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1 sparing

adjective (careful or economical.) frugal, económico

sparing

tr['speərɪŋ]

adjective

1 (frugal) frugal; (economical) económico,-a

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be sparing with food economizar comida

to be sparing with praise escatimar elogios

to be sparing with words ser parco,-a en palabras

sparing ['spærɪŋ] adj

: parco, económico

♦ sparingly adv

sparing

adj.

• económico, -a adj.

• escaso, -a adj.

• parco, -a adj.

• parsimonioso, -a adj.

'sperɪŋ, 'speərɪŋ
adjective moderado

be a bit sparing with the sugar — no derroches azúcar or trata de economizar azúcar

['spɛǝrɪŋ]
ADJ
1) (=economical)

his sparing use of colour — su parquedad or moderación en el uso del color

to be sparing in one's use of sth — usar algo con moderación

to be sparing with or frm of sth: he was sparing with the wine — no fue muy generoso con el vino

I've not been sparing with the garlic — he sido generoso con el ajo

to be sparing of praise — escatimar los elogios, ser parco en elogios

2) (=merciful) piadoso, compasivo

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['sperɪŋ, 'speərɪŋ]
adjective moderado

be a bit sparing with the sugar — no derroches azúcar or trata de economizar azúcar

English-spanish dictionary > sparing
2 parquedad

f.

1 moderation.

con parquedad sparingly

2 scantiness, paucity.

3 frugality, moderation, temperance, parsimony.

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parquedad

► nombre femenino

1 (moderación) moderation

2 (de ideas, palabras) sparseness

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SF (=frugalidad) frugality, sparingness; (=moderación) moderation

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femenino

a) ( al hablar)

habló con parquedad — he was sparing with his words

b) ( sobriedad) frugality, moderation

c) ( escasez) paucity (frml), scarcity

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= frugality.

Ex. It is worth some time and trouble to strike the right note of pride and frugality.

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femenino

a) ( al hablar)

habló con parquedad — he was sparing with his words

b) ( sobriedad) frugality, moderation

c) ( escasez) paucity (frml), scarcity

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= frugality.

Ex: It is worth some time and trouble to strike the right note of pride and frugality.

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parquedad

feminine

1

(al hablar): habló con parquedad he was sparing with his words, he spoke very briefly

2 (sobriedad) frugality, moderation

3 (escasez) paucity ( frml), scarcity

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parquedad nf

1. [moderación] moderation

2. [prudencia] frugality;

con parquedad sparingly

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parquedad

f moderation, frugality

Spanish-English dictionary > parquedad
3 parco

adj.

frugal, economic, economical, moderate.

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parco

► adjetivo

1 (escaso) frugal, sparing

2 (moderado) moderate, sober

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ser parco,-a en palabras/ideas to be a person of few words/ideas

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ADJ [gen] frugal, sparing; (=moderado) moderate, temperate; [en el gasto] parsimonious

muy parco en comer — very frugal in one's eating habits

parco en elogios — sparing in one's praises

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- ca adjetivo

a) ( lacónico) laconic

- no - fue su parca respuesta — no, he replied laconically

b) (sobrio, moderado) frugal

ser parco EN algo — en palabras to be sparing with something

fue parco en sus alabanzas — he was sparing with his praise (liter)

son parcos en el comer — they are moderate in their eating habits

c) ( escaso) < sueldo> meager*; < recursos> scant, meager*

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- ca adjetivo

a) ( lacónico) laconic

- no - fue su parca respuesta — no, he replied laconically

b) (sobrio, moderado) frugal

ser parco EN algo — en palabras to be sparing with something

fue parco en sus alabanzas — he was sparing with his praise (liter)

son parcos en el comer — they are moderate in their eating habits

c) ( escaso) < sueldo> meager*; < recursos> scant, meager*

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parco -ca

adjective

1 (lacónico) laconic

—no —fue su parca respuesta no, he replied laconically o tersely

2 (sobrio, moderado) frugal

es muy parco con el dinero he is very frugal o thrifty with his money

parco EN algo:

suele ser parco en sus alabanzas he is usually frugal in his praise, he is not usually very generous with his praise

siempre han sido parcos en el comer they have always been moderate in their eating habits

