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  • 81 добро бы

    ДОБРО БЫ coll
    [subord Conj, condit; often foll. by a clause introduced by Conj " а то" or "но"]
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    (usu. used to introduce a clause expressing an unreal or hardly realizable condition) (sth.) would be acceptable, understandable, justifiable etc if:
    - it would be all right <a different matter, something else, very well, one thing> if;
    - [in limited contexts] one could understand it if.
         ♦ "Есть некоторый коммунистический стиль. Мало кто подходит под эту мерку. Но никто так явно не нарушает этой манеры жить и думать, как вы, Юрий Андреевич... Вы - насмешка над этим миром, его оскороление. Добро бы это было вашею тайной. Но тут есть... люди из Москвы. Нутро ваше им известно досконально" (Пастернак 1). "There exists a certain Communist style, Yurii Andreievich. Few people measure up to it. But no one flouts that way of life and thought as openly as you do.... You are a living mockery of that whole world, a walking insult to it. If at least your past were your own secret - but there are people from Moscow who know you inside out" (1a).
         ♦ [Осип:]...Вишь ты, нужно в каждом городе показать себя. (Дразнит его [Хлестакова].) "Эй, Осип, ступай посмотри комнату, лучшую, да обед спроси самый лучший..." Добро бы было в самом деле что-нибудь путное, а то ведь елистратишка [obs, derog мелкий чиновник] простой (Гоголь 4). [О.:] He has, you see, to show off in every town! (Mimicking him / Khlestakov].) "I say, Osip, go and book me a room, the best room you can find, and order me the best dinner they have...." It would have been all right if he had really been someone, but he is just a copying clerk! (4c).
         ♦ Хоть околей, хоть издохни в лесу, а в барак без нормы не возвращайся... И добро бы хоть они, бедные, пайку свою съедали, а то ведь нет. Детям сперва надо голодный рот заткнуть (Абрамов 1). It didn't matter if you caved in and dropped down dead [in the forest], but woe betide you if you came back to the barracks without filling your quota....It would have been one thing if the poor creatures could have eaten their own rations, but no-first they had to stop up the hungry mouths of their children (1a).
    ♦ ""Пусть, говорит [ чёрт], ты шёл из гордости, но ведь всё же была и надежда, что уличат Смердякова и сошлют в каторгу... Но вот умер Смердяков, повесился - ну и кто ж тебе там на суде теперь-то одному поверит?.. И добро бы ты, говорит, в добродетель верил: пусть не поверят мне, для принципа иду. Но ведь ты поросёнок, как Федор Павлович, и что тебе добродетель?"" (Достоевский 2). "'Suppose you were to go out of pride,' he [the devil] said, (but still there would also be the hope that Smerdyakov would be convicted and sent to hard labor....But now Smerdyakov is dead, he's hanged himself-so who's going to believe just you alone there in court?... And one could understand it,' he said, 'if you believed in virtue: let them not believe me, I'm going for the sake of principle. But you are a little pig, like Fyodor Pavlovich, and what is virtue to you?'" (2a).

