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in a multitude of ways

  • 1 путь и способ

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > путь и способ

  • 2 во многих отношениях

    Division is in many ways similar to multiplication.

    * * *
    Во многих отношениях -- in many respects, in many ways, in a multitude of ways
     It is similar to the well known Wankel rotary engine in many respects, and therefore has some of the same problems.
     Analysis of a bimetallic strip is similar in many respects to that of T.

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > во многих отношениях

  • 3 способ

    1. resource
    2. system
    3. instrumentality
    4. device

    устройство отображения; способ отображенияmapping device

    записывающее устройство; способ записиrecording device

    5. wise
    6. technique
    7. expedient
    8. mean
    9. fashion
    10. in the manner
    11. modes
    12. modi
    13. modus

    способ действия, планmodus operandi

    14. way

    способ поведения; поведениеway of behavior

    15. ways
    16. method; means; manner; way; directions
    17. means
    18. medium
    19. mode
    20. process

    травление по способу «изменяемой точки»invert dot process

    21. wisecrack

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > способ

  • 4 во многих отношениях

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > во многих отношениях

  • 5 любым из двух способов

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > любым из двух способов

  • 6 decorado

    adj.
    decorated, trimmed.
    m.
    1 set (Cine & Teatro).
    decorados sets, scenery
    2 decoration, decor, scenery, stage set.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: decorar.
    * * *
    1 (efecto) decoration
    2 TEATRO scenery, set
    * * *
    noun m.
    scenery, stage set
    * * *
    SM (Cine, Teat) scenery, set
    * * *
    * * *
    = scenery, set, draped, patterned.
    Ex. This article considers the research needs of those producing amateur theatre production (costumes and scenery) and suggests ways in which they may work closely with public libraries.
    Ex. They seek plays which can be represented with only one set or with limited scene changing.
    Ex. The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables.
    Ex. It contains a multitude of traditional gardens, ponds, splendidly patterned walls, and many other beautiful structures all perfectly balanced in natural settings designated as a world heritage by UNESCO = Tiene una gran cantidad de jardines tradicionales, lagunas, paredes maravillosamente decoradas y muchas otras bonitas estructuras perfectamente integradas en un entorno natural elegido por la UNESCO como patrimonio de la humanidad.
    ----
    * cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.
    * decorado con abalorios = beaded.
    * decorado con joyas = jewelled.
    * decorado con volantes = frilly [frillier -comp., frilliest -sup,].
    * ricamente decorado = ornate.
    * * *
    * * *
    = scenery, set, draped, patterned.

    Ex: This article considers the research needs of those producing amateur theatre production (costumes and scenery) and suggests ways in which they may work closely with public libraries.

    Ex: They seek plays which can be represented with only one set or with limited scene changing.
    Ex: The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables.
    Ex: It contains a multitude of traditional gardens, ponds, splendidly patterned walls, and many other beautiful structures all perfectly balanced in natural settings designated as a world heritage by UNESCO = Tiene una gran cantidad de jardines tradicionales, lagunas, paredes maravillosamente decoradas y muchas otras bonitas estructuras perfectamente integradas en un entorno natural elegido por la UNESCO como patrimonio de la humanidad.
    * cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.
    * decorado con abalorios = beaded.
    * decorado con joyas = jewelled.
    * decorado con volantes = frilly [frillier -comp., frilliest -sup,].
    * ricamente decorado = ornate.

    * * *
    set
    formar parte del decorado ( fam); to be part of the furniture ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo decorar: ( conjugate decorar)

    decorado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    decorado    
    decorar
    decorado sustantivo masculino
    set
    decorar ( conjugate decorar) verbo transitivo
    to decorate
    decorado sustantivo masculino scenery, set: el final de la dictadura transformó el decorado político de España, the end of the dictaroship in Spain marked a change in the political situation
    decorar verbo transitivo to decorate: esta empresa nos decoró la oficina en una semana, this company decorated the office in a week
    ' decorado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    recargar
    - simular
    - escenografía
    English:
    decoration
    - lush
    - richly
    - scenery
    - sculpture
    - set
    - stark
    - scene
    * * *
    set;
    decorados sets, scenery;
    formar o [m5] ser parte del decorado to be part of the furniture
    * * *
    m TEA set
    * * *
    : stage set, scenery
    * * *
    decorado n set

    Spanish-English dictionary > decorado

  • 7 grande

    adj.
    1 big, large.
    un gran artista a great artist
    el gran favorito the firm favorite
    una gran figura a big name
    una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…
    una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility
    a lo grande in a big way, in style
    grandes almacenes department store
    Gran Bretaña Great Britain
    el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon
    gran danés great Dane
    gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)
    los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes
    la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)
    el gran público the general public
    2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)
    3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)
    4 magnus, Mag, magnum.
    5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.
    m.
    grandee (noble).
    * * *
    1 (tamaño) large, big
    2 (fuerte, intenso) great
    3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big
    \
    a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way
    estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody
    pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time
    vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style
    Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1
    * * *
    adj.
    1) big
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    ( antes de sm sing gran)
    1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

    ¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?

    en cantidades más grandesin larger o greater quantities

    grandísimo — enormous, huge

    un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort

    ¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!

    hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *

    2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big
    3) (=mucho, muy) great

    se estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well

    4) [en edad]
    (=mayor)

    ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl

    ¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?

    5)

    ¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!

    2. SMF
    1) (=personaje importante)
    2) LAm (=adulto) adult
    3. SF
    1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize
    2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]
    1)
    a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big
    b) ( en demasía) too big

    me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

    quedarle grande a alguienpuesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

    2) ( alto) tall
    3) (Geog)
    4) ( en edad)

    los más grandes pueden ir solosthe older o bigger ones can go on their own

    a) (notable, excelente) great

    un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

    b) ( poderoso) big
    6)
    a) (en intensidad, grado) great

    me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

    una temporada de gran éxitoa very o a highly successful season

    7)
    a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

    la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

    b) ( elevado)

    a gran velocidadat high o great speed

    en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

    II
    masculino, femenino
    1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name
    2)
    a) ( mayor)

    quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

    b) ( adulto)
    * * *
    = vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.
    Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
    Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.
    Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.
    Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
    Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
    Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
    Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.
    Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
    Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.
    Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
    Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.
    Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.
    Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.
    Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.
    Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.
    Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
    Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.
    ----
    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.
    * a gran velocidad = at great speed.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.
    * avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.
    * bastante grande = largish.
    * calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.
    * causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.
    * celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.
    * con gran capacidad = capacious.
    * con gran colorido = brightly coloured.
    * con gran densidad de población = densely populated.
    * con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.
    * con gran esplendor = grandly.
    * con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.
    * con gran motivación = highly-motivated.
    * con gran sentimiento = earnestly.
    * conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
    * contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.
    * con una gran cultura = well-read.
    * con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.
    * con una gran tradición = long-standing.
    * con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.
    * con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.
    * crear con gran destreza = craft.
    * dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.
    * de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * de gran belleza = scenic.
    * de gran calibre = high-calibre.
    * de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.
    * de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.
    * de gran colorido = brightly coloured.
    * de gran corazón = big-hearted.
    * de gran efecto = wide-reaching.
    * de gran éxito comercial = high selling.
    * de gran formato = oversized.
    * de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].
    * de gran influencia = seminal.
    * de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.
    * de gran lujo = top-class.
    * de gran potencia = high-powered.
    * de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.
    * de gran talento = talented.
    * de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.
    * de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.
    * de gran venta = high selling.
    * demasiado grande = oversized.
    * describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.
    * desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.
    * ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.
    * el gran hermano = big brother.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.
    * en gran cantidad = prodigiously.
    * en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.
    * en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.
    * en gran formato = oversize, oversized.
    * en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.
    * en gran número = numerously.
    * en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.
    * en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.
    * en un gran apuro = in dire straits.
    * esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.
    * expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.
    * extra grande = extra-large.
    * gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.
    * gran altura = high altitude.
    * gran aumento = heavy increase.
    * gran bebedor = heavy drinker.
    * gran belleza = scenic beauty.
    * Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.
    * gran calidad = high standard.
    * gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.
    * gran categoría = high standard.
    * gran cosa = big deal.
    * gran danés = Great Dane.
    * Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.
    * grandes almacenes = department store.
    * grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.
    * grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.
    * grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.
    * grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.
    * grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.
    * grandes y pequeños = great and small.
    * grande y tenebroso = cavernous.
    * gran ducado = grand-duchy.
    * gran espectáculo = extravaganza.
    * gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.
    * gran grupo = constellation.
    * gran mentira = big fat lie.
    * gran nivel = high standard.
    * gran número de = great numbers of.
    * gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.
    * gran parte = much.
    * gran parte de = much of.
    * gran peso = heavy weight.
    * gran placer = great pleasure.
    * gran potencia = great power.
    * gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.
    * gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.
    * gran titular = headline banner.
    * hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.
    * hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.
    * hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.
    * hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.
    * IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).
    * influir en gran medida = become + a force.
    * jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.
    * jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.
    * la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.
    * la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.
    * levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.
    * lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.
    * más grande = greater.
    * muy grande = big time.
    * Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.
    * no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.
    * no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.
    * no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.
    * pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.
    * para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.
    * pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.
    * pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.
    * Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.
    * pensar a lo grande = think + big.
    * Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.
    * por un gran margen = by a huge margin.
    * producir con gran destreza = craft.
    * provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.
    * revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.
    * ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.
    * ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.
    * ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.
    * ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.
    * ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.
    * ser un gran avance = be half the battle.
    * ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.
    * taza grande = mug.
    * tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.
    * tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.
    * tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.
    * tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.
    * tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.
    * una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.
    * una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.
    * una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.
    * una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.
    * una gran extensión de = a sea of.
    * una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.
    * una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.
    * una gran pérdida = a great loss.
    * una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.
    * una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * un gran espectro de = a wide band of.
    * un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.
    * un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].
    * un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.
    * venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.
    * WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]
    1)
    a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big
    b) ( en demasía) too big

