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1 end

end [end]

bout ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e) fin ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) but ⇒ 1 (d) mort ⇒ 1 (f) terminer ⇒ 3 se terminer ⇒ 4

1 noun

(a) (furthermost part, tip, edge) bout m, extrémité f;

∎ at the end of the garden au bout ou fond du jardin;

∎ it's at the other end of town c'est à l'autre bout de la ville;

∎ at the northern end of the park/town/lake à l'extrémité nord du parc/de la ville/du lac;

∎ the rope is frayed at this end/at that end/at one end la corde est effilochée à ce bout-ci/à ce bout-là/au bout;

∎ at either end of the political spectrum aux deux extrémités de l'éventail politique;

∎ Telecommunications at the other end of the line au bout de la ligne;

∎ from one end of the country/of the town to the other d'un bout à l'autre du pays/de la ville;

∎ they live in the end house ils habitent la dernière maison, au bout de la rue;

∎ third from the end troisième en partant de la fin;

∎ Sport to change ends changer de côté

(b) (area, aspect) côté m;

∎ how are things (at) your end? comment ça va de ton côté ou pour toi?;

∎ what's the weather like at your end? (in phone conversation) quel temps fait-il chez vous?, quel temps est-ce que vous avez?;

∎ the marketing/manufacturing end of the operation le côté marketing/fabrication de l'opération, tout ce qui est marketing/fabrication;

∎ to come to the end of the road arriver au bout de la route; figurative (in one's career) arriver au bout de sa carrière; (in one's life) arriver au bout de sa vie; (be unable to make progress) être dans une impasse;

∎ this is the end of the road or line c'est fini;

∎ figurative to get hold of the wrong end of the stick mal comprendre;

∎ British very familiar to get or have one's end away (have sex) tirer un ou son coup;

∎ to go to the ends of the earth aller jusqu'au bout du monde;

∎ to keep one's end of the bargain tenir parole;

∎ to keep one's end up tenir bon;

∎ he doesn't know or can't tell one end of a word processor from the other il ne sait même pas à quoi ressemble un traitement de texte;

∎ to make (both) ends meet (financially) joindre les deux bouts

(c) (conclusion, finish) fin f;

∎ at the end of July/of spring/of the year à la fin du mois de juillet/du printemps/de l'année;

∎ from beginning to end du début à la fin, de bout en bout;

∎ to read to the end of a book, to read a book to the end lire un livre jusqu'au bout ou jusqu'à la fin;

∎ I waited until the end of the meeting j'ai attendu la fin de la réunion;

∎ to be at an end être terminé ou fini;

∎ my patience is at or has come to an end ma patience est à bout;

∎ to be at the end of one's resources/one's strength avoir épuisé ses ressources/ses forces;

∎ Finance end of the financial year clôture f de l'exercice;

∎ to bring sth to an end (meeting) clore qch; (situation) mettre fin à qch; (speech) achever qch;

∎ to come to an end s'achever, prendre fin;

∎ to draw to an end arriver ou toucher à sa fin;

∎ to put an end to sth mettre fin à qch;

∎ we want an end to the war nous voulons que cette guerre cesse ou prenne fin;

∎ the end of the world la fin du monde;

∎ familiar it's not the end of the world! ce n'est pas la fin du monde!;

∎ until the end of time jusqu'à la fin des temps;

∎ the end is nigh la fin est proche;

∎ and that was the end of that et ça s'est terminé comme ça;

∎ let that be an end to the matter! qu'on en finisse là!, qu'on n'en parle plus!;

∎ familiar he's/you're the end! (impossible) il est/tu es incroyable!; (extremely funny) il est/tu es trop (drôle)!;

∎ to come to a bad end mal finir;

∎ familiar end of story! (stop arguing) plus de discussions!; (I don't want to talk about it) un point, c'est tout!;

∎ we'll never hear the end of it on n'a pas fini d'en entendre parler;

∎ is there no end to his talents? a-t-il donc tous les talents?, n'y a-t-il pas de limite à ses talents?

(d) (aim) but m, fin f;

∎ to achieve or to attain one's end atteindre son but;

∎ with this end in view or mind, to this end dans ce but, à cette fin;

∎ formal to what end? dans quel but?, à quelle fin?;

∎ for political ends à des fins politiques;

∎ an end in itself une fin en soi;

∎ the end justifies the means la fin justifie les moyens

(e) (remnant → of cloth, rope) bout m; (→ of loaf) croûton m; (→ of candle) bout; (→ of cigarette) bout, mégot m

(f) euphemism or literary (death) mort f;

∎ to meet one's end trouver la mort;

∎ to be nearing one's end être à l'article de la mort;

∎ I was with him at the end j'étais auprès de lui dans ses derniers moments

(g) Sport (in American football) moitié f de terrain

(h) Sport (in bowls, curling) manche f

2 compound-forming noun

(house, seat, table) du bout

3 transitive verb

(speech, novel) terminer, conclure; (meeting, discussion) clore; (day) terminer, finir; (war, speculation, relationship) mettre fin ou un terme à; (work, task) terminer, finir, achever;

∎ she ended the letter with a promise to write again soon elle a terminé la lettre en promettant de récrire bientôt;

∎ the war to end all wars la der des ders;

∎ the joke to end all jokes la meilleure blague qu'on ait jamais entendue;

∎ he decided to end it all (life, relationship) il décida d'en finir;

∎ she ended her days in a retirement home elle a fini ses jours dans une maison de retraite

4 intransitive verb

(story, film) finir, se terminer, s'achever; (path, road etc) se terminer, s'arrêter; (season, holiday) se terminer, toucher à sa fin;

∎ to end happily (of story) avoir une fin heureuse, bien se terminer;

∎ how or where will it all end? comment tout cela finira-t-il ou se terminera-t-il?;

∎ where does society end and the individual begin? où s'arrête la société et où commence l'individu?;

∎ to end in a point se terminer en pointe;

∎ the discussion ended in an argument la discussion s'est terminée en dispute;

∎ to end in failure/divorce se solder par un échec/un divorce;

∎ the word ends in -ed le mot se termine par ou en -ed;

∎ the book ends with a quotation le livre se termine par une citation;

∎ it'll end in tears ça va mal finir

5 end on adverb

par le bout

6 end to end adverb

(a) (with ends adjacent) bout à bout

(b) (from one end to another) d'un bout à l'autre

7 from end to end adverb

d'un bout à l'autre

8 in the end adverb

finalement;

∎ we got there in the end finalement nous y sommes arrivés, nous avons fini par y arriver;

∎ he always pays me back in the end il finit toujours par me rendre ce qu'il me doit;

∎ you'll get used to it in the end tu finiras par t'y habituer

9 no end adverb

∎ familiar it upset her/cheered her up no end ça l'a bouleversée/ravie à un point (inimaginable);

∎ it helped me no end ça m'a énormément aidé^□

10 no end of adjective

∎ familiar it'll do you no end of good cela vous fera un bien fou;

∎ to have no end of trouble doing sth avoir énormément de mal ou un mal fou ou un mal de chien à faire qch;

∎ to think no end of sb porter qn aux nues;

∎ we met no end of interesting people on a rencontré des tas de gens intéressants

11 on end adverb

(a) (upright) debout;

∎ to stand sth on end mettre qch debout;

∎ her hair was standing on end elle avait les cheveux dressés sur la tête

(b) (in succession) entier;

∎ for hours/days on end pendant des heures entières/des jours entiers;

∎ for four hours on end pendant quatre heures de suite ou d'affilée

►► Railways end carriage wagon m de queue;

Computing end key touche f fin;

American Sport end line ligne f de fond;

