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his sway over the party

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1 sway

swei
1. verb
1) (to (cause to) move from side to side or up and down with a swinging or rocking action: The branches swayed gently in the breeze.) balancear(se), mecer(se)

2) (to influence the opinion etc of: She's too easily swayed by her feelings.) influir, influenciar; persuadir

2. noun
1) (the motion of swaying: the sway of the ship's deck.) balanceo, bamboleo

2) (power, rule or control: people under the sway of the dictator.) dominio, influencia

sway vb mecerse / balancearse

trees swaying in the wind árboles que se balancean con el viento

sway

tr[sweɪ]

noun

1 (movement) balanceo, vaivén nombre masculino, movimiento

2 figurative use (influence) dominio, influencia ( over, sobre)

transitive verb

1 (swing) balancear, bambolear

■ she swayed her body in time to the music bamboleaba el cuerpo al compás de la música

2 figurative use (influence) influir en, influenciar, convencer

■ the closing speech swayed the crowd el discurso final arrastró a las masas

■ don't let yourself be swayed no te dejes influenciar

intransitive verb

1 (person, tree, ladder) balancearse, bambolearse; (tower) bambolearse; (crops) mecerse; (person - totter) tambalearse

■ the trees were swaying in the wind los árboles se balanceaban con el viento

■ he swayed a little as he walked caminaba tambaleándose un poco

2 figurative use (waver) vacilar ( between, entre), oscilar ( between, entre)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to hold sway (ideas, beliefs) prevalecer 2 (person) dominar

to hold sway over somebody dominar a alguien

sway ['sweɪ] vi

: balancearse, mecerse

sway vt

influence: influir en, convencer

sway n

1) swinging: balanceo m

2) influence: influjo m

sway

n.

• balanceo s.m.

• dominio s.m.

• mando s.m.

• oscilación s.f.

• soberanía s.f.

• vaivén s.m.

v.

• bambalear v.

• bambolear v.

• cimbrar v.

• columpiar v.

• desviar v.

• dominar v.

• hacer oscilar v.

• inclinar v.

• influir en v.

• mecer v.

• mimbrear v.

• tartalear v.

sweɪ
I

mass noun

1) ( movement) balanceo m, oscilación f

2) ( influence) influjo m; ( domination) dominio m

to hold sway — \<\<ideas\>\> prevalecer*; \<\<leader\>\> ejercer* dominio

to hold sway OVER somebody — ejercer* dominio sobre alguien

II
1.

intransitive verb

1) ( swing) \<\<branchee\>\> balancearse; \<\<building/tower\>\> bambolearse, balancearse, oscilar

the wheat was swaying in the breeze — el trigo se mecía con la brisa

2) ( veer) \<\<public opinion\>\> cambiar, dar* un viraje

2.

vt

1) ( influence) \<\<person/crowd\>\> influir* en, influenciar

2) ( move) \<\<hips\>\> menear, bambolear

[sweɪ]
1. N

1) (also: swaying) (=movement) balanceo m, oscilación f ; [of train, bus, boat] vaivén m, balanceo m ; (=violent swaying) bamboleo m ; (=violent jerk) sacudimiento m ; (=totter) tambaleo m

2) (=rule) dominio m ; (=influence) influencia f ; (=power) poder m

his sway over the party — su influencia en el partido, su dominio del partido

to bring a people under one's sway — sojuzgar un pueblo

to hold sway over a nation — gobernar or dominar una nación

to hold sway over sb — mantener el dominio sobre algn

this theory held sway during the 1970s — esta teoría se impuso durante la década de los setenta

2.

VI (=swing) balancearse, oscilar; (gently) mecerse; (violently) bambolearse; (=totter) tambalearse

the train swayed from side to side — el tren se balanceaba or bamboleaba de un lado para otro

she sways as she walks — se cimbrea al andar

3. VT

1) (=move) balancear; (gently) mecer; [+ hips] menear, cimbrear

2) (=influence) mover, influir en

he is not swayed by any such considerations — tales cosas no influyen en él en absoluto

I allowed myself to be swayed — me dejé influir

these factors finally swayed me — estos factores terminaron de or por convencerme

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[sweɪ]
I

mass noun

1) ( movement) balanceo m, oscilación f

2) ( influence) influjo m; ( domination) dominio m

to hold sway — \<\<ideas\>\> prevalecer*; \<\<leader\>\> ejercer* dominio

to hold sway OVER somebody — ejercer* dominio sobre alguien

II
1.

intransitive verb

1) ( swing) \<\<branch/tree\>\> balancearse; \<\<building/tower\>\> bambolearse, balancearse, oscilar

the wheat was swaying in the breeze — el trigo se mecía con la brisa

2) ( veer) \<\<public opinion\>\> cambiar, dar* un viraje

2.

vt

1) ( influence) \<\<person/crowd\>\> influir* en, influenciar

2) ( move) \<\<hips\>\> menear, bambolear

English-spanish dictionary > sway
2 dominar

v.

1 to control (controlar) (pasión, nervios, caballo).

era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle

2 to overcome.

lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her

3 to master (conocer) (técnica, tema).

domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluently

ha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English within a few months

4 to overlook.

desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here

5 to predominate.

6 to dominate, to domineer, to bestride, to have sway over.

El tirano domina al pueblo The tyrant dominates the people.

Ella domina su ira She dominates her anger.

7 to tower above, to dominate.

El cerro domina el horizonte The hill dominates the horizon.

8 to have the control, to dominate, to have ascendancy, to have the ascendancy.

Ella domina She has the control.

9 to calm down forcibly, to calm down.

10 to take over.

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dominar

► verbo transitivo

1 (tener bajo dominio) to dominate

2 (avasallar) to domineer

3 (controlar) to control, restrain

■ dominar los nervios to control one's nerves

4 (conocer a fondo) to master

■ domina el inglés she has a good command of English

5 (ver) to overlook, dominate

■ el jardín domina toda la playa the garden has a commanding view of the whole beach

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser superior) to dominate

2 (destacar) to stand out

■ domina mucho el rojo red is the predominant colour

3 (predominar) to predominate

■ en esta fiesta dominan las mujeres there are mostly women at this party

► verbo pronominal dominarse

1 (controlarse) to control oneself, restrain oneself

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verb

1) to dominate

2) master

3) prevail

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- dominarse

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1. VT

1) (=controlar) [+ población, territorio] to dominate; [+ países] to rule, rule over; [+ adversario] to overpower; [+ caballo] to control

le domina la envidia — he is ruled by envy

el tenista español dominó todo el set — the Spanish tennis player dominated the whole set

2) (=contener) [+ incendio, epidemia] to check, bring under control; [+ rebelión] to put down, suppress; [+ pasión] to control, master; [+ nervios, emoción] to control; [+ dolor] to overcome

3) [+ técnica, tema] to master

domina bien la materia — she has a good grasp of the subject

domina cuatro idiomas — he's fluent in four languages

4) (=estar por encima de)

la catedral domina toda la ciudad — the cathedral dominates o towers above the whole town

desde el castillo se domina toda la vega — from the castle you can look out over the whole plain

2. VI

1) [edificio] to tower

2) (=predominar) [color, rasgo] to stand out; [opinión, tendencia] to predominate

3.

See:

dominarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to control

dominado por la ambición/los celos — ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy

la policía dominó la situación en todo momento — the police had the situation under control at all times

b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very well

no domino el tema — I'm no expert on the subject

quería llegar a dominar el inglés — she wanted to master English

domina un amplio vocabulario — she has a wide vocabulary

c) ( abarcar con la vista)

desde allí se domina toda la bahía — there's a view over the whole bay from there

d) montaña/torre to dominate
2.
dominar vi color/tendencia to predominate; opinión to prevail; equipo to dominate

el tema que dominó en las negociones — the subject which dominated the talks
3.
dominarse v pron persona to restrain o control oneself

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= dominate, dominate + the scene, get + command of, tame, subdue, master, command, conquer, preponderate, overtake, overlook, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, tower above/over, pervade, hold + sway (over), be king, lord over, lord it over, keep + a tight hold on.

Ex. The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.

Ex. This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.

Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.

Ex. The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.

Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.

Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.

Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.

Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex. The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.

Ex. E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.

Ex. In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.

Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.

Ex. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.

Ex. I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.

Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

Ex. Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.

Ex. She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.

Ex. They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.

Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.

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* dominar a Alguien = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb, bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.

* dominar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.

* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* dominar una destreza = master + skill.

* dominar una técnica = master + technique.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to control

dominado por la ambición/los celos — ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy

la policía dominó la situación en todo momento — the police had the situation under control at all times

b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very well

no domino el tema — I'm no expert on the subject

quería llegar a dominar el inglés — she wanted to master English

domina un amplio vocabulario — she has a wide vocabulary

c) ( abarcar con la vista)

desde allí se domina toda la bahía — there's a view over the whole bay from there

d) montaña/torre to dominate
2.
dominar vi color/tendencia to predominate; opinión to prevail; equipo to dominate

el tema que dominó en las negociones — the subject which dominated the talks
3.
dominarse v pron persona to restrain o control oneself

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= dominate, dominate + the scene, get + command of, tame, subdue, master, command, conquer, preponderate, overtake, overlook, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, tower above/over, pervade, hold + sway (over), be king, lord over, lord it over, keep + a tight hold on.

Ex: The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.

Ex: This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.

Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.

Ex: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.

Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.

Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.

Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.

Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex: The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.

Ex: E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.

Ex: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.

Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.

Ex: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.

Ex: I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.

Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

Ex: Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.

Ex: She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.

Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.

Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.

* dominar a Alguien = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb, bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.

* dominar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.

* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* dominar una destreza = master + skill.

* dominar una técnica = master + technique.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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dominar [A1 ]

vt

1 (controlar) ‹nación/territorio› to dominate; ‹persona› to dominate; ‹pasión/cólera› to control

tiene a los niños totalmente dominados she has the children well under her thumb o under control

dominado por la ambición ruled by ambition

dominado por los celos consumed by jealousy

no logró dominar su ira she couldn't contain o control her anger

el equipo que dominó el encuentro the team which dominated the match

no logró dominar el vehículo/caballo he couldn't get control of the vehicle/horse

la policía dominó la situación en todo momento the police had the situation under control at all times

2 ‹tema/idioma›

no domino el tema I'm no expert on the subject

domina el francés she has a good command of French

nunca voy a poder dominar el inglés I'll never be able to master English

3

(abarcar con la vista): desde allí se domina toda la bahía there's a view over the whole bay from there, from there you can look out over the whole bay

4 «montaña/torre» to dominate

■ dominar

vi

«color/tendencia» to predominate; «opinión» to prevail

el tema que dominó en las negociones the subject which dominated the talks

el equipo visitante dominó durante el segundo tiempo the visitors dominated the second half o were on top in the second half

■ dominarse

v pron

«persona» to restrain o control oneself

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dominar ( conjugate dominar) verbo transitivo
a) ( controlar) ‹nación/territorio/persona› to dominate;

‹pasión/cólera› to control;
‹vehículo/caballo› to control;
◊ dominado por la ambición/los celos ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy

b) ‹ idioma› to have a good command of;

‹tema/asignatura› to know … very well
c) ( abarcar con la vista):

◊ desde allí se domina toda la bahía there's a view over the whole bay from there

verbo intransitivo [color/tendencia] to predominate;
[ opinión] to prevail;
[ equipo] to dominate
dominarse verbo pronominal [ persona] to restrain o control oneself
dominar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un pueblo, país) to dominate, rule
2 (contener, controlar) to control
3 (conocer perfectamente: un idioma) to speak very well
(: un asunto, una actividad) to master
4 (con la vista) to overlook
II verbo intransitivo
1 to dominate
2 (un color, una característica) to stand out
' dominar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- imperar
- imponerse
- vencer
- conocer
- dejar
- reducir
- someter
- sujetar
English:
control
- curb
- dominate
- hold down
- master
- overpower
- pervade
- restrain
- subdue
- sway
- tower
- over
- rule

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dominar

♦ vt

1. [controlar] [país, territorio, pueblo] to dominate, to rule (over);
[persona, caballo] to control; [emociones, nervios] to control, to keep under control; [situación] to be in control of; [incendio, epidemia] to bring under control; [rebelión] to put down; [partido] to dominate;
la guerrilla domina toda esta zona guerrillas control this entire area;

la policía logró dominar a los alborotadores the police managed to bring the troublemakers under control;

tiene al marido dominado she has her husband under her thumb;

era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle;

no supo dominar sus nervios she couldn't control her nervousness;

el equipo local dominó el partido en todo momento the local team dominated the game from the beginning

2. [sujeto: pasión, nervios, emociones] to overcome;

lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her

3. [ser experto en] [técnica, tema] to master;
[lengua] to be fluent in;
domina a la perfección los temas de contabilidad he has a perfect mastery of accounting;

domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluently;

ha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English in a few months;

¡cómo domina el balón! what great ball control!

4. [divisar] to overlook;

desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here

5. [destacar por encima de] to dominate;

el castillo domina el pueblo the castle dominates the town

♦ vi
[predominar] to predominate;
una zona donde domina el voto socialista an area with a predominantly socialist vote

♦ See also the pronominal verb dominarse

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dominar

I v/t

1 persona, mercado dominate

2 idioma have a good command of

II v/i dominate

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dominar vt

1) : to dominate

2) : to master, to be proficient at

dominar vi

: to predominate, to prevail

♦ See also the reflexive verb dominarse

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dominar vb

1. (en general) to dominate

el presidente domina el comité the chairman dominates the committee

el equipo domina el fútbol internacional the team dominates international football

la catedral domina la ciudad the cathedral dominates the city

2. (tener bajo poder) to rule over

el ejército domina el norte del país the army rules over the north of the country

3. (controlar) to control

tiene que dominar su genio he has to control his temper

4. (contener) to bring under control [pt. & pp. brought]

dominaron el incendio forestal they brought the forest fire under control

5. (idioma) to be fluent in

domina tres idiomas she's fluent in three languages

6. (otras materias) to be good at / to be an expert on

domina la informática he's a computer expert

Spanish-English dictionary > dominar
3 poder

m.

1 power (mando, competencia).

estar en/hacerse con el poder to be in/to seize power

poder adquisitivo purchasing power

poder calorífico calorific value

poder de convicción persuasive powers

tener poder de convocatoria to be a crowd-puller

el poder ejecutivo/legislativo/judicial the executive/legislature/judiciary (personas)

poderes fácticos the church, military and press

poderes públicos public authorities

El poder corrompe a los indecisos Power corrupts the undecided.

2 power, authorization.

dar poderes a alguien para que haga algo to authorize somebody to do something

por poderes by proxy

poder notarial power of attorney

3 faculty.

4 proxy, letter of delegation, power of attorney, letter of attorney.

Ella se casó usando un poder She married using a proxy.

v.

1 can, to be able to.

no puedo decírtelo I can't tell you, I'm unable to tell you

2 can, may (tener permiso).

no puedo salir por la noche I'm not allowed to o I can't go out at night

¿puedo fumar aquí? may I smoke here?

¿se puede? may I come in?

3 can (ser capaz moralmente).

no podemos portarnos así con él we can't treat him like that

4 may, can (tener posibilidad, ser posible).

puede estallar la guerra war could o may break out

podías haber ido en tren you could have gone by train

¡podría habernos invitado! she could o might have invited us! (expresa enfado)

puede que llueva it may o might rain

¿vendrás mañana? — puede will you come tomorrow? — I may do

puede ser perhaps, maybe

5 to be stronger than.

tú eres más alto, pero yo te puedo you may be taller than me, but I could still beat you up

6 to can, to may, to be able to, to be apt to.

Ella puede correr She is able to run.

7 to might, to stand to.

Ella podría surgir She might rise above.

8 to be capable.

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PODER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

puedo, puedes, puede, podemos, podéis, pueden.

Past Indicative

pude, pudiste, pudo, pudimos, pudisteis, pudieron.

Future Indicative

podré, podrás, podrá, podremos, podréis, podrán.

Conditional

podría, podrías, podría, podríamos, podríais, podrían.

Present Subjunctive

pueda, puedas, pueda, podamos, podáis, puedan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

pudiera, pudieras, pudiera, pudiéramos, pudierais, pudieran;

pudiese, pudieses, pudiese, pudiésemos, pudieseis, pudiesen.

Future Subjunctive

pudiere, pudieres, pudiere, pudiéremos, pudiereis, pudieren.

Imperative

puede (tú), pueda (él/Vd.), podamos (nos.), poded (vos.), puedan (ellos/Vds.).

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1. verb
1) can

2) to be able

3) may
2. noun m.
1) power

2) control

3) possession

4) strength, force

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1. VERBO AUXILIAR

1) (=tener la posibilidad o capacidad de)

yo puedo ayudarte — I can help you

puedo hacerlo solo — I can do it on my own o by myself

¿se puede llamar por teléfono desde aquí? — can you phone from here?

no puede venir — he can't o cannot come

llevo varios días sin poder salir — I haven't been able to go out for several days

no ha podido venir — he couldn't come, he was unable to come

creo que mañana no voy a poder ir — I don't think I'll be able to come tomorrow

este agua no se puede beber — this water isn't fit to drink

2) (=tener permiso para)

puedes irte — you can o may go

¿puedo usar tu teléfono? — can o may I use your phone?

¿puedo abrir la ventana? — can o may I open the window?

aquí no se puede fumar — you aren't allowed to smoke here, you can't smoke here

3) [en peticiones]

¿puedes/puede darme un vaso de agua? — can I/may I have a glass of water please?

¿me puede usted decir cuándo sale el autobús? — can o could you tell me when the bus leaves?

4) [indicando eventualidad]

puede o podría estar en cualquier sitio — it could o might be anywhere

¡cuidado, te puedes hacer daño! — careful, you could o might hurt yourself!

podías haberte roto una pierna — you could o might have broken your leg

puede haber salido — he may have gone out

por lo que pueda pasar — just in case

5) [indicando obligación moral]

¡no pueden tratarnos así! — they can't treat us like this!

bien podrían cuidarla un poco mejor — they really ought to take better care of her

es lo menos que podemos hacer por ellos — it's the least we can do for them

no podíamos dejarlo solo — we couldn't leave him alone

6) [en cálculos, aproximaciones]

¿qué edad puede tener? — I wonder what age he is?, how old do you reckon he is?

puede costar unos cien euros — it could cost as much as a hundred euros

7) [en sugerencias]

podríamos ir al cine — we could go to the cinema

siempre puedes volverlo a intentar — you can always try again later

8) [en reproches]

¡podías habérmelo dicho! — you could o might have told me!

habría podido ser más amable — she could o might have been a bit nicer

¡al menos podrías disculparte! — you could at least say sorry!

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) (=tener la posibilidad o capacidad)

no puedo — I can't

lo haré si puedo — I'll do it if I can

¡no puedo más! — (=estoy agotado) I can't go on!; (=estoy desesperado) I can't cope any more!; (=he comido mucho) I can't eat another thing!

2) (=tener permiso)

¿se puede? — may I come in?

¿puedo? — may I?

3) (=tener dominio, influencia)

los que pueden — those who can, those who are able

el dinero puede mucho — money can do almost anything, money talks

la curiosidad pudo más que el temor — his curiosity got the better of his fear

él puede mucho en el partido — he has a lot of influence in the party

poder a algn: yo le puedo — I'm a match for him; [entre niños] I could have him *
poder con
¿puedes con la maleta? — can you manage the suitcase?

no puedo con él — (=no puedo controlarle) I can't handle him; (=pesa mucho) he's too heavy for me

no puedo con la hipocresía — I can't stand hypocrisy

4) [en locuciones]

• a más no poder, es tonto a más no poder — he's as stupid as they come

su actuación fue correcta a más no poder — he behaved entirely properly

comió a más no poder — he ate until he couldn't eat any more

• no poder por menos que, no pude por menos que decirle lo que pensaba de él — I just had to tell him what I thought of him

5) CAm, Méx * (=molestar) [con irritación] to annoy; [con disgusto] to upset

su actitud me pudo — his attitude annoyed me o got on my nerves

me pudo esa broma — that joke upset me

3.

VERBO IMPERSONAL
puede (ser) (=es posible) maybe, it may be so, perhaps
¡no puede ser! — that can't be!, that's impossible!
puede (ser) que ({+ subjun}9})
puede (ser) que esté en la biblioteca — he could o may be in the library, perhaps he's in the library

puede (ser) que tenga uno ya — he may o might have one already

puede (ser) que no venga — he may o might not come

puede (ser) que tenga razón — she may o could be right

puede (ser) que sí — maybe (so)

4. SUSTANTIVO MASCULINO

1) (=capacidad, facultad) power

tiene un enorme poder de concentración — she has tremendous powers of concentration

afirma tener poderes mágicos — he claims to have magic powers

poder adquisitivo — purchasing power

poder de convocatoria, tienen un gran poder de convocatoria — they really pull in the crowds, they're real crowd-pullers *

poder de negociación — bargaining power

2) (=autoridad, influencia) power

ejercen un poder enorme sobre la juventud — they have a lot of power o influence over young people

en este país los militares tienen mucho poder — the military are very powerful in this country

no tienen poder para oponerse a estas medidas — they are not powerful enough to oppose these measures

un partido jugado de poder a poder — an evenly-matched game

3) (Pol)

el poder — power

¡el pueblo al poder! — power to the people!

¡Herrera al poder! — Herrera for leader!

• bajo el poder de algn, estar en el poder, ocupar el poder — to be in power

subir al poder — to come to power

• el poder central — central government

• el cuarto poder — the fourth estate

• el poder establecido — the establishment

• los poderes fácticos — the powers that be

• los poderes públicos — the authorities

poder absoluto — absolute power

poder civil — civil power

poder ejecutivo — executive power

poder judicial — judiciary

poder legislativo — legislative power

4) (=fuerza, eficacia)

un detergente de gran poder limpiador — a powerful detergent

este medicamento no tiene poder contra la tuberculosis — this drug is ineffective o isn't effective against tuberculosis

5) (=potestad)
pl poderes powers
les dieron amplios poderes para dirigir la empresa — they were given wide-ranging powers to run the company

tiene plenos poderes para intervenir en el asunto — he has full authority to intervene in the matter

6) (Jur)

• por poderes o LAm poder — by proxy

casarse por poderes — to get married by proxy

poder notarial — power of attorney

7) (=posesión) possession

tengo en mi poder información confidencial — I am in possession of confidential information

• estar u obrar en poder de algn — to be in sb's hands o possession

esa información está u obra en poder de la juez — that information is in the hands of the judge, that information is in the judge's possession

• pasar a poder de algn — to pass to sb, pass into sb's possession

8) (Fís, Mec) power

el poder del motor — the power of the engine

poder calorífico — calorific value

9) LAm (=persona) drug pusher

* * *
I
verbo auxiliar

Sentido I

1) ( tener la capacidad o posibilidad de)

en cuanto puedas — as soon as you can

no puedo pagar tanto — I can't pay that much

no podía dejar de reír — I couldn't stop laughing

no va a poder venir — he won't be able to come

¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta? — when will you be able to o when can you give me an answer?

no pudo asistir a la reunión — he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting

¿pudiste hacerlo sola? — were you able to do it on your own?

no se puede valer por sí mismo — he can't manage by himself

con aquel ruido no se podía trabajar — it was impossible to work with that noise going on

2) ( expresando idea de permiso)

¿puedo servirme otro? — can o may I have another one?

¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? — may I make a suggestion?

¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? — could I leave a little earlier today?

puedes hacer lo que quieras — you can do whatever you like

no puede comer sal — he isn't allowed to eat salt

¿se puede? - adelante! — may I? - come in

aquí no se puede fumar — smoking is not allowed here

3) ( expresando derecho moral)

no podemos hacerle eso — we can't do that to her

bien puedes tomarte un descanso ahora — you can afford to take a rest now

4)

a) (en quejas, reproches)

¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? — how could you do such a thing?

podías or podrías haberme avisado — you could o might have warned me!

b) ( en sugerencias)

ya te puedes ir haciendo a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

podrías or podías pedírselo tú — you could ask him for it

c) ( solicitando un favor)

¿puedes bajar un momento? — can you come down for a moment?

