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1 make oneself at home
to make oneself as comfortable and relaxed as one would at home:يَشْعُر وكأنَّه في بيتِهMake yourself at home!
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2 gevşet
1. loosen 2. make loose 3. make relaxed 4. unscrew 5. unstring 6. unsnapping (v.) 7. loosening (v.) 8. unscrewed (v.) -
3 도사리다
v. sit, sit cross legged; calm down, make relaxed; coil up; lurk, lie in wait, sneak about -
4 auflockern
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t2. fig. (Atmosphäre) relax; (lebhafter gestalten) liven up (auch Vortrag etc.); (Monotonie) relieve, break up, ease; (Wohngegend etc.) brighten up; aufgelockerte Bauweise open construction; in aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed moodII v/refl2. fig. Atmosphäre: relax, become relaxed, ease up; Vortrag etc.: liven up* * *auf|lo|ckern sep1. vt2)die Muskeln áúflockern — to loosen up (one's muscles); (durch Bewegung auch) to limber up
3) (= abwechslungsreicher machen) Unterricht, Stoff, Vortrag to make less monotonous, to give relief to (durch with); (= weniger streng machen) to make less severe; Frisur, Muster to soften, to make less severe4) (= entspannen, zwangloser machen) to make more relaxed; Verhältnis, Atmosphäre to easein aufgelockerter Stimmung — in a relaxed mood
2. vr2) (Bewölkung) to break up, to disperse* * *auf|lo·ckernI. vt▪ etw [durch etw akk] \auflockern to liven up sth sep [with sth], to make sth more interesting [with sth]▪ etw \auflockern to ease sthin aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed mood▪ etw \auflockern to soften sth, to make sth less severe4. (von Verspannungen befreien)5. (lockern)▪ aufgelockert loosened, mellow[ed]6. (locker machen)die Erde \auflockern to break up the earth [or soilII. vr2. (sich zerstreuen) to break up, to disperseaufgelockerte Bewölkung thinning cloudcover* * *1.transitives Verb break up, loosen < soil>; loosen <stuffing, hair>; (fig.) introduce some variety into <landscape, lesson, lecture>; relieve, break up <pattern, façade>; make <mood, atmosphere, evening> more relaxed2.reflexives Verb < cloud> break* * *auflockern (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t2. fig (Atmosphäre) relax; (lebhafter gestalten) liven up (auch Vortrag etc); (Monotonie) relieve, break up, ease; (Wohngegend etc) brighten up;aufgelockerte Bauweise open construction;in aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed moodB. v/r1. Bewölkung: break up, disperse;auflockernde/aufgelockerte Bewölkung dispersing/broken clouds2. fig Atmosphäre: relax, become relaxed, ease up; Vortrag etc: liven up* * *1.transitives Verb break up, loosen < soil>; loosen <stuffing, hair>; (fig.) introduce some variety into <landscape, lesson, lecture>; relieve, break up <pattern, façade>; make <mood, atmosphere, evening> more relaxed2.reflexives Verb < cloud> break* * *v.to loosen v. -
5 gemütlich
I Adj.1. (behaglich) comfortable, comfy umg.; (angenehm) pleasant; Lokal: with a friendly atmosphere; es sich (Dat) gemütlich machen make o.s. at home, relax; der macht sich’s aber gemütlich iro. you’d think he owned the place2. (zwanglos) cosy, Am. cozy; gemütliches Beisammensein cosy (Am. cozy) get-together; jetzt beginnt der gemütliche Teil des Abends this is where the fun starts; jetzt wird’s doch erst richtig gemütlich the fun’s only just started3. (gemächlich) Tempo etc.: leisurely; Fahrt, Reise etc.: restful; (ungestört) quiet; (entspannt) relaxed; eine gemütliche Tasse Tee trinken have a nice (quiet) cup of tea; ein gemütliches kleines Städtchen a sleepy little townII Adv. cosily etc.; siehe I; (ungestört) in peace and quiet; etw. ( ganz) gemütlich tun take one’s time doing ( oder over) s.th.; jetzt können wir ( ganz) gemütlich einen Kaffee trinken now we can sit down and have a nice cup of coffee; gemütlich dasitzen sit and relax; gemütlich durch die Stadt / nach Hause schlendern stroll around town / slowly make one’s way home; immer gemütlich! take it easy!* * *(behaglich) homey; snug; sociable; homy; homelike; cozy; cosy; comfortable;(bequem) relaxed;(ruhig) easygoing; unhurried* * *ge|müt|lich [gə'myːtlɪç]1. adj1) (= bequem, behaglich) comfortable, comfy (inf); (= freundlich) friendly no adv; (= zwanglos) informal; (= klein und intim) cosy (Brit), cozy (US), snug; Schwatz, Beisammensein etc cosy (Brit), cozy (US)wir verbrachten einen gemǘtlichen Abend — we spent a very pleasant evening
2) Mensch good-natured, pleasant; (= leutselig) approachable, friendly; (= gelassen) easy-going no adv, relaxed no adv3) (= gemächlich) unhurried, leisurelyin gemǘtlichem Tempo — at a comfortable or leisurely speed
2. adv1) (= behaglich) leisurely; einrichten comfortablywir wollen das Wochenende gemǘtlich gestalten — we plan to have a leisurely weekend
es sich/jdm gemǘtlich machen — to make oneself/sb comfortable
2) (= gemächlich) leisurelyer arbeitete gemǘtlich vor sich hin — he worked away at a leisurely pace, he worked away unhurriedly
* * *1) (in comfort; pleasantly relaxed: He looked very comfortable in his chair.) comfortable2) (warm and comfortable: a cosy chat; a cosy armchair.) cosy3) cosily4) (warm, comfortable; sheltered from the cold: The house is small but snug.) snug* * *ge·müt·lichI. adjes sich/jdm \gemütlich machen to make oneself/sb comfortable, to get [oneself]/sb cosy famII. adv1. (gemächlich) leisurely2. (behaglich) comfortably* * *1.mach es dir gemütlich! — make yourself comfortable or at home!
2) (ungezwungen) informal < get-together>3) (umgänglich) sociable; friendly4) (gemächlich) leisurely; comfortable < pace>2.1) (behaglich) cosily; (bequem) comfortably3) (gemächlich) at a leisurely or comfortable pace; unhurriedly* * *A. adjes sich (dat)gemütlich machen make o.s. at home, relax;der macht sich’s aber gemütlich iron you’d think he owned the placegemütliches Beisammensein cosy (US cozy) get-together;jetzt beginnt der gemütliche Teil des Abends this is where the fun starts;3. (gemächlich) Tempo etc: leisurely; Fahrt, Reise etc: restful; (ungestört) quiet; (entspannt) relaxed;eine gemütliche Tasse Tee trinken have a nice (quiet) cup of tea;ein gemütliches kleines Städtchen a sleepy little townjetzt können wir (ganz) gemütlich einen Kaffee trinken now we can sit down and have a nice cup of coffee;gemütlich dasitzen sit and relax;gemütlich durch die Stadt/nach Hause schlendern stroll around town/slowly make one’s way home;immer gemütlich! take it easy!* * *1.mach es dir gemütlich! — make yourself comfortable or at home!
2) (ungezwungen) informal < get-together>3) (umgänglich) sociable; friendly4) (gemächlich) leisurely; comfortable < pace>2.1) (behaglich) cosily; (bequem) comfortably3) (gemächlich) at a leisurely or comfortable pace; unhurriedly* * *adj.comfortable adj.cosy adj.cozy adj.homelike adj.jovial adj.snugly adj.unhurried adj. adv.cozily adv.jovially adv.unhurriedly adv. -
6 assouplir
assouplir [asupliʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb[+ cuir, membre, corps] to make supple ; [+ règlements, mesures] to relax* * *asupliʀ
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1) ( rendre moins rigide) to make [something] supple [cuir]; to soften [something] up [chaussures]; to soften [linge, lainage]; to make [something] more supple [corps, membres]; to loosen [muscles]2) ( rendre moins strict) to relax [règlement, politique, sanctions]; to make [something] more flexible [méthode, système]; to make [something] less strict [régime]
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s'assouplir verbe pronominal1) ( devenir moins rigide) [chaussures, linge, lainage] to get softer; [corps, membres, cuir] to become more supple; fig [caractère, personne] to become more accommodating2) ( devenir moins strict) [règlement, politique] to become more relaxed; [position, attitude, système] to become more flexible* * *asupliʀ vt1) [cuir, matière] to make supple, to soften2) [membres, corps] to make supple* * *assouplir verb table: finirA vtr1 ( rendre moins rigide) to make [sth] supple [cuir]; to soften [sth] up [chaussures]; to soften [linge, lainage]; to make [sth] more supple [corps, membres]; to loosen [muscles]; fig assouplir qn or le caractère de qn to make sb more accommodating;2 ( rendre moins strict) to relax [règlement, politique, sanctions]; to make [sth] more flexible [méthode, système]; to make [sth] less strict [régime alimentaire]; assouplir sa position/son attitude to adopt a more flexible position/attitude; un régime fiscal assoupli a more flexible system of taxation.B s'assouplir vpr1 ( devenir moins rigide) [cuir] to become supple; [chaussures] to soften up; [linge, lainage] to get softer; [corps, membres] to become more supple; fig [caractère, personne] to become more accommodating;2 ( devenir moins strict) [règlement] to become more relaxed; [régime politique] to relax; [méthode, système] to become more flexible; [position, attitude] to become less rigid.[asuplir] verbe transitif2. [rendre moins strict] to easele règlement de l'école a été considérablement assoupli the school rules have been considerably relaxed————————s'assouplir verbe pronominal intransitif2. [caractère, règlement] to become more flexible -
7 suavizar
v.1 to soften (poner blando).El zumo de frutas suaviza la carne Fruit juice softens meat.Elsa suavizó sus palabras Elsa softened her words.Sus caricias suavizan a Ricardo Her caresses soften Richard.2 to temper.3 to ease (dificultad, tarea).4 to tone down.5 to mitigate, to soothe, to palliate.Su amor suaviza el dolor Her love mitigates the pain.* * *1 (hacer agradable) to soften2 (alisar) to smooth (out)3 figurado to soften* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=alisar) to smooth out, smooth down2) (=ablandar) [gen] to soften; [+ carácter] to mellow; [+ severidad, dureza] to temper; [+ medida] to relax3) (=quitar fuerza a) [+ navaja] to strop; [+ pendiente] to ease, make more gentle; [+ color] to tone down; [+ tono] to soften2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo < piel> to leave... smooth/soft; < color> to soften, tone down; < sabor> to tone down; < carácter> to mellow, make... gentler; <dureza/severidad> to soften, temper; < situación> to calm, ease2.suavizarse v pron piel to become smoother/softer; carácter to mellow, become gentler; situación to calm down, ease* * *= blunt, relax, keep + the edge off + Algo, water down, sweeten, smooth.Ex. It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.Ex. Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.Ex. 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.Ex. One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.Ex. The poem plays on the homonymic connection of the words 'to sweat' and 'to sweeten'.Ex. From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.----* suavizarse = mellow.* * *1.verbo transitivo < piel> to leave... smooth/soft; < color> to soften, tone down; < sabor> to tone down; < carácter> to mellow, make... gentler; <dureza/severidad> to soften, temper; < situación> to calm, ease2.suavizarse v pron piel to become smoother/softer; carácter to mellow, become gentler; situación to calm down, ease* * *= blunt, relax, keep + the edge off + Algo, water down, sweeten, smooth.Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.
Ex: Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.Ex: The poem plays on the homonymic connection of the words 'to sweat' and 'to sweeten'.Ex: From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.* suavizarse = mellow.* * *suavizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹pelo› to condition, soften; ‹piel› to leave … smooth/soft2 ‹color› to soften, tone down; ‹sabor› to tone down3 ‹dureza/severidad› to soften, temper; ‹carácter› to mellow, make … gentler4 ‹situación› to calm, easesuavizaron el régimen penitenciario they relaxed the prison regulations1 «pelo» to become softer; «piel» to become smoother/softer2 «carácter» to mellow, become gentler3 «situación» to calm down, ease* * *
suavizar ( conjugate suavizar) verbo transitivo ‹ piel› to leave … smooth/soft;
‹ color› to soften, tone down;
‹ sabor› to tone down;
‹ carácter› to mellow, make … gentler;
‹dureza/severidad› to soften, temper;
‹ situación› to calm, ease
suavizarse verbo pronominal [ piel] to become smoother/softer;
[ carácter] to mellow, become gentler;
[ situación] to calm down, ease
suavizar verbo transitivo
1 (la piel, el pelo, etc) to make soft, make smooth
2 (un sabor) to make less strong
(el color, el sonido) to tone down
3 (el trato, el carácter) to soften, temper
' suavizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclarar
- acondicionar
- templar
English:
soften
- temper
- tone down
- mellow
* * *♦ vt1. [poner blando] to soften;[ropa, cabello] to condition;suaviza el cutis it leaves your skin soft2. [sabor, color] to tone down3. [dificultad, tarea] to ease;[conducción] to make smoother; [clima] to make milder; [condena] to reduce the length of4. [moderar]tienes que suavizar el discurso para no ofender a nadie you should tone down the speech so you don't offend anyone* * *v/t tb figsoften* * *suavizar {21} vt1) : to soften, to smooth out2) : to tone down♦ suavizarse vr* * *suavizar vb to soften -
8 détendre
détendre [detɑ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 411. transitive verb2. reflexive verba. [visage, personne] to relax ; [atmosphère] to become less tense• détendez-vous ! relax!b. [ressort] to lose its tension ; [corde] to become slack* * *detɑ̃dʀ
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1) ( faire jouer) to release [ressort]2) ( relâcher) to slacken [ressort, corde]3) ( reposer) to relax [muscle]; to calm [atmosphère, esprit]4) ( distraire) to entertain [public]
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verbe intransitif1) ( reposer) [pause, thé] to be relaxing2) ( distraire) [comédie] to be entertaining
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se détendre verbe pronominal1) ( s'étirer) [corde, ressort] to slacken2) ( se relaxer) [personne, muscle] to relax* * *detɑ̃dʀ vt1) [fil] to loosen2) [personne, atmosphère] to relaxLa lecture, ça me détend. — I find reading relaxing.
3) [situation] to make less tense* * *détendre verb table: rendreA vtr1 ( faire jouer) to release [arc, ressort];2 ( relâcher) to slacken [ressort, corde]; to make [sth] lose its shape, to make [sth] baggy○ [vêtement];3 ( reposer) to relax [muscle]; to calm [atmosphère, esprit]; détendre la situation politique to defuse the political situation;4 ( distraire) to entertain [public].B vi1 ( reposer) [pause, thé] to be relaxing;2 ( distraire) [comédie] to be entertaining.C se détendre vpr1 ( s'étirer) [corde, ressort] to slacken; [vêtement] to lose its shape, to go baggy○;2 ( se relaxer) [personne, muscle] to relax; l'atmosphère se détend the atmosphere is becoming more relaxed.[detɑ̃dr] verbe transitif2. [décontracter] to relaxil a réussi à détendre l'atmosphère avec quelques plaisanteries he made things more relaxed by telling a few jokes3. [gaz] to depressurize————————se détendre verbe pronominal intransitif2. [se décontracter] to relax3. [s'améliorer - ambiance] to become more relaxed4. [gaz] to be reduced in pressure -
9 avanzar
v.1 to advance.las tropas continúan avanzando the troops are still advancingel tráfico no avanzaba the traffic wasn't movingMi chico avanza en la escuela My boy advances in school.Ricardo avanzó las ventas Richard advanced=promoted sales.2 to make progress.está avanzando mucho en sus estudios she's making very good progress with her studiesesta tecnología avanza a gran velocidad this technology is developing very quickly3 to pass (time).el tiempo avanza muy deprisa time passes quicklya medida que avanza el siglo as the century draws on4 to move forward.El coche avanza lentamente The car moves forward slowly.* * *1 to advance, go forward1 (mover adelante) to advance, move forward2 (dinero) to advance3 (promover) to promote4 (una propuesta) to put forward1 (adelantarse) to go forward, advance; (día, noche) to draw in* * *verb1) to advance, move forward2) progress* * *1. VT1) (=mover) to move forward, advanceavanzó la ficha cuatro casillas — he moved the counter forward four spaces, he advanced the counter four spaces
2) [+ dinero] to advance3) [+ opinión, propuesta] to put forward4) [+ resultado] to predict; [+ predicción] to make5) Caribe (=vomitar) to vomit2. VI1) (=ir hacia adelante) to advance, move forwardel ejército avanzó de madrugada — the army advanced o moved forward at dawn
no me esperéis, seguid avanzando — don't wait for me, carry on
2) (=progresar) to make progresslas conversaciones de paz no parecen avanzar — the peace talks do not seem to be progressing o making (any) progress
la genética avanza a ritmo vertiginoso — genetics is progressing o advancing at a dizzy speed
3) [noche, invierno] to draw on, approach3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona/tráfico to advance, move forwardavanzar hacia la democracia — to move o advance toward(s) democracy
b) ciencia/medicina to advancec) cinta/rollo to wind ond) persona (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; negociaciones/proyecto to progresse) tiempo to draw on2.avanzar vta) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advanceb) ( mover) to move... forward, advanceavanzó un peón — he moved o pushed a pawn forward
c) < propuesta> to put forward* * *= gain + ground, get + far, go forward, make + gains, make + progress, move ahead, move on, move onwardly, move up, page (through), progress, advance, proceed, press on, come along, fast-forward, take + a step forward, get + ahead, move forward, make + step, take + strides, make + advances, develop, move along, get + unstuck, press forward (with), move + forward, go forth, make + headway.Ex. Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.Ex. If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.Ex. Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'.Ex. Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.Ex. We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.Ex. It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex. In its simplest statement, the prime goal of any act of education is that it should serve us in the future... takes us somewhere... let us move onwardly more easily.Ex. Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.Ex. The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found.Ex. It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.Ex. All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex. However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.Ex. Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.Ex. Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex. Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.Ex. In the half century since the publication of McKerrow's Introduction bibliography has taken giant strides in many directions.Ex. The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.Ex. The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.Ex. In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.Ex. The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.Ex. Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex. Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.Ex. Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.----* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo gas = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo vapor = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso = proceed + at a blistering pace.* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.* avanzar en una carrera profesional = further + a career.* avanzar fácilmente = coast.* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar hacia = move into, move toward(s).* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.* avanzar lentamente = creep, creep along.* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.* avanzar poco a poco = shuffle along.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.* avanzar rápidamente = gallop.* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* hacer que + Nombre + avance = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.* no avanzar = tread + water.* no avanzar más = go + no further.* que avanza lentamente = crawling.* que avanza rápidamente = fast-developing.* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona/tráfico to advance, move forwardavanzar hacia la democracia — to move o advance toward(s) democracy
b) ciencia/medicina to advancec) cinta/rollo to wind ond) persona (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; negociaciones/proyecto to progresse) tiempo to draw on2.avanzar vta) ( adelantarse) to move forward, advanceb) ( mover) to move... forward, advanceavanzó un peón — he moved o pushed a pawn forward
c) < propuesta> to put forward* * *= gain + ground, get + far, go forward, make + gains, make + progress, move ahead, move on, move onwardly, move up, page (through), progress, advance, proceed, press on, come along, fast-forward, take + a step forward, get + ahead, move forward, make + step, take + strides, make + advances, develop, move along, get + unstuck, press forward (with), move + forward, go forth, make + headway.Ex: Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.
Ex: If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.Ex: Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'.Ex: Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.Ex: We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.Ex: It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex: In its simplest statement, the prime goal of any act of education is that it should serve us in the future... takes us somewhere... let us move onwardly more easily.Ex: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.Ex: The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found.Ex: It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.Ex: All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.Ex: Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.Ex: LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.Ex: Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.Ex: In the half century since the publication of McKerrow's Introduction bibliography has taken giant strides in many directions.Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.Ex: In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.Ex: The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.Ex: Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda mecha = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a toda pastilla = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo gas = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo meter = go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a todo vapor = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.* avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso = proceed + at a blistering pace.* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.* avanzar en una carrera profesional = further + a career.* avanzar fácilmente = coast.* avanzar gradualmente (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar hacia = move into, move toward(s).* avanzar hacia abajo = work + Posesivo + way down.* avanzar lentamente = creep, creep along.* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.* avanzar muy despacio = creep, creep along.* avanzar poco a poco = shuffle along.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.* avanzar rápidamente = gallop.* avanzar viento en popa = steam ahead.* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* dar vueltas sin avanzar = go round in + circles.* hacer avanzar = nudge + Nombre + forward, push + the frontiers of, nudge + Nombre + along, nudge + Nombre + into, push + the boundaries of.* hacer avanzar el conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* hacer avanzar hacia = nudge + Nombre + toward.* hacer que + Nombre + avance = take + Nombre + a/one step forward.* no avanzar = tread + water.* no avanzar más = go + no further.* que avanza lentamente = crawling.* que avanza rápidamente = fast-developing.* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.* * *avanzar [A4 ]vi1 «tropas/persona/tráfico» to advance, move forward avanzar HACIA algo:las tropas avanzan hacia la capital the troops are advancing on the capitalel país avanza hacia la democracia the country is moving o advancing toward(s) democracy2 ( Fot) «rollo» to wind on3 «persona» (en los estudios, el trabajo) to make progress; «negociaciones/proyecto» to progressno estoy avanzando mucho con este trabajo I'm not making much progress o headway o I'm not getting very far with this work4 «tiempo» to draw on■ avanzarvt1 (adelantarse) to move forward, advanceavanzaron unos pasos they moved forward o advanced a few steps, they took a few steps forward2 (mover) to move … forward, advanceavanzó un peón he moved o pushed a pawn forward, he advanced a pawn3 ‹propuesta› to put forward* * *
avanzar ( conjugate avanzar) verbo intransitivo
[negociaciones/proyecto] to progress
verbo transitivo
avanzar verbo transitivo to advance, make progress
' avanzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacudida
- salto
- tantear
- adelantar
English:
advance
- come forward
- crawl
- edge
- freewheel
- go forward
- headway
- move
- move along
- pace
- proceed
- progress
- struggle along
- struggle on
- surge
- wind
- fast
- head
- hover
- inch
- lumber
- scroll
- somewhere
* * *♦ vi1. [moverse] to advance;las tropas continúan avanzando the troops are still advancing;el tráfico no avanzaba the traffic wasn't moving2. [progresar] to make progress;está avanzando mucho en sus estudios she's making very good progress with her studies;esta tecnología avanza a gran velocidad this technology is developing very quickly3. [tiempo] to pass;el tiempo avanza muy deprisa time passes very quickly;a medida que avanza el siglo as the century draws on4. [carrete] to wind on♦ vt1. [adelantar] to move forward;las tropas avanzaron sus posiciones the troops advanced their position;avanzaron varias posiciones en la clasificación de liga they moved up several places in the leagueles avanzó los resultados del estudio she informed them of the results of the study before it was published3. [carrete] to wind on* * *I v/t1 move forward, advance;avanzar un pie take a step forward2 dinero advanceII v/i2 en trabajo make progress* * *avanzar {21} v: to advance, to move forward* * *avanzar vb1. (progresar) to make progress / to get on2. (ir hacia delante) to advance / to move forward -
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n; -s, kein Pl.1. giving; es ist alles ein Geben und Nehmen it’s all a matter of give and take; Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen BIBL. it is more blessed to give than to receive* * *to hand; to deal; to give* * *ge|ben ['geːbn] pret gab [gaːp] ptp gegeben [gə'geːbn]1. TRANSITIVES VERB1) to give; (= reichen) to give, to pass; Schatten, Kühle to providekönnten Sie mir die Butter/den Korkenzieher geben? — could you pass me the butter/the corkscrew?
geben Sie mir bitte zwei Flaschen Bier — I'd like two bottles of beer, please
geben or Geben ist seliger denn nehmen or Nehmen (Bibl) — it is more blessed to give than to receive
sie würde ihr Leben für ihre Kinder geben — she'd give her life for her children
sie gaben ihr Leben fürs Vaterland — they gave or laid down their lives for their country
jdm einen Tritt geben — to give sb a kick; (figinf) to give sb the boot (inf)
gibs ihm ( tüchtig)! (inf) — let him have it! (inf)
ein gutes Beispiel geben — to set a good example
jdn/etw verloren geben — to give sb/sth up for lost
das Buch hat mir viel gegeben — I got a lot out of the book
2) = Cards to dealer hat mir drei Asse und zwei Buben gegeben — he dealt me three aces and two jacks
3) = gewähren, verleihen to give; Thema, Aufgabe, Problem to seteinen Elfmeter/einen Freistoß geben — to give a penalty kick/a free kick
gebe Gott, dass... — God grant that...
