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1 parole
parole [paʀɔl]1. feminine nouna. ( = mot) wordb. ( = promesse) word• ma parole ! (inf) (upon) my word!• tu es fou ma parole ! (inf) heavens - you're mad!c. ( = faculté d'expression) speechd. (dans un débat, une discussion) temps de parole speaking time• puis-je avoir la parole ? could I say something?2. plural feminine noun• « sans paroles » "no caption"* * *paʀɔl1) ( faculté) speechperdre/retrouver la parole — to lose/to regain the power of speech, to lose/to regain one's speech
et maintenant, je donne or laisse la parole à mon collègue — and now I hand over to my colleague
3) ( mot) wordsur ces bonnes paroles, je m'en vais — hum on that (philosophical) note, I'm off
4) ( assurance verbale) wordreprendre/manquer à/donner sa parole — to go back on/to break/to give one's word
il n'a qu'une parole, c'est un homme de parole — he's a man of his word
parole d'honneur! — cross my heart!, I promise!
5) (sentence, aphorisme) words (pl)c'est parole d'évangile — it's gospel truth, it's gospel (colloq)
6) ( texte)paroles — ( de chanson) words, lyrics; ( de dessin) words
7) Linguistique speech* * *paʀɔl1. nf1) (= faculté) speech2) (= expression)3) (= engagement) wordIl m'a donné sa parole. — He gave me his word.
le respect de la parole donnée; Il ne peut y avoir de dialogue sans respect de la parole donnée. — There can be no dialogue unless both sides keep their word.
sur parole; Je le crois sur parole. — I'll take his word for it., I'll take him at his word.
parole d'honneur — word of honour Grande-Bretagne word of honor USA
4) (= mot) wordma parole! — my word!, good heavens!
2. paroles nfpl1) MUSIQUE words, lyricsJ'aime les paroles de cette chanson. — I like the lyrics of this song.
2) péjoratif* * *parole nf1 ( faculté) speech; les organes de la parole the organs of speech; être doué de parole to have the power of speech, to be endowed with speech; perdre/retrouver la parole to lose/regain the power of speech, to lose/regain one's speech; il ne lui manque que la parole ( animal) it can almost talk; avoir la parole facile to have the gift of the gab○; avoir le don de la parole to be a good talker; ⇒ or;2 ( possibilité de s'exprimer) avoir droit à la parole to have the right to speak; prendre la parole to speak; laisser la parole à qn to let sb speak; tu ne me laisses jamais la parole you never let me speak; lorsqu'il eut la parole when his turn came to speak; ( dans un débat) when he took the floor; temps de parole speaking time; et maintenant, je donne or laisse la parole à mon collègue and now I hand over to my colleague;3 ( mot) word; il n'a pas dit une parole he didn't say a word; paroles en l'air empty words; belles paroles fine words; une parole blessante a hurtful remark; joindre le geste à la parole to suit the action to the word; si tu crois que tu vas t'en tirer avec des paroles○! you're not going to talk your way out of this one!; sur ces bonnes paroles, je m'en vais hum on that (philosophical) note, I'm off; en paroles, ils sont tous tolérants to hear them talk, they all hold the broadest ou most liberal views; en paroles, tout est facile it's easy to talk; ⇒ payer;4 ( assurance verbale) word; reprendre/manquer à/donner sa parole to go back on/break/give one's word; tenir parole to keep one's word; il n'a qu'une parole, c'est un homme de parole he's a man of his word; il n'a aucune parole you can't trust him; je t'ai cru sur parole I took you at your word; parole d'honneur! cross my heart!, I promise!; je l'ai envoyé, parole d'honneur! I swear I sent it!; je te donne ma parole d'honneur que ce n'est pas vrai I swear it's not true; ma parole! (upon) my word!;5 (sentence, aphorisme) words (pl); connaissez-vous cette parole de Pascal? do you know that saying of Pascal's?; la parole divine the holy word of God; prêcher la bonne parole to spread the good word; c'est parole d'évangile it's gospel truth, it's gospel○;les paroles s'envolent, les écrits restent ( faites promettre par écrit) get it in writing; ( ne vous engagez pas par écrit) never put anything in writing.[parɔl] nom féminin1. [faculté de s'exprimer]il ne lui manque que la parole, à ton chien your dog does everything but talkla parole est d'argent, le silence est d'or (proverbe) speech is silver, silence is golden (proverbe)2. [fait de parler]a. [généralement] to speakb. [au parlement, au tribunal] to take the floora. [à un avocat, un député] you have the floorb. [dans un débat] (it's) your turn to speak ou over to youadresser la parole à quelqu'un to talk ou to speak to somebodyen paroles, ça a l'air simple, mais... it's easy enough to say it, but...5. [engagement] wordreprendre ou retirer sa parole to go back on one's word6. JEUX————————paroles nom féminin pluriel[d'une illustration] words‘sans paroles’ ‘no caption’————————sur parole locution adverbiale -
2 groß
big; tall; great; large; grand; heavyset* * *[groːs]1. ADJEKTIVcomp ordm;er ['grøːsɐ] superl ordm;te(r, s) ['grøːstə]1) big; Fläche, Raum, Haus, Hände big, large; Höhe, Breite great; Größe, Tube, Dose, Packung etc large; (TYP ) Buchstabe capitalein ganz großes Haus/Buch — a great big house/book
der große ( Uhr)zeiger — the big or minute hand
x ist größer als 10 (Math) — x is greater than 10
ein 2 Hektar großes Grundstück — a 2-hectare plot of land
ein Loch größer machen — to make a hole bigger
ein großes Bier, ein Großes (inf) — ≈ a pint (of beer) (Brit), a large beer
die große Masse (fig) — the vast majority
2) = hoch, hochgewachsen taller ist 1,80 Meter groß — he's one metre (Brit) or meter (US) eighty (tall)
unsere Große — our eldest or oldest (daughter); (von zweien) our elder daughter
unser Großer — our eldest or oldest ( son); (von zweien) our elder son
mit etw groß geworden sein — to have grown up with sth
er ist ein großes Kind — he's a big or a great big (inf) baby
4) zeitlich Verzögerung, Rede big, longdie große Pause (Sch) — the long or lunch break
die großen Ferien — the summer holidays (Brit) or holiday (US)
5) = beträchtlich, wichtig, bedeutend great; Erfolg, Enttäuschung, Hoffnung, Eile great, big; Gewinn, Ereignis big; Katastrophe, Schreck terrible; Summe large; Geschwindigkeit higher hat Großes geleistet — he has achieved great things
die größten Erfindungen unseres Jahrhunderts — the greatest inventions of our century
ein großer Dichter wie Goethe — a great poet like Goethe
eine große Dummheit machen — to do something very or really stupid
er ist kein großer Esser (inf) — he's not a big eater
eine der größeren Firmen — one of the major companies
die großen Fragen unserer Zeit — the great or big questions of our time
das große Ganze — the broader or wider view
vor meinem Haus war or herrschte ein großer Lärm — there was a lot of noise outside my house
ich habe große Lust zu verreisen — I'd really like to go away (on holiday (Brit) or vacation (US))
sie hatte große Lust, sich zu verkleiden — she really wanted to get dressed up
einen großen Namen haben — to be a big name
ich bin kein großer Redner (inf) — I'm no great speaker
ich bin kein großer Opernfreund (inf) — I'm not a great opera fan
im größten Regen/Schneesturm — in the middle of a downpour/snowstorm
große Worte machen — to use grand words
6) = großartig, bewundernswert iro greatdas ist or finde ich ganz groß (inf) — that's really great (inf)
7) in Eigennamen GreatAlfred/Friedrich der Große — Alfred/Frederick the Great
8) MUS2. ADVERBcomp ordm; er, superl am ordm;ten1)groß machen (baby-talk) — to do number two (baby-talk), to do a poo (Brit baby-talk)
groß daherreden (inf) — to talk big (inf)
See:2)3)was ist das schon groß? (inf) — big deal! (inf), so what? (inf)
was soll man da schon groß machen/sagen? (inf) — what can you do/say?
er hat sich nicht gerade groß für unsere Belange eingesetzt (inf) — he didn't exactly put up a big fight for us
ich habe mich nie groß um Politik gekümmert (inf) — I've never been a great one for politics (inf)
ich kümmere mich nicht groß darum (inf) — I don't take much notice
ganz groß rauskommen (inf) — to make the big time (inf)
* * *1) (large in size: a big car.) big2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) great3) (great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) large4) (fairly large: His income is quite sizeable, now that he has been promoted.) sizeable5) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) tall6) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) tall7) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) wide* * *<größer, größte>[ˈgro:s]I. adjin \großen/größeren Formaten/Größen in large/larger formats/sizes2. (hoch aufragend) longein \großer Kirchturm/Mast/Turm a high church steeple/pylon/tower3. (hoch gewachsen) Mensch talldu bist \groß geworden you've grownwie \groß bist du? how tall are you?er ist 1,78 m \groß he is 5 foot 10 [or 1.78m] [tall]ein \großer Baum/eine \große Vase a tall tree/vaseauf \große[r] Fahrt on a long journeydie \große Pause SCH mid-morning break5. (älter) big, elder, olderdas ist Anita, unsere G\große this is Anita, our eldestwenn ich \groß bin... when I'm grown up...mein \großer Bruder/meine \große Schwester my elder brother/my elder sisterG\groß und Klein young and old [alike]6. (mengenmäßig)im G\großen einkaufen to buy in bulkdie \große Masse most [or the majority] of the peopleein \großer Teil der Bevölkerung a large part of the population7. (erheblich, beträchtlich) greatwas für eine \große Freude! how delightful!du redest ganz \großen Unsinn you're talking complete rubbishwas ist denn das für ein \großer Lärm auf der Straße? what's all that noise in the street?macht doch nicht so einen \großen Lärm! don't make so much noise!\große Angst haben to be terribly afraid [or frightened]ein \großer Aufstieg a meteoric riseeine \große Beeinträchtigung a major impairmentein \großer Betrag a large amounteine \große Dummheit sheer stupidityein \großer Durchbruch/Reinfall a major breakthrough/disastereine \große Enttäuschung a great [or deep] [or profound] disappointmentmit \großer Geschwindigkeit at high [or great] speed\großen Hunger haben to be terribly hungry\großes Leid great [or deep] [or profound] sorrowein \großer Misserfolg an abject [or a dismal] failure\große Nachfrage a big demandeine \große Preissteigerung a massive price rise [or increase]ein \großer Schrecken a nasty fright\große Schwierigkeiten serious [or real] trouble\große Wut unbridled fury\großer Zorn deep [or profound] anger8. (bedeutend) greatetwas/nichts G\großes something/nothing greatsie hat in ihrem Leben nichts G\großes geleistet she never achieved anything great [or major] in her life, she did not achieve great things in her lifemit diesem Gemälde hat sie etwas G\großes geschaffen she has created something great [or profound] with this paintingein \großer Konzern/ein \großes Unternehmen a leading [or major] group/company9. (besonders gut) bigim Meckern ist sie ganz \groß she's quite good at moaningich bin kein \großer Esser/Trinker I'm not a big eater/drinkerich bin kein \großer Redner I'm no [or not a] great speaker10. (in Eigennamen)▪ ... der G\große... the GreatFriedrich der G\große Frederick the Great11. (großes Glas) large, bignach den drei \großen Bier war ich ziemlich angeheitert I felt quite merry fam [or fam tipsy] after three pints [of beer]12.▶ im G\großen und Ganzen [gesehen] on the whole, by and largeich habe nur \großes Geld I haven't any change on me; s.a. kleinII. advwas ist da jetzt schon \groß dabei! big deal! famer hat sich aber nicht gerade \groß für uns eingesetzt! he didn't exactly do very much [or put himself out much] for us!was soll man da schon \groß sagen? you can't really say very muchich habe mich nie \groß für Politik interessiert I've never been particularly interested in politics\groß einsteigen to go in for sth in a big waysie ist ganz \groß in die Politik eingestiegen she's gone into politics in a big way2. (von weitem Ausmaß)\groß angelegt large-scaleeine \groß angelegte Offensive a full-scale offensive [or attack3. MODE4. (nicht klein)5.* * *1.größer, größt... Adjektiv1) big; big, large <house, window, area, room, etc.>; large < pack, size, can, etc.>; great <length, width, height>; tall < person>große Eier/Kartoffeln — large eggs/potatoes
eine große Terz/Sekunde — (Musik) a major third/second
ein großes Bier, bitte — a pint, please
2) (eine bestimmte Größe aufweisend)1 m2/2 ha groß — 1 m2/2 ha in area
sie ist 1,75 m groß — she is 1.75 m tall
doppelt/dreimal so groß wie... — twice/three times the size of...
3) (älter) big <brother, sister>seine größere Schwester — his elder sister
unsere Große/unser Großer — our eldest or oldest daughter/son
4) (erwachsen) grown-up <children, son, daughter>[mit etwas] groß werden — grow up [with something]
die Großen — (Erwachsene) the grown-ups; (ältere Kinder) the older children
Groß und Klein — old and young [alike]
5) (lange dauernd) long, lengthy <delay, talk, explanation, pause>die großen Ferien — (Schulw.) the summer holidays or (Amer.) long vacation sing.
die große Pause — (Schulw.) [mid-morning] break
große Summen/Kosten — large sums/heavy costs
eine große Auswahl — a wide selection or range
7) (außerordentlich) great <pleasure, pain, hunger, anxiety, hurry, progress, difficulty, mistake, importance>; intense <heat, cold>; high < speed>ihre/seine große Liebe — her/his great love
ein großer Augenblick/Tag — a great moment/day
große Worte — grand or fine words
die Großen [der Welt] — the great figures [of our world]
die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen — (iron.) play the fine lady/gentleman
10) (bedeutend) great, major < artist, painter, work>Katharina die Große — Catherine the Great; s. auch Karl
11) (wesentlich)die große Linie/der große Zusammenhang — the basic line/the overall context
in großen Zügen od. Umrissen — in broad outline
im Großen [und] Ganzen — by and large; on the whole
ein großes Herz haben — be great-hearted
13) (ugs.): (großspurig)2.1)groß geschrieben werden — (fig. ugs.) be stressed or emphasized
groß machen — (Kinderspr.) do number two (child lang.)
2) (ugs.): (aufwendig)3) (ugs.): (besonders) greatly; particularly4) (ugs.): (großartig)sie steht ganz groß da — she has made it big (coll.) or made the big time (coll.)
* * *A. adj1. big (besonders gefühlsbetont); Haus, Fläche etc: large; Land: vast; Baum, Gebäude etc: (hoch) tall; (riesig) huge; Person: tall;ein großes Gebäude a big(, tall) building;der Große Ozean GEOG the Pacific (Ocean);die Großen Seen GEOG the Great Lakes;große Zehe big toe;großer Buchstabe capital letter;Gut mit großem G good with a capital G;wir sprechen hier von Geiz mit einem großen G fig, pej we’re talking about meanness with a capital M here;groß machen/müssen kinderspr do/have to do big jobs2. an Ausmaß, Intensität, Wert etc: great; Fehler, Lärm, Unterschied etc: auch big; Entfernung: great, long; Geschwindigkeit: high; Hitze, Kälte, Schmerzen etc: intense; Kälte: auch severe; Verlust: heavy; Wissen: extensive, wide; (tief) profound; MUS, Intervall, Terz: major; Angeber, Angsthase, Feigling etc: terrible, dreadful;wir waren zu Hause eine große Familie we were a large family;große Ferien summer holiday(s), long vacation;zu meiner großen Freude to my great joy ( oder pleasure);wie komme ich an das große Geld? umg how do I get into the big money?;großes Glück haben be very lucky;großen Hunger haben be very hungry; stärker: be starving;große Mehrheit great majority;große Pause long (mid-morning) break;ein Fest im großen Rahmen a celebration on the grand scale;große Schritte machen make great progress;zum großen Teil largely, for the most part;3. mit Maßangabe:wie groß ist er? how tall is he?;er ist … groß he’s … (tall); das Grundstückist 600 m2groß is 600 metres (US -ers) square;gleich groß Personen: the same height, as tall as each other; Flächen, Kleidungsstücke etc: the same size;so groß wie ein Fußballfeld the size of a football pitch (US soccer field);war dreimal so groß wie der der Konkurrenz was three times that of our rivalsgroße Schwester big sister;groß werden Kinder: grow up;zu groß werden für outgrow sth, get too big for;er ist nur ein großes Kind he’s just a big baby;Groß und Klein young and old5. fig Augenblick, Entdeckung, Erfolg, Tag, Tat etc: great; (bedeutend) major, important; (großartig) grand, magnificent; Pläne, Ziele: great, grand, big; Künstler, Dichter etc: great;große Worte big words;Friedrich der Große Frederick the Great;Karl der Große Charlemagne;die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen iron play the great lady/lord;große Reden schwingen iron talk big;Groß und Klein standesmäßig: high and low6. (allgemein, wesentlich) broad, general;den großen Zusammenhang erkennen see the big picture;im großen Ganzen overall;in großen Zügen in broad outline7. umg (gut):das war ganz groß! that was really great!;große Klasse she’s really good ( oder she’s brilliant) at arithmetic;im Angeben/Geldausgeben ist er (ganz) groß iron he’s very good at showing off/spending money;ich bin kein großer Freund von Partys/Suppe I’m not a great one for parties/soup, I’m not particularly fond of parties/soup;er ist ein großer Schweiger/kein großer Esser he’s not a great talker/eater8. (edel):in großer Aufmachung Bericht etc: prominently featured, splashed across the page; Person: in full dress;B. adv1. big;groß gedruckt in large letters ( oder print);groß gemustert with a large pattern;groß kariert large-checked;er sah mich nur groß an he just stared at me;groß und breit dastehen umg, unübersehbar: stand out; stärker: stick out like a sore thumb; → auch großschreiben, großgebaut etc2. (aufwändig):groß angelegt Aktion etc: large-scale, full-scale;groß ausgehen umg have a real night out;jemanden/etwas groß herausbringen umg pull out all the stops for sb/sth, give sb/sth a tremendous build-up3. umg:groß auftreten act big;groß daherreden talk big5. (gut):groß in Form in great form;beim Publikum groß ankommen be a big hit with the audience;ganz groß dastehen (Erfolg haben) do brilliantly6. umg:er kümmert sich nicht groß darum he doesn’t really bother about it;was ist schon groß dabei? so what?, US auch (so) what’s the big deal?;was gibt es da groß zu sagen? what can you say?;was gibt’s da noch groß zu fragen? is there really anything more we need to ask?;was kann das schon groß kosten? it can’t be very expensive, can it?;was war los? -was soll schon groß gewesen sein? what do you think happened?* * *1.größer, größt... Adjektiv1) big; big, large <house, window, area, room, etc.>; large <pack, size, can, etc.>; great <length, width, height>; tall < person>große Eier/Kartoffeln — large eggs/potatoes
eine große Terz/Sekunde — (Musik) a major third/second
ein großes Bier, bitte — a pint, please
1 m2/2 ha groß — 1 m2/2 ha in area
sie ist 1,75 m groß — she is 1.75 m tall
doppelt/dreimal so groß wie... — twice/three times the size of...
3) (älter) big <brother, sister>unsere Große/unser Großer — our eldest or oldest daughter/son
4) (erwachsen) grown-up <children, son, daughter>[mit etwas] groß werden — grow up [with something]
die Großen — (Erwachsene) the grown-ups; (ältere Kinder) the older children
Groß und Klein — old and young [alike]
5) (lange dauernd) long, lengthy <delay, talk, explanation, pause>die großen Ferien — (Schulw.) the summer holidays or (Amer.) long vacation sing.
die große Pause — (Schulw.) [mid-morning] break
große Summen/Kosten — large sums/heavy costs
eine große Auswahl — a wide selection or range
7) (außerordentlich) great <pleasure, pain, hunger, anxiety, hurry, progress, difficulty, mistake, importance>; intense <heat, cold>; high < speed>ihre/seine große Liebe — her/his great love
ein großer Augenblick/Tag — a great moment/day
große Worte — grand or fine words
[k]eine große Rolle spielen — [not] play a great or an important part
die Großen [der Welt] — the great figures [of our world]
9) nicht präd. (glanzvoll) grand <celebration, ball, etc.>die große Dame/den großen Herrn spielen — (iron.) play the fine lady/gentleman
10) (bedeutend) great, major <artist, painter, work>Katharina die Große — Catherine the Great; s. auch Karl
11) (wesentlich)die große Linie/der große Zusammenhang — the basic line/the overall context
in großen Zügen od. Umrissen — in broad outline
im Großen [und] Ganzen — by and large; on the whole
13) (ugs.): (großspurig)2.große Reden schwingen od. (salopp) Töne spucken — talk big (coll.)
1)groß geschrieben werden — (fig. ugs.) be stressed or emphasized
groß machen — (Kinderspr.) do number two (child lang.)
2) (ugs.): (aufwendig)3) (ugs.): (besonders) greatly; particularly4) (ugs.): (großartig)sie steht ganz groß da — she has made it big (coll.) or made the big time (coll.)
* * *adj.ample adj.big adj.capital adj.great adj.heavyset adj.large adj.sizable adj.tall adj. adv.largely adv.sizably adv. -
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СОЛОВЬЯ БАСНЯМИ HE КОРМЯТ (saying) words should be supplemented and supported by sth. more tangible ( usu. said by a host when interrupting a conversation in order to invite his guests to the table for food and drinks by extension used to stress that talking is of little help when an object, service etc is being sought): - fine words do not make full stomachs fine (fair) words butter no parsnips (in limited contexts) actions speak louder than words.(author's usage) «А теперь, я надеюсь, Арина Власьевна, что, насытив свое материнское сердце, ты позаботишься о насыщении своих дорогих гостей, потому что, тебе известно, соловья баснями кормить не следует» (Тургенев 2). "...And now, Arina Vlas'evna, I hope that having satiated your motherly heart you'll make ready to satiate our dear guests, for as you know fine words do not make full stomachs" (2e). "And now, Arina Vlasyevna, I hope that your maternal heart having had its fill, you will see about filling our dear guests, for, you know, fair words butter no parsnips" (2a). -
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[saying]=====⇒ words should be supplemented and supported by sth. more tangible (usu. said by a host when interrupting a conversation in order to invite his guests to the table for food and drinks; by extension used to stress that talking is of little help when an object, service etc is being sought):- [in limited contexts] actions speak louder than words.♦ [author's usage] "А теперь, я надеюсь, Арина Власьевна, что, насытив свое материнское сердце, ты позаботишься о насыщении своих дорогих гостей, потому что, тебе известно, соловья баснями кормить не следует" (Тургенев 2). "...And now, Arina Vlas'evna, I hope that having satiated your motherly heart you'll make ready to satiate our dear guests, for as you know fine words do not make full stomachs" (2e). "And now, Arina Vlasyevna, I hope that your maternal heart having had its fill, you will see about filling our dear guests, for, you know, fair words butter no parsnips" (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > соловья баснями не кормят
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5 Rede
f; -, -n1. speech; (Ansprache) auch address; feierliche: oration; die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech; die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric; eine Rede halten make a speech; keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (Am. around) the bush; sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying; jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt s.o. (in mid-speech); ( große) Reden schwingen umg. talk big; jemanden mit leeren / schönen Reden hinhalten put s.o. off with empty / fine words; der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it2. (Redeweise) language, speech; sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphors3. LING. (Sprechakt) speech utterance; die Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech4. GRAM. speech; direkte / indirekte Rede GRAM. direct / indirect ( oder reported) speech; erlebte Rede auch LIT. inner ( oder interior) monologue5. (Gespräch) talk; die Rede bringen auf (+ Akk) bring s.th. up; die Rede kam auf (+Akk) the conversation turned to; gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you; es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (Am. layoffs); es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down; es geht die Rede, dass... rumo(u)r has it that...; davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht in Frage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point; davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about; davon war ( gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht in Frage) there was no question of that; wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about? wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?; ( das ist ja) meine Rede umg. that’s what I’ve been saying all along; ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless; es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it; ( jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to s.o.); jemanden zur Rede stellen confront s.o.; (vornehmen) take s.o. to task ( wegen for)* * *die Redeoration; speech; address* * *Re|de ['reːdə]f -, -n1) speech; (= Ansprache) addresseine Réde halten or schwingen (inf) — to make or give a speech
die Réde des Bundeskanzlers — the Chancellor's speech, the speech given by the Chancellor
in freier Réde — without (consulting) notes
der langen Réde kurzer Sinn (prov) — the long and the short of it
das ist meine Réde! — that's what I've always said
jds stehende Réde sein — to be sb's stock saying
das ist nicht der Réde wert — it's not worth mentioning
(es ist) nicht der Réde wert! — don't mention it, it was nothing
3) (= das Reden, Gespräch) conversation, talkjdm in die Réde fallen — to interrupt sb
die Réde fiel or kam auf (+acc) — the conversation or talk turned to
es war von einer Gehaltserhöhung die Réde — there was talk or mention of a salary increase
von Ihnen war eben die Réde — we were just talking about you
aber davon war doch nie die Réde — but no-one was ever talking about that
wovon ist die Réde? — what are you/we etc talking about?
von einer Gehaltserhöhung kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — there can be no question of a salary increase
von Großzügigkeit kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein, das war nur... — there's no question of it being generosity, it was just...
davon kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — it's out of the question
4) (LING, LITER) speechdirekte or wörtliche/indirekte Réde — direct/indirect speech or discourse (US)
gebundene Réde — verse
ungebundene Réde — prose
kümmere dich doch nicht um die Réden der Leute! — don't worry (about) what people say
es geht die Réde, dass — there's a rumo(u)r that, rumo(u)r has it that
von ihr geht die Réde, dass sie... — people say or it is said (about her) that she...
6)jdn zur Réde stellen — to take sb to task
* * *(a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) speech* * *Re·de<-, -n>[ˈre:də]f1. (Ansprache) speechdie \Rede des Präsidenten the President's speech, the speech given by the President2. (Gespräch) conversation, talker brachte die \Rede auf ein anderes Thema he turned the conversation to another subject▪ es ist von etw/jdm die \Rede there is talk [or mention] of sth/sbwovon ist die \Rede? what's it [all] about?, what are you talking about?es ist die \Rede davon, dass... it is being said that..., people are saying that...von dir war gerade die \Rede we were just talking about youaber davon war doch nie die \Rede! but no one was ever talking about that!jdm in die \Rede fallen to interrupt sbdie \Rede kam auf jdn/etw the conversation [or talk] turned to sb/sthder in \Rede stehende Fall (form) the case in questiondie in \Rede stehende Person (form) the person in question[das war schon immer] meine \Rede! that's what I've always said!ihre frechen \Reden her cheekdas sind nur \Reden those are just words, that's just talkdumme \Reden führen to talk nonsense\Rede und Gegenrede dialoguekluge/lockere \Reden clever/loose talk4. (Gerücht, Nachrede) rumourkümmere dich doch nicht um die \Reden der Leute! don't worry [about] what people say!es geht die \Rede, dass... there's a rumour that..., rumour has it that..., it is rumoured that...5. (Vortrag) rhetoricin freier \Rede without notessie hat es in freier \Rede vorgetragen she spoke about it without notesdie Kunst der \Rede the art of rhetoric6. LING speechgebundene/ungebundene \Rede verse/prose7.▶ [jdm] \Rede und Antwort stehen to justify oneself [to sb]der Minister wollte den Journalisten \Rede und Antwort stehen the minister wanted to give the journalists a full explanationvon einer weiteren Reise dieses Jahr kann keine \Rede sein another trip this year is out of the question▶ nicht der \Rede wert sein to be not worth mentioningdas ist doch nicht der \Rede wert! don't mention it!, it's not worth mentioning!* * *die; Rede, Reden1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speecheine Rede halten — give or make a speech
2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric3) (Äußerung)der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...
es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...
jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody
jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself
4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech
* * *die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech;die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric;eine Rede halten make a speech;keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (US around) the bush;sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying;jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt sb (in mid-speech);(große) Reden schwingen umg talk big;jemanden mit leeren/schönen Reden hinhalten put sb off with empty/fine words;der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it2. (Redeweise) language, speech;sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphorsdie Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech4. GRAM speech;5. (Gespräch) talk;die Rede kam auf (+akk) the conversation turned to;gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you;es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (US layoffs);es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down;es geht die Rede, dass … rumo(u)r has it that …;davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht infrage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point;davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about;davon war (gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht infrage) there was no question of that;wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about?wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?;(das ist ja) meine Rede umg that’s what I’ve been saying all along;ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless;es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it;(jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to sb);jemanden zur Rede stellen confront sb; (vornehmen) take sb to task (wegen for)* * *die; Rede, Reden1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speecheine Rede halten — give or make a speech
2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric3) (Äußerung)der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...
es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...
jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody
jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself
4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech
* * *-n f.address n.(§ pl.: addresses)monologue n.oration n.speech n.(§ pl.: speeches) -
6 beau
beau, belle [bo, bεl]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. beautiful ; [homme] good-lookingc. ( = agréable) [voyage, journée] lovely• c'est le bel âge ! it's nice to be young!d. ( = réussi) successful ; [résultat] excellent• c'est le plus beau jour de ma vie ! this is the best day of my life!• ce serait trop beau ! that would be too much to hope for!e. ( = grand) [revenu, profit] handsome ; [brûlure, peur] nasty• c'est un beau salaud (inf!) he's a real bastard (vulg!)f. (locutions)• on a beau faire, ils n'apprennent rien no matter what you do, they don't learn anything• il a eu beau essayer, il n'a pas réussi despite his efforts, he was unsuccessful• il s'est bel et bien trompé he got it well and truly wrong► de plus belle [crier, rire] even louder• reprendre de plus belle [combat, polémique, violence] to start up again with renewed vigour• continuer de plus belle [discrimination, répression] to be worse than ever2. <c. faire le beau [chien] to sit up and beg3. <a. ( = femme) ma belle ! (inf) sweetheart!b. ( = partie décisive) decider• on fait la belle ? shall we play a decider?c. ( = action, parole) (inf) il en a fait de belles quand il était jeune he was a bit wild when he was young* * *
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1) ( esthétiquement) [enfant, femme, visage, yeux, cheveux] beautiful; [homme, garçon] handsome; [jambes] nice; [corps, silhouette] good; [couleur, son, jardin, objet] beautifulce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir! — (colloq) it's not a pretty sight!
2) ( qualitativement) [vêtements, machine, spectacle] good; [collection, spécimen] fine; [travail, cadeau] nice; [temps, jour] fine, nice; [journée, promenade] lovely; [discours, projet] fine; [effort, victoire] nice; [geste, sentiment] noble; [carrière] successful; [succès, avenir, optimisme] greatc'est bien beau tout ça, mais — (colloq) that's all very fine, but
ça serait trop beau! — (colloq) one should be so lucky! (colloq)
3) ( quantitativement) [somme, héritage] tidy; [salaire] very nice; [appétit] big
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nom masculin1) ( choses intéressantes)2) Philosophie ( beauté)3) Météorologiele temps est/se met au beau — the weather is/is turning fine
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avoir beau locution verbalej'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas — it's no good my trying, I can't do it
l'économie a beau se développer, le chômage progresse — even if the economy does develop, unemployment is still growing
on a beau dire, ce n'est pas si simple — no matter what people say, it's not that easy
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bel et bien locution adverbiale1) ( irréversiblement) well and truly2) ( indiscutablement) definitely•Phrasal Verbs:••faire le beau — [chien] to sit up and beg; [personne] to show off
c'est du beau! — (colloq) iron lovely! iron
tout beau (tout beau)! — ( pour calmer) easy(, easy)!
* * *bo, bɛl (belle) bel (devant un nom masculin commençant par une voyelle ou un h muet) beaux mpl1. adj1) [maison, spectacle] lovely, beautiful, [vacances] lovelyune belle journée — a beautiful day, a lovely day
C'est une belle femme. — She is a beautiful woman.
C'est un beau garçon. — He is a good-looking boy.
3) (temps) fine, nicesi le temps est beau — if the weather's fine, if the weather's nice
il fait beau; il fait beau temps — the weather's fine
Il fait beau aujourd'hui. — It's a nice day today.
4) (sentiment) fine, (acte) goodun beau geste fig — a fine gesture
un beau salaire — a very nice salary, a very good salary
un beau jour — one day, one fine day
un beau matin — one morning, one fine morning
avoir beau jeu de; Il a beau jeu de protester. — It's easy for him to protest.
bel et bien — well and truly, (= vraiment) really, really and truly
avoir beau faire qch; J'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas. — No matter how hard I try, I just can't do it., However hard I try, I just can't do it.
pour les beaux yeux de qn lit — for love of sb, for sb's sake
Cette chanteuse d'à peine vingt ans semble promise à un bel avenir. — This singer, barely twenty years old, appears to have a fine future ahead of her.
2. nf1) SPORT (= rencontre décisive) decider2) (= évasion)3. belles nfplen entendre de belles sur qn/qch — to hear a thing or two about sb/sth
en faire de belles — to do stupid things, to do some stupid things
en dire de belles — to say stupid things, to say some stupid things
4. nm1) (= concept)le plus beau c'est que... — the best of it is that...
c'est du beau! — lovely! ironique
faire le beau [chien] — to sit up and beg
* * *A adj1 ( esthétiquement) [enfant, femme, visage, yeux, cheveux] beautiful; [homme, garçon] handsome; [jambes] nice; [corps, silhouette, dents] good; [couleur, son, musique, maison, jardin, objet] beautiful; tu es belle ( extraordinairement) you're beautiful; ( normalement) you look lovely; c'est une belle fille she's very nice-looking; c'est une belle femme she's a beautiful woman; avoir belle allure [personne] to cut a fine figure; [maison, voiture] to be fine-looking; se faire beau to do oneself up; faire beau qn to smarten sb up; ce n'est pas (bien) beau à voir○! it's not a pretty sight!; peindre qch sous de belles couleurs to make sth sound wonderful; ⇒ fille;2 ( qualitativement) [vêtements, machine, performance, match, spectacle] good; [œuvre, collection, bijou, spécimen] fine; [travail, poste, cadeau, anniversaire] nice; [temps, jour] fine, nice; [journée, promenade, rêve] lovely; [promesse, débat, discours, projet] fine; [effort, victoire, exemple, manière] nice; [geste, sentiment, âme] noble; [pensée] beautiful; [carrière] successful; [succès, avenir, optimisme] great; fais de beaux rêves! sweet dreams!; il fait beau the weather is fine; il n'est pas beau de faire it's not nice to do; un beau jour/matin/soir one fine day/morning/evening; au beau milieu de right in the middle of; rien n'est trop beau pour lui/eux nothing is too good for him/them; c'est bien beau tout ça, mais○ that's all very fine, but; trop beau pour être vrai too good to be true; ça serait trop beau○! one should be so lucky○!; ce ne sont que de belles paroles it's all talk; assez de belles paroles, dites ce que vous avez à dire enough of your fine words, say what you have to say; il y a beau temps qu'il n'est pas venu he hasn't been here for ages; ⇒ démener, pluie;3 ( quantitativement) [somme, héritage] tidy; [salaire] very nice; [appétit] big; belle pagaille absolute mess; beau mensonge whopping lie, whopper○; bel égoïste awful egoist; beau salaud◑ real bastard◑.B nm1 ( choses intéressantes) qu'est-ce que tu as fait de beau? done anything interesting?; tu n'as rien de beau à nous raconter? anything interesting to tell us?; le plus beau (de l'histoire) est que the best part (of the story) is that;3 ( bonne qualité) best quality; n'acheter que du beau to buy only the best quality;5 Météo le temps est/se met au beau the weather is/is turning fine.C avoir beau loc verbale j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je n'y arrive pas it's no good my trying/working, I can't do it; l'économie a beau se développer, le chômage progresse even if the economy does develop, unemployment is still growing; on a beau dire, ce n'est pas si simple no matter what people say, it's not that easy.D bel et bien loc adv1 ( irréversiblement) well and truly; bel et bien fini well and truly over;2 ( indiscutablement) definitely; il était bel et bien coupable he was definitely guilty.E belle nf2 ( maîtresse) lady friend; avoir rendez-vous avec sa belle to have a date with one's lady friend;3 Jeux decider; faire la belle to play the decider.F de plus belle loc adv with renewed vigourGB; les hostilités ont repris de plus belle hostilities resumed with renewed vigourGB; la pluie a repris de plus belle it started raining again harder than ever; frapper de plus belle to hit harder than ever; crier de plus belle to shout louder than ever.G belles○ nfpl ( paroles) stories; j'en ai appris or entendu de belles à ton sujet I have been hearing stories about you; on en raconte de belles sur elle there are quite a few stories about her.beau fixe Météo fine weather; être au beau fixe [temps, baromètre] to be set fair; [[affaire, relation] to be going well; avoir le moral au beau fixe○ to be on a high○; beau gosse○ good-looking guy○; être beau gosse to be good-looking; beau linge○ high society; fréquenter le beau linge to hang out○ with society types; beau parleur smooth talker; beau parti ( homme) eligible bachelor; ( femme) good match; épouser un beau parti to marry money; beau sexe fair sex; beaux jours ( beau temps) fine weather ¢; ( belle époque) good days; les beaux jours sont arrivés the fine weather is here; c'étaient les beaux jours those were the days; Beau Danube bleu Mus Blue Danube; bel esprit bel esprit; la Belle au Bois dormant Sleeping Beauty; Belle Époque Belle Époque; style Belle Époque Belle Époque style; belle page Imprim right-hand page; belle plante○ gorgeous specimen○; belle vie life of ease; c'est la belle vie! this is the life!; avoir la belle vie to live it up; belles années happy years.faire le beau [chien] to sit up and beg; [personne] to show off; (se) faire la belle○ ( s'évader) to do a bunk○ GB, to take a powder○ US; l'avoir belle○ to have an easy life; en faire voir de belles○ à qn to give sb a hard time; c'est du beau○! iron lovely! iron; tout beau (tout beau)! ( pour calmer) easy (, easy)!; il ferait beau voir○ (qu'il vienne) I'd like to see the day (when he shows up)○.[bo] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet bel [bɛl]) ( féminin belle [bɛl], pluriel masculin beaux [bo], pluriel féminin belles [bɛl]) adjectifA.1. [bien fait, joli - femme] beautiful, good-looking ; [ - homme] good-looking, handsome ; [ - enfant, physique, objet, décor] beautiful, lovelyse faire beau/belle to get dressed up, to do oneself upil est beau comme l'amour ou un ange ou un astre ou le joura. [homme] he's a very handsome ou good-looking manb. [petit garçon] he's a very handsome ou good-looking boyelle est belle comme un ange ou le jour she's a real beautyil y a eu quelques beaux échanges there were a few good ou fine ralliesdu beau temps nice ou good weatherB.[convenable] nicece n'est pas beau de mentir! it's very naughty ou it's not nice to lie!3. [d'un haut niveau social] smarta. [argent] to marry into money ou a fortuneb. [classe] to marry into a very good familyC.donnez-moi un beau melon/poulet give me a nice big melon/chickenil a un bel appétit he has a good ou hearty appetite2. [en intensif]il y a beau temps: il y a beau temps de ce que je te dis là (familier) what I'm telling you now happened ages ago3. [agréable] good4. [prospère] gooda. [argent] to have a very well-paid jobb. [prestige] to have a high-flying job5. [dans des appellations]venez, ma belle amie do come along, darlingmon beau monsieur, personne ne vous a rien demandé! my friend, this is none of your business!6. [certain]un beau jour/matin one fine day/morningD. (ironique)belle demande! [saugrenue] what a question!beaux discours: ils ont oublié tous leurs beaux discours they've forgotten all their fine ou fine-sounding wordsgarde tes belles promesses ou tes beaux serments! you can keep your promises!j'en ai appris ou entendu de belles sur toi! I heard some fine ou right things about you!il en a fait de belles quand il était petit! he didn't half get up to some mischief when he was little!c'est bien beau tout ça, mais... that's all very fine ou well, but...le plus beau (familier) : et tu ne sais pas le plus beau! and you haven't heard the best part (yet)!, and the best part's still to come!beau adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIEil fait beau the weather's ou it's fineil n'a pas fait très beau l'été dernier the weather wasn't very nice ou good last summer2. (locution)il ferait beau voir qu'elle me donne des ordres! her, boss me around? that'll be the day!avoir beau faire (quelque chose): j'avais beau tirer, la porte ne s'ouvrait pas however hard I pulled, the door wouldn't openj'ai eu beau le lui répéter plusieurs fois, il n'a toujours pas compris I have told him and told him but he still hasn't understoodon a beau dire, on a beau faire, les jeunes s'en vont un jour de la maison (familier) whatever you do or say, young people eventually leave homevous avez beau dire, elle a quand même tout financé elle-même say what you like ou you may criticize, but she's paid for it all herselfa beau mentir qui vient de loin (proverbe) it's easy to lie when there's nobody around to contradict youtout beau: alors, vous signez? — hé, tout beau (tout beau)! you will sign then? — hey, steady on ou not so fast!beau nom masculin1. [esthétique][objets de qualité]pour les meubles du salon, je veux du beau I want really good ou nice furniture for the living room3. (locution)c'est du beau! (familier) : elle a dit un gros mot — c'est du beau! she said a rude word! — how naughty!faire le beau [chien] to sit up and begbelle nom féminin1. [jolie femme] beauty[dame] lady‘la Belle et la Bête’ Madame Leprince de Beaumont, Cocteau ‘Beauty and the Beast’2. (familier) [en appellatif]tu te trompes, ma belle! you're quite wrong my dear!5. (familier & locution)————————au plus beau de locution prépositionnellebel et bien locution adverbialebel et bon locution adjectivale,bel et bonne locution adjectivale————————de plus belle locution adverbialebelle de Fontenay nom féminin————————belle page nom féminin -
7 discorso
1. past part vedere discorrere2. m pubblico, ufficiale speech( conversazione) conversation, talkche discorsi! what rubbish!* * *discorso s.m.1 speech, address: discorso improvvisato, impromptu speech; discorso preparato, set speech; discorso di chiusura, closing speech (o address); discorso di apertura, opening address; discorso di ringraziamento, speech of thanks; mi ha fatto un discorso sulla morale che non finiva più, he gave me a speech on morals which went on and on; terrà un discorso per radio, he is giving a talk on the radio; pronunciare, tenere un discorso, to deliver (o to make) a speech; fare un discorso, to make a speech (o an address); sviluppare un nuovo discorso architettonico, to develop a new architectural language2 ( conversazione) conversation, talk: discorso a quattr'occhi, tête-à-tête; discorso frivolo, small talk; discorsi oziosi, idle talk; il discorso cadde sulla politica, the talk turned to politics; cambiamo discorso!, let's change the subject!; ho perso il filo del discorso, I have lost the thread of the conversation; attaccar discorso con qlcu., to engage s.o. in conversation // è ora di affrontare il discorso, it's time we dealt with the question // che discorsi!, nonsense! // senza tanti discorsi, without beating about the bush // questo è un altro discorso, this is quite a different matter // lasciar cadere il discorso, to let the subject drop // adesso basta! fine del discorso!, that's enough! subject closed! // devo fargli un bel discorso, I must give him a good talking to3 (gramm.) speech: discorso diretto, indiretto, direct, reported (o indirect) speech; le parti del discorso, the parts of speech.* * *[dis'korso]1. ppSee:2. sm1) (gen) speechfare un discorso — (in pubblico) to make a speech
2) Lingdiscorso diretto/indiretto — direct/indirect o reported speech
* * *[dis'korso] 1.sostantivo maschile1) (conferenza, orazione) speech, talk (su on, about); (formale) addressfare, tenere, pronunciare un discorso — to give, make, deliver a speech o an address
2) (conversazione) speechfar cadere o portare il discorso su to bring up [questione, argomento]; nel bel mezzo del discorso fig. [ interrompere] midstream; essere nel bel mezzo del discorso — fig. to be in full flow
3) (argomento) subject, issue4) ling. discourse2.discorso diretto — ling. direct speech
discorso indiretto — ling. indirect o reported speech
* * *discorso/dis'korso/I sostantivo m.1 (conferenza, orazione) speech, talk (su on, about); (formale) address; fare, tenere, pronunciare un discorso to give, make, deliver a speech o an address2 (conversazione) speech; lei mi ha fatto un discorso del tutto diverso she said something completely different to me; far cadere o portare il discorso su to bring up [questione, argomento]; nel bel mezzo del discorso fig. [ interrompere] midstream; essere nel bel mezzo del discorso fig. to be in full flow3 (argomento) subject, issue; cambia discorso! don't go on about it! il discorso è chiuso that's the end of the matter4 ling. discourse; parte del discorso part of speechII discorsi m.pl.(affermazioni) - i a vanvera loose talk; che -i! what nonsense! i bei -i non servono a nulla fine words butter no parsnipsdiscorso d'addio farewell speech; discorso di apertura opening speech; discorso di chiusura closing speech; discorso diretto ling. direct speech; discorso indiretto ling. indirect o reported speech. -
8 rede
f; -, -n1. speech; (Ansprache) auch address; feierliche: oration; die Freiheit der Rede the freedom of speech; die Kunst der Rede the art of rhetoric; eine Rede halten make a speech; keine langen Reden halten come straight to the point, not beat about (Am. around) the bush; sich der Rede seines Vorgängers anschließen link up with what the previous speaker was saying; jemandem in die Rede fallen interrupt s.o. (in mid-speech); ( große) Reden schwingen umg. talk big; jemanden mit leeren / schönen Reden hinhalten put s.o. off with empty / fine words; der langen Rede kurzer Sinn to cut a long story short, in short, the long and the short of it2. (Redeweise) language, speech; sich einer sehr bildhaften Rede bedienen make use of many metaphors3. LING. (Sprechakt) speech utterance; die Unterscheidung von Sprache und Rede the distinction between language and speech4. GRAM. speech; direkte / indirekte Rede GRAM. direct / indirect ( oder reported) speech; erlebte Rede auch LIT. inner ( oder interior) monologue5. (Gespräch) talk; die Rede bringen auf (+ Akk) bring s.th. up; die Rede kam auf (+Akk) the conversation turned to; gerade war von dir die Rede we were just talking about you; es ist die Rede von 100 Entlassungen there is talk of 100 redundancies (Am. layoffs); es war einmal die Rede davon, dass sie schließen it was said at one time that they were closing down, there was talk at one time of their closing down; es geht die Rede, dass... rumo(u)r has it that...; davon kann keine Rede sein (das kommt nicht in Frage) that’s out of the question; (darum geht es nicht) that’s not the point; davon ist nicht die Rede that’s not what I’m talking about; davon war ( gar) nicht die Rede that’s not what it was all about; (das kam nicht in Frage) there was no question of that; wovon ist die Rede? what are you ( oder they) talking about? wovon ist eigentlich die Rede? what is this all about anyway?; ( das ist ja) meine Rede umg. that’s what I’ve been saying all along; ihm verschlug es die Rede it left him speechless; es ist nicht der Rede wert it’s hardly worth mentioning, it’s nothing to speak of; beim Danken: don’t mention it; ( jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen justify o.s. (to s.o.); jemanden zur Rede stellen confront s.o.; (vornehmen) take s.o. to task ( wegen for)* * *die Redeoration; speech; address* * *Re|de ['reːdə]f -, -n1) speech; (= Ansprache) addresseine Réde halten or schwingen (inf) — to make or give a speech
die Réde des Bundeskanzlers — the Chancellor's speech, the speech given by the Chancellor
in freier Réde — without (consulting) notes
der langen Réde kurzer Sinn (prov) — the long and the short of it
das ist meine Réde! — that's what I've always said
jds stehende Réde sein — to be sb's stock saying
das ist nicht der Réde wert — it's not worth mentioning
(es ist) nicht der Réde wert! — don't mention it, it was nothing
3) (= das Reden, Gespräch) conversation, talkjdm in die Réde fallen — to interrupt sb
die Réde fiel or kam auf (+acc) — the conversation or talk turned to
es war von einer Gehaltserhöhung die Réde — there was talk or mention of a salary increase
von Ihnen war eben die Réde — we were just talking about you
aber davon war doch nie die Réde — but no-one was ever talking about that
wovon ist die Réde? — what are you/we etc talking about?
