used in most of these cases, e. g. á Á, á Hofi, Helgafelli, Felli, Hálsi, etc.
    β. particularly, and without any regard to etymology, used of the abode of kings or princes, to reside at; at Uppsölum, at Haugi, Alreksstöðum, at Hlöðum, Landn., Fms.
    γ. konungr lét kalla at stofudyrum, the king made a call at the hall door, Eg. 88; þeir kölluðu at herberginu, they called at the inn, Fms. ix. 475.
    7. used ellipt. with a gen., esp. if connected with such words as gista, to be a guest, lodge, dine, sup (of festivals or the like) at one’s home; at Marðar, Nj. 4; at hans, 74; þingfesti at þess bóanda, Grág. i. 152; at sín, at one’s own home, Eg. 371, K. Þ. K. 62; hafa náttstað at Freyju, at the abode of goddess Freyja, Eg. 603; at Ránar, at Ran’s, i. e. at Ran’s house, of drowned men who belong to the queen of the sea, Ran, Eb. 274; at hins heilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church, Fms. vi. 63: cp. ad Veneris, εις Κίμωνος.
    B. TEMP.
    I. at, denoting a point or period of time; at upphafi, at first, in the beginning, Ld. 104; at lyktum, at síðustu, at lokum, at last; at lesti, at last, Lex. Poët., more freq. á lesti; at skilnaði, at parting, at last, Band. 3; at fornu, in times of yore, formerly, Eg. 267, D. I. i. 635; at sinni, as yet, at present; at nýju, anew, of present time; at eilífu, for ever and ever; at skömmu, soon, shortly, Ísl. ii. 272, v. l.
    II. of the very moment when anything happens, the beginning of a term; denoting the seasons of the year, months, weeks, the hours of the day; at Jólum, at Yule, Nj. 46; at Pálmadegi, on Palm Sunday, 273; at Páskum, at Easter; at Ólafsvöku, on St. Olave’s eve, 29th of July, Fms.; at vetri, at the beginning of the winter, on the day when winter sets in, Grág. 1. 151; at sumarmálum, at vetrnáttum; at Tvímánaði, when the Double month (August) begins, Ld. 256, Grág. i. 152; at kveldi, at eventide, Eg. 3; at því meli, at that time; at eindaga, at the term, 395; at eykð, at 4 o’clock p. m., 198; at öndverðri æfi Abra hams, Ver. II; at sinni, now at once, Fms. vi. 71; at öðruhverju, every now and then.
    β. where the point of time is marked by some event; at þingi, at the meeting of parliament (18th to the 24th of June), Ld. 182; at féránsdómi, at the court of execution, Grág. i. 132, 133; at þinglausnum, at the close of the parliament (beginning of July), 140; at festarmálum, eðr at eiginorði, at betrothal or nuptials, 174; at skilnaði, when they parted, Nj. 106 (above); at öllum minnum, at the general drinking of the toasts, Eg. 253; at fjöru, at the ebb; at flæðum, at flood tide, Fms. viii. 306, Orkn. 428; at hrörum, at an inquest, Grág. i. 50 (cp. ii. 141, 389); at sökum, at prosecutions, 30; at sinni, now, as yet, v. that word.
    III. ellipt., or adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr,’ of the future time:
    1. ellipt., komanda or the like being understood, with reference to the seasons of the year; at sumri, at vetri, at hausti, at vári, next summer, winter…, Ísl. ii. 242; at miðju sumri, at ári, at Midsummer, next year, Fas. i. 516; at miðjum vetri, Fms. iv. 237,
    2. adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr;’ at ári komanda, Bárð. 177; at vári er kemr, Dipl. iii. 6.
    IV. used with an absolute dat. and with a pres. part.:
    1. with pres. part.; at morni komanda, on the coming morrow, Fms. i. 263; at sér lifanda, in vivo, in his life time, Grág. ii. 202; at þeim sofundum, illis dormientibus, Hkr. i. 234; at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all, Fms. x. 329; at úvitanda konungi, illo nesciente, without his knowledge, 227; at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the chief’s bearing, 235.
    2. of past time with a past part. (Lat. abl. absol.); at hræjum fundnum, on the bodies being found, Grág. ii. 87; at háðum dómum ok föstu þingi, during the session, the courts being set, i. 484; at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks past, Band. 13; at svá búnu, so goru, svá komnu, svá mæltu (Lat. quibus rebus gestis, dictis, quo facto, dicto, etc.), v. those words; at úreyndu, without trial, without put ting one to the test, Ld. 76; at honum önduðum, illo mortuo.
    3. ellipt. without ‘at;’ en þessum hlutum fram komnum, when all this has been done, Eb. 132.
    V. in some phrases with a slight temp, notion; at görðum gildum, the fences being strong, Gþl. 387; at vörmu spori, at once, whilst the trail is warm; at úvörum, unawares, suddenly, Nj. 95, Ld. 132; at þessu, at this cost, on that condition, Eb. 38, Nj. 55; at illum leiki, to have a narrow escape, now við illan leik, Fms. ix. 473; at því, that granted, Grág. ii. 33: at því, at pessu, thereafter, thereupon, Nj. 76.
    2. denoting succession, without interruption, one after another; hverr at öðrum, annarr maðr at öðrum, aðrir at öðrum; eina konu at annarri, Eg. 91, Fms. ii. 236, vi. 25, Bs. i. 22, 625. 80, H. E. i. 522.
    C. METAPH. and in various cases:
    I. denoting a transformation or change into, to, with the notion of destruction; brenna at ösku, at köldum kolum, to burn to ashes, to be quite destroyed, Fms. i. 105, Edda 3, Sturl. ii. 51: with the notion of transformation or transfiguration, in such phrases as, verða at e-u, göra e-t at e-u, to turn it into:
    α. by a spell; verða at ormi, to become a snake, Fms. xi. 158; at flugdrekum, Gullþ. 7; urðu þau bönd at járni, Edda 40.
    β. by a natural process it can often be translated by an acc. or by as; göra e-n at urðarmanni, to make him an outlaw, Eg. 728; græða e-n at orkumlamanni, to heal him so as to maim him for life, of bad treatment by a leech, Eb. 244: in the law terms, sár görist at ben, a wound turning into a ben, proving to be mortal, Grág., Nj.; verða at ljúgvætti, to prove to be a false evidence, Grág. i. 44; verða at sætt, to turn into reconciliation, Fms. i. 13; göra e-t at reiði málum, to take offence at, Fs. 20; at nýjum tíðindum, to tell as news, Nj. 14; verða fátt at orðum, to be sparing of words, 18; kveðr (svá) at orði, to speak, utter, 10; verða at þrifnaði, to geton well, Fms. vii. 196: at liði, at skaða, to be a help or hurt to one; at bana, to cause one’s death, Nj. 223, Eg. 21, Grág. ii. 29: at undrum, at hlátri, to become a wonder, a laughing-stock, 623. 35, Eg. 553.
    II. denoting capacity, where it may be translated merely by as or for; gefa at Jólagjöf, to give for a Christmas-box, Eg. 516; at gjöf, for a present; at erfð, at láni, launum, as an inheritance, a loan; at kaupum ok sökum, for buying and selling, Ísl. ii. 223, Grág. i. 423; at solum, ii. 204; at herfangi, as spoil or plunder; at sakbótum, at niðgjöldum, as a compensation, weregeld, i. 339, ii. 171, Hkr. ii. 168; taka at gíslingu, to take as an hostage, Edda 15; eiga e-n at vin, at óvin, to have one as friend or foe, illt er at eiga þræl at eingavin, ‘tis ill to have a thrall for one’s bosom friend (a proverb), Nj. 77; fæða, eiga, at sonum (syni), to beget a son, Edda 8, Bs. i. 60 (but eiga at dóttur cannot be said); hafa möttul at yfirhöfn, Fms. vii. 201; verða nökkut at manni (mönnum), to turn out to be a worthy man; verða ekki at manni, to turn out a worthless person, xi. 79, 268.
    2. in such phrases as, verða at orðum, to come towards, Nj. 26; var þat at erindum, Eg. 148; hafa at veizlum, to draw veizlur ( dues) from, Fms. iv. 275, Eg. 647; gora e-t at álitum, to take it into consideration, Nj. 3.
    III. denoting belonging to, fitting, of parts of the whole or the like; vóru at honum (viz. the sword) hjölt gullbúin, the sword was ornamented with a hilt of gold, Ld. 330; umgörð at ( belonging to) sverði, Fs. 97 (Hs.) in a verse; en ef mór er eigi at landinu, if there be no turf moor belonging to the land, Grág. ii. 338; svá at eigi brotnaði nokkuð at Orminum, so that no harm happened to the ship Worm, Fms. x. 356; hvatki er meiðir at skipinu eðr at reiðinu eðr at viðum, damage done t o …, Grág. ii. 403; lesta ( to injure) hús at lásum, við eðr torfi, 110; ef land hefir batnað at húsum, if the land has been bettered as to its buildings, 210; cp. the phrase, göra at e-u, to repair: hamlaðr at höndum eðr fótum, maimed as to hands or feet, Eg. 14; heill at höndum en hrumr at fótum, sound in band, palsied in foot, Fms. vii. 12; lykill at skrá, a key belonging, fitting, to the latch; hurð at húsi; a key ‘gengr at’ ( fits) skrá; and many other phrases. 2. denoting the part by which a thing is held or to which it belongs, by; fá, taka at…, to grasp by …; þú tókt við sverði hans at hjöltunum, you took it by the bill, Fms. i. 15; draga út björninn at hlustum, to pull out the bear by the ears, Fas. ii. 237; at fótum, by the feet, Fms. viii. 363; mæla ( to measure) at hrygg ok at jaðri, by the edge or middle of the stuff, Grág. i. 498; kasta e-m at höfði, head foremost, Nj. 84; kjósa e-n at fótum, by the feet alone, Edda 46; hefja frændsemi at bræðrum, eða at systkynum, to reckon kinship by the brother’s or the sister’s side, Grág. i. 28; kjósa at afli, at álitum, by strength, sight, Gs. 8, belongs rather to the following.
    IV. in respect of, as regards, in regard to, as to; auðigr at fé, wealthy of goods, Nj. 16, 30, 51; beztir hestar at reið, the best racehorses, 186; spekingr at viti, a man of great intellect, Ld. 124; vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face, Nj. 30, Bs. i. 61; kvenna vænst at ásjónu ok vits munum, of surpassing beauty and intellect, Ld. 122; fullkominn at hyggju, 18; um fram aðra menn at vinsældum ok harðfengi, of surpassing popularity and hardihood, Eb. 30.
    2. a law term, of challenging jurors, judges, or the like, on account of, by reason of; ryðja ( to challenge) at mægðum, guðsifjum, frændsemi, hrörum …; at leiðarlengd, on account of distance, Grág. i. 30, 50, Nj. (freq.)
    3. in arithm. denoting proportion; at helmingi, þriðjungi, fjórðungi, tíunda hluta, cp. Lat. ex asse, quadrante, for the half, third… part; máttr skal at magni (a proverb), might and main go together, Hkr. ii. 236; þú munt vera at því mikill fræðimaðr á kvæði, in the same proportion, as great, Fms. vi. 391, iii. 41; at e-s hluta, at… leiti, for one’s part, in turn, as far as one is con cerned, Grág. i. 322, Eg. 309, Fms. iii. 26 (freq.): at öðrum kosti, in the other case, otherwise (freq.) More gener., at öllu, öngu, in all (no) respects; at sumu, einhverju, nokkru, partly; at flestu, mestu, chiefly.
