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  • 1 afligido

    adj.
    1 grieving, sorrowing, heartbroken.
    2 distressed, sad, afflicted, bereaved.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: afligir.
    * * *
    1→ link=afligir afligir
    1 afflicted, grieved, troubled
    * * *
    (f. - afligida)
    adj.
    grief-stricken, sorrowful
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=apenado) grieving, heartbroken
    2) (Med)
    2.
    SM

    los afligidos — [que padecen] the afflicted; [por deceso] the bereaved

    * * *
    - da adjetivo [estar] upset
    * * *
    = distressed, ailing, contrite, bereft, desolate, disconsolate.
    Ex. When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.
    Ex. John W. Gardner, when he was president of the Carnegie Corporation, said 'Most ailing organizations have developed a functional blindness to their own defects'.
    Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
    Ex. The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.
    ----
    * afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo [estar] upset
    * * *
    = distressed, ailing, contrite, bereft, desolate, disconsolate.

    Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.

    Ex: John W. Gardner, when he was president of the Carnegie Corporation, said 'Most ailing organizations have developed a functional blindness to their own defects'.
    Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
    Ex: The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.
    * afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.

    * * *
    [ ESTAR] upset
    quedó muy afligido por lo que le dijiste he was very upset by what you said
    su afligida viuda his grief-stricken widow
    * * *

    Del verbo afligir: ( conjugate afligir)

    afligido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    afligido    
    afligir
    afligido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    distressed
    afligir ( conjugate afligir) verbo transitivo


    afligirse verbo pronominal
    to get upset
    afligir verbo transitivo to afflict
    ' afligido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dolorida
    - dolorido
    - desolado
    English:
    aching
    - bereaved
    - distraught
    - miserable
    - mournful
    - sorrowful
    - stricken
    - woeful
    - distressed
    * * *
    afligido, -a adj
    [triste] afflicted, distressed; [rostro, voz] mournful;
    está muy afligido por la tragedia he's very upset by the tragedy
    * * *
    adj upset
    * * *
    afligido, -da adj
    : grief-stricken, sorrowful

    Spanish-English dictionary > afligido

  • 2 apenado

    adj.
    1 ashamed, embarrassed, abashed, chagrined.
    2 sorry, sorrowful, troubled, pained.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: apenar.
    * * *
    1→ link=apenar apenar
    1 troubled
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=triste) sorry
    2) LAm (=avergonzado) ashamed, embarrassed; (=tímido) shy, timid
    * * *
    = ashamed, bereft, disconsolate.
    Ex. As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.
    * * *
    = ashamed, bereft, disconsolate.

    Ex: As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.

    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.

    * * *
    apenado, -a adj
    1. [entristecido] sad;
    estaba muy apenado por su muerte he was greatly saddened by her death
    2. Am salvo RP [avergonzado] embarrassed;
    está muy apenado por lo que hizo he's very embarrassed about what he did
    * * *
    adj
    1 sad
    2 L.Am. ( avergonzado) ashamed
    3 L.Am. ( incómodo) embarrassed
    4 L.Am. ( tímido) shy

    Spanish-English dictionary > apenado

  • 3 desolado

    adj.
    1 desolate, devastated, bleak, deserted.
    2 heartbroken, bereaved, broken, devastated.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desolar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desolar desolar
    1 (devastado) desolated, devastated
    2 (triste) distressed, heartbroken
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [lugar] desolate
    2) [persona] devastated
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) <paisaje/campos> desolate; < ciudad> devastated
    2) ( afligido) desolated, devastated
    * * *
    = deserted, bereft, desolate, forsaken.
    Ex. The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
    Ex. She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) <paisaje/campos> desolate; < ciudad> devastated
    2) ( afligido) desolated, devastated
    * * *
    = deserted, bereft, desolate, forsaken.

    Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.

    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
    Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.

    * * *
    A ‹paisaje/campos› desolate; ‹ciudad› devastated
    B (afligido) desolated, devastated
    estaba desolada por la noticia de su muerte she was devastated o desolated by the news of his death, she was overcome with grief at the news of his death
    * * *

    Del verbo desolar: ( conjugate desolar)

    desolado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    desolado    
    desolar
    desolado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 ‹paisaje/campos› desolate;
    ‹ ciudad› devastated
    2 ( afligido) desolated, devastated
    desolar verbo transitivo to devastate
    ' desolado' also found in these entries:
    English:
    brokenhearted
    - forlorn
    - desolate
    * * *
    desolado, -a adj
    1. [paraje] [destruido] devastated;
    [sin vegetación] desolate
    2. [persona] devastated;
    estar desolado por algo to be devastated by sth
    * * *
    adj
    1 lugar desolate
    2 fig
    grief-stricken, devastated
    * * *
    desolado, -da adj
    1) : desolate
    2) : devastated, distressed

    Spanish-English dictionary > desolado

  • 4 devastado

    = shattered, devastated, bereft, desolate.
    Ex. It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.
    Ex. The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
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    * devastado por la guerra = war-torn.
    * * *
    = shattered, devastated, bereft, desolate.

    Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.

    Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
    * devastado por la guerra = war-torn.

    * * *
    devastado, -a adj
    devastated

    Spanish-English dictionary > devastado

  • 5 defender

    v.
    1 to defend.
    defender los intereses de alguien to defend somebody's interests
    defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments
    Elsa defiende su posición Elsa defends her position.
    Elsa defiende los derechos humanos Elsa defends human rights.
    2 to protect (proteger) (del frío, calor).
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender
    1 (gen) to defend (contra/de, against)
    2 (mantener una opinión, afirmación) to defend, uphold; (respaldar a alguien) to stand up for, support
    3 (proteger) to protect (contra/de, against/from)
    4 DERECHO (algo) to argue, plead; (a alguien) to defend
    1 (espabilarse) to manage, get by, get along
    ■ ¿qué tal se defiende en inglés? how does she get by in English?, what's her English like?
    \
    defender una causa DERECHO to argue a case
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT (Mil) [+ país, territorio, intereses] to defend; [+ causa, ideas] to defend, champion; (Jur) to defend

    el Real Madrid defiende el título de campeón — Real Madrid are defending the championship title, Real Madrid are the defending champions

    defiendo la tesis doctoral el mes que viene — I'm having a viva on o (EEUU) I'm defending my doctoral thesis next month

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

    siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

    defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

    b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend
    c) (Der) to defend
    d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

    defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

    2.
    defenderse v pron
    a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

    defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)
    * * *
    = advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.
    Ex. In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.
    Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
    Ex. Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
    Ex. It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
    Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
    Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
    Ex. A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.
    Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
    Ex. There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
    Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex. In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
    Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex. Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
    Ex. An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
    Ex. The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
    Ex. In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..
    Ex. The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
    Ex. The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
    Ex. He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
    Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
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    * defender a = put + a word in for.
    * defender a Alguien = stand up for.
    * defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * defender la causa de = further + the cause of.
    * defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.
    * defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.
    * defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.
    * defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
    * defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.
    * defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
    * defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.
    * defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.
    * defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.
    * defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.
    * defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * defender un argumento = support + view.
    * defender un opinión = support + view.
    * saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

    siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

    defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

    b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend
    c) (Der) to defend
    d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

    defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

    2.
    defenderse v pron
    a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

    defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)
    * * *
    = advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.

    Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

    Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
    Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
    Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
    Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
    Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
    Ex: A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.
    Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
    Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
    Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
    Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
    Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
    Ex: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
    Ex: In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..
    Ex: The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
    Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
    Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
    Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
    * defender a = put + a word in for.
    * defender a Alguien = stand up for.
    * defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * defender la causa de = further + the cause of.
    * defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.
    * defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.
    * defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.
    * defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
    * defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.
    * defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
    * defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.
    * defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.
    * defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.
    * defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.
    * defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * defender un argumento = support + view.
    * defender un opinión = support + view.
    * saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.

    * * *
    defender [E8 ]
    vt
    1 (proteger) ‹guarnición/nación› to defend, protect; ‹persona› to defend
    siempre defiende a su hermana he always defends o protects o stands up for his sister
    defender a algn DE algo/algn to defend sb AGAINST sth/sb
    la defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers
    2 ‹intereses› to protect, defend; ‹derechos› to defend; ‹título› to defend
    3 ( Der) ‹caso› to defend; ‹acusado/cliente› to defend
    4 ‹idea/teoría/opinión› to defend, uphold; ‹causa/ideal› to champion, defend
    defender la tesis ≈ to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈ to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
    1 ( refl) (contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; ( Der) to defend oneself defenderse DE algo/algn to defend oneself AGAINST sth/sb
    2 ( fam) (arreglárselas) to get by ( colloq)
    me defiendo bastante bien en francés I can get by quite well in French
    ¿sabes jugar al tenis? — bueno, me defiendo can you play tennis? — well, I'm not too bad ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    defender ( conjugate defender) verbo transitivo
    to defend;
    ‹ intereses› to protect;
    defender a algo/algn de algo/algn to defend sth/sb against sth/sb
    defenderse verbo pronominal
    a) ( refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself;

    (Der) to defend oneself;
    defenderse de algo/algn to defend oneself against sth/sb
    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq);


    defender verbo transitivo to defend [contra, against] [de, from]
    ' defender' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    defensa
    - defensor
    - defensora
    - muerte
    - resguardar
    - uña
    - unirse
    - valedor
    - valedora
    - defienda
    English:
    argue
    - defend
    - defender
    - guard
    - leg
    - plead
    - speak up
    - stand up
    - stick up for
    - uphold
    - advocate
    - champion
    - speak
    - stand
    - stick
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [país, ideas] to defend;
    [amigo] to stand up for; Dep [contrario, delantero] to mark;
    defender a alguien de algo to defend sb from o against sth;
    defender los derechos/intereses de alguien to defend sb's rights/interests;
    defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments;
    defender la tesis [en universidad] Br ≈ to have one's viva, US ≈ to defend one's dissertation;
    Dep
    defender el título to defend the title;
    defender algo a capa y espada to defend sth tooth and nail
    2. [reo, acusado] to defend
    3. [proteger] [del frío, calor] to protect (de against)
    ♦ vi
    Dep to mark;
    defender al hombre to mark man for man, to man-mark;
    defender en zona to use a zone defence
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 defend (de against)
    2 en fútbol mark
    II v/i en fútbol mark
    * * *
    defender {56} vt
    : to defend, to protect
    * * *
    1. (en general) to defend
    2. (proteger) to protect

    Spanish-English dictionary > defender

  • 6 amparo

    m.
    1 protection.
    al amparo de with the help of; (persona, caridad) under the protection of (ley)
    2 Amparo.
    3 special injunction.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: amparar.
    * * *
    1 protection, shelter
    \
    al amparo de under the protection of
    * * *
    noun m.
    protection, refuge, shelter
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=protección)
    2) (=refugio) shelter, refuge

    la cabaña da amparo contra la nieve — the hut provides shelter from the snow, the hut gives refuge from the snow

    3) (Jur)

    recurso de amparo — appeal on the grounds of unconstitutionality

    * * *
    a) ( protección) protection
    b) ( refugio) refuge
    * * *
    = shelter, protection, a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.
    Ex. The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    ----
    * al amparo de la noche = under cover of night.
    * al amparo de la oscuridad = under cover of darkness.
    * buscar amparo = seek + shelter.
    * * *
    a) ( protección) protection
    b) ( refugio) refuge
    * * *
    = shelter, protection, a shoulder to cry on.

    Ex: The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.

    Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    * al amparo de la noche = under cover of night.
    * al amparo de la oscuridad = under cover of darkness.
    * buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

    * * *
    1 (protección) protection
    están bajo mi amparo they're under my protection
    al amparo de under the protection of
    al amparo de la nueva ley under the (protection of the) new law
    al amparo de la noche under cover of (the) night o of darkness
    2 (refugio) shelter
    les dio amparo contra sus perseguidores she sheltered them o gave them refuge from their pursuers
    su fe fue su amparo en la desgracia his faith was his refuge in times of misfortune
    aquella cabaña era amparo de caminantes that hut provided shelter o refuge for travelers
    * * *

     

    Del verbo amparar: ( conjugate amparar)

    amparo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    amparó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    amparar    
    amparo
    amparar ( conjugate amparar) verbo transitivo

    ◊ ¡que Dios nos ampare! may the Lord help us!


    ampararse verbo pronominal
    a) amparose en algo ‹ en la ley› to seek protection in sth;


    b) ( resguardarse) amparose de or contra algo to shelter from sth

    amparo sustantivo masculino


    dar amparo a algn to give sb refuge
    amparar verbo transitivo to protect, support, abet
    amparo sustantivo masculino
    1 protection, shelter
    ♦ Locuciones: al amparo de, under the protection of
    Jur recurso de amparo, appeal for legal protection
    ' amparo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrigo
    - cobijo
    - sombra
    - amparar
    English:
    cover
    * * *
    amparo nm
    protection;
    su familia es su único amparo his family is his only place of refuge;
    dar amparo a to give protection to, to protect;
    al amparo de [persona, caridad] with the help of;
    [ley] under the protection of;
    huyeron al amparo de la oscuridad they fled under cover of darkness
    * * *
    m protection; ( cobijo) shelter;
    al amparo de under the protection of
    * * *
    amparo nm
    acogida, refugio: protection, refuge
    * * *
    1. (protección) protection

    Spanish-English dictionary > amparo

  • 7 apoyar

    v.
    1 to lean, to rest.
    apoya la cabeza en mi hombro rest your head on my shoulder
    apoyó la bicicleta contra la pared she leant the bicycle against the wall
    Ricardo apoya su cabeza sobre la silla Richard leans his head on the chair.
    2 to support.
    lo apoyó mucho durante su depresión she gave him a lot of support when he was depressed
    3 to back up, to stand up for, to advocate, to endorse.
    Ella apoya los proyectos ecológicos She backs up ecological projects.
    4 to prop, to uphold, to backstop.
    Ella apoyó las vigas en la pared She propped the beams on the wall.
    * * *
    1 to lean, rest
    2 (fundar) to base, found
    3 figurado (defender algo) to support; (defender a alguien) to back, support
    1 (descansar) to lean (en, on), rest (en, on), stand (en, on)
    2 (dar el brazo) to hold on (en, to)
    3 figurado (basarse) to be based (en, on)
    ■ ¿en qué te apoyas para decir eso? what do you base your arguments on?
    * * *
    verb
    1) to support, back
    2) rest, lean
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=reclinar) to rest, lean

    apoya la cabeza en mi hombro — rest o lean your head on my shoulder

    no apoyes los codos en la mesa — don't put o lean your elbows on the table

    2) (=ayudar) to support
    3) (=basar) to base
    4) (=secundar) [+ propuesta, idea] to support
    5) (Arquit, Téc) to support
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( hacer descansar) to rest

    apóyalo contra la pared — lean o rest it against the wall

    2)
    a) ( respaldar) <propuesta/persona> to back, support

    nadie la apoyó en su iniciativa — no one backed o supported her initiative

    b) < teoría> to support, bear out
    2.
    apoyarse v pron
    1) (para sostenerse, descansar)
    2) (basarse, fundarse)

    ¿en qué se apoya para hacer tal acusación? — what are you basing your accusation on?

    * * *
    = back, boost, endorse, espouse, give + support, give + weight to, lend + weight to, offer + support, support, sustain, align + Reflexivo + with, prop, buttress, lend + support, undergird, bolster, add + weight to, add + Posesivo + weight to, buy into, shore up, back into, second, ditto, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, plump for, forward, back + Nombre + up.
    Ex. Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
    Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex. These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.
    Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex. If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.
    Ex. The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.
    Ex. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.
    Ex. I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.
    Ex. In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
    Ex. Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.
    Ex. This article argues that fiction is an area of stock development which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.
    Ex. The type cases were propped up for use on a timber frame at a convenient working height.
    Ex. Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.
    Ex. The librarian who lends support to those who criticize the organization which employs him is likely also to find his position difficult.
    Ex. Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.
    Ex. Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.
    Ex. Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.
    Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.
    Ex. The vendor, like the academic librarian it services, it must buy into the mission of the academic institution.
    Ex. This project seeks to return control of scholarly publications to the academy and to shore up the case for publication of genuine scholarly works.
    Ex. To the best of my knowledge, most of the big research libraries backed into the world of media = Según mi opinión, la mayoría de las bibliotecas académicas apostaron por adquirir todo tipo de soporte.
    Ex. Most of the proposals for establishing gender studies were seconded.
    Ex. I received mine yesterday and I'll ditto the fact that they look very professional.
    Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.
    Ex. In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.
    Ex. Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.
    ----
    * apoyar Algo completamente = put + Posesivo + muscle behind + Nombre.
    * apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.
    * apoyar en = lean against.
    * apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.
    * apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).
    * apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * apoyarse en = lean on/upon, inform.
    * apoyarse sobre = rest on/upon.
    * apoyar una causa = forward + cause, support + cause.
    * apoyar una idea = favour + idea.
    * apoyar una opinión = support + contention.
    * apoyar un argumento = support + contention.
    * apoyar una tesis = give + weight to the claim that.
    * persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.
    * que apoya moralmente = supportive.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( hacer descansar) to rest

    apóyalo contra la pared — lean o rest it against the wall

    2)
    a) ( respaldar) <propuesta/persona> to back, support

    nadie la apoyó en su iniciativa — no one backed o supported her initiative

    b) < teoría> to support, bear out
    2.
    apoyarse v pron
    1) (para sostenerse, descansar)
    2) (basarse, fundarse)

    ¿en qué se apoya para hacer tal acusación? — what are you basing your accusation on?

    * * *
    = back, boost, endorse, espouse, give + support, give + weight to, lend + weight to, offer + support, support, sustain, align + Reflexivo + with, prop, buttress, lend + support, undergird, bolster, add + weight to, add + Posesivo + weight to, buy into, shore up, back into, second, ditto, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, plump for, forward, back + Nombre + up.

    Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.

    Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex: These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.
    Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.
    Ex: The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.
    Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.
    Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.
    Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
    Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.
    Ex: This article argues that fiction is an area of stock development which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.
    Ex: The type cases were propped up for use on a timber frame at a convenient working height.
    Ex: Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.
    Ex: The librarian who lends support to those who criticize the organization which employs him is likely also to find his position difficult.
    Ex: Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.
    Ex: Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.
    Ex: Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.
    Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.
    Ex: The vendor, like the academic librarian it services, it must buy into the mission of the academic institution.
    Ex: This project seeks to return control of scholarly publications to the academy and to shore up the case for publication of genuine scholarly works.
    Ex: To the best of my knowledge, most of the big research libraries backed into the world of media = Según mi opinión, la mayoría de las bibliotecas académicas apostaron por adquirir todo tipo de soporte.
    Ex: Most of the proposals for establishing gender studies were seconded.
    Ex: I received mine yesterday and I'll ditto the fact that they look very professional.
    Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.
    Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.
    Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.
    * apoyar Algo completamente = put + Posesivo + muscle behind + Nombre.
    * apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.
    * apoyar en = lean against.
    * apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.
    * apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).
    * apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * apoyarse en = lean on/upon, inform.
    * apoyarse sobre = rest on/upon.
    * apoyar una causa = forward + cause, support + cause.
    * apoyar una idea = favour + idea.
    * apoyar una opinión = support + contention.
    * apoyar un argumento = support + contention.
    * apoyar una tesis = give + weight to the claim that.
    * persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.
    * que apoya moralmente = supportive.

    * * *
    apoyar [A1 ]
    vt
    apoya la escalera contra la pared lean o rest the ladder against the wall
    con la cabeza apoyada en su hombro with her head resting on his shoulder
    no se debe apoyar los codos sobre la mesa you mustn't put o rest your elbows on the table
    hay que apoyar todo el peso del cuerpo sobre una pierna you have to put all your weight on one foot
    B
    1 (respaldar) ‹propuesta/persona› to back, support
    ¿me vas a apoyar si me quejo? are you going to back me (up) o support me if I complain?
    no apoyamos la huelga we do not support the strike
    nadie la apoyó en su iniciativa no one backed o supported her initiative
    apoyar técnica y financieramente su desarrollo to give technical and financial support o backing for its development
    2 ‹teoría› to support, bear out
    no hay pruebas que apoyen esta hipótesis there is no evidence to bear out o support this hypothesis
    A (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyarse EN algo to lean ON sth
    caminaba lentamente apoyándose en un bastón she walked slowly, leaning on a walking stick o using a walking stick for support
    se apoya demasiado en su familia he relies too much on his family (for support), he leans too heavily on his family
    B (basarse, fundarse) apoyarse EN algo to be based ON sth
    se apoyó en estas cifras para defender su teoría he used these figures to defend his theory
    ¿en qué se apoya para hacer semejante acusación? what are you basing your accusation on?, what is the basis of your accusation?
    * * *

     

    apoyar ( conjugate apoyar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( hacer descansar) apoyar (algo en algo) to rest (sth on sth);

    2
    a) ( respaldar) ‹propuesta/persona› to back, support


    apoyarse verbo pronominal
    1 (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyarse en algo to lean on sth
    2 (basarse, fundarse) apoyarse en algo to be based on sth
    apoyar verbo transitivo
    1 to lean
    2 (causa) to support
    ' apoyar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    refrendar
    - agarrar
    - ir
    - recostar
    - respaldar
    - sostener
    English:
    advocate
    - back
    - back up
    - bolster
    - buttress
    - champion
    - endorse
    - lean
    - prop
    - prop up
    - reinforce
    - rest
    - root for
    - stand by
    - support
    - root
    - sponsor
    - stand
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [inclinar] to lean, to rest;
    apoya la cabeza en mi hombro rest your head on my shoulder;
    apoyó la bicicleta contra la pared she leant the bicycle against the wall;
    apoyó los codos sobre la mesa he leant his elbows on the table
    2. [respaldar] to support;
    todos apoyaron su decisión everyone supported her decision;
    lo apoyó mucho durante su depresión she gave him a lot of support when he was depressed;
    los directivos los apoyaron en su protesta management supported their protest
    3. [basar] to base;
    apoya su teoría en datos concretos her theory is based on o supported by concrete statistics
    * * *
    v/t
    1 lean (en against), rest (en against)
    2 ( respaldar, confirmar) support
    * * *
    apoyar vt
    1) : to support, to back
    2) : to lean, to rest
    * * *
    apoyar vb
    1. (en general) to lean [pt. & pp. leant]
    2. (descansar) to rest
    3. (defender) to support

    Spanish-English dictionary > apoyar

  • 8 apoyo

    m.
    2 hold, support, stay, buttress.
    3 help, co-operation, assistance, cooperation.
    4 supporter, person who lends support, backer, prop.
    5 crutch.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: apoyar.
    * * *
    1 support
    2 figurado support, backing, help
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=ayuda) support

    apoyo psicológico — counselling, counseling (EEUU)

    2) [a una propuesta, idea] support, backing
    3) (=apoyatura) support
    * * *
    masculino support
    * * *
    = backing, endorsement, support, advocacy, prop, escort, anchor, anchor point, supportiveness, sustainment, a shoulder to cry on, backup [back-up], buttress.
    Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.
    Ex. The project was given endorsement by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the then Section on Mechanization.
    Ex. BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.
    Ex. However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.
    Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.
    Ex. Escort can be seen as part of the referral process or as a separate activity of accompanying a client to ensure that the person reaches the source of help.
    Ex. This format can provide an anchor for instructional designers attempting to come to terms with the vast potential of hypertext and hypermedia.
    Ex. This article stresses the importance of the library as a permanent anchor point for the local community.
    Ex. Percentage of books in a discipline charged out by students majoring in other disciplines was defined as the ' supportiveness' of that discipline.
    Ex. America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.
    Ex. They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.
    ----
    * administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.
    * apoyo administrativo = administrative support.
    * apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.
    * apoyo del personal = staff support.
    * apoyo económico = financial support, financial backing.
    * apoyo estatal = state support.
    * apoyo financiero = financial backing.
    * apoyo moral = moral support.
    * apoyo mutuo = mutual support.
    * apoyo para los pies = footrest.
    * apoyo técnico = service support, technical support, product support, tech support.
    * apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas = software support.
    * buscar apoyo = line up + support.
    * buscar el apoyo de = woo.
    * carta de apoyo = letter of support.
    * centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.
    * clases de apoyo = remedial teaching.
    * como apoyo a = in support of.
    * conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.
    * contar con apoyo para = have + support for.
    * contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.
    * contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.
    * crear apoyo = build + support.
    * dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.
    * de apoyo = enabling, supportive.
    * destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.
    * educación de apoyo = remedial education.
    * en apoyo a = in support of.
    * estructura de apoyo = support structure.
    * fomentar apoyo = build + support.
    * ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.
    * grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.
    * herramienta de apoyo = enabler.
    * material didáctico de apoyo = study aide.
    * mecanismo de apoyo = enabler.
    * merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.
    * ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.
    * personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.
    * personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.
    * personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.
    * personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.
    * prestar apoyo = lend + support, support.
    * prestar apoyo a = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.
    * punto de apoyo = foothold.
    * que actúa de apoyo = supporting, supporting.
    * recabar apoyo = garner + support.
    * recibir apoyo = receive + support, attract + support.
    * redirigir el apoyo = divert + support.
    * ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.
    * servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.
    * servicio de apoyo = backup service, support service.
    * servir de apoyo a = inform.
    * sin apoyo = unsupported.
    * sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.
    * solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.
    * técnica de apoyo = enabling skill.
    * tecnología de apoyo = enabling technology.
    * trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.
    * trabajo de apoyo = escort work.
    * * *
    masculino support
    * * *
    = backing, endorsement, support, advocacy, prop, escort, anchor, anchor point, supportiveness, sustainment, a shoulder to cry on, backup [back-up], buttress.

    Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

    Ex: The project was given endorsement by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the then Section on Mechanization.
    Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.
    Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.
    Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.
    Ex: Escort can be seen as part of the referral process or as a separate activity of accompanying a client to ensure that the person reaches the source of help.
    Ex: This format can provide an anchor for instructional designers attempting to come to terms with the vast potential of hypertext and hypermedia.
    Ex: This article stresses the importance of the library as a permanent anchor point for the local community.
    Ex: Percentage of books in a discipline charged out by students majoring in other disciplines was defined as the ' supportiveness' of that discipline.
    Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.
    Ex: They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.
    * administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.
    * apoyo administrativo = administrative support.
    * apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.
    * apoyo del personal = staff support.
    * apoyo económico = financial support, financial backing.
    * apoyo estatal = state support.
    * apoyo financiero = financial backing.
    * apoyo moral = moral support.
    * apoyo mutuo = mutual support.
    * apoyo para los pies = footrest.
    * apoyo técnico = service support, technical support, product support, tech support.
    * apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas = software support.
    * buscar apoyo = line up + support.
    * buscar el apoyo de = woo.
    * carta de apoyo = letter of support.
    * centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.
    * clases de apoyo = remedial teaching.
    * como apoyo a = in support of.
    * conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.
    * contar con apoyo para = have + support for.
    * contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.
    * contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.
    * crear apoyo = build + support.
    * dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.
    * de apoyo = enabling, supportive.
    * destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.
    * educación de apoyo = remedial education.
    * en apoyo a = in support of.
    * estructura de apoyo = support structure.
    * fomentar apoyo = build + support.
    * ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.
    * grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.
    * herramienta de apoyo = enabler.
    * material didáctico de apoyo = study aide.
    * mecanismo de apoyo = enabler.
    * merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.
    * ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.
    * personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.
    * personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.
    * personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.
    * personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.
    * prestar apoyo = lend + support, support.
    * prestar apoyo a = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.
    * punto de apoyo = foothold.
    * que actúa de apoyo = supporting, supporting.
    * recabar apoyo = garner + support.
    * recibir apoyo = receive + support, attract + support.
    * redirigir el apoyo = divert + support.
    * ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.
    * servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.
    * servicio de apoyo = backup service, support service.
    * servir de apoyo a = inform.
    * sin apoyo = unsupported.
    * sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.
    * solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.
    * técnica de apoyo = enabling skill.
    * tecnología de apoyo = enabling technology.
    * trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.
    * trabajo de apoyo = escort work.

    * * *
    1 (respaldo) support
    no cuentan con el apoyo popular they do not have the support of the people o enjoy popular support
    agradezco el apoyo que me han brindado en todo momento I am grateful for the support you have given me throughout
    apoyo A algo support FOR sth
    han retirado su apoyo a esta iniciativa they have withdrawn their support for o their backing of this initiative
    una campaña de apoyo a la investigación científica a campaign in support of scientific research
    2 ( Ling):
    vocal/consonante de apoyo intrusive vowel/consonant
    * * *

     

    Del verbo apoyar: ( conjugate apoyar)

    apoyo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    apoyó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    apoyar    
    apoyo
    apoyar ( conjugate apoyar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( hacer descansar) apoyo (algo en algo) to rest (sth on sth);

    2
    a) ( respaldar) ‹propuesta/persona› to back, support


    apoyarse verbo pronominal
    1 (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyose en algo to lean on sth
    2 (basarse, fundarse) apoyose en algo to be based on sth
    apoyo sustantivo masculino
    support;
    apoyo a algo support for sth
    apoyar verbo transitivo
    1 to lean
    2 (causa) to support
    apoyo sustantivo masculino support
    ' apoyo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adhesión
    - agradecer
    - inapreciable
    - legitimar
    - negar
    - proporcionar
    - sola
    - solo
    - soporte
    - sostén
    - brindar
    - declarar
    - gestión
    - incondicional
    - manifestar
    - mayoritario
    - muleta
    - puntal
    - punto
    - respaldo
    - retirar
    - retiro
    - solicitar
    - sustento
    English:
    advocacy
    - against
    - aim
    - back
    - backing
    - backup
    - buttress
    - crutch
    - drum up
    - endorsement
    - financial
    - firm
    - foothold
    - freestanding
    - full
    - hilt
    - mass
    - moral
    - prop
    - rally
    - rest
    - solid
    - support
    - supportively
    - supportiveness
    - thankful
    - unreserved
    - whip up
    - wholehearted
    - widespread
    - win
    - with
    - by
    - foot
    - muster
    - sympathetic
    - woo
    * * *
    apoyo nm
    support;
    salieron adelante con el apoyo de su familia they got by with the support of her family;
    me dio su apoyo moral she gave me her moral support;
    buscan apoyos económicos para el proyecto they are seeking funding o financial support for the project;
    anunciaron su apoyo a la iniciativa they declared their support for the initiative;
    presentó las pruebas en apoyo de su teoría he presented the evidence to support his theory
    * * *
    m fig
    support;
    en apoyo de in support of
    * * *
    apoyo nm
    : support, backing
    * * *
    apoyo n support

    Spanish-English dictionary > apoyo

  • 9 consuelo

    m.
    1 consolation, solace.
    2 Consuelo.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: consolar.
    * * *
    1 consolation, comfort
    \
    sin consuelo inconsolably
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM solace, comfort
    * * *
    masculino consolation, comfort

    encontrar consuelo en algo/alguien — to find comfort o consolation in something/somebody

    * * *
    = consolation, solace, a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. He was interested mostly in what he described as 'word of God' and he derived pleasure and consolation from his reading = Estaba interesado principalmente en lo que describía como la "palabra de Dios" y obtenía placer y consuelo de su lectura.
    Ex. The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    ----
    * consuelo sexual = booty call.
    * objeto que da consuelo = comforter.
    * palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.
    * persona que da consuelo = comforter.
    * * *
    masculino consolation, comfort

    encontrar consuelo en algo/alguien — to find comfort o consolation in something/somebody

    * * *
    = consolation, solace, a shoulder to cry on.

    Ex: He was interested mostly in what he described as 'word of God' and he derived pleasure and consolation from his reading = Estaba interesado principalmente en lo que describía como la "palabra de Dios" y obtenía placer y consuelo de su lectura.

    Ex: The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    * consuelo sexual = booty call.
    * objeto que da consuelo = comforter.
    * palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.
    * persona que da consuelo = comforter.

    * * *
    consolation, comfort
    palabras de consuelo words of comfort o consolation
    encontrar consuelo en algo/algn to find comfort o consolation in sth/sb
    lloraba sin consuelo she was crying inconsolably
    * * *

     

    Del verbo consolar: ( conjugate consolar)

    consuelo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    consolar    
    consuelo
    consolar ( conjugate consolar) verbo transitivo
    to console, comfort;

    consolarse verbo pronominal ( refl): me consuelo pensando que … I take comfort o I find some consolation in the thought that …
    consuelo sustantivo masculino
    consolation, comfort
    consolar verbo transitivo to console, comfort
    consuelo sustantivo masculino consolation: es un consuelo saber que estás bien, it's a comfort to know that you're all right

    ' consuelo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bálsamo
    - servir
    - consolar
    - premio
    English:
    cold
    - comfort
    - consolation
    - reassurance
    - solace
    - comforting
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    consolation, solace;
    su familia es su único consuelo his family is his only solace o comfort;
    es un consuelo saber que están bien it's a comfort to know that they're all right;
    dar consuelo a alguien to comfort o console sb;
    si te sirve de consuelo, a mí me pasó lo mismo if it's any consolation, the same thing happened to me
    * * *
    m consolation
    * * *
    : consolation, comfort
    * * *
    consuelo n consolation

    Spanish-English dictionary > consuelo

  • 10 ofrecer apoyo

    (v.) = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind
    Ex. In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
    Ex. Read Illinois has become a model programme that draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers and booksellers.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    * * *
    (v.) = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind

    Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

    Ex: Read Illinois has become a model programme that draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers and booksellers.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ofrecer apoyo

  • 11 ein-mani

    ( ein-mana), adj. solitary, alone, lonely; e. svá langt frá öðrum mönnum, Fas. i. 48, iii. 227: with the notion of a helpless, orphan state, þóttisk hann nú mjök e., left alone, Nj. 260; þar þú ert kominn hér e. ( single-handed), Fbr. 154; ungr ok e., young and friendless, Fms. viii. 3; hversu e. ( how bereft) margir fara, Sl. 48.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > ein-mani

  • 12 fjarri

    (firr, first), adv.
    1) far off (svá at f. flugu brotin); with dat. far from (sólu f); standa f. e-m, to stand far from one; compar., firr, farther off farit firr húsi, keep off from the house; allt er fjörvi firr, life is the nearest (dearest) thing; firr meirr, farther aloof (bóndamúgrinn sat firr meirr);
    2) fig., taka e-u fjarri, to take a thing coldly, show disinclination, refuse (Ormr tók því ekki f.); ok er þat ekki f. hennar skapi, it is not far from her mind; f. ferr því, far from it, by no means; nú sé ek eigi, at mér mætti firr um fara en þér, now I see not how I can fare worse than thou;
    3) far from, bereft of; f. feðrmunum, bereft of my patrimony.
    * * *
    compar. firr, mod. fjær, superl. first or firrst, mod. fjærst; [Gr. πύρρω; Goth. fairra, which is also used to transl. μακράν: A. S. feor; Engl. far; Hel. and O. H. G. fer]:—far off; því at útlendir höfðingjar vóru þeim jafnan fjarri, Ó. H. 34; svá at fjarri flugu brotin, flew far off, Edda 19; vide Ísl. ii. 483, passim; skattlöndin þau er fjarri lágu, the provinces that were at a distance (fjar-lægr), Eg. 536: with dat., sólu fjarri, Vsp. 44; hvárt sem eru nær kirkju eða fjarri kirkju-garði, far from the churchyard, K. Þ. K. 28; standa f. e-m, to stand far from one; hamingjan stóð honum eigi fjarri, Al. 82; stóðtu mér þá fjarri, Nj. 19; útibúr þat er first var húsum, farthest from the houses, 168; hvar fjarri öðrum mönnum, quite far from other men, Grett. 127; þeim mönnum er first bygðu megin-héruðum, who lived farthest from the chief counties, Fms. iv. 144; í þat horn lands síns er first er lýrittar-vörn hans, Grág. ii. 224; þóttusk þeir bazt hafa er first vóru þeirra samgangi, the farther off the better, Glúm. 380; svá hátt at þó mátti heyra gerla þótt þeir væri firr, Nj. 118; þó at skip leggi firr búð (dat.) en svá, Grág. i. 91; eigi firr garði en í örskots-helgi, 82; far þú firr sundi, begone from the sound, Hbl. 54; farit firr húsi, Am. 37; the phrase, ganga e-m hendi firr, to go out of one’s hand, be lost, Rd. 283, Grett. (in a verse); þykki mér hann jafnan betri firr mér en nær, Fms. iv. 330; hvárt þat er nær honum eða firr, Rb. 38, (mod., nær eða fjær); með hramminum þeim er firr var berginu, Grett. 101; firr meir, farther aloof; bónda-múgrinn sat firr meir, Fms. i. 280; ok því firr meir, at …, and so much more aloof, in order that …, Sks. 365: in the proverb, allt er fjörvi firr, all is farther than life, i. e. life is the nearest, dearest thing, Ld. 266, (or, fé er fjörvi firr); at firr, much less, Eg. ch. 14; þótt hann sé firr farinn, though be be far away, Hm. 33.
    II. metaph., taka e-u fjarri, to take a thing far, i. e. to take it coolly, deny it flatly; Ormr tók því ekki fjarri, Fms. i. 209; þeir tóku því ekki fjarri, 229; ek ætla þat nú eigi fjarri, well, I think it’s not far wrong, Nj. 248: with dat., ok er þat ekki fjarri hennar skapi, ‘tis not far from her mind, 49; þat er fjarri skapi föður míns, Lv. 87; þú talar þat eigi fjarri réttu, thou sayest what is not far from right, Fms. ii. 14; eigi fjarri því at lengd, i. e. about so long a time, Bs. i. 61; ferr eigi fjarri getu minni, Fms. iv. 312, vi. 104; the phrase, fjarri fer því, it ‘fares’ far from that, i. e. far from it, by no means; ok er því fjarri orðit er ek vilda at væri, it is far from what I had wished for, Valla L. 221; nú sé ek eigi at mér mætti firr um fara en þér, now I see not how I can fare worse than thou, Grett. 150.
    β. far from, bereft of; fjarri feðr-munum, bereft of my patrimony, Fm. 8; fjarri vinum, friendless, Sighvat; fjarri augum sem menjum, bereft of eyes and treasures, i. e. losing both life and money, Akv. 27.