3 (escaso) ‹sueldo› meager*; ‹recursos› scant, meager*

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parco
◊ -ca adjetivo

a) ( lacónico) laconic

b) (sobrio, moderado) frugal;

◊ ser parco en palabras to be sparing with words

' parco' also found in these entries:
English:
sparing

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parco, -a adj
[escaso] meagre; [cena] frugal; [explicación] brief, concise; [moderado] sparing (en in);
es muy parco en palabras he is a man of few words;

el director fue parco en detalles the director gave few details

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parco

adj moderate, frugal;

es parco en palabras he’s a man of few words

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parco, -ca adj

1) : sparing, frugal

2) : moderate, temperate

Spanish-English dictionary > parco
4 мълчалив

1. (за човек) silent, taciturn, close, reticent, sparing of words

(вързан в езика) tongue-tied, tight-lipped

мълчалив човек a man of few words

2. (за отговор, съгласие) tacit, unspoken

мълчаливо съгласие tacit/implicit consent, connivance, юр, sufferance

мълчаливо споразумение a tacit agreement

мълчалива молба a dumb appeal

мълчаливо отричане an implicit denial

това беше извършено с неговото мълчаливо съгласие this was done with his connivance

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мълчалѝв,

прил.

1. (за човек) silent, taciturn, close, reticent, close-mouthed, close-lipped, sparing of words; ( вързан в езика) tongue-tied, tight-lipped;

2. (за отговор, съгласие) tacit, unspoken; \мълчалива молба a dumb appeal; \мълчаливо съгласие tacit/implicit consent, connivance, юр. sufferance; това беше извършено с неговото \мълчаливо съгласие this was done with his connivance.

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closelipped; closemouthed; mum; mute; reticent; taciturn; unspoken (за съгласие и пр.); unvocal

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1. (вързан в езика) tongue-tied, tight-lipped 2. (за отговор, съгласие) tacit, unspoken 3. (за човек) silent, taciturn, close, reticent, sparing of words 4. МЪЛЧАЛИВ човек a man of few words 5. МЪЛЧАЛИВa молба a dumb appeal 6. МЪЛЧАЛИВo отричане an implicit denial 7. МЪЛЧАЛИВo споразумение a tacit agreement 8. МЪЛЧАЛИВo съгласие tacit/implicit consent, connivance, юр, sufferance 9. това беше извършено с неговото МЪЛЧАЛИВо съгласие this was done with his connivance

Български-английски речник > мълчалив
5 avare

avare [avaʀ]

1. adjective

[personne] miserly

• avare de compliments sparing with compliments

2. masculine noun, feminine noun

miser

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avaʀ
1.

adjectif miserly

avare de quelque chose — sparing with

être avare de paroles — to use words sparingly

il n'est pas avare de compliments — he's generous with his compliments

2.

nom masculin et féminin miser

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avaʀ
1. adj

1) (= pingre) miserly

2) fig

avare de [paroles, détails] — sparing with

avare de compliments — sparing with one's compliments

2. nmf

miser

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avare

A adj mean with money GB, miserly; avare de qch sparing with; être avare de son temps to give one's time to people sparingly; être avare de paroles to use words sparingly; il n'est pas avare de compliments he's generous with his compliments.

B nmf miser.

Idiome

à père avare, fils prodigue Prov a miser will father a spendthrift son.

[avar] adjectif

1. [pingre] mean, miserly, tight-fisted

2. (figuré)

elle est plutôt avare de sourires she doesn't smile much

il n'a pas été avare de compliments/de conseils he was generous with his compliments/advice

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[avar] nom masculin et féminin

miser

‘l'Avare’ Molière ‘The Miser’

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > avare
6 AT

I) prep.

