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  • 81 забирать верх

    • БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ ВЕРХ
    [VP]
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    1. забирать верх (над кем, где). Also: ЗАБИРАТЬ/ЗАБРАТЬ ВЕРХ [subj: human or collect]
    ⇒ to get control over s.o. (or in some place), subject s.o. to one's will:
    - X взял верх (над Y-ом < в месте Z>) ≈ X got <gained, had> the upper hand (over Y);
    - X had everything < it all> his own way (in place Z);
    - [in limited contexts] X took < had> Y well in hand.
         ♦ А особенно дома Дементьев умел брать верх над Главным: Твардовский и кричал на него, и кулаком стучал, а чаше соглашался (Солженицын 2). It was particularly easy for Dementyev to get the upper hand when he and the chief were at home. Tvardovsky might shout and hammer the table, but more often than not he would agree in the end (2a).
         ♦ "Так вы полагаете, что он [Базаров] имел большое влияние на Анну Сергеевну?" - "Да. Но над ней никто долго взять верх не может..." - "Почему вы это думаете?" - "Она очень горда... она очень дорожит своею независимостью" (Тургенев 2). "So you think that he [Bazarov] had a great influence on Anna Sergeevna?" "Yes. But no one can dominate her for long..." "Why do you think that?" "She is very proud...she greatly treasures her independence" (2f).
         ♦ Каждый дом, квартира... деревня, не говоря уж о городах и областях, получили своего верховода (сначала их было по несколько, потом один брал верх), который распоряжался, инструктировал, отдавал приказания... (Мандельштам 2). Every house, apartment, and village, not to mention every town and province, had its little tyrant (at first there would be several, until a single one took over), who gave orders and instructions... (2a).
    2. забирать верх (над кем-чем). Also: ОДЕРЖИВАТЬ/ОДЕРЖАТЬ ВЕРХ [subj: human or abstr; if subj: human, obj is also human; if subj: abstr, obj is also abstr]
    ⇒ to overpower, overcome (s.o. or sth.), turn out to be stronger:
    - X взял верх (над Y-ом) ≈ X got <gained, had> the upper hand (over Y);
    - X got the best of Y < of it>;
    - person X came out on top.
         ♦...Гоголь невольно примиряет смехом, его огромный комический талант берёт верх над негодованием (Герцен 1)....Gogol cannot help conciliating one with his laughter; his enormous comic talent gets the upper hand of his indignation (1a).
         ♦ Эти детки часто друг с другом спорили о разных вызывающих житейских предметах, причем Настя, как старшая, всегда одерживала верх... (Достоевский 1). The children often argued with each other about various provocative matters of life, and Nastya, being older, always had the upper hand... (1a).
         ♦...Мало-помалу любопытство взяло верх, и однажды, когда полициймейстер явился утром, по обыкновению, то новый помпадур не выдержал. "А что... эта старая... какова?" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2) - By and by his curiosity got the better of him and one day as the police commissioner, as usual, appeared at his office in the morning, the new pompadour could restrain himself no longer. "And...er...what about that one...the one before, you know...what sort of person is she?" (2a).
         ♦ Как ни отбивались стрельчата... но сила, по обыкновению, взяла верх (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). However hard the musketeer sons fought back...force won out, as usual (1a). ФОн готовил ответы на те вопросы, которые ему, может быть, зададут... надеясь, что в данном конкретном случае почему-то возьмут верх его доводы и соображения здравого смысла (Войнович 4). He was preparing answers to the questions which would be asked him; that is, he was hoping that, in the specific case at hand, his arguments and the considerations of common sense would prevail (4a)
         ♦...Рассказчик всегда преследовал одну цель - доказать себе и своему слушателю, что он с честью вышел из невыносимого положения и взял верх над тем, кто на него наседал (Мандельштам 2). [context transl]... The speaker's object is always the same: to prove to himself and the listener that he emerged with honor from an impossible situation and managed to outwit the person putting pressure on him... (2a).

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  • 82 забрать верх

    • БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ ВЕРХ
    [VP]
    =====
    1. забрать верх (над кем, где). Also: ЗАБИРАТЬ/ЗАБРАТЬ ВЕРХ [subj: human or collect]
    ⇒ to get control over s.o. (or in some place), subject s.o. to one's will:
    - X взял верх (над Y-ом < в месте Z>) ≈ X got <gained, had> the upper hand (over Y);
    - X had everything < it all> his own way (in place Z);
    - [in limited contexts] X took < had> Y well in hand.
         ♦ А особенно дома Дементьев умел брать верх над Главным: Твардовский и кричал на него, и кулаком стучал, а чаше соглашался (Солженицын 2). It was particularly easy for Dementyev to get the upper hand when he and the chief were at home. Tvardovsky might shout and hammer the table, but more often than not he would agree in the end (2a).
         ♦ "Так вы полагаете, что он [Базаров] имел большое влияние на Анну Сергеевну?" - "Да. Но над ней никто долго взять верх не может..." - "Почему вы это думаете?" - "Она очень горда... она очень дорожит своею независимостью" (Тургенев 2). "So you think that he [Bazarov] had a great influence on Anna Sergeevna?" "Yes. But no one can dominate her for long..." "Why do you think that?" "She is very proud...she greatly treasures her independence" (2f).
         ♦ Каждый дом, квартира... деревня, не говоря уж о городах и областях, получили своего верховода (сначала их было по несколько, потом один брал верх), который распоряжался, инструктировал, отдавал приказания... (Мандельштам 2). Every house, apartment, and village, not to mention every town and province, had its little tyrant (at first there would be several, until a single one took over), who gave orders and instructions... (2a).
    2. забрать верх (над кем-чем). Also: ОДЕРЖИВАТЬ/ОДЕРЖАТЬ ВЕРХ [subj: human or abstr; if subj: human, obj is also human; if subj: abstr, obj is also abstr]
    ⇒ to overpower, overcome (s.o. or sth.), turn out to be stronger:
    - X взял верх (над Y-ом) ≈ X got <gained, had> the upper hand (over Y);
    - X got the best of Y < of it>;
    - person X came out on top.
         ♦...Гоголь невольно примиряет смехом, его огромный комический талант берёт верх над негодованием (Герцен 1)....Gogol cannot help conciliating one with his laughter; his enormous comic talent gets the upper hand of his indignation (1a).
         ♦ Эти детки часто друг с другом спорили о разных вызывающих житейских предметах, причем Настя, как старшая, всегда одерживала верх... (Достоевский 1). The children often argued with each other about various provocative matters of life, and Nastya, being older, always had the upper hand... (1a).
         ♦...Мало-помалу любопытство взяло верх, и однажды, когда полициймейстер явился утром, по обыкновению, то новый помпадур не выдержал. "А что... эта старая... какова?" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2) - By and by his curiosity got the better of him and one day as the police commissioner, as usual, appeared at his office in the morning, the new pompadour could restrain himself no longer. "And...er...what about that one...the one before, you know...what sort of person is she?" (2a).
         ♦ Как ни отбивались стрельчата... но сила, по обыкновению, взяла верх (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). However hard the musketeer sons fought back...force won out, as usual (1a). ФОн готовил ответы на те вопросы, которые ему, может быть, зададут... надеясь, что в данном конкретном случае почему-то возьмут верх его доводы и соображения здравого смысла (Войнович 4). He was preparing answers to the questions which would be asked him; that is, he was hoping that, in the specific case at hand, his arguments and the considerations of common sense would prevail (4a)
         ♦...Рассказчик всегда преследовал одну цель - доказать себе и своему слушателю, что он с честью вышел из невыносимого положения и взял верх над тем, кто на него наседал (Мандельштам 2). [context transl]... The speaker's object is always the same: to prove to himself and the listener that he emerged with honor from an impossible situation and managed to outwit the person putting pressure on him... (2a).

