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Ⅰ.mere1 [mɪə(r)]seul, simple, pur;∎ I'm a mere beginner je ne suis qu'un débutant;∎ it's a mere formality ce n'est qu'une simple formalité;∎ the mere thought of it disgusts her rien que d'y penser ça lui répugne;∎ the mere sight of fish makes me queasy la seule vue du poisson me donne la nausée;∎ a mere 5 percent of the population 5 pour cent seulement de la population;∎ she earns a mere £100 a week elle ne gagne que 100 livres par semaine;∎ it's a mere memory now ce n'est qu'un souvenir lointain maintenant;∎ his eyes light up at the merest mention of money son regard s'allume dès qu'on commence à parler d'argent;∎ a mere assistant like me un simple assistant comme moi;∎ humorous us mere mortals nous autres, simples mortelsⅡ.mere2 -
2 Knowledge
It is indeed an opinion strangely prevailing amongst men, that houses, mountains, rivers, and, in a word, all sensible objects, have an existence, natural or real, distinct from their being perceived by the understanding. But, with how great an assurance and acquiescence soever this principle may be entertained in the world, yet whoever shall find in his heart to call it into question may, if I mistake not, perceive it to involve a manifest contradiction. For, what are the forementioned objects but things we perceive by sense? and what do we perceive besides our own ideas or sensations? and is it not plainly repugnant that any one of these, or any combination of them, should exist unperceived? (Berkeley, 1996, Pt. I, No. 4, p. 25)It seems to me that the only objects of the abstract sciences or of demonstration are quantity and number, and that all attempts to extend this more perfect species of knowledge beyond these bounds are mere sophistry and illusion. As the component parts of quantity and number are entirely similar, their relations become intricate and involved; and nothing can be more curious, as well as useful, than to trace, by a variety of mediums, their equality or inequality, through their different appearances.But as all other ideas are clearly distinct and different from each other, we can never advance farther, by our utmost scrutiny, than to observe this diversity, and, by an obvious reflection, pronounce one thing not to be another. Or if there be any difficulty in these decisions, it proceeds entirely from the undeterminate meaning of words, which is corrected by juster definitions. That the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the squares of the other two sides cannot be known, let the terms be ever so exactly defined, without a train of reasoning and enquiry. But to convince us of this proposition, that where there is no property, there can be no injustice, it is only necessary to define the terms, and explain injustice to be a violation of property. This proposition is, indeed, nothing but a more imperfect definition. It is the same case with all those pretended syllogistical reasonings, which may be found in every other branch of learning, except the sciences of quantity and number; and these may safely, I think, be pronounced the only proper objects of knowledge and demonstration. (Hume, 1975, Sec. 12, Pt. 3, pp. 163-165)Our knowledge springs from two fundamental sources of the mind; the first is the capacity of receiving representations (the ability to receive impressions), the second is the power to know an object through these representations (spontaneity in the production of concepts).Through the first, an object is given to us; through the second, the object is thought in relation to that representation.... Intuition and concepts constitute, therefore, the elements of all our knowledge, so that neither concepts without intuition in some way corresponding to them, nor intuition without concepts, can yield knowledge. Both may be either pure or empirical.... Pure intuitions or pure concepts are possible only a priori; empirical intuitions and empirical concepts only a posteriori. If the receptivity of our mind, its power of receiving representations in so far as it is in any way affected, is to be called "sensibility," then the mind's power of producing representations from itself, the spontaneity of knowledge, should be called "understanding." Our nature is so constituted that our intuitions can never be other than sensible; that is, it contains only the mode in which we are affected by objects. The faculty, on the other hand, which enables us to think the object of sensible intuition is the understanding.... Without sensibility, no object would be given to us; without understanding, no object would be thought. Thoughts without content are empty; intuitions without concepts are blind. It is therefore just as necessary to make our concepts sensible, that is, to add the object to them in intuition, as to make our intuitions intelligible, that is to bring them under concepts. These two powers or capacities cannot exchange their functions. The understanding can intuit nothing, the senses can think nothing. Only through their union can knowledge arise. (Kant, 1933, Sec. 1, Pt. 2, B74-75 [p. 92])Metaphysics, as a natural disposition of Reason is real, but it is also, in itself, dialectical and deceptive.... Hence to attempt to draw our principles from it, and in their employment to follow this natural but none the less fallacious illusion can never produce science, but only an empty dialectical art, in which one school may indeed outdo the other, but none can ever attain a justifiable and lasting success. In order that, as a science, it may lay claim not merely to deceptive persuasion, but to insight and conviction, a Critique of Reason must exhibit in a complete system the whole stock of conceptions a priori, arranged according to their different sources-the Sensibility, the understanding, and the Reason; it must present a complete table of these conceptions, together with their analysis and all that can be deduced from them, but more especially the possibility of synthetic knowledge a priori by means of their deduction, the principles of its use, and finally, its boundaries....This much is certain: he who has once tried criticism will be sickened for ever of all the dogmatic trash he was compelled to content himself with before, because his Reason, requiring something, could find nothing better for its occupation. Criticism stands to the ordinary school metaphysics exactly in the same relation as chemistry to alchemy, or as astron omy to fortune-telling astrology. I guarantee that no one who has comprehended and thought out the conclusions of criticism, even in these Prolegomena, will ever return to the old sophistical pseudo-science. He will rather look forward with a kind of pleasure to a metaphysics, certainly now within his power, which requires no more preparatory discoveries, and which alone can procure for reason permanent satisfaction. (Kant, 1891, pp. 115-116)Knowledge is only real and can only be set forth fully in the form of science, in the form of system. Further, a so-called fundamental proposition or first principle of philosophy, even if it is true, it is yet none the less false, just because and in so far as it is merely a fundamental proposition, merely a first principle. It is for that reason easily refuted. The refutation consists in bringing out its defective character; and it is defective because it is merely the universal, merely a principle, the beginning. If the refutation is complete and thorough, it is derived and developed from the nature of the principle itself, and not accomplished by bringing in from elsewhere other counter-assurances and chance fancies. It would be strictly the development of the principle, and thus the completion of its deficiency, were it not that it misunderstands its own purport by taking account solely of the negative aspect of what it seeks to do, and is not conscious of the positive character of its process and result. The really positive working out of the beginning is at the same time just as much the very reverse: it is a negative attitude towards the principle we start from. Negative, that is to say, in its one-sided form, which consists in being primarily immediate, a mere purpose. It may therefore be regarded as a refutation of what constitutes the basis of the system; but more correctly it should be looked at as a demonstration that the basis or principle of the system is in point of fact merely its beginning. (Hegel, 1910, pp. 21-22)Knowledge, action, and evaluation are essentially connected. The primary and pervasive significance of knowledge lies in its guidance of action: knowing is for the sake of doing. And action, obviously, is rooted in evaluation. For a being which did not assign comparative values, deliberate action would be pointless; and for one which did not know, it would be impossible. Conversely, only an active being could have knowledge, and only such a being could assign values to anything beyond his own feelings. A creature which did not enter into the process of reality to alter in some part the future content of it, could apprehend a world only in the sense of intuitive or esthetic contemplation; and such contemplation would not possess the significance of knowledge but only that of enjoying and suffering. (Lewis, 1946, p. 1)"Evolutionary epistemology" is a branch of scholarship that applies the evolutionary perspective to an understanding of how knowledge develops. Knowledge always involves getting information. The most primitive way of acquiring it is through the sense of touch: amoebas and other simple organisms know what happens around them only if they can feel it with their "skins." The knowledge such an organism can have is strictly about what is in its immediate vicinity. After a huge jump in evolution, organisms learned to find out what was going on at a distance from them, without having to actually feel the environment. This jump involved the development of sense organs for processing information that was farther away. For a long time, the most important sources of knowledge were the nose, the eyes, and the ears. The next big advance occurred when organisms developed memory. Now information no longer needed to be present at all, and the animal could recall events and outcomes that happened in the past. Each one of these steps in the evolution of knowledge added important survival advantages to the species that was equipped to use it.Then, with the appearance in evolution of humans, an entirely new way of acquiring information developed. Up to this point, the processing of information was entirely intrasomatic.... But when speech appeared (and even more powerfully with the invention of writing), information processing became extrasomatic. After that point knowledge did not have to be stored in the genes, or in the memory traces of the brain; it could be passed on from one person to another through words, or it could be written down and stored on a permanent substance like stone, paper, or silicon chips-in any case, outside the fragile and impermanent nervous system. (Csikszentmihalyi, 1993, pp. 56-57)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Knowledge
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3 présent
I.présent1, e [pʀezɑ̃, ɑ̃t]1. adjective• répondre présent to answer "present"2. masculine nouna. ( = époque) le présent the presentc. ( = personne) les présents et les absents those present and those absent3. feminine nounprésente (Administration = lettre) nous vous signalons par la présente que... we hereby inform you that...II.présent2 [pʀezɑ̃]masculine noun* * *
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présente pʀezɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif1) ( sur les lieux) [personne] presentM. Glénat, ici présent — Mr Glénat, who is here with us
il ne sera pas présent à l'audience — Droit he will not appear in court
‘présent!’ — ( à l'école) ‘here!’, ‘present!’
j'étais présent en pensée or par le cœur — I was there in spirit
2) ( existant) presentla faim est toujours présente dans cette partie du monde — there's still hunger in that part of the world
avoir présent à l'esprit — to have [something] in mind [conseil]; to have [something] fresh in one's mind [souvenir]
gardez or ayez bien présent à l'esprit que — bear in mind that
3) ( actif) actively involved4) ( actuel) [moment, situation, état] present5) ( en cause) presentpar la présente lettre — by the present (letter), hereby Droit
6) Linguistique [temps, participe] present
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nom masculin1) ( période)2) Linguistique ( temps) present (tense)3) ( cadeau) gift, present
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* * *pʀezɑ̃, ɑ̃t présent, -e1. adj1) (là en personne) presentIl sera présent à la conférence. — He will be present at the lecture.
2)3) (avant le nom) present, current2. nm(temps) presentà présent — now, at present
jusqu'à présent — up till now, until now
3. nm/f(= personne)4. nf(= lettre)la présente — this letter, the present letter
* * *A adj1 ( sur les lieux) [personne] present; j'étais présent quand cela est arrivé I was present ou there when it happened; les personnes présentes those present; les personnes ici présentes the persons here present sout; M. Glénat, ici présent Mr Glénat, who is here with us; être présent à une cérémonie to be present at ou to attend a ceremony; il était présent aux obsèques he was present at ou he attended the funeral; il ne sera pas présent à l'audience Jur he will not appear in court; ‘présent!’ ( à l'école) ‘here!’, ‘present!’; j'étais présent en pensée or par le cœur I was there in spirit; aux prochaines élections le nouveau parti sera présent fig at the next elections the new party will be represented; pour aller au cinéma il est toujours présent! fig he's always ready to go to the cinema GB ou movies US!;2 ( existant) present; la violence est présente à toutes les pages violence is present on every page; la faim est toujours présente dans cette partie du monde there's still hunger in that part of the world; la société, présente depuis peu dans ce secteur the company, which has recently moved into this sector; avoir présent à l'esprit to have [sth] in mind [conseil]; to have [sth] fresh in one's mind [souvenir]; le souvenir toujours présent de the ever present memory of; gardez or ayez bien présent à l'esprit que bear in mind that;3 ( actif) actively involved; être très présent dans une organisation to be actively involved in an organization; la société reste très présente sur le marché the company is still very active on the market; ma mère a toujours été très présente ( dans ma vie) my mother has always been there for me; un acteur/un chanteur très présent sur scène an actor/a singer with a strong stage presence;4 ( actuel) [moment, situation, état] present; ne penser qu'au moment présent not to look beyond the present; le 5 du mois présent on the 5th instant GB ou of this month; faire qch dans la minute présente to do sth instantly;5 ( en cause) present; la présente déclaration the present statement; par la présente lettre by the present (letter), hereby Jur;6 Ling [temps, participe] present.B nm,f ( personne) il n'y avait que 10 présents there were only 10 people present; la liste des présents the list of those present.C nm2 Ling ( temps) present (tense); le verbe est au présent du subjonctif the verb is in the present subjunctive;3 ( cadeau) gift, present; faire présent de qch à qn to present sb with sth.E à présent loc adv ( en ce moment) at present; ( maintenant) now; d'à présent of today; à présent que now that.1. [dans le lieu dont on parle] presentêtre présent à une conférence to be present at ou to attend a conferenceavoir quelque chose présent à l'esprit to bear ou to keep something in minda. ÉDUCATION to answer to one's name, to be present at roll calldes centaines de jeunes ont répondu présent à l'appel du pape hundreds of young people answered the Pope's call2. [actif]les Français ne sont pas du tout présents dans le jeu the French team is making no impact on the game at allon a rarement vu un chanteur aussi présent sur scène seldom has one seen a singer with such stage presence3. (après le nom) [en cours]————————, présente [prezɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom fémininil y avait 20 présents à la réunion 20 people were present at ou attended the meeting————————nom masculin1. [moment] presentpour le présent for the time being, for the momentprésent de l'indicatif/du subjonctif present indicative/subjunctivevoir aussi link=pluriel pluriel————————présente nom fémininje vous informe par la présente que... I hereby inform you that...————————à présent locution adverbiale————————à présent que locution conjonctive————————d'à présent locution adjectivaleles hommes politiques d'à présent today's ou present-day politicians, the politicians of today -
4 retrouver
retrouver [ʀ(ə)tʀuve]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = récupérer) to find• après sa maladie, il a retrouvé son poste he got his job back again after his illnessb. ( = se remémorer) to rememberc. ( = revoir) [+ personne] to meet againd. ( = rejoindre) to join• je vous retrouve à 5 heures au Café de la Poste I'll join you at 5 o'clock at the Café de la Postee. [+ forces, santé, calme] to regain ; [+ joie, foi] to find againf. [+ secret] to rediscover ; [+ article en vente, situation, poste] to find again• je voudrais retrouver des rideaux de la même couleur I'd like to find curtains in the same colour againg. ( = reconnaître) to recognizeh. ( = rencontrer) to find• on retrouve sans cesse les mêmes thèmes dans ses romans the same themes are found everywhere in his novels2. reflexive verba. ( = se réunir) to meet ; ( = se revoir après une absence) to meet again• après le travail, ils se sont tous retrouvés au café after work they all met in the café• on se retrouvera ! (menace) I'll get even with you!b. ( = être de nouveau) to find o.s. back• se retrouver dans la même situation to find o.s. back in the same situationc. ( = finir) il s'est retrouvé en prison/dans le fossé he ended up in prison/in the ditchd. ( = faire un retour sur soi-même) to find o.s. againe. ( = être présent) ces caractéristiques se retrouvent aussi chez les cervidés these characteristics are also found in the deer familyf. ► s'y retrouver ( = faire un bénéfice) to make a profit ; ( = trouver son chemin) to find one's way• on s'y retrouve ( = on ne perd pas d'argent) we are not out of pocket• tout le monde s'y retrouve (dans un partage, une négociation) nobody loses out• je ne m'y retrouve plus (dans des dossiers) I'm completely lost ; (dans un désordre) I can't find anything• comment le consommateur peut-il s'y retrouver avec tous ces étiquetages ? how can the consumer cope with all these different labels?* * *ʀətʀuve
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1) ( ce qui était perdu) to find [sac, cadavre, fugitif]2) ( trouver à nouveau) to find [something] again [travail, objet]; to come across [something] again [thème]3) ( redécouvrir) to rediscover [technique, recette]4) ( recouvrer) to get [something] back [assurance]; to regain, to recover [force, santé]5) ( se rappeler) to remember [nom, air]7) ( reconnaître) to recognize [personne, trait, style]quand tu souris, je te retrouve — that's more like you to be smiling
8) ( rejoindre) to join, to meet [personne]je te retrouverai! — ( menace) I'll get my own back on you!
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se retrouver verbe pronominal1) ( se réunir) to meet; ( se voir de nouveau) to meet again2) ( être) to find oneselfse retrouver orphelin/sans argent/seul — to be left an orphan/penniless/on one's own
3) ( s'orienter)se or s'y retrouver dans — lit to find one's way around in [lieu, fouillis]; fig to follow [explication]
tu t'y retrouves entre tous ces emplois/amants? — can you cope with all these jobs/lovers?
il y a trop de changements, on ne s'y retrouve plus — there are too many changes, we don't know if we're coming or going
4) (colloq) ( rentrer dans ses frais)s'y retrouver — to break even; ( faire un bénéfice) to do well
5) ( être présent) [personne, qualité] to be found; [problème] to occurle même amour de la musique se retrouve chez les deux enfants — both children have the same love of music
6) ( se reconnaître)se retrouver dans quelqu'un/quelque chose — to see ou recognize oneself in somebody/something
••un de perdu, dix de retrouvés — there are plenty more fish in the sea
* * *ʀ(ə)tʀuve vt1) [objet perdu, personne disparue] to findJ'ai retrouvé mon portefeuille. — I've found my wallet.
