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21 importante
adj.1 important (destacado, significativo).2 considerable.3 significant, considerable, sizable.* * *► adjetivo2 (influyente) important* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=trascendental) [información, persona] important; [acontecimiento] significant, important; [papel, factor, parte] important, major; [cambio] significant, majoruno de los momentos más importantes de mi vida — one of the most significant o important moments in my life
un paso importante para la democracia — an important o a big o a major step for democracy
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dárselas de importante — to give o.s. airs•
lo importante es... — the main thing is...•
poco importante — unimportant2) [como intensificador] [cantidad, pérdida] considerable; [herida] serious; [retraso] considerable, serious* * *a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much
lo importante es... — the important thing is...
dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs
b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant* * *= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.Ex. Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.Ex. Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex. With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.Ex. The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.Ex. This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex. The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.Ex. There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex. Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.Ex. In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex. Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex. We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.Ex. We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.Ex. He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.----* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* es importante destacar = importantly.* evento importante = milestone.* hacer que sea importante = render + important.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* menos importante, el = least, the.* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.* poco importante = small-time.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.* suceso importante = critical incident.* suma importante = princely sum.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* * *a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much
lo importante es... — the important thing is...
dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs
b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant* * *= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.Ex: This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex: The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.Ex: There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex: Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex: We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.Ex: We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.Ex: He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* es importante destacar = importantly.* evento importante = milestone.* hacer que sea importante = render + important.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* menos importante, el = least, the.* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.* poco importante = small-time.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.* suceso importante = critical incident.* suma importante = princely sum.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* * *1 ‹noticia/persona› important; ‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significanttengo algo importante que decirte I have something important to tell you¿qué dice la carta? — nada importante what does the letter say? — nothing of any importance o nothing muchlo importante es participar the important thing is to take partes importante que vayas it's important that you godárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs2 ‹pérdidas› serious, considerable; ‹cantidad› considerable, significantuna importante suma de dinero a large o considerable o significant sum of moneyla tormenta causó importantes daños the storm caused severe o considerable damageun número importante de ciudadanos a significant o considerable o large number of citizens* * *
Multiple Entries:
algo importante
importante
importante adjetivo
‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significant;
dárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs
‹ daños› severe, considerable;
‹ cantidad› considerable, significant
importante adjetivo important, significant: un importante geólogo dará la conferencia, a noted geologist will give the lecture
una cantidad importante, a considerable amount
' importante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bonita
- bonito
- categoría
- ciudad
- comodidad
- consignar
- cosa
- cualquiera
- despreciable
- eje
- eslabón
- floricultura
- gorda
- gordo
- historia
- histórica
- histórico
- inmediatez
- menos
- nada
- núcleo
- opinar
- personaje
- pintar
- poderosa
- poderoso
- reseñar
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- salario
- señalada
- señalado
- señor
- suma
- sustancial
- sustantiva
- sustantivo
- tomo
- viso
- indiferente
- notable
- papel
- parecer
- personalidad
- pez
- que
- trascendental
- trascendente
- un
- visita
English:
amount to
- appreciable
- armory
- armoury
- assassin
- assassination
- big
- consideration
- depreciate
- edit
- flagship
- grain
- grand
- great
- head-hunt
- high
- if
- important
- increasingly
- large
- last
- leading
- least
- major
- mean
- morality
- prominent
- significant
- sponsor
- thing
- VIP
- weighty
- assassinate
- come
- considerable
- feature
- feel
- first
- foremost
- name
- priority
- strongly
- substantial
* * *importante adj1. [destacado, significativo] important;el descontento está adquiriendo proporciones importantes dissatisfaction is becoming widespread;ocupa un cargo importante en el ministerio he has an important job at the ministry;ella es muy importante para mí she's very important to me;lo importante es hacerlo despacio the important thing is to do it slowly;no te preocupes, lo importante es que tengas buena salud don't worry, the most important thing is for you to be healthy;dárselas de importante, hacerse el/la importante to give oneself airs, to act all important2. [cantidad] considerable;[lesión] serious;una cantidad importante de dinero a significant o considerable sum of money;el tren llegó con un retraso importante the train was very late* * *adj important* * *importante adj: important♦ importantemente adv* * *importante adj1. (en general) important2. (considerable) considerable -
22 valorar
v.1 to value (tasar) (propiedad, obra).la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million2 to evaluate, to assess.su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favorablyel peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favored among the candidates3 to value.valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly4 to appraise, to price, to evaluate, to give an estimate on.María valora los bienes Mary appraises the assets.5 to appreciate, to value, to cherish, to esteem.Ella valora los regalos She appreciates the gifts.6 to appreciate to.María valora poder caminar de nuevo Mary appreciates to be able to walk again7 to weigh.Ellos valoraron la decisión The weighed the decision.* * *1 (tasar) to value, calculate the value of2 (aumentar el valor) to raise the value of\valorar a alguien en mucho figurado to hold somebody in high esteem* * *verb1) to assess, evaluate2) value* * *VT1) (=tasar) [+ joya, obra de arte] to value (en at); [+ daños, pérdidas] to assess (en at)las pérdidas han sido valoradas en miles de millones — the damage has been estimated o assessed at thousands of millions
2) (=apreciar) [+ cualidad] to value, appreciateno sabes valorar la amistad — you don't value o appreciate friendship
un trabajo no valorado por la sociedad — it is a job which is not valued o appreciated by society
"se valorarán los conocimientos de inglés" — "knowledge of English an advantage"
3) (=revalorizar) to raise the value of4) (Quím) to titrate* * *verbo transitivoa) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assessla casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...
las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares — the damage is estimated at several million dollars
b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assessvalorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative
c) <amistad/lealtad> to value* * *= appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.Ex. Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.Ex. A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.Ex. Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.Ex. She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.Ex. She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.Ex. Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.----* valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.* * *verbo transitivoa) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assessla casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...
las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares — the damage is estimated at several million dollars
b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assessvalorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative
c) <amistad/lealtad> to value* * *= appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.Ex: Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.
Ex: A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.Ex: Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.Ex: She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.* valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.* * *valorar [A1 ]vtA1 (tasar) ‹joyas/cuadros› to value; ‹pérdidas/daños› to assess valorar algo EN algo:el cuadro está valorado en 2 millones de dólares the picture is valued at 2 million dollarslas pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares the damage is estimated at several million dollarsuna vida no se puede valorar en dinero you cannot put a value on a person's life2 ( frml) (considerar) to assessvaloró la actuación de su predecesor he assessed his predecessor's performance(+ compl): valoran positivamente esta nueva política they consider o judge this new policy to be positivesu cambio de actitud fue valorado negativamente her change of attitude was viewed unfavorably3 (apreciar, estimar) to appreciateno sabes valorar la amistad you don't appreciate the true value of friendship, you don't value friendship as you shouldvaloraba muy poco su dedicación he attached very little value to her dedicationvaloro mucho su lealtad I value your loyalty very highly[ S ] se valorará experiencia experience an advantageB ( Quím) to titrate* * *
valorar ( conjugate valorar) verbo transitivo
‹pérdida/daño› to assess;
valorar algo en algo to value/assess sth at sth;
valorar verbo transitivo
1 (dar un valor, precio) to value
2 (tener en estima, consideración) to value: no valora lo que estás haciendo, he doesn't appreciate what you are doing
' valorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cotizar
- estimar
- invalorable
English:
appreciate
- assess
- price
- value
- appraise
- estimate
- evaluate
- prize
* * *valorar vt1. [tasar] [obra de arte] to value;[daños] to assess, to estimate;la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million2. [evaluar] to evaluate, to assess;su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favourably;el peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favoured among the candidates3. [apreciar] to value;no saben valorar el trabajo de los enseñantes they do not value the work that teachers do;valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly* * *v/t1 ( tasar) value (en at)2 ( estimar) appreciate, value* * *valorar vt1) evaluar: to evaluate, to appraise, to assess2) apreciar: to value, to appreciate* * *valorar vb to value -
23 prendre
prendre [pʀɑ̃dʀ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 58━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque prendre fait partie d'une locution comme prendre en photo, prendre en charge, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• avec lui, il faut en prendre et en laisser you can't believe half of what he says• tiens, prends ce marteau here, use this hammer• si tu sors, prends ton parapluie if you go out, take your umbrella• j'ai pris l'avion/le train de 4 heures I caught the 4 o'clock plane/trainc. ( = s'emparer de, surprendre) [+ poisson, voleur] to catch• se faire prendre [voleur] to be caught• qu'est-ce qui te prend ? (inf) what's the matter with you?• ça te prend souvent ? (inf) are you often like this?• je vous y prends ! caught you!d. ( = duper) to take ine. ( = manger, boire) [+ aliment, boisson] to have ; [+ médicament] to take• prenez-vous du sucre ? do you take sugar?• est-ce que vous prendrez du café ? would you like some coffee?f. ( = acheter) [+ billet, essence] to get ; ( = réserver) [+ couchette, place] to book• peux-tu me prendre du pain ? can you get me some bread?g. ( = accepter) [+ client, locataire] to take ; [+ passager] to pick uph. ( = noter) [+ renseignement, adresse, nom, rendez-vous] to write down ; [+ mesures, température, empreintes] to takei. ( = adopter) [+ air, ton] to put on ; [+ décision, risque, mesure] to takej. ( = acquérir) prendre de l'autorité to gain authorityk. ( = faire payer) to charge• qu'est-ce qu'on a pris ! (reproches) we really got it in the neck! (inf) ; (averse) we got drenched!m. ( = réagir à) [+ nouvelle] to taken. ( = manier) [+ personne] to handle ; [+ problème] to deal witho. (locutions)► prendre qn/qch pour ( = considérer comme) to take sb/sth for ; ( = utiliser comme) to take sb/sth as• pour qui me prenez-vous ? what do you take me for?• prendre qch pour cible to make sth a target► prendre sur soi ( = se maîtriser) to grin and bear it ; ( = assumer) to take responsibility• savoir prendre sur soi to keep a grip on o.s.2. <a. ( = durcir) [ciment, pâte, crème] to setb. ( = réussir) [mouvement, mode] to catch onc. ( = commencer à brûler) [feu] to take ; (accidentellement) to start ; [allumette] to light ; [bois] to catch fired. ( = passer) to go3. <a. ( = se considérer)• pour qui se prend-il ? who does he think he is?• se prendre au sérieux to take o.s. seriouslyb. ( = accrocher, coincer) to catchc. (locutions)► s'en prendre à ( = passer sa colère sur) to take it out on ; ( = blâmer) to put the blame on ; ( = attaquer) to attack* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ
1.
1) ( saisir) to takeprendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard — to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard
2) (se donner, acquérir)prendre un accent — ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent
prendre une habitude — to develop ou pick up a habit
3) ( dérober) to takeon m'a pris tous mes bijoux — I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen
4) ( apporter) to bring5) ( emporter) to take6) ( retirer)7) ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]aller prendre un café/une bière — to go for a coffee/a beer
je prends des calmants depuis la guerre — I've been on tranquillizers [BrE] since the war
8) ( s'accorder) to takeje vais prendre mon mercredi — (colloq) I'm going to take Wednesday off
9) ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]prendre quelqu'un pour époux/épouse — to take somebody to be one's husband/wife
10) ( faire payer) to chargeil prend 15% au passage — (colloq) he takes a cut of 15%
11) ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]12) (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]13) ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [somebody] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]prendre un avocat/guide — to engage a lawyer/guide
14) ( accueillir) to takeprendre un client — [taxi] to pick up a customer
15) ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]16) ( emmener) to take [personne]je peux te prendre — ( en voiture) I can give you a lift
17) ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]je vous y prends! — (colloq) caught you!
on ne m'y prendra plus! — (colloq) ( à faire) you won't catch me doing that again!; ( à croire) I won't be taken in (colloq) again!
je ne me suis pas laissé prendre — ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in (colloq)
18) (colloq) ( assaillir)ça te/leur prend souvent? — are you/they often like this?
19) ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]être pris par un livre/film — to get involved in a book/film
20) ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]21) ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]22) ( envisager) to takeprenons par exemple Nina — take Nina, for example
23) ( considérer) to takepour qui me prends-tu? — ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?
excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre — I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else
24) ( traiter) to handle25) ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]26) ( noter) to take down27) ( apprendre)où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? — where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?
28) ( accepter) to take29) ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]prendre sur soi de faire — to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do
30) ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]31) ( contracter) to take on [bail]; to take [emploi]32) ( défier) to take [somebody] on [concurrent]33) ( conquérir) Armée to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( aller)prendre à gauche/vers le nord — to go left/north
2) ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out3) ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken4) ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in5) ( prélever)6) ( se contraindre)7) (colloq) ( être cru)ça ne prend pas! — it won't wash (colloq) ou work!
8) (colloq) ( subir)
3.
se prendre verbe pronominal1) (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré)2) ( pouvoir être acquis)3) ( se tenir l'un l'autre)4) ( se coincer)5) (colloq) ( recevoir)6) ( commencer)7) ( se considérer)8)s'en prendre à — ( par des reproches ou des critiques) to attack [personne, presse, parti]; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on [personne]; ( agresser verbalement ou physiquement) to go for [personne]; ( blâmer) to blame [personne, groupe, institution]
9) ( se comporter)savoir s'y prendre avec — to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves]
10) ( agir)elle s'y prend bien/mal — she goes about it the right/wrong way
••* * *pʀɑ̃dʀ1. vt1) (= saisir) to take2) (= se procurer) to getJ'ai pris du lait en rentrant. — I got some milk on the way home.
J'ai pris des places pour le concert. — I got some tickets for the concert.
3) (= aller chercher) to get, to fetch Grande-Bretagne, [passager] to pick uppasser prendre — to pick up, to go and fetch
Je passerai te prendre. — I'll come and pick you up., I'll come and fetch you.
Je dois passer prendre Richard. — I have to pick Richard up., I have to go and fetch Richard.
4) [train, bus] to takeNous avons pris le train de huit heures. — We took the eight o'clock train.
Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris. — I always go to Paris by train., I always take the train when I go to Paris.
5) (= prélever) [pourcentage, argent] to take off6) (= acquérir) [du poids] to put on, to gainprendre goût à qch — to develop a taste for sth, to acquire a taste for sth
7) (= adopter) [voix, ton] to put on8) (= attraper) [malfaiteur, poisson] to catch9) [personnel] to take on, [locataire] to take in10) (= s'y prendre avec) [enfant, problème] to handleprendre sur soi de faire qch — to take it upon o.s. to do sth
prendre sa source [rivière] — to rise, to have its source
être pris à partie par qn (= interpellé par qn) — to be taken to task by sb
être violemment pris à partie par qn (= molesté par qn) — to be violently set upon by sb
2. vi1) [liquide, ciment] to set2) [greffe, vaccin] to take3) [ruse] to be successful4) [feu] to go, [incendie] to start, [allumette] to light5) (= se diriger)Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point. — Turn left at the roundabout.