A. with dative.

I. Of motion;

1) towards, against;

Otkell laut at Skamkatli, bowed down to S.;

hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge against A.;

2) close atup to;

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;

vera at vígi, to be an accessory in man-slaying;

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 þinglausnum, at the close of the Assembly;

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;

4) as regards as to;

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 vánum, as was to be expected;

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;

eiga féránsdóm at e-n, to hold a court of execution upon a person;

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.

II)

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).

III)

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.

IV)

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.

VI)

n. an incited conflict or fight ( see etja);

odda at, Yggs at, battle.

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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
7 ménager

I.

ménager¹, -ère [menaʒe, εʀ]

1. adjective

[ustensiles, appareils] household

• travaux ménagers housework

• tâches ménagères housework

2. feminine noun

ménagère

   a. ( = femme d'intérieur) housewife

   b. ( = couverts) canteen of cutlery

II.

ménager² [menaʒe]

➭ TABLE 3

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = traiter avec prudence) [+ personne] to handle carefully ; [+ sentiments] to show consideration for ; [+ appareil] to go easy on

• elle est très sensible, il faut la ménager she's very sensitive, you must treat her gently

• afin de ménager les susceptibilités so as not to offend people's sensibilities

• ménager la chèvre et le chou ( = être conciliant) to keep both parties sweet (inf)

   b. ( = épargner) ménager ses forces to save one's strength

• ménager sa santé to look after o.s.

• il n'a pas ménagé ses efforts he spared no effort

   c. ( = préparer) [+ entretien, rencontre] to arrange ; [+ transition] to bring about

• il nous ménage une surprise he's got a surprise in store for us

• il sait ménager ses effets [orateur] he knows how to make the most of his effects

   d. ( = pratiquer) ménager un espace entre to make a space between

• ménager une place pour to make room for

2. reflexive verb

► se ménager

   a. ( = ne pas abuser de ses forces) to take it easy

• vous devriez vous ménager un peu you should take things easy

   b. ( = se réserver) se ménager une marge de manœuvre to leave o.s. room for manoeuvre

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I
1. menaʒe
verbe transitif

1) ( traiter avec précaution) to handle [somebody] carefully [collaborateur]; to deal carefully with [adversaire]; to be gentle with, to treat [somebody] gently [personne âgée, malade]; to be careful with [machine]

ils savent ménager leurs alliés — they're careful not to upset their allies

ménager la susceptibilité de quelqu'un — to humour [BrE] somebody

les critiques n'ont pas ménagé le cinéaste — the critics didn't spare the film director

ménager sa santé — to look after one's health

2) ( employer avec économie) to be careful with [vêtements, économies]; to save [forces]

elle ne nous a pas ménagé les critiques — she wasn't sparing in her criticism of us

il ne ménage pas ses efforts or sa peine — he spares no effort

3) ( installer)

ménager un passage — to make an opening

ménager un espace pour — to make some space for

4) ( régler avec soin) to organize [entrevue]

ménager un temps de pause entre les séquences — to allow for breaks between sequences

je lui ménage une petite surprise — iron I'm arranging a little surprise for him

l'auteur ménage ses effets — the author saves his/her best effects until the end

2.

se ménager verbe pronominal ( s'économiser) [personne] to take it easy

II

- ère menaʒe, ɛʀ adjectif [tâches] domestic; [équipement] household

appareils ménagers — domestic appliances

travaux ménagers — housework [U]

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menaʒe vt
I

1) [personne] (avec précaution) to handle carefully, (avec égards) to treat considerately

ménager la fierté de qn — to take care not to hurt sb's pride

ménager la chèvre et le chou — to keep everyone happy

2) [énergie, ressources] to use sparingly

ménager ses forces — to save one's strength

ne pas ménager; Il n'a pas ménagé ses efforts. — He spared no effort.

