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  • 1 FYRIR

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    prep.
    I. with dat.
    1) before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin);
    fyrir dyrum, before the door;
    2) before one, in one’s presence;
    hón nefndist fyrir þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G.;
    3) for;
    hann lét ryðja fyrir þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception;
    4) before one, in one’s way;
    fjörðr varð fyrir þeim, they came to a fjord;
    sitja fyrir e-m, to lie in wait for one;
    5) naut. term. before, off;
    liggja fyrir bryggjum, to lie off the piers;
    fyrir Humru-mynni, off the Humber;
    6) before, at the head of, over;
    vera fyrir liði, to be over the troops;
    vera fyrir máli, to lead the case;
    sitja fyrir svörum, to undertake the defence;
    7) of time, ago;
    fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago;
    fyrir stundu, a while ago;
    fyrir löngu, long ago;
    vera fyrir e-u, to forebode (of a dream);
    8) before, above, superior to;
    Hálfdan svarti var fyrir þeim brœðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers;
    9) denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering;
    þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest E. thwart all thy affairs;
    tók at eyðast fyrir herm lausa-fé, her money began to fail;
    10) denoting obstacle, hindrance;
    mikit gøri þer mér fyrir þessu máli, you make this case hard for me;
    varð honum lítit fyrir því, it was a small matter for him;
    Ásgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A. thought that things looked bad;
    11) because of, for;
    hon undi sér hvergri fyrir verkjum, she had no rest for pains;
    fyrir hræðslu, for fear;
    illa fœrt fyrir ísum, scarcely, passable for ice;
    gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay;
    fyrir því at, because, since, as;
    12) against;
    gæt þín vel fyrir konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men;
    beiða griða Baldri fyrir alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm;
    13) fyrir sér, of oneself;
    mikill fyrir sér, strong, powerful;
    minnstr fyrir sér, smallest, weakest;
    14) denoting manner or quality, with;
    hvítr fyrir hærum, while with hoary hair;
    II. with acc.
    1) before, in front of;
    halda fyrir augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes;
    2) before, into the presence of;
    stefna e-m fyrir dómstól, before a court;
    3) over;
    hlaupa fyrir björg, to leap over a precipice;
    kasta fyrir borð, to throw overboard;
    4) in one’s way, crossing one’s way;
    ríða á leið fyrir þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them;
    5) round, off;
    sigla fyrir nes, to weather a point;
    6) along, all along;
    fyrir endilangan Noreg, all along Norway, from one end to the other;
    draga ör fyrir odd, to draw the arrow past the point;
    7) of time, fyrir dag, before day;
    fyrir e-s minni, before one’s memory;
    8) for, on behalf of;
    vil ek bjóða at fara fyrir þik, I will offer to go for thee, in thy stead;
    lögvörn fyrir mál, a lawful defence for a case;
    9) for, for the benefit of;
    þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, they cut the lyme-grass for them (the horses);
    10) for, instead of, in place of, as;
    11) for, because of (vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit);
    fyrir þín orð, for thy words (intercession);
    fyrir sína vinsæld, by reason of his popularity;
    12) denoting value, price;
    fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks;
    fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost;
    13) in spite of, against (giptast fyrir ráð e-s);
    14) joined with adverbs ending in -an, governing acc. (fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan);
    fyrir austan, sunnan fjall, east, south of the fell;
    fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge;
    fyrir handan á, beyond the river;
    fyrir innan garð, inside the fence;
    III. as adverb or ellipt.
    1) ahead, before, opp. to eptir;
    þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, when this came first, preceded;
    2) first;
    mun ek þar eptir gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I shall do to you according as you do first;
    3) at hand, present, to the fore;
    föng þau, er fyrir vóru, stores that were at hand;
    þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already present (before the bride and bridegroom came);
    4) e-m verðr e-t fyrir, one takes a certain step, acts so and so;
    Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. was at a loss what to do;
    e-t mælist vel (illa) fyrir, a thing is well (ill) spoken or reported of (kvæðit mæltist vel fyrir).
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    prep., in the Editions spelt differently; in MSS. this word is usually abbreviated either  (i. e. firir), or Ꝼ̆, fur͛, fvr͛ (i. e. fyrir); in some MSS. it is idiomatically spelt with i, fir͛, e. g. Arna-Magn. 382 (Bs. i. 263 sqq.); and even in the old Miracle-book Arna-Magn. 645 (Bs. i. 333 sqq.), just as ifir is written for yfir ( over); in a few MSS. it is written as a monosyllable fyr, e. g. D. I. i. 475, Mork. passim; in Kb. (Sæm.-Edda) occurs fyr telia, Vsp. I; fyr norðan, 36; fyr dyrum, Gm. 22; fyr vestan ver, Hkv. 2. 8; in other places as a dissyll. fyrir, e. g. Hm. 56, Gm. 54, Skm. 34, Ls. 15, Am. 64, Hkv. 2. 2, 19 (quoted from Bugge’s edition, see his preface, p. xvi); fyr and fyrir stand to one another in the same relation as ept to eptir, und to undir, of ( super) to yfir: this monosyllabic form is obsolete, save in the compds, where ‘for-’ is more common than ‘fyrir-;’ in some cases both forms are used, e. g. for-dæming and fyrir-dæming; in others only one, but without any fixed rule: again, the forms fyri, fyre, or fire, which are often used in Edd., are just as wrong, as if one were to say epti, undi, yfi; yet this spelling is found now and then in MSS., as, fyre, Ó. H. (facsimile); fire, Grág. Sb. ii. 288 (also facsimile): the particles í and á are sometimes added, í fur, Fms. iv. 137; í fyrir, passim; á fur, Haustl. 1. [Ulf. faur and faura; A. S. fore and for; Engl. for and fore-; Germ. für and vor; Dan. for; Swed. för; Gr. προ-; Lat. pro, prae.]
    WITH DAT., chiefly without the notion of movement.
    A. LOCAL:
    I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrum, before the doors, at the doors, Nj. 14, Vsp. 53, Hm. 69, Edda 130; niðr f. smiðju-dyrum, Eg. 142:—ahead, úti fyrir búðinni, Nj. 181; kómusk sauðirnir upp á fjallit f. þeim, ahead of them, 27; vóru fyrir honum borin merkin, the banner was borne before him, 274; göra orð fyrir sér, to send word before one, Fms. vii. 207, Hkr. iii. 335 (Ó. H. 201, l. c., frá sér):—also denoting direction, niðri í eldinum f. sér, beneath in the fire before them, Nj. 204; þeir sá f. sér bæ mikinn, they saw before them a great building, i. e. they came to a great house, Eg. 546; öðrum f. sér ( in front) en öðrum á bak sér, Grág. i. 5.
    2. before one, before one’s face, in one’s presence; úhelgaða ek Otkel f. búum, before the neighbours, Nj. 87; lýsi ek f. búum fimm, 218; lýsa e-u ( to proclaim) f. e-m, Ld. 8; hann hermdi boð öll f. Gizuri, Nj. 78; hón nefndisk f. þeim Gunnhildr, told them that her name was G., Fms. i. 8; kæra e-t f. e-m, Ó. H. 60; slíkar fortölur hafði hann f. þeim, Nj. 200; the saying, því læra börnin málið að það er f. þeim haft, bairns learn to speak because it is done before them, i. e. because they hear it; hafa gott (íllt) f. e-m, to give a good (bad) example, e. g. in the presence of children; lifa vel f. Guði, to live well before God, 623. 29; stór ábyrgðar-hluti f. Guði, Nj. 199; sem þeir sjá réttast f. Guði, Grág. i. (pref.); fyrir öllum þeim, Hom. 89; á laun f. öðrum mönnum, hidden from other men, unknown to them, Grág. i. 337, Jb. 378; nú skaltú vera vin minn mikill f. húsfreyju minni, i. e. when you talk to my wife, Nj. 265; fyrir Drottni, before the Lord, Merl. 2. 78.
    3. denoting reception of guests, visitors; hann lét ryðja f. þeim búðina, he had the room cleared for them, for their reception, Nj. 228; Valhöll ryðja fyr vegnu fólki, i. e. to clear Valhalla for slain folk, Em. I; ryðja vígvöll f. vegundum, Nj. 212; ljúka upp f. e-m, to open the door for one, Fms. xi. 323, Stj. 5; rýma pallinn f. þeim, Eg. 304; hann lét göra eld f. þeim, he had a fire made for them, 204; þeir görðu eld. f. sér, Fms. xi. 63; … veizlur þar sem fyrir honum var búit, banquets that were ready for him, Eg. 45.
    II. before one, in one’s way; þar er díki varð f. þeim, Eg. 530; á (fjörðr) varð f. þeim, a river, fjord, was before them, i. e. they came to it, 133, 161; at verða eigi f. liði yðru, 51; maðr sá varð f. Vindum, that man was overtaken by the V., Hkr. iii. 363; þeirra manna er f. honum urðu, Eg. 92.
    2. sitja f. e-m, to lie in wait for one, Ld. 218, Nj. 107; lá f. henni í skóginum, Edda (pref.); sitja f. rekum, to sit watching for wrecks, Eg. 136 (fyrir-sát).
    3. ellipt., menn urðu at gæta sín er f. urðu, Nj. 100; Egill var þar f. í runninum, E. was before (them), lay in ambush, Eg. 378; hafði sá bana er f. varð, who was before (the arrow), i. e. he was hit, Nj. 8.
    4. verða f. e-u, to be hit, taken, suffer from a thing; ef hann verðr f. drepi, if he be struck, Grág. ii. 19; verða f. áverka, to be wounded, suffer injury, Ld. 140; verða f. reiði konungs, to fall into disgrace with the king, Eg. 226; verða f. ósköpum, to become the victim of a spell, spell-bound, Fas. i. 130; sitja f. hvers manns ámæli, to be the object of all men’s blame, Nj. 71; vera eigi f. sönnu hafðr, to be unjustly charged with a thing, to be innocent.
    III. a naut. term, before, off; liggja f. bryggjum, to lie off the pier, Ld. 166; skip fljóta f. strengjum, Sks. 116; þeir lágu f. bænum, they lay off the town, Bs. i. 18; liggja úti f. Jótlands-síðu, off Jutland, Eg. 261; hann druknaði f. Jaðri, off the J., Fms. i. II; þeir kómu at honum f. Sjólandi, off Zealand, x. 394; hafa úti leiðangr f. landi, Hkr. i. 301; f. Humru-minni, off the Humber, Orkn. 338, cp. Km. 3, 8, 9, 13, 19, 21; fyrir Nesjum, off the Ness, Vellekla; fyrir Tungum, Sighvat; fyrir Spáni, off Spain, Orkn. 356.
    IV. before, at the head of, denoting leadership; smalamaðr f. búi föður síns, Ver. 26 (of king David); vera f. liði, to be over the troops, Eg. 292, Nj. 7; vera f. máli, to lead the case, Band. 8; vera forstjóri f. búi, to be steward over the household, Eg. 52; ráða f. landi, ríki, etc., to rule, govern, Ó H. 33, Nj. 5; hverr f. eldinum réði, who was the ringleader of the fire, Eg. 239; ráða f. e-u, to rule, manage a thing, passim: the phrase, sitja f. svörum, to respond on one’s behalf, Ölk. 36, Band. 12; hafa svör f. e-m, to be the chief spokesman, Fms. x. 101, Dipl. v. 26.
    V. special usages; friða f. e-m, to make peace for one, Fms. vii. 16, Bs. i. 65; bæta f. e-m, to make things good for one, Hom. 109; túlka, vera túlkr, flytja (etc.) f. e-m, to plead for one, Fms. iii. 33, Nj. 128,—also spilla f. e-m, to disparage one, Eg. 255; haga, ætla f. e-u, to manage, arrange for one, Ld. 208, Sturl. i. 14, Boll. 356; rífka ráð f. e-m, to better one’s condition, Nj. 21; ráða heiman-fylgju ok tilgjöf f. frændkonu sinni, Js. 58; standa f. manni, to stand before, shield a man, stand between him and his enemy, Eg. 357, Grág. ii. 13; vera skjöldr f. e-m, 655 xxxii. 4; hafa kostnað f. e-u, to have the expences for a thing, Ld. 14; vinna f. e-m, to support one by one’s work, Sks. 251; starfa f. fé sínu, to manage one’s money, Ld. 166; hyggja f. e-u, to take heed for a thing, Nj. 109; hyggja f. sér, Fs. 5; hafa forsjá f. e-m, to provide for one, Ld. 186; sjá f. e-u, to see after, Eg. 118, Landn, 152; sjá þú nokkut ráð f. mér, Nj. 20: ironic. to put at rest, Háv. 40: ellipt., sjá vel f., to provide well for, Nj. 102.
    B. TEMP. ago; fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago; fyrir stundu, a while ago, Nj. 80; fyrir litlu, a little while ago, Fms. i. 76, Ld. 134; fyrir skömmu, a sbort while ago; fyrir löngu, a long while ago, Nj. 260, Fms. i. 50; fyrir öndverðu, from the beginning, Grág. i. 80, ii. 323, 394, Finnb. 342; fyrir þeim, before they were born, Fms. i. 57.