6) * (= être preneur)* * *prendre verb table: prendreA vtr1 ( saisir) to take; prendre un vase sur l'étagère/dans le placard to take a vase off the shelf/out of the cupboard; prendre le bras de son mari to take one's husband's arm; prendre qn par la taille ( des deux mains) to take sb by the waist; ( d'un bras) to put one's arm around sb's waist; puis-je prendre votre manteau? may I take your coat?; prenez donc une chaise do have ou take a seat; ⇒ clique, courage, jambe;2 (se donner, acquérir) prendre un air/une expression to put on an air/an expression; prendre le nom de son mari to take one's husband's name; prendre une identité to assume an identity; prendre un accent ( involontairement) to pick up an accent; ( volontairement) to put on an accent; prendre une habitude to develop ou pick up a habit; prendre une voix grave to adopt a solemn tone; prendre un rôle to assume a role; ta remarque prend tout son sens you comment begins to make sense; prendre une nuance to take on a particular nuance;3 ( dérober) to take; prendre de l'argent dans la caisse/à ses parents to take money from the till GB ou cash register/from one's parents; on m'a pris tous mes bijoux I had all my jewellery GB ou jewelry US stolen; il m'a pris ma petite amie he stole my girlfriend; la guerre leur a pris deux fils they lost two sons in the war; la guerre leur a pris tout ce qui leur était cher the war robbed them of all they held most dear;4 ( apporter) to bring; n'oublie pas de prendre des bottes don't forget to bring boots; je n'ai pas pris assez d'argent I haven't brought enough money;5 ( emporter) to take; j'ai pris ton parapluie I took your umbrella; ne prends rien sans demander don't take anything without asking; prends ton écharpe, il fait froid take your scarf, it's cold;6 ( retirer) prendre de l'argent au distributeur to get some money out of the cash dispenser; prendre de l'eau au puits to get water from the well; prendre quelques livres à la bibliothèque to get a few books out of the library;7 ( consommer) to have [boisson, aliment, repas]; to take [médicament, drogue]; vous prendrez bien quelque chose/un peu de gâteau? won't you have something to eat or drink/some cake?; je vais prendre du poisson I'll have fish; mais tu n'as rien pris! you've hardly taken any!; aller prendre un café/une bière to go for a coffee/a beer; je prends des calmants depuis la guerre I've been on tranquillizersGB since the war; le médecin me fait prendre des antibiotiques the doctor has put me on antibiotics; je ne prends jamais d'alcool/de drogue I never touch alcohol/take drugs;8 ( s'accorder) to take; prendre un congé to take a vacation; je vais prendre mon mercredi○ I'm going to take Wednesday off; ⇒ temps;9 ( choisir) to take [objet]; to choose [sujet, question]; prendre la rouge/le moins cher des deux/la chambre double to take the red one/the cheaper one/the double room; j'ai pris la question sur Zola I chose the question on Zola; la romancière a pris comme sujet une histoire vraie the writer based her novel on a true story; prendre qn pour époux/épouse to take sb to be one's husband/wife;10 ( faire payer) to charge; elle prend combien de l'heure/pour une coupe? how much does she charge an hour/for a cut?; on m'a pris très cher I was charged a lot; il prend 15% au passage he takes a cut of 15%;11 ( nécessiter) to take [temps]; ( user) to take up [espace, temps]; le voyage m'a pris moins de deux heures the trip took me less than two hours; tes livres prennent trop de place your books take up too much room; mes enfants me prennent tout mon temps/toute mon énergie my children take up all my time/all my energy;12 (acheter, réserver, louer) to get [aliments, essence, place]; prends aussi du jambon get some ham too; j'ai pris deux places pour ce soir I've got two tickets for tonight; prendre une chambre en ville to get a room in town; j'en prendrai un kilo I'll have a kilo;13 ( embaucher) ( durablement) to take [sb] on [employé, assistant, apprenti]; ( pour une mission) to engage [personne]; ils ne m'ont pas pris they didn't take me on; prendre qn comme nourrice to take sb on as a nanny; prendre un avocat/guide to engage a lawyer/guide; être pris chez or par Hachette to get a job with Hachette; prendre une maîtresse to take a mistress;14 ( accueillir) to take; ils ont pris la petite chez eux they took the little girl in; l'école n'a pas voulu la prendre the school wouldn't take her; ce train ne prend pas de voyageurs this train doesn't take passengers; prendre un client [taxi] to pick up a customer; [prostituée] to pick up a client; [coiffeur] to take a customer; prendre un patient [médecin] to see a patient; prendre un nouveau patient [médecin, dentiste] to take on a new patient; prendre un élève [professeur] to take on a student;15 ( ramasser au passage) to pick up [personne, pain, clé, journal, ticket]; je passe te prendre à midi I'll come and pick you up at 12; prendre un auto-stoppeur to pick up a hitchhiker; prendre les enfants à l'école to collect the children from school;16 ( emmener) to take [personne]; je prends les enfants cet après-midi I'll take the children this afternoon; je peux te prendre ( en voiture) I can give you a lift;17 ( attraper) to catch [personne, animal]; elle s'est fait prendre en train de voler she got caught stealing; prendre un papillon avec ses doigts to pick up a butterfly; prendre un papillon entre ses mains to cup a butterfly in one's hands; je vous y prends○! caught you!; on ne m'y prendra plus○! I won't be taken in○ again!; se laisser prendre par un attrape-nigauds/une histoire to fall for a trick/a story; je ne me suis pas laissé prendre ( tromper) I wasn't going to be taken in○; se laisser prendre dans une bagarre to get drawn into a fight; se faire prendre par l'ennemi to be captured by the enemy; prendre un poisson to catch a fish; ⇒ flagrant, sac, taureau, vinaigre;18 ( assaillir) une douleur le prit he felt a sudden pain; qu'est-ce qui te prend○? what's the matter with you?; ça te/leur prend souvent○? are you/they often like this? ça te prend souvent de gueuler○ comme ça? do you often yell○ like that?;19 ( captiver) to involve [spectateur, lecteur]; être pris par un livre/film to be involved in a book/film;20 ( subir) to get [gifle, coup de soleil, décharge, contravention]; to catch [rhume]; j'ai pris le marteau sur le pied the hammer hit me on the foot; qu'est-ce qu'ils ont pris○! (coups, défaite) what a beating○ they got!; ( reproches) what a telling-off○ they got!; prendre une quinte de toux to have a coughing fit;21 Transp ( utiliser) to take [autobus, métro, train, ferry, autoroute]; prendre le train/la voiture/l'avion to take the train/the car/the plane; prendre le or un taxi to take a taxi; il a pris l'avion pour aller à Bruxelles he went to Brussels by air; je ne prends plus la voiture pour aller à Paris I've given up driving to Paris; s'il fait beau, je prendrai la bicyclette if the weather's nice, I'll cycle; en général je prends mon vélo pour aller travailler I usually cycle to work;22 ( envisager) to take; prenons par exemple Nina take Nina, for example; si je prends une langue comme le chinois/un pays comme la Chine if we take a language like Chinese/a country like China; à tout prendre all in all;23 ( considérer) to take; ne le prends pas mal don't take it the wrong way; il a plutôt bien pris ta remarque he took your comment rather well; il me prend pour un imbécile he takes me for a fool; pour qui me prends-tu? ( grossière erreur) what do you take me for?; ( manque de respect) who do you think you're talking to?; tu me prends pour ton esclave? I'm not your slave, you know!; excusez-moi, je vous ai pris pour quelqu'un d'autre I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else; ⇒ argent, canard, vessie;24 ( traiter) to handle; il est très gentil quand on sait le prendre he's very nice when you know how to handle him; savoir prendre son enfant to know how to handle one's child; on ne sait jamais par où la prendre○ you never know how to handle her;25 ( mesurer) to take [mensurations, température, tension, pouls]; je vais prendre votre pointure let me measure your foot;26 ( noter) to take down; je vais prendre votre adresse let me just take down your address; il s'est enfui mais j'ai pris le numéro de sa voiture he drove off but I took down his registration GB ou license US number;27 ( apprendre) prendre que to get the idea (that); où a-t-il pris qu'ils allaient divorcer? where did he get the idea they were going to get divorced?;28 ( accepter) to take; prendre les cartes de crédit to take credit cards; il a refusé de prendre l'argent he refused to take the money; il faut prendre les gens comme ils sont you must take people as you find them; prendre les choses comme elles sont to take things as they come; à 1 500, je prends, mais pas plus at 1,500, I'll take it, but that's my best offer;29 ( endosser) to take over [direction, pouvoir]; to assume [contrôle, poste]; je prends ça sur moi I'll see to it; prendre sur soi de faire to take it upon oneself to do, to undertake to do; elle a pris sur elle de leur parler/de leur cacher la vérité she took it upon herself to talk to them/to hide the truth from them; je prends sur moi tes dépenses I'll cover your expenses;30 ( accumuler) to put on [poids]; to gain [avance]; prendre trois minutes (d'avance) to gain three minutes; prendre des forces to build up one's strength;32 ( défier) to take [sb] on [concurrent]; je prends le gagnant/le perdant I'll take on the winner/the loser;33 ( conquérir) Mil to take, to seize [ville, forteresse]; to capture [navire, tank]; Jeux to take [pièce, carte];34 ( posséder sexuellement) to take [femme].B vi1 ( aller) prendre à gauche/vers le nord to go left/north; prenez tout droit keep straight on; prendre à travers champs to strike out GB ou head off across the fields; prendre au plus court to take the shortest route; prendre par le littoral to follow the coast;2 ( s'enflammer) [feu, bois, mèche] to catch; [incendie] to break out;3 ( se solidifier) [gelée, flan, glace, ciment, plâtre, colle] to set; [blancs d'œufs] to stiffen; [mayonnaise] to thicken;4 ( réussir) [grève, innovation] to be a success; [idée, mode] to catch on; [teinture, bouture, vaccination, greffe] to take; [leçon] to sink in;5 ( prélever) prendre sur ses économies pour entretenir un neveu to draw on one's savings to support a nephew; prendre sur son temps libre pour traduire un roman to translate a novel in one's spare time;6 ( se contraindre) prendre sur soi to take a hold on oneself; prendre sur soi pour faire to make oneself do; prendre sur soi pour ne pas faire to keep oneself from doing; j'ai pris sur moi pour les écouter I made myself listen to them; j'ai pris sur moi pour ne pas les insulter I kept myself from insulting them;7 ○( être cru) ça ne prend pas! it won't wash○ ou work!; ton explication ne prendra pas avec moi that explanation won't wash with me○;8 ○( subir) prendre pour qn to take the rap○ for sb; c'est toujours moi qui prends! I'm always the one who gets it in the neck○!; tu vas prendre! you'll catch it○!; il en a pris pour 20 ans he got 20 years.C se prendre vpr1 (devoir être saisi, consommé, mesuré) un marteau se prend par le manche you hold a hammer by the handle; les pâtes ne se prennent pas avec les doigts you don't eat pasta with your fingers; en Chine le thé se prend sans sucre in China they don't put sugar in their tea; la vitamine C se prend de préférence le matin vitamin C is best taken in the morning; la température se prend le matin your temperature should be taken in the morning;2 (pouvoir être acquis, conquis, utilisé, attrapé) les mauvaises habitudes se prennent vite bad habits are easily picked up; le roi ne se prend jamais ( aux échecs) the king can't be taken; un avion ne se prend pas sans réservation you can't take a plane without making reservation;3 ( s'attraper) se prendre le pied gauche avec la main droite to take one's left foot in one's right hand; certains singes se prennent aux arbres avec leur queue some monkeys can swing from trees by their tails;4 ( se tenir l'un l'autre) se prendre par la taille to hold each other around the waist;5 ( se coincer) se prendre les doigts dans la porte to catch one's fingers in the door; mon écharpe s'est prise dans les rayons my scarf got caught in the spokes;6 ○( recevoir) il s'est pris quinze jours de prison/une gifle he got two weeks in prison/a smack in the face; tu vas te prendre l'étagère sur la tête the shelf is going to come down on your head; je me suis pris une averse I got caught in a shower;7 ( commencer) se prendre à faire to find oneself doing; elle s'est prise à aimer she found herself falling in love; se prendre de sympathie pour qn to take to sb;8 ( se considérer) elle se prend pour un génie she thinks she's a genius; il se prend pour James Dean he fancies himself as James Dean; pour qui est-ce que tu te prends? who do you think you are?; ⇒ Dieu;9 ( agresser) s'en prendre à qn ( par des reproches ou des coups) to set about sb; ( pour passer sa colère) to take it out on sb; s'en prendre à qch ( habituellement) to carry on about sth; ( à l'occasion) to lay into sth;10 ( se comporter) savoir s'y prendre avec to have a way with [enfants, femmes, vieux]; to know how to handle [employés, élèves];11 ( agir) il faut s'y prendre à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book ahead to get seats; tu t'y es pris trop tard you left it too late (pour faire to do); il s'y est pris à plusieurs fois he tried several times; ils s'y sont pris à trois contre lui it was three against one; on s'y est pris à trois pour faire it took the three of us to do; regarde comment elle s'y prend look how she's doing it; elle s'y prend bien/mal she sets ou goes about it the right/wrong way; j'aime bien ta façon de t'y prendre I like the way you go about it; comment vas-tu t'y prendre? how will you go about it?; comment vas-tu t'y prendre pour les convaincre? how will you go about convincing them?c'est toujours ça de pris○ that's something at least; il y a à prendre et à laisser it's like the curate's egg; c'est à prendre ou à laisser take it or leave it; tel est pris qui croyait prendre the tables are turned; bien m'en a pris○ it was a good job○; mal m'en a pris○ it was a mistake.[prɑ̃dr] verbe transitifA.[SAISIR, ACQUÉRIR]1. [saisir] to takela chatte prend ses chatons par la peau du cou the cat picks up her kittens by the scruff of the neckprenez cette médaille qui vous est offerte par tous vos collègues accept this medal as a gift from all your colleaguesprendre un siège to take a seat, to sit down2. [emporter - lunettes, document, en-cas] to takeinutile de prendre un parapluie there's no need to take ou no need for an umbrella[emmener] to take (along)(passer) prendre quelqu'un: je suis passé la prendre chez elle à midi I picked her up at ou collected her from her home at midday3. [trouver] to getoù as-tu pris cette idée/cette citation/ces manières? where did you get that idea/this quotation/those manners?4. [se procurer]5. [acheter - nourriture, billet de loterie] to get, to buy ; [ - abonnement, assurance] to take out (separable)[réserver - chambre d'hôtel, place de spectacle] to bookj'ai pris des artichauts pour ce soir I've got ou bought some artichokes for tonightje vais vous prendre un petit poulet aujourd'hui I'll have ou take a small chicken today6. [demander - argent] to chargeje prends une commission de 3 % I take a 3% commissionmon coiffeur ne prend pas cher (familier) my hairdresser isn't too expensive ou doesn't charge too muchelle l'a réparé sans rien nous prendre she fixed it free of charge ou without charging us (anything) for it7. [retirer]prendre de l'argent sur son compte to withdraw money from one's account, to take money out of one's accountB.[AVOIR RECOURS À, SE SERVIR DE]1. [utiliser - outil] to useprends un marteau, ce sera plus facile use a hammer, you'll find it's easierje peux prendre ta voiture? can I take ou borrow your car?2. [consommer - nourriture] to eat ; [ - boisson] to drink, to have ; [ - médicament] to take ; [ - sucre] to takequ'est-ce que tu prends? what would you like to drink, what will it be?à prendre matin, midi et soir to be taken three times a day[comme ingrédient] to takeprendre l'avion to take the plane, to flyprendre le bateau to take the boat, to sail, to go by boatprendre le bus/le train to take the bus/train, to go by bus/train5. [louer]6. [suivre - voie] to takej'ai pris un sens interdit I drove ou went down a one-way streetC.