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  • 13 FALLA

    * * *
    (fell; féll, féllum; fallinn), v.
    eigi fellr tré við fyrsta högg, a tree falls not with the first stroke;
    falla af baki, to fall from horse back;
    falla á kné, to fall on one’s knees;
    falla áfram (á bak aptr), to fall forwards (backwards);
    falla flatr, to fall prostrate;
    falla til jarðar, to fall to the ground;
    refl., láta fallast (= sik falla), to let oneself fall (þá lét Loki falla í kné Skaða);
    2) to drop down dead, be killed, fall (in battle);
    3) to die of plague (féllu fátœkir menn um alit land);
    4) to flow, run (of water, stream, tide);
    særinn fell út frá landi, ebbed;
    féll sjór fyrir hellismunnann, the sea rose higher than the cave-mouth;
    síðan féll sjór at, the tide rose;
    þeir sá þá ós mikinn falla í sjóinn, fall into the sea;
    á fél (a river flowed) við skála Ásólfs;
    var skipit svá hlaðit, at inn féll um söxin, that the sea rushed in at the prow;
    5) of clothes, hair, to fall, hang down;
    hárit féll á herðar honum aptr, the hair fell back on his shoulders;
    létu kvennváðir um kné falla, they let women’s dress fall about hi s knees;
    6) to fall, calm down (of the wind);
    féll veðrit (the storm fell) ok gerði logn;
    7) to fail, be foiled;
    sá eiðr fellr honum til útlegðar, if he fails in taking the oath, he shall be liable to outlawry;
    falla á verkum sínum, to have been caught red-handed, to be justly slain;
    falla or fallast at máli, sókn, to fail in one’s suit;
    falla frá máli, to give it up;
    fallinn at frændum, bereft of kinsmen;
    dœmi ek fyrir dráp hans fallnar yðrar eignir, I sentence your estates to be forfieited for his slaughter;
    refl., ef gerðarmenn láta fallast, if the umpires fail to do their duty;
    þá fallust öllum Ásum orðtök ok svá hendr, then voice and hands alike failed the Gods;
    féllust þeim allar kvéðjur, their greetings died on their lips;
    vill sá eigi falust láta andsvör, he will not fail or falter in replying;
    mér féll svá gæfusamliga (it befell me so quickly), at;
    stundum kann svá at falla, at, sometimes it may so happen that;
    9) to be had or produced (þat járn fellr í firði þeim; þar fellr hveiti ok vín);
    10) with adv., e-m fellr e-t þungt, létt, a thing falls heavily, lightly upon one (þetta mun ðr þungt falla);
    féll þá keisaranum þyngra bardaginn, the battle turned against the emperor;
    e-m fellr e-t nær, it falls nigh to one, touches one nearly;
    henni féll meinit svá nær, at, the illness fell on her so sore, that;
    mér fellr eigi firr en honum, it touches me no less than him;
    hörmuliga fellr oss nú, at, it falls out sadly for us, that;
    11) to please, suit;
    kvað sér, þat vel falla til attekta, said that it suited him well for drawing revenue from;
    honum féll vel í eyru lofsorð konungs, the king’s praise was pleasant in his ears;
    jarli féllst þat vel í eyru, the earl was well pleased to hear it;
    mun mér illa falla, ef, it will displease me, if;
    féll vel á með þeim, they were on good terms;
    refl., honum féllst þat vel í skap, it suited his mind well, he was pleased with it;
    féllst hvárt öðru vel í geð, they loved each other;
    12) with preps. and advs.,
    falla af, to fall, abate (féll af vindr, byrr);
    falla á e-n, to befall one;
    þær féllu lyktir í, at, the end was, that;
    falla í e-t, to fall into;
    falla í brot, to fall in a fit;
    falla í óvit, to faint, swoon;
    falla í villu, to fall into heresy;
    falla í vald e-s, to fall into one’s power;
    féll veðrit í logn, the storm calmed down;
    falla niðr, to fall, drop;
    mitt kvæði mun skjótt niðr falla, my poem will soon be forgotten;
    féll svá niðr þeirra tal, their conversation dropped, they left off talking;
    falla saman, to fill in with, agree;
    þó at eigi félli alit saman með þeim, though they, did not agree in everything;
    falla til, to occur, happen, fall out;
    ef auðna fellr til, if luck will have it so;
    litlu síðar féll til fagrt leiði, fair wind came on;
    öll þingviti, er til falla, all the fines that may fall in, be due;
    nema þörf falli til, unless need be;
    sem sakir falla til, as the case falls;
    falla undir e-n, to fall to one’s lot (of inheritance, obligation);
    arfr fellr undir e-n, devolves upon one;
    falla út, to recede, of the tide (þá er út féll sjórinn);
    falla við árar, to fall to at the oars.
    * * *
    pret. féll, 2nd pers. féllt, mod. féllst, pl. féllu; pres. fell, pl. föllum; part. fallinn; reflex. féllsk, fallisk, etc., with the neg. suffix fellr-at, féll-at, féllsk-at, Am. 6, vide Lex. Poët. [Common to all Teut. languages except Goth. (Ulf. renders πίπτειν by drjûsan); A. S. feallan; Engl. fall; Germ. fallen; Dan. falde; Swed. falla.]
    A. to fall; as in Engl. so in Icel. falla is the general word, used in the broadest sense; in the N. T. it is therefore used much in the same passages as in the Engl. V., e. g. Matth. v. 14, vii. 25, 27, x. 29, xii. 11, xiii. 4, xxi. 44, Luke xiv. 5, John xii. 24, Rom. xi. 11, xiv. 4, 1 Cor. x. 12, 1 Tim. vi. 9, Rev. viii. 10: blómstrið fellr, James i. 11: again, the verbs hrynja and hrapa denote ruin or sudden fall, detta a light fall, hrasa stumbling; thus in the N. T. hrynja is used, Luke xxiii. 30, Rev. vi. 16; hrapa, Luke x. 18, xi. 17, xiii. 4, Matth. xxiv. 29; hrasa, Luke x. 30; detta, xvi. 21: the proverb, eigi fellr tré við hit fyrsta högg, a tree falls not by the first stroke, Nj. 163, 224; hann féll fall mikit, Bs. i. 343; hón féll geigvænliga, id.; falla af baki, to fall from horseback, 344; f. áfram, to fall forwards, Nj. 165; f. á bak aptr, to fall on the back, 9; f. um háls e-m, to fall on one’s neck, Luke xv. 20; f. til jarðar, to fall to the ground, fall prostrate, Fms. vii. 13, Pass. 5. 4: to fall on one’s face, Stj. 422. Ruth ii. 10; f. fram, to fall down, Matth. iv. 9; f. dauðr ofan, to fall down dead, Fær. 31; ok jafnsnart féll á hann dimma og myrkr, Acts xiii. 11; hlutr fellr, the lot fell (vide hlut-fall), i. 26.
    2. to fall dead, fall in battle, Lat. cadere, Nj. 31, Eg. 7, 495, Dropl. 25, 36, Hm. 159, Fms. i. 8, 11, 24, 38, 95, 173, 177, 178, ii. 318, 324, 329, iii. 5, iv. 14, v. 55, 59, 78, 85, vi. 406–421, vii–xi, passim.
    3. of cattle, to die of plague or famine, Ann. 1341.
    4. medic., falla í brot, to fall in a fit, Bs. i. 335; f. í óvit, to swoon, Nj. 210: the phrase, f. frá, to fall, die (frá-fall, death), Grág. i. 139, 401, Fms. iv. 230, vii. 275; f. í svefn, to fall asleep, Acts xx. 9.
    II. to flow, run, of water, stream, tide, etc.: of the tide, særinn féll út frá landi, ebbed, Clem. 47; féll þar sær fyrir hellismunnann, the sea rose higher than the cave’s mouth, Orkn. 428; síðan féll sjór at, the tide rose, Ld. 58; ok þá er út féll sjórinn, Þorf. Karl. 420; sjórinn féll svá skjótt á land, at skipin vóru öll á floti, Fms. iv. 65: also used of snow, rain, dew, Vsp. 19; snjó-fall, a fall of snow: of the ashes of a volcano, cp. ösku-fall, s. v. aska: of a breaker, to dash, menn undruðusk er boði féll í logni, þar sem engi maðr vissi ván til at fyrri hefði fallit, Orkn. 164: of a river, nema þar falli á sú er eigi gengr fé yfir, Grág. ii. 256; vötn þau er ór jöklum höfðu fallit, Eg. 133; á féll ( flowed) við skála Ásólfs, Landn. 50, A. A. 285; þeir sá þá ós (fors, Hb.) mikinn falla í sjóinn, Landn. 29, v. l., cp. Fms. i. 236; Markar-fljót féll í millum höfuð-ísa, Nj. 142; á fellr austan, Vsp. 42; falla forsar, 58; læk er féll meðal landa þeirra, Landn. 145: of sea water, sjár kolblár fellr at þeim, the ship took in water, Ld. 118, Mar. 98; svá at inn féll um söxin, that the tea rushed in at the stern, Sturl. iii. 66.
    2. to stream, of hair; hárit silki-bleikt er féll ( streamed) á herðar honum aptr, Fms. vii. 155.
    β. of clothes, drapery, Edda (Ht. 2) 121.
    III. to fall, of the wind; féll veðrit ok görði logn, the wind fell, Eg. 372; þá féll byrrinn, Eb. 8; ok fellr veðrit er þeir koma út at eyjum, Ld. 116; hón kvaðsk mundu ráða at veðrit félli eigi, Gullþ. 30; í því bili fellr andviðrit, Fbr. 67; þá féll af byrrinn, Fms. vi. 17.
    2. falla niðr, to fall, drop; mitt kvæði mun skjótt niðr f., my poem will soon be forgotten, Fms. vi. 198; mun þat (in the poem) aldri niðr f. meðan Norðrlönd eru bygð, 372; féll svá þeirra tal, their speech dropped, they left off talking, Fas. iii. 579; as a law term, to let a thing drop, lát niðr f., Fs. 182; féllu hálfar bætr niðr fyrir sakastaði þá er hann þótti á eiga, Nj. 166, 250, Band. 18; þat eitt fellr niðr, Grág. i. 398, Fms. vii. 137; falla í verði, to fall in price, etc.
    IV. to fail, be foiled, a law term; sá (viz. eiðr) fellr honum til útlegðar, i. e. if he fails in taking the oath he shall be liable to outlawry, N. G. L. i. 84 (eið-fall); en ef eiðr fellr, þá fari hann útlægr, K. Á. 214; fellr aldri sekt handa á milli, the fine is never cancelled, N. G. L. i. 345; f. á verkum sínum, to have been caught red-handed, to be justly slain, Eg. 736; vera fallinn at sókn, to fail in one’s suit, N. G. L. i. 166; hence metaph. fallin at frændum, failing, bereft of friends, Hðm. 5; fallinn frá minu máli, having given my case up, Sks. 554, 747; því dæmi ek fyrir dráp hans fallnar eignir ykkar, I sentence your estates to lie forfeited for his slaughter, Fs. 122; f. í konungs garð, to forfeit to the king’s treasury. Fms. iv. 227; reflex., ef honum fellsk þessor brigð, if his right of reclamation fails, Gþl. 300; ef menn fallask at því, if men fail in that, N. G. L. ii. 345; ef gerð fellsk, if the reparation comes to naught, id.; ef gerðar-menn láta fallask, if they fail to do their duty, id., cp. i. 133, 415; to fail, falter, in the phrase, e-m fallask hendr, the hands fail one; bliknaði hann ok féllusk honum hendr, Ó. H. 70; þá féllusk öllum Ásum orðtök ok svá hendr, their voice and hands alike failed them, Edda 37; en bóndum féllusk hendr, því á þeir höfðu þá engan foringja, Fms. vi. 281; féllusk þeim allar kveðjur er fyrir vóru, their greeting faltered, i. e. the greeting died on their lips, Nj. 140; vill sá eigi fallask fáta andsvör, he would not fail or falter in replying, Hkr. i. 260; féllskat saðr sviðri, her judgment did not fail, Am. 6.
    V. metaph., falla í villu, to fall into heresy, Ver. 47; f. í hórdóm, to fall into whoredom, Sks. 588; f. í vald e-s. to fall into one’s power, Ld. 166; f. í fullsælu, to drop ( come suddenly) into great wealth, Band. 31; f. í fullting við e-n, to fall a-helping one, to take one’s part, Grág. i. 24; lyktir falla á e-t, to come to a close, issue, Fms. ix. 292. xi. 326; f. á, to fall on, of misfortune, vide á-fall.
    2. falla undir e-n, to full to one’s lot, of inheritance, obligation; arfr fellr undir e-n. devolves upon one, Gþl. 215; f. frjáls á jörð to be free born, N. G. L. i. 32; f. ánanðigr á jörð, to be born a bondsman, Grág. ii. 192.
    3. falla við árar, to fall to at the oars, Fms. xi. 73, 103; Þorgeirr féll þá svá fast á árar (pulled, so bard), at af gengu báðir háirnir, Grett. 125 A; f. fram við árar, id., Fas. ii. 495 (in a verse).
    VI. to fall out, befall; ef auðna fellr til, if it so falls out by luck, Fms. iv. 148; ef auðna vildi til f. með þeim, xi. 267; litlu siðar fellr til fagrt leiði, a fair wind befell them, 426; alla hluti þá er til kunni f., Nj. 224; öll þingvíti er til f., all the fines that may fall in, be due, Gþl. 21; nema þörf falli til, unless a mishap befalls him, i. e. unless he be in a strait, 76; mér féll svá gæfusamliga, it befell me so luckily, Barl. 114; verðuliga er fallit á mik þetta tilfelli, this accident has justly befallen me, 115; sem sakir f. til, as the case falls, Eg. 89.
    2. to fall, be produced; þat (the iron) fellr í firði þeim er Ger heitir, Fas. iii. 240; þar fellr hveiti ok vín, 360.
    VII. impers. in the phrases, e-m fellr e-t þungt, létt, etc., a thing falls lightly, heavily upon, esp. of feeling; þetta mun yðr þungt f., it will fall heavily on you, Band. 18; felir þá keisaranum þyngra bardaginn, the battle fell out ill to ( turned against) the emperor, Fms. xi. 32; at oss mundi þungt f. þessi mál, Nj. 191.
    2. the phrases, e-m fellr e-t nær, it falls nigh to one, touches one nearly; svá fellr mér þetta nær um trega, Nj. 170; sjá einn var svá hlutr, at Njáli féll svá nær, at hana mátti aldri óklökvandi um tala, this one thing touched Njal so nearly, that he could never speak of it without tears, 171; mér fellr eigi firr en honum, it touches me no less than him, Blas. 41; henni féll meinit svá, nær, at …, the illness fell on her so sore, that …, Bs. i. 178; féll henni nær allt saman, she was much vexed by it all (of illness), 351; e-t fellr bágliga, hörmuliga etc. fyrir e-m, things fall out sadly for one. Vígl. 30, El. 15.
    B. Metaph. to fall in with, agree, fit, suit, Germ. gefallen:
    I. to please, suit; kvað sér þat vel falla til aftekta, said that it suited him well for drawing taxes from, Fb. ii. 122: en allt þat, er hann heyrði frá himnaguði, féll honum harla vel, pleased him very well, Fms. i. 133; honum féll vel í eyru lofsorð konungs, the king’s praise suited his ears well, tickled, pleased his fancy, Bret. 16: reflex., þat lof fellsk honum í eyru, 4; jarli fellsk þat vel í eyru, the earl was well pleased to hear it, Bjarn. 7.
    β. falla saman, to fall in with, comply, agree; en þó at eigi félli allt saman með þeim, though they did not agree in all, Bs. i. 723.
    γ. féllsk vel á með þeim, they loved one another, Fas. i. 49; féll vel á með þeim Styrkári, i. e. he and S. were on good terms, Fms. iii. 120.
    δ. honum féllsk þat vel í skap, it suited his mind well, pleased him, Fas. i. 364; féllsk hvárt öðru vel í geð, they agreed well, liked one another well, Band. 9; fallask á e-t, to like a thing; brátt kvartar að mér fellst ei á, Bb. 3. 23.
    2. to beseem, befit; heldr fellr þeim ( it befits them), at sýna öðrum með góðvilja, Str. 2.
    3. falla at e-u, to apply to, refer to; þetta eitt orð er at fellr eiðstafnum, Band. MS. 15 (Ed. 18 wrongly eiðrinn instead of eiðnum).
    4. the phrase ‘falla við’ in Luke vi. 36 (bótin af því hinu nýja fellr eigi við hið gamla) means to agree with; hence also viðfeldinn, agreeable:—but in the two passages to be cited falla við seems to be intended for falda við, to enfold; hvergi nema þar sem falli við akr eða eng, unless field or meadow be increased or improved, N. G. L. ii. 116; ekki má falla (qs. falda) við hamingju-leysi mitt, ‘tis impossible to add a fold to my bad luck, it cannot be worse than it is, Al. 110.
    II. part. fallinn; svá f., such-like, so framed; eitt lítið dýr er svá fallið, at …, a small animal is so framed, that …, Stj. 77; hví man hinn sami maðr svá fallinn, how can the same man be so framed? Fms. xi. 429:—in law phrases, such-like, as follows, svá fallinn vitnisburð, testimony as follows, Vm. 47; svo fallinn órskurð, dóm, etc., a decision, sentence … as follows, a standing phrase; þá leið fallinn, such, such-like (Germ. beschaffen), Stj. 154.
    2. fallinn vel, illa, etc., well, ill-disposed; hann var vænn maðr ok vel fallinn, Fms. xi. 422; þau vóru tröll bæði ok at öllu illa fallin, Bárð. 165; fitted, worthy, bezt til konungs fallinn, Fms. i. 58; ok er hann bezt til þess f. af þessum þremr, vi. 386; at hann væri betr til fallinn at deyja fyrir þá sök en faðir hans, that he more deserved to die than his father did, x. 3; Ólafr er betr til yfirmanns f. enn mínir synir, Ld. 84; margir eru betr til fallnir fararinnar, Ísl. ii. 327; Hallgerðr kvað hann sér vel fallinn til verkstjóra, Nj. 57; sá er til þess er f., Sks. 299; ‘worthy,’ 1 Cor. vi. 2.
    3. neut. fit; ok hætti þá er honum þótti fallit, when he thought fit, Fms. vi. 364; slík reip sem f. þykir, as seems needful, Sks. 420; væri þat vel fallit, at …, it would do well, to …, Fms. ii. 115; þat mun nú vel fallit, that will be right, that will do well, Nj. 145; kallaði vel til fallit, said it was quite right, Fms. xi. 321.
    4. of a thing, with dat. suited to one; eigi þyki mér þér sú ferð vel fallin, i. e. this journey will not do for thee, will not do thee good, Fms. vi. 200; cp. ó-fallit, unfit.

