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make an errand

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  • 3 a face o plimbare

    to go out for a walk
    to have / to take a walk
    to have / to take an airing
    to go for / to have a run
    to go for a roam
    to take a turn
    ( cu maşina) to take a' drive
    to go for a spin (in a car)
    ( călare) to go for a ride
    to take a ride
    ( scurtă) to make an errand
    to take a stroll
    to go for a stroll.

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  • 4 encargo

    m.
    1 order (pedido).
    por encargo to order
    2 errand (recado).
    3 task, assignment (tarea).
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: encargar.
    * * *
    1 (recado) errand
    2 (empleo) job, assignment
    3 (responsabilidad) responsibility
    4 COMERCIO order, commission
    \
    como hecho,-a de encargo perfect
    hacer un encargo (recado) to run an errand 2 (pedido) to place an order
    hecho,-a de encargo (a petición) made to order 2 (a la medida) made to measure
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    noun m.
    3) commission, job
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    SM
    1) (=pedido) order

    de o por encargo — [traje, vestido] tailor made, made to order; [muebles] made to order

    "se hacen tartas por encargo" — "cakes made to order"

    ni hecho de encargo podrías ser más torpe — hum you couldn't be more clumsy if you tried

    2) [profesional] job, commission
    3) [para comprar algo] errand

    le hice varios encargos de Nueva York — I asked him to buy a few things in New York, I asked him to bring back a few things from New York

    4)
    * * *
    a) (recado, pedido)

    ¿te puedo hacer unos encargos? — could you buy o get a few things for me?

    b) (Com) order

    sólo por encargo — ( en restaurante) must be ordered in advance

    muebles de encargo — made-to-order o custom-made furniture

    hecho de encargo — (Esp)

    el sofá le va al salón que ni hecho de encargo — the sofa is absolutely tailor-made o perfect for the living room

    eres más tonto que hecho de encargo — (fam) you couldn't be more stupid if you tried (colloq)

    c) (cargo, misión) job, assignment
    d) (AmL fam & euf) ( embarazo)
    * * *
    = commissioning, charge, errand, order.
    Nota: Orden que se cursa a un proveedor dándole las referencias de los documentos que se desean adquirir por compra.
    Ex. Such commissioning of books of this sort does not in any way imply that the author is working as a hack.
    Ex. She was offered an opportunity to chair a task force within the library with the charge to investigate a new integrated system.
    Ex. To many kids, errands are boring, tiring, and just a big drag.
    Ex. The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.
    ----
    * encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.
    * hacer encargos = run + errands.
    * hacer por encargo = make to + order.
    * hecho por encargo = tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure.
    * por encargo = custom, bespoke.
    * programa informático hecho por encargo = tailor-made software.
    * publicar por encargo = publishing on commission.
    * sistema informático hecho por encargo = tailored system.
    * * *
    a) (recado, pedido)

    ¿te puedo hacer unos encargos? — could you buy o get a few things for me?

    b) (Com) order

    sólo por encargo — ( en restaurante) must be ordered in advance

    muebles de encargo — made-to-order o custom-made furniture

    hecho de encargo — (Esp)

    el sofá le va al salón que ni hecho de encargo — the sofa is absolutely tailor-made o perfect for the living room

    eres más tonto que hecho de encargo — (fam) you couldn't be more stupid if you tried (colloq)

    c) (cargo, misión) job, assignment
    d) (AmL fam & euf) ( embarazo)
    * * *
    = commissioning, charge, errand, order.
    Nota: Orden que se cursa a un proveedor dándole las referencias de los documentos que se desean adquirir por compra.

    Ex: Such commissioning of books of this sort does not in any way imply that the author is working as a hack.

    Ex: She was offered an opportunity to chair a task force within the library with the charge to investigate a new integrated system.
    Ex: To many kids, errands are boring, tiring, and just a big drag.
    Ex: The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.
    * encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.
    * hacer encargos = run + errands.
    * hacer por encargo = make to + order.
    * hecho por encargo = tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure.
    * por encargo = custom, bespoke.
    * programa informático hecho por encargo = tailor-made software.
    * publicar por encargo = publishing on commission.
    * sistema informático hecho por encargo = tailored system.

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    1
    (recado, pedido): ¿te puedo hacer unos encargos? could you buy a few things for me?, could you bring me back a few things?
    tengo que salir a comprar los encargos que me han hecho I have to go out to buy the things I've been asked to get
    mi hijo está haciendo un encargo my son is out on o is running an errand
    2 ( Com) order
    sólo los hacemos por encargo we only make them to order
    [ S ] sólo por encargo (en un restaurante) must be ordered in advance
    muebles de encargo con precios muy competitivos made-to-order o custom-made furniture at very competitive prices
    hecho de encargo ( Esp): el sofá le va al salón que ni hecho de encargo the sofa goes so well in the living room, you would think it had been made to order, the sofa is absolutely tailor-made for the living room
    eres más tonto que hecho de encargo ( fam); you couldn't be more stupid if you tried ( colloq)
    3 (cargo, misión) job, assignment
    4
    ( AmL fam euf) (embarazo): el novio se fue y la dejó con encargo her boyfriend went off, leaving her in the family way ( colloq dated)
    traer a algn de encargo ( Méx fam); to give sb a hard time ( colloq)
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    Del verbo encargar: ( conjugate encargar)

    encargo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    encargó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    encargar    
    encargo
    encargar ( conjugate encargar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) encargole algo a algn ‹ tarea› to entrust sb with sth;

    ◊ me encargó una botella de whisky escocés she asked me to buy o get her a bottle of Scotch

    b) encargo a algn que haga algo to ask sb to do sth

    2 ‹mueble/paella/libro› to order;
    ‹informe/cuadro› to commission
    encargarse verbo pronominal encargose de algo/algn to take care of sth/sb;

    encargo sustantivo masculino
    a) (recado, pedido):

    ◊ ¿te puedo hacer unos encargos? could you buy o get a few things for me?;

    mi hijo está haciendo un encargo my son is out on o is running an errand
    b) (Com) order;


    c) (cargo, misión) job, assignment

    encargar verbo transitivo
    1 (encomendar) to entrust: su madre le encargó que cuidara de sus hermanos, her mother entrusted her with the care of her brothers
    2 Com (solicitar mercancías) to order: encargaremos una pizza, we'll order a pizza
    (un servicio) to commission: ¿por qué no se lo encargas a ellos?, why don't you commission it from them?
    encargo sustantivo masculino
    1 (recado) errand: tengo que hacer un encargo, I have an errand to do
    2 (tarea, trabajo) job, assignment: me han dado otro encargo, they've given me another job
    3 Com order: lo fabrican por encargo, they make it to order
    ' encargo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    encargar
    - encargarse
    - recado
    - tranquilo
    English:
    assign
    - care
    - catering
    - command performance
    - get in
    - kissogram
    - made-to-order
    - order
    - commission
    - custom
    - it
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    encargo, RP encargue nm
    1. [pedido] order;
    hacer un encargo a alguien to order sth from sb;
    les hicimos un encargo de una mesa la semana pasada we ordered a table from them last week;
    Esp
    (hecho) de encargo tailor-made;
    Esp
    mobiliario (hecho) de encargo furniture made to order;
    se hacen paellas por encargo paella can be made to order;
    el artista trabaja por encargo the artist does commission work;
    es más tonto que hecho de encargo he couldn't be more stupid if he tried
    2. [recado] errand;
    me han hecho un encargo para que se lo compre en Londres they've asked me to buy something for them in London
    3. [tarea] task, assignment;
    viajó a Seattle con el encargo de cerrar el trato he went to Seattle charged with closing the deal
    4. Am Fam [embarazo]
    estar de encargo to be expecting
    * * *
    m
    1 job, errand;
    ¿te puedo hacer un encargo? can I ask you to do something for me?
    2 COM order;
    hecho por encargo made to order
    3
    :
    por encargo de at the request of
    * * *
    1) : errand
    2) : job assignment
    3) : order
    hecho de encargo: custom-made, made to order
    * * *
    1. (pedido) order
    2. (recado) errand

    Spanish-English dictionary > encargo

  • 5 Weg

    Adv. away; (weggegangen sein, verloren) gone; (nicht zu Hause) not in; meine Uhr ist weg my watch is ( oder has) gone; der Zug, die Maschine etc. ist schon weg has (already) left; weg da! umg. get away!; weg damit! umg. take it away!; Finger oder Hände weg! umg. hands off!; nichts wie weg! umg. let’s get out of here, scram! Sl.; weg sein umg. (bewusstlos) be out (for the count); nach Alkohol: be gone; (geistesabwesend) be miles away, be away with the fairies; ganz ( hin und) weg sein umg. (begeistert) be thrilled to bits, be over the moon; ich bin darüber weg I’ve got over it, I’m over it; in einem weg umg. non-stop; Fenster etc.
    * * *
    der Weg
    (Methode) way; approach;
    (Strecke) course; route; road;
    (kleine Straße) path; way; track; pathway; lane
    * * *
    [veːk]
    m -(e)s, -e
    [-gə]
    1) (=Pfad, Gehweg fig) path; (= Waldweg, Wanderweg etc) track, path; (= Straße) road

    am Wége — by the wayside

    woher des Wég(e)s? (old) — where have you come from?, whence comest thou? (obs)

    wohin des Wég(e)s? (old) — where are you going to?, whither goest thou? (obs)

    des Wég(e)s kommen (old) — to come walking/riding etc up

    in einer Gegend Wég und Steg kennen — to know an area like the back of one's hand

    jdm in den Wég treten, jdm den Wég versperren or verstellen — to block or bar sb's way

    jdm/einer Sache im Wég stehen (fig) — to stand in the way of sb/sth

    sich selbst im Wég stehen (fig) — to be one's own worst enemy

    jdm Hindernisse or Steine in den Wég legen (fig) — to put obstructions in sb's way

    jdm nicht über den Wég trauen (fig) — not to trust sb an inch

    jdn aus dem Wég räumen (fig) — to get rid of sb

    etw aus dem Wég räumen (fig) — to remove sth; Missverständnisse to clear sth up

    neue Wége beschreiten (fig) — to tread new paths

    den Wég der Sünde/Tugend gehen — to follow the path of sin/virtue

    die Wége Gottes — the ways of the Lord

    den Wég des geringsten Widerstandes gehen — to follow the line of least resistance

    der Wég zur Hölle ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert (Prov) — the road to Hell is paved with good intentions (prov)

    See:
    2) (lit, fig = Route) way; (= Entfernung) distance; (= Reise) journey; (zu Fuß) walk; (fig zum Erfolg) way, road; (= Bildungsweg) road

    ich muss diesen Wég jeden Tag zweimal gehen/fahren — I have to walk/drive this stretch twice a day

    auf dem Wég nach London/zur Arbeit — on the way to London/work

    auf dem Wég zu jdm/nach einem Ort sein — to be on the or one's way to sb's/a place

    sich auf den Wég machen — to set off

    6 km Wég — 6 kms away

    noch zwei Stunden/ein Stück Wég vor sich haben — to still have two hours/some distance to travel

    jdn ein Stück Wég(es) begleiten (geh) — to accompany sb part of the way

    mein erster Wég war zur Bank — the first thing I did was go to the bank

    jdn auf seinem letzten Wég begleiten (euph) — to pay one's last respects to sb

    seiner Wége gehen (geh) (lit) — to go on one's way; (fig) to go one's own way

    welchen Wég haben sie eingeschlagen? (lit) — what road did they take?

    einen neuen Wég einschlagen (fig) — to follow a new avenue; (beruflich) to follow a new career

    den falschen/richtigen Wég einschlagen — to follow the wrong/right path or road or (fig) avenue

    jdm etw mit auf den Wég geben (lit) — to give sb sth to take with him/her etc

    jdm einen guten Rat mit auf den Wég geben — to give sb good advice to follow in life

    jdm/einer Sache aus dem Wég gehen (lit) — to get out of sb's way/the way of sth; (fig) to avoid sb/sth

    jdm über den Wég laufen (fig) — to run into sb

    seinen Wég (im Leben/Beruf) machen (fig) — to make one's way in life/one's career

    seinen Wég nehmen (fig) — to take its course

    etw in die Wége leiten — to arrange sth

    etw auf den Wég bringen — to get sth under way

    jdm/sich den Wég verbauen — to ruin sb's/one's chances or prospects (für of)

    auf dem besten Wég sein, etw zu tun — to be well on the way to doing sth

    der gerade Wég ist der kürzeste or beste (Prov) — honesty is the best policy

    3) (= Mittel, Art und Weise) way; (= Methode) method

    auf welchem Wég kommt man am schnellsten zu Geld? — what's the fastest way of making or to make money?

    auf welchem Wég sind Sie zu erreichen? — how can I get in touch with you?

    auf diesem Wége — this way

    auf diplomatischem Wége — through diplomatic channels

    auf gesetzlichem or legalem Wége — legally, by legal means

    auf künstlichem Wége — artificially, by artificial means

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    4) (inf = Besorgung) errand
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    1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) away
    2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) away
    3) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) channel
    4) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) lane
    5) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) course
    6) (away (from a place, time etc): He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat.) off
    7) ((any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving: She stood right in the path of the bus.) path
    8) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) way
    9) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) way
    10) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) way
    11) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) way
    12) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) way
    13) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) road
    14) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) road
    15) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) track
    16) ((the distance covered during) an outing or journey on foot: She wants to go for / to take a walk; It's a long walk to the station.) walk
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    <-[e]s, -e>
    [ve:k, pl ˈve:gə]
    m
    sie stand am \Weg she stood by the wayside
    2. (Route) way
    das ist der kürzeste \Weg nach Berlin this is the shortest route to Berlin
    ▪ auf dem \Weg [zu jdm/irgendwohin] sein to be on one's way [to sb/somewhere]
    auf dem richtigen \Weg sein to be on the right track
    vom \Weg abkommen to lose one's way
    jdn nach dem \Wegfragen to ask sb the way
    auf jds \Weg liegen to be on sb's way
    sich akk auf den \Weg [irgendwohin] machen to set off [for somewhere]
    es wird schon spät, ich muss mich auf den \Weg machen it's getting late, I must be on my way!
    jdm den \Weg versperren to block [or bar] sb's way
    3. (Strecke) way
    bis zu euch muss ich einen \Weg von über drei Stunden zurücklegen I've got a journey of more than three hours to get to your place
    4. (Gang, Besorgung) errand
    \Wege zu erledigen haben to have some shopping to do
    5. (Methode) way
    es gibt keinen anderen \Weg there is no choice
    auf friedlichem \Wege (geh) by peaceful means
    auf illegalem \Wege by illegal means, illegally
    auf schriftlichem \Wege (geh) in writing
    neue \Wege gehen to follow new avenues
    7.
    ▶ aus dem \Weg! stand aside!, make way!
    geh mir aus dem \Weg! get out of my way!
    ▶ etw dat den \Weg bereiten to pave the way [or prepare the ground] for sth
    ▶ auf dem \Wege der Besserung sein (geh) to be on the road to recovery
    ▶ auf dem besten \Wege sein, etw zu tun to be well on the way to doing sth
    ▶ etw auf den \Weg bringen to introduce sth
    ▶ sich dat den \Weg frei schießen to shoot one's way out
    ▶ jdm etw mit auf den \Weg geben to give sb sth to take with him/her
    du brauchst mir nichts mit auf den \Weg zu geben, ich weiß das schon I don't need you to tell me anything, I already know
    jdm eine Ermahnung/einen Ratschlag mit auf den \Weg geben to give sb a warning/piece of advice for the future
    ▶ seinen \Weg gehen to go one's own way
    ▶ seiner \Wege gehen (geh) to continue [or carry on] regardless
    ▶ jdm/etw aus dem \Weg gehen to avoid sb/sth
    ▶ den \Weg des geringsten Widerstandes gehen to take the line of least resistance
    ▶ jdm auf halbem \Wege entgegenkommen to meet sb halfway
    ▶ des \Weges kommen (geh) to approach
    ▶ jdm über den \Weg laufen to run into sb
    lauf mir nicht noch mal über den \Weg! don't come near me again!
    ▶ etw in die \Wege leiten to arrange sth
    ▶ jdn auf seinem letzten \Weg begleiten (euph) to pay one's last respects to sb
    ▶ jdn aus dem \Weg räumen to get rid of sb
    ▶ etw aus dem \Weg räumen to remove sth
    ▶ vom rechten \Weg abkommen to wander from the straight and narrow fam
    ▶ jdm/etw im \Wege stehen to stand in the way of sb/sth
    nur die Kostenfrage steht der Verwirklichung des Projekts im \Wege only the issue of cost is an obstacle to this project being implemented
    ▶ sich dat selbst im \Weg stehen to be one's own worst enemy
    ▶ jdm nicht über den \Weg trauen (fam) not to trust sb an inch
    ▶ hier trennen sich unsere \Wege this is where we part company
    ▶ sich dat einen \Weg verbauen to ruin one's chances
    ▶ viele \Wege führen nach Rom (prov) all roads lead to Rome prov
    ▶ woher des \Weg[e]s? (veraltet) where do you come from?
    ▶ wohin des \Weg[e]s? (veraltet) where are you going to?; s.a. Hindernis, Stein
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    der; Weg[e]s,Wege
    1) (FußWeg) path; (FeldWeg) track

    ‘kein öffentlicher Weg’ — ‘no public right of way’

    am Weg[e] — by the wayside

    2) (Zugang) way; (Passage, Durchgang) passage

    sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch etwas bahnen — clear a path or way through something

    geh [mir] aus dem Weg[e] — get out of the or my way

    jemandem im Weg[e] stehen od. (auch fig.) sein — be in somebody's way; (fig.)

    einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg[e] stehen — stand in the way of something

    jemandem aus dem Weg[e] gehen — keep out of sb's way; avoid somebody

    einer Diskussion aus dem Weg[e] gehen — avoid a discussion

    jemanden/etwas aus dem Weg[e] räumen — get rid of somebody/something

    3) (Route, Verbindung) way; route

    [jemanden] nach dem Weg fragen — ask [somebody] the way

    das liegt auf dem/meinem Weg — that's on the/my way; (fig.)

    er ist mir über den Weg gelaufen — (ugs.) I ran or bumped into him

    seinen Weg machen — make one's way [in the world]

    4) (Strecke, Entfernung) distance; (Gang) walk; (Reise) journey

    es sind 2 km/10 Minuten Weg — it is a distance of two kilometres/it is ten minutes' walk

    er hat noch einen weiten Weg vor sich — (Dat.) he still has a long way to go

    auf halbem Weg[e] — (auch fig.) halfway

    sich auf den Weg machen — set off; (fig.)