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  • 83 одержать верх

    • БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ ВЕРХ
    [VP]
    =====
    1. одержать верх (над кем, где). Also: ЗАБИРАТЬ/ЗАБРАТЬ ВЕРХ [subj: human or collect]
    ⇒ to get control over s.o. (or in some place), subject s.o. to one's will:
    - X взял верх (над Y-ом < в месте Z>) ≈ X got <gained, had> the upper hand (over Y);
    - X had everything < it all> his own way (in place Z);
    - [in limited contexts] X took < had> Y well in hand.
         ♦ А особенно дома Дементьев умел брать верх над Главным: Твардовский и кричал на него, и кулаком стучал, а чаше соглашался (Солженицын 2). It was particularly easy for Dementyev to get the upper hand when he and the chief were at home. Tvardovsky might shout and hammer the table, but more often than not he would agree in the end (2a).
         ♦ "Так вы полагаете, что он [Базаров] имел большое влияние на Анну Сергеевну?" - "Да. Но над ней никто долго взять верх не может..." - "Почему вы это думаете?" - "Она очень горда... она очень дорожит своею независимостью" (Тургенев 2). "So you think that he [Bazarov] had a great influence on Anna Sergeevna?" "Yes. But no one can dominate her for long..." "Why do you think that?" "She is very proud...she greatly treasures her independence" (2f).
         ♦ Каждый дом, квартира... деревня, не говоря уж о городах и областях, получили своего верховода (сначала их было по несколько, потом один брал верх), который распоряжался, инструктировал, отдавал приказания... (Мандельштам 2). Every house, apartment, and village, not to mention every town and province, had its little tyrant (at first there would be several, until a single one took over), who gave orders and instructions... (2a).
    2. одержать верх (над кем-чем). Also: ОДЕРЖИВАТЬ/ОДЕРЖАТЬ ВЕРХ [subj: human or abstr; if subj: human, obj is also human; if subj: abstr, obj is also abstr]
    ⇒ to overpower, overcome (s.o. or sth.), turn out to be stronger:
    - X взял верх (над Y-ом) ≈ X got <gained, had> the upper hand (over Y);
    - X got the best of Y < of it>;
    - person X came out on top.
         ♦...Гоголь невольно примиряет смехом, его огромный комический талант берёт верх над негодованием (Герцен 1)....Gogol cannot help conciliating one with his laughter; his enormous comic talent gets the upper hand of his indignation (1a).
         ♦ Эти детки часто друг с другом спорили о разных вызывающих житейских предметах, причем Настя, как старшая, всегда одерживала верх... (Достоевский 1). The children often argued with each other about various provocative matters of life, and Nastya, being older, always had the upper hand... (1a).
         ♦...Мало-помалу любопытство взяло верх, и однажды, когда полициймейстер явился утром, по обыкновению, то новый помпадур не выдержал. "А что... эта старая... какова?" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2) - By and by his curiosity got the better of him and one day as the police commissioner, as usual, appeared at his office in the morning, the new pompadour could restrain himself no longer. "And...er...what about that one...the one before, you know...what sort of person is she?" (2a).
         ♦ Как ни отбивались стрельчата... но сила, по обыкновению, взяла верх (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). However hard the musketeer sons fought back...force won out, as usual (1a). ФОн готовил ответы на те вопросы, которые ему, может быть, зададут... надеясь, что в данном конкретном случае почему-то возьмут верх его доводы и соображения здравого смысла (Войнович 4). He was preparing answers to the questions which would be asked him; that is, he was hoping that, in the specific case at hand, his arguments and the considerations of common sense would prevail (4a)
         ♦...Рассказчик всегда преследовал одну цель - доказать себе и своему слушателю, что он с честью вышел из невыносимого положения и взял верх над тем, кто на него наседал (Мандельштам 2). [context transl]... The speaker's object is always the same: to prove to himself and the listener that he emerged with honor from an impossible situation and managed to outwit the person putting pressure on him... (2a).