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  • 14 solo

    adj.
    1 alone, by himself, isolated, all by oneself.
    2 lonely, lonesome.
    3 single, by itself.
    4 very, merest, only.
    m.
    1 solo, solo interpretation, solo act.
    2 turbot, Psetta maxima.
    * * *
    1 (sin compañía) alone, on one's own, by oneself; (sin ayuda) (by) oneself, (for) oneself
    ■ vive solo he lives alone, he lives by himself
    2 (solitario) lonely
    3 (único) only, sole, single
    4 (café) black; (bebida alcohólica) straight
    1 (naipes) solitaire
    2 familiar (café) black coffee
    3 MÚSICA solo
    1→ link=sólo sólo
    \
    a solas alone, by oneself
    como él solo / como ella sola familiar as only he can / as only she can
    quedarse solo,-a familiar to have no equal
    ————————
    1 (naipes) solitaire
    2 familiar (café) black coffee
    3 MÚSICA solo
    1→ link=sólo sólo
    * * *
    (f. - sola)
    adj.
    2) only, unique, sole, single
    * * *
    I
    1. ADJ
    1) (=sin compañía) alone, on one's own

    iré solo — I'll go alone o on my own

    se quedó solo a los siete años — he was left an orphan o alone in the world at seven

    2) (=solitario) lonely
    3) (=único)

    su sola preocupación es ganar dinero — his one o only concern is to make money

    hay una sola dificultad — there is only o just one problem

    4) (=sin acompañamiento) [café, té] black; [whisky, vodka, ron] straight, neat
    5) (Mús) solo
    2. SM
    1) (Mús) solo
    2) (=café) black coffee
    3) (Naipes) solitaire, patience
    4) Cono Sur (=lata) tedious conversation
    II
    ADV
    =sólo ADV (=únicamente) only; (=exclusivamente) solely, merely, just

    solo quiero verlo — I only o just want to see it

    es solo un teniente — he's only a lieutenant, he's a mere lieutenant

    me parece bien solo que no tengo tiempo — that's fine, only o but I don't have the time

    tan solo — only, just

    solo que... — except that...

    In the past the standard spelling for this adverb was with an accent ( sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.
    * * *
    I
    - la adjetivo

    estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely

    no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone

    lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone

    qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?

    quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself

    b) <café/té> black; < whisky> straight, neat; < pan> dry

    su sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me

    II
    1) (Mús) solo
    2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee
    * * *
    I
    - la adjetivo

    estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely

    no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone

    lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone

    qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?

    quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself

    b) <café/té> black; < whisky> straight, neat; < pan> dry

    su sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me

    II
    1) (Mús) solo
    2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee
    * * *
    solo1
    1 = alone, lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], on + Posesivo + own, solo, unattended, all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo, lorn.

    Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

    Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.
    Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.
    Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.
    Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.
    Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.
    Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.
    * aparecer solo = stand + alone.
    * arreglárselas solo = losers weepers.
    * a solas = by + Reflexivo.
    * a un solo espacio = single-spaced.
    * aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.
    * con una sola acción = in one action.
    * con un solo brazo = one-armed.
    * con un solo filo = single-edge.
    * con un solo ojo = one-eyed.
    * cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.
    * dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
    * dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
    * dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources.
    * dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.
    * de una sola cara = single sided.
    * de una sola escritura = write-once.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.
    * de un solo brazo = one-armed.
    * de un solo filo = single-edge.
    * de un solo ojo = one-eyed.
    * de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.
    * en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.
    * escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].
    * estar solo = stand + alone, be on + Posesivo + own.
    * forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.
    * forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.
    * hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.
    * jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.
    * ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.
    * ni una sola vez = not once (did).
    * plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.
    * por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo.
    * por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.
    * por uno solo = solo.
    * ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.
    * servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.
    * sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * solas = all by + Reflexivo.
    * solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.
    * tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.
    * tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

    * * *
    solo1 -la
    1
    (sin compañía): no conoce a nadie en la ciudad, está muy solo he doesn't know anyone in the town, he's all alone o all on his own
    se fueron todos y lo dejaron solo they all went off and left him alone o on his own o by himself
    estaba or me sentía muy sola I was o I felt very lonely
    el niño ya camina solo the baby's walking on his own now
    ¡qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?
    se quedó solo cuando era un muchacho he was left alone in the world when he was only a boy
    para una persona sola da pereza cocinar cooking is a real effort when you are on your own o by yourself, cooking for one o just for yourself is a real effort
    es mentirosa como ella sola she's the biggest liar I know
    habla sola she talks to herself
    a solas alone
    quiero hablar contigo a solas I want to talk to you alone
    quedarse más solo que la una ( fam hum); to be left all by oneself, to be left all on one's tod ( BrE colloq)
    más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like
    2 ‹café/té› black; ‹whisky› straight, neat
    me gusta el pan así solo, sin mantequilla I like bread on its own o plain bread like this, without butter, I like bread like this, with nothing on it
    (único): te lo presto con una sola condición I'll lend it to you on one condition
    no puso ni una sola objeción she didn't raise one o a single objection
    su sola presencia me molestaba her very o mere presence upset me
    hay una sola dificultad there's just one problem
    A ( Mús) solo
    un solo de violín a violin solo
    B ( Esp) (café) black coffee
    * * *