von einer Gehaltserhöhung kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — there can be no question of a salary increase
von Großzügigkeit kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein, das war nur... — there's no question of it being generosity, it was just...
davon kann keine or kann nicht die Réde sein — it's out of the question
4) (LING, LITER) speechdirekte or wörtliche/indirekte Réde — direct/indirect speech or discourse (US)
gebundene Réde — verse
ungebundene Réde — prose
kümmere dich doch nicht um die Réden der Leute! — don't worry (about) what people say
es geht die Réde, dass — there's a rumo(u)r that, rumo(u)r has it that
von ihr geht die Réde, dass sie... — people say or it is said (about her) that she...
6)jdn zur Réde stellen — to take sb to task
* * *(a formal talk given to a meeting etc: parliamentary speeches.) speech* * *Re·de<-, -n>[ˈre:də]f1. (Ansprache) speechdie \Rede des Präsidenten the President's speech, the speech given by the President2. (Gespräch) conversation, talker brachte die \Rede auf ein anderes Thema he turned the conversation to another subject▪ es ist von etw/jdm die \Rede there is talk [or mention] of sth/sbwovon ist die \Rede? what's it [all] about?, what are you talking about?es ist die \Rede davon, dass... it is being said that..., people are saying that...von dir war gerade die \Rede we were just talking about youaber davon war doch nie die \Rede! but no one was ever talking about that!jdm in die \Rede fallen to interrupt sbdie \Rede kam auf jdn/etw the conversation [or talk] turned to sb/sthder in \Rede stehende Fall (form) the case in questiondie in \Rede stehende Person (form) the person in question[das war schon immer] meine \Rede! that's what I've always said!ihre frechen \Reden her cheekdas sind nur \Reden those are just words, that's just talkdumme \Reden führen to talk nonsense\Rede und Gegenrede dialoguekluge/lockere \Reden clever/loose talk4. (Gerücht, Nachrede) rumourkümmere dich doch nicht um die \Reden der Leute! don't worry [about] what people say!es geht die \Rede, dass... there's a rumour that..., rumour has it that..., it is rumoured that...5. (Vortrag) rhetoricin freier \Rede without notessie hat es in freier \Rede vorgetragen she spoke about it without notesdie Kunst der \Rede the art of rhetoric6. LING speechgebundene/ungebundene \Rede verse/prose7.▶ [jdm] \Rede und Antwort stehen to justify oneself [to sb]der Minister wollte den Journalisten \Rede und Antwort stehen the minister wanted to give the journalists a full explanationvon einer weiteren Reise dieses Jahr kann keine \Rede sein another trip this year is out of the question▶ nicht der \Rede wert sein to be not worth mentioningdas ist doch nicht der \Rede wert! don't mention it!, it's not worth mentioning!* * *die; Rede, Reden1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speecheine Rede halten — give or make a speech
2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric3) (Äußerung)der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...
es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...
jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody
jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself
4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech
* * *…rede f im subst:Begräbnisrede funeral oration;Begrüßungsrede welcome speech;Dankesrede speech of thanks;Jungfernrede maiden speech* * *die; Rede, Reden1) speech; (Ansprache) address; speecheine Rede halten — give or make a speech
2) o. Pl. (Vortrag) rhetoric3) (Äußerung)der langen Rede kurzer Sinn ist, dass... — the long and the short of it is that...
es ist die Rede davon, dass... — it is being said or people are saying that...
jemandem Rede und Antwort stehen — give a full explanation [of one's actions] to somebody
jemanden zur Rede stellen — make someone explain himself/herself
4) o. Pl. (Sprachw.)direkte od. wörtliche/indirekte Rede — direct/indirect speech
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9 другими словами
1. put it in another way2. put the other way roundполучающий слово; получение слова — getting the floor
чем меньше слов, тем лучше — the less said the better
3. that is to sayчеловек слова, господин своего слова — a man of his word
это его слова, без обмана — I am not phoneying his words
другими словами, иначе говоря, то есть — that is to say
4. which is to sayни слова больше!, хватит! — say no more!
то есть; другими словами — that is to say
5. in other words6. to put in the other way roundпервый выступающий, первый взявший слово — the first speaker
7. to put it in another wayдругими словами, иначе говоря — in other words
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10 payer
payer [peje]➭ TABLE 81. transitive verba. [+ facture, dette] to payb. [+ employé] to pay ; [+ tueur] to hire• être payé par chèque/en espèces/en nature to be paid by cheque/in cash/in kind• il est payé pour le savoir ! (figurative) he should know!c. [+ travail, maison, marchandise] to pay for• il m'a fait payer 50 € he charged me 50 eurosd. ( = offrir) payer qch à qn to buy sth for sbe. ( = récompenser) to rewardf. ( = expier) [+ faute, crime] to pay for• il me le paiera ! (en menace) he'll pay for this!2. intransitive verba. [effort, tactique] to pay off ; [métier] to be well-paid3. reflexive verb► se payer ( = s'offrir) [+ objet] to treat o.s. to• se payer la tête de qn ( = ridiculiser) to make fun of sb ; ( = tromper) to take sb for a ride (inf)* * *peje
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1) ( régler) to pay for [achat, travail]; to pay, to settle [facture]; to pay [somme]être payé avec un lance-pierres — (colloq) to be paid peanuts (colloq)
2) ( s'acquitter envers) to pay [employé]il est payé pour le savoir! — fig he knows that to his cost!
3) (colloq) ( offrir)4) ( subir des conséquences) to pay for [faute, imprudence]payer pour les autres — to take the rap (colloq)
5) ( compenser) to cover
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verbe intransitif1) ( rapporter) [efforts, peine, sacrifice] to pay off; [profession, activité] to pay2) (colloq) ( prêter à rire) to look funny
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se payer verbe pronominal1) ( être payable) [service, marchandise] to have to be paid for; [personne, salaire] to have to be paid2) (colloq) ( à soi-même) to treat oneself to [voyage, dîner]; hum to get [rhume, mauvaise note]; to get landed with [travail, importun]se payer une cuite — to get plastered (colloq)
3) ( prendre son dû)payez-vous sur ce billet — take what I owe you out of this note GB ou bill US
••se payer du bon temps — (colloq) to have a good time
se payer la tête (colloq) de quelqu'un — ( se moquer) to take the mickey (colloq) out of somebody GB, to razz (colloq) somebody US; ( duper) to take somebody for a ride
* * *peje1. vt1) [créancier, employé] to payElle a été payée aujourd'hui. — She got paid today.
2) [loyer, cotisation] to pay3) [achat, réparations] to pay forJ'ai payé ce T-shirt quinze francs. — I paid 15 euros for this T-shirt.
payer cher qch — to pay a lot for sth, fig, [faute] to pay dearly for sth
faire payer quelque chose à quelqu'un — to charge somebody for something, fig (= se venger) to make sb pay for sth
Il me l'a fait payer 10 euros. — He charged me 10 euros for it.
4) (= offrir)Allez, je vous paye un verre. — Come on, I'll buy you a drink.
2. vi1) [personne] to pay2) (= rapporter de l'argent) [métier] to pay, to be well-paidSon métier paye bien. — His job pays good money.
3) [effort, tactique] to pay offLeurs bureaux ne paient pas de mine. — Their offices don't look like they're up to much.
* * *payer verb table: payerA vtr1 ( régler) to pay for [article, billet, achat, travail, service]; to pay, to settle [facture, note, dette]; to pay [somme, impôt, intérêt, salaire]; combien as-tu payé le livre? how much did you pay for the book?; payer le gaz/téléphone to pay the gas/phone○ bill; elle m'a payé le loyer/une matinée de travail she paid me the rent/for a morning's work; payer 500 euros de loyer to pay 500 euros in rent; payer 200 euros de fournitures to pay 200 euros for the materials; il m'a payé le terrain 100 000 euros he paid me 100,000 euros for the land; j'ai payé le vendeur I paid the shop assistant GB ou salesclerk US; il m'a fait payer 2 euros/la ficelle he charged me 2 euros/for the string; travail bien/mal payé well-/poorly-paid job; payer par chèque/carte de crédit to pay by cheque GB ou check US/credit card; être payé à coups de pied dans les fesses○ or avec un lance-pierres to be paid peanuts○;2 ( s'acquitter envers) to pay, to settle up with [fournisseur, artisan]; to pay [employé]; payer l'entrepreneur to settle up with ou pay the builder; payer qn pour faire or pour qu'il fasse to pay sb to do; je ne suis pas payé pour ça! that's not what I'm paid to do!; être payé à ne rien faire to be paid for doing nothing; payer qn de ses services to pay sb for their services; avoir du mal à se faire payer to have trouble getting paid; être payé à l'heure/à l'année to be paid on an hourly/annual basis; être trop/trop peu payé to be overpaid/underpaid; ça ne paie pas son homme! it's a poorly-paid job; il est payé pour le savoir! fig he knows that to his cost!;3 ○( offrir) payer qch à qn to buy sb sth; payer un verre or à boire à qn to buy sb a drink; payer l'avion à qn to pay for sb's plane ticket; viens, je te paie le restaurant come on, I'll treat you to a meal;4 ( subir des conséquences) to pay for [faute, imprudence]; payer cher sa réussite/d'avoir hésité to pay dearly for one's success/for dithering; tu me le paieras (cher)! you'll pay for this!, I'll make you pay for this!; payer de sa vie to pay with one's life; il a payé sa témérité de sa vie his rashness cost him his life; payer pour les autres to take the rap○, to carry the can○ for the others;5 ( compenser) to cover; ça me paie mon loyer it covers the ou my rent; leur réussite la paie de tous ses sacrifices their success makes all her sacrifices worthwhile.B vi1 ( récompenser) [efforts, peine, sacrifice] to pay off;2 ( rapporter) [profession, activité] to pay; c'est un métier qui paie bien it's a job that pays well; c'est un métier qui paie mal it's not a job that pays well;3 ○( prêter à rire) to look funny ou comical; il payait dans son imitation du patron he did a funny imitation of the boss.C se payer vpr1 ( être payable) [service, marchandise] to have to be paid for; [personne, salaire] to have to be paid;2 ○( à soi-même) to treat oneself to [voyage, dîner etc]; iron to get [rhume, mauvaise note]; to get landed with [travail, importun]; se payer une cuite○ to get plastered○; se payer qn◑ ( lui régler son compte) to give sb what for○; ( coucher avec) to bed sb○, to have it off with sb◑; se payer un mur/arbre○ to crash into a wall/tree; se payer un piéton○ to knock down ou to slam○ a pedestrian;payer qn de promesses/belles paroles to fob sb off with promises/fine words; se payer de mots to talk a lot of hot air○; se payer d'illusions to delude oneself; se payer du bon temps○ to have a good time; se payer la tête○ or la gueule◑ or la tronche◑ de qn ( se moquer) to take the piss◑ out of sb, to take the mickey○ out of sb GB, to razz sb US; ( duper) to take sb for a ride; il aime sa femme et il est bien payé de retour he loves his wife and she returns his love; il me déteste et il est payé de retour he hates me and the feeling's mutual; il a payé de sa personne it cost him dear.[peje] verbe transitif1. [solder, régler] to paypayer comptant/à crédit to pay cash/by creditje paye par chèque/avec ma carte de crédit/en liquide I'll pay by cheque/with my credit card/(in) cashc'est moi qui paie [l'addition] I'll pay, it's my treatpayer de ses deniers ou de sa poche to pay out of one's own pocket2. [rémunérer] to pay3. [acheter - repas, voyage] to pay forcombien as-tu payé ta maison? how much did your house cost you?, how much did you pay for your house?4. [obtenir au prix d'un sacrifice]payer sa réussite de sa santé to succeed at the expense ou the cost of one's health5. [subir les conséquences de] to pay for (inseparable)vous êtes coupable, vous devez payer you're guilty, you're going to pay7. [acheter - criminel] to hire ; [ - témoin] to buy (off)8. [compenser] to payla prime d'assurance ne paie pas complètement le remplacement de la voiture the insurance premium does not cover you for full reimbursement of the car9. [être soumis à - taxe]certaines marchandises paient un droit de douane you have to pay duty on some goods, some goods are liable to duty————————[peje] verbe intransitif1. [être profitable] to payc'est un travail qui paie mal it's badly paid work, it's not a well paid job2. (familier) [prêter à rire] to be ou to look a sight3. (locution)ne pas payer de mine: la maison ne paie pas de mine, mais elle est confortable the house isn't much to look at ou the house doesn't look much but it's very comfortablea. [s'exposer au danger] to put oneself on the lineb. [se donner du mal] to put in a lot of effort————————se payer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)tenez, payez-vous here, take what I owe you————————se payer verbe pronominal————————se payer verbe pronominal transitif1. (familier) [s'offrir] to treat oneself toj'ai envie de me payer une robe I feel like treating myself to a dress ou like buying myself a dress2. (familier) [être chargé de] to be landed ou saddled with4. (familier) [supporter] to put up withon s'est payé leurs gosses pendant tout le week-end we had to put up with ou we were lumbered with their kids the whole weekend5. (familier) [percuter] to run ou to bump into6. (familier) [agresser] to go forcelui-là, à la prochaine réunion, je me le paie I'll have his guts for garters (UK) ou his head on a platter (US) at the next meeting7. (très familier) [avoir une relation sexuelle avec] to have (très familier), to have it off with (très familier & UK) -
11 Мягко стелет, да жестко спать
The person conceals his ill intentions beneath outward politeness. See Говорит бело, а делает черно (Г), Кошачья лапка мягка, да коготок востер (K), На языке медок, а на сердце ледок (H), Слово бело, да дело черно (C)Cf: Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails (Br.). Fine words dress ill deeds (Br.). Full of courtesy, full of craft (Br.). Many a one says well that thinks ill (Br.). Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off (Am., Br.). Many kiss the hand they wish to see cut off (Am.). There are daggers behind men's smiles (Am.). Too much courtesy, too much craft (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Мягко стелет, да жестко спать
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12 pagare
1. v/t acquisto pay forconto, fattura, debito payti pago qualcosa da bere I'll buy you or stand you a drinkgliela faccio pagare he'll pay for this2. v/i paypagare anticipatamente pay in advancepagare in contanti pay (in) cashpagare a rate pay in instal(l)ments* * *1 to pay* (anche fig.): pagare un affitto alto, to pay a high rent; pagare un conto, to pay (o to meet o to foot) a bill; hai pagato il conto?, have you paid the bill?; pagò il conto di tasca sua, he paid the bill out of his own pocket; pagare il conto dell'albergo, to pay the hotel bill; dobbiamo pagare la merce, we have to pay for the goods; pagare un debito, to pay off (o to extinguish o to meet o to honour) a debt; ho pagato tutti i miei debiti, I have paid (off) all my debts; pagare tutte le spese, to pay (o form. to defray) all expenses; quanto hai pagato ( per) il tuo cappello?, how much did you pay for your hat?; ho pagato 10 milioni ( per) quella casa, I paid ten million euros for that house; l'ho pagato una sciocchezza, I got it for a song; per quel che l'ho pagato va più che bene, considering what I paid it is more than adequate; pagammo Ђ 25 a testa, we paid 25 euros a head (o each); pagare un creditore, to pay a creditor; pagare qlcu. per le sue prestazioni, to pay s.o. for his services; pagare alla romana, to go dutch; pagare caro qlco., to pay dearly for sthg.; pagare un occhio della testa, to pay through the nose (o a lot of money o a fortune); pagare immediatamente, sull'unghia, to pay on the nail; far pagare qlcu. per qlco., qlco. a qlcu., to charge s.o. for sthg.: quanto fate pagare ( per) la camera e la prima colazione?, how much do you charge for bed and breakfast?; gli fecero pagare più di 1.000 euro per quel danno, they charged him more than 1,000 euros for the damage; si fa pagare ( caro) ma è molto bravo, he charges a lot, but he's very good; fare pagare a qlcu. meno del dovuto, troppo poco, to undercharge s.o.; far pagare a qlcu. più del dovuto, troppo, to overcharge s.o. // pagherai cara la tua impertinenza, you'll pay for your insolence; me la pagherai!, you'll pay for it!; pagheranno ( caro) ( per) quel che hanno fatto, they'll have to pay (dearly) for what they have done // ha pagato la sua avventatezza con la vita, he paid for his rashness with his life // non so cosa pagherei per aiutarlo, I would give anything to be able to help him // pagare di persona, to face the consequences (o fam. the music) // pagare qlcu. a parole, to put s.o. off with fine words // pagare qlcu. della stessa moneta, to pay s.o. back in his own coin // pagare lo scotto, to pay the reckoning // chi rompe paga, breaker pays // (comm.): pagare a rate, to pay by (o in) instalments; pagare a saldo di ogni avere, to pay in full; pagare con un assegno, una tratta, to pay by cheque, by draft; pagare un assegno, una cambiale, to pay (o honour) a cheque, a bill; pagare una tratta, to meet a draft; pagare il saldo, to pay the balance; pagare una cambiale alla scadenza, to redeem a bill at maturity // da pagarsi, due (o payable): somma da pagarsi, due amount // (banca): interessi da pagare, interest payable; non pagare un effetto, to dishonour a bill // (fin.) pagare dividendi, to pay dividends2 ( offrire) to stand*, to treat (s.o. to sthg.): pago io!, it's on me!; gli ho pagato un gelato, I treated him to an ice; pagare un caffè a qlcu., to buy s.o. a coffee; chi paga?, who's going to pay?; pagare da bere a qlcu., to stand s.o. a drink; pagare un pranzo a qlcu., to stand s.o. a dinner3 ( ricompensare) to reward, to requite: è così che paga il mio affetto!, that's how he rewards me for my affection! // il delitto non paga, crime doesn't pay.* * *[pa'gare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (con denaro) to pay* for [articolo, biglietto, servizio]; to pay*, to settle [fattura, conto, debito]; to pay* [somma, tassa, salario, dipendente]; to settle up with, to pay* [fornitore, artigiano]mi ha pagato l'affitto, una mattinata di lavoro — he paid me the rent, for a morning's work
pagare in contanti, tramite assegno — to pay in cash, by cheque
non so cosa pagherei per... — colloq. what I wouldn't give for
2) colloq. (offrire)pagare qcs. a qcn. — to buy sb. sth.
3) (subire delle conseguenze di) to pay* for [errore, imprudenza]2.1) (con denaro) to pay*2) (ricompensare) [sacrificio, sforzo] to pay* off3) (espiare)3.••••chi rompe paga (e i cocci sono suoi) — prov. = all breakages must be paid for
Note:To pay, equivalente inglese di pagare, viene impiegato in strutture grammaticali diverse: se si paga un conto, una somma di denaro o il costo di qualcosa, il verbo è seguito direttamente da tale riferimento ( pagare il conto = to pay the bill; pagare 100 euro = to pay 100 euros; pagare le proprie spese di viaggio = to pay one's travelling expenses); se il verbo è seguito dall'indicazione della persona che riceve il pagamento, la costruzione inglese prevede sempre un complemento oggetto ( pagare il tassista = to pay the taxi driver; pagare alla commessa = to pay the shop assistant); se il verbo to pay regge entrambe le strutture sopra citate, si può usare la costruzione col doppio oggetto ( pagare alla commessa 100 euro = to pay the shop assistant 100 euros; pagare il conto al cameriere = to pay the bill to the waiter); quando pagare è seguito dall'indicazione dell'oggetto acquistato o del beneficiario del pagamento, si traduce con to pay for ( ho pagato io il tuo biglietto = I paid for your ticket; lui ha pagato per noi = he paid for us); infine, si possono trovare riunite in un'unica frase le precedenti costruzioni ( ho pagato al tassista 35 euro per il viaggio dall'aeroporto all'ufficio = I paid the taxi driver 35 euros for the drive from the airport to my office). - Si noti che far pagare qualcosa a qualcuno si dice in inglese to charge somebody for something* * *pagare/pa'gare/ [1]To pay, equivalente inglese di pagare, viene impiegato in strutture grammaticali diverse: se si paga un conto, una somma di denaro o il costo di qualcosa, il verbo è seguito direttamente da tale riferimento ( pagare il conto = to pay the bill; pagare 100 euro = to pay 100 euros; pagare le proprie spese di viaggio = to pay one's travelling expenses); se il verbo è seguito dall'indicazione della persona che riceve il pagamento, la costruzione inglese prevede sempre un complemento oggetto ( pagare il tassista = to pay the taxi driver; pagare alla commessa = to pay the shop assistant); se il verbo to pay regge entrambe le strutture sopra citate, si può usare la costruzione col doppio oggetto ( pagare alla commessa 100 euro = to pay the shop assistant 100 euros; pagare il conto al cameriere = to pay the bill to the waiter); quando pagare è seguito dall'indicazione dell'oggetto acquistato o del beneficiario del pagamento, si traduce con to pay for ( ho pagato io il tuo biglietto = I paid for your ticket; lui ha pagato per noi = he paid for us); infine, si possono trovare riunite in un'unica frase le precedenti costruzioni ( ho pagato al tassista 35 euro per il viaggio dall'aeroporto all'ufficio = I paid the taxi driver 35 euros for the drive from the airport to my office). - Si noti che far pagare qualcosa a qualcuno si dice in inglese to charge somebody for something.1 (con denaro) to pay* for [articolo, biglietto, servizio]; to pay*, to settle [fattura, conto, debito]; to pay* [somma, tassa, salario, dipendente]; to settle up with, to pay* [fornitore, artigiano]; quanto lo hai pagato il libro? how much did you pay for it? mi ha pagato l'affitto, una mattinata di lavoro he paid me the rent, for a morning's work; pagare in contanti, tramite assegno to pay in cash, by cheque; non so cosa pagherei per... colloq. what I wouldn't give for...2 colloq. (offrire) pagare qcs. a qcn. to buy sb. sth.; lasciate che paghi io la cena let me pay for dinner3 (subire delle conseguenze di) to pay* for [errore, imprudenza]; me la pagherai (cara)! you'll pay for this! I'll make you pay for this!(aus. avere)1 (con denaro) to pay*; in questo caso l'assicurazione non paga in this case the insurance doesn't pay (you back)2 (ricompensare) [sacrificio, sforzo] to pay* off; il crimine non paga crime doesn't pay3 (espiare) pagare con la propria vita to pay with one's lifeIII pagarsi verbo pronominaleto treat oneself to [viaggio, cena]; con questo mi pago l'affitto I pay the rent with thischi rompe paga (e i cocci sono suoi) prov. = all breakages must be paid for. -
13 грубый
прил.1. rude; 2. rough; 3. coarse; 4. prickly; 5. scaly; 6. crude; 7. gruff; 8. flagrant; 9. gross; 10. ruggedРусское прилагательное грубый многозначно употребляется во многих и разных ситуациях. Оно относится к свойствам и качествам предметов, а также к характеру речи и поведению человека. Английские эквиваленты соответствуют разным значениям русского прилагательного грубый, но некоторые из них также многозначны и характеризуют как одушевленные, так и неодушевленные существительные.1. rude — грубый, невежливый, наглый, нахальный, оскорбительный ( характеризует главным образом речь и поведение человека): rude manners — грубые манеры; rude language — грубый язык/корявая речь; rude words — грубые слова; rude reply — грубый ответ; rude remarks — грубые замечания; rude style — корявый стиль/грубый стиль; и rude person — грубиян; to be rude to smb — грубить кому-либо/оскорблять кого-либо; to say rude things — оскорблять/наносить оскорбления It is rude to point at people. — Показывать на людей пальцем неприлично. Would it be rude to ask them when they are likely to leave. — He будет ли бестактностью спросить их, когда они собираются уезжать?2. rough — (прилагательное rough многозначно, но большинство его значений эквивалентно значениям русского прилагательного грубый): a) грубый, шершавый, шероховатый, жесткий, неровный (в основном о поверхности чего-либо): rough skin — грубая кожа; rough hands — грубые руки/загрубевшие руки; rough paper — шершавая бумага; a rough road — неровная дорога/ ухабистая дорога; rough surface — неровная поверхность; rough country/ territory — пересеченная местность; rough edges of the stone — неровные края камня Her hands became rough with constant washing. — От постоянной стирки кожа руку нее огрубела./Руки у нее стали шершавые от постоянной стирки. She was surprised at how rough her hands felt. — Ее удивило, какие у нее шершавые руки. Suddenly he fell headfirst, badly cutting his head on the rough edges of a stone. — Он неожиданно упал головой вперед, сильно поцарапав лоб о неровные края камня./Он неожиданно упал головой вперед, сильно поранив лоб об острые края камня. The clay had a rough, gritty texture. — Глина была шершавой, зернистой на ощупь. b) необработанный, черновой, неотшлифованный, неотделанный ( относится к неодушевленным существительным): a rough copy — черновик; a rough translation — черновой перевод; а rough diamond — необработанный алмаз/неотшлифованный алмаз: rough leather — необработанная кожа; a dog with a rough coat — лохматая собака/собака с лохматой шерстью c) грубый, невежливый, неучтивый, жестокий, жесткий (о мерах) (относится к грубому обращению, действиям с применением силы): a rough voice — грубый голос; a rough joke — грубая шутка; a rough answer — грубый ответ; a rough game — грубая игра: rough manners — гpyбые манеры; a rough man — грубиян; rough language — грубое выражение/грубый язык; rough treatment (handling/behaviour) — грубое обращение (поведение) Don't be so rough with her. — He будь с ней таким грубым. Не has a rough temper. — У него жесткий/грубый характер. Не was very rough on her. — Он относился к ней без всякого снисхождения. Saying so you are rough on him. — Говоря так, вы его обижаете. They received a rough treatment during their long period of captivity. — С ними грубо обращались во время их длительного пребывания в плену. The police have been criticized for their rough handling of the demonstrators. — Полицию обвиняли в том, что она грубо обращалась с демонстрантами. d) бурный, неспокойный: rough sea — бурное море/неспокойное море; rough weather — непогода When we sailed to Europe, we had a very rough crossing. — Когда мы плыли в Европу, нас очень сильно качало. e) приблизительный, примерный: a rough plan — примерный план; rough estimates — приблизительные подсчеты/грубые подсчеты/примерная смета; a rough weight — примерный вес; the rough price of the house — примерная цена дома I hope it will give you a rough idea of what we are going to do. — Надеюсь, это даст вам приблизительное представление о том, что мы хотим сделать./Надеюсь, это даст вам общее представление о том, что мы собираемся сделать. The rough age of the man was about 40. — Примерный возраст этого человека — около сорока. f) лохматый, косматый, нечесаный: rough hair — всклокоченные волосы; a face with a rough beard — небритое лицо/физиономия с косматой бородой3. coarse — грубый, жесткий, твердый, крупнозернистый, оскорбительный, невежливый (особенно, если характеризует материал и структуру предмета, сделанного из какого-либо грубого и жесткого сырья; также относится к речи или поведению человека): coarse food — невкусная пища/грубая пища; coarse manners — грубые манеры; coarse skin — грубая кожа/загрубевшая кожа; coarse woo) — грубая шерсть/сырая шерсть; coarse tuning — грубая настройка/начальная настройка; coarse salt — крупнозернистая соль/крупная соль; coarse features of the face — грубые черты лица; coarse and offensive remarks — грубые и оскорбительные замечания; long coarse hair — длинные, жесткие волосы With a coarse gesture he deliberately wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. — Грубым жестом он нарочито вытер рот рукой. She speaks rather coarse language. — У нее грубая речь./У нее корявая речь. All hospital beds were covered with coarse cotton on sheets. — На всех больничных койках были простыни из грубого полотна. His straight brown hair was becoming grey and coarse. — Его прямые каштановые волосы становились седыми и жесткими. The fisherman's skin was dark and coarse his hands big and strong. — У рыбака были большие сильные руки, а кожа загорелой и огрубевшей.4. prickly — грубый, колючий: I hate wearing woolen underwear that feels so prickly. — Терпеть не могу такого колючего шерстяного нижнего белья.5. scaly — гpyбый, чешуйчатый, шершавый: То relieve itchy or scaly skin add a teaspoon full of fine oil to your bath water. — Чтобы облегчить зуд и шершавость кожи, добавьте в воду при принятии ванны чайную ложку рафинированного растительного масла. Experiments with snakes have shown that this scaly creatures are far from stupid. — Эксперименты со змеями показали, что эти покрытые чешуйками существа, далеко не глупы.6. crude — грубый, примитивный, сырой ( часто используется в знак неодобрения): crude spirit — неочищенный спирт; crude expression — грубое выражение; crude drawing — примитивный рисунок; crude facts — голые факты; crude oil — сырая нефть/неочищенная нефть; crude thoughts — непродуманные мысли Your statement is a crude oversimplification. — Ваше заявление — грубое упрощение. His is a crude method of administration. — Он пользуется грубым методом администрирования. It is a crude kind of racial prejudice. — Это самый грубый вид расовых предрассудков.7. gruff — резкий, грубоватый, грубый, хриплый: gruff voice — грубый голос/хриплый голос Не spoke in a gruff voice. — Он говорил грубым голосом./Он говорил хрипловатым голосом8. flagrant — грубый, вопиющий: a flagrant mistake — вопиющая ошибка/грубая ошибка; flagrant injustice — вопиющая несправедливость9. gross — грубый, вопиющий, чрезмерный, явный ( нарушающий принятые нормы): a gross error — грубая ошибка; gross injustice — вопиющая несправедливость; gross negligence — грубая халатность/вопиющая халатность; gross exaggeration — явное преувеличение/чрезмерное преувеличение It was a gross misbehaviour. — Это было непозволительное поведение. Не is a gross eater. — Он просто обжора.10. rugged — (прилагательное rugged многозначно, но эквивалентно значению русского прилагательного грубый): a) неровный, изрезанный, извилистый: rugged coastline — изрезанная береговая линия; rugged terrain — пересеченная местность b) грубоватый, неправильной формы ( но несмотря на это привлекательный): rugged face — грубые (но привлекательные) черты лица/грубоватые (но привлекательные) черты лица; rugged manners — грубоватые манеры She couldn’t't help admiring his rugged good looks. — Она не могла не восхищаться его грубоватой привлекательностью. Whenever she remembered the events of those days, his rugged face rose before her mind's eye. — Всякий раз, когда она вспоминала события тех дней, перед ее мысленным взором вставало его грубоватое, но привлекательное лицо. -
14 boca
f.1 mouth.boca arriba/abajo face up/down(respiración) boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitationhacer el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give somebody the kiss of life2 mouth (entrada) (de botella, túnel).boca del estómago pit of the stomachboca de incendios fire hydrantboca de riego hydrant3 muzzle, fauces, maw.4 hors d'oeuvre.5 os.* * *1 ANATOMÍA mouth2 (de río) mouth3 (abertura) entrance, opening\abrir boca to whet one's appetitehacer boca to whet one's appetiteandar en boca de todos to be the talk of the town, be on everyone's lipsarreglarse la boca to have one's teeth seen toboca abajo face downwardsboca arriba face upwardscallarse la boca to shut up, shut one's mouthcorrer de boca en boca to be the talk of the town, be common knowledgeen boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is goldenhacérsele la boca agua a alguien to make somebody's mouth waterme lo has quitado de la boca you've taken the words right out of my mouthno abrir boca not to say a wordno decir esta boca es mía not to say a wordpor la boca muere el pez silence is goldenboca a boca kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitationboca de incendios fire hydrantboca de riego hydrantboca del estómago pit of the stomach* * *noun f.- boca arriba* * *1. SF1) (Anat) mouth¡cállate la boca! — * shut up! *, shut your mouth! **
boca de mar — (Culin) crab stick
2)• en boca de, suena extraño en boca de un socialista — it sounds odd coming from a socialist
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por boca de — throughlo sabemos por boca de los propios autores del delito — we know so from the people responsible for the crime
3)- coserse la boca- dar bocade boca en boca —
de boca para afuera —
eso lo dice de boca para afuera — he's just saying that, that's what he says (but he doesn't mean it)
irse la boca a algn —
llenársele la boca a algn —
- partir la boca a algna pedir de boca —
4) (=abertura, entrada) [de túnel, cueva, vasija] mouth; [de tonel] bunghole; [de puerto] entrance; [de arma] muzzlea boca de jarro —
disparar a boca de jarro — to shoot point-blank, shoot at close range
boca de metro — underground o (EEUU) subway entrance
boca de mina — pithead, mine entrance
boca de río — river mouth, estuary
5) [de vino] flavour, flavor (EEUU)6) [de crustáceo] pincer7) [de herramienta] cutting edge8)boca de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon
9) (Inform) slot10) pl bocas (=personas) mouths2. SM1)boca a boca, aplicar o hacer o practicar el boca a boca a algn — to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, give sb the kiss of life
2) ** [de cárcel] screw **, warder* * *1)a) (Anat, Zool) mouthtener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth
b) (en locs)boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back
uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human
c) ( persona)d) (Vin) flavor*••• Cultural note:A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination* * *= mouth, gob, muzzle.Nota: De un arma de fuego.Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.Ex. I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.Ex. She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.----* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.* a boca de jarro = at close range.* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* boca abajo = upside-down.* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.* boca de colector = manhole.* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.* boca de sumidero = manhole.* boca reseca = dry mouth.* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* por boca de = by word of mouth.* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* salud de la boca = oral health.* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.* * *1)a) (Anat, Zool) mouthtener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth
b) (en locs)boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back
uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human
c) ( persona)d) (Vin) flavor*••• Cultural note:A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination* * *= mouth, gob, muzzle.Nota: De un arma de fuego.Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.* a boca de jarro = at close range.* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.* boca abajo = upside-down.* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.* boca de colector = manhole.* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.* boca de sumidero = manhole.* boca reseca = dry mouth.* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.* por boca de = by word of mouth.* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.* salud de la boca = oral health.* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.* * *Ano te metas eso en la boca don't put that in your mouthtener la boca seca/pastosa to have a dry/furry mouthte huele la boca a ajo your breath smells of garlictengo que ir a arreglarme la boca I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixedno hables con la boca llena don't speak with your mouth fullcomo no te calles te voy a partir la boca if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in ( colloq)pide por esa boca ( fam); just ask o all you have to do is ask¡esa boca …! language …!blando/duro de boca ( Equ) soft/hard mouthed2 ( en locs):boca abajo/arriba: échate boca abajo lie on your stomach o frontduerme boca arriba he sleeps on his backpuso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face upde boca de fromlo supimos de boca de las mismas personas implicadas we heard it from the horse's mouthuno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura you don't expect to hear such words from the mouth of o from a priesten boca de: términos de la psicología que están en boca de todo el mundo psychology terms which are part of everyday speechla pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lipsse enteró cuando ya el escándalo andaba en boca de todos by the time he heard about the scandal it was already common knowledge, everybody was talking about the scandal by the time he found out about itpor boca de: la organización ha dejado claro, por boca de su secretario general … the organization has made it clear, through the general secretary …lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sisterabrir la boca to open one's mouthabra más la boca, por favor open (your mouth) wider pleasemejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shutno abrió la boca en toda la noche he didn't open his mouth all eveningandar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was by now common knowledgedesde que se enrolló con él anda de boca en boca since she got involved with him she's set a lot of tongues waggingsu nombre anda de boca en boca her name is on everybody's lipsa pedir de boca just finetodo saldrá a pedir de boca everything will turn out just the way you want it to o just finecallar(se) la boca to shut up¡cállate la boca! shut up! ( colloq), shut your face o trap! (sl)en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shutcerrarle or taparle la boca a algn to keep sb quiet, shut sb up ( colloq)con la boca chica or pequeña: lo dijo con la boca chica he didn't mean it o he said it insincerely o he said it without meaning itcoserse la boca: yo te lo digo pero te coses la boca I'll tell you but you have to keep quiet about it o ( colloq) keep it under your hatde (la) boca para afuera: nos apoya de (la) boca para afuera he supports us in name only, he says he supports uses radical sólo de (la) boca para afuera he pays lip service to radicalismhablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions ( o ideas etc) parrot fashionhacer or abrir boca ( fam); to whet the o one's appetitehacérsele la boca agua a algn or ( AmL) hacérsele agua la boca a algn: se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth waterllenársele la boca a algn con algo ( fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surnamemeterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands, put one's head in the lion's mouthno decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word o open his mouthno tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name ( AmE), they haven't got two brass farthings to rub together ( BrE)(oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-darkquedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o ( colloq) flabbergastedquitarle algo a algn de la boca to take the words (right) out of sb's mouthquitarse algo de la boca: se lo quita todo de la boca para que sus hijos estudien he goes o does without in order to pay for his children's educationser pura boca ( Chi fam): eso de sus viajes es pura boca all that stuff about his travels is all talk o is just a lot of hot airtener algo/a algn siempre en la boca to go on o harp on about sth/sb ( colloq)tener una boquita de piñón ( fam); to have a little mouthen boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it ( colloq)por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerousquien or el que tiene boca se equivoca ( fam); to err is human3(persona): muchas bocas comen de ese trabajo that work provides a living for a lot of peopletiene muchas bocas que alimentar she has a lot of mouths to feed4 ( Vin) tasteB1 (de un buzón) slot2 (de un túnel) mouth, entrance3 (de un puerto) entrance4 (de una vasija, botella) rimCompuestos:● boca de dragón or (Ur) saposnapdragonla falta de nafta se presentó en muchas bocas de expendio there was a shortage of gasoline ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol at many filling stationsfire hydrant, fireplug ( AmE)( fam); pit of the stomachhydrant* * *
boca sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat, Zool) mouthb) ( en locs)◊ boca abajo/arriba ‹dormir/echarse› on one's stomach/back;
puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up;
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips;
el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge;
por boca de from;
lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister;
a pedir de boca just fine;
hacerle el boca a boca a algn to give sb the kiss of life;
hacérsele la boca agua a algn (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water;
quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted
2 ( de buzón) slot;
( de túnel) mouth, entrance;
( de puerto) entrance;
(de vasija, botella) rim;
boca del estómago (fam) pit of the stomach;
boca de metro or (RPl) subte subway entrance (AmE), underground o tube station entrance (BrE)
boca sustantivo femenino
1 mouth
2 (entrada) entrance
boca de metro, entrance to the tube o underground station
boca de riego, hydrant
el boca a boca, kiss of life o mouth-to-mouth respiration
♦ Locuciones: figurado andar de boca en boca, to be the talk of the town
familiar ¡cierra la boca!, shut up!