    4. as a paraphrase of a genitive; faðir, móðir at barni (= barns); aðili at sök (= sakar a.); morðingi at barni (= barns), faðerni at barni (barns); illvirki at fé manna (cp. Lat. felo de se), niðrfall at sökum (saka), land gangr at fiskum (fiska), Fms. iv. 274, Grág. i. 277, 416, N. G. L. i. 340, K. Þ. K. 112, Nj. 21.
    5. the phrase ‘at sér,’ of himself or in himself, either ellipt. or by adding the participle görr, and with the adverbs vel, ilia, or the like; denoting breeding, bearing, endowments, character …; væn kona, kurteis ok vel at sér, an accomplished, well-bred, gifted lady, Nj. I; vitr maðr ok vel at sér, a wise man and thoroughly good in feeling and bearing, 5; þú ert maðr vaskr ok vel at þér, 49; gerr at sér, accomplished, 51; bezt at sér görr, the finest, best bred man, 39, Ld. 124; en þó er hann svá vel at sér, so generous, Nj. 77; þeir höfðingjar er svá vóru vel at sér, so noble-minded, 198, Fms. i. 160: the phrase ‘at sér’ is now only used of knowledge, thus maðr vel að sér means clever, a man of great knowledge; illa að sér, a blockhead.
    6. denoting relations to colour, size, value, age, and the like; hvitr, svartr, grár, rauðr … at lit, white, swarthy, gray, red … of colour, Bjarn. 55, 28, Ísl. ii. 213, etc.; mikill, lítill, at stærð, vexti, tall, small of size, etc.; ungr, gamall, barn, at aldri, young, old, a child of age; tvítugr, þrítugr … at aldri, twenty, thirty … years of age (freq.): of animals; kyr at fyrsta, öðrum … kálfi, a cow having calved once, twice…, Jb. 346: value, amount, currency of money, kaupa e-t at mörk, at a mark, N. G. L. 1. 352; ok er eyririnn at mörk, amounts to a mark, of the value of money, Grág. i. 392; verðr þá at hálfri murk vaðmála eyrir, amounts to a half a mark, 500.
    β. metaph. of value, connected with verbs denoting to esteem, hold; meta, hafa, halda at miklu, litlu, vettugi, engu, or the like, to hold in high or low esteem, to care or not to care for (freq.): geta e-s at góðu, illu, öngu, to mention one favourably, unfavourably, indifferently … (freq.), prop. in connection with. In many cases it may be translated by in; ekki er mark at draumum, there is no meaning in dreams, no heed is to be paid to dreams, Sturl. ii. 217; bragð er at þá barnið finnr, it goes too far, when even a child takes offence (a proverb): hvat er at því, what does it mean? Nj. 11; hvert þat skip er vöxtr er at, any ship of mark, i. e. however small, Fms. xi. 20.
    V. denoting the source of a thing:
    1. source of infor mation, to learn, perceive, get information from; Ari nam ok marga fræði at Þuríði, learnt as her pupil, at her hands, as St. Paul at the feet of Gamaliel, (just as the Scotch say to speer or ask at a person); Ari nam at Þorgeiri afraðskoll, Hkr. (pref.); nema kunnáttu at e-m, used of a pupil, Fms. i. 8; nema fræði at e-m, xi. 396.
    2. of receiving, acquiring, buying, from; þiggja e-t at e-m, to receive a thing at his hands, Nj. 51; líf, to be pardoned, Fms. x. 173; kaupa land at e-m, to buy it from, Landn. 72, Íb. II, (now af is more freq. in this sense); geta e-t at e-m, to obtain, procure at one’s hands, impetrare; þeirra manna er þeir megu þat geta at, who are willing to do that, Grág. i. I; heimta e-t at e-m (now af), to call in, demand (a debt, money), 279; fala e-t at e-m (now af), to chaffer for or cheapen anything, Nj. 73; sækja e-t at e-m, to ask, seek for; sækja heilræði ok traust at e-m, 98; leiga e-t at e-m (now af), to borrow, Grág. ii. 334; eiga e-t (fé, skuld) at e-m, to be owed money by any one, i. 399: metaph. to deserve of one, Nj. 113; eiga mikit at e-m, to have much to do with, 138; hafa veg, virðing, styrk, at, to derive honour, power from, Fms. vi. 71, Eg. 44, Bárð. 174; gagn, to be of use, Ld. 216; mein, tálma, mischief, disadvantage, 158, 216, cp. Eg. 546; ótta, awe, Nj. 68.
    VI. denoting conformity, according to, Lat. secundum, ex, after; at fornum sið, Fms. i. 112; at sögn Ara prests, as Ari relates, on his authority, 55; at ráði allra vitrustu manna, at the advice of, Ísl. ii. 259, Ld. 62; at lögum, at landslögum, by the law of the land, Grág., Nj.; at líkindum, in all likelihood, Ld. 272; at sköpum, in due course (poet.); at hinum sama hætti, in the very same manner, Grág. i. 90; at vánum, as was to be expected, Nj. 255; at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave, Eg. 35; úlofi, Grág. ii. 215; at ósk, vilja e-s, as one likes…; at mun, id. (poet.); at sólu, happily (following the course of the sun), Bs. i. 70, 137; at því sem …, as to infer from …, Nj. 124: ‘fara, láta, ganga at’ denotes to yield, agree to, to comply with, give in, Ld. 168, Eg. 18, Fms. x. 368.
    VII. in phrases nearly or quite adverbial; gróa, vera græddr, at heilu, to be quite healed, Bárð. 167, Eb. 148; bíta at snöggu, to bite it bare, Fms. xi. 6; at þurru, till it becomes dry, Eb. 276; at endilöngu, all along, Fas. ii; vinnast at litlu, to avail little, 655 x. 14; at fullu, fully, Nj. 257, Hkr. i. 171; at vísu, of a surety, surely, Ld. 40; at frjálsu, freely, 308; at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same, Hom. 80, Nj. 267; at röngu, wrongly, 686 B. 2; at hófi, temperately, Lex. Poët.; at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent; at hringum, utterly, all round, (rare), Fms. x. 389; at einu, yet, Orkn. 358; svá at einu, því at einu, allt at einu, yet, however, nevertheless.
    VIII. connected with comparatives of adverbs and adjectives, and strengthening the sense, as in Engl. ‘the,’ so much the more, all the more; ‘at’ heldr tveimr, at ek munda gjarna veita yðr öllum, where it may be translated by so much the more to two, as I would willingly grant it to all of you; hon grét at meir, she grat (wept) the more, Eg. 483; þykir oss at líkara, all the more likely, Fms. viii. 6; þess at harðari, all the harder, Sturl. iii. 202 C; svá at hinn sé bana at nær, Grág. ii. 117; at auðnara, at hólpnara, the more happy, Al. 19, Grett. 116 B; þess at meiri, Fms. v. 64; auvirðismaðr at meiri, Sturl. ii. 139; maðr at vaskari, id.; at feigri, any the more fey, Km. 22; maðr at verri, all the worse, Nj. 168; ok er ‘at’ firr…, at ek vil miklu heldr, cp. Lat. tantum abest… ut, Eg. 60.
    β. following after a negation; eigi at síðr, no less, Nj. 160, Ld. 146; eigi… at meiri maðr, any better, Eg. 425, 489; erat héra at borgnara, any the better off for that, Fms. vii. 116; eigi at minni, no less for that, Edda (pref.) 146; eigi at minna, Ld. 216, Fms. ix. 50; ekki at verri drengr, not a bit worse for that, Ld. 42; er mér ekki son minn at bættari, þótt…, 216; at eigi vissi at nær, any more, Fas. iii. 74.
    IX. following many words:
    1. verbs, esp. those denoting, a. to ask, enquire, attend, seek, e. g. spyrja at, to speer (ask) for; leita at, to seek for; gæta, geyma at, to pay attention to; huga, hyggja at; hence atspurn, to enquire, aðgæzla, athugi, attention, etc.
    β. verbs denoting laughter, play, joy, game, cp. the Engl. to play at …, to laugh at …; hlæja, brosa at e-u, to laugh, smile at it; leika (sér) at e-u, to play at; þykja gaman at, to enjoy; hæða, göra gys at …, to make sport at …
    γ. verbs denoting assistance, help; standa, veita, vinna, hjálpa at; hence atstoð, atvinna, atverk:—mode, proceeding; fara at, to proceed, hence atför and atferli:—compliance; láta, fara at e-u, v. above:— fault; e-t er at e-u, there is some fault in it, Fms. x. 418; skorta at e-u, to fall short of, xi. 98:—care, attendance; hjúkra at, hlýja at, v. these words:—gathering, collecting; draga, reiða, flytja, fá at, congerere:—engagement, arrival, etc.; sækja at, to attack; ganga at, vera at, to be about; koma at, ellipt. to arrive: göra at, to repair: lesta at, to impair (v. above); finna at, to criticise (mod.); telja at, id.: bera at, to happen; kveða at e-m, to address one, 625. 15, (kveða at (ellipt.) now means to pronounce, and of a child to utter (read) whole syllables); falla at, of the flood-tide (ellipt.): metaph. of pains or straits surrounding one; þreyngja, herða at, to press hard: of frost and cold, with regard to the seasons; frjósa at, kólna at, to get really cold (SI. 44), as it were from the cold stiffening all things: also of the seasons themselves; hausta, vetra að, when the season really sets in; esp. the cold seasons, ‘sumra at’ cannot be used, yet we may say ‘vára að’ when the spring sets in, and the air gets mild.
    δ. in numberless other cases which may partly be seen below.
    2. connected ellipt. with adverbs denoting motion from a place; norðan, austan, sunnan, vestan at, those from the north, east…; utan at, innan at, from the outside or inside.
    3. with adjectives (but rarely), e. g. kærr, elskr, virkr (affectionate), vandr (zealous), at e-m; v. these words.
    WITH ACC.
    TEMP.: Lat. post, after, upon, esp. freq. in poetry, but rare in prose writers, who use eptir; nema reisi niðr at nið (= maðr eptir mann), in succession, of erecting a monument, Hm. 71; in prose, at þat. posthac, deinde, Fms. x. 323, cp. Rm., where it occurs several times, 2, 6, 9, 14, 18, 24, 28, 30, 35; sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, has to take the inheritance after his father, Grág. i. 170 new Ed.; eiga féránsdóm at e-n, Grág. i. 89; at Gamla fallinn, after the death of G., Fms. x. 382; in Edda (Gl.) 113 ought to be restored, grét ok at Oð, gulli Freyja, she grat (wept) tears of gold for her lost husband Od. It is doubtful if it is ever used in a purely loc. sense; at land, Grág. (Sb.)ii. 211, is probably corrupt; at hönd = á hönd, Grág. (Sb.) i. 135; at mót = at móti, v. this word.
    ☞ In compounds (v. below) at- or að- answers in turn to Lat. ad- or in- or con-; atdráttr e. g. denotes collecting; atkoma is adventus: it may also answer to Lat. ob-, in atburðr = accidence, but might also be compared with Lat. occurrere.
    2.
    and að, the mark of the infinitive [cp. Goth. du; A. S. and Engl. to; Germ. zu]. Except in the case of a few verbs ‘at’ is always placed immediately before the infinitive, so as to be almost an inseparable part of the verb.
    I. it is used either,
    1. as, a simple mark of the infinitive, only denoting an action and independent of the subject, e. g. at ganga, at hlaupa, at vita, to go, to run, to know; or,
    2. in an objective sense when following such verbs as bjóða segja…, to invite, command …; hann bauð þeim at ganga, at sitja, be bade, ordered them to go, sit, or the like; or as gefa and fá; gefa e-m at drekka, at eta, to give one to drink or to eat, etc. etc.