[PRENDRE POSSESSION DE, CONTRÔLER]2. [voler] to takeprendre une citation dans un livre [sans permission] to lift ou to poach a quotation from a bookelle m'a pris mon idée/petit ami she stole my idea/boyfriendpousse-toi, tu prends toute la place move up, you're taking up all the spaceça prend du temps de chercher un appartement it takes time to find a flat, flat-hunting is time-consuming4. [envahir - suj: malaise, rage] to come over (inseparable) ; [ - suj: peur] to seize, to take hold ofl'envie le ou lui prit d'aller nager he felt like going for a swimqu'est-ce qui te prend? what's wrong with ou what's the matter with ou what's come over you?qu'est-ce qui le ou lui prend de ne pas répondre? why on earth isn't he answering?quand ça le ou lui prend, il casse tout (familier) when he gets into this state, he just smashes everything in sightil est rentré chez lui et bien/mal lui en a pris he went home and it was just as well he did/, but he'd have done better to stay where he was5. [surprendre - voleur, tricheur] to catchsi tu veux le voir, il faut le prendre au saut du lit if you want to see him, you must catch him as he gets upje t'y prends, petit galopin! caught ou got you, you little rascal!7. SPORTa. [pendant la course] he moved into second placeb. [à l'arrivée] he came in secondD.[ADMETTRE, RECEVOIR]1. [recevoir]le docteur ne pourra pas vous prendre avant demain the doctor won't be able to see you before tomorrowaprès 22 heures, nous ne prenons plus de clients after 10 pm, we don't let anymore customers in2. [cours] to take[engager - employé, candidat] to take on (separable)nous ne prenons pas les cartes de crédit/les bagages en cabine we don't take credit cards/cabin baggageprendre un comptable to take on ou to hire an accountant4. [acquérir, gagner]prendre de l'avance/du retard to be earlier/later than scheduledquand le gâteau commence à prendre une jolie couleur dorée when the cake starts to take on a nice golden colour[terminaison] to take5. [subir] to geta. (familier) [coups, reproches] she got the worst ou took the brunt of itb. [éclaboussures] she got most ou the worst of ita. [averse] we got soaked ou drenched!b. [réprimande] we got a real dressing down!c. [critique] we got panned!d. [défaite] we got thrashed!c'est toujours les mêmes qui prennent! (familier) they always pick on the same ones, it's always the same ones who get it in the neck!E.[CONSIDÉRER DE TELLE MANIÈRE]1. [accepter] to takebien/mal prendre quelque chose to take something well/badly[interpréter]ne prends pas ça pour toi [ne te sens pas visé] don't take it personallyprendre quelque chose en bien/en mal to take something as a compliment/badlyprenons un exemple let's take ou consider an exampleprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un poura. [par méprise] to mistake something/somebody forb. [volontairement] to take something/somebody for, to consider something/somebody to bepour qui me prenez-vous? what do you take me for?, who do you think I am?prendre quelque chose/quelqu'un comme to take something/somebody asà tout prendre all in all, by and large, all things consideredF.[ENREGISTRER]1. [consigner - notes] to take ou to write down (separable) ; [ - empreintes, mesures, température, tension] to take2. PHOTOGRAPHIEprendre quelque chose/quelqu'un (en photo) to take a picture ou photo ou photograph of something/somebodyG.[DÉCIDER DE, ADOPTER]prendre un jour de congé to take ou to have the day off2. [s'engager dans - mesure, risque] to takea. [généralement] to make a decisionb. [après avoir hésité] to make up one's mind, to come to a decisionprendre la décision de to make up one's mind to, to decide toprendre l'initiative de faire quelque chose to take the initiative in doing something, to take it upon oneself to do somethingils n'ont pris que les 20 premiers they only took ou selected the top 20il y a à prendre et à laisser dans son livre his book is a bit of a curate's egg (UK) ou is good in partsj'ai un appel pour toi, tu le prends? I've got a call for you, will you take it?————————[prɑ̃dr] verbe intransitif1. [se fixer durablement - végétal] to take (root) ; [ - bouture, greffe, vaccin] to take ; [ - mode, slogan] to catch onça ne prendra pas avec elle [mensonge] it won't work with her, she won't be taken in2. [durcir - crème, ciment, colle] to set ; [ - lac, étang] to freeze (over) ; [ - mayonnaise] to thicken3. [passer]prends à gauche [tourne à gauche] turn leftprendre à travers bois/champs to cut through the woods/fieldsje n'arrive pas à faire prendre le feu/les brindilles I can't get the fire going/the twigs to catch5. MUSIQUE & THÉÂTREprenons avant la sixième mesure/à la scène 2 let's take it from just before bar six/from scene 2————————prendre sur verbe plus préposition1. [entamer] to use (some of)je ne prendrai pas sur mon week-end pour finir le travail! I'm not going to give up ou to sacrifice part of my weekend to finish the job!2. (locution)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi passif)————————se prendre verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)————————se prendre verbe pronominal intransitifto get caught ou trappedle foulard s'est pris dans la portière the scarf got caught ou shut in the door————————se prendre verbe pronominal transitif1. [se coincer]attention, tu vas te prendre les doigts dans la charnière! careful, you'll trap your fingers ou get your fingers caught in the hinge!2. (familier) [choisir]————————se prendre à verbe pronominal plus préposition1. [se laisser aller à]2. (locution)il faut s'y prendre deux mois à l'avance pour avoir des places you have to book two months in advance to be sure of getting seatselle s'y est prise à trois fois pour faire démarrer la tondeuse she made three attempts before the lawn mower would starts'y prendre bien/mal: s'y prendre bien/mal avec quelqu'un to handle somebody the right/wrong wayelle s'y prend bien ou sait s'y prendre avec les enfants she's good with childrenje n'arrive pas à repasser le col — c'est parce que tu t'y prends mal I can't iron the collar properly — that's because you're going about it the wrong way ou doing it wrong————————se prendre de verbe pronominal plus prépositionse prendre d'amitié pour quelqu'un to grow fond of somebody, to feel a growing affection for somebody————————se prendre pour verbe pronominal plus prépositionil ne se prend pas pour rien ou pour n'importe qui he thinks he's God's gift to humanitytu te prends pour qui pour me parler sur ce ton? who do you think you are, talking to me like that?————————s'en prendre à verbe pronominal plus prépositions'en prendre à quelqu'un/quelque chosea. [l'attaquer] to attack somebody/somethingb. [le rendre responsable] to put the blame on somebody/something -
24 татуировка тюремная
• "Баклан" (жаргонное слово, означающее "хулиган").—"Biff-guy" (the jargon for hoodlum, rowdy, street-tough).• "Верю в воровскую романтику".—"I believe in the romance of the underworld".• "Верю в свою фортуну". —"I believe in my fortune".• "Воровской крест", символ авторитета в среде заключенных.—The "thieves' cross", a symbol of authority with prison inmates. The inscription means "amen".• "Вот что нас губит".—"This is what we are ruined by".• "Завязал".—"Gone straight" (the jargon for "renounced a life of crime).• "Искушен с юных лет". —"Corrupted from my youth up".• "Мой бог — злой демон". —"My God is a malignant demon".• "Проигрался — плати!"—"If you lose at cards, pay your debt!"• "Смерть прокурору!" —"Death to prosecutor!"• "Смерть той, которая толкнула меня на преступление и предала". Число поленьев означает полученный срок.—"Death to the one who drove me to crime and than betrayed". The number of logs stands for a prison term in years.• 18 лет исполнилось в ВТК.—Came of age in a penitentiary for youths.• Вера в удачу. —Faith in good luck.• Все в жизни преходяще. —Everything in life is transient.• Всю жизнь за решеткой—All life long behind bars.• Долгое время занимался кражами и грабежами, неоднократно судим; "авторитет".—Engaged for a long time in larcenies and robberies, had several convictions; a "big" (the jargon for one who is a big shot in crime)• Жизнь тает как свеча. Туз треф — тюрьма, туз пик — надежда. Надпись на латыни — "жизнь коротка".—The life is melting away like a candle. The ace of clubs stands for prison, the ace of spades — for hope. The inscription in Latin means "the life is short".• Жить — значит бороться.—The inscription in Latin means "to live is to fight".• Знак дружбы до заключения.—A sign of friendship before imprisonment.• Карикатура на сотрудников правоохранительных органов. Иногда волк изображается в форме.—A cartoon of law-enforcement officers. The wolf sometimes appears uniformed.• Клятва мести.—A vow of vengeance.• Кровная месть. —Vendetta.• Купола означают число "ходок" (судимостей).—The domes stand for the number of "trips" (the jargon for convictions).• На преступление толкнула женщина.—Driven to crime by a woman. "УК" is the acronym for Penal Code.• Наполеон — авторитет в уголовном мире?—Napoleon — a man of authority with the underworld?• Начал воровать и грабить. —Began to steal and rob.• Обе татуировки имеют одинаковое значение: "было счастье, да черт унес". Подкова — символ удачи, заплата на мешке — тюремная решетка.—Both tattoos have the same meaning: "I had good fortune, but it was carried away by the devil". The horseshoe is a symbol of good luck, the patch on the bag stands for prison bars.• Осужден за убийство жены или родственника.—Convicted for the murder of the wife or a relative.• Отбывал срок на Севере.—Served time in the northern regions (the inscription means "North").• Оторван от жизни. —Cut off from life.• Символ борьбы за лидерство среди уголовников. Наносится на лопатках.—A symbol of fighting for leadership in the underworld. Drawn on the shoulder-blades.• Символ отрицательного отношения к работникам правоохранительных органов.—A symbol of negative attitude to law-enforcement officers.• Символ товарищества в местах лишения свободы—A symbol of comradeship in places of confinement. The inscription means "freedom".• Склонен к жестокости и насилию. Лица с такой татуировкой в ИТУ называются "бойцами".—Given to brutality and violence. The persons so tattooed are called "strong-arm men" in places of confinement.• Склонен к побегу из мест заключения.—Given to escape from places of confinement.• Склонен к разбоям и грабежам.—Given to hold-ups and robberies.• Судим за грабеж. —Convicted for robbery.• Татуировка пассивного гомосексуалиста. Наносится насильно (только на спине).—A tattoo of a passive homosexual. Made by force (only on the back).• Татуировки, характерные для наркоманов.—Distinctive tattoos of drug-addicts.• Тоска по дому, по воле. —Longing for home, for freedom.• Злая неволя отняла солнце, любовь, надежду.—The sun, love and hope were taken away by the evil captivity.• "Вафлер" (минетчик). Татуировка наносится насильно.—"Bone queen" (the jargon for a male homosexual fellator). The tattoo is made by force.• "По стопам любимого отца" (память о судимых родителях).—"Following in my dear father's footsteps" (in memory of convicted parents).• "Села на якорь" (осуждена к лишению свободы).—"Got the key" (the jargon for "sentenced to a term in prison").• "Сердцеедка". —A "man-killer".• "Тянул срок" (был в заключении).—"Laid in lavenders (the jargon for "served a term of imprisonment").• "Чухан" (грязный, опустившийся заключенный, презираемый сокамерниками).—"Crum" (the jargon for a dirty, degraded prisoner held in contempt by cellmates).• "Шестерка" (осужденный, прислуживающий сокамерникам).—"Gummy" (the jargon for a prisoner used by cellmates to run errands).• Ангелы — символ надежды.—The angels are a symbol of hope.• Была невинной, была свободной.—I was innocent, I was free.• В объятиях злой судьбы. —In the embrace of ill fate.• Верю в свою любовь. —I believe in my love.• За причиненное мне зло — отомщу!—I'll revenge the evil done to me!• Муза всегда в моей душе. —The Muse is always in my heart.• Наркоман. —A drug-addict.• Невинно осужденная. —Convicted without guilt.• Ожидание свободы, счастливой жизни.—In expectation of freedom and happy life.• Отбывала срок на чужбине (за пределами России).—Served time in a strange land (beyond the boundaries of Russia).• Отрицательно настроен к работникам правоохранительных органов.—A symbol of negative attitude to law-enforcement officers.• Отсидела срок "звонком" (отбыла наказание полностью).—"Maxed-out" (the jargon for "completed a maximum sentence without previously earning parole").• Память об умерших родителях.—In memory of the deceased parents.• Память об умерших родителях.—In memory of the deceased parents.• Пережила зло, предательство, любовь.—Gone through evil, betrayal, love.• Перстень несовершеннолетних преступников. "Свети вору, а не прокурору".—A finger-ring of juvenile delinquents. "Shine for thief, but not for prosecutor".• Погубила свекровь.—My life was ruined by Mother-in-law.• Рождена свободной. —Born free.• Семнадцать лет исполнилось в ВТК.—Turned seventeen at a penitentiary for youths.• Символ амнистии, снижения срока.—A symbol of amnesty or reduction in a prison term.• Символ любви. —A symbol of love.• Символ материнской любви и веры в будущее.—A symbol of motherly love and faith in the future.• Судим за грабеж. —Convicted for robbery.[m1 ]• Судим за изнасилование. —Convicted for rape.• Судим за кражу государственного или общественного имущества.—Convicted for theft of state or public property.• Судим за кражу, склонен к созданию группировок.—Convicted for larceny. Given to formation of gangs.• Судим за разбой. —Convicted for armed robbery.• Судим за убийство, нанесение тяжких телесных повреждений.—Convicted for murder or grievous bodily harm.• Судим за хулиганство. He поддается перевоспитанию.—Convicted for hooliganism. Unamenable to reforming.• Счастье было почти в руках. —Fortune was next my hand.• Татуировка наркоманок.—A tattoo of female drug-addicts.• Умею хранить тайну. —Able to keep a secret.• Я бандитка.—I am a gun-woman.-----------------тж. см. татуировки-акронимыEnglish-Russian dictionary of the underworld > татуировка тюремная
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25 cœur
kœʀ
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nom masculin1) Anatomie heartserrer quelqu'un sur or contre son cœur — to hold somebody close
en forme de cœur — heart-shaped (épith)
avoir mal au cœur — to feel sick GB ou nauseous US
lever or soulever le cœur de quelqu'un — to make somebody feel sick GB ou nauseous US; accrocher, joie, loin
2) Culinaire heart3) fig (de fruit, roche, matière, réacteur) core; (de problème, région, bâtiment) heart; ( d'arbre) heartwoodau cœur de — (de région, ville) in the middle of; (de bâtiment, problème, système) at the heart of
au cœur de l'hiver/la nuit — in the dead of winter/night
4) ( personne)5) ( siège des émotions) heartaller droit au cœur de quelqu'un — [attentions, bienveillance] to touch somebody deeply; [attaque, remarque] to cut somebody to the quick
mon cœur se serre quand... — I feel a pang when...
problème de cœur — emotional problem; gros
6) ( être intime) heart7) ( siège de la bonté)une personne de cœur — a kind-hearted person; fortune
8) ( courage) courage9) ( énergie) heartmettre tout son cœur dans quelque chose/à faire — to put one's heart into something/into doing
10) ( envie) moodje n'ai plus le cœur à rien — I don't feel like doing anything any more; ouvrage
trois/dame de cœur — three/Queen of hearts
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à cœur locution adverbialefait or moelleux à cœur — [fromage] fully ripe
prendre quelque chose à cœur — ( être résolu) to take something seriously
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de bon cœur locution adverbiale willingly‘merci!’ - ‘c'est de bon cœur’ — ‘thank you!’ - ‘you're welcome’
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par cœur locution adverbiale by heart••avoir du cœur au ventre — (colloq) to be brave
être beau or joli comme un cœur — to be as pretty as a picture
il a un cœur gros or grand comme ça — (colloq) he's very big-hearted
avoir un cœur de pierre or marbre — to have a heart of stone
il ne le porte pas dans son cœur — he's not his favourite [BrE] person euph
le cœur n'y est pas — my/your etc heart isn't in it
* * *kœʀ nm1) ANATOMIE (= organe) heartcontre son cœur; sur son c\(oe)ur [serrer, tenir] — to one's breast
2) fig (= milieu)La cathédrale se trouve au cœur de la ville. — The cathedral is right in the middle of the town.
Ceci est au cœur de notre stratégie. — This is at the heart of our strategy.
