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• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > побывать в переделках
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• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > побывать в переделке
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• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > побывать в передрягах
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• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > побывать в передряге
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• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > побывать в переплетах
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• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > побывать в переплете
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• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > попадать в переделку
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• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > попадать в передрягу
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• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > попадать в переплет
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• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > попасть в переделку
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51 попасть в передрягу
• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > попасть в передрягу
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52 попасть в переплет
• ПОПАДАТЬ/ПОПАСТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТ <В ПЕРЕДЕЛКУ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГУ>; БЫВАТЬ/ПОБЫВАТЬ В ПЕРЕПЛЕТЕ <В ПЕРЕПЛЕТАХ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКЕ, В ПЕРЕДЕЛКАХ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГЕ, В ПЕРЕДРЯГАХ> all coll[VP; subj: human; usu. past]=====⇒ to find o.s. in a difficult, unpleasant, or dangerous situation:- X got into a scrape < amess>;♦ Больше всего он [Зенкевич] боится чужих. После ареста Мандельштама в 38 году он встретил меня на улице и напал за то, что я пускала в дом " чужих". Чужими оказались биологи во главе с Кузиным. Они тоже гневались на меня, считая, что Кузин попал в переплёт оттого, что встречался у нас с подозрительными людьми вроде Зенкевича (Мандельштам 2). Не [Zenkevich] feared strangers like the plague. After M[andelstam]'s arrest in 1938, we happened to meet on the street, and he took me to task for letting "strangers" come to see us. By this he meant the biologist Kuzin and his friends. (These were also angry with me, thinking Kuzin had landed in trouble through meeting suspect people like Zenkevich at our apartment) (2a).♦ "За Клавдию Лукьяновну не беспокойся. Она... бывала и не в таких переплётах" (Рыбаков 2). "Don't worry on her [Klavdya's] account....She's been in worse scrapes than this" (2a).♦ "Скажи, - Дуды рев приподнялся на локте, повернувшись к Семёну, - ты вот во всяких переделках бывал, шестьдесят медведей свалил, случалось тебе... испугаться до беспамятства?" (Тендряков 1). "Tell me," Dudyrev asked Simon, leaning over to him on his elbow, "you've been in a tight corner many a time-after all you've brought down sixty bears - have you ever lost your head from fright?" (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > попасть в переплет
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53 toccare
1. v/t touch( riguardare) concern, be about2. v/i happen (a to)gli tocca metà dell'eredità half the estate is going to himtocca a me it's my turnmi tocca partire I must go, I have to go* * *toccare v.tr.1 to touch; ( maneggiare) to handle: le toccò la fronte con la mano, he touched her forehead with his hand; non toccare!, don't touch!; toccare le corde di uno strumento, to touch the strings of an instrument; si prega di non toccare la frutta, please do not handle the fruit; vietato toccare la merce, do not touch the goods // chi tocca i fili muore, danger, live wires // toccare ferro, to touch wood // vuole sempre toccare con mano quel che gli si dice, he always wants to have a proof of what he is told about; ti farò toccare con mano l'errore delle tue affermazioni, I shall make you realize how wrong your statements are // toccare il fondo, to touch the bottom (anche fig.); (Borsa) to ground: presto i prezzi toccheranno il fondo, prices will be grounding soon // toccare l'avversario, ( scherma) to touch one's opponent // toccare i bicchieri, ( brindare) to clink (o to touch) glasses // guardare e non toccare è una cosa da imparare, it is difficult to keep one's hands off something2 ( usare) to use, to draw* on: non ha mai toccato i soldi messi da parte, he has never used (o drawn on) the money set aside // toccare cibo, to touch food: non tocca cibo da una settimana, he has not touched any food for a week3 ( raggiungere) to touch, to reach: era tanto alto che toccava il soffitto, he was so tall that he could touch the ceiling; la sua gonna toccava terra, her skirt swept the ground; le montagne sembrano toccare il cielo, the mountains seem to touch the sky; toccare la meta, to reach one's goal (anche fig.); toccare terra, to touch land; toccare un porto, ( farvi scalo) to call at a port // quella signora toccherà i quaranta, that lady is fortyish // toccare il cielo con un dito, (fig.) to be in seventh heaven4 ( colpire, ferire) to touch, to hurt*; ( commuovere) to touch, to move: ho toccato il suo orgoglio, I have touched his pride; il suo sarcasmo non mi tocca, his sarcasm does not touch me; non bisogna toccarlo nei suoi sentimenti religiosi, we must not hurt his religious feelings; guai a chi le tocca i figli, there is trouble in store for anyone who touches (o lays a finger on) her children; toccare qlcu. nel vivo, to touch s.o. to the quick (o on a tender spot); quelle parole mi toccarono il cuore, those words touched my heart; la sua storia mi toccò profondamente, his story touched (o moved) me deeply◆ v. intr.2 ( capitare) to happen, to fall*: mi toccò una grave responsabilità, a serious responsibility fell to me; sono spiacente per quel che gli è toccato, I am sorry for what has happened to him; gli è toccata una bella fortuna, he had a real stroke of luck // a chi tocca, tocca, (fam.) if it is your turn, then you are in for it // toccare in sorte a qlcu., to fall to s.o.'s lot3 ( spettare) to fall*: il premio tocca a lui, the prize falls to him; non gli toccò quasi nulla, he hardly got anything; tocca a voi aiutarlo, it is your duty (o it is up to you) to help him; a chi tocca?, whose turn is it?; tocca a te, it is your turn; ( a dama, a scacchi) it is your move // toccare in eredità, to fall to s.o.'s share4 ( dovere) to have: mi tocca partire oggi, I have to leave today; cosa mi tocca sentire!, I can't believe my ears!5 ( lasciare il segno) to leave* a mark: sono cose che toccano, they are things that leave a lasting mark.◘ toccarsi v.rifl.rec. to touch each other (one another): le due case si toccano, the two houses touch each other // gli estremi si toccano, (prov.) extremes meet.* * *[tok'kare]1. vttoccare con mano fig — to find out for o.s.
2) (raggiungere) to touch, reachsi tocca? — (in acqua) can you touch the bottom?
toccare il fondo — to touch the bottom, fig to touch rock bottom
toccare terra Naut — to reach land, Aer to touch down
3) (commuovere) to touch, move, (ferire) to hurt, woundla vicenda ci tocca da vicino — the matter concerns o affects us closely
1)mi è toccata una bella fortuna — I've had great good fortunea chi tocca, tocca — that's life
2)mi tocca andare — I have to go3)toccare a — to be the turn ofa chi tocca? — whose turn o go is it?
tocca a me — it's my turn o go
3. vr (toccarsi)1) (masturbarsi) to play with o.s.2)* * *[tok'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to touch [ oggetto]; (maneggiare) to handle; (saggiare) to feel* [tessuto, abito]toccare la fronte di qcn. — to touch sb. on the forehead
non toccare cibo — to leave the meal untouched o untasted
2) (urtare) to hit* [auto, marciapiede, muro]3) (in acqua)qui non si tocca — I'm out of my depths here, I can't touch the bottom here
4) (modificare) to change5) fig. (affrontare) to touch, to broach [faccenda, problema]6) fig. (turbare, commuovere) to move, to touch [ persona]7) (offendere)toccare l'onore di qcn. — to offend sb.'s honour
guai a toccargli la famiglia! — colloq. you dare not criticize his family!
8) fig. (riguardare) [evento, cambiamento, decisione] to affect, to involve, to touch [persona, settore, paese]il problema ti tocca da vicino — the problem touches o concerns you personally
9) (essere adiacente a) to touch [soffitto, parete]toccare il fondo — [ imbarcazione] to touch bottom o ground, to bottom; fig. to hit rock bottom o to be in the depths of despair
toccare terra — [ nave] to reach o make land; [ aereo] to land
10) (raggiungere) [cifre, peso] to hit* [ livello]; [inflazione, disoccupazione] to run* at [percentuale, tasso]2.1) (in sorte)mi è toccato fare — the lot fell to me o it fell to my lot to do
2) (spettare)tocca a lui decidere — it's up to him o it falls to him to decide, that's for him to decide
a chi tocca? — whose go o turn is it?