2) [occasion, travail] to find another3) [calme, santé] to regain4) (= reconnaître) [expression, style] to recognize5) (= revoir) to see again6) (= rejoindre) to meetJe te retrouve au café à trois heures. — I'll meet you at the café at 3 o'clock.
* * *retrouver verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( ce qui était perdu) to find [sac, chien, cadavre, fugitif]; retrouver son chemin to find one's way; retrouver qn vivant to find sb alive;2 ( trouver à nouveau) to find [sth] again [travail, conditions, objet]; to come across [sth] again [idée, thème]; je voudrais retrouver le même tissu I would like to find the same fabric again; on retrouve ce thème dans votre dernier roman we come across this theme again in your last novel;3 ( redécouvrir) to rediscover [formule, technique, recette];4 ( recouvrer) to get [sth] back [assurance]; to regain, to recover [force, santé]; retrouver son sang-froid to regain one's composure; il a retrouvé le sourire he's smiling again; ton teint a retrouvé son éclat your skin has got GB ou gotten US its natural radiance back; retrouver le sommeil ( après s'être réveillé) to get back to sleep; ( après période d'insomnie) to be able to sleep again;5 ( se rappeler) to remember [nom, air, code secret];6 ( revoir) to meet [sb] again [connaissance]; to see [sth] again, to be back in [lieu]; ( regagner) to be back in [lieu]; un ami que j'ai retrouvé 20 ans après a friend I met again after 20 years; j'ai hâte de retrouver Paris/ma maison I can't wait to be back in Paris/to be back home; il avait laissé un enfant, il retrouva un homme he had left a child and returned to find a man; retrouver les choses telles qu'elles étaient to find things as they were;7 ( reconnaître) to recognize [personne, trait, style]; je retrouve sa mère en elle I can see her mother in her; on le retrouve dans cette œuvre you can see his hand in this work; quand tu souris, je te retrouve that's more like you to be smiling;8 ( rejoindre) to join, to meet [personne]; viens nous retrouver à la plage come and join us on the beach; je vous retrouverai plus tard I'll join ou meet you later; je te retrouve pour déjeuner? shall I meet you for lunch?; je te retrouverai! ( menace) I'll get my own back on you!B se retrouver vpr1 ( se réunir) to meet; ( se voir de nouveau) to meet again; on se retrouvera devant le cinéma let's meet (up) outside the cinema; on se retrouvera l'an prochain we'll meet again next year; de temps en temps on se retrouve entre amis we get together with a few friends once in a while; on s'est retrouvé en famille the family got together; comme on se retrouve! fancy seeing you here!; on se retrouvera!, nous nous retrouverons! ( menace) I'll get my own back on you!;2 ( être) to find oneself; se retrouver couché par terre/coincé to find oneself lying on the floor/trapped; se retrouver enceinte to find oneself pregnant; se retrouver à la tête d'une entreprise to find oneself at the head of a company; se retrouver nez à nez avec qch/qn to find oneself face to face with sth/sb; se retrouver orphelin/veuf/sans argent to be left an orphan/a widower/penniless; se retrouver confronté à to be faced with; se retrouver seul to be left on one's own; se retrouver à l'hôpital/au chômage/en prison to end up in hospital/unemployed/in prison; je me retrouve toujours en bout de table/dernier I always end up at the far end of the table/last; se retrouver au même point to be back to square one;3 ( s'orienter) se or s'y retrouver dans lit to find one's way around in [lieu, fouillis]; fig to follow, to understand [explication]; tu t'y retrouves entre tous ces emplois/amants? can you cope with all these jobs/lovers?; il y a trop de changements, on ne s'y retrouve plus there are too many changes, we don't know if we're coming or going;4 ○( rentrer dans ses frais) s'y retrouver to break even; ( faire un bénéfice) to do well; je m'y retrouve très bien en étant indépendante I'm doing very well as a freelance;5 ( être présent) [personne, qualité] to be found; [problème] to occur; cet instinct se retrouve chez tous les animaux it's an instinct found in all animals; ce type de construction syntaxique se retrouve en français the same syntactic construction exists ou is found in French; le même amour de la musique se retrouve chez les deux enfants both children have the same love of music;6 ( se reconnaître) se retrouver dans qn/qch to see ou recognize oneself in sb/sth; se retrouver dans ses enfants to see oneself in one's children.un de perdu, dix de retrouvés there are plenty more fish in the sea.[rətruve] verbe transitif1. [clés, lunettes] to find (again)a. [elle-même] did she find her key?b. [grâce à autrui] did she get her key back?[après un changement] to findretrouver tout propre/sens dessus dessous to find everything clean/upside downretrouver quelqu'un affaibli/changé to find somebody weaker/a different personcelle-là, je la retrouverai I'll get even with her (one day)[rejoindre] to meet up with againça y est, j'ai retrouvé le mot! that's it, the word's come back to me now!4. [redécouvrir - secret, parchemin, formule] to uncover5. [jouir à nouveau de] to enjoy againà partir de la semaine prochaine nous allons retrouver nos émissions littéraires our book programmes will be back on as from next weeknous avons retrouvé notre petite plage/maison here we are back on our little beach/in our little houseretrouver l'appétit/ses forces/sa santé to get one's appetite/strength/health backretrouver la forme to get fit again, to be back on formil a retrouvé le sourire he's smiling again now, he's found his smile againle bonheur/l'amour retrouvé new-found happiness/loveenfin, je te retrouve! I'm glad to see you're back to your old self again!————————se retrouver verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)1. [avoir rendez-vous] to meet (one another)2. [se réunir] to get together3. [se rencontrer à nouveau] to meet againcomme on se retrouve! fancy meeting you here!, well, well, well, look who's here!————————se retrouver verbe pronominal intransitif1. [être de nouveau] to find oneself back (again)se retrouver dans la même situation (qu'avant) to find oneself back in the same situation (as before)2. [par hasard] to end upà quarante ans, il s'est retrouvé veuf he (suddenly) found himself a widower at forty3. [se repérer] to find one's wayje ne m'y retrouve plus dans tous ces formulaires à remplir I can't make head or tail of all these forms to fill ina. [résoudre un problème] to sort things outb. [faire un bénéfice] to make a profit -
5 poco
(pl -chi) 1. adj littlecon nomi plurali few2. adv not muchcon aggettivi not very, not greatlysenti un po'! just listen!a poco a poco little by little, graduallypoco fa a little while agofra poco in a little while, soonpoco dopo a little while later, soon afterper poco cheap( quasi) almost, nearly* * *poco agg.indef.1 ( con riferimento alla quantità) little, not much: bevo poco vino, I don't drink much wine; c'è poca luce qui, there isn't much light here; ci è rimasto poco pane, we haven't got much bread left; ha poca pazienza con i bambini, he hasn't got much (o he has little) patience with children; quello che guadagna è troppo poco per coprire le spese, he doesn't earn enough to cover his expenses2 ( con riferimento all'intensità) little, not much: ha dato poca importanza alla cosa, he gave little importance to the matter; il lavoro mi dà poca soddisfazione, my work doesn't give me much satisfaction; accettare con poco entusiasmo un invito, to accept an invitation without much enthusiasm; prestai poca attenzione alle sue parole, I didn't pay much attention to what he said // ci è voluto non poco coraggio, it took a lot of courage // avere poca stima di qlcu., to have a low opinion (o not to think much) of s.o. // c'è poco sole, it isn't very sunny; c'era poca nebbia, it wasn't very foggy // ho poca memoria, I've got a poor memory; l'iniziativa ha avuto poco successo, it wasn't a very successful initiative (o the initiative didn't meet with much success)3 ( con riferimento alla durata) little, short: mi assenterò per poco tempo, I'll be away for a short time; in poco tempo ha fatto molti progressi, he made a lot of progress in a very short time; poco tempo prima, dopo, a short time before, after; è accaduto poco tempo fa, it happened a short time ago (o not long ago) // Usato anche in espressioni ellittiche: poco fa, poc'anzi, a short time ago; di lì a poco, shortly after (o after a while o a little later); fra poco, very soon (o in a little while); a fra poco, see you soon; è poco che l'ho visto, I saw him a short time ago (o it isn't long since I last saw him); manca poco a Natale, it isn't long to Christmas; mi manca poco per finire, I haven't got much more to do (o I've nearly finished); ci fermeremo solo per poco, we'll only stay for a short time (o we shan't stay long) // da poco, ( poco fa) a short time ago, (riferito al pass.) a short time before, ( tempo continuato) for a short time: è uscito da poco, he's (only) just gone out; quando telefonai, erano da poco partiti, when I phoned, they had not long left (o they had only just left)4 ( con riferimento all'estensione nello spazio): c'è poca distanza dall'albergo alla spiaggia, it isn't far from the hotel to the beach; avevamo fatto poca strada quando cominciò a piovere, we hadn't gone far when it began to rain5 ( scarso, esiguo) scant, little: sono quadri di poco valore, they are paintings of little (o scant) value; trattare qlcu. con poco riguardo, to treat s.o. with scant (o little) respect // con poca spesa, for a small outlay (o without spending much) // a poco prezzo, at (o for) a low price, cheap // è poca cosa, it's nothing (o it's a drop in the ocean)6 pl. few, not many; ( alcuni) a few: ho fatto pochi errori nella prova di matematica, I didn't make many mistakes in the maths test; fra pochi minuti, in a few minutes; c'erano poche persone in giro, there weren't many people about (o there were few people about); inviterò i miei genitori e pochi amici, I'll invite my parents and a few friends // mi sono rimasti solo pochi spiccioli, I haven't got much money left // molto pochi, very few; troppo pochi, too few.poco pron.indef.1 (very) little, not much: ''Hai del formaggio?'' ''Sì, ma ne ho poco'', ''Have you got any cheese?'' ''Yes, but not much''; ieri avevo del tempo libero, ma oggi ne ho molto poco, I had some spare time yesterday, but I've got very little (o but I haven't got much) today; (ne) capisco poco di matematica, I understand very little about mathematics; resta ben poco da fare, there's (very) little (o there isn't much) left to be done; abbiamo speso poco in quell'albergo, we didn't spend much (o we spent very little) at that hotel; un milione mi pare ( troppo) poco, a million seems too little to me; ci vuole poco per capire che è tutta una truffa, it doesn't take much to understand it's all a swindle // c'è poco da fare, da dire, there's little (o nothing) to be done, to be said; c'è poco da ridere, da scherzare, there's little (o nothing) to laugh about, to joke about // dire che ha torto è poco, it's not enough to say he's wrong // a dir poco, to say the least: saranno state a dir poco centomila persone, there must have been a hundred thousand people there, to say the least // e ti pare poco?, do you think that's nothing? // il che non è poco, which is something // per poco che sia, è sempre qualcosa, however little it is, it's still something // non te la prendere per così poco, don't let such a little (o small) thing upset you // ci voleva così poco a farmi una telefonata, it wouldn't have hurt you to give me a ring; ci vuole così poco ad accontentarlo, it takes so little to please him (o to make him happy) // una cosa da poco, a mere trifle; una moneta da poco, a small coin; è un uomo da poco, he's not up to much // per poco, ( a buon mercato) cheap: l'ho comprato per poco, I got it cheap // per poco non, ( quasi) nearly: per poco non cadevo in acqua, I (very) nearly fell in the water; ci mancò poco che non fosse squalificato, he was (very) nearly disqualified2 pl. (very) few, not many; ( poche persone) few people; ( alcuni) a few; ( alcune persone) a few people: ''Hai molti amici?'' ''No, ne ho ( assai) pochi'', ''Have you many friends?'' ''No, very few''; pochi di noi, di loro ecc., few of us, them etc.; era conosciuto da pochi, not many people knew him (o he was little known); siamo rimasti in pochi, there were few of us left; c'eravamo noi due e pochi altri, there were the two of us and a few others3 un poco, un po', a little, some; (con s. pl.) a few, some: un poco di pane, a little (o some) bread; c'erano un bel po' di persone, there were quite a few people there; un altro poco, some (o a little) more; costa un poco di più, it costs (o is) a little more // che po' po' di mascalzone!, what a scoundrel!; che po' po' di sfacciataggine!, what cheek!; con quel po' po' di soldi che ha!, with all the money he has! // In espressioni di tempo: un po' ( di tempo), a short time; un bel po' ( di tempo), quite a while (o quite a long time); un altro po' ( di tempo), a little (o a bit) longer; un po' ( di tempo) prima, dopo, fa, a short time before, later, ago // da un po' ( di tempo), some time ago, (riferito al pass.) some time before, ( tempo continuato), for some time: è da un po' che non lo vedo, I haven't seen him for some time; lo spettacolo era già finito da un po', the show had finished some time before◆ s.m.1 little: mi contento del poco, it takes little to please me (o I'm easily satisfied); il poco che ho è tuo, the (o what) little I have is yours; farò quel poco che posso, I'll do what (o the) little I can // il poco è meglio del niente, (prov.) half a loaf is better than no bread2 (anche f.) un, una poco di buono, (fam.) a bad lot; sono dei poco di buono, they're no good (o they're a bad lot).poco avv.1 (con agg. e avv. di grado positivo e con p. pres. e talvolta pp. usato come agg.) not very: poco intelligente, not very bright; poco entusiasmante, not very exciting; poco conosciuto, not very well-known; poco costoso, unexpensive; poco letto, little read; sto poco bene, I'm not very well; una zona poco abitata, a sparsely populated area; un prodotto poco richiesto, a product in small demand2 (con agg. e avv. compar.) not much; little; ( di tempo) not long: è poco più alto di me, he's not much taller than me; è poco più che un ragazzo, he's little more than a boy; era poco più che ventenne, he was little more than twenty; si sposarono poco più tardi, they got married not long after3 ( con verbi) little: il suo aiuto fu poco apprezzato, his help was little appreciated; studia molto poco, he studies very little; ci vede poco, he can't see very well; il primato fu superato di poco, the record was only just beaten // me ne importa poco, I don't care much; poco importa se..., it doesn't matter if... // per poco che si rifletta..., you only have to think a bit... // poco o nulla, little or nothing // né punto né poco, not at all // a poco a poco, little by little (o gradually) // press'a poco → pressappoco4 un poco, un po', a bit: è un po' strano, it's a bit (o rather) strange // fa un po' ridere, (fam.) it makes you laugh // s'è parlato un po' di questo e un po' di quello, we spoke about this and that // un po' per..., un po' per..., what with... and: un po' per il rumore, un po' per il caldo si sentiva frastornato, what with the noise and the heat, he felt quite dizzy // senti un po', look!; vediamo un po', let's see; ma guarda un po'!, just look what's happened!; guarda un po' che cosa hai combinato!, now look what you've done!; dimmi un po' tu se non ho ragione, tell me if I'm not right (o if I'm wrong).* * *['pɔko] poco -a, -chi, -che1. avv1) (piccola quantità) little, negazione + muchguadagna poco — he doesn't earn much, he earns little
2) (con aggettivo, avverbio) (a) little, negazione + veryè poco più alta di lui — she's a little o slightly taller than him
3)poco fa — a short while o time ago
poco — in a little whilepoco alla fine — it's almost o nearly finished, it's more or less finished4)— a little, a bitè un po' corto — it's a little o a bit short
arriverà fra un po' — he'll arrive shortly o in a little while
prima del solito — a little earlier than usualha dormito un bel po' — he slept for quite a while
5)(a) poco a poco — bit by bit, little by littlepoco — to say the leasteravamo in 30 a dir poco — there were at least 30 of us
è una cosa da poco — it's nothing, it's of no importance
una persona da poco — a worthless individual
ha vinto di poco — he only just won
poco non cadevo — I almost o nearly fell2. agg indef2) (in espressioni ellittiche: tempo) a short time, a little while, (quantità) (a) littleci vediamo fra poco — see you soon o shortly
l'ha comprato per poco — he bought it cheap
ne abbiamo ancora per poco — we'll only be a little longer
basta poco per farlo contento — it doesn't take much to make him happy
3. pron1) (a) littlec'è chi ha molto tempo e chi ne ha poco — there are those who have a lot of time and those who have little
2)pochi, poche — few (people)4. sm1) littleil poco che guadagno... — what little I earn...