4) CUISINEen avoir le cœur net — to be clear in one's own mind, to be clear in one's own mind about it
cela lui tient à cœur — that's close to his heart, that's very close to his heart
être de tout cœur avec qn (dans une épreuve douloureuse, un décès) — to share sb's sorrow
Nous sommes de tout cœur avec vous dans cette épreuve. — Our thoughts are with you at this sad time.
en plein cœur; recevoir une balle en plein c\(oe)ur — to get a bullet through the heart
un bel immeuble situé en plein cœur du Marais — a lovely building in the very heart of the Marais district
* * *A nm1 Anat heart; il a le cœur malade, il est malade du cœur he has a heart condition; ‘qu'est-ce qu'il a?’-‘c'est le cœur’ ‘what's wrong with him?’-‘it's his heart’; opération à cœur ouvert open-heart surgery; être opéré à cœur ouvert to have ou undergo open-heart surgery; cellules prélevées sur un cœur de veau cells taken from the heart of a calf; je la tenais pressée sur mon cœur I held her close; serrer qn sur or contre son cœur to hold sb close; porter la main à son cœur ( en signe de bonne foi) to put one's hand on one's heart; en forme de cœur heart-shaped ( épith); avoir mal au cœur to feel sick GB ou nauseous US; donner mal au cœur à qn to make sb feel sick GB ou nauseous US; lever or soulever le cœur de qn to make sb feel sick GB ou nauseous US; ⇒ accrocher, joie, loin;2 Culin heart; cœur d'agneau/de porc/de veau lamb's/pig's/calf's heart; cœur de bœuf ox heart; cœurs de poulets chicken hearts; cœur de palmier palm heart;3 fig (de fruit, roche, matière, réacteur) core; (de problème, débat, région, bâtiment) heart; ( d'arbre) heartwood; au cœur de (de région, ville) in the middle of; (de bâtiment, débat, problème, système) at the heart of; au cœur de l'été in the height of summer; au cœur de l'hiver/la nuit in the dead of winter/night; ils ont pu pénétrer jusqu'au cœur de la centrale nucléaire they got to the very heart of the nuclear power station;4 ( personne) un cœur simple a simple soul; un cœur fidèle a faithful friend; un cœur généreux a generous spirit; mon (petit) cœur dear heart, sweetheart;5 ( siège des émotions) heart; le cœur d'une mère a mother's heart; agir selon son cœur to follow one's heart; écouter son cœur to go with one's feelings; avoir le cœur léger to be light-hearted; avoir le cœur triste to be sad at heart; gagner or conquérir le cœur de qn to win sb's heart; trouver un mari selon son cœur to find the man of one's dreams; aller droit au cœur de qn [attentions, bienveillance, sympathie, spectacle] to touch sb deeply; [attaque, remarque] to cut sb to the quick; ce tailleur est un coup de cœur de notre magazine we on the magazine have chosen this suit as our special favouriteGB; avoir un coup de cœur pour qch to fall in love with sth; faire mal au cœur to be heartbreaking; ça me fait mal au cœur de voir it makes me sick at heart to see; ça me réchauffe le or fait chaud au cœur de voir it's heartwarming to see, it does my heart good to see; mon cœur se serre or j'ai le cœur serré quand… I feel a pang when…; fendre or briser or déchirer le cœur à or de qn to break sb's heart; avoir le cœur pur to be guileless; la noirceur de son cœur the evil within him/her; problème de cœur emotional problem; ⇒ gros, net;6 ( être intime) heart; ouvrir son cœur à qn to open one's heart to sb; venir du cœur to come from the heart; du fond du cœur from the bottom of one's heart; je suis de tout cœur avec vous/elle my heart goes out to you/her; de tout son cœur with all one's heart; aimer qn de tout son cœur to love sb dearly; je t'embrasse de tout mon cœur ≈ with all my love; parler à cœur ouvert to speak openly;7 ( siège de la bonté) avoir du or bon or grand cœur to be kind-hearted; avoir un cœur en or d'or to have a heart of gold; ton bon cœur te perdra your generosity will be the end of you; ‘à votre bon cœur messieurs-dames’ ‘can you spare some change?’; ne pas avoir de cœur, être sans cœur to be heartless; avoir le cœur dur or sec to be hard-hearted; faire appel au bon cœur de qn to appeal to sb's better nature; fermer son cœur à qch to harden one's heart to sth; une personne de cœur a kind-hearted person; ⇒ fortune;8 ( courage) courage; le cœur m'a manqué my courage failed me; avoir le cœur de faire qch to have the courage to do sth; redonner du cœur à qn to give sb new heart; je n'aurai jamais le cœur de me débarrasser du chaton I'll never have the heart to get rid of the kitten; tu n'auras pas le cœur de leur dire la vérité you won't have the heart to tell them the truth;9 ( énergie) heart; mettre tout son cœur dans qch/à faire to put one's heart into sth/into doing;10 ( envie) mood; avoir le cœur à faire to be in the mood for doing; je n'ai pas le cœur à plaisanter I'm not in the mood for jokes; je n'ai plus le cœur à rien I don't feel like doing anything any more; ⇒ ouvrage;11 Jeux ( carte) heart; ( couleur) hearts (pl); jouer (du) cœur to play hearts; trois/dame de cœur three/ Queen of hearts.B à cœur loc adv fait or moelleux à cœur [fromage] fully ripe; grillé à cœur [café] roasted all the way through; prendre or avoir à cœur de faire to be intent on doing; prendre qch à cœur ( se vexer) to take sth to heart; ( être résolu) to take sth seriously; cela me tient à cœur it's close to my heart.C de bon cœur loc adv willingly; faire qch de bon cœur to do sth willingly; il me l'a prêté mais ce n'était pas de bon cœur he lent it to me, but rather unwillingly; ‘merci de m'avoir prêté votre voiture’-‘c'est de bon cœur’ ‘thank you for lending me your car’-‘you're welcome’; il brossait le sol et y allait de bon cœur he was scrubbing the floor with a will; rire de bon cœur to laugh heartily.D par cœur loc adv by heart; savoir/apprendre qch par cœur to know/to learn sth by heart; connaître qn par cœur to know sb inside out.tant que mon cœur battra until my dying day; rester sur le cœur de qn [remarque, attitude] to rankle with sb; avoir le cœur au bord de lèvres to be about to be sick; avoir du cœur au ventre to be brave; être beau or joli comme un cœur to be as pretty as a picture; avoir le cœur sur la main to be open-handed; il a un cœur gros or grand comme ça○ he's very big-hearted; avoir un cœur de pierre or marbre to have a heart of stone; il ne le porte pas dans son cœur euph he's not his favouriteGB person euph; le cœur n'y est pas my/your etc heart isn't in it; si le cœur t'en dit if you feel like it; avoir qch sur le cœur to be resentful about sth.[kɶr] nom masculinA.[ORGANE]ça m'a donné ou j'ai eu un coup au cœur it really made me jumpbeau ou joli ou mignon comme un cœur as pretty as a picture2. [estomac]lever ou soulever le cœur à quelqu'un to sicken somebody, to turn somebody's stomachun spectacle à vous lever ou soulever le cœur a nauseating ou sickening sightB.[SYMBOLE DE L'AFFECTIVITÉ]1. [pensées, for intérieur] heart2. [énergie, courage] courageelle adore son travail, elle y met du cœur she loves her work, she really puts her heart (and soul) into itallez, haut les cœurs! come on, chin up!3. [humeur]avoir le cœur à faire quelque chose to be in the mood to do ou to feel like doing somethingils travaillent, mais le cœur n'y est pas they're working but their hearts aren't in itsi le cœur t'en dit if you feel like it, if the fancy takes you4. [charité, bonté]avoir du ou bon cœur to be kind ou kind-heartedtu n'as pas de cœur! you're heartless!, you have no heart!c'était un homme au grand cœur ou de cœur he was a good manavoir le cœur dur ou sec, avoir un cœur de pierre to have a heart of stone5. [siège des émotions, de l'amour] heartc'était à vous briser ou fendre le cœur it was heartbreaking ou heartrendingcela chauffe ou réchauffe le cœur it warms the cockles of your heart, it's heartwarmingavoir le cœur gros to feel sad, to have a heavy heartC.[PERSONNE]1. [personne ayant telle qualité]c'est un cœur dur ou sec ou de pierre he has a heart of stone, he's heartlessD.[CENTRE]1. [d'un chou, d'une salade, d'un fromage] heart[d'un fruit, d'un réacteur nucléaire] core2. [d'un débat] central pointE.[OBJET EN FORME DE CŒUR] JEUXdame/dix de cœur queen/ten of heartsjouer à ou du cœur to play hearts————————à cœur locution adverbiale1. [avec sérieux]2. CUISINE————————à cœur joie locution adverbiales'en donner à cœur joie to have tremendous fun ou a tremendous timeà cœur ouvert locution adjectivale[opération] open-heart (modificateur)à cœur ouvert locution adverbiale————————au cœur de locution prépositionnelleau cœur de la nuit in the ou at dead of nightau cœur de la ville in the centre of town, in the town centre————————de bon cœur locution adverbialea. [en mangeant] he really tucked inb. [en travaillant] he really got stuck in ou he went at it with a willc'est de bon cœur: ne me remerciez pas, c'est de bon cœur (que je vous ai aidé) no need to thank me, it was a pleasure (helping you)————————de tout cœur locution adverbialeje ne pourrai assister à votre mariage mais je serai de tout cœur avec vous I won't be able to attend your wedding but I'll be with you in spirit————————de tout mon cœur locution adverbiale,de tout son cœur etc. locution adverbiale1. [sincèrement - aimer, remercier] with all my/his etc. heart, from the bottom of my/his etc. heart ; [ - féliciter] warmly, wholeheartedlyrire de tout son cœur to laugh heartily ou one's head off2. [énergiquement]————————en cœur locution adjectivale[bouche, pendentif] heart-shaped————————par cœur locution adverbiale[apprendre, connaître] by heart————————sans cœur locution adjectivale————————sur le cœur locution adverbialeses critiques me sont restées ou me pèsent sur le cœur I still haven't got over the way she criticized me -
26 sorpresa
adj.surprise.f.surprise.¡qué sorpresa! what a surprise!¡qué sorpresa verte por aquí! what a surprise, seeing you here!dar una sorpresa a alguien to surprise somebodyllevarse una sorpresa to get a surprisede o por sorpresa unexpectedlypillar a alguien por sorpresa to catch somebody by surprise* * *1 surprise\coger de sorpresa / coger por sorpresa to take by surprisellevarse una sorpresa to be surprised* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (=asombro) surprise¡qué o vaya sorpresa! — what a surprise!
fue una sorpresa verte allí — it was a surprise to see you there, I was surprised to see you there
ante o para mi sorpresa — to my surprise
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causar sorpresa a algn — to surprise sb•
coger a algn de o por sorpresa — to take sb by surprise•
dar una sorpresa, Pablo quería darme una sorpresa — Pablo wanted to take me by surprise o surprise menunca ha llegado a la final, pero esta vez podría dar una o la sorpresa — she has never reached the final before but this time she may cause an upset o she may surprise a few people
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llevarse una sorpresa — to get a surprise•
producir sorpresa a algn — to surprise sb2) (=regalo) surprise¿me has comprado alguna sorpresa? — have you bought a surprise for me?
3) (Mil) surprise attack2.ADJ INV surprise antes de svisita sorpresa — unannounced visit, surprise visit
* * *Ia) ( emoción) surprisese va a llevar una sorpresa — she's going to be surprised, she's in for a surprise (colloq)
para mi gran sorpresa or con gran sorpresa por mi parte — to my great surprise
tomar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien de or por sorpresa — to take somebody by surprise
b) ( regalo) surpriseIIadjetivo invariable <fiesta/ataque> surprise (before n)* * *= shock, astonishment, surprise, eye-opener.Ex. The shock of Sputnik precipitated a near-frantic concern about our technological complacency, sending the country into a crash program of science education and space exploration in order to regain a lost prestige.Ex. In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.Ex. So overset was she by the dramatic surprise of his remarks that she was reduced to staring impotently at him.Ex. It will be an eye-opener for anyone interested in exploring the complex relationship between history, environmental issues, economy, and governance.----* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.* caja de sorpresas = grab-bag, lucky dip, lucky draw.* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* factor sorpresa = cuckoo factor, element of surprise.* fiesta sorpresa = surprise party.* ganador sorpresa = dark horse.* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* mostrar sorpresa = raise + eyebrows, register + surprise.* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.* pillar a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* pillar por sorpresa = take + Nombre + unawares.* por sorpresa = unawares.* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.* tener una sorpresa preparada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tomar por sorpresa = storm.* * *Ia) ( emoción) surprisese va a llevar una sorpresa — she's going to be surprised, she's in for a surprise (colloq)
para mi gran sorpresa or con gran sorpresa por mi parte — to my great surprise
tomar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien de or por sorpresa — to take somebody by surprise
b) ( regalo) surpriseIIadjetivo invariable <fiesta/ataque> surprise (before n)* * *= shock, astonishment, surprise, eye-opener.Ex: The shock of Sputnik precipitated a near-frantic concern about our technological complacency, sending the country into a crash program of science education and space exploration in order to regain a lost prestige.
Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.Ex: So overset was she by the dramatic surprise of his remarks that she was reduced to staring impotently at him.Ex: It will be an eye-opener for anyone interested in exploring the complex relationship between history, environmental issues, economy, and governance.* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.* caja de sorpresas = grab-bag, lucky dip, lucky draw.* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.* coger a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* coger por sorpresa = come as + a great surprise, catch out, blindside, take + Nombre + unawares.* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* factor sorpresa = cuckoo factor, element of surprise.* fiesta sorpresa = surprise party.* ganador sorpresa = dark horse.* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* mostrar sorpresa = raise + eyebrows, register + surprise.* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.* pillar a Alguien por sorpresa = catch + Nombre + napping, catch + Nombre + off-guard, catch + Nombre + flat-footed.* pillar por sorpresa = take + Nombre + unawares.* por sorpresa = unawares.* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.* tener una sorpresa preparada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tener una sorpresa reservada = have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.* tomar por sorpresa = storm.* * *1 (emoción) surprise¡qué sorpresa! what a surprise!nos cogió de sorpresa he took us by surprise o caught us unawaresse va a llevar una sorpresa she's going to be surprised, she's in for a surprise ( colloq)sus palabras causaron gran sorpresa her words caused great surprise o surprised everyonepara mi gran sorpresa or con gran sorpresa por mi parte to my great surprisevamos de sorpresa en sorpresa it's just one surprise after anotherme miró con cara de sorpresa he looked at me in surprisetodo se desarrolló sin grandes sorpresas everything went ahead without any great surprisescoger or tomar a algn de or por sorpresa to take sb by surprise2 (regalo) surprisete he traído una sorpresa I've brought you a surprise3 (CS) (en una fiesta) favor*surprise ( before n)ataques sorpresa surprise attacksfiesta sorpresa surprise party* * *
sorpresa sustantivo femenino
tomar or (esp Esp) coger a algn de sorpresa to take sb by surprise
■ adjetivo invariable ‹fiesta/ataque› surprise ( before n)
sorpresa sustantivo femenino surprise: la sorpresa la dejó muda, she was really astonished
para mi sorpresa, to my surprise
♦ Locuciones: nos atacaron por sorpresa, we were attacked by surprise
llegaron por sorpresa, they arrived without warning
' sorpresa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admirar
- anda
- aviso
- ay
- bombazo
- buena
- bueno
- callar
- campanada
- caramba
- chafar
- cielo
- córcholis
- gritar
- hasta
- incluso
- Jesús
- manifestar
- reservar
- revelación
- tomar
- admiración
- aguardar
- ah
- ahí
- andar
- choque
- demonio
- dios
- esperar
- hala
- hombre
- ir
- jo
- que
- recuperar
- shock
- si
- vuelta
English:
amazement
- bombshell
- complete
- cracker
- dear
- fright
- hence
- however
- jack-in-the-box
- kissogram
- let on
- life
- never
- rude
- some
- spring
- surprise
- turn-up
- well
- come
- in
- mystery
- pleasantly
- store
- surprised
- what
* * *sorpresa nf1. [impresión] surprise;¡qué sorpresa! what a surprise!;¡qué sorpresa verte por aquí! what a surprise, seeing you here!;dar una sorpresa a alguien to surprise sb;llevarse una sorpresa to get a surprise;por sorpresa unexpectedly;el enemigo atacó la fortaleza por sorpresa the enemy made a surprise attack on the fort;pillar a alguien por sorpresa to catch sb by surprise2. [regalo] surpriseexamen sorpresa surprise exam* * *f surprise;de opor sorpresa by surprise;por sorpresa fam take s.o. by surprise;llevarse una sorpresa be surprised, get a surprise* * *sorpresa nf: surprise* * *sorpresa n surpriseme llevé una gran sorpresa I got a big surprise / I was very surprised -
27 оставя
оста̀вя,оста̀вям гл.1. leave; ( изоставям) abandon, forsake, desert; ( любовник, любовница) jilt; ( позволявам) let; (не прибирам, не измитам) leave about/around; не \оставя някого да работи keep s.o. from work; не \оставя някого да спи keep s.o. awake; не \оставя някого да умре от глад keep s.o. from starvation; нищо не е останало от него he is a mere shadow of his former self; остави ме leave me alone; \оставя всичко quit all, drop everything; \оставя електричеството да гори leave a light burning, leave a light on; \оставя зад себе си outdistance, outstrip, surpass; \оставя на сухо leave out in the cold, leave high and dry; \оставя на съхранение deposit for safe-keeping; \оставя нещата да се развиват сами let things take their course; \оставя някого да прави каквото ще leave s.o. to himself/to his own devices, give s.o. a free hand; \оставя някого да си блъска сам главата leave s.o. to his own devices/resources; \оставя някого да умре allow s.o. to die; \оставя огъня да угасне let the fire go out; \оставя по наследство leave (to), devise (на on); \оставя след себе си leave behind (one), (за буря и пр.) leave in its train/wake; \оставя след себе си поражения (за буря и пр.) leave a trail of damage; \оставя храна/трохи за птичките put out food/crumbs for the birds; \оставя чешмата да тече leave the tap running;2. ( запазвам, отлагам) keep, leave; ( въпрос, решение) hold over; \оставя за накрая leave for the end; \оставя най-хубавото за най-после leave the best till the last;4. ( преставам да се занимавам с, отказвам се от) leave, give up; drop; да оставим това let that pass; остави let it alone, let it/things be, never mind; \оставя лъжливата скромност shed false modesty; \оставя навик drop a habit; \оставя настрана lay aside; \оставя преструвките put aside pretence; \оставя пушенето cut out tobacco, give up smoking; \оставя работата leave off work; • \оставя жив spare the life of; \оставя костите си lay o.’s bones; \оставя работата там (не правя нищо повече) let it go at that, leave it at that; \оставя си брада grow a beard;\оставя се let o.s. (с inf. без to); не се \оставя на stand up against; не се \оставя така fight back, stick to o.’s guns; остави ме намира! get off my back! \оставя се на провидението trust in providence; • не се оставяй don’t give in; остави се oh dear, oh dear; \оставя се на отчаянието abandon o.s. to despair; остави се от тая работа let (it) be. -
28 personal
adj.personal.una opinión/pregunta personal a personal opinion/questionpersonal e intransferible non-transferablef.personal foul.m.staff, personnel (trabajadores).personal docente teaching staffpersonal mínimo skeleton staffpersonal en plantilla in-house staffpersonal sanitario health workerspersonal de tierra ground crew* * *► adjetivo1 personal1 (de una empresa) personnel, staff\personal docente teaching staff* * *1. adj. 2. noun m.staff, personnel* * *1.ADJ personal2. SM1) (=plantilla) staff, personnel; ( esp Mil) force; (Náut) crew, complementestar falto de personal — to be shorthanded o shortstaffed
personal de cabina — cabin staff o crew
personal de tierra — (Aer) ground crew, ground staff
2) * (=gente) people3.SF (Baloncesto) personal foul* * *Iadjetivo personalIIa) (de fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff (sing or pl)b) (Esp fam & hum) ( gente) people* * *Iadjetivo personalIIa) (de fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff (sing or pl)b) (Esp fam & hum) ( gente) people* * *personal11 = manpower, manpower force, personnel, staff, staffing, work-force [workforce], crew.Ex: The question has been raised as to the manpower required to produce the ever-increasing number of abstracts.
