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  • 81 apuntar

    v.
    1 to make a note of, to note down.
    he apuntado a mi hijo a clases de natación I've put my son's name down for swimming lessons, I've signed my son up for swimming lessons
    apúntamelo (en la cuenta) put it on my account
    2 to point (dirigir) (dedo).
    apuntar una pistola hacia alguien, apuntar a alguien con una pistola to aim a gun at somebody
    Pedro apunta el arma Peter points the gun.
    3 to prompt (Teatro).
    fue expulsada de clase por apuntar las respuestas a un compañero she was thrown out of the classroom for whispering the answers to a classmate
    4 to hint at.
    5 to appear.
    6 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to put in writing.
    María apunta los comentarios Mary writes down the comments.
    7 to take aim.
    Pedro apunta hacia Ricardo Peter takes aim at Richard.
    8 to enroll, to add on to the list.
    María apunta a Silvia Mary enrolls Silvia.
    9 to point out, to indicate.
    Pedro apunta las necesidades de ella Peter points out her needs.
    10 to denote to, to indicate to, to suggest to.
    La carta apunta desistir del plan The letter denotes to desist of the plan
    * * *
    1 (señalar) to point (a, at)
    ■ apuntó que... she pointed out that...
    2 (arma) to aim
    ■ ¡apunten! take aim!
    3 (anotar) to note down, make a note of
    ■ se lo apunto en cuenta I'll put it on your account, I'll charge it to your account
    4 (estar encaminado) to be aimed (a, at), be designed (a, to)
    5 (insinuar) to suggest, indicate
    6 (sujetar) to stitch, pin lightly, tack lightly
    7 TEATRO to prompt
    8 familiar (en un examen) to whisper the answer to
    1 to begin to appear
    2 TEATRO to prompt
    1 (inscribirse) to enrol
    2 familiar (participar) to take part (a, in)
    ■ ¿te apuntas? are you game?
    \
    apuntarse un tanto to score a point
    * * *
    verb
    5) suggest, hint
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=dirigir) [+ cámara, pistola, misil] to aim (a at)
    train (a on)
    2) (=sugerir) to point out

    apuntó la posibilidad de que no hubiera sido un suicidio — she suggested the possibility that it mightn't have been suicide, she pointed out that it mightn't have been suicide

    3) (=anotar)
    a) [en cuaderno] make a note of, note down; [en lista, tabla] to enter, record

    apuntó la dirección en su agenda — she made a note of the address in her diary, she noted down the address in her diary

    apuntó la temperatura en un gráfico — she recorded o wrote down the temperature on a graph

    b) (Estadística) [+ velocidad, tiempo] to log
    4) (=inscribir) [en lista] to put down; [en colegio, curso] to enrol, enroll (EEUU); [en concurso, competición] to enter, put down

    ¿me puedes apuntar para la cena de Navidad? — could you put me down for the Christmas dinner?

    5) (=decir en voz baja) [a actor] to prompt
    6) (=afilar) to sharpen, put a point on
    7) (=apostar) [+ dinero] to bet
    8) (Cos) to fasten
    2. VI
    1) (=señalar) [con arma] to aim; [con dedo, objeto] to point at

    no apuntes hacia ninguna persona — [con arma] don't aim at anybody o don't point your gun at anybody; [con dedo] don't point at anybody

    ¡apunten! ¡disparen! — take aim! fire!

    apuntar con: todos le apuntaban con el dedo — everyone pointed their fingers at her

    apuntar a algn con un arma — to aim a gun at sb, point a gun at sb

    me apuntó al pecho con un fusil — he aimed o pointed the gun at my chest

    2) (=dirigirse) to point
    3) (=anotar) to note down

    ¿tienes dónde apuntar? — have you got something to note this down on?

    apunta, dos kilos de patatas y uno de uvas — note this down o make a note, two kilos of potatoes and a kilo of grapes

    4) (=surgir) [barba] to sprout

    el maíz apunta bien este año — LAm the corn is coming on nicely this year

    5)

    todo apunta a que van a ganar las elecciones — there is every indication o sign that they will win the elections, everything points to them winning the election

    todo parece apuntar a que... — everything seems to indicate that...

    6) LAm (=apostar) to bet, place bets
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tomar nota de) to make a note of, note down
    b) (para excursión, actividad) to put... down
    2) (Teatr) to prompt; (Educ)

    mi amiga me apuntaba las respuestas — (fam) my friend whispered the answers to me

    3) (señalar, indicar) to point at
    4) ( afirmar) to point out
    2.
    1)
    a) ( con arma) to aim

    preparen... apunten... fuego! — ready... take aim... fire!

    apuntar a alguien/algo — to aim at somebody/something

    le apuntó con una pistola — she pointed/aimed a gun at him

    b) (indicar, señalar) to point

    la aguja apunta al or hacia el norte — the needle points north

    2) ( anotar)

    apunta: comprar limones, leche... — make a note, you need to buy lemons, milk...

    ¿tienes lápiz? pues apunta — have you got a pencil? well, take o jot this down

    3) (Teatr) to prompt
    4) (liter) día to break; barba to appear, begin to show; flor/planta to sprout
    3.
    apuntarse v pron
    1)

    apuntarse a or en algo — a curso to enroll* on something; a clase to sign up for something

    vamos a la discoteca ¿te apuntas? — we're going to the disco, do you want to come (along)?

    me voy a tomar un café ¿quién se apunta? — I'm going out for a coffee, anyone want to join me? (colloq)

    b) ( obtener) < tanto> to score; < victoria> to chalk up, achieve
    2) ( manifestarse) tendencia to become evident
    * * *
    = get at, point, point out, jot down, take + aim, take down, mark + Nombre + down as, mark + Nombre + up.
    Ex. What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.
    Ex. An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.
    Ex. By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.
    Ex. Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools.
    Ex. This article has been a discussion of how public libraries can take aim on quality.
    Ex. All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.
    Ex. One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.
    Ex. If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.
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    * apuntar a = point + the way to, point to.
    * apuntar a la misma conclusión = point to + the same conclusion.
    * apuntar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.
    * apuntar el hecho de que = point to + the fact that.
    * apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.
    * apuntarse = enrol [enroll -USA], sign up, be game, register (with).
    * apuntarse a = join + Asociación.
    * apuntarse medallas = chalk up + achievements.
    * evidencia + apuntar a = evidence + points towards.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( tomar nota de) to make a note of, note down
    b) (para excursión, actividad) to put... down
    2) (Teatr) to prompt; (Educ)

    mi amiga me apuntaba las respuestas — (fam) my friend whispered the answers to me

    3) (señalar, indicar) to point at
    4) ( afirmar) to point out
    2.
    1)
    a) ( con arma) to aim

    preparen... apunten... fuego! — ready... take aim... fire!

    apuntar a alguien/algo — to aim at somebody/something

    le apuntó con una pistola — she pointed/aimed a gun at him

    b) (indicar, señalar) to point

    la aguja apunta al or hacia el norte — the needle points north

    2) ( anotar)

    apunta: comprar limones, leche... — make a note, you need to buy lemons, milk...

    ¿tienes lápiz? pues apunta — have you got a pencil? well, take o jot this down

    3) (Teatr) to prompt
    4) (liter) día to break; barba to appear, begin to show; flor/planta to sprout
    3.
    apuntarse v pron
    1)

    apuntarse a or en algo — a curso to enroll* on something; a clase to sign up for something

    vamos a la discoteca ¿te apuntas? — we're going to the disco, do you want to come (along)?

    me voy a tomar un café ¿quién se apunta? — I'm going out for a coffee, anyone want to join me? (colloq)

    b) ( obtener) < tanto> to score; < victoria> to chalk up, achieve
    2) ( manifestarse) tendencia to become evident
    * * *
    = get at, point, point out, jot down, take + aim, take down, mark + Nombre + down as, mark + Nombre + up.

    Ex: What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.

    Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.
    Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.
    Ex: Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools.
    Ex: This article has been a discussion of how public libraries can take aim on quality.
    Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.
    Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.
    Ex: If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.
    * apuntar a = point + the way to, point to.
    * apuntar a la misma conclusión = point to + the same conclusion.
    * apuntar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.
    * apuntar el hecho de que = point to + the fact that.
    * apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.
    * apuntarse = enrol [enroll -USA], sign up, be game, register (with).
    * apuntarse a = join + Asociación.
    * apuntarse medallas = chalk up + achievements.
    * evidencia + apuntar a = evidence + points towards.

    * * *
    apuntar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (tomar nota de) to make a note of, note down
    apunta todo lo que tienes que comprar make a note of o note down o jot down everything you have to buy
    apunta en una libreta todo lo que ha hecho en el día he notes down o writes down in a notebook everything he's done during the day, he makes a note of everything he's done during the day in a notebook
    tengo que apuntar tu dirección I must make a note of your address, I must write down your address
    apúntelo en mi cuenta put it on my account
    apunta todo porque tiene muy mala memoria he writes everything down because he has a terrible memory
    2 (en un curso) to enroll*, put … down; (para una excursión, actividad) to put … down
    quiero apuntar a la niña a or en clases de inglés I want to put my daughter's name down for o enroll my daughter for English classes
    apúntame para el sábado put me down for Saturday
    B ( Teatr) to prompt
    pasa aquí al frente para que no te apunten las respuestas ( fam); come up to the front so that no one can whisper the answers to you o help you with the answers
    C (señalar, indicar) to point at
    no la apuntes con el dedo don't point (your finger) at her
    apuntó con el dedo dónde estaba el error he pointed (with his finger) to where the mistake was, he pointed (his finger) to where the mistake was
    apuntó con una regla el lugar exacto en el mapa he used a ruler to point to o indicate the exact spot on the map
    D (afirmar, señalar) to point out
    el presidente apuntó la necesidad de un cambio radical the president pointed out the need o pointed to the need for a radical change
    apuntó que no se trataba de obtener privilegios he pointed out that it was not a matter of getting privileges
    —no sólo ocurre en este país —apuntó this isn't the only country where it happens, he pointed out
    ■ apuntar
    vi
    A
    1 (con un arma) to aim
    preparen … apunten … ¡fuego! ready … take aim … fire!
    apunta hacia or para otro lado aim (it) somewhere else
    apuntar A algn/algo to aim AT sb/sth
    apuntar al blanco to aim at the target
    le apuntó con una pistola she pointed/aimed a gun at him
    2 (indicar, señalar) to point
    la aguja apunta siempre al or hacia el norte the needle always points north
    ningún dato parece apuntar a la existencia de un compló there is no information to point to o indicate the existence of a plot
    B
    (anotar): apunta, comprar harina, leche, pan … make a note, you need to buy flour, milk, bread …
    ¿tienes papel y lápiz? pues apunta have you got paper and a pencil? well, take o jot this down
    C ( Teatr) to prompt
    D ( liter); «día» to break; «barba» to appear, begin to show; «flor/planta» to sprout
    al apuntar el alba at the break of day ( liter)
    ya apuntan los primeros capullos the first buds are already appearing
    A
    1 (inscribirse) apuntarse A or EN algo:
    me apunté a or en un cursillo de natación I enrolled on o signed up for a swimming course
    apuntarse al paro ( Esp); to register as unemployed, to sign on ( BrE colloq)
    ¿te vas a apuntar al or en el torneo? are you going to put your name down o put yourself down for the tournament?
    me apunté para ir a la excursión I put my name o myself down for the outing
    nos vamos a la discoteca ¿te apuntas? we're going to the disco, do you want to come (along) o ( BrE) do you fancy coming?
    vamos a salir a cenar — oye, yo me apunto we're going out for dinner — oh, I'll come!
    me voy a tomar un café ¿quién se apunta? I'm going out for a coffee, anyone interested? o anyone want to join me? ( colloq)
    2 (obtener, anotarse) ‹tanto› to score; ‹victoria› to chalk up, achieve, gain
    se apuntó un gran éxito con este libro she scored a great hit with this book
    el jugador que se apuntó el gol de la victoria the player who scored the winning goal
    B (manifestarse) to become evident
    las tendencias artísticas que ya se apuntaban a finales del siglo pasado the artistic tendencies which were already becoming evident at the end of the last century
    el festival ha profundizado en una dirección que ya se apuntaba en años anteriores the festival has continued in a direction which was already becoming evident in previous years
    * * *

     

    apuntar ( conjugate apuntar) verbo transitivo
    1

    b) (para excursión, actividad) to put … down

    2 (señalar, indicar) to point at;

    verbo intransitivo

    ◊ preparen … apunten … ¡fuego! ready … take aim … fire!;

    le apuntó con una pistola she pointed/aimed a gun at him
    b) (indicar, señalar) to point

    apuntarse verbo pronominal
    a) ( inscribirse) apuntarse a or en algo ‹ a curso› to enroll( conjugate enroll) on sth;

    ‹ a clase› to sign up for sth;

    apuntarse al paro (Esp) to register as unemployed, to sign on (BrE colloq)
    b) ( obtener) ‹ tanto› to score;

    ‹ victoria› to chalk up, achieve
    apuntar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (escribir) to note down, make a note of
    2 (sugerir, indicar) to indicate, suggest
    apuntar a..., to point to...
    3 (un arma) to aim
    4 (señalar) to point out
    5 Teat to prompt
    II verbo intransitivo apuntaba el siglo, the century was dawning
    ' apuntar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    señalar
    - anotar
    - nota
    English:
    aim
    - cover
    - down
    - enter
    - get down
    - jot down
    - level
    - note
    - note down
    - prompt
    - put down
    - record
    - take down
    - train
    - wildly
    - jot
    - take
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [anotar] to make a note of, to note down;
    apuntar a alguien [en lista] to put sb down (en on); [en curso] to put sb's name down, to sign sb up (en o a for); [m5] apunta en una lista todo lo que quieres que compre jot down everything you want me to buy, make a list of the things you want me to buy;
    tengo que apuntar tu número de teléfono I must make a note of your phone number, I must write your phone number down somewhere;
    he apuntado a mi hijo a clases de natación I've put my son's name down for swimming lessons, I've signed my son up for swimming lessons;
    apunté a mis padres para ir a la excursión I put my parents down for the trip;
    apúntamelo (en la cuenta) put it on my account;
    ya puedes ir con cuidado, que esto lo apunto [amenaza] you'd better watch out, I'm not going to forget this
    2. [dirigir] [dedo] to point;
    [arma] to aim;
    apuntar a alguien [con el dedo] to point at sb;
    [con un arma] to aim at sb;
    apuntar una pistola hacia alguien, apuntar a alguien con una pistola to aim a gun at sb;
    les apuntó con un rifle he aimed o pointed a rifle at them;
    apuntó al blanco y disparó he took aim at the target and shot;
    la brújula apunta al norte the compass points (to the) north
    3. Teatro to prompt;
    Fam
    fue expulsada de clase por apuntar las respuestas a un compañero she was thrown out of the classroom for whispering the answers to a classmate
    4. [sugerir] to hint at;
    [indicar] to point out;
    apuntó la posibilidad de subir los impuestos he hinted that he might raise taxes;
    la policía ha apuntado la posibilidad de que los secuestradores la hayan matado the police have admitted that the kidnappers may have killed her;
    el joven jugador apunta buenos conocimientos the young player shows a lot of promise
    5. [afilar] to sharpen
    6. Col [abotonar] to button up
    ♦ vi
    1. [vislumbrarse] to appear;
    [día] to break;
    en los árboles ya apuntaban las primeras hojas the first leaves were appearing on the trees
    2. [indicar]
    apuntar a to point to;
    todo apunta a que ganará Brasil everything points to a win for Brazil;
    todas las pruebas apuntan a su culpabilidad all the evidence points to him being guilty;
    las sospechas apuntan a un grupo separatista a separatist group is suspected
    3. Teatro to prompt
    4. [con un arma] to aim;
    ¡carguen, apunten, fuego! ready, take aim, fire!;
    apuntar a lo más alto to set one's sights very high
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 ( escribir) note down, make a note of
    2 TEA prompt
    3 en curso, para viaje etc put one’s name down (en, a on;
    para for)
    4
    :
    apuntar con el dedo point at o to
    II v/i
    1 con arma aim;
    apuntar alto fig aim high, have big ambitions
    2
    :
    apunta el día lit day is breaking
    * * *
    1) : to aim, to point
    2) anotar: to write down, to jot down
    3) indicar, señalar: to point to, to point out
    4) : to prompt (in the theater)
    1) : to take aim
    2) : to become evident
    * * *
    1. (escribir) to make a note of / to note down
    2. (inscribir) to put somebody's name down [pt. & pp. put]
    3. (dirigir un arma) to aim / to point