    β. with the additional notion of intention, esp. when following verba cogitandi; hann ætlaði, hafði í hyggju at fara, he had it in his mind to go (where ‘to go’ is the real object to ætlaði and hafði í hyggju).
    3. answering to the Gr. ινα, denoting intention, design, in order to; hann gékk í borg at kaupa silfr, in order to buy, Nj. 280; hann sendi riddara sína með þeim at varðveita þær, 623. 45: in order to make the phrase more plain, ‘svá’ and ‘til’ are frequently added, esp. in mod. writers, ‘svá at’ and contr. ‘svát’ (the last however is rare), ‘til at’ and ‘til þess at,’ etc.
    II. in the earlier times the infin., as in Greek and Lat., had no such mark; and some verbs remain that cannot be followed by ‘at;’ these verbs are almost the same in Icel. as in Engl.:
    α. the auxiliary verbs vil, mun ( μέλλω), skal; as in Engl. to is never used after the auxiliaries shall, will, must; ek vil ganga, I will go; ek mun fara, (as in North. E.) I mun go; ek skal göra þat, I shall do that, etc.
    β. the verbs kunna, mega, as in Engl. I can or may do, I dare say; svá hygginn at hann kunni fyrir sökum ráða, Grág. ii. 75; í öllu er prýða má góðan höfðingja, Nj. 90; vera má, it may be; vera kann þat, id.: kunnu, however, takes ‘at’ whenever it means to know, and esp. in common language in phrases such as, það kann að vera, but vera kann þat, v. above.
    γ. lata, biðja, as in Engl. to let, to bid; hann lét (bað) þá fara, he let (bade) them go.
    δ. þykkja, þykjast, to seem; hann þykir vera, he is thought to be: reflex., hann þykist vera, sibi videtur: impers., mér þykir vera, mibi videtur, in all cases without ‘at.’ So also freq. the verbs hugsa, hyggja, ætla, halda, to think, when denoting merely the act of thinking; but if there be any notion of intention or purpose, they assume the ‘at;’ thus hann ætlaði, hugði, þá vera góða menn, he thought them to be, acc. c. inf.; but ætlaði at fara, meant to go, etc.
    ε. the verbs denoting to see, bear; sjá, líta, horfa á … ( videre); heyra, audire, as in Engl. I saw them come, I heard him tell, ek sá þá koma, ek heyrði hann tala.
    ζ. sometimes after the verbs eiga and ganga; hann gékk steikja, be went to roast, Vkv. 9; eiga, esp. when a mere periphrasis instead of skal, móður sína á maðr fyrst fram færa (better at færa), Grág. i. 232; á þann kvið einskis meta, 59; but at meta, id. l. 24; ráða, nema, göra …, freq. in poetry, when they are used as simple auxiliary verbs, e. g. nam hann sér Högna hvetja at rúnum, Skv. 3. 43.
    η. hljóta and verða, when used in the sense of must (as in Engl. he must go), and when placed after the infin.of another verb; hér muntu vera hljóta, Nj. 129; but hljóta at vera: fara hlýtr þú, Fms. 1. 159; but þú hlýtr at fara: verða vita, ii. 146; but verða at vita: hann man verða sækja, þó verðr (= skal) maðr eptir mann lifa, Fms. viii. 19, Fas. ii. 552, are exceptional cases.
    θ. in poetry, verbs with the verbal neg. suffix ‘-at,’ freq. for the case of euphony, take no mark of the infinitive, where it would be indispensable with the simple verb, vide Lex. Poët. Exceptional cases; hvárt sem hann vill ‘at’ verja þá sök, eða, whatever he chooses, either, Grág. i. 64; fyrr viljum vér enga kórónu at bera, en nokkut ófrelsi á oss at taka, we would rather bear no crown than …, Fms. x. 12; the context is peculiar, and the ‘at’ purposely added. It may be left out ellipt.; e. g. þá er guð gefr oss finnast (= at finnast), Dipl. ii. 14; gef honum drekka (= at drekka), Pr. 470; but mostly in unclassical writers, in deeds, or the like, written nastily and in an abrupt style.
    3.
    and að, conj. [Goth. þatei = οτι; A. S. þät; Engl. that; Germ, dass; the Ormul. and Scot. at, see the quotations sub voce in Jamieson; in all South-Teutonic idioms with an initial dental: the Scandinavian idioms form an exception, having all dropped this consonant; Swed. åt, Dan. at]. In Icel. the Bible translation (of the 16th century) was chiefly based upon that of Luther; the hymns and the great bulk of theol. translations of that time were also derived from Germany; therefore the germanised form það frequently appears in the Bible, and was often employed by theol. authors in sermons since the time of the Reformation. Jón Vidalin, the greatest modern Icel. preacher, who died in 1720, in spite of his thoroughly classical style, abounds in the use of this form; but it never took root in the language, and has never passed into the spoken dialect. After a relative or demonstr. pronoun, it freq. in mod. writers assumes the form eð, hver eð, hverir eð, hvað eð, þar eð. Before the prep. þú (tu), þ changes into t, and is spelt in a single word attú, which is freq. in some MS.;—now, however, pronounced aððú, aððeir, aððið …, = að þú…, with the soft Engl. th sound. It gener. answers to Lat. ut, or to the relat. pron. qui.
    I. that, relative to svá, to denote proportion, degree, so…, that, Lat. tam, tantus, tot…, ut; svá mikill lagamaðr, at…, so great a lawyer, that…, Nj. 1; hárið svá mikit, at þat…, 2; svá kom um síðir því máli, at Sigvaldi, it came so far, that…, Fms. xi. 95, Edda 33. Rarely and unclass., ellipt. without svá; Bæringr var til seinn eptir honum, at hann … (= svá at), Bær. 15; hlífði honum, at hann sakaði ekki, Fas. iii. 441.
    II. it is used,
    1. with indic, in a narrative sense, answering partly to Gr. οτι, Lat. quod, ut, in such phrases as, it came to pass, happened that …; þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, Nj. 2; þat var á palmdrottinsdag, at Ólafr konungr gékk út um stræti, Fms. ii. 244.
    2. with subj. answering to Lat. acc. with infin., to mark the relation of an object to the chief verb, e. g. vilda ek at þú réðist, I wished that you would, Nj. 57.
    β. or in an oblique sentence, answering to ita ut…; ef svá kann verða at þeir láti…, if it may be so that they might…, Fms. xi. 94.
    γ. with a subj. denoting design, answering to ϊνα or Lat. ut with subj., in order that; at öll veraldar bygðin viti, ut sciat totus orbis, Stj.; þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, at þeir dæi eigi af sulti, ut ne fame perirent, Nj. 265; fyrsti hlutr bókarinnar er Kristindómsbálkr, at menn skili, in order that men may understand, Gþl. p. viii.
    III. used in connection with conjunctions,
    1. esp. þó, því, svá; þó at freq. contr. þótt; svát is rare and obsolete.
    α. þóat, þótt (North. E. ‘thof’), followed by a subjunctive, though, although, Lat. etsi, quamquam (very freq.); þóat nokkurum mönnum sýnist þetta með freku sett… þá viljum vér, Fms. vi. 21: phrases as, gef þú mér þó at úverðugri, etsi indignae (dat.), Stj. MS. col. 315, are unclass., and influenced by the Latin: sometimes ellipt. without ‘þó,’ eigi mundi hón þá meir hvata göngu sinni, at (= þóat) hon hraeddist bana sinn, Edda 7, Nj. 64: ‘þó’ and ‘at’ separated, svarar hann þó rétt, at hann svari svá, Grág. i. 23; þó er rétt at nýta, at hann sé fyrr skorinn, answering to Engl. yetthough, Lat. attamenetsi, K. Þ. K.
    β. því at, because, Lat. nam, quia, with indic.; því at allir vóru gerfiligir synir hans, Ld. 68; því at af íþróttum verðr maðr fróðr, Sks. 16: separated, því þegi ek, at ek undrumst, Fms. iii. 201; því er þessa getið, at þat þótti, it i s mentioned because …, Ld. 68.
    γ. svá at, so that, Lat. ut, ita ut; grátrinn kom upp, svá at eingi mátti öðrum segja, Edda 37: separated, so … that, svá úsvúst at …, so bad weather, that, Bs. i. 339, etc.
    2. it is freq. used superfluously, esp. after relatives; hver at = hverr, quis; því at = því, igitur; hverr at þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða, Fms. v. 159; hvern stvrk at hann mundi fá, 44; ek undrumst hvé mikil ógnarraust at liggr í þér, iii. 201; því at ek mátti eigi þar vera elligar, því at þar var kristni vel haldin, Fas. i. 340.
    IV. as a relat. conj.:
    1. temp, when, Lat. quum; jafnan er ( est) mér þá verra er ( quum) ek fer á braut þaðan, en þá at ( quum) ek kem, Grett. 150 A; þar til at vér vitum, till we know, Fms. v. 52; þá at ek lýsta (= þá er), when, Nj. 233.
    2. since, because; ek færi yðr (hann), at þér eruð í einum hrepp allir, because of your being all of the same Rape, Grág. i. 260; eigi er kynlegt at ( though) Skarphéðinn sé hraustr, at þat er mælt at…, because (since) it is a saying that…, Nj. 64.
    V. in mod. writers it is also freq. superfluously joined to the conjunctions, ef að = ef, si, (Lv. 45 is from a paper MS.), meðan að = meðan, dum; nema að, nisi; fyrst að = fyrst, quoniam; eptir að, síðan að, postquam; hvárt að = hvárt, Lat. an. In the law we find passages such as, þá er um er dæmt eina sök, at þá eigu þeir aptr at ganga í dóminn, Grág. i. 79; ef þing ber á hina helgu viku, at þat á eigi fyrir þeim málum at standa, 106; þat er ok, at þeir skulu reifa mál manna, 64; at þeir skulu með váttorð þá sök sækja, 65: in all these cases ‘at’ is either superfluous or, which is more likely, of an ellipt. nature, ‘the law decrees’ or ‘it is decreed’ being understood. The passages Sks. 551, 552, 568, 718 B, at lokit (= at ek hefi lokit), at hugleitt (= at ek hefi h.), at sent (= at ek hefi sent) are quite exceptional.
    4.
    and að, an indecl. relat. pronoun [Ulf. þatei = ος, ος αν, οστις, οσπερ, οιος, etc.; Engl. that, Ormul. at], with the initial letter dropped, as in the conj. at, (cp. also the Old Engl. at, which is both a conj. and a pronoun, e. g. Barbour vi. 24 in Jamieson: ‘I drede that his gret wassalage, | And his travail may bring till end, | That at men quhilc full litil wend.’ | ‘His mestyr speryt quhat tithings a t he saw.’—Wyntoun v. 3. 89.) In Icel. ‘er’ (the relat. pronoun) and ‘at’ are used indifferently, so that where one MS. reads ‘er,’ another reads ‘at,’ and vice versâ; this may easily be seen by looking at the MSS.; yet as a rule ‘er’ is much more freq. used. In mod. writers ‘at’ is freq. turned into ‘eð,’ esp. as a superfluous particle after the relative pron. hverr (hver eð, hvað eð, hverir eð, etc.), or the demonstr. sá (sá eð, þeir eð, hinir eð, etc.):—who, which, that, enn bezta grip at ( which) hafði til Íslands komið, Ld. 202; en engi mun sá at ( cui) minnisamara mun vera, 242; sem blótnaut at ( quae) stærst verða, Fms. iii. 214; þau tiðendi, at mér þætti verri, Nj. 64, etc. etc.
    5.
    n. collision (poët.); odda at, crossing of spears, crash of spears, Höfuðl. 8.
    β. a fight or bait of wild animals, esp. of horses, v. hesta-at and etja.
    6.
    the negative verbal suffix, v. -a.

