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  • 1 πῆχυς

    πῆχυς, εως, ὁ (Hom.+; ins, pap, LXX, En, TestSol, TestAbr; TestJud 3:7; GrBar, ApcEsdr, EpArist, Philo, Joseph., apolog.) gen. pl. πηχῶν (un-Att.: X., An. 4, 7, 16; Polyb., Diod S, Hero Alex., Plut.; SIG 1231, 14; pap [Mayser p. 267]; LXX [s. Thackeray p. 151, 21]; En 7:2; Jos., Bell. 6, 166, C. Ap. 2, 119; SibOr 5, 57.—Phryn. p. 245 Lob.; Schwyzer I 573; Dssm., B 152 [BS 153f]; B-D-F §48; Mlt-H. 140f) orig. ‘forearm’ then cubit or ell as a measure of length (Poll. 2, 158: ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ ὠλεκράνου πρὸς τὸ τοῦ μέσου δακτύλου ἄκρον, τὸ διάστημα πῆχυς=a cubit is the distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger; about 45–52 cm.—KHermann, Lehrb. der griech. Antiquitäten IV3 1882, 438ff; FHultsch, APF 3, 1906, 438ff) Rv 21:17 (Lucian’s marvelous city [Ver. Hist. 2, 11] is measured not by the ordinary human cubit, but by the πῆχυς βασιλικός). ὡς ἀπὸ πηχῶν διακοσίων about ninety meters away (s. ἀπό 4) J 21:8. προσθεῖναι πῆχυν (cp. Epicharmus in Diog. L. 3, 11 μέτρον παχυαῖον ποτθέμειν): προσθεῖναι ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλικίαν αὐτοῦ π. (ἔνα) Mt 6:27; Lk 12:25 (Damasc., Vi. Isid. 166 of spiritual growth: αὔξεσθαι κατὰ πῆχυν; Epict. 3, 2, 10 γέγονέ σου τὸ ψυχάριον ἀντὶ δακτυλιαίου δίπηχυ=your little soul, as long as a finger, has become two cubits in length [because you were praised]). This expression has produced two major lines of interpr.: as ref. to length of life (s. ἡλικία 1a and cp. Mimnermus 2, 3 Diehl2 πήχυιον ἐπὶ χρόνον=‘for only a cubit of time’) add a single hour to your span of life NRSV; cp. Betz, SM p. 475f; as ref. to bodily growth add one cubit to your height / add a cubit to your stature NRSV mg. The former has been commended because the addition of a cubit in the sense of time appears to be a small matter, whereas a πῆχυς of bodily stature is monstrously large (Alcaeus, Fgm. 50 D.2 gives the measurement of an enormous giant as less than 5 cubits). But this objection fails to take account of freq. use of hyperbole in the dominical discourse. Moreover, the context of both pass. deals with food and clothing. Food provides the nourishment that sustains growth as well as life. Disciples do not grow to their present heights by worrying. The description ἐλάχιστον (Lk 12:26) appears to be an exquisite bit of irony climaxing the hyperbole.—B. 236f. DELG. M-M.

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  • 2 zijn

    zijn1
    〈 het〉
    1 [het bestaan] being ⇒ existence
    2 [de persoonlijkheid] being ⇒ soul
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    zijn2
    1 [bestaan, zich bevinden, gebeuren] be
    2 [behoren aan] be
    3 [leven] be, live, be alive
    4 [bezig zijn met] be
    5 [bedragen] be
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   er zijn mensen die … • there are people who …
         dat kan/mag wel (zo) zijn • be that as it may
         zij het dat hij … • although he …
         wat is er? • what's the matter?; 〈 wat wil je zeggen〉 what is it?
         wat zal het zijn? • what'll it be?
         wat niet is, kan nog komen • Rome wasn't built in a day
         we zijn er • here we are
         hoe het ook zij • whatever the case may be, in any event
         hoe ver ben je? (in een boek) • how far have you got?
         als het ware • as it were
         het is of ik hem meer gezien heb • I feel as if/ 〈 informeel〉 like I've seen him before
    3   er was eens een koning … • once (upon a time) there was a king …
         die man is er geweest • that man is done for
         vader is niet meer • father is no longer alive
    4   Piet is lopen/voetballen • Piet is (out) running/playing football
    ¶   wij zijn met de trein • we have come by train
         van wanneer is dat boek? • when was that book written?
    II 〈 koppelwerkwoord〉
    1 be
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   dat zijn mijn ouders • those are my parents
         daar is niets van waar • that's not at all true
         dat is te doen • that can be done
         dát is nog eens lopen • (now) that's what I call walking
         ben ik? • is it my turn?
         die beker is van tin • that cup is made of tin
         als ik jou was, zou ik … • if I were/ 〈 informeel〉was you, I would …
    1 [van tijd] have
    2 [van de lijdende vorm] be
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   er waren gunstige berichten binnengekomen • favourable reports had come in
    2   hij is geprezen • he has been commended
    ————————
    zijn3
    1  his ⇒ 〈met betrekking tot dieren/zaken〉 its, 〈 met betrekking tot onpersoonlijk onderwerp〉 one's
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   〈 informeel〉 vader zijn hoed • father's hat
         dit is zijn huis • this is his house
         de zijnen • his family/ 〈 informeel〉 people
         ieder het zijne geven • give every man his due
    ¶   hij heeft het zijne gedaan • he has done his part
         hij wilde er het zijne van weten • he wanted to know (just) what was what

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  • 3 hij is geprezen

    hij is geprezen

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  • 4 encomendar

    v.
    1 to entrust.
    2 to commission, to entrust, to commend.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar
    1 to entrust, commend, put in charge
    1 to entrust oneself (a, to)
    \
    encomendarse a Dios to put one's trust in God, commend one's soul to God
    * * *
    1.
    VT to entrust, commend (a to, to the charge of)
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (frml) ( encargar)
    b) (Relig) to commend
    2.
    encomendarse v pron to commend oneself
    * * *
    Ex. There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
    ----
    * encomendar Algo a Alguien = entrust [instrust].
    * encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.
    * encomendar un trabajo a Alguien = assign + job.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (frml) ( encargar)
    b) (Relig) to commend
    2.
    encomendarse v pron to commend oneself
    * * *

    Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.

    * encomendar Algo a Alguien = entrust [instrust].
    * encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.
    * encomendar un trabajo a Alguien = assign + job.

    * * *
    encomendar [A5 ]
    vt
    1 ( frml) (encargar) to entrust
    le han encomendado la dirección de la empresa she has been entrusted with managing the company, management of the company has been entrusted to her
    2 ( Relig) to commend
    encomendó su alma a Dios he commended his soul to God
    to commend oneself
    encomendarse a Dios to commend oneself to God
    * * *

    encomendar verbo transitivo to entrust
    ' encomendar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    encargar
    English:
    charge
    - commend
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to entrust;
    les fue encomendada la tarea de redactar la constitución they were entrusted with the task of writing the constitution;
    me han encomendado el cuidado de su perro they've asked me to look after their dog;
    encomendó su alma a Dios he commended his soul to God
    * * *
    v/t entrust (a to);
    encomendar algo a alguien entrust sth to s.o., entrust s.o. with sth
    * * *
    encomendar {55} vt
    confiar: to entrust, to commend