See:2)di soldi — a little moneydi pane — a little breaddi zucchero — a little sugardi silenzio! — let's have a bit of quiet!un
bel po' di denaro — quite a lot of money, a tidy sum3); che po' po' di coraggio! — what courage!* * *1.1) (un numero esiguo di) few, not many- chi visitatori — not many o few visitors
2) (una piccola quantità di) little, not much3) (scarso) little, not much4) (di tempo)2.poco tempo fa — a short time ago, not long ago
1) (piccola quantità, scarsa misura)"è rimasto del gelato?" - "poco" — "is there any ice cream left?" - "not much"
ci vuole poco a... — it doesn't take much to...
2) (esiguo numero di persone) few- chi hanno fiducia in lui — few o not many people trust him
manca poco alle due — it's nearly two o'clock, it's going on for two
ci sono rimasto poco — I didn't stay there (for) long o a long time
è arrivato da poco — he hasn't been here long, he's just arrived
poco prima, dopo — shortly before, afterwards
fra o tra poco shortly, before long, very soon; di lì a poco — before long, soon afterwards
l'ha mancato per o di poco he just missed it; mancare di poco il bersaglio — to strike short of the target, to miss the target by a little
per poco non mi catturavano — I just o narrowly missed being captured
6) per poco che7) a poco, per poco (a buon mercato) [comprare, vendere] cheap8) poco da9) da poco10) a dir poco3.era sorpreso, a dir poco — he was surprised, to say the least (of it)
sostantivo maschile1) (piccola quantità) littlevoglio un po' di tè — I want a little o some tea
3) un bel po' di colloq. quite a lot of, a fair amount ofun bel po' di persone — quite a few people, a lot of people
un bel po' di tempo fa — a good o long while ago
4) un bel po'4.1) (con un verbo) little, not muchpoco male! — (non importa) no harm done! (tanto meglio) just as well!
3) (con aggettivo o participio passato) not very4) (con forme comparative) little, not muchè poco più alto di me — he is little o not much taller than me
ci ho pensato un (bel) po' — I've thought about it quite a bit; (in una certa quantità)
prendine ancora un po' — take some more; (leggermente)
l'arrosto è un po' bruciato — the roast is a bit o slightly burned; (abbastanza)
"parli tedesco?" - "un po'" — "do you speak German?" - "a little bit"; (con valore rafforzativo)
(ma) pensa, guarda un po'! — fancy that! (seguito da altro avverbio)
parla un po' più forte — speak little o a bit louder
6) a poco a poco little by little7) non poco••sapere di poco — (essere insipido) to be tasteless; (essere poco interessante) to be dull
un poco di buono — an ugly customer, a bad lot
••una poco di buono — a slut pop.
Note:Poco può essere usato come aggettivo, pronome, sostantivo e avverbio. - Come aggettivo e pronome, poco si traduce con little davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili e con few davanti o al posto di nomi plurali: poco zucchero = little sugar; aggiunse poco a quanto aveva già detto = she added little to what she had already said; pochi libri = few books; ne ho letti pochi = I read few of them. Attenzione a non confondere few = pochi (cioè, un numero insufficiente) con a few = alcuni (cioè, un numero ridotto, ma non necessariamente insufficiente). - Come sostantivo, poco compare in espressioni quali il poco che... = the little... / what little..., un po' / un poco di... = a little (of), a bit (of), some, any: si vedano sotto gli esempi. - Come avverbio, poco si traduce con little o not much con i verbi ( lo vedo molto poco = I see him very little) o con forme al comparativo ( sono poco più grasso di lui = I'm little / not much fatter than him), e con not very davanti ad aggettivi e avverbi ( poco pulito = not very clean; poco chiaramente = not very clearly). - Questi e altri esempi nella voce mostrano come poco si rende spesso in inglese con la negazione di molto: pochi studenti = few students / not many students; ho poco da dire = I've got little to say / I don't have much to say; ho dor mito poco = I slept little / I didn't sleep very much, ecc* * *pocoPoco può essere usato come aggettivo, pronome, sostantivo e avverbio. - Come aggettivo e pronome, poco si traduce con little davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili e con few davanti o al posto di nomi plurali: poco zucchero = little sugar; aggiunse poco a quanto aveva già detto = she added little to what she had already said; pochi libri = few books; ne ho letti pochi = I read few of them. Attenzione a non confondere few = pochi (cioè, un numero insufficiente) con a few = alcuni (cioè, un numero ridotto, ma non necessariamente insufficiente). - Come sostantivo, poco compare in espressioni quali il poco che... = the little... / what little..., un po' / un poco di... = a little (of), a bit (of), some, any: si vedano sotto gli esempi. - Come avverbio, poco si traduce con little o not much con i verbi ( lo vedo molto poco = I see him very little) o con forme al comparativo ( sono poco più grasso di lui = I'm little / not much fatter than him), e con not very davanti ad aggettivi e avverbi ( poco pulito = not very clean; poco chiaramente = not very clearly). - Questi e altri esempi nella voce mostrano come poco si rende spesso in inglese con la negazione di molto: pochi studenti = few students / not many students; ho poco da dire = I've got little to say / I don't have much to say; ho dor mito poco = I slept little / I didn't sleep very much, ecc. ⇒ 311 (un numero esiguo di) few, not many; - chi visitatori not many o few visitors; troppo -che persone too few people; troppo -chi soldi too little money; pochissime case very few houses2 (una piccola quantità di) little, not much; beve poco vino he doesn't drink much wine; spendere poco denaro to spend little money3 (scarso) little, not much; - che possibilità little chance; c'è poco rumore there's not much noise; avere -a memoria to have a poor memory4 (di tempo) poco tempo fa a short time ago, not long ago; c'è così poco tempo there's so little time5 (in frasi esclamative) -che chiacchiere! cut the cackle!1 (piccola quantità, scarsa misura) voglio spendere poco I don't want to spend much; "è rimasto del gelato?" - "poco" "is there any ice cream left?" - "not much"; so poco di lui I don't know much about him; ne ha letti -chi he read few of them; ci vuole poco a... it doesn't take much to...; c'è mancato poco that was a close shave2 (esiguo numero di persone) few; - chi hanno fiducia in lui few o not many people trust him; siamo in -chi there are only a few of us3 (in espressioni di tempo) manca poco alle due it's nearly two o'clock, it's going on for two; ci ha impiegato poco it didn't take him long; ci sono rimasto poco I didn't stay there (for) long o a long time; è arrivato da poco he hasn't been here long, he's just arrived; lavoro qui da poco I've worked here for a short time; poco fa a short while ago; poco prima, dopo shortly before, afterwards; fra o tra poco shortly, before long, very soon; di lì a poco before long, soon afterwards4 per poco, di poco l'ha mancato per o di poco he just missed it; mancare di poco il bersaglio to strike short of the target, to miss the target by a little5 per poco (non) (quasi) per poco (non) perdeva il treno he almost missed the train; per poco non mi catturavano I just o narrowly missed being captured6 per poco che per poco che sia however little it is8 poco da ho poco da dire I've got little to say; c'è poco da ridere it's no laughing matter; c'è poco da scegliere there's not much to choose10 a dir poco era sorpreso, a dir poco he was surprised, to say the least (of it); è a dir poco testardo! he's nothing if not stubborn!III sostantivo m.1 (piccola quantità) little; quel poco che ha what little she has; quel poco che ho visto era molto bello the little I saw was very good2 un po' di (un poco) a little of, a bit of, some, any; voglio un po' di tè I want a little o some tea; c'è ancora un po' di gelato? is there any ice cream left? bevi ancora un po' di birra! have some more beer! posso averne un po' di più? can I have a little more? un po' di tutto a bit of everything; parlo un po' di inglese I speak a little English; un po' di tempo fa a little while ago3 un bel po' di colloq. quite a lot of, a fair amount of; un bel po' di persone quite a few people, a lot of people; aspettò un bel po' di ore he waited for a good few hours; un bel po' di tempo fa a good o long while ago4 un bel po' per un bel po' for a good while; camminò un bel po' he walked quite a way; è un bel po' che non ci si vede! long time no see!IV avverbio1 (con un verbo) little, not much; parla poco he doesn't talk much; ho dormito poco I didn't sleep (very) much; ci vede poco he can't see very well2 (con un avverbio) sta poco bene he's not well; poco lontano da qui not far away from here; poco male! (non importa) no harm done! (tanto meglio) just as well!3 (con aggettivo o participio passato) not very; è poco educato he's not very polite; un lavoro poco pagato a poorly paid job; i suoi libri sono poco letti his books are little read; un romanzo poco conosciuto a little-known novel4 (con forme comparative) little, not much; è poco più alto di me he is little o not much taller than me; poco più di un'ora fa little more than an hour ago5 un po' (per un certo tempo) rimani ancora un po' stay a little longer; aspetta un po'! wait a bit! ci vorrà un po' it will take some time; studio da un po' I've been studying for some time; ci ho pensato un (bel) po' I've thought about it quite a bit; (in una certa quantità) prendine ancora un po' take some more; (leggermente) un po' timido a bit shy; ti senti un po' meglio? are you feeling any better? l'arrosto è un po' bruciato the roast is a bit o slightly burned; (abbastanza) "parli tedesco?" - "un po'" "do you speak German?" - "a little bit"; (con valore rafforzativo) sta un po' zitto! just keep quiet! vediamo un po' let me see; (ma) pensa, guarda un po'! fancy that! (seguito da altro avverbio) mangia un po' di più eat a bit more; parla un po' più forte speak little o a bit louder; fa un po' meno freddo di ieri it's a little less cold than yesterday6 a poco a poco little by little7 non poco ero non poco sorpreso I was not a little surprisedsapere di poco (essere insipido) to be tasteless; (essere poco interessante) to be dull; poco o nulla little or nothing; non ti credo neanche un po' you don't fool me for a minute; non è poco! that's saying a lot! un po' per la depressione un po' per la disoccupazione what with the depression and unemployment; un poco di buono an ugly customer, a bad lot; una poco di buono a slut pop. -
6 go
go [gəʊ]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━2. modal verb4. noun5. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. ( = move) aller• where are you going? où allez-vous ?• there he goes! le voilà !• you can go next allez-y(, je vous en prie) !► to go + preposition• the train goes at 90km/h le train roule à 90 km/h• where do we go from here? qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant ?• to go to France/to London aller en France/à Londres• to go up the hill monter la colline► to go + -ing• to go swimming (aller) nager► go and...• go and get me it! va me le chercher !• now you've gone and broken it! (inf) ça y est, tu l'as cassé !• when does the train go? quand part le train ?• after a week all our money had gone en l'espace d'une semaine, nous avions dépensé tout notre argent• he'll have to go [employee] on ne peut pas le garder• there goes my chance of promotion! je peux faire une croix sur ma promotion !• going, going, gone! une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé, vendu !► to let sb go ( = allow to leave) laisser partir qn ; ( = make redundant) se séparer de qn ; ( = stop gripping) lâcher qn• let go! lâchez !• to let go of sth/sb lâcher qch/qn• eventually parents have to let go of their children tôt ou tard, les parents doivent laisser leurs enfants voler de leurs propres ailes► to let sth goc. ( = start) [car, machine] démarrer ; ( = function) [machine, watch, car] marcher• how do you make this go? comment est-ce que ça marche ?• to be going [machine, engine] être en marche► to get going [person] ( = leave)• once he gets going... une fois lancé...• to get things going activer les choses► to keep going ( = continue) [person] continuer ; [business] se maintenir• the police signalled her to stop but she kept going la police lui a fait signe de s'arrêter mais elle a continué son chemin• a cup of coffee is enough to keep her going all morning elle réussit à tenir toute la matinée avec un caféd. ( = begin) there he goes again! le voilà qui recommence !• here goes! (inf) allez, on y va !e. ( = progress) aller, marcher• how's it going? (comment) ça va ?• all went well for him until... tout s'est bien passé pour lui jusqu'au moment où...• add the sugar, stirring as you go ajoutez le sucre, en remuant au fur et à mesuref. ( = turn out) [events] se passer• how did your holiday go? comment se sont passées tes vacances ?• that's the way things go, I'm afraid c'est malheureux mais c'est comme çag. ( = become) devenir• have you gone mad? tu es devenu fou ?h. ( = fail) [fuse] sauter ; [bulb] griller ; [material] être usé ; [sight] baisser ; [strength] manqueri. ( = be sold) how much do you think the house will go for? combien crois-tu que la maison va être vendue ?• it went for $550 c'est parti à 550 dollarsj. ( = be given) [prize, reward, inheritance] revenir (to à)k. ( = be accepted) the story goes that... le bruit court que...l. ( = apply) that goes for you too c'est valable pour toi aussi• that goes for me too ( = I agree with that) je suis aussi de cet avis• as far as your suggestion goes... pour ce qui est de ta suggestion...• this explanation is fine, as far as it goes cette explication vaut ce qu'elle vautm. ( = available) are there any jobs going? y a-t-il des postes vacants ?• is there any coffee going? est-ce qu'il y a du café ?n. [tune] the tune goes like this voici l'airo. ( = make sound or movement) faire ; [bell, clock] sonnerp. ( = serve) the money will go to compensate the victims cet argent servira à dédommager les victimes► as... go• he's not bad, as estate agents go il n'est pas mauvais pour un agent immobilier2. modal verb► to be going to + infinitive allera. ( = travel) [+ distance] faireb. ( = make sound) faire• he went "psst" « psst » fit-il4. noun(plural goes)a. ( = motion) (inf) it's all go! ça n'arrête pas !• at one or a go d'un seul coup► to have a go ( = try) essayerc. ( = success) to make a go of sth réussir qch5. compounds• to give sb the go-ahead (to do) (inf) donner le feu vert à qn (pour faire) ► go-between noun intermédiaire mf► go-karting noun = go-carting► go abouta. allerb. [rumour] courira. [+ task, duties] he went about the task methodically il s'y est pris de façon méthodique• how does one go about getting seats? comment fait-on pour avoir des places ?( = cross) traverser• she went across to Mrs. Smith's elle est allée en face chez Mme Smith[+ river, road] traverser( = follow) suivre ; ( = attack) attaquer• go after him! suivez-le !a. ( = prove hostile to) [vote, judgement, decision] être défavorable àb. ( = oppose) aller à l'encontre de• conditions which went against national interests des conditions qui allaient à l'encontre des intérêts nationaux• it goes against my principles c'est contre mes principes► go ahead intransitive verb passer devant ; [event] avoir (bien) lieu ; [work] avancer• go ahead! allez-y !• why don't you go along too? pourquoi n'iriez-vous pas aussi ?• I can't go along with that at all je ne suis pas du tout d'accord là-dessus► go around intransitive verba. = go about ; go roundb. what goes around comes around tout finit par se payer► go away intransitive verb partir ; (on holiday) partir (en vacances) ; [pain] disparaître• we need to go away and think about this nous devons prendre le temps d'y réfléchir► go back intransitive verba. ( = return) retourner• it's getting dark, shall we go back? il commence à faire nuit, on rentre ?b. ( = retreat) reculerd. ( = revert) revenir (to à)e. ( = extend) s'étendre• the cave goes back 300 metres la grotte fait 300 mètres de long► go back on inseparable transitive verb[+ decision, promise] revenir sur( = happen earlier)[person] passer ; [period of time] (se) passerb. ( = be swallowed) it went down the wrong way j'ai (or il a etc) avalé de traversc. ( = be accepted) I wonder how that will go down with her parents je me demande comment ses parents vont prendre ça• to go down well/badly être bien/mal accueillid. [value, price, standards] baissere. ( = be relegated) être reléguéf. [stage curtain] tomber ; [theatre lights] s'éteindreg. ( = go as far as) allerh. [balloon, tyre] se dégonfler• my ankle's OK, the swelling has gone down ma cheville va bien, elle a désenflé► go down as inseparable transitive verb( = be regarded as) être considéré comme ; ( = be remembered as) passer à la postérité comme• the victory will go down as one of the highlights of the year cette victoire restera dans les mémoires comme l'un des grands moments de l'année► go down with (inf) inseparable transitive verb[+ illness] attrapera. ( = attack) attaquerc. ( = strive for) essayer d'avoir ; ( = choose) choisir• the theory has a lot going for it cette théorie a de nombreux mérites► go forward intransitive verba. ( = move ahead) avancer ; [economy] progresserb. ( = take place) avoir lieuc. ( = continue) maintenir• if they go forward with these proposals s'ils maintiennent ces propositions► go in intransitive verba. ( = enter) entrerb. ( = attack) attaquera. [+ examination] se présenter à ; [+ position, job] poser sa candidature à ; [+ competition, race] prendre part àb. [+ sport] pratiquer ; [+ hobby] se livrer à ; [+ style] affectionner ; [+ medicine, accounting, politics] faire• he doesn't go in for reading much il n'aime pas beaucoup lire► go into inseparable transitive verba. [+ profession, field] he doesn't want to go into industry il ne veut pas travailler dans l'industrieb. ( = embark on) [+ explanation] se lancer dansc. ( = investigate) étudierd. ( = be devoted to) être investi dansa. ( = leave) partirb. [alarm clock] sonner ; [alarm] se déclencherc. [light, radio, TV] s'éteindre ; [heating] s'arrêtere. [event] se passer• I used to like him, but I've gone off him lately je l'aimais bien mais depuis un certain temps il m'agace► go off with inseparable transitive verb partir aveca. ( = proceed on one's way) (without stopping) poursuivre son chemin ; (after stopping) continuer sa route ; (by car) reprendre la route• go on trying! essaie encore !• go on! continuez !• if you go on doing that, you'll get into trouble si tu continues, tu vas avoir des ennuis• don't go on about it! ça va, j'ai compris !• she's always going on at him about doing up the kitchen elle n'arrête pas de le harceler pour qu'il refasse la cuisinee. ( = proceed) passer• he went on to say that... puis il a dit que...• he retired from football and went on to become a journalist il a abandonné le football et est devenu journaliste• how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure ?• what's going on here? qu'est-ce qui se passe ici ?• as the day went on he became more and more anxious au fil des heures, il devenait de plus en plus inquiet• what a way to go on! en voilà des manières !i. ( = progress) [person, patient] aller• how is he going on? comment va-t-il ?( = be guided by) we don't have much to go on yet nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'indices pour l'instant► go on for inseparable transitive verba. ( = leave) sortirb. [fire, light] s'éteindrec. ( = travel) aller (to à)d. [sea] se retirer ; [tide] descendref. [invitation] être envoyé ; [radio programme, TV programme] être diffusé• an appeal has gone out for people to give blood un appel a été lancé pour encourager les dons de sanga. ( = cross) allerb. ( = be overturned) se retournera. ( = examine) [+ accounts, report] vérifierb. ( = review) [+ speech] revoir ; [+ facts, points] récapituler• let's go over the facts again récapitulons les faits► go over to inseparable transitive verb passer àa. ( = turn) tournerc. ( = be sufficient) suffire (pour tout le monde)d. ( = circulate) [document, story] circuler• there's a rumour going round that... le bruit court que...e. = go about► go through( = be agreed) [proposal] être accepté ; [business deal] être conclua. ( = suffer, endure) endurerb. ( = examine) [+ list] examiner ; [+ book] parcourir ; [+ mail] regarder ; [+ subject, plan] étudier ; [+ one's pockets] fouiller dans• I went through my drawers looking for a pair of socks j'ai cherché une paire de chaussettes dans mes tiroirsc. ( = use up) [+ money] dépenser ; ( = wear out) userd. ( = carry out) [+ routine, course of study] suivre ; [+ formalities] accomplir ; [+ apprenticeship] faire► go through with inseparable transitive verb( = persist with) [+ plan, threat] mettre à exécution• in the end she couldn't go through with it en fin de compte elle n'a pas pu le faire► go together intransitive verb[colours, flavours] aller (bien) ensemble ; [events, conditions, ideas] aller de paira. ( = sink) [ship, person] coulerb. ( = fail) [person, business] faire faillite► go upa. monter[+ hill] gravira. [circumstances, event, conditions] aller (de pair) avec• mothers feed their children and go without themselves les mères nourrissent leurs enfants et se privent elles-mêmes de tout* * *[gəʊ] 1.1) (move, travel) aller ( from de; to à, en)to go to Wales/to California — aller au Pays de Galles/en Californie
to go to town/to the country — aller en ville/à la campagne
to go up/down/across — monter/descendre/traverser
to go by bus/train — voyager en bus/train
to go by ou past — [person, vehicle] passer
there he goes again! — ( that's him again) le revoilà!; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!