La presse n'a pas ménagé ses critiques à son égard. — The press was unsparing in its criticism of him.

3) [santé, coeur, dos] to take care of, to look after

4) (= prévoir) [rencontre, pause, transition] to arrange

ménager qch à qn — to have sth in store for sb

5) (= aménager) [porte, placard] to put in, [ouverture, passage] to make

II (-ère)
1. adj

(équipement, tâches) household modif domestic, (ordures) household

les travaux ménagers — housework

2. nf

1) (= femme) housewife

2) (= couverts) canteen

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I.

ménager verb table: manger

A vtr

1 ( traiter avec précaution) to handle [sb] carefully [collaborateur]; to deal carefully with [adversaire]; to be gentle with, to treat [sb] gently [personne âgée, malade, convalescent]; to be careful with, to take care of [machine, matériel]; ils savent ménager leurs alliés they're careful not to upset their allies, they handle their allies carefully; essaie de le ménager, il est encore fragile try and be gentle with him, he hasn't totally recovered yet; ménager la susceptibilité de qn to humour^GB sb; tu devrais ménager ton moteur you should be careful with your engine; les critiques n'ont pas ménagé le cinéaste the critics didn't spare the film director; ménager les oreilles de qn to spare sb's ears; ménager sa santé to look after one's health; ménage tes poumons, arrête de fumer give your lungs a chance: stop smoking; ⇒ chèvre;

2 ( employer avec économie) to be careful with [vêtements, économies, ressources]; to save [forces]; elle ne nous a pas ménagé les critiques she wasn't sparing in her criticism of us; il ne ménage pas ses efforts or sa peine he spares no effort; il ménage ses paroles he's a man of few words; elle n'a pas ménagé ses termes or expressions she didn't mince her words;

3 ( installer) ménager un escalier dans un bâtiment to install a staircase in a building; ménager un passage/une issue de secours to make an opening/an emergency exit; ménager un espace pour un meuble to make some space for a piece of furniture;

4 ( régler avec soin) to organize, to arrange [entrevue, rencontre]; ménager des transitions dans un texte to make smooth transitions in a text; ménager un temps de pause entre les séquences to allow for breaks between sequences; je lui ménage une petite surprise dont il se souviendra iron I'm arranging a little surprise for him that he won't forget; l'auteur ménage ses effets the author saves his/her best effects until the end.

B se ménager vpr

1 ( s'économiser) [personne] to take it easy; vous devriez vous ménager un peu you should take it easy, you shouldn't overexert ou overtax yourself;

2 ( se préparer) se ménager une issue or une porte de sortie fig to leave oneself a way out.

II.

ménager, - ère

A adj

1 ( de la maison) [occupations, tâches] domestic; [ustensiles, équipement] household, domestic; appareils ménagers domestic appliances; travaux ménagers housework ¢, domestic chores;

2 †( économe) être ménager de to be economical with [temps, argent].

B ménagère nf

1 ( personne) housewife;

2 ( couverts) canteen of cutlery.

I

( féminin ménagère) [menaʒe, ɛr] adjectif

[de la maison] domestic (modificateur), household (modificateur)

enseignement ménager domestic science

équipement ménager domestic ou household appliances

ménager nom masculin

COMMERCE

le gros/petit ménager major/small household appliances

ménagère nom féminin

1. [femme] housewife

2. [couverts] canteen (of cutlery)

une ménagère en argent a canteen of silver cutlery

II

[menaʒe] verbe transitif

1. [économiser] to be sparing with

sans ménager ses efforts tirelessly

elle ne ménage pas ses efforts she spares no effort

ménager ses forces to conserve one's strength

2. [traiter avec soin] to treat ou to handle carefully

je prends l'ascenseur pour ménager mes vieilles jambes I take the lift to spare my old legs

3. [respecter] to spare

ménage sa susceptibilité humour him

ménager la chèvre et le chou to sit on the fence, to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