    2. the phrase, vera f. e-u, to forebode; vera f. stórfundum, Nj. 107, 277; þat hygg ek vera munu f. siða-skipti, Fms. xi. 12; þessi draumr mun vera f. kvámu nökkurs manns, vii. 163; dreyma draum f. e-u, 8; fyrir tiðendum, ii. 65:—spá f. e-m, to ‘spae’ before, prophecy to one, Nj. 171.
    C. METAPH.:
    I. before, above; þóttu þeir þar f. öllum ungum mönnum, Dropl. 7; þykkisk hann mjök f. öðrum mönnum, Ld. 38; ver f. hirðmönnum, be first among my herdsmen, Eg. 65; Hálfdan svarti var f. þeim bræðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers, Fms. i. 4; þorgrímr var f. sonum Önundar, Grett. 87; var Haraldr mest f. þeim at virðingu, Fms. i. 47.
    II. denoting help, assistance; haun skal rétta vættið f. þeim, Grág. i. 45 (vide above A. IV and V).
    2. the following seem to be Latinisms, láta lífit f. heilagri Kristni, to give up one’s life for holy Christianity, = Lat. pro, Fms. vii. 172; ganga undir píslir fyrir Guðs nafni, Blas. 38; gjalda önd mína f. önd þinni, Johann. 17; gefa gjöf f. sál sinni ( pro animâ suâ), H. E. i. 466; fyrir mér ok minni sál, Dipl. iv. 8; færa Guði fórnir f. e-m, 656 A; heita f. e-m, biðja f. e-m, to make a vow, pray for one (orare pro), Fms. iii. 48, Bs. i. 70; biðja f. mönnum, to intercede for, 19, Fms. xi. 287: even with a double construction, biðja f. stað sinn (acc., which is vernacular) ok heilagri kirkju (dat., which is a Latinism), x. 127.
    III. denoting disadvantage, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest Egil thwart all thy affairs, Eg. 249; únýtir hann þá málit fyrir sér, then he ruins his own case, Grág. i. 36, Dropl. 14, 16; Manverjar rufu safnaðinn f. Þorkatli, the Manxmen broke up the assembly, i. e. forsook Thorkel, Fms. ix. 422; kom upp grátr f. henni, she burst into tears, 477; taka fé f. öðrum, to take another’s money, N. G. L. i. 20; knörr þann er konungr lét taka fyrir Þórólfi, Landn. 56; ef hross verðr tekit f. honum, if a horse of his be taken, Grág. i. 436; hann tók upp fé fyrir öllum, he seized property for them all, Ó. H. 60; e-t ferr ílla f. e-m, a thing turns out ill for one; svá fór f. Ólófu, so it came to pass for O., Vígl. 18; loka dyrr f. e-m, to lock the door in one’s face, Edda 21: þeir hafa eigi þessa menn f. yðr drepit, heldr f. yðrar sakir þessi víg vegit, i. e. they have not harmed you, but rather done you a service in slaying those men, Fbr. 33; tók at eyðask f. henni lausa-fé, her money began to fail, Nj. 29; rak á f. þeim storma ok stríðviðri, they were overtaken by gales and bad weather, Vígl. 27; Víglundr rak út knöttinn f. Jökli, V. drove the ball for J., i. e. so that he had to run after it, 24; sá er skar tygil f. Þóri, he who cut Thor’s line, Bragi; sverð brast f. mér, my sword broke, Korm. 98 (in a verse); brjóta e-t f. e-m, to break a thing for one, Bs. i. 15 (in a verse); Valgarðr braut krossa fyrir Merði ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167; árin brotnaði f. honum, his oar broke; allar kýrnar drápust fyrir honum, all his cows died.
    2. denoting difficulty, hindrance; sitja f. sæmd e-s, to sit between oneself and one’s honour, i. e. to hinder one’s doing well, Sturl. 87; mikit göri þér mér f. þessu máli, you make this case sore for me, Eb. 124; þér er mikit f. máli, thy case stands ill, Fms. v. 325; ekki er Guði f. því, it is easy for God to do, 656 B. 9; varð honum lítið f. því, it was a small matter for him, he did it easily, Grett. III; mér er minna f. því, it is easier for me, Am. 60; þykkja mikit f. e-u, to be much grieved for a thing, do it unwillingly, Nj. 77; Icel. also say, þykja fyrir (ellipt.), to feel hurt, be displeased:—ellipt., er þeim lítið fyrir at villa járnburð þenna, it is a small matter for them to spoil this ordeal, Ó. H. 140; sem sér muni lítið f. at veiða Gunnar, Nj. 113; fast mun f. vera, it will be fast-fixed before (one), hard to move, Ld. 154; Ásgrími þótti þungt f., A. thought that things looked sad (heavy), Nj. 185; hann var lengi f., he was long about it, Fms. x. 205; hann var lengi f. ok kvað eigi nei við, he was cross and said not downright no, Þorf. Karl. 388.
    IV. in a causal sense, for, because of, Lat. per, pro; sofa ek né mákat fugls jarmi fyrir, I cannot sleep for the shrill cry of birds, Edda 16 (in a verse); hon undi sér hvergi f. verkjum, she had no rest for pains, Bjarn. 69; fyrir gráti, tárum, = Lat. prae lacrymis; fyrir harmi, for sorrow; f. hlátri, for laughter, as in Engl.; þeir æddust f. einni konu, they went mad for the sake of one woman, Sól. 11; ílla fært f. ísum, scarce passable for ice, Fms. xi. 360; hætt var at sitja útar f. Miðgarðs-ormi, Edda 35; hann var lítt gengr f. sárinu, he could hardly walk for the wound, Fbr. 178; fyrir hræðslu, for fear, Hbl. 26; heptisk vegrinn f. þeim meinvættum sem …, Fs. 4; gáðu þeir eigi f. veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing they took no care to make hay, Landn. 30; fyrir riki konungs, for the king’s power, Eg. 67, 117; fyrir ofríki manna, Grág. i. 68; fyrir hví, for why? Eluc. 4; fyrir hví þeir væri þar, Eg. 375; fyrir því, at …, for that, because, Edda 35, Fms. i. 22, vii. 330, Ld. 104; en fyrir því nú at, now since, Skálda 171; nú fyrir því at, id., 169: the phrase, fyrir sökum, for the sake of, because of, passim; vide sök.
    V. by, by the force of; öxlin gékk ór liði fyrir högginu, the shoulder was disjointed by the force of the stroke, Háv. 52.
    2. denoting contest; falla f. e-m, to fall before one, i. e. fighting against one, Fms. i. 7, iv. 9, x. 196; verða halloki f. e-m, to be overcome in fighting one, Ld. 146; látask f. e-m, to perish by one, Eb. 34; hafa bana f. e-m, to be slain by one, Nj. 43; þeir kváðu fá fúnað hafa f. honum, 263; mæddisk hann f. þeim, he lost his breath in fighting them, Eg. 192; láta ríki f. e-m, to lose the kingdom before another, i. e. so that the latter gains it, 264; láta lausar eignir mínar f. þér, 505; láta hlut sinn f. e-m, Fs. 47; standask f. e-m, to stand one’s ground before one, Edda (pref.); hugðisk hann falla mundu f. sjóninni einni saman, that he would sink before his glance, 28, Hým. 12; halda hlut f. e-m, Ld. 54; halda frið ok frelsi f. várum óvinum, Fms. viii. 219; fara mun ek sem ek hefi áðr ætlað f. þínum draum ( thy dream notwithstanding), Ld. 216; þér farit hvárt er þér vilit f. mér, you go wherever you like for me, so far as I am concerted, Fær. 37; halda vöku f. sér, to keep oneself awake, Fms. i. 216.
    β. with verbs, flýja, hlaupa, renna, stökkva f. e-m, to fly, leap, run before one, i. e. to be pursued, Bs. i. 774, Grág. ii. 359; at hann rynni f. þrælum hans, Ld. 64; fyrir þessum úfriði stökk Þangbrandr til Noregs, 180; skyldi hann ganga ór á f. Hofsmönnum, Landn. 178; ganga f. e-u, to give way before, yield to a thing, Fms. i. 305, x. 292; vægja f. e-m, to yield to one, give way, Eg. 21, 187, Nj. 57, Ld. 234.
    VI. against; verja land f. e-m, Eg. 32; verja landit f. Dönum ok öðrum víkingum, Fms. i. 23; til landvarnar f. víkingum, Eg. 260; landvarnar-maðr f. Norðmönnum, Fms. vi. 295; gæta brúarinnar f. bergrisum, Edda 17; gæt þín vel f. konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men, Eg. 113; góð aðstoð f. tröllum ok dvergum, Bárð. 163; beiða Baldri griða f. allskonar háska, Edda 36; auðskæðr f. höggum, Eg. 770.
    VII. in the sense of being driven before; fyrir straumi, veðri, vindi, before the stream, wind, weather (forstreymis, forvindis), Grág. ii. 384, Fms. vii. 262; halda f. veðri, to stand before the wind, Róm. 211.
    2. rýrt mun verða f. honum smá-mennit, he will have an easy game with the small people, Nj. 94: ellipt., hafði sá bana er f. varð, 8; sprakk f., 16, 91.
    VIII. fyrir sér, of oneself, esp. of physical power; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; lítill f. sér, weak, feeble, Nj. 20, Ísl. ii. 368, Eg. 192; þér munuð kalla mik lítinn mann f. mér, Edda 33; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest, Eg. 123; gildr maðr f. sér, Ísl. ii. 322, Fms. ii. 145; herðimaðr mikiil f. sér, a hardy man, Nj. 270; hvat ert þú f. þér, what kind of fellow art thou? Clem. 33; vera einn f. sér, to be a strange fellow, Grett. 79 new Ed.; Icel. also say, göra mikið (lítið) f. sér, to make oneself big ( little).
    β. sjóða e-t f. sér, to hesitate, saunter, Nj. 154; mæla f. munni, to talk between one’s teeth, to mutter, Orkn. 248, Nj. 249.
    IX. denoting manner or quality; hvítr f. hærum, white with hoary hairs, Fms. vi. 95, Fas. ii. 540; gráir fyrir járnum, grey with steel, of a host in armour, Mag. 5; hjölt hvít f. silfri, a hilt white with silver = richly silvered, Eb. 226.
    X. as adverb or ellipt.,
    1. ahead, in front, = á undan, Lat. prae, opp. to eptir; þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, as this came first, preceded, Nj. 34; at einhverr mundi fara heim fyrir, that some one would go home first (to spy), Eg. 580; Egill fór f., E. went in before, id.; at vér ríðim þegar f. í nótt, 283.
    β. first; hann stefndi f. málinu, en hann mælti eptir, one pronounced the words first, but the other repeated after him, Nj. 35; mun ek þar eptir göra sem þér gerit f., I shall do to you according as you do first, 90:—temp., sjau nóttum f., seven nights before, Grág. ii. 217.
    2. to the fore, at hand, present; þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already to the fore, i. e. before the bride and bridegroom came, Nj. 11; úvíst er at vita hvar úvinir sitja á fleti fyrir, Hm. 1; skal þá lögmaðr þar f. vera, he shall be there present, Js. 3; heima í túni fyrir, Fær. 50; þar vóru fyrir Hildiríðar-synir, Eg. 98; var honum allt kunnigt fyrir, he knew all about the localities, 583; þeim ómögum, sem f. eru, who are there already, i. e. in his charge, Grág. i. 286: of things, föng þau er f. vóru, stores that were to the fore, at hand, Eg. 134.
    3. fore, opp. to ‘back,’ of clothes; slæður settar f. allt gullknöppum, Eg. 516; bak ok fyrir, back and front, = bak ok brjóst, Mar.
    XI. in the phrase, e-m verðr e-t fyrir, a thing is before one, i. e. one takes that and that step, acts so and so in an emergency; nú verðr öðrum þeirra þat f., at hann kveðr, now if the other part alleges, that …, Grág. i. 362; Kolbeini varð ekki f., K. had no resource, i. e. lost his head, Sturl. iii. 285:—the phrase, e-t mælisk vel (ílla) fyrir, a thing is well ( ill) reported of; víg Gunnars spurðisk ok mæltisk ílla fyrir um allar sveitir, Nj. 117, Sturl. ii. 151; mun þat vel f. mælask, people will like it well, Nj. 29, Þórð. 55 new Ed.; ílla mun þat f. mælask at ganga á sættir við frændr sína, Ld. 238; ok er lokit var, mæltisk kvæðit vel f., the people praised the poem, Fms. vii. 113.
    XII. in special senses, either as prep. or adv. (vide A. V. above); segja leið f. skipi, to pilot a ship, Eg. 359; segja f. skipi, to say a prayer for a new ship or for any ship going to sea, Bs. i. 774, Fms. x. 480; mæla f. e-u, to dictate, Grág. ii. 266; mæla f. minni, to bring out a toast, vide minni; mæla f. sætt, i. 90; skipa, koma e-u f., to arrange, put right; ætla f. e-u, to make allowance for; trúa e-m f. e-u, to entrust one with; það fer mikið f. e-u (impers.), it is of great compass, bulky; hafa f. e-u, to have trouble with a thing; leita f. sér, to enquire; biðjask f., to say one’s prayers, vide biðja; mæla fyrir, segja f., etc., to order, Nj. 103, Js. 3: of a spell or solemn speaking, hann mælti svá f., at …, Landn. 34; spyrjask f., to enquire, Hkr. ii. 333; búask f., to prepare, make arrangement, Landn. 35, Sks. 551; skipask f., to draw up, Nj. 197; leggjask f., to lie down in despair, Bs. i. 194; spá fyrir, to ‘spae’ before, foretell; þeir menn er spá f. úorðna hluti, Fms. i. 96; segja f., to foretell, 76, Bb. 332; Njáll hefir ok sagt f. um æfi hans, Nj. 102; vita e-t f., to ‘wit’ beforehand, know the future, 98; sjá e-t f., to foresee, 162; ef þat er ætlat f., fore-ordained, id.
    WITH ACC., mostly with the notion of movement.
    A. LOCAL:
    I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrrin, Nj. 198; láta síga brýnn f. brár, Hkv. Hjörv. 19; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes, Nj. 132; leggja sverði fyrir brjóst e-m, to thrust a sword into his breast, 162, Fs. 39.