    jemandem einen guten Ratschlag mit auf den Weg geben — give somebody some good advice for his/her future life

    auf dem besten Weg sein, etwas zu tun — (meist iron.) be well on the way towards doing something

    er ist auf dem Weg[e] der Besserung — he's on the road to recovery

    5) (ugs.): (Besorgung) errand

    einen Weg machen — do or run an errand

    6) (Methode) way; (Mittel) means

    auf schnellstem Weg[e] — as speedily as possible

    auf schriftlichem Weg[e] — by letter

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    Weg m; -(e)s, -e
    1. way (auch Richtung); (Pfad) path (auch fig und IT); (Route) route; (Gang) walk; (Besorgung) errand; (Weg zum Ziel) course;
    am Wege by the wayside;
    auf dem Wege on the way;
    das liegt auf meinem Weg that’s on my way, I’ll be passing (by) there on my way (home etc);
    einen Weg machen umg (Spaziergang) go for a walk;
    jemandem über den Weg laufen umg run ( oder bump) into sb;
    jemandem den Weg zeigen/beschreiben show sb the way/give sb directions;
    jemandem einen Weg abnehmen spare sb the trip;
    jemandem etwas mit auf den Weg geben give sb sth to take along with them, give sb sth for the journey; fig (Rat etc) give sb sth to remember;
    aus dem Wege gehen get out of the way, step aside; fig steer clear (+gen of); fig → auch 2;
    jemandem im Wege stehen auch fig be in sb’s way;
    jemandem in den Weg treten bar sb’s way; fig get in sb’s way;
    scheiden sich unsere Wege this is where we say goodbye; fig this is the parting of the ways;
    Weg und Steg geh the highroads and byroads pl;
    Weg und Steg kennen know every inch of the area
    2. fig:
    sein letzter Weg (Beerdigung) his final journey;
    den Weg allen Fleisches gehen geh, euph go the way of all flesh;
    etwas/jemanden aus dem Weg schaffen get rid of sth/sb;
    aus dem Weg räumen (Hindernis etc) clear out of the way; umg (jemanden) get rid of sb;
    der/auf dem Weg zum Erfolg the/on the road to success;
    auf dem Wege der Besserung on the road to recovery;
    auf dem besten Weg(e) sein zu (+inf) be well on the way to (+ger)
    auf dem besten Weg(e) sein, sich zu ruinieren be heading for disaster;
    auf dem richtigen Weg(e) sein be on the right track;
    jemanden auf den richtigen Weg bringen put sb back on the straight and narrow;
    er wird seinen Weg machen he’ll go far ( oder go places);
    ich traue ihm nicht über den Weg umg I don’t trust him an inch, I wouldn’t trust him as far as I can throw him;
    jemandem aus dem Weg gehen steer clear of sb;
    seine eigenen Wege gehen go one’s own way, do one’s own thing umg;
    unsere Wege haben sich getrennt we went our separate ways;
    einer Frage/Entscheidung aus dem Wege gehen evade a question, avoid the issue/avoid making a decision;
    ebnen pave the way for; (einer Sache) auch prepare the ground for;
    in die Wege leiten initiate, start sth off; (vorbereiten) pave the way for;
    da führt kein Weg dran vorbei umg there’s no way (a)round it;
    dem steht nichts im Wege there’s nothing to stop it;
    der Weg ist das Ziel the way is the goal
    3. fig (Art und Weise, Methode) way;
    auf gesetzlichem Wege legally, by legal means;
    auf diplomatischem Wege through diplomatic channels;
    auf diesem Wege this way;
    auf kaltem Wege pej by fair means or foul, without bothering too much about the niceties, US auch by hook or by crook;
    neue Wege in der Kindererziehung new approaches to child education;
    neue Wege gehen try a new tack, pursue a different path;
    es bleibt kein anderer Weg offen there’s no choice ( oder alternative); → abbringen 1, bahnen, halb A 3, irdisch, Mittel1 1, Widerstand 1, Wille etc
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    der; Weg[e]s,Wege
    1) (FußWeg) path; (FeldWeg) track

    ‘kein öffentlicher Weg’ — ‘no public right of way’

    am Weg[e] — by the wayside

    2) (Zugang) way; (Passage, Durchgang) passage

    sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch etwas bahnen — clear a path or way through something

    geh [mir] aus dem Weg[e] — get out of the or my way

    jemandem im Weg[e] stehen od. (auch fig.) sein — be in somebody's way; (fig.)

    einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg[e] stehen — stand in the way of something

    jemandem aus dem Weg[e] gehen — keep out of sb's way; avoid somebody

    einer Diskussion aus dem Weg[e] gehen — avoid a discussion

    jemanden/etwas aus dem Weg[e] räumen — get rid of somebody/something

    3) (Route, Verbindung) way; route

    [jemanden] nach dem Weg fragen — ask [somebody] the way

    das liegt auf dem/meinem Weg — that's on the/my way; (fig.)

    er ist mir über den Weg gelaufen — (ugs.) I ran or bumped into him

    seinen Weg machen — make one's way [in the world]

    4) (Strecke, Entfernung) distance; (Gang) walk; (Reise) journey

    es sind 2 km/10 Minuten Weg — it is a distance of two kilometres/it is ten minutes' walk

    er hat noch einen weiten Weg vor sich — (Dat.) he still has a long way to go

    auf halbem Weg[e] — (auch fig.) halfway

    sich auf den Weg machen — set off; (fig.)

    jemandem einen guten Ratschlag mit auf den Weg geben — give somebody some good advice for his/her future life

    auf dem besten Weg sein, etwas zu tun — (meist iron.) be well on the way towards doing something

    er ist auf dem Weg[e] der Besserung — he's on the road to recovery

    5) (ugs.): (Besorgung) errand

    einen Weg machen — do or run an errand

    6) (Methode) way; (Mittel) means

    auf schnellstem Weg[e] — as speedily as possible

    auf schriftlichem Weg[e] — by letter

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    -e (Mathematik) m.
    path n. -e m.
    alley n.
    itinerary n.
    lane n.
    path n.
    road n.
    route n.
    way n.

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  • 6 weg

    Adv. away; (weggegangen sein, verloren) gone; (nicht zu Hause) not in; meine Uhr ist weg my watch is ( oder has) gone; der Zug, die Maschine etc. ist schon weg has (already) left; weg da! umg. get away!; weg damit! umg. take it away!; Finger oder Hände weg! umg. hands off!; nichts wie weg! umg. let’s get out of here, scram! Sl.; weg sein umg. (bewusstlos) be out (for the count); nach Alkohol: be gone; (geistesabwesend) be miles away, be away with the fairies; ganz ( hin und) weg sein umg. (begeistert) be thrilled to bits, be over the moon; ich bin darüber weg I’ve got over it, I’m over it; in einem weg umg. non-stop; Fenster etc.
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    der Weg
    (Methode) way; approach;
    (Strecke) course; route; road;
    (kleine Straße) path; way; track; pathway; lane
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    [veːk]
    m -(e)s, -e
    [-gə]
    1) (=Pfad, Gehweg fig) path; (= Waldweg, Wanderweg etc) track, path; (= Straße) road

    am Wége — by the wayside

    woher des Wég(e)s? (old) — where have you come from?, whence comest thou? (obs)

    wohin des Wég(e)s? (old) — where are you going to?, whither goest thou? (obs)

    des Wég(e)s kommen (old) — to come walking/riding etc up

    in einer Gegend Wég und Steg kennen — to know an area like the back of one's hand

    jdm in den Wég treten, jdm den Wég versperren or verstellen — to block or bar sb's way

    jdm/einer Sache im Wég stehen (fig) — to stand in the way of sb/sth

    sich selbst im Wég stehen (fig) — to be one's own worst enemy

    jdm Hindernisse or Steine in den Wég legen (fig) — to put obstructions in sb's way

    jdm nicht über den Wég trauen (fig) — not to trust sb an inch

    jdn aus dem Wég räumen (fig) — to get rid of sb

    etw aus dem Wég räumen (fig) — to remove sth; Missverständnisse to clear sth up

    neue Wége beschreiten (fig) — to tread new paths

    den Wég der Sünde/Tugend gehen — to follow the path of sin/virtue

    die Wége Gottes — the ways of the Lord

    den Wég des geringsten Widerstandes gehen — to follow the line of least resistance

    der Wég zur Hölle ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert (Prov) — the road to Hell is paved with good intentions (prov)

    See:
    2) (lit, fig = Route) way; (= Entfernung) distance; (= Reise) journey; (zu Fuß) walk; (fig zum Erfolg) way, road; (= Bildungsweg) road

    ich muss diesen Wég jeden Tag zweimal gehen/fahren — I have to walk/drive this stretch twice a day

    auf dem Wég nach London/zur Arbeit — on the way to London/work

    auf dem Wég zu jdm/nach einem Ort sein — to be on the or one's way to sb's/a place

    sich auf den Wég machen — to set off

    6 km Wég — 6 kms away

    noch zwei Stunden/ein Stück Wég vor sich haben — to still have two hours/some distance to travel

    jdn ein Stück Wég(es) begleiten (geh) — to accompany sb part of the way

    mein erster Wég war zur Bank — the first thing I did was go to the bank

    jdn auf seinem letzten Wég begleiten (euph) — to pay one's last respects to sb

    seiner Wége gehen (geh) (lit) — to go on one's way; (fig) to go one's own way

    welchen Wég haben sie eingeschlagen? (lit) — what road did they take?

    einen neuen Wég einschlagen (fig) — to follow a new avenue; (beruflich) to follow a new career

    den falschen/richtigen Wég einschlagen — to follow the wrong/right path or road or (fig) avenue

    jdm etw mit auf den Wég geben (lit) — to give sb sth to take with him/her etc

    jdm einen guten Rat mit auf den Wég geben — to give sb good advice to follow in life

    jdm/einer Sache aus dem Wég gehen (lit) — to get out of sb's way/the way of sth; (fig) to avoid sb/sth

    jdm über den Wég laufen (fig) — to run into sb

    seinen Wég (im Leben/Beruf) machen (fig) — to make one's way in life/one's career

    seinen Wég nehmen (fig) — to take its course

    etw in die Wége leiten — to arrange sth

    etw auf den Wég bringen — to get sth under way

    jdm/sich den Wég verbauen — to ruin sb's/one's chances or prospects (für of)

    auf dem besten Wég sein, etw zu tun — to be well on the way to doing sth

    der gerade Wég ist der kürzeste or beste (Prov) — honesty is the best policy

    3) (= Mittel, Art und Weise) way; (= Methode) method

    auf welchem Wég kommt man am schnellsten zu Geld? — what's the fastest way of making or to make money?

    auf welchem Wég sind Sie zu erreichen? — how can I get in touch with you?

    auf diesem Wége — this way

    auf diplomatischem Wége — through diplomatic channels

    auf gesetzlichem or legalem Wége — legally, by legal means

    auf künstlichem Wége — artificially, by artificial means

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    4) (inf = Besorgung) errand
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    1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) away
    2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) away
    3) (a means of sending or receiving information etc: We got the information through the usual channels.) channel
    4) (a narrow road or street: a winding lane.) lane
    5) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) course
    6) (away (from a place, time etc): He walked off; She cut her hair off; The holidays are only a week off; She took off her coat.) off
    7) ((any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving: She stood right in the path of the bus.) path
    8) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) way
    9) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) way
    10) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) way
    11) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) way
    12) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) way
    13) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) road
    14) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) road
    15) (a path or rough road: a mountain track.) track
    16) ((the distance covered during) an outing or journey on foot: She wants to go for / to take a walk; It's a long walk to the station.) walk
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    <-[e]s, -e>
    [ve:k, pl ˈve:gə]
    m
    sie stand am \Weg she stood by the wayside
    2. (Route) way
    das ist der kürzeste \Weg nach Berlin this is the shortest route to Berlin
    ▪ auf dem \Weg [zu jdm/irgendwohin] sein to be on one's way [to sb/somewhere]
    auf dem richtigen \Weg sein to be on the right track
    vom \Weg abkommen to lose one's way
    jdn nach dem \Wegfragen to ask sb the way
    auf jds \Weg liegen to be on sb's way
    sich akk auf den \Weg [irgendwohin] machen to set off [for somewhere]
    es wird schon spät, ich muss mich auf den \Weg machen it's getting late, I must be on my way!
    jdm den \Weg versperren to block [or bar] sb's way
    3. (Strecke) way
    bis zu euch muss ich einen \Weg von über drei Stunden zurücklegen I've got a journey of more than three hours to get to your place
    4. (Gang, Besorgung) errand
    \Wege zu erledigen haben to have some shopping to do
    5. (Methode) way
    es gibt keinen anderen \Weg there is no choice
    auf friedlichem \Wege (geh) by peaceful means
    auf illegalem \Wege by illegal means, illegally
    auf schriftlichem \Wege (geh) in writing
    neue \Wege gehen to follow new avenues
    7.
    ▶ aus dem \Weg! stand aside!, make way!
    geh mir aus dem \Weg! get out of my way!
    ▶ etw dat den \Weg bereiten to pave the way [or prepare the ground] for sth
    ▶ auf dem \Wege der Besserung sein (geh) to be on the road to recovery
    ▶ auf dem besten \Wege sein, etw zu tun to be well on the way to doing sth
    ▶ etw auf den \Weg bringen to introduce sth
    ▶ sich dat den \Weg frei schießen to shoot one's way out
    ▶ jdm etw mit auf den \Weg geben to give sb sth to take with him/her
    du brauchst mir nichts mit auf den \Weg zu geben, ich weiß das schon I don't need you to tell me anything, I already know
    jdm eine Ermahnung/einen Ratschlag mit auf den \Weg geben to give sb a warning/piece of advice for the future
    ▶ seinen \Weg gehen to go one's own way
    ▶ seiner \Wege gehen (geh) to continue [or carry on] regardless
    ▶ jdm/etw aus dem \Weg gehen to avoid sb/sth
    ▶ den \Weg des geringsten Widerstandes gehen to take the line of least resistance
    ▶ jdm auf halbem \Wege entgegenkommen to meet sb halfway
    ▶ des \Weges kommen (geh) to approach
    ▶ jdm über den \Weg laufen to run into sb
    lauf mir nicht noch mal über den \Weg! don't come near me again!
    ▶ etw in die \Wege leiten to arrange sth
    ▶ jdn auf seinem letzten \Weg begleiten (euph) to pay one's last respects to sb
    ▶ jdn aus dem \Weg räumen to get rid of sb
    ▶ etw aus dem \Weg räumen to remove sth
    ▶ vom rechten \Weg abkommen to wander from the straight and narrow fam
    ▶ jdm/etw im \Wege stehen to stand in the way of sb/sth
    nur die Kostenfrage steht der Verwirklichung des Projekts im \Wege only the issue of cost is an obstacle to this project being implemented
    ▶ sich dat selbst im \Weg stehen to be one's own worst enemy
    ▶ jdm nicht über den \Weg trauen (fam) not to trust sb an inch
    ▶ hier trennen sich unsere \Wege this is where we part company
    ▶ sich dat einen \Weg verbauen to ruin one's chances
    ▶ viele \Wege führen nach Rom (prov) all roads lead to Rome prov
    ▶ woher des \Weg[e]s? (veraltet) where do you come from?
    ▶ wohin des \Weg[e]s? (veraltet) where are you going to?; s.a. Hindernis, Stein
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    der; Weg[e]s,Wege
    1) (FußWeg) path; (FeldWeg) track

    ‘kein öffentlicher Weg’ — ‘no public right of way’

    am Weg[e] — by the wayside

    2) (Zugang) way; (Passage, Durchgang) passage

    sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch etwas bahnen — clear a path or way through something

    geh [mir] aus dem Weg[e] — get out of the or my way

    jemandem im Weg[e] stehen od. (auch fig.) sein — be in somebody's way; (fig.)

    einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg[e] stehen — stand in the way of something

    jemandem aus dem Weg[e] gehen — keep out of sb's way; avoid somebody

    einer Diskussion aus dem Weg[e] gehen — avoid a discussion

    jemanden/etwas aus dem Weg[e] räumen — get rid of somebody/something

    3) (Route, Verbindung) way; route

    [jemanden] nach dem Weg fragen — ask [somebody] the way

    das liegt auf dem/meinem Weg — that's on the/my way; (fig.)

    er ist mir über den Weg gelaufen — (ugs.) I ran or bumped into him

    seinen Weg machen — make one's way [in the world]

    4) (Strecke, Entfernung) distance; (Gang) walk; (Reise) journey

    es sind 2 km/10 Minuten Weg — it is a distance of two kilometres/it is ten minutes' walk

    er hat noch einen weiten Weg vor sich — (Dat.) he still has a long way to go

    auf halbem Weg[e] — (auch fig.) halfway

    sich auf den Weg machen — set off; (fig.)

    jemandem einen guten Ratschlag mit auf den Weg geben — give somebody some good advice for his/her future life

    auf dem besten Weg sein, etwas zu tun — (meist iron.) be well on the way towards doing something

    er ist auf dem Weg[e] der Besserung — he's on the road to recovery

    5) (ugs.): (Besorgung) errand

    einen Weg machen — do or run an errand

    6) (Methode) way; (Mittel) means

    auf schnellstem Weg[e] — as speedily as possible

    auf schriftlichem Weg[e] — by letter

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    weg adv away; (weggegangen sein, verloren) gone; (nicht zu Hause) not in;
    meine Uhr ist weg my watch is ( oder has) gone;
    der Zug, die Maschine etc
    ist schon weg has (already) left;
    weg da! umg get away!;
    weg damit! umg take it away!;
    Hände weg! umg hands off!;
    nichts wie weg! umg let’s get out of here, scram! sl;
    weg sein umg (bewusstlos) be out (for the count); nach Alkohol: be gone; (geistesabwesend) be miles away, be away with the fairies;
    ganz (hin und) weg sein umg (begeistert) be thrilled to bits, be over the moon;
    ich bin darüber weg I’ve got over it, I’m over it;
    in einem weg umg non-stop; → Fenster etc
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    der; Weg[e]s,Wege
    1) (FußWeg) path; (FeldWeg) track

    ‘kein öffentlicher Weg’ — ‘no public right of way’

    am Weg[e] — by the wayside

    2) (Zugang) way; (Passage, Durchgang) passage

    sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch etwas bahnen — clear a path or way through something

    geh [mir] aus dem Weg[e] — get out of the or my way

    jemandem im Weg[e] stehen od. (auch fig.) sein — be in somebody's way; (fig.)

    einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg[e] stehen — stand in the way of something

    jemandem aus dem Weg[e] gehen — keep out of sb's way; avoid somebody

    einer Diskussion aus dem Weg[e] gehen — avoid a discussion

    jemanden/etwas aus dem Weg[e] räumen — get rid of somebody/something

    3) (Route, Verbindung) way; route

    [jemanden] nach dem Weg fragen — ask [somebody] the way

    das liegt auf dem/meinem Weg — that's on the/my way; (fig.)

    er ist mir über den Weg gelaufen — (ugs.) I ran or bumped into him

    seinen Weg machen — make one's way [in the world]

    4) (Strecke, Entfernung) distance; (Gang) walk; (Reise) journey

    es sind 2 km/10 Minuten Weg — it is a distance of two kilometres/it is ten minutes' walk

    er hat noch einen weiten Weg vor sich — (Dat.) he still has a long way to go

    auf halbem Weg[e] — (auch fig.) halfway

    sich auf den Weg machen — set off; (fig.)

    jemandem einen guten Ratschlag mit auf den Weg geben — give somebody some good advice for his/her future life

    auf dem besten Weg sein, etwas zu tun — (meist iron.) be well on the way towards doing something

    er ist auf dem Weg[e] der Besserung — he's on the road to recovery

    5) (ugs.): (Besorgung) errand

    einen Weg machen — do or run an errand

    6) (Methode) way; (Mittel) means

    auf schnellstem Weg[e] — as speedily as possible

    auf schriftlichem Weg[e] — by letter

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    -e (Mathematik) m.
    path n. -e m.
    alley n.
    itinerary n.
    lane n.
    path n.
    road n.
    route n.
    way n.

