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2 make
أَصْبَحَ \ be: to become: I want to be a doctor. become, (became, become): to grow to be; begin to be: The weather became warmer. I want to become a doctor. Her voice became weaker. blossom: to develop: She blossomed into a fine girl. come, (came): to become: My shoes came loose. The knot came undone. All will come right in the end. fall: (with an adj. or phrase) to become: He fell ill. She fell asleep. They fell in love. get, (got, gotten): to become: I got ill, but I soon got better. go: (with an adj.) to become: His face went white with fear. grow: to become: He grew tired of his job. make: to become: That boy should make a good footballer. run: (with an adj.) become: Supplies were running low. The garden was left to run wild. turn: to become: The night turned stormy. -
3 amoindrir
amoindrir [amwɛ̃dʀiʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb[+ autorité] to weaken ; [+ personne] (physiquement) to make weaker ; (moralement, mentalement) to diminish* * *amwɛ̃dʀiʀ
1.
verbe transitif to reduce [résistance]; to weaken [autorité, personne]
2.
s'amoindrir verbe pronominal [forces] to diminish; [différences] to grow less* * *amwɛ̃dʀiʀ vt* * *amoindrir verb table: finirA vtr to reduce [résistance]; to weaken [autorité, personne]; il est sorti très amoindri de cette épreuve he came out of that ordeal a lesser man.B s'amoindrir vpr [forces, ressources, chances, possibilités] to diminish; [différences] to grow less.[amwɛ̃drir] verbe transitif1. [faire diminuer - valeur, importance] to diminish, to reduce ; [ - forces] to weaken ; [ - autorité, faculté] to weaken, to lessen, to diminish ; [ - réserves] to diminisha. [physiquement] his accident left him physically much weakerb. [moralement] his accident left him psychologically impaired————————s'amoindrir verbe pronominal intransitif -
4 waste
I 1. [weɪst]1) U (of food, energy) spreco m.to let sth. go to waste — sprecare qcs
3) (wasteland) deserto m., landa f.2.1) (wilderness) terre f. incolte2) AE (detritus) scarti m., rifiuti m.3.1) (discarded) [food, heat, energy] sprecato; [ water] di scolowaste materials o matter materiale di scarto, scarti; waste products — ind. prodotti di scarto; fisiol. med. materiali di rifiuto
3)II 1. [weɪst]to lay waste (to) — devastare, distruggere
1) (squander) sciupare, sprecare [food, energy, money, talents]; perdere [ time]; esaurire [ strength]2) (make weaker) indebolire [person, limb]3) AE colloq. ammazzare, fare fuori2.verbo intransitivo consumarsi••waste not want not — prov. il risparmio è il miglior guadagno
* * *[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) sprecare2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) scarto; di scarto2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) spreco, perdita3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) (terreno incolto/desolato)•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *I 1. [weɪst]1) U (of food, energy) spreco m.to let sth. go to waste — sprecare qcs
3) (wasteland) deserto m., landa f.2.1) (wilderness) terre f. incolte2) AE (detritus) scarti m., rifiuti m.3.1) (discarded) [food, heat, energy] sprecato; [ water] di scolowaste materials o matter materiale di scarto, scarti; waste products — ind. prodotti di scarto; fisiol. med. materiali di rifiuto
3)II 1. [weɪst]to lay waste (to) — devastare, distruggere
1) (squander) sciupare, sprecare [food, energy, money, talents]; perdere [ time]; esaurire [ strength]2) (make weaker) indebolire [person, limb]3) AE colloq. ammazzare, fare fuori2.verbo intransitivo consumarsi••waste not want not — prov. il risparmio è il miglior guadagno
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5 loosen
1. transitive verb1) (make less tight etc.) lockern2) (fig.): (relax) lockern [Bestimmungen, Reglement usw.]2. intransitive verbloosen somebody's tongue — (fig.) jemandes Zunge lösen
(become looser) sich lockernPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/88862/loosen_up">loosen up* * *1) (to make or become loose: She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.) (sich)lösen* * *loos·en[ˈlu:sən]I. vt1. (make less tight)to \loosen one's belt seinen Gürtel weiter schnallen [o machen]to \loosen one's collar seinen [Hemd]kragen aufmachen [o aufknöpfen]to \loosen one's tie seine Krawatte lockern2. (make more lax)to \loosen a policy/the rules politische Maßnahmen/die Regeln lockern3. (relax)to \loosen one's grip seinen Griff lockernto \loosen muscles Muskeln lockernto \loosen ties Verbindungen lockernto \loosen a relationship eine Beziehung [langsam] lösen5.▶ to \loosen sb's tongue jdm die Zunge lösenthe dictator's grip on the country has not \loosened der Diktator hat das Land immer noch fest in der Hand* * *['luːsn]1. vt2) (= untie) losmachen, lösen3) (= slacken) lockern; belt lockern, weiter machen; soil auflockern; collar aufmachen; reins locker lassento loosen one's grip on sth (lit) — seinen Griff um etw lockern; (fig) on the party, on power etw nicht mehr so fest im Griff haben
2. visich lockern* * *loosen [ˈluːsn]A v/tthe wine loosened his tongue der Wein löste ihm die Zunge2. eine Schraube, seinen Griff etc, auch fig die Disziplin etc lockern:loosen one’s hold of sth etwas loslassen;4. loslassen, -machen, freilassenB v/i1. sich lösen2. sich lockernloosening-up exercise Lockerungsübung f* * *1. transitive verb1) (make less tight etc.) lockern2) (fig.): (relax) lockern [Bestimmungen, Reglement usw.]2. intransitive verbloosen somebody's tongue — (fig.) jemandes Zunge lösen
(become looser) sich lockernPhrasal Verbs:* * *v.auflockern v.lockern v. -
6 abrirse paso
• break through• edge one's way• force one's way• make one's rounds• make one's way arduously through• make way• make weaker• plow through• thread one's way• work one's fingers to the bone• work one's way through -
7 loosen