    2. before one, before a court; stefna e-m f. dómstól, Fms. xi. 444; ganga, koma f. e-n, to go, come before one, Fms. i. 15, Eg. 426, Nj. 6, 129, passim; fyrir augu e-s, before one’s eyes, Stj. 611.
    3. before, so as to shield; hann kom skildinum f. sik, he put the shield before him, Nj. 97, 115; halda skildi f. e-n, a duelling term, since the seconder had to hold one’s shield, Ísl. ii. 257.
    4. joined to adverbs such as fram, aptr, út, inn, ofan, niðr, austr, vestr, suðr, norðr, all denoting direction; fram f., forward; aptr f., backward, etc.; hann reiddi öxina fram f. sik, a stroke forward with the axe, Fms. vii. 91; hann hljóp eigi skemra aptr en fram fyrir sik, Nj. 29; þótti honum hann skjóta brandinum austr til fjallanna f. sik, 195; komask út f. dyrr, to go outside the door, Eg. 206:—draga ofan f. brekku, to drag over the hill, Ld. 220; hrinda f. mel ofan, to thrust one over the gravel bank, Eg. 748; hlaupa f. björg, to leap over a precipice, Eb. 62, Landn. 36; elta e-n f. björg, Grág. ii. 34; hlaupa (kasta) f. borð, to leap ( throw) overboard, Fms. i. 178, Hkr. iii. 391, Ld. 226; síga ( to be hauled) niðr f. borgar-vegg, 656 C. 13, Fms. ix. 3; hlaupa niðr f. stafn, Eg. 142; niðr f. skaflinn, Dropl. 25; fyrir brekku, Orkn. 450, Glúm. 395 (in a verse).
    II. in one’s way, crossing one’s way; þeir stefndu f. þá, Fms. ix. 475; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them, Boll. 348; hlaupa ofan f. þá, Nj. 153; vóru allt komin f. hann bréf, letters were come before him, in his way, Fms. vii. 207; þeir felldu brota f. hann, viz. they felled trees before him, so as to stop him, viii. 60, ix. 357; leggja bann f. skip, to lay an embargo on a ship, Ld. 166.
    III. round, off a point; fyrir nesit, Nj. 44; út f. Holm, out past the Holm, Fms. vii. 356: esp. as a naut. term, off a point on the shore, sigla f. England, Norðyrnbraland, Þrasnes, Spán, to sail by the coast of, stand off England, Northumberland, … Spain, Orkn. 338, 340, 342, 354; fyrir Yrjar, Fms. vii. (in a verse); fyrir Siggju, Aumar, Lista, Edda 91 (in a verse); er hann kom f. Elfina, when be came off the Gotha, Eg. 80; leggja land f. skut, to lay the land clear of the stern, i. e. to pass it, Edda l. c.; göra frið f. land sitt, to pacify the land from one end to another, Ld. 28; fyrir uppsprettu árinnar, to come to ( round) the sources of the river, Fms. iii. 183; fyrir garðs-enda, Grág. ii. 263; girða f. nes, to make a wall across the ness, block it up, cp. Lat. praesepire, praemunire, etc., Grág. ii. 263; so also binda f. op, poka, Lat. praeligare, praestringere; hlaða f. gat, holu, to stop a hole, opening; greri f. stúfinn, the stump (of the arm or leg) was healed, closed, Nj. 275; skjóta slagbrandi f. dyrr, to shoot a bolt before the door, to bar it, Dropl. 29; láta loku (lás) f. hurð, to lock a door, Gísl. 28; setja innsigli f. bréf, to set a seal to a letter, Dipl. i. 3: ellipt., setr hón þar lás fyrir, Ld. 42, Bs. i. 512.
    2. along, all along; f. endilanga Danmörk, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Denmark, Norway, from one end to the other, Fms. iv. 319, xi. 91, Grett. 97:—öx álnar f. munn, an axe with an ell-long edge, Ld. 276; draga ör f. ödd, to draw the arrow past the point, an archer’s term, Fms. ii. 321.
    IV. with verbs, fyrir ván komit, one is come past hope, all hope is gone, Sturl. i. 44, Hrafn. 13, Fms. ii. 131; taka f. munn e-m, to stop one’s mouth; taka f. háls, kverkar, e-m, to seize one by the throat, etc.; taka mál f. munn e-m, ‘verba alicujus praeripere,’ to take the word out of one’s mouth, xi. 12; taka f. hendr e-m, to seize one’s hands, stop one in doing a thing, Eb. 124; mod., taka fram f. hendrnar á e-m.
    B. TEMP.: fyrir dag, before day, Eg. 80; f. miðjan dag, Ld. 14; f. sól, before sunrise, 268; f. sólar-lag, before sunset; f. miðjan aptan, Nj. 192; f. náttmál, 197; f. óttu, Sighvat; f. þinglausnir, Ölk. 37; f. Jól, Nj. 269; f. fardaga, Grág. ii. 341; viku f. sumar, 244; f. mitt sumar, Nj. 138; litlu f. vetr, Eg. 159; f. vetrnætr, Grág. ii. 217; f. e-s minni, before one’s memory, Íb. 16.
    C. METAPH.:
    I. above, before; hann hafdi mest fyrir aðra konunga hraustleikinn, Fms. x. 372.
    II. for, on behalf of; vil ek bjóða at fara f. þik, I will go for thee, in thy stead, Nj. 77; ganga í skuld f. e-n, Grág. i. 283; Egill drakk … ok svá f. Ölvi, Eg. 210; kaupa e-t f. e-n, Nj. 157; gjalda gjöld f. e-n, Grág. i. 173; verja, sækja, sakir f. e-n, Eg. 504; hvárr f. sik, each for oneself, Dipl. v. 26; sættisk á öll mál f. Björn, Nj. 266; tók sættir f. Björn, Eg. 168; svara f. e-t, Fms. xi. 444; hafa til varnir f. sik, láta lýrit, lög-vörn koma f.; færa vörn f. sik, etc.; verja, sækja sakir f. sik, and many similar law phrases, Grág. passim; biðja konu f. e-n, to woo a lady for another, Fms. x. 44; fyrir mik, on my behalf, for my part, Gs. 16; lögvörn f. mál, a lawful defence for a case, Nj. 111; hafa til varnar f. sök, to defend a case, Grág. i. 61; halda skiladómi f. e-t, Dipl. iv. 8; festa lög f. e-t, vide festa.
    III. in a distributive sense; penning f. mann, a penny per man, K. Þ. K. 88; fyrir nef hvert, per nose = per head, Lv. 89, Fms. i. 153, Ó. H. 141; hve f. marga menn, for how many men, Grág. i. 296; fyrir hverja stiku, for each yard, 497.
    IV. for, for the benefit of; brjóta brauð f. hungraða, Hom. 75; þeir skáru f. þá melinn, they cut the straw for them (the horses), Nj. 265; leggja kostnað f. e-n, to defray one’s costs, Grág. i. 341.
    V. for, instead of; hann setti sik f. Guð, Edda (pref.); hafa e-n f. Guð (Lat. pro Deo), Stj. 73, Barl. 131; geta, fá, kveðja mann f. sik, to get a man as one’s delegate or substitute, Grág. i. 48 passim; þeir höfðu vargstakka f. brynjur, Fs. 17; manna-höfuð vóru f. kljána, Nj. 275; gagl f. gás ok grís f. gamalt svín, Ó. H. 86; rif stór f. hlunna, Háv. 48; buðkr er f. húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; auga f. auga, tönn f. tönn, Exod. xxi. 24; skell f. skillinga, Þkv. 32.
    VI. because of, for; vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit, Nj. 92, Fms. v. 162; eigi f. sakleysi, not without ground, i. 302; fyrir hvat (why, for what) stefndi Gunnarr þeim til úhelgi? Nj. 101; ok urðu f. þat sekir, Landn. 323; hafa ámæli f. e-t, Nj. 65, passim.
    2. in a good sense, for one’s sake, for one; fyrir þín orð, for thy words, intercession, Ísl. ii. 217; vil ek göra f. þín orð, Ld. 158, Nj. 88; fyrir sína vinsæld, by his popularity, Fms. i. 259: the phrase, fyrir e-s sök, for one’s sake, vide sök: in swearing, a Latinism, fyrir trú mína, by my faith! (so in Old Engl. ‘fore God), Karl. 241; fyrir þitt líf, Stj. 514; ek særi þik f. alla krapta Krists ok manndóm þinn, Nj. 176. VII. for, at, denoting value, price; fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks, Eg. 714; er sik leysti út f. þrjú hundruð marka, Fms. ix. 421; ganga f. hundrað, to pass or go for a hundred, D. I. i. 316:—also of the thing bought, þú skalt reiða f. hana þrjár merkr, thou shall pay for her three marks, Ld. 30; fyrir þik skulu koma mannhefndir, Nj. 57; bætr f. víg, Ísl. ii. 274; bætr f. mann, Eg. 259, passim; fyrir áverka Þorgeirs kom legorðs-sökin, Nj. 101:—so in the phrase, fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost; fyrir öngan mun, by no means, Fms. i. 9, 157, Gþl. 531:—hafði hverr þeirra mann f. sik, eða tvá …, each slew a man or more for himself, i. e. they sold their lives dearly, Ó. H. 217.
    2. ellipt., í staðinn f., instead of, Grág. i. 61; hér vil ek bjóða f. góð boð, Nj. 77; taka umbun f., Fms. vii. 161; svara slíku f. sem …, Boll. 350; þér skulut öngu f. týna nema lífinu, you shall lose nothing less than your head, Nj. 7.
    VIII. by means of, by, through; fyrir þat sama orð, Stj.; fyrir sína náttúru, Fms. v. 162; fyrir messu-serkinn, iii. 168; fyrir þinn krapt ok frelsis-hönd, Pass. 19. 12; svikin f. orminn, by the serpent, Al. 63,—this use of fyrir seems to be a Latinism, but is very freq. in eccl. writings, esp. after the Reformation, N. T., Pass., Vídal.; fyrir munn Davíðs, through the mouth of David, etc.:—in good old historical writings such instances are few; þeir hlutuðu f. kast ( by dice), Sturl. ii. 159.
    IX. in spite of, against; fyrir vilja sinn, N. G. L. i. 151; fyrir vitorð eðr vilja e-s, against one’s will or knowledge, Grág. ii. 348; kvángask (giptask) f. ráð e-s, i. 177, 178, Þiðr. 190; nú fara menn f. bann ( in spite of an embargo) landa á milli, Gþl. 517; hann gaf henni líf f. framkvæmd farar, i. e. although she had not fulfilled her journey ( her vow), Fms. v. 223; fyrir várt lof, vi. 220; fyrir allt þat, in spite of all that, Grett. 80 new Ed.; fyrir ráð fram, heedlessly; fyrir lög fram, vide fram.
    X. denoting capacity, in the same sense as ‘at,’ C. II, p. 27, col. 1; scarcely found in old writers (who use ‘at’), but freq. in mod. usage, thus, eigi e-n f. vin, to have one for a friend, in old writers ‘at vin;’ hafa e-n f. fífl, fól, to make sport of one.
    2. in old writers some phrases come near to this, e. g. vita f. vist, to know for certain, Dipl. i. 3; vita f. full sannindi, id., ii. 16; hafa f. satt, to take for sooth, believe, Nj. 135; koma f. eitt, to come ( turn) all to one, Lv. 11, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 208; koma f. ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail, Ísl. ii. 215; fyrir hitt mun ganga, it will turn the other way, Nj. 93; fyrir hann er einskis örvænt orðs né verks, from him everything may be expected, Ísl. ii. 326; hafa e-s víti f. varnað, to have another’s faults for warning, Sól. 19.
    XI. joined with adverbs ending in -an, fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan, innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan, either with a following acc. denoting. direction, thus, fyrir austan, sunnan … fjall, east, south of the fell, i. e. on the eastern, southern side; fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge; fyrir útan fjall = Lat. ultra; fyrir innan fjall = Lat. infra; fyrir handan á, beyond the river; fyrir innan garð, inside the yard; fyrir ofan garð, above, beyond the yard, etc.; vide these adverbs:—used adverb., fyrir sunnan, in the south; fyrir vestan, in the west; fyrir norðan, in the north; fyrir austan, in the east,—current phrases in Icel. to mark the quarters of the country, cp. the ditty in Esp. Árb. year 1530; but not freq. in old writers, who simply say, norðr, suðr …, cp. Kristni S. ch. 1: absol. and adverb., fyrir ofan, uppermost; fyrir handan, on the other side:—fyrir útan e-t, except, save, Anal. 98, Vkv. 8; fyrir fram, vide fram.
    ☞ For- and fyrir- as prefixes, vide pp. 163–167 and below:
    I. fore-, for-, meaning before, above, in the widest sense, local, temp., and metaph. furthering or the like, for-dyri, for-nes, for-ellri, for-beini, etc.
    β. before, down, for-brekkis, -bergis, -streymis, -vindis, -viðris, etc.
    2. in an intens. sense = before others, very, but not freq.; for-dyld, -góðr, -hagr, -hraustr, -kostuligr, -kuðr, -lítill, -ljótr, -prís, -ríkr, -snjallr.
    II. (cp. fyrir, acc., C. IX), in a neg. or priv. sense; a few words occur even in the earliest poems, laws, and writers, e. g. for-að, -átta, -dæða, -nám, -næmi, -sending, -sköp, -verk, -veðja, -viða, -vitni, -ynja, -yrtir; those words at least seem to be original and vernacular: at a later time more words of the same kind crept in:
    1. as early as writers of the 13th and 14th centuries, e. g. for-boð, -bænir, -djarfa, -dæma (fyrir-dæma), -taka (fyrir-taka), -þóttr; fyrir-bjóða, -fara, -göra, -koma, -kunna, -líta, -muna, -mæla, -vega, -verða.
    2. introduced in some words at the time of the Reformation through Luther’s Bible and German hymns, and still later in many more through Danish, e. g. for-brjóta, -drífa, -láta, -líkast, -merkja, -nema, -sorga, -sóma, -standa, -svara, -þénusta, and several others; many of these, however, are not truly naturalised, being chiefly used in eccl. writings:—it is curious that if the pronoun be placed after the verb (which is the vernacular use in Icel.) the sense is in many cases reversed; thus, fyrir-koma, to destroy, but koma e-u fyrir can only mean to arrange; so also fyrir-mæla, to curse, and mæla fyrir, to speak for; for-bænir, but biðja fyrir e-m, etc.; in the latter case the sense is good and positive, in the former bad and negative; this seems to prove clearly that these compds are due to foreign influence.

