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in proportion to his ability

  • 1 facultas

    făcultas, ātis ( gen. plur.:

    facultatum,

    Cic. Off. 1, 9, 29 al.:

    facultatium,

    Dig. 32, 1, 78, § 1; Col. 1, 4, 8), f. [facul, facilis; cf.: difficultas, simultas], capability, possibility, power, means, opportunity; skill, ability to do any thing easily (class.; syn.: dotes, virtutes, [p. 719] ingenium, indoles).
    I.
    Lit.:

    facultates sunt, aut quibus facilius fit, aut sine quibus aliquid confici non potest,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 27, 41.—Constr. with gen., ad, ut, inf., or absol.
    (α).
    With gen. of gerund.:

    facultas pariendi,

    Ter. And. 1, 4, 5:

    summa copia facultasque dicendi,

    Cic. Quint. 2, 8:

    sibi facultatem dicendi parare,

    Quint. 11, 2, 49:

    Miloni manendi nulla facultas,

    Cic. Mil. 17, 45:

    suscipiendi maleficii,

    id. Rosc. Am. 33, 92:

    laedendi,

    id. Fl. 8, 19:

    redimendi,

    id. de Imp. Pomp. 7, 18:

    facultatem judicandi facere,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 73, § 179 et saep.—So with ellipsis of dicendi:

    extemporalis facultas,

    of extemporaneous speaking, Suet. Aug. 84; cf.:

    facultas summa,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 18; id. ib. 6, 29, 5.—With a gen. subst.:

    talium sumptuum facultatem fructum divitiarum putat,

    Cic. Off. 2, 16, 56:

    quod reliquis fugae facultas daretur,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 32 fin.:

    Demostheni facultatem defuisse hujus rei,

    Quint. 6, 3, 2: si facultas tui praesentis esset, if I could but meet you face to face, Planc. in Cic. Fam. 10, 4:

    facultates medicamentorum,

    virtue, efficacy, Cels. 5 praef. init.; id. ib. 17.—
    (β).
    With ad:

    ne irato facultas ad dicendum data esse videatur,

    Cic. Font. 10, 22 (6, 12); cf.:

    ad explicandas tuas litteras,

    id. Rep. 1, 9; and:

    ad ducendum bellum,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 38, 4.— In plur.:

    ingenii facultates,

    Cic. Att. 3, 10:

    multae mihi ad satis faciendum reliquo tempore facultates dabuntur,

    Cic. Clu. 4, 10.—Rarely with dat.:

    si facultas sit alendis sarmentis,

    Col. 4, 29, 1.—
    (γ).
    With in:

    modica in dicendo facultas,

    Suet. Galb. 3. —
    (δ).
    With ut:

    nonnumquam improbo facultas dari, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Caecin. 25, 71; id. Rab. Perd. 6, 18:

    L. Quintius oblatam sibi facultatem putavit, ut, etc.,

    id. Clu. 28, 77; id. Fam. 1, 7, 4:

    erit haec facultas in eo, quem volumus esse eloquentem, ut, etc.,

    id. Or. 33, 117.—
    (ε).
    With inf. (post-Aug. and very rare):

    nobis saevire facultas,

    Stat. Th. 4, 513; 12, 36; Val. Fl. 3, 16; Auct. B. Afr. 78.—
    (ζ).
    Absol.:

    cave quicquam, quod ad meum commodum attineat, nisi maximo tuo commodo et maxima tua facultate cogitaris,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 4:

    urges istam occasionem et facultatem,

    id. Fam. 7, 8, 2:

    poëtica quaedam,

    id. Rep. 1, 14:

    facultas ex ceteris rebus comparata,

    id. de Or. 2, 12, 50:

    si facultas erit,

    id. de Inv. 1, 46 fin.; cf.:

    hinc abite, dum est facultas,

    while you can, Caes. B. G. 7, 50 fin.:

    quoad facultas feret,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 3, 10.
    II.
    Transf., concr., for copia, opes, a sufficient or great number, abundance, plenty, supply, stock, store; plur., goods, riches, property (syn.: opes, bona, silva, divitiae, fortunae, copia, vis).
    (α).
    Sing.:

    nummorum facultas,

    Cic. Quint. 4, 16:

    cujus generis (virorum) erat in senatu facultas maxima,

    id. Sull. 14, 42:

    facultas vacui ac liberi temporis,

    id. de Or. 3, 15, 57:

    omnium rerum, quae ad bellum usui erant, summa erat in eo oppido facultas,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 38, 3:

    navium,

    id. ib. 3, 9, 6:

    si facultas ejus succi sit copiosior,

    Col. 12, 38, 8 al.: pro facultate quisque, in proportion to his ability or wealth, Suet. Aug. 29.—
    (β).
    Plur.:

    anquirunt ad facultates rerum atque copias, ad potentiam, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 3, 9:

    mutandis facultatibus et commodis,

    id. ib. 2, 4, 15:

    facultates commodorum praetermittere,

    id. Att. 1, 17, 5:

    me tuae facultates sustinent,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 7:

    videndum ne major benignitas sit quam facultates,

    id. Off. 1, 14, 42:

    facultates ad largiendum magnas comparasse,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 18, 4:

    facultates patrimonii nostri aliis relinquemus,

    Quint. 6 praef. §

    16: Gaius attritis facultatibus urbe cessit,

    Suet. Galb. 3:

    modicus facultatibus,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 32, 2 et saep.:

    Tantas videri Italiae facultates, ut, etc.,

    supplies, resources, Caes. B. G. 6, 1, 3;

    with copia,

    id. B. C. 1, 49, 2:

    ministrare alicui de facultatibus suis,

    Vulg. Luc. 8, 3:

    qui facultates suas suspectas habet,

    i. e. doubts his own solvency, Gai. Inst. 2, 154.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > facultas

  • 2 pro

    1.
    prō (archaic collat. form, posi in posimerium; cf. pono, from posino; cf. Gr. poti and pot with pros), adv. and prep. [root in Sanscr. prep. pra-, before, as in prathamas, first; Gr. pro; cf.: proteros, prôtos, etc.; Lat.: prae, prior, priscus, etc.; perh. old abl. form, of which prae is the loc. ], before, in front of; and, transf., for, with the idea of protection, substitution, or proportion.
    I.
    Adv., found only in the transf. comp. signif. (v. infra, II. B. 3.) in connection with quam and ut: pro quam and pro ut (the latter usually written in one word, prout), like prae quam and prae ut.
    * A.
    Pro quam, in proportion as, just as:

    nec satis est, pro quam largos exaestuat aestus,

    Lucr. 2, 1137. —
    B.
    Pro ut or prout, according as, in proportion, accordingly, proportionably as, just as, as (class.):

    compararat argenti bene facti, prout Thermitani hominis facultates ferebant, satis,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 34, § 83:

    tuas litteras, prout res postulat, exspecto,

    id. Att. 11, 6 fin.:

    id, prout cujusque ingenium erat, interpretabantur,

    Liv. 38, 50:

    prout locus iniquus aequusve his aut illis, prout animus pugnantium est, prout numerus, varia pugnae fortuna est,

    id. 38, 40 fin. —With a corresp. ita:

    ejusque rationem ita haberi, prout haberi lege liceret,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 17, 46:

    prout sedes ipsa est, ita varia genera morborum sunt,

    Cels. 4, 4, 5:

    prout nives satiaverint, ita Nilum increscere,

    Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 51.—
    II.
    Prep. with abl. (late Lat. with acc.:

    PRO SALVTEM SVAM,

    Inscr. Grut. 4, 12; 46, 9; Inscr. Orell. 2360), before, in front of.
    A.
    Lit., of place:

    sedens pro aede Castoris,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 11, 27:

    praesidia, quae pro templis cernitis,

    id. Mil. 1, 2:

    ii qui pro portis castrorum in statione erant,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 32:

    pro castris copias habere,

    id. ib. 7, 66:

    pro castris dimicare,

    id. ib. 5, 16:

    pro oppido,

    id. ib. 7, 71:

    pro opere consistere,

    Sall. J. 92, 9:

    castra pro moenibus locata,

    Liv. 2, 53; 4, 17:

    pro muro,

    id. 30, 10:

    pro castris explicare aciem,

    id. 6, 23:

    pro vallo,

    Plin. 2, 37, 37, § 101; Vell. 2, 19, 1.—With verbs of motion:

    Caesar pro castris suas copias produxit,

    before the camp, Caes. B. G. 1, 48:

    hasce tabulas hic ibidem pro pedibus tuis obicito,

    before your feet, App. Mag. p. 337, 36; id. M. 4, p. 155, 2.—
    2.
    In partic., with the accessory idea of presence on the front part, on the edge or brink of a place, on or in the front of, often to be translated by a simple on or in:

    pro censu classis iuniorum, Serv. Tullius cum dixit, accipi debet in censu, ut ait M. Varro, sicuti pro aede Castoris, pro tribunali, pro testimonio,