familiar hacerse la boca agua: cuando ve un bombón se le hace la boca agua, his mouth waters every time he sees a chocolate
írsele la fuerza por la boca, to be all talk (and no action)
familiar meterse en la boca del lobo, to put one's head in the lion's mouth
figurado salir a pedir de boca, to turn out perfectly
boca abajo, face down(ward)
boca arriba, face up(ward)
con la boca abierta, open-mouthed: nos dejó a todos con la boca abierta, she left us flabbergasted
' boca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amordazar
- callar
- chiflar
- cielo
- decir
- difusor
- difusora
- enjuagarse
- frenética
- frenético
- fruncir
- llaga
- loba
- lobo
- negra
- negro
- palabra
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pedir
- pico
- reseca
- reseco
- respiración
- revés
- sabor
- tararear
- tener
- abierto
- acostar
- agua
- arreglar
- calentura
- cerrado
- cerrar
- comer
- enchuecar
- enjuagar
- entreabierto
- herpes
- ir
- jeta
- limpiar
- llenar
- mordaza
- morro
- seco
- sensual
- sensualidad
- silbido
English:
abscess
- better
- black
- cut
- dislodge
- face
- fire hydrant
- froth
- gob
- hydrant
- kiss
- mouth
- muzzle
- open
- parched
- pit
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- prone
- puff
- rinse
- roof
- spout
- stomach
- tongue
- upward
- upwards
- wash out
- water
- wide
- word
- word-of-mouth
- belch
- do
- down
- drool
- foam
- hum
- man
- mum
- nozzle
- pipe
- purse
- put
- roll
- sewer
- spoon
- take
- ulcer
- up
* * *♦ nf1. [de persona, animal] mouth;una boca más para alimentar one more mouth to feed;me he arreglado la boca por muy poco dinero I had my teeth seen to for a very reasonable price;te huele la boca a tabaco your breath smells of tobacco;boca abajo face down;no es aconsejable poner a los bebés boca abajo it's best not to lie babies on their front;boca arriba face up;ronca más cuando duerme boca arriba he snores more when he sleeps on his back;poner las cartas boca arriba to turn one's cards face up;este paseo me ha abierto boca this walk has whetted my appetite;Figno abrió la boca he didn't open his mouth, he didn't say a word;será mejor que no abras la boca it would be best if you didn't say anything;si te hace falta algo, pide por esa boca if you need anything, just say so o ask;buscar la boca a alguien to draw sb out;Famsiempre que hay problemas calla la boca whenever there are problems, he keeps very quiet;apareció en público para cerrar la boca a quienes lo daban por muerto he appeared in public in order to silence everyone who thought he was dead;de boca: de boca promete mucho, pero luego no hace nada he's all talk, he makes a lot of promises, but then he never keeps them;es muy valiente, pero de boca he's all mouth;de boca de: sorprendió escuchar insultos de boca de un obispo it was surprising to hear insults from the lips of a bishop;lo escuchamos de boca de los protagonistas we heard it (straight) from the horse's mouth;Famlo dice con la boca chica he doesn't really mean it;hablar por boca de ganso to repeat what one has heard;hacer boca: dimos un paseo para hacer boca we went for a walk to work up an appetite;cuando paso delante de una pastelería, se me hace la boca agua whenever I go past a cake shop, my mouth starts to water;irse de la boca to let the cat out of the bag;se fue de la boca he let the cat out of the bag;lo han detenido porque su cómplice se ha ido de la boca he has been arrested because his accomplice gave him away;meterse en la boca del lobo to put one's head into the lion's mouth;este cuarto está oscuro como la boca del lobo this room is pitch-black;no decir esta boca es mía not to open one's mouth;no tienen nada que llevarse a la boca they don't have a crust to eat;Fampartir la boca a alguien to smash sb's face in;salir/ir a pedir de boca to turn out/to go perfectly;poner algo en boca de alguien to attribute sth to sb;por boca de: [m5]el gobierno, por boca de su portavoz… the government, through its spokesperson…;quedarse con la boca abierta to be left speechless;me lo has quitado de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;tapar la boca a alguien to silence sb;su nombre no me viene ahora a la boca I can't think of her name right now;siempre dice lo primero que le viene a la boca he always says the first thing that comes into his head;en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden;por la boca muere el pez silence is golden;quien tiene boca se equivoca to err is human, everybody makes mistakes2. [entrada] opening;[de botella, túnel] mouth; [de buzón] slot; [de cañón] muzzle; [de escenario] stage door; [de puerto] entrance;las bocas del Danubio the mouth of the Danube;Fama boca de jarro point-blankboca del estómago pit of the stomach; RP boca de expendio outlet;boca de fuego firearm;boca de gol goalmouth;boca de incendios hydrant;boca de riego hydrant;RP boca de subte Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance; RP boca de tormenta drain4. [filo] cutting edge5. [del vino] flavour♦ nmboca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give sb the kiss of life* * *f1 mouth;boca a boca mouth to mouth;hacer el boca a boca a alguien MED give s.o. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;dejar con la boca abierta leave open-mouthed;quedarse con la boca abierta be dumbfounded, be open-mouthed with astonishment;se me hace la boca agua my mouth is watering;abrir ohacer boca whet one’s appetite;a pedir de boca perfectly;andar oir ocorrer de boca en boca circulate, go around;callar la boca shut up;estar en boca de todos be on everybody’s lips;de otro fam parrot someone else’s views;no decir esta boca es mía not say a word;meterse en la boca del lobo put one’s head in the lion’s mouth;taparle la boca a alguien fig keep s.o. quiet, famshut s.o. up;con la boca chica without much conviction;partirle la boca a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in fam ;poner algo en boca de alguien attribute sth to s.o.;quitarle a alguien la palabra de la boca take the words right out of s.o.’s mouth;llenarse la boca (hablando) de fig talk of nothing but;quitarse algo de la boca fig go odo without sth, deny o.s. sth2 ZO crab claw* * *boca nf1) : mouth2)boca arriba : face up, on one's back3)boca abajo : face down, prone4)boca de riego : hydrant5)en boca de : according to* * *boca n1. (de persona, animal) mouth2. (entrada) entrancecuando pienso en la comida, se me hace la boca agua when I think about food, it makes my mouth water -
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f.1 letter.2 handwriting.no entiendo su letra I can't read his writing o handwriting3 type, typeface.letra cursiva italic type, italicsescriba en letra de imprenta please write in block capitalsletra itálica italic type, italicsletra negrita bold (face)4 lyrics.5 literal meaning.seguir instrucciones al pie de la letra to follow instructions to the letter6 bank bill, bill of exchange, letter.7 hand, script.* * *1 (del alfabeto) letter2 (de imprenta) character3 (escritura) handwriting5 (de cambio) bill of exchange1 EDUCACIÓN arts (literatura) letters\a la letra to the letteral pie de la letra to the letteraprender las primeras letras to learn to read and writecon la letra clara clearly, neatlyla letra con sangre entra spare the rod and spoil the childletra por letra word for wordponerle a alguien unas letras to write to somebody, drop a line to somebodyletra de cambio bill of exchange, draftletra de imprenta block capitals pluralletra de molde printletra del tesoro treasury bondletra gótica Gothic scriptletra mayúscula capital letterletra menuda small printletra pequeña small printletra minúscula small letter* * *noun f.1) letter2) lyrics3) type* * *SF1) (Tip) letterletra bastardilla, letra cursiva — italics pl, italic type (EEUU)
letra de imprenta, letra de molde — print
escriba su nombre en letras de imprenta o de molde — please print your name in block letters
letra negrilla, letra negrita — bold type, heavy type
letra redonda — roman, roman type (EEUU)
2) (=escritura) handwriting, writingno le entiendo la letra — I can't read his handwriting o writing
3) (=sentido literal) letter, literal meaningpie 4)atarse a la letra — frm to stick to the literal meaning
4) (Com) (=pago) instalment, installment (EEUU)le faltan cinco letras para acabar de pagar el coche — she still has five instalments to make on the car
letra bancaria — banker's draft, bank draft
letra de cambio — bill (of exchange), draft
5) [de canción] words pl, lyrics plprimeras letras — elementary education, the three Rs
7) pl letras (Escol, Univ) (=humanidades) arts* * *1)a) (Impr, Ling) letterla letra con sangre entra — spare the rod, spoil the child
b) ( caligrafía) writing, handwritingc) letras femenino plural ( carta breve)sólo unas letras para decirte que... — just a few lines to let you know that...
2) ( sentido)3) (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)4) (Fin) tbletra de cambio — bill of exchange, draft
5) letras femenino plural (Educ) arts (pl), liberal arts (pl) (AmE)licenciado en Filosofía y Letras — ≈arts graduate
* * *= character, letter, script, sorts, sort, letter-form.Ex. A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.Ex. There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex. They were used for elaborate illustrations, stylized ornaments, initial letters, and for words in large or complex letter-forms that were not available as type = Se utilizaban para ilusraciones compicadas, adornos estilizados, letras iniciales y para letras grandes o complejas que no se podían conseguir en tipos.----* al pie de la letra = to the letter.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.* dominado por la letra impresa = print-dominated.* filosofía y letras = arts and humanities, the, arts and letters.* hombre de letras = man of letters.* imprimir en letra realzada = print in + double density.* juego de letras = letter set.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* letra adornada = swash letter.* letra a letra = letter-perfect.* letra bastarda = bastarda.* letra bastardilla = italics.* letra contraccional = contraction.* letra cursiva = italics.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* letra de cambio = bill of exchange.* letra de canción = song lyrics.* letra de imprenta = block capital, block letter.* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.* letra de la música = music lyrics.* letra del Tesoro = Treasury bill.* letra de madera = wood letter.* letra de molde = block capital, block letter.* letra desbordante = kerned letter.* letra de signatura = signature-letter.* letra egipcia = slab serif.* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.* letra inicial decorada = decorated capital, swash capital.* letra itálica = italic fount, italic type.* letra, la = lyrics, the.* letra ligada = diagraph.* letra mayúscula = capital letter, upper case letter, block capital, block letter.* letra mecana = slab serif.* letra minúscula = lower case letter, small, small letter.* letra moderna = modern face.* letra negrita = bold print, bold type, bold letters.* letra normal = light type, light face type.* letra pequeñita, la = fine detail(s), fine points, the.* letra por letra = literatim.* letra romana = roman, roman type.* letra romana aldina = Aldine roman.* letra romana cursiva = sloped roman.* letra romana de Caslon = Caslon roman.* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* letras adornadas = swash sorts.* letra saliente = kerned letter.* letras conjuntas = tied letters.* letras, las = arts, the.* letra versalita = small capital.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.* mundo de la letra impresa, el = print world, the.* mundo de las letras, el = world of letters, the.* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* ordenación alfabética letra a letra = letter by letter alphabetisation.* ordenación letra a letra = letter-by-letter filing, all through filing, letter by letter arrangement, all through arrangement.* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.* remate de una letra = serif.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.* tamaño de letra = font size.* texto con letras grandes = large print.* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].* * *1)a) (Impr, Ling) letterla letra con sangre entra — spare the rod, spoil the child
b) ( caligrafía) writing, handwritingc) letras femenino plural ( carta breve)sólo unas letras para decirte que... — just a few lines to let you know that...
2) ( sentido)3) (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)4) (Fin) tbletra de cambio — bill of exchange, draft
5) letras femenino plural (Educ) arts (pl), liberal arts (pl) (AmE)licenciado en Filosofía y Letras — ≈arts graduate
* * *la letra= lyrics, theEx: The database contains 12 of the most requested songs and screens the lyrics in time with the music = La base de datos contiene 12 de las canciones más solicitadas y muestra en pantalla las letras junto con la música.
= character, letter, script, sorts, sort, letter-form.Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.
Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex: They were used for elaborate illustrations, stylized ornaments, initial letters, and for words in large or complex letter-forms that were not available as type = Se utilizaban para ilusraciones compicadas, adornos estilizados, letras iniciales y para letras grandes o complejas que no se podían conseguir en tipos.* al pie de la letra = to the letter.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.* dominado por la letra impresa = print-dominated.* filosofía y letras = arts and humanities, the, arts and letters.* hombre de letras = man of letters.* imprimir en letra realzada = print in + double density.* juego de letras = letter set.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* letra adornada = swash letter.* letra a letra = letter-perfect.* letra bastarda = bastarda.* letra bastardilla = italics.* letra contraccional = contraction.* letra cursiva = italics.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* letra de cambio = bill of exchange.* letra de canción = song lyrics.* letra de imprenta = block capital, block letter.* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.* letra de la música = music lyrics.* letra del Tesoro = Treasury bill.* letra de madera = wood letter.* letra de molde = block capital, block letter.* letra desbordante = kerned letter.* letra de signatura = signature-letter.* letra egipcia = slab serif.* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.* letra inicial decorada = decorated capital, swash capital.* letra itálica = italic fount, italic type.* letra, la = lyrics, the.* letra ligada = diagraph.* letra mayúscula = capital letter, upper case letter, block capital, block letter.* letra mecana = slab serif.* letra minúscula = lower case letter, small, small letter.* letra moderna = modern face.* letra negrita = bold print, bold type, bold letters.* letra normal = light type, light face type.* letra pequeñita, la = fine detail(s), fine points, the.* letra por letra = literatim.* letra romana = roman, roman type.* letra romana aldina = Aldine roman.* letra romana cursiva = sloped roman.* letra romana de Caslon = Caslon roman.* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* letras adornadas = swash sorts.* letra saliente = kerned letter.* letras conjuntas = tied letters.* letras, las = arts, the.* letra versalita = small capital.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.* mundo de la letra impresa, el = print world, the.* mundo de las letras, el = world of letters, the.* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* ordenación alfabética letra a letra = letter by letter alphabetisation.* ordenación letra a letra = letter-by-letter filing, all through filing, letter by letter arrangement, all through arrangement.* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.* remate de una letra = serif.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.* tamaño de letra = font size.* texto con letras grandes = large print.* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].* * *Aaprender/saber las primeras letras to learn/know how to read and writela letra con sangre entra spare the rod, spoil the child2 (caligrafía) writing, handwritingescríbelo con buena letra write it neatlytienes una letra muy clara your writing o handwriting is very clearno entiendo tu letra I can't read your writing o handwritingdespacito y buena letra slowly and carefully(carta breve): sólo cuatro or unas letras para decirte que … just a note o just a few lines to let you know that …Compuestos:● letra bastardilla or cursivaitalic script, italics (pl)( RPl) small print● letra de molde or imprentaprintescriba el nombre completo en letra de molde or imprenta please print your full namedouble letterGothic scriptitalic script, italics (pl)capital letter, uppercase lettercon or en letras mayúsculas in capital letters, in upper case ( tech)lowercase letter, small lettercon or en letras minúsculas in small letters, in lower case ( tech)dead letter● letra negrita or negrillaboldface, bold typesmall printroman typeB(sentido): la letra de la ley the letter of the lawateniéndonos a la letra, el texto dice que … if we read it absolutely literally, the text appears to say that …D ( Fin) tbletra de cambio bill of exchange, draftaceptar/girar una letra to accept/present a bill of exchange o a draftdevolver/protestar una letra to dishonor/protest a bill of exchange o a draftme quedan tres letras por pagar ≈ I still have three installments to pay o three payments to makelicenciado en Filosofía y Lletras ≈ arts graduate* * *
letra sustantivo femenino
1a) (Impr, Ling) letter;
letra bastardilla or cursiva italic script, italics (pl);
letra negrita boldface, bold type;
letra pequeña or (AmS) chica small print
c)◊ letras sustantivo femenino plural ( carta breve): solo unas letras para decirte que … just a few lines to let you know that …
2 (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)
3 (Fin) tb
me quedan tres letras por pagar I still have three payments to make
4
letra sustantivo femenino
1 letter
letra de molde, print letter
letra pequeña, small print
2 (manera de escribir) (hand) writing: me gusta tu letra, I like your writing
3 Mús lyrics pl: no se sabe la letra, he hasn't learnt the words
4 Fin letra (de cambio), bill of exchange
(de un pago aplazado) instalment: aún nos quedan varias letras por pagar, we've still got a few instalments left to pay
5 Univ mi hermana es de Letras, my sister is studing Arts o my sister did an Arts degree
♦ Locuciones: al pie de la letra, literally: sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra, follow my instructions precisely
ser letra muerta, to be a dead letter
' letra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- B
- C
- cursiva
- D
- desojarse
- E
- ese
- F
- G
- girar
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- minúscula
- minúsculo
- muda
- mudo
- N
- Ñ
- O
- P
- pie
- puño
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- tilde
- tipo
- trazo
- U
- V
- vencer
- vencida
- vencido
- vencimiento
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- comer
- delta
- descontar
- descuento
- desigual
- devolver
English:
A
- B
- book
- C
- capital
- carve
- close
- cramped
- cursive
- D
- draft
- E
- F
- feminine
- G
- H
- handwriting
- I
- initial
- italicize
- J
- K
- L
- lest
- letter
- lower case
- lyric
- M
- manage
- masculine
- N
- neat
- O
- P
- print
- q
- R
- read
- S
- salt
- silent
- small print
- T
- typeface
- U
- unintelligible
- upper case
- V
- W
- word
* * *letra nf1. [signo] letterletra doble double letter2. [escritura, caligrafía] handwriting;escribe la carta con buena letra write the letter in neat handwriting;no entiendo su letra I can't read her writing o handwriting;mandar cuatro letras a alguien to drop sb a line;la letra con sangre entra spare the rod and spoil the childAm letra chica small print;letra pequeña small print3. [en imprenta] type, typefaceletra bastardilla italic type, italics;letra capitular drop cap;letra cursiva italic type, italics;letra de imprenta [impresa] print;[en formulario] block capitals;escriba en letra de imprenta please write in block capitals;letra itálica italic type, italics;letra mayúscula capital letter, Espec upper-case letter;letra minúscula small letter, Espec lower-case letter;en letra(s) minúscula(s) in small letters, Espec in lower case;letra de molde [impresa] print;[en formulario] block capitals;letra muerta dead letter;letra negrita bold (face);letra redonda roman type;letra redondilla roman type;letra versalita small capital4. [texto de canción] lyricsgirar una letra to draw a bill of exchange;protestar una letra to protest a billletra avalada guaranteed bill of exchange;letra de cambio a la vista sight bill;letra del Tesoro treasury bill6. [sentido] literal meaning;nos atuvimos a la letra del contrato we abided by the contract word for word;seguir instrucciones al pie de la letra to follow instructions to the lettersoy de letras I studied arts;una asignatura de letras an arts subjectletras mixtas = secondary school course comprising mainly arts subjects but including some science subjects;letras puras = secondary school course comprising arts subjects only* * *f1 letter;escribir en letras de molde print;menuda fig the fine print, Brthe small print;al pie de la letra word for word2 de canción lyrics pl3:4:tener buena/mala letra have good/bad handwriting* * *letra nf1) : letter2) caligrafía: handwriting, lettering3) : lyrics pl4)al pie de la letra : word for word, by the book5) letras nfpl: arts (in education)* * *letra n1. (signo) letterla palabra "mosca" tiene cinco letras the word "mosca" has five letters2. (manera de escribir) handwriting3. (de canción) lyrics / words¿entiendes la letra? do you understand the words? -
16 empezar
v.to begin, to start.empezó la conferencia dando la bienvenida a los asistentes she began o started her speech by welcoming everyone thereempezaron otra botella de vino they started o opened another bottle of winela clase empieza a las diez the class begins o starts at ten o'clock¡no empieces!, ¡ya hemos discutido este tema lo suficiente! don't you start, we've spent long enough on this subject already!al empezar la reunión when the meeting started o beganempezar a hacer algo to begin o start to do somethingempezar por hacer algo to begin o start by doing somethingpara empezar to begin o start withRicardo empezó la fiesta tarde Richard began the party late.La fiesta empezó tarde The party began late.Ricardo empezó el crucigrama Richard started the crossword puzzle.* * *(e changes to ie in stressed syllables and z changes to c before e)Present IndicativePast indempecé, empezaste, empezó, empezamos, empezasteis, empezaron.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verbto begin, start* * *1. VI1) (=comenzar) [gen] to start, begin; [en un puesto de trabajo] to startel curso empieza en octubre — the course starts o begins in October
el año ha empezado mal — the year got off to a bad start, the year started o began badly
antes de empezar, os recordaré que... — before we start o begin, I'd like to remind you that...
al empezar el año — at the start o beginning of the year
¿cuándo empieza el nuevo cocinero? — when does the new cook start?
¡no empieces! — * don't you start! *
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para empezar — to start with, begin withpara empezar quisiera agradecerte tu presencia entre nosotros — I would like to start o begin by thanking you for being with us, to start o begin with, I would like to thank you for being with us
- todo es cuestión de empezar2)• empezar a hacer algo — [gen] to start o begin to do sth, start o begin doing sth; [en un trabajo] to start to do o doing sth
empezó a llover — it started o began to rain, it started o began raining
la película me está empezando a aburrir — the film is starting o beginning to bore me
ya empiezo a entrar en calor — I'm starting o beginning to feel warm now
3)• empezar haciendo algo — to begin o start by doing sth
empezaremos pidiendo ayuda — we'll start o begin by asking for help
la canción empieza diciendo que... — the song begins o starts by saying that...
4)• empezar con algo — [película, curso, año] to start o begin with sth
la novela empieza con una referencia a Sartre — the novel starts o begins with a reference to Sartre
empezamos con cerveza y acabamos con vino — we started on o began with beer and ended up on wine
¿cuándo empezáis con las clases de inglés? — when do you start your English classes?
¡no empieces otra vez con lo mismo! — don't start on that again!
5)• empezar por algo/algn — to start with sth/sb, begin with sth/sb
empezaré por la cocina — I'll start o begin with the kitchen
"huelga" empieza por hache — "huelga" starts o begins with (an) h
empezar por hacer algo — to start by doing sth, begin by doing sth
2.VT [+ actividad, temporada] to start, begin; [+ botella, jamón] to starthemos empezado mal la semana — the week got off to a bad start for us, the week started badly for us
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) película/conferencia/invierno to begin, startempezar a + inf — to start to + inf, start -ing
empezó a nevar — it started to snow o snowing
me empezó a entrar hambre — I began o started to feel hungry
2) persona to startempezar de nuevo or volver a empezar — to start again
todo es (cuestión de) empezar — it'll be fine once we/you get started
empezar a + inf — to start -ing, start to + inf
empezó a llorar — he began o started to cry
empezar + ger — to start by -ing
empezó diciendo que... — she started o began by saying that...
empezar por + inf — to start o begin by -ing
empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico — let's begin o start by looking at the historical context
3)2.para empezar — first of all, to start with
empezar vt1) <tarea/actividad> to start2) <frasco/mermelada> to start, open* * *= begin, get + started, start, start off, kick off, set out, get + Nombre + underway, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs, commence.Ex. This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.Ex. 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.Ex. If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.Ex. The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.Ex. The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.Ex. The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.----* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* al empezar = first off.* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.* empezar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).* empezar a actuar = swing into + action.* empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* empezar a dar carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* empezar a debatir = embark on/upon + discussion.* empezar a deteriorarse = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* empezar a diluviar = the skies + open up.* empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.* empezar a fumar = take up + smoking.* empezar a funcionar = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.* empezar a imprimir = go to + press.* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.* empezar a irse al garete = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.* empezar Algo = get + Nombre + started.* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.* empezar a reírse a carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears, eyes + start to well up.* empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.* empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.* empezar a trabajar = take + job.* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* empezar a utilizarse = come into + use.* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.* empezar de cero = start at + ground zero.* empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.* empezar desde = work from, set out from.* empezar desde cero = start at + ground zero.* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.* empezar la casa por el tejado = tail wagging the dog.* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* empezar por el final = work back from.* empezar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.* empezar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.* hay que empezar por el principio = first things must come first.* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.* una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) película/conferencia/invierno to begin, startempezar a + inf — to start to + inf, start -ing
empezó a nevar — it started to snow o snowing
me empezó a entrar hambre — I began o started to feel hungry
2) persona to startempezar de nuevo or volver a empezar — to start again
todo es (cuestión de) empezar — it'll be fine once we/you get started
empezar a + inf — to start -ing, start to + inf
empezó a llorar — he began o started to cry
empezar + ger — to start by -ing
empezó diciendo que... — she started o began by saying that...
empezar por + inf — to start o begin by -ing
empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico — let's begin o start by looking at the historical context
3)2.para empezar — first of all, to start with
empezar vt1) <tarea/actividad> to start2) <frasco/mermelada> to start, open* * *= begin, get + started, start, start off, kick off, set out, get + Nombre + underway, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs, commence.Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.
Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* al empezar = first off.* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás = time bomb + tick away.* empezar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.* empezar a acabarse = run + low (on).* empezar a actuar = swing into + action.* empezar a arder = catch + fire, catch on + fire.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* empezar a dar carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.* empezar a darse cuenta de = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* empezar a debatir = embark on/upon + discussion.* empezar a deteriorarse = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* empezar a diluviar = the skies + open up.* empezar a empeorar = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* empezar a faltar = be in short supply, be at a premium.* empezar a fumar = take up + smoking.* empezar a funcionar = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* empezar a gustar la idea = warm up to + the idea.* empezar a hablar de = make + noises about, make + a noise about.* empezar a imprimir = go to + press.* empezar a ir bien = fall into + place.* empezar a irse al garete = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* empezar a jugar mejor = get back into + the game.* empezar Algo = get + Nombre + started.* empezar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.* empezar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.* empezar a reírse a carcajadas = burst into + a fit of laughter, burst into + side-splitting laughter.* empezar a resquebrajarse = develop + cracks.* empezar a saltar las lágrimas = eyes + start to well up with tears, eyes + start to well up.* empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo = work up + a sweat, work up + a lather.* empezar a tener dudas = get + cold feet.* empezar a tener sentido = become + meaningful.* empezar a trabajar = take + job.* empezar a tratar = scratch + the surface of, scrape + the surface.* empezar a utilizarse = come into + use.* empezar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing, hit + the ground running.* empezar de cero = start at + ground zero.* empezar de nuevo = a fresh start, start over, make + a fresh start.* empezar desde = work from, set out from.* empezar desde cero = start at + ground zero.* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.* empezar la casa por el tejado = tail wagging the dog.* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* empezar por el final = work back from.* empezar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.* empezar por lo más difícil = plunge in at + the deep end.* empezar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida = turn over + a new page, turn over + a new leaf.* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.* hay que empezar por el principio = first things must come first.* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar = end up on + a high note.* una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.* una manera de empezar = a foot in the door.* volver a empezar = return to + the drawing boards, back to the drawing board, a fresh start, start over, go back to + square one, be back to square one.* volver a empezar de cero = be back to square one, go back to + square one.* * *empezar [A6 ]viA1 «película/conferencia/invierno» to begin, startel curso empieza el 16 the course begins o ( frml) commences on the 16th¿con qué letra empieza? what is the first letter?, what letter does it begin with?al empezar el siglo at the turn of the centuryya han empezado los fríos the cold weather has arrived o started2 empezar A + INF to start to + INF, start -INGha empezado a nevar it has started snowing, it has started to snowle empezó a entrar hambre she began o started to feel hungryempezó a hervir it began boiling o to boil, it came to the boil, it started boiling o to boille han empezado a salir espinillas she's getting o starting to get pimplesempieza a ser imposible conseguirlo it is becoming impossible to get itB «persona»1 (en una actividad) to start¿cuándo empieza la nueva secretaria? when is the new secretary starting?, when does the new secretary start?empezó de aprendiz he started o began as an apprenticetendremos que empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar we'll have to start againtodo es (cuestión de) empezar it'll be fine once we/you get started¡ya empezamos otra vez! here we go again!empezar POR algo/algn:empecemos por el principio let's begin o start at the beginningempezó por la pared del fondo he started o began with the back wallno sabe por dónde empezar she doesn't know where to begin o startvamos a empezar por ti let's start with you2 empezar A + INF to start -ING, start to + INFcuando empezó a hablar se le fueron los nervios once she started o began talking, her nervousness disappearedtenía dos años cuando empezó a hablar she started talking when she was twoempezó a llorar he began o started to cry3 empezar + GER to start BY -INGempezó diciendo que sería breve she started o began by saying that she would be briefempezó trabajando de mecánico he started by working as a mechanic, he started out as a mechanic4 empezar POR + INF to start o begin BY -INGempieza por sentarte begin o start by taking a seat, take a seat firstse empieza por marinar la carne first marinade the meatempecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico let's begin o start by looking at the historical contextCpara empezar: para empezar, me parece un disparate for a start o for one thing, I think it's a ridiculous ideapara empezar, ¿quién te dio permiso para leer mi correspondencia? who gave you permission to read my letters anyway?para empezar, hay que limpiar la superficie first of all o to start with, you have to clean the surface■ empezarvtA ‹tarea/actividad› to startse debe empezar el día con un buen desayuno you should start o begin the day with a good breakfast¿ya empezaste el tercer capítulo? have you started chapter three yet?B ‹frasco/lata/mermelada› to start, openno empieces otra botella don't start o open another bottle¿podemos empezar este jamón? can we start on this ham?* * *
empezar ( conjugate empezar) verbo intransitivo
1 [película/conferencia/invierno] to begin, start;◊ empezó a nevar it started to snow o snowing
2 [ persona] to start;
todo es cuestión de empezar it'll be fine once we/you get started;
no sé por dónde empezar I don't know where to begin;
vamos a empezar por ti let's start with you;
empezar a hacer algo to start doing sth, start to do sth;
empezó diciendo que … she started o began by saying that …;
empezó trabajando de mecánico he started out as a mechanic;
empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico let's begin o start by looking at the historical context
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verbo transitivo
empezar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (dar principio a una actividad) to begin, start: aún no hemos empezado a comer, we still haven't started to eat
para empezar, first of all: para empezar, eso que dices no es cierto, to begin with what you're saying is just not true
no empieces con tus tonterías, don't start being stupid again
2 (un paquete, una caja) to open, start: la caja de galletas está sin empezar, the box of biscuits hasn't been opened yet
3 (tener principio) to start: la película empieza a las diez, the film starts at ten o'clock ➣ Ver nota en begin y start
♦ Locuciones: ya empezamos, here we go again
' empezar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adormecerse
- arrancar
- cada
- cobrar
- compilación
- echar
- echarse
- ponerse
- pronta
- pronto
- romper
- soltarse
- trabar
- vaya
- volver
- ya
- a
- aclarar
- cero
- empiece
- entrar
- incendiar
- largar
- poner
English:
begin
- branch out
- clean up
- cotton on
- daunt
- fail
- flying
- get
- grow
- impatient
- kick off
- nervous
- open
- pipe up
- place
- set off
- spring
- square
- start
- start off
- start up
- strike up
- take off
- take up
- thing
- turn
- afresh
- beginning
- ground
- into
- keen
- kick
- originate
- over
- rampage
- roll
- scratch
- strike
- suppose
- undone
* * *♦ vtto begin, to start;empezó la conferencia dando la bienvenida a los asistentes she began o started her speech by welcoming everyone there;todavía no hemos empezado el colegio we still haven't started school;empecé el libro, pero no lo conseguí acabar I started (reading) the book, but didn't manage to finish it;hemos empezado la tarta we've started the cake;empezaron otra botella de vino they started o opened another bottle of wine♦ vito begin, to start (a/por to/by);la clase empieza a las diez the class begins o starts at ten o'clock;¿a qué hora empieza el partido? what time does the game start?;el concierto empezó tarde the concert started late;la película empieza con una escena muy violenta the film begins with a very violent scene;tuvieron que empezar de nuevo they had to start again;el aprender a nadar, todo es empezar with swimming, getting started is half the battle;¡no empieces!, ¡ya hemos discutido este tema lo suficiente! don't you start, we've spent long enough on this subject already!;¡ya empezamos con el vecino y su música! here we go again with our neighbour and his music!;al empezar la reunión when the meeting started o began;al empezar resulta un poco difícil it's quite hard at first o to begin with;en noviembre empezó a hacer frío it started getting colder in November;empezó pidiendo disculpas por su retraso she started o began by apologizing for being late;empezar por: empieza por el salón, yo haré la cocina you start on the living-room, I'll do the kitchen;empieza por aflojar los tornillos first, loosen the screws, start o begin by loosening the screws;empieza por portarte bien, y ya hablaremos first you start behaving well, then we'll talk;para empezar: para empezar, sopa I'd like soup for starters o to start with;para empezar, habrá que comprar los billetes first of all o to start with, we'll have to buy the tickets;no me gusta, para empezar, es demasiado pequeño I don't like it, it's too small to start with* * *I v/t start, beginII v/i1 start, begin;empezar a hacer algo start to do sth, start doing sth;empezar por hacer algo start o begin by doing sth;empezar por alguien start with s.o.;para empezar to begin with;ya empezamos fam here we go again* * *empezar {29} vcomenzar: to start, to begin* * * -
17 tiempo
m.1 time.al poco tiempo soon afterwarda tiempo (de hacer algo) in time (to do something)a un tiempo, al mismo tiempo at the same timecada cierto tiempo every so oftencon el tiempo in timecon tiempo with plenty of time to spare, in good timedar tiempo al tiempo to give things timede un tiempo a esta parte recently, for a while nowen mis tiempos in my day o timeestar a tiempo de to have time totener tiempo de to have time tofuera de tiempo at the wrong momentganar tiempo to save timehace mucho tiempo que no lo veo I haven't seen him for ageshacer tiempo to pass the timematar o engañar el tiempo to kill timeperder el tiempo to waste timeen tiempos de Maricastaña donkey's years agoa tiempo completo full-timea tiempo parcial part-timetiempo de cocción cooking timetiempo libre spare timetiempo de respuesta response time2 long time (periodo largo).hace tiempo que it is a long time sincehace tiempo que no vive aquí he hasn't lived here for some timetomarse uno su tiempo to take one's time3 age.¿qué tiempo tiene? how old is he?4 movement (movimiento).motor de cuatro tiempos four-stroke engine5 weather (clima).hizo buen/mal tiempo the weather was good/badsi el tiempo lo permite o no lo impide weather permittinghace un tiempo de perros it's a foul dayponer a o al mal tiempo buena cara to put a brave face on things6 half (sport).7 tense (grammar).tiempo simple/compuesto simple/composite tense8 time (Music) (compás).9 tempo, beat, rhythmic unit, time.10 turn, time.11 Father Time.12 tempus.* * *1 (gen) time3 METEREOLOGÍA weather■ ¿qué tiempo hace? what's the weather like?4 (edad) age■ ¿qué tiempo tiene el niño? how old is your baby?5 (temporada) season, time6 (momento) moment, time7 MÚSICA tempo, movement9 GRAMÁTICA tense10 TÉCNICA stroke\a su tiempo / a su debido tiempo in due coursea través de los tiempos through the agesa un tiempo at the same timeal mismo tiempo at the same timeal poco tiempo soon afterwardsantes de tiempo too early, too sooncon el tiempo in the course of time, with timecon tiempo in advance¿cuánto tiempo...? how long...?■ ¿cuánto tiempo estuviste allí? how long did you stay there?■ ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí en España? how long have you lived in Spain?¿cuánto tiempo hace...? how long ago...?■ ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no vas al cine? how long ago is it since you went to the cinema?dar tiempo to give timedar tiempo al tiempo figurado to let matters take their coursedar tiempo a uno de/para to have enough time to■ si salgo a las cinco me dará tiempo de hacer las compras if I leave at five I'll have enough time to do the shoppingde tiempo en tiempo from time to timede tiempo inmemorial from time immemorialde un tiempo a esta parte for some time nowdemasiado tiempo too longdesde hace tiempo / desde hace mucho tiempo for a long timeel tiempo corre time goes by, time fliesel tiempo es oro figurado time is moneyen mis tiempos in my timeen otro tiempo / en otros tiempos formerlyestar a tiempo de to still have time toganar tiempo to save timehace tiempo a long timehacer buen tiempo / hace mal tiempo the weather is good / the weather is badhacer tiempo / hacer el tiempo to kill timematar (el) tiempo / pasar (el) tiempo to kill timeno hay tiempo que perder there's no time to loseperder el tiempo / perder tiempo to waste time¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!sin perder tiempo at oncetiempo atrás some time ago, time agotomarse tiempo to take one's time¡y si no, al tiempo! time will tell!tiempo de perros familiar lousy weathertiempo libre free timetiempos difíciles hard times* * *noun m.1) time2) period, epoch, age3) weather4) tense5) tempo* * *SM1) [indicando duración] timeel tiempo pasa y no nos damos ni cuenta — time goes by o passes and we don't even realize it
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me llevó bastante tiempo — it took me quite a long time•
¿ cuánto tiempo se va a quedar? — how long is he staying for?¿cuánto tiempo hace de eso? — how long ago was that?
¿cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? — how long have you been living here?
¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! — I haven't seen you for ages!
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más tiempo, necesito más tiempo para pensármelo — I need more time o longer to think about it•
mucho tiempo, una costumbre que viene de mucho tiempo atrás — a long-standing custom•
al poco tiempo de — soon afterse acostumbró a la idea en muy poco tiempo — she soon got used to the idea, it didn't take her long to get used to the idea
tiempo de exposición — (Fot) exposure time
tiempo libre — spare time, free time
2) [otras locuciones]•
a tiempo — in time•
cada cierto tiempo — every so often•
con tiempo, llegamos con tiempo de darnos un paseo — we arrived in time to have a walk•
con el tiempo — eventually•
dar tiempo, no da tiempo a terminarlo — there isn't enough time to finish it¿crees que te dará tiempo? — do you think you'll have (enough) time?
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fuera de tiempo — at the wrong time•
ganar tiempo — to save time•
hacer tiempo — to while away the time•
matar el tiempo — to kill time•
pasar el tiempo — to pass time•
perder el tiempo — to waste time¡rápido, no perdamos (el) tiempo! — quick, there's no time to lose!