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  • 2 obstante

    1 nevertheless, however
    1 in spite of, despite
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    no obstante —

    1. ADV
    1) (=sin embargo) nevertheless, however
    2) (=de todos modos) all the same
    2.
    PREP (=a pesar de) in spite of
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    no obstante — ( sin embargo) nevertheless, nonetheless; ( a pesar de) despite, in spite of

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    * no obstante = albeit (that), however, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet, notwithstanding, none the less, that being said, all this said, when all is said and done.
    * * *

    no obstante — ( sin embargo) nevertheless, nonetheless; ( a pesar de) despite, in spite of

    * * *
    * no obstante = albeit (that), however, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet, notwithstanding, none the less, that being said, all this said, when all is said and done.
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    A
    no obstante, se negó a recibirlos nevertheless o however, she refused to see them
    B
    no obstante ( loc prep) (a pesar de) despite, in spite of
    no obstante las protestas in spite of o despite the protests
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    obstante:


    ( a pesar de) despite, in spite of
    obstante (no)
    I conj nevertheless
    II adverbio in spite of, despite
    ' obstante' also found in these entries:
    English:
    albeit
    - as
    - however
    - nevertheless
    - nonetheless
    - notwithstanding
    - never
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    obstante: no obstante loc adv
    1. [sin embargo] nevertheless, however;
    no me parece el sitio indicado, no obstante, lo consideraré I don't think it's the most suitable place; nevertheless o all the same, I'll consider it
    2. [a pesar de] in spite of, despite;
    no obstante mis recelos, decidí hacer lo que sugería in spite of o despite my reservations, I decided to do as he suggested
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    :
    no obstante nevertheless, nonetheless
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    obstante conj
    no obstante : nevertheless, however
    obstante prep
    no obstante : in spite of, despite
    mantuvo su inocencia no obstante la evidencia: he maintained his innocence in spite of the evidence
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    no obstante (sin embargo) however / nevertheless

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  • 3 yet

    jet
    1. adverb
    1) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) todavía, aún
    2) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) aún
    3) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.)