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  • 84 одерживать верх

    • БРАТЬ/ВЗЯТЬ ВЕРХ
    [VP]
    =====
    1. одерживать верх (над кем, где). Also: ЗАБИРАТЬ/ЗАБРАТЬ ВЕРХ [subj: human or collect]
    ⇒ to get control over s.o. (or in some place), subject s.o. to one's will:
    - X взял верх (над Y-ом < в месте Z>) ≈ X got <gained, had> the upper hand (over Y);
    - X had everything < it all> his own way (in place Z);
    - [in limited contexts] X took < had> Y well in hand.
         ♦ А особенно дома Дементьев умел брать верх над Главным: Твардовский и кричал на него, и кулаком стучал, а чаше соглашался (Солженицын 2). It was particularly easy for Dementyev to get the upper hand when he and the chief were at home. Tvardovsky might shout and hammer the table, but more often than not he would agree in the end (2a).
         ♦ "Так вы полагаете, что он [Базаров] имел большое влияние на Анну Сергеевну?" - "Да. Но над ней никто долго взять верх не может..." - "Почему вы это думаете?" - "Она очень горда... она очень дорожит своею независимостью" (Тургенев 2). "So you think that he [Bazarov] had a great influence on Anna Sergeevna?" "Yes. But no one can dominate her for long..." "Why do you think that?" "She is very proud...she greatly treasures her independence" (2f).
         ♦ Каждый дом, квартира... деревня, не говоря уж о городах и областях, получили своего верховода (сначала их было по несколько, потом один брал верх), который распоряжался, инструктировал, отдавал приказания... (Мандельштам 2). Every house, apartment, and village, not to mention every town and province, had its little tyrant (at first there would be several, until a single one took over), who gave orders and instructions... (2a).
    2. одерживать верх (над кем-чем). Also: ОДЕРЖИВАТЬ/ОДЕРЖАТЬ ВЕРХ [subj: human or abstr; if subj: human, obj is also human; if subj: abstr, obj is also abstr]
    ⇒ to overpower, overcome (s.o. or sth.), turn out to be stronger:
    - X взял верх (над Y-ом) ≈ X got <gained, had> the upper hand (over Y);
    - X got the best of Y < of it>;
    - person X came out on top.
         ♦...Гоголь невольно примиряет смехом, его огромный комический талант берёт верх над негодованием (Герцен 1)....Gogol cannot help conciliating one with his laughter; his enormous comic talent gets the upper hand of his indignation (1a).
         ♦ Эти детки часто друг с другом спорили о разных вызывающих житейских предметах, причем Настя, как старшая, всегда одерживала верх... (Достоевский 1). The children often argued with each other about various provocative matters of life, and Nastya, being older, always had the upper hand... (1a).
         ♦...Мало-помалу любопытство взяло верх, и однажды, когда полициймейстер явился утром, по обыкновению, то новый помпадур не выдержал. "А что... эта старая... какова?" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2) - By and by his curiosity got the better of him and one day as the police commissioner, as usual, appeared at his office in the morning, the new pompadour could restrain himself no longer. "And...er...what about that one...the one before, you know...what sort of person is she?" (2a).
         ♦ Как ни отбивались стрельчата... но сила, по обыкновению, взяла верх (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). However hard the musketeer sons fought back...force won out, as usual (1a). ФОн готовил ответы на те вопросы, которые ему, может быть, зададут... надеясь, что в данном конкретном случае почему-то возьмут верх его доводы и соображения здравого смысла (Войнович 4). He was preparing answers to the questions which would be asked him; that is, he was hoping that, in the specific case at hand, his arguments and the considerations of common sense would prevail (4a)
         ♦...Рассказчик всегда преследовал одну цель - доказать себе и своему слушателю, что он с честью вышел из невыносимого положения и взял верх над тем, кто на него наседал (Мандельштам 2). [context transl]... The speaker's object is always the same: to prove to himself and the listener that he emerged with honor from an impossible situation and managed to outwit the person putting pressure on him... (2a).

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  • 85 телячий восторг

    [NP; sing only; fixed WO]
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    ⇒ overexpressive or unfounded joy:
    - childlike glee(fulness).
         ♦...Телячий восторг от предвкушения возврата в жизнь лишил меня разума, умения читать газеты, сопоставлять факты... (Гинзбург 2)....Foolish euphoria, aslenjoyed in advance my return to life, robbed me of the ability to think, to read the papers, to compare the facts... (2a).
         ♦ Описывая прогулку по Москве в ту памятную для меня июльскую ночь, я сейчас спрашиваю себя: не был ли я слишком опьянён собственным успехом и похвалами Б. Л. [Пастернака] и не переношу ли я на него своё настроение, в котором было что-то от телячьего восторга, - и отвечаю себе - нет (Гладков 1). Describing at this distance in time that memorable July night I cannot help wondering whether I was not so intoxicated by my own success and Pasternak's praise that I am imputing to him my own state of mind - which was one of almost childlike gleefulness. But I think not. (1a).

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  • 86 сам за себя говорит

    [VP; subj: usu. abstr]
    =====
    ⇒ some fact, quality etc is so obvious or attests to sth. so clearly that it does not require any explanation, proof etc:
    - X сам за себя говорит≈ X speaks for itself;
    - X is self-evident.
         ♦ Придворные объяснили князю Андрею невнимание к нему государя тем, что его величество был недоволен тем, что Болконский не служил с 1805 года. "Я сам знаю, как мы не властны в своих симпатиях и антипатиях, - думал князь Андрей, -...но дело будет говорить само за себя" (Толстой 5). Courtiers explained to Prince Andrei that the Tsar's disregard of him was due to His Majesty's displeasure at Bolkonsky's not having served since 1805. "I know myself that one cannot help one's likes and dislikes," thought Prince Andrei, "...but the project will speak for itself" (5a).

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  • 87 плохо лежит

    • ПЛОХО ЛЕЖИТ highly coll
    [VP; subj: usu. (всё,) что; usu. pres; used as a subord clause; usu. this WO]
    =====
    ⇒ sth. is easily accessible and would be easy to appropriate, steal:
    - (anything that) isn't nailed down.
         ♦ Все знали, что я не прочь украсть где что плохо лежит... (Лимонов 1). Everyone knew that I wasn't averse to stealing anything left lying around loose... (1a).
         ♦ "Помилуйте, да эти черкесы известный воровской народ: что плохо лежит, не могут не стянуть..." (Лермонтов 1). "Well, you see, it is a known fact that these Circassians are a bunch of thieves. They cannot help filching anything that is within reach..." (1a). "Well, you see these Circassians are a notoriously thievish race. They can't keep their hands off anything which isn't carefully watched" (le).