    Spanish-English dictionary > apuntar

  • 82 trabajo1

    1 = employment, endeavour [endeavor, -USA], job, labour [labor, -USA], leg work, occupation, task, work, working environment, workload [work load], pursuit, workmanship, footwork, handwork, professional position, working practice, pursuit in life, handiwork, lifework, line of business, toil, industry.
    Ex. Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
    Ex. Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter, the catalog card, and much leg work, but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.
    Ex. Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.
    Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex. This article examines the various features now available on copiers and comments on the usefulness in a working environment.
    Ex. Each of these changes, if we were to deal with them in an adequate manner, create severe workload problems for the cataloging department.
    Ex. What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.
    Ex. William R Lethaby, the architect who had Westminster Abbey in his charge for over twenty years, once said 'Art is thoughtful workmanship'.
    Ex. If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.
    Ex. The newspaper's suppression after the first issue was not, as some historians have declared, the handwork of Massachusetts' Puritan clergy = La supresión del periódico después de su primer número no fue, como algunos historiadores han declarado, por la intervención del clero puritano de Massachussetts.
    Ex. In virtually all of her professional positions she has been involved with the handling of documents.
    Ex. While many believe that print on paper will never die, new formats are already changing working practice in many spheres.
    Ex. People who are blind, regardless of their pursuit in life, will not have access to current information, books, learning, or education opportunities unless all libraries and blindness organizations agree to work together.
    Ex. Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.
    Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
    Ex. The computer people are muscling in on our line of business and we can't stop them.
    Ex. Furthermore, the computer can be used, and is already being used, to eliminate drudgery, busywork, and useless toil in library systems.
    Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
    ----
    * acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.
    * agenda de trabajo = work agenda.
    * agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.
    * almuerzo de trabajo = work luncheon.
    * ámbito de trabajo = field of endeavour.
    * amor al trabajo = love of work.
    * ansiedad en el trabajo = job anxiety, work anxiety.
    * anterior al trabajo = pre-service.
    * anuncio de trabajo = help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * anuncios de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * año de trabajo = man year.
    * ascender en el trabajo = step up + the career ladder.
    * ascenso en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * aspirar a un puesto de trabajo = aspire to + position.
    * asunto relacionado con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.
    * basado en el trabajo en equipo = team-based.
    * bibliografía de trabajo = working bibliography.
    * biblioteconomía especializada en el trabajo de referencia = reference librarianship.
    * bolsa de trabajo = labour exchange, job opportunities, employment bureau, employment centre, employment opportunity, job centre, job pool.
    * borrador de trabajo = working paper.
    * buscador de trabajo = job applicant, job seeker.
    * buscar trabajo = seek + employment.
    * buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.
    * campo de trabajo = field of endeavour.
    * campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.
    * cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].
    * carga de trabajo = workload [work load].
    * centro de trabajo = workplace.
    * cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.
    * comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.
    * comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.
    * compañero de trabajo = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker.
    * complementos del trabajo = fringe benefits, fringes.
    * conciliación del trabajo y la familia = reconciliation of work and family.
    * con demasiado trabajo = overworked.
    * condiciones del contrato de trabajo = terms of employment.
    * condiciones de trabajo = working conditions.
    * con mucho trabajo = painfully.
    * conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.
    * con trabajo = in post.
    * contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis.
    * contrato de trabajo = contract position.
    * conversación de trabajo = shop talk.
    * costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.
    * costar trabajo = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.
    * cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.
    * cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.
    * dar trabajo = present + burden.
    * dedicar trabajo = expend + effort.
    * definición de trabajo = working definition.
    * dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.
    * dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.
    * dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.
    * dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.
    * denominación del puesto de trabajo = job title, occupational title.
    * dentro del mismo trabajo = intraoccupational.
    * derecho del trabajo = employment law.
    * desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * desarrollar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.
    * descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.
    * desempeñar un trabajo = exercise + work.
    * despedir del trabajo = make + redundant.
    * después del horario de trabajo = after hours [after-hours].
    * de trabajo = working.
    * día del trabajo = Labour Day.
    * día de trabajo = working day.
    * día internacional del trabajo = Labour Day.
    * diario automático de trabajo = time log.
    * dignidad del trabajo = dignity of work.
    * dinámica de trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribución del trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.
    * división del trabajo = division of labour.
    * documento de trabajo = working document, working draft.
    * eficacia en el trabajo = quality of service.
    * elaborar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.
    * eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * empresa de trabajo = industrial affiliation.
    * encomendar un trabajo a Alguien = assign + job.
    * encontrar trabajo = find + a job.
    * encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.
    * en el horario de trabajo = on company time.
    * en el trabajo = on-the-job, at work.
    * enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.
    * enseñanza en el trabajo = in-service education.
    * entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.
    * entrevista de trabajo = job interview.
    * equipo de trabajo = study team, project team, work team.
    * esclavo del trabajo = workaholic.
    * escribir un trabajo = write + essay.
    * espacio de trabajo = workspace.
    * específico de un trabajo concreto = job-specific.
    * estación de trabajo = workstation [work station], desktop workstation.
    * estación de trabajo remota = outstation.
    * estadía de trabajo = work visit.
    * estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.
    * estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.
    * estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.
    * estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.
    * estrategia que ahorra trabajo = labour saver.
    * estrés en el trabajo = job stress.
    * evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo = evaluate + work performance.
    * excedencia en el trabajo = leave of absence.
    * ficha de trabajo = worksheet, project worksheet.
    * formación continua en el trabajo = workplace training, workplace learning.
    * formación en el trabajo = in-service training, in-service education, in-service, on-the-job training, in-service support.
    * funciones del puesto de trabajo = position + entail + duty.
    * grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.
    * grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.
    * guía de trabajo = working guide.
    * hábito de trabajo = work habit, working habit.
    * hablar del trabajo = talk + shop.
    * hacer + Posesivo + trabajo = get on with + Posesivo + work.
    * hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.
    * hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.
    * hacer un trabajo = do + work, do + job.
    * hacer un trabajo sobre = do + a project about.
    * hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * herramienta de trabajo = tool, tool.
    * hora de trabajo = man-hour.
    * horario de trabajo = hours of operation, working hours, work hours.
    * horario intenso de trabajo = long hours, the.
    * horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados = over-long hours.
    * igualdad de oportunidad en el trabajo = equal employment opportunity.
    * igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de valor comparable = equal pay for comparable work.
    * igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de igual valor = equal pay for equal work.
    * incentivo en el trabajo = work incentive, labour incentive.
    * indicador del trabajo realizado = workload indicator.
    * intercambio de puestos de trabajo = job exchange.
    * jornada de trabajo = workshop.
    * liberar del exceso de trabajo = relieve + overload.
    * liberar de trabajo = relieve + pressure.
    * línea de trabajo = line of work.
    * llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.
    * llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.
    * lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.
    * lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.
    * magistratura del trabajo = industrial tribunal.
    * marco de trabajo = framework.
    * medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo = health and safety standard.
    * memoria de trabajo = working memory.
    * mercado de trabajo = labour market, job market.
    * mercado de trabajo, el = employment market, the.
    * mesa de trabajo = desk, study table.
    * método de trabajo = working method.
    * Ministerio de Trabajo = Department of Labor.
    * modelo de trabajo = working model, business model.
    * mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * negligente en el trabajo = malpractitioner.
    * neurosis producida por el trabajo = occupational neurosis.
    * NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
    * no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.
    * norma de trabajo = working rule.
    * no tener trabajo = be unemployed.
    * obtener un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * ocupar un puesto de trabajo = assume + position, take up + post, hold + post.
    * oferta de trabajo = job advertisement, job offer, help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * ofertas de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * oportunidad de trabajo = career opportunity.
    * organización del trabajo = workflow [work flow], working arrangement.
    * paquete de trabajo = workpackage.
    * para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.
    * pérdida de puestos de trabajo = squeeze on jobs.
    * permiso de trabajo = work permit.
    * permuta de trabajo = job exchange.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * plan de trabajo = research agenda, work plan, working plan, work schedule.
    * política de trabajo = policy.
    * postura exigida por el trabajo = work posture.
    * proceso de trabajo = work process.
    * programa de formación en el trabajo = in-service training program(me).
    * programa de trabajo = work schedule.
    * programa de trabajo como interno residente = residency.
    * promoción en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * propuesta de trabajo = project proposal.
    * proyecto de trabajo = work project.
    * puente de trabajo = catwalk.
    * puesto de trabajo = appointment, position, post, opening, career path, professional position, position held.
    * puesto de trabajo de libre designación = line position.
    * puesto de trabajo ocupado = position held.
    * puestos de trabajo ocupados = positions held.
    * quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * realizar el trabajo = get + Posesivo + work done.
    * realizar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * realizar un trabajo = perform + work, undertake + work.
    * realizar un trabajo monótono = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone.
    * red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.
    * relacionado con el trabajo = job-related, work-related.
    * relación de trabajo = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.
    * relativo al trabajo = occupational.
    * rendimiento en el trabajo = work performance.
    * reunión de trabajo = business meeting, business session.
    * ropa de trabajo = work clothes.
    * rutina de trabajo = work process.
    * sala de trabajo = workroom.
    * salir del trabajo = clock off + work.
    * salud en el trabajo = occupational health.
    * satisfacción en el trabajo = job satisfaction, work satisfaction.
    * segregación en el trabajo = job segregation, employment segregation.
    * seguridad en el trabajo = safety at work, occupational safety.
    * sesión de trabajo = work session, working session.
    * sicología del trabajo = occupational psychology.
    * sin trabajo = jobless.
    * sobrecargado de trabajo = overworked.
    * sociología del trabajo = sociology of work.
    * soliciante de trabajo = job applicant.
    * solicitud de trabajo = job application.
    * superficie de trabajo = working surface, work surface.
    * taller de trabajo = workshop, study school.
    * taller de trabajo esclavo = sweatshop.
    * taller de trabajo sobre composición = writing workshop.
    * tener trabajo para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * tener un segundo trabajo = moonlight, work + a second job.
    * tener un trabajo = hold down + job.
    * tener un trabajo remunerado = be gainfully employed.
    * tener un trabajo retribuido = be gainfully employed.
    * tensión en el trabajo = job stress.
    * tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.
    * terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.
    * toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.
    * tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.
    * tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.
    * tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.
    * tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.
    * trabajo académico = academic work.
    * trabajo a destajo = piecework.
    * trabajo a distancia = telecommuting, teleworking, telework.
    * trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.
    * trabajo a medias = job share.
    * trabajo artesanal = craftsmanship.
    * trabajo a tiempo parcial = part-time work, part-time employment, part-time job.
    * trabajo atípico = atypical work.
    * trabajo autónomo = self-employment.
    * trabajo bibliográfico = bibliographic work.
    * trabajo bibliotecario = library work.
    * trabajo burocrático = paper-keeping.
    * trabajo científico = scientific work, scholarly work.
    * trabajo compartido = job sharing.
    * trabajo complicado = major exercise.
    * trabajo con documentación automatizada = computer-based information work.
    * trabajo conjunto = interworking.
    * trabajo con ordenador = computer work.
    * trabajo cotidiano = daily work.
    * trabajo creativo = creative work.
    * trabajo de alfabetización = literacy work.
    * trabajo de apoyo = escort work.
    * trabajo de calidad = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * trabajo de campo = fieldwork [field work].
    * trabajo de catalogación = cataloguing work.
    * trabajo de chinos = fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.].
    * trabajo de clase = term paper, coursework [course work], term project, homework.
    * trabajo de detective = sleuthing.
    * trabajo de escolta = escort work.
    * trabajo de impresión = bookwork.
    * trabajo de impresión de material efímero = ephemeral jobbing.
    * trabajo de información y de las bibliotecas = library and information work.
    * trabajo de investigación = investigative work, research paper, research work.
    * trabajo de la casa = housework.
    * trabajo de menores = child labour.
    * trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.
    * trabajo de préstamo de servicios = service job.
    * trabajo de referencia = reference work.
    * trabajo desinteresado = labour of love.
    * trabajo detectivesco = sleuthing.
    * trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.
    * trabajo diario = day's work, daily work.
    * trabajo doméstico = domestic duty, domestic work, domestic task.
    * trabajo duro = hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.
    * trabajo duro, mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * trabajo editorial = editorship.
    * trabajo en archivística = archives work.
    * trabajo en colaboración = interworking.
    * trabajo en común = interworking.
    * trabajo en curso = work in progress.
    * trabajo en equipo = teamwork, collaborative teamwork, team management.
    * trabajo en red = networking.
    * trabajo en sucio = rough work.
    * trabajo entre manos, el = work at hand, the.
    * trabajo eventual = jobbing.
    * trabajo físico = physical work.
    * trabajo improductivo = busywork.
    * trabajo individual = independent study, self-study.
    * trabajo infantil = child labour, child work.
    * trabajo ininterrumpido = continuous work.
    * trabajo manual = craft, craft activity, handiwork, manual labour.
    * trabajo monótono = drudge work, drudgery.
    * trabajo + no faltar = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * trabajo no remunerado = unpaid work, unremunerated work.
    * trabajo pesado = grind, grinding, donkey work.
    * trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.
    * trabajo por libre = freelance [free-lance].
    * trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].
    * trabajo por turnos = shift work.
    * trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.
    * trabajo preliminar = groundwork, legwork, spadework [spade work].
    * trabajo previo = groundwork, spadework [spade work].
    * trabajo remunerado = work-for-hire, paid work, paid labour.
    * trabajo rutinario = chore, routine work, mundane task.
    * trabajos = life's work.
    * trabajos de impresión de material efímero = jobbing work.
    * trabajos de rescate = rescue work.
    * trabajos forzados = forced labour, hard labour.
    * trabajo social = social work.
    * trabajo sucio = dirty work.
    * trabajo sumergido = informal work.
    * trabajo temporal = temporary job, casual job.
    * trabajo urgente = hurried work, rush job.
    * trabajo y esfuerzo = toil and trouble.
    * turno de trabajo de atención al usuario = desk duty.
    * un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.
    * uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.
    * útil de trabajo = tool.
    * vida en el trabajo = job life.
    * visita de trabajo = field trip.

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  • 83 touch

    1. I
    our hands touched наши руки встретились; the two ships touched пароходы подошли друг к другу и стали борт о борт; our two estates touch наши усадьбы расположены рядом /граничат друг с другом, соприкасаются/
    2. III
    1) touch smth., smb. touch those books (my papers, the bell, etc.) дотрагиваться до этих книг и т.д., притрагиваться к этим книгам и т.д. ; please don't touch anything пожалуйста, ни к чему не прикасайтесь /ничего не трогайте/; what is the child crying for? I didn't touch him почему ребенок плачет, я его не трогал /и пальцем не тронул/?; touch one's hat приподнять /снять/ шляпу (в знак приветствия)touch glasses чокнуться бокалами; touch the strings (the harp, the guitar, etc.) тронуть струны и т.д. ; touch the keys of the piano пробежать пальцами по клавишам рояля; I haven't touched the piano for months я уже много месяцев не подхожу к роялю /к фортепьяно/; [not] to touch food (his dinner, beer, liquor or tobacco, etc.) [не] притрагиваться /не прикасаться/ к пище и т.д.
    2) touch smth. touch the water (the surface, the sky, the clouds, etc.) касаться воды и т.д., доставать до воды и т.д.; the water Is not deep, I can just touch the bottom тут мелко, я достаю дно /до дна/; he is so tall his head nearly touches the top of the door он такой высокий, что чуть не задевает головой притолоку; your sleeve is touching the butter у вас рукав попал в масло
    3) touch smth. his garden touches the lake его сад граничит с озером /подходит прямо к озеру/; just where the sea touches the land там, где сходятся море и суша; the price touched 99, then fell цена дошла до девяносто девяти и потом упала; the thermometer touched 50° термометр показывал пятьдесят градусов; his income touched t 1000 a year его доход достиг тысячи фунтов в год
    4) touch smth. the ship touched a rock (a reef, a mine, etc.) корабль налетел на скалу и т.д.
    5) touch smb., smth. his story (their sympathy, her tears, etc.) touched me (the old lady, etc.) его история и т.д. тронула /растрогала/ меня и т.д.; touch smb.'s heart (smb.'s emotions, smb.'s soul, etc.) трогать чье-л. сердце и т.д.; touch smb.'s pride (smb.'s self-esteem, smb.'s vanity, smb.'s sense of duty, etc.) задевать чью-л. гордость и т.д.
    6) touch smth., smb. touch many subjects (a score of topics, the question, etc.) касаться многих тем и т.д., слегка затрагивать многие темы и т.д. ; he did not touch this point он не касался этого вопроса; touch all of us (only you, smb. touch interests, etc.) касаться /затрагивать/ всех нас и т.д.; the new law doesn't touch my case (me) новый закон на мой случай (на меня) не распространяется; the quarrel touches only us ссора касается только нас
    7) touch smth. touch port (land) заходить в порт (приставать к берегу)
    8) touch smth., smb. coll. a style that cannot touch that of Shakespeare стиль, который не может сравниться со стилем Шекспира; there is nothing to touch a hot bath when you are tired нет лучшего средства от усталости, чем горячая ванна; nothing can touch it ничего лучше этого нет /не придумаешь/; there is nobody to touch him никто не может с ним сравниться
    9) touch smth. no file can touch this metal (this steel) никакой /ни один/ напильник не возьмет этот металл (эту сталь); nothing will touch these stains эти пятна ничем не выведешь
    3. IV
    1) touch smb., smth. in some manner touch smb., smth. respectfully (timidly, cautiously, affectionately, fearfully, etc.) почтительно и т.д. дотрагиваться до кого-л., чего-л., касаться кого-л., чего-л.
    2) touch smb. in some manner -smb. deeply (slightly, greatly, profoundly, etc.) глубоко и т.д. трогать /волновать/ кого-л.; touch smb. to the quick /home/ задевать кого-л. за живое
    3) touch smb., smth. to some extent of that which touches us most we know last мы узнаем последними о том, что нас больше всего касается; what you say does not touch the question at all то, что вы говорите, не имеет никакого отношения к данному вопросу
    4) touch smth. some time the ship touched shore several times during the cruise пароход несколько раз делал остановки во время плавания
    4. VII
    touch smth. to do smth. touch the pan to see whether it is hot (the surface to make sure it is smooth, etc.) дотрагиваться /притрагиваться/ к сковородке [для того], чтобы проверить, горячая она или нет и т.д.
    5. XI
    1) be touched by /with/ smth. fruit (leaves, plants, flowers, etc.) are touched by /with/ frost фрукты и т.д. тронул мороз; be touched with gray (with blue, etc.) иметь серый и т.д. оттенок; his locks are scarcely touched with gray в его кудрях лишь слегка пробивается седина; clouds touched with rose облака с розоватым отсветом id be touched [in one's mind] быть не в своем уме; he is touched [in his mind] у него "не все дома"
    2) be touched by smth. the paintings were not touched by the fire картины не пострадали от огня /от пожара/
    3) be touched in some manner be greatly (deeply, etc.) touched быть очень и т.д. растроганным /взволнованным/; be touched with smth. he was deeply touched with pity (with remorse, etc.) у него возникло глубокое чувство жалости и т.д.; be touched to smth. be touched to tears растрогаться /быть растроганным/ до слез
    4) be touched upon only a few general considerations can be touched upon можно остановиться только на нескольких общих соображениях; it is briefly /lightly, slightly/ touched upon этот вопрос обсуждался мимоходом; be touched upon somewhere the problem will be touched upon in another chapter этот вопрос будет освещен /затронут/ в другой главе; matters touched upon in the book вопросы, затронутые в книге
    6. XV
    touch as possessing some quality touch rough (smooth, cold, etc.) быть шершавым и т.д. на ощупь
    7. XVI
    1) touch at (on, etc.) smth. the two rocks touch at the bases две скалы соприкасаются у основания; two spheres can touch only at points два шара (соприкасаются в отдельных точках; the ship touched on the bar when leaving пароход попал на отмель при отплытии
    2) touch (up)on smth. touch on these questions (on other points, on the major aspects of the controversy, upon the problem, on the Far East, etc.) касаться этих вопросов и т.д., останавливаться на этих вопросах и т.д..; he is reading all current publications touching on his field of research он следит за всем, что выходит по его специальности; the most that can be done here is to touch upon the most salient features самое большее, что можно здесь сделать, это остановиться на наиболее важных характеристиках /чертах/ [чего-л.]
    3) touch at /on/ smth. touch at a port (at a small place, at Japan, at Gibraltar, etc.) заходить в порт и т.д.; I touched on the several towns that lie on its coasts я останавливался в тех нескольких городах /заезжал в те несколько городов/, которые расположены на побережье; the ship touched at that port to take in coal пароход зашел в этот порт, чтобы погрузить уголь
    8. XXI1
    1) touch smb. on smth. touch smb. on the shoulder (on the arm, etc.) трогать кого-л. за плечо и т.д., касаться чьего-л. плеча и т.д.; touch smth., smb. with smth. touch the surface with one's hand (the post with one's umbrella, the wire with one's stick, the table with smb.'s stick, the toy with one's finger, etc.) трогать /прикасаться, дотрагиваться/ рукой до поверхности и т.д., касаться рукой поверхности и т.д.; touch one's cheeks with rouge румянить щеки; touch one's horse with the spur пришпоривать коня; touch one's horse with the whip подхлестывать коня; touch smth. to smth., smb. touch one's stick to the wire дотрагиваться /касаться/ палкой проволоки /провода/; touch one's hat to smb. приветствовать кого-л., приподняв шляпу; touch the /one's/ hand to the hat отдавать честь /козырять/ кому-л.
    2) touch smb. to (with, on) smth. touch smb. to tenderness (with remorse, with pity for the poor, etc.) вызывать у кого-л. чувство нежности и т.д.; touch smb. to the heart трогать кого-л. до глубины души; touch smb. to the quick /on a tender, on a raw/ place /spot/ задевать кого-л. за живое; touch smth. in smth. touch a deep chord in smb.'s heart вызвать глубокий отклик в чьей-л. душе
    3) touch smb., smth. for /in/ smth. no one can touch him for speed (for purity of style, in mathematics, in comedy, in this game, etc.) никто не может сравниться с ним в скорости и т.д.; he held that for good cheer nothing could touch an open fire он утверждал, что ничто так не веселит душу, как огонь в камине
    4) touch smb. for some money coll. touch smb. for a dollar (for a quarter, for a fiver, for i 1, etc.) выпрашивать /выклянчивать, выманивать/ у кого-л. доллар и т.д.
    9. XXII
    touch smth. for doing smth. there are few things to touch sea air for bracing you up мало, что может сравниться с морским воздухом, когда нужно взбодриться; there is nothing to touch mountain air for giving you an appetite ничто так не развивает аппетит, как горный воздух