    Spanish-English dictionary > encomendar

  • 5 СИНТАКСИС

    1. Общее правило для переводчика: русское существительное, стоящее в начале предложения в косвенном падеже, следует преобразовывать в подлежащее английского предложения, вне зависимости от его исходной синтаксической роли.
    Это наиболее надежный способ построить грамматически правильное и удобопонятное предложение на АЯ.
    a) Конструкция «в + Пр.п» в начале предложения:
    В выступлении президента было подчеркнуто, что никакие ссылки на терроризм не дают американской администрации права выступать в роли международного судьи. – The president’s statement emphasized that no reference to/invoking of terrorism can/give the American Administration the right to act as/ take the role of an international judge.
    ***
    В работе пресс-конференции принимали участие рабочие всех отраслей. – The work of the conference involved/included (замена глагола для достижения естественности звучания английского предложения) workers from all industries/fields/areas.
    ***
    Во французской ноте выражался решительный протест против этих действий. – The French note strongly/vigorously protested/contained a strong protest against such actions.
    ***
    Конструкция «в + Пр.п места» часто используется для ссылок на документ:
    В принятой вчера резолюции… - The resolution adopted/passed yesterday…
    В этом докладе много материалов на данную тему. – This report contains a lot of materials on this subject.
    В этих листках зло писали о порядках на фабрике. – These leaflets harshly criticized the system at the factory.
    @ в результате
    Можно опускать, трансформируя косвенный падеж в подлежащее (см. СИНТАКСИС)
    В результате войны погибло много людей. – The war killed/claimed the lives of a lot of people.
    В результате забастовки заводы были закрыты. – The strike closed down the factories.
    @ в печати
    Переводится посредством трансформации (косвенный падеж -> подлежащее) + (пассив -> актив) см. СИНТАКСИС
    6 июля в афганской печати был опубликован закон о политических партиях. – On July 6 the Afghan press published the law on political parties.
    В международной прессе сообщалось… - The international press reported… @
    б) Конструкция «на + Пр.п.»
    На встрече договорились… - The meeting reached an agreement…
    На рисунке хорошо видны детали. – The picture gives a good view of these details.
    в) Конструкция «о + Пр.п»
    Об этом говорилось уже много раз. – This has been discussed/referred to/addressed/spoken about/spoken to/raised/dealt with many times.
    г) Преобразование косвенного падежа в подлежащее с заменой активного глагола на пассивный:
    О конструктивной роли, которую могли бы сыграть средства массовой информации, следует помнить. – The constructive role which the media could play should be recalled.
    О причинах нынешней напряженности мы уже имели возможность сказать на заседаниях этого комитета. – The reasons for the present tension have already been addressed/are a subject we have already addressed at meetings of this committee.
    д) Перевод предложений, начинающихся со слов в Вин.п.:
    i)используется глагол to be (глагол «широкой семантики» - «бытийный глагол»).
    Крайне опасный характер приобретает теперь терроризм. Extremely dangerous now is terrorism/Of particular danger now is terrorism.
    ii) используются слова that, what или something вместе с «бытийным глаголом»:
    Бесспорными являются тяжелые последствия усилий ЮАР в этой области для безопасности соседних государств. – What is unquestionable/Something which is unquestionable is the serious consequences of South Africa’s steps in this area for the security of neighboring states.
    *** Вполне обоснованным представляется вывод, сделанный Генеральным Секретарем в его недавнем докладе о положении на Ближнем Востоке, о том, что… - What is fully justified is…/Something that would seem fully justified is the conclusion drawn by the Secretary General in his recent report that…
    е) Перевод дополнений в Дат.п.
    Этой тактике «превентивных» ударов должен быть положен конец. – This policy of preventive strikes must be stopped/halted.
    По адресу правления совета высказывалось одобрение. – The board of the council was commended
    ***
    Ему было холодно. – He was cold. Ей хотелось спать. – She felt sleepy.
    ж) Перевод местоимений в Вин.п.
    Их беспокоит, что он все еще не приехал. – They are worried that he hasn’t yet arrived.
    з) Конструкции «от + Род.п.»
    От пожара уцелело всего несколько домов. – The fire spared ( замена глагола) only a few houses.
    От понимания того, что является причиной сползания человечества к ядерной бездне, зависит и ответ на вопрос, можно ли остановить этот страшный процесс. – Understanding the reason for the mankind’s drift towards the nuclear abyss/nuclear disaster determines ( замена глагола) the answer to the question (as to) whether it is possible to stop this frightening/horrendous/fatal process.
    *** От того, сумеет ли мир избежать ядерной катастрофы, зависит решение всех насущных проблем и само существование человеческой цивилизации. – The world’s ability to nuclear catastrophe is decisive/is critical for the resolution of all other urgent/critical problems and for the very survival of civilization. Или Whether of not the world can avoid nuclear catastrophe – this will determine/this is what will determine the resolution…
    2. Перевод оборотов, начинающихся с причастий
    а) Начинать с причастия – напрашиваться на неприятности! Перевод можно начинать со слов that, what или something
    Выдвинутая в заявлении Президента от 15 февраля программа освобождения человечества кс 2000 году от ядерного и иного оружия массового уничтожения рассматривает выделение средств на цели социального и экономического развития в качестве важнейшей сопутствующей меры соглашений по ограничению вооружений и разоружению. –
    That/something which was proposed in the president’s statement of February 15, namely/I mean/that is the program for freeing/delivering mankind by the year 2000 from nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction provides for the allocation of resources for social and economic development as a most important collateral/additional/accompanying measure for arms limitation and disarmament agreements.
    б) Если вероятностное прогнозирование или здравый смысл подсказывают дальнейшее развитие мысли оратора, переводчик может заменить причастие именной конструкцией:
    Интересы этих народов требуют, чтобы были приняты безотлагательные меры по оздоровлению обстановки в регионе. – The interests of those peoples require the taking of immediate measures/measures that can be taken/to improve the situation in the region.
    *** В полной мере здесь должны быть использованы каналы Всемирной кампании за разоружение. – Full use should be made here of the opportunities provided by the World Disarmament Campaign.
    в) Возможно опустить причастие:
    Нам также представляется правильным принятый Комитетом подход к выработке общих рекомендаций, согласно которому акцент будет делаться на качестве разрабатываемых им рекомендаций. – We also believe that the Committee’s approach to drawing up recommendations is correct, namely that stress will be placed on the quality of the recommendations it produces/draws up/makes/comes up with.
    г) Сведение причастного оборота к прилагательному:
    Такой ориентированный на деловой результат подход даст возможность добиться необходимой активизации роли нашей комиссии. – Such a determined/vigorous/single-minded approach will provide/allow for the required/needed stepping up/intensification of the role of our committee.
    3. Перевод предложений, начинающихся с глаголов со значением необходимости и долженствования:
    there is
    Требует своего совершенствования процедура рассмотрения документов. – There is a need to improve the procedure for consideration of documents.
    Необходимо всемерно повышать… - There is a need to raise in every way/it is essential to raise in every way… Необходимо более тесное международное сотрудничество… - There is a need for closer international cooperation/What is needed is closer international cooperation…
    Особенно эффективно использовать there is, если переводчик не хочет вводить подлежащее или ставить глагол в пассивную форму:
    Надо это сделать. – There is a need to do it/
    C.f. We need to do it. (введено подлежащее) This should be done. (глагол в пассиве)
    4. Перевод безличных предложений.
    It is - в качестве тематического подлежащего
    Проводить тренировку лучше днем или вечером. – It is best to do these exercises in the afternoon or evening.
    Легче попасть в беду, чем выпутаться из нее. – It is easier to get into trouble than out of it.
    5. Если прямое дополнение, обозначающее предмет действия, превращается в английском предложении в подлежащее, то сказуемое выражается при помощи пассивной глагольной конструкции.
    Толкали его. – He was pushed.
    Первые шаги в этой области предприняла ЮНЕСКО. – The first steps in this field were taken by UNESCO.
    6. Неопределенно-личные конструкции переводятся пассивом.
    Говорят, он хороший актер. – He is said to be a good actor.
    Ее считают способной учительницей. – She is considered a good teacher. Нам внушали, что наша система лучше. – We have been led to believe/told that our system is better.
    Иногда глагол можно заменить существительным:
    Готовились праздновать Новый год. – Preparations were under way/begun for celebrating New Year.
    7. Безличная конструкция с инфинитивом переводится при помощи местоимения it или личного местоимения.
    Радоваться нам надо, а не плакать. – We should be happy and not cry/instead of crying.
    Не надо так говорить. – You must not say that/You shouldn’t talk like that. Что делать? – What should we/you do?
    8. Русское прилагательное, помещенное на начальное место в предложении с целью выделения, может потребовать при переводе на английский, помимо изменения порядка слов, использования усилительного слова или конструкции.
    Прекрасный ты испекла торт! – What a fantastic cake you baked!
    Видела я первые его шаги. – I saw him take his very first steps. Голодная я! – Am I starving!/Because I’m hungry, that’s why! Невероятная это была история. – It was an absolutely unbelievable story.
    9. Разделение в русском предложении словосочетания с целью логического выделения одного из слов может обусловить наличие в предложении двух интонационных центров.
    Замечательный у тебя муж! – What a wonderful husband you have!
    Очень сильно девочка ушиблась вчера. – She really got badly bruised yesterday. Триста ты мне должен долларов, дорогой! – That’s tree hundred you owe me, kiddo!
    10. Интонационное выделение слова, стоящего в непривычной для себя начальной позиции, показывает, что именно оно особенно важно для говорящего. Такой инвертированный порядок слов характерен для вопросительных предложений в разговорном стиле.
    Он к вам приходит когда? – When is it he’s coming to see you?
    А говорит он ей что? – So what is he telling her?
    ***
    Ваня, мне кажется, не пришел. ( интонационное выделение имени собственного) – I don’t think Vanya came.