tocca a te ora — it's your turn o go now
questo giro tocca a me — (pagare) this round is on me o it's my treat
5) (strusciare)3.toccare per terra — [gonna, tende] to sweep the ground
verbo pronominale toccarsi1) (se stesso) to feel* oneself2) (reciprocamente) to touch each otherle loro mani, labbra si toccarono — their hands, lips met
3) pop. (masturbarsi) to play with oneself4) (essere adiacente) to be* next to each other••toccare qcn. sul o nel vivo [allusione, critica] to cut o sting sb. to the quick; toccare il cuore di qcn. to touch sb.'s heart o heartstrings, to strike a chord in o with sb.; toccare qcs. con mano to have proof of sth., to experience sth. at first hand; toccare il cielo con un dito to be on cloud nine, to be thrilled to bits; toccare ferro — to touch wood BE, to knock on wood AE
* * *toccare/tok'kare/ [1]1 to touch [ oggetto]; (maneggiare) to handle; (saggiare) to feel* [tessuto, abito]; toccare la fronte di qcn. to touch sb. on the forehead; non toccare cibo to leave the meal untouched o untasted; la polizia non mi può toccare the police can't touch me; non l'ho toccata neanche con un dito I never laid a finger on her2 (urtare) to hit* [auto, marciapiede, muro]3 (in acqua) qui non si tocca I'm out of my depths here, I can't touch the bottom here4 (modificare) to change; non toccare una virgola not to change a word5 fig. (affrontare) to touch, to broach [faccenda, problema]7 (offendere) toccare l'onore di qcn. to offend sb.'s honour; guai a toccargli la famiglia! colloq. you dare not criticize his family!8 fig. (riguardare) [evento, cambiamento, decisione] to affect, to involve, to touch [persona, settore, paese]; il problema ti tocca da vicino the problem touches o concerns you personally9 (essere adiacente a) to touch [soffitto, parete]; toccare il fondo [ imbarcazione] to touch bottom o ground, to bottom; fig. to hit rock bottom o to be in the depths of despair; toccare terra [ nave] to reach o make land; [ aereo] to land10 (raggiungere) [cifre, peso] to hit* [ livello]; [inflazione, disoccupazione] to run* at [percentuale, tasso]; toccare i 180 all'ora to hit 180 km an hour; toccare la sessantina to be in one's late fifties(aus. essere)1 (in sorte) mi è toccato fare the lot fell to me o it fell to my lot to do; gli è toccata una (bella) fortuna he ran into a fortune2 (spettare) dovrebbero pagargli quello che gli tocca they should pay him what is due to him; tocca a lui decidere it's up to him o it falls to him to decide, that's for him to decide3 (essere di turno) a chi tocca? whose go o turn is it? tocca a te ora it's your turn o go now; tocca a me muovere it's my move; tocca a te fare il caffè it's your turn to make the coffee; questo giro tocca a me (pagare) this round is on me o it's my treat4 (essere costretto) mi tocca andarci di persona I have to go in person; ma guarda cosa mi tocca fare! just look at what I have got to do!5 (strusciare) toccare per terra [ gonna, tende] to sweep the groundIII toccarsi verbo pronominale1 (se stesso) to feel* oneself; - rsi la barba to finger one's beard2 (reciprocamente) to touch each other; le loro mani, labbra si toccarono their hands, lips met; gli estremi si toccano extremes meet3 pop. (masturbarsi) to play with oneself4 (essere adiacente) to be* next to each othertoccare qcn. sul o nel vivo [allusione, critica] to cut o sting sb. to the quick; toccare il cuore di qcn. to touch sb.'s heart o heartstrings, to strike a chord in o with sb.; toccare qcs. con mano to have proof of sth., to experience sth. at first hand; toccare il cielo con un dito to be on cloud nine, to be thrilled to bits; toccare ferro to touch wood BE, to knock on wood AE. -
54 tranquille
tranquille [tʀɑ̃kil]adjectivea. quiet• aller/entrer d'un pas tranquille to walk/go in calmly• rester/se tenir tranquille to keep or stay/be quiet• nous étions bien tranquilles et il a fallu qu'il nous dérange we were having a nice quiet time and he had to come and disturb us• ferme la porte, tu seras plus tranquille pour travailler close the door, it'll be quieter for you to workb. ( = sans souci) être tranquille to be easy in one's mind• soyez tranquille, tout ira bien don't worry - everything will be all right• je serais plus tranquille si j'avais un poste stable I'd feel easier in my mind if I had a steady job• comme ça, nous serons tranquilles that way our minds will be at restc. ( = certain) (inf) être tranquille (que...) to be sure (that...)• il n'ira pas, je suis tranquille he won't go, I'm sure of it• il a gagné en trois sets, tranquille he won easily in three sets• tu peux y aller tranquille ( = sans risque) you can go there quite safely* * *tʀɑ̃kil1) ( calme) [tempérament, voisins, classe] quiet; [allure, voix, assurance] calmtiens-toi tranquille! — (ne bouge pas!) keep still!, stop fidgeting!; (tais-toi!) be quiet!
2) ( sans agitation) [heure, jour] quiet, calm; [eau, ciel, nuit] calm, tranquil littér; [café, rue, vie, soirée, bonheur] quiet; [sommeil, vacances] peacefulc'est tranquille, ici! — it's peaceful here!
3) ( sans souci)être tranquille — to be ou feel easy in one's mind
ne pas être tranquille — to be ou feel uneasy, to be worried
4) ( en paix)* * *tʀɑ̃kil adj1) (lieu) quietCette rue est très tranquille. — This is a very quiet street.
Nous avons cherché un coin tranquille pour pique-niquer. — We looked for a quiet spot to have a picnic.
2) (personne, enfant, élève) quiet3) (= rassuré) easy in one's mind, with one's mind at restSois tranquille, il ne va rien lui arriver. — Don't worry, nothing will happen to him.
* * *tranquille adj1 ( calme) [tempérament, voisins, classe] quiet; [allure, voix, assurance] calm; un enfant tranquille a quiet ou placid child; tiens-toi tranquille! ( ne bouge pas!) keep still!, stop fidgeting!; ( tais-toi!) be quiet!;2 ( sans agitation) [heure, jour] quiet, calm; [eau, ciel, nuit] calm, tranquil littér; [café, rue, vie, soirée, bonheur] quiet; [sommeil, vacances] peaceful; trouver un coin tranquille pour discuter to find a quiet corner to talk in; il s'est tenu tranquille pendant quelques mois he behaved himself for a few months; c'est tranquille, ici! it's peaceful here!; jouir d'un bonheur tranquille to live a life of calm contentment; se promener dans la nuit tranquille to go for a walk in the calm of the night; viens me voir à un moment plus tranquille ( quand nous serons seuls) come and see me when it's quieter; ( quand je serai moins occupé) come and see me when I've got more time;3 ( sans souci) être tranquille to be ou feel easy in one's mind; ne pas être tranquille to be ou feel uneasy, to be worried; sa mère n'est pas tranquille quand il sort his mother worries ou is uneasy when he goes out; sois ou tu peux être tranquille, je ne dirai rien don't worry, I won't say anything; sois tranquille (que) ça se retournera contre toi○! iron it will backfire on you, don't you worry!;4 ( en paix) avoir l'esprit tranquille to be easy in one's mind; avoir la conscience tranquille to have a clear conscience; j'ai la conscience tranquille my conscience is clear; laisse ton frère tranquille leave your brother alone; je te laisse tranquille I leave you in peace; laisse ma montre tranquille! fig leave my watch alone![trɑ̃kil] adjectif1. [sans agitation - quartier, rue] quiet ; [ - campagne] quiet, peaceful, tranquil (littéraire) ; [ - soirée] calm, quiet, peaceful ; [ - sommeil, vie] peaceful, tranquil (littéraire) ; [ - air, eau] still, quiet, tranquil (littéraire)aller ou marcher d'un pas tranquille to stroll unhurriedly2. [en paix]on ne peut même plus être tranquille chez soi! you can't even get some peace and quiet at home any more!allons dans mon bureau, nous y serons plus tranquilles pour discuter let's go into my office, we can talk there without being disturbedlaisser quelqu'un tranquille to leave somebody alone ou in peacelaisse-moi tranquille, je suis assez grand pour ouvrir la boîte tout seul! leave me alone, I'm old enough to open the box on my own!3. [calme, sage] quietse tenir ou rester tranquillea. to keep quiet ou stillb. [ne pas se faire remarquer] to keep a low profile5. [rassuré]être tranquille to feel ou to be easy in one's mindsois tranquille, elle va bien don't worry ou set your mind at rest, she's all rightje ne suis pas ou ne me sens pas tranquille quand il est sur les routes I worry when he's on the roadje serais plus tranquille s'il n'était pas seul I'd feel easier in my mind knowing that he wasn't on his own6. [sûr]tu peux être tranquille (que)... you can rest assured (that)...ils n'auront pas mon argent, sois tranquille! they won't get my money, that's for sure! -
55 ser
m.1 being (ente).ser humano human beinglos seres vivos living things2 ens.v.1 to be (to be in some place or situation, to originate in, to belong to, to pertain, to exist really).fue aquí it was herelo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decisionser de to be made of; (estar hecho de) to be from; (provenir de) to belong to; (ser propiedad de) to be a member of (formar parte de)¿de dónde eres? where are you from?los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son'ses alto/gracioso he is tall/funnyes azul/difícil it's blue/difficultes un amigo/el dueño he is a friend/the ownerYo soy buena I am good.2 to be (to be worth, quantity).¿cuánto es? how much is it?son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm)3 to be (joined to nouns which signify employment or occupation).soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actressson estudiantes they're students4 to be (to happen, to occur, to fall out).es muy tarde it's rather lateera de noche/de día it was night/day5 to be (auxiliary verb, by which the passive is formed).fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness6 to exist, to live.7 to be for.Me es muy fácil aprender español It is very easy for me to learn Spanish.* * *Present IndicativeImperfect SubjunctivePast IndicativeFuture Indicativeseré, serás, será, seremos, seréis, serán.Conditionalsería, serías, sería, seríamos, seríais, serían.Present Subjunctivesea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean.Imperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperativesé (tú), sea (él/Vd.), seamos (nos.), sed (vos.), sean (ellos/Vds.).Past Participlesido.\\————————* * *1. verb- ser de2. noun m.* * *SF ABR Esp= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión radio network* * *I 1.1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic
era cierto/posible — it was true/possible
sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still
que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)
para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth
siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5
¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)
2) ( hablando de estado civil) to beel mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced
3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to besoy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer
ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me
por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception
dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one
4) (con predicado introducido por `de')es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'
este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here
ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...
ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)
5) (hipótesis, futuro)2.¿será cierto? — can it be true?
ser vi1)a) ( existir) to beb) (liter) ( en cuentos)érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...
2)a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?
el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...
b) ( en preguntas)ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?