Taktgefühl ist ihm nicht gegeben — he's not over-endowed with tact
es war ihm nicht gegeben, seine Eltern lebend wiederzusehen — he was not to see his parents alive again
4) = schicken, übergeben to send; (dial = tun) to putin die Post geben — to post (Brit), to mail (esp US)
ein Auto in Reparatur geben — to have a car repaired
ein Kind in Pflege geben — to put a child in care
geben (dial) — to sprinkle sugar over sth
Milch an den Teig geben (dial) — to add milk to the dough
5) = ergeben, erzeugen to producedie Kuh gibt 25 Liter — the cow produces or gives 25 litres (Brit) or liters (US)
2 + 2 gibt 4 — 2 + 2 makes 4
fünf Manuskriptseiten geben eine Druckseite — five pages of manuscript equal or make one page of print
ein Pfund gibt fünf Klöße — a pound will make five dumplings
das gibt Ärger/Probleme — that will cause trouble/problems
6) = veranstalten Konzert, Fest to give; Theaterstück etc to doam Schillertheater geben sie wieder "Maria Stuart" — they are doing "Maria Stuart" at the Schillertheater again
was wird heute im Theater gegeben? — what's on at the theatre (Brit) or theater (US) today?
7) = unterrichten to teachEnglisch/Deutsch geben — to teach English/German
er gibt Nachhilfeunterricht/Tanzstunden — he gives private tuition/dancing lessons (Brit), he does tutoring/gives dancing lessons
8) andere Wendungendiams; viel/nicht viel auf etw (acc) geben to set great/little store by sthauf die Meinung der Lehrer brauchst du nichts zu geben — you needn't bother about what the teachers think
ich gebe nicht viel auf seinen Rat — I don't think much of his advicediams; etw von sich geben Laut, Worte, Flüche to utter; Meinung to express
was er gestern von sich gegeben hat, war wieder einmal völlig unverständlich — what he was going on about yesterday was, as ever, completely incomprehensible
2. INTRANSITIVES VERBder links von mir Sitzende gibt — the person sitting on my left deals
2) SPORT = Aufschlag haben to serve3. UNPERSÖNLICHES VERBdiams; es gibt (+sing) there is; (+pl) there arees gibt da noch ein Problem — there's still one problem
gibt es den Osterhasen? — is there really an Easter Bunny?
heute gibts noch Regen — it's going to rain today
es wird noch Ärger geben — there'll be trouble (yet)
darauf gibt es 10% Rabatt — you get 10% discount on it
wann gibts was zu essen? – es gibt gleich was — when are we going to get something to eat? – it's on its way
jetzt gibt es keine Süßigkeiten mehr — (you're getting) no more sweets now
was gibts? — what's the matter?, what is it?
das gibts nicht, dass ein Vegetarier Metzger wird — it's impossible, a vegetarian wouldn't become a butcher, it's inconceivable that a vegetarian would become a butcher
so was gibts also! (inf) — who'd have thought it! (inf)
so was gibts bei uns nicht! (inf) — that's just not on! (inf)
da gibts nichts (inf) — there's no two ways about it (inf)
gleich gibts was! (inf) — there's going to be trouble!
4. REFLEXIVES VERB1) diams; sich geben = nachlassen Regen to ease off; (Schmerzen) to ease, to lessen; (Leidenschaft, Begeisterung) to lessen, to cool; (freches Benehmen) to lessen2)= aufgeben, ergeben
sich gefangen geben — to give oneself upSee:→ schlagen3) = sich erledigen to sort itself out; (= aufhören) to stopdas wird sich schon geben — it'll all work out
machen Sie erst mal die dringensten Sachen, der Rest wird sich (von alleine) geben — do the most urgent things first, the rest will sort itself out
gibt sich das bald! (inf) — cut it out! (inf)
4) = sich benehmen to behavesich als etw geben — to play sth
sich freundlich geben — to behave in a friendly way, to be friendly
sich als große Dame geben — to play the great lady
sich von oben herab geben — to behave condescendingly, to be condescending
sich von der besten Seite geben — to show one's best side
nach außen gab er sich heiter — outwardly he seemed quite cheerful
sie gibt sich, wie sie ist — she's completely genuine, there's no pretence (Brit) or pretense (US) with her
* * *1) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) allow2) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) hand3) (the act of dividing cards among players in a card game.) deal4) (to distribute (cards).) deal5) (to cause to have: My aunt gave me a book for Christmas; Can you give me an opinion on this?) give6) (to produce (something): Cows give milk but horses do not; He gave a talk on his travels.) give* * *ge·ben[ˈge:bn̩]1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ jdm etw \geben to give sb sth, to give sth to sbgibst du mir bitte mal das Brot? could you give [or hand] me the bread, please? [or pass]ich würde alles darum \geben, ihn noch einmal zu sehen I would give anything to see him again; (beim Kartenspiel) to dealdu hast mir 3 Joker gegeben you've dealt me 3 jokerswer gibt jetzt? whose turn is it to deal?2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(schenken) to give [as a present]3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>er ließ sich die Speisekarte \geben he asked for the menu4.<gibt, gab, gegeben>was darf ich Ihnen \geben? what can I get you?darf ich Ihnen sonst noch was \geben? can I get you anything else?\geben Sie mir bitte fünf Brötchen I'd like five bread rolls pleaseich gebe Ihnen 500 Euro für das Bild I'll give you [or let you have] 500 euros for the picturePreisnachlass/Skonto \geben to give a reduction/cash discount5.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt jdm etw sth gives [sb] sthSchutz/Schatten \geben to give [or provide] protection/shade6.<gibt, gab, gegeben>einen Preis \geben to award a prizeTitel/Namen \geben to give a title/namediese erfreuliche Nachricht gab ihr neue Zuversicht this welcome piece of news gave her new confidenceder Gedanke an eine Rettung gab uns immer wieder Kraft the thought of being rescued always gave us strength7.<gibt, gab, gegeben>TELEK (telefonisch verbinden)▪ jdm jdn \geben to put sb through to sb\geben Sie mir bitte Frau Schmidt can I speak to Mrs Smith, please8.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(stellen)▪ jdm etw \geben to give [or set] sb stheine Aufgabe/ein Problem/ein Thema \geben to set a task/problem/topic9.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(abhalten)▪ etw \geben to give sthder Minister wird eine Pressekonferenz \geben the minister will give [or hold] a press conference10.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ jd gibt [jdm] etw sb gives [or allows] [sb] sthjdm einen Namen \geben to name a personjdm ein Interview \geben to grant sb an interviewjdm eine Verwarnung \geben to give sb a warning; SPORT to book sbder Schiedsrichter gab dem Spieler eine Verwarnung wegen Foulspiels the referee booked the player for a fouleinen Freistoß \geben FBALL to award a free-kick11.<gibt, gab, gegeben>ein Theaterstück \geben to put on a play12.<gibt, gab, gegeben>ein Fest \geben to give a party13.<gibt, gab, gegeben>sein Auto in [die] Reparatur \geben to have one's car repairedsein Kind in ein Internat \geben to send one's child to boarding schooldürfen wir während unseres Urlaubs unsere Katze zu euch \geben? can you take our cat while we're away?14.<gibt, gab, gegeben>Wein in die Soße \geben to add wine to the sauce15.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw \geben to produce sthsieben mal sieben gibt neunundvierzig seven times seven equals forty-nine, seven sevens are forty-nineRotwein gibt Flecken red wine stains [or leaves stains]keinen Sinn \geben that makes no senseein Wort gab das andere one word led to another16.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(erteilen)▪ etw \geben to teach sthNachhilfestunden \geben to give private tuitionUnterricht \geben to teachjdm etw zu tun \geben to give sb sth to do17.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(äußern)er gab wenig Worte von sich he said very little18.<gibt, gab, gegeben>19.▶ gib's ihm! let him have it!▶ jdm ist etw nicht gegeben sth is not given to sbnicht allen ist es gegeben, einem solchen Ereignis beizuwohnen not everybody gets the opportunity to be present at such an eventes war ihm nicht gegeben, seine Heimatstadt wiederzusehen he was not destined to see his home town again▶ jdm etw zu tun \geben to give sb sth to dodas wird ihm für die nächsten Monate zu tun geben! that'll keep him busy for the next few months!das sollte der Firmenleitung zu denken \geben that should give the company management something to think about!ich gebe nicht viel auf die Gerüchte I don't pay much attention to rumours1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>jetzt hast du genug gemischt, gib endlich! you've shuffled enough now, just deal them!2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>du gibst! it's your serve1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(gereicht werden)▪ es gibt etw there is sthhoffentlich gibt es bald was zu essen! I hope there's something to eat soon!was gibt es zum Frühstück? what's for breakfast?freitags gibt es bei uns immer Fisch we always have fish on Fridays2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ es gibt etw there is sthheute gibt es noch Regen it'll rain todayhat es sonst noch etwas gegeben, als ich weg war? has anything else happened while I was awaywas wird das noch geben? where will it all lead to?gleich gibt es was (fam) there's going to be trouble3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw/jdn gibt es there's sth/sbdas gibt's nicht! (fam) no way!, nothing doing!, forget it!das gibt es nicht, dass du einfach meinen Wagen nimmst there's no way that you're taking [or using] my carein Bär mit zwei Köpfen? das gibt es nicht! a bear with two heads? there's no such thing!das gibt's doch nicht! (fam) that's unbelievableso was gibt es bei uns nicht! that's not on [as far as we're concerned]!4.seine Lieder sind einmalig, da gibt es nichts! there's no doubt about it, his songs are uniqueIV. REFLEXIVES VERB1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt sich sth eases [off] [or lets up]das gibt sich it will sort itself outdie Kopfschmerzen werden sich \geben your headache will go offdiese Aufsässigkeit wird sich bald von ganz alleine \geben this rebelliousness will soon die down of its own accord; (sich erledigen) to sort itself outmanches gibt sich von selbst wieder some things sort themselves outdas wird sich schon \geben it will all work out [for the best]2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>sie gab sich sehr überrascht she acted very surprisednach außen gab er sich heiter outwardly he behaved cheerfullysie gibt sich, wie sie ist she doesn't try to be anything she isn't3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt sich sth ariseses wird sich schon noch eine Gelegenheit \geben there's sure to be another opportunity* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) give; (reichen) give; hand; passgeben Sie mir bitte Herrn N. — please put me through to Mr N.
ich gäbe viel darum, wenn ich das machen könnte — I'd give a lot to be able to do that
etwas [nicht] aus der Hand geben — [not] let go of something
geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier — I'll have a beer, please
Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen — (Spr.) it is more blessed to give than to receive (prov.)
2) (übergeben)etwas in Druck (Akk.) od. zum Druck geben — send something to press or to be printed; s. auch Pflege
3) (gewähren) giveeinen Elfmeter geben — (Sport) award a penalty
4) (bieten) givees jemandem geben — (ugs.): (jemandem die Meinung sagen) give somebody what for (sl.); (jemanden verprügeln) let somebody have it
gib [es] ihm! — (ugs.) let him have it!
6) (erteilen) give7) (hervorbringen) give <milk, shade, light>9) (aufführen) give <concert, performance>das Theater gibt den ‘Faust’ — the theatre is putting on ‘Faust’
10) (ergeben)drei mal drei gibt neun — three threes are nine; three times three is or makes nine
eins plus eins gibt zwei — one and one is or makes two
das gibt [k]einen Sinn — that makes [no] sense
ein Wort gab das andere — one word led to another
11) in12) (äußern)Unsinn/dummes Zeug von sich geben — (abwertend) talk nonsense/rubbish
keinen Laut/Ton von sich geben — not make a sound
13) inviel/wenig auf etwas (Akk.) geben — set great/little store by something
14) (hinzugeben) add; put inetwas an das Essen geben — add something to or put something into the food
15) (ugs.): (erbrechen)2.alles wieder von sich geben — bring or (coll.) sick everything up again
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; unpers1) (vorhanden sein)es gibt — there is/are
dass es so etwas heutzutage überhaupt noch gibt! — I'm surprised that such things still go on nowadays
das gibt es ja gar nicht — I don't believe it; you're joking (coll.)
Kommen Sie herein. Was gibt es? — Come in. What's the matter or (coll.) what's up?
was es nicht alles gibt! — (ugs.) what will they think of next?
da gibt's nichts — (ugs.) there's no denying it or no doubt about it
da gibt's nichts, da würde ich sofort protestieren — there's nothing else for it, I'd protest immediately in that case
2) (angeboten werden)was gibt es zu essen/trinken? — what is there to eat/drink?
3) (kommen zu)morgen gibt es Schnee/Sturm — it'll snow tomorrow/there'll be a storm tomorrow
3.gleich/sonst gibt's was — (ugs.) there'll be trouble in a minute/otherwise
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (Karten austeilen) deal2) (Sport): (aufschlagen) serve4.1)sich [natürlich] geben — act or behave [naturally]
sich nach außen hin gelassen geben — give the appearance of being relaxed
deine Art, dich zu geben — the way you behave
2) (nachlassen)das Fieber wird sich geben — his/her etc. temperature will drop
das gibt sich/wird sich noch geben — it will get better
* * *geben; gibt, gab, hat gegebenA. v/t1. give (jemandem etwas sb sth, sth to sb); (reichen) auch hand; (schenken) auch present (with); (verleihen) auch lend; (Ball etc) (weitergeben) pass;etwas nicht aus der Hand geben (nicht hergeben) not let go of sth, not part with sth; fig (Leitung, Verantwortung) refuse to give up sth ( oder relinquish sth);jemandem zu trinken/essen geben give sb sth to drink/eat;was gibst du mir dafür? what will you give me for it?;sich (dat)etwas geben lassen (bitten um, verlangen) ask for sth;jemandem etwas als Pfand/zur Aufbewahrung geben give sb sth as a pledge/for safekeeping;geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier/zwei Kilo Äpfel give me ( oder I’d like) a beer/two kilos of apples, please;geben Sie mir bitte Herrn Müller am Telefon: I’d like to speak to Mr ( oder Mr.) Müller, please, put me through to Mr ( oder Mr.) Müller, please;ich gäbe was drum zu wissen … umg I’d give anything to know …; → Druck2, Hand1, Kommission, Pflege etc2. (Auskunft, Befehl, Erlaubnis, Hinweis etc) give; (gewähren) auch grant; (bieten) give, offer; (Hoffnung, Mut etc) give, fill sb with;jemandem eine/eine letzte Chance geben give sb a/one last chance;er hat noch viel/mir nichts zu geben (bieten) he still has plenty to offer/he has nothing to offer me;der Arzt gibt ihm noch zwei Monate (zu leben) fig the doctor gives him two more ( oder another two) months (to live); → Antwort, Bescheid, Blöße, Wort etc3. (Konzert etc) give; (Theaterstück etc) perform, do umg; (Film) show; (Essen, Party) have, give; (Unterricht, Fach) teach;was wird heute Abend gegeben? what’s on tonight?;das Stück wurde drei Monate lang gegeben the play ran ( oder was on) for three months5. (Ertrag etc) give, yield;Milch geben give ( oder provide) milkdas gibt eine gute Suppe it makes a good soup;das gibt keinen Sinn it doesn’t make (any) sense;fünf mal sechs gibt dreißig five sixes are thirty, five times six is thirtySalz in die Suppe geben put salt into ( oder add salt to) the soup8.von sich geben (Geräusch, Geruch) give off; CHEM emit; (Äußerung) make; (Schrei etc) give; (auch Flüche) let out;(wieder) von sich geben umg bring up;9.viel geben auf gutes Benehmen etc: set great store by; besonders auf jemanden: think highly ( oder a lot) of;wenig/nichts geben auf Konventionen etc: set little/no store by, not bother much/at all about umg; auf jemanden: not think much of;ich gebe nichts auf i-e Worte I don’t believe a word she says, I don’t take anything she says seriously10. umg:es jemandem geben let sb have it, give it to sb;gib ihm Saures! give him hell,gut gegeben! that’s telling him etc!B. v/i1. give (mit vollen Händen freely);den Armen geben give to the poor;gern geben give willingly ( oder gladly)2. Kartenspiel: deal;wer gibt? whose deal is it?3. Tennis: serve4. unpers:es gibt (existiert, wird angeboten etc) there is, there are;es gibt Leute, die … some people …;der beste Spieler, den es je gab the best player there ever was;es gab viel zu tun there was a lot to do;es gab kein Entrinnen there was no escaping;was gibt es da noch zu überlegen? what is there still to think about?;was gibt es da zu lachen? ärgerlich: what’s funny about that?;was gibt’s? what’s up?; (was hast du) what’s the matter?;was gibt’s Neues? what’s new?;was gibt es zum Mittagessen? what’s for lunch?;was es nicht alles gibt! umg you don’t say!;das gibt’s nicht! (existert nicht) there’s no such thing; (das darf nicht wahr sein) you’re joking, that can’t be true; verbietend: that’s out;das gibt’s nicht - sie ist tatsächlich noch aufgetaucht! umg I don’t ( oder can’t) believe she actually turned up;Sachen gibt’s, die gibt’s nicht umg truth is often stranger than fiction, there are more things in heaven and earth (than are dreamed of in your philosophy); ungläubig: would you believe it!;gibt’s den denn noch? umg is he still around?;da gibt’s nichts! umg (ohne Zweifel) there’s no doubt about that, and no mistake about it; (unter allen Umständen) even if it kills me etcdas gibt Ärger umg there’ll be trouble;morgen gibt es Schnee it’s going to snow ( oder there’s going to be snow) tomorrow;heute wird’s noch was geben (ein Gewitter) I think we’re in for some bad weather ( oder a storm); (einen Krach) auch there’s trouble brewing ( oder in the air);sei ruhig, sonst gibt’s was! umg be quiet, or else!C. v/rsich natürlich geben act naturally;sich als Experte etc2. (nachlassen) ease up; (vorübergehen) pass, blow over; Leidenschaft etc: auch cool (down); Schmerzen: let up; völlig: go away; Fieber: go down; (wieder gut werden) come right;das gibt sich wieder auch it’ll sort itself out3.* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) give; (reichen) give; hand; passgeben Sie mir bitte Herrn N. — please put me through to Mr N.
ich gäbe viel darum, wenn ich das machen könnte — I'd give a lot to be able to do that
etwas [nicht] aus der Hand geben — [not] let go of something
geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier — I'll have a beer, please
Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen — (Spr.) it is more blessed to give than to receive (prov.)
2) (übergeben)etwas in Druck (Akk.) od. zum Druck geben — send something to press or to be printed; s. auch Pflege
3) (gewähren) giveeinen Elfmeter geben — (Sport) award a penalty
4) (bieten) give5) (versetzen) give <slap, kick, etc.>es jemandem geben — (ugs.): (jemandem die Meinung sagen) give somebody what for (sl.); (jemanden verprügeln) let somebody have it
gib [es] ihm! — (ugs.) let him have it!
6) (erteilen) give7) (hervorbringen) give <milk, shade, light>9) (aufführen) give <concert, performance>das Theater gibt den ‘Faust’ — the theatre is putting on ‘Faust’
10) (ergeben)drei mal drei gibt neun — three threes are nine; three times three is or makes nine
eins plus eins gibt zwei — one and one is or makes two
das gibt [k]einen Sinn — that makes [no] sense
11) in12) (äußern)Unsinn/dummes Zeug von sich geben — (abwertend) talk nonsense/rubbish
keinen Laut/Ton von sich geben — not make a sound
13) inviel/wenig auf etwas (Akk.) geben — set great/little store by something
14) (hinzugeben) add; put inetwas an das Essen geben — add something to or put something into the food
15) (ugs.): (erbrechen)2.alles wieder von sich geben — bring or (coll.) sick everything up again
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; unperses gibt — there is/are
dass es so etwas heutzutage überhaupt noch gibt! — I'm surprised that such things still go on nowadays
das gibt es ja gar nicht — I don't believe it; you're joking (coll.)
Kommen Sie herein. Was gibt es? — Come in. What's the matter or (coll.) what's up?
was es nicht alles gibt! — (ugs.) what will they think of next?
da gibt's nichts — (ugs.) there's no denying it or no doubt about it
da gibt's nichts, da würde ich sofort protestieren — there's nothing else for it, I'd protest immediately in that case
was gibt es zu essen/trinken? — what is there to eat/drink?
3) (kommen zu)morgen gibt es Schnee/Sturm — it'll snow tomorrow/there'll be a storm tomorrow
3.gleich/sonst gibt's was — (ugs.) there'll be trouble in a minute/otherwise
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (Karten austeilen) deal2) (Sport): (aufschlagen) serve4.1)sich [natürlich] geben — act or behave [naturally]
deine Art, dich zu geben — the way you behave
2) (nachlassen)das Fieber wird sich geben — his/her etc. temperature will drop
das gibt sich/wird sich noch geben — it will get better
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: gab, gegeben)= to deal v.to give v.(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given)to perform v. -
11 entspannen
I v/refl1. Person: relax, unwind, chill umg.; Gesicht: relax, lose the (od. its) tension; Muskeln: relax, slacken, loosen up; seine Züge entspannten sich his face cleared3. (Erholungspause machen) relax, unwind, wind down; sich beim Lesen entspannen read for relaxation, relax over a book ( oder magazine etc.); man kann sich dabei gut entspannen it helps you (to) relax ( oder unwind), it’s good (od. great) for relaxing (to)II v/t1. (Muskeln etc.) relax, loosen (up), slacken; das entspannt die Nerven that will soothe ( oder help) your nerves3. (jemandem eine Erholungspause verschaffen) relax, have a relaxing effect on, help unwind, soothe4. (von einer Spannung befreien) (Feder, Seil etc.) slacken, take the tension off; (Bogen) release; (Wasser) reduce the surface tension ofIII v/i* * *to unbrace; to unwind; to uncock; to unbend; to loosen; to relax; to ease;sich entspannento relax* * *ent|spạn|nen [ɛnt'ʃpanən] ptp entspa\#nnt1. vtMuskeln, Nerven etc to relax; Bogen to unbend; Seil to slacken, to untighten; Wasser to reduce the surface tension of; (fig) Lage, Beziehungen to ease (up)2. vrto relax (auch fig); (= ausruhen) to rest; (nach der Arbeit etc) to unwind, to unbend; (Lage etc) to ease; (Feder etc) to lose tension* * *(to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely: The doctor gave him a drug to make him relax; Relax your shoulders; He relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.) relax* * *ent·span·nen *I. vr1. (relaxen) to relax, to unwind2. (sich glätten) to relax, to release, to loosenihre Gesichtszüge entspannten sich her features relaxedII. vt▪ etw \entspannen1. (lockern) to relax sth2. (die kritische Spannung beseitigen) to ease sthdas Friedensangebot entspannte die Lage the peace offer eased the situation* * *1. 2.reflexives Verb1) < person> relax2) (fig.) < situation, tension> ease* * *A. v/r1. Person: relax, unwind, chill umg; Gesicht: relax, lose the ( oder its) tension; Muskeln: relax, slacken, loosen up;seine Züge entspannten sich his face cleared3. (Erholungspause machen) relax, unwind, wind down;man kann sich dabei gut entspannen it helps you (to) relax ( oder unwind), it’s good ( oder great) for relaxingB. v/t1. (Muskeln etc) relax, loosen (up), slacken;das entspannt die Nerven that will soothe ( oder help) your nerves3. (jemandem eine Erholungspause verschaffen) relax, have a relaxing effect on, help unwind, soothe4. (von einer Spannung befreien) (Feder, Seil etc) slacken, take the tension off; (Bogen) release; (Wasser) reduce the surface tension ofC. v/i2. Person: → A 3* * *1. 2.reflexives Verb1) < person> relax2) (fig.) <situation, tension> ease* * *v.to relax v.to slacken v.to unbend v. -
12 Geben
n; -s, kein Pl.1. giving; es ist alles ein Geben und Nehmen it’s all a matter of give and take; Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen BIBL. it is more blessed to give than to receive* * *to hand; to deal; to give* * *ge|ben ['geːbn] pret gab [gaːp] ptp gegeben [gə'geːbn]1. TRANSITIVES VERB1) to give; (= reichen) to give, to pass; Schatten, Kühle to providekönnten Sie mir die Butter/den Korkenzieher geben? — could you pass me the butter/the corkscrew?
geben Sie mir bitte zwei Flaschen Bier — I'd like two bottles of beer, please
geben or Geben ist seliger denn nehmen or Nehmen (Bibl) — it is more blessed to give than to receive
sie würde ihr Leben für ihre Kinder geben — she'd give her life for her children
sie gaben ihr Leben fürs Vaterland — they gave or laid down their lives for their country
jdm einen Tritt geben — to give sb a kick; (figinf) to give sb the boot (inf)
gibs ihm ( tüchtig)! (inf) — let him have it! (inf)
ein gutes Beispiel geben — to set a good example
jdn/etw verloren geben — to give sb/sth up for lost
das Buch hat mir viel gegeben — I got a lot out of the book
2) = Cards to dealer hat mir drei Asse und zwei Buben gegeben — he dealt me three aces and two jacks
3) = gewähren, verleihen to give; Thema, Aufgabe, Problem to seteinen Elfmeter/einen Freistoß geben — to give a penalty kick/a free kick
gebe Gott, dass... — God grant that...