Technology end piece embout m;

end product Industry & Commerce produit m final; figurative résultat m;

end result résultat m final;

American end run faux-fuyant m;

end table bout m de canapé;

Television & Cinema end titles générique m de fin;

end zone (in American football) zone f d'en-but

➲ end off separable transitive verb

terminer;

∎ they ended off the evening with a dance ils ont terminé la soirée par une danse

➲ end up intransitive verb

finir;

∎ they ended up in Manchester ils se sont retrouvés à Manchester;

∎ to end up in hospital/in prison finir à l'hôpital/en prison;

∎ if you keep driving like that, you're going to end up killing yourself si tu continues à conduire comme ça, tu finiras par te tuer;

∎ to end up doing sth finir par faire qch;

∎ to end up (as) the boss/on the dole finir patron/chômeur;

∎ I wonder what he'll end up as/how he'll end up je me demande ce qu'il deviendra/comment il finira

✾ Book ✾ Film 'The End of the Affair' Greene, Jordan 'La Fin d'une liaison'

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2 beginning

beginning [bɪˈgɪnɪŋ]

1. noun

début m

• from the beginning dès le début

• from beginning to end du début à la fin

• to start again at or from the beginning recommencer depuis le début

• in the beginning au début

• the beginning of negotiations l'ouverture f des négociations

• it was the beginning of the end ça a été le commencement de la fin

• since the beginning of time depuis que le monde est monde

2. plural noun

beginnings origine f

• fascism had its beginnings in Italy le fascisme a pris naissance en Italie

• to come from humble beginnings être d'origine modeste

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[bɪ'gɪnɪŋ] 1.
noun début m, commencement m

in ou at the beginning — au départ, au début

at the beginning of September — au début du mois de septembre, début septembre

from beginning to end — du début jusqu'à la fin

to go back to the beginning — reprendre au début
2.
beginnings plural noun ( origins) (of person, business) débuts mpl; (of theory, movement) origines fpl

English-French dictionary > beginning
3 beginning

beginning

A n ( start) début m, commencement m ; in ou at the beginning au départ, au début ; since the beginning of March depuis le début du mois de mars ; at the beginning of September début septembre ; at the beginning of the month au début du mois ; from beginning to end du début jusqu'à la fin ; to go back to the beginning reprendre au début ; since the beginning of time depuis la nuit des temps ; in the Beginning was the Word au commencement était le Verbe.

B beginnings npl

1 ( origins) (of person, business) débuts mpl ; (of theory, movement) origines fpl ; his humble beginnings ses modestes débuts ; the theory has its beginnings in the 19th century l'origine de la théorie remonte au XIX^e siècle ; to grow from small beginnings [company] s'agrandir après des débuts modestes ;

2 ( start) the beginnings of le début de [solution, trend].

Big English-French dictionary > beginning
4 ♦ beginning

♦ beginning /bɪˈgɪnɪŋ/
n.

1 inizio; principio; esordio: at the beginning of the year, all'inizio dell'anno; the beginning of the end, il principio della fine; the beginnings of a change, gli inizi (o i primi accenni) di un mutamento

2 origine; fonte: This was the beginning of all his troubles, questa è stata per lui la fonte di ogni guaio; humble beginnings, umili origini; the beginnings of English Literature, le origini della letteratura inglese NOTA D'USO: - time e tempo-.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ beginning
5 beginning

noun

Anfang, der; Beginn, der

at or in the beginning — am Anfang

at the beginning of February/the month — Anfang Februar/des Monats

at the beginning of the day — zu Beginn des Tages

from beginning to end — von Anfang bis Ende; von vorn bis hinten

from the [very] beginning — [ganz] von Anfang an

have its beginnings in something — seine Anfänge od. seinen Ursprung in etwas (Dat.) haben

[this is] the beginning of the end — [das ist] der Anfang vom Ende

go back to the beginning — wieder von vorne anfangen

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noun der Anfang

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be·gin·ning

[bɪˈgɪnɪŋ]

I. n

1. (starting point) Anfang m; (in time) Beginn m

at [or in] the \beginning am Anfang, zu Beginn

the \beginning of the end der Anfang vom Ende

from \beginning to end (place) von vorn bis hinten; (temporal) von Anfang bis Ende, von der ersten bis zur letzten Minute

at the \beginning of the month am Monatsanfang

we will meet at the \beginning of the month wir treffen uns Anfang des Monats

promising [or ( form) auspicious] \beginning viel versprechender Anfang

2. (origin)

▪ \beginnings pl Anfänge pl, Ursprung m

the \beginnings of civilization die Anfänge [o der Ursprung] der Zivilisation

to rise from humble \beginnings sich akk aus kleinen Verhältnissen hocharbeiten

3. (start)

▪ \beginnings pl erste Anzeichen

I've got the \beginnings of a headache ich glaube, ich bekomme Kopfschmerzen

4.

▶ in the \beginning was the Word REL ( prov) am Anfang war das Wort

II. adj attr, inv Anfangs-

\beginning course Anfängerkurs m

\beginning stage Anfangsstadium nt

\beginning student Studienanfänger(in) m(f)

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[bI'gInɪŋ]
n

1) (= act of starting) Anfang m

to make a beginning — einen Anfang machen

2) (= place, of book etc) Anfang m; (temporal also) Beginn m; (of river) Ursprung m

at the beginning — anfänglich, zuerst

at the beginning of sth — am Anfang or (temporal also) zu Beginn einer Sache (gen)

the wedding will be at the beginning of July — die Hochzeit findet Anfang Juli statt

the beginning of time/the world —

in the beginning (Bibl) — am Anfang

from the beginning — von Anfang an

from the beginning of the week/poem — seit Anfang or Beginn der Woche/vom Anfang des Gedichtes an

read the paragraph from the beginning — lesen Sie den Paragrafen von (ganz) vorne

from beginning to end — von vorn bis hinten; (temporal) von Anfang bis Ende

to start again at or from the beginning — noch einmal von vorn anfangen

to begin at the beginning —

the beginning of negotiations — der Beginn der Verhandlungen, der Verhandlungsbeginn

3) (= origin) Anfang m; (of custom, movement) Entstehen nt no pl

the shooting was the beginning of the rebellion — die Schießerei bedeutete den Beginn or Anfang der Rebellion

it was the beginning of the end for him — das war der Anfang vom Ende für ihn

his humble beginnings — seine einfachen Anfänge

from humble beginnings — aus einfachen Verhältnissen

Nazism had its beginnings in Germany —

the beginnings of science — die Anfangsgründe der Naturwissenschaft

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beginning s

1. Anfang m, Beginn m:

at ( oder in) the beginning am oder im oder zu Anfang, anfangs;

at the beginning of anfangs (gen);

at the beginning of the week am Wochenanfang;

from the (very) beginning (ganz) von Anfang an;

from beginning to end von Anfang bis Ende;

it’s the beginning of the end das ist der Anfang vom Ende; → academic.ru/5835/battle">battle Bes Redew

2. Ursprung m

3. pl Anfänge pl (einer Wissenschaft etc)

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noun

Anfang, der; Beginn, der

at or in the beginning — am Anfang

at the beginning of February/the month — Anfang Februar/des Monats

at the beginning of the day — zu Beginn des Tages

from beginning to end — von Anfang bis Ende; von vorn bis hinten

from the [very] beginning — [ganz] von Anfang an

have its beginnings in something — seine Anfänge od. seinen Ursprung in etwas (Dat.) haben

[this is] the beginning of the end — [das ist] der Anfang vom Ende

go back to the beginning — wieder von vorne anfangen

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n.

Anbruch -¨e m.