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  • 82 HAFA

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    (hefi; hafða, höfðum; hafðr), v.
    1) to have (þeir höfðu sjau skip ok flest stór);
    hafa elda, to keep up a five;
    2) to hold, celebrate (hafa vinaboð, blót, þing);
    3) to keep, retain (rifu þær vefinn í sundr, ok hafði hverr þat er hélt á);
    4) to use (tvau net eru rý, ok hafa eigi höfð verit);
    orð þau sem hann hafði um haft, which he had made use of;
    hafa fagrmæli við e-n, to flatter one;
    hafa hljóðmæli við e-n, to speak secretly to one;
    hafa tvimæli á e-u, to speak doubtfully of a thing;
    hafa viðrmæli um e-t, to use mocking words;
    hann var mjök hafðr við mál manna, much used to, versed in, lawsuits;
    5) to have, hold, maintain;
    hafa vináttu við e-n, to maintain friendship with one;
    hafa hættumikit, to run a great risk;
    hafa heilindi, to have good health;
    6) to bring, carry;
    hafa e-n heim með sér, to bring one home;
    hann hafði lög, út hingat ór Noregi, he brought laws hither from Norway;
    hafa sik (to betake oneself) til annara landa;
    7) to take, carry off;
    troll hafi þik, the trolls take thee;
    8) to get, gain, win;
    hann hafði eigi svefn, he got no sleep;
    hefir sá jafnan, er hættir, he wins that ventures;
    hafa gagn, sigr, to gain victor;
    hafa meira hlut, to get the upper hand, gain the day;
    hafa sitt mál, to win one’s suit;
    hafa tafl, to win the game;
    hafa erendi, to do one’s errand, succeed;
    hafa bana, to suffer death, to die;
    hafa sigr, to be worsted;
    hafa góðar viðtökur, to be well received;
    hafa tíðindi af e-m, to get tidings of, or from, one;
    hafa sœmd, óvirðing af e-m, to get honour, disgrace from one;
    with gen., hafa e-s ekki, to fail to catch one (hann kemst á skóg undan, ok höfðu þeir hans ekki);
    ekki munu vér hans hafa at sinni, we shall not catch him at present;
    9) to wear carry (clothes, weapons);
    hann hafði blán kyrtil, he wore a blue kirtle;
    hafa kylfu í hendi sér, to have a club in one’s hand;
    10) to behave, do, or fare, so an so esp. with an adv.;
    hafa vel, illa, vetr, to behave (do) well, badly, be worse;
    hafa sik vel, to behave;
    11) with infin., hafa at varðveita, to have in keeping at selja, to have on sale;
    lög hafið þér at mæla, you are right;
    12) hafa e-n nær e-u, to expose one to (þú hafðir svá nær haft oss úfœru);
    hafa nær e-u, to come near to, esp. impers.;
    nær hafði okkr nú, it was a narrow escape;
    svá nær hafði hausinum, at, the shot so nearly touched the head, that;
    ok er nær hafði, skipit mundi fljóta, when the ship was on the point of flloating;
    13) as an auxiliary verb, in the earliest time with the pp. of transitive verbs in acc.;
    hefir þú hamar um fólginn, hast thou hidden the hammer?;
    ek hefi sendan mann, I have sent a man;
    later with indecl. neut. pp.;
    hefir þú eigi sét mik, hast thou not seen me?;
    14) with preps.:
    hafa e-t at, to do, act;
    hann tók af þér konuna, en þú hafðir ekki at, but thou didst not stir, didst take it tamely;
    absol., viltu þess freista, ok vita hvat at hafi, wilt thou try and see what happens?;
    hafa e-t at hlífiskildi (skotspœni), to use as a shield (as a target);
    hafa e-n háði, hlátri, to mock, laugh at;
    hafa e-t at engu, vettugi, to hold for naught, take no notice of;
    hafa sakir á e-n have charges against one;
    hafa á rás, to take to one’s heels, run off;
    hafa e-t fram, to produce (vápn þorgils vóru fram höfð); to carry out, hold forth;
    hafa mál fram, to proceed with a suit;
    var um búit, ekki fram haft, all was made ready but nothing done;
    hafa e-t frammi, í frammi, to use, make use of (hafa í frammi kúgan);
    ok öll lögmæt skil frammi hafa, and discharge all on official duties;
    hafa e-t fyrir satt, to hold for true;
    eigi em ek þar fyrir sönnu hafðr, I am not truly aimed for that, it is a false charge;
    hafa e-n fyrir sökum um e-t, to charge one with;
    hafa í hótum við e-n, to threaten one;
    hafa e-t með höndum, to have in hand;
    höfum eiai sigrinn ór hendi, let not victory slip out of our hands;
    hafa ór við e-n, to behave so and so towards one (hefir þú illa ór haft við mik);
    hafa e-t til e-s to use for (höfðu þeir til varnar skot ok spjót); to be a reason or ground for;
    vér hyggjum þat til þess haft vera, at þar hafi menn sézt, we believe the foundation of the story is that men have been seen there;
    hafa mikit (lítit) til síns máls, to have much (little) in support of one’s case;
    hafa e-t til, to have at hand, possess;
    orð þau, sem hann hafði um haft, the words which he had used;
    keisari hafði fátt um, did not say much;
    hafa e-n undir, to get one under, subdue one;
    hafa e-t uppi, to take (heave) up (hafa uppi fœri, net);
    Skarpheðinn hafði uppi øxina, S. heaved up the axe;
    hafa flokk uppi, to raise a party, to rebel;
    hafa uppi tafl, to play at a game;
    hafa e-n uppi, to bring one to light;
    hafa uppi rœður, to begin a discussion;
    hafa e-t úti, to have done, finished (hafa úti sitt dagsverk);
    hafa við e-m, to be a match for one;
    hafa sik við, to exert oneself;
    hafa mikit (lítit) við, to make a great (little) display;
    hann söng messu ok bafði mikit við, and made much of it;
    hann bad jarl leita, bann hafði lítit við þat, he did it lightly;
    haf ekki slíkt við, do not say so;
    haf þú lítit við at eggja sonu þina, refrain from egging on thy sons;
    15) refl., hafast.
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    pret. hafði; subj. hefði; pres. sing. hefi (less correctly hefir), hefir, hefir; plur. höfum, hafit, hafa: the mod. pres. sing. is monosyllabic hefr or hefur, and is used so in rhymes—andvara engan hefur | … við glys heims gálaus sefur, Pass. 15. 6, but in print the true old form hefir is still retained; the monosyllabic present is used even by old writers in the 1st pers. before the personal or negative suffix, e. g. hef-k and hef-k-a ek for hefi-g and hefig-a ek, see e. g. Grág. (Kb.) 79, 82, in the old oath formula, hef-k eigi, Hallfred; hef ek, Fms. iii. 10 (in a verse); but not so in 3rd pers., e. g. hefir-a or hefir-at, Grág. l. c.: imperat. haf, hafðu: part. pass. hafðr, neut. haft;—hafat is an απ. λεγ., Vsp. 16, and is prob. qs. hafit from hefja, to heave, lift: [Ulf. haban; A. S. habban; Engl. have; Hel. hebben; Germ. haben; Dutch hebben; Dan. have, Swed. hafva: it is curious the Lat. form habere retains the consonant unchanged, cp. the Romance forms, Ital. avere, Fr. avoir, Span. haber, etc. ☞ Hafa is a weak verb, and thus distinguished from hefja (to lift, begin), which is a strong verb, answering to Lat. capere, incipere; but in sundry cases, as will be seen below, it passes into the sense of this latter word; as also in some instances into that of another lost strong verb, hafa, hóf, to behave, and hœfa, to hit]:—to have.
    A. To have; hann hafði með sér ekki meira lið, Fms. i. 39; hafði hverr hirð um sik, 52; höfðu þeir áttján skip, viii. 42; Sverrir hafði tvau hundrað manna, … þeir höfðu annan samnað á landi, 328; hann hafði mikit lið ok frítt, x. 36; þeir höfðu sjau skip ok flest stór, 102; hafa fjölmennar setur, Eb. 22; hann hafði menn sína í síldveri, Eg. 42; mun ek naut hafa þar sem mér þykkir hagi beztr, 716.
    II. to hold:
    1. to keep, celebrate; hafa ok halda, Dipl. i. 6; hafa átrúnað, 10; hafa dóma, 12; hafa blót, Fms. iv. 254; hafa vina-veizlu, id.; hafa vina-boð, Nj. 2; hafa Jóla-boð, Eg. 516; hafa þing, Fms. ix. 449; hafa haust-boð, Gísl. 27; hafa drykkju, Eb. 154; hafa leik, Fms. x. 201, passim.
    2. to hold, observe; hlýðir þat hvergi at hafa eigi lög í landi, Nj. 149; skal þat hafa, er stendr …, Grág. i. 7; skal þat allt hafa er finsk á skrá þeirri …, id.; en hvatki es mis-sagt es í fræðum þessum, þá es skylt at hafa þat (to keep, hold to be true) es sannara reynisk, Íb. 3; ok hafða ek (I kept, selected) þat ór hvárri er framarr greindi, Landn. 320, v. l.
    3. to hold, keep, retain; ef hann vill hafa hann til fardaga, Grág. i. 155; skal búandinn hafa hann hálfan mánuð, 154; ok hafði hvárr þat er hélt á, Nj. 279; hitt skal hafa er um fram er, Rb. 56; kasta í burt þrjátigi ok haf þat sem eptir verðr, 494.
    4. to hold an office; hafa lögsögu, to hold the office of lögsaga, Íb. passim; hafa jarldóm, konungdóm, passim; þat höfðu haft at fornu Dana-konungar, Eg. 267; þér berit konunga-nöfn svá sem fyrr hafa haft ( have had) forfeðr yðrir, en hafit lítið af ríki, Fms. i. 52; hafa ríki, to reign, Hkr. pref.
    5. phrases, hafa elda, to keep a fire, cook, Fms. xi. 129; hafa fjárgæzlu, to tend sheep, Eg. 740; hafa embætti með höndum, Stj. 204; hafa gæzlur á e-u, Fms. ix. 313; hafa … vetr, to have so many winters, be of such an age (cp. Fr. avoir … ans), Íb. 15; margir höfðu lítið fátt þúsund ára, Ver. 7: hafa vörn í máli, Nj. 93; hafa e-t með höndum, to have in hand, Fms. viii. 280, ix. 239; hafa e-t á höndum, Grág. i. 38; hafa fyrir satt, to hold for true, Fms. xi. 10; hafa við orð, to intimate, suggest, Nj. 160; hafa e-t at engu, vettugi, to hold for naught, take no notice of, Fas. i. 318.
    6. with prepp. or infin.,
    α. with prep.; hafa til, to have, possess; ef annarr þeirra hefir til enn annarr eigi, þá er sá skyldr til at fá honum er til hefir, Grág. i. 33; ef annarr hefir til …, id.; þér ætlið at ek muna eigi afl til hafa, Ld. 28.
    β. with infin.; hafa at varðveita, to have in keeping, Eg. 500; lög hafit þér at mæla, you have the law on your tongue, i. e. you are right, Nj. 101; hörð tíðindi hefi ek at segja þér, 64; sá er gripinn hefir at halda, Grág. i. 438; hafa at selja, to have on sale, Ld. 28.
    III. to use; var haft til þess sker eitt, Eb. 12; þá höfðu þeir til varnar skot ok spjót, Fms. vii. 193; er þín ráð vóru höfð, that thy advice was taken, Fs. 57; Gríss hafði þessi ráð, Fms. iii. 21; ek vil at þat sé haft er ek legg til, x. 249; þykki mér þú vel hafa ( make good use of) þau tillög er ek legg fyrir þik, xi. 61; til þess alls er jarli þótti skipta, þá hafði hann þessa hluti, 129; tvau ný (net), ok hafa eigi höfð verit ( which have not been used), haf þú ( take) hvárt er þú vilt, Háv. 46; þær vil ek hafa enar nýju, en ek vil ekki hætta til at hafa enar fornu, id.; önnur er ný ok mikil ok hefir ( has) til einskis höfð ( used) verið, id.; buðkr er fyrir húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; gjalda vápn þau er höfð eru, N. G. L. i. 75; þat hafði hann haft ( used) fyrir skála, Edda 29; þeir vóru hafðir til at festa með hús jafnan, Nj. 118; sá hólmr var hafðr til at …, Fms. i. 218; hann skyldi hafa hinn sama eið, x. 7; orð þau sem hann hafði ( had) um haft ( used), Nj. 56; orð þau er hann hafði ( made use of) í barnskírn, K. Þ. K. 14.
    2. more special phrases; hafa fagrmæli við e-n, to flatter one, Nj. 224; hafa hljóðmæli við e-n, to speak secretly to one, 223; allmikil fjölkyngi mun vera við höfð áðr svá fái gört, Edda 27; hafa mörg orð um e-t, Ld. 268; hafa tvímæli á e-u, to discuss, doubt, speak diffidently of a thing, Lv. 52; hafa viðrmæli um e-t, to use mocking words, Nj. 89; hafa nafn Drottins í hégóma, to take the Lord’s name in vain, Fms. i. 310; (hann var) mjök hafðr við mál manna, much used to, versed in lawsuits, Dropl. 8: hafa sik til e-s, to use oneself to a thing, i. e. to do a mean, paltry thing; þeir er til þess vilja hafa sik, at ganga í samkundur manna úboðit, Gþl. 200; ef hann vill sik til þessa hafa, Fms. i. 99: hafa sik við, to exert oneself; skaltú ok verða þik við at hafa um þetta mál, ef þú getr þat af þér fært, Grett. 160: hafa e-n at skotspæni, to use one as a target, Nj. 222; hafa e-n at hlífi-skildi sér, to use one as a shield, 262; hafa e-n at ginningar-fifli, auga-bragði, háði, hlátri, Hm. 133, Nj. 224, passim.
