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lower caste

  • 1 lower caste

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  • 2 caste

    1. n
    1) рел. каста
    2) каста, замкнутая профессиональная группа
    - lower caste
    - military caste     2. attr

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  • 3 lower

    1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) bajar
    2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) bajar
    lower vb bajar
    tr['ləʊəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 inferior
    1 (in general) bajar; (price) rebajar
    2 (flag) arriar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to lower oneself rebajarse
    lower case caja baja, minúscula
    Lower House Cámara Baja
    lower ['lo:ər] vt
    1) drop: bajar
    to lower one's voice: bajar la voz
    2) : arriar, bajar
    to lower the flag: arriar la bandera
    3) reduce: reducir, bajar
    4)
    to lower oneself : rebajarse
    lower ['lo:ər] adj
    : inferior, más bajo, de abajo
    adj.
    • bajero, -a adj.
    • inferior adj.
    • más bajo adj.
    adv.
    • menos adv.
    n.
    • ceño s.m.
    • inferior s.m.
    v.
    • abaratar v.
    • abatir v.
    • agachar v.
    • amainar v.
    • arriar v.
    • bajar v.
    • rebajar v.

    I 'ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)
    1) comp of low I,II
    2) (before n)
    a) (spatially, numerically) <jaw/lip> inferior

    lower age limit — edad f mínima

    b) (in rank, importance) <rank/echelons> inferior, más bajo

    the lower chamber/Lower House — la cámara baja

    c) <mammals/apes/life-forms> inferior
    3) ( Geog) bajo

    II
    1. 'ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)
    1) ( let down) \<\<blind/ceiling\>\> bajar; \<\<flag/sail\>\> bajar, arriar*
    2) (reduce, diminish) \<\<temperature/volume/price\>\> bajar

    to lower somebody's morale — bajarle la moral a alguien, desmoralizar* a alguien

    it lowered his resistance to disease — le minó or le disminuyó las defensas


    2.
    v refl

    3.
    vi \<\<prices/standards/temperature\>\> bajar

    III 'laʊr, 'laʊə(r)
    a) ( darken) \<\<sky\>\> encapotarse
    b) ( frown) fruncir* el ceño
    c) lowering pres p < sky> encapotado; <expression/look> ceñudo

    I ['lǝʊǝ(r)]
    1. ADJ
    low
    1) (=bottom) [part, section, floors, windows] de abajo, inferior; [slopes] inferior, bajo

    • the lower bunk — la litera de abajo

    • the lower left corner — la esquina inferior izquierda

    • the lower half/ part of — la mitad/parte inferior de, la mitad/parte de abajo de

    2) (=less important) [level, rank, caste] inferior

    • the lower chamber — (Parl) la cámara baja

    • the lower court — (Jur) los tribunales inferiores

    • soldiers in the lower ranks — soldados mpl de menor rango or de rango inferior

    • the lower school — el segundo ciclo

    3) (Anat) inferior

    • the lower abdomen/ back — la parte inferior del abdomen/de la espalda

    • she suffered severe cuts on her lower leg — sufrió cortes de gravedad en la parte inferior de la pierna

    • the lower limbs — los miembros inferiores

    4) (Zool) inferior
    5) (Geog) (in names)
    reach 3., 2)
    2.
    VT (gen) bajar; [+ boat] echar al agua; [+ flag, sail] arriar; (=reduce) [+ price] bajar, rebajar

    to lower o.s. — (fig) rebajarse

    • to lower one's guard — bajar la guardia

    • to lower one's headlights — (US) poner las luces de cruce

    • to lower one's voice — bajar la voz

    3.
    4.
    CPD

    lower case N — (Typ) minúsculas fpl

    lower-case

    the lower class or classes — la clase baja

    lower-class

    lower deck N — [of bus] piso m de abajo; (Naut) (=part of ship) cubierta f inferior

    the lower deck * — (=personnel) los marineros

    the Lower House N — (Parl) la Cámara Baja

    lower jaw N — mandíbula f inferior

    lower lip N — labio m inferior

    lower sixth N — (Brit) ≈ 1º de Bachillerato f

    lower vertebrates NPL — vertebrados mpl inferiores


    II
    ['laʊǝ(r)]
    VI [person] fruncir el entrecejo, fruncir el ceño; [sky] encapotarse
    * * *

    I ['ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)]
    1) comp of low I,II
    2) (before n)
    a) (spatially, numerically) <jaw/lip> inferior

    lower age limit — edad f mínima

    b) (in rank, importance) <rank/echelons> inferior, más bajo

    the lower chamber/Lower House — la cámara baja

    c) <mammals/apes/life-forms> inferior
    3) ( Geog) bajo

    II
    1. ['ləʊər, 'ləʊə(r)]
    1) ( let down) \<\<blind/ceiling\>\> bajar; \<\<flag/sail\>\> bajar, arriar*
    2) (reduce, diminish) \<\<temperature/volume/price\>\> bajar

    to lower somebody's morale — bajarle la moral a alguien, desmoralizar* a alguien

    it lowered his resistance to disease — le minó or le disminuyó las defensas


    2.
    v refl

    3.
    vi \<\<prices/standards/temperature\>\> bajar

    III ['laʊr, 'laʊə(r)]
    a) ( darken) \<\<sky\>\> encapotarse
    b) ( frown) fruncir* el ceño
    c) lowering pres p < sky> encapotado; <expression/look> ceñudo

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  • 4 низшая каста

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  • 5 каста

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  • 6 अनुलोम _anulōma

    अनुलोम a. [अनुगतः लोम P.V.4.75.]
    1 'With the hair', regular, in natural order, successive (opp. प्रतिलोम); hence favourable, agreeable; ˚सुखो वायु- रनुसारयतीव माम् Rām.; त्रिरेनामनुलोमामनुमार्ष्टि Śat. Br.; °reeकृष्टं क्षेत्रं प्रतिलोमं कर्षति Sk. ploughed in the regular direction.
    -2 Mixed as a tribe.
    -मा A woman of the lower caste than that of the man's whom she marries; सकामास्वनु- लोमासु न दोषस्त्वन्यथा दमः Y.2.288.
    -मम् adv. In regular or natural order; प्रतिलोममालिम्पेन्नानुलोमम् Suśr.
    -माः (pl.) Mixed castes.
    -Comp. -अय a. having fortune favourable.
    -अर्थ a. speaking in favour of; जडानप्यनु- लोमार्थान् प्रवाचः कृतिनां गिरः Śi.2.25.
    -कल्पः the thirty-fourth of the Atharvaveda Pariśiṣṭas.
    -ग a. straight going; प्रदक्षिणा ग्रहाश्चापि भविष्यन्त्यनुलोमगाः Mb.3.19.92.
    -ज, -जन्मन् a. born in due gradation, offspring of a mother inferior in caste to the father; said of the mixed tribes; संकीर्णयोनयो ये तु प्रतिलोमानुलोमजाः Ms.1.25; Y.1.95.
    -परिणीत a. married in regular gradation.