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    mais [mε]
       a. (opposition) but
    il est gros mais souple he's big, but supple
    il est parti ? mais tu m'avais promis qu'il m'attendrait ! he's left? but you promised he'd wait for me!
       b. (renforcement) tu me crois ? -- mais oui or bien sûr do you believe me? -- of course
    mais je te jure que c'est vrai ! but I swear it's true!
    mais ne te fais pas de souci ! don't you worry!
    je vous dérange ? -- mais pas du tout am I disturbing you? -- not at all
       c. (surprise) mais alors qu'est-ce qui est arrivé ? so what happened?
    mais dites-moi, c'est intéressant tout ça ! well now that's all very interesting!
    mais enfin, tu vas te taire ? (inf) look here, are you going to shut up? (inf)
    2. masculine noun
    * * *

    il est bête, mais bête! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stupid!

    je n'ai rien compris, mais vraiment rien! — I understood absolutely nothing!

    ‘est-ce que je peux venir aussi?’ - ‘mais oui! — ‘can I come too?’ - ‘of course!’

    mais où est-il passé?where on earth (colloq) has he got to?

    mais, vous pleurez! — good heavens, you're crying!

    mais alors, vous m'avez menti! — so you lied to me!

    mais dis-moi, tu le connais aussi? — so you know him too?

    * * *
    conj
    1) (contraste, opposition) but

    C'est cher mais de très bonne qualité. — It's expensive, but very good quality.

    2)
    * * *
    I.
    mais conj
    1 (introduisant une correction, une opposition) but; il est intelligent mais paresseux he's intelligent but lazy; elle n'arrive pas lundi mais mardi she's not arriving on Monday but on Tuesday, she's arriving on Tuesday, not Monday; non seulement il est malhonnête, mais en plus il s'en vante not only is he dishonest but on top of that he boasts about it; il est acteur mais aussi écrivain he's an actor and a writer as well; incroyable mais vrai strange but true; mais il avait pourtant dit qu'il viendrait but he did say he would come;
    2 ( pour renforcer) mais c'est de la folie! but that's madness!; mais c'est tout naturel! but it's only natural!; mais ne t'inquiète donc pas! don't you worry about it; mais c'est vrai, je t'assure! but it's true, I tell you! ; il est bête, mais bête! he's so incredibly stupid!; il faisait chaud, mais chaud! it was so incredibly hot!; je n'ai rien compris, mais vraiment rien! I understood absolutely nothing!; ‘est-ce que je peux venir aussi?’-‘mais oui! or bien sûr! or certainement!’ ‘can I come too?’-‘of course!’;
    3 (marquant l'indignation, l'impatience) mais où est-il passé? where on earth has he got to?; mais qu'est-ce qui se passe ici? what on earth is going on here?; mais vas-tu te taire! can't you just shut up?; non mais (des fois)! for God's sake!, really!; non mais quel culot! really! what a nerve!; non mais des fois ! pour qui se prend-il? really! ou I ask you! who does he think he is?; (non) mais il commence à m'énerver celui -là! that guy is really beginning to get on my nerves!;
    4 ( marquant la surprise) mais, vous pleurez! good heavens, you're crying!; mais alors, vous m'avez menti! so you lied to me!; mais je te croyais parti à l'étranger! well! I thought you'd gone abroad!; mais qu'est-ce qui t'a pris? what on earth came over you?;
    5 ( comme transition) mais j'y pense now that I come to think of it; mais, je m'égare but I digress; mais dis-moi, tu le connais aussi? so you know him too?
    II.
    mais nm il n'y a pas de mais (qui tienne) there are no buts about it.
    il n'en pouvait mais he couldn't take it any more.
    [mɛ] conjonction
    1. [servant à opposer deux termes]
    finalement je n'en veux pas un mais deux actually, I want two not one
    ce n'est pas bleu, mais vert it's not blue, it's green
    2. [introduisant une objection, une restriction, une précision] but
    oui, mais... yes, but...
    ces chaussures sont jolies mais trop chères these shoes are nice, but they're too expensive
    j'ai trouvé le même, mais moins cher I found the same thing, only ou but cheaper
    3. [introduisant une transition]
    mais Fred, tu l'as vu ou non? (and) what about Fred, did you see him or not?
    mais dis-moi, ton frère, il ne pourrait pas m'aider? I was thinking, couldn't your brother help me?
    mais alors, vous ne partez plus? so you're not going any more?
    4. [renforçant des adverbes]
    vous êtes d'accord? — mais oui, tout à fait do you agree? — yes, absolutely
    tu pleures? — mais non, mais non... are you crying? — no, no, it's alright...
    nous allons à Venise, mais aussi à Florence et à Sienne we're going to Venice, and to Florence and Siena too
    ...mais bon, il ne veut rien entendre...but he just won't listen
    5. [employé exclamativement - avec une valeur intensive]
    cet enfant est nerveux, mais nerveux! that child is highly-strung, and I mean highly-strung!
    j'ai faim, mais faim! I'm so hungry!
    il a pleuré, mais pleuré! he cried, how he cried!
    c'était une fête, mais une fête! what a party that was!, that was a real party!
    [exprimant l'indignation, l'impatience]
    non mais ça ne va pas! you're/he's etc. mad!
    mais dis donc, tu n'as pas honte? well really, aren't you ashamed of yourself?
    mais enfin, en voilà une manière de traiter les gens! well ou I must say, that's a fine way to treat people!
    non mais tu plaisantes? you can't be serious!, you must be joking!
    mais tu vas te taire, bon sang! (familier) for God's sake, will you shut up!
    mais je vais me fâcher, moi! I'm not going to put up with this!
    [exprimant la surprise]
    mais c'est Paul! hey, it's Paul!
    mais dis donc, tu es là, toi? what (on earth) are you doing here?
    ————————
    [mɛ] adverbe
    ————————
    [mɛ] nom masculin
    il n'y a pas de mais (qui tienne), j'ai dit au lit! no buts about it, I said bed!
    ————————
    non seulement... mais locution correlative
    non seulement tu arrives en retard, mais (en plus) tu oublies ton livre not only do you arrive late but on top of that you forget your book

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    гл.
    Русский глагол сказать называет лишь факт сообщения чего-либо при помощи слов, но не указывает, как что-либо было сказано. Английские эквиваленты подчеркивают способ или сопутствующие обстоятельства произнесения каких-либо слов.
    1. to say — сказать (выразить что-либо устно или письменно: обычно одноактное действие, чаще всего вводит прямую речь): «It is getting late» she said. — «Уже поздно», — сказала она. You should write to the bank and say you need more time to consider their terms. — Вам надо написать в банк и сказать, что вам надо больше времени, чтобы обдумать их условия. Не has been saying for weeks that he is going to repair that plug. — Он уже несколько недель говорит, что собирается починить вилку ( электрошнура). It says in today's paper that gas prices are going up again. — В сегодняшней газете говорится, что стоимость газа опять повышается. The chairman started by saying why he had called the meeting. — Председатель начал с того, что сказал, почему он созвал собрание. Where was Ellis going? — I don't know, she didn't say. — Куда пошла Эллис? — Я не знаю, она не сказала. Are you saying I am fat? — Вы хотите сказать, что я толстый? So what you are saying is that taxes may rise. — Значит то, что вы говорите, означает, что налоги могут быть повышены?
    2. to put it (somehow) — сказать, выразить особым способом (выразить свою мысль особым способом, используя специальные слова для того, чтобы пояснить как можно проще и яснее, что имеется в виду): If you haven't quite understood, I'll try to put it in another way. — Если вы не совсем поняли, я постараюсь выразить свою мысль иначе. То put it bluntly, this film is not very good. — Если говорить прямо, это не очень хороший фильм./Если говорить без обиняков, этот фильм не очень хорош. Long-term planning is useless, because as Ben puts it, in the long term we are dead. — Долгосрочное планирование бесполезно, потому что, как выразился Бэн, за это время мы все можем умереть. Не is not very clever, to put it mildly. — Мягко выражаясь, он не очень умен.
    3. to word — сказать, сформулировать (выразить определенными словами что-либо по специальному выбору говорящего или пишущего): His speech to the police officer about racial violence had to be very carefully worded. — Его речь, обращенная к полицейскому сотруднику относительно расового насилия, должна быть очень тщательно сформулирована. The Defence Secretary made a public statement about the crisis, but it was worried in such a way as to give very little information. — Министр обороны сделал заявление относительно кризиса, но оно было так сформулировано, что содержало очень мало информации.
    4. to put smth in one's own words — сказать, выразить (выразить что-либо собственными словами, которые вы сами выбираете, а не повторяете чужих слов): Tell the court in your own words, what happened on the night of January,
    2. — Расскажите суду своими словами, что произошло вечером второго января. It is a good idea to get your students to retell the story in their own words. — Неплохая мысль предложить студентам пересказывать этот рассказ собственными словами.
    5. to imply — сказать, подразумевать (выразить что-либо косвенно, не называя точно, какое событие имеется в виду): Не sort of implied ihat I could have the job I wanted. — Он вроде намекал, что я могу получить работу, которую хотел./Он вроде подразумевал, что я могу получить работу, которую хотел. What are you implying, that my paintings are no good?! — Что вы хотите сказать, что мои картины никуда не годятся?! You seem lo be implying something that is not quite true. — Вы, кажется, намекаете на что-то, что ис совсем верно.
    6. to hint — сказать, намекать, дать понять (сказать что-либо обиняком, косвенно): What are you hinting at? — На что вы намекаете? «It is not just me who will be getting a prize?» Sam hinted. — «Приз получу не только я», — намекнул Сэм. She hinted that there might be a possibility of a pay rise. — Она дала понять, что возможно будет повышение зарплаты,/Она намекнула, что возможно будет повышение зарплаты. I had the feeling he was hinting that he would like to go out with me. — У меня было такое чувство, что он сказал/намекнул, что хочет пойти туда вместе со мной.
    7. to speak in a roundabout way — сказать что-либо обиняком, сказать что-либо косвенным образом, дать понять (особенно, чтобы не быть грубым или не вызвать смущения): I told him, in a roundabout way, that he was not really strong enough to join my English class. — Я дал ему понять, что его знания были недостаточны, чтобы учиться английскому в моем классе. Не said he didn't need their services any more, but that was put in a roundabout way. — Он сказал, что больше не нуждается в их услугах, но это было высказано косвенно.
    8. to blurt out — сказать, сболтнуть (неожиданно, не раздумывая сказать что-либо, особенно то, что надо было хранить в тайне, или что-либо несомненно могущее вызвать смущение): She had blurted out my secret when she was upset and now everyone knows about it. — Когда она была расстроена, она выболтала мой секрет, и теперь все об этом знают. «I never liked your friend anyway», she blurted out tearfully. — В слезах она сказала: «Мне никогда не нравился ваш друг»./В слезах она сболтнула: «Мне никогда не нравился ваш друг».
    9. to exclaim — сказать, воскликнуть (громко и неожиданно, потому что вы сердиты, удивлены или возбуждены): «What a beautiful house!» she exclaimed. — «Какой красивый дом!» — воскликнула она. «Oh, no,» exclaimed Bill in terror. — «О, нет!» — воскликнул Билл в ужасе. «Oh, this house is on fire,» exclaimed she. — «Этот дом горит!» — воскликнула она.
    10. to come out with — сказать (неожиданно сказать что-либо необычное или то, что вызывает у других удивление): It was strange to hear a little old lady come out with a swear word like that. — Было очень странно услышать, как эта маленькая старушка вдруг произнесла такое ругательство. I don't want to make a speech, Emmy, I will only come out with something silly that everyone will laught. — Я не хочу выступать, Эмма, а то скажу что-либо глупое, и все будут смсяться./Я не хочу выступать, Эмма, а то сморожу какую-либо глупость, и все будут смеяться. You never know what he will come out with next. — Никогда не знаешь, что он скажет в следующий раз.
    11. to say smth under one's breath — сказать очень тихо, шептать, говорить очень тихо (одним дыханием, так чтобы никто не слышал): «Stupid!» he said under his breath as the old man walked away. — «Дурак!", — пробурчал он, когда старик прошел мимо. Henry is so bad-tempered these day's, he never says anything, but I hear him swearing under his breath. — Все эти дни Генри такой злой, он ничего не говорит, но я слышал, что он чертыхается про себя.