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  • 7 BERA

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    I)
    (ber; bar, bárum; borinn), v.
    I.
    1) to bear, carry, convey (bar B. biskup í börum suðr í Hvamm);
    bera (farm) af skipi, to unload a ship;
    bera (mat) af borði, to take (the meat) off the table;
    bera e-t á hesti, to carry on horseback;
    2) to wear (bera klæði, vápn, kórónu);
    bera œgishjálm, to inspire fear and awe;
    3) to bear, produce, yield (jörðin berr gras; tré bera aldin, epli);
    4) to bear, give birth to, esp. of sheep and cows;
    kýr hafði borit kálf, had calved;
    absol., ván at hón mundi bera, that the cow would calve;
    the pp. is used of men; hann hafði verit blindr borinn, born blind;
    verða borinn í þenna heim, to be born into this world;
    þann sóma, sem ek em til borinn, born to;
    borinn e-m, frá e-m (rare), born of;
    Nótt var Nörvi borin, was the daughter of N.;
    borinn Sigmundi, son of S.;
    5) bera e-n afli, ofrafli, ofrliði, ofrmagni, ofríki, to bear one down, overcome, oppress, one by odds or superior force;
    bera e-n ráðum, to overrule one;
    bera e-n bjóri, to make drunk with beer;
    verða bráðum borinn, to be taken by surprise;
    borinn verkjum, overcome by pains;
    þess er borin ván, there is no hope, all hope is gone;
    borinn baugum, bribed; cf. bera fé á e-n, to bribe one;
    6) to lear, be capable of bearing (of a ship, horse, vehicle);
    þeir hlóðu bæði skipin sem borð báru, with as much as they could carry;
    fig., to sustain, support (svá mikill mannfjöldi, at landit fekk eigi borit);
    of persons, to bear up against, endure, support (grief, sorrow, etc.);
    absol., bar hann drengiliga, he bore it manfully;
    similarly, bera (harm) af sér, berast vel (illa, lítt) af;
    bar hon sköruliga af sér, she bore up bravely;
    hversu berst Auðr af um bróðurdauðann, how does she bear it?
    hon berst af lítt, she is much cast down;
    bera sik vel upp, to bear well up against;
    7) bera e-t á, e-n á hendr e-m, to charge or tax one with (eigi erum vér þess valdir, er þú berr á oss);
    bera (kvið) á e-n, to give a verdict against, declare guilty (í annat sinn báru þeir á Flosa kviðinn);
    bera af e-m (kviðinn), to give a verdict for;
    bera e-t af sér, to deny having done a thing;
    bera or bera vitni, vætti, to bear witness, testify;
    bera or bera um e-t, to give a verdict in a case;
    bera e-n sannan at sök, to prove guilty by evidence;
    bera e-n undan sök, to acquit;
    bera í sundr frændsemi þeirra, to prove (by evidence) that they are not relations;
    refl. (pass.), berast, to be proved by evidence (þótt þér berist þat faðerni, er þú segir);
    8) to set forth, report, tell;
    bera e-m kveðju (orð, orðsending), to bring one a greeting, compliments (word, message);
    bera or bera fram erindi sín fyrir e-n, to state (tell) one’s errand or to plead one’s case before one;
    bera e-m njósn, to apprise one;
    bera e-t upp, to produce, mention, tell;
    bera upp erindi sín, to state one’s errand;
    bera saman ráð sín, to consult together;
    eyddist það ráð, er þeir báru saman, which they had designed;
    9) to keep, hold, bear, of a title (bera jarlnafn, konnungsnafn);
    bera (eigi) giptu, gæfu, hammingju, auðnu til e-s, (not) to have the good fortune to do a thing (bar hann enga gæfu til at þjóna þér);
    bera vit, skyn, kunnáttu á e-t, to have knowledge of, uniderstanding about;
    bera hug, áræði, þor, traust til e-s, to have courage, confidence to do a thing;
    bera áhyggju fyrir e-u, to be concerned about;
    bera ást, elsku, hatr til e-s, to bear affection, love, hatred to;
    10) to bear off or away, carry off (some gain);
    bera sigr af e-m, af e-u, to carry off the victory from or in;
    hann hafði borit sigr af tveim orustum, he had been victorious in two battles;
    bera hærra (lægra) hlut to get the best (the worst) of it;
    bera efra (hærra) skjöld, to gain the victory;
    bera hátt (lágt) höfuðit, to bear the head high (low), to be in high (low) spirits;
    bera halann bratt, lágt, to cock up or let fall the tail, to be in high or low spirits;
    11) with preps.:
    bera af e-m, to surpass;
    en þó bar Bolli af, surpassed all the rest;
    bera af sér högg, lag to ward off, parry a blow or thrust;
    bera eld at, to set fire to;
    bera fjötur (bönd) at e-m, to put fetters (bonds) on one;
    bera á or í, to smear, anoint (bera vatn í augu sér, bera tjöru í höfuð sér);
    bera e-t til, to apply to, to try if it fits (bera til hvern lykil af öðrum at portinu);
    bera e-t um, to wind round;
    þá bar hann þá festi um sik, made it fast round his body;
    bera um með e-n, to bear with, have patience with;
    bera út barn, to expose a child;
    12) refl., berast mikit (lítit) á, to bear oneself proudly (humbly);
    láta af berast, to die;
    láta fyrir berast e-s staðar, to stay, remain in a place (for shelter);
    berast e-t fyrir, to design a thing (barst hann þat fyrir at sjá aldregi konur);
    at njósna um, hvat hann bærist fyrir, to inquire into what he was about;
    berast vápn á, to attack one another;
    berast at or til, to happen;
    þat barst at (happened) á einhverju sumri;
    ef svá harðliga kann til at berast, if that misfortune does happen;
    berast í móti, to happen, occur;
    hefir þetta vel í móti borizt, it is a happy coincidence;
    berast við, to be prevented;
    ok nú lét almáttugr guð við berast kirkjubrunann, prevented, stopped the burning of the church;
    II. impers., denoting a sort of passive or involuntary motion;
    alla berr at sama brunni, all come to the same well (end);
    bar hann (acc.) þá ofan gegnt Ösuri, he happened to come down just opposite to Ö.;
    esp. of ships and sailors; berr oss (acc.) til Íslands eða annarra landa, we drift to Iceland or other countries;
    þá (acc.) bar suðr í haf, they were carried out southwards;
    Skarpheðin (acc.) bar nú at þeim, S. came suddenly upon them;
    ef hann (acc.) skyldi bera þar at, if he should happen to come there;
    e-n berr yfir, one is borne onwards, of a bird flying, a man riding;
    hann (acc.) bar skjótt yfir, it passed quickly (of a flying meteor);
    2) followed by preps.:
    Gunnar sér, at rauðan kyrtil bar við glugginn, that a red kirtle passed before the window;
    hvergi bar skugga (acc.) á, there was nowhere a shadow;
    e-t berr fram (hátt), is prominent;
    Ólafr konungr stóð í lyptingu ok bar hann (acc.) hátt mjök, stood out conspicuously;
    e-t berr á milli, comes between;
    leiti (acc.) bar á milli, a hill hid the prospect;
    fig. e-m berr e-t á milli, they are at variance about a thing;
    mart (acc.) berr nú fyrir augu mér, many things come now before my eyes;
    veiði (acc.) berr í hendr e-m, game falls to one’s lot;
    e-t berr undan, goes amiss, fails;
    bera saman, to coincide;
    bar nöfn þeirra saman, they had the same name;
    fig., with dat.; bar öllum sögum vel saman, all the stories agreed well together;
    fund várn bar saman, we met;
    3) bera at, til, við, at hendi, til handa, to befall, happen, with dat. of the person;
    svá bar at einn vetr, it happened one winter;
    þó at þetta vandræði (acc.) hafi nú borit oss (dat.) at hendi, has befallen us;
    bar honum svá til, it so befell him;
    þat bar við (it so happened), at Högni kom;
    raun (acc.) berr á, it is proved by fact;
    4) of time, to fall upon;
    ef þing (acc.) berr á hina helgu viku, if the parliament falls in the holy week;
    bera í móti, to coincide, happen exactly at the same time;
    5) denoting cause;
    e-t berr til, causes a thing;
    konungr spurði, hvat til bæri úgleði hans, what was the cause of his grief;
    ætluðu þat þá allir, at þat mundi til bera, that that was the reason;
    berr e-m nauðsyn til e-s, one is obliged to do a thing;
    6) e-t berr undir e-n, falls to a person’s lot;
    hon á arf at taka, þegar er undir hana berr, in her turn;
    e-t berr frá, is surpassing;
    er sagt, at þat (acc.) bæri frá, hvé vel þeir mæltu, it was extraordinary how well they spoke;
    7) e-t berr bráðum, happens of a sudden;
    e-t berr stóru, stórum (stœrrum), it amounts to much (more), it matters a great deal (more), it is of great (greater) importance;
    8) absol. or with an adv., vel, illa, with infin.;
    e-m berr (vel, illa) at gera e-t, it becomes, beseems one (well, ill) to do a thing (berr yðr vel, herra, at sjá sannindi á þessu máli);
    used absol., berr vel, illa, it is beseeming, proper, fit, or unbeseeming, improper, unfit (þat þykkir eigi illa bera, at).
    (að), v. to make bare (hon beraði likam sinn).
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    1.
    u, f.
    I. [björn], a she-bear, Lat. ursa; the primitive root ‘ber’ remains only in this word (cp. berserkr and berfjall), björn (q. v.) being the masc. in use, Landn. 176, Fas. i. 367, Vkv. 9: in many Icel. local names, Beru-fjörðr, -vík, from Polar bears; fem. names, Bera, Hallbera, etc., Landn.
    II. a shield, poët., the proverb, baugr er á beru sæmstr, to a shield fits best a baugr (q. v.), Lex. Poët., Edda (Gl.); hence names of poems Beru-drápa, Eg.
    2.
    bar, báru, borit, pres. berr,—poët. forms with the suffixed negative; 3rd pers. sing. pres. Indic. berrat, Hm. 10; 3rd pers. sing. pret. barat, Vellekla; 1st pers. sing. barkak, Eb. 62 (in a verse); barkat ek, Hs. 8; 2nd pers. sing. bartattu; 3rd pers. pl. bárut, etc., v. Lex. Poët. [Gr. φέρειν; Lat. ferre; Ulf. bairan; A. S. beran; Germ. gebären; Engl. bear; Swed. bära; Dan. bære].
    A. Lat. ferre, portare:
    I. prop. with a sense of motion, to bear, carry, by means of the body, of animals, of vehicles, etc., with acc., Egil tók mjöðdrekku eina mikla, ok bar undir hendi sér, Eg. 237; bar hann heim hrís, Rm. 9; konungr lét bera inn kistur tvær, báru tveir menn hverja, Eg. 310; bera farm af skipi, to unload a ship, Ld. 32; bera (farm) á skip, to load a ship, Nj. 182; tóku alla ösku ok báru á á ( amnem) út, 623, 36; ok bar þat ( carried it) í kerald, 43, K. Þ. K. 92; b. mat á borð, í stofu, to put the meat on table, in the oven; b. mat af borði, to take it off table, Eb. 36, 266, Nj. 75, Fms. ix. 219, etc.
    2. Lat. gestare, ferre, denoting to wear clothes, to carry weapons; skikkja dýr er konungr hafði borit, Eg. 318; b. kórónu, to wear the crown, Fms. x. 16; atgeir, Nj. 119; vápn, 209: metaph., b. ægishjálm, to inspire fear and awe; b. merki, to carry the flag in a battle, Nj. 274, Orkn. 28, 30, 38, Fms. v. 64, vi. 413; bera fram merki, to advance, move in a battle, vi. 406.
    3. b. e-t á hesti (áburðr), to carry on horseback; Auðunn bar mat á hesti, Grett. 107; ok bar hrís á hesti, 76 new Ed.; þeir báru á sjau hestum, 98 new Ed.
    II. without a sense of motion:
    1. to give birth to; [the root of barn, bairn; byrja, incipere; burðr, partus; and burr, filius: cp. Lat. parĕre; also Gr. φέρειν, Lat. ferre, of child-bearing.] In Icel. prose, old as well as mod., ‘ala’ and ‘fæða’ are used of women; but ‘bera,’ of cows and sheep; hence sauðburðr, casting of lambs, kýrburðr; a cow is snembær, siðbær, Jólabær, calves early, late, at Yule time, etc.; var ekki ván at hon ( the cow) mundi b. fyr en um várit, Bs. i. 193, 194; kýr hafði borit kálf, Bjarn. 32; bar hvárrtveggi sauðrinn sinn burð, Stj. 178: the participle borinn is used of men in a great many compds in a general sense, aptrborinn, árborinn, endrborinn, frjálsborinn, goðborinn, höldborinn, hersborinn, konungborinn, óðalborinn, samborinn, sundrborinn, velborinn, úborinn, þrælborinn, etc.; also out of compds, mun ek eigi upp gefa þann sóma, sem ek em til borinn, … entitled to by inheritance, Ld. 102; hann hafði blindr verit borinn, born blind, Nj. 152, Hdl. 34, 42, Vsp. 2: esp. borinn e-m, born of one, Rm. 39, Hdl. 12, 23, 27, Hðm. 2, Gs. 9, Vþm. 25, Stor. 16, Vkv. 15; borinn frá e-m, Hdl. 24: the other tenses are in theol. Prose used of Christ, hans blezaða son er virðist at láta berast hingað í heim af sinni blezaðri móður, Fms. i. 281; otherwise only in poetry, eina dóttur (acc.) berr álfröðull (viz. the sun, regarded as the mother), Vþm. 47; hann Gjálp um bar, hann Greip um bar …, Hdl. 36: borit (sup.), Hkv. 1. 1.
    β. of trees, flowers; b. ávöxt, blóm …, to bear fruit, flower … (freq.); bar aldinviðrinn tvennan blóma, Fms. ix. 265; cp. the phrase, bera sitt barr, v. barr.
    2. denoting to load, with acc. of the person and dat. of the thing:
    α. in prop. sense; hann hafði borit sik mjök vápnum, he had loaded himself with arms, i. e. wore heavy armour, Sturl. iii. 250.
    β. but mostly in a metaph. sense; b. e-n ofrafli, ofrmagni, ofrliði, ofríki, magni, to bear one down, to overcome, oppress one, by odds or superior force, Grág. i. 101, ii. 195, Nj. 80, Hkr. ii. 371, Gþl. 474, Stj. 512, Fms. iii. 175 (in the last passage a dat. pers. badly); b. e-n ráðum, to overrule one, Nj. 198, Ld. 296; b. e-n málum, to bearhim down (wrongfully) in a lawsuit, Nj. 151; b. e-n bjóri, to make drunk, Vkv. 26: medic., borinn verkjum, sótt, Bjarn. 68, Og. 5; bölvi, Gg. 2: borne down, feeling heavy pains; þess er borin ván, no hope, all hope is gone, Ld. 250; borinn sök, charged with a cause, Fms. v. 324, H. E. i. 561; bráðum borinn, to be taken by surprise, Fms. iv. 111; b. fé, gull á e-n, to bring one a fee, gold, i. e. to bribe one, Nj. 62; borinn baugum, bribed, Alvm. 5; always in a bad sense, cp. the law phrase, b. fé í dóm, to bribe a court, Grág., Nj. 240.
    3. to bear, support, sustain, Lat. sustinere, lolerare, ferre:
    α. properly, of a ship, horse, vehicle, to bear, be capable of bearing; þeir hlóðu bæði skipin sem borð báru, all that they could carry, Eb. 302;—a ship ‘berr’ ( carries) such and such a weight; but ‘tekr’ ( takes) denotes a measure of fluids.
    β. metaph. to sustain, support; dreif þannig svá mikill mannfjöldi at landit fékk eigi borit, Hkr. i. 56; but metaph. to bear up against, endure, support grief, sorrow, etc., sýndist öllum at Guð hefði nær ætlað hvat hann mundi b. mega, Bs. i. 139; biðr hann friðar ok þykist ekki mega b. reiði hans, Fms. iii. 80: the phrase, b. harm sinn í hljóði, to suffer silently; b. svívirðing, x. 333: absol., þótti honum mikit víg Kjartans, en þó bar hann drengilega, he bore it manfully, Ld. 226; er þat úvizka, at b. eigi slíkt, not to bear or put up with, Glúm. 327; b. harm, to grieve, Fms. xi. 425: in the phrases, b. sik, b. af sér, berask, berask vel (illa, lítt), to bear oneself, to bear up against misfortune; Guðrúnu þótti mikit fráfall Þorkels, en þó bar hon sköruliga af sér, she bore her bravely up, Ld. 326–328; lézt hafa spurt at ekkjan bæri vel af sér harmana, Eb. 88; berask af; hversu bersk Auðr af um bróðurdauðann? (how does she bear it?); hón bersk af lítt ( she is much borne down) ok þykir mikit, Gísl. 24; niun oss vandara gört en öðrum at vér berim oss vel (Lat. fortiter ferre), Nj. 197; engi maðr hefði þar jamvel borit sik, none bad borne himself so boldly, Sturl. iii. 132; b. sik vel upp, to bear well up against, bear a stout heart, Hrafn. 17; b. sik beiskliga ( sorely), Stj. 143; b. sik lítt, to be downcast, Fms. ii. 61; b. sik at göra e-t, to do one’s best, try a thing.
    III. in law terms or modes of procedure:
    1. bera járn, the ordeal of bearing hot iron in the hand, cp. járnburðr, skírsla. This custom was introduced into Scandinavia together with Christianity from Germany and England, and superseded the old heathen ordeals ‘hólmganga,’ and ‘ganga undir jarðarmen,’ v. this word. In Norway, during the civil wars, it was esp. used in proof of paternity of the various pretenders to the crown, Fms. vii. 164, 200, ix. Hák. S. ch. 14, 41–45, viii. (Sverr. S.) ch. 150, xi. (Jómsv. S.) ch. 11, Grett. ch. 41, cp. N. G. L. i. 145, 389. Trial by ordeal was abolished in Norway A. D. 1247. In Icel. It was very rarely mentioned, vide however Lv. ch. 23 (paternity), twice or thrice in the Sturl. i. 56, 65, 147, and Grág. i. 341, 361; it seems to have been very seldom used there, (the passage in Grett. S. l. c. refers to Norway.)
    2. bera út (hence útburðr, q. v.), to expose children; on this heathen custom, vide Grimm R. A. In heathen Icel., as in other parts of heathen Scandinavia, it was a lawful act, but seldom exercised; the chief passages on record are, Gunnl. S. ch. 3 (ok þat var þá siðvandi nokkurr, er land var allt alheiðit, at þeir menn er félitlir vórn, en stóð ómegð mjök til handa létu út bera börn sín, ok þótti þó illa gört ávalt), Fs. Vd. ch. 37, Harð. S. ch. 8, Rd. ch. 7, Landn. v. ch. 6, Finnb. ch. 2, Þorst. Uxaf. ch. 4, Hervar. S. ch. 4, Fas. i. 547 (a romance); cp. Jómsv. S. ch. 1. On the introduction of Christianity into Icel. A. D. 1000, it was resolved that, in regard to eating of horse-flesh and exposure of children, the old laws should remain in force, Íb. ch. 9; as Grimm remarks, the exposure must take place immediately after birth, before the child had tasted food of any kind whatever, and before it was besprinkled with water (ausa vatni) or shown to the father, who had to fix its name; exposure, after any of these acts, was murder, cp. the story of Liafburga told by Grimm R. A.); v. Also a Latin essay at the end of the Gunnl. S. (Ed. 1775). The Christian Jus Eccl. put an end to this heathen barbarism by stating at its very beginning, ala skal barn hvert er borit verðr, i. e. all children, if not of monstrous shape, shall be brought up, N. G. L. i. 339, 363.
    β. b. út (now more usual, hefja út, Am. 100), to carry out for burial; vera erfðr ok tit borinn, Odd. 20; var hann heygðr, ok út borinn at fornum sið, Fb. i. 123; b. á bál, to place (the body and treasures) upon the pile, the mode of burying in the old heathen time, Fas. i. 487 (in a verse); var hon borin á bálit ok slegit í eldi, Edda 38.
    B. Various and metaph. cases.
    I. denoting motion:
    1. ‘bera’ is in the Grág. the standing law term for delivery of a verdict by a jury (búar), either ‘bera’ absol. or adding kvið ( verdict); bera á e-n, or b. kvið á e-n, to give a verdict against, declare guilty; bera af e-m, or b. af e-m kviðinn, to give a verdict for; or generally, bera, or b. um e-t, to give a verdict in a case; bera, or b. vitni, vætti, also simply means to testify, to witness, Nj. 111, cp. kviðburðr ( delivering of verdict), vitnisburðr ( bearing witness), Grág. ii. 28; eigi eigu búar ( jurors) enn at b. um þat hvat lög eru á landi hér, the jurors have not to give verdict in (to decide) what is law in the country, cp. the Engl. maxim, that jurors have only to decide the question of evidence, not of law, Grág. (Kb.) ch. 85; eigi eru búar skildir at b. um hvatvetna; um engi mál eigu þeir at skilja, þau er erlendis ( abroad) hafa görzt, id.; the form in delivering the verdict—höfum vér ( the jurors), orðit á eitt sáttir, berum á kviðburðinn, berum hann sannan at sökinni, Nj. 238, Grág. i. 49, 22, 138, etc.; í annat sinn báru þeir á Flosa kviðinn, id.; b. annattveggja af eðr á; b. undan, to discharge, Nj. 135; b. kvið í hag ( for), Grág. i. 55; b. lýsingar vætti, Nj. 87; b. vitni ok vætti, 28, 43, 44; b. ljúgvitni, to bear false witness, Grág. i. 28; b. orð, to bear witness to a speech, 43; bera frændsemi sundr, to prove that they are not relations, N. G. L. i. 147: reflex., berask ór vætti, to prove that oneself is wrongly summoned to bear witness or to give a verdict, 44: berask in a pass. sense, to be proved by evidence, ef vanefni b. þess manns er á hönd var lýst, Grág. i. 257; nema jafnmæli berisk, 229; þótt þér berisk þat faðerni er þú segir, Fms. vii. 164; hann kvaðst ætla, at honum mundi berask, that he would be able to get evidence for, Fs. 46.
    β. gener. and not as a law term; b. á, b. á hendr, to charge; b. e-n undan, to discharge, Fs. 95; eigi erum vér þessa valdir er þú berr á oss, Nj. 238, Ld. 206, Fms. iv. 380, xi. 251, Th. 78; b. e-m á brýnn, to throw in one’s face, to accuse, Greg. 51; b. af sér, to deny; eigi mun ek af mér b., at… ( non diffitebor), Nj. 271; b. e-m gott vitni, to give one a good…, 11; b. e-m vel (illa) söguna, to bear favourable (unfavourable) witness of one, 271.
    2. to bear by word of mouth, report, tell, Lat. referre; either absol. or adding kveðju, orð, orðsending, eyrindi, boð, sögu, njósn, frétt…, or by adding a prep., b. fram, frá, upp, fyrir; b. kveðju, to bring a greeting, compliment, Eg. 127; b. erindi (sín) fyrir e-n, to plead one’s case before one, or to tell one’s errand, 472, 473; b. njósn, to apprise, Nj. 131; b. fram, to deliver (a speech), talaði jungherra Magnús hit fyrsta erindi (M. made his first speech in public), ok fanst mönnum mikit um hversu úbernsliga fram var borit, Fms. x. 53; (in mod. usage, b. fram denotes gramm. to pronounce, hence ‘framburðr,’ pronunciation); mun ek þat nú fram b., I shall now tell, produce it, Ld. 256, Eg. 37; b. frá, to attest, relate with emphasis; má þat frá b., Dropl. 21; b. upp, to produce, mention, tell, þótt slík lygi sé upp borin fyrir hann, though such a lie be told him, Eg. 59; þær (viz. charges) urðu engar upp bornar ( produced) við Rút, Nj. 11; berr Sigtryggr þegar upp erindi sín (cp. Germ. ojfenbaren), 271, Ld. 256; b. upp gátu, to give (propound) a riddle, Stj. 411, Fas. i. 464; b. fyrir, to plead as an excuse; b. saman ráð sín, or the like, to consult, Nj. 91; eyddist þat ráð, er þeir báru saman, which they had designed, Post. 656 A. ii; b. til skripta, to confess (eccl.), of auricular confession, Hom. 124, 655 xx.
    II. in a metaphorical or circumlocutory sense, and without any sense of motion, to keep, hold, bear, of a title; b. nafn, to bear a name, esp. as honour or distinction; tignar nafn, haulds nafn, jarls nafn, lends manns nafn, konungs nafn, bónda nafn, Fms. i. 17, vi. 278, xi. 44, Gþl. 106: in a more metaph. sense, denoting endowments, luck, disposition, or the like, b. (ekki) gæfu, hamingju, auðnu til e-s, to enjoy (enjoy not) good or bad luck, etc.; at Þórólfr mundi eigi allsendis gæfu til b. um vináttu við Harald, Eg. 75, 112, 473, Fms. iv. 164, i. 218; úhamingju, 219; b. vit, skyn, kunnáttu á (yfir) e-t, to bring wit, knowledge, etc., to bear upon a thing, xi. 438, Band. 7; hence vel (illa) viti borinn, well (ill) endowed with wit, Eg. 51; vel hyggjandi borinn, well endowed with reason, Grág. ii; b. hug, traust, áræði, þor, til e-s, to have courage, confidence … to do a thing, Gullþ. 47, Fms. ix. 220, Band. 7; b. áhyggju, önn fyrir, to care, be concerned about, Fms. x. 318; b. ást, elsku til e-s, to bear affection, love to one; b. hatr, to hate: b. svört augu, to have dark eyes, poët., Korm. (in a verse); b. snart hjarta, Hom. 5; vant er þat af sjá hvar hvergi berr hjarta sitt, where he keeps his heart, Orkn. 474; b. gott hjarta, to bear a proud heart, Lex. Poët., etc. etc.; b. skyndi at um e-t, to make speed with a thing, Lat. festinare, Fms. viii. 57.
    2. with some sense of motion, to bear off or away, carry off, gain, in such phrases as, b. sigr af e-m, af e-u, to carry off the victory from or in …; hann hafði borit sigr af tveim orrustum, er frægstar hafa verit, he had borne off the victory in two battles, Fms. xi. 186; bera banaorð af e-m, to slay one in a fight, to be the victor; Þorr berr banaorð af Miðgarðsormi, Edda 42, Fms. x. 400: it seems properly to mean, to bear off the fame of having killed a man; verðat svá rík sköp, at Regin skyli mitt banorð bera, Fm. 39; b. hærra, lægra hlut, ‘to bear off the higher or the lower lot,’ i. e. to get the best or the worst of it, or the metaphor is taken from a sortilege, Fms. ii. 268, i. 59, vi. 412; b. efra, hærra skjöld, to carry the highest shield, to get the victory, x. 394, Lex. Poët.; b. hátt (lágt) höfuðit, to bear the head high (low), i. e. to be in high or low spirits, Nj. 91; but also, b. halann bratt (lágt), to cock up or let fall the tail (metaph. from cattle), to be in an exultant or low mood: sundry phrases, as, b. bein, to rest the bones, be buried; far þú til Íslands, þar mun þér auðið verða beinin at b., Grett. 91 A; en þó hygg ek at þú munir hér b. beinin í Norðrálfunni, Orkn. 142; b. fyrir borð, to throw overboard, metaph. to oppress; verðr Þórhalli nú fyrir borð borinn, Th. was defied, set at naught, Fær. 234; b. brjóst fyrir e-m, to be the breast-shield, protection of one, Fms. vii. 263: also, b. hönd fyrir höfuð sér, metaph. to put one’s hand before one’s head, i. e. to defend oneself; b. ægishjálm yfir e-m, to keep one in awe and submission, Fm. 16, vide A. I. 2.
    III. connected with prepp., b. af, and (rarely) yfir (cp. afburðr, yfirburðr), to excel, surpass; eigi sá hvárttveggja féit er af öðrum berr, who gets the best of it, Nj. 15; en þó bar Bolli af, B. surpassed all the rest, Ld. 330; þat mannval bar eigi minnr af öðrum mönnum um fríðleik, afi ok fræknleik, en Ormrinn Langi af öðrum skipum, Fms. ii. 252; at hinn útlendi skal yfir b. ( outdo) þann sem Enskir kalla meistara, xi. 431: b. til, to apply, try if it fits; en er þeir báru til (viz. shoes to the hoof of a horse), þá var sem hæfði hestinum, ix. 55; bera til hvern lykil at öðrum at portinu, Thom. 141; b. e-t við, to try it on (hence viðburðr, experiment, effort): b. um, to wind round, as a cable round a pole or the like, Nj. 115; þá bar hann þá festi um sik, made it fast round his body, Fms. ix. 219; ‘b. e-t undir e-n’ is to consult one, ellipt., b. undir dóm e-s; ‘b. e-t fyrir’ is to feign, use as excuse: b. á, í, to smear, anoint; b. vatn í augu sér, Rb. 354; b. tjöru í höfuð sér, Nj. 181, Hom. 70, 73, cp. áburðr; b. gull, silfr, á, to ornament with gold or silver, Ld. 114, Finnb. 258: is now also used = to dung, b. á völl; b. vápn á e-n, to attack one with sharp weapons, Eg. 583, Fms. xi. 334: b. eld at, to set fire to, Nj. 122; b. fjötur (bönd) at e-m, to put fetters (bonds) on one, Fms. x. 172, Hm. 150: metaph. reflex., bönd berask at e-m, a law term, the evidence bears against one; b. af sér, to parry off; Gyrðr berr af sér lagit, G. parries the thrust off, Fms. x. 421; cp. A. II. 3. β.
    IV. reflex., berask mikit á (cp. áburðr), to bear oneself proudly, or b. lítið á, to bear oneself humbly; hann var hinn kátasti ok barst á mikit, Fms. ii. 68, viii. 219, Eb. 258; b. lítið á, Clem. 35; láta af berask, to die; Óttarr vill skipa til um fjárfar sitt áðr hann láti af b., Fms. ii. 12: berask fyrir, to abide in a place as an asylum, seek shelter; hér munu vit láta fyrir b., Fas. iii. 471; berask e-t fyrir, to design a thing, be busy about, barsk hann þat fyrir at sjá aldregi konur, Greg. 53; at njósna um hvat hann bærist fyrir, to inquire into what he was about, Fms. iv. 184, Vígl. 19.
    β. recipr. in the phrase, berask banaspjót eptir, to seek for one another’s life, Glúm. 354: b. vápn á, of a mutual attack with sharp weapons, Fms. viii. 53.
    γ. pass., sár berask á e-n, of one in the heat of battle beginning to get wounds and give way, Nj.:—berask við, to be prevented, not to do; ok nú lét Almáttugr Guð við berast kirkjubrunnann, stopped, prevented the burning of the church, Fms. v. 144; en mér þætti gott ef við bærist, svá at hón kæmi eigi til þín, vi. 210, vii. 219; ok var þá búit at hann mundi þegar láta hamarinn skjanna honum, en hann lét þat við berask, he bethought himself and did not, Edda 35; því at mönnum þótti sem þannig mundi helzt úhæfa við berask, that mischief would thus be best prevented, Sturl. ii. 6, iii. 80.
    C. IMPERS.:—with a sort of passive sense, both in a loc. and temp. sense, and gener. denotes an involuntary, passive motion, happening suddenly or by chance:
    I. with acc. it bears or carries one to a place, i. e. one happens to come; the proverb, alla (acc.) berr at sama brunni, all come to the same well (end), Lat. omnes una manet nox; bar hann þá ofan gegnt Özuri, he happened to come in his course just opposite to Ö., Lat. delatus est, Dropl. 25: esp. of ships or sailors; nú berr svá til ( happens) herra, at vér komum eigi fram ferðinni, berr oss (acc.) til Íslands eðr annara landa, it bore us to I., i. e. if we drive or drift thither, Fms. iv. 176; þá (acc. pl.) bar suðr í haf, they drifted southwards, Nj. 124.
    β. as a cricketing term, in the phrase, berr (bar) út knöttinn, the ball rolls out, Gísl. 26, cp. p. 110 where it is transit.; berr Gísli ok út knöttinn, vide Vígl. ch. 11, Grett. ch. 17, Vd. ch. 37, Hallfr. S. ch. 2.
    γ. Skarpheðin (acc.) bar nú at þeim, Sk. came suddenly upon them, Nj. 144; bar at Hróaldi þegar allan skjöldinn, the shield was dashed against H.’s body, 198; ok skyldu sæta honum, ef hann (acc.) bæri þar at, if he should per chance come, shew himself there, Orkn. 406; e-n berr yfir, it bears one, i. e. one is borne onwards, as a bird flying, a man riding; þóttist vita, at hann (acc.) mundi fljótara yfir bera ef hann riði en gengi, that he would get on more fleetly riding than walking, Hrafn. 7; hann (acc.) bar skjótt yfir, he passed quickly, of a flying meteor, Nj. 194; e-n berr undan, escapes.
    2. also with acc. followed by prepp. við, saman, jafnframt, hjá, of bodies coinciding or covering one another: loc., er jafnframt ber jaðrana tungls ok sólar, if the orb of the moon and sun cover each other, Rb. 34; þat kann vera stundum, at tunglit (acc.) berr jafht á millum vár ok sólar (i. e. in a moon eclipse), 108; ber nokkut jaðar (acc.) þess hjá sólar jaðri, 34; Gunnarr sér at rauðan kyrtil (acc.) bar við glugginn, G. sees that a red kirtle passed before the window, Nj. 114; bar fyrir utan þat skip vápnaburð (acc.) heiðingja (gen. pl.), the missiles of the heathens passed over the ship without hurting them, flew too high, Fms. vii. 232; hvergi bar skugga (acc.) á, nowhere a shadow, all bright, Nj. 118; þangat sem helzt mátti nokkut yfir þá skugga bera af skóginum, where they were shadowed (hidden) by the trees, Fms. x. 239; e-t berr fram (hátt), a body is prominent, Lat. eminet; Ólafr konungr stóð í lyptingunni, bar hann (acc.) hátt mjök, king O. stood out conspicuously, ii. 308; b. yfir, þótti mjök bera hljóð (acc.) þar yfir er Ólafr sat, the sound was heard over there where O. sat, Sturl. i. 21; b. á milli, something comes between; leiti (acc.) bar á milli, a hill hid the prospect, Nj. 263: metaph., e-m berr e-t á milli, they come to dissent, 13, v. 1.; b. fyrir augu (hence fyrirburðr, vision), of a vision or the like; mart (acc.) berr nú fyrir augu mér, ek sé …, many things come now before my eyes, 104; hann mundi allt þat er fyrir hann hafði borit, i. e. all the dream, 195; eina nótt berr fyrir hann í svefni mikla sýn, Fms. i. 137, Rd. 290; veiði (acc.) berr í hendr e-m (a metaphor from hunting), sport falls to one’s lot; hér bæri veiði í hendr nú, here would be a game, Nj. 252; e-t berr undan (a metaphor from fishing, hunting term), when one misses one’s opportunity; vel væri þá … at þá veiði (acc.) bæri eigi undan, that this game should not go amiss, 69; en ef þetta (acc.) berr undan, if this breaks down, 63; hon bað hann þá drepa einhvern manna hans, heldr en allt (acc.) bæri undan, rather than that all should go amiss, Eg. 258: absol., þyki mér illa, ef undan berr, if I miss it, Nj. 155; viljum vér ekki at undan beri at…, we will by no means miss it…, Fms. viii. 309, v. 1. The passage Bs. i. 416 (en fjárhlutr sá er átt hafði Ari, bar undan Guðmundi) is hardly correct, fjárhlut þann would run better, cp. bera undir, as a law term, below.
    II. adding prepp.; b. við, at, til, at hendi, at móti, til handa …, to befall, happen, Lat. accidere, occurrere, with dat. of the person, (v. atburðr, viðburðr, tilburðr); engi hlut skyldi þann at b., no such thing should happen as…, Fms. xi. 76; svá bar at einn vetr, it befell, x. 201; þat hefir nú víst at hendi borit, er…, Nj. 174; þó þetta vandræði (acc.) hafi nú borit oss (dat.) at hendi, Eg. 7; b. til handa, id., Sks. 327; bar honum svá til, so it befell him, Fms. xi. 425; at honum bæri engan váðaligan hlut til á veginum, that nothing dangerous should befall him on the way, Stj. 212; bæri þat þá svá við, at hann ryfi, it then perchance might happen, that …, 102; þat bar við at Högni kom, 169, 172, 82; raun (acc.) berr á, it is proved by the fact, event, Fms. ix. 474, x. 185.
    2. temp., e-t berr á, it happens to fall on …; ef þing (acc.) ber á hina helgu viku, if the parliament falls on the holy week (Whitsun), Grág. i. 106; ef Crucis messu (acc.) berr á Drottins dag, Rb. 44; berr hana (viz. Petrs messu, June 29) aldrei svá optarr á öldinni, 78; þat er nú berr oss næst, what has occurred of late, Sturl. iii. 182: b. í móti, to happen exactly at a time; þetta (acc.) bar í móti at þenna sama dag andaðist Brandr biskup, Bs. i. 468; b. saman, id.; bar þat saman, at pá var Gunnarr at segja brennusöguna, just when G. was about telling the story, Nj. 269.
    3. metaph. of agreement or separation; en þat (acc.) þykir mjök saman b. ok þessi frásögn, Fms. x. 276: with dat., bar öllum sögum vel saman, all the records agreed well together, Nj. 100, v. l.; berr nú enn í sundr með þeim, Bjarna ok Þorkatli at sinni, B. and Th. missed each other, Vápn. 25.
    4. denoting cause; e-t (acc.) berr til …, causes a thing; ætluðu þat þá allir, at þat mundi til bera, that that was the reason, Nj. 75; at þat beri til skilnaðar okkars, that this will make us to part (divorce), 261; konungr spurði, hvat til bæri úgleði hans, what was the cause of his grief? Fms. vi. 355; þat berr til tunglhlaups, Rb. 32.
    β. meiri ván at brátt beri þat (acc.) til bóta, at herviliga steypi hans ríki, i. e. there will soon come help (revenge), Fms. x. 264; fjórir eru þeir hlutir er menn (acc.) berr í ætt á landi hér, there are four cases under which people may be adopted, Grág. i. 361.
    γ. e-t berr undir e-n, falls to a person’s lot; hon á arf at taka þegar er undir hana berr, in her turn, 179; mikla erfð (acc.) bar undir hana, Mar. (Fr.); berr yfir, of surpassing, Bs. ii. 121, 158; b. frá, id. (fráburðr); herðimikill svá at þat (acc.) bar frá því sem aðrir menn, Eg. 305; er sagt, at þat bæri frá hve vel þeir mæltu, it was extraordinary how well they did speak, Jb. 11; bar þat mest frá hversu illa hann var limaðr, but above all, how…, Ó. H. 74.
    5. with adverbial nouns in a dat. form; e-t berr bráðum, happens of a sudden; berr þetta (acc.) nú allbráðum, Fms. xi. 139; cp. vera bráðum borinn, to be taken by surprise (above); berr stórum, stærrum, it matters a great deal; ætla ek stærrum b. hin lagabrotin (acc.), they are much more important, matter more, vii. 305; var þat góðr kostr, svá at stórum bar, xi. 50; hefir oss orðit svá mikil vanhyggja, at stóru berr, an enormous blunder, Gísl. 51; svá langa leið, at stóru bar, Fas. i. 116; þat berr stórum, hversu mér þóknast vel þeirra athæfi, it amounts to a great deal, my liking their service, i. e. I do greatly like, Fms. ii. 37; eigi berr þat allsmám hversu vel mér líkar, in no small degree do I like, x. 296.
    β. with dat., it is fitting, becoming; svá mikit sem landeiganda (dat.) berr til at hafa eptir lögum, what he is legally entitled to, Dipl. iii. 10; berr til handa, it falls to one’s lot, v. above, Grág. i. 93.
    III. answering to Lat. oportet, absolutely or with an adverb, vel, illa, with infinit.; e-m berr, it beseems, becomes one; berr þat ekki né stendr þvílíkum höfuðfeðr, at falsa, Stj. 132; berr yðr (dat.) vel, herra, at sjá sannindi á þessu máli, Fms. ix. 326; sagði, at þat bar eigi Kristnum mönnum, at særa Guð, x. 22; þá siðu at mér beri vel, Sks. 353 B: used absol., berr vel, illa, it is beseeming, proper, fit, unbeseeming, unfit, improper; athæfi þat er vel beri fyrir konungs augliti, 282; þat þykir ok eigi illa bera, at maðr hafi svart skinn til hosna, i. e. it suits pretty well, 301: in case of a pers. pron. in acc. or dat. being added, the sentence becomes personal in order to avoid doubling the impers. sentence, e. g. e-m berr skylda (not skyldu) til, one is bound by duty; veit ek eigi hver skylda (nom.) yðr (acc.) ber til þess at láta jarl einn ráða, Fms. i. 52: also leaving the dat. out, skylda berr til at vera forsjámaðr með honum, vii. 280; eigi berr hér til úviska mín, it is not that I am not knowing, Nj. 135.
    IV. when the reflex. inflexion is added to the verb, the noun loses its impers. character and is turned from acc. into nom., e. g. þar (þat?) mun hugrinn minn mest hafa fyrir borizt, this is what I suspected, fancied, Lv. 34; cp. hugarburðr, fancy, and e-t berr fyrir e-n (above, C. I. 2); hefir þetta (nom.) vel í móti borizt, a happy coincidence, Nj. 104; ef svá harðliga kann til at berask, if the misfortunes do happen, Gþl. 55; barsk sú úhamingja (nom.) til á Íslandi, that mischief happened (no doubt the passage is thus to be emended), Bs. i. 78, but bar þá úhamingju …; þat (nom.) barsk at, happened, Fms. x. 253; fundir várir (nom.) hafa at borizt nokkurum sinnum, vii. 256; þat barsk at á einhverju sumri, Eg. 154; bærist at um síðir at allr þingheimrinn berðist, 765, cp. berast við, berask fyrir above (B. V.): berast, absol., means to be shaken, knocked about; var þess ván, at fylkingar mundu berast í hergöngunni, that they would be brought into some confusion, Fms. v. 74; Hrólfr gékk at ramliga, ok barst Atli (was shaken, gave away) fyrir orku sakir, þar til er hann féll. Fas. iii. 253; barst Jökull allr fyrir orku sakir (of two wrestling), Ísl. ii. 467, Fms. iii. 189: vide B. IV.
    D. In mod. usage the strong bera—bar is also used in impersonal phrases, denoting to let a thing be seen, shew, but almost always with a negative preceding, e. g. ekki bar (ber) á því, it could ( can) not be seen; að á engu bæri, láta ekki á bera ( to keep tight), etc. All these phrases are no doubt alterations from the weak verb bera, að, nudare, and never occur in old writers; we have not met with any instance previous to the Reformation; the use is certainly of late date, and affords a rare instance of weak verbs turning into strong; the reverse is more freq. the case.