Ex: This article focusses attention on formulating plans and policy for building up a manpower force for modernising library and information systems India within the next 5 years.Ex: Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.Ex: The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.Ex: During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.Ex: Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.* actitud del personal = staff attitude.* administración de personal = personnel administration.* ahorro de personal = staff saving.* apoyo del personal = staff support.* asignar personal = commit + manpower.* bien dotado de personal = well-staffed.* costes de personal = staff costs.* dedicación del personal = staff hours.* desarrollo profesional del personal = staff development.* dotación de personal = staffing.* encargado de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer.* evaluación del personal = personnel evaluation.* exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falto de personal = understaffed [under-staffed].* formación continua del personal = staff development.* formación del personal = staff training, professional development.* formar personal = produce + personnel.* funciones del personal = staff duties.* gastos en personal = staff costs.* gestión de personal = personnel management.* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.* miembro del personal = staff member, staffer.* movimiento de personal = staff turnover, turnover, labour turnover.* número y distribución de personal = staffing conditions.* personal administrativo = administrative staff.* personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.* personal auxiliar = clerical staff.* personal bibliotecario = library personnel, library staff, library worker.* personal civil = civilian staff.* personal cualificado = qualified staff, qualified personnel.* personal de ambulancia = ambulance crew.* personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.* personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.* personal de cabina = cabin crew.* personal de dirección = senior staff, senior management.* personal de la biblioteca = library staff, library worker.* personal del mostrador = counter staff.* personal del mostrador de préstamo = counter staff.* personal de mantenimiento = service worker.* personal de proceso de datos = operation staff.* personal de recepción = reception staff.* personal de referencia = reference staff, reference personnel.* personal de secretaría = secretarial staff.* personal de seguridad = security staff.* personal de servicios = service worker.* personal de un centro multimedia escolar = school media staff.* personal de vuelo = flight crew.* personal equivalente a tiempo completo = full-time equivalent staff (FTE staff).* personal joven = new blood.* personal más nuevo = junior staff.* personal militar = military personnel.* personal necesario = staffing levels.* personal paraprofesional = paraprofessional staff.* personal profesional = professional staff.* personal sanitario = clinical staff.* personal técnico = technical staff.* personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.* puesta al día del personal = staff development.* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = labour-intensive [labour intensive], staff-intensive [staff intensive].* razones del movimiento de personal = turnover behaviour.* recorte de personal = downsizing, staffing cut.* reducción de personal = staff cutbacks, downsizing.* registro de personal = personnel record.* renovación de personal = turnover, labour turnover.* responsable del personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.* reunión de personal = staff meeting.* ritmo de movimiento de personal = turnover rate.* sala de estar para el personal = coffee lounge.* sala de personal = staff lounge.* sección de personal = personnel department, personnel office.* selección de personal = personnel recruitment.* sólo para personal autorizado = restricted access.* tareas del personal = staff duties.* tasa de movimiento de personal = turnover rate, turnover rate.* turnos del personal = staffing rota.* vacante de personal = staff vacancy.personal2= one-to-one, personal, private, intimate, one-on-one.Ex: A few large libraries contain an adult learning centre, which provides training courses for volunteer tutors, one-to-one tutoring or instruction in small groups.
Ex: Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.Ex: SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.Ex: Until we feel as librarians that we are an intimate part of society, we will never begin to believe that we really function.Ex: The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.* actitud personal = personal attitude.* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.* alarma personal = rape alarm, personal alarm.* anuncio personal = personal ad.* aprovechamiento personal = personal gain.* archivo personal = private archives, personal archive(s), personal records.* armadura personal = body armour.* artículo personal = personal item.* asunto personal = personal issue.* atención personal = personal attention.* atención personal al cliente = personal selling.* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.* atracción personal = personal attraction.* autoría personal = personal authorship.* autor personal = personal author.* autor personal único = single personal authorship.* beneficio personal = personal gain.* biblioteca personal = personal library.* bienes personales = personal property.* blindaje personal = body armour.* característica personal = personality trait, personality characteristic.* carta personal = personal letter.* cheque personal = personal cheque.* comentario personal = personal note.* comentario personal de una lectura = reading-reportage.* compromiso personal = personal engagement, personal investment.* contacto personal = personal contact, public contact.* contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas = lateral hiring.* convicción personal = personal conviction.* cualidades personales = personal qualities.* cuestión personal = personal issue, life issue.* datos personales = personal details.* dinero para gastos personales = pocket change, pocket money.* documentos personales = personal papers.* economía personal = personal finance.* efectos personales = personal belongings.* ego personal = personal ego.* encabezamiento de nombre personal = personal name heading.* enriquecimiento personal = personal enrichment.* entrada de nombre personal = personal name entry.* entrevista personal = personal interview.* espacio personal = personal space, territorial space, personal space territory.* estilo personal = persona [personae, -pl.].* expediente personal = personal records.* experiencia personal = personal experience.* gestión de archivos personales = personal archives management, personal records management.* gusto personal = personal taste, personal preference.* hábito personal = personal habit.* hacer uso personal = make + personal use.* higiene personal = personal hygiene.* historia personal = personal history.* índice de rendimiento personal = individual performance index.* información personal = personal information.* interés personal = vested interest, personal interest.* interpersonal = person-to-person.* intimidad personal = personal privacy.* invasión del espacio personal = invasion of space.* libertad personal = personal freedom.* logro personal = a feather in + Posesivo + cap, personal achievement.* marca personal = personal record.* miembro personal = personal member.* nombre personal = personal name.* norma personal = personal norm.* opinión personal = personal opinion.* ordenador personal (PC) = personal computer (PC).* para uso personal = for personal use.* perder un objeto personal = lose + property.* personal investigador = research staff.* PIN (número de identificación personal) = PIN (personal identification number).* por razones personales = for personal reasons.* preferencia personal = personal preference.* problema personal = personal problem.* razones personales = personal reasons.* realización personal = personal fulfilment.* récord personal = personal record.* responsabilidad personal = personal responsibility.* satisfacción personal = personal satisfaction.* seguridad personal = personal safety.* sello personal = fingerprint [finger-print].* sicología personal = personal psychology.* sistema de valores personales = personal value system.* tecnología del ordenador personal = personal computer technology.* tener un interés muy personal en = hold + a stake in, have + a stake in.* territorio personal = personal space territory.* toque personal = personal touch.* triunfo personal = a feather in + Posesivo + cap.* uso personal = personal use.* vida personal = personal life.* voluntad personal = personal will.* * *‹asunto/documento/pregunta› personal; ‹opinión/juicio› personalobjetos de uso personal personal effectsuna alusión personal a personal remarkestá basado en su experiencia personal it is based on (his own) personal experienceno tiene ningún interés personal en el asunto he has no personal interest in the matterestamos escasos de personal we're short-staffedintentan aumentar la producción con el mismo personal they are trying to increase production with the same number of staff o with the same workforce¡cuánto personal hay en la calle! what a lot of people there are in the street!saca unas copas para el personal get some glasses out for everyone o for peopleCompuestos:cabin staff o crew( Arg) staff ( of a building)ground crew o staffflight crew* * *
personal adjetivo
personal;
■ sustantivo masculino (de fábrica, empresa) personnel (pl), staff ( sing or pl);
estamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed
personal
I adjetivo personal
una carta personal, a private letter
II sustantivo masculino (trabajadores) staff, personnel
' personal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consignar
- contingente
- dato
- efecto
- escala
- interés
- jefa
- jefe
- lavandería
- llave
- objeto
- particular
- pasar
- placa
- plana
- plano
- presente
- primar
- privada
- privado
- abandonar
- ampliación
- ampliar
- aseo
- auxiliar
- bien
- citar
- computadora
- consultorio
- coqueto
- defensa
- dejadez
- dejado
- despedir
- diario
- falta
- historial
- insuficiencia
- intimidad
- número
- palacio
- patrimonio
- PC
- planilla
- plantilla
- reducción
- tarjeta
- uno
English:
accustom
- achievement
- agree
- appreciate
- averse
- balloon
- battle
- cleanliness
- computer
- dear
- decision
- decision making
- delay
- despite
- diary
- dodge
- employ
- excuse
- exploit
- first-hand
- gap
- heart-to-heart
- love
- maintenance staff
- mate
- myself
- neglect
- office staff
- PA
- pc
- personal
- personal best
- personal computer
- personal pronoun
- personally
- personnel
- personnel department
- personnel management
- private
- private income
- put off
- referee
- self-improvement
- self-interest
- short-staffed
- staff
- staff meeting
- staff training
- staffing
- strength
* * *♦ adj[privado, íntimo] personal;una opinión/pregunta personal a personal opinion/question;mi teléfono personal es… my home o private number is…;para uso personal for personal use;personal e intransferible non-transferable♦ nm1. [trabajadores] staff, personnelpersonal administrativo administrative staff;personal de cabina cabin staff o crew;personal docente teaching staff;personal de oficina office staff;personal de planta staff;personal de tierra ground staff o crew;personal de ventas sales force o teamel personal quería ir al cine the gang wanted to go to the cinema♦ nf[en baloncesto] personal foul* * *I adj personalII m1 personnel, staff;personal docente teaching staff2 en baloncesto personal foul* * *personal adj: personal♦ personalmente advpersonal nm: personnel, staff* * *personal1 adj personal / privatepersonal2 n staff -
29 HEILL
* * *I)a.1) hale, sound; illa heill, in ill health; hann sagði at þar var vel heilt, he said they were all well there; kona eigi heil, enceinte; grœða e-n at heilu, to heal one fully;2) whole, healed, in respect of wounds or illness, with gen. (verða heill sára sinna); er um heilt bezt at binda, it is better to bind a hale than a hurt limb;3) blessed, happy; njótið heilir handa, ‘bless your hands’, well done; kom heill! welcome, hail! far heill, farewell!5) true, upright; ráða e-m heilt, to give one a wholesome (good) advice; af heilum hug, af heilu, sincerely; heilt ráð, wholesome advice; heil kenning, a useful, profitable lesson.n. and f. luck, omen, foreboding; góðu (illu) heilli, in a good (evil) hour; mörg eru giptusamlig heill, there are many good auspices; fall er farar heill, a fall is a good omen; hann bað þeim heill duga, he wished them good speed; heillum horfinn, forsaken by luck; ok var brugðit heillum sverðsins, the spell of the sword was broken.* * *1.n. and f. [Dan. held], good luck; the gender of this word varies.A. Neut., which seems to be the older gender, an omen, auspice, foreboding; hver’ro bözt heill (pl.), which are the best auspices? the answer, mörg eru góð heill, there are many good auspices, Skv. 2. 19, 20, cp. 22; giptusamlegt heill, a favourable omen, Al. 13; the neut., which is obsolete elsewhere, has remained in the phrases, góðu heilli (bono augurio), íllu heilli ( malo augurio), in a good, evil hour; íllu heilli bauð ek þér barnfóstr, Ísl. ii. 141; íllu heilli vartú skapað, Hom. 153; íllu heilli höfu vér hér dvalizt, Nj. 241; fórtú fá heilli heiman, with small luck, Ó. H. 107; verstu heilli, Heir. 4; góðu heilli, in a good hour, Fms. ix. 236, x. 18 (in a verse): talismans, of hidden magical runes written on ‘gumna heillum’ (on talismans?), Sdm. 16.B. Fem. good luck, happiness:1. plur., with the notion of being the gift of auspices or of an oracle, esp. in pl., so that the gender is dubious; fékk Ingólfr at blóti miklu ok leitaði sér heilla um forlög sín, Landn. 33; skal Þórólfr blóta ok leita heilla þeim bræðrum, Eg. 257; hefir þessi flokkr leitað sér heilla at tilvísan fjölkunnigra manna, at þeir skyldi um nætr berjask, Fms. vii. 296; Hallsteinn skaut setstokkum fyrir borð í hafi til heilla sér eptir fornum sið, Fs. 123, Landn. 