¿podrías hacerme un favor? — could you do me a favor?

Sentido II

5) ( con el verbo principal sobreentendido)

poder con algo/alguien: ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?; no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcase; no pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get to grips with German and he gave up; con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!; podérsela con algo — (Chi fam) to cope with something

6) (en locs)

a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burst; corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast as we could; es feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they come; no poder más: estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted; ( lleno) I can't eat anything else; ya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this child; ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me mad; no poder (por) menos que: no pude menos que sentirme halagado I couldn't help feeling flattered; no pudo menos que reconocer — she had no alternative but to admit

7) (fam) (+ me, te, le etc)

a) ( ganar)

él es más alto, pero tú le puedes — he's taller than you but you can beat him

b) (Méx) ( doler)

tu indiferencia le puede mucho — she's very hurt by your indifference

nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio — we were terribly upset by Julio's death

Sentido III

8) (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad)

puede aparecer en cualquier momento — he may turn up at any moment

de él se puede esperar cualquier cosa — anything's possible with him

no hagas nada que pueda resultar sospechoso — don't do anything that might look suspicious

puede haber venido ayer — he may have come yesterday

te podrías or podías haber matado — you could have killed yourself!

no podía haber estado más amable — she couldn't have been kinder

podría volver a ocurrir — it could happen again

no pudo haber sido Pilar — it couldn't have been Pilar

9) (en 3^a pers)

no puede ser que no lo sepa — he must know

no puede ser que ya haya terminado — he can't have finished already

si puede ser or (Esp) a poder ser — if possible

no pudo ser — it wasn't possible

puede (ser) que tengas razón — you may o could be right

puede (ser) que no nos haya visto — he may not have seen us

- puede que sí, puede que no — maybe, maybe not
II
masculino

1)

a) (control, influencia) power

tiene mucho poder en el pueblo — he has a great deal of power o influence in the village

estamos/nos tiene en su poder — we are/she has us in her power

caer en poder de alguien — ciudad/país to fall to somebody

b) (Pol)

el poder — power

estar en el poder — to be in power

tomar el poder — to take o seize power

detenta el poder desde hace 20 años — (frml) he has held power for 20 years

2) ( posesión)

la carta está en poder de... — the letter is in the hands of...

obra en su poder la copia del acta — (frml) you have in your possession a copy of the minutes

3)

a) (derecho, atribución)

tener amplios/plenos poderes para hacer algo — to have wide-ranging powers/full authority to do something

los poderes de la junta son ilimitados — the junta has unlimited powers

la entrega de poderes — the handing over of power

b) (Der) ( documento) letter of authorization; ( hecho ante notario) power of attorney

casarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes — to get married by proxy

4)

a) (capacidad, facultad) power

su poder de convicción — her power of persuasion

b) (de motor, aparato) power

•

- poder absoluto

- poder adquisitivo

- poder ejecutivo

- poderes fácticos

- poderes públicos

- poder judicial

- poder legislativo

* * *
I
verbo auxiliar

Sentido I

1) ( tener la capacidad o posibilidad de)

en cuanto puedas — as soon as you can

no puedo pagar tanto — I can't pay that much

no podía dejar de reír — I couldn't stop laughing

no va a poder venir — he won't be able to come

¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta? — when will you be able to o when can you give me an answer?

no pudo asistir a la reunión — he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting

¿pudiste hacerlo sola? — were you able to do it on your own?

no se puede valer por sí mismo — he can't manage by himself

con aquel ruido no se podía trabajar — it was impossible to work with that noise going on

2) ( expresando idea de permiso)

¿puedo servirme otro? — can o may I have another one?

¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? — may I make a suggestion?

¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? — could I leave a little earlier today?

puedes hacer lo que quieras — you can do whatever you like

no puede comer sal — he isn't allowed to eat salt

¿se puede? - adelante! — may I? - come in

aquí no se puede fumar — smoking is not allowed here

3) ( expresando derecho moral)

no podemos hacerle eso — we can't do that to her

bien puedes tomarte un descanso ahora — you can afford to take a rest now

4)

a) (en quejas, reproches)

¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? — how could you do such a thing?

podías or podrías haberme avisado — you could o might have warned me!

b) ( en sugerencias)

ya te puedes ir haciendo a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

podrías or podías pedírselo tú — you could ask him for it

c) ( solicitando un favor)

¿puedes bajar un momento? — can you come down for a moment?

¿podrías hacerme un favor? — could you do me a favor?

Sentido II

5) ( con el verbo principal sobreentendido)

poder con algo/alguien: ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?; no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcase; no pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get to grips with German and he gave up; con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!; podérsela con algo — (Chi fam) to cope with something

6) (en locs)

a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burst; corrimos a más no poder we ran as fast as we could; es feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they come; no poder más: estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted; ( lleno) I can't eat anything else; ya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this child; ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me mad; no poder (por) menos que: no pude menos que sentirme halagado I couldn't help feeling flattered; no pudo menos que reconocer — she had no alternative but to admit

7) (fam) (+ me, te, le etc)

a) ( ganar)

él es más alto, pero tú le puedes — he's taller than you but you can beat him

b) (Méx) ( doler)

tu indiferencia le puede mucho — she's very hurt by your indifference

nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio — we were terribly upset by Julio's death

Sentido III

8) (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad)

puede aparecer en cualquier momento — he may turn up at any moment

de él se puede esperar cualquier cosa — anything's possible with him

no hagas nada que pueda resultar sospechoso — don't do anything that might look suspicious

puede haber venido ayer — he may have come yesterday

te podrías or podías haber matado — you could have killed yourself!

no podía haber estado más amable — she couldn't have been kinder

podría volver a ocurrir — it could happen again

no pudo haber sido Pilar — it couldn't have been Pilar

9) (en 3^a pers)

no puede ser que no lo sepa — he must know

no puede ser que ya haya terminado — he can't have finished already

si puede ser or (Esp) a poder ser — if possible

no pudo ser — it wasn't possible

puede (ser) que tengas razón — you may o could be right

puede (ser) que no nos haya visto — he may not have seen us

- puede que sí, puede que no — maybe, maybe not
II
masculino

1)

a) (control, influencia) power

tiene mucho poder en el pueblo — he has a great deal of power o influence in the village

estamos/nos tiene en su poder — we are/she has us in her power

caer en poder de alguien — ciudad/país to fall to somebody

b) (Pol)

el poder — power

estar en el poder — to be in power

tomar el poder — to take o seize power

detenta el poder desde hace 20 años — (frml) he has held power for 20 years

2) ( posesión)

la carta está en poder de... — the letter is in the hands of...

obra en su poder la copia del acta — (frml) you have in your possession a copy of the minutes

3)

a) (derecho, atribución)

tener amplios/plenos poderes para hacer algo — to have wide-ranging powers/full authority to do something

los poderes de la junta son ilimitados — the junta has unlimited powers

la entrega de poderes — the handing over of power

b) (Der) ( documento) letter of authorization; ( hecho ante notario) power of attorney

casarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes — to get married by proxy

4)

a) (capacidad, facultad) power

su poder de convicción — her power of persuasion

b) (de motor, aparato) power

•

- poder absoluto

- poder adquisitivo

- poder ejecutivo

- poderes fácticos

- poderes públicos

- poder judicial

- poder legislativo

* * *

poder¹

¹ = force, strength, power, leverage, authority, clout, might, muscle power, power of attorney, sway.

Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.

Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.

Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.

Ex: One of the great virtues of networking is that it democratizes access to information and access to authority.

Ex: IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more ' clout', stature and visibility.

Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.

Ex: A power of attorney is a legal instrument that is used to delegate legal authority to another.

Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.

* abusar del poder = lord over, lord it over.

* abuso de poder = abuse of power.

* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.

* ansioso de poder = power-hungry.

* asumir poder = assume + power.

* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.

* círculo de poder = circle of power.

* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.

* conceder poderes = give + powers.

* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.

* con poder = powerful.

* con sed de poder = power-hungry.

* control del poder = hold on power.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* división de poderes = division of powers.

* ejercer poder = wield + power, exercise + power.

* en el poder = in office.

* equilibrio de poder = balance of power.

* estructura de poder = power structure.

* frecuentar los pasillos del poder = stalk + the corridors of power.

* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.

* gobierno en el poder = ruling government.

* grupo de poder = power group.

* hambriento de poder = power-hungry.

* igualdad de poder = parity of power.

* inversión de poderes = power reversal.

* jerarquía de poder = scalar chain.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.

* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.

* lucha de poderes = power struggle.

* lucha por el poder = power struggle.

* luchar de poderes = battle of wills.

* partido en el poder, el = ruling party, the.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasillos del poder, los = corridors of power, the.

* perder poder = lose + power.

* pérdida de poder = disempowerment.

* poder adquisitivo = spending power, purchasing power, buying power.

* poder colectivo = collective power.

* poder curativo = healing power.

* poder de atracción = drawing power.

* poder de curación = healing power.

* poder de discriminación = discretion.

* poder de enganche = holding power.

* poder del estado = state power.

* poder de negociación = bargaining power.

* poder de representación = power of representation.

* poder de retención = holding power.

* poder divino = divine power.

* poder económico = economic leverage.

* poder ejecutivo = chief executive, executive arm, executive power.

* poder ejecutivo, el = Executive, the.

* poder estatal = state power.

* poder imperial = imperial power.

* poder judicial = judicial arm, judicial system.

* poder judicial, el = judiciary, the.

* poder legal = statutory power.

* poder legislativo = legislative power, legislative arm.

* poder mágico = magical power, magic power.

* poder notarial = power of attorney.

* poder político = political power.

* poder presidencial = presidential power.

* poder público = public power, public authority.

* poder remunerativo = earning power, earning capacity.

* poder sobrenatural = supernatural power.

* política del poder = power politics.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* posición de poder = position power.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* relación de poder = power relationship.

* relaciones de poder = power relations.

* sediento de poder = power-hungry.

* subida al poder = seizure of power.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* tener el poder = be the boss, call + the shots, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* tener el poder de = have + the power to.

* tener las riendas del poder = hold + the reins of power.

* tomar el poder = take + power.

* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.

poder²

² = be able to, be capable of, can, have + the opportunity, may, qualify for, manage to.

Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.

Ex: Main classes are thus only capable of precise definition in the contexts of particular classification schemes.

Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.

Ex: Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.

Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.

Ex: FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar = billable.

* al que no se puede dejar de faltar = unmissable.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* cuando antes pueda = at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.

* de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer = moreish, moreish.

* hacerlo lo mejor que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + utmost.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda = put + Posesivo + best into.

* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda = do + Posesivo + best, do + the best + Nombre + may, do + the best + Nombre + can.

* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda (dado) = do + the best possible (with).

* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.

* muy bien + podría + Verbo = might + well + Verbo.

* muy bien + puede + Verbo = may well + Verbo.

* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad = nothing can be further from the truth.

* noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.

* no poder = be unable to, cannot, can't [cannot].

* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder conciliar el sueño = have + trouble sleeping.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly, cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of.

* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.

* no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets, fidget.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.

* no poder permitirse = ill afford.

* no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* no poderse negar que = there + be + no denying that.

* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.

* no puedo comprender = I can't get over.

* No se le puede pedir peras al olmo = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of = the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.

* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.

* poder contar con = be there for + Pronombre, be there for + Pronombre.

* poder + Infinitivo = succeed in + Gerundio.

* poderse afirmar que = it + be + safe to say that.

* poderse contestar = be answerable.

* poderse integrar en = be integrable in.

* poderse localizar = be locatable.

* poder utilizarse = be usable.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* puede muy bien ser = could well be.

* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.

* puede que = maybe.

* puede que al final sea para bien = be a blessing in disguise.

* ¿Puede repetir? = I beg your pardon?, I beg your pardon?.

* que no se le puede dar un nombre = unnameable.

* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.

* que no se puede entregar = undeliverable.

* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.

* que no se puede identificar con un término = unnameable.

* que no se puede uno perder = unmissable.

* que puede causar detención = arrestable.

* que puede demostrarse = demonstrably.

* que puede salir en préstamo = loanable.

* que puede ser apilado = stacking.

* que puede ser usado a través de la web = web-compliant.

* querer es poder = where there's a will there's a way.

* que se le puede dar un nombre = nameable.

* que se puede arreglar = fixable.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* que se puede escuchar = playable.

* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.

* que se puede identificar con un término = nameable.

* que se puede imprimir = printable.

* que se puede quitar = detachable.

* que se puede separar = detachable.

* que se puede visualizar = viewable.

* sálvese el que pueda = free-for-all.

* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, every man for himself, let battle commence.

* se puede = is to be.

* siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time.

* sin poder contenerse = helplessly.

* sin poder dormir = sleepless.

* sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.

* sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.

* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer = as amazing as it seems.

* todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de = echo + still resound from.

* * *

poder¹ [ E21 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

Sentido I

A tener la capacidad de

B expresando idea de permiso

C expresando un derecho moral

D

1 en quejas, reproches

2 en sugerencias

3 solicitando un favor

Sentido II

A

1 poder con algo/alguien

2 el dinero lo puede todo

B en locuciones

C

1 vencer, ganar

2 doler

Sentido III

A con idea de eventualidad

B en tercera persona

v aux

Sentido I

A

(tener la capacidad o posibilidad de): ven en cuanto puedas come as soon as you can

no puedo pagar tanto I can't pay that much

¿cómo que no puedes? what do you mean, you can't do it ( o you can't come etc)?

no podía dejar de reír I couldn't stop laughing

no va a poder venir he won't be able to come

¿cuándo podrá darme una respuesta definitiva? when will you be able to o when can you give me a firm answer?

no pude convencerla I couldn't persuade her

no pudo asistir a la reunión he was unable to o he couldn't attend the meeting

¿pudiste hacerlo sola? did you manage to do it o were you able to do it on your own?

hicimos todo lo que pudimos por ayudarlos we did everything in our power o everything we could to help them

no se puede valer por sí mismo he can't manage by himself

no habría podido hacerlo sin tu ayuda I wouldn't have been able to do it o I couldn't have done it without your help

no debe (de) haber podido encontrarlo she obviously couldn't find it o can't have found it

¡este niño no se puede estar quieto ni un minuto! this child just won't o can't keep still for a minute!

con aquel ruido no se podía trabajar it was impossible to work o you couldn't work with that noise going on

¿sabes que se han prometido? — ¡no te (lo) puedo creer! do you know they're engaged? — you're joking! o I don't believe it!

B

(expresando idea de permiso): ¿puedo servirme otro? can o may I have another one?

ya pueden volver la hoja you may turn the page over now

¿me puedo ir? — ¡no señor! can o may I go? — no, you cannot o may not!

¿sales a jugar? — no puedo, estoy castigada are you coming out to play? — I can't, I'm being kept in

¿puedo pasar? may I come in?

¿le puedo hacer una sugerencia? may I make a suggestion?

¿podría irme un poco más temprano hoy? could I leave a little earlier today?

por mí, puedes hacer lo que quieras as far as I'm concerned, you can do whatever you like

no puede comer sal he isn't allowed to eat salt

¿quién te lo dijo, si se puede saber? who told you, may I ask?

¿se puede? — ¡adelante! may I? — come in

aquí no se puede fumar smoking is not allowed here, you can't smoke here

C

(expresando un derecho moral): no podemos hacerle eso we can't do that to her

después de lo que has trabajado, bien puedes tomarte un descanso you're entitled to o you deserve a rest after all the work you've done

es lo menos que puedes hacer it's the least you can do

D

1

(en quejas, reproches): ¿cómo pudiste hacer una cosa así? how could you do such a thing?

¿cómo puedes ser tan ingrato? how can you be so ungrateful?

podías or podrías haberme avisado you could o might have warned me!

2

(en sugerencias): podrías or podías pedírselo tú, a ti siempre te hace caso why don't you ask him? he always listens to you

ya te puedes ir haciendo a la idea you'd better start getting used to the idea

3

(solicitando un favor): ¿puedes bajar un momento? can you come down for a moment?

¿podrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?

¿no puedes irte a jugar a otra parte? can't you go and play somewhere else?

Sentido II (con el verbo principal sobreentendido)

A

1 poder CON algo/algn:

¿tú puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?

no puedo con esta maleta I can't manage this suitcase

yo no puedo solo con la casa, los niños y la tienda I can't do the housework, look after the children and run the store all on my own, I can't cope with the house, the children and the store all on my own

no pudo con el alemán y lo dejó he couldn't get o come to grips with German and he gave up

¡con este niño no hay quien pueda! this child is just impossible!

podérsela ( Chi fam); to cope, manage

no se la puede con el trabajo he can't cope with the job o manage the job

2

el dinero lo puede todo money talks, you can do anything if you have money

B ( en locuciones):

a más no poder: comió a más no poder he ate until he was fit to burst

gana dinero a más no poder she's making pots of money ( colloq), she's making money hand over fist

es feo a más no poder he's as ugly as they come

corrimos a más no poder we ran for all we were worth o as fast as we could

no poder más: estoy que no puedo más (de cansancio) I'm exhausted

a mí no me des postre que ya no puedo más don't serve me any dessert, I can't eat anything else

ya no puedo más con este niño I'm at the end of my tether with this child

no podía más, y ese estúpido que no salía del cuarto de baño I was desperate o I was bursting to go and that idiot wouldn't come out of the bathroom ( colloq)

ya no puedo más, me está desquiciando I can't go on like this, it's driving me mad

no poder (por) menos que: uno no puede menos que sentirse halagado one can't help feeling flattered

no puedo menos que expresar mi profunda decepción I feel I must say how deeply disappointed I am

no pudo menos que reconocer que teníamos razón she had no alternative but to admit that we were right

C

1 ( fam)

(vencer, ganar): él es más alto pero tú le puedes he's taller than you but you can beat him

tu papá no le puede al mío your dad's not as strong as mine

a gracioso no hay quien le pueda as a comic, there's no-one to beat him o he's unbeatable

2

( Méx fam) (doler): tu desprecio le puede mucho she's very hurt by your disdainful attitude, your disdainful attitude hurts her deeply

nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio we were greatly saddened o terribly upset by Julio's death

Sentido III

A

(con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad): puede aparecer en cualquier momento he may turn up at any moment

de él se puede esperar cualquier cosa anything's possible with him

no sé dónde lo puedo haber puesto I don't know where I can have put it

no hagas nada que pueda resultar sospechoso don't do anything that might look suspicious

puede haber venido mientras no estábamos he may have come while we were out

hace horas que están reunidos ¿de qué pueden estar hablando? they've been in that meeting for hours, what can they be talking about?

te podrías or podías haber matado you could have killed yourself!

un error así puede costar millones a mistake like that could cost millions

no podía haber estado más amable she couldn't have been kinder

llaman a la puerta — ¿quién podrá ser a estas horas? there's someone at the door — who can o could it be at this time?

podría volver a ocurrir it could happen again

Pilar no pudo haber sido it couldn't have been Pilar

B ( en tercera persona):

¿nos habrá mentido? — no sé, puede ser do you think he lied to us? — I don't know, he may have done o it's possible

no puede ser que no lo sepa he must know

no puede ser que ya haya terminado he can't have finished already

si puede ser or ( Esp) a poder ser preferiría la cuarta fila if possible, I'd prefer row four

me habría gustado verlo pero no pudo ser I would have liked to see him but it wasn't possible o it wasn't to be

puede (ser) que tengas razón you may o could be right

puede (ser) que no nos haya visto he may not have seen us

¿vas a votar para ella? — puede que sí or puede are you going to vote for her? — maybe o I may

¿lo vas a aceptar? — puede que sí, puede que no are you going to accept it? — maybe, maybe not

poder²

masculine

A

1 (control, influencia) power

el poder de la prensa the power of the press

tiene mucho poder en el pueblo he has a great deal of power o influence o he is a very powerful man in the village

la Familia Real no tiene ningún poder the Royal Family has no power

Constantinopla cayó en poder de los turcos Constantinople fell to the Turks

estamos/nos tiene en su poder we are/she has us in her power

2 ( Pol):

el poder power

estar en el poder to be in power

tomar el poder to take o seize power

asumir el poder to assume power

detenta el poder desde hace 20 años ( frml); he has held power for 20 years

lleva cuatro años en el poder he has been in power for four years

toda la vida buscó el poder y la gloria all her life she sought power and fame

el poder en la sombra the power behind the throne

el poder corrompe power corrupts

B

(posesión): la carta está en poder de las autoridades the letter is in the hands of the authorities

hay que evitar que llegue a su poder we have to stop it falling into his hands

obra en su poder la copia del acta ( frml); you have in your possession a copy of the minutes

la solicitud ya pasó a poder de la oficina central the application has already been passed to our head office

C

1

(derecho, atribución): tiene amplios/plenos poderes para investigar el asunto he has wide-ranging powers/full authority to investigate the matter

la entrega or transmisión de poderes the handing over o transmission of power

los poderes de la junta son ilimitados the junta has unlimited powers

los poderes que le han sido conferidos the powers which have been vested in him

la separación de poderes entre la Iglesia y el Estado the division o separation of power between the Church and the State

división

2 ( Der) (documento) letter of authorization; (hecho ante notario) power of attorney

casarse por poder( AmL) or ( Esp) por poderes to get married by proxy

D

1 (capacidad, facultad) power

su poder de convicción or de persuasión her power of persuasion

el poder del amor/de la sugestión the power of love/of suggestion

tiene poderes extrasensoriales he has extrasensory powers

2 (de un motor, aparato) power

Compuestos:

● poder absoluto

masculine absolute power

● poder adquisitivo

masculine (de una divisa, un sueldo) purchasing power, buying power; (de una persona, un grupo) purchasing power, spending power

● poder divino

masculine divine power

● poder ejecutivo

masculine:

el poder ejecutivo the executive

● poderes fácticos

mpl institutions which hold effective control

● poderes notariales

mpl power of attorney

● poderes públicos

mpl:

los poderes públicos the authorities

● poder judicial

masculine:

el poder judicial the judiciary

● poder legislativo

masculine:

el poder legislativo the legislature

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poder 1 ( conjugate poder) v aux
1 ( tener la capacidad o posibilidad de):
◊ puedo ir ahora o mañana I can go now or tomorrow;

no puedo pagar tanto I can't pay that much;
no podía dormir I couldn't sleep;
no va a poder venir he won't be able to come;
no pudo asistir he was unable to o he couldn't attend;
¿pudiste hacerlo sola? were you able to do it on your own?
2
a) ( expresando idea de permiso):

◊ ¿puedo servirme otro? can o may I have another one?;

¿podría irme más temprano hoy? could I leave earlier today?;
puedes hacer lo que quieras you can do whatever you like;
no puede comer sal he isn't allowed to eat salt;
¿se puede? — ¡adelante! may I? — come in;
aquí no se puede fumar smoking is not allowed here
b) ( solicitando un favor):

◊ ¿puedes bajar un momento? can you come down for a moment?;

¿podrías hacerme un favor? could you do me a favor?
3 ( expresando derecho moral):
◊ no podemos hacerle eso we can't do that to her

4 (en quejas, reproches): podías or podrías haberme avisado you could o might have warned me!
( con idea de esfuerzo)
1 poder con algo/algn:
◊ ¿puedes con todo eso? can you manage all that?;

no puedo con este niño I can't cope with this child;
estoy que no puedo más ( cansado) I'm exhausted;

( lleno) I can't eat anything else;
◊ ya no puedo más I can't go on like this

2 (con idea de eventualidad, posibilidad): te podrías or podías haber matado you could have killed yourself!;
◊ no podía haber estado más amable she couldn't have been kinder;

podría volver a ocurrir it could happen again;
no pudo ser it wasn't possible;
puede (ser) que tengas razón you may o could be right;
puede que sí, puede que no maybe, maybe not
3 (Méx) ( doler):
◊ nos pudo mucho la muerte de Julio we were terribly upset by Julio's death

poder 2 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (control, influencia) power;