Anfang -ë m.

Antritt -e m.

Beginn -e m.

Entstehung f.

English-german dictionary > beginning
6 end

§ ბოლო, დაბოლოება; და (კავშირი, გრამ.)

§

1 ბოლო, დასასრული

the end of a sentence / of the film წინადადების ბოლო // ფილმის დასასრული

an end must be put to this ამას ბოლო უნდა მოეღოს

that will be the end of me ეს მე ბოლოს მომიღებს

a cigarette end სიგარეტის ნამწვი

at the end of the century საუკუნის დამლევს

at the end of the world გადაკარგულში // ცხრა მთას იქით

she was at the end of her patience მოთმინების ფიალა აევსო

she was at her wits' end მთლად დაიბნა

no end of უამრავი, უთვალავი

without end გაუთავებელი, უსასრულო

I'm at a loose end just now ახლა არაფერი საქმე არა მაქვს

he always gets hold of the wrong end of the stick ყოველთვის ყველაფერი უკუღმა ესმის

to make both ends meet გაჭირვებით თავის გატანა

for three days on end ზედიზედ სამი დღე

for hours on end საათობით

he thinks no end of himself ძალიან დიდი წარმოდგენა აქვს საკუთარ თავზე

the story put his hair on end ამ ამბავმა თმა ყალყზე დაუყენა

dead end ჩიხი

2 მიზანი

he gained his end თავის მიზანს მიაწია

3 დამთავრება (დაამთავრებს, დამთავრდება), დასრულება

they ended the concert with a dance კონცერტი ცეკვით დაასრულეს

the road ends here გზა აქ თავდება

how does the story end? როგორ თავდება მოთხრობა?

the game ended in a draw თამაში ყაიმით / ფრედ დამთავრდა

let’s end our quarrel მოდი, ჩხუბს თავი დავანებოთ

●●odds and ends 1 ნარჩენები, ნაყარ-ნუყარი

●●odds and ends 2 წვრილმანები

I’m at the end of my resources სახსრები გამომელია

the film should be ending soon ფილმი ალბათ მალე დასრულდება

at the end of the first half the score was 3 to 1 პირველი ნახევრის ბოლოს ანგარიში იყო სამით ერთი

his hair stood on end თმა ყალყზე დაუდგა

there's no end to it ამას ბოლო არ უჩანს

to the end of June ივნისის ბოლომდე

up to the end of this month ამ თვის ბოლომდე

the beginning and the end of his speech don't hang together მისი სიტყვის დასაწყისი და ბოლო ერთმანეთს ეწინააღმდეგება

my hair stood on end თმა ყალყზე დამიდგა

I'm at my wits' end სულ დავბიბენი // აღარ ვიცი რა ვქნა

he will sit in front of the TV hours on end ტელევიზორს საათობით უზის ხოლმე;

hours on end საათობით

finger-end თითის წვერი

he lives at the extreme end of the street ამ ქუჩის ბოლოში ცხოვრობს

to drive to one's wits' end ჭკუაზე შეშლა

there's a drip at the end of your nose ცინგლი ჩამოგდის

end game ენდშპილი

to come to a dead end ჩიხში მოქცევა

don’t confound the means with the ends! საშუალებებსა და მიზნებს ერთმანეთში ნუ აურევ!

my holiday came to an end ჩემი შვებულება დასრულდა

all his efforts ended in failure მისი ყველა ცდა მარცხით დამთავრდა

by the end of the day დღის დამლევისათვის

to burn the candle at both ends ძალ-ღონის უგუნურად ხარჯვა

to bring sth to an end რისიმე ბოლომდე მიყვანა

their assumption that the war would end soon turned out to be wrong მათი ვარაუდი, რომ ომი მალე დამთავრდებოდა, არ გამართლდა

he gained his end by art(s) თავის მიზანს ეშმაკობით მიაღწია

he appended a list at the end ბოლოში სია დაურთო

English-Georgian dictionary > end
7 beginning

be·gin·ning [bɪʼgɪnɪŋ] n

1) ( starting point) Anfang m; ( in time) Beginn m;

at [or in] the \beginning am Anfang, zu Beginn;

the \beginning of the end der Anfang vom Ende;

from \beginning to end ( place) von vorn bis hinten;

( temporal) von Anfang bis Ende, von der ersten bis zur letzten Minute;

at the \beginning of the month am Monatsanfang;

we will meet at the \beginning of the month wir treffen uns Anfang des Monats;

promising [or ( form) auspicious] \beginning viel versprechender Anfang

2) \beginnings pl ( origin) Anfänge mpl, Ursprung m;

the \beginnings of civilization die Anfänge [o der Ursprung] der Zivilisation;

to rise from humble \beginnings sich akk aus kleinen Verhältnissen hocharbeiten

3) \beginnings pl ( start) erste Anzeichen;

I've got the \beginnings of a headache ich glaube, ich bekomme Kopfschmerzen

PHRASES:

in the \beginning was the Word rel; ( prov) am Anfang war das Wort adj

attr, inv Anfangs-;

\beginning course Anfängerkurs m;

\beginning stage Anfangsstadium nt;

\beginning student Studienanfänger(in) m(f)

English-German students dictionary > beginning
8 beginning

/bi'giniɳ/ * danh từ - phần đầu; lúc bắt đầu, lúc khởi đầu =from beginning to end+ từ đầu đến cuối - căn nguyên, nguyên do =we missed the train and that was the beginning of all our troubles+ chúng tôi nhỡ chuyến xe lửa và đó là nguyên do của tất cả những sự khó khăn rầy rà của chúng tôi !to good beginning is half the battle - (xem) battle !a good beginning makes a good ending - (tục ngữ) đầu xuôi đuôi lọt !the beginning of the end - bắt đầu của sự kết thúc

English-Vietnamese dictionary > beginning
9 end

I [end] n
конец, окончание

- end of smth

- from beginning to end

- at the end of the street
- by the end of smth
- end
- in the end
- put an end to smth
- come to an end
- there was no end to questions
- it's not the end of the world
- end justifies the means
- have something at one's finger ends
- make both ends meet
CHOICE OF WORDS:

(1.) Русскому конец в сочетаниях счастливый (плохой, смешной) конец рассказа соответствует в английском языке существительное ending - a happy (bad, funny) ending: the play (the book, the story) has a happy (bad) ending в пьесе (книге, рассказе) счастливый (плохой) конец. (2.) Русское сочетание "в конце чего-либо" в английском языке соответствует предложному сочетанию at the end of smth: at the end of the street (of the sentence, of the corridor). Сочетание in the end, в отличие от at the end of smth, соответствует русским "наконец, в конце концов": in the end I got what I wanted в конце концов я добился того, чего хотел
II [end]
кончать, заканчивать, кончаться

When will the lesson end? — Когда окончится урок?

The road ends here. — Дорога здесь кончается.

How does the story end? — Чем кончается рассказ?

All is well that ends well. — ◊ Все хорошо, что хорошо кончается. /Добрый конец - всему делу венец.

Death ends all things. — ◊ Смерть не спросит, придет да скосит. /У смерти все равны.

- end well
- end in smth
- word eighth ends in th
- day ends
USAGE:

(1.) Глагол to end в своих разных значениях употребляется в разных предложных конструкциях to end in smth, to end with smth, to end by smth: the word depth ends in "th" слово depth оканчивается на "th"; he ended the lecture with a quotation он заключил/закончил лекцию цитатой; the concert ended with this song в заключение концерта была исполнена эта песня; we talked of various things and we ended by playing some music мы поговорили о разных вещах и под конец кое-что сыграли. (2.) See finish, v; USAGE (3.), (5.).