Taktgefühl ist ihm nicht gegeben — he's not over-endowed with tact
es war ihm nicht gegeben, seine Eltern lebend wiederzusehen — he was not to see his parents alive again
4) = schicken, übergeben to send; (dial = tun) to putin die Post geben — to post (Brit), to mail (esp US)
ein Auto in Reparatur geben — to have a car repaired
ein Kind in Pflege geben — to put a child in care
geben (dial) — to sprinkle sugar over sth
Milch an den Teig geben (dial) — to add milk to the dough
5) = ergeben, erzeugen to producedie Kuh gibt 25 Liter — the cow produces or gives 25 litres (Brit) or liters (US)
2 + 2 gibt 4 — 2 + 2 makes 4
fünf Manuskriptseiten geben eine Druckseite — five pages of manuscript equal or make one page of print
ein Pfund gibt fünf Klöße — a pound will make five dumplings
das gibt Ärger/Probleme — that will cause trouble/problems
6) = veranstalten Konzert, Fest to give; Theaterstück etc to doam Schillertheater geben sie wieder "Maria Stuart" — they are doing "Maria Stuart" at the Schillertheater again
was wird heute im Theater gegeben? — what's on at the theatre (Brit) or theater (US) today?
7) = unterrichten to teachEnglisch/Deutsch geben — to teach English/German
er gibt Nachhilfeunterricht/Tanzstunden — he gives private tuition/dancing lessons (Brit), he does tutoring/gives dancing lessons
8) andere Wendungendiams; viel/nicht viel auf etw (acc) geben to set great/little store by sthauf die Meinung der Lehrer brauchst du nichts zu geben — you needn't bother about what the teachers think
ich gebe nicht viel auf seinen Rat — I don't think much of his advicediams; etw von sich geben Laut, Worte, Flüche to utter; Meinung to express
was er gestern von sich gegeben hat, war wieder einmal völlig unverständlich — what he was going on about yesterday was, as ever, completely incomprehensible
2. INTRANSITIVES VERBder links von mir Sitzende gibt — the person sitting on my left deals
2) SPORT = Aufschlag haben to serve3. UNPERSÖNLICHES VERBdiams; es gibt (+sing) there is; (+pl) there arees gibt da noch ein Problem — there's still one problem
gibt es den Osterhasen? — is there really an Easter Bunny?
heute gibts noch Regen — it's going to rain today
es wird noch Ärger geben — there'll be trouble (yet)
darauf gibt es 10% Rabatt — you get 10% discount on it
wann gibts was zu essen? – es gibt gleich was — when are we going to get something to eat? – it's on its way
jetzt gibt es keine Süßigkeiten mehr — (you're getting) no more sweets now
was gibts? — what's the matter?, what is it?
das gibts nicht, dass ein Vegetarier Metzger wird — it's impossible, a vegetarian wouldn't become a butcher, it's inconceivable that a vegetarian would become a butcher
so was gibts also! (inf) — who'd have thought it! (inf)
so was gibts bei uns nicht! (inf) — that's just not on! (inf)
da gibts nichts (inf) — there's no two ways about it (inf)
gleich gibts was! (inf) — there's going to be trouble!
4. REFLEXIVES VERB1) diams; sich geben = nachlassen Regen to ease off; (Schmerzen) to ease, to lessen; (Leidenschaft, Begeisterung) to lessen, to cool; (freches Benehmen) to lessen2)= aufgeben, ergeben
sich gefangen geben — to give oneself upSee:→ schlagen3) = sich erledigen to sort itself out; (= aufhören) to stopdas wird sich schon geben — it'll all work out
machen Sie erst mal die dringensten Sachen, der Rest wird sich (von alleine) geben — do the most urgent things first, the rest will sort itself out
gibt sich das bald! (inf) — cut it out! (inf)
4) = sich benehmen to behavesich als etw geben — to play sth
sich freundlich geben — to behave in a friendly way, to be friendly
sich als große Dame geben — to play the great lady
sich von oben herab geben — to behave condescendingly, to be condescending
sich von der besten Seite geben — to show one's best side
nach außen gab er sich heiter — outwardly he seemed quite cheerful
sie gibt sich, wie sie ist — she's completely genuine, there's no pretence (Brit) or pretense (US) with her
* * *1) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) allow2) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) hand3) (the act of dividing cards among players in a card game.) deal4) (to distribute (cards).) deal5) (to cause to have: My aunt gave me a book for Christmas; Can you give me an opinion on this?) give6) (to produce (something): Cows give milk but horses do not; He gave a talk on his travels.) give* * *ge·ben[ˈge:bn̩]1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ jdm etw \geben to give sb sth, to give sth to sbgibst du mir bitte mal das Brot? could you give [or hand] me the bread, please? [or pass]ich würde alles darum \geben, ihn noch einmal zu sehen I would give anything to see him again; (beim Kartenspiel) to dealdu hast mir 3 Joker gegeben you've dealt me 3 jokerswer gibt jetzt? whose turn is it to deal?2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(schenken) to give [as a present]3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>er ließ sich die Speisekarte \geben he asked for the menu4.<gibt, gab, gegeben>was darf ich Ihnen \geben? what can I get you?darf ich Ihnen sonst noch was \geben? can I get you anything else?\geben Sie mir bitte fünf Brötchen I'd like five bread rolls pleaseich gebe Ihnen 500 Euro für das Bild I'll give you [or let you have] 500 euros for the picturePreisnachlass/Skonto \geben to give a reduction/cash discount5.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt jdm etw sth gives [sb] sthSchutz/Schatten \geben to give [or provide] protection/shade6.<gibt, gab, gegeben>einen Preis \geben to award a prizeTitel/Namen \geben to give a title/namediese erfreuliche Nachricht gab ihr neue Zuversicht this welcome piece of news gave her new confidenceder Gedanke an eine Rettung gab uns immer wieder Kraft the thought of being rescued always gave us strength7.<gibt, gab, gegeben>TELEK (telefonisch verbinden)▪ jdm jdn \geben to put sb through to sb\geben Sie mir bitte Frau Schmidt can I speak to Mrs Smith, please8.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(stellen)▪ jdm etw \geben to give [or set] sb stheine Aufgabe/ein Problem/ein Thema \geben to set a task/problem/topic9.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(abhalten)▪ etw \geben to give sthder Minister wird eine Pressekonferenz \geben the minister will give [or hold] a press conference10.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ jd gibt [jdm] etw sb gives [or allows] [sb] sthjdm einen Namen \geben to name a personjdm ein Interview \geben to grant sb an interviewjdm eine Verwarnung \geben to give sb a warning; SPORT to book sbder Schiedsrichter gab dem Spieler eine Verwarnung wegen Foulspiels the referee booked the player for a fouleinen Freistoß \geben FBALL to award a free-kick11.<gibt, gab, gegeben>ein Theaterstück \geben to put on a play12.<gibt, gab, gegeben>ein Fest \geben to give a party13.<gibt, gab, gegeben>sein Auto in [die] Reparatur \geben to have one's car repairedsein Kind in ein Internat \geben to send one's child to boarding schooldürfen wir während unseres Urlaubs unsere Katze zu euch \geben? can you take our cat while we're away?14.<gibt, gab, gegeben>Wein in die Soße \geben to add wine to the sauce15.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw \geben to produce sthsieben mal sieben gibt neunundvierzig seven times seven equals forty-nine, seven sevens are forty-nineRotwein gibt Flecken red wine stains [or leaves stains]keinen Sinn \geben that makes no senseein Wort gab das andere one word led to another16.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(erteilen)▪ etw \geben to teach sthNachhilfestunden \geben to give private tuitionUnterricht \geben to teachjdm etw zu tun \geben to give sb sth to do17.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(äußern)er gab wenig Worte von sich he said very little18.<gibt, gab, gegeben>19.▶ gib's ihm! let him have it!▶ jdm ist etw nicht gegeben sth is not given to sbnicht allen ist es gegeben, einem solchen Ereignis beizuwohnen not everybody gets the opportunity to be present at such an eventes war ihm nicht gegeben, seine Heimatstadt wiederzusehen he was not destined to see his home town again▶ jdm etw zu tun \geben to give sb sth to dodas wird ihm für die nächsten Monate zu tun geben! that'll keep him busy for the next few months!das sollte der Firmenleitung zu denken \geben that should give the company management something to think about!ich gebe nicht viel auf die Gerüchte I don't pay much attention to rumours1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>jetzt hast du genug gemischt, gib endlich! you've shuffled enough now, just deal them!2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>du gibst! it's your serve1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>(gereicht werden)▪ es gibt etw there is sthhoffentlich gibt es bald was zu essen! I hope there's something to eat soon!was gibt es zum Frühstück? what's for breakfast?freitags gibt es bei uns immer Fisch we always have fish on Fridays2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ es gibt etw there is sthheute gibt es noch Regen it'll rain todayhat es sonst noch etwas gegeben, als ich weg war? has anything else happened while I was awaywas wird das noch geben? where will it all lead to?gleich gibt es was (fam) there's going to be trouble3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw/jdn gibt es there's sth/sbdas gibt's nicht! (fam) no way!, nothing doing!, forget it!das gibt es nicht, dass du einfach meinen Wagen nimmst there's no way that you're taking [or using] my carein Bär mit zwei Köpfen? das gibt es nicht! a bear with two heads? there's no such thing!das gibt's doch nicht! (fam) that's unbelievableso was gibt es bei uns nicht! that's not on [as far as we're concerned]!4.seine Lieder sind einmalig, da gibt es nichts! there's no doubt about it, his songs are uniqueIV. REFLEXIVES VERB1.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt sich sth eases [off] [or lets up]das gibt sich it will sort itself outdie Kopfschmerzen werden sich \geben your headache will go offdiese Aufsässigkeit wird sich bald von ganz alleine \geben this rebelliousness will soon die down of its own accord; (sich erledigen) to sort itself outmanches gibt sich von selbst wieder some things sort themselves outdas wird sich schon \geben it will all work out [for the best]2.<gibt, gab, gegeben>sie gab sich sehr überrascht she acted very surprisednach außen gab er sich heiter outwardly he behaved cheerfullysie gibt sich, wie sie ist she doesn't try to be anything she isn't3.<gibt, gab, gegeben>▪ etw gibt sich sth ariseses wird sich schon noch eine Gelegenheit \geben there's sure to be another opportunity* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) give; (reichen) give; hand; passgeben Sie mir bitte Herrn N. — please put me through to Mr N.
ich gäbe viel darum, wenn ich das machen könnte — I'd give a lot to be able to do that
etwas [nicht] aus der Hand geben — [not] let go of something
geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier — I'll have a beer, please
Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen — (Spr.) it is more blessed to give than to receive (prov.)
2) (übergeben)etwas in Druck (Akk.) od. zum Druck geben — send something to press or to be printed; s. auch Pflege
3) (gewähren) giveeinen Elfmeter geben — (Sport) award a penalty
4) (bieten) givees jemandem geben — (ugs.): (jemandem die Meinung sagen) give somebody what for (sl.); (jemanden verprügeln) let somebody have it
gib [es] ihm! — (ugs.) let him have it!
6) (erteilen) give7) (hervorbringen) give <milk, shade, light>9) (aufführen) give <concert, performance>das Theater gibt den ‘Faust’ — the theatre is putting on ‘Faust’
10) (ergeben)drei mal drei gibt neun — three threes are nine; three times three is or makes nine
eins plus eins gibt zwei — one and one is or makes two
das gibt [k]einen Sinn — that makes [no] sense
ein Wort gab das andere — one word led to another
11) in12) (äußern)Unsinn/dummes Zeug von sich geben — (abwertend) talk nonsense/rubbish
keinen Laut/Ton von sich geben — not make a sound
13) inviel/wenig auf etwas (Akk.) geben — set great/little store by something
14) (hinzugeben) add; put inetwas an das Essen geben — add something to or put something into the food
15) (ugs.): (erbrechen)2.alles wieder von sich geben — bring or (coll.) sick everything up again
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; unpers1) (vorhanden sein)es gibt — there is/are
dass es so etwas heutzutage überhaupt noch gibt! — I'm surprised that such things still go on nowadays
das gibt es ja gar nicht — I don't believe it; you're joking (coll.)
Kommen Sie herein. Was gibt es? — Come in. What's the matter or (coll.) what's up?
was es nicht alles gibt! — (ugs.) what will they think of next?
da gibt's nichts — (ugs.) there's no denying it or no doubt about it
da gibt's nichts, da würde ich sofort protestieren — there's nothing else for it, I'd protest immediately in that case
2) (angeboten werden)was gibt es zu essen/trinken? — what is there to eat/drink?
3) (kommen zu)morgen gibt es Schnee/Sturm — it'll snow tomorrow/there'll be a storm tomorrow
3.gleich/sonst gibt's was — (ugs.) there'll be trouble in a minute/otherwise
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (Karten austeilen) deal2) (Sport): (aufschlagen) serve4.1)sich [natürlich] geben — act or behave [naturally]
sich nach außen hin gelassen geben — give the appearance of being relaxed
deine Art, dich zu geben — the way you behave
2) (nachlassen)das Fieber wird sich geben — his/her etc. temperature will drop
das gibt sich/wird sich noch geben — it will get better
* * *1. giving;es ist alles ein Geben und Nehmen it’s all a matter of give and take;Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen BIBEL it is more blessed to give than to receive2. Kartenspiel:am Geben sein be dealing, be the dealer;er ist am Geben it’s his deal* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) give; (reichen) give; hand; passgeben Sie mir bitte Herrn N. — please put me through to Mr N.
ich gäbe viel darum, wenn ich das machen könnte — I'd give a lot to be able to do that
etwas [nicht] aus der Hand geben — [not] let go of something
geben Sie mir bitte ein Bier — I'll have a beer, please
Geben ist seliger denn Nehmen — (Spr.) it is more blessed to give than to receive (prov.)
2) (übergeben)etwas in Druck (Akk.) od. zum Druck geben — send something to press or to be printed; s. auch Pflege
3) (gewähren) giveeinen Elfmeter geben — (Sport) award a penalty
4) (bieten) give5) (versetzen) give <slap, kick, etc.>es jemandem geben — (ugs.): (jemandem die Meinung sagen) give somebody what for (sl.); (jemanden verprügeln) let somebody have it
gib [es] ihm! — (ugs.) let him have it!
6) (erteilen) give7) (hervorbringen) give <milk, shade, light>9) (aufführen) give <concert, performance>das Theater gibt den ‘Faust’ — the theatre is putting on ‘Faust’
10) (ergeben)drei mal drei gibt neun — three threes are nine; three times three is or makes nine
eins plus eins gibt zwei — one and one is or makes two
das gibt [k]einen Sinn — that makes [no] sense
11) in12) (äußern)Unsinn/dummes Zeug von sich geben — (abwertend) talk nonsense/rubbish
keinen Laut/Ton von sich geben — not make a sound
13) inviel/wenig auf etwas (Akk.) geben — set great/little store by something
14) (hinzugeben) add; put inetwas an das Essen geben — add something to or put something into the food
15) (ugs.): (erbrechen)2.alles wieder von sich geben — bring or (coll.) sick everything up again
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb; unperses gibt — there is/are
dass es so etwas heutzutage überhaupt noch gibt! — I'm surprised that such things still go on nowadays
das gibt es ja gar nicht — I don't believe it; you're joking (coll.)
Kommen Sie herein. Was gibt es? — Come in. What's the matter or (coll.) what's up?
was es nicht alles gibt! — (ugs.) what will they think of next?
da gibt's nichts — (ugs.) there's no denying it or no doubt about it
da gibt's nichts, da würde ich sofort protestieren — there's nothing else for it, I'd protest immediately in that case
was gibt es zu essen/trinken? — what is there to eat/drink?
3) (kommen zu)morgen gibt es Schnee/Sturm — it'll snow tomorrow/there'll be a storm tomorrow
3.gleich/sonst gibt's was — (ugs.) there'll be trouble in a minute/otherwise
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) (Karten austeilen) deal2) (Sport): (aufschlagen) serve4.1)sich [natürlich] geben — act or behave [naturally]
deine Art, dich zu geben — the way you behave
2) (nachlassen)das Fieber wird sich geben — his/her etc. temperature will drop
das gibt sich/wird sich noch geben — it will get better
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: gab, gegeben)= to deal v.to give v.(§ p.,p.p.: gave, given)to perform v. -
13 continuar
v.1 to continue, to go on, to carry on with.los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went or continued on their waycontinuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do somethingcontinúa lloviendo it's still rainingtodavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the companycontinuará to be continued (historia, programa)El suplicio continuó The torture continued.María continuó el trabajo de Ricardo Mary continued John's work.Me continúa el dolor My pain persists=continues.2 to keep on, to continue to.Yo continúo estudiando I keep on studying.3 to continue to be.* * *1 (proseguir) to continue, carry on1 (permanecer, durar) to continue, go on1 (extenderse) to extend, run\'Continuará' (capítulos, episodios, etc) "To be continued"* * *verbto continue, go on* * *1.VT to continuecontinuaremos la clase mañana — we will go on with o continue the lesson tomorrow
continuó su vida como antes — he went on with o continued with his life as before
2. VI1) [historia, espectáculo, guerra] to continue, go onla búsqueda continuó durante toda la noche — the search continued o went on all night
continúe, por favor — please continue, please go on
"continuará" — "to be continued"
pase lo que pase, la vida continúa — come what may, life goes on
2) [en una situación]la puerta continúa cerrada — the door is still shut, the door remains shut frm
continúa muy grave — she is still in a critical condition, she remains in a critical condition frm
continúa en el mismo puesto de trabajo — she is still in the same post, she remains in the same post frm
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continuar con algo — to continue with sth, go on with sthcontinuó con su trabajo — he continued with o went on with his work
continuar con salud — to be still in good health, remain in good health frm
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continuar haciendo algo, continuó leyendo — she continued to read o reading, she went on readingla policía continuará investigando el caso — the police are to continue o go on investigating the case
a pesar de todo, continúa diciendo lo que piensa — in spite of everything, she continues to speak her mind o she still speaks her mind
en cualquier caso continúo siendo optimista — in any case, I remain optimistic o I am still optimistic
3) [camino, carretera] to continue, go on, carry onel camino continúa hasta la costa — the road continues o goes on o carries on (all the way) to the coast
* * *1.verbo transitivo to continue2.continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
continuar via) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continuesi las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this
continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...
b) carretera to continue3.continuarse v pron (frml) to continue* * *= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.Ex. Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.Ex. Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex. If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.Ex. This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex. I think we'd better push on to the next topic.Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex. In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.Ex. In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex. Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex. I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.----* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.* continuar al lado de = stand by.* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.* continuar avanzando = press on.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.* continuar diciendo = go on.* continuar en = overflow on.* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.* continuar implacablemente = march on.* continuar inexorablemente = march on.* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.* continuar leyendo = read on.* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.* continuar siendo = remain.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.* continuar viviendo = live on.* continuar vivo = live on.* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* * *1.verbo transitivo to continue2.continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
continuar via) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continuesi las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this
continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...
b) carretera to continue3.continuarse v pron (frml) to continue* * *= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.Ex: Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.