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  • 7 कुशलिन् _kuśalin

    कुशलिन् a. (
    -नी f.)
    1 Happy, doing well, pro- sperous; अथ भगवांल्लोकानुग्रहाय कुशली काश्यपः Ś.5; R.5. Me.114. कुशलिनी वत्सस्य वार्तापि नो । S. D.
    -2 Of lower caste; 'कुशलिनं कारुकं चण्डालविशेषमित्यर्थः' Nīlakaṇṭha's commentary on Mb.12.291.7. [पापानुबन्धं यत्कर्म यद्यपि स्यान्महाफलम् । तन्न सेवेत मेधावी शुचिः कुशलिनं यथा ॥]

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  • 8 मातृ _mātṛ

    मातृ f. [मान् पूजायां तृच् नलोपः Uṇ.2.94]
    1 A mother; मातृवत् परदारेषु यः पश्यति स पश्यति; सहस्रं तु पितॄन् माता गौरवेणातिरिच्यते Subhāṣ माता किल मनुष्याणां देवतानां च दैवतम् Madhyamavyāyoga 1.37; माता च परमं दैवतं समा च पुत्रेषु इत्येतैरुपबध्यमानो जननीवचनो$वगम्यते ŚB. on MS.1.1.14.
    -2 Mother as a term of respect or endearment; मातर्लक्ष्मि भजस्व कंचिदपरम् Bh.3.64,87; अयि मातर्देवयजनसंभवे देवि सीते U.4.
    -3 A cow.
    -4 An epithet of Lakṣmī.
    -5 An epithet of Durgā.
    -6 Ether, sky.
    -7 The earth.
    -8 A divine mother; मातृभ्यो बलिमुपहर Mk.1.
    -9 An epithet of Revatī.
    -1 N. of several plants; आखुकर्णी, इन्द्रवारुणी and जटामांसी &c. -pl.
    1 An epithet of the divine mothers, said to attend on Śiva, but usually on Skanda. (They are usually said to be 8:-- ब्राह्मी माहेश्वरी चण्डी वाराही वैष्णवी तथा । कौमारी चैव चामुण्डा चर्चिकेत्यष्ट मातरः ॥ or, according to some, only seven:-- ब्राह्मी माहेश्वरी चैव कौमारी वैष्णवी तथा । माहेन्द्री चैव वाराही चामुण्डा सप्त मातरः ॥ Some increase the number to sixteen).
    -2 N. of eight classes of female ancestors of Manes. -m.
    1 A measu- rer.
    -2 Ved. A maker, builder, creator.
    -3 A knower, one having true knowledge.
    -4 Life or soul (जीव) [cf. L. Mater.]
    -Comp. -केशटः a maternal uncle.
    -गणः the collection of the divine mothers.
    -गन्धिनी an unnatural mother; हनिष्याम्यधुनैवाहं कैकेयीं मातृगन्धिनीम् A. Rām.2.8.7.
    -गामिन् m. one who has committed incest with his mother.
    -गोत्रम् a mother's family.
    -ग्रामः the female sex, womankind.
    -घातः, -घातकः, -घातिन् m.,
    -घ्नः a matricide.
    -घातुकः 1 a matricide.
    -2 an epithet of Indra.
    -चक्रम् 1 the group of divine mothers.
    -2 a kind of mystical circle.
    -ज्ञ a. honouring a mother.
    -देव a. having a mother for one's god, adoring mother like a god; मातृदेवो भव T. Up.1.11.
    -दोषः the defect or inferiority of a mother (being of a lower caste); ताननन्तरनाम्नस्तु मातृदोषात् प्रचक्षते Ms.1. 14.
    -नन्दनः an epithet of Kārtikeya.
    -पक्ष a. belonging to the mother's side or line. (
    -क्षः) maternal kinsmen.
    -पितृ m. (dual) forming मातापितरौ or मातर- पितरौ) parents.
    -पुत्रौ (मातापुत्रौ) a mother and son.
    -पूजनम् worship of the divine mothers.
    -बन्धुः, -बान्धवः a maternal kinsman; मातृबन्धुनिवासिनं भरतम् R.12.12. (-pl.) a class of relatives on the mother's side; they are thus specified:-- मातुः पितुः स्वसुः पुत्रा मातुर्मातुः स्वसुः सुताः । मातुर्मातुलपुत्राश्च विज्ञेया मातृबन्धवः ॥
    -भक्तिः devotion to a mother; इमं लोकं मातृभक्त्या...... ब्रह्मलोकं समश्नुते Ms.2.233.
    -भावः maternity.
    -भोगीण a. fit to be enjoyed or possessed by a mother.
    -मण्डलम् the collection of the divine mothers.
    -मातृ f. an epithet of Pārvatī.
    -मुखः, -शासितः a foolish fellow, simpleton.
    -यज्ञः a sacrifice offered to the divine mothers.
    -वत्सलः an epithet of Kārtikeya.
    -वधः the murder of a mother (with Buddhists one of the five unpardonable sins.)
    -वाहिनी f. a kind of bird; bat.
    -स्वसृ f. (मातृष्वसृ or मातुःस्वसृ) a mother's sister, a maternal aunt.
    -स्वसेयः (मातृष्वसेयः) a mother's sister's son. (
    -यी) the dau- ghter of a maternal aunt; so मातृष्वस्रीयः -या.

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  • 9 གདོལ་པ་

    [gdol pa]
    the lowly, lowest social grade, lower caste people, barbarians, tartar, fierce, impetuous, lowest class, most despised class, fisherman

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  • 10 अनुलोम


    anu-loma
    mf (ā)n. « with the hair orﾠ grain» (opposed to prati-loma q.v.), in a natural direction, in order, regular, successive;

    conformable;
    (ā) f. a woman of a lower caste than that of the man's with whom she is connected Yājñ. ;
    (ās) m. « descendants of an anulomā», mixed castes, (gaṇa upakâ̱di q.v.);
    (ám) ind. in regular order ṠBr. etc.
    - अनुलोमकल्प
    - अनुलोमकृष्ट
    - अनुलोमज
    - अनुलोमपरिणीता
    - अनुलोमाय
    - अनुलोमार्थ

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  • 11 पृथग्जन


    pṛithag-jana
    m. a man of lower caste orﾠ character orﾠ profession Mn. MBh. etc. (- vat ind. Ragh. VIII, 89);

    an ordinary professing Buddhist MWB. 132 ;
    a fool, blockhead Ṡiṡ. ;
    villain L. ;
    pl. common people, the multitude ( alsoﾠ sg.) Mn. MBh. etc.;
    = pṛithak-kshetra W. ;
    - kalyāṇaka m. a man wishing for conversion Divyâ̱v.

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  • 12 मातृदोष


    mātṛí-dosha
    m. the defect orﾠ inferiority of a mother (who is of a lower caste) Mn. X, 14.

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  • 13 वर्णव्यतिक्रान्ता


    várṇa-vyatikrāntā
    f. a woman that has transgressed by intercourse with a man of lower caste, Apast.

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  • 14 सच्छूद्र


    sac-chūdra
    (s- + ṡū-) m. a good Ṡūdra, a Ṡūdra who has gone through the ceremonies customary in some places even for men of the lower caste W. ;

    -râ̱cāra m. -râ̱hnika n. N. of wks.

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  • 15 स्थपति


    stha-páti
    stha-pati

    m. (accord. toﾠ some sthapati, fr. caus. of 1. sthā) « place-lord», a king, chief, governor, head official (accord. toﾠ KātyṠr., « a Vaiṡya orﾠ even a person of lower caste, who has celebrated the Go. -sava sacrifice after being chosen king» ;

    accord. toﾠ others, « an Āyogava who is a town official» ;
    cf. nishāda-sth-) AV. VS. Br. ṠrS. R. Ṡiṡ. ;
    an architect, master builder, carpenter, wheelwright MBh. R. etc.. (IW. 185) ;
    one who sacrifices to Bṛihas-patī L. ;
    a guard orﾠ attendant on the women's apartments, chamberlain L. ;
    a charioteer W. ;
    N. of Bṛihas-pati L. ;
    of Kubera L. ;
    mfn. chief, best, principal L.