◊ tiene mucho poder he has a great deal of power;

estamos en su poder we are in her power
b) (Pol)

◊ el poder power;

estar en el poder to be in power;
tomar el poder to take o seize power
2 ( posesión):
◊ la carta está en poder de … the letter is in the hands of …

3
a) (derecho, atribución) power;

◊ tener amplios poderes para hacer algo to have wide-ranging powers to do sth

b) (Der) ( documento) letter of authorization;

( hecho ante notario) power of attorney;
casarse por poder (AmL) or (Esp) por poderes to get married by proxy
4
a) (capacidad, facultad) power;

◊ su poder de convicción her power of persuasion;

poder adquisitivo purchasing power
b) (de motor, aparato) power

poder 1 sustantivo masculino power
Jur por poderes, by proxy
Econ poder adquisitivo, purchasing power
poder 2
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener capacidad) to be able to, can: no puedo evitarlo, I can't help it
podías habernos avisado, you could/ might have warned us
2 (tener derecho o autorización) may, might, can
¿puedo repetir?, may I have a second helping?
no puede tomar carne de cerdo, he can't eat pork
las mujeres ya pueden votar, women can already vote
3 (uso impers) may, might: puede que la vea luego, I might see her later
puede que sí, puede que no, maybe, maybe not
II verbo intransitivo
1 to cope [con, with]: no puedo con todo, I can't cope
2 (vencer, tener más fuerza) to be stronger than
En el presente, can y to be able to son sinónimos. Sin embargo, en el pasado could significa que podías hacer algo, mientras que was o were able to significa que, además de poder hacerlo, lo hiciste: I could tell him the truth. Podía decirle la verdad (no sabemos si lo hice). I was able to tell him the truth. Fui capaz de decirle la verdad (lo hice). En el futuro solo podemos emplear to be able to: I will be able to do it tomorrow. Podré hacerlo mañana.
Para expresar posibilidad puedes usar may, could o might. La diferencia consiste en el grado de probabilidad que sugieren. Recuerda que may se refiere a hechos más probables que might o could: Puede que llueva mañana. It may rain tomorrow (crees que es posible). It might/ could rain tomorrow (crees que la posibilidad es más remota).
' poder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- abusar
- abuso
- adquisitiva
- adquisitivo
- ámbito
- caber
- CGPJ
- concentrar
- continuismo
- desgaste
- desperdicio
- destronar
- desvelarse
- dominio
- entregar
- erótica
- excedente
- garra
- grabar
- grandeza
- idea
- informal
- judicial
- legislativa
- legislativo
- manifestarse
- mano
- obrar
- parcela
- remediar
- respirar
- sátrapa
- sed
- seducción
- someterse
- sugestión
- usurpar
- ver
- acumular
- anhelar
- ansia
- ansiar
- atribuir
- autoridad
- ávido
- ceder
- clavar
- confiar
English:
able
- abuse
- afford
- anything
- assume
- assumption
- can
- conform
- cope
- encroach
- fold
- form
- foursome
- get
- glad
- greed
- greediness
- greedy
- handle
- hungry
- lust
- make
- manage
- may
- might
- office
- out
- power
- power of attorney
- proxy
- purchasing power
- seize
- seizure
- spending power
- stick
- stranglehold
- take aside
- takeover
- unable
- use
- utmost
- whichever
- zenith
- could
- executive
- height
- helplessly
- judiciary
- lie
- peace

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poder¹ nm

1. [mando, autoridad] power;

la gente con más poder en la organización the most powerful people in the organization;

estar en el poder to be in power;

hacerse con o [m5] tomar el poder to seize power;

perder el poder to lose power;

el poder corrompe power corrupts;

la separación de poderes the separation of powers;

Comp

de poder a poder: un enfrentamiento de poder a poder a heavyweight contest;

el partido se disputó de poder a poder it was a close contest between two excellent sides

Comp
poder absoluto absolute power;
el poder ejecutivo [el gobierno] the executive;

los poderes fácticos the centres of power in society;

el poder judicial [los jueces] the judiciary;

el poder legislativo [las cortes] the legislature;

poderes públicos (public) authorities

2. [posesión, control]
estar en poder de alguien to be in sb's hands;

obra en su poder un documento comprometedor she has in her possession a compromising document;

tienen en su poder a varios rehenes they have taken a number of hostages;

el pueblo cayó en poder del enemigo the town fell to the enemy;

la casa pasó a poder del banco ownership of the house was transferred to the bank

3. [capacidad] power;

un producto con gran poder de limpieza a very powerful cleaning product;

tener poderes (paranormales) to be psychic, to have psychic powers

Comp
poder adquisitivo [de salario] purchasing o buying power; [de persona] disposable income;
poder calorífico calorific value;

poder de convicción persuasive powers;

poder de convocatoria: [m5] tener poder de convocatoria to be a crowd-puller;
Mil poder de disuasión deterrent force; Mil poder disuasorio deterrent force
4. [autorización] power, authorization;
[documento] power of attorney;
dar poderes a alguien para que haga algo to authorize sb to do sth;

tener plenos poderes para hacer algo to be fully authorized to do sth;

por poderes by proxy;

casarse por Esp [m5] poderes o Am [m5] poder to marry by proxy

Comp
poder notarial power of attorney [witnessed by a notary]
poder²

♦ vi

1. [tener facultad, capacidad] can, to be able to;

no puedo decírtelo I can't tell you, I'm unable to tell you;

ahora mismo no podemos atenderle, llame más tarde we can't o we are unable to take your call right now, please call later;

¿puede correrse un poco, por favor? could you move up a bit, please?;

al final pudo salir de allí in the end she managed to get out of there;

¡así no se puede hacer nada! we'll never get anywhere like this!;

de poder ir, sería a partir de las siete if I manage to o can make it, it will be after seven;

en cuanto pueda as soon as possible;

si puedo, te llamaré I'll call you if I get the chance

2. [tener permiso] can, may;

no puedo salir por la noche I'm not allowed to o I can't go out at night;

¿podríamos ir contigo? could we go with you?;

¿podría hablar un momento con usted? could I have a word with you?;

¿se pueden hacer fotos? can we o are we allowed to take photos?;

¿puedo fumar aquí? may o can I smoke here?;

no se puede fumar you're not allowed to smoke;

¿se puede? may I come in?;

¿se puede saber dónde te habías metido? might I know o would you mind telling me where you were?

3. [ser capaz moralmente] can;

no podemos portarnos así con él we can't treat him like that;

¿cómo puedes decir una cosa así? how can you say such a thing?

4. [tener posibilidad, ser posible] may, can;

puede volver de un momento a otro she could come back any moment;

puedo haberlo perdido I may have lost it;

podías haber cogido el tren you could have caught the train;

puede estallar la guerra war could o may break out;

¿dónde puede o [m5] podrá estar? where can it have got to?;

¡habría podido invitarnos!, ¡podría habernos invitado! [expresa enfado] she could o might have invited us!;

ya podemos despedirnos de un aumento de sueldo we can forget our pay Br rise o US raise now

5. [tener fuerza]
poder con [enfermedad, rival] to be able to overcome;
[tarea, problema] to be able to cope with;
¿puedes con todas las bolsas? can you manage all those bags?;

no puedo con este baúl, ¿me ayudas a levantarlo? I can't lift this trunk on my own, can you give me a hand?;

no poder con algo/alguien [no soportar] not to be able to stand sth/sb;

no puedo con la hipocresía I can't stand hypocrisy;

¡contigo no hay quien pueda! you're impossible!

6. Méx [doler] to hurt

7. [en frases]
a o [m5] hasta más no poder as much as can be;

es avaro a más no poder he's as miserly as can be;

llovía a más no poder it was absolutely pouring down;

la pierna me dolía a más no poder you can't imagine how much my leg was hurting;

no poder más [estar cansado] to be too tired to carry on;
[estar harto de comer] to be full (up); [estar enfadado, harto] to have had enough;
no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh, I couldn't help but laugh;
Fam
¡ya podrás, con una máquina como esa! anyone could do it with a machine like that!;

Comp

no puedo con mi alma I'm ready to drop

♦ v impersonal
[ser posible] may;
puede que llueva it may o might rain;

puede que se haya equivocado she may be wrong;

¿vendrás mañana? – puede will you come tomorrow? – I may do;

puede que sí o puede que no maybe, maybe not;

puede ser perhaps, maybe;

si puede ser, a poder ser if (at all) possible;

lo siento, pero no va a poder ser I'm sorry, but it's not going to be possible;

puede ser que no lo sepa she may not know;

¡no puede ser que sea ya tan tarde! surely it can't be that late already!

♦ vt

1. [ser más fuerte que] to be stronger than;

tú eres más alto, pero yo te puedo you may be taller than me, but I could still beat you up;

mi coche le puede al tuyo my car is faster than yours any day

2. Méx [doler]
me puede mucho que me desprecies it hurts me a lot that you look down on me;

le pudo su derrota, todavía no se repone losing really got to her, she still hasn't got over it

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poder

I v/aux

1 capacidad can, be able to;

no pude hablar con ella I wasn’t able to talk to her

2 permiso can, be allowed to;

¿puedo ir contigo? can o may I come with you?

3 posibilidad may, might;

¡podías habérselo dicho! you could have o you might have told him

II v/i

:

poder con ( sobreponerse a) manage, cope with;

me puede he can beat me;

es franco a más no poder fam he’s as frank as they come fam ;

comimos a más no poder fam we ate to bursting point fam ;

no puedo más I can’t take any more, I’ve had enough;

a poder ser if possible;

puede ser perhaps, maybe;

¡no puede ser! it can’t be!, that can’t be right!;

puede que perhaps, maybe;

puede ser que no lo sepa maybe o perhaps he doesn’t know;

¿se puede? can I come in?, do you mind if I come in?;

no pude menos de insultarle insulting him was the least I could do

III m tb POL power;

en poder de alguien in s.o.’s hands;

plenos poderes pl full authority sg ;

por poderes, L.Am.

por poder JUR by proxy;

los poder es públicos the authorities

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poder {58} v aux

1) : to be able to, can

no puede hablar: he can't speak

2) (expressing possibility) : might, may

puede llover: it may rain at any moment

¿cómo puede ser?: how can that be?

3) (expressing permission) : can, may

¿puedo ir a la fiesta?: can I go to the party?

¿se puede?: may I come in?

poder vi

1) : to beat, to defeat

cree que le puede a cualquiera: he thinks he can beat anyone

2) : to be possible

¿crees que vendrán? - puede (que sí): do you think they'll come? - maybe

3)

poder con : to cope with, to manage

¡no puedo con estos niños!: I can't handle these children!

4)

no poder más : to have had enough

no puede más: she can't take anymore

5)

no poder menos que : to not be able to help

no pudo menos que asombrarse: she couldn't help but be amazed

poder nm

1) : control, power

poder adquisitivo: purchasing power

2) : authority

el poder legislativo: the legislature

3) : possession

está en mi poder: it's in my hands

4) : strength, force

poder militar: military might

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poder¹ n (en general) power

tiene mucho poder he has a lot of power

subir al poder to come to power

poder² vb

1. (capacidad, posibilidad) can / could / to be able to

no puedo dormir I can't sleep

¿puedo echarte una mano? can I give you a hand?

no podía vivir sin ella he couldn't live without her

¿qué podemos comprarle? what can we buy her?

¿cuándo podrás venir? when will you be able to come?

Recuerda que can es presente, could es pasado o condicional y be able to es para los demás tiempos

2. (permiso) can / may

¿puedo hablar con el jefe? can I speak to the boss?

¿se puede pasar? can I come in?

aquí no se puede fumar you can't smoke here

3. (probabilidad) may / could / might

puede que llueva it might rain

puede que venga, puede que no he might come, he might not

no puede ser that's impossible

podría ocurrir aquí it could happen here

poder con to manage / to cope with

no puedo con la maleta I can't manage the suitcase

no puedo con él I can't cope with him

no poder más (cansado) to be exhausted (lleno) to be full up

Spanish-English dictionary > poder
4 dominio

m.

1 control.

2 authority, power.

3 domain (territorio).

dominios dominions (territorio)

4 mastery (conocimiento) (de arte, técnica).

5 domain (computing).

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dominio

► nombre masculino

1 (soberanía) dominion

2 (poder) power, control

3 (supremacía) supremacy

4 (de conocimientos) mastery, good knowledge; (de un idioma) good command

■ tiene un buen dominio del francés she has a good command of French

5 (territorio) domain

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dominio de sí mismo self-control

ejercer dominio to exert control

ser del dominio público to be public knowledge

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noun m.

1) domain

2) dominance, domination

3) mastery

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SM

1) (=control) control

tiene el dominio de la situación — he is in control of the situation

dominio de sí mismo, dominio sobre sí mismo — self-control

2) (=conocimiento) command

es impresionante su dominio del inglés — his command of o fluency in English is impressive

¡qué dominio tiene! — isn't he good at it?

- es del dominio público

3) (=autoridad) authority ( sobre over)

4) (=territorio) dominion

5) (Educ) field, domain

6) (Inform) domain

nombre de dominio — domain name

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masculino

1)

a) ( control) control

perdió el dominio de sí mismo — he lost his self-control

en pleno dominio de sus facultades — in full command of her faculties

b) (de idioma, tema) command

se requiere perfecto dominio del inglés — fluent English o perfect command of English required

ser del dominio público — to be public knowledge

c) (ámbito de ciencia, arte) sphere

el dominio de la fantasía — the realms of fantasy

2)

a) (Hist, Pol) dominion

b) dominios masculino plural ( colonias) dominions (pl)

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= area, dominance, realm, command, mastery, domain, domination, dominion, grip, pervasiveness, primacy, preserve, rule, sway.

Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex. The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex. Nevertheless, this situation does not appropriately demonstrate what is normally conceived to be the realm of indexing systems.

Ex. Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.

Ex. The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.

Ex. The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.

Ex. He cautions, however, that this approach can also mean domination of one person by another.

Ex. The author reviews the sources of information relating to the emigration of Indians to the various British dominions, colonies and other countries for the period 1830-1950.

Ex. It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.

Ex. New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".

Ex. This article discusses the role of the librarian, who may view on-line as either status-enhancing or their own preserve.

Ex. The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

Ex. During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.

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* afianzar el dominio sobre = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* análisis de dominios del conocimiento = domain analysis.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* dominio completo = stranglehold.

* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.

* dominio del conocimiento = knowledge domain.

* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.

* dominio perfecto = a fine art.

* dominio público = public domain.

* dominio total = stranglehold.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.

* nombre de dominio = domain name.

* programa de dominio público = public domain software.

* ser de dominio público = be public domain.

* ser el dominio de = be the domain of.

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masculino

1)

a) ( control) control

perdió el dominio de sí mismo — he lost his self-control

en pleno dominio de sus facultades — in full command of her faculties

b) (de idioma, tema) command

se requiere perfecto dominio del inglés — fluent English o perfect command of English required

ser del dominio público — to be public knowledge

c) (ámbito de ciencia, arte) sphere

el dominio de la fantasía — the realms of fantasy

2)

a) (Hist, Pol) dominion

b) dominios masculino plural ( colonias) dominions (pl)

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= area, dominance, realm, command, mastery, domain, domination, dominion, grip, pervasiveness, primacy, preserve, rule, sway.

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

Ex: Nevertheless, this situation does not appropriately demonstrate what is normally conceived to be the realm of indexing systems.

Ex: Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.

Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.

Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.

Ex: He cautions, however, that this approach can also mean domination of one person by another.

Ex: The author reviews the sources of information relating to the emigration of Indians to the various British dominions, colonies and other countries for the period 1830-1950.

Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.

Ex: New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".

Ex: This article discusses the role of the librarian, who may view on-line as either status-enhancing or their own preserve.

Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.

* afianzar el dominio sobre = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* análisis de dominios del conocimiento = domain analysis.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* de dominio público = publicly owned [publicly-owned].

* dominio completo = stranglehold.

* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.

* dominio del conocimiento = knowledge domain.

* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.

* dominio perfecto = a fine art.

* dominio público = public domain.

* dominio total = stranglehold.

* entrar dentro del dominio de = fall under + the umbrella of.

* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.

* nombre de dominio = domain name.

* programa de dominio público = public domain software.

* ser de dominio público = be public domain.

* ser el dominio de = be the domain of.

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dominio

masculine

A

1 (control) control

bajo el dominio árabe under Arab control o rule

en ningún momento perdió el dominio de sí mismo at no time did he lose his self-control

en pleno dominio de sus facultades in full command of her faculties

para ampliar su dominio to extend their control o dominance

el dominio de su país sobre los mares their country's naval supremacy

2 (de un idioma, un tema) command

su dominio de estas técnicas her command o mastery of these techniques

se requiere perfecto dominio del inglés fluent English o perfect command of English required

el escritor tiene un gran dominio del lenguaje the author has an excellent command of the language

ser del dominio público to be public knowledge

3

(ámbito, campo): el dominio de las letras the field o sphere of letters

entra en el dominio de la fantasía it moves into the realms of fantasy

B

1 ( Hist, Pol) dominion

2 dominios mpl (colonias) dominions (pl)

C ( Inf) domain

nombre de dominio domain name

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dominio sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( control) control;

◊ perdió el dominio de sí mismo he lost his self-control

b) (de idioma, tema) command;

◊ ser del dominio público to be public knowledge

2
a) (Hist, Pol) dominion

b)

◊ dominios sustantivo masculino plural ( colonias) dominions (pl)

3 (Inf) domain
dominio sustantivo masculino
1 (poder) control: tiene mucho dominio de sí mismo, he's very self-controlled
2 (conocimiento profundo) command, grasp
3 (ámbito, campo) scope, sphere
4 (territorio) lands
(colonias) colonies
♦ Locuciones: ser de dominio público, to be public knowledge
' dominio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- contención
- control
- lastre
- pública
- público
- señorío
- garra
English:
astonishing
- command
- domain
- dominion
- excellent
- mastery
- out
- preserve
- realm
- rule
- self-command
- self-composure
- self-control
- self-restraint
- stranglehold
- sway
- control
- dominance
- hold
- public
- self
- strangle

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dominio nm

1. [dominación] control ( sobre over);
la guerrilla tiene el dominio sobre esta zona this area is under guerrilla control;

territorios bajo dominio romano territory under Roman rule;

tenía al partido bajo su absoluto dominio he had the party under his absolute control;

el dominio del partido correspondió al equipo visitante the visiting team had the best of the match;

en ningún momento perdió el dominio de la situación at no time did he lose control of the situation;

trata de mantener el dominio de ti mismo try to keep control of yourself

2. [territorio] domain;

un antiguo dominio portugués a former Portuguese territory o colony;

la caza estaba prohibida en sus dominios hunting was forbidden on his land o domain

3. [ámbito] realm, field;

temas que pertenecen al dominio de la cibernética topics relating to the field of cybernetics;

entramos en los dominios de la ciencia ficción we are entering the realms of science fiction

4. [conocimiento] [de arte, técnica] mastery;
[de idiomas] command;
su dominio del tema his mastery of the subject;

tiene un buen dominio del pincel she has a good command of the brush;

para el puesto requerimos dominio de al menos dos lenguas the post requires mastery of at least two languages;

tiene un gran dominio del balón he has great ball control;

Comp

ser de dominio público to be public knowledge;

era de dominio público que vivían separados it was common o public knowledge that they were living apart

5. Informát domain

Comp
dominio público public domain
6. Der [propiedad] ownership, domain

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dominio

m

1 control;

dominio de sí mismo self-control

2 fig: de idioma command

3 INFOR domain

4

:

ser del dominio público be in the public domain

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dominio nm

1) : dominion, power

2) : mastery

3) : domain, field

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dominio n

1. (control, poder) control / rule

ejerce un fuerte dominio sobre su familia he exerts strict control over his family

2. (conocimiento) command

tiene un buen dominio del francés she has a good command of French

Spanish-English dictionary > dominio
5 swing

1. noun
1) (apparatus) Schaukel, die

2) (spell of swinging) Schaukeln, das

3) (Sport): (strike, blow) Schlag, der; (Boxing) Schwinger, der; (Golf) Schwung, der

take a swing at somebody/something — zum Schlag gegen jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) ausholen

4) (of suspended object) Schwingen, das

in full swing — (fig.) in vollem Gang[e]

5) (steady movement) Rhythmus, der

the party went with a swing — auf der Party herrschte eine tolle Stimmung (ugs.)

get into/be in the swing of things or it — richtig reinkommen/richtig drin sein (ugs.)

6) (Mus.) Swing, der

7) (shift) Schwankung, die; (of public opinion) Wende, die; (amount of change in votes) Abwanderung, die
2. intransitive verb,
swung

1) (turn on axis, sway) schwingen; (in wind) schaukeln

swing open — [Tür:] aufgehen

2) (go in sweeping curve) schwenken

swing from somebody's arm/a tree — an jemandes Arm/einem Baum schwingen (geh.) od. baumeln

3)

swing into action — (fig.) loslegen (ugs.)

4) (move oneself by swinging) sich schwingen

the car swung out of the drive — der Wagen schwenkte aus der Einfahrt

5) (sl.): (be executed by hanging) baumeln (salopp)

he'll swing for it — dafür wird er baumeln
3. transitive verb,
swung

1) schwingen; (rock) schaukeln

swing something round and round — etwas kreisen od. im Kreise wirbeln lassen

2) (cause to face in another direction) schwenken

he swung the car off the road/into the road — er schwenkte [mit dem Auto] von der Straße ab/in die Straße ein

3) (have influence on) umschlagen lassen [öffentliche Meinung]

swing the elections — den Ausgang der Wahlen entscheiden

what swung it for me... — was für mich den Ausschlag gab...

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/112515/swing_round">swing round

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[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) schwingen

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) schwungvoll gehen

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) sich drehen, herumkriegen
2. noun
1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) das Schwingen, der Schlag

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) der Schwung

3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) der Schwung

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) die Schwenkung

5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) die Schaukel

•

- swinging
- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing
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swing

[swɪŋ]

I. n

1. (movement) Schwingen nt kein pl

with a \swing of his axe... mit einem Schwung seiner Axt...

2. (punch) Schlag m

to take a \swing at sb zum Schlag gegen jdn ausholen

3. (hanging seat) Schaukel f

porch \swing Hollywoodschaukel f

to go on a \swing schaukeln

4. (change) Schwankung f

mood \swing Stimmungsschwankung f; POL Umschwung m

5. esp AM (quick trip) Stippvisite f fam

to take a \swing through the southern states eine kurze Tour durch die Südstaaten machen

6. no pl MUS Swing m

7. AM (in baseball) Swing m

8.

▶ to be in full \swing voll im Gang sein

▶ to get [back] into the \swing of things [or it] ( fam) sich akk [wieder] an etwas gewöhnen, [wieder] in etwas reinkommen fam

▶ to go with a \swing BRIT ( fam: be exciting) Schwung haben; (be well done) ein voller Erfolg sein

▶ what you lose on the \swings, you gain on the roundabouts [or it's \swings and roundabouts] BRIT ( prov) das hält sich die Waagschale, das ist Jacke wie Hose [o ÖSTERR, DIAL g'hupft wie g'hatscht] [o SCHWEIZ Hans was Heinrich] fam

II. vi

<swung, swung>

1. (move) [hin- und her]schwingen; (move circularly) sich akk drehen

the monkey was \swinging from tree to tree der Affe schwang sich von Baum zu Baum

the door swung open in the wind die Tür ging durch den Wind auf

2. (attempt to hit) zum Schlag ausholen

▪ to \swing at sb [with sth] [mit etw dat] nach jdm schlagen

3. (in playground) schaukeln

4. (alternate) mood schwanken

5. MUS swingen

6. ( fam: be exciting) swingen sl

you need music to make a party \swing man braucht Musik, um eine Party in Schwung zu bringen

7. esp AM (stop shortly)

▪ to \swing by somewhere irgendwo kurz anhalten

8. (hang) hängen, baumeln fam

▪ to \swing for sth für etw akk gehängt werden; AM ( fig: be reprimanded) für etw akk gerügt [o getadelt] werden

9. AM ( fam: in baseball)

to \swing for the fences einen Homerun versuchen

10. AM ( fam: to take a chance and go for it all) das Äußerste wagen

11.