    me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

    quedarle grande a alguienpuesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

    2) ( alto) tall
    3) (Geog)
    4) ( en edad)

    los más grandes pueden ir solosthe older o bigger ones can go on their own

    a) (notable, excelente) great

    un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

    b) ( poderoso) big
    6)
    a) (en intensidad, grado) great

    me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

    una temporada de gran éxitoa very o a highly successful season

    7)
    a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

    la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

    b) ( elevado)

    a gran velocidadat high o great speed

    en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

    II
    masculino, femenino
    1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name
    2)
    a) ( mayor)

    quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

    b) ( adulto)
    * * *
    = vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

    Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

    Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.
    Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.
    Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
    Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
    Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
    Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.
    Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
    Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.
    Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
    Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.
    Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.
    Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.
    Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.
    Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.
    Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
    Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.
    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.
    * a gran velocidad = at great speed.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.
    * avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.
    * bastante grande = largish.
    * calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.
    * causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.
    * celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.
    * con gran capacidad = capacious.
    * con gran colorido = brightly coloured.
    * con gran densidad de población = densely populated.
    * con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.
    * con gran esplendor = grandly.
    * con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.
    * con gran motivación = highly-motivated.
    * con gran sentimiento = earnestly.
    * conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
    * contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.
    * con una gran cultura = well-read.
    * con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.
    * con una gran tradición = long-standing.
    * con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.
    * con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.
    * crear con gran destreza = craft.
    * dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.
    * de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.
    * de gran belleza = scenic.
    * de gran calibre = high-calibre.
    * de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.
    * de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.
    * de gran colorido = brightly coloured.
    * de gran corazón = big-hearted.
    * de gran efecto = wide-reaching.
    * de gran éxito comercial = high selling.
    * de gran formato = oversized.
    * de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].
    * de gran influencia = seminal.
    * de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.
    * de gran lujo = top-class.
    * de gran potencia = high-powered.
    * de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.
    * de gran talento = talented.
    * de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.
    * de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.
    * de gran venta = high selling.
    * demasiado grande = oversized.
    * describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.
    * desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.
    * ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.
    * el gran hermano = big brother.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.
    * en gran cantidad = prodigiously.
    * en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.
    * en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.
    * en gran formato = oversize, oversized.
    * en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.
    * en gran número = numerously.
    * en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.
    * en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.
    * en un gran apuro = in dire straits.
    * esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.
    * expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.
    * extra grande = extra-large.
    * gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.
    * gran altura = high altitude.
    * gran aumento = heavy increase.
    * gran bebedor = heavy drinker.
    * gran belleza = scenic beauty.
    * Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.
    * gran calidad = high standard.
    * gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.
    * gran categoría = high standard.
    * gran cosa = big deal.
    * gran danés = Great Dane.
    * Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.
    * grandes almacenes = department store.
    * grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.
    * grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.
    * grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.
    * grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.
    * grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.
    * grandes y pequeños = great and small.
    * grande y tenebroso = cavernous.
    * gran ducado = grand-duchy.
    * gran espectáculo = extravaganza.
    * gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.
    * gran grupo = constellation.
    * gran mentira = big fat lie.
    * gran nivel = high standard.
    * gran número de = great numbers of.
    * gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.
    * gran parte = much.
    * gran parte de = much of.
    * gran peso = heavy weight.
    * gran placer = great pleasure.
    * gran potencia = great power.
    * gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.
    * gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.
    * gran titular = headline banner.
    * hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.
    * hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.
    * hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.
    * hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.
    * IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).
    * influir en gran medida = become + a force.
    * jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.
    * jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.
    * la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.
    * la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.
    * levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.
    * lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.
    * más grande = greater.
    * muy grande = big time.
    * Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.
    * no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.
    * no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.
    * no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.
    * no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.
    * pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.
    * para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.
    * pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.
    * pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.
    * Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.
    * pensar a lo grande = think + big.
    * Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.
    * por un gran margen = by a huge margin.
    * producir con gran destreza = craft.
    * provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.
    * revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.
    * ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.
    * ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.
    * ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.
    * ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.
    * ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.
    * ser un gran avance = be half the battle.
    * ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.
    * taza grande = mug.
    * tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.
    * tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.
    * tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.
    * tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.
    * tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.
    * una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.
    * una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.
    * una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.
    * una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.
    * una gran extensión de = a sea of.
    * una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.
    * una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.
    * una gran pérdida = a great loss.
    * una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.
    * una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.
    * un gran espectro de = a wide band of.
    * un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.
    * un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].
    * un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.
    * venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.
    * WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

    * * *
    A
    1 (en dimensiones) large, big
    se mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger house
    sus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyes
    un tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guy
    una chica grandota, fortachona ( fam); a big, strong girl, a strapping lass ( BrE colloq)
    tiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/nose
    2 (en demasía) too big
    ¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?
    estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for me
    quedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sb
    B (alto) tall
    ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!
    C ( Geog):
    el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/Bilbao
    D
    1
    ( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their own
    ya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourself
    cuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancer
    mis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now
    2
    ( Arg) (maduro, mayor): es una mujer grande she isn't a young woman o she's a mature woman
    está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guy
    1 (notable, excelente) great
    un gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/wine
    la gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater
    los grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialists
    los grandes señores feudales the great feudal lords
    a lo grande in style
    3
    (en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friends
    grandes fumadores heavy smokers
    F ( fam)
    (increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!
    ¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)
    G
    1 (en intensidad, grado) great
    me causó una gran pena it caused me great sadness
    me has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happy
    comió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartily
    un día de gran calor a very hot day
    los grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47
    me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a fright
    para mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassment
    se produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosion
    es un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for me
    ha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful season
    no corre gran prisa it is not very urgent
    las paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint
    2
    (uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very true
    ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heard
    ¡qué gran novedad! ( iró); you don't say! o what a surprise! ( iro)
    H
    1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› big
    la gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the voters
    dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research
    esto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …
    2
    (elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speed
    volar a gran altura to fly at a great height
    un edificio de gran altura a very tall building
    un gran número de personas a large number of people
    objetos de gran valor objects of great value
    en grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)
    Compuestos:
    masculine wide-angle lens
    el gran capital big business
    masculine Great Dane
    la Gran Depresión the Great Depression
    ( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bang
    la Gran Guerra the Great War
    masculine Big Brother
    el gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching you
    masculine Grand Master
    masculine grand master
    masculine international grand master
    feminine grand opera
    masculine Grand Prix
    el gran público the general public
    el gran simpático the sympathetic nervous system
    feminine ( Esp) large supermarket, hypermarket ( BrE)
    mpl department store
    masculine, feminine
    A (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading player
    uno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industry
    B ( esp AmL)
    1
    (mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girls
    la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married
    2 (adulto) grown-up
    Compuesto:
    (Spanish) grandee o nobleman
    ( RPl)
    la grande the big prize, the jackpot
    sacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpot
    se sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband
    * * *