Ex: Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex: If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.Ex: This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex: I think we'd better push on to the next topic.Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex: In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.Ex: In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex: Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex: I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.* continuar al lado de = stand by.* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.* continuar avanzando = press on.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.* continuar diciendo = go on.* continuar en = overflow on.* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.* continuar implacablemente = march on.* continuar inexorablemente = march on.* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.* continuar leyendo = read on.* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.* continuar siendo = remain.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.* continuar viviendo = live on.* continuar vivo = live on.* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* * *vtto continueva a continuar sus estudios en el extranjero she's going to continue her studies abroadcontinuó su vida como si nada hubiera pasado he went on with o continued with his life as if nothing had happenedsus discípulos continuaron su obra her disciples carried on o continued her workcontinuemos la marcha let's go on o carry on—y eso sería un desastre —continuó and that would be catastrophic, he went on o continued■ continuarvi1 «guerra/espectáculo/vida» to continuesi las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this[ S ] continuará to be continuedla película continúa en cartelera the movie is still showingcontinúe la defensa (counsel for) the defense may continuecontinuar CON algo to continue WITH sthno pudieron continuar con el trabajo they couldn't continue (with) o go on with the workcontinuar + GER:su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak conditioncontinúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statementsi continúas comportándote así if you continue to behave o go on behaving like thiscontinuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …, she continued by saying that …2 «carretera» to continuela carretera continúa hasta la parte alta de la montaña the road continues (on) to the top of the mountain, the road goes on up to the top of the mountain( frml); to continueel camino se continúa en un angosto sendero the road continues as a narrow pathsu obra se continuó en la labor de sus discípulos his work was continued in the labor of his disciples* * *
continuar ( conjugate continuar) verbo transitivo
to continue
verbo intransitivo [guerra/espectáculo/vida] to continue;◊ si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this;
( on signs) continuará to be continued;
continuar con algo to continue with sth;
continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …
continuar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to continue, carry on (with)
2 (seguir en un lugar) continúa viviendo en Brasil, he's still living in Brazil
3 (seguir sucediendo) continúa lloviendo, it is still raining
(una película) continuará, to be continued ➣ Ver nota en continue
' continuar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incapaz
- perdurar
- seguir
English:
carry on
- continue
- go ahead
- go on
- keep
- keep on
- keep up
- remain
- resume
- carry
- go
- hold
- move
- proceed
- pursue
- take
- wear
* * *♦ vtto continue, to carry on with;los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went o continued on their way;continuarán el partido suspendido mañana the abandoned match will be continued tomorrow♦ vito continue, to go on;continuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do sth;continúa lloviendo it's still raining;¿continúas viviendo en Brasil? are you still living in Brazil?, do you still live in Brazil?;continuamos trabajando en el mismo proyecto we are still working on the same project;continúan con el proyecto they are carrying on with o continuing with the project;todavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the company;continúen en sus puestos hasta nueva orden stay at your posts until you receive fresh orders;continuará [historia, programa] to be continued;la finca continúa hasta el río the farm extends as far as the river;el camino continúa por la costa the road continues o carries on along the coast* * *I v/t continueII v/i continue;continuará to be continued;continuar haciendo algo continue o carry on doing sth;continuó nevando it kept on snowing* * *continuar {3} v: to continue* * *continuar vb1. to continue / to carry on [pt. & pp. carried]continuaremos el debate después de comer we'll continue the discussion after lunch / we'll carry on with the discussion after lunch2. (estar todavía) to be still -
14 solutum
solvo, solvi, solutum, 3, v. a. ( perf. soluit, trisyll., Cat. 2, 13:I. A.soluisse,
Tib. 4, 5, 16) [for se-luo; cf. socors for se-cords], to loosen an object from any thing, to release or to loose, remove any thing which binds or restrains another.In a corporeal sense.1.Outwardly, to release.a.From fetters or custody, to free, set free, release; absol.:b.solvite istas,
i. e. from fetters, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 64:solvite istum,
id. Mil. 5, 32:numquam, nisi me orassis, solves,
id. Ep. 5, 2, 62:jube solvi (eum),
Ter. And. 5, 4, 52:ad palum adligati repente soluti sunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 5, § 11:ut vincti solvantur,
id. ib. 2, 5, 6, §12: qui in compedibus corporis semper fuerunt, etiam cum soluti sunt, tardius ingrediuntur,
id. Tusc. 1, 31, 75:ita nexi soluti (sunt),
Liv. 8, 28, 9:solvite me, pueri,
Verg. E. 6, 24:fore ut brevi solveretur,
Suet. Vesp. 5; id. Tib. 65; id. Vit. 12.—With abl.:canis solutus catena,
Phaedr. 3, 7, 20. — Transf., from the fetter of frost:solutis amnibus (i. e. frigoris vinculo),
Stat. Th. 5, 15:terrae quem (florem) ferunt solutae,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 10.—From reins, ties, bands, etc.: solve senescentem equum, from the rein, i. e. dismiss him from service, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 8:c.solverat sol equos,
unhitched, Stat. Th. 3, 407: currum solvere (i. e. ab equis, poet. for equos a curru), Sen. Thyest. 794: solvere epistulam, i. e. from the string by which it was tied (= to open), Nep. Hann. 11, 3:et tibi sollicita solvitur illa (epistula) manu,
Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 2:et jacet in gremio charta soluta meo,
id. H. 11, 4:praecepit suis ne sarcinas solverent, aut onera deponerent,
Front. Strat. 1, 5, 3.—So of garments and sails, to unfurl, unfold: cum tunica soluta inambularet, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 3; Front. Strat. 4, 1, 26:soluta toga,
Quint. 11, 3, 147:vela solvere,
Verg. A. 4, 574.—From any fastening (mostly poet. and post-Aug. prose), to detach from; constr. absol., or with ab or de, and abl.:d.Caucasia solvet de rupe Promethei bracchia,
Prop. 2, 1, 69:fraxinus solvitur,
from the ground, Stat. Th. 9, 498:ceciditque soluta pinus,
id. ib. 9, 409; cf.:pinus radice soluta, deficit,
id. S. 5, 1, 152:solutis radicibus arbusta procumbunt,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 5:accepi epistulam quam, ut scribis, ancora soluta de phaselo dedisti, i. e. a litore,
detached, Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1 B. and K. (al. sublata;but soluta is perh. an error of Cic. in the use of a technical term, v Orell. ad loc.).—In the same sense: solvere retinacula classis,
Ov. M. 15, 696; 8, 102:querno solvunt de stipite funem,
id. F. 4, 333:fune soluto Currit in immensum carina,
id. Am. 2, 11, 23:curvo solves viscera cultro (i. e. de corpore ferarum),
Sen. Hippol. 53.—Of rain disengaged from the clouds:imber caelesti nube solutus,
Ov. A. A. 2, 237: (Lunam) imperfecta vi solvere tantum umorem, disengage only the moisture, i. e. from the earth:cum solis radii absumant,
Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 45:solutum a latere pugionem,
detached from his side, Suet. Vit. 15.—Esp., of ships: navem solvere, to free a ship from the land, i. e. to set sail, weigh anchor, leave land, depart.(α).With acc. alone:(β).eisce confectis navem solvimus,
Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 91:navim cupimus solvere,
id. Mil. 4, 7, 17:naves solvit,
Caes. B. G. 4, 36; 5, 8; id. B. C. 1, 28; 3, 14; 3, 26;3, 102: primis tenebris solvit navem,
Liv. 45, 6:postero die solvere naves (jussi),
id. 29, 25 fin.; Nep. Hann. 8, 2:classem solvere,
Liv. 45, 41; Prop. 3, 7 (4, 6), 23.—With ab and abl.:(γ).navis a terra solverunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 101:quinto inde die quam ab Corintho solverit naves,
Liv. 31, 7 med.:solvunt a litore puppes,
Luc. 2, 649.—With ex and abl.:(δ).nam noctu hac soluta est navis nostra e portu Persico,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 259:interea e portu nostra navis solvitur,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 54.—With abl.:(ε).complures mercatores Alexandria solvisse,
Cic. Off. 3, 12, 50:portu solventibus,
id. Mur. 2, 4.—Absol. (sc. navem or naves):(ζ).tertia fere vigilia solvit,
Caes. B. G. 4, 23:nos eo die cenati solvimus,
Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2:altero die quam a Brundusio solvit,
Liv. 31, 14 init.:qui inde solverant,
Val. Max. 1, 7, 3:solvi mare languido,
Sen. Ep. 53, 1:fortasse etiam ventis minantibus solves,
id. Ben. 2, 35, 5:non eadem est his et illis causa solvendi,
making sea-voyages, id. Q. N. 5, 18, 16.—With navis, etc., as subj., to leave the land (sc. se a litore):(η).naves XVIII. ex superiore portu solverunt,
Caes. B. G. 4, 28; and by another change of construction: solvimus oram, we freed the shore, i.e. from the ship, Quint. 4, 2, 41; id. Ep. ad Tryph. 3.—Poet. usages:e.de litore puppis solvit iter,
clears the voyage, Stat. S. 5, 1, 243:nec tibi Tyrrhena solvatur funis harena,
Prop. 1, 8, 11 (cf.: retinacula solvere, c. supra).—Of secretions from the body ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):2.tempore eo quo menstrua solvit,
Lucr. 6, 706:cruor solvitur,
Stat. Th. 9, 530:lacrimas solvere,
id. Achill. 2, 256:solutis lacrimis,
Claud. Ruf. 2, 258; so,partus solvere,
to bear, bring forth, be delivered of offspring, Ov. F. 3, 258; Stat. Th. 5, 461; Plin. 28, 3, 6, § 33; 32, 1, 1, § 6.—To loosen an object from that which holds it together, to break up, part, dissolve, disperse, divide, take apart, scatter.a.In gen.:b.omne colligatum solvi potest,
Cic. Fin. 11.—Of structures ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):c.solvere naves et rursus conjungere,
Curt. 8, 10, 3:solvere quassatae parcite membra ratis,
Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 2:dubitavit an solveret pontem,
Curt. 4, 16, 8:solvere pontem,
Tac. A. 1, 69:si pons solutus sit,
Dig. 2, 11, 2, § 7:solutus pons tempestatibus,
Just. 2, 13, 9:currum (solis) solutum,
Manil. 1, 740.—Of woven stuff:d.solvens texta,
Prop. 2, 9, 6.—Of mountains:e.utrimque montes solvit (Hercules),
Sen. Herc. Fur. 237:tridente Neptunus montem solvit,
id. Agam. 553.—Of the neck:f.soluta cervix silicis impulsu,
broken, Sen. Troad. 1119.—Of a comet:g.momentum quo cometes solutus et in duas partes redactus est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 3.—Of the hair, to loosen, untie, let fall:h.solve capillos,
Ov. Am. 3, 9, 3:crinem,
id. A. A. 3, 784; id. M. 11, 682; 13, 584; Prop. 2, 15 (3, 7), 46:comas casside,
Ov. F. 3, 2; cf. id. ib. 4, 854.—Of the earth (so mostly P. a., q. v. infra;3.post-Aug.): ita in terrae corpore evenit ut partes ejus vetustate solvantur, solutae cadant,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 10, 2:ubi montis latus nova ventis solvit hiems,
Stat. Th. 7, 745. —To dissolve; pass., to be dissolved, changed, to pass over into ( poet. and postclass. for dissolvere, or transire in); constr. absol., or with in and acc.(α).Of a change into air or gas:(β).calor mobiliter solvens, differt primordia vini,
dissolving, parts the molecules of the wine, Lucr. 6, 235:nam materiai copia ferretur per inane soluta,
id. 1, 1018; so id. 1, 1103:ita fatus in aera rursus solvitur,
Stat. Th. 5, 285;nec in aera solvi Passa, recentem animam caelestibus intulit astris,
Ov. M. 15, 845.—Into a liquid, to melt:(γ).saepe terra in tabem solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 15, 7:terram quam diximus esse mutabilem et solvi in umorem,
id. ib. 3, 29, 4:nullum tellus se solvit in amnem,
Luc. 2, 408; ipsum in conubia terrae Aethera, cum pluviis rarescunt nubila, solvo, dissolve into the embrace of the earth, i. e. change into rain, Stat. S. 1, 2, 186:ex Aethiopiae jugis solutas nives ad Nilum decurrere,
Sen. Q. N. 4, 2, 17; so,nivem solvere,
id. ib. 4, 5, 2; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 93; Sen. Herc. Oet. 729:rigor auri solvitur aestu,
Lucr. 1, 493:ferrum calidi solvant camini,
Manil. 4, 250:cerae igne solutae,
Ov. A. A. 2, 47:Iris cum vino triduo non solvitur,
Plin. 21, 20, 83, § 142:(herba) quinto die solvitur,
id. 26, 14, 88, § 148.—Of putrefaction:(δ).(vitulo) per integram solvuntur viscera pellem,
Verg. G. 4, 302.—Of change in general:(ε).inque novas abiit massa soluta domos,
Ov. F. 1, 108:repentino crementur incendio, atque ex tanta varietate solvantur atque eant in unum omnia (sc. all the heavenly bodies),
Sen. Ben. 6, 22.—Of expansion by heat:(ζ). (η).(uva) cum modo frigoribus premitur, modo solvitur aestu,
Ov. A. A. 2, 317.—Solvi in, to pass into, become:4.in cacumine (herbae) capitula purpurea quae solvantur in lanugines,
Plin. 27, 8, 39, § 61.—Of a wave:donec in planitiem immotarum aquarum solvatur,
disappears in, Sen. Q. N. 1, 2, 2:postremi (equi) solvuntur in aequora pisces (= solvuntur in pisces),
Stat. Th. 2, 47: lumina in lacrimas solventur, stream with tears. —Hence, solvere, causative, to make pass over, to make vanish in: circulum in pulverem, in quo descriptus est, solvere, Sen. Ep. 74, 27: soluti agri, the boundaries of which are effaced, Sic. Fl. Cond. Agr. p. 3 Goes.—To consume, to destroy, dissolve:B.solvere orbes,
Manil. 1, 497:ni calor et ventus... interemant sensum diductaque solvant (i.e. sensum),
Lucr. 3, 287:(Cato) ferrei prope corporis animique, quem ne senectus quidem, quae solvit omnia, fregerit,
Liv. 39, 40, 11:si (cometae) sunt purus ignis... nec illos conversio mundi solvit,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 2, 2:(turbo) ab eo motu, qui universum trahit, solveretur,
id. ib. 7, 9, 4:tabes solvit corpora,
Luc. 6, 18; 7, 809:nec solum silvas, sed saxa ingentia solvit (ignis),
id. 3, 506:ne tegat functos humus, ne solvat ignis,
Sen. Thyest. 750.—So, vitam solvere, to extinguish life, esp. of gradual or easy death:solvas potius (vitam), quam abrumpas, dummodo, si alia solvendi ratio non erit, vel abrumpas,
Sen. Ep. 22, 3:hanc mihi solvite vitam,
Prop. 2, 9, 39.—Trop.1.To free, release, loose, emancipate, set free; constr. absol., with abl. or ab and abl.; rarely with gen.a.From the body, etc.:b.teque isto corpore solvo,
Verg. A. 4, 703:soluta corpore anima,
Quint. 5, 14, 13:qui solutas vinculis animas recipit,
Sen. Cons. 28, 8: si animus somno relaxatus solute (i. e. free from the shackles of the body) moveatur ac libere, Cic. Div. 2, 48, 100:vocem solvere,
to set free the voice, to speak, Stat. S. 3, 1; Sen. Thyest. 682; so, responsa solve (pregn. = utter and disclose), Sen. Oedip. 292:suspiria solvit,
Stat. Th. 11, 604:solvat turba jocos,
Sen. Med. 114:solutos Qui captat risus hominum (= quem juvat risus hominum solvere),
Hor. S. 1, 4, 83:Ausonii... versibus incomptis ludunt risuque soluto,
unrestrained, free, Verg. G. 2, 386.—Of members or parts of the body: linguam solvere, to unfetter the tongue (sc. vinculis oris), to give flow to words:c.linguam (Juno) ad jurgia solvit,
Ov. M. 3, 261:lingua devincta nec in motus varios soluta,
Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 7:ut quisque contemptissimus est, ita linguae solutissimae est,
id. Const. 11, 3:(fama) innumeras solvit in praeconia linguas,
Luc. 1, 472. —Solvere bracchia, poet., to unfetter the arms, i. e. to move them:magna difficili solventem bracchia motu,
Stat. Achill. 1, 604; cf.of the free motions of animals: columbae soluto volatu multum velociores,
unrestrained flight, Plin. 10, 36, 52, § 108.—From obligations and debts:d.solvit me debito,
Sen. Ben. 6, 4, 1:an nos debito solverit,
id. Ep. 81, 3:ut religione civitas solvatur,
Cic. Caecin. 34, 98; Liv. 7, 3, 9:te decem tauri... Me tener solvet vitulus (sc. religione),
Hor. C. 4, 2, 54.—So from a military oath:hoc si impetro, solvo vos jurejurando,
Just. 14, 4, 7.—Sacramento or militia solvere, to dismiss a soldier from service:sacramento solvi,
Tac. A. 16, 13:cum quis propter delictum sacramento solvitur,
Dig. 49, 16, 13:militia solvere,
Tac. A. 1, 44.— Munere (publico) solvere, to exempt from public duties:ut Ilienses publico munere solverentur,
Tac. A. 12, 58.—With obj. inf.:ut manere solveretur,
that he should be excused from the duty of remaining, Tac. A. 3, 29.—From guilt and sin, to acquit, absolve, cleanse (cf. absolvere, to acquit of crime):e.si ille huic (insidias fecerit), ut scelere solvamur,
be held guiltless, Cic. Mil. 12, 31:atque hunc ille summus vir scelere solutum periculo liberavit,
id. ib. 4, 9:sit capitis damno Roma soluta mei,
Ov. F. 6, 452:ipsum quoque Pelea Phoci Caede per Haemonias solvit Acastus aquas,
id. ib. 2, 40:Helenen ego crimine solvo,
id. A. A. 2, 371:quid crimine solvis Germanum?
Stat. Th. 11, 379:solutam caede Gradivus manum restituit armis,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 1342. —From feelings, etc.:f.quae eos qui quaesissent cura et negotio solverent,
Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30:cum ego vos solvi curis ceteris,
Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 33:senatus cura belli solutus,
Plin. 22, 3, 4, § 7:pectus linquunt cura solutum,
Lucr. 2, 45:his terroribus ab Epicuro soluti et in libertatem vindicati,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:soluti metu,
Liv. 41, 14 init.; 27, 51:solvent formidine terras,
Verg. E. 4, 14:solve metu patriam,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 41:metu belli Scythas solvit,
Just. 9, 2, 2; so id. 14, 2, 5:haec est Vita solutorum misera ambitione,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 129:soluti a cupiditatibus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 9, 27:his concitationibus quem vacuum, solutum, liberum videris,
id. Tusc. 5, 15, 43: et tu solve me dementia, [p. 1726] Hor. Epod. 17, 43:longo luctu,
Verg. A. 2, 26:tristem juventam solve (i. e. juventam tristitia),
Sen. Hippol. 450:solvite tantis animum monstris, solvite, superi,
id. Herc. Fur. 1063:Quis te solvere Thessalis Magus venenis poterit?
Hor. C. 1, 27, 21. — Poet.:solvit animis miracula (for animos miraculis),
the soul from superstition, Manil. 1, 103.—And of animals:rabie tigrim,
Manil. 5, 707.— Absol.:ut ad praecepta quae damus possit ire animus, solvendus est (i. e. perturbationibus),
Sen. Ep. 95, 38:calices, quem non fecere contracta in paupertate solutum?
i. e. from cares, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 20:solvite animos,
Manil. 4, 12.—With in:vix haec in munera solvo animum,
i. e. free it from passions and so make it fit for these duties, Stat. S. 5, 3, 33.—From sleep, very rare:g.ego somno solutus sum,
awoke, Cic. Rep. 6, 26, 29 (cf.: somno solvi, to be overwhelmed by sleep, 2. b, g infra).—From labor, business, etc.:h.volucres videmus... solutas opere volitare,
Cic. Or. 2, 6, 23:solutus onere regio, regni bonis fruor,
Sen. Oedip. 685.— Poet.:Romulus excubias decrevit in otia solvi,
to be relieved from guard and enjoy leisure, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 79.—From rigidity, austerity, stiffness, etc., to relax, smooth, unbend, quiet, soothe ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):k.frontem solvere disce,
Mart. 14, 183:saltem ora trucesque solve genas,
Stat. Th. 11, 373:solvit feros tunc ipse rictus,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 797.— Poet.:solvatur fronte senectus = frons senectute (i. e. rugis), solvatur,
be cleared, Hor. Epod. 13, 5:vultum risu solvit,
relieves, Val. Max. 4, 3, 5:risum judicis movendo, et illos tristes affectus solvit, et animum renovat,
Quint. 6, 3, 1; so,solvere judicem,
unbend, excite his laughter, id. 11, 3, 3:solvere qui (potui) Curios Fabriciosque graves (sc. risu),
Mart. 9, 28 (29), 4:ut tamen arctum Solveret hospitiis animum,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 83:cujus non contractum sollicitudine animum illius argutiae solvant?
Sen. Cons. Helv. 18, 5.— Transf., pregn.:solventur risu tabulae,
i. e. the austerity of the judge will be relaxed by laughter, and the complaint dismissed, Hor. S. 2, 1, 86.—Imitated:quia si aliquid omiserimus, cum risu quoque tota res solvitur,
Quint. 5, 10, 67.—From any cause of restraint.(α).To release from siege:(β).Bassanitas obsidione solvere,
Liv. 44, 30:patriam obsidione solvere,
Val. Max. 3, 2, 2. —From moral restraints:l.hic palam cupiditates suas solvit,
gave vent to, Curt. 6, 6, 1; v. also P. a., B. 7. infra.—From laws and rules: legibus solvere.(α).To exempt from laws, i. e. by privilege:(β).Vopiscus, qui ex aedilitate consulatum petit, solvatur legibus,
Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 11:cur M. Brutus legibus est solutus, si, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 13, 31:ut interea magistratus reliquos, legibus omnibus soluti, petere possetis,
id. Agr. 2, 36, 99:Lurco, tribunus plebis, solutus est (et lege Aelia et Furia),
id. Att. 1, 16, 13:solvatne legibus Scipionem,
Auct. Her. 3, 2, 2:petente Flacco ut legibus solverentur,
Liv. 31, 50, 8:Scipio legibus solutus est,
id. Epit. 56:Licet enim, inquiunt, legibus soluti sumus, attamen legibus vivimus,
Just. Inst. 2, 17, 8; cf.:ut munere vigintiviratus solveretur,
Tac. A. 3, 29.— Transf., of the laws of nature, etc.:(aestus) illo tempore, solutus legibus, sine modo fertur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 28, 6:solus (sapiens) generis humani legibus solvitur,
id. Brev. Vit. 15, 5:nec leti lege solutas,
Lucr. 3, 687:nec solvo Rutulos (i. e. legibus fati),
Verg. A. 10, 111.— With gen. (cf. libero), perh. only in phrase testamenti solvere, to release from a testamentary disposition:et is per aes et libram heredes testamenti solveret,
Cic. Leg. 2, 20, 51; 2, 21, 53 (less prop. testamenti is taken as attribute of heredes); cf. Gai. Inst. 3, 175, and Hor. C. 3, 17, 16, P. a., B. 5. fin. infra.—Legibus solutus, not subject to, released from:2. (α).reus Postumus est ea lege... solutus ac liber,
i. e. the law does not apply to him, Cic. Rab. Post. 5, 12:soluti (lege Julia) huc convenistis, ne constricti discedatis cavete,
id. ib. 7, 18.—Of other laws:solutus Legibus insanis,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 68:quae sedes expectent animam solutam legibus servitutis humanae,
Sen. Ep. 65, 20.— Transf., of things: soluta legibus scelera sunt, unrestrained by the laws, i. e. crimes are committed with impunity, Sen. Ben. 7, 27, 1.— Of the laws of versification: numerisque fertur Lege solutis, referring to dithyrambic measures, Hor. C. 4, 2, 12 (cf. P. a., B. 11. infra).—Of troops, ranks, etc.:(β).ubi ordines procursando solvissent,
Liv. 42, 65, 8:incomposito agmine, solutis ordinibus,
Curt. 8, 1, 5; so id. 8, 4, 6:agmina Diductis solvere choris,
Verg. A. 5, 581:solvit maniplos,
Juv. 8, 154:solvuntur laudata cohors,
Stat. Achill. 2, 167.—Hence, to separate armies engaged in battle:commissas acies ego possum solvere,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 59.—Of banquets, assemblies, etc.:(γ).convivio soluto,
Liv. 40, 14 fin.:convivium solvit,
Curt. 8, 5, 24; 8, 6, 16:Quid cessas convivia solvere?