loos·en [ʼlu:sən] vt1) ( make less tight)to \loosen one's belt seinen Gürtel weiter schnallen [o weitermachen];to \loosen one's collar seinen [Hemd]kragen aufmachen [o aufknöpfen];to \loosen one's tie seine Krawatte lockern2) ( make more lax)to \loosen a policy/ the rules politische Maßnahmen/die Regeln lockern3) ( relax)to \loosen one's grip seinen Griff lockern;to \loosen muscles Muskeln lockern4) ( make weaker)to \loosen ties Verbindungen lockern;to \loosen a relationship eine Beziehung [langsam] lösenPHRASES:the dictator's grip on the country has not \loosened der Diktator hat das Land immer noch fest in der Hand -
8 cansar
• be tiresome• be tiresome to• get tangled up• get that way• get tipsy• get tired• get tiresome• get to• make weaker• make white• wear away• wear down the skin of• wearisomely• wearying -
9 waste
A n1 ¢ ( squandering) (of commodity, food, resources, money, energy, opportunity) gaspillage m (of de) ; ( of time) perte f (of de) ; that was a complete waste of an afternoon l'après-midi a été perdu complètement inutilement ; what a waste! quel gaspillage! ; don't throw it away, it's a waste ne le jette pas, c'est du gaspillage ; it's a waste of her talents elle gaspille ses talents (doing en faisant) ; a waste of effort un effort inutile ; taking taxis is a waste of money prendre des taxis c'est jeter l'argent par les fenêtres ; that car was a complete waste of money cette voiture est de l'argent complètement gaspillé ; it's a waste of time and money c'est une perte de temps et d'argent ; it's a waste of time trying to explain it on perd son temps à essayer de l'expliquer ; to go to waste être gaspillé ; that's another good opportunity gone to waste et voilà encore une bonne occasion de perdue ; to let sth go to waste gaspiller qch ; there is no waste, every part is used il n'y a pas de déchets, chaque élément est utilisé ;2 ¢ ( detritus) gen, Ind déchets mpl (from de) ; chemical/nuclear waste déchets chimiques/nucléaires ; household ou kitchen waste déchets domestiques, ordures fpl ménagères ; industrial waste déchets industriels ; the burning of hazardous wastes l'incinération des déchets dangereux ; ⇒ nuclear waste ;3 ( wasteland) désert m.1 ( wilderness) étendues fpl sauvages ; the frozen wastes of the Arctic les étendues glacées de l'Arctique ;2 US = waste A 2.C adj1 ( discarded) [food] inutilisé ; [heat, energy] perdu, gaspillé ; [water] usé ; waste materials ou matter déchets mpl ; waste products Ind déchets mpl de fabrication ; Physiol, Med déchets mpl ; waste gases déchets mpl gazeux ; waste plastics plastiques mpl de rebut ;2 ( unused) [land, ground] inculte ;3 ( destruction) to lay waste (to) dévaster.D vtr1 ( squander) gaspiller [food, resources, energy, money, talents] ; perdre [time, opportunity] ; user [strength] ; there's no time to waste il n'y a pas de temps à perdre ; I won't waste my time on her/administration je ne vais pas perdre mon temps avec elle/l'administration ; I wasteed a whole morning looking for it j'ai perdu une matinée entière à le chercher ; he wasted his youth il a gâché sa jeunesse ; all our efforts/sacrifices were wasted tous nos efforts/sacrifices ont été vains ; he didn't waste words il a été franc et direct ; she didn't waste any time in trying to explain ( pointlessly) elle n'a pas perdu son temps à essayer d'expliquer ; she wasteed no time in contacting the police ( acted at once) elle n'a pas perdu de temps pour contacter la police ; he certainly didn't waste any time! iron il n'a pas perdu de temps! ; subtlety is wasted on her la subtilité lui passe au-dessus de la tête ; good wine is wasted on him il n'est pas capable d'apprécier un bon vin ;3 ○ US ( kill) supprimer ○.E vi se perdre.waste not want not Prov l'économie protège du besoin.■ waste away dépérir. -
10 waste
waste [weɪst]1. nouna. [of resources, food, money] gaspillage m• what a waste! quel gaspillage !2. adjectivea. [+ resources, food, electricity, energy] gaspiller ; [+ time] perdre ; [+ opportunity] laisser passer• I wasted a whole day on that journey/trying to find it j'ai perdu toute une journée avec ce voyage/à essayer de le trouver• you're wasting your breath! (inf) tu perds ton temps !• caviar is wasted on him il ne sait pas apprécier le caviar (PROV) waste not want not il n'y a pas de petites économies4. compounds► waste products plural noun (industrial) déchets mpl industriels ; (from body) déchets mpl (de l'organisme)• you're not exactly wasting away! tu ne fais pas vraiment pitié !* * *[weɪst] 1.1) ( squandering) gen gaspillage m (of de); ( of time) perte f (of de)there is no waste, every part is used — il n'y a pas de déchets, chaque élément est utilisé
3) ( wasteland) désert m2.wastes plural noun1) ( wilderness) étendues fpl sauvages2) US = waste 1. 23.1) [food] inutilisé; [heat, energy] gaspillé; [water] uséwaste materials ou matter — déchets mpl
waste products — Industry déchets mpl de fabrication; Biology, Medicine déchets mpl
waste plastics — plastiques mpl de rebut
2) [land] inculte3)4.transitive verb1) ( squander) gaspiller [food, energy, money, talents]; perdre [time, opportunity]; user [strength]; gâcher [youth]2) ( make weaker) atrophier3) (colloq) US ( kill) supprimer (colloq)5.intransitive verb se perdrePhrasal Verbs:••waste not want not — Prov l'économie protège du besoin
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11 moteldu
du/ad.1. ( eragin) to dim, weaken2. ( ardoa) to water down, make weaker da/ad.1. ( toteldu)a. to stammer, stutterb. to slur one's words, slur; gehiegi edaten duzunean, mihia moteltzen zaizu when you drink too much, your tongue slurs; ez nau oraino inork ikusi ardoak igarota, ez mihia \motelduta up to now nobody's seen me take too much wine or slur my speech2.a. ( motel bihurtu) to grow weak, slip away, wane; haren eragina \moteldu egin zen his influence {slipped || waned}; moteltzen den fedea wavering faithc. ( sagardoa, txanpaina) to go flatd. ( ardoa) to loes's its strength | to become weake. ( gatza) to lose its taste, become insipidf. ( zarata) to become muffled; ezkila \motelduta gelditu zen the bell came to be muffledg. ( begia) to fail, grow dimh. ( grina) to go away; dutxa hotzaren bitartez \motelduko zaio grina hori he'll get over that desire by taking a cold shower3. ( hatza, erhia, eskua) to grow numb; eskuak hotzez \moteldu zaizkit my hands have grown numb from the cold4. ( jardun, e.a.) to slacken, ease up on; ikasketan moteltzen hasi da he's started to slacken in his studies5. ( zorabiatu) to {get || grow} dizzy; burua \moteldua dut my head's dizzy | my head's in a spin; oso \moteldu naiz ondoez honekin I've grown very dizzy from this ailment -