     

    grande adjetivo
    gran is used before singular nouns

    1
    a) ( en dimensiones) ‹casa/área/nariz big, large;


    unos grande almacenes a department store


    c) ( en número) ‹ familia large, big;

    clase big;
    la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
    2
    a) ( alto) tall;

    ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!

    b) ( en edad):


    ya son grandes they are all grown up now
    3 (Geog):

    4 ( delante del n)
    a) (notable, excelente) great;


    b) ( poderoso) big;


    a lo grande in style
    5
    a) (en intensidad, grado) ‹pena/honor/ventaja great;

    explosión powerful;
    ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;

    una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
    son grandes amigos they're great friends;
    eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
    ¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!
    b) ( elevado):

    a gran velocidad at high o great speed;

    volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
    un gran número de personas a large number of people;
    objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
    en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    a) ( mayor):


    b) ( adulto):


    grande adjetivo
    1 (tamaño) big, large
    grandes almacenes, department stores
    2 (cantidad) large
    3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
    ♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
    figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
    ' grande' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abarcar
    - alfombra
    - ampliar
    - ampliación
    - armatoste
    - así
    - bastante
    - bestial
    - bloque
    - buena
    - bueno
    - cabezón
    - cabezona
    - cabezudo
    - cajón
    - calabacín
    - campeonato
    - cantidad
    - canto
    - ciudad
    - colosal
    - consideración
    - fenomenal
    - formidable
    - gran
    - hermosa
    - hermoso
    - incalculable
    - ingeniosa
    - ingenioso
    - mía
    - mío
    - monstruosa
    - monstruoso
    - monumental
    - nuestra
    - nuestro
    - pila
    - puerta
    - quedar
    - señor
    - suficientemente
    - suma
    - sumo
    - terraza
    - tirada
    - tremenda
    - tremendo
    - venir
    - bailar
    English:
    abnormally
    - above
    - ample
    - army
    - awful
    - bag
    - baggy
    - bay
    - big
    - boat
    - border
    - box
    - breaker
    - brush
    - bulk
    - carve
    - cauldron
    - cushion
    - deposit
    - enough
    - extend
    - grand
    - great
    - grow
    - hers
    - in
    - integrate
    - large
    - lion
    - manufacturer
    - marrow
    - mighty
    - mine
    - outrank
    - overgrown
    - paving stone
    - place
    - roller
    - set on
    - set upon
    - slight
    - spanking
    - style
    - tablespoonful
    - tea urn
    - temptation
    - terrific
    - time
    - to
    - tub
    * * *
    grande gran is used instead of grande before singular nouns (e.g. gran hombre great man).
    adj
    1. [de tamaño] big, large;
    este traje me está o [m5] me queda grande this suit is too big for me;
    el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;
    Fig
    el cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;
    Fam
    pagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large note
    grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;
    la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;
    Gran Bretaña Great Britain;
    gran danés Great Dane;
    Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;
    gran ducado grand duchy;
    la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;
    la Gran Guerra the Great War;
    los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;
    gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;
    Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;
    la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);
    Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;
    gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;
    Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket
    2. [de altura] tall;
    ¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!
    3. [en importancia] great;
    una gran mujer a great woman;
    los grandes bancos the major banks;
    la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;
    el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts
    4. [en intensidad] great;
    es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;
    ¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!
    5. Fam [adulto]
    cuando sea grande quiere ser doctora she wants to be a doctor when she grows up;
    me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yet
    6. Méx, RP [de edad]
    cuando se casó ya era grande she was already quite old when she got married;
    siempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older people
    7. RP Fam [fantástico] fantastic, Br brilliant
    8. RP Irónico [genial] great;
    ayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!
    9. Comp
    Fam
    hacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;
    vivir a lo grande to live in style;
    pasarlo en grande to have a great time
    nm
    1. [noble] grandee
    Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility
    2. [persona, entidad importante]
    uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;
    los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;
    uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature
    3. Fam
    grandes [adultos] grown-ups
    nf
    RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;
    sacarse la grande [en lotería] to win first prize o the jackpot;
    se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;
    con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that
    interj
    RP Fam [fantástico] great!
    * * *
    I adj
    1 big, large;
    me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;
    el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him
    2
    :
    a lo grande in style;
    pasarlo en grande have a great time
    II m/f
    1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;
    grandes y pequeños young and old
    2 ( mayor) eldest
    * * *
    1) : large, big
    un libro grande: a big book
    2) alto: tall
    3) notable: great
    un gran autor: a great writer
    con gran placer: with great pleasure
    5) : old, grown-up
    hijos grandes: grown children
    * * *
    grande adj
    1. (tamaño) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]
    ¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?
    2. (número, cantidad) large
    3. (importante) great

    Spanish-English dictionary > grande

  • 8 incitar

    v.
    1 to incite (a la violencia).
    el hambre le incitó a robar hunger made him steal
    ¿qué le incitó a hacerlo? what made him do it?
    María incitó a la multitud Mary incited the multitude
    2 to abet, to instigate.
    María incitó al policía Mary abetted the cop.
    * * *
    1 to incite (a, to)
    * * *
    verb
    2) urge, encourage
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    * * *
    = arouse, fuel, prompt, spur, spur on, abet, exhort, instigate, tease, egg on, emplace, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], set off, goad, incite.
    Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
    Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
    Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
    Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
    Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
    Ex. As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.
    Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
    Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
    Ex. For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.
    Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
    Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
    Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
    Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
    Ex. Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.
    Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
    ----
    * incitar a = sting into.
    * incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.
    * incitar camorra = rustle up + trouble.
    * incitar controversia = arouse + controversy.
    * incitar el odio = incite + hatred.
    * incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.
    * incitar hostilidad = arouse + hostility.
    * incitar la curiosidad = provoke + curiosity, excite + curiosity.
    * incitar la violencia = incite + violence.
    * incitar polémica = rattle + Posesivo + cage.
    * incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.
    * preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.
    * que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    * * *
    = arouse, fuel, prompt, spur, spur on, abet, exhort, instigate, tease, egg on, emplace, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], set off, goad, incite.

    Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.

    Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
    Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
    Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
    Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
    Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.
    Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
    Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
    Ex: For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.
    Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
    Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
    Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
    Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
    Ex: Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.
    Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
    * incitar a = sting into.
    * incitar a Alguien a la acción = stir + Nombre + into action.
    * incitar camorra = rustle up + trouble.
    * incitar controversia = arouse + controversy.
    * incitar el odio = incite + hatred.
    * incitar escándalo = arouse + furor.
    * incitar hostilidad = arouse + hostility.
    * incitar la curiosidad = provoke + curiosity, excite + curiosity.
    * incitar la violencia = incite + violence.
    * incitar polémica = rattle + Posesivo + cage.
    * incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.
    * preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.
    * que incita a la reflexión = provocative of.