    Русско-английский объяснительный словарь > сказать

  • 86 help

    help [help]
    aide1 (a), 1 (b) secours1 (a), 1 (b) personnel1 (c) femme de ménage1 (d) aider2 (a) secourir2 (a) contribuer à2 (b) encourager2 (b) améliorer2 (c) servir2 (d) être utile3
    1 noun
    (a) (gen) aide f, assistance f; (to drowning or wounded person) secours m, assistance f;
    thank you for your help merci de votre aide;
    can I be of any help? puis-je faire quelque chose pour vous?, puis-je vous rendre service?;
    we're happy to have been of help nous sommes contents d'avoir pu rendre service;
    he went to get help il est allé chercher du secours;
    we yelled for help nous avons crié au secours;
    with the help of a neighbour avec l'aide d'un voisin;
    he opened the window with the help of a crowbar il a ouvert la fenêtre à l'aide d'un levier;
    she did it without any help elle l'a fait toute seule;
    the map wasn't much help la carte n'a pas servi à grand-chose;
    I could never have done it without your help jamais je n'aurais pu le faire sans vous ou votre aide;
    some students need help to decide which course to take certains étudiants ont besoin qu'on les aide à choisir leur cursus;
    she needs help going upstairs il faut qu'elle se fasse aider pour ou elle a besoin qu'on l'aide à monter l'escalier;
    familiar she needs help il faut qu'elle voie un psychiatre, elle a des problèmes psychologiques;
    familiar if you think that's funny, you need help si tu trouves ça drôle, c'est que tu dois avoir un problème;
    the situation is now beyond help la situation est désespérée ou irrémédiable maintenant;
    he's past help (is dying) il est perdu; (is crazy, stupid) on ne peut rien pour lui;
    there's no help for it on n'y peut rien
    (b) (something that assists) aide f, secours m;
    that was a big help (to me) ça m'a beaucoup aidé;
    you've been a great help vous m'avez été d'un grand secours, vous m'avez beaucoup aidé;
    ironic he's a great help! il est d'un précieux secours!
    (c) (UNCOUNT) (employees) personnel m, employés mpl;
    it's hard to get good help il est difficile de trouver des employés sérieux;
    help wanted (sign) cherchons employés
    (d) (domestic worker) femme f de ménage
    (a) (assist, aid → gen) aider; (→ elderly, poor, wounded) secourir, venir en aide à;
    come and help me viens m'aider;
    can I help you with the dishes? puis-je t'aider à faire la vaisselle?;
    they got their neighbours to help them move ils se sont fait aider par leurs voisins pour le déménagement;
    they help one another take care of the children ils s'entraident pour s'occuper des enfants;
    we want to help poorer countries to help themselves nous voulons aider les pays sous-développés à devenir autonomes ou à se prendre en main;
    he helped me on/off with my coat il m'a aidé à mettre/enlever mon manteau;
    euphemism a man is helping the police with their enquiries la police est en train d'interroger un suspect;
    she helped the old man to his feet/across the street elle a aidé le vieux monsieur à se lever/à traverser la rue;
    let me help you up/down laissez-moi vous aider à monter/descendre;
    it might help if you took more exercise ça irait peut-être mieux si tu faisais un peu plus d'exercice;
    it helped me knowing that someone was waiting for me ça m'a aidé de savoir que quelqu'un m'attendait;
    can I help you? (in shop) vous désirez?;
    Grant Publishing, how may I help you? (on telephone) les Éditions Grant, bonjour;
    Law do you swear to tell the truth, so help you God? jurez-vous de dire la vérité, que Dieu vous vienne en aide?;
    so help me God! je le jure devant Dieu!;
    familiar I'll get you for this, so help me j'aurai ta peau, je le jure!;
    proverb God helps those who help themselves aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera
    (b) (contribute to) contribuer à; (encourage) encourager, favoriser;
    the rain helped firefighters to bring the flames under control la pluie a permis aux pompiers de maîtriser l'incendie;
    it helped to ease my headache cela a soulagé mon mal de tête;
    it helped to give the impression that… cela a contribué à donner l'impression que…, à cause de cela, on avait l'impression que…
    (c) (improve, remedy → situation) améliorer; (→ pain) atténuer;
    this cream should help your back pain cette crème devrait te soulager de ton mal de dos;
    that doesn't help the situation, that doesn't help much cela ne nous avance pas (beaucoup);
    crying won't help matters cela ne sert à rien ou n'arrange rien de pleurer;
    ironic to help matters, it started to pour with rain pour tout arranger, il s'est mis à pleuvoir des cordes
    (d) (serve) servir;
    she helped me to more rice elle m'a servi du riz une deuxième fois;
    I helped myself to the cheese je me suis servi en fromage;
    help yourself! servez-vous!;
    they helped themselves to more meat ils ont repris de la viande;
    euphemism he helped himself to the petty cash il a pioché ou il s'est servi dans la caisse
    (e) (with "can", usu negative) (avoid, refrain from) I can't help thinking that we could have done more je ne peux pas m'empêcher de penser qu'on aurait pu faire plus;
    we couldn't help laughing or but laugh nous ne pouvions pas nous empêcher de rire;
    I couldn't help overhearing je n'ai pu m'empêcher de surprendre la conversation;
    she never writes any more than she can help elle ne se foule pas pour écrire, elle écrit un minimum de lettres ou le moins possible
    (f) (with "can", usu negative) (control) she can't help her temper elle ne peut rien à ses colères;
    I tried not to laugh but I couldn't help myself j'essayais de ne pas rire mais c'était plus fort que moi;
    they can't help being born there ils n'ont pas demandé à naître là;
    I'm not going back if I can help it si j'ai le choix, je n'y retournerai pas;
    I can't help it je n'y peux rien, ce n'est pas de ma faute;
    he can't help it if she doesn't like it il n'y est pour rien ou ce n'est pas de sa faute si cela ne lui plaît pas;
    can he help it if the train is late? est-ce que c'est de sa faute si le train est en retard?;
    it can't be helped tant pis! on n'y peut rien ou on ne peut pas faire autrement;
    are they coming? - not if I can help it! est-ce qu'ils viennent? - pas si j'ai mon mot à dire!
    être utile;
    can I help? est-ce que je peux faire quelque chose?;
    is there anything I can do to help? puis-je être utile?;
    she helps a lot around the house elle se rend très utile à la maison, elle rend souvent service à la maison;
    he offered to help with the clearing up il a proposé de nous/les/ etc aider à ranger;
    I was only trying to help! je voulais seulement vous/les/ etc aider!;
    it helps if you can speak the language c'est plus facile si on parle la langue;
    losing your temper isn't going to help ça ne sert à rien de perdre ton calme;
    forgetting the map didn't help le fait d'avoir oublié la carte n'a pas arrangé les choses;
    it's near the post office if that helps c'est près du bureau de poste si ça peut vous aider;
    every little helps les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières;
    every penny helps il n'y a pas de petites économies
    (in distress) au secours!, à l'aide!; (in dismay) zut!, mince!;
    help!, I'm late! mince!, je suis en retard!
    ►► Computing help button case f d'aide;
    help desk service m d'assistance téléphonique; Computing (for computing queries) service m d'assistance;
    Computing help file fichier m d'aide;
    Computing help key touche f d'aide;
    Computing help menu menu m d'aide;
    Computing help screen écran m d'aide
    (person) aider à marcher ou avancer; (plan, project) faire avancer
    (gen) aider, venir en aide à; (with supplies, money) dépanner;
    the scholarship really helped her out la bourse lui a été d'un grand secours;
    she helps us out in the shop from time to time elle vient nous donner un coup de main au magasin de temps en temps;
    they help each other out ils s'entraident;
    she helps him out with his homework elle l'aide à faire ses devoirs
    aider, donner un coup de main
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  • 87 half

    1. [hɑ:f] n (pl halves)
    1. половина

    half (an hour) past ten (o'clock) - (амер. тж. half after ten) половина одиннадцатого

    three and a half hours, three hours and a half - три с половиной часа

    the first [second] half of the year - первое [второе] полугодие

    at halves - пополам, на двоих

    to rent at halves - снимать (дом, комнату) на двоих

    to farm on halves - вести хозяйство (на ферме) вдвоём /на половинных началах/

    to go halves with smb. in smth. - а) войти в долю с кем-л.; they went halves in the expense of hiring a car - они на двоих взяли напрокат автомобиль; б) делить пополам, поровну

    in /into/ half, in /into/ halves - пополам

    to divide into two halves - разделить пополам /на две равные части/

    by half - а) наполовину; to reduce by half - сокращать наполовину /вдвое/; bigger by half - в полтора раза больше; б) намного, гораздо

    too clever by half - ирон. слишком /больно/ умный

    by halves - не совсем, частично, наполовину

    to do smth. by halves - сделать что-л. наполовину, не закончить

    what is half of twelve? - сколько будет, если двенадцать разделить пополам /на два/?

    I gave her half, and kept half for myself - половину я отдал ей, а другую половину оставил себе

    2. семестр, полугодие

    to enter school in the winter [summer] half - поступить в школу в первом [втором] полугодии

    the larger /better/ half of the fortune - большая часть состояния

    a good half, fully a half - добрая половина

    4. разг. полстопки, полпорции (виски и т. п.)

    how about the other half? - ну как, повторим? ( о выпивке)

    5. разг.
    1) = half-crown
    2) = half-dollar
    6. разг. = half-back
    7. спорт.
    1) половина игры, тайм
    2) половина поля

    in our [the opponent's] half (of the ground) - на нашей половине поля [на половине поля соперника]

    3) равный счёт ( гольф)
    8. юр. сторона ( в договоре)
    9. (half-) как компонент сложных слов со значением полу-, половина, половинный, наполовину:

    not (the) half of smth. - не всё, не самое главное

    that's not the half of the story - ≅ это ещё не всё, главное ещё впереди

    one's better half - а) «дражайшая половина», супруга; б) редк. супруг

    to see smth. with half an eye - а) легко /сразу/ понять что-л.; б) небрежно отнестись к чему-л.

    to cry halves - требовать половину, претендовать на половину

    half a fool half a knave - ≅ дурак, дурак, а себе на уме

    half a loaf is better than no bread - посл. ≅ на безрыбье и рак рыба

    2. [hɑ:f] a
    1. 1) половинный

    to own a half share in a business - владеть половиной капитала /акций/ в деле

    2) равный половине
    2. неполный, частичный; половинчатый

    half one thing half another - ни то ни сё

    half angel half bird - ≅ ни рыба ни мясо

    3. [hɑ:f] adv
    1. наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностью

    half empty - наполовину пустой, полупустой

    half laughing, half crying - не то смеясь, не то плача

    half right [left] - пол-оборота направо [налево]

    more than half dead - чуть /едва/ живой

    I was half afraid that you wouldn't come - у меня были некоторые опасения, что вы не придёте

    2. в значительной степени, почти
    3. эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. с отрицанием)
    1) очень, ужасно
    2) совсем, вовсе, отнюдь

    not half bad! - недурно!

    he is not half good enough for you - он недостаточно хорош для тебя; он тебе не пара

    half as much /many/ - вдвое меньше

    half as much [old, far] again - в полтора раза больше [старше, дальше]

    4. [hɑ:f] = halve 1 и 2

    НБАРС > half

  • 88 half

    1. [hɑ:f] n (pl halves)
    1. половина

    half (an hour) past ten (o'clock) - (амер. тж. half after ten) половина одиннадцатого

    three and a half hours, three hours and a half - три с половиной часа

    the first [second] half of the year - первое [второе] полугодие

    at halves - пополам, на двоих

    to rent at halves - снимать (дом, комнату) на двоих

    to farm on halves - вести хозяйство (на ферме) вдвоём /на половинных началах/

    to go halves with smb. in smth. - а) войти в долю с кем-л.; they went halves in the expense of hiring a car - они на двоих взяли напрокат автомобиль; б) делить пополам, поровну

    in /into/ half, in /into/ halves - пополам

    to divide into two halves - разделить пополам /на две равные части/

    by half - а) наполовину; to reduce by half - сокращать наполовину /вдвое/; bigger by half - в полтора раза больше; б) намного, гораздо

    too clever by half - ирон. слишком /больно/ умный

    by halves - не совсем, частично, наполовину

    to do smth. by halves - сделать что-л. наполовину, не закончить

    what is half of twelve? - сколько будет, если двенадцать разделить пополам /на два/?