    IV. to have, hold, maintain, of a state or condition; hafa vináttu við e-n, to maintain friendship with one, Sks. 662; hafa vanmátt, to continue sick, Eg. 565; hafa hættu-mikit, to run a great risk, Nj. 149; hafa vitfirring, to be insane, Grág. i. 154; hafa heilindi, to have good health, 26, Hm. 67; hafa burði til e-s, to have the birthright to a thing. Eg. 479; hafa hug, áræði, hyggindi, to have the courage …, Hom. 28; hafa vit ( to know), skyn, greind … á e-u, to have understanding of a thing; hafa gaman, gleði, skemtun, ánægju af e-u, to have interest or pleasure in a thing; hafa leiða, ógeð, andstygð, hatr, óbeit á e-u, to dislike, be disgusted with, hate a thing; hafa elsku, mætr, virðing á e-u, to love, esteeem … a thing; hafa allan hug á e-u, to bend the mind to a thing; hafa grun á e-m, to suspect one; hafa ótta, beyg af e-u, to fear a thing; and in numberless other phrases.
    2. with prepp.:
    α. hafa e-t frammi (fram), to carry out, hold forth; hafa frammi róg, Nj. 166; hafa mál fram, to proceed with a suit, 101; stefnu-för, 78; heitstrengingar, Fms. xi. 103; ok öll lögmælt skil frammi hafa, and discharge all one’s official duties, 232; var um búit en ekki fram haft, all was made ready, but nothing done, viii. 113; beini má varla verða betri en hér er frammi hafðr, xi. 52; hafðú í frammi ( use) kúgan við þá uppi við fjöllin, Ísl. ii. 215; margir hlutir, þó at hann hafi í frammi, Sks. 276.
    β. hafa mikit, lítið fyrir e-u, to have much, little trouble about a thing; (hence fyrir-höfn, trouble.)
    γ. hafa við e-m (afl or the like understood), to be a match for one, Fms. vii. 170, Lv. 109, Nj. 89, Eg. 474, Anal. 176; hafa mikit, lítið við, to make a great, little display; (hence við-höfn, display, pomp); hann söng messu ok hafði mikit við, he sang mass and made a great thing of it, Nj. 157; þú hefir mikit við, thou makest a great show of it, Boll. 351; hann bað jarl leita, hann hafði lítið við þat, he did it lightly, Nj. 141; haf ekki slíkt við, do not say so, Ld. 182.
    B. To take, carry off, win, wield, [closely akin to Lat. capere]:
    I. to catch, take, esp. in the phrase, hafa ekki e-s, to miss one; hann kemsk á skóg undan, ok höfðu þeir hans ekki, he took to the forest and they missed him, Nj. 130; ekki munu vér hans hafa at sinni, we sha’nt catch him at present, Fms. vi. 278; hafða ek þess vætki vífs, Hm. 101; þeygi ek hana at heldr hefik, 95: in swearing, tröll, herr, gramir hafi þik, the trolls, ghosts, etc. take thee! tröll hafi líf, ef …, Kormak; tröll hafi Trefót allan! Grett. (in a verse); tröll hafi þína vini, tröll hafi hól þitt, Nj.; herr hafi Þóri til slægan, confound the wily Thorir! Fms. vi. 278, v. l. (emended, as the phrase is wrongly explained in Fms. xii. Gloss.); gramir hafi þik! vide gramr.
    II. to carry, carry off, bring; hafði einn hjartað í munni sér, one carried the heart off in his mouth, Nj. 95; hann hafði þat ( brought it) norðan með sér, Eg. 42; hafði Þórólfr heim marga dýrgripi, 4; hann hafði með sér skatt allan, 62; skaltú biðja hennar ok hafa hana heim hingat, Edda 22; fé þat er hann hafði ( had) út haft ( carried from abroad), Gullþ. 13; á fimm hestum höfðu þeir mat, Nj. 74; bókina er hann hafði ( had) út haft, Fms. vii. 156; konungr hafði biskup norðr til Björgynjar með sér, viii. 296; biskup lét hann hafa með sér kirkju-við ok járn-klukku, Landn. 42; hann hafði með sér skulda-lið sitt ok búferli, Eb. 8; hann tók ofan hofit, ok hafði með sér flesta viðu, id.; ok hafa hana í brott, Fms. i. 3; tekr upp barnit, ok hefir heim með sér, Ísl. ii. 20; hann hafði lög út hingat ór Noregi, he brought laws hither from Norway, Íb. 5; haf þú heim hvali til bæjar, Hým. 26; ok hafa hann til Valhallar, Nj. 119.
    III. to take, get; hann hafði þá engan mat né drykk, he took no food nor drink, Eg. 602; hann hafði eigi svefn, he got no sleep, Bs. i. 139.
    2. to get, gain, win; öfluðu sér fjár, ok höfðu hlutskipti mikit, Eg. 4; eigi þarftú at biðja viðsmjörs þess, þvíat hann mun þat alls ekki hafa, né þú, for neither he nor thou shall get it, Blas. 28; jarl vill hafa minn fund, he will have a meeting with me, 40, Skv. 1. 4: the sayings, hefir sá jafnan er hættir, he wins that risks, ‘nothing venture, nothing have,’ Hrafn. 16; sá hefir krás er krefr, Sl. 29.
    3. phrases, hafa meira hlut, to get the better lot, gain the day, Nj. 90, Fms. xi. 93; hafa gagn, sigr, to gain victory, ix. 132, Eg. 7, Hkr. i. 215, Ver. 38; hafa betr, to get the better; hafa verr, miðr, to have the worst of it, Fms. v. 86, Þorst. S. St. 48, passim; hafa mál sitt, to win one’s suit, Grág. i. 7, Fms. vii. 34; hafa kaup öll, to get all the bargain, Eg. 71; hafa tafl, to win the game, Fms. vii. 219; hafa erendi, to do one’s errand, succeed, Þkv. 10, 11, Fas. ii. 517: hafa bana, to have one’s bane, to die, Nj. 8; hafa úsigr, to be worsted, passim; hafa úfrið, to have no peace; hafa gagn, sóma, heiðr, neisu, óvirðing, skömm, etc. af e-u, to get profit, gain, honour, disgrace, etc. from a thing; hafa e-n í helju, to put one to death, Al. 123; hafa e-n undir, to get one under, subdue him, Nj. 95, 128; höfum eigi, sigrinn ór hendi, let not victory slip out of our hands, Fms. v. 294.
    4. to get, receive; hann hafði góðar viðtökur, Nj. 4; hón skal hafa sex-tigi hundraða, 3; skyldi Högni hafa land, 118; selja skipit, ef hann hafði þat fyrir ( if he could get for it) sem hann vildi; Flosi spurði í hverjum aurum hann vildi fyrir hafa, hann kvaðsk vildu fyrir hafa land, 259; hafa tíðindi, sögur af e-m, to have, get tidings of or from one, Ld. 28; hafa sæmd, metorð óvirðing, to get honour, disgrace from one’s hands, Nj. 101; hafa bætr, to get compensation, Grág. i. 188; hafa innstæðuna eina, id.; hafa af e-m, to have the best of one, cheat one.
    IV. to carry, wear, of clothes, ornaments, weapons:
    1. of clothes, [cp. Lat. habitus and Icel. höfn = gear]; hafa hatt á höfði, Ld. 28; hafa váskufl yztan klæða, … þú skalt hafa undir ( wear beneath) hin góðu klæði þín, Nj. 32; hann hafði blán kyrtil, … hann hafði svartan kyrtil, Boll. 358; hafa fald á höfði, to wear a hood; hón hafði gaddan rautt á höfði, Orkn. 304; hann hafði um sik breitt belti, he wore a broad belt, Nj. 91; hafa fingr-gull á hendi, 146: to have about one’s person, vefja saman ok hafa í pungi sínum, Edda 27; hlutir sem mönnum var títt at hafa, Fms. xi. 128.
    2. of weapons, to wield, carry; spjót þat er þú hefir í hendi, Boll. 350; hafa kylfu í hendi sér, to have a club in one’s hand, Fms. xi. 129; hafa staf í hendi, to have a stick in the hand, Bárð.; Gunnarr hafði atgeirinn ok sverðit, Kolskeggr hafði saxit, Hjörtr hafði alvæpni, Nj. 93; hann hafdi öxi snaghyrnda, Boll. 358; hann hafði kesjuna fyrir sér, he held the lance in rest, Eg. 532.
    V. here may be added a few special phrases; hafa hendr fyrir sér, to grope, feel with the hands (as in darkness); hafa vit fyrir sér, to act wisely; hafa at sér hendina, to draw one’s hand back, Stj. 198; hafa e-t eptir, to do or repeat a thing after one, Konr.; hafa e-t yfir, to repeat (of a lesson): hafa sik, to betake oneself; hafa sik til annarra landa, Grett. 9 new Ed.; hann vissi varla hvar hann átti at hafa sik, he knew not where ( whither) to betake himself, Bs. i. 807; hefir hann sik aptr á stað til munklífisins, Mar.
    C. Passing into the sense of hefja (see at the beginning); hafa e-t uppi, to heave up, raise; hafa flokk uppi, to raise a party, to rebel, Fb. ii. 89: hafa uppi færi, net, a fisherman’s term, to heave up, take up the net or line, Háv. 46; Skarphéðinn hafði uppi ( heaved up) öxina, Nj. 144: hafa uppi tafl, to play at a game, Vápn. 29; þar vóru mjök töfl uppi höfð ok sagna-skemtan, Þorf. Karl. 406, v. l.: hafa e-n uppi, to hold one up, bring him to light; svá máttu oss skjótast uppi hafa, Fær. 42: metaph. to reveal, vándr riddari hafði allt þegar uppi, Str. 10.
    2. with the notion to begin; Bárðr hafði uppi orð sín ( began his suit) ok bað Sigríðar, Eg. 26, Eb. 142; hafa upp stefnu, to begin the summons, Boll. 350; hafa upp ræður, to begin a discussion; ræður þær er hann hafði uppi haft við Ingigerði, Fms. iv. 144, where the older text in Ó. H. reads umræður þær er hann hafði upp hafit (from hefja), 59; cp. also Vsp., þat langniðja-tal mun uppi hafat (i. e. hafit) meðan öld lifir, 16, (cp. upp-haf, beginning); þó at ek hafa síðarr um-ræðu um hann, better þó at ek hafa (i. e. hefja) síðarr upp ræðu um hann, though I shall below treat of, discuss that, Skálda (Thorodd) 168; er lengi hefir uppi verit haft síðan (of a song), Nj. 135; cp. also phrases such as, hafa á rás, to begin running, take to one’s heels, Fms. iv. 120, ix. 490; næsta morgin hefir út fjörðinn, the next morning a breeze off land arose, Bs. ii. 48: opp. is the phrase, hafa e-t úti, to have done, finished; hafa úti sitt dags-verk, Fms. xi. 431; hafa úti sekt sína, Grett. 149.
    D. Passing into the sense of a lost strong verb, hafa, hóf (see at the beginning), to behave, do, act:
    I. with an adverb, hafa vel, ílla, or the like, to behave, and in some instances to do well or badly, be happy or unhappy,
    α. to behave; en nú vil ek eigi verr hafa en þú, Fms. iv. 342; þeir sögðu at konungr vildi verr hafa en þeir, 313; hefir þú ílla ór (málum or the like understood) haft við mik, Fs. 140; ólikr er Gísli öðrum í þolinmæði, ok hefir hann betr en vér, Gísl. 28.
    β. to do so and so (to be happy, unhappy); verr hafa þeir er trygðum slitu, Mkv. 3; ílla hefir sá er annan svíkr, 18; vel hefir sá er þat líða lætr, 6; vel hefir sá ( he is happy) er eigi bíðr slíkt íllt þessa heims, Fms. v. 145; hvílíkt hefir þú, how dost thou? Mar.; hafa hart, to do badly, to be wretched; at sál Þorgils mætti fyrir þær sakir eigi hart hafa, Sturl. iii. 292, Mar.; Ólafr hafði þá hölzti ílla, O. was very poorly, D. N. ii. 156; þykisk sá bezt hafa ( happiest) er fyrstr kemr heim, Fms. xi. 248; þá hefir hann bazt af hann þegir, i. e. that is the best he can do if he holds his tongue, Hm. 19; þess get ek at sá hafi verr ( he will make a bad bargain) er þik flytr, Nj. 128; úlfgi hefir ok vel, the wolf is in a bad plight, Ls. 39; mun sá betr hafa er eigi tekr við þér, id.; betr hefðir þú, ef …, thou wouldest do better, if …, Akv. 16.
    γ. adding sik; hafa sik vel, to behave well, Fms. x. 415, Stj. 436.
    II. with the prep. at, to do, act, (hence at-höfn, at-hæfi, act, doing); hann lét ekki til búa vígs-málit ok engan hlut at hafa, Nj. 71; en ef þeim þykkir of lítið féit tekit, þá skulu þeir hafa at hit sama, to act in the same way, Grág. ii. 267; hvatki es þeir hafa at, Fms. xi. 132; hann tók af þér konuna, en þú hafðir ekki at, but thou didst not stir, didst take it tamely, Nj. 33; bæði munu menn þetta kalla stórvirki ok íllvirki, en þó má nú ekki at hafa, but there is no help for it, 202; eigi sýnisk mér meðal-atferðar-leysi, at vér höfum eigi at um kvámur hans, i. e. that we submit tamely to his coming, Fs. 32: absol., viltú þess freista, ok vita þá hvat at hafi, wilt thou try and see how it will do? Bjarn. 27; en nú skaltú fara fyrir, ok vita hvat at hafi, Bs. i. 712.
    III. phrases, hafa hátt, to be noisy, talk loud, Fms. i. 66; við skulum ekki hafa hátt ( do not cry loud) hér er maðr á glugganum, a lullaby song; hafa lágt, to keep silent; hafa hægt, to keep quiet; hafa sik á (í) hófi, to compose oneself, Ls. 36; hafa í hótum við e-n, to use threatening ( foul) language, Fb. i. 312; hafa í glett við e-n, to banter one, Fms. viii. 289; hafa íllt at verki, to do a bad deed, Ísl. ii. 184.