    * * *
    incitar [A1 ]
    vt
    incitar a algn A algo to incite sb TO sth
    incitaron al ejército a la rebelión they incited the army to rebellion o to rebel
    películas que incitan a la violencia films which encourage violence o which incite people to violence
    lo hizo incitado por sus compañeros his friends encouraged him to do it, his friends put him up to it ( colloq)
    incitar a algn CONTRA algn to incite sb AGAINST sb
    los incitaba contra sus superiores he was inciting them against their superiors
    * * *

    incitar ( conjugate incitar) verbo transitivo incitar a algn a algo to incite sb to sth;
    incitar a algn contra algn to incite sb against sb
    incitar verbo transitivo to incite, urge: sus discursos incitaron a la rebelión, his speeches incited them to rebellion
    ' incitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    azuzar
    - desafiar
    - invitar
    - picar
    - tentar
    - empujar
    - empujón
    English:
    egg on
    - incite
    - put up to
    - spur
    - sting
    - tempt
    - egg
    - stir
    - whip
    * * *
    to incite;
    un discurso que incita a la violencia a speech inciting people to violence;
    el hambre lo incitó a robar hunger made him steal;
    ¿qué le incitó a hacerlo? what made him do it?;
    incitar a alguien a la fuga/venganza to urge sb to flee/avenge himself
    * * *
    v/t incite
    * * *
    : to incite, to rouse

    Spanish-English dictionary > incitar

  • 9 बहु _bahu

    बहु a. (
    हु or
    ही f.; compar. भूयस्; super. भूयिष्ठ)
    1 Much, plentiful, abundant, great; तस्मिन् बहु एतदपि Ś.4. 'even this was much for him' (was too much to be expected of him); बहु प्रष्टव्यमत्र Mu.3; अल्पस्य हेतोर्बहु हातुमिच्छन् R.2.47.
    -2 Many, numerous; as in बह्वक्षर, बहुप्रकार.
    -2 Frequented, repeated.
    -4 Large, great.
    -5 Abounding or rich in (as first member of comp.); बहुकण्टको देशः &c. ind.
    1 Much, abundantly, very much, exceedingly, greatly, in a high degree.
    -2 Somewhat, nearly, almost; as in बहुतृण. (किं बहुन 'why say much', 'in short'; बहु मन् to think or esteem highly, rate high, prize, value; त्वत्संभावितमात्मानं बहु मन्यामहे वयम् Ku.6.2; ययातेरिव शर्मिष्ठा भर्तुर्बहुमता भव Ś.4.7;7. 1; R.12.89; येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम् Bg.2. 35; Bk.3.53;5.84;8.12.)
    -Comp. -अक्षर a. having many syllables, polysyllabic (as a word).
    -अच्, -अच्क a. having many vowels, polysyllabic.
    -अनर्थ a. fraught with many evils.
    -अप्, -अप a. watery.
    -अपत्य a.
    1 having a numerous progeny.
    -2 (in astrol.) promising a numerous progeny.
    (-त्यः) 1 a hog.
    -2 a mouse, rat. (
    -त्या) a cow that has often calved.
    -अपाय a. exposed to many risks; स्वगृहो- द्यानगते$पि स्निग्धैः पापं विशङ्क्यते मोहात् । किमु दुष्टबह्वपायप्रतिभय- कान्तारमध्यस्थे ॥ Pt.2.166.
    -अर्थ a.
    1 having many senses.
    -2 having many objects.
    -3 important.
    -आशिन् a. voracious, gluttonous, बह्वाशी स्वल्पसन्तुष्टः सुनिद्रो लघुचेतनः । प्रभुभक्तश्च शूरश्च ज्ञातव्याः षट् शुनो गुणाः ॥ Chāṇakya. -m. N. of a son of Dhṛitarāṣṭra.
    -उदकः a kind of mendicant who lives in a strange town and maintains himself with alms got by begging from door to door; cf. कुटीचक.
    -उपयुक्त a. made to serve a manifold purpose; बहूप- युक्ता च बुद्धिः Dk.2.4.
    -उपाय a. effective.
    -ऋच् a. having many verses. (-f.) a term applied to the Ṛigveda.
    -ऋच a. having many verses. (
    -चः) one conversant with the Ṛigveda. (
    -ची) The wife of one who studies the Ṛigveda. Hence ˚ब्राह्मणम् means the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa which belongs to the Ṛigveda; बह्वृचब्राह्मणे श्रूयते ŚB. on MS.6.3.1.
    -एनस् a. very sinful.
    -कर a.
    1 doing much, busy, industrious.
    -2 useful in many ways.
    (-रः) 1 a sweeper, cleaner.
    -2 a camel.
    -3 the sun; बहुकरकृतात् प्रातःसंमार्जनात् N.19.13. (
    -री) a broom.
    -कारम् abundance; बहुकारं च सस्यानाम् Mb.12.193.21.
    -कालम् ind. for a long time.
    -कालीन a. of a long standing, old, ancient.
    -कूर्चः a kind of cocoa-nut tree.
    -क्रमः a Krama of more than three words; cf. क्रम.
    -क्षम a. patient; अतो$त्र किंचिद्भवतीं बहुक्षमां द्विजाति- भावादुपपन्नचापलः Ku.5.4.
    (-मः) 1 a Buddha.
    -2 a Jaina deified saint.
    -क्षारम् Soap; Nigh. Ratn. (
    -रः) a kind of alkali.
    -क्षीरा a cow giving much milk.
    -गन्ध a. strong-scented. (
    -न्धम्) cinnamon.
    -गन्धदा musk.
    -गन्धा 1 the Yūthikā creeper.
    -2 a bud of the Champaka tree.
    -गुण a. having many threads or qualities.
    -गुरुः One who has read much but superficially; sciolist.
    -गोत्रज a. having many blood relations.
    -ग्रन्थिः Tamarix Indica (Mar. वेळु ?).
    -च्छल a. deceitful.
    -छिन्ना a species of Cocculus (Mar. गुळवेल).
    -जनः a great multitude of people. ˚हितम् the common weal.
    -जल्प a. garrulous, talkative, loquacious.
    -ज्ञ a. knowing much, well informed, possessed of great knowledge.
    -तन्त्रीक a. many-stringed (as a musical instrument).
    -तृणम् anything much like grass; (hence) what is unimportant or contemptible; निदर्शनम- साराणां लघुर्बहुतृणं नरः Śi.2.5; N.22.137.
    -2 abounding in grass.
    -त्वक्कः, -त्वच् m. a kind of birch tree.
    - a. liberal, generous.
    -दक्षिण a.
    1 attended with many gifts or donations.
    -2 liberal, munificent.
    -दर्शक, -दर्शिन् a. prudent, circumspect; कृत्येषु वाली मेधावी राजानो बहुदर्शिनः Rām.4.2.23.
    -दायिन् a. liberal, munificent, a liberal donor; Ch. Up.
    -दुग्ध a. yielding much milk. (
    -ग्धः) wheat. (
    -ग्धा) a cow yielding much milk.
    -दृश्वन् a. greatly experienced, a great observer.
    -दृष्ट a. very experienced.
    -दोष a.
    1 having many faults or defects, very wicked or sinful.
    -2 full of crimes of dangers; बहुदोषा हि शर्वरी Mk.1.58.
    -दोहना yielding much milk.
    -धन a. very rich, wealthy.
    -धारम् 1 the thunderbolt of Indra.
    -2 a diamond.
    -धेनुकम् a great number of milch-cows.
    -नाडिकः the body.
    -नाडीकः 1 day.
    -2 pillar; L. D. B.
    -नादः a conch-shell.
    -पत्नीकता polygamy.
    -पत्रः an onion. (
    -त्रम्) talc. (
    -त्री) the holy basil.
    -पद्, -पाद्, -पाद m. the fig-tree.
    -पुष्पः 1 the coral tree.
    -2 the Nimba tree.
    -पर्वन् m. (see -ग्रन्थिः).
    -प्रकार a. of many kinds, various, manifold. (
    -रम्) ind. in many ways, manifoldly.
    -प्रकृति a. consisting of many pri- mary parts or verbal elements (as a compound).
    -प्रज a. having many children, prolific.
    (-जः) 1 a hog.
    -2 the munja grass.
    -प्रज्ञ a. very wise.
    -प्रतिज्ञ a.
    1 comprising many statements or assertions, compli- cated.
    -2 (in law) involving many counts, as a plaint; बहुप्रतिज्ञं यत् कार्यं व्यवहारेषु निश्चितम् । कामं तदपि गृह्णीयाद् राजा तत्त्वबुभुत्सया Mitā.
    -प्रत्यर्थिक a. having many opponents.
    -प्रत्यवाय a. connected with many difficul- ties.
    -प्रद a. exceedingly liberal, a munificent donor.
    -प्रपञ्च a. very diffuse or prolix.
    -प्रसूः the mother of many children.
    -प्रेयसी a. having many loved ones.
    -फल a. rich in fruits. (
    -लः) the Kadamba tree. (
    -ली) the opposite-leaved fig-tree.
    -बलः a lion.
    -बीजम् the fruit of Anona Reticulata (Mar. सीताफल). (
    -जा) a kind of Musa (Mar. रानकेळ).
    -बोलक a. a great talker; Buddh.
    -भाग्य a. very lucky or fortunate.
    -भाषिन् a. garrulous, talkative.
    -भाष्यम् talkativeness, garrulity; उत्थानेन जयेत्तन्द्री वितर्कं निश्चयाज्जयेत् । मौनेन बहुभाष्यं च शौर्येण च भयं त्यजेत् ॥ Mb.12.274.11.
    -भुजा an epithet of Durgā.
    -भूमिक a. having many floors or stories.
    -भोग्या a prostitute.
    -भोजिन् a. voracious.
    -मञ्जरी the holy basil.
    -मत a.
    1 highly esteemed or prized, valued, respected; येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम् Bg.2.35.
    -2 having many different opinions.
    -मतिः f. great value or estimation; कान्तानां बहुमतिमाययुः पयोदाः Ki.7. 15.
    -मध्यग a. belonging to many; न निर्हारं स्त्रियः कुर्युः कुटुम्बाद्बहुमध्यगात् Ms.9.199.
    -मलम् lead.
    -मानः great respect or regard, high esteem; पुरुषबहुमानो विगलितः Bh.3.9; वर्तमानकवेः कालिदासस्य क्रियायां कथं परिषदो बहुमानः M.1; V.1.2; Ku.5.31. (
    -नम्) a gift given by a superior to an inferior.
    -मान्य a. respectable, esteem- able; Kull. on Ms.2.117.
    -माय a. artful, deceitful. treacherous; परदेशभयाद्भीता बहुमाया नपुंसकाः । स्वदेशे निधनं यान्ति Pt.1.321.
    -मार्गः a place where many roads meet.
    -मार्गगा 1 N. of the river Ganges; तद्युक्तं बहुमार्गगां मम पुरो निर्लज्ज वोढुस्तव Ratn.1.3.
    -2 a wanton or un- chaste woman.
    -मार्गी a place where several roads meet.
    -मुख a.
    1 much, excessive; अस्या भर्तुर्बहुमुखमनुरागम् Ś.6.
    -2 Speaking variously.
    -मूत्र a. suffering from diabetes.
    -मूर्ति a. multiform, variously shaped. (
    -र्तिः f.) the wild cotton-shrub.
    -मूर्धन् m. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -मूला Asparagus Racemosus (शतावरी).
    -मूल्य a. costly, high-priced. (
    -ल्यम्) a large sum of money, heavy or costly price.
    -मृग a. abounding in deer.
    -रजस् a. very dusty.
    -रत्न a. rich in jewels.
    -रस a. juicy, succulent. (
    -सः) sugar-cane.
    -राशि a. (in arith.) consisting of many terms. (
    -शिः) m. a series of many terms.
    -रूप a.
    1 many-formed, multiform, manifold.
    -2 variegated, spotted, chequered; वैश्वदेवं बहुरूपं हि राजन् Mb.14.1.3.
    (-पः) 1 a lizard, chameleon.
    -2 hair.
    -3 the sun.
    -4 N. of Śiva.
    -5 of Viṣṇu.
    -6 of Brahmā.
    -7 of the god of love.
    -रूपक a. multiform, manifold.
    -रेतस् m. an epithet of Brahmā.
    -रोमन् a. hairy. shaggy. (-m.) a sheep.
    -लवणम् a soil impregnated with salt.
    -वचनम् the plural number (in gram.); द्व्यैकयोर्द्विवचनैकवचने, बहुषु बहुवचनम्.
    -वर्ण a. many-coloured.
    -वादिन् a. garrulous.
    -वारम् ind. many times, often.
    -वारः, -वारकः Cordia Myxa (Mar. भोकर).
    -वार्षिक a. lasting for many years.
    -विक्रम a. very powerful, heroic, a great warrior.
    -विघ्न a. presenting many difficulties, attended with many dangers.
    -विध a. of many kinds, manifold, diverse.
    -वी(बी)जम् the custard apple.
    -वीर्य a. very powerful or efficacious. (
    -र्यः) N. of various plants (such as Terminalia Bel- lerica, Mar. बेहडा).
    -व्ययिन् a. lavish, prodigal, spendthrift.
    -व्यापिन् a. far-spreading, wide.
    -व्रीहि a. possessing much rice; तत्पुरुष कर्मधारय येनाहं स्यां बहुव्रीहिः Udb. (where it is also the name of the compound). (
    -हिः) one of the four principal kinds of compounds in Sanskrit. In it, two or more nouns in apposition to each other are compouded, the attributive member (whether a noun or an adjective) being placed first, and made to qualify another substantive, and neither of the two members separately, but the sense of the whole compound, qualifies that substantive; cf. अन्य- पदार्थप्रधानो बहुव्रीहिः. This compound is adjectival in character, but there are several instances of Bahuvrīhi compounds which have come to be regarded and used as nouns (their application being restricted by usage to particular individuals); i. e. चक्रपाणि, शशिशेखर, पीताम्बर, चतुर्मुख, त्रिनेत्र, कुसुमशर &c.
    -शत्रुः a sparrow.
    -शल्यः a species of Khadira.
    -शस्त a. very good, right or happy.
    -शाख a. having many branches or ramifica- tions.
    -शिख a. having many points.
    -शृङ्गः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -श्रुत a.
    1 well-informed, very learned तस्मिन् पुरवरे हृष्टा धर्मात्मानो बहुश्रुताः Rām. H.1.1; Pt.2. 1; R.15.36.
    -2 well-versed in the Vedas; गुरुं वा बाल- वृद्धौ वा ब्राह्मणं वा बहुश्रुतम् । आततायिनमायान्तं हन्यादेवाविचारयन् ॥ Ms.8.35. (
    -तिः) the occurrence of the plural in a text.
    -संख्याक a. numerous.
    -सत्त्व a. abounding in animals.
    -संतति a. having a numerous progeny. (
    -तिः) a kind of bamboo.
    -सार a. possessed of great pith or essence, substantial. (
    -रः) the Khadira tree.
    -साहस्र a. amounting to many thousands.
    -सूः 1 a mother of many children.
    -2 a cow.
    -सूतिः f.
    1 a mother of many children.
    -2 a cow that often calves.
    -स्वन a. vociferous. (
    -नः) an owl.
    -स्वामिक a. owned by many.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > बहु _bahu