    Словарь переводчика-синхрониста (русско-английский) > СИНТАКСИС

  • 6 СИНТАКСИС

    1. Общее правило для переводчика: русское существительное, стоящее в начале предложения в косвенном падеже, следует преобразовывать в подлежащее английского предложения, вне зависимости от его исходной синтаксической роли.
    Это наиболее надежный способ построить грамматически правильное и удобопонятное предложение на АЯ.
    a) Конструкция «в + Пр.п» в начале предложения:
    В выступлении президента было подчеркнуто, что никакие ссылки на терроризм не дают американской администрации права выступать в роли международного судьи. – The president’s statement emphasized that no reference to/invoking of terrorism can/give the American Administration the right to act as/ take the role of an international judge.
    ***
    В работе пресс-конференции принимали участие рабочие всех отраслей. – The work of the conference involved/included (замена глагола для достижения естественности звучания английского предложения) workers from all industries/fields/areas.
    ***
    Во французской ноте выражался решительный протест против этих действий. – The French note strongly/vigorously protested/contained a strong protest against such actions.
    ***
    Конструкция «в + Пр.п места» часто используется для ссылок на документ:
    В принятой вчера резолюции… - The resolution adopted/passed yesterday…
    В этом докладе много материалов на данную тему. – This report contains a lot of materials on this subject.
    В этих листках зло писали о порядках на фабрике. – These leaflets harshly criticized the system at the factory.
    - в печати
    б) Конструкция «на + Пр.п.»
    На встрече договорились… - The meeting reached an agreement…
    На рисунке хорошо видны детали. – The picture gives a good view of these details.
    в) Конструкция «о + Пр.п»
    Об этом говорилось уже много раз. – This has been discussed/referred to/addressed/spoken about/spoken to/raised/dealt with many times.
    г) Преобразование косвенного падежа в подлежащее с заменой активного глагола на пассивный:
    О конструктивной роли, которую могли бы сыграть средства массовой информации, следует помнить. – The constructive role which the media could play should be recalled.
    О причинах нынешней напряженности мы уже имели возможность сказать на заседаниях этого комитета. – The reasons for the present tension have already been addressed/are a subject we have already addressed at meetings of this committee.
    д) Перевод предложений, начинающихся со слов в Вин.п.:
    i)используется глагол to be (глагол «широкой семантики» - «бытийный глагол»).
    Крайне опасный характер приобретает теперь терроризм. Extremely dangerous now is terrorism/Of particular danger now is terrorism.
    ii) используются слова that, what или something вместе с «бытийным глаголом»:
    Бесспорными являются тяжелые последствия усилий ЮАР в этой области для безопасности соседних государств. – What is unquestionable/Something which is unquestionable is the serious consequences of South Africa’s steps in this area for the security of neighboring states.
    *** Вполне обоснованным представляется вывод, сделанный Генеральным Секретарем в его недавнем докладе о положении на Ближнем Востоке, о том, что… - What is fully justified is…/Something that would seem fully justified is the conclusion drawn by the Secretary General in his recent report that…
    е) Перевод дополнений в Дат.п.
    Этой тактике «превентивных» ударов должен быть положен конец. – This policy of preventive strikes must be stopped/halted.
    По адресу правления совета высказывалось одобрение. – The board of the council was commended
    ***
    Ему было холодно. – He was cold. Ей хотелось спать. – She felt sleepy.
    ж) Перевод местоимений в Вин.п.
    Их беспокоит, что он все еще не приехал. – They are worried that he hasn’t yet arrived.
    з) Конструкции «от + Род.п.»
    От пожара уцелело всего несколько домов. – The fire spared ( замена глагола) only a few houses.
    От понимания того, что является причиной сползания человечества к ядерной бездне, зависит и ответ на вопрос, можно ли остановить этот страшный процесс. – Understanding the reason for the mankind’s drift towards the nuclear abyss/nuclear disaster determines ( замена глагола) the answer to the question (as to) whether it is possible to stop this frightening/horrendous/fatal process.
    *** От того, сумеет ли мир избежать ядерной катастрофы, зависит решение всех насущных проблем и само существование человеческой цивилизации. – The world’s ability to nuclear catastrophe is decisive/is critical for the resolution of all other urgent/critical problems and for the very survival of civilization. Или Whether of not the world can avoid nuclear catastrophe – this will determine/this is what will determine the resolution…
    2. Перевод оборотов, начинающихся с причастий
    а) Начинать с причастия – напрашиваться на неприятности! Перевод можно начинать со слов that, what или something
    Выдвинутая в заявлении Президента от 15 февраля программа освобождения человечества кс 2000 году от ядерного и иного оружия массового уничтожения рассматривает выделение средств на цели социального и экономического развития в качестве важнейшей сопутствующей меры соглашений по ограничению вооружений и разоружению. –
    That/something which was proposed in the president’s statement of February 15, namely/I mean/that is the program for freeing/delivering mankind by the year 2000 from nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction provides for the allocation of resources for social and economic development as a most important collateral/additional/accompanying measure for arms limitation and disarmament agreements.
    б) Если вероятностное прогнозирование или здравый смысл подсказывают дальнейшее развитие мысли оратора, переводчик может заменить причастие именной конструкцией:
    Интересы этих народов требуют, чтобы были приняты безотлагательные меры по оздоровлению обстановки в регионе. – The interests of those peoples require the taking of immediate measures/measures that can be taken/to improve the situation in the region.
    *** В полной мере здесь должны быть использованы каналы Всемирной кампании за разоружение. – Full use should be made here of the opportunities provided by the World Disarmament Campaign.
    в) Возможно опустить причастие:
    Нам также представляется правильным принятый Комитетом подход к выработке общих рекомендаций, согласно которому акцент будет делаться на качестве разрабатываемых им рекомендаций. – We also believe that the Committee’s approach to drawing up recommendations is correct, namely that stress will be placed on the quality of the recommendations it produces/draws up/makes/comes up with.
    г) Сведение причастного оборота к прилагательному:
    Такой ориентированный на деловой результат подход даст возможность добиться необходимой активизации роли нашей комиссии. – Such a determined/vigorous/single-minded approach will provide/allow for the required/needed stepping up/intensification of the role of our committee.
    3. Перевод предложений, начинающихся с глаголов со значением необходимости и долженствования:
    there is
    Требует своего совершенствования процедура рассмотрения документов. – There is a need to improve the procedure for consideration of documents.
    Необходимо всемерно повышать… - There is a need to raise in every way/it is essential to raise in every way… Необходимо более тесное международное сотрудничество… - There is a need for closer international cooperation/What is needed is closer international cooperation…
    Особенно эффективно использовать there is, если переводчик не хочет вводить подлежащее или ставить глагол в пассивную форму:
    Надо это сделать. – There is a need to do it/
    C.f. We need to do it. (введено подлежащее) This should be done. (глагол в пассиве)
    4. Перевод безличных предложений.
    It is - в качестве тематического подлежащего
    Проводить тренировку лучше днем или вечером. – It is best to do these exercises in the afternoon or evening.
    Легче попасть в беду, чем выпутаться из нее. – It is easier to get into trouble than out of it.
    5. Если прямое дополнение, обозначающее предмет действия, превращается в английском предложении в подлежащее, то сказуемое выражается при помощи пассивной глагольной конструкции.
    Толкали его. – He was pushed.
    Первые шаги в этой области предприняла ЮНЕСКО. – The first steps in this field were taken by UNESCO.
    6. Неопределенно-личные конструкции переводятся пассивом.
    Говорят, он хороший актер. – He is said to be a good actor.
    Ее считают способной учительницей. – She is considered a good teacher. Нам внушали, что наша система лучше. – We have been led to believe/told that our system is better.
    Иногда глагол можно заменить существительным:
    Готовились праздновать Новый год. – Preparations were under way/begun for celebrating New Year.
    7. Безличная конструкция с инфинитивом переводится при помощи местоимения it или личного местоимения.
    Радоваться нам надо, а не плакать. – We should be happy and not cry/instead of crying.
    Не надо так говорить. – You must not say that/You shouldn’t talk like that. Что делать? – What should we/you do?
    8. Русское прилагательное, помещенное на начальное место в предложении с целью выделения, может потребовать при переводе на английский, помимо изменения порядка слов, использования усилительного слова или конструкции.
    Прекрасный ты испекла торт! – What a fantastic cake you baked!
    Видела я первые его шаги. – I saw him take his very first steps. Голодная я! – Am I starving!/Because I’m hungry, that’s why! Невероятная это была история. – It was an absolutely unbelievable story.
    9. Разделение в русском предложении словосочетания с целью логического выделения одного из слов может обусловить наличие в предложении двух интонационных центров.
    Замечательный у тебя муж! – What a wonderful husband you have!
    Очень сильно девочка ушиблась вчера. – She really got badly bruised yesterday. Триста ты мне должен долларов, дорогой! – That’s tree hundred you owe me, kiddo!
    10. Интонационное выделение слова, стоящего в непривычной для себя начальной позиции, показывает, что именно оно особенно важно для говорящего. Такой инвертированный порядок слов характерен для вопросительных предложений в разговорном стиле.
    Он к вам приходит когда? – When is it he’s coming to see you?
    А говорит он ей что? – So what is he telling her?
    ***
    Ваня, мне кажется, не пришел. ( интонационное выделение имени собственного) – I don’t think Vanya came.

