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41 Pflicht

f; -, -en duty; SPORT compulsory exercise(s Pl.); seine Pflicht tun do one’s duty; seine Pflichten verletzen act contrary to ( oder in breach of) one’s duties; ich habe nur meine Pflicht getan I was only doing my duty ( oder job); jemandes Pflicht als Christ etc. s.o.’s duty as a Christian etc.; es sich (Dat) zur Pflicht machen zu (+ Inf.) make it one’s duty to (+ Inf.) die Pflicht ruft duty calls; jemanden in die Pflicht nehmen take s.o. up on his ( oder her) promise; es ist Pflicht it’s obligatory ( oder compulsory); es ist deine ( verdammte) Pflicht und Schuldigkeit it is your bounden duty; die ehelichen Pflichten meist hum. one’s marital duties, one’s duties as a husband ( oder wife)

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die Pflicht

task; obligation; duty; part; behove; charge; office; job

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Pflịcht [pflɪçt]
f -, -en

1) (= Verpflichtung) duty (zu to)

ich habe die traurige Pflicht... — it is my sad duty...

als Abteilungsleiter hat er die Pflicht,... — it's his duty or responsibility as head of (the) department...

Rechte und Pflichten — rights and responsibilities

seine Pflicht erfüllen or tun — to do one's duty

der Pflicht gehorchen (geh) — to obey the call of duty

jdn in die Pflicht nehmen — to remind sb of his duty

eheliche Pflichten — conjugal or marital duties

die bürgerlichen Pflichten — one's civic duties or responsibilities

die Pflicht ruft — duty calls

ich habe es mir zur Pflicht gemacht — I've taken it upon myself, I've made it my duty

ich tue nur meine Pflicht — I'm only doing my duty

etw nur aus Pflicht tun — to do sth merely because one has to

das ist Pflicht — you have to do that, it's compulsory

Schulbesuch ist Pflicht — you have to go to school, going to school is compulsory

es ist seine ( verdammte inf) Pflicht und Schuldigkeit(, das zu tun) — he damn well or jolly well (Brit) ought to (do it) (inf)

2) (SPORT) compulsory section or exercises pl

bei der Pflicht — in the compulsory section or exercises

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die

(what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) duty

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Pflicht

<-, -en>

[pflɪçt]

f

1. (Verpflichtung) duty, responsibility

▪ jds \Pflicht/ \Pflichten als jd sb's duty [or responsibility]/duties [or responsibilities] as sb

jds verdammte \Pflicht und Schuldigkeit sein, etw zu tun (sl) sb damn [or BRIT a. bloody] well ought to do sth sl

sich dat zur \Pflicht machen, etw zu tun to make it one's duty [or take it upon oneself] to do sth

die \Pflicht haben, etw zu tun to have the duty to do sth

eheliche \Pflichten conjugal duties

jdn [durch etw akk] in die \Pflicht nehmen (geh) to remind sb of his duty [through sth], to insist on sb discharging his responsibility

die \Pflicht ruft duty calls

nur seine \Pflicht tun to only do one's duty; s.a. Recht

2. SPORT compulsory section [or exercise]

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die; Pflicht, Pflichten

1) duty

Pflicht sein — be obligatory

es ist seine Pflicht und Schuldigkeit — it's his bounden duty

2) (Sport) compulsory exercises pl

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Pflicht f; -, -en duty; SPORT compulsory exercise(s pl);

seine Pflicht tun do one’s duty;

seine Pflichten verletzen act contrary to ( oder in breach of) one’s duties;

ich habe nur meine Pflicht getan I was only doing my duty ( oder job);

jemandes Pflicht als Christ etc sb’s duty as a Christian etc;

es sich (dat)

zur Pflicht machen zu (+inf) make it one’s duty to (+inf)

die Pflicht ruft duty calls;

jemanden in die Pflicht nehmen take sb up on his ( oder her) promise;

es ist Pflicht it’s obligatory ( oder compulsory);

es ist deine (verdammte) Pflicht und Schuldigkeit it is your bounden duty;

die ehelichen Pflichten meist hum one’s marital duties, one’s duties as a husband ( oder wife)

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die; Pflicht, Pflichten

1) duty

Pflicht sein — be obligatory

es ist seine Pflicht und Schuldigkeit — it's his bounden duty

2) (Sport) compulsory exercises pl

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-en (Sport) f.

compulsory figures n. -en f.

duty n.

obligation n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Pflicht
42 задължение

1. duty; obligation, engagement

(срещу гаранция) юр. recognizance

(нещо да бъде доказано) onus

поемам задължение assume an obligation, enter into an engagement, undertake, engage, take upon o.s.

върху него лежи задължение да it devolves upon him to, it is incumbent upon him to, he is in duty bound to, it is his duty to

считам за свое задължение да consider it o.'s duty/obligation to

изпълнявам задължение keep an engagement; do o.'s duty

върша нещо по задължение do s.th. as part o.'s duty

2. (парично) liability; debt

3. мн.ч. duties, work; obligations

в задълженията ми влиза да it is my duty/office to, домакински задължения chores

семейни задължения family duties, hostages to fortune

поемам семейни задължения give hostages to fortune

светски задължения social engagements

поемам задълженията си търг. meet o.'s obligations

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задължѐние,

ср., -я 1. duty; obligation, engagement; commitment; ( срещу гаранция) юр. recognizance; ( нещо да бъде доказано) onus; върху него лежи \задължениее да it devolves upon him to, it is incumbent upon him to, he is in duty bound to, it is his duty to; върша нещо по \задължениее do s.th. as part of o.’s duty; do s.th. from a sense of duty; поемам \задължениее assume an obligation, enter into an engagement, undertake, engage, take upon o.s.;

2. ( парично) liability; debt; фин. charge; \задължениее по договор юр. privity of contract; инвестиционно \задължениее фин. capital commitment;

3. мн. duties, work; obligations; в \задължениеята ми влиза да it is my duty/office to; домакински \задължениея chores; поемам \задължениеята си търг. meet o.’s obligations; поемам семейни \задължениея give hostages to fortune; светски \задължениея social engagements; семейни \задължениея family duties, hostages to fortune.

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binding; duty{`dyu;ti}: I consider it my задължение. - Считам го за свое задължение.; engagement; job{djOb}; liability

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1. (нещо да бъде доказано) onus 2. (парично) liability;debt 3. (срещу гаранция) юр. recognizance 4. duty;obligation, engagement 5. в задълженията ми влиза да it is my duty/ office to, домакински задължения chores 6. върху него лежи ЗАДЪЛЖЕНИЕ да it devolves upon him to, it is incumbent upon him to, he is in duty bound to, it is his duty to 7. върша нещо по ЗАДЪЛЖЕНИЕ do s.th. as part o.'s duty 8. изпълнявам ЗАДЪЛЖЕНИЕ keep an engagement;do o.'s duty 9. мн.ч. duties, work;obligations 10. поемам ЗАДЪЛЖЕНИЕ assume an obligation, enter into an engagement, undertake, engage, take upon o. s. 11. поемам задълженията си търг. meet o.'s obligations 12. поемам семейни задължения give hostages to fortune 13. светски задължения social engagements 14. семейни задължения family duties, hostages to fortune 15. считам за свое ЗАДЪЛЖЕНИЕ да consider it o.'s duty/ obligation to

Български-английски речник > задължение
43 pflicht

f; -, -en duty; SPORT compulsory exercise(s Pl.); seine Pflicht tun do one’s duty; seine Pflichten verletzen act contrary to ( oder in breach of) one’s duties; ich habe nur meine Pflicht getan I was only doing my duty ( oder job); jemandes Pflicht als Christ etc. s.o.’s duty as a Christian etc.; es sich (Dat) zur Pflicht machen zu (+ Inf.) make it one’s duty to (+ Inf.) die Pflicht ruft duty calls; jemanden in die Pflicht nehmen take s.o. up on his ( oder her) promise; es ist Pflicht it’s obligatory ( oder compulsory); es ist deine ( verdammte) Pflicht und Schuldigkeit it is your bounden duty; die ehelichen Pflichten meist hum. one’s marital duties, one’s duties as a husband ( oder wife)

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die Pflicht

task; obligation; duty; part; behove; charge; office; job

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Pflịcht [pflɪçt]
f -, -en

1) (= Verpflichtung) duty (zu to)

ich habe die traurige Pflicht... — it is my sad duty...

als Abteilungsleiter hat er die Pflicht,... — it's his duty or responsibility as head of (the) department...

Rechte und Pflichten — rights and responsibilities

seine Pflicht erfüllen or tun — to do one's duty

der Pflicht gehorchen (geh) — to obey the call of duty

jdn in die Pflicht nehmen — to remind sb of his duty

eheliche Pflichten — conjugal or marital duties

die bürgerlichen Pflichten — one's civic duties or responsibilities

die Pflicht ruft — duty calls

ich habe es mir zur Pflicht gemacht — I've taken it upon myself, I've made it my duty

ich tue nur meine Pflicht — I'm only doing my duty

etw nur aus Pflicht tun — to do sth merely because one has to

das ist Pflicht — you have to do that, it's compulsory

Schulbesuch ist Pflicht — you have to go to school, going to school is compulsory

es ist seine ( verdammte inf) Pflicht und Schuldigkeit(, das zu tun) — he damn well or jolly well (Brit) ought to (do it) (inf)

2) (SPORT) compulsory section or exercises pl

bei der Pflicht — in the compulsory section or exercises

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die

(what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) duty

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Pflicht

<-, -en>

[pflɪçt]

f

1. (Verpflichtung) duty, responsibility

▪ jds \Pflicht/ \Pflichten als jd sb's duty [or responsibility]/duties [or responsibilities] as sb

jds verdammte \Pflicht und Schuldigkeit sein, etw zu tun (sl) sb damn [or BRIT a. bloody] well ought to do sth sl

sich dat zur \Pflicht machen, etw zu tun to make it one's duty [or take it upon oneself] to do sth

die \Pflicht haben, etw zu tun to have the duty to do sth

eheliche \Pflichten conjugal duties

jdn [durch etw akk] in die \Pflicht nehmen (geh) to remind sb of his duty [through sth], to insist on sb discharging his responsibility

die \Pflicht ruft duty calls

nur seine \Pflicht tun to only do one's duty; s.a. Recht

2. SPORT compulsory section [or exercise]

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die; Pflicht, Pflichten

1) duty

Pflicht sein — be obligatory

es ist seine Pflicht und Schuldigkeit — it's his bounden duty

2) (Sport) compulsory exercises pl

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…pflicht f im subst:

Aussagepflicht obligation to testify ( oder give evidence);

Ausweispflicht obligation to produce identification;

Erziehungspflicht obligation to educate one’s children;

Fürsorgepflicht JUR duty of care;

Streupflicht obligation to grit the pavement (US sidewalk) in front of one’s house;

Wahlpflicht electoral duty

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die; Pflicht, Pflichten

1) duty

Pflicht sein — be obligatory

es ist seine Pflicht und Schuldigkeit — it's his bounden duty

2) (Sport) compulsory exercises pl

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-en (Sport) f.

compulsory figures n. -en f.

duty n.

obligation n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > pflicht
44 deber

m.

duty.

los derechos y los deberes de los ciudadanos citizens' rights and duties

Ella tiene el deber de cuidarla She has the obligation to take care of her

v.

1 to owe.

deber algo a alguien to owe somebody something, to owe something to somebody

¿qué o cuánto le debo? how much is it?

Esa pobre mujer debe desde hace mucho That poor woman owes since long before

Esa mujer debe mil dólares That woman owes one thousand dollars.

2 to have to, to be bound to, to have got to, to must.

Ella debe cuidar de María She has to take care of Mary.

3 to be supposed to.

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deber

► verbo transitivo

1 (estar obligado a algo) to owe

■ debemos respeto a nuestros padres we owe respect to our parents

2 (dinero, cosa) to owe

■ te debo cincuenta euros I owe you fifty euros

► auxiliar

1 (obligación presente) must, have to, have got to

■ debo ir a comprar I must go shopping

■ debes acabar antes de que lleguen you have to finish before they arrive

2 (obligación pasada) should, ought to

■ debía haberlo comprado ayer I should have bought it yesterday

3 (obligación futura) must, have to, have got to

■ deberás tenerlo a las cinco you must have it ready by five o'clock

4 (obligación moral) should, ought to

■ no deberías haberlo hecho you shouldn't have done it

5 deber de (probabilidad) must; (negativa) can't

■ deben de ser las seis it must be six o'clock

■ debes de haberlo oído you must have heard it

■ no sé cuántas veces he debido de decírtelo I don't know how many times I must have told you

■ no deben de haber llegado they can't have arrived

► verbo pronominal deberse

1 (ser consecuencia) to be due (a, to)

■ esto se debe a su falta de interés this is due to his lack of interest

2 (tener una obligación) to have a duty (a, to)

■ un soldado se debe a su patria a soldier has a duty to his country

► nombre masculino deber

1 (obligación) duty, obligation

► nombre masculino plural deberes

1 (escolares) homework sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cumplir con su deber to do one's duty

hacer los deberes to do one's homework

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1. noun m.
duty
2. verb
1) must

2) ought to, should

3) to owe

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1.

VT [+ dinero, explicación, respeto] to owe

me debes cinco dólares — you owe me five dollars

¿qué le debo? — [en bares, tiendas] how much (is it)?, how much do I owe you?

me deben muchos favores — they owe me a lot of favours

te debo una disculpa — I owe you an apology

el teatro español debe mucho a Buero Vallejo — Spanish theatre owes a lot to Buero Vallejo

todo lo que he conseguido se lo debo a mi padre — I have my father to thank for everything I have achieved, I owe everything I have achieved to my father

2. VI

1) + infin
[obligación]
debo intentar verla — I must try to see her

no debes preocuparte — you mustn't worry

no debes comer tanto — you shouldn't eat so much

como debe ser — as it ought to o should be

debería cambiarse cada mes — it ought to o should be changed every month

habrías debido traerlo — you ought to have o should have brought it

no deberías haberla dejado sola — you shouldn't have left her alone

debíamos haber salido ayer — we were to have o should have left yesterday

2) + infin
[suposición]
debe (de) ser brasileño — he must be a Brazilian

debe (de) hacer mucho frío allí — it must be very cold there

debe (de) ser así — it must be like that, that's how it must be

he debido (de) perderlo — I must have lost it

no debe (de) ser muy caro — it can't be very dear

no debe (de) tener mucho dinero — he can't have much money

no debía (de) tener más de dieciocho años — she couldn't have been more than eighteen

no debía (de) andar lejos de los 200.000 libros — it can't have been far off 200,000 books

no debía (de) quedar ninguno vivo — it is unlikely that any survived

3.

See:

deberse

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

a) < dinero> to owe

exigen el pago de lo que se les debe — they're demanding to be paid what is owing to them

¿cuánto se debe? — how much do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer — I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

b) <favor/visita/explicación> to owe

España le debe mucho al Islam — Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador — I have to thank my coach for this victory
2.
deber v aux

1) ( expresando obligación)

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

2) (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

a)

deber (de) + inf: deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock; deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out; debe (de) estar ganando mucho — she/he must be earning a lot

b) ( en frases negativas)

no deben (de) saber la dirección — they probably don't know the address

no les debe (de) haber interesado — they can't have been interested
3.
deberse v pron

1) ( tener su causa en)

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

2) persona ( tener obligaciones hacia)

deberse a alguien — to have a duty to somebody

el artista se debe a su público — an artist has a duty to his/her public
II
masculino

1) ( obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber — he failed in his duty

siento que es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos — I feel morally bound to help them

2) deberes masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? — have you done your homework?

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I 1.
verbo transitivo

a) < dinero> to owe

exigen el pago de lo que se les debe — they're demanding to be paid what is owing to them

¿cuánto se debe? — how much do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer — I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

b) <favor/visita/explicación> to owe

España le debe mucho al Islam — Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador — I have to thank my coach for this victory
2.
deber v aux

1) ( expresando obligación)

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

2) (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

a)

deber (de) + inf: deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock; deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out; debe (de) estar ganando mucho — she/he must be earning a lot

b) ( en frases negativas)

no deben (de) saber la dirección — they probably don't know the address

no les debe (de) haber interesado — they can't have been interested
3.
deberse v pron

1) ( tener su causa en)

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

2) persona ( tener obligaciones hacia)

deberse a alguien — to have a duty to somebody

el artista se debe a su público — an artist has a duty to his/her public
II
masculino

1) ( obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber — he failed in his duty

siento que es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos — I feel morally bound to help them

2) deberes masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? — have you done your homework?

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deber¹

¹ = duty [duties, -pl.], obligation.

Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.

Ex: At the same time, the Library acknowledges its obligation to cooperate with major abstracting and indexing services to build a comprehensive national bibliographic data base.

* consciente de los deberes de Uno = dutiful.

* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.

* deber ciudadano = civic duty.

* deber cumplido = duty accomplished.

* deberes = homework, school tasks, homework assignment, school work [schoolwork], class assignment, course assignment, student assignment.

* deber familiar = familial duty.

* deber moral = moral duty.

* deber profesional = professional duty.

* hacer el deber de Uno = do + Posesivo + part.

* hacer los deberes = do + homework.

* incumplimiento del deber = neglect of duty, breach of duty.

* más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.

* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber = dereliction of duty.

* no hacer los deberes = be asleep at the wheel.

* sentido del deber = sense of duty.

* tener el deber de = have + a responsibility to.

* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.

deber²

² = must, ought to, owe.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex: Early in its discussions the Working Group concluded that the implementation of an international authority system ought to follow a phased approach.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can then tell which borrowers owe the library money.

* debe por lo tanto deducirse que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto esperarse que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto ser lógico que = it must therefore follow that.

* debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que = it must therefore follow that.

* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.

* debería existir = there + ought to be.

* debería haber = there + ought to be.

* debería(n) = should.

* deber pagarse = be payable.

* deber pensarse = thought + must be given.

* deber prestar atención = warrant + consideration.

* deberse = be due.

* deberse a = be due to, be caused by, be attributable to, boil down to.

* deber una multa = owe + fine.

* deber + Verbo = be + to be + Verbo.

* debe ser + Participio = be to be + Participio.

* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* mérito + deberse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.

* multa que se debe = unpaid fine.

* no actuar como se debe = be remiss.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.

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deber¹ [E1 ] [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

vt

1 ‹dinero› to owe

le deben 15.000 pesos/dos meses de sueldo they owe her 15,000 pesos/two months' salary

quieren que les paguen lo que se les debe they want to be paid what they are due o what is owing to them

no le debo nada a nadie I don't owe anything to anyone

¿cuánto or ( fam) qué se debe? how much o what do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

2 ‹favor/visita/explicación› to owe

le debo la vida I owe her my life

todavía le debo el regalo de cumpleaños I still owe him o haven't given him a birthday present

me debe carta ella a mí she owes me a letter, it's her turn to write to me

les debes respeto y obediencia you owe them respect and obedience

España le debe mucho al Islam Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador I have my coach to thank for this victory

¿a qué debo este honor? to what do I owe this honor?

■

v aux

A (expresando obligación) deber + INF:

debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her

deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her

deberás decírselo you will have to tell her

debería or debiera darte vergüenza you ought to be o you should be ashamed of yourself

la trató cortés y respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with courtesy and respect, as he should

no debes usarlo sin antes pedir permiso you are not to o you must not use it without asking first

no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies

no deberías or debías haberlo dejado solo or no debiste dejarlo solo you shouldn't have left him alone

B (expresando suposición, probabilidad)

1 deber ( DE) + INF:

ya deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock

¡debes (de) estar muriéndote de hambre! you must be starving!

deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out

nos hemos debido (de) cruzar we must have passed each other

debe (de) estar ganando mucho más que eso she must be earning a lot more than that

le debe (de) doler mucho it must be very painful

ésos debieron (de) ser or deben (de) haber sido momentos muy duros that must have been a very difficult time

has debido (de) perderlo or debes (de) haberlo perdido you must have lost it

2

(en frases negativas): no deben (de) saber del accidente, si no habrían vuelto they can't know about the accident or they would have come back

¿por qué no ha llamado? — no debe (de) haber podido why hasn't he phoned? — he obviously hasn't been able to

la conferencia fue en francés, no deben (de) haber entendido nada the lecture was in French, I bet they didn't understand a word o they can't have understood a word

no les debe haber interesado or no les debió interesar they can't have been interested o presumably, they weren't interested

■ deberse

v pron

A (tener su causa en) deberse A algo:

el retraso se debe al mal tiempo the delay is due to the bad weather

el accidente se debió a un fallo humano the accident was caused by o was due to human error

¿a qué se debe este escándalo? what's all this racket about?

¿a qué se debe tan agradable sorpresa? to what do I owe such a pleasant surprise?

B «persona» (tener obligaciones hacia) deberse A algn; to have a duty TO sb

el artista se debe a su público an artist has a duty to his or her public

me debo antes que nada a mis pacientes my first responsibility o duty is to my patients

me debo a mis electores I have a duty to the people who voted for me

deber²

masculine

A (obligación) duty

cumplió con su deber he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber he failed in his duty, he failed to do his duty

el deber del soldado para con su patria a soldier's duty to his country

votar es un derecho y un deber del cuidadano voting is the right and duty of every citizen

tengo el triste deber de comunicarles el fallecimiento de … ( frml); it is my sad duty to inform you of the death of …

es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos I feel morally bound to help them

B deberes mpl (tarea escolar) homework, assignment ( AmE)

¿has hecho los deberes? have you done your homework?

nos ponen or mandan muchos deberes they set us a lot of homework

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deber 1 ( conjugate deber) verbo transitivo ‹dinero/favor/explicación› to owe;
◊ te debo las entradas de ayer I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

deber v aux
1 ( expresando obligación):
◊ debemos trabajar más we must work harder;

no debes usarlo you must not use it;
deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her;
no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies;
no deberías haberlo dejado solo you shouldn't have left him alone
2 (expresando suposición, probabilidad):
◊ deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock;

deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out;
debe (de) estar enamorado she/he must be in love;
no deben (de) saber la dirección they probably don't know the address;
no les debe (de) interesar they can't be interested
deberse verbo pronominal
1 ( tener su causa en) deberse a algo to be due to sth;
◊ se debe a que no estudia it's due to the fact that she doesn't study;

¿a qué se debe este escándalo? what's all this racket about?
2 [ persona] ( tener obligaciones hacia) deberse a algn to have a duty to sb
deber 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( obligación) duty;
◊ cumplió con su deber he carried out o did his duty

2
◊ deberes sustantivo masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)

deber 1 sustantivo masculino
I duty: deberá cumplir con su deber, she must do her duty
II Educ deberes, homework sing
deber 2
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener una deuda) to owe: me debe una disculpa, he owes me an apology
le debe mucho a su entrenador, he owes a lot to his trainer
2 (+ infinitivo: estar obligado a) must, to have to: debe tomar el medicamento, he must take the medicine
debía hacerlo, I had to do it
ya debería estar aquí, he ought to be here‚ ¡debería darte vergüenza!, you should be ashamed of yourself! o shame on you! ➣ Ver nota en must 3 (para dar un consejo) should: deberías estar presente, you should be present
II verbo intransitivo ( deber + de + infinitivo: ser posible) (positivo) must: debe de haberlo oído en alguna parte, he must have heard it from somewhere
(negativo) can not: debe de estar dormido, he must be asleep
todavía no deben de haber llegado, they can't have arrived yet
' deber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carga
- hacer
- imponerse
- incumplir
- incumplimiento
- obligación
- alto
- ciudadano
- cometido
- cumplimiento
- cumplir
- inexcusable
- ir
- satisfacción
- sentido
English:
accomplishment
- avoid
- before
- carry out
- civic
- discharge
- do
- duck
- duty
- immune
- job
- meet
- must
- need
- neglect
- ought
- owe
- service
- should
- suppose
- want
- bound
- call
- well

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deber

♦ nm
[obligación] duty;
mi deber es ayudar it is my duty to help;

es mi deber intentar detenerle it is my duty to try to stop him;

cumplir con el deber to do one's duty;

faltarás a tu deber si no acudes a la reunión you will be failing in your duty if you don't come to the meeting;

los derechos y los deberes de los ciudadanos citizens' rights and duties;

mantener la ciudad limpia es deber de todos keeping the city tidy is everyone's responsibility;

tiene un gran sentido del deber she has a great sense of duty;

tengo el triste deber de comunicarles la aparición del cuerpo de su hijo it is my sad duty to inform you that your son's body has been found

♦ deberes nmpl
[trabajo escolar] homework;
hacer los deberes to do one's homework;

nos han mandado muchos deberes para el fin de semana they've set o given us a lot of homework for the weekend

♦ vt

1. [adeudar] to owe;

deber algo a alguien to owe sb sth, to owe sth to sb;

¿qué o [m5] cuánto le debo? how much is it?, how much does it come to?;

¿qué se debe? how much is it?, how much does it come to?;

¿qué te debo del pan y la leche? what do I owe you for the bread and milk?;

me deben medio millón de pesos they owe me half a million pesos;

me debes una cena you owe me a meal out

2. [moralmente] to owe;

te debo la vida I owe you my life;

este éxito se lo debo a mis compañeros I owe this success to my colleagues, I have my colleagues to thank for this success;

creo que te debo una explicación I think I owe you an explanation;

debemos mucho a nuestros padres we owe our parents a lot;

no le debo nada a nadie I don't owe anybody anything;
Formal
¿a qué debemos el honor de su visita? to what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?;

Comp
Fam
deber una a alguien to owe sb one;

te debo una, compañero I owe you one, mate

♦ vi

1. (antes de infinitivo) [expresa obligación]
debo hacerlo I have to do it, I must do it;

deberían abolir esa ley they ought to o should abolish that law;

debes dominar tus impulsos you must o should control your impulses;

debería darles vergüenza they ought to be ashamed;

no deberías fumar tanto you shouldn't smoke so much;

no debes decir mentiras you mustn't o shouldn't tell lies;

no debiste insultarle you shouldn't have insulted her;
Fam
una película como debe ser a proper film, a film like films were meant to be

2. [expresa posibilidad]
el tren debe de llegar alrededor de las diez the train should arrive at about ten;

deben de haber llegado ya a casa they must o should be home by now;

deben de ser las diez it must be ten o'clock;

no debe de ser muy mayor she can't be very old;

no debe de hacer mucho frío it can't be very o that cold;

debe de ser extranjero he must be a foreigner;

debes de estar cayéndote de sueño you must be exhausted;

debo haberlo dejado en casa I must have left it at home

♦ See also the pronominal verb deberse

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deber

I m

1 duty

2

:

deberes pl homework sg

II v/t owe;

deber a alguien 500 pesos owe s.o. 500 pesos

III v/i

1 en presente must, have to;

debo llegar a la hora I must be on time, I have to be on time;

no debo llegar tarde I mustn’t be late

2 en pretérito should have;

debería haberme callado I should have kept quiet

3 en futuro will have to;

deberán terminar imediatamente they must finish o they will have to finish immediately

4 en condicional should;

¿qué debería hacer? what should I do?;

no deberías hacer eso you shouldn’t do that;

debería ser lo suficientemente largo that should be long enough

5 como suposición

:

debe de hacer frío it must be cold;

debe de tener quince años he must be about 15;

debe de hacer poco que viven aquí they can’t have lived here for long;

ya deben de haber llegado they must o should have arrived by now

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deber vt

: to owe

deber v aux

1) : must, have to

debo ir a la oficina: I must go to the office

2) : should, ought to

deberías buscar trabajo: you ought to look for work

3) (expressing probability) : must

debe ser mexicano: he must be Mexican

♦ See also the reflexive verb deberse

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deber¹ n duty [pl. duties]

es un deber del ciudadano pagar los impuestos it is every citizen's duty to pay taxes

cumplir con un deber to do your duty

deber² vb

1. (dinero, favor, etc) to owe

te debo 1.000 pesetas I owe you 1,000 pesetas

me debes un favor you owe me a favour

2. (estar obligado en presente) must / to have to

debemos respetar a los demás we must respect other people

3. (estar obligado en condicional) should / ought to

deberías ser menos impulsivo you should be less impulsive

deber de must

debe de haber aprobado porque está muy contento he must have passed because he's very happy

Spanish-English dictionary > deber
45 guardia

f.

1 guard (conjunto de personas).

la vieja guardia the old guard

guardia Civil Civil Guard, = armed Spanish police force who patrol rural areas and highways, guard public buildings in cities and police borders and coasts

2 watch, guard (vigilancia).

en guardia on guard

montar (la) guardia to mount guard

aflojar o bajar la guardia to lower o drop one's guard

3 duty (turno).

estar de guardia to be on duty

f. & m.

1 policeman, (f) policewoman (person).

guardia civil civil guard

guardia municipal (local) policeman, f. (local) policewoman

guardia de seguridad security guard

guardia de tráfico traffic policeman, f. traffic policewoman

2 guard, guardsman, watchman.

3 safeguard, protection, defense, defence.

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guardia

► nombre femenino

1 (vigilancia) watch, lookout

2 (servicio) duty, call

■ dos veces al mes le toca guardia en el hospital she's on call at the hospital twice a month

3 (tropa) guard

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (hombre) policeman; (mujer) policewoman

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

bajar la guardia to lower one's guard

estar de guardia (doctor) to be on duty, be on call 2 (soldado) to be on guard duty 3 (marino) to be on watch

estar en guardia to be on guard

mantener la guardia to keep watch

montar la guardia to mount guard

ponerse en guardia to put oneself on one's guard

farmacia de guardia duty chemist's

guardia civil Civil Guard

guardia de asalto assault guard

guardia de corps Royal Guard

guardia de tráfico (hombre) traffic policeman 2 (mujer) traffic policewoman

guardia urbano,-a (hombre) policeman 2 (mujer) policewoman

médico de guardia doctor on duty

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noun mf.

1) guard

2) policeman / policewoman

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1.

SMF (=policía) policeman/policewoman; (Mil) guardsman

guardia civil — civil guard, police corps with responsibilities outside towns or cities

guardia de tráfico — traffic policeman/policewoman

guardia forestal — (forest) ranger, warden

guardia jurado — (armed) security guard

guardia marina — midshipman

guardia municipal, guardia urbano/a — police officer ( of the city or town police)

guardias de asalto — riot police; (Mil) shock troops

2. SF

1) (=vigilancia)

• estar de guardia — [empleado, enfermero, médico] to be on duty; [soldado] to be on sentry duty, be on guard duty; (Náut) to be on watch

médico de guardia — doctor on duty, duty doctor

oficial de guardia — officer on duty, duty officer

puesto de guardia — (Mil) guard post, sentry box

• hacer guardia — [médico, empleado] to be on duty; [soldado] to do guard duty, do sentry duty

el soldado que hacía guardia — the soldier (who was) on duty

los fotógrafos hacían guardia junto al juzgado — the photographers were keeping guard outside the court

• montar guardia — to stand guard

los periodistas montaban guardia en la puerta — the journalists were standing guard at the door

montar la guardia — (=empezarla) to mount guard

• relevar la guardia — to change guard

- bajar la guardia

- estar en guardia

- poner a algn en guardia contra algo

su alusión a mi familia me puso en guardia — his reference to my family put me on my guard

se enciende una luz amarilla para poner en guardia al conductor — a yellow light appears to alert the driver

- ponerse en guardia
farmacia, juzgado
2) (tb: turno de guardia) [de médico, enfermera] shift; [de soldado] duty session

3) (Esgrima) (=posición) guard, garde

estar en guardia — to be on guard, be en garde

4) (=cuerpo) (Mil) guard

- la vieja guardia

Guardia Civil — Civil Guard

guardia costera — coastguard service

guardia de asalto — riot police

guardia de honor — guard of honour, guard of honor (EEUU)

guardia montada — horse guards pl

guardia municipal — city police, town police

Guardia Nacional — Nic, Pan National Guard, Army

guardia pretoriana — ( Hist) Praetorian Guard; pey corps of bodyguards

Guardia Suiza — Swiss Guard

guardia urbana — city police, town police
GUARDIA CIVIL The Guardia Civil, commonly referred to as la Benemérita, is the oldest of Spain's various police forces. A paramilitary force like the French Gendarmerie, it was set up in 1844 to combat banditry in rural areas, but was also used as an instrument of repression in the cities. Under Franco it was resented by many as an oppressive, reactionary force, and was especially hated in the Basque Country. With the return of democracy, Franco's despised Policía Armada were reformed as the Policía Nacional, and the present-day role of the Guardia Civil was redefined. They are mainly stationed in rural areas, and their duties include policing highways and frontiers and taking part in anti-terrorist operations. Their traditional tunics and capes have been replaced by a green uniform, and the famous black patent-leather three-cornered hats are now reserved for ceremonial occasions.
See:

ver nota culturelle POLICÍA in policía

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I
femenino

1)

a) ( vigilancia)

estar de guardia — soldado to be on guard duty; médico to be on duty o call; empleado to be on duty; marino to be on watch

montaban or hacían guardia frente al palacio — they were standing guard in front of the palace

bajar la guardia — to lower one's guard

con la guardia baja — with one's guard down

estar en guardia — to be on one's guard

poner en guardia a alguien — to warn somebody

ponerse en guardia: se han puesto en guardia contra posibles fraudes — they are on the alert for fraud

b) ( en esgrima)

en guardia — on guard

2) ( cuerpo militar) guard

cambio de guardia — changing of the guard

•

- Guardia Civil

- guardia de honor
II
(m) policeman; (f) policewoman

- guardia jurado

- guardia marina

- guardia tumbado

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= guard, patrolman, watch.

Ex. This article reports on the results of a survey measuring student library users' perception of the effectiveness of using guards in the library.

Ex. Arabs who played a role in the Holocaust included those who personally took part in the persecution of Jews, and patrolmen who tracked down Jewish escapees from forced labor camps.

Ex. During his watch, the US economy as well as the global monetary situation have been thrown into a precarious situation.

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* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.

* cambio de la guardia = changing of the guard.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on standby, on call.

* de la vieja guardia = old-style.

* estar en guardia = be on guard (against), be on + Posesivo + guard.

* farmacia de guardia = emergency pharmacy.

* guardia de honor = guard of honour.

* guardia del alba = morning watch.

* guardia de seguridad = security guard.

* Guardia Nacional, la = National Guard, the.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* relevo de la guardia = changing of the guard.

* servicio en la Guardia Nacional = National Guard duty.

* turno de guardia = guard duty.

* vieja guardia, la = old guard, the.

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I
femenino

1)

a) ( vigilancia)

estar de guardia — soldado to be on guard duty; médico to be on duty o call; empleado to be on duty; marino to be on watch

montaban or hacían guardia frente al palacio — they were standing guard in front of the palace

bajar la guardia — to lower one's guard

con la guardia baja — with one's guard down

estar en guardia — to be on one's guard

poner en guardia a alguien — to warn somebody

ponerse en guardia: se han puesto en guardia contra posibles fraudes — they are on the alert for fraud

b) ( en esgrima)

en guardia — on guard

2) ( cuerpo militar) guard

cambio de guardia — changing of the guard

•

- Guardia Civil

- guardia de honor
II
(m) policeman; (f) policewoman

- guardia jurado

- guardia marina

- guardia tumbado

* * *

= guard, patrolman, watch.

Ex: This article reports on the results of a survey measuring student library users' perception of the effectiveness of using guards in the library.

Ex: Arabs who played a role in the Holocaust included those who personally took part in the persecution of Jews, and patrolmen who tracked down Jewish escapees from forced labor camps.

Ex: During his watch, the US economy as well as the global monetary situation have been thrown into a precarious situation.

* bajar la guardia = lower + Posesivo + guard.

* cambio de la guardia = changing of the guard.

* de guardia = on duty, duty + Profesión, on standby, on call.

* de la vieja guardia = old-style.

* estar en guardia = be on guard (against), be on + Posesivo + guard.

* farmacia de guardia = emergency pharmacy.

* guardia de honor = guard of honour.

* guardia del alba = morning watch.

* guardia de seguridad = security guard.

* Guardia Nacional, la = National Guard, the.

* poner a Alguien en guardia = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.

* relevo de la guardia = changing of the guard.

* servicio en la Guardia Nacional = National Guard duty.

* turno de guardia = guard duty.

* vieja guardia, la = old guard, the.

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guardia¹

feminine

A

1

(vigilancia): estar de guardia «soldado» to be on guard duty;

«médico» to be on duty o call; «empleado» to be on duty; «marino» to be on watch

la farmacia de guardia the duty pharmacy o ( BrE) chemist

montaban guardia frente al palacio they were standing guard in front of the palace

bajar la guardia (en boxeo) to lower one's guard; (descuidarse) to lower one's guard; (ceder) to let up, slacken in one's efforts

con la guardia baja with one's guard down

estar en guardia to be on one's guard

hacerle la guardia a algn (CS); to keep a lookout o an eye out for sb

poner a algn/ponerse en guardia: me puso en guardia contra los peligros de la expedición she warned me of the dangers of the expedition

se han puesto en guardia contra posibles fraudes they are on the alert o on their guard against possible frauds

2 (turno de vigilancia de un médico) shift

prestar or hacer guardia «soldado» to do guard duty;

«marino» to be on watch; «médico» to be on duty o call

3

(en esgrima): en guardia on guard, en garde

B (cuerpo militar) guard

cambio de guardia changing of the guard

relevar la guardia to relieve the guard

de la guardia vieja ( RPl): los tangos de la guardia vieja the old o original tangos

ver tb vieja guardia (↑ viejo (1))

hacer la guardia ( Chi); to do military service

Compuestos:

● Guardia Civil

feminine Civil Guard Guardia Civil (↑ guardia a1)

● guardia costera

feminine coastguard service

● guardia de honor

feminine guard of honor

● guardia montada

feminine mounted guard, horse guard

● guardia municipal or urbana

feminine police ( mainly involved in traffic duties)

● guardia real

feminine royal guard

● Guardia Suiza

feminine Swiss Guard

guardia²

masculine and feminine

( masculine) police officer, policeman; ( feminine) police officer, policewoman

Compuestos:

● guardia central

masculine and feminine nose guard

● guardia civil

masculine and feminine civil guard

● guardia de seguridad

masculine and feminine security guard

● guardia de tráfico

masculine and feminine, ( masculine) traffic policeman; ( feminine) traffic policewoman

● guardia jurado

masculine and feminine security guard

● guardia marina

masculine and feminine midshipman

● guardia municipal or urbano

masculine and feminine policeman/policewoman ( mainly carrying out traffic duties)

● guardia nariz

masculine and feminine nose guard

● guardia tumbado

masculine ( Esp) speed bump, sleeping policeman ( BrE)

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guardia sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( vigilancia):

◊ estar de guardia [ soldado] to be on guard duty;

[ médico] to be on duty o call;
[ empleado] to be on duty;
[ marino] to be on watch;
◊ montar guardia to stand guard;

poner en guardia a algn to warn sb
b) ( en esgrima):

◊ en guardia on guard

2 ( cuerpo militar) guard;
◊ cambio de guardia changing of the guard;

Gguardia Civil Civil Guard;
guardia municipal or urbana police ( mainly involved in traffic duties)
3
◊ guardia sustantivo masculino y femenino (sustantivo masculino) policeman;

(sustantivo femenino) policewoman
guardia
I sustantivo femenino
1 (custodia, vigilancia) watch: montaba guardia bajo su ventana, he kept watch under her window
2 (cuerpo armado) guard: pertenece a la Guardia Real, he's in the Royal Guard
3 (turno de servicio) duty
Mil guard duty: mañana estaré de guardia, I'll be on guard duty tomorrow
farmacia de guardia, GB duty chemist, US pharmacy on duty
II mf (hombre) policeman
(mujer) policewoman
♦ Locuciones: bajar la guardia, to lower one's guard
poner en guardia, to be on guard
juzgado de guardia, police court
' guardia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
juzgado
- alerta
- caseta
- casilla
- civil
- farmacia
- pitar
- porra
- reforzar
- relevar
English:
before
- call
- coastguard
- constable
- duty
- duty chemist
- guard
- lookout
- watch
- speed
- standby
- while

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guardia

♦ nf

1. [conjunto de personas] guard;

la vieja guardia the old guard;

el cambio de guardia the changing of the guard

Comp
Guardia Civil Civil Guard, = armed Spanish police force who patrol rural areas and highways, guard public buildings in cities and police borders and coasts;
guardia costera coastguard service;

guardia fronteriza border guard;

guardia de honor guard of honour;

la guardia municipal the local police;

Guardia Nacional National Guard;

guardia pretoriana Hist Praetorian Guard;
Fig phalanx of bodyguards;
guardia real royal guard;

la Guardia Suiza the Swiss Guard;

la guardia urbana the local police

2. [vigilancia] watch, guard;
también Fig
aflojar o [m5] bajar la guardia to lower o drop one's guard;

de guardia on guard;

me quedé de guardia toda la noche I stayed up watching all night;

¡en guardia! en garde!;

hacer guardia to stand guard;

montar (la) guardia to mount guard;

poner a alguien en guardia to put sb on their guard;

ponerse en guardia [en boxeo] to raise one's guard

3. [turno] shift;

este mes hice cinco guardias [médico] I've done five shifts this month;
[soldado] I've done five turns at guard duty this month;
le atenderá el médico de guardia the doctor on duty o duty doctor will see you;

estar de guardia [médico] to be on duty o call;
[farmacia] to be open 24 hours [on a given day]
♦ nmf

1. [agente] policeman, f policewoman

Comp
guardia civil civil guard;
guardia municipal (local) policeman, f (local) policewoman;

guardia de tráfico traffic policeman, f traffic policewoman;

guardia urbano (local) policeman, f (local) policewoman

2. [centinela] guard

Comp
guardia jurado security guard;
guardia de seguridad security guard

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guardia

I f

1 guard;

bajar la guardia fig lower one’s guard;

poner a alguien en guardia put s.o. on their guard;

la vieja guardia fig the old guard

2

:

de guardia on duty

II m/f

1 MIL guard

2 ( policía) police officer

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guardia nf

1) : guard, defense

2) : guard duty, watch

3)

en guardia : on guard

guardia nmf

1) : sentry, guardsman, guard

2) : police officer, policeman m, policewoman f

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guardia n

1. (cuerpo) guard

2. (policía) policeman [pl. policemen] / policewoman [pl. policewomen]

estar de guardia to be on duty

estar en guardia to be on your guard

guardia civil civil guard

guardia de tráfico traffic warden

guardia urbana local police

Se refiere al cuerpo de policía; una mujer policía se llama policewoman [pl. policewomen]

guardia urbano policeman [pl. policemen]

Spanish-English dictionary > guardia
46 अग्निः _agniḥ

अग्निः [अङ्गति ऊर्ध्वं गच्छति अङ्ग्-नि,नलोपश्च Uṇ.4.5., or fr. अञ्च् 'to go.']

1 Fire कोप˚, चिन्ता˚, शोक˚, ज्ञान˚, राज˚, &c.

-2 The God of fire.

-3 Sacrificial fire of three kinds (गार्हपत्य, आहवनीय and दक्षिण); पिता बै गार्हपत्यो$ ग्निर्माताग्निर्दक्षिणः स्मृतः । गुरुराहवनीयस्तु साग्नित्रेता गरीयसी ॥ Ms. 2.232.

-4 The fire of the stomach, digestive faculty, gastric fluid.

-5 Bile (नाभेरूर्ध्व हृदयादधस्तादामाशयमाचक्षते तद्गतं सौरं तेजः पित्तम् इत्याचक्षते).

-6 Cauterization (अग्नि- कर्मन्).

-7 Gold.

-8 The number three. शराग्निपरिमाणम् (पञ्चत्रिंशत्) Mb.13.17.26.

-9 N. of various plants: (a) चित्रक Plumbago Zeylanica; (b) रक्तचित्रक; (c) भल्लातक Semicarpus Anacardium; (d) निम्बक Citrus Acida.

-1 A mystical substitute for the letter र्. In Dvandva comp. as first member with names of deities, and with particular words अग्नि is changed to अग्ना, as ˚विष्णू, ˚मरुतौ, or to अग्नी, ˚पर्जन्यौ, ˚ वरुणौ, ˚षोमौ

-11 पिङगला नाडी; यत्र तद् ब्रह्म निर्द्वन्द्वं यत्र सोमः, (इडा) सहाग्निना (अग्निः पिङ्गला) Mb.14.2.1.

-12 Sacrificial altar, अग्निकुण्ड cf. Rām. 1.14.28.

-13 Sky. अग्निर्मूर्धा Muṇḍ 2.1.4. [cf. L. ignis.

[Agni is the God of Fire, the Ignis of the Latins and Ogni of the Slavonians. He is one of the most prominent deities of the Ṛigveda. He, as an immortal, has taken up his abode among mortals as their guest; he is the domestic priest, the successful accomplisher and protector of all ceremonies; he is also the religious leader and preceptor of the gods, a swift messenger employed to announce to the immortals the hymns and to convey to them the oblations of their worshippers, and to bring them down from the sky to the place of sacrifice. He is sometimes regarded as the mouth and the tongue through which both gods and men participate in the sacrifices. He is the lord, protector and leader of people, monarch of men, the lord of the house, friendly to mankind, and like a father, mother, brother &c. He is represented as being produced by the attrition of two pieces of fuel which are regarded as husband and wife. Sometimes he is considered to have been brought down from heaven or generated by Indra between two clouds or stones, created by Dyau, or fashioned by the gods collectively. In some passages he is represented as having a triple existence, which may mean his three- fold manifestations as the sun in heaven, lightning in the atmosphere, and as ordinary fire on the earth, although the three appearances are also elsewhere otherwise explained. His epithets are numberless and for the most part descriptive of his physical characteristics: धूमकेतु, हुतभुज्, शुचि, रोहिताश्व, सप्तजिह्व, तोमरधर, घृतान्न, चित्रभानु, ऊर्ध्वशोचिस्, शोचिष्केश, हरिकेश, हिरण्यदन्त, अयोदंष्ट्र &c. In a celebrated passage he is said to have 4 horns, 3 feet, 2 heads, and 7 hands. The highest divine functions are ascribed to Agni. He is said to have spread out the two worlds and + produced them, to have supported heaven, formed the mundane regions and luminaries of heaven, to have begotten Mitra and caused the sun to ascend the sky. He is the head and summit of the sky, the centre of the earth. Earth, Heaven and all beings obey his commands. He knows and sees all worlds or creatures and witnesses all their actions. The worshippers of Agni prosper, they are wealthy and live long. He is the protector of that man who takes care to bring him fuel. He gives him riches and no one can overcome him who sacrifices to this god. He confers, and is the guardian of, immortality. He is like a water-trough in a desert and all blessing issue from him. He is therefore constantly supplicated for all kinds of boons, riches, food, deliverance from enemies and demons, poverty, reproach, childlessness, hunger &c. Agni is also associated with Indra in different hymns and the two gods are said to be twin brothers.

Such is the Vedic conception of Agni; but in the course of mythological personifications he appears as the eldest son of Brahmā and is called Abhimānī [Viṣṇu Purāṇa]. His wife was Svāhā; by her, he had 3 sons - Pāvaka, Pavamāna and Śuchi; and these had forty-five sons; altogether 49 persons who are considered identical with the 49 fires. He is also represented as a son of Aṅgiras, as a king of the Pitṛs or Manes, as a Marut and as a grandson of Śāṇḍila, and also as a star. The Harivaṁśa describes him as clothed in black, having smoke for his standard and head-piece and carrying a flaming javelin. He is borne in a chariot drawn by red horses and the 7 winds are the wheels of his car. He is accompanied by a ram and sometimes he is represented as riding on that animal. Agni was appointed by Brahamā as the sovereign of the quarter between the south and east, whence the direction is still known as Āgneyī. The Mahābhārata represents Agni as having exhausted his vigour and become dull by devouring many oblations at the several sacrifices made by king Śvetaki, but he recruited his strength by devouring the whole Khāṇḍava forest; for the story see the word खाण्डव].

-Comp. -अ (आ) गारम् -रः, -आलयः, -गृहम् [अग्निकार्याय अगारम् शाक˚ त.] a fire- sanctuary, house or place for keeping the sacred fire; वसंश्चतुर्थो$ग्निरिवाग्न्यगारे R.5.25. रथाग्न्यगारं चापार्चीं शरशक्तिगदे- न्धनम् Mb.11.25.14.

-अस्त्रम् fire-missile, a rocket,

-आत्मक a. [अग्निरात्मा यस्य] of the nature of fire सोमा- त्मिका स्त्री, ˚कः पुमान्.

-आधानम् consecrating the fire; so ˚आहिति.