where do we go from here? — fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait?
2) (on specific errand, activity) allerto go on a journey/on holiday — partir en voyage/en vacances
3) ( attend) allerto go to school/work — aller à l'école/au travail
5) ( depart) partir7) ( disappear) partir8) (be sent, transmitted)9) ( become)to go mad — devenir fou/folle
10) ( change over to new system)to go Labour — Politics [country, constituency] voter travailliste
11) (be, remain)12) (weaken, become impaired)13) ( of time)14) ( be got rid of)six down and four to go! — six de faits, et encore quatre à faire!
15) (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionnerto set [something] going — mettre [quelque chose] en marche
to get going — [engine, machine] se mettre en marche; fig [business] démarrer
to keep going — [person, business, machine] se maintenir
16) ( start)here goes! —
once he gets going, he never stops — une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas
17) ( lead) aller, conduire (to à)the road goes down/goes up — la route descend/monte
18) ( extend in depth or scope)a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days — on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours
you can make £5 go a long way — on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling
19) (belong, be placed) aller20) ( fit) gen rentrer22) ( be accepted)23) ( be about to)24) ( happen)how's it going? — (colloq)
how are things going? — comment ça va? (colloq)
how goes it? — hum comment ça va? (colloq)
25) ( be on average)it's old, as Australian towns go — c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne
it wasn't a bad party, as parties go — c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne
26) ( be sold)the house went for over £100,000 — la maison a été vendue à plus de 100000 livres
‘going, going, gone!’ — ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’
27) ( be on offer)I'll have some coffee, if there's any going — je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a
28) ( contribute)29) ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à); [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à)30) ( emphatic use)then he had to go and lose his wallet — comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille
31) ( of money) (be spent, used up)32) (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire; [bell, alarm] sonnerthe cat went ‘miaow’ — le chat a fait ‘miaou’
33) (resort to, have recourse to)to go to war — [country] entrer en guerre; [soldier] partir à la guerre
to go to law GB ou to the law US — aller en justice
34) (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer; [cable, rope] se rompre; [light bulb] griller35) ( take one's turn)you go next — c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après
36) ( be in harmony)37) ( in takeaway)2. 3.whose go is it? — gen à qui le tour?; ( in game) à qui de jouer?
2) (colloq) ( energy)to be full of go —
•Phrasal Verbs:- go about- go after- go ahead- go along- go at- go away- go back- go below- go by- go down- go for- go in- go into- go off- go on- go on at- go out- go over- go round- go under- go up- go with••all systems are go! — Aerospace tout est paré pour le lancement!
he's all go! — (colloq) il n'arrête pas!
that's how it goes! —
there you go! — (colloq) voilà!
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1.in (old forms endŏ and indŭ, freq. in ante-class. poets; cf. Enn. ap. Gell. 12, 4; id. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2; Lucil. ap. Lact. 5, 9, 20; Lucr. 2, 1096; 5, 102; 6, 890 et saep.), prep. with abl. and acc. [kindr. with Sanscr. an; Greek en, en-tha, en-then, eis, i. e. en-s, ana; Goth. ana; Germ. in], denotes either rest or motion within or into a place or thing; opp. to ex; in, within, on, upon, among, at; into, to, towards.I.With abl.A.In space.1.Lit., in (with abl. of the place or thing in which):2.aliorum fructus in terra est, aliorum et extra,
Plin. 19, 4, 22, § 61:alii in corde, alii in cerebro dixerunt animi esse sedem et locum,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 9, 19:eo in rostris sedente suasit Serviliam legem Crassus,
id. Brut. 43, 161:qui sunt cives in eadem re publica,
id. Rep. 1, 32 fin.:facillimam in ea re publica esse concordiam, in qua idem conducat omnibus,
id. ib.:T. Labienus ex loco superiore, quae res in nostris castris gererentur, conspicatus,
Caes. B. G. 2, 26, 4:quod si in scaena, id est in contione verum valet, etc.,
Cic. Lael. 26, 97:in foro palam Syracusis,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 33, § 81:plures in eo loco sine vulnere quam in proelio aut fuga intereunt,
Caes. B. C. 2, 35:tulit de caede, quae in Appia via facta esset,
Cic. Mil. 6, 15:in via fornicata,
Liv. 22, 36:vigebat in illa domo mos patrius et disciplina,
Cic. de Sen. 11, 37:in domo furtum factum ab eo qui domi fuit,
Quint. 5, 10, 16:nupta in domo,
Liv. 6, 34, 9:copias in castris continent,
in, within, Caes. B. C. 1, 66:cum in angusto quodam pulpito stans diceret,
Quint. 11, 3, 130:se ac suos in vehiculo conspici,
Liv. 5, 40, 10:malo in illa tua sedecula sedere, quam in istorum sella curuli,
Cic. Att. 4, 10:sedere in solio,
id. Fin. 2, 21, 66:Albae constiterant, in urbe opportuna,
id. Phil. 4, 2, 6. —Sometimes, also, with names of places: omnes se ultro sectari in Epheso memorat mulieres,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 182:heri aliquot adolescentuli coiimus in Piraeo,
Ter. Eun. 3, 4, 1:navis et in Cajeta est parata nobis et Brundisii,
Cic. Att. 8, 3, 6:complures (naves) in Hispali faciendas curavit,
Caes. B. C. 2, 18:caesos in Marathone ac Salamine,
Quint. 12, 10, 24:in Berenice urbe Troglodytarum,
Plin. 2, 73, 75, § 183.—In indicating a multitude or number, of, in, or among which a person or thing is, in, among (= gen. part.):3.in his poeta hic nomen profitetur suum,
Ter. Eun. prol. 3:Thales, qui sapientissimus in septem fuit,
Cic. Leg. 2, 11, 26:peto ut eum complectare, diligas, in tuis habeas,
id. Fam. 13, 78, 2; cf.:in perditis et desperatis,
id. ib. 13, 56, 1:omnia quae secundum naturam fiunt, sunt habenda in bonis,
id. de Sen. 19, 71:dolor in maximis malis ducitur,
id. Leg. 1, 11, 31:justissimus unus in Teucris,
Verg. A. 2, 426:cecidere in pugna ad duo milia... in his quatuor Romani centuriones,
Liv. 27, 12, 16:in diis et feminae sunt,
Lact. 1, 16, 17.—Of analogous relations of place or position:B.sedere in equo,
on horseback, id. Verr. 2, 5, 10:quid legati in equis,
id. Pis. 25, 60:sedere in leone,
Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 109:in eo flumine pons erat,
on, over, Caes. B. G. 2, 5:in herboso Apidano,
on the banks of, Prop. 1, 3, 6:in digitis,
on tiptoe, Val. Fl. 4, 267:castra in limite locat,
on the rampart, Tac. A. 1, 50:ipse coronam habebat unam in capite, alteram in collo,
on, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 27:oleae in arbore,
Cels. 2, 24:Caesaris in barbaris erat nomen obscurius,
among, Caes. B. C. 1, 61:in ceteris nationibus, Cels. praef. 1: qui in Brutiis praeerat,
Liv. 25, 16, 7:in juvenibus,
Quint. 11, 1, 32:nutus in mutis pro sermone est,
id. 11, 3, 66.—Of dress, like cum, q. v.:in veste candida,
Liv. 45, 20, 5; 34, 7, 3:in calceis,
id. 24, 38, 2:in insignibus,
id. 5, 41, 2:in tunicis albis,
Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 13:in Persico et vulgari habitu,
Curt. 3, 3, 4:in lugubri veste,
id. 10, 5, 17:in Tyriis,
Ov. A. A. 2, 297:in Cois,
id. ib. v. 298; cf.:homines in catenis Romam mittere,
Liv. 29, 21, 12; 32, 1, 8: quis multa te in rosa urget, etc., Hor C. 1, 5, 1; so, in viola aut in rosa, Cic. Tusc. [p. 912] 5, 26, 73.—So of arms:duas legiones in armis,
Caes. B. G. 7, 11, 6; cf. Verg. A. 3, 395:in armis hostis,
under arms, Ov. M. 12,65:quae in ore atque in oculis provinciae gesta sunt (= coram),
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 33, § 81; so,in oculis provinciae,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 2:in oculis omnium,
id. ib. 1, 3, 7:divitiae, decus, gloria in oculis sita sunt,
Sall. C. 20, 14; Curt. 4, 13, 1; Liv. 22, 12, 6:Julianus in ore ejus (Vitellii) jugulatur,
Tac. H. 3, 77; Sen. Ben. 7, 19, 7.—Of a passage in any writing (but when the author is named, by meton., for his works, apud is used, Krebs, Antibarb. p. 561):in populorum institutis aut legibus,
Cic. Leg. 1, 15, 42:in illis libris qui sunt de natura deorum,
id. Fat. 1, 1:in Timaeo dicit,
id. N. D. 1, 12, 30:epistula, in qua omnia perscripta erant,
Nep. Pelop. 3, 2:perscribit in litteris, hostes ab se discessisse,
Caes. B. G. 5, 49; but in is also used with an author's name when, not a place in his book, but a feature of his style, etc., is referred to:in Thucydide orbem modo orationis desidero,
Cic. Or. 71, 234:in Herodoto omnia leniter fluunt,
Quint. 9, 4, 18.—Of books:libri oratorii diu in manibus fuerunt,
Cic. Att. 4, 13, 2; id. Lael. 25, 96; but more freq. trop.: in manibus habere, tenere, etc., to be engaged, occupied with, to have under control or within reach:philosophi quamcunque rem habent in manibus,
id. Tusc. 5, 7, 18:quam spem nunc habeat in manibus, exponam,
id. Verr. 1, 6, 16:rem habere in manibus,
id. Att. 6, 3, 1; cf.:neque mihi in manu fuit Jugurtha qualis foret,
in my power, Sall. J. 14, 4:postquam nihil esse in manu sua respondebatur,
Liv. 32, 24, 2:quod ipsorum in manu sit,... bellum an pacem malint,
Tac. A. 2, 46; but, cum tantum belli in manibus esset, was in hand, busied (cf.:inter manus),
Liv. 4, 57, 1; so,quorum epistulas in manu teneo,
Cic. Phil. 12, 4, 9; cf. id. Att. 2, 2, 2:in manu poculum tenens,
id. Tusc. 1, 29, 71:coronati et lauream in manu tenentes,
Liv. 40, 37, 3; Suet. Claud. 15 fin. —Of that which is thought of as existing in the mind, memory, character, etc.:in animo esse,
Cic. Fam. 14, 11:in animo habere,
id. Rosc. Am. 18, 52:lex est ratio insita in natura,
id. Leg. 1, 6, 18:in memoria sedere,
id. de Or. 2, 28, 122; cf.:tacito mutos volvunt in pectore questus,
Luc. 1, 247:quanta auctoritas fuit in C. Metello!