    Fest. p. 246 Müll.; cf.: pro significat in, ut pro rostris, pro aede, pro tribunali, Paul. ex Fest. p. 228 Müll.; and:

    pro sententia ac si dicatur in sententiā, ut pro rostris id est in rostris,

    id. p. 226 Müll.: hac re pro suggestu pronunciata, qs. standing on the front part of the tribune, or, as we would say, on the tribune, Caes. B. G. 6, 3: pro tribunali cum aliquid ageretur, was transacted before or at my tribunal, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 21; so,

    pro tribunali,

    id. Pis. 5, 11; id. Sest. 15, 34: pro contione, before the assembled army; and, in gen., before the assembly:

    laudatus pro contione Jugurtha,

    Sall. J. 8, 2; cf. Curt. 9, 1, 1:

    pro contione laudibus legati militumque tollere animos,

    Liv. 7, 7:

    fortes viros pro contione donantis,

    Curt. 10, 5, 10:

    pro contione litteras recitare,

    id. 4, 10, 16; Liv. 38, 23 fin.:

    pro contione palam utrumque temptavit,

    Suet. Vesp. 7; Tac. A. 3, 9; Front. Strat. 1, 11, 3: [p. 1448] 4, 5, 11; cf.:

    pro comitio,

    Suet. Aug. 43:

    uti pro consilio imperatum erat,

    in the council, Sall. J. 29, 6; cf.:

    supplicatio in triduum pro collegio decemvirūm imperata fuit,

    Liv. 38, 36:

    pontifices pro collegio decrevisse,

    Gell. 11, 3, 2:

    pro collegio pronuntiare,

    Liv. 4, 26, 9:

    suas simultates pro magistratu exercere,

    id. 39, 5:

    pro munimentis castelli manipulos explicat,

    before, on the fortifications, Tac. A. 2, 80; 12, 33: stabat pro litore diversa acies, in front of or upon the shore, id. ib. 14, 30:

    legionem pro ripā componere,

    id. ib. 12, 29:

    velamenta et infulas pro muris ostentant,

    in front of, from the walls, Tac. H. 3, 31; so,

    pro muris,

    id. A. 2, 81:

    ad hoc mulieres puerique pro tectis aedificiorum saxa et alia, quae locus praebebat, certatim mittere,

    standing on the edge of the roofs, from the roofs, Sall. J. 67, 1 Kritz.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    To signify a standing before or in front of, for defence or protection; hence an acting for, in behalf of, in favor of, for the benefit of, on the side of (opp. contra, adversum):

    veri inveniendi causā contra omnia dici oportere et pro omnibus,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 60; cf.:

    hoc non modo non pro me, sed contra me est potius,

    id. de Or. 3, 20, 75:

    partim nihil contra Habitum valere, partim etiam pro hoc esse,

    id. Clu. 32, 88:

    difficillimum videtur quod dixi, pro ipsis esse quibus eveniunt ista, quae horremus ac tremimus,

    Sen. Prov. 3, 2:

    haec cum contra legem proque lege dicta essent,

    Liv. 34, 8: pro Romano populo armis certare, Enn. ap. Non. 150, 6 (Ann. v. 215 Vahl.); cf.: pro vostrā vitā morti occumbant, id. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 62 (Trag. v. 176 Vahl.): quae ego pro re publica fecissem, Cato ap. Front. p. 149:

    nihil ab eo praetermissum est, quod aut pro re publicā conquerendum fuit, aut pro eā disputandum,

    Cic. Sest. 2, 3:

    omnia me semper pro amicorum periculis, nihil umquam pro me ipso deprecatum,

    id. de Or. 2, 49, 201:

    convenit dimicare pro legibus, pro libertate, pro patriā,

    id. Tusc. 4, 19, 43:

    dulce et decorum est pro patriā mori,

    Hor. C. 3, 2, 13; cf. id. ib. 3, 19, 2:

    pro sollicitis non tacitus reis,

    id. ib. 4, 1, 14:

    spondere levi pro paupere,

    id. A. P. 423:

    urbes, quae viris aut loco pro hostibus et advorsum se opportunissumae erant,

    Sall. J. 88, 4:

    nec aliud adversus validissimas gentes pro nobis utilius, quam, etc.,

    Tac. Agr. 12:

    et locus pro vobis et nox erit, Liv 9, 24, 8: et loca sua et genus pugnae pro hoste fuere,

    id. 39, 30, 3:

    pro Corbulone aetas, patrius mos... erant: contra, etc.,

    Tac. A. 3, 31; id. H. 4, 78; Curt. 4, 14, 16.—
    2.
    With the notion of replacement or substitution, in the place of, instead of, for.
    a.
    In gen.: numquam ego argentum pro vino congiario... disdidi, Cato ap. Front. p. 149:

    ego ibo pro te, si tibi non libet,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 10:

    ego pro te molam,

    Ter. And. 1, 2, 29; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 13:

    mutata (ea dico), in quibus pro verbo proprio subicitur aliud... ut cum minutum dicimus animum pro parvo, etc.,

    id. Or. 27, 92 sq.; cf.:

    libenter etiam copulando verba jungebant, ut sodes pro si audes, sis pro si vis... ain' pro aisne, nequire pro non quire, malle pro magis velle, nolle pro non velle. Dein etiam saepe et exin pro deinde et exinde dicimus,

    id. ib. 45, 154:

    pro vitulā statuis dulcem Aulide natam, Hor S. 2, 3, 199: pro bene sano Ac non incauto fictum astutumque vocamus,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 61; cf. Suet. Caes. 70:

    pro ope ferendā sociis pergit ipse ire, etc.,

    Liv. 23, 28, 11 Weissenb. ad loc.; Zumpt, Gram. § 667; cf.:

    pro eo, ut ipsi ex alieno agro raperent, suas terras, etc.,

    Liv. 22, 1, 2.—
    b.
    Esp. freq. in connection with the title of any officer, to denote his substitute' pro consule, pro praetore, pro quaestore, pro magistro, etc. (afterwards joined into one word, as proconsul, propraetor, proquaestor, promagister, etc.), proconsul, proprœtor, proquœstor, vice-director:

    cum pro consule in Ciliciam proficiscens Athenas venissem,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 18, 82; cf.:

    cum L. Philippus pro consulibus eum se mittere dixit, non pro consule,

    instead of the consuls, not as proconsul, id. Phil. 11, 8, 18:

    nec pro praetore, Caesarem (vocat),

    id. ib. 13, 10, 22; Liv. 35, 1. cum Alexandriae pro quaestore essem, Cic. Ac. 2, 4, 11' cf.:

    litteris Q. Caepionis Bruti pro consule... Q. Hortensii pro consule opera, etc.,

    id. Phil. 10, 11, 26: P. Terentius operas in portu et scripturā Asiae pro magistro dedit, id. Att. 11, 10, 1; cf. id. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 169; id. Fam. 13, 65, 1; see also the words proconsul, promagister, propraetor, proquaestor, etc.—
    c.
    So of price, penalty, etc., in exchange, in return for:

    tres minas pro istis duobus dedi,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 138; id. Aul. 3, 3, 8:

    pro hujus peccatis ego supplicium sufferam,

    Ter. And. 5, 3, 17:

    dimidium ejus quod pactus esset, pro carmine daturum,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 351:

    pro vitā hominis nisi hominis vita reddatur, non posse deorum inmortalium numen placari,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 16:

    id pro immolatis in foro Tarquiniensium Romanis poenae hostibus redditum,

    Liv. 7, 19, 3:

    vos, pro paternis sceleribus, poenas date,

    Sen. Med. 925; Lact. 2, 7, 21:

    pro crimine poenas,

    Ov. Ib. 621.—
    3.
    Pro is also frequently used to denote the viewing, judging, considering, representing of a thing as something, for, the same as, just as, as:

    pro sano loqueris, quom me appellas nomine,

    Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 24:

    sese ducit pro adulescentulo,

    id. Stich. 3, 1, 65; id. Cist. 1, 3, 24:

    hunc Eduxi a parvulo, habui, amavi pro meo,

    as my own, Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 23:

    Cato ille noster qui mihi unus est pro centum milibus,

    whose voice I regard as equal to that of thousands, Cic. Att. 2, 5, 1:

    Siciliam nobis non pro penariā cellā, sed pro aerario fuisse,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 2, § 5:

    P. Sestio pro occiso relictus est,

    id. Sest. 38, 81; Caes. B. G. 3, 109:

    cum pro damnato mortuoque esset,

    as good as condemned and dead, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 15, § 33:

    summa ratio, quae sapientibus pro necessitate est,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 3:

    negotia pro solatiis accipiens,

    Tac. A. 4, 13:

    consuli pro hostibus esse,

    Liv. 43, 5, 4:

    adeo incredibilis visa res, ut non pro vano modo, sed vix pro sano nuncius audiretur,

    as a boaster, Liv. 39, 49: quoniam de adventu Caesaris pro certo habebamus, to consider as certain, Mat. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 15, 6 et saep.; v. certus.—
    4.
    Esp. in certain phrases: pro eo, for the same thing, as just the same:

    ut si a Caesare, quod speramus, impetrarimus, tuo beneficio nos id consecutos esse judicemus: sin minus, pro eo tantum id habeamus, cum a te data sit opera, ut impetraremus,