    2. conjunction
    (but; however: He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him.) pero, aunque
    yet adv
    1. ya
    has the taxi arrived yet? ¿ya ha llegado el taxi?
    2. aún / todavía
    are you ready? Not yet ¿estás listo? Todavía no
    tr[jet]
    1 todavía, aún
    haven't you finished that book yet? ¿aún no has acabado aquel libro?
    2 (until now) hasta la fecha, hasta ahora
    3 (even) aún, todavía
    4 (expressing future possibility, hope, etc) aún
    don't give up, you may win yet no te rindas, aún puedes ganar
    1 pero, aunque
    she's very friendly, yet I find her a little mysterious es muy simpática, aunque la encuentro un poco misteriosa
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    yet again otra vez
    yet another... otro,-a... más
    yet ['jɛt] adv
    1) besides, even: aún
    yet more problems: más problemas aún
    yet again: otra vez
    2) so far: aún, todavía
    not yet: todavía no
    as yet: hasta ahora, todavía
    3) : ya
    has he come yet?: ¿ya ha venido?
    4) eventually: todavía, algún día
    5) nevertheless: sin embargo
    yet conj
    : pero
    adv.
    • aun adv.
    • aún adv.
    • todavía adv.
    conj.
    • aun conj.
    • con todo conj.
    • empero conj.
    • pero conj.
    • sin embargo conj.

    I jet
    1)
    a) (up to this or that time, till now) (with neg) todavía, aún

    I haven't eaten o (AmE also) I didn't eat yet — todavía or aún no he comido, todavía no comí (RPl)

    as yet — aún, todavía

    b) (now, so soon) (with neg) todavía

    shall I call him? - not (just) yet — ¿lo llamo? - (no,) todavía no

    c) ( thus far) (after superl)
    2) (by now, already) (with interrog) ya

    has she decided o (AmE also) did she decide yet? — ¿ya se ha decidido?, ¿ya se decidió? (AmL)

    3) ( still) todavía, aún

    there's half an hour yet before they arrive — todavía or aún falta media hora para que lleguen

    4) (eventually, in spite of everything)
    a) ( even) (with comp) aún, todavía
    b) (in addition, besides)
    6) (but, nevertheless) (as linker) sin embargo

    II
    [jet]
    1. ADV
    1) (=now, up to now, by now) todavía, aún

    he hasn't come yet — todavía or aún no ha llegado, no ha llegado todavía or aún

    don't go (just) yet — no te vayas todavía, quédate un rato

    need you go yet? — ¿tienes que irte ya?

    • as yet — todavía, por ahora

    we haven't heard anything as yet — todavía or por ahora no sabemos nada

    • not yet — todavía or aún no

    "are you coming?" - "not just yet" — -¿vienes? -todavía or aún no

    2) (=to date) hasta ahora
    3) (=still) todavía, aún

    there's hope for me yet — todavía or aún tengo esperanzas

    that question is yet to be decided — está todavía por or sin decidir, aún está por or sin decidir

    he may yet succeed — todavía puede que lo consiga, puede que aún lo consiga

    it won't be dark for half an hour yet — todavía or aún queda media hora para que anochezca

    4) (=even) todavía, aún

    better yet, let him buy them for you for Christmas — mejor aún, deja que te los regale por Navidad

    • yet again — otra or una vez más

    • they are celebrating yet another victory — están celebrando otra or una victoria más

    • many were killed, yet more have been left homeless — muchos resultaron muertos y aún or todavía más han perdido sus hogares

    5) frm

    nor yet — ni

    2.
    CONJ (=in spite of everything) sin embargo, con todo; (=but) pero

    I told him several times, yet he still hasn't done it — se lo dije varias veces, (y) sin embargo no lo ha hecho

    YET
    In questions
    ► When yet is used in affirmative questions, translate using ya:
    Is Mary here yet? ¿Está aquí María ya?
    Have they arrived yet? ¿Han llegado ya?
    In negatives
    ► When not ... yet is used in statements or questions, translate using todavía no or aún no, both of which can go at either the beginning or the end of the sentence:
    My parents haven't got up yet Mis padres no se han levantado todavía or aún, Todavía or Aún no se han levantado mis padres
    Haven't they done it yet? ¿No lo han hecho todavía or aún?, ¿Todavía or Aún no lo han hecho?
    Meaning "to date"
    ► When yet follows a superlative or never and means "to date", translate using hasta ahora:
    It's the best (one) yet Es el mejor hasta ahora
    I've never been late yet Hasta ahora no he llegado nunca con retraso
    Meaning "still"
    In predictions ► When yet is used in predictions about the future, translate using todavía or aún:
    The economic crisis will go on for some time yet La crisis económica continuará todavía or aún algún tiempo
    They will be a long time yet Todavía or Aún tardarán bastante en venir
    With to + infinitive ► When yet is followed by to + ((verb)), translate using todavía por or sin + ((infinitive)) or aún por or sin + ((infinitive)):
    The house is yet to be cleaned La casa está todavía por or sin limpiar La casa está aún por or sin limpiar
    Meaning "even"
    ► When yet precedes a comparative and means "even", translate using todavía or aún:
    There is yet more rain to come in the north Todavía or Aún habrá más precipitaciones en el norte
    Yet bigger satellites will be sent up into orbit Se pondrán en órbita satélites todavía or aún más grandes
    * * *

    I [jet]
    1)
    a) (up to this or that time, till now) (with neg) todavía, aún

    I haven't eaten o (AmE also) I didn't eat yet — todavía or aún no he comido, todavía no comí (RPl)

    as yet — aún, todavía

    b) (now, so soon) (with neg) todavía

    shall I call him? - not (just) yet — ¿lo llamo? - (no,) todavía no

    c) ( thus far) (after superl)
    2) (by now, already) (with interrog) ya

    has she decided o (AmE also) did she decide yet? — ¿ya se ha decidido?, ¿ya se decidió? (AmL)

    3) ( still) todavía, aún

    there's half an hour yet before they arrive — todavía or aún falta media hora para que lleguen

    4) (eventually, in spite of everything)
    a) ( even) (with comp) aún, todavía
    b) (in addition, besides)
    6) (but, nevertheless) (as linker) sin embargo

    II

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  • 4 however

    1) (in spite of that: It would be nice if we had more money. However, I suppose we'll manage with what we have.) sin embargo, no obstante
    2) ((also how ever) in what way; by what means: However did you get here?; However did you do that?) cómo
    3) (to no matter what extent: However hard I try, I still can't do it.) por más que
    however adv
    1. sin embargo
    I don't usually have supper, today, however, I'm hungry no suelo cenar, hoy, sin embargo, tengo hambre
    2. por mucho que
    however hard you try, you'll never succeed por mucho que te esfuerces, nunca lo consiguirás
    tr[haʊ'evəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 (nevertheless) sin embargo, no obstante
    ■ there are, however, other facts to consider sin embargo, hay otros hechos que considerar
    ■ however much por más que, por mucho que
    3 (how) ¿cómo?
    ■ however did she do it? ¿cómo diablos lo hizo?
    however [haʊ'ɛvər] adv
    1) : por mucho que, por más que
    however hot it is: por mucho calor que haga
    2) nevertheless: sin embargo, no obstante
    however conj
    : comoquiera que, de cualquier manera que
    adv.
    • a pesar de eso adv.
    • sin embargo adv.
    conj.
    • empero conj.
    • sin embargo conj.

    I haʊ'evər, haʊ'evə(r)
    1) (as linker) sin embargo, no obstante (frml)
    2) (used before adj or adv) ( no matter how)

    however hard she tried... — por más que trataba...

    locks, however strong, can be broken — las cerraduras, por fuertes que sean, se pueden romper

    3) ( interrog) cómo

    however did you manage that? — ¿cómo te las arreglaste para conseguir eso?


    II

    it's been a disaster, however you look at it — ha sido un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

    [haʊ'evǝ(r)]
    1. ADV
    1) (=nevertheless) sin embargo, no obstante

    most men, however, prefer black — la mayoría de los hombres, sin embargo or no obstante, prefieren el negro

    2) (=no matter how)

    • however cold it is, we still manage to have fun — por mucho frío que haga, nos las arreglamos para pasarlo bien

    • he'll never catch us however fast he runs — por muy rápido que vaya or por mucho que corra no nos alcanzará

    • however hard she tried, she couldn't remember his name — por mucho or más que lo intentaba, no lograba acordarse de su nombre

    • wait 10 to 15 minutes, or however long it takes — espera 10 ó 15 minutos, o los que sean necesarios

    • the 5,000 spectators, or however many were there — los 5.000 espectadores, o los que fuesen

    • take about a metre of fabric, or however much you need — toma un metro de tela o lo que necesites

    3) (in questions) (=how) cómo

    however did you manage to do that? — ¿cómo te las arreglaste para hacer eso?

    2.
    CONJ

    however it's done, it has to look right — se haga como se haga, tiene que quedar bien

    however we add it up, it doesn't come to 83 — lo sumemos como lo sumemos, no da 83, hagamos la suma como la hagamos, no da 83

    however you want or like — como quieras

    HOWEVER Unlike however, sin embargo and no obstante can never end a sentence; they must always go at the beginning of it or between the clauses:
    He has one problem, however Sin embargo, tiene un problema
    He does not expect to come out of the meeting with anything concrete, however No obstante, no espera salir de la reunión con nada concreto
    * * *

    I [haʊ'evər, haʊ'evə(r)]
    1) (as linker) sin embargo, no obstante (frml)
    2) (used before adj or adv) ( no matter how)

    however hard she tried... — por más que trataba...

    locks, however strong, can be broken — las cerraduras, por fuertes que sean, se pueden romper

    3) ( interrog) cómo

    however did you manage that? — ¿cómo te las arreglaste para conseguir eso?