    Русско-английский словарь переводчика-синхрониста > СИНТАКСИС

  • 7 estúpido

    adj.
    1 stupid, foolish, dumb, empty-headed.
    2 stupid, foolish, inane, dumb.
    m.
    stupid, nitwit, fathead, numbskull.
    * * *
    1 stupid, silly
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 berk, idiot
    * * *
    1. (f. - estúpida)
    adj.
    2. (f. - estúpida)
    noun f.
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    1.
    ADJ stupid
    2.
    SM / F idiot
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.
    Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
    Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex. In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex. When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex. Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex. An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    ----
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.

    Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

    Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex: When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

    * * *
    estúpido1 -da
    ‹persona› stupid; ‹argumento› stupid, silly
    ay, qué estúpida, me equivoqué oh, how stupid of me, I've done it wrong
    un gasto estúpido a stupid waste of money
    es estúpido que vayamos las dos it's silly o stupid for us both to go
    estúpido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    idiot, fool
    el estúpido de mi hermano my stupid brother
    * * *

     

    estúpido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› stupid;


    ‹ argumento› stupid, silly;
    ◊ ¡ay, qué estúpida soy! oh, how stupid of me!

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    idiot, fool
    estúpido,-a
    I adjetivo stupid
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino idiot

    ' estúpido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burra
    - burro
    - estúpida
    - animal
    - apendejarse
    - baboso
    - caballo
    - el
    - embromar
    - gafo
    - huevón
    - pendejo
    English:
    also
    - believe
    - bit
    - bonehead
    - bozo
    - damn
    - dopey
    - equally
    - foolish
    - goof
    - idiotic
    - mindless
    - obtuse
    - pretty
    - shame
    - soft
    - stupid
    - that
    - wonder
    - inane
    - jerk
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    ♦ adj
    stupid;
    ¡qué estúpido soy! me he vuelto a olvidar what an idiot I am! I've gone and forgotten again;
    sería estúpido no reconocerlo it would be foolish not to admit it
    ♦ nm,f
    idiot;
    el estúpido de mi vecino my idiot of a neighbour
    * * *
    I adj stupid
    II m, estúpida f idiot
    * * *
    estúpido, -da adj
    : stupid
    estúpido, -da n
    idiota: idiot, fool
    * * *
    estúpido1 adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    estúpido2 n stupid person / idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > estúpido

  • 8 idiota

    adj.
    1 stupid (tonto).
    2 mentally deficient (enfermo).
    3 idiot, foolish, dumb, silly.
    4 ament.
    f. & m.
    idiot.
    * * *
    1 MEDICINA idiotic
    2 familiar (tonto) stupid
    1 idiot
    \
    hacer el idiota (hacer payasadas) to be silly, fool about 2 (perder una oportunidad) to be stupid
    * * *
    1. noun mf. 2. adj.
    stupid, idiotic
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ idiotic, stupid
    2.
    SMF idiot

    ¡idiota! — you idiot!

    * * *
    I
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idiotic
    b) (Med) idiotic
    II
    masculino y femenino ( tonto) (fam) idiot, stupid fool (colloq); (Med) idiot
    * * *
    = idiot, fool, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, mug, berk, prick, moron, cretin, dumbbell, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.
    Ex. Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited ' idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.
    Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
    Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    ----
    * como un idiota = stupidly.
    * idiota genio = idiot savant.
    * * *
    I
    a) (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idiotic
    b) (Med) idiotic
    II
    masculino y femenino ( tonto) (fam) idiot, stupid fool (colloq); (Med) idiot
    * * *
    = idiot, fool, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, arse, mug, berk, prick, moron, cretin, dumbbell, asinine, lemon, airhead, airheaded, bonehead, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.