    E. Passing into the sense of the verb hæfa (see at the beginning), to aim at, hit, with dat.:
    I. to hit; svá nær hafði hausinum, at …, the shot so nearly hit the head, that …, Fms. ii. 272; þat sama forað, sem henni hafði næst váða, those very precipices from which she had so narrow an escape, Bs. i. 200, Fms. ix. 357; nær hafði nú, at skjótr mundi verða okkarr skilnaðr, Al. 124; nær hafði okkr nú, it struck near us, it was a narrow escape, Fms. viii. 281; kvaðsk svá dreymt hafa ( have dreamed), at þeim mundi nær hafa, ix. 387, v. l.; ok er nær hafði at skipit mundi fljóta, when the ship was on the point of floating, Ld. 58; ok hafði svá nær (it was within a hair’s breadth), at frændr Þorvalds mundu ganga at honum, Nj. 160; ok hafði svá nær at þeir mundi berjask, Íb. 11, cp. Bs. i. 21: the phrase, fjarri hefir, far from it! Edda (in a verse).
    2. to charge; eigi em ek þar fyrir sönnu hafðr, I am not truly aimed at for that, ‘tis a false charge, Eg. 64; þeim manni er fyrir sökum er hafðr, i. e. the culprit, Grág. i. 29; cp. the mod. phrase, hafa á e-u, to make a charge of a thing; það varð ekki á því haft, they could not make a case for a charge of it.
    II. metaph. to be the ground or reason for, (hence til-hæfa, reason, fact, foundation); til þess ætla vitrir menn þat haft at Ísland sé Tile (i. e. Thule) kallað, at …, learned men suppose that is the reason that Iceland is called Thule, that …, Landn. (pref.); mikit mun til haft, er einmæli er um (there must be some reason for it, because all people say so), Þorgils segir, eigi er fyrir haft ( there is no ground whatever for it), at ek mæla betr fyrir griðum en aðrir menn, Ísl. ii. 379; vér hyggjum þat til þess haft vera, at þar hafi menn sésk, we believe the substance of the story is that men have been seen there, Fms. xi. 158; hvat er til þess haft um þat (what is the truth of the matter?), hefir sundr-þykki orðit með ykkr? Boll. 364: in the saying, hefir hverr til síns ágætis nokkut, every one gets his reputation for something, Nj. 115.
    2. to happen, coincide; hefir svá til, at hann var þar sjálfr, Fms. xi. 138, v. l.
    β. the phrase, hafa mikit (lítið) til síns máls, to have much ( little) reason for one’s tale, i. e. to be much, little, in the right, Fms. vii. 221, xi. 138 (v. l.), Nj. 88: um þenna hefir svá stórum, it matters so much with this man, (v. l. for mun stórum skipta), Fms. xi. 311.
    F. REFLEX. to keep, dwell, abide, but only of a temporary shelter or abode, cp. Lat. habitare, (cp. also höfn, a haven); hann hefsk á náttartíma niðri í vötnum, at night-time he keeps down in the water, Stj. 77: to live, þeir höfðusk mjök í kaupferðum, they spent much of their life in travelling, Hkr. i. 276; hann hafðisk löngum í bænum, Bs. i. 353.
    β. with prep. við; hér mun ek við hafask ( I will stay here) en þú far til konungs, Fb. ii. 125; hafðisk hann við á skógum eðr í öðrum fylgsnum, 302; því at hann hafðisk þá á skipum við, Fms. viii. 44; hvílsk heldr ok hafsk við í því landi, rest and stay in that land, Stj. 162; Ásgeirr hafðisk við uppi í dalnum, Sd. 154; hafask lind fyrir, to cover oneself with a shield (?), Vsp. 50; hafask hlífar fyrir, to be mailed in armour, Hkm. 11.
    2. hafask at, to do, behave (cp. D. above); vóru þeir þá svá móðir, at þeir máttu ekki at hafask, Fms. ii. 149; en síðan skulut þér at hafa slíkt sem ek kann fyrir segja, i. 158; þat eitt munu við at hafask, at ek mun betr göra en þú, Nj. 19; Lambi sá hvat Steinarr hafðisk at, Eg. 747.
    3. hafask vel, to do well, thrive; vaxa ok vel hafask, to wax and do well, Hm. 142; nú er þat bæn mín, at þér hafisk við vel, that you bear yourself well up, Fms. ix. 497; Jungfrúin hafðisk vel við í ferðinni, x. 86; at fé hans mundi eigi hafask at betr at meðal-vetri, Grág. ii. 326.
    4. recipr., hafask orð við, to speak to one another; ok er þat ósiðlegt, at menn hafisk eigi orð við, Fs. 14; þar til er þeir hafask réttar tölur við, N. G. L. i. 182.
    II. part. hafandi is used in the sense of having conceived, being with child; þá verit hann varr við at hón var hafandi, 656 B. 14; hón skyldi verða hafandi at Guðs syni, id.; generally, allt þat er hafanda var lét burð sinn ok ærðisk, Fms. vii. 187; svá sem hón verðr at honum hafandi, Stj. 178; (hence barns-hafandi, being with child.)
    G. The word hafa is in the Icel., as in other Teut. languages, used as an auxiliary verb with a part. pass. of another verb, whereby a compound preterite and pluperfect are formed as follows:
    I. in transitive verbs with acc. the participle also was put in acc., agreeing in gender, number, and case with the objective noun or pronoun; this seems to have been a fixed rule in the earliest time, and is used so in all old poems down at least to the middle of the 11th century, to the time of Sighvat (circ. A. D. 990–1040), who constantly used the old form,—átt is an apostrophe for átta in the verse Ó. H. 81:
    1. references from poets, Gm. 5, 12, 16; þá er forðum mik fædda höfðu, Vsp. 2; hverr hefði lopt lævi blandit eðr ætt jötuns Óðs mey gefna, 29; þær’s í árdaga áttar höfðu, 60: ek hafða fengna konungs reiði, Ad. 3; en Grjótbjörn um gnegðan hefir, 18; mik hefir marr miklu ræntan, Stor. 10; þó hefir Míms-vinr mér um fengnar bölva bætr, 22: gaupur er Haraldr hafi sveltar, Hornklofi: Loka mær hefir leikinn allvald, Ýt. 7; sá hafði borinn brúna-hörg, 14; jarlar höfðu veginn hann, 15: ek hef orðinn ( found) þann guðföðr (verða is here used as trans.), Hallfred; höfum kera framðan, id.: hann hefir litnar, sénar, hár bárur, Ísl. ii. 223, thus twice in a verse of A. D. 1002; göngu hefik of gengna, Korm. (in a verse); hann hafði farna för, Hkr. i. (Glum Geirason); ek hefi talðar níu orustur, Sighvat; þú hefir vanðan þik, id.; ér hafit rekna þá braut, Ó. H. 63 (Óttar Svarti); hann hefir búnar okkr hendr skrautliga, Sighvat (Ó. H. 13); þeir hafa færð sín höfuð Knúti, id.; hvar hafit ér hugðan mér sess, id.; hafa sér kenndan enn nørðra heims enda, id.; Sighvatr hefir lattan gram, id.; hefir þú hamar um fólginn, Þkv. 7, 8; þú hefir hvatta okkr, Gkv. 6; ek hefi yðr brennda, Am. 39, cp. 56; hefi ek þik minntan, 81; hefir þú hjörtu tuggin, Akv. 36; hefir þú mik dvalðan, Hbl. 51; ek hefi hafðar þrár, I have had throes, Fsm. 51; en ek hann görvan hef-k, svá hefi ek studdan, 12 (verse 13 is corrupt); hann hefir dvalða þik, Hkv. Hjörv. 29; lostna, 30; mik hefir sóttan meiri glæpr, 32; ek hefi brúði kerna, id.; þú hefir etnar úlfa krásir, opt sár sogin, Hkv. 1. 36; sá er opt hefir örnu sadda, 35; hefir þú kannaða koni óneisa, 23; þá er mik svikna höfðut, Skv. 3. 55; hann hafði getna sonu, Bkv. 8; þann sal hafa halir um görvan, Fm. 42; bróður minn hefir þú benjaðan, 25; er hann ráðinn hefir, 37; sjaldan hefir þú gefnar vargi bráðir, Eg. (in a verse).
    2. references from prose; this old form has since been turned into an indecl. neut. sing. part. -it. The old form was first lost in the strong verbs and the weak verbs of the first conjugation: in the earliest prose both forms are used, although the indecl. is more freq. even in the prose writers, as Íb., the Heiðarv. S., the Miracle-book in Bs., Njála, Ó. H., (Thorodd seems only to use the old form,) as may be seen from the following references, Björn hafði særða þrjá menn, Nj. 262; hann mundi hana hafa gipta honum, 47; hann hafði þá leidda saman hestana, 264: ek hefi sendan mann, Ísl. (Heiðarv. S.) ii. 333; ek nefi senda menn, id.: hafa son sinn ór helju heimtan, Bs. (Miracle-book) i. 337; en er þeir höfðu niðr settan sveininn, 349; hann hafði veidda fimm tegu fiska, 350: er þér hefir ílla neisu gorva, Ó. H. 107: þá hefi ek fyrri setta þá í stafrófi, Skálda (Thorodd) 161; þar hefi ek við görva þessa stafi fjóra, id.; hafa hann samsettan, 167: góða fylgd hefir þú mér veitta, Þorst Síðu H. 2: sagði, at Ólafr konungr hafði sendan hann, Bs. i. 11: Þyri, er hertogi hafði festa nauðga, Fms. x. 393 (Ágrip): hefi ek þá svá signaða ok magnaða, v. 236: hefir sólin gengna tvá hluti, en einn úgenginn, K. Þ. K. 92 (Lund’s Syntax, p. 12).
    β. again, neut. indecl., hana hafði átt fyrr Þoróddr, Ísl. ii. 192: hón hafði heimt húskarl sinn …, Ísl. (Heiðarv. S.) ii. 339; hann hefir ekki svá vel gyrt hest minn, 340; hefir þú eigi séð mik, 341; hve hann hafði lokkat hann. id.; gistingar hefi ek yðr fengit, 343: þeir höfðu haft úfrið ok orrostur, Íb. 12; hann hafði tekið lögsögu, 14: stafr er átt hafði Þorlákr, Bs. (Miracle-book) i. 340; er þær höfðu upp tekit ketilinn ok hafit …, 342; göngu es hann hafði gingit, 344; es sleggjuna hafði niðr fellt, 346; sem maðr hefði nýsett (hana) niðr, id.; jartein þá er hann þóttisk fingit hafa, 347; hafði prestrinn fært fram sveininn, 349: hjálm er Hreiðmarr hafði átt, Edda 73: hafa efnt sína heitstrenging, Fms. (Jómsv. S.) xi. 141: slíkan dóm sem hann hafði mér hugat, Ó. H. 176, etc. passim:—at last the inflexion disappeared altogether, and so at the present time the indecl. neut. sing. is used throughout; yet it remains in peculiar instances, e. g. konu hefi eg mér festa, Luke xiv. 20, cp. Vídal. ii. 21. ☞ This use of the inflexive part. pass. may often serve as a test of the age of a poem, e. g. that Sólarljóð was composed at a later date may thus be seen from verses 27, 64, 72, 73, 75, 79; but this test is to be applied with caution, as the MSS. have in some cases changed the true forms (-inn, -ann, and -it, -an being freq. abbreviated in the MSS. so as to render the reading dubious). In many cases the old form is no doubt to be restored, e. g. in vegit to veginn, Fm. 4, 23; búit to búinn, Hkv. Hjörv. 15; borit to borinn, Hkv. 1. 1; beðit to beðinn, Fsm. 48; orðit to orðin, Og. 23; roðit to roðinn, Em. 5; brotið to brotinn, Vkv. 24, etc.: but are we to infer from Ls. 23, 26, 33, that this poem is of a comparatively late age?
    II. the indecl. neut. sing. is, both in the earliest poems and down to the present day, used in the following cases:
    1. with trans. verbs requiring the dat. or gen.; ek hefi fengit e-s, hann hafði fengit konu; hafa hefnt e-s, Fms. xi. 25; sú er hafði beðit fjár, Þkv. 32; stillir hefir stefnt mér, Hkv. Hjörv. 33, and so in endless cases.
    2. in the reflex. part. pass.; þeir (hann) hafa (hefir) látisk, farisk, sagsk, etc.
    3. in part. of intrans. neut. verbs, e. g. þeir þær (hann, hón), hafa (hefir) setið, staðit, gengit, legit, farit, komit, verit, orðit, lifað, dáit, heitið …, also almost in every line both of prose and poetry.
    4. in trans. verbs with a neut. sing. in objective case the difference cannot be seen.
    ☞ The compound preterite is common to both the Romance and Teutonic languages, and seems to be older in the former than in the latter; Grimm suggests that it originated with the French, and thence spread to the Teutons. That it was not natural to the latter is shewn by the facts, that
    α. no traces of it are found in Gothic, nor in the earliest Old High German glossaries to Latin words.
    β. in the earliest Scandinavian poetry we can trace its passage from declinable to indeclinable.
    γ. remains are left in poetry of a primitive uncompounded preterite infinitive, e. g. stóðu = hafa staðit, mundu, skyldu, vildu, etc., see Gramm. p. xxv, col. 2. ☞ We may here note a curious dropping of the verb hefir, at ek em kominn hingat til lands, ok verit áðr ( having been) langa hríð utan-lands, Ó. H. 31, cp. Am. 52; barn at aldri, en vegit slíka hetju sem Þorvaldr var, Glúm. 382. On this interesting matter see Grimm’s remarks in his Gramm. iv. 146 sqq.