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > end
10 The Lusiads

Portugal's national epic poem of the Age of Discoveries, written by the nation's most celebrated poet, Luís de Camões. Published in 1572, toward the end of the adventurous life of Camões, Os Lusíadas is the most famous and most often-quoted piece of literature in Portugal. Modeled in part on the style and format of Virgil's Aeneid, Os Lusíadas is the story of Portugal's long history, and features an evocation of the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama's epic discovery of the sea route from Portugal to Asia. Part of the epic poem was composed when Camões was in royal service in Portugal's Asian empire, including in Goa and Macau. While the dramatic framework is dominated by various deities from classical literature, much of what is described in Portugal, Africa, and Asia is real and accurately rendered by the classically educated (at Coimbra University) Camões, who witnessed both the apogee and the beginning of decline of Portugal's seaborne empire and world power.

While the poet praises imperial power and greatness, Camões features a prescient naysayer: "The Old Man of Restelo," on the beach where Vasco da Gama is about to embark for Indian adventures, criticizes Portuguese expansion beyond Africa to Asia. Camões was questioning the high price of an Asian empire, and gave voice to those anti-imperialists and "Doubting Thomases" in the country who opposed more overseas expansion beyond Africa. It is interesting to note that in the Portuguese language usage and tradition since the establishment of The Lusiads as a national poem, "The Old Man of Restelo" ("O Velho do Restelo") came to symbolize not a wise Cassandra with timely warnings that Portugal would be fatally weakened by empire and might fall prey to neighboring Spain, but merely a Doubting Thomas in popular sentiment. The Lusiads soon became universally celebrated and accepted, and it has been translated into many languages. In the history of criticism in Portugal, more has been written about Camões and The Lusiads than about any other author or work in Portuguese literature, now more than a thousand years in the making.

Historical dictionary of Portugal > The Lusiads
11 The months of the year

Don’t use capitals for the names of the months in French, and note that there are no common abbreviations in French as there are in English (Jan, Feb and so on). The French only abbreviate in printed calendars etc.

January = janvier

February = février

March = mars

April = avril

May = mai

June = juin

July = juillet

August = août

September = septembre

October = octobre

November = novembre

December = décembre

Which month?

(May in this note stands for any month ; they all work the same way ; for more information on dates in French ⇒ Date.)

what month is it?

= quel mois sommes-nous? or (very informally) on est quel mois?

it was May

= nous étions en mai

what month was he born?

= de quel mois est-il?

When?

in May

= en mai or au mois de mai

they’re getting married this May

= ils se marient en mai

that May

= cette année-là en mai

next May

= en mai prochain

in May next year

= l’an prochain en mai

last May

= l’année dernière en mai

the May after next

= dans deux ans en mai

the May before last

= il y deux ans en mai

Which part of the month?

at the beginning of May

= au début de mai

in early May

= début mai

at the end of May

= à la fin de mai

in late May

= fin mai

in mid-May

= à la mi-mai

for the whole of May

= pendant tout le mois de mai

throughout May

= tout au long du mois de mai

Regular events

every May

= tous les ans en mai

every other May

= tous les deux ans en mai

most Mays

= presque tous les ans en mai

Uses with other nouns

one May morning

= par un matin de mai

one May night

= par une nuit de mai or (if evening) par un soir de mai

For other uses, it is always safe to use du mois de:

May classes

= les cours du mois de mai

May flights

= les vols du mois de mai

the May sales

= les soldes du mois de mai

Uses with adjectives

the warmest May

= le mois de mai le plus chaud

a rainy May

= un mois de mai pluvieux

a lovely May

= un beau mois de mai

Big English-French dictionary > The months of the year
12 the order of the day

1) что-л. обычное, повседневное; что-л. важное в данное время (напр., мода, модное течение и т. п.) [букв. распорядок, повестка дня; этим. фр. l'ordre du jour]

The end of 1921 and the beginning of 1922 found the capitalist offensive against the workers in full swing. Unemployment was widespread; attacks on wages and workshop conditions were the order of the day... (H. Pollitt, ‘Serving My Time’, ch. 9) — В конце 1921 - начале 1922 года наступление, предпринятое капиталистами на рабочих, было в полном разгаре. Появилась массовая безработица; снижение заработной платы и ухудшение условий труда стали каждодневной практикой...

Great changes are needed, and are on the order of the day, within the labour movement. (R. P. Dutt, ‘Britain's Crisis of Empire’, ch. XIX) — Необходимы самые решительные перемены, они стоят в повестке дня рабочего движения.

But curses and laughter were the order of the day. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 9) — Но и ругань, и смех были делом привычным.

‘Obviously,’ Warrender said, ‘My question is answered. Praise is not the order of the day.’ (A. Hailey, ‘In High Places’, ch. II) — - На мой вопрос уже дан ответ, - сказал Уоррендер. - Никто, как видно, не собирается хвалить мое министерство.

Fifty years ago high, stiff collars were the order of the day for men. (CDEI) — Пятьдесят лет назад у мужчин в моде были высокие крахмальные воротнички.

2) парл. вопрос, назначенный к рассмотрению на определённый день

Large English-Russian phrasebook > the order of the day
13 the pits

adj AmE sl

She's the pits — Она невыносима

This isn't the best but it isn't the pits either — Конечно, это не самое лучшее, но и не самое худшее

Life is the pits around here — Жизнь здесь явно не мед

This whole day was the pits from beginning to end — День был просто ужасный

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > the pits
14 the story was fabricated from beginning to end

1) Общая лексика: история была выдумана от начала (и) до конца

2) Макаров: история была выдумана от начала до конца, история была выдумана от начала и до конца

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the story was fabricated from beginning to end
15 ENDI

end

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m.

1) the end (extremity) of an object (þar var skáli mikill ok dyrr á báðum endum);

2) conclusion, end, issue (hvern enda eiga mundi málit); gera enda á e-u, koma enda á e-t, to bring to an end; vera á enda, to be at an end; S. var vistum með föður sínum til enda, S. stayed with his father to the end; eigi er fyrir enda um gert með þeim, their difference is not settled between them upphaf ok endir, beginning and end; hér skal nú ok endir á verða, here it shall come to an end; sá varð endir á, at, the end of it was, that; til alls endis, to the very end.

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a, m., and endir, s, m. [Ulf. andeis = τέλος; A. S. ende; Engl. end; O. H. G. enti; Germ. ende; Swed. ände; Dan. ende]:—the end, conclusion; as in the proverbs, endirinn skyldi í upphafi skoða, Lat. quidquid incipias respice finem; allt er gott ef endirinn er góðr, all’s well that ends well; sjá fyrir enda á e-u, to see the end of a thing (how it will end); göra fyrir enda á e-u (a weaver’s term), to bring to an end, Grett. 100 new Ed.; leysa e-m illan (góðan) enda (a weaver’s term), to bring to an ill ( good) end, Korm. 164 (in a verse); mun einn endir leystr vera um þá úgiptu. it will all come to one end, Gisl. 82; binda enda á e-t, to fulfil, finish, Snót 169; göra enda á, to bring to an end, Dipl. i. 6; vera á enda, to be at an end, Fms. xi. 427 (to be at one’s wit’s end); standask á endum, Nj. 111; allt með endum, adv. from end to end, Lex. Poët.; til annars endans, Nj. 176; öðrum endanum, Eg. 91; dyrr á báðum endum, Fms. iv. 220; at sínum enda hvárir, Grág. ii. 48; til enda jarðar, 656 B. 4; endanum (with the article), 655, xxxii; til enda, to the end of life, Nj. 39; endir líkams, Hom. 103; upphaf ok endir, 146; engi endir, 157; hér skal nú ok endir á verða, it shall come to an end, Nj. 145; sá varð endir a, at …, that was the end of it, that …, Fas. ii. 514; annarr endir hersins, Fms. ix. 353; hinn neðri endir, Sks. 167 B.