-आधेयः [अग्निराधेयो येन] a Brāhmana who maintains the sacred fire. (

-यम्) =

˚आधानम्. -आहितः [अग्निराहितो येन, वा परनिपातः P.II.2.37.] one who maintains the sacred fire; See आहिताग्नि.

-इध् m. (अग्नीध्रः) [अग्निम् इन्द्धे स अग्नीध्] the priest who kindles fire (mostly Ved).

-इन्धनः [अग्निरिध्यते अनेन] N. of a Mantra. (नम्) kindling the fire; अग्नीन्धनं भैक्षचर्याम् Ms.2.18.

-उत्पातः [अग्निना दिव्यानलेन कृतः उत्पातः] a fiery portent, meteor, comet &c. In Bṛ. S.33 it is said to be of five kinds: दिवि भुक्तशुभफलानां पततां रूपाणि यानि तान्युल्काः । धिष्ण्योल्का- शनिविद्युत्तारा इति पञ्चधा भिन्नाः ॥ उल्का पक्षेण फलं तद्वत् धिष्ण्याशनिस्त्रिभिः पक्षैः । विद्युदहोभिः ष़ड्भिस्तद्वत्तारा विपाचयति ॥ Different fruits are said to result from the appearances of these portents, according to the nature of their colour, position &c.

-उद्धरणम्, -उद्धारः 1 producing fire by the friction of two araṇis.

-2 taking out, before sun-rise, the sacred fire from its cover of ashes previous to a sacrifice.

-उपस्थानम् worship of Agni; the Mantra or hymn with which Agni is worshipped (अग्निरुपस्थीयते$नेन) अग्निस्त्रिष्टुभ् उपस्थाने विनियोगः Sandhyā.

-एधः [अग्निमेधयति] an incendiary.

-कणः; -स्तोकः a spark.

-कर्मन् n. [अग्नौ कर्म स. त.]

1 cauterization.

-2 action of fire.

-3 oblation to Agni, worship of Agni (अग्निहोत्र); so ˚कार्य offering oblations to fire, feeding fire with ghee &c.; निर्वर्तिताग्निकार्यः K.16.; ˚र्यार्धदग्ध 39, Ms.3.69, अग्निकार्यं ततः कुर्यात्सन्ध्ययोरुभयोरपि । Y.1.25.

-कला a part (or appearance) of fire; ten varieties are mentioned धूम्रार्चिरुष्मा ज्वलिनी ज्वालिनी विस्फु- लिङ्गिनी । सुश्री: सुरूपा कपिला हव्यकव्यवहे अपि ॥ यादीनां दश- वर्णानां कला धर्मप्रदा अमूः ।).

-कारिका [अग्निं करोति आधत्ते करणे कर्तृत्वोपचारात् कर्तरि ण्वुल्]

1 the means of consecrating the sacred fire, the Ṛik called अग्नीध्र which begins with अग्निं दूतं पुरो दधे. 2. = अग्निकार्यम्.

-काष्ठम् अग्नेः उद्दीपनं काष्ठं शाक ˚त.] agallochum (अगुरु)

-कुक्कुटः [अग्नेः कुक्कुट इव रक्तवर्णस्फुलिङ्गत्वात्] a firebrand, lighted wisp of straw.

-कुण्डम [अग्नेराधानार्थं कुण्डम्] an enclosed space for keeping the fire, a fire-vessel.

-कुमारः, -तनयः; सुतः 1 N. of Kārttikeya said to be born from fire; Rām.7. See कार्त्तिकेय.

-2 a kind of preparation of medicinal drugs.

-कृतः Cashew-nut; the plant Anacardium occidentale. [Mar.काजू]

-केतुः [अग्नेः केतुरिव]

1 smoke.

-2 N. of two Rākṣasas on the side of Rāvaṇa and killed by Rāma.

-कोणः -दिक् the south-east corner ruled over by Agni; इन्द्रो वह्निः पितृपतिर्नौर्ऋतो वरुणो मरुत् । कुबेर ईशः पतयः पूर्वादीनां दिशां क्रमात् ॥

-क्रिया [अग्निना निर्वर्तिता क्रिया, शाक. त.]

1 obsequies, funeral ceremonies.

-2 branding; भेषजाग्निक्रियासु च Y.3.284.

-क्रीडा [तृ. त.] fire-works, illuminations.

-गर्भ a. [अग्निर्गर्भे यस्य] pregnant with or containing fire, having fire in the interior; ˚र्भां शमीमिव Ś 4.3. (

--र्भः) [अग्निरिव जारको गर्भो यस्य]

1 N. of the plant Agnijāra.

-2 the sun stone, name of a crystal supposed to contain and give out fire when touched by the rays of the sun; cf Ś2.7.

-3 the sacrificial stick अरणि which when churned, gives out fire.

(-र्भा) 1 N. of the Śamī plant as containing fire (the story of how Agni was discovered to exist in the interior of the Śamī plant is told in chap. 35 of अनु- शासनपर्व in Mb.)

-2 N. of the earth (अग्नेः सकाशात् गर्भो यस्यां सा; when the Ganges threw the semen of Śiva out on the Meru mountain, whatever on earth &c. was irradiated by its lustre, became gold and the earth was thence called वसुमती)

-3 N. of the plant महा- ज्योतिष्मती लता (अग्निरिव गर्भो मध्यभागो यस्याः सा) [Mar. माल- कांगोणी]

-ग्रन्थः [अग्निप्रतिपादको ग्रन्थः शाक. त.] the work that treats of the worship of Agni &c.

-घृतम् [अग्न्युद्दीपनं घृतं शाक. त.] a kind of medicinal preparation of ghee used to stimulate the digestive power.

-चित् m. अग्निं चितवान्; चि-भूतार्थे क्विप् P.III.2.91] one who has kept the sacred fire; यतिभिः सार्धमनग्निमग्निचित् R.8.25; अध्वरे- ष्वग्निचित्वत्सु Bk.5.11.

-चयः, -चयनम्, -चित्या. arranging or keeping the sacred fire (अग्न्याधान); चित्याग्निचित्ये च P.III.1.132.

-2 (

-यः, -यनः) the Mantra used in this operation.

-3 a heap of fire

-चित्वत् [अग्निचयनम् अस्त्यस्मिन् मतुप्; मस्य वः । तान्तत्वान्न पद- त्वम् Tv.] having अग्निचयन or अग्निचित्.

-चूडः A bird having a red tuft.

-चर्णम् gunpowder. कार्यासमर्थः कत्यस्ति शस्त्रगोलाग्निचूर्णयुक् Śukranīti 2.93.

-ज, -जात a. produced by or from fire, born from fire.

(-जः, -जातः) 1 N. of the plant अग्निजार (अग्नये अग्न्युद्दीपनाय जायते सेवनात् प्रभवति).

1 N. of Kārttikeya पराभिनत्क्रौञ्चमिवाद्रिमग्निजः Mb.8.9. 68.3. Viṣṇu. (

-जम्, -जातम) gold; so ˚जन्मन्.

-जित् m. God; Bhāg.8.14.4.

-जिह्व a.

1 having a fiery tongue.

-2 one having fire for the tongue, epithet of a God or of Visṇu in the boar incarnation. (

-ह्वा)

1 a tongue or flame of fire.

-2 one of the 7 tongues of Agni (कराली धूमिनी श्वेता लोहिता नीललोहिता । सुवर्णा पद्मरागा च जिह्वा: सप्त विभावसोः

-3 N. of a plant लाङ्गली (अग्नेर्जिह्वेव शिखा यस्याः सा); of another plant (जलपिप्पली) or गजपिप्पली (विषलाङ्गला) (Mar. जल-गज पिंपळी)

-ज्वाला 1 the flame or glow of fire.

-2 [अग्नेर्ज्वालेव शिखा यस्याः सा] N. of a plant with red blossoms, chiefly used by dyers, Grislea Tomentosa (Mar. धायफूल, धायटी).

-तप् a. [अग्निना तप्यते; तप्-क्विप्] having the warmth of fire; practising austerities by means of fire.

-तपस् a. [अग्निभिः तप्यते]

1 practising very aus- tere penance, standing in the midst of the five fires.

-2 glowing, shining or burning like fire (तपतीति तपाः अग्निरिव तपाः) hot as fire

-तेजस् a. having the lustre or power of fire. (अग्नेरिव तेजो यस्य). (

-स् n.) the lustre of fire. (

-स् m.) N. of one of the 7 Ṛiṣis of the 11th Manvantara.

-त्रयम् the three fires, See under अग्नि.

-द a. [अग्निं दाहार्थं गृहादौ ददाति; दा. -क.]

1 giving or supplying with fire

-2 tonic, stomachic, producing appetite, stimulating digestion.

-3 incendiary; अग्निदान् भक्तदांश्चैव Ms.9.278; अग्निदानां च ये लोकाः Y.2.74; so ˚दायक, ˚दायिन्. यदग्निदायके पापं यत्पापं गुरुतल्पगे. Rām.2.75.45.

-दग्ध a.

1 burnt on the funeral pile; अग्निदग्धाश्च ये जीवा ये$प्यदग्धाः कुले मम Vāyu. P.

-2 burnt with fire.

-3 burnt at once without having fire put into the mouth, being destitute of issue (?); (pl.) a class of Manes or Pitṛis who, when alive, kept up the household flame and presented oblations to fire.

-दमनी [अग्निर्दम्यते$नया; दम्-णिच् करणे ल्युट] a narcotic plant, Solanum Jacquini. [Mar. रिंगणी]

-दातृ [अग्निं विधानेन ददाति] one who performs the last (funeral) ceremonies of a man; यश्चाग्निदाता प्रेतस्य पिण्डं दद्यात्स एव हि.

-दीपन a. [अग्निं दीपयति] stimulating digestion, stomachic, tonic.

-दीप्त a. [तृ. त्त.] glowing, set on fire, blazing (

-प्ता) [अग्निर्जठरानलो दीप्तः सेवनात् यस्याः सा] N. of a plant ज्योतिष्मती लता (Mar. मालकांगोणी), which is said to stimulate digestion.

-दीप्तिः f. active state of digestion.

-दूत a. अग्निर्दूत इव यस्मिन् यस्य वा] having Agni for a messenger, said of the sacrifice or the deity invoked; यमं ह यज्ञो गच्छत्यग्निदूतो अरंकृतः Rv.1.14.13.

-दूषितः a. branded.

-देवः [अग्नि- रेव देवः] Agni; a worshipper of Agni.

-देवा [अग्निर्देवो यस्याः] the third lunar mansion, the Pleiades (कृत्तिका).

-द्वारम् the door on the south-east of a building; पूर्व- द्वारमथैशाने चाग्निद्वारं तु दक्षिणे । Māna.9.294-95.

-धानम् [अग्निर्धियते$स्मिन्] the place or receptacle for keeping the sacred fire, the house of अग्निहोतृ; पदं कृणुते अग्निधाने Rv. 1.165.3.

-धारणम् maintaining the sacred fire; व्रतिनां ˚णम् K. 55.

-नयनम् = ˚प्रणयनम्.

-निर्यासः [अग्नेर्ज- ठरानलस्येव दीपको निर्यासो यस्य] N. of the plant अग्निजार.

-नेत्र a. [अग्निर्नेता यस्य] having Agni for the leader or conveyer of oblations, an epithet of a god in general.

-पदम् 1 the word Agni.

-2 fire-place.

-3 N. of a plant.

-परिक्रि-ष्क्रि-या care of the sacred fire, worship of fire, offering oblations; गृहार्थो$ग्निपरिष्क्रिया Ms.2.67.

-परिच्छदः the whole sacrificial apparatus; गृह्यं चाग्निपरिच्छदम् Ms.6. 4.

-परिधानम् enclosing the sacrificial fire with a kind of screen.

-परीक्षा [तृ. त.] ordeal by fire.

-पर्वतः [अग्निसाधनं पर्वतः] a volcano; महता ज्वलता नित्यमग्निमेवाग्नि- पर्वतः Rām.5.35.43.

-पुच्छः [अग्नेः अग्न्याधानस्थानस्य पुच्छ इव]. tail or back part of the sacrificial place; the extinction of fire.

-पुराणम् [अग्निना प्रोक्तं पुराणम्] one of the 18 Purāṇas ascribed to Vyāsa. It derives its name from its having been communicated originally by Agni to the sage Vasiṣṭha for the purpose of instructing him in the two-fold knowledge of Brahman. Its stanzas are said to be 145. Its contents are varied. It has portions on ritual and mystic worship, cosmical descriptions, chapters on the duties of Kings and the art of war, a chapter on law, some chapters on Medicine and some treatises on Rhetoric, Prosody, Grammar, Yoga, Brahmavidyā &c. &c.

-प्रणयनम् bringing out the sacrificial fire and consecrating it according to the proper ritual.

-प्रणिधिः Incendiary. Dk.2.8.

-प्रतिष्ठा consecration of fire, especially the nuptial fire.

-प्रवेशः; -शनम [स. त.] entering the fire, self-immolation of a widow on the funeral pile of her husband.

-प्रस्कन्दनम् violation of the duties of a sacrificer (अग्निहोमाकरण); ˚परस्त्वं चाप्येवं भविष्यसि Mb.1.84.26.

-प्रस्तरः [अग्निं प्रस्तृणाति अग्नेः प्रस्तरो वा] a flint, a stone producing fire.

-बाहुः [अग्ने- र्बाहुरिव दीर्घशिखत्वात्]

1 smoke.

-2 N. of a son of the first Manu; Hariv. N. of a son of Priyavrata and Kāmyā. V. P.

-बीजम् 1 the seed of Agni; (fig.) gold (रुद्रतेजः समुद्भूतं हेमबीजं विभावसोः)

-2 N. of the letter र्.

-भम [अग्नि- रिव भाति; भा-क.]

1 'shining like fire,' gold.

-2 N. of the constellation कृत्तिका.

-भु n. [अग्नेर्भवति; भू-क्विप् ह्रस्वान्तः]

1 water.

-2 gold.

-भू a. [अग्नेर्भवतिः भू-क्विप्] produced from fire.

(भूः) 1 'fire-born,' N. of Kārttikeya.

-2 N. of a teacher (काश्यप) who was taught by Agni.

-3 (arith.) six.

-भूति a. produced from fire. (

-तिः) [अग्निरिव भूतिरैश्वर्यं यस्य] N. of a pupil of the last Tīrthaṅkara. (

-तिः) f. the lustre or might of fire.

-भ्राजस् a. Ved. [अग्निरिव भ्राजते; भ्राज्-असुन्] shining like fire. अग्निभ्राजसो विद्युतः Ṛv.5.54.11.

-मणिः [अग्नेरुत्थापको मणिः शाक. त.] the sunstone.

-मथ् m. [अग्निं मथ्नाति निष्पादयति; मन्थ्-क्विप्- नलोपः]

1 the sacrificer who churns the fuel-stick.

-2 the Mantra used in this operation, on the अरणि itself.

-मन्थः, -न्थनम्, producing fire by friction; or the Mantra used in this operation. (

-न्थः) [अग्निर्मथ्यते अनेन मन्थ्-करणे घञ्] N. of a tree गणिकारिका (Mar. नरवेल) Premna Spinosa (तत्काष्ठयोर्घर्षणे हि आशु वह्निरुत्पद्यते),

-मान्द्यम् slowness of digestion, loss of appetite, dyspepsia.

-मारुतिः अग्निश्च मरुच्च तयोरपत्यं इञ् ततो वृद्धिः इत् च; द्विपदवृद्धौ पृषो. पूर्वपदस्य ह्रस्वः Tv.] N. of the sage Agastya.

-मित्रः N. of a king of the Śunga dynasty, son of Puṣypamitra who must have flourished before 15 B. C. -the usually accepted date of Patañjali-as the latter mentions पुष्यमित्र by name.

-मुखः a. having Agni at the head. (

-खः) [अग्निर्मुखमिव यस्य]

1 a deity, god, (for the gods receive oblations through Agni who is, therefore, said to be their mouth; अग्निमुखा वै देवाः; अग्निर्मुखं प्रथमं देवतानाम् &c; or अग्निर्मुखे अग्रे येषाम्, for fire is said to have been created before all other gods.)

-2 [अग्निर्मुखं प्रधानमुपास्यो यस्य] one who maintains the sacred fire (अग्निहोतृद्विज)

-3 a Brāhmaṇa in general (अग्निर्दाहकत्वात् शापाग्निर्मुखे यस्य for Brāhmaṇas are said to be वाग्वज्राः).

-4 N. of two plants चित्रक Plumbago Zeylanica and भल्लातक Semicarpus Anacardium अग्निरिव स्पर्शात् दुःखदायकं मुखमग्रम् यस्य, तन्निर्यासस्पर्शेन हि देहे क्षतोत्पत्तेस्थयोस्तथात्वम्)

-5 a sort of powder or चूर्ण prescribed as a tonic by चक्रदत्त

-6 'fire- mouthed, sharp-biting, an epithet of a bug. Pt. 1. (

-खी) अग्निरिव मुखमग्रं यस्याः; गौरादि-ङीष्]

1 N. of a plant भल्लातक (Mar. बिबवा, भिलावा) and लाङ्गलिका (विषलाङ्गला).

-2 N. of the Gāyatri Mantra (अग्निरेव मुखं मुखत्वेन कल्पितं यस्याः सा, or अग्नेरिव मुखं प्रजापतिमुखं उत्पत्ति- द्वारं यस्याः, अग्निना समं प्रजापतिमुखजातत्वात्; कदाचिदपि नो विद्वान् गायत्रीमुदके जपेत् । गायत्र्याग्निमुखी यस्मात्तस्मादुत्थाय तां जपेत् ॥ गोभिल).

-3 a kitchen [पाकशाला अग्निरिव उत्तप्तं मुखं यस्याः सा].

-मूढ a. [तृ. त.] Ved. made insane or stupefied by lightning or fire.

-यन्त्रम् A gun अग्नियन्त्रधरैश्चक्रधरैश्च पुरुषैर्वृतः Śivabhārata 12.17.

-यानम् An aeroplane. व्योमयानं विमानं स्यात् अग्नियानं तदेव हि । अगस्त्यसंहिता.

-योगः See पञ्चाग्निसाधन. अग्नियोगवहो ग्रीष्मे विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा । चीर्त्वा द्वादशवर्षाणि राजा भवति पार्थिवः ॥ Mb.13.14,2.43.

-योजनम् causing the sacrificial fire to blaze up.

-रक्षणम् 1 con- secrating or preserving the sacred (domestic) fire or अग्निहोत्र.

-2 [अग्निः रक्ष्यते अनेन अत्र वा] a Mantra securing for Agni protection from evil spirits &c.

-3 the house of an अग्निहोतृ.

-रजः, -रजस् m. [अग्निरिव रज्यते दीप्यते; रञ्ज्-असुन् नलोपः]

1 a scarlet insect by name इन्द्रगोप.

-2 (अग्नेः रजः) the might or power of Agni.

-3 gold. Mb.3. 16.86.7

-रहस्यम् mystery of (worshipping &c.) Agni; N. of the tenth book of Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.

-राशिः a heap of fire, burning pile.

-रुहा [अग्निरिव रोहति रुह्-क] N. of the plant मांसादनी or मांसरोहिणी (तदङ्कुरस्य वह्नितुल्य- वर्णतया उत्पन्नत्वात्तथात्वं तस्याः).

-रूप a. [अग्नेरिव रूपं वर्णो यस्य] fire-shaped; of the nature of fire.

-रूपम् the nature of fire.

-रेतस् n. the seed of Agni; (hence) gold.

-रोहिणी [अग्निरिव रोहति; रुह्-णिनि] a hard inflammatory swelling in the armpit.

-लोकः the world a Agni, which is situated below the summit of Meru; in the Purāṇas it is said to be in the अन्तरिक्ष, while in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa it is said to be to the south of इन्द्रपुरी; एतस्या दक्षिणे भागे येयं पूर्दृश्यते शुभा । इमामर्चिष्मतीं पश्य वीतिहोत्रपुरीं शुभाम् ॥

-वधूः Svāhā, the daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Agni

-वर्चस् a. [अग्नेर्वर्च इव वर्चो यस्य] glowing or bright like fire. (n.) the lustre of Agni. (-m.) N. of a teacher of the Purāṇas.

-वर्ण a. [अग्नेरिव वर्णो यस्य] of the colour of fire; hot; fiery; सुरां पीत्वा द्विजो मोहादग्निवर्णां सुरां पिबेत् Ms.11.9; गोमूत्रमग्निवर्णं वा पिबेदुदकमेव वा 91.

(र्णः) 1 N. of a prince, son of Sudarśana.

-2 N. of a King of the solar race, See R.19.1. the colour of fire. (

-र्णा) a strong liquor.

-वर्धक a. stimulating digestion, tonic.

(-कः) 1 a tonic.

-2 regimen, diet (पथ्याहार).

-वल्लभः [अग्नेर्वल्लभः सुखेन दाह्यत्वात्]

1 the Śāla tree, Shorea Robusta.

-2 the resinous juice of it.

-वासस् a. [अग्निरिव शुद्धं वासो यस्य] having a red (pure like Agni) garment. (n.) a pure garment.

-वाह a. [अग्निं वाहयति अनुमापयति वा]

1 smoke.

-2 a goat.

-वाहनम् a goat (छाग).

-विद् m.

1 one who knows the mystery about Agni.

-2 an अग्निहोत्रिन् q. v.

-विमोचनम् ceremony of lowering the sacrificial fire.

-विसर्पः pain from an inflamed tumour, inflammation.

-विहरणम्, -विहारः 1 taking the sacrificial fire from आग्नीध्र to the उत्तरवेदि.

-2 offering oblations to fire; प्रत्यासन्ना ˚वेला K.348.

-वीर्यम् 1 power or might of Agni.

-2 gold.

-वेतालः Name of Vetāla (connected with the story of Vikra- māditya).

-वेशः [अग्नेर्वेश इव] N. of an ancient medical authority (चरक).

-वेश्मन् m. the fourteenth day of the karma-ṃāsa; Sūryaprajñapti.

-वेश्यः 1 N. of a teacher, Mbh.

-2 Name of the 22nd muhūrta; Sūryapraj- ñapti. धौम्य cf. Mb 14.64.8.

-शरणम्, -शाला-लम् a fire-sanctuary; ˚मार्गमादेशय Ś.5; a house or place for keeping the sacred fire; ˚रक्षणाय स्थापितो$हम् V.3.

-शर्मन् a. [अग्निरिव शृणाति तीव्रकोपत्वात् शॄ-मनिन्] very passionate. (-m.) N. of a sage.

-शिख a. [अग्नेरिव अग्निरिव वा शिखा यस्य] fiery, fire-crested; दहतु ˚खैः सायकैः Rām.

(-खः) 1 a lamp.

-2 a rocket, fiery arrow.

-3 an arrow in general.

-4 safflower plant.

-5 saffron.

-6 जाङ्गलीवृक्ष.

(-खम्) 1 saffron.

-2 gold.

(-खा) 1 a flame; शरैरग्निशिखोपमैः Mb.

-2 N. of two plants लाङ्गली (Mar. वागचबका or कळलावी) Gloriosa Superba; of other plants (also Mar. कळलावी) Meni- spermum Cordifolium.

-शुश्रूषा careful service or worship of fire.

-शेखर a. fire-crested. (

-रः) N. of the कुसुम्भ, कुङ्कुम and जाङ्गली trees (

-रम्) gold,

-शौच a. [अग्नेरिव शौचं यस्य] bright as fire; purified by fire K.252.

-श्री a. [अग्नेरिव श्रीर्यस्य] glowing like fire; lighted by Agni

-ष्टुत्, -ष्टुभ, -ष्टोम &c. see ˚ स्तुत्, ˚स्तुभ् &c.

-ष्ठम् 1 kitchen; अग्निष्ठेष्वग्निशालासु Rām.6.1.16.

-2 a fire-pan.

-संयोगाः explosives. Kau. A.2.3.

-ष्वात्तः see स्वात्तः

-संस्कारः 1 consecration of fire.

-2 hallowing or con- secrating by means of fire; burning on the funeral pile; यथार्हं ˚रं मालवाय दत्वा Dk.169; नास्य कार्यो$ग्निसंस्कारः Ms.5.69, पितरीवाग्निसंस्कारात्परा ववृतिरे क्रियाः । R.12.56.

-सखः; -सहायः 1 the wind.

-2 the wild pigeon (smoke- coloured).

-3 smoke.

-सम्भव a. [प. ब.] sprung or pro- duced from fire.

(-वः) 1 wild safflower.

-2 lymph, result of digestion. (

-वम्) gold.

-साक्षिक [अग्निः साक्षी यत्र, कप्] a. or adv. keeping fire for a witness, in the presence of fire; पञ्चबाण˚ M.4.12. ˚मर्यादो भर्ता हि शरणं स्त्रियाः H.1.v. l, R.11.48.

-सारम् [अग्नौ सारं यस्य अत्यन्तानलोत्तापनेपि सारांशादहनात् Tv.] रसाञ्जन, a sort of medical preparation for the eyes. (

-रः -रम्) power or essence of fire.

-सुतः Kārttikeya; त्वामद्य निहनिष्यामि क्रौञ्चमग्निसुतो यथा । Mb.7.156.93.

-सूत्रम् a thread of fire.

-2 a girdle of sacrificial grass (मौञ्जीमेखला) put upon a young Brāhmaṇa at the time of investiture.

-सूनुः (See -सुतः), (सेनानीरग्निभूर्गुहः । Amar.); देव्यङ्कसंविष्ट- मिवाग्निसूनुम् । Bu. ch.1.67.

-स्तम्भः 1 stopping the burning power of Agni.

-2 N. of a Mantra used in this operation.

-3 N. of a medicine so used.

-स्तुत् m. (अग्निष्टुत्) [अग्निः स्तूयते$त्र; स्तु-आधारे क्विप् षत्वम्] the first day of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice; N. of a por- tion of that sacrifice which extends over one day; यजेत वाश्वमेधेन स्वर्जिता गोसवेन वा । अभिजिद्विश्वजिद्भ्यां वा त्रिवृता- ग्निष्टुतापि वा ॥ Ms.11.74.

-स्तुभ् (˚ष्टुभ्) m. [अग्निः स्तुभ्यते$त्र; स्तुभ्-क्विप् षत्वम्]

1 = अग्निष्टोम.

-2 N. of a son of the sixth Manu.

-रतोमः (˚ष्टोमः) [अग्नेः स्तोमः स्तुतिसाधनं यत्र]

1 N. of a protracted ceremony or sacrificeial rite extending over several days in spring and forming an essential part of the ज्योतिष्टोम.

-2 a Mantra or Kalpa with reference to this sacrifice; ˚मे भवो मन्त्रः ˚मः; ˚मस्य व्याख्यानम्, कल्पः ˚मः P.IV.3.66. Vārt.

-3 N. of the son of the sixth Manu.

-4 a species of the Soma plant; ˚सामन् a part of the Sāma Veda chanted at the conclu- sion of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.

-सावर्णिः Name of Manu.

-स्थ a. (ष्ठ) [अग्नौ स्थातुमर्हति; स्था-क षत्वम्] placed in, over, or near the fire. (ष्ठः) an iron frying-pan; in the अश्वमेध sacrifice the 11th Yūpa which of all the 21 is nearest the fire.

-स्वात्तः (written both as ˚स्वात्त and ˚ष्वात्त) (pl.) [अग्नितः i. e. श्राद्धीयविप्रकर- रूपानलात् सुष्ठु आत्तं ग्रहणं येषां ते] N. of a class of Pitṛs or Manes who, when living on earth, maintained the sacred or domestic fires, but who did not perform the Agniṣṭoma and other sacrifices. They are regarded as Manes of Gods and Brāhmaṇas and also as descen- dants of Marīchi; Ms.3.195. अग्निष्वात्ताः पितर एह गच्छत Tsy.2.5.12.2. (मनुष्यजन्मन्यग्निष्टोमादियागमकृत्वा स्मार्तकर्मनिष्ठाः सन्तो मृत्वा च पितृत्वं गताः इति सायणः).

-हुत्, -होतृ Ved. sacrificing to Agni, having Agni for a priest; Rv.1.66.8.

-होत्रम् [अग्नये हूयते$त्र, हु-त्र, च. त.]

1 an oblation to Agni (chiefly of milk, oil and sour gruel.).

-2 maintenance of the sacred fire and offering oblation to it; (अग्नये होत्रं होमो$स्मिन् कर्मणीति अग्निहोत्रमिति कर्मनाम); or the sacred fire itself; तपोवनाग्निहोत्रधूमलेखासु K.26. होता स्यात् ˚त्रस्य Ms.11.36. ˚त्रमुपासते 42; स्त्रीं दाहयेत् ˚त्रेण Ms.5.167,6.4, दाहयित्वाग्निहोत्रेण स्त्रियं वृत्तवतीम् Y.1.89. The time of throwing oblations into the fire is, as ordained by the sun himself, evening (अग्नये सायं जुहुयात् सूर्याय प्रातर्जुहुयात्). Agnihotra is of two kinds; नित्य of constant obligation (यावज्जीवमग्निहोत्रं जुहोति) and काम्य occasional or optional (उपसद्भिश्चरित्वा मासमेकमग्निहोत्रं जुहोति). (

-त्र) a. Ved.

1 destined for, connected with, Agnihotra.

-2 sacrificing to Agni. ˚न्यायः The rule according to which the नित्यकर्मन्s (which are to be performed यावज्जीवम्) are performed at their stipulated or scheduled time only, during one's life time. This is discussed and established by जैमिनि and शबर at Ms.6. 2.23-26. in connection with अग्निहोत्र and other कर्मन्s. ˚हवनी (णी) a ladle used in sacrificial libations, or अग्निहोत्रहविर्ग्रहणी ऋक् Tv.; See हविर्ग्रहणी; ˚हुत् offering the अग्निहोत्र; ˚आहुतिः invocation or oblation connected with अग्निहोत्र.

-होत्रिन् a. [अग्निहोत्र-मत्वर्थे इनि]

1 one who practises the Agnihotra, or consecrates and maintains the sacred fire.

-2 one who has prepared the sacrifi- cial place.

-होत्री Sacrificial cow; तामग्निहोत्रीमृषयो जगृहु- र्ब्रह्मवादिनः Bhāg.8.8.2.

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त्रि num. a. [Uṇ.5.66] (declined in pl. only, nom. त्रयः m., तिस्त्रः f., त्रीणि n.) Three; त एव हि त्रयो लोकास्त एव त्रय आश्रमाः &c. Ms.2.229; प्रियतमाभिरसौ तिसृभिर्बभौ R.9.18; त्रीणि वर्षाण्युदीक्षेत कुमार्यृतुमती सती Ms.9.9 [cf. L. tres; Gr. treis; A. S., Zend thri; Eng. three].

-Comp. -अंशः 1 a three-fold share; त्र्यंशं दायाद्धरेद्विप्रः Ms.9.151.

-2 a third part.

-3 three-fourths.

-अक्ष a. triocular.

-अक्षः, -अक्षकः an epithet of Śiva; शुष्कस्नायु- स्वराह्लादात्त्र्यक्षं जग्राह रावणः Pt.5.57.

-अक्षरः 1 the mystic syllable ओम् consisting of three letters; see under अ. आद्यं यत्त्र्यक्षरं ब्रह्म Ms.11.265.

-2 a match- maker or घटक (that word consisting of three syllables).

-3 a genealogist. (

-री) knowledge, learning; see विद्या.

-अङ्कटम्, -अङ्गटम् 1 three strings suspended to either end of a pole for carrying burdens.

-2 a sort of colly- rium. (

-टः) N. of Śiva.

-अङ्गम् (pl.) a tripartite army (chariots, cavalry and infantry).

-अङ्गुलम् three fingers' breadth.

-अञ्जनम् the three kinds of collyrium; i. e. कालाञ्जन, रसाञ्जन and पुष्पाञ्जन.

-अञ्जलम्, -लिः three handfuls taken collectively.

-अधिपतिः (the lord of the 3 guṇas or worlds), an epithet of Viṣṇu; Bhāg.3.16.24.

-अधिष्ठानः the soul. (

नम्) spirit, life (चैतन्य). -a. having three stations; Ms.12.4.

-अध्वगा, -मार्गगा, -वर्त्मगा epithets of the river Ganges (flowing through the three worlds).

-अनीक a. having the three properties of heat, rain and cold; त्यनीकः पत्यते माहिनावान् Rv.3.56.3. (

-का) an army consisting of horses, elephants and chariots.

-अब्द a. three years old.

-ब्दम् three years taken collectively.

-अम्बकः (also त्रियम्बक in the same sense though rarely used in classical literature) 'having three eyes', N. of Śiva.; त्रियम्बकं संयमिनं ददर्श Ku.3.44; जडीकृतस्त्र्यम्बकवीक्षणेन R.2. 42;3.49. ˚सखः an epithet of Kubera; कुबेरस्त्र्यम्बकसखः Ak.

-अम्बका an epithet of Pārvatī

-अशीत a. eighty-third.

-अशीतिः f. eighty-three.

-अष्टन् a. twenty-four.

-अश्र, -अस्र a. triangular. (

-स्रम्) a triangle.

-अहः 1 a period of three days.

-2 a festival lasting three days.

-आर्षेयाः deaf, dumb and blind persons.

-आहिक a.

1 performed or produced in three days.

-2 recurring after the third day, tertian (as fever).

-3 having provision for three days कुशूलकुम्भीधान्यो वा त्र्याहिको$श्वस्तनो$पि वा Y.1.128.

-ऋचम् (

तृचम् also) three Riks taken collectively; Ms.8.16.

-ऐहिक a. having provision for three days.

-ककुद् m.

1 N. of the moun- tain Trikūṭa.

-2 N. of Viṣnu or Kṛiṣṇa.

-3 the highest, chief.

-4 a sacrifice lasting for ten nights.

-ककुभ् m. Ved.

1 Indra.

-2 Indra's thunderbolt.

-कटु dry ginger, black pepper and long pepper taken together as a drug; शिरामोक्षं विधायास्य दद्यात् त्रिकटुकं गुडम् Śālihotra 62.

-कण्टः, -कण्टकः a kind of fish.

-करणी the side of a square 3 times as great as another.

-कर्मन् n. the chief three duties of a Brāhmaṇa i. e. sacrifice, study of the Vedas, and making gifts or charity. (-m.) one who engages in these three duties (as a Brāhmaṇa).

-काण्डम् N. of Amarsiṁha's dictionary.

-कायः N. of Buddha.

-कालम् 1 the three times; the past, the pre- sent, and the future; or morning, noon and evening.

-2 the three tenses (the past, present, and future) of a verb. (

-लम् ind. three times, thrice; ˚ज्ञ, ˚दर्शिन् a. omniscient (m.)

1 a divine sage, seer.

-2 a deity.

-3 N. of Buddha. ˚विद् m.

1 a Buddha.

-2 an Arhat (with the Jainas).

-कूटः N. of a mountain in Ceylon on the top of which was situated Laṅkā, the capital of Rāvaṇa.; Śi.2.5.

-कूटम् sea-salt.

कूर्चकम् a knife with three edges.

-कोण a. triangular, forming a triangle.

(-णः) 1 a triangle.

-2 the vulva.

-खम् 1 tin.

-2 a cucumber.

-खट्वम्, -खट्वी three bed- steads taken collectively.

-क्षाराणि n. (pl.) salt-petre, natron and borax.

-गणः an aggregate of the three objects of worldly existence; i. e. धर्म, अर्थ and काम; न बाधते$स्य त्रिगणः परस्परम् Ki.1.11; see त्रिवर्ग below.

-गत a.

1 tripled.

-2 done in three days.

-गर्ताः (pl.)

1 N. of a country, also called जलन्धर, in the north- west of India.

-2 the people or rulers of that country.

-3 a particular mode of calculation.

-गर्ता 1 a lascivious woman, wanton.

-2 a woman in general.

-3 a pearl.

-4 a kind of cricket.

-गुण a.

1 consisting of three threads; व्रताय मौञ्जीं त्रिगुणां बभार याम् Ku.5.1.

-2 three-times repeated, thrice, treble, threefold, triple; सप्त व्यतीयुस्त्रिगुणानि तस्य (दिनानि) R.2. 25.

-3 containing the three Guṇas सत्त्व, रजस् and तमस्. (

-णम्) the Pradhāna (in Sāṅ. phil.); (-ind.) three times; in three ways.

-णाः m. (pl.) the three quali- ties or constituents of nature; त्रयीमयाय त्रिगुणात्मने नमः K.1.

(-णा) 1 Māyā or illusion (in Vedānta phil.).

-2 an epithet of Durgā.

-गुणाकृतम् ploughed thrice.

-चक्षुस् m. an epithet of Śiva.

-चतुर a. (pl.) three or four; गत्वा जवात्त्रिचतुराणि पदानि सीता B.R.6.34.

-चत्वा- रिंश a. forty-third.

-चत्वारिंशत् f, forty-three.

-जगत् n.

-जगती the three worlds, (1) the heaven, the atmos- phere and the earth; or (2) the heaven, the earth, and the lower world; त्वत्कीर्तिः...... त्रिजगति विहरत्येवमुर्वीश गुर्वी Sūkti.5.59.

-जटः an epithet of Śiva.

-जटा N. of a female demon, one of the Rākṣasa attendants kept by Rāvaṇa to watch over Sītā, when she was retained as a captive in the Aśoka-vanikā. She acted very kindly towards Sītā and induced her companions to do the same; सीतां मायेति शंसन्ति त्रिजटा समजीवयत् R.12.74.

-जातम्, जातकम् The three spices (mace, cardamoms, cinnamon).

-जीवा, -ज्या the sine of three signs or 9˚, a radius.

-णता a bow; कामुकानिव नालीकांस्त्रिणताः सहसामुचन् Śi.19.61.

-णव, -णवन् a. (pl.) three times nine; i. e. 27.

-णाकः the heaven; तावत्त्रिणाकं नहुषः शशास Bhāg.6.13.16.

-णाचिकेतः 1 a part of the Adhvaryu-sacrifice or Yajur- veda, or one who performs a vow connected therewith (according to Kull. on Ms.3.185); Mb.13.9.26.

-2 one who has thrice kindled the Nāchiketa fire or studied the Nāchiketa section of Kāṭhaka; त्रिणाचिकेत- स्त्रिभिरेत्य सन्धिम् Kaṭh.1.17.

-णीता a wife ('thrice married'; it being supposed that a girl belongs to Soma, Gandharva and Agni before she obtains a human husband).

-णेमि a. with three fellies; विचिन्वतो$भूत् सुमहांस्त्रिणेमिः Bhāg.3.8.2.

-तक्षम्, तक्षी three carpen- ters taken collectively.

-दण्डम् 1 the three staves of a Saṁnyāsin (who has resigned the world) tied togethar so as to form one.

-2 the triple subjection of thought, word, and deed. (

-ण्डः) the state of a religious ascetic; ज्ञानवैराग्यरहितस्त्रिदण्डमुपजीवति Bhāg.11.18.4.

-दण्डिन् m.

1 a religious mendicant or Saṁnyāsin who has renounced all worldly attachments, and who carries three long staves tied together so as to form one in his right hand; तल्लिप्सुः स यतिर्भूत्वा त्रिदण्डी द्वारका- मगात् Bhāg.1.86.3.

-2 one who has obtained command over his mind, speech, and body (or thought, word, and deed); cf. वाग्दण्डो$थ मनोदण्डः कायदण्डस्तथैव च । यस्यैते निहिता बुद्धौ त्रिदण्डीति स उच्यते ॥ Ms.12.1.

-दशाः (pl.)

1 thirty.

-2 the thirty-three gods:-- 12 Ādityas, 8 Vasus, 11 Rudras and 2 Aśvins. (

-शः) a god, an immortal; तस्मिन्मघोनस्त्रिदशान्विहाय सहस्रमक्ष्णां युगपत्पपात Ku.3.1. ˚अङ्कुशः (-शम्) the heaven. ˚आयुधम् Indra's thunder- bolt; R.9.54. ˚आयुधम् rainbow; अथ नभस्य इव त्रिदशायुधम् R.9.54. ˚अधिपः, ˚ईश्वरः, ˚पतिः epithets of Indra. ˚अधिपतिः N. of Śiva. ˚अध्यक्षः, ˚अयनः an epithet of Viṣṇu. ˚अरिः a demon. ˚आचार्यः an epithet of Bṛihas- pati. ˚आधार Nectar. ˚आलयः, ˚आवासः

1 heaven.

-2 the mountain Meru.

-3 a god. ˚आहारः 'the food of the gods', nectar. ˚इन्द्रः

1 Indra.

-2 Śiva.

-3 Brahman. ˚गुरुः an epithet of Bṛihaspati, ˚गोपः a kind of insect; (cf. इन्द्रगोप) श्रद्दधे त्रिदशगोपमात्रके दाहशक्तिमिव कृष्णवर्त्मनि R.11.42. ˚दीर्घिका an epithet of the Ganges. ˚पतिः Indra; एषो$प्यैरावतस्थस्त्रिदशपतिः Ratn.4.11. ˚पुङ्गवः Viṣṇu; Rām.1. ˚मञ्जरी the holy basil. ˚वधू, ˚वनिता, an Apsaras or heavenly damsel; कैलासस्य त्रिदशवनितादर्पणस्यातिथिः स्याः Me.6. ˚वर्त्मन् the sky. ˚श्रेष्ठः

1 Agni.

-2 Brahman. ˚दशीभूत Become divine; त्रिदशीभूतपौराणां स्वर्गान्तरमकल्पयत् R.15.12.

-दिनम् three days collectively. ˚स्पृश् m. concurrence of three lunations with one solar day.

-दिवम् 1 the heaven; त्रिमार्गयेव त्रिदिवस्य मार्गः Ku.1.28; Ś.7.3.

-2 sky, atmosphere.

-3 paradise.

-4 happi- ness. (

-वा) cardamoms. ˚अधीशः, ˚ईशः

1 an epithet of Indra.

-2 a god. ˚आलयः the heaven; अश्वमेधजिताँल्लोका- नाप्नोति त्रिदिवालये Mb.13.141.53. ˚उद्भवा

1 the Ganges.

-2 small cardamoms. ˚ओकस् m. a god; वपुषि त्रिदिवौकसां परं सह पुष्पैरपतत्र्छिलीमुखाः Vikr.15.72. ˚गत dead; त्रिदिवगतः किमु वक्ष्यते पिता मे Vikr.6.62.

-दृश् m. an epithet of Śiva.

-दोषम् vitiation or derangement of the three humours of the body, i. e. वात, पित्त and कफ.

-धा ind. in 3 parts, ways or places; triply, ˚त्वम् tripartition; Ch. Up.

-धातुः an epithet of Gaṇeśa;

-तुम् 1 the triple world.

-2 the aggregate of the 3 minerals or humours.

-धामन् m.

1 N. of Viṣṇu.

-2 of Vyāsa;

-3 of Śiva.

-4 of Agni.

-5 death. -n. the heaven; हंसो हंसेन यानेन त्रिधाम परमं ययौ Bhāg.3.24.2.

-धारा the Ganges.

-नयन, -नेत्रः, -लोचनः epithets of Śiva; R.3. 66; Ku.3.66;5.72.

- नवत a. ninety-third.

-नवतिः f. ninety three.

-नयना Pārvat&imacr.

-नाभः Viṣṇu; Bhāg.8. 17.26.

-नेत्रचूडामणिः the moon.

-नेत्रफलः the cocoa-nut tree.

-पञ्च a. three-fold five, i. e. fifteen.

-पञ्चाश a. fiftythird.

-पञ्चाशत् f. fifty-three.

-पुटः glass (काच).

-पताकः 1 the hand with three fingers stretched out or erect.

-2 the forehead marked naturally with three horizontal lines.

-पत्रकः the Palāśa tree.

-पथम् 1 the three paths taken collectively, i. e. the sky, atmosphere, and the earth, or the sky, earth and the lower world.

-2 a place where three roads meet. (

-था) an epithet of Mathura. ˚गा, ˚गामिनी an epithet of the Ganges; गङ्गा त्रिपथगामिनी; धृतसत्पथस्त्रिपथगामभितः स तमारुरोह पुरुहूतसुतः Ki.6.1; Amaru.99.

-पद्, -पाद्, -पात् m. Ved.

1 Viṣṇu.

-2 fever (personified).

-पद a. three-footed. (

-दम्) a tripod; त्रिपदैः करकैः स्थालैः...... Śiva. B.22. 62.

-पदिका 1 a tripod.

-2 a stand with three feet.

-पदी 1 the girth of an elephant; नास्रसत्करिणां ग्रैवं त्रिपदी- च्छेदिनामपि R.4.48.

-2 the Gāyatrī metre.

-3 a tripod.

-4 the plant गोधापदी.

-परिक्रान्त a. one who walks thrice round a sacred fire.

-पर्णः Kiṁśuka tree.

-पाटः 1 intersection of a prolonged side and perpendicular (in a quadrangular figure).

-2 the figure formed by such intersection.

-पाटिका a beak.

पाठिन् a.

1 familiar with Saṁhitā, Pada, and Krama.

-2 one who learns a thing after three repetitions.

-पादः 1 the Supreme Being.

-2 fever.

-पाद् a.

1 having three feet.

-2 con- sisting of three parts, having three fourths; राघवः शिथिलं तस्थौ भुवि धर्मस्त्रिपादिव R.15.96.

-3 trinomial. (-m.)

1 an epithet of Viṣṇu in his dwarf incarnation.

-2 the Supreme Being.

-पिटकम् the 3 collections of Buddhistic sacred writings (सुत्त, विनय and अभिधम्म).

-पुट a. triangular.

(-टः) 1 an arrow.

-2 the palm of the hand.

-3 a cubit.

-4 a bank or shore.

-पुटकः a triangle.

-पुटा an epithet of Durgā.

-पुटिन् m. the castor-oil plant.

-पुण्ड्रम्, -पुण्ड्रक a mark on the forehead consisting of three lines made with cowdung ashes.

-पुरम् 1 a collection of three cities.

-2 the three cities of gold, silver, and iron in the sky, air and earth built for demons by Maya; (these cities were burnt down, along the demons inhabiting them, by Śiva at the request of the gods); Ku.7.48; Amaru.2; संरक्ताभिस्त्रिपुरविजयो गीयते किन्नरीभिः Me.56; Bh.3.123; (

-रः) N. of a demon or demons presiding over these cities. ˚अधिपतिः N. of Maya, ˚अन्तकः, ˚अरिः, ˚घ्नः, ˚दहनः, ˚द्विष् m., हरः &c. epithets of Śiva; अये गौरीनाथ त्रिपुरहर शम्भो त्रिनयन Bh.3.123; R.17.14. ˚दाहः burning of the three cities; मुहुरनुस्मरयन्तमनुक्षपं त्रिपुरदाहमुमापतिसेविनः Ki.5.14. ˚सुन्दरी Durgā.

(-री) 1 N. of a place near Jabalpura, formerly capital of the kings of Chedi.

-2 N. of a country.

-पुरुष a

1 having the length of three men.

-2 having three assistants. (

-षम्) the three ancestors- father, grand-father and great-grand-father.

-पृष्ठम् the highest heaven; Bhāg.1.19.23. (

ष्ठः) Viṣṇu.

-पौरुष a.

1 belonging to, or extending over, three generations of men.

2 offered to three (as oblations).

-3 inherited from three (as an estate).

-प्रस्रुतः an elephant in rut.

-फला (1) the three myrobalans taken collectively, namely, Terminalia Chebula, T. Bellerica, and Phyllanthus (Mar. हिरडा, बेहडा and आंवळकाठी). Also (2) the three sweet fruits (grape, pomegranate, and date); (3) the three fragrant fruits (nutmeg, areca- nut, and cloves).

-बन्धनः the individual soul.

-बलिः, बली, -वलिः, -वली f.

1 the three folds or wrinkles of skin above the navel of a woman (regarded as a mark of beauty); क्षामोदरोपरिलसत्त्रिवलीलतानाम् Bh.1.93,81; cf. Ku.1.39.

-2 the anus.

-बलीकम् the anus.

-बाहुः a kind of fighting with swords.

-ब्रह्मन् a. with ब्रह्मा, विष्णु and महेश.

-भम् three signs of the zodiac, or ninety degrees.

-भङ्गम् a pose in which the image is bent at three parts of the body.

-भद्रम् copulation, sexual union, cohabitation.

-भागः 1 the third part; त्रिभागं ब्रह्महत्यायाः कन्या प्राप्नोति दुष्यती Mb.12.165.42.

-2 the third part of a sign of the zodiac.