▶ to \swing into action loslegen fam

III. vt

<swung, swung>

1. (move)

▪ to \swing sth etw [hin und her] schwingen

to \swing one's arms die Arme schwingen

2. MUS etw als Swing spielen

3. ( fam: arrange)

▪ to \swing sth:

do you think you could \swing the job for me? glaubst du, du könntest die Sache für mich schaukeln? fam

to \swing it es arrangieren [o fam deichseln]

to \swing an election ( pej) eine Wahl herumreißen fam

4.

▶ to \swing the balance den Ausschlag geben

▶ to \swing the lead BRIT sich akk vor etw dat drücken

IV. adj voter, state entscheidend

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[swɪŋ] vb: pret, ptp swung
1. n

1) (= movement) Schwung m; (to and fro) Schwingen nt; (of needle) Ausschlag m; (= distance) Ausschlag m, Schwung(weite f) m; (BOXING ETC = blow) Schwinger m; (GOLF, SKIING ETC) Schwung m; (fig, POL) (Meinungs)umschwung m

to take a swing at sb — nach jdm schlagen

the golfer took a big swing at the ball —

my swing is too short — ich hole nicht weit genug aus

a swing in opinion — ein Meinungsumschwung m

2) (= rhythm) Schwung m; (= kind of music, dance) Swing m

to walk with a swing — schwungvoll gehen

to go with a swing (fig) — ein voller Erfolg sein (inf)

to be in full swing — voll im Gang sein

to get into the swing of sth (of new job, married life etc) — sich an etw (acc) gewöhnen

to get into the swing of things (inf) — reinkommen (inf)

3) (= seat for swinging) Schaukel f

to give sb a swing — jdn anstoßen or anschubsen (inf)

to have a swing — schaukeln

what you win or gain on the swings (you lose on the roundabouts) (prov) — was man auf der einen Seite gewinnt, verliert man auf der anderen

it's swings and roundabouts ( Brit inf ) — es ist gehupft wie gesprungen

4) (esp US

= scope, freedom) he gave his imagination full swing — er ließ seiner Fantasie or Phantasie (dat) freien Lauf

he was given full swing to make decisions — man hat ihm bei allen Entscheidungen freie Hand gelassen

2. vt

1) object schwingen; (to and fro) hin und her schwingen; (on swing, hammock) schaukeln; arms, legs (vigorously) schwingen (mit); (= dangle) baumeln mit; propeller einen Schwung geben (+dat)

to swing a child — ein Kind schaukeln

to swing one's hips — sich in den Hüften wiegen

to swing the lead ( Brit inf ) — sich drücken (inf)

See:

→ cat

2) (= move) schwingen

he swung his axe at the tree/at me — er schwang die Axt gegen den Baum/gegen mich

he swung his racket at the ball — er holte mit dem Schläger aus

to swing a door open/shut —

he swung the case ( up) onto his shoulder — er schwang sich (dat) die Kiste auf die Schulter

he swung himself over the stream/wall/up into the saddle — er schwang sich über den Bach/über die Mauer/in den Sattel

3) (= influence) election, decision, voters beeinflussen; opinion umschlagen lassen; person umstimmen, herumkriegen (inf)

his speech swung the decision in our favour — seine Rede ließ die Entscheidung zu unseren Gunsten ausfallen

what swung it for me was the fact that... (inf) — was dann letzten Endes den Ausschlag gegeben hat, war, dass...

to swing it ( so that...) (inf) — es so drehen or deichseln (inf)(, dass...)

he managed to swing it in our favour — es gelang ihm, es zu unseren Gunsten zu drehen

he managed to swing the deal (inf) — er hat das Geschäft gemacht (inf)

4) (turn) plane, car herumschwenken

3. vi

1) (object) schwingen; (to and fro) (hin und her) schwingen; (= pivot) sich drehen; (on swing) schaukeln; (arms, legs = dangle) baumeln

he was left swinging by his hands — er hing or (dangerously) baumelte nur noch an den Händen

he swung at me with his axe — er schwang die Axt gegen mich

the golfer swung at the ball — der Golfer holte aus

2) (= move into saddle, along rope etc) sich schwingen

to swing from tree to tree — sich von Baum zu Baum schwingen

to swing open — aufschwingen

to swing shut — zuschlagen

to swing into action — in Aktion treten

the car swung into the square — der Wagen schwenkte auf den Platz ein

opinion/the party has swung to the right — die Meinung/die Partei hat einen Rechtsschwenk gemacht

3) (music, tune) Schwung haben

the town/club began to swing — in der Stadt/im Klub kam Stimmung auf (inf)

London really swung in the sixties — in den sechziger Jahren war in London schwer was los (inf)

4) (inf

= be hanged) he'll swing for it — dafür wird er baumeln

I'll swing for him ( yet) — ich bring ihn noch um (inf)

he's not worth swinging for — es lohnt sich nicht, sich an ihm die Hände schmutzig zu machen (inf)

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swing [swıŋ]

A v/t prät und pperf swung [swʌŋ]

1. ein Lasso, Schwert etc schwingen:

swing o.s. from branch to branch;

he swung his arm and hit me in the face er holte aus

2. eine Glocke etc schwingen, (hin- und her)schwenken:

swing one’s arms mit den Armen schlenkern; she left the room, swinging her hips mit wiegenden Hüften;

swing out TECH ausschwenken;

swing sb round jemanden herumwirbeln oder -schwenken;

swing the propeller den Propeller durchdrehen oder anwerfen; → lead² A 2, room A 1

3. baumeln oder pendeln lassen, aufhängen ( from an dat):

swing a hammock eine Hängematte aufhängen;

swing one’s legs mit den Beinen baumeln;

swing a gate open (to) ein Tor auf-(zu)stoßen

4. jemanden (auf einer Schaukel) schaukeln

5. swing in (out) besonders MIL ein-(aus)schwenken lassen

6. SCHIFF (rund)schwojen

7. (auf die Schulter etc) (hoch)schwingen

8. TECH Spielraum lassen für:

a lathe that swings 12 inches

9. umg

a) etwas schaukeln, hinkriegen

b) US die Wähler etc rumkriegen

c) US eine Wahl etc entscheiden(d beeinflussen)

B v/i

1. (hin- und her)schwingen, pendeln, ausschlagen (Pendel, Zeiger):

swing from branch to branch sich von Ast zu Ast schwingen;

swing into motion in Schwung oder Gang kommen;

swing into action fig loslegen;

swing round the circle US

a) fig alles abdecken,

b) POL eine Wahlrundreise machen;

swing round the circle of all theories US sich der Reihe nach mit allen Theorien befassen

2. baumeln ( from an dat) (Glocke etc)

3. (sich) schaukeln

4. umg baumeln (gehängt werden):

he will swing for it

5. sich drehen ( on its hinges in den Angeln) (Tür etc):

swing open (to) auffliegen (zuschlagen);

swing round

a) sich ruckartig umdrehen,

b) sich drehen (Wind etc),

c) fig umschlagen (öffentliche Meinung etc)

6. SCHIFF schwojen

7. a) mit schwungvollen oder flotten Bewegungen gehen, auch MIL (flott) marschieren

b) swing in(to line) (out) besonders MIL ein-(aus)schwenken

8. mit Schwung oder in großem Bogen fahren:

the car swung out of a side street

9. sich in weitem Bogen hinziehen:

the road swings north

10. a) schwanken

b) TECH Schwingungen haben

11. a) Schwung haben, schwungvoll sein (Musik etc)

b) lebenslustig sein

12. (zum Schlag) ausholen:

swing at sb nach jemandem schlagen

13. MUS swingen, Swing spielen oder tanzen

14. sl swingen (Atmosphäre haben)

15. sl (gerne) Partner tauschen

C s

1. (Hin- und Her)Schwingen n, Schwingung f, Pendeln n, Ausschlagen n (eines Pendels oder Zeigers), TECH auch Schwungweite f, Ausschlag m:

the swing of the pendulum fig der Umschwung;

free swing Bewegungsfreiheit f, Spielraum m (beide a. fig):

give full swing to

a) einer Sache freien Lauf lassen,

b) jemandem freie Hand lassen;

the party was in full swing die Party war in vollem Gang

2. Schaukeln n:

have a swing schaukeln

3. a) Schwung m (beim Gehen, Skilauf etc), schwingender Gang, Schlenkern n

b) LIT, MUS Schwung m (auch fig), schwingender Rhythmus:

with a swing schwungvoll;

get into the swing of things umg den Bogen rauskriegen;

go with a swing Schwung haben, fig a. wie am Schnürchen gehen

4. Schwung (-kraft f) m (auch fig):

at full swing in vollem Schwung, in voller Fahrt

5. WIRTSCH US umg Konjunkturperiode f

6. umg (Arbeits)Schicht f

7. Boxen: Schwinger m

8. POL US Wahlrundreise f

9. a) Schwenkung f

b) fig Umschwung m (of gen oder in dat):

swing of opinion Meinungsumschwung

10. Schaukel f: → roundabout B 3

11. TECH

a) Spielraum m, Spitzenhöhe f (einer Drehbank)

b) (Rad)Sturz m

12. MUS Swing m (ein Jazzstil)

13. WIRTSCH Swing m (Spielraum für Kreditgewährung bei bilateralen Handelsverträgen)

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1. noun
1) (apparatus) Schaukel, die

2) (spell of swinging) Schaukeln, das

3) (Sport): (strike, blow) Schlag, der; (Boxing) Schwinger, der; (Golf) Schwung, der

take a swing at somebody/something — zum Schlag gegen jemanden/auf etwas (Akk.) ausholen

4) (of suspended object) Schwingen, das

in full swing — (fig.) in vollem Gang[e]

5) (steady movement) Rhythmus, der

the party went with a swing — auf der Party herrschte eine tolle Stimmung (ugs.)

get into/be in the swing of things or it — richtig reinkommen/richtig drin sein (ugs.)

6) (Mus.) Swing, der

7) (shift) Schwankung, die; (of public opinion) Wende, die; (amount of change in votes) Abwanderung, die
2. intransitive verb,
swung

1) (turn on axis, sway) schwingen; (in wind) schaukeln

swing open — [Tür:] aufgehen

2) (go in sweeping curve) schwenken

swing from somebody's arm/a tree — an jemandes Arm/einem Baum schwingen (geh.) od. baumeln

3)

swing into action — (fig.) loslegen (ugs.)

4) (move oneself by swinging) sich schwingen

the car swung out of the drive — der Wagen schwenkte aus der Einfahrt

5) (sl.): (be executed by hanging) baumeln (salopp)

he'll swing for it — dafür wird er baumeln
3. transitive verb,
swung

1) schwingen; (rock) schaukeln

swing something round and round — etwas kreisen od. im Kreise wirbeln lassen

2) (cause to face in another direction) schwenken

he swung the car off the road/into the road — er schwenkte [mit dem Auto] von der Straße ab/in die Straße ein

3) (have influence on) umschlagen lassen [öffentliche Meinung]

swing the elections — den Ausgang der Wahlen entscheiden

what swung it for me... — was für mich den Ausschlag gab...

Phrasal Verbs:

- swing round

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(music) n.

Swingmusik f. n.

Schaukel -n f.

Schwingen n. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: swung)

= schaukeln v.

schwingen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schwang, geschwungen)

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6 Historical Portugal

   Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.

   A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.

   Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140

   The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."

   In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.

   The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.

   Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385

   Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in

   Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.

   The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.

   Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580

   The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.

   The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.

   What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.

   By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.

   Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.

   The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.

   By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.

   In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.

   Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640

   Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.

   Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.

   On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.

   Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822

   Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.

   Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.

   In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the

   Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.

   Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.

   Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.

   Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910

   During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.

   Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.

   Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.

   Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.

   Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.

   As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.

   First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26

   Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.

   The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.

   Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.

   The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74

   During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."

   Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.

   For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),

   and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.

   The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.

   With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.

   During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.

   The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.

   At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.

   The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.

   Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76

   Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.

   Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.

   In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.

   In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.

   In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.

   The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until

   UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.

   Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000

   After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.

   From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.

   Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.

   Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.

   In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.

   In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.

   Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.

    Contemporary Portugal

   Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.

   The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.

   Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.

   Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).

   All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.

   The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.

   After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.

   Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.

   Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.

   From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.

   Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.

   In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.

   An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

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7 swing

swiŋ
1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb
1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) balancearse; girar, doblar

2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) caminar a zancadas, caminar a paso ligero

3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) girar(se); cambiar

2. noun
1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balanceo, vaivén, oscilación; (golf) swing

2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) vaivén, balanceo, oscilación

3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) ritmo; (jazz) swing

4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) giro, viraje, cambio

5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) columpio

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- swinging
- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing

swing¹ n columpio

be careful on the swing, you might fall off cuidado en el columpio, puedes caerte

swing² vb

1. columpiarse

the boy was swinging on a rope el chico se columpiaba en una cuerda

2. mecerse / oscilar / balancearse

the door was swinging in the wind la puerta se mecía con el viento

El pasado y participio pasado de swing es swung

swing m inv
1 Mús (estilo de jazz) swing
2 fig (tensión interpretativa) ese cantante tiene mucho swing, this singer has got rhythm
3 Dep (efecto de golpear la pelota de golf) ese jugador tiene muy buen swing, this player has a good swing ' swing' also found in these entries: Spanish: balancear - balancearse - bambolearse - columpiar - columpiarse - columpio - desplazarse - mecerse - oscilar - vaivén - contonearse - hamaca - hamacar - mecer - puente English: cat - follow through - forehand - swing - swing door - swung - swinging - wave

swing

tr[swɪŋ]

noun

1 (movement) balanceo, vaivén nombre masculino; (of pendulum) oscilación nombre femenino, vaivén nombre masculino; (of hips) contoneo

2 (plaything) columpio

3 (change, shift) giro, viraje nombre masculino, cambio

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in golf, boxing) swing nombre masculino

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (jazz style) swing nombre masculino; (rhythm) ritmo

intransitive verb (pt & pp swung tr[swʌŋ])

1 (hanging object) balancearse, bambolearse; (pendulum) oscilar; (arms, legs) menearse; (child on swing) columpiarse; (on a pivot) mecerse

■ the lightbulb was swinging from a flex la bombilla se balanceaba de un cable

■ the gate was swinging in the wind la puerta se mecía con el viento

2 (drive) girar, doblar; (walk) caminar con energía; (jump) saltar

■ the car swung into the drive el coche dobló por el camino de entrada

■ the monkey swung from tree to tree el mono saltaba de árbol en árbol

3 (shift) cambiar, oscilar, virar

■ the electorate has swung to the right el electorado ha virado a la derecha

■ her moods swing drastically tiene muchos cambios de humor

4 (music, band) tener ritmo; (party) estar muy animado,-a

transitive verb

1 (gen) balancear, bambolear; (arms, legs) balancear; (child on swing) columpiar, balancear; (object on rope) hacer oscilar

■ she swung her bag as she walked along balanceaba la bolsa al andar

■ she swings her hips se contonea

2 (cause to move) hacer girar

■ he swung the rucksack onto his back se echó la mochila a la espalda

3 (change) cambiar

■ they are trying to swing public opinion intentan cambiar la opinión pública

4 familiar (arrange, achieve) arreglar

■ I'll see if I can swing it for you to come miraré de arreglarlo para que puedas venir

■ he managed to swing the deal logró cerrar el trato

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

in full swing en plena marcha, en pleno apogeo

it's swings and roundabouts lo que se pierde acá se gana allá

to get into the swing of something coger el ritmo de algo, cogerle el tranquillo a algo

to go with a swing ir sobre ruedas

to swing for something colgarle algo a alguien

to swing into action ponerse en marcha

to swing open/shut (door) abrirse/cerrarse (de golpe)

to swing the lead (intentar) escaquearse, poner excusas para no trabajar

to take a swing at somebody/something asestar un golpe a alguien/algo, intentar darle a alguien/algo

swing bridge puente nombre masculino giratorio

swing door puerta giratoria

swing ['swɪŋ] v, swung ['swʌŋ] ; swinging vt

1) : describir una curva con

he swung the ax at the tree: le dio al arbol con el hacha

2) : balancear (los brazos, etc.), hacer oscilar

3) suspend: colgar

swing vi

1) sway: balancearse (dícese de los brazos, etc.), oscilar (dícese de un objeto), columpiarse, mecerse (en un columpio)

2) swivel: girar (en un pivote)

the door swung shut: la puerta se cerró

3) change: virar, cambiar (dícese de las opiniones, etc.)

swing n

1) swinging: vaivén m, balanceo m

2) change, shift: viraje m, movimiento m

3) : columpio m (para niños)

4)

to take a swing at someone : intentar pegarle a alguien

swing

n.

• balanceo s.m.

• columpio s.m.

• oscilación s.f.

• vaivén s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: swung) = balancear v.

• balancearse v.

• bambalear v.

• cimbrar v.

• columpiar v.

• girar v.

• hacer oscilar v.

• hamaquear v.

• mecer v.

• menear v.

• ondear v.

• remecer v.

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1. swɪŋ
(past & past p swung) intransitive verb

1)

a) (hang, dangle) balancearse; ( on a swing) columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*; \<\<pendulum\>\> oscilar

b) ( convey oneself)

the monkeys swung from tree to tree — los monos saltaban de árbol en árbol colgados or (Col, Méx, Ven) guindados de las ramas (or de las lianas etc)

2)

a) ( move on pivot)

the door swung open/shut o to — la puerta se abrió/se cerró

the door was swinging in the wind — la puerta se mecía con el viento

b) ( turn) girar or doblar ( describiendo una curva)

the ball swung away — la pelota salió desviada

3) (shift, change) \<\<opinion/mood\>\> cambiar, oscilar

his views swing from one extreme to another — sus ideas pasan de un extremo a otro

the country is swinging to the left — el país está virando or dando un viraje hacia la izquierda

4)

a)

to swing into something — \<\<into action/operation\>\>

the emergency plans swung into operation/action — se pusieron en marcha los planes de emergencia

b) ( attempt to hit)

to swing AT somebody/something — intentar pegarle or darle a alguien/algo

5) (be lively, up to date) (colloq) \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado

2.

vt

1) ( move to and fro) \<\<arms/legs\>\> balancear; \<\<object on rope\>\> hacer* oscilar

to swing one's hips — contonearse, contonear or menear las caderas

2)

a) ( convey)

he swung himself into the saddle — se montó en la silla de un salto

he swung his suitcase up onto the rack — subío la maleta al portaequipaje de un envión

b) (wave, brandish) \<\<club/hammer\>\> blandir

3)

a) (colloq) ( manage) arreglar

if you want that job, I think I can swing it — si quieres ese puesto, creo que puedo arreglarlo

b) ( shift)

this could swing the vote our way — esto podría inclinar la votación a nuestro favor

he managed to swing public opinion behind him — logró poner a la opinión pública de su lado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- swing around

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noun

1)

a) c u ( movement) oscilación f, vaivén m

b) c ( distance) arco que describe un objeto que oscila

c) c (blow, stroke) golpe m; (in golf, boxing) swing m

to take a swing at somebody/something — intentar darle a alguien/algo (con un palo, una raqueta etc)

2) c

a) ( shift) cambio m

a swing in public opinion — un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública

a swing back to traditional values — una vuelta a los valores tradicionales

the swings of the market — ( Fin) las fluctuaciones del mercado

b) ( Pol) viraje m

a swing to the Democrats of 4% — un viraje del 4% en favor de los demócratas

3)

a) u c (rhythm, vitality)

there was a swing in her step — andaba con brío

to be in full swing — estar* en pleno desarrollo

the party was in full swing — la fiesta estaba ya muy animada

exams are in full swing — estamos (or están etc) en plena época de exámenes

to get into the swing of something — agarrarle el ritmo or (Esp) cogerle* el tranquillo a algo

to go with a swing — \<\<business/conference\>\> marchar sobre ruedas; \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado

b) u ( Mus) swing m

4) c ( Leisure) columpio m or (RPl) hamaca f

to have a swing — columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*

it's a question of swings and roundabouts — (BrE) lo que se pierde en una cosa se gana en la otra

[swɪŋ] (vb: pt, pp swung)
1. N

1) (=movement) [of needle, pointer, boom] movimiento m ; [of pick, axe] movimiento m (amplio); [of pendulum] oscilación f, movimiento m ; (Boxing, Cricket, Golf) (=technique) swing m

with a quick swing of his axe he felled the young tree — con un amplio y rápido movimiento del hacha taló el arbolito

he was out on the course practising his swing — estaba en el campo de golf practicando su swing

• to take a swing at sb * — (with fist) intentar darle un puñetazo a algn; (with weapon) intentar darle un golpe a algn

the golfer took a swing at the ball — el golfista intentó darle a la pelota

2) (=change) (in opinion) cambio m ; (in vote) desplazamiento m

• a sudden swing in opinion — un cambio repentino de opinión

• they need a swing of 5% to win — necesitan un desplazamiento de los votos de un 5% para ganar

the swings of the market — las fluctuaciones del mercado

• a swing to the left — un viraje or desplazamiento hacia la izquierda

3) (=rhythm) (in dance etc) ritmo m

to walk with a swing (in one's step) — andar rítmicamente

music/poetry with a swing to it or that goes with a swing — música/poesía con ritmo or que tiene ritmo

- go with a swing

- be in full swing

- get into the swing of things

4) (also: swing music) swing m, música f swing

5) (=scope, freedom)

• he was given full swing to make decisions — le dieron carta blanca para que tomara decisiones

he gave his imagination full swing — dio rienda suelta a su imaginación

6) (=garden swing) columpio m

• to have a swing — columpiarse

- it's swings and roundabouts

2. VI

1) (=move to and fro) [hanging object, hammock] balancearse; [pendulum, pointer] oscilar; [person] (on swing, hammock) columpiarse

it swings in the wind — se balancea al viento

he was sitting on the end of the table, his legs swinging — estaba sentado en el borde de la mesa, columpiando las piernas

• her handbag swung back and forth or to and fro as she walked — su bolso se balanceaba (de un lado al otro) al andar

the pendulum swung back and forth or to and fro — el péndulo oscilaba or se movía de un lado para otro

• a revolver swung from his belt — un revólver colgaba de su cinturón

he was swinging from a trapeze — se columpiaba colgado de un trapecio

2) (=pivot) girar

the door swings on its hinges — la puerta gira sobre sus goznes

• he was hit by the car door as it swung back — la puerta del coche le golpeó al volver a cerrarse

• to swing open/ shut — abrirse/cerrarse

• the bar swung round and hit him in the jaw — la barra giró y le dio en la mandíbula

- now the pendulum has swung back the other way

3)

• to swing at sb (with one's fist) — intentar dar un puñetazo a algn

he swung at me with an axe — intentó darme (un golpe) con un hacha

he swung at the ball — intentó dar a la pelota

4) (=turn)

• the car swung into the square — el coche viró or dio un viraje y entró en la plaza

he swung out to overtake — viró or dio un viraje para adelantar
swing round
5) (=jump)

• he swung across the river on a rope — cruzó el río colgado de una cuerda

• I swung down from my bunk — salté de mi litera

• the orang-utang swung from tree to tree — el orangután se columpiaba de árbol en árbol

- swing into action

6) (=move rhythmically)

a group of schoolchildren were swinging along up the road — un grupo de colegiales subían por la calle, andando al compás

as the military band went swinging along up the road... — a medida que la banda militar marchaba siguiendo el compás calle arriba...

music that really swings — música que tiene mucho ritmo

7) * (=be hanged)

he'll swing for it — le colgarán por eso

8) (=change)

• local opinion could swing against the company — la opinión local podría cambiar y ponerse en contra de la empresa

• the balance of power is swinging away from him — la balanza del poder se está inclinando hacia el lado contrario al suyo

• the currency should swing back to its previous level — es de esperar que las divisas vuelvan a su nivel anterior

• to swing to the left/right — dar un viraje hacia la izquierda or derecha

9) (Psych) [mood] cambiar

his mood swings wildly — le cambia el humor de forma descontrolada

10) * (=be lively) [entertainment, party] ambientarse; [place] tener ambiente

the party's beginning to swing — la fiesta está empezando a ambientarse

11) ** (sexually)

everyone seemed to be swinging in those days — en aquellos tiempos parecía que a todo el mundo le iba la marcha **

- swing both ways

3. VT

1) (=move to and fro) [+ bag, arms, legs] columpiar, balancear

• he was swinging his bag back and forth or to and fro — columpiaba or balanceaba la bolsa de un lado al otro

• to swing one's hips — andar contoneándose

- there isn't enough room in here to swing a cat

- swing the lead

2) (=pivot) [+ door]

he swung the door open/closed — abrió/cerró la puerta de un golpe

3) (=move)

a) [+ weapon] blandir

• he swung his sword above his head — blandió la espada por encima de la cabeza

• he swung his axe at the tree — blandió el hacha con intención de darle al árbol

he swung his racket at the ball — intentó darle a la pelota con la raqueta

• he swung his case down from the rack — bajó su maleta de la rejilla portaequipajes con un rápido movimiento del brazo

• Roy swung his legs off the couch — Roy quitó rápidamente las piernas del sofá

• he swung the box up onto the roof of the car — con un amplio movimiento de brazos, puso la caja en el techo del coche

he swung the case up onto his shoulder — se echó la maleta a los hombros

b) (reflexive)

• he swung himself across the stream — cruzó el arroyo de un salto

• to swing o.s. (up) into the saddle — subirse a la silla de montar de un salto

• he swung himself over the wall — saltó la tapia apoyándose en un brazo

4) (=turn)

• he swung the car off the road — viró con el coche y se salió de la carretera

5) (=influence) [+ opinion, decision, vote, voters] decidir; [+ outcome] determinar, decidir

• his speech swung the decision against us — su discurso dio un giro a la decisión desfavorable para nosotros

• the promised tax cuts could swing the vote in our favour — los recortes prometidos en los impuestos podrían hacer cambiar el voto a nuestro favor

• she managed to swing it so that we could all go — consiguió arreglarlo para que todos pudiéramos ir

what swung it for me was... — lo que me decidió fue...