Ov. F. 6, 675:coetuque soluto Discedunt,
id. M. 13, 898.—Hence, urbem (Capuam) solutam ac debilitatam reliquerunt, disfranchised, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91.—Of the words in discourse, orationem or versum solvere, to break up a sentence or verse:3.(discant) versus primo solvere, mox mutatis verbis interpretari,
Quint. 1, 9, 2:quod cuique visum erit vehementer, dulciter, speciose dictum, solvat ac turbet,
id. 9, 4, 14:ut partes orationis sibi soluto versu desideret et pedum proprietates,
id. 1, 8, 13:non, ut si solvas Postquam discordia tetra, etc., invenias etiam disjecti membra poetae,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 60.—Implying a change for the worse.a.To relax, make effeminate, weaken, by ease, luxury, dissipation, etc. (post-Aug.):b.Hannibalem hiberna solverunt,
Sen. Ep. 51, 5:usque eo nimio delicati animi languore solvuntur,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 12, 6:infantiam statim deliciis solvimus,
Quint. 1, 2, 6:solutus luxu,
id. 3, 8, 28; so Tac. A. 11, 31.—With in and acc.:soluti in luxum,
Tac. H. 2, 99:in lasciviam,
id. ib. 3, 38.— Transf.: versum solvere, to deprive a verse of its proper rhythm:si quinque continuos dactylos confundas solveris versum,
Quint. 9, 4, 49.—To make torpid by removing sensation.(α).To relax, benumb the limbs or body;(β).as by narcotics, terror, sickness, exhaustion: multaque praeterea languentia membra per artus solvunt,
Lucr. 6, 798:ima Solvuntur latera,
Verg. G. 3, 523:solvi debilitate corporis,
paralyzed, Val. Max. 1, 7, 4:ut soluto labitur moriens gradu,
Sen. Hippol. 368.—In mal. part., Hor. Epod. 12, 8; cf. Verg. G. 3, 523.— Poet.:illum aget, penna metuente solvi, Fama superstes,
Hor. C. 2, 2, 7.—Of the mind:segnitia (oratoris) solvit animos,
wearies, Quint. 11, 3, 52:mentes solvere,
to make insane, Plin. 25, 3, 7, § 25.—By frost ( poet.):(γ).solvuntur illi frigore membra,
Verg. A. 12, 951; 1, 92.—By sleep ( poet. for sopio):(δ).homines volucresque ferasque Solverat alta quies,
Ov. M. 7, 186:corpora somnus Solverat,
id. ib. 10, 369:molli languore solutus,
id. ib. 11, 648;11, 612: altoque sopore solutum,
id. ib. 8, 817:somno vinoque solutos,
id. F. 2, 333; Verg. A. 9, 236:ut membra solvit sopor,
id. ib. 12, 867:non solvit pectora somnus,
Sen. Agam. 76.—With in:solvitur in somnos,
Verg. A. 4, 530.— Transf., of the sea:aequor longa ventorum pace solutum,
lulled to sleep, Stat. Th. 3, 255.—By death: solvi, to die ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):4.ipse deus, simulatque volam, me solvet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 78:corporibus quae senectus solvit,
Curt. 89, 32 (cf. A. 4. supra):(corpus) quam nullo negotio solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 2:alius inter cenandum solutus est,
id. Ep. 66, 43:ubicumque arietaveris, solveris,
id. Cons. Marc. 11, 3:me fata maturo exitu facilique solvant,
Sen. Troad. 605:solvi inedia,
Petr. 111:sic morte quasi somno soluta est,
Flor. 2, 21, 11.—Hence,Of logical dissolution, to refute:b.non tradit Epicurus quomodo captiosa solvantur,
how fallacies are refuted, Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 22:argumentum solvere,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:solutum scies quod nobis opponitur,
Sen. Const. 12, 3.—To disperse, dispel, as of a cloud:II. A.deorum beneficia tempestiva ingentes minas interventu suo solventia,
Sen. Ben. 4, 4, 2.In a corporeal sense.1.In gen., to loose (weaker than rumpo;2.post-Aug.): effringere quam aperire, rumpere quam solvere putant robustius,
Quint. 2, 12, 1:qua convulsa tota operis colligatio solveretur,
Val. Max. 8, 14, 6:supera compage soluta,
Stat. Th. 8, 31.—To remove a fetter, bridle, etc.:3.nullo solvente catenas,
Ov. M. 3, 700: vincla jugis boum, Tib. 2, 1, 7:solvere frenum,
Phaedr. 1, 2, 3:loris solutis,
Ov. A. A. 1, 41.— Transf., of prisons:qui, solutis ergastulis, exercitus numerum implevit,
Liv. Ep. 56; Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 10, 13; 11, 13, 2.—Of frost:gelu solvitur,
it thaws, Tac. H. 1, 79:solvitur acris hiems,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 1.—Of clouds:facit igitur ventum resoluta nubes, quae plurimis modis solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 5, 12, 5; 5, 12, 1.—Of the grasp of hands, fingers, etc.:Aeacides a corpore bracchia solvit,
looses his hold, Ov. M. 11, 246:indigno non solvit bracchia collo,
Stat. Th. 5, 217:digitis solutis abjecit jaculum,
id. ib. 8, 585.—To untie a string, cord, necklace, etc., slacken or unlock an enclosure, open a box, trunk, etc.:B.solve vidulum ergo,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 98:eam solve cistulam,
id. Am. 2, 2, 151:solve zonam,
untie, id. Truc. 5, 62:solvisse jugalem ceston fertur,
Stat. Th. 5, 62:animai nodos a corpore solvit,
Lucr. 2, 950:nihil interest quomodo (nodi) solvantur,
Curt. 3, 1, 18:quid boni est, nodos operose solvere, quos ipse ut solveres feceris?
Sen. Ben. 5, 12, 2:solvere nodum,
Stat. Th. 11, 646:laqueum quem nec solvere possis, nec abrumpere,
Sen. Tranq. 10, 1:vix solvi duros a pectore nexus,
Ov. M. 9, 58:fasciam solve,
Sen. Ep. 80, 10:solutis fasciis,
Curt. 7, 6, 5:solvi fasciculum,
Cic. Att. 11, 9, 2:crinales vittas,
Verg. A. 7, 403:Parmenion vinculum epistulae solvens,
Curt. 7, 2, 25:equum empturus solvi jubes stratum,
Sen. Ep. 80, 9:redimicula solvite collo,
Ov. F. 4, 135:corollas de fronte,
Prop. 1, 3, 21:solvere portas,
Stat. Th. 3, 492:munimina valli,
id. ib. 12, 10:ille pharetram Solvit,
Ov. M. 5, 380.— Transf., of the veins as enclosures of the blood:solutis ac patefactis venis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 15, 5:venam cultello solvere,
Col. 6, 14; cf.also: lychnis alvum solvit,
looses the bowels, Plin. 21, 26, 98, § 171; 21, 20, 83, § 140; Suet. Vesp. 24; Tac. A. 12, 67:ventrem,
Plin. 20, 8, 30, § 74.— Absol. (sc. alvum), Mart. 13, 29:stomachus solutus = venter solutus,
loose bowels, Petr. 117; Scrib. Comp. 92.—Trop., to slacken or remove a bond.1.Solvere aliquid (aliquod vinculum; cf. I. B. 1. supra).a.Of the mouth, etc., to open:b.talibus ora solvit verbis,
Ov. M. 15, 74; so id. ib. 1, 181; Tib. 4, 5, 14:ternis ululatibus ora Solvit,
Ov. M. 7, 191; 9, 427; id. Tr. 3, 11, 20; Stat. Achill. 1, 525:vix ora solvi patitur etiamnum timor,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 725; so,os promptius ac solutius,
Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 1.— Transf., of an abyss:hic ora solvit Ditis invisi domus,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 664.—To remove, cancel; to destroy the force of a legal or moral obligation by expiration, death, etc.:c.si mors alterutrius interveniat, solvitur mandatum,
Gai. Inst. 3, 160:cum aliquis renunciaverit societati, societas solvitur,
id. ib. 3, 151; so id. ib. 3, 152:morte solvetur compromissum,
Dig. 4, 8, 27:soluto matrimonio,
ib. 24, 3, 2:solutum conjugium,
Juv. 9, 79:qui... conjugalia solvit,
Sen. Med. 144:nec conjugiale solutum Foedus in alitibus,
Ov. M. 11, 743:(sapiens) invitus beneficium per compensationem injuriae solvet,
cancel the obligation of a favor by the set-off of a wrong, Sen. Ep. 81, 17.—To efface guilt or wrong:d.magnis injuria poenis Solvitur,
Ov. F. 5, 304:solve nefas, dixit: solvit et ille nefas,
id. ib. 2, 44:culpa soluta mea est,
id. Tr. 4, 4, 10:neque tu verbis solves unquam quod mi re male feceris (i. e. injuriam),
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 10.—Poenam solvere, to suffer punishment, i. e. to cancel the obligation of suffering, etc. (cf. 3. infra;e.less freq. than poenam persolvere, exsolvere): serae, sed justae tamen et debitae poenae solutae sunt,
Cic. Mil. 31, 85:capite poenas solvit,
Sall. J. 69, 4:meritas poenas solventem,
Curt. 6, 3, 14:poenarum solvendi tempus,
Lucr. 5, 1224:nunc solvo poenas,
Sen. Phoen. 172:hac manu poenas tibi solvam,
id. Hippol. 1177.—To remove, relieve, soothe affections, passions, etc.:f.atque animi curas e pectore solvat,
Lucr. 4, 908:curam metumque juvat Dulci Lyaeo solvere,
Hor. Epod. 9, 38:patrimonii cura solvatur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, praef. §2: Pyrrhus impetus sui terrore soluto,
Val. Max. 4, 3, 14:solvite corde metum,
Verg. A. 1, 562; so id. ib. 9, 90:solve metus animo,
Stat. Th. 2, 356:solvi pericula et metus narrant,
Plin. 11, 37, 52, § 140: neque adhuc Stheneleius iras Solverat Eurystheus, [p. 1727] Ov. M. 9, 274:hoc uno solvitur ira modo,
id. A. A. 2, 460:solvitque pudorem,
Verg. A. 4, 55.—Of sleep:g.quasi clamore solutus Sit sopor,
Ov. M. 3, 6, 30:nec verba, nec herbae audebunt longae somnum tibi solvere Lethes,
Luc. 6, 768; cf.:lassitudinem solvere,
Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 143. —Of any checks and barriers to motion, to remove.(α).To raise a siege:(β).solutam cernebat obsidionem,
Liv. 36, 10, 14:soluta obsidione,
id. 36, 31, 7:ad Locrorum solvendam obsidionem,
id. 27, 28, 17; cf. id. 37, 7, 7; 38, 5, 6; 42, 56 init.; 44, 13, 7; Curt. 4, 4, 1; Tac. A. 4, 24; 4, 73; Just. 9, 2, 10.—Of passions, etc., to remove restraint:(γ).cujus si talis animus est, solvamus nos ejus vincula, et claustra (i. e. irae) refringamus,
Liv. 36, 7, 13.—To overthrow, subvert a higher authority, etc.:h.quos (milites), soluto imperio, licentia corruperat,
Sall. J. 39, 5:imperia solvit qui tacet, jussus loqui,
Sen. Oedip. 525:sonipedes imperia solvunt,
id. Hippol. 1084; cf.:sanctitas fori ludis solvitur,
Quint. 11, 3, 58.—Of laws and customs, to abolish, violate:2.solvendarum legum id principium esse censebant (post-Aug. for dissolvendarum),
Curt. 10, 2, 5:solutae a se legis monitus,
Val. Max. 6, 5, ext. 4:cum plus quam ducentorum annorum morem solveremus,
Liv. 8, 4, 7:(Tarquinius) morem de omnibus senatum consulendi solvit,
id. 1, 49, 7:oportebat istum morem solvi,
Curt. 8, 8, 18.—Esp. with acc. of the bond, etc. (taking the place of the constr. I. B. 1. 2. 3. supra, when the abl. of separation is not admissible).a.To subvert discipline:b.disciplinam militarem solvisti,
Liv. 8, 7, 16:luxuria solutam disciplinam militarem esse,
id. 40, 1, 4:quod cum, ne disciplina solveretur, fecisset,
Front. Strat. 2, 12, 2.—Of strength, energy, attention, etc., to loosen, impair, weaken, scatter, disperse:c.nobilitas factione magis pollebat, plebis vis soluta atque dispersa,
Sall. J. 41, 6:patrios nervos externarum deliciarum contagione solvi et hebetari noluerunt,
Val. Max. 2, 6, 1:vires solvere,
Quint. 9, 4, 7:vis illa dicendi solvitur, et frigescit affectus,
Quint. 11, 3, 133.—Of affection, etc., to sever, dissolve, destroy:d.segnes nodum (amicitiae) solvere Gratiae,
Hor. C. 3, 21, 22;similarly: solvit (ille deus) amicos,
Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 5; so id. 2, 15 (3, 7), 26:hoc firmos solvit amores,
Ov. A. A. 2, 385:amores cantibus et herbis solvere,
Tib. 1, 2, 60.—Of sickness and hunger, to end, remove:e.vitex dicitur febres solvere,
Plin. 24, 9, 38, § 60:solvit jejunia granis,
Ov. F. 4, 607:quoniam jejunia virgo Solverat,
id. M. 5, 535; cf. Luc. 3, 282; so,famem,
Sen. Thyest. 64.—To delay:f.hi classis moras hac morte solvi rentur,
Sen. Troad. 1131.—Of darkness, to dispel:g.lux solverat umbras,
Stat. Th. 10, 390.—Of war, strife, etc., to compose, settle:h.aut solve bellum, mater, aut prima excipe,
Sen. Phoen. 406:electus formae certamina solvere pastor,
Stat. Achill. 2, 337:jurgia solvere,
Manil. 3, 115:contradictiones solvere,
Quint. 7, 1, 38.—Of difficulties, riddles, questions, ambiguities, etc., to solve, explain, remove:3.quia quaestionem solvere non posset,
Val. Max. 9, 12, ext. 3:aenigmata,
Quint. 8, 6, 53:omnes solvere posse quaestiones,
Suet. Gram. 11:haec ipsa, quae volvuntur ab illis, solvere malim et expandere,
Sen. Ep. 82, 20; id. Q. N. 7, 14, 1:unum tantum hoc solvendum est,
that one question, id. ib. 1, 7, 3:puta nunc me istuc non posse solvere,
id. Ep. 48, 6:carmina non intellecta Solverat,
Ov. M. 7, 760:triste carmen alitis solvi ferae,
Sen. Oedip. 102:nodos juris,
Juv. 8, 50:proponere aliquid quod solvat quaestionem,
Quint. 5, 10, 96:plurimas quaestiones illis probationibus solvi solere,
id. 1, 10, 49:quo solvitur quaestio supra tractata,
id. 3, 7, 3:ambiguitatem or amphiboliam,
id. 7, 2, 49; 7, 9, 10.—In partic., of obligations, to fulfil.a.To pay.(α).Originally, rem solvere, to free one's property and person (rem familiarem) from debts (solutio per aes et libram), according to the ancient formula:(β).quod ego tibi tot millibus condemnatus sum, me eo nomine... a te solvo liberoque hoc aere aeneaque libra,
Gai. Inst. 3, 174 Huschke; cf.:inde rem creditori palam populo solvit (i. e. per aes et libram),
Liv. 6, 14, 5:quas res dari, fieri, solvi oportuit,
id. 1, 32, 11. —Hence, rem solvere, to pay; often with dat. of person:pro vectura rem solvit?
paid the freight, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 27:ubi nugivendis res soluta'st omnibus,
id. Aul. 3, 5, 51:tibi res soluta est recte,
id. Curc. 4, 3, 21:ego quidem pro istac rem solvo ab tarpessita meo,
id. ib. 5, 2, 20:rem solvo omnibus quibus dehibeo,
id. ib. 5, 3, 45:dum te strenuas, res erit soluta,
id. Ps. 2, 2, 35:res soluta'st, Gripe, ego habeo,
id. Rud. 5, 3, 57.— Trop.: saepe edunt (aves);semel si captae sunt, rem solvont aucupi,
they repay him, pay for his expenses, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 66.—And to pay by other things than money:si tergo res solvonda'st,
by a whipping, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 54:habent hunc morem ut pugnis rem solvant si quis poscat clarius,
id. Curc. 3, 9:tibi quidem copia'st, dum lingua vivet, qui rem solvas omnibus,
id. Rud. 2, 6, 74.—Hence,Absol. (sc. rem), to pay; with or without dat. of person:(γ).cujus bona, quod populo non solvebat, publice venierunt,
Cic. Fl. 18, 43:ei cum solveret, sumpsit a C. M. Fufiis,
id. ib. 20, 46:misimus qui pro vectura solveret,
id. Att. 1, 3, 2:qui nimis cito cupit solvere, invitus debet,
Sen. Ben. 4, 40, 5:ut creditori solvat,
Dig. 30, 1, 49, § 7.— Pass. impers.:si dare vis mihi, Magis solutum erit quam ipsi dederis,
it will be a more valid payment, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 46:numquam vehementius actum est quam me consule, ne solveretur,
to stop payments, Cic. Off. 2, 24, 84:fraudandi spe sublata solvendi necessitas consecuta est,
id. ib. 2, 24, 84:cum eo ipso quod necesse erat solvi, facultas solvendi impediretur,
Liv. 6, 34, 1.—Cf. in the two senses, to free from debt, and to pay, in the same sentence:non succurrere vis illi, sed solvere. Qui sic properat, ipse solvi vult, non solvere,
Sen. Ben. 6, 27, 1.—With acc. of the debt, to discharge, to pay:(δ).postquam Fundanio debitum solutum esset,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 3, § 10:hoc quod debeo peto a te ut... solutum relinquas,
settled, id. Att. 16, 6, 3:solverat Castricio pecuniam jam diu debitam,
id. Fl. 23, 54:ex qua (pensione) major pars est ei soluta,
id. Att. 16, 2, 1:solvi aes alienum Pompejus ex suo fisco jussit,
Val. Max. 6, 2, 11:aes alienum solvere,
Sen. Ep. 36, 5:quae jactatio est, solvisse quod debebas?
id. Ben. 4, 17, 1; so,debitum solvere,
id. ib. 6, 30, 2:ne pecunias creditas solverent,
Cic. Pis. 35, 86:ut creditae pecuniae solvantur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 20; 3, 1:ex thensauris Gallicis creditum solvi posse,
Liv. 6, 15, 5:ita bona veneant ut solidum suum cuique solvatur,
Cic. Rab. Post. 17, 46.—And of moral debts:cum patriae quod debes solveris,
Cic. Marcell. 9, 27:debet vero, solvitque praeclare,
id. Phil. 13, 11, 25:aliter beneficium, aliter creditum solvitur,
Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 1:qui grate beneficium accipit, primam ejus pensionem solvit,
id. ib. 2, 22 fin. —By a confusion of construction, solvere pecuniam, etc., to pay money, etc. (for pecunia rem or debitum solvere); constr. with dat. or absol.:(ε).emi: pecuniam solvi,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 43:pro frumento nihil solvit,
id. ib. 2, 3, 72, §169: legatis pecuniam pro frumento solvit,
Liv. 44, 16:hanc pecuniam cum solvere in praesenti non posset,
Nep. Milt. 7, 6:nisi pecuniam solvisset,
id. Cim. 1, 1:condiciones pacis dictae ut decem millia talentum argenti... solverent,
Liv. 30, 37 med.:pro quo (frumento) pretium solveret populus Romanus,
id. 36, 3, 1:pretium servorum ex aerario solutum est dominis,
id. 32, 26, 14:pretium pro libris domino esse solvendum,
id. 40, 39 fin.:meritam mercedem,
id. 8, 22, 3; so id. 8, 11, 4: sorte creditum solvere, by paying the principal (i. e. without interest), id. 6, 36, 12:quae praemia senatus militibus ante constituit, ea solvantur,
Cic. Phil. 14, 14, 38:stipendium,
Liv. 28, 32, 1:dotem mulieri,
Dig. 24, 3, 2:litem aestimatam,
the amount of a fine, Nep. Cim. 5, 18 fin.:arbitria funeris,
the expenses of the funeral, Cic. Red. Sen. 7, 18:solvere dodrantem,
to pay seventy-five per cent., Mart. 8, 9, 1:dona puer solvit,
paid the promised gifts, Ov. M. 9, 794; so,munera,
id. ib. 11, 104.— Transf., of the dedication of a book, in return for favors:et exspectabo ea (munera) quae polliceris, et erunt mihi pergrata si solveris... Non solvam nisi prius a te cavero, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 4, 17 sq. —Of the delivery of slaves:si quis duos homines promise rit et Stichum solverit,
Dig. 46, 3, 67; 46, 3, 38, § 3.— Transf., poet.: dolorem solvisti, you have paid your grief, i. e. have duly mourned, Stat. S. 2, 6, 98.— Pass. with personal subject:si (actor) solutus fuisset,
Dig. 12, 1, 31 (cf.: solvere militem, b supra). —Esp., in certain phrases, to pay:b.aliquid praesens solvere,
to pay in cash, Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1; so,aliquid de praesentibus solvere,
Sen. Ep. 97, 16:solvere grates (= referre gratiam muneribus): Sulla solvit grates Dianae,
Vell. 2, 25:quas solvere grates sufficiam?
Stat. S. 4, 2, 7: cum homo avarus, ut ea (beneficia) solveret sibi imperare non posset, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 1; cf.: non dicimus reposuit beneficium aut solvit;nullum nobis placuit quod aeri alieno convenit verbum,
Sen. Ep. 81, 9; but v. id. Ben. 2, 18, 5: in debitum solvere, to make a partial payment:unum haec epistula in debitum solvet,
id. Ep. 7, 10: aliquid solvere ab aliquo (de aliqua re), to pay out of funds supplied by any one ( out of any fund):Quintus laborat ut tibi quod debet ab Egnatio solvat,
Cic. Att. 7, 18, 4:homines dicere, se a me solvere,
id. ib. 5, 21, 11:(summa) erat solvenda de meo,
Plin. Ep. 2, 4, 2:operas solvere alicui,
to work for somebody, Dig. 40, 7, 39: solvo operam Dianae, I work for Diana, i. e. offer a sacrifice to her, Afran. ap. Non. 12, 21: judicatum solvere, to pay the amount adjudged by the court, for which security (satisdatio) was required:stipulatio quae appellatur judicatum solvi,
Gai. Inst. 4, 90:iste postulat ut procurator judicatum solvi satisdaret,
Cic. Quint. 7, 29; so Dig. 3, 2, 28; 3, 3, 15; 2, 8, 8;2, 8, 14 et saep.: auctio solvendis nummis,
a cash auction, Mart. 14, 35.— Gerund.: solvendo esse, to be solvent; jurid. t. t., to be able to pay, i. e. one's debts; cf.in full: nec tamen solvendo aeri alieno respublica esset,
Liv. 31, 13:nemo dubitat solvendo esse eum qui defenditur,
Dig. 50, 17, 105:qui modo solvendo sint,
Gai. Inst. 1, 3, 121:si solvendo sint,
Paul. Sent. 1, 20, 1:nec interest, solvendo sit, necne,
Dig. 30, 1, 49, § 5; so ib. 46, 1, 10; 46, 1, 27, § 2; 46, 1, 51, §§ 1 and 4; 46, 1, 52, § 1; 46, 1, 28; 50, 17, 198 et saep.: non solvendo esse, to be insolvent:solvendo non erat,
Cic. Att. 13, 10, 3:cum solvendo civitates non essent,
id. Fam. 3, 8, 2:tu nec solvendo eras, nec, etc.,
id. Phil. 2, 2, 4:ne videatur non fuisse solvendo,
id. Off. 2, 22, 79;and very freq. in the jurists.—So, trop.: quid matri, quid flebili patriae dabis? Solvendo non es,
Sen. Oedip. 941; cf.:*non esse ad solvendum (i. e. able to pay),
Vitr. 10, 6 fin. —To fulfil the duty of burial.(α).Justa solvere; with dat. of the person:(β).qui nondum omnia paterno funeri justa solvisset,
who had not yet finished the burial ceremonies of his father, Cic. Rosc. Am. 8, 23:justis defunctorum corporibus solutis,
Curt. 3, 12, 15:proinde corpori quam primum justa solvamus,
id. 10, 6, 7:ut justa soluta Remo,
Ov. F. 5, 452:nunc justa nato solve,
Sen. Hippol. 1245.—Exsequias, inferias or suprema solvere:c.exsequiis rite solutis,
Verg. A. 7, 5:cruor sancto solvit inferias viro,
Sen. Hippol. 1198:solvere suprema militibus,
Tac. A. 1, 61.—Votum solvere, to fulfil a vow to the gods.(α).Alone:(β).vota ea quae numquam solveret nuncupavit,
Cic. Phil. 3, 4, 11:quod si factum esset, votum rite solvi non posse,
Liv. 31, 9 fin.:liberare et se et rempublicam religione votis solvendis,
id. 40, 44, 8:placatis diis votis rite solvendis,
id. 36, 37 fin.:petiit ut votum sibi solvere liceret,
id. 45, 44:animosius a mercatore quam a vectore solvitur votum,
Sen. Ep. 73, 5:vota pro incolumitate solvebantur,
Tac. A. 2, 69:vota pater solvit,
Ov. M. 9, 707:ne votum solvat,
Mart. 12, 91, 6; 8, 4, 2; Val. Max. 6, 9, 5 ext.; 1, 1, 8 ext. — Poet.:voti debita solvere,
Ov. F. 5, 596; cf.the abbrev. formula V. S. L. M. (voTVM SOLVIT LIBENS MERITO),
Inscr. Orell. 186; 1296 sq.:V.S.A.L. (ANIMO LIBENTI),
ib. 2022 et saep.:sacra solvere (=votum solvere),
Manil. 1, 427.—With dat.:d.ait sese Veneri velle votum solvere,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 60:vota Jovi solvo,
Ov. M. 7, 652; 8, 153:sunt vota soluta deae,
id. F. 6, 248:dis vota solvis,
Sen. Ben. 5, 19, 4:libamenta Veneri solvere (=votum per libamenta),
Just. 18, 5, 4.—Fidem solvere, to fulfil a promise (post-class. for fidem praestare, [p. 1728] exsolvere; cf.:e.fidem obligatam liberare,
Suet. Claud. 9):illi, ut fidem solverent, clipeis obruere,
Flor. 1, 1, 12;similarly: et voti solverat ille fidem (=votum solverat),
Ov. F. 1, 642; but cf.: itane imprudens? tandem inventa'st causa: solvisti fidem, you have found a pretext to evade your promise (cf. II. A. 3.), Ter. And. 4, 1, 18: esset, quam dederas, morte soluta fides, by my death your promise to marry me would have been cancelled (cf. II. B. 1. 6.), Ov. H. 10, 78; similarly: suam fidem (i. e. quam Lepido habuerit) solutam esse, that his faith in Lepidus was broken, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 3.—With a different construction: se depositi fide solvere, to acquit one's self of the duty to return property intrusted to him (cf. I. B. 1. c.), Val. Max. 7, 3, 5 ext.: factique fide data munera solvit, he freed the gift already given from the obligation of an accomplished fact, i. e. he revoked the gifts, although already made, Ov. M. 11, 135.—Promissum solvere, to fulfil a promise (very rare):A.perinde quasi promissum solvens,
Val. Max. 9, 6, 1:solvitur quod cuique promissum est,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 20 fin.;similarly: solutum, quod juraverant, rebantur,
what they had promised under oath, Liv. 24, 18, 5.—Hence, sŏlūtus, a, um, P. a., free, loose, at large, unfettered, unbandaged.Lit.1.(Acc. to I.A. 1. supra.) Pigeat nostrum erum si eximat aut solutos sinat, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 11:2.tibi moram facis quom ego solutus sto,
id. Ep. 5, 2, 25:reus solutus causam dicis, testes vinctos attines,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 63:cum eos vinciret quos secum habebat, te solutum Romam mittebat?