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sacar tiempo para hacer algo — to find the time to do sth•
tener tiempo para algo — to have time for sth- con el tiempo y una caña hasta las verdes caen3) (=momento) timeal mismo tiempo, a un tiempo — at the same time
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llegamos antes de tiempo — we arrived earlyha nacido antes de tiempo — he was born prematurely, he was premature
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a su debido tiempo — in due course4) (=época) timeen los últimos tiempos — recently, lately, in recent times
en tiempos de Maricastaña —
va vestida como en tiempos de Maricastaña — her clothes went out with the ark, her clothes are really old-fashioned
una receta del tiempo de Maricastaña — an ancient o age-old recipe
5) (=edad) age¿cuánto o qué tiempo tiene el niño? — how old is the baby?
6) (Dep) halftiempo muerto — (lit) time-out; (fig) breather
7) (Mús) [de compás] tempo, time; [de sinfonía] movement8) (Ling) tense9) (Meteo) weather¿qué tiempo hace ahí? — what's the weather like there?
mapa, hombre•
del tiempo, ¿quiere el agua fría o del tiempo? — would you like the water chilled or at room temperature?10) (Inform) time11) (Industria) timetiempo de paro, tiempo inactivo — downtime
12) (Náut) stormy weather13) (Mec) cycle* * *1) ( que transcurre) timeel tiempo pasa — time passes o goes by
cómo pasa el tiempo!/el tiempo vuela! — how time flies!
el tiempo apremia — time is short, time is of the essence (frml)
para ganar tiempo — (in order) to gain time
2)a) (duración, porción de tiempo) time¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? — how long is it since you last saw him?
ya hace tiempo que se marchó — she left quite some time ago o quite a while ago
¿cada cuánto tiempo? — how often?
un or algún tiempo atrás — some time ago o back
a tiempo completo/parcial — full time/part time
b) (período disponible, tiempo suficiente) timetengo todo el tiempo del mundo — I've got all the time in the world
c) (Dep) ( marca) timed) ( de bebé)¿cuánto tiempo tiene? — how old is he?
3) (en locs)al mismo tiempo or a un tiempo — at the same time
al tiempo que — at the same time as o that
con (el) tiempo y una caña... — everything in good time
hacer tiempo — to while away the time; (Dep) to play for time
matar el tiempo — (fam) to kill time
robarle tiempo al sueño — to burn the candle at both ends
el tiempo es oro — time is precious o money
4)a) ( época)en mi(s) tiempo(s) — in my day o my time
en aquellos tiempos — at that time, in those days
en los tiempos que corren — these days, nowadays
ser del tiempo de Maricastaña — (fam) to have come out of the ark (colloq)
b) ( temporada) seasonc) (momento propio, oportuno)5) (Dep) ( en partido) halfprimer/segundo tiempo — first/second half
6) (Mús) ( compás) tempo, time; ( de sinfonía) movement7) (Ling) tense8) (Meteo) weatherhace buen/mal tiempo — the weather's good/bad
¿qué tal el tiempo por ahí? — what's the weather like over there?
del or (Méx) al tiempo — at room temperature
a mal tiempo, buena cara — I/you/we may as well look on the bright side
* * *1) ( que transcurre) timeel tiempo pasa — time passes o goes by
cómo pasa el tiempo!/el tiempo vuela! — how time flies!
el tiempo apremia — time is short, time is of the essence (frml)
para ganar tiempo — (in order) to gain time
2)a) (duración, porción de tiempo) time¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? — how long is it since you last saw him?
ya hace tiempo que se marchó — she left quite some time ago o quite a while ago
¿cada cuánto tiempo? — how often?
un or algún tiempo atrás — some time ago o back
a tiempo completo/parcial — full time/part time
b) (período disponible, tiempo suficiente) timetengo todo el tiempo del mundo — I've got all the time in the world
c) (Dep) ( marca) timed) ( de bebé)¿cuánto tiempo tiene? — how old is he?
3) (en locs)al mismo tiempo or a un tiempo — at the same time
al tiempo que — at the same time as o that
con (el) tiempo y una caña... — everything in good time
hacer tiempo — to while away the time; (Dep) to play for time
matar el tiempo — (fam) to kill time
robarle tiempo al sueño — to burn the candle at both ends
el tiempo es oro — time is precious o money
4)a) ( época)en mi(s) tiempo(s) — in my day o my time
en aquellos tiempos — at that time, in those days
en los tiempos que corren — these days, nowadays
ser del tiempo de Maricastaña — (fam) to have come out of the ark (colloq)
b) ( temporada) seasonc) (momento propio, oportuno)5) (Dep) ( en partido) halfprimer/segundo tiempo — first/second half
6) (Mús) ( compás) tempo, time; ( de sinfonía) movement7) (Ling) tense8) (Meteo) weatherhace buen/mal tiempo — the weather's good/bad
¿qué tal el tiempo por ahí? — what's the weather like over there?
del or (Méx) al tiempo — at room temperature
a mal tiempo, buena cara — I/you/we may as well look on the bright side
* * *tiempo11 = time, length of time, period.Ex: Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.
Ex: There is a correlation between length of time spent obtaining the book required and loss of interest.Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.* absorber tiempo = absorb + time.* acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.* acaparar el tiempo de Alguien = monopolise + time.* adaptarse a los tiempos = change with + the times, move with + the times, keep up with + the times, adapt to + the times.* adelantado a su tiempo = ahead of + Posesivo + time(s).* adelantarse a + Posesivo + tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.* administración del tiempo = time management.* administrar el tiempo = manage + time.* adquirido con el transcurso del tiempo = time-based.* agotarse el tiempo = time + run out.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.* ahorrar tiempo = save + time.* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.* ahorro de tiempo = time-saving [timesaving], economy of time, savings in time.* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.* Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.* algún tiempo = awhile.* al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, at one and the same time, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.* al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.* al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.* alquilar tiempo = buy + time.* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* anunciado desde hace tiempo = long-heralded.* apurado de tiempo = time-rationed, crunched for time, time-crunched.* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.* a tiempo completo = full-time.* a tiempo parcial = part-time.* a través del tiempo = over time.* avatares del tiempo, los = vicissitudes of time, the, whims of time, the.* avecinarse tiempos difíciles = tough times ahead, lean times ahead, darker times + lie ahead, hard times ahead.* basado en el tiempo = time-based.* bastante tiempo = ample time.* breve período de tiempo = while.* buenos tiempos = good times.* cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* cada tanto tiempo = every so often, every now and again, every once in a while.* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.* cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.* cápsula del tiempo = time capsule.* carrera contra el tiempo = race against time, race against the clock.* comprar tiempo = buy + time.* con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.* con el decursar del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time.* con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, as time goes by, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.* con el tiempo = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by.* con el transcurrir del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by).* con el transcurso del tiempo = over time, with time, with age, as time goes by, in the course of time, over the course of time, as time passes (by), as time went by.* consagrado por el tiempo = time-proven.* conseguir tiempo = buy + time.* considerado desde hace mucho tiempo = long considered.* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.* con un plazo de tiempo muy corto = at (a) very short notice.* con un plazo de tiempo tan corto = at such short notice.* cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.* curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.* dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.* dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.* de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* dedicación de tiempo = expenditure of time.* dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo = have + a turn at.* dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo = take + the time and effort.* dedicar tiempo = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, devote + time, dedicate + time.* dedicar tiempo a = take + time on.* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.* dejar tiempo = free up + time.* dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.* demasiado tiempo = too long.* demostrado válido por el tiempo = time-tested.* de otros tiempos = of yore.* de otro tiempo = of yore.* desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.* desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks and yonks, for yonks.* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).* desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.* desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.* desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.* desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.* desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.* desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.* desde tiempo inmemorial = since earliest time, since time immemorial, from time immemorial, since time out of mind, from time out of mind.* desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.* desperdiciar tiempo = squander + time.* desperdicio de tiempo = time waster.* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.* de todos los tiempos = all-time, of all time(s).* de un tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.* donar tiempo = donate + Posesivo + time.* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.* durante algún tiempo = for a while, for some time, for some while, for some time to come, for days.* durante cierto tiempo = over a period of time.* durante cuánto tiempo = how long.* durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.* durante este tiempo = in this time.* durante largos períodos de tiempo = over long periods of time.* durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.* durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).* durante tanto tiempo = for so long, so long.* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.* durante un largo período de tiempo = over a long time scale, over a long period of time, for a long period of time, over a long period.* durante un período de tiempo = for a number of years.* durante un periodo de tiempo determinado = over a period of time.* durante un período de tiempo indefinido = over an indefinite period of time, over an indefinite span of time.* durante un porrón de tiempo = for donkey's years.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.* el tiempo de Algo = in season.* el tiempo dirá = time will tell.* el tiempo es oro = time is money.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.* embates del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* emplear tiempo = spend + time, expend + time, devote + time.* en aquellos tiempos = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those days.* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.* encontrar tiempo = find + time.* encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.* en estos tiempos = in these times, in this day and age.* en los últimos tiempos = latterly, in recent times, in modern times, in recent memory.* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.* en otros tiempos = in days of yore, in times of yore.* en otro tiempo = in days of yore, in times of yore.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.* en su tiempo = formerly.* en tiempo de carnaval = carnivalistically.* en tiempo de feria = carnivalistically.* en tiempo de guerra = wartime [wart-time].* en tiempo real = real time [real-time], in real time.* en tiempos de = in times of.* en tiempos de adversidad = in times of + adversity.* en tiempos de austeridad = in austere times.* en tiempos de guerra = in time(s) of war.* en tiempos de Maricastaña = in olden days, in olden times.* en tiempos de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime, in peace, in time(s) of peace.* en tiempos de recesión = in recessionary times.* en tiempos de recesión económica = in recessionary times.* en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.* en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.* en tiempos prehistóricos = in prehistoric times.* en un corto espacio de tiempo = in a short space of time.* en un corto período de tiempo = in a short period of time.* en un tiempo razonable = timely.* en un tiempo relativamente corto = in a relatively short time, in a relatively short span of time.* equivalente a tiempo completo = full-time equivalent (FTE).* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad = long-and-expectantly-awaited.* esperado hace tiempo = overdue.* establecido desde hace tiempo = long-established.* estado del tiempo = weather conditions.* estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.* estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* faceta de tiempo = Time facet.* factor tiempo = time factor.* facturación por tiempo de conexión = metered pricing, metered billing.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falto de tiempo = crunched for time, time-crunched, short of time.* finito en el tiempo = timebound [time-bound].* florecer antes de tiempo = bolt.* frontera del tiempo = time boundary.* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* fuera de onda con los tiempos modernos = out of keeping with the times, out of tune with the times.* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.* germinar antes de tiempo = bolt.* gestión del tiempo = time management.* gusto que se adquiere con el tiempo = acquired taste.* hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.* hace algún tiempo = some time ago, a while back, some while ago.* hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.* hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks and yonks, yonks.* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.* hace mucho tiempo = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer algún tiempo = sometime back.* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times.* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.* hace tiempo = for some time, long ago, once, long since.* hace un montonazo de tiempo = yonks and yonks.* hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.* hace ya tiempo = long since.* hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].* intervalo de tiempo = date range.* inversión de tiempo = commitment of time.* invertir el tiempo de Uno en = invest + Posesivo + time in.* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.* justo a tiempo = (just) in the nick of time, just in time, not a moment too soon.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* largos períodos de tiempo = long periods of time.* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.* liberar tiempo = free up + time.* limitado por el tiempo = time-constrained.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.* llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.* malos tiempos = bad times.* margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].* matar el tiempo = kill + time.* mejoría del tiempo = break in the weather.* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo = long time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.* muy apreciado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.* muy a tiempo = in good time.* muy venerado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.* noción del tiempo = notion of time, sense of time.* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.* no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.* nuevos tiempos, los = wind(s) of change, the.* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.* ocupar el tiempo = fill in + Posesivo + time.* ocupar tiempo = occupy + time, take up + time.* olvidado desde hace tiempo = long forgotten.* pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.* pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.* pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.* pasar tiempo = spend + time.* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.* perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.* perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.* perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.* pérdida de tiempo = time wasting, wild goose chase, waste of time, time-consuming [time consuming], fool's errand.* pérdida de un tiempo precioso = waste of precious time.* perdido hace tiempo = long-lost.* período de tiempo = amount of time, time, time frame [timeframe], time lapse, time period, time span [time-span], time slot, period of time, date range.* permanecer estable con el tiempo = be stable over time.* pero al mismo tiempo = but then again.* plazo de tiempo = timeline [time line].* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* por algún tiempo = for sometime.* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.* por un tiempo = for a time.* por un tiempo indefinido = for indefinite time.* postulado desde hace mucho tiempo = long-espoused.* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* preocupado por el tiempo = time-conscious.* programador de tiempo = egg timer.* prolongar el tiempo = prolong + time.* propugnado desde hace mucho tiempo = long-espoused.* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.* que depende del tiempo = time-dependent.* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.* que lleva tiempo en cartelera = long-running.* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.* que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.* recuperar el tiempo perdido = make up for + lost time.* reloj que registra el tiempo de conexión = accounting clock.* remontarse bastante en el tiempo = go back + a long way.* remontarse en el tiempo = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.* robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sensible al tiempo = time-sensitive [time sensitive].* sentido del tiempo = sense of time, notion of time.* ser una pérdida de tiempo = be idle, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.* ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.* ser un producto de su tiempo = be a product of + Posesivo + time.* si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.* siempre que Uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time, on + Posesivo + own time.* si hay tiempo = time permitting.* sin importar el tiempo = all-weather.* si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.* sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.* si queda tiempo = time permitting.* sistema de tiempo real = real-time system.* sobrado de tiempo = unpressed for time.* sólo por tiempo limitado = for a limited time only.* subordinado al tiempo = time-dependent.* suficiente tiempo = long enough, ample time.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* tanto tiempo = so much time, this long, such a very long time.* tardar tanto tiempo en = take + so long to.* tardar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* tarifa calculada según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.* tarifa calculada según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.* tarifa calculada según el tiempo utilizado = time-based tariff.* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.* terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.* tiempo adicional = extra-time.* tiempo agotado = time out.* tiempo + apremiar = time + press, time + be of the essence.* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.* tiempo de acceso = access time, seek time, access speed.* tiempo de búsqueda = search time.* tiempo de calidad = quality time.* tiempo de carga = loading time.* tiempo de conexión = connect time.* tiempo de conexión en línea = online time.* tiempo de CPU = CPU time.* tiempo de demora = lead time.* tiempo de descarga = download time.* tiempo de descarga de datos = download time, latency.* tiempo de duración = lifespan [life span].* tiempo de emisión = airtime.* tiempo de espera = lead time, wait time, waiting time, waiting period.* tiempo de estudio = study time.* tiempo de inicio = start time.* tiempo de ordenador = computer time, computer time.* tiempo de préstamo = document delivery.* tiempo de proceso = processing time.* tiempo de reacción = reaction time.* tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.* tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.* tiempo + estar a favor de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.* tiempo estar de lado de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.* tiempo familiar = quality time.* tiempo fuera de servicio = downtime.* tiempo futuro = future tense.* tiempo inmemorial = time immemorial.* tiempo libre = leisure, leisure time, free time, idle hours, spare time.* tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.* tiempo + pasar = time + march on.* tiempos alocados = heady days.* tiempos de los romanos = Roman times.* tiempos de paz = peacetime [peace time].* tiempos difíciles = difficult times, tough times, hard times, embattled time(s).* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.* tiempos emocionantes = heady days.* tiempo + ser esencial = time + be of the essence.* tiempo + ser + precioso = time + be + precious.* tiempos mejores = better times.* tiempos modernos = modern times.* tiempos turbulentos = embattled time(s).* tiempo transcurrido = elapsed time.* tiempo verbal = tense.* todo al mismo tiempo = all at once.* todo el tiempo = all of the time, left, right and centre, the whole time, all the while.* tomar el tiempo = time.* tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.* tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* trabajador a tiempo parcial = part-timer.* trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.* trabajo a tiempo parcial = part-time work, part-time employment, part-time job.* transcurrir tiempo = lapse + time.* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.* un porrón de tiempo = donkey's years.* un tiempo = awhile.* usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].* vencido hace tiempo = long overdue.* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.* viaje a través del tiempo = time travel.* viaje en el tiempo = time travel.* vicisitudes del tiempo, las = vicissitudes of time, the, whims of time, the.* viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the.* ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.* y al mismo tiempo = and in the process, yet.tiempo22 = weather.Ex: Data Resources Inc., again US-based, covers data bases in economics, finance, energy and weather.
* alerta del tiempo = weather warning.* artífice del tiempo = weather-maker, rainmaker.* buen tiempo = fair weather.* cuando el tiempo lo permita = when the weather permits.* del tiempo = room temperature.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* hombre del tiempo = weatherman.* justo a tiempo = not a minute too soon.* mapa del tiempo = weather map.* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.* si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.* tiempo + aclararse = weather + clear.* tiempo de invierno = winter weather.* tiempo de verano = summer weather.* tiempo estival = summer weather.* tiempo inclemente = intemperate weather.* tiempo invernal = winter weather.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* * *A (como algo que transcurre) timeya ha pasado mucho tiempo desde aquello that all happened a long time ago o a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since thenel tiempo va pasando y las cosas no mejoran time passes o goes by and things don't get any better¡cómo pasa or corre el tiempo! how time flies!, doesn't time go quickly!ya te acostumbrarás con el tiempo you'll get used to it in timeel tiempo dirá time will tellel tiempo apremia time is short, I'm/we're pressed for time, time is of the essence ( frml)¡el tiempo vuela! how time flies!a ver si dejas de perder el tiempo why don't you stop wasting time?¡qué manera de perder el tiempo! what a waste of time!no pierdas tiempo con eso don't waste time with o on that¡deprisa, no hay tiempo que perder! quick, there's no time to lose!sin perder tiempo without wasting a moment, without further adohay que recuperar el tiempo perdido we must make up for lost timetodas las advertencias fueron tiempo perdido all our warnings were a waste of timees una pérdida de tiempo it's a waste of timepara ganar tiempo, ve metiendo las cartas en los sobres to save time, start putting the letters into the envelopesles contó una historia para ganar tiempo to gain time she told them a story, she played for time by telling them a storycreo que si vamos por aquí ganamos tiempo I think we'll save time if we go this wayCompuestos:time-sharingreal timeuniversal time, Greenwich Mean TimeB1 (duración, porción de tiempo) timeluego de todo este tiempo after all this time¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? how long is it since you last saw him?¿cuánto tiempo hace que vives aquí? how long have you lived o been living here?de esto que te cuento ya hace mucho tiempo all this happened a long time ago now¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages o it's been ages since I last saw you o ( colloq) long time, no seehace demasiado tiempo, no creo que se acuerde it was too long ago, I don't think she'll rememberhace mucho tiempo que no sé nada de ellos I haven't heard from them for a long time o ( colloq) for agestodavía falta or queda mucho tiempo para su boda it's still a long time till their weddingtodo este tiempo me ha estado mintiendo he's been lying to me all this timese ha pasado todo el tiempo hablando she's done nothing but talk the whole timepasaba la mayor parte del tiempo leyendo he spent most of the time readingtómate el tiempo que te haga falta take as long as you needdentro de muy poco tiempo very soon o very shortly¿cada cuánto tiempo conviene hacerse un chequeo? how often should one have a check-up?cada cierto tiempo every so oftende tiempo en tiempo from time to time¿cuánto tiempo van a pasar en Los Ángeles? how much time o how long are you going to spend in Los Angeles?me llevó mucho tiempo preparar la tarta it took me a long time o ( colloq) ages to make the cakeno pude quedarme (por) más tiempo I couldn't stay any longer¿por qué tardaste tanto tiempo en contestarme? why did you take such a long time o so long to answer me?ya hace algún or un tiempo que no se le ve por aquí he hasn't been around here for some time o for quite a time o for quite a while nowqueremos quedarnos (por) un tiempo we want to stay for a while o for a timeun or algún tiempo atrás some time ago o backuna costumbre que viene de mucho tiempo atrás a custom that dates back a long waypoco tiempo después or al poco tiempo se volvieron a encontrar a short time later they met again o they met again not long afterward(s)de un tiempo a esta parte se ha vuelto muy agresivo he's been very aggressive recently o ( frml) of latetrabajar a tiempo completo/parcial to work full time/part time2(mucho tiempo): hacía tiempo que no lo veíamos we hadn't seen him for a long time o for quite a while o ( colloq) for agesya hace tiempo que se marchó she left quite some time ago o quite a while ago¡mira que yo lo venía diciendo desde hacía tiempo! haven't I been saying so for a long time o ( colloq) for ages?3(período disponible, tiempo suficiente): no he tenido tiempo de terminarlo I haven't had time to finish ithay tiempo de sobra para eso there's plenty of time for thatno tenemos mucho tiempo we don't have much timetengo todo el tiempo del mundo I've got all the time in the worldno sé de dónde voy a sacar el tiempo I don't know where I'm going to find the timeno tengo tiempo ni para respirar I hardly have time to breatheno he tenido tiempo material para hacerlo I haven't had a moment to do it o I just haven't had the time to do itme va a faltar tiempo para terminarlo I'm not going to have enough time to finish itno me ha dado tiempo a or de acabarlo I haven't had time to finish itno da tiempo de hacerlo todo there isn't (enough) time to do it alldame un poco de tiempo give me a bit of o a little timeno me dieron suficiente tiempo they didn't give me enough time¿qué tiempo hizo Espinosa? what was Espinosa's time?lo hizo en un tiempo récord she did it in record time5(de un bebé): ¿cuánto tiempo tiene? how old is he?Compuestos:uptimespare time, free timeC ( en locs):a tiempo in timeno vamos a llegar a tiempo we won't get there in timellegas justo a tiempo de echarnos una mano you're just in time to give us a handtodavía estamos a tiempo de coger el tren si vamos en taxi we can still catch o we still have time to catch the train if we take a taxipiénsatelo, todavía estás a tiempo think about it, there's still timecon tiempo in good timele gusta llegar con tiempo she likes to arrive with time to spare o in good timeavísame con tiempo let me know in advance o in good timesi llegan con tiempo pueden ver la galería antes if you arrive early, you can have a look at the gallery beforehandal mismo tiempo or a un tiempo at the same timeno hablen todos al mismo tiempo don't all talk at once o at the same timellegaron al mismo tiempo they arrived at the same timeal tiempo que at the same time as o thatcon el tiempo y una caña … everything in good timedar(le) tiempo al tiempo to be patientseguro que va a mejorar, tú dale tiempo al tiempo I'm sure she's going to get better, you just have to be patient o to give it timeno debemos precipitarnos, hay que dar tiempo al tiempo let's not rush into this, we must be patienthacerse tiempo (CS); to make timehacer tiempo (mientras se espera algo) to while away the time, to kill time; (para hacer algo) to make time;( Dep) to play for timematar el tiempo ( fam); to kill timerobarle tiempo al sueño to have less sleep than one needs, to burn the candle at both endsy si no ¡al tiempo! just you wait and see!, mark my words!el tiempo es oro time is precious, time is moneyel tiempo todo lo cura time is a great healertodo tiempo pasado fue mejor the past always looks betterD1(época): en mi(s) tiempo(s) esas cosas no pasaban things like that didn't use to happen in my day o my timeeran otros tiempos things were different then¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!esa música es del tiempo de mi abuela that music is from my grandmother's timeen aquellos tiempos un helado costaba una peseta at that time o back then o in those days an ice cream used to cost one pesetalos problemas de nuestro tiempo the problems of our time o ageen los tiempos que corren these days, nowadaysdesde tiempos inmemoriales from o since time immemorialaquéllos eran tiempos difíciles those were difficult timesen tiempos de paz in times of peace, in peacetimeestamos viviendo tiempos de crisis we are living in extremely difficult timesse ha adelantado a su tiempo he is ahead of his timehubo un tiempo en que yo pensaba igual there was a time when I thought the sameese peinado es del tiempo de Maricastaña ( fam); that hairstyle looks as if it came out of the ark ( colloq), that hairstyle looks really old-fashioned o out-of-date2 (temporada) seasontodavía no ha llegado el tiempo de las naranjas oranges aren't in season yetfruta del tiempo fresh fruit, seasonal fruit3(momento propio, oportuno): eso lo trataremos a su (debido) tiempo we'll deal with o discuss that in due coursecada cosa a su tiempo everything in (its own) good timelo sacó del fuego antes de tiempo she took it off the heat before it was readynació antes de tiempo he was premature, he was born prematurelyCompuesto:EastertideE1 ( Dep)(en un partido): primer/segundo tiempo first/second half2 ( Mec):un motor de dos/cuatro tiempos a two-stroke/four-stroke engine3 (de una sinfonía) movementCompuestos:time outF (compás) tempo, timeG ( Ling) tensetiempo simple/compuesto simple/compound tensehace buen tiempo the weather's good o fine, it's good o fine weather, it's fineel mal tiempo reinante the prevailing o current bad weathernos hizo un tiempo estupendo/asqueroso we had wonderful/terrible weatherel pronóstico del tiempo the weather forecast¿qué tal el tiempo por ahí? what's the weather like over there?del or ( Méx) al tiempo at room temperatureun vaso de leche del tiempo a glass of milk at room temperaturea mal tiempo, buena cara I/you/we may as well look on the bright side* * *
tiempo sustantivo masculino
1
◊ ¡cómo pasa el tiempo! how time flies!;
te acostumbrarás con el tiempo you'll get used to it in time;
perder el tiempo to waste time;
¡no hay tiempo que perder! there's no time to lose!;
para ganar tiempo (in order) to gain time;
tiempo libre spare time, free time;
¿cuánto tiempo hace que no lo ves? how long is it since you last saw him?;
hace tiempo que no sé de él I haven't heard from him for a long time;
ya hace tiempo que se marchó she left quite some time ago;
¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages;
la mayor parte del tiempo most of the time;
me llevó mucho tiempo it took me a long time;
no pude quedarme más tiempo I couldn't stay any longer;
poco tiempo después a short time after;
de un tiempo a esta parte for some time (now);
a tiempo completo/parcial full time/part time;
no vamos a llegar a tiempo we won't get there in time;
al mismo tiempo at the same time;
avísame con tiempo let me know in good time;
¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!;
en aquellos tiempos at that time, in those days
c) (momento propio, oportuno):
cada cosa a su tiempo everything in (its own) good timed) ( edad de bebé):◊ ¿cuánto tiempo tiene? how old is he?
2 (Dep) ( en partido) half;
3 (Mús) ( compás) tempo, time;
( de sinfonía) movement
4 (Ling) tense
5 (Meteo) weather;◊ hace buen/mal tiempo the weather's good/bad;
del or (Méx) al tiempo ‹ bebida› at room temperature
tiempo sustantivo masculino
1 (indeterminado) time: llegó a tiempo para ver el espectáculo, he got there in time to see the show
hace mucho tiempo, a long time ago
me llevó mucho tiempo, it took me a long time
la vi poco tiempo después, I saw her a short time after o soon afterwards
¿cuánto tiempo tienes para acabarlo?, how long have you got to finish it?
es tiempo perdido, it's a waste of time
tómate tu tiempo, take your time
no puedo quedarme más tiempo, I can't stay any longer
a su (debido) tiempo, in due course
a un tiempo/al mismo tiempo, at the same time
de tiempo en tiempo, from time to time
tiempo libre, free time
2 (de un bebé) age: ¿cuánto o qué tiempo tiene?, how old is she?
3 (época) en mis tiempos de estudiante, in my student days
nació en tiempos de Luis XIV, he was born in the time of Louis XIV
malos tiempos o fig tiempo de vacas flacas, hard times o rainy days
4 Meteor weather
hace buen tiempo, the weather is good
tiempo tormentoso, stormy weather
5 Mús tempo
6 Dep half
primer tiempo, first half
tiempo muerto, time out
7 Ling tense 8 del tiempo, (temperatura ambiente) póngame un refresco del tiempo, no lo quiero con hielo, could I have a non-refrigerated soft drink, please
9 Auto (motor) de dos/cuatro tiempos, two-cycle/four-cycle
♦ Locuciones: dar tiempo al tiempo, to let matters take their course
hacer tiempo, to while away the time
matar el tiempo, to kill time
Lab a tiempo parcial/completo, part/full time
con el tiempo, in the course of time
de un tiempo a esta parte, lately
' tiempo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acá
- achuchar
- adelanto
- alborotada
- alborotado
- alborotarse
- allá
- andar
- anquilosarse
- antes
- anticiclónica
- anticiclónico
- anticiparse
- apremiar
- aprovechada
- aprovechado
- apurada
- apurado
- aquí
- áspera
- áspero
- atonía
- atrás
- avenida
- avenido
- bizantina
- bizantino
- bochorno
- cargada
- cargado
- cerca
- coincidir
- conceder
- congraciarse
- contrarreloj
- contrato
- corta
- corto
- costar
- cuando
- cuanta
- cuanto
- cundir
- de
- debida
- debido
- dedicar
- descontar
- desde
English:
absorb
- accomplice
- accustom
- administration
- advance
- advantage
- after
- age
- ago
- ahead
- allow
- as
- at
- barring
- be
- beautiful
- before
- begin
- behind
- best
- between
- beyond
- bitter
- bleak
- boiling
- breezy
- brighten up
- brisk
- busy
- by
- bygone
- calm
- catch up
- change
- clear up
- clock
- concurrently
- corner
- course
- dawdle
- demand
- depend
- dilly-dally
- distant
- drag
- dull
- early
- encroach
- end
- enough
* * *tiempo nm1. [transcurso, rato, momento] time;es una tarea que lleva mucho tiempo it's a very time-consuming task;¡cómo pasa el tiempo! time flies!;todo el tiempo all the time;estuvo todo el tiempo de pie he was standing up the whole time;al mismo tiempo at the same time;al poco tiempo, poco tiempo después soon after(wards);podríamos discutirlo al tiempo que comemos we could discuss it while we eat;antes de tiempo [nacer] prematurely;[florecer, celebrar] early;muchos llegaron antes de tiempo a lot of people arrived early;a tiempo completo full-time;a tiempo parcial part-time;a su (debido) tiempo in due course;cada cosa a su tiempo everything in due course o in good time;a un tiempo at the same time;empujaron todos a un tiempo they all pushed together o at the same time;cada cierto tiempo every so often;¿cada cuánto tiempo tiene que tomarlo? how often o frequently does he have to take it?;con el tiempo in time;de tiempo en tiempo from time to time, now and then;de un tiempo a esta parte recently, for a while now;dar tiempo al tiempo to give things time;el tiempo lo dirá time will tell;ganar tiempo to save time;hacer tiempo to pass the time;RPhacerse tiempo to make time, to find time;matar el tiempo to kill time;perder el tiempo to waste time;no hay tiempo que perder there's no time to lose;el tiempo es oro time is money;el tiempo todo lo cura time is a great healerInformát tiempo de acceso access time; Informát tiempo de búsqueda search time;tiempo de cocción cooking time;Fot tiempo de exposición exposure time;te dan tiempo libre para asuntos personales they give you time off for personal matters;tiempo muerto idle time;tiempo de ocio leisure time;Informát tiempo real real time; Informát tiempo de respuesta response time;tiempo universal coordinado Coordinated Universal Time2. [periodo disponible, suficiente] time;¡se acabó el tiempo! pueden ir entregando los exámenes time's up, start handing in your papers!;a tiempo (para algo/de hacer algo) in time (for sth/to do sth);no llegamos a tiempo de ver el principio we didn't arrive in time to see o for the beginning;estar a tiempo de hacer algo to be in time to do sth;si quieres apuntarte, aún estás a tiempo if you want to join in, you still have time o it's not too late;con tiempo (de sobra) with plenty of time to spare, in good time;¿nos dará tiempo? will we have (enough) time?;dame tiempo y yo mismo lo haré give me (a bit of) time and I'll do it myself;me faltó tiempo para terminarlo I didn't have (enough) time to finish it;Fam Irónicole faltó tiempo para ir y contárselo a todo el mundo she wasted no time in telling everyone about it;sacar tiempo para hacer algo to find (the) time to do sth;¿tienes tiempo para tomar algo? do you have time for a drink?;tenemos todo el tiempo del mundo we have all the time in the world3. [periodo largo] long time;¿cuánto tiempo hace (de eso)? how long ago (was that)?;¿cuánto tiempo hace que no vas al teatro? how long is it since you went to the theatre?;¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! it's been ages since I saw you!, I haven't seen you for ages!;hace tiempo que it is a long time since;hace tiempo que no vive aquí he hasn't lived here for some time;hace mucho tiempo que no lo veo I haven't seen him for ages;tiempo atrás some time ago;Méxtener tiempo de algo: tiene tiempo de estudiar lingüística she's been studying linguistics for a long time;tómate tu tiempo (para hacerlo) take your time (over it o to do it)4. [época] time;aquél fue un tiempo de paz y felicidad those were peaceful and happy times, it was a time of peace and happiness;corren o [m5] son malos tiempos para el estudio del latín it isn't a good time to be studying Latin;en estos tiempos que corren these days;del tiempo [fruta] of the season;las ideas de nuestro tiempo the ideas of our time o day;el hombre de nuestro tiempo modern man;el mejor boxeador de todos los tiempos the greatest ever boxer, the greatest boxer of all time;mi álbum favorito de todos los tiempos my all-time favourite album, my favourite ever album;en aquellos tiempos, por aquel tiempo in those days, back then, at that time;en los buenos tiempos in the good old days;en mis tiempos in my day o time;Johnson, en otro tiempo plusmarquista mundial,… Johnson, once the world record-holder o the former world record-holder,…;en tiempo(s) de Napoleón in Napoleon's time o day;eran otros tiempos (entonces) things were different (back) then;¡qué tiempos aquellos! those were the days!;en tiempos [antiguamente] in former times;en tiempos de Maricastaña donkey's years ago;5. [edad] age;¿qué tiempo tiene? how old is he?6. [clima] weather;¿qué tal está el tiempo?, ¿qué tal tiempo hace? what's the weather like?;buen/mal tiempo good/bad weather;hizo buen/mal tiempo the weather was good/bad;nos hizo un tiempo horrible we had terrible weather;estas cervezas están del tiempo these beers aren't cold o haven't been chilled;hace un tiempo de perros it's a foul day;poner al mal tiempo buena cara to put a brave face on things[cuarto] quarter;primer/segundo tiempo first/second halftiempo añadido injury o stoppage time;tiempo de descuento injury o stoppage time;tiempo muerto time-out;tiempo reglamentario normal time8. [marca] [en carreras] time;consiguió un tiempo excelente his time was excellent;lograron clasificarse por tiempos they qualified as fastest loserstiempo intermedio split time [at halfway point];tiempo parcial split time;tiempo récord record time;en un tiempo récord in record time9. [movimiento] movement;levantó las pesas en dos tiempos he lifted the weights in two movements;motor de cuatro tiempos four-stroke engine10. Gram tensetiempo compuesto compound tense;tiempo simple simple tense[movimiento] movement; [compás] time* * *m1 time;a tiempo in time;a un tiempo, al mismo tiempo at the same time;a su (debido) tiempo in due course;cada cosa a su tiempo all in good time;con tiempo in good time, early;dar tiempo al tiempo give things time;hacer tiempo while away the time;desde hace mucho tiempo for a long time;hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;de tiempo en tiempo from time to time;de un tiempo a esta parte for some time now;durante algún tiempo for some time;por poco tiempo for a short time;hace tanto tiempo it’s so long ago;el tiempo es oro time is money;con el tiempo, andando el tiempo with time, in time;trabajar a tiempo completo/parcial work full/part time;le faltó tiempo para … fig he couldn’t wait to…;poner al mal tiempo buena cara fig look on the bright side;volver el tiempo atrás fig turn the clock back2 ( época):en mis tiempos in my day3 ( clima) weather;hace buen/mal tiempo the weather’s fine/bad4 GRAM tensemedio tiempo half time6 ( edad):* * *tiempo nm1) : timejusto a tiempo: just in timeperder tiempo: to waste timetiempo libre: spare time2) : period, ageen los tiempos que corren: nowadays3) : season, momentantes de tiempo: prematurely4) : weatherhace buen tiempo: the weather is fine, it's nice outside5) : tempo (in music)6) : half (in sports)7) : tense (in grammar)* * *tiempo n1. (período, momento) time2. (período largo) long time / ages3. (estado atmosférico) weather5. (de un bebé) age¿cuánto tiempo tiene tu bebé? how old is your baby?6. (verbal) tense¿cuánto tiempo hace que...? how long...?¿cuánto tiempo hace que conoces a Susana? how long have you known Susana?¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! it's been ages since I saw you!tiempo libre free time / spare time -
18 bonae
bŏnus (old form dŭonus, Carm. Sall. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 26 Mull.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 67 Mull.), a, um, adj. [for duonus, cf. bellum, bis, and cf. root dvi-; hence deidô, deos], good; comp. melior, us [cf. Gr. mala, mallon], better; sup. optimus ( optumus, ante-class. and often class.) [root opof ops, opes; cf. copia, apiscor], best.I.Attributively.A.As adjunct of nouns denoting persons.1.Vir bonus.(α).A man morally good (kalos kagathos):(β).quoniam boni me viri pauperant, improbi alunt,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 60:omnibus virtutibus instructos et ornatos tum sapientes, tum viros bonos dicimus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 28:ille vir bonus qui... intolerabili dolore lacerari potius quam aut officium prodat aut fidem,
id. Ac. 2, 8, 23:sive vir bonus est is qui prodest quibus potest, nocet nemini, certe istum virum bonum non facile reperimus,
id. Off. 3, 15, 64:qui se ita gerunt ut eorum probitas, fides, integritas, etc.... hos viros bonos... appellandos putemus,
id. Lael. 5, 19:non intellegunt se de callido homine loqui, non de bono viro,
id. Att. 7, 2, 4:ut quisque est vir optimus, ita difficillime esse alios improbos suspicatur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 4, § 12:nec enim melior vir fuit Africano quisquam, nec clarior,
id. Lael. 2, 6; id. Leg. 1, 14, 41; 1, 18, 48; id. Planc. 4, 9; id. Par. 3, 1, 21; id. Marcell. 6, 20; id. Fam. 7, 21; id. Off. 2, 16, 57.—An honest man:(γ).justitia, ex qua viri boni nominantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 7, 21; 1, 44, 155; 2, 11, 39; 2, 12, 42; 2, 20, 71;3, 12, 50: cum is sponsionem fecisset ni vir bonus esset,
id. ib. 3, 19, 77:quoniam Demosthenes nec vir bonus esset, nec bene meritus de civitate,
id. Opt. Gen. 7, 20; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 40, 116.—A man of good standing in the community:(δ).id viri boni arbitratu deducetur,
Cato, R. R. 143; so id. ib. 149:tuam partem viri bono arbitratu... dari oportet,
Dig. 17, 1, [p. 244] 35;37, 6, 2, § 2: quem voles virum bonum nominato,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 25, § 55:vir bonus est... quo res sponsore, et quo causae teste tenentur,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 40.—Hence, ironically of wealthy men:praetores jus dicunt, aediles ludos parant, viri boni usuras perscribunt,
Cic. Att. 9, 12, 3.—Ironically of bad men:(ε).sed eccum lenonem Lycum, bonum virum,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 52; Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 9; 4, 3, 18; id. Ad. 3, 4, 30:expectabam quinam isti viri boni testes hujus manifesto deprehensi veneni dicerentur,
Cic. Cael. 26, 63:nam socer ejus, vir multum bonus est,
id. Agr. 3, 3, 13;so especially in addresses (mostly comic.): age tu, illuc procede, bone vir!
Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 1; id. Curc. 5, 2, 12; id. Ps. 4, 7, 48; id. Pers. 5, 2, 11; Ter. And. 3, 5, 10; 5, 2, 5; id. Ad. 4, 2, 17; id. Eun. 5, 2, 11:quid tu, vir optime? Ecquid habes quod dicas?
Cic. Rosc. Am. 36, 104.—Sometimes boni viri = boni, in the sense of optimates (v. I. A. 3.):(ζ).bonis viris quid juris reliquit tribunatus C. Gracchi?