-भुक्ल a. one possessed of learning, good conduct and good family-descent (Dānasāgara, Bibliotheca Indica,274, Fasc.1, p.29).

-भुजम् a triangle.

-भुवनम् the three worlds; पुण्यं यायास्त्रिभुवन- गुरोर्धाम चण्डीश्वरस्य Me.35; Bh.1.99. ˚गुरु Śiva. ˚कीर्तिरसः a patent medicine in Āyurveda. ˚पतिः Viṣṇu.

-भूमः a palace with three floors.

-मद the three narcotic plants; the three-fold haughtiness; Bhāg.3.1.43.

-मधु n.

-मधुरम् 1 sugar, honey, and ghee.

-2 three verses of the Ṛigveda (1.9.6-8; मधु वाता ऋतायते˚).

-3 a ceremony based on the same; L. D. B.

-4 threefold utterance of a vedic stanza ˚मधु वाता -m. a reciter and performer of the above ceremony; L. D. B.

-मार्गा the Ganges; त्रिमार्गयेव त्रिदिवस्य मार्गः Ku.1.28.

-मुकुटः the Trikūṭa mountain.

-मुखः an epithet of Buddha.

-मुनि ind. having the three sages पाणिनि, कात्यायन and पतञ्जलि; त्रिमुनि व्याकरणम्.

-मूर्तिः 1 the united form of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa, the Hindu triad; नमस्त्रिमूर्तये तुभ्यं प्रांक्सृष्टेः केवलात्मने । गुणत्रयविभायाय पश्चाद्भेदमुपेयुषे ॥ Ku.2.4.

-2 Buddha, or Jina.

-मूर्धन् m.

1 a demon; त्रयश्च दूषण- खरस्त्रिमूर्धानो रणे हताः U.2.15.

-2 a world called महर्लोक; G&imac;rvāṇa; cf. अमृतं क्षेममभयं त्रिमूर्ध्नो$धायि मूर्धसु Bhāg.2.6.19.

-यव a. weighing 3 barley corns; Ms.8.134.

-यष्टिः a necklace of three strings.

-यामकम् sin.

-यामा 1 night (consisting of 3 watches of praharas, the first and last half prahara being excluded); संक्षिप्येत क्षण इव कथं दीर्घयामा त्रियामा Me.11, Ku.7.21,26; R.9.7; V.3. 22.

-2 turmeric.

-3 the Indigo plant.

-4 the river Yamuṇā.

-युगः an epithet of Viṣṇu; धर्मं महापुरुष पासि युगानुवृत्तं छन्नः कलौ यदभवस्त्रियुगो$थ सत्त्वम् Bhāg.7.9.38; the god in the form of यज्ञपुरुष; Bhāg.5.18.35.

-योनिः a law-suit (in which a person engages from anger, cove- tousness, or infatuation).

-रसकम् spirituous liquor; see त्रिसरकम्.

-रात्र a. lasting for three nights. (

-त्रः) a festival lasting for three nights. (

-त्रम्) a period of three nights.

-रेखः a conch-shell.

-लिङ्ग a. having three genders, i. e. an adjective.

-2 possessing the three Guṇas. (

-गाः) the country called Telaṅga. (

-गी) the three genders taken collectively.

-लोकम् the three worlds. (

-कः) an inhabitant of the three worlds; यद्धर्मसूनोर्बत राजसूये निरीक्ष्य दृक्स्वस्त्ययनं त्रिलोकः Bhāg.3. 2.13. ˚आत्मन् m. the Supreme Being. ˚ईशः the sun. ˚नाथः 'lord of the three worlds', an epithet of

1 Indra; त्रिलोकनाथेन सदा मखद्विषस्त्वया नियम्या ननु दिव्यचक्षुषा R.3.45.

-2 of Śiva; Ku.5.77. ˚रक्षिन् a. protecting the 3 worlds; त्रिलोकरक्षी महिमा हि वज्रिणः V.1.6.

-लोकी the three worlds taken collectively, the universe; सत्यामेव त्रिलोकीसरिति हरशिरश्चुम्बिनीविच्छटायाम् Bh.3.95; Śānti.4.22.

-लोचनः Śiva.

(-ना) 1 an unchaste woman.

-2 an epithet of Durgā.

-लोहकम् the three metals:-- gold, silver, and copper.

-वर्गः 1 the three objects of wordly existence, i. e. धर्म, अर्थ, and काम; अनेन धर्मः सविशेषमद्य मे त्रिवर्गसारः प्रतिभाति भाविनि Ku.5.38; अन्योन्यानुबन्धम् (त्रिवर्गम्) Kau. A.1.7; प्राप त्रिवर्गं बुबुधे$त्रिवर्गम् (मोक्षम्) Bu. Ch.2.41.

-2 the three states of loss, stability, and increase; क्षयः स्थानं च वृद्धिश्च त्रिवर्गो नीतिवेदिनाम् Ak.

-3 the three qualities of nature, i. e. सत्त्व, रजस्, and तमस्.

-4 the three higher castes.

-5 the three myrobalans.

-6 propriety, decorum.

-वर्णकम् the first three of the four castes of Hindus taken collectively.

-वर्ष a. three years old; Ms.5.7.

-वलिः, -ली f. (in comp.) three folds over a woman's navel (regarded as a mark of beauty)

-वली the anus.

-वारम् ind. three times, thrice.

-विक्रमः Viṣṇu in his fifth or dwarf incarnation. ˚रसः a patent medicine in Āyurveda.

-विद्यः a Brāhmaṇa versed in the three Vedas.

-विध a. of three kinds, three-fold.

-विष्टपम्, -पिष्टपम् 1 the world of Indra, heaven; त्रिविष्टपस्येव पतिं जयन्तः R.6.78.

-2 the three worlds. ˚सद् m. a god.

-वृत् a.

1 threefold; मौञ्जी त्रिवृत्समा श्लक्ष्णा कार्या विप्रस्य मेखला Ms.2.42.

-2 consisting of three parts (as three गुणs, विद्याs); Bhāg.3.24.33;1.23.39; (consisting of three letters- ओङ्कार); हिरण्यगर्भो वेदानां मन्त्राणां प्रणवस्त्रिवृत् Bhāg.11.16.12. (-m.)

1 a sacrifice.

-2 a girdle of three strings; Mb.12.47.44.

-3 an amulet of three strings. (-f.) a plant possessing valuable purgative properties. ˚करण combining three things, i. e. earth, water, and fire.

-वृत्तिः livelihood through 3 things (sacrifice, study and alms).

-वेणिः, -णी f. the place near Prayāga where the Ganges joins the Yamunā and receives under ground the Sarasvatī; the place called दक्षिणप्रयाग where the three sacred rivers separate.

-वेणुः 1 The staff (त्रिदण्ड) of a Saṁnyāsin; केचित् त्रिवेणुं जगृहुरेके पात्रं कमण्डलुम् Bhāg.11.23.34.

-2 The pole of a chariot; अथ त्रिवेणुसंपन्नं...... बभञ्ज च महारथम् Rām.3. 51.16; Mb.7.156.83; a three bannered (chariot); Bhāg.4.26.1.

-वेदः a Brāhmaṇa versed in the three Vedas.

-शक्तिः a deity (त्रिकला), Māyā; Bhāg.2.6.31.

-शङ्कुः 1 N. of a celebrated king of the Solar race, king of Ayodhyā and father of Hariśchandra. [He was a wise, pious, and just king, but his chief fault was that he loved his person to an inordinate degree. Desiring to celebrate a sacrifice by virtue of which he could go up to heaven in his mortal body, he requested his family-priest Vasiṣṭha to officiate for him; but being refused he next requested his hundred sons who also rejected his absurd proposal. He, therefore, called them cowardly and impotent, and was, in return for these insults, cursed and degraded by them to be a Chāṇḍāla. While he was in this wretched condition, Viśvāmitra, whose family Triśaṅku had in times of famine laid under deep obligations, undertook to celebrate the sacrifice, and invited all the gods to be present. They, however, declined; whereupon the enraged Viśvāmitra. by his own power lifted up Triśaṅku to the skies with his cherished mortal body. He began to soar higher and higher till his head struck against the vault of the heaven, when he was hurled down head-foremost by Indra and the other gods. The mighty Viśvāmitra, however, arrested him in his downward course, saying 'Stay Triśaṅku', and the unfortunate monarch remained suspended with his head towards the earth as a constellation in the southern hemisphere. Hence the wellknown proverb:-- त्रिशङ्कुरिवान्तरा तिष्ठ Ś.2.]

-2 the Chātaka bird.

-3 a cat.

-4 a grass-hopper.

-5 a fire- fly. ˚जः an epithet of Hariśchandra. ˚याजिन् m. an epithet of Viśvāmitra.

-शत a. three hundred.

(-तम्) 1 one hundred and three.

-2 three hundred.

-शरणः a Buddha.

-शर्करा three kinds of sugar (गुडोत्पन्ना, हिमोत्था, and मधुरा).

-शाख a. three-wrinkled; भ्रुकुट्या भीषणमुखः प्रकृत्यैव त्रिशाखया Ks.12.72.

-शालम् a house with three halls or chambers.

-शिखम् 1 a trident; तदापतद्वै त्रिशिखं गरुत्मते Bhāg.1.59.9.

-2 a crown or crest (with three points).

-शिरस् m.

1 N. of a demon killed by Rāma.

-2 an epithet of Kubera.

-3 fever. त्रिशिरस्ते प्रसन्नो$स्मि व्येतु ते मज्ज्वराद्भयम् Bhāg.1.63.29.

-शीर्षः Śiva.

-शीर्षकम्, -शूलम् a trident. ˚अङ्कः, ˚धारिन् m. an epithet of Śiva.

-शुक्लम् the holy combination of 'three days' viz. Uttarāyaṇa (day of the gods), the bright half of the moon (day of the manes) and day- time; त्रिशुक्ले मरणं यस्य, L. D. B.

-शूलिन् m. an epithet of Śiva.

-शृङ्गः 1 the Trikūṭa mountain.

-2 a triangle.

-शोकः the soul.

-षष्टिः f. sixty-three.

-ष्टुभ् f. a metre of 4 x 11 syllables.

-संध्यम्, -संध्यी the three periods of the day, i. e. dawn, noon, and sunset; also

-त्रिसवनम् (

-षवणम्); Ms.11.216.

-संध्यम् ind. at the time of the three Sandhyas; सान्निध्यं पुष्करे येषां त्रिसन्ध्यं कुरुनन्दन Mb.

-सप्तत a. seventy-third.

-सप्ततिः f. seventy-three.

-सप्तन्, -सप्त a. (pl.) three times 7, i. e. 21.

-सम a. (in geom.) having three equal sides, equilateral.

-सरः milk, sesamum and rice boiled together.

-सरकम् drinking wine thrice ('सरकं शीधुपात्रे स्यात् शीधुपाने च शीधुनि' इति विश्वः); प्रातिभं त्रिसरकेण गतानाम् Śi.1.12.

-सर्गः the creation of the 3 Guṇas; Bhāg.1.1.1.

-साधन a. having a threefold causality; R.3.13.

-सामन् a. singing 3 Sāmans (an उद्गातृ); उद्गाता तत्र संग्रामे त्रिसामा दुन्दुभिर्नृप Mb.12.98.27.

-साम्यम् an equilibrium of the three (qualities); Bhāg.2.7.4.

-सुपर्णः, -र्णम् 1 N. of the three Ṛigvedic verses (Rv.1.114.3-5).

-2 N. of T. Ār.1.48-5; -a. familiar with or reciting these verses; Ms.3.185.

-स्थली the three sacred places: काशी, प्रयाग, and गया.

-स्थानम् the head, neck and chest to- gether; तन्त्रीलयसमायुक्तं त्रिस्थानकरणान्वितम् Rām.7.71.15. -a.

1 having 3 dwelling places.

-2 extending through the 3 worlds.

-स्रोतस् f. an epithet of the Ganges; त्रिस्रोतसं वहति यो गगनप्रतिष्ठाम् Ś.7.6; R.1.63; Ku.7.15.

-सीत्य, -हल्य a. ploughed thrice (as a field).

-हायण a. three years old.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > त्रि _tri
48 HAFA

have

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(hefi; hafða, höfðum; hafðr), v.

1) to have (þeir höfðu sjau skip ok flest stór);

hafa elda, to keep up a five;

2) to hold, celebrate (hafa vinaboð, blót, þing);

3) to keep, retain (rifu þær vefinn í sundr, ok hafði hverr þat er hélt á);

4) to use (tvau net eru rý, ok hafa eigi höfð verit);

orð þau sem hann hafði um haft, which he had made use of;

hafa fagrmæli við e-n, to flatter one;

hafa hljóðmæli við e-n, to speak secretly to one;

hafa tvimæli á e-u, to speak doubtfully of a thing;

hafa viðrmæli um e-t, to use mocking words;

hann var mjök hafðr við mál manna, much used to, versed in, lawsuits;

5) to have, hold, maintain;

hafa vináttu við e-n, to maintain friendship with one;

hafa hættumikit, to run a great risk;

hafa heilindi, to have good health;

6) to bring, carry;

hafa e-n heim með sér, to bring one home;

hann hafði lög, út hingat ór Noregi, he brought laws hither from Norway;

hafa sik (to betake oneself) til annara landa;

7) to take, carry off;

troll hafi þik, the trolls take thee;

8) to get, gain, win;

hann hafði eigi svefn, he got no sleep;

hefir sá jafnan, er hættir, he wins that ventures;

hafa gagn, sigr, to gain victor;

hafa meira hlut, to get the upper hand, gain the day;

hafa betr (verr), to get the better (worse) of it;

hafa sitt mál, to win one’s suit;

hafa tafl, to win the game;

hafa erendi, to do one’s errand, succeed;

hafa bana, to suffer death, to die;

hafa sigr, to be worsted;

hafa góðar viðtökur, to be well received;

hafa tíðindi af e-m, to get tidings of, or from, one;

hafa sœmd, óvirðing af e-m, to get honour, disgrace from one;

with gen., hafa e-s ekki, to fail to catch one (hann kemst á skóg undan, ok höfðu þeir hans ekki);

ekki munu vér hans hafa at sinni, we shall not catch him at present;

9) to wear carry (clothes, weapons);

hann hafði blán kyrtil, he wore a blue kirtle;

hafa kylfu í hendi sér, to have a club in one’s hand;

10) to behave, do, or fare, so an so esp. with an adv.;

hafa vel, illa, vetr, to behave (do) well, badly, be worse;

hafa sik vel, to behave;

hafa vel, to be well off or happy;

hafa hart, to be in a wretched plight;

11) with infin., hafa at varðveita, to have in keeping at selja, to have on sale;

lög hafið þér at mæla, you are right;

12) hafa e-n nær e-u, to expose one to (þú hafðir svá nær haft oss úfœru);

hafa nær e-u, to come near to, esp. impers.;

nær hafði okkr nú, it was a narrow escape;

svá nær hafði hausinum, at, the shot so nearly touched the head, that;

ok er nær hafði, skipit mundi fljóta, when the ship was on the point of flloating;

13) as an auxiliary verb, in the earliest time with the pp. of transitive verbs in acc.;

hefir þú hamar um fólginn, hast thou hidden the hammer?;

ek hefi sendan mann, I have sent a man;

later with indecl. neut. pp.;

hefir þú eigi sét mik, hast thou not seen me?;

14) with preps.:

hafa e-t at, to do, act;

hann tók af þér konuna, en þú hafðir ekki at, but thou didst not stir, didst take it tamely;

absol., viltu þess freista, ok vita hvat at hafi, wilt thou try and see what happens?;

hafa e-t at hlífiskildi (skotspœni), to use as a shield (as a target);

hafa e-n háði, hlátri, to mock, laugh at;

hafa e-t at engu, vettugi, to hold for naught, take no notice of;

hafa sakir á e-n have charges against one;

hafa á rás, to take to one’s heels, run off;

hafa e-t eptir, to do or repeat a thing after one;

hafa e-t fram, to produce (vápn þorgils vóru fram höfð); to carry out, hold forth;

hafa mál fram, to proceed with a suit;

var um búit, ekki fram haft, all was made ready but nothing done;

hafa e-t frammi, í frammi, to use, make use of (hafa í frammi kúgan);

ok öll lögmæt skil frammi hafa, and discharge all on official duties;

hafa e-t fyrir satt, to hold for true;

eigi em ek þar fyrir sönnu hafðr, I am not truly aimed for that, it is a false charge;

hafa e-n fyrir sökum um e-t, to charge one with;

hafa í hótum við e-n, to threaten one;

hafa e-t með höndum, to have in hand;

höfum eiai sigrinn ór hendi, let not victory slip out of our hands;

hafa ór við e-n, to behave so and so towards one (hefir þú illa ór haft við mik);

hafa e-t til e-s to use for (höfðu þeir til varnar skot ok spjót); to be a reason or ground for;

vér hyggjum þat til þess haft vera, at þar hafi menn sézt, we believe the foundation of the story is that men have been seen there;

hafa mikit (lítit) til síns máls, to have much (little) in support of one’s case;

hafa e-t til, to have at hand, possess;

orð þau, sem hann hafði um haft, the words which he had used;

keisari hafði fátt um, did not say much;

hafa e-n undir, to get one under, subdue one;

hafa e-t uppi, to take (heave) up (hafa uppi fœri, net);

Skarpheðinn hafði uppi øxina, S. heaved up the axe;

hafa flokk uppi, to raise a party, to rebel;

hafa uppi tafl, to play at a game;

hafa e-n uppi, to bring one to light;

hafa uppi rœður, to begin a discussion;

hafa e-t úti, to have done, finished (hafa úti sitt dagsverk);

hafa við e-m, to be a match for one;

hafa sik við, to exert oneself;

hafa mikit (lítit) við, to make a great (little) display;

hann söng messu ok bafði mikit við, and made much of it;

hann bad jarl leita, bann hafði lítit við þat, he did it lightly;

haf ekki slíkt við, do not say so;

haf þú lítit við at eggja sonu þina, refrain from egging on thy sons;

15) refl., hafast.

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pret. hafði; subj. hefði; pres. sing. hefi (less correctly hefir), hefir, hefir; plur. höfum, hafit, hafa: the mod. pres. sing. is monosyllabic hefr or hefur, and is used so in rhymes—andvara engan hefur | … við glys heims gálaus sefur, Pass. 15. 6, but in print the true old form hefir is still retained; the monosyllabic present is used even by old writers in the 1st pers. before the personal or negative suffix, e. g. hef-k and hef-k-a ek for hefi-g and hefig-a ek, see e. g. Grág. (Kb.) 79, 82, in the old oath formula, hef-k eigi, Hallfred; hef ek, Fms. iii. 10 (in a verse); but not so in 3rd pers., e. g. hefir-a or hefir-at, Grág. l. c.: imperat. haf, hafðu: part. pass. hafðr, neut. haft;—hafat is an απ. λεγ., Vsp. 16, and is prob. qs. hafit from hefja, to heave, lift: [Ulf. haban; A. S. habban; Engl. have; Hel. hebben; Germ. haben; Dutch hebben; Dan. have, Swed. hafva: it is curious the Lat. form habere retains the consonant unchanged, cp. the Romance forms, Ital. avere, Fr. avoir, Span. haber, etc. ☞ Hafa is a weak verb, and thus distinguished from hefja (to lift, begin), which is a strong verb, answering to Lat. capere, incipere; but in sundry cases, as will be seen below, it passes into the sense of this latter word; as also in some instances into that of another lost strong verb, hafa, hóf, to behave, and hœfa, to hit]:—to have.

A. To have; hann hafði með sér ekki meira lið, Fms. i. 39; hafði hverr hirð um sik, 52; höfðu þeir áttján skip, viii. 42; Sverrir hafði tvau hundrað manna, … þeir höfðu annan samnað á landi, 328; hann hafði mikit lið ok frítt, x. 36; þeir höfðu sjau skip ok flest stór, 102; hafa fjölmennar setur, Eb. 22; hann hafði menn sína í síldveri, Eg. 42; mun ek naut hafa þar sem mér þykkir hagi beztr, 716.

II. to hold:

1. to keep, celebrate; hafa ok halda, Dipl. i. 6; hafa átrúnað, 10; hafa dóma, 12; hafa blót, Fms. iv. 254; hafa vina-veizlu, id.; hafa vina-boð, Nj. 2; hafa Jóla-boð, Eg. 516; hafa þing, Fms. ix. 449; hafa haust-boð, Gísl. 27; hafa drykkju, Eb. 154; hafa leik, Fms. x. 201, passim.

2. to hold, observe; hlýðir þat hvergi at hafa eigi lög í landi, Nj. 149; skal þat hafa, er stendr …, Grág. i. 7; skal þat allt hafa er finsk á skrá þeirri …, id.; en hvatki es mis-sagt es í fræðum þessum, þá es skylt at hafa þat (to keep, hold to be true) es sannara reynisk, Íb. 3; ok hafða ek (I kept, selected) þat ór hvárri er framarr greindi, Landn. 320, v. l.

3. to hold, keep, retain; ef hann vill hafa hann til fardaga, Grág. i. 155; skal búandinn hafa hann hálfan mánuð, 154; ok hafði hvárr þat er hélt á, Nj. 279; hitt skal hafa er um fram er, Rb. 56; kasta í burt þrjátigi ok haf þat sem eptir verðr, 494.

4. to hold an office; hafa lögsögu, to hold the office of lögsaga, Íb. passim; hafa jarldóm, konungdóm, passim; þat höfðu haft at fornu Dana-konungar, Eg. 267; þér berit konunga-nöfn svá sem fyrr hafa haft ( have had) forfeðr yðrir, en hafit lítið af ríki, Fms. i. 52; hafa ríki, to reign, Hkr. pref.

5. phrases, hafa elda, to keep a fire, cook, Fms. xi. 129; hafa fjárgæzlu, to tend sheep, Eg. 740; hafa embætti með höndum, Stj. 204; hafa gæzlur á e-u, Fms. ix. 313; hafa … vetr, to have so many winters, be of such an age (cp. Fr. avoir … ans), Íb. 15; margir höfðu lítið fátt þúsund ára, Ver. 7: hafa vörn í máli, Nj. 93; hafa e-t með höndum, to have in hand, Fms. viii. 280, ix. 239; hafa e-t á höndum, Grág. i. 38; hafa fyrir satt, to hold for true, Fms. xi. 10; hafa við orð, to intimate, suggest, Nj. 160; hafa e-t at engu, vettugi, to hold for naught, take no notice of, Fas. i. 318.

6. with prepp. or infin.,

α. with prep.; hafa til, to have, possess; ef annarr þeirra hefir til enn annarr eigi, þá er sá skyldr til at fá honum er til hefir, Grág. i. 33; ef annarr hefir til …, id.; þér ætlið at ek muna eigi afl til hafa, Ld. 28.

β. with infin.; hafa at varðveita, to have in keeping, Eg. 500; lög hafit þér at mæla, you have the law on your tongue, i. e. you are right, Nj. 101; hörð tíðindi hefi ek at segja þér, 64; sá er gripinn hefir at halda, Grág. i. 438; hafa at selja, to have on sale, Ld. 28.

III. to use; var haft til þess sker eitt, Eb. 12; þá höfðu þeir til varnar skot ok spjót, Fms. vii. 193; er þín ráð vóru höfð, that thy advice was taken, Fs. 57; Gríss hafði þessi ráð, Fms. iii. 21; ek vil at þat sé haft er ek legg til, x. 249; þykki mér þú vel hafa ( make good use of) þau tillög er ek legg fyrir þik, xi. 61; til þess alls er jarli þótti skipta, þá hafði hann þessa hluti, 129; tvau ný (net), ok hafa eigi höfð verit ( which have not been used), haf þú ( take) hvárt er þú vilt, Háv. 46; þær vil ek hafa enar nýju, en ek vil ekki hætta til at hafa enar fornu, id.; önnur er ný ok mikil ok hefir ( has) til einskis höfð ( used) verið, id.; buðkr er fyrir húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; gjalda vápn þau er höfð eru, N. G. L. i. 75; þat hafði hann haft ( used) fyrir skála, Edda 29; þeir vóru hafðir til at festa með hús jafnan, Nj. 118; sá hólmr var hafðr til at …, Fms. i. 218; hann skyldi hafa hinn sama eið, x. 7; orð þau sem hann hafði ( had) um haft ( used), Nj. 56; orð þau er hann hafði ( made use of) í barnskírn, K. Þ. K. 14.

2. more special phrases; hafa fagrmæli við e-n, to flatter one, Nj. 224; hafa hljóðmæli við e-n, to speak secretly to one, 223; allmikil fjölkyngi mun vera við höfð áðr svá fái gört, Edda 27; hafa mörg orð um e-t, Ld. 268; hafa tvímæli á e-u, to discuss, doubt, speak diffidently of a thing, Lv. 52; hafa viðrmæli um e-t, to use mocking words, Nj. 89; hafa nafn Drottins í hégóma, to take the Lord’s name in vain, Fms. i. 310; (hann var) mjök hafðr við mál manna, much used to, versed in lawsuits, Dropl. 8: hafa sik til e-s, to use oneself to a thing, i. e. to do a mean, paltry thing; þeir er til þess vilja hafa sik, at ganga í samkundur manna úboðit, Gþl. 200; ef hann vill sik til þessa hafa, Fms. i. 99: hafa sik við, to exert oneself; skaltú ok verða þik við at hafa um þetta mál, ef þú getr þat af þér fært, Grett. 160: hafa e-n at skotspæni, to use one as a target, Nj. 222; hafa e-n at hlífi-skildi sér, to use one as a shield, 262; hafa e-n at ginningar-fifli, auga-bragði, háði, hlátri, Hm. 133, Nj. 224, passim.

IV. to have, hold, maintain, of a state or condition; hafa vináttu við e-n, to maintain friendship with one, Sks. 662; hafa vanmátt, to continue sick, Eg. 565; hafa hættu-mikit, to run a great risk, Nj. 149; hafa vitfirring, to be insane, Grág. i. 154; hafa heilindi, to have good health, 26, Hm. 67; hafa burði til e-s, to have the birthright to a thing. Eg. 479; hafa hug, áræði, hyggindi, to have the courage …, Hom. 28; hafa vit ( to know), skyn, greind … á e-u, to have understanding of a thing; hafa gaman, gleði, skemtun, ánægju af e-u, to have interest or pleasure in a thing; hafa leiða, ógeð, andstygð, hatr, óbeit á e-u, to dislike, be disgusted with, hate a thing; hafa elsku, mætr, virðing á e-u, to love, esteeem … a thing; hafa allan hug á e-u, to bend the mind to a thing; hafa grun á e-m, to suspect one; hafa ótta, beyg af e-u, to fear a thing; and in numberless other phrases.

2. with prepp.:

α. hafa e-t frammi (fram), to carry out, hold forth; hafa frammi róg, Nj. 166; hafa mál fram, to proceed with a suit, 101; stefnu-för, 78; heitstrengingar, Fms. xi. 103; ok öll lögmælt skil frammi hafa, and discharge all one’s official duties, 232; var um búit en ekki fram haft, all was made ready, but nothing done, viii. 113; beini má varla verða betri en hér er frammi hafðr, xi. 52; hafðú í frammi ( use) kúgan við þá uppi við fjöllin, Ísl. ii. 215; margir hlutir, þó at hann hafi í frammi, Sks. 276.

β. hafa mikit, lítið fyrir e-u, to have much, little trouble about a thing; (hence fyrir-höfn, trouble.)

γ. hafa við e-m (afl or the like understood), to be a match for one, Fms. vii. 170, Lv. 109, Nj. 89, Eg. 474, Anal. 176; hafa mikit, lítið við, to make a great, little display; (hence við-höfn, display, pomp); hann söng messu ok hafði mikit við, he sang mass and made a great thing of it, Nj. 157; þú hefir mikit við, thou makest a great show of it, Boll. 351; hann bað jarl leita, hann hafði lítið við þat, he did it lightly, Nj. 141; haf ekki slíkt við, do not say so, Ld. 182.

B. To take, carry off, win, wield, [closely akin to Lat. capere]:

I. to catch, take, esp. in the phrase, hafa ekki e-s, to miss one; hann kemsk á skóg undan, ok höfðu þeir hans ekki, he took to the forest and they missed him, Nj. 130; ekki munu vér hans hafa at sinni, we sha’nt catch him at present, Fms. vi. 278; hafða ek þess vætki vífs, Hm. 101; þeygi ek hana at heldr hefik, 95: in swearing, tröll, herr, gramir hafi þik, the trolls, ghosts, etc. take thee! tröll hafi líf, ef …, Kormak; tröll hafi Trefót allan! Grett. (in a verse); tröll hafi þína vini, tröll hafi hól þitt, Nj.; herr hafi Þóri til slægan, confound the wily Thorir! Fms. vi. 278, v. l. (emended, as the phrase is wrongly explained in Fms. xii. Gloss.); gramir hafi þik! vide gramr.

II. to carry, carry off, bring; hafði einn hjartað í munni sér, one carried the heart off in his mouth, Nj. 95; hann hafði þat ( brought it) norðan með sér, Eg. 42; hafði Þórólfr heim marga dýrgripi, 4; hann hafði með sér skatt allan, 62; skaltú biðja hennar ok hafa hana heim hingat, Edda 22; fé þat er hann hafði ( had) út haft ( carried from abroad), Gullþ. 13; á fimm hestum höfðu þeir mat, Nj. 74; bókina er hann hafði ( had) út haft, Fms. vii. 156; konungr hafði biskup norðr til Björgynjar með sér, viii. 296; biskup lét hann hafa með sér kirkju-við ok járn-klukku, Landn. 42; hann hafði með sér skulda-lið sitt ok búferli, Eb. 8; hann tók ofan hofit, ok hafði með sér flesta viðu, id.; ok hafa hana í brott, Fms. i. 3; tekr upp barnit, ok hefir heim með sér, Ísl. ii. 20; hann hafði lög út hingat ór Noregi, he brought laws hither from Norway, Íb. 5; haf þú heim hvali til bæjar, Hým. 26; ok hafa hann til Valhallar, Nj. 119.

III. to take, get; hann hafði þá engan mat né drykk, he took no food nor drink, Eg. 602; hann hafði eigi svefn, he got no sleep, Bs. i. 139.

2. to get, gain, win; öfluðu sér fjár, ok höfðu hlutskipti mikit, Eg. 4; eigi þarftú at biðja viðsmjörs þess, þvíat hann mun þat alls ekki hafa, né þú, for neither he nor thou shall get it, Blas. 28; jarl vill hafa minn fund, he will have a meeting with me, 40, Skv. 1. 4: the sayings, hefir sá jafnan er hættir, he wins that risks, ‘nothing venture, nothing have,’ Hrafn. 16; sá hefir krás er krefr, Sl. 29.

3. phrases, hafa meira hlut, to get the better lot, gain the day, Nj. 90, Fms. xi. 93; hafa gagn, sigr, to gain victory, ix. 132, Eg. 7, Hkr. i. 215, Ver. 38; hafa betr, to get the better; hafa verr, miðr, to have the worst of it, Fms. v. 86, Þorst. S. St. 48, passim; hafa mál sitt, to win one’s suit, Grág. i. 7, Fms. vii. 34; hafa kaup öll, to get all the bargain, Eg. 71; hafa tafl, to win the game, Fms. vii. 219; hafa erendi, to do one’s errand, succeed, Þkv. 10, 11, Fas. ii. 517: hafa bana, to have one’s bane, to die, Nj. 8; hafa úsigr, to be worsted, passim; hafa úfrið, to have no peace; hafa gagn, sóma, heiðr, neisu, óvirðing, skömm, etc. af e-u, to get profit, gain, honour, disgrace, etc. from a thing; hafa e-n í helju, to put one to death, Al. 123; hafa e-n undir, to get one under, subdue him, Nj. 95, 128; höfum eigi, sigrinn ór hendi, let not victory slip out of our hands, Fms. v. 294.

4. to get, receive; hann hafði góðar viðtökur, Nj. 4; hón skal hafa sex-tigi hundraða, 3; skyldi Högni hafa land, 118; selja skipit, ef hann hafði þat fyrir ( if he could get for it) sem hann vildi; Flosi spurði í hverjum aurum hann vildi fyrir hafa, hann kvaðsk vildu fyrir hafa land, 259; hafa tíðindi, sögur af e-m, to have, get tidings of or from one, Ld. 28; hafa sæmd, metorð óvirðing, to get honour, disgrace from one’s hands, Nj. 101; hafa bætr, to get compensation, Grág. i. 188; hafa innstæðuna eina, id.; hafa af e-m, to have the best of one, cheat one.

IV. to carry, wear, of clothes, ornaments, weapons:

1. of clothes, [cp. Lat. habitus and Icel. höfn = gear]; hafa hatt á höfði, Ld. 28; hafa váskufl yztan klæða, … þú skalt hafa undir ( wear beneath) hin góðu klæði þín, Nj. 32; hann hafði blán kyrtil, … hann hafði svartan kyrtil, Boll. 358; hafa fald á höfði, to wear a hood; hón hafði gaddan rautt á höfði, Orkn. 304; hann hafði um sik breitt belti, he wore a broad belt, Nj. 91; hafa fingr-gull á hendi, 146: to have about one’s person, vefja saman ok hafa í pungi sínum, Edda 27; hlutir sem mönnum var títt at hafa, Fms. xi. 128.

2. of weapons, to wield, carry; spjót þat er þú hefir í hendi, Boll. 350; hafa kylfu í hendi sér, to have a club in one’s hand, Fms. xi. 129; hafa staf í hendi, to have a stick in the hand, Bárð.; Gunnarr hafði atgeirinn ok sverðit, Kolskeggr hafði saxit, Hjörtr hafði alvæpni, Nj. 93; hann hafdi öxi snaghyrnda, Boll. 358; hann hafði kesjuna fyrir sér, he held the lance in rest, Eg. 532.

V. here may be added a few special phrases; hafa hendr fyrir sér, to grope, feel with the hands (as in darkness); hafa vit fyrir sér, to act wisely; hafa at sér hendina, to draw one’s hand back, Stj. 198; hafa e-t eptir, to do or repeat a thing after one, Konr.; hafa e-t yfir, to repeat (of a lesson): hafa sik, to betake oneself; hafa sik til annarra landa, Grett. 9 new Ed.; hann vissi varla hvar hann átti at hafa sik, he knew not where ( whither) to betake himself, Bs. i. 807; hefir hann sik aptr á stað til munklífisins, Mar.

C. Passing into the sense of hefja (see at the beginning); hafa e-t uppi, to heave up, raise; hafa flokk uppi, to raise a party, to rebel, Fb. ii. 89: hafa uppi færi, net, a fisherman’s term, to heave up, take up the net or line, Háv. 46; Skarphéðinn hafði uppi ( heaved up) öxina, Nj. 144: hafa uppi tafl, to play at a game, Vápn. 29; þar vóru mjök töfl uppi höfð ok sagna-skemtan, Þorf. Karl. 406, v. l.: hafa e-n uppi, to hold one up, bring him to light; svá máttu oss skjótast uppi hafa, Fær. 42: metaph. to reveal, vándr riddari hafði allt þegar uppi, Str. 10.

2. with the notion to begin; Bárðr hafði uppi orð sín ( began his suit) ok bað Sigríðar, Eg. 26, Eb. 142; hafa upp stefnu, to begin the summons, Boll. 350; hafa upp ræður, to begin a discussion; ræður þær er hann hafði uppi haft við Ingigerði, Fms. iv. 144, where the older text in Ó. H. reads umræður þær er hann hafði upp hafit (from hefja), 59; cp. also Vsp., þat langniðja-tal mun uppi hafat (i. e. hafit) meðan öld lifir, 16, (cp. upp-haf, beginning); þó at ek hafa síðarr um-ræðu um hann, better þó at ek hafa (i. e. hefja) síðarr upp ræðu um hann, though I shall below treat of, discuss that, Skálda (Thorodd) 168; er lengi hefir uppi verit haft síðan (of a song), Nj. 135; cp. also phrases such as, hafa á rás, to begin running, take to one’s heels, Fms. iv. 120, ix. 490; næsta morgin hefir út fjörðinn, the next morning a breeze off land arose, Bs. ii. 48: opp. is the phrase, hafa e-t úti, to have done, finished; hafa úti sitt dags-verk, Fms. xi. 431; hafa úti sekt sína, Grett. 149.

D. Passing into the sense of a lost strong verb, hafa, hóf (see at the beginning), to behave, do, act:

I. with an adverb, hafa vel, ílla, or the like, to behave, and in some instances to do well or badly, be happy or unhappy,

α. to behave; en nú vil ek eigi verr hafa en þú, Fms. iv. 342; þeir sögðu at konungr vildi verr hafa en þeir, 313; hefir þú ílla ór (málum or the like understood) haft við mik, Fs. 140; ólikr er Gísli öðrum í þolinmæði, ok hefir hann betr en vér, Gísl. 28.

β. to do so and so (to be happy, unhappy); verr hafa þeir er trygðum slitu, Mkv. 3; ílla hefir sá er annan svíkr, 18; vel hefir sá er þat líða lætr, 6; vel hefir sá ( he is happy) er eigi bíðr slíkt íllt þessa heims, Fms. v. 145; hvílíkt hefir þú, how dost thou? Mar.; hafa hart, to do badly, to be wretched; at sál Þorgils mætti fyrir þær sakir eigi hart hafa, Sturl. iii. 292, Mar.; Ólafr hafði þá hölzti ílla, O. was very poorly, D. N. ii. 156; þykisk sá bezt hafa ( happiest) er fyrstr kemr heim, Fms. xi. 248; þá hefir hann bazt af hann þegir, i. e. that is the best he can do if he holds his tongue, Hm. 19; þess get ek at sá hafi verr ( he will make a bad bargain) er þik flytr, Nj. 128; úlfgi hefir ok vel, the wolf is in a bad plight, Ls. 39; mun sá betr hafa er eigi tekr við þér, id.; betr hefðir þú, ef …, thou wouldest do better, if …, Akv. 16.

γ. adding sik; hafa sik vel, to behave well, Fms. x. 415, Stj. 436.

II. with the prep. at, to do, act, (hence at-höfn, at-hæfi, act, doing); hann lét ekki til búa vígs-málit ok engan hlut at hafa, Nj. 71; en ef þeim þykkir of lítið féit tekit, þá skulu þeir hafa at hit sama, to act in the same way, Grág. ii. 267; hvatki es þeir hafa at, Fms. xi. 132; hann tók af þér konuna, en þú hafðir ekki at, but thou didst not stir, didst take it tamely, Nj. 33; bæði munu menn þetta kalla stórvirki ok íllvirki, en þó má nú ekki at hafa, but there is no help for it, 202; eigi sýnisk mér meðal-atferðar-leysi, at vér höfum eigi at um kvámur hans, i. e. that we submit tamely to his coming, Fs. 32: absol., viltú þess freista, ok vita þá hvat at hafi, wilt thou try and see how it will do? Bjarn. 27; en nú skaltú fara fyrir, ok vita hvat at hafi, Bs. i. 712.

III. phrases, hafa hátt, to be noisy, talk loud, Fms. i. 66; við skulum ekki hafa hátt ( do not cry loud) hér er maðr á glugganum, a lullaby song; hafa lágt, to keep silent; hafa hægt, to keep quiet; hafa sik á (í) hófi, to compose oneself, Ls. 36; hafa í hótum við e-n, to use threatening ( foul) language, Fb. i. 312; hafa í glett við e-n, to banter one, Fms. viii. 289; hafa íllt at verki, to do a bad deed, Ísl. ii. 184.

E. Passing into the sense of the verb hæfa (see at the beginning), to aim at, hit, with dat.:

I. to hit; svá nær hafði hausinum, at …, the shot so nearly hit the head, that …, Fms. ii. 272; þat sama forað, sem henni hafði næst váða, those very precipices from which she had so narrow an escape, Bs. i. 200, Fms. ix. 357; nær hafði nú, at skjótr mundi verða okkarr skilnaðr, Al. 124; nær hafði okkr nú, it struck near us, it was a narrow escape, Fms. viii. 281; kvaðsk svá dreymt hafa ( have dreamed), at þeim mundi nær hafa, ix. 387, v. l.; ok er nær hafði at skipit mundi fljóta, when the ship was on the point of floating, Ld. 58; ok hafði svá nær (it was within a hair’s breadth), at frændr Þorvalds mundu ganga at honum, Nj. 160; ok hafði svá nær at þeir mundi berjask, Íb. 11, cp. Bs. i. 21: the phrase, fjarri hefir, far from it! Edda (in a verse).

2. to charge; eigi em ek þar fyrir sönnu hafðr, I am not truly aimed at for that, ‘tis a false charge, Eg. 64; þeim manni er fyrir sökum er hafðr, i. e. the culprit, Grág. i. 29; cp. the mod. phrase, hafa á e-u, to make a charge of a thing; það varð ekki á því haft, they could not make a case for a charge of it.

II. metaph. to be the ground or reason for, (hence til-hæfa, reason, fact, foundation); til þess ætla vitrir menn þat haft at Ísland sé Tile (i. e. Thule) kallað, at …, learned men suppose that is the reason that Iceland is called Thule, that …, Landn. (pref.); mikit mun til haft, er einmæli er um (there must be some reason for it, because all people say so), Þorgils segir, eigi er fyrir haft ( there is no ground whatever for it), at ek mæla betr fyrir griðum en aðrir menn, Ísl. ii. 379; vér hyggjum þat til þess haft vera, at þar hafi menn sésk, we believe the substance of the story is that men have been seen there, Fms. xi. 158; hvat er til þess haft um þat (what is the truth of the matter?), hefir sundr-þykki orðit með ykkr? Boll. 364: in the saying, hefir hverr til síns ágætis nokkut, every one gets his reputation for something, Nj. 115.

2. to happen, coincide; hefir svá til, at hann var þar sjálfr, Fms. xi. 138, v. l.

β. the phrase, hafa mikit (lítið) til síns máls, to have much ( little) reason for one’s tale, i. e. to be much, little, in the right, Fms. vii. 221, xi. 138 (v. l.), Nj. 88: um þenna hefir svá stórum, it matters so much with this man, (v. l. for mun stórum skipta), Fms. xi. 311.

F. REFLEX. to keep, dwell, abide, but only of a temporary shelter or abode, cp. Lat. habitare, (cp. also höfn, a haven); hann hefsk á náttartíma niðri í vötnum, at night-time he keeps down in the water, Stj. 77: to live, þeir höfðusk mjök í kaupferðum, they spent much of their life in travelling, Hkr. i. 276; hann hafðisk löngum í bænum, Bs. i. 353.

β. with prep. við; hér mun ek við hafask ( I will stay here) en þú far til konungs, Fb. ii. 125; hafðisk hann við á skógum eðr í öðrum fylgsnum, 302; því at hann hafðisk þá á skipum við, Fms. viii. 44; hvílsk heldr ok hafsk við í því landi, rest and stay in that land, Stj. 162; Ásgeirr hafðisk við uppi í dalnum, Sd. 154; hafask lind fyrir, to cover oneself with a shield (?), Vsp. 50; hafask hlífar fyrir, to be mailed in armour, Hkm. 11.

2. hafask at, to do, behave (cp. D. above); vóru þeir þá svá móðir, at þeir máttu ekki at hafask, Fms. ii. 149; en síðan skulut þér at hafa slíkt sem ek kann fyrir segja, i. 158; þat eitt munu við at hafask, at ek mun betr göra en þú, Nj. 19; Lambi sá hvat Steinarr hafðisk at, Eg. 747.

3. hafask vel, to do well, thrive; vaxa ok vel hafask, to wax and do well, Hm. 142; nú er þat bæn mín, at þér hafisk við vel, that you bear yourself well up, Fms. ix. 497; Jungfrúin hafðisk vel við í ferðinni, x. 86; at fé hans mundi eigi hafask at betr at meðal-vetri, Grág. ii. 326.

4. recipr., hafask orð við, to speak to one another; ok er þat ósiðlegt, at menn hafisk eigi orð við, Fs. 14; þar til er þeir hafask réttar tölur við, N. G. L. i. 182.

II. part. hafandi is used in the sense of having conceived, being with child; þá verit hann varr við at hón var hafandi, 656 B. 14; hón skyldi verða hafandi at Guðs syni, id.; generally, allt þat er hafanda var lét burð sinn ok ærðisk, Fms. vii. 187; svá sem hón verðr at honum hafandi, Stj. 178; (hence barns-hafandi, being with child.)

G. The word hafa is in the Icel., as in other Teut. languages, used as an auxiliary verb with a part. pass. of another verb, whereby a compound preterite and pluperfect are formed as follows:

I. in transitive verbs with acc. the participle also was put in acc., agreeing in gender, number, and case with the objective noun or pronoun; this seems to have been a fixed rule in the earliest time, and is used so in all old poems down at least to the middle of the 11th century, to the time of Sighvat (circ. A. D. 990–1040), who constantly used the old form,—átt is an apostrophe for átta in the verse Ó. H. 81:

1. references from poets, Gm. 5, 12, 16; þá er forðum mik fædda höfðu, Vsp. 2; hverr hefði lopt lævi blandit eðr ætt jötuns Óðs mey gefna, 29; þær’s í árdaga áttar höfðu, 60: ek hafða fengna konungs reiði, Ad. 3; en Grjótbjörn um gnegðan hefir, 18; mik hefir marr miklu ræntan, Stor. 10; þó hefir Míms-vinr mér um fengnar bölva bætr, 22: gaupur er Haraldr hafi sveltar, Hornklofi: Loka mær hefir leikinn allvald, Ýt. 7; sá hafði borinn brúna-hörg, 14; jarlar höfðu veginn hann, 15: ek hef orðinn ( found) þann guðföðr (verða is here used as trans.), Hallfred; höfum kera framðan, id.: hann hefir litnar, sénar, hár bárur, Ísl. ii. 223, thus twice in a verse of A. D. 1002; göngu hefik of gengna, Korm. (in a verse); hann hafði farna för, Hkr. i. (Glum Geirason); ek hefi talðar níu orustur, Sighvat; þú hefir vanðan þik, id.; ér hafit rekna þá braut, Ó. H. 63 (Óttar Svarti); hann hefir búnar okkr hendr skrautliga, Sighvat (Ó. H. 13); þeir hafa færð sín höfuð Knúti, id.; hvar hafit ér hugðan mér sess, id.; hafa sér kenndan enn nørðra heims enda, id.; Sighvatr hefir lattan gram, id.; hefir þú hamar um fólginn, Þkv. 7, 8; þú hefir hvatta okkr, Gkv. 6; ek hefi yðr brennda, Am. 39, cp. 56; hefi ek þik minntan, 81; hefir þú hjörtu tuggin, Akv. 36; hefir þú mik dvalðan, Hbl. 51; ek hefi hafðar þrár, I have had throes, Fsm. 51; en ek hann görvan hef-k, svá hefi ek studdan, 12 (verse 13 is corrupt); hann hefir dvalða þik, Hkv. Hjörv. 29; lostna, 30; mik hefir sóttan meiri glæpr, 32; ek hefi brúði kerna, id.; þú hefir etnar úlfa krásir, opt sár sogin, Hkv. 1. 36; sá er opt hefir örnu sadda, 35; hefir þú kannaða koni óneisa, 23; þá er mik svikna höfðut, Skv. 3. 55; hann hafði getna sonu, Bkv. 8; þann sal hafa halir um görvan, Fm. 42; bróður minn hefir þú benjaðan, 25; er hann ráðinn hefir, 37; sjaldan hefir þú gefnar vargi bráðir, Eg. (in a verse).

2. references from prose; this old form has since been turned into an indecl. neut. sing. part. -it. The old form was first lost in the strong verbs and the weak verbs of the first conjugation: in the earliest prose both forms are used, although the indecl. is more freq. even in the prose writers, as Íb., the Heiðarv. S., the Miracle-book in Bs., Njála, Ó. H., (Thorodd seems only to use the old form,) as may be seen from the following references, Björn hafði særða þrjá menn, Nj. 262; hann mundi hana hafa gipta honum, 47; hann hafði þá leidda saman hestana, 264: ek hefi sendan mann, Ísl. (Heiðarv. S.) ii. 333; ek nefi senda menn, id.: hafa son sinn ór helju heimtan, Bs. (Miracle-book) i. 337; en er þeir höfðu niðr settan sveininn, 349; hann hafði veidda fimm tegu fiska, 350: er þér hefir ílla neisu gorva, Ó. H. 107: þá hefi ek fyrri setta þá í stafrófi, Skálda (Thorodd) 161; þar hefi ek við görva þessa stafi fjóra, id.; hafa hann samsettan, 167: góða fylgd hefir þú mér veitta, Þorst Síðu H. 2: sagði, at Ólafr konungr hafði sendan hann, Bs. i. 11: Þyri, er hertogi hafði festa nauðga, Fms. x. 393 (Ágrip): hefi ek þá svá signaða ok magnaða, v. 236: hefir sólin gengna tvá hluti, en einn úgenginn, K. Þ. K. 92 (Lund’s Syntax, p. 12).