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    vo|raus|set|zen
    vt sep
    to presuppose; (= als selbstverständlich, sicher annehmen) Interesse, Zustimmung, jds Liebe, Verständnis to take for granted; (= erfordern) Qualifikation, Kenntnisse, Geduld etc to require, to demand

    wenn wir einmal voráússetzen, dass... — let us or if we assume that...

    etw als selbstverständlich voráússetzen — to take sth for granted

    etw als bekannt voráússetzen — to assume that everyone knows sth

    * * *
    1) ((even) if; assuming: Granted that you are right, we will have to move fast.) granted
    2) ((even) if; assuming: Granted that you are right, we will have to move fast.) granting
    * * *
    vo·raus|set·zen
    vt
    etw \voraussetzen to assume sth
    deine Zustimmung \voraussetzend habe ich den Auftrag angenommen assuming you would agree, I have accepted the order
    gewisse Fakten muss ich als bekannt \voraussetzen I have to assume that certain facts are known
    ein Kind sollte die Liebe seiner Eltern \voraussetzen dürfen a child should be able to take his parents' love for granted
    wenn man voraussetzt, dass assuming that
    etw \voraussetzen to require [or demand] sth
    diese Position setzt besondere Kenntnisse voraus this position requires special knowledge
    * * *

    er setzte stillschweigend voraus, dass... — he took it for granted that...

    vorausgesetzt, [dass]... — provided [that]...

    2) (erfordern) require <skill, experience, etc.>; presuppose <good organization, planning, etc.>
    * * *
    voraussetzen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)
    1. (annehmen) assume (that …), take sth for granted;
    zu viel voraussetzen auch expect too much;
    etwas als bekannt voraussetzen take it for granted that everyone knows sth
    2. (erfordern) require;
    der Kauf des Hauses setzt 200 000 Euro Eigenkapital voraus 200,000 euros of private capital is required to buy the house; vorausgesetzt
    * * *

    er setzte stillschweigend voraus, dass... — he took it for granted that...

    vorausgesetzt, [dass]... — provided [that]...

    2) (erfordern) require <skill, experience, etc.>; presuppose <good organization, planning, etc.>
    * * *
    v.
    to assume v.
    to expect v.
    to imply v.
    to presume v.
    to presuppose v.
    to require v.
    to suppose v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > voraussetzen

  • 84 gracioso

    adj.
    1 funny, comical, witty, humorous.
    2 graceful, attractive, charming.
    * * *
    1 (atractivo) graceful, charming
    2 (bromista) witty, facetious
    3 (divertido) funny, amusing
    4 (tratamiento) Gracious
    nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 TEATRO jester, clown, fool
    \
    hacerse el gracioso to try to be funny
    * * *
    (f. - graciosa)
    adj.
    funny, witty
    * * *
    gracioso, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=divertido) funny, amusing

    una situación muy graciosaa very funny o amusing situation

    estás tú muy graciosillo hoyiró you're very witty o funny today

    lo gracioso del caso es que... — the funny o amusing thing about it is that...

    lo gracioso sería que ganaran ellos, cuando van los últimos — it would be funny if they won, when they're last at the moment

    ¡ qué gracioso! — how funny!

    has visto cómo me ha adelantado ese coche ¡qué gracioso! — iró did you see how that car overtook me - now that was really clever, wasn't it?

    2) (=mono) cute

    un sombrerito muy graciosoa lovely o cute little hat

    3) [como título] gracious
    4) (=gratuito) free
    2.
    SM / F iró joker *

    hacerse el gracioso — to try to be funny

    ¡no se haga el gracioso! — don't try to be funny!

    3.
    SM (Teat, Hist) comic character, fool
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    1) ( divertido) <chiste/persona> funny

    lo gracioso del caso es que... — the funny o amusing thing about it is that...

    sería gracioso que nos hicieran pagar si nos han invitado — (iró) that would be great, making us pay after they'd invited us (colloq & iro)

    2)
    a) ( atractivo) <cara/figura> attractive
    b)
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino

    el gracioso de tu hermano... — that joker of a brother of yours...

    hacerse el graciosoto play the fool

    * * *
    = facetious, humorous, amusing, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], prankster, cute [cuter -comp., cutest -sup.], joky [jokey], droll, comical.
    Ex. This might, perhaps, be considered a facetious example; however, consider the effect of the indiscriminate use of LATIN AMERICA and SPANISH AMERICA.
    Ex. Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.
    Ex. In the proceedings of the pioneer 1876 Conference of Librarians we can read that 'Mr Edmands gave some amusing illustrations to show that readers often had only the most vague idea of what they really wanted'.
    Ex. This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).
    Ex. The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.
    Ex. Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
    Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
    Ex. Never sentimental, the movie has moments of droll, deadpan humor.
    Ex. Even so, the ' comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.
    ----
    * chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.
    * comentario gracioso = witty remark, funny remark.
    * de forma graciosa = funnily.
    * de manera graciosa = funnily.
    * de modo gracioso = comically, funnily.
    * dicho gracioso = witticism, quip.
    * frase graciosa final = punchline [punch line].
    * ser muy gracioso = be a right laugh.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    1) ( divertido) <chiste/persona> funny

    lo gracioso del caso es que... — the funny o amusing thing about it is that...

    sería gracioso que nos hicieran pagar si nos han invitado — (iró) that would be great, making us pay after they'd invited us (colloq & iro)

    2)
    a) ( atractivo) <cara/figura> attractive
    b)
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino

    el gracioso de tu hermano... — that joker of a brother of yours...

    hacerse el graciosoto play the fool

    * * *
    = facetious, humorous, amusing, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], prankster, cute [cuter -comp., cutest -sup.], joky [jokey], droll, comical.

    Ex: This might, perhaps, be considered a facetious example; however, consider the effect of the indiscriminate use of LATIN AMERICA and SPANISH AMERICA.

    Ex: Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.
    Ex: In the proceedings of the pioneer 1876 Conference of Librarians we can read that 'Mr Edmands gave some amusing illustrations to show that readers often had only the most vague idea of what they really wanted'.
    Ex: This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).
    Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.
    Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
    Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
    Ex: Never sentimental, the movie has moments of droll, deadpan humor.
    Ex: Even so, the ' comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.
    * chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.
    * comentario gracioso = witty remark, funny remark.
    * de forma graciosa = funnily.
    * de manera graciosa = funnily.
    * de modo gracioso = comically, funnily.
    * dicho gracioso = witticism, quip.
    * frase graciosa final = punchline [punch line].
    * ser muy gracioso = be a right laugh.

    * * *
    A (divertido) ‹chiste› funny; ‹episodio› funny, amusing; ‹persona› funny
    te creerás muy gracioso ¿verdad? I suppose you think you're funny
    qué gracioso, Eva dijo lo mismo ayer how funny, Eva said the same thing yesterday
    lo gracioso del caso es que … the funny o amusing thing about it is that …
    sería gracioso que nos hicieran pagar cuando nos han invitado ( iró); that would be great o ( BrE) charming, making us pay after they'd invited us ( colloq iro)
    B
    1 (atractivo) ‹cara/figura› attractive
    las pecas le dan un aspecto muy gracioso those freckles make her look really cute o sweet
    tiene una manera muy graciosa de reírse she's got a really cute laugh, she's got a lovely laugh
    2
    su Graciosa Majestad her gracious Majesty
    * * *

     

    gracioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    1 ( divertido) ‹chiste/persona funny;
    ¡qué gracioso! how funny!;

    hacerse el gracioso to play the fool
    2 ( atractivo) ‹cara/figura attractive;
    las pecas le dan un aspecto muy gracioso those freckles make her look really cute o sweet

    gracioso,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (con chispa) funny
    2 (con atractivo, encanto) graceful
    3 (concede gracias) gracious
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (bromista) joker
    2 Teat Lit comic character ➣ Ver nota en funny
    ' gracioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bonita
    - bonito
    - chiste
    - cómica
    - cómico
    - graciosa
    - ingeniosa
    - ingenioso
    - monada
    - agudo
    - bufón
    - chusco
    - dicharachero
    - divertido
    - genial
    - ocurrencia
    - ocurrente
    - salado
    English:
    funny
    - humorous
    - rich
    - witticism
    - droll
    - witty
    * * *
    gracioso, -a
    adj
    1. [divertido] funny, amusing;
    se cree muy gracioso he thinks he's so funny;
    Irónico
    sería gracioso que ahora me echaran la culpa a mí it would be a bit rich if they blamed me now
    2. [curioso] funny;
    es gracioso que… it's funny how…;
    ¡qué gracioso, los dos se llaman Vicente González! how funny, they're both called Vicente González!;
    lo gracioso es que no es la primera vez que me pasa the funny thing is, it's not the first time it's happened to me
    3. [bonito, atractivo] pretty;
    ese sombrero le queda muy gracioso that hat looks very pretty o nice on her
    4.
    su Graciosa Majestad her Gracious Majesty
    nm,f
    1. [persona divertida] funny o amusing person;
    es un gracioso he's really funny
    2. [persona molesta] smart alec, comedian;
    ¿quién ha sido el gracioso que ha apagado la luz? who's the smart alec o joker who turned the light out?
    nm
    Teatro fool, clown
    * * *
    I adj funny;
    ¡muy gracioso! irón very funny!
    II m TEA comic character
    * * *
    gracioso, -sa adj
    1) chistoso: funny, amusing
    2) : cute, attractive
    * * *
    gracioso adj (divertido) funny [comp. funnier; superl. funniest]
    ¡qué gracioso! how funny!
    lo gracioso es que... the funny thing is that...
    hacerse el gracioso to try to be funny [pt. & pp.> tried]