Cic. Leg. 3, 9, 20.—As a conventional courtesy:2.homines optimi non intellegunt, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 25:bone accusator,
id. Rosc. Am. 21, 58:sic illum amicum vocasti, quomodo omnes candidatos bonos viros dicimus,
gentlemen, Sen. Ep. 3, 1.—For bonus vir, a good husband, v. 3.; and for vir optimus, as a laudatory epithet, v. 5.—Boni homines (rare) = boni, better classes of society, v. II. A. 3:3.in foro infimo boni homines atque dites ambulant,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 14.—With nouns denoting persons in regard to their functions, offices, occupations, and qualities, denoting excellence:4.bonus consul,
Liv. 4, 40, 6; 22, 39, 2 (different: consules duos, bonos quidem, sed dumtaxat bonos, amisimus, consuls of good sentiments, almost = bad consuls, Cic. ad Brut. 1, 3, 4):boni tribuni plebis,
Cic. Phil. 1, 10, 25:bonus senator,
id. Prov. Cons. 15, 37:senator bonus,
id. Dom. 4, 8:bonus judex,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 15, § 34:bonus augur (ironically),
id. Phil. 2, 32, 80:bonus vates,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 27:bonus imperator,
Sall. C. 60, 4:bonus dux,
Quint. 12, 1, 43 (cf. trop.:naturam, optimam ducem,
the best guide, Cic. Sen. 2, 5):bonus miles,
Sall. C. 60, 4; Sen. Vit. Beat. 15, 5:bonus orator,
Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 10:optimus orator,
id. Opt. Gen. 1, 3:poeta bonus,
id. de Or. 1, 3, 11; 2, 46, 194; id. Fin. 1, 3, 10:scriptor bonus,
Quint. 10, 1, 104:bonus advocatus,
id. 5, 13, 10:bonus defensor,
id. 5, 13, 3:bonus altercator,
a good debater, id. 6, 4, 10:bonus praeceptor,
id. 5, 13, 44; 10, 5, 22:bonus gubernator,
Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 100:optimus opifex,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 133:sutor bonus,
id. ib. 1, 3, 125:actor optimus,
Cic. Sest. 57, 122:cantor optimus est modulator,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 130:melior gladiator,
Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 33: agricola (colonus, dominus) bonus, Cato, R. R. prooem.; Cic. Sen. 16, 56:bonus paterfamilias,
a thrifty head of the house, Nep. Att. 13, 1:bonus servus,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 58; id. Am. 2, 1, 46; id. Men. 5, 6, 1; Cic. Mil. 22, 58:dominus bonus,
Cato, R. R. 14:bonus custos,
Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 38.—Ironically, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 57:filius bonus,
Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 9:patres,
Quint. 11, 3, 178:parens,
id. 6, prooem. 4: bonus (melior, optimus), viz. a good husband, Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 51 sq.; Liv. 1, 9, 15:uxor melior,
Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 52:amicus,
id. Fam. 2, 15, 3:amicus optimus,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 3, 18:optimus testis,
Cic. Fam. 7, 27, 2:auctor, in two senses,
good authority, id. Att. 5, 12, 3;and = bonus scriptor (post-class.),
Quint. 10, 1, 74.—Esp.:bonus civis (rarely civis bonus): in re publica ea velle quae tranquilla et honesta sint: talem enim solemus et sentire bonum civem et dicere, Cic.-Off. 1, 34, 124: eaque est summa ratio et sapientia boni civis, commoda civium non divellere, atque omnes aequitate eadem continere,
id. ib. 2, 23, 83:eum esse civem et fidelem et bonum,
Plaut. Pers. 1, 2, 15; Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 2; 1, 9, 10; 3, 12, 1; 6, 6, 11; id. Off. 1, 44, 155; Liv. 22, 39, 3; Sall. H. Fragm. 1, 10 Dietsch:optimus et fortissimus civis,
Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; id. Sest. 17, 39.—Bonus and optimus as epithets of the gods.(α).In gen.:(β).sed te bonus Mercurius perdat,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 23:fata... bonique divi,
Hor. C. 4, 2, 38:divis orte bonis,
id. ib. 4, 5, 1:O bone deus!
Scrib. Comp. 84 fin.: BONORVM DEORVM, Inscr. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 34, 84: totidem, pater optime, dixi, Tu mihi da cives, referring to Jupiter, Ov. M. 7, 627.—Optimus Maximus, a standing epithet of Jupiter:(γ).(Juppiter) a majoribus nostris Optimus Maximus (nominatur), et quidem ante optimus, id est beneficentissimus, quam Maximus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 25, 64:Jovem optimum et maximum ob eas res appellant, non quod, etc.,
id. ib. 3, 36, 87:in templo Jovis Optimi Maximi,
id. Sest. 56, 129; id. Prov. Cons. 9, 22:nutu Jovis Optimi Maximi,
id. Cat. 3, 9, 21; Liv. 1, 12, 7; id. 6, 16, 2.—Di boni, O di boni, expressing indignation, sorrow, or surprise:(δ).di boni, hunc visitavi antidhac!
Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 16:di boni, boni quid porto!
Ter. And. 2, 2, 1:di boni, quid hoc morbi est,
id. Eun. 2, 1, 19; id. Heaut. 2, 3, 13; id. Ad. 3, 3, 86:alter, O di boni, quam taeter incedebat!
Cic. Sest. 8, 19; id. Brut. 84, 288; id. Phil. 2, 8, 20; 2, 32, 80; id. Att. 1, 16, 5; 14, 21, 2; Val. Max. 3, 5, 1; Sen. Vit. Beat. 2, 3.—Bona Dea, etc., v. 6.—5.Optimus as a laudatory epithet.(α).Vir optimus:(β).per vos nobis, per optimos viros optimis civibus periculum inferre conantur,
Cic. Sest. 1, 2:virum optimum et constantissimum M. Cispium,
id. ib. 35, 76:fratrem meum, virum optimum, fortissimum,
id. ib.:consolabor hos praesentes, viros optimos,
id. Balb. 19, 44; id. Planc. 21, 51; 23, 55; id. Mil. 14, 38; id. Marcell. 4, 10; id. Att. 5, 1, 5; Hor. S. 1, 6, 53.—Femina bona, optima:(γ).tua conjunx bona femina,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 16:hujus sanctissimae feminae atque optimae pater,
id. ib. —Senex, pater, frater, etc.:(δ).optimus: parentes ejus, prudentissimi atque optimi senis,
Cic. Planc. 41, 97:insuevit pater optimus hoc me,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 105; 2, 1, 12:C. Marcelli, fratris optimi,
Cic. Fam. 4, 7, 6; id. Q. Fr. 2, 6 (8), 2; 2, 4, 2.—With proper names ( poet.):(ε).optimus Vergilius,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 54:Maecenas optimus,
id. ib. 1, 5, 27:optime Quinti,
id. Ep. 1, 16, 1.—Esp. as an epithet of the Roman emperors:6.quid tam civile, tam senatorium quam illud, additum a nobis Optimi cognomen?
Plin. Pan. 2, 7:gratias, inquit, ago, optime Princeps!
Sen. Tranq. 14. 4:ex epistula optimi imperatoris Antonini,
Gai. Inst. 1, 102; cf.:bene te patriae pater optime Caesar,
Ov. F. 2, 637:optime Romulae Custos gentis,
Hor. C. 4, 5, 1.—Bonus and Bona, names of deities.(α).Bona Dea, the goddess of Chastity, whose temple could not be entered by males (cf. Macr. S. 1, 12; Lact. 1, 22):(β).Bonae Deae pulvinaribus,
Cic. Pis. 39, 95; id. Mil. 31, 86; id. Fam. 1, 9, 15; cf.in mal. part.,
Juv. 2, 86 sq.; 6, 314 sq.; 6, 335 sq.—Bonus Eventus, Varr. R. R. 1, 1 med.; Amm. 29, 6, 19; Inscr. Orell. 907; 1780 sq.—(γ).Bona Fortuna:(δ).si bona Fortuna veniat, ne intromiseris,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 3, 22:Bonae Fortunae (signum),
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 7:FORTVNAE BONAE DOMESTICAE,
Inscr. Orell. 1743 sq. —Bona Spes:(ε).Spes Bona, obsecro, subventa mihi,
Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 12:BONAE SPEI,
Aug. Inscr. Grut. 1075, 1.—BONA MENS, Inscr. Orell. 1818 sqq.:B.Mens Bona, si qua dea es, tua me in sacraria dono,
Prop. 3, 24, 19.With nouns denoting things.1.Things concrete, denoting excellence:2.navis bona dicitur non quae pretiosis coloribus picta est... sed stabilis et firma,
Sen. Ep. 76, 13:gladium bonum dices, non cui auratus est balteus, etc., sed cui et ad secandum subtilis acies est, et, etc.,
id. ib. 76, 14:id vinum erit lene et bono colore,
Cato, R. R. 109; Lucr. 2, 418; Ov. Am. 2, 7, 9:tabulas... collocare in bono lumine,
Cic. Brut. 75, 261: ex quavis olea oleum... bonum fieri potest. Cato, R. R. 3:per aestatem boves aquam bonam et liquidam bibant semper curato,
id. ib. 73; cf.:bonae aquae, ironically compared to wine,
Prop. 2, 33 (3, 31), 28:praedium bonum caelum habeat,
good temperature, Cato, R. R. 1:bona tempestate,
in good weather, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 4:(praedium) solo bono valeat,
by good soil, Cato, R. R. 1:bonae (aedes) cum curantur male,
Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 24:villam bonam,
Cic. Off. 3, 13, 55:bonus pons,
Cat. 17, 5:scyphi optimi (= optime facti),
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:perbona toreumata,
id. ib. 2, 4, 18, §38: bona domicilia,
comfortable residences, id. N. D. 2, 37, 95:agrum Meliorem nemo habet,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 12:fundum meliorem,
Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 52: fundos optimos et fructuosissimos, id. Agr. 3, 4, 14:equus melior,
id. Inv. 1, 31, 52:bona cena,
Cat. 13, 3:boni nummi,
good, not counterfeit, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 144; Cic. Off. 3, 23, 91:super omnia vultus accessere boni,
good looks, Ov. M. 8, 678:mulier bona forma,
of a fine form, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 13:equus formae melioris,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 52:tam bona cervix, simul ac jussero, demetur,
fine, beautiful, Suet. Calig. 33:fruges bonae,
Cat. 34, 19:ova suci melioris,
of better flavor, Hor. S. 2, 4, 13.— Trop.:animus aequus optimum est aerumnae condimentum,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 3, 71: bona dextra, a lucky hand (cf.:bonum omen, 2. e.),
Quint. 6, 3, 69:scio te bona esse voce, ne clama nimis,
good, sound, loud voice, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 43; so,bona firmaque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 13.—Things abstract.a.Of physical well-being:b.ut si qui neget sine bona valetudine posse bene vivi,
Cic. Inv. 1, 51, 93; Sen. Vit. Beat. 22, 2; Lucr. 3, 102; Val. Max. 2, 5, 6; Quint. 10, 3, 26; 11, 2, 35 et saep.:non bonus somnus de prandio est,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 8:bona aetas,
prime of life, Cic. Sen. 14, 48:optima aetate,
id. Fam. 10, 3, 3.—Ironically:bona, inquis, aetate, etc.,
Sen. Ep. 76, 1.—Of the mind and soul:c.meliore esse sensu,
Cic. Sest. 21, 47:optima indoles,
id. Fin. 5, 22, 61:bona conscientia,
Quint. 6, 1, 33; 9, 2, 93; Sen. Vit. Beat. 20, 5:bono ingenio me esse ornatam quam auro multo mavolo,
with a good heart, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 91; id. Stich. 1, 21, 59; Sall. C. 10, 5:mens melior,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 78; Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 13; Liv. 39, 16, 5; Sen. Ben. 1, 11, 4; id. Ep. 10, 4; Pers. 2, 8; Petr. 61.—Personified, Prop. 3 (4), 24, 19; Ov. Am. 1, 2, 31:duos optimae indolis filios,
Val. Max. 5, 7, 2; Sen. Ben. 6, 16, 6; Quint. 1, 2, 5:bonum consilium,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 6; id. Rud. 4, 3, 18; Cic. Off. 1, 33, 121:bona voluntas,
a good purpose, Quint. 12, 11, 31:memoria bona,
Cic. Att. 8, 4, 2:bona ratio cum perdita... confligit,
id. Cat. 2, 11, 25:bonae rationes,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 50:pronuntiatio bona,
Auct. Her. 3, 15, 27.—Of moral relations:d.ego si bonam famam mihi servasso, sat ero dives,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 71; Cic. Sest. 66, 139; Liv. 6, 11, 7; Hor. S. 1, 2, 61 (cf. Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1;v. e. infra): si ego in causa tam bona cessi tribuni plebis furori,
Cic. Sest. 16, 36; id. Planc. 36, 87; Ov. M. 5, 220:fac, sis, bonae frugi sies,
of good, regular habits, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 35; id. Cas. 2, 4, 5; 2, 5, 19; id. Ps. 1, 5, 53; id. Truc. 1, 1, 13; id. Capt. 5, 2, 3 sq. (v. frux, II. B. 1. b.): vilicus disciplina bona utatur. Cato, R. R. 5:bona studia,
moral pursuits, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 25:quidquid vita meliore parasti,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 15: ad spem mortis melioris, an honorable death; so as an epithet of religious exercises:Juppiter, te bonas preces precor,
Cato, R. R. 134; 139.—Of external, artistic, and literary value and usefulness:e.bono usui estis nulli,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 15:Optumo optume optumam operam das,
id. Am. 1, 1, 122:bonam dedistis mihi operam,
a valuable service to me, id. Poen. 2, 3, 70; 3, 6, 11; id. Pers. 4, 7, 11; id. Rud. 3, 6, 11 (in a different sense: me bona opera aut mala Tibi inventurum esse auxilium argentarium, by fair or unfair means, id. Ps. 1, 1, 102;v. e. infra): optima hereditas a patribus traditur liberis... gloria virtutis rerumque gestarum,
Cic. Off. 1, 33, 121:bonum otium,
valuable leisure, Sall. C. 4, 1:bonis versibus,
Cic. Ac. 2, 23, 74:versus meliores,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 81:meliora poemata,
Hor. A. P. 303:in illa pro Ctesiphonte oratione longe optima,
Cic. Or. 8, 26:optimas fabulas,
id. Off. 1, 31, 114:melius munus,
id. Ac. 1, 2, 7.—Favorable, prosperous, lucky, fortunate:f.de Procilio rumores non boni,
unfavorable rumors, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 5:bona de Domitio, praeclara de Afranio fama est,
about their success in the war, id. ib. 7, 26, 1:si fuisset in discipulo comparando meliore fortuna,
id. Pis. 29, 71; cf.fortuna optima esse,
to be in the best pecuniary circumstances, id. ad Brut. 1, 1, 2:occasio tam bona,
Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 9:senex est eo meliore condicione quam adulesoens cum, etc.,
Cic. Sen. 19, 68; id. Fam. 4, 32:bona navigatio,
id. N. D. 3, 34, 83;esp. in phrase bona spes.—Object.: ergo in iis adulescentibus bonam spem esse dicemus et magnam indolem quos, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 117.—Subject.:ego sum spe bona,
Cic. Fam. 12, 28, 3; id. Cat. 2, 11, 25; [p. 245] id. Att. 14, 1 a, 3; id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 16:optima spe,
id. Fam. 12, 11, 2.—Pregn., = spes bonarum rerum, Sall. C. 21, 1;v. C. 1. c. infra: meliora responsa,
more favorable, Liv. 7, 21, 6:melior interpretatio,
Tac. H. 3, 65:cum laude et bonis recordationibus,
id. A. 4, 38:amnis Doctus iter melius,
i. e. less injurious, Hor. A. P. 68:omen bonum,
a good, lucky omen, Cic. Pis. 13, 31; cf.Liv. praef. § 13: melius omen,
Ov. F. 1, 221;optimum,
Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 2:bona scaeva,
Plaut. Stich. 5, 2, 24:auspicio optumo,
id. ib. 3, 2, 6; cf.:memini bene, sed meliore Tempore dicam = opportuniore tempore,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 68.—Of public affairs, si mihi bona re publica frui non licuerit, Cic. Mil. 34, 93:g.optima res publica,
id. Or. 1, 1, 1; id. Phil. 1, 8, 19:minus bonis temporibus,
id. Dom. 4, 8; so,optimis temporibus,
id. Sest. 3, 6:nostrae res meliore loco videbantur,
id. ad Brut. 1, 3, 1:lex optima,
id. Pis. 16, 37; id. Sest. 64, 137; id. Phil, 1, 8, 19.—Good = large, considerable:h.bono atque amplo lucro,
Plaut. Am. prol. 6:bona librorum copia,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 109; cf.:bona copia cornu,
Ov. M. 9, 88; v. bona pars, C. 8. g.—Noble; with genus, good family, noble extraction, honorable birth: quali me arbitraris genere prognatum? Eu. Bono, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 35; so id. Ep. 1, 2, 4; 2, 1, 3; id. Pers. 4, 4, 94:k.si bono genere natus sit,
Auct. Her. 3, 7, 13.—Referring to good-will, kindness, faithfulness, in certain phrases.(α).Bona venia or cum bona venia, with the kind permission of a person addressed, especially bona venia orare, expetere, etc.:(β).primum abs te hoc bona venia expeto,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 31:bona tua venia dixerim,
Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 34:oravit bona venia Quirites, ne, etc.,
Liv. 7, 41, 3:obsecro vos.. bona venia vestra liceat, etc.,
id. 6, 40, 10:cum bona venia quaeso audiatis, etc.,
id. 29, 17, 6; Arn. c. Gent. 1, p. 5; cf.. sed des veniam bonus oro = venia bona oro,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 5.—Bona pax, without quarrelling:(γ).bona pax sit potius,
let us have no quarrel about that, Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 7;so especially cum bona pace, or bona pace: Hannibal ad Alpis cum bona pace incolentium... pervenit,
without a difficulty with the inhabitants, Liv. 21, 32, 6; 21, 24, 5; 1, 24, 3; 28, 37, 4; 8, 15, 1; cf.: si bonam (pacem) dederitis, = a fair peace, under acceptable conditions, id. 8, 21, 4.—Amicitia bona = bona fide servata, faithful, undisturbed friendship:(δ).igitur amicitia Masinissae bona atque honesta nobis permansit,
Sall. J. 5, 5.—Bona societas, alliance:C.Segestes, memoria bonae societatis, impavidus,
Tac. A. 1, 58.In particular phrases.1.Bonae res.a.= Vitae commoda, comforts of life, abstract or concrete:b.concedatur bonis rebus homines morte privari,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 87:optimis rebus usus est,
he had every most desirable thing, Nep. Att. 18, 1.—= Res secundae, opp. res adversae, prosperity:c.bonis rebus tuis, meas irrides malas,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 45:in bonis rebus,
Hor. C. 2, 3, 2. —Res bona = res familiaris bona, wealth ( poet.): in re bona esse, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4.—Also an object of value:d.homines quibus mala abunde omnia erant, sed neque res neque spes bona ulla,
who had no property, nor the hope of any, Sall. C. 21, 1. —Costly things, articles of luxury:e.capere urbem in Arabia plenam bonarum rerum,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 46; 4, 4, 82:nimium rei bonae,
id. Stich. 2, 3, 55:ignorantia bonarum rerum,
Nep. Ages. 8, 5 ' bonis rebus gaudere, Hor. S. 2, 6, 110:re bona copiosum esse,
Gell. 16, 19, 7.—Moral, morally good:f.illi cum res non bonas tractent,
Cic. Ac. 2, 33, 72:ut de virtutibus et vitiis, omninoque de bonis rebus et malis quaererent,
id. ib. 1, 4, 15:quid habemus in rebus bonis et malis explorati?
id. ib. 2, 42, 129; so id. Or. 1, 10, 42; id. Leg. 1, 22, 58:quae tamen omnia dulciora fuint et moribus bonis et artibus,
id. Sen. 18, 65.—In literary composition, important or interesting matter, subjects, or questions:2.res bonas verbis electis dictas quis non legat?
Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 8:studiis generorum, praesertim in re bona,
Plaut. Am. 8, 26.—Bonae artes.(α).A good, laudable way of dealing:(β).qui praeclari facinoris aut artis bonae famam quaerit,
Sall. C. 2, 9:huic bonae artes desunt, dolis atque fallaciis contendit,
id. ib. 11, 2:quod is bonarum artium cupiens erat,
Tac. A. 6, 46.—Liberal arts and sciences:3.litteris aut ulli bonae arti,
Quint. 12, 1, 7:conservate civem bonarum artium, bonarum partium, bonorum virorum,
Cic. Sest. 32, 77. —Esp.:optimae artes: optimarum artium scientia,
Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 4; id. Ac. 2, 1, 1; id. Cael. 10, 24; id. Marcell. 1, 4.—Bona fides, or fides bona.a.Good faith, i. e. conscious honesty in acts or words: qui nummos fide bona solvit, who pays (the price of labor) in good faith, i. e. as it is honestly earned, Cato, R. R. 14:b.dic, bona fide, tu id aurum non subripuisti?
Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 46; 4, 10, 47; id. Capt. 4, 2, 111; id. Most. 3, 1, 137; id. Poen. 1, 3, 30; id. Pers. 4, 3, 16; id. Ps. 4, 6, 33:si tibi optima fide omnia concessit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 49, 144; Quint. 10, 3, 23.—Hence, bonae fidei vir, a conscientious man, Quint. 10, 7, 1.—Jurid. t. t.(α).Good faith in contracts and legal acts in general, opposed to dolus malus, honesty and fairness in dealing with another:(β).ad fidem bonam statuit pertinere, notum esse emptori vitium quod nosset venditor,
Cic. Off. 3, 16, 67.—Hence, alienam rem bona fide emere, to buy, believing the seller to be the rightful owner, Dig. 41, 3, 10; 41, 3, 13, § 1. bonae fidei possessor (also possessio), believing that he is the rightful owner, ib. 5, 3, 25, § 11; 5, 3, 22; 41, 3, 15, § 2;41, 3, 24: conventio contra bonam fidem et mores bonos,
ib. 16, 31, § 7: bonam fidem praestare, to be responsible for one ' s good faith, ib. 17, 1, 10 prooem.—Hence,Bonae fidei actiones or judicia, actions in equity, i. e. certain classes of actions in which the strict civil law was set aside by the praetorian edict in favor of equity:4.actiones quaedam bonae fidei sunt, quaedam stricti juris. Bonae fidei sunt haec: exempto vendito, locato conducto, etc.,
Just. Inst. 4, 6, 28, § 19.—In the republican time the praetor added in such actions to his formula for the judex the words ex fide bona, or, in full:quidquid dare facere oportet ex fide bona,
Cic. Off. 3, 16, 66:iste dolus malus et legibus erat vindicatus, et sine lege, judiciis in quibus additur ex fide bona,
id. ib. 3, 15, 61; cf. id. ib. 3, 17, 70.—Bona verba.(α).Kind words:(β).Bona verba quaeso,
Ter. And. 1, 2, 33.—Words of good omen (v. omen):(γ).dicamus bona verba,
Tib. 2, 2, 1:dicite suffuso ter bona verba mero,
Ov. F. 2, 638.—Elegant or well-chosen expressions:(δ).quid est tam furiosum quam verborum vel optimorum atque ornatissimorum sonitus inanis,
Cic. Or. 1, 12, 51:verborum bonorum cursu,
id. Brut. 66, 233:omnia verba sunt alicubi optima,
Quint. 10, 1, 9.—Moral sayings:5.non est quod contemnas bona verba et bonis cogitationibus plena praecordia,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 20, 1. —Bona dicta.(α).Polite, courteous language:(β).hoc petere me precario a vobis jussit leniter dictis bonis,
Plaut. Am. prol. 25.—Witticisms ( bon-mots): flammam a sapiente facilius ore in ardente opprimi, quam bona dicta teneat, Enn. ap. Cic. Or. 2, 54, 222:6.dico unum ridiculum dictum de dictis melioribus quibus solebam menstruales epulas ante adipiscier,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 22:ibo intro ad libros ut discam de dictis melioribus,
id. Stich. 2, 3, 75.—Bona facta.(α).= bene facta (v. bene, I. B. 2. b.), laudable deeds:(β).nobilitas ambobus et majorum bona facta (sc. erant),
Tac. A. 3, 40.—Bonum factum est, colloq., = bene est, bene factum est (v. bene, I. B. 2. b.):(γ).bonum factum est, ut edicta servetis mea,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 16:haec imperata quae sunt pro imperio histrico, bonum hercle factum (est) pro se quisque ut meminerit,
id. ib. 45.— Hence,Elliptically, introducing commands which cannot be enforced, = if you will do so, it will be well:7.peregrinis in senatum allectis, libellus propositus est: bonum factum, ne quis senatori novo curiam monstrare velit,
Suet. Caes. 80:et Chaldaeos edicere: bonum factum, ne Vitellius... usquam esset,
id. Vit. 14:hac die Carthaginem vici: bonum factum, in Capitolium eamus, et deos supplicemus,
Aur. Vict. 49; cf.:o edictum, cui adscribi non poterit bonum factum,
Tert. Pud. 1.—Bona gratia.(α).A friendly understanding:(β).cur non videmus inter nos haec potius cum bona Ut componantur gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17; so,per gratiam bonam abire,
to part with good feelings, Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 33.—In jest: sine bona gratia abire, of things cast away, Plaut Truc. 2, 7, 15.—Pleon., in the phrase bonam gratiam habere, = gratiam habere, to thank (v. B. 2. k.), Plaut. Rud. 2, 5, 32; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 99.—8.Bona pars.(α).The well-disposed part of a body of persons:(β).ut plerumque fit, major pars (i. e. of the senate) meliorem vicit,
Liv. 21, 4, 1:pars melior senatus ad meliora responsa trahere,
id. 7, 21, 6.—The good party, i. e. the optimates (gen. in plur.):(γ).civem bonarum partium,
Cic. Sest. 32, 77:(fuit) meliorum partium aliquando,
id. Cael. 6, 13:qui sibi gratiam melioris partis velit quaesitam,
Liv. 2, 44, 3.—Paronom.: (Roscius) semper partium in re publica tam quam in scaena optimarum, i. e. party and part in a drama, Cic. Sest. 56, 120.—Of things or persons, a considerable part (cf. a good deal):(δ).bonam partem ad te adtulit,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 43:bonam partem sermonis in hunc diem esse dilatam,
Cic. Or. 2, 3, 14:bonam magnamque partem exercitus,
Val. Max. 5, 2, ext. 4:bona pars noctium,
Quint. 12, 11, 19:bona pars hominum,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 61:meae vocis... bona pars,
id. C. 4, 2, 46; so id. A. P. 297; Ov. P. 1, 8, 74:melior pars diei,
Verg. A. 9, 156.—Rarely, and mostly eccl. Lat.: optima pars, the best part or lot:(ε).nostri melior pars animus est,
Sen. Q. N. 1, prooem. § 14; cf.:quae pars optima est in homine,
best, most valuable, Cic. Tusc. 5, 23, 67:major pars aetatis, certe melior reipublicae data sit,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 18, 1:Maria optimam partem elegit, quae non auferetur ab ea,
Vulg. Luc. 10, 42.—Adverb.:(ζ).bonam partem = ex magna parte,
Lucr. 6, 1249.—Aliquem in optimam partem cognoscere, to know somebody from his most favorable side, Cic. Off. 2, 13, 46: aliquid in optimam partem accipere, to take something in good part, interpret it most favorably:9.Caesar mihi ignoscit quod non venerim, seseque in optimam partem id accipere dicit,
id. Att. 10, 3 a, 2; id. ad Brut. 1, 2, 3:quaeso ut hoc in bonam partem accipias,
id. Rosc. Am. 16, 45.—Dies bonus or bona.(α).A day of good omen, a fortunate day (= dies laetus, faustus):(β).tum tu igitur die bono, Aphrodisiis, addice, etc.,
Plaut. Poen. 2, 49:nunc dicenda bona sunt bona verba die,
Ov. F. 1, 72.—A beautiful, serene day, Sen. Vit. Beat. 22, 3.—10.Bonus mos.(α).Boni mores, referring to individuals, good, decent, moral habits:(β).nihil est amabilius quam morum similitudo bonorum,
Cic. Off. 1, 17, 56:nam hic nimium morbus mores invasit bonos,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 6:domi militiaeque boni mores colebantur,
Sall. C. 9, 1:propter ejus suavissimos et optimos mores,
Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 13:cum per tot annos matronae optimis moribus vixerint,
Liv. 34, 6, 9:mores meliores,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 18.—Bonus mos or boni mores, in the abstract, morality, the laws, rules of morality: ei vos morigerari mos bonu'st, it is a rule of morality that you should, etc., Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 4:11.ex optimo more et sanctissima disciplina,
Cic. Phil. 2, 28, 69:neglegentia boni moris,
Sen. Ep. 97, 1.—Jurid. t. t.:conventio, mandatum contra bonos mores,
in conflict with morality, Quint. 3, 1, 57; Dig. 16, 3, 1, § 7; Gai. Inst. 3, 157 et saep. —Adverbial phrases.a.Bono animo esse, or bonum animum habere.(α).To be of good cheer or courage:(β).bono animo es! Liberabit ille te homo,
Plaut. Merc 3, 1, 33; so id. Aul. 4, 10, 61; id. Mil. 4, 8, 32; id. Rud. 3, 3, 17; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 4; id. Heaut. 4, 6, 18; id. Ad. 2, 4, 20; 3, 5, 1; 4, 2, 4; 4, 5, 62; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 72:animo bono es,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 103; id. Am. 2, 2, 48; 5, 2, 1:bono animo es, inquit Scrofa, et fiscinam expedi,
Varr. R. R. 1, 26:bono animo sint et tui et mei familiares,
Cic. Fam. 6, 18, 1; 6, 10, 29:bono animo esse jubere eam consul,
Liv. 39, 13, 7:habe modo bonum animum,
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 58; so id. Am. 1, 3, 47; id. Truc. 2, 6, 44; id. Aul. 2, 2, 15:habe animum bonum,
id. Cas. 2, 6, 35; id. Ep. 2, 2, 1; 4, 2, 31:bonum animum habe,
Liv. 45, 8, 5:clamor ortus ut bonum animum haberet,
id. 8, 32, 1; so Sen. Ep. 87, 38.—Bono animo esse, or facere aliquid, to be of a good or friendly disposition, or to do with good, honest intentions:(γ).audire jubet vos imperator histricus, bonoque ut animo sedeant in subselliis qui, etc.,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 5: sunt enim (consules) [p. 246] optimo animo, summo consilio, of the best disposition, Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 2:bono te animo tum populus Romanus... dicere existimavit ea quae sentiebatis, sed, etc.,
id. Imp. Pomp. 19, 56:quod nondum bono animo in populum Romanum viderentur,
Caes. B. G. 1, 6; Quint. 7, 4, 15.—Bonus animus, good temper, patience:b.bonus animus in mala re dimidium mali est,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 37:vos etiam hoc animo meliore feratis,
Ov. M. 9, 433.—Bono modo.(α).= placide, with composure, moderation:(β).si quis quid deliquerit, pro noxa bono modo vindicet,
Cato, R. R. 5:haec tibi tam sunt defendenda quam moenia, mihi autem bono modo, tantum quantum videbitur,
Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 137.—In a decent manner:c.neu quisquam prohibeto filium quin amet... quod bono fiat modo,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 62. —Jure optimo or optimo jure, with good, perfect right:II.te ipse jure optumo incuses licet,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 23; id. Rud. 2, 6, 53:ut jure optimo me deserere posses,
Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 6; Sen. Ot. Sap. 2 (29), 2.—With pass. or intr. verb, deservedly:ne jure optimo irrideamur,
Cic. Off. 1, 31, 111; cf. id. ib. 1, 42, 151; id. Marcell. 1, 4;similarly, optimo judicio,
Val. Max. 2, 9, 2.As subst.A.bŏnus, boni, m.; of persons.1.In sing. or plur. orig. = bonus vir, boni viri; v. I. A. 1. a. b, supra, a morally good man.(α).Plur.:(β).bonis quod bene fit haud perit,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 2; id. Capt. 2, 2, 108; id. Trin. 2, 1, 55; id. Pers. 4, 5, 2:melius apud bonos quam apud fortunatos beneficium collocari puto,
Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71:verum esse ut bonos boni diligant, quamobrem... bonis inter bonos quasi necessariam (esse) benevolentiam,
id. Lael. 14, 50:diverso itinere malos a bonis loca taetra... habere,
Sall. C. 52, 13; 7, 2; 52, 22:oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 52:tam bonis quam malis conduntur urbes,
Sen. Ben. 4, 28, 4; so id. Vit. Beat. 15, 6; Quint. 9, 2, 76.—Rarely bŏnae, arum, f., good women:quia omnes bonos bonasque adcurare addecet, etc.,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 41.—Sing.:2.malus bonum malum esse volt ut sit sui similis,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 8:nec enim cuique bono mali quidquam evenire potest,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 99; cf.:qui meliorem audax vocet in jus,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 29.—Bonus, a man of honor.(α).A brave man:(β).pro qua (patria) quis bonus dubitet mortem oppetere si ei sit profuturus?
Cic. Off. 1, 17, 57:libertatem quam nemo bonus nisi cum anima simul amittat,
Sall. C. 33, 5:fortes creantur fortibus et bonis,
Hor. C. 4, 4, 29 (opp. ignavi):fama impari boni atque ignavi erant,
Sall. J. 57, 6; 53, 8; id. C. 11, 2. —A gentleman:3. (α).quis enim umquam, qui paululum modo bonorum consuetudinem nosset, litteras ad se ab amico missas... in medium protulit?
Cic. Phil. 2, 4, 7.—In gen. (of political sentiments, = optimates, opp. populares, seditiosi, perditi cives, etc.;(β).so usu. in Cic.): meam causam omnes boni proprie enixeque susceperant,
Cic. Sest. 16, 38:audaces homines et perditi nutu impelluntur... boni, nescio quomodo, tardiores sunt, etc.,
id. ib. 47, 100:ego Kal. Jan. senatum et bonos omnes legis agrariae... metu liberavi,
id. Pis. 2, 4:etenim omnes boni, quantum in ipsis fuit, Caesarem occiderunt,
id. Phil. 2, 13, 29; id. Fam. 5, 2, 8; 5, 21, 2; id. Sest. 2, 5; 16, 36; 48, 103; id. Planc. 35, 86; id. Mil. 2, 5; id. Off. 2. 12, 43:maledictis increpat omnes bonos,
Sall. C. 21, 4; 19, 2; 33, 3; Hirt. B. G. 8, 22; so,optimi,
Cic. Leg. 3, 17, 37; and, ironically, boni identified with the rich:bonorum, id est lautorum et locupletum,
id. Att. 8, 1, 3.—Without reference to political views;4.opp. vulgus (rare): nihil ego istos moror fatuos mores quibus boni dedecorant se,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 22:semper in civitate quibus opes nullae sunt bonis invident,
Sall. C. 37, 3:elatus est sine ulla pompa funeris, comitantibus omnibus bonis, maxima vulgi frequentia,
Nep. Att. 22, 2.—So, mĕlĭōres, um, m., one ' s betters:ut quaestui habeant male loqui melioribus,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 13:da locum melioribus,
Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 37.—Boni, bone, in addresses, as an expression of courtesy, Hor. S. 2, 2, 1; 2, 6, 51; 2, 6, 95; id. Ep. 2, 2, 37; ironice, id. S. 2, 3, 31.—5.Optimus quisque = quivis bonus, omnes boni.(α).Referring to morality:(β).esse aliquid natura pulcrum quod optimus quisque sequeretur,
every good man, Cic. Sen. 13, 43:qui ita se gerebant ut sua consilia optimo cuique probarent, optimates habebantur,
id. Sest. 45, 96; id. Off. 1, 43, 154; id. Fin. 1, 7, 24; id. Sest. 54, 115; and = even the best:quare deus optimum quemque mala valetudine adficit?
Sen. Prov. 4, 8.—Of the educated classes:(γ). (δ).adhibenda est quaedam reverentia adversus homines, et optimi cujusque et reliquorum,
Cic. Off. 1, 28, 99; cf. id. ib. 1, 25, 85:Catilina plerisque consularibus, praeterea optumo cuique, litteras mittit,
Sall. C. 34, 2:optimo cuique infesta libertas,
Sen. Ot. Sap. 8, 2 (32 fin.).—In gen., excellent:(ε).optimus quisque facere quam dicere... malebat,
Sall. C. 8, 5.—Distributively:(ζ).ita imperium semper ad optumum quemque a minus bono transfertur,
to the best man in each instance, Sall. C. 2, 6.—Referring to another superlative ( = quo quisque melior eo magis, etc.):(η).hic aditus laudis qui semper optimo cuique maxime patuit,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1; so id. Lael. 4, 14; id. Inv. 2, 11, 36; Sen. Vit. Beat. 18, 1.—Attributively, with a noun:2. 1.optimam quamque causam,
Cic. Sest. 43, 93:optima quaeque dies,
Verg. G. 3, 66.Bonum, or plur. bona, a good, or goods in a moral and metaphysical sense, a moral good, a blessing: sunt autem hae de finibus defensae sententiae: nihil bonum nisi honestum, ut Stoici; nihil bonum nisi voluptatem, ut Epicurus;2.nihil bonum nisi vacuitatem doloris, ut Hieronymus... tria genera bonorum, maxima animi, secunda corporis, externa tertia, ut Peripatetici, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 30, 84 sq.:quid est igitur bonum? Si quid recte fit et honeste et cum virtute, id bene fieri vere dicitur, et quod rectum et honestum et cum virtute est, id solum opinor bonum,
id. Par. 1, 1, 9:ut quis intellegat, quid sit illud simplex et verum bonum quod non possit ab honestate sejungi,
id. Ac. 1, 2, 7:non-est igitur voluptas bonum,
id. Fin. 1, 11, 39: finis bonorum et malorum (telos agathôn) = summa bona et mala:sunt nonnullae disciplinae quae, propositis bonorum et malorum finibus, officium omne pervertant. Nam qui summum bonum sic instituit ut, etc.,
id. Off. 1, 2, 5; cf. id. Par. 1, 3, 14; id. Ac. 2, 9, 29; 2, 36, 114; 2, 42, 129; id. Fin. 1, 9, 29; 1, 12, 42; id. Tusc. 4, 31, 66; Sen. Vit. Beat. 24, 5; id. Ep. 117, 1 et saep.—Bonum, what is valuable, beneficial, estimable, favorable, pleasant, physically or mentally:3.quoi boni Tantum adfero quantum ipsus a diis optat,
Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 9:multa bona vobis volt facere,
will do you much good, id. Poen. 5, 4, 60; id. Am. prol. 43, 49; id. Pers. 4, 8, 4; 2, 3, 14; id. Cas. 2, 8, 32:tum demum nostra intellegemus bona quom ea amisimus,
id. Capt. 1, 2, 33:multa tibi di dent bona,
id. Poen. 1, 1, 80; cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 54; 3, 3, 74; id. Mil. 3, 1, 120; id. Men. 3, 3, 34; id. Pers. 4, 3, 23; id. Truc. 1, 2, 23; id. Merc. 1, 2, 40; id. Most. 1, 1, 47:omnia Bona dicere,
to speak in the highest terms of one, Ter. And. 1, 1, 70:sed ne vivus quidem bono caret, si eo non indiget,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88:cum quaecumque bona Peripateticis, eadem Stoicis commoda viderentur,
id. ib. 5, 41, 120:nihil enim boni nosti,
nothing that is good for any thing, id. Phil. 2, 7, 16:mala pro bonis legere dementia est,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 6, 1; Val. Max. 5, 3, ext. 3 fin.; Hor. S. 1, 2, 73:quia bonum sit valere,
a good thing, Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 62 (cf. III. A. 5. infra):melius: quo quidem haud scio an... quidquam melius sit homini a dis immortalibus datum,
id. Lael. 6, 20:meliora... Aristotelem de istis rebus scripsisse,
id. Or. 1, 10, 43:optimum: difficillimum est formam exponere optimi,
id. ib. 11, 36.— Here belongs the phrase boni consulere;v. consulo.—So after prepositions: in bonum vertere, v. under verto: in melius ire,
to change for the better, Tac. A. 12, 68.—In the same sense: in melius aliquid referre, or reflectere ( poet.), Verg. A. 1, 281; 11, 426; 10, 632:ad melius transcurrere,
to pass over to something better, Hor. S. 2, 2, 82.—Bonum or bona, prosperity:4.fortiter malum qui patitur, idem post patitur bonum,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 58:nulli est homini perpetuum bonum,
id. Curc. 1, 3, 33:unā tecum bona, mala tolerabimus,
Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 23:quibus in bonis fuerint et nunc quibus in malis sint, ostenditur ( = in secundis, in adversis rebus),
Cic. Inv. 1, 55, 107.—Good qualities, gifts:5.omnia adsunt bona, quem penes'st virtus,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 30:magnis illi et divinis bonis hanc licentiam adsequebantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148:nisi qui se suā gravitate et castimoniā... tum etiam naturali quodam bono defenderet, etc.,
id. Cael. 5, 11:hunc meā sententiā divinis quibusdam bonis instructum atque ornatum puto,
id. ib. 17, 39:non intellego quod bonum cuiquam sit apud tales viros profuturum,
id. Balb. 28, 63:gaude isto tuo tam excellenti bono,
id. Marcell. 6, 19; so id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49.—Advantage, benefit:6.si plus adipiscare, re explicatā, boni, quam addubitatā mali,
Cic. Off. 1, 24, 83:saepe cogitavi bonine an mali plus adtulerit... eloquentiae studium,
id. Inv. 1, 1, 1; 2, 35, 106; id. Off. 2, 2, 5; id. Sest. 10, 24:maximum bonum in celeritate ponebat,
Sall. C. 43, 4; so, bono publico (abl.), for the public good:hoc ita si fit, publico fiat bono,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 183; Liv. 2, 44, 3; Dig. 41, 3, 1.—With aequum, what is fair and good, the fair ( thing), fairness, equity:7. a.si bonum aequomque oras,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 149; so id. Pers. 3, 1, 71; id. Rud. 1, 2, 94; id. Men. 4, 2, 11:si tu aliquam partem aequi bonique dixeris,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 32; id. Heaut. 4, 1, 29; id. Ad. 1, 1, 39:a quo vivo nec praesens nec absens quidquam aequi bonique impetravit,
Cic. Phil. 2, 37, 94.—Hence, aequo et bono, or ex aequo et bono, in ( with) fairness, in equity, Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 30; Auct. Her. 2, 10, 14; 2, 12, 18; 2, 13, 20; Gai. Inst. 3, 137: aequi bonique, as gen. of value, with facere:istuc, Chreme, Aequi bonique facio,
I place a fair and proper value on it, Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 40.—In gen.:b.paterna oportet reddi filio bona,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 120:bona sua med habiturum omnia,
id. Truc. 2, 4, 49; cf. id. ib. 2, 7, 6; 4, 2, 29; id. Rud. 2, 6, 22; id. Most. 1, 3, 77; id. Trin. 4, 4, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 4:bona mea diripiebantur atque ad consulem deferebantur,
Cic. Sest. 24, 54:cum de capite, civis et de bonis proscriptio ferretur,
id. ib. 30, 65:bona, fortunas, possessiones omnium,
id. Caecin. 13, 38:at mulctantur bonis exsules,
id. Tusc. 5, 37, 106; id. Off. 2, 23, 81; id. Par. 1, 1, 7; id. Sest. 19, 42; 43, 94; 52, 111; id. Phil. 2, 26, 64; Caes. B. G. 7, 3; Liv. 2, 3, 5; 2, 5, 5; 4, 15, 8; Tac. A. 2, 48; Quint. 6, 1, 19 et saep.—Bonorum possessio, the possession of one ' s property by another.(α).Bonorum possessio in consequence of bonorum cessio, i. e. an assignment of one ' s property for the benefit of creditors, Dig. 42, tit. 3.—(β).Bonorum possessio granted by the prætor against a contumacious or insolvent debtor (in bona mittere, in bona ire jubere, bona possidere jubere, etc.); cf. Dig. 42, tit. 4:(γ).postulat a Burrieno Naevius ut ex edicto bona possidere liceat,
Cic. Quint. 6, 25, and the whole of c. 8:edixit... neu quis militis... bona possideret aut venderet,
Liv. 2, 24, 6:bona proscribere,
to offer the property thus transferred for sale, Cic. Quint. 6, 25.—Chiefly referring to the property of a defunct person (hereditas), where the prætor, till the heir had proved his right, granted a bonorum possessio secundum tabulas or contra tabulas, Dig. 37, tit. 4; 37, tit. 11.—c.In bonis esse;III.with reference to the older civil law, which distinguished between civil property (habere rem ex jure Quiritium) and natural property (rem in bonis habere, res in bonis est),
Gai. Inst. 2, 40, 41; Dig. 40, 12, 38, § 2; 37, 6, 2, § 1; 37, 6, 3, § 2; ib. Fragm. 1, 16; Gai. Inst. 1, 22; 1, 35; 1, 222; 1, 167; Dig. 1, 8, 1; 27, 10, 10:neque bonorum possessorum, neque... res pleno jure fiunt, sed in bonis efficiuntur,
ib. Fragm. 3, 80.—Hence, nullam omnino arbitrabamur de eā hereditate controversiam eum habiturum, et est hodie in bonis, i. e. [p. 247] the bonorum possessio has been granted to him, which did not give full ownership, but effected only that the hereditas was in bonis. Cic. Fam. 13, 30, 1.Predicative use.A.With nouns or pronouns as subjects.1.Bonum esse, to be morally good, honest:2.nunc mihi bonae necessum est esse ingratiis, Quamquam esse nolo,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 82:bonam ego quam beatam me esse nimio dici mavolo,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 93; so id. Capt. 2, 1, 44; id. Men. 4, 2, 6; id. Rud. prol. 29:itaque viros fortes magnanimos eosdem, bonos et simplices... esse volumus,
Cic. Off. 1, 19, 63; cf. id. ib. 3, 21, 84; id. Att. 15, 6, 1:Cato esse quam videri bonus malebat,
Sall. C. 54, 5:ut politiora, non ut meliora fiant ingenia,
Val. Max. 5, 4, ext. 5 fin. —To be beneficial, prosperous, advantageous, valuable, favorable, serviceable, correct, with reference to both persons and things as subjects, and in regard to physical and mental relations:3.jam istuc non bonumst,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 29; Cato, R. R. 157:oleum viridius et melius fiet,
id. ib. 3:vinum ut alvum bonam faciat,
to correct the bowels, id. ib. 156:quid est homini salute melius?