COMPDS: endadagr, endafjöl, endaknútr, endalauss, endalok, endamark, endamerki, endamjórr, endasleppt, endaþarmr.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > ENDI
16 конец

м.

1) ( конечный предел) end; (окончание тж.) ending

приходи́ть к концу́ — come to an end

подходи́ть, приближа́ться к концу́ — draw to a close [-s], be approaching completion

от нача́ла до конца́ — from beginning to end; from start to finish

к концу́ пери́ода — towards the end of the period

к концу́ ноября́ — by / towards the end of November

доводи́ть что-л до конца́ — carry smth through; carry smth to its conclusion; ( завершать) complete smth, put a finish to smth

в конце́ ве́ка — at the close of the century

в конце́ дня — at the end of the day

до конца́ сезо́на — for the rest of the season

коне́ц свя́зи (реплика в радиопереговорах) — over and out

2) разг. ( место назначения) destination

в оди́н коне́ц — one way

биле́т в оди́н коне́ц — single ticket брит.; one-way ticket амер.

в о́ба конца́ — there and back; both ways

биле́т в о́ба конца́ — return ticket брит.; round-trip ticket амер.

3) ( оконечность) end

то́нкий коне́ц — tip

о́стрый коне́ц — point

то́лстый коне́ц — butt (end)

4) мор. (канат, верёвка) rope

незакреплённый коне́ц, свобо́дный коне́ц — tag; loose end

спаса́тельный коне́ц — lifeline

отда́ть концы́ (отчалить) — cast off

5) эвф. (смерть, уничтожение) end, death

тут ему́ и коне́ц наста́л — (and) that was the end of him; it was curtains for him идиом.

6) вульг. ( половой член) dick, tool

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коне́ц - де́лу вене́ц посл. — ≈ all's well that ends well

коне́ц све́та — the end of the world

со всех концо́в све́та — from every corner of the world

конца́ не ви́дно разг. — no end in sight

конца́-кра́ю э́тому нет разг. — there is no end to it

концы́ с конца́ми не схо́дятся (о несоответствии) — it doesn't fit together, it doesn't add up

без конца́ (постоянно) — incessantly, all the way / time, endlessly

бра́ться / взя́ться не с того́ конца́ — start at the wrong end

в конце́ концо́в — in the end, after all; ultimately

до побе́дного конца́ — 1) ( до достижения успеха) to a successful end 2) ( в ожидании исхода) until the last gun is fired

и концы́ в во́ду разг. — and no one will be any the wiser

и де́ло с концо́м разг. — and there is and end to it

из конца́ в коне́ц — from end to end

на худо́й коне́ц разг. — if the worst comes to the worst; at worst

под коне́ц — towards the end

положи́ть коне́ц чему́-л — put an end to smth

отда́ть концы́ (умереть) прост. — turn up one's toes, kick off; (см. тж. 4))

своди́ть концы́ с конца́ми разг. — make both ends meet

с конца́ми (бесследно) — without a trace; never to be seen again

так, что (и) концо́в не найти́ — so that there is no way to trace anything

хорони́ть концы́ разг. — remove / cover the traces

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > конец
17 adiós

intj.

good-bye, by-by, aloha, bye.

m.

good-bye, farewell, good-by, goodby.

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adiós

► interjección

1 (gen) goodbye!; (familiarmente) bye!, bye-bye!

2 (al cruzarse con alguien) hello!

► nombre masculino (pl adioses)

1 goodbye

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

decir adiós a algo figurado to say goodbye to something

decir adiós con la mano to wave goodbye

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noun m.

goodbye, farewell

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1.

EXCL [al irse] goodbye!; [al saludar] hello!

- ¡adiós Madrid, que te quedas sin gente!

2.

SM goodbye, farewell

decir(se) los adioses — to say one's farewells

ir a decir adiós a algn — to go to say goodbye to sb

decir adiós a algo — (=renunciar) to wave sth goodbye, give sth up

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masculino/interjección ( al despedirse) goodbye, bye (colloq); ( al pasar) hello; decir II 3) b)

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= bye-bye, goodbye [good-bye], bye for now.

Ex. Tay Gosling wrote an article about public lending right entitled ' Bye-bye, wilderness: hello, high-tech'.

Ex. The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.

Ex. ' Bye for now,' he said with a smile.

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* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.

* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).

* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.

* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.

* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.

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masculino/interjección ( al despedirse) goodbye, bye (colloq); ( al pasar) hello; decir II 3) b)

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= bye-bye, goodbye [good-bye], bye for now.

Ex: Tay Gosling wrote an article about public lending right entitled ' Bye-bye, wilderness: hello, high-tech'.

Ex: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.

Ex: ' Bye for now,' he said with a smile.

* decir adiós = bid + Nombre + goodbye, bid + adieu, kiss + Nombre + goodbye, bid + farewell, wave + a bye.

* decir adiós (a) = say + goodbye (to).

* decir adiós al pasado = bid + farewell + to the past.

* decir adiós con la mano = wave + goodbye.

* decir adiós con un gesto = signal + goodbye.

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adiós

m/interj

(al despedirse) goodbye, bye ( colloq); (al pasar) hello

¡adiosito! ( AmL fam); bye-bye ( colloq)

decirle adiós a algn to say goodbye to sb

ver tb decir² vt C 2. (↑ decir (2))

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adiós m/interj ( al despedirse) goodbye, bye (colloq);
( al pasar) hello;
See Also→ decir verbo transitivo 3 2 b
adiós
I exclamación
1 (como despedida) goodbye
familiar bye-bye
(como saludo al cruzarse dos personas) hello
2 (expresando fastidio) for goodness sake: ¡adiós! ya he vuelto a equivocarme, oh blast! I've made another mistake
II sustantivo masculino goodbye: ni siquiera dijo adiós, she didn't even say goodbye
aquello fue el adiós a nuestras ilusiones, that was the end of all our dreams and hopes
' adiós' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despedirse
- decir
- despedir
- mano
- mañana
- siquiera
English:
bid
- bye
- bye-bye
- dash off
- farewell
- goodbye
- hello
- wave
- wave off
- now

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adiós (pl adioses)

♦ nm

goodbye;

decir adiós a alguien to say goodbye to sb;

decir adiós a algo to wave o kiss sth goodbye

♦ interj

1. [saludo] [al despedirse] goodbye!;
[al cruzarse con alguien] hello!
2. [expresa disgusto] blast!;

¡adiós, nos hemos quedado sin gasolina! blast, we're out of Br petrol o US gas!

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adiós

I int

1 goodbye, bye; al cruzarse hi, hello

2

:

¡adiós! fam

sorpresa good heavens!; disgusto oh no!, oh god!

II m goodbye;

decir adiós (a) say goodbye (to)

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adiós nm, pl adioses

1) despedida: farewell, good-bye

2)

¡adiós! : good-bye!

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adiós¹ interj (despedida) goodbye! / bye!

adiós² n goodbye

es la hora de decir adiós it's time to say goodbye

Spanish-English dictionary > adiós
18 fine

end

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1. adj fine

( sottile) thin

udito, vista sharp, keen

( raffinato) refined

2. m aim

al fine di... in order to...

secondo fine ulterior motive

3. f end

alla fine in the end

alla fin fine, in fin dei conti after all, when all's said and done

senza fine endless

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fine¹ s.f.