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > touch

  • 84 close

    Ⅰ.
    close1 [kləʊs]
    proche ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f) serré ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (g) attentif ⇒ 1 (e) mal aéré ⇒ 1 (h) près ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a) étroitement ⇒ 2 (b)
    (compar closer, superl closest)
    ∎ the library is close to the school la bibliothèque est près ou proche de l'école;
    ∎ in close proximity to sth dans le voisinage immédiat de ou tout près de qch;
    ∎ they're very close in age ils ont presque le même âge;
    ∎ his death brought the war closer to home c'est avec sa mort que nous avons vraiment pris conscience de la guerre;
    ∎ we are close to an agreement nous sommes presque arrivés à un accord;
    ∎ at close intervals à intervalles rapprochés;
    ∎ I saw him at close quarters je l'ai vu de près;
    ∎ at close range à bout portant;
    ∎ to be close at or to hand (shop, cinema etc) être tout près; (book, pencil etc) être à portée de main;
    ∎ to be close to tears être au bord des larmes;
    ∎ to be (very) close to victory être (tout) près de la victoire;
    ∎ familiar I came close to thumping him one j'ai bien failli lui en coller une;
    ∎ he keeps things close to his chest il ne fait guère de confidences;
    ∎ to see sth at close quarters voir qch de près;
    ∎ to give sb a close shave raser qn de près;
    ∎ familiar that was a close shave or American call! on l'a échappé belle!, on a eu chaud!;
    ∎ the bill was passed but it was a close thing la loi a été votée de justesse;
    ∎ they're very close (friends) ils sont très proches;
    ∎ he's a close friend of mine c'est un ami intime;
    ∎ a close relative un parent proche;
    ∎ I'm very close to my sister je suis très proche de ma sœur;
    ∎ he has close ties with Israel il a des rapports étroits avec Israël;
    ∎ there's a close connection between the two things il y a un rapport étroit entre les deux;
    ∎ the President consulted his closest advisers le président consulta ses conseillers les plus proches;
    ∎ sources close to the royal family des sources proches de la famille royale;
    ∎ a subject close to my heart un sujet qui me tient à cœur;
    ∎ to keep sth a close secret garder le secret absolu sur qch
    ∎ they stay in close contact ils restent en contact en permanence
    (d) (in competition, race etc) serré; (election) vivement serré;
    ∎ it was a close contest ce fut une lutte serrée;
    ∎ to play a close game jouer serré;
    ∎ close finish arrivée f serrée
    (e) (thorough, careful) attentif, rigoureux;
    ∎ pay close attention to what she says faites très attention ou prêtez une grande attention à ce qu'elle dit;
    ∎ have a close look at these figures examinez ces chiffres de près;
    ∎ upon close examination après un examen détaillé ou minutieux;
    ∎ to keep (a) close watch or eye on sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de près;
    ∎ I keep close control of the expenses je contrôle étroitement les dépenses;
    ∎ in close confinement en détention surveillée
    ∎ his version of events was close to the truth sa version des faits était très proche de la réalité;
    ∎ he bears a close resemblance to his father il ressemble beaucoup à son père;
    ∎ it's the closest thing we've got to an operating theatre voilà à quoi se réduit notre salle d'opération
    (g) (compact → handwriting, print) serré; (→ grain) dense, compact;
    ∎ Military in close formation en ordre serré
    (h) British (stuffy → room) mal aéré, qui manque de ventilation ou d'air;
    ∎ it's very close in here on manque vraiment d'air ici;
    ∎ it's terribly close today il fait très lourd aujourd'hui
    (i) (secretive) renfermé, peu communicatif;
    ∎ he's very close about his private life il est très discret sur sa vie privée
    (j) familiar (miserly) pingre, radin
    (a) (near) près;
    ∎ don't come too close n'approche pas ou ne t'approche pas trop;
    ∎ I live close to the river j'habite près de la rivière;
    ∎ did you win? - no, we didn't even come close avez-vous gagné? - non, loin de là;
    ∎ she came close to losing her job elle a failli perdre son emploi;
    ∎ to come close to death frôler la mort;
    ∎ to come close to the world record frôler le record du monde;
    ∎ they walked close behind us ils nous suivaient de près;
    ∎ she lives close by elle habite tout près;
    ∎ I looked at it close to or up je l'ai regardé de près;
    ∎ close together serrés les uns contre les autres;
    ∎ sit closer together! serrez-vous!;
    ∎ it's brought us closer ça nous a rapprochés
    (b) (tight) étroitement, de près;
    ∎ he held me close il m'a serré dans ses bras
    3 noun
    (a) (field) clos m
    (b) British (street) impasse f
    (d) Scottish = passage conduisant de la rue à une cour ou à un immeuble en retrait
    ∎ it's close on nine o'clock il est presque neuf heures;
    ∎ she must be close on fifty elle doit friser la cinquantaine ou doit avoir près de cinquante ans
    (almost, nearly) presque;
    ∎ the baby weighs close to 7 pounds ≃ le bébé pèse presque 3 kilos et demi
    ►► Military close combat corps à corps m;
    Music close harmony tessiture f limitée
    ✾ Film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Spielberg 'Rencontres du troisième type'
    Ⅱ.
    close2 [kləʊz]
    fermer ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (j), 2 (a) conclure ⇒ 1 (e), 1 (h) arrêter ⇒ 1 (f) liquider ⇒ 1 (g) se refermer ⇒ 2 (b) se terminer ⇒ 2 (d) clôturer ⇒ 2 (e) fin, conclusion ⇒ 3
    (a) (shut → door, window, shop, book) fermer;
    ∎ he closed his eyes and went to sleep il ferma les yeux et s'endormit;
    ∎ figurative the committee had not closed the books on the inquiry le comité n'avait pas refermé le dossier de l'affaire;
    ∎ to close one's eyes to sth fermer les yeux sur qch;
    ∎ to close one's mind to sth refuser de penser à qch;
    ∎ she closed her mind to anything new elle s'est fermée à tout ce qui était neuf
    (b) (opening, bottle) fermer, boucher;
    ∎ figurative we must close the gap between the rich and the poor nous devons combler le fossé entre riches et pauvres
    (c) (block → border, road) fermer;
    ∎ they've closed the airport ils ont fermé l'aéroport;
    ∎ a road closed to motor traffic une route interdite à la circulation automobile
    (d) (shut down → factory) fermer;
    ∎ they plan to close more rural stations ils ont l'intention de fermer d'autres petites gares de campagne
    (e) (conclude → matter) conclure, terminer; (→ meeting, session) lever, clore; (→ debate) fermer;
    ∎ she closed the conference with a rallying call to the party faithful elle termina la conférence en lançant un appel de solidarité aux fidèles du parti;
    ∎ a neat way of closing the discussion un habile moyen de clore la discussion;
    ∎ the subject is now closed l'affaire est close
    (f) Commerce & Finance (account) arrêter, clore;
    ∎ to close the books balancer les comptes, régler les livres;
    ∎ to close the yearly accounts arrêter les comptes de l'exercice
    (h) (settle → deal) conclure;
    ∎ we closed a deal with them last week nous avons conclu un accord avec eux la semaine dernière
    (i) (move closer together) serrer, rapprocher;
    ∎ Military close ranks! serrez les rangs!;
    ∎ figurative the party closed ranks behind their leader le parti a serré les rangs derrière le leader
    (a) (shut → gate, window) fermer, se fermer; (→ shop) fermer; (→ cinema, theatre) faire relâche;
    ∎ this window doesn't close properly cette fenêtre ne ferme pas bien ou ferme mal;
    ∎ the door closed quietly behind them la porte s'est refermée sans bruit derrière eux;
    ∎ the bakery closes on Fridays la boulangerie ferme le vendredi
    (b) (wound, opening) se refermer;
    ∎ the gap was closing fast l'écart diminuait rapidement
    (c) (cover, surround)
    ∎ the waves closed over him les vagues se refermèrent sur lui;
    ∎ the onlookers closed around us un cercle de curieux se forma autour de nous;
    ∎ my fingers closed around the gun mes doigts se resserrèrent sur le revolver
    (d) (meeting) se terminer, prendre fin; (speaker) terminer, finir;
    ∎ I closed with a reference to Rimbaud j'ai terminé par une référence à Rimbaud
    (e) Stock Exchange clôturer;
    ∎ the shares closed at 420p les actions ont clôturé ou terminé à 420 pence;
    ∎ the share index closed two points down l'indice (boursier) a clôturé en baisse de deux points
    3 noun
    fin f, conclusion f; (of day) tombée f; Stock Exchange (on financial futures market) clôture f; (closing price) cours m de clôture;
    ∎ at close of business à la ou en clôture;
    ∎ the concert came to a close le concert s'acheva;
    ∎ the year drew to a close l'année s'acheva;
    ∎ it's time to draw the meeting to a close il est temps de mettre fin à cette réunion;
    ∎ towards the close of the century vers la fin du siècle;
    ∎ at close of play (in cricket) à la fin du match
    ►► Computing close box case f de fermeture;
    British close season Hunting fermeture f de la chasse; Fishing fermeture f de la pêche; Football intersaison f
    (a) (business, factory) fermer;
    ∎ the shop had to close down le magasin a dû fermer
    (b) British Television & Radio terminer les émissions
    (business, factory) fermer;
    ∎ they had to close down their shop ils ont dû fermer leur magasin
    (a) (approach) approcher, se rapprocher; (encircle) cerner de près;
    ∎ to close in on or upon se rapprocher de;
    ∎ the hunters closed in on their prey les chasseurs se rapprochèrent de leur proie;
    ∎ the police/his creditors are closing in l'étau de la police/de ses créanciers se resserre
    (b) (evening, night) approcher, descendre; (day) raccourcir; (darkness, fog) descendre;
    ∎ darkness closed in on us la nuit nous enveloppa
    isoler, fermer;
    ∎ the area was closed off to the public le quartier était fermé au public;
    ∎ some of the rooms in the house have been closed off certaines pièces de la maison ont été fermées;
    ∎ Accountancy to close off an account arrêter un compte
    se rapprocher de;
    ∎ we were closing on them fast nous nous rapprochions d'eux rapidement
    (a) American (factory, shop, business) liquider (avant fermeture)
    (b) (complete successfully → game, competition) remporter;
    ∎ to close it out l'emporter
    ∎ to close a position boucler ou clore ou fermer une position
    (a) (seal) fermer; (opening, pipe) obturer, boucher; (wound) refermer, recoudre
    (c) (shop, house) fermer
    (a) (wound) se refermer
    (b) (shopkeeper) fermer
    (a) (finalize deal with) conclure un marché avec
    (b) literary (fight with) engager la lutte ou le combat avec

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  • 85 parado

    adj.
    1 stationary, motionless, at a standstill, still.
    2 standing, upright, on one's feet.
    3 unemployed, out-of-work, workless.
    4 steep.
    5 stuck-up.
    6 foolishly sentimental, drippy.
    7 placed in a vertical position, standing, up-ended, upended.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: parar.
    * * *
    1→ link=parar parar
    1 (quieto) still, motionless
    2 figurado (lento) slow, awkward
    3 (sin trabajo) unemployed
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 unemployed person
    \
    estar parado,-a to be unemployed
    salir bien parado,-a to come off well
    salir mal parado,-a to come off badly
    * * *
    1. (f. - parada)
    noun
    2. (f. - parada)
    adj.
    * * *
    parado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=detenido)

    ¿por qué no nos echas una mano en vez de estar ahí parado? — can't you give us a hand instead of just standing there o around?

    no le gusta estar parado, siempre encuentra algo que hacer — he doesn't like to be idle o doing nothing, he always finds himself something to do

    ¿qué hace ese coche ahí parado? — what's that car doing standing there?

    salida parada — (Dep) standing start

    2) Esp (=sin trabajo) unemployed

    llevo dos años parada — I've been out of work o unemployed for two years

    3) (=desconcertado)

    me dejó parado con lo que me dijo — what he said really took me aback, I was really taken aback by what he said

    4) LAm (=de pie) standing (up)
    - caer parado como los gatos
    5) Esp
    *

    ser parado — (=ser tímido) to be tongue-tied; (=tener poca iniciativa) to be a wimp *

    6) Caribe, Cono Sur (=engreído) vain
    7)

    bien/mal parado: en este libro la mujer queda muy bien parada — women are shown in a good light in this book, women come out well in this book

    salir bien/mal parado: salió mejor parado de lo que cabía esperar — he came out of it better than could be expected

    8) And, Caribe (=afortunado)
    9) Méx, Col
    10) LAm (=hacia arriba) [pelo] stiff; [poste] upright; [orejas] pricked-up
    11) Méx, Ven (=levantado) up, out of bed
    12) Chile (=en huelga) (out) on strike
    2.
    SM / F Esp unemployed person

    Miguel López, un parado de 27 años... — Miguel López, an unemployed, 27-year-old man...

    3. SM
    1) Ven
    2) Méx (=parecido) air, look, resemblance
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( detenido)

    no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme — don't just stand there, come and help me

    un coche parado en medio de la calle — a car sitting o stopped in the middle of the street

    b) (esp Esp) ( desconcertado)

    se quedó parado, sin saber qué decir — he was taken aback and didn't know what to say

    2) (Esp) ( desempleado) unemployed
    3)
    a) (AmL) ( de pie)

    estar parado — to stand, be standing

    b) (AmL) ( erguido)
    c) (Chi) <cuesta/subida> steep
    4)

    bien/mal parado: salió bastante bien parada del accidente she escaped from the accident pretty much unscathed; salió muy mal parado del accidente he was in a bad way after the accident; salió mal parado de su última inversión he lost a lot of money on his last investment; ha dejado muy mal parados a sus colegas he has left his colleagues in a very difficult situation; estar bien parado con alguien (AmL) to be (well) in with somebody (colloq); es el que mejor parado ha salido — he's the one who's done (the) best out

    5)
    a) (CS fam) ( engreído) stuck up
    b) (Esp fam) ( soso)
    II
    - da masculino, femenino (Esp) unemployed person

    los parados — the unemployed, the people out of work

    * * *
    = stuck, stagnating, unmoving, motionless, stationary.
    Ex. Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.
    Ex. Library budgets have stopped growing in the present climate of a stagnating economy.
    Ex. The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.
    Ex. In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.
    Ex. In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.
    ----
    * no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.
    * parados, los = unemployed, the, jobless, the, unwaged, the.
    * permanecer parado = stand + still.
    * quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.
    * tasa de parados = jobless rate.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( detenido)

    no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme — don't just stand there, come and help me

    un coche parado en medio de la calle — a car sitting o stopped in the middle of the street

    b) (esp Esp) ( desconcertado)

    se quedó parado, sin saber qué decir — he was taken aback and didn't know what to say

    2) (Esp) ( desempleado) unemployed
    3)
    a) (AmL) ( de pie)

    estar parado — to stand, be standing

    b) (AmL) ( erguido)
    c) (Chi) <cuesta/subida> steep
    4)

    bien/mal parado: salió bastante bien parada del accidente she escaped from the accident pretty much unscathed; salió muy mal parado del accidente he was in a bad way after the accident; salió mal parado de su última inversión he lost a lot of money on his last investment; ha dejado muy mal parados a sus colegas he has left his colleagues in a very difficult situation; estar bien parado con alguien (AmL) to be (well) in with somebody (colloq); es el que mejor parado ha salido — he's the one who's done (the) best out

    5)
    a) (CS fam) ( engreído) stuck up
    b) (Esp fam) ( soso)
    II
    - da masculino, femenino (Esp) unemployed person

    los parados — the unemployed, the people out of work

    * * *
    = stuck, stagnating, unmoving, motionless, stationary.