4. [arranger - passage, escalier] to put in (inseparable) ; [ - entretien, rencontre] to organize, to arrange

j'ai ménagé un espace pour planter des légumes I've left some space for growing vegetables

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se ménager verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

to spare oneself

elle ne se ménage pas assez she drives herself too hard

ménage-toi take it easy, don't overdo it

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se ménager verbe pronominal transitif

se ménager quelque chose [se réserver quelque chose] to set something aside for oneself

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > ménager
8 action

ˈækʃən сущ.
1) действие, поступок;
полит. акция, выступление to take prompt action ≈ принять срочные меры to prod, spur smb. into action ≈ побуждать кого-л. к действию She claimed she was anxious to avoid any action which might harm him. ≈ Она заявила, что очень хочет избежать любого действия, которое могло бы ему повредить. concerted action decisive action - direct action disciplinary action hasty action immediate action prompt action rash action remedial action sparing action united action vigorous action action painting Syn: act
2) действие;
работа( механизма и т. п.) ;
деятельность to be out of action ≈ не работать, быть выведенным из строя to go out of action ≈ выходить из строя to put into action ≈ приводить в действие to put out of action ≈ выводить из строя action of the heart ≈ деятельность сердца He's been out of action for 6 months with a serious knee injury. ≈ Он не работал в течение 6 месяцев из-за серьезной травмы колена. They were trapped after the lifts went out of action. ≈ Они попали в ловушку, после того как лифты вышли из строя. They have excelled in learning the lessons of business management theory, and putting them into action. ≈ Они превосходно усвоили теорию делопроизводства и успешно применили ее на практике.
3) воздействие, действие Her description of the nature and action of poisons is amazingly accurate. ≈ Ее описание природы и действия ядов на удивление точно.
4) обвинение, иск;
судебный процесс to bring, institute, take an action against smb. for smth. ≈ возбудить дело против кого-л. to dismiss an action ≈ прекратить иск He brought legal action against his neighbor. ≈ Он затеял процесс против своего соседа. The judge dismissed the action. ≈ Судья отклонил иск civil action
5) бой;
боевые действия in action ≈ в бою to be killed in action, to fall in action ≈ пасть в бою to break off action ≈ прекратить бой to go into action ≈ вступить в бой to take evasive action ≈ уклоняться, маневрировать 9 soldiers were killed and 15 wounded in action. ≈ В бою были убиты 9 и ранены 15 солдат. rearguard action action radius action spring action station
6) (the action) бурная деятельность;
центр активности, гуща событий a piece of the action, a slice of the action ≈ доля в какой-л. деятельности Hollywood is where the action is now. ≈ Центр активности сейчас - это Голливуд. Holiday spots have seen a dramatic revival and tourist chiefs are competing for a slice of the action. ≈ Интерес к местам отдыха резко возрос, и туристические лидеры соревнуются за получение своей доли прибыли. ∙ actions speak louder than words посл. ≈ не по словам судят, a по делам
действие;
- in * на ходу, действующий;
в действии;
- * at a distance( физическое) действие на расстоянии, дальнодействие;
- man of * человек дела, энергичный человек;
- to take * начинать действовать;
принимать меры;
- to bring into * приводить в действие;
- to put out of * вывести из строя;
- time has come for * настало время действовать;
- *! мотор! (команда начать съемку и т. п.) действие, работа;
деятельность;
- physical * физическая деятельность;
- * potential( физиологическое) потенциал действия;
- * of the bowels действие кишечника, стул действие, поступок;
- noble * благородный поступок;
- to be responsible for one's *s отвечать за свои действия;
- to judge smb. by his *s судить о ком-л. по его делам;
- all his *s show все его поведение говорит о акция;
выступление, действие;
- collective * коллективное действие;
- joint * совместные действия;
- overt * against smth., smb. открытое выступление против чего-л., кого-л.;
- crisis that demands * instead of debate кризисная ситуация, требующая действий, а не рассуждений воздействие, влияние;
- the * of a drug воздействие лекарства;
- * of wind upon a ship's sails принцип действия ветра на паруса действие, развертывание событий, основная сюжетная линия( в романе, пьесе и т. п.) ;
- double * две сюжетные линии;
- the development of the * развитие сюжета;
- unity of * единство действия (театроведение) физические действия, движения актера;
жесты (искусство) движение (юридическое) иск;
судебный процесс, судебное дело;
- amicable * "дружеское" судебное дело;
дело, возбужденное сторонами для получения судебного решения;
- to bring an * against smb., to take * against smb. возбудить против кого-л. судебное дело (военное) бой;
сражение;
боевые действия;
- *! к бою!;
- in * в бою;
в действии;
- * radius( военное) радиус действия;
радиус действия;
- * pendant боевой вымпел;
- * station боевой пост;
(морское) место по боевому расписанию;
- * stations! (морское) по местам!;
- * spring боевая пружина;
- to bring into * вводить в бой;
- to go into * вступать в бой;
- to come out of * выйти из боя;
выйти из строя;
- to be killed in * пасть в бою;
- he has seen * он побывал на передовой;
- through enemy * в результате действия противника (техническое) механизм (музыкальное) механика (инструмента) (военное) ударный механизм бурная деятельность в какой-л. области;
центр активности, гуща событий;
- to go where the * is направиться туда, где происходят основные события;
активно включиться в работу, в борьбу и т. п. (сленг) преступная деятельность;
спекуляция на черном рынке, торговля наркотиками и т. п.;
- a piece of the * доля в афере;
плата за соучастие азартная игра, игра на деньги;
- where can I find some *? где здесь можно сыграть на деньги? (церковное) служба, богослужения ( церковное) канон обедни (церковное) моменты богослужения с участием прихожан (математика) операция > *s speak louder than words не по словам судят, а по делам;
> suit the * to the word подкрепляйте слова делами( юридическое) (редкое) возбуждать уголовное дело