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  • 88 GRIEVE

    • Don't grieve over spilt milk - Слезами горю не поможешь a (C)
    • It is too late to grieve when the chance is past - Что было, то прошло и быльем поросло a (4)

    Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > GRIEVE

  • 89 Есть - горько, бросить - жалко.

    am already full, but I cannot help eating up all the food that is served. See Лучше в нас, чем в таз (Л), Не могу, а ем по пирогу (H), Съесть не могу, а оставить жаль (C), Хоть лопни брюшко, да не останься добрецо (X)
    Var.: Горько есть, да жалко покинуть
    Cf: Better belly burst than good victuals wasted (Br.). Better the belly burst than good drink (meat) lost (Br.). It's better a belly burst than good food wasted (Am.)

    Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Есть - горько, бросить - жалко.

  • 90 Здоровья за деньги не купишь

    Very often money cannot help you when you are in very bad health
    Cf: Wealth can buy no health (Am.)

    Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Здоровья за деньги не купишь

  • 91 После драки кулаками не машут

    After trouble, there is no use taking precautions or being indignant if you cannot help it See Догадался, как проигрался (Д), Задний ум хорош, да никуда не гож (3), Задним умом дела не поправишь (3), Когда хата сгорит, сажи не трусят (K), После пожара за водой не бегут (П), Спохватился, когда с горы свалился (C) Хватился шапки, когда головы не стало (X)
    Cf: It is no time to stoop when the head is off (Br.). It is too late to close the barn door after the horse has bolted (Br.). It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen (Am., Br.). It is too late to spare when the bottom is bare (Am., Br.). It is too late to throw water on the cinder when the house is burned down (Am.). When the devil comes, it is too late to pray (Am.). When the house is burned down, you bring water (Br.)

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  • 92 Что о том тужить, чего нельзя воротить

    See Слезами горю не поможешь а (С), Что было, то прошло и быльем поросло а (Ч)
    Var.: Что про то говорить, чего не можно воротить
    Cf: Don’t cry over spilled milk (Am.). For a lost thing care not (Br.). t is no good crying over spilt milk (Br.). Let the dead bury the dead (Am., Br.). Never grieve for what you cannot help (Br.). No weeping for shed milk (Am., Br.). Past cure, past care (Br.). Things without remedy should be without regard (Am.)

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  • 93 Gefühl

    n; -s, -e
    1. nur Sg.; körperlich: feeling; (Wahrnehmung) sensation; (Tastsinn) touch; weitS. feel; Gefühl der oder von Kälte cold sensation; ich hab kein Gefühl im Arm I can’t feel anything in my arm, my arm’s gone numb ( oder dead); dem Gefühl nach ist es Plastik judging by the feel it’s plastic
    2. psychisch: feeling, sense; bes. kurze Wahrnehmung: sensation; emotional: sentiment, emotion; ein beängstigendes / beruhigendes Gefühl a worrying / reassuring feeling; widerstreitende Gefühle conflicting feelings; ich habe dabei ein ungutes Gefühl I’ve got a funny feeling about it; mit gemischten Gefühlen with mixed feelings; einer Sache mit gemischten Gefühlen gegenüberstehen have mixed feelings about s.th.; mit viel Gefühl singen sing with great feeling ( oder emotion); für mein Gefühl oder meinem Gefühl nach my feeling is that; I think (that); von seinen Gefühlen überwältigt overcome with emotion; seine Gefühle zur Schau tragen wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve; das ist das höchste der Gefühle umg. (ist das Äußerste) that’s the (absolute) limit
    3. einer Person gegenüber: feeling; freundliche Gefühle für jemanden hegen feel friendly toward(s) s.o.; jemandes Gefühle erwidern return s.o.’s feelings ( oder affection); sich (Dat) über seine Gefühle klar werden be(come) clear about how one feels
    4. (Ahnung) feeling; (Vorahnung) presentiment; das ( dumpfe) Gefühl haben, dass oder als ob... have a (vague) feeling that...
    5. (Gespür) sense ( für of); (Instinkt) instinct, intuition, feel(ing); (besondere Begabung) flair; Gefühl für Anstand / Proportionen etc. sense of propriety / proportion etc.; nach Gefühl Zutaten dosieren by guess and by God, by rule of thumb; das muss man mit Gefühl machen you’ve got to have the right touch; etw. im Gefühl haben have a feeling ( oder instinct) for s.th.; (ahnen, wissen) feel it in one’s bones
    * * *
    das Gefühl
    sense; emotion; sensation; hunch; sentiment; feeling
    * * *
    Ge|fühl [gə'fyːl]
    nt -(e)s, -e
    1) (= Sinneswahrnehmung) feeling

    etw im Gefǘhl haben — to have a feel for sth

    sie hat mehr Gefǘhl in den Fingern als ich — she has a better sense of touch than I do

    er hat kein Gefǘhl für heiß und kalt — he can't tell or feel the difference between hot and cold

    2) (= seelische Empfindung, Ahnung) feeling; (= Emotionalität) sentiment

    ich habe das Gefǘhl, dass... — I have the feeling that...

    ich habe ein Gefǘhl, als ob... — I feel as though...

    es geht gegen mein Gefǘhl... — I don't like...

    mein Gefǘhl täuscht mich nie — my instinct is never wrong

    jds Gefǘhle erwidern — to return sb's affection

    jds Gefǘhle verletzen — to hurt sb's feelings

    er ist zu keinem menschlichen Gefǘhl fähig — he is incapable of (feeling) any human emotion

    Gefǘhl und Verstand — emotion and reason, sense and sensibility

    die Romantik war das Zeitalter des Gefǘhls — romanticism was the age of sensibility

    das höchste der Gefǘhle (inf) — the ultimate

    3) (= Verständnis) feeling; (= Sinn) sense

    ein Gefǘhl für Zahlen/Musik — a feeling for figures/music

    ein Gefǘhl für Gerechtigkeit/Anstand/Proportionen/Rhythmus — a sense of justice/decency/proportion/rhythm