3) ( sumar)¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?
son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos
cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight
4) (causar, significar) to be5) ( resultar)6) ( consistir en) to belo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part
7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)8) ( usado para enfatizar)fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him
fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it
9)es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare
10)lo que es... — (fam)
lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again
lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)
11) (en locs)a no ser que — (+ subj) unless
como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...
12) ( en el tiempo) to be¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date
¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?
3.serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
ser v impers to be4.ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)IIser + pp — to be + pp
1)a) ( ente) beingb) (individuo, persona)2)a) ( naturaleza)b) ( carácter esencial) essence3) (Fil) being* * *I 1.1) ( seguido de adjetivos) to be[ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1]es inglés/rubio/católico — he's English/fair/(a) Catholic
era cierto/posible — it was true/possible
sé bueno, estáte quieto — be a good boy and keep still
que seas muy feliz — I hope you'll be very happy; (+ me/te/le etc)
para serte sincero — to be honest with you, to tell you the truth
siempre le he sido fiel — I've always been faithful to her; ver tb verbo intransitivo I 5
¿éste es o se hace?/¿tú eres o te haces? — (AmL fam) is he/are you stupid or something? (colloq)
2) ( hablando de estado civil) to beel mayor es casado/divorciado — the oldest is married/divorced
3) (seguido de nombre, pronombre, sintagma nominal) to besoy peluquera/abogada — I'm a hairdresser/a lawyer
ábreme, soy Mariano/yo — open the door, it's Mariano/it's me
por ser usted, haremos una excepción — for you o since it's you, we'll make an exception
dame cualquiera que no sea ése — give me any one except o but that one
4) (con predicado introducido por `de')es de los vecinos — it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors'
este libro no es de aquí — this book doesn't go o belong here
ésa es de las que... — she's one of those people who..., she's the sort of person who...
ser de lo que no hay — (fam) to be incredible (colloq)
5) (hipótesis, futuro)2.¿será cierto? — can it be true?
ser vi1)a) ( existir) to beb) (liter) ( en cuentos)érase una vez... — once upon a time there was...
2)a) (tener lugar, ocurrir)¿dónde fue el accidente? — where did the accident happen?
el asunto fue así... — it happened like this...
b) ( en preguntas)ser de algo/alguien: ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him; ¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq); ¿qué va a ser de nosotros? — what will become of us?
3) ( sumar)¿cuánto es (todo)? — how much is that (altogether)?
son 3.000 pesos — that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos
cuatro y cuatro son ocho — four and four are o make eight
4) (causar, significar) to be5) ( resultar)6) ( consistir en) to belo importante es participar — the important o main thing is to take part
7) (indicando finalidad, adecuación)8) ( usado para enfatizar)fue aquí donde lo vi — this is where I saw him, it was here that I saw him
fui yo quien or la que lo dije fui yo quien or la que lo dijo — I was the one who said it, it was me that said it
9)es que...: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?; es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim; díselo, si es que te atreves — tell him, if you dare
10)lo que es... — (fam)
lo que es yo, no pienso hablarle más — I certainly have no intention of speaking to him again
lo que es saber idiomas! — it sure is something to be able to speak languages! (AmE), what it is to be able to speak languages! (BrE)
11) (en locs)a no ser que — (+ subj) unless
como debe ser: ¿ves como me acordé? - como debe ser! see, I did remember- I should think so too!; los presentó uno por uno, como debe ser she introduced them one by one, as you should; ¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq); como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what; hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done; puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like; como ser (CS) such as; de no ser así (frml) should this not be the case (frml); de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml); de no ser por...: de no ser por él,... if it hadn't been o if it weren't for him,...; eso es! that's it!, that's right!; lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something; tú pagas tus mil pesos o lo que sea... you pay your thousand pesos or whatever...; estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes o anything; no sea que or no vaya a ser que (+ subj) in case; cierra la ventana, no sea or no vaya a ser que llueva close the window in case it rains; ten cuidado, no sea or no vaya a ser que lo eches todo a perder be careful or you'll ruin everything; o sea: los empleados de más antigüedad, o sea los que llevan aquí más de... longer serving employees, that is to say those who have been here more than...; o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested; o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out; (ya) sea..., (ya) sea... either..., or...; (ya) sea por caridad, (ya) sea por otra razón,... whether he did it out of charity or for some other reason,...; sea como sea: hay que impedirlo, sea como sea it must be prevented now matter how o at all costs; sea cuando sea whenever it is; sea quien sea le dices que no estoy whoever it is, tell them I'm not in; si no fuera/hubiera sido por... — if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for...
12) ( en el tiempo) to be¿qué fecha es hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date
¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?
3.serían las cuatro cuando llegó — it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived; ver tb verbo impersonal
ser v impers to be4.ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva)IIser + pp — to be + pp
1)a) ( ente) beingb) (individuo, persona)2)a) ( naturaleza)b) ( carácter esencial) essence3) (Fil) being* * *ser11 = being, creature.Ex: A feeling of unshielded relief filled Pope's whole being.
Ex: Stories that lead to doing things are all the more attractive to children, who are active rather than passive creatures.* abducción por seres extraterrestres = alien abduction.* alimentación del ser humano = human nutrition.* llegada de seres extraterrestres = alien visitation.* nutrición del ser humano = human nutrition.* ser consecuente con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.* ser extraterrestre = alien creature.* ser fiel con Uno mismo = be true to + Reflexivo.* ser humano = human being, human, human person.* ser inteligente = intelligent being.* ser pensante = sentient being.* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.* ser supremo = supreme being.* ser todo un éxito = hit + a home run, knock it out of + the park.* ser vivo = living being, sentient being.* todo ser humano = every living soul.* tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.* trata de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.ser22 = be, take + the form of, stand as.Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.
Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.* anhelar ser = ache to be.* a no ser que = unless.* así es = that's how it is.* así sea = amen.* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.* centrado en el ser humano = anthropocentric.* clonación del ser humano = human cloning.* como es el caso de = as it is with.* cómo + ser = what + be like.* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.* cualquiera que sea + Nombre = whichever + Nombre.* debilidad del ser humano = mankind's frailty.* dejar de ser útil = outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.* demostrar ser = prove + to be.* de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.* dicho sea de paso = by the by(e).* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.* dinero + ser para = money + go towards.* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.* el ser barato = cheapness.* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.* entrar sin ser visto = sneak into.* es = it's [it is].* esa es la cuestión = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* es decir = i.e. (latín - id est), in other words, that is, that is to say, which is to say.* es de deducir que = it follows that.* es de destacar que = significantly.* es de esperar = hopefully.* es de esperar que = all being well.* es de resaltar que = significantly.* es de suponer que = presumably.* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* es el momento adecuado = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.* es el momento oportuno = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe.* es evidente = clearly.* es importante destacar = importantly.* es inevitable que = inevitably.* es interesante que = interestingly.* es lo que a mí me parece = my two cents' worth.* es lo que yo pienso = my two cents' worth.* es más = more important, moreover.* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo = easier said than done.* es mi opinión = my two cents' worth.* es mi parecer = my two cents' worth.* es por lo tanto deducible que = it therefore follows that.* es por lo tanto de esperar que = it therefore follows that.* es por lo tanto lógico que = it therefore follows that.* ¡esta es tu oportunidad! = here's your chance!.* estar siendo + Participio = be in process of + Nombre.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* haber sido aceptado = be here to stay, have come + to stay.* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente = be thoroughly tested.* la razón de ser = the reason for being.* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* llegar a ser = become, develop into.* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.* lo que es aun peor = worse still.* lo que es peor = what's worse.* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lo que + ser = what + be like.* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.* merecer ser mencionado = deserve + mention.* no ser aconsejable = be undesirable.* no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.* no ser así ya = be no longer the case.* no ser bien visto = be in the doghouse.* no ser cobarde = be no chicken.* no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.* no ser deseable = be undesirable.* no + ser + de sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.* no ser fácil = be no picnic, not be easy.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser lo suficientemente bueno = not be good enough.* no ser más que = be nothing more than, be nothing but.* no ser nada = add up to + nothing.* no ser nada fácil = be hard-pushed to.* no ser ningún jovencito = be no chicken.* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.* no ser sino = be nothing but.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no ser un lecho de rosas = be not all roses.* no ser verdad = be untrue.* no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.* no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo = there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.* para ser específico = to be specific.* para ser franco = in all honesty.* para ser sincero = to be honest, in all honesty.* pasar a ser = become, develop into.* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.* por si fuera poco = to boot, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.* posible de ser visto en pantalla = displayable.* primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.* puede muy bien ser = could well be.* puede muy bien ser que = it may well be that.* que fue = one-time.* que fue común antes = once-common.* que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.* que puede ser apilado = stacking.* razón de ser = point, raison d'etre, rationale, sense of purpose.* ser reconocido = gain + recognition.* resultar ser = prove + to be, turn out to be, happen + to be.* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.* sea cual fuere = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.* sea cual fuese = any... whatsoever, any... whatsoever.* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado = by any standard(s).* sea lo que sea = whatever it is, be that as it may, call it what you want.* seamos realistas = face it, let's face it.* sean cuales sean = whatever they may be.* sentido del ser humano = human sense.* ser accesible a través de = be available through.* ser aceptado = take + hold, gain + acceptance, take off.* ser acertado = be spot on.* ser aconsejable = be welcome, be better served by, be in order.* ser acorde con = be commensurate with.* ser acuciante = be acute.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.* ser adecuado = be right, stand up, fit + the bill.* ser + Adjetivo = get + Adjetivo.* ser + Adjetivo + para = have + a + Adjetivo + effect on.* ser afectado por = have + a high stake in.* ser aficionado a = be fond of.* ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.* ser agradable de oír = be good to hear.* ser agradable + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* ser algo bien conocido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo bueno = be a good thing.* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.* ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, be a common occurrence, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser Algo demasiado difícil para = be in over + Posesivo + head, be out of + Posesivo + depth.* ser algo excepcional = be the exception rather than the rule, be in a league of its own.* ser algo fácil = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo facilísimo = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo habitual = become + a common feature, be a fact of life.* ser Algo imponente = loom + large.* ser algo inevitable = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* ser algo más profundo que = go + deeper than.* ser algo más serio que = go + deeper than.* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.* ser algo muy claro = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo muy revelador = be a giveaway.* ser algo natural para = be second nature to + Pronombre, come + naturally to.* ser algo normal = be a fact of life, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo permanente = be here to stay.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo por lo que = be a matter for/of.* ser algo por ver = be an open question.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo seguro = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be duck soup.* ser algo útil para = be something in the hand for.* ser amado = loved-one.* ser amigo de = be buddies with.* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.* ser apreciado = receive + appreciation.* ser apropiado = be right.* ser aproximadamente + Número = be around + Número, be about + Número.* ser arrestado = be under arrest.* ser asequible = be available, become + available.* ser asequible a = be amenable to.* ser así = be the case (with), be just like that.* ser atacado = be under attack, come under + fire, be under assault.* ser atractivo = look + attractive, be popular in appeal.* ser atrevido = make + a bold statement.* ser atribuible a = be attributable to.* ser aun más = be all the more.* ser autosuficiente = stand on + Posesivo + own, self-serve.* ser autosuficiente económicamente = pay + Posesivo + own way.* ser avaricioso = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.* ser bienvenido = be most welcome, make + welcome, be welcome.* ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* ser buenísimo + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.* ser bueno = make + good + Nombre.* ser bueno en = be good at.* ser bueno para Alguien = be to + Posesivo + advantage.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser capaz de = be capable of.* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.* ser característico de = be emblematic of.* ser carísimo = cost + be prohibitive.* ser caro = be steep.* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.* ser chiquito pero matón = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* ser chulo = be cool.* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.* ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.* ser coherente = cohere.* ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.* ser como mínimo = be no less than.* ser como una esfera = wrap around.* ser como un círculo = wrap around.* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.* ser complementarios = be integral one to another.* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.* ser completo = be all inclusive.* ser común = be the case (with).* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.* ser confuso = be deceiving.* ser conocido por = famously, have + a track record of.* ser conocido por todos = be out in the open.* ser consciente = sentient being.* ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.* ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.* ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose, blowback.* ser contrario a = be contrary to, be hostile to.* ser conveniente + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.* ser correcto = be all right, be correct, be right.* ser cortés con = be civil towards.* ser costumbre = be customary.* ser creativo = be inventive.* ser creíble = invoke + belief.* ser criticado = be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat, come under + fire.* ser crucial (para) = be central (to).* ser cuestión de = come down to.* ser culpable = be to blame.* ser culpable (por/de) = be at fault (for/to).* ser dado a = be amenable to, be apt to, be given to.* ser de = be a native of.* ser de alto nivel = be at a high level.* ser de armas tomar = be a (real) handful.* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.* ser debatible = be a moot point, be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.* ser de calidad = be up to snuff, be up to scratch.* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.* ser de contenido + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in content.* ser de crecimiento rápido = be a quick grower.* ser de difícil acceso = tuck away.* ser de dominio público = be public domain.* ser deficiente = be wanting.* ser definitivo = be final.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.* ser de interés para = be of interest (to/for).* ser dejado en la obligación de Uno = be derelict in + duty.* ser de la izquierda = be of the left.* ser de la noche = night creature.* ser de la opinión de que = be of the opinion that, be of the view that.* ser del gusto de Uno = be to + Posesivo + taste.* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.* ser de los que piensan que = subscribe to + view.* ser demasiado = be over-provided, be a mouthful.* ser demasiado + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* ser demasiado complaciente = lean over + too far backwards.* ser demasiado común = be all too common.* ser demasiado para = be too much for, be too much for.* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.* ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser demasiado quisquilloso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás = reach + the point of no return.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser de número limitado = be limited in number.* ser de origen + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in origin.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser de primera categoría = be top notch.* ser de raza negra o de piel morena = be coloured.* ser de sabios = be a point of wisdom.* ser desacertado = miss + the mark, miss + the point.* ser desastroso = spell + bad news, be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* ser desconocido para = be alien to.* ser descorazonador = be dispiriting.* ser desoído = be unheeded.* ser despiadado = play + hardball.* ser detenido = be under arrest.* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind, differ in + kind (from).* ser de un valor especial = be of particular value.* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.* ser de utilidad = be of use.* ser de utilidad a = be of service to.* ser diestro en = be skilled at.* ser difícil = be a stretch.* ser difícil de bregar = be a (real) handful.* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.* ser difícil de creer = beggar + belief.* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.* ser difícil de lograr = be hard to get.* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.* ser digno de = merit.* ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.* ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.* ser digno de + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio.* ser diplomático = say + the right thing.* ser discutible = be open to question, be open to debate, be at issue.* ser dogmático = be dogmatic.* ser dos mundos completamente distintos = be poles apart.* ser dudoso = be doubtful.* ser duro = play + hardball.* ser eficaz para + Infinitivo = be efficient at + Gerundio.* ser el acabóse = take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.* ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.* ser el asunto = be the point.* ser el beneficiario de = be on the receiving end of.* ser el blanco de = be a pushover for.* ser el blanco de las críticas = come under + fire.* ser el canalizador de = be the conduit for.* ser el capitán = skipper, captain.* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* ser el colmo = be the last straw, bring + the situation to a head, take + the biscuit, take + the cake, be the limit.* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* ser el culo del mundo = be the pits.* ser elegido = get in.* ser elevado = be steep.* ser el éxito de la fiesta = steal + the limelight, steal + the show.* ser el fin de = sign + a death warrant (for).* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* ser el límite = be the limit.* ser el mandamás = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* ser el más afectado por = bear + the brunt of.* ser el máximo = be the limit.* ser el momento clave = mark + the watershed.* ser el momento (de) = be the time to.* ser el momento decisivo = mark + the watershed.* ser el momento de/para = it + be + time to/for.* ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.* ser el orgullo de = be the pride and joy of.* ser el origen de = provide + the material for.* ser el paraje natural de = be home to.* ser el preludio = usher in.* ser el primero = be second to none, come out on + top.* ser el primero en = lead + the way in.* ser el primero en + Infinitivo = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.* ser el resultado de = follow from, result from.* ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.* ser el último grito = be all the rage.* ser el último mono ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.* ser emblemático de = be emblematic of.* ser en balde = be of no avail, be to no avail.* ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.* ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.* ser enviado a = have + the lead to.* ser equiparable a = be commensurate with.* ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong.* ser escaso = be few and far between, be in short supply.* ser esclavo de = be slave to.* ser estupendo = sound + great, be fine and dandy.* ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.* ser exigente al elegir = pick and choose.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* ser experto en = be skilled at.* ser expulsado de = be dropped from.* ser extraño para = be alien to.* ser extremadamente + Adjetivo = be too + Adjetivo + by half.* ser fácil = be easy.* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.* ser facilísimo = be a snap, be a piece of cake.* ser factible de = be amenable to.* ser familiar = strike + familiar chords, ring + a bell.* ser famoso = gain + recognition, be popular.* ser famoso por = famously, have + a track record of.* ser favorable = be a plus.* ser ficticio = be fiction.* ser fiel a = cleave to.* ser fructífero = come to + fruition.* ser goloso = have + a sweet tooth.* ser grosero con = be abusive of.