12 vessel
ˈvesl сущ.
1) сосуд
2) корабль, судно;
летательный аппарат charter a vessel launch a vessel cargo vessel escort vessel oceangoing vessel Syn: boat, craft, ship
3) самолет Syn: airplane, aeroplane
4) анат., бот. сосуд major vessels ≈ крупные сосуды Syn: blood-vessel ∙ weak vessel weaker vessel сосуд, посудина - measuring * мерный сосуд, мензурка - pressure * сосуд высокого давления - communicating *s сообщающиеся сосуды pl посуда судно, корабль - fishing * рыболовное судно - seine-net fishing * сейнер - surveying * гидрографическое судно - nuclear-powered * атомоход - timber carrying * лесовоз - foreign going * судно заграничного плавания - * in distress судно, терпящее бедствие - * documents /papers/ (морское) судовые документы - * rating классификация судов - * idleness простой судна - * ton регистровая /объемная/ тонна летательный аппарат (анатомия) (ботаника) сосуд - * suture (медицина) сосудистый шов( специальное) камера;
бак - settling * осадочная камера - reactor * бак реактора - mixing * смеситель( текстильное) барка - dye * красильная барка > the weaker * (библеизм) сосуд скудельный;
бренное существо;
слабый /ненадежный/ человек > weaker * (библеизм) немощнейший сосуд (о женщине) ;
слабый пол;
слабое /беззащитное/ существо > chosen * (библеизм) избранный сосуд;
(божий) избранник > broken * (библеизм) сосуд разбитый;
конченый человек > *s of wrath( библеизм) сосуды гнева;
тираны;
злодеи;
злобный люди > * of mercy( библеизм) сосуд милосердия;
милостивец > leaky * "решето", болтун( о человеке, не хранящем тайны) > the empty *s make the greatest sound (пословица) пустая бочка пуще гремит cargo ~ грузовое судно coast guard ~ судно береговой охраны coasting ~ каботажное судно coasting ~ судно каботажного плавания coasting ~ судно прибрежного плавания condemn a ~ конфисковывать судно convoy ~ сопровождающее судно cruise ~ судно крейсерского класса customs ~ таможенное судно deep-sea ~ глубоководное судно fishing ~ рыболовное судно merchant ~ торговое судно motor ~ (M/V) дизельное судно motor ~ (M/V) теплоход naval ~ военный корабль nuclear-powered ~ судно с атомным двигателем refrigerated cargo ~ рефрижераторное судно refrigerated cargo ~ судно-рефрижератор salvage ~ спасательное судно survey ~ гидрографическое судно transport ~ транспортное судно vessel = blood-vessel;
weak vessel ненадежный человек ~ воздушный корабль ~ корабль ~ самолет ~ сосуд ~ судно, корабль ~ судно vessel = blood-vessel;
weak vessel ненадежный человек the weaker ~ библ. немощнейший сосуд (женщина) ;
слабое, беззащитное существо the weaker ~ библ. сосуд скудельный;
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n1) посудина2) pl посуд3) судно, корабельfishing (pilot) vessel — рибальське (лоцманське) судно
vessel in distress — судно, що зазнає катастрофи
4) повітряний корабель; літак, дирижабль5) анат., бот. судина6) камера, бак7) барка◊ vessel anchorage — якірна стоянка
◊ vessel rating — класифікація суден
◊ vessels of wrath — бібл. тирани, злі люди; злочинці
◊ broken vessel — бібл. пропаща людина
◊ chosen vessel — бібл. божий обранець
◊ leaky vessel — базіка
◊ weaker vessel — бібл. немічна посудина (про жінку); слабка стать
◊ the weaker vessel — бібл. тлінна істота; ненадійна людина
* * *n.1) посудина; measurіng vessel мірна посудина, мензурка; pressure vessel посудина високого тиску; pl. посуд2) судно, корабель; fіshіng vessel рибальське судно; seіne-net fіshіng vessel сейнер; surveyіng vessel гідрографічне судно; nuclear-powered vessel атомохід; tіmber carryіng vessel лісовоз; vessel documents /papers/ мор. суднові документи; vessel ratіng класифікація судів; vessel іdleness простій судна4) анат., бот. судина; vessel suture мед. судинний шов5) спец. камера; бак; settlіng vessel осадова камера; reactor vessel бак реактора; mіxіng vessel змішувач; текст. барка; dye vessel фарбувальна барка; the weaker vessel рел. посудина скудельный; тлінна істота; слабка /ненадійна/ людина; weaker vessel рел. немічна посудина (про ж.інку); слабка стать; слабка /беззахисна/ істота; chosen vessel рел. обрана посудина; ( божа) обранець; broken vessel рел. посудина розбита; пропаща людина; vessels of wrath рел. посудини гніву; тирани; лиходії; злісні люди; vessel of mercy рел. посудина милосердя; милостивець; leaky vessel “решето”, базіка (про людину, що не зберігає таємниці); the empty vessels make the greatest sound поїв, порожня бочка сильніше гримить -
14 pobre
adj.1 poor (necesitado).2 poor (desdichado).¡pobre hombre! poor man!¡pobre de mí! poor me!pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion3 poor (mediocre, defectuoso).4 poor (escaso).una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet with a low protein contentesta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resourcesf. & m.1 poor person (sin dinero, infeliz).los pobres the poor, poor people¡el pobre! poor thing!la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed2 beggar (mendigo).* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) poor2 (infeliz) poor■ ¡ojalá estuviera aquí tu pobre padre! if only your dear father were here now!■ ¡ay, pobre de mí, que vieja estoy ya! poor old me, I'm getting old!1 (con poco dinero) poor person; (mendigo) beggar2 (infeliz) poor thing■ la pobre se cree que le van a devolver el dinero the poor thing thinks she is going to get her money back\no salir de pobres familiar to be condemned to eternal poverty* * *adj.1) poor2) weak* * *1. ADJ1) [persona, familia, barrio] poor2) (=escaso) poor3) [indicando compasión] poor¡pobre hombre! — poor man!, poor fellow!
¡pobre Francisco! — poor old Francisco!
¡pobre de mí! — poor me!
¡pobre de él! — poor man!, poor fellow!
¡pobre de ti si te pillo! — you'll be sorry if I catch you!