abandon an ~ прекратить дело

action акция ~ бой;
in action в бою;
to be killed (или to fall) in action пасть в бою ~ влияние ~ воздействие ~ выступление ~ действие, воздействие ~ действие, поступок;
полит. акция, выступление;
overt action against открытое выступление против;
to take prompt action принять срочные меры ~ действие ~ действие механизма;
in action на ходу, действующий ~ деятельность;
action of the heart деятельность сердца;
to put out of action выводить из строя ~ иск ~ исковое требование ~ обвинение, иск;
судебный процесс;
to bring (или to enter, to lay) an action (against smb.) возбудить дело (против кого-л.) ~ pl поведение ~ поведение ~ поступок ~ работа ~ судебное дело, судебный процесс ~ судебное дело ~ судебное преследование ~ судебный процесс

~ attr. боевой;
action spring боевая пружина;
action station боевой пост ~ attr.: ~ painting форма абстрактной живописи (разбрызгивание краски по холсту) ;
actions speak louder than words посл. = не по словам судят, а по делам ~ attr.: ~ radius радиус действия (самолета и т. п.)

~ for breach of contract иск о нарушении договора

~ for damages иск о взыскании убытков

~ for declaration исковое заявление

~ for levying execution иск о взыскании налога

~ for recovery of payment иск о взыскании платежа

~ for recovery of property иск о получении обратно собственности

~ in conversion иск об обращении вверенного имущества в свою пользу

~ in personam обязательственный иск

~ in tort иск о возмещении вреда ~ in tort иск по гражданскому правонарушению

~ of debt иск о взыскании долга

~ of detinue иск о возвращении удерживаемого движимого имущества ~ of detinue иск о противоправном удержании чужого движимого имущества detinue: ~ юр. незаконный захват чужого имущества;
action of detinue иск о возвращении незаконно захваченного имущества

~ of recourse иск о праве регресса

~ деятельность;
action of the heart деятельность сердца;
to put out of action выводить из строя

~ on bill of exchange иск по переводному векселю ~ on bill of exchange иск по тратте

~ attr.: ~ painting форма абстрактной живописи (разбрызгивание краски по холсту) ;
actions speak louder than words посл. = не по словам судят, а по делам

~ attr.: ~ radius радиус действия (самолета и т. п.)