1 ( termine) end, ending; close, conclusion: la fine del giorno, del mese, the end (o close) of the day, of the month; rivediamoci a fine settimana, let's meet again at the end of the week; la fine del mondo, the end of the world; alla fine del primo trimestre, at the end (o close) of the first term; fino alla fine dei tempi, dei secoli, till the end of time; il principio della fine, the beginning of the end; verso la fine dell'anno, towards the end of the year; accadde verso la fine dell'estate, it happened in late Summer; è la fine, this is the end (o this is the last of it); metter fine a qlco., to put an end (o a stop) to sthg. (o to bring sthg. to an end); vedere la fine di qlco., to see the end (o the outcome) of sthg. // volgere alla fine, to draw to an end (o to a close): l'anno volge alla fine, the year is drawing to an end (o to a close o is nearing its end) // fine, ( al termine di opere letterarie, pellicole ecc.) the end // (comm.): fine d'anno, year end; fine esercizio, end of the financial year; di fine esercizio, year-end (attr.); pagamento a fine mese, monthly settlement; fine dei rapporti con una società, termination of one's links with a company // (Borsa): fine corrente mese, end current account; fine prossimo mese, end next account; // (inform.): fine carta, paper-out condition; fine del tempo disponibile, time-out; fine pagina, overflow // non vedo l'ora di vedere la fine di questo lavoro, I'm looking forward to the end of this work // combattere fino alla fine, to fight to the end; lavorare fino alla fine, to work to the end // fare una buona, una cattiva fine, to come to a good, a bad end // i feriti sono tre, due in fin di vita, there are three wounded, two of them close to death (o dying) // che fine hanno fatto i miei occhiali?, where have my glasses got to?; che fine ha fatto Fulvia?, what (ever) happened to Fulvia? // alla fin fine, in fin dei conti, ( dopotutto) after all (o when all is said and done): in fin dei conti, alla fin fine non ti è andato così male, after all it didn't turn out too badly for you; alla fin fine, in fin dei conti si può sapere che cosa avete deciso?, in short, what did you decide? // senza fine, (agg.) endless, (avv.) endlessly: mi ha procurato fastidi senza fine, he caused me endless (o no end of) trouble

2 ( di libro, film ecc.) ending: è un buon romanzo, ma non mi è piaciuta la fine, it's a good novel but I didn't like the ending.

fine¹ s.m.

1 ( scopo) purpose; end, aim, object, ( intenzione) intention: il fine ultimo, the ultimate aim (o purpose); fini onesti, honest intentions; fini reconditi, obscure goals; si era posto un fine ben preciso..., he had adopted a clear goal...; non ho capito qual era il suo fine, I can't understand what his aim was; avere un secondo fine, to have a hidden agenda, to have an ulterior motive; raggiunto il suo fine, se ne è sbarazzato, having achieved his aim he got rid of him; l'ha fatto solo a fin di bene, he did it with good intentions (o with the best of intentions); il fine non giustifica i mezzi, the end does not justify the means // al solo fine di, with the sole object of; al fine di, (letter.) in order to // e a tal fine..., and to this end... (o and with this object in view...) // senza fini di lucro, non-profit (attr.) // essere fine a se stesso, to be an end in itself

2 ( risultato, conclusione) result, conclusion, issue, outcome: condurre qlco. a buon fine, to bring sthg. to a successful conclusion; portare, giungere a buon fine, to bring, to come to a successful conclusion // (comm.) salvo buon fine, subject to collection (o to final payment) // lieto fine, happy ending: un film a lieto fine, a film with a happy ending

3 ( freno, limite) check, curb, end: porre un fine agli abusi, to curb abuses (o to put an end to abuses).

fine² agg.

1 ( sottile) fine, thin; ( delicato) delicate: uno spago fine, a thin piece of string; una pioggerella fine, a fine drizzle; voce fine, thin voice; avere un tocco fine, to have a delicate touch; avere un udito fine, to have sharp (o keen) hearing // aria fine, pure air // sabbia fine, fine sand

2 ( bello, buono, di buona qualità) fine

3 ( raffinato, distinto) fine, refined, distinguished: veste con un gusto fine, she dresses with fine (o refined) taste; è una signora molto fine, she's a very refined lady

4 ( acuto) fine, subtle, shrewd: distinzione fine, fine (o subtle) distinction; ironia fine, subtle irony; spirito fine, shrewd wit.

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I ['fine] agg
1) (sottile: lamina, fetta) thin, (capelli, lineamenti, pioggia) fine, (voce) thin, frail

penna a punta fine — fine-point pen

2) (acuto: vista, udito) sharp, keen, (odorato) fine, (fig : ingegno) shrewd, (osservazione, ironia) subtle

3) (raffinato: persona) refined, distinguished

non è fine mangiare con le mani — it's not polite to eat with your fingers
II ['fine] sm
1) (scopo) aim, end, purpose, Filosofia end

avere un secondo fine — to have an ulterior motive

a fin di bene — with the best of intentions

l'ho fatto a fin di bene — I did it with good intentions

il fine giustifica i mezzi — the end justifies the means

al fine di fare qc — (in order) to do sth

2) (conclusione) end

condurre qc a buon fine — to bring sth to a successful conclusion
III ['fine] sf
(gen) end, (di libro, film) ending

alla fine — in the end, finally

senza fine — endlessly (avv), endless (agg)

porre fine a — to put an end to

a fine anno/mese — at the end of the year/month

alla fine — in the end

alla fine lo ha perdonato — in the end she forgave him

alla fine della giornata — at the end of the day

verso la fine di giugno — in late June

fine settimana — weekend

alla fin fine — at the end of the day, in the end

in fin dei conti — when all is said and done, (tutto sommato) after all

dall'inizio alla fine — from beginning to end

a lieto fine — with a happy ending

mi piacciono le storie a lieto fine — I like stories with a happy ending

volgere alla fine — to draw to an end

fare una brutta fine — to come to a bad end

che fine ha fatto? — what became of him?

essere in fin di vita — to be at death's door

è la fine del mondo! — (fig : stupendo) it's out of this world!, pegg what's the world coming to?

buona fine e buon principio! — (augurio) happy New Year!

un quadro fine Ottocento — a late nineteenth-century painting

articoli di fine serie — oddments

svendita di fine stagione — end-of-season sale

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I 1. ['fine]
aggettivo

1) (fatto di piccole parti) [sabbia, polvere] fine

2) (sottile) [tratto, pioggia] thin, fine; [caviglie, polsi] slim, thin

3) (acuto) [ingegno, osservazione, udito] sharp, keen; [ ironia] subtle; [ distinzione] fine

4) (delicato) [ lineamenti] fine, delicate

5) (raffinato) [persona, maniere] refined, elegant; [ porcellana] fine; [oreficeria, biancheria, stoffe] fine, exquisite; [ pasticceria] fine

una signora molto fine — a woman of great distinction
2.
avverbio (finemente) [scrivere, macinare] fine(ly)

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fa fine — it's smooth o sophisticated, it's the thing
II ['fine]
sostantivo femminile

1) (termine) end, conclusion, finish; (fondo, estremità) end, bottom

(a) fine maggio — (at) the end of May

a fine giornata — at the end of the day

alla fine degli anni '70 — in the late 70's

a fine mattina — late in the morning

fino alla fine — until o to the end

mettere o porre fine a qcs. to put an end o a stop to sth., to bring sth. to an end; avvicinarsi alla fine to draw to a close o an end; alla fine at last, finally, in the end; alla fine è diventato insegnante he ended up as a teacher; alla fin fine, in fin dei conti after all, all things considered, all in all; "fine" (di film, romanzo) "the end"; senza fine [discussioni, guerra] endless, unending; essere la fine del mondo fig. to be terrific; non è la fine del mondo! it's not the end of the world! in fin di vita — dying, nearing death

2) (esito) end

fare una brutta fine — to go to the bad, to come to a bad o sticky end, to come to no good

che fine ha fatto la mia biro? — colloq. what has become of my pen?