    Ex: Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.

    Ex: Library budgets have stopped growing in the present climate of a stagnating economy.
    Ex: The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.
    Ex: In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.
    Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.
    * no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that), be none the worse for wear.
    * parados, los = unemployed, the, jobless, the, unwaged, the.
    * permanecer parado = stand + still.
    * quedarse parado = stand + still, stand by.
    * tasa de parados = jobless rate.

    * * *
    parado1 -da
    A
    1
    (detenido, inmóvil): no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme don't just stand there, come and help me
    ¿qué hace ese coche parado en medio de la calle? what's that car doing sitting o stopped in the middle of the street?
    la producción está parada por falta de materia prima production has stopped o is at a standstill because of a lack of raw materials
    2
    (confuso, desconcertado): se quedó parado, sin saber qué decir he was taken aback and didn't know what to say
    B ( Esp) (desempleado) unemployed
    está parado he's unemployed o out of work
    C
    1
    ( AmL) (de pie): estar parado to stand, be standing
    tuve que viajar parado I had to stand for the whole journey
    no lo dejes ahí parado don't leave him standing there
    2
    ( AmL) (erguido): tengo el pelo todo parado my hair's standing on end
    escuchaba con las orejas paradas she was all ears, she listened carefully
    lo tenía parado or la tenía parada ( fam); he had an erection, he had a hard on ( colloq)
    3 ( Chi) ‹cuesta/subida› steep
    D
    (en una situación): bien/mal parado: salió muy mal parado del accidente he was in a bad way after the accident
    salió bastante bien parada del accidente she escaped from the accident pretty much unscathed o unhurt
    salió mal parado del último negocio en que se metió he lost a lot of money on his last business venture
    ha quedado muy mal parada ante la opinión pública she has been made to look bad in the eyes of the public
    con esas declaraciones ha dejado muy mal parados a sus colegas by saying those things he has left his colleagues in a very difficult situation
    él está muy bien parado con el director ( AmL); he's in o he's well in with the director ( colloq)
    es el que mejor parado ha salido del reparto he's the one who's done (the) best out of the share-out
    E ‹persona›
    1 (CS fam) (engreído) stuck up
    2 ( Esp fam) (soso) drippy ( colloq)
    no seas parada don't be such a drip o wimp
    parado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    ( Esp) unemployed person
    el número de parados the number of (people) unemployed, the number of people out of work
    * * *

     

    Del verbo parar: ( conjugate parar)

    parado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    parado    
    parar
    parado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 ( detenido):
    ◊ un coche parado en medio de la calle a car sitting o stopped in the middle of the street;

    no te quedes ahí parado, ven a ayudarme don't just stand there, come and help me
    2 (AmL)
    a) ( de pie):


    b) ( erguido):


    ver tb See Also→ parar verbo transitivo 2b
    3 (Esp) ( desempleado) unemployed
    4
    ◊ salir (de algo) bien/mal parado (de pelea, discusión) to come off well/badly (in sth);

    es el que mejor parado ha salido he's the one who's come off best
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Esp) unemployed person;

    parar ( conjugate parar) verbo intransitivo
    1 ( detenerse) to stop;

    ir/venir a parado to end up;
    fue a parado a la cárcel he ended up in prison;
    ¿a dónde habrá ido a parado aquella foto? what can have happened to that photo?;
    ¡a dónde iremos a parado! I don't know what the world's coming to
    2 ( cesar) to stop;

    ha estado lloviendo sin parado it hasn't stopped raining;
    no para quieto ni un momento he can't keep still for a minute;
    no para en casa she's never at home;
    parado DE + INF to stop -ing;
    paró de llover it stopped raining
    3 (AmL) [obreros/empleados] to go on strike
    verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹coche/tráfico/persona› to stop;

    ‹motor/máquina› to stop, switch off
    b) ‹ hemorragia› to stanch (AmE), to staunch (BrE)

    c) ‹balón/tiro› to save, stop;

    ‹ golpe› to block, ward off
    2 (AmL)

    b) ( poner vertical) ‹vaso/libro› to stand … up;


    pararse verbo pronominal
    1 ( detenerse)

    b) [reloj/máquina] to stop;

    [coche/motor] to stall;

    2


    se paró en una silla she stood on a chair;
    ¿te puedes parado de cabeza/de manos? can you do headstands/handstands?
    b) (AmL) [ pelo] ( hacia arriba) to stick up;

    ( en los lados) to stick out

    parado,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (máquina, vehículo, etc) stopped, stationary
    (persona) still: ¡no te quedes parada, haz algo!, don't just stand there, do something!
    2 (sin trabajo) unemployed, out of work
    3 fig (sin iniciativa) slow
    4 (desconcertado) stunned
    5 LAm (de pie) standing
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino unemployed person
    ♦ Locuciones: salir bien/mal parado, to come off well/ badly
    parar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 to stop: para de saltar, stop jumping
    para un momento en la farmacia, stop a minute at the chemist's
    no pares de hablar, por favor, keep talking, please
    2 (alojarse) to stay
    3 (finalizar, terminar) el cuadro fue a parar al rastro, the painting ended up in the flea market
    II verbo transitivo
    1 to stop
    2 Dep to save
    3 LAm to stand up
    ♦ Locuciones: dónde va a parar, by far: mi hija es muchísmo más inteligente que la suya, dónde va a parar, my daughter is far more intelligent than theirs
    ' parado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    parada
    - seca
    - seco
    - caer
    - quedar
    English:
    dole
    - idle
    - jobless
    - stand about
    - stand around
    - stationary
    - unemployed
    - work
    - foot
    - go
    - have
    - relief
    - stand
    - standing
    - stick
    - stop
    - well
    * * *
    parado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [inmóvil] [vehículo] stationary;
    [persona] still, motionless; [fábrica, proyecto] at a standstill o halt;
    ¡no te quedes ahí parado! don't just stand there!
    2. Esp [pasivo] lacking in initiative;
    tu hermano es muy parado your brother lacks initiative
    3. Esp [sin empleo] unemployed, out of work;
    estar parado to be unemployed
    4. Am [en pie] standing;
    estar parado to be standing;
    caer parado to land on one's feet
    5. Am [en posición vertical] standing;
    tenía los pelos parados her hair was on end;
    muy Fam
    tenerlo parado, tenerla parada to have a stiffie;
    Méx Fam
    estar parado de pestañas to be in high dudgeon
    6. Chile, PRico [orgulloso] vain, conceited
    7. Comp
    Am
    está bien parado con el jefe he's well in with the boss;
    salir bien/mal parado de algo: el actual campeón salió muy bien parado en el sorteo the current holder of the title had a lucky draw;
    fue el que mejor parado salió del accidente he was the one who came off best in the accident;
    el conductor salió muy mal parado the driver was badly hurt o injured;
    la imagen de la empresa ha salido muy mal parada the company's image has suffered a serious blow
    ♦ nm,f
    Esp [desempleado] unemployed person;
    los parados the unemployed;
    los parados de larga duración the long-term unemployed
    * * *
    I adj
    1 unemployed
    2 L.Am. (de pie) standing (up)
    3
    :
    quedarse parado stand still;
    salir bien/mal parado come off well/badly;
    II m, parada f unemployed person;
    los parados de larga duración the long-term unemployed
    * * *
    parado, -da adj
    1) : motionless, idle, stopped
    2) : standing (up)
    3) : confused, bewildered
    4)
    bien (mal) parado : in good (bad) shape
    salió bien parado: it turned out well for him
    * * *
    parado1 adj
    1. (desempleado) unemployed
    2. (que no se mueve) not moving
    3. (tímido) shy [comp. shier o shyer; superl. shiest o shyest]
    parado2 n (desempleado) unemployed person

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  • 86 Language

       Philosophy is written in that great book, the universe, which is always open, right before our eyes. But one cannot understand this book without first learning to understand the language and to know the characters in which it is written. It is written in the language of mathematics, and the characters are triangles, circles, and other figures. Without these, one cannot understand a single word of it, and just wanders in a dark labyrinth. (Galileo, 1990, p. 232)
       It never happens that it [a nonhuman animal] arranges its speech in various ways in order to reply appropriately to everything that may be said in its presence, as even the lowest type of man can do. (Descartes, 1970a, p. 116)
       It is a very remarkable fact that there are none so depraved and stupid, without even excepting idiots, that they cannot arrange different words together, forming of them a statement by which they make known their thoughts; while, on the other hand, there is no other animal, however perfect and fortunately circumstanced it may be, which can do the same. (Descartes, 1967, p. 116)
       Human beings do not live in the object world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection. The fact of the matter is that the "real world" is to a large extent unconsciously built on the language habits of the group.... We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation. (Sapir, 1921, p. 75)
       It powerfully conditions all our thinking about social problems and processes.... No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. The worlds in which different societies live are distinct worlds, not merely the same worlds with different labels attached. (Sapir, 1985, p. 162)
       [A list of language games, not meant to be exhaustive:]
       Giving orders, and obeying them- Describing the appearance of an object, or giving its measurements- Constructing an object from a description (a drawing)Reporting an eventSpeculating about an eventForming and testing a hypothesisPresenting the results of an experiment in tables and diagramsMaking up a story; and reading itPlay actingSinging catchesGuessing riddlesMaking a joke; and telling it
       Solving a problem in practical arithmeticTranslating from one language into another
       LANGUAGE Asking, thanking, cursing, greeting, and praying-. (Wittgenstein, 1953, Pt. I, No. 23, pp. 11 e-12 e)
       We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native languages.... The world is presented in a kaleidoscopic flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... No individual is free to describe nature with absolute impartiality but is constrained to certain modes of interpretation even while he thinks himself most free. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 153, 213-214)
       We dissect nature along the lines laid down by our native languages.
       The categories and types that we isolate from the world of phenomena we do not find there because they stare every observer in the face; on the contrary, the world is presented in a kaleidoscopic flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... We are thus introduced to a new principle of relativity, which holds that all observers are not led by the same physical evidence to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic backgrounds are similar or can in some way be calibrated. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 213-214)
       9) The Forms of a Person's Thoughts Are Controlled by Unperceived Patterns of His Own Language
       The forms of a person's thoughts are controlled by inexorable laws of pattern of which he is unconscious. These patterns are the unperceived intricate systematizations of his own language-shown readily enough by a candid comparison and contrast with other languages, especially those of a different linguistic family. (Whorf, 1956, p. 252)
       It has come to be commonly held that many utterances which look like statements are either not intended at all, or only intended in part, to record or impart straightforward information about the facts.... Many traditional philosophical perplexities have arisen through a mistake-the mistake of taking as straightforward statements of fact utterances which are either (in interesting non-grammatical ways) nonsensical or else intended as something quite different. (Austin, 1962, pp. 2-3)
       In general, one might define a complex of semantic components connected by logical constants as a concept. The dictionary of a language is then a system of concepts in which a phonological form and certain syntactic and morphological characteristics are assigned to each concept. This system of concepts is structured by several types of relations. It is supplemented, furthermore, by redundancy or implicational rules..., representing general properties of the whole system of concepts.... At least a relevant part of these general rules is not bound to particular languages, but represents presumably universal structures of natural languages. They are not learned, but are rather a part of the human ability to acquire an arbitrary natural language. (Bierwisch, 1970, pp. 171-172)
       In studying the evolution of mind, we cannot guess to what extent there are physically possible alternatives to, say, transformational generative grammar, for an organism meeting certain other physical conditions characteristic of humans. Conceivably, there are none-or very few-in which case talk about evolution of the language capacity is beside the point. (Chomsky, 1972, p. 98)
       [It is] truth value rather than syntactic well-formedness that chiefly governs explicit verbal reinforcement by parents-which renders mildly paradoxical the fact that the usual product of such a training schedule is an adult whose speech is highly grammatical but not notably truthful. (R. O. Brown, 1973, p. 330)
       he conceptual base is responsible for formally representing the concepts underlying an utterance.... A given word in a language may or may not have one or more concepts underlying it.... On the sentential level, the utterances of a given language are encoded within a syntactic structure of that language. The basic construction of the sentential level is the sentence.
       The next highest level... is the conceptual level. We call the basic construction of this level the conceptualization. A conceptualization consists of concepts and certain relations among those concepts. We can consider that both levels exist at the same point in time and that for any unit on one level, some corresponding realizate exists on the other level. This realizate may be null or extremely complex.... Conceptualizations may relate to other conceptualizations by nesting or other specified relationships. (Schank, 1973, pp. 191-192)
       The mathematics of multi-dimensional interactive spaces and lattices, the projection of "computer behavior" on to possible models of cerebral functions, the theoretical and mechanical investigation of artificial intelligence, are producing a stream of sophisticated, often suggestive ideas.
       But it is, I believe, fair to say that nothing put forward until now in either theoretic design or mechanical mimicry comes even remotely in reach of the most rudimentary linguistic realities. (Steiner, 1975, p. 284)
       The step from the simple tool to the master tool, a tool to make tools (what we would now call a machine tool), seems to me indeed to parallel the final step to human language, which I call reconstitution. It expresses in a practical and social context the same understanding of hierarchy, and shows the same analysis by function as a basis for synthesis. (Bronowski, 1977, pp. 127-128)
        t is the language donn eґ in which we conduct our lives.... We have no other. And the danger is that formal linguistic models, in their loosely argued analogy with the axiomatic structure of the mathematical sciences, may block perception.... It is quite conceivable that, in language, continuous induction from simple, elemental units to more complex, realistic forms is not justified. The extent and formal "undecidability" of context-and every linguistic particle above the level of the phoneme is context-bound-may make it impossible, except in the most abstract, meta-linguistic sense, to pass from "pro-verbs," "kernals," or "deep deep structures" to actual speech. (Steiner, 1975, pp. 111-113)
       A higher-level formal language is an abstract machine. (Weizenbaum, 1976, p. 113)
       Jakobson sees metaphor and metonymy as the characteristic modes of binarily opposed polarities which between them underpin the two-fold process of selection and combination by which linguistic signs are formed.... Thus messages are constructed, as Saussure said, by a combination of a "horizontal" movement, which combines words together, and a "vertical" movement, which selects the particular words from the available inventory or "inner storehouse" of the language. The combinative (or syntagmatic) process manifests itself in contiguity (one word being placed next to another) and its mode is metonymic. The selective (or associative) process manifests itself in similarity (one word or concept being "like" another) and its mode is metaphoric. The "opposition" of metaphor and metonymy therefore may be said to represent in effect the essence of the total opposition between the synchronic mode of language (its immediate, coexistent, "vertical" relationships) and its diachronic mode (its sequential, successive, lineal progressive relationships). (Hawkes, 1977, pp. 77-78)
       It is striking that the layered structure that man has given to language constantly reappears in his analyses of nature. (Bronowski, 1977, p. 121)
       First, [an ideal intertheoretic reduction] provides us with a set of rules"correspondence rules" or "bridge laws," as the standard vernacular has it-which effect a mapping of the terms of the old theory (T o) onto a subset of the expressions of the new or reducing theory (T n). These rules guide the application of those selected expressions of T n in the following way: we are free to make singular applications of their correspondencerule doppelgangers in T o....
       Second, and equally important, a successful reduction ideally has the outcome that, under the term mapping effected by the correspondence rules, the central principles of T o (those of semantic and systematic importance) are mapped onto general sentences of T n that are theorems of Tn. (P. Churchland, 1979, p. 81)
       If non-linguistic factors must be included in grammar: beliefs, attitudes, etc. [this would] amount to a rejection of the initial idealization of language as an object of study. A priori such a move cannot be ruled out, but it must be empirically motivated. If it proves to be correct, I would conclude that language is a chaos that is not worth studying.... Note that the question is not whether beliefs or attitudes, and so on, play a role in linguistic behavior and linguistic judgments... [but rather] whether distinct cognitive structures can be identified, which interact in the real use of language and linguistic judgments, the grammatical system being one of these. (Chomsky, 1979, pp. 140, 152-153)
        23) Language Is Inevitably Influenced by Specific Contexts of Human Interaction
       Language cannot be studied in isolation from the investigation of "rationality." It cannot afford to neglect our everyday assumptions concerning the total behavior of a reasonable person.... An integrational linguistics must recognize that human beings inhabit a communicational space which is not neatly compartmentalized into language and nonlanguage.... It renounces in advance the possibility of setting up systems of forms and meanings which will "account for" a central core of linguistic behavior irrespective of the situation and communicational purposes involved. (Harris, 1981, p. 165)
       By innate [linguistic knowledge], Chomsky simply means "genetically programmed." He does not literally think that children are born with language in their heads ready to be spoken. He merely claims that a "blueprint is there, which is brought into use when the child reaches a certain point in her general development. With the help of this blueprint, she analyzes the language she hears around her more readily than she would if she were totally unprepared for the strange gabbling sounds which emerge from human mouths. (Aitchison, 1987, p. 31)
       Looking at ourselves from the computer viewpoint, we cannot avoid seeing that natural language is our most important "programming language." This means that a vast portion of our knowledge and activity is, for us, best communicated and understood in our natural language.... One could say that natural language was our first great original artifact and, since, as we increasingly realize, languages are machines, so natural language, with our brains to run it, was our primal invention of the universal computer. One could say this except for the sneaking suspicion that language isn't something we invented but something we became, not something we constructed but something in which we created, and recreated, ourselves. (Leiber, 1991, p. 8)

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  • 87 Biringuccio, Vanoccio Vincenzio Agustino Luca