~ attr. боевой;
action spring боевая пружина;
action station боевой пост

~ attr. боевой;
action spring боевая пружина;
action station боевой пост

~ to avoid settlement in bankruptcy иск об аннулировании акта установления банкротства

~ to recover control of child иск об установлении надзора за ребенком

~ to recover personalty иск о возвращении движимого имущества

~ to set aside decision иск об аннулировании решения

~ attr.: ~ painting форма абстрактной живописи (разбрызгивание краски по холсту) ;
actions speak louder than words посл. = не по словам судят, а по делам

administrative ~ административный акт

antihunt ~ демпфирующее действие

average position ~ усредненное действие

barring an ~ прекращение действия

~ бой;
in action в бою;
to be killed (или to fall) in action пасть в бою

~ обвинение, иск;
судебный процесс;
to bring (или to enter, to lay) an action (against smb.) возбудить дело (против кого-л.) bring an ~ возбуждать судебное дело bring an ~ выдвигать обвинение bring an ~ предъявлять иск bring: ~ возбуждать (дело) ;
to bring an action( against smb.) возбудить дело (против кого-л.) ;
to bring charges( against smb.) выдвигать обвинения (против кого-л.)

bring an ~ before court возбуждать уголовное дело в суде

civil ~ гражданский иск

combined ~ совместное действие

community ~ совместное действие;
общественное действие

concerted ~ согласованные действия

consequent ~ последствия поступка

control ~ регулирующее воздействие control ~ вчт. управляющее действие

coordinated ~ согласованное действие

criminal ~ преступное деяние criminal: ~ преступный;
криминальный, уголовный;
criminal law уголовное право;
criminal action уголовное дело

death ~ покушение на убийство

declaratory ~ (шотл.) деклараторный иск

default ~ судебное дело о неплатеже default ~ судебное дело об отказе от уплаты долга

defend an ~ выступать в качестве защитника defend an ~ защищать на суде defend an ~ отстаивать иск

disciplinary ~ дисциплинарные меры

discontinue an ~ оставлять судебное дело без движения discontinue an ~ прекращать иск

emergency ~ действия в чрезвычайных обстоятельствах

fictiious ~ фиктивный иск

for further ~ для дальнейшего действия

frivolous ~ необоснованное действие

illegal ~ противозаконное действие

~ бой;
in action в бою;
to be killed (или to fall) in action пасть в бою ~ действие механизма;
in action на ходу, действующий

incidental ~ побочное действие

industrial ~ производственный конфликт industrial ~ промышленный иск

innovative ~ новаторское действие

input ~ вчт. входное воздействие

institution of an ~ учереждение активной терапии

invalidation ~ иск о признании недействительным

joint ~ совместный иск

keyboard ~s вчт. манипуляции на клавиатуре

legal ~ правовое действие legal ~ судебное дело legal ~ судебный иск legal ~ судебный процесс

libel ~ дело по обвинению в клевете

mass ~ массовая акция

office ~ пат. заключение эксперта

on-off ~ вчт. действие по принципу "включено-выключено"