    Ex: Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited ' idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.

    Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
    Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * como un idiota = stupidly.
    * idiota genio = idiot savant.

    * * *
    1 ( fam) (tonto) stupid, idiotic
    me caí de la manera más idiota I had the most idiotic o stupid fall ( colloq)
    ¡no seas idiota! don't be so stupid!, don't be such an idiot!
    2 ( Med) idiotic
    1 ( fam) (tonto) idiot, stupid fool ( colloq)
    2 ( Med) idiot
    Compuesto:
    idealistic puppet o stooge
    * * *

    idiota adjetivo (fam) ( tonto) stupid, idiotic;
    ◊ ¡no seas idiota! don't be such an idiot!

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( tonto) (fam) idiot, stupid fool (colloq)
    idiota
    I adjetivo idiotic, stupid
    II mf idiot, fool

    ' idiota' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    tomar
    - trompo
    - verdadera
    - verdadero
    - pedazo
    - perdido
    English:
    bozo
    - fool
    - idiot
    - idiotic
    - knob
    - make out
    - meathead
    - moron
    - nerd
    - plonker
    - right
    - some
    - inane
    - mug
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [tonto] stupid
    2. [enfermo] mentally deficient
    ♦ nmf
    1. [tonto] idiot
    2. [enfermo] idiot
    * * *
    I adj idiotic
    II m/f idiot
    * * *
    idiota adj
    : idiotic, stupid, foolish
    idiota nmf
    : idiot, foolish person
    * * *
    idiota1 adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    idiota2 n idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > idiota

  • 9 retrasado

    adj.
    1 late, behind schedule, behind-time, overdue.
    2 retarded, backward, cretinous, feeble-minded.
    3 underdeveloped, under-developed, backward, backwards.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: retrasar.
    * * *
    1→ link=retrasar retrasar
    1 (en conocimientos, trabajo) behind
    2 (pagos) late
    3 (reloj) slow
    4 (tren, avión, etc) delayed
    5 (país) backward, underdeveloped
    6 (mental) retarded, backward
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 mentally retarded person
    * * *
    (f. - retrasada)
    adj.
    * * *
    retrasado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [en una actividad]

    estar o ir retrasado — to be behind

    va muy retrasado en química — he is very behind in chemistry, he has a lot to make up in chemistry

    estar retrasado en los pagos — to be behind in o with one's payments, be in arrears

    2) [en el tiempo] [persona] late

    llegó retrasado a la reunión — he was late for the meeting, he got to the meeting late

    3) [en el desarrollo] [país, pueblo, sociedad] backward
    4) (=no actual) [ideas, estilo] outdated, outmoded
    5) [reloj] slow
    6) [mentalmente] mentally retarded
    2.
    SM / F (tb: retrasado/a mental) pey mentally handicapped
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) [SER] (Med, Psic) mentally handicapped
    b) [ESTAR] (en tarea, actividad)

    va or está muy retrasado con respecto a los demás — he lags a long way behind the others

    c) <país/sociedad> backward
    d) < reloj> slow
    II
    - da masculino, femenino: tb

    retrasado mental — mentally handicapped person, (mentally) retarded person, retard (AmE colloq & pej)

    * * *
    = backward, backwards, retarded, cretinous, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, nonce.
    Ex. There are no entries under the terms backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, Mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.
    Ex. Besides, basing our future course on 'observations in our present-day libraries' is a little backwards.
    Ex. A social skills training program was conducted with three mildly retarded black mothers identified as child maltreaters.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    ----
    * retrasado mental = mentally retarded person, mentally backward.
    * retrasados mentales, los = mentally retarded, the.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) [SER] (Med, Psic) mentally handicapped
    b) [ESTAR] (en tarea, actividad)

    va or está muy retrasado con respecto a los demás — he lags a long way behind the others

    c) <país/sociedad> backward
    d) < reloj> slow
    II
    - da masculino, femenino: tb

    retrasado mental — mentally handicapped person, (mentally) retarded person, retard (AmE colloq & pej)

    * * *
    = backward, backwards, retarded, cretinous, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, nonce.

    Ex: There are no entries under the terms backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, Mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.

    Ex: Besides, basing our future course on 'observations in our present-day libraries' is a little backwards.
    Ex: A social skills training program was conducted with three mildly retarded black mothers identified as child maltreaters.
    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    * retrasado mental = mentally retarded person, mentally backward.
    * retrasados mentales, los = mentally retarded, the.

    * * *
    retrasado1 -da
    1 [ SER] ( Med, Psic) mentally handicapped, (mentally) retarded
    un niño retrasado a child with learning difficulties; (más grave) a mentally retarded o handicapped child
    2 [ ESTAR]
    (en una tarea, actividad): tengo mucho trabajo retrasado I have a big backlog of work, I have a lot of work to catch up on
    voy muy retrasado con el trabajo I'm really behind with my work
    va or está muy retrasado con respecto a sus compañeros he is lagging a long way behind his classmates
    están retrasados en los pagos they are behind in their payments, they are in arrears with their payments
    3 ‹país/sociedad› backward
    4 ‹reloj› slow
    retrasado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    tb
    retrasado mental mentally handicapped person, (mentally) retarded person, retard ( AmE colloq pej)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo retrasar: ( conjugate retrasar)

    retrasado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    retrasado    
    retrasar
    retrasado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) [SER] (Med, Psic) mentally handicapped

    b) [ESTAR] (en tarea, actividad):


    están retrasados en los pagos they are behind in their payments;
    tengo trabajo retrasado I have work to catch up on
    c) ‹país/sociedad› backward

    d) ‹ reloj› slow

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: tb

    retrasar ( conjugate retrasar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹ persona› to make … late;


    b) ‹producción/proceso› to delay, hold up;


    c) ‹partida/fecha› to postpone

    d) ‹ reloj› to put back

    retrasarse verbo pronominal

    b) [producción/trámite] to be delayed, be held up

    c) (en trabajo, estudios, pagos) to fall behind;



    retrasado,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (en el desarrollo físico) underdeveloped, immature
    2 (en el desarrollo mental) retarded, backward
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino retrasado (mental), mentally handicapped o retarded person
    retrasar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (hacer que algo vaya más lento) to slow down: las obras retrasaron el tráfico, the road works held up the traffic
    2 (posponer) to delay, postpone: tendremos que retrasar las vacaciones, we will have to put off our holidays ➣ Ver nota en delay 3 (un reloj) to put back: retrasé el reloj una hora al llegar a Dublín, I put my clock back one hour when I arrived in Dublin
    ' retrasado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    floración
    - retrasada
    - retrasarse
    English:
    backward
    - delay
    - delayed
    - late
    - retarded
    - behind
    - subnormal
    - unavoidably
    * * *
    retrasado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [país, industria] backward
    2. [reloj] slow;
    llevo el reloj retrasado my watch is slow;
    ese reloj va retrasado that clock is slow
    3. [tren] late, delayed;
    vamos muy retrasados en el proyecto we're very behind (schedule) with the project
    4. [persona] retarded, backward;
    un paciente retrasado (mental) a mentally retarded patient
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [discapacitado]
    retrasado (mental) mentally retarded person
    2. Fam [como insulto] moron, cretin, US retard
    * * *
    I part → retrasar
    II adj
    1 tren, entrega late
    2 con trabajo, pagos behind;
    está retrasado en clase he’s lagging behind in class;
    retrasado mental mentally handicapped
    * * *
    retrasado, -da adj
    1) : retarded, mentally slow
    2) : behind, in arrears
    3) : backward (of a country)
    4) : slow (of a watch)
    * * *
    1. (tren, etc) late
    2. (trabajo, etc) behind
    3. (reloj) slow
    4. (persona) retarded
    5. (país) backward