    Cic. Fam. 13, 7, 5.—With the particles of comparison: atque ( ac), ac si, quasi, just the same as, even as, as though: pro eo ac debui, just as was my duty, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 1:

    pro eo ac si concessum sit,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 32, 54:

    pro eo est atque si adhibitus non esset,

    Dig. 28, 1, 22:

    pro eo erit quasi ne legatum quidem sit,

    ib. 30, 1, 38: pro eo quod, for the reason that, because:

    pro eo quod ejus nomen erat magnā apud omnes gloriā,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 18, 75: pro eo quod pluribus verbis vos quam volui fatigavi, veniam a vobis petitam velim, Liv 38, 49 fin. —
    5.
    On account of, for the sake of:

    dolor pro patriā,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 24:

    tumultus pro recuperandā re publicā,

    id. Brut. 90, 311 dub. (B. and K. omit pro):

    dedit pro corpore nummos, i. e. to rescue his person,

    Hor. S. 1, 2, 43:

    aliquem amare pro ejus eximiā suavitate,

    Cic. de Or 1, 55, 234:

    pro quibus meritis quanto opere dilectus sit,

    Suet. Aug. 57:

    cum pro incolumitate principis vota susceperunt,

    Tac. A. 4, 17:

    pro bono (= bene),

    Sall. J. 22, 4.—
    6.
    Pro is used in its most general sense in stating the relation between two objects or actions, in proportion, in comparison with, according to or as, conformably to, by virtue of, for, etc.:

    meus pater nunc pro hujus verbis recte et sapienter facit,

    according to his story, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 133:

    tu pro oratione nec vir nec mulier mihi's,

    id. Rud. 4, 4, 71: pro viribus tacere ac fabulari, according to one's ability, Enn. ap. Non. 475, 4 (Trag. v. 181 Vahl.):

    facere certum'st pro copiā ac sapientiā,

    Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 8:

    agere pro viribus,

    Cic. Sen. 9, 27:

    aliquem pro dignitate laudare,

    id. Rosc. Am. 12, 33:

    proelium atrocius quam pro numero pugnantium fuit,

    Liv. 21, 29: pro imperio, by virtue of his office or authority:

    quia pro imperio palam interfici non poterat,

    Liv. 1, 51, 2; hence, imperatively, dictatorially, summarily:

    nec illum ipsum submovere pro imperio posse more majorum,

    id. 2, 56, 12 ' hem! satis pro imperio, quisquis es, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 18:

    pro tuā prudentiā,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 10, 2; 11, 12, 2:

    cum in eam rationem pro suo quisque sensu ac dolore loqueretur,

    id. Verr. 2, 1, 27, § 69:

    quibus aliquid opis fortasse ego pro meā, tu pro tuā, pro suā quisque parte ferre potuisset,

    id. Fam. 15, 15, 3: pro virili parte, according to one's ability, id. Sest. 66, 138; Liv. praef. 2; Ov. Tr. 5, 11, 23. —Esp. freq.: pro ratā parte and pro ratā, in proportion, proportionably; v. ratus:

    pro se quisque,

    each according to his ability, each one for himself, Cic. Off. 3, 14, 58; Caes. B. G. 2, 25; Verg. A. 12, 552 et saep.:

    pro tempore et pro re,

    according to time and circumstances, Caes. B. G. 5, 8:

    pro facultatibus,

    Nep. Epam. 3, 5.—Pro eo, quantum, or ut, in proportion to, as, according to, according as:

    eāque pro eo, quantum in quoque sit ponderis, esse aestimanda,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 21, 58:

    equidem pro eo, quanti te facio, quicquid feceris, approbabo,

    id. Fam. 3, 3, 2: tamen pro eo ut temporis difficultas tulit, etc., L. Metell. ap. Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 54, § 126.
    ► In composition the o is long in some words, in others short (through the influence of the Gr.
    pro-): prōdeo, prŏfiteor; and even in words borrowed from the Greek, as prōlogus.—Its signification has reference either to place, before, forwards; or to protection, for; procedo, procurro, profanus; procuro, propugno, prosum, protego.
    2.
    prō (less correctly prōh), interj., an exclamation of wonder or lamentation, O! Ah! Alas! (class.).
    (α).
    With nom.:

    proh! bonae frugi hominem te jam pridem esse arbitror,

    Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 4: pro Juppiter! Enn. ap. Varr L. L. 7, § 12 Müll. (Trag. v 225 Vahl.); Ter. And. 4, 3, 17; id. Eun. 3, 5, 2; id. Ad. 1, 2, 31; cf.:

    pro supreme Juppiter,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 42:

    pro Juppiter, Hominis stultitiam!

    id. ib. 3, 3, 12:

    pro di immortales,

    id. ib. 3, 4, 1; cf.: pro, dii immortales: Cic. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33:

    pro curia inversique mores!

    Hor. C. 3, 5, 7:

    pro scelus,

    Mart. 2, 46, 8.—
    (β).
    Parenthet.:

    pro, quanta potentia regni Est, Venus alma, tui,

    Ov. M. 13, 758:

    et mea, pro! nullo pondere verba cadunt,

    id. H. 3, 98:

    tantum, pro! degeneramus a patribus,

    Liv. 22, 14, 6; Curt. 4, 16, 10.—
    (γ).
    With acc.: pro divom fidem! Enn. ap. Don. ad. Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 25 (Sat. v. 30 Vahl.); Ter. Ad. 4, 7, 28; cf.:

    pro deum atque hominum fidem!

    id. And. 1, 5, 2; 11; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 9; Cic. Tusc. 5, 16, 48;

    instead of which, ellipt.: pro deum immortalium!

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 4:

    pro deum atque hominum,

    id. Hec. 2, 1, 1:

    pro fidem deum! facinus foedum,

    id. Eun. 5, 4, 21.—
    (δ).
    With gen.: pro malae tractationis! Tert. Poen. fin.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pro

  • 3 Gefühl

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

    etw im Gefǘhl haben — to have a feel for sth

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

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

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

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

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

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

    mein Gefǘhl täuscht mich nie — my instinct is never wrong

    jds Gefǘhle erwidern — to return sb's affection

    jds Gefǘhle verletzen — to hurt sb's feelings

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

    Gefǘhl und Verstand — emotion and reason, sense and sensibility

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

    das höchste der Gefǘhle (inf) — the ultimate

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

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

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

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

    einen Apparat mit Gefǘhl behandeln — to treat an appliance sensitively

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

    ein Gefühl der Einsamkeit — a sense or feeling of loneliness

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

    3) (Ahnung) feeling

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

    4) (Verständnis, Gespür) sense; instinct

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

    etwas nach Gefühl tun — do something by instinct

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

    ein Gefühl der Einsamkeit — a sense or feeling of loneliness

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

    3) (Ahnung) feeling

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

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

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Gefühl

  • 4 prō

        prō praep. with abl.    [PRO-].—Of place, before, in front of, in face of: sedens pro aede Castoris: pro castris dimicare, Cs.: castra pro moenibus locata, L.: pro castris suas copias produxit, before the camp, Cs.: pro tectis aedificiorum, from the roofs, S.—Of conspicuous appearance or publicity, before, in the presence of, on, in, in front of: hac re pro suggestu pronuntiatā, coming forward on the tribune, Cs.: me significasse... idque pro tribunali, in open court: laudatus pro contione Iugurtha, before the assembled army, S.: pro contione litteras recitare, to the assembly, Cu.: uti pro consilio imperatum erat, in the council, S.: pro collegio pronuntiare, L.—Of defence or protection, for, in behalf of, in favor of, for the benefit of, in the service of, on the side of: contra omnia dici et pro omnibus: hoc non modo non pro me, sed contra me est potius: haec contra legem proque lege dicta, L.: labores dolorem pro patriā suscipere: pro patriā mori, H.: urbes pro hostibus et advorsum se opportunissumae, S.: et locus pro vobis et nox erit, L.—Of replacement or substitution, in the place of, instead of, for: ego pro te molam, T.: saepe et exin pro deinde et exinde dicimus: pro bene sano fictum vocamus, H.—Esp., in titles: pro consule in Ciliciam proficiscens, vice-consul: pro consulibus alqm mittere, non pro consule, instead of the consuls, not as proconsul: cum Alexandriae pro quaestore essem: pro magistro: ut, qui pro dictatore fuisset, dictator crederetur, L.—Of compensation, for, in exchange for, in return for: pro huius peccatis ego supplicium sufferam, T.: dimidium eius quod pactus esset, pro carmine daturum: id pro immolatis Romanis poenae hostibus redditum, L.: dedit pro corpore nummos, as a ransom, H.—Of equivalence, for, the same as, just as, as: hunc amavi pro meo, as my own, T.: qui mihi unus est pro centum milibus, of as much weight with me: quos pro nihilo putavit: pro occiso relictus, for dead: cum pro damnato esset, as good as condemned: neque recte neque pro bono facere (i. e. ita, ut pro bono habeatur), S.: pro vano nuntius audiri, as a boaster, L.—Esp., in phrases. —Pro eo, as an equivalent, just the same: sin minus, pro eo tamen id habeamus.—Pro eo atque, just the same as, even as: pro eo ac mereor, just as I deserve: pro eo ac debui, just as was my duty. —Pro eo quod, for the reason that, because: pro eo quod eius nomen erat magnā apud omnīs gloriā. —Of relation or proportion, for, in proportion, in comparison with, in accordance with, according to, conformably to, by virtue of: pro multitudine hominum angusti fines, Cs.: exercitum pro loco atque copiis instruit, S.: agere pro viribus: quia pro imperio palam interfici non poterat, in consideration of, L.: illum submovere pro imperio more maiorum, summarily, L.: satis pro imperio, dictatorially enough, T.: pro tuā prudentiā: pro tempore et pro re, according to time and circumstances, Cs.: pro facultatibus, N.—In phrases, with parte: quibus aliquid opis fortasse, pro suā quisque parte ferre potuisset, each according to his own measure of influence: pro meā tenui parte id defendere, to the best of my poor ability: pro virili parte, manfully: rerum gestarum memoriae pro virili parte consuluisse, i. e. to have done my share towards preserving, L.: beneficio plus quam pro virili parte obligatus, i. e. under more than personal obligations. —For pro ratā parte, see ratus.—With eo: pro magnitudine iniuriae, proque eo quod res p. temptatur, vindicare, as required by the fact that, etc.: pro antiquitate generis sui, pro eo, quod, etc., in view of the fact: ea pro eo, quantum in quoque sit ponderis, esse aestimanda, according to the weight of each.—Pro se quisque, each for himself, each in his measure, individually: pro se quisque quod ceperat adferebat: cum pro se quisque operam navare cuperet, Cs.: pro se quisque viri nituntur, V.
    * * *
    on behalf of; before; in front/instead of; for; about; according to; as, like