     

    Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)

    soló es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    solar    
    solo    
    sólo
    solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;

    ■ sustantivo masculino
    1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
    2


    3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
    solo 1
    ◊ -la adjetivo


    ◊ estar/sentirse sólo to be/feel lonely;

    lo dejaron sólo ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself;

    ( para no molestar) they left him alone;

    hacen los deberes sólos they do their homework by themselves;
    hablar sólo to talk to oneself;
    a solas alone, by oneself
    b) ‹café/té› black;

    ‹ whisky› straight, neat;
    ‹ pan› dry


    hay un sólo problema there's just one problem
    solo 2 sustantivo masculino (Mús) solo
    sólo The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective adverbio
    only;
    sólo or solo quería ayudarte I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help;
    sólo or solo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder;

    solar 1 sustantivo masculino
    1 (terreno para edificar) plot
    2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
    solar 2 adjetivo solar
    energía solar, solar energy
    luz solar, sunlight
    sistema solar, solar system
    solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
    solo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (único) only, single: en la caja había una sola galleta, there was a single biscuit in the box
    no me ha respondido ni una sola vez, he hasn't answered once
    2 (sin compañía) alone: me gusta estar sola, I like to be alone
    iba hablando solo por la calle, he was walking down the street talking to himself
    vive solo, he lives alone
    3 (sin protección, apoyo) se siente sola, she feels lonely
    4 (sin añadidos) un whisky solo, a whisky on its own ➣ Ver nota en alone
    5 (sin ayuda, sin intervención) se desconecta solo, it switches itself off automatically
    podemos resolverlo (nosotros) solos, we can solve it by ourselves
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 Mús solo: el concierto comienza con un solo de piano, the concert starts off with a piano solo
    2 Esp black (coffee)
    III adverbio only: solo con mirarle sabes que está mintiendo, just by looking at him you can tell he is lying
    (tan) solo quiero hablar con él, I only want to talk to him
    ♦ Locuciones: a solas, alone

    ' sólo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actual
    - actualidad
    - bastante
    - bastarse
    - batería
    - bebible
    - cada
    - café
    - cala
    - cerdo
    - como
    - concernir
    - corresponder
    - dato
    - decir
    - dejar
    - delgada
    - delgado
    - desalmada
    - desalmado
    - disparate
    - don
    - doña
    - dos
    - entera
    - entero
    - escaramuza
    - faltar
    - folclórica
    - folclórico
    - frustrarse
    - gustar
    - hablarse
    - hasta
    - iceberg
    - indispensable
    - individual
    - infante
    - infarto
    - interés
    - irse
    - limitarse
    - media
    - medio
    - mucha
    - mucho
    - mustia
    - mustio
    - para
    - pintarse
    English:
    aback
    - ablaze
    - actual
    - alive
    - alone
    - already
    - also
    - ammunition
    - approximation
    - as
    - aside
    - asleep
    - attain
    - attention span
    - bear
    - bear with
    - beware
    - black
    - boat
    - bring in
    - bust
    - but
    - by
    - cater
    - certain
    - close
    - coffee
    - conjecture
    - dabble
    - detest
    - disposable
    - do
    - down
    - effect
    - end
    - female
    - find
    - fix
    - fraction
    - fun
    - further
    - game
    - go
    - half
    - hand-luggage
    - hear of
    - herself
    - himself
    - incoming
    - isolated
    * * *
    solo1, sólo adv Note that the adverb solo can be written with an accent when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.
    only, just;
    solo he venido a despedirme I've only o just come to say goodbye;
    come solo fruta y verdura she only o just eats fruit and vegetables;
    es solo un bebé he's only o just a baby;
    solo le importa el dinero she's only interested in money, all she cares about is money;
    trabajo veinte horas a la semana – ¿solo? I work twenty hours a week – is that all?;
    no solo… sino (también)… not only… but (also)…;
    no solo me insultaron sino que además me golpearon they didn't only insult me, they beat me too, not only did they insult me, they beat me too;
    con solo o [m5] solo con una llamada basta para obtener el crédito all you need to do to get the loan is to make one phone call;
    con solo o [m5]solo con accionar la palanca… by simply operating the lever…;
    solo con que te disculpes me conformo all you need to do is apologize and I'll be happy, all I ask is that you apologize;
    solo de pensarlo me pongo enfermo just thinking about it makes me ill;
    solo que… only…;
    lo compraría, solo que no tengo dinero I would buy it, only I haven't got any money;
    solo se vive una vez you only live once
    solo2, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [sin nadie, sin compañía] alone;
    me gusta estar solo I like being alone o on my own o by myself;
    ¿vives sola? do you live alone o on your own o by yourself?;
    lo hice yo solo I did it on my own o by myself;
    me quedé solo [todos se fueron] I was left on my own;
    [nadie me apoyó] I was left isolated;
    se quedó solo a temprana edad he was on his own from an early age;
    quería estar a solas she wanted to be alone o by herself;
    ya hablaremos tú y yo a solas we'll have a talk with just the two of us, we'll have a talk alone;
    Fam
    es gracioso/simpático como él solo he's really funny/nice;
    estar/quedarse más solo que la una to be/be left all on one's own;
    más vale estar solo que mal acompañado better to be alone than to be with the wrong people
    2. [solitario] lonely;
    me sentía solo I felt lonely
    3. [sin nada] on its own;
    [café] black; [whisky] neat;
    ¿quieres el café solo o con leche? would you like your coffee black or with milk?;
    le gusta comer el arroz solo he likes to eat rice on its own
    4. [único] single;
    no me han comprado ni un solo regalo they didn't buy me a single present;
    ni una sola gota not a (single) drop;
    dame una sola razón give me one reason;
    queda una sola esperanza only one hope remains
    5. [mero, simple] very, mere;
    la sola idea de suspender me deprime the very o mere idea of failing depresses me;
    el solo hecho de que se disculpe ya le honra the very fact that he is apologizing is to his credit
    ♦ nm
    1. Mús solo;
    un solo de guitarra a guitar solo
    2. Fam [café] black coffee
    * * *
    adj
    1 single;
    estar solo be alone;
    sentirse solo feel lonely;
    a solas alone, by o.s.;
    más solo que la una all alone, all by oneself;
    por sí solo by o.s.
    2 café black
    3 ( único)
    :
    un solo día a single day
    II m MÚS solo
    * * *
    sólo adv
    solamente: just, only
    sólo quieren comer: they just want to eat
    solo, -la adj
    1) : alone, by oneself
    2) : lonely
    3) único: only, sole, unique
    hay un solo problema: there's only one problem
    4)
    a solas : alone
    solo nm
    : solo
    * * *
    solo1 adj
    1. (sin compañía) alone / on your own
    vive sola she lives alone / she lives on her own
    2. (solitario) lonely [comp. lonelier; superl. loneliest]
    3. (sin ayuda) on your own / by yourself
    ¿lo has hecho tú solo? did you do it by yourself?
    4. (único) one
    solo2 n
    1. (café) black coffee
    2. (música) solo

    Spanish-English dictionary > solo

  • 15 sólo

    adj.
    1 alone, by himself, isolated, all by oneself.
    2 lonely, lonesome.
    3 single, by itself.
    4 very, merest, only.
    m.
    1 solo, solo interpretation, solo act.
    2 turbot, Psetta maxima.
    * * *
    1 (sin compañía) alone, on one's own, by oneself; (sin ayuda) (by) oneself, (for) oneself
    ■ vive solo he lives alone, he lives by himself
    2 (solitario) lonely
    3 (único) only, sole, single
    4 (café) black; (bebida alcohólica) straight
    1 (naipes) solitaire
    2 familiar (café) black coffee
    3 MÚSICA solo
    1→ link=sólosólo
    \
    a solas alone, by oneself
    como él solo / como ella sola familiar as only he can / as only she can
    quedarse solo,-a familiar to have no equal
    ————————
    1 (naipes) solitaire
    2 familiar (café) black coffee
    3 MÚSICA solo
    1→ link=sólosólo
    * * *
    (f. - sola)
    adj.
    2) only, unique, sole, single
    * * *
    I
    1. ADJ
    1) (=sin compañía) alone, on one's own

    iré solo — I'll go alone o on my own

    se quedó solo a los siete años — he was left an orphan o alone in the world at seven

    2) (=solitario) lonely
    3) (=único)

    su sola preocupación es ganar dinero — his one o only concern is to make money

    hay una sola dificultad — there is only o just one problem

    4) (=sin acompañamiento) [café, té] black; [whisky, vodka, ron] straight, neat
    5) (Mús) solo
    2. SM
    1) (Mús) solo
    2) (=café) black coffee
    3) (Naipes) solitaire, patience
    4) Cono Sur (=lata) tedious conversation
    II
    ADV
    =sólo ADV (=únicamente) only; (=exclusivamente) solely, merely, just

    solo quiero verlo — I only o just want to see it

    es solo un teniente — he's only a lieutenant, he's a mere lieutenant

    me parece bien solo que no tengo tiempo — that's fine, only o but I don't have the time

    tan solo — only, just

    solo que... — except that...

    In the past the standard spelling for this adverb was with an accent ( sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.
    * * *
    adverbio [The accented spelling remains the norm despite the Real Academica Española's recommended form solo] only

    sólo quería ayudarte — I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help

    sólo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos — just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder

    no sólo estudia sino que también trabaja — she isn't just studying, she's working as well

    * * *
    I
    - la adjetivo

    estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely

    no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone

    lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone

    qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?

    quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself

    b) <café/té> black; < whisky> straight, neat; < pan> dry

    su sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me

    II
    1) (Mús) solo
    2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee
    * * *
    solo1
    1 = alone, lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], on + Posesivo + own, solo, unattended, all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo, lorn.

    Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

    Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.
    Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.
    Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.
    Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.
    Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.
    Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.
    * aparecer solo = stand + alone.
    * arreglárselas solo = losers weepers.
    * a solas = by + Reflexivo.
    * a un solo espacio = single-spaced.
    * aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.
    * con una sola acción = in one action.
    * con un solo brazo = one-armed.
    * con un solo filo = single-edge.
    * con un solo ojo = one-eyed.
    * cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.
    * dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
    * dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
    * dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources.
    * dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.
    * de una sola cara = single sided.
    * de una sola escritura = write-once.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.
    * de un solo brazo = one-armed.
    * de un solo filo = single-edge.
    * de un solo ojo = one-eyed.
    * de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.
    * en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.
    * escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].
    * estar solo = stand + alone, be on + Posesivo + own.
    * forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.
    * forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.
    * hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.
    * jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.
    * ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.
    * ni una sola vez = not once (did).
    * plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.
    * por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo.
    * por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.
    * por uno solo = solo.
    * ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.
    * servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.
    * sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * solas = all by + Reflexivo.
    * solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.
    * tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.
    * tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

    * * *
    solo1 -la
    1
    (sin compañía): no conoce a nadie en la ciudad, está muy solo he doesn't know anyone in the town, he's all alone o all on his own
    se fueron todos y lo dejaron solo they all went off and left him alone o on his own o by himself
    estaba or me sentía muy sola I was o I felt very lonely
    el niño ya camina solo the baby's walking on his own now
    ¡qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?
    se quedó solo cuando era un muchacho he was left alone in the world when he was only a boy
    para una persona sola da pereza cocinar cooking is a real effort when you are on your own o by yourself, cooking for one o just for yourself is a real effort
    es mentirosa como ella sola she's the biggest liar I know
    habla sola she talks to herself
    a solas alone
    quiero hablar contigo a solas I want to talk to you alone
    quedarse más solo que la una ( fam hum); to be left all by oneself, to be left all on one's tod ( BrE colloq)
    más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like
    2 ‹café/té› black; ‹whisky› straight, neat
    me gusta el pan así solo, sin mantequilla I like bread on its own o plain bread like this, without butter, I like bread like this, with nothing on it
    (único): te lo presto con una sola condición I'll lend it to you on one condition
    no puso ni una sola objeción she didn't raise one o a single objection
    su sola presencia me molestaba her very o mere presence upset me
    hay una sola dificultad there's just one problem
    A ( Mús) solo
    un solo de violín a violin solo
    B ( Esp) (café) black coffee
    * * *

     

    Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)

    soló es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    solar    
    solo    
    sólo
    solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;

    ■ sustantivo masculino
    1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
    2


    3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
    solo 1
    ◊ -la adjetivo


    ◊ estar/sentirse sólo to be/feel lonely;

    lo dejaron sólo ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself;

    ( para no molestar) they left him alone;

    hacen los deberes sólos they do their homework by themselves;
    hablar sólo to talk to oneself;
    a solas alone, by oneself
    b) ‹café/té› black;