    Spanish-English dictionary > retrasado

  • 10 alma

    adj.&f.
    feminine of ALMO.
    f.
    1 soul.
    sentir algo en el alma to be truly sorry about something
    agradecer algo en el alma to be deeply grateful for something
    lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck home
    como alma en pena like a lost soul
    como alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell
    2 soul (person).
    un pueblo de doce mil almas a town of twelve thousand people
    no se ve un alma there isn't a soul to be seen
    almas gemelas kindred spirits
    3 bore.
    4 core, heart.
    5 Alma.
    * * *
    (Takes el in singular)
    1 soul
    \
    agradecer a alguien con toda el alma to thank somebody from the bottom of one's heart
    caerse el alma a los pies to become disheartened
    con toda el alma wholeheartedly, with all one's heart
    llegar al alma de alguien to touch somebody, move somebody
    llevar en el alma a alguien to love somebody deeply
    no había ni una alma there wasn't a soul, there was nobody there
    no poder alguien con su alma to be absolutely exhausted
    parecer una alma en pena to look like a ghost
    partir el alma a alguien to break somebody's heart
    sentir algo en el alma to be deeply sorry about something
    ser el alma de la fiesta to be the life and soul of the party
    tener el alma en un hilo to have one's heart in one's mouth, be worried sick
    alma en pena lost soul
    alma gemela kindred spirit
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=espíritu) soul

    un pueblo de 2.000 almas — a village of 2,000 souls

    ¡alma de cántaro! — you idiot!

    alma caritativa, alma de Dios — kind soul

    almas gemelas — soul mates, kindred spirits más frm

    2)

    en el alma —

    - entregar el alma a Dios

    hasta el alma —

    de mi alma —

    ¡madre mía de mi alma!, ¡Dios mío de mi alma! — good God!, good grief!

    ¡hijo de mi alma! — [con cariño] my darling boy!, my precious child!; [con ironía] my dear child!

    ¡mi alma! o ¡alma mía!, ¿qué te ha pasado? — my love! what's wrong?

    partirse el alma —

    con toda el alma —

    lo odio con toda mi alma — I detest him, I hate his guts *

    tiró fuerte, con toda su alma — he pulled hard, with all his might

    3) (=parte vital) [de grupo, organización] driving force; [de asunto] heart, crux
    4) (Téc) [de cable] core; [de cuerda] core, central strand; [de cañón] bore; [de raíl] web
    5) (Bot) pith
    6) And (=cadáver) corpse
    * * *
    femenino‡
    1) ( espíritu) soul

    alma mía or mi alma — (como apelativo) my love

    clavársele en el alma a alguien: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he said; lleva clavada en el alma esa traición he's never got(ten) over that betrayal; como (un) alma en pena like a lost soul; con el alma en un hilo worried to death; con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart; lo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely; del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend; de mi alma: hija de mi alma! my darling!; en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry; me duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeply; te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am; hasta el alma (fam): me dolió hasta el alma it was excruciatingly painful; se le vio hasta el alma she bared her all (colloq); llegarle a alguien al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words; ( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words; me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart; no poder con su alma to be tired out; romperle el alma a alguien (fam) to beat the living daylights out of somebody (colloq); romperse el alma (fam) to break one's neck (colloq); salir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell; salirle a alguien del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that, it just came out; el suspiro le salió del alma she sighed deeply; se me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank; venderle el alma al diablo — to sell one's soul (to the Devil)

    2)
    a) ( persona) soul

    ni un alma viviente — not a living soul

    ser un alma bendita or de Dios — to be a kind soul

    b) (centro, fuerza vital)
    3) ( ánimo) feeling
    * * *
    = soul, lifeblood, psyche.
    Ex. I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
    Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
    Ex. The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.
    ----
    * alma caritativa = charitable soul.
    * alma en pena = banshee.
    * alma gemela = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * alma máter = Alma Mater.
    * amiga del alma = soul sister.
    * amigo del alma = soul brother.
    * chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.
    * correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.
    * estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
    * gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.
    * gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.
    * ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.
    * toda alma viviente = every living soul.
    * vender el alma al diablo = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.
    * * *
    femenino‡
    1) ( espíritu) soul

    alma mía or mi alma — (como apelativo) my love

    clavársele en el alma a alguien: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he said; lleva clavada en el alma esa traición he's never got(ten) over that betrayal; como (un) alma en pena like a lost soul; con el alma en un hilo worried to death; con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart; lo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely; del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend; de mi alma: hija de mi alma! my darling!; en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry; me duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeply; te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am; hasta el alma (fam): me dolió hasta el alma it was excruciatingly painful; se le vio hasta el alma she bared her all (colloq); llegarle a alguien al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words; ( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words; me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart; no poder con su alma to be tired out; romperle el alma a alguien (fam) to beat the living daylights out of somebody (colloq); romperse el alma (fam) to break one's neck (colloq); salir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell; salirle a alguien del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that, it just came out; el suspiro le salió del alma she sighed deeply; se me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank; venderle el alma al diablo — to sell one's soul (to the Devil)

    2)
    a) ( persona) soul

    ni un alma viviente — not a living soul

    ser un alma bendita or de Dios — to be a kind soul

    b) (centro, fuerza vital)
    3) ( ánimo) feeling
    * * *
    = soul, lifeblood, psyche.

    Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.

    Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
    Ex: The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.
    * alma caritativa = charitable soul.
    * alma en pena = banshee.
    * alma gemela = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * alma máter = Alma Mater.
    * amiga del alma = soul sister.
    * amigo del alma = soul brother.
    * chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.
    * correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.
    * estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
    * gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.
    * gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.
    * ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.
    * toda alma viviente = every living soul.
    * vender el alma al diablo = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.