    Spanish-English dictionary > gracioso

  • 85 guess

    [ges] n <pl - es>
    Vermutung f, Annahme f; ( act of guessing) Raten nt kein pl;
    you've got three \guesses dreimal darfst du raten;
    a lucky \guess ein Glückstreffer [o Zufallstreffer]; m;
    to have [or hazard] [or make] [or ( esp Am) take] a \guess raten, schätzen;
    to make a wild \guess einfach [wild] drauflosraten [o [ins Blaue hinein] tippen] ( fam)
    at a \guess grob geschätzt, schätzungsweise;
    sb's \guess is that... jd vermutet [o nimmt an], dass...;
    your \guess is as good as mine da kann ich auch nur raten
    PHRASES:
    it's anybody's [or anyone's] \guess weiß der Himmel ( fam) vi
    1) ( conjecture) [er]raten;
    how did you \guess? wie bist du darauf gekommen?;
    to \guess right/ wrong richtig/falsch raten;
    to keep sb \guessing jdn auf die Folter spannen;
    to \guess at sth etw raten;
    ( estimate) etw schätzen;
    ( suspect) über etw akk Vermutungen anstellen
    2) ( esp Am) ( suppose) denken, meinen;
    ( suspect) annehmen, vermuten;
    I \guess you're right du wirst wohl recht haben;
    I \guess I'd better go now ich werde jetzt wohl besser gehen vt
    to \guess sth etw raten;
    he \guessed her age to be 48 er schätzte sie auf 48;
    \guess what? stell dir vor!, rate mal!;
    to keep sb \guessing jdn im Ungewissen [o Unklaren] lassen;
    to \guess that... vermuten, dass...;
    I bet you can't \guess how old she is ich wette, du kommst nicht darauf, wie alt sie ist;
    \guess where I'm calling from rate mal, woher ich anrufe

    English-German students dictionary > guess

  • 86 dare

    deə
    1. negative short form - daren't; verb
    1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) atraverse, osar
    2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) desafiar

    2. noun
    (a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) desafío, reto

    3. noun
    (boldness: We admired his daring.) osadía, atrevimiento

    4. adjective
    a dare-devil motorcyclist.) temerario
    dare vb atreverse
    don't you dare...! ¡ni se te ocurra...!
    don't you dare touch that! ¡ni se te ocurra tocar eso!
    tr[deəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 atreverse (to, a), osar (to, -)
    how dare you speak to me like that! ¡cómo te atreves a hablarme así!
    just you dare! ¡atrévete y verás!
    don't you dare! ¡ni se te ocurra!
    1 (challenge) desafiar
    go on, I dare you! ¡venga, a que no te atreves!
    1 desafío, reto
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    I dare say (perhaps) quizá, posiblemente 2 (I suppose) supongo, me imagino 3 (I bet) ya lo creo
    dare ['dær] v, dared ; daring vi
    : osar, atreverse
    how dare you!: ¡cómo te atreves!
    dare vt
    1) challenge: desafiar, retar
    2)
    to dare to do something : atreverse a hacer algo, osar hacer algo
    dare n
    : desafío m, reto m
    n.
    desafío s.m.
    reto s.m.
    v.
    arriesgar v.
    atreverse v.
    desafiar v.
    osar v.
    provocar v.
    resistir v.
    retar v.
    der, deə(r)
    I
    noun reto m, desafío m

    she did it on o (BrE) for a dare — lo hizo porque la retaron or la desafiaron


    II
    1.
    modal verb atreverse a, osar (liter)

    I daren't tell her — (esp BrE) no me atrevo or no me animo a decírselo

    I dare say you've had enough — estarás harto(, me imagino)


    2.
    vt

    to dare to + inf — atreverse a + inf, osar + inf (liter)

    2) ( challenge)

    to dare somebody to + inf — retar or desafiar* a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

    go on, dive in, I dare you! — anda, tírate! ¿a que no te atreves or a que no eres capaz?

    [dɛǝ(r)]
    1.
    N (=challenge) reto m, desafío m

    I did it for a dare — me retaron, por eso lo hice

    2. VT
    1) (=challenge) desafiar, retar

    to dare sb to do sthdesafiar or retar a algn a hacer algo

    I dare you! — ¡a que no te atreves!

    2) (=be so bold) atreverse

    how dare you! — ¡cómo te atreves!, ¡qué cara!

    don't or just you dare! * — ¡ni se te ocurra!

    3)

    I dare say(=in my opinion) en mi opinión; (=possibly) puede ser, tal vez

    I dare say that... — no me sorprendería que + subjun

    4) liter [+ sb's anger] hacer frente a
    * * *
    [der, deə(r)]
    I
    noun reto m, desafío m

    she did it on o (BrE) for a dare — lo hizo porque la retaron or la desafiaron


    II
    1.
    modal verb atreverse a, osar (liter)

    I daren't tell her — (esp BrE) no me atrevo or no me animo a decírselo

    I dare say you've had enough — estarás harto(, me imagino)


    2.
    vt

    to dare to + inf — atreverse a + inf, osar + inf (liter)

    2) ( challenge)

    to dare somebody to + inf — retar or desafiar* a alguien a + inf or a que (+ subj)

    go on, dive in, I dare you! — anda, tírate! ¿a que no te atreves or a que no eres capaz?

    English-spanish dictionary > dare

  • 87 dead

    Слово dead, обычно употребляющееся как прилагательное со значением 'мертвый', время от времени может выступать как усилительная частица. Эта частица может переводиться словами абсолютно, совершенно, а также другими усилительными средствами русского языка (см. третий пример):

    • "I suppose you know... that what you're doing here is dead against the law?" ( AC1: 83)


    "Я полагаю, вы знаете, что то, чем вы занимаетесь здесь, абсолютно противозаконно."


    • "You're right, Mr Robbins," he repeated. " Dead right." (JB: 146)


    "Вы правы, м-р Робинс," повторил он. "Абсолютно / совершенно правы."


    • I was dead tired. My head ached and my feet were like lead. (DT: 504)


    Я ужасно устал. У меня болела голова, и ноги были как свинцовые.

    Английские частицы. Англо-русский словарь > dead

  • 88 Ш-5

    НИ НА ШАГ PrepP Invar
    1. \Ш-5 (не отставать, не отходить и т. п.) от кого-чего.
    Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll ( adv or predic (with subj: usu. human or animal)) not (to fall behind s.o. or sth.) even the slightest distance (when walking, running etc)
    X не отходил (не отставал) от Y-a \Ш-5 = X stayed right on person Y's heels (tail).
    Мы бежали по улице, и собака не отставала ни на шаг. We ran down the street, and the dog stayed right on our heels.
    2. \Ш-5 (не отходить, не отставать и т. п.) от кого-чего, не отпускать кого. Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll ( adv or predic (with subj: human or animal)) not (to be far from s.o.) for even the slightest amount of time
    X не отходит от Y-a \Ш-5 = X is never more than a few steps (feet) away from Y
    X doesn't leave Y (Yb side) for an instant (a moment, a second, a minute) X sticks (stays) close to Y all the time (at all times etc) X stays glued to Yb side
    Y не отпускает X-a (от себя) \Ш-5 = Y doesn't let (never lets) X out of Y's sight.
    "...Здесь отец мне твердит: „Мой кабинет к твоим услугам - никто тебе мешать не будет" а сам от меня ни на шаг» (Тургенев 2). "Неге father keeps on repeating: 'My study's at your disposal - nobody will be in your way,' but he doesn't leave my side for a minute" (2a).
    «Сань, а ты меня бы туда не взял как-нибудь?»...Да пошли хоть сейчас... Только от меня ни на шаг!» (Аксёнов 6). "Sanya, I suppose you couldn't take me down there, could you?" "Sure, let's go now if you like....Only stick close to me at all times" (6a).
    В первые дни после его возвращения из лесу или со сплава двойнята ни на шаг от него... (Абрамов 1). For the first few days after he came back from the forest or the river, the twins would never let him out of their sight.. (1a).
    3. \Ш-5 без кого (predic
    subj: human not to do or undertake anything (without s.o. 's consent or permission)
    X без Y-a \Ш-5 =* X doesn't (dare to) take a step (make a move) without Y (Y4s permission, Yb go-ahead, Y's OK).
    4. \Ш-5 без кого-чего (predic
    impers or with subj: human to be unable to function, act etc without s.o. or sth.: X без Y-a \Ш-5 = X won't (can't, doesn't etc) do anything (go anywhere etc) without Y X is lost (helpless) without Y (in limited contexts) X can't get along without Y.
    Наша Лена без своей любимой куклы ни на шаг. Our Lena's lost without her favorite doll.
    5. \Ш-5 не продвинуть что, не продвинуться, не отступать от чего и т. п.
    adv
    not (to move some matter ahead, advance, deviate from some regulations etc) to any extent or in any way
    not (by) one (a, a single) step
    not in the least not at all not one bit.
    "Я — по закону-с! He отступая-с... ни на шаг-с... ни на волос-с!» (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). I'm acting according to law! Without deviating by a single step...not by a hair's breadth, sir!" (2a).
    Пьер с главноуправляющим каждый день занимался. Но он чувствовал, что занятия его ни на шаг не подвигали дела (Толстой 5). Every day Pierre went into things with his head steward. But he felt that this did not forward matters in the least (5a).
    Внутри, кажется, что-то точило его (Гришу) непобедимо. Ведь его собственные дела не продвинулись ни на шаг... (Трифонов 1)... Inside something seemed to be eating away at Grisha, something which he could not control. After all, his own career hadn't moved forward at all... (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ш-5