    I gave her half, and kept half for myself - половину я отдал ей, а другую половину оставил себе

    2. семестр, полугодие

    to enter school in the winter [summer] half - поступить в школу в первом [втором] полугодии

    the larger /better/ half of the fortune - большая часть состояния

    a good half, fully a half - добрая половина

    4. разг. полстопки, полпорции (виски и т. п.)

    how about the other half? - ну как, повторим? ( о выпивке)

    5. разг.
    1) = half-crown
    2) = half-dollar
    6. разг. = half-back
    7. спорт.
    1) половина игры, тайм
    2) половина поля

    in our [the opponent's] half (of the ground) - на нашей половине поля [на половине поля соперника]

    3) равный счёт ( гольф)
    8. юр. сторона ( в договоре)
    9. (half-) как компонент сложных слов со значением полу-, половина, половинный, наполовину:

    not (the) half of smth. - не всё, не самое главное

    that's not the half of the story - ≅ это ещё не всё, главное ещё впереди

    one's better half - а) «дражайшая половина», супруга; б) редк. супруг

    to see smth. with half an eye - а) легко /сразу/ понять что-л.; б) небрежно отнестись к чему-л.

    to cry halves - требовать половину, претендовать на половину

    half a fool half a knave - ≅ дурак, дурак, а себе на уме

    half a loaf is better than no bread - посл. ≅ на безрыбье и рак рыба

    2. [hɑ:f] a
    1. 1) половинный

    to own a half share in a business - владеть половиной капитала /акций/ в деле

    2) равный половине
    2. неполный, частичный; половинчатый

    half one thing half another - ни то ни сё

    half angel half bird - ≅ ни рыба ни мясо

    3. [hɑ:f] adv
    1. наполовину; полу-; недостаточно; неполностью

    half empty - наполовину пустой, полупустой

    half laughing, half crying - не то смеясь, не то плача

    half right [left] - пол-оборота направо [налево]

    more than half dead - чуть /едва/ живой

    I was half afraid that you wouldn't come - у меня были некоторые опасения, что вы не придёте

    2. в значительной степени, почти
    3. эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. с отрицанием)
    1) очень, ужасно
    2) совсем, вовсе, отнюдь

    not half bad! - недурно!

    he is not half good enough for you - он недостаточно хорош для тебя; он тебе не пара

    half as much /many/ - вдвое меньше

    half as much [old, far] again - в полтора раза больше [старше, дальше]

    4. [hɑ:f] = halve 1 и 2

    НБАРС > half

  • 89 Т-211

    БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ (ПРИНИМАТЬ/ПРИНЯТЬ) НА СЕБЙ ТРУД VP subj: human foil. by infin when the verb is negated, the var. труда can also be used fixed WO
    to undertake, pledge, volunteer to do sth.: X взял на себя труд (с)делать Y - X took it upon (on) himself to do Y
    X took upon himself the burden (the labor, the work) of doing Y (in limited contexts) X went to the trouble of doing Y X made the effort to do Y
    X любезно взял на себя труд сделать Y = X was kind (good) enough to do Y
    ii (when used as a polite request) вы не возьмёте на себя труд сделать Y? = would you be so kind (good) as to do Y? Но кто же брал на себя труд уведомить отца моего о моём поведении?.. Я терялся в догадках (Пушкин 2). But who then took it on himself to inform my father of my conduct?...1 was at a loss (2a).
    «Вам всё кажется, что у меня какие-то цели, а потому и глядите на меня подозрительно... Но как я ни желаю сойтись с вами, я всё-таки не возьму на себя труда разуверять вас в противном. Ей-богу, игра не стоит свеч...» (Достоевский 3). "You seem to think the whole time that I have certain ulterior motives and therefore you look upon me with suspicion....But no matter how much I'd like to be friends with you, I'm still not going to take upon myself the labor of convincing you to the contrary. The game's not worth the candle, I swear to God..." (3a).
    Вы очень талантливы, и я рад, что именно вы взяли на себя труд написать обо мне, о всех нас... (Соколов 1)....You're very talented, and I'm glad that it was you who took upon yourself the work of writing about me, about all of us... (1a).

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  • 90 брать на себя труд

    БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ (ПРИНИМАТЬ/ПРИНЯТЬ) НА СЕБЯ ТРУД
    [VP; subj: human; foll. by infin; when the verb is negated, the var. труда can also be used; fixed WO]
    =====
    to undertake, pledge, volunteer to do sth.:
    - X took upon himself the burden (the labor, the work) of doing Y;
    - [in limited contexts] X went to the trouble of doing Y;
         ♦ Но кто же брал на себя труд уведомить отца моего о моём поведении?.. Я терялся в догадках (Пушкин 2). But who then took it on himself to inform my father of my conduct?...I was at a loss (2a).
         ♦ "Вам всё кажется, что у меня какие-то цели, а потому и глядите на меня подозрительно... Но как я ни желаю сойтись с вами, я всё-таки не возьму на себя труда разуверять вас в противном. Ей-богу, игра не стоит свеч..." (Достоевский 3). "You seem to think the whole time that I have certain ulterior motives and therefore you look upon me with suspicion....But no matter how much I'd like to be friends with you, I'm still not going to take upon myself the labor of convincing you to the contrary. The game's not worth the candle, I swear to God..." (3a).
         ♦...Вы очень талантливы, и я рад, что именно вы взяли на себя труд написать обо мне, о всех нас... (Соколов 1)....You're very talented, and I'm glad that it was you who took upon yourself the work of writing about me, about all of us... (1a).

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  • 91 взять на себя труд

    БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ (ПРИНИМАТЬ/ПРИНЯТЬ) НА СЕБЯ ТРУД
    [VP; subj: human; foll. by infin; when the verb is negated, the var. труда can also be used; fixed WO]
    =====
    to undertake, pledge, volunteer to do sth.:
    - X took upon himself the burden (the labor, the work) of doing Y;
    - [in limited contexts] X went to the trouble of doing Y;
         ♦ Но кто же брал на себя труд уведомить отца моего о моём поведении?.. Я терялся в догадках (Пушкин 2). But who then took it on himself to inform my father of my conduct?...I was at a loss (2a).
         ♦ "Вам всё кажется, что у меня какие-то цели, а потому и глядите на меня подозрительно... Но как я ни желаю сойтись с вами, я всё-таки не возьму на себя труда разуверять вас в противном. Ей-богу, игра не стоит свеч..." (Достоевский 3). "You seem to think the whole time that I have certain ulterior motives and therefore you look upon me with suspicion....But no matter how much I'd like to be friends with you, I'm still not going to take upon myself the labor of convincing you to the contrary. The game's not worth the candle, I swear to God..." (3a).
         ♦...Вы очень талантливы, и я рад, что именно вы взяли на себя труд написать обо мне, о всех нас... (Соколов 1)....You're very talented, and I'm glad that it was you who took upon yourself the work of writing about me, about all of us... (1a).

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  • 92 принимать на себя труд

    БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ (ПРИНИМАТЬ/ПРИНЯТЬ) НА СЕБЯ ТРУД
    [VP; subj: human; foll. by infin; when the verb is negated, the var. труда can also be used; fixed WO]
    =====
    to undertake, pledge, volunteer to do sth.:
    - X took upon himself the burden (the labor, the work) of doing Y;
    - [in limited contexts] X went to the trouble of doing Y;
         ♦ Но кто же брал на себя труд уведомить отца моего о моём поведении?.. Я терялся в догадках (Пушкин 2). But who then took it on himself to inform my father of my conduct?...I was at a loss (2a).
         ♦ "Вам всё кажется, что у меня какие-то цели, а потому и глядите на меня подозрительно... Но как я ни желаю сойтись с вами, я всё-таки не возьму на себя труда разуверять вас в противном. Ей-богу, игра не стоит свеч..." (Достоевский 3). "You seem to think the whole time that I have certain ulterior motives and therefore you look upon me with suspicion....But no matter how much I'd like to be friends with you, I'm still not going to take upon myself the labor of convincing you to the contrary. The game's not worth the candle, I swear to God..." (3a).
         ♦...Вы очень талантливы, и я рад, что именно вы взяли на себя труд написать обо мне, о всех нас... (Соколов 1)....You're very talented, and I'm glad that it was you who took upon yourself the work of writing about me, about all of us... (1a).

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  • 93 принять на себя труд

    БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ (ПРИНИМАТЬ/ПРИНЯТЬ) НА СЕБЯ ТРУД
    [VP; subj: human; foll. by infin; when the verb is negated, the var. труда can also be used; fixed WO]
    =====
    to undertake, pledge, volunteer to do sth.:
    - X took upon himself the burden (the labor, the work) of doing Y;
    - [in limited contexts] X went to the trouble of doing Y;
         ♦ Но кто же брал на себя труд уведомить отца моего о моём поведении?.. Я терялся в догадках (Пушкин 2). But who then took it on himself to inform my father of my conduct?...I was at a loss (2a).
         ♦ "Вам всё кажется, что у меня какие-то цели, а потому и глядите на меня подозрительно... Но как я ни желаю сойтись с вами, я всё-таки не возьму на себя труда разуверять вас в противном. Ей-богу, игра не стоит свеч..." (Достоевский 3). "You seem to think the whole time that I have certain ulterior motives and therefore you look upon me with suspicion....But no matter how much I'd like to be friends with you, I'm still not going to take upon myself the labor of convincing you to the contrary. The game's not worth the candle, I swear to God..." (3a).
         ♦...Вы очень талантливы, и я рад, что именно вы взяли на себя труд написать обо мне, о всех нас... (Соколов 1)....You're very talented, and I'm glad that it was you who took upon yourself the work of writing about me, about all of us... (1a).