  • 10 Ч-178

    ЧТО ДО... (TO (ТАК)...) subord Conj) as concerns ( s.o. or sth.): что до X-a (, то...) — as (so) far as X is concerned as for (to) X when it comes to X for person X's part.
    «Что же до меня, то я давно уже положил не думать о том: человек ли создал бога или бог человека?» (Достоевский 1). "As for me, I long ago decided not to think about whether man created God or God created man" (1a).
    Что до того, как вести себя... поддержать этикет, множество приличий самых тонких, а особенно наблюсти моду в самых последних мелочах, то в этом они (дамы города N) опередили даже дам петербургских и московских (Гоголь 3). As to the ways in which they (the ladies of the town of N—) conducted themselves...observed the etiquette with its multitude of the subtlest proprieties, and responded to the minutest dictates of fashion-in these things they surpassed even the ladies of Petersburg and Moscow (3c).
    Впрочем, что до меня, — сказал он, — мне, признаюсь, более всех нравится полицеймейстер» (Гоголь 3). "For my part," he said, "I must confess that I liked the chief of police best of all" (3a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ч-178

  • 11 что до...

    ЧТО ДО... (TO (ТАК)...)
    [subord conj]
    =====
    as concerns (s.o. or sth.):
    - что до X-a (, то...) as (so) far as X is concerned;
    - for person X's part.
         ♦ "Что же до меня, то я давно уже положил не думать о том: человек ли создал бога или бог человека?" (Достоевский 1). "As for me, I long ago decided not to think about whether man created God or God created man" (1a).
         ♦ Что до того, как вести себя... поддержать этикет, множество приличий самых тонких, а особенно наблюсти моду в самых последних мелочах, то в этом они [дамы города N.] опередили даже дам петербургских и московских (Гоголь 3). As to the ways in which they [the ladies of the town of N - ] conducted themselves...observed the etiquette with its multitude of the subtlest proprieties, and responded to the minutest dictates of fashion-in these things they surpassed even the ladies of Petersburg and Moscow (3c).
         ♦ "Впрочем, что до меня, - сказал он, - мне, признаюсь, более всех нравится полицеймейстер" (Гоголь 3). "For my part," he said, "I must confess that I liked the chief of police best of all" (3a).