    [br]
    b. 1480 Siena, Italy
    d. 1537 Rome, Italy
    [br]
    Italian author of the celebrated "Pirotechnia" on mining and metallurgy.
    [br]
    Biringuccio spent much of his life in the service of, or under the patronage of, the Petruccis, one of the leading families of Siena. In his youth, he was able to travel widely in Italy and Germany, observing mining and metallurgical processes at first hand. For example, his visit to the brass-works in Milan was to be the source of the detailed description in Pirotechnia, published alter his death. He held various appointments in charge of mines or other concerns, such as the Siena mint, under the patronage of the Petruccis. During two periods of exile, while the Petrucci fortunes were in eclipse, he engaged in military activities such as the casting of cannon. That included the great culverin of Florence cast in 1529, also described in the Pirotechnia. In December 1534 Pope Paul III offered him the post of Director of the papal foundry and munitions. He did not take up the post until 1536, but he died the following year.
    P irotechnia, which made Biringuccio famous, was published in Venice in 1540, three years after his death. The word "pirotechnia" had a wider meaning than that of fireworks, extending to the action of fire on various substances and including distillation and the preparation of acids. While owing something to earlier written sources, the book is substantially based on a lifetime of practical experience of mining and metalworking, including smelting, casting and alloying, and evidence in the book suggests that it was written between 1530 and 1535. Curzio Navo brought out the second and third editions in 1550 and 1559, as well as a Latin edition. A fourth edition was also printed in 1559. The appearance of four editions in such a short time testifies to the popularity and usefulness of the work.
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    Bibliography
    1942, Pirotechnia, Translated from the Italian with an Introduction and Notes, ed. Cyril S. Smith and Martha T.Gnudi, New York: American Institute of Mining and Metallurgi cal Engineers (the best account of Biringuccio's life, with bibliographical details of the various editions of the Pirotechnia, is in the preface).
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  • 88 قدم

    قَدَّمَ \ accord: to give; allow: He was accorded permission to use the library. contribute: to give sth. for a common purpose: Each of us contributed (a pound) to the cost of the gift. give: to cause sb. to have (sth.); provide: What gave you that idea? Who gave you that cut on your face? Sheep give us wool, (with a noun that can also be a verb) to make he gave a shout (or He shouted). He gave me his promise (or He promised). hold out: to offer (for sb. else to take): He held out his plate for some food. introduce: to make (sb. or sth.) known to sb.: I introduced him to my father. I introduced them (to each other). He introduced me to the art of fishing. offer: to give sb. the chance to accept (sth.): They offered the job to the younger woman, but she refused it. present: to give formally; hand over: He presented me with a bill for $5, to put forward; show She presented her plans to the meeting. produce: to show (a ticket, proof, etc.) so as to satisfy sb.. render: to give, as a duty (help, thanks etc.). \ See Also منح (مَنَحَ)، أَضْفَى على، ساهم في (سَاهَمَ في)، عَرَّف بِـ، عرض (عَرَضَ)، برز (بَرَزَ)‏ \ قَدَّمَ \ help: to serve sb. with food or drink: Help yourself to some coffee. Let me help you to some cake. \ See Also نَاوَلَ طعامًا \ قَدَّمَ الاحترام \ pay one’s respects: to express polite formal greetings. \ قَدَّمَ الأضاحي \ sacrifice: to offer (sth.) ceremonially to a god: The ancient Greeks sacrificed animals on important feast days. \ قَدَّمَ التماسًا \ petition: to ask (the government) through a petition: We petitioned (the government) for a speed limit in our street. \ See Also عريضة (عَريضة)‏ \ قَدَّمَ امتحانًا \ sit (for) an examination: to take a public exam: I’m going to sit (for) the university entrance exam. \ قَدَّمَ تَرْضِية \ make amends: to show that one is sorry, by doing sth. helpful: I must make amends for the harm I have done. \ قَدَّمَ تقريرًا عن \ report: to give an account of (sth.): The newspapers report events and speeches. You must report the accident to the police. I shall report you to the headmaster (I shall tell him about your wrongdoing). Please report on your visit when you return. \ قَدَّمَ الحُجَّة \ argue: to give a serious opinion, with reasons: The writer of this book argues that there is life on Mars. \ See Also الدَّليل \ قَدَّمَ الطعام \ serve: to share out food or drink: My wife served coffee to our guests. \ See Also الشَّراب \ قَدَّمَ طَلَبًا \ apply: to ask, esp. in writing: He applied (to me) for permission. \ قَدَّمَ طَلبًا لِـ \ apply for: (esp. a job): Fifty people have applied for the job. \ قَدَّمَ العَوْن \ lend a hand: to help: Would you lend me a hand with moving this big table?. \ قَدَّمَ مُتَطَوِّعًا \ volunteer: to offer willingly (without being forced): He volunteered to join the army. \ قَدَّمَ نَصيحة \ counsel: to give an opinion or advice about what sb. else should do. \ قَدَّمَ نَفسَه \ report: to go somewhere and state one’s name (and be ready to receive orders): Report to my office at 6.00. Report for duty as soon as you get there. \ قَدَّم هَدِيّة \ present: to give (sth.) as a present, often ceremonially: The firm presented a gold watch to their chief clerk. They presented him with a watch.

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  • 89 Р-273

    НА РУКАХ PrepP Invar
    1. - у кого, чьих, кого бытье, остаться и т. п. (the resulting PrepP is usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: human, or a noun denoting an enterprise, area of activity etc)) a person (or thing) is, remains etc in s.o. 's charge, requiring s.o. 's supervision: у Y-a - X — X is on Y4s hands
    Y has X on W hands person X is in Y' care Y has X to look after.
    ...Николай Васильевич редко бывает в институте?» -«Николай Васильевич? Очень редко. У него на руках другой институт» (Каверин 1). "Does Nikolai Vasilyevich often come to the Institute?"..."Nikolai Vasilyevich? Very rarely...He has another Institute on his hands" (1a).
    «А что Маша, капитанская дочка?» Я отвечал, что она осталась в крепости на руках у попадьи (Пушкин 2). "But what happened to Masha, the captain's daughter?" I replied that she had remained at the fort, in the care of the priest's wife (2a).
    Старшего сына Сташенка, Андрея, в августе четырнадцатого призвали в армию, и жена его, Ксана, осталась с грудным ребенком на руках... (Рыбаков 1)... The eldest Stashenok boy, Andrey, was called up in August 1914, leaving his wife, Ksana..with a small baby to look after.. (1a).
    2. - у кого быть0, иметься и т. п. (the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with copula ( subj: concr)) sth. is possessed, held by s.o. at a specific moment
    X у Y-a - - X is in Y's possession
    Y has X on (in) hand Y has X on (with) him Y has X (on his person).
    «Если лицо это вас действительно приглашало (в США), то у вас на руках должно быть от него какое-то приглашение...» (Войнович 1). "If he (this person) really invited you (to the United States), you should have the invitation from him in hand (1a).
    В половине первого Костя позвонил и сказал, что билеты у него на руках... (Рыбаков 2). At twelve-thirty Kostya called and said he had the tickets (2a).
    3. бытье, оказаться - ( subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu a noun denoting a library book, journal etc)) sth. is on loan, temporarily borrowed from the library: (be) out
    (be) out on loan (be) checked (charged) out.
    "К сожалению, Сименон сейчас весь на руках» (Черненок 2). "Unfortunately, all the Simenon is out right now" (2a)
    Нет, никогда «Прокаженная» не оказывалась в библиотеке. Она всё была на руках (Олеша 3). No, The Leper Woman never did turn up at the library, it was always out on loan (3a)
    4. умереть - чьих, (у) кого (the resulting PrepP is adv
    (to die) in the presence of s.o. (often s.o. who had been caring for the dying person): (die) in s.o. Ts arms
    (used when s.o. does not want the responsibility of looking after the deceased, is afraid of the consequences of the person's death etc) (die) on s.o. 's hands.
    И он испустил дух под вопли старухи, на руках у слесаря Пушкина (Битов 2). Не departed this world, to the wails of the old woman, in the arms of Pushkin the locksmith (2a)
    В разгар приступа я слышу, как тётушка в другой комнате разговаривает с дядей. Она говорит, чтобы он поехал в деревню, где тогда жила моя мать, и привез ее сюда. Дядя говорит, что это излишне, что не стоит беспокоить мою маму. Тетушка возражает и говорит, как бы я не умер на их руках (Искандер 4). At the height of the attack I hear my aunt and uncle talking in the next room. She says he should ride to the village where my mother is staying and fetch her. Uncle says that's unnecessary, there's no point alarming my mother. Auntie protests and says what if I died on their hands (4a).

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  • 90 на руках

    [PrepP; Invar]
    =====
    1. на руках у кого, чьих, кого быть, остаться и т.п. [the resulting PrepP is usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: human, or a noun denoting an enterprise, area of activity etc)]
    ⇒ a person (or thing) is, remains etc in s.o. s charge, requiring s.o.'s supervision:
    - Y has X to look after.
         ♦ "А Николай Васильевич редко бывает в институте?" - "Николай Васильевич? Очень редко. У него на руках другой институт" (Каверин 1). "Does Nikolai Vasilyevich often come to the Institute?"..."Nikolai Vasilyevich? Very rarely...He has another Institute on his hands" (1a).
         ♦ "А что Маша, капитанская дочка?" Я отвечал, что она осталась в крепости на руках у попадьи (Пушкин 2). "But what happened to Masha, the captains daughter?" I replied that she had remained at the fort, in the care of the priest's wife (2a).
         ♦...Старшего сына Сташенка, Андрея, в августе четырнадцатого призвали в армию, и жена его, Ксана, осталась с грудным ребенком на руках... (Рыбаков 1)... The eldest Stashenok boy, Andrey, was called up in August 1914, leaving his wife, Ksana...with a small baby to look after.. (1a).
    2. на руках у кого быть, иметься и т.п. [the resulting PrepP is subj-compl with copula (subj: concr)]
    ⇒ sth. is possessed, held by s.o. at a specific moment:
    - Y has X on <in> hand;
    - Y has X (on his person).
         ♦ "Если лицо это вас действительно приглашало [в США], то у вас на руках должно быть от него какое-то приглашение..." (Войнович 1). "If he [this person] really invited you [to the United States], you should have the invitation from him in hand (1a).
         ♦ В половине первого Костя позвонил и сказал, что билеты у него на руках... (Рыбаков 2). At twelve-thirty Kostya called and said he had the tickets (2a).
    3. быть, оказаться - [subj-compl with copula (subj: usu a noun denoting a library book, journal etc)]
    ⇒ sth. is on loan, temporarily borrowed from the library:
    - (be) checked (charged) out.
         ♦ "К сожалению, Сименон сейчас весь на руках" (Черненок 2). "Unfortunately, all the Simenon is out right now" (2a)
         ♦ Нет, никогда "Прокаженная" не оказывалась в библиотеке. Она всё была на руках (Олеша 3). No, The Leper Woman never did turn up at the library, it was always out on loan (3a)
    4. умереть на руках чьих, (у) кого [the resulting PrepP is adv]
    ⇒ (to die) in the presence of s.o. (often s.o. who had been caring for the dying person):
    - (die) in s.o.'s arms;
    - [used when s.o. does not want the responsibility of looking after the deceased, is afraid of the consequences of the person's death etc] (die) on s.o.Ts hands.
         ♦ И он испустил дух под вопли старухи, на руках у слесаря Пушкина (Битов 2). He departed this world, to the wails of the old woman, in the arms of Pushkin the locksmith (2a)
         ♦ В разгар приступа я слышу, как тётушка в другой комнате разговаривает с дядей. Она говорит, чтобы он поехал в деревню, где тогда жила моя мать, и привез ее сюда. Дядя говорит, что это излишне, что не стоит беспокоить мою маму. Тетушка возражает и говорит, как бы я не умер на их руках (Искандер 4). At the height of the attack I hear my aunt and uncle talking in the next room. She says he should ride to the village where my mother is staying and fetch her. Uncle says that's unnecessary, there's no point alarming my mother. Auntie protests and says what if I died on their hands (4a).

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

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > AT

  • 92 flourish

    1. intransitive verb
    1) gedeihen; [Handel, Geschäft:] florieren, gut gehen
    2) (be active) seine Blütezeit erleben od. haben
    2. transitive verb 3. noun
    1)

    do something with a flourish — etwas schwungvoll od. mit einer schwungvollen Bewegung tun

    2) (in writing) Schnörkel, der
    3) (Mus.): (fanfare) Fanfare, die
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) gedeihen
    2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) blühen
    3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) zur Schau stellen
    2. noun
    1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) der Schnörkel
    2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) das Schwenken
    3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) der Tusch
    •
    - academic.ru/28238/flourishing">flourishing
    * * *
    flour·ish
    [ˈflʌrɪʃ, AM ˈflɜ:r-]
    I. vi
    1. ( also fig: grow well) plants blühen a. fig, gedeihen a. fig geh; ( fig) business, industry blühen, florieren
    the country's tourist industry is \flourishing der Tourismus des Landes floriert
    2. ( fig: mature) zu voller Blüte gelangen
    rock 'n' roll \flourished in the 1950s der Rock 'n' Roll hatte seine Blütezeit in den Fünfzigerjahren
    II. vt (wave)
    ▪ to \flourish sth mit etw dat herumfuchteln; (display) etw [mit großer Geste] schwingen pej
    he arrived \flourishing a bunch of flowers er kam an, mit einem Blumenstrauß winkend
    to \flourish a baton einen Taktstock schwingen
    III. n
    1. ( also pej: movement) schwungvolle Bewegung; (gesture) überschwängliche [o große] Geste a. pej
    the team produced a late \flourish scoring twice to clinch the match mit zwei entscheidenden Treffern brachte die Mannschaft gegen Ende noch einmal Bewegung ins Spiel
    2. (decoration) in handwriting Schnörkel m
    3. (expression) blumiger Ausdruck pej, Ausschmückung f
    4. MUS (fanfare) Fanfare f; (passage) Figuration f fachspr, Verzierung f
    * * *
    ['flʌrɪʃ]
    1. vi
    (plants etc, person) (prächtig) gedeihen; (business) blühen, florieren; (type of literature, painting etc) seine Blütezeit haben; (writer, artist etc) großen Erfolg haben, erfolgreich sein

    crime flourished in poor areas — in den armen Gegenden gedieh das Verbrechen

    2. vt
    (= wave about) stick, book etc herumwedeln or -fuchteln mit, schwenken
    3. n
    1) (= curve, decoration etc) Schnörkel m
    2) (= movement) schwungvolle Bewegung, eleganter Schwung

    she did/said it with a flourish — sie tat es mit einer schwungvollen Bewegung/sagte es mit viel Schwung

    3) (MUS: fanfare) Fanfare f; (= decorative passage) Verzierung f
    * * *
    flourish [ˈflʌrıʃ; US besonders ˈflɜrıʃ]
    A v/i
    1. gedeihen, fig auch blühen, florieren:
    how are your family? they’re flourishing! prächtig
    2. a) auf der Höhe seiner Macht oder seines Ruhms stehen
    b) seine Blütezeit haben
    3. tätig oder erfolgreich sein, wirken (Künstler etc)
    4. prahlen, aufschneiden
    5. sich auffällig benehmen
    6. sich geziert oder geschraubt ausdrücken
    7. Schnörkel oder Floskeln machen
    8. MUS
    a) fantasieren
    b) bravourös spielen
    c) einen Tusch blasen oder spielen
    9. obs blühen
    B v/t
    1. eine Fahne etc schwenken, ein Schwert, einen Stock etc schwingen
    2. zur Schau stellen, protzen mit pej
    3. mit Schnörkeln verzieren
    4. (aus)schmücken, verzieren
    C s
    1. Schwenken n, Schwingen n
    2. schwungvolle Gebärde, Schwung m
    3. Schnörkel m
    4. Floskel f
    5. MUS
    a) bravouröse Passage
    b) Tusch m:
    flourish of trumpets Trompetenstoß m, Fanfare f, fig (großes) Trara pej
    6. obs Blüte f, Blühen n
    * * *
    1. intransitive verb
    1) gedeihen; [Handel, Geschäft:] florieren, gut gehen
    2) (be active) seine Blütezeit erleben od. haben
    2. transitive verb 3. noun
    1)

    do something with a flourish — etwas schwungvoll od. mit einer schwungvollen Bewegung tun

    2) (in writing) Schnörkel, der
    3) (Mus.): (fanfare) Fanfare, die
    * * *
    (decoration) n.
    Schnörkel m. v.
    aufblühen v.
    blühen v.