    * * *
    f‡
    encomendó su alma a Dios he commended his soul to God
    entregó su alma a Dios en la madrugada de ayer ( liter); he departed this life in the early hours of yesterday morning ( liter)
    tiene alma de artista/poeta he has an artistic soul/a poetic spirit
    es un hombre con alma de niño he's a child at heart
    alma mía or mi alma ( como apelativo) my love
    clavársele en el alma a algn: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he said
    lleva clavado en el alma no haber podido estudiar una carrera he's never got(ten) over the fact that he couldn't go to college
    como (un) alma en pena like a lost soul
    con el alma en un hilo worried to death
    hasta que el avión aterrizó estuvimos con el alma en un hilo until the plane landed our hearts were in our mouths
    está con el alma en un hilo porque aún no ha tenido noticias suyas she's worried sick o to death because there's still no news of him
    con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart
    lo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely o vehemently
    te lo agradezco con toda mi alma I want to thank you with all my heart o from the bottom of my heart
    del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend
    de mi alma: ¡hijo de mi alma, qué pesadito te pones a veces! oh, Ian ( o Ben etc), darling, you can be such a nuisance sometimes
    ¿qué te han hecho, hija de mi alma? what have they done to you, my darling?
    en el alma: lo siento en el alma pero no puedo ayudarte I'm truly o really o terribly sorry but I can't help you
    me duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeply
    se alegró en el alma de que todo hubiera salido bien she was overjoyed that everything had turned out well
    te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am
    hasta el alma ( fam): ¡la inyección me dolió hasta el alma! the injection was excruciating o excruciatingly painful
    se le vio hasta el alma you could see everything o she bared her all ( colloq)
    me mojé hasta el alma I got soaked to the skin ( colloq)
    llegarle a algn al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma (me conmovieron) I was deeply touched o affected o moved by those words; (me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words
    me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart
    no poder con su alma to be ready to drop ( colloq), to be tired out o worn out
    estoy agotada, no puedo con mi alma I'm exhausted, I'm ready to drop
    romperle el alma a algn ( AmS fam); to beat the living daylights out of sb ( colloq)
    romperse el alma ( AmS fam); to break one's neck ( colloq)
    salir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell, to run hell for leather
    salirle a algn del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that to him, it just came out
    me salió del alma regalárselo I just gave it to him on an impulse
    se me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank (into my/his boots)
    vender el alma al diablo to sell one's soul (to the Devil)
    ése es capaz de vender su alma al diablo para conseguirlo he'd sell his soul (to the Devil) for it, he'd do anything to get it, he'd sell his grandmother to get it ( colloq)
    volverle a algn el alma al cuerpo: al oír que lo habían encontrado vivo le volvió el alma al cuerpo when she heard that he had been found alive, she felt a great sense of relief
    B
    1 (persona) soul
    no hay un alma por la calle there isn't a soul on the streets
    un pueblecito de 600 almas a little village of 600 inhabitants o people
    ni un alma viviente not a single o living soul
    ser almas gemelas to be soul mates
    ser un alma bendita or de Dios to be kind-hearted, be a kind soul
    2
    (centro, fuerza vital): el alma de la fiesta the life and soul of the party
    el alma del movimiento nacionalista the driving force behind o the key figure of the nationalist movement
    C (sentimiento) feeling
    baila sin alma there's no feeling in her dancing
    D ( Const) strut
    * * *

     

    alma feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
    1 ( espíritu) soul;

    alma mía or mi alma ( como apelativo) my love;
    con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart;
    del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend;
    en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry;
    te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am;
    llegarle a algn al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words;

    ( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words;
    ◊ me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart

    2 ( persona) soul;
    ◊ ni un alma viviente not a living soul;

    ser almas gemelas to be soul mates;
    ser un alma bendita or de Dios to be a kind soul
    alma sustantivo femenino
    1 soul
    (individuo) no había ni un alma, there was not a living soul
    2 (la persona clave) key figure: su hijo es el alma de la familia, her son is the darling of the family
    3 (ímpetu) heart: puse toda mi alma en ello, I put all my heart into it
    ♦ Locuciones: se me cayó el alma a los pies, my heart sank
    como alma que lleva el diablo: salió huyendo como alma que lleva el diablo, he shot out like a bat out of hell
    con toda el alma, with all my/your/his heart
    partir el alma: me parte el alma verte tan triste, it breaks my heart to see you so sad
    ' alma' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    espíritu
    - estar
    - gemela
    - gemelo
    - limpiar
    - reposo
    - ánima
    - grandeza
    - mancha
    English:
    body
    - bosom
    - depth
    - devil
    - heart
    - lifeblood
    - mope about
    - mope around
    - sink
    - soul
    - soulmate
    - spirit
    - driving
    - life
    - touch
    * * *
    1. [espíritu] soul;
    es un chico de alma noble he's a noble-minded boy;
    encomiendo mi alma a Dios I commend my soul to God
    alma en pena soul in purgatory;
    como alma en pena like a lost soul
    2. [persona] soul;
    un pueblo de doce mil almas a town of twelve thousand people;
    no se ve un alma there isn't a soul to be seen
    3. [de negocio, equipo] backbone;
    son el alma de la compañía they're the backbone o core of the company;
    el alma de la fiesta the life and soul of the party;
    el alma del proyecto the driving force behind the project;
    el humor es el alma de este espectáculo humour is at the heart of this show
    alma máter driving force;
    ser el alma máter de algo to be the driving force behind sth
    4. [de cañón] bore
    5. Mús [de instrumento] soundpost
    6. [de viga] web
    7. Comp
    mi alma [apelativo] dearest, darling;
    agradecer algo en el alma to be deeply grateful for sth;
    arrancarle el alma a alguien [matarlo] to kill sb;
    Fam Fam
    como alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell;
    con toda mi/tu/ etc[m5]. alma with all my/your/ etc heart;
    lo odia con toda su alma she hates him with all her heart;
    cantaba con toda su alma he was singing his heart out, he was singing for all he was worth;
    deseo con toda mi alma que seas feliz I hope with all my heart that you'll be happy;
    me da en el alma que no llamarán I can feel it in my bones o deep down that they're not going to call o Br ring;
    en el alma truly, from the bottom of one's heart;
    entregar el alma to give up the ghost;
    estar con el alma en un hilo to be worried stiff;
    llegar al alma a alguien to touch sb's heart;
    lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck home;
    Fam
    no puedo con mi alma I'm ready to drop, I'm completely worn out;
    partir el alma a alguien to break sb's heart;
    me salió del alma contestarle así I didn't mean to answer him like that, it just came out that way;
    sentirlo en el alma to be truly sorry;
    lo siento en el alma pero no puedo ayudarte I'm truly sorry, but I can't help you;
    ser el alma gemela de alguien to be sb's soul mate;
    ser un alma atravesada o [m5] de Caín o [m5] de Judas to be a fiend o a villain;
    Fam
    ser un alma de Dios to be a good soul;
    no tener alma to be heartless
    * * *
    f soul;
    se me cayó el alma a los pies fam my heart sank;
    llegar al alma conmover move deeply; herir hurt deeply;
    lo siento en el alma I am truly sorry;
    ¡alma mía! my love!;
    arrancarle a uno el alma, destrozar o
    partir el alma a uno break s.o.’s heart;
    como alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell;
    con el alma en un hilo worried sick;
    con toda el alma with all one’s heart;
    me duele en el alma it hurts me deeply;
    romperle a uno el alma fam beat the living daylights out of s.o. fam ;
    no se ve un alma there isn’t a soul to be seen
    * * *
    alma nf
    1) : soul
    2) : person, human being
    3)
    no tener alma : to be pitiless
    4)
    tener el alma en un hilo : to have one's heart in one's mouth
    * * *
    alma n soul

    Spanish-English dictionary > alma

  • 11 honor

    m.
    1 honor.
    es un honor para mí presentarles a… it's an honor for me to present to you…
    nos hizo el honor de invitarnos he did us the honor of inviting us
    hacer honor a to live up to
    en honor de in honor of
    en honor a la verdad to be (quite) honest
    2 homage, honor, honour.
    3 tribute, laurel.
    * * *
    1 (virtud) honour (US honor)
    2 (reputación) reputation, honour (US honor), good name
    3 (de la mujer) virtue
    1 (título) title sing, distinction sing
    2 (agasajo) honours (US honors)
    \
    con honores militares with military honours (US honors)
    en honor a la verdad to be fair, in all fairness
    es un honor para mí it's an honour (US honor) for me
    hacer honor a to live up to
    hacer los honores to do the honours (US honors)
    jurar por su honor to swear on one's honour (US honor)
    perder su honor (una mujer) to lose one's honour (US honor)
    por mi honor upon my honour (US honor)
    rendir los honores a to pay honour (US honor) to
    ser cuestión de honor to be a point of honour (US honor)
    hombre de honor man of honour (US honor)
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=cualidad) honour, honor (EEUU)