    Latin-English dictionary > prō

  • 5 М-76

    ПО МЕРЕ чего PrepP Invar Prep the resulting PrepP is adv
    1. (used to denote the gradual progression of an action expressed predominantly by a deverbal noun) in conjunction or proportion with (the action denoted by the deverbal noun)
    as
    as sth. progresses (the...,) the... in measure with whenever.
    По мере уменьшения запаса угля мы стали топить всё реже и реже. As our stores of coal diminished, we turned on the heat less and less often.
    Рифмы по мере моей охоты за ними сложились у меня в практическую систему несколько карточного порядка (Набоков 1). As my hunt for them progressed, rhymes settled down into a practical system somewhat on the order of a card index (1a).
    В русском войске по мере отступления всё более и более разгорается дух озлобления против врага... (Толстой 6). The farther the Russian army retreats, the more intensely burns its animosity against the enemy... (6a).
    ...По мере приближения к Москве (Ростов) приходил всё более и более в нетерпение (Толстой 5)....(Rostov) grew more and more impatient the nearer they got to Moscow (5a).
    Мать продолжала трепетать и мучиться, а Дарданелов по мере тревог её всё более и более воспринимал надежду (Достоевский 1). His mother went on trembling and suffering, and Dardanelov's hopes increased more and more in measure with her anxiety (1a).
    Она (жена Хабуга) тоже сидела сейчас на кухне и лущила в подол кукурузу, откуда по мере наполнения ссыпала её в таз (Искандер 3). She (Khabug's wife), too, sat in the kitchen now. She was shelling corn into her lap, whenever her skirt filled up she poured the corn into a pan (3a).
    2. \М-76- сил, надобности и т. п. to the degree that (one's ability, strength etc allows, the situation demands etc): по мере сил = as much as one can
    to the extent of one's abilities to the best of one's ability
    по мере надобности - as need dictates
    if (as) need be.
    «Раз тюремщики вершат правое дело - твоя обязанность помогать им по мере сил» (Солженицын 3). "Since our jailers are in the right, it's your duty to help them as much as you can" (3a).
    ...Он (нарядчик) не заносчив и всегда рад по мере сил помочь политическим (Гинзбург 2)....He (the work assigner) was not arrogant, and he was always glad to help politicals to the extent of his powers (2a).
    Работал инструментальщик без нормы, по мере надобности, а в основном по своему усмотрению (Гинзбург 2). The toolsetter worked without any fixed norm. He worked as need dictated, or rather, on the whole, as he thought fit (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > М-76

  • 6 по мере

    [PrepP; Invar; Prep; the resulting PrepP is adv]
    =====
    1. (used to denote the gradual progression of an action expressed predominantly by a deverbal noun) in conjunction or proportion with (the action denoted by the deverbal noun):
    - as;
    - as (sth.) progresses;
    - (the...,) the...;
    - whenever.
         ♦ По мере уменьшения запаса угля мы стали топить всё реже и реже. As our stores of coal diminished, we turned on the heat less and less often.
         ♦ Рифмы по мере моей охоты за ними сложились у меня в практическую систему несколько карточного порядка (Набоков 1). As my hunt for them progressed, rhymes settled down into a practical system somewhat on the order of a card index (1a).
         ♦ В русском войске по мере отступления всё более и более разгорается дух озлобления против врага... (Толстой 6). The farther the Russian army retreats, the more intensely burns its animosity against the enemy... (6a).
         ♦...По мере приближения к Москве [Ростов] приходил всё более и более в нетерпение (Толстой 5)....[Rostov] grew more and more impatient the nearer they got to Moscow (5a).
         ♦ Мать продолжала трепетать и мучиться, а Дарданелов по мере тревог её всё более и более воспринимал надежду (Достоевский 1). His mother went on trembling and suffering, and Dardanelov's hopes increased more and more in measure with her anxiety (1a).
         ♦ Она [жена Хабу га] тоже сидела сейчас на кухне и лущила в подол кукурузу, откуда по мере наполнения ссыпала её в таз (Искандер 3). She [Khabug's wife], too, sat in the kitchen now. She was shelling corn into her lap; whenever her skirt filled up she poured the corn into a pan (3a).
    2. по мере сил, надобности и т.п. to the degree that (one's ability, strength etc allows, the situation demands etc): по мере сил ≈ as much as one can; to the extent of one's abilities (powers); to the best of one's ability; || по мере надобности ≈ as need dictates; if (as) need be.
         ♦ "Раз тюремщики вершат правое дело - твоя обязанность помогать им по мере сил" (Солженицын 3). "Since our jailers are in the right, it's your duty to help them as much as you can" (3a).
         ♦...Он [нарядчик] не заносчив и всегда рад по мере сил помочь политическим (Гинзбург 2).... Не [the work assigner] was not arrogant, and he was always glad to help politicals to the extent of his powers (2a).
         ♦ Работал инструментальщик без нормы, по мере надобности, а в основном по своему усмотрению (Гинзбург 2). The toolsetter worked without any fixed norm. He worked as need dictated, or rather, on the whole, as he thought fit (2a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > по мере

  • 7 rendimiento

    m.
    1 yield, return.
    rendimiento bruto gross yield
    2 performance.
    3 rate of return, return rate, yield.
    4 surrendering, surrender, capitulation.
    * * *
    1 (producción - de terreno) yield; (- de máquina) output; (- de persona) progress, performance; (- de inversión) yield, return
    2 (trabajo - de motor, máquina) efficiency, performance
    3 (sumisión) submissiveness
    4 (cansancio) exhaustion, fatigue
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) [de una máquina] output; (=capacidad) capacity; (=producción) output

    funcionar a pleno rendimiento — to work all-out, work at full throttle

    2) [de persona] performance, achievement

    Centro de Alto Rendimiento — specialized sports training centre

    3) (Econ) yield, profit, profits pl
    4) (=sumisión) submissiveness; (=servilismo) obsequiousness; (=devoción) devotion
    5) (=agotamiento) exhaustion
    6) (=parte útil) usable part, proportion of usable material
    * * *
    1) ( de persona) performance
    2) (Auto) performance; (Mec, Tec) output
    3) ( de terreno) yield
    4) (Fin) yield, return
    * * *
    = performance, yield, payoff [pay-off], achievement, fruitfulness.
    Ex. They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
    Ex. Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.
    Ex. Although setting up a security policy may demand considerable upheaval, it has significant payoff in safety and efficiency.
    Ex. Successful achievement on the part of the employee can be reinforced by providing external rewards such as promotions and merit salary increases.
    Ex. The fruitfulness of our life depends in large measure on our ability to doubt our own words and to question the value of our own work.
    ----
    * alto rendimiento = high yield.
    * análisis del rendimiento = performance analysis.
    * análisis de rendimiento = performance test.
    * basado en el rendimiento = performance-based.
    * controles de rendimiento = benchmark figures.
    * de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.
    * evaluación del rendimiento = performance appraisal, performance evaluation, performance measurement, performance review, performance rating.
    * evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo = evaluate + work performance.
    * indicador de rendimiento = benchmark, performance indicator, performance measure, output measure.
    * indicadores de rendimiento = benchmark figures, performance criteria.
    * índice de rendimiento = performance rating, performance measure, output measure.
    * índice de rendimiento personal = individual performance index.
    * ley de los rendimientos decrecientes = law of diminishing returns.
    * mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale.
    * medida del rendimiento = performance measure.
    * medida de rendimiento = output measure.
    * obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.
    * producir el rendimiento máximo = come into + Posesivo + own.
    * prueba de rendimiento = benchmark, benchtest, achievement test, performance test.
    * pruebas de rendimiento = benchmarking.
    * rendimiento académico = academic achievement, learning achievement, learning performance.
    * rendimiento decreciente = diminishing returns.
    * rendimiento en el trabajo = work performance.
    * rendimiento en la investigación = research performance.
    * rendimiento escolar = school achievement, school performance, learning achievement, learning performance.
    * rendimiento laboral = work performance.
    * rendimiento óptimo = quality performance.
    * rendimiento por debajo de la media = under-performance.
    * tasa de rendimiento = rate of return.
    * * *
    1) ( de persona) performance
    2) (Auto) performance; (Mec, Tec) output
    3) ( de terreno) yield
    4) (Fin) yield, return
    * * *
    = performance, yield, payoff [pay-off], achievement, fruitfulness.

    Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.

    Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.
    Ex: Although setting up a security policy may demand considerable upheaval, it has significant payoff in safety and efficiency.
    Ex: Successful achievement on the part of the employee can be reinforced by providing external rewards such as promotions and merit salary increases.
    Ex: The fruitfulness of our life depends in large measure on our ability to doubt our own words and to question the value of our own work.
    * alto rendimiento = high yield.
    * análisis del rendimiento = performance analysis.
    * análisis de rendimiento = performance test.
    * basado en el rendimiento = performance-based.
    * controles de rendimiento = benchmark figures.
    * de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.
    * evaluación del rendimiento = performance appraisal, performance evaluation, performance measurement, performance review, performance rating.
    * evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo = evaluate + work performance.
    * indicador de rendimiento = benchmark, performance indicator, performance measure, output measure.
    * indicadores de rendimiento = benchmark figures, performance criteria.
    * índice de rendimiento = performance rating, performance measure, output measure.
    * índice de rendimiento personal = individual performance index.
    * ley de los rendimientos decrecientes = law of diminishing returns.
    * mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale.
    * medida del rendimiento = performance measure.
    * medida de rendimiento = output measure.
    * obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.
    * producir el rendimiento máximo = come into + Posesivo + own.
    * prueba de rendimiento = benchmark, benchtest, achievement test, performance test.
    * pruebas de rendimiento = benchmarking.
    * rendimiento académico = academic achievement, learning achievement, learning performance.
    * rendimiento decreciente = diminishing returns.
    * rendimiento en el trabajo = work performance.
    * rendimiento en la investigación = research performance.
    * rendimiento escolar = school achievement, school performance, learning achievement, learning performance.
    * rendimiento laboral = work performance.
    * rendimiento óptimo = quality performance.
    * rendimiento por debajo de la media = under-performance.
    * tasa de rendimiento = rate of return.

    * * *
    A (de una persona) performance
    su rendimiento es muy bajo his performance is very poor, he has performed very poorly
    el alto rendimiento de los alumnos the pupils' excellent performance o high level of achievement
    B
    1 ( Auto) performance
    2 ( Mec, Tec) output
    el rendimiento de esta máquina es de 40 unidades al día the output of this machine is 40 units a day, this machine produces 40 units a day
    funciona a pleno rendimiento it is working at full capacity
    D ( Fin) yield, return
    * * *

     

    rendimiento sustantivo masculino
    a) (de persona, coche) performance

    b) (de máquina, factoría) output;



    d) (Fin) yield, return

    rendimiento sustantivo masculino
    1 (de una persona, máquina) performance
    2 Fin yield, return
    ' rendimiento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bajón
    - desigual
    - productividad
    English:
    efficiency
    - efficient
    - output
    - performance
    - performance-related pay
    - power
    - response
    - return
    - spasmodic
    - yield
    - out
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    1. [de inversión, negocio] yield, return;
    [de tierra, cosecha] yield rendimiento bruto gross yield;
    2. [de motor, máquina] performance;
    [de trabajador, fábrica] productivity;
    trabajar a pleno rendimiento [maquinaria, fábrica] to work at full capacity;
    [trabajador] to work flat out
    3. [de estudiante, deportista] performance
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    m
    1 performance;
    de alto rendimiento coche high-powered, performance atr
    2 ( producción) output
    3 FIN yield;
    * * *
    1) : performance
    2) : yield
    * * *
    1. (en general) performance
    2. (producción) output

    Spanish-English dictionary > rendimiento

  • 8 sí

    m.
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    si
    2 (disyuntiva, duda) if, whether
    ■ ¡si yo no quería! but I didn't want to!
    ■ ¡pero si es facilísimo! ¡but it's really easy!
    \
    como si as if
    como si nada / como si tal cosa as if it were nothing at all
    por si acaso just in case
    si bien although, even though
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    si
    1 MÚSICA ti, si, B
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    conj.
    1) if
    •
    - si no
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    I
    CONJ
    1) [uso condicional] if

    si lo quieres, te lo doy — if you want it I'll give it to you

    si lo sé, no te lo digo — I wouldn't have told you, if I'd known

    si tuviera dinero, lo compraría — if I had any money I would buy it

    si me lo hubiese pedido, se lo habría o hubiera dado — if he had asked me for it I would have given it to him

    • si no — [condición negativa] if not; [indicando alternativa] otherwise, or (else)

    si no estudias, no aprobarás — you won't pass if you don't study, you won't pass unless you study

    ponte crema porque si no, te quemarás — put some cream on, otherwise o or (else) you'll get sunburned

    vete, si no, vas a llegar tarde — go, or (else) you'll be late

    • llevo el paraguas por si (acaso) llueve — I've got my umbrella (just) in case it rains

    • ¿y si llueve? — what if it rains?

    ¿y si se lo preguntamos? — why don't we ask her?

    2) [en interrogativas indirectas] whether

    ¿sabes si nos han pagado ya? — do you know if we've been paid yet?

    3) [uso concesivo]

    no sé de qué te quejas, si eres una belleza — I don't know what you're complaining about when you're so beautiful

    • si bien — although

    si bien creó un amplio consenso político... — although it is true o while it may be true that he created a broad political consensus...

    4) [uso desiderativo]

    ¡si fuera verdad! — if only it were true!, I wish it were true!

    ¡si viniese pronto! — I wish he'd come!, if only he'd come!

    5) [indicando protesta] but

    ¡si no sabía que estabas allí! — but I didn't know you were there!

    ¡si (es que) acabo de llamarte! — but I've only just phoned you!

    ¡si tienes la tira de discos! — but you have loads of records! *

    6) [uso enfático]

    ¡si serán hipócritas! — they're such hypocrites!, they're so hypocritical!

    -es un pesado -¡si lo sabré yo! — "he's a pain" - "don't I know it!" o "you're telling me!"

    si lo sabré yo, que soy su mujer — I ought to know, I'm his wife

    que si engorda, que si perjudica a la salud... — they say it's fattening and bad for your health

    que si lavar los platos, que si limpiar el suelo, que si... — what with washing up and sweeping the floor and...

    7) [indicando sorpresa]

    ¡pero si es el cartero! — why, it's the postman!

    ¡pero si eres tú! no te había reconocido — oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you!

    SI La conjunción si se puede traducir al inglés por if o whether; si no se traduce por if not o unless. Si ► Por regla general, si se traduce al inglés por if en las oraciones condicionales y por whether o if en las dubitativas: Si me has mentido te arrepentirás If you have lied to me you'll regret it Si tuviera mucho dinero me compraría un caballo If I had lots of money, I'd buy myself a horse No sé si me dejará quedarme I don't know whether o if he'll let me stay ► Si se puede traducir solo por whether, y nunca por if, cuando se presentan dos opciones a elegir, cuando va detrás de una preposición, delante de un infinitivo o de una oración interrogativa indirecta: No sé si ir a Canadá o a Estados Unidos I can't decide whether to go to Canada or the United States Quiero que hablemos de si deberíamos mandar a los niños a un colegio interno I want to talk to you about whether we should send the children to boarding school Todavía no tenemos muy claro si vamos a mudarnos o no We still haven't made up our minds about whether to move or not ► Las oraciones del tipo si hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si hubieras estado aquí esto no habría ocurrido Had you been here this would not have happened Si no ► Si no generalmente se traduce al inglés por if not aunque, cuando en español se puede reemplazar por a no ser que, se puede utilizar también unless y cuando equivale a de lo contrario se emplea preferentemente otherwise o or else: Iría al cine más a menudo si no fuera tan caro I would go to the cinema more often if it weren't so expensive No te puedes quedar aquí si no pagas el alquiler You can't stay here unless you pay your rent o You can't stay here if you don't pay your rent Tenemos que estar allí antes de las diez; si no, vamos a tener problemas We must be there by ten, otherwise o or else we'll be in trouble ► Las oraciones del tipo si no hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si no hubiese robado el dinero, ahora no estaría en la cárcel Had he not stolen the money, he wouldn't be in prison now Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada II
    SM (Mús) B
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    I

    ¿has terminado? - sí — have you finished? - yes o yes, I have

    ¿te sirvo un poco más? - sí, gracias — do you want a bit more? - yes, please

    ¿por qué lo hiciste? - porque sí — why did you do it? - because I felt like it

    ¿por qué lleva tanto tiempo? - porque sí — why does it take so long? - it just does

    lo que sí quiero es que lo pienses bien — what I do want you to do is to think it over carefully

    no puedo - sí que puedes! — I can't - yes, you can! o of course, you can!

    no es tuyo - sí que lo es — it isn't yours - oh yes, it is!

    ah, no! eso sí que no! — oh no! I'm not having that! (colloq), oh no! no way! (colloq)

    es de muy buena calidad - eso sí — it's very good quality - (yes,) that's true

    ..., pero eso sí, comen bien —... but they certainly eat well

    ¿lloverá? - puede que sí — do you think it will rain? - it might

    se fue sin permiso - ¿ah sí? — he left without asking permission - is that so? o did he now?

    ¿te gusta? a mí sí — do you like it? I do

    que no vas! - que sí! — you're not going! - oh, yes I am!

    ¿a que no te atrees? - a que sív — I bet you wouldn't dare - (do you) want to bet?

    II III
    pronombre personal
    1) (3a pers sing)
    a) (refl)

    lo hizo por sí mismo or por sí solo — he did it by himself o on his own

    cerró la puerta tras de sí — (liter) she closed the door behind her

    2) (3a pers pl)
    a) (refl)

    lo pensó para sí, pero no dijo nada — she thought it but didn't say anything

    b)

    entre sí — ( entre dos) between themselves; ( en un grupo) among themselves

    3) (refl)
    a) ( usted) yourself
    b) ( ustedes)

    de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature; el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated; en sí: el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important; el sueldo en sí no es maravilloso, pero... — the salary itself isn't great but...