Cic. Deiot. 7, 22:nec quisquam ante Marium solutus dicitur esse sectus,
unbandaged, id. Tusc. 2, 22, 53:duos (captivos) solutos ire ad Hannibalem jussit,
Liv. 27, 51:eum interdiu solutum custodes sequebantur, nocte clausum asservabant,
id. 24, 45, 10:non efficiatis ut solutos verear quos alligatos adduxit,
Val. Max. 6, 2, 3.—(Acc. to I. A. 2.) Of texture, etc.; esp. of soil, loose, friable (opp spissus;3.postAug.): quo solutior terra facilius pateat radicibus,
Sen. Ep. 90, 21;ordeum nisi solutum et siccum locum non patitur,
Col. 2, 9:soluta et facilis terra,
id. 3, 14;solum solutum vel spissum,
id. 2, 2 init.;seri vult raphanus terra soluta, umida,
Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 83:hordeum seri non vult, nisi in sicca et soluta terra,
id. 18, 7, 18, § 79:solutiores ripae,
Front. Aquaed. 15.—Of plants:mas spissior, femina solutior,
Plin. 25, 9, 57, § 103.—Hence, subst.: sŏlūtum, i, n., a state of looseness:dum vult describere, quem ad modum alia torqueantur fila, alia ex molli solutoque ducantur,
Sen. Ep. 90, 20.—(Acc. to I. A. 3.) Rarefied, thin, diffused:B.turbo, quo celsior eo solutior laxiorque est, et ob hoc diffunditur,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 9, 3:aer agitatus a sole calefactusque solutior est,
id. ib. 1, 2, 10:debet aer nec tam spissus esse, nec tam tenuis et solutus, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 2, 11.—Trop.1.(Acc. to I. B. 1.) Of speech, unfettered, fluent, ready:2.(orator) solutus in explicandis sententiis,
Cic. Or. 47, 173:verbis solutus satis,
id. ib. 47, 174:solutissimus in dicendo,
id. ib. 48, 180.—Exempt, free from duties, obligations, etc.:3.quam ob rem viderer maximis beneficii vinculis obstrictus, cum liber essem et solutus?
Cic. Planc. 30, 72:soluta (praedia) meliore in causa sunt quam obligata,
unmortgaged, id. Agr. 3, 2, 9:si reddidi (debitum), solutus sum ac liber,
Sen. Ben. 2, 18, 5;non ut gratus, sed ut solutus sim,
id. ib. 4, 21, 3;solutus omni fenore,
Hor. Epod. 2, 4;nam ea (religione) magister equitum solutus ac liber potuerit esse,
Liv. 8, 32, 5:Mamertini soli in omni orbe terrarum vacui, expertes soluti ac liberi fuerunt ab omni sumptu, molestia, munere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 23.—Free from punishment, not punishable, not liable, etc.: qui mancipia vendunt, certiores faciunt emptores quis fugitivus sit, noxave solutus, Edict. Aedil. ap. Dig. 21, 1, 1, § 1; Gell. 4, 2, 1; cf.:4.quod aiunt aediles noxae solutus non sit sic intellegendum est... noxali judicio subjectum non esse,
Dig. 21, 1, 17, § 17:apud quos libido etiam permissam habet et solutam licentiam,
Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:omne illud tempus habeat per me solutum ac liberum,
i. e. let the crimes then committed be unpunished, id. Verr. 2, 1, 12, § 33: antea vacuum id solutumque poena fuerat, Tac. A. 14, 28.—With subj. inf.:maxime solutum fuit, prodere de iis, etc.,
Tac. A. 4, 35: solutum existimatur esse, alteri male dicere, Caecil. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 3.—Free from cares, undistracted:5.animo soluto liberoque,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 75, § 185:sed paulo solutiore tamen animo,
id. ib. 2, 5, 31, § 82.—At leisure, free from labor, business, etc.:6.te rogo ut eum solutum, liberum, confectis ejus negotiis a te, quamprimum ad me remittas,
Cic. Fam. 13, 63, 2:quo mea ratio facilior et solutior esse possit,
id. ib. 3, 5, 1.—With gen.:Genium Curabis Cum famulis operum solutis,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 16.—Unbound, relaxed, merry, jovial:7.quam homines soluti ridere non desinant, tristiores autem, etc.,
Cic. Dom. 39, 104:an tu existimas quemquam soluto vultu et hilari oculo mortem contemnere?
Sen. Ep. 23, 4:vultus,
Stat. Th. 5, 355:(mores) naturam sequentium faciles sunt, soluti sunt,
unembarrassed, Sen. Ep. 122, 17.—Free from the rule of others, uncontrolled, independent:8.cum videas civitatis voluntatem solutam, virtutem alligatam,
Cic. Att. 2, 18, 1:ab omni imperio externo soluta in perpetuum Hispania,
Liv. 29, 1 fin.:Masinissae ab imperio Romano solutam libertatem tribuit,
Val. Max. 7, 2, 6:incerti, solutique, et magis sine domino quam in libertate, Vononem in regnum accipiunt,
Tac. A. 2, 4:quorum (militum) libertas solutior erat,
Just. 13, 2, 2.—Of animals:rectore solutos (solis) equos,
Stat. Th. 1, 219.—Free from influence or restraint; hence, independent, unbiassed, unprejudiced:9.nec vero deus ipse alio modo intellegi potest, nisi mens soluta quaedam et libera,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 27, 66;cum animi sine ratione motu ipsi suo soluto ac libero incitarentur,
id. Div. 1, 2, 4:judicio senatus soluto et libero,
id. Phil. 5, 15, 41:sum enim ad dignitatem in re publica solutus,
id. Att. 1, 13, 2:libero tempore cum soluta vobis est eligendi optio,
id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:si omnia mihi essent solutissima, tamen in re publica non alius essem atque nunc sum,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 21:liberi enim ad causas solutique veniebant,
uncommitted, id. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 192.—Free from moral restraint; hence, unbridled, insolent, loose:10.amores soluti et liberi,
Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:licentia,
id. ib. 4, 4, 4:populi quamvis soluti ecfrenatique sint,
id. ib. 1, 34, 53:quis erat qui sibi solutam P. Clodii praeturam sine maximo metu proponeret? Solutam autem fore videbatis, nisi esset is consul qui eam auderet possetque constringere,
id. Mil. 13, 34:quominus conspectus, eo solutior erat,
Liv. 27, 31 fin.:adulescentes aliquot quorum, in regno, libido solutior fuerat,
id. 2, 1, 2:solutioris vitae primos adulescentiae annos egisse fertur,
a licentious life, Val. Max. 2, 6, 1:spectandi solutissimum morem corrigere,
Suet. Aug. 44:mores soluti,
licentious habits, Just. 3, 3, 10.—Regardless of rules, careless, loose:11.orator tam solutus et mollis in gestu,
Cic. Brut. 62, 225:dicta factaque ejus solutiora, et quandam sui neglegentiam praeferentia,
Tac. A. 16, 18.—Esp., of style, etc., free from rules of composition.(α).Oratio soluta, verba soluta, a free style, conversational or epistolary style:(β).est oratio aliqua vincta atque contexta, soluta alia, qualis in sermone et epistulis,
Quint. 9, 4, 19; 9, 4, 20; 9, 4, 69; 9, 4, 77.—More freq.: verba soluta, oratio soluta, prose (opp. to verse);(γ).in full: scribere conabar verba soluta modis, Ov Tr. 4, 10, 24: quod (Isocrates) verbis solutis numeros primus adjunxerit,
Cic. Or. 52, 174:mollis est enim oratio philosophorum... nec vincta numeris, sed soluta liberius,
id. ib. 19, 64; 71, 234;68, 228: si omnes soluta oratione scripserunt,
Varr. R. R. 4, 1; de heisce rebus treis libros ad te mittere institui;de oratione soluta duos, de poetica unum,
id. L. L. 6, 11 fin.:ut in soluta oratione, sic in poemateis,
id. ib. 7, 1:primus (Isocrates) intellexit. etiam in soluta oratione, dum versum effugeres modum et numerum quemdam debere servari,
Cic. Brut. 8, 32:Aristoteles judicat heroum numerum grandiorem quam desideret soluta oratio,
id. Or. 57, 192:et creticus et paeon quam commodissume putatur in solutam orationem illigari,
id. ib. 64, 215:a modis quibusdam, cantu remoto, soluta esse videatur oratio,
id. ib. 55, 183; 55, 184; id. de Or. 3, 48, 184: historia est quodammodo carmen solutum, Quint. 10, 1, 31.—Also in reference to a prose rhythm, loose, unrhythmical, inharmonious:(δ).ut verba neque inligata sint, quasi... versus, neque ita soluta ut vagentur,
Cic. de Or. 3, 44, 176; 3, 48, 186:nec vero haec (Callidii verba) soluta nec diffluentia, sed astricta numeris,
id. Brut. 79, 274:orator sic illigat sententiam verbis ut eam numero quodam complectatur et astricto et soluto,
id. de Or. 3, 44, 175; but: verba soluta suis figuris, words freed from their proper meaning, i.e. metaphors, Manil. 1, 24.—Rarely with reference to the thought: soluta oratio, a fragmentary, disconnected style:12.soluta oratio, et e singulis non membris, sed frustis, collata, structura caret,
Quint. 8, 5, 27; cf. id. 9, 4, 69:solutiora componere,
id. 10, 4, 1; 9, 4, 15.—Effeminate, luxurious (acc. to I. B. 3.):13.sinum togae in dextrum umerum reicere, solutum ac delicatum est,
Quint. 11, 3, 146.—Undisciplined, disorderly:14.omnia soluta apud hostes esse,
Liv. 8, 30, 3:nihil temeritate solutum,
Tac. A. 13, 40:apud Achaeos neglecta omnia ac soluta fuere,
Just. 34, 2, 2.—Lax, remiss, weak:C.mea lenitas adhuc si cui solutior visa erat,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:Ciceronem male audivisse, tamquam solutum et enervem,
Tac. Or. 18:soluti ac fluentes,
Quint. 1, 2, 8.—Hence:solutum genus orationis,
a lifeless, dull style, Val. Max. 8, 10, 3:quanto longius abscederent, eo solutiore cura,
laxer attention, Liv. 3, 8, 8.—(Acc. to II. B. 3. e supra.) Paid, discharged, only as subst.: sŏlūtum, i, n., that which is paid, a discharged debt, in certain phrases:1.aliquid in solutum dare,
to give something in payment, Dig. 46, 3, 45; 46, 3, 46; 46, 3, 60: in solutum accipere, to accept in payment:qui voluntatem bonam in solutum accipit,
Sen. Ben. 7, 16, 4:qui rem in solutum accipit,
Dig. 42, 4, 15; 12, 1, 19;in solutum imputare,
to charge as payment, Sen. Ep. 8, 10; aliquid pro soluto est, is considered as paid or cancelled:pro soluto id in quo creditor accipiendo moram fecit, oportet esse,
Dig. 46, 3, 72: pro soluto usucapere, to acquire by prescription something given in payment by the debtor, but not belonging to him:pro soluto usucapit qui rem debiti causa recepit,
Dig. 41, 3, 46.— Adv.: sŏlūtē.Thinly:2.corpora diffusa solute,
Lucr. 4, 53.—Of speech, fluently:3. 4.non refert videre quid dicendum est, nisi id queas solute ac suaviter dicere,
Cic. Brut. 29, 110:ita facile soluteque volvebat sententias,
id. ib. 81, 280:quid ipse compositus alias, et velut eluctantium verborum, solutius promptiusque eloquebatur,
Tac. A. 4, 31.—Freely, without restraint:5. 6.generaliter puto judicem justum... solutius aequitatem sequi,
i. e. without strictly regarding the letter of the law, Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—Of manners and discipline, disorderly, negligently:7.praecipue sub imperio Cn. Manlii solute ac neglegenter habiti sunt (exercitus),
Liv. 39, 1, 4:in stationibus solute ac neglegenter agentes,
id. 23, 37, 6.—Weakly, tamely, without vigor:8.quod ille tam solute egisset, tam leniter, tam oscitanter,
Cic. Brut. 80, 277.—Of morals, loosely, without restraint:ventitabat illuc Nero, quo solutius urbem extra lasciviret,
Tac. A. 13, 47. -
15 solvo
solvo, solvi, solutum, 3, v. a. ( perf. soluit, trisyll., Cat. 2, 13:I. A.soluisse,
Tib. 4, 5, 16) [for se-luo; cf. socors for se-cords], to loosen an object from any thing, to release or to loose, remove any thing which binds or restrains another.In a corporeal sense.1.Outwardly, to release.a.From fetters or custody, to free, set free, release; absol.:b.solvite istas,
i. e. from fetters, Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 64:solvite istum,
id. Mil. 5, 32:numquam, nisi me orassis, solves,
id. Ep. 5, 2, 62:jube solvi (eum),
Ter. And. 5, 4, 52:ad palum adligati repente soluti sunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 5, § 11:ut vincti solvantur,
id. ib. 2, 5, 6, §12: qui in compedibus corporis semper fuerunt, etiam cum soluti sunt, tardius ingrediuntur,
id. Tusc. 1, 31, 75:ita nexi soluti (sunt),
Liv. 8, 28, 9:solvite me, pueri,
Verg. E. 6, 24:fore ut brevi solveretur,
Suet. Vesp. 5; id. Tib. 65; id. Vit. 12.—With abl.:canis solutus catena,
Phaedr. 3, 7, 20. — Transf., from the fetter of frost:solutis amnibus (i. e. frigoris vinculo),
Stat. Th. 5, 15:terrae quem (florem) ferunt solutae,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 10.—From reins, ties, bands, etc.: solve senescentem equum, from the rein, i. e. dismiss him from service, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 8:c.solverat sol equos,
unhitched, Stat. Th. 3, 407: currum solvere (i. e. ab equis, poet. for equos a curru), Sen. Thyest. 794: solvere epistulam, i. e. from the string by which it was tied (= to open), Nep. Hann. 11, 3:et tibi sollicita solvitur illa (epistula) manu,
Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 2:et jacet in gremio charta soluta meo,
id. H. 11, 4:praecepit suis ne sarcinas solverent, aut onera deponerent,
Front. Strat. 1, 5, 3.—So of garments and sails, to unfurl, unfold: cum tunica soluta inambularet, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 32, 3; Front. Strat. 4, 1, 26:soluta toga,
Quint. 11, 3, 147:vela solvere,
Verg. A. 4, 574.—From any fastening (mostly poet. and post-Aug. prose), to detach from; constr. absol., or with ab or de, and abl.:d.Caucasia solvet de rupe Promethei bracchia,
Prop. 2, 1, 69:fraxinus solvitur,
from the ground, Stat. Th. 9, 498:ceciditque soluta pinus,
id. ib. 9, 409; cf.:pinus radice soluta, deficit,
id. S. 5, 1, 152:solutis radicibus arbusta procumbunt,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 5:accepi epistulam quam, ut scribis, ancora soluta de phaselo dedisti, i. e. a litore,
detached, Cic. Att. 1, 13, 1 B. and K. (al. sublata;but soluta is perh. an error of Cic. in the use of a technical term, v Orell. ad loc.).—In the same sense: solvere retinacula classis,
Ov. M. 15, 696; 8, 102:querno solvunt de stipite funem,
id. F. 4, 333:fune soluto Currit in immensum carina,
id. Am. 2, 11, 23:curvo solves viscera cultro (i. e. de corpore ferarum),
Sen. Hippol. 53.—Of rain disengaged from the clouds:imber caelesti nube solutus,
Ov. A. A. 2, 237: (Lunam) imperfecta vi solvere tantum umorem, disengage only the moisture, i. e. from the earth:cum solis radii absumant,
Plin. 2, 9, 6, § 45:solutum a latere pugionem,
detached from his side, Suet. Vit. 15.—Esp., of ships: navem solvere, to free a ship from the land, i. e. to set sail, weigh anchor, leave land, depart.(α).With acc. alone:(β).eisce confectis navem solvimus,
Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 91:navim cupimus solvere,
id. Mil. 4, 7, 17:naves solvit,
Caes. B. G. 4, 36; 5, 8; id. B. C. 1, 28; 3, 14; 3, 26;3, 102: primis tenebris solvit navem,
Liv. 45, 6:postero die solvere naves (jussi),
id. 29, 25 fin.; Nep. Hann. 8, 2:classem solvere,
Liv. 45, 41; Prop. 3, 7 (4, 6), 23.—With ab and abl.:(γ).navis a terra solverunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 101:quinto inde die quam ab Corintho solverit naves,
Liv. 31, 7 med.:solvunt a litore puppes,
Luc. 2, 649.—With ex and abl.:(δ).nam noctu hac soluta est navis nostra e portu Persico,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 259:interea e portu nostra navis solvitur,
id. Bacch. 2, 3, 54.—With abl.:(ε).complures mercatores Alexandria solvisse,
Cic. Off. 3, 12, 50:portu solventibus,
id. Mur. 2, 4.—Absol. (sc. navem or naves):(ζ).tertia fere vigilia solvit,
Caes. B. G. 4, 23:nos eo die cenati solvimus,
Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2:altero die quam a Brundusio solvit,
Liv. 31, 14 init.:qui inde solverant,
Val. Max. 1, 7, 3:solvi mare languido,
Sen. Ep. 53, 1:fortasse etiam ventis minantibus solves,
id. Ben. 2, 35, 5:non eadem est his et illis causa solvendi,
making sea-voyages, id. Q. N. 5, 18, 16.—With navis, etc., as subj., to leave the land (sc. se a litore):(η).naves XVIII. ex superiore portu solverunt,
Caes. B. G. 4, 28; and by another change of construction: solvimus oram, we freed the shore, i.e. from the ship, Quint. 4, 2, 41; id. Ep. ad Tryph. 3.—Poet. usages:e.de litore puppis solvit iter,
clears the voyage, Stat. S. 5, 1, 243:nec tibi Tyrrhena solvatur funis harena,
Prop. 1, 8, 11 (cf.: retinacula solvere, c. supra).—Of secretions from the body ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):2.tempore eo quo menstrua solvit,
Lucr. 6, 706:cruor solvitur,
Stat. Th. 9, 530:lacrimas solvere,
id. Achill. 2, 256:solutis lacrimis,
Claud. Ruf. 2, 258; so,partus solvere,
to bear, bring forth, be delivered of offspring, Ov. F. 3, 258; Stat. Th. 5, 461; Plin. 28, 3, 6, § 33; 32, 1, 1, § 6.—To loosen an object from that which holds it together, to break up, part, dissolve, disperse, divide, take apart, scatter.a.In gen.:b.omne colligatum solvi potest,
Cic. Fin. 11.—Of structures ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):c.solvere naves et rursus conjungere,
Curt. 8, 10, 3:solvere quassatae parcite membra ratis,
Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 2:dubitavit an solveret pontem,
Curt. 4, 16, 8:solvere pontem,
Tac. A. 1, 69:si pons solutus sit,
Dig. 2, 11, 2, § 7:solutus pons tempestatibus,
Just. 2, 13, 9:currum (solis) solutum,
Manil. 1, 740.—Of woven stuff:d.solvens texta,
Prop. 2, 9, 6.—Of mountains:e.utrimque montes solvit (Hercules),
Sen. Herc. Fur. 237:tridente Neptunus montem solvit,
id. Agam. 553.—Of the neck:f.soluta cervix silicis impulsu,
broken, Sen. Troad. 1119.—Of a comet:g.momentum quo cometes solutus et in duas partes redactus est,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 3.—Of the hair, to loosen, untie, let fall:h.solve capillos,
Ov. Am. 3, 9, 3:crinem,
id. A. A. 3, 784; id. M. 11, 682; 13, 584; Prop. 2, 15 (3, 7), 46:comas casside,
Ov. F. 3, 2; cf. id. ib. 4, 854.—Of the earth (so mostly P. a., q. v. infra;3.post-Aug.): ita in terrae corpore evenit ut partes ejus vetustate solvantur, solutae cadant,
Sen. Q. N. 6, 10, 2:ubi montis latus nova ventis solvit hiems,
Stat. Th. 7, 745. —To dissolve; pass., to be dissolved, changed, to pass over into ( poet. and postclass. for dissolvere, or transire in); constr. absol., or with in and acc.(α).Of a change into air or gas:(β).calor mobiliter solvens, differt primordia vini,
dissolving, parts the molecules of the wine, Lucr. 6, 235:nam materiai copia ferretur per inane soluta,
id. 1, 1018; so id. 1, 1103:ita fatus in aera rursus solvitur,
Stat. Th. 5, 285;nec in aera solvi Passa, recentem animam caelestibus intulit astris,
Ov. M. 15, 845.—Into a liquid, to melt:(γ).saepe terra in tabem solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 15, 7:terram quam diximus esse mutabilem et solvi in umorem,
id. ib. 3, 29, 4:nullum tellus se solvit in amnem,
Luc. 2, 408; ipsum in conubia terrae Aethera, cum pluviis rarescunt nubila, solvo, dissolve into the embrace of the earth, i. e. change into rain, Stat. S. 1, 2, 186:ex Aethiopiae jugis solutas nives ad Nilum decurrere,
Sen. Q. N. 4, 2, 17; so,nivem solvere,
id. ib. 4, 5, 2; Ov. Am. 3, 6, 93; Sen. Herc. Oet. 729:rigor auri solvitur aestu,
Lucr. 1, 493:ferrum calidi solvant camini,
Manil. 4, 250:cerae igne solutae,
Ov. A. A. 2, 47:Iris cum vino triduo non solvitur,
Plin. 21, 20, 83, § 142:(herba) quinto die solvitur,
id. 26, 14, 88, § 148.—Of putrefaction:(δ).(vitulo) per integram solvuntur viscera pellem,
Verg. G. 4, 302.—Of change in general:(ε).inque novas abiit massa soluta domos,
Ov. F. 1, 108:repentino crementur incendio, atque ex tanta varietate solvantur atque eant in unum omnia (sc. all the heavenly bodies),
Sen. Ben. 6, 22.—Of expansion by heat:(ζ). (η).(uva) cum modo frigoribus premitur, modo solvitur aestu,
Ov. A. A. 2, 317.—Solvi in, to pass into, become:4.in cacumine (herbae) capitula purpurea quae solvantur in lanugines,
Plin. 27, 8, 39, § 61.—Of a wave:donec in planitiem immotarum aquarum solvatur,
disappears in, Sen. Q. N. 1, 2, 2:postremi (equi) solvuntur in aequora pisces (= solvuntur in pisces),
Stat. Th. 2, 47: lumina in lacrimas solventur, stream with tears. —Hence, solvere, causative, to make pass over, to make vanish in: circulum in pulverem, in quo descriptus est, solvere, Sen. Ep. 74, 27: soluti agri, the boundaries of which are effaced, Sic. Fl. Cond. Agr. p. 3 Goes.—To consume, to destroy, dissolve:B.solvere orbes,
Manil. 1, 497:ni calor et ventus... interemant sensum diductaque solvant (i.e. sensum),
Lucr. 3, 287:(Cato) ferrei prope corporis animique, quem ne senectus quidem, quae solvit omnia, fregerit,
Liv. 39, 40, 11:si (cometae) sunt purus ignis... nec illos conversio mundi solvit,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 2, 2:(turbo) ab eo motu, qui universum trahit, solveretur,
id. ib. 7, 9, 4:tabes solvit corpora,
Luc. 6, 18; 7, 809:nec solum silvas, sed saxa ingentia solvit (ignis),
id. 3, 506:ne tegat functos humus, ne solvat ignis,
Sen. Thyest. 750.—So, vitam solvere, to extinguish life, esp. of gradual or easy death:solvas potius (vitam), quam abrumpas, dummodo, si alia solvendi ratio non erit, vel abrumpas,
Sen. Ep. 22, 3:hanc mihi solvite vitam,
Prop. 2, 9, 39.—Trop.1.To free, release, loose, emancipate, set free; constr. absol., with abl. or ab and abl.; rarely with gen.a.From the body, etc.:b.teque isto corpore solvo,
Verg. A. 4, 703:soluta corpore anima,
Quint. 5, 14, 13:qui solutas vinculis animas recipit,
Sen. Cons. 28, 8: si animus somno relaxatus solute (i. e. free from the shackles of the body) moveatur ac libere, Cic. Div. 2, 48, 100:vocem solvere,
to set free the voice, to speak, Stat. S. 3, 1; Sen. Thyest. 682; so, responsa solve (pregn. = utter and disclose), Sen. Oedip. 292:suspiria solvit,
Stat. Th. 11, 604:solvat turba jocos,
Sen. Med. 114:solutos Qui captat risus hominum (= quem juvat risus hominum solvere),
Hor. S. 1, 4, 83:Ausonii... versibus incomptis ludunt risuque soluto,
unrestrained, free, Verg. G. 2, 386.—Of members or parts of the body: linguam solvere, to unfetter the tongue (sc. vinculis oris), to give flow to words:c.linguam (Juno) ad jurgia solvit,
Ov. M. 3, 261:lingua devincta nec in motus varios soluta,
Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 7:ut quisque contemptissimus est, ita linguae solutissimae est,
id. Const. 11, 3:(fama) innumeras solvit in praeconia linguas,
Luc. 1, 472. —Solvere bracchia, poet., to unfetter the arms, i. e. to move them:magna difficili solventem bracchia motu,
Stat. Achill. 1, 604; cf.of the free motions of animals: columbae soluto volatu multum velociores,
unrestrained flight, Plin. 10, 36, 52, § 108.—From obligations and debts:d.solvit me debito,
Sen. Ben. 6, 4, 1:an nos debito solverit,
id. Ep. 81, 3:ut religione civitas solvatur,
Cic. Caecin. 34, 98; Liv. 7, 3, 9:te decem tauri... Me tener solvet vitulus (sc. religione),
Hor. C. 4, 2, 54.—So from a military oath:hoc si impetro, solvo vos jurejurando,
Just. 14, 4, 7.—Sacramento or militia solvere, to dismiss a soldier from service:sacramento solvi,
Tac. A. 16, 13:cum quis propter delictum sacramento solvitur,
Dig. 49, 16, 13:militia solvere,
Tac. A. 1, 44.— Munere (publico) solvere, to exempt from public duties:ut Ilienses publico munere solverentur,
Tac. A. 12, 58.—With obj. inf.:ut manere solveretur,
that he should be excused from the duty of remaining, Tac. A. 3, 29.—From guilt and sin, to acquit, absolve, cleanse (cf. absolvere, to acquit of crime):e.si ille huic (insidias fecerit), ut scelere solvamur,
be held guiltless, Cic. Mil. 12, 31:atque hunc ille summus vir scelere solutum periculo liberavit,
id. ib. 4, 9:sit capitis damno Roma soluta mei,
Ov. F. 6, 452:ipsum quoque Pelea Phoci Caede per Haemonias solvit Acastus aquas,
id. ib. 2, 40:Helenen ego crimine solvo,
id. A. A. 2, 371:quid crimine solvis Germanum?