34; þá skaut Steinþórr spjóti at fornum sið til heilla sér yfir flokk Snorra, Eb. 228 (an old heathen rite); þótti þat líkast til langlífis ok heilla, 126 new Ed.; ok var brugðit heillum sverðsins, the spell of the sword was broken, Korm. 84; áttú, Sigmundr, af þeim hring heillir at taka, Fær. 103.2. esp. (also in pl.) with the personal notion of a good spirit or angel, cp. hamingja; eigi veit ek hvárt vit eigum heill saman, i. e. if we shall have luck together, of two persons having one life and one heart, Nj. 3; þótti stór heill til hans horfit hafa, Fs. 194; Leifr kvað hann enn mundu mestri heill stýra af þeim frændum, Fb. i. 538; hann bað þeim heill duga, he wished them good speed, Gullþ. 14; fær þú braut bú þitt ok vestr yfir Lagarfljót, þar er heill þín öll, Hrafn. 1; heillum horfinn, forsaken by luck, Grett. 150.3. sayings, íllt er fyrir heill at hrapa, ’tis ill to rush on and leave one’s good luck behind, Skv. 2. 25; hátíðir eru til heilla beztar (mod. hátíð er til heilla bezt), denoting that high feasts ought to be chosen for momentous affairs, Ld. 176 (of one being christened at Yule time); fall er farar-heill, a fall is a good omen (in departing), Fms. vi. 414: the phrase, vera e-m lítil heilla-þúfa, to be a stumbling-block to one, the metaphor prob. taken from the popular lore as to mounds with hidden hoards, ek heft orðit lítil heilla þúfa um at þreifa flestum mönnum, Grett. 143.4. in mod. usage as a term of endearment, heillin, heillin mín, dear! my dear! the address of a husband to his wife; the bride asks, hverjum ætlarðú at bjóða í veizluna okkar, hjartað mitt? the bridegroom answers, eg veil það nú ekki, heillin mín! Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 243; getrþu ekki gefið manninum hressingu, heillin? Hrólfr. 8; hann (our son) er svo kargr, heillin mín! hann nennir ekki neitt að gera, látum við strákinn stúdiera, Grönd. 72; cp. Bb. 3. 21—hún (the wife) kyssir og með klappi segir, komdú blessaðr, heillin mín!—heillin góð! is in many Icel. houses the address of the servants to the mistress: æ! hvernig getið þér nú farið að tala, heillin góð? Piltr og Stúlka, 36; sælir og blessaðir, Auðun minn! sælar og blessaðar, heillin góð! Hrólfr. 6.COMPDS: heillabrigði, heilladrjúgr, heillalauss, heillaleysi, heillamaðr, heillaráð, heillavænligr, heillavænn.2.adj. [Ulf. hails = ὑγιής, ὑγιαίνων, χαιρε, etc.; A. S. hâl; Engl. hail and hale are of Scandinavian origin, whole of Saxon; O. H. G. heil; lost in mod. Germ.; Dan. heel; Swed. hel]:—whole:I. hale, sound; ílla heill, in ill health, Hm. 68; heilir hildar til, heilir hildi frá, fara þeir heilir hvaðan, hale, unscathed, 157; heilar hendr, Gkv. 3. 10; heilar sjónir, hale eyes, Lex. Poët.; spurði Þorsteinn hvernig þar væri heilt, hann sagði at þar var vel heilt, Th. asked how they were in health, and he said that they were well, Eg. 743; heilir, opp. to sárir, Am. 56; heilan (unbroken), Hvm. 29; heill hjálmstofn, hale skull, 31; hvergi var heilt hold á líkam hans, 623. 44; græða at heilu, to cure so as to be hale and well, 655 xi. 3; Önundr var svá frækinn maðr at fáir stóðusk honum þótt heilir væri, that few men were a match for him, though they were hale and sound, Grett. 87; sjórinn var hvergi heill, the sea was nowhere hale, i. e. the waves rose high, Vígl. 22; silki-ræma heil ok ú-sökuð, Fms. iv. 110.2. healed, of wounds, illness, in gen. pl.; verða heill sára sínna, Eg. 35; Helga dóttir bónda var þá á fouun ok heil meina sinna, 586; ok var þó eigi heill sársins, Fbr. 164.3. phrases, gróa um heilt (see gróa), Fms. xi. 87; binda um heilt, to bind up a hale limb; er um heilt bezt at binda, ‘tis better to bind a hale than a hurt limb, Ld. 206; betra heilt en gróið, better hale than healed; með heilu ok höldnu, safe and sound, Fms. x. 376; þar skal hverr heill verða sem haltr varð, he that was halt must be made hale, a law phrase, he that has a blemish upon him must clear himself of it, N. G. L. i. 326: cp. the phrase, svelta heill hungri (mod. svelta heilu hungri), to starve, Ls. 62: a guest is asked, hvað er í fréttum, what news? to which the reply is, mannheilt og ósjúkt, all hale and ‘unsick,’ i. e. all well! eigi heil, not hale, i. e. enceinte, þú ert kona eigi heil, Fas. i. 52; húsfreyja þín er eigi heil, ok mun hón fæða meybarn, Ísl. ii. 196; Freydís vildi fylgja þeim ok varð heldr sein, því at hón var eigi heil, Þorf. Karl. 428.4. answering to Gr. χαιρε, in exclamation; njótið heilir handa, ‘bless your hands!’ well done! Nj. 71; mæl drengja heilastr, well spoken, Fms. viii. 97; báðu hann tala konunga heilstan (i. e. cheered him), vi. 240; mæltu, at hann skyldi mæla allra höfðingja heilastr, viii. 290.β. in greeting, Vþm. 4, 6, Sdm. 3, 4; kom heill, welcome! hail! Blas. 42; far heill, farewell! Fms. vii. 197; heill, Magnús frændi! 171; sít heill, sit hail! Glúm. 391, Fms. x. 201; heill svá! Stj. 621; heilir svá! 475; heilar svá! 124, Karl. 507; ek svá heill, by my soul! forsooth! Fms. v. 230; svá vil ek heil! Grett. 170 new Ed.; bað þá heila fara ok heila hittask, Fms. iv. 171.5. whole, entire, Lat. integer; sjau hundruð heil, full seven hundred, Íb. 16; heil vika, 7, K. Þ. K. 102; heil dægr (opp. to half), Rb. 16; heil alin, N. G. L.; heilt ár, Bs. ii. 152.II. metaph. true, upright; allit., heilt ráð ok heimilt, a hale and good bargain, without fraud or flaw, Grág. i. 317; með heilum fortölum, Dipl. i. 3; ráða e-m heilt, to give wholesome (good, wise) advice to one, Nj. 31, (heilræði); með heilum hug, sincerely, cp. Hm. 106; heilum sáttum, Háv. 50 new Ed., Al. 60.β. safe; prestinum þótti eigi heilt at setja hann annat sinn undir sama váða, Fms. x. 417. -
30 fero
fĕro, tuli, latum, ferre (ante-class. redupl. form in the tempp. perff.:I.tetuli,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 84; 168; id. Men. 4, 2, 25; 66; id. Rud. prol. 68: tetulisti, Att. and Caecil. ap. Non. 178, 17 sq.:tetulit,
Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 40; id. Men. 2, 3, 30; Ter. And. 5, 1, 13:tetulerunt,
Lucr. 6, § 672:tetulissem,
Ter. And. 4, 5, 13:tetulisse,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 1, 2:tetulero,
id. Cist. 3, 19:tetulerit,
id. Poen. 3, 1, 58; id. Rud. 4, 3, 101), v. a. and n. [a wide-spread root; Sanscr. bhar-, carry, bharas, burden; Gr. pherô; Goth. bar, bairo, bear, produce, whence barn, child; Anglo-Saxon beran, whence Engl. bear, birth; cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 300; Fick, Vergl. Wort. p. 135. The perf. forms, tuli, etc., from the root tul-, tol-; Sanscr. tol-jami, lift, weigh; Gr. tlênai, endure, cf. talas, talanton; Lat. tollo, tolerare, (t)latus, etc. Cf. Goth. thulan, Germ. dulden, Geduld; Anglo-Sax. tholian, suffer. Supine latum, i. e. tlatum; cf. supra; v. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 220; Corss. Ausspr. 2, 73], to bear, carry, bring. (For syn. cf.: gero, porto, bajulo, veho; effero, infero; tolero, patior, sino, permitto, etc.)Lit.A.In gen.:B.ferri proprie dicimus, quae quis suo corpore bajulat, portari ea, quae quis in jumento secum ducit, agi ea, quae animalia sunt,
Dig. 50, 16, 235: oneris quidvis feret, Ter. Ph. 3, 3, 29:quin te in fundo conspicer fodere aut arare aut aliquid ferre,
id. Heaut. 1, 1, 17:numerus eorum, qui arma ferre possent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 29, 1:arma et vallum,
Hor. Epod. 9, 13:sacra Junonis,
id. S. 1, 3, 11:cadaver nudis humeris (heres),
id. ib. 2, 5, 86:argentum ad aliquem,
Plaut. As. 3, 3, 142; cf.:symbolum filio,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 30:olera et pisciculos minutos ferre obolo in cenam seni,
Ter. And. 2, 2, 32; cf.:vina et unguenta et flores,
Hor. C. 2, 3, 14:discerpta ferentes Memora gruis,
id. S. 2, 8, 86; cf.:talos, nucesque sinu laxo,
id. ib. 2, 3, 172:in Capitolium faces,
Cic. Lael. 11, 37:iste operta lectica latus per oppidum est ut mortuus,
id. Phil. 2, 41, 106:lectica in Capitolium latus est,
Suet. Claud. 2:circa judices latus (puer),
Quint. 6, 1, 47:prae se ferens (in essedo) Darium puerum,
Suet. Calig. 19.— Poet. with inf.:natum ad Stygios iterum fero mergere fontes,
Stat. Ach. 1, 134.—Prov.:ferre aliquem in oculis, or simply oculis,
i. e. to hold dear, love exceedingly, Cic. Phil. 6, 4, 11; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3, § 9; Q. Cic. Fam. 16, 27, 2.—In partic.1.With the idea of motion predominating, to set in motion, esp. to move onward quickly or rapidly, to bear, lead, conduct, or drive away; with se or mid. (so esp. freq.), to move or go swiftly, to haste, speed, betake one's self; and of things, to flow, mount, run down.(α).Act.:(β).ubi in rapidas amnis dispeximus undas: Stantis equi corpus transvorsum ferre videtur Vis, et in advorsum flumen contrudere raptim: Et, quocumque oculos trajecimus, omnia ferri Et fluere assimili nobis ratione videntur,
Lucr. 4, 422 sq.:ubi cernimus alta Exhalare vapore altaria, ferreque fumum,
to send up, id. 3, 432; cf.:vis ut vomat ignes, Ad caelumque ferat flammai fulgura rursum,
id. 1, 725; and:caelo supinas si tuleris manus,
raisest, Hor. C. 3, 23, 1:te rursus in bellum resorbens Unda fretis tulit aestuosis,
id. ib. 2, 7, 16; cf.:ire, pedes quocumque ferent,
id. Epod. 16, 21; and:me per Aegaeos tumultus Aura feret,
id. C. 3, 29, 64:signa ferre,
to put the standards in motion, to break up, Caes. B. G. 1, 39 fin.; 1, 40, 12; Liv. 10, 5, 1 al.:pol, si id scissem, numquam huc tetulissem pedem,
have stirred foot, have come, Ter. And. 4, 5, 13:pedem,
Verg. A. 2, 756; Val. Fl. 7, 112:gressum,
to walk, Lucr. 4, 681; cf.:agiles gressus,
Sil. 3, 180:vagos gradus,
Ov. M. 7, 185:vestigia,
Sil. 9, 101:vagos cursus,
id. 9, 243.— Absol.:quo ventus ferebat,
bore, drove, Caes. B. G. 3, 15, 3:interim, si feret flatus, danda sunt vela,
Quint. 10, 3, 7:itinera duo, quae extra murum ad portum ferebant,
led, Caes. B. C. 1, 27, 4:pergit ad speluncam, si forte eo vestigia ferrent,
Liv. 1, 7, 6.—Prov.:in silvam ligna ferre,
to carry coals to Newcastle, Hor. S. 1, 10, 34.—With se or mid., to move or go swiftly, to hasten, rush:2.cum ipsa paene insula mihi sese obviam ferre vellet,
to meet, Cic. Planc. 40, 96; cf.:non dubitaverim me gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre,
id. Rep. 1, 4:hinc ferro accingor rursus... meque extra tecta ferebam,
Verg. A. 2, 672; 11, 779:grassatorum plurimi palam se ferebant,
Suet. Aug. 32.—Of things as subjects:ubi forte ita se tetulerunt semina aquarum,
i. e. have collected themselves, Lucr. 6, 672.—Mid.:ad eum omni celeritate et studio incitatus ferebatur,
proceeded, Caes. B. C. 3, 78, 2:alii aliam in partem perterriti ferebantur,
betook themselves, fled, id. B. G. 2, 24, 3:(fera) supra venabula fertur,
rushes, springs, Verg. A. 9, 553:huc juvenis nota fertur regione viarum,
proceeds, id. ib. 11, 530:densos fertur moribundus in hostes,
rushes, id. ib. 2, 511:quocumque feremur, danda vela sunt,
Cic. Or. 23, 75; cf.:non alto semper feremur,
Quint. 12, 10, 37:ego, utrum Nave ferar magna an parva, ferar unus et idem,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 200:non tenui ferar Penna biformis per liquidum aethera Vates,
fly, id. C. 2, 20, 1.—Of inanimate subjects:(corpuscula rerum) ubi tam volucri levitate ferantur,
move, Lucr. 4, 195; cf.:quae cum mobiliter summa levitate feruntur,
id. 4, 745; cf.:tellus neque movetur et infima est, et in eam feruntur omnia nutu suo pondera,
Cic. Rep. 6, 17 fin.:Rhenus longo spatio per fines Nantuatium, etc.... citatus fertur,
flows, Caes. B. G. 4, 10, 3; cf. Hirt. B. [p. 738] G. 8, 40, 3:ut (flamma) ad caelum usque ferretur,
ascended, arose, Suet. Aug. 94.—Rarely ferre = se ferre: quem procul conspiciens ad se ferentem pertimescit,
Nep. Dat. 4 fin. —To carry off, take away by force, as a robber, etc.: to plunder, spoil, ravage:3.alii rapiunt incensa feruntque Pergama,
Verg. A. 2, 374:postquam te (i. e. exstinctum Daphnin) fata tulerunt,
snatched away, id. E. 5, 34. So esp. in the phrase ferre et agere, of taking booty, plundering, where ferre applies to portable things, and agere to men and cattle; v. ago.—To bear, produce, yield:4.plurima tum tellus etiam majora ferebat, etc.,
Lucr. 5, 942 sq.; cf.:quae autem terra fruges ferre, et, ut mater, cibos suppeditare possit,
Cic. Leg. 2, 27, 67:quem (florem) ferunt terrae solutae,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 10:quibus jugera fruges et Cererem ferunt,
id. ib. 3, 24, 13:angulus iste feret piper et thus,
id. Ep. 1, 14, 23:(olea) fructum ramis pluribus feret,
Quint. 8, 3, 10.— Absol.:ferundo arbor peribit,
Cato, R. R. 6, 2.—Of a woman or sheanimal, to bear offspring, be pregnant:5.ignorans nurum ventrem ferre,
Liv. 1, 34, 3;of animals: equa ventrem fert duodecim menses, vacca decem, ovis et capra quinque, sus quatuor,
Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 19; cf.:cervi octonis mensibus ferunt partus,
Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 112:nec te conceptam saeva leaena tulit,
Tib. 3, 4, 90.— Poet.:quem tulerat mater claro Phoenissa Laconi,
i. e. had borne, Sil. 7, 666.—To offer as an oblation:6.liba et Mopsopio dulcia melle feram,
Tib. 1, 7, 54; so,liba,
id. 1, 10, 23:lancesque et liba Baccho,
Verg. G. 2, 394:tura superis, altaribus,
Ov. M. 11, 577.—To get, receive, acquire, obtain, as gain, a reward, a possession, etc.:II.quod posces, feres,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 106; cf.: quodvis donum et praemium a me optato;id optatum feres,
Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 27:fructus ex sese (i. e. re publica) magna acerbitate permixtos tulissem,
Cic. Planc. 38, 92:partem praedae,
id. Rosc. Am. 37, 107:ille crucem pretium sceleris tulit, hic diadema,
Juv. 13, 105:coram rege sua de paupertate tacentes Plus poscente ferent,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 44.Trop.A.In gen., to bear, carry, bring:B.satis haec tellus morbi caelumque mali fert,
bears, contains, Lucr. 6, 663;veterrima quaeque, ut ea vina, quae vetustatem ferunt, esse debent suavissima,
which carry age, are old, Cic. Lael. 19, 67:scripta vetustatem si modo nostra ferent,
will have, will attain to, Ov. Tr. 5, 9, 8:nomen alicujus,
to bear, have, Cic. Off. 3, 18, 74; cf.:insani sapiens nomen ferat, aequus iniqui,
Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 15:nomen,
Suet. Aug. 101; id. Calig. 47:cognomen,
id. Aug. 43; id. Galb. 3; cf.:ille finis Appio alienae personae ferendae fuit,
of bearing an assumed character, Liv. 3, 36, 1:Archimimus personam ejus ferens,
personating, Suet. Vesp. 19; cf.also: (Garyophyllon) fert et in spinis piperis similitudinem,