    II

    it's been a disaster, however you look at it — ha sido un desastre, lo mires por donde lo mires

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  • 5 nevertheless

    adverb (in spite of that: I am feeling ill, but I shall come with you nevertheless.) sin embargo, no obstante, aún así
    nevertheless adv sin embargo
    tr[nevəðə'les]
    1 sin embargo
    nevertheless [.nɛvərðə'lɛs] adv
    : sin embargo, no obstante
    adv.
    • a pesar de todo adv.
    • no obstante adv.
    • sin embargo adv.
    conj.
    • ahora conj.
    • no obstante conj.
    ˌnevərðə'les, ˌnevəðə'les
    adverb sin embargo, no obstante (frml)

    I'm going to try nevertheless — de todas maneras lo voy a intentar, no obstante lo voy a intentar (frml)

    [ˌnevǝðǝ'les]
    ADV sin embargo, no obstante

    nevertheless, it is true that..., it is nevertheless true that... — sin embargo or no obstante es verdad que...

    he is nevertheless my brother — sin embargo, es mi hermano

    I don't like him but I appreciate his qualities nevertheless — no me cae bien, pero a pesar de todo sé apreciar

    * * *
    [ˌnevərðə'les, ˌnevəðə'les]
    adverb sin embargo, no obstante (frml)

    I'm going to try nevertheless — de todas maneras lo voy a intentar, no obstante lo voy a intentar (frml)

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  • 6 but

    1. conjunction
    (used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) pero

    2. preposition
    (except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) excepto
    but1 conj
    1. pero
    I'd like to come to the party, but I can't me gustaría ir a la fiesta, pero no puedo
    2. sino
    the party's not on Saturday, but on Sunday la fiesta no es el sábado, sino el domingo
    but2 prep salvo / excepto / menos
    tr[bʌt]
    1 pero
    ■ it's cold, but dry hace frío, pero no llueve
    ■ I'd like to, but I can't me gustaría, pero no puedo
    ■ not two, but three no dos, sino tres
    ■ she told him not to wait, but to go home le dijo que no se esperara, sino que se fuera para casa
    1 (nada) más que, no... sino, solamente, sólo,
    1 excepto, salvo, menos
    1 pero
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    but for de no ser por, si no fuera por
    ■ but for him, we would have failed de no ser por él, habríamos fracasado
    had I but «+ pp»... si lo + imperf subj...
    there is nothing for it but to «+ inf» no hay más remedio que + inf
    the last but one el/la penúltimo,-a
    but ['bʌt] conj
    1) that: que
    there is no doubt but he is lazy: no cabe duda que sea perezoso
    2) without: sin que
    3) nevertheless: pero, no obstante, sin embargo
    I called her but she didn't answer: la llamé pero no contestó
    4) yet: pero
    he was poor but proud: era pobre pero orgulloso
    but prep
    except: excepto, menos
    everyone but Carlos: todos menos Carlos
    the last but one: el penúltimo
    adv.
    • pero adv.
    • sino adv.
    • solamente adv.
    conj.
    • ahora conj.
    • empero conj.
    • mas conj.
    • pero conj.
    • sino conj.
    n.
    • objeción s.f.
    • pero s.m.
    prep.
    • excepto prep.

    I bʌt, weak form bət
    1)
    a) ( however) pero

    she was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos

    everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa

    you're really bugging me but good! — (AmE colloq) qué manera de darme la lata! (fam)

    but what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?

    surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree

    c)

    but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces

    but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?

    I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero

    2)

    not... but... — no... sino...

    it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa

    not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...


    II
    a) ( except)

    everyone but me — todos menos or excepto or salvo yo

    the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente

    there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar

    b)

    but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo


    III
    adverb (frml)

    IV bʌt
    noun pero m

    no buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!

    [bʌt]
    1. CONJ

    I want to go but I can't afford it — quiero ir, pero no tengo el dinero

    but it does move! — ¡pero sí se mueve!

    • he's not Spanish but Italian — no es español sino italiano

    • we never go out but it rains — nunca salimos sin que llueva

    • but then he couldn't have known — por otro lado, no podía saber or haberlo sabido

    but then you must be my cousin! — ¡entonces tú debes ser mi primo!

    2.
    ADV (=only) solo, sólo, solamente; (=no more than) no más que
    In the past the standard spelling for solo as an adverb was with an accent (sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.

    if I could but speak to him — si solamente or solo pudiese hablar con él

    • you can but try — con intentar no se pierde nada

    • all but naked — casi desnudo

    • had I but known — de haberlo sabido (yo), si lo hubiera sabido

    3.
    PREP (=except) menos, excepto, salvo

    • anything but that — cualquier cosa menos eso

    • everyone but him — todos menos él

    • but for you — si no fuera por ti

    • the last but one — el/la penúltimo(-a)

    • there is nothing for it but to pay up — no hay más remedio que pagar

    • who but she could have said something like that? — ¿quién sino ella podría haber dicho semejante cosa?

    4.
    N pero m, objeción f

    • no buts about it! — ¡no hay pero que valga!

    come on, no buts, off to bed with you! — ¡vale ya! no hay pero que valga, ¡a la cama!

    BUT There are three main ways of translating the conjunction but: pero, sino and sino que.
    Contrasting
    ► To introduce a contrast or a new idea, use pero:
    Strange but interesting Extraño pero interesante
    I thought he would help me but he refused Creí que me ayudaría, pero se negó ► In informal language, pero can be used at the start of a comment:
    But where are you going to put it? Pero ¿dónde lo vas a poner? NOTE: In formal language, s in embargo or no obstante may be preferred:
    But, in spite of the likely benefits, he still opposed the idea Sin embargo or No obstante, a pesar de las probables ventajas, todavía se oponía a la idea
    Correcting a previous negative
    ► When but or but rather introduces a noun phrase, prepositional phrase or verb in the infinitive which corrects a previous negative, translate but using sino:
    Not wine, but vinegar No vino, sino vinagre
    They aren't from Seville, but from Bilbao No son de Sevilla, sino de Bilbao
    His trip to London was not to investigate the case but to hush it up Su viaje a Londres no fue para investigar el caso sino para taparlo ► When but or but rather introduces a verb clause (or requires a verb clause in Spanish) which corrects a previous negative, translate using sino que:
    He's not asking you to do what he says but (rather) to listen to him No te pide que hagas lo que él dice, sino que le escuches
    Not only... but also
    ► When the but also part of this construction contains ((subject)) + ((verb)), translate using no solo or no sólo or no solamente... sino que también or sino que además:
    It will not only cause tension, but it will also damage the economy No solo or No sólo or No solamente provocará tensiones, sino que además or sino que también dañará la economía ► When the but also part does not contain ((subject)) + ((verb)), translate using no solo or no sólo or no solamente... sino también or sino además:
    Not only rich but also powerful No solo or No sólo or No solamente rico sino también or sino además poderoso
    We don't only want to negotiate but also to take decisions No queremos solo or sóloor solamente negociar, sino también tomar decisiones For further uses and examples, see main entry
    * * *

    I [bʌt], weak form [bət]
    1)
    a) ( however) pero

    she was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos

    everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa

    you're really bugging me but good! — (AmE colloq) qué manera de darme la lata! (fam)

    but what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?

    surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree

    c)

    but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces

    but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?

    I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero

    2)

    not... but... — no... sino...

    it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa

    not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...


    II
    a) ( except)

    everyone but me — todos menos or excepto or salvo yo

    the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente

    there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar

    b)

    but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo


    III
    adverb (frml)

    IV [bʌt]
    noun pero m

    no buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!

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  • 7 nonetheless

    (nevertheless; in spite of this: He had a headache, but he wanted to come with us nonetheless.) no obstante
    tr[nʌnðə'les]
    1 no obstante
    nonetheless [.nʌnðə'lɛs] adv
    : sin embargo, no obstante
    adv.
    • con todo adv.
    • no obstante adv.
    • sin embargo adv.
    conj.
    • no obstante conj.
    'nʌnðə'les
    [ˌnʌnðǝ'les]
    ADV sin embargo, aún así
    * * *
    ['nʌnðə'les]

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  • 8 notwithstanding

    (in spite of: Notwithstanding the bad weather, the ship arrived on time.) a pesar de, no obstante
    tr[nɒtwɪɵ'stændɪŋ]
    1 no obstante
    1 a pesar de
    notwithstanding [.nɑtwɪɵ'stændɪŋ, -wɪð-] adv
    nevertheless: no obstante, sin embargo
    : a pesar de que
    : a pesar de, no obstante
    adv.
    • no obstante adv.
    • todavía adv.
    conj.
    • a pesar de que conj.
    • no obstante (Jurisprudencia) conj.
    • sin embargo (Jurisprudencia) conj.
    prep.
    • a pesar de prep.

    I 'nɑːtwɪð'stændɪŋ, ˌnɒtwɪθ'stændɪŋ
    preposition (frml) a pesar de, pese a, no obstante (frml)

    II
    adverb (frml) no obstante (frml)

    III
    conjunction (frml) a pesar de que
    ['nɒtwɪð'stændɪŋ]
    1.
    PREP a pesar de, no obstante
    2.
    ADV sin embargo, no obstante
    3.
    CONJ (also: notwithstanding that) a pesar de que, por más que + subjun
    * * *

    I ['nɑːtwɪð'stændɪŋ, ˌnɒtwɪθ'stændɪŋ]
    preposition (frml) a pesar de, pese a, no obstante (frml)

    II
    adverb (frml) no obstante (frml)

    III
    conjunction (frml) a pesar de que

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  • 9 still

    I
    1. stil adjective
    1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) quieto, inmóvil, parado
    2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) sin gas

    2. noun
    (a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) fotograma
    - stillborn
    II stil adverb
    1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) aún, todavía
    2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) a pesar de todo, no obstante, sin embargo
    3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) aún, todavía
    still1 adj
    1. quieto
    keep still estáte quieto / no te muevas
    2. tranquilo / en calma
    3. sin gas / sin burbujas
    still2 adv
    1. todavía / aún
    2. aún así
    he was ill, but he still went to work estaba enfermo, pero aún así fue a trabajar
    tr[stɪl]
    1 (not moving) quieto,-a, inmóvil; (stationary) parado,-a; (water) manso,-a; (air) en calma
    2 (tranquil, calm) tranquilo,-a; (peaceful) sosegado,-a; (subdued) callado,-a, apagado,-a; (silent) silencioso,-a
    3 (not fizzy - water) sin gas; (soft drink) sin burbujas
    1 (so far) todavía, aún
    ■ do they still live in the same house? ¿aún viven en la misma casa?
    2 (even) aún, todavía
    3 (even so, nevertheless) a pesar de todo, con todo, no obstante, sin embargo
    ■ but that still doesn't excuse your behaviour pero aun así, eso no justifica tu comportamiento
    ■ we still love you, no matter what a pesar de todo, te seguimos queriendo
    ■ still, it was worth it no obstante, valía la pena
    4 formal use (besides, yet, in addition) aún, todavía
    5 (quiet, without moving) quieto,-a
    1 literal (calm, silence) silencio, quietud nombre femenino, tranquilidad nombre femenino
    2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL (photograph) fotograma nombre masculino
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    still waters run deep del agua mansa líbreme Dios
    still life SMALLART/SMALL naturaleza muerta, bodegón nombre masculino
    ————————
    tr[stɪl]
    2 (place) destilería
    still ['stɪl] vt
    calm: pacificar, apaciguar
    still vi
    : pacificarse, apaciguarse
    still adv
    1) quietly: quieto
    sit still!: ¡quédate quieto!
    2) : de todos modos, aún, todavía
    she still lives there: aún vive allí
    it's still the same: sigue siendo lo mismo
    3) in any case: de todos modos, aún así
    he still has doubts: aún así le quedan dudas
    I still prefer that you stay: de todos modos prefiero que te quedes
    still adj
    1) motionless: quieto, inmóvil
    2) silent: callado
    1) silence: quietud f, calma f
    2) : alambique m (para destilar alcohol)
    adj.
    • sin gas (Bebida) expr.
    adj.
    • encharcado, -a adj.
    • inmóvil adj.
    • quedo, -a adj.
    • quieto, -a adj.
    • silencioso, -a adj.
    • tranquilo, -a adj.
    adv.
    • aun adv.
    • aún adv.
    • todavía adv.
    conj.
    • aun conj.
    • sin embargo conj.
    n.
    • alambique s.m.
    • alquitara s.f.
    • destiladera s.f.
    • destilador s.m.
    • destilatorio s.m.
    • silencio s.m.
    v.
    • calmar v.