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    ЧТО ДО... (TO (ТАК)...)
    [subord conj]
    =====
    as concerns (s.o. or sth.):
    - что до X-a (, то...) as (so) far as X is concerned;
    - for person X's part.
         ♦ "Что же до меня, то я давно уже положил не думать о том: человек ли создал бога или бог человека?" (Достоевский 1). "As for me, I long ago decided not to think about whether man created God or God created man" (1a).
         ♦ Что до того, как вести себя... поддержать этикет, множество приличий самых тонких, а особенно наблюсти моду в самых последних мелочах, то в этом они [дамы города N.] опередили даже дам петербургских и московских (Гоголь 3). As to the ways in which they [the ladies of the town of N - ] conducted themselves...observed the etiquette with its multitude of the subtlest proprieties, and responded to the minutest dictates of fashion-in these things they surpassed even the ladies of Petersburg and Moscow (3c).
         ♦ "Впрочем, что до меня, - сказал он, - мне, признаюсь, более всех нравится полицеймейстер" (Гоголь 3). "For my part," he said, "I must confess that I liked the chief of police best of all" (3a).

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    ЧТО ДО... (TO (ТАК)...)
    [subord conj]
    =====
    as concerns (s.o. or sth.):
    - что до X-a (, то...) as (so) far as X is concerned;
    - for person X's part.
         ♦ "Что же до меня, то я давно уже положил не думать о том: человек ли создал бога или бог человека?" (Достоевский 1). "As for me, I long ago decided not to think about whether man created God or God created man" (1a).
         ♦ Что до того, как вести себя... поддержать этикет, множество приличий самых тонких, а особенно наблюсти моду в самых последних мелочах, то в этом они [дамы города N.] опередили даже дам петербургских и московских (Гоголь 3). As to the ways in which they [the ladies of the town of N - ] conducted themselves...observed the etiquette with its multitude of the subtlest proprieties, and responded to the minutest dictates of fashion-in these things they surpassed even the ladies of Petersburg and Moscow (3c).
         ♦ "Впрочем, что до меня, - сказал он, - мне, признаюсь, более всех нравится полицеймейстер" (Гоголь 3). "For my part," he said, "I must confess that I liked the chief of police best of all" (3a).

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  • 14 что до... то так...

    ЧТО ДО... (TO (ТАК)...)
    [subord conj]
    =====
    as concerns (s.o. or sth.):
    - что до X-a (, то...) as (so) far as X is concerned;
    - for person X's part.
         ♦ "Что же до меня, то я давно уже положил не думать о том: человек ли создал бога или бог человека?" (Достоевский 1). "As for me, I long ago decided not to think about whether man created God or God created man" (1a).
         ♦ Что до того, как вести себя... поддержать этикет, множество приличий самых тонких, а особенно наблюсти моду в самых последних мелочах, то в этом они [дамы города N.] опередили даже дам петербургских и московских (Гоголь 3). As to the ways in which they [the ladies of the town of N - ] conducted themselves...observed the etiquette with its multitude of the subtlest proprieties, and responded to the minutest dictates of fashion-in these things they surpassed even the ladies of Petersburg and Moscow (3c).
         ♦ "Впрочем, что до меня, - сказал он, - мне, признаюсь, более всех нравится полицеймейстер" (Гоголь 3). "For my part," he said, "I must confess that I liked the chief of police best of all" (3a).

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    ЧТО ДО... (TO (ТАК)...)
    [subord conj]
    =====
    as concerns (s.o. or sth.):
    - что до X-a (, то...) as (so) far as X is concerned;
    - for person X's part.
         ♦ "Что же до меня, то я давно уже положил не думать о том: человек ли создал бога или бог человека?" (Достоевский 1). "As for me, I long ago decided not to think about whether man created God or God created man" (1a).
         ♦ Что до того, как вести себя... поддержать этикет, множество приличий самых тонких, а особенно наблюсти моду в самых последних мелочах, то в этом они [дамы города N.] опередили даже дам петербургских и московских (Гоголь 3). As to the ways in which they [the ladies of the town of N - ] conducted themselves...observed the etiquette with its multitude of the subtlest proprieties, and responded to the minutest dictates of fashion-in these things they surpassed even the ladies of Petersburg and Moscow (3c).
         ♦ "Впрочем, что до меня, - сказал он, - мне, признаюсь, более всех нравится полицеймейстер" (Гоголь 3). "For my part," he said, "I must confess that I liked the chief of police best of all" (3a).

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  • 16 पिण्ड _piṇḍa

    पिण्ड a. (
    -ण्डी f.) [पिण्ड्-अच्]
    1 Solid (घन).
    -2 Compact, dense, close.
    -ण्डः, -ण्डम् 1 A round mass, ball, globe; as in अयःपिण्डः, नेत्रपिण्डः &c.
    -2 A lump, clod (of earth &c.).
    -3 A round lump of food, morsel, mouthful; स न्यस्तशस्त्रो हरये स्वदेहमुपानयत् पिण्डमिवामिषस्य R. 2.59.
    -4 A ball or lump of rice offered to the Manes at obsequial ceremonies or Śrāddhas; नूनं मत्तः परं वंश्याः पिण्डविच्छेददर्शिनः । न प्रकामभुजः श्राद्धे स्वधासंग्रहतत्पराः । R.1.66; 8.26; Ms.3.216;9.132,136,14; Y.1.159.
    -5 Food in general; सफलीकृतभर्तृपिण्डः M.5. 'who was true to his master's salt'.
    -6 Livelihood, sustenance, subsistence; पिण्डार्थमायस्यतः Mu.3.14.
    -7 Alms; पिण्डपातवेला Māl.2.
    -8 Flesh, meat.
    -9 The fœtus or embryo in an early stage of gestation.
    -1 The body, corporeal frame; एकान्तविध्वंसिषु मद्विधानां पिण्डेष्वनास्था खलु भौतिकेषु R.2.57.
    -11 A heap, collection, multitude.
    -12 The calf of the leg; Māl.5.16.
    -13 A round button.
    -14 Any- thing round, thick, gross or solid.
    -15 An object in general.
    -16 A particular part of a house.
    -17 (In astr.) A sine expressed in numbers.
    -18 The twenty-fourth part of the quadrant of a circle.
    -19 The frontal sinus of an elephant or its projection.
    -2 A portico or shed in front of the door.
    -21 Incense, frank-incense.
    -22 (In arith.) Sum, total, amount.
    -23 (In geom.) Thickness.
    -24 The flower of a China rose.
    -ण्डम् 1 Power, strength, might.
    -2 Iron.
    -3 Fresh butter.
    -4 An army.
    -5 Water; L. D. B.
    -Comp -अक्षर a. containing a conjunct consonant.
    -अन्वाहार्य a. to be eaten after the funeral rice-ball has been offered to the manes; पिण्डान्वाहार्यकं श्राद्धं कुर्यान्मासानुमासिकम् Ms.3.122.
    -अन्वाहार्यकम् a meal in honour of the manes.
    -अभ्रम् hail.
    -अयसम् steel.
    -अलक्तकः a red dye.
    -अशनः, -आशः, -आशकः, -आशिन् m. a beggar.
    -उदकक्रिया an oblation of obsequial rice-balls and water to the deceased.
    -उद्धरणम् participating in funeral offerings.
    -गोसः gum myrrh.
    -तैलम्, -तैलकः incense.
    - a.
    1 one who gives food, one who supplies with bread or with any other means of subsistence; श्वा पिण्डदस्य कुरुते गजपुङ्गवस्तु धीरं विलोकयति चाटुशतैश्च भुङ्क्ते Bh.2.31.
    -3 one who is qualified to give the funeral rice-balls to deceased ancestors; Y.2.132.
    (-दः) 1 the nearest male relation who offers the funeral rice-ball.
    -2 a master, patron.
    -दा a mother
    -दानम् 1 presentation of the obsequial rice-balls.
    -2 the funeral oblation made to deceased ancestors on the day of new-moon.
    -निर्वपणम् presenting obsequial rice- balls to the manes; अनयैवावृता कार्यं पिण्डनिर्वपणं सुतैः Ms.3. 248,261.
    -निवृत्तिः cessation of relationship (by श्राद्ध oblation).
    -पदम् a particular अङ्कभेद in Astronomy; Śabda Chi.
    -पातः giving alms; Māl.1.
    -पातिकः one who lives on alms.
    -पादः, -पाद्यः an elephant.
    -पितृयज्ञः the oblation to deceased ancestors on the evening of new moon.
    -पुष्पः 1 the Aśoka tree.
    -2 the China rose.
    -3 the pomegranate.
    (-पुष्पम्) 1 the blossom of the Asoka tree.
    -2 the flower of Chinarose.
    -3 a lotus.
    -भाज् a. receiving or entitled to a share in the funeral rice-ball. -m. (pl.) the deceased ancestors or manes; अहो दुष्यन्तस्य संशयमारूढाः पिण्डभाजः Ś.6.
    -भृतिः f. liveli- hood, means of subsistence.
    -मूलम्, -मूलकम् a carrot.
    -यज्ञः the presentation of the obsequial rice-balls to the deceased ancestors; पिण्डयज्ञावृता देयं प्रेतायान्नं दिनत्रयम् Y.3.16.
    -लेपः fragments of the obsequial rice-balls which cling to the hand; (these are presented to the three ancestors immediately preceding the great-grand father).
    -लोपः 1 interruption in offering the funeral rice-balls (as the failure of issue).
    -2 neglect in offering the funeral rice-balls (to the deceased ancestors).
    -विषमः one of the ways of embezzlement namely inconsistency in dealing with fixed items; Kau. A.2. 8.26.
    -शर्करा sugar prepared from Yavanāla.
    -संबन्धः relationship between a living person and one deceased such as is sufficiently near to qualify the former to offer the obsequial rice-ball to the latter.
    -स्वेदः a hot poultice.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > पिण्ड _piṇḍa