β. again, neut. indecl., hana hafði átt fyrr Þoróddr, Ísl. ii. 192: hón hafði heimt húskarl sinn …, Ísl. (Heiðarv. S.) ii. 339; hann hefir ekki svá vel gyrt hest minn, 340; hefir þú eigi séð mik, 341; hve hann hafði lokkat hann. id.; gistingar hefi ek yðr fengit, 343: þeir höfðu haft úfrið ok orrostur, Íb. 12; hann hafði tekið lögsögu, 14: stafr er átt hafði Þorlákr, Bs. (Miracle-book) i. 340; er þær höfðu upp tekit ketilinn ok hafit …, 342; göngu es hann hafði gingit, 344; es sleggjuna hafði niðr fellt, 346; sem maðr hefði nýsett (hana) niðr, id.; jartein þá er hann þóttisk fingit hafa, 347; hafði prestrinn fært fram sveininn, 349: hjálm er Hreiðmarr hafði átt, Edda 73: hafa efnt sína heitstrenging, Fms. (Jómsv. S.) xi. 141: slíkan dóm sem hann hafði mér hugat, Ó. H. 176, etc. passim:—at last the inflexion disappeared altogether, and so at the present time the indecl. neut. sing. is used throughout; yet it remains in peculiar instances, e. g. konu hefi eg mér festa, Luke xiv. 20, cp. Vídal. ii. 21. ☞ This use of the inflexive part. pass. may often serve as a test of the age of a poem, e. g. that Sólarljóð was composed at a later date may thus be seen from verses 27, 64, 72, 73, 75, 79; but this test is to be applied with caution, as the MSS. have in some cases changed the true forms (-inn, -ann, and -it, -an being freq. abbreviated in the MSS. so as to render the reading dubious). In many cases the old form is no doubt to be restored, e. g. in vegit to veginn, Fm. 4, 23; búit to búinn, Hkv. Hjörv. 15; borit to borinn, Hkv. 1. 1; beðit to beðinn, Fsm. 48; orðit to orðin, Og. 23; roðit to roðinn, Em. 5; brotið to brotinn, Vkv. 24, etc.: but are we to infer from Ls. 23, 26, 33, that this poem is of a comparatively late age?

II. the indecl. neut. sing. is, both in the earliest poems and down to the present day, used in the following cases:

1. with trans. verbs requiring the dat. or gen.; ek hefi fengit e-s, hann hafði fengit konu; hafa hefnt e-s, Fms. xi. 25; sú er hafði beðit fjár, Þkv. 32; stillir hefir stefnt mér, Hkv. Hjörv. 33, and so in endless cases.

2. in the reflex. part. pass.; þeir (hann) hafa (hefir) látisk, farisk, sagsk, etc.

3. in part. of intrans. neut. verbs, e. g. þeir þær (hann, hón), hafa (hefir) setið, staðit, gengit, legit, farit, komit, verit, orðit, lifað, dáit, heitið …, also almost in every line both of prose and poetry.

4. in trans. verbs with a neut. sing. in objective case the difference cannot be seen.

☞ The compound preterite is common to both the Romance and Teutonic languages, and seems to be older in the former than in the latter; Grimm suggests that it originated with the French, and thence spread to the Teutons. That it was not natural to the latter is shewn by the facts, that

α. no traces of it are found in Gothic, nor in the earliest Old High German glossaries to Latin words.

β. in the earliest Scandinavian poetry we can trace its passage from declinable to indeclinable.

γ. remains are left in poetry of a primitive uncompounded preterite infinitive, e. g. stóðu = hafa staðit, mundu, skyldu, vildu, etc., see Gramm. p. xxv, col. 2. ☞ We may here note a curious dropping of the verb hefir, at ek em kominn hingat til lands, ok verit áðr ( having been) langa hríð utan-lands, Ó. H. 31, cp. Am. 52; barn at aldri, en vegit slíka hetju sem Þorvaldr var, Glúm. 382. On this interesting matter see Grimm’s remarks in his Gramm. iv. 146 sqq.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > HAFA
49 solutum