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  • 94 half

    1. plural - halves; noun
    1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) polovica, pol
    2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) polčas
    2. adjective
    1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pol
    2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pol
    3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) polovičen
    3. adverb
    1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) na pol
    2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) na pol
    - halve
    - half-and-half
    - half-back
    - half-brother
    - half-sister
    - half-caste
    - half-hearted
    - half-heartedly
    - half-heartedness
    - half-holiday
    - half-hourly
    - half-term
    - half-time
    - half-way
    - half-wit
    - half-witted
    - half-yearly
    - at half mast
    - by half
    - do things by halves
    - go halves with
    - half past three
    - four
    - seven
    - in half
    - not half
    * * *
    I [ha:f, haæf]
    noun
    (plural halves) polovica; polletje; sport polčas; izenačenost (golf); juridically stranka
    one's better half — boljša polovica, žena
    the larger half — večja polovica, večji del
    to do s.th. by halves — površno, na pol kaj narediti
    to go halves with s.o.razdeliti si s kom na pol
    in half, in halvesrazpolovljen
    II [ha:f, hæf]
    adjective
    polovičen; površen, nepopoln
    at half the price — za pol cene, po polovični ceni
    to gain half the battle — polovico že dobiti, opraviti že pol dela
    half a loaf is better than no bread — boljši vrabec v roki, kot golob na strehi
    to see with half an eye — takoj sprevideti, videti brez najmanjšega truda
    III [ha:f, hæf]
    adverb
    pol, na pol; precej; skoraj
    not half — kar se da, strašno
    colloquially not half badprecej dobro
    not half big enough — sploh ne, še zdaleč ne
    do you like whisky? Oh, not half!imate radi viski? Pa še kako!
    nautical east half-south — ɜ ɜ/8 stopinj jugovzhodno

    English-Slovenian dictionary > half

  • 95 Hoch

    1. hoch < attr hohe(r, s), höher, attr höchste(r, s)> [ho:x] adj
    ein hoher Turm a tall [or high] tower;
    ein hoher Baum/ Mensch a tall tree/person;
    eine hohe Decke a high ceiling;
    [gut] 20 Meter \Hoch sein to be [a good] 20 metres [or (Am) -ers] tall/high [or in height] /deep; Aufhängung, Dach to be [a good] 20 metres [or (Am) -ers] off the ground;
    ein Mann von hohem Wuchs ( liter) a man of tall stature (a. form)
    ein 125 Meter hoher Turm a 125 metre [high] tower
    2) ( beträchtlich) high, large;
    hohe Beträge large amounts;
    hohe Kosten high costs;
    ein hoher Lotteriegewinn a big lottery win
    3) ( stark gesteigert) high;
    etw einem hohen Druck aussetzen to expose sth to a high pressure;
    hohes Fieber haben to be running a high temperature
    4) ( erheblich) extensive, severe;
    hohe Verluste severe losses;
    ein hoher Sachschaden extensive damage to property
    5) ( groß) great, high;
    ein hoher Lebensstandard a high standard of living;
    du hast aber hohe Ansprüche! you're very demanding [or ( form) exigent] !;
    eine hohe Freude a great pleasure;
    die Gesundheit ist ein hohes Gut health is a precious commodity
    6) ( bedeutend) great, high;
    hohe Ämter/ ein hohes Amt bekleiden to hold high office;
    hohes Ansehen great respect;
    ein hoher Feiertag an important public holiday;
    hohe Offiziere high-ranking officers;
    ein hohe Position in der Firma a senior position in the firm
    7) ( sehr) highly;
    \Hoch angesehen ( geh) highly regarded [or ( form) esteemed];
    \Hoch begabt highly gifted [or talented];
    \Hoch beladen heavily laden;
    \Hoch besteuert highly taxed;
    \Hoch bezahlt highly paid, well paid;
    \Hoch dotiert highly remunerated ( form)
    eine \Hoch dotierte Stelle a highly remunerative position ( form)
    \Hoch empfindlich extremely [or very] delicate tech highly sensitive; foto high speed, fast attr;
    \Hoch entwickelt ( weit fortgeschritten) highly developed [or evolved];
    eine \Hoch entwickelte Kultur a highly developed civilization;
    ( verfeinert) sophisticated;
    \Hoch favorisiert sein to be the strong favourite [or (Am) -orite];
    \Hoch geehrt ( geh) highly honoured [or (Am) -ored];
    \Hoch geehrter Herr Präsident! dear Mr President!;
    \Hoch gelobt highly praised;
    \Hoch geschätzt highly esteemed [or valued] [or prized];
    \Hoch infektiös highly infectious;
    \Hoch industrialisiert highly industrialized;
    \Hoch kompliziert highly complicated;
    \Hoch konzentriert arbeiten to be completely focused on one's work;
    \Hoch motiviert highly motivated;
    \Hoch qualifiziert highly qualified;
    \Hoch radioaktiv highly radioactive;
    \Hoch rentabel highly profitable;
    \Hoch sensibel highly sensitive;
    \Hoch stehend advanced;
    eine \Hoch stehende Kultur an advanced civilization;
    wirtschaftlich/wissenschaftlich \Hoch stehend economically/scientifically advanced;
    gesellschaftlich \Hoch stehende Leute people of high social standing;
    \Hoch versichert heavily insured;
    \Hoch verschuldet deep in debt pred;
    wie \Hoch bist du verschuldet? how much [or deep] in debt are you?;
    jdn [als jdn/etw] \Hoch achten to respect sb highly [or greatly] [as sb/sth];
    \Hoch geachtet highly [or greatly] respected;
    etw \Hoch achten to respect sth highly [or greatly];
    jdm etw \Hoch anrechnen to give sb a great credit for sth;
    jdn/etw \Hoch einschätzen to have a high opinion of sb/sth;
    \Hoch eingeschätzt werden to be thought highly [or highly thought]; [or well] of;
    jdn/etw zu \Hoch einschätzen to overestimate sb/sth;
    jdn/etw \Hoch schätzen to appreciate sb/sth very much, to value sb/sth highly
    8) pred
    jdm zu \Hoch sein ( fam) to be above sb's head; s. a. Schule, C, Haus, Herrschaft
    adv <höher, am höchsten>
    1) ( nach oben)
    wie \Hoch kannst du den Ball werfen? how high can you throw the ball?;
    der Berg ragt 5000 Meter \Hoch empor the mountain towers to a height of 5000 metres;
    etw \Hoch halten ( in die Höhe halten) to hold up sth sep;
    \Hoch zum Himmel zeigen to point up at [or to] the sky;
    \Hoch gewachsen tall;
    einen Gang \Hoch schalten auto to shift [up] gears;
    [zu] \Hoch singen mus to sing [too] high
    \Hoch auf dem Berg befindet sich eine Jagdhütte there's a hunting lodge high up on the mountain;
    die Sterne stehen \Hoch am Himmel the stars are high up in the sky;
    wir fliegen 4000 Meter \Hoch we're flying at a height of 4,000 metres;
    \Hoch gelegen high-lying [or -altitude]; attr;
    im \Hoch gelegenen Gebirgstal high up in the mountains;
    \Hoch oben high up;
    im Keller steht das Wasser 3 cm \Hoch the water's 3 cm deep in the cellar;
    wie \Hoch steht das Thermometer? how high is the temperature?; s. a. Ross
    3) ( äußerst) extremely, highly, very;
    der Vorschlag ist mir \Hoch willkommen I very much welcome the suggestion
    \Hoch gewinnen to win a large amount;
    \Hoch wetten to bet heavily
    2 \Hoch 4 2 to the power of 4 spec;
    x \Hoch 3 x to the power of 3 spec, x cubed spec
    WENDUNGEN:
    zu \Hoch gegriffen sein to be an exaggeration;
    \Hoch und heilig ( fam) faithfully;
    \Hoch und heilig schwören, dass... to swear blind that...;
    etw \Hoch und heilig versprechen to promise sth faithfully;
    \Hoch hergehen ( fam) to be lively;
    auf ihren Partys geht es immer \Hoch her there's always a lively atmosphere at her parties;
    \Hoch hinauswollen ( fam) to aim high;
    jd ist \Hoch in den Fünfzigern/Sechzigern etc. sb's in his/her late fifties/sixties etc.;
    wenn es \Hoch kommt ( fam) at the most;
    [bei etw] \Hoch pokern [o reizen] ( fam) to take a big chance [with sth];
    \Hoch stehen to be high up;
    er stand in der Rangordnung recht \Hoch he was very high up in the hierarchy;
    \Hoch! get up!;
    \Hoch, ihr Faulpelze! [get] up, you lazy so-and-sos!
    2. Hoch -s, -s> [ho:x] nt
    cheer;
    ein dreifaches \Hoch dem glücklichen Brautpaar three cheers for the happy couple;
    ein \Hoch auf jdn ausbringen to give sb a cheer
    3. Hoch -s, -s> [ho:x] nt
    meteo high

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  • 96 hoch

    1. hoch < attr hohe(r, s), höher, attr höchste(r, s)> [ho:x] adj
    ein hoher Turm a tall [or high] tower;
    ein hoher Baum/ Mensch a tall tree/person;
    eine hohe Decke a high ceiling;
    [gut] 20 Meter \hoch sein to be [a good] 20 metres [or (Am) -ers] tall/high [or in height] /deep; Aufhängung, Dach to be [a good] 20 metres [or (Am) -ers] off the ground;
    ein Mann von hohem Wuchs ( liter) a man of tall stature (a. form)
    ein 125 Meter hoher Turm a 125 metre [high] tower
    2) ( beträchtlich) high, large;
    hohe Beträge large amounts;
    hohe Kosten high costs;
    ein hoher Lotteriegewinn a big lottery win
    3) ( stark gesteigert) high;
    etw einem hohen Druck aussetzen to expose sth to a high pressure;
    hohes Fieber haben to be running a high temperature
    4) ( erheblich) extensive, severe;
    hohe Verluste severe losses;
    ein hoher Sachschaden extensive damage to property
    5) ( groß) great, high;
    ein hoher Lebensstandard a high standard of living;
    du hast aber hohe Ansprüche! you're very demanding [or ( form) exigent] !;
    eine hohe Freude a great pleasure;
    die Gesundheit ist ein hohes Gut health is a precious commodity
    6) ( bedeutend) great, high;
    hohe Ämter/ ein hohes Amt bekleiden to hold high office;
    hohes Ansehen great respect;
    ein hoher Feiertag an important public holiday;
    hohe Offiziere high-ranking officers;
    ein hohe Position in der Firma a senior position in the firm
    7) ( sehr) highly;
    \hoch angesehen ( geh) highly regarded [or ( form) esteemed];
    \hoch begabt highly gifted [or talented];
    \hoch beladen heavily laden;
    \hoch besteuert highly taxed;
    \hoch bezahlt highly paid, well paid;
    \hoch dotiert highly remunerated ( form)
    eine \hoch dotierte Stelle a highly remunerative position ( form)
    \hoch empfindlich extremely [or very] delicate tech highly sensitive; foto high speed, fast attr;
    \hoch entwickelt ( weit fortgeschritten) highly developed [or evolved];
    eine \hoch entwickelte Kultur a highly developed civilization;
    ( verfeinert) sophisticated;
    \hoch favorisiert sein to be the strong favourite [or (Am) -orite];
    \hoch geehrt ( geh) highly honoured [or (Am) -ored];
    \hoch geehrter Herr Präsident! dear Mr President!;
    \hoch gelobt highly praised;
    \hoch geschätzt highly esteemed [or valued] [or prized];
    \hoch infektiös highly infectious;
    \hoch industrialisiert highly industrialized;
    \hoch kompliziert highly complicated;
    \hoch konzentriert arbeiten to be completely focused on one's work;
    \hoch motiviert highly motivated;
    \hoch qualifiziert highly qualified;
    \hoch radioaktiv highly radioactive;
    \hoch rentabel highly profitable;
    \hoch sensibel highly sensitive;
    \hoch stehend advanced;
    eine \hoch stehende Kultur an advanced civilization;
    wirtschaftlich/wissenschaftlich \hoch stehend economically/scientifically advanced;
    gesellschaftlich \hoch stehende Leute people of high social standing;
    \hoch versichert heavily insured;
    \hoch verschuldet deep in debt pred;
    wie \hoch bist du verschuldet? how much [or deep] in debt are you?;
    jdn [als jdn/etw] \hoch achten to respect sb highly [or greatly] [as sb/sth];
    \hoch geachtet highly [or greatly] respected;
    etw \hoch achten to respect sth highly [or greatly];
    jdm etw \hoch anrechnen to give sb a great credit for sth;
    jdn/etw \hoch einschätzen to have a high opinion of sb/sth;
    \hoch eingeschätzt werden to be thought highly [or highly thought]; [or well] of;
    jdn/etw zu \hoch einschätzen to overestimate sb/sth;
    jdn/etw \hoch schätzen to appreciate sb/sth very much, to value sb/sth highly
    8) pred
    jdm zu \hoch sein ( fam) to be above sb's head; s. a. Schule, C, Haus, Herrschaft
    adv <höher, am höchsten>
    1) ( nach oben)
    wie \hoch kannst du den Ball werfen? how high can you throw the ball?;
    der Berg ragt 5000 Meter \hoch empor the mountain towers to a height of 5000 metres;
    etw \hoch halten ( in die Höhe halten) to hold up sth sep;
    \hoch zum Himmel zeigen to point up at [or to] the sky;
    \hoch gewachsen tall;
    einen Gang \hoch schalten auto to shift [up] gears;
    [zu] \hoch singen mus to sing [too] high
    \hoch auf dem Berg befindet sich eine Jagdhütte there's a hunting lodge high up on the mountain;
    die Sterne stehen \hoch am Himmel the stars are high up in the sky;
    wir fliegen 4000 Meter \hoch we're flying at a height of 4,000 metres;
    \hoch gelegen high-lying [or -altitude]; attr;
    im \hoch gelegenen Gebirgstal high up in the mountains;
    \hoch oben high up;
    im Keller steht das Wasser 3 cm \hoch the water's 3 cm deep in the cellar;
    wie \hoch steht das Thermometer? how high is the temperature?; s. a. Ross
    3) ( äußerst) extremely, highly, very;
    der Vorschlag ist mir \hoch willkommen I very much welcome the suggestion
    \hoch gewinnen to win a large amount;
    \hoch wetten to bet heavily
    2 \hoch 4 2 to the power of 4 spec;
    x \hoch 3 x to the power of 3 spec, x cubed spec
    WENDUNGEN:
    zu \hoch gegriffen sein to be an exaggeration;
    \hoch und heilig ( fam) faithfully;
    \hoch und heilig schwören, dass... to swear blind that...;
    etw \hoch und heilig versprechen to promise sth faithfully;
    \hoch hergehen ( fam) to be lively;
    auf ihren Partys geht es immer \hoch her there's always a lively atmosphere at her parties;
    \hoch hinauswollen ( fam) to aim high;
    jd ist \hoch in den Fünfzigern/Sechzigern etc. sb's in his/her late fifties/sixties etc.;
    wenn es \hoch kommt ( fam) at the most;
    [bei etw] \hoch pokern [o reizen] ( fam) to take a big chance [with sth];
    \hoch stehen to be high up;
    er stand in der Rangordnung recht \hoch he was very high up in the hierarchy;
    \hoch! get up!;
    \hoch, ihr Faulpelze! [get] up, you lazy so-and-sos!
    2. Hoch -s, -s> [ho:x] nt
    cheer;
    ein dreifaches \hoch dem glücklichen Brautpaar three cheers for the happy couple;
    ein \hoch auf jdn ausbringen to give sb a cheer
    3. Hoch -s, -s> [ho:x] nt
    meteo high