    ‹ whisky› straight, neat;
    ‹ pan› dry


    hay un sólo problema there's just one problem
    solo 2 sustantivo masculino (Mús) solo
    sólo The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective adverbio
    only;
    sólo or solo quería ayudarte I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help;
    sólo or solo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder;

    solar 1 sustantivo masculino
    1 (terreno para edificar) plot
    2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
    solar 2 adjetivo solar
    energía solar, solar energy
    luz solar, sunlight
    sistema solar, solar system
    solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
    solo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (único) only, single: en la caja había una sola galleta, there was a single biscuit in the box
    no me ha respondido ni una sola vez, he hasn't answered once
    2 (sin compañía) alone: me gusta estar sola, I like to be alone
    iba hablando solo por la calle, he was walking down the street talking to himself
    vive solo, he lives alone
    3 (sin protección, apoyo) se siente sola, she feels lonely
    4 (sin añadidos) un whisky solo, a whisky on its own ➣ Ver nota en alone
    5 (sin ayuda, sin intervención) se desconecta solo, it switches itself off automatically
    podemos resolverlo (nosotros) solos, we can solve it by ourselves
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 Mús solo: el concierto comienza con un solo de piano, the concert starts off with a piano solo
    2 Esp black (coffee)
    III adverbio only: solo con mirarle sabes que está mintiendo, just by looking at him you can tell he is lying
    (tan) solo quiero hablar con él, I only want to talk to him
    ♦ Locuciones: a solas, alone

    ' sólo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actual
    - actualidad
    - bastante
    - bastarse
    - batería
    - bebible
    - cada
    - café
    - cala
    - cerdo
    - como
    - concernir
    - corresponder
    - dato
    - decir
    - dejar
    - delgada
    - delgado
    - desalmada
    - desalmado
    - disparate
    - don
    - doña
    - dos
    - entera
    - entero
    - escaramuza
    - faltar
    - folclórica
    - folclórico
    - frustrarse
    - gustar
    - hablarse
    - hasta
    - iceberg
    - indispensable
    - individual
    - infante
    - infarto
    - interés
    - irse
    - limitarse
    - media
    - medio
    - mucha
    - mucho
    - mustia
    - mustio
    - para
    - pintarse
    English:
    aback
    - ablaze
    - actual
    - alive
    - alone
    - already
    - also
    - ammunition
    - approximation
    - as
    - aside
    - asleep
    - attain
    - attention span
    - bear
    - bear with
    - beware
    - black
    - boat
    - bring in
    - bust
    - but
    - by
    - cater
    - certain
    - close
    - coffee
    - conjecture
    - dabble
    - detest
    - disposable
    - do
    - down
    - effect
    - end
    - female
    - find
    - fix
    - fraction
    - fun
    - further
    - game
    - go
    - half
    - hand-luggage
    - hear of
    - herself
    - himself
    - incoming
    - isolated
    * * *
    solo1, sólo adv Note that the adverb solo can be written with an accent when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.
    only, just;
    solo he venido a despedirme I've only o just come to say goodbye;
    come solo fruta y verdura she only o just eats fruit and vegetables;
    es solo un bebé he's only o just a baby;
    solo le importa el dinero she's only interested in money, all she cares about is money;
    trabajo veinte horas a la semana – ¿solo? I work twenty hours a week – is that all?;
    no solo… sino (también)… not only… but (also)…;
    no solo me insultaron sino que además me golpearon they didn't only insult me, they beat me too, not only did they insult me, they beat me too;
    con solo o [m5] solo con una llamada basta para obtener el crédito all you need to do to get the loan is to make one phone call;
    con solo o [m5]solo con accionar la palanca… by simply operating the lever…;
    solo con que te disculpes me conformo all you need to do is apologize and I'll be happy, all I ask is that you apologize;
    solo de pensarlo me pongo enfermo just thinking about it makes me ill;
    solo que… only…;
    lo compraría, solo que no tengo dinero I would buy it, only I haven't got any money;
    solo se vive una vez you only live once
    solo2, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [sin nadie, sin compañía] alone;
    me gusta estar solo I like being alone o on my own o by myself;
    ¿vives sola? do you live alone o on your own o by yourself?;
    lo hice yo solo I did it on my own o by myself;
    me quedé solo [todos se fueron] I was left on my own;
    [nadie me apoyó] I was left isolated;
    se quedó solo a temprana edad he was on his own from an early age;
    quería estar a solas she wanted to be alone o by herself;
    ya hablaremos tú y yo a solas we'll have a talk with just the two of us, we'll have a talk alone;
    Fam
    es gracioso/simpático como él solo he's really funny/nice;
    estar/quedarse más solo que la una to be/be left all on one's own;
    más vale estar solo que mal acompañado better to be alone than to be with the wrong people
    2. [solitario] lonely;
    me sentía solo I felt lonely
    3. [sin nada] on its own;
    [café] black; [whisky] neat;
    ¿quieres el café solo o con leche? would you like your coffee black or with milk?;
    le gusta comer el arroz solo he likes to eat rice on its own
    4. [único] single;
    no me han comprado ni un solo regalo they didn't buy me a single present;
    ni una sola gota not a (single) drop;
    dame una sola razón give me one reason;
    queda una sola esperanza only one hope remains
    5. [mero, simple] very, mere;
    la sola idea de suspender me deprime the very o mere idea of failing depresses me;
    el solo hecho de que se disculpe ya le honra the very fact that he is apologizing is to his credit
    ♦ nm
    1. Mús solo;
    un solo de guitarra a guitar solo
    2. Fam [café] black coffee
    * * *
    adj
    1 single;
    estar solo be alone;
    sentirse solo feel lonely;
    a solas alone, by o.s.;
    más solo que la una all alone, all by oneself;
    por sí solo by o.s.
    2 café black
    3 ( único)
    :
    un solo día a single day
    II m MÚS solo
    * * *
    sólo adv
    solamente: just, only
    sólo quieren comer: they just want to eat
    solo, -la adj
    1) : alone, by oneself
    2) : lonely
    3) único: only, sole, unique
    hay un solo problema: there's only one problem
    4)
    a solas : alone
    solo nm
    : solo
    * * *
    solo1 adj
    1. (sin compañía) alone / on your own
    vive sola she lives alone / she lives on her own
    2. (solitario) lonely [comp. lonelier; superl. loneliest]
    3. (sin ayuda) on your own / by yourself
    ¿lo has hecho tú solo? did you do it by yourself?
    4. (único) one
    solo2 n
    1. (café) black coffee
    2. (música) solo