Cic. de Sen. 17, 61. —So freq. of a person's qualities of mind or character:erat in eo summa eloquentia, summa fides,
Cic. Mur. 28, 58; cf.:in omni animante est summum aliquid atque optimum, ut in equis,
id. Fin. 4, 41, 37:si quid artis in medicis est,
Curt. 3, 5, 13; cf.:nibil esse in morte timendum,
Lucr. 3, 866.— Esp., in eo loco, in that state or condition:in eo enim loco res sunt nostrae, ut, etc.,
Liv. 7, 35, 7: si vos in eo loco essetis, quid aliud fecissetis? Cat. ap. Quint. 9, 2, 21; so,quo in loco, etc.: cum ex equitum et calonum fuga, quo in loco res essent, cognovissent,
Caes. B. G. 2, 26:videtis, quo in loco res haec siet, Ter Phorm. 2, 4, 6: quod ipse, si in eodem loco esset, facturus fuerit,
Liv. 37, 14, 5.—Hence, without loco, in eo esse ut, etc., to be in such a condition, etc.:non in eo esse Carthaginiensium res, ut Galliam armis obtineant,
Liv. 30, 19, 3:cum res non in eo esset, ut Cyprum tentaret,
id. 33, 41, 9; 8, 27, 3; 2, 17, 5; Nep. Mil. 7, 3; id. Paus. 5, 1 (cf. I. C. 1. infra).—In time, indicating its duration, in, during, in the course of:b.feci ego istaec itidem in adulescentia,
in my youth, when I was young, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 6:in tempore hoc,
Ter. And. 4, 5, 24:in hoc tempore,
Tac. A. 13, 47:in tali tempore,
Sall. C. 48, 5; Liv. 22, 35; 24, 28 al.:in diebus paucis,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 77:in brevi spatio,
id. Heaut. 5, 2, 2; Suet. Vesp. 4:in qua aetate,
Cic. Brut. 43 fin.:in ea aetate,
Liv. 1, 57:in omni aetate,
Cic. de Sen. 3, 9:in aetate, qua jam Alexander orbem terrarum subegisset,
Suet. Caes. 7:qua (sc. Iphigenia) nihil erat in eo quidem anno natum pulchrius,
in the course of, during the year, Cic. Off. 3, 25, 95 (al. eo quidem anno):nihil in vita se simile fecisse,
id. Verr. 2, 3, 91: nihil in vita vidit calamitatis A. Cluentius. id. Clu. 6, 18:in tota vita inconstans,
id. Tusc. 4, 13, 29.—In tempore, at the right or proper time, in time (Cic. uses only tempore; v. tempus): eccum ipsum video in tempore huc se recipere, Ter. Phorm. 2, 4, 24:c.ni pedites equitesque in tempore subvenissent,
Liv. 33, 5:spreta in tempore gloria interdum cumulatior redit,
id. 2, 47:rebellaturi,
Tac. A. 12, 50:atque adeo in ipso tempore eccum ipsum obviam,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 52: in tempore, opportune. Nos sine praepositione dicimus tempore et tempori, Don. ad Ter. And. 4, 4, 19.—In praesentia and in praesenti, at present, now, at this moment, under these circumstances:d.sic enim mihi in praesentia occurrit,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 8, 14:vestrae quidem cenae non solum in praesentia, sed etiam postero die jucundae sunt,
id. ib. 5, 35, 100:id quod unum maxime in praesentia desiderabatur,
Liv. 21, 37:haec ad te in praesenti scripsi, ut, etc.,
for the present, Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 4.—With gerunds and fut. pass. participles, to indicate duration of time, in:C.fit, ut distrahatur in deliberando animus,
Cic. Off. 1, 3, 9; id. Fam. 2, 6, 2:vitiosum esse in dividendo partem in genere numerare,
id. Fin. 2, 9, 26:quod in litteris dandis praeter consuetudinem proxima nocte vigilarat,
id. Cat. 3, 3, 6:ne in quaerendis suis pugnandi tempus dimitteret,
Caes. B. G. 2, 21:in agris vastandis incendiisque faciendis hostibus,
in laying waste, id. ib. 5, 19:in excidenda Numantia,
Cic. Off. 1, 22, 76:cum in immolanda Iphigenia tristis Calchas esset,
id. Or. 21, 74.—In other relations, where a person or thing is thought of as in a certain condition, situation, or relation, in:2.qui magno in aere alieno majores etiam possessiones habent,
Cic. Cat. 2, 8, 18:se in insperatis repentinisque pecuniis jactare,
id. Cat. 2, 9, 20:Larinum in summo timore omnium cum armatis advolavit,
id. Clu. 8, 25.—So freq., of qualities or states of mind: summa in sollicitudine ac timore Parthici belli,
Caes. B. C. 3, 31:torpescentne dextrae in amentia illa?
Liv. 23, 9, 7:hunc diem perpetuum in laetitia degere,
Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 5; Cic. Cat. 4, 1, 2:in metu,
Tac. A. 14, 43:in voluptate,
Cic. Fin. 1, 19, 62:alicui in amore esse,
beloved, id. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 3:alicui in amoribus esse,
id. Att. 6, 1, 12:res in invidia erat,
Sall. J. 25, 5; Liv. 29, 37, 17: sum in expectatione omnium rerum, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 4, 10:num... Diogenem Stoicum coegit in suis studiis obmutescere senectus?
in his studies, Cic. de Sen. 7, 21:mirificam cepi voluptatem ex tua diligentia: quod in summis tuis occupationibus mihi tamen rei publicae statum per te notum esse voluisti,
even in, notwithstanding your great occupations, id. Fam. 3, 11, 4.—So freq., of business, employment, occupations, etc.: in aliqua re versari,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 47, § 105:similia iis, quae in consilio dixerat,
Curt. 5, 5, 23:in certamine armorum atque in omni palaestra quid satis recte cavetur,
Quint. 9, 4, 8:agi in judiciis,
id. 11, 1, 78:tum vos mihi essetis in consilio,
Cic. Rep. 3, 18, 28:in actione... dicere,
Quint. 8, 2, 2.—Of an office, magistracy:in quo tum magistratu forte Brutus erat,
Liv. 1, 59, 7; 4, 17, 1:in eo magistratu pari diligentia se praebuit,
Nep. Han. 7, 5 (cf. B. 1. supra):in ea ipsa causa fuit eloquentissimus,
Cic. Brut, 43, 160:qui non defendit nec obsistit, si potest, injuriae, tam est in vitio, quam, etc.,
is in the wrong, acts wrongly, id. Off. 1, 7, 23:etsi hoc quidem est in vitio, dissolutionem naturae tam valde perhorrescere,
is wrong, id. Fin. 5, 11, 31:non sunt in eo genere tantae commoditates corporis,
id. ib. 4, 12, 29; cf.:an omnino nulla sit in eo genere distinctio,
id. Or. 61, 205:Drusus erat de praevaricatione absolutus in summa quatuor sententiis,
on the whole, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16; cf.:et in omni summa, ut mones, valde me ad otium pacemque converto,
id. ib. 3, 5, 5;but, in summa, sic maxime judex credit, etc.,
in a word, in fine, Quint. 9, 2, 72; Auct. B. Alex. 71; Just. 37, 1, 8:horum (juvenum) inductio in parte simulacrum decurrentis exercitus erat: ex parte elegantioris exercitii quam militaris artis,
in part, Liv. 44, 9, 5; cf.:quod mihi in parte verum videtur,
Quint. 2, 8, 6:patronorum in parte expeditior, in parte difficilior interrogatio est,
id. 5, 7, 22:hoc facere in eo homine consueverunt,
in the case of, Caes. B. G. 7, 21:in furibus aerarii,
Sall. C. 52, 12:Achilles talis in hoste fuit,
Verg. A. 2, 540:in hoc homine saepe a me quaeris, etc.,
in the case of, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 6: in nominibus impiis, Sall. C. 51, 15:suspectus et in morte matris fuit,
Suet. Vit. 14:qui praesentes metuunt, in absentia hostes erunt, = absentes,
Curt. 6, 3, 8 (cf. I. B. c. supra).—Of the meaning of words, etc.:non solum in eodem sensu, sed etiam in diverso, eadem verba contra,
Quint. 9, 3, 36:aliter voces aut eaedem in diversa significatione ponuntur,
id. 9, 3, 69:Sallustius in significatione ista non superesse sed superare dicit,
Gell. 1, 22, 15:stips non dicitur in significatione trunci,
Charis. 1, 18, 39:semper in significatione ea hortus,
Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 50. —In with abl. of adjj. is used with the verbs esse and habere to express quality:II.cum exitus haud in facili essent, i. e. haud faciles,
Liv. 3, 8, 9:adeo moderatio tuendae libertatis in difficili est,
id. 3, 8, 11; 3, 65, 11; but mostly with adjj. of the first and second declension:in obscuro esse, Liv. praef. § 3: in dubio esse,
id. 2, 3, 1; 3, 19, 8; Ov. H. 19, 174:dum in dubiost animus,
Ter. And. 1, 5, 31; 2, 2, 10:in integro esse,
Cic. Fam. 15, 16, 3; id. Att. 11, 15, 4:in incerto esse,
Liv. 5, 28, 5:in obvio esse,
id. 37, 23, 1:in tuto esse,
id. 38, 4, 10; cf.:videre te in tuto,
Cat. 30, 6:in aequo esse,
Liv. 39, 37, 14; Tac. A. 2, 44:in expedito esse,
Curt. 4, 2, 22:in proximo esse,
Quint. 1, 3, 4:in aperto esse,
Sall. C. 5, 3:in promisco esse,
Liv. 7, 17, 7:in augusto esse,
Cels. 5, 27, 2:in incerto haberi,
Sall. J. 46, 8; Tac. A. 15, 17:in levi habitum,
id. H. 2, 21; cf.:in incerto relinquere,
Liv. 5, 28, 5; Tac. H. 2, 83.With acc.A.In space, with verbs of motion, into or to a place or thing (rarely with names of towns and small islands;2.v. Zumpt, Gram. § 398): influxit non tenuis quidam e Graecia rivulus in hanc urbem,
Cic. Rep. 2, 19:in Ephesum advenit,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 35:in Epirum venire,
Cic. Att. 13, 25, 3:ibo in Piraeeum, visamque, ecquae advenerit in portum ex Epheso navis mercatoria,
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 2: venio ad Piraeea, in quo magis reprehendendus sum, quod... Piraeea scripserim, non Piraeeum, quam in quod addiderim;non enim hoc ut oppido praeposui, sed ut loco,
Cic. Att. 7, 3, 10:se contulisse Tarquinios, in urbem Etruriae florentissimam,
id. Rep. 2, 19:remigrare in domum veterem e nova,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 13:cum in sua rura venerunt,
id. Tusc. 5, 35, 102:a te ipso missi in ultimas gentes,
id. Fam. 15, 9:in Ubios legatos mittere,
Caes. B. G. 4, 11:dein Thalam pervenit, in oppidum magnum et opulentum,
Sall. J. 75, 1:Regillum antiquam in patriam se contulerat,
Liv. 3, 58, 1:abire in exercitum,
Plaut. Am. prol. 102.— With nuntio:cum id Zmyrnam in contionem nuntiatum est,
Tac. A. 4, 56:nuntiatur in castra,
Lact. Most. Pers. 46; cf.:allatis in castra nuntiis,
Tac. H. 4, 32: in manus sumere, tradere, etc., into one's hands:iste unumquodque vas in manus sumere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 63:Falerios se in manus Romanis tradidisse,
Liv. 5, 27, 3.—Rarely with the verbs ponere, collocare, etc. (pregn., i. e. to bring into... and place there):in crimen populo ponere,
Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 10:ut liberos, uxores suaque omnia in silvas deponerent,
Caes. B. G. 4, 19:duplam pecuniam in thesauros reponi,
Liv. 29, 19, 7:prius me collocavi in arborem,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 8, 6:sororem et propinquas suas nuptum in alias civitates collocasse,
Caes. B. G. 1, 18.— Motion in any direction, up to, to, into, down to:in caelum ascendere,
Cic. Lael. 23 fin.:filium ipse paene in umeros suos extulisset,
id. de Or. 1, 53, 228:tamquam in aram confugitis ad deum,
up to the altar, id. Tusc. 3, 10, 25:Saturno tenebrosa in Tartara misso,
Ov. M. 1, 113:in flumen deicere,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 25, 70; Nep. Chab. 4, 3.—Denoting mere direction towards a place or thing, and hence sometimes joined with versus, towards:3.quid nunc supina sursum in caelum conspicis,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 78:si in latus aut dextrum aut sinistrum, ut ipsi in usu est, cubat,
Cels. 2, 3:Belgae spectant in septentriones et orientem solem,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1:in orientem Germaniae, in occidentem Hispaniae obtenditur, Gallis in meridiem etiam inspicitur,
Tac. Agr. 10:in laevum prona nixus sedet Inachus urna,
Stat. Th. 2, 218.—With versus:castra ex Biturigibus movet in Arvernos versus,
towards, Caes. B. G. 7, 8 fin.:in Galliam versus movere,
Sall. C. 56, 4: in [p. 913] ltaliam versus, Front. Strat. 1, 4, 11:si in urbem versus venturi erant,
Plin. Ep. 10, 82. —So of that which is thought of as entering into the mind, memory, etc. (cf. I. A. 2. fin.):B.in memoriam reducere,
Cic. Inv 1, 52, 98:in animum inducere,
Liv. 27, 9:in mentem venire,
Cic. Fam. 7, 3:frequens imitatio transit in mores,
Quint. 1, 11, 3. —Or into a writing or speech: in illam Metellinam orationem addidi quaedam,
Cic. Att. 1, 13, 5.—In time, into, till, for:C.dormiet in lucem,
into the daylight, till broad day, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 34:statim e somno, quem plerumque in diem extrahunt, lavantur,
Tac. G. 22: sermonem in multam noctem produximus, deep into the night, Cic. Rep. Fragm. ap. Arus. Mess. p. 239 Lindem.:in multam noctem luxit,
Suet. Tib. 74:si febris in noctem augetur,
Cels. 7, 27:dixit in noctem atque etiam nocte illatis lucernis,
Plin. Ep. 4, 9, 14:indutias in triginta annos impetraverunt,
for thirty years, Liv. 9, 37, 12; 7, 20, 8:nisi id verbum in omne tempus perdidissem,
forever, Cic. Fam. 5, 15, 1:ad cenam hominem in hortos invitavit in posterum diem,
for the following day, id. Off. 3, 14, 58:audistis auctionem constitutam in mensem Januarium,
id. Agr. 1, 2, 4:subito reliquit annum suum seque in annum proximum transtulit,
id. Mil. 9, 24:solis defectiones itemque lunae praedicuntur in multos annos,
for many years, id. Div. 2, 6, 17:postero die Romani ab sole orto in multum diei stetere in acie,
Liv. 27, 2:qui ab matutino tempore duraverunt in occasum,
Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99:seritur (semen lini) a Kalendis Octobribus in ortum aquilae,
Col. 2, 10, 17.—With usque:neque illi didicerunt haec usque in senectutem,
Quint. 12, 11, 20:in illum usque diem servati,
id. 8, 3, 68:in serum usque patente cubiculo,
Suet. Oth. 11:regnum trahat usque in tempora fati,
Sil. 11, 392: in posterum (posteritatem) or in futurum, in future, for the future: in praesens, for the present: in perpetuum or in aeternum, forever:sancit in posterum, ne quis, etc.,
Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 10:res dilata est in posterum,
id. Fam. 10, 12, 3:video quanta tempestas invidiae nobis, si minus in praesens, at in posteritatem impendeat,
id. Cat. 1, 9, 22:id aegre et in praesentia hi passi et in futurum etiam metum ceperunt,
Liv. 34, 27, 10; cf.:ingenti omnium et in praesens laetitia et in futurum spe,
id. 30, 17, 1:effugis in futurum,
Tac. H. 1, 71:quod eum tibi quaestoris in loco constitueras, idcirco tibi amicum in perpetuum fore putasti?
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 30; cf.:oppidum omni periculo in perpetuum liberavit,
id. Fam. 13, 4, 2:quae (leges) non in tempus aliquod, sed perpetuae utilitatis causa in aeternum latae sunt,
Liv. 34, 6, 4: in tempus, for a while, for a short time, for the occasion (postAug.):sensit miles in tempus conficta,
Tac. A. 1, 37:ne urbs sine imperio esset, in tempus deligebatur, qui jus redderet,
id. ib. 6, 11:scaena in tempus structa,
id. ib. 14, 20. —So in diem, for the day, to meet the day's want:nihil ex raptis in diem commeatibus superabat,
Liv. 22, 40, 8:rapto in diem frumento,
id. 4, 10, 1;but, cum illa fundum emisset in diem,
i. e. a fixed day of payment, Nep. Att. 9, 5: in singulos dies, or simply in dies, with comparatives and verbs denoting increase, from day to day, daily:vitium in dies crescit,
Vell. 2, 5, 2:in dies singulos breviores litteras ad te mitto,
Cic. Att. 5, 7:qui senescat in dies,
Liv. 22, 39, 15: in diem, daily:nos in diem vivimus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 11, 33:in diem et horam,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 47;and in horas,
hourly, id. C. 2, 13, 14; id. S. 2, 7, 10.—In other relations, in which an aiming at, an inclining or striving towards a thing, is conceivable, on, about, respecting; towards, against; for, as; in, to; into:2.id, quod apud Platonem est in philosophos dictum,
about the philosophers, Cic. Off. 1, 9, 28:Callimachi epigramma in Ambraciotam Cleombrotum est,
id. Tusc. 1, 34, 84; cf.:cum cenaret Simonides apud Scopam cecinissetque id car men, quod in eum scripsisset, etc.,
id. de Or. 2, 86, 352:quo amore tandem inflammati esse debemus in ejus modi patriam,
towards, id. ib. 1, 44, 196:in liberos nostros indulgentia,
id. ib. 2, 40, 168:de suis meritis in rem publicam aggressus est dicere,
id. Or. 38, 133: ita ad impietatem in deos, in homines adjunxit injuriam, against, id. N. D. 3, 34 fin.:in dominum quaeri,
to be examined as a witness against, id. Mil. 22, 60:in eos impetum facere,
id. Att. 2, 22, 1:invehi in Thebanos,
Nep. Epam. 6, 1; id. Tim. 5, 3:quaecumque est hominis definitio, una in omnes valet,
id. Leg. 1, 10, 29:num etiam in deos immortales inauspicatam legem valuisse?