pobre diablo — poor wretch, poor devil
2. SMF1) (=necesitado) poor person; (=mendigo) beggarlos pobres — the poor, poor people
un pobre pedía dinero — a beggar o poor man was asking for money
2) [indicando compasión] poor thing* * *I1)a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabbyb) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limitedpobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content
d) < tierra> poor2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poorpobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry
pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it
•IImasculino y femenino1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)sacar de pobre — (fam) to make... rich
salir de pobre — (fam) to get somewhere in the world
2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing•* * *= poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], denuded, penurious, impoverished, impecunious, down-and-out, destitute, pauper.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex. Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.Ex. The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex. Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.Ex. Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.Ex. The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex. The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.Ex. Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.----* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia = knowledge-sparse learning.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* barrio de los pobres = lower town.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* pariente pobre = poor relation.* pobre en información = info-poor.* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.* pobre hombre = poor fellow.* pobres = have-nots.* pobres en información = information have-nots.* pobres en información, los = information-poor, the.* pobres en tecnología, los = technical poor, the.* pobres, los = poor, the.* pobre verbalmente = verbally impoverished.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.* * *I1)a) <persona/barrio/nación> poor; < vestimenta> poor, shabbyb) ( escaso) < vocabulario> poor, limitedpobre EN algo: aguas pobres en minerales — water with a low mineral content
d) < tierra> poor2) (delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poorpobrecito, tiene hambre — poor little thing, he's hungry
pobre de ti si lo tocas! — if you touch it, you'll be for it
•IImasculino y femenino1) ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch)sacar de pobre — (fam) to make... rich
salir de pobre — (fam) to get somewhere in the world
2) ( expresando compasión) poor thing•* * *= poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], denuded, penurious, impoverished, impecunious, down-and-out, destitute, pauper.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex: Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.Ex: The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex: Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.Ex: Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.Ex: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.Ex: Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia = knowledge-sparse learning.* asilo de pobres = almshouse.* barrio de los pobres = lower town.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* excusa muy pobre = lame excuse.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* pariente pobre = poor relation.* pobre en información = info-poor.* pobre en recursos = resource-poor.* pobre hombre = poor fellow.* pobres = have-nots.* pobres en información = information have-nots.* pobres en información, los = information-poor, the.* pobres en tecnología, los = technical poor, the.* pobres, los = poor, the.* pobre verbalmente = verbally impoverished.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* ricos y los pobres, los = haves and the have-nots, the.* * *A1 ‹persona/barrio/vivienda› poor; ‹vestimenta› poor, shabby; ‹nación› poorsomos muy pobres we are very poorlos sectores más pobres de la población the poorest o the most deprived sectors of the population2 (escaso) poor, limitedtiene un vocabulario muy pobre she has a very poor o limited vocabularypobre EN algo:aguas pobres en minerales water with a low mineral content3 (mediocre) ‹examen/trabajo› poor; ‹salud› poor, badindica una comprensión pobre de la obra it shows a poor understanding of the workun argumento bastante pobre a rather weak argumentsu actuación en el festival fue bastante pobre his performance at the festival was fairly mediocre o rather poor¡qué chiste más pobre! what a pathetic o terrible joke! ( colloq)4 ‹tierra› poorB ( delante del n) (digno de compasión) poortu pobre padre your poor fatherpobrecito, tiene hambre poor little thing, he's hungryse está quedando ciego, pobrecillo he's going blind, poor thing o poor man o poor devil¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me!¡pobre de ti si vuelves a tocarlo! if you touch it again, you'll be for it!, I wouldn't like to be in your shoes if you touch it againun pobre desgraciado a poor devilCompuesto:(infeliz) poor devil; (necesitado) poor soulA (necesitado) poor person, pauper ( arch)los pobres the poorse le acercó un pobre pidiendo limosna a poor beggar came up to her asking for moneysacar de pobre ( fam); to make … richsalir de pobre ( fam); to get somewhere in the worldnunca saldrás de pobre con ese hombre you'll never get rich o get on o get anywhere with him ( colloq)B (expresando compasión) poor thingla pobre está siempre sola the poor thing's always on her ownel pobre se está quedando sordo the poor thing o the poor man o the poor devil is going deafla pobre de la abuela está muy enferma poor grandmother's very illCompuesto:( Bib):los pobres de espíritu the poor in spirit* * *
pobre adjetivo
1
‹ vestimenta› poor, shabby
‹ salud› poor, bad;
‹ argumento› weak
2 ( delante del n) ( digno de compasión) poor;
pobre, tiene hambre poor thing, he's hungry;
¡pobre de mí! poor (old) me!