  • 89 ни на пядь

    [PrepP; Invar]
    =====
    1. ни на пядь (не отставать, не отходить и т. п.) от кого-чего. Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll [adv or predic (with subj: usu. human or animal)]
    not (to fall behind s.o. or sth.) even the slightest distance (when walking, running etc):
    - X не отходил < не отставал> от Y-a ни на пядь X stayed right on person Y's heels < tail>.
         ♦ Мы бежали по улице, и собака не отставала ни на шаг. We ran down the street, and the dog stayed right on our heels.
    2. ни на пядь (не отходить, не отставать и т. п.) от кого-чего, не отпускать кого. Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll [adv or predic (with subj: human or animal)]
    not (to be far from s.o.) for even the slightest amount of time:
    - X не отходит от Y-a ни на пядь X is never more than a few steps < feet> away from Y;
    - X doesn't leave Y (Y's side) for an instant <a moment, a second, a minute>;
    - X sticks < stays> close to Y all the time <at all times etc>;
    || Y не отпускает X-a ( от себя) ни на пядь Y doesn't let < never lets> X out of Y's sight.
         ♦ "...Здесь отец мне твердит: "Мой кабинет к твоим услугам - никто тебе мешать не будет"; а сам от меня ни на шаг" (Тургенев 2). "Here father keeps on repeating: 'My study's at your disposal - nobody will be in your way,' but he doesn't leave my side for a minute" (2a).
         ♦ "Сань, а ты меня бы туда не взял как-нибудь?" - "Да пошли хоть сейчас... Только от меня ни на шаг!" (Аксёнов 6). "Sanya, I suppose you couldn't take me down there, could you?" "Sure, let's go now if you like....Only stick close to me at all times" (6a).
         ♦ В первые дни после его возвращения из лесу или со сплава двойнята ни на шаг от него... (Абрамов 1). For the first few days after he came back from the forest or the river, the twins would never let him out of their sight... (1a).
    3. ни на пядь без кого [predic; subj: human]
    not to do or undertake anything (without s.o.'s consent or permission):
    - X без Y-a ни на пядь X doesn't (dare to) take a step < make a move> without Y (Y's permission, Y's go-ahead, Y's OK).
    4. ни на пядь без кого-чего [predic; impers or with subj: human]
    to be unable to function, act etc without s.o. or sth.:
    - X без Y-a ни на пядь X won't <can't, doesn't etc> do anything <go anywhere etc> without Y;
    - [in limited contexts] X can't get along without Y.
         ♦ Наша Лена без своей любимой куклы ни на шаг. Our Lena's lost without her favorite doll.
    5. ни на пядь не продвинуть что, не продвинуться, не отступать от чего и т.п. [adv]
    not (to move some matter ahead, advance, deviate from some regulations etc) to any extent or in any way:
    - not (by) one <a, a single> step;
    - not one bit.
         ♦ "Я - по закону-с! Не отступая-с... ни на шаг-с... ни на волос-с!" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "I'm acting according to law! Without deviating by a single step...not by a hair's breadth, sir!" (2a).
         ♦ Пьер с главноуправляющим каждый день занимался. Но он чувствовал, что занятия его ни на шаг не подвигали дела (Толстой 5). Every day Pierre went into things with his head steward. But he felt that this did not forward matters in the least (5a).
         ♦...Внутри, кажется, что-то точило его [Гришу] непобедимо. Ведь его собственные дела не продвинулись ни на шаг... (Трифонов 1)... Inside something seemed to be eating away at Grisha, something which he could not control. After all, his own career hadn't moved forward at all... (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни на пядь

  • 90 ни на шаг

    [PrepP; Invar]
    =====
    1. ни на шаг (не отставать, не отходить и т. п.) от кого-чего. Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll [adv or predic (with subj: usu. human or animal)]
    not (to fall behind s.o. or sth.) even the slightest distance (when walking, running etc):
    - X не отходил < не отставал> от Y-a ни на шаг X stayed right on person Y's heels < tail>.
         ♦ Мы бежали по улице, и собака не отставала ни на шаг. We ran down the street, and the dog stayed right on our heels.
    2. ни на шаг (не отходить, не отставать и т. п.) от кого-чего, не отпускать кого. Also: НИ НА ПЯДЬ coll [adv or predic (with subj: human or animal)]
    not (to be far from s.o.) for even the slightest amount of time:
    - X не отходит от Y-a ни на шаг X is never more than a few steps < feet> away from Y;
    - X doesn't leave Y (Y's side) for an instant <a moment, a second, a minute>;
    - X sticks < stays> close to Y all the time <at all times etc>;
    || Y не отпускает X-a ( от себя) ни на шаг Y doesn't let < never lets> X out of Y's sight.
         ♦ "...Здесь отец мне твердит: "Мой кабинет к твоим услугам - никто тебе мешать не будет"; а сам от меня ни на шаг" (Тургенев 2). "Here father keeps on repeating: 'My study's at your disposal - nobody will be in your way,' but he doesn't leave my side for a minute" (2a).
         ♦ "Сань, а ты меня бы туда не взял как-нибудь?" - "Да пошли хоть сейчас... Только от меня ни на шаг!" (Аксёнов 6). "Sanya, I suppose you couldn't take me down there, could you?" "Sure, let's go now if you like....Only stick close to me at all times" (6a).
         ♦ В первые дни после его возвращения из лесу или со сплава двойнята ни на шаг от него... (Абрамов 1). For the first few days after he came back from the forest or the river, the twins would never let him out of their sight... (1a).
    3. ни на шаг без кого [predic; subj: human]
    not to do or undertake anything (without s.o.'s consent or permission):
    - X без Y-a ни на шаг X doesn't (dare to) take a step < make a move> without Y (Y's permission, Y's go-ahead, Y's OK).
    4. ни на шаг без кого-чего [predic; impers or with subj: human]
    to be unable to function, act etc without s.o. or sth.:
    - X без Y-a ни на шаг X won't <can't, doesn't etc> do anything <go anywhere etc> without Y;
    - [in limited contexts] X can't get along without Y.
         ♦ Наша Лена без своей любимой куклы ни на шаг. Our Lena's lost without her favorite doll.
    5. ни на шаг не продвинуть что, не продвинуться, не отступать от чего и т.п. [adv]
    not (to move some matter ahead, advance, deviate from some regulations etc) to any extent or in any way:
    - not (by) one <a, a single> step;
    - not one bit.
         ♦ "Я - по закону-с! Не отступая-с... ни на шаг-с... ни на волос-с!" (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). "I'm acting according to law! Without deviating by a single step...not by a hair's breadth, sir!" (2a).
         ♦ Пьер с главноуправляющим каждый день занимался. Но он чувствовал, что занятия его ни на шаг не подвигали дела (Толстой 5). Every day Pierre went into things with his head steward. But he felt that this did not forward matters in the least (5a).
         ♦...Внутри, кажется, что-то точило его [Гришу] непобедимо. Ведь его собственные дела не продвинулись ни на шаг... (Трифонов 1)... Inside something seemed to be eating away at Grisha, something which he could not control. After all, his own career hadn't moved forward at all... (1a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни на шаг

  • 91 może

    part. 1. (przypuszczenie) perhaps, maybe
    - może już nie pada perhaps a. maybe it’s stopped raining
    - może spóźnił się na pociąg perhaps a. maybe he missed his train
    - (być) może masz rację maybe a. perhaps you’re right
    - spotkaliśmy się może trzykrotnie we’ve met maybe three times
    - może źle ją oceniam, ale… I may be wrong about her, but…
    - może w poniedziałek, a może we środę perhaps on Monday, or maybe on Wednesday
    - „będziesz tu jutro?” – „(być) może” ‘will you be here tomorrow?’ – ‘possibly’ a. ‘maybe’
    2. (propozycja) maybe, perhaps
    - może byś coś zjadł? maybe you’d like something to eat?
    - może byśmy poszli do kina? maybe a. perhaps we could go to the cinema?, how about going to the cinema?
    - zaczekajmy może jeszcze kilka dni maybe we could a. should wait a few more days
    - może kieliszek koniaku? how about a glass of brandy?, perhaps you’d like a glass of brandy?
    * * *
    inv
    perhaps, maybe

    może wyjdziemy?how lub what about going out?

    * * *
    part.
    1. 3 os. sing. zob. móc.
    2. ( wyraża ewentualność) maybe, possibly; być może perhaps, possibly, maybe; być może, że... it's possible that...; (być) może przyjdę I may come; może się mylę, ale... correct me if I'm wrong but...; może tak, (a) może nie perhaps I do, perhaps I don't; może i jest inteligentna, ale... she might be smart, but...; może go porwano he could have been kidnapped; może wyjdę na głupka, ale... at the risk of sounding stupid,...; nie może być! that's impossible!
    3. (wyraża zachętę, prośbę) how l. what about...?, suppose..., what would you say if...?, would you like...?, would you mind...?; (a) może byśmy (tak) poszli do kina? why don't we go to the movies?; (a) może napilibyśmy się kawy? how about some coffee?; może byś zjadł kawałek ciasta? what would you say to a piece of cake?; może pójdziemy do mnie? why don't we go to my place?; (a) może byśmy wzięli taksówkę? let's take a taxi, shall we?; może trochę więcej szczegółów? could you be a bit more specific?; może cię zainteresuje, że... it may interest you to know that..., you may find it interesting that...; (a) może by (tak) trochę ciszej? keep l. pipe it down, please!; może dolać? (drinka, kawę, piwo) would you like a refill?; może komuś drinka? who wants a drink?; może piwko? want a beer?

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > może

  • 92 guess ****

    [ɡɛs]
    1. n
    supposizione f, congettura

    to take or make or have a guess — cercare di indovinare, provare a indovinare

    my guess is that... — suppongo che...

    2. vt
    1) (gen) indovinare
    2) (esp Am: suppose) supporre, credere

    I guess so — direi di sì, suppongo di sì

    3. vi
    2) (esp Am: suppose) supporre, credere

    he's happy, I guess — è felice, immagino

    English-Italian dictionary > guess ****

  • 93 dadelijk

    I bijwoord
    [aanstonds] immediately at once, right away
    [bepaald] exactly precisely
    [straks] directlyBrits-Engels ook presently
    voorbeelden:
    1   kom je haast? ja, dadelijk are you coming now? yes, just a minute
    2   niet dadelijk mooi, maar toch wel aardig not exactly beautiful, but still nice
    3   ik kom (zo) dadelijk bij u I'll be right with you
         dadelijk wil je nog beweren dat … I suppose you'll say next that …
    [onmiddellijk] immediate direct

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > dadelijk

  • 94 say

    [seɪ] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. said
    1)
    а) говорить; сказать, произносить; выражать словами

    they say — говорят (что...)

    - say no
    - say nothing of
    Syn:
    б) заявлять; объявлять
    Syn:
    2) = say over
    а) повторять наизусть; произносить вслух

    At the wedding ceremony, the priest said, "Say after me..." — Во время свадебной церемонии священник сказал: "Повторяйте за мной..."

    б) декламировать; читать наизусть, по памяти
    3)
    а) ( say to) считать, полагать; высказывать свое мнение о (чём-л.)

    What do you say to going to a cinema tonight? — Что ты думаешь по поводу того, чтобы сходить в кино сегодня вечером?

    б) приводить доводы, аргументы; свидетельствовать

    The villagers had plenty to say against the building of the new airport. — У жителей деревни было много аргументов против строительства нового аэропорта.

    Losing that contract doesn't say much for the director's skill in business. — Потеря этого контракта не особенно хорошо говорит о деловых качествах директора.

    4)
    а) показывать (о приборе, часах и т. п.)
    Syn:
    б) сообщать, передавать; выражать

    a glance that said all that was necessary — взгляд, выразивший всё

    Syn:
    5) предполагать, допускать

    Let's say you are right. — Предположим, что вы правы.

    Just say you won the lottery - what would you do? — Представьте только, что вы выиграли в лотерею. Что вы стали бы делать?

    "Say we get a job in New York," one woman asked. "How would we be covered?" — "Предположим, что мы устраиваемся на работу в Нью-Йорке," - спросила одна женщина. "Каким было бы наше страховое покрытие?"

    Syn:
    ••

    I say!, Say! — послушайте!, ну и ну!

    No sooner said than done. — Cказано - сделано.

    - you don't say so!
    - you don't say ! - you said it
    - you may well say so
    - what I say is
    - I should say
    - I should say so
    - that is to say
    - say the word
    2. сущ.
    1) мнение, слово
    Syn:
    2) авторитет, влияние
    - have a say in smth.
    - have no say in smth.
    Syn:
    3. нареч.
    1) приблизительно, примерно

    The property is worth, say, four million dollars. — Собственность оценивается миллиона, этак, в четыре долларов.