Liv. 7, 6, 11:vereor coram in os te laudare amplius,
to your face, Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 5:si in me exerciturus (pugnos), quaeso, in parietem ut primum domes,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 168:in puppim rediere rates,
Luc. 3, 545 Burm. (cf.:sic equi dicuntur in frena redire, pulsi in terga recedere, Sulp. ad loc.): Cumis eam vidi: venerat enim in funus: cui funeri ego quoque operam dedi,
to the funeral, to take charge of the funeral, Cic. Att. 15, 1, B:se quisque eum optabat, quem fortuna in id certamen legeret,
Liv. 21, 42, 2:quodsi in nullius mercedem negotia eant, pauciora fore,
Tac. A. 11, 6:haec civitas mulieri redimiculum praebeat, haec in collum, haec in crines,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 33:Rhegium quondam in praesidium missa legio,
Liv. 28, 28; so,datae in praesidium cohortes,
Tac. H. 4, 35: hoc idem significat Graecus ille in eam sententiam versus, to this effect or purport, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 25; cf. id. Fam. 9, 15, 4:haec et in eam sententiam cum multa dixisset,
id. Att. 2, 22:qui omnia sic exaequaverunt, ut in utramque partem ita paria redderent, uti nulla selectione uterentur,
id. Fin. 3, 4, 12:in utramque partem disputat,
on both sides, for and against, id. Off. 3, 23, 89: te rogo, me tibi in omnes partes defendendum putes, Vatin. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 10 fin.:facillime et in optimam partem cognoscuntur adulescentes, qui se ad claros et sapientes viros contulerunt,
id. Off. 2, 13, 46:cives Romani servilem in modum cruciati et necati,
in the manner of slaves, Cic. Verr. 1, 5, 13; cf.:miserandum in modum milites populi Romani capti, necati sunt,
id. Prov. Cons. 3, 5:senior quidam Veiens vaticinantis in modum cecinit,
Liv. 5, 15, 4;also: domus et villae in urbium modum aedificatae,
Sall. C. 12, 3:perinde ac si in hanc formulam omnia judicia legitima sint,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 5, 15:judicium quin acciperet in ea ipsa verba quae Naevius edebat, non recusasse,
id. Quint. 20, 63; cf.:senatusconsultum in haec verba factum,
Liv. 30, 43, 9:pax data Philippo in has leges est,
id. 33, 30:Gallia omnis divisa est in partes tres,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1; cf.:quae quidem in confirmationem et reprehensionem dividuntur,
Cic. Part. Or. 9, 33: describebat censores binos in singulas civitates, i. e. for or over each state, id. Verr. 2, 2, 53; cf. id. ib. 2, 4, 26:itaque Titurium Tolosae quaternos denarios in singulas vini amphoras portorii nomine exegisse,
id. Font. 5, 9:extulit eum plebs sextantibus collatis in capita,
a head, for each person, Liv. 2, 33 fin.:Macedonibus treceni nummi in capita statutum est pretium,
id. 32, 17, 2; cf.:Thracia in Rhoemetalcen filium... inque liberos Cotyis dividitur (i. e. inter),
Tac. A. 2, 67.—Of the object or end in view, regarded also as the motive of action or effect:3.non te in me illiberalem, sed me in se neglegentem putabit,
Cic. Fam. 13, 1, 16:neglegentior in patrem,
Just. 32, 3, 1:in quem omnes intenderat curas,
Curt. 3, 1, 21:quos ardere in proelia vidi,
Verg. A. 2, 347:in bellum ardentes,
Manil. 4, 220:nutante in fugam exercitu,
Flor. 3, 10, 4:in hanc tam opimam mercedem agite ( = ut eam vobis paretis, Weissenb. ad loc.),
Liv. 21, 43, 7:certa praemia, in quorum spem pugnarent,
id. 21, 45, 4:in id sors dejecta,
id. 21, 42, 2:in id fide accepta,
id. 28, 17, 9:in spem pacis solutis animis,
id. 6, 11, 5 et saep.:ingrata misero vita ducenda est in hoc, ut, etc.,
Hor. Epod. 17, 63:nec in hoc adhibetur, ut, etc.,
Sen. Ep. 16, 3:alius non in hoc, ut offenderet, facit, id. de Ira, 2, 26, 3: in quod tum missi?
Just. 38, 3, 4.—So, like ad, with words expressing affections or inclination of the mind:in obsequium plus aequo pronus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 10:paratus in res novas,
Tac. H. 4, 32:in utrumque paratus,
Verg. A. 2, 61.—Of the result of an act or effort:4.denique in familiae luctum atque in privignorum funus nupsit,
Cic. Clu. 66, 188:paratusque miles, ut ordo agminis in aciem adsisteret,
Tac. A. 2, 16: excisum Euboicae latus ingens rupis in antrum, Verg. A. 6, 42:portus ab Euroo fluctu curvatus in arcum,
id. ib. 3, 533:populum in obsequia principum formavit,
Just. 3, 2, 9:omnium partium decus in mercedem conruptum erat,
Sall. H. 1, 13 Dietsch:commutari ex veris in falsa,
Cic. Fat. 9, 17; 9, 18:in sollicitudinem versa fiducia est,
Curt. 3, 8, 20.—Esp. in the phrase: in gratiam or in honorem, alicujus, in kindness, to show favor, out of good feeling, to show honor, etc., to any one (first in Liv.; cf. Weissenb. ad Liv. 28, 21, 4;5.Krebs, Antibarb. p. 562): in gratiam levium sociorum injuriam facere,
Liv. 39, 26, 12:pugnaturi in gratiam ducis,
id. 28, 21, 4:quorum in gratiam Saguntum deleverat Hannibal,
id. 28, 39, 13; cf. id. 35, 2, 6; 26, 6, 16:oratio habita in sexus honorem,
Quint. 1, 1, 6:convivium in honorem victoriae,
id. 11, 2, 12:in honorem Quadratillae,
Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 7:in honorem tuum,
Sen. Ep. 20, 7; 79, 2; 92, 1; Vell. 2, 41 al.—In the phrase, in rem esse, to be useful, to avail (cf.: e re esse;6.opp.: contra rem esse): ut aequom est, quod in rem esse utrique arbitremur,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 10:si in rem est Bacchidis,
Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 27; 2, 2, 7:hortatur, imperat, quae in rem sunt,
Liv. 26, 44, 7:cetera, quae cognosse in rem erat,
id. 22, 3, 2; 44, 19, 3:in rem fore credens universos adpellare,
Sall. C. 20, 1; cf.:in duas res magnas id usui fore,
Liv. 37, 15, 7:in hos usus,
Verg. A. 4, 647.—To form adverbial expressions:7.non nominatim, qui Capuae, sed in universum qui usquam coissent, etc.,
in general, Liv. 9, 26, 8; cf.:terra etsi aliquanto specie differt, in universum tamen aut silvis horrida aut paludibus foeda,
Tac. G. 5:in universum aestimanti, etc.,
id. ib. 6:aestate in totum, si fieri potest, abstinendum est (Venere),
wholly, entirely, Cels. 1, 3 fin.; cf. Col. 2, 1, 2:in plenum dici potest, etc.,
fully, Plin. 16, 40, 79, § 217:Marii virtutem in majus celebrare,
beyond due bounds, Sall. J. 73, 5:aliter se corpus habere atque consuevit, neque in pejus tantum, sed etiam in melius,
for the worse, for the better, Cels. 2, 2:in deterius,
Tac. A. 14, 43:in mollius,
id. ib. 14, 39:quid enim est iracundia in supervacuum tumultuante frigidius? Sen. de Ira, 2, 11: civitas saepta muris neque in barbarum corrupta (v. barbarus),
Tac. A. 6, 42; cf.:aucto in barbarum cognomento,
id. H. 5, 2:priusquam id sors cerneret, in incertum, ne quid gratia momenti faceret, in utramque provinciam decerni,
while the matter was uncertain, Liv. 43, 12, 2:nec puer Iliaca quisquam de gente Latinos In tantum spe tollet avos,
so much, Verg. A. 6, 876:in tantum suam felicitatem virtutemque enituisse,
Liv. 22, 27, 4; cf.:quaedam (aquae) fervent in tantum, ut non possint esse usui,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 24:viri in tantum boni, in quantum humana simplicitas intellegi potest,
Vell. 2, 43, 4:quippe pedum digitos, in quantum quaeque secuta est, Traxit,
Ov. M. 11, 71:meliore in omnia ingenio animoque quam fortuna usus,
in all respects, Vell. 2, 13:ut simul in omnia paremur,
Quint. 11, 3, 25:in antecessum dare,
beforehand, Sen. Ep. 118.—Sometimes with esse, habere, etc., in is followed by the acc. (constr. pregn.), to indicate a direction, aim, purpose, etc. (but v. Madvig. Gram. § 230, obs. 2, note, who regards these accusatives as originating in errors of pronunciation); so, esse in potestatem alicujus, to come into and remain in one ' s power: esse in mentem alicui, to come into and be in one ' s mind: esse in conspectum, to appear to and be in sight: esse in usum, to come into use, be used, etc.:III.quod, qui illam partem urbis tenerent, in eorum potestatem portum futurum intellegebant,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 38:ut portus in potestatem Locrensium esset,
Liv. 24, 1, 13; 2, 14, 4:eam optimam rem publicam esse duco, quae sit in potestatem optimorum,
Cic. Leg. 3, 17:neque enim sunt motus in nostram potestatem,
Quint. 6, 2, 29:numero mihi in mentem fuit,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 25; cf.:ecquid in mentem est tibi?
id. Bacch. 1, 2, 53:nec prius surrexisse ac militibus in conspectum fuisse, quam, etc.,
Suet. Aug. 16:quod satis in usum fuit, sublato, ceterum omne incensum est,
Liv. 22, 20, 6: ab hospitibus clientibusque suis, ab exteris nationibus, quae in amicitiam populi Romani dicionemque essent, injurias propulsare, Cic. Div. ap. Caecil. 20, 66: adesse in senatum [p. 914] jussit a. d. XIII. Kal. Octobr., id. Phil. 5, 7, 19.—Less freq. with habere: facito in memoriam habeas tuam majorem filiam mihi te despondisse, call or bring to mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 4, 108:M. Minucium magistrum equitum, ne quid rei bellicae gereret, prope in custodiam habitum,
put in prison, kept in prison, Liv. 22, 25, 6:reliquos in custodiam habitos,
Tac. H. 1, 87.—So rarely with other verbs:pollicetur se provinciam Galliam retenturum in senatus populique Romani potestatem,
Cic. Phil. 3, 4, 8. —In composition, n regularly becomes assimilated to a foll. l, m, or r, and is changed before the labials into m: illabor, immitto, irrumpo, imbibo, impello.—As to its meaning, according as it is connected with a verb of rest or motion, it conveys the idea of existence in a place or thing, or of motion, direction, or inclination into or to a place or thing: inesse; inhibere, inferre, impellere, etc. See Hand, Turs. III. pp. 243- 356.2.in (before b and p, im; before l, m, and r, the n assimilates itself to these consonants), an inseparable particle [kindred with Sanscr. a-, an-; Gr. a-, an; Goth. and Germ. un-], which negatives the meaning of the noun or participle with which it is connected; Engl. un-, in-, not: impar, unequal: intolerabilis, unbearable, intolerable: immitis, not mild, rude, etc. -
8 hold
hold [həʊld]tenir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (f), 1B (a), 1B (b), 1D (b), 1D (d), 2 (d) avoir ⇒ 1A (c) retenir ⇒ 1A (e), 1C (b) contenir ⇒ 1A (f) exercer ⇒ 1A (g) réserver ⇒ 1A (e), 1A (h) conserver ⇒ 1A (i) stocker ⇒ 1A (i) maintenir ⇒ 1B (a) détenir ⇒ 1A (i), 1C (a) croire ⇒ 1D (a) continuer ⇒ 1D (e) se tenir ⇒ 2 (a) tenir bon ⇒ 2 (b) durer ⇒ 2 (c) attendre ⇒ 2 (f) prise ⇒ 3D (a)-(c) en attente ⇒ 4D(pt & pp held [held])A.(a) (clasp, grasp) tenir;∎ to hold sth in one's hand (book, clothing, guitar) avoir qch à la main; (key, money) tenir qch dans la main;∎ to hold sth with both hands tenir qch à deux mains;∎ will you hold my coat a second? peux-tu prendre ou tenir mon manteau un instant?;∎ to hold the door for sb tenir la porte à ou pour qn;∎ also figurative to hold sb's hand tenir la main à qn;∎ to hold hands se donner la main, se tenir (par) la main;∎ hold my hand while we cross the street donne-moi la main pour traverser la rue;∎ to hold sb in one's arms tenir qn dans ses bras;∎ to hold sb close or tight serrer qn contre soi;∎ hold it tight and don't let go tiens-le bien et ne le lâche pas;∎ to hold one's nose se boucher le nez;∎ to hold one's sides with laughter se tenir les côtes de rire(b) (keep, sustain)∎ to hold sb's attention/interest retenir l'attention de qn;∎ the film doesn't hold the attention for long le film ne retient pas l'attention très longtemps;∎ to hold an audience tenir un auditoire;∎ to hold one's serve (in tennis) défendre son service;∎ to hold one's own se défendre, bien se débrouiller;∎ the Prime Minister held her own during the debate le Premier ministre a tenu bon ou ferme pendant le débat;∎ she is well able to hold her own elle sait se défendre;∎ he can hold his own in chess il se défend bien aux échecs;∎ our products hold their own against the competition nos produits se tiennent bien par rapport à la concurrence;∎ to hold the floor garder la parole;∎ the senator held the floor for an hour le sénateur a gardé la parole pendant une heure∎ do you hold a clean driving licence? avez-vous déjà été sanctionné pour des infractions au code de la route?;∎ she holds the post of treasurer elle occupe le poste de trésorière;∎ to hold office (chairperson, deputy) être en fonction, remplir sa fonction; (minister) détenir ou avoir un portefeuille; (political party, president) être au pouvoir ou au gouvernement;∎ Religion to hold a living jouir d'un bénéfice;∎ Finance to hold stock or shares détenir ou avoir des actions;∎ to hold 5 percent of the shares in a company détenir 5 pour cent du capital d'une société;∎ also figurative to hold a record détenir un record;∎ she holds the world record for the javelin elle détient le record mondial du javelot∎ the guerrillas held the bridge for several hours les guérilleros ont tenu le pont plusieurs heures durant;∎ Military to hold the enemy contenir l'ennemi;∎ figurative to hold centre stage occuper le centre de la scène;(e) (reserve, set aside) retenir, réserver;∎ we'll hold the book for you until next week nous vous réserverons le livre ou nous vous mettrons le livre de côté jusqu'à la semaine prochaine;∎ will the restaurant hold the table for us? est-ce que le restaurant va nous garder la table?∎ this bottle holds 2 litres cette bouteille contient 2 litres;∎ will this suitcase hold all our clothes? est-ce que cette valise sera assez grande pour tous nos vêtements?;∎ the car is too small to hold us all la voiture est trop petite pour qu'on y tienne tous;∎ the hall holds a maximum of 250 people la salle peut accueillir ou recevoir 250 personnes au maximum, il y a de la place pour 250 personnes au maximum dans cette salle;∎ to hold one's drink bien supporter l'alcool;∎ the letter holds the key to the murder la lettre contient la clé du meurtre(g) (have, exercise) exercer;∎ the subject holds a huge fascination for some people le sujet exerce une énorme fascination sur certaines personnes;∎ sport held no interest for them pour eux, le sport ne présentait aucun intérêt(h) (have in store) réserver;∎ who knows what the future may hold? qui sait ce que nous réserve l'avenir?∎ we can't hold this data forever nous ne pouvons pas conserver ou stocker ces données éternellement;∎ how much data will this disk hold? quelle quantité de données cette disquette peut-elle stocker?;∎ the commands are held in the memory/in a temporary buffer les instructions sont gardées en mémoire/sont enregistrées dans une mémoire intermédiaire;∎ my lawyer holds a copy of my will mon avocat détient ou conserve un exemplaire de mon testament;∎ this photo holds fond memories for me cette photo me rappelle de bons souvenirs∎ the new car holds the road well la nouvelle voiture tient bien la routeB.(a) (maintain in position) tenir, maintenir;∎ she held her arms by her sides elle avait les bras le long du corps;∎ her hair was held in place with hairpins des épingles (à cheveux) retenaient ou maintenaient ses cheveux;∎ what's holding the picture in place? qu'est-ce qui tient ou maintient le tableau en place?;∎ hold the picture a bit higher tenez le tableau un peu plus haut∎ to hold oneself upright or erect se tenir droit;∎ also figurative to hold one's head high garder la tête hauteC.(a) (confine, detain) détenir;∎ the police are holding him for questioning la police l'a gardé à vue pour l'interroger;∎ they're holding him for murder ils l'ont arrêté pour meurtre;∎ she was held without trial for six weeks elle est restée en prison six semaines sans avoir été jugée(b) (keep back, retain) retenir;∎ Law to hold sth in trust for sb tenir qch par fidéicommis pour qn;∎ the post office will hold my mail for me while I'm away la poste gardera mon courrier pendant mon absence;∎ figurative once she starts talking politics there's no holding her! dès qu'elle commence à parler politique, rien ne peut l'arrêter!;∎ don't hold dinner for me ne m'attendez pas pour dîner;∎ they held the plane another thirty minutes ils ont retenu l'avion au sol pendant encore trente minutes;∎ hold all decisions on the project until I get back attendez mon retour pour prendre des décisions concernant le projet;∎ hold the front page! ne lancez pas la une tout de suite!;∎ hold the lift! ne laissez pas les portes de l'ascenseur se refermer, j'arrive!∎ we have held costs to a minimum nous avons limité nos frais au minimum;∎ inflation has been held at the same level for several months le taux d'inflation est maintenu au même niveau depuis plusieurs mois;∎ they held their opponents to a goalless draw ils ont réussi à imposer le match nulD.