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( necesitado) poor person, pauper (arch);
pobre
I adjetivo poor: su vocabulario es muy pobre, his vocabulary is very poor
II mf poor person
los pobres, the poor
' pobre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barriada
- bendita
- bendito
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- infeliz
- miserable
- necesitada
- necesitado
- neurona
- papelón
- pedazo
- quebrantar
- sórdida
- sórdido
- suburbio
- ángel
- desdichado
- malo
English:
bargain for
- bargain on
- down-and-out
- effort
- flimsy
- pauper
- poor
- shabby
- sod
- thing
- yet
- feeble
- hand
- impoverished
- lame
- low
- pathetic
- penniless
- skimpy
* * *♦ adj1. [necesitado] poor;un país pobre a poor country;Fammás pobre que las ratas as poor as a church mouse2. [desdichado] poor;el pobre bebé estaba llamando a su mamá the poor little baby was calling for its mother;¡pobre hombre! poor man!;¡pobre de mí! poor me!;pobre de aquél que se atreva a comerse mi ración woe betide anyone who dares to eat my portion;pobre de ti como te dejes engañar por sus encantos God help you if you fall for her charms3. [mediocre, defectuoso] poor;utilizó un razonamiento muy pobre the arguments she gave were very weak o poor4. [escaso] poor;utiliza un léxico muy pobre she has a very poor vocabulary;una dieta pobre en proteínas a diet lacking in protein;esta región es pobre en recursos naturales this region lacks natural resources5. [poco fértil] poor♦ nmf1. [sin dinero] poor person;los pobres the poor, poor people2. [infeliz]¡el pobre! poor thing!;la pobre está siempre luchando por dar de comer a sus hijos the poor woman is forever struggling to keep her children fed;el pobre no consigue aprobar el examen the poor thing just can't seem to pass the exam3. [mendigo] beggar* * *pobre hombre poor man;¡pobre de mí! poor me!II m/f poor person;los pobres the poor* * *pobre adj1) : poor, impoverished2) : unfortunate¡pobre de mí!: poor me!3) : weak, deficientuna dieta pobre: a poor dietpobre nmf: poor personlos pobres: the poor¡pobre!: poor thing!* * *pobre1 adj poorpobre2 n2. (desgraciado) poor thing¡pobrecito! poor little thing! -
15 DREPA
* * *(drep; drap, drápum; drepinn), v.I. with acc. or absol.;1) to stike, beat, knock;drepa e-n vendi, to strike one with a rod;hann tók hörpu sína ok drap strengi (struck the strings) til sláttar; drepa járn, to hammer iron;drepa or drepa högg á dyrr, to knock at the door;drepa botn úr keraldi, to knock the bottom out of a tub;at eigi drepir þú mik í dúp, that you knock me not into the deep;drepa í hel, í dauða, til heljar, to smite to death;2) to kill, slay (skulu vér nú fara at honum ok drepa hann);3) in a game of chess, to take a piece (þá drap jarl af honum riddara);drepa eld, to strike, fire (= drepa upp eld);drepa slóð, to make a trail (drápu kyrtlarnir döggslóðina);5) with prep., drepa af, to kill, slaughter (cattle);drepa niðr, to kill off (þótt hirðmenn þínir sé drepnir niðr sem svn);drepa sik ór dróma, to get rid of (throw off) a fetter;drepa til e-s, to strike, hit, at one;drepa e-t undir sik, to knock or drag down (skaltu standa hiá, er fjándi sá drepr mik undir sik);drepa upp eld = drepa eld;drepa e-t út, to divulge a thing;drepa yfir e-t, to hide, suppress;drap hann brátt yfir (he soon mastered) harm sinn;6) refl., drepast, to perish, die, esp. of cattle (fé hans drapst aldri af drephríðum);recipr. to put one another to death (þá diepast menn fyrir ágirni sakir);drepa menn fyrir, to kill one another’s men;7) impers., drepr honuin aldregi ský (acc.) í augu, his eyes never get clouded;ofrkappit (acc.) drepr fyrir þeim (their high spirits break down), þegar haminjan brestr; drap þó heldr í fyrir honum, he rather grew worse, his eyes grew weaker;nú drepr ór hljóð (acc.) fyrst ór konunginum, the king became silent at once;þá drap stall ór hjarta hans, his heart failed;ofan drap flaugina, the vane was knocked down;regn (acc.) drepr í gegnum et, the rain beats through (the thatch);II. with dat.;1) to put, thrust;hendi drap á kampa, he put his hand to his beard;drepa fœti (fótum) í eð, to strike (knock) one’s foot against, stumble over (drap fótunum í þrøskuldinn ok lá fallinn);drepa höfði, to droop (with) the head (Egill drap höfðin niðr í feld sinn);drepa fingri í munn sér, to put the finger into the mouth;drepa hendi til es, við em, to give one a slap with the hand;drepa hendi við e-u, to wave away with the hand to refuse a kind offer (drepa hendi við boðnu gulli);2) to tuck up the sleeves or skirts of a garment (hann hafði drepit upp skautunum);drepa hári undir belti sér, to tuck the hair under the belt (of a lady);3) to dip, immerse;4) drepa orði, dómi á et, to talk, judge of;drepa huldu á et, to hide, keep secret;5) spoil (drepa gleði, teiti es);drepa kosti es, to destroy one’s happiness;impers. drap þá skjótt kosti, the cheer was soon gone;6) drepa niðr e-u, to suppress (drepa niðr konungs rétti, illu orði);drepa niðr sœmd es, to drag down one’s reputation, to disparage one;drepa niðr máli, to quash a lawsuit.