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  • 8 chico

    adj.
    small, little.
    intj.
    boy, hey.
    m.
    1 boy, child, lad, little boy.
    2 boyfriend.
    Ese es tu chico? Is he your boyfriend?
    3 Chico, Leonard Marx.
    * * *
    1 (pequeño) small, little
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (gen) kid, youngster
    2 (aprendiz) errand boy; (de oficina) office boy
    \
    como chico con zapatos nuevos familiar like a kid with a new toy
    dejar chico,-a a alguien figurado to make somebody look small
    ————————
    2 (aprendiz) errand boy; (de oficina) office boy
    * * *
    1. (f. - chica)
    adj.
    1) little, small
    2. (f. - chica)
    noun
    boy / girl
    * * *
    chico, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=pequeño) small, little
    2) (=joven) young

    yo era muy chico, pero me acuerdo de ella — I was very young but I remember her

    de chico no me gustaban las verduras — I didn't like vegetables when I was little, as a child, I didn't like vegetables

    2. SM / F
    1) (=joven) boy/girl

    me gusta un chico de Barcelona — there's a guy * o boy from Barcelona I like

    2) (=niño) boy/girl

    chico de los recados — office boy, messenger boy

    3) (=hijo) boy/girl
    4) (=novio) boyfriend/girlfriend

    ¿sales con algún chico? — are you going out with anyone?, have you got a boyfriend?