    English-german dictionary > flourish

  • 93 manuel

    manuel, -elle [manyεl]
    1. adjective
    2. masculine noun, feminine noun
    ( = travailleur) manual worker
    3. masculine noun
    ( = livre) manual
    * * *

    1.
    - elle manɥɛl adjectif manual

    2.
    nom masculin, féminin
    1) ( par métier) manual worker
    2) ( par goût)

    c'est une manuelle — she likes working with her hands; ( par don) she is good with her hands


    3.
    nom masculin École textbook
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    manɥɛl manuel, -le
    1. adj
    2. nm/f

    être un manuel (par talent) — to be good with one's hands, (par goût) to like working with one's hands

    3. nm
    (= ouvrage) manual, handbook
    * * *
    A adj
    1 [activité, travailleur, habileté] manual;
    B nm,f
    1 ( par métier) manual worker;
    2 ( par goût) c'est une manuelle she likes working with her hands; ( par don) she is good with her hands.
    C nm
    1 Scol textbook; manuel de grec Greek textbook;
    2 Sci, Tech, Univ manual; manuel de mathématiques appliquées manual of applied mathematics.
    manuel de conversation phrase book; manuel d'utilisation instruction manual; manuel scolaire school textbook.
    ( féminin manuelle) [manɥɛl] adjectif
    1. [commande, métier, travailleur] manual
    [outil] hand-held
    ————————
    , manuelle [manɥɛl] nom masculin, nom féminin
    1. [personne habile de ses mains] practical person
    ————————
    nom masculin
    [mode d'emploi, explications] manual, handbook
    manuel d'histoire/de géographie history/geography book ou textbook

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > manuel

  • 94 flourish

    ['flʌrɪʃ] I
    1) (gesture) gesto m. plateale

    to do sth. with a flourish — fare qcs. con ostentazione

    2) (detail, touch)

    with an emphatic flourish — con uno stile enfatico; (in a piece of music)

    3) (in style) ghirigoro m., svolazzo m.
    II 1.
    verbo transitivo agitare, sventolare [ticket, document]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo [ plant] crescere rigoglioso, prosperare; [ bacteria] proliferare; [ child] crescere (sano e robusto); [firm, democracy] fiorire, prosperare
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) essere fiorente; fiorire
    2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) prosperare
    3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) brandire
    2. noun
    1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) ghirigoro
    2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) gesto
    3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) fioritura, fanfara
    •
    * * *
    flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/
    n.
    1 gesto enfatico: He offered me the book with a flourish, mi ha offerto il libro con un ampio gesto del braccio
    2 sventolio (di cappello, ecc.); mulinello (di spada, ecc.)
    3 svolazzo; ghirigoro: to sign with a flourish, firmare con uno svolazzo
    4 ( di tromba) squilli (pl.); fanfara
    5 abbellimento retorico; infiorettatura; espressione fiorita
    6 (mus.) fioritura; fiorettatura
    ● (antiq.) in full flourish, in pieno rigoglio.
    (to) flourish /ˈflʌrɪʃ/
    A v. i.
    1 ( di persona) prosperare; essere fiorente; essere in ottima salute
    2 (bot.) attecchire; prosperare: Palm trees don't flourish in cold countries, le palme non prosperano nei paesi freddi
    3 (di movimento, scuola, ecc.) fiorire; svilupparsi; diffondersi; essere fiorente
    4 (di affari, impresa, ecc.) prosperare; essere fiorente; andare a gonfie vele
    7 ( di trombe) squillare; suonare una fanfara
    B v. t.
    1 agitare; sventolare; brandire; scuotere: He flourished a credit card, ha sventolato una carta di credito; to flourish one's sword, brandire la spada
    2 mettere in mostra; ostentare.
    * * *
    ['flʌrɪʃ] I
    1) (gesture) gesto m. plateale

    to do sth. with a flourish — fare qcs. con ostentazione

    2) (detail, touch)

    with an emphatic flourish — con uno stile enfatico; (in a piece of music)

    3) (in style) ghirigoro m., svolazzo m.
    II 1.
    verbo transitivo agitare, sventolare [ticket, document]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo [ plant] crescere rigoglioso, prosperare; [ bacteria] proliferare; [ child] crescere (sano e robusto); [firm, democracy] fiorire, prosperare

    English-Italian dictionary > flourish

  • 95 stock

    1.
    [stɒk]noun
    1) (origin, family, breed) Abstammung, die

    be or come of farming/French stock — bäuerlicher/französischer Herkunft sein

    2) (supply, store) Vorrat, der; (in shop etc.) Warenbestand, der

    our stocks of food/sherry — unsere Lebensmittelvorräte Pl./unser Vorrat an Sherry (Dat.)

    be in stock/out of stock — [Ware:] vorrätig/nicht vorrätig sein

    have something in stock — etwas auf od. (Kaufmannsspr.) am Lager haben

    take stock — Inventur machen; (fig.) Bilanz ziehen

    take stock of something — (fig.) über etwas (Akk.) Bilanz ziehen

    take stock of one's situation/prospects — seine Situation/seine Zukunftsaussichten bestimmen

    3) (Cookery) Brühe, die
    4) (Finance) Wertpapiere Pl.; (shares) Aktien Pl.

    somebody's stock is high/low — (fig.) jmds. Aktien stehen gut/schlecht (fig.)

    5) (Hort.) Stamm, der; (for grafting) Unterlage, die
    6) (handle) Griff, der; (of gun) Schaft, der
    7) (Agric.) Vieh, das
    8) (raw material) [Roh]material, das

    [film] stock — Filmmaterial, das

    2. transitive verb
    1) (supply with stock) beliefern

    stock a pond/river/lake with fish — einen Teich/Fluss/See mit Fischen besetzen

    2) (Commerc.): (keep in stock) auf od. (Kaufmannsspr.) am Lager haben; führen
    3. attributive adjective
    1) (Commerc.) vorrätig

    a stock size/model — eine Standardgröße/ein Standardmodell

    2) (fig.): (trite, unoriginal) abgedroschen (ugs.)

    stock character — Standardrolle, die

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/92128/stock_up">stock up
    * * *
    [stok] 1. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) der Vorrat
    2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) der Vorrat
    3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) der (Vieh-)Bestand
    4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) das Kapital, die Aktie
    5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) die Brühe
    6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) der Schaft
    2. adjective
    (common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) Standard-...
    3. verb
    1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) führen
    2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) ausstatten
    •
    - stockist
    - stocks
    - stockbroker
    - stock exchange
    - stock market
    - stockpile     4. verb
    (to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) einen Vorrat anlegen
    - stock-still
    - stock-taking
    - stock up
    - take stock
    * * *
    stock1
    [stɒk, AM stɑ:k]
    n
    1. no pl FOOD Brühe f, Suppe f ÖSTERR, Bouillon f SCHWEIZ
    beef/chicken/vegetable \stock Fleisch-/Hühner-/Gemüsebrühe m, Fleisch-/Hühner-/Gemüsesuppe f ÖSTERR, Fleisch-/Hühner-/Gemüsebouillon f SCHWEIZ
    fish \stock Fischfond m
    2. (garden flower) Levkoje f
    Brompton \stock Brompton Levkoje f
    3. (stem of tree) Stamm m; (for grafting) Wildling m, Unterlage f
    dwarfing \stock Pfropfunterlage f für einen Zwergbaum
    4. (handle) of a tool [Werkzeug]griff m; of a gun Gewehrkolben m, [Gewehr]schaft m
    5. (neckwear) steifer Kragen; (for clergy) Halsbinde f
    ▪ the \stocks pl der Stock kein pl
    7. NAUT (on dry dock)
    ▪ \stocks pl Baudock nt
    stock2
    [stɒk, AM stɑ:k]
    I. n
    1. (reserves) Vorrat m (of an + dat)
    a \stock of canned food/oil/wine/wood ein Konserven-/Öl-/Wein-/Holzvorrat m
    housing \stock Bestand m an Wohnhäusern
    a \stock of data/information ( fig) Daten-/Informationsmaterial nt
    a \stock of knowledge ( fig) ein Wissensschatz m
    2. no pl (inventory) Bestand m
    there has been such a demand for this item that we've run out of \stock die Nachfrage nach diesem Artikel war so groß, dass er uns ausgegangen ist
    to be in/out of \stock vorrätig/nicht vorrätig sein
    to have sth in \stock etw führen
    to take \stock Inventur machen
    to take \stock of one's life ( fig) Bilanz aus seinem Leben ziehen
    3.
    ▪ \stocks pl AM (shares in a company) Aktien pl; BRIT (government shares) Staatspapiere pl, Staatsanleihen pl
    \stocks and bonds Aktien und Obligationen
    \stock and shares Wertpapiere pl, Börsenpapiere pl, Effekten pl
    long-dated/short-dated \stocks langfristige/kurzfristige Staatsanleihen
    4. no pl (money invested in government) Anleiheschuld f des Staates
    5. no pl (capital from shares) Grundkapital nt (einer AG)
    6. no pl (livestock) Viehbestand m
    7. no pl (line of descent) Abstammung f, Herkunft f; (breeding line) of animals Stammbaum
    she's of noble/peasant \stock sie stammt aus einer Adels-/Bauernfamilie
    8. no pl ( fig: popularity) Popularität f
    the Chancellor's \stock was pretty low der Kanzler schnitt bei den Meinungsumfragen ziemlich schlecht ab
    9. no pl (undealt cards) Stoß m
    10.
    ▶ to put \stock in sth viel auf etw akk geben
    ▶ to not take \stock in sth etw dat keinen Glauben schenken
    ▶ to be on the \stocks (in construction) in Bau sein; (in preparation) in Arbeit sein
    II. adj attr, inv
    1. (in inventory) Lager-, Vorrats-
    2. (standard) Standard-
    \stock phrase Standardsatz m
    \stock response Standardantwort f, stereotype Antwort
    III. vt
    ▪ to \stock sth etw führen [o vorrätig haben
    2. (fill up)
    ▪ to \stock sth etw füllen
    his wine cellar is well-\stocked sein Weinkeller ist gut gefüllt
    ▪ to \stock sth with sth (fill with) etw mit etw dat bestücken; (equip with) library, school etw mit etw dat ausstatten
    he \stocked his pond with trout er setzte Forellen in seinen Teich
    to \stock a farm eine Farm mit einem Viehbestand versehen
    to \stock a pond/river einen Teich/Fluss [mit Fischen] besetzen
    to \stock the shelves die Regale auffüllen
    ▪ to \stock sb/sth jdn/etw beliefern
    * * *
    [stɒk]
    1. n
    1) (= supply) Vorrat m (of an +dat); (COMM) Bestand m (of an +dat)

    stock of knowledge stock of information to lay in a stock of wood/candles etc — Wissensschatz m Informationsmaterial nt sich (dat) einen Holz-/Kerzenvorrat etc anlegen

    to be in stock/out of stock — vorrätig/nicht vorrätig sein

    to take stock (Comm) — Inventur machen; (fig) Bilanz ziehen

    to take stock of sth (of situation, prospects) — sich (dat) klar werden über etw (acc); of one's life Bilanz aus etw ziehen

    2) (= livestock) Viehbestand m
    3) (COOK) Brühe f
    4) (FIN: capital raised by company) Aktienkapital nt; (= shares held by investor) Anteil m; (= government stock) Staatsanleihe f
    5) (HORT of tree, plant) Stamm m; (of vine, rose) Stock m; (for grafting onto) Wildling m, Unterlage f; (for supplying grafts) das Edelreis liefernde Pflanze
    6) (BOT) Levkoje f
    7) (= tribe, race etc) Stamm m; (= descent) Abstammung f, Herkunft f; (LING) (Sprach)familie f, (Sprach)gruppe f
    8) (= handle) Griff m; (of rifle) Schaft m
    9)

    to be on the stocks (ship) — im Bau sein; (book etc) in Arbeit sein

    10) pl (HIST for punishment) Stock m
    11) (= neckcloth) Halsbinde f
    13) (US THEAT)

    to play in summer stock — bei den Sommeraufführungen mitwirken

    this play is in their stock — dieses Stück gehört zu ihrem Repertoire

    2. adj attr (COMM fig)
    Standard-
    3. vt
    1) (shop etc) goods führen
    2) (= provide with stock) cupboard füllen; shop, library ausstatten; pond, river (mit Fischen) besetzen; farm mit einem Viehbestand versehen
    * * *
    stock [stɒk; US stɑk]
    A s
    1. (Baum-, Pflanzen) Strunk m
    2. fig Klotz m (steifer Mensch)
    3. BOT Levkoje f
    4. BOT Wurzelstock m
    5. AGR (Pfropf-) Unterlage f
    6. (Peitschen-, Werkzeug- etc) Griff m
    7. MIL
    a) (Gewehr) Schaft m
    b) (MG-) Schulterstütze f
    c) (Lafetten) Balken m
    8. TECH
    a) Unterlage f, Block m
    b) (Amboss) Klotz m
    c) Kluppe f, Schneideisenhalter m
    d) (Hobel) Kasten m
    9. AGR (Pflug) Stock m
    10. pl HIST Stock m (Strafmittel)
    11. pl SCHIFF Helling f, Stapel m:
    a) vom Stapel (gelaufen) sein,
    b) fig fertig oder vollendet sein;
    have sth on the stocks fig etwas in Arbeit haben;
    be on the stocks fig im Werden sein
    12. TECH (Grund-, Werk) Stoff m, (Verarbeitungs) Material n, (Füll- etc) Gut n
    13. (Fleisch-, Gemüse) Brühe f (als Suppengrundlage)
    14. a) besonders HIST steifer Kragen
    b) besonders MIL Halsbinde f
    15. (Bienen) Stock m
    16. BIOL
    a) Urtyp m
    b) Rasse f
    17. a) Rasse f, (Menschen)Schlag m
    b) Familie f, Her-, Abkunft f
    18. LING
    a) Sprachstamm m
    b) Sprachengruppe f
    19. a) allg Vorrat m, Bestand m ( beide:
    of an dat)
    b) WIRTSCH (Waren)Lager n, Inventar n:
    stock (on hand) Warenbestand;
    in (out of) stock (nicht) vorrätig oder auf Lager;
    take stock Inventur machen, a. fig (eine) Bestandsaufnahme machen, fig Bilanz ziehen;
    take stock of fig sich klar werden über (akk), jemanden od etwas abschätzen; → last2 A 5
    20. WIRTSCH Ware(n) f(pl)
    21. fig (Wissens- etc) Schatz m
    22. a) Vieh(bestand) n(m), lebendes Inventar
    b) auch dead stock totes Inventar, Material n: → fat A 1, rolling stock
    23. WIRTSCH
    a) Anleihekapital n
    b) Wertpapiere pl (über Anleihekapital)
    24. WIRTSCH
    a) Grundkapital n
    b) Aktienkapital n
    c) Geschäftsanteil m
    25. WIRTSCH
    a) besonders US Aktie(n) f(pl)
    b) pl Aktien pl
    c) pl Effekten pl, Wertpapiere pl:
    hold stocks in a company Aktionär(in) einer Gesellschaft sein;
    his stock has gone up seine Aktien sind gestiegen (a. fig)
    26. WIRTSCH
    a) Schuldverschreibung f
    b) pl Br Staatspapiere pl
    27. THEAT
    a) Repertoire n
    b) US Repertoiretheater n
    28. US → stock car
    B adj
    1. stets vorrätig, Lager…, Serien…:
    stock model Serienmodell n;
    stock size Standardgröße f
    2. Lager…:
    stock clerk Lagerverwalter(in), Lagerist(in)
    3. fig stehend, stereotyp, pej abgedroschen (Phrasen)
    4. Vieh(zucht)…, Zucht…:
    stock farm Viehfarm f;
    stock mare Zuchtstute f
    5. WIRTSCH besonders US Aktien…
    6. THEAT Repertoire…:
    C v/t
    1. ausstatten, versorgen, -sehen ( alle:
    with mit)
    2. auch stock up auf Lager legen oder haben, einen Vorrat halten von, (auf)speichern
    3. WIRTSCH Ware vorrätig haben, führen:
    be well stocked with gut sortiert sein in (dat)
    4. AGR
    a) eine Farm ( besonders mit Vieh) ausstatten
    b) auch stock down Land ( besonders mit Gras) bepflanzen:
    stock a stream with trout einen Bach mit Forellen besetzen
    5. ein Gewehr, Werkzeug etc schäften
    6. HIST jemanden in den Stock legen (als Bestrafung)
    D v/i oft stock up sich eindecken (on mit)
    stk abk WIRTSCH stock
    * * *
    1.
    [stɒk]noun
    1) (origin, family, breed) Abstammung, die

    be or come of farming/French stock — bäuerlicher/französischer Herkunft sein

    2) (supply, store) Vorrat, der; (in shop etc.) Warenbestand, der

    our stocks of food/sherry — unsere Lebensmittelvorräte Pl./unser Vorrat an Sherry (Dat.)

    be in stock/out of stock — [Ware:] vorrätig/nicht vorrätig sein

    have something in stock — etwas auf od. (Kaufmannsspr.) am Lager haben

    take stock — Inventur machen; (fig.) Bilanz ziehen

    take stock of something — (fig.) über etwas (Akk.) Bilanz ziehen

    take stock of one's situation/prospects — seine Situation/seine Zukunftsaussichten bestimmen

    3) (Cookery) Brühe, die
    4) (Finance) Wertpapiere Pl.; (shares) Aktien Pl.

    somebody's stock is high/low — (fig.) jmds. Aktien stehen gut/schlecht (fig.)

    5) (Hort.) Stamm, der; (for grafting) Unterlage, die
    6) (handle) Griff, der; (of gun) Schaft, der
    7) (Agric.) Vieh, das
    8) (raw material) [Roh]material, das

    [film] stock — Filmmaterial, das

    2. transitive verb
    1) (supply with stock) beliefern

    stock a pond/river/lake with fish — einen Teich/Fluss/See mit Fischen besetzen

    2) (Commerc.): (keep in stock) auf od. (Kaufmannsspr.) am Lager haben; führen
    3. attributive adjective
    1) (Commerc.) vorrätig

    a stock size/model — eine Standardgröße/ein Standardmodell

    2) (fig.): (trite, unoriginal) abgedroschen (ugs.)

    stock character — Standardrolle, die

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Inventar -e n.
    Lager -- n.
    Lagerbestand m.
    Vorrat -¨e m.

    English-german dictionary > stock

  • 96 fair

    I feə adjective
    1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) rubio, claro, blanco
    2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) justo, equitativo
    3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) bueno
    4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) regular
    5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) considerable
    6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) bello
    •
    - fairly
    - fair play
    II feə noun
    1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) feria
    2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) mercado, feria
    3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) feria
    fair1 adj
    1. justo
    it's not fair! ¡no es justo!
    2. rubio / blanco
    fair2 n feria / parque de atracciones
    let's go to the fair! ¡vamos a la feria!
    tr[feəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 (just) justo,-a, equitativo,-a; (impartial) imparcial; (reasonable) razonable
    ■ it's not fair no es justo, no hay derecho
    2 (considerable) considerable
    3 (idea, guess, etc) bastante bueno,-a, más o menos acertado,-a
    4 (average) regular
    5 (weather) bueno,-a
    6 (hair) rubio,-a; (skin) blanco,-a
    7 formal use bello,-a
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    a fair crack of the whip una buena oportunidad
    by fair means or foul por las buenas o por las malas
    by one's own fair hand con las propias manos
    fair and square (sincerely) sinceramente, francamente 2 (directly) directamente, claramente 3 (correctly) honradamente
    fair enough (okay) de acuerdo, vale 2 (true) muy bien
    fair's fair! ¡por favor!, ¡ya está bien!
    to have (more than) one's fair share of something tener (más de) lo que le corresponde a uno,-a
    to play fair jugar limpio
    fair copy copia en limpio
    fair game presa fácil, blanco de burlas
    fair play juego limpio
    fair rent alquiler nombre masculino razonable
    ————————
    tr[feəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 (market) mercado, feria
    2 (show) feria; (funfair) parque nombre masculino de atracciones
    fair ['fær] adj
    1) attractive, beautiful: bello, hermoso, atractivo
    2) (relating to weather) : bueno, despejado
    fair weather: tiempo despejado
    3) just: justo, imparcial
    4) allowable: permisible
    5) blond, light: rubio (dícese del pelo), blanco (dícese de la tez)
    6) adequate: bastante, adecuado
    fair to middling: mediano, regular
    7)
    fair game : presa f fácil
    8)
    to play fair : jugar limpio
    fair n
    : feria f
    adj.
    • bello, -a adj.
    • bueno, -a adj.
    • enderezado, -a adj.
    • equitativo, -a adj.
    • honesto, -a adj.
    • honrado, -a adj.
    • imparcial adj.
    • justiciero, -a adj.
    • justo, -a adj.
    • probo, -a adj.
    • razonable adj.
    • rubio, -a adj.
    adv.
    • directamente adv.
    • justamente adv.
    n.
    • feria s.f.