* ser hábil para = be adroit at.* ser habitual = be customary.* ser harina de otro costal = be a different kettle of fish.* ser hipertenso = be hyper.* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.* ser hora de irse = be time to go.* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* ser humilde = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* ser ideal = suit + best, be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser ideal para Uno = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser idóneo para = be suited to.* ser ignorado = be unheeded.* ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.* ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.* ser ilegal = be against the law.* ser ilimitado = be boundless.* ser implacable = play + hardball.* ser imponente = be awe-inspiring.* ser importante = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence.* ser importantísimo = make + all the difference in the world, make + difference in the world.* ser importantísimo (para) = be central (to).* ser imposible = be dead meat.* ser imprescindible = be a must.* ser improcedente = be out of order.* ser imprudente = be reckless.* ser inalterable = set in + stone, set in + tablets of stone.* ser incapaz de = be unable to.* ser incoherente = Negativo + hold + water.* ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).* ser inconsistente = Negativo + hold + water.* ser increíble = beggar + belief.* ser independiente = go + Posesivo + own way, stew in + Posesivo + own juice, stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet.* ser indescriptible = beggar + description.* ser indispensable = be a must.* ser ineficaz = fire + blanks.* ser infundado = be unfounded.* ser inherente a = inhere in.* ser inimaginable = beggar + imagination.* ser inminente = be on the cards.* ser inmune a = be immune from, be immune against.* ser innovador = break + new ground, break + ground.* ser innumerable = be without number, be legion.* ser innumerables = run into + the thousands.* ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.* ser insignificante de = be slight in.* ser inteligente = be talented.* ser interesante = be of interest (to/for).* ser interesante + Infinitivo = be as well + Infinitivo, be well + Infinitivo.* ser interesante + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.* ser interminable = there + be + no end to.* ser intransigente = play + hardball.* ser inútil = fire + blanks.* ser irrespetuoso con = disrespect, diss.* ser justo = play + fair.* ser justo con todos = give the devil his due.* ser justo hasta con el diablo = give the devil his due.* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser justo que = there + be + justice in.* ser juzgado = stand + trial, stand for + trial.* ser la abreviatura de = be short for.* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.* ser la ciudad de = be home to.* ser la clave de = hold + the key to.* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.* ser la consecuencia de = follow from, result from.* ser la costumbre = be customary.* ser la cuestión = be the point.* ser la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of, mark + the culmination of.* ser la culpa de = be the fault of.* ser la debilidad de Alguien = be a sucker for.* ser la elección lógica = be a/the natural choice.* ser la elección natural = be a/the natural choice.* ser la excepción = be the exception.* ser la excepción a la regla = constitute + the exception to the rule.* ser la excepción que confirma la regla = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.* ser la forma de = be a recipe for.* ser la fórmula para = be a recipe for.* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.* ser la idea central de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* ser la imagen de = be a picture of.* ser la intención = be the intention.* ser la intención de uno = be + Posesivo + intention.* ser la manera de = be a recipe for.* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.* ser la mejor alternativa = be the best bet.* ser la mejor manera de = be the conduit for.* ser lamentable = be a pity.* ser la minoría = be in the minority.* ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.* ser la novedad = be on the scene.* ser la obra de = be the work of.* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.* ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.* ser la punta de lanza de = spearhead.* ser la razón de = lie at + the root of.* ser la representación misma de = be a picture of.* ser la responsabilidad de = be the responsibility of.* ser la responsabilidad de Alguien + Infinitivo = it + lie with + Nombre/Pronombre + to + Infinitivo.* ser la última palabra = be all the rage.* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.* ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* ser lo de Uno = be cut out for, be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser lo más parecido a = be as close as we come to.* ser lo mismo = be one and the same.* ser lo normal = be the order of the day.* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* ser lo que a Uno le encanta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser lo que a Uno le gusta = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser lo que a Uno le interesa = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley, be + Posesivo + cup of tea.* ser lo que a Uno le va = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta = be + Posesivo + big scene.* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.* ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para = be + Adjetivo + enough to.* ser lo suficientemente comprensivo = go + far enough.* ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que = be sufficiently well known for.* serlo todo para todos = be all things to all men, be all things to all people.* ser lo último = be all the rage, be the pits.* ser lo último en = become + the next stop in.* ser lo último en lo que + pensar = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* ser magnífico + Gerundio = be terrific at + Gerundio.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* ser maravilloso = sound + great.* ser más astuto que = outfox, outwit, outsmart.* ser más interno = inner being.* ser más un + Nombre = be more of a + Nombre.* ser mayor = be older.* ser mejor en = be better at.* ser mejor que = be superior to, compare + favourably.* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo = better + Infinitivo.* ser menor = be less.* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.* ser modesto = hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.* ser molesto = be disturbing.* ser moroso = be in default.* ser motivador = be motivating.* ser motivo de preocupación = loom + large.* ser mucho = be a mouthful.* ser mucho más = be all the more.* ser mucho más que = be far more than.* ser muy aconsejable que = be well advised to.* ser muy alto = be metres high.* ser muy amigo de = be pally with.* ser muy antiguo = go ba* * */ser/= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión* * *
ser ( conjugate ser) cópula
1 ( seguido de adjetivos) to be◊ ser expresses identity or nature as opposed to condition or state, which is normally conveyed by estar. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in estar 1 cópula 1 es bajo/muy callado he's short/very quiet;
es sorda de nacimiento she was born deaf;
es inglés/católico he's English/(a) Catholic;
era cierto it was true;
sé bueno, estate quieto be a good boy and keep still;
que seas muy feliz I hope you'll be very happy;
(+ me/te/le etc)
ver tb imposible, difícil etc
2 ( hablando de estado civil) to be;
es viuda she's a widow;
ver tb estar 1 cópula 2
3 (seguido de nombre, pronombre) to be;
ábreme, soy yo open the door, it's me
4 (con predicado introducido por `de'):
soy de Córdoba I'm from Cordoba;
es de los vecinos it belongs to the neighbors, it's the neighbors';
no soy de aquí I'm not from around here
5 (hipótesis, futuro):
¿será cierto? can it be true?
verbo intransitivo
1
b) (liter) ( en cuentos):◊ érase una vez … once upon a time there was …
2a) (tener lugar, ocurrir):
¿dónde fue el accidente? where did the accident happen?b) ( en preguntas):◊ ¿qué habrá sido de él? I wonder what happened to o what became of him;
¿qué es de Marisa? (fam) what's Marisa up to (these days)? (colloq);
¿qué va a ser de nosotros? what will become of us?
3 ( sumar):◊ ¿cuánto es (todo)? how much is that (altogether)?;
son 3.000 pesos that'll be o that's 3,000 pesos;
somos diez en total there are ten of us altogether
4 (indicando finalidad, adecuación) ser para algo to be for sth;
( en locs)
¿cómo es eso? why is that?, how come? (colloq);
como/cuando/donde sea: tengo que conseguir ese trabajo como sea I have to get that job no matter what;
hazlo como sea, pero hazlo do it any way o however you want but get it done;
el lunes o cuando sea next Monday or whenever;
puedo dormir en el sillón o donde sea I can sleep in the armchair or wherever you like o anywhere you like;
de ser así (frml) should this be so o the case (frml);
¡eso es! that's it!, that's right!;
es que …: ¿es que no lo saben? do you mean to say they don't know?;
es que no sé nadar the thing is I can't swim;
lo que sea: cómete una manzana, o lo que sea have an apple or something;
estoy dispuesta a hacer lo que sea I'm prepared to do whatever it takes;
o sea: en febrero, o sea hace un mes in February, that is to say a month ago;
o sea que no te interesa in other words, you're not interested;
o sea que nunca lo descubriste so you never found out;
(ya) sea …, (ya) sea … either …, or …;
sea como sea at all costs;
sea cuando sea whenever it is;
sea donde sea no matter where;
sea quien sea whoever it is;
si no fuera/hubiera sido por … if it wasn't o weren't/hadn't been for …
( en el tiempo) to be;◊ ¿qué fecha es hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date;
serían las cuatro cuando llegó it must have been (about) four (o'clock) when she arrived;
ver tb v impers
ser v impers to be;
ser v aux ( en la voz pasiva) to be;
fue construido en 1900 it was built in 1900
■ sustantivo masculino
1
◊ ser humano/vivo human/living beingb) (individuo, persona):
2 ( naturaleza):
ser
I sustantivo masculino
1 being: es un ser despreciable, he's despicable
ser humano, human being
ser vivo, living being
2 (esencia) essence: eso forma parte de su ser, that is part of him
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cualidad) to be: eres muy modesto, you are very modest
2 (fecha) to be: hoy es lunes, today is Monday
ya es la una, it's one o'clock
3 (cantidad) eran unos cincuenta, there were about fifty people
(al pagar) ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
son doscientas, it is two hundred pesetas
Mat dos y tres son cinco, two and three make five
4 (causa) aquella mujer fue su ruina, that woman was his ruin
5 (oficio) to be a(n): Elvira es enfermera, Elvira is a nurse
6 (pertenencia) esto es mío, that's mine
es de Pedro, it is Pedro's
7 (afiliación) to belong: es del partido, he's a member of the party
es un chico del curso superior, he is a boy from the higher year
8 (origen) es de Málaga, she is from Málaga
¿de dónde es esta fruta? where does this fruit come from?
9 (composición, material) to be made of: este jersey no es de lana, this sweater is not (made of) wool
10 ser de, (afinidad, comparación) lo que hizo fue de tontos, what she did was a foolish thing
11 (existir) Madrid ya no es lo que era, Madrid isn't what it used to be
12 (suceder) ¿qué fue de ella?, what became of her?
13 (tener lugar) to be: esta tarde es el entierro, the funeral is this evening 14 ser para, (finalidad) to be for: es para pelar patatas, it's for peeling potatoes
(adecuación, aptitud) no es una película para niños, the film is not suitable for children
esta vida no es para ti, this kind of life is not for you
15 (efecto) era para llorar, it was painful
es (como) para darle una bofetada, it makes me want to slap his face
no es para tomárselo a broma, it is no joke
16 (auxiliar en pasiva) to be: fuimos rescatados por la patrulla de la Cruz Roja, we were rescued by the Red Cross patrol
17 ser de (+ infinitivo) era de esperar que se marchase, it was to be expected that she would leave
♦ Locuciones: a no ser que, unless
como sea, anyhow
de no ser por..., had it not been for
es más, furthermore
es que..., it's just that...