  • 17 dimitto

    dī-mitto, mīsi, missum, 3, v. a.
    I.
    With particular reference to the prep., to send different ways, to send apart, i. e.,
    A.
    [p. 582] To send out or forth in different directions, to send about (class.).
    (α).
    With acc.:

    Naevius pueros circum amicos dimittit,

    Cic. Quint. 6, 2:

    consules designatos circum provincias,

    Suet. Aug. 64:

    litteras circum municipia,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 22, 1; cf.:

    litteras circa praefectos,

    Liv. 42, 51:

    litteras per omnes provincias,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 79, 4;

    with which cf.: nuntios per agros,

    id. B. G. 6, 31, 2:

    librum per totam Italiam,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 7, 2:

    edicta per provincias,

    Suet. Galb. 10:

    certos per litora,

    Verg. A. 1, 577 et saep.:

    nuntios tota civitate Aeduorum,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 38, 9:

    nuntios in omnes partes,

    id. ib. 4, 19, 2; 4, 34, 5; cf. ib. 5, 49, 8; and poet.:

    aciem (i. e. oculos) in omnes partes,

    Ov. M. 3, 381:

    praefectos in finitimas civitates,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 7, 3; cf.:

    Manlium Faesulas,

    Sall. C. 27 et saep.:

    nuntios ad Centrones, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 39, 1; so with ad, id. ib. 6, 34, 8; id. B. C. 1, 52 fin. al.:

    legatos quoquoversus,

    id. B. G. 3, 23, 2; 7, 4, 5; id. B. C. 1, 36, 2:

    dimissos equites pabulandi causa,

    id. ib. 1, 80, 3; cf.

    equitatum,

    id. B. G. 7, 71, 5:

    omnem ab se equitatum,

    id. ib. § 1.— Trop.:

    animum ignotas in artes,

    Ov. M. 8, 188, directs, applies (al. demittit).—
    (β).
    Without object acc.:

    dimisit circum omnes propinquas regiones,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 112, 6:

    per provincias,

    Liv. 29, 37: ad amicos, Cic. Tull. Fragm. § 22; cf.:

    in omnes partis,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 43, 1.—
    B.
    To separate a multitude, to break up, dissolve; and subjectively, to dismiss (from one's self), to discharge, disband:

    senatu dimisso,

    Cic. Lael. 3, 12:

    senatum,

    id. Verr. 2, 4, 65:

    concilium,

    id. Leg. 2, 12, 31; id. Vatin. 2, 5; Caes. B. G. 1, 18; 1, 31; id. B. C. 1, 32, 4 et saep.; cf.

    conventum,

    Sall. C. 21 fin.: exercitum (a standing military t. t.; cf. Vell. 2, 52, 4), Caes. B. C. 1, 2, 6; 1, 9, 5 et saep.:

    plures manus (with diducere, and opp. continere manipulos ad signa),

    Caes. B. G. 6, 34, 5:

    delectum,

    Plaut. Rud. 4, 8, 15:

    convivium,

    to break up, Liv. 36, 29; Tac. A. 15, 30 et saep.
    II.
    With particular reference to the verb, to send away either an individual or a body; to let go, discharge, dismiss, release.
    A.
    Lit.:

    aliquem ab se et amandare in ultimas terras,

    Cic. Sull. 20, 57; so,

    aliquem ab se,

    id. Fam. 13, 63; Nep. Att. 4, 2:

    discedentem aliquem non sine magno dolore,

    id. ib. 12, 18 fin.:

    aliquos aequos placatosque,

    id. Or. 10, 34; so,

    aliquem incolumem,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 18, 4; 1, 23, 3:

    ex custodia,

    Liv. 23, 2, 14:

    e carcere,

    Just. 21, 1, 5:

    impunitum,

    Sall. C. 51, 5:

    saucium ac fugatum,

    Nep. Hann. 4:

    neminem nisi victum,

    id. ib. 3 et saep.; cf.:

    aliquem ludos pessumos, i. e. pessime ludificatum,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 12:

    uxorem,

    i. e. to put her away, repudiate her, Suet. Aug. 63 al.:

    Cossutia dimissa, quae desponsata fuerat, etc.,

    id. Caes. 1:

    sponsam intactam,

    id. Aug. 62: cf.

    also: aliquam e matrimonio,

    Suet. Tib. 49; v. also under no. B.:

    creditorem,

    i. e. to pay him, Dig. 31, '72:

    debitorem,

    i. e. to forgive him the debt, ib. 50, 9, 4:

    equos, in order to fight on foot,

    Tac. Agr. 37 fin.; Verg. A. 10, 366;

    but also in order to flee,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 69 fin.:

    hostem ex manibus,

    id. ib. 1, 64, 2; 3, 49, 2; cf.

    also: Demosthenem (i. e. his orations) e manibus,

    to put out of one's hands, to lay down, Cic. Or. 30; cf.:

    istos sine ulla contumelia dimittamus,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 64:

    milites, in oppidum,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 21, 2:

    a turpissima suspicione,

    to free, relieve, Petr. 13, 4.— Absol.:

    dimittam, ut te velle video,

    Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 106; Cic. de Or. 1, 28; Quint. 11, 3, 86 al. —
    2.
    Transf., of inanimate objects:

    eum locum, quem ceperant,

    to abandon, desert, Caes. B. C. 1, 44, 4:

    Italiam,

    id. ib. 1, 25, 4:

    ripas,

    id. B. G. 5, 18 fin.:

    complura oppida,

    Hirt. B. G. 8, 5:

    provinciam,

    Liv. 40, 43:

    captam Trojam,

    Ov. M. 13, 226 et saep.:

    fortunas morte,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 12; cf.

    patrimonium,

    id. Caecin. 26 fin.:

    speratam praedam ex manibus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 8, 1:

    signa ex metu,

    id. B. C. 3, 69 fin.; cf.

    arma,

    Sen. Ep. 66 fin.; Luc. 3, 367 et saep.— Esp.: dimissis manibus, with hands relaxed, i. e. in all haste:

    ibi odos dimissis manibus in caelum volat,

    Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 52; cf.:

    dimissis pedibus,

    id. ib. v. 54:

    dimissis manibus fugere domum,

    id. Ep. 3, 1, 16.—
    B.
    Trop., to renounce, give up, abandon, forego, forsake:

    ista philosophia, quae nunc prope dimissa revocatur,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 4, 11:

    rem saepius frustra tentatam,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 26 fin.:

    exploratam victoriam,

    id. B. G. 7, 52, 2:

    oppugnationem,

    id. ib. 7, 17, 4; id. B. C. 3, 73, 1:

    occasionem rei bene gerendae,

    id. B. G. 5, 57, 1; cf. id. B. C. 1, 72, 4; 3, 25, 4:

    rei gerendae facultatem,

    id. ib. 1, 28, 2;