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  • 16 Dalit

    Indian born in a lower caste
    ————————
    a member of the shudra cast, literally "the oppressed"

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  • 17 Harijan

    member of lower caste, termed coined by Mahatma Gandhi; now referred to as Dalit

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  • 18 प्रति _prati

    प्रति ind.
    1 As a prefix to verbs it means (a) towards, in the direction of; (b) back, in return, again; तष्ठेदानीं न मे जीवन् प्रतियास्यसि दुर्मते Rām.7.18.13; (c) in opposition to, against, counter; (d) upon, down upon; (see the several roots with this preposition).
    -2 As a prefix to nouns not directly derived from verbs it means (a) likeness, resemblance, equality; (b) opposite, of the opposite side; प्रतिबल Ve.3.5. 'the opposing force'; so प्रतिद्विपाः Mu.2.13; (c) rivalry; as in प्रतिचन्द्रः 'a rival moon'; प्रतिपुरुषः &c.
    -3 As a separable preposition (with acc.) it means (a) towards, in the direction of, to; तौ दम्पती स्वां प्रति राजधानीं प्रस्थापयामास वशी वसिष्ठः R.2.7;1. 75; प्रत्यनिलं विचेरु Ku.3.31; वृक्षं प्रति विद्योतते विद्युत् Sk.; (b) against, counter, in opposition to, opposite; तदा यायाद् रिपुं प्रति Ms.7.171; प्रदुदुवुस्तं प्रति राक्षसेन्द्रम् Rām.; ययावजः प्रत्यरिसैन्यमेव R.7.55; (c) in comparison with, on a par with, in proportion to, a match for; त्वं सहस्राणि प्रति Ṛv.2.1.8; (d) near, in the vicinity of, by, at, in, on; समासेदुस्ततो गङ्गां शृङ्गवेरपुरं प्रति Rām.; गङ्गां प्रति; (e) at the time, about, during; आदित्यस्योदयं प्रति Mb; फाल्गुनं वाथ चैत्रं वा मासौ प्रति Ms.7.182; (f) on the side of, in favour of, to the lot of; यदत्र मां प्रति स्यात् Sk.; हरं प्रति हलाहलं (अभवत्) Vop.; (g) in each, in or at every, severally (used in a distributive sense); वर्षं प्रति, प्रतिवर्षम्; यज्ञं प्रति Y.1.11; वृक्षं वृक्षं प्रति सिञ्चति Sk.; (h) with regard or reference to, in relation to, regarding, concerning, about, as to; न हि मे संशीतिरस्या दिव्यतां प्रति K.132; चन्द्रोपरागं प्रति तु केनापि विप्रलब्धासि Mu.1; धर्मं प्रति Ś.5.18; मन्दौत्सुक्यो$स्मि नगरगमनं प्रति Ś.1; Ku.6.27; 7.83; त्वयैकमीशं प्रति साधु भाषितम् 5.81; Y.1.218; R.6. 12;1.29;12.51; (i) according to, in conformity with; मां प्रति in my opinion; (j) before, in the presence of; (k) for, on account of.
    -4 As a separable preposi- tion (with abl.) it means either (a) a representative of, in place of, instead of; प्रद्युम्नः कृष्णात् प्रति Sk.; संग्रामे यो नारायणतः प्रति Bk.8.89; or (b) in exchange or return for; तिलेभ्यः प्रति यच्छति माषान् Sk.; भक्तेः प्रत्यमृतं शंभोः Vop.
    -5 As the first member of Avyayībhāva compound it usually means (a) in or at every; as प्रतिसंवत्सरम् 'every year', प्रतिक्षणम्, प्रत्यहम् &c.; (b) towards, in the direction of; प्रत्यग्नि शलभा डयन्ते.
    -6 प्रति is sometimes used as the last member of Avyayī. comp. in the sense of 'a little'; सूपप्रति, शाकप्रति. [ Note:-- In the com- pounds given below all words the second members of which are words not immediately connected with verbs, are included; other words will be found in their proper places.]
    -Comp. -अंशम् ind. on the shoulders.
    -अक्षरम् ind. in every syllable or letter; प्रत्यक्षरश्लेषमयप्रबन्ध Vās.
    -अग्नि ind. towards the fire.
    -अग्र = प्रत्यग्र q. v.
    -अङ्गम् 1 a secondary or minor limb (of the body), as the nose.
    -2 a division, chapter, section.
    -3 every limb.
    -4 a weapon. (
    -ङ्गम्) ind.
    1 on or at every limb of the body; as in प्रत्यङ्ग- मालिङ्गितः Gīt.1.
    -2 for every subdivision.
    -3 in each case (in grammar).
    -अधिदेवता a tutelary deity who stays in front or near one; Hch.
    -अधिष्ठानम्, -आधानम् the principal place of residence; Bṛi. Up.2.2.1.
    -2 repository.
    -अनन्तर a.
    1 being in immediate neigh- bourhood; दानमानादिसत्कारैः कुरुष्व प्रत्यनन्तरम् Rām.4.15.27. (com. प्रत्यनन्तरं स्वाधीनम्).
    -2 standing nearest (as an heir).
    -3 immediately following, closely connected with; जीवेत् क्षत्रियधर्मेण स ह्यस्य (ब्राह्मणस्य) प्रत्यनन्तरः; Ms.1. 82;8.185. (
    -रम्) ind.
    1 immediately after.
    -2 next in succession.
    -रीभू to betake oneself close to; P. R.
    -अनिलम् ind. towards or against the wind.
    -अनीक a
    1 hostile, opposed, inimical.
    -2 resisting, opposing.
    -3 opposite.
    -4 equal, vying with. (
    -कः) an enemy.
    (-कम्) 1 hostility, enmity, hostile attitude or position; न शक्ताः प्रत्यनीकेषु स्थातुं मम सुरासुराः Rām.
    -2 a hostile army; यस्य शूरा महेष्वासाः प्रत्यनीकगता रणे Mb.; ये$वस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः Bg.11.32. (प्र˚ may have here sense 1 also).
    -3 (in Rhet.) a figure of speech in which one tries to injure a person or thing connected with an enemy who himself cannot be injured; प्रतिपक्षमशक्तेन प्रतिकर्तुं तिरस्क्रिया । या तदीयस्य तत्स्तुत्यै प्रत्यनीकं तदुच्यते K. P.1.
    -अनुप्रासः a kind of alliteration.
    -अनुमानम् an opposite conclusion.
    -अन्त a. contiguous, lying close to, adjacent, bordering.
    (-न्तः) 1 a border, frontier; स गुप्तमूलप्रत्यन्तः R.4.26.
    -2 a bordering country; especi- ally, a country occupied by barbarian or Mlechchhas. ˚देशः a bordering country. ˚पर्वतः an adjacent hill; पादाः प्रत्यन्तपर्वताः Ak.
    -अन्धकार a. spreading shadow; Buddh.
    -अपकारः retaliation, injury in return; शाम्येत् प्रत्यप- कारेण नोपकारेण दुर्जनः Ku.2.4.