* * *pret. drap, 2nd pers. drapt, mod. drapst, pl. drápu; pret. subj. dræpi; part. drepit; pres. drep; with the suff. neg. pret. drap-a. Orkn.: [A. S. drepan; Dan. dræbe; Swed. drapa; O. H. G. trefan; mod. Germ. treffen, whence the mod. Dan. treffe, in the sense to hit; Ulf. uses slahan and stautjan, but never dripan; in Engl. the word is lost.]A. WITH ACC., OR ABSOL. högg ( a blow) or the like being understood, to strike, beat:I. act. of music, to strike the chords, (cp. phrases such as, slá danz, to strike up for a dance; slagr is battle and poem, Trolla-slagr and Gýgjar-slagr are names of poems); hann tók hörpu sína ok drap strengi ( struck the strings) til slags, Stj. 458 (hence drápa, a song); d. e-n vendi, to strike with a rod, Skm. 26: to knock, d. á dyrr, or d. högg á dyrr, to knock at a door, Nj. 150; síðan gengu þau heim bæði ok drápu á dyrr, 153; drápu þar á dyrr, Sturl. iii. 154: metaph., d. á e-t, to touch slightly on a matter; d. botn ór keraldi, to knock the bottom out of a jar, Fms. xi. 34; d. járn, to beat iron (a blacksmith’s term) with a sledge-hammer, Grett. 129, cp. drep-sleggja.2. esp. with the sense of violence, to knock, strike; áfallit hafði drepit hann inn í bátinn, Bs. i. 422; at eigi drepir þú mik í djúp, that thou knockest me not into the deep, Post. 656 B. 9; herða klett drep ek þér hálsi af, Ls. 57.β. as a law term, to smite, strike; ef maðr drepr ( smites) mann, ok varðar þat skóggang, Grág. ii. 116; eigu menn eigi at standa fyrir þeim manni er drepit hefir annan, id.; ef maðr drepr mann svá at bein brotna, 14; nú vænisk sá maðr því er drap, at…, 15; þat er drep ef bein brotna, ok verðr sá úæll till dóms er drepit hefir, 16; nú vænisk hinn því, at hann hafi drepit hann, 19.γ. the phrases, d. e-n til heljar, Grág. ii. 161, or d. til dauðs, to smite to death; Josúa drap til dauða alla þjóð Anakim, Stj. 456; d. í hel, id., Hbl. 27; hence3. metaph. or ellipt. to kill, put to death, cp. Lat. caedere, Engl. smite; eigi er manni skylt at d. skógarmann, þótt…, Grág. ii. 162; skulu vér nú fara at honum ok d. hann, Nj. 205; þar varð illa með þeim því at Ásgrímr drap Gaut, 39; til þess at d. Grim, Eg. 114; tóku þeir af eignum jarla konungs en drápu suma, Fms. i. 6; er drepit hafði fóstra hans …, eigi hæfir at d. svá fríðan svein …, d. skyldi hvern mann er mann údæmðan vá, 80; konung drápum fyrstan, Am. 97; drap hann ( smote with the hammer) hina öldnu jötna systur, Þkv. 32; d. mátti Freyr hann með hendi sinni, Edda 23.β. in a game (of chess), to take a piece; þá drap jarl af honum riddara, Fms. iv. 366; taflsins er hann hafði drepit, vi. 29; Hvítserkr hélt töfl einni er hann hafði drepit, Fas. i. 285.γ. adding prepp. af, niðr, to slaughter, kill off; þótt hirðmenn þínir sé drepnir niðr sem svín, Fms. vii. 243: d. af, to slaughter (cattle); yxni fimm, ok d. af, Ísl. ii. 330; láttu mik d. af þenna lýð, Post. 656 B. 9.4. metaph. phrases; d. e-m skúta, to taunt, charge one with; áfelli þat er konungr drap oss skúta um, Fms. iv. 310; hjarta drepr stall, the heart knocks as it were against a block of stone from fear, Hkr. ii. 360, Orkn., Fbr. 36 (hence stall-dræpt hjarta, a ‘block-beating’ faint heart): d. upp eld, to strike fire, Fms. iv. 338: d. sik ór dróma, to throw off the fetter, Edda 19: d. e-t undir sik, to knock or drag down, skaltú standa hjá er fjandi sá drepr mik undir sik, Grett. 126, 101 A: d. slóð, to make a slot or sleuth (trail); d. kyrtlarnir slóðina, the cloaks trailed along the ground so as to leave a track, Gísl. 154: to trail or make a track of droves or deer, Lex. Poët.: d. e-t út, to divulge a thing (in a bad sense), Fms. vi. 208; d. yfir e-t, to hide, suppress, drap hann brátt yfir ( he soon mastered) harm sinn, Bs. i. 140 (hence yfir-drep, hypocrisy, i. e. cloaking).II. reflex., drepask, to perish, die, esp. of beasts; fé hans drapsk aldrei af megrð ok drephríðum, Eb. 150; drapsk allt hans fólk, Fms. v. 250.2. recipr. to put one another to death; þá drepask bræðr fyrir ágirni sakar, Edda 40; nú drepask menn (smite one another), eðr særask eðr vegask, Grág. ii. 92; ef menn d. um nætr, Fms. vii. 296; er sjálfir bárusk vápn á ok drápusk, viii. 53; en er bændr fundu at þeir drápusk sjálfir, 68; drepask niðr á leið fram, Ld. 238; drepask menn fyrir, to kill one another’s men, Fms. vii. 177; görðisk af því fjandskapr með þeim Steinólfi svá at þeir drápusk þar (menn?) fyrir, Gullþ. 