∎ formal I hold that teachers should be better paid je considère ou j'estime que les enseignants devraient être mieux payés;∎ the Constitution holds that all men are free la Constitution stipule que tous les hommes sont libres;∎ he holds strong beliefs on the subject of abortion il a de solides convictions en ce qui concerne l'avortement;∎ she holds strong views on the subject elle a une opinion bien arrêtée sur le sujet;∎ her statement is held to be true sa déclaration passe pour vraie(b) (consider, regard) tenir, considérer;∎ to hold sb responsible for sth tenir qn pour responsable de qch;∎ I'll hold you responsible if anything goes wrong je vous tiendrai pour responsable ou je vous considérerai responsable s'il y a le moindre incident;∎ the president is to be held accountable for his actions le président doit répondre de ses actes;∎ to hold sb in contempt mépriser ou avoir du mépris pour qn;∎ to hold sb in high esteem avoir beaucoup d'estime pour qn, tenir qn en haute estime∎ the appeal court held the evidence to be insufficient la cour d'appel a considéré que les preuves étaient insuffisantes∎ to hold an election/elections procéder à une élection/à des élections;∎ the book fair is held in Frankfurt la foire du livre se tient ou a lieu à Francfort;∎ the classes are held in the evening les cours ont lieu le soir;∎ interviews will be held in early May les entretiens auront lieu au début du mois de mai ou début mai;∎ to hold talks être en pourparlers;∎ the city is holding a service for Armistice Day la ville organise un office pour commémorer le 11 novembre;∎ mass is held at eleven o'clock la messe est célébrée à onze heures(e) (continue without deviation) continuer;∎ Nautical to hold course tenir la route;∎ we held our southerly course nous avons maintenu le cap au sud, nous avons continué notre route vers le sud;∎ Music to hold a note tenir une note∎ will you hold (the line)? voulez-vous patienter?;∎ hold the line! ne quittez pas!;∎ the line's busy just now - I'll hold le poste est occupé pour le moment - je patiente ou je reste en ligne;∎ hold all my calls ne me passez aucun appel(a) (cling → person) se tenir, s'accrocher;∎ she held tight to the railing elle s'est cramponnée ou accrochée à la rampe;∎ hold fast!, hold tight! accrochez-vous bien!;∎ figurative their resolve held fast or firm in the face of fierce opposition ils ont tenu bon face à une opposition acharnée(b) (remain in place → nail, fastening) tenir bon;∎ the rope won't hold for long la corde ne tiendra pas longtemps∎ prices held at the same level as last year les prix se sont maintenus au même niveau que l'année dernière;∎ the pound held firm against the dollar la livre s'est maintenue par rapport au dollar;∎ we might buy him a guitar if his interest in music holds nous lui achèterons peut-être une guitare s'il continue à s'intéresser à la musique∎ to hold good (invitation, offer) tenir; (promises) tenir, valoir; (argument, theory) rester valable;∎ the principle still holds good le principe tient ou vaut toujours;∎ that theory only holds if you consider... cette théorie n'est valable que si vous prenez en compte...;∎ the same holds for Spain il en est de même pour l'Espagne∎ hold still! ne bougez pas!□(f) (on telephone) attendre;∎ the line's British engaged or American busy, will you hold? la ligne est occupée, voulez-vous patienter?3 noun∎ to catch or to grab or to seize or to take hold of sth se saisir de ou saisir qch;∎ she caught hold of the rope elle a saisi la corde;∎ grab (a) hold of that towel tiens! prends cette serviette;∎ there was nothing for me to grab hold of il n'y avait rien à quoi m'accrocher ou me cramponner;∎ get a good or take a firm hold on or of the railing tenez-vous bien à la balustrade;∎ I still had hold of his hand je le tenais toujours par la main;∎ to get hold of sth (find) se procurer ou trouver qch;∎ it's difficult to get hold of this book ce livre est difficile à trouver;∎ we got hold of the book you wanted nous avons trouvé le livre que tu voulais;∎ where did you get hold of that idea? où est-ce que tu es allé chercher cette idée?;∎ to get hold of sb trouver qn;∎ I've been trying to get hold of you all week! je t'ai cherché toute la semaine!;∎ just wait till the newspapers get hold of the story attendez un peu que les journaux s'emparent de la nouvelle;∎ she kept hold of the rope elle n'a pas lâché la corde;∎ you'd better keep hold of the tickets tu ferais bien de garder les billets;∎ get a hold on yourself ressaisis-toi, ne te laisse pas aller;∎ Sport & figurative no holds barred tous les coups sont permis(b) (controlling force or influence) prise f, influence f;∎ the Church still exerts a strong hold on the country l'Église a toujours une forte mainmise sur le pays;∎ to have a hold over sb avoir de l'influence sur qn;∎ I have no hold over him je n'ai aucune prise ou influence sur lui;∎ the Mafia obviously has some kind of hold over him de toute évidence, la Mafia le tient d'une manière ou d'une autre(c) (in climbing) prise f(d) (delay, pause) pause f, arrêt m;∎ the company has put a hold on all new orders l'entreprise a suspendu ou gelé toutes les nouvelles commandes∎ the association put a hold on all the hotel rooms l'association a réservé toutes les chambres de l'hôtel(gen) & Telecommunications en attente;∎ to put sb on hold mettre qn en attente;∎ we've put the project on hold nous avons mis le projet en attente;∎ the operator kept me on hold for ten minutes le standardiste m'a mis en attente pendant dix minutes∎ to hold sth against sb en vouloir à qn de qch;∎ his collaboration with the enemy will be held against him sa collaboration avec l'ennemi lui sera préjudiciable;∎ he lied to her and she still holds it against him il lui a menti et elle lui en veut toujours;∎ I hope you won't hold it against me if I decide not to accept j'espère que tu ne m'en voudras pas si je décide de ne pas accepter(a) (control, restrain → animal, person) retenir, tenir; (→ crowd, enemy forces) contenir; (→ anger, laughter, tears) retenir, réprimer; (→ inflation) contenir;∎ the government has succeeded in holding back inflation le gouvernement a réussi à contenir l'inflation∎ she's holding something back from me elle me cache quelque chose∎ they held her back a year ils lui ont fait redoubler une classe, ils l'ont fait redoubler(d) (prevent progress of) empêcher de progresser;∎ his difficulties with maths are holding him back ses difficultés en maths l'empêchent de progresser;∎ lack of investment is holding industry back l'absence d'investissements freine l'industrie∎ he has held back from making a commitment il s'est abstenu de s'engager;∎ the president held back before sending in the army le président a hésité avant d'envoyer les troupes;∎ don't hold back, tell me everything vas-y, dis-moi tout(a) (keep in place → paper, carpet) maintenir en place; (→ person) forcer à rester par terre, maintenir au sol;∎ it took four men to hold him down il a fallu quatre hommes pour le maîtriser ou pour le maintenir au sol(b) (keep to limit) restreindre, limiter;∎ they're holding unemployment down to 4 percent ils maintiennent le taux de chômage à 4 pour cent;∎ to hold prices down empêcher les prix de monter, empêcher la montée des prix∎ he's never managed to hold down a job il n'a jamais pu garder un emploi bien longtemps;∎ although she's a student, she holds down a full-time job bien qu'elle étudie, elle occupe un poste à plein tempspérorer, disserter;∎ he held forth on the evils of drink il a fait un long discours sur les conséquences néfastes de l'alcool➲ hold off(a) (keep at distance) tenir à distance ou éloigné;∎ the troops held off the enemy les troupes ont tenu l'ennemi à distance;∎ they managed to hold off the attack ils ont réussi à repousser l'attaque;∎ I can't hold the reporters off any longer je ne peux plus faire attendre ou patienter les journalistes(b) (delay, put off) remettre à plus tard;∎ he held off going to see the doctor until May il a attendu le mois de mai pour aller voir le médecin;∎ I held off making a decision j'ai remis la décision à plus tard∎ at least the rain held off au moins il n'a pas plu∎ hold off from smoking for a few weeks abstenez-vous de fumer ou ne fumez pas pendant quelques semaines➲ hold on(a) (grasp, grip) tenir bien, s'accrocher;∎ to hold on to sth bien tenir qch, s'accrocher à qch, se cramponner à qch;∎ hold on! accrochez-vous!;∎ hold on to your hat! tenez votre chapeau (sur la tête)!(b) (keep possession of) garder;∎ hold on to this contract for me (keep it) garde-moi ce contrat;∎ all politicians try to hold on to power tous les hommes politiques essaient de rester au pouvoir;∎ hold on to your dreams/ideals accrochez-vous à vos rêves/idéaux(c) (continue, persevere) tenir, tenir le coup;∎ how long can you hold on? combien de temps pouvez-vous tenir (le coup)?;∎ I can't hold on much longer je ne peux pas tenir (le coup) beaucoup plus longtemps∎ hold on, how do I know I can trust you? attends un peu! qu'est-ce qui me prouve que je peux te faire confiance?;∎ Telecommunications hold on please! ne quittez pas!;∎ I had to hold on for several minutes j'ai dû patienter plusieurs minutes(maintain in place) tenir ou maintenir en place;∎ her hat is held on with pins son chapeau est maintenu (en place) par des épingles➲ hold out(a) (last → supplies, stocks) durer;∎ will the car hold out till we get home? la voiture tiendra-t-elle (le coup) jusqu'à ce qu'on rentre?(b) (refuse to yield) tenir bon, tenir le coup;∎ the garrison held out for weeks la garnison a tenu bon pendant des semaines;∎ the management held out against any suggested changes la direction a refusé tous les changements proposés(extend) tendre;∎ she held out the book to him elle lui a tendu le livre;∎ also figurative to hold out one's hand to sb tendre la main à qn;∎ I held out my hand j'ai tendu la main;∎ his mother held her arms out to him sa mère lui a ouvert ou tendu les bras(offer) offrir;∎ I can't hold out any promise of improvement je ne peux promettre aucune amélioration;∎ the doctors hold out little hope for him les médecins ont peu d'espoir pour lui;∎ science holds out some hope for cancer patients la science offre un espoir pour les malades du cancerexiger;∎ the workers held out for a shorter working week les ouvriers réclamaient une semaine de travail plus courte;∎ we're holding out for a higher offer nous attendons qu'on nous en offre un meilleur prix∎ you're holding out on me! tu me caches quelque chose!□(a) (position) tenir au-dessus de;∎ she held the glass over the sink elle tenait le verre au-dessus de l'évier;∎ figurative they hold the threat of redundancy over their workers ils maintiennent la menace de licenciement sur leurs ouvriers(b) (postpone) remettre, reporter;∎ we'll hold these items over until the next meeting on va remettre ces questions à la prochaine réunion;∎ payment was held over for six months le paiement a été différé pendant six mois∎ they're holding the show over for another month ils vont laisser le spectacle à l'affiche encore un mois➲ hold to(promise, tradition) s'en tenir à, rester fidèle à; (decision) maintenir, s'en tenir à;∎ you must hold to your principles vous devez rester fidèle à vos principes∎ we held him to his promise nous lui avons fait tenir parole;∎ if I win, I'll buy you lunch - I'll hold you to that! si je gagne, je t'invite à déjeuner - je te prends au mot!∎ the two pieces of wood are held together by nails les deux morceaux de bois sont cloués ensemble;∎ we need a leader who can hold the workers together il nous faut un chef qui puisse rallier les ouvriers➲ hold up(a) (lift, raise) lever, élever;∎ I held up my hand j'ai levé la main;∎ hold the picture up to the light tenez la photo à contre-jour;∎ to hold up one's head redresser la tête;∎ figurative she felt she would never be able to hold her head up again elle pensait qu'elle ne pourrait plus jamais marcher la tête haute∎ my trousers were held up with safety pins mon pantalon était maintenu par des épingles de sûreté∎ they were held up as an example of efficient local government on les présentaient comme un exemple de gouvernement local compétent;∎ to hold sb up to ridicule tourner qn en ridicule∎ the traffic held us up la circulation nous a mis en retard;∎ the accident held up traffic for an hour l'accident a bloqué la circulation pendant une heure;∎ our departure was held up by bad weather notre départ a été retardé par le mauvais temps;∎ I was held up j'ai été retenu;∎ the project was held up for lack of funds (before it started) le projet a été mis en attente faute de financement; (after it started) le projet a été interrompu faute de financement;∎ the goods were held up at customs les marchandises ont été immobilisées à la douane∎ to hold up a bank faire un hold-up dans une banque∎ the car held up well during the trip la voiture a bien tenu le coup pendant le voyage;∎ she's holding up well under the pressure elle supporte bien la pression;∎ my finances are holding up well je tiens le coup financièrement∎ I don't hold with her ideas on socialism je ne suis pas d'accord avec ou je ne partage pas ses idées concernant le socialisme;∎ his mother doesn't hold with private schools sa mère est contre ou désapprouve les écoles privées -
9 slinky
прил. облегающий (о платье) изящный;
плавный - * gait плавная походка;
волнующая походка;
неслышные шаги гибкий, тоненький (преимущественно о женщине) облегающий (о платье) ;
в обтяжку - a * evening dress вечернее платье, подчеркивающее фигуру скольжение;
сползание ошибка;
промах - a * of the pen описка - a * of the tongue обмолвка, оговорка - to make a * ошибиться;
дать маху лифчик комбинация детский фартучек плавки наволочка свора, сворка (для охотничьих собак) (морское) слип( морское) стапель (геология) сдвиг;
небольшой сброс( геология) высота сброса( техническое) падение числа оборотов (техническое) пробуксовка > to give smb. the * избегать кого-либо;
ускользнуть (улизнуть) от кого-либо > there is many a * twixt the cup and the lip (пословица) пока стакан не осушил, не говори, что не пролил;
не говори "гоп", пока не перепрыгнешь скользить;
плавно (или быстро) передвигаться - a boat *s through the water лодка скользит по воде - the red sun *ped out of the sea красный диск солнца поднимался над морем - time *s along время бежит( мчится) - just * across to the baker's сбегай-ка в булочную напротив( over) пропустить;
забыть;
отнестись невнимательно - to * over a subject обойти какой-либо вопрос молчанием двигаться тихо, незаметно - mother *ped into the children's room to make sure they were all asleep мать на цыпочках вошла (прокралась) в детскую, чтобы удостовериться, что все дети спят - the mouse *ped into its hole мышь юркнула в нору - she *ped out of the room она выскользнула из комнаты - he *ped out into the road он незаметно прокрался к дороге - he *ped past the door without being seen он незаметно проскользнул мимо двери - to * between the sheets нырнуть в постель вкрадываться - errors have *ped into the text в текст вкрались ошибки - I don't know how the article *ped into the magazine не понимаю, как эта статья проскочила (попала) в журнал проходить незаметно - time *s past время летит сделать (что-либо) тихо и незаметно - he *ped a wink to his brother он незаметно подмигнул брату ускользать;
удирать - to let a chance( an opportunity) * упустить удобный случай( благоприятную возможность) - the power was *ping from them власть ускользала из их рук - money *s through one's fingers деньги так и текут сквозь пальцы - they let him * from them они упустили его - he *ped his pursuers он ускользнул от погони выскальзывать, соскальзывать - the cup *ped out of her hands чашка выскользнула у нее из рук - the books *ped to the floor книги упали на пол - the blanket *ped off a bed одеяло свалилось (сползло) на пол с кровати снимать, стягивать - to * one's (the) ring off one's finger снять кольцо с пальца - the dog *ped his collar собака стянула с себя ошейник( освободилась от ошейника) поскользнуться - my foot *ped я поскользнулся - to * on the ice (on the stairs) поскользнуться на льду (на лестнице) (техническое) скользить, буксовать ошибаться, совершать промах (также * up) - he rarely *s он редко ошибается - he *s now and then in his grammar он иногда делает грамматические ошибки (разговорное) ослабевать, терять силы - he has *ped badly since his heart-attack он очень сдал после сердечного приступа - the old man is *ping старик слабеет (теряет силы) (разговорное) спадать, понижаться - prices have *ped during the past year (американизм) за последний год цены упали (понизились) вывихнуть - he *ped his shoulder он вывихнул плечо освобождать;
сбрасывать - the snake *ped its skin змея сбросила кожу - to * a lock открыть замок отмычкой;
взломать замок ускользать (из памяти и т. п.) - lately things seem to * (away) from me в последнее время я многое стал забывать - the appointment *ped (from) my memory я забыл, что назначил встречу - this point has *ped (from) his attention на этот вопрос он не обратил внимания срываться (с языка, губ) - her name *ped from my lips (from my tongue) ее имя сорвалось у меня с языка - he let * the truth он невольно открыл правду вставить (слово, замечание и т. п.) - to * a cutting remark вставить едкое замечание уклоняться( от удара) (сельскохозяйственное) выкинуть плод( о животных) - the cow *ped her calf корова принесла недоношенного теленка (железнодорожное) отцеплять (вагон) (морское) вытравить( якорную цепь) спускать( собак) переносить не провязывая (петлю - в вязанье) обвести, обойти ( противника - футбол) - to slip from smth., to slip into smth. переходить от одного к другому - he *ped from poetry to prose он перешел от поэзии к прозе - the tango *ped into a waltz танго перешло в вальс - he sometimes *s into dreadful language иногда он вдруг переходит на ругань - to slip smth. into smth. (незаметно, потихоньку) всунуть что-либо куда-либо - to * a coin into smb.'s hand незаметно сунуть кому-либо монету - to * a drawer into its place задвинуть ящик - to slip smth. out of smth. (незаметно, потихоньку) вытащить что-либо откуда-либо - to * papers out of a drawer вытащить бумаги из ящика - to slip into clothes( быстро) одеться - he *ped into his coat он быстро накинул пальто - to slip out of clothes (быстро) сбросить с себя одежду - she *ped out of her shoes and entered the room она тихо сняла туфли и вошла в комнату - to slip smth. over smb. (разговорное) всучить кому-либо что-либо;