• it could swing the election his way — podría decidir el resultado de las elecciones a su favor

6) (Mus) [+ tune] tocar con swing

4.

CPD

swing band N — (Mus) banda f de música swing

swing bin N — cubo m de la basura (con tapa oscilante)

swing bridge N — puente m giratorio

swing door N — puerta f de batiente, puerta f de vaivén

swing music N — música f swing

swing vote N — (esp US) voto m de los indecisos

swing voter N — (esp US) indeciso(-a) m / f

- swing by

- swing round

- swing to

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1. [swɪŋ]
(past & past p swung) intransitive verb

1)

a) (hang, dangle) balancearse; ( on a swing) columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*; \<\<pendulum\>\> oscilar

b) ( convey oneself)

the monkeys swung from tree to tree — los monos saltaban de árbol en árbol colgados or (Col, Méx, Ven) guindados de las ramas (or de las lianas etc)

2)

a) ( move on pivot)

the door swung open/shut o to — la puerta se abrió/se cerró

the door was swinging in the wind — la puerta se mecía con el viento

b) ( turn) girar or doblar ( describiendo una curva)

the ball swung away — la pelota salió desviada

3) (shift, change) \<\<opinion/mood\>\> cambiar, oscilar

his views swing from one extreme to another — sus ideas pasan de un extremo a otro

the country is swinging to the left — el país está virando or dando un viraje hacia la izquierda

4)

a)

to swing into something — \<\<into action/operation\>\>

the emergency plans swung into operation/action — se pusieron en marcha los planes de emergencia

b) ( attempt to hit)

to swing AT somebody/something — intentar pegarle or darle a alguien/algo

5) (be lively, up to date) (colloq) \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado

2.

vt

1) ( move to and fro) \<\<arms/legs\>\> balancear; \<\<object on rope\>\> hacer* oscilar

to swing one's hips — contonearse, contonear or menear las caderas

2)

a) ( convey)

he swung himself into the saddle — se montó en la silla de un salto

he swung his suitcase up onto the rack — subío la maleta al portaequipaje de un envión

b) (wave, brandish) \<\<club/hammer\>\> blandir

3)

a) (colloq) ( manage) arreglar

if you want that job, I think I can swing it — si quieres ese puesto, creo que puedo arreglarlo

b) ( shift)

this could swing the vote our way — esto podría inclinar la votación a nuestro favor

he managed to swing public opinion behind him — logró poner a la opinión pública de su lado

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Phrasal Verbs:

- swing around

II

noun

1)

a) c u ( movement) oscilación f, vaivén m

b) c ( distance) arco que describe un objeto que oscila

c) c (blow, stroke) golpe m; (in golf, boxing) swing m

to take a swing at somebody/something — intentar darle a alguien/algo (con un palo, una raqueta etc)

2) c

a) ( shift) cambio m

a swing in public opinion — un cambio or un viraje en la opinión pública

a swing back to traditional values — una vuelta a los valores tradicionales

the swings of the market — ( Fin) las fluctuaciones del mercado

b) ( Pol) viraje m

a swing to the Democrats of 4% — un viraje del 4% en favor de los demócratas

3)

a) u c (rhythm, vitality)

there was a swing in her step — andaba con brío

to be in full swing — estar* en pleno desarrollo

the party was in full swing — la fiesta estaba ya muy animada

exams are in full swing — estamos (or están etc) en plena época de exámenes

to get into the swing of something — agarrarle el ritmo or (Esp) cogerle* el tranquillo a algo

to go with a swing — \<\<business/conference\>\> marchar sobre ruedas; \<\<party\>\> estar* muy animado

b) u ( Mus) swing m

4) c ( Leisure) columpio m or (RPl) hamaca f

to have a swing — columpiarse or (RPl) hamacarse*

it's a question of swings and roundabouts — (BrE) lo que se pierde en una cosa se gana en la otra

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8 swing

swing [swɪŋ] (pt & pp swung [swʌŋ])

1 noun

(a) (to-and-fro movement, sway → gen) balancement m; (→ of pendulum) oscillation f;

∎ with a swing of his arm en balançant son bras;

∎ the swing of her hips le balancement de ses hanches

(b) (arc described) arc m, courbe f;

∎ the plane came round in a wide swing l'avion décrivit une grande courbe

(c) (swipe, attempt to hit) (grand) coup m;

∎ I took a swing at him je lui ai décoché un coup de poing;

∎ he took a swing at the ball il essaya de frapper la balle

(d) (hanging seat) balançoire f;

∎ they're playing on the swings ils jouent sur les balançoires;

∎ British what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts ce que l'on perd d'un côté, on le récupère de l'autre;

∎ British it's swings and roundabouts really en fait, on perd d'un côté ce qu'on gagne de l'autre

(e) (in public opinion, voting) revirement m; (in prices, market) fluctuation f;

∎ his mood swings are very unpredictable ses sautes d'humeur sont très imprévisibles;

∎ Economics seasonal swings fluctuations fpl saisonnières;

∎ Stock Exchange the upward/downward swing of the market la fluctuation du marché vers le haut/le bas;

∎ sudden swing in public opinion revirement inattendu de l'opinion publique;

∎ America experienced a major swing towards conservatism les États-Unis ont connu un important revirement vers le conservatisme;

∎ the party needs a 10 percent swing to win the election le parti a besoin d'un revirement d'opinion de 10 pour cent pour gagner aux élections

(f) (in boxing, golf) swing m

(g) (rhythm → gen) rythme m; Music (style of jazz) swing m;

∎ a swing band un orchestre de swing;

∎ the swing era l'époque f du swing

(h) American Politics (tour) tournée f;

∎ on his swing around the circle, the President visited 35 States pendant sa tournée électorale, le Président a visité 35 États

(i) familiar (idioms)

∎ to get into the swing of things se mettre dans le bain;

∎ it'll be a lot easier once you've got into the swing of things ce sera beaucoup plus facile une fois que tu seras dans le bain;

∎ to go with a swing (music) être très rythmé ou entraînant^□ ; (party) swinguer; (business) marcher très bien^□

2 transitive verb

(a) (cause to sway) balancer;

∎ she was swinging her umbrella as she walked elle marchait en balançant son parapluie;

∎ he walked along swinging his arms il marchait en balançant les bras;

∎ to swing one's hips balancer les ou rouler des hanches;

∎ figurative to swing the lead tirer au flanc

(b) (move from one place to another, in a curve)

∎ she swung her bag onto the back seat elle jeta son sac sur le siège arrière;

∎ he swung a rope over a branch il lança une corde par-dessus une branche;

∎ the crane swung the cargo onto the wharf la grue pivota pour déposer la cargaison sur le quai;

∎ he swung his son (up) onto his shoulders il hissa son fils sur ses épaules;

∎ I swung myself (up) into the saddle j'ai sauté en selle;

∎ she swung the door shut elle ferma la porte;

∎ he swung the axe in a wide arc il leva la hache avec un large mouvement du bras;

∎ she swung the bat at the ball elle essaya de frapper la balle avec sa batte;

∎ I swung the club at him j'ai essayé de le frapper avec le gourdin;

∎ to swing the ball (in cricket) faire dévier la balle en l'air

(c) (suspend → hammock) suspendre, pendre, accrocher

(d) (turn → steering wheel) (faire) tourner; (→ vehicle) faire virer;

∎ the helmsman swung the wheel to port le timonier fit tourner la roue à bâbord;

∎ I swung the lorry through 180° j'ai pris le virage à 180° (avec le camion)

(e) (cause to change)

∎ to swing the voters faire changer les électeurs d'opinion;

∎ that swung the decision our way/against us cela a influencé la décision finale en notre faveur/en notre défaveur;

∎ to swing the voting in favour of sb faire pencher la balance en faveur de qn;

∎ the accident swung public opinion against the company l'accident a provoqué un revirement de l'opinion contre la compagnie

(f) familiar (manage, pull off)

∎ to swing sth réussir ou arriver à faire qch^□ ;

∎ I think I should be able to swing it je crois pouvoir me débrouiller^□ ;

∎ to swing it so that… (arrange things) arranger les choses de manière (à ce) que… + subjunctive

(g) Music (tune) interpréter en swing;

∎ familiar he can really swing it il a vraiment le swing

3 intransitive verb

(a) (sway, move to and fro → gen) se balancer; (→ pendulum) osciller; (hang, be suspended) pendre, être suspendu;

∎ to swing to and fro se balancer;

∎ shop sign that swings (to and fro) in the wind enseigne de magasin qui ballotte au vent;

∎ he walked along with his arms swinging il marchait en balançant les bras;

∎ a basket swung from her arm un panier se balançait à son bras;

∎ swinging from a cord suspendu à une corde;

∎ a long rope swung from the ceiling une longue corde pendait du plafond;

∎ the door swung open/shut la porte s'est ouverte/s'est refermée;

∎ the gate swung back in my face le portail s'est refermé devant moi;

∎ familiar figurative to swing both ways (be bisexual) marcher à voile et à vapeur

(b) (move along, around)

∎ to swing from tree to tree se balancer d'arbre en arbre;

∎ to swing into the saddle sauter à cheval ou en selle;

∎ they came swinging down the street ils ont descendu la rue d'un pas rythmé;

∎ figurative to swing into action passer à l'action

(c) (make a turn) virer;

∎ the car swung left la voiture vira à gauche;

∎ the lorry swung through the gate le camion vira pour franchir le portail;

∎ the road swings east la route oblique vers l'est

(d) (change opinion, mood etc) virer;

∎ the country has swung to the left le pays a viré à gauche;

∎ she swings between depression and elation elle passe de la dépression à l'exultation

(e) familiar (be hanged) être pendu^□ ;

∎ he'll swing for this! il sera pendu pour ça!; figurative il le paiera!

(f) (hit out, aim a blow) essayer de frapper;

∎ he swung at them with the hammer il a essayé de les frapper avec le marteau;

∎ I swung at him je lui ai décoché un coup de poing;

∎ he swung wildly at the ball il essaya désespérément de frapper la balle;

∎ familiar to swing for sb essayer d'en coller une à qn

(g) familiar (musician) swinguer; (music) swinguer, avoir du swing;

∎ the saxophonist really swings! il swingue, ce saxo!

(h) familiar old-fashioned (be modern, fashionable) être dans le vent;

∎ he was there in the sixties, when London was really swinging il était là dans les années soixante, quand ça bougeait à Londres

(i) familiar (be lively) chauffer;

∎ the party was beginning to swing la fête commençait à être très animée^□

(j) familiar (try hard)

∎ he's in there swinging il fait ce qu'il peut^□ ;

∎ I'm in there swinging for you je fais tout ce que je peux pour toi^□

(k) familiar (exchange sexual partners) faire de l'échangisme^□

4 in full swing adjective

∎ the party was in full swing la fête battait son plein;

∎ production is in full swing on produit à plein rendement;

∎ the town's packed when the season's in full swing en pleine saison, il y a foule en ville;

∎ once it's in full swing, the project will require more people une fois lancé, il faudra plus de gens sur le projet

►► swing bridge pont m tournant;

swing door porte f battante;

American swing set balançoires fpl;

American familiar swing shift (work period) = poste de 16 heures à minuit; (team) = équipe qui travaille de 16 heures à minuit

➲ swing out intransitive verb

(car, driver) faire un écart; (from side road) déboucher;

∎ the car in front swung out to overtake la voiture de devant a déboîté pour doubler

➲ swing round

1 separable transitive verb

(vehicle) faire virer; (person) faire tourner;

∎ he swung the car round the corner il a tourné au coin;

∎ he swung the car right round il a fait un tête-à-queue;

∎ he swung her round il la fit tourner;

∎ figurative to swing sb round convaincre qn;

∎ he managed to swing her round to his point of view il a réussi à la convaincre qu'il avait raison

2 intransitive verb

(turn round → person) se retourner, faire volte-face; (→ crane) tourner, pivoter; figurative (public opinion, person) faire volte-face;

∎ he swung round to look at me il se retourna pour me regarder;

∎ the car swung right round la voiture a fait un tête-à-queue

➲ swing to intransitive verb

(door, gate) se refermer

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f.

influence.

tuvo gran influencia sobre el resultado de las elecciones it had a considerable influence on the result of the election, it heavily influenced the result of the election

bajo la influencia de la anestesia under (the influence of) the anesomethingetic

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: influenciar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: influenciar.

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influencia

► nombre femenino

1 influence

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tener influencia sobre alguien to have an influence on somebody

tener influencias to be influential

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noun f.

influence

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SF

1) (=influjo) influence

Cervantes ejerció gran influencia en su poesía — Cervantes had a great influence on his poetry

sus pinturas tienen influencia modernista — his pictures show a modernist influence

la tele tiene influencia negativa sobre mis hijos — telly has o is a bad influence on my children

ya no tiene influencia dentro del gobierno — he now has no influence in the government

tiene influencia con el jefe — she has influence with the boss

actuó bajo la influencia de las drogas — he acted under the influence of drugs

2) pl influencias (=contactos) contacts

siempre se vale de sus influencias — he always uses his contacts
tráfico 3)
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femenino

1) ( influjo) influence

bajo la influencia del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

influencia en or sobre algo — influence on o upon something

influencia sobre alguien — influence on somebody

ejerce una mala influencia sobre ti — she's a bad influence on you

2) influencias femenino plural ( contactos) contacts (pl)

tiene influencias en las altas esferas — she has friends in high places

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= force, influence, lever, leverage, say, clout, good offices, sway.

Ex. Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex. All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.

Ex. An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.

Ex. At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.

Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex. IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more ' clout', stature and visibility.

Ex. This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.

Ex. During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.

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* área de influencia = remit.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.

* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink driving, drunk driving.

* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* ejercer influencia = exert + influence, wield + influence, deliver + clout.

* ejercer influencia (sobre) = come to + bear influence (on).

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* esfera de influencia = sphere of influence.

* extender la influencia = spread + influence.

* hacer uso de influencias = pull + strings.

* influencia de los amigos = peer influence.

* influencia económica = economic influence.

* influencia electoral = coattails, political coattails, electoral coattails.

* influencia histórica = historical influence.

* influencia política = political clout, political influence.

* influencia social = social influence.

* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.

* perder influencia = lose + clout.

* tener influencias = have + pull.

* tener influencia sobre = have + hold on.

* traficante de influencias = power broker.

* tráfico de influencias = spoils system, nepotism.

* valerse de influencias = pull + strings.

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femenino

1) ( influjo) influence

bajo la influencia del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

influencia en or sobre algo — influence on o upon something

influencia sobre alguien — influence on somebody

ejerce una mala influencia sobre ti — she's a bad influence on you

2) influencias femenino plural ( contactos) contacts (pl)

tiene influencias en las altas esferas — she has friends in high places

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= force, influence, lever, leverage, say, clout, good offices, sway.

Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.

Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.

Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.

Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex: IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more ' clout', stature and visibility.

Ex: This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.

Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.

* área de influencia = remit.

* buena influencia = good influence.

* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.

* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol = drink driving, drunk driving.

* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* ejercer influencia = exert + influence, wield + influence, deliver + clout.

* ejercer influencia (sobre) = come to + bear influence (on).

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* esfera de influencia = sphere of influence.

* extender la influencia = spread + influence.

* hacer uso de influencias = pull + strings.

* influencia de los amigos = peer influence.

* influencia económica = economic influence.

* influencia electoral = coattails, political coattails, electoral coattails.

* influencia histórica = historical influence.

* influencia política = political clout, political influence.

* influencia social = social influence.

* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.

* perder influencia = lose + clout.

* tener influencias = have + pull.

* tener influencia sobre = have + hold on.

* traficante de influencias = power broker.

* tráfico de influencias = spoils system, nepotism.

* valerse de influencias = pull + strings.

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influencia

feminine

A (influjo) influence

el edificio es de or tiene influencia barroca the building displays baroque influence

bajo la influencia del alcohol under the influence of alcohol

influencia EN or SOBRE algo influence ON o UPON sth

los clásicos ejercieron una gran influencia en su obra his works were greatly influenced by the classics, the classics had an important influence on his works

la influencia de los astros sobre la vida humana the influence of the stars on human life

influencia SOBRE algn influence ON sb

esa mujer ejerce una mala influencia sobre ti that woman is o has a bad influence on you

B influencias fpl (contactos) contacts (pl)

tiene influencias en las altas esferas she's got friends in high places, she's got influential contacts

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Del verbo influenciar: ( conjugate influenciar)

influencia es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
influencia
influenciar
influencia sustantivo femenino
1 ( influjo) influence;
◊ bajo la influencia del alcohol under the influence of alcohol;

influencia en or sobre algo influence on o upon sth;
influencia sobre algn influence on sb
2
◊ influencias sustantivo femenino plural ( contactos) contacts (pl)

influenciar ( conjugate influenciar) verbo transitivo
to influence
influencia sustantivo femenino
1 (ascendencia, efecto) influence: tiene mucha influencia sobre él, he has a lot of influence on/over him
2 influencias (contacto con personas decisivas); tener influencias, to be influential
tráfico de influencias, insider trading/dealing
influenciar verbo transitivo to influence
' influencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ámbito
- contacto
- ejercer
- menoscabo
- militarista
- neutralizar
- órbita
- palanca
- parcela
- peso
- regusto
- sobre
- benéfico
- capital
- enchufe
- extender
- exterior
- externo
- maléfico
- maligno
- malsano
- menguar
- nefasto
- nocivo
- poder
- vara
English:
architecture
- clout
- DUI
- exert
- expansion
- extend
- influence
- pull
- shrink
- shrinkage
- sphere
- stretch
- sway

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influencia nf

1. [poder] influence;

ejerce una gran influencia sobre su marido she has a lot of influence over her husband;

está creciendo su influencia dentro del partido her influence within the party is growing;

tuvo gran influencia sobre el resultado de las elecciones it had a considerable influence on the result of the election, it greatly influenced the result of the election;

un país dentro de la esfera de influencia de Rusia a country within Russia's sphere of influence;

bajo la influencia de la anestesia under (the influence of the) anaesthetic

2.
influencias [contactos] contacts, pull;

consiguió ese puesto por influencias she got that job through knowing the right people

* * *

influencia

f influence;

tener influencias have contacts

* * *

influencia nf

influjo: influence

* * *

influencia n influence

tiene mucha influencia sobre su hijo he has a lot of influence on his son

Spanish-English dictionary > influencia
10 vacilar

v.

1 to hesitate.

El chico vaciló brevemente The boy hesitated briefly.

2 to falter.

3 to flicker (fluctuar) (light).

La llama vaciló en el viento The flame flickered in the wind.

4 to wobble, to sway.

5 to swank, to show off (informal) (chulear).

6 to tease, to pull the leg of, to ride, to spoof.

María vaciló a Ricardo todo el día Mary teased Richard the whole day.

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vacilar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (oscilar) to sway, vacillate

2 (estar poco firme) to wobble

3 (al andar) to sway, stagger, wobble; (al hablar) to falter

4 (luz) to flicker

5 figurado (dudar) to hesitate, waver

6 familiar (tomar el pelo) to joke, tease

■ ¡no me vaciles! don't tease me!

7 familiar (presumir) to show off

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer vacilar figurado to shake

sin vacilar without hesitation

memoria que vacila shaky memory

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verb

to hesitate

* * *

1. VI

1) (=dudar) to hesitate, waver; (=ser indeciso) to vacillate; (=esperar) to hold back from doing sth

sin vacilar — unhesitatingly

vacilar en hacer algo — to hesitate to do sth

vacilar entre dos posibilidades — to hesitate between two possibilities

es un hombre que vacila mucho — he is a very indecisive man, he is a man who dithers a lot

no vaciles en decírmelo — don't hesitate to tell me about it

2) (por falta de estabilidad) [mueble] to be unsteady, wobble
[persona] (al andar) to totter, reel; (al hablar) to falter; [memoria] to fail; [moralidad] to be collapsing
3) [luz] to flicker

4) (=variar)

un sabor que vacila entre agradable y desagradable — a taste which varies o ranges between nice and nasty

5) *
(=guasearse)
vacilar con algn — to tease sb, take the mickey out of sb **

6) (Méx)
* (=divertirse) to have fun, lark about *; (=ir de juerga) to go on a spree
7) * (=presumir) to talk big *, show off, swank *

2. VT

1) (=burlarse de) to take the mickey out of **, make fun of

¡no me vaciles! — stop messing me about! *

2) (CAm)
* (=engañar) to trick
* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( dudar) to hesitate

sin vacilar — without hesitating

vaciló antes de entrar — he hesitated before going in

vacila entre irse o quedarse — she's hesitating over whether to go or stay

no vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it

vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

no vaciló en aceptar — he accepted without hesitation

b) fe/determinación to waver

c) luz to flicker

2) ( oscilar) persona to stagger, totter

vacilaba al andar — he swayed from side to side as he walked

3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)

4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
2.
vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease

* * *

= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.

Ex. This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.

Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex. Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.

Ex. This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.

Ex. This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.

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* sin vacilar = unswervingly.

* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( dudar) to hesitate

sin vacilar — without hesitating

vaciló antes de entrar — he hesitated before going in

vacila entre irse o quedarse — she's hesitating over whether to go or stay

no vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it

vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf

no vaciló en aceptar — he accepted without hesitation

b) fe/determinación to waver

c) luz to flicker

2) ( oscilar) persona to stagger, totter

vacilaba al andar — he swayed from side to side as he walked

3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)

4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
2.
vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease

* * *

= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.