    -अब्दम् ind. every year
    -अमित्र a. hostile. (
    -त्रः) an enemy. (
    -त्रम्) ind. towards as enemy.
    -अरिः 1 a well-matched opponent.
    -2 the 9th, 14th or 23rd asterism from the जन्मनक्षत्र.
    -3 a particular asterism; दारुणेषु च सर्वेषु प्रत्यरिं च विवर्जयेत् Mb.13.14.28 (com. प्रत्यरिं स्वनक्षत्राद् दिननक्षत्रं यावद् गणयित्वा नवभिर्भागे हृते पञ्चमी तारा प्रत्यरिः ।).
    -अर्कः a mock sun; parhelion.
    -अर्गलम् the rope by which a churning stick is moved.
    -अवयवम् ind.
    1 in every limb.
    -2 in every particular, in detail.
    1 lower, less honoured; पुरावरान् प्रत्यवरान् गरीयसः Mb.13.94.12.
    -2 very low or degrading, very insignificant; Ms.1.19.
    -अश्मन् m. red chalk.
    -अष्ठीला a kind of nervous disease.
    -अहम् ind. every day, daily; day by day; गिरिशमुपचचार प्रत्यहं सा सुकेशी Ku.1.6.
    -आकारः a scabbard, sheath.
    -आघातः 1 a counter-stroke.
    -2 reaction.
    -आचारः suitable conduct or behaviour.
    -आत्मम् ind. singly, severally.
    -आत्मक a. belonging to oneself.
    -आत्म्यम् similarity with oneself.
    -आत्मेन ind. after one's own image; स किंनरान् कुंपुरुषान् प्रत्यात्म्येना- सृजत् प्रभुः Bhāg.3.2.45.
    -आदित्यः a mock sun.
    -आरम्भः 1 recommencement, second beginning.
    -2 pro- hibition.
    -आर्द्र a. fresh.
    -आशा 1 hope, expectation; न यत्र प्रत्याशामनुपतति नो वा रहयति Māl.9.8.
    -2 trust, con- fidence.
    -आसङ्गः Connection, contact; अथ प्रत्यासङ्गः कमपि महिमानं वितरति Mv.1.12.
    -आस्वर 1 returning.
    -2 reflecting; Ch.Up.1.3.2.
    -आह्वयः echo, resonance; छाया प्रत्याह्वयाभासा ह्यसन्तो$प्यर्थकारिणः Bhāg.11.28.5.
    -उत्तरम् a reply, rejoinder.
    -उलूकः 1 a crow; मृत्युदूतः कपोतो$यमुलूकः कम्पयन्मनः । प्रत्युलूकश्च कुह्वानैरनिद्रौ शून्यमिच्छतः ॥ Bhāg.1.14.14.
    -2 a bird resembling an owl.
    -ऋचम् ind. in each Rik.
    -एक a. each, each one, every single one. (
    -कम्) ind.
    1 one at a time, severally; singly, in every one, to every one; oft. with the force of an adjective; विवेश दण्डकारण्यं प्रत्येकं च सतां मनः R.12.9. 'entered the mind of every good man'; 12.3;7.34; Ku.2.31.
    -एनस् m.
    1 an officer of justice (who punishes criminals); Bṛi. Up.4.3.7.
    -2 a heir responsible for the debts of the deceased; surety.
    -कञ्चुकः 1 an adversary.
    -2 a critic.
    -कण्ठम् ind.
    1 severally, one by one.
    -2 near the throat.
    -कलम् ind. constantly, perpetually.
    -कश a. not obeying the whip.
    -कष्ट a. comparatively bad.
    -कामिनी a female rival; Śi.
    -कायः 1 an effigy, image, picture, likeness.
    -2 an adversary; स वृषध्वजसायकावभिन्नं जयहेतुः प्रतिकाय- मेषणीयम् Ki.13.28.
    -3 a target, butt, mark.
    -कितवः an opponent in a game.
    -कुञ्जरः a hostile elephant.
    -कूपः a moat, ditch.
    -कूल a.
    1 unfavourable, adverse, contrary, hostile, opposite, प्रतिकूलतामुपगते हि विधौ विफलत्व- मेति बहुसाधनता Śi.9.6; Ku.3.24.
    -2 harsh, discordant. unpleasant, disagreeable; अप्यन्नपुष्टा प्रतिकूलशब्दा Ku.1. 45.
    -3 inauspicious.
    -4 contradictory.
    -5 reverse, inverted.
    -6 perverse, cross, peevish, stubborn. ˚आचार- णम्, ˚आचरितम् any offensive or hostile action or conduct; प्रतिकूलाचरितं क्षमख मे R.8.81. ˚उक्तम्, -क्तिः f. a contra- diction. ˚कारिन्, -कृत, -चारिन्, -वत्ति a. opposing. ˚दर्शन a. having an inauspicious or ungracious appearance. ˚प्रवर्तिन्, -वर्तिन् a. acting adversely, taking an adverse course. ˚भाषिन् a. opposing, contradicting. ˚वचनम् dis- agreeable or unpleasant speech. ˚वादः contradiction. (प्रतिकूलता, -त्वम् adverseness, opposition, hostility. प्रति- कूलयति 'to oppose'.).
    -कूल ind.
    1 adversely, contrarily.
    -2 inversely, in inverted order.
    -कूलय Den. P. to resist, oppose.
    -कूलिक a. hostile, inimical.
    -क्षणम् ind. at every moment or instant, constantly; प्रतिक्षणं संभ्रमलोलदृष्टि- र्लीलारविन्देन निवारयन्ती Ku.3.56.
    -क्षपम् ind. everynight.
    -गजः a hostile elephant
    -गात्रम् ind. in very limb.
    -गिरिः 1 an opposite mountain.
    -2 an inferior mountain.
    -गृहम्, -गेहम् ind. in every house.
    -ग्रामम् ind. in every village.
    -चक्रम् a hostile army.
    -चन्द्रः a mock moon; paraselene.
    -चरणम् ind.
    1 in every (Vedic) school or branch.
    -2 at every foot-step.
    -छाया, -यिका 1 a reflected image, reflection, shadow; रूपं प्रतिच्छायिक- योपनीतम् N.6.45.
    -2 an image, picture.
    -जङ्घा the forepart of the leg.
    -जिह्वा, -जिह्विका the soft palate,
    -तन्त्रम् ind. according to each Tantra or opinion.
    -तन्त्र- सिद्धान्तः a conclusion adopted by one of the disputants only; (वादिप्रतिवाद्येकतरमात्राभ्युपगतः).
    -त्र्यहम् ind. for three days at a time.
    -दण्ड a. Ved. disobedient.
    -दिनम् ind. every day; राशीभूतः प्रतिदिनमिव त्र्यम्बकस्याट्टहासः Me.6.
    -दिशम् ind. in every direction, all round, every- where.
    -दूतः a messenger sent in return.
    -देवता a corresponding deity; गताः कलाः पञ्चदश प्रतिष्ठा देवाश्च सर्वे प्रतिदेवतासु Muṇḍa.3.2.7.
    -देशम् ind. in every country.
    -देहम् ind. in every body.
    -दैवतम् ind. for every deity.
    -द्वन्द्वः 1 an antagonist, opponent, adversary, rival.
    -2 an enemy. (
    -द्वम्) opposition, hostility.
    -द्वन्द्विन् a.
    1 hostile, inimical.
    -2 adverse (प्रतिकूल); कृतान्तदुर्वृत्त इवापरेषां पुरः प्रतिद्वन्द्विनि पाण्डवास्त्रे Ki.16.29.