lo que sea, whatever
o sea, that is (to say)
sea como sea, in any case o be that as it may
ser de lo que no hay, to be the limit
' ser' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- acceder
- además
- aficionada
- aficionado
- alardear
- alcanzar
- alimentar
- alta
- alto
- ambicionar
- antigüedad
- aparición
- arma
- atinar
- atorarse
- aúpa
- babear
- básica
- básico
- bendición
- caber
- cacho
- cada
- cafetera
- cafetero
- calco
- callo
- canela
- cansada
- cansado
- cantar
- capaz
- capirote
- carácter
- cardo
- carne
- carné
- caso
- cero
- colarse
- comida
- comidilla
- comido
- conmigo
- conquistador
- conquistadora
- contagiarse
- contemplar
- contienda
English:
accountable
- addicted
- adjust
- allow
- allowance
- ambition
- amount to
- anathema
- anomaly
- arduous
- around
- aspire
- aware
- bad
- be
- beating
- being
- belong
- betray
- big
- bill
- bind over
- bird
- booby trap
- boring
- bounce
- can
- carry
- catch up
- cerebral
- ceremonial
- ceremony
- charm
- chip
- claim
- come into
- come under
- connoisseur
- court
- degree
- deserve
- destroy
- differ
- do
- dodger
- doubly
- due
- ear
- easy
- edit
* * *ser The auxiliary verb ser is used with the past participle of a verb to form the passive (e.g. la película fue criticada the movie was criticized).♦ v aux[para formar la voz pasiva] to be;fue visto por un testigo he was seen by a witness;la propuesta es debatida o [m5] está siendo debatida en el parlamento the proposal is being debated in parliament♦ v copulativo1. [con adjetivos, sustantivos, pronombres] [indica cualidad, identidad, condición] to be;es alto/gracioso he's tall/funny;soy chileno/chiapaneco I'm Chilean/from Chiapas;es azul/difícil it's blue/difficult;sé discreta/paciente be discreet/patient;es un amigo/el dueño he's a friend/the owner;son unos amigos míos they're friends of mine;es el cartero/tu madre it's the postman o US mailman/your mother;soy yo, ábreme open up, it's me;soy Víctor [al teléfono] it's Víctor;la casa es aquella de ahí the house is that one over there;es un tipo muy simpático he's a very nice guy;¿es eso verdad? is that true?;eso no es cierto that isn't true;es obvio que le gustas it's obvious that he likes you;no es necesario ir it isn't necessary to go;es posible que llueva it may rain;no está mal para ser de segunda mano it's not bad considering it's second-hand;no pierde sus derechos por ser inmigrante just because he's an immigrant doesn't mean he doesn't have any rights;te lo dejo en la mitad por ser tú seeing as o because it's you, I'll let you have it half-price;por ser usted, señora, 15 euros to you, madam, 15 euros;que seas muy feliz I wish you every happiness, I hope you'll be very happy;¡será imbécil el tipo! the guy must be stupid!;este restaurante ya no es lo que era this restaurant isn't as good as it used to be o isn't what it used to be;RP Famser loco por algo to be wild about sth2. [con sustantivos, adjetivos] [indica empleo, dedicación, estado civil, religión] to be;soy abogado/actriz I'm a lawyer/an actress;son estudiantes they're students;para ser juez hay que trabajar mucho you have to work very hard to be o become a judge;es padre de tres hijos he's a father of three;es soltero/casado/divorciado he's single/married/divorced;era viuda she was a widow;son budistas/protestantes they are Buddhists/Protestants;el que fuera gobernador del estado the former governor of the state;Am Fam¿tú eres o te haces? are you stupid or what?;RP Fam¿vos sos o te hacés? are you stupid or what?[provenir de] to be from; [pertenecer a] to belong to;un juguete que es todo de madera a completely wooden toy, a toy made completely of wood;¿de dónde eres? where are you from?;estas pilas son de una linterna these batteries are from a torch;¿es de usted este abrigo? is this coat yours?, does this coat belong to you?;los juguetes son de mi hijo the toys are my son's;portarse así es de cobardes only cowards behave like that, it's cowardly to behave like that¿de qué equipo eres? [aficionado] which team o who do you support?;soy del Barcelona I support Barcelona;ser de los que… to be one of those people who…;ése es de los que están en huelga he is one of those on strike;no es de las que se asustan por cualquier cosa she's not one to get scared easily♦ vi1. [ocurrir, tener lugar] to be;fue aquí it was here;¿cuándo es la boda? when's the wedding?;la final era ayer the final was yesterday;¿cómo fue lo de tu accidente? how did your accident happen?;¿qué fue de aquel amigo tuyo? what happened to that friend of yours?;¿qué es de Pablo? how's Pablo (getting on)?2. [constituir, consistir en] to be;fue un acierto que nos quedáramos en casa we were right to stay at home;lo importante es decidirse the important thing is to reach a decision;su ambición era dar la vuelta al mundo her ambition was to travel round the world;tratar así de mal a la gente es buscarse problemas treating people so badly is asking for trouble3. [con fechas, horas] to be;¿qué (día) es hoy? what day is it today?, what's today?;hoy es jueves today's Thursday, it's Thursday today;¿qué (fecha) es hoy? what's the date today?, what date is it today?;mañana será 15 de julio tomorrow (it) will be 15 July;¿qué hora es? what time is it?, what's the time?;son las tres (de la tarde) it's three o'clock (in the afternoon), it's three (pm);4. [con precios] to be;¿cuánto es? how much is it?;son 300 pesos that'll be 300 pesos;¿a cómo son esos tomates? how much are those tomatoes?5. [con cifras, en operaciones] to be;ellos eran unos 500 there were about 500 of them;11 por 100 son 1.100 11 times 100 is 1,100este trapo es para (limpiar) las ventanas this cloth is for (cleaning) the windows;este libro es para niños this book is for children;la ciudad no es para mí the city isn't for me7. [con "de" más infinitivo] [indica necesidad, posibilidad]es de desear que… it is to be hoped that…;era de esperar que pasara algo así it was to be expected that something like that would happen;es de suponer que aparecerá presumably, he'll turn up;es de temer cuando se enoja she's really scary when she gets angrylo que es a mí, no me llamaron they certainly didn't call me, they didn't call me, anyway;¿es que ya no te acuerdas? don't you remember any more, then?, you mean you don't remember any more?es que no vine porque estaba enfermo the reason I didn't come is that I was ill, I didn't come because I was ill, you see;¿cómo es que no te han avisado? how come they didn't tell you?10. Literario [existir]Platón, uno de los grandes sabios que en el mundo han sido Plato, one of the wisest men ever to walk this earthtengo que conseguirlo (sea) como sea I have to get it one way or another;hay que evitar (sea) como sea que se entere we have to prevent her from finding out at all costs o no matter what;hazlo cuando sea do it whenever;de no ser/haber sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;de no ser por él no estaríamos vivos if it weren't for him, we wouldn't be alive;de no ser así otherwise;de ser así if that should happen;déjalo donde sea leave it anywhere o wherever;érase una vez, érase que se era once upon a time;dile lo que sea, da igual tell her anything o whatever, it doesn't make any difference;haré lo que sea para recuperar mi dinero I will do whatever it takes o anything to get my money back;se enfadó, y no era para menos she got angry, and not without reason;no sea que…, no vaya a ser que… in case…;la llamaré ahora no sea que luego me olvide I'll call her now in case I forget later;Estados Unidos y Japón, o sea, las dos economías mundiales más importantes the United States and Japan, that is to say o in other words, the two most important economies in the world;50 euros, o sea unas 8.300 pesetas 50 euros, that's about 8,300 pesetas;o sea que no quieres venir so you don't want to come then?;por si fuera poco as if that wasn't enough;habla con quien sea talk to anyone;sea quien sea no abras la puerta don't open the door, whoever it is;si no fuera/hubiera sido por… if it weren't/hadn't been for…;Amsiendo que… seeing that o as…, given that…;Amsiendo que tienes la plata, cómprate el vestido más caro seeing as o since you've got the money, buy yourself the more expensive dress♦ v impersonal[indica tiempo] to be;es muy tarde it's rather late;era de noche/de día it was night/day♦ nm1. [ente] being;seres de otro planeta beings from another planetser humano human being;Ser Supremo Supreme Being;los seres vivos living things2. [persona] person;sus seres queridos his loved ones4. [esencia, naturaleza] being;la quiero con todo mi ser I love her with all my being o soul* * *f abr (= Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión) network of independent Spanish radio stations* * *ser {77} vi1) : to beél es mi hermano: he is my brotherCamila es linda: Camila is pretty2) : to exist, to liveser, o no ser: to be or not to be3) : to take place, to occurel concierto es el domingo: the concert is on Sunday4) (used with expressions of time, date, season)son las diez: it's ten o'clockhoy es el 9: today's the 9th5) : to cost, to come to¿cuánto es?: how much is it?¿será posible?: can it be possible?7)ser de : to come fromsomos de Managua: we're from Managua8)ser de : to belong toese lápiz es de Juan: that's Juan's pencil9)es que : the thing is thates que no lo conozco: it's just that I don't know him¡sea! : agreed!, all right!sea... sea : either... orla cuenta ha sido pagada: the bill has been paidél fue asesinado: he was murderedser nm: beingser humano: human being* * *ser2 vb1. (en general) to be2. (estar hecho) to be made3. (pertenecer) to belongeste libro es de María this book belongs to María / this book is María's -
56 moveō
moveō mōvī, mōtus, ēre [1 MV-], to move, stir, set in motion, shake, disturb, remove: tanti oneris turrim, Cs.: matrona moveri iussa, to dance, H.: moveri Cyclopa, represent by action, H.: membra ad modos, Tb.: fila sonantia movit, struck, O.: moveri sedibus huic urbi melius est: loco motus cessit, driven back, Cs.: move ocius te, bestir thyself, T.: neque se in ullam partem, attach, Cs.: se ex eo loco, stir from the spot, L.: caput, i. e. threaten with, H.: castra ex eo loco, break up, Cs.: hostem statu, dislodge, L.: heredes, eject: tribu centurionem, expel: signiferos loco, degrade, Cs.: Omne movet urna nomen, H.: senatorio loco, degrade, L.: Verba loco, cancel, H.: consulem de sententiā, dissuade, L.: litteram, to take away: movet arma leo, gives battle, V.: quo sidere moto, at the rising of, O.—Prov.: omnīs terras, omnia maria movere, move heaven and earth (of great exertions).—Of the soil, to stir, plough, break up, open: iugera, V.: mota terra, O.— To disturb, violate: triste bidental, H.: Dianae non movenda numina, inviolable, H.— To remove oneself, betake oneself, move, be moved, be stirred (sc. se): terra dies duodequadraginta movit, there was an earthquake, L.: movisse a Samo Romanos audivit, L.: voluptas movens, i. e. in motion.—To excite, occasion, cause, promote, produce, begin, commence, undertake: fletum populo: mihi admirationem: indignationem, L.: suspicionem: iam pugna se moverat, was going on, Cu.: cantūs, V.: mentionem rei, make mention, L.: priusquam movere ac moliri quicquam posset, make any disturbance, L. — To shake, cause to waver, alter, change: meam sententiam.— To disturb, concern, trouble, torment: moveat cimex Pantilius? H.: voltum movetur, changes countenance, V.: vis aestūs omnium ferme corpora movit, L.: venenum praecordia movit, O.: strepitu fora, Iu.— To stir, produce, put forth: de palmite gemma movetur, O.— To exert, exercise: movisse numen ad alqd deos, L.: artis opem, O. — To change, transform: quorum Forma semel mota est, O.: nihil motum ex antiquo, i. e. change in traditional custom, L.—Fig., to move, influence, affect, excite, inspire: nil nos dos movet, T.: beneficiis moveri, Cs.: moveri civitas coepit, S.: ut pulcritudo corporis movet oculos et delectat, charms: animos ad bellum, instigate, L.: feroci iuveni animum, stir, L.: Vestrā motus prece, H.: moverat plebem oratio consulis, had stirred, L.: absiste moveri, be not disturbed, V.: ut captatori moveat fastidia, excites nausea in, Iu.— To revolve, meditate, ponder: Multa movens animo, V.* * *movere, movi, motus Vmove, stir, agitate, affect, provoke, disturb; -
57 пропадать
несов. - пропада́ть, сов. - пропа́сть1) ( теряться) be missing; (о вещах тж.) be lost2) ( исчезать) disappear, vanish; (о чувствах тж.) die, passпропада́ть и́з виду — disappear from view
пропа́сть бе́з вести — be missing
пропа́вший бе́з вести — missing; воен. missing in action
пятно́ пропа́ло без следа́ — the spot disappeared without a trace
3) разг. (уезжать, уходить, не подавать вестей о себе) disappearя пропаду́ на две неде́ли шутл. — I'm going to disappear for two weeks
то́лько не пропада́йте! — but don't disappear!, but do stay in touch!