solvo, solvi, solutum, 3, v. a. ( perf. soluit, trisyll., Cat. 2, 13:
soluisse,
Tib. 4, 5, 16) [for se-luo; cf. socors for se-cords], to loosen an object from any thing, to release or to loose, remove any thing which binds or restrains another.
I.
To loose an object bound, to release, set free, disengage, dissolve, take apart.
A.
In a corporeal sense.
1.
Outwardly, to release.
a.
From fetters or custody, to free, set free, release; absol.:
solvite istas,
i. e. from fetters, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 64:
solvite istum,
id. Mil. 5, 32:
numquam, nisi me orassis, solves,
id. Ep. 5, 2, 62:
jube solvi (eum),
Ter. And. 5, 4, 52:
ad palum adligati repente soluti sunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 5, § 11:
ut vincti solvantur,
id. ib. 2, 5, 6, §
12: qui in compedibus corporis semper fuerunt, etiam cum soluti sunt, tardius ingrediuntur,
id. Tusc. 1, 31, 75:
ita nexi soluti (sunt),
Liv. 8, 28, 9:
solvite me, pueri,
Verg. E. 6, 24:
fore ut brevi solveretur,
Suet. Vesp. 5; id. Tib. 65; id. Vit. 12.—With abl.:
canis solutus catena,
Phaedr. 3, 7, 20. — Transf., from the fetter of frost:
solutis amnibus (i. e. frigoris vinculo),
Stat. Th. 5, 15:
terrae quem (florem) ferunt solutae,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 10.—
b.
From reins, ties, bands, etc.: solve senescentem equum, from the rein, i. e. dismiss him from service, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 8:
solverat sol equos,
unhitched, Stat. Th. 3, 407: currum solvere (i. e. ab equis, poet. for equos a curru), Sen. Thyest. 794: solvere epistulam, i. e. from the string by which it was tied (= to open), Nep. Hann. 11, 3:
et tibi sollicita solvitur illa (epistula) manu,
Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 2:
et jacet in gremio charta soluta meo,
id. H. 11, 4:
praecepit suis ne sarcinas solverent, aut onera deponerent,
Front. Strat. 1, 5, 3.—So of garments and sails, to unfurl, unfold: cum tunica soluta inambularet, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 3; Front. Strat. 4, 1, 26:
soluta toga,
Quint. 11, 3, 147:
vela solvere,
Verg. A. 4, 574.—
c.
From any fastening (mostly poet. and post-Aug. prose), to detach from; constr. absol., or with ab or de, and abl.:
Caucasia solvet de rupe Promethei bracchia,
Prop. 2, 1, 69:
fraxinus solvitur,
from the ground, Stat. Th. 9, 498:
ceciditque soluta pinus,
id. ib. 9, 409; cf.:
pinus radice soluta, deficit,
id. S. 5, 1, 152:
solutis radicibus arbusta procumbunt,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 5:
accepi epistulam quam, ut scribis, ancora soluta de phaselo dedisti, i. e. a litore,
detached, Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1 B. and K. (al. sublata;
but soluta is perh. an error of Cic. in the use of a technical term, v Orell. ad loc.).—In the same sense: solvere retinacula classis,
Ov. M. 15, 696; 8, 102:
querno solvunt de stipite funem,
id. F. 4, 333:
fune soluto Currit in immensum carina,
id. Am. 2, 11, 23:
curvo solves viscera cultro (i. e. de corpore ferarum),
Sen. Hippol. 53.—Of rain disengaged from the clouds:
imber caelesti nube solutus,
Ov. A. A. 2, 237: (Lunam) imperfecta vi solvere tantum umorem, disengage only the moisture, i. e. from the earth:
cum solis radii absumant,
Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 45:
solutum a latere pugionem,
detached from his side, Suet. Vit. 15.—
d.
Esp., of ships: navem solvere, to free a ship from the land, i. e. to set sail, weigh anchor, leave land, depart.
(α).
With acc. alone:
eisce confectis navem solvimus,
Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 91:
navim cupimus solvere,
id. Mil. 4, 7, 17:
naves solvit,
Caes. B. G. 4, 36; 5, 8; id. B. C. 1, 28; 3, 14; 3, 26;
3, 102: primis tenebris solvit navem,
Liv. 45, 6:
postero die solvere naves (jussi),
id. 29, 25 fin.; Nep. Hann. 8, 2:
classem solvere,
Liv. 45, 41; Prop. 3, 7 (4, 6), 23.—
(β).
With ab and abl.:
navis a terra solverunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 101:
quinto inde die quam ab Corintho solverit naves,
Liv. 31, 7 med.:
solvunt a litore puppes,
Luc. 2, 649.—
(γ).
With ex and abl.:
nam noctu hac soluta est navis nostra e portu Persico,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 259:
interea e portu nostra navis solvitur,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 54.—
(δ).
With abl.:
complures mercatores Alexandria solvisse,
Cic. Off. 3, 12, 50:
portu solventibus,
id. Mur. 2, 4.—
(ε).
Absol. (sc. navem or naves):
tertia fere vigilia solvit,
Caes. B. G. 4, 23:
nos eo die cenati solvimus,
Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2:
altero die quam a Brundusio solvit,
Liv. 31, 14 init.:
qui inde solverant,
Val. Max. 1, 7, 3:
solvi mare languido,
Sen. Ep. 53, 1:
fortasse etiam ventis minantibus solves,
id. Ben. 2, 35, 5:
non eadem est his et illis causa solvendi,
making sea-voyages, id. Q. N. 5, 18, 16.—
(ζ).
With navis, etc., as subj., to leave the land (sc. se a litore):
naves XVIII. ex superiore portu solverunt,
Caes. B. G. 4, 28; and by another change of construction: solvimus oram, we freed the shore, i.e. from the ship, Quint. 4, 2, 41; id. Ep. ad Tryph. 3.—
(η).
Poet. usages:
de litore puppis solvit iter,
clears the voyage, Stat. S. 5, 1, 243:
nec tibi Tyrrhena solvatur funis harena,
Prop. 1, 8, 11 (cf.: retinacula solvere, c. supra).—
e.
Of secretions from the body ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
tempore eo quo menstrua solvit,
Lucr. 6, 706:
cruor solvitur,
Stat. Th. 9, 530:
lacrimas solvere,
id. Achill. 2, 256:
solutis lacrimis,
Claud. Ruf. 2, 258; so,
partus solvere,
to bear, bring forth, be delivered of offspring, Ov. F. 3, 258; Stat. Th. 5, 461; Plin. 28, 3, 6, § 33; 32, 1, 1, § 6.—
2.
To loosen an object from that which holds it together, to break up, part, dissolve, disperse, divide, take apart, scatter.
a.
In gen.:
omne colligatum solvi potest,
Cic. Fin. 11.—
b.
Of structures ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
solvere naves et rursus conjungere,
Curt. 8, 10, 3:
solvere quassatae parcite membra ratis,
Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 2:
dubitavit an solveret pontem,
Curt. 4, 16, 8:
solvere pontem,
Tac. A. 1, 69:
si pons solutus sit,
Dig. 2, 11, 2, § 7:
solutus pons tempestatibus,
Just. 2, 13, 9:
currum (solis) solutum,
Manil. 1, 740.—
c.
Of woven stuff:
solvens texta,
Prop. 2, 9, 6.—
d.
Of mountains:
utrimque montes solvit (Hercules),
Sen. Herc. Fur. 237:
tridente Neptunus montem solvit,
id. Agam. 553.—
e.
Of the neck:
soluta cervix silicis impulsu,
broken, Sen. Troad. 1119.—
f.
Of a comet:
momentum quo cometes solutus et in duas partes redactus est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 3.—
g.
Of the hair, to loosen, untie, let fall:
solve capillos,
Ov. Am. 3, 9, 3:
crinem,
id. A. A. 3, 784; id. M. 11, 682; 13, 584; Prop. 2, 15 (3, 7), 46:
comas casside,
Ov. F. 3, 2; cf. id. ib. 4, 854.—
h.
Of the earth (so mostly P. a., q. v. infra;
post-Aug.): ita in terrae corpore evenit ut partes ejus vetustate solvantur, solutae cadant,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 10, 2:
ubi montis latus nova ventis solvit hiems,
Stat. Th. 7, 745. —
3.
To dissolve; pass., to be dissolved, changed, to pass over into ( poet. and postclass. for dissolvere, or transire in); constr. absol., or with in and acc.
(α).
Of a change into air or gas:
calor mobiliter solvens, differt primordia vini,
dissolving, parts the molecules of the wine, Lucr. 6, 235:
nam materiai copia ferretur per inane soluta,
id. 1, 1018; so id. 1, 1103:
ita fatus in aera rursus solvitur,
Stat. Th. 5, 285;
nec in aera solvi Passa, recentem animam caelestibus intulit astris,
Ov. M. 15, 845.—
(β).
Into a liquid, to melt:
saepe terra in tabem solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 15, 7:
terram quam diximus esse mutabilem et solvi in umorem,
id. ib. 3, 29, 4:
nullum tellus se solvit in amnem,
Luc. 2, 408; ipsum in conubia terrae Aethera, cum pluviis rarescunt nubila, solvo, dissolve into the embrace of the earth, i. e. change into rain, Stat. S. 1, 2, 186:
ex Aethiopiae jugis solutas nives ad Nilum decurrere,
Sen. Q. N. 4, 2, 17; so,
nivem solvere,
id. ib. 4, 5, 2; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 93; Sen. Herc. Oet. 729:
rigor auri solvitur aestu,
Lucr. 1, 493:
ferrum calidi solvant camini,
Manil. 4, 250:
cerae igne solutae,
Ov. A. A. 2, 47:
Iris cum vino triduo non solvitur,
Plin. 21, 20, 83, § 142:
(herba) quinto die solvitur,
id. 26, 14, 88, § 148.—
(γ).
Of putrefaction:
(vitulo) per integram solvuntur viscera pellem,
Verg. G. 4, 302.—
(δ).
Of change in general:
inque novas abiit massa soluta domos,
Ov. F. 1, 108:
repentino crementur incendio, atque ex tanta varietate solvantur atque eant in unum omnia (sc. all the heavenly bodies),
Sen. Ben. 6, 22.—
(ε).
Of expansion by heat:
(uva) cum modo frigoribus premitur, modo solvitur aestu,
Ov. A. A. 2, 317.—
(ζ).
Hence, solvere, absol., to rarefy:
gravitas aeris solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 5, 5, 1.—
(η).
Solvi in, to pass into, become:
in cacumine (herbae) capitula purpurea quae solvantur in lanugines,
Plin. 27, 8, 39, § 61.—Of a wave:
donec in planitiem immotarum aquarum solvatur,
disappears in, Sen. Q. N. 1, 2, 2:
postremi (equi) solvuntur in aequora pisces (= solvuntur in pisces),
Stat. Th. 2, 47: lumina in lacrimas solventur, stream with tears. —Hence, solvere, causative, to make pass over, to make vanish in: circulum in pulverem, in quo descriptus est, solvere, Sen. Ep. 74, 27: soluti agri, the boundaries of which are effaced, Sic. Fl. Cond. Agr. p. 3 Goes.—
4.
To consume, to destroy, dissolve:
solvere orbes,
Manil. 1, 497:
ni calor et ventus... interemant sensum diductaque solvant (i.e. sensum),
Lucr. 3, 287:
(Cato) ferrei prope corporis animique, quem ne senectus quidem, quae solvit omnia, fregerit,
Liv. 39, 40, 11:
si (cometae) sunt purus ignis... nec illos conversio mundi solvit,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 2, 2:
(turbo) ab eo motu, qui universum trahit, solveretur,
id. ib. 7, 9, 4:
tabes solvit corpora,
Luc. 6, 18; 7, 809:
nec solum silvas, sed saxa ingentia solvit (ignis),
id. 3, 506:
ne tegat functos humus, ne solvat ignis,
Sen. Thyest. 750.—So, vitam solvere, to extinguish life, esp. of gradual or easy death:
solvas potius (vitam), quam abrumpas, dummodo, si alia solvendi ratio non erit, vel abrumpas,
Sen. Ep. 22, 3:
hanc mihi solvite vitam,
Prop. 2, 9, 39.—
B.
Trop.
1.
To free, release, loose, emancipate, set free; constr. absol., with abl. or ab and abl.; rarely with gen.
a.
From the body, etc.:
teque isto corpore solvo,
Verg. A. 4, 703:
soluta corpore anima,
Quint. 5, 14, 13:
qui solutas vinculis animas recipit,
Sen. Cons. 28, 8: si animus somno relaxatus solute (i. e. free from the shackles of the body) moveatur ac libere, Cic. Div. 2, 48, 100:
vocem solvere,
to set free the voice, to speak, Stat. S. 3, 1; Sen. Thyest. 682; so, responsa solve (pregn. = utter and disclose), Sen. Oedip. 292:
suspiria solvit,
Stat. Th. 11, 604:
solvat turba jocos,
Sen. Med. 114:
solutos Qui captat risus hominum (= quem juvat risus hominum solvere),
Hor. S. 1, 4, 83:
Ausonii... versibus incomptis ludunt risuque soluto,
unrestrained, free, Verg. G. 2, 386.—
b.
Of members or parts of the body: linguam solvere, to unfetter the tongue (sc. vinculis oris), to give flow to words:
linguam (Juno) ad jurgia solvit,
Ov. M. 3, 261:
lingua devincta nec in motus varios soluta,
Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 7:
ut quisque contemptissimus est, ita linguae solutissimae est,
id. Const. 11, 3:
(fama) innumeras solvit in praeconia linguas,
Luc. 1, 472. —Solvere bracchia, poet., to unfetter the arms, i. e. to move them:
magna difficili solventem bracchia motu,
Stat. Achill. 1, 604; cf.
of the free motions of animals: columbae soluto volatu multum velociores,
unrestrained flight, Plin. 10, 36, 52, § 108.—
c.
From obligations and debts:
solvit me debito,
Sen. Ben. 6, 4, 1:
an nos debito solverit,
id. Ep. 81, 3:
ut religione civitas solvatur,
Cic. Caecin. 34, 98; Liv. 7, 3, 9:
te decem tauri... Me tener solvet vitulus (sc. religione),
Hor. C. 4, 2, 54.—So from a military oath:
hoc si impetro, solvo vos jurejurando,
Just. 14, 4, 7.—Sacramento or militia solvere, to dismiss a soldier from service:
sacramento solvi,
Tac. A. 16, 13:
cum quis propter delictum sacramento solvitur,
Dig. 49, 16, 13:
militia solvere,
Tac. A. 1, 44.— Munere (publico) solvere, to exempt from public duties:
ut Ilienses publico munere solverentur,
Tac. A. 12, 58.—With obj. inf.:
ut manere solveretur,
that he should be excused from the duty of remaining, Tac. A. 3, 29.—
d.
From guilt and sin, to acquit, absolve, cleanse (cf. absolvere, to acquit of crime):
si ille huic (insidias fecerit), ut scelere solvamur,
be held guiltless, Cic. Mil. 12, 31:
atque hunc ille summus vir scelere solutum periculo liberavit,
id. ib. 4, 9:
sit capitis damno Roma soluta mei,
Ov. F. 6, 452:
ipsum quoque Pelea Phoci Caede per Haemonias solvit Acastus aquas,
id. ib. 2, 40:
Helenen ego crimine solvo,
id. A. A. 2, 371:
quid crimine solvis Germanum?
Stat. Th. 11, 379:
solutam caede Gradivus manum restituit armis,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 1342. —
e.
From feelings, etc.:
quae eos qui quaesissent cura et negotio solverent,
Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30:
cum ego vos solvi curis ceteris,
Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 33:
senatus cura belli solutus,
Plin. 22, 3, 4, § 7:
pectus linquunt cura solutum,
Lucr. 2, 45:
his terroribus ab Epicuro soluti et in libertatem vindicati,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:
soluti metu,
Liv. 41, 14 init.; 27, 51:
solvent formidine terras,
Verg. E. 4, 14:
solve metu patriam,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 41:
metu belli Scythas solvit,
Just. 9, 2, 2; so id. 14, 2, 5:
haec est Vita solutorum misera ambitione,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 129:
soluti a cupiditatibus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 9, 27:
his concitationibus quem vacuum, solutum, liberum videris,
id. Tusc. 5, 15, 43: et tu solve me dementia, [p. 1726] Hor. Epod. 17, 43:
longo luctu,
Verg. A. 2, 26:
tristem juventam solve (i. e. juventam tristitia),
Sen. Hippol. 450:
solvite tantis animum monstris, solvite, superi,
id. Herc. Fur. 1063:
Quis te solvere Thessalis Magus venenis poterit?
Hor. C. 1, 27, 21. — Poet.:
solvit animis miracula (for animos miraculis),
the soul from superstition, Manil. 1, 103.—And of animals:
rabie tigrim,
Manil. 5, 707.— Absol.:
ut ad praecepta quae damus possit ire animus, solvendus est (i. e. perturbationibus),
Sen. Ep. 95, 38:
calices, quem non fecere contracta in paupertate solutum?
i. e. from cares, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 20:
solvite animos,
Manil. 4, 12.—With in:
vix haec in munera solvo animum,
i. e. free it from passions and so make it fit for these duties, Stat. S. 5, 3, 33.—
f.
From sleep, very rare:
ego somno solutus sum,
awoke, Cic. Rep. 6, 26, 29 (cf.: somno solvi, to be overwhelmed by sleep, 2. b, g infra).—
g.
From labor, business, etc.:
volucres videmus... solutas opere volitare,
Cic. Or. 2, 6, 23:
solutus onere regio, regni bonis fruor,
Sen. Oedip. 685.— Poet.:
Romulus excubias decrevit in otia solvi,
to be relieved from guard and enjoy leisure, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 79.—
h.
From rigidity, austerity, stiffness, etc., to relax, smooth, unbend, quiet, soothe ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
frontem solvere disce,
Mart. 14, 183:
saltem ora trucesque solve genas,
Stat. Th. 11, 373:
solvit feros tunc ipse rictus,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 797.— Poet.:
solvatur fronte senectus = frons senectute (i. e. rugis), solvatur,
be cleared, Hor. Epod. 13, 5:
vultum risu solvit,
relieves, Val. Max. 4, 3, 5:
risum judicis movendo, et illos tristes affectus solvit, et animum renovat,
Quint. 6, 3, 1; so,
solvere judicem,
unbend, excite his laughter, id. 11, 3, 3:
solvere qui (potui) Curios Fabriciosque graves (sc. risu),
Mart. 9, 28 (29), 4:
ut tamen arctum Solveret hospitiis animum,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 83:
cujus non contractum sollicitudine animum illius argutiae solvant?
Sen. Cons. Helv. 18, 5.— Transf., pregn.:
solventur risu tabulae,
i. e. the austerity of the judge will be relaxed by laughter, and the complaint dismissed, Hor. S. 2, 1, 86.—Imitated:
quia si aliquid omiserimus, cum risu quoque tota res solvitur,
Quint. 5, 10, 67.—
k.
From any cause of restraint.
(α).
To release from siege:
Bassanitas obsidione solvere,
Liv. 44, 30:
patriam obsidione solvere,
Val. Max. 3, 2, 2. —
(β).
From moral restraints:
hic palam cupiditates suas solvit,
gave vent to, Curt. 6, 6, 1; v. also P. a., B. 7. infra.—
l.
From laws and rules: legibus solvere.
(α).
To exempt from laws, i. e. by privilege:
Vopiscus, qui ex aedilitate consulatum petit, solvatur legibus,
Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 11:
cur M. Brutus legibus est solutus, si, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 13, 31:
ut interea magistratus reliquos, legibus omnibus soluti, petere possetis,
id. Agr. 2, 36, 99:
Lurco, tribunus plebis, solutus est (et lege Aelia et Furia),
id. Att. 1, 16, 13:
solvatne legibus Scipionem,
Auct. Her. 3, 2, 2:
petente Flacco ut legibus solverentur,
Liv. 31, 50, 8:
Scipio legibus solutus est,
id. Epit. 56:
Licet enim, inquiunt, legibus soluti sumus, attamen legibus vivimus,
Just. Inst. 2, 17, 8; cf.:
ut munere vigintiviratus solveretur,
Tac. A. 3, 29.— Transf., of the laws of nature, etc.:
(aestus) illo tempore, solutus legibus, sine modo fertur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 28, 6:
solus (sapiens) generis humani legibus solvitur,
id. Brev. Vit. 15, 5:
nec leti lege solutas,
Lucr. 3, 687:
nec solvo Rutulos (i. e. legibus fati),
Verg. A. 10, 111.— With gen. (cf. libero), perh. only in phrase testamenti solvere, to release from a testamentary disposition:
et is per aes et libram heredes testamenti solveret,
Cic. Leg. 2, 20, 51; 2, 21, 53 (less prop. testamenti is taken as attribute of heredes); cf. Gai. Inst. 3, 175, and Hor. C. 3, 17, 16, P. a., B. 5. fin. infra.—
(β).
Legibus solutus, not subject to, released from:
reus Postumus est ea lege... solutus ac liber,
i. e. the law does not apply to him, Cic. Rab. Post. 5, 12:
soluti (lege Julia) huc convenistis, ne constricti discedatis cavete,
id. ib. 7, 18.—Of other laws:
solutus Legibus insanis,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 68:
quae sedes expectent animam solutam legibus servitutis humanae,
Sen. Ep. 65, 20.— Transf., of things: soluta legibus scelera sunt, unrestrained by the laws, i. e. crimes are committed with impunity, Sen. Ben. 7, 27, 1.— Of the laws of versification: numerisque fertur Lege solutis, referring to dithyrambic measures, Hor. C. 4, 2, 12 (cf. P. a., B. 11. infra).—
2.
To dissolve, separate objects which are united, to break up, dismiss.
(α).
Of troops, ranks, etc.:
ubi ordines procursando solvissent,
Liv. 42, 65, 8:
incomposito agmine, solutis ordinibus,
Curt. 8, 1, 5; so id. 8, 4, 6:
agmina Diductis solvere choris,
Verg. A. 5, 581:
solvit maniplos,
Juv. 8, 154:
solvuntur laudata cohors,
Stat. Achill. 2, 167.—Hence, to separate armies engaged in battle:
commissas acies ego possum solvere,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 59.—
(β).
Of banquets, assemblies, etc.:
convivio soluto,
Liv. 40, 14 fin.:
convivium solvit,
Curt. 8, 5, 24; 8, 6, 16:
Quid cessas convivia solvere?
Ov. F. 6, 675:
coetuque soluto Discedunt,
id. M. 13, 898.—Hence, urbem (Capuam) solutam ac debilitatam reliquerunt, disfranchised, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91.—
(γ).
Of the words in discourse, orationem or versum solvere, to break up a sentence or verse:
(discant) versus primo solvere, mox mutatis verbis interpretari,
Quint. 1, 9, 2:
quod cuique visum erit vehementer, dulciter, speciose dictum, solvat ac turbet,
id. 9, 4, 14:
ut partes orationis sibi soluto versu desideret et pedum proprietates,
id. 1, 8, 13:
non, ut si solvas Postquam discordia tetra, etc., invenias etiam disjecti membra poetae,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 60.—
3.
Implying a change for the worse.
a.
To relax, make effeminate, weaken, by ease, luxury, dissipation, etc. (post-Aug.):
Hannibalem hiberna solverunt,
Sen. Ep. 51, 5:
usque eo nimio delicati animi languore solvuntur,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 12, 6:
infantiam statim deliciis solvimus,
Quint. 1, 2, 6:
solutus luxu,
id. 3, 8, 28; so Tac. A. 11, 31.—With in and acc.:
soluti in luxum,
Tac. H. 2, 99:
in lasciviam,
id. ib. 3, 38.— Transf.: versum solvere, to deprive a verse of its proper rhythm:
si quinque continuos dactylos confundas solveris versum,
Quint. 9, 4, 49.—
b.
To make torpid by removing sensation.
(α).
To relax, benumb the limbs or body;
as by narcotics, terror, sickness, exhaustion: multaque praeterea languentia membra per artus solvunt,
Lucr. 6, 798:
ima Solvuntur latera,
Verg. G. 3, 523:
solvi debilitate corporis,
paralyzed, Val. Max. 1, 7, 4:
ut soluto labitur moriens gradu,
Sen. Hippol. 368.—In mal. part., Hor. Epod. 12, 8; cf. Verg. G. 3, 523.— Poet.:
illum aget, penna metuente solvi, Fama superstes,
Hor. C. 2, 2, 7.—Of the mind:
segnitia (oratoris) solvit animos,
wearies, Quint. 11, 3, 52:
mentes solvere,
to make insane, Plin. 25, 3, 7, § 25.—
(β).
By frost ( poet.):
solvuntur illi frigore membra,
Verg. A. 12, 951; 1, 92.—
(γ).
By sleep ( poet. for sopio):
homines volucresque ferasque Solverat alta quies,
Ov. M. 7, 186:
corpora somnus Solverat,
id. ib. 10, 369:
molli languore solutus,
id. ib. 11, 648;
11, 612: altoque sopore solutum,
id. ib. 8, 817:
somno vinoque solutos,
id. F. 2, 333; Verg. A. 9, 236:
ut membra solvit sopor,
id. ib. 12, 867:
non solvit pectora somnus,
Sen. Agam. 76.—With in:
solvitur in somnos,
Verg. A. 4, 530.— Transf., of the sea:
aequor longa ventorum pace solutum,
lulled to sleep, Stat. Th. 3, 255.—
(δ).
By death: solvi, to die ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
ipse deus, simulatque volam, me solvet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 78:
corporibus quae senectus solvit,
Curt. 89, 32 (cf. A. 4. supra):
(corpus) quam nullo negotio solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 2:
alius inter cenandum solutus est,
id. Ep. 66, 43:
ubicumque arietaveris, solveris,
id. Cons. Marc. 11, 3:
me fata maturo exitu facilique solvant,
Sen. Troad. 605:
solvi inedia,
Petr. 111:
sic morte quasi somno soluta est,
Flor. 2, 21, 11.—Hence,
4.
Of logical dissolution, to refute:
non tradit Epicurus quomodo captiosa solvantur,
how fallacies are refuted, Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 22:
argumentum solvere,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
solutum scies quod nobis opponitur,
Sen. Const. 12, 3.—
b.
To disperse, dispel, as of a cloud:
deorum beneficia tempestiva ingentes minas interventu suo solventia,
Sen. Ben. 4, 4, 2.
II.
To loose, remove, cancel that which binds any thing.
A.
In a corporeal sense.
1.
In gen., to loose (weaker than rumpo;
post-Aug.): effringere quam aperire, rumpere quam solvere putant robustius,
Quint. 2, 12, 1:
qua convulsa tota operis colligatio solveretur,
Val. Max. 8, 14, 6:
supera compage soluta,
Stat. Th. 8, 31.—
2.
To remove a fetter, bridle, etc.:
nullo solvente catenas,
Ov. M. 3, 700: vincla jugis boum, Tib. 2, 1, 7:
solvere frenum,
Phaedr. 1, 2, 3:
loris solutis,
Ov. A. A. 1, 41.— Transf., of prisons:
qui, solutis ergastulis, exercitus numerum implevit,
Liv. Ep. 56; Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 10, 13; 11, 13, 2.—Of frost:
gelu solvitur,
it thaws, Tac. H. 1, 79:
solvitur acris hiems,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 1.—Of clouds:
facit igitur ventum resoluta nubes, quae plurimis modis solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 5, 12, 5; 5, 12, 1.—Of the grasp of hands, fingers, etc.:
Aeacides a corpore bracchia solvit,
looses his hold, Ov. M. 11, 246:
indigno non solvit bracchia collo,
Stat. Th. 5, 217:
digitis solutis abjecit jaculum,
id. ib. 8, 585.—
3.
To untie a string, cord, necklace, etc., slacken or unlock an enclosure, open a box, trunk, etc.:
solve vidulum ergo,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 98:
eam solve cistulam,
id. Am. 2, 2, 151:
solve zonam,
untie, id. Truc. 5, 62:
solvisse jugalem ceston fertur,
Stat. Th. 5, 62:
animai nodos a corpore solvit,
Lucr. 2, 950:
nihil interest quomodo (nodi) solvantur,
Curt. 3, 1, 18:
quid boni est, nodos operose solvere, quos ipse ut solveres feceris?
Sen. Ben. 5, 12, 2:
solvere nodum,
Stat. Th. 11, 646:
laqueum quem nec solvere possis, nec abrumpere,
Sen. Tranq. 10, 1:
vix solvi duros a pectore nexus,
Ov. M. 9, 58:
fasciam solve,
Sen. Ep. 80, 10:
solutis fasciis,
Curt. 7, 6, 5:
solvi fasciculum,
Cic. Att. 11, 9, 2:
crinales vittas,
Verg. A. 7, 403:
Parmenion vinculum epistulae solvens,
Curt. 7, 2, 25:
equum empturus solvi jubes stratum,
Sen. Ep. 80, 9:
redimicula solvite collo,
Ov. F. 4, 135:
corollas de fronte,
Prop. 1, 3, 21:
solvere portas,
Stat. Th. 3, 492:
munimina valli,
id. ib. 12, 10:
ille pharetram Solvit,
Ov. M. 5, 380.— Transf., of the veins as enclosures of the blood:
solutis ac patefactis venis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 15, 5:
venam cultello solvere,
Col. 6, 14; cf.
also: lychnis alvum solvit,
looses the bowels, Plin. 21, 26, 98, § 171; 21, 20, 83, § 140; Suet. Vesp. 24; Tac. A. 12, 67:
ventrem,
Plin. 20, 8, 30, § 74.— Absol. (sc. alvum), Mart. 13, 29:
stomachus solutus = venter solutus,
loose bowels, Petr. 117; Scrib. Comp. 92.—
B.
Trop., to slacken or remove a bond.
1.
Solvere aliquid (aliquod vinculum; cf. I. B. 1. supra).
a.
Of the mouth, etc., to open:
talibus ora solvit verbis,
Ov. M. 15, 74; so id. ib. 1, 181; Tib. 4, 5, 14:
ternis ululatibus ora Solvit,
Ov. M. 7, 191; 9, 427; id. Tr. 3, 11, 20; Stat. Achill. 1, 525:
vix ora solvi patitur etiamnum timor,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 725; so,
os promptius ac solutius,
Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 1.— Transf., of an abyss:
hic ora solvit Ditis invisi domus,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 664.—
b.
To remove, cancel; to destroy the force of a legal or moral obligation by expiration, death, etc.:
si mors alterutrius interveniat, solvitur mandatum,
Gai. Inst. 3, 160:
cum aliquis renunciaverit societati, societas solvitur,
id. ib. 3, 151; so id. ib. 3, 152:
morte solvetur compromissum,
Dig. 4, 8, 27:
soluto matrimonio,
ib. 24, 3, 2:
solutum conjugium,
Juv. 9, 79:
qui... conjugalia solvit,
Sen. Med. 144:
nec conjugiale solutum Foedus in alitibus,
Ov. M. 11, 743:
(sapiens) invitus beneficium per compensationem injuriae solvet,
cancel the obligation of a favor by the set-off of a wrong, Sen. Ep. 81, 17.—
c.
To efface guilt or wrong:
magnis injuria poenis Solvitur,
Ov. F. 5, 304:
solve nefas, dixit: solvit et ille nefas,
id. ib. 2, 44:
culpa soluta mea est,
id. Tr. 4, 4, 10:
neque tu verbis solves unquam quod mi re male feceris (i. e. injuriam),
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 10.—
d.
Poenam solvere, to suffer punishment, i. e. to cancel the obligation of suffering, etc. (cf. 3. infra;
less freq. than poenam persolvere, exsolvere): serae, sed justae tamen et debitae poenae solutae sunt,
Cic. Mil. 31, 85:
capite poenas solvit,
Sall. J. 69, 4:
meritas poenas solventem,
Curt. 6, 3, 14:
poenarum solvendi tempus,
Lucr. 5, 1224:
nunc solvo poenas,
Sen. Phoen. 172:
hac manu poenas tibi solvam,
id. Hippol. 1177.—
e.
To remove, relieve, soothe affections, passions, etc.:
atque animi curas e pectore solvat,
Lucr. 4, 908:
curam metumque juvat Dulci Lyaeo solvere,
Hor. Epod. 9, 38:
patrimonii cura solvatur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, praef. §
2: Pyrrhus impetus sui terrore soluto,
Val. Max. 4, 3, 14:
solvite corde metum,
Verg. A. 1, 562; so id. ib. 9, 90:
solve metus animo,
Stat. Th. 2, 356:
solvi pericula et metus narrant,
Plin. 11, 37, 52, § 140: neque adhuc Stheneleius iras Solverat Eurystheus, [p. 1727] Ov. M. 9, 274:
hoc uno solvitur ira modo,
id. A. A. 2, 460:
solvitque pudorem,
Verg. A. 4, 55.—
f.
Of sleep:
quasi clamore solutus Sit sopor,
Ov. M. 3, 6, 30:
nec verba, nec herbae audebunt longae somnum tibi solvere Lethes,
Luc. 6, 768; cf.:
lassitudinem solvere,
Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 143. —
g.
Of any checks and barriers to motion, to remove.
(α).
To raise a siege:
solutam cernebat obsidionem,
Liv. 36, 10, 14:
soluta obsidione,
id. 36, 31, 7:
ad Locrorum solvendam obsidionem,
id. 27, 28, 17; cf. id. 37, 7, 7; 38, 5, 6; 42, 56 init.; 44, 13, 7; Curt. 4, 4, 1; Tac. A. 4, 24; 4, 73; Just. 9, 2, 10.—
(β).
Of passions, etc., to remove restraint:
cujus si talis animus est, solvamus nos ejus vincula, et claustra (i. e. irae) refringamus,
Liv. 36, 7, 13.—
(γ).
To overthrow, subvert a higher authority, etc.:
quos (milites), soluto imperio, licentia corruperat,
Sall. J. 39, 5:
imperia solvit qui tacet, jussus loqui,
Sen. Oedip. 525:
sonipedes imperia solvunt,
id. Hippol. 1084; cf.:
sanctitas fori ludis solvitur,
Quint. 11, 3, 58.—
h.
Of laws and customs, to abolish, violate:
solvendarum legum id principium esse censebant (post-Aug. for dissolvendarum),
Curt. 10, 2, 5:
solutae a se legis monitus,
Val. Max. 6, 5, ext. 4:
cum plus quam ducentorum annorum morem solveremus,
Liv. 8, 4, 7:
(Tarquinius) morem de omnibus senatum consulendi solvit,
id. 1, 49, 7:
oportebat istum morem solvi,
Curt. 8, 8, 18.—
2.
Esp. with acc. of the bond, etc. (taking the place of the constr. I. B. 1. 2. 3. supra, when the abl. of separation is not admissible).
a.
To subvert discipline:
disciplinam militarem solvisti,
Liv. 8, 7, 16:
luxuria solutam disciplinam militarem esse,
id. 40, 1, 4:
quod cum, ne disciplina solveretur, fecisset,
Front. Strat. 2, 12, 2.—
b.
Of strength, energy, attention, etc., to loosen, impair, weaken, scatter, disperse:
nobilitas factione magis pollebat, plebis vis soluta atque dispersa,
Sall. J. 41, 6:
patrios nervos externarum deliciarum contagione solvi et hebetari noluerunt,
Val. Max. 2, 6, 1:
vires solvere,
Quint. 9, 4, 7:
vis illa dicendi solvitur, et frigescit affectus,
Quint. 11, 3, 133.—
c.
Of affection, etc., to sever, dissolve, destroy:
segnes nodum (amicitiae) solvere Gratiae,
Hor. C. 3, 21, 22;
similarly: solvit (ille deus) amicos,
Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 5; so id. 2, 15 (3, 7), 26:
hoc firmos solvit amores,
Ov. A. A. 2, 385:
amores cantibus et herbis solvere,
Tib. 1, 2, 60.—
d.
Of sickness and hunger, to end, remove:
vitex dicitur febres solvere,
Plin. 24, 9, 38, § 60:
solvit jejunia granis,
Ov. F. 4, 607:
quoniam jejunia virgo Solverat,
id. M. 5, 535; cf. Luc. 3, 282; so,
famem,
Sen. Thyest. 64.—
e.
To delay:
hi classis moras hac morte solvi rentur,
Sen. Troad. 1131.—
f.
Of darkness, to dispel:
lux solverat umbras,
Stat. Th. 10, 390.—
g.
Of war, strife, etc., to compose, settle:
aut solve bellum, mater, aut prima excipe,
Sen. Phoen. 406:
electus formae certamina solvere pastor,
Stat. Achill. 2, 337:
jurgia solvere,
Manil. 3, 115:
contradictiones solvere,
Quint. 7, 1, 38.—
h.
Of difficulties, riddles, questions, ambiguities, etc., to solve, explain, remove:
quia quaestionem solvere non posset,
Val. Max. 9, 12, ext. 3:
aenigmata,
Quint. 8, 6, 53:
omnes solvere posse quaestiones,
Suet. Gram. 11:
haec ipsa, quae volvuntur ab illis, solvere malim et expandere,
Sen. Ep. 82, 20; id. Q. N. 7, 14, 1:
unum tantum hoc solvendum est,
that one question, id. ib. 1, 7, 3:
puta nunc me istuc non posse solvere,
id. Ep. 48, 6:
carmina non intellecta Solverat,
Ov. M. 7, 760:
triste carmen alitis solvi ferae,
Sen. Oedip. 102:
nodos juris,
Juv. 8, 50:
proponere aliquid quod solvat quaestionem,
Quint. 5, 10, 96:
plurimas quaestiones illis probationibus solvi solere,
id. 1, 10, 49:
quo solvitur quaestio supra tractata,
id. 3, 7, 3:
ambiguitatem or amphiboliam,
id. 7, 2, 49; 7, 9, 10.—
3.
In partic., of obligations, to fulfil.
a.
To pay.
(α).
Originally, rem solvere, to free one's property and person (rem familiarem) from debts (solutio per aes et libram), according to the ancient formula:
quod ego tibi tot millibus condemnatus sum, me eo nomine... a te solvo liberoque hoc aere aeneaque libra,
Gai. Inst. 3, 174 Huschke; cf.:
inde rem creditori palam populo solvit (i. e. per aes et libram),
Liv. 6, 14, 5:
quas res dari, fieri, solvi oportuit,
id. 1, 32, 11. —Hence, rem solvere, to pay; often with dat. of person:
pro vectura rem solvit?
paid the freight, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 27:
ubi nugivendis res soluta'st omnibus,
id. Aul. 3, 5, 51:
tibi res soluta est recte,
id. Curc. 4, 3, 21:
ego quidem pro istac rem solvo ab tarpessita meo,
id. ib. 5, 2, 20:
rem solvo omnibus quibus dehibeo,
id. ib. 5, 3, 45:
dum te strenuas, res erit soluta,
id. Ps. 2, 2, 35:
res soluta'st, Gripe, ego habeo,
id. Rud. 5, 3, 57.— Trop.: saepe edunt (aves);
semel si captae sunt, rem solvont aucupi,
they repay him, pay for his expenses, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 66.—And to pay by other things than money:
si tergo res solvonda'st,
by a whipping, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 54:
habent hunc morem ut pugnis rem solvant si quis poscat clarius,
id. Curc. 3, 9:
tibi quidem copia'st, dum lingua vivet, qui rem solvas omnibus,
id. Rud. 2, 6, 74.—Hence,
(β).
Absol. (sc. rem), to pay; with or without dat. of person:
cujus bona, quod populo non solvebat, publice venierunt,
Cic. Fl. 18, 43:
ei cum solveret, sumpsit a C. M. Fufiis,
id. ib. 20, 46:
misimus qui pro vectura solveret,
id. Att. 1, 3, 2:
qui nimis cito cupit solvere, invitus debet,
Sen. Ben. 4, 40, 5:
ut creditori solvat,
Dig. 30, 1, 49, § 7.— Pass. impers.:
si dare vis mihi, Magis solutum erit quam ipsi dederis,
it will be a more valid payment, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 46:
numquam vehementius actum est quam me consule, ne solveretur,
to stop payments, Cic. Off. 2, 24, 84:
fraudandi spe sublata solvendi necessitas consecuta est,
id. ib. 2, 24, 84:
cum eo ipso quod necesse erat solvi, facultas solvendi impediretur,
Liv. 6, 34, 1.—Cf. in the two senses, to free from debt, and to pay, in the same sentence:
non succurrere vis illi, sed solvere. Qui sic properat, ipse solvi vult, non solvere,
Sen. Ben. 6, 27, 1.—
(γ).
With acc. of the debt, to discharge, to pay:
postquam Fundanio debitum solutum esset,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 3, § 10:
hoc quod debeo peto a te ut... solutum relinquas,
settled, id. Att. 16, 6, 3:
solverat Castricio pecuniam jam diu debitam,
id. Fl. 23, 54:
ex qua (pensione) major pars est ei soluta,
id. Att. 16, 2, 1:
solvi aes alienum Pompejus ex suo fisco jussit,
Val. Max. 6, 2, 11:
aes alienum solvere,
Sen. Ep. 36, 5:
quae jactatio est, solvisse quod debebas?
id. Ben. 4, 17, 1; so,
debitum solvere,
id. ib. 6, 30, 2:
ne pecunias creditas solverent,
Cic. Pis. 35, 86:
ut creditae pecuniae solvantur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 20; 3, 1:
ex thensauris Gallicis creditum solvi posse,
Liv. 6, 15, 5:
ita bona veneant ut solidum suum cuique solvatur,
Cic. Rab. Post. 17, 46.—And of moral debts:
cum patriae quod debes solveris,
Cic. Marcell. 9, 27:
debet vero, solvitque praeclare,
id. Phil. 13, 11, 25:
aliter beneficium, aliter creditum solvitur,
Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 1:
qui grate beneficium accipit, primam ejus pensionem solvit,
id. ib. 2, 22 fin. —
(δ).
By a confusion of construction, solvere pecuniam, etc., to pay money, etc. (for pecunia rem or debitum solvere); constr. with dat. or absol.:
emi: pecuniam solvi,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 43:
pro frumento nihil solvit,
id. ib. 2, 3, 72, §
169: legatis pecuniam pro frumento solvit,
Liv. 44, 16:
hanc pecuniam cum solvere in praesenti non posset,
Nep. Milt. 7, 6:
nisi pecuniam solvisset,
id. Cim. 1, 1:
condiciones pacis dictae ut decem millia talentum argenti... solverent,
Liv. 30, 37 med.:
pro quo (frumento) pretium solveret populus Romanus,
id. 36, 3, 1:
pretium servorum ex aerario solutum est dominis,
id. 32, 26, 14:
pretium pro libris domino esse solvendum,
id. 40, 39 fin.:
meritam mercedem,
id. 8, 22, 3; so id. 8, 11, 4: sorte creditum solvere, by paying the principal (i. e. without interest), id. 6, 36, 12:
quae praemia senatus militibus ante constituit, ea solvantur,
Cic. Phil. 14, 14, 38:
stipendium,
Liv. 28, 32, 1:
dotem mulieri,
Dig. 24, 3, 2:
litem aestimatam,
the amount of a fine, Nep. Cim. 5, 18 fin.:
arbitria funeris,
the expenses of the funeral, Cic. Red. Sen. 7, 18:
solvere dodrantem,
to pay seventy-five per cent., Mart. 8, 9, 1:
dona puer solvit,
paid the promised gifts, Ov. M. 9, 794; so,
munera,
id. ib. 11, 104.— Transf., of the dedication of a book, in return for favors:
et exspectabo ea (munera) quae polliceris, et erunt mihi pergrata si solveris... Non solvam nisi prius a te cavero, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 4, 17 sq. —Of the delivery of slaves:
si quis duos homines promise rit et Stichum solverit,
Dig. 46, 3, 67; 46, 3, 38, § 3.— Transf., poet.: dolorem solvisti, you have paid your grief, i. e. have duly mourned, Stat. S. 2, 6, 98.— Pass. with personal subject:
si (actor) solutus fuisset,
Dig. 12, 1, 31 (cf.: solvere militem, b supra). —
(ε).
Esp., in certain phrases, to pay:
aliquid praesens solvere,
to pay in cash, Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1; so,
aliquid de praesentibus solvere,
Sen. Ep. 97, 16:
solvere grates (= referre gratiam muneribus): Sulla solvit grates Dianae,
Vell. 2, 25:
quas solvere grates sufficiam?
Stat. S. 4, 2, 7: cum homo avarus, ut ea (beneficia) solveret sibi imperare non posset, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 1; cf.: non dicimus reposuit beneficium aut solvit;
nullum nobis placuit quod aeri alieno convenit verbum,
Sen. Ep. 81, 9; but v. id. Ben. 2, 18, 5: in debitum solvere, to make a partial payment:
unum haec epistula in debitum solvet,
id. Ep. 7, 10: aliquid solvere ab aliquo (de aliqua re), to pay out of funds supplied by any one ( out of any fund):
Quintus laborat ut tibi quod debet ab Egnatio solvat,
Cic. Att. 7, 18, 4:
homines dicere, se a me solvere,
id. ib. 5, 21, 11:
(summa) erat solvenda de meo,
Plin. Ep. 2, 4, 2:
operas solvere alicui,
to work for somebody, Dig. 40, 7, 39: solvo operam Dianae, I work for Diana, i. e. offer a sacrifice to her, Afran. ap. Non. 12, 21: judicatum solvere, to pay the amount adjudged by the court, for which security (satisdatio) was required:
stipulatio quae appellatur judicatum solvi,
Gai. Inst. 4, 90:
iste postulat ut procurator judicatum solvi satisdaret,
Cic. Quint. 7, 29; so Dig. 3, 2, 28; 3, 3, 15; 2, 8, 8;
2, 8, 14 et saep.: auctio solvendis nummis,
a cash auction, Mart. 14, 35.— Gerund.: solvendo esse, to be solvent; jurid. t. t., to be able to pay, i. e. one's debts; cf.
in full: nec tamen solvendo aeri alieno respublica esset,
Liv. 31, 13:
nemo dubitat solvendo esse eum qui defenditur,
Dig. 50, 17, 105:
qui modo solvendo sint,
Gai. Inst. 1, 3, 121:
si solvendo sint,
Paul. Sent. 1, 20, 1:
nec interest, solvendo sit, necne,
Dig. 30, 1, 49, § 5; so ib. 46, 1, 10; 46, 1, 27, § 2; 46, 1, 51, §§ 1 and 4; 46, 1, 52, § 1; 46, 1, 28; 50, 17, 198 et saep.: non solvendo esse, to be insolvent:
solvendo non erat,
Cic. Att. 13, 10, 3:
cum solvendo civitates non essent,
id. Fam. 3, 8, 2:
tu nec solvendo eras, nec, etc.,
id. Phil. 2, 2, 4:
ne videatur non fuisse solvendo,
id. Off. 2, 22, 79;
and very freq. in the jurists.—So, trop.: quid matri, quid flebili patriae dabis? Solvendo non es,
Sen. Oedip. 941; cf.:
*non esse ad solvendum (i. e. able to pay),
Vitr. 10, 6 fin. —
b.
To fulfil the duty of burial.
(α).
Justa solvere; with dat. of the person:
qui nondum omnia paterno funeri justa solvisset,
who had not yet finished the burial ceremonies of his father, Cic. Rosc. Am. 8, 23:
justis defunctorum corporibus solutis,
Curt. 3, 12, 15:
proinde corpori quam primum justa solvamus,
id. 10, 6, 7:
ut justa soluta Remo,
Ov. F. 5, 452:
nunc justa nato solve,
Sen. Hippol. 1245.—
(β).
Exsequias, inferias or suprema solvere:
exsequiis rite solutis,
Verg. A. 7, 5:
cruor sancto solvit inferias viro,
Sen. Hippol. 1198:
solvere suprema militibus,
Tac. A. 1, 61.—
c.
Votum solvere, to fulfil a vow to the gods.
(α).
Alone:
vota ea quae numquam solveret nuncupavit,
Cic. Phil. 3, 4, 11:
quod si factum esset, votum rite solvi non posse,
Liv. 31, 9 fin.:
liberare et se et rempublicam religione votis solvendis,
id. 40, 44, 8:
placatis diis votis rite solvendis,
id. 36, 37 fin.:
petiit ut votum sibi solvere liceret,
id. 45, 44:
animosius a mercatore quam a vectore solvitur votum,
Sen. Ep. 73, 5:
vota pro incolumitate solvebantur,
Tac. A. 2, 69:
vota pater solvit,
Ov. M. 9, 707:
ne votum solvat,
Mart. 12, 91, 6; 8, 4, 2; Val. Max. 6, 9, 5 ext.; 1, 1, 8 ext. — Poet.:
voti debita solvere,
Ov. F. 5, 596; cf.
the abbrev. formula V. S. L. M. (voTVM SOLVIT LIBENS MERITO),
Inscr. Orell. 186; 1296 sq.:
V.S.A.L. (ANIMO LIBENTI),
ib. 2022 et saep.:
sacra solvere (=votum solvere),
Manil. 1, 427.—
(β).
With dat.:
ait sese Veneri velle votum solvere,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 60:
vota Jovi solvo,
Ov. M. 7, 652; 8, 153:
sunt vota soluta deae,
id. F. 6, 248:
dis vota solvis,
Sen. Ben. 5, 19, 4:
libamenta Veneri solvere (=votum per libamenta),
Just. 18, 5, 4.—
d.
Fidem solvere, to fulfil a promise (post-class. for fidem praestare, [p. 1728] exsolvere; cf.:
fidem obligatam liberare,
Suet. Claud. 9):
illi, ut fidem solverent, clipeis obruere,
Flor. 1, 1, 12;
similarly: et voti solverat ille fidem (=votum solverat),
Ov. F. 1, 642; but cf.: itane imprudens? tandem inventa'st causa: solvisti fidem, you have found a pretext to evade your promise (cf. II. A. 3.), Ter. And. 4, 1, 18: esset, quam dederas, morte soluta fides, by my death your promise to marry me would have been cancelled (cf. II. B. 1. 6.), Ov. H. 10, 78; similarly: suam fidem (i. e. quam Lepido habuerit) solutam esse, that his faith in Lepidus was broken, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 3.—With a different construction: se depositi fide solvere, to acquit one's self of the duty to return property intrusted to him (cf. I. B. 1. c.), Val. Max. 7, 3, 5 ext.: factique fide data munera solvit, he freed the gift already given from the obligation of an accomplished fact, i. e. he revoked the gifts, although already made, Ov. M. 11, 135.—
e.
Promissum solvere, to fulfil a promise (very rare):
perinde quasi promissum solvens,
Val. Max. 9, 6, 1:
solvitur quod cuique promissum est,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 20 fin.;
similarly: solutum, quod juraverant, rebantur,
what they had promised under oath, Liv. 24, 18, 5.—Hence, sŏlūtus, a, um, P. a., free, loose, at large, unfettered, unbandaged.
A.
Lit.
1.
(Acc. to I.A. 1. supra.) Pigeat nostrum erum si eximat aut solutos sinat, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 11:
tibi moram facis quom ego solutus sto,
id. Ep. 5, 2, 25:
reus solutus causam dicis, testes vinctos attines,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 63:
cum eos vinciret quos secum habebat, te solutum Romam mittebat?
Cic. Deiot. 7, 22:
nec quisquam ante Marium solutus dicitur esse sectus,
unbandaged, id. Tusc. 2, 22, 53:
duos (captivos) solutos ire ad Hannibalem jussit,
Liv. 27, 51:
eum interdiu solutum custodes sequebantur, nocte clausum asservabant,
id. 24, 45, 10:
non efficiatis ut solutos verear quos alligatos adduxit,
Val. Max. 6, 2, 3.—
2.
(Acc. to I. A. 2.) Of texture, etc.; esp. of soil, loose, friable (opp spissus;
postAug.): quo solutior terra facilius pateat radicibus,
Sen. Ep. 90, 21;
ordeum nisi solutum et siccum locum non patitur,
Col. 2, 9:
soluta et facilis terra,
id. 3, 14;
solum solutum vel spissum,
id. 2, 2 init.;
seri vult raphanus terra soluta, umida,
Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 83:
hordeum seri non vult, nisi in sicca et soluta terra,
id. 18, 7, 18, § 79:
solutiores ripae,
Front. Aquaed. 15.—Of plants:
mas spissior, femina solutior,
Plin. 25, 9, 57, § 103.—Hence, subst.: sŏlūtum, i, n., a state of looseness:
dum vult describere, quem ad modum alia torqueantur fila, alia ex molli solutoque ducantur,
Sen. Ep. 90, 20.—
3.
(Acc. to I. A. 3.) Rarefied, thin, diffused:
turbo, quo celsior eo solutior laxiorque est, et ob hoc diffunditur,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 9, 3:
aer agitatus a sole calefactusque solutior est,
id. ib. 1, 2, 10:
debet aer nec tam spissus esse, nec tam tenuis et solutus, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 2, 11.—
B.
Trop.
1.
(Acc. to I. B. 1.) Of speech, unfettered, fluent, ready:
(orator) solutus in explicandis sententiis,
Cic. Or. 47, 173:
verbis solutus satis,
id. ib. 47, 174:
solutissimus in dicendo,
id. ib. 48, 180.—
2.
Exempt, free from duties, obligations, etc.:
quam ob rem viderer maximis beneficii vinculis obstrictus, cum liber essem et solutus?
Cic. Planc. 30, 72:
soluta (praedia) meliore in causa sunt quam obligata,
unmortgaged, id. Agr. 3, 2, 9:
si reddidi (debitum), solutus sum ac liber,
Sen. Ben. 2, 18, 5;
non ut gratus, sed ut solutus sim,
id. ib. 4, 21, 3;
solutus omni fenore,
Hor. Epod. 2, 4;
nam ea (religione) magister equitum solutus ac liber potuerit esse,
Liv. 8, 32, 5:
Mamertini soli in omni orbe terrarum vacui, expertes soluti ac liberi fuerunt ab omni sumptu, molestia, munere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 23.—
3.
Free from punishment, not punishable, not liable, etc.: qui mancipia vendunt, certiores faciunt emptores quis fugitivus sit, noxave solutus, Edict. Aedil. ap. Dig. 21, 1, 1, § 1; Gell. 4, 2, 1; cf.:
quod aiunt aediles noxae solutus non sit sic intellegendum est... noxali judicio subjectum non esse,
Dig. 21, 1, 17, § 17:
apud quos libido etiam permissam habet et solutam licentiam,
Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:
omne illud tempus habeat per me solutum ac liberum,
i. e. let the crimes then committed be unpunished, id. Verr. 2, 1, 12, § 33: antea vacuum id solutumque poena fuerat, Tac. A. 14, 28.—With subj. inf.:
maxime solutum fuit, prodere de iis, etc.,
Tac. A. 4, 35: solutum existimatur esse, alteri male dicere, Caecil. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 3.—
4.
Free from cares, undistracted:
animo soluto liberoque,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 75, § 185:
sed paulo solutiore tamen animo,
id. ib. 2, 5, 31, § 82.—
5.
At leisure, free from labor, business, etc.:
te rogo ut eum solutum, liberum, confectis ejus negotiis a te, quamprimum ad me remittas,
Cic. Fam. 13, 63, 2:
quo mea ratio facilior et solutior esse possit,
id. ib. 3, 5, 1.—With gen.:
Genium Curabis Cum famulis operum solutis,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 16.—
6.
Unbound, relaxed, merry, jovial:
quam homines soluti ridere non desinant, tristiores autem, etc.,
Cic. Dom. 39, 104:
an tu existimas quemquam soluto vultu et hilari oculo mortem contemnere?
Sen. Ep. 23, 4:
vultus,
Stat. Th. 5, 355:
(mores) naturam sequentium faciles sunt, soluti sunt,
unembarrassed, Sen. Ep. 122, 17.—
7.
Free from the rule of others, uncontrolled, independent:
cum videas civitatis voluntatem solutam, virtutem alligatam,
Cic. Att. 2, 18, 1:
ab omni imperio externo soluta in perpetuum Hispania,
Liv. 29, 1 fin.:
Masinissae ab imperio Romano solutam libertatem tribuit,
Val. Max. 7, 2, 6:
incerti, solutique, et magis sine domino quam in libertate, Vononem in regnum accipiunt,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
quorum (militum) libertas solutior erat,
Just. 13, 2, 2.—Of animals:
rectore solutos (solis) equos,
Stat. Th. 1, 219.—
8.
Free from influence or restraint; hence, independent, unbiassed, unprejudiced:
nec vero deus ipse alio modo intellegi potest, nisi mens soluta quaedam et libera,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 27, 66;
cum animi sine ratione motu ipsi suo soluto ac libero incitarentur,
id. Div. 1, 2, 4:
judicio senatus soluto et libero,
id. Phil. 5, 15, 41:
sum enim ad dignitatem in re publica solutus,
id. Att. 1, 13, 2:
libero tempore cum soluta vobis est eligendi optio,
id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:
si omnia mihi essent solutissima, tamen in re publica non alius essem atque nunc sum,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 21:
liberi enim ad causas solutique veniebant,
uncommitted, id. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 192.—
9.
Free from moral restraint; hence, unbridled, insolent, loose:
amores soluti et liberi,
Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:
licentia,
id. ib. 4, 4, 4:
populi quamvis soluti ecfrenatique sint,
id. ib. 1, 34, 53:
quis erat qui sibi solutam P. Clodii praeturam sine maximo metu proponeret? Solutam autem fore videbatis, nisi esset is consul qui eam auderet possetque constringere,
id. Mil. 13, 34:
quominus conspectus, eo solutior erat,
Liv. 27, 31 fin.:
adulescentes aliquot quorum, in regno, libido solutior fuerat,
id. 2, 1, 2:
solutioris vitae primos adulescentiae annos egisse fertur,
a licentious life, Val. Max. 2, 6, 1:
spectandi solutissimum morem corrigere,
Suet. Aug. 44:
mores soluti,
licentious habits, Just. 3, 3, 10.—
10.
Regardless of rules, careless, loose:
orator tam solutus et mollis in gestu,
Cic. Brut. 62, 225:
dicta factaque ejus solutiora, et quandam sui neglegentiam praeferentia,
Tac. A. 16, 18.—
11.
Esp., of style, etc., free from rules of composition.
(α).
Oratio soluta, verba soluta, a free style, conversational or epistolary style:
est oratio aliqua vincta atque contexta, soluta alia, qualis in sermone et epistulis,
Quint. 9, 4, 19; 9, 4, 20; 9, 4, 69; 9, 4, 77.—
(β).
More freq.: verba soluta, oratio soluta, prose (opp. to verse);
in full: scribere conabar verba soluta modis, Ov Tr. 4, 10, 24: quod (Isocrates) verbis solutis numeros primus adjunxerit,
Cic. Or. 52, 174:
mollis est enim oratio philosophorum... nec vincta numeris, sed soluta liberius,
id. ib. 19, 64; 71, 234;
68, 228: si omnes soluta oratione scripserunt,
Varr. R. R. 4, 1; de heisce rebus treis libros ad te mittere institui;
de oratione soluta duos, de poetica unum,
id. L. L. 6, 11 fin.:
ut in soluta oratione, sic in poemateis,
id. ib. 7, 1:
primus (Isocrates) intellexit. etiam in soluta oratione, dum versum effugeres modum et numerum quemdam debere servari,
Cic. Brut. 8, 32:
Aristoteles judicat heroum numerum grandiorem quam desideret soluta oratio,
id. Or. 57, 192:
et creticus et paeon quam commodissume putatur in solutam orationem illigari,
id. ib. 64, 215:
a modis quibusdam, cantu remoto, soluta esse videatur oratio,
id. ib. 55, 183; 55, 184; id. de Or. 3, 48, 184: historia est quodammodo carmen solutum, Quint. 10, 1, 31.—
(γ).
Also in reference to a prose rhythm, loose, unrhythmical, inharmonious:
ut verba neque inligata sint, quasi... versus, neque ita soluta ut vagentur,
Cic. de Or. 3, 44, 176; 3, 48, 186:
nec vero haec (Callidii verba) soluta nec diffluentia, sed astricta numeris,
id. Brut. 79, 274:
orator sic illigat sententiam verbis ut eam numero quodam complectatur et astricto et soluto,
id. de Or. 3, 44, 175; but: verba soluta suis figuris, words freed from their proper meaning, i.e. metaphors, Manil. 1, 24.—
(δ).
Rarely with reference to the thought: soluta oratio, a fragmentary, disconnected style:
soluta oratio, et e singulis non membris, sed frustis, collata, structura caret,
Quint. 8, 5, 27; cf. id. 9, 4, 69:
solutiora componere,
id. 10, 4, 1; 9, 4, 15.—
12.
Effeminate, luxurious (acc. to I. B. 3.):
sinum togae in dextrum umerum reicere, solutum ac delicatum est,
Quint. 11, 3, 146.—
13.
Undisciplined, disorderly:
omnia soluta apud hostes esse,
Liv. 8, 30, 3:
nihil temeritate solutum,
Tac. A. 13, 40:
apud Achaeos neglecta omnia ac soluta fuere,
Just. 34, 2, 2.—
14.
Lax, remiss, weak:
mea lenitas adhuc si cui solutior visa erat,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:
Ciceronem male audivisse, tamquam solutum et enervem,
Tac. Or. 18:
soluti ac fluentes,
Quint. 1, 2, 8.—Hence:
solutum genus orationis,
a lifeless, dull style, Val. Max. 8, 10, 3:
quanto longius abscederent, eo solutiore cura,
laxer attention, Liv. 3, 8, 8.—
C.
(Acc. to II. B. 3. e supra.) Paid, discharged, only as subst.: sŏlūtum, i, n., that which is paid, a discharged debt, in certain phrases:
aliquid in solutum dare,
to give something in payment, Dig. 46, 3, 45; 46, 3, 46; 46, 3, 60: in solutum accipere, to accept in payment:
qui voluntatem bonam in solutum accipit,
Sen. Ben. 7, 16, 4:
qui rem in solutum accipit,
Dig. 42, 4, 15; 12, 1, 19;
in solutum imputare,
to charge as payment, Sen. Ep. 8, 10; aliquid pro soluto est, is considered as paid or cancelled:
pro soluto id in quo creditor accipiendo moram fecit, oportet esse,
Dig. 46, 3, 72: pro soluto usucapere, to acquire by prescription something given in payment by the debtor, but not belonging to him:
pro soluto usucapit qui rem debiti causa recepit,
Dig. 41, 3, 46.— Adv.: sŏlūtē.
1.
Thinly:
corpora diffusa solute,
Lucr. 4, 53.—
2.
Of speech, fluently:
non refert videre quid dicendum est, nisi id queas solute ac suaviter dicere,
Cic. Brut. 29, 110:
ita facile soluteque volvebat sententias,
id. ib. 81, 280:
quid ipse compositus alias, et velut eluctantium verborum, solutius promptiusque eloquebatur,
Tac. A. 4, 31.—
3.
Irregularly, loosely:
a fabris neglegentius solutiusque composita,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 30, 4.—
4.
Freely, without restraint:
generaliter puto judicem justum... solutius aequitatem sequi,
i. e. without strictly regarding the letter of the law, Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—
5.
Of style, without connection, loosely:
enuntiare,
Quint. 11, 2, 47.—
6.
Of manners and discipline, disorderly, negligently:
praecipue sub imperio Cn. Manlii solute ac neglegenter habiti sunt (exercitus),
Liv. 39, 1, 4:
in stationibus solute ac neglegenter agentes,
id. 23, 37, 6.—
7.
Weakly, tamely, without vigor:
quod ille tam solute egisset, tam leniter, tam oscitanter,
Cic. Brut. 80, 277.—
8.
Of morals, loosely, without restraint:
ventitabat illuc Nero, quo solutius urbem extra lasciviret,
Tac. A. 13, 47.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > solutum
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solvo, solvi, solutum, 3, v. a. ( perf. soluit, trisyll., Cat. 2, 13:
soluisse,
Tib. 4, 5, 16) [for se-luo; cf. socors for se-cords], to loosen an object from any thing, to release or to loose, remove any thing which binds or restrains another.
I.
To loose an object bound, to release, set free, disengage, dissolve, take apart.
A.
In a corporeal sense.
1.
Outwardly, to release.
a.
From fetters or custody, to free, set free, release; absol.:
solvite istas,
i. e. from fetters, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 64:
solvite istum,
id. Mil. 5, 32:
numquam, nisi me orassis, solves,
id. Ep. 5, 2, 62:
jube solvi (eum),
Ter. And. 5, 4, 52:
ad palum adligati repente soluti sunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 5, § 11:
ut vincti solvantur,
id. ib. 2, 5, 6, §
12: qui in compedibus corporis semper fuerunt, etiam cum soluti sunt, tardius ingrediuntur,
id. Tusc. 1, 31, 75:
ita nexi soluti (sunt),
Liv. 8, 28, 9:
solvite me, pueri,
Verg. E. 6, 24:
fore ut brevi solveretur,
Suet. Vesp. 5; id. Tib. 65; id. Vit. 12.—With abl.:
canis solutus catena,
Phaedr. 3, 7, 20. — Transf., from the fetter of frost:
solutis amnibus (i. e. frigoris vinculo),
Stat. Th. 5, 15:
terrae quem (florem) ferunt solutae,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 10.—
b.
From reins, ties, bands, etc.: solve senescentem equum, from the rein, i. e. dismiss him from service, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 8:
solverat sol equos,
unhitched, Stat. Th. 3, 407: currum solvere (i. e. ab equis, poet. for equos a curru), Sen. Thyest. 794: solvere epistulam, i. e. from the string by which it was tied (= to open), Nep. Hann. 11, 3:
et tibi sollicita solvitur illa (epistula) manu,
Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 2:
et jacet in gremio charta soluta meo,
id. H. 11, 4:
praecepit suis ne sarcinas solverent, aut onera deponerent,
Front. Strat. 1, 5, 3.—So of garments and sails, to unfurl, unfold: cum tunica soluta inambularet, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 3; Front. Strat. 4, 1, 26:
soluta toga,
Quint. 11, 3, 147:
vela solvere,
Verg. A. 4, 574.—
c.
From any fastening (mostly poet. and post-Aug. prose), to detach from; constr. absol., or with ab or de, and abl.:
Caucasia solvet de rupe Promethei bracchia,
Prop. 2, 1, 69:
fraxinus solvitur,
from the ground, Stat. Th. 9, 498:
ceciditque soluta pinus,
id. ib. 9, 409; cf.:
pinus radice soluta, deficit,
id. S. 5, 1, 152:
solutis radicibus arbusta procumbunt,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 5:
accepi epistulam quam, ut scribis, ancora soluta de phaselo dedisti, i. e. a litore,
detached, Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1 B. and K. (al. sublata;
but soluta is perh. an error of Cic. in the use of a technical term, v Orell. ad loc.).—In the same sense: solvere retinacula classis,
Ov. M. 15, 696; 8, 102:
querno solvunt de stipite funem,
id. F. 4, 333:
fune soluto Currit in immensum carina,
id. Am. 2, 11, 23:
curvo solves viscera cultro (i. e. de corpore ferarum),
Sen. Hippol. 53.—Of rain disengaged from the clouds:
imber caelesti nube solutus,
Ov. A. A. 2, 237: (Lunam) imperfecta vi solvere tantum umorem, disengage only the moisture, i. e. from the earth:
cum solis radii absumant,
Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 45:
solutum a latere pugionem,
detached from his side, Suet. Vit. 15.—
d.
Esp., of ships: navem solvere, to free a ship from the land, i. e. to set sail, weigh anchor, leave land, depart.
(α).
With acc. alone:
eisce confectis navem solvimus,
Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 91:
navim cupimus solvere,
id. Mil. 4, 7, 17:
naves solvit,
Caes. B. G. 4, 36; 5, 8; id. B. C. 1, 28; 3, 14; 3, 26;
3, 102: primis tenebris solvit navem,
Liv. 45, 6:
postero die solvere naves (jussi),
id. 29, 25 fin.; Nep. Hann. 8, 2:
classem solvere,
Liv. 45, 41; Prop. 3, 7 (4, 6), 23.—
(β).
With ab and abl.:
navis a terra solverunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 101:
quinto inde die quam ab Corintho solverit naves,
Liv. 31, 7 med.:
solvunt a litore puppes,
Luc. 2, 649.—
(γ).
With ex and abl.:
nam noctu hac soluta est navis nostra e portu Persico,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 259:
interea e portu nostra navis solvitur,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 54.—
(δ).
With abl.:
complures mercatores Alexandria solvisse,
Cic. Off. 3, 12, 50:
portu solventibus,
id. Mur. 2, 4.—
(ε).
Absol. (sc. navem or naves):
tertia fere vigilia solvit,
Caes. B. G. 4, 23:
nos eo die cenati solvimus,
Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2:
altero die quam a Brundusio solvit,
Liv. 31, 14 init.:
qui inde solverant,
Val. Max. 1, 7, 3:
solvi mare languido,
Sen. Ep. 53, 1:
fortasse etiam ventis minantibus solves,
id. Ben. 2, 35, 5:
non eadem est his et illis causa solvendi,
making sea-voyages, id. Q. N. 5, 18, 16.—
(ζ).
With navis, etc., as subj., to leave the land (sc. se a litore):
naves XVIII. ex superiore portu solverunt,
Caes. B. G. 4, 28; and by another change of construction: solvimus oram, we freed the shore, i.e. from the ship, Quint. 4, 2, 41; id. Ep. ad Tryph. 3.—
(η).
Poet. usages:
de litore puppis solvit iter,
clears the voyage, Stat. S. 5, 1, 243:
nec tibi Tyrrhena solvatur funis harena,
Prop. 1, 8, 11 (cf.: retinacula solvere, c. supra).—
e.
Of secretions from the body ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
tempore eo quo menstrua solvit,
Lucr. 6, 706:
cruor solvitur,
Stat. Th. 9, 530:
lacrimas solvere,
id. Achill. 2, 256:
solutis lacrimis,
Claud. Ruf. 2, 258; so,
partus solvere,
to bear, bring forth, be delivered of offspring, Ov. F. 3, 258; Stat. Th. 5, 461; Plin. 28, 3, 6, § 33; 32, 1, 1, § 6.—
2.
To loosen an object from that which holds it together, to break up, part, dissolve, disperse, divide, take apart, scatter.
a.
In gen.:
omne colligatum solvi potest,
Cic. Fin. 11.—
b.
Of structures ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
solvere naves et rursus conjungere,
Curt. 8, 10, 3:
solvere quassatae parcite membra ratis,
Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 2:
dubitavit an solveret pontem,
Curt. 4, 16, 8:
solvere pontem,
Tac. A. 1, 69:
si pons solutus sit,
Dig. 2, 11, 2, § 7:
solutus pons tempestatibus,
Just. 2, 13, 9:
currum (solis) solutum,
Manil. 1, 740.—
c.
Of woven stuff:
solvens texta,
Prop. 2, 9, 6.—
d.
Of mountains:
utrimque montes solvit (Hercules),
Sen. Herc. Fur. 237:
tridente Neptunus montem solvit,
id. Agam. 553.—
e.
Of the neck:
soluta cervix silicis impulsu,
broken, Sen. Troad. 1119.—
f.
Of a comet:
momentum quo cometes solutus et in duas partes redactus est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 3.—
g.
Of the hair, to loosen, untie, let fall:
solve capillos,
Ov. Am. 3, 9, 3:
crinem,
id. A. A. 3, 784; id. M. 11, 682; 13, 584; Prop. 2, 15 (3, 7), 46:
comas casside,
Ov. F. 3, 2; cf. id. ib. 4, 854.—
h.
Of the earth (so mostly P. a., q. v. infra;
post-Aug.): ita in terrae corpore evenit ut partes ejus vetustate solvantur, solutae cadant,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 10, 2:
ubi montis latus nova ventis solvit hiems,
Stat. Th. 7, 745. —
3.
To dissolve; pass., to be dissolved, changed, to pass over into ( poet. and postclass. for dissolvere, or transire in); constr. absol., or with in and acc.
(α).
Of a change into air or gas:
calor mobiliter solvens, differt primordia vini,
dissolving, parts the molecules of the wine, Lucr. 6, 235:
nam materiai copia ferretur per inane soluta,
id. 1, 1018; so id. 1, 1103:
ita fatus in aera rursus solvitur,
Stat. Th. 5, 285;
nec in aera solvi Passa, recentem animam caelestibus intulit astris,
Ov. M. 15, 845.—
(β).
Into a liquid, to melt:
saepe terra in tabem solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 15, 7:
terram quam diximus esse mutabilem et solvi in umorem,
id. ib. 3, 29, 4:
nullum tellus se solvit in amnem,
Luc. 2, 408; ipsum in conubia terrae Aethera, cum pluviis rarescunt nubila, solvo, dissolve into the embrace of the earth, i. e. change into rain, Stat. S. 1, 2, 186:
ex Aethiopiae jugis solutas nives ad Nilum decurrere,
Sen. Q. N. 4, 2, 17; so,
nivem solvere,
id. ib. 4, 5, 2; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 93; Sen. Herc. Oet. 729:
rigor auri solvitur aestu,
Lucr. 1, 493:
ferrum calidi solvant camini,
Manil. 4, 250:
cerae igne solutae,
Ov. A. A. 2, 47:
Iris cum vino triduo non solvitur,
Plin. 21, 20, 83, § 142:
(herba) quinto die solvitur,
id. 26, 14, 88, § 148.—
(γ).
Of putrefaction:
(vitulo) per integram solvuntur viscera pellem,
Verg. G. 4, 302.—
(δ).
Of change in general:
inque novas abiit massa soluta domos,
Ov. F. 1, 108:
repentino crementur incendio, atque ex tanta varietate solvantur atque eant in unum omnia (sc. all the heavenly bodies),
Sen. Ben. 6, 22.—
(ε).
Of expansion by heat:
(uva) cum modo frigoribus premitur, modo solvitur aestu,
Ov. A. A. 2, 317.—
(ζ).
Hence, solvere, absol., to rarefy:
gravitas aeris solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 5, 5, 1.—
(η).
Solvi in, to pass into, become:
in cacumine (herbae) capitula purpurea quae solvantur in lanugines,
Plin. 27, 8, 39, § 61.—Of a wave:
donec in planitiem immotarum aquarum solvatur,
disappears in, Sen. Q. N. 1, 2, 2:
postremi (equi) solvuntur in aequora pisces (= solvuntur in pisces),
Stat. Th. 2, 47: lumina in lacrimas solventur, stream with tears. —Hence, solvere, causative, to make pass over, to make vanish in: circulum in pulverem, in quo descriptus est, solvere, Sen. Ep. 74, 27: soluti agri, the boundaries of which are effaced, Sic. Fl. Cond. Agr. p. 3 Goes.—
4.
To consume, to destroy, dissolve:
solvere orbes,
Manil. 1, 497:
ni calor et ventus... interemant sensum diductaque solvant (i.e. sensum),
Lucr. 3, 287:
(Cato) ferrei prope corporis animique, quem ne senectus quidem, quae solvit omnia, fregerit,
Liv. 39, 40, 11:
si (cometae) sunt purus ignis... nec illos conversio mundi solvit,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 2, 2:
(turbo) ab eo motu, qui universum trahit, solveretur,
id. ib. 7, 9, 4:
tabes solvit corpora,
Luc. 6, 18; 7, 809:
nec solum silvas, sed saxa ingentia solvit (ignis),
id. 3, 506:
ne tegat functos humus, ne solvat ignis,
Sen. Thyest. 750.—So, vitam solvere, to extinguish life, esp. of gradual or easy death:
solvas potius (vitam), quam abrumpas, dummodo, si alia solvendi ratio non erit, vel abrumpas,
Sen. Ep. 22, 3:
hanc mihi solvite vitam,
Prop. 2, 9, 39.—
B.
Trop.
1.
To free, release, loose, emancipate, set free; constr. absol., with abl. or ab and abl.; rarely with gen.
a.
From the body, etc.:
teque isto corpore solvo,
Verg. A. 4, 703:
soluta corpore anima,
Quint. 5, 14, 13:
qui solutas vinculis animas recipit,
Sen. Cons. 28, 8: si animus somno relaxatus solute (i. e. free from the shackles of the body) moveatur ac libere, Cic. Div. 2, 48, 100:
vocem solvere,
to set free the voice, to speak, Stat. S. 3, 1; Sen. Thyest. 682; so, responsa solve (pregn. = utter and disclose), Sen. Oedip. 292:
suspiria solvit,
Stat. Th. 11, 604:
solvat turba jocos,
Sen. Med. 114:
solutos Qui captat risus hominum (= quem juvat risus hominum solvere),
Hor. S. 1, 4, 83:
Ausonii... versibus incomptis ludunt risuque soluto,
unrestrained, free, Verg. G. 2, 386.—
b.
Of members or parts of the body: linguam solvere, to unfetter the tongue (sc. vinculis oris), to give flow to words:
linguam (Juno) ad jurgia solvit,
Ov. M. 3, 261:
lingua devincta nec in motus varios soluta,
Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 7:
ut quisque contemptissimus est, ita linguae solutissimae est,
id. Const. 11, 3:
(fama) innumeras solvit in praeconia linguas,
Luc. 1, 472. —Solvere bracchia, poet., to unfetter the arms, i. e. to move them:
magna difficili solventem bracchia motu,
Stat. Achill. 1, 604; cf.
of the free motions of animals: columbae soluto volatu multum velociores,
unrestrained flight, Plin. 10, 36, 52, § 108.—
c.
From obligations and debts:
solvit me debito,
Sen. Ben. 6, 4, 1:
an nos debito solverit,
id. Ep. 81, 3:
ut religione civitas solvatur,
Cic. Caecin. 34, 98; Liv. 7, 3, 9:
te decem tauri... Me tener solvet vitulus (sc. religione),
Hor. C. 4, 2, 54.—So from a military oath:
hoc si impetro, solvo vos jurejurando,
Just. 14, 4, 7.—Sacramento or militia solvere, to dismiss a soldier from service:
sacramento solvi,
Tac. A. 16, 13:
cum quis propter delictum sacramento solvitur,
Dig. 49, 16, 13:
militia solvere,
Tac. A. 1, 44.— Munere (publico) solvere, to exempt from public duties:
ut Ilienses publico munere solverentur,
Tac. A. 12, 58.—With obj. inf.:
ut manere solveretur,
that he should be excused from the duty of remaining, Tac. A. 3, 29.—
d.
From guilt and sin, to acquit, absolve, cleanse (cf. absolvere, to acquit of crime):
si ille huic (insidias fecerit), ut scelere solvamur,
be held guiltless, Cic. Mil. 12, 31:
atque hunc ille summus vir scelere solutum periculo liberavit,
id. ib. 4, 9:
sit capitis damno Roma soluta mei,
Ov. F. 6, 452:
ipsum quoque Pelea Phoci Caede per Haemonias solvit Acastus aquas,
id. ib. 2, 40:
Helenen ego crimine solvo,
id. A. A. 2, 371:
quid crimine solvis Germanum?
Stat. Th. 11, 379:
solutam caede Gradivus manum restituit armis,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 1342. —
e.
From feelings, etc.:
quae eos qui quaesissent cura et negotio solverent,
Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30:
cum ego vos solvi curis ceteris,
Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 33:
senatus cura belli solutus,
Plin. 22, 3, 4, § 7:
pectus linquunt cura solutum,
Lucr. 2, 45:
his terroribus ab Epicuro soluti et in libertatem vindicati,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:
soluti metu,
Liv. 41, 14 init.; 27, 51:
solvent formidine terras,
Verg. E. 4, 14:
solve metu patriam,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 41:
metu belli Scythas solvit,
Just. 9, 2, 2; so id. 14, 2, 5:
haec est Vita solutorum misera ambitione,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 129:
soluti a cupiditatibus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 9, 27:
his concitationibus quem vacuum, solutum, liberum videris,
id. Tusc. 5, 15, 43: et tu solve me dementia, [p. 1726] Hor. Epod. 17, 43:
longo luctu,
Verg. A. 2, 26:
tristem juventam solve (i. e. juventam tristitia),
Sen. Hippol. 450:
solvite tantis animum monstris, solvite, superi,
id. Herc. Fur. 1063:
Quis te solvere Thessalis Magus venenis poterit?
Hor. C. 1, 27, 21. — Poet.:
solvit animis miracula (for animos miraculis),
the soul from superstition, Manil. 1, 103.—And of animals:
rabie tigrim,
Manil. 5, 707.— Absol.:
ut ad praecepta quae damus possit ire animus, solvendus est (i. e. perturbationibus),
Sen. Ep. 95, 38:
calices, quem non fecere contracta in paupertate solutum?
i. e. from cares, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 20:
solvite animos,
Manil. 4, 12.—With in:
vix haec in munera solvo animum,
i. e. free it from passions and so make it fit for these duties, Stat. S. 5, 3, 33.—
f.
From sleep, very rare:
ego somno solutus sum,
awoke, Cic. Rep. 6, 26, 29 (cf.: somno solvi, to be overwhelmed by sleep, 2. b, g infra).—
g.
From labor, business, etc.:
volucres videmus... solutas opere volitare,
Cic. Or. 2, 6, 23:
solutus onere regio, regni bonis fruor,
Sen. Oedip. 685.— Poet.:
Romulus excubias decrevit in otia solvi,
to be relieved from guard and enjoy leisure, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 79.—
h.
From rigidity, austerity, stiffness, etc., to relax, smooth, unbend, quiet, soothe ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
frontem solvere disce,
Mart. 14, 183:
saltem ora trucesque solve genas,
Stat. Th. 11, 373:
solvit feros tunc ipse rictus,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 797.— Poet.:
solvatur fronte senectus = frons senectute (i. e. rugis), solvatur,
be cleared, Hor. Epod. 13, 5:
vultum risu solvit,
relieves, Val. Max. 4, 3, 5:
risum judicis movendo, et illos tristes affectus solvit, et animum renovat,
Quint. 6, 3, 1; so,
solvere judicem,
unbend, excite his laughter, id. 11, 3, 3:
solvere qui (potui) Curios Fabriciosque graves (sc. risu),
Mart. 9, 28 (29), 4:
ut tamen arctum Solveret hospitiis animum,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 83:
cujus non contractum sollicitudine animum illius argutiae solvant?
Sen. Cons. Helv. 18, 5.— Transf., pregn.:
solventur risu tabulae,
i. e. the austerity of the judge will be relaxed by laughter, and the complaint dismissed, Hor. S. 2, 1, 86.—Imitated:
quia si aliquid omiserimus, cum risu quoque tota res solvitur,
Quint. 5, 10, 67.—
k.
From any cause of restraint.
(α).
To release from siege:
Bassanitas obsidione solvere,
Liv. 44, 30:
patriam obsidione solvere,
Val. Max. 3, 2, 2. —
(β).
From moral restraints:
hic palam cupiditates suas solvit,
gave vent to, Curt. 6, 6, 1; v. also P. a., B. 7. infra.—
l.
From laws and rules: legibus solvere.
(α).
To exempt from laws, i. e. by privilege:
Vopiscus, qui ex aedilitate consulatum petit, solvatur legibus,
Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 11:
cur M. Brutus legibus est solutus, si, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 13, 31:
ut interea magistratus reliquos, legibus omnibus soluti, petere possetis,
id. Agr. 2, 36, 99:
Lurco, tribunus plebis, solutus est (et lege Aelia et Furia),
id. Att. 1, 16, 13:
solvatne legibus Scipionem,
Auct. Her. 3, 2, 2:
petente Flacco ut legibus solverentur,
Liv. 31, 50, 8:
Scipio legibus solutus est,
id. Epit. 56:
Licet enim, inquiunt, legibus soluti sumus, attamen legibus vivimus,
Just. Inst. 2, 17, 8; cf.:
ut munere vigintiviratus solveretur,
Tac. A. 3, 29.— Transf., of the laws of nature, etc.:
(aestus) illo tempore, solutus legibus, sine modo fertur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 28, 6:
solus (sapiens) generis humani legibus solvitur,
id. Brev. Vit. 15, 5:
nec leti lege solutas,
Lucr. 3, 687:
nec solvo Rutulos (i. e. legibus fati),
Verg. A. 10, 111.— With gen. (cf. libero), perh. only in phrase testamenti solvere, to release from a testamentary disposition:
et is per aes et libram heredes testamenti solveret,
Cic. Leg. 2, 20, 51; 2, 21, 53 (less prop. testamenti is taken as attribute of heredes); cf. Gai. Inst. 3, 175, and Hor. C. 3, 17, 16, P. a., B. 5. fin. infra.—
(β).
Legibus solutus, not subject to, released from:
reus Postumus est ea lege... solutus ac liber,
i. e. the law does not apply to him, Cic. Rab. Post. 5, 12:
soluti (lege Julia) huc convenistis, ne constricti discedatis cavete,
id. ib. 7, 18.—Of other laws:
solutus Legibus insanis,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 68:
quae sedes expectent animam solutam legibus servitutis humanae,
Sen. Ep. 65, 20.— Transf., of things: soluta legibus scelera sunt, unrestrained by the laws, i. e. crimes are committed with impunity, Sen. Ben. 7, 27, 1.— Of the laws of versification: numerisque fertur Lege solutis, referring to dithyrambic measures, Hor. C. 4, 2, 12 (cf. P. a., B. 11. infra).—
2.
To dissolve, separate objects which are united, to break up, dismiss.
(α).
Of troops, ranks, etc.:
ubi ordines procursando solvissent,
Liv. 42, 65, 8:
incomposito agmine, solutis ordinibus,
Curt. 8, 1, 5; so id. 8, 4, 6:
agmina Diductis solvere choris,
Verg. A. 5, 581:
solvit maniplos,
Juv. 8, 154:
solvuntur laudata cohors,
Stat. Achill. 2, 167.—Hence, to separate armies engaged in battle:
commissas acies ego possum solvere,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 59.—
(β).
Of banquets, assemblies, etc.:
convivio soluto,
Liv. 40, 14 fin.:
convivium solvit,
Curt. 8, 5, 24; 8, 6, 16:
Quid cessas convivia solvere?
Ov. F. 6, 675:
coetuque soluto Discedunt,
id. M. 13, 898.—Hence, urbem (Capuam) solutam ac debilitatam reliquerunt, disfranchised, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91.—
(γ).
Of the words in discourse, orationem or versum solvere, to break up a sentence or verse:
(discant) versus primo solvere, mox mutatis verbis interpretari,
Quint. 1, 9, 2:
quod cuique visum erit vehementer, dulciter, speciose dictum, solvat ac turbet,
id. 9, 4, 14:
ut partes orationis sibi soluto versu desideret et pedum proprietates,
id. 1, 8, 13:
non, ut si solvas Postquam discordia tetra, etc., invenias etiam disjecti membra poetae,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 60.—
3.
Implying a change for the worse.
a.
To relax, make effeminate, weaken, by ease, luxury, dissipation, etc. (post-Aug.):
Hannibalem hiberna solverunt,
Sen. Ep. 51, 5:
usque eo nimio delicati animi languore solvuntur,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 12, 6:
infantiam statim deliciis solvimus,
Quint. 1, 2, 6:
solutus luxu,
id. 3, 8, 28; so Tac. A. 11, 31.—With in and acc.:
soluti in luxum,
Tac. H. 2, 99:
in lasciviam,
id. ib. 3, 38.— Transf.: versum solvere, to deprive a verse of its proper rhythm:
si quinque continuos dactylos confundas solveris versum,
Quint. 9, 4, 49.—
b.
To make torpid by removing sensation.
(α).
To relax, benumb the limbs or body;
as by narcotics, terror, sickness, exhaustion: multaque praeterea languentia membra per artus solvunt,
Lucr. 6, 798:
ima Solvuntur latera,
Verg. G. 3, 523:
solvi debilitate corporis,
paralyzed, Val. Max. 1, 7, 4:
ut soluto labitur moriens gradu,
Sen. Hippol. 368.—In mal. part., Hor. Epod. 12, 8; cf. Verg. G. 3, 523.— Poet.:
illum aget, penna metuente solvi, Fama superstes,
Hor. C. 2, 2, 7.—Of the mind:
segnitia (oratoris) solvit animos,
wearies, Quint. 11, 3, 52:
mentes solvere,
to make insane, Plin. 25, 3, 7, § 25.—
(β).
By frost ( poet.):
solvuntur illi frigore membra,
Verg. A. 12, 951; 1, 92.—
(γ).
By sleep ( poet. for sopio):
homines volucresque ferasque Solverat alta quies,
Ov. M. 7, 186:
corpora somnus Solverat,
id. ib. 10, 369:
molli languore solutus,
id. ib. 11, 648;
11, 612: altoque sopore solutum,
id. ib. 8, 817:
somno vinoque solutos,
id. F. 2, 333; Verg. A. 9, 236:
ut membra solvit sopor,
id. ib. 12, 867:
non solvit pectora somnus,
Sen. Agam. 76.—With in:
solvitur in somnos,
Verg. A. 4, 530.— Transf., of the sea:
aequor longa ventorum pace solutum,
lulled to sleep, Stat. Th. 3, 255.—
(δ).
By death: solvi, to die ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
ipse deus, simulatque volam, me solvet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 78:
corporibus quae senectus solvit,
Curt. 89, 32 (cf. A. 4. supra):
(corpus) quam nullo negotio solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 2:
alius inter cenandum solutus est,
id. Ep. 66, 43:
ubicumque arietaveris, solveris,
id. Cons. Marc. 11, 3:
me fata maturo exitu facilique solvant,
Sen. Troad. 605:
solvi inedia,
Petr. 111:
sic morte quasi somno soluta est,
Flor. 2, 21, 11.—Hence,
4.
Of logical dissolution, to refute:
non tradit Epicurus quomodo captiosa solvantur,
how fallacies are refuted, Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 22:
argumentum solvere,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:
solutum scies quod nobis opponitur,
Sen. Const. 12, 3.—
b.
To disperse, dispel, as of a cloud:
deorum beneficia tempestiva ingentes minas interventu suo solventia,
Sen. Ben. 4, 4, 2.
II.
To loose, remove, cancel that which binds any thing.
A.
In a corporeal sense.
1.
In gen., to loose (weaker than rumpo;
post-Aug.): effringere quam aperire, rumpere quam solvere putant robustius,
Quint. 2, 12, 1:
qua convulsa tota operis colligatio solveretur,
Val. Max. 8, 14, 6:
supera compage soluta,
Stat. Th. 8, 31.—
2.
To remove a fetter, bridle, etc.:
nullo solvente catenas,
Ov. M. 3, 700: vincla jugis boum, Tib. 2, 1, 7:
solvere frenum,
Phaedr. 1, 2, 3:
loris solutis,
Ov. A. A. 1, 41.— Transf., of prisons:
qui, solutis ergastulis, exercitus numerum implevit,
Liv. Ep. 56; Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 10, 13; 11, 13, 2.—Of frost:
gelu solvitur,
it thaws, Tac. H. 1, 79:
solvitur acris hiems,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 1.—Of clouds:
facit igitur ventum resoluta nubes, quae plurimis modis solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 5, 12, 5; 5, 12, 1.—Of the grasp of hands, fingers, etc.:
Aeacides a corpore bracchia solvit,
looses his hold, Ov. M. 11, 246:
indigno non solvit bracchia collo,
Stat. Th. 5, 217:
digitis solutis abjecit jaculum,
id. ib. 8, 585.—
3.
To untie a string, cord, necklace, etc., slacken or unlock an enclosure, open a box, trunk, etc.:
solve vidulum ergo,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 98:
eam solve cistulam,
id. Am. 2, 2, 151:
solve zonam,
untie, id. Truc. 5, 62:
solvisse jugalem ceston fertur,
Stat. Th. 5, 62:
animai nodos a corpore solvit,
Lucr. 2, 950:
nihil interest quomodo (nodi) solvantur,
Curt. 3, 1, 18:
quid boni est, nodos operose solvere, quos ipse ut solveres feceris?
Sen. Ben. 5, 12, 2:
solvere nodum,
Stat. Th. 11, 646:
laqueum quem nec solvere possis, nec abrumpere,
Sen. Tranq. 10, 1:
vix solvi duros a pectore nexus,
Ov. M. 9, 58:
fasciam solve,
Sen. Ep. 80, 10:
solutis fasciis,
Curt. 7, 6, 5:
solvi fasciculum,
Cic. Att. 11, 9, 2:
crinales vittas,
Verg. A. 7, 403:
Parmenion vinculum epistulae solvens,
Curt. 7, 2, 25:
equum empturus solvi jubes stratum,
Sen. Ep. 80, 9:
redimicula solvite collo,
Ov. F. 4, 135:
corollas de fronte,
Prop. 1, 3, 21:
solvere portas,
Stat. Th. 3, 492:
munimina valli,
id. ib. 12, 10:
ille pharetram Solvit,
Ov. M. 5, 380.— Transf., of the veins as enclosures of the blood:
solutis ac patefactis venis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 15, 5:
venam cultello solvere,
Col. 6, 14; cf.
also: lychnis alvum solvit,
looses the bowels, Plin. 21, 26, 98, § 171; 21, 20, 83, § 140; Suet. Vesp. 24; Tac. A. 12, 67:
ventrem,
Plin. 20, 8, 30, § 74.— Absol. (sc. alvum), Mart. 13, 29:
stomachus solutus = venter solutus,
loose bowels, Petr. 117; Scrib. Comp. 92.—
B.
Trop., to slacken or remove a bond.
1.
Solvere aliquid (aliquod vinculum; cf. I. B. 1. supra).
a.
Of the mouth, etc., to open:
talibus ora solvit verbis,
Ov. M. 15, 74; so id. ib. 1, 181; Tib. 4, 5, 14:
ternis ululatibus ora Solvit,
Ov. M. 7, 191; 9, 427; id. Tr. 3, 11, 20; Stat. Achill. 1, 525:
vix ora solvi patitur etiamnum timor,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 725; so,
os promptius ac solutius,
Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 1.— Transf., of an abyss:
hic ora solvit Ditis invisi domus,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 664.—
b.
To remove, cancel; to destroy the force of a legal or moral obligation by expiration, death, etc.:
si mors alterutrius interveniat, solvitur mandatum,
Gai. Inst. 3, 160:
cum aliquis renunciaverit societati, societas solvitur,
id. ib. 3, 151; so id. ib. 3, 152:
morte solvetur compromissum,
Dig. 4, 8, 27:
soluto matrimonio,
ib. 24, 3, 2:
solutum conjugium,
Juv. 9, 79:
qui... conjugalia solvit,
Sen. Med. 144:
nec conjugiale solutum Foedus in alitibus,
Ov. M. 11, 743:
(sapiens) invitus beneficium per compensationem injuriae solvet,
cancel the obligation of a favor by the set-off of a wrong, Sen. Ep. 81, 17.—
c.
To efface guilt or wrong:
magnis injuria poenis Solvitur,
Ov. F. 5, 304:
solve nefas, dixit: solvit et ille nefas,
id. ib. 2, 44:
culpa soluta mea est,
id. Tr. 4, 4, 10:
neque tu verbis solves unquam quod mi re male feceris (i. e. injuriam),
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 10.—
d.
Poenam solvere, to suffer punishment, i. e. to cancel the obligation of suffering, etc. (cf. 3. infra;
less freq. than poenam persolvere, exsolvere): serae, sed justae tamen et debitae poenae solutae sunt,
Cic. Mil. 31, 85:
capite poenas solvit,
Sall. J. 69, 4:
meritas poenas solventem,
Curt. 6, 3, 14:
poenarum solvendi tempus,
Lucr. 5, 1224:
nunc solvo poenas,
Sen. Phoen. 172:
hac manu poenas tibi solvam,
id. Hippol. 1177.—
e.
To remove, relieve, soothe affections, passions, etc.:
atque animi curas e pectore solvat,
Lucr. 4, 908:
curam metumque juvat Dulci Lyaeo solvere,
Hor. Epod. 9, 38:
patrimonii cura solvatur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, praef. §
2: Pyrrhus impetus sui terrore soluto,
Val. Max. 4, 3, 14:
solvite corde metum,
Verg. A. 1, 562; so id. ib. 9, 90:
solve metus animo,
Stat. Th. 2, 356:
solvi pericula et metus narrant,
Plin. 11, 37, 52, § 140: neque adhuc Stheneleius iras Solverat Eurystheus, [p. 1727] Ov. M. 9, 274:
hoc uno solvitur ira modo,
id. A. A. 2, 460:
solvitque pudorem,
Verg. A. 4, 55.—
f.
Of sleep:
quasi clamore solutus Sit sopor,
Ov. M. 3, 6, 30:
nec verba, nec herbae audebunt longae somnum tibi solvere Lethes,
Luc. 6, 768; cf.:
lassitudinem solvere,
Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 143. —
g.
Of any checks and barriers to motion, to remove.
(α).
To raise a siege:
solutam cernebat obsidionem,
Liv. 36, 10, 14:
soluta obsidione,
id. 36, 31, 7:
ad Locrorum solvendam obsidionem,
id. 27, 28, 17; cf. id. 37, 7, 7; 38, 5, 6; 42, 56 init.; 44, 13, 7; Curt. 4, 4, 1; Tac. A. 4, 24; 4, 73; Just. 9, 2, 10.—
(β).
Of passions, etc., to remove restraint:
cujus si talis animus est, solvamus nos ejus vincula, et claustra (i. e. irae) refringamus,
Liv. 36, 7, 13.—
(γ).
To overthrow, subvert a higher authority, etc.:
quos (milites), soluto imperio, licentia corruperat,
Sall. J. 39, 5:
imperia solvit qui tacet, jussus loqui,
Sen. Oedip. 525:
sonipedes imperia solvunt,
id. Hippol. 1084; cf.:
sanctitas fori ludis solvitur,
Quint. 11, 3, 58.—
h.
Of laws and customs, to abolish, violate:
solvendarum legum id principium esse censebant (post-Aug. for dissolvendarum),
Curt. 10, 2, 5:
solutae a se legis monitus,
Val. Max. 6, 5, ext. 4:
cum plus quam ducentorum annorum morem solveremus,
Liv. 8, 4, 7:
(Tarquinius) morem de omnibus senatum consulendi solvit,
id. 1, 49, 7:
oportebat istum morem solvi,
Curt. 8, 8, 18.—
2.
Esp. with acc. of the bond, etc. (taking the place of the constr. I. B. 1. 2. 3. supra, when the abl. of separation is not admissible).
a.
To subvert discipline:
disciplinam militarem solvisti,
Liv. 8, 7, 16:
luxuria solutam disciplinam militarem esse,
id. 40, 1, 4:
quod cum, ne disciplina solveretur, fecisset,
Front. Strat. 2, 12, 2.—
b.
Of strength, energy, attention, etc., to loosen, impair, weaken, scatter, disperse:
nobilitas factione magis pollebat, plebis vis soluta atque dispersa,
Sall. J. 41, 6:
patrios nervos externarum deliciarum contagione solvi et hebetari noluerunt,
Val. Max. 2, 6, 1:
vires solvere,
Quint. 9, 4, 7:
vis illa dicendi solvitur, et frigescit affectus,
Quint. 11, 3, 133.—
c.
Of affection, etc., to sever, dissolve, destroy:
segnes nodum (amicitiae) solvere Gratiae,
Hor. C. 3, 21, 22;
similarly: solvit (ille deus) amicos,
Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 5; so id. 2, 15 (3, 7), 26:
hoc firmos solvit amores,
Ov. A. A. 2, 385:
amores cantibus et herbis solvere,
Tib. 1, 2, 60.—
d.
Of sickness and hunger, to end, remove:
vitex dicitur febres solvere,
Plin. 24, 9, 38, § 60:
solvit jejunia granis,
Ov. F. 4, 607:
quoniam jejunia virgo Solverat,
id. M. 5, 535; cf. Luc. 3, 282; so,
famem,
Sen. Thyest. 64.—
e.
To delay:
hi classis moras hac morte solvi rentur,
Sen. Troad. 1131.—
f.
Of darkness, to dispel:
lux solverat umbras,
Stat. Th. 10, 390.—
g.
Of war, strife, etc., to compose, settle:
aut solve bellum, mater, aut prima excipe,
Sen. Phoen. 406:
electus formae certamina solvere pastor,
Stat. Achill. 2, 337:
jurgia solvere,
Manil. 3, 115:
contradictiones solvere,
Quint. 7, 1, 38.—
h.
Of difficulties, riddles, questions, ambiguities, etc., to solve, explain, remove:
quia quaestionem solvere non posset,
Val. Max. 9, 12, ext. 3:
aenigmata,
Quint. 8, 6, 53:
omnes solvere posse quaestiones,
Suet. Gram. 11:
haec ipsa, quae volvuntur ab illis, solvere malim et expandere,
Sen. Ep. 82, 20; id. Q. N. 7, 14, 1:
unum tantum hoc solvendum est,
that one question, id. ib. 1, 7, 3:
puta nunc me istuc non posse solvere,
id. Ep. 48, 6:
carmina non intellecta Solverat,
Ov. M. 7, 760:
triste carmen alitis solvi ferae,
Sen. Oedip. 102:
nodos juris,
Juv. 8, 50:
proponere aliquid quod solvat quaestionem,
Quint. 5, 10, 96:
plurimas quaestiones illis probationibus solvi solere,
id. 1, 10, 49:
quo solvitur quaestio supra tractata,
id. 3, 7, 3:
ambiguitatem or amphiboliam,
id. 7, 2, 49; 7, 9, 10.—
3.
In partic., of obligations, to fulfil.
a.
To pay.
(α).
Originally, rem solvere, to free one's property and person (rem familiarem) from debts (solutio per aes et libram), according to the ancient formula:
quod ego tibi tot millibus condemnatus sum, me eo nomine... a te solvo liberoque hoc aere aeneaque libra,
Gai. Inst. 3, 174 Huschke; cf.:
inde rem creditori palam populo solvit (i. e. per aes et libram),
Liv. 6, 14, 5:
quas res dari, fieri, solvi oportuit,
id. 1, 32, 11. —Hence, rem solvere, to pay; often with dat. of person:
pro vectura rem solvit?
paid the freight, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 27:
ubi nugivendis res soluta'st omnibus,
id. Aul. 3, 5, 51:
tibi res soluta est recte,
id. Curc. 4, 3, 21:
ego quidem pro istac rem solvo ab tarpessita meo,
id. ib. 5, 2, 20:
rem solvo omnibus quibus dehibeo,
id. ib. 5, 3, 45:
dum te strenuas, res erit soluta,
id. Ps. 2, 2, 35:
res soluta'st, Gripe, ego habeo,
id. Rud. 5, 3, 57.— Trop.: saepe edunt (aves);
semel si captae sunt, rem solvont aucupi,
they repay him, pay for his expenses, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 66.—And to pay by other things than money:
si tergo res solvonda'st,
by a whipping, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 54:
habent hunc morem ut pugnis rem solvant si quis poscat clarius,
id. Curc. 3, 9:
tibi quidem copia'st, dum lingua vivet, qui rem solvas omnibus,
id. Rud. 2, 6, 74.—Hence,
(β).
Absol. (sc. rem), to pay; with or without dat. of person:
cujus bona, quod populo non solvebat, publice venierunt,
Cic. Fl. 18, 43:
ei cum solveret, sumpsit a C. M. Fufiis,
id. ib. 20, 46:
misimus qui pro vectura solveret,
id. Att. 1, 3, 2:
qui nimis cito cupit solvere, invitus debet,
Sen. Ben. 4, 40, 5:
ut creditori solvat,
Dig. 30, 1, 49, § 7.— Pass. impers.:
si dare vis mihi, Magis solutum erit quam ipsi dederis,
it will be a more valid payment, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 46:
numquam vehementius actum est quam me consule, ne solveretur,
to stop payments, Cic. Off. 2, 24, 84:
fraudandi spe sublata solvendi necessitas consecuta est,
id. ib. 2, 24, 84:
cum eo ipso quod necesse erat solvi, facultas solvendi impediretur,
Liv. 6, 34, 1.—Cf. in the two senses, to free from debt, and to pay, in the same sentence:
non succurrere vis illi, sed solvere. Qui sic properat, ipse solvi vult, non solvere,
Sen. Ben. 6, 27, 1.—
(γ).
With acc. of the debt, to discharge, to pay:
postquam Fundanio debitum solutum esset,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 3, § 10:
hoc quod debeo peto a te ut... solutum relinquas,
settled, id. Att. 16, 6, 3:
solverat Castricio pecuniam jam diu debitam,
id. Fl. 23, 54:
ex qua (pensione) major pars est ei soluta,
id. Att. 16, 2, 1:
solvi aes alienum Pompejus ex suo fisco jussit,
Val. Max. 6, 2, 11:
aes alienum solvere,
Sen. Ep. 36, 5:
quae jactatio est, solvisse quod debebas?
id. Ben. 4, 17, 1; so,
debitum solvere,
id. ib. 6, 30, 2:
ne pecunias creditas solverent,
Cic. Pis. 35, 86:
ut creditae pecuniae solvantur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 20; 3, 1:
ex thensauris Gallicis creditum solvi posse,
Liv. 6, 15, 5:
ita bona veneant ut solidum suum cuique solvatur,
Cic. Rab. Post. 17, 46.—And of moral debts:
cum patriae quod debes solveris,
Cic. Marcell. 9, 27:
debet vero, solvitque praeclare,
id. Phil. 13, 11, 25:
aliter beneficium, aliter creditum solvitur,
Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 1:
qui grate beneficium accipit, primam ejus pensionem solvit,
id. ib. 2, 22 fin. —
(δ).
By a confusion of construction, solvere pecuniam, etc., to pay money, etc. (for pecunia rem or debitum solvere); constr. with dat. or absol.:
emi: pecuniam solvi,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 43:
pro frumento nihil solvit,
id. ib. 2, 3, 72, §
169: legatis pecuniam pro frumento solvit,
Liv. 44, 16:
hanc pecuniam cum solvere in praesenti non posset,
Nep. Milt. 7, 6:
nisi pecuniam solvisset,
id. Cim. 1, 1:
condiciones pacis dictae ut decem millia talentum argenti... solverent,
Liv. 30, 37 med.:
pro quo (frumento) pretium solveret populus Romanus,
id. 36, 3, 1:
pretium servorum ex aerario solutum est dominis,
id. 32, 26, 14:
pretium pro libris domino esse solvendum,
id. 40, 39 fin.:
meritam mercedem,
id. 8, 22, 3; so id. 8, 11, 4: sorte creditum solvere, by paying the principal (i. e. without interest), id. 6, 36, 12:
quae praemia senatus militibus ante constituit, ea solvantur,
Cic. Phil. 14, 14, 38:
stipendium,
Liv. 28, 32, 1:
dotem mulieri,
Dig. 24, 3, 2:
litem aestimatam,
the amount of a fine, Nep. Cim. 5, 18 fin.:
arbitria funeris,
the expenses of the funeral, Cic. Red. Sen. 7, 18:
solvere dodrantem,
to pay seventy-five per cent., Mart. 8, 9, 1:
dona puer solvit,
paid the promised gifts, Ov. M. 9, 794; so,
munera,
id. ib. 11, 104.— Transf., of the dedication of a book, in return for favors:
et exspectabo ea (munera) quae polliceris, et erunt mihi pergrata si solveris... Non solvam nisi prius a te cavero, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 4, 17 sq. —Of the delivery of slaves:
si quis duos homines promise rit et Stichum solverit,
Dig. 46, 3, 67; 46, 3, 38, § 3.— Transf., poet.: dolorem solvisti, you have paid your grief, i. e. have duly mourned, Stat. S. 2, 6, 98.— Pass. with personal subject:
si (actor) solutus fuisset,
Dig. 12, 1, 31 (cf.: solvere militem, b supra). —
(ε).
Esp., in certain phrases, to pay:
aliquid praesens solvere,
to pay in cash, Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1; so,
aliquid de praesentibus solvere,
Sen. Ep. 97, 16:
solvere grates (= referre gratiam muneribus): Sulla solvit grates Dianae,
Vell. 2, 25:
quas solvere grates sufficiam?
Stat. S. 4, 2, 7: cum homo avarus, ut ea (beneficia) solveret sibi imperare non posset, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 1; cf.: non dicimus reposuit beneficium aut solvit;
nullum nobis placuit quod aeri alieno convenit verbum,
Sen. Ep. 81, 9; but v. id. Ben. 2, 18, 5: in debitum solvere, to make a partial payment:
unum haec epistula in debitum solvet,
id. Ep. 7, 10: aliquid solvere ab aliquo (de aliqua re), to pay out of funds supplied by any one ( out of any fund):
Quintus laborat ut tibi quod debet ab Egnatio solvat,
Cic. Att. 7, 18, 4:
homines dicere, se a me solvere,
id. ib. 5, 21, 11:
(summa) erat solvenda de meo,
Plin. Ep. 2, 4, 2:
operas solvere alicui,
to work for somebody, Dig. 40, 7, 39: solvo operam Dianae, I work for Diana, i. e. offer a sacrifice to her, Afran. ap. Non. 12, 21: judicatum solvere, to pay the amount adjudged by the court, for which security (satisdatio) was required:
stipulatio quae appellatur judicatum solvi,
Gai. Inst. 4, 90:
iste postulat ut procurator judicatum solvi satisdaret,
Cic. Quint. 7, 29; so Dig. 3, 2, 28; 3, 3, 15; 2, 8, 8;
2, 8, 14 et saep.: auctio solvendis nummis,
a cash auction, Mart. 14, 35.— Gerund.: solvendo esse, to be solvent; jurid. t. t., to be able to pay, i. e. one's debts; cf.
in full: nec tamen solvendo aeri alieno respublica esset,
Liv. 31, 13:
nemo dubitat solvendo esse eum qui defenditur,
Dig. 50, 17, 105:
qui modo solvendo sint,
Gai. Inst. 1, 3, 121:
si solvendo sint,
Paul. Sent. 1, 20, 1:
nec interest, solvendo sit, necne,
Dig. 30, 1, 49, § 5; so ib. 46, 1, 10; 46, 1, 27, § 2; 46, 1, 51, §§ 1 and 4; 46, 1, 52, § 1; 46, 1, 28; 50, 17, 198 et saep.: non solvendo esse, to be insolvent:
solvendo non erat,
Cic. Att. 13, 10, 3:
cum solvendo civitates non essent,
id. Fam. 3, 8, 2:
tu nec solvendo eras, nec, etc.,
id. Phil. 2, 2, 4:
ne videatur non fuisse solvendo,
id. Off. 2, 22, 79;
and very freq. in the jurists.—So, trop.: quid matri, quid flebili patriae dabis? Solvendo non es,
Sen. Oedip. 941; cf.:
*non esse ad solvendum (i. e. able to pay),
Vitr. 10, 6 fin. —
b.
To fulfil the duty of burial.
(α).
Justa solvere; with dat. of the person:
qui nondum omnia paterno funeri justa solvisset,
who had not yet finished the burial ceremonies of his father, Cic. Rosc. Am. 8, 23:
justis defunctorum corporibus solutis,
Curt. 3, 12, 15:
proinde corpori quam primum justa solvamus,
id. 10, 6, 7:
ut justa soluta Remo,
Ov. F. 5, 452:
nunc justa nato solve,
Sen. Hippol. 1245.—
(β).
Exsequias, inferias or suprema solvere:
exsequiis rite solutis,
Verg. A. 7, 5:
cruor sancto solvit inferias viro,
Sen. Hippol. 1198:
solvere suprema militibus,
Tac. A. 1, 61.—
c.
Votum solvere, to fulfil a vow to the gods.
(α).
Alone:
vota ea quae numquam solveret nuncupavit,
Cic. Phil. 3, 4, 11:
quod si factum esset, votum rite solvi non posse,
Liv. 31, 9 fin.:
liberare et se et rempublicam religione votis solvendis,
id. 40, 44, 8:
placatis diis votis rite solvendis,
id. 36, 37 fin.:
petiit ut votum sibi solvere liceret,
id. 45, 44:
animosius a mercatore quam a vectore solvitur votum,
Sen. Ep. 73, 5:
vota pro incolumitate solvebantur,
Tac. A. 2, 69:
vota pater solvit,
Ov. M. 9, 707:
ne votum solvat,
Mart. 12, 91, 6; 8, 4, 2; Val. Max. 6, 9, 5 ext.; 1, 1, 8 ext. — Poet.:
voti debita solvere,
Ov. F. 5, 596; cf.
the abbrev. formula V. S. L. M. (voTVM SOLVIT LIBENS MERITO),
Inscr. Orell. 186; 1296 sq.:
V.S.A.L. (ANIMO LIBENTI),
ib. 2022 et saep.:
sacra solvere (=votum solvere),
Manil. 1, 427.—
(β).
With dat.:
ait sese Veneri velle votum solvere,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 60:
vota Jovi solvo,
Ov. M. 7, 652; 8, 153:
sunt vota soluta deae,
id. F. 6, 248:
dis vota solvis,
Sen. Ben. 5, 19, 4:
libamenta Veneri solvere (=votum per libamenta),
Just. 18, 5, 4.—
d.
Fidem solvere, to fulfil a promise (post-class. for fidem praestare, [p. 1728] exsolvere; cf.:
fidem obligatam liberare,
Suet. Claud. 9):
illi, ut fidem solverent, clipeis obruere,
Flor. 1, 1, 12;
similarly: et voti solverat ille fidem (=votum solverat),
Ov. F. 1, 642; but cf.: itane imprudens? tandem inventa'st causa: solvisti fidem, you have found a pretext to evade your promise (cf. II. A. 3.), Ter. And. 4, 1, 18: esset, quam dederas, morte soluta fides, by my death your promise to marry me would have been cancelled (cf. II. B. 1. 6.), Ov. H. 10, 78; similarly: suam fidem (i. e. quam Lepido habuerit) solutam esse, that his faith in Lepidus was broken, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 3.—With a different construction: se depositi fide solvere, to acquit one's self of the duty to return property intrusted to him (cf. I. B. 1. c.), Val. Max. 7, 3, 5 ext.: factique fide data munera solvit, he freed the gift already given from the obligation of an accomplished fact, i. e. he revoked the gifts, although already made, Ov. M. 11, 135.—
e.
Promissum solvere, to fulfil a promise (very rare):
perinde quasi promissum solvens,
Val. Max. 9, 6, 1:
solvitur quod cuique promissum est,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 20 fin.;
similarly: solutum, quod juraverant, rebantur,
what they had promised under oath, Liv. 24, 18, 5.—Hence, sŏlūtus, a, um, P. a., free, loose, at large, unfettered, unbandaged.
A.
Lit.
1.
(Acc. to I.A. 1. supra.) Pigeat nostrum erum si eximat aut solutos sinat, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 11:
tibi moram facis quom ego solutus sto,
id. Ep. 5, 2, 25:
reus solutus causam dicis, testes vinctos attines,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 63:
cum eos vinciret quos secum habebat, te solutum Romam mittebat?
Cic. Deiot. 7, 22:
nec quisquam ante Marium solutus dicitur esse sectus,
unbandaged, id. Tusc. 2, 22, 53:
duos (captivos) solutos ire ad Hannibalem jussit,
Liv. 27, 51:
eum interdiu solutum custodes sequebantur, nocte clausum asservabant,
id. 24, 45, 10:
non efficiatis ut solutos verear quos alligatos adduxit,
Val. Max. 6, 2, 3.—
2.
(Acc. to I. A. 2.) Of texture, etc.; esp. of soil, loose, friable (opp spissus;
postAug.): quo solutior terra facilius pateat radicibus,
Sen. Ep. 90, 21;
ordeum nisi solutum et siccum locum non patitur,
Col. 2, 9:
soluta et facilis terra,
id. 3, 14;
solum solutum vel spissum,
id. 2, 2 init.;
seri vult raphanus terra soluta, umida,
Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 83:
hordeum seri non vult, nisi in sicca et soluta terra,
id. 18, 7, 18, § 79:
solutiores ripae,
Front. Aquaed. 15.—Of plants:
mas spissior, femina solutior,
Plin. 25, 9, 57, § 103.—Hence, subst.: sŏlūtum, i, n., a state of looseness:
dum vult describere, quem ad modum alia torqueantur fila, alia ex molli solutoque ducantur,
Sen. Ep. 90, 20.—
3.
(Acc. to I. A. 3.) Rarefied, thin, diffused:
turbo, quo celsior eo solutior laxiorque est, et ob hoc diffunditur,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 9, 3:
aer agitatus a sole calefactusque solutior est,
id. ib. 1, 2, 10:
debet aer nec tam spissus esse, nec tam tenuis et solutus, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 2, 11.—
B.
Trop.
1.
(Acc. to I. B. 1.) Of speech, unfettered, fluent, ready:
(orator) solutus in explicandis sententiis,
Cic. Or. 47, 173:
verbis solutus satis,
id. ib. 47, 174:
solutissimus in dicendo,
id. ib. 48, 180.—
2.
Exempt, free from duties, obligations, etc.:
quam ob rem viderer maximis beneficii vinculis obstrictus, cum liber essem et solutus?
Cic. Planc. 30, 72:
soluta (praedia) meliore in causa sunt quam obligata,
unmortgaged, id. Agr. 3, 2, 9:
si reddidi (debitum), solutus sum ac liber,
Sen. Ben. 2, 18, 5;
non ut gratus, sed ut solutus sim,
id. ib. 4, 21, 3;
solutus omni fenore,
Hor. Epod. 2, 4;
nam ea (religione) magister equitum solutus ac liber potuerit esse,
Liv. 8, 32, 5:
Mamertini soli in omni orbe terrarum vacui, expertes soluti ac liberi fuerunt ab omni sumptu, molestia, munere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 23.—
3.
Free from punishment, not punishable, not liable, etc.: qui mancipia vendunt, certiores faciunt emptores quis fugitivus sit, noxave solutus, Edict. Aedil. ap. Dig. 21, 1, 1, § 1; Gell. 4, 2, 1; cf.:
quod aiunt aediles noxae solutus non sit sic intellegendum est... noxali judicio subjectum non esse,
Dig. 21, 1, 17, § 17:
apud quos libido etiam permissam habet et solutam licentiam,
Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:
omne illud tempus habeat per me solutum ac liberum,
i. e. let the crimes then committed be unpunished, id. Verr. 2, 1, 12, § 33: antea vacuum id solutumque poena fuerat, Tac. A. 14, 28.—With subj. inf.:
maxime solutum fuit, prodere de iis, etc.,
Tac. A. 4, 35: solutum existimatur esse, alteri male dicere, Caecil. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 3.—
4.
Free from cares, undistracted:
animo soluto liberoque,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 75, § 185:
sed paulo solutiore tamen animo,
id. ib. 2, 5, 31, § 82.—
5.
At leisure, free from labor, business, etc.:
te rogo ut eum solutum, liberum, confectis ejus negotiis a te, quamprimum ad me remittas,
Cic. Fam. 13, 63, 2:
quo mea ratio facilior et solutior esse possit,
id. ib. 3, 5, 1.—With gen.:
Genium Curabis Cum famulis operum solutis,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 16.—
6.
Unbound, relaxed, merry, jovial:
quam homines soluti ridere non desinant, tristiores autem, etc.,
Cic. Dom. 39, 104:
an tu existimas quemquam soluto vultu et hilari oculo mortem contemnere?
Sen. Ep. 23, 4:
vultus,
Stat. Th. 5, 355:
(mores) naturam sequentium faciles sunt, soluti sunt,
unembarrassed, Sen. Ep. 122, 17.—
7.
Free from the rule of others, uncontrolled, independent:
cum videas civitatis voluntatem solutam, virtutem alligatam,
Cic. Att. 2, 18, 1:
ab omni imperio externo soluta in perpetuum Hispania,
Liv. 29, 1 fin.:
Masinissae ab imperio Romano solutam libertatem tribuit,
Val. Max. 7, 2, 6:
incerti, solutique, et magis sine domino quam in libertate, Vononem in regnum accipiunt,
Tac. A. 2, 4:
quorum (militum) libertas solutior erat,
Just. 13, 2, 2.—Of animals:
rectore solutos (solis) equos,
Stat. Th. 1, 219.—
8.
Free from influence or restraint; hence, independent, unbiassed, unprejudiced:
nec vero deus ipse alio modo intellegi potest, nisi mens soluta quaedam et libera,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 27, 66;
cum animi sine ratione motu ipsi suo soluto ac libero incitarentur,
id. Div. 1, 2, 4:
judicio senatus soluto et libero,
id. Phil. 5, 15, 41:
sum enim ad dignitatem in re publica solutus,
id. Att. 1, 13, 2:
libero tempore cum soluta vobis est eligendi optio,
id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:
si omnia mihi essent solutissima, tamen in re publica non alius essem atque nunc sum,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 21:
liberi enim ad causas solutique veniebant,
uncommitted, id. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 192.—
9.
Free from moral restraint; hence, unbridled, insolent, loose:
amores soluti et liberi,
Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:
licentia,
id. ib. 4, 4, 4:
populi quamvis soluti ecfrenatique sint,
id. ib. 1, 34, 53:
quis erat qui sibi solutam P. Clodii praeturam sine maximo metu proponeret? Solutam autem fore videbatis, nisi esset is consul qui eam auderet possetque constringere,
id. Mil. 13, 34:
quominus conspectus, eo solutior erat,
Liv. 27, 31 fin.:
adulescentes aliquot quorum, in regno, libido solutior fuerat,
id. 2, 1, 2:
solutioris vitae primos adulescentiae annos egisse fertur,
a licentious life, Val. Max. 2, 6, 1:
spectandi solutissimum morem corrigere,
Suet. Aug. 44:
mores soluti,
licentious habits, Just. 3, 3, 10.—
10.
Regardless of rules, careless, loose:
orator tam solutus et mollis in gestu,
Cic. Brut. 62, 225:
dicta factaque ejus solutiora, et quandam sui neglegentiam praeferentia,
Tac. A. 16, 18.—
11.
Esp., of style, etc., free from rules of composition.
(α).
Oratio soluta, verba soluta, a free style, conversational or epistolary style:
est oratio aliqua vincta atque contexta, soluta alia, qualis in sermone et epistulis,
Quint. 9, 4, 19; 9, 4, 20; 9, 4, 69; 9, 4, 77.—
(β).
More freq.: verba soluta, oratio soluta, prose (opp. to verse);
in full: scribere conabar verba soluta modis, Ov Tr. 4, 10, 24: quod (Isocrates) verbis solutis numeros primus adjunxerit,
Cic. Or. 52, 174:
mollis est enim oratio philosophorum... nec vincta numeris, sed soluta liberius,
id. ib. 19, 64; 71, 234;
68, 228: si omnes soluta oratione scripserunt,
Varr. R. R. 4, 1; de heisce rebus treis libros ad te mittere institui;
de oratione soluta duos, de poetica unum,
id. L. L. 6, 11 fin.:
ut in soluta oratione, sic in poemateis,
id. ib. 7, 1:
primus (Isocrates) intellexit. etiam in soluta oratione, dum versum effugeres modum et numerum quemdam debere servari,
Cic. Brut. 8, 32:
Aristoteles judicat heroum numerum grandiorem quam desideret soluta oratio,
id. Or. 57, 192:
et creticus et paeon quam commodissume putatur in solutam orationem illigari,
id. ib. 64, 215:
a modis quibusdam, cantu remoto, soluta esse videatur oratio,
id. ib. 55, 183; 55, 184; id. de Or. 3, 48, 184: historia est quodammodo carmen solutum, Quint. 10, 1, 31.—
(γ).
Also in reference to a prose rhythm, loose, unrhythmical, inharmonious:
ut verba neque inligata sint, quasi... versus, neque ita soluta ut vagentur,
Cic. de Or. 3, 44, 176; 3, 48, 186:
nec vero haec (Callidii verba) soluta nec diffluentia, sed astricta numeris,
id. Brut. 79, 274:
orator sic illigat sententiam verbis ut eam numero quodam complectatur et astricto et soluto,
id. de Or. 3, 44, 175; but: verba soluta suis figuris, words freed from their proper meaning, i.e. metaphors, Manil. 1, 24.—
(δ).
Rarely with reference to the thought: soluta oratio, a fragmentary, disconnected style:
soluta oratio, et e singulis non membris, sed frustis, collata, structura caret,
Quint. 8, 5, 27; cf. id. 9, 4, 69:
solutiora componere,
id. 10, 4, 1; 9, 4, 15.—
12.
Effeminate, luxurious (acc. to I. B. 3.):
sinum togae in dextrum umerum reicere, solutum ac delicatum est,
Quint. 11, 3, 146.—
13.
Undisciplined, disorderly:
omnia soluta apud hostes esse,
Liv. 8, 30, 3:
nihil temeritate solutum,
Tac. A. 13, 40:
apud Achaeos neglecta omnia ac soluta fuere,
Just. 34, 2, 2.—
14.
Lax, remiss, weak:
mea lenitas adhuc si cui solutior visa erat,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:
Ciceronem male audivisse, tamquam solutum et enervem,
Tac. Or. 18:
soluti ac fluentes,
Quint. 1, 2, 8.—Hence:
solutum genus orationis,
a lifeless, dull style, Val. Max. 8, 10, 3:
quanto longius abscederent, eo solutiore cura,
laxer attention, Liv. 3, 8, 8.—
C.
(Acc. to II. B. 3. e supra.) Paid, discharged, only as subst.: sŏlūtum, i, n., that which is paid, a discharged debt, in certain phrases:
aliquid in solutum dare,
to give something in payment, Dig. 46, 3, 45; 46, 3, 46; 46, 3, 60: in solutum accipere, to accept in payment:
qui voluntatem bonam in solutum accipit,
Sen. Ben. 7, 16, 4:
qui rem in solutum accipit,
Dig. 42, 4, 15; 12, 1, 19;
in solutum imputare,
to charge as payment, Sen. Ep. 8, 10; aliquid pro soluto est, is considered as paid or cancelled:
pro soluto id in quo creditor accipiendo moram fecit, oportet esse,
Dig. 46, 3, 72: pro soluto usucapere, to acquire by prescription something given in payment by the debtor, but not belonging to him:
pro soluto usucapit qui rem debiti causa recepit,
Dig. 41, 3, 46.— Adv.: sŏlūtē.
1.
Thinly:
corpora diffusa solute,
Lucr. 4, 53.—
2.
Of speech, fluently:
non refert videre quid dicendum est, nisi id queas solute ac suaviter dicere,
Cic. Brut. 29, 110:
ita facile soluteque volvebat sententias,
id. ib. 81, 280:
quid ipse compositus alias, et velut eluctantium verborum, solutius promptiusque eloquebatur,
Tac. A. 4, 31.—
3.
Irregularly, loosely:
a fabris neglegentius solutiusque composita,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 30, 4.—
4.
Freely, without restraint:
generaliter puto judicem justum... solutius aequitatem sequi,
i. e. without strictly regarding the letter of the law, Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—
5.
Of style, without connection, loosely:
enuntiare,
Quint. 11, 2, 47.—
6.
Of manners and discipline, disorderly, negligently:
praecipue sub imperio Cn. Manlii solute ac neglegenter habiti sunt (exercitus),
Liv. 39, 1, 4:
in stationibus solute ac neglegenter agentes,
id. 23, 37, 6.—
7.
Weakly, tamely, without vigor:
quod ille tam solute egisset, tam leniter, tam oscitanter,
Cic. Brut. 80, 277.—
8.
Of morals, loosely, without restraint:
ventitabat illuc Nero, quo solutius urbem extra lasciviret,
Tac. A. 13, 47.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > solvo
51 cometido