Plin. 12, 7, 15, § 30: fer mi auxilium, bring assistance, aid, help, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 29 (Trag. v. 50 ed. Vahl.); cf.:alicui opem auxiliumque ferre,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 3, § 9:auxilium alicui,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 5; Ter. And. 1, 1, 115; Cic. Cat. 2, 9, 19; Caes. B. G. 1, 13, 5; 4, 12, 5; Hor. Epod. 1, 21 et saep.: opem, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 31, 66 (Trag. v. 86 ed. Vahl.):opem alicui,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 23; Ter. And. 3, 1, 15; id. Ad. 3, 4, 41; Cic. Rab. Perd. 1, 3 (with succurrere saluti); id. Fin. 2, 35, 118 (with salutem); id. Fam. 5, 4, 2:subsidium alicui,
Caes. B. G. 2, 26, 2:condicionem,
to proffer, id. ib. 4, 11, 3; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 30:Coriolanus ab sede sua cum ferret matri obviae complexum,
offered, Liv. 2, 40, 5:si qua fidem tanto est operi latura vetustas,
will bring, procure, Verg. A. 10, 792:ea vox audita laborum Prima tulit finem,
id. ib. 7, 118: suspicionem falsam, to entertain suspicion, Enn. ap. Non. 511, 5 (Trag. v. 348 ed. Vahl.).—In partic.1.(Acc. to I. B. 1.) To move, to bring, lead, conduct, drive, raise:2.quem tulit ad scenam ventoso gloria curru,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 177; so,animi quaedam ingenita natura... recta nos ad ea, quae conveniunt causae, ferant,
Quint. 5, 10, 123; cf. absol.:nisi illud, quod eo, quo intendas, ferat deducatque, cognoris,
Cic. de Or. 1, 30, 135:exstincti ad caelum gloria fertur,
Lucr. 6, 8; cf.:laudibus aliquem in caelum ferre,
to extol, praise, Cic. Fam. 10, 26, 2; cf. id. Rep. 1, 43; Quint. 10, 1, 99; Suet. Otho, 12; id. Vesp. 6:eam pugnam miris laudibus,
Liv. 7, 10, 14; cf.:saepe rem dicendo subiciet oculis: saepe supra feret quam fieri possit,
wilt exalt, magnify, Cic. Or. 40, 139:ferte sermonibus et multiplicate fama bella,
Liv. 4, 5, 6:ferre in majus vero incertas res fama solet,
id. 21, 32, 7:crudelitate et scelere ferri,
to be impelled, carried away, Cic. Clu. 70, 199:praeceps amentia ferebare,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 46, § 121; cf.:ferri avaritia,
id. Quint. 11, 38:orator suo jam impetu fertur,
Quint. 12 praef. §3: eloquentia, quae cursu magno sonituque ferretur,
Cic. Or. 28, 97; cf.:(eloquentia) feratur non semitis sed campis,
Quint. 5, 14, 31:oratio, quae ferri debet ac fluere,
id. 9, 4, 112; cf.:quae (historia) currere debet ac ferri,
id. 9, 4, 18; so often: animus fert (aliquem aliquo), the mind moves one to any thing:quo cujusque animus fert, eo discedunt,
Sall. J. 54, 4; cf.:milites procurrentes consistentesque, quo loco ipsorum tulisset animus,
Liv. 25, 21, 5; and:qua quemque animus fert, effugite superbiam regiam,
id. 40, 4, 14:si maxime animus ferat,
Sall. C. 58, 6; cf. Ov. M. 1, 775.—With an object-clause, the mind moves one to do any thing, Ov. M. 1, 1; Luc. 1, 67; Suet. Otho, 6; cf.also: mens tulit nos ferro exscindere Thebas,
Stat. Th. 4, 753.—(Acc. to I. B. 2.) To carry off, take away:3.omnia fert aetas, animum quoque,
Verg. E. 9, 51:postquam te fata tulerunt,
id. ib. 5, 34:invida Domitium fata tulere sibi,
Anthol. Lat. 4, 123, 8;like efferre,
to carry forth to burial, Ov. Tr. 1, 3, 89.—(Acc. to I. B. 3.) To bear, bring forth, produce:4.haec aetas prima Athenis oratorem prope perfectum tulit,
Cic. Brut. 12, 45:aetas parentum, pejor avis, tulit Nos nequiores,
Hor. C. 3, 6, 46:Curium tulit et Camillum Saeva paupertas,
id. ib. 1, 12, 42.—(Acc. to I. B. 6.) To bear away, to get, obtain, receive:5. a.Cotta et Sulpicius omnium judicio facile primas tulerunt,
Cic. Brut. 49, 183:palmam,
to carry off, win, id. Att. 4, 15, 6:victoriam ex inermi,
to gain, Liv. 39, 51, 10; 2, 50, 2; 8, 8, 18:gratiam et gloriam annonae levatae,
id. 4, 12, 8:maximam laudem inter suos,
Caes. B. G. 6, 21, 4:centuriam, tribus,
i. e. to get their votes, Cic. Planc. 20, 49; 22, 53; id. Phil. 2, 2, 4:suffragia,
Suet. Caes. 13 (diff. from 8. a.):responsum ab aliquo,
to receive, Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 19; Caes. B. G. 6, 4 fin.:repulsam a populo,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 54:repulsam,
id. de Or. 2, 69 fin.; id. Phil. 11, 8, 19; id. Att. 5, 19 al.: calumniam, i. e. to be convicted of a false accusation, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 1:ita ut filius partem dimidiam hereditatis ferat,
Gai. Inst. 3, 8:singulas portiones,
id. ib. 3, 16; 61.—To bear in any manner.(α).With acc.: servi injurias nimias aegre ferunt, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17:(β).(onus senectutis) modice ac sapienter sicut omnia ferre,
Cic. de Sen. 1, 2:aegre ferre repulsam consulatus,
id. Tusc. 4, 17, 40:hoc moderatiore animo ferre,
id. Fam. 6, 1, 6:aliquid toleranter,
id. ib. 4, 6, 2:clementer,
id. Att. 6, 1, 3:quod eo magis ferre animo aequo videmur, quia, etc.,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 48, § 126:ut tu fortunam, sic nos te, Celse, feremus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 17.—With an object-clause:(γ).ut si quis aegre ferat, se pauperem esse,
take it ill, Cic. Tusc. 4, 27, 59:hoc ereptum esse, graviter et acerbe ferre,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 152:quomodo ferant veterani, exercitum Brutum habere,
id. Phil. 10, 7, 15.—With de:(δ).de Lentulo scilicet sic fero, ut debeo,
Cic. Att. 4, 6, 1:quomodo Caesar ferret de auctoritate perscripta,
id. ib. 5, 2, 3:numquid moleste fers de illo, qui? etc.,
id. ib. 6, 8, 3.—Absol.:b. (α).sin aliter acciderit, humaniter feremus,
Cic. Att. 1, 2, 1:si mihi imposuisset aliquid, animo iniquo tulissem,
id. ib. 15, 26, 4.—With acc.: quis hanc contumeliam, quis hoc imperium, quis hanc servitutem ferre potest? Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17:(β).qui potentissimorum hominum contumaciam numquam tulerim, ferrem hujus asseclae?
Cic. Att. 6, 3, 6:cujus desiderium civitas ferre diutius non potest,
id. Phil. 10, 10, 21:cogitandi non ferebat laborem,
id. Brut. 77, 268:unum impetum nostrorum,
Caes. B. G. 3, 19, 3:vultum atque aciem oculorum,
id. ib. 1, 39, 1:cohortatio gravior quam aures Sulpicii ferre didicissent,
to hear unmoved, Cic. Phil. 9, 4, 9:vultum,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 121:multa tulit fecitque puer, sudavit et alsit,
id. A. P. 413:spectatoris fastidia,
id. Ep. 2, 1, 215:fuisse (Epaminondam) patientem suorumque injurias ferentem civium,
Nep. Epam. 7.—Of personal objects:quem ferret, si parentem non ferret suum?
brook, Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 28:optimates quis ferat, qui, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 1, 33:vereor, ut jam nos ferat quisquam,
Quint. 8, 3, 25:an laturi sint Romani talem regem,
id. 7, 1, 24:quis enim ferat puerum aut adolescentulum, si, etc.,
id. 8, 5, 8.—With an object-clause:(γ).ferunt aures hominum, illa... laudari,
Cic. de Or. 2, 84, 344:non feret assiduas potiori te dare noctes,
Hor. Epod. 15, 13; Ov. M. 2, 628:illa quidem in hoc opere praecipi quis ferat?
Quint. 11, 3, 27; 11, 1, 69:servo nubere nympha tuli,
Ov. H. 5, 12; cf.:alios vinci potuisse ferendum est,
id. M. 12, 555. —With quod:6.quod rapta, feremus, dummodo reddat eam,
Ov. M. 5, 520:illud non ferendum, quod, etc.,
Quint. 11, 3, 131. —With the access, notion of publicity, to make public, to disclose, show, exhibit:b.eum ipsum dolorem hic tulit paulo apertius,
Cic. Planc. 14, 34; cf.:laetitiam apertissime tulimus omnes,
id. Att. 14, 13, 2:neque id obscure ferebat nec dissimulare ullo modo poterat,
id. Clu. 19, 54:haud clam tulit iram adversus praetorem,
Liv. 31, 47, 4; cf.:tacite ejus verecundiam non tulit senatus, quin, etc.,
id. 5, 28, 1.—Prae se ferre, to show, manifest, to let be seen, to declare:7.cujus rei tantae facultatem consecutum esse me, non profiteor: secutum me esse, prae me fero,
Cic. N. D. 1, 5, 12:noli, quaeso, prae te ferre, vos plane expertes esse doctrinae,
id. ib. 2, 18, 47:non mediocres terrores... prae se fert et ostentat,
id. Att. 2, 23, 3:hanc virtutem prae se ferunt,
Quint. 2, 13, 11:liberalium disciplinarum prae se scientiam tulit,
id. 12, 11, 21:magnum animum (verba),
id. 11, 1, 37.—Of inanim. and abstr. subjects:(comae) turbatae prae se ferre aliquid affectus videntur,
Quint. 11, 3, 148:oratio prae se fert felicissimam facilitatem,
id. 10, 1, 11.—Of speech, to report, relate, make known, assert, celebrate:b.haec omnibus ferebat sermonibus,
Caes. B. C. 2, 17, 2:alii alia sermonibus ferebant Romanos facturos,
Liv. 33, 32, 3:ferte sermonibus et multiplicate fama bella,
id. 4, 5, 6:patres ita fama ferebant, quod, etc.,
id. 23, 31, 13; cf. with acc.:hascine propter res maledicas famas ferunt,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 149:famam,
id. Pers. 3, 1, 23:fama eadem tulit,
Tac. A. 1, 5; cf. id. ib. 15, 60:nec aliud per illos dies populus credulitate, prudentes diversa fama, tulere,
talk about, id. ib. 16, 2:inimici famam non ita, ut nata est, ferunt,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 23:quod fers, cedo,
tell, say, Ter. Ph. 5, 6, 17:nostra (laus) semper feretur et praedicabitur, etc.,
Cic. Arch. 9, 21.—With an object-clause:cum ipse... acturum se id per populum aperte ferret,
Liv. 28, 40, 2; id. ib. §1: saepe homines morbos magis esse timendos ferunt quam Tartara leti,
Lucr. 3, 42:Prognen ita velle ferebat,
Ov. M. 6, 470; 14, 527:ipsi territos se ferebant,
Tac. H. 4, 78; id. A. 4, 58; 6, 26 (32); cf.:mihi fama tulit fessum te caede procubuisse, etc.,
Verg. A. 6, 503:commentarii ad senatum missi ferebant, Macronem praesedisse, etc.,
Tac. A. 6, 47 (53).—Ferunt, fertur, feruntur, etc., they relate, tell, say; it is said, it appears, etc.—With inf.:c.quin etiam Xenocratem ferunt, cum quaereretur ex eo, etc... respondisse, etc.,
Cic. Rep. 1, 2:fuisse quendam ferunt Demaratum, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 19:quem ex Hyperboreis Delphos ferunt advenisse,
id. N. D. 3, 23, 57; Hor. C. 3, 17, 2:homo omnium in dicendo, ut ferebant, accrrimus et copiosissimus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 45:Ceres fertur fruges... mortalibus instituisse,
Lucr. 5, 14:in Syria quoque fertur item locus esse, etc.,
id. 6, 755:is Amulium regem interemisse fertur,
Cic. Rep. 2, 3:qui in contione dixisse fertur,
id. ib. 2, 10 fin.:quam (urbem) Juno fertur terris omnibus unam coluisse,
Verg. A. 1, 15:non sat idoneus Pugnae ferebaris,
you were accounted, held, Hor. C. 2, 19, 27:si ornate locutus est, sicut fertur et mihi videtur,
Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 49; cf.: cum quaestor ex Macedonia venissem Athenas florente [p. 739] Academia, ut temporibus illis ferebatur, id. ib. § 45.—To give out, to pass off a person or thing by any name or for any thing; and, in the pass., to pass for any thing, to pass current:8.hunc (Mercurium) omnium inventorem artium ferunt,
Caes. B. G. 6, 17, 1:ut Servium conditorem posteri fama ferrent,
Liv. 1, 42, 4:qui se Philippum regiaeque stirpis ferebat, cum esset ultimae,
set himself up for, boast, Vell. 1, 11, 1:avum M. Antonium, avunculum Augustum ferens,
boasting of, Tac. A. 2, 43; cf.:qui ingenuum se et Lachetem mutato nomine coeperat ferre,
Suet. Vesp. 23:ante Periclem, cujus scripta quaedam feruntur,
Cic. Brut. 7, 27 (quoted paraphrastically, Quint. 3, 1, 12): sub nomine meo libri ferebantur artis rhetoricae, Quint. prooem. 7; cf.:cetera, quae sub nomine meo feruntur,
id. 7, 2, 24; Suet. Caes. 55; id. Aug. 31; id. Caes. 20:multa ejus (Catonis) vel provisa prudenter vel acta constanter vel responsa acute ferebantur,
Cic. Lael. 2, 6:qua ex re in pueritia nobilis inter aequales ferebatur,
Nep. Att. 1, 3.—Polit. and jurid. t. t.a.Suffragium or sententiam, to give in one's vote, to vote, Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 1; cf.:b.ferunt suffragia,
Cic. Rep. 1, 31; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7:de quo foedere populus Romanus sententiam non tulit,
id. Balb. 15, 34; cf.:de quo vos (judices) sententiam per tabellam feretis,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 47, § 104;so of the voting of judges,
id. Clu. 26, 72;of senators: parcite, ut sit qui in senatu de bello et pace sententiam ferat,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 31, § 76; cf. id. Fam. 11, 21, 2.—Legem (privilegium, rogationem) ad populum, or absol., to bring forward or move a proposition, to propose a law, etc.:c.perniciose Philippus in tribunatu, cum legem agrariam ferret, etc.,
Cic. Off. 2, 21, 73; cf. id. Sull. 23, 65:quae lex paucis his annis lata esset,
id. Corn. 1, 3 (vol. xi. p. 10 B. and K.):familiarissimus tuus de te privilegium tulit, ut, etc.,
id. Par. 4, 32:Sullam illam rogationem de se nolle ferri (shortly before: Lex ferri coepta),
id. Sull. 23, 65:rogationem de aliquo, contra or in aliquem, ad populum, ad plebem,
id. Balb. 14, 33; id. Clu. 51, 140; id. Brut. 23, 89; Caes. B. C. 3, 1, 4; Liv. 33, 25, 7:nescis, te ipsum ad populum tulisse, ut, etc.,
proposed a bill, Cic. Phil. 2, 43, 100:ut P. Scaevola tribunus plebis ferret ad plebem, vellentne, etc.,
id. Fin. 2, 16, 54; cf. Liv. 33, 25, 6:quod Sulla ipse ita tulit de civitate, ut, etc.,
Cic. Caecin. 35, 102:nihil de judicio ferebat,
id. Sull. 22, 63:cum, ut absentis ratio haberetur, ferebamus,
id. Att. 7, 6, 2.— Impers.:lato ut solet ad populum, ut equum escendere liceret,
Liv. 23, 14, 2. —Judicem, said of the plaintiff, to offer or propose to the defendant as judge:9.quem ego si ferrem judicem, refugere non deberet,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 15, 45; id. de Or. 2, 70, 285.—Hence, judicem alicui, in gen., to propose a judge to, i. e. to bring a suit against, to sue a person:se iterum ac saepius judicem illi ferre,
Liv. 3, 57, 5; 3, 24, 5; 8, 33, 8.—Mercant. t. t., to enter, to set or note down a sum in a book:10.quod minus Dolabella Verri acceptum rettulit, quam Verres illi expensum tulerit, etc.,
i. e. has set down as paid, has paid, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 39, § 100 sq., v. expendo.—Absol., of abstr. subjects, to require, demand, render necessary; to allow, permit, suffer:ita sui periculi rationes ferre ac postulare,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 40, § 105; cf.:gravioribus verbis uti, quam natura fert,
id. Quint. 18, 57: quid ferat Fors, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. 203 ed. Vahl.):quamdiu voluntas Apronii tulit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23, § 57:ut aetas illa fert,
as is usual at that time of life, id. Clu. 60, 168:ad me, ut tempora nostra, non ut amor tuus fert, vere perscribe,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 4, 5:quod ita existimabam tempora rei publicae ferre,
id. Pis. 2, 5:si ita commodum vestrum fert,
id. Agr. 2, 28, 77:prout Thermitani hominis facultates ferebant,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 83:si vestra voluntas feret,