Ex: This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.

Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex: Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.

Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.

Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.

* sin vacilar = unswervingly.

* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....

* * *

vacilar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (dudar) to hesitate

respondió sin vacilar he replied without hesitating o without hesitation

vacila entre aceptar la propuesta y seguir aquí she's hesitating over whether to accept the offer or stay here, she can't make up her mind whether to accept the offer or stay here

no vaciles más, hazlo stop dithering and do it

vacilar EN algo:

no vaciló en la elección he made his choice without hesitation

no vacilaron en aceptar they did not hesitate to accept, they accepted without hesitation

2 «fe/determinación» to waver

3 «luz» to flicker

B (oscilar)

1 «mueble» to wobble, rock

2

«persona»: vaciló pero enseguida recuperó el equilibrio she staggered/tottered but she regained her balance immediately

vacilaba al andar, como si estuviese borracho he swayed from side to side as he walked, as if he were drunk

C (Esp, Méx fam) (bromear) to joke, to kid ( colloq), to fool around ( colloq)

D

( AmL exc CS fam) (divertirse): vacilamos un montón en la fiesta we had a great time o a lot of fun at the party

E ( Esp fam) (alardear) to show off vacilar DE algo to boast ABOUT sth

■ vacilar

vt

(Esp, Méx fam) to tease

lo estuvieron vacilando toda la noche they were teasing him o pulling his leg all evening

¡no me vaciles! be serious!

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vacilar ( conjugate vacilar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( dudar) to hesitate;

◊ sin vacilar without hesitating;

no vaciló en aceptar he did not hesitate to accept, he accepted without hesitation
b) [fe/determinación] to waver

c) [ luz] to flicker

2 ( oscilar) [ persona] to stagger, totter
3 (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
vacilar verbo intransitivo
1 (titubear, dudar) to hesitate: vaciló en responder, he hesitated before answering
2 (una voz) to falter
(una luz) to flicker
3 argot (hacer burla soterradamente) to tease: ¿me estás vacilando?, are you winding me up?
4 argot (presumir, fanfarronear) to boast, show off
' vacilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
titubear
English:
dilly-dally
- falter
- hang back
- hesitate
- hold back
- little
- shilly-shally
- shrink
- straight
- vacillate
- waver
- dither

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vacilar

♦ vi

1. [dudar] to hesitate;

contestó sin vacilar she replied without hesitation;

vacilaba entre ambas opciones he hesitated o wavered between the two options;

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2. [voz, principios, régimen] to falter

3. [fluctuar] [luz] to flicker;
[pulso] to be irregular
4. [oscilar] [mueble, persona] to wobble

5. Fam [causar sensación] to be really cool;

una moto de esas vacila mucho a bike like that is really cool

6. Esp, Carib, Méx Fam [bromear]
está vacilando he's pulling your leg o kidding, Br he's taking the mickey

7. CAm, Carib, Méx Fam [parrandear] to party

♦ vt
Fam
1. Esp, Carib, Méx
vacilar a alguien [tomar el pelo] to pull sb's leg, Br to take the mickey out of sb;

me estás vacilando you're pulling my leg

2. Carib [mirar con atención] to get a load of, to check out;

vacílate ese carro get a load of that car, check out that car

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vacilar

I v/i

1 hesitate; de fe, resolución waver

2 de objeto wobble, rock; de persona stagger

3 Méx fam ( divertirse) have fun

II v/t fam

make fun of

* * *

vacilar vi

1) : to hesitate, to vacillate, to waver

2) : to be unsteady, to wobble

3) : to flicker

4) fam : to joke, to fool around

* * *

vacilar vb (dudar) to hesitate

el jugador vaciló antes de chutar el balón the player hesitated before shooting

¡no me vaciles! come off it!

Spanish-English dictionary > vacilar
11 convencer

v.

to convince.

convencer a alguien de algo to convince somebody of something

lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party

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convencer

Conjugation model [ MECER], like link=mecer mecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (de algo) to convince; (para hacer algo) to persuade

■ lo convencieron de su error they convinced him of his mistake

■ me han convencido para ir a un restaurante japonés they've persuaded me to go to a Japanese restaurant

2 familiar (en frases negativas) to like, be keen on

■ la película no me convenció I didn't like the film very much

■ ese color no me acaba de convencer I'm not sure about that colour

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be convincing

■ el equipo local no convenció con su actuación the local team's performance was not very convincing

► verbo pronominal convencerse

1 to become convinced, be convinced, convince oneself

■ se convenció de que era guapo he convinced himself that he was good-looking

* * *

verb

to convince, persuade

* * *

1. VT

1)

convencer a algn (de algo) — to convince sb (of sth), persuade sb (of sth)

me convencieron de su inocencia — they convinced o persuaded me he was innocent o of his innocence

al final la convencí de que era verdad — I eventually convinced o persuaded her it was true

no me convenceréis de lo contrario — you won't convince o persuade me otherwise

2)

convencer a algn (de o para hacer algo) — to persuade sb (to do sth)

me han convencido de o para que los vote — they persuaded me to vote for them

no iba a salir, pero al final me convencieron — I wasn't going to go out, but in the end they persuaded me (to)

3) (=satisfacer)

no nos convence del todo la propuesta — we are not entirely convinced about the proposal, the proposal is not entirely convincing

ninguno de los dos candidatos me convence — neither of the two candidates seems very convincing o good to me

su último disco no me convence nada — I'm not very impressed with her latest record, her latest record doesn't do much for me

el torero convenció a su afición — the bullfighter did not disappoint his fans

parece buena gente, pero no me acaba de convencer — he seems nice enough but I'm not too sure about him

su intervención no convenció a los votantes — his speech failed to win over the voters

2.

See:

convencerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (de hecho, idea) to convince

no se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a alguien de algo — to convince somebody of something

no logré convencerlo de lo contrario — I couldn't persuade him otherwise

el artículo me convenció de que era verdad — the article convinced me that it was true

b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade

yo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció — I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to

convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf

no pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero — I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money

2) (en frases negativas) ( satisfacer)

no me convence del todo la idea — I'm not absolutely sure about the idea

su explicación no convenció a nadie — his explanation wasn't at all convincing

ninguno de los diseños me convence demasiado — I'm not really sure about any of the designs

no me convence como actriz — I don't think she's a very good actress
2.
convencerse v pron

se lo han dicho pero no se convence — he's been told but he won't be convinced

convéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!

convencerse de algo — to accept something

¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?

* * *

= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.

Ex. I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.

Ex. Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.

Ex. The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.

Ex. We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.

Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.

Ex. Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.

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* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.

* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (de hecho, idea) to convince

no se dejó convencer — she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a alguien de algo — to convince somebody of something

no logré convencerlo de lo contrario — I couldn't persuade him otherwise

el artículo me convenció de que era verdad — the article convinced me that it was true

b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade

yo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció — I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to

convencer a alguien para or de que + subj — to persuade somebody to + inf

no pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero — I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money

2) (en frases negativas) ( satisfacer)

no me convence del todo la idea — I'm not absolutely sure about the idea

su explicación no convenció a nadie — his explanation wasn't at all convincing

ninguno de los diseños me convence demasiado — I'm not really sure about any of the designs

no me convence como actriz — I don't think she's a very good actress
2.
convencerse v pron

se lo han dicho pero no se convence — he's been told but he won't be convinced

convéncete, estás equivocado! — believe me, you're wrong!

convencerse de algo — to accept something

¿te convences de que tenía razón? — do you believe o accept I was right?

* * *

= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.

Ex: I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.

Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.

Ex: The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.

Ex: We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.

Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.

Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.

* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.

* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.

* * *

convencer [E2 ]

vt

A

1 (de un hecho, una idea) to convince

no se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a algn DE algo to convince sb OF sth

la convenció de la necesidad de tomar medidas he convinced her of the need to take action

no logré convencerlo de lo contrario I couldn't persuade him otherwise

los convencí de que hablaba en serio I persuaded o convinced them that I was serious

el artículo me convenció de que era verdad lo que se rumoreaba the article convinced me that the rumors were true

me costó convencerla de que no tenía razón I had difficulty convincing her that she was wrong

2 (para hacer algo) to persuade

yo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to o persuaded me o talked me into it

convencer a algn PARA or DE QUE + SUBJ to persuade sb to + INF

a ver si la convences para que nos dé las llaves do you think you can talk her into giving us o persuade her to give us the keys?

no logramos convencerlo de que apoyara nuestra moción we couldn't persuade him to support our motion, we couldn't convince him that he should support our motion

no pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money

B ( en frases negativas)

(satisfacer): es simpático, pero no me acaba de convencer he's nice enough but there's something about him I don't like o something about him I'm not sure about

no me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure o completely convinced about the idea

la explicación que dio no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing

me cuesta decidirme porque ninguno me convence demasiado I can't decide because I'm not really sure about any of them o because none of them is really what I was after

será muy buena actriz, pero en ese papel no me convence she may be a very good actress, but I don't like her in that role

■ convencerse

v pron

se lo he dicho mil veces pero no se convence I've told him hundreds of times but he won't be convinced o he won't believe it

¡convéncete, estás equivocado! believe me, you're wrong!

convencerse DE algo:

¿ahora te convences de que tenía razón? now do you believe I was right?

te tienes que convencer de que tu madre tiene razón you have to accept that your mother is right

* * *

convencer ( conjugate convencer) verbo transitivo
a) (de hecho, idea) to convince;

◊ no se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced;

la convencí de que estaba equivocada I convinced her that she was wrong
b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade;

no pude convencerlo de que or para que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money
c) ( en frases negativas) ( satisfacer):

◊ no me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure about the idea;

su explicación no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing
convencerse verbo pronominal
to be convinced;
◊ ¿te convenciste? are you convinced?;

convencerse de algo to accept sth;
¿te convences de que tenía razón? do you believe o accept I was right?
convencer verbo transitivo
1 (una idea) to convince
2 (persuadir) la convencimos para que fuera al médico, we persuaded her to go to the doctor's
3 (satisfacer) el peinado no me convence, I'm not sure about the hairstyle

' convencer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelar
- enredar
- trabajarse
- nomás
English:
bring round
- coax
- come round
- convince
- get round
- impress
- persuade
- prevail
- put off
- reason
- satisfy
- sway
- talk
- win over
- assure
- budge
- cajole
- come

* * *

convencer

♦ vt

1. [persuadir] to convince;

si convenzo a mi hermano, iré con su moto I'll take my brother's motorbike, if I can persuade him to lend me it o if I can talk him into lending me it;

convencer a alguien de algo to convince sb of sth;

no la convencieron de que era la mejor idea they were unable to convince o persuade her that it was the best idea;

lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party;

quisimos animarle a que viniera con nosotros, pero no se dejó convencer we tried to encourage him to come with us but were unable to convince him

2. [satisfacer]
me convence esta lavadora, la voy a comprar I like the sound of this washing machine, I'm going to buy it;

su última película no ha convencido a la crítica her latest movie o Br film didn't impress the critics, the critics didn't think much of her latest movie o Br film;

esta manera de hacer las cosas no me convence lo más mínimo I'm not at all sure that this is the right way to go about it;

es barato, pero no me acaba de convencer o [m5] no me convence del todo it's certainly cheap, but I'm not too sure about it;

tus amigos no me convencen I'm not too keen on your friends

♦ vi

su explicación no convenció his explanation wasn't convincing;

allá donde va, convence wherever she goes, she creates a good impression;

a pesar de ganar, el equipo no convenció although they won, the team failed to impress

♦ See also the pronominal verb convencerse

* * *

convencer

v/t convince

* * *

convencer {86} vt

: to convince, to persuade

♦ See also the reflexive verb convencerse

* * *

convencer vb

1. (de algo) to convince

me convenció de su inocencia he convinced me of his innocence

2. (persuadir) to persuade

la convencí para que se quedara I persuaded her to stay

3. (agradar) to like

la exposición no me acabó de convencer I didn't like the exhibition very much

Spanish-English dictionary > convencer
12 regir

v.

1 to rule, to govern.

2 to govern.

las leyes que rigen los intercambios comerciales the laws governing trade

3 to govern (linguistics).

4 to be in force, to apply (ley).

5 to be in effect, to predominate, to be in force, to prevail.

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regir

Conjugation model [ ELEGIR], like link=elegir elegir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gobernar) to govern, rule

2 (dirigir) to manage, direct, run

3 LINGÚÍSTICA to govern

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ley etc) to be in force, apply; (costumbre) to prevail

■ esta ley aún rige this law is still in force

► verbo pronominal regirse

1 (guiarse) to follow, abide ( por, by), go ( por, by)

■ se rige por la opinión de su padre he goes by his father's opinion

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FRASEOLOGÍA

el mes que rige the present month

no regir familiar to have a screw loose

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verb

1) to rule

2) govern

3) be in force

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1. VT

1) [+ país] to rule, govern; [+ colegio] to run; [+ empresa] to manage, run

2) (Econ, Jur) to govern

según el reglamento que rige estos casos — according to the statute which governs these cases

los factores que rigen los cambios del mercado — the factors which govern o control changes in the market

3) (Ling) to take

ese verbo rige el dativo — that verb takes the dative

2. VI

1) (=estar en vigor) [ley, precio] to be in force; [condición] to prevail, obtain

esa ley ya no rige — that law is no longer in force

cuando estas condiciones ya no rijan — when these conditions no longer obtain

2) [con mes, año]

el mes que rige — the present month, the current month

3) (=funcionar) to work, go

el timbre no rige — the bell doesn't work

4) * (=estar cuerdo)

no regir — to have a screw loose *, not be all there *

3.

See:

regirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( gobernar) to govern

b) ley/disposición to govern

los factores que rigen la economía — the factors governing o which control the economy

c) (Ling) to take
2.
regir vi ley/disposición to be in force, be valid

ese horario ya no rige — that timetable is no longer valid
3.
regirse v pron

regirse por algo — sociedad to be governed by something; economía/mercado to be controlled by something o subject to something

* * *

= govern, obtain, hold + sway (over).

Ex. It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.

Ex. This simple rule obtains no matter what the type of book may be, unless the publishing house is enabled to run at a loss through some form of external subsidy.

Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

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* regir el destino = determine + destiny.

* regirse = run.

* regir una decisión = govern + decision.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( gobernar) to govern

b) ley/disposición to govern

los factores que rigen la economía — the factors governing o which control the economy

c) (Ling) to take
2.
regir vi ley/disposición to be in force, be valid

ese horario ya no rige — that timetable is no longer valid
3.
regirse v pron

regirse por algo — sociedad to be governed by something; economía/mercado to be controlled by something o subject to something

* * *

= govern, obtain, hold + sway (over).

Ex: It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.

Ex: This simple rule obtains no matter what the type of book may be, unless the publishing house is enabled to run at a loss through some form of external subsidy.

Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

* regir el destino = determine + destiny.

* regirse = run.

* regir una decisión = govern + decision.

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regir [I8 ]

vt

1 (gobernar) to govern

el partido que rige los destinos de la nación the party which controls o governs o determines the nation's destiny

2 «ley/disposición» to govern

las leyes que rigen el comportamiento humano the laws governing o which determine human behavior

los factores que rigen la economía the factors governing the economy o which control the economy

el reglamento que rige la adjudicación de premios the rules governing the awarding of prizes

3 ( Ling) to take

preposiciones que rigen acusativo prepositions which take the accusative

■ regir

vi

A «ley/disposición» to be in force, be valid

esa ley ya no rige that law is no longer valid o in force

ese horario ya no rige that timetable no longer applies o is no longer valid

B

( Esp fam) (carburar): esa chica no rige or no rige bien that girl's not all there ( colloq)

■ regirse

v pron

los valores morales por los que todavía se rige esta comunidad the moral values which still hold sway in this community, the moral values by which the community is still governed

el mercado libre se rige por las leyes de la oferta y la demanda the free market is controlled by o is subject to the laws of supply and demand

los criterios por los cuales se rige la organización the criteria which are the basic tenets of the organization

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regir ( conjugate regir) verbo transitivo
to govern
verbo intransitivo [ley/disposición] to be in force, be valid;
◊ ese horario ya no rige that timetable is no longer valid

regirse verbo pronominal regirse por algo [ sociedad] to be governed by sth;

[economía/mercado] to be controlled by sth o subject to sth
regir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un país, una conducta) to govern, rule
2 (un negocio) to manage, run
3 Ling to take
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una ley, moda, un horario) to be valid o in force, apply [ para, to]
2 (la mente de alguien) to have all one's faculties
3 (un mecanismo) to work, go
' regir' also found in these entries:
English:
govern
- operate
- operation
- take

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regir

♦ vt

1. [gobernar] to rule, to govern

2. [administrar] to run, to manage

3. Ling to take;

este verbo rige la preposición “de” this verb takes the preposition “de”

4. [determinar] to govern;

las leyes que rigen los intercambios comerciales the laws governing trade;

las normas básicas que rigen la convivencia en una sociedad the basic rules governing how people live together in a society

♦ vi

1. [ley] to be in force;

rige una moratoria sobre la caza de ballenas a moratorium on whaling is in force;

rige el toque de queda en la zona a curfew is in force in the area;

la ley regirá con efecto retroactivo the law will apply retrospectively

2. [funcionar] to work;

este reloj no rige this watch doesn't work

3. Fam [persona]
la abuela ya no rige grandma has gone a bit gaga

♦ See also the pronominal verb regirse

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regir

I v/t rule, govern

II v/i apply, be in force

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regir {28} vt

1) : to rule

2) : to manage, to run

3) : to control, to govern

las costumbres que rigen la conducta: the customs which govern behavior

regir vi

: to apply, to be in force

las leyes rigen en los tres países: the laws apply in all three countries

♦ See also the reflexive verb regirse

Spanish-English dictionary > regir
13 reggere

1. v/t ( sostenere) support

( tenere in mano) hold

( sopportare) bear

grammar take

2. v/i di tempo last

di ragionamento stand up

fig non reggo più I can't take any more

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reggere v.tr.

1 ( sostenere, sorreggere) to bear*, to support, to carry, to hold*: l'arco è retto da due pilastri, the arch is supported by two pillars; quattro pilastri reggono il tetto, four pillars hold up (o support) the roof; questa mensola non può reggere tanti libri, this shelf won't hold so many books; quella corda non lo reggerà, that rope will not hold him; questa carriola non regge più di così, this wheelbarrow cannot carry more than that; le gambe non mi reggono più, my legs cannot carry me any longer; lo reggeva per il braccio, she was holding him up by the arm; reggere un bimbo fra le braccia, to hold a child in one's arms; reggimi il bastone, il cappello, hold my stick, my hat; reggere un peso, to bear a weight // il partito al potere è retto dalla stampa, the party in power is sustained (o supported) by the press // reggere il moccolo, la candela, (fig., fam.) to play gooseberry

2 (fig.) ( sopportare) to stand*: si è licenziato perché non reggeva il ritmo di lavoro, he gave up the job because he couldn't stand the pace of the work (o couldn't keep pace with the work); quando fa così non lo reggo proprio, I really can't stand (o bear) him when he acts like that; reggere la prova, to stand the test; reggere la spesa, to stand the expense // non reggo bene il vino, I can't take much wine

3 ( governare) to rule (over): reggere un impero, to rule over an empire; reggere un paese, to rule a country // reggere il governo, to hold government

4 ( dirigere) to manage; to run*: reggere un'azienda, to manage (o to run) a firm; reggere una scuola, to run a school

5 (gramm.) to govern, to take*: preposizione che regge l'accusativo, preposition which governs (o takes) the accusative; un verbo che regge l'infinito, a verb which must be followed by (o which takes o which governs) the infinitive

◆ v. intr.

1 ( resistere) to hold* (out): il nemico non reggerà a lungo, the enemy will not hold out long; questa corda, questo ramo non regge, this rope, this branch will break; questo edificio reggerà almeno cent'anni, this building will stand a hundred years at least // sono stanco, non reggo più, I'm tired, I cannot hold out any longer // non mi regge il cuore a vederlo così afflitto, my heart breaks (o it breaks my heart) to see him so sad; non mi regge il cuore di farlo; I have not the heart to do it

2 (fig.) ( sopportare) to stand* (sthg.), to stand* up to (sthg.), to bear*: quella ditta non ha retto alla concorrenza, that firm did not stand up to competition; il suo ultimo libro non regge al confronto con i precedenti, his latest book doesn't bear comparison with his earlier works; reggere al caldo, al freddo, to stand (o to bear) the heat, the cold; reggere alle fatiche, to stand up to hard work; reggere alla prova, to stand the test; reggere alle lusinghe, to resist flattery // non regge allo scherzo, he can't take a joke

3 (fig.) ( essere plausibile) to stand* up, to hold* water: questa teoria non regge, this theory does not stand; le sue opinioni non reggono, his opinions do not hold water; le vostre accuse non reggono, there are no grounds for your accusations

4 ( durare) to last, to hold* (out): questo bel tempo non reggerà molto a lungo, this fine weather will not hold out (o last) long; la situazione non resse a lungo, the situation did not last long

5 (avere il dominio, il potere) to be in power, to hold* power, to hold* sway: in quel paese reggono i monarchici, the monarchists are in power (o hold sway) in that country.

◘ reggersi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 ( sostenersi) to stand*, to hold* on to (sthg.) (anche fig.): reggere agli appositi sostegni, to hold on to the handgrips provided; si regge in piedi, sulle gambe a fatica, he can hardly stand; ero così stanco che non mi reggevo più, I was so tired that I could not hold out any longer // reggere a galla, to float // con tante spese la ditta stenta a reggere, with so much expense the firm can hardly keep going // erano tanto ubriachi che dovevano reggere l'un l'altro, they were so drunk that they had to hold each other up

2 ( governarsi) to be ruled: quel paese si regge a repubblica, that country is a republic.

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1. ['rɛddʒere]
vb irreg vt
1) (tenere: persona) to hold up, support, (pacco, valigia, timone) to hold

le gambe non lo reggevano più — his legs could carry him no longer

reggi questa borsa, per favore — hold this bag, please

2) (sopportare: peso) to bear, carry, (fig : situazione) to stand, bear

reggere l'alcol — to hold one's drink

non lo reggo più — (fig : persona) I can't put up with him any more

3) (Gramm: sogg: proposizione) to govern, take, be followed by

reggere il dativo — to take the dative

4) (essere a capo di: Stato) to govern, rule, (ditta) to run, manage

2. vi (aus avere)

1) (resistere) to hold on

reggere a — (peso, pressione) to bear, (urto) to stand up to

reggere alla tentazione — to resist temptation

non regge al paragone — it (o he ecc) doesn't stand comparison

non ha retto a tali minacce — he was unable to hold out against such threats

2) (durare: bel tempo, situazione) to last

3) (fig : stare in piedi: teoria) to hold up, hold water

è un discorso che non regge — the argument doesn't hold water

3. vr (reggersi)

1) (stare dritto) to stand, (fig : dominarsi) to control o.s.

(tenersi) reggersi a — to hold on to

(fig : ipotesi) reggersi su — to be based on

reggersi sulle gambe o in piedi — to stand up

non si reggeva in piedi — he could barely stand

non mi reggo più dalla stanchezza — I'm so tired that I can barely stand

reggiti a me — hold on to me

reggiti forte — hold on tight

2)

(uso reciproco) reggersi a vicenda — to support each another

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['rɛddʒere] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (impedire la caduta di) [ persona] to hold* [ scala]; to hold* up [anziano, ubriaco]; [ cintura] to hold* up [ pantaloni]; (tenere in mano) [ persona] to hold* [ oggetto]

reggimi gli sci — please, hold the skis

2) (sostenere) [colonna, struttura] to bear*, to hold*, to support [tetto, peso]

reggere qcs. sulle spalle — to carry sth. on one's back

il ramo non ti regge — the branch won't hold you

le gambe non mi reggevano più — my legs couldn't carry me any longer

3) (resistere a, far fronte a) to stand* [ prova]; to withstand*, to absorb [ impatto]; to stand*, to handle [ ritmo]; to bear* [ dolore]; to hold* [ sguardo]

reggere l'alcol — to (be able to) hold one's drink

reggere il mare — [ nave] to be seaworthy

4) (sopportare)

non la reggo — I can't stand her

5) (governare) to rule [ paese]; (amministrare) to manage, to run* [ azienda]

6) ling. to govern, to take*
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (resistere)

reggere a — to withstand [assalto, urto, shock]; to stand up to [sforzo, fatica]

reggere alla tensione — [ persona] to take the strain

reggere al confronto con — to bear o stand comparison with, to compare favourably with

ha smesso di fumare, ma non reggerà a lungo! — he's given up smoking, but he'll never last out!