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 127:non optuma haec sunt, verum meliora quam deterruma,
id. Trin. 2, 3, 1:quid est quod huc possit quod melius sit accedere?
Cic. Fin. 1, 12, 41; 1, 18, 57; id. Tusc. 1, 41, 99:in quo (vestitu), sicut in plerisque rebus, mediocritas optima est,
id. Off. 1, 36, 130; 2, 17, 59; id. Inv. 1, 31, 51; id. Or. 2, 6; 11, 36:meliorem tamen militem... in futura proelia id certamen fecit,
Liv. 2, 51, 3:parvus ut est cygni melior canor, ille gruum quam Clamor,
Lucr. 4, 181; 4, 191:si meliora dies, ut vina, poemata reddit,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 34.—So in the optative formula:quod bonum, faustum, felixque sit,
Liv. 1, 28, 7; 1, 17, 10; 39, 15, 1; 3, 54;3, 34.—Also, quod bonum atque fortunatum mihi sit,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 50;and with a noun as subject: ut nobis haec habitatio Bona, fausta, felix, fortunataque evenat,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3.—To be kind:4.bonus cum probis'st (erus), malus cum malis,
Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 22:hic si vellet bonus ac benignus Esse,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 52.—With reference to the gods:B.ecastor ambae (Fortuna et Salus sunt bonae,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 129:Palladis aut oculos ausa negare bonos (esse),
Prop. 3, 24, 12 (2, 28, 12).—Impers.1.Bonum est (very rare for the class. bene est; v. bene).(α). (β).With subject inf.:2.nam et stulte facere, et stulte fabularier in aetate haud bonum est,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 61:bonum est pauxillum amare, insane non bonum est,
id. Curc. 1, 3,20.—Melius est.(α).With subject inf.:(β).melius sanam est mentem sumere,
Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 51:nihil sentire est melius quam tam prava sentire,
Cic. Ac. 2, 40, 125; cf. id. Fin. 1, 19, 62; id. Off. 1, 43, 156; so,melius fuit, fuisset, or fuerat,
it would have been better, id. N. D. 3, 33; id. Sen. 23, 82; id. Off. 3, 25, 94:proinde quiesse erit melius,
Liv. 3, 48, 3; 3, 41, 3; Verg. A. 11, 303.—With subject inf.-clause:(γ).meliu'st te quae sunt mandata tibi praevortier,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 125; id. Men. 5, 9, 32.—With ut-clause:(δ).quid melius quam ut hinc intro abeam et me suspendam clanculum,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 145; so id. Ps. 4, 7, 18.—With subjectclause in the subjunctive:3.nunc quid mihi meliu'st quam ilico hic opperiar erum,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 22.—Optimum est.(α).With subject inf.:(β).optimum visum est, captivos quam primum deportare,
Liv. 23, 34, 8:si quis dicit optimum esse navigare,
Sen. Ot. Sap. 8, 4 (32 fin.); so, optimum fuit, it would have been better, and optimum erat, it would be better, Quint. 6, prooem. 3; 11, 2, 33; Hor. S. 2, 1, 7.—With inf.-clause:(γ).constituerunt optimum esse, domum suam quemque reverti,
Caes. B. G. 2, 10: optimum visum est, in fluctuantem aciem tradi equos, etc., Liv 6, 24, 10; 22, 27, 6.—With ut and subj:(δ).hoc vero optimum, ut is qui, etc., id ultimum bonorum, id ipsum quid et quale sit nesciat,
Cic. Fin. 2, 3, 6.—With quod:(ε).illa vero optima (sunt) quod cum Haluntium venisset Archagathum vocari jussit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 51:optimum vero (est) quod dictaturae nomen in perpetuum de re publica sustulisti,
id. Phil. 2, 36, 91.—With second sup., in the phrase optumum factu est (where factu is redundant):IV.sed hoc mihi optumum factu arbitror,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 16:optimum factu esse duxerant frumento... nostros prohibere,
Caes. B. G. 4, 30:optumum factu credens exercitum augere,
Sall. C. 32, 1 (Kritz, factum); 57, 5 (Kritz, factum).Ellipt. use: di meliora, i. e. dent or velint, i. e. let the gods grant better things than what you say, etc.; God forbid! in full:V.di melius duint,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 9, 16:di meliora velint!
Ov. M. 7, 37.—Ellipt.:di meliora! inquit,
Cic. Sen. 14, 47:id ubi mulier audivit, perturbata, dii meliora inquit, etc.,
Liv. 39, 10, 2; 9, 9, 6; Verg. G. 3, 513;similarly, di melius, i. e. fecerunt,
Val. Max. 6, 1, ext. 3.With object expressed,1.By dat.(α).= good, useful, beneficial for:(β).ambula, id lieni optumum est,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 25:quia vobis eadem quae mihi bona malaque esse intellexi,
Sall. C. 20, 3:bona bello Cornus, jaculis, etc.,
Verg. G. 2, 447.—= benignus or propitius, kind to:(γ).vicinis bonus esto,
Cato, R. R. 4:bene merenti mala es, male merenti bona es,
Plaut. As. 1, 2, 3:vos o mihi Manes, Este boni,
Verg. A. 12, 647.—= idoneus, fit for, adapted to:(δ).qui locus vino optimus dicetur esse,
Cato, R. R. 6:tum erit ei rei optumum tempus,
id. ib. 26:terra cui putre solum, Optima frumentis,
Verg. G. 2, 205; 2, 319; 1, 286.—With sum and dat., in the phrase alicui bono est, it is of service to one, profits him:(ε).accusant in quibus occidi patrem Sex. Roscii bono fuit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 5, 13:bono fuisse Romanis adventum eorum constabat,
Liv. 7, 12, 4.—Hence, with rel. dat.: cui bono (est), for whose advantage it is:quod si quis usurpet illud Cassianum cui bono fuerit, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 35:cui bono fuisset,
id. Rosc. Am. 30, 84; id. Mil. 12, 32 Ascon. ad loc.; cf.ellipt. form cui bono?
Prisc. p. 1208 P.—With dat. gerund:2.ager oleto conserundo qui in Favonium spectavit, aliis bonus nullus erit,
Cato, R. R. 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 24:(mons) quia pecori bonus alendo erat,
Liv. 29, 31; 9, 10.—By ad and acc.:refert et ad quam rem bona aut non bona sit,
Varr. R. R. 1, 91:occasio quaeritur idoneane fuerit ad rem adoriendam, an alia melior,
Auct. Her. 2, 4, 7:non campos modo militi Romano ad proelium bonos, etc.,
Tac. A. 2, 14. -
19 bonus
bŏnus (old form dŭonus, Carm. Sall. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 26 Mull.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 67 Mull.), a, um, adj. [for duonus, cf. bellum, bis, and cf. root dvi-; hence deidô, deos], good; comp. melior, us [cf. Gr. mala, mallon], better; sup. optimus ( optumus, ante-class. and often class.) [root opof ops, opes; cf. copia, apiscor], best.I.Attributively.A.As adjunct of nouns denoting persons.1.Vir bonus.(α).A man morally good (kalos kagathos):(β).quoniam boni me viri pauperant, improbi alunt,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 60:omnibus virtutibus instructos et ornatos tum sapientes, tum viros bonos dicimus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 28:ille vir bonus qui... intolerabili dolore lacerari potius quam aut officium prodat aut fidem,
id. Ac. 2, 8, 23:sive vir bonus est is qui prodest quibus potest, nocet nemini, certe istum virum bonum non facile reperimus,
id. Off. 3, 15, 64:qui se ita gerunt ut eorum probitas, fides, integritas, etc.... hos viros bonos... appellandos putemus,
id. Lael. 5, 19:non intellegunt se de callido homine loqui, non de bono viro,
id. Att. 7, 2, 4:ut quisque est vir optimus, ita difficillime esse alios improbos suspicatur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 4, § 12:nec enim melior vir fuit Africano quisquam, nec clarior,
id. Lael. 2, 6; id. Leg. 1, 14, 41; 1, 18, 48; id. Planc. 4, 9; id. Par. 3, 1, 21; id. Marcell. 6, 20; id. Fam. 7, 21; id. Off. 2, 16, 57.—An honest man:(γ).justitia, ex qua viri boni nominantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 7, 21; 1, 44, 155; 2, 11, 39; 2, 12, 42; 2, 20, 71;3, 12, 50: cum is sponsionem fecisset ni vir bonus esset,
id. ib. 3, 19, 77:quoniam Demosthenes nec vir bonus esset, nec bene meritus de civitate,
id. Opt. Gen. 7, 20; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 40, 116.—A man of good standing in the community:(δ).id viri boni arbitratu deducetur,
Cato, R. R. 143; so id. ib. 149:tuam partem viri bono arbitratu... dari oportet,
Dig. 17, 1, [p. 244] 35;37, 6, 2, § 2: quem voles virum bonum nominato,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 25, § 55:vir bonus est... quo res sponsore, et quo causae teste tenentur,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 40.—Hence, ironically of wealthy men:praetores jus dicunt, aediles ludos parant, viri boni usuras perscribunt,
Cic. Att. 9, 12, 3.—Ironically of bad men:(ε).sed eccum lenonem Lycum, bonum virum,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 52; Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 9; 4, 3, 18; id. Ad. 3, 4, 30:expectabam quinam isti viri boni testes hujus manifesto deprehensi veneni dicerentur,
Cic. Cael. 26, 63:nam socer ejus, vir multum bonus est,
id. Agr. 3, 3, 13;so especially in addresses (mostly comic.): age tu, illuc procede, bone vir!
Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 1; id. Curc. 5, 2, 12; id. Ps. 4, 7, 48; id. Pers. 5, 2, 11; Ter. And. 3, 5, 10; 5, 2, 5; id. Ad. 4, 2, 17; id. Eun. 5, 2, 11:quid tu, vir optime? Ecquid habes quod dicas?
Cic. Rosc. Am. 36, 104.—Sometimes boni viri = boni, in the sense of optimates (v. I. A. 3.):(ζ).bonis viris quid juris reliquit tribunatus C. Gracchi?
Cic. Leg. 3, 9, 20.—As a conventional courtesy:2.homines optimi non intellegunt, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 25:bone accusator,
id. Rosc. Am. 21, 58:sic illum amicum vocasti, quomodo omnes candidatos bonos viros dicimus,
gentlemen, Sen. Ep. 3, 1.—For bonus vir, a good husband, v. 3.; and for vir optimus, as a laudatory epithet, v. 5.—Boni homines (rare) = boni, better classes of society, v. II. A. 3:3.in foro infimo boni homines atque dites ambulant,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 14.—With nouns denoting persons in regard to their functions, offices, occupations, and qualities, denoting excellence:4.bonus consul,
Liv. 4, 40, 6; 22, 39, 2 (different: consules duos, bonos quidem, sed dumtaxat bonos, amisimus, consuls of good sentiments, almost = bad consuls, Cic. ad Brut. 1, 3, 4):boni tribuni plebis,
Cic. Phil. 1, 10, 25:bonus senator,
id. Prov. Cons. 15, 37:senator bonus,
id. Dom. 4, 8:bonus judex,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 15, § 34:bonus augur (ironically),
id. Phil. 2, 32, 80:bonus vates,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 27:bonus imperator,
Sall. C. 60, 4:bonus dux,
Quint. 12, 1, 43 (cf. trop.:naturam, optimam ducem,
the best guide, Cic. Sen. 2, 5):bonus miles,
Sall. C. 60, 4; Sen. Vit. Beat. 15, 5:bonus orator,
Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 10:optimus orator,
id. Opt. Gen. 1, 3:poeta bonus,
id. de Or. 1, 3, 11; 2, 46, 194; id. Fin. 1, 3, 10:scriptor bonus,
Quint. 10, 1, 104:bonus advocatus,
id. 5, 13, 10:bonus defensor,
id. 5, 13, 3:bonus altercator,
a good debater, id. 6, 4, 10:bonus praeceptor,
id. 5, 13, 44; 10, 5, 22:bonus gubernator,
Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 100:optimus opifex,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 133:sutor bonus,
id. ib. 1, 3, 125:actor optimus,
Cic. Sest. 57, 122:cantor optimus est modulator,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 130:melior gladiator,
Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 33: agricola (colonus, dominus) bonus, Cato, R. R. prooem.; Cic. Sen. 16, 56:bonus paterfamilias,
a thrifty head of the house, Nep. Att. 13, 1:bonus servus,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 58; id. Am. 2, 1, 46; id. Men. 5, 6, 1; Cic. Mil. 22, 58:dominus bonus,
Cato, R. R. 14:bonus custos,
Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 38.—Ironically, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 57:filius bonus,
Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 9:patres,
Quint. 11, 3, 178:parens,
id. 6, prooem. 4: bonus (melior, optimus), viz. a good husband, Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 51 sq.; Liv. 1, 9, 15:uxor melior,
Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 52:amicus,
id. Fam. 2, 15, 3:amicus optimus,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 3, 18:optimus testis,
Cic. Fam. 7, 27, 2:auctor, in two senses,
good authority, id. Att. 5, 12, 3;and = bonus scriptor (post-class.),
Quint. 10, 1, 74.—Esp.:bonus civis (rarely civis bonus): in re publica ea velle quae tranquilla et honesta sint: talem enim solemus et sentire bonum civem et dicere, Cic.-Off. 1, 34, 124: eaque est summa ratio et sapientia boni civis, commoda civium non divellere, atque omnes aequitate eadem continere,
id. ib. 2, 23, 83:eum esse civem et fidelem et bonum,
Plaut. Pers. 1, 2, 15; Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 2; 1, 9, 10; 3, 12, 1; 6, 6, 11; id. Off. 1, 44, 155; Liv. 22, 39, 3; Sall. H. Fragm. 1, 10 Dietsch:optimus et fortissimus civis,
Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; id. Sest. 17, 39.—Bonus and optimus as epithets of the gods.(α).In gen.:(β).sed te bonus Mercurius perdat,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 23:fata... bonique divi,
Hor. C. 4, 2, 38:divis orte bonis,
id. ib. 4, 5, 1:O bone deus!
Scrib. Comp. 84 fin.: BONORVM DEORVM, Inscr. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 34, 84: totidem, pater optime, dixi, Tu mihi da cives, referring to Jupiter, Ov. M. 7, 627.—Optimus Maximus, a standing epithet of Jupiter:(γ).(Juppiter) a majoribus nostris Optimus Maximus (nominatur), et quidem ante optimus, id est beneficentissimus, quam Maximus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 25, 64:Jovem optimum et maximum ob eas res appellant, non quod, etc.,
id. ib. 3, 36, 87:in templo Jovis Optimi Maximi,
id. Sest. 56, 129; id. Prov. Cons. 9, 22:nutu Jovis Optimi Maximi,
id. Cat. 3, 9, 21; Liv. 1, 12, 7; id. 6, 16, 2.—Di boni, O di boni, expressing indignation, sorrow, or surprise:(δ).di boni, hunc visitavi antidhac!
Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 16:di boni, boni quid porto!
Ter. And. 2, 2, 1:di boni, quid hoc morbi est,
id. Eun. 2, 1, 19; id. Heaut. 2, 3, 13; id. Ad. 3, 3, 86:alter, O di boni, quam taeter incedebat!
Cic. Sest. 8, 19; id. Brut. 84, 288; id. Phil. 2, 8, 20; 2, 32, 80; id. Att. 1, 16, 5; 14, 21, 2; Val. Max. 3, 5, 1; Sen. Vit. Beat. 2, 3.—Bona Dea, etc., v. 6.—5.Optimus as a laudatory epithet.(α).Vir optimus:(β).per vos nobis, per optimos viros optimis civibus periculum inferre conantur,
Cic. Sest. 1, 2:virum optimum et constantissimum M. Cispium,
id. ib. 35, 76:fratrem meum, virum optimum, fortissimum,
id. ib.:consolabor hos praesentes, viros optimos,
id. Balb. 19, 44; id. Planc. 21, 51; 23, 55; id. Mil. 14, 38; id. Marcell. 4, 10; id. Att. 5, 1, 5; Hor. S. 1, 6, 53.—Femina bona, optima:(γ).tua conjunx bona femina,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 16:hujus sanctissimae feminae atque optimae pater,
id. ib. —Senex, pater, frater, etc.:(δ).optimus: parentes ejus, prudentissimi atque optimi senis,
Cic. Planc. 41, 97:insuevit pater optimus hoc me,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 105; 2, 1, 12:C. Marcelli, fratris optimi,
Cic. Fam. 4, 7, 6; id. Q. Fr. 2, 6 (8), 2; 2, 4, 2.—With proper names ( poet.):(ε).optimus Vergilius,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 54:Maecenas optimus,
id. ib. 1, 5, 27:optime Quinti,
id. Ep. 1, 16, 1.—Esp. as an epithet of the Roman emperors:6.quid tam civile, tam senatorium quam illud, additum a nobis Optimi cognomen?
Plin. Pan. 2, 7:gratias, inquit, ago, optime Princeps!
Sen. Tranq. 14. 4:ex epistula optimi imperatoris Antonini,
Gai. Inst. 1, 102; cf.:bene te patriae pater optime Caesar,
Ov. F. 2, 637:optime Romulae Custos gentis,
Hor. C. 4, 5, 1.—Bonus and Bona, names of deities.(α).Bona Dea, the goddess of Chastity, whose temple could not be entered by males (cf. Macr. S. 1, 12; Lact. 1, 22):(β).Bonae Deae pulvinaribus,
Cic. Pis. 39, 95; id. Mil. 31, 86; id. Fam. 1, 9, 15; cf.in mal. part.,
Juv. 2, 86 sq.; 6, 314 sq.; 6, 335 sq.—Bonus Eventus, Varr. R. R. 1, 1 med.; Amm. 29, 6, 19; Inscr. Orell. 907; 1780 sq.—(γ).Bona Fortuna:(δ).si bona Fortuna veniat, ne intromiseris,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 3, 22:Bonae Fortunae (signum),
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 7:FORTVNAE BONAE DOMESTICAE,
Inscr. Orell. 1743 sq. —Bona Spes:(ε).Spes Bona, obsecro, subventa mihi,
Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 12:BONAE SPEI,
Aug. Inscr. Grut. 1075, 1.—BONA MENS, Inscr. Orell. 1818 sqq.:B.Mens Bona, si qua dea es, tua me in sacraria dono,
Prop. 3, 24, 19.With nouns denoting things.1.Things concrete, denoting excellence:2.navis bona dicitur non quae pretiosis coloribus picta est... sed stabilis et firma,
Sen. Ep. 76, 13:gladium bonum dices, non cui auratus est balteus, etc., sed cui et ad secandum subtilis acies est, et, etc.,
id. ib. 76, 14:id vinum erit lene et bono colore,
Cato, R. R. 109; Lucr. 2, 418; Ov. Am. 2, 7, 9:tabulas... collocare in bono lumine,
Cic. Brut. 75, 261: ex quavis olea oleum... bonum fieri potest. Cato, R. R. 3:per aestatem boves aquam bonam et liquidam bibant semper curato,
id. ib. 73; cf.:bonae aquae, ironically compared to wine,
Prop. 2, 33 (3, 31), 28:praedium bonum caelum habeat,
good temperature, Cato, R. R. 1:bona tempestate,
in good weather, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 4:(praedium) solo bono valeat,
by good soil, Cato, R. R. 1:bonae (aedes) cum curantur male,
Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 24:villam bonam,
Cic. Off. 3, 13, 55:bonus pons,
Cat. 17, 5:scyphi optimi (= optime facti),
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:perbona toreumata,
id. ib. 2, 4, 18, §38: bona domicilia,
comfortable residences, id. N. D. 2, 37, 95:agrum Meliorem nemo habet,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 12:fundum meliorem,
Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 52: fundos optimos et fructuosissimos, id. Agr. 3, 4, 14:equus melior,
id. Inv. 1, 31, 52:bona cena,
Cat. 13, 3:boni nummi,
good, not counterfeit, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 144; Cic. Off. 3, 23, 91:super omnia vultus accessere boni,
good looks, Ov. M. 8, 678:mulier bona forma,
of a fine form, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 13:equus formae melioris,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 52:tam bona cervix, simul ac jussero, demetur,
fine, beautiful, Suet. Calig. 33:fruges bonae,
Cat. 34, 19:ova suci melioris,
of better flavor, Hor. S. 2, 4, 13.— Trop.:animus aequus optimum est aerumnae condimentum,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 3, 71: bona dextra, a lucky hand (cf.:bonum omen, 2. e.),
Quint. 6, 3, 69:scio te bona esse voce, ne clama nimis,
good, sound, loud voice, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 43; so,bona firmaque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 13.—Things abstract.a.Of physical well-being:b.ut si qui neget sine bona valetudine posse bene vivi,
Cic. Inv. 1, 51, 93; Sen. Vit. Beat. 22, 2; Lucr. 3, 102; Val. Max. 2, 5, 6; Quint. 10, 3, 26; 11, 2, 35 et saep.:non bonus somnus de prandio est,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 8:bona aetas,
prime of life, Cic. Sen. 14, 48:optima aetate,
id. Fam. 10, 3, 3.—Ironically:bona, inquis, aetate, etc.,
Sen. Ep. 76, 1.—Of the mind and soul:c.meliore esse sensu,
Cic. Sest. 21, 47:optima indoles,
id. Fin. 5, 22, 61:bona conscientia,
Quint. 6, 1, 33; 9, 2, 93; Sen. Vit. Beat. 20, 5:bono ingenio me esse ornatam quam auro multo mavolo,
with a good heart, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 91; id. Stich. 1, 21, 59; Sall. C. 10, 5:mens melior,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 78; Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 13; Liv. 39, 16, 5; Sen. Ben. 1, 11, 4; id. Ep. 10, 4; Pers. 2, 8; Petr. 61.—Personified, Prop. 3 (4), 24, 19; Ov. Am. 1, 2, 31:duos optimae indolis filios,
Val. Max. 5, 7, 2; Sen. Ben. 6, 16, 6; Quint. 1, 2, 5:bonum consilium,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 6; id. Rud. 4, 3, 18; Cic. Off. 1, 33, 121:bona voluntas,
a good purpose, Quint. 12, 11, 31:memoria bona,
Cic. Att. 8, 4, 2:bona ratio cum perdita... confligit,
id. Cat. 2, 11, 25:bonae rationes,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 50:pronuntiatio bona,
Auct. Her. 3, 15, 27.—Of moral relations:d.ego si bonam famam mihi servasso, sat ero dives,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 71; Cic. Sest. 66, 139; Liv. 6, 11, 7; Hor. S. 1, 2, 61 (cf. Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1;v. e. infra): si ego in causa tam bona cessi tribuni plebis furori,
Cic. Sest. 16, 36; id. Planc. 36, 87; Ov. M. 5, 220:fac, sis, bonae frugi sies,
of good, regular habits, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 35; id. Cas. 2, 4, 5; 2, 5, 19; id. Ps. 1, 5, 53; id. Truc. 1, 1, 13; id. Capt. 5, 2, 3 sq. (v. frux, II. B. 1. b.): vilicus disciplina bona utatur. Cato, R. R. 5:bona studia,
moral pursuits, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 25:quidquid vita meliore parasti,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 15: ad spem mortis melioris, an honorable death; so as an epithet of religious exercises:Juppiter, te bonas preces precor,
Cato, R. R. 134; 139.—Of external, artistic, and literary value and usefulness:e.bono usui estis nulli,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 15:Optumo optume optumam operam das,
id. Am. 1, 1, 122:bonam dedistis mihi operam,
a valuable service to me, id. Poen. 2, 3, 70; 3, 6, 11; id. Pers. 4, 7, 11; id. Rud. 3, 6, 11 (in a different sense: me bona opera aut mala Tibi inventurum esse auxilium argentarium, by fair or unfair means, id. Ps. 1, 1, 102;v. e. infra): optima hereditas a patribus traditur liberis... gloria virtutis rerumque gestarum,
Cic. Off. 1, 33, 121:bonum otium,
valuable leisure, Sall. C. 4, 1:bonis versibus,
Cic. Ac. 2, 23, 74:versus meliores,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 81:meliora poemata,
Hor. A. P. 303:in illa pro Ctesiphonte oratione longe optima,
Cic. Or. 8, 26:optimas fabulas,
id. Off. 1, 31, 114:melius munus,
id. Ac. 1, 2, 7.—Favorable, prosperous, lucky, fortunate:f.de Procilio rumores non boni,
unfavorable rumors, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 5:bona de Domitio, praeclara de Afranio fama est,
about their success in the war, id. ib. 7, 26, 1:si fuisset in discipulo comparando meliore fortuna,
id. Pis. 29, 71; cf.fortuna optima esse,
to be in the best pecuniary circumstances, id. ad Brut. 1, 1, 2:occasio tam bona,
Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 9:senex est eo meliore condicione quam adulesoens cum, etc.,
Cic. Sen. 19, 68; id. Fam. 4, 32:bona navigatio,
id. N. D. 3, 34, 83;esp. in phrase bona spes.—Object.: ergo in iis adulescentibus bonam spem esse dicemus et magnam indolem quos, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 117.—Subject.:ego sum spe bona,
Cic. Fam. 12, 28, 3; id. Cat. 2, 11, 25; [p. 245] id. Att. 14, 1 a, 3; id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 16:optima spe,
id. Fam. 12, 11, 2.—Pregn., = spes bonarum rerum, Sall. C. 21, 1;v. C. 1. c. infra: meliora responsa,
more favorable, Liv. 7, 21, 6:melior interpretatio,
Tac. H. 3, 65:cum laude et bonis recordationibus,
id. A. 4, 38:amnis Doctus iter melius,
i. e. less injurious, Hor. A. P. 68:omen bonum,
a good, lucky omen, Cic. Pis. 13, 31; cf.Liv. praef. § 13: melius omen,
Ov. F. 1, 221;optimum,
Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 2:bona scaeva,
Plaut. Stich. 5, 2, 24:auspicio optumo,
id. ib. 3, 2, 6; cf.:memini bene, sed meliore Tempore dicam = opportuniore tempore,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 68.—Of public affairs, si mihi bona re publica frui non licuerit, Cic. Mil. 34, 93:g.optima res publica,
id. Or. 1, 1, 1; id. Phil. 1, 8, 19:minus bonis temporibus,
id. Dom. 4, 8; so,optimis temporibus,
id. Sest. 3, 6:nostrae res meliore loco videbantur,
id. ad Brut. 1, 3, 1:lex optima,
id. Pis. 16, 37; id. Sest. 64, 137; id. Phil, 1, 8, 19.—Good = large, considerable:h.bono atque amplo lucro,
Plaut. Am. prol. 6:bona librorum copia,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 109; cf.:bona copia cornu,
Ov. M. 9, 88; v. bona pars, C. 8. g.—Noble; with genus, good family, noble extraction, honorable birth: quali me arbitraris genere prognatum? Eu. Bono, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 35; so id. Ep. 1, 2, 4; 2, 1, 3; id. Pers. 4, 4, 94:k.si bono genere natus sit,
Auct. Her. 3, 7, 13.—Referring to good-will, kindness, faithfulness, in certain phrases.(α).Bona venia or cum bona venia, with the kind permission of a person addressed, especially bona venia orare, expetere, etc.:(β).primum abs te hoc bona venia expeto,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 31:bona tua venia dixerim,
Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 34:oravit bona venia Quirites, ne, etc.,
Liv. 7, 41, 3:obsecro vos.. bona venia vestra liceat, etc.,
id. 6, 40, 10:cum bona venia quaeso audiatis, etc.,
id. 29, 17, 6; Arn. c. Gent. 1, p. 5; cf.. sed des veniam bonus oro = venia bona oro,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 5.—Bona pax, without quarrelling:(γ).bona pax sit potius,
let us have no quarrel about that, Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 7;so especially cum bona pace, or bona pace: Hannibal ad Alpis cum bona pace incolentium... pervenit,
without a difficulty with the inhabitants, Liv. 21, 32, 6; 21, 24, 5; 1, 24, 3; 28, 37, 4; 8, 15, 1; cf.: si bonam (pacem) dederitis, = a fair peace, under acceptable conditions, id. 8, 21, 4.—Amicitia bona = bona fide servata, faithful, undisturbed friendship:(δ).igitur amicitia Masinissae bona atque honesta nobis permansit,
Sall. J. 5, 5.—Bona societas, alliance:C.Segestes, memoria bonae societatis, impavidus,
Tac. A. 1, 58.In particular phrases.1.Bonae res.a.= Vitae commoda, comforts of life, abstract or concrete:b.concedatur bonis rebus homines morte privari,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 87:optimis rebus usus est,
he had every most desirable thing, Nep. Att. 18, 1.—= Res secundae, opp. res adversae, prosperity:c.bonis rebus tuis, meas irrides malas,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 45:in bonis rebus,
Hor. C. 2, 3, 2. —Res bona = res familiaris bona, wealth ( poet.): in re bona esse, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4.—Also an object of value:d.homines quibus mala abunde omnia erant, sed neque res neque spes bona ulla,
who had no property, nor the hope of any, Sall. C. 21, 1. —Costly things, articles of luxury:e.capere urbem in Arabia plenam bonarum rerum,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 46; 4, 4, 82:nimium rei bonae,
id. Stich. 2, 3, 55:ignorantia bonarum rerum,
Nep. Ages. 8, 5 ' bonis rebus gaudere, Hor. S. 2, 6, 110:re bona copiosum esse,
Gell. 16, 19, 7.—Moral, morally good:f.illi cum res non bonas tractent,
Cic. Ac. 2, 33, 72:ut de virtutibus et vitiis, omninoque de bonis rebus et malis quaererent,
id. ib. 1, 4, 15:quid habemus in rebus bonis et malis explorati?
id. ib. 2, 42, 129; so id. Or. 1, 10, 42; id. Leg. 1, 22, 58:quae tamen omnia dulciora fuint et moribus bonis et artibus,
id. Sen. 18, 65.—In literary composition, important or interesting matter, subjects, or questions:2.res bonas verbis electis dictas quis non legat?
Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 8:studiis generorum, praesertim in re bona,
Plaut. Am. 8, 26.—Bonae artes.(α).A good, laudable way of dealing:(β).qui praeclari facinoris aut artis bonae famam quaerit,
Sall. C. 2, 9:huic bonae artes desunt, dolis atque fallaciis contendit,
id. ib. 11, 2:quod is bonarum artium cupiens erat,
Tac. A. 6, 46.—Liberal arts and sciences:3.litteris aut ulli bonae arti,
Quint. 12, 1, 7:conservate civem bonarum artium, bonarum partium, bonorum virorum,
Cic. Sest. 32, 77. —Esp.:optimae artes: optimarum artium scientia,
Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 4; id. Ac. 2, 1, 1; id. Cael. 10, 24; id. Marcell. 1, 4.—Bona fides, or fides bona.a.Good faith, i. e. conscious honesty in acts or words: qui nummos fide bona solvit, who pays (the price of labor) in good faith, i. e. as it is honestly earned, Cato, R. R. 14:b.dic, bona fide, tu id aurum non subripuisti?
Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 46; 4, 10, 47; id. Capt. 4, 2, 111; id. Most. 3, 1, 137; id. Poen. 1, 3, 30; id. Pers. 4, 3, 16; id. Ps. 4, 6, 33:si tibi optima fide omnia concessit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 49, 144; Quint. 10, 3, 23.—Hence, bonae fidei vir, a conscientious man, Quint. 10, 7, 1.—Jurid. t. t.(α).Good faith in contracts and legal acts in general, opposed to dolus malus, honesty and fairness in dealing with another:(β).ad fidem bonam statuit pertinere, notum esse emptori vitium quod nosset venditor,
Cic. Off. 3, 16, 67.—Hence, alienam rem bona fide emere, to buy, believing the seller to be the rightful owner, Dig. 41, 3, 10; 41, 3, 13, § 1. bonae fidei possessor (also possessio), believing that he is the rightful owner, ib. 5, 3, 25, § 11; 5, 3, 22; 41, 3, 15, § 2;41, 3, 24: conventio contra bonam fidem et mores bonos,
ib. 16, 31, § 7: bonam fidem praestare, to be responsible for one ' s good faith, ib. 17, 1, 10 prooem.—Hence,Bonae fidei actiones or judicia, actions in equity, i. e. certain classes of actions in which the strict civil law was set aside by the praetorian edict in favor of equity:4.actiones quaedam bonae fidei sunt, quaedam stricti juris. Bonae fidei sunt haec: exempto vendito, locato conducto, etc.,
Just. Inst. 4, 6, 28, § 19.—In the republican time the praetor added in such actions to his formula for the judex the words ex fide bona, or, in full:quidquid dare facere oportet ex fide bona,
Cic. Off. 3, 16, 66:iste dolus malus et legibus erat vindicatus, et sine lege, judiciis in quibus additur ex fide bona,
id. ib. 3, 15, 61; cf. id. ib. 3, 17, 70.—Bona verba.(α).Kind words:(β).Bona verba quaeso,
Ter. And. 1, 2, 33.—Words of good omen (v. omen):(γ).dicamus bona verba,
Tib. 2, 2, 1:dicite suffuso ter bona verba mero,
Ov. F. 2, 638.—Elegant or well-chosen expressions:(δ).quid est tam furiosum quam verborum vel optimorum atque ornatissimorum sonitus inanis,
Cic. Or. 1, 12, 51:verborum bonorum cursu,
id. Brut. 66, 233:omnia verba sunt alicubi optima,
Quint. 10, 1, 9.—Moral sayings:5.non est quod contemnas bona verba et bonis cogitationibus plena praecordia,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 20, 1. —Bona dicta.(α).Polite, courteous language:(β).hoc petere me precario a vobis jussit leniter dictis bonis,
Plaut. Am. prol. 25.—Witticisms ( bon-mots): flammam a sapiente facilius ore in ardente opprimi, quam bona dicta teneat, Enn. ap. Cic. Or. 2, 54, 222:6.dico unum ridiculum dictum de dictis melioribus quibus solebam menstruales epulas ante adipiscier,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 22:ibo intro ad libros ut discam de dictis melioribus,
id. Stich. 2, 3, 75.—Bona facta.(α).= bene facta (v. bene, I. B. 2. b.), laudable deeds:(β).nobilitas ambobus et majorum bona facta (sc. erant),
Tac. A. 3, 40.—Bonum factum est, colloq., = bene est, bene factum est (v. bene, I. B. 2. b.):(γ).bonum factum est, ut edicta servetis mea,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 16:haec imperata quae sunt pro imperio histrico, bonum hercle factum (est) pro se quisque ut meminerit,
id. ib. 45.— Hence,Elliptically, introducing commands which cannot be enforced, = if you will do so, it will be well:7.peregrinis in senatum allectis, libellus propositus est: bonum factum, ne quis senatori novo curiam monstrare velit,
Suet. Caes. 80:et Chaldaeos edicere: bonum factum, ne Vitellius... usquam esset,
id. Vit. 14:hac die Carthaginem vici: bonum factum, in Capitolium eamus, et deos supplicemus,
Aur. Vict. 49; cf.:o edictum, cui adscribi non poterit bonum factum,
Tert. Pud. 1.—Bona gratia.(α).A friendly understanding:(β).cur non videmus inter nos haec potius cum bona Ut componantur gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17; so,per gratiam bonam abire,
to part with good feelings, Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 33.—In jest: sine bona gratia abire, of things cast away, Plaut Truc. 2, 7, 15.—Pleon., in the phrase bonam gratiam habere, = gratiam habere, to thank (v. B. 2. k.), Plaut. Rud. 2, 5, 32; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 99.—8.Bona pars.(α).The well-disposed part of a body of persons:(β).ut plerumque fit, major pars (i. e. of the senate) meliorem vicit,
Liv. 21, 4, 1:pars melior senatus ad meliora responsa trahere,
id. 7, 21, 6.—The good party, i. e. the optimates (gen. in plur.):(γ).civem bonarum partium,
Cic. Sest. 32, 77:(fuit) meliorum partium aliquando,
id. Cael. 6, 13:qui sibi gratiam melioris partis velit quaesitam,
Liv. 2, 44, 3.—Paronom.: (Roscius) semper partium in re publica tam quam in scaena optimarum, i. e. party and part in a drama, Cic. Sest. 56, 120.—Of things or persons, a considerable part (cf. a good deal):(δ).bonam partem ad te adtulit,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 43:bonam partem sermonis in hunc diem esse dilatam,
Cic. Or. 2, 3, 14:bonam magnamque partem exercitus,
Val. Max. 5, 2, ext. 4:bona pars noctium,
Quint. 12, 11, 19:bona pars hominum,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 61:meae vocis... bona pars,
id. C. 4, 2, 46; so id. A. P. 297; Ov. P. 1, 8, 74:melior pars diei,
Verg. A. 9, 156.—Rarely, and mostly eccl. Lat.: optima pars, the best part or lot:(ε).nostri melior pars animus est,
Sen. Q. N. 1, prooem. § 14; cf.:quae pars optima est in homine,
best, most valuable, Cic. Tusc. 5, 23, 67:major pars aetatis, certe melior reipublicae data sit,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 18, 1:Maria optimam partem elegit, quae non auferetur ab ea,
Vulg. Luc. 10, 42.—Adverb.:(ζ).bonam partem = ex magna parte,
Lucr. 6, 1249.—Aliquem in optimam partem cognoscere, to know somebody from his most favorable side, Cic. Off. 2, 13, 46: aliquid in optimam partem accipere, to take something in good part, interpret it most favorably:9.Caesar mihi ignoscit quod non venerim, seseque in optimam partem id accipere dicit,
id. Att. 10, 3 a, 2; id. ad Brut. 1, 2, 3:quaeso ut hoc in bonam partem accipias,
id. Rosc. Am. 16, 45.—Dies bonus or bona.(α).A day of good omen, a fortunate day (= dies laetus, faustus):(β).tum tu igitur die bono, Aphrodisiis, addice, etc.,
Plaut. Poen. 2, 49:nunc dicenda bona sunt bona verba die,
Ov. F. 1, 72.—A beautiful, serene day, Sen. Vit. Beat. 22, 3.—10.Bonus mos.(α).Boni mores, referring to individuals, good, decent, moral habits:(β).nihil est amabilius quam morum similitudo bonorum,
Cic. Off. 1, 17, 56:nam hic nimium morbus mores invasit bonos,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 6:domi militiaeque boni mores colebantur,
Sall. C. 9, 1:propter ejus suavissimos et optimos mores,
Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 13:cum per tot annos matronae optimis moribus vixerint,
Liv. 34, 6, 9:mores meliores,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 18.—Bonus mos or boni mores, in the abstract, morality, the laws, rules of morality: ei vos morigerari mos bonu'st, it is a rule of morality that you should, etc., Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 4:11.ex optimo more et sanctissima disciplina,
Cic. Phil. 2, 28, 69:neglegentia boni moris,
Sen. Ep. 97, 1.—Jurid. t. t.:conventio, mandatum contra bonos mores,
in conflict with morality, Quint. 3, 1, 57; Dig. 16, 3, 1, § 7; Gai. Inst. 3, 157 et saep. —Adverbial phrases.a.Bono animo esse, or bonum animum habere.(α).To be of good cheer or courage:(β).bono animo es! Liberabit ille te homo,
Plaut. Merc 3, 1, 33; so id. Aul. 4, 10, 61; id. Mil. 4, 8, 32; id. Rud. 3, 3, 17; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 4; id. Heaut. 4, 6, 18; id. Ad. 2, 4, 20; 3, 5, 1; 4, 2, 4; 4, 5, 62; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 72:animo bono es,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 103; id. Am. 2, 2, 48; 5, 2, 1:bono animo es, inquit Scrofa, et fiscinam expedi,
Varr. R. R. 1, 26:bono animo sint et tui et mei familiares,
Cic. Fam. 6, 18, 1; 6, 10, 29:bono animo esse jubere eam consul,
Liv. 39, 13, 7:habe modo bonum animum,
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 58; so id. Am. 1, 3, 47; id. Truc. 2, 6, 44; id. Aul. 2, 2, 15:habe animum bonum,
id. Cas. 2, 6, 35; id. Ep. 2, 2, 1; 4, 2, 31:bonum animum habe,
Liv. 45, 8, 5:clamor ortus ut bonum animum haberet,
id. 8, 32, 1; so Sen. Ep. 87, 38.—Bono animo esse, or facere aliquid, to be of a good or friendly disposition, or to do with good, honest intentions:(γ).audire jubet vos imperator histricus, bonoque ut animo sedeant in subselliis qui, etc.,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 5: sunt enim (consules) [p. 246] optimo animo, summo consilio, of the best disposition, Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 2:bono te animo tum populus Romanus... dicere existimavit ea quae sentiebatis, sed, etc.,
id. Imp. Pomp. 19, 56:quod nondum bono animo in populum Romanum viderentur,
Caes. B. G. 1, 6; Quint. 7, 4, 15.—Bonus animus, good temper, patience:b.bonus animus in mala re dimidium mali est,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 37:vos etiam hoc animo meliore feratis,
Ov. M. 9, 433.—Bono modo.(α).= placide, with composure, moderation:(β).si quis quid deliquerit, pro noxa bono modo vindicet,
Cato, R. R. 5:haec tibi tam sunt defendenda quam moenia, mihi autem bono modo, tantum quantum videbitur,
Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 137.—In a decent manner:c.neu quisquam prohibeto filium quin amet... quod bono fiat modo,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 62. —Jure optimo or optimo jure, with good, perfect right:II.te ipse jure optumo incuses licet,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 23; id. Rud. 2, 6, 53:ut jure optimo me deserere posses,
Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 6; Sen. Ot. Sap. 2 (29), 2.—With pass. or intr. verb, deservedly:ne jure optimo irrideamur,
Cic. Off. 1, 31, 111; cf. id. ib. 1, 42, 151; id. Marcell. 1, 4;similarly, optimo judicio,
Val. Max. 2, 9, 2.As subst.A.bŏnus, boni, m.; of persons.1.In sing. or plur. orig. = bonus vir, boni viri; v. I. A. 1. a. b, supra, a morally good man.(α).Plur.:(β).bonis quod bene fit haud perit,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 2; id. Capt. 2, 2, 108; id. Trin. 2, 1, 55; id. Pers. 4, 5, 2:melius apud bonos quam apud fortunatos beneficium collocari puto,
Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71:verum esse ut bonos boni diligant, quamobrem... bonis inter bonos quasi necessariam (esse) benevolentiam,
id. Lael. 14, 50:diverso itinere malos a bonis loca taetra... habere,
Sall. C. 52, 13; 7, 2; 52, 22:oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 52:tam bonis quam malis conduntur urbes,
Sen. Ben. 4, 28, 4; so id. Vit. Beat. 15, 6; Quint. 9, 2, 76.—Rarely bŏnae, arum, f., good women:quia omnes bonos bonasque adcurare addecet, etc.,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 41.—Sing.:2.malus bonum malum esse volt ut sit sui similis,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 8:nec enim cuique bono mali quidquam evenire potest,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 99; cf.:qui meliorem audax vocet in jus,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 29.—Bonus, a man of honor.(α).A brave man:(β).pro qua (patria) quis bonus dubitet mortem oppetere si ei sit profuturus?