if such be your pleasure, id. de Imp. Pomp. 24, 70:ut opinio et spes et conjectura nostra fert,
according to our opinion, hope, and belief, id. Att. 2, 25, 2:ut mea fert opinio,
according to my opinion, id. Clu. 16, 46: si occasio tulerit, if occasion require, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 6:dum tempus ad eam rem tulit, sivi, animum ut expleret suum,
Ter. And. 1, 2, 17: in hac ratione quid res, quid causa, quid tempus ferat, tu perspicies, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 6:natura fert, ut extrema ex altera parte graviter, ex altera autem acute sonent,
id. Rep. 6, 18.— Impers.:sociam se cujuscumque fortunae, et, si ita ferret, comitem exitii promittebat (sc. res or fortuna),
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влезать/влезть (лезть, залезать/залезть) в душу чью, кого, (к) кому VP subj: human1. coll to understand the inner world of another person, anticipate his thoughts, moods, feelingsx влез Y-y в душу = x got inside Y's head (soul).2. coll, usu. disapprov to inquire in very close detail about s.o. 's personal life, interfere in s.o. 's private affairsx лезет к Y-y в душу — x pries into Yls feelingsx pries into Yls (very) soul.«Зачем он все это мне рассказывает? - закипала в Андрее лютая и необъяснимая для него самого злость. - Что ему надо от меня? Какие такие у него права есть влезать ко мне в душу?» (Максимов 3). A fierce anger, which he couldn't have explained to himself, took hold of Andrei. "Why is he telling me all this? What does he want from me? What right has he got to come prying into my feelings?" (3a).(Сангвиник:) Послушайте, батенька, а как вы сюда попали? (Холерик:) Не ваше дело! Я к вам в душу не лезу! (Аксенов 11). (S..) Listen, old buddy, how did you get here? (Ch.:) None of your business! I don't go prying into your soul (1 la).Сначала старухи переберут весь околоток, кто как живет, кто что делает они проникнут не только в семейный быт, в закулисную жизнь, но в сокровенные помыслы и намерения каждого, влезут в душу... (Гончаров 1). The ladies would begin by talking over the whole neighborhood, discussing how this one lived, what that one did, not only going into everyone's domestic life and what went on behind the scenes, but prying into their innermost thoughts and motives, into their very souls... (1b)3. coll to (try to) win s.o. 's confidence by any means, (try to) obtain s.o. 's favor ( usu. out of selfish or mercenary motives)x влез к Y-y в душу - x wormed (weaseled, wheedled) his way into Y4s confidencex wormed himself into Y's confidence x gained Y4s confidence.(Мурзавецкая:) Я тебя свезу сегодня к Купавиной: подружись с ней, да в душу-то к ней влезь: она женщина не хитрая а тебя учить нечего (Островский 5). (М..) I'm going to take you with me to-day to Madam Kupavin's. Make friends with her, gain her confidence. She is not a clever woman, - but I needn't instruct you (5a).4. substand to become the object of s.o. 's affection, love, respect etc, become very dear to s.o.: x влез Y-y в душу = x won Y's heartx won Y over (in limited contexts) Y fell for x. -
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[VP; subj: human]=====1. coll to understand the inner world of another person, anticipate his thoughts, moods, feelings:- X влез Y-y в душу≈ X got inside Y's head (soul).2. coll, usu. disapprov to inquire in very close detail about s.o.'s personal life, interfere in s.o.'s private affairs:- X pries into Y's (very) soul.♦ "Зачем он все это мне рассказывает? - закипала в Андрее лютая и необъяснимая для него самого злость. - Что ему надо от меня? Какие такие у него права есть влезать ко мне в душу?" (Максимов 3). A fierce anger, which he couldn't have explained to himself, took hold of Andrei. "Why is he telling me all this? What does he want from me? What right has he got to come prying into my feelings?" (3a).♦ [Сангвиник:] Послушайте, батенька, а как вы сюда попали? [Холерик:] Не ваше дело! Я к вам в душу не лезу! (Аксёнов 11). [S..] Listen, old buddy, how did you get here? [Ch.:] None of your business! I don't go prying into your soul (11a).♦ Сначала старухи переберут весь околоток, кто как живёт, кто что делает; они проникнут не только в семейный быт, в закулисную жизнь, но в сокровенные помыслы и намерения каждого, влезут в душу... (Гончаров 1). The ladies would begin by talking over the whole neighborhood, discussing how this one lived, what that one did, not only going into everyone's domestic life and what went on behind the scenes, but prying into their innermost thoughts and motives, into their very souls... (1b)3. coll to (try to) win s.o.'s confidence by any means, (try to) obtain s.o.'s favor (usu. out of selfish or mercenary motives):- X влез к Y-y в душу≈ X wormed (weaseled, wheedled) his way into Y's confidence;- X gained Y's confidence.♦ [Мурзавецкая:] Я тебя свезу сегодня к Купавиной: подружись с ней, да в душу-то к ней влезь: она женщина не хитрая; а тебя учить нечего (Островский 5). [М..] I'm going to take you with me to-day to Madam Kupavin's. Make friends with her; gain her confidence. She is not a clever woman, - but I needn't instruct you (5a).4. substand to become the object of s.o.'s affection, love, respect etc, become very dear to s.o.:- X won Y over;- [in limited contexts] Y fell for X.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > влезать в душу
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[VP; subj: human]=====1. coll to understand the inner world of another person, anticipate his thoughts, moods, feelings:- X влез Y-y в душу≈ X got inside Y's head (soul).2. coll, usu. disapprov to inquire in very close detail about s.o.'s personal life, interfere in s.o.'s private affairs:- X pries into Y's (very) soul.♦ "Зачем он все это мне рассказывает? - закипала в Андрее лютая и необъяснимая для него самого злость. - Что ему надо от меня? Какие такие у него права есть влезать ко мне в душу?" (Максимов 3). A fierce anger, which he couldn't have explained to himself, took hold of Andrei. "Why is he telling me all this? What does he want from me? What right has he got to come prying into my feelings?" (3a).♦ [Сангвиник:] Послушайте, батенька, а как вы сюда попали? [Холерик:] Не ваше дело! Я к вам в душу не лезу! (Аксёнов 11). [S..] Listen, old buddy, how did you get here? [Ch.:] None of your business! I don't go prying into your soul (11a).♦ Сначала старухи переберут весь околоток, кто как живёт, кто что делает; они проникнут не только в семейный быт, в закулисную жизнь, но в сокровенные помыслы и намерения каждого, влезут в душу... (Гончаров 1). The ladies would begin by talking over the whole neighborhood, discussing how this one lived, what that one did, not only going into everyone's domestic life and what went on behind the scenes, but prying into their innermost thoughts and motives, into their very souls... (1b)3. coll to (try to) win s.o.'s confidence by any means, (try to) obtain s.o.'s favor (usu. out of selfish or mercenary motives):- X влез к Y-y в душу≈ X wormed (weaseled, wheedled) his way into Y's confidence;- X gained Y's confidence.♦ [Мурзавецкая:] Я тебя свезу сегодня к Купавиной: подружись с ней, да в душу-то к ней влезь: она женщина не хитрая; а тебя учить нечего (Островский 5). [М..] I'm going to take you with me to-day to Madam Kupavin's. Make friends with her; gain her confidence. She is not a clever woman, - but I needn't instruct you (5a).4. substand to become the object of s.o.'s affection, love, respect etc, become very dear to s.o.:- X won Y over;- [in limited contexts] Y fell for X.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > влезть в душу
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34 залезать в душу
[VP; subj: human]=====1. coll to understand the inner world of another person, anticipate his thoughts, moods, feelings:- X влез Y-y в душу≈ X got inside Y's head (soul).2. coll, usu. disapprov to inquire in very close detail about s.o.'s personal life, interfere in s.o.'s private affairs:- X pries into Y's (very) soul.♦ "Зачем он все это мне рассказывает? - закипала в Андрее лютая и необъяснимая для него самого злость. - Что ему надо от меня? Какие такие у него права есть влезать ко мне в душу?" (Максимов 3). A fierce anger, which he couldn't have explained to himself, took hold of Andrei. "Why is he telling me all this? What does he want from me? What right has he got to come prying into my feelings?" (3a).♦ [Сангвиник:] Послушайте, батенька, а как вы сюда попали? [Холерик:] Не ваше дело! Я к вам в душу не лезу! (Аксёнов 11). [S..] Listen, old buddy, how did you get here? [Ch.:] None of your business! I don't go prying into your soul (11a).♦ Сначала старухи переберут весь околоток, кто как живёт, кто что делает; они проникнут не только в семейный быт, в закулисную жизнь, но в сокровенные помыслы и намерения каждого, влезут в душу... (Гончаров 1). The ladies would begin by talking over the whole neighborhood, discussing how this one lived, what that one did, not only going into everyone's domestic life and what went on behind the scenes, but prying into their innermost thoughts and motives, into their very souls... (1b)3. coll to (try to) win s.o.'s confidence by any means, (try to) obtain s.o.'s favor (usu. out of selfish or mercenary motives):- X влез к Y-y в душу≈ X wormed (weaseled, wheedled) his way into Y's confidence;- X gained Y's confidence.♦ [Мурзавецкая:] Я тебя свезу сегодня к Купавиной: подружись с ней, да в душу-то к ней влезь: она женщина не хитрая; а тебя учить нечего (Островский 5). [М..] I'm going to take you with me to-day to Madam Kupavin's. Make friends with her; gain her confidence. She is not a clever woman, - but I needn't instruct you (5a).4. substand to become the object of s.o.'s affection, love, respect etc, become very dear to s.o.:- X won Y over;- [in limited contexts] Y fell for X.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > залезать в душу
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[VP; subj: human]=====1. coll to understand the inner world of another person, anticipate his thoughts, moods, feelings:- X влез Y-y в душу≈ X got inside Y's head (soul).2. coll, usu. disapprov to inquire in very close detail about s.o.'s personal life, interfere in s.o.'s private affairs:- X pries into Y's (very) soul.♦ "Зачем он все это мне рассказывает? - закипала в Андрее лютая и необъяснимая для него самого злость. - Что ему надо от меня? Какие такие у него права есть влезать ко мне в душу?" (Максимов 3). A fierce anger, which he couldn't have explained to himself, took hold of Andrei. "Why is he telling me all this? What does he want from me? What right has he got to come prying into my feelings?" (3a).♦ [Сангвиник:] Послушайте, батенька, а как вы сюда попали? [Холерик:] Не ваше дело! Я к вам в душу не лезу! (Аксёнов 11). [S..] Listen, old buddy, how did you get here? [Ch.:] None of your business! I don't go prying into your soul (11a).♦ Сначала старухи переберут весь околоток, кто как живёт, кто что делает; они проникнут не только в семейный быт, в закулисную жизнь, но в сокровенные помыслы и намерения каждого, влезут в душу... (Гончаров 1). The ladies would begin by talking over the whole neighborhood, discussing how this one lived, what that one did, not only going into everyone's domestic life and what went on behind the scenes, but prying into their innermost thoughts and motives, into their very souls... (1b)3. coll to (try to) win s.o.'s confidence by any means, (try to) obtain s.o.'s favor (usu. out of selfish or mercenary motives):- X влез к Y-y в душу≈ X wormed (weaseled, wheedled) his way into Y's confidence;- X gained Y's confidence.♦ [Мурзавецкая:] Я тебя свезу сегодня к Купавиной: подружись с ней, да в душу-то к ней влезь: она женщина не хитрая; а тебя учить нечего (Островский 5). [М..] I'm going to take you with me to-day to Madam Kupavin's. Make friends with her; gain her confidence. She is not a clever woman, - but I needn't instruct you (5a).4. substand to become the object of s.o.'s affection, love, respect etc, become very dear to s.o.:- X won Y over;- [in limited contexts] Y fell for X.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > залезть в душу
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36 лезть в душу
[VP; subj: human]=====1. coll to understand the inner world of another person, anticipate his thoughts, moods, feelings:- X влез Y-y в душу≈ X got inside Y's head (soul).2. coll, usu. disapprov to inquire in very close detail about s.o.'s personal life, interfere in s.o.'s private affairs:- X pries into Y's (very) soul.♦ "Зачем он все это мне рассказывает? - закипала в Андрее лютая и необъяснимая для него самого злость. - Что ему надо от меня? Какие такие у него права есть влезать ко мне в душу?" (Максимов 3). A fierce anger, which he couldn't have explained to himself, took hold of Andrei. "Why is he telling me all this? What does he want from me? What right has he got to come prying into my feelings?" (3a).♦ [Сангвиник:] Послушайте, батенька, а как вы сюда попали? [Холерик:] Не ваше дело! Я к вам в душу не лезу! (Аксёнов 11). [S..] Listen, old buddy, how did you get here? [Ch.:] None of your business! I don't go prying into your soul (11a).♦ Сначала старухи переберут весь околоток, кто как живёт, кто что делает; они проникнут не только в семейный быт, в закулисную жизнь, но в сокровенные помыслы и намерения каждого, влезут в душу... (Гончаров 1). The ladies would begin by talking over the whole neighborhood, discussing how this one lived, what that one did, not only going into everyone's domestic life and what went on behind the scenes, but prying into their innermost thoughts and motives, into their very souls... (1b)3. coll to (try to) win s.o.'s confidence by any means, (try to) obtain s.o.'s favor (usu. out of selfish or mercenary motives):- X влез к Y-y в душу≈ X wormed (weaseled, wheedled) his way into Y's confidence;- X gained Y's confidence.♦ [Мурзавецкая:] Я тебя свезу сегодня к Купавиной: подружись с ней, да в душу-то к ней влезь: она женщина не хитрая; а тебя учить нечего (Островский 5). [М..] I'm going to take you with me to-day to Madam Kupavin's. Make friends with her; gain her confidence. She is not a clever woman, - but I needn't instruct you (5a).4. substand to become the object of s.o.'s affection, love, respect etc, become very dear to s.o.:- X won Y over;- [in limited contexts] Y fell for X.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > лезть в душу
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