    Tiere haben ein Gefǘhl dafür, wer sie mag — animals can sense who likes them

    einen Apparat mit Gefǘhl behandeln — to treat an appliance sensitively

    * * *
    das
    1) (the moving or upsetting of the mind or feelings: He was overcome by/with emotion.) emotion
    2) (power and ability to feel: I have no feeling in my little finger.) feeling
    3) (something that one feels physically: a feeling of great pain.) feeling
    4) ((usually in plural) something that one feels in one's mind: His angry words hurt my feelings; a feeling of happiness.) feeling
    5) (an impression or belief: I have a feeling that the work is too hard.) feeling
    6) (affection: He has no feeling for her now.) feeling
    7) (emotion: He spoke with great feeling.) feeling
    8) (a feeling: a sensation of faintness.) sensation
    9) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) sense
    * * *
    Ge·fühl
    <-[e]s, -e>
    [gəˈfy:l]
    nt
    2. (seelische Empfindung, Instinkt) feeling
    ▪ ein \Gefühl einer S. gen a feeling [or sense] of sth
    das [...] \Gefühl haben, dass/als ob to have the [...] feeling that/as though
    das \Gefühl nicht loswerden, dass to not get rid of the feeling that
    ich werde das \Gefühl nicht los, dass I cannot help feeling that
    mit \Gefühl with feeling [or sensitivity], carefully
    mit gemischten \Gefühlen with mixed feelings
    mit widerstrebenden \Gefühlen with [some] reluctance
    jds \Gefühle erwidern to reciprocate sb's feelings, to return sb's affections
    jds \Gefühle verletzen to hurt sb's feelings
    \Gefühl[e] in jdn/etw investieren (fam) to become emotionally involved with sb/sth
    etw im \Gefühl haben to feel sth instinctively
    mein \Gefühl täuscht mich nie my instinct is never wrong
    3. (Sinn) sense
    ein \Gefühl für etw akk [haben] [to have] a feeling for [or sense of] sth
    ein \Gefühl für Zahlen/Kunst/Musik a feeling for figures/art/music
    ein \Gefühl für Gerechtigkeit a sense of justice
    Tiere haben ein \Gefühl dafür, wer sie mag animals can sense who likes them
    4.
    ▶ das ist ein \Gefühl wie Weihnachten (hum fam) it feels [just] like Christmas
    ▶ seinen \Gefühlen keinen Zwang antun (fam) to not hide one's feelings
    ▶ das höchste der \Gefühle (fam) the maximum, the final offer
    * * *
    das; Gefühls, Gefühle
    1) sensation; feeling
    2) (Gemütsregung) feeling

    ein Gefühl der Einsamkeit — a sense or feeling of loneliness

    das ist das höchste der Gefühle — (ugs.) that's the absolute limit

    3) (Ahnung) feeling

    etwas im Gefühl haben — have a feeling or a premonition of something

    4) (Verständnis, Gespür) sense; instinct

    sich auf sein Gefühl verlassen — trust one's feelings or instinct

    etwas nach Gefühl tun — do something by instinct

    * * *
    Gefühl n; -s, -e
    1. nur sg; körperlich: feeling; (Wahrnehmung) sensation; (Tastsinn) touch; weitS. feel;
    von Kälte cold sensation;
    ich hab kein Gefühl im Arm I can’t feel anything in my arm, my arm’s gone numb ( oder dead);
    dem Gefühl nach ist es Plastik judging by the feel it’s plastic
    ein beängstigendes/beruhigendes Gefühl a worrying/reassuring feeling;
    widerstreitende Gefühle conflicting feelings;
    ich habe dabei ein ungutes Gefühl I’ve got a funny feeling about it;
    mit gemischten Gefühlen with mixed feelings;
    mit viel Gefühl singen sing with great feeling ( oder emotion);
    meinem Gefühl nach my feeling is that; I think (that);
    von seinen Gefühlen überwältigt overcome with emotion;
    seine Gefühle zur Schau tragen wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve;
    das ist das höchste der Gefühle umg (ist das Äußerste) that’s the (absolute) limit
    freundliche Gefühle für jemanden hegen feel friendly toward(s) sb;
    jemandes Gefühle erwidern return sb’s feelings ( oder affection);
    sich (dat)
    über seine Gefühle klar werden be(come) clear about how one feels
    4. (Ahnung) feeling; (Vorahnung) presentiment;
    das (dumpfe) Gefühl haben, dass oder
    als ob … have a (vague) feeling that …
    5. (Gespür) sense (
    für of); (Instinkt) instinct, intuition, feel(ing); (besondere Begabung) flair;
    Gefühl für Anstand/Proportionen etc sense of propriety/proportion etc;
    nach Gefühl Zutaten dosieren by guess and by God, by rule of thumb;
    das muss man mit Gefühl machen you’ve got to have the right touch;
    etwas im Gefühl haben have a feeling ( oder instinct) for sth; (ahnen, wissen) feel it in one’s bones
    * * *
    das; Gefühls, Gefühle
    1) sensation; feeling
    2) (Gemütsregung) feeling

    ein Gefühl der Einsamkeit — a sense or feeling of loneliness

    das ist das höchste der Gefühle — (ugs.) that's the absolute limit

    3) (Ahnung) feeling

    etwas im Gefühl haben — have a feeling or a premonition of something

    4) (Verständnis, Gespür) sense; instinct
    * * *
    -e n.
    emotion n.
    feeling n.
    sense n.
    sentiment n.