    • en honor a la verdad — to be fair

    • hacer honor a — to honour

    • tener el honor de hacer algo — to have the honour of doing sth, be proud to do sth

    2) pl honores honours, honors (EEUU)
    3) (=gloria) glory

    Antonio Machado, honor de esta ciudad — Antonio Machado, who is this city's claim to fame

    4) [de mujer] honour, honor (EEUU), virtue
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( dignidad moral) honor*

    un hombre/una cuestión de honor — a man/a question of honor

    hacer honor a su fama or nombre — to live up to one's reputation

    b) (ant) ( virginidad) honor*, virtue
    2)
    a) ( privilegio) honor*

    tengo el honor de... — it is my honor o I have the honor to...

    una cena en honor de... — a dinner in honor of...

    b) honores masculino plural ( homenaje) honors* (pl)

    hacerle los honores a algo — to do justice to something

    * * *
    = honour [honor, -USA].
    Ex. Metcalfe has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia, and can be considered to be a prophet without honour save in his own country.
    ----
    * código de honor = code of honour.
    * conceder el honor = accord + honour.
    * cuadro de honor = roll of honour.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * división de honor = premiership.
    * en honor a = in honour of, in memory of.
    * en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.
    * expediente de matrícula de honor = first class degree.
    * festival en honor del sol = solar festival.
    * fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.
    * guardia de honor = guard of honour.
    * hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.
    * hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.
    * libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].
    * licenciarse con un expediente de honor = graduate with + honours.
    * lista de honor = roll of honour.
    * lugar de honor = pride of place.
    * mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.
    * miembro de honor = honorary member.
    * otorgar el honor = accord + honour.
    * ser un honor para = be an honour for.
    * tener el honor de = have + the honour of.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( dignidad moral) honor*

    un hombre/una cuestión de honor — a man/a question of honor

    hacer honor a su fama or nombre — to live up to one's reputation

    b) (ant) ( virginidad) honor*, virtue
    2)
    a) ( privilegio) honor*

    tengo el honor de... — it is my honor o I have the honor to...

    una cena en honor de... — a dinner in honor of...

    b) honores masculino plural ( homenaje) honors* (pl)

    hacerle los honores a algo — to do justice to something

    * * *
    = honour [honor, -USA].

    Ex: Metcalfe has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia, and can be considered to be a prophet without honour save in his own country.

    * código de honor = code of honour.
    * conceder el honor = accord + honour.
    * cuadro de honor = roll of honour.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * división de honor = premiership.
    * en honor a = in honour of, in memory of.
    * en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.
    * expediente de matrícula de honor = first class degree.
    * festival en honor del sol = solar festival.
    * fiesta en honor al sol = solar festival.
    * guardia de honor = guard of honour.
    * hacer el pasillo de honor = form + a guard of honour.
    * hacer honor al nombre de Uno = live up to + Posesivo + name.
    * libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].
    * licenciarse con un expediente de honor = graduate with + honours.
    * lista de honor = roll of honour.
    * lugar de honor = pride of place.
    * mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.
    * miembro de honor = honorary member.
    * otorgar el honor = accord + honour.
    * ser un honor para = be an honour for.
    * tener el honor de = have + the honour of.

    * * *
    A
    un hombre de honor a man of honor, an honorable man
    no aceptó por una cuestión de honor she didn't accept as a matter of honor o principle
    sintió que su honor había sido mancillado he felt that his honor o good name had been sullied o besmirched ( frml)
    defendió el honor de su familia ( liter); he defended the honor of his family
    en honor a la verdad to be truthful
    ¿te gustó su última novela? — en honor a la verdad, no did you like his last novel? — to be perfectly honest, no o to tell you the truth, no
    hacer algn honor a su fama or nombre to live up to one's reputation
    2 ( ant) (virginidad) honor*, virtue
    B
    1 (privilegio) honor*
    es un honor para mí aceptar el cargo it is an honor for me to accept the appointment
    tengo el honor de presentarles a nuestro conferenciante it is my honor o I have the honor to introduce our speaker ( frml), it gives me great pleasure to introduce our speaker
    una cena en honor de … a dinner in honor of …
    me hizo el honor de recibirme he did me the honor of receiving me
    2 honores mpl (homenaje) honors* (pl)
    le rindieron or tributaron los honores correspondientes a su rango he was accorded the honors befitting his rank ( frml)
    hacerle los honores a algo to do justice to sth
    Compuesto:
    due military honors*
    * * *

    honor sustantivo masculino
    a) honor( conjugate honor);

    ◊ tengo el honor de … it is my honor o I have the honor to …;

    me hizo el honor de recibirme he did me the honor of receiving me;
    en honor a la verdad to be truthful;
    hacer honor a su nombre to live up to one's reputation
    b)

    ◊ honores sustantivo masculino plural ( homenaje) honors( conjugate honors) (pl);

    le rindieron los honores correspondientes a su rango he was accorded the honors befitting his rank (frml)
    honor sustantivo masculino
    1 (cualidad, dignidad) honour, US honor: ofendieron su honor, they offended his honour
    palabra de honor, word of honour
    2 (distinción) será un honor, it will be an honour
    nos hizo el honor de visitarnos, we were honoured by his visit
    3 (fama, reconocimiento, gloria) para ti será el honor y la gloria, you'll get all the credit
    en honor a la verdad..., to be fair...
    ' honor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    código
    - dama
    - distinguir
    - honrar
    - matrícula
    - mención
    - sitial
    - atentado
    - conferir
    - cumplir
    - declinar
    - dispensar
    - distinción
    - ensuciar
    - gloria
    - grande
    - homenaje
    - honra
    - limpiar
    - madrina
    - mellar
    - menoscabar
    - palabra
    - ultrajar
    - vuelta
    English:
    accord
    - bridesmaid
    - credit
    - guard
    - honor
    - honorary
    - honour
    - honourable
    - name
    - patron
    - privilege
    - accolade
    - award
    - bride
    - commendation
    - distinction
    - dubious
    - justice
    - lady
    - live
    - privileged
    * * *
    honor nm
    1. [cualidad] honour;
    un hombre de honor a man of honour, an honourable man;
    luchó por defender su honor he fought to defend his honour;
    hacer honor a to live up to;
    hizo honor a su fama de generoso, y nos invitó a todos a cenar he lived up to his reputation for being generous and bought us all a meal;
    una cena en honor del poeta a dinner in honour of the poet o in the poet's honour;
    gol o [m5] tanto del honor consolation goal;
    en honor a la verdad to be (quite) honest
    2. [orgullo, satisfacción] honour;
    es un honor para mí presentarles a… it's an honour for me to present to you…;
    nos hizo el honor de invitarnos he did us the honour of inviting us;
    tener el honor de to have the honour of
    3.
    honores [ceremonial] honours;
    lo recibieron con honores de jefe de Estado he was welcomed with all the ceremony befitting a head of state;
    hacer los honores a to pay one's respects to;
    hizo los honores al excelente vino he commended the excellent wine;
    hacer los honores de la casa to do the honours, to look after the guests
    4. Anticuado [de mujer] honour, virtue
    * * *
    m
    1 honor, Br
    honour;
    en honor a in honor of;
    en honor a la verdad to be honest;
    palabra de honor word of honor;
    hacer honor a live up to
    2
    :
    honores pl ( pompa) honors, Br honours
    * * *
    honor nm
    1) : honor
    en honor a la verdad: to be quite honest
    2) honores nmpl
    : honors
    hacer los honores: to do the honors
    * * *
    honor n honour

    Spanish-English dictionary > honor

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