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  • 97 дам

    вж. давам
    * * *
    да̀вам гл.
    1. give ( някому нещо s.o. s.th., s.th. to s.o.); ( подавам) hand, pass; (за обща цел) contribute; ( сервирам) help ( някому нещо s.o. to s.th.); ( храна на животно) feed (на to); ( награда, почести, звание) award (на to), confer (on), bestow (on); ( подарявам) give, present (s.o. with s.th.); ( връчвам) give, hand, deliver; ( мома за женене) give in marriage; \дам безплатно give away; \дам знак make a sign, beckon (на to); \дам знак с ръка motion with o.’s hand; \дам израз на give expression/utterance to; \дам мило и драго за be ready to give anything for; \дам на химическо чистене have s.th. dry-cleaned, send s.th. to be dry-cleaned; \дам назаем lend; \дам нещо на поправка have s.th. repaired; \дам някому ролята на cast s.o. in the part of; \дам някому това, което му се пада give s.o. his (proper) due; \дам обещание make a promise, hold out a promise (на to), promise; \дам подкуп на някого bribe s.o.; \дам познания/основа по ground in, give a grounding in; \дам помощ на give help to, lend assistance to; \дам първа помощ на give first aid to; \дам съгласието си give o.’s consent/assent; имам да \дам някому be in debt to s.o., be in s.o.’s debt, owe s.o. money, owe money to s.o.; не \дам ( помощ, съгласие) withhold;
    2. ( отпускам; позволявам, разрешавам) let (с inf. без to), allow (с inf.); ( амнистия, пенсия, виза, стипендия; независимост, концесии и пр.) grant; дава ми се време be allowed time; \дам някому достъп до give s.o. access to; \дам по пет минути на всеки оратор limit every speaker to five minutes; \дам свобода на някого allow s.o. freedom, give freedom to s.o.; не \дам дума да се каже be dead set against; не ми дават да отида на кино they won’t let me go to the cinema;
    3. ( доставям, снабдявам) furnish, supply, provide; ( излъчвам) give out, emit; \дам данни supply data; слънцето дава топлина и светлина the sun emits heat and light;
    4. ( раждам, произвеждам; нося) yield, bear, produce; \дам дивиденти yield dividents; \дам жито/плод yield/bear a harvest; \дам лихва bear/yield interest; \дам мляко give/yield milk;
    5. ( плащам) pay;
    6. ( продавам) sell, charge; дават портокалите по 1 долар килото they sell oranges at 1 dollar the kilo, oranges sell/are sold at 1 dollar the kilo; колко го давате? what do you charge for it?;
    7. ( устройвам ­ концерт и пр.) give; ( представям ­ пиеса и пр.) show, play, put on; \дам обед/вечеря на give a lunch/dinner for, entertain to lunch/dinner; какво дават в кино Х? what is on/showing at the X (Cinema)? отдавна дават тази пиеса the play has had a long run, the play has been on a long time; тази вечер дават Хамлет they’re playing/showing/giving Hamlet tonight, Hamlet is on tonight;
    8. ( установявам; поставям) fix, set; \дам задача set a task; \дам среща fix an appointment (на with); \дам срок set a time-limit; \дам тон set the tone;
    9. ( равнявам се на) make, add up to; • бих му дал тридесет I should put him down at/as thirty; давай! go ahead! come on! разг. fire away! shoot! ( по-бързо) step on it! давай! ( говори) shoot! fire away! \дам воля на indulge, give full play to; give vent to; \дам възможност afford/present an opening/an opportunity (за for); \дам възможност на enable (s.o.), give (s.o.) an opportunity (да to с inf.); \дам дете за осиновяване put a child into a home; \дам живота си lay down o.’s life; \дам за обнародване submit for publication; \дам изстрел/залп fire a shot/a volley; \дам клетва take/make/swear an oath; \дам много жертви suffer heavy losses; \дам на занаят bind (s.o.) over as an apprentice, apprentice (s.o.); put s.o. apprentice; \дам някому да разбере, \дам да се разбере:
    1. make it clear to s.o. (that);
    2. ( сгълчавам) tell s.o. off; give it s.o. hot/strong, give s.o. hell, give s.o. what for; \дам отпор на repulse; put up a fight against; \дам парите си ( харча за какво да е) part with o.’s money; \дам (си) вид pretend, make believe; \дам си оставката resign, hand in o.’s resignation; \дам си сметка за realize, be aware of; \дам си труд да take (the) trouble to (с inf.), trouble to; \дам скъпи жертви pay a costly/heavy toll in human life; \дам сметка за give/render an account of (на to, за of); \дам сражение give battle; \дам сянка supply shade; \дам тласък на give an impetus to, set s.th. going; \дам утайка leave a sediment; дай ми ти на мене хубаво вино I love good wine (if I love anything); дай ръка ( при споразумение) that’s bargain; here’s my hand on it; a deal; колко години му даваш? how old do you take him to be? не \дам мира на някого give/allow s.o. no peace; не му давай само … he’s mad on …, all he cares for is …; не му дават годините he doesn’t look his age; не се \дам stick to o.s’ guns, not give in, show fight, keep o.’s tail up; не се \дам за него he can’t compare with me; не си \дам много труд take it easy.
    * * *
    вж. давам

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  • 98 bosh

    head; top, summit; beginning; source, headwaters; end, limit; bulb (onion, etc.), bunch (grapes); main, chief. bosh kelishigi nominative case. kishi boshiga per head, per person. gektar boshiga per hectare. boshga tushgan/boshdan kechir(il)gan/bosh og’ri to have a headache. boshiga kel to occur to. bosh bo’l /boshida tur to head, lead, direct. bosh gap head clause?? bosh kiyimi headgear, headdress. bosh maqola feature article, main article. bosh to’g’on main dam. bosh xotin first, oldest wife (polygamy). bosh barmoq thumb. boshi berk ko’cha deadend street. avval boshi first of all... satr boshi paragraph. bir boshdan from the beginning; in order. qayta boshdan once again, over again. boshi bilan with heart and soul. boshi bog’liq engaged (to be married). xotin boshi bilan as a woman. boshi ochiq bare headed, unveiled; not yet married or engaged (woman). bosh og’rig’i headache. bosh ustiga As you wish! By all means! Certainly! boshi qorong’i at the stage of pregancy to have cravings for certain foods. bosh harf capital letter. yolg’iz boshi all alone, by o.s. bosh ko’kka/bosh ko’tarib yur to hold one’s head high. bosh olib ket to pack up and leave for good. bosh oqqan tomonga ket to go wherever the roads leads you, wherever fancy takes you. bosh suq /bosh tort to bud, bloom; to pull out, back out. boshing toshdan bo’lsin Don’t get killed! (said to a soldier leaving for war). bosh ur to look for shelter, protection; to bow and scrape. boshi chiqmaydi to not be free of, not escape from. bir yoqadan bosh chiqarib to do s.t. as one, unanimously. bosh Eg to bow down, give in, submit. bosh qashi to scratch one’s head. boshi qot to be confounded. mening senga boshim qorong’i oyog’iga bosh qo’y to prostrate o.s. at s.o.’s feet. bosh qo’sh to butt in, to meddle. o’z boshiga independently, each for himself. boshiga et to finish off, to be s.o.’s downfall. boshiga ko’tar to revere, hold in high esteem; to raise a din, make a ruckus. boshiga uradimi? What’s he going to do with that? Why should he bother himself with that? boshiga chiq /boshga qo’y to revere, emulate. boshida yong’oq/boshini biriktir /boshini buk to subdue, bring to one’s knees. boshini ye to be one’s downfall, be the death of s.o. boshini sila to console, comort; to indulge; to take under one’s wing. boshini tik to swear o.s. to s.t. biror ishning boshini ushla /boshni qotir to confound, bother, plague

    Uzbek-English dictionary > bosh

  • 99 ישן I

    יָשֵׁןI (b. h.; cmp. אֲשַׁן) ( to recover strength, cmp. חָלַם, to sleep, trnsf. to be idle, lazy. Shebu.III, 5 (I swear) שאִישַׁן that I will sleep, שיָשַׁנְתִּי that I have slept. Num. R. s. 20 בא לִישָׁן going to sleep.Cant. R. to III, 1 ישנתי לי מן התירהוכ׳ I (Israel) have been lazy in the study of the Law and the performance of good deeds; a. fr.

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  • 100 יָשֵׁן

    יָשֵׁןI (b. h.; cmp. אֲשַׁן) ( to recover strength, cmp. חָלַם, to sleep, trnsf. to be idle, lazy. Shebu.III, 5 (I swear) שאִישַׁן that I will sleep, שיָשַׁנְתִּי that I have slept. Num. R. s. 20 בא לִישָׁן going to sleep.Cant. R. to III, 1 ישנתי לי מן התירהוכ׳ I (Israel) have been lazy in the study of the Law and the performance of good deeds; a. fr.

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