m.

1 mission, task (objetivo).

2 duty.

3 commitment, goal, ambition, earnest attempt.

4 task assignment, task, enterprise, mission.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: cometer.

* * *

cometido

► nombre masculino

1 (encargo) task, assignment

■ desempeñó su cometido she carried out her task

2 (deber) duty

■ cumplió su cometido he did his duty

* * *

noun m.

assignment

* * *

SM task, mission

tiene un cometido difícil en este viaje — she has a difficult task o mission on this trip

el detective cumplió con su cometido — the detective fulfilled his task o mission

el cometido del Metro es el transporte de viajeros — the task of the Metro is to transport passengers

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masculino

a) (tarea, deber) task, mission

b) (Chi) ( actuación) performance

* * *

= assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], mandate, remit, office, workpackage, brief, hat, task, portfolio, responsibility.

Ex. The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

Ex. Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.

Ex. The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.

Ex. The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.

Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

Ex. One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.

Ex. This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.

Ex. The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.

Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.

Ex. Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each Commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.

Ex. The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.

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* cometido adicional = overhead operation.

* cometido por pandillas = gang-related.

* cometidos = terms of reference.

* cuyos cometidos se solapan = overlapping.

* desempeñar + Posesivo + cometido = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.

* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.

* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.

* * *

masculino

a) (tarea, deber) task, mission

b) (Chi) ( actuación) performance

* * *

= assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], mandate, remit, office, workpackage, brief, hat, task, portfolio, responsibility.

Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.

Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.

Ex: The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.

Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

Ex: One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.

Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.

Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.

Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.

Ex: Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each Commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.

Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.

* cometido adicional = overhead operation.

* cometido por pandillas = gang-related.

* cometidos = terms of reference.

* cuyos cometidos se solapan = overlapping.

* desempeñar + Posesivo + cometido = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.

* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.

* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.

* * *

cometido

masculine

1 (tarea, deber) task, mission

cumplió (con) su cometido she carried out her mission o task

2 ( Chi) (actuación) performance

* * *

Del verbo cometer: ( conjugate cometer)

cometido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
cometer
cometido
cometer ( conjugate cometer) verbo transitivo ‹crimen/delito/pecado› to commit;
‹error/falta› to make
cometido sustantivo masculino
a) (tarea, deber) task, mission

b) (Chi) ( actuación) performance

cometer verbo transitivo
1 (una falta, un error) to make: cuídate de no cometer ningún error, be careful not to make any mistakes
2 (perpetrar) to commit: han atrapado al delincuente que cometió el atraco, they've caught the delinquent who committed the robbery
cometido sustantivo masculino
1 (tarea) task, assignment
2 (función) duty
' cometido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
papel
- estar
- función
English:
admit
- crime
- deny
- mission
- felon
- offender

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cometido nm

1. [objetivo] mission, task

2. [deber] duty

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cometido

m task

* * *

cometido nm

: assignment, task

Spanish-English dictionary > cometido
52 caer

v.

1 to fall.

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree

caer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairs

dejar caer algo to drop something (objeto)

María cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.

2 to fall (rain, snow).

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain

3 to go down, to set (sun).

al caer el día o la tarde at dusk

al caer el sol at sunset

4 to fall for it.

5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)

Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.

6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.

La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.

7 to drop it.

Se me cayó I dropped it.

8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.

Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.

9 to crash on.

Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.

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CAER

CONJUGACIÓN

Present Indicative

caigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.

Past Indicative

caí, caíste, cayó, caímos, caísteis, cayeron.

Present Subjunctive

caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

cayera, cayeras, cayera, cayéramos, cayerais, cayeran;

cayese, cayeses, cayese, cayésemos, cayeseis, cayesen.

Future Subjunctive

cayere, cayeres, cayere, cayéremos, cayereis, cayeren.

Imperative

cae (tú), caiga (él/Vd.), caigamos (nos.), caed (vos.), caigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to fall

2) drop

3) hang

•

- caerse
- caer bien
- caer mal
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Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [persona, objeto]

a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall

me hice daño al caer — I fell and hurt myself

cayó al suelo y se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he fell to the ground and hit his head

tropezó y cayó de espaldas — she stumbled and fell on her back

cayó muerto de un tiro — he was shot dead

• [hacer] caer algo — to knock sth over

al pasar hizo caer la lámpara — he knocked the lamp over as he brushed past

b) [desde una altura] to fall

cayó de un tercer piso — he fell from the third floor

el niño cayó al río — the child fell into the river

cayó una bomba en el mercado — a bomb fell on the market

el avión cayó al mar — the plane came down in the sea

el coche cayó por un barranco — the car went over a cliff

• [dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in

se sobresaltó y dejó caer la bandeja — she gave a start and dropped the tray

dejó caer que estaba buscando otro trabajo — he mentioned that he was looking for another job

• [dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop by

se dejó caer sobre la cama — he fell onto the bed

suele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by

• caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sb

una gran piedra cayó sobre el tejado — a large stone fell on the roof

cayeron sobre nosotros rocas enormes — huge boulders fell on us

los presos cayeron sobre el guarda — the prisoners fell on the warder

los fotógrafos cayeron sobre ella — the photographers pounced on her

queremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him

- estar al caer

su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day

el jefe está al caer — the boss will be here any moment

2) [lluvia, helada]

la lluvia caía incesantemente sobre Madrid — the rain was falling continuously on Madrid

cayó un chaparrón — there was a heavy shower

¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!

cayó un rayo en la torre — the tower was struck by lightning

3) (=colgar) to hang, fall

es una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely

le caía un mechón sobre la frente — a lock of hair fell across his forehead

4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, drop

caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees

el dólar cayó más de cinco centavos — the dollar fell over five cents

la bolsa de Nueva York ha vuelto a caer — the New York stock exchange has fallen again
picado 2., 2)
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested

cayó en la final ante su rival polaco — he was beaten in the final by his Polish rival

ha caído el gobierno — the government has fallen

6) (=morir) to fall, die

muchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle

cayó como un valiente — he died a hero

cayeron abatidos por las balas — they were killed by the gunfire

- caer como chinches

7)

• caer [en] (=incurrir) —

caer en un engaño — to be tricked

no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs

• caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth

• caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptation

y no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation

caer bajo —

¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
trampa 2)
8) (=darse cuenta)

no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand

ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *

• caer en [que] — to realize that

9) [fecha] to fall, be

su cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday

¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?

10) (=tocar)

el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid

• caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence

le puede caer una multa de 50 dólares — he could get a 50 dollar fine

- ¡la que nos ha caído encima!

11) (=estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?

eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east

12)

• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —

no cae dentro de mis atribuciones — it is not within my powers

esta cuestión no cae dentro del ámbito de este trabajo — that falls outside the scope of this study

eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils

13) (=causar impresión)

no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me

• caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)

no me cae nada bien — I don't like him at all

Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro

• caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —

me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy

• caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him

14) (=sentar)

a) [información, comentario]

me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me

la noticia cayó como un mazazo — the news was a blow

b) [ropa]

caerle bien a algn — to suit sb

caerle mal a algn — not to suit sb

15) (=terminar)

• al caer la [noche] — at nightfall

• al caer la [tarde] — at dusk

2.

See:

caerse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

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= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

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* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly

cayó cuan largo era — he fell flat on his face

el coche cayó por un precipicio — the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo — he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio — he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived

cayó en el mar — it came down in the sea

caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop

2) chaparrón/nevada

cayó un chaparrón — it poured down

cayó una fuerte nevada — it snowed heavily

cayó una helada — there was a frost

cayeron unas pocas gotas — there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó cerca — the lightning struck nearby

3)

a) cortinas/falda to hang

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura — her hair hung down to her waist

b) terreno to drop

caer en pendiente — to slope down

4)

a) ( incurrir)

caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time

b) (en engaño, timo)

todos caímos (en la trampa) — we all fell for it

caer como angelitos — (fam)

cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)

ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember

no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean

no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys

6) ( en un estado)

caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out

caer en el olvido — to sink into oblivion

caer enfermo — to fall ill

cayó en cama — he took to his bed

7)

a) gobierno/ciudad to fall

caer en poder de alguien — to fall to somebody

b) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's job

se hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll

c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught

8)

a) desgracia/maldición

caer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)

la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)

no sabes la que te ha caído encima — you don't know what's in store for you

b)

al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall

9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)

le cayó una pregunta muy difícil — he got a really difficult question

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) — he got three years (in jail)

el gordo cayó en Bilbao — the jackpot was won by someone in Bilbao

10) (+ compl)

a) ( sentar)

el pescado me cayó mal — the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran — she was very upset about not being invited

b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)

tu primo me cae muy bien — I really like your cousin

me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)

11)

a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

b) ( abalanzarse)

caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody

caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody

12)

a) ( estar comprendido)

caer dentro de algo — to fall within something

cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction

cae dentro de sus obligaciones — that's one of her duties

b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall on

el 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?

c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be

¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?

13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop

14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)

15) (Ven fam) llamada

la llamada no me cayó — I couldn't get through
2.
caerse v pron

1)

a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall over

te vas a caer — you'll fall

me caí por las escaleras — I fell down the stairs

caerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed

se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)

b) (+ me/te/le etc)

oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos — it slipped out of my hands

cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima — the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias — my stockings are falling down

caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation

no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name

se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying

2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo — he's started to lose his hair

la ropa se le caía a pedazos — her clothes were falling to pieces

* * *

= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.

Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.

Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.

Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.

* al caer la noche = at nightfall.

* caer aguanieve = sleet.

* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.

* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.

* caer deshecho = flake out.

* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.

* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.

* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.

* caer en combate = fall in + action.

* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.

* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.

* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.

* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.

* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.

* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.

* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).

* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].

* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.

* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.

* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.

* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.

* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.

* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.

* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.

* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.

* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.

* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.

* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.

* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.

* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.

* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.

* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.

* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.

* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.

* caer hecho polvo = flake out.

* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.

* caer por selección = drop.

* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.

* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.

* caerse a = topple onto.

* caerse bien = hit it off.

* caerse colándose por = fall through.

* caerse de = fall off of.

* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.

* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.

* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.

* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).

* caerse muerto = drop + dead.

* caerse recondo = pass out.

* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.

* caer sobre = fall onto.

* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.

* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.

* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.

* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.

* dejar caer = drop, dump.

* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.

* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.

* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.

* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.

* hacer caer = oust.

* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.

* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.

* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.

* noche + caer = night + fall.

* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.

* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.

* salir y caer = fall out (of).

* sistema + caerse = system + crash.

* telón + caer = curtain + fall.

* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.

* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).

* * *

caer [ E16 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ caer (verbo intransitivo)

A de una altura

B caer: chaparrón, nevada

C

1 caer: cortinas, falda

2 caer: terreno

D

1 incurrir

2 en un engaño, un timo

E entender, darse cuenta

F

1 en un estado

2 caer en un vicio

G

1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc

2 perder el cargo

3 caer: soldado

4 caer: fugitivo

5 caer enfermo

H

1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc

2 caer: tarde, noche

I tocar en suerte

J

1 sentarle mal

2 en cuestiones de gusto

K

1 presentarse, aparecer

2 caer sobre alguien

L

1 estar comprendido

2 caer: cumpleaños etc

3 estar situado

M caer: precios etc

N aportar dinero

O caer: llamada

■ caerse (verbo pronominal)

A

1 de una altura

2 caerse + me/te/le etc

B desprenderse

C equivocarse

D contribuir

vi

A (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall over

caí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my leg

tropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his face

cayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/face

cayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgiveness

cayó el telón the curtain came down o fell

la pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the well

el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot

se dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchair

se dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliff

el avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedived

el helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the sea

le caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeks

caer parado ( AmL) (literal) to land on one's feet; (tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet

dejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;

‹noticia› to let drop o fall

lo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passing

B

«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frost

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily

empezó a caer granizo it began to hail

está cayendo un aguacero it's pouring

cayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rain

el rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near here

C

1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hang

con un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang better

el pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist

2 «terreno» to drop, fall

el terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the river

D

1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:

no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling him

no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation

cayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letter

la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous

esos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgar

caer muy bajo to stoop very low

venderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that

¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!

2

(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it

¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?

caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinker

E ( fam)

(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)

cuenta¹ f G. (↑ cuenta (1))

F

1

(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;

«costumbre» to die out

caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion

desgracia f A. (↑ desgracia)

2

caer en un vicio to get into a bad habit

caer en el alcohol to take to drink

caer en la droga to start taking drugs

G

1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fall

la capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands

¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!

2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's job

cayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with them

vamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll

3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die

4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caught

han caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught

5

caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken ill

cayó en cama he took to his bed

yo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as well

H

1 «desgracia/maldición»: caer SOBRE algn; to befall sb ( frmlor liter)

la tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation

2

al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

antes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfall

I ( fam)

(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question

¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!

le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)

¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?

el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in Bilbao

J (+ compl)

1

(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invited

la noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock

2

(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousin

no lo soporto, me cae de gordo/de mal … ( fam); I can't stand him, he's a real pain ( colloq)

gracia f Sense I E. (↑ gracia)

K

1 ( fam) (presentarse, aparecer) to show up, turn up ( BrE)

no podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better time

de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and then

no podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warning

estar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)

2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sb

tres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon him

cayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnight

caerle a algn ( Per fam); to score with sb, to get off with sb ( BrE colloq)

caerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sb

L

1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:

ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdiction

su caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)

eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her duties

cae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style

2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fall

el 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday

¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?

3 ( Esp fam) (estar situado) to be

¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?