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    I
    1)

    si lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

    si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him

    si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...

    empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

    si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

    2)
    b) ( cada vez que) if

    si hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk

    3)

    si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

    b) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa)

    pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

    c) (fam) ( uso enfático)

    si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

    d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias)

    y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

    ¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

    me pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it

    II
    masculino ( nota) B; ( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE)

    si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

    en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor

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    si1
    = if, if only, to the extent that, whether, should, to the degree that.

    Ex: If our data are going to be used in other countries, we have to remember that English users would prefer standard English.

    Ex: A large proportion of the earth's population has not yet recognized the enormous advantages that would accrue if only everybody spoke English.
    Ex: A future with online catalogues will still require analytical entries, to the extent that records need to contain notes of contents of works.
    Ex: The question I will address is whether our acting on what I believe to be an invalid assumption provides valid cataloging.
    Ex: Should they have misjudged the availability of such a source, they can anticipate alternate approaches.
    Ex: To the degree that this argument is true, it paints a rather pessimistic picture of the quality of much published research.
    * ¿y si... ? = what if... ?.
    * como si = as though.
    * como si nada = unfazed.
    * como si (se tratase de) = as if.
    * como si tal cosa = unfazed, just like that.
    * comprobar si el contenido de un vídeo es adecuado o no = vet + video.
    * con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....
    * cuando..., si es que... = if and when.
    * ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.
    * no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.
    * o si no = or else.
    * porque sí = for the love of it.
    * por si = in the chance that.
    * por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec.
    * por si casualidad = in the chance that.
    * por si fuera poco = to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.
    * por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].
    * ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.
    * ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.
    * ¿qué sucede si... ? = what if... ?.
    * ¿quién si no...? = who else but...?.
    * si acaso = if ever, if at all, if and when.
    * si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.
    * si así lo desean = should they so wish, should they so wish.
    * si así lo prefieres = if you will.
    * si bien = admittedly.
    * si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).
    * si bien se mira = all things considered.
    * si contiene alguno = if any.
    * si corresponde = if applicable.
    * si Dios quiere = God willing.
    * si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.
    * si es así = if so, if this is the case.
    * si es necesario = if need be.
    * si eso no es posible = failing that/these.
    * si es posible = if at all possible, if at all feasible, if possible.
    * si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.
    * si éste es el caso = if this is the case.
    * si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.
    * si existe alguno = if any.
    * si fuera pertinente = if applicable.
    * si fuese pertinente = if applicable.
    * si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.
    * si hay tiempo = time permitting.
    * si + Infinitivo + o no = whether or not to + Infinitivo.
    * si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....
    * si los comparamos = in comparison.
    * si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.
    * si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.
    * si no = if not.
    * si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
    * si no es así = if this is not the case.
    * si no estoy equivocado = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.
    * si no fuera así = if it were not.
    * si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.
    * si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus.
    * si no intervienen otros factores = all (other) things being equal.
    * si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.
    * si no me equivoco = AFAIK (as far as I know).
    * si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.
    * si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.
    * si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.
    * si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.
    * si procede = if applicable, if appropriate.
    * si queda tiempo = time permitting.
    * si + se + Indicativo = if + Participio Pasado.
    * si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.
    * si se necesita = if need be.
    * si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.
    * si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.
    * si + SER + Adjetivo = if + Adjetivo.
    * si + ser + posible = whenever possible, when possible.
    * si sigue así = at this rate.
    * si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.
    * si todo va bien = all being well.
    * si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.
    * si vamos a eso = for that matter.

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    SI
    (= sistema de información) IS
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    Multiple Entries:
    si    
    sí
    si conjunción
    1
    a) ( en general) if;


    sí lo hubiera or hubiese sabido … if I'd known …, had I known …;
    empezó a decir que sí esto, que sí lo otro he said this, that and the other

    ◊ ¡sí yo lo supiera! if only I knew!

    c) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa):

    ◊ ¡pero sí te avisé …! but I warned you …!

    d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias):

    ◊ y sí no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?;

    ¿y sí lo probáramos? why don't we give it a try?
    e) ( en locs)


    2 ( en interrogativas indirectas) whether;

    ■ sustantivo masculino ( nota) B;
    ( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE);
    ◊ sí bemol/sostenido B flat/sharp

    sí adverbio
    1 ( respuesta afirmativa) yes;
    ◊ ¿has terminado? — sí have you finished? — yes (I have);

    decir que sí con la cabeza to nod
    2 ( uso enfático):

    tú sí que sabes vivir you certainly know how to live!;
    eso sí que es caro that is expensive;
    no puedo — ¡sí que puedes! I can't — yes, you can! o of course, you can!;
    que sí cabe it does fit;
    es de muy buena calidad — eso sí it's very good quality — (yes,) that's true
    3 ( sustituyendo a una cláusula):

    me temo que sí I'm afraid so;
    ¿lloverá? — puede que sí do you think it will rain? — it might;
    un día sí y otro no every other day;
    no puedo ir pero ella sí I can't go but she can
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    yes
    ■ pron pers
    1
    a) ( refl) (él) himself;

    ( ella) herself;
    (ellos, ellas) themselves;

    parece muy segura de sí (misma) she seems very sure of herself;
    fueron para convencerse a sí mismos/mismas they went to convince themselves
    b) ( refl) ( usted) yourself;

    ( ustedes) yourselves;

    léanlo para sí (mismos) read it (to) yourselves
    c) ( impers):


    2 ( en locs)


    ( entre varios) among themselves;
    ◊ lo discutieron entre sí they discussed it between/among themselves;

    no se respetan entre sí they don't respect each other;
    de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature;
    el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated;
    en sí (mismo): el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important
    si conj
    1 (expresando una condición) if: si vienes te lo cuento, if you come I will tell you
    si pudiera, se lo daría, if I could, I would give it to him
    2 fam (uso enfático) ¡si ya te lo decía yo!, but I told you!
    (expresando deseo) if only: ¡si tuviera más tiempo!, if only I had more time!
    3 (en interrogativas indirectas) if, whether: me pregunto si llegará pronto, I wonder if o whether she'll come soon
    (disyuntiva) whether: quisiera saber si te gusta o no, I'd like to know whether you like it or not
    4 si no, otherwise, if not, or else: ponte el abrigo, si no, cogerás un catarro, put your coat on, otherwise you'll catch a cold
    ♦ Locuciones: como si, as if: camina como si estuviese herido, he walks as if he were hurt
    por si acaso, just in case
    si m Mús (nota) B
    (en solfeo) te, ti
    sí pron pers reflexivo
    1 (3ª persona de singular) (masculino) himself: logró hacerlo por sí solo, he was able to do it by himself o on his own
    (femenino) herself: lo dijo para sí, she said it to herself
    (3ª persona de plural) themselves: tenían un gran parecido entre sí, they all looked very similar
    2 (referido a uno mismo) uno debe hacerlo por sí mismo, one has to do it oneself
    3 (usted) compruébelo por sí mismo, see for yourself
    (ustedes) yourselves
    ♦ Locuciones: dar de sí: no da más de sí, he can't do any more
    de por sí: es de por sí amable, she's kind by nature
    esta teoría es de por sí difícil, this theory is in itself difficult
    sí
    I adverbio yes: ¿te gusta?, - sí, do you like it?, yes o - yes, I do
    ¿estás seguro?, - sí, are you sure?, - yes o -yes, I am
    ellos no irán, pero yo sí, they will not go, but I will
    creo que sí, I think so
    dijo que sí, he said yes o he accepted
    me temo que sí, I'm afraid so
    ¡sí que la has hecho buena!, you've really done it!
    es un actor famoso, - ¿sí?, he's a famous actor, - really?
    un día sí y otro no, every other day
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 yes: con el sí de tu familia, with your family's approval
    2 Pol los síes, the ayes
    ♦ Locuciones: dar el sí, to accept sb's proposal
    (el novio, la novia) me dio el sí, she consented to marry me
    'sí' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acaso
    - acercar
    - aclararse
    - algo
    - año
    - anquilosarse
    - apenas
    - aspen
    - aunque
    - ayudarse
    - berrinche
    - bien
    - bilis
    - bombera
    - bombero
    - caber
    - cabeza
    - calor
    - camelar
    - camiseta
    - casa
    - casualidad
    - chimenea
    - clara
    - claro
    - clásica
    - clásico
    - colar
    - como
    - compasiva
    - compasivo
    - conceder
    - concesión
    - concienciarse
    - confianza
    - conformista
    - constructor
    - constructora
    - contención
    - contraponer
    - creer
    - crecida
    - crecido
    - cuando
    - cuestión
    - dar
    - decir
    - dejar
    - delgada
    - delgado
    English:
    ability
    - accountable
    - add to
    - add up
    - affirmative
    - afraid
    - agree
    - agreeable
    - all
    - all right
    - aloud
    - amok
    - antsy
    - any
    - anybody
    - anything
    - appreciate
    - arguable
    - arise
    - as
    - assurance
    - autograph
    - avoid
    - B
    - bankrupt
    - barrel
    - be
    - beat
    - begin
    - believe
    - beside
    - blind
    - boat
    - bolster
    - bonus
    - boost
    - boot
    - bop
    - bother
    - but
    - card
    - care
    - carry through
    - case
    - certainly
    - chain letter
    - chance
    - check
    - come round
    - come to
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    SI nm (abrev de Sistema Internacional)
    SI
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    si
    I conj if;
    si no if not;
    me pregunto si vendrá I wonder whether he’ll come;
    como si as if;
    por si in case;
    ¡si no lo sabía! but I didn’t know!
    II m MÚS B;
    si bemol B flat
    * * *
    si conj
    1) : if
    lo haré si me pagan: I'll do it if they pay me
    si lo supiera te lo diría: if I knew it I would tell you
    2) : whether, if
    no importa si funciona o no: it doesn't matter whether it works (or not)
    3) (expressing desire, protest, or surprise)
    si supiera la verdad: if only I knew the truth
    ¡si no quiero!: but I don't want to!
    4)
    si bien : although
    si bien se ha progresado: although progress has been made
    5)
    si no : otherwise, or else
    si no, no voy: otherwise I won't go
    sí adv
    1) : yes
    sí, gracias: yes, please
    creo que sí: I think so
    2)
    sí que : indeed, absolutely
    esta vez sí que ganaré: this time I'm sure to win
    3)
    porque sí fam : because, just because
    lo hizo porque sí: she did it just because
    sí nm
    : yes
    dar el sí: to say yes, to express consent
    sí pron
    1)
    en sí : by itself, in itself, per se
    2)
    fuera de sí : beside oneself
    3)
    para sí (mismo) : to himself, to herself, for himself, for herself
    4)
    entre si : among themselves
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    si conj
    si deja de llover, saldremos if it stops raining, we'll go out
    si me tocara la lotería, me compraría una moto if I won the lottery, I would buy a motorbike
    si lo hubiera sabido, no habría venido if I had known, I wouldn't have come
    2. (petición, deseo) if only
    ¡si me dejaran ir! if only they would let me go!
    3. (duda) if / whether
    4. (énfasis) but / really