    3, 97, 1: omnem rei frumentariae spem,

    id. ib. 1, 73, 1:

    condiciones pacis,

    id. ib. 1, 26, 2:

    principatum,

    id. B. G. 6, 12, 6:

    tempus,

    id. ib. 2, 21 fin.; Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 89:

    suum jus (opp. retinere),

    id. Balb. 13, 31:

    vim suam,

    id. Fam. 9, 12: libertatem; id. Planc. 34 fin.:

    amicitias,

    id. Lael. 21:

    commemorationem nominis nostri,

    id. Arch. 11 fin.:

    quaestionem,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 30:

    curam,

    id. Att. 14, 11; Tac. Or. 3:

    praeterita, instantia, futura pari oblivione,

    id. H. 3, 36:

    matrimonia,

    Suet. Calig. 25:

    fugam,

    Verg. A. 11, 706:

    coeptum iter,

    Ov. M. 2, 598:

    cursus,

    id. ib. 11, 446 et saep.:

    tantam fortunam ex manibus,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 37 fin.:

    studium et iracundiam suam rei publicae dimittere, i. q. condonare,

    to sacrifice to the good of the state, id. B. C. 3, 69, 3; cf.:

    tributa alicui,

    i. e. to remit, Tac. H. 3, 55:

    laudibus nomen alicujus in longum aevum,

    to transmit, Luc. 1, 448:

    dimissum quod nescitur, non amittitur,

    is foregone, not lost, Pub. Syr. 138 (Rib.).

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > dimitto

  • 18 ῥέω

    Grammatical information: v.
    Meaning: `to flow, to stream', also metaph., `to stream off, to fall off' (of hair, ripe fruits etc.), (Il.).
    Other forms: Aor. ῥυῆναι (γ 455), Dor. ἐρρύᾱ, fut. ῥυῆσομαι, perf. ἐρρύηκα (Att.); fut. ῥεύσομαι (Thgn., com., Hp.), ῥευσοῦμαι (Arist.), ῥεύσω (AP), aor. ῥεῦσαι (Ar. in anap., Hp., hell.).
    Compounds: Very often w. prefix, e.g. ἀπο-, δια-, ἐκ-, κατα-, περι-, ὑπο-.
    Derivatives: Many derivv., also from the prefixcompp. (here only indicated): A. with full grade. 1. ῥέεθρον (ep. Ion. Il.), ῥεῖθρον (Att.) n. `stream, river, water'; 2. ` Ρεῖτος m. name of a stream or brook, (Eleusis Va, Th., Paus.; Krahe Beitr. z. Namenforsch. 5, 89); 3. ῥεῦμα n. `current, stream' (IA.; cf. Porzig Satzinhalte 267f.), `stream, rheumatism' (medic.), with - μάτιον, - ματώδης, - ματικός, - ματίζομαι, - ματισμός; 4. ῥέος n. `stream' (A; cf. on ἐυ-ρρεής below); 5. ῥεῦσις f. (hell. for ῥύσις); 6. ῥευστός `streaming, fluid' (Emp., Arist. a.o.), - στικός (Plu.), - σταλέος (Orac. ap. Eus.); 7. - ρρεί-της (from - ρρεϜέ-της) in compounds, e.g. ἐϋ-ρρείτης `streaming beautifully' (Hom. a.o.), ἀκαλα-ρρείτης (s. v.); 8. - ρρεής only in gen. ἐϋ-ρρεῖος = ἐϋ-ρρεϜέος (Il.) from ἐϋ-ρρεής `id.'; rather to ῥέω than to ῥέος (Schwyzer 513). -- B. With ο-ablaut: 1. ῥόος ( κατά- etc.), Att. ῥοῦς, Cypr. ῥόϜος m. `stream, flow'; 2. ῥοή ( ἐκ- etc.), Dor. -ά, Corc. ρhοϜαῖσι f. `flowing, stream, outflow' (Il.); from 1. or 2. ῥοΐσκος m. `brooklet' (Halaesa), ῥοώδης ( ῥοι- Gal.) `flowing, suffering of flux, having strong currents, watery, falling off' (Hp., Th., Arist. etc.), ῥοϊκός `fluid' (Hp., Dsc.), ῥοΐζω `to drench', of horses (Hippiatr.) with ῥοϊσμός H.; 3. ῥοῖαι f. pl. `floods' (Hp.); 4. - ρροια f. in prefixcompp., e.g. διάρροια (: δια-ρρέω) `flowing through, diarrhoea' (IA.; on the formation Schwyzer 469). -- C. With zero grade: 1. ῥυτός `streaming, pouring out, flowing strongly' (trag. a.o.; ἀμφί-, περί- ῥέω Od. a.o.); ῥυτόν n. `drinking horn' (Att., hell.); 2. ῥύσις ( ἔκ- a.o.) f. `flowing, flow' (IA.); 3. ῥύμα = ῥεῦμα (late) s.v.; 4. ῥύᾱξ, -ᾱκος m. `strong current, rushing stream, stream of lava' (Th., Pl., Arist. a.o.), prob. Sicil. (Björck Alpha impurum 61 a. 285); cf. ῥύαγξ (cod. ῥοί-) φάραγξ H. [note that of the last two the suffixes are Pre-Greek]; 5. ῥυά̄χετος m. `multitude of people' (Lac.; Ar. Lys. 170), expressive enlargment of ῥύαξ after ὀχετός, συρφετός?; 6. ῥυάς f. (m., n.) `fluid, falling off' (Arist., Thphr. a.o.), also adjunct of ἰχθῦς or des. of certain fishes, that live in warms and follow the currents (Arist. a.o.; Strömberg Fischn. 50f., Thompson Fishes s.v.), `flow' with ῥυαδικός, `suffering flux etc.' (medic.); 7. ῥυδόν (ο 426), ῥύδην (Crates a.o.) `flooding, abounding'. -- On ῥυθμός s. v.; on ῥύτρος, ῥόα ( ῥοιά), ῥοῦς as plantnames s. ῥόα.
    Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1003] *sreu̯- `flow, stream'
    Etymology: The the themat. root-present ῥέω (\< *ῥέϜω; cf. ῥόϜος a.o. above) agrees Skt. srávati `flow', IE *sréu̯-eti. Also to other forms there are exact agreements outcide Greek, of which the age is however uncertain because of the strong productivity of the relevent form-categories: ρόος = Skt. srava- m. `the flowing'; cf. OCS o-strovъ, Russ. óstrov `island' (prop. "surrounded by stream(s)"); ῥοή = Lith. sravà f. `flowing, flow of blood, menstruation'; cf. Skt. giri-sravā f. `mountainstream', ῥύσις = Skt. srutí- f. `way, stret' (but e.g. vi-sruti- `flowing out'; cf. Liebert Nom. suffix -ti- 39); ambiguous Arm. aṙu `canal'; ῥυτός = Skt. srutá- `flowing'; cf. Lith. srùtos pl. (dial. -tà sg.) f. `liquid manure, (animal)urine'; (ϋ) - ρρεής: Skt. ( madhu) - sravas- m. "dripping of honey", plantname (lex.). Over aginst the neuter ῥεῦμα (IE *sreu̯-mn̥) stands in Balto-Slav. a corresponding masc., e.g. Lith. sraumuõ, gen. -meñs `rapid' (IE *srou̯-mon-); similar Thrac. rivername Στρυμών. An m-suffix also in Germ., e.g. OWNo. straumr ' stream' (IE *srou̯-mo-), in Celt., e.g. OIr. sruaim `stream' and in Alb. rrymë `stream' (Mann Lang. 28, 37). -- Genetic connection has also been supposed between Dor. aor. ἐ-ρρύᾱ and Lith. pret. pa-srùvo `flowed' (\< *-āt; Schwyzer 743 w. n. 11 a. lit.), also between Ion.-Att. ἐρρύη and Lith. inf. sravė́ti. Formally identical are also the futures ῥεύσομαι (- σω) and Skt. sroṣyati. Further the Greek and Sanskrit as well as the Balt. verbal systems go different ways. -- Further forms w. lit. in WP. 2, 702 f., Pok. 1003; Fraenkel s. sravė́ti, Vasmer s. strúmenъ; older lit. also in Bq. -- Vgl. ῥώομαι.
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    Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ῥέω

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