M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, drop

el dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international market

N ( Ven) (aportar dinero) ( fam) to chip in ( colloq)

O

( Ven fam) «llamada»: la llamada no me cayó I couldn't get through

■ caerse

v pron

A

1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall over

bájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll fall

tropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)

casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the water

me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs

se cayó del caballo he fell off his horse

se cayó de la cama she fell out of bed

se cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heap

está que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)

se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed

2 (+ me/te/le etc):

oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glove

se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands

ten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop it

por poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of me

se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down

caerse con algn ( Col fam); to go down in sb's estimation

estoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)

¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!

no tener donde caerse muerto ( fam): no tiene donde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name

se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without saying

B (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall off

se le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell out

se le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go bald

la ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apart

C ( Chi fam) (equivocarse) to goof ( AmE colloq), to boob ( BrE colloq)

D

( Méx fam) (contribuir) caerse CON algo: me caí con la lana I chipped in ( colloq)

* * *

caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
◊ el coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliff;

cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2
a) [chaparrón/nevada]:

◊ cayó un chaparrón it poured down;

cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
b) [ noche] to fall;

◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall

3
a) ( pender) [cortinas/falda] to hang

b) [ terreno] to drop;

◊ caer en pendiente to slope down

4 (en error, trampa):
◊ no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake;

todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):
◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);

( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
◊ no caigo I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean;

no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
◊ caer en el olvido to sink into oblivion;

caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9
a) ( sentar):

◊ el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with me;

le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invited
b) [ persona]:

◊ tu primo me cae muy bien I really like your cousin;

me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;
◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?

caerse verbo pronominal
a) ( de una altura) to fall;

( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
◊ me caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairs;

caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) caérsele algo a algn:

◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;

no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
c) ( desprenderse) [ diente] to fall out;

[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
◊ se le empieza a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair

caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash

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caer

♦ vi

1. [hacia abajo] to fall;

cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;

caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;

caer en un pozo to fall into a well;

el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;

tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);

cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;

cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;

cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;

cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;

cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;

dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;

dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;

dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;

hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall

2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;

caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;

cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;

cayó una helada there was a frost;

está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;
Fam
está cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building

3. [sol] to go down, to set;

al caer el día o [m5] la tarde at dusk;

al caer el sol at sunset;

la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter

4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;

el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders

5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;

el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;

el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;

el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;

han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured

6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;

Comp

caer como moscas to drop like flies

7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;
[precio] to fall, to go down;
ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;

ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;

los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;

la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euro

8. [incurrir]
siempre cae en los mismos errores she always makes the same mistakes;
Rel
no nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;

tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;

no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked

9. [darse cuenta]
no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;

caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);

¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;
[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;
ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;
Esp
no caigo I give up, I don't know;

Comp

caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;

cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it

10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;

me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;

caer en una trampa to fall into a trap

11. [tocar, ir a parar a]
me cayó el premio I won the prize;

nos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;

me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;

le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);

la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;

¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;

procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her hands

12. [coincidir] [fecha]
caer en to fall on;

cae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;

¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?

13. Esp [estar, quedar]
cae cerca de aquí it's not far from here;

¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;

los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;

cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;

eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remit

14. [en situación]
caer enfermo to fall ill, to be taken ill;

cayó en cama he took to his bed;

caer en desuso to fall into disuse;

caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;

caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;

caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace

15. [sentar]
caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;

su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;

caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;
Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esp
los pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;

Comp

caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shock

16. [causar una impresión]
me cae bien I like him, he seems nice;

me cae mal I can't stand him;

tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;

me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;

cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;
Fam
tu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your boss

17. [abalanzarse]
caer sobre to fall o descend upon;

caer sobre alguien [ladrón] to pounce o fall upon sb;

cayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged it

18. Esp Fam [en examen] to fail;

la mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;

¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?

19. Fam [decaer] to go downhill;

el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month

20. Com [pago] to fall due

21. Am [visitar] to drop in

22. Comp

caer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;

parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;

¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;

caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;

todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;

dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;

estar al caer to be about to arrive;

ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;

el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;

se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;
RP Fam
caer parado to fall on one's feet

♦ See also the pronominal verb caerse

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caer

I v/i

1 fall;

caer sobre fall on;

dejar caer algo drop sth;

caer enfermo fall ill;

caer en lunes fall on a Monday;

al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;

caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;

caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;

dejarse caer fam flop down

2

:

me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him

3 de un lugar

:

cae cerca it’s not far;

¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?

4

:

estar al caer be about to arrive;

¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!

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caer {13} vi

1) : to fall, to drop

2) : to collapse

3) : to hang (down)

4)

caer bien fam : to be pleasant, to be likeable

me caes bien: I like you

5)

caer mal or

caer gordo fam : to be unpleasant, to be unlikeable

♦ See also the reflexive verb caerse

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caer vb

1. (en general) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

cayó por la escalera she fell down the stairs

la lámpara ha caído al suelo the lamp has fallen on the floor

ha caído enfermo he's fallen ill

2. (fecha) to be / to fall

este año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year

3. (entender) to get something

no caigo I don't get it

caerle bien a alguien to like

caes bien a todo el mundo everybody likes you

caerle mal a alguien not to be able to stand

este tipo me cae muy mal I can't stand that guy

caer desmayado to faint / to collapse

dejar caer to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

dejé caer el vaso I dropped the glass

dejar caer por to drop by

estar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive

el examen está al caer the exam is almost here

mamá está al caer Mum'll be here any minute

Spanish-English dictionary > caer
53 dovere

1. v/i have to, must

devo averlo I must have it, I have to have it

non devo dimenticare I mustn't forget

deve arrivare oggi she is supposed to arrive today

come si deve ( bene) properly

persona very decent

doveva succedere it was bound to happen

dovresti avvertirlo you ought to or should let him know

2. v/t owe

3. m duty

per dovere out of duty

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dovere v.servile

1 ( obbligo, necessità assoluta) must, to have (got) to, to be to; shall (spec. form. nella 2^a e 3^a pers. sing. e pl.): devo finire questo lavoro entro domani, I must (o I have to o I've got to) finish this job by tomorrow; ha dovuto studiare tutto il giorno, he had to study all day; dobbiamo salvaguardare l'ambiente, we must (o we've got to) protect the environment; devi imparare a controllarti, you must (o you've got to) learn to control yourself; dovevamo partire subito, we had to leave at once; le domande d'iscrizione dovranno essere presentate entro febbraio, applications must (o are to) be made by the end of February; non dobbiamo fermarci un minuto di più, we mustn't stop a minute longer; devo proprio firmare?, do I have to (o have I got to o must I) sign?; la commissione deve riunirsi al più presto, the commission is to meet as soon as possible; secondo regolamento, nessuno deve lasciare la scuola senza autorizzazione, according to regulations, no one shall leave the school without authorization; tutti gli ufficiali devono presentarsi al colonnello, all officers are to (o shall) report to the colonel; che cosa devo fare?, what am I to do?; non devono esserci equivoci questa volta, there must be no misunderstanding this time; dovendo assentarmi per lavoro, non potrò presenziare alla cerimonia, having to be away on business, I shall be unable to attend the ceremony // comportarsi come si deve, to behave oneself (properly) // una persona come si deve, a decent person // un lavoro come si deve, a job well done // ( possibile) che debba sempre averla vinta tu?, why must you always be right?

2 ( necessità, opportunità, convenienza) to have to, must (in frasi affermative e interr. positive); need (solo in frasi interr. positive); not to need to, need not, not to have (got) to (in frasi negative e interr. negative): dovrò alzarmi presto se voglio prendere il primo treno, I'll have to get up early if I want to catch the first train; dovremo far controllare l'impianto elettrico, we'll have to have the electric system checked; se vuole dimagrire dovrà mettersi a dieta, he'll have to go on a diet if he wants to lose weight; dovrai smettere di fumare prima o poi, you'll have to give up smoking sooner or later; dovete vedere quel film, you must, see that film; devi venire a cena qualche sera, you must (o you'll have to) come to dinner some evening; devi farti tagliare i capelli, you must (o you'll have to) get your hair cut; devi proprio andare in banca?, do you really need to go to the bank?; devi fare benzina?, do you need (to get) any petrol?; si deve mandare un acconto?, does one need to send a deposit?; non dovete accompagnarmi all'aeroporto, posso prendere un taxi, you needn't (o you don't have to o you don't need to) take me to the airport, as I can get a taxi; non è detto che debba andare proprio tu, you don't necessarily have to go; non dovevi telefonare?, didn't you have to make a phone call?; perché devi sempre interferire?, why must you keep on interfering?

3 ( certezza, forte probabilità) must, to be bound to; ( inevitabilità) to have to, must: dev'esserci una spiegazione, there must be an explanation; dev'essere questo l'albergo, this must be the hotel; deve arrivare da un momento all'altro, he's bound to arrive any moment; devono aver capito, they must have understood; devi certamente aver sentito parlare di lui, you must (o you're bound to) have heard of him; doveva succedere prima o poi, it had to (o it was bound to) happen sooner or later; dovrà essere informato, he'll have to be told; dev'essere stato emozionante assistere a quell'incontro, it must have been exciting to be at that match

4 ( essere previsto, prestabilito) to be to; (spec. di treno ecc.) to be due (to): doveva diventare presidente, he was to become president; le nozze dovevano essere celebrate l'indomani, the wedding was to take place next day; devo essere a Torino alle 10, I'm to be in Turin at 10 o'clock; l'aereo deve atterrare alle 11.15, the plane is due (to land) at 11.15; il treno doveva arrivare a Firenze alla 18, the train was due in Florence at 6 p.m.

5 ( supposizione, previsione, possibilità) must: dev'essere già a casa, he must be home by now; non devono essere ancora partiti, they mustn't (o they can't) have left yet; devono essere le 3, it must be 3 o'clock; quello dev'essere il Monte Bianco, that must be Mont Blanc; deve sentirsi molto sola, she must be very lonely; non devono essersi capiti, they can't have understood each other; devi aver sofferto molto, you must have had a hard time; dev'essere rimasto male, he must have been upset; deve aver bevuto, he must have been drinking; non doveva avere più di 15 anni, he couldn't have been more than 15 (years of age); doveva essere molto tardi quando sei rincasato, it must have been very late when you got in // deve piovere, it's going to rain // dovrà rispondere di tentato omicidio, he's going to be charged with attempted murder ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in frasi negative si può usare can, could in luogo di must

6 (per esprimere una richiesta, nella 1^a pers. s. e pl. del pres. indic.) shall: devo dirglielo?, shall I tell him?; dobbiamo passare a prenderti?, shall we call for you?; devo chiudere la porta a chiave?, shall I lock the door?; devo pagare in contanti o posso darle un assegno?, shall I pay cash or can I give you a cheque?; dobbiamo venire anche noi?, shall we come too?; devo farti telefonare da Michele?, shall I get Michael to call you?

7 (al cond.) should, ought to: dovrebbero arrivare per le otto, they should (o they ought to) be here by eight; avrei dovuto scusarmi, I should have apologized; dovrebbe partire stasera, he should leave tonight; avresti dovuto andarci, you should have gone (there); dovreste aiutarlo, you ought to help him; avresti dovuto saperlo da un pezzo, you should have known ages ago; avrebbero dovuto telefonarmi, they ought to have phoned me

8 (al cong. imperf. in frasi ipotetiche) should, were to: non dimenticherò mai quel giorno, dovessi campare 100 anni, I'll never forget that day, if I were to live 100 years; se dovesse fallire..., if he were to fail...; se dovesse venire, avvertimi, if he should come (o should he come), let me know; se doveste passare da Bologna, telefonatemi, if you should happen to be passing through Bologna, give me a call; se dovessi incontrarlo, digli che ho bisogno di parlargli, if you should meet (o should you meet) him, tell him I need to have a word with him; (se) dovessero stare così le cose..., if that were the case...

9 ( essere obbligato, costretto) to be compelled (o obliged o forced) to; to feel* bound to: devo rinunciare all'incarico per motivi di salute, I am compelled (o obliged o forced) to give up the post for health reasons; dovette abbandonare il paese, he was forced to leave the country; se non provvederete al mio risarcimento, dovrò rivolgermi al mio avvocato, if you fail to compensate me, I shall be obliged to contact my solicitor; in seguito alle gravi accuse, il ministro dovette dimettersi, as a result of the grave allegations, the minister was forced to resign; devo riconoscere che avevamo torto, I feel bound to say we were wrong

10 (all'imperfetto con valore di condizionale per esprimere consiglio, suggerimento) should have (o ought to have) + part. pass.: dovevi aspettartelo, you should have expected it; non doveva rispondere in quel modo, he shouldn't have answered like that; dovevamo pensarci prima, we ought to have thought of it before; dovevate vederlo, you should have seen him; dovevano immaginare che ti saresti offeso, they should have realised you'd be offended; non dovevi fare tante storie, you shouldn't have made such a fuss

◆ v.tr.

1 ( essere debitore di) to owe: gli devo 500 euro, I owe him 500 euros; che cosa le devo?, what do I owe you?; deve il successo alla sua grande popolarità, he owes his success to his great popularity; ti dobbiamo molta riconoscenza, we owe you a great debt of gratitude; gli dovevamo tutto, we owed everything to him; ti devo la vita, I owe my life to you

2 ( derivare) to take*: la Bolivia deve il suo nome a Simon Bolivar, Bolivia takes its name from Simon Bolivar

3 ( nella forma passiva) to be due: a che cosa era dovuto il ritardo?, what was the delay due to?; ciò si deve alla sua negligenza, that is due to his negligence; l'incidente non era dovuto a un guasto meccanico, ma a un errore del pilota, the accident was not due to mechanical failure, but to pilot error; la morte era dovuta a cause naturali, death was due to natural causes; la teoria della relatività si deve a Einstein, we owe the theory of relativity to Einstein.

dovere s.m.

1 duty: i miei doveri di madre, my duties as a mother; i nostri doveri verso Dio, la patria, il prossimo, our duty to God, our country, our fellow creatures; i diritti e i doveri del cittadino, the rights and duties of the citizen; (dir.) dovere legale, legal duty; (dir.) soggetto a dovere, liable to duty; per senso del dovere, from a sense of duty; com'è mio dovere, as in duty bound; conosco il mio dovere, I know my duty; ho il dovere d'informarvi, I must inform you; mancò al suo dovere, he failed in his duty; mi faccio un dovere di imitarvi in tutto, I make a point of imitating you in everything; morì vittima del dovere, he died doing his duty; sento il dovere di aiutarti, I feel bound to help you; si credeva in dovere di seguirmi dappertutto, he thought it was his duty to follow me everywhere // avere il senso del dovere, to be conscious of one's duty; fare il proprio dovere, to do one's duty: fa' il tuo dovere a qualunque costo!, do your duty at all costs! // a dovere, properly (o as it should be): ti ha sistemato a dovere!, he settled your hash! // chi di dovere penserà a farlo, the person responsible will look after it; ci rivolgeremo a chi di dovere, we'll apply to the person in charge // visita di dovere, duty call // prima il dovere poi il piacere, (prov.) work before pleasure

2 pl. (antiq.) ( saluti, convenevoli) (kind) regards, compliments, respects: i miei doveri a vostra sorella, my kindest regards to your sister; porgere i propri doveri a qlcu., to pay one's respects to s.o.

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[do'vere]
1. vt irreg

(soldi, riconoscenza) to owe

gli devo il mio successo — I owe my success to him, I have him to thank for my success

devo tutto ai miei genitori — I owe everything to my parents

crede che tutto gli sia dovuto — he thinks he has a god-given right to everything

2. vb aus (nei tempi composti prende l'ausiliare del verbo che accompagna)

1) (obbligo) to have to

come si deve — (bene) properly, (meritatamente) properly, as he (o she ecc) deserves

è una persona come si deve — he is a very decent person

non avrebbe dovuto esserne informata che il giorno dopo — she was not supposed to hear about it until the following day

non devi fare rumore — you mustn't o you're not to make a noise

avrebbe dovuto farlo — he should have o ought to have done it

lui deve farlo — he has (got) to do it, he must do it

devo farlo subito? — do I have to o have I got to do it immediately?

ha dovuto pagare — he had to pay

è dovuto partire — he had to leave

devo partire domani — I'm leaving tomorrow, (purtroppo) I've got to leave tomorrow

non devi zuccherarlo — (non è necessario) there's no need to add sugar

2)

(fatalità) doveva accadere — it was bound to happen

lo farò, dovessi morire — I'll do it if it kills me

tutti dobbiamo morire — we all have to die

3)

(previsione) deve arrivare alle 10 — he should o is due to arrive at 10

sembra che le cose si debbano sistemare — things seem to be sorting themselves out

4)

(probabilità) deve essere difficile farlo — it must be difficult to do

non deve essere uno stupido — he can't be stupid

dev'essere tardi — it must be late

devono essere le 4 — it must be 4 o'clock

devo averlo fatto — I must have done it

3. sm

(obbligo) duty

a dovere — (bene) properly, (debitamente) as he (o she ecc) deserves

rivolgersi a chi di dovere — to apply to the appropriate authority o person

fare il proprio dovere di elettore — to do one's duty as a voter

farsi un dovere di qc — to make sth one's duty

avere il senso del dovere — to have a sense of duty

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I 1. [do'vere]
(when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows) verbo modale

1) (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to

il prestito deve essere rimborsato in un anno — the loan must be repaid in one year

devo veramente alzarmi alle 7? — must I really be up at 7 am?

non devi farne parola con nessuno — you mustn't mention this to anyone

devo andare a prendere i bambini a scuola — I have to collect the children from school

fai quello che devi — do what you have to

2) (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to

si doveva fare qualcosa — something had to be done

devi metterti a dieta se vuoi dimagrire — you have to diet if you want to slim down

dobbiamo proprio discuterne adesso? — need we discuss it now?

devo prendere un ombrello? — should I take an umbrella? do I need to take an umbrella?

che devo fare? — what am I to do?

3) (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to

dovresti riflettere prima di parlare — you should think before you speak

4) (per esprimere probabilità)

doveva essere lui — it must have been him

dev'esserci qualche errore! — there must be some mistake!

5) (per esprimere previsione)

dovremmo arrivare per le sei — we should be there by six o'clock

devo vederlo domani — I'll be seeing him tomorrow

quando deve o dovrebbe nascere il bambino? — when's the baby due?

6) (in offerte di cortesia o richieste di istruzioni) shall

dobbiamo aspettarti? — shall we wait for you?
2.
verbo transitivo

1) (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.)

quanto le devo? — (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it?

devo a te la mia vittoria — it's thanks to you that I won

mi deve un favore, delle scuse — he owes me a favour, an apology

2) come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properly

un uomo come si deve — a decent man
II 1. [do'vere]
sostantivo maschile

1) (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to)

avere il dovere di fare — to have the duty to do

avere il senso del dovere — to have a sense of duty

fare il proprio dovere — to do one's duty

sentirsi in dovere di fare — to feel duty bound to do

visita di dovere — duty call

a chi di dovere — the person o people concerned

2) a dovere properly, in the right way
2.
sostantivo maschile plurale doveri ant. (omaggi) respects

- i coniugali — conjugal o marital duties

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prima il dovere, poi il piacere — prov. = duty comes first

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dovere¹

/do'vere/ [43] (when it is modal verb the use of the auxiliary essere or avere depends on the verb in the infinitive that follows)

I verbo modale

1 (per esprimere obbligo) must, to have* to; il prestito deve essere rimborsato in un anno the loan must be repaid in one year; devo veramente alzarmi alle 7? must I really be up at 7 am? non devi farne parola con nessuno you mustn't mention this to anyone; devo andare a prendere i bambini a scuola I have to collect the children from school; fai quello che devi do what you have to

2 (per esprimere necessità, esigenza, convenienza) to have* (got) to; si doveva fare qualcosa something had to be done; devi metterti a dieta se vuoi dimagrire you have to diet if you want to slim down; dobbiamo proprio discuterne adesso? need we discuss it now? devo prendere un ombrello? should I take an umbrella? do I need to take an umbrella? che devo fare? what am I to do?

3 (per esprimere consiglio, raccomandazione) should, ought to; dovresti riflettere prima di parlare you should think before you speak

4 (per esprimere probabilità) doveva essere lui it must have been him; dev'esserci qualche errore! there must be some mistake!

5 (per esprimere previsione) dovremmo arrivare per le sei we should be there by six o'clock; devo vederlo domani I'll be seeing him tomorrow; quando deve o dovrebbe nascere il bambino? when's the baby due?

6 (in offerte di cortesia o richieste di istruzioni) shall; dobbiamo aspettarti? shall we wait for you?

II verbo transitivo

1 (essere debitore di) to owe [denaro, cena] (a qcn. to sb.); quanto le devo? (per un servizio) how much do I owe you? (per un acquisto) how much is it? devo a te la mia vittoria it's thanks to you that I won; mi deve un favore, delle scuse he owes me a favour, an apology

2 come si deve [comportarsi, agire] properly; un uomo come si deve a decent man.

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dovere²

/do'vere/

I sostantivo m.

1 (obbligo) duty ( nei confronti di, verso to); avere il dovere di fare to have the duty to do; avere il senso del dovere to have a sense of duty; fare il proprio dovere to do one's duty; sentirsi in dovere di fare to feel duty bound to do; visita di dovere duty call; a chi di dovere the person o people concerned

2 a dovere properly, in the right way

II doveri m.pl.

ant. (omaggi) respects

IDIOMS

prima il dovere, poi il piacere prov. = duty comes first

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COMPOUNDS

- i coniugali conjugal o marital duties.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > dovere
54 mirar

v.

1 to look at (dirigir la vista a).

mirar algo de cerca/lejos to look at something closely/from a distance

¡míralos! look at them!

mirar algo por encima to glance over something, to have a quick look at something

mirar a alguien bien/mal to think highly/poorly of somebody

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo to look somebody up and down

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro (figurative) to look down on somebody

de mírame y no me toques (informal) very fragile

Ella mira la luna She looks at the moon.

Ella mira She looks.

2 to look (dirigir la vista).

¡mira! look (at that!)

mira, yo creo que… look, I think (that)…

mira que te avisé I told you so

mira por dónde… guess what?, would you believe it? (peninsular Spanish)

¡mira que eres pesado/tonto! you're being really tedious/silly!

3 to check, to look through.

le miraron todas las maletas they searched all her luggage

Ella mira la revista She looks through=leafs through the magazine.

4 to check, to look.

he mirado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

5 to watch.

Ella mira el partido She watches the game.

6 to consider, to think about, to think over.

Ella mira la posibilidad She considers the possibility.

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mirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (observar) to look at; (con atención) to watch

■ mira lo que dice este letrero look at this sign

■ mírame a los ojos look me in the eye

■ pasa todo el día mirándose en el espejo he spends all day looking at himself in the mirror

■ se miraron sorprendidos they looked at each other in surprise

2 (buscar) to look; (registrar) to search

■ ya he mirado por todas partes y no lo encuentro I've looked everywhere and I can't find it

■ me miraron todo al pasar por la aduana they went through everything at customs

3 (tener cuidado con) to watch

■ mira bien lo que haces watch what you do

4 (averiguar) to see, find out

■ mira (a ver) si lo han vendido ya see whether they have sold it yet

5 (dar) to face

■ el dormitorio mira a poniente the bedroom faces west

6 (tener cuidado con) to watch, mind, be careful

■ mira bien lo que dices watch what you say

7 (tener en cuenta) to consider

■ cuando le apetece algo no mira nada when he wants something he just goes for it

■ los jóvenes de hoy no miran nada young people today have no consideration

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to look; (con atención) to stare

2 (buscar) to look

■ mira debajo de la cama look under the bed

3 (tener cuidado) to mind, watch, be careful

■ mira que no te engañen mind they don't cheat you

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de mírame y no me toques very fragile, delicate

mira que si... what if...

¡mira! (gen) look! 2 (con asombro) well I never!, fancy that! 3 (como aviso) look here!

mira que te lo dije I did tell you, didn't I?

mira quién habla look who's talking

mira, yo no digo nada look, I'm not saying a thing

mirándolo bien... thinking about it...

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro to look down one's nose at somebody

mirar algo/a alguien con buenos/malos ojos to have a good/bad opinion of something/somebody

mirar algo por encima to have a quick look at something

mirar atrás to look back

mirar de arriba a abajo a alguien to look somebody up and down

mirar por alguien to think of somebody

mirarse en alguien to look up to somebody

¡mira por donde! would you believe it!

¡mira que!

■ ¡mira que es tonto! he's so stupid!

* * *

verb

1) to look, look at

2) watch

3) consider

•

- mirarse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=ver) to look at

estaba mirando la foto — she was looking at the photo

me miró con tristeza — she looked at me sadly

miraban boquiabiertos el nuevo aparato — they stared open-mouthed at the new machine

• mirar a algn de arriba abajo — to look sb up and down

• mirar algo/a algn de reojo o de través — to look at sth/sb out of the corner of one's eye

• mirar fijamente algo/a algn — to gaze o stare at sth/sb

• mirar algo por encima — to glance over sth

- mirar bien o con buenos ojos a algn

- mirar mal o con malos ojos a algn

- de mírame y no me toques
hombro
2) (=observar) to watch

se quedó mirando cómo jugaban los niños — she stood watching the children play

miraba los barcos — she was watching the boats

estuvo mirando la tele todo el día — he spent all day watching TV

3) (=comprobar)

le miraron la maleta en la aduana — they searched his suitcase at customs

mira que no hierva el agua — make sure the water doesn't boil

mira a ver lo que hace el niño — go and see o check what the boy's up to

mira a ver si ha venido el taxi — (look and) see if the taxi has come

míralo en el diccionario — look it up in the dictionary

4) (=pensar en)

no mira las dificultades — he doesn't think of the difficulties

lo hago mirando el porvenir — I'm doing it with the future in mind

¡no gastes más, mira que no tenemos dinero! — don't spend any more, remember we've no money!

• mirándolo bien, bien mirado o si bien se mira o mirándolo bien, la situación no es tan grave — all in all, the situation isn't that bad, if you really think about it, the situation isn't all that bad

bien mirado o mirándolo bien, creo que lo haré más tarde — on second thoughts, I think I'll do it later

5) (=ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — he's very careful with money

deberías mirar lo que gastas — you should watch what you spend

mira mucho todos los detalles — she pays great attention to detail

6) [uso exclamativo]

a) [en imperativo]

¡mira qué cuadro tan bonito! — look, what a pretty painting!

¡mira cómo me has puesto de agua! — look, you've covered me in water!

¡mira lo que has hecho! — (just) look what you've done!

¡mira quién fue a hablar! — look who's talking!

¡mira (bien) lo que haces! — watch what you do!

¡mira con quién hablas! — just remember who you're talking to!

b) [indicando sorpresa, disgusto]

• mira que, ¡mira que es tonto! — he's so stupid!

¡mira que te avisé! — didn't I warn you?

¡mira que ponerse a llover ahora! — it would have to start raining right now!

c) [indicando esperanza, temor]

• mira que si, ¡mira que si ganas! — imagine if you win!

¡mira que si no viene! — just suppose he doesn't come!

¡mira que si es mentira! — just suppose it isn't true!, what if it isn't true?

7) LAm (=ver) to see

¿lo miras? — can you see it?

2. VI

1) [con la vista] to look

me vio pero miró hacia otro lado — she saw me, but she looked the other way

estaba mirando por la ventana — he was looking out of the window

miré por el agujero — I looked through the hole

miró alrededor para ver si veía a alguien — she looked around to see if she could see anyone

mirar de reojo o de través — to look out of the corner of one's eye

2) (=comprobar) to look

¿has mirado en el cajón? — have you looked in the drawer?

3) (=estar orientado hacia) to face

la casa mira al sur — the house faces south

el balcón mira al jardín — the balcony looks out onto the garden

4) (=cuidar)

• mirar por algn — to look after sb, take care of sb

debes de mirar por tus hermanos — you should look after o take care of your brothers

mira mucho por su ropa — she takes great care of her clothes

solo mira por sus intereses — he only looks after his own interests

tienes que mirar por ti mismo — you have to look out for yourself

5) [uso exclamativo]

a) [en imperativo]

¡mira! un ratón — look, a mouse!

mira, yo creo que... — look, I think that...

mira, déjame en paz ahora — look, just leave me alone now

mire usted, yo no tengo por qué aguantar esto — look here, I don't have to put up with this

b) [indicando sorpresa, admiración]

• mira si, ¡mira si estaría buena la sopa que todos repitieron! — the soup was so good that everyone had seconds!

¡mira si es listo el niño! — what a clever boy he is!

- ¡pues mira por dónde...!

6)

• mirar a — (=proponerse) to aim at

este proyecto mira a mejorar la calidad del agua — this project is aimed at improving water quality

7) frm

por lo que mira a — as for, as regards

3.

See:

mirarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (observar, contemplar) to look at

no me mires así — don't look at me like that

se me quedó mirando — he just stared at me, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo — she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana — he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

mirar a alguien a los ojos — to look somebody in the eye

miraba cómo lo hacía — he was watching how she did it

he mirado el informe muy por encima — I've only had a quick look at the report

ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras — to go window shopping

ser de mírame y no me toques — to be very fragile o delicate

b) <programa/partido> to watch

mirar televisión — to watch television

2) ( fijarse) to look

a ver si mira por dónde va — why don't you look where you're going?

mira lo que has hecho! — look what you've done!

mira bien que esté apagado — make sure o check it's off

mira a ver si está listo — have a look to see if he's ready

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú — see if you can open it

3) ( considerar)

míralo desde otro punto de vista — look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces — think hard about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea — thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero no ir — on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay

lo mires por donde lo mires — whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo en menos — < regalo> to turn one's nose up at something; <trabajo/idea> to look down one's nose at something

mirar a alguien en menos — to look down on somebody

mirar mal or no mirar bien a alguien: lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair; en el trabajo no lo miran bien — he's not very highly thought of at work

4) ( ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo — he watches every penny

5)

a) (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc)

mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno...! — honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven...! (colloq)

mira que eres tacaño! — boy, you're mean! (colloq)

mira las veces que te lo habré dicho...! — the times I've told you!

mira quién habla! — look who's talking!

mira si será egoísta! — talk about (being) selfish!

b) ( en advertencias)

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite — I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

mira que ya son las nueve — you realize o you (do) know it's already nine
2.
mirar vi

1) (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires — don't look

se mira y no se toca — look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes — I've looked everywhere

mirar por la ventana — to look out of the window

¿miraste bien? — did you have a good look?, did you look properly?

mirar atrás — to look back

2) ( fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla — well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio - mira tú! — he won first prize - well, well! o well I never!

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo — no, to be honest, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas con excusas — look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira por dónde — (Esp fam)

y mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo — and would you believe it? I won the trophy, and guess what? I won the trophy

3) ( estar orientado)

mirar A/HACIA algo — fachada/frente to face something; terraza/habitación to look out over something, overlook something

ponte mirando hacia la ventana — stand (o sit etc) facing the window

4) mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after
3.
mirarse v pron

a) (refl) to look at oneself

b) (recípr) to look at each other

* * *

= look, look through, behold, check out, peek, look (a)round, roam over, catch + sight of, eye.

Nota: Participio pasado eyeing (UK) o eying (USA).

Ex. This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex. If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.

Ex. As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.

Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex. The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.

Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex. According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.

Ex. 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

Ex. The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.

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* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.

* bien mirado = all things considered.

* deleitarse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.

* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.

* mirando al sur = south facing.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirándolo bien = all things considered.

* ¡mira por donde! = lo and behold!, lo!.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* mirar a = look at, peer at, look onto.

* mirar a Alguien con odio = look + daggers at.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar adelante = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a hurtadillas = peep.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar al frente = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.

* mirar con desdén = scowl (at).

* mirar con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar con el ceño fruncido = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con ira = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar cuidadosamente = comb trough.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar dentro de = peer into.

* mirar de reojo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar de soslayo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar detenidamente = go through, eye.

* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.

* mirar fijamente = stare at, look + hard, gaze.

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* mirar furtivamente = peep.

* mirar hacia = overlook.

* mirar hacia abajo = look down.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* mirar las estrellas = stargaze.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* mirar por = look about, peer out, look out.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar rápidamente = shoot + a look at.

* mirar rápidamente buscando algo = scan.

* mirar rápida y brevemente = catch + sight of.

* mirarse el ombligo = contemplate + navel, gaze at + Posesivo + navel.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* recrearse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* si bien se mira = all things considered.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (observar, contemplar) to look at

no me mires así — don't look at me like that

se me quedó mirando — he just stared at me, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo — she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana — he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

mirar a alguien a los ojos — to look somebody in the eye

miraba cómo lo hacía — he was watching how she did it

he mirado el informe muy por encima — I've only had a quick look at the report

ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras — to go window shopping

ser de mírame y no me toques — to be very fragile o delicate

b) <programa/partido> to watch

mirar televisión — to watch television

2) ( fijarse) to look

a ver si mira por dónde va — why don't you look where you're going?

mira lo que has hecho! — look what you've done!

mira bien que esté apagado — make sure o check it's off

mira a ver si está listo — have a look to see if he's ready

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú — see if you can open it

3) ( considerar)

míralo desde otro punto de vista — look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces — think hard about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea — thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero no ir — on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay

lo mires por donde lo mires — whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo en menos — < regalo> to turn one's nose up at something; <trabajo/idea> to look down one's nose at something

mirar a alguien en menos — to look down on somebody

mirar mal or no mirar bien a alguien: lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair; en el trabajo no lo miran bien — he's not very highly thought of at work

4) ( ser cuidadoso con)

mira mucho el dinero — she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo — he watches every penny

5)

a) (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc)

mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno...! — honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven...! (colloq)

mira que eres tacaño! — boy, you're mean! (colloq)

mira las veces que te lo habré dicho...! — the times I've told you!

mira quién habla! — look who's talking!

mira si será egoísta! — talk about (being) selfish!

b) ( en advertencias)

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite — I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

mira que ya son las nueve — you realize o you (do) know it's already nine
2.
mirar vi

1) (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires — don't look

se mira y no se toca — look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes — I've looked everywhere

mirar por la ventana — to look out of the window

¿miraste bien? — did you have a good look?, did you look properly?

mirar atrás — to look back

2) ( fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla — well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio - mira tú! — he won first prize - well, well! o well I never!

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo — no, to be honest, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas con excusas — look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira por dónde — (Esp fam)

y mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo — and would you believe it? I won the trophy, and guess what? I won the trophy

3) ( estar orientado)

mirar A/HACIA algo — fachada/frente to face something; terraza/habitación to look out over something, overlook something

ponte mirando hacia la ventana — stand (o sit etc) facing the window

4) mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after
3.
mirarse v pron

a) (refl) to look at oneself

b) (recípr) to look at each other

* * *

= look, look through, behold, check out, peek, look (a)round, roam over, catch + sight of, eye.

Nota: Participio pasado eyeing (UK) o eying (USA).

Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.

Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.

Ex: As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.

Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex: The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.

Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex: According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.

Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* aficionado a mirar las estrellas = stargazer.

* bien mirado = all things considered.

* deleitarse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.

* haz el bien y no mires a quién = cast your bread upon the waters.

* mirando al sur = south facing.

* mirando hacia atrás = in retrospect.

* mirándolo bien = all things considered.

* ¡mira por donde! = lo and behold!, lo!.

* ¡mira quién habla! = look who's talking!.

* mirar a = look at, peer at, look onto.

* mirar a Alguien con odio = look + daggers at.

* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo = look + Nombre + up and down.

* mirar adelante = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a hurtadillas = peep.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar al frente = look + straight ahead.

* mirar a los ojos = make + eye contact, look + Nombre + in the eyes.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* mirar al vacío = stare into + space, look into + space, gaze into + space.

* mirar con desdén = scowl (at).

* mirar con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar con el ceño fruncido = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con ira = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).

* mirar cuidadosamente = comb trough.

* mirar de arriba abajo = eye.

* mirar dentro de = peer into.

* mirar de reojo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar desde arriba = look down on/upon, look down over.

* mirar de soslayo a = steal + a glance at.

* mirar detenidamente = go through, eye.

* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.

* mirar fijamente = stare at, look + hard, gaze.

* mirar fijamente a los ojos = eyeball.

* mirar furtivamente = peep.

* mirar hacia = overlook.

* mirar hacia abajo = look down.

* mirar hacia arriba = look up.

* mirar hacia atrás = look back.

* mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.

* mirar la bola de cristal = gaze into + crystal ball.

* mirar las estrellas = stargaze.

* mirar ligeramente = glance at.

* mirar para atrás = look back.

* mirar por = look about, peer out, look out.

* mirar por encima = eyeball.

* mirar por encima del hombro = look over + Posesivo + shoulders, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon.

* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar rápidamente = shoot + a look at.

* mirar rápidamente buscando algo = scan.

* mirar rápida y brevemente = catch + sight of.

* mirarse el ombligo = contemplate + navel, gaze at + Posesivo + navel.

* que mira al sur = south facing.

* recrearse mirando = feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

* ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.

* si bien se mira = all things considered.

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mirar [A1 ]

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

■ mirar (verbo transitivo)

A

1 contemplar: dibujo, etc

2 mirar: programa, partido

B fijarse

C considerar: problema, cuestión

D ser cuidadoso con

E

1 expresando incredulidad etc

2 en advertencias

■ mirar (verbo intransitivo)

A observar, contemplar

B fijarse

C estar orientado hacia algo

D

1 preocuparse por

2 cuidar

■ mirarse (verbo pronominal)

1 cuidarse

2 contemplarse

vt

A

1 (contemplar) ‹dibujo/persona› to look at

se me quedó mirando con la boca abierta he just stared at me open-mouthed, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

no me mires así don't look at me like that

nunca te mira a los ojos cuando te habla he never looks you in the eye when he's talking to you

la miró de arriba (a) abajo he eyed o looked her up and down

estaba mirando una revista he was looking o leafing through a magazine

se quedó mirando cómo lo hacía he stood watching how she did it

¿has leído el informe? — lo he mirado muy por encima have you read the report — I've only had a quick look at it o I've only given it a cursory glance

salieron a mirar escaparates or ( AmL) vidrieras they went (out) window shopping

mírame y no me toques: esta cristalería es de las de mírame y no me toques you've only to look at this glassware and it breaks

el encaje es muy antiguo y está que mírame y no me toques the lace is very old and it's very fragile o delicate

2 ‹programa/partido› to watch

mirar televisión to watch television

B (fijarse) to look

mira qué vestido más bonito what a lovely dress!, that's a lovely dress, isn't it?

a ver si mira por dónde va why don't you look where you're going?

mira cómo se divierten look what fun they're having!

¡mira lo que has hecho! look what you've done!

antes de salir mira bien que no quede ninguna luz encendida make sure o check there are no lights left on before you go out

mira a ver si el pollo está listo look o have a look at the chicken to see if it's done

mira a ver si lo puedes abrir tú see if you can open it

C (considerar) ‹problema/cuestión›

míralo desde otro punto de vista look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces think hard o carefully about what you're doing

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, no es una mala idea thinking about it o all things considered, it's not a bad idea

bien mirado or mirándolo bien, había algo extraño en él thinking about it o now that I come to think about it, there was something strange about him

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero quedarme en casa on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay at home

lo mires por donde lo mires whatever o whichever way you look at it

mirar algo/a algn en menos: me miró en menos el regalo y me costó tan caro the present I gave her cost the earth and she looked down her nose at it

yo que lo miré en menos y es un rico heredero I turned my nose up at him and it turns out he's the the heir to a fortune!

los miran en menos porque son pobres people look down on them because they're poor

mirar mal or no mirar bien a algn: en el trabajo no lo miran bien he's not very highly thought of at work, they don't have a very high opinion of him at work

lo miran mal porque lleva el pelo largo they disapprove of him because he has long hair

los miran mal porque no están casados they're frowned upon because they're not married, people disapprove of them because they're not married

D

(ser cuidadoso con): mira mucho el dinero she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo he watches every penny

E

1

(expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc): ¡mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno …! honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven …! ( colloq)

¡mira que tú también te metes en cada lío …! you're a fine one to talk, with all the scrapes you get into! ( colloq)

¡mira que no saber dónde está Helsinki …! imagine o ( BrE) fancy not knowing where Helsinki is!

¡mira que eres tacaño! you're so mean! boy, you're mean! ( colloq)

¡mira que te lo he dicho de veces …! the times I've told you!, how many times do I have to tell you?

¡mira quién habla! look o hark who's talking!

mira si será egoísta, que no me lo quiso prestar talk about (being) selfish! he wouldn't lend it to me

2

(en advertencias): mira que mañana hay huelga de trenes remember that there's a train strike tomorrow

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

¿todavía estás aquí? mira que ya son las nueve are you still here? you realize o you (do) know it's already gone nine …

■ mirar

vi

A (observar, contemplar) to look

no mires, que es una sorpresa don't look, it's a surprise

cuando hay alguna escena violenta yo no miro when there's a violent scene I don't look

se mira y no se toca look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes y no lo encuentro I've looked everywhere but I can't find it

se pasa el día mirando por la ventana he spends the whole day looking out of the window

¿estás seguro de que no está? ¿miraste bien? are you sure it's not there? did you have a good look? o did you look properly?

tienes que mirar por aquí/por este agujero you have to look through here/through this hole

mirar atrás to look back

B (fijarse) to look

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla well, it's very simple

sacó el primer premio — ¡mira tú! he won first prize — well, well! o well I never! o you're kidding! o ( BrE) get away! ( colloq)

mire, le quería hacer una pregunta look, there's something I wanted to ask you

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo no, to be honest o to tell you the truth, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas ahora con excusas look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

mira, hazlo como te dé la gana well o look, just go ahead and do it however you like!

mira por dónde ( Esp fam): yo no quería participar y, mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo I didn't even want to take part and yet, would you believe it? I won the trophy o and guess what? I won the trophy

¿no decías que era tan difícil conseguir una entrada? pues mira por dónde, no había ni cola didn't you say it was really difficult to get a ticket? well, can you believe it? there wasn't even a line ( AmE) o ( BrE) queue ( colloq)

y mira por dónde, tenía yo razón and, you know what? I was right ( colloq)

C (estar orientado) mirar A/ HACIA algo; to face sth

la fachada mira al sur the front of the building faces south o is south-facing

esa habitación mira al mar that room overlooks the sea

el balcón mira a las montañas the balcony looks out onto the mountains

ponte mirando hacia la ventana stand ( o sit etc) facing the window

D mirar por

1 (preocuparse por) to think of

no mira más que por sus intereses he only thinks of his own interests

mira por ti misma, los demás que se las arreglen just worry about yourself o just think of o about yourself, and let others sort out their own problems

2 ( Col) (cuidar) to look after

¿quién mira por los niños? who's looking after o taking care of the children?

■ mirarse

v pron

1 ( refl) to look at oneself

se miró en el or al espejo she looked at herself in the mirror

2 ( recípr) to look at each other

se miraron extrañados they looked at each other in surprise

* * *

mirar ( conjugate mirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (observar, contemplar) to look at;

◊ mirar un cuadro to look at a picture;

no me mires así don't look at me like that;
mirar a algn a los ojos to look sb in the eye;
se me quedó mirando he just stared at me;
miraba distraída por la ventana he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window;
miraba cómo lo hacía he was watching how she did it;
ir a mirar escaparates or (AmL) vidrieras to go window shopping
b) ‹programa/partido/televisión› to watch

2 ( fijarse) to look;
◊ ¡mira lo que has hecho! look what you've done!;

mira bien que esté apagado make sure o check it's off;
miré a ver si estaba listo I had a look to see if he was ready
3 ( considerar):
◊ míralo desde otro punto de vista look at it from another point of view;

lo mires por donde lo mires whatever o whichever way you look at it;
mirándolo bien ( pensándolo detenidamente) all things considered;

( pensándolo mejor) on second thoughts;
◊ mirar a algn en menos to look down on sb;

mirar mal a algn to disapprove of sb
4 (expresando incredulidad, irritación, etc):
◊ ¡mira que poner un plato de plástico en el horno …! honestly o really! imagine putting a plastic dish in the oven …! (colloq);

¡mira que eres tacaño! boy, you're mean! (colloq);
¡mira las veces que te lo habré dicho …! the times I've told you!
verbo intransitivo
1 ( en general) to look;
◊ he mirado por todas partes I've looked everywhere;

mirar por la ventana to look out of the window;
¿miraste bien? did you have a good look?, did you look properly?;
mirar atrás to look back
2 ( estar orientado) mirar A/HACIA algo [ fachada] to face sth;
[terraza/habitación] to look out over sth, overlook sth;
◊ ponte mirando hacia la ventana stand (o sit etc) facing the window

3
◊ mirar por

a) ( preocuparse por) to think of

b) (Col) ( cuidar) to look after

mirarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) to look at oneself;

◊ mirarse en el espejo to look at oneself in the mirror

b) ( recípr) to look at each other

mirar
I verbo transitivo
1 to look at: me miró con preocupación, he looked at me with concern
mirar una palabra en el diccionario, to look up a word in the dictionary
2 (examinar) to watch: miraba la película atentamente, she was watching the film carefully
míralo con atención, look at it carefully
3 (tener cuidado) mira bien con quién andas, be careful of the company you keep
II verbo intransitivo
1 (buscar) miraré en ese rincón, I'll have a look in that corner
2 (cuidar) to look after sb/sthg: mira por tus intereses, she is looking after your interests
3 (estar orientado) to face: la fachada mira al norte, the façade faces north ➣ Ver nota en ver
' mirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- atrás
- dar
- directoria I
- directorio
- fijamente
- hito
- hombro
- lupa
- manía
- mirada
- observar
- ojo
- trasluz
- ver
- vista
- volver
- aguaitar
- atentamente
- bien
- caer
- cerca
- checar
- desesperación
- escudriñar
- huevo
- infinito
- microscopio
- mirado
- reojo
- soslayo
- vacío
- valer
- vidriera
English:
about
- around
- at
- browse
- clock
- comb
- contemplate
- dig around
- disdain
- even
- eye
- face
- gape
- gaze
- glance
- glance up
- glare
- glower
- hard
- intently
- leer
- look
- look at
- look back
- look down
- look out
- look round
- nose
- peek
- regard
- scowl
- sideways
- sneak
- space
- square
- squint
- stare
- steadily
- steal
- survey
- take
- tear away
- view
- watch
- window-shopping
- askance
- bright
- double
- down
- fine

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mirar

♦ vt

1. [dirigir la vista a] to look at;
[detenidamente, con atención] to watch; [fijamente] to stare at;
mirar algo de cerca/lejos to look at sth closely/from a distance;

¡míralos! look at them!;

mira lo que pone en ese cartel look (at) what that sign says;

mirar a la gente pasar to watch people go by;

no paraba de mirarme he kept staring at me;

pasaba horas mirando las estrellas I would spend hours gazing at the stars;

mirar algo/a alguien con disimulo to glance furtively at sth/sb;

mirar algo por encima to glance over sth, to have a quick look at sth;

mirar a alguien con ira to look angrily at sb, to glare at sb;

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo to look sb up and down;

Comp

mirar a alguien por encima del hombro to look down on sb;

Comp
Fam
ser de mírame y no me toques to be very fragile

2. [fijarse en]
primero mira cómo lo hago yo first, watch o see how I do it;

mira que no falte nada en las maletas check to see nothing's missing from the suitcases;

míralos bien y dime cuál te gusta más have a good look at them and tell me which you like best

3. [examinar] to check, to look through;

he mirado todo el periódico I've looked through the whole newspaper;

miraremos tu expediente con mucha atención we'll look at your file very carefully;

le miraron todas las maletas they searched all her luggage;

eso te lo tiene que mirar un médico you should have that looked at by a doctor

4. [considerar]
mira bien lo que haces be careful about what you do;

míralo desde este ángulo… look at it this way…;

bien mirado…, mirándolo bien… if you think about it…;

aunque bien mirado, podemos ir los dos on second thoughts, we could both go;

lo mires por donde lo mires whichever way you look at it;

mirar a alguien bien/mal to approve/disapprove of sb;

en este país miran mucho la puntualidad punctuality is very important to people in this country;

mirar mucho el dinero to be very careful with money

♦ vi

1. [dirigir la vista] to look;
[detenidamente, con atención] to watch; [fijamente] to stare;
mira bien antes de cruzar look carefully before crossing the road;

miraban por la ventana they were looking out of the window;

¡mira! look (at that)!;

mira, yo creo que… look, I think (that)…;
Esp
mira por dónde guess what?, would you believe it?;
también Irónico
¡mira qué bien! isn't that great!;

mira que te avisé I told you so;

¡mira que eres pesado/tonto! you're so annoying/silly!;

¡mira que salir sin paraguas con la que está cayendo! fancy going out without an umbrella in this rain!;

¡mira si haría calor que no pude dormir! it was so hot I couldn't sleep!;

Comp

¡mira quién fue a hablar! look who's talking!;

Comp
Am Fam
mirar feo: siempre miraba feo a mis amigos she always looked down her nose at my friends

2. [buscar] to check, to look;

he mirado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

3.
mirar a [orientarse hacia] [casa, fachada] to face;
[habitación, terraza] to look out onto;
la mezquita mira al este the mosque faces east;

la habitación mira al mar the room looks out onto the sea

4.
mirar por [cuidar de] to look after;

mirar por los demás to look out for other people;

sólo mira por sus intereses she only looks after her own interests

5. Fam [averiguar, comprobar]
mirar a ver si to see if o whether;

mira a ver si ha llegado la carta (go and) see if the letter has arrived;

mira a ver si tienes algo de cambio para dejarme (have a look and) see if you've got any change you could lend me

♦ See also the pronominal verb mirarse

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mirar

I v/t

1 look at

2 ( observar) watch;

3 fig ( considerar) look at, consider;

no mirar el precio not worry about the cost;

mira bien lo que haces think carefully about what you’re doing

4 L.Am. ( ver) see;

¿qué miras desde aquí? what can you see from here?