    -3 rivalling, vying with; किसलयोद्भेदप्रतिद्वन्दिभिः (करतलैः) Ś.4.5. (-m.) an opponent, adversary, rival; तुल्यप्रति- द्वन्द्वि बभूव युद्धम् R.7.37.;15.25.
    -द्वारम् ind. at every gate.
    -धुरः a horse harnessed by the side of another.
    -नप्तृ m. great-grandson, a son's grandson.
    -नव a.
    1 new, young, fresh.
    -2 newly blown budded; सान्ध्यं तेजः प्रतिनवजपापुष्परक्तं दधानः Me.38.
    -नाडी a branch-vein.
    -नायकः the adversary of the hero of any poetic com- position; धीरोद्धतः पापकारी व्यसनी प्रतिनायकः S. D., as रावण in the Rāmāyaṇa, शिशुपाल in Māgha-Kāvya &c.
    -नारी, -पत्नी, -युवतिः a female rival; Śi.7.45.
    -निनादः = प्रतिध्वनिः q. v.
    -न्यायम् ind. in inverted order; पुनः प्रतिन्यायं प्रतियोन्याद्रवति स्वप्नायैव Bṛi. Up.4.3.15.
    -पक्ष a. like, similar.
    (-क्षः) 1 the opposite side, party or faction, hostility; विमृश्य पक्षप्रतिपक्षाभ्यामवधारणं नियमः Gaut. S,
    -2 an adversary, enemy, foe, rival; प्रति- पक्षकामिनी, -लक्ष्मी 'a rival wife'; Bv.2.64; दासीकृतायाः प्रति- पक्षलक्ष्याः Vikr.1.73; प्रतिपक्षमशक्तेन प्रतिकर्तुम् K. P.1; Vikr.1.7; often used in comp. in the sense of 'equal' or 'similar'.
    -3 remedy, expiation; यादवस्य पापस्य प्रतिपक्षमुपदिशामि Nāg.5.
    -4 a defendant or respondent (in law). ˚ता
    1 hostility, opposition.
    -2 obstacle.
    -पक्षित a.
    1 containing a contradiction.
    -2 nullified by a contradictory premise; (as a hetu in न्याय); cf. सत्प्रतिपक्ष.
    -पक्षिन् m. an opponent, adversary.
    -पण्यम् merchandise in exchange; Buddh.
    -प्रथम् ind. along the road, towards the way; प्रतिपथगतिरासीद् वेगदीर्घीकृताङ्गः Ku.3.76.
    -पदम् ind.
    1 at evry stop.
    -2 at every place, everywhere.
    -3 expressly.
    -4 in every word; प्रतिपदाख्याने तु गौरवं परिहरद्भिर्वृत्तिकारैः सर्वसामान्यः शब्दः प्रति- गृहीतः प्रकृतिवदिति ŚB. on MS.8.1.2.
    -पल्लवः an opposite or outstretched branch; R.
    -पाणः 1 a stake.
    -2 a counter-pledge.
    -3 a counter-stake; Mb.3.
    -पादम् ind. in each quarter.
    -पात्रम् ind. with regard to each part, of each character; प्रतिपात्रमाधीयतां यत्नः Ś.1 'let care be taken of each character'.
    -पादपम् ind. in every tree.
    -पाप a. returning sin for sin, requiting evil for evil.
    -पु(पू)रुषः 1 a like or similar man.
    -2 a substitute, deputy.
    -3 a companion.
    -4 the effigy of a man pushed by thieves into the interior of a house before entering it themselves (to ascertain if any body is awake).
    -5 an effigy in general. (
    -षम्) ind. man by man, for each man.
    -पुस्तकम् a copy of an original manuscript.
    -पूर्वाह्णम् ind. every forenoon.
    -प्रति a. counter-balancing, equal to.
    -प्रभातम् ind. every morning.
    -प्रसवः 1 (As opposed to अनुप्रसव) tracing causes back to the origin as -- a pot, a lump of mud, mud, clay, Pātañjala Yogadarśana.
    -2 Negation of (or exception to) a negation. The force of a प्रतिप्रसव is positive, limiting as it does the scope of a प्रतिषेध or negation. Hence it is just the opposite of परिसंख्या whose force is negative or exclusive since it limits the scope of a positive statement. प्रतिप्रसवो$यं न परिसंख्या ŚB. on MS.1.7.45.
    -प्रकारः an outer wall or rampart.
    -प्रियम् a kindness or service in return; प्रतिप्रियं चेद् भवतो न कुर्यां वृथा हि मे स्यात् स्वपदोपलब्धिः R.5.56.
    -बन्धुः an equal in rank or station; Mb.5.121.13.
    -बलः a.
    1 able, powerful.
    -2 equal in strength, equally matched or powerful.
    (-लम्) 1 a hostile army; अस्त्रज्वालावलीढप्रतिबलजलधेरन्तरौर्वायमाणे Ve.3.7.
    -2 strength.
    -बाहु 1 the forepart of the arm.
    -2 an opposite side (in a square or polygon).
    -बि (वि) म्बः, -म्बम् 1 a reflection, reflected image; ज्योतिषां प्रतिबिम्बानि प्राप्नु- वन्त्युपहारताम् Ku.6.42; Śi.9.18.
    -2 an image, a picture.
    -बीजम् a rotten seed.
    -भट a. vying with, rivalling; घटप्रतिभटस्तनि N.13.5.
    (-टः) 1 a rival, an opponent; निवासः कन्दर्पप्रतिभटजटाजूटभवने G. L.21.
    -2 a warrior on the opposite side; समालोक्याजौ त्वां विदधति विकल्पान् प्रतिभटाः K. P.1.
    -भय a.
    1 fearful, formidable, terrible, frightful.
    -2 dangerous; स्वगृहोद्यानगते$पि स्निग्धैः पापं विशङ्क्यते मोहात् । किमु दृष्टबह्वपायप्रतिभयकान्तारमध्यस्थे ॥ Pt.2.171; Nāg.5.1.; Bhāg.1.6.14. (
    -यम्) a danger; सुनन्द, श्रुतं मया संनिहितगरुडप्रतिभयमुद्देशं जामाता जीमूतवाहनो गतः Nāg.5.
    -भैरव a. dreadful.
    -मञ्चः a kind of measure (in music.)
    -मञ्चाः Platforms opposite to each other; दशभागिकौ द्वौ प्रतिमञ्चौ Kau. A.2.3.21.
    -मण्डलम् 1 a secondary disc (of the sun &c.).
    -2 an eccentric orbit.
    -मन्दिरम् ind. in every house.
    -मल्लः an antagonist, a rival; उपेयिवांसं प्रतिमल्लतां रयस्मये जितस्य प्रसभं गरुत्मतः N.1.63; पातालप्रतिमल्लगल्ल &c. Māl.5.22.
    -मानना worship (पूजा); स्पर्शमशुचिवपुरर्हति न प्रतिमाननां तु नितरां नृपोचिताम् Śi.15.35.
    -माया a counter-spell or charm; प्रतिमाया कृतं च तत् Mb.1.34.22.
    -मार्गः the way back; Mb.4.
    -मार्गम् ind. back, back- wards.
    -माला capping verses (Mar. भंडी).
    -मासम् ind. every month, monthly.
    -मित्रम् an enemy, adversary.
    -मुख a. standing before the face, facing; प्रतिमुखागत Ms.8.291.
    -2 near, present. (
    -खम्) a secondary plot or incident in a drama which tends either to hasten or retard the catastrophe; see S. D.334 and 351-364. (
    -खम्) ind.
    1 towards.
    -2 in front, before.
    -मुखरी a particular mode of drumming.
    -मुद्रा 1 a counter- seal.