Stat. Th. 11, 379:solutam caede Gradivus manum restituit armis,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 1342. —From feelings, etc.:f.quae eos qui quaesissent cura et negotio solverent,
Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30:cum ego vos solvi curis ceteris,
Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 33:senatus cura belli solutus,
Plin. 22, 3, 4, § 7:pectus linquunt cura solutum,
Lucr. 2, 45:his terroribus ab Epicuro soluti et in libertatem vindicati,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:soluti metu,
Liv. 41, 14 init.; 27, 51:solvent formidine terras,
Verg. E. 4, 14:solve metu patriam,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 41:metu belli Scythas solvit,
Just. 9, 2, 2; so id. 14, 2, 5:haec est Vita solutorum misera ambitione,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 129:soluti a cupiditatibus,
Cic. Agr. 1, 9, 27:his concitationibus quem vacuum, solutum, liberum videris,
id. Tusc. 5, 15, 43: et tu solve me dementia, [p. 1726] Hor. Epod. 17, 43:longo luctu,
Verg. A. 2, 26:tristem juventam solve (i. e. juventam tristitia),
Sen. Hippol. 450:solvite tantis animum monstris, solvite, superi,
id. Herc. Fur. 1063:Quis te solvere Thessalis Magus venenis poterit?
Hor. C. 1, 27, 21. — Poet.:solvit animis miracula (for animos miraculis),
the soul from superstition, Manil. 1, 103.—And of animals:rabie tigrim,
Manil. 5, 707.— Absol.:ut ad praecepta quae damus possit ire animus, solvendus est (i. e. perturbationibus),
Sen. Ep. 95, 38:calices, quem non fecere contracta in paupertate solutum?
i. e. from cares, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 20:solvite animos,
Manil. 4, 12.—With in:vix haec in munera solvo animum,
i. e. free it from passions and so make it fit for these duties, Stat. S. 5, 3, 33.—From sleep, very rare:g.ego somno solutus sum,
awoke, Cic. Rep. 6, 26, 29 (cf.: somno solvi, to be overwhelmed by sleep, 2. b, g infra).—From labor, business, etc.:h.volucres videmus... solutas opere volitare,
Cic. Or. 2, 6, 23:solutus onere regio, regni bonis fruor,
Sen. Oedip. 685.— Poet.:Romulus excubias decrevit in otia solvi,
to be relieved from guard and enjoy leisure, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 79.—From rigidity, austerity, stiffness, etc., to relax, smooth, unbend, quiet, soothe ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):k.frontem solvere disce,
Mart. 14, 183:saltem ora trucesque solve genas,
Stat. Th. 11, 373:solvit feros tunc ipse rictus,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 797.— Poet.:solvatur fronte senectus = frons senectute (i. e. rugis), solvatur,
be cleared, Hor. Epod. 13, 5:vultum risu solvit,
relieves, Val. Max. 4, 3, 5:risum judicis movendo, et illos tristes affectus solvit, et animum renovat,
Quint. 6, 3, 1; so,solvere judicem,
unbend, excite his laughter, id. 11, 3, 3:solvere qui (potui) Curios Fabriciosque graves (sc. risu),
Mart. 9, 28 (29), 4:ut tamen arctum Solveret hospitiis animum,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 83:cujus non contractum sollicitudine animum illius argutiae solvant?
Sen. Cons. Helv. 18, 5.— Transf., pregn.:solventur risu tabulae,
i. e. the austerity of the judge will be relaxed by laughter, and the complaint dismissed, Hor. S. 2, 1, 86.—Imitated:quia si aliquid omiserimus, cum risu quoque tota res solvitur,
Quint. 5, 10, 67.—From any cause of restraint.(α).To release from siege:(β).Bassanitas obsidione solvere,
Liv. 44, 30:patriam obsidione solvere,
Val. Max. 3, 2, 2. —From moral restraints:l.hic palam cupiditates suas solvit,
gave vent to, Curt. 6, 6, 1; v. also P. a., B. 7. infra.—From laws and rules: legibus solvere.(α).To exempt from laws, i. e. by privilege:(β).Vopiscus, qui ex aedilitate consulatum petit, solvatur legibus,
Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 11:cur M. Brutus legibus est solutus, si, etc.,
id. ib. 2, 13, 31:ut interea magistratus reliquos, legibus omnibus soluti, petere possetis,
id. Agr. 2, 36, 99:Lurco, tribunus plebis, solutus est (et lege Aelia et Furia),
id. Att. 1, 16, 13:solvatne legibus Scipionem,
Auct. Her. 3, 2, 2:petente Flacco ut legibus solverentur,
Liv. 31, 50, 8:Scipio legibus solutus est,
id. Epit. 56:Licet enim, inquiunt, legibus soluti sumus, attamen legibus vivimus,
Just. Inst. 2, 17, 8; cf.:ut munere vigintiviratus solveretur,
Tac. A. 3, 29.— Transf., of the laws of nature, etc.:(aestus) illo tempore, solutus legibus, sine modo fertur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 28, 6:solus (sapiens) generis humani legibus solvitur,
id. Brev. Vit. 15, 5:nec leti lege solutas,
Lucr. 3, 687:nec solvo Rutulos (i. e. legibus fati),
Verg. A. 10, 111.— With gen. (cf. libero), perh. only in phrase testamenti solvere, to release from a testamentary disposition:et is per aes et libram heredes testamenti solveret,
Cic. Leg. 2, 20, 51; 2, 21, 53 (less prop. testamenti is taken as attribute of heredes); cf. Gai. Inst. 3, 175, and Hor. C. 3, 17, 16, P. a., B. 5. fin. infra.—Legibus solutus, not subject to, released from:2. (α).reus Postumus est ea lege... solutus ac liber,
i. e. the law does not apply to him, Cic. Rab. Post. 5, 12:soluti (lege Julia) huc convenistis, ne constricti discedatis cavete,
id. ib. 7, 18.—Of other laws:solutus Legibus insanis,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 68:quae sedes expectent animam solutam legibus servitutis humanae,
Sen. Ep. 65, 20.— Transf., of things: soluta legibus scelera sunt, unrestrained by the laws, i. e. crimes are committed with impunity, Sen. Ben. 7, 27, 1.— Of the laws of versification: numerisque fertur Lege solutis, referring to dithyrambic measures, Hor. C. 4, 2, 12 (cf. P. a., B. 11. infra).—Of troops, ranks, etc.:(β).ubi ordines procursando solvissent,
Liv. 42, 65, 8:incomposito agmine, solutis ordinibus,
Curt. 8, 1, 5; so id. 8, 4, 6:agmina Diductis solvere choris,
Verg. A. 5, 581:solvit maniplos,
Juv. 8, 154:solvuntur laudata cohors,
Stat. Achill. 2, 167.—Hence, to separate armies engaged in battle:commissas acies ego possum solvere,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 59.—Of banquets, assemblies, etc.:(γ).convivio soluto,
Liv. 40, 14 fin.:convivium solvit,
Curt. 8, 5, 24; 8, 6, 16:Quid cessas convivia solvere?
Ov. F. 6, 675:coetuque soluto Discedunt,
id. M. 13, 898.—Hence, urbem (Capuam) solutam ac debilitatam reliquerunt, disfranchised, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91.—Of the words in discourse, orationem or versum solvere, to break up a sentence or verse:3.(discant) versus primo solvere, mox mutatis verbis interpretari,
Quint. 1, 9, 2:quod cuique visum erit vehementer, dulciter, speciose dictum, solvat ac turbet,
id. 9, 4, 14:ut partes orationis sibi soluto versu desideret et pedum proprietates,
id. 1, 8, 13:non, ut si solvas Postquam discordia tetra, etc., invenias etiam disjecti membra poetae,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 60.—Implying a change for the worse.a.To relax, make effeminate, weaken, by ease, luxury, dissipation, etc. (post-Aug.):b.Hannibalem hiberna solverunt,
Sen. Ep. 51, 5:usque eo nimio delicati animi languore solvuntur,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 12, 6:infantiam statim deliciis solvimus,
Quint. 1, 2, 6:solutus luxu,
id. 3, 8, 28; so Tac. A. 11, 31.—With in and acc.:soluti in luxum,
Tac. H. 2, 99:in lasciviam,
id. ib. 3, 38.— Transf.: versum solvere, to deprive a verse of its proper rhythm:si quinque continuos dactylos confundas solveris versum,
Quint. 9, 4, 49.—To make torpid by removing sensation.(α).To relax, benumb the limbs or body;(β).as by narcotics, terror, sickness, exhaustion: multaque praeterea languentia membra per artus solvunt,
Lucr. 6, 798:ima Solvuntur latera,
Verg. G. 3, 523:solvi debilitate corporis,
paralyzed, Val. Max. 1, 7, 4:ut soluto labitur moriens gradu,
Sen. Hippol. 368.—In mal. part., Hor. Epod. 12, 8; cf. Verg. G. 3, 523.— Poet.:illum aget, penna metuente solvi, Fama superstes,
Hor. C. 2, 2, 7.—Of the mind:segnitia (oratoris) solvit animos,
wearies, Quint. 11, 3, 52:mentes solvere,
to make insane, Plin. 25, 3, 7, § 25.—By frost ( poet.):(γ).solvuntur illi frigore membra,
Verg. A. 12, 951; 1, 92.—By sleep ( poet. for sopio):(δ).homines volucresque ferasque Solverat alta quies,
Ov. M. 7, 186:corpora somnus Solverat,
id. ib. 10, 369:molli languore solutus,
id. ib. 11, 648;11, 612: altoque sopore solutum,
id. ib. 8, 817:somno vinoque solutos,
id. F. 2, 333; Verg. A. 9, 236:ut membra solvit sopor,
id. ib. 12, 867:non solvit pectora somnus,
Sen. Agam. 76.—With in:solvitur in somnos,
Verg. A. 4, 530.— Transf., of the sea:aequor longa ventorum pace solutum,
lulled to sleep, Stat. Th. 3, 255.—By death: solvi, to die ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):4.ipse deus, simulatque volam, me solvet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 78:corporibus quae senectus solvit,
Curt. 89, 32 (cf. A. 4. supra):(corpus) quam nullo negotio solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 27, 2:alius inter cenandum solutus est,
id. Ep. 66, 43:ubicumque arietaveris, solveris,
id. Cons. Marc. 11, 3:me fata maturo exitu facilique solvant,
Sen. Troad. 605:solvi inedia,
Petr. 111:sic morte quasi somno soluta est,
Flor. 2, 21, 11.—Hence,Of logical dissolution, to refute:b.non tradit Epicurus quomodo captiosa solvantur,
how fallacies are refuted, Cic. Fin. 1, 7, 22:argumentum solvere,
Quint. 2, 17, 34:solutum scies quod nobis opponitur,
Sen. Const. 12, 3.—To disperse, dispel, as of a cloud:II. A.deorum beneficia tempestiva ingentes minas interventu suo solventia,
Sen. Ben. 4, 4, 2.In a corporeal sense.1.In gen., to loose (weaker than rumpo;2.post-Aug.): effringere quam aperire, rumpere quam solvere putant robustius,
Quint. 2, 12, 1:qua convulsa tota operis colligatio solveretur,
Val. Max. 8, 14, 6:supera compage soluta,
Stat. Th. 8, 31.—To remove a fetter, bridle, etc.:3.nullo solvente catenas,
Ov. M. 3, 700: vincla jugis boum, Tib. 2, 1, 7:solvere frenum,
Phaedr. 1, 2, 3:loris solutis,
Ov. A. A. 1, 41.— Transf., of prisons:qui, solutis ergastulis, exercitus numerum implevit,
Liv. Ep. 56; Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 10, 13; 11, 13, 2.—Of frost:gelu solvitur,
it thaws, Tac. H. 1, 79:solvitur acris hiems,
Hor. C. 1, 4, 1.—Of clouds:facit igitur ventum resoluta nubes, quae plurimis modis solvitur,
Sen. Q. N. 5, 12, 5; 5, 12, 1.—Of the grasp of hands, fingers, etc.:Aeacides a corpore bracchia solvit,
looses his hold, Ov. M. 11, 246:indigno non solvit bracchia collo,
Stat. Th. 5, 217:digitis solutis abjecit jaculum,
id. ib. 8, 585.—To untie a string, cord, necklace, etc., slacken or unlock an enclosure, open a box, trunk, etc.:B.solve vidulum ergo,
Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 98:eam solve cistulam,
id. Am. 2, 2, 151:solve zonam,
untie, id. Truc. 5, 62:solvisse jugalem ceston fertur,
Stat. Th. 5, 62:animai nodos a corpore solvit,
Lucr. 2, 950:nihil interest quomodo (nodi) solvantur,
Curt. 3, 1, 18:quid boni est, nodos operose solvere, quos ipse ut solveres feceris?
Sen. Ben. 5, 12, 2:solvere nodum,
Stat. Th. 11, 646:laqueum quem nec solvere possis, nec abrumpere,
Sen. Tranq. 10, 1:vix solvi duros a pectore nexus,
Ov. M. 9, 58:fasciam solve,
Sen. Ep. 80, 10:solutis fasciis,
Curt. 7, 6, 5:solvi fasciculum,
Cic. Att. 11, 9, 2:crinales vittas,
Verg. A. 7, 403:Parmenion vinculum epistulae solvens,
Curt. 7, 2, 25:equum empturus solvi jubes stratum,
Sen. Ep. 80, 9:redimicula solvite collo,
Ov. F. 4, 135:corollas de fronte,
Prop. 1, 3, 21:solvere portas,
Stat. Th. 3, 492:munimina valli,
id. ib. 12, 10:ille pharetram Solvit,
Ov. M. 5, 380.— Transf., of the veins as enclosures of the blood:solutis ac patefactis venis,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 15, 5:venam cultello solvere,
Col. 6, 14; cf.also: lychnis alvum solvit,
looses the bowels, Plin. 21, 26, 98, § 171; 21, 20, 83, § 140; Suet. Vesp. 24; Tac. A. 12, 67:ventrem,
Plin. 20, 8, 30, § 74.— Absol. (sc. alvum), Mart. 13, 29:stomachus solutus = venter solutus,
loose bowels, Petr. 117; Scrib. Comp. 92.—Trop., to slacken or remove a bond.1.Solvere aliquid (aliquod vinculum; cf. I. B. 1. supra).a.Of the mouth, etc., to open:b.talibus ora solvit verbis,
Ov. M. 15, 74; so id. ib. 1, 181; Tib. 4, 5, 14:ternis ululatibus ora Solvit,
Ov. M. 7, 191; 9, 427; id. Tr. 3, 11, 20; Stat. Achill. 1, 525:vix ora solvi patitur etiamnum timor,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 725; so,os promptius ac solutius,
Val. Max. 8, 7, ext. 1.— Transf., of an abyss:hic ora solvit Ditis invisi domus,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 664.—To remove, cancel; to destroy the force of a legal or moral obligation by expiration, death, etc.:c.si mors alterutrius interveniat, solvitur mandatum,
Gai. Inst. 3, 160:cum aliquis renunciaverit societati, societas solvitur,
id. ib. 3, 151; so id. ib. 3, 152:morte solvetur compromissum,
Dig. 4, 8, 27:soluto matrimonio,
ib. 24, 3, 2:solutum conjugium,
Juv. 9, 79:qui... conjugalia solvit,
Sen. Med. 144:nec conjugiale solutum Foedus in alitibus,
Ov. M. 11, 743:(sapiens) invitus beneficium per compensationem injuriae solvet,
cancel the obligation of a favor by the set-off of a wrong, Sen. Ep. 81, 17.—To efface guilt or wrong:d.magnis injuria poenis Solvitur,
Ov. F. 5, 304:solve nefas, dixit: solvit et ille nefas,
id. ib. 2, 44:culpa soluta mea est,
id. Tr. 4, 4, 10:neque tu verbis solves unquam quod mi re male feceris (i. e. injuriam),
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 10.—Poenam solvere, to suffer punishment, i. e. to cancel the obligation of suffering, etc. (cf. 3. infra;e.less freq. than poenam persolvere, exsolvere): serae, sed justae tamen et debitae poenae solutae sunt,
Cic. Mil. 31, 85:capite poenas solvit,
Sall. J. 69, 4:meritas poenas solventem,
Curt. 6, 3, 14:poenarum solvendi tempus,
Lucr. 5, 1224:nunc solvo poenas,
Sen. Phoen. 172:hac manu poenas tibi solvam,
id. Hippol. 1177.—To remove, relieve, soothe affections, passions, etc.:f.atque animi curas e pectore solvat,
Lucr. 4, 908:curam metumque juvat Dulci Lyaeo solvere,
Hor. Epod. 9, 38:patrimonii cura solvatur,
Sen. Q. N. 3, praef. §2: Pyrrhus impetus sui terrore soluto,
Val. Max. 4, 3, 14:solvite corde metum,
Verg. A. 1, 562; so id. ib. 9, 90:solve metus animo,
Stat. Th. 2, 356:solvi pericula et metus narrant,
Plin. 11, 37, 52, § 140: neque adhuc Stheneleius iras Solverat Eurystheus, [p. 1727] Ov. M. 9, 274:hoc uno solvitur ira modo,
id. A. A. 2, 460:solvitque pudorem,
Verg. A. 4, 55.—Of sleep:g.quasi clamore solutus Sit sopor,
Ov. M. 3, 6, 30:nec verba, nec herbae audebunt longae somnum tibi solvere Lethes,
Luc. 6, 768; cf.:lassitudinem solvere,
Plin. 37, 10, 54, § 143. —Of any checks and barriers to motion, to remove.(α).To raise a siege:(β).solutam cernebat obsidionem,
Liv. 36, 10, 14:soluta obsidione,
id. 36, 31, 7:ad Locrorum solvendam obsidionem,
id. 27, 28, 17; cf. id. 37, 7, 7; 38, 5, 6; 42, 56 init.; 44, 13, 7; Curt. 4, 4, 1; Tac. A. 4, 24; 4, 73; Just. 9, 2, 10.—Of passions, etc., to remove restraint:(γ).cujus si talis animus est, solvamus nos ejus vincula, et claustra (i. e. irae) refringamus,
Liv. 36, 7, 13.—To overthrow, subvert a higher authority, etc.:h.quos (milites), soluto imperio, licentia corruperat,
Sall. J. 39, 5:imperia solvit qui tacet, jussus loqui,
Sen. Oedip. 525:sonipedes imperia solvunt,
id. Hippol. 1084; cf.:sanctitas fori ludis solvitur,
Quint. 11, 3, 58.—Of laws and customs, to abolish, violate:2.solvendarum legum id principium esse censebant (post-Aug. for dissolvendarum),
Curt. 10, 2, 5:solutae a se legis monitus,
Val. Max. 6, 5, ext. 4:cum plus quam ducentorum annorum morem solveremus,
Liv. 8, 4, 7:(Tarquinius) morem de omnibus senatum consulendi solvit,
id. 1, 49, 7:oportebat istum morem solvi,
Curt. 8, 8, 18.—Esp. with acc. of the bond, etc. (taking the place of the constr. I. B. 1. 2. 3. supra, when the abl. of separation is not admissible).a.To subvert discipline:b.disciplinam militarem solvisti,
Liv. 8, 7, 16:luxuria solutam disciplinam militarem esse,
id. 40, 1, 4:quod cum, ne disciplina solveretur, fecisset,
Front. Strat. 2, 12, 2.—Of strength, energy, attention, etc., to loosen, impair, weaken, scatter, disperse:c.nobilitas factione magis pollebat, plebis vis soluta atque dispersa,
Sall. J. 41, 6:patrios nervos externarum deliciarum contagione solvi et hebetari noluerunt,
Val. Max. 2, 6, 1:vires solvere,
Quint. 9, 4, 7:vis illa dicendi solvitur, et frigescit affectus,
Quint. 11, 3, 133.—Of affection, etc., to sever, dissolve, destroy:d.segnes nodum (amicitiae) solvere Gratiae,
Hor. C. 3, 21, 22;similarly: solvit (ille deus) amicos,
Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 5; so id. 2, 15 (3, 7), 26:hoc firmos solvit amores,
Ov. A. A. 2, 385:amores cantibus et herbis solvere,
Tib. 1, 2, 60.—Of sickness and hunger, to end, remove:e.vitex dicitur febres solvere,
Plin. 24, 9, 38, § 60:solvit jejunia granis,
Ov. F. 4, 607:quoniam jejunia virgo Solverat,
id. M. 5, 535; cf. Luc. 3, 282; so,famem,
Sen. Thyest. 64.—To delay:f.hi classis moras hac morte solvi rentur,
Sen. Troad. 1131.—Of darkness, to dispel:g.lux solverat umbras,
Stat. Th. 10, 390.—Of war, strife, etc., to compose, settle:h.aut solve bellum, mater, aut prima excipe,
Sen. Phoen. 406:electus formae certamina solvere pastor,
Stat. Achill. 2, 337:jurgia solvere,
Manil. 3, 115:contradictiones solvere,
Quint. 7, 1, 38.—Of difficulties, riddles, questions, ambiguities, etc., to solve, explain, remove:3.quia quaestionem solvere non posset,
Val. Max. 9, 12, ext. 3:aenigmata,
Quint. 8, 6, 53:omnes solvere posse quaestiones,
Suet. Gram. 11:haec ipsa, quae volvuntur ab illis, solvere malim et expandere,
Sen. Ep. 82, 20; id. Q. N. 7, 14, 1:unum tantum hoc solvendum est,
that one question, id. ib. 1, 7, 3:puta nunc me istuc non posse solvere,
id. Ep. 48, 6:carmina non intellecta Solverat,
Ov. M. 7, 760:triste carmen alitis solvi ferae,
Sen. Oedip. 102:nodos juris,
Juv. 8, 50:proponere aliquid quod solvat quaestionem,
Quint. 5, 10, 96:plurimas quaestiones illis probationibus solvi solere,
id. 1, 10, 49:quo solvitur quaestio supra tractata,
id. 3, 7, 3:ambiguitatem or amphiboliam,
id. 7, 2, 49; 7, 9, 10.—In partic., of obligations, to fulfil.a.To pay.(α).Originally, rem solvere, to free one's property and person (rem familiarem) from debts (solutio per aes et libram), according to the ancient formula:(β).quod ego tibi tot millibus condemnatus sum, me eo nomine... a te solvo liberoque hoc aere aeneaque libra,
Gai. Inst. 3, 174 Huschke; cf.:inde rem creditori palam populo solvit (i. e. per aes et libram),
Liv. 6, 14, 5:quas res dari, fieri, solvi oportuit,
id. 1, 32, 11. —Hence, rem solvere, to pay; often with dat. of person:pro vectura rem solvit?