2) (essere valido) [teoria, ipotesi] to hold* (good); [ accusa] to hold* up; [ alibi] to stand* up

3) colloq. (durare) [ tempo] to last, to hold*; [ matrimonio] to hold* together
3.
verbo pronominale reggersi

1) (sostenersi) to stand*

- rsi in piedi — to stand up

fa fatica a -rsi in piedi — he can hardly stand

non si regge sulle gambe — he can't stand up

2) (aggrapparsi)

reggere a — to hold on o cling on to [ ringhiera]

reggiti forte! — hold tight!

3) (governarsi)

- rsi a repubblica — to be a republic

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reggere il colpo — to tough it out

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reggere

/'rεddʒere/ [59]

I verbo transitivo

1 (impedire la caduta di) [ persona] to hold* [ scala]; to hold* up [anziano, ubriaco]; [ cintura] to hold* up [ pantaloni]; (tenere in mano) [ persona] to hold* [ oggetto]; reggimi gli sci please, hold the skis

2 (sostenere) [colonna, struttura] to bear*, to hold*, to support [tetto, peso]; reggere qcs. sulle spalle to carry sth. on one's back; il ramo non ti regge the branch won't hold you; le gambe non mi reggevano più my legs couldn't carry me any longer

3 (resistere a, far fronte a) to stand* [ prova]; to withstand*, to absorb [ impatto]; to stand*, to handle [ ritmo]; to bear* [ dolore]; to hold* [ sguardo]; reggere l'alcol to (be able to) hold one's drink; reggere il mare [ nave] to be seaworthy

4 (sopportare) non la reggo I can't stand her

5 (governare) to rule [ paese]; (amministrare) to manage, to run* [ azienda]

6 ling. to govern, to take*

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (resistere) reggere a to withstand [assalto, urto, shock]; to stand up to [sforzo, fatica]; reggere alla tensione [ persona] to take the strain; reggere al confronto con to bear o stand comparison with, to compare favourably with; ha smesso di fumare, ma non reggerà a lungo! he's given up smoking, but he'll never last out!

2 (essere valido) [teoria, ipotesi] to hold* (good); [ accusa] to hold* up; [ alibi] to stand* up

3 colloq. (durare) [ tempo] to last, to hold*; [ matrimonio] to hold* together

III reggersi verbo pronominale

1 (sostenersi) to stand*; - rsi in piedi to stand up; fa fatica a -rsi in piedi he can hardly stand; non si regge sulle gambe he can't stand up

2 (aggrapparsi) reggere a to hold on o cling on to [ ringhiera]; reggiti forte! hold tight!

3 (governarsi) - rsi a repubblica to be a republic

IDIOMS

reggere il colpo to tough it out.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > reggere
14 poder1

¹ = force, strength, power, leverage, authority, clout, might, muscle power, power of attorney, sway.

Ex. Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.

Ex. The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.

Ex. She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.

Ex. At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.

Ex. One of the great virtues of networking is that it democratizes access to information and access to authority.

Ex. IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more ' clout', stature and visibility.

Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex. Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.

Ex. A power of attorney is a legal instrument that is used to delegate legal authority to another.

Ex. During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.

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* abusar del poder = lord over, lord it over.

* abuso de poder = abuse of power.

* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.

* ansioso de poder = power-hungry.

* asumir poder = assume + power.

* ceder las riendas del poder = hand over + the reins of power.

* círculo de poder = circle of power.

* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.

* conceder poderes = give + powers.

* con hambre de poder = power-hungry.

* con poder = powerful.

* con sed de poder = power-hungry.

* control del poder = hold on power.

* dar poderes = give + powers.

* dejar sin poder = disempower.

* división de poderes = division of powers.

* ejercer poder = wield + power, exercise + power.

* en el poder = in office.

* equilibrio de poder = balance of power.

* estructura de poder = power structure.

* frecuentar los pasillos del poder = stalk + the corridors of power.

* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.

* gobierno en el poder = ruling government.

* grupo de poder = power group.

* hambriento de poder = power-hungry.

* igualdad de poder = parity of power.

* inversión de poderes = power reversal.

* jerarquía de poder = scalar chain.

* llevar al poder = bring + Nombre + to power.

* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.

* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.

* lucha de poderes = power struggle.

* lucha por el poder = power struggle.

* luchar de poderes = battle of wills.

* partido en el poder, el = ruling party, the.

* pasar las riendas del poder a = hand + the reins over to.

* pasillos del poder, los = corridors of power, the.

* perder poder = lose + power.

* pérdida de poder = disempowerment.

* poder adquisitivo = spending power, purchasing power, buying power.

* poder colectivo = collective power.

* poder curativo = healing power.

* poder de atracción = drawing power.

* poder de curación = healing power.

* poder de discriminación = discretion.

* poder de enganche = holding power.

* poder del estado = state power.

* poder de negociación = bargaining power.

* poder de representación = power of representation.

* poder de retención = holding power.

* poder divino = divine power.

* poder económico = economic leverage.

* poder ejecutivo = chief executive, executive arm, executive power.

* poder ejecutivo, el = Executive, the.

* poder estatal = state power.

* poder imperial = imperial power.

* poder judicial = judicial arm, judicial system.

* poder judicial, el = judiciary, the.

* poder legal = statutory power.

* poder legislativo = legislative power, legislative arm.

* poder mágico = magical power, magic power.

* poder notarial = power of attorney.

* poder político = political power.

* poder presidencial = presidential power.

* poder público = public power, public authority.

* poder remunerativo = earning power, earning capacity.

* poder sobrenatural = supernatural power.

* política del poder = power politics.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* posición de poder = position power.

* quitar el poder = disempower.

* relación de poder = power relationship.

* relaciones de poder = power relations.

* sediento de poder = power-hungry.

* subida al poder = seizure of power.

* subir al poder = rise to + power.

* tener el poder = be the boss, call + the shots, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* tener el poder de = have + the power to.

* tener las riendas del poder = hold + the reins of power.

* tomar el poder = take + power.

* tomar las riendas del poder = take + the reins of power.

Spanish-English dictionary > poder1
15 move *****

[muːv]
1. n

1) (movement) movimento, mossa

to be on the move — (travelling) spostarsi, (active, busy) essere indaffarato (-a), (fig: developments) essere in continuo progresso

to get a move on fam — affrettarsi, sbrigarsi

get a move on (with that)! fam — sbrigati (con quello)!, datti una mossa (con quello)!

to make a move — (start to leave, go) andarsene, (begin to take action) muoversi

he made a move towards her — fece un passo verso di lei

2) (in game) mossa, (turn to play) turno, (fig: step, action) passo

it's my move — tocca a me

a good/bad move — una mossa buona/sbagliata

what's the next move? — e adesso cosa facciamo?

to make the first move fig — fare il primo passo

his first move after his victory — la prima cosa che ha fatto dopo la sua vittoria

there was a move to oust him from the party — ci fu un tentativo di estrometterlo dal partito

3) (change of house) trasloco, (to different job) trasferimento

our move from Oxford to Luton — il nostro trasloco da Oxford a Luton

2. vt

1) (change place of) spostare, (limbs, chesspiece) muovere, (transport) trasportare, (transfer: employee, troops) trasferire

move those children off the grass! — fate andare via i bambini dal prato!

could you move your stuff please? — può spostare le sue cose per favore?

to move house — traslocare, cambiar casa

we asked a (removal) firm to move us — abbiamo chiesto a una ditta (di traslochi) di farci il trasloco

2)

(fig: sway) to move somebody from an opinion — smuovere qn da un'idea

to move sb to do sth — indurre or spingere qn a fare qc

he will not be easily moved — non cambierà facilmente idea

3) (cause emotion in) commuovere

to be moved — essere commosso (-a)

to move sb to tears — commuovere qn fino alle lacrime

to move sb to anger/pity — far arrabbiare/impietosire qn

the book moved me deeply — il libro mi ha commossa profondamente

4)

(frm: propose) to move a resolution — avanzare una proposta

to move that... — proporre che... + sub

3. vi

1) (gen) muoversi, (traffic) circolare, (from a place) spostarsi

move! — muoviti!, spostati!

let's move! — andiamo!

don't move! — non muovetevi!

to move towards — andare verso

she moves beautifully — si muove con molta grazia

I'll not move from here — di qui non mi muovo

the car was moving very slowly — la macchina avanzava molto lentamente

to move freely — (piece of machinery) aver gioco, (person) circolare liberamente, (traffic) scorrere

the policeman kept the traffic moving — il vigile ha fatto scorrere il traffico

things are moving at last — finalmente qualcosa si è mosso

to move in high society — frequentare l'alta società

2) (move house) cambiar casa, traslocare

the family moved to a new house — la famiglia è andata ad abitare in una nuova casa

we're moving in July — traslochiamo in luglio

we're moving to Scotland — ci trasferiamo in Scozia

3) (in games) muovere

it's you to move — tocca a te

4) (take steps) intervenire

•

- move about

- move along

- move away

- move back

- move down

- move forward

- move in

- move off

- move on

- move out

- move over

- move up

English-Italian dictionary > move *****
16 carry

['kærɪ] 1. гл.
1) нести, носить; относить; переносить

He was carrying a briefcase. — Он нёс портфель.

The bellhop carried the luggage upstairs. — Коридорный отнёс вещи наверх.

You'll have to carry that long word on to the next line. — Тебе придётся перенести это длинное слово на следующую строчку.

Can you carry the tea things out into the garden? — Ты не мог бы вынести чайные принадлежности в сад?

Syn:

bear I, bring, fetch I 1.

2) = carry over везти, возить, перевозить

The ship could carry 70 passengers. — Судно могло перевезти 70 пассажиров.

That car carried me and friends to every corner of England, Scotland and Wales. — На этой машине я и мои друзья исколесили всю Англию, Шотландию и Уэльс.

Syn:

bear I, bring, convey, fetch I 1., haul 2., tote II, transfer 2., transmit 2., transport

3) = carry about иметь при себе, носить с собой

You have to carry a mobile so that they can call you in at any time. — Вы должны всегда иметь при себе сотовый телефон, чтобы до вас можно было дозвониться в любое время.

Why does she always carry that little dog about? — Почему она всегда таскает с собой эту собачонку?

4) вести, доставлять (силой, в качестве заключённого или пленника)

Apprehend and carry him before a justice. — Задержи его и доставь в суд.

5) содержать, заключать; нести в себе

The book carries many tables. — Книга содержит много таблиц.

6) нести, хранить ( в сердце), держать ( в памяти)

to carry smth. in one's head / mind — держать что-л. в уме, в памяти; вынашивать

Now the time had come for a plan he had carried in his mind for a long time. — Теперь настало время осуществить план, который он долго вынашивал.

Carry it in your mind, in your soul. — Храните это в своём сердце, в своей душе.

7) мат. держать в уме

to carry a number — держать цифру в уме ( при арифметических действиях)

to carry two — держать два в уме

8) носить ( ребёнка), быть беременной

She told him the baby she was carrying was not his. — Она сказала ему, что ребёнок, которого она носит, не от него.

9) иметь (какие-л. признаки, свойства)

Both carried grave faces. — У обоих были серьёзные лица.

- carry weight
- carry authority
- carry a price
10) выражать (какие-л. чувства)

His speech carried so much conviction that I had to agree with him. — В его речи была такая убеждённость, что я не мог не согласиться с ним.

11) нести, направлять (о трубе, канале)

The drain carries sewage. — Эта канализационная труба выводит сточные воды.

12) мед. разносить ( болезни), заражать

The official number of people carrying the AIDS virus is low. — По официальным данным, число людей, являющихся носителями вируса СПИД, невелико.

Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and carry diseases. — Лягушки едят насекомых-вредителей, которые уничтожают урожай и разносят болезни.

Insects carry the pollen from plant to plant. — Насекомые переносят пыльцу с одного цветка на другой.

13) сообщать, передавать, распространять

All the newspapers carried the story. — Все газеты сообщили об этой истории.

Syn:

communicate, disseminate, publish, run, transmit

14) доходить, доноситься, долетать ( о звуке)

15) выпускать, выстреливать, вылетать (о мяче, стреле)

The ball carried high into the air. — Мяч взлетел высоко в воздух.

16) достигать (определённой точки; о мяче, снаряде)

as high as a crossbow can carry — на такую высоту, до которой может долететь арбалетная стрела

17) приводить, побуждать к движению

A mission carried him in early life to Italy. — Призвание привело его в юные годы в Италию.

18) продолжать, удлинять; заводить, доводить (до какого-л. места)

They did not carry this tower to the height it now is. — Они не достроили башню до той высоты, какую она имеет сейчас.

The defences were not carried down to the water. — Оборонительные сооружения не были подведены к воде.

19) нести на себе тяжесть, нагрузку

The walls carry the weight of the roof. — Стены несут на себе тяжесть крыши.

Syn:

bear II, prop, support 2., uphold

20) нести на своих плечах, тянуть

Luckily they had a very strong actor in the main part and he managed to carry the whole play. — К счастью, в основной части был занят очень сильный актёр, и ему удалось вытянуть на себе весь спектакль.

21) поддерживать ( материально)

The money will carry me through the week. — Эти деньги позволят мне продержаться неделю.

Syn:

maintain, support 2., sustain, uphold

22) вызывать, влечь за собой

to carry penalty — влечь за собой наказание

A moment of carelessness or plain stupidity carried consequences that lasted forever. — Минутная беспечность или простая глупость повлекла за собой последствия, которые длились всю жизнь.

In some countries, murder carries the death penalty. — В некоторых странах убийство карается смертью.

Syn:

entail, involve

23)

а) = carry away / off выиграть (приз, соревнования), одержать победу

to carry the victory — добиться победы, одержать победу

Jim carried off most of the prizes at the races. — Джим выиграл большую часть призов на скачках.

- carry it

б) амер. выиграть на выборах (в округе, штате)

Our party carried the state, as usual. — Наша партия, как обычно, выиграла в этом штате.

24) = carry along увлекать за собой, вести

to carry smb. with oneself — повести кого-л. за собой

He carried his audience with him. — Он увлёк слушателей.

The management's plans to reorganize the company won't succeed unless they can carry the workforce with them. — Планы руководства по реорганизации компании не будут выполнены, если ему не удастся завоевать симпатии рядовых сотрудников.

The politician carried his hearers along with his speech. — Политик своей речью увлёк слушателей.

Syn:

sway, conduct

25)

а) держаться, держать голову (о манере, осанке)

б) держаться; вести себя

She carried herself with a wonderful air. — Она прекрасно держалась.

Syn:

comport, demean

26) проводить, принимать ( правовой акт)

The bill was carried. — Законопроект был принят.

The remaining clauses were carried unanimously. — Оставшиеся статьи были приняты единогласно.

The proposal was carried by 210 votes to 160. — Предложение было принято 210 голосами против 160.

27) приносить (доход, процент)

28) амер. торговать, продавать, поставлять; иметь в наличии

The shop carries only name brands. — Магазин торгует только фирменными товарами.

Syn:

offer 2., stock 2., supply 2., have a supply of

29) амер. печатать, помещать статью (в газете, журнале)

We carry big ads in all the papers. — Мы печатаем большие рекламные объявления во всех газетах.

30) фин. переносить (на другую страницу; в бухгалтерском учёте)

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- carry along
- carry away
- carry down
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry over
- carry through
- carry up
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to carry too many guns — взяться за непосильное дело; переоценить свои силы

to carry smb. off his feet — впечатлять, ошеломлять

to carry to excess / too far — заходить, заводить слишком далеко

to carry into execution / practice — осуществлять, приводить в исполнение, проводить в жизнь

- carry to extremes
- carry all before one
- carry everything before one 2. сущ.
1) переноска; перевозка, транспортировка

Schmitty hung him over his shoulder in a comfortable carry. — Шмитти перекинул его через плечо, чтобы удобно было нести.

2) транспортное средство, средство для перевозки

Syn:

conveyance, vehicle, transport 1.

3) мат. перенос ( в следующий разряд при арифметическом действии)

4) спорт. перенос мяча ( в американском футболе)

5) воен. положение "на плечо"

6) дальнобойность ( орудия); дальность полёта (снаряда, мяча)

7) амер.; канад. волок ( лодки)

8) шотл. движение облаков ( сносимых ветром)

Англо-русский современный словарь > carry
17 borracho

adj.

drunk, drunken, intoxicated, half seas over.

m.

1 drunkard, drunken person, barfly, dipsomaniac.

2 grey gurnard, Chelidonichtys gurnardus, Eutrigla gurnardus.

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borracho

► adjetivo

1 (persona) drunk

2 (pastel) soaked in alcoholic syrup

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 drunkard, drunk

► nombre masculino borracho

1 sponge soaked in alcoholic syrup

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FRASEOLOGÍA

borracho,-a como una cuba blind drunk

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borracho

► nombre masculino

1 sponge soaked in alcoholic syrup

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1. (f. - borracha)
adj.

drunk
2. (f. - borracha)
noun

drunk, drunkard

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borracho, -a
1. ADJ

1) [persona]

está borracho — he's drunk

es muy borracho — he's a drunkard, he's a heavy drinker

- estar borracho como una cuba

2) (=poseído) drunk, blind (de with)

3) (Culin) [bizcocho] tipsy ( soaked in liqueur o spirit); [fruta] marinated

4) [de color] violet

2.

SM / F drunkard, drunk

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I
- cha adjetivo

a) [estar] drunk

borracho de gloria/poder — drunk with glory/power

b) [ser]

es muy borracho — he is a drunkard o a heavy drinker
II
- cha masculino, femenino drunk; ( habitual) drunkard, drunk

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= intoxicated, drunken, drunkard, under the influence, sauced up, wino, drunk.

Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.

Ex. A few days ago, our library director was hit by a car driven by an intoxicated driver and suffered severe injuries.

Ex. Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.

Ex. The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a 'glutton and a drunkard'.

Ex. He was being held without bail after his fifth arrest for operating under the influence.

Ex. And because beer and wine are so expensive at the stadium, many of these fans are coming to the games already sauced up from tailgate drinking.

Ex. These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.

Ex. Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.

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* borracho callejero = wino.

* borracho como una cuba = pissed as a newt, pissed as a lord, drunk back, blind drunk.

* conductor borracho = drink-driver.

* estar borracho = be drunk, see + double.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* fiesta de borrachos = drunken party.

* más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a skunk, as drunk as a newt.

* tan borracho como una cuba = as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a skunk.

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I
- cha adjetivo

a) [estar] drunk

borracho de gloria/poder — drunk with glory/power

b) [ser]

es muy borracho — he is a drunkard o a heavy drinker
II
- cha masculino, femenino drunk; ( habitual) drunkard, drunk

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= intoxicated, drunken, drunkard, under the influence, sauced up, wino, drunk.

Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.

Ex: A few days ago, our library director was hit by a car driven by an intoxicated driver and suffered severe injuries.

Ex: Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.

Ex: The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a 'glutton and a drunkard'.

Ex: He was being held without bail after his fifth arrest for operating under the influence.

Ex: And because beer and wine are so expensive at the stadium, many of these fans are coming to the games already sauced up from tailgate drinking.

Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.

Ex: Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.

* borracho callejero = wino.

* borracho como una cuba = pissed as a newt, pissed as a lord, drunk back, blind drunk.

* conductor borracho = drink-driver.

* estar borracho = be drunk, see + double.

* estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.

* fiesta de borrachos = drunken party.

* más borracho que una cuba = as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a skunk, as drunk as a newt.

* tan borracho como una cuba = as drunk as a newt, as drunk as a lord, as drunk as a skunk.

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borracho¹ - cha

adjective

1 [ ESTAR] drunk

borracho de gloria/poder/éxito drunk with glory/power/success

2 [ SER]:

es muy borracho he is a drunkard o a heavy drinker

borracho² - cha

masculine, feminine

drunk; (habitual) drunkard, drunk

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borracho
◊ - cha adjetivo

a) [estar] drunk

b) [ser]:

◊ es muy borracho he is a drunkard o a heavy drinker

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
drunk;
( habitual) drunkard, drunk
borracho,-a
I adjetivo
1 (ebrio) drunk
estar borracho, to be drunk
2 (bizcocho, pastel) with rum
II sustantivo masculino y femenino drunkard, drunk
' borracho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borracha
- ebria
- ebrio
- gatas
- más
- puesta
- puesto
- agravante
- ahogado
- bebido
- chupado
- colocado
- curado
- curda
- despejar
- embriagado
- jalado
- mamado
- perdido
- sobrio
English:
as
- blind
- blunder
- bombed
- boozed up
- drunk
- drunkard
- drunken
- intoxicated
- loaded
- obviously
- paralytic
- pissed
- plastered
- sloshed
- smashed
- sober
- splash about
- sway
- tight
- well

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borracho, -a

♦ adj

1. [ebrio] drunk;

Comp
Fam
borracho como una cuba blind drunk;

Comp
Fam
¡ni borracho! (absolutely) no way!;

¡no lo haría ni borracho! there's no way you'd get me doing that!

2. [emocionado]
borracho de [poder, éxito] drunk o intoxicated with;

está borracho de ideas he's overflowing with ideas;

estaba borracho de alegría he was wild with joy

♦ nm,f
[persona] drunk
♦ nm
[bizcocho] = sponge cake soaked in alcohol, ≈ baba (au rhum), Br rum baba
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borracho

I adj drunk;

borracho de poder drunk with power

II m, borracha f drunk

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borracho, - cha adj

ebrio: drunk, intoxicated

borracho, - cha n

: drunk, drunkard

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borracho adj n drunk

Spanish-English dictionary > borracho
18 back

back ⇒ The human body

A n

1 Anat, Zool dos m ; to be (flat) on one's back lit être (à plat) sur le dos ; fig être au lit ; to sleep on one's back dormir sur le dos ; he was lying on his back il était allongé sur le dos ; to travel on the back of a donkey voyager à dos d'âne ; to have one's back to sb/sth tourner le dos à qn/qch ; with her back to the door le dos tourné vers la porte ; to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig tourner le dos à qn/qch ; as soon as my back is turned dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig faire qch dans le dos de qn ; with one's back to the engine dans le sens contraire à la marche ; to put one's back into it ○ travailler dur ; put your back into it ○ ! allons, un peu de nerf ○ ! ; he's always on my back ○ il est toujours sur mon dos ; get off my back ○ ! fiche-moi la paix ○ ! ; I was glad to see the back of him j'étais content de le voir partir ; to be at the back of être à l'origine de [conspiracy, proposal] ; to put sb's back up offenser qn ; to live off sb's back vivre aux crochets de qn ;

2 ( reverse side) (of page, cheque, card, envelope) dos m, verso m ; ( of fabric) envers m ; (of medal, coin) revers m ; on the back of an envelope au dos d'une enveloppe ; to sign the back of a cheque endosser un chèque ; the back of the hand le dos de la main ;

3 ( flat side) (of knife, fork, spoon) dos m ;

4 ( rear-facing part) ( of vehicle) arrière m ; ( of electrical appliance) face f arrière ; (of shirt, coat) dos m ; to hang one's coat on the back of the door pendre son manteau derrière la porte ; the shelves are oak but the back is plywood les étagères sont en chêne mais le fond est en contreplaqué ; a blow to the back of the head un coup sur l'arrière de la tête ; a lump on the back of the head une bosse derrière la tête ; the knife fell down the back of the fridge le couteau est tombé derrière le réfrigérateur ; the keys were down the back of the sofa les clés avaient glissé derrière les coussins du canapé ;

5 ( area behind building) to be out back, to be in the back US ( in the garden) être dans le jardin ; ( in the yard) être dans la cour ; he's round ou in the back il est dans le jardin ; the view out back is lovely la vue que l'on a à l'arrière est très jolie ; there's a small garden out back ou round the back il y a un petit jardin derrière ; the bins are out back ou round the back les poubelles sont derrière la maison ; the steps at the back of the building l'escalier à l'arrière de l'immeuble ;

6 Aut arrière m ; to sit in the back s'asseoir à l'arrière ; there are three children in the back il y a trois enfants à l'arrière ; to sit at the back of the plane/at the back of the bus s'asseoir à l'arrière de l'avion/au fond du bus ;

7 ( furthest away area) (of cupboard, drawer, fridge) fond m ; ( of stage) fond m ; at ou in the back of the drawer au fond du tiroir ; right at the back of the cupboard tout au fond du placard ; at the back of the audience au fond de la salle ; those at the back couldn't see ceux qui étaient derrière ne pouvaient pas voir ; the back of the throat l'arrière-gorge f ; the back of the mouth la gorge f ;

8 (of chair, sofa) dossier m ;

9 Sport arrière m ; left back arrière gauche ;

10 ( end) fin f ; at the back of the book/file à la fin du livre/fichier ;

11 ( book spine) dos m.