    -2 the impression of a seal.
    -मुहूर्तम् ind. every moment.
    -मूर्तिः f. an image, a likeness.
    -मूषिका f. a musk-rat (Mar. चिचुंदरी).
    -यूथपः the leader of a hostile herd of elephants.
    -रथः an adversary in war (lit. in fighting in a war-chariot); दौष्यन्तिमप्रतिरथं तनयं निवेश्य Ś.4.2.
    -रथ्यम् in every road; अस्मिन् नगरे प्रतिरथ्यं भुजङ्गबद्धसंचारे Udb.
    -रवः, -ध्वनिः 1 an echo; प्रतिरवविततो वनानि चक्रे Ki.1.4.
    -2 quarrel; controversy.
    -3 (Ved.) life (प्राण).
    -रसितम् an echo; केनास्मत् सिंह- नादप्रतिरसितसखो दुन्दुभिस्ताड्यते$यम् Ve.1.22.
    -राजः a hostile king.
    -रात्रम् ind. every night.
    -रूप a.
    1 corresponding, similar, having a counter-part in; अग्निर्यथैको भुवनं प्रविष्टो रूपं रूपं प्रतिरूपो बभूव Kaṭh.2.2.9.
    -2 beautiful.
    -3 suitable, proper; इदं न प्रतिरूपं ते स्त्रीष्वदाक्षिण्यमीदृशम् Bu. Ch.4.66; आत्मनः प्रतिरूपं सा बभाषे चारुहासिनी Rām.4. 19.17.
    -4 facing (अभिमुख); प्रतिरूपं जनं कुर्यान्न चेत् तद् वर्तते यथा Mb.12.97.16 (com. प्रतिरूपं युद्धाभिमुखम्).
    (-पम्) 1 a picture, an image, a likeness.
    -2 a mirror-like reflecting object; अदर्शनं स्वशिरसः प्रतिरूपे च सत्यपि Bhāg. 1.42.28.
    -4 an object of comparison (उपमान); भवान्मे खलु भक्तानां सर्वेषां प्रतिरूपधृक् Bhāg.7.1.21.
    -रूपक a. resembling, similar (at the end of comp.); जहीमान् राक्षसान् पापानात्मनः प्रतिरूपकान् Mb.3.29.11; चेष्टाप्रतिरूपिका मनोवृत्तिः Ś.1.
    (-कम्) 1 a picture, an image; अग्निदैर्गर- दैश्चैव प्रतिरूपककारकैः Mb.12.59.49.
    -2 a forged edict; जर्जरं चास्य विषयं कुर्वन्ति प्रतिरूपकैः Mb.12.56.52.
    -3 a reflec- tion.
    -लक्षणम् a mark, sign, token.
    -लिपिः f. a tran- script, a written copy.
    -लेखः a writ of reply; प्रावृत्तिकश्च प्रतिलेख एव Kau. A.2.1.28.
    -लोम a.
    1 'against the hair or grain', contray to the natural order, inverted, reverse (opp. अनुलोम); नववर्षसहस्राक्षः प्रतिलोमो$भवद् गुरुः Bhāg.12.14.15.
    -2 contrary to caste (said of the issue of a woman who is of a higher caste than her husband).
    -3 hostile.
    -4 low, vile, base.
    -5 left (वाम).
    -6 obstinate, perverse; अपरिचितस्यापि ते$प्रतिलोमः संवृत्तः Ś.7.
    -7 disagreeable, unpleasant. (
    -मम्) any injurious or unpleasant act. (
    -मम्) ind. 'against the hair or grain', inversely, invertedly. ˚ज a. born in the inverse order of the castes; i. e. born of a mother who is of a higher caste than the father; cf. Ms.1.16,25.
    -लोमक a. reverse, inverted; राजन्यविप्रयोः कस्माद् विवाहः प्रतिलोमकः Bhāg.9.18.5.
    -कम् inverted order.
    -लोमतः ind.
    1 in consequence of the inverted order or course; Ms.1.68.
    -2 in an unfriendly manner; यदा बहुविधां वृद्धिं मन्येत प्रतिलोमतः Mb.12.13.39.
    -वत्सरम् ind. every year.
    -वनम् ind. in every forest.
    -वर्णिक a. similar, corresponding.
    -वर्धिन् a. being a match for.
    -वर्षम् ind. every year.
    -वस्तु n.
    1 an equivalent, a counter- part.
    -2 anything given in return.
    -3 a parallel. ˚उपमा a figure of speech thus defined by Mammaṭa:-- प्रतिवस्तूपमा तु सा ॥ सामान्यस्य द्विरेकस्य यत्र वाक्यद्वये स्थितिः । K. P.1; e. g. तापेन भ्राजते सूर्यः शूरश्चापेन राजते Chandr.5. 48.
    -वातः a contrary wind; प्रतिवाते$नुवाते च नासीत गुरुणा सह Ms.2.23. (
    -तम्) ind. against the wind; चीनांशुक- मिव केतोः प्रतिवातं नीयमानस्य Ś.1.33.
    -वारणः a hostile elephant.
    -वासरम् ind. every day.
    -विटपम् ind.
    1 on every branch.
    -2 branch by branch.
    -विषम् an anti- dote. (
    -षा) a birch tree.
    -विष्णुकः a Muchakunda tree.
    -वीरः an opponent, antagonist.
    -वीर्यम् being equal to or a match for.
    -वृषः a hostile bull.
    -वेलम् ind. at each time, on every occasion.
    -वेशः 1 a neighbouring house, neighbourhood.
    -2 a neighbour.
    -वेशिन् a. a neigh- bour; दृष्ट्वा प्रभातसमये प्रतिवेशिवर्गः Mk.3.14.
    -वेश्मन् n. a neighbour's house.
    -वेश्यः a neighbour.
    -वैरम् re- quital of hostilities revenge.
    -शब्दः 1 echo, reverbera- tion; वसुधाधरकन्दराभिसर्पी प्रतिशब्दो$पि हरेर्भिनत्ति नागान् V. 1.16; Ku.6.64; R.2.28.
    -2 a roar.
    -शशिन् m. a mock-moon.
    -शाखम् ind. for every branch or school (of the Veda).
    -शाखा a side-branch; महाभूतविशेषश्च विशेषप्रतिशाखवान् Mb.14.35.21.
    -संवत्सरम् ind. every year.
    -सङ्गक्षिका 1 a cloak to keep off the dust; Buddh.
    -संदेशः a reply to the message; दर्पसारस्य प्रति- संदेशमावेदयत् D. K.2.1.
    -सम a. equal to, a match for.
    -सव्य a. in an inverted order.
    -सामन्तः an enemy.
    -सायम् ind. every evening.
    -सूर्यः, -सूर्यकः 1 a mock-sun.
    -2 a lizard, chameleon; 'कृकलासस्तु सरटः प्रतिसूर्यः शयानकः ।' Hemchandra; तृष्यद्भिः प्रतिसूर्यकैरजगरस्वेदद्रवः पीयते U.2.16.
    -सेना, सैन्यम् a hostile army; निहतां प्रतिसैन्येन वडवामिव पातिताम् Rām.2.114.17.
    -स्थानम् ind. in every place, everywhere.
    -स्मृतिः N. of parti- cular kind of magic; गृहाणेमां मया प्रोक्तां सिद्धिं मूर्तिमतीमिव । विद्यां प्रतिस्मृतिं नाम Mb.3.36.3.
    -स्रोतस् ind. against the stream; सरस्वतीं प्रतिस्रोतं ययौ ब्राह्मणसंवृतः Bhāg.1.78. 18. -a. going against the stream; अथासाद्य तु कालिन्दी प्रतिस्रोतः समागताम् Rām.2.55.5.
    -हस्तः, -हस्तकः a deputy, an agent, substitute, proxy; आश्रितानां भृतौ स्वामिसेवायां धर्मसेवने । पुत्रस्योत्पादने चैव न सन्ति प्रतिहस्तकाः ॥ H.2.33.
    -हस्तीकृ to take; Pratijñā 3.
    -हस्तिन् the keeper of a brothel; Dk.2.2.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > प्रति _prati