14.III. impers., drepr honum aldregi ský (acc.) í augu, his eyes never get clouded, of the eagle flying in the face of the sun, Hom. 47; ofrkappit (acc.) drepr fyrir þeim ( their high spirits break down) þegar hamingjan brestr, Fms. vi. 155; drap þó heldr í fyrir honum, he rather grew worse, i. e. his eyes grew weaker, Bjarn. 59; nú drepr ór hljóð (acc.) fyrst ór konunginum, the king became silent at once, Fms. xi. 115; stall drepr ór hjarta e-s, Fbr. 36 (vide above, I. 4); ofan drap flaugina (acc.), the flaug was knocked down, Bs. 1. 422; regn drepr í gögnum e-t, the rain beats through the thatch or cover, Fagrsk. 123 (in a verse).β. in mod. usage, drepa is even used in the sense to drip (= drjupa), e. g. þak, hús drepr, the thatch, house lets water through.B. WITH DAT.:I. denoting gentle movement; in many cases the dat. seems to be only instrumental:1. of the limbs; hendi drap á kampa, be put his hand to his beard, Hom. 21; d. fæti (fótum), to stumble, prop. to strike with the foot, Nj. 112, Fas. ii. 558, Bs. i. 742, Hom. 110, Grett. 120; d. fæti í e-t, to stumble against, 103; d. fæti við e-t, id., Fas. ii. 558; d. höfði, to droop, nod with the head; drap í gras höfði, (the horse) drooped with the head, let it fall, Gkv. 2. 5; d. niðr höfði, id., Nj. 32; Egill sat svá opt, at hann drap höfðinu niðr í feld sinn (from sorrow), Eg. 322, O. H. L. 45 (for shame); d. fingri í munn sér, to put the finger into the mouth, Edda 74; fingri drap í munninn sinn (of a child), the words of a ditty; d. hendi til e-s, or við e-m, to give one a slap with the hand (inst. dat.), Nj. 27; hence metaph., d. hendi við e-u, to wave away with the hand, to refuse a kind offer, Bs. i. 636; d. hendi við boðnu gulli, Al. 75: the phrase, d. hendi við sóma sínum, cp. Al. 162.2. to tuck up the sleeves or skirts of a garment; d. skautum (upp), Fms. vii. 297; hann hafði drepit upp skautunum, Lv. 85; hann hafði drepit upp fyrir blöðunum undir beltið, Eb. 226: Sigurðr drap blöðunum undir belti sér, Orkn. 474; d. hári undir belti sér, to tuck the hair under the belt (of a lady), hárit tók ofan á bringuna ok drap hón (viz. því) undir belti sér, Nj. 24; hafði hár svá mikit, at hann drap undir belti sér, 272.II. to dip; d. skeggi í Breiðafjörð niðr, to dip the beard in the Breidafiord, i. e. to be drowned, Ld. 316; d. hendi, or fingri í vatn, to dip the hand, finger into water (vide above); d. barni í vatn, to dip a baby into water, i. e. to baptize, K. Þ. K. 10: the phrase, d. fleski í kál, to dip bacon into kale broth, Fas. iii. 381; nú taka þeir hafrstökur tvær, ok d. þeim í sýrukerin, Gísl. 7.β. the phrase, d. e-u, of wax, lime, butter, or the like, to daub, plaster, fill up with; þú skalt taka vax ok d. því í eyru förunauta þinna, Od. xii. 77; síðan drap eg því í eyru á öllum skipverjum, 177; vaxið er eg hafði drepið í eyru þeim, 200; d. smjöri í ílát, to fill a box with butter.γ. metaph. phrases; d. dul á e-t, to throw a veil over, Hkr. ii. 140, in mod. usage, draga dulur á e-t: the phrase, d. í skörðin (the tongue understood), to talk indistinctly, from loss of teeth; d. orði, dómi á e-t, to talk, reason, judge of a thing, Fms. ix. 500; d. huldu á, to hide, cloak, keep secret, xi. 106: d. e-u á dreif, prop. to ‘throw adrift,’ throw aside, i. e. think little of a thing, þessu var á dreif drepit, it was hushed up, Orkn. 248; áðr hafði mjök verit á dreif drepit um mál Bjarnar ( there had been much mystery about Björn), hvárt hann var lífs eðr eigi, sagði annarr þat logit, en annarr sagði satt, i. e. no one knew anything for certain, Bjarn. 20; en eigi varð vísan á dreif drepin ( the song was not thrown aside or kept secret) ok kom til eyrna Birni, 32; drápu öllu á dreif um þessa fyrirætlan, hushed it all up, Eg. 49: d. í egg e-u, prop. to bate the edge of a thing, to turn a deaf ear to, Orkn. 188, metaphor from blunting the edge of a weapon.δ. d. e-u niðr, to suppress a thing (unjustly); d. niðr konungs rétti, N. G. L. i. 7 5; d. niðr sæmd e-s, to pull down a person’s reputation, Boll. 346; d. niðr illu orði, to keep down a bad report, suppress it, Nj. 21; d. niðr máli, to quash a lawsuit, 33; drepit svá niðr herörinni, Fms. iv. 207.ε. d. glaumi, gleði, teiti e-s, to spoil one’s joy, Lex. Poët.; d. kosti e-s, to destroy one’s happiness, Am. 69: impers., drap þú brátt kosti, the cheer was soon gone, Rm. 98. -
16 wish
I 1. [wɪʃ]to grant sb.'s wish — esaudire il desiderio di qcn.