    5) [apelativo]
    a) [a un adulto]

    mira, chico, déjalo — OK, just leave it, will you?

    chica, ¡qué cambiada estás! — hey! o you know, you look so different!

    ¡hola, chicos! ¿qué tal? — hi, guys! how're you doing? *

    hola chicas ¡ya estoy aquí! — hi, girls, here I am!

    b) [a un niño]

    ¡oye, chico! ¿quieres ganarte un poco de dinero? — hey! do you want to earn yourself a bit of money?

    chica, ¡no corras! — don't run, dear!

    chica
    3.
    SM LAm (Naipes) game, round; (Billar) game; (Snooker) frame
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo (esp AmL)
    a) ( joven) < persona> young

    íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos — we used to go there as children o when we were little (colloq)

    b) ( bajo) < persona> small

    dejar chico a alguien — (fam) to put somebody to shame

    c) ( pequeño) small
    II
    - ca masculino, femenino
    1)
    a) ( niño) (m) boy; (f) girl

    uno chicos — ( varones) some boys; ( varones y hombras) some children

    b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy; (f) daughter, girl
    c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girl
    d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy; (f) girl

    chico! ¿tú por aquí? — well, well! what brings you here?

    chico, no seas tonto — come on, don't be so silly

    2) chico masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame; ( en bolos) game
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo (esp AmL)
    a) ( joven) < persona> young

    íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos — we used to go there as children o when we were little (colloq)

    b) ( bajo) < persona> small

    dejar chico a alguien — (fam) to put somebody to shame

    c) ( pequeño) small
    II
    - ca masculino, femenino
    1)
    a) ( niño) (m) boy; (f) girl

    uno chicos — ( varones) some boys; ( varones y hombras) some children

    b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy; (f) daughter, girl
    c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq); (f) girl
    d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy; (f) girl

    chico! ¿tú por aquí? — well, well! what brings you here?

    chico, no seas tonto — come on, don't be so silly

    2) chico masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame; ( en bolos) game
    * * *
    chico1
    1 = boy, youngster, kiddy [kiddie], kid, young boy, lad, laddie.

    Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.

    Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.
    Ex: If they can do it for the kiddies, perhaps they can do it for the adults too.
    Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.
    Ex: 2 case histories are outlined -- the case of a woman who might be dead and that of a young boy and a potentially rabid dog.
    Ex: 'Aye,' said the farmer, 'you are right, lad'.
    Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
    * chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.
    * chico de pueblo = small-town country boy.
    * chico lector = reading-boy.
    * chico o chica de trece años = thirteen-year-old.
    * chico travieso = naughty boy.
    * ser un buen chico = be a sport.

    chico2
    2 = small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.].

    Ex: The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.

    Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.
    Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.
    * área chica, el = six-yard box, the.
    * niño chico = young kid.
    * Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico = outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.

    * * *
    chico1 -ca
    1 (joven) ‹persona› young
    es muy chico para salir solo he's too young to go out on his own
    una playa a la que íbamos de chicos or cuando éramos chicos a beach we used to go to as children o when we were young, a beach we used to go to when we were small o little ( colloq)
    2 (bajo) ‹persona› small
    es muy chico para su edad he's very small for his age
    chiquita or chiquitita pero cumplidora (CS); she may be small but she's good ( o clever etc)
    matón1 (↑ matón (1))
    dejar chico a algn ( fam); to put sb to shame
    se puso a hablar de filosofía y nos dejó chicos a todos she started talking about philosophy and put us all to shame o ( colloq) showed us all up
    las dejarás chicas a todas con ese vestido with that dress you'll put everyone else in the shade ( colloq)
    quedarse chico: en física me quedo chico junto a él he puts me to shame when it comes to physics
    3 (pequeño) small
    es un bar muy chico it's a very small bar
    los pantalones le quedan chicos the trousers are too small for him
    me dio un pedacito chiquitito he gave me a tiny piece
    chico2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    A
    1 (niño) ( masculine) boy; ( feminine) girl
    es un chico muy bueno he's a very good boy, he's very good
    tengo que recoger a los chicos del colegio I have to pick the children o ( colloq) kids up from school
    chico de la calle street urchin
    2 (hijo) ( masculine) son, boy; ( feminine) daughter, girl
    mis chicos van a ese colegio my children go to that school
    mi chico mayor está haciendo la mili my eldest boy o son is doing his military service
    3 (joven) ( masculine) guy ( colloq), boy ( colloq), bloke ( BrE colloq); ( feminine) girl
    ayer te vi con tu chico I saw you with your boyfriend yesterday
    5
    (como apelativo): chica, no te puedes imaginar lo que me pasó hey, you'll never guess what happened to me
    ¡chico! ¿tú por aquí? well, well! what brings you here?
    chico, no seas tonto, todo te lo crees come on, don't be so silly, you'd believe anything
    Compuesto:
    messenger boy
    B
    * * *

     

    chico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo (esp AmL)

    a) ( joven) young;


    b) ( bajo) small


    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    1
    a) ( niño) (m) boy;

    (f) girl
    b) ( hijo) (m) son, boy;

    (f) daughter, girl
    c) ( joven) (m) guy (colloq), boy (colloq), bloke (BrE colloq);

    (f) girl;


    ( varones y hembras) some boys and girls
    d) ( empleado joven) (m) boy;

    (f) girl

    ◊ ¡chico! ¿tú por aquí? well, well! what brings you here?

    2
    ◊ chico sustantivo masculino (AmL) ( en billar) frame;


    ( en bolos) game
    chico,-a
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino (muchacho) boy, lad
    (muchacha) girl
    II adjetivo small, little
    ' chico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arreglo
    - chaval
    - chavala
    - chica
    - ser
    - fortachón
    - fortachona
    - limitada
    - limitado
    - llenarse
    - mentirosa
    - mentiroso
    - recogepelotas
    - representar
    - sentida
    - sentido
    - solícita
    - solícito
    - varón
    - acabar
    - deshonra
    - este
    - guapetón
    - temperamento
    English:
    angrily
    - boy
    - date
    - dope
    - go out
    - go-go
    - gofer
    - hit
    - hit back
    - interact
    - leave out
    - mate
    - small
    - toyboy
    - boyish
    - kid
    - little
    - nice
    - wee
    - who
    - world
    - youngster
    * * *
    chico, -a
    ♦ adj
    esp Am
    1. [joven] small, young;
    este perro es demasiado chico para separarlo de su madre this dog is too small o young to be taken away from its mother
    2. [de poco tamaño] small;
    este apartamento es muy chico this Br flat o US apartment is very small;
    lo bueno viene en frasco chico good things come in small packages
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [joven] boy, f girl;
    no es mala chica she isn't a bad girl
    2. [hijo] son, boy;
    [hija] daughter, girl;
    mi chica mayor ya se ha casado my eldest daughter o girl is already married;
    los chicos han ido a pasar el fin de semana con sus abuelos the children have gone to their grandparents for the weekend
    3. [empleado] boy, f girl;
    la compra se la llevará el chico the delivery boy will bring your shopping home for you
    RP chico de los mandados [en oficina] office boy; [en tienda] errand boy;
    chico de los recados [en oficina] office boy;
    [en tienda] errand boy
    4. [novio] boyfriend;
    [novia] girlfriend;
    a ver si nos presentas a tu chico why don't you introduce us to your boyfriend o young man?
    5. [tratamiento]
    chico, ponme un café waiter, could I have a coffee, please?;
    ¡chica, no sé qué decirte! well, what can I say?;
    ¡chico, qué suerte has tenido! you lucky thing!;
    chica, haz lo que quieras look, you can do what you want;
    ¡vamos chico, no te pongas así! come on, don't be like that!
    * * *
    I adj small, little;
    dejar chico a alguien fig fam put s.o. to shame fam II m boy;
    peinado a lo chico with short hair, with a boyish haircut
    * * *
    chico, -ca adj
    1) : little, small
    2) : young
    chico, -ca n
    1) : child, boy m, girl f
    2) : young man m, young woman f
    * * *
    2. (joven) young man [pl. men]

    Spanish-English dictionary > chico

  • 9 априлски

    April (attr.)
    априлска лъжа April fool, an April fool's errand
    * * *
    апрѝлски,
    прил., -а, -о, -и April (attr.); \априлскиа лъжа April fool, April fool’s errand; пускам \априлскиа лъжа някому make an April fool of s.o.
    * * *
    1. April (attr.) 2. Априлското въстание the April Uprising 3. априлска лъжа April fool, an April fool's errand 4. пускам априлска лъжа на някого make an April fool of s. o

    Български-английски речник > априлски

  • 10 tonto

    adj.
    1 silly, dull, empty-headed, foolish.
    2 silly, footling, foolish.
    3 useless, dumb.
    4 stupefied.
    m.
    fool, blockhead, dunce, idiot.
    * * *
    1 silly, stupid, US dumb
    ■ ¡qué idea más tonta! what a stupid idea!
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 fool, idiot
    \
    a tontas y a locas without rhyme or reason
    hacer el tonto / hacer la tonta to act the fool
    hacerse el tonto / hacerse la tonta to play dumb
    ponerse tonto,-a familiar to get stroppy
    tonto,-a de remate / tonto,-a de capirote familiar prize idiot
    un,-a tonto,-a del bote familiar a right berk, a real twerp
    * * *
    1. (f. - tonta)
    noun
    2. (f. - tonta)
    adj.
    foolish, stupid
    * * *
    tonto, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona]
    a) (=bobo) [dicho con afecto] silly; [dicho con enfado] stupid

    venga, vente con nosotros, ¡no seas tonto! — come on, come with us, don't be silly!

    ¡qué tonto soy! — how silly o stupid of me!

    ¿tú te has creído que yo soy tonto?, ¿me tomas por tonto? — do you think I'm stupid?

    b) [poco inteligente] stupid

    ¡y parecía tonto! — and we thought he was stupid!

    a lo tonto —

    ¿para qué esforzarse a lo tonto? — why go to all that trouble for nothing?

    y a lo tonto, a lo tonto, se le pasó la mitad del día — and before he knew it, half the day had slipped by

    a tontas y a locas —

    piénsalo bien, no quiero que actúes/hables a tontas y a locas — think carefully, don't just do/say the first thing that comes into your head

    esos jóvenes sin seso que solo hablan a tontas y a locas — these silly youngsters who chatter away without even thinking what they're saying

    c) (=insolente) silly

    ¡si te pones tonto no te vuelvo a traer al cine! — if you start being silly I won't take you to the cinema again!

    d) (=torpe)

    hoy se me olvida todo, estoy como tonto — I keep forgetting things today, I'm out of it *

    dejar a algn tonto — Esp to leave sb speechless

    e) (=presumido) stuck-up *
    f) (Med) imbecile
    pelo 8)
    2) [risa, frase, accidente] silly

    ¡qué fallo más tonto! — it was a really silly mistake!

    caja 1)
    2. SM / F

    soy un tonto, ¡nunca debí haberla escuchado! — I'm such an idiot, I should never have listened to her!

    allí estaba, riéndome como una tonta — there I was, laughing like an idiot

    2) (Med) imbecile
    3. SM
    1) (Circo, Teat) clown, funny man
    2) And, CAm (=palanca) jemmy
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) silly

    fui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes

    b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upset

    dejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless

    hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody

    2) <excusa/error/historia> silly
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq); ( ingenuo) idiot, fool

    hacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself

    hacerse el tonto — to act dumb

    * * *
    = fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.
    Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
    Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.
    Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    ----
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.
    * chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.
    * chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.
    * como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.
    * guaperas tonto = himbo.
    * hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.
    * hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.
    * no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.
    * risa tonta = giggle.
    * risita tonta = giggle.
    * rubia tonta = dumb blonde.
    * típica rubia tonta = bimbo.
    * típico guaperas tonto = himbo.
    * tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.
    * tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.
    * tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.
    * tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].
    * tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.
    * tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.
    * tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.
    * tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.
    * tonto genio = idiot savant.
    * tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.
    * tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) [SER] < persona> ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq); ( ingenuo) silly

    fui tan tonto como para decirle que sí — I was stupid o foolish enough to say yes

    b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly; ( disgustado) upset

    dejar tonto a alguien — (Esp fam) to leave somebody speechless

    hacer tonto a alguien — (Chi fam) to fool somebody

    2) <excusa/error/historia> silly
    II
    - ta masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq); ( ingenuo) idiot, fool

    hacer el tonto — ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool; ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself

    hacerse el tonto — to act dumb

    * * *
    = fool, witless, bonehead, goofy [goofier -comp., goofiest -sup.], imbecile, cretin, lemon, airheaded, duffer, drongo, schmuck, schmo, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, dork, plonker.

    Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.

    Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.
    Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.
    * chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.
    * chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.
    * como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.
    * guaperas tonto = himbo.
    * hacer el tonto = fool around, horse around/about.
    * hacerse el tonto = act + dumb.
    * no tener un pelo de tonto = there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.
    * risa tonta = giggle.
    * risita tonta = giggle.
    * rubia tonta = dumb blonde.
    * típica rubia tonta = bimbo.
    * típico guaperas tonto = himbo.
    * tonto de capirote = blockhead, prize idiot.
    * tonto del bote = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, bonehead, birdbrain, knucklehead.
    * tonto del bote, tonto de remate, tonto del culo, tonto perdido, chiflado per = knucklehead.
    * tonto del cullo = arsehole [asshole, -USA].
    * tonto del culo = mug, prick, as daft as a brush, prize idiot, knucklehead.
    * tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.
    * tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.
    * tonto de remate = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, prize idiot, knucklehead.
    * tonto genio = idiot savant.
    * tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.
    * tontos /tarea de tontos = fool's errand.

    * * *
    tonto1 -ta
    A
    1 [ SER] ‹persona› (falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb ( colloq) (ingenuo) silly
    ¡pero qué tonto eres! ¿de verdad te lo has creído? you idiot! did you really believe it?
    mírala … y parecía tonta look at her, and we thought she was stupid!
    no seas tonta, aprovecha ahora que puedes don't be silly! make the most of it while you can
    y él fue tan tonto como para decirle que sí and he was stupid o dumb o foolish enough to say yes
    2 [ ESTAR] (travieso) difficult, silly; (disgustado) upset
    no me hagas caso, hoy estoy tonta don't take any notice of me, I'm in a funny mood today
    se pone muy tonto siempre que hay visita he gets really silly o difficult when there are visitors
    a lo tonto: a lo tonto, a lo tonto lleva ya ganados varios millones he's won several million just like that o without even trying
    lo dijo a lo tonto y resulta que acertó it was a wild guess o he said it without thinking and it turned out to be right
    hablas a lo tonto you're talking through your hat
    a tontas y a locas without thinking
    gasta el dinero a tontas y a locas she spends money like there's no tomorrow ( colloq)
    dejar tonto a algn ( Esp fam); to leave sb speechless
    hacer tonto a algn ( Chi fam); to make a fool of sb, fool sb
    ser más tonto que Abundio or que hecho de encargo or que una mata de habas ( Esp fam); to be as dumb as they come ( colloq), to be daft as a brush ( BrE colloq)
    ser tonto del bote or del culo ( Esp fam); to be a complete idiot
    B ‹excusa/error/historia› silly
    fue una caída de lo más tonta pero ya ves, me rompí el tobillo it was such a silly o ridiculous fall but, as you see, I broke my ankle
    tonto2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    (falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy ( colloq); (ingenuo) idiot, fool
    eres un tonto por haberte dejado engañar así you're an idiot o a fool to let yourself be taken in like that
    hacer el tonto (hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool, to fool o clown around; (actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself
    hacerse el tonto to act dumb
    no te hagas la tonta, que sabes muy bien de lo que estoy hablando you know very well what I'm talking about so don't pretend you don't o so don't act dumb
    le gusta/gustaba más que a un tonto una tiza or un lápiz or un palo ( Esp fam); he is/was crazy o nuts about it ( colloq)
    ser como tonto para algo ( Chi fam); to be crazy o nuts about sth ( colloq)
    Compuestos:
    prize idiot, utter fool
    village idiot
    ( Chi fam) silly fool
    idealistic puppet o stooge
    * * *

     

    tonto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    1
    a) [SER] ( falto de inteligencia) stupid, dumb (colloq);

    ( ingenuo) silly
    b) [ESTAR] ( intratable) difficult, silly;

    ( disgustado) upset
    2 ‹excusa/error/historia› silly
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( falto de inteligencia) idiot, dummy (colloq);
    ( ingenuo) idiot, fool;
    ◊ hacer el tonto ( hacer payasadas) to play o act the fool;


    ( actuar con necedad) to make a fool of oneself;
    ◊ hacerse el tonto to act dumb

    tonto,-a
    I adjetivo silly, familiar dumb: ¿cómo pude ser tan tonto?, how could I be so stupid?
    fue lo bastante tonto como para decirle la verdad, he was foolish enough to tell him the truth
    una observación tonta, a trivial remark
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino fool, idiot, familiar dummy
    hacer el tonto, to play the fool
    hacerse el tonto, to play dumb
    tonto de remate, prize idiot

    ' tonto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bobalicón
    - bobalicona
    - boluda
    - boludo
    - burrada
    - capirote
    - definitivamente
    - fatua
    - fatuo
    - hacer
    - hombre
    - manteca
    - pelo
    - perdida
    - perdido
    - remate
    - simple
    - tarugo
    - todavía
    - tonta
    - tratar
    - asno
    - baboso
    - gana
    - ganso
    - huevón
    - idiota
    - imbécil
    - lelo
    - lerdo
    - mongólico
    - necio
    - pavo
    - pendejo
    - salame
    - soquete
    - tontear
    - tontería
    - zanahoria
    English:
    act
    - asinine
    - clot
    - clown around
    - dim
    - do
    - dozy
    - dumb
    - fool
    - goof
    - help
    - idiotic
    - lark about
    - lark around
    - mess about
    - mess around
    - muck about
    - muck around
    - need
    - play
    - prize
    - silly
    - soft-headed
    - such
    - thing
    - daft
    - foolish
    - kind
    - know
    - stupid
    - that
    * * *
    tonto, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] [estúpido] stupid;
    [menos fuerte] silly;
    pero ¿seré tonto? otra vez me he vuelto a confundir I must be stupid or something, I've gone and got it wrong again;
    nos toman por tontos they think we're idiots;
    ¿estás tonto? ¿para qué me pegas? don't be stupid! what are you hitting me for?;
    no seas tonto, no hay por qué preocuparse don't be silly, there's no need to worry;
    ser tonto de capirote o [m5] remate to be Br daft as a brush o US crazy as a loon;
    ser más tonto que Abundio to be as thick as two short planks
    2. [retrasado mental] dim, backward
    3.
    ponerse tonto [pesado, insistente] to be difficult;
    [arrogante] to get awkward, Br to get stroppy
    4. [sin sentido] [risa] mindless;
    [esfuerzo] pointless;
    fue una caída tonta it was so silly, falling over like that;
    a lo tonto: lo perdí a lo tonto I stupidly lost it;
    me tropecé a lo tonto I tripped over like an idiot;
    me he ido haciendo con una extensa colección de sellos a lo tonto I've built up a sizeable stamp collection without hardly realizing it
    ♦ nm,f
    idiot;
    los listos y los tontos de la clase the bright ones and the dim ones in the class;
    el tonto del pueblo the village idiot;
    hacer el tonto [juguetear] to mess around;
    [no actuar con inteligencia] to be stupid o foolish;
    estoy haciendo el tonto intentando convencerle I'm wasting my time trying to convince him;
    hacerse el tonto to act innocent;
    a tontas y a locas without thinking
    tonto útil useful idiot
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    I adj silly, foolish
    II m, tonta f fool, idiot;
    haba fam complete idiot;
    tonto del pueblo village idiot;
    hacer el tonto play the fool;
    hacerse el tonto act dumb fam ;
    a tontas y a locas in a slapdash way
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    tonto, -ta adj
    1) : dumb, stupid
    2) : silly
    3)
    a tontas y a locas : without thinking, haphazardly
    tonto, -ta n
    : fool, idiot
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    tonto1 adj silly [comp. sillier; superl. silliest] / stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    ¡qué fallo más tonto! what a stupid mistake!
    tonto2 n fool / idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > tonto

  • 11 HAFA

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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 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;
    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 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.