  • 19 inferior

    1. adjective
    (of lower quality) minderwertig [Ware]; minder... [Qualität]; gering [Kenntnis]; unterlegen [Gegner]
    2. noun
    Untergebene, der/die

    his social inferiors — die gesellschaftlich unter ihm Stehenden

    * * *
    [in'fiəriə]
    1) (of poor, or poorer, quality etc: This carpet is inferior to that.) minderwertig
    2) (lower in rank: Is a colonel inferior to a brigadier?) niedriger, unterlegen
    •
    - academic.ru/37963/inferiority">inferiority
    * * *
    in·fe·ri·or
    [ɪnˈfɪəriəʳ, AM -ˈfɪriɚ]
    I. adj
    1. (of lesser quality) system, thing minderwertig; mind unterlegen
    ▪ to be \inferior to sth in quality von minderer Qualität als etw sein
    intellectually/morally \inferior geistig/moralisch unterlegen
    2. (lower) in rank [rang]niedriger, untergeordnet; in status untergeordnet
    socially \inferior sozial niedrig gestellt
    ▪ to be \inferior to sb/sth jdm/etw untergeordnet sein
    to feel \inferior to sb sich akk jdm [gegenüber] unterlegen fühlen
    \inferior court LAW untergeordnetes Gericht
    3. TYPO
    \inferior letters/numbers tief stehende Buchstaben/Ziffern [o Indizes pl fachspr
    II. n
    ▪ \inferiors pl in rank Untergebene pl
    intellectual/social \inferiors sozial/geistig niedriger gestellte Personen
    * * *
    [In'fIərɪə(r)]
    1. adj
    1) (in quality) minderwertig; person unterlegen; (in rank) untergeordnet, niedriger; quality geringer, minderwertig; (JUR) court untergeordnet

    to be inferior to sth (in quality) — von minderer or geringerer Qualität sein als etw, gegen etw abfallen or nicht ankommen

    to be inferior to sb — jdm unterlegen sein; (in rank) jdm untergeordnet or nachgestellt sein

    he feels inferior — er kommt sich (dat) unterlegen or minderwertig vor

    2) (TYP)
    3) (BIOL) order, species niedriger
    2. n

    one's inferiors (in social standing) — Leute or Personen pl aus einer niedrigeren Schicht; (in rank) seine Untergebenen pl

    * * *
    inferior [ınˈfıərıə(r)]
    A adj
    1. (to) untergeordnet (dat), (im Rang) tiefer stehend, niedriger, geringer (als):
    an inferior caste eine niedrige oder untere Kaste;
    inferior court JUR niederes oder unteres oder untergeordnetes Gericht;
    in an inferior position in untergeordneter Stellung;
    a) jemandem untergeordnet sein,
    b) jemandem nachstehen, jemandem unterlegen sein;
    he is inferior to none er nimmt es mit jedem auf
    2. weniger wert, von geringerem Wert ( beide:
    to als)
    3. minderwertig, zweitklassig, -rangig, mittelmäßig (Qualität etc):
    inferior goods WIRTSCH minderwertige Waren
    4. (räumlich) unter, tiefer, Unter…:
    inferior maxilla ANAT Unterkiefer m
    5. BOT
    a) unterständig (Fruchtknoten)
    b) dem Deckblatt nahe gelegen
    6. ASTRON unter:
    c) unter dem Horizont liegend
    7. TYPO tief stehend:
    B s
    1. Untergeordnete(r) m/f(m), Untergebene(r) m/f(m)
    2. Unterlegene(r) m/f(m), Schwächere(r) m/f(m):
    be sb’s inferior in sth jemandem in einer Sache nachstehen oder unterlegen sein
    3. TYPO Index m, tief stehendes Zeichen
    * * *
    1. adjective
    (of lower quality) minderwertig [Ware]; minder... [Qualität]; gering [Kenntnis]; unterlegen [Gegner]
    2. noun
    Untergebene, der/die
    * * *
    adj.
    minderwertig adj.
    schlechter (als) adj.
    unter adj.
    untergeordnet adj.
    unterlegen adj.

    English-german dictionary > inferior

  • 20 superior

    adj.
    1 top.
    la parte superior (de algo) the top (of something)
    la mitad superior the top o upper half
    2 higher.
    ser superior en número, ser numéricamente superior to have a numerical advantage
    3 superior.
    es superior a la media it's above average
    4 excellent (excelente).
    5 upper (anatomy & geography).
    6 higher (education).
    m.
    superior (jefe).
    * * *
    1 (encima de) upper, top
    2 (por encima de) greater (a, than), higher (a, than), above (a, -)
    4 figurado (calidad etc) superior, high, excellent
    5 EDUCACIÓN higher
    1 (jefe) superior
    2 RELIGIÓN superior
    \
    calidad superior top quality, high quality
    * * *
    1. noun m. 2. adj.
    * * *
    I
    1. ADJ
    1) (=más alto) [estante, línea] top antes de s ; [labio, mandíbula] upper
    2) (=mejor) superior, better

    ser superior a algo — to be superior to sth, be better than sth

    3) (=excelente)
    4) [cantidad]
    5) [en categoría] [animal, especie] higher
    6) (Educ) [curso, nivel] advanced; [enseñanza] higher
    2.
    SM [en rango] superior
    II superior, -a ( Rel)
    1.
    2.
    SM / F superior/mother superior
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) <parte/piso> top (before n), upper (before n); < nivel> higher
    b) <labio/mandíbula> upper (before n)
    2)
    a) ( en calidad) superior

    superior A algo/alguien — superior to something/somebody

    b) ( en jerarquía) < oficial> superior; < clase social> higher
    c) (en cantidad, número)

    un número superior a 9 — a number greater than o higher than o above 9

    II
    - riora masculino, femenino
    a) (Relig) (m) Superior; (f) Mother Superior
    b) superior masculino ( en rango) superior
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) <parte/piso> top (before n), upper (before n); < nivel> higher
    b) <labio/mandíbula> upper (before n)
    2)
    a) ( en calidad) superior

    superior A algo/alguien — superior to something/somebody

    b) ( en jerarquía) < oficial> superior; < clase social> higher
    c) (en cantidad, número)

    un número superior a 9 — a number greater than o higher than o above 9

    II
    - riora masculino, femenino
    a) (Relig) (m) Superior; (f) Mother Superior
    b) superior masculino ( en rango) superior
    * * *
    superior1
    1 = superior, superordinate.

    Ex: Under pressure from colleagues, superiors, and families to perform well, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

    Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
    * Posesivo + superiores = Posesivo + betters.

    superior2
    2 = better, high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], higher, pre-eminent [preeminent], superior, upper, heightened, enriched, high-end, preemptive [pre-emptive], top-tier [top tier].

    Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

    Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.
    Ex: Relief must be secured from the laborious detailed manipulation of higher mathematics as well, if the users of it are to free their brains for something more than repetitive detailed transformations.
    Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.
    Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
    Ex: The upper and lower limits for the value are first entered.
    Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.
    Ex: Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.
    Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.
    Ex: Coincidentally there has emerged a pre-emptive new technology for the storage, handling and transmission of information, potentially better suited to the convenience of users.
    Ex: It is much to the credit of the British government that in the current reorganisation of local government it has insisted that public libraries be controlled by the top-tier authorities, those responsible for education and other major services.
    * biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.
    * borde superior = top edge.
    * compartimento superior = overhead bin, overhead locker.
    * contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.
    * cubierta superior = upper deck.
    * de calidad superior = best-quality.
    * de la parte superior = topmost [top most].
    * demostrar ser superior = prove + superior.
    * de nivel superior = upper-level, higher-level.
    * de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.
    * educación superior = higher education.
    * en la parte superior = at the top, uppermost, uppermost.
    * enseñanza superior = higher education, higher learning, tertiary education.
    * Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES) = European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).
    * esquina superior derecha = upper right corner, upper right-hand corner.
    * esquina superior izquierda = top left corner, upper left corner, top left-hand corner.
    * extremidades superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.
    * hacer superior = give + Nombre + an edge.
    * institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary institution.
    * institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria = college of higher education.
    * la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.
    * límite superior = upper bound.
    * madre superiora = abbess, Mother Superior.
    * mandíbula superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.
    * margen superior = top margin.
    * maxilar superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.
    * miembros superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.
    * nivel superior = top layer.
    * paleolítico superior, el = Upper Palaeolithic.
    * parte superior = top, topside.
    * pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.
    * primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.
    * quijada superior = upper jaw.
    * relativo a la enseñanza superior = tertiary.
    * ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.
    * ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.
    * ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.
    * superior al 10 por ciento = double digit.
    * superior a los demás = a cut above the rest, a cut above.
    * término superior = top term, TT.
    * título superior = advanced degree.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹parte/piso› top ( before n), upper ( before n)
    en el ángulo superior derecho de la hoja in the top right-hand corner of the page
    en los pisos superiores del edificio on the upper o uppermost o top floors of the building
    2 ‹labio› upper ( before n), top ( before n); ‹mandíbula› upper ( before n)
    3 ( Astron) ‹planeta› superior
    B
    1 (en calidad) superior
    un vino de calidad superior a superior o an excellent wine, a wine of superior quality
    superior A algo/algn superior TO sth/sb
    es muy superior al modelo anterior it is far better than o far superior to the previous model
    se siente superior a los demás he thinks he's above o superior to everyone else, he thinks he's better than everyone else
    una inteligencia superior a la media above-average intelligence
    un oficial superior a mí an officer superior to me, a superior o higher-ranking officer
    alumnos de los cursos superiores students from higher o more advanced courses
    órdenes superiores orders from above
    3
    (en cantidad, número): los atacantes eran superiores en número the attackers were greater o more in number
    superior A algo above sth
    temperaturas superiores a los cuarenta grados temperatures above o higher than forty degrees
    un número superior a 9 a number greater than o higher than o above 9
    el peso es superior a los 20 kilos the weight is above 20 kilos, the weight exceeds 20 kilos
    es superior a mis fuerzas it's more than I can bear
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Relig) ( masculine) Superior; ( feminine) Mother Superior
    2
    ¿quién es su superior? who is your superior?
    * * *

     

    superior 1 adjetivo
    1 ( en posición) ‹parte/piso› top ( before n), upper ( before n);
    ‹ nivel› higher;
    ‹labio/mandíbula› upper ( before n)
    2

    superior A algo/algn superior to sth/sb;

    una inteligencia superior a la media above-average intelligence

    ‹ clase social› higher
    c) (en cantidad, número):

    ◊ los atacantes eran superiores en número the attackers were greater o more in number;

    superior A algo above sth;
    un número superior a 9 a number greater than o higher than o above 9
    superior 2
    ◊ - riora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    a) (Relig) (m) Superior;

    (f) Mother Superior
    b)

    ◊ superior sustantivo masculino ( en rango) superior

    superior
    I adjetivo
    1 (que está más alto) top, upper
    el piso superior, the upper floor
    2 (que es mejor) superior, better: su sueldo es superior al mío, his salary is higher than mine
    3 (en número) un número superior a 10, a number greater o higher o more than 10
    4 (indicando grado: en enseñanza) higher
    (:en el ejército, la policía) superior
    II m (rango militar, policial) superior
    Rel Superior
    ' superior' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ápice
    - Cesid
    - CSIC
    - encima
    - ser
    - extra
    - innegablemente
    - larga
    - largo
    - licenciatura
    - pala
    - superiora
    - abogado
    - brazo
    - carrera
    - creer
    - derecho
    - educación
    - exceder
    - jefe
    - madre
    - mejor
    - normal
    - superar
    - titulado
    English:
    above
    - advanced
    - average
    - change up
    - cut
    - degree
    - education
    - expanse
    - high
    - higher
    - higher education
    - higher-up
    - outnumber
    - outrank
    - preeminent
    - registrar
    - rise above
    - self-righteous
    - senior
    - staff college
    - superior
    - tertiary
    - top
    - top-heavy
    - upper
    - advantage
    - A level
    - barrister
    - better
    - boss
    - commission
    - excess
    - fancy
    - first
    - mother
    - move
    * * *
    superior, -ora
    ♦ adj
    1. [de arriba] top;
    los pisos superiores tienen mejores vistas the upper floors have better views;
    la parte superior (de algo) the top (of sth);
    la mitad superior the top o upper half
    2. [mayor] higher (a than);
    ser superior en número, ser numéricamente superior to have a numerical advantage;
    temperaturas superiores a los 12 grados temperatures above 12 degrees;
    una cifra superior a 100 a figure greater than 100;
    lo venden a un precio un 30 por ciento superior al del mercado they are selling it at 30 percent above the market price;
    por un periodo no superior a tres años for a period not exceeding three years
    3. [mejor] superior (a to);
    es superior a la media it's above average;
    una mujer de inteligencia superior a la media a woman of above-average intelligence;
    no me creo superior a nadie I don't consider myself superior to anyone
    4. [excelente] excellent;
    productos de calidad superior superior-quality products
    5. Fam
    es superior a mí o [m5] a mis fuerzas [no lo puedo soportar] it's too much for me
    6. Biol
    los mamíferos superiores the higher mammals
    7. Anat upper;
    el labio/la mandíbula superior the upper lip/jaw
    8. Geog upper
    9. Educ higher
    10. Rel superior
    11. Geol upper;
    el Paleolítico superior the Upper Palaeolithic
    ♦ nm,f
    Rel superior, f mother superior
    ♦ nm
    [jefe] superior
    * * *
    I adj
    1 labio, piso etc upper
    2 en jerarquía superior;
    ser superior a be superior to
    II m superior
    * * *
    1) : superior
    2) : upper
    nivel superior: upper level
    3) : higher
    educación superior: higher education
    4)
    superior a : above, higher than, in excess of
    : superior
    * * *
    superior1 adj
    1. (en general) higher
    3. (en calidad) superior
    superior2 n superior

    Spanish-English dictionary > superior

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  • Caste — Castes are hereditary systems of , endogamy, social culture, social class, and political power. In a caste society, the assignment of individuals to places in the social hierarchy is determined by social group and cultural heritage. Although… …   Wikipedia

  • Caste system in Kerala — The region of Kerala in India became the caste society very late. One of the last south Indian societies to become agrarian, the communities kept most of their tribal markers intact bringing them to mainstream. These traditional matrilineal… …   Wikipedia

  • Caste politics in India — Caste is one of the major factors in politics of India. Independent India has seen intense debates over reverse discrimination, caste based quotas and reservations.Before 1980sMahatma Gandhi, B. R. Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru had radically… …   Wikipedia

  • Caste system in Sri Lanka — The Caste system in Sri Lanka is a division of society into strata, differing somewhat from the classic Varnas of North India but is similar in nature to the Jāti system found in South India. The fourfold caste model in Sri Lanka s pre British… …   Wikipedia

  • Caste system among Indian Christians — The Caste system among Indian Christians is attributed to the assimilation of local Hindu practices, which has caused caste distinctions to be retained after conversion. Some Christian groups have adapted the Indian caste system in diverse ways… …   Wikipedia

  • caste —    The Indian term jati (birth) is usually translated as “caste,” which is a Portuguese word. It refers to the community into which one is born. In VEDIC tradition the concept of VARNA stratified society into four groups: BRAHMIN (priests),… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • Caste War of Yucatán — The Caste War of Yucatán (1847 ndash;1901) began with the revolt of native Maya people of Yucatán (Mexico) against the population of European descent (called Yucatecos) in political and economic control. A lengthy war ensued between the Yucateco… …   Wikipedia

  • History of the Indian caste system — The history of the Indian caste system dates back to the Vedic period. Origin The origin of the caste system as it is today is still obscure.A 2001 genetic study, led by Michael Bamshad of the University of Utah, found that the affinity of… …   Wikipedia

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