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  • 94 verstehen

    (unreg.)
    I vt/i
    1. understand; (erkennen, einsehen) see; falsch verstehen misunderstand, get s.th. oder s.o. wrong; fig. auch take s.th. in bad part (Am. the wrong way); verstehen Sie mich recht! don’t get me wrong; wenn ich recht / Sie recht verstehe if I’ve got it right / if I understood you correctly; verstehe ich recht? erstaunt: did I hear right?; ich verstehe kein einziges Wort I can’t understand a word oder thing (you’re etc. saying); sie tut so, als verstehe sie nicht umg. she’s pretending not to understand; jemandem zu verstehen geben, dass... give s.o. to understand that...; wollen Sie mir damit zu verstehen geben, dass...? am I to understand (from this) that...?; verstehen Sie? do you see (what I mean)?; ich verstehe! I see, I understand; ich verstehe vollkommen I fully understand, I understand perfectly; verstanden? (do you) understand?; haben Sie mich verstanden? bes. drohend: do you read me?; habe schon verstanden! umg. okay, I get it; bei Kritik: point taken; was verstehen Sie unter...? what do you understand (meinen: auch mean) by...?; das ist nicht wörtlich zu verstehen that’s not meant ( oder not to be taken) literally; wie soll ich das verstehen? how am I supposed to take that?, what are you getting at?; das ist als Spaß / Drohung etc. zu verstehen that’s meant to be ( oder meant as) a joke / threat etc.; Bahnhof 2
    2. (hören können) hear; verstehen Sie mich? Funkverkehr: do you read me?
    3. (Fremdsprache) know; ich verstehe ein bisschen Französisch, kann es aber nicht sprechen I can understand a bit of French (Am. a little French) but I can’t speak it
    4. (auslegen) interpret; (auffassen) take; ich habe das so verstanden, dass... I took it to mean that...
    5. (sich mit etw. auskennen) know about s.th.; er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it; er versteht gar nichts davon he doesn’t know the first thing about it; was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?
    6. es verstehen zu (+ Inf.) know how to (+ Inf.) er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen he has a way with children; er versteht es nicht besser he doesn’t know any more about it; Handwerk, Sache etc.
    II v/refl
    1. understand each other
    2. emotional: sich gut verstehen get on (Am. along) well (with each other); sich mit jemandem gut verstehen get (Am. along) on (well) with s.o.; wir verstehen uns einfach nicht we just don’t get on (Am. along)
    3. sich verstehen auf (+ Akk) (etw.) know (how to do), ( auch sich gut verstehen auf +Akk) be good at; stärker: be a dab (Am. an old) hand at; (Menschen, Tiere etc.) have a way with; sich aufs Dichten verstehen be good at writing poetry
    4. sich verstehen als see o.s. as; als was versteht er sich? what does he see himself as?; das versteht sich ( doch) von selbst that goes without saying
    5. WIRTS.: die Preise verstehen sich ab Werk / ohne Mehrwertsteuer etc. the prices are ex works (Am. are factory-gate) / exclusive of VAT etc.
    * * *
    to savvy; to understand; to see; to make out; to get; to realize; to catch; to comprehend; to catch on;
    sich verstehen
    (verständlich sein) to understand each other
    * * *
    ver|ste|hen ptp versta\#nden irreg [fɛɐ'ʃtandn]
    1. vti
    1) (= begreifen) to understand; (= einsehen) to see, to understand

    jdn/etw falsch or nicht recht verstéhen — to misunderstand sb/sth

    versteh mich recht — don't misunderstand me, don't get me wrong

    wenn ich recht verstehe... — if I understand correctly...

    jdm zu verstéhen geben, dass... — to give sb to understand that...

    ich gab ihm meinen Standpunkt zu verstéhen — I intimated my point of view to him

    ein verstéhender Blick — a knowing look

    See:
    → Bahnhof, Spaß
    2) (= hören) to hear, to understand
    See:
    → Wort
    2. vt
    1) (= können, beherrschen) to know; Sprache to understand, to know

    es verstéhen, etw zu tun — to know how to do sth

    es mit Kindern verstéhen — to be good with children, to have a way with children

    es mit seinen Kollegen verstéhen — to know how to get on (Brit) or along with one's colleagues

    etwas/nichts von etw verstéhen — to know something/nothing about sth

    etw machen, so gut man es versteht — to do sth to the best of one's ability, to do sth as well as one can

    See:
    2) (= auslegen) to understand, to interpret, to see

    verstéhen — to understand sth by sth

    wie soll ich das verstéhen? — how am I supposed to take that?

    das ist bildlich or nicht wörtlich zu verstéhen — that isn't to be taken literally

    3. vr
    1) (= kommunizieren können) to understand each other
    2) (= miteinander auskommen) to get on (Brit) or along (with each other or together)

    sich mit jdm verstéhen — to get on (Brit) or along with sb

    3) (= klar sein) to go without saying

    versteht sich! (inf) — of course!, naturally!

    4)

    (= auffassen) sich als etw verstéhen (Mensch) — to think of or see oneself as sth

    5)

    (= können) verstéhen — to be (an) expert at sth, to be a dab hand at sth (Brit inf), to be very good at sth

    6)

    (= einverstanden sein) sich zu etw verstéhen (form) — to agree to sth

    7) (COMM) to be

    die Preise verstéhen sich einschließlich Lieferung — prices are inclusive of delivery