II v/i look;

mirar a/hacia algo face sth;

mirar al norte de una ventana etc face north;

mirar por look through; ( cuidar) look after;

mirar por la ventana look out of the window;

¡mira! look!;

¡mira por dónde! would you believe it?;

mirándolo bien thinking about it, now that I etc come to think about it

* * *

mirar vt

1) : to look at

2) observar: to watch

3) reflexionar: to consider, to think over

mirar vi

1) : to look

2) : to face, to overlook

3)

mirar por : to look after, to look out for

♦ See also the reflexive verb mirarse

* * *

mirar vb

1. (en general) to look / to look at

mira en el armario look in the wardrobe

he mirado por todas partes I've looked everywhere

se miró en el espejo she looked at herself in the mirror

2. (observar) to watch

estaba mirando cómo llegaban los barcos he was watching the boats arrive

3. (considerar) to think about [pt. & pp. thought]

mira bien lo que haces think carefully about what you're doing

4. (consultar) to look up

míralo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

mirar fijamente to stare at

Spanish-English dictionary > mirar
55 realizar una tarea

(v.) = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty

Ex. The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.

Ex. The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.

Ex. Software is the programs or lists of instructions which are necessary to enable a computer system to conduct specific tasks.

Ex. Special prominence has been given to the appeals to implement this task, in which libraries have to play an influential part.

Ex. The Working Group was charged with the specification of the procedures and studies needed to undertake the tasks.

Ex. This is an attempt to describe the sort of person who could adequately perform the duties given in the job description.

* * *

(v.) = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty

Ex: The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.

Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.

Ex: Software is the programs or lists of instructions which are necessary to enable a computer system to conduct specific tasks.

Ex: Special prominence has been given to the appeals to implement this task, in which libraries have to play an influential part.

Ex: The Working Group was charged with the specification of the procedures and studies needed to undertake the tasks.

Ex: This is an attempt to describe the sort of person who could adequately perform the duties given in the job description.

Spanish-English dictionary > realizar una tarea
56 discharge

dɪsˈtʃɑ:dʒ
1. сущ.
1) разгрузка The discharge of her cargo began on the 14th Nov. ≈ Разгрузка судна началась 14 ноября.
2) выстрел;
залп The discharge of the revolver was accidental. ≈ Выстрел револьвера произошел случайно. Syn: firing, discharging, firing off, detonation, explosion, blast
1., fusillade, shot I
1., burst
1.
3) а) вытекание, выделение;
выпускание;
спуск, сток, слив;
опоражнивание They develop a fever and a watery discharge from their eyes. ≈ Развивается лихорадка и появляются выделения из глаз. б) физиол., мед. выделение (гноя и т. п.) The discharge from the wound contained pus. ≈ В выделениях из раны был гной. serum discharge ≈ сукровица ∙ Syn: flow, suppuration, drainage, emission, ooze, issue, secretion, seepage в) электр. разряд
4) расход (воды)
5) место, откуда что-л. вытекает, сливается и т. п. а) устье реки б) тех. выпускное отверстие;
выхлоп discharge pipe
6) а) освобождение( от уплаты долга и т. п.) Syn: release
1., exemption б) освобождение (из тюрьмы, из-под стражи) ;
оправдание;
реабилитация Syn: exoneration, exculpation, acquittal, excuse в) увольнение;
демобилизация dishonorable discharge ≈ увольнение с лишением прав и привилегий Syn: demobilization
7) а) документ об уплате долга, расписка Syn: acquittance б) удостоверение об увольнении He framed his honorable discharge from the army. ≈ Он повесил в рамочку свое почетное удостоверение об увольнении из армии. ∙ Syn: release
1., release document, walking papers
8) уплата, платеж, выплата( долга) Syn: payment
9) исполнение, выполнение( долга, обязанностей и т. п.) Syn: fulfilment, performance, execution
10) текст.;
хим. а) обесцвечивание тканей б) раствор для обесцвечивания тканей
2. гл.
1) разгружать to discharge cargo from a ship ≈ разгружать корабль to discharge the vessel ≈ разгружать судно Syn: disburden, unload
2) выпускать (заряд, стрелу), выстреливать;
взрывать to discharge an arrow ≈ выпускать стрелу The hunter discharged his gun into the air. ≈ Охотник выстрелил в воздух. We feared he would discharge the bomb. ≈ Мы боялись, что он взорвет бомбу. Syn: set off, shoot
2., touch off, fire off, detonate, trigger
2., explode;
send forth a missile from, eject, launch, propel
3) а) выпускать;
извергать;
спускать, сливать;
выливать, опоражнивать The chimney discharges smoke. ≈ Из трубы идет дым. The wound discharges matter. ≈ Рана гноится. The boiler discharged steam. ≈ Из бойлера выходил пар. discharge oaths Syn: emit, throw off, pour forth, send forth, project
2., expel, exude, gush 2 б) мед. выходить( о гное) ;
прорываться( о нарыве) в) электр. разряжать
4) гидр. нагнетать
5) впадать( о реке) (into) The river Thames discharges itself into the sea some miles east of London. ≈ Темза впадает в море в нескольких милях к востоку от Лондона.
6) а) освобождать( от долга) ;
снимать вину;
реабилитировать;
восстанавливать в правах Syn: exonerate;
exempt
2. б) освобождать (заключенного) The prisoners were discharged from the detention camp. ≈ Заключенные были освобождены из лагеря для интернированных. Syn: release
2., allow to go, let go, free, set free, liberate в) увольнять, давать расчет;
воен. демобилизовать;
увольнять в отставку или в запас His boss discharged him because of habitual absenteeism. ≈ Шеф уволил его по причине систематических прогулов. Syn: fire
2., dismiss
1., release, expel, oust, let go, sack, get rid of, give the gate to, can II
2., axe
2., give one his walking papers, bounce
2., lay off, send packing, cashier II, remove from office г) выписывать( из больницы) He has a broken nose but may be discharged today. ≈ Он сломал нос, но сегодня его уже выписывают. Mother was discharged from the hospital only two weeks after her operation. ≈ Прошло всего две недели после операции, а мать уже выписали из госпиталя.
7) выплачивать (долги) The goods will be sold for a fraction of their value in order to discharge the debt. ≈ Имущество будет распродано с тем, чтобы оплатить долг.
8) выполнять, осуществлять (обязанности) the quiet competence with which he discharged his many duties ≈ скрытые от всех способности, которые позволяли ему выполнять много дел Syn: fulfil, execute, perform
9) текст.;
хим. удалять краску, обесцвечивать
10) расснащивать (судно) разгрузка - * of a ship разгрузка корабля разряд;
выстрел, залп;
разряжение - the * of a rifle выстрел из ружья;
разряжение (винтовки, орудия и т. п.) выстрелом - * in the air выброс в атмосферу( радиоактивных веществ и т. п.) (электротехника) разрядка( аккумулятора и т. п.) (физическое) разряд - electron * электронный разряд - spark * искровой разряд - globular * шаровая молния выделение;
выпускание, спуск;
слив, опоражнивание - * of water from a lake спуск воды из озера - hidden * скрытый сток - ground-water * выход грунтовых вод( психиатрическое) разряжение;
снятие напряжения( физиологическое) (медицина) выделения, секрет;
отделяемое - * from a wound выделения из раны выполнение, исполнение, отправление - * of one's duties выполнение служебных обязанностей - in * of one's functions при исполнении служебных обязанностей уплата (долга) - * of one's liabilities расплата по долговым обязательствам освобождение от обязанностей, увольнение - * from the army увольнение из армии - honourable * (военное) почетное увольнение на пенсию с сохранением чинов, знаков отличия - * with disgrace( военное) увольнение со службы с лишением чинов, знаков отличия и права на пенсию - * certificate свидетельство об увольнении из армии - to take one's * уволиться;
выйти в отставку;
демобилизоваться удостоверение об увольнении;
рекомендация( выдаваемая уволенному) выписка( больного) - * diagnosis диагноз при выписке больного освобождение от выполнения обязательств;
освобождение от уплаты долга - * in bankruptcy, order of * восстановление в правах несостоятельного должника квитанция, расписка - to give smb. his * вернуть кому-л. расписку (юридическое) освобождение из заключения - * from prison освобождение из тюрьмы (юридическое) прекращение( уголовного) дела( юридическое) отмена решения суда (строительство) подпорка, опора;
свая, столб (гидрология) расход (воды) - * of a river дебит( реки) (техническое) подача;
нагнетание - * by gravity гравитационная разгрузка или подача производительность - * of pump производительность насоса( техническое) выпускное отверстие( текстильное) вытравление, вытравка;
обесцвечивающий состав разгружать;
выгружать - to * a vessel разгрузить корабль разряжать;
стрелять - to * a rifle разрядить ружье - to * an arrow выпустить стрелу - to * a volley дать залп - to * oneself in laughter( образное) разразиться смехом лопаться - *d pods лопнувшие стручки (без зерен) (электротехника) разряжать (аккумулятор) выделять, извергать;
выбрасывать, выпускать;
спускать, сливать;
опоражнивать - to * hormones выделять гормоны - the chimney *s smoke из трубы идет /валит/ дым - the train *d passengers пассажиры выгрузились из поезда - the river *s its waters /itself/ into the sea река несет свои воды в море высказывать, выкладывать - to * one's conscience отвести /облегчить/ душу - to * one's anger upon smb. обрушить свой гнев на кого-л. выполнять, исполнять, отправлять - to * one's duties исполнять /отправлять/ свои обязанности выполнять долговые обязательства;
платить, погашать( долг) - to * one's debt уплатить долг - to * one's liabilities in full, to * all obligations выполнить все обязательства освобождать от( выполняемых) обязанностей, увольнять;
снимать с работы - to * a soldier демобилизовать /уволить/ солдата - to * the members of the jury освободить присяжных выписывать - to * a patient from hospital выписать больного из госпиталя освобождать от выполнения - to * smb. of an obligation освобождать кого-л. от выполнения обязательства - to * a bankrupt освободить несостоятельного должника от уплаты долгов (сделанных до банкротства) ;
восстановить в своих правах несостоятельного должника - to * smb. of his debts простить кому-л. долги (юридическое) освобождать из заключения - to * a prisoner освободить заключенного (юридическое) прекращать уголовное преследование, оправдывать( подсудимого) - to * the accused on every count оправдать подсудимого по всем пунктам обвинения отменять, аннулировать (решение суда, приговор) - to * a court order отменить решение суда (гидрология) нагнетать (текстильное) вытравливать( морское) расснащивать (судно) absolute ~ освобождение лица от уголовной ответственности absolute ~ освобождение от дальнейшего отбывания наказания absolute ~ освобождение от ответственности ~ выпускать;
спускать, выливать;
the chimney discharges smoke из трубы идет дым;
the wound discharges matter рана выделяет гной;
to discharge oaths разразиться бранью conditional ~ условное освобождение от ответственности discharge аннулировать, отменять ~ аннулировать решение суда ~ восстанавливать в правах, восстановление в правах (несостоятельного должника) ~ восстановление в правах ~ выгружать ~ выделение (гноя и т. п.) ~ выписывать (из больницы) ~ выписывать больного ~ выплачивать (долги) ~ выполнение обязательств ~ выполнять (обязанности) ~ выполнять ~ выполнять долговые обязательства ~ выпускать;
спускать, выливать;
the chimney discharges smoke из трубы идет дым;
the wound discharges matter рана выделяет гной;
to discharge oaths разразиться бранью ~ тех. выпускное отверстие;
выхлоп ~ выпустить заряд, выстрелить ~ выстрел;
залп ~ вытекание;
спуск, сток;
слив ~ дебит (воды) ~ исполнение (обязанностей) ~ исполнять, исполнение, отправлять, отправление (обязанностей) ~ исполнять ~ квитанция ~ нести свои воды (о реке) ~ текст., хим. обесцвечивание тканей;
раствор для обесцвечивания тканей ~ оправдание подсудимого ~ оправдывать подсудимого ~ освобождать (заключенного) ~ освобождать, освобождение (от ответственности, из заключения) ~ освобождать из заключения ~ освобождать от обязанностей ~ освобождать от ответственности ~ освобождение (заключенного) ~ освобождение из заключения ~ освобождение от выполнения обязательств ~ освобождение от обязанностей ~ освобождение от ответственности ~ освобождение от уплаты долга ~ отмена решения суда ~ отменять решение суда ~ отправление обязанностей ~ отправлять ~ платить ~ погашать долг ~ погашение долга ~ прекращать уголовное преследование ~ прекращение, прекращать (обязательства) ~ прекращение уголовного дела ~ прорываться (о нарыве) ~ разгружать;
to discharge cargo from a ship разгружать корабль ~ разгружать ~ разгрузка ~ разгрузка ~ эл. разряд ~ эл. разряжать ~ расписка ~ расснащивать (судно) ~ реабилитация;
оправдание (подсудимого) ~ реабилитация, оправдание (подсудимого) ~ реабилитация ~ реабилитировать;
восстанавливать в правах (банкрота) ~ рекомендация (выдаваемая увольняемому) ~ рекомендация уволенному ~ снимать с работы ~ увольнение ~ увольнение ~ увольнять, давать расчет;
воен. демобилизовать;
увольнять в отставку или в запас ~ увольнять, увольнение (из армии, с должности) ~ увольнять из армии ~ увольнять с работы ~ текст., хим. удалять краску, обесцвечивать ~ удостоверение об увольнении ~ уплата (долга) ~ уплата, уплатить, погасить( долг) ~ ходатайство о зачете требований ~ attr.: ~ pipe выпускная, отводная труба ~ разгружать;
to discharge cargo from a ship разгружать корабль ~ in bankruptcy освобождение от долговых обязательств при банкротстве ~ in bankruptcy освобождение от уплаты долгов при банкротстве ~ выпускать;
спускать, выливать;
the chimney discharges smoke из трубы идет дым;
the wound discharges matter рана выделяет гной;
to discharge oaths разразиться бранью ~ of management obligation освобождение от управленческих обязательств ~ of tax уплата налога ~ attr.: ~ pipe выпускная, отводная труба free and ~ необремененный give ~ давать расписку part ~ частичное погашение долга temporary ~ временное увольнение ~ выпускать;
спускать, выливать;
the chimney discharges smoke из трубы идет дым;
the wound discharges matter рана выделяет гной;
to discharge oaths разразиться бранью

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > discharge
57 duty

'dju:ti
plural - duties; noun

1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) deber

2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) obligación

3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) impuesto

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- dutiable
- dutiful
- duty-free
- off duty
- on duty

duty n deber / obligación

it's your duty to help others es tu deber ayudar a los demás

to be off duty no estar de guardia / no estar de servicio

to be on duty estar de guardia / estar de servicio

El plural de duty se escribe duties

duty

tr['djʊːtɪ]

noun (pl duties)

1 (obligation) deber nombre masculino, obligación nombre femenino

■ I feel it's my duty to go creo que es mi obligación ir

■ he went to the funeral out of a sense of duty asistió al funeral porque le parecía que era su deber

2 (task) función nombre femenino, cometido

■ her duties include dealing with public sus funciones incluyen atender al público

3 (service) guardia, servicio

4 (tax) impuesto

■ there's duty to pay on that hay que pagar un impuesto por eso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be off duty (doctor, nurse, etc) no estar de guardia 2 (police, firefighter, etc) no estar de servicio

to be on duty (doctor, nurse, etc) estar de guardia 2 (police, firefighter) estar de servicio

■ she's on night duty tiene guardia nocturna

to do duty as something servir de algo, hacer las veces de algo

to do one's duty cumplir con su deber

to make it one's duty to do something encargarse de hacer algo

to neglect one's duties descuidar sus responsabilidades

to take up one's duties entrar en funciones

customs duties derechos nombre masculino plural de aduana, aranceles nombre masculino plural

duty roster lista de guardias

duty ['du:t̬i, 'dju:-] n, pl - ties

1) obligation: deber m, obligación f, responsabilidad f

2) tax: impuesto m, arancel m

duty

n.

• cargo s.m.

• deber s.m.

• derechos de aduana s.m.pl.

• deudo s.m.

• diligencia s.f.

• faena s.f.

• función s.f.

• impuesto s.m.

• incumbencia s.f.

• obligación s.f.

• tarea s.f.

'duːti, 'djuːti
noun (pl duties)

1) c u ( obligation) deber m, obligación f

to do one's duty (by somebody) — cumplir con su (or mi etc) deber or obligación (para con alguien)

she made it her duty to... — se impuso la obligación de...; (before n)

duty call o visit — visita f de cumplido

2) u

a) ( service) servicio m

to do night duty — hacer* el turno nocturno

to do duty as something — hacer* las veces de algo, servir* de algo

b) ( in phrases)

to be on/off duty — \<\<nurse/doctor\>\> estar*/no estar* de turno or guardia; \<\<policeman/fireman\>\> estar*/no estar* de servicio; (before n)

duty officer — oficial mf de servicio

duty roster — lista f de guardias

c) duties plural noun ( responsibilities) (frml) funciones fpl, responsabilidades fpl

3) c u ( Tax) (often pl) impuesto m

to pay duty on something — pagar* impuestos sobre algo

['djuːtɪ]
1. N

1) (moral, legal) deber m, obligación f

it is my duty to inform you that... — es mi deber or obligación informarles de que...

I feel it to be my duty — creo que es mi deber

it was his duty to tell the police — su deber era decírselo a la policía

• I am duty bound to say that... — es mi deber decir que...

• to do one's duty (by sb) — cumplir con su deber (hacia algn, para con algn)

• to fail in one's duty — faltar a su deber

• to make it one's duty to do sth — encargarse de hacer algo

• it is no part of my duty to do this — no me corresponde a mí hacer esto

• out of a sense of duty — por sentido del deber

2) (=task, responsibility) función f, responsabilidad f

my duties consist of... — mis funciones or responsabilidades son...

• to do duty as — servir de

to do duty for — servir en lugar de

• to neglect one's duties — faltar a sus responsabilidades

• to be off duty — (gen) estar libre

an off duty policeman — un policía fuera de servicio

• to be on duty — (Med) [doctor, nurse, sentry] estar de guardia; [policeman] estar de servicio; (Admin, Scol) estar de turno

to go on duty — entrar de servicio

• to take up one's duties — entrar en funciones

3) (Econ) (=tax) derechos mpl

to pay duty on sth — pagar derechos por algo

2.

CPD

duty call N — visita f de cumplido

duty chemist N — farmacia f de guardia

duty officer N — (Mil) oficial mf de servicio

duty roster, duty rota N — lista f de turnos

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['duːti, 'djuːti]
noun (pl duties)

1) c u ( obligation) deber m, obligación f

to do one's duty (by somebody) — cumplir con su (or mi etc) deber or obligación (para con alguien)

she made it her duty to... — se impuso la obligación de...; (before n)

duty call o visit — visita f de cumplido

2) u

a) ( service) servicio m

to do night duty — hacer* el turno nocturno

to do duty as something — hacer* las veces de algo, servir* de algo

b) ( in phrases)

to be on/off duty — \<\<nurse/doctor\>\> estar*/no estar* de turno or guardia; \<\<policeman/fireman\>\> estar*/no estar* de servicio; (before n)

duty officer — oficial mf de servicio

duty roster — lista f de guardias

c) duties plural noun ( responsibilities) (frml) funciones fpl, responsabilidades fpl

3) c u ( Tax) (often pl) impuesto m

to pay duty on something — pagar* impuestos sobre algo

English-spanish dictionary > duty
58 funzione

"function;

Funktion;

função"

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f function

( carica) office

religion service, ceremony

mettere in funzione put into operation

in funzione di... depending on

variare in funzione di... vary with...

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funzione s.f.

1 ( compito) function, role, task; ( di organo) function; ( scopo) purpose, aim: la scuola ha una funzione sociale, the school has a social function (o role); l'arco ha funzione di sostegno, the arch functions as a support; le funzioni del fegato, the functions of the liver; funzione clorofilliana, the function of chlorophyll; la funzione procreativa, the procreative function; avere una funzione, to serve a purpose // vive solo in funzione del suo lavoro, he lives only for his job

2 ( ufficio, carica) function, office, position, capacity; ( mansione) duty, assignment: le funzioni di un sindaco, the functions (o the duties) of a mayor; cessare dalle funzioni, to retire from office; entrare in funzione, to take up office; avere funzioni direttive, to have a managerial position (o to work in a managerial capacity); essere nell'esercizio delle proprie funzioni, to be in office (o to be on duty); esercitare le funzioni di, to perform the duties of (o to function as o to officiate as o to act as) // il segretario facente funzione, the officiating secretary // era là in funzione di arbitro, he was there acting as umpire // funzione pubblica, public office; funzione amministrativa, administrative duty; funzione legislativa, legislative function (o role)

3 ( funzionamento) operation, working, functioning: entrare in funzione, to become operative; il servizio di assistenza non è più in funzione, the backup service is no longer in operation // (mecc.) in funzione, working

4 (eccl.) church ceremony; ( protestante) divine service: assistere alle funzioni, to attend church services

5 (ling.) function: un aggettivo con funzione di sostantivo, an adjective with the function of a noun

6 (mat.) function: funzione hamiltoniana, Hamiltonian function

7 (chim., elettr.) function

8 (inform.) function: funzione di registrazione, log function; tasto di funzione, function key.

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[fun'tsjone]
sostantivo femminile

1) (mansione) function, duties pl.; (carica) office, post

esonerato dalle proprie -i — dismissed from one's post

nell'esercizio delle loro -i — while carrying out their duties

non rientra nelle mie -i — that is not part of my function o job

facente funzione di direttore — acting as director

2) dir.

funzione pubblica — civil service

3) (ruolo) function

avere una funzione — to serve a function

4) biol. (di organo) function

- i fisiologiche — bodily functions

5) mat. inform. function

6) relig. (messa) (church) service

7) in funzione

essere in funzione — to be on, to be in use

mettere in funzione qcs. — to set sth. going

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vivere in funzione di qcs. — to live for sth

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funzione

/fun'tsjone/

sostantivo f.

1 (mansione) function, duties pl.; (carica) office, post; esonerato dalle proprie -i dismissed from one's post; nell'esercizio delle loro -i while carrying out their duties; non rientra nelle mie -i that is not part of my function o job; facente funzione di direttore acting as director

2 dir. funzione pubblica civil service

3 (ruolo) function; avere una funzione to serve a function

4 biol. (di organo) function; - i fisiologiche bodily functions

5 mat. inform. function

6 relig. (messa) (church) service

7 in funzione essere in funzione to be on, to be in use; mettere in funzione qcs. to set sth. going

IDIOMS

vivere in funzione di qcs. to live for sth.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > funzione
59 take13

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1) take smb., smth. by (in, between, with, etc.) smth. take a child by the hand (him by the sleeve, an axe by the handle, a pen in one's hand, a stick between one's finger and thumb, coal with a pair of tongs, a butterfly with one's fingers, etc.) взять ребенка за руку и т.д.; take a man by the throat схватить /взять/ человека за горло; take a baby in one's arms взять ребенка на руки; he took a girl (me, his son, etc.) in his arms он обнял девушку и т.д.; take the stick between one's knees зажать палку между колен; take one's head between one's hands обхватить голову руками; take the trunk on one's back взвалить сундук себе на спину; take the bit between one's teeth закусить удила; take smth. from (from under, out of, etc.) smth. take a book from the table (a corkscrew from the shelf, etc.) взять книгу со стола и т.д.; take some paper from /out of/ a drawer (the fruit out of a bag, a handkerchief out of /from/ one's pocket, the pins out of one's hair, a cigarette out of the box, one's hands out of one's pockets, etc.) вытаскивать /вынимать/ бумагу из ящика и т.д.: take a box from under a chair вытаскивать ящик из-под стула; the dog took the food from my hand собака ела /брала пищу/ у меня из рук; take your hand off my shoulder (your foot off my toe, etc.) уберите руку с моего плеча и т.д.; can you take the spot out of these pants? можно вывести это пятно с брюк?; it took all the fun out of the game это испортило все удовольствие от игры; take smth. from smb. take a bone from a dog (the knife from the baby, the record from him, etc.) отбирать /отнимать/ кость у собаки и т.д. || take smb. under one's wing взять кого-л. под свое крылышко /под свою защиту/

2) || take smb. in marriage жениться на ком-л. или выйти замуж за кого-л.; take a widow in marriage жениться на вдове, взять в жены вдову

3) take smb., smth. with smb. take one's son (an assistant, a doctor, some money, a book, an overnight bag, etc.) with one захватить /взять с собой/ своего сына и т.д.; take me with you возьмите меня с собой; take letters with one (one's lunch with one, provisions with one, etc.) взять /захватить/ эти письма с собой и т.д.; take an umbrella with you прихватите [с собой] зонтик; take smth. to some place take the dishes to the kitchen (these letters to the post, the parcel to his house, etc.) относить тарелки на кухню и т.д.; take smth. to smb. take flowers to sick friends (your message to her, a book to your teacher, etc.) относить цветы больным друзьям и т.д.; take the news to him сообщить ему эту новость; take the matter to a lawyer пойти с этим делом к юристу; take smb. to smth. take the children to the cinema (one's wife to the theatre, etc.) сводить детей в кино и т.д.; take a friend to lunch угостить друга завтраком; take a girl to a dance сводить девушку на танцы; take smb. for smth. take a dog for a walk вывести собаку на прогулку

4) take smth. from smb., smth. take presents from boy-friends (flowers from them, assistance from the government, etc.) принимать подарки от поклонников и т.д.

5) take smth. for smth. take the blame for his failure (for her mistake, etc.) принять на себя вину за его провал и т.д.; take smth. upon oneself he takes a great deal upon himself он очень много на себя берет; take smth. for (of) smth. upon oneself take the responsibility for his safety (the office of president, the duties of a teacher, etc.) upon oneself взять на себя ответственность за его безопасность и т.д.; take it upon oneself to do smth. take it upon oneself to speak to them (to give orders, to say that, to speak to him personally, etc.) взять на себя /согласиться/ поговорить с ними и т.д.; take smth. with smth. take his remark (their advice, a compliment, etc.) with a smile (with a frown, with a laugh, etc.) встречать /реагировать на/ его замечание и т.д. улыбкой и т.д. || take smth. in bad part /in the wrong way/ принимать /истолковывать/ что-л. превратно; take smth. in good part не обижаться на что-л.; take smb. into one's confidence довериться кому-л.; take smb. into the secret доверить /поверить/ кому-л. тайну

6) || take smb.'s side /smb.'s part/ in smth. встать на чью-л. сторону в чем-л.; take smb.'s side /smb.'s part/ in an argument /in a controversy/ (in a quarrel, in a fight, etc.) встать на чью-л. сторону в споре и т.д.; take advantage of smth. воспользоваться чем-л.; take advantage of smb.'s offer (of his presence, of her position, etc.) воспользоваться чьим-л. предложением и т.д.; take advantage of smb.'s trust (of her love', etc.) злоупотреблять чьим-л. доверием и т.д.

7) take smth. for smth., smb. take a hall for a meeting (this room for my cousin, this suite for my friend, this building for a hospital, etc.) снимать зал для собрания /под собрание/ и т.д.; take smth. in some place take a house in the country (rooms in the suburbs, etc.) снимать дом загородом и т.д.; take smth. for some time take a cottage (a room, a house, etc.) for the summer (for a year, etc.) снимать /арендовать/ дачу и т.д. на лето и т.д.

8) take smb. into smth. take your brother into the business взять вашего брата компаньоном в наше дело; take her into service брать ее на службу; take them into our firm принять их [на службу] в нашу фирму

9) take smth. in smth. take a job in the city (a job in an office, etc.) наняться на работу в городе и т.д.; take a post in the firm занять какую-л. должность в фирме

10) take smth. to (at, in, etc.) some place take a car to the ferry (a freighter to Europe, a train to Boston, etc.) поехать машиной до переправы и т.д.; take a plane to the North полететь самолетом на север; take a train at (in) N сесть на поезд в N

11) take smth. for smth. take 25 dollars for the use of his car брать двадцать пять долларов за пользование машиной; will you take a check for the bill? можно уплатить вам по счету чеком?; what will you take for it? сколько вы за это хотите?; the man won't take a cent less for the car он не согласен уступить за машину ни цента

12) take smb. on (in, across, over, etc.) smth. the blow took him on the nose (across the face, over the head, in the stomach, etc.) удар пришелся ему по носу и т.д.

13) take smth. by smth. take a fortress (a place, a town, etc.) by force (by storm, by a ruse, by a clever manoeveur, etc.) захватить крепость и т.д. силой и т.д. || take smb. by surprise захватить кого-л. врасплох; take smb. in the act поймать /застать/ кого-л. на месте преступления

14) take smth. from (off, out of) smth. take two from seven (one number from another, a sum out of one's income, etc.) вычесть два из семи и т.д.; this make-up took ten years off her age благодаря косметике она выглядит на десять лет моложе; they took it out of his pay они удержали это из его зарплаты; take 20 per cent off the price снизить цену на двадцать процентов; take a turn off the programme снять выступление /номер/, исключить выступление /номер/ из программы; take the dead leaves and branches off a plant обобрать сухие листья и ветви с растения; take the lid off the saucepan (a saucepan off the fire, etc.) снимать крышку с кастрюли и т.д.; take smb. off smth. take him off his work отстранять его от работы; take her off the assignment отобрать у нее это поручение; take them off the list вычеркнуть их из списка || take smth., smb. off smb.'s hands избавлять кого-л. от чего-л., кого-л.; I'll take it off your hands at t 10 я куплю это у вас за десять фунтов

15) take smth. in smth. take the first prize in a competition (the highest mark in a subject, the first prize in Latin, first class honours in the tripos examination, etc.) получить первый приз на соревнованиях и т.д.; take the first place in a chess tournament занять первое место в шахматном турнире; take smth. at some place take one's degree at Oxford получать степень в Оксфорде; take i 100 at Ascot выиграть сто фунтов на скачках в Аскете

16) || take a liking /а fancy/ to smth., smb. проникнуться добрыми чувствами к кому-л., чему-л.; he took a liking to this house (to this village, to a picture, etc.) ему понравился этот дом и т.д.; he took a liking to my sister ему приглянулась моя сестра; take a dislike to smb., smth. невзлюбить кого-л., что-л.; she took a dislike to me я ей не понравился; take an interest in smb., smth. заинтересоваться кем-л., чем-л.; take an interest in politics (in one's work, in one's neighbours, etc.) интересоваться политикой и т.д., проявлять интерес к политике и т.д.

17) || take time over smth. не спешить делать что-л.; take one's time over the job не спеша выполнять работу; he took an hour over his dinner он обедал целый час

18) take smth. in smth. most nouns take-s in the plural большинство существительных образуют множественное число с помощью '-s'

19) take a certain size in smth. take tens in boots (sixes in gloves, etc.) носить десятый размер обуви и т.д.

20) take smth. in (at) some place take one's meals in a hotel (at a restaurant, etc.) питаться в гостинице и т.д.; take the waters at a spa лечиться водами на курорте; take smth. with (in) smth. take cream with one's coffee (sugar in one's tea, etc.) пить кофе со сливками и т.д.; take smth. for smth. take an aspirin for a headache (some new medicine for one's liver, pills for insomnia, etc.) принимать аспирин от головной боли и т.д.; take smth. after (before, with) smth. take one tablet after each meal (a spoonful before dinner, a pill with milk, etc.) принимать по одной таблетке после каждой еды и т.д.

21) take smth. to (at, for, etc.) smth. take tickets to the theatre (a box at the opera, seats for Hamlet, etc.) брать /покупать/ билеты в театр и т.д.

22) take smb. in smth. take smb. in a new dress (in cap and gown, in a swim-suit, etc.) сфотографировать /снять/ кого-л. /, сделать чей-л. снимок/ в новом платье и т.д.; take smth. from smth. take a print from a negative отпечатать фотографию с негатива

23) take smb., smth. for smb., smth. take you for someone else (him for an Englishman, the painting for a genuine Rembrandt, everything for truth, etc.) принимать вас за кого-то другого и т.д.; what do you take me for? за кого вы меня принимаете?; do you take me for a fool? вы что, меня дураком считаете?; take smb., smth. at (on) smth. they take the total population of the country at two and a half million они считают /полагают/, что население страны равно двум с половиной миллионам человек; I suppose we must take it at that я полагаю, мы должны поставить на этом точку; I take it on your say-so я соглашаюсь с этим, потому что вы так говорите /доверяю вам/

24) take some subject's) in (at) smth. take as many subjects as possible in one's university days в студенческие годы изучать как можно больше дисциплин; she took four courses in her freshman year на первом курсе она изучала четыре предмета; she took French at school французский язык она изучала в школе; take smth. for (as) smth. I shall take this topic for my composition я возьму эту тему для сочинения; he took China as his subject oil выбрал Китай в качестве темы || take smth. in the examination сдавать экзамен по какому-л. предмету; take French in the exam держать экзамен по французскому языку

25) take smb. in smth. take children in German давать детям уроки немецкого языка; take him in Latin заниматься с ним по латыни /латынью/

26) take smth. during /at/ smth. take notes during /at/ a lecture вести конспект во время лекции, записывать лекцию; take smth. of smth. take notes of all he says (of all that passes, etc.) записывать все, что он говорит и т.д.; take minutes of the proceedings веста протокол заседания; take smth. on (in, by, from) smth. take a broadcast on tape (an film, etc.) записывать передачу на магнитную ленту и т.д.; take the minutes of a meeting in /by/ shorthand стенографировать протокол; take smth. from dictation писать что-л. под диктовку; take a letter from dictation писать письмо под диктовку

27) take smth. from smth., smb. take its title from the name of the hero (a name from the place of battle, its name from the inventor, etc.) называться /получить название/ по имени героя и т.д.; take a passage from a book (a whole passage straight from Dickens, a quotation from his novel, etc.) взять отрывок из книги и т.д.; we take our numbers from the Arabs (our letters from the Romans, etc.) наша система цифр идет от /заимствована у/ арабов и т.д.

28) take smb. in smth. the cold took me in the chest у меня [от простуды] заложило грудь

29) take smth. to smth. take the next turning (road, street, etc.) to the left (to the right) свернуть налево (направо) у следующего поворота и т.д.; take the road to London (to the North, etc.) поехать по дороге [, ведущей] в Лондон и т.д.

30) take smb. (in)to (through, across, etc.) some place take the man to the hospital (your friend to the station, the box to the hotel, her into the country, etc.) отправить /отвезти/ человека в больницу и т.д. ; they took him into a small room (into prison, into a cell, etc.) ere отвели или поместили в маленькую комнату и т.д.; the road (this path, the street, etc.) will take you to the river (to the village, through the centre of the town, etc.) эта дорога и т.д. приведет вас к реке и т.д.; the bus will take you into town (to London, etc.) этот автобус привезет /доставит/ вас в город и т.д.; only a tram will take you across the bridge через мост можно проехать только трамваем; take him over the house (the visitors round a museum, etc.) водить его по дому /показывать ему дом/ и т.д.; the work (business, etc.) took us to Paris эта работа и т.д. привела нас в Париж; take smb. into custody взять кого-л. под стражу; take smb. to smb. take a son to his mother отвести сына к матери; take smb. out of smth. take her out of the room выведите ее из комнаты; take him out of my way уберите его с моей дороги; take smth. from (out of, etc.) smth. take the case from court to court передавать дело из одного суда в другой; take the case out of court забрать дело из суда

31) take smb. through smth. take the boy through a book (through the first two chapters, through his first job, etc.) помочь мальчику прочесть книгу и т.д.; take smb. through college помочь кому-л. [деньгами] окончить колледж; save enough money to take you through college скопить достаточную сумму [денег], чтобы заплатить за обучение в колледже

32) aux || take pride in smth. гордиться чем-л.; take pride in his schoolwork (in one's appearance, in one's house and garden, etc.) гордиться своей работой или своими успехами в школе и т.д.; take credit for smth. приписывать себе /ставить себе в заслугу/ что-л.; he took credit for my work он приписал себе мои достижения; take offence at smth. обижаться /сердиться/ на что-л.; take offence at his remarks /at what he said/ сердиться на его замечания; take part in smth. принимать участие в чем-л.; take part in an enterprise (in the demonstration, in smb.'s sorrows, etc.) принимать участие в предприятии и т.д.; take pity on smb. пожалеть кого-л.; сжалиться над кем-л.; take pity on the poor man (on the losers, on the boy, etc.) пожалеть несчастного человека и т.д.; take notice of smb., smth. обратить внимание на кого-л., что-л.; don't take notice of him не обращайте на него внимания; take charge of smth., smb. принимать на себя ответственность за что-л., кого-л., take charge of the luggage (of the house, of the children, etc.) заняться багажом и т.д.; who is taking charge of the work while you are away? кто руководит работой в ваше отсутствие?; take care of smth., smb. (по)заботиться о чем-л., ком-л.; he will take care of that matter (of the account, etc.) он займется этим вопросом и т.д.; she will take саге of the baby она присмотрит за ребенком; take possession of smth. завладеть чем-л.; take hold of smth., smb. ухватиться за что-л., кого-л.; take hold of the rope (of the rail, of her arm, of the man, etc.) ухватиться за веревку и т.д.; take smb., smth. in hand взять кого-л., что-л. в руки; he took himself firmly in hand он взял себя в руки, он овладел собой; take smth., smb. into consideration /into account/ принимать что-л., кого-л. во внимание; take all these facts (the circumstances, her request, etc.) into consideration /into account/ принять во внимание /учесть/ все эти факты и т.д.; take it into one's head to do smth. (that...) coll. забрать себе в голову сделать что-л. (, что...)

33) aux take smth. in (at, after, on, etc.) smth. take a seat in the rear сесть /занять место/ позади /сзади/; take a swing at the ball замахнуться для удара по мячу; take a nap after dinner вздремнуть после обеда; take an oath on smth. поклясться в чем-л. || take a glance round one бросить взгляд вокруг, оглядеться; take leave of smb. попрощаться с кем-л.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > take13
60 GOÐI

m. heathen priest; chief (in Iceland during the republic).

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a, m. [Ulf, renders ἱερεύς by gudja (ufar-gudja, ahumista-gudja, etc.), ἱερατεία by gudjinassus, ἱερατεύειν by gudjinôn; an Icel. gyði, gen. gyðja, would answer better to the Goth. form, but it never occurs, except that the fem. gyðja = goddess and priestess points not to goði, but to a masc. with a suppressed final i, gyði; a word coting occurs in O. H. G. glossaries, prob. meaning the same; and the form guþi twice occurs on Danish-Runic stones in Nura-guþi and Saulva-guþi, explained as goði by P. G. Thorsen, Danske Runem.; (Rafn’s explanation and reading of Nura-guþi qs. norðr á Gauði, is scarcely right): with this exception this word is nowhere recorded till it appears in Icel., where it got a wide historical bearing]:—prop. a priest, sacerdos, and hence a liege-lord or chief of the Icel. Commonwealth.

A. HISTORICAL REMARKS.—The Norse chiefs who settled in Icel., finding the country uninhabited, solemnly took possession of the land (land-nám, q. v.); and in order to found a community they built a temple, and called themselves by the name of goði or hof-goði, ‘temple-priest;’ and thus the temple became the nucleus of the new community, which was called goðorð, n.:—hence hof-goði, temple-priest, and höfðingi, chief, became synonymous, vide Eb. passim. Many independent goðar and goðorð sprang up all through the country, until about the year 930 the alþingi (q. v.) was erected, where all the petty sovereign chiefs (goðar) entered into a kind of league, and laid the foundation of a general government for the whole island. In 964 A. D. the constitution was finally settled, the number of goðorð being fixed at three in each þing ( shire), and three þing in each of the three other quarters, (but four in the north); thus the number of goðar came to be nominally thirty-nine, really thirty-six, as the four in the north were only reckoned as three, vide Íb. ch. 5. On the introduction of Christianity the goðar lost their priestly character, but kept the name; and the new bishops obtained seats in the Lögrétta (vide biskup). About the year 1004 there were created new goðar (and goðorð), who had to elect judges to the Fifth Court, but they had no seats in the Lögrétta, and since that time the law distinguishes between forn ( old) and ný ( new) goðorð;—in Glúm. ch. 1 the word forn is an anachronism. It is curious that, especially in the 12th century, the goðar used to take the lesser Orders from political reasons, in order to resist the Romish clergy, who claimed the right of forbidding laymen to be lords of churches or to deal with church matters; thus the great chief Jón Loptsson was a sub-deacon; at last, about 1185, the archbishop of Norway forbade the bishops of Icel. to ordain any holder of a goðorð, unless they first gave up the goðorð, fyrir því bjóðum vér biskupum at vígja eigi þá menn er goðorð hafa, D. I. i. 291. In the middle of the 13th century the king of Norway induced the goðar to hand their power over to him, and thus the union with Norway was finally brought about in the year 1262; since that time, by the introduction of new codes (1272 and 1281), the name and dignity of goðar and goðorð disappeared altogether, so that the name begins and ends with the Commonwealth.

B. DUTIES.—In the alþingi the goðar were invested with the Lögrettu-skipan (q. v.), that is to say, they composed the Lögrétta (the Legislative consisting of forty-eight members—on the irregularity of the number vide Íb. ch. 5), and were the lawgivers of the country; secondly, they had the dómnefna (q. v.), or right of naming the men who were to sit in the courts, vide dómr:—as to their duties in the quarter-parliaments (vár-þing) vide Grág. Þ. Þ. and the Sagas. The authority of the goðar over their liegemen at home was in olden times somewhat patriarchal, vide e. g. the curious passage in Hænsaþ. S. ch. 2; though no section of law relating to this interesting part of the old history is on record, we can glean much information from the Sagas. It is to be borne in mind that the goðar of the Saga time (10th century) and those of the Grágás and Sturlunga time (12th and 13th centuries) were very different; the former were a kind of sovereign chiefs, who of free will entered into a league; the latter had become officials, who for neglecting their duties in parliament might be fined, and even forfeit the goðorð to their liegemen, vide Grág. Þ. Þ. Neither þing (q. v.) nor goðorð was ever strictly geographical (such is the opinion of Konrad Maurer), but changed from time to time; the very word goðorð is defined as ‘power’ (veldi), and was not subject to the payment of tithe, K. Þ. K. 142. The goðorð could be parcelled out by inheritance or by sale; or they might, as was the case in the latter years of the Commonwealth, accumulate in one hand, vide esp. Sturl. passim, and Grág. The liegemen (þingmenn) were fully free to change their lords (ganga í lög með goða, ganga ór lögum); every franklin (þingmaðr) had in parliament to declare his þingfesti, i. e. to name his liegeship, and say to what goði and þing he belonged, and the goði had to acknowledge him; so that a powerful or skilful chief might have liegemen scattered all over the country. But the nomination to the courts and the right of sitting in the legislative body were always bound to the old names, as fixed by the settlement of the year 964; and any one who sought the name or influence of a goði had first (by purchase, inheritance, or otherwise) to become possessor of a share of one of the old traditionary goðorð; see the interesting chapter in Nj. The three goðar in one þing ( shire) were called sam-goða, joint-goðar; for the sense of allsherjar-goði vide p. 17.

C. NAMES.—Sometimes a chief’s name referred to the god whom he especially worshipped, as Freys-Goði, Hrafn., Gísl., whence Freys-gyðlingar, q. v.; (the ör-goði is dubious); more frequently the name referred to the liegemen or county, e. g. Ljósvetninga-Goði, Tungu-Goði, etc.; but in the Saga time, goði was often added to the name almost as a cognomen, and with some, as Snorri, it became a part of their name (as Cato Censor in Latin); hann varðveitti þá hof, var hann þá kallaðr Snorri Goði, Eb. 42; seg, at sá sendi, er meiri vin var húsfreyjunnar at Fróðá en Goðans at Helgafelli, 332. Names on record in the Sagas:—men living from A. D. 874 to 964, Hallsteinn Goði, Landn., Eb.; Sturla Goði, Landn. 65; Jörundr Goði and Hróarr Tungu-Goði, id.; Ljótólfr Goði, Sd.; Hrafnkell Freys-Goði, Hrafn.; Oddr Tungu-Goði, Landn.; Þormóðr Karnár-Goði, Vd.; Áskell Goði, Rd.; Úlfr Ör-goði, Landn.; Grímkell Goði, Harð. S.; Þorgrímr Freys-goði, Gísl. 100, 110:—964 to 1030, Arnkell Goði, Landn., Eb.; Þorgrímr Goði, Eb.; Geirr Goði, Landn., Nj.; Runólfr Goði, id.; Þóroddr Goði, Kristni S.; Þormóðr Allsherjar-Goði, Landn.; Þorgeirr Goði, or Ljósvetninga-Goði, Nj., Landn.; (Þorkell Krafla) Vatnsdæla-Goði, Vd.; Helgi Hofgarða-Goði, Landn., Eb.; Snorri Hlíðarmanna-Goði, Lv.; Þórarinn Langdæla-Goði, Heiðarv. S.; and last, not least, Snorri Goði:—in the following period goði appears, though very rarely, as an appellative, e. g. Þormóðr Skeiðar-Goði (about 1100):—of the new goðar of 1004, Höskuldr Hvítaness-Goði, Nj.:—used ironically, Ingjaldr Sauðeyja-Goði, Ld.

2. goðorð mentioned by name,—in the south, Allsherjar-goðorð, Landn. (App.) 336; Dalverja-goðorð, Sturl. ii. 48; Lundarmanna-goðorð, i. 223; Reykhyltinga-goðorð, 104, iii. 166, 169; Bryndæla-goðorð, Kjaln. S. 402: in the north, Ljósvetninga-goðorð, Lv. ch. 30; Möðruvellinga-goðorð, Bs. i. 488; Vatnsdæla-goðorð, Fs. 68; Fljótamanna-goðorð, Sturl. i. 138: in the west, Snorrunga-goðorð, 55; Jöklamanna-goðorð, iii. 166; Rauðmelinga-goðorð, Eb. 288; Reyknesinga-goðorð, Sturl. i. 9, 19; Þórsnesinga-goðorð, 198: the new godords of the Fifth Court, Laufæsinga-goðorð, Nj. 151; Melamanna-goðorð, id., Band., Sturl. i. 227. Passages in the Sagas and Laws referring to goðar and goðorð are very numerous, e. g. Íb. ch. 5, Nj. ch. 98, Grág., Lögréttu-þáttr, and Þ. Þ. passim, esp. ch. 1–5, 17, 35, 37, 39, 44, 58, 60, 61, Lv. ch. 4 (interesting), Vd. ch. 27, 41 (in fine), and 42, Vápn., Hrafn. ch. 2, Eb. ch. 10, 56, Sturl. iii. 98, 104, passim; for the accumulation of godords, see i. 227 (3, 22), Bs. i. 54; for the handing over the godords to the king of Norway, D. I. i; and esp. article 3 of the Sáttmáli, D. I. i. 631, 632. The godords were tithe-free, ef maðr á goðorð, ok þarf eigi þat til tíundar at telja, vald er þat en eigi fé:, K. Þ. K. 142.

COMPDS: goðakviðr, goðalýrittr, goðaþáttr.

II. = goð, i. e. good genius, in the Icel. game at dice called goða-tafl, with the formula, heima ræð eg goða minn bæði vel og lengi, … og kasta eg svo fyrir þig, cp. also ást-goði.

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