4) тк. несов. разг. часто неодобр. ( долгое время находиться в недоступном месте) disappear, spend a long time ( somewhere)он, быва́ло, часа́ми пропада́л в лесу́ — he used to disappear for hours in the forest
он дня́ми пропада́ет у прия́телей — he would stay for days with his friends
где вы пропада́ли? — where (on earth) have you been?
5) ( погибать) perish, dieцветы́ пропа́ли от моро́за — the flowers were killed by the frost
6) разг. (терпеть неудачу, попадать в неприятности) fail, be lostя пропа́л! — I am lost!, I am done for!, I've had it!, it is all over with me!
всё пропа́ло! — it's all lost now!; it's a disaster!
со мной не пропадёшь! — you are safe with me!; I won't let you get into trouble!
с таки́ми на́выками не пропадёшь — with such skills it's impossible to lose / fail
с хоро́шими друзья́ми не пропадёшь — good friends will always help you out
тако́й па́рень не пропадёт — a guy like him is sure to make it
7) (тратиться напрасно, не находить полезного применения) be wasted ['weɪ-]пропада́ть да́ром — go to waste
у меня́ весь день пропа́л — the whole day has been wasted, I've wasted the whole day
не хочу́, чтобы еда́ пропада́ла — I don't want any food wasted
каки́е лю́ди пропада́ют в э́той глуши́! — what people waste their lives in these backwoods!
••пиши́ пропа́ло разг. — it is as good as lost; give it up for lost
пропади́ про́падом — см. пропадом
за мной не пропадёт — 1) ( обещание не подвести) I will make it up; I will get it back to you [him, etc] 2) ( угроза) I'll pay back (in kind); I'll get back at you [him, etc]
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58 moventer
mŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 ( sync., mōstis for movistis, Mart. 3, 67, 1;I.mōrunt for moverunt,
Sil. 14, 141), v. a. and n. [Sanscr. mīv, set in motion; Gr. ameibô, change; cf.: momentum, mutare].Act., to move, stir, set in motion; to shake, disturb, remove, etc. (syn.: cieo, agito, ago, molior).A.Lit.:2.movit et ad certos nescia membra modos,
Tib. 1, 7, 38:ut festis matrona moveri jussa diebus,
to dance, Hor. A. P. 232: moveri Cyclopa, to represent a Cyclop by dancing (gesticulating), id. Ep. 2, 2, 125:et fila sonantia movit,
struck, Ov. M. 10, 89:citharam cum voce,
id. ib. 5, 112:tympana,
id. H. 4, 48; to disturb:novis Helicona cantibus,
Manil. Astron. 1, 4:signum movere loco,
to move from the place, Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77:os,
Cels. 8, 2:gradum,
i. e. to go forward, advance, Sen. Thyest. 420: se, to move or bestir one's self:move ocius te,
Ter. And. 4, 3, 16:praecepit eis, ne se ex eo loco moverent,
not to stir from the spot, Liv. 34, 20; Caes. B. G. 3, 15: castra, to break up, remove:postero die castra ex eo loco movent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 15;ellipt. without castra: postquam ille Canusio moverat,
Cic. Att. 9, 1, 1:movisse a Samo Romanos audivit,
Liv. 37, 28, 4.— Pass. reflex.:priusquam hostes moverentur,
Liv. 37, 19, 18:hostem statu,
to drive from his position, dislodge, id. 30, 18:aliquem possessione,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:heredes,
to eject, id. Off. 3, 19, 76:tribu centurionem,
to turn out, expel, id. de Or. 2, 67, 272; so,aliquem de senatu,
id. Clu. 43, 122;the same also without senatu,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 20:senatorio loco,
to degrade, Liv. 39, 42, 6:ex agro,
Cic. Fam. 13, 5, 2:move abs te moram,
remove, cast off, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 10:consulem de sententiā,
to cause to recede, to dissuade, Liv. 3, 21:litteram,
to take away, Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74.—Prov.:omnis terras, omnia maria movere,
to turn the world upside down, Cic. Att. 8, 11, 2.—Transf.a.To excite, occasion, cause, promote, produce; to begin, commence, undertake:b.exercitatione sudor movetur,
is promoted, produced, Cels. 2, 17:alvum,
Cato, R. R. 115:dolorem,
id. ib. 7, 4:lacrimas,
to cause, Quint. 6, 1, 26:fletum populo,
Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 228:risum,
id. ib. 2, 62, 281:alicui exspectationem,
id. Att. 2, 14, 1:indignationem,
Liv. 4, 50, 1:misericordiam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 69, 278:suspicionem,
id. Part. 33, 114:ego istaec moveo, aut curo?
begin, commence, Ter. And. 5, 4, 18:bellum,
Cic. Off. 1, 11, 37; Liv. 23, 48, 6:jam pugna se moverat,
was going on, Curt. 8, 14, 6:cantūs,
Verg. A. 10, 163:tantum decus,
begin, Manil. Astron. 1, 42; cf. Verg. A. 7, 45:nominis controversiam,
to begin, Tac. Dial. 25 init.; cf. Cels. 3, 3, § 25; Dig. 37, 10, 4:litem,
ib. 4, 3, 33:actionem,
ib. 19, 1, 10:mentionem rei,
to make mention, Liv. 28, 11, 9:sacra,
Val. Fl. 3, 540:movere ac moliri aliquid,
to undertake any thing that excites disturbance, Liv. 23, 39:ne quid moveretur,
id. 35, 13.—To shake, to cause to waver, to alter:c.alicujus sententiam,
to change, cause to waver, Cic. Att. 7, 3, 6:sententiam regis,
Liv. 35, 42, 6.—To present, offer an oblation:d.ferctum Jovi moveto,
Cato, R. R. 134.—To disturb, concern, trouble, torment one:e.men moveat cimex Pantilius?
Hor. S. 1, 10, 78:Armeniosne movet, Romana potentia cujus Sit ducis?