    * * *
    1) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) appreciate
    2) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) get
    3) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) see
    4) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) understand
    * * *
    ver·ste·hen
    I. vt
    ▪ jdn/etw \verstehen to hear [or understand] sb/sth
    ich verstehe nicht, was da gesagt wird I can't make out what's being said
    \verstehen Sie mich [o können Sie mich \verstehen?]? can you hear me?; (Funk) can you read me?
    ich kann Sie nicht [gut] \verstehen I don't understand [very well] what you're saying
    ▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth
    [ist das] verstanden? [is that] understood?, [do you] understand?
    haben Sie das jetzt endlich verstanden? have you finally got it now?
    ▪ \verstehen, dass/warum/was/wie... to understand [that]/why/what/how...
    jdm etw zu \verstehen geben to give sb to [or to make sb] understand sth
    sie gab ihm ihren Unmut deutlich zu \verstehen she clearly showed him her displeasure
    willst du mir damit zu \verstehen geben, dass...? am I to understand from this that...?
    ▪ jdn \verstehen to understand sb
    versteh mich recht don't misunderstand me, don't get me wrong
    jdn falsch \verstehen to misunderstand sb
    sich akk nicht verstanden fühlen to feel misunderstood
    ▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth
    ▪ \verstehen, dass... to understand [or see] [that]...
    5. (können, beherrschen)
    ▪ etw \verstehen to understand sth
    ich verstehe genügend Französisch, um mich in Paris zu verständigen I know enough French to make myself understood in Paris
    er macht die Arbeit, so gut er es eben versteht he does the job as well as he can
    ▪ es \verstehen, etw zu tun to know how to do sth
    du verstehst es wirklich meisterhaft, im unpassendsten Moment zu kommen you're an absolute genius at [or you have an amazing knack of] turning up at the most inconvenient moment
    ▪ etwas/nichts/viel von etw dat \verstehen to know something/nothing/a lot about sth
    es mit Kindern/Tieren \verstehen to have a way with children/animals
    ▪ etw irgendwie \verstehen to take sth somehow
    dieser Satz ist wörtlich zu \verstehen this sentence is to be taken literally
    meiner Meinung nach ist diese Textstelle anders zu \verstehen I believe this passage has a different meaning [or interpretation]
    wie darf [o soll] ich das \verstehen? how am I to interpret that?, what am I supposed to make of that?
    darf ich unter dieser Bemerkung \verstehen, dass...? am I to understand by this remark that...?
    ▪ etw als etw akk \verstehen to take [or see] sth as sth
    ▪ etw unter etw dat \verstehen to understand sth by [or as] sth
    unter diesem schwammigen Begriff kann man vieles \verstehen this woolly concept can be interpreted in a number of ways
    II. vr
    \verstehen wir uns? do we understand each other?
    ▪ sich akk [gut] mit jdm \verstehen to get on [or along] [well] with sb
    sie \verstehen sich prächtig they get along with each other like a house on fire
    ▪ sich akk auf etw akk \verstehen to be very good [or [an] expert] at sth
    ▪ sich akk als etw \verstehen to see oneself as [or consider oneself to be] sth
    alle Preise \verstehen sich inklusive Mehrwertsteuer all prices are inclusive of VAT
    versteht sich! (fam) of course!
    das versteht sich von selbst that goes without saying
    ▪ sich akk zu etw dat \verstehen to agree to sth
    III. vi
    1. (hören) to understand
    2. (begreifen) to understand, to see
    sie warf ihm einen \verstehenden Blick zu she gave him a knowing look
    wenn ich recht verstehe... if I understand correctly...
    verstehst du? you know [or see]?
    verstanden? [do you] understand?, understood?, you got it? fam
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (wahrnehmen) understand; make out

    er war am Telefon gut/schlecht/kaum zu verstehen — it was easy/difficult/barely possible to understand or make out what he was saying on the telephone

    2) auch itr. (begreifen, interpretieren) understand

    ich verstehe — I understand; I see

    wir verstehen uns schon — we understand each other; we see eye to eye

    du bleibst hier, verstehst du! — you stay here, understand!

    das ist in dem Sinne od. so zu verstehen, dass... — it is supposed to mean that...

    wie soll ich das verstehen? — how am I to interpret that?; what am I supposed to make of that?

    jemanden/etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand somebody/something

    versteh mich bitte richtig od. nicht falsch — please don't misunderstand me or get me wrong

    etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen — understand something by something

    jemanden/sich als etwas verstehen — see somebody/oneself as something; consider somebody/oneself to be something; s. auch Spaß 2)

    3) (beherrschen, wissen)

    es verstehen, etwas zu tun — know how to do something

    2.
    1)

    das versteht sich [von selbst] — that goes without saying

    3) (Kaufmannsspr.): (gemeint sein)
    4)

    sich auf Pferde/Autos usw. (Akk.) verstehen — know what one is doing with horses/cars; know all about horses/cars

    * * *
    verstehen (irr)
    A. v/t & v/i
    1. understand; (erkennen, einsehen) see;
    falsch verstehen misunderstand, get sth oder sb wrong; fig auch take sth in bad part (US the wrong way);
    verstehen Sie mich recht! don’t get me wrong;
    wenn ich recht/Sie recht verstehe if I’ve got it right/if I understood you correctly;
    verstehe ich recht? erstaunt: did I hear right?;
    ich verstehe kein einziges Wort I can’t understand a word oder thing (you’re etc saying);
    sie tut so, als verstehe sie nicht umg she’s pretending not to understand;
    jemandem zu verstehen geben, dass … give sb to understand that …;
    wollen Sie mir damit zu verstehen geben, dass …? am I to understand (from this) that …?;
    verstehen Sie? do you see (what I mean)?;
    ich verstehe! I see, I understand;
    ich verstehe vollkommen I fully understand, I understand perfectly;
    verstanden? (do you) understand?;
    haben Sie mich verstanden? besonders drohend: do you read me?;
    habe schon verstanden! umg okay, I get it; bei Kritik: point taken;
    was verstehen Sie unter …? what do you understand (meinen: auch mean) by …?;
    das ist nicht wörtlich zu verstehen that’s not meant ( oder not to be taken) literally;
    wie soll ich das verstehen? how am I supposed to take that?, what are you getting at?;
    das ist als Spaß/Drohung etc
    zu verstehen that’s meant to be ( oder meant as) a joke/threat etc; → Bahnhof 2
    verstehen Sie mich? Funkverkehr: do you read me?
    ich verstehe ein bisschen Französisch, kann es aber nicht sprechen I can understand a bit of French (US a little French) but I can’t speak it
    4. (auslegen) interpret; (auffassen) take;
    ich habe das so verstanden, dass … I took it to mean that …
    5. (sich mit etwas auskennen) know about sth;
    er versteht etwas davon he knows a thing or two about it;
    er versteht gar nichts davon he doesn’t know the first thing about it;
    was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?
    6.
    es verstehen zu (+inf) know how to (+inf)
    er versteht es, mit Kindern umzugehen he has a way with children;
    er versteht es nicht besser he doesn’t know any more about it; → Handwerk, Sache etc
    B. v/r
    1. understand each other
    sich gut verstehen get on (US along) well (with each other);
    sich mit jemandem gut verstehen get (US along) on (well) with sb;
    wir verstehen uns einfach nicht we just don’t get on (US along)
    3.
    sich verstehen auf (+akk) (etwas) know (how to do), ( auch
    sich gut verstehen auf +akk) be good at; stärker: be a dab (US an old) hand at; (Menschen, Tiere etc) have a way with;
    sich aufs Dichten verstehen be good at writing poetry
    4.
    sich verstehen als see o.s. as;
    als was versteht er sich? what does he see himself as?;
    das versteht sich (doch) von selbst that goes without saying
    5. WIRTSCH:
    die Preise verstehen sich ab Werk/ohne Mehrwertsteuer etc the prices are ex works (US are factory-gate)/exclusive of VAT etc
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) (wahrnehmen) understand; make out

    er war am Telefon gut/schlecht/kaum zu verstehen — it was easy/difficult/barely possible to understand or make out what he was saying on the telephone