Cic. Off. 1, 17, 57:libertatem quam nemo bonus nisi cum anima simul amittat,
Sall. C. 33, 5:fortes creantur fortibus et bonis,
Hor. C. 4, 4, 29 (opp. ignavi):fama impari boni atque ignavi erant,
Sall. J. 57, 6; 53, 8; id. C. 11, 2. —A gentleman:3. (α).quis enim umquam, qui paululum modo bonorum consuetudinem nosset, litteras ad se ab amico missas... in medium protulit?
Cic. Phil. 2, 4, 7.—In gen. (of political sentiments, = optimates, opp. populares, seditiosi, perditi cives, etc.;(β).so usu. in Cic.): meam causam omnes boni proprie enixeque susceperant,
Cic. Sest. 16, 38:audaces homines et perditi nutu impelluntur... boni, nescio quomodo, tardiores sunt, etc.,
id. ib. 47, 100:ego Kal. Jan. senatum et bonos omnes legis agrariae... metu liberavi,
id. Pis. 2, 4:etenim omnes boni, quantum in ipsis fuit, Caesarem occiderunt,
id. Phil. 2, 13, 29; id. Fam. 5, 2, 8; 5, 21, 2; id. Sest. 2, 5; 16, 36; 48, 103; id. Planc. 35, 86; id. Mil. 2, 5; id. Off. 2. 12, 43:maledictis increpat omnes bonos,
Sall. C. 21, 4; 19, 2; 33, 3; Hirt. B. G. 8, 22; so,optimi,
Cic. Leg. 3, 17, 37; and, ironically, boni identified with the rich:bonorum, id est lautorum et locupletum,
id. Att. 8, 1, 3.—Without reference to political views;4.opp. vulgus (rare): nihil ego istos moror fatuos mores quibus boni dedecorant se,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 22:semper in civitate quibus opes nullae sunt bonis invident,
Sall. C. 37, 3:elatus est sine ulla pompa funeris, comitantibus omnibus bonis, maxima vulgi frequentia,
Nep. Att. 22, 2.—So, mĕlĭōres, um, m., one ' s betters:ut quaestui habeant male loqui melioribus,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 13:da locum melioribus,
Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 37.—Boni, bone, in addresses, as an expression of courtesy, Hor. S. 2, 2, 1; 2, 6, 51; 2, 6, 95; id. Ep. 2, 2, 37; ironice, id. S. 2, 3, 31.—5.Optimus quisque = quivis bonus, omnes boni.(α).Referring to morality:(β).esse aliquid natura pulcrum quod optimus quisque sequeretur,
every good man, Cic. Sen. 13, 43:qui ita se gerebant ut sua consilia optimo cuique probarent, optimates habebantur,
id. Sest. 45, 96; id. Off. 1, 43, 154; id. Fin. 1, 7, 24; id. Sest. 54, 115; and = even the best:quare deus optimum quemque mala valetudine adficit?
Sen. Prov. 4, 8.—Of the educated classes:(γ). (δ).adhibenda est quaedam reverentia adversus homines, et optimi cujusque et reliquorum,
Cic. Off. 1, 28, 99; cf. id. ib. 1, 25, 85:Catilina plerisque consularibus, praeterea optumo cuique, litteras mittit,
Sall. C. 34, 2:optimo cuique infesta libertas,
Sen. Ot. Sap. 8, 2 (32 fin.).—In gen., excellent:(ε).optimus quisque facere quam dicere... malebat,
Sall. C. 8, 5.—Distributively:(ζ).ita imperium semper ad optumum quemque a minus bono transfertur,
to the best man in each instance, Sall. C. 2, 6.—Referring to another superlative ( = quo quisque melior eo magis, etc.):(η).hic aditus laudis qui semper optimo cuique maxime patuit,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1; so id. Lael. 4, 14; id. Inv. 2, 11, 36; Sen. Vit. Beat. 18, 1.—Attributively, with a noun:2. 1.optimam quamque causam,
Cic. Sest. 43, 93:optima quaeque dies,
Verg. G. 3, 66.Bonum, or plur. bona, a good, or goods in a moral and metaphysical sense, a moral good, a blessing: sunt autem hae de finibus defensae sententiae: nihil bonum nisi honestum, ut Stoici; nihil bonum nisi voluptatem, ut Epicurus;2.nihil bonum nisi vacuitatem doloris, ut Hieronymus... tria genera bonorum, maxima animi, secunda corporis, externa tertia, ut Peripatetici, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 30, 84 sq.:quid est igitur bonum? Si quid recte fit et honeste et cum virtute, id bene fieri vere dicitur, et quod rectum et honestum et cum virtute est, id solum opinor bonum,
id. Par. 1, 1, 9:ut quis intellegat, quid sit illud simplex et verum bonum quod non possit ab honestate sejungi,
id. Ac. 1, 2, 7:non-est igitur voluptas bonum,
id. Fin. 1, 11, 39: finis bonorum et malorum (telos agathôn) = summa bona et mala:sunt nonnullae disciplinae quae, propositis bonorum et malorum finibus, officium omne pervertant. Nam qui summum bonum sic instituit ut, etc.,
id. Off. 1, 2, 5; cf. id. Par. 1, 3, 14; id. Ac. 2, 9, 29; 2, 36, 114; 2, 42, 129; id. Fin. 1, 9, 29; 1, 12, 42; id. Tusc. 4, 31, 66; Sen. Vit. Beat. 24, 5; id. Ep. 117, 1 et saep.—Bonum, what is valuable, beneficial, estimable, favorable, pleasant, physically or mentally:3.quoi boni Tantum adfero quantum ipsus a diis optat,
Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 9:multa bona vobis volt facere,
will do you much good, id. Poen. 5, 4, 60; id. Am. prol. 43, 49; id. Pers. 4, 8, 4; 2, 3, 14; id. Cas. 2, 8, 32:tum demum nostra intellegemus bona quom ea amisimus,
id. Capt. 1, 2, 33:multa tibi di dent bona,
id. Poen. 1, 1, 80; cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 54; 3, 3, 74; id. Mil. 3, 1, 120; id. Men. 3, 3, 34; id. Pers. 4, 3, 23; id. Truc. 1, 2, 23; id. Merc. 1, 2, 40; id. Most. 1, 1, 47:omnia Bona dicere,
to speak in the highest terms of one, Ter. And. 1, 1, 70:sed ne vivus quidem bono caret, si eo non indiget,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88:cum quaecumque bona Peripateticis, eadem Stoicis commoda viderentur,
id. ib. 5, 41, 120:nihil enim boni nosti,
nothing that is good for any thing, id. Phil. 2, 7, 16:mala pro bonis legere dementia est,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 6, 1; Val. Max. 5, 3, ext. 3 fin.; Hor. S. 1, 2, 73:quia bonum sit valere,
a good thing, Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 62 (cf. III. A. 5. infra):melius: quo quidem haud scio an... quidquam melius sit homini a dis immortalibus datum,
id. Lael. 6, 20:meliora... Aristotelem de istis rebus scripsisse,
id. Or. 1, 10, 43:optimum: difficillimum est formam exponere optimi,
id. ib. 11, 36.— Here belongs the phrase boni consulere;v. consulo.—So after prepositions: in bonum vertere, v. under verto: in melius ire,
to change for the better, Tac. A. 12, 68.—In the same sense: in melius aliquid referre, or reflectere ( poet.), Verg. A. 1, 281; 11, 426; 10, 632:ad melius transcurrere,
to pass over to something better, Hor. S. 2, 2, 82.—Bonum or bona, prosperity:4.fortiter malum qui patitur, idem post patitur bonum,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 58:nulli est homini perpetuum bonum,
id. Curc. 1, 3, 33:unā tecum bona, mala tolerabimus,
Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 23:quibus in bonis fuerint et nunc quibus in malis sint, ostenditur ( = in secundis, in adversis rebus),
Cic. Inv. 1, 55, 107.—Good qualities, gifts:5.omnia adsunt bona, quem penes'st virtus,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 30:magnis illi et divinis bonis hanc licentiam adsequebantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148:nisi qui se suā gravitate et castimoniā... tum etiam naturali quodam bono defenderet, etc.,
id. Cael. 5, 11:hunc meā sententiā divinis quibusdam bonis instructum atque ornatum puto,
id. ib. 17, 39:non intellego quod bonum cuiquam sit apud tales viros profuturum,
id. Balb. 28, 63:gaude isto tuo tam excellenti bono,
id. Marcell. 6, 19; so id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49.—Advantage, benefit:6.si plus adipiscare, re explicatā, boni, quam addubitatā mali,
Cic. Off. 1, 24, 83:saepe cogitavi bonine an mali plus adtulerit... eloquentiae studium,
id. Inv. 1, 1, 1; 2, 35, 106; id. Off. 2, 2, 5; id. Sest. 10, 24:maximum bonum in celeritate ponebat,
Sall. C. 43, 4; so, bono publico (abl.), for the public good:hoc ita si fit, publico fiat bono,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 183; Liv. 2, 44, 3; Dig. 41, 3, 1.—With aequum, what is fair and good, the fair ( thing), fairness, equity:7. a.si bonum aequomque oras,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 149; so id. Pers. 3, 1, 71; id. Rud. 1, 2, 94; id. Men. 4, 2, 11:si tu aliquam partem aequi bonique dixeris,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 32; id. Heaut. 4, 1, 29; id. Ad. 1, 1, 39:a quo vivo nec praesens nec absens quidquam aequi bonique impetravit,
Cic. Phil. 2, 37, 94.—Hence, aequo et bono, or ex aequo et bono, in ( with) fairness, in equity, Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 30; Auct. Her. 2, 10, 14; 2, 12, 18; 2, 13, 20; Gai. Inst. 3, 137: aequi bonique, as gen. of value, with facere:istuc, Chreme, Aequi bonique facio,
I place a fair and proper value on it, Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 40.—In gen.:b.paterna oportet reddi filio bona,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 120:bona sua med habiturum omnia,
id. Truc. 2, 4, 49; cf. id. ib. 2, 7, 6; 4, 2, 29; id. Rud. 2, 6, 22; id. Most. 1, 3, 77; id. Trin. 4, 4, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 4:bona mea diripiebantur atque ad consulem deferebantur,
Cic. Sest. 24, 54:cum de capite, civis et de bonis proscriptio ferretur,
id. ib. 30, 65:bona, fortunas, possessiones omnium,
id. Caecin. 13, 38:at mulctantur bonis exsules,
id. Tusc. 5, 37, 106; id. Off. 2, 23, 81; id. Par. 1, 1, 7; id. Sest. 19, 42; 43, 94; 52, 111; id. Phil. 2, 26, 64; Caes. B. G. 7, 3; Liv. 2, 3, 5; 2, 5, 5; 4, 15, 8; Tac. A. 2, 48; Quint. 6, 1, 19 et saep.—Bonorum possessio, the possession of one ' s property by another.(α).Bonorum possessio in consequence of bonorum cessio, i. e. an assignment of one ' s property for the benefit of creditors, Dig. 42, tit. 3.—(β).Bonorum possessio granted by the prætor against a contumacious or insolvent debtor (in bona mittere, in bona ire jubere, bona possidere jubere, etc.); cf. Dig. 42, tit. 4:(γ).postulat a Burrieno Naevius ut ex edicto bona possidere liceat,
Cic. Quint. 6, 25, and the whole of c. 8:edixit... neu quis militis... bona possideret aut venderet,
Liv. 2, 24, 6:bona proscribere,
to offer the property thus transferred for sale, Cic. Quint. 6, 25.—Chiefly referring to the property of a defunct person (hereditas), where the prætor, till the heir had proved his right, granted a bonorum possessio secundum tabulas or contra tabulas, Dig. 37, tit. 4; 37, tit. 11.—c.In bonis esse;III.with reference to the older civil law, which distinguished between civil property (habere rem ex jure Quiritium) and natural property (rem in bonis habere, res in bonis est),
Gai. Inst. 2, 40, 41; Dig. 40, 12, 38, § 2; 37, 6, 2, § 1; 37, 6, 3, § 2; ib. Fragm. 1, 16; Gai. Inst. 1, 22; 1, 35; 1, 222; 1, 167; Dig. 1, 8, 1; 27, 10, 10:neque bonorum possessorum, neque... res pleno jure fiunt, sed in bonis efficiuntur,
ib. Fragm. 3, 80.—Hence, nullam omnino arbitrabamur de eā hereditate controversiam eum habiturum, et est hodie in bonis, i. e. [p. 247] the bonorum possessio has been granted to him, which did not give full ownership, but effected only that the hereditas was in bonis. Cic. Fam. 13, 30, 1.Predicative use.A.With nouns or pronouns as subjects.1.Bonum esse, to be morally good, honest:2.nunc mihi bonae necessum est esse ingratiis, Quamquam esse nolo,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 82:bonam ego quam beatam me esse nimio dici mavolo,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 93; so id. Capt. 2, 1, 44; id. Men. 4, 2, 6; id. Rud. prol. 29:itaque viros fortes magnanimos eosdem, bonos et simplices... esse volumus,
Cic. Off. 1, 19, 63; cf. id. ib. 3, 21, 84; id. Att. 15, 6, 1:Cato esse quam videri bonus malebat,
Sall. C. 54, 5:ut politiora, non ut meliora fiant ingenia,
Val. Max. 5, 4, ext. 5 fin. —To be beneficial, prosperous, advantageous, valuable, favorable, serviceable, correct, with reference to both persons and things as subjects, and in regard to physical and mental relations:3.jam istuc non bonumst,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 29; Cato, R. R. 157:oleum viridius et melius fiet,
id. ib. 3:vinum ut alvum bonam faciat,
to correct the bowels, id. ib. 156:quid est homini salute melius?
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 127:non optuma haec sunt, verum meliora quam deterruma,
id. Trin. 2, 3, 1:quid est quod huc possit quod melius sit accedere?
Cic. Fin. 1, 12, 41; 1, 18, 57; id. Tusc. 1, 41, 99:in quo (vestitu), sicut in plerisque rebus, mediocritas optima est,
id. Off. 1, 36, 130; 2, 17, 59; id. Inv. 1, 31, 51; id. Or. 2, 6; 11, 36:meliorem tamen militem... in futura proelia id certamen fecit,
Liv. 2, 51, 3:parvus ut est cygni melior canor, ille gruum quam Clamor,
Lucr. 4, 181; 4, 191:si meliora dies, ut vina, poemata reddit,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 34.—So in the optative formula:quod bonum, faustum, felixque sit,
Liv. 1, 28, 7; 1, 17, 10; 39, 15, 1; 3, 54;3, 34.—Also, quod bonum atque fortunatum mihi sit,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 50;and with a noun as subject: ut nobis haec habitatio Bona, fausta, felix, fortunataque evenat,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3.—To be kind:4.bonus cum probis'st (erus), malus cum malis,
Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 22:hic si vellet bonus ac benignus Esse,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 52.—With reference to the gods:B.ecastor ambae (Fortuna et Salus sunt bonae,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 129:Palladis aut oculos ausa negare bonos (esse),
Prop. 3, 24, 12 (2, 28, 12).—Impers.1.Bonum est (very rare for the class. bene est; v. bene).(α). (β).With subject inf.:2.nam et stulte facere, et stulte fabularier in aetate haud bonum est,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 61:bonum est pauxillum amare, insane non bonum est,
id. Curc. 1, 3,20.—Melius est.(α).With subject inf.:(β).melius sanam est mentem sumere,
Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 51:nihil sentire est melius quam tam prava sentire,
Cic. Ac. 2, 40, 125; cf. id. Fin. 1, 19, 62; id. Off. 1, 43, 156; so,melius fuit, fuisset, or fuerat,
it would have been better, id. N. D. 3, 33; id. Sen. 23, 82; id. Off. 3, 25, 94:proinde quiesse erit melius,
Liv. 3, 48, 3; 3, 41, 3; Verg. A. 11, 303.—With subject inf.-clause:(γ).meliu'st te quae sunt mandata tibi praevortier,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 125; id. Men. 5, 9, 32.—With ut-clause:(δ).quid melius quam ut hinc intro abeam et me suspendam clanculum,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 145; so id. Ps. 4, 7, 18.—With subjectclause in the subjunctive:3.nunc quid mihi meliu'st quam ilico hic opperiar erum,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 22.—Optimum est.(α).With subject inf.:(β).optimum visum est, captivos quam primum deportare,
Liv. 23, 34, 8:si quis dicit optimum esse navigare,
Sen. Ot. Sap. 8, 4 (32 fin.); so, optimum fuit, it would have been better, and optimum erat, it would be better, Quint. 6, prooem. 3; 11, 2, 33; Hor. S. 2, 1, 7.—With inf.-clause:(γ).constituerunt optimum esse, domum suam quemque reverti,
Caes. B. G. 2, 10: optimum visum est, in fluctuantem aciem tradi equos, etc., Liv 6, 24, 10; 22, 27, 6.—With ut and subj:(δ).hoc vero optimum, ut is qui, etc., id ultimum bonorum, id ipsum quid et quale sit nesciat,
Cic. Fin. 2, 3, 6.—With quod:(ε).illa vero optima (sunt) quod cum Haluntium venisset Archagathum vocari jussit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 51:optimum vero (est) quod dictaturae nomen in perpetuum de re publica sustulisti,
id. Phil. 2, 36, 91.—With second sup., in the phrase optumum factu est (where factu is redundant):IV.sed hoc mihi optumum factu arbitror,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 16:optimum factu esse duxerant frumento... nostros prohibere,
Caes. B. G. 4, 30:optumum factu credens exercitum augere,
Sall. C. 32, 1 (Kritz, factum); 57, 5 (Kritz, factum).Ellipt. use: di meliora, i. e. dent or velint, i. e. let the gods grant better things than what you say, etc.; God forbid! in full:V.di melius duint,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 9, 16:di meliora velint!
Ov. M. 7, 37.—Ellipt.:di meliora! inquit,
Cic. Sen. 14, 47:id ubi mulier audivit, perturbata, dii meliora inquit, etc.,
Liv. 39, 10, 2; 9, 9, 6; Verg. G. 3, 513;similarly, di melius, i. e. fecerunt,
Val. Max. 6, 1, ext. 3.With object expressed,1.By dat.(α).= good, useful, beneficial for:(β).ambula, id lieni optumum est,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 25:quia vobis eadem quae mihi bona malaque esse intellexi,
Sall. C. 20, 3:bona bello Cornus, jaculis, etc.,
Verg. G. 2, 447.—= benignus or propitius, kind to:(γ).vicinis bonus esto,
Cato, R. R. 4:bene merenti mala es, male merenti bona es,
Plaut. As. 1, 2, 3:vos o mihi Manes, Este boni,
Verg. A. 12, 647.—= idoneus, fit for, adapted to:(δ).qui locus vino optimus dicetur esse,
Cato, R. R. 6:tum erit ei rei optumum tempus,
id. ib. 26:terra cui putre solum, Optima frumentis,
Verg. G. 2, 205; 2, 319; 1, 286.—With sum and dat., in the phrase alicui bono est, it is of service to one, profits him:(ε).accusant in quibus occidi patrem Sex. Roscii bono fuit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 5, 13:bono fuisse Romanis adventum eorum constabat,
Liv. 7, 12, 4.—Hence, with rel. dat.: cui bono (est), for whose advantage it is:quod si quis usurpet illud Cassianum cui bono fuerit, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 35:cui bono fuisset,
id. Rosc. Am. 30, 84; id. Mil. 12, 32 Ascon. ad loc.; cf.ellipt. form cui bono?
Prisc. p. 1208 P.—With dat. gerund:2.ager oleto conserundo qui in Favonium spectavit, aliis bonus nullus erit,
Cato, R. R. 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 24:(mons) quia pecori bonus alendo erat,
Liv. 29, 31; 9, 10.—By ad and acc.:refert et ad quam rem bona aut non bona sit,
Varr. R. R. 1, 91:occasio quaeritur idoneane fuerit ad rem adoriendam, an alia melior,
Auct. Her. 2, 4, 7:non campos modo militi Romano ad proelium bonos, etc.,
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bŏnus (old form dŭonus, Carm. Sall. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 26 Mull.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 67 Mull.), a, um, adj. [for duonus, cf. bellum, bis, and cf. root dvi-; hence deidô, deos], good; comp. melior, us [cf. Gr. mala, mallon], better; sup. optimus ( optumus, ante-class. and often class.) [root opof ops, opes; cf. copia, apiscor], best.I.Attributively.A.As adjunct of nouns denoting persons.1.Vir bonus.(α).A man morally good (kalos kagathos):(β).quoniam boni me viri pauperant, improbi alunt,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 60:omnibus virtutibus instructos et ornatos tum sapientes, tum viros bonos dicimus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 28:ille vir bonus qui... intolerabili dolore lacerari potius quam aut officium prodat aut fidem,
id. Ac. 2, 8, 23:sive vir bonus est is qui prodest quibus potest, nocet nemini, certe istum virum bonum non facile reperimus,
id. Off. 3, 15, 64:qui se ita gerunt ut eorum probitas, fides, integritas, etc.... hos viros bonos... appellandos putemus,
id. Lael. 5, 19:non intellegunt se de callido homine loqui, non de bono viro,
id. Att. 7, 2, 4:ut quisque est vir optimus, ita difficillime esse alios improbos suspicatur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 4, § 12:nec enim melior vir fuit Africano quisquam, nec clarior,
id. Lael. 2, 6; id. Leg. 1, 14, 41; 1, 18, 48; id. Planc. 4, 9; id. Par. 3, 1, 21; id. Marcell. 6, 20; id. Fam. 7, 21; id. Off. 2, 16, 57.—An honest man:(γ).justitia, ex qua viri boni nominantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 7, 21; 1, 44, 155; 2, 11, 39; 2, 12, 42; 2, 20, 71;3, 12, 50: cum is sponsionem fecisset ni vir bonus esset,
id. ib. 3, 19, 77:quoniam Demosthenes nec vir bonus esset, nec bene meritus de civitate,
id. Opt. Gen. 7, 20; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 40, 116.—A man of good standing in the community:(δ).id viri boni arbitratu deducetur,
Cato, R. R. 143; so id. ib. 149:tuam partem viri bono arbitratu... dari oportet,
Dig. 17, 1, [p. 244] 35;37, 6, 2, § 2: quem voles virum bonum nominato,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 25, § 55:vir bonus est... quo res sponsore, et quo causae teste tenentur,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 40.—Hence, ironically of wealthy men:praetores jus dicunt, aediles ludos parant, viri boni usuras perscribunt,
Cic. Att. 9, 12, 3.—Ironically of bad men:(ε).sed eccum lenonem Lycum, bonum virum,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 52; Ter. Eun. 5, 3, 9; 4, 3, 18; id. Ad. 3, 4, 30:expectabam quinam isti viri boni testes hujus manifesto deprehensi veneni dicerentur,
Cic. Cael. 26, 63:nam socer ejus, vir multum bonus est,
id. Agr. 3, 3, 13;so especially in addresses (mostly comic.): age tu, illuc procede, bone vir!
Plaut. Capt. 5, 2, 1; id. Curc. 5, 2, 12; id. Ps. 4, 7, 48; id. Pers. 5, 2, 11; Ter. And. 3, 5, 10; 5, 2, 5; id. Ad. 4, 2, 17; id. Eun. 5, 2, 11:quid tu, vir optime? Ecquid habes quod dicas?
Cic. Rosc. Am. 36, 104.—Sometimes boni viri = boni, in the sense of optimates (v. I. A. 3.):(ζ).bonis viris quid juris reliquit tribunatus C. Gracchi?
Cic. Leg. 3, 9, 20.—As a conventional courtesy:2.homines optimi non intellegunt, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 25:bone accusator,
id. Rosc. Am. 21, 58:sic illum amicum vocasti, quomodo omnes candidatos bonos viros dicimus,
gentlemen, Sen. Ep. 3, 1.—For bonus vir, a good husband, v. 3.; and for vir optimus, as a laudatory epithet, v. 5.—Boni homines (rare) = boni, better classes of society, v. II. A. 3:3.in foro infimo boni homines atque dites ambulant,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 14.—With nouns denoting persons in regard to their functions, offices, occupations, and qualities, denoting excellence:4.bonus consul,
Liv. 4, 40, 6; 22, 39, 2 (different: consules duos, bonos quidem, sed dumtaxat bonos, amisimus, consuls of good sentiments, almost = bad consuls, Cic. ad Brut. 1, 3, 4):boni tribuni plebis,
Cic. Phil. 1, 10, 25:bonus senator,
id. Prov. Cons. 15, 37:senator bonus,
id. Dom. 4, 8:bonus judex,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 15, § 34:bonus augur (ironically),
id. Phil. 2, 32, 80:bonus vates,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 27:bonus imperator,
Sall. C. 60, 4:bonus dux,
Quint. 12, 1, 43 (cf. trop.:naturam, optimam ducem,
the best guide, Cic. Sen. 2, 5):bonus miles,
Sall. C. 60, 4; Sen. Vit. Beat. 15, 5:bonus orator,
Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 10:optimus orator,
id. Opt. Gen. 1, 3:poeta bonus,
id. de Or. 1, 3, 11; 2, 46, 194; id. Fin. 1, 3, 10:scriptor bonus,
Quint. 10, 1, 104:bonus advocatus,
id. 5, 13, 10:bonus defensor,
id. 5, 13, 3:bonus altercator,
a good debater, id. 6, 4, 10:bonus praeceptor,
id. 5, 13, 44; 10, 5, 22:bonus gubernator,
Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 100:optimus opifex,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 133:sutor bonus,
id. ib. 1, 3, 125:actor optimus,
Cic. Sest. 57, 122:cantor optimus est modulator,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 130:melior gladiator,
Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 33: agricola (colonus, dominus) bonus, Cato, R. R. prooem.; Cic. Sen. 16, 56:bonus paterfamilias,
a thrifty head of the house, Nep. Att. 13, 1:bonus servus,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 58; id. Am. 2, 1, 46; id. Men. 5, 6, 1; Cic. Mil. 22, 58:dominus bonus,
Cato, R. R. 14:bonus custos,
Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 38.—Ironically, Ter. Phorm. 2, 1, 57:filius bonus,
Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 9:patres,
Quint. 11, 3, 178:parens,
id. 6, prooem. 4: bonus (melior, optimus), viz. a good husband, Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 51 sq.; Liv. 1, 9, 15:uxor melior,
Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 52:amicus,
id. Fam. 2, 15, 3:amicus optimus,
Plaut. Cas. 3, 3, 18:optimus testis,
Cic. Fam. 7, 27, 2:auctor, in two senses,
good authority, id. Att. 5, 12, 3;and = bonus scriptor (post-class.),
Quint. 10, 1, 74.—Esp.:bonus civis (rarely civis bonus): in re publica ea velle quae tranquilla et honesta sint: talem enim solemus et sentire bonum civem et dicere, Cic.-Off. 1, 34, 124: eaque est summa ratio et sapientia boni civis, commoda civium non divellere, atque omnes aequitate eadem continere,
id. ib. 2, 23, 83:eum esse civem et fidelem et bonum,
Plaut. Pers. 1, 2, 15; Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 2; 1, 9, 10; 3, 12, 1; 6, 6, 11; id. Off. 1, 44, 155; Liv. 22, 39, 3; Sall. H. Fragm. 1, 10 Dietsch:optimus et fortissimus civis,
Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; id. Sest. 17, 39.—Bonus and optimus as epithets of the gods.(α).In gen.:(β).sed te bonus Mercurius perdat,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 23:fata... bonique divi,
Hor. C. 4, 2, 38:divis orte bonis,
id. ib. 4, 5, 1:O bone deus!
Scrib. Comp. 84 fin.: BONORVM DEORVM, Inscr. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 34, 84: totidem, pater optime, dixi, Tu mihi da cives, referring to Jupiter, Ov. M. 7, 627.—Optimus Maximus, a standing epithet of Jupiter:(γ).(Juppiter) a majoribus nostris Optimus Maximus (nominatur), et quidem ante optimus, id est beneficentissimus, quam Maximus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 25, 64:Jovem optimum et maximum ob eas res appellant, non quod, etc.,
id. ib. 3, 36, 87:in templo Jovis Optimi Maximi,
id. Sest. 56, 129; id. Prov. Cons. 9, 22:nutu Jovis Optimi Maximi,
id. Cat. 3, 9, 21; Liv. 1, 12, 7; id. 6, 16, 2.—Di boni, O di boni, expressing indignation, sorrow, or surprise:(δ).di boni, hunc visitavi antidhac!
Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 16:di boni, boni quid porto!
Ter. And. 2, 2, 1:di boni, quid hoc morbi est,
id. Eun. 2, 1, 19; id. Heaut. 2, 3, 13; id. Ad. 3, 3, 86:alter, O di boni, quam taeter incedebat!
Cic. Sest. 8, 19; id. Brut. 84, 288; id. Phil. 2, 8, 20; 2, 32, 80; id. Att. 1, 16, 5; 14, 21, 2; Val. Max. 3, 5, 1; Sen. Vit. Beat. 2, 3.—Bona Dea, etc., v. 6.—5.Optimus as a laudatory epithet.(α).Vir optimus:(β).per vos nobis, per optimos viros optimis civibus periculum inferre conantur,
Cic. Sest. 1, 2:virum optimum et constantissimum M. Cispium,
id. ib. 35, 76:fratrem meum, virum optimum, fortissimum,
id. ib.:consolabor hos praesentes, viros optimos,
id. Balb. 19, 44; id. Planc. 21, 51; 23, 55; id. Mil. 14, 38; id. Marcell. 4, 10; id. Att. 5, 1, 5; Hor. S. 1, 6, 53.—Femina bona, optima:(γ).tua conjunx bona femina,
Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 16:hujus sanctissimae feminae atque optimae pater,
id. ib. —Senex, pater, frater, etc.:(δ).optimus: parentes ejus, prudentissimi atque optimi senis,
Cic. Planc. 41, 97:insuevit pater optimus hoc me,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 105; 2, 1, 12:C. Marcelli, fratris optimi,
Cic. Fam. 4, 7, 6; id. Q. Fr. 2, 6 (8), 2; 2, 4, 2.—With proper names ( poet.):(ε).optimus Vergilius,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 54:Maecenas optimus,
id. ib. 1, 5, 27:optime Quinti,
id. Ep. 1, 16, 1.—Esp. as an epithet of the Roman emperors:6.quid tam civile, tam senatorium quam illud, additum a nobis Optimi cognomen?
Plin. Pan. 2, 7:gratias, inquit, ago, optime Princeps!