    I stɪl
    1) (even now, even then) todavía, aún

    there's still plenty left — todavía or aún queda mucho

    they were still dancing — todavía or aún estaban bailando, seguían bailando

    are we still friends? — ¿seguimos siendo amigos?

    2) (as intensifier) aún, todavía

    more serious still, they haven't replied — y lo que es más grave aún or y lo que es todavía más grave, no han contestado

    a) (even so, despite that) aun así

    they say it's safe, but I'm still scared — dicen que no hay peligro pero igual or aun así tengo miedo

    b) ( however) de todos modos

    I don't think it will work; still, we can always try — no creo que funcione; pero bueno, igual podemos intentarlo


    II
    a) ( motionless) <lake/air> en calma, quieto, tranquilo

    sit/stand still — quédate quieto

    b) <orange drink/mineral water> sin gas, no efervescente

    III
    1) c (Cin, Phot) fotograma m
    2) c
    a) ( distillery) destilería f
    b) ( distilling apparatus) alambique m
    3) u ( quiet) (poet)

    IV
    transitive verb \<\<wind/waves\>\> apaciguar*; \<\<fears/cries\>\> acallar

    I [stɪl]
    1. ADJ
    (compar stiller) (superl stillest)
    1) (=motionless) [person, hands] inmóvil, quieto; [air] en calma, manso; [water] quieto, manso

    • try to hold it still — intenta que no se te mueva

    • to keep still — quedarse quieto

    keep still! — ¡no te muevas!, ¡quédate quieto!

    • to lie still, she lay still — estaba tendida sin moverse

    • to sit/ stand still — (lit) estarse quieto

    sit/stand still! — ¡estáte quieto!, ¡quieto!

    2) (=quiet, calm) [place, night] tranquilo, silencioso

    a still, small voice — una voz queda

    3) (=not fizzy) [orange drink, mineral water] sin gas
    2. N
    1) (=quiet)
    2) (Cine) fotograma m
    3. VT
    1) liter (=silence) [+ protest, voice] acallar; (=calm) [+ waves] calmar; [+ storm] calmar, apaciguar
    2) (=allay) [+ doubt, fear] disipar; [+ anger] aplacar
    4.

    the roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur — el rugido de la multitud se apagó hasta convertirse en un murmullo de expectación

    5.
    CPD

    still life N — (Art) naturaleza f muerta, bodegón m

    still-life
    II
    [stɪl]
    ADV
    1) (=up to this/that time) todavía, aún

    she still lives in London — todavía or aún vive en Londres, sigue viviendo en Londres

    I still don't understand — sigo sin entender, todavía or aún no lo entiendo

    you could still change your mind — todavía or aún puedes cambiar de idea

    I was very angry, I still am — estaba muy enfadado, todavía or aún lo estoy

    I've still got three left — todavía or aún me quedan tres

    there are still two more — quedan dos más, todavía or aún quedan dos

    2) (=nevertheless, all the same) aun así, de todas formas

    I didn't win, still, it's been a good experience — no he ganado, pero aun así or de todas formas or con todo, ha sido una buena experiencia

    I'm still going, even if it rains — iré de todas formas, incluso si llueve

    his mother was Canadian, Irish-Canadian, but still Canadian — su madre era canadiense, irlandesa y canadiense, pero con todo or aun así canadiense

    still, it was worth it — pero en fin, valió la pena

    whatever they have done, they are still your parents — a pesar de todo lo que han hecho, siguen siendo tus padres

    3) (=besides, in addition) todavía, aún

    still another possibility would be to... — e incluso otra posibilidad sería...

    4) (with compar) (=even) todavía, aún

    more serious still, still more serious — aún or todavía más grave, más grave aún or todavía

    you need a rest, better still, have a holiday — necesitas un descanso, mejor todavía or aún, tómate unas vacaciones

    worse still, the disease seems to be spreading — (lo que es) peor todavía or aún, la enfermedad parece propagarse

    STILL ► Translate still relating to time using todavía or aún ( with an accent):
    They are still working for the same company Todavía or Aún están trabajando en la misma empresa Both t odavía and aún n ormally come before the verb group in this meaning. ► Alternatively, use seg uir + ((gerund)) (with or without todavía/aún):
    They are still working for the same company Siguen or Todavía siguen or Aún siguen trabajando en la misma empresa ► Still with more, less and other comparatives is normally translated by todavía or aún ( with an accent):
    More important still are the peace talks Todavía or Aún más importantes son las negociaciones de paz
    He lowered his voice still further Bajó la voz todavía or aún más
    Within a couple of weeks matters got still worse Al cabo de dos semanas los problemas empeoraron todavía or aún más NOTE: Whenever it is synonymous with todavía, aún c arries an accent. For further uses and examples, see main entry
    III
    [stɪl]
    N (for alcohol) alambique m
    * * *

    I [stɪl]
    1) (even now, even then) todavía, aún

    there's still plenty left — todavía or aún queda mucho

    they were still dancing — todavía or aún estaban bailando, seguían bailando

    are we still friends? — ¿seguimos siendo amigos?

    2) (as intensifier) aún, todavía

    more serious still, they haven't replied — y lo que es más grave aún or y lo que es todavía más grave, no han contestado

    a) (even so, despite that) aun así

    they say it's safe, but I'm still scared — dicen que no hay peligro pero igual or aun así tengo miedo

    b) ( however) de todos modos

    I don't think it will work; still, we can always try — no creo que funcione; pero bueno, igual podemos intentarlo


    II
    a) ( motionless) <lake/air> en calma, quieto, tranquilo

    sit/stand still — quédate quieto

    b) <orange drink/mineral water> sin gas, no efervescente

    III
    1) c (Cin, Phot) fotograma m
    2) c
    a) ( distillery) destilería f
    b) ( distilling apparatus) alambique m
    3) u ( quiet) (poet)

    IV
    transitive verb \<\<wind/waves\>\> apaciguar*; \<\<fears/cries\>\> acallar

    English-spanish dictionary > still

  • 10 prohibición

    f.
    1 prohibition, banning, forbiddance.
    2 denial, ban, clampdown.
    * * *
    1 prohibition, ban
    \
    levantar la prohibición to lift the ban
    * * *
    noun f.
    ban, prohibition
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=veto) ban (de on)
    prohibition (de of)

    la prohibición total de las pruebas nucleares — the total ban on o the total prohibition of nuclear testing

    la prohibición de exportar cereales — the banning o prohibition of cereal exports, the ban on cereal exports

    levantar la prohibición de algo — to remove o lift the ban on sth

    2) [de exportaciones, venta] embargo (de on)
    * * *
    femenino ( acción) prohibition, banning; ( orden) ban
    * * *
    = barring, prohibition, banning, ban, clampdown (on).
    Ex. Such control may involve the barring of certain terms from use as index headings or access points.
    Ex. This legislation is being extended to other areas and will therefore expand these prohibitions, and every medical library and medical school, state college and public library could be in violation of the law.
    Ex. The banning of The Times newspapers by some local authorities has been a case in question.
    Ex. The ban for Eastern European countries to participate in the Internet has been relaxed.
    Ex. This is the latest in a series of clampdowns on peaceful demonstration as elections approach.
    ----
    * defensor de la prohibición del aborto = pro-lifer.
    * hacer una prohibición = impose + ban.
    * levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.
    * prohibición de informar por secreto de sumario = gag order.
    * prohibición de regar el jardín = hosepipe ban.
    * prohibiciones monetarias = currency restrictions.
    * * *
    femenino ( acción) prohibition, banning; ( orden) ban
    * * *
    = barring, prohibition, banning, ban, clampdown (on).

    Ex: Such control may involve the barring of certain terms from use as index headings or access points.

    Ex: This legislation is being extended to other areas and will therefore expand these prohibitions, and every medical library and medical school, state college and public library could be in violation of the law.
    Ex: The banning of The Times newspapers by some local authorities has been a case in question.
    Ex: The ban for Eastern European countries to participate in the Internet has been relaxed.
    Ex: This is the latest in a series of clampdowns on peaceful demonstration as elections approach.
    * defensor de la prohibición del aborto = pro-lifer.
    * hacer una prohibición = impose + ban.
    * levantar una prohibición = lift + ban, lift + restriction.
    * prohibición de informar por secreto de sumario = gag order.
    * prohibición de regar el jardín = hosepipe ban.
    * prohibiciones monetarias = currency restrictions.