    Spanish-English dictionary > sí

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    m.
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    si
    2 (disyuntiva, duda) if, whether
    ■ ¡si yo no quería! but I didn't want to!
    ■ ¡pero si es facilísimo! ¡but it's really easy!
    \
    como si as if
    como si nada / como si tal cosa as if it were nothing at all
    por si acaso just in case
    si bien although, even though
    ————————
    si
    1 MÚSICA ti, si, B
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    conj.
    1) if
    •
    - si no
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    I
    CONJ
    1) [uso condicional] if

    si lo quieres, te lo doy — if you want it I'll give it to you

    si lo sé, no te lo digo — I wouldn't have told you, if I'd known

    si tuviera dinero, lo compraría — if I had any money I would buy it

    si me lo hubiese pedido, se lo habría o hubiera dado — if he had asked me for it I would have given it to him

    • si no — [condición negativa] if not; [indicando alternativa] otherwise, or (else)

    si no estudias, no aprobarás — you won't pass if you don't study, you won't pass unless you study

    ponte crema porque si no, te quemarás — put some cream on, otherwise o or (else) you'll get sunburned

    vete, si no, vas a llegar tarde — go, or (else) you'll be late

    • llevo el paraguas por si (acaso) llueve — I've got my umbrella (just) in case it rains

    • ¿y si llueve? — what if it rains?

    ¿y si se lo preguntamos? — why don't we ask her?

    2) [en interrogativas indirectas] whether

    ¿sabes si nos han pagado ya? — do you know if we've been paid yet?

    3) [uso concesivo]

    no sé de qué te quejas, si eres una belleza — I don't know what you're complaining about when you're so beautiful

    • si bien — although

    si bien creó un amplio consenso político... — although it is true o while it may be true that he created a broad political consensus...

    4) [uso desiderativo]

    ¡si fuera verdad! — if only it were true!, I wish it were true!

    ¡si viniese pronto! — I wish he'd come!, if only he'd come!

    5) [indicando protesta] but

    ¡si no sabía que estabas allí! — but I didn't know you were there!

    ¡si (es que) acabo de llamarte! — but I've only just phoned you!

    ¡si tienes la tira de discos! — but you have loads of records! *

    6) [uso enfático]

    ¡si serán hipócritas! — they're such hypocrites!, they're so hypocritical!

    -es un pesado -¡si lo sabré yo! — "he's a pain" - "don't I know it!" o "you're telling me!"

    si lo sabré yo, que soy su mujer — I ought to know, I'm his wife

    que si engorda, que si perjudica a la salud... — they say it's fattening and bad for your health

    que si lavar los platos, que si limpiar el suelo, que si... — what with washing up and sweeping the floor and...

    7) [indicando sorpresa]

    ¡pero si es el cartero! — why, it's the postman!

    ¡pero si eres tú! no te había reconocido — oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you!

    SI La conjunción si se puede traducir al inglés por if o whether; si no se traduce por if not o unless. Si ► Por regla general, si se traduce al inglés por if en las oraciones condicionales y por whether o if en las dubitativas: Si me has mentido te arrepentirás If you have lied to me you'll regret it Si tuviera mucho dinero me compraría un caballo If I had lots of money, I'd buy myself a horse No sé si me dejará quedarme I don't know whether o if he'll let me stay ► Si se puede traducir solo por whether, y nunca por if, cuando se presentan dos opciones a elegir, cuando va detrás de una preposición, delante de un infinitivo o de una oración interrogativa indirecta: No sé si ir a Canadá o a Estados Unidos I can't decide whether to go to Canada or the United States Quiero que hablemos de si deberíamos mandar a los niños a un colegio interno I want to talk to you about whether we should send the children to boarding school Todavía no tenemos muy claro si vamos a mudarnos o no We still haven't made up our minds about whether to move or not ► Las oraciones del tipo si hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si hubieras estado aquí esto no habría ocurrido Had you been here this would not have happened Si no ► Si no generalmente se traduce al inglés por if not aunque, cuando en español se puede reemplazar por a no ser que, se puede utilizar también unless y cuando equivale a de lo contrario se emplea preferentemente otherwise o or else: Iría al cine más a menudo si no fuera tan caro I would go to the cinema more often if it weren't so expensive No te puedes quedar aquí si no pagas el alquiler You can't stay here unless you pay your rent o You can't stay here if you don't pay your rent Tenemos que estar allí antes de las diez; si no, vamos a tener problemas We must be there by ten, otherwise o or else we'll be in trouble ► Las oraciones del tipo si no hubieras hecho algo... se pueden traducir, en un registro más culto, omitiendo la partícula if e invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo auxiliar: Si no hubiese robado el dinero, ahora no estaría en la cárcel Had he not stolen the money, he wouldn't be in prison now Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada II
    SM (Mús) B
    * * *
    I
    1)

    si lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

    si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him

    si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...

    empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

    si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

    2)
    b) ( cada vez que) if

    si hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk

    3)

    si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

    b) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa)

    pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

    c) (fam) ( uso enfático)

    si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

    d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias)

    y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

    ¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

    me pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it

    II
    masculino ( nota) B; ( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE)

    si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

    en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor

    * * *
    I
    1)

    si lo sé, no vengo — (fam) if I'd known, I wouldn't have come

    si pudiera, se lo compraba — (fam) if I could, I'd buy it for him

    si lo hubiera or hubiese sabido... — if I'd known..., had I known...

    empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

    si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

    2)
    b) ( cada vez que) if

    si hacía sol salíamos a pasear — if o when it was sunny we used to go out for a walk

    3)

    si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

    b) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa)

    pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

    c) (fam) ( uso enfático)

    si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

    d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias)

    y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

    ¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

    me pregunto si lo encontrarán — I wonder if o whether they'll find it

    II
    masculino ( nota) B; ( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE)

    si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

    en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor

    * * *
    si1
    = if, if only, to the extent that, whether, should, to the degree that.

    Ex: If our data are going to be used in other countries, we have to remember that English users would prefer standard English.

    Ex: A large proportion of the earth's population has not yet recognized the enormous advantages that would accrue if only everybody spoke English.
    Ex: A future with online catalogues will still require analytical entries, to the extent that records need to contain notes of contents of works.
    Ex: The question I will address is whether our acting on what I believe to be an invalid assumption provides valid cataloging.
    Ex: Should they have misjudged the availability of such a source, they can anticipate alternate approaches.
    Ex: To the degree that this argument is true, it paints a rather pessimistic picture of the quality of much published research.
    * ¿y si... ? = what if... ?.
    * como si = as though.
    * como si nada = unfazed.
    * como si (se tratase de) = as if.
    * como si tal cosa = unfazed, just like that.
    * comprobar si el contenido de un vídeo es adecuado o no = vet + video.
    * con respecto a si... o... = as to whether... or....
    * cuando..., si es que... = if and when.
    * ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.
    * no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.
    * o si no = or else.
    * porque sí = for the love of it.
    * por si = in the chance that.
    * por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec.
    * por si casualidad = in the chance that.
    * por si fuera poco = to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.
    * por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.
    * por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].
    * ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.
    * ¿qué pasa si... ? = what if... ?.
    * ¿qué sucede si... ? = what if... ?.
    * ¿quién si no...? = who else but...?.
    * si acaso = if ever, if at all, if and when.
    * si alguna vez lo fue = if it ever was.
    * si así lo desean = should they so wish, should they so wish.
    * si así lo prefieres = if you will.
    * si bien = admittedly.
    * si bien es cierto que = albeit (that).
    * si bien se mira = all things considered.
    * si contiene alguno = if any.
    * si corresponde = if applicable.
    * si Dios quiere = God willing.
    * si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.
    * si es así = if so, if this is the case.
    * si es necesario = if need be.
    * si eso no es posible = failing that/these.
    * si es posible = if at all possible, if at all feasible, if possible.
    * si es que sucede alguna vez = if ever.
    * si éste es el caso = if this is the case.
    * si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.
    * si existe alguno = if any.
    * si fuera pertinente = if applicable.
    * si fuese pertinente = if applicable.
    * si hace buen tiempo = weather permitting.
    * si hay tiempo = time permitting.
    * si + Infinitivo + o no = whether or not to + Infinitivo.
    * si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....
    * si los comparamos = in comparison.
    * si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.
    * si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.
    * si no = if not.
    * si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
    * si no es así = if this is not the case.
    * si no estoy equivocado = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.
    * si no fuera así = if it were not.
    * si no hay ningún contratiempo = all being well.
    * si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus.
    * si no intervienen otros factores = all (other) things being equal.
    * si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.
    * si no me equivoco = AFAIK (as far as I know).
    * si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.
    * si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.
    * si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.
    * si no te gusta, te aguantas = like it or lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it, if you don't like it you can lump it.
    * si procede = if applicable, if appropriate.
    * si queda tiempo = time permitting.
    * si + se + Indicativo = if + Participio Pasado.
    * si se llega a un acuerdo = subject to + agreement.
    * si se necesita = if need be.
    * si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.
    * si se quiere que + Nombre + sea = if + Nombre + be + to be.
    * si + SER + Adjetivo = if + Adjetivo.
    * si + ser + posible = whenever possible, when possible.
    * si sigue así = at this rate.
    * si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.
    * si todo va bien = all being well.
    * si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado = all (other) things being equal.
    * si vamos a eso = for that matter.