    2) auch itr. (begreifen, interpretieren) understand

    ich verstehe — I understand; I see

    wir verstehen uns schon — we understand each other; we see eye to eye

    du bleibst hier, verstehst du! — you stay here, understand!

    das ist in dem Sinne od. so zu verstehen, dass... — it is supposed to mean that...

    wie soll ich das verstehen? — how am I to interpret that?; what am I supposed to make of that?

    jemanden/etwas falsch verstehen — misunderstand somebody/something

    versteh mich bitte richtig od. nicht falsch — please don't misunderstand me or get me wrong

    etwas unter etwas (Dat.) verstehen — understand something by something

    jemanden/sich als etwas verstehen — see somebody/oneself as something; consider somebody/oneself to be something; s. auch Spaß 2)

    3) (beherrschen, wissen)

    es verstehen, etwas zu tun — know how to do something

    2.
    1)

    das versteht sich [von selbst] — that goes without saying

    3) (Kaufmannsspr.): (gemeint sein)
    4)

    sich auf Pferde/Autos usw. (Akk.) verstehen — know what one is doing with horses/cars; know all about horses/cars

    * * *
    n.
    understanding n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > verstehen

  • 95 uvilkårlig

    adj involuntary ( fx movement, reaction), instinctive ( fx
    reaction), automatic;
    [uvilkårligt adv] involuntarily, instinctively, automatically;
    [ man må uvilkårligt smile] one cannot help smiling.

    Danish-English dictionary > uvilkårlig

  • 96 matériel

    c black matériel, -elle [mateʀjεl]
    1. adjective
       a. [dégâts, monde, preuve, bien-être, confort] material ; [plaisirs, biens, préoccupations] worldly
       b. ( = financier) [gêne, problèmes] financial ; ( = pratique) [organisation, obstacles] practical
    2. masculine noun
    equipment uncount ; ( = documentation) material
    • matériel scolaire ( = livres, cahiers) school materials ; ( = pupitres, projecteurs) school equipment
    c black3. compounds
    ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
    ✎ Le mot anglais se termine par - ial.
    * * *

    1.
    - ielle mateʀjɛl adjectif
    1) gén [conditions, biens, dégâts] material; [plaisirs] worldly; [problème, moyens] practical; [obstacle] tangible, concrete
    2) ( matérialiste) materialistic
    3) Philosophie material

    2.
    nom masculin
    1) ( équipement) equipment
    2) ( documentation) material
    •
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    mateʀjɛl matériel, -le
    1. adj
    (preuve, confort) material, (organisation, aide, obstacle) practical
    2. nm
    equipment no pl, [camping] gear no pl

    Il a pris tout son matériel de pêche avec lui. — He took all his fishing gear with him.

    * * *
    A adj
    1 gén [conditions, confort, biens, aide, dégât, preuve] material; [plaisirs] worldly; [sécurité] financial; [problème, moyens] practical; [obstacle] tangible, concrete; sur le plan matériel in practical terms; je suis dans l'impossibilité matérielle de vous aider I really cannot help you; il n'a pas le temps matériel de s'occuper de cela he simply hasn't got the time to deal with that;
    2 ( matérialiste) materialistic; considérations bassement matérielles low, materialistic motives;
    3 Philos [cause, univers, être, vérité, substance] material.
    B nm
    1 ( équipement) equipment; acheter du matériel to buy equipment; matériel médical/militaire medical/military equipment; matériel agricole farm machinery; matériel de jardinage/bricolage gardening/DIY tools (pl);
    2 ( documentation) material; matériel de propagande propaganda material.
    matériel génétique genetic material; matériel de guerre military hardware; matériel humain workforce; matériel informatique hardware; matériel pédagogique teaching materials (pl); matériel de peinture Art artist's materials (pl); Constr paint supplies (pl); matériel roulant rolling stock; matériel scolaire ( de l'école) school equipment; ( des élèves) stationery and writing materials (pl).
    ( féminin matérielle) [materjɛl] adjectif
    1. [réel - preuve] material
    2. [pécuniaire, pratique - difficulté, aide etc] material
    sur le plan matériel, il n'a pas à se plaindre from a material point of view, he has no grounds for complaint
    3. [physique] material
    4. [matérialiste - esprit, civilisation] material
    5. PHILOSOPHIE [être, univers] physical, material
    6. MATHÉMATIQUES & MÉCANIQUE [point] material, physical
    ————————
    nom masculin
    1. [équipement, machines] equipment
    matériel agricole/industriel agricultural/industrial equipment
    a. [papeterie] school materials
    b. [de laboratoire] school equipment
    le matériel humain the workforce, human material
    4. BIOLOGIE & PSYCHOLOGIE material
    ————————
    matérielle nom féminin
    (familier & humoristique) wherewithal, (daily) sustenance

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > matériel

  • 97 nu mă pot împiedica / opri de la a...

    I cannot help but...

    Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > nu mă pot împiedica / opri de la a...

  • 98 མི་བྱེད་ཀ་མེད་

    [mi byed ka med]
    have no choice but to, have to, be obliged to, forced to, reluctant, cannot help doing

    Tibetan-English dictionary > མི་བྱེད་ཀ་མེད་

  • 99 མི་བྱེད་མཐུ་མེད་

    [mi byed mthu med]
    cannot help doing

    Tibetan-English dictionary > མི་བྱེད་མཐུ་མེད་

  • 100 མི་ཀ་མེད་

    [mi ka med]
    i cannot help but, have to

    Tibetan-English dictionary > མི་ཀ་མེད་

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