3) (morte) end

fare una brutta fine — to come to a bad o sticky end
III ['fine]
sostantivo maschile

1) (scopo) end, purpose, aim

essere a fin di bene — to be well-meant o well-intentioned

a che fine? — what for? what's the point?

senza secondi -i — without any ulterior motive

al fine di — in order to

non è fine a se stesso — it's not an end in itself

2) (esito) ending

a lieto fine — [ storia] with a happy ending

condurre qcs. a buon fine — to bring sth. to a satisfactory conclusion

andare a buon fine — to turn out well

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il fine giustifica i mezzi — prov. the end justifies the means

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fine¹

/'fine/

I aggettivo

1 (fatto di piccole parti) [sabbia, polvere] fine

2 (sottile) [tratto, pioggia] thin, fine; [caviglie, polsi] slim, thin

3 (acuto) [ingegno, osservazione, udito] sharp, keen; [ ironia] subtle; [ distinzione] fine

4 (delicato) [ lineamenti] fine, delicate

5 (raffinato) [persona, maniere] refined, elegant; [ porcellana] fine; [oreficeria, biancheria, stoffe] fine, exquisite; [ pasticceria] fine; una signora molto fine a woman of great distinction

II avverbio

(finemente) [scrivere, macinare] fine(ly)

IDIOMS

fa fine it's smooth o sophisticated, it's the thing.

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fine²

/'fine/

sostantivo f.

1 (termine) end, conclusion, finish; (fondo, estremità) end, bottom; (a) fine maggio (at) the end of May; a fine giornata at the end of the day; alla fine degli anni '70 in the late 70's; a fine mattina late in the morning; fino alla fine until o to the end; mettere o porre fine a qcs. to put an end o a stop to sth., to bring sth. to an end; avvicinarsi alla fine to draw to a close o an end; alla fine at last, finally, in the end; alla fine è diventato insegnante he ended up as a teacher; alla fin fine, in fin dei conti after all, all things considered, all in all; "fine"(di film, romanzo) "the end"; senza fine [discussioni, guerra] endless, unending; essere la fine del mondo fig. to be terrific; non è la fine del mondo! it's not the end of the world! in fin di vita dying, nearing death

2 (esito) end; fare una brutta fine to go to the bad, to come to a bad o sticky end, to come to no good; che fine ha fatto la mia biro? colloq. what has become of my pen?

3 (morte) end; fare una brutta fine to come to a bad o sticky end.

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fine³

/'fine/

sostantivo m.

1 (scopo) end, purpose, aim; essere a fin di bene to be well-meant o well-intentioned; a che fine? what for? what's the point? senza secondi -i without any ulterior motive; al fine di in order to; non è fine a se stesso it's not an end in itself

2 (esito) ending; a lieto fine [ storia] with a happy ending; condurre qcs. a buon fine to bring sth. to a satisfactory conclusion; andare a buon fine to turn out well

IDIOMS

il fine giustifica i mezzi prov. the end justifies the means.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > fine
19 el2

= the, ye.

Nota: Forma arcaica.

Ex. The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.

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* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* de los mejores = as good as any.

* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.

* el acabose = the last straw.

* el alcance = comprehensiveness.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* el año próximo = the year ahead.

* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* el auténtico = the real McCoy.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* el bien de = the good of.

* el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.

* el charco = the big pond.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.

* el colmo = the last straw.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* el corazón de = the heart of.

* el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.

* el cual = which.

* el de = that in, that of.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.

* El Diluvio = the Flood.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.

* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.

* el doble = twice + as many.

* el doble de = twice + the number of.

* El Dorado = El Dorado.

* el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.

* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.

* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* el evitar = avoidance.

* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el final de = the close of.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.

* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.

* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.

* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.

* el grado de = the extent of.

* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.

* el grado en que = the extent to which.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.

* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.

* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* el impulsor de = the power behind.

* el interés público = the public interest.

* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.

* el lastre de = the shackles of.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.

* el más = all-time.

* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.

* el más allá = hereafter.

* el más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.

* el más leído = the most widely read.

* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.

* el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.

* el mejor = best of breed, the.

* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor modo de = the best way of.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* el mentir = lying.

* el mes pasado = last month.

* el mío = mine.

* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).

* el mismo número = as many.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el modo de = the way in which.

* el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* el motor de = the power behind.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.

* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.

* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.

* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.

* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.

* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* el orgullo de = showpiece.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* el padre de = the father of.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* el peso de = brunt of, the.

* el populacho = the great unwashed.

* el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* el portavoz de = the voice of.

* el presente = thisness.

* el primer intento = the first time around.

* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.

* el primero mencionado = former.

* el principal = the number one.

* el principio de = the dawn of.

* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.

* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el proletariado = the great unwashed.

* el pulmón de = the heart of.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el que = that, the one.

* el que aprende = learner.

* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].

* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.

* el registro de los registros = record-of-record.

* el registro modelo = record-of-record.

* el resto = rest, the.

* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).

* El Salvador = El Salvador.

* el segundo mencionado = latter.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el ser barato = cheapness.

* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.

* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el tamaño de = the extent of.

* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.

* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.

* el tiempo de Algo = in season.

* el tiempo es oro = time is money.

* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.

* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).

* el tipo de = the range of.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.

* el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.

* el último citado = latter.

* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* el único = the one and only.

* el único e incomparable = the one and only.

* el único e inimitable = the one and only.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero = the real McCoy.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* el viejo = the elder.

* el vulgo = the great unwashed.

* el yugo de = the shackles of.

* espicharlas = kick + the bucket.

* la = the, ye.

* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.

* la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.

* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.

* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.

* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la comunidad en general = the community at large.

* la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.

* la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la cruz de = the bane of.

* la cuestión es que = the thing is.

* la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.

* la demanda de = a call for.

* la diversidad de = the range of.

* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la época de Algo = in season.

* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.

* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.

* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).

* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.

* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

* La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.

* la joya de = showpiece.

* la judicatura = the Bench.

* la justicia = the Bench.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* la magistratura = the Bench.

* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mar de = a whole slew of.

* la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.

* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.

* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.

* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la medida en que = the extent to which.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* la mejor manera = how best.

* la mejor manera de = the best way of.

* la mejor oferta = the best deal.

* la mejor opción = the best bet.

* la mejor salida = the best way forward.

* la mejor solución = the best way forward.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* la mentira = lying.

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).

* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.

* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* la parte trasera de = the back of.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* la pesadilla de = the bane of.

* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.

* la petición de = a call for.

* la píldora = the pill.

* la plebe = the great unwashed.

* la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.

* la primera tentativa = the first time around.

* la primera vez = the first time around.

* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* la que = that, the one.

* la razón de ser = the reason for being.

* la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).

* la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.

* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....

* la riqueza de = the wealth of.

* la ruina de = the bane of.

* las = the, ye.

* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las ataduras de = the shackles of.

* las autoridades = the powers-that-be.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* las de = those for.

* las doce del mediodía = noon.

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* la segunda opción = the next best choice.

* la segunda vez = the second time around.

* la semana pasada = last week.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* la situación = the course of events.

* la sociedad en general = society at large.

* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.

* las profundidades del mar = the deep.

* las profundidades del océano = the deep.