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  • 12 pérdida

    adj.
    1 lost, strayed, misguided; profligate, dissolute.
    Gente perdida Vagrants, vagabonds
    2 idle (vago); down and out (pobre). (America)
    * * *
    1 (daño) loss
    ■ no hay que lamentar pérdidas humanas fortunately, nobody has been killed
    4 (escape) leak
    \
    llorar la pérdida de alguien to mourn for somebody
    no tiene pérdida you can't miss it
    ser una pérdida de tiempo to be a waste of time
    * * *
    f., (m. - perdido)
    * * *
    perdido
    * * *
    a) ( mujer inmoral) loose woman
    b) (Chi, Méx) ( prostituta) streetwalker
    * * *
    = disappearance, loss, forfeiture, drawdown.
    Ex. If the disappearance of these latter two media are a problem, use dummies on the shelf and store the item at the circulation desk.
    Ex. Some attempts have been made to use video tape, but the results have been poor, with data losses and corruption.
    Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
    Ex. Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.
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    * compresión sin pérdida = lossless compression.
    * funcionar con pérdidas = run + at a loss.
    * no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.
    * pérdida auditiva = hearing loss, loss of hearing.
    * pérdida de audición = loss of hearing, hearing loss.
    * pérdida de autoridad = disempowerment.
    * pérdida de calor = heat loss.
    * pérdida de categoría laboral = demotion.
    * pérdida de concentración = lapse of concentration.
    * pérdida de confianza = sapping of confidence.
    * pérdida de consistencia = strength loss.
    * pérdida de contacto con la realidad = loss of touch with reality.
    * pérdida de credibilidad = loss of face.
    * pérdida de datos = data loss.
    * pérdida de dinero = cash drain.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * pérdida de la presión = depressurisation [depressurization, -USA].
    * pérdida de las técnicas profesionales = de-skilling.
    * pérdida del cabello = loss of hair.
    * pérdida del conocimiento = unconsciousness, fainting, fainting fit, loss of consciousness.
    * pérdida del sentido = fainting, fainting fit.
    * pérdida de masa ósea = bone loss.
    * pérdida de nitidez = fading.
    * pérdida de pelo = hair loss.
    * pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.
    * pérdida de peso = weight loss.
    * pérdida de poder = disempowerment.
    * pérdida de puestos de trabajo = squeeze on jobs.
    * pérdida de sangre = bleed.
    * pérdida de tiempo = time wasting, wild goose chase, waste of time, time-consuming [time consuming], fool's errand.
    * pérdida de un tiempo precioso = waste of precious time.
    * pérdida de valor = devaluation, loss of value.
    * pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.
    * pérdida de vigencia = demise.
    * pérdida humana = human loss.
    * pérdida neta = net loss.
    * pérdida ósea = bone loss.
    * pérdidas = wastage, losings.
    * pérdida trágica = tragic loss.
    * reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.
    * seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.
    * ser una pérdida de dinero = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.
    * ser una pérdida de tiempo = be idle, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.
    * ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.
    * sin pérdida = lossless.
    * sufrir pérdidas = make + a loss.
    * sufrir una pérdida = suffer + loss.
    * tener pérdidas = make + a loss.
    * trágica pérdida = tragic loss.
    * una gran pérdida = a great loss.
    * una pérdida constante de = a haemorrhage of.
    * * *
    a) ( mujer inmoral) loose woman
    b) (Chi, Méx) ( prostituta) streetwalker
    * * *
    = disappearance, loss, forfeiture, drawdown.

    Ex: If the disappearance of these latter two media are a problem, use dummies on the shelf and store the item at the circulation desk.

    Ex: Some attempts have been made to use video tape, but the results have been poor, with data losses and corruption.
    Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
    Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.
    * compresión sin pérdida = lossless compression.
    * funcionar con pérdidas = run + at a loss.
    * no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.
    * pérdida auditiva = hearing loss, loss of hearing.
    * pérdida de audición = loss of hearing, hearing loss.
    * pérdida de autoridad = disempowerment.
    * pérdida de calor = heat loss.
    * pérdida de categoría laboral = demotion.
    * pérdida de concentración = lapse of concentration.
    * pérdida de confianza = sapping of confidence.
    * pérdida de consistencia = strength loss.
    * pérdida de contacto con la realidad = loss of touch with reality.
    * pérdida de credibilidad = loss of face.
    * pérdida de datos = data loss.
    * pérdida de dinero = cash drain.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * pérdida de la presión = depressurisation [depressurization, -USA].
    * pérdida de las técnicas profesionales = de-skilling.
    * pérdida del cabello = loss of hair.
    * pérdida del conocimiento = unconsciousness, fainting, fainting fit, loss of consciousness.
    * pérdida del sentido = fainting, fainting fit.
    * pérdida de masa ósea = bone loss.
    * pérdida de nitidez = fading.
    * pérdida de pelo = hair loss.
    * pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.
    * pérdida de peso = weight loss.
    * pérdida de poder = disempowerment.
    * pérdida de puestos de trabajo = squeeze on jobs.
    * pérdida de sangre = bleed.
    * pérdida de tiempo = time wasting, wild goose chase, waste of time, time-consuming [time consuming], fool's errand.
    * pérdida de un tiempo precioso = waste of precious time.
    * pérdida de valor = devaluation, loss of value.
    * pérdida de vidas = loss of life, toll on life.
    * pérdida de vigencia = demise.
    * pérdida humana = human loss.
    * pérdida neta = net loss.
    * pérdida ósea = bone loss.
    * pérdidas = wastage, losings.
    * pérdida trágica = tragic loss.
    * reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.
    * seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.
    * ser una pérdida de dinero = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.
    * ser una pérdida de tiempo = be idle, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.
    * ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.
    * sin pérdida = lossless.
    * sufrir pérdidas = make + a loss.
    * sufrir una pérdida = suffer + loss.
    * tener pérdidas = make + a loss.
    * trágica pérdida = tragic loss.
    * una gran pérdida = a great loss.
    * una pérdida constante de = a haemorrhage of.

    * * *
    1 (mujer inmoral) loose woman
    2 (Chi, Méx) (prostituta) streetwalker
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    perdida    
    pérdida
    pérdida sustantivo femenino

    ◊ pérdida de calor/energía heat/energy loss;

    tuvo una pérdida de conocimiento he lost consciousness, he passed out;
    no tiene pérdida (Esp) you can't miss it
    b) (Fin) loss;


    pérdidas materiales damage;
    pérdidas y ganancias profit and loss


    d) (escape de gas, agua) leak

    perdido,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 lost
    2 (desorientado) confused
    3 (perro, bala) stray
    II adv fam (totalmente, rematadamente) es tonto perdido, he's completely stupid
    III mf (libertino) degenerate, vicious
    ♦ Locuciones: ponerse perdido, to get dirty
    pérdida sustantivo femenino
    1 loss: su muerte supone una gran pérdida para nosotros, his death is a great loss for us
    2 (de tiempo, etc) waste
    3 (escape de agua, de gas) leak
    4 (daños materiales) (usu pl) damage: las pérdidas ascienden a varios millones, losses totalled several million
    ♦ Locuciones: no tiene pérdida, you can't miss it
    ' pérdida' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bala
    - derrumbarse
    - desfallecimiento
    - desgracia
    - desvarío
    - rehacerse
    - reparar
    - severidad
    - causa
    - ciudad
    - compensar
    - deshonra
    - desprestigio
    - lamentable
    - mareado
    - marear
    - mareo
    - sensación
    - sensible
    - sentir
    - valorar
    English:
    battle
    - blackout
    - bleeding
    - book
    - compensate
    - depressed
    - deprivation
    - dropout
    - effective
    - experience
    - generation
    - get back
    - good
    - grievous
    - lament
    - loss
    - lost
    - make up
    - make up for
    - outflow
    - sense
    - stall
    - temporary
    - time-wasting
    - unconsciousness
    - vacantly
    - waste
    - miss
    - shantytown
    * * *
    1. [extravío] loss;
    en caso de pérdida, entregar en … in the event of loss, deliver to…;
    Esp
    no tiene pérdida you can't miss it
    2. [de vista, audición, peso] loss
    pérdida del conocimiento loss of consciousness
    3. [de tiempo, dinero] waste
    4. [escape] leak
    5. [muerte] loss;
    nunca se recuperó de la pérdida de su mujer he never got over losing his wife
    pérdidas humanas loss of life
    6. [en baloncesto] turnover
    7.
    pérdidas [financieras] losses
    pérdidas y ganancias profit and loss
    8.
    pérdidas (materiales) [daños] damage;
    las inundaciones han causado grandes pérdidas the floods have caused extensive damage
    9.
    pérdidas [de sangre] haemorrhage
    * * *
    f
    1 loss;
    no tiene pérdida you can’t miss it;
    pérdida de tiempo waste of time
    2 en baloncesto turnover
    * * *
    1) : loss
    2)
    pérdida de tiempo : waste of time
    * * *
    1. (en general) loss [pl. losses]
    2. (de tiempo) waste
    3. (de líquido, gas) leak

    Spanish-English dictionary > pérdida

  • 13 Besorgung

    f
    1. (Einkauf) purchase; Besorgungen machen go shopping; ich muss noch ein paar Besorgungen machen I’ve still got some shopping to do ( oder a few things to buy)
    2. nur Sg.; (Beschaffung) getting (hold of) (+ Gen s.th.)
    3. nur Sg.; (Erledigung) einer Arbeit: dealing with (+ Gen s.th.); von Geschäften: management of affairs; die Besorgung von Haus( halt) und Garten looking after (Am. taking care of) the house and garden
    * * *
    die Besorgung
    shopping; purchase; errand; procuration; procurement
    * * *
    Be|sọr|gung [bə'zɔrgʊŋ]
    f -, -en
    1) (= das Kaufen) purchase

    er wurde mit der Besorgung von... beauftragt — he was asked to get...

    2)

    (= Erledigung) jdn mit der Besorgung seiner Geschäfte betrauen — to entrust sb with looking after one's affairs

    3) (= Einkauf) errand

    Besorgungen machen — to do some shopping

    * * *
    Be·sor·gung
    <-, -en>
    f
    1. (Einkauf) shopping, errand[s], purchase[s] form
    [für jdn] eine \Besorgung/ \Besorgungen machen [o erledigen] to do some shopping [or errands] [for sb], to make a purchase/some purchases [for sb] form; (das Kaufen) purchase form
    2. (das Erledigen) Geschäfte, Aufgaben management [or handling] [of affairs]
    * * *
    die; Besorgung, Besorgungen

    [einige] Besorgungen machen — do some shopping

    2) o. Pl. (das Beschaffen) getting; (das Kaufen) buying
    * * *
    1. (Einkauf) purchase;
    Besorgungen machen go shopping;
    ich muss noch ein paar Besorgungen machen I’ve still got some shopping to do ( oder a few things to buy)
    2. nur sg; (Beschaffung) getting (hold of) (+gen sth)
    3. nur sg; (Erledigung) einer Arbeit: dealing with (+gen sth); von Geschäften: management of affairs;
    die Besorgung von Haus(halt) und Garten looking after (US taking care of) the house and garden
    * * *
    die; Besorgung, Besorgungen

    [einige] Besorgungen machen — do some shopping

    2) o. Pl. (das Beschaffen) getting; (das Kaufen) buying
    * * *
    f.
    errand n.
    procurement n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Besorgung

  • 14 inútil

    adj.
    useless, needless, pointless, unnecessary.
    f. & m.
    lame duck, prat, ineffectual person, sad pack.
    * * *
    1 (gen) useless
    2 (intento) vain, futile
    3 MEDICINA disabled
    4 MILITAR unfit
    1 familiar (persona) hopeless case
    \
    es inútil que + subjuntivo there is no point in + gerund
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=vano) [intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, fruitless

    lo intenté todo, pero fue inútil — I tried everything, but it was no use o useless

    es inútil que usted proteste — it's no good o use you protesting, there's no point in protesting

    2) (=inepto) useless *, hopeless *
    3) (=inválido) disabled
    4) (=inservible) useless
    5) (Mil) unfit
    2.
    SMF

    ¡tu hermana es una inútil! — your sister is useless o hopeless! *

    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> useless
    b) < trasto> useless
    2)
    a) ( incompetente) useless
    b) (Mil) ( no apto) unfit
    c) (Med) disabled
    II
    masculino y femenino
    * * *
    = futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.
    Ex. To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.
    Ex. Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.
    Ex. Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.
    Ex. In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
    Ex. A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.
    Ex. However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.
    Ex. It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.
    Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.
    Ex. Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.
    ----
    * algo inútil = a dead dog.
    * cosa inútil = dead horse.
    * misión inútil = fool's errand.
    * ser inútil = fire + blanks.
    * * *
    I
    1)
    a) <esfuerzo/papeleo> useless
    b) < trasto> useless
    2)
    a) ( incompetente) useless
    b) (Mil) ( no apto) unfit
    c) (Med) disabled
    II
    masculino y femenino
    * * *
    = futile, useless, deadwood [dead wood], helpless, ineffectual, inutile, wasteful, good-for-nothing, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], duffer, toothless, ineffective.

    Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.

    Ex: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.
    Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.
    Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
    Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.
    Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.
    Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.
    Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.
    Ex: Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.
    * algo inútil = a dead dog.
    * cosa inútil = dead horse.
    * misión inútil = fool's errand.
    * ser inútil = fire + blanks.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹esfuerzo/papeleo› useless
    es inútil, no lo vas a convencer it's useless o you're wasting your time, you won't convince him
    todo fue inútil it was all futile o useless o in vain
    es inútil que insistas there's no point (in) insisting
    es inútil que trates de hacerlo entender it's pointless trying to make him understand, there's no point trying to make him understand
    2 ‹trasto› useless
    B
    1 (incompetente) useless
    2 ( Mil) (no apto) unfit
    3 ( Med) disabled
    quedó inútil después del accidente the accident left him disabled
    es un inútil he's useless
    * * *

     

    inútil adjetivo
    useless;

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: es un inútil he's useless
    inútil
    I adjetivo
    1 (sin utilidad) useless
    (sin resultado) vain, pointless
    2 Mil unfit (for service)
    II mf fam good-for-nothing

    ' inútil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    chisme
    - desperdicio
    - gasto
    - lindeza
    - pegote
    - trasto
    - vana
    - vano
    - cachivache
    - calamidad
    - incapaz
    - inservible
    - insistir
    English:
    breath
    - dead loss
    - dead weight
    - dead wood
    - dud
    - futile
    - gesture
    - good-for-nothing
    - helpless
    - lemon
    - render
    - unhelpful
    - unnecessary
    - use
    - useless
    - vain
    - which
    - white elephant
    - wild-goose chase
    - hopeless
    - incapable
    - pointless
    - waste
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [objeto] useless;
    [intento, esfuerzo] unsuccessful, vain;
    sus intentos resultaron inútiles his attempts were unsuccessful o in vain;
    es inútil, ya es demasiado tarde there's no point, it's too late;
    es inútil que lo esperes, se ha ido para siempre there's no point in waiting for him, he's gone for good
    2. [inválido] disabled;
    le dieron la baja por inútil he was allowed to take disability leave;
    quedó inútil tras el accidente she was disabled as a result of the accident
    3. [no apto] unfit;
    fue declarado inútil para el servicio militar he was declared unfit for military service
    ♦ nmf
    hopeless case, useless person;
    es un inútil he's useless o hopeless
    * * *
    I adj
    1 useless
    2 MIL unfit
    II m/f
    :
    es un inútil he’s useless
    * * *
    inútil adj
    inservible: useless
    ♦ inútilmente adv
    inútil nmf
    : good-for-nothing
    * * *
    inútil1 adj

    Spanish-English dictionary > inútil

  • 15 erendi

    I)
    (also erindi, etc.), n.
    1) errand, message, mission, business;
    eiga erendi við e-n, hafa erendi til e-s, to have business with one;
    reka erendi, to do an errand;
    þess erendis, to that purpose;
    2) the result of one’s errand or mission (þótti mönnum hans erendi lítit orðit);
    ef erendit eyðist, if the errand turns to nought;
    3) ganga erenda (eyrna, ørna) sinna, to go to ease oneself;
    4) speech;
    tala langt erendi ok snjallt, to make a long and eloquent speech.
    (from ‘ør’ and önd), n. see ørendi.
    * * *
    etc., v. eyrendi.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > erendi