обойти, обмануть кого-либо в чем-либо > to * money to smb. дать взятку ("сунуть") кому-либо > to * one's breath( one's wind) испустить дух, умереть > to * one's cable отдать концы, умереть > to let * the dogs of war начать войну > to * one's ways (шотландское) спокойно идти своим путем > to * ont's trolley (сленг) свихнуться > to * a cog (сленг) напортачить, ошибиться длинная узкая полоска - a * of paper полоска (листок) бумаги щепа;
лучина побег, отросток;
черенок;
саженец отпрыск - bastard * внебрачный ребенок маленькое существо - a mere * of a girl совсем девочка;
просто ребенок - an undersized * заморыш стандартное печатное извещение, уведомление, предупреждение - a rejection * (стандартное) письменное отклонение рукописи - the pink * предупреждение об увольнении( на розовой бумаге) бланк, регистрационная карточка - a voting * бланк избирательного бюллетеня - a complaint * карточка с записью жалобы (покупателя и т. п.) (полиграфия) гранка (оттиск) - proofs in * корректура в гранках( американизм) узкая скамья( церковная) (театроведение) кулисы срезать( черенок, побег) сорвать, отломать (также * off) - to * off a flower сорвать цветок - to * off a sprig отломать ветку (специальное) суспензия, взвесь( американизм) скисшее, свернувшееся молоко( техническое) стеклопаста, шликер -
10 slip
I1. [slıp] n1. скольжение; сползание2. ошибка; промахa slip of the tongue - обмолвка, оговорка
to make a slip - ошибиться; дать маху
3. 1) лифчик2) комбинация3) детский фартучек4) pl плавки5) наволочка5. мор.1) слип2) стапель6. геол.1) сдвиг; небольшой сброс2) высота сброса7. тех.1) падение числа оборотов2) пробуксовка♢
to give smb. the slip - а) избегать кого-л.; б) ускользнуть /улизнуть/ от кого-л.there is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip - посл. пока стакан не осушил, не говори, что не пролил; ≅ не говори «гоп», пока не перепрыгнешь
2. [slıp] vI1. 1) скользить; плавно или быстро передвигатьсяthe red sun slipped out of the sea - красный диск солнца поднимался над морем
time slips along - время бежит /мчится/
2) (over) пропустить; забыть; отнестись невнимательноto slip over a subject - обойти какой-л. вопрос молчанием
2. 1) двигаться тихо или незаметноmother slipped into the children's room to make sure they were all asleep - мать на цыпочках вошла /прокралась/ в детскую, чтобы удостовериться, что все дети спят
he slipped past the door without being seen - он не заметно проскользнул мимо двери
2) вкрадыватьсяI don't know how the article slipped into the magazine - не понимаю, как эта статья проскочила /попала/ в журнал
3) проходить незаметно4) сделать (что-л.) тихо и незаметно3. ускользать; удиратьto let a chance [an opportunity] slip - упустить удобный случай [благоприятную возможность]
4. 1) выскальзывать, соскальзыватьthe blanket slipped off a bed - одеяло свалилось /сползло/ на пол с кровати
2) снимать, стягиватьto slip one's /the/ ring off one's finger - снять кольцо с пальца
the dog slipped his collar - собака стянула с себя ошейник /освободилась от ошейника/
5. 1) поскользнутьсяto slip on the ice [on the stairs] - поскользнуться на льду [на лестнице]
2) тех. скользить, буксовать6. ошибаться, совершать промах (тж. slip up)he slips now and then in his grammar - он иногда делает грамматические ошибки
7. разг.1) ослабевать, терять силыhe has slipped badly since his heart-attack - он очень сдал после сердечного приступа
the old man is slipping - старик слабеет /теряет силы/
2) спадать, понижатьсяprices have slipped during the past year - амер. за последний год цены упали /понизились/
8. вывихнуть9. освобождать; сбрасыватьto slip a lock - открыть замок отмычкой; взломать замок
II А1. ускользать (из памяти и т. п.)lately things seem to slip (away) from me - в последнее время я многое стал забывать
the appointment slipped (from) my memory - я забыл, что назначил встречу
this point has slipped (from) his attention - на этот вопрос он не обратил внимания
2. срываться (с языка, губ)her name slipped from my lips /from my tongue/ - её имя сорвалось у меня с языка
3. вставить (слово, замечание и т. п.)4. уклоняться ( от удара)5. с.-х. выкинуть плод ( о животных)6. ж.-д. отцеплять ( вагон)7. мор. вытравить ( якорную цепь)8. спускать ( собак)9. переносить не провязывая ( петлю - в вязанье)10. обвести, обойти ( противника - футбол)II Б1. to slip from smth. to smth., to slip into smth. переходить от одного к другомуhe sometimes slips into dreadful language - иногда он вдруг переходит на ругань
2. to slip smth. into smth. (незаметно, потихоньку) всунуть что-л. куда-л.to slip a coin into smb.'s hand - незаметно сунуть кому-л. монету
3. to slip smth. out of smth. (незаметно, потихоньку) вытащить что-л. откуда-л.4. to slip into clothes (быстро) одеться5. to slip out of clothes (быстро) сбросить с себя одеждуshe slipped out of her shoes and entered the room - она тихо сняла туфли и вошла в комнату
6. to slip smth. over smb. разг.1) всучить кому-л. что-л.2) обойти, обмануть кого-л. в чём-л.♢
to slip money to smb. - дать взятку /«сунуть»/ кому-л.
to slip one's breath /one's wind/ - испустить дух, умереть
to slip one's cable - отдать концы, умереть
to let slip the dogs of war - поэт. начать войну
to slip one's ways - шотл. спокойно идти своим путём
to slip one's trolley - сл. свихнуться
IIto slip a cog - сл. напортачить, ошибиться
1. [slıp] n1. 1) длинная узкая полоскаa slip of paper - полоска /листок/ бумаги
2) щепа; лучина2. 1) побег, отросток; черенок; саженец2) поэт. отпрыск3) маленькое существоa mere slip of a girl - ≅ совсем девочка; просто ребёнок
3. 1) стандартное печатное извещение, уведомление или предупреждение2) бланк, регистрационная карточкаa complaint slip - карточка с записью жалобы (покупателя и т. п.)
4. полигр. гранка ( оттиск)5. амер. узкая скамья ( церковная)6. pl театр. кулисы2. [slıp] v1) срезать (черенок, побег)2) сорвать, отломать (тж. slip off)II [slıp] n1. спец. суспензия, взвесь2. амер. скисшее, свернувшееся молоко3. тех. стеклопаста, шликер -
11 Creativity
Put in this bald way, these aims sound utopian. How utopian they areor rather, how imminent their realization-depends on how broadly or narrowly we interpret the term "creative." If we are willing to regard all human complex problem solving as creative, then-as we will point out-successful programs for problem solving mechanisms that simulate human problem solvers already exist, and a number of their general characteristics are known. If we reserve the term "creative" for activities like discovery of the special theory of relativity or the composition of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, then no example of a creative mechanism exists at the present time. (Simon, 1979, pp. 144-145)Among the questions that can now be given preliminary answers in computational terms are the following: how can ideas from very different sources be spontaneously thought of together? how can two ideas be merged to produce a new structure, which shows the influence of both ancestor ideas without being a mere "cut-and-paste" combination? how can the mind be "primed," so that one will more easily notice serendipitous ideas? why may someone notice-and remember-something fairly uninteresting, if it occurs in an interesting context? how can a brief phrase conjure up an entire melody from memory? and how can we accept two ideas as similar ("love" and "prove" as rhyming, for instance) in respect of a feature not identical in both? The features of connectionist AI models that suggest answers to these questions are their powers of pattern completion, graceful degradation, sensitization, multiple constraint satisfaction, and "best-fit" equilibration.... Here, the important point is that the unconscious, "insightful," associative aspects of creativity can be explained-in outline, at least-by AI methods. (Boden, 1996, p. 273)There thus appears to be an underlying similarity in the process involved in creative innovation and social independence, with common traits and postures required for expression of both behaviors. The difference is one of product-literary, musical, artistic, theoretical products on the one hand, opinions on the other-rather than one of process. In both instances the individual must believe that his perceptions are meaningful and valid and be willing to rely upon his own interpretations. He must trust himself sufficiently that even when persons express opinions counter to his own he can proceed on the basis of his own perceptions and convictions. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 58)he average level of ego strength and emotional stability is noticeably higher among creative geniuses than among the general population, though it is possibly lower than among men of comparable intelligence and education who go into administrative and similar positions. High anxiety and excitability appear common (e.g. Priestley, Darwin, Kepler) but full-blown neurosis is quite rare. (Cattell & Butcher, 1970, p. 315)he insight that is supposed to be required for such work as discovery turns out to be synonymous with the familiar process of recognition; and other terms commonly used in the discussion of creative work-such terms as "judgment," "creativity," or even "genius"-appear to be wholly dispensable or to be definable, as insight is, in terms of mundane and well-understood concepts. (Simon, 1989, p. 376)From the sketch material still in existence, from the condition of the fragments, and from the autographs themselves we can draw definite conclusions about Mozart's creative process. To invent musical ideas he did not need any stimulation; they came to his mind "ready-made" and in polished form. In contrast to Beethoven, who made numerous attempts at shaping his musical ideas until he found the definitive formulation of a theme, Mozart's first inspiration has the stamp of finality. Any Mozart theme has completeness and unity; as a phenomenon it is a Gestalt. (Herzmann, 1964, p. 28)Great artists enlarge the limits of one's perception. Looking at the world through the eyes of Rembrandt or Tolstoy makes one able to perceive aspects of truth about the world which one could not have achieved without their aid. Freud believed that science was adaptive because it facilitated mastery of the external world; but was it not the case that many scientific theories, like works of art, also originated in phantasy? Certainly, reading accounts of scientific discovery by men of the calibre of Einstein compelled me to conclude that phantasy was not merely escapist, but a way of reaching new insights concerning the nature of reality. Scientific hypotheses require proof; works of art do not. Both are concerned with creating order, with making sense out of the world and our experience of it. (Storr, 1993, p. xii)The importance of self-esteem for creative expression appears to be almost beyond disproof. Without a high regard for himself the individual who is working in the frontiers of his field cannot trust himself to discriminate between the trivial and the significant. Without trust in his own powers the person seeking improved solutions or alternative theories has no basis for distinguishing the significant and profound innovation from the one that is merely different.... An essential component of the creative process, whether it be analysis, synthesis, or the development of a new perspective or more comprehensive theory, is the conviction that one's judgment in interpreting the events is to be trusted. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 59)In the daily stream of thought these four different stages [preparation; incubation; illumination or inspiration; and verification] constantly overlap each other as we explore different problems. An economist reading a Blue Book, a physiologist watching an experiment, or a business man going through his morning's letters, may at the same time be "incubating" on a problem which he proposed to himself a few days ago, be accumulating knowledge in "preparation" for a second problem, and be "verifying" his conclusions to a third problem. Even in exploring the same problem, the mind may be unconsciously incubating on one aspect of it, while it is consciously employed in preparing for or verifying another aspect. (Wallas, 1926, p. 81)he basic, bisociative pattern of the creative synthesis [is] the sudden interlocking of two previously unrelated skills, or matrices of thought. (Koestler, 1964, p. 121)11) The Earliest Stages in the Creative Process Involve a Commerce with DisorderEven to the creator himself, the earliest effort may seem to involve a commerce with disorder. For the creative order, which is an extension of life, is not an elaboration of the established, but a movement beyond the established, or at least a reorganization of it and often of elements not included in it. The first need is therefore to transcend the old order. Before any new order can be defined, the absolute power of the established, the hold upon us of what we know and are, must be broken. New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive that world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." (Ghiselin, 1985, p. 4)New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive our world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." Chaos and disorder are perhaps the wrong terms for that indeterminate fullness and activity of the inner life. For it is organic, dynamic, full of tension and tendency. What is absent from it, except in the decisive act of creation, is determination, fixity, and commitment to one resolution or another of the whole complex of its tensions. (Ghiselin, 1952, p. 13)[P]sychoanalysts have principally been concerned with the content of creative products, and with explaining content in terms of the artist's infantile past. They have paid less attention to examining why the artist chooses his particular activity to express, abreact or sublimate his emotions. In short, they have not made much distinction between art and neurosis; and, since the former is one of the blessings of mankind, whereas the latter is one of the curses, it seems a pity that they should not be better differentiated....Psychoanalysis, being fundamentally concerned with drive and motive, might have been expected to throw more light upon what impels the creative person that in fact it has. (Storr, 1993, pp. xvii, 3)A number of theoretical approaches were considered. Associative theory, as developed by Mednick (1962), gained some empirical support from the apparent validity of the Remote Associates Test, which was constructed on the basis of the theory.... Koestler's (1964) bisociative theory allows more complexity to mental organization than Mednick's associative theory, and postulates "associative contexts" or "frames of reference." He proposed that normal, non-creative, thought proceeds within particular contexts or frames and that the creative act involves linking together previously unconnected frames.... Simonton (1988) has developed associative notions further and explored the mathematical consequences of chance permutation of ideas....Like Koestler, Gruber (1980; Gruber and Davis, 1988) has based his analysis on case studies. He has focused especially on Darwin's development of the theory of evolution. Using piagetian notions, such as assimilation and accommodation, Gruber shows how Darwin's system of ideas changed very slowly over a period of many years. "Moments of insight," in Gruber's analysis, were the culminations of slow long-term processes.... Finally, the information-processing approach, as represented by Simon (1966) and Langley et al. (1987), was considered.... [Simon] points out the importance of good problem representations, both to ensure search is in an appropriate problem space and to aid in developing heuristic evaluations of possible research directions.... The work of Langley et al. (1987) demonstrates how such search processes, realized in computer programs, can indeed discover many basic laws of science from tables of raw data.... Boden (1990a, 1994) has stressed the importance of restructuring the problem space in creative work to develop new genres and paradigms in the arts and sciences. (Gilhooly, 1996, pp. 243-244; emphasis in original)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Creativity
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