2.I have no wish to disturb you — form. non desidero disturbarvi
II 1. [wɪʃ]good o best wishes con i migliori auguri; (ending letter) (i più) cordiali saluti; please give him my best wishes — ti prego di porgergli i miei migliori auguri
2) (express congratulations, greetings) augurare2.to wish sb. joy o happiness augurare a qcn. di essere felice; to wish sb. joy with sth., sb. iron. augurare a qcn. buona fortuna con qcs., qcn.; we wished each other goodbye and good luck ci salutammo e ci augurammo a vicenda buona fortuna; I wished him well — gli augurai ogni bene
1) (desire, want) volere, desiderare2) (in fairy story or ritual) esprimere un desiderio•- wish on* * *[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) desiderare2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) volere3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) augurare2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) desiderio2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) desiderio3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) augurio•- wishing-well* * *I 1. [wɪʃ]to grant sb.'s wish — esaudire il desiderio di qcn.
2.I have no wish to disturb you — form. non desidero disturbarvi
II 1. [wɪʃ]good o best wishes con i migliori auguri; (ending letter) (i più) cordiali saluti; please give him my best wishes — ti prego di porgergli i miei migliori auguri
2) (express congratulations, greetings) augurare2.to wish sb. joy o happiness augurare a qcn. di essere felice; to wish sb. joy with sth., sb. iron. augurare a qcn. buona fortuna con qcs., qcn.; we wished each other goodbye and good luck ci salutammo e ci augurammo a vicenda buona fortuna; I wished him well — gli augurai ogni bene
1) (desire, want) volere, desiderare2) (in fairy story or ritual) esprimere un desiderio•- wish on -
17 thin
أَضْعَفَ \ thin: to make or become thinner: His hair is thinning. weaken: to make or become weak or weaker. \ See Also ضعف (ضَعُفَ) \ ضَعُفَ \ thin: to become thinner: His hair is thinning. weaken: make or become weak or weaker. \ See Also أضعف (أَضْعَف)، خف (خَفّ)، خفف (خَفَّفَ) -
18 weaken
أَضْعَفَ \ thin: to make or become thinner: His hair is thinning. weaken: to make or become weak or weaker. \ See Also ضعف (ضَعُفَ) \ ضَعُفَ \ thin: to become thinner: His hair is thinning. weaken: make or become weak or weaker. \ See Also أضعف (أَضْعَف)، خف (خَفّ)، خفف (خَفَّفَ) -
19 contra viento y marea
figurado come hell or high water* * *at all costs, come what may* * *= at all costs, against (all/the) odds, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high waterEx. This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources.Ex. Reg Groome has accomplished his revitalization program against odds that would have overwhelmed a weaker and less determined person.Ex. Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread.Ex. The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price.Ex. Come hell or high water, I'm going to stick to my guns and make this happen.* * *= at all costs, against (all/the) odds, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high waterEx: This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources.
Ex: Reg Groome has accomplished his revitalization program against odds that would have overwhelmed a weaker and less determined person.Ex: Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread.Ex: The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price.Ex: Come hell or high water, I'm going to stick to my guns and make this happen. -
20 vessel
{'vesl}
1. съд, съдина
leaky VESSEL прен. недискретен човек, дърдорко
weak VESSEL библ. несигурен/ненадежден човек
the weaker VESSEL библ. жената
chosen VESSEL богоизбраник
VESSELs of wrath библ. съсъди на гнева, тирани
2. плавателен съд, кораб
3. анат. съд, канал
blood VESSEL кръвоносен съд* * *{'vesl} n 1. съд, съдина; leaky vessel прен. недискретен човек, дър* * *съд; съдина; кораб;* * *1. blood vessel кръвоносен съд 2. chosen vessel богоизбраник 3. leaky vessel прен. недискретен човек, дърдорко 4. the weaker vessel библ. жената 5. vessels of wrath библ. съсъди на гнева, тирани 6. weak vessel библ. несигурен/ненадежден човек 7. анат. съд, канал 8. плавателен съд, кораб 9. съд, съдина* * *vessel [vesl] n 1. съд, съдина, съсъд; leaky \vessel прен. бъбрица, дърдорко, дрънкало, плямпало, хлевоуст; weak \vessel библ. несигурен човек; the weaker \vessel библ. жената; empty \vessels make the most sound ( noise) празните гърнета най-много дрънчат; 2. плавателен съд, кораб; 3. анат. съд, канал; blood \vessel кръвоносен съд.
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