Sen. Tranq. 14. 4:ex epistula optimi imperatoris Antonini,
Gai. Inst. 1, 102; cf.:bene te patriae pater optime Caesar,
Ov. F. 2, 637:optime Romulae Custos gentis,
Hor. C. 4, 5, 1.—Bonus and Bona, names of deities.(α).Bona Dea, the goddess of Chastity, whose temple could not be entered by males (cf. Macr. S. 1, 12; Lact. 1, 22):(β).Bonae Deae pulvinaribus,
Cic. Pis. 39, 95; id. Mil. 31, 86; id. Fam. 1, 9, 15; cf.in mal. part.,
Juv. 2, 86 sq.; 6, 314 sq.; 6, 335 sq.—Bonus Eventus, Varr. R. R. 1, 1 med.; Amm. 29, 6, 19; Inscr. Orell. 907; 1780 sq.—(γ).Bona Fortuna:(δ).si bona Fortuna veniat, ne intromiseris,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 3, 22:Bonae Fortunae (signum),
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3, § 7:FORTVNAE BONAE DOMESTICAE,
Inscr. Orell. 1743 sq. —Bona Spes:(ε).Spes Bona, obsecro, subventa mihi,
Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 12:BONAE SPEI,
Aug. Inscr. Grut. 1075, 1.—BONA MENS, Inscr. Orell. 1818 sqq.:B.Mens Bona, si qua dea es, tua me in sacraria dono,
Prop. 3, 24, 19.With nouns denoting things.1.Things concrete, denoting excellence:2.navis bona dicitur non quae pretiosis coloribus picta est... sed stabilis et firma,
Sen. Ep. 76, 13:gladium bonum dices, non cui auratus est balteus, etc., sed cui et ad secandum subtilis acies est, et, etc.,
id. ib. 76, 14:id vinum erit lene et bono colore,
Cato, R. R. 109; Lucr. 2, 418; Ov. Am. 2, 7, 9:tabulas... collocare in bono lumine,
Cic. Brut. 75, 261: ex quavis olea oleum... bonum fieri potest. Cato, R. R. 3:per aestatem boves aquam bonam et liquidam bibant semper curato,
id. ib. 73; cf.:bonae aquae, ironically compared to wine,
Prop. 2, 33 (3, 31), 28:praedium bonum caelum habeat,
good temperature, Cato, R. R. 1:bona tempestate,
in good weather, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 4:(praedium) solo bono valeat,
by good soil, Cato, R. R. 1:bonae (aedes) cum curantur male,
Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 24:villam bonam,
Cic. Off. 3, 13, 55:bonus pons,
Cat. 17, 5:scyphi optimi (= optime facti),
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 14, § 32:perbona toreumata,
id. ib. 2, 4, 18, §38: bona domicilia,
comfortable residences, id. N. D. 2, 37, 95:agrum Meliorem nemo habet,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 12:fundum meliorem,
Cic. Inv. 1, 31, 52: fundos optimos et fructuosissimos, id. Agr. 3, 4, 14:equus melior,
id. Inv. 1, 31, 52:bona cena,
Cat. 13, 3:boni nummi,
good, not counterfeit, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 144; Cic. Off. 3, 23, 91:super omnia vultus accessere boni,
good looks, Ov. M. 8, 678:mulier bona forma,
of a fine form, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 13:equus formae melioris,
Hor. S. 2, 7, 52:tam bona cervix, simul ac jussero, demetur,
fine, beautiful, Suet. Calig. 33:fruges bonae,
Cat. 34, 19:ova suci melioris,
of better flavor, Hor. S. 2, 4, 13.— Trop.:animus aequus optimum est aerumnae condimentum,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 3, 71: bona dextra, a lucky hand (cf.:bonum omen, 2. e.),
Quint. 6, 3, 69:scio te bona esse voce, ne clama nimis,
good, sound, loud voice, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 43; so,bona firmaque vox,
Quint. 11, 3, 13.—Things abstract.a.Of physical well-being:b.ut si qui neget sine bona valetudine posse bene vivi,
Cic. Inv. 1, 51, 93; Sen. Vit. Beat. 22, 2; Lucr. 3, 102; Val. Max. 2, 5, 6; Quint. 10, 3, 26; 11, 2, 35 et saep.:non bonus somnus de prandio est,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 8:bona aetas,
prime of life, Cic. Sen. 14, 48:optima aetate,
id. Fam. 10, 3, 3.—Ironically:bona, inquis, aetate, etc.,
Sen. Ep. 76, 1.—Of the mind and soul:c.meliore esse sensu,
Cic. Sest. 21, 47:optima indoles,
id. Fin. 5, 22, 61:bona conscientia,
Quint. 6, 1, 33; 9, 2, 93; Sen. Vit. Beat. 20, 5:bono ingenio me esse ornatam quam auro multo mavolo,
with a good heart, Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 91; id. Stich. 1, 21, 59; Sall. C. 10, 5:mens melior,
Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 78; Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 13; Liv. 39, 16, 5; Sen. Ben. 1, 11, 4; id. Ep. 10, 4; Pers. 2, 8; Petr. 61.—Personified, Prop. 3 (4), 24, 19; Ov. Am. 1, 2, 31:duos optimae indolis filios,
Val. Max. 5, 7, 2; Sen. Ben. 6, 16, 6; Quint. 1, 2, 5:bonum consilium,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 6; id. Rud. 4, 3, 18; Cic. Off. 1, 33, 121:bona voluntas,
a good purpose, Quint. 12, 11, 31:memoria bona,
Cic. Att. 8, 4, 2:bona ratio cum perdita... confligit,
id. Cat. 2, 11, 25:bonae rationes,
Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 50:pronuntiatio bona,
Auct. Her. 3, 15, 27.—Of moral relations:d.ego si bonam famam mihi servasso, sat ero dives,
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 71; Cic. Sest. 66, 139; Liv. 6, 11, 7; Hor. S. 1, 2, 61 (cf. Cic. Att. 7, 26, 1;v. e. infra): si ego in causa tam bona cessi tribuni plebis furori,
Cic. Sest. 16, 36; id. Planc. 36, 87; Ov. M. 5, 220:fac, sis, bonae frugi sies,
of good, regular habits, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 35; id. Cas. 2, 4, 5; 2, 5, 19; id. Ps. 1, 5, 53; id. Truc. 1, 1, 13; id. Capt. 5, 2, 3 sq. (v. frux, II. B. 1. b.): vilicus disciplina bona utatur. Cato, R. R. 5:bona studia,
moral pursuits, Auct. Her. 4, 17, 25:quidquid vita meliore parasti,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 15: ad spem mortis melioris, an honorable death; so as an epithet of religious exercises:Juppiter, te bonas preces precor,
Cato, R. R. 134; 139.—Of external, artistic, and literary value and usefulness:e.bono usui estis nulli,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 15:Optumo optume optumam operam das,
id. Am. 1, 1, 122:bonam dedistis mihi operam,
a valuable service to me, id. Poen. 2, 3, 70; 3, 6, 11; id. Pers. 4, 7, 11; id. Rud. 3, 6, 11 (in a different sense: me bona opera aut mala Tibi inventurum esse auxilium argentarium, by fair or unfair means, id. Ps. 1, 1, 102;v. e. infra): optima hereditas a patribus traditur liberis... gloria virtutis rerumque gestarum,
Cic. Off. 1, 33, 121:bonum otium,
valuable leisure, Sall. C. 4, 1:bonis versibus,
Cic. Ac. 2, 23, 74:versus meliores,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 81:meliora poemata,
Hor. A. P. 303:in illa pro Ctesiphonte oratione longe optima,
Cic. Or. 8, 26:optimas fabulas,
id. Off. 1, 31, 114:melius munus,
id. Ac. 1, 2, 7.—Favorable, prosperous, lucky, fortunate:f.de Procilio rumores non boni,
unfavorable rumors, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 5:bona de Domitio, praeclara de Afranio fama est,
about their success in the war, id. ib. 7, 26, 1:si fuisset in discipulo comparando meliore fortuna,
id. Pis. 29, 71; cf.fortuna optima esse,
to be in the best pecuniary circumstances, id. ad Brut. 1, 1, 2:occasio tam bona,
Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 9:senex est eo meliore condicione quam adulesoens cum, etc.,
Cic. Sen. 19, 68; id. Fam. 4, 32:bona navigatio,
id. N. D. 3, 34, 83;esp. in phrase bona spes.—Object.: ergo in iis adulescentibus bonam spem esse dicemus et magnam indolem quos, etc.,
Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 117.—Subject.:ego sum spe bona,
Cic. Fam. 12, 28, 3; id. Cat. 2, 11, 25; [p. 245] id. Att. 14, 1 a, 3; id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 16:optima spe,
id. Fam. 12, 11, 2.—Pregn., = spes bonarum rerum, Sall. C. 21, 1;v. C. 1. c. infra: meliora responsa,
more favorable, Liv. 7, 21, 6:melior interpretatio,
Tac. H. 3, 65:cum laude et bonis recordationibus,
id. A. 4, 38:amnis Doctus iter melius,
i. e. less injurious, Hor. A. P. 68:omen bonum,
a good, lucky omen, Cic. Pis. 13, 31; cf.Liv. praef. § 13: melius omen,
Ov. F. 1, 221;optimum,
Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 2:bona scaeva,
Plaut. Stich. 5, 2, 24:auspicio optumo,
id. ib. 3, 2, 6; cf.:memini bene, sed meliore Tempore dicam = opportuniore tempore,
Hor. S. 1, 9, 68.—Of public affairs, si mihi bona re publica frui non licuerit, Cic. Mil. 34, 93:g.optima res publica,
id. Or. 1, 1, 1; id. Phil. 1, 8, 19:minus bonis temporibus,
id. Dom. 4, 8; so,optimis temporibus,
id. Sest. 3, 6:nostrae res meliore loco videbantur,
id. ad Brut. 1, 3, 1:lex optima,
id. Pis. 16, 37; id. Sest. 64, 137; id. Phil, 1, 8, 19.—Good = large, considerable:h.bono atque amplo lucro,
Plaut. Am. prol. 6:bona librorum copia,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 109; cf.:bona copia cornu,
Ov. M. 9, 88; v. bona pars, C. 8. g.—Noble; with genus, good family, noble extraction, honorable birth: quali me arbitraris genere prognatum? Eu. Bono, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 35; so id. Ep. 1, 2, 4; 2, 1, 3; id. Pers. 4, 4, 94:k.si bono genere natus sit,
Auct. Her. 3, 7, 13.—Referring to good-will, kindness, faithfulness, in certain phrases.(α).Bona venia or cum bona venia, with the kind permission of a person addressed, especially bona venia orare, expetere, etc.:(β).primum abs te hoc bona venia expeto,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 31:bona tua venia dixerim,
Cic. Leg. 3, 15, 34:oravit bona venia Quirites, ne, etc.,
Liv. 7, 41, 3:obsecro vos.. bona venia vestra liceat, etc.,
id. 6, 40, 10:cum bona venia quaeso audiatis, etc.,
id. 29, 17, 6; Arn. c. Gent. 1, p. 5; cf.. sed des veniam bonus oro = venia bona oro,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 5.—Bona pax, without quarrelling:(γ).bona pax sit potius,
let us have no quarrel about that, Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 7;so especially cum bona pace, or bona pace: Hannibal ad Alpis cum bona pace incolentium... pervenit,
without a difficulty with the inhabitants, Liv. 21, 32, 6; 21, 24, 5; 1, 24, 3; 28, 37, 4; 8, 15, 1; cf.: si bonam (pacem) dederitis, = a fair peace, under acceptable conditions, id. 8, 21, 4.—Amicitia bona = bona fide servata, faithful, undisturbed friendship:(δ).igitur amicitia Masinissae bona atque honesta nobis permansit,
Sall. J. 5, 5.—Bona societas, alliance:C.Segestes, memoria bonae societatis, impavidus,
Tac. A. 1, 58.In particular phrases.1.Bonae res.a.= Vitae commoda, comforts of life, abstract or concrete:b.concedatur bonis rebus homines morte privari,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 87:optimis rebus usus est,
he had every most desirable thing, Nep. Att. 18, 1.—= Res secundae, opp. res adversae, prosperity:c.bonis rebus tuis, meas irrides malas,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 45:in bonis rebus,
Hor. C. 2, 3, 2. —Res bona = res familiaris bona, wealth ( poet.): in re bona esse, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4.—Also an object of value:d.homines quibus mala abunde omnia erant, sed neque res neque spes bona ulla,
who had no property, nor the hope of any, Sall. C. 21, 1. —Costly things, articles of luxury:e.capere urbem in Arabia plenam bonarum rerum,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 46; 4, 4, 82:nimium rei bonae,
id. Stich. 2, 3, 55:ignorantia bonarum rerum,
Nep. Ages. 8, 5 ' bonis rebus gaudere, Hor. S. 2, 6, 110:re bona copiosum esse,
Gell. 16, 19, 7.—Moral, morally good:f.illi cum res non bonas tractent,
Cic. Ac. 2, 33, 72:ut de virtutibus et vitiis, omninoque de bonis rebus et malis quaererent,
id. ib. 1, 4, 15:quid habemus in rebus bonis et malis explorati?
id. ib. 2, 42, 129; so id. Or. 1, 10, 42; id. Leg. 1, 22, 58:quae tamen omnia dulciora fuint et moribus bonis et artibus,
id. Sen. 18, 65.—In literary composition, important or interesting matter, subjects, or questions:2.res bonas verbis electis dictas quis non legat?
Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 8:studiis generorum, praesertim in re bona,
Plaut. Am. 8, 26.—Bonae artes.(α).A good, laudable way of dealing:(β).qui praeclari facinoris aut artis bonae famam quaerit,
Sall. C. 2, 9:huic bonae artes desunt, dolis atque fallaciis contendit,
id. ib. 11, 2:quod is bonarum artium cupiens erat,
Tac. A. 6, 46.—Liberal arts and sciences:3.litteris aut ulli bonae arti,
Quint. 12, 1, 7:conservate civem bonarum artium, bonarum partium, bonorum virorum,
Cic. Sest. 32, 77. —Esp.:optimae artes: optimarum artium scientia,
Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 4; id. Ac. 2, 1, 1; id. Cael. 10, 24; id. Marcell. 1, 4.—Bona fides, or fides bona.a.Good faith, i. e. conscious honesty in acts or words: qui nummos fide bona solvit, who pays (the price of labor) in good faith, i. e. as it is honestly earned, Cato, R. R. 14:b.dic, bona fide, tu id aurum non subripuisti?
Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 46; 4, 10, 47; id. Capt. 4, 2, 111; id. Most. 3, 1, 137; id. Poen. 1, 3, 30; id. Pers. 4, 3, 16; id. Ps. 4, 6, 33:si tibi optima fide omnia concessit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 49, 144; Quint. 10, 3, 23.—Hence, bonae fidei vir, a conscientious man, Quint. 10, 7, 1.—Jurid. t. t.(α).Good faith in contracts and legal acts in general, opposed to dolus malus, honesty and fairness in dealing with another:(β).ad fidem bonam statuit pertinere, notum esse emptori vitium quod nosset venditor,
Cic. Off. 3, 16, 67.—Hence, alienam rem bona fide emere, to buy, believing the seller to be the rightful owner, Dig. 41, 3, 10; 41, 3, 13, § 1. bonae fidei possessor (also possessio), believing that he is the rightful owner, ib. 5, 3, 25, § 11; 5, 3, 22; 41, 3, 15, § 2;41, 3, 24: conventio contra bonam fidem et mores bonos,
ib. 16, 31, § 7: bonam fidem praestare, to be responsible for one ' s good faith, ib. 17, 1, 10 prooem.—Hence,Bonae fidei actiones or judicia, actions in equity, i. e. certain classes of actions in which the strict civil law was set aside by the praetorian edict in favor of equity:4.actiones quaedam bonae fidei sunt, quaedam stricti juris. Bonae fidei sunt haec: exempto vendito, locato conducto, etc.,
Just. Inst. 4, 6, 28, § 19.—In the republican time the praetor added in such actions to his formula for the judex the words ex fide bona, or, in full:quidquid dare facere oportet ex fide bona,
Cic. Off. 3, 16, 66:iste dolus malus et legibus erat vindicatus, et sine lege, judiciis in quibus additur ex fide bona,
id. ib. 3, 15, 61; cf. id. ib. 3, 17, 70.—Bona verba.(α).Kind words:(β).Bona verba quaeso,
Ter. And. 1, 2, 33.—Words of good omen (v. omen):(γ).dicamus bona verba,
Tib. 2, 2, 1:dicite suffuso ter bona verba mero,
Ov. F. 2, 638.—Elegant or well-chosen expressions:(δ).quid est tam furiosum quam verborum vel optimorum atque ornatissimorum sonitus inanis,
Cic. Or. 1, 12, 51:verborum bonorum cursu,
id. Brut. 66, 233:omnia verba sunt alicubi optima,
Quint. 10, 1, 9.—Moral sayings:5.non est quod contemnas bona verba et bonis cogitationibus plena praecordia,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 20, 1. —Bona dicta.(α).Polite, courteous language:(β).hoc petere me precario a vobis jussit leniter dictis bonis,
Plaut. Am. prol. 25.—Witticisms ( bon-mots): flammam a sapiente facilius ore in ardente opprimi, quam bona dicta teneat, Enn. ap. Cic. Or. 2, 54, 222:6.dico unum ridiculum dictum de dictis melioribus quibus solebam menstruales epulas ante adipiscier,
Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 22:ibo intro ad libros ut discam de dictis melioribus,
id. Stich. 2, 3, 75.—Bona facta.(α).= bene facta (v. bene, I. B. 2. b.), laudable deeds:(β).nobilitas ambobus et majorum bona facta (sc. erant),
Tac. A. 3, 40.—Bonum factum est, colloq., = bene est, bene factum est (v. bene, I. B. 2. b.):(γ).bonum factum est, ut edicta servetis mea,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 16:haec imperata quae sunt pro imperio histrico, bonum hercle factum (est) pro se quisque ut meminerit,
id. ib. 45.— Hence,Elliptically, introducing commands which cannot be enforced, = if you will do so, it will be well:7.peregrinis in senatum allectis, libellus propositus est: bonum factum, ne quis senatori novo curiam monstrare velit,
Suet. Caes. 80:et Chaldaeos edicere: bonum factum, ne Vitellius... usquam esset,
id. Vit. 14:hac die Carthaginem vici: bonum factum, in Capitolium eamus, et deos supplicemus,
Aur. Vict. 49; cf.:o edictum, cui adscribi non poterit bonum factum,
Tert. Pud. 1.—Bona gratia.(α).A friendly understanding:(β).cur non videmus inter nos haec potius cum bona Ut componantur gratia quam cum mala?
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 17; so,per gratiam bonam abire,
to part with good feelings, Plaut. Mil. 4, 3, 33.—In jest: sine bona gratia abire, of things cast away, Plaut Truc. 2, 7, 15.—Pleon., in the phrase bonam gratiam habere, = gratiam habere, to thank (v. B. 2. k.), Plaut. Rud. 2, 5, 32; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 99.—8.Bona pars.(α).The well-disposed part of a body of persons:(β).ut plerumque fit, major pars (i. e. of the senate) meliorem vicit,
Liv. 21, 4, 1:pars melior senatus ad meliora responsa trahere,
id. 7, 21, 6.—The good party, i. e. the optimates (gen. in plur.):(γ).civem bonarum partium,
Cic. Sest. 32, 77:(fuit) meliorum partium aliquando,
id. Cael. 6, 13:qui sibi gratiam melioris partis velit quaesitam,
Liv. 2, 44, 3.—Paronom.: (Roscius) semper partium in re publica tam quam in scaena optimarum, i. e. party and part in a drama, Cic. Sest. 56, 120.—Of things or persons, a considerable part (cf. a good deal):(δ).bonam partem ad te adtulit,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 43:bonam partem sermonis in hunc diem esse dilatam,
Cic. Or. 2, 3, 14:bonam magnamque partem exercitus,
Val. Max. 5, 2, ext. 4:bona pars noctium,
Quint. 12, 11, 19:bona pars hominum,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 61:meae vocis... bona pars,
id. C. 4, 2, 46; so id. A. P. 297; Ov. P. 1, 8, 74:melior pars diei,
Verg. A. 9, 156.—Rarely, and mostly eccl. Lat.: optima pars, the best part or lot:(ε).nostri melior pars animus est,
Sen. Q. N. 1, prooem. § 14; cf.:quae pars optima est in homine,
best, most valuable, Cic. Tusc. 5, 23, 67:major pars aetatis, certe melior reipublicae data sit,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 18, 1:Maria optimam partem elegit, quae non auferetur ab ea,
Vulg. Luc. 10, 42.—Adverb.:(ζ).bonam partem = ex magna parte,
Lucr. 6, 1249.—Aliquem in optimam partem cognoscere, to know somebody from his most favorable side, Cic. Off. 2, 13, 46: aliquid in optimam partem accipere, to take something in good part, interpret it most favorably:9.Caesar mihi ignoscit quod non venerim, seseque in optimam partem id accipere dicit,
id. Att. 10, 3 a, 2; id. ad Brut. 1, 2, 3:quaeso ut hoc in bonam partem accipias,
id. Rosc. Am. 16, 45.—Dies bonus or bona.(α).A day of good omen, a fortunate day (= dies laetus, faustus):(β).tum tu igitur die bono, Aphrodisiis, addice, etc.,
Plaut. Poen. 2, 49:nunc dicenda bona sunt bona verba die,
Ov. F. 1, 72.—A beautiful, serene day, Sen. Vit. Beat. 22, 3.—10.Bonus mos.(α).Boni mores, referring to individuals, good, decent, moral habits:(β).nihil est amabilius quam morum similitudo bonorum,
Cic. Off. 1, 17, 56:nam hic nimium morbus mores invasit bonos,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 1, 6:domi militiaeque boni mores colebantur,
Sall. C. 9, 1:propter ejus suavissimos et optimos mores,
Cic. Phil. 3, 5, 13:cum per tot annos matronae optimis moribus vixerint,
Liv. 34, 6, 9:mores meliores,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 18.—Bonus mos or boni mores, in the abstract, morality, the laws, rules of morality: ei vos morigerari mos bonu'st, it is a rule of morality that you should, etc., Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 4:11.ex optimo more et sanctissima disciplina,
Cic. Phil. 2, 28, 69:neglegentia boni moris,
Sen. Ep. 97, 1.—Jurid. t. t.:conventio, mandatum contra bonos mores,
in conflict with morality, Quint. 3, 1, 57; Dig. 16, 3, 1, § 7; Gai. Inst. 3, 157 et saep. —Adverbial phrases.a.Bono animo esse, or bonum animum habere.(α).To be of good cheer or courage:(β).bono animo es! Liberabit ille te homo,
Plaut. Merc 3, 1, 33; so id. Aul. 4, 10, 61; id. Mil. 4, 8, 32; id. Rud. 3, 3, 17; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 4; id. Heaut. 4, 6, 18; id. Ad. 2, 4, 20; 3, 5, 1; 4, 2, 4; 4, 5, 62; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 72:animo bono es,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 103; id. Am. 2, 2, 48; 5, 2, 1:bono animo es, inquit Scrofa, et fiscinam expedi,
Varr. R. R. 1, 26:bono animo sint et tui et mei familiares,
Cic. Fam. 6, 18, 1; 6, 10, 29:bono animo esse jubere eam consul,
Liv. 39, 13, 7:habe modo bonum animum,
Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 58; so id. Am. 1, 3, 47; id. Truc. 2, 6, 44; id. Aul. 2, 2, 15:habe animum bonum,
id. Cas. 2, 6, 35; id. Ep. 2, 2, 1; 4, 2, 31:bonum animum habe,
Liv. 45, 8, 5:clamor ortus ut bonum animum haberet,
id. 8, 32, 1; so Sen. Ep. 87, 38.—Bono animo esse, or facere aliquid, to be of a good or friendly disposition, or to do with good, honest intentions:(γ).audire jubet vos imperator histricus, bonoque ut animo sedeant in subselliis qui, etc.,
Plaut. Poen. prol. 5: sunt enim (consules) [p. 246] optimo animo, summo consilio, of the best disposition, Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 2:bono te animo tum populus Romanus... dicere existimavit ea quae sentiebatis, sed, etc.,
id. Imp. Pomp. 19, 56:quod nondum bono animo in populum Romanum viderentur,
Caes. B. G. 1, 6; Quint. 7, 4, 15.—Bonus animus, good temper, patience:b.bonus animus in mala re dimidium mali est,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 37:vos etiam hoc animo meliore feratis,
Ov. M. 9, 433.—Bono modo.(α).= placide, with composure, moderation:(β).si quis quid deliquerit, pro noxa bono modo vindicet,
Cato, R. R. 5:haec tibi tam sunt defendenda quam moenia, mihi autem bono modo, tantum quantum videbitur,
Cic. Ac. 2, 44, 137.—In a decent manner:c.neu quisquam prohibeto filium quin amet... quod bono fiat modo,
Plaut. Merc. 5, 4, 62. —Jure optimo or optimo jure, with good, perfect right:II.te ipse jure optumo incuses licet,
Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 23; id. Rud. 2, 6, 53:ut jure optimo me deserere posses,
Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 6; Sen. Ot. Sap. 2 (29), 2.—With pass. or intr. verb, deservedly:ne jure optimo irrideamur,
Cic. Off. 1, 31, 111; cf. id. ib. 1, 42, 151; id. Marcell. 1, 4;similarly, optimo judicio,
Val. Max. 2, 9, 2.As subst.A.bŏnus, boni, m.; of persons.1.In sing. or plur. orig. = bonus vir, boni viri; v. I. A. 1. a. b, supra, a morally good man.(α).Plur.:(β).bonis quod bene fit haud perit,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 2; id. Capt. 2, 2, 108; id. Trin. 2, 1, 55; id. Pers. 4, 5, 2:melius apud bonos quam apud fortunatos beneficium collocari puto,
Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71:verum esse ut bonos boni diligant, quamobrem... bonis inter bonos quasi necessariam (esse) benevolentiam,
id. Lael. 14, 50:diverso itinere malos a bonis loca taetra... habere,
Sall. C. 52, 13; 7, 2; 52, 22:oderunt peccare boni virtutis amore,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 52:tam bonis quam malis conduntur urbes,
Sen. Ben. 4, 28, 4; so id. Vit. Beat. 15, 6; Quint. 9, 2, 76.—Rarely bŏnae, arum, f., good women:quia omnes bonos bonasque adcurare addecet, etc.,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 41.—Sing.:2.malus bonum malum esse volt ut sit sui similis,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 8:nec enim cuique bono mali quidquam evenire potest,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 99; cf.:qui meliorem audax vocet in jus,
Hor. S. 2, 5, 29.—Bonus, a man of honor.(α).A brave man:(β).pro qua (patria) quis bonus dubitet mortem oppetere si ei sit profuturus?
Cic. Off. 1, 17, 57:libertatem quam nemo bonus nisi cum anima simul amittat,
Sall. C. 33, 5:fortes creantur fortibus et bonis,
Hor. C. 4, 4, 29 (opp. ignavi):fama impari boni atque ignavi erant,
Sall. J. 57, 6; 53, 8; id. C. 11, 2. —A gentleman:3. (α).quis enim umquam, qui paululum modo bonorum consuetudinem nosset, litteras ad se ab amico missas... in medium protulit?
Cic. Phil. 2, 4, 7.—In gen. (of political sentiments, = optimates, opp. populares, seditiosi, perditi cives, etc.;(β).so usu. in Cic.): meam causam omnes boni proprie enixeque susceperant,
Cic. Sest. 16, 38:audaces homines et perditi nutu impelluntur... boni, nescio quomodo, tardiores sunt, etc.,
id. ib. 47, 100:ego Kal. Jan. senatum et bonos omnes legis agrariae... metu liberavi,
id. Pis. 2, 4:etenim omnes boni, quantum in ipsis fuit, Caesarem occiderunt,
id. Phil. 2, 13, 29; id. Fam. 5, 2, 8; 5, 21, 2; id. Sest. 2, 5; 16, 36; 48, 103; id. Planc. 35, 86; id. Mil. 2, 5; id. Off. 2. 12, 43:maledictis increpat omnes bonos,
Sall. C. 21, 4; 19, 2; 33, 3; Hirt. B. G. 8, 22; so,optimi,
Cic. Leg. 3, 17, 37; and, ironically, boni identified with the rich:bonorum, id est lautorum et locupletum,
id. Att. 8, 1, 3.—Without reference to political views;4.opp. vulgus (rare): nihil ego istos moror fatuos mores quibus boni dedecorant se,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 22:semper in civitate quibus opes nullae sunt bonis invident,
Sall. C. 37, 3:elatus est sine ulla pompa funeris, comitantibus omnibus bonis, maxima vulgi frequentia,
Nep. Att. 22, 2.—So, mĕlĭōres, um, m., one ' s betters:ut quaestui habeant male loqui melioribus,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 13:da locum melioribus,
Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 37.—Boni, bone, in addresses, as an expression of courtesy, Hor. S. 2, 2, 1; 2, 6, 51; 2, 6, 95; id. Ep. 2, 2, 37; ironice, id. S. 2, 3, 31.—5.Optimus quisque = quivis bonus, omnes boni.(α).Referring to morality:(β).esse aliquid natura pulcrum quod optimus quisque sequeretur,
every good man, Cic. Sen. 13, 43:qui ita se gerebant ut sua consilia optimo cuique probarent, optimates habebantur,
id. Sest. 45, 96; id. Off. 1, 43, 154; id. Fin. 1, 7, 24; id. Sest. 54, 115; and = even the best:quare deus optimum quemque mala valetudine adficit?
Sen. Prov. 4, 8.—Of the educated classes:(γ). (δ).adhibenda est quaedam reverentia adversus homines, et optimi cujusque et reliquorum,
Cic. Off. 1, 28, 99; cf. id. ib. 1, 25, 85:Catilina plerisque consularibus, praeterea optumo cuique, litteras mittit,
Sall. C. 34, 2:optimo cuique infesta libertas,
Sen. Ot. Sap. 8, 2 (32 fin.).—In gen., excellent:(ε).optimus quisque facere quam dicere... malebat,
Sall. C. 8, 5.—Distributively:(ζ).ita imperium semper ad optumum quemque a minus bono transfertur,
to the best man in each instance, Sall. C. 2, 6.—Referring to another superlative ( = quo quisque melior eo magis, etc.):(η).hic aditus laudis qui semper optimo cuique maxime patuit,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1, 1; so id. Lael. 4, 14; id. Inv. 2, 11, 36; Sen. Vit. Beat. 18, 1.—Attributively, with a noun:2. 1.optimam quamque causam,
Cic. Sest. 43, 93:optima quaeque dies,
Verg. G. 3, 66.Bonum, or plur. bona, a good, or goods in a moral and metaphysical sense, a moral good, a blessing: sunt autem hae de finibus defensae sententiae: nihil bonum nisi honestum, ut Stoici; nihil bonum nisi voluptatem, ut Epicurus;2.nihil bonum nisi vacuitatem doloris, ut Hieronymus... tria genera bonorum, maxima animi, secunda corporis, externa tertia, ut Peripatetici, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 30, 84 sq.:quid est igitur bonum? Si quid recte fit et honeste et cum virtute, id bene fieri vere dicitur, et quod rectum et honestum et cum virtute est, id solum opinor bonum,
id. Par. 1, 1, 9:ut quis intellegat, quid sit illud simplex et verum bonum quod non possit ab honestate sejungi,
id. Ac. 1, 2, 7:non-est igitur voluptas bonum,
id. Fin. 1, 11, 39: finis bonorum et malorum (telos agathôn) = summa bona et mala:sunt nonnullae disciplinae quae, propositis bonorum et malorum finibus, officium omne pervertant. Nam qui summum bonum sic instituit ut, etc.,
id. Off. 1, 2, 5; cf. id. Par. 1, 3, 14; id. Ac. 2, 9, 29; 2, 36, 114; 2, 42, 129; id. Fin. 1, 9, 29; 1, 12, 42; id. Tusc. 4, 31, 66; Sen. Vit. Beat. 24, 5; id. Ep. 117, 1 et saep.—Bonum, what is valuable, beneficial, estimable, favorable, pleasant, physically or mentally:3.quoi boni Tantum adfero quantum ipsus a diis optat,
Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 9:multa bona vobis volt facere,
will do you much good, id. Poen. 5, 4, 60; id. Am. prol. 43, 49; id. Pers. 4, 8, 4; 2, 3, 14; id. Cas. 2, 8, 32:tum demum nostra intellegemus bona quom ea amisimus,
id. Capt. 1, 2, 33:multa tibi di dent bona,
id. Poen. 1, 1, 80; cf. id. ib. 3, 3, 54; 3, 3, 74; id. Mil. 3, 1, 120; id. Men. 3, 3, 34; id. Pers. 4, 3, 23; id. Truc. 1, 2, 23; id. Merc. 1, 2, 40; id. Most. 1, 1, 47:omnia Bona dicere,
to speak in the highest terms of one, Ter. And. 1, 1, 70:sed ne vivus quidem bono caret, si eo non indiget,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 36, 88:cum quaecumque bona Peripateticis, eadem Stoicis commoda viderentur,
id. ib. 5, 41, 120:nihil enim boni nosti,
nothing that is good for any thing, id. Phil. 2, 7, 16:mala pro bonis legere dementia est,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 6, 1; Val. Max. 5, 3, ext. 3 fin.; Hor. S. 1, 2, 73:quia bonum sit valere,
a good thing, Cic. Fin. 4, 23, 62 (cf. III. A. 5. infra):melius: quo quidem haud scio an... quidquam melius sit homini a dis immortalibus datum,
id. Lael. 6, 20:meliora... Aristotelem de istis rebus scripsisse,
id. Or. 1, 10, 43:optimum: difficillimum est formam exponere optimi,
id. ib. 11, 36.— Here belongs the phrase boni consulere;v. consulo.—So after prepositions: in bonum vertere, v. under verto: in melius ire,
to change for the better, Tac. A. 12, 68.—In the same sense: in melius aliquid referre, or reflectere ( poet.), Verg. A. 1, 281; 11, 426; 10, 632:ad melius transcurrere,
to pass over to something better, Hor. S. 2, 2, 82.—Bonum or bona, prosperity:4.fortiter malum qui patitur, idem post patitur bonum,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 58:nulli est homini perpetuum bonum,
id. Curc. 1, 3, 33:unā tecum bona, mala tolerabimus,
Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 23:quibus in bonis fuerint et nunc quibus in malis sint, ostenditur ( = in secundis, in adversis rebus),
Cic. Inv. 1, 55, 107.—Good qualities, gifts:5.omnia adsunt bona, quem penes'st virtus,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 30:magnis illi et divinis bonis hanc licentiam adsequebantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148:nisi qui se suā gravitate et castimoniā... tum etiam naturali quodam bono defenderet, etc.,
id. Cael. 5, 11:hunc meā sententiā divinis quibusdam bonis instructum atque ornatum puto,
id. ib. 17, 39:non intellego quod bonum cuiquam sit apud tales viros profuturum,
id. Balb. 28, 63:gaude isto tuo tam excellenti bono,
id. Marcell. 6, 19; so id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49.—Advantage, benefit:6.si plus adipiscare, re explicatā, boni, quam addubitatā mali,
Cic. Off. 1, 24, 83:saepe cogitavi bonine an mali plus adtulerit... eloquentiae studium,
id. Inv. 1, 1, 1; 2, 35, 106; id. Off. 2, 2, 5; id. Sest. 10, 24:maximum bonum in celeritate ponebat,
Sall. C. 43, 4; so, bono publico (abl.), for the public good:hoc ita si fit, publico fiat bono,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 183; Liv. 2, 44, 3; Dig. 41, 3, 1.—With aequum, what is fair and good, the fair ( thing), fairness, equity:7. a.si bonum aequomque oras,
Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 149; so id. Pers. 3, 1, 71; id. Rud. 1, 2, 94; id. Men. 4, 2, 11:si tu aliquam partem aequi bonique dixeris,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 32; id. Heaut. 4, 1, 29; id. Ad. 1, 1, 39:a quo vivo nec praesens nec absens quidquam aequi bonique impetravit,
Cic. Phil. 2, 37, 94.—Hence, aequo et bono, or ex aequo et bono, in ( with) fairness, in equity, Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 30; Auct. Her. 2, 10, 14; 2, 12, 18; 2, 13, 20; Gai. Inst. 3, 137: aequi bonique, as gen. of value, with facere:istuc, Chreme, Aequi bonique facio,
I place a fair and proper value on it, Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 40.—In gen.:b.paterna oportet reddi filio bona,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 120:bona sua med habiturum omnia,
id. Truc. 2, 4, 49; cf. id. ib. 2, 7, 6; 4, 2, 29; id. Rud. 2, 6, 22; id. Most. 1, 3, 77; id. Trin. 4, 4, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 4:bona mea diripiebantur atque ad consulem deferebantur,
Cic. Sest. 24, 54:cum de capite, civis et de bonis proscriptio ferretur,
id. ib. 30, 65:bona, fortunas, possessiones omnium,
id. Caecin. 13, 38:at mulctantur bonis exsules,
id. Tusc. 5, 37, 106; id. Off. 2, 23, 81; id. Par. 1, 1, 7; id. Sest. 19, 42; 43, 94; 52, 111; id. Phil. 2, 26, 64; Caes. B. G. 7, 3; Liv. 2, 3, 5; 2, 5, 5; 4, 15, 8; Tac. A. 2, 48; Quint. 6, 1, 19 et saep.—Bonorum possessio, the possession of one ' s property by another.(α).Bonorum possessio in consequence of bonorum cessio, i. e. an assignment of one ' s property for the benefit of creditors, Dig. 42, tit. 3.—(β).Bonorum possessio granted by the prætor against a contumacious or insolvent debtor (in bona mittere, in bona ire jubere, bona possidere jubere, etc.); cf. Dig. 42, tit. 4:(γ).postulat a Burrieno Naevius ut ex edicto bona possidere liceat,
Cic. Quint. 6, 25, and the whole of c. 8:edixit... neu quis militis... bona possideret aut venderet,
Liv. 2, 24, 6:bona proscribere,
to offer the property thus transferred for sale, Cic. Quint. 6, 25.—Chiefly referring to the property of a defunct person (hereditas), where the prætor, till the heir had proved his right, granted a bonorum possessio secundum tabulas or contra tabulas, Dig. 37, tit. 4; 37, tit. 11.—c.In bonis esse;III.with reference to the older civil law, which distinguished between civil property (habere rem ex jure Quiritium) and natural property (rem in bonis habere, res in bonis est),
Gai. Inst. 2, 40, 41; Dig. 40, 12, 38, § 2; 37, 6, 2, § 1; 37, 6, 3, § 2; ib. Fragm. 1, 16; Gai. Inst. 1, 22; 1, 35; 1, 222; 1, 167; Dig. 1, 8, 1; 27, 10, 10:neque bonorum possessorum, neque... res pleno jure fiunt, sed in bonis efficiuntur,
ib. Fragm. 3, 80.—Hence, nullam omnino arbitrabamur de eā hereditate controversiam eum habiturum, et est hodie in bonis, i. e. [p. 247] the bonorum possessio has been granted to him, which did not give full ownership, but effected only that the hereditas was in bonis. Cic. Fam. 13, 30, 1.Predicative use.A.With nouns or pronouns as subjects.1.Bonum esse, to be morally good, honest:2.nunc mihi bonae necessum est esse ingratiis, Quamquam esse nolo,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 82:bonam ego quam beatam me esse nimio dici mavolo,
id. Poen. 1, 2, 93; so id. Capt. 2, 1, 44; id. Men. 4, 2, 6; id. Rud. prol. 29:itaque viros fortes magnanimos eosdem, bonos et simplices... esse volumus,
Cic. Off. 1, 19, 63; cf. id. ib. 3, 21, 84; id. Att. 15, 6, 1:Cato esse quam videri bonus malebat,
Sall. C. 54, 5:ut politiora, non ut meliora fiant ingenia,
Val. Max. 5, 4, ext. 5 fin. —To be beneficial, prosperous, advantageous, valuable, favorable, serviceable, correct, with reference to both persons and things as subjects, and in regard to physical and mental relations:3.jam istuc non bonumst,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 29; Cato, R. R. 157:oleum viridius et melius fiet,
id. ib. 3:vinum ut alvum bonam faciat,
to correct the bowels, id. ib. 156:quid est homini salute melius?
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 127:non optuma haec sunt, verum meliora quam deterruma,
id. Trin. 2, 3, 1:quid est quod huc possit quod melius sit accedere?
Cic. Fin. 1, 12, 41; 1, 18, 57; id. Tusc. 1, 41, 99:in quo (vestitu), sicut in plerisque rebus, mediocritas optima est,
id. Off. 1, 36, 130; 2, 17, 59; id. Inv. 1, 31, 51; id. Or. 2, 6; 11, 36:meliorem tamen militem... in futura proelia id certamen fecit,
Liv. 2, 51, 3:parvus ut est cygni melior canor, ille gruum quam Clamor,
Lucr. 4, 181; 4, 191:si meliora dies, ut vina, poemata reddit,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 34.—So in the optative formula:quod bonum, faustum, felixque sit,
Liv. 1, 28, 7; 1, 17, 10; 39, 15, 1; 3, 54;3, 34.—Also, quod bonum atque fortunatum mihi sit,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 50;and with a noun as subject: ut nobis haec habitatio Bona, fausta, felix, fortunataque evenat,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 3.—To be kind:4.bonus cum probis'st (erus), malus cum malis,
Plaut. Most. 4, 1, 22:hic si vellet bonus ac benignus Esse,
Hor. S. 1, 2, 52.—With reference to the gods:B.ecastor ambae (Fortuna et Salus sunt bonae,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 129:Palladis aut oculos ausa negare bonos (esse),
Prop. 3, 24, 12 (2, 28, 12).—Impers.1.Bonum est (very rare for the class. bene est; v. bene).(α). (β).With subject inf.:2.nam et stulte facere, et stulte fabularier in aetate haud bonum est,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 61:bonum est pauxillum amare, insane non bonum est,
id. Curc. 1, 3,20.—Melius est.(α).With subject inf.:(β).melius sanam est mentem sumere,
Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 51:nihil sentire est melius quam tam prava sentire,
Cic. Ac. 2, 40, 125; cf. id. Fin. 1, 19, 62; id. Off. 1, 43, 156; so,melius fuit, fuisset, or fuerat,
it would have been better, id. N. D. 3, 33; id. Sen. 23, 82; id. Off. 3, 25, 94:proinde quiesse erit melius,
Liv. 3, 48, 3; 3, 41, 3; Verg. A. 11, 303.—With subject inf.-clause:(γ).meliu'st te quae sunt mandata tibi praevortier,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 125; id. Men. 5, 9, 32.—With ut-clause:(δ).quid melius quam ut hinc intro abeam et me suspendam clanculum,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 145; so id. Ps. 4, 7, 18.—With subjectclause in the subjunctive:3.nunc quid mihi meliu'st quam ilico hic opperiar erum,
Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 22.—Optimum est.(α).With subject inf.:(β).optimum visum est, captivos quam primum deportare,
Liv. 23, 34, 8:si quis dicit optimum esse navigare,
Sen. Ot. Sap. 8, 4 (32 fin.); so, optimum fuit, it would have been better, and optimum erat, it would be better, Quint. 6, prooem. 3; 11, 2, 33; Hor. S. 2, 1, 7.—With inf.-clause:(γ).constituerunt optimum esse, domum suam quemque reverti,
Caes. B. G. 2, 10: optimum visum est, in fluctuantem aciem tradi equos, etc., Liv 6, 24, 10; 22, 27, 6.—With ut and subj:(δ).hoc vero optimum, ut is qui, etc., id ultimum bonorum, id ipsum quid et quale sit nesciat,
Cic. Fin. 2, 3, 6.—With quod:(ε).illa vero optima (sunt) quod cum Haluntium venisset Archagathum vocari jussit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 51:optimum vero (est) quod dictaturae nomen in perpetuum de re publica sustulisti,
id. Phil. 2, 36, 91.—With second sup., in the phrase optumum factu est (where factu is redundant):IV.sed hoc mihi optumum factu arbitror,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 16:optimum factu esse duxerant frumento... nostros prohibere,
Caes. B. G. 4, 30:optumum factu credens exercitum augere,
Sall. C. 32, 1 (Kritz, factum); 57, 5 (Kritz, factum).Ellipt. use: di meliora, i. e. dent or velint, i. e. let the gods grant better things than what you say, etc.; God forbid! in full:V.di melius duint,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 9, 16:di meliora velint!
Ov. M. 7, 37.—Ellipt.:di meliora! inquit,
Cic. Sen. 14, 47:id ubi mulier audivit, perturbata, dii meliora inquit, etc.,
Liv. 39, 10, 2; 9, 9, 6; Verg. G. 3, 513;similarly, di melius, i. e. fecerunt,
Val. Max. 6, 1, ext. 3.With object expressed,1.By dat.(α).= good, useful, beneficial for:(β).ambula, id lieni optumum est,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 25:quia vobis eadem quae mihi bona malaque esse intellexi,
Sall. C. 20, 3:bona bello Cornus, jaculis, etc.,
Verg. G. 2, 447.—= benignus or propitius, kind to:(γ).vicinis bonus esto,
Cato, R. R. 4:bene merenti mala es, male merenti bona es,
Plaut. As. 1, 2, 3:vos o mihi Manes, Este boni,
Verg. A. 12, 647.—= idoneus, fit for, adapted to:(δ).qui locus vino optimus dicetur esse,
Cato, R. R. 6:tum erit ei rei optumum tempus,
id. ib. 26:terra cui putre solum, Optima frumentis,
Verg. G. 2, 205; 2, 319; 1, 286.—With sum and dat., in the phrase alicui bono est, it is of service to one, profits him:(ε).accusant in quibus occidi patrem Sex. Roscii bono fuit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 5, 13:bono fuisse Romanis adventum eorum constabat,
Liv. 7, 12, 4.—Hence, with rel. dat.: cui bono (est), for whose advantage it is:quod si quis usurpet illud Cassianum cui bono fuerit, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 2, 14, 35:cui bono fuisset,
id. Rosc. Am. 30, 84; id. Mil. 12, 32 Ascon. ad loc.; cf.ellipt. form cui bono?
Prisc. p. 1208 P.—With dat. gerund:2.ager oleto conserundo qui in Favonium spectavit, aliis bonus nullus erit,
Cato, R. R. 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 24:(mons) quia pecori bonus alendo erat,
Liv. 29, 31; 9, 10.—By ad and acc.:refert et ad quam rem bona aut non bona sit,
Varr. R. R. 1, 91:occasio quaeritur idoneane fuerit ad rem adoriendam, an alia melior,
Auct. Her. 2, 4, 7:non campos modo militi Romano ad proelium bonos, etc.,
Tac. A. 2, 14.
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