    * * *
    1 (acción) prohibition, banning
    2 (orden) ban
    levantaron la prohibición de pesca del bacalao they lifted the ban on cod fishing
    3 ( Mil, Pol) embargo
    * * *

    prohibición sustantivo femenino ( acción) prohibition, banning;
    ( orden) ban
    prohibición sustantivo femenino
    1 (acción) prohibition
    2 (efecto) ban
    ' prohibición' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    levantar
    - levantamiento
    - permitirse
    English:
    ban
    - banning
    - lift
    - must
    - no
    - prohibition
    - embargo
    * * *
    [efecto] ban; [acción] banning;
    han levantado la prohibición de pescar en el mar del Norte they have lifted the ban on fishing in the North Sea;
    está a favor de la prohibición de la caza del zorro she's in favour of banning fox-hunting;
    lo hizo a pesar de la prohibición expresa de sus jefes he did it in spite of the fact that his bosses had expressly forbidden him to
    * * *
    f ban (de on)
    * * *
    prohibición nf, pl - ciones : ban, prohibition
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > prohibición

  • 11 obstante

    obstante: ( a pesar de) despite, in spite of
    obstante (no)
    I conj nevertheless
    II adverbio in spite of, despite ' obstante' also found in these entries: English: albeit - as - however - nevertheless - nonetheless - notwithstanding - never

    English-spanish dictionary > obstante

  • 12 менее

    ме́нее
    malpli;
    \менее всего́ malplej;
    ♦ тем не \менее tamen, malgraŭ tio, spite tion.
    * * *
    (сравн. ст. от мало)

    ме́нее, чем в два го́да — en menos de dos años

    все ме́нее и ме́нее — cada vez menos, de menos a menos

    ••

    ме́нее всего́ — menos que nada, lo menos

    тем не ме́нее — con todo eso, sin embargo, no obstante

    бо́лее и́ли ме́нее — más o menos

    не бо́лее не ме́нее как — ni más ni menos que

    * * *
    (сравн. ст. от мало)

    ме́нее, чем в два го́да — en menos de dos años

    все ме́нее и ме́нее — cada vez menos, de menos a menos

    ••

    ме́нее всего́ — menos que nada, lo menos

    тем не ме́нее — con todo eso, sin embargo, no obstante

    бо́лее и́ли ме́нее — más o menos

    не бо́лее не ме́нее как — ni más ni menos que

    * * *
    adv
    gener. menos

    Diccionario universal ruso-español > менее

  • 13 anyway

    adverb (nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc: My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you.) de todas formas, en cualquier caso
    anyway adv
    1. de todas formas / de todos modos
    it's too late now, anyway de todas maneras, ya es demasiado tarde
    2. bueno / bueno pues
    anyway, as I was saying,... bueno, como te decía,...
    tr['enɪweɪ]
    1 (in any case) de todas formas, de todos modos
    ■ they didn't invite me, but I didn't want to go anyway no me invitaron, pero de todas formas no quería ir
    2 (all the same) igual, de todos modos
    ■ it was dear, but I bought it anyway era caro, pero lo compré igual
    ■ I don't care if I'm not invited, I'm going anyway no me importa si no estoy invitada, voy de todos modos
    3 (in conversation) bueno, bueno pues, total, en cualquier caso
    ■ anyway, as I was saying,... bueno pues, como te decía,...
    anyway ['ɛni.weɪ] anyhow
    adv.
    • de cualquier modo adv.
    • de todos modos adv.
    • sin embargo adv.
    'eniweɪ
    1)
    a) ( in any case) de todos modos, de todas formas, igual

    who's this Jack Simmons, anyway? — ¿y a todo esto, quién es el tal Jack Simmons?

    who needs dictionaries, anyway? — igual or total ¿para qué sirven los diccionarios?

    b) ( at least) al menos, por lo menos

    it was a good movie; I thought so anyway — la película era buena; al menos or por lo menos a mí me lo pareció

    c) ( regardless) de todos modos, igual

    I'm going anyway — de todos modos or aún así voy a ir

    2) (changing the subject, moving conversation on) (as linker) bueno

    anyway, to cut a long story short,... — bueno, en resumidas cuentas...

    ADV
    1) (=in any event) de todas formas, de todos modos

    anyway, you're here — de todas formas or de todos modos, estás aquí

    anyway, it's not my fault — de todas formas or de todos modos, yo no tengo la culpa

    whose money is this anyway? — de todas formas or de todos modos, ¿de quién es el dinero?

    who needs men anyway? — de todas formas or de todos modos, ¿quién necesita a los hombres?

    anyway, why invite somebody you never speak to? — de todas formas or de todos modos ¿por qué invitar a alguien con quien nunca hablas?

    2) (=regardless) de todas formas, de todos modos

    he's not supposed to drink but he does anyway — se supone que no debe beber, pero lo hace de todas formas or de todos modos

    3) (=at least) al menos

    it's not a good idea, I don't think so anyway — no es buena idea, al menos eso es lo que yo pienso

    4) (=incidentally) por cierto

    why are you going anyway? — por cierto ¿por qué te vas?

    anyway, as I was saying... — en fin, como decía antes...

    so anyway, this policeman came up to me and said... — en fin, este policía se me acercó y dijo...

    * * *
    ['eniweɪ]
    1)
    a) ( in any case) de todos modos, de todas formas, igual

    who's this Jack Simmons, anyway? — ¿y a todo esto, quién es el tal Jack Simmons?

    who needs dictionaries, anyway? — igual or total ¿para qué sirven los diccionarios?

    b) ( at least) al menos, por lo menos

    it was a good movie; I thought so anyway — la película era buena; al menos or por lo menos a mí me lo pareció

    c) ( regardless) de todos modos, igual

    I'm going anyway — de todos modos or aún así voy a ir

    2) (changing the subject, moving conversation on) (as linker) bueno

    anyway, to cut a long story short,... — bueno, en resumidas cuentas...

    English-spanish dictionary > anyway

  • 14 fermo

    "retainer, clamp;
    Vorreiber;
    tramela"
    * * *
    1. adj still, motionless
    veicolo stationary
    ( saldo) firm
    mano steady
    star fermo ( non muoversi) keep still
    l'orologio è fermo the watch has stopped
    2. int fermo! (alt!) stop!
    (immobile!) keep still!
    3. m law detention
    * * *
    fermo agg.
    1 still, motionless, immobile; ( inattivo) idle: star, rimanere fermo, to keep still, ( in piedi) to stand still; vuoi stare fermo?, (fam.) keep still!; un uomo se ne stava fermo nell'ombra, a man stood motionless in the shadows; il treno era fermo in stazione, the train was standing in the station; la situazione è ferma al punto in cui l'ho lasciata tre mesi fa, the situation is the same as I left it three months ago; fermi tutti, questa è una rapina!, nobody move, this is a holdup!; tener fermo qlcu., to keep hold of s.o.; il motore era fermo, the engine was not running // l'orologio è fermo, the clock has stopped // acque ferme, still (o stagnant o dead) waters // (gramm.) punto fermo, full stop (o period) // (mus.) canto fermo, plain song
    2 ( saldo, stabile) firm, steady; (fig.) firm, immovable; ( risoluto) resolute: reggeva il bicchiere con mano ferma, he held the glass with a steady hand; diresse l'azienda per vent'anni con mano ferma, he managed the company for 20 years with a firm hand; nonostante l'emozione la sua voce si mantenne ferma, in spite of the emotion his voice remained steady; fermo come una roccia, as firm as a rock; un fermo proposito, a steady purpose; fermo nei propositi, firm in one's intentions; una fede ferma, a firm faith; un fermo rifiuto, a flat (o firm) refusal; volontà ferma, unfaltering will // resta fermo quanto è stato deciso ieri, what was decided yesterday still holds // restando fermo che..., it being understood that... // per fermo, certainly // aspettare a piè fermo, to stand one's ground
    3 (econ.) ( stabile) firm, steady, undepressed; ( che langue) dull, flat, depressed, stagnant: gli affari sono fermi, business is stagnant (o flat); mercato fermo, ( stabile) undepressed market; offerta ferma, firm offer
    ◆ s.m.
    1 ( oggetto, dispositivo per fermare) ( blocco) lock; ( arresto) stop: mettere il fermo a una porta, to put a stop against a door; fermo automatico, automatic stop (o brake); fermo immagine, ( di videoregistratore) freeze, freeze-frame; still
    2 ( arresto provvisorio) police detention, holding for questioning; (dir.) (provisional) arrest: procedere al fermo di qlcu., to hold s.o.; convalidare un fermo, to confirm an arrest
    3 (comm.) ( confisca, sequestro) distraint, seizure: fermo ai pagamenti, stoppage of payments; mettere il fermo su merce di contrabbando, to seize contraband goods; imporre il fermo, ( su navi, merci) to embargo; (banca) mettere il fermo su un assegno, to stop a cheque.
    * * *
    ['fermo] fermo (-a)
    1. agg
    1) (immobile: persona) still, motionless, (veicolo, traffico) at a standstill, stationary, (non in funzione) not working

    stai fermo con le mani! — keep your hands still!, (non toccarmi) keep your hands to yourself!

    fermo! — don't move!, stay where you are!

    2) (costante, risoluto) firm, (non tremante: voce, mano) steady

    resta fermo che... — it is settled that...

    fermo restando che... — it being understood that...

    2. sm
    1) Dir

    fermo di polizia — police custody (before formal accusation of a crime)

    2) (di porta: gancio) catch
    3)
    * * *
    ['fermo] 1.
    1) (che non si muove) [persona, barca, aria] still; [veicolo, coda, traffico] stationary; [ treno] standing

    rimanere o restare fermo [persona, gatto] to keep o stand o stay still; non stare fermo un minuto, non stare mai fermo to be restless, never to keep o stand still; stai fermo! don't move! hold still! -i tutti! everybody stand still! tenere fermo qcn. to hold sb. down; tenere fermo qcs. to keep o hold sth. steady, to hold sth. down; essere fermo fig. [ricerca, progetto] to be at a stop o stand; stare fermo un giro gioc. to miss a turn; acqua -a — (stagnante) slack water

    2) (non funzionante) [ macchina] idle, not working; [ motore] not running
    3) (saldo) [persona, carattere] firm, resolute; [convinzione, rifiuto] firm, steadfast; [intenzione, proposito] firm, fixed; [mano, voce] steady, firm, sure; [ passo] unfaltering, steady
    4) econ. comm. [ mercato] stagnant, dull, stalled; [ fabbrica] idle, at a standstill; [ capitale] idle
    2.
    sostantivo maschile
    1) (chiusura) lock
    2) dir. custody, detention, provisional arrest

    essere, mettere in stato di fermo — to be placed, to take into custody

    3) econ. stop payment
    •
    * * *
    fermo
    /'fermo/
     1 (che non si muove) [persona, barca, aria] still; [veicolo, coda, traffico] stationary; [ treno] standing; rimanere o restare fermo [persona, gatto] to keep o stand o stay still; non stare fermo un minuto, non stare mai fermo to be restless, never to keep o stand still; stai fermo! don't move! hold still! -i tutti! everybody stand still! tenere fermo qcn. to hold sb. down; tenere fermo qcs. to keep o hold sth. steady, to hold sth. down; essere fermo fig. [ricerca, progetto] to be at a stop o stand; stare fermo un giro gioc. to miss a turn; acqua -a (stagnante) slack water
     2 (non funzionante) [ macchina] idle, not working; [ motore] not running; l'orologio è fermo the watch has stopped
     3 (saldo) [persona, carattere] firm, resolute; [convinzione, rifiuto] firm, steadfast; [intenzione, proposito] firm, fixed; [mano, voce] steady, firm, sure; [ passo] unfaltering, steady; fermo sulle gambe steady on one's legs
     4 econ. comm. [ mercato] stagnant, dull, stalled; [ fabbrica] idle, at a standstill; [ capitale] idle; gli affari sono -i business is stagnant o slacking off; la produzione è -a production is at a stop
     1 (chiusura) lock
     2 dir. custody, detention, provisional arrest; essere, mettere in stato di fermo to be placed, to take into custody
     3 econ. stop payment; apporre il fermo su un assegno to stop a cheque
    fermo immagine freeze frame.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > fermo

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