  • 16 FÁ

    * * *
    I)
    (fæ; fekk, fengum; fenginn), v.
    1) to grasp with the hands, get hold of;
    hón hefir fengit einn stein, she has taken a stone;
    2) to take, capture (fengu þeir Gunnar);
    3) to get, gain, win;
    sá fær er frjár, he that woos wins;
    fá fljóðs ást to win a woman’s love;
    hann bað konunnar ok fekk heitit hennar, he asked the woman in marriage and got the promise of her hand;
    fá sitt eyrindi, to accomplish one’s errand;
    fá haærra hlut, to get the better of it;
    fá góðar viðtökur, to get a good reception;
    fá skilning á e-u, to get knowledge of;
    fá úsigr, to be defeated;
    fá skaða, to suffer harm;
    fá úvit, to fall senseless, to faint;
    fá líflát, to fall lifeless;
    fá bana, to come by one’s death;
    5) to get, procure;
    hann fekk sér gott kvánfang, he got a good wife;
    6) to give, deliver to one, put into one’s hands;
    fá mér (give me) leppa tvá ór hári þinu;
    fáit nú konungi festu (give the king bail) þá er honum líki;
    fá e-m sök, to charge one;
    var sá sveinn fenginn í hendr okkr, delivered into our hands;
    fá e-m e-t at geyma, to give a thing into one’s charge (= fá e-m e-t til geymslu);
    7) with pp. following, to be able to;
    fá e-n veiddan, to be able to catch one;
    hon fœr með engu móti vakit þá, she could by no means awaken them;
    þeir munu mik aldri fá sótt, they will never be able to overcome me;
    fengu þeir honum ekki nát, they could not catch him: skaltu hvergi fá undan hokat, thou shall have no chance of sneaking away;
    hann fekk þó eigi víss orðit, he could not make out for certain;
    8) with gen., to get, take, gain, win;
    þeir fengu fjár mikils, they took a rich booty;
    vel er þess fengit, it is well earned, well done;
    hann var eigi skáld, ok hann hafði ei þeirrar listar fengit, he had not received that gift: fá verðar, to take a meal;
    hann tekk sér sveitar (he raised a band) ok gørðist illvirki;
    fá konu, to get a wife, marry (hon var átján vetra, er þorsteinn fekk hennar);
    9) to conceive, of sheep and cattle (fá burðar, lambs);
    10) to touch, affect;
    þat fekk mikils hinum hertekna manni, it touched the captive deeply, þá fær þorbirni svá. mjök (Th. was so much moved), at hann grætr;
    11) impers., one can get or find;
    vápn svá góð, at eigi fær önnur slík, that the like are not to be got;
    at varla fái vitrara mann, that a wiser man is hardly to be found;
    also, one may or can (do something);
    þat skip fær vel varit eldi, that ship can well be guarded against fire;
    12) with preps.:
    fá af sér (with infin.) to bring oneself to;
    þeir fengu af verra, they got the worse of it;
    fá at veizlu, brúkaupi, blóti, to get provisions for a feast (hann fekk at blóti miklu);
    sá dagr er at jólum skal fá, the day when preparations are to be made for Yule (cf. atfangadagr);
    faðir Móða fekk á þremi, the father of M. caught hold of the brim;
    fá e-n, to touch, affect one, move (opt fá á horskan lostfagrir, litir);
    láta e-t á sik fá, to be (deeply) affected by, take it to heart;
    drykkr fær á e-n, the drink intoxicates one (er drykkr fekk á Hákon jarl);
    fá í e-t, to take hold of, grasp with the hand (= fá á e-u);
    forðuðu fingrum, fengu í snœri, they took hold of the strings;
    fá e-t or e-s til, to get, procure (var kirkja gör ok kennimanna til fengit);
    fá e-n til at gøra e-t, to get one to do a thing;
    þeir fengu menn til at ryðja skip sitt, they got men to clear their ship fá til e-s, to lay hold of;
    þar var fjöld fjár, fengu til margir, there was wealth of money, and many took a share of it;
    13) refl., fást í e-u, to be busy, exert oneself, engage in a matter (dróttningin mátti þar ekki í fást);
    Helgi leitaði þá, ef Sigurðr vildi í fást við Þorvald, if S. would try with Th.;
    segir hann ljúga ok fást í rógi, and deal in slander;
    fást við e-t = f. í e-u;
    f. við e-n, to have to do with, to contend with one (H. segist þá vilja … fást eigi við fjánda þenna);
    to wrestle (grapple) with one (skaltu fást við blámann várn).
    (fá, fáða, fáðr), v. to draw, paint;
    vér höfum fáða unga brúði á vegg, we have painted the young bride on the wall;
    gulli fáðr, gilded.
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    1.
    pret. sing. fékk, sometimes spelt feck or fieck, pl. fengu; pres. fæ, 2nd pers. fær, mod. færð, pl. fám, mod. fáum; pret. subj. fengja, mod. fengi; pres. fá, mod. fái; imperat. fá; sup. fengit; part. fenginn: the forms fingit, finginn, and pret. fingu (cp. Germ. fingen) are obsolete, but occur in some MSS. (e. g. Arna-Magn. 132 and 122 A): the poets rhyme— Erlingr var þar finginn; with the neg. suff., fær-at, fékk-at, Lex. Poët.: [Goth. fahan and gafahan = πιάζειν, καταλαμβάνειν; A. S. fón; Hel. fâhan; Germ. fahen, whence fahig = capax; in the Germ., however, the nasal form fangen prevailed, but in the Scandin., Swed., and Dan. få or faae; the Dan. fange is mod. and borrowed from Germ.; Icel. fanga is rare and unclass. and only used in the sense to capture, whereas fá is a standing word; the ng reappears in pl. pret. and part. pass. fengu, fengit, vide above; cp. Old Engl. fet, mod. fetch]:—to fetch, get, etc.
    1. to fetch, catch, seize; fengu þeir Gunnar, they fetched, caught G., Akv. 18; Hildibrandr gat fengit kirkju-stoðina, Sturl. i. 169; hón hefir fengit einn stein, she has fetched a stone, Ísl. ii. 394; fá á e-u, to get hold of, grasp with the hand, faðir Móða fékk á þremi, Hým. 34.
    β. also, fá í e-t, to grasp; fengu í snæri, they grasped the bow-strings, bent the bow, Am. 42; hann fékk í öxl konungi, he seized the king’s shoulder, Fms. viii. 75.
    γ. to take, capture, but rare except in part.; hafði greifi Heinrekr fengit Valdimar, Fms. ix. 324; verða fanginn, to be taken, Germ. gefangen werden, i. 258, Stj. 396.
    2. to get, gain, win, with acc. of the thing; sá fær er frjár, he who wooes will win (a proverb), Hm. 91; hann skal fá af Svart-álfum, he shall get, obtain from S., Edda 69; fá brauð, mat, drykk, Fms. x. 18; þat fékk hann eigi af föður sínum, xi. 14; bað konunnar ok fékk heitið hennar, he wooed the woman and got her hand, Edda 23; fá sitt eyrindi, to get one’s errand done, Fms. i. 75; fa fljóðs ást, to win a woman’s love, Hm. 91; fá hærra hlut, to get the better, 40; ek ætla at fá at vera yðvarr farþegi, Ld. 112; hence fá, or fá leyfi, to get leave to do a thing: eg fæ það, fékk það ekki, fá að fara, etc.: Icel. also say, eg fæ það ekki af mér, I cannot bring myself to do it.
    β. to suffer, endure; fá úsigr, to get the worst of it, Fms. iv. 218; sumir fengu þetta ( were befallen) hvern sjaunda vetr, Sks. 113; fá skaða, to suffer a loss, Hkr. ii. 177; fá úvit, to fall senseless, Nj. 195; fá líflát, to fall lifeless, Grág. i. 190; fá bana, to come by one’s death, Nj. 110.
    γ. fá góðar viðtökur, to get a good reception, Eg. 460, 478, Fms. iv. 219; sá mun sæll er þann átrúnað fær, blessed is he that gets hold of that faith, Nj. 156; hann hafði fingit úgrynni fjár, Fms. xi. 40; fá skilning á e-u, to get the knowledge of a thing, i. 97.
    3. to get, procure; þá fékk konungr sveitar-höfðingja þá er honum sýndisk, Eg. 272; ek skal fá mann til at biðja hennar, Fs. 88; þeir fengu menn til at ryðja skip, they got men to clear the ship, Nj. 163; mun ek fá til annann mann at göra þetta, I will get another man to do it, 53; fá sér bjargkvið, Grág. i. 252; hann fékk sér gott kván-fang, Fms. i. 11; fám oss ölteiti nökkura, let us get some sport, vii. 119; fá sér (e-m) fari, to take a passage, vide far; fengu þeir ekki af mönnum, they could fetch no men, ix. 473; þeir hugðusk hafa fengit ( reached) megin-land, vii. 113.
    4. fá at veizlu, blóti, to get provisions for a feast, etc.; hann fékk at blóti miklu, Landn. 28; lét Þorri fá at blóti, Orkn. 3; Þórólfr Mostrar-skegg fékk at blóti miklu, Eb. 8; er fengit at mikilli veizlu, Fas. i. 242; var síðan at samkundu fingit, a meeting was brought about, 623. 52; sá dagr er at Jólum skal fá, the day when preparations are to be made for Yule, K. Þ. K. 110, hence atfanga-dagr, the day before a feast, q. v.; þá var fengit at seið, Hkr. Yngl. S. ch. 17.
    II. to give, deliver to one, put into one’s hands; hér er eitt sverð, er ek vil fá þér, Ísl. ii. 44; fá mér (fetch me, give me) leppa tvá ór hári þínu, Nj. 116; þá er keisarinn hafði fingit honum til föru-neytis, Fms. xi. 40; konungr fær honum veizlur, Eg. 27; horn þat er Bárðr hafði fingit Ölvi, 207; fáit nú konungi festu ( give the king bail) þá er honum líki, Fms. iv. 268; fá e-m sök, to charge one, Sks. 708; var sá sveinn fenginn í hendr okkr, delivered into our hands, Fms. i. 113; fékk hann búit í hendr Valgerði, iii. 24, Nj. 4; honum fékk hverr maðr penning til, Íb. 5; hon fékk biskupinum tuttugu mánaða mataból, B. K. 125; fá e-m e-t at geyma, to give a thing into one’s charge, Stj. 177; fá þá sonum þínum í hendr til geymslu, id.
    III. metaph. with a following pass. part. or sup. to be able to do; hón fær með engu móti vakit þá, she could by no means awaken them, Fms. i. 9; þú fékkt ekki leikit þat er mjúkleikr var í, vii. 119; þeir munu mik aldri fá sótt, they will never be able to overcome me, Nj. 116; ok fáit þér hann eigi veiddan, if you cannot catch him, 102; hann fékk engi knút leyst, Edda 29; fengu þeir honum ekki náð, they could not catch him, Fagrsk. 167; at Vagn mun fá yfir-kominn Sigvalda, that V. will overcome S., Fms. xi. 96: skulu vér þá freista at vér fáim drepit þá, i. 9; skaltú hvergi fá undan hokat, thou shalt have no chance of sneaking away, xi. 61; fá gaum gefinn at e-u, to take heed to a thing. Fas. ii. 517; menn fingu hvergi rétt hann né hafit, Eg. 396; at þeir mundu komit fá til lands hvalnum, Grág. ii. 381; en fékk þó eigi víss orðit …, but he could not make out for certain …, Fms. x. 170.
    β. to grow, get, become; Hjörleif rak vestr fyrir land, ok fékk hann vatnfátt, he became short of water, Landn. 34: of travellers, to fall in with, etc., þar fengu þeir keldur blautar mjök, they got into bogs, Eb. 266; þeir fengu hvergi blautt um Valbjarnar-völlu, Sturl. ii. 50; fengu þeir veðr stór, they met with foul weather, Eg. 160.
    IV. with gen.,
    1. to take, gain, earn, win; renna þeir á land upp, ok fá mikils fjár, Fms. v. 164; þeir fengu fjár mikils, they took a rich booty, Nj. 137; gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, ok dó allt kvikfé þeirra um vetrinu, Landn. 30; vel er þess fengit, it is well earned, well done, 7; nú mun ek fara þessa ferð ef þú vill; hann segir, vel er þess fengit, well done, said he, Fas. ii. 517; hann var eigi skáld, ok hann hafði eigi þeirrar listar fengit, he had not got that gift, Fb. i. 214; at þá mundi þykkja fengit betr, people would think that it suited better, Nj. 75; fá verðar, to take a meal, Hm. 33; hann fékk sér sveitar ( raised a band) ok görðisk illvirki, 623. 15: but chiefly in the phrase, fá konu, to get a wife, marry; Haraldr fékk þeirrar konu, Fms. i. 4; at ek munda fá þín, that I should get thy hand, Nj. 24; betr er þá séð fyrir kosti systur minnar at þú fáir hennar (gen., i. e. that thou marry her), en víkingar fái hana (acc., i. e. to fetch, capture her) at herfangi, Fs. 8; hón var átján vetra er Þorsteinn fékk hennar, Ísl. ii. 191.
    2. to conceive, of sheep, cattle; fá burðar, Stj. 97; er hann (sauðrinn) fær lambs, Skálda 162: absol., við þeim hafði hón (the mare) fengit, Landn. 195; at eigi fái ær við, Grág. i. 418, (cp. fang, fetus.)
    3. denoting to affect, touch, etc.; þat fékk mikils hinum hertekna menni, it touched much the captive, Orkn. 368: svá fékk honum mikils, at hans augu vóru full af tárum, Fms. i. 139; henni fékk þetta mikillar áhyggju, it caused her great care, iv. 181; fær honum þat mikillar áhyggju ok reiði. Nj. 174; nú fær mér ekka (gen.) orð þat þú mælir, Skv. 1. 20; fá e-m hlægis, to make one a laughing-stock, Hm. 19: even with acc. or an adv., þá fær Þorbirni svá mjök (Th. was so much moved) at hann grætr, Hrafn. 13.
    β. fá á e-n, to affect, chiefly of intoxicating liquors; er drykkr fékk á Hákon jarl, when the drink told on earl Hacon, Magn. 508; fær á þá mjök drykkrinn, Fms. xi. 108; aldregi drakk ek vín eðr annan drykk svá at á mik megi fá, Stj. 428; en er á leið daginn ok drykkr fékk á menn, Fms. vii. 154; drykkr hefir fengit yðr í höfuð, Fas. i. 318; á-fengr or á-fenginn, q. v.
    γ. opt fá á ( entice) horskan, er á heimskan né fá, lostfagrir lítir, Hm. 92.
    V. impers. to be got, to be had, cp. Germ. es giebt; vápn svá góð, at eigi fær önnur slík (acc.), so good, that the like are not to be got, Nj. 44; at varla fái vitrara mann, a wiser man is hardly to be found, Sks. 13; eigi fær þat ritað, it cannot be recorded, viz. being so voluminous, Fms. viii. 406; þat skip fær vel varit eldi, that ship can well be guarded against fire, ix. 368; svá mikill herr at varla fékk talit, a host so great that it could hardly be numbered, xi. 261 (Ed. fékst wrongly).
    VI. reflex. in the phrase, fásk í e-u, to be busy, exert oneself in a matter; drottningin mátti þar ekki í fásk, Fms. x. 102; Helgi leitaði þá ef Sigurðr vildi í fásk við Þorvald, if S. would try with Th., Fb. i. 379; vildir þú fásk í því sem þér er ekki lánat, 215; segir hana ljúga ok fásk í rógi, ( and deal in slander) fyrir höfðingjum, Karl. 552.
    β. fásk við e-n, to struggle against; ef nokkut væri þat er hann mætti við fásk, which he could try, Grett. 74 new Ed.: to wrestle with, skaltú fásk við blámann várn, Ísl. ii. 444; um fangit er þú fékksk við Elli, when thou strugglest against Elli, Edda 34; at Þorleikr ætti lítt við elli at fásk, Ld. 160; fámsk vér eigi við skrafkarl þenna, let us have naught to do with this landlouper, Háv. 52; ok fásk eigi við fjánda þenna lengr, Ísl. ii. 45; fást um e-t, to make a fuss about a thing: the passage, Hrólfi fékksk hugr, Fas. iii. 203, is prob. an error for Hrólfi gékksk hugr, H. was moved: the phrase, fásk þú at virði vel, take thou a good meal, Hm. 117.
    2. as a pass., esp. in the sense to be gotten; sumt lausa-féit hafði fengisk ( had been gotten) í hernaði, Fms. i. 25; at honum fengisk engi fararbeini, that no means of conveyance could be got, Grág. i. 298; eigu þeir þat allt er á (aðilðunum) fæsk, all the fines that accrue from the aðilð, 281; fékksk þat, it was obtained, Jb. 17; er hljóð fékksk, when silence was obtained, so that he could speak, Fms. i. 34: ef þeir fásk eigi, if they cannot be taken, Odd. 12 (very rare); sem úviða muni þinn jafningi fásk, thy match is not easily to be got, Nj. 46.
    VII. part. fenginn as adj. given to, fit to; ok er hann vel til þess fenginn, Fms. vi. 389; Jón var mjök fenginn ( given) fyrir kvenna ást, Bs. i. 282; fæsk eigi því níta, it cannot be denied, Am. 32.
    2. again, fanginn denotes captured, hence taken by passion; fanginn í ílsku, Fb. i. 280.
    2.
    ð, part. fát, fáð or fáið, cp. fáinn or fánn; a contracted verb = fága:—to draw, paint, Fms. v. 345; gulli fáðr, gilded, Gísl. 21; fá rúnar, to draw runes, magic characters, Hm. 143; vér höfum fáða unga brúði á vegg, we have painted the young bride on the wall, Landn. 248 (from a verse about the middle of the 10th century): of precious stuffs, fáð ript, Skv. 3. 63.

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  • 17 bera

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    I)
    (ber; bar, bárum; borinn), v.
    I.
    1) to bear, carry, convey (bar B. biskup í börum suðr í Hvamm);
    bera (farm) af skipi, to unload a ship;
    bera (mat) af borði, to take (the meat) off the table;
    bera e-t á hesti, to carry on horseback;
    2) to wear (bera klæði, vápn, kórónu);
    bera œgishjálm, to inspire fear and awe;
    3) to bear, produce, yield (jörðin berr gras; tré bera aldin, epli);
    4) to bear, give birth to, esp. of sheep and cows;
    kýr hafði borit kálf, had calved;
    absol., ván at hón mundi bera, that the cow would calve;
    the pp. is used of men; hann hafði verit blindr borinn, born blind;
    verða borinn í þenna heim, to be born into this world;
    þann sóma, sem ek em til borinn, born to;
    borinn e-m, frá e-m (rare), born of;
    Nótt var Nörvi borin, was the daughter of N.;
    borinn Sigmundi, son of S.;
    5) bera e-n afli, ofrafli, ofrliði, ofrmagni, ofríki, to bear one down, overcome, oppress, one by odds or superior force;
    bera e-n ráðum, to overrule one;
    bera e-n bjóri, to make drunk with beer;
    verða bráðum borinn, to be taken by surprise;
    borinn verkjum, overcome by pains;
    þess er borin ván, there is no hope, all hope is gone;
    borinn baugum, bribed; cf. bera fé á e-n, to bribe one;
    6) to lear, be capable of bearing (of a ship, horse, vehicle);
    þeir hlóðu bæði skipin sem borð báru, with as much as they could carry;
    fig., to sustain, support (svá mikill mannfjöldi, at landit fekk eigi borit);
    of persons, to bear up against, endure, support (grief, sorrow, etc.);
    absol., bar hann drengiliga, he bore it manfully;
    similarly, bera (harm) af sér, berast vel (illa, lítt) af;
    bar hon sköruliga af sér, she bore up bravely;
    hversu berst Auðr af um bróðurdauðann, how does she bear it?
    hon berst af lítt, she is much cast down;
    bera sik vel upp, to bear well up against;
    7) bera e-t á, e-n á hendr e-m, to charge or tax one with (eigi erum vér þess valdir, er þú berr á oss);
    bera (kvið) á e-n, to give a verdict against, declare guilty (í annat sinn báru þeir á Flosa kviðinn);
    bera af e-m (kviðinn), to give a verdict for;
    bera e-t af sér, to deny having done a thing;
    bera or bera vitni, vætti, to bear witness, testify;
    bera or bera um e-t, to give a verdict in a case;
    bera e-n sannan at sök, to prove guilty by evidence;
    bera e-n undan sök, to acquit;
    bera í sundr frændsemi þeirra, to prove (by evidence) that they are not relations;
    refl. (pass.), berast, to be proved by evidence (þótt þér berist þat faðerni, er þú segir);
    8) to set forth, report, tell;
    bera e-m kveðju (orð, orðsending), to bring one a greeting, compliments (word, message);
    bera or bera fram erindi sín fyrir e-n, to state (tell) one’s errand or to plead one’s case before one;
    bera e-m njósn, to apprise one;
    bera e-t upp, to produce, mention, tell;
    bera upp erindi sín, to state one’s errand;
    bera saman ráð sín, to consult together;
    eyddist það ráð, er þeir báru saman, which they had designed;
    9) to keep, hold, bear, of a title (bera jarlnafn, konnungsnafn);
    bera (eigi) giptu, gæfu, hammingju, auðnu til e-s, (not) to have the good fortune to do a thing (bar hann enga gæfu til at þjóna þér);
    bera vit, skyn, kunnáttu á e-t, to have knowledge of, uniderstanding about;
    bera hug, áræði, þor, traust til e-s, to have courage, confidence to do a thing;
    bera áhyggju fyrir e-u, to be concerned about;
    bera ást, elsku, hatr til e-s, to bear affection, love, hatred to;
    10) to bear off or away, carry off (some gain);
    bera sigr af e-m, af e-u, to carry off the victory from or in;
    hann hafði borit sigr af tveim orustum, he had been victorious in two battles;
    bera hærra (lægra) hlut to get the best (the worst) of it;
    bera efra (hærra) skjöld, to gain the victory;
    bera hátt (lágt) höfuðit, to bear the head high (low), to be in high (low) spirits;
    bera halann bratt, lágt, to cock up or let fall the tail, to be in high or low spirits;
    11) with preps.:
    bera af e-m, to surpass;
    en þó bar Bolli af, surpassed all the rest;
    bera af sér högg, lag to ward off, parry a blow or thrust;
    bera eld at, to set fire to;
    bera fjötur (bönd) at e-m, to put fetters (bonds) on one;
    bera á or í, to smear, anoint (bera vatn í augu sér, bera tjöru í höfuð sér);
    bera e-t til, to apply to, to try if it fits (bera til hvern lykil af öðrum at portinu);
    bera e-t um, to wind round;
    þá bar hann þá festi um sik, made it fast round his body;
    bera um með e-n, to bear with, have patience with;
    bera út barn, to expose a child;
    12) refl., berast mikit (lítit) á, to bear oneself proudly (humbly);
    láta af berast, to die;
    láta fyrir berast e-s staðar, to stay, remain in a place (for shelter);
    berast e-t fyrir, to design a thing (barst hann þat fyrir at sjá aldregi konur);
    at njósna um, hvat hann bærist fyrir, to inquire into what he was about;
    berast vápn á, to attack one another;
    berast at or til, to happen;
    þat barst at (happened) á einhverju sumri;
    ef svá harðliga kann til at berast, if that misfortune does happen;
    berast í móti, to happen, occur;
    hefir þetta vel í móti borizt, it is a happy coincidence;
    berast við, to be prevented;
    ok nú lét almáttugr guð við berast kirkjubrunann, prevented, stopped the burning of the church;
    II. impers., denoting a sort of passive or involuntary motion;
    alla berr at sama brunni, all come to the same well (end);
    bar hann (acc.) þá ofan gegnt Ösuri, he happened to come down just opposite to Ö.;
    esp. of ships and sailors; berr oss (acc.) til Íslands eða annarra landa, we drift to Iceland or other countries;
    þá (acc.) bar suðr í haf, they were carried out southwards;
    Skarpheðin (acc.) bar nú at þeim, S. came suddenly upon them;
    ef hann (acc.) skyldi bera þar at, if he should happen to come there;
    e-n berr yfir, one is borne onwards, of a bird flying, a man riding;
    hann (acc.) bar skjótt yfir, it passed quickly (of a flying meteor);
    2) followed by preps.:
    Gunnar sér, at rauðan kyrtil bar við glugginn, that a red kirtle passed before the window;
    hvergi bar skugga (acc.) á, there was nowhere a shadow;
    e-t berr fram (hátt), is prominent;
    Ólafr konungr stóð í lyptingu ok bar hann (acc.) hátt mjök, stood out conspicuously;
    e-t berr á milli, comes between;
    leiti (acc.) bar á milli, a hill hid the prospect;
    fig. e-m berr e-t á milli, they are at variance about a thing;
    mart (acc.) berr nú fyrir augu mér, many things come now before my eyes;
    veiði (acc.) berr í hendr e-m, game falls to one’s lot;
    e-t berr undan, goes amiss, fails;
    bera saman, to coincide;
    bar nöfn þeirra saman, they had the same name;
    fig., with dat.; bar öllum sögum vel saman, all the stories agreed well together;
    fund várn bar saman, we met;
    3) bera at, til, við, at hendi, til handa, to befall, happen, with dat. of the person;
    svá bar at einn vetr, it happened one winter;
    þó at þetta vandræði (acc.) hafi nú borit oss (dat.) at hendi, has befallen us;
    bar honum svá til, it so befell him;
    þat bar við (it so happened), at Högni kom;
    raun (acc.) berr á, it is proved by fact;
    4) of time, to fall upon;
    ef þing (acc.) berr á hina helgu viku, if the parliament falls in the holy week;
    bera í móti, to coincide, happen exactly at the same time;
    5) denoting cause;
    e-t berr til, causes a thing;
    konungr spurði, hvat til bæri úgleði hans, what was the cause of his grief;
    ætluðu þat þá allir, at þat mundi til bera, that that was the reason;
    berr e-m nauðsyn til e-s, one is obliged to do a thing;
    6) e-t berr undir e-n, falls to a person’s lot;
    hon á arf at taka, þegar er undir hana berr, in her turn;
    e-t berr frá, is surpassing;
    er sagt, at þat (acc.) bæri frá, hvé vel þeir mæltu, it was extraordinary how well they spoke;
    7) e-t berr bráðum, happens of a sudden;
    e-t berr stóru, stórum (stœrrum), it amounts to much (more), it matters a great deal (more), it is of great (greater) importance;
    8) absol. or with an adv., vel, illa, with infin.;
    e-m berr (vel, illa) at gera e-t, it becomes, beseems one (well, ill) to do a thing (berr yðr vel, herra, at sjá sannindi á þessu máli);
    used absol., berr vel, illa, it is beseeming, proper, fit, or unbeseeming, improper, unfit (þat þykkir eigi illa bera, at).
    (að), v. to make bare (hon beraði likam sinn).
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    að, [berr, nudus], to make bare, Lat. nudare; hon beraði líkam sinn, Bret. 22: impers., berar hálsinn (acc.), the neck became bare, Bs. i. 624.