    Spanish-English dictionary > sólo

  • 16 VERÐA

    (verð; varð, urðum; orðinn, vorðinn), v.
    1) to happen, come to pass;
    ætluðu allir, at þeir myndi tala um mál sitt, en þat varð ekki, but it came not to pass, it was not so;
    þá varð óp mikit at lögbergi, then there arose a great shout at the Lawhill;
    2) verða e-m, to happen to, befall one (slikt verðr opt ungum mönnum);
    þat varð Skarphéðni, at stökk í sundr skóþvengr hans, it happened to S. that his shoe-string snapped asunder;
    sjaldan verðr víti vörum, the wary man will seldom make a slip;
    e-m verðr þörf e-s, one comes to be in need of;
    3) to happen to be, occur;
    í lœk þann, er þar verðr, in the brook that happens to be there;
    varð fyrir þeim fjörðr, they came on a fjord;
    verða á leið e-s, to be on one’s path, happen to one;
    4) verða brottu, to leave, absent oneself (þeir sá þann sinn kost líkastan at verða á brottu);
    verða úti, to go away (verð úti ok drag ongan spott at oss);
    to perish in a storm from cold (sumir urðu úti);
    þeim þótti honum seint heim verða, they thought that he was long in coming home;
    5) with acc. to lose;
    kváðust okkr hafa orðit bæði, said that they had lost us both;
    6) followed by a noun, a., pp., adv., as predicate, to become;
    þá verðr þat þinn bani, it will be thy death;
    verða glaðr, hryggr, reiðr, to become glad, sad, angry;
    verða dauðr to die (áðr Haraldr inn hárfagri yrði dauðr) with participles;
    ok varð ekki eptir honum gengit, he was not pursued;
    verða þeir ekki fundnir, they could not be found;
    blóð hans varð ekki stöðvat, the blood could not be staunched;
    þeim varð litit til hafs, they happened to look seaward;
    impers., e-m verðr bilt, one is amazed;
    Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. lost his head, was paralysed;
    with adverbs; hann varð vel við skaða sinn, he bore his loss well, like a man;
    jarl varð illa við þetta, the earl was vexed by this;
    7) with infin., denoting necessity, one must, needs, is forced, obliged to do;
    þat verðr hverr at vinna, er ætlat er, every one must do the work that is set before him;
    þar er bera verðr til grjót, where stones have to be carried;
    verð ek nú flýja, now I must flee;
    8) with preps., verða af e-u, to come to pass (var um rœtt, at hann skyldi leita fara, en eigi varð af);
    varð ekki af ferðinni, the journey came to nought was given up;
    verðr þetta af, at hann tekr við sveinunum, the end was that at last he took the boys;
    starf ok kostnaðr varð af þessu, trouble and expenses arose from this;
    livat verðr af e-u, what becomes of;
    hvat varð af húnum mínum, what has become of my cubs?;
    verða at e-u, to become (verða at undri, undrsjónum);
    veiztu, hvat þér mun verða at bana, knowest thou what will be the cause of thy death?;
    verða at engu, to come to nothing;
    verða á, to come on, happen;
    þvat sem á yrði síðan, whatever might happen later on;
    e-m verðr á, one makes a blunder, mistake (þótti þér ekki á verða fyrir honum, er hann náði eigi fénu?);
    verða eptir, to be left (honum varð þar eptir geit ok hafr);
    verða fyrir e-u, to meet with (verða fyrir goða reiði);
    to forebode (verða fyrir stórfundum);
    verða fyrir e-m, to be in one’s way, as a hindrance (því meira sem oss verðr fyrir, því harðara skulu þér niðr koma);
    verða í, to happen (tókust nú upp leikar sem ekki hefði í orðit);
    verða til e-s, to come forth to do a thing, be ready to;
    en sá er nefndr Hermóðr, er til þeirar farar varð, who undertook this journey;
    verða við e-m, to respond to (bið ek þik, at þú verðir við mér, þó at engi sé verðleiki til).
    * * *
    pres. verð, verðr, verð; pret. varð, vart (mod. varðst), varð; pl. urðu; subj. yrði: imperat. verð; part. orðinn; pl. orðnir, spelt phonetically ornir, Niðrst. 6: in later vellums occur freq. the forms vurðu, vyrði, vorðinn, see Introd.; but the old poets use it for alliteration as if it began with a vowel: with neg. suff. verðr-at, Fm. 6; varð-at, Vþm. 38; urðu-a it, Gh. 3; urðu-t. Lex. Poët.: [Ulf. wairþan = γίγνεσθαι, ἔσεσθαι; A. S. weorðan; Old Engl. worth, as in the phrase ‘woe worth the day!’ Germ. werden; Dan. vorde; Swed. varda.]
    A. To become, happen, come to pass; sá atburðr varð, at …, Ó. H. 196; varð hitt at lyktum, at …, 191; ef svá verðr, at …, Al. 20; ef svá verðr ( if it so happen), at ek deyja, Eg. 34; fundr þeirra varð á Rogalandi, 32; mörg dæmi hafa orðit í forneskju, Ó. H. 73; varð þar hin snarpasta orrosta. Eg. 297; at því sem nú er orðit, Blas. 46; þá varð ( arose) hlátr mikill, id.; varð óp mikit, Nj.; þat varð um síðir, and so they did at last, 240; er þetta allvel orðit, well done, well happened, 187; þau tíðendi eru hér vorðin, Fms. iv. 309 (orðin, Ó. H. 139, l. c.); þat varð ekki, but it came not to pass, Nj.
    2. adding dat. to happen, to befall one; þat varð mér, it befell me, Ísl. ii. (in a verse); varð þeim af in mesta deila, Nj. 189; Eyjólfi varð orðfall, speechlessness befell E., he faltered, 225; þat varð Skarphéðni at stökk í sundr skóþvengr hans, 145; urðu þeim þegar in sömu undr, 21.
    3. to blunder, make a slip; þat varð þinni konu, at hón átti mög við mér, Ls. 40; sjaldan verðr viti vörum, Hm. 6; þat verðr mörgum manni at um myrkvan staf villisk, Eg. (in a verse); skalat honum þat verða optarr enn um sinn … ef eigi verðr þeim optarr enn um sinn, Grág. (Kb.) i. 55; e-m verðr Þorf e-s, to come in need of, Hm. 149; ef þeim verðr nökkut er honum hefir fylgt, if anything should befall them, Hom. 65; annat man þér verða (another fate, death, will be thine), enn þú sprongir, Sturl. iii. 225; cp. verða úti, to perish in a storm from cold, Fms. vii. 122; sumir urðu úti, Bs. i. 71; verða til, to perish.
    4. to happen to be, to occur, or the like; í læk þann er þar verðr, in the brook that happens to be there, Eg. 163; holt þat er þar verðr, 746; varð þá enn brátt á er þvers varð fyrir þeim, þá kölluðu þeir þverá, 132; varð fyrir þeim fjörðr, they came on a fiord, 130; verða á leið e-s, to be in one’s path, happen to one, Ó. H. 181; taka þat sem á leið hans verðr, Grág. ii. 346; verða á fætr, to fall on one’s, feet, Fb. iii. 301; verða ek á fitjum, Vkv. 27; þeim þótti honum seint heim verða, Fbr. 8 new Ed.: verða brottu, to leave, absent oneself; þeir sá þann sinn kost líkastan at verða á brottu, Fms. vii. 204; verð í brottu í stað, begone, Fs. 64: verða úti, id., Nj. 16.
    II. followed by a noun, adjective, participle, adverb, as predicate; þá verðr þat þinn bani, Nj. 94; hann varð tveggja manna bani, he became the bane of, i. e. slew, two men, 97; hann mun verða engi jafnaðar-maðr, Ld. 24; ef hann vyrði konungr, Fms. i. 20; verða biskup, prestr …, Bs. i. passim; ok verðr eigi gjöf, ef …, it becomes not a gift, if …, Grág. (Kb.) i. 130; verða þær málalyktir, at …, the end was that …, Nj. 88: verða alls hálft annat hundrat, the whole amount becomes, Rb. 88; honum varð vísa á munni, Fms. xi. 144; varð henni þá ljóð á munni, Fb. i. 525; þat varð henni á munni er hón sá þetta, Sd. 139: hví henni yrði þat at munni, Fms. xi. 149; þá er í meðal verðr, when there is an interval, leisure, Skálda (Thorodd): cp. the mod. phrase, þegar í milli veiðr fyrir honum, of the empty hour; varð Skarpheðinn þar í millum ok gaflhlaðsins, S. was jammed in between, Nj. 203; prob. ellipt. = verða fastr.
    2. with adjectives, to become so and so:
    α. verða glaðr, feginn, hryggr, to become glad, fain, sad, Fms. i. 21, viii. 19, passim; verða langlífr, to be long-lived, Bs. i. 640; verða gamall, to become old, Nj. 85; verða sjúkr, veykr, to become sick; verða sjónlauss, blindr, to become blind, Eg. 759; verða ungr í annat sinn, Fms. i. 20; verða varr, to become aware (see varr); verða víss, Nj. 268; verða sekr, to become outlawed; verða vátr, to become wet, 15; verða missáttr við e-n, Landn. 150 (and so in endless instances): in the phrase, verða dauðr, to die; dauðr varð inn Húnski, Am. 98; áðr Haraldr inn Hárfagri yrði dauðr, Íb. 6; síðan Njáll var(ð) dauðr, Nj. 238, and a few more instances, very freq. on Runic stones, but now obsolete.
    β. with participles; verða búinn, to be ready, Fms. vii. 121; verða þeir ekki fundnir, they could not be found, Gísl. 56; verða staddr við e-t, to be present, Eg. 744; in mod. usage with a notion of futurity, e. g. eg verð búinn á morgun, I shall be ready to-morrow; eg verð farinn um það. I shall be gone then: with neut, part., járn er nýtekit verðr ór afli, just taken out of the furnace, Sks. 209 B; varð ekki eptir honum gengit, he was not pursued, Nj. 270; þeim varð litið til hafs, they happened to look, 125; honum varð litið upp til hlíðarinnar, 112; blóð varð eigi stöðvat, the blood could not be stopped, Fms. i. 46, Nj. 210.
    γ. phrases, e-m verðr bilt, to be amazed, Edda 29, Korm. 40, Nj. 169; verða felmt, 105; verða íllt við, hverft við, id.; Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. lost his head, was paralysed, as if stunned, Sturl. iii. 285.
    3. with adverbs or adverbial phrases; ef þat bíðr at verða vet, Hm.; ma þetta verða vel þótt hitt yrði ílla, Nj.; verða verr enn til er stýrt, Róm. 321; hann varð vel við skaða sinn, bore it well, like a man, Eg. 76, Nj. 75; faðir hans varð ílla við þetta ( disliked it), ok kvað hann taka stein um megn sér, Fær. 58; jarl varð ílla við þetta, was much vexed by it, Fms. ix. 341; varð hann údrengiliga við sitt líflát, Ld. 234; hvernig varð hann við þá er þér rudduð skipið, Ó. H. 116; hversu Gunnarr varð við, how G. bore it, Nj. 82; verra verðr mér við, enn ek ætla at gott muni af leiða, 109; mér hefir orðit vel við þik í vetr, I have been pleased with thee this winter, Fms. vii. 112; eigi vildi ek svá við verða blóðlátið, fiskbleikr sem þú ert—Ek ætla, segir hinn, at þá myndir verr við verða ok ódrengiligar, 269; þar varð ílla með þeim, things went ill with them, they became enemies, Nj. 39: to behave, varð engum jafnvel til mín sem þessum, Fms. vii. 158; hann lætr sér verða á alla vega sem bezt til Áka, xi. 76; hann lét henni hafa orðit stórmannliga, Hkr. iii. 372.
    III. with prepp., verða af; hvat er orðit af e-u, what is come of it? where is it? of a thing lost; segðu mér þat, hvat varð af húnum mínum, Vkv. 30; hvat af motrinum er orðit, Ld. 208; nú hverfr Óspakr á brott svá at eigi vitu menn hvat af honum verðr, Band. 5; varð ekki af atlögu búanda, Ó. H. 184; ekki mun af sættum verða, Fb. i. 126: to come to pass, varð ekki af eptir-för, it came to naught; varð því ekki af ferðinni, Ísl. ii. 247; Símon kvað þá ekki mundu af því verða, S. said that could not be, Fms. vii. 250; ok verðr þetta af, at hann tekr við sveinunum, the end was that at last he took the boys, Fær. 36; eigi mun þér þann veg af verða, Karl. 197:—verða at e-u, to come to; hvat þér mun verða at bana, what will be the cause of thy death, Nj. 85; verða at flugu, Fas. i. 353 (see ‘at’ C. I. α); verða at undri, skömm, honum varð ekki at því kaupi, the bargain came to naught for him, Al. 7; cp. the mod. honum varð ekki að því, it failed for him:—e-m verðr á (cp. á-virðing), to make a blunder, mistake; kölluðu þat mjök hafa vorðit á fyrir föður sínum, at hann tók hann til sín, Fs. 35; þótti þér ekki á verða fyrir honum er hann náði eigi fénu, Nj. 33; Þorkell settisk þá niðr, ok hafði hvárki orðit á fyrir honum áðr né síðan, 185; aldri varð á um höfðingskap hans, 33:—verða eptir, to be left, Rb. 126, Stj. 124, 595; honum varð þar eptir geit ok hafr, Hrafn. 1:—verða fyrir e-u, to be hit, be the object of; fyrir víginu hefir orðit Svartr, S. is the person killed, Nj. 53; verða fyrir öfund, görningum, to be the victim of, Lex. Poët.: e-m verðr lítið fyrir e-u, it costs one small effort (see fyrir):—verða til e-s, to come forth to do a thing, volunteer, or the like; en sá er nefndr Hermóðr er til þeirrar farar varð, Edda 37; til þess hefir engi orðit fyrr en þú, at skora mér á hólm, Ísl. ii. 225; en engi varð til þess, no one volunteered, Nj. 86; einn maðr varð til at spyrja, 82; þá verðr til ok svarar máli konungs sá maðr, er …, Odd. 12; hverr sem til verðr um síðir at koma þeim á réttan veg, Fb. i. 273: fengu þeir ekki samit, því at þeim varð mart til, many things happened, i. e. so as to bring discord, Sturl. ii. 17 C; mundi okkr Einari eigi annat smátt til orðit, Hrafn. 9; eigi varð verri maðr til, there was no worse man, Stj. 482:—verða við, to respond to; bið ek þik at þú verðir við mér þó at engi sé verðleiki til, Barl. 59; at hann beiddi Snorra ásjá, en ef hann yrði eigi við bað hann Gretti fara vestr, Grett. 112 new Ed.; verða við bæn e-s, to grant one’s request, passim.
    IV. with infin., denoting necessity, one must, needs, one is forced, obliged to do; þat verðr hverr at vinna er ætlað er, Nj. 10; varð ek þá at selja Hrafni sjálfdæmi, Ísl. ii. 245; eða yrði þeir út at hafa þann ómaga, Grág. (Kb.) ii. 21; þat munu þér þá reyna verða, you must try, Fbr. 23 new Ed.; þar er bera verðr til grjót, where stones have to be carried, Grág. (Kb.) ii. 90; lágu hestarnir í kafi svá at draga varð upp, Eg. 546; en vita verð ek ( I must know) hvar til þetta heyrir, Fms. ii. 146; munu þér því verða annars-staðar á leita, Nj. 223; at hann man verða sækja á ókunn lönd, Fms. viii. 19; ok verðr af því líða yfir þat, it must be passed by, Post.; maðr verðr eptir mann lifa, a saying, Fas. ii. 552; verð ek nú flýja, Ó. H. 188; urðu þeir at taka við Kristni, 105; vér höfum orðit til at hætta lífi ok sálu, hefir margr saklauss orðit at láta, sumir féit ok sumir fjörit, 31, 32; vér munum verða lifa við öðrum veiði-mat, Hým. 16; verða at skiljask við e-n, Skv. 1. 24: the same verb twice, þá varð ek verða hapta, then came I to become a prisoner, Gkv. 1. 9; eg verð að verða eptir, I must stay behind.
    B. Peculiar isolated phrases, in some of which ‘verða’ is probably a different word, viz. = varða (q. v.), having been confounded with verða; thus, verða, verðr (= varða, varðar), to be liable, are frequent occurrences as a law phrase in the Grág.; svá fremi verðr beitin, ii. 226; þeim manni verðr fjörbaugs-garðr, er …, 212.
    2. the phrase, eigi verðr (= varðar) einn eiðr alla, see eiðr; also ymsar verðr sá er margar ferr, in many warfares there will be some defeats, Eg. 182.
    3. to forfeit, lose, prop. of paying a fine or penalty; heit ek á þann félaga er mik lætr eigi slíkt verða, Vápn. 11; æti þik ormar, yrða ek þik, kykvan, that snakes ate thee alive, and that I lost thee, Am. 22; fullhuginu sá er varð dróttinn, the brave man bereft of his master, Sighvat (Ó. H. 236); ek hefi orðinn þann guðföður, er …, I have lost a godfather who …, Hallfred (Js. 210); hér skaltú lífit verða, here shall thou forfeit life, i. e. die, Sturl. iii. (in a verse).
    4. the law phrase, verða síns, to suffer a loss; leiglendingr bæti honum allt þat er hann verðr síns fyrir lands-drottni (i. e. verðr missa), whatever he has to lose, whatever damage, Gþl. 362; þræll skal ekki verða síns um, N. G. L. i. 85; allt þat er hann verðr síns í, þá skal hinn bæta honum, Jb. 207 A; hann kvað þá ekki skyldu síns í verða (varða Ed.) um þetta mál, they should lose nothing, Rd. 253: vildi hann (viz. Herode) eigi verða heit sitt (= fyrir verða?), he would not forfeit, break his vow, Hom. 106.
    C. Reflex.; at þær ræður skyldi eigi með tjónum verðask, to be lost, forgotten, Sks. 561 B.
    2. recipr.; bræðr munu berjask ok at bönum verðask, Vsp. (Hb.); þá er bræðr tveir at bönum urðusk, Ýt. 11.
    3. part.; eptir orðna þrimu geira, Ód.; hluti orðna ok úorðna, past and future, MS. 623. 13; kvenna fegrst ok bezt at sér orðin, Nj. 268; þeir vóru svó vorðnir sik (so shapen, Germ. beschaffen), at þeir höfðu …, Stj. 7; þeir eru svá vorðnir sik, at þeir hafa eitt auga í miðju enninu, 68.

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