    Syn:
    Syn:
    for example, as 2.

    Англо-русский современный словарь > say

  • 95 assume

    transitive verb
    1) voraussetzen; ausgehen von

    assuming that... — vorausgesetzt, dass...

    he's not so stupid as we assumed him to beer ist nicht so dumm, wie wir angenommen haben

    2) (undertake) übernehmen [Amt, Pflichten]
    3) (take on) annehmen [Namen, Rolle]; gewinnen [Aspekt, Bedeutung]
    * * *
    [ə'sju:m]
    1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) annehmen
    2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) übernehmen
    3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) annehmen
    - academic.ru/4054/assumed">assumed
    - assumption
    * * *
    as·sume
    [əˈsju:m, AM -su:m]
    vt
    1. (regard as true)
    to \assume sth etw annehmen
    to \assume sb's guilt jdn für schuldig halten
    to \assume [that]... annehmen, dass..., davon ausgehen, dass...
    let's \assume that... angenommen,...
    2. (adopt)
    to \assume sth etw annehmen
    to \assume an air of indifference gleichgültig tun
    to \assume an air of sophistication sich akk kultiviert geben
    to \assume a pose eine Haltung annehmen
    to \assume a role eine Rolle übernehmen
    3. (take on)
    to \assume the obligation to... die Verpflichtung eingehen [o übernehmen],...
    to \assume office/the mantle of presidency sein Amt/die Präsidentschaft antreten
    to \assume power die Macht ergreifen
    to \assume huge/frightening proportions gewaltige/beängstigende Ausmaße annehmen
    to \assume full responsibility for sth die volle Verantwortung für etw akk übernehmen
    to \assume a risk ein Risiko übernehmen
    * * *
    [ə'sjuːm]
    vt
    1) (= take for granted, suppose) annehmen; (= presuppose) voraussetzen

    let us assume that you are rightnehmen wir an or gehen wir davon aus, Sie hätten recht

    assuming (that)... —

    assuming (that) this is true... — angenommen or vorausgesetzt, (dass) das stimmt...

    Professor X assumes as his basic premise that... — Professor X geht von der Grundvoraussetzung aus, dass...

    2) power, control übernehmen; (forcefully) ergreifen
    3) (= take on) name, title annehmen, sich (dat) zulegen; guise, shape, attitude annehmen

    to assume a look of innocence/surprise — eine unschuldige/überraschte Miene aufsetzen

    the problem has assumed a new importance —

    * * *
    assume [əˈsjuːm; besonders US əˈsuːm] v/t
    1. (als wahr oder erwiesen) annehmen, voraussetzen, ausgehen von:
    let’s assume that … nehmen wir den Fall oder einmal an, dass …;
    I assumed that he was there, I assumed him (to be) there ich nahm an, dass er dort sei;
    am I right in assuming that …? gehe ich recht in der Annahme, dass …?;
    he was mistakenly assumed to be a Frenchman er wurde fälschlicherweise für einen Franzosen gehalten;
    this assumes that … das setzt voraus, dass …;
    assuming that … vorausgesetzt oder angenommen, dass …
    2. ein Amt, Schulden, eine Verantwortung etc übernehmen, auch eine Gefahr auf sich nehmen, eine Verbindlichkeit eingehen
    3. eine Eigenschaft, eine Gestalt etc annehmen, bekommen:
    assume increasing importance immer wichtiger werden;
    assume massive proportions gewaltige Ausmaße annehmen
    4. eine Eigenschaft etc annehmen, sich etwas angewöhnen
    5. eine Pose etc einnehmen
    6. etwas vorgeben, -täuschen:
    assume indifference sich gleichgültig geben
    7. a) auch assume to o.s. sich ein Recht etc aneignen oder anmaßen
    b) die Macht ergreifen:
    8. Kleider anlegen, anziehen, Hut, Brille etc aufsetzen
    * * *
    transitive verb
    1) voraussetzen; ausgehen von

    assuming that... — vorausgesetzt, dass...

    he's not so stupid as we assumed him to be — er ist nicht so dumm, wie wir angenommen haben

    2) (undertake) übernehmen [Amt, Pflichten]
    3) (take on) annehmen [Namen, Rolle]; gewinnen [Aspekt, Bedeutung]
    * * *
    v.
    annehmen v.
    lassen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: ließ, gelassen)
    unterstellen v.
    vermuten v.
    voraussetzen v.

    English-german dictionary > assume

  • 96 să presupunem / zicem că ai / aveţi dreptate

    put it that you are right
    put the case it is so
    let us (let's) suppose (that) you are right.

    Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > să presupunem / zicem că ai / aveţi dreptate

  • 97 unterstellen

    un·ter·stel·len *
    1. un·ter·stel·len * [ʊntɐʼʃtɛlən]
    vt
    jdm jdn/etw \unterstellen to put sb in charge of sb/sth;
    wir unterstellen Ihnen vier Abteilungen we're putting you in charge of four departments;
    jdm/einer S. gen unterstellt sein to be under sb/sth;
    Sie sind ab sofort der Redaktion III unterstellt as from now you report to editorial department III
    jdm etw \unterstellen to imply [or insinuate] that sb has said/done sth;
    \unterstellen Sie mir Nachlässigkeit? are you implying that I have been negligent?
    vi
    \unterstellen, [dass]... to suppose [or assume] [that]...;
    ich unterstelle einfach einmal, dass Sie recht haben I'm just supposing for once that you are right
    2. un·ter|stel·len [ʼʊntɐʃtɛlən]
    vt
    1) ( abstellen)
    etw irgendwo/bei jdm \unterstellen to store sth somewhere/at sb's house;
    ein Auto bei jdm \unterstellen to leave one's car at sb's house;
    er stellt ein paar Möbelstücke bei uns unter he's storing a few items of furniture at our place
    etw \unterstellen to store sth underneath;
    einen Eimer \unterstellen to put a bucket underneath
    vr
    sich \unterstellen to take shelter [or cover]

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > unterstellen

  • 98 unterstellen *

    un·ter·stel·len *
    1. un·ter·stel·len * [ʊntɐʼʃtɛlən]
    vt
    jdm jdn/etw \unterstellen * to put sb in charge of sb/sth;
    wir unterstellen Ihnen vier Abteilungen we're putting you in charge of four departments;
    jdm/einer S. gen unterstellt sein to be under sb/sth;
    Sie sind ab sofort der Redaktion III unterstellt as from now you report to editorial department III
    jdm etw \unterstellen * to imply [or insinuate] that sb has said/done sth;
    \unterstellen * Sie mir Nachlässigkeit? are you implying that I have been negligent?
    vi
    \unterstellen *, [dass]... to suppose [or assume] [that]...;
    ich unterstelle einfach einmal, dass Sie recht haben I'm just supposing for once that you are right
    2. un·ter|stel·len [ʼʊntɐʃtɛlən]
    vt
    1) ( abstellen)
    etw irgendwo/bei jdm \unterstellen * to store sth somewhere/at sb's house;
    ein Auto bei jdm \unterstellen * to leave one's car at sb's house;
    er stellt ein paar Möbelstücke bei uns unter he's storing a few items of furniture at our place
    etw \unterstellen * to store sth underneath;
    einen Eimer \unterstellen * to put a bucket underneath
    vr
    sich \unterstellen * to take shelter [or cover]

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > unterstellen *

  • 99 اعتقد

    اعْتَقَدَ \ believe: to hold an opinion: I believe (that) they’ll be back soon. consider: to think; have an opinion: Do you consider that I am to blame?. hold: to consider; believe: He holds very strange ideas. He was held to blame for the accident. imagine: to suppose; think: I imagine that you’re right. regard: to consider; look at: They regard it as an honour to work for her. They regard her with great respect. think: to believe; consider; have a firm opinion: I think she’s beautiful. Don’t you think so? We never thought it possible (that it was possible). \ See Also اعتبر (اِعْتَبَرَ)، افترض (اِفْتَرَضَ)، ظَنَّ أَنّ \ اِعْتَقَدَ أَنَّ \ feel, (felt): to think: I feel that you could try harder. \ See Also شعر (شَعَرَ)‏

    Arabic-English dictionary > اعتقد

  • 100 guess

    [gɛs] 1. vt
    number, distance etc zgadywać (zgadnąć perf); correct answer odgadywać (odgadnąć perf)
    2. vi 3. n

    to take/have a guess — zgadywać

    my guess is that … — sądzę or przypuszczam, że…

    I guess… (esp US) — sądzę or przypuszczam, że …

    * * *
    [ɡes] 1. verb
    1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) zgadywać
    2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) sądzić
    2. noun
    (an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) domniemanie
    - anybody's guess

    English-Polish dictionary > guess

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  • suppose — sup|pose W1S1 [səˈpəuz US ˈpouz] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: supposer, from Latin supponere to put under, substitute , from sub ( SUB ) + ponere to put ] 1.) spoken I suppose a) used to say you think somethin …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • suppose — v.tr. (often foll. by that + clause) 1 assume, esp. in default of knowledge; be inclined to think (I suppose they will return; what do you suppose he meant?). 2 take as a possibility or hypothesis (let us suppose you are right). 3 (in imper.) as… …   Useful english dictionary

  • suppose — [[t]səpo͟ʊz[/t]] ♦♦ supposes, supposing, supposed 1) VERB You can use suppose or supposing before mentioning a possible situation or action. You usually then go on to consider the effects that this situation or action might have. [V that] Suppose …   English dictionary

  • suppose — sup|pose [ sə pouz ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to believe that something is probably true, based on your experience, your knowledge, and any other information that you have: She was about 35, Dexter supposed. The game was not as one sided as we… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • suppose */*/*/ — UK [səˈpəʊz] / US [səˈpoʊz] verb [transitive] Word forms suppose : present tense I/you/we/they suppose he/she/it supposes present participle supposing past tense supposed past participle supposed 1) to believe that something is probably true,… …   English dictionary

  • suppose*/*/*/ — [səˈpəʊz] verb [T] to think that something is probably true, right, or possible I suppose she must be delighted about getting the job.[/ex] You don t suppose that he s going to hurt anyone, do you?[/ex] I suppose I had better get back to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • right — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what is morally good PREPOSITION ▪ in the right (= having justice and truth on your side) ▪ There s no doubt that he s in the right on this. PHRASES ▪ have right on your side (esp. BrE) …   Collocations dictionary

  • all right — 1 / . ./ adjective, adverb (not before noun) spoken 1 SATISFACTORY satisfactory or acceptable but not excellent: What s the food like? Well, it s all right I suppose, but the place on Melrose Avenue is better. | How s school going, Steve? Oh, all …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • To take ground to the right — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Special right triangles — Two types of special right triangles appear commonly in geometry, the angle based and the side based (or Pythagorean) triangles. The former are characterised by integer ratios between the triangle angles, and the latter by integer ratios between… …   Wikipedia

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