    I fer, feə(r)
    adjective -er, -est
    1) ( just) <person/decision> justo, imparcial; <contest/election> limpio

    come on, now: fair's fair — vamos, seamos justos or lo justo es justo

    fair enough — bueno, está bien

    to be fair ON o TO somebody: it's not fair to her to expect her to do it no es justo pretender que lo haga ella; that wouldn't be fair on the others eso no sería justo para los demás; fair and square: he won fair and square ganó en buena ley or con todas las de la ley; all's fair in love and war — en el amor y en la guerra todo vale

    2) < hair> rubio, güero (Méx), mono (Col), catire (Ven); < skin> blanco
    3) ( beautiful) (liter) hermoso, bello

    the fair sex — (hum) el bello sexo (hum)

    with my own fair hands — (esp BrE hum) con estas dos manitas

    4)
    a) ( quite good) <work/essay> pasable, aceptable

    fair to middling — (colloq & hum)

    how are you? - fair to middling — ¿qué tal estás? - voy tirando or (Méx) ahí la llevo or (Col, Ven) ahí, llevándola (fam)

    b) ( considerable) (before n) <number/amount> bueno
    5) ( Meteo) ( of weather)

    II
    adverb ( impartially) < play> limpio, limpiamente

    III
    1) ( market) feria f; ( trade fair) feria f or exposición f industrial/comercial; ( bazaar) feria f ( con fines benéficos)
    2) ( funfair) (BrE) feria f

    I [fɛǝ(r)]
    1. ADJ
    (compar fairer) (superl fairest)
    1) (=just) [person, treatment, wage, exchange] justo; [decision, report, hearing] imparcial; [comment] razonable, válido; [sample] representativo; [price] justo, razonable; [deal] justo, equitativo; [fight, election] limpio; [competition] leal

    it's not fair! — ¡no es justo!, ¡no hay derecho!

    it's fair to say that... — es cierto que..., lo cierto es que...

    • be fair, darling, it's not their fault — sé justo or razonable, cariño, no es culpa suya

    to be fair... — (=truth to tell) a decir verdad..., en honor a la verdad...; (=not to be unjust) para ser justo...

    • fair enough! — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!

    • fair's fair, it's my turn now — vale ya or ya basta, ahora me toca a mí

    • fair game — (fig) blanco m legítimo

    • it's not fair on the old — es injusto or no es justo para (con) los ancianos

    • it's only fair that... — lo más justo sería que...

    • fair play — (in game) juego m limpio

    sense of fair play — (fig) sentido m de la justicia

    • she's had more than her fair share of problems in life — ha pasado mucho or lo suyo en la vida

    • to be fair to sb — ser justo con algn

    that's not true, you're not being fair to him — eso no es verdad, no estás siendo justo con él

    • fair trade — comercio m justo

    2) (=reasonable, average) [work] pasable, regular

    • she has a fair chance — tiene bastantes posibilidades

    • I have a fair idea of what to expect — sé más o menos qué esperar

    • fair to middling — regular

    "how are you?" - "fair to middling" — -¿qué tal estás? -regular

    • he's been given fair warning — no puede decir que no se le ha avisado

    3) (=quite large) [sum, speed] considerable

    • a fair amount of — bastante

    • this happens in a fair number of cases — esto sucede en bastantes casos

    • we've still got a fair way to go — aún nos queda un buen trecho que recorrer

    4) (=pale, light-coloured) [hair, person] rubio, güero (Mex); [complexion, skin] blanco, güero (Mex)
    5) (=fine, good) [weather] bueno

    • fair copy — copia f en limpio

    to make a fair copy of sth — hacer una copia en limpio de algo, pasar algo en limpio

    6) liter (=beautiful) bello, hermoso
    2. ADV
    1)

    • to play fair — jugar limpio

    • to win fair and square — ganar con todas las de la ley

    2) † * (=positively) verdaderamente

    it fair took my breath away — te/os juro que me dejó sin habla *


    II
    [fɛǝ(r)]
    N
    1) (=market) feria f

    antiques/craft fair — feria f de antigüedades/artesanía

    book fair — feria f del libro

    trade 4.
    2) (Brit) (=funfair) parque m de atracciones
    STATE FAIR En todos los estados de EE.UU. se celebra una feria en otoño llamada state fair a la que acude gran cantidad de gente de todo el estado. Estas ferias son generalmente agrícolas y en ellas se celebran concursos de animales y productos del campo, de gastronomía y de artesanía. También se organizan juegos y se instalan stands en los que fabricantes y comerciantes hacen demostraciones de sus productos. La feria más grande de todo el país es la Feria de Texas, que se celebra cada octubre en Dallas.
    * * *

    I [fer, feə(r)]
    adjective -er, -est
    1) ( just) <person/decision> justo, imparcial; <contest/election> limpio

    come on, now: fair's fair — vamos, seamos justos or lo justo es justo

    fair enough — bueno, está bien

    to be fair ON o TO somebody: it's not fair to her to expect her to do it no es justo pretender que lo haga ella; that wouldn't be fair on the others eso no sería justo para los demás; fair and square: he won fair and square ganó en buena ley or con todas las de la ley; all's fair in love and war — en el amor y en la guerra todo vale

    2) < hair> rubio, güero (Méx), mono (Col), catire (Ven); < skin> blanco
    3) ( beautiful) (liter) hermoso, bello

    the fair sex — (hum) el bello sexo (hum)

    with my own fair hands — (esp BrE hum) con estas dos manitas

    4)
    a) ( quite good) <work/essay> pasable, aceptable

    fair to middling — (colloq & hum)

    how are you? - fair to middling — ¿qué tal estás? - voy tirando or (Méx) ahí la llevo or (Col, Ven) ahí, llevándola (fam)

    b) ( considerable) (before n) <number/amount> bueno
    5) ( Meteo) ( of weather)

    II
    adverb ( impartially) < play> limpio, limpiamente

    III
    1) ( market) feria f; ( trade fair) feria f or exposición f industrial/comercial; ( bazaar) feria f ( con fines benéficos)
    2) ( funfair) (BrE) feria f

    English-spanish dictionary > fair

  • 97 atención

    intj.
    attention, pay attention.
    f.
    1 attention, care, concentration, dedication.
    2 fine gesture, attention, courtesy, polite act.
    * * *
    1 (gen) attention
    2 (detalle) nice thought
    ■ fue una atención por su parte it was a nice thought, it was very kind of him
    ► interjección ¡atención!
    1 (gen) your attention please!; (cuidado) watch out!, look out!
    ■ ¡atención a los dedos! mind your fingers!
    \
    a la atención de alguien (en cartas) for the attention of somebody
    colmar muchas atenciones con alguien to smother somebody with attentions, make a fuss of somebody
    en atención a bearing in mind, taking into account
    en atención a que... in view of the fact that..., given that...
    llamar la atención to attract attention
    llamar la atención a alguien to take somebody to task
    prestar atención to pay attention (a, to)
    tener una atención con alguien to think of somebody
    * * *
    noun f.
    - prestar atención
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=interés) attention

    ¡atención, por favor! — attention, please!

    garantizarán los derechos de todos, con especial atención a las minorías — they will guarantee everybody's rights, particularly those of minorities

    • en atención a algo — frm in view of sth

    • llamar la atención a algn — (=atraer) to attract sb's attention; (=reprender) to tell sb off

    • prestar atención — to pay attention (a to)

    léelo detenidamente, prestando especial atención a la letra pequeña — read it carefully, paying particular attention to the small print

    2) (=precaución) care

    cuando vayas de vacaciones, atención a los precios — when you go on holiday, watch out for the prices

    ¡atención! frenos potentes — beware! powerful brakes

    ¡atención! — look out!, careful!; (Mil) attention!

    toque
    3) (=cortesía)
    4) (=asistencia)

    horario de atención al público — [en oficina] hours of business; [en tienda] opening hours

    5) pl atenciones (=obligaciones) duties, responsibilities
    6) [en correspondencia]

    • a la atención de — for the attention of; [en sobre] attention

    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) ( concentración) attention

    pon atención en lo que haces — concentrate on o pay attention to what you're doing

    presta atención a esto — pay attention o listen carefully to this

    atraer la atención del camarero — to attract o get the waiter's attention

    b)

    llamar la atención: se viste así para llamar la atención he dresses like that to attract attention (to himself); una chica que llama la atención a very striking girl; lo dulce no me llama la atención I'm not very fond of sweet things; me llamó la atención que estuviera sola I was surprised she was alone; llamarle la atención a alguien ( reprenderlo) to reprimand somebody (frml), to give somebody a talking to; ( hacerle notar algo): les llamé la atención sobre... — I drew their attention to...

    a la atención de — (Corresp) for the attention of

    en atención a algo — (frml) in view of something

    2)
    a) ( servicio)

    la atención que recibimos en el consulado — the way we were treated o the treatment we received in the consulate

    horario de atención al público — ( en banco) hours of business; ( en oficina pública) opening hours

    departamento de atención al cliente — customer service department (AmE), customer services department (BrE)

    b) ( cortesía)
    II
    a) (Mil) attention!

    atención, por favor! — (your) attention, please!

    c) ( para avisar de peligro) look out!, watch out!

    atención! — danger!, warning!

    * * *
    = attention, care, courtesy, focus, diligence, vigilance.
    Ex. It's that access dimension of descriptive cataloging that I suggest should get priority attention from all of us.
    Ex. Thus care in indexing is essential, and systems should be designed in such a way as to minimise the possibility of error.
    Ex. Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?.
    Ex. Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
    Ex. If these guidelines are not adhered to with due care and diligence, financial damage to the library can result = Si no se siguen estas directrices con el debido cuidado y atención, el resultado puede ser que la biblioteca sufra daños económicos.
    Ex. Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.
    ----
    * abrumar con atenciones = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.
    * acaparar la atención de Alguien = monopolise + attention.
    * acaparar toda la atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.
    * atención a la infancia = child care [childcare].
    * atención al cliente = customer care, customer support.
    * atención al estudiante = student services.
    * atención al paciente = patient care.
    * atención + disminuir = attention + wane.
    * atención médica = medical attention.
    * atención personal = personal attention.
    * atención personal al cliente = personal selling.
    * atención prenatal = prenatal care.
    * atención primaria = primary care.
    * atención primaria de salud = primary health care.
    * atención sanitaria = health care [healthcare].
    * atención secundaria = secondary care.
    * atraer la atención = attract + the eye, catch + Posesivo + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, capture + the attention, rivet + the attention, draw + attention, catch + Posesivo + fancy, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash.
    * atraer la atención de = hold + attention.
    * atraer la atención de Alguien = appeal to + Posesivo + imagination, engage + Posesivo + attention.
    * a la atención de = c/o (care of).
    * capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.
    * captar la atención = hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, rivet + the attention, catch + Posesivo + attention.
    * centrar la atención = fix + Posesivo + attention.
    * centrar la atención en = train + spotlight on, put + spotlight on, spotlight + fall on, spotlight + focus on.
    * centro de atención = centre of attention, limelight, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], centre stage, focus of concern, focus of interest, focus of attention, focus.
    * centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.
    * colmar de atenciones = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.
    * competir por acaparar la atención de Alguien = compete for + attention.
    * con atención = attentively.
    * concentrar la atención sobre = keep in + focus.
    * conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.
    * dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.
    * de atención básica = preattentive.
    * de atención primaria = preattentive.
    * deber prestar atención = warrant + consideration.
    * dedicar atención = devote + attention.
    * dedicar atención a = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * departamento de atención al cliente = customer service department.
    * despertar la atención = arouse + attention, give + wake-up call.
    * desviar + Posesivo + atención = divert + Posesivo + attention.
    * dirigir la atención = put + focus.
    * dirigir la atención a = turn to, direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * disputarse la atención = vie for + attention.
    * distraer la atención = distract + attention.
    * distraer + Posesivo + atención = divert + Posesivo + attention.
    * el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.
    * en el foco de atención = in the spotlight.
    * fijar la atención = fix + Posesivo + attention.
    * hacer que no se le preste atención a = deflect + attention from.
    * horario de atención al público = opening hours, hours of operation, banking hours.
    * interrumpir la atención = interrupt + attention.
    * lamar la atención = eye + catch.
    * leer con atención = peruse.
    * llamada de atención = heads up, wake-up call, slap on the wrist.
    * llamar la atención = call + attention to, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.
    * llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.
    * llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.
    * llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.
    * llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.
    * llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.
    * mantener la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.
    * merecer atención = merit + attention, be worthy of + attention, deserve + attention.
    * mostrador de atención al público = service desk, public service desk, service counter.
    * mostrador de atención al usuario = service area.
    * necesitar atención = beg + attention, warrant + attention.
    * nivel de atención = attention span.
    * no prestar atención = disregard, overlook, close + the door on, go + unheeded, fly in + the face of.
    * no prestar atención al hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.
    * no prestar la suficiente atención = give + short shrift.
    * para llamar la atención = for effect.
    * pasar a ser el centro de atención = take + centre stage.
    * pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus.
    * poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).
    * poner el centro de atención = put + focus.
    * prestándole especial atención a = with specific reference to.
    * prestar atención = follow up, heed, receive + attention, mind, devote + attention, pay + heed, take + notice, give + (some) thought to, follow through, look out for, lend + an ear, prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.
    * prestar atención a = attend to, give + attention to, give + consideration (to), pay + attention to, turn + Posesivo + mind to, train + spotlight on, give + an ear to, listen (to), keep + an eye on, direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).
    * prestar especial atención = pay + particular attention, focus.
    * prestarle atención = focus + attention.
    * prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * que distrae la atención = distracting.
    * que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.
    * recibir atención = enjoy + attention, receive + attention, receive + note, command + attention, gain + attention.
    * requerir atención = require + consideration, require + attention.
    * retener la atención de Alguien = retain + attention.
    * ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.
    * servicio de atención = advisory service.
    * servicio de atención al cliente = customer service, service department.
    * servicio de atención al cliente en su propio automóvil = drive-through (drive-thru).
    * servicio de atención al cliente por teléfono = call centre.
    * servicio de atención de día = day care.
    * servicios de atención al estudiante = student services.
    * síndrome de déficit de atención = attention deficit.
    * síndrome de déficit de atención con hiperactividad = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
    * sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.
    * sin prestar atención = mindlessly.
    * total atención = undivided attention.
    * trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
    * tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.
    * volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) ( concentración) attention

    pon atención en lo que haces — concentrate on o pay attention to what you're doing

    presta atención a esto — pay attention o listen carefully to this

    atraer la atención del camarero — to attract o get the waiter's attention

    b)

    llamar la atención: se viste así para llamar la atención he dresses like that to attract attention (to himself); una chica que llama la atención a very striking girl; lo dulce no me llama la atención I'm not very fond of sweet things; me llamó la atención que estuviera sola I was surprised she was alone; llamarle la atención a alguien ( reprenderlo) to reprimand somebody (frml), to give somebody a talking to; ( hacerle notar algo): les llamé la atención sobre... — I drew their attention to...

    a la atención de — (Corresp) for the attention of

    en atención a algo — (frml) in view of something

    2)
    a) ( servicio)

    la atención que recibimos en el consulado — the way we were treated o the treatment we received in the consulate

    horario de atención al público — ( en banco) hours of business; ( en oficina pública) opening hours

    departamento de atención al cliente — customer service department (AmE), customer services department (BrE)

    b) ( cortesía)
    II
    a) (Mil) attention!

    atención, por favor! — (your) attention, please!

    c) ( para avisar de peligro) look out!, watch out!

    atención! — danger!, warning!

    * * *
    = attention, care, courtesy, focus, diligence, vigilance.

    Ex: It's that access dimension of descriptive cataloging that I suggest should get priority attention from all of us.