    * * *
    SI
    (= sistema de información) IS
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    si    
    sí
    si conjunción
    1
    a) ( en general) if;


    sí lo hubiera or hubiese sabido … if I'd known …, had I known …;
    empezó a decir que sí esto, que sí lo otro he said this, that and the other

    ◊ ¡sí yo lo supiera! if only I knew!

    c) (en frases que expresan protesta, indignación, sorpresa):

    ◊ ¡pero sí te avisé …! but I warned you …!

    d) (planteando eventualidades, sugerencias):

    ◊ y sí no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?;

    ¿y sí lo probáramos? why don't we give it a try?
    e) ( en locs)


    2 ( en interrogativas indirectas) whether;

    ■ sustantivo masculino ( nota) B;
    ( en solfeo) ti, te (BrE);
    ◊ sí bemol/sostenido B flat/sharp

    sí adverbio
    1 ( respuesta afirmativa) yes;
    ◊ ¿has terminado? — sí have you finished? — yes (I have);

    decir que sí con la cabeza to nod
    2 ( uso enfático):

    tú sí que sabes vivir you certainly know how to live!;
    eso sí que es caro that is expensive;
    no puedo — ¡sí que puedes! I can't — yes, you can! o of course, you can!;
    que sí cabe it does fit;
    es de muy buena calidad — eso sí it's very good quality — (yes,) that's true
    3 ( sustituyendo a una cláusula):

    me temo que sí I'm afraid so;
    ¿lloverá? — puede que sí do you think it will rain? — it might;
    un día sí y otro no every other day;
    no puedo ir pero ella sí I can't go but she can
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    yes
    ■ pron pers
    1
    a) ( refl) (él) himself;

    ( ella) herself;
    (ellos, ellas) themselves;

    parece muy segura de sí (misma) she seems very sure of herself;
    fueron para convencerse a sí mismos/mismas they went to convince themselves
    b) ( refl) ( usted) yourself;

    ( ustedes) yourselves;

    léanlo para sí (mismos) read it (to) yourselves
    c) ( impers):


    2 ( en locs)


    ( entre varios) among themselves;
    ◊ lo discutieron entre sí they discussed it between/among themselves;

    no se respetan entre sí they don't respect each other;
    de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature;
    el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated;
    en sí (mismo): el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important
    si conj
    1 (expresando una condición) if: si vienes te lo cuento, if you come I will tell you
    si pudiera, se lo daría, if I could, I would give it to him
    2 fam (uso enfático) ¡si ya te lo decía yo!, but I told you!
    (expresando deseo) if only: ¡si tuviera más tiempo!, if only I had more time!
    3 (en interrogativas indirectas) if, whether: me pregunto si llegará pronto, I wonder if o whether she'll come soon
    (disyuntiva) whether: quisiera saber si te gusta o no, I'd like to know whether you like it or not
    4 si no, otherwise, if not, or else: ponte el abrigo, si no, cogerás un catarro, put your coat on, otherwise you'll catch a cold
    ♦ Locuciones: como si, as if: camina como si estuviese herido, he walks as if he were hurt
    por si acaso, just in case
    si m Mús (nota) B
    (en solfeo) te, ti
    sí pron pers reflexivo
    1 (3ª persona de singular) (masculino) himself: logró hacerlo por sí solo, he was able to do it by himself o on his own
    (femenino) herself: lo dijo para sí, she said it to herself
    (3ª persona de plural) themselves: tenían un gran parecido entre sí, they all looked very similar
    2 (referido a uno mismo) uno debe hacerlo por sí mismo, one has to do it oneself
    3 (usted) compruébelo por sí mismo, see for yourself
    (ustedes) yourselves
    ♦ Locuciones: dar de sí: no da más de sí, he can't do any more
    de por sí: es de por sí amable, she's kind by nature
    esta teoría es de por sí difícil, this theory is in itself difficult
    sí
    I adverbio yes: ¿te gusta?, - sí, do you like it?, yes o - yes, I do
    ¿estás seguro?, - sí, are you sure?, - yes o -yes, I am
    ellos no irán, pero yo sí, they will not go, but I will
    creo que sí, I think so
    dijo que sí, he said yes o he accepted
    me temo que sí, I'm afraid so
    ¡sí que la has hecho buena!, you've really done it!
    es un actor famoso, - ¿sí?, he's a famous actor, - really?
    un día sí y otro no, every other day
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 yes: con el sí de tu familia, with your family's approval
    2 Pol los síes, the ayes
    ♦ Locuciones: dar el sí, to accept sb's proposal
    (el novio, la novia) me dio el sí, she consented to marry me
    'sí' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acaso
    - acercar
    - aclararse
    - algo
    - año
    - anquilosarse
    - apenas
    - aspen
    - aunque
    - ayudarse
    - berrinche
    - bien
    - bilis
    - bombera
    - bombero
    - caber
    - cabeza
    - calor
    - camelar
    - camiseta
    - casa
    - casualidad
    - chimenea
    - clara
    - claro
    - clásica
    - clásico
    - colar
    - como
    - compasiva
    - compasivo
    - conceder
    - concesión
    - concienciarse
    - confianza
    - conformista
    - constructor
    - constructora
    - contención
    - contraponer
    - creer
    - crecida
    - crecido
    - cuando
    - cuestión
    - dar
    - decir
    - dejar
    - delgada
    - delgado
    English:
    ability
    - accountable
    - add to
    - add up
    - affirmative
    - afraid
    - agree
    - agreeable
    - all
    - all right
    - aloud
    - amok
    - antsy
    - any
    - anybody
    - anything
    - appreciate
    - arguable
    - arise
    - as
    - assurance
    - autograph
    - avoid
    - B
    - bankrupt
    - barrel
    - be
    - beat
    - begin
    - believe
    - beside
    - blind
    - boat
    - bolster
    - bonus
    - boost
    - boot
    - bop
    - bother
    - but
    - card
    - care
    - carry through
    - case
    - certainly
    - chain letter
    - chance
    - check
    - come round
    - come to
    * * *
    SI nm (abrev de Sistema Internacional)
    SI
    * * *
    si
    I conj if;
    si no if not;
    me pregunto si vendrá I wonder whether he’ll come;
    como si as if;
    por si in case;
    ¡si no lo sabía! but I didn’t know!
    II m MÚS B;
    si bemol B flat
    * * *
    si conj
    1) : if
    lo haré si me pagan: I'll do it if they pay me
    si lo supiera te lo diría: if I knew it I would tell you
    2) : whether, if
    no importa si funciona o no: it doesn't matter whether it works (or not)
    3) (expressing desire, protest, or surprise)
    si supiera la verdad: if only I knew the truth
    ¡si no quiero!: but I don't want to!
    4)
    si bien : although
    si bien se ha progresado: although progress has been made
    5)
    si no : otherwise, or else
    si no, no voy: otherwise I won't go
    sí adv
    1) : yes
    sí, gracias: yes, please
    creo que sí: I think so
    2)
    sí que : indeed, absolutely
    esta vez sí que ganaré: this time I'm sure to win
    3)
    porque sí fam : because, just because
    lo hizo porque sí: she did it just because
    sí nm
    : yes
    dar el sí: to say yes, to express consent
    sí pron
    1)
    en sí : by itself, in itself, per se
    2)
    fuera de sí : beside oneself
    3)
    para sí (mismo) : to himself, to herself, for himself, for herself
    4)
    entre si : among themselves
    * * *
    si conj
    si deja de llover, saldremos if it stops raining, we'll go out
    si me tocara la lotería, me compraría una moto if I won the lottery, I would buy a motorbike
    si lo hubiera sabido, no habría venido if I had known, I wouldn't have come
    2. (petición, deseo) if only
    ¡si me dejaran ir! if only they would let me go!
    3. (duda) if / whether
    4. (énfasis) but / really

    Spanish-English dictionary > si

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