Luc. 7, 282; cf. Val. Fl. 7, 131. intoleranda vis aestūs omnium ferme corpora movit, Liv. 25, 26:strepitu fora vestra,
Juv. 2, 52.—Of plants, to put forth:f.si se gemmae nondum moveant,
do not yet appear, Col. 11, 2, 26: de palmite gemma movetur, [p. 1169] is produced, Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 13.—To exert, exercise:g.inter principia condendi hujus operis, movisse numen ad indicandam tanti imperii molem traditur deos,
Liv. 1, 55, 3 (cf.:se movere, I. A. supra): artis opem,
Ov. F. 6, 760.—= mutare, to change, transform:h.quorum Forma semel mota est,
Ov. M. 8, 729:nihil motum antiquo probabile est,
Liv. 34, 54, 8.—In mal. part., Plaut. Am. 4, 1, 43.—B.Trop., to move, affect, excite, inspire:II.ut pulcritudo corporis movet oculos et delectat,
charms, Cic. Off. 1, 28, 98:quae me causae moverint,
id. Att. 11, 5, 1:fere fit, quibus quisque in locis miles inveteravit, uti multum earum regionum consuetudine moveatur,
is much affected, influenced, Caes. B. C. 1, 44:aliquem ad bellum,
to stir up, excite, Liv. 35, 12, 5:movet feroci juveni animum conploratio sororis,
stirs his anger, id. 1, 26, 3; cf. id. 21, 38, 3; 23, 31, 11:numina Dianae,
to irritate, provoke, Hor. Epod. 17, 3:multa movens animo,
to revolve, ponder, meditate, Verg. A. 3, 34:moverat plebem oratio consulis,
had stirred, made an impression on, Liv. 3, 20:judicum animos,
Quint. 6, 2, 1:acutule moveri,
keenly affected, Aug. Conf. 3, 7: neque illud me movet, quod, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 16, A. 2:affectus,
Quint. 6, 1, 7:moveor etiam ipsius loci insolentiā,
Cic. Deiot. 2, 5:nil moveor lacrimis,
Prop. 3, 23, 25 (4, 25, 5):absiste moveri,
be not disturbed, Verg. A. 6, 399:quos sectis Bellona lacertis Saeva movet,
inspires, Luc. 1, 565 (al. monet):ut captatori moveat fastidia,
excites nausea in, Juv. 10, 202.—Neutr., to move itself, move (very rare):A.terra dies duodequadraginta movit,
an earthquake, Liv. 35, 40, 7; 40, 59, 7.—In pass.:reptile quod movetur,
which moves itself, Vulg. Gen. 1, 26 saep.—Hence,mŏvens, entis, P. a., movable (class.): ex eā praedā, quae rerum moventium sit, movable things (as clothes, arms, furniture), Liv. 5, 25, 6:B.voluptas,
that consists in motion, Cic. Fin. 2, 10, 31:furtum rerum moventium,
Gell. 11, 18, 13.— Plur. subst.:quaedam quasi moventia,
motives, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 68.—Hence, adv.: mŏventer, movingly, affectingly (late Lat.), Schol. Bob. ad Cic. Mil. 7, n. 4.—mōtus, a, um, P. a., moved, affected, disturbed ( poet. and in post-class. prose):Ithaci digressu mota Calypso,
Prop. 1, 15, 9:dictis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 23:precibus,
Curt. 6, 5, 23. -
59 moveo
mŏvĕo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 ( sync., mōstis for movistis, Mart. 3, 67, 1;I.mōrunt for moverunt,
Sil. 14, 141), v. a. and n. [Sanscr. mīv, set in motion; Gr. ameibô, change; cf.: momentum, mutare].Act., to move, stir, set in motion; to shake, disturb, remove, etc. (syn.: cieo, agito, ago, molior).A.Lit.:2.movit et ad certos nescia membra modos,
Tib. 1, 7, 38:ut festis matrona moveri jussa diebus,
to dance, Hor. A. P. 232: moveri Cyclopa, to represent a Cyclop by dancing (gesticulating), id. Ep. 2, 2, 125:et fila sonantia movit,
struck, Ov. M. 10, 89:citharam cum voce,
id. ib. 5, 112:tympana,
id. H. 4, 48; to disturb:novis Helicona cantibus,
Manil. Astron. 1, 4:signum movere loco,
to move from the place, Cic. Div. 1, 35, 77:os,
Cels. 8, 2:gradum,
i. e. to go forward, advance, Sen. Thyest. 420: se, to move or bestir one's self:move ocius te,
Ter. And. 4, 3, 16:praecepit eis, ne se ex eo loco moverent,
not to stir from the spot, Liv. 34, 20; Caes. B. G. 3, 15: castra, to break up, remove:postero die castra ex eo loco movent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 15;ellipt. without castra: postquam ille Canusio moverat,
Cic. Att. 9, 1, 1:movisse a Samo Romanos audivit,
Liv. 37, 28, 4.— Pass. reflex.:priusquam hostes moverentur,
Liv. 37, 19, 18:hostem statu,
to drive from his position, dislodge, id. 30, 18:aliquem possessione,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116:heredes,
to eject, id. Off. 3, 19, 76:tribu centurionem,
to turn out, expel, id. de Or. 2, 67, 272; so,aliquem de senatu,
id. Clu. 43, 122;the same also without senatu,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 20:senatorio loco,
to degrade, Liv. 39, 42, 6:ex agro,
Cic. Fam. 13, 5, 2:move abs te moram,
remove, cast off, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 10:consulem de sententiā,
to cause to recede, to dissuade, Liv. 3, 21:litteram,
to take away, Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74.—Prov.:omnis terras, omnia maria movere,
to turn the world upside down, Cic. Att. 8, 11, 2.—Transf.a.To excite, occasion, cause, promote, produce; to begin, commence, undertake:b.exercitatione sudor movetur,
is promoted, produced, Cels. 2, 17:alvum,
Cato, R. R. 115:dolorem,
id. ib. 7, 4:lacrimas,
to cause, Quint. 6, 1, 26:fletum populo,
Cic. de Or. 1, 53, 228:risum,
id. ib. 2, 62, 281:alicui exspectationem,
id. Att. 2, 14, 1:indignationem,
Liv. 4, 50, 1:misericordiam,
Cic. de Or. 2, 69, 278:suspicionem,
id. Part. 33, 114:ego istaec moveo, aut curo?
begin, commence, Ter. And. 5, 4, 18:bellum,
Cic. Off. 1, 11, 37; Liv. 23, 48, 6:jam pugna se moverat,
was going on, Curt. 8, 14, 6:cantūs,
Verg. A. 10, 163:tantum decus,
begin, Manil. Astron. 1, 42; cf. Verg. A. 7, 45:nominis controversiam,
to begin, Tac. Dial. 25 init.; cf. Cels. 3, 3, § 25; Dig. 37, 10, 4:litem,
ib. 4, 3, 33:actionem,
ib. 19, 1, 10:mentionem rei,
to make mention, Liv. 28, 11, 9:sacra,
Val. Fl. 3, 540:movere ac moliri aliquid,
to undertake any thing that excites disturbance, Liv. 23, 39:ne quid moveretur,
id. 35, 13.—To shake, to cause to waver, to alter:c.alicujus sententiam,
to change, cause to waver, Cic. Att. 7, 3, 6:sententiam regis,
Liv. 35, 42, 6.—To present, offer an oblation:d.ferctum Jovi moveto,
Cato, R. R. 134.—To disturb, concern, trouble, torment one:e.men moveat cimex Pantilius?
Hor. S. 1, 10, 78:Armeniosne movet, Romana potentia cujus Sit ducis?
Luc. 7, 282; cf. Val. Fl. 7, 131. intoleranda vis aestūs omnium ferme corpora movit, Liv. 25, 26:strepitu fora vestra,
Juv. 2, 52.—Of plants, to put forth:f.si se gemmae nondum moveant,
do not yet appear, Col. 11, 2, 26: de palmite gemma movetur, [p. 1169] is produced, Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 13.—To exert, exercise:g.inter principia condendi hujus operis, movisse numen ad indicandam tanti imperii molem traditur deos,
Liv. 1, 55, 3 (cf.:se movere, I. A. supra): artis opem,
Ov. F. 6, 760.—= mutare, to change, transform:h.quorum Forma semel mota est,
Ov. M. 8, 729:nihil motum antiquo probabile est,
Liv. 34, 54, 8.—In mal. part., Plaut. Am. 4, 1, 43.—B.Trop., to move, affect, excite, inspire:II.ut pulcritudo corporis movet oculos et delectat,
charms, Cic. Off. 1, 28, 98:quae me causae moverint,
id. Att. 11, 5, 1:fere fit, quibus quisque in locis miles inveteravit, uti multum earum regionum consuetudine moveatur,
is much affected, influenced, Caes. B. C. 1, 44:aliquem ad bellum,
to stir up, excite, Liv. 35, 12, 5:movet feroci juveni animum conploratio sororis,
stirs his anger, id. 1, 26, 3; cf. id. 21, 38, 3; 23, 31, 11:numina Dianae,
to irritate, provoke, Hor. Epod. 17, 3:multa movens animo,
to revolve, ponder, meditate, Verg. A. 3, 34:moverat plebem oratio consulis,
had stirred, made an impression on, Liv. 3, 20:judicum animos,
Quint. 6, 2, 1:acutule moveri,
keenly affected, Aug. Conf. 3, 7: neque illud me movet, quod, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 16, A. 2:affectus,
Quint. 6, 1, 7:moveor etiam ipsius loci insolentiā,
Cic. Deiot. 2, 5:nil moveor lacrimis,
Prop. 3, 23, 25 (4, 25, 5):absiste moveri,
be not disturbed, Verg. A. 6, 399:quos sectis Bellona lacertis Saeva movet,
inspires, Luc. 1, 565 (al. monet):ut captatori moveat fastidia,
excites nausea in, Juv. 10, 202.—Neutr., to move itself, move (very rare):A.terra dies duodequadraginta movit,
an earthquake, Liv. 35, 40, 7; 40, 59, 7.—In pass.:reptile quod movetur,
which moves itself, Vulg. Gen. 1, 26 saep.—Hence,mŏvens, entis, P. a., movable (class.): ex eā praedā, quae rerum moventium sit, movable things (as clothes, arms, furniture), Liv. 5, 25, 6:B.voluptas,
that consists in motion, Cic. Fin. 2, 10, 31:furtum rerum moventium,
Gell. 11, 18, 13.— Plur. subst.:quaedam quasi moventia,
motives, Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 68.—Hence, adv.: mŏventer, movingly, affectingly (late Lat.), Schol. Bob. ad Cic. Mil. 7, n. 4.—mōtus, a, um, P. a., moved, affected, disturbed ( poet. and in post-class. prose):Ithaci digressu mota Calypso,
Prop. 1, 15, 9:dictis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 23:precibus,
Curt. 6, 5, 23.
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