* las pruebas = the writing on the wall.

* las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.

* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.

* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.

* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.

* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.

* la temporada de Algo = in season.

* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.

* la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.

* la tira de = a whole slew of.

* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.

* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la última vez = last time.

* la última vez que = the last time.

* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* la ventaja de = the beauty of.

* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.

* la verdad = the lowdown (on).

* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.

* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.

* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* la víspera de = on the eve of.

* la voz de = the voice of.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.

* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.

* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.

* lo anodino = blandness.

* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.

* lo apropiado = appropriateness.

* lo barato = inexpensiveness.

* lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo caro = expensiveness.

* lo chicano = Chicana.

* lo chulo = coolness.

* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* lo completo = completeness.

* lo completo que Algo está = fullness.

* lo creas o no = believe it or not.

* lo decisivo = the last word.

* lo definitivo = the last word.

* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.

* lo directo = directness.

* lo divertido = the fun part.

* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.

* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo estrafalario = zaniness.

* lo estrambótico = zaniness.

* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.

* lo favorable = propitiousness.

* lo hebraico = Hebraica.

* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.

* lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.

* lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.

* lo indefinido = indefiniteness.

* lo indirecto = indirectness.

* lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo insulso = blandness.

* lo interesante = the fun part.

* lo judío = Judaica.

* lo lindo = cuteness.

* lo llano = flatness.

* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más conveniente es que = optimally.

* lo más destacado = highlights.

* lo más detestado = pet hate.

* lo más importante = most of all, at its core.

* lo más interesante = highlights.

* lo más mínimo = so much as.

* lo más novedoso = the last word.

* lo más odiado = pet hate.

* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más probable es que = most probably.

* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.

* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.

* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* lo mejor = the top of the tree.

* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor de todo = best of all.

* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.

* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.

* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.

* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.

* lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.

* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* lo noble = high-mindedness.

* lo no convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).

* lo oportuno = timeliness.

* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.

* lo peor de = brunt of, the.

* lo peor del = the armpit of the.

* lo pintoresco = quaintness.

* lo plano = flatness.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo primero = for one, first off.

* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.

* lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.

* lo propicio = propitiousness.

* lo público = publicness.

* lo que = that which, what.

* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.

* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.

* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.

* lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.

* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.

* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun mejor = better still.

* lo que es aun peor = worse still.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.

* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.

* lo que es mejor aun = better still.

* lo que es muy importante = importantly.

* lo que es peor = what's worse.

* lo que es peor aun = worse still.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* lo que le corresponde = fair share.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* lo que quiera que = whatever.

* lo que sea = something or other.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* lo que + ser = what + be like.

* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo rural = rurality.

* los = the, ye.

* los 365 días del año = year-round.

* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.

* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.

* los acontecimientos = the course of events.

* lo sagrado = sacredness.

* los albores de = the dawn of.

* los años cincuenta = fifties.

* los años treinta = thirties.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.

* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* los comienzos de = the dawn of.

* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* los de = those for, those in.

* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.

* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* los dos = both, both of them, both of which.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.

* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.

* los mandamás = the powers-that-be.

* los más necesitados = those most in need.

* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.

* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* los necesitados = the needy.

* los orígenes de = the dawn of.

* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].

* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.

* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.

* los que = those who.

* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.

* los que mandan = the powers-that-be.

* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.

* los que + Verbo = those + Participio.

* los tribunales = the Bench.

* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.

* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.

* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.

* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.

* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.

* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.

* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* lo último = the last word.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* lo vanguardista = cutting edge.

* lo yidish = Yiddica.

* parmarlas = kick + the bucket.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

Spanish-English dictionary > el2
20 Anglo-Portuguese Alliance

   The world's oldest diplomatic connection and alliance, an enduring arrangement between two very different nations and peoples, with important practical consequences in the domestic and foreign affairs of both Great Britain (England before 1707) and Portugal. The history of this remarkable alliance, which has had commercial and trade, political, foreign policy, cultural, and imperial aspects, can be outlined in part with a list of the main alliance treaties after the first treaty of commerce and friendship signed between the monarchs of England and Portugal in 1373. This was followed in 1386 by the Treaty of Windsor; then in 1654, 1661, 1703, the Methuen Treaty; and in 1810 and 1899 another treaty also signed at Windsor.

   Common interests in the defense of the nation and its overseas empire (in the case of Portugal, after 1415; in the case of England, after 1650) were partly based on characteristics and common enemies both countries shared. Even in the late Middle Ages, England and Portugal faced common enemies: large continental countries that threatened the interests and sovereignty of both, especially France and Spain. In this sense, the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance has always been a defensive alliance in which each ally would assist the other when necessary against its enemies. In the case of Portugal, that enemy invariably was Spain (or component states thereof, such as Castile and Leon) and sometimes France (i.e., when Napoleon's armies invaded and conquered Portugal as of late 1807). In the case of England, that foe was often France and sometimes Spain as well.

   Beginning in the late 14th century, England and Portugal forged this unusual relationship, formalized with several treaties that came into direct use during a series of dynastic, imperial, naval, and commercial conflicts between 1373 and 1961, the historic period when the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance had its most practical political significance. The relative world power and importance of each ally has varied over the centuries. During the period 1373-1580, the allies were similar in respective ranking in European affairs, and during the period 1480-1550, if anything, Portugal was a greater world power with a more important navy than England. During 1580-1810, Portugal fell to the status of a third-rank European power and, during 1810-1914, England was perhaps the premier world power. During 1914-61, England's world position slipped while Portugal made a slow recovery but remained a third- or fourth-rank power.

   The commercial elements of the alliance have always involved an exchange of goods between two seafaring, maritime peoples with different religions and political systems but complementary economies. The 1703 Methuen Treaty establ ished a trade link that endured for centuries and bore greater advantages for England than for Portugal, although Portugal derived benefits: English woolens for Portuguese wines, especially port, other agricultural produce, and fish. Since the signing of the Methuen Treaty, there has been a vigorous debate both in politics and in historical scholarship as to how much each nation benefited economically from the arrangement in which Portugal eventually became dependent upon England and the extent to which Portugal became a kind of economic colony of Britain during the period from 1703 to 1910.

   There is a vast literature on the Alliance, much of it in Portuguese and by Portuguese writers, which is one expression of the development of modern Portuguese nationalism. During the most active phase of the alliance, from 1650 to 1945, there is no doubt but that the core of the mutual interests of the allies amounted to the proposition that Portugal's independence as a nation in Iberia and the integrity of its overseas empire, the third largest among the colonial powers as of 1914, were defended by England, who in turn benefited from the use by the Royal Navy of Portugal's home and colonial ports in times of war and peace. A curious impact on Portuguese and popular usage had also come about and endured through the impact of dealings with the English allies. The idiom in Portuguese, "é para inglês ver," means literally "it is for the Englishman to see," but figuratively it really means, "it is merely for show."

   The practical defense side of the alliance was effectively dead by the end of World War II, but perhaps the most definitive indication of the end of the political significance of an alliance that still continues in other spheres occurred in December 1961, when the army of the Indian Union invaded Portugal's colonial enclaves in western India, Goa, Damão, and Diu. While both nations were now North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies, their interests clashed when it came to imperial and Commonwealth conflicts and policies. Portugal asked Britain for military assistance in the use of British bases against the army of Britain's largest former colony, India. But Portugal was, in effect, refused assistance by her oldest ally. If the alliance continues into the 21st century, its essence is historical, nostalgic, commercial, and cultural.

    See also Catherine of Braganza.

Historical dictionary of Portugal > Anglo-Portuguese Alliance

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