~ действие, поступок;
полит. акция, выступление;
overt action against открытое выступление против;
to take prompt action принять срочные меры

patent ~ патентный иск

penal ~ уголовно наказуемое действие

pending ~ дело, находящееся в процессе рассмотрения

personal ~ личный иск personal ~ обязательственный иск

plan of ~ план действий plan: ~ of action план действий

police ~ действие по поддержанию порядка

possessory ~ посессорный иск

preventive ~ превентивное действие

private penal ~ уголовно наказуемое действие частного лица

protective ~ защитная мера

protest ~ акция протеста

~ деятельность;
action of the heart деятельность сердца;
to put out of action выводить из строя

random ~ случайное воздействие

relief ~ оказание помощи

remedial ~ устранение недостатков

rent ~ иск о задолженности по арендной плате

retaliatory ~ ответное действие

salvage ~ спасательные работы

single-mode ~ одномодный режим

single-pulse ~ моноимпульсный режим

stay an ~ отсрочивать рассмотрение дела stay an ~ приостанавливать рассмотрение дела

supportive ~ действие для поддержки курса

take ~ возбуждать судебное дело take ~ действовать take ~ принимать меры take: ~ action действовать;
принимать меры

~ действие, поступок;
полит. акция, выступление;
overt action against открытое выступление против;
to take prompt action принять срочные меры

take remedial ~ применять средства судебной защиты

test ~ иск, имеющий принципиальное значение для ряда аналогичных дел

vexatious ~ недобросовестно возбужденное судебное дело

withdraw an ~ отзывать иск

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > action
9 action

['ækʃ(ə)n]
сущ.

1) действие, поступок; акция, выступление

immediate / prompt / vigorous — незамедлительные действия

concerted / united action — согласованные действия, объединённое выступление

hasty / rash action — опрометчивый поступок

to take prompt action — принять срочные меры

to prod, spur smb. into action — побуждать кого-л. к действию

She claimed she was anxious to avoid any action which might harm him. — Она заявила, что очень хочет избежать любого действия, которое могло бы ему повредить.

- decisive action
- direct action
- disciplinary action
- remedial action
- sparing action
Syn:

act

2) действие; работа ( механизма); деятельность

action of the heart — деятельность сердца

to be out of action — не работать, быть выведенным из строя

to go out of action — выходить из строя

to put into action — приводить в действие

to put out of action — выводить из строя

He's been out of action for 6 months with a serious knee injury. — Он не работал в течение 6 месяцев из-за серьёзной травмы колена.

They were trapped after the lifts went out of action. — Они попали в ловушку, после того как лифты вышли из строя.

They have excelled in learning the lessons of business management theory, and putting them into action. — Они превосходно усвоили теорию делопроизводства и успешно применили её на практике.

3) воздействие, действие

action of poisons — действие ядов

4) юр. обвинение, иск; судебный процесс

to bring / institute / take an action against smb. for smth. — возбудить дело против кого-л. о чём-л.

to dismiss an action — прекратить дело

He brought legal action against his neighbor. — Он затеял процесс против своего соседа.

The judge dismissed the action. — Судья отклонил иск

- civil action

5) бой; боевые действия

in action — в бою

to fall / be killed in action — пасть в бою

to break off action — прекратить бой

to go into action — вступить в бой

to take evasive action — уклоняться, маневрировать

- rearguard action
- probing action
- action radius
- action spring
- action station
6) ( the action) бурная деятельность; центр активности, гуща событий

a piece of the action, a slice of the action — доля в какой-л. деятельности

Hollywood is where the action is now. — Центр активности сейчас в Голливуде.

Holiday spots have seen a dramatic revival and tourist chiefs are competing for a slice of the action. — Интерес к местам отдыха резко возрос, и туристические лидеры соревнуются за получение своей доли прибыли.

7) кино "Мотор!" ( команда)

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Actions speak louder than words. — посл. Не по словам судят, а по делам.

Англо-русский современный словарь > action

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Luther, Martin — • Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Luther, Martin … Catholic encyclopedia
Luther — Martin Luther † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546. His father, Hans, was a… … Catholic encyclopedia
Martin Luther — Martin Luther † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546. His father, Hans, was a… … Catholic encyclopedia
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Augustus — For other uses of Octavius, see Octavius (disambiguation). For other uses of Octavian, see Octavian (disambiguation). For other uses of Augustus, see Augustus (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
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