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  • 18 diligencia

    f.
    1 speed.
    actuar con diligencia to act speedily
    2 stagecoach.
    3 diligence, constancy, application, dedication.
    Una de la siete virtudes One of the seven virtues.
    4 errand, assignment, mission.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: diligenciar.
    * * *
    1 (cuidado) diligence, care
    2 (rapidez) rapidity, speed
    3 (carreta) stagecoach
    1 DERECHO (trámites) steps, measures; (investigaciones) investigations; (resultados) results of the investigations, findings; (actuación) proceedings
    2 (preparativos) preparations
    3 (gestiones) business sing
    \
    con diligencia diligently
    diligencias previas preliminary inquiries
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) diligence, industry
    2) promptness, speed
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=cualidad) (=esmero) diligence; (=rapidez) speed
    2) (=encargo) errand

    practicar sus diligencias para hacer algo — to make every possible effort to do sth, do one's utmost to do sth

    3) (Jur)
    pl diligencias formalities
    4) (=carruaje) stagecoach
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( aplicación) diligence, conscientiousness

    realiza su trabajo con diligencia — she is diligent o conscientious in her work

    b) (liter) ( rapidez) speed
    2)
    a) ( gestión)
    b) (Der) procedure
    c) (Adm) ( en documento oficial) acknowledgment, stamp
    3) (Hist, Transp) stagecoach, diligence
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( aplicación) diligence, conscientiousness

    realiza su trabajo con diligencia — she is diligent o conscientious in her work

    b) (liter) ( rapidez) speed
    2)
    a) ( gestión)
    b) (Der) procedure
    c) (Adm) ( en documento oficial) acknowledgment, stamp
    3) (Hist, Transp) stagecoach, diligence
    * * *
    diligencia1

    Ex: The town of Wexler was hacked out of the wilderness, and for many years it stood alone in the forest, a halting place in the long stagecoach journey from eastern localities to the unknown West.

    * asaltar una diligencia = rob + a stagecoach.
    * asalto a diligencia = stagecoach robbery.

    diligencia2
    2 = diligence, industry.

    Ex: If these guidelines are not adhered to with due care and diligence, financial damage to the library can result = Si no se siguen estas directrices con el debido cuidado y atención, el resultado puede ser que la biblioteca sufra daños económicos.

    Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
    * con diligencia = sedulously, industriously, studiously.

    diligencia3
    3 = charge.

    Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

    * instruir una diligencia = deliver + charge.

    * * *
    A
    1 (afán, aplicación) diligence, conscientiousness
    realiza su trabajo con gran diligencia she is very diligent o conscientious in her work
    2 ( liter) (rapidez) speed
    B
    1
    (gestión): activas diligencias del gobierno active steps by the government
    voy al centro a hacer unas diligencias I have a few errands o jobs o things to do in town, I have some business to attend to in town
    2 ( Der) procedure
    diligencias judiciales judicial procedures o formalities
    instruir diligencias to institute proceedings
    diligencia probatoria evidentiary proceedings
    primeras diligencias del sumario preliminary proceedings
    3 ( Adm) (en un documento oficial) acknowledgment, stamp
    C ( Hist, Transp) stagecoach, diligence
    * * *

     

    Del verbo diligenciar: ( conjugate diligenciar)

    diligencia es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    diligencia sustantivo femenino


    b) ( gestión):


    diligencia sustantivo femenino
    1 (prontitud, eficacia) diligence
    2 (de caballos) stagecoach
    3 Jur procedure
    4 Jur diligencias, proceedings
    ' diligencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    solicitud
    - mandado
    - recado
    English:
    diligence
    - industry
    - stagecoach
    - apply
    - stage
    * * *
    1. [prontitud y esmero]
    actuar con diligencia to act expeditiously;
    este trabajo requiere diligencia this work has to be done quickly and carefully
    2. [trámite, gestión]
    diligencias formalities, official paperwork;
    hacer unas diligencias to take care of some business;
    la embajada está haciendo diligencias para poder repatriarlos the embassy is taking the necessary steps to have them repatriated
    3. Am [recado]
    hacer unas diligencias to do some errands
    4. Der
    diligencias proceedings;
    instruir diligencias to start proceedings
    diligencias informativas prosecutorial investigation;
    diligencias judiciales legal proceedings;
    diligencias policiales police inquiry o investigation;
    diligencias previas preliminary investigation;
    diligencias procesales criminal proceedings
    5. [vehículo] stagecoach
    * * *
    f
    1 ( prontitud) diligence
    2 vehículo stagecoach
    3
    :
    diligencias pl JUR procedures, formalities
    4
    :
    hacer diligencias do some business
    * * *
    1) : diligence, care
    2) : promptness, speed
    3) : action, step
    4) : task, errand
    5) : stagecoach
    6) diligencias nfpl
    : judicial procedures, formalities

    Spanish-English dictionary > diligencia

  • 19 гоня

    1. chase, give chase to, pursue, be in pur-suit of, run/be after
    (гледам да настигна) hurry to catch up with
    гоня по петите be upon s.o.'s heels. pursue closely
    гоня дивеч chase/hunt game
    гоня неприятеля pursue the enemy
    гоним се chase each other/one another
    2. (преследвам) persecute, hound
    (имам зъб на) be down on, have a down on
    гоня до дупка run to earth
    прен. get o.'s knife into, hound to death
    3. (стремя се към) seek/strain after, strive for, be out for
    гоня печалби be out for profit
    гоня слава/богатство seek/hunt after glory, fame/fortune
    гоня цел aim at a goal, pursue a goal
    гоня лични цели seek private ends
    гоня разни цели have several aims in view
    гоня конете urge on the horses
    гоня път pursue o.'s journey
    гоня слънцето seek the sun
    влакът гони Пловдив the train is making for Plovdiv
    гоня седемдесетте be getting on for/be nearing/be hard on seventy
    гоня вятъра/Михаля be on a fool's errand, go on a wild-goose chase, beat the air, chase a will-o'-the-wisp, plough the sands, lash the waves
    * * *
    го̀ня,
    гл., мин. св. деят. прич. го̀нил 1. chase, give chase to, pursue, be in pursuit of, run/be after; ( гледам да настигна) hurry to catch up with; ( дивеч — за куче) course; гоним се chase each other/one another; \гоня дивеч chase/hunt game; \гоня неприятеля pursue the enemy; \гоня по петите be upon s.o.’s heels, pursue closely;
    2. ( преследвам) persecute, hound; (по полит. причини) victimize; ( имам зъб на) be down on, have a down on; \гоня до дупка run to earth; прен. get o.’s knife into, hound to death;
    3. ( стремя се към) seek/strain after, strive for, be out for; \гоня лични цели seek private ends; \гоня печалби be out for profit; \гоня разни цели have several aims in view; \гоня слава/богатство seek/hunt after glory, fame/fortune; \гоня цел aim at a goal, pursue a goal; • влакът гони Пловдив the train is making for Plovdiv; \гоня вятъра/Михаля be on a fool’s errand, go on a wild-goose chase, beat the air, chase a will-o’-the-wisp, plough the sands, lash the waves; \гоня конете urge on the horses; \гоня път pursue o.’s journey; \гоня седемдесетте be getting on for/be nearing/be hard on seventy; \гоня слънцето seek the sun; гонят се (за ветрове) dance; (за животни в период на чифтосване) rut.
    * * *
    chase: гоня game - гоня дивеч; feeze; follow; make after; push (длъжник){pXS}; victimize
    * * *
    1. (no политически причини) victimize 2. (гледам да настигна) hurry to catch up with 3. (дивеч - за куче) course 4. (за животни в раз-гонен период) rut 5. (имам зъб на) be down on, have a down on 6. (преследвам) persecute, hound 7. (стремя се към) seek/strain after, strive for, be out for 8. chase, give chase to, pursue, be in pur-suit of, run/be after 9. ГОНЯ вятъра/ Михаля be on a fool's errand, go on a wild-goose chase, beat the air, chase a will-o'-the-wisp, plough the sands, lash the waves 10. ГОНЯ дивеч chase/hunt game 11. ГОНЯ до дупка run to earth 12. ГОНЯ конете urge on the horses 13. ГОНЯ лични цели seek private ends 14. ГОНЯ неприятеля pursue the enemy 15. ГОНЯ печалби be out for profit 16. ГОНЯ по петите be upon s.o.'s heels. pursue closely 17. ГОНЯ път pursue o.'s journey 18. ГОНЯ разни цели have several aims in view 19. ГОНЯ седемдесетте be getting on for/ be nearing/be hard on seventy 20. ГОНЯ слава/богатство seek/hunt after glory, fame/fortune 21. ГОНЯ слънцето seek the sun 22. ГОНЯ цел aim at a goal, pursue a goal 23. влакът гони Пловдив the train is making for Plovdiv 24. гоним се chase each other/one another 25. гонят се (за ветрове) dance 26. прен. get o.'s knife into, hound to death

    Български-английски речник > гоня

  • 20 Auftrag

    Auftrag m 1. BÖRSE order; 2. COMP job; 3. GEN task, order (Aufgabe); sales order, purchase order (Bestellung); brief, contract (Anweisung); 4. RW purchase order; 5. RECHT mandate, instruction; 6. V&M order, mission, assignment • an jmdn. einen Auftrag vergeben GEN let out a contract to sb • Auftrag ausführen oder stornieren BÖRSE (AE) carry out or cancel order, (AE) fill-or-kill, FOK, (AE) fill or cancel order (Effektenkauf- oder -verkaufsauftrag) • Aufträge ausführen BÖRSE execute orders • Aufträge beschaffen 1. GEN solicit new business, secure new orders; 2. WIWI attract new business • Aufträge hereinholen 1. GEN solicit new business, secure new orders; 2. WIWI attract new business • bei Aufträgen GEN for orders, fo • einen Auftrag bearbeiten ADMIN process an order • für Aufträge GEN for orders, fo • im Auftrag Dritter handeln RECHT represent a third party, act on the instructions of a third party • im Auftrag und für Rechnung von GEN, RECHT by order and for account of • im Auftrag von, i. A. GEN order of, O/o; on behalf of • im Auftrag von jmdm. handeln RECHT act on sb’s behalf • in Auftrag geben WIWI commission
    * * *
    m 1. < Börse> order; 2. < Comp> job; 3. < Geschäft> Aufgabe task, order, Bestellung sales order, purchase order, Anweisung brief, contract; 4. < Rechnung> purchase order; 5. < Recht> mandate, instruction; 6. <V&M> order, mission, assignment ■ an jmdn. einen Auftrag vergeben < Geschäft> let out a contract to sb ■ Auftrag ausführen oder stornieren < Börse> Effektenkauf- oder -verkaufsauftrag carry out or cancel order (AE), fill-or-kill (FOK) (AE), fill or cancel order (AE) ■ Aufträge ausführen < Börse> execute orders ■ Aufträge beschaffen < Geschäft> solicit new business, secure new orders <Vw> attract new business ■ Aufträge hereinholen < Geschäft> solicit new business, secure new orders <Vw> attract new business ■ bei Aufträgen < Geschäft> for orders (fo) ■ einen Auftrag bearbeiten < Verwalt> process an order ■ für Aufträge < Geschäft> for orders (fo) ■ im Auftrag Dritter handeln < Recht> represent a third party, act on the instructions of a third party ■ im Auftrag von (i.A.) < Geschäft> order of (O/o) ■ im Auftrag von jmdm. handeln < Recht> act on sb's behalf ■ in Auftrag geben <Vw> commission
    * * *
    Auftrag
    (Anwalt) brief, (Anweisung) direction, order, line, instruction, mandate, indent, assignment, (Aufgabe) task, job, (Bestellung) [sales] order, (Botengang) errand, (Geschäftsbesorgung) commission, commitment, appointment, (Mandat) mandate, (Pflicht) charge, duty, (Verdingung) contract;
    • entsprechend (gemäß) ihrem Auftrag subject to your order, in conformity with your instructions;
    • Ihr Auftrag vom your favo(u)r of;
    • im Auftrag [von] by order (attorney), in charge, on (by way of) commission, on the authority of;
    • im Auftrag eines Dritten by order of a third party;
    • im Auftrag und für Rechnung by order and for account of;
    • im Auftrag der Regierung by order of the government;
    • in amtlichem Auftrag in an official capacity, in discharge of official duty;
    • in besonderem Auftrag on special mission;
    • laut Auftrag by (according to) order, as directed;
    • ohne Auftrag uncommissioned;
    • ohne offiziellen Auftrag without any official status;
    • eingehender Auftrag incoming order;
    • darin enthaltener Auftrag order contained therein;
    • noch nicht erledigter Auftrag back order;
    • fester Auftrag definite (binding, firm) order;
    • freibleibender Auftrag conditional order;
    • freier Auftrag (Exportgeschäft) open order (Br.);
    • gekoppelter Auftrag contingent order;
    • geschäftlicher Auftrag commercial order;
    • großer Auftrag large (tall) order;
    • bis zum Widerruf gültiger Auftrag open (good-until-cancelled) order;
    • innerbetrieblicher Auftrag shop order;
    • laufender Auftrag standing order;
    • limitierter Auftrag (Börse) limited order, stop-loss order (US);
    • öffentlicher Auftrag government (public) contract;
    • schriftlicher Auftrag written order;
    • stornierbarer Auftrag revocable order;
    • umfangreicher Auftrag huge order;
    • unbeschränkter (unlimitierter) Auftrag unlimited (discretionary) order;
    • unerledigter Auftrag outstanding order;
    • vordringlicher Auftrag rush order;
    • zusätzlicher Auftrag additional order;
    • Auftrag auf Abruf option order;
    • Auftrag per Fernschreiben telex order;
    • Auftrag zum regulären Festpreis straight-fixed price contract (US);
    • Auftrag durch die Post mail order;
    • Auftrag zur Überweisung der Dividende an die Bank dividend mandate (Br.);
    • Auftrag zur Zahlungseinstellung stop-payment order;
    • Auftrag ablehnen to decline an order;
    • nach Auftrag anfertigen to make to order;
    • Auftrag annehmen to book (accept) an order;
    • Auftrag annullieren to cancel (countermand) an order;
    • Auftrag aufgeben to order;
    • Auftrag ausführen to deal with (execute, effect, act upon, attend to, fill, US) an order, to do (carry out, discharge) a commission;
    • Auftrag bestens ausführen to execute an order to the best advantage;
    • Auftrag buchstabengetreu ausführen to carry out an order to the letter;
    • Auftrag Punkt für Punkt ausführen to execute an order in every detail;
    • seinen Auftrag ausrichten to tell one’s errand;
    • Auftrag ausschreiben to invite bids (US);
    • Auftrag bearbeiten to put a matter in hand;
    • Auftrag als vordringlich behandeln to deal with an order as one of special urgency;
    • sich um einen Auftrag bemühen to be in the running for a contract;
    • Auftrag für j. besorgen to do a commission for s. o.;
    • Auftrag bestätigen to confirm an order;
    • sich um einen im Submissionsweg vergebenen Auftrag bewerben to tender for a contract;
    • jds. Auftrag buchen to book (enter, secure) s. one’s order;
    • Auftrag durchführen to perform a mission;
    • Auftrag einholen to call for an order;
    • jds. Auftrag eintragen to enter up (book) s. one’s order;
    • sich eines Auftrags entledigen to carry out an order, to execute a commission;
    • einen Auftrag offline erfassen to take an order off-line;
    • Auftrag erhalten to obtain an order;
    • Auftrag erledigen to fill (US) (attend to) an order, to execute (carry out) a commission;
    • Auftrag erteilen to give (place, release) an order, (Ausfuhr) to indent, (Behörde) to confer (award) a commission;
    • jem. einen Auftrag erteilen to instruct s. o., to give s. o. instructions;
    • einer Firma einen Auftrag erteilen to contract with a firm;
    • postalisch Auftrag erteilen to mail in one’s order (US);
    • Auftrag brieflich erteilen to send an order by letter;
    • Auftrag unmittelbar (direkt) erteilen to place an order direct;
    • in Auftrag geben to commission, to commit, to [place an] order;
    • Artikel bei einer Firma in Auftrag geben to place an order for an article with a firm;
    • Studie in Auftrag geben to contract out a study;
    • den Auftrag haben to be commissioned to do;
    • keinen Auftrag für etw. haben to have no business to do s. th.;
    • im Auftrag von jem. handeln to act on behalf of s. o.;
    • Auftrag rückgängig machen to cancel (revoke) an order;
    • von einem Auftrag Vormerkung nehmen to note an order;
    • an einem Auftrag hälftig beteiligt sein to share an order on a 50 - 50 basis;
    • in Auftrag gegeben sein to be on order;
    • sich einen Auftrag sichern to snag a contract;
    • Auftrag stornieren to cancel (revoke, withdraw) an order;
    • Auftrag übermitteln to transmit an order;
    • Auftrag verbuchen to book an order;
    • Auftrag vergeben to [place an] order, (Behörde) to let out s. th. on contract;
    • Auftrag an seine Lieferanten weitergeben to job a contract;
    • Auftrag widerrufen to withdraw a contract;
    • Auftrag zum Bau einer Fabrik an Land ziehen to land a contract for building a factory;
    • Auftrag zurücknehmen to cancel (remand) an order, to countermand;
    • Auftrag zusammenstellen to make up an order.

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