    Ex: Thus care in indexing is essential, and systems should be designed in such a way as to minimise the possibility of error.
    Ex: Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?.
    Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
    Ex: If these guidelines are not adhered to with due care and diligence, financial damage to the library can result = Si no se siguen estas directrices con el debido cuidado y atención, el resultado puede ser que la biblioteca sufra daños económicos.
    Ex: Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.
    * abrumar con atenciones = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.
    * acaparar la atención de Alguien = monopolise + attention.
    * acaparar toda la atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.
    * atención a la infancia = child care [childcare].
    * atención al cliente = customer care, customer support.
    * atención al estudiante = student services.
    * atención al paciente = patient care.
    * atención + disminuir = attention + wane.
    * atención médica = medical attention.
    * atención personal = personal attention.
    * atención personal al cliente = personal selling.
    * atención prenatal = prenatal care.
    * atención primaria = primary care.
    * atención primaria de salud = primary health care.
    * atención sanitaria = health care [healthcare].
    * atención secundaria = secondary care.
    * atraer la atención = attract + the eye, catch + Posesivo + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, capture + the attention, rivet + the attention, draw + attention, catch + Posesivo + fancy, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash.
    * atraer la atención de = hold + attention.
    * atraer la atención de Alguien = appeal to + Posesivo + imagination, engage + Posesivo + attention.
    * a la atención de = c/o (care of).
    * capacidad de mantener la atención = attention span.
    * captar la atención = hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, rivet + the attention, catch + Posesivo + attention.
    * centrar la atención = fix + Posesivo + attention.
    * centrar la atención en = train + spotlight on, put + spotlight on, spotlight + fall on, spotlight + focus on.
    * centro de atención = centre of attention, limelight, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], centre stage, focus of concern, focus of interest, focus of attention, focus.
    * centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.
    * colmar de atenciones = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindness.
    * competir por acaparar la atención de Alguien = compete for + attention.
    * con atención = attentively.
    * concentrar la atención sobre = keep in + focus.
    * conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.
    * dar una llamada de atención = sound + a wake-up call.
    * de atención básica = preattentive.
    * de atención primaria = preattentive.
    * deber prestar atención = warrant + consideration.
    * dedicar atención = devote + attention.
    * dedicar atención a = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * departamento de atención al cliente = customer service department.
    * despertar la atención = arouse + attention, give + wake-up call.
    * desviar + Posesivo + atención = divert + Posesivo + attention.
    * dirigir la atención = put + focus.
    * dirigir la atención a = turn to, direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * disputarse la atención = vie for + attention.
    * distraer la atención = distract + attention.
    * distraer + Posesivo + atención = divert + Posesivo + attention.
    * el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.
    * en el foco de atención = in the spotlight.
    * fijar la atención = fix + Posesivo + attention.
    * hacer que no se le preste atención a = deflect + attention from.
    * horario de atención al público = opening hours, hours of operation, banking hours.
    * interrumpir la atención = interrupt + attention.
    * lamar la atención = eye + catch.
    * leer con atención = peruse.
    * llamada de atención = heads up, wake-up call, slap on the wrist.
    * llamar la atención = call + attention to, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.
    * llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.
    * llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.
    * llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.
    * llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.
    * llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.
    * mantener la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.
    * merecer atención = merit + attention, be worthy of + attention, deserve + attention.
    * mostrador de atención al público = service desk, public service desk, service counter.
    * mostrador de atención al usuario = service area.
    * necesitar atención = beg + attention, warrant + attention.
    * nivel de atención = attention span.
    * no prestar atención = disregard, overlook, close + the door on, go + unheeded, fly in + the face of.
    * no prestar atención al hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.
    * no prestar la suficiente atención = give + short shrift.
    * para llamar la atención = for effect.
    * pasar a ser el centro de atención = take + centre stage.
    * pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus.
    * poner atención = lend + an ear, listen (to).
    * poner el centro de atención = put + focus.
    * prestándole especial atención a = with specific reference to.
    * prestar atención = follow up, heed, receive + attention, mind, devote + attention, pay + heed, take + notice, give + (some) thought to, follow through, look out for, lend + an ear, prick (up) + Posesivo + ears, Posesivo + antennas + go up.
    * prestar atención a = attend to, give + attention to, give + consideration (to), pay + attention to, turn + Posesivo + mind to, train + spotlight on, give + an ear to, listen (to), keep + an eye on, direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).
    * prestar especial atención = pay + particular attention, focus.
    * prestarle atención = focus + attention.
    * prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * que distrae la atención = distracting.
    * que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.
    * recibir atención = enjoy + attention, receive + attention, receive + note, command + attention, gain + attention.
    * requerir atención = require + consideration, require + attention.
    * retener la atención de Alguien = retain + attention.
    * ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.
    * servicio de atención = advisory service.
    * servicio de atención al cliente = customer service, service department.
    * servicio de atención al cliente en su propio automóvil = drive-through (drive-thru).
    * servicio de atención al cliente por teléfono = call centre.
    * servicio de atención de día = day care.
    * servicios de atención al estudiante = student services.
    * síndrome de déficit de atención = attention deficit.
    * síndrome de déficit de atención con hiperactividad = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
    * sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.
    * sin prestar atención = mindlessly.
    * total atención = undivided attention.
    * trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad = attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
    * tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.
    * volver a prestar atención = refocus + attention.

    * * *
    A
    1 (cuidado, concentración) attention
    me gustaría poder dedicarle más atención a esto I'd like to be able to give this more attention, I'd like to be able to devote more attention to this
    me escuchó con atención she listened to me attentively o carefully
    pon atención en lo que haces concentrate on o pay attention to what you're doing
    presta atención a lo que voy a decir pay attention o listen carefully to what I'm going to say
    trata de atraer la atención del camarero try and attract o get the waiter's attention
    le gusta ser el centro de (la) atención she likes to be the center of attention
    esto ha sido todo por hoy, gracias por su atención that's all for today, thank you for watching/listening
    2
    llamar la atención: se viste así para llamar la atención he dresses like that to attract attention (to himself)
    ¿no ves que estás llamando la atención con esos gritos? can't you see that you're attracting attention (to yourself) with your shouting?
    llama la atención por su original diseño the originality of its design is striking
    es una chica que llama la atención she's a very striking girl
    lo dulce no me llama la atención I'm not very fond of o ( BrE) keen on sweet things
    nada le llama la atención nothing seems to interest him
    me llamó la atención que estuviera sola/no verlo allí I was surprised she was alone/not to see him there
    llamarle la atención a algn (reprenderlo) to reprimand sb ( frml), to give sb a talking to
    (hacerle notar algo): les llamé la atención sobre el precio I drew their attention to the price
    3 ( en locs):
    a la atención de ( Corresp) for the attention of
    en atención a algo ( frml); in view of sth
    en atención a sus circunstancias familiares in view of o bearing in mind her family circumstances
    B
    1
    (servicio): no nos podemos quejar de la atención que recibimos en el consulado we can't complain about the way we were treated o the treatment we received in the consulate
    [ S ] horario de atención al público (en un banco) hours of business; (en una oficina pública) opening hours
    [ S ] departamento de atención al cliente customer service department ( AmE), customer services department ( BrE)
    2
    (cortesía): nos colmaron de atenciones durante nuestra visita we were showered with attention o ( BrE) attentions during our visit, they made a real fuss of us during our visit
    no es necesario gastar mucho, lo importante es tener una atención con él we don't have to spend much money, the important thing is that he knows we thought of him
    no tuvo ninguna atención con nosotros a pesar de nuestra hospitalidad he didn't show the slightest appreciation despite our hospitality
    ¡cuántas atenciones! estoy abrumado how kind! I'm overwhelmed
    1 ( Mil) attention!
    ¡atención! están dando los resultados listen! they're reading out the results
    ¡atención, por favor! (your) attention, please!, may I have your attention, please?
    2 (para avisar de un peligro) look out!, watch out!
    [ S ] ¡atención! danger!, warning!
    * * *

     

    atención 1 sustantivo femenino
    1

    ◊ pon/presta atención a esto pay attention to this;

    con atención attentively
    b)


    una chica que llama la atención a very striking girl;
    me llamó la atención que estuviera sola I was surprised she was alone;
    llamarle la atención a algn ( reprenderlo) to reprimand sb (frml), to give sb a talking to
    2
    a) (en hotel, tienda) service;

    ( on signs) horario de atención al público ( en banco) hours of business;
    ( en oficina pública) opening hours
    b) ( cortesía):

    ◊ nos colmaron de atenciones we were showered with attention o (BrE) attentions;

    no tuvo ninguna atención con ella a pesar de su hospitalidad he didn't show the slightest appreciation despite her hospitality
    atención 2 interjección

    ◊ ¡atención, por favor! (your) attention, please!


    atención
    I sustantivo femenino attention
    II exclamación attention!
    ♦ Locuciones: llamar la atención, to attract attention
    prestar atención, to pay attention [a, to]
    toque de atención, warning
    ' atención' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acaparar
    - acaparador
    - acaparadora
    - cantar
    - centrar
    - conceder
    - concentrar
    - concentración
    - delicadeza
    - descuidarse
    - despreocuparse
    - detalle
    - dirigirse
    - distracción
    - distraer
    - distraerse
    - eh
    - esmerarse
    - fijar
    - fijarse
    - llamar
    - mirar
    - polarizar
    - prestar
    - show
    - toque
    - asistencia
    - atender
    - atento
    - atraer
    - bien
    - captar
    - caso
    - centro
    - corresponder
    - corte
    - cuidado
    - descuidar
    - dirigir
    - escuchar
    - gentileza
    - ninguno
    - oír
    - ojo
    - palmada
    - perdón
    - poner
    - público
    - reclamo
    - retener
    English:
    accuracy
    - appeal
    - attend
    - attention
    - attention span
    - attract
    - call
    - capture
    - care
    - carelessly
    - catch
    - centre
    - closely
    - deaf
    - draw
    - engage
    - enthral
    - enthrall
    - eye
    - fix
    - fuss
    - give
    - grip
    - hear
    - inconspicuous
    - intently
    - listen
    - lunch
    - note
    - noteworthy
    - notice
    - nursing
    - pay
    - rate
    - round-the-clock
    - service
    - spectacle
    - spotlight
    - switch
    - turn
    - undivided
    - anticipation
    - carelessness
    - conspicuous
    - courtesy
    - disregard
    - effect
    - heed
    - intent
    - lime
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [interés] attention;
    tienes que dedicar más atención a tus estudios you've got to put more effort into your studies, you've got to concentrate harder on your studies;
    miraremos tu expediente con mucha atención we'll look at your file very carefully;
    aguardaban el resultado con atención they were listening attentively for the result;
    escucha con atención listen carefully;
    a la atención de for the attention of;
    llamar la atención [atraer] to attract attention;
    lo que más me llamó la atención fue la belleza del paisaje what struck me most was the beauty of the countryside;
    su belleza llama la atención her beauty is striking;
    al principio no me llamó la atención at first I didn't notice anything unusual;
    llamar la atención a alguien [amonestar] to tell sb off;
    le llamé la atención sobre el coste del proyecto I drew her attention to the cost of the project;
    con sus escándalos, andan llamando la atención todo el tiempo they are always attracting attention to themselves by causing one scandal or another;
    le gusta llamar la atención she likes to be noticed;
    el desastre electoral fue una llamada o [m5] toque de atención al partido gobernante the disastrous election results were a wake-up call to the governing party;
    a los niños pequeños les cuesta mantener la atención small children find it difficult to stop their attention from wandering;
    poner o [m5] prestar atención to pay attention;
    si no pones o [m5]prestas atención, no te enterarás de lo que hay que hacer if you don't pay attention, you won't know what to do
    atención mediática media exposure
    2. [cortesía] attentiveness;
    atenciones attentiveness;
    tenía demasiadas atenciones con el jefe she was overly attentive towards the boss;
    nos colmaron de atenciones they waited on us hand and foot;
    deshacerse en atenciones con to lavish attention on;
    en atención a [teniendo en cuenta] out of consideration for;
    [en honor a] in honour of;
    en atención a sus méritos in honour of her achievements;
    organizaron una cena en atención al nuevo embajador they held a dinner in honour of the new ambassador;
    le cedió el asiento en atención a su avanzada edad he let her have his seat because of her age
    3. [servicio]
    la atención a los ancianos care of the elderly;
    Com atención al cliente customer service o care o support;
    atención domiciliaria [de médico] home visits;
    para la atención domiciliaria, llamar al… if you wish to call a doctor out, ring this number…;
    atención hospitalaria hospital care;
    atención primaria [en ambulatorio] primary health care;
    atención sanitaria health care
    ♦ interj
    [en aeropuerto, conferencia] your attention please!; Mil attention!;
    ¡atención, van a anunciar el ganador! listen, they're about to announce the winner!;
    ¡atención! [en letrero] danger!;
    ¡atención, peligro de incendio! [en letrero] [con materiales inflamables] (warning!) fire hazard;
    [en bosques] danger of forest fires in this area
    * * *
    f
    1 attention;
    ¡atención! your attention, please!;
    falta de atención lack of attention, inattentiveness;
    prestar atención pay attention (a to);
    llamar la atención a alguien reñir tell s.o. off; por ser llamativo attract s.o.’s attention;
    llamar la atención de alguien sobre algo call s.o.’s attention to sth;
    2 ( cortesía) courtesy;
    atenciones pl attentiveness sg ;
    nos han tratato con mil atenciones they were extremely attentive
    3
    :
    a la atención de carta for the attention of;
    en atención a fml with regard to
    * * *
    atención nf, pl - ciones
    1) : attention
    2)
    prestar atención : to pay attention
    3)
    llamar la atención : to attract attention
    4)
    en atención a : in view of
    atención interj
    1) : attention!
    2) : watch out!
    * * *
    atención1 interj your attention, please!
    atención2 n attention
    con atención attentively / carefully
    me llama la atención que... I'm surprised that...

    Spanish-English dictionary > atención

  • 98 grip smb. like a vice

    крепко держать кого-л.

    Withour speaking, I held out my hand. He gripped it like a vice, and a slow, grave smile spread over his ruddy face. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Shannon's Way’, book III, ch. 3) — Я молча протянул Алексу руку. Он сжал ее, точно в тисках, и на его обветренном, красном лице появилась мрачная улыбка.

    The man struggled hard, but the policeman gripped him like a vice. (DEI) — Этот человек отчаянно сопротивлялся. Но у полисмена мертвая хватка, и он крепко держал его.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > grip smb. like a vice

  • 99 which

    which [wɪtʃ]
    quel ⇒ 1 (a) lequel ⇒ 2 (a) celui qui ⇒ 2 (b) celui que ⇒ 2 (b) qui ⇒ 3 (a) que ⇒ 3 (a) ce qui ⇒ 3 (b) ce que ⇒ 3 (b)
    (a) (in questions → singular) quel (quelle); (→ plural) quels (quelles);
    ∎ which book did you buy? quel livre as-tu acheté?;
    ∎ which candidate are you voting for? pour quel candidat allez-vous voter?;
    ∎ which one? lequel?/laquelle?;
    ∎ which ones? lesquels?/lesquelles?;
    ∎ which one of you spoke? lequel de vous a parlé?;
    ∎ which one of the twins got married? lequel des jumeaux s'est marié?;
    ∎ I saw several films - which ones? j'ai vu plusieurs films - lesquels?;
    ∎ I wonder which route would be best je me demande quel serait le meilleur chemin;
    ∎ which way should we go? par où devrions-nous aller?;
    ∎ keep track of which employees come in late notez le nom des employés qui arrivent en retard
    ∎ he may miss his plane, in which case he'll have to wait il est possible qu'il rate son avion, auquel cas il devra attendre;
    ∎ she arrives at 5 p.m. at which time I'll still be at the office elle arrive à 17 heures, heure à laquelle je serai encore au bureau;
    ∎ they lived in Madrid for one year, during which time their daughter was born ils ont habité Madrid pendant un an, et c'est à cette époque que leur fille est née
    (a) (in questions → singular) lequel (laquelle) m,f; (→ plural) lesquels (lesquelles) mpl, fpl;
    ∎ which of the houses do you live in? dans quelle maison habitez-vous?;
    ∎ which of these books is yours? lequel de ces livres est le tien?;
    ∎ which is the freshest? quel est le plus frais?;
    ∎ which is the more interesting of the two films? lequel de ces deux films est-il le plus intéressant?;
    ∎ which of you saw the accident? qui de vous a vu l'accident?;
    ∎ which of you three is the oldest? lequel de vous trois est le plus âgé?, qui est le plus âgé de vous trois?;
    ∎ she's from Chicago or Boston, I don't remember which elle vient de Chicago ou de Boston, je ne sais plus laquelle des deux;
    ∎ we can play bridge or poker, I don't care which on peut jouer au bridge ou au poker, peu m'importe;
    ∎ I can't tell which is which je n'arrive pas à les distinguer (l'un de l'autre);
    ∎ which is which? lequel est-ce?
    (b) (the one or ones that → as subject) (singular) celui qui (celle qui) m,f; (plural) ceux qui (celles qui) mpl, fpl; (→ as object) (singular) celui que (celle que) m,f; (plural) ceux que (celles que) mpl, fpl;
    ∎ show me which you prefer montrez-moi celui que vous préférez;
    ∎ tell her which is yours dites-lui lequel est le vôtre
    (a) (adding further information → as subject) qui; (→ as object) que;
    ∎ the house, which is very old, needs urgent repairs la maison, qui est très vieille, a besoin d'être réparée sans plus attendre;
    ∎ the vases, each of which held white roses, were made of crystal les vases, qui contenaient chacun des roses blanches, étaient en cristal;
    ∎ the hand with which I write la main avec laquelle j'écris;
    ∎ the office in which she works le bureau dans lequel ou où elle travaille;
    ∎ the hotels at which they stayed les hôtels où ils sont allés ou descendus;
    ∎ the house of which I am speaking la maison dont je parle;
    ∎ the countries to which we are going or which we're going to les pays où nous allons
    (b) (commenting on previous statement → as subject) ce qui; (→ as object) ce que;
    ∎ it took her an hour, which isn't bad really elle a mis une heure, ce qui n'est pas mal en fait;
    ∎ he looked like a military man, which in fact he was il avait l'air d'un militaire, et en fait c'en était un;
    ∎ he says it was an accident, which I don't believe for an instant il dit que c'était un accident, ce que je ne crois absolument pas ou mais je ne le crois pas un seul instant;
    ∎ he's getting married, which surprises me il va se marier, ce qui m'étonne;
    ∎ I don't like it when rents go up, which they often do je n'aime pas que les loyers augmentent, ce qui arrive souvent;
    ∎ then they arrived, after which things got better puis ils sont arrivés, après quoi tout est allé mieux;
    ∎ she lied about the letter, from which I guessed she was up to something elle a menti au sujet de la lettre, d'où j'ai deviné qu'elle combinait quelque chose;
    ∎ he insists that actors should have talent, in which he is right il exige que les acteurs aient du talent, (ce) en quoi il a raison;
    ∎ he started shouting, upon which I left the room il s'est mis à crier, sur quoi ou et sur ce j'ai quitté la pièce
    4 Which? noun
    Press = magazine de l'Union des consommateurs britanniques connu pour ses essais comparatifs

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