B adj

1 ( at the rear) [axle, wheel, bumper] arrière ; [paw, leg] arrière ; [bedroom] du fond ; [edge] arrière ; [page] dernier/-ière (before n) ; [garden, gate] de derrière ; back tooth molaire f ;

2 ( isolated) [road] petit (before n) ; back alley ou lane ruelle f ; back country arrière-pays m.

C adv

1 ( indicating return after absence) to be back être de retour ; I'll be back in five minutes/six weeks je reviens dans cinq minutes/six semaines ; to arrive ou come back rentrer (from de) ; he's back at work il a repris le travail ; she's back in (the) hospital elle est retournée à l'hôpital ; it's good to be back home c'est agréable de rentrer chez soi or de se retrouver à la maison ; when is he due back? quand doit-il rentrer? ; to go back to reprendre [work] ; retourner en [France, China] ; retourner au [Canada, Japan] ; retourner à [Paris, museum, shop] ; the mini-skirt is back ( in fashion) les mini-jupes sont de nouveau à la mode ;

2 ( in return) to call ou phone back rappeler ; I'll write back (to him) je lui répondrai ; he hasn't written back yet il n'a pas encore répondu ; ‘OK,’ he shouted back ‘OK,’ a-t-il répondu en criant ; to punch sb back rendre son coup à qn ; to smile back at sb rendre son sourire à qn ; he was rude back il a été aussi impoli avec moi que je l'avais été avec lui ; ⇒ answer ;

3 (backwards, in a reverse direction) [glance, jump, step, lean] en arrière ;

4 ( away) we overtook him 20 km back nous l'avons doublé il y a 20 km ; there's a garage 10 km back nous avons passé un garage à 10 km en arrière ;

5 ( ago) 25 years back il y a 25 ans ; a week/five minutes back il y a une semaine/cinq minutes ;

6 ( a long time ago) back in 1964/April en 1964/avril ; back before Easter/the revolution avant Pâques/la révolution ; back in the days when du temps où ; it was obvious as far back as last year/1985 that déjà l'année dernière/en 1985 il était évident que ; to go ou date back to remonter à [Roman times, 1700] ;

7 ( once again) she's back in power/control elle a repris le pouvoir/les commandes ; Paul is back at the wheel Paul a repris le volant ; to get back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back home rentrer chez soi ; to go back to bed se recoucher ;

8 ( nearer the beginning) ten lines back dix lignes plus haut ; ten pages back dix pages plus tôt or avant ;

9 ( indicating return to sb's possession) to give/send sth back rendre/renvoyer qch (to à) ; to put sth back remettre qch ; I've got my books back on m'a rendu mes livres ; to get one's money back être remboursé ; he wants his dictionary back now il veut que tu lui rendes son dictionnaire tout de suite ;

10 ( expressing a return to a former location) to travel to London and back faire l'aller-retour à Londres ; the journey to Madrid and back l'aller-retour à Madrid ; we walked there and took the train back nous y sommes allés à pied et nous avons pris le train pour rentrer ; how long will it take to drive back? combien de temps est-ce que ça prendra pour rentrer en voiture? ;

11 ( in a different location) meanwhile, back in France, he… pendant ce temps, en France, il… ; back in the studio, recording had begun au studio, l'enregistrement avait commencé ; I'll see you back at the house/in the office je te verrai à la maison/au bureau.

D back and forth adv phr to go ou travel back and forth ( commute) [person, bus] faire la navette (between entre) ; to walk ou go back and forth faire des allées et venues (between entre) ; to swing back and forth [pendulum] osciller ; to sway back and forth se balancer ; the film cuts ou moves back and forth between New York and Paris le film se passe entre New York et Paris.

E vtr

1 ( support) soutenir [candidate, party, person, bid, bill, action] ; appuyer [application] ; apporter son soutien à [enterprise, project] ; the strike is backed by the union le syndicat soutient la grève ; the junta is backed by the militia la junte est soutenue par la milice ;

2 ( finance) financer [project, undertaking] ;

3 ( endorse) garantir [currency] ; to back a bill Comm, Fin endosser, avaliser une traite ;

4 ( substantiate) justifier [argument, claim] (with à l'aide de) ;

5 ( reverse) faire reculer [horse] ; to back the car into the garage rentrer la voiture au garage en marche arrière ; to back sb into/against sth faire reculer qn dans/contre qch ; to back oars ou water déramer ;

6 ( bet on) parier sur [horse, favourite, winner] ; to back a loser [race goer] miser sur un cheval perdant ; fig ( invest ill-advisedly) mal placer son argent ; ( support a lost cause) soutenir une cause perdue d'avance ; to back the wrong horse lit, fig miser sur le mauvais cheval ;

7 (stiffen, line) consolider, renforcer [structure] ; endosser [book] ; renforcer, entoiler [map] ; maroufler [painting] ; doubler [fabric] ;

8 Mus accompagner [singer, performer] ;

9 Naut masquer, coiffer [sail].

F vi

1 ( reverse) faire marche arrière ;

2 Naut [wind] changer de direction.

G - backed (dans composés)

1 ( of furniture) a high-/low-backed chair une chaise avec un dossier haut/bas ;

2 (lined, stiffened) canvas-/foam-backed doublé de toile/de mousse ;

3 ( supported) UN-backed soutenu par l'ONU ;

4 ( financed) government-backed financé par l'État.

Idiom

to break the back of a journey/task faire le plus gros du voyage/travail. ⇒ beyond, duck, hand, own, scratch, wall.

Phrasal verbs

■ back away reculer ; to back away from lit s'éloigner de [person, precipice] ; fig prendre ses distances par rapport à [issue, problem] ; chercher à éviter [confrontation].

■ back down:

▶ back down ( give way) céder ; you can't back down now tu ne peux pas céder maintenant ; to back down from chercher à éviter [confrontation] ; to back down on ou over reconsidérer [sanctions, proposal, allegations] ;

▶ back down [sth] [person] descendre [qch] à reculons [slope] ; [car] descendre [qch] en marche arrière [drive, hill].

■ back off

1 ( move away) reculer ;

2 fig ( climb down) se montrer plus coopérant ; to back off over céder sur [issue, matter].

■ back onto:

▶ back onto [sth] [house] donner sur [qch] à l'arrière [fields, railway].

■ back out:

▶ back out

1 ( come out backwards) [person] sortir à reculons ; [car, driver] sortir en marche arrière ; to back out of [person] sortir de [qch] en reculant [room] ; [car, driver] sortir de [qch] en marche arrière [garage, parking space] ;

2 ( renege on) se désister, reculer ; to back out of annuler [deal, contract] ; [competitor, team] se retirer de [event] ;

▶ back [sth] out faire sortir [qch] en marche arrière [vehicle] ; to back the car out of the garage faire sortir la voiture du garage en marche arrière.

■ back up:

▶ back up

1 ( reverse) [driver, vehicle] reculer, faire marche arrière ; back up a few metres recule de quelques mètres ;

2 US ( block) [drains] s'obstruer ;

3 US ( tail back) [traffic] se bloquer ;

▶ back [sth] up, back up [sth]

1 ( support) [facts, evidence] confirmer [claims, case, theory] ;

2 Comput sauvegarder [data, file] ;

▶ back [sb] up soutenir [person].

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19 स्व _sva

स्व pron. a.

1 One's own, belonging to oneself, often serving as a reflexive pronoun; स्वनियोगमशून्यं कुरु Ś.2; प्रजाः प्रजाः स्वा इव तन्त्रयित्वा 5.5; oft. in comp. in this sense; स्वपुत्र, स्वकलत्र, स्वद्रव्य.

-2 Innate, natural, inherent, peculiar, inborn; सूर्यापाये न खलु कमलं पुष्यति स्वामभिख्याम् Me.82; Ś.1.19; स तस्य स्वो भावः प्रकृतिनियतत्वादकृतकः U. 6.14.

-3 Belonging to one's own caste or tribe; शूद्रैव भार्या शूद्रस्य सा च स्वा च विशः स्मृते Ms.3.13;5.14.

-स्वः 1 One's own self.

-2 A relative, kinsman; एनं स्वा अभि- संविशन्ति भर्ता स्वानां श्रेष्ठः पुर एता भवति Bṛi. Up.1.3.18; (दौर्गत्यं) येन स्वैरपि मन्यन्ते जीवन्तो$पि मृता इव Pt.2.1; Ms. 2.19.

-3 The soul.

-4 N. of Viṣṇu.

-स्वा A woman of one's own caste.

-स्वः, -स्वम् 1 Wealth, property; as in निःस्व q. v.

-2 (In alg.) The plus or affirmative quantity; cf. धनः; स्वशब्दो$यमात्मीयधनज्ञातीनां प्रत्येकं वाचको न समुदायस्य ŚB. on MS.6.7.2. The Ego.

-4 Nature (स्वभावः); वृत्तिर्भूतानि भूतानां चराणामचराणि च । कृता स्वेन नृणां तत्र कामाच्चोदनयापि वा ॥ Bhāg.12.7.13.

-Comp. -अक्षपादः a follower of the Nyāya system of philosophy.

-अक्षरम् one's own hand-writing.

-अधिकारः one's own duty or sway; स्वाधिकारात् प्रमत्तः Me.1; स्वाधिकारभूमौ Ś.7.

-अधिपत्यम् one's own supremacy, sovereignty.

-अधि- ष्ठानम् one of the six Chakras or mystical circles of the body.

-अधीन a.

1 dependent on oneself, self-dependent.

-2 independent.

-3 one's own subject.

-4 in one's own power; स्वाधीना वचनीयतापि हि वरं बद्धो न सेवाञ्जलिः Mk.3. 11. ˚कुशल a. having prosperity in one's own power; स्वाधीनकुशलाः सिद्धिमन्तः Ś.4. ˚ पतिका, ˚भर्तृका a woman who has full control over her husband, one whose husband is subject to her; अथ सा निर्गताबाधा राधा स्वाधीनभर्तृका । निजगाद रतिक्लान्तं कान्तं मण्डनवाञ्छया Gīt.12; see S. D.112. et seq.

-अध्यायः 1 self-recitation, muttering to oneself.

-2 study of the Vedas, sacred study, perusal of sacred books; स्वाध्यायेनार्चयेदृषीन् Ms.3.81; Bg.16.1; T. Up.1.9.1.

-3 the Veda itself.

-4 a day on which sacred study is enjoined to be resumed after suspension. ˚अर्थिन् m. a student who tries to secure his own livelihood during his course of holy study; Ms.11.1.

-अध्यायिन् m.

1 a student of the Vedas.

-2 a tradesman.

-अनुभवः, अनुभूतिः f.

1 self-experience.

-2 self-knowledge; स्वानुभूत्येकसाराय नमः शान्ताय तेजसे Bh.2.1. अनुभावः love for property.

-अनुरूप a.

1 natural, inborn.

-2 worthy of oneself.

-अन्तम् 1 the mind; मम स्वान्तध्वान्तं तिरयतु नवीनो जलधरः Bv.4.5; Mv.7.17.

-2 a cavern.

-3 one's own death, end.

-अर्जित a. self-acquired.

-अर्थ a.

1 self-interested.

-2 having its own or true meaning.

-3 having one's own object or aim.

-4 pleonastic.

(-र्थः) 1 one's own interest, self-interest; सर्वः स्वार्थं समीहते Śi.2.65; स्वार्थात्सतां गुरुतरा प्रणयिक्रियैव V. 4.15.

-2 own or inherent meaning; स्वार्थे णिच्, स्वार्थे कप्रत्ययः &c.; परार्थव्यासङ्गादुपजहदथ स्वार्थपरताम् Bv.1.79 (where both senses are intended).

-3 = पुरुषार्थः q. v.; Bhāg.12.2.6. ˚अनुमानम् inference for oneself, a kind of inductive reasoning, one of the two main kinds of अनुमान, the other being परार्थानुमान. ˚पण्डित a.

1 clever in one's own affairs.

-2 expert in attending to one's own interests. ˚पर, ˚परायण a. intent on securing one's own interests, selfish; परार्थानुष्ठाने जडयति नृपं स्वार्थपरता Mu.3.4. ˚विघातः frustration of one's object. ˚सिद्धिः f. fulfilment of one's own object.

-आनन्दः delight in one's self.

-आयत्त a. subject to, or dependent upon, oneself; स्वायत्तमेकान्तगुणं विधात्रा विनिर्मितं छादनमज्ञतायाः Bh. 2.7.

-आरब्ध, -आरम्भक a. self-undertaken.

- आहत a. coined by one's self.

-इच्छा self-will, own inclination. ˚आचारः acting as one likes; self-will. ˚मृत्युः an epithet of Bhīṣma.

-उत्थ a. innate.

-उदयः the rising of a sign or heavenly body at any particular place.

-उपधिः a fixed star.

-कम्पनः air, wind.

-कर्मन् one's own duty (स्वधर्म); स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु Bg.18. 45.

-कर्मस्थ a. minding one's own duty; अधीयीरंस्त्रयो वर्णाः स्वकर्मस्था द्विजातयः Ms.1.1.

-कर्मिन् a. selfish.

-कामिन् a. selfish.

-कार्यम् one's own business or interest.

-कुलक्षयः a fish.

-कृतम् a deed done by one's self.

-कृतंभुज् a. experiencing the results of former deeds (प्रारब्धकर्म); मा शोचतं महाभागावात्मजान् स्वकृतंभुजः Bhāg.1. 4.18.

-गतम् ind. to oneself, aside (in theatrical lang- uage).

-गृहः a kind of bird.

-गोचर a. subject to one's self; स्वगोचरे सत्यपि चित्तहारिणा Ki.8.13.

-चर a. self-moving.

-छन्द a.

1 self-willed, uncontrolled, wanton.

-2 spontaneous.

-3 wild. (

-न्दः) one's own will or choice, own fancy or pleasure, independence. (

-न्दम्) ind. at one's own will or pleasure, wantonly, volunta- rily; स्वच्छन्दं दलदरविन्द ते मरन्दं विन्दन्तो विदधतु गुञ्जितं मिलिन्दाः Bv.1.15.

-ज a.

1 self-born.

-2 natural (स्वाभाविक); आगता त्वामियं बुद्धिः स्वजा वैनायिकी च या Rām.2.112.16.

(-जः) 1 a son or child.

-2 sweat, perspiration.

-3 a viper. (

-जा) a daughter. (

-जम्) blood.

-जनः 1 a kinsman, relative; इतःप्रत्यादेशात् स्वजनमनुगन्तुं व्यवसिता Ś. 6.8; Pt.1.5.

-2 one's own people or kindred, one's household. ˚गन्धिन् a. distantly related to. (स्वजनायते Den. P. 'becomes or is treated as a relation'; Pt.1.5.)

-जातिः 1 one's own kind.

-2 one's own family or caste.

-ज्ञातिः a kinsman.

-ता personal regard or interest; अस्यां मे महती स्वता Svapna.1.7.

-तन्त्र a.

1 self-dependent, uncontrolled, independent, self-willed.

-2 of age, full-grown. (

-न्त्रम्) one's own (common group of) subsidiaries; जैमिनेः परतन्त्रापत्तेः स्वतन्त्रप्रतिषेधः स्यात् MS. 12.1.8. (

-न्त्रः) a blind man.

-दृश् a. seeing one's self; ईयते भगवानेभिः सगुणो निर्गुणः स्वदृक् Bhāg.3.32.36.

-देशः one's own country, native country. ˚जः, ˚बन्धुः a fellow countryman.

-धर्मः 1 one's own religion.

-2 one's own duty, the duties of one's own class; Ms.1.88,91; स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः Bg.3.35.

-3 peculiarity, one's own rights.

-निघ्न a. depending on or subservi- ent to oneself; (पुराणि च) निगृह्य निग्रहाभिज्ञो निन्ये नेता स्वनिघ्नताम् Śiva B.25.9.

-पक्षः 1 one's own side or party.

-2 a friend.

-3 one's own opinion.

-पणः one's own stake.

-परमण्डलम् one's own and an enemy's country.

-प्रकाश a.

1 self-evident.

-2 self-luminous.

-प्रतिष्ठ a. astringent.

-प्रधान a. independent.

-प्रयोगात् ind. by means of one's own efforts.

-बीजः the soul.

-भटः 1 one's own warrior.

-2 bodyguard.

-भावः 1 own state.

-2 an essential or inherent property, natu- ral constitution, innate or peculiar disposition, nature; स्वभावहेतुजा भावाः Mb.12.211.3; पौरुषं कारणं केचिदाहुः कर्मसु मानवाः । दैवमेके प्रशंसन्ति स्वभावमपरे जनाः ॥ 12.238.4; Bg.5.14; स्वभावो दुरतिक्रमः Subhāṣ.; so कुटिल˚, शुद्ध˚, मृदु˚, चपल˚, कठिन˚ &c. ˚आत्मक a. natural, inborn; स्वभावतः प्रवृत्तो यः प्राप्नोत्यर्थ न कारणात्। तत् स्वभावात्मकं विद्धि फलं पुरुष- सत्तम ॥ Mb.3.32.19. ˚उक्तिः f.

1 spontaneous declara- tion.

-2 (in Rhet.) a figure of speech which consists in describing a thing to the life, or with exact resem- blance; स्वभावोक्तिस्तु डिम्भादेः स्वक्रियारूपवर्णनम् K. P.1, or नानावस्थं पदार्थानां रूपं साक्षाद्विवृण्वती Kāv.2.8. ˚ज a. innate, natural. ˚भावः natural disposition. ˚वादः the doctrine that the universe was produced and is sustained by the natural and necessary action of substances according to their inherent properties, (and not by the agency of a Supreme Being). ˚सिद्ध a. natural, sponta- neous, inborn.

-भूः m.

1 an epithet of Brahman.

-2 of Śiva.

-3 of Viṣṇu. -f. one's own country, home.

-मनीषा own judgement.

-मनीषिका indifference.

-मात्रेण ind. by one's self.

-युतिः the line which joins the extremities of the perpendicular and diagonal.

-यूथ्यः a relation.

-योनि a. related on the mother's side. (-m., f.) own womb, one's own place of birth. (-f.) a sister or near female relative; रेतःसेकः स्वयोनीषु कुमारीष्वन्त्यजासु च (गुरुतल्पसमं विदुः) Ms.11.58.

-रसः 1 natural taste.

-2 proper taste or sentiment in com- position.

-3 a kind of astringent juice.

-4 the residue of oily substances (ground on a stone.)

-राज् a.

1 self-luminons; त्वमकरणः स्वराडखिलकारकशक्तिधरः Bhāg.1. 87.28.

-2 self-wise; Bhāg.1.1.1. -m.

1 the Supreme Being.

-2 one of the seven rays of the sun.

-3 N. of Brahmā; दिदृक्षुरागादृषिभिर्वृतः स्वराट् Bhāg.3.18.2.

-4 N. of Viṣṇ&u; हस्तौ च निरभिद्येतां बलं ताभ्यां ततः स्वराट् Bhāg.3. 26.59.

-5 a king with a revenue of 5 lacs to one crore Karṣas; ततस्तु कोटिपर्यन्तः स्वराट् सम्राट् ततः परम् Śukra.1. 185.

-राज्यम् 1 independent dominion or sovereignty.

-2 own kingdom.

-राष्ट्रम् own kingdom.

-रुचिः one's own pleasure.

-रूप a.

1 similar, like.

-2 handsome, pleasing, lovely.

-3 learned, wise.

(-पम्) 1 one's own form or shape, natural state or condition; तत्रान्यस्य कथं न भावि जगतो यस्मात् स्वरूपं हि तत् Pt.1.159.

-2 natural character or form, true constitution.

-3 nature.

-4 peculiar aim.

-5 kind, sort, species. ˚असिद्धि f. one of the three forms of fallacy called असिद्ध q. v.

-लक्षणम् a peculiar characteristic or property.

-लोकः 1 one's own form (आत्मरूप); व्यर्थो$पि नैवोपरमेत पुंसां मत्तः परावृत्तधियां स्वलोकात् Bhāg.11.22.34.

-2 self-knowledge; पुष्णन् स्वलोकाय न कल्पते वै Bhāg.7.6.16.

-बत् a. possessed of property; स्ववती श्रुत्यनुरोधात् ŚB. on MS.6.1.2.

-वश a.

1 self-controlled.

-2 independent.

-वहित a.

1 self-impelled.

-2 alert, active.

-वासिनी a woman whether married or unmarried who continues to live after maturity in her father's house.

-विग्रहः one's own body.

-विषयः one's own country, home.

-वृत्तम् one's own business.

-वृत्ति a. living by one's own exertions.

-संविद् f. the knowledge of one's own or the true essence.

-संवृत a. self-protected, self-guarded; मायां नित्यं स्वसंवृतः Ms.7.14.

-संवेदनम् knowledge derived from one's self.

-संस्था 1 self-abiding.

-2 self-possession.

-3 ab- sorption in one's own self; उन्मत्तमत्तजडवत्स्वसंस्थां गतस्य मे वीर चिकित्सितेन Bhāg.5.1.13.

-स्थ a.

1 self-abiding.

-2 self-dependent, relying on one's own exer- tions, confident, firm, resolute; स्वस्थं तं सूचयन्तीव वञ्चितो$सीति वीक्षितैः Bu. Ch.4.37.

-3 independent.

-4 doing well, well, in health, at ease, comfortable; स्वस्थ एवास्मि Māl.4; स्वस्थे को वा न पण्डितः Pt.1.127; see अखस्थ also.

-5 contented, happy. (

-स्थम्) ind. at ease, comfortably, composedly.

-स्थानम् one's own place or home, one's own abode; नक्रः स्वस्थानमासाद्य गजेन्द्रमपि कर्षति Pt.3.46. ˚विवृद्धिः (Mīmāṁsā) augmen- tation in its own place (opp. दण्डकलितवत् आवृत्तिः); तत्र पूर्णे पुनरावृत्तिर्नास्तीति दण्डकलितवद् न स्यात् । न च वृद्ध्या विना तद न्तरं पूर्यते इति स्वस्थानविवृद्धिरागतेति ŚB. on MS.1.5.83.

-स्वरूपम् one's true character.

-हन्तृ m. suicide.

-हरणम् confiscation of property.

-हस्तः one's own hand or handwriting, an autograph; see under हस्त.

-हस्तिका an axe.

-हित a. beneficial to oneself (

-तम्) one's own good or advantage, one's own welfare.

-हेतुः one's own cause.

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