paid the freight, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 27:ubi nugivendis res soluta'st omnibus,
id. Aul. 3, 5, 51:tibi res soluta est recte,
id. Curc. 4, 3, 21:ego quidem pro istac rem solvo ab tarpessita meo,
id. ib. 5, 2, 20:rem solvo omnibus quibus dehibeo,
id. ib. 5, 3, 45:dum te strenuas, res erit soluta,
id. Ps. 2, 2, 35:res soluta'st, Gripe, ego habeo,
id. Rud. 5, 3, 57.— Trop.: saepe edunt (aves);semel si captae sunt, rem solvont aucupi,
they repay him, pay for his expenses, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 66.—And to pay by other things than money:si tergo res solvonda'st,
by a whipping, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 54:habent hunc morem ut pugnis rem solvant si quis poscat clarius,
id. Curc. 3, 9:tibi quidem copia'st, dum lingua vivet, qui rem solvas omnibus,
id. Rud. 2, 6, 74.—Hence,Absol. (sc. rem), to pay; with or without dat. of person:(γ).cujus bona, quod populo non solvebat, publice venierunt,
Cic. Fl. 18, 43:ei cum solveret, sumpsit a C. M. Fufiis,
id. ib. 20, 46:misimus qui pro vectura solveret,
id. Att. 1, 3, 2:qui nimis cito cupit solvere, invitus debet,
Sen. Ben. 4, 40, 5:ut creditori solvat,
Dig. 30, 1, 49, § 7.— Pass. impers.:si dare vis mihi, Magis solutum erit quam ipsi dederis,
it will be a more valid payment, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 46:numquam vehementius actum est quam me consule, ne solveretur,
to stop payments, Cic. Off. 2, 24, 84:fraudandi spe sublata solvendi necessitas consecuta est,
id. ib. 2, 24, 84:cum eo ipso quod necesse erat solvi, facultas solvendi impediretur,
Liv. 6, 34, 1.—Cf. in the two senses, to free from debt, and to pay, in the same sentence:non succurrere vis illi, sed solvere. Qui sic properat, ipse solvi vult, non solvere,
Sen. Ben. 6, 27, 1.—With acc. of the debt, to discharge, to pay:(δ).postquam Fundanio debitum solutum esset,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 3, § 10:hoc quod debeo peto a te ut... solutum relinquas,
settled, id. Att. 16, 6, 3:solverat Castricio pecuniam jam diu debitam,
id. Fl. 23, 54:ex qua (pensione) major pars est ei soluta,
id. Att. 16, 2, 1:solvi aes alienum Pompejus ex suo fisco jussit,
Val. Max. 6, 2, 11:aes alienum solvere,
Sen. Ep. 36, 5:quae jactatio est, solvisse quod debebas?
id. Ben. 4, 17, 1; so,debitum solvere,
id. ib. 6, 30, 2:ne pecunias creditas solverent,
Cic. Pis. 35, 86:ut creditae pecuniae solvantur,
Caes. B. C. 3, 20; 3, 1:ex thensauris Gallicis creditum solvi posse,
Liv. 6, 15, 5:ita bona veneant ut solidum suum cuique solvatur,
Cic. Rab. Post. 17, 46.—And of moral debts:cum patriae quod debes solveris,
Cic. Marcell. 9, 27:debet vero, solvitque praeclare,
id. Phil. 13, 11, 25:aliter beneficium, aliter creditum solvitur,
Sen. Ben. 2, 34, 1:qui grate beneficium accipit, primam ejus pensionem solvit,
id. ib. 2, 22 fin. —By a confusion of construction, solvere pecuniam, etc., to pay money, etc. (for pecunia rem or debitum solvere); constr. with dat. or absol.:(ε).emi: pecuniam solvi,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 20, § 43:pro frumento nihil solvit,
id. ib. 2, 3, 72, §169: legatis pecuniam pro frumento solvit,
Liv. 44, 16:hanc pecuniam cum solvere in praesenti non posset,
Nep. Milt. 7, 6:nisi pecuniam solvisset,
id. Cim. 1, 1:condiciones pacis dictae ut decem millia talentum argenti... solverent,
Liv. 30, 37 med.:pro quo (frumento) pretium solveret populus Romanus,
id. 36, 3, 1:pretium servorum ex aerario solutum est dominis,
id. 32, 26, 14:pretium pro libris domino esse solvendum,
id. 40, 39 fin.:meritam mercedem,
id. 8, 22, 3; so id. 8, 11, 4: sorte creditum solvere, by paying the principal (i. e. without interest), id. 6, 36, 12:quae praemia senatus militibus ante constituit, ea solvantur,
Cic. Phil. 14, 14, 38:stipendium,
Liv. 28, 32, 1:dotem mulieri,
Dig. 24, 3, 2:litem aestimatam,
the amount of a fine, Nep. Cim. 5, 18 fin.:arbitria funeris,
the expenses of the funeral, Cic. Red. Sen. 7, 18:solvere dodrantem,
to pay seventy-five per cent., Mart. 8, 9, 1:dona puer solvit,
paid the promised gifts, Ov. M. 9, 794; so,munera,
id. ib. 11, 104.— Transf., of the dedication of a book, in return for favors:et exspectabo ea (munera) quae polliceris, et erunt mihi pergrata si solveris... Non solvam nisi prius a te cavero, etc.,
Cic. Brut. 4, 17 sq. —Of the delivery of slaves:si quis duos homines promise rit et Stichum solverit,
Dig. 46, 3, 67; 46, 3, 38, § 3.— Transf., poet.: dolorem solvisti, you have paid your grief, i. e. have duly mourned, Stat. S. 2, 6, 98.— Pass. with personal subject:si (actor) solutus fuisset,
Dig. 12, 1, 31 (cf.: solvere militem, b supra). —Esp., in certain phrases, to pay:b.aliquid praesens solvere,
to pay in cash, Cic. Att. 16, 2, 1; so,aliquid de praesentibus solvere,
Sen. Ep. 97, 16:solvere grates (= referre gratiam muneribus): Sulla solvit grates Dianae,
Vell. 2, 25:quas solvere grates sufficiam?
Stat. S. 4, 2, 7: cum homo avarus, ut ea (beneficia) solveret sibi imperare non posset, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 12, 1; cf.: non dicimus reposuit beneficium aut solvit;nullum nobis placuit quod aeri alieno convenit verbum,
Sen. Ep. 81, 9; but v. id. Ben. 2, 18, 5: in debitum solvere, to make a partial payment:unum haec epistula in debitum solvet,
id. Ep. 7, 10: aliquid solvere ab aliquo (de aliqua re), to pay out of funds supplied by any one ( out of any fund):Quintus laborat ut tibi quod debet ab Egnatio solvat,
Cic. Att. 7, 18, 4:homines dicere, se a me solvere,
id. ib. 5, 21, 11:(summa) erat solvenda de meo,
Plin. Ep. 2, 4, 2:operas solvere alicui,
to work for somebody, Dig. 40, 7, 39: solvo operam Dianae, I work for Diana, i. e. offer a sacrifice to her, Afran. ap. Non. 12, 21: judicatum solvere, to pay the amount adjudged by the court, for which security (satisdatio) was required:stipulatio quae appellatur judicatum solvi,
Gai. Inst. 4, 90:iste postulat ut procurator judicatum solvi satisdaret,
Cic. Quint. 7, 29; so Dig. 3, 2, 28; 3, 3, 15; 2, 8, 8;2, 8, 14 et saep.: auctio solvendis nummis,
a cash auction, Mart. 14, 35.— Gerund.: solvendo esse, to be solvent; jurid. t. t., to be able to pay, i. e. one's debts; cf.in full: nec tamen solvendo aeri alieno respublica esset,
Liv. 31, 13:nemo dubitat solvendo esse eum qui defenditur,
Dig. 50, 17, 105:qui modo solvendo sint,
Gai. Inst. 1, 3, 121:si solvendo sint,
Paul. Sent. 1, 20, 1:nec interest, solvendo sit, necne,
Dig. 30, 1, 49, § 5; so ib. 46, 1, 10; 46, 1, 27, § 2; 46, 1, 51, §§ 1 and 4; 46, 1, 52, § 1; 46, 1, 28; 50, 17, 198 et saep.: non solvendo esse, to be insolvent:solvendo non erat,
Cic. Att. 13, 10, 3:cum solvendo civitates non essent,
id. Fam. 3, 8, 2:tu nec solvendo eras, nec, etc.,
id. Phil. 2, 2, 4:ne videatur non fuisse solvendo,
id. Off. 2, 22, 79;and very freq. in the jurists.—So, trop.: quid matri, quid flebili patriae dabis? Solvendo non es,
Sen. Oedip. 941; cf.:*non esse ad solvendum (i. e. able to pay),
Vitr. 10, 6 fin. —To fulfil the duty of burial.(α).Justa solvere; with dat. of the person:(β).qui nondum omnia paterno funeri justa solvisset,
who had not yet finished the burial ceremonies of his father, Cic. Rosc. Am. 8, 23:justis defunctorum corporibus solutis,
Curt. 3, 12, 15:proinde corpori quam primum justa solvamus,
id. 10, 6, 7:ut justa soluta Remo,
Ov. F. 5, 452:nunc justa nato solve,
Sen. Hippol. 1245.—Exsequias, inferias or suprema solvere:c.exsequiis rite solutis,
Verg. A. 7, 5:cruor sancto solvit inferias viro,
Sen. Hippol. 1198:solvere suprema militibus,
Tac. A. 1, 61.—Votum solvere, to fulfil a vow to the gods.(α).Alone:(β).vota ea quae numquam solveret nuncupavit,
Cic. Phil. 3, 4, 11:quod si factum esset, votum rite solvi non posse,
Liv. 31, 9 fin.:liberare et se et rempublicam religione votis solvendis,
id. 40, 44, 8:placatis diis votis rite solvendis,
id. 36, 37 fin.:petiit ut votum sibi solvere liceret,
id. 45, 44:animosius a mercatore quam a vectore solvitur votum,
Sen. Ep. 73, 5:vota pro incolumitate solvebantur,
Tac. A. 2, 69:vota pater solvit,
Ov. M. 9, 707:ne votum solvat,
Mart. 12, 91, 6; 8, 4, 2; Val. Max. 6, 9, 5 ext.; 1, 1, 8 ext. — Poet.:voti debita solvere,
Ov. F. 5, 596; cf.the abbrev. formula V. S. L. M. (voTVM SOLVIT LIBENS MERITO),
Inscr. Orell. 186; 1296 sq.:V.S.A.L. (ANIMO LIBENTI),
ib. 2022 et saep.:sacra solvere (=votum solvere),
Manil. 1, 427.—With dat.:d.ait sese Veneri velle votum solvere,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 60:vota Jovi solvo,
Ov. M. 7, 652; 8, 153:sunt vota soluta deae,
id. F. 6, 248:dis vota solvis,
Sen. Ben. 5, 19, 4:libamenta Veneri solvere (=votum per libamenta),
Just. 18, 5, 4.—Fidem solvere, to fulfil a promise (post-class. for fidem praestare, [p. 1728] exsolvere; cf.:e.fidem obligatam liberare,
Suet. Claud. 9):illi, ut fidem solverent, clipeis obruere,
Flor. 1, 1, 12;similarly: et voti solverat ille fidem (=votum solverat),
Ov. F. 1, 642; but cf.: itane imprudens? tandem inventa'st causa: solvisti fidem, you have found a pretext to evade your promise (cf. II. A. 3.), Ter. And. 4, 1, 18: esset, quam dederas, morte soluta fides, by my death your promise to marry me would have been cancelled (cf. II. B. 1. 6.), Ov. H. 10, 78; similarly: suam fidem (i. e. quam Lepido habuerit) solutam esse, that his faith in Lepidus was broken, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 21, 3.—With a different construction: se depositi fide solvere, to acquit one's self of the duty to return property intrusted to him (cf. I. B. 1. c.), Val. Max. 7, 3, 5 ext.: factique fide data munera solvit, he freed the gift already given from the obligation of an accomplished fact, i. e. he revoked the gifts, although already made, Ov. M. 11, 135.—Promissum solvere, to fulfil a promise (very rare):A.perinde quasi promissum solvens,
Val. Max. 9, 6, 1:solvitur quod cuique promissum est,
Sen. Cons. Marc. 20 fin.;similarly: solutum, quod juraverant, rebantur,
what they had promised under oath, Liv. 24, 18, 5.—Hence, sŏlūtus, a, um, P. a., free, loose, at large, unfettered, unbandaged.Lit.1.(Acc. to I.A. 1. supra.) Pigeat nostrum erum si eximat aut solutos sinat, Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 11:2.tibi moram facis quom ego solutus sto,
id. Ep. 5, 2, 25:reus solutus causam dicis, testes vinctos attines,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 63:cum eos vinciret quos secum habebat, te solutum Romam mittebat?
Cic. Deiot. 7, 22:nec quisquam ante Marium solutus dicitur esse sectus,
unbandaged, id. Tusc. 2, 22, 53:duos (captivos) solutos ire ad Hannibalem jussit,
Liv. 27, 51:eum interdiu solutum custodes sequebantur, nocte clausum asservabant,
id. 24, 45, 10:non efficiatis ut solutos verear quos alligatos adduxit,
Val. Max. 6, 2, 3.—(Acc. to I. A. 2.) Of texture, etc.; esp. of soil, loose, friable (opp spissus;3.postAug.): quo solutior terra facilius pateat radicibus,
Sen. Ep. 90, 21;ordeum nisi solutum et siccum locum non patitur,
Col. 2, 9:soluta et facilis terra,
id. 3, 14;solum solutum vel spissum,
id. 2, 2 init.;seri vult raphanus terra soluta, umida,
Plin. 19, 5, 26, § 83:hordeum seri non vult, nisi in sicca et soluta terra,
id. 18, 7, 18, § 79:solutiores ripae,
Front. Aquaed. 15.—Of plants:mas spissior, femina solutior,
Plin. 25, 9, 57, § 103.—Hence, subst.: sŏlūtum, i, n., a state of looseness:dum vult describere, quem ad modum alia torqueantur fila, alia ex molli solutoque ducantur,
Sen. Ep. 90, 20.—(Acc. to I. A. 3.) Rarefied, thin, diffused:B.turbo, quo celsior eo solutior laxiorque est, et ob hoc diffunditur,
Sen. Q. N. 7, 9, 3:aer agitatus a sole calefactusque solutior est,
id. ib. 1, 2, 10:debet aer nec tam spissus esse, nec tam tenuis et solutus, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 1, 2, 11.—Trop.1.(Acc. to I. B. 1.) Of speech, unfettered, fluent, ready:2.(orator) solutus in explicandis sententiis,
Cic. Or. 47, 173:verbis solutus satis,
id. ib. 47, 174:solutissimus in dicendo,
id. ib. 48, 180.—Exempt, free from duties, obligations, etc.:3.quam ob rem viderer maximis beneficii vinculis obstrictus, cum liber essem et solutus?
Cic. Planc. 30, 72:soluta (praedia) meliore in causa sunt quam obligata,
unmortgaged, id. Agr. 3, 2, 9:si reddidi (debitum), solutus sum ac liber,
Sen. Ben. 2, 18, 5;non ut gratus, sed ut solutus sim,
id. ib. 4, 21, 3;solutus omni fenore,
Hor. Epod. 2, 4;nam ea (religione) magister equitum solutus ac liber potuerit esse,
Liv. 8, 32, 5:Mamertini soli in omni orbe terrarum vacui, expertes soluti ac liberi fuerunt ab omni sumptu, molestia, munere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 10, § 23.—Free from punishment, not punishable, not liable, etc.: qui mancipia vendunt, certiores faciunt emptores quis fugitivus sit, noxave solutus, Edict. Aedil. ap. Dig. 21, 1, 1, § 1; Gell. 4, 2, 1; cf.:4.quod aiunt aediles noxae solutus non sit sic intellegendum est... noxali judicio subjectum non esse,
Dig. 21, 1, 17, § 17:apud quos libido etiam permissam habet et solutam licentiam,
Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:omne illud tempus habeat per me solutum ac liberum,
i. e. let the crimes then committed be unpunished, id. Verr. 2, 1, 12, § 33: antea vacuum id solutumque poena fuerat, Tac. A. 14, 28.—With subj. inf.:maxime solutum fuit, prodere de iis, etc.,
Tac. A. 4, 35: solutum existimatur esse, alteri male dicere, Caecil. ap. Cic. Fam. 6, 7, 3.—Free from cares, undistracted:5.animo soluto liberoque,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 75, § 185:sed paulo solutiore tamen animo,
id. ib. 2, 5, 31, § 82.—At leisure, free from labor, business, etc.:6.te rogo ut eum solutum, liberum, confectis ejus negotiis a te, quamprimum ad me remittas,
Cic. Fam. 13, 63, 2:quo mea ratio facilior et solutior esse possit,
id. ib. 3, 5, 1.—With gen.:Genium Curabis Cum famulis operum solutis,
Hor. C. 3, 17, 16.—Unbound, relaxed, merry, jovial:7.quam homines soluti ridere non desinant, tristiores autem, etc.,
Cic. Dom. 39, 104:an tu existimas quemquam soluto vultu et hilari oculo mortem contemnere?
Sen. Ep. 23, 4:vultus,
Stat. Th. 5, 355:(mores) naturam sequentium faciles sunt, soluti sunt,
unembarrassed, Sen. Ep. 122, 17.—Free from the rule of others, uncontrolled, independent:8.cum videas civitatis voluntatem solutam, virtutem alligatam,
Cic. Att. 2, 18, 1:ab omni imperio externo soluta in perpetuum Hispania,
Liv. 29, 1 fin.:Masinissae ab imperio Romano solutam libertatem tribuit,
Val. Max. 7, 2, 6:incerti, solutique, et magis sine domino quam in libertate, Vononem in regnum accipiunt,
Tac. A. 2, 4:quorum (militum) libertas solutior erat,
Just. 13, 2, 2.—Of animals:rectore solutos (solis) equos,
Stat. Th. 1, 219.—Free from influence or restraint; hence, independent, unbiassed, unprejudiced:9.nec vero deus ipse alio modo intellegi potest, nisi mens soluta quaedam et libera,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 27, 66;cum animi sine ratione motu ipsi suo soluto ac libero incitarentur,
id. Div. 1, 2, 4:judicio senatus soluto et libero,
id. Phil. 5, 15, 41:sum enim ad dignitatem in re publica solutus,
id. Att. 1, 13, 2:libero tempore cum soluta vobis est eligendi optio,
id. Fin. 1, 10, 33:si omnia mihi essent solutissima, tamen in re publica non alius essem atque nunc sum,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 21:liberi enim ad causas solutique veniebant,
uncommitted, id. Verr. 2, 2, 78, § 192.—Free from moral restraint; hence, unbridled, insolent, loose:10.amores soluti et liberi,
Cic. Rep. 4, 4, 4:licentia,
id. ib. 4, 4, 4:populi quamvis soluti ecfrenatique sint,
id. ib. 1, 34, 53:quis erat qui sibi solutam P. Clodii praeturam sine maximo metu proponeret? Solutam autem fore videbatis, nisi esset is consul qui eam auderet possetque constringere,
id. Mil. 13, 34:quominus conspectus, eo solutior erat,
Liv. 27, 31 fin.:adulescentes aliquot quorum, in regno, libido solutior fuerat,
id. 2, 1, 2:solutioris vitae primos adulescentiae annos egisse fertur,
a licentious life, Val. Max. 2, 6, 1:spectandi solutissimum morem corrigere,
Suet. Aug. 44:mores soluti,
licentious habits, Just. 3, 3, 10.—Regardless of rules, careless, loose:11.orator tam solutus et mollis in gestu,
Cic. Brut. 62, 225:dicta factaque ejus solutiora, et quandam sui neglegentiam praeferentia,
Tac. A. 16, 18.—Esp., of style, etc., free from rules of composition.(α).Oratio soluta, verba soluta, a free style, conversational or epistolary style:(β).est oratio aliqua vincta atque contexta, soluta alia, qualis in sermone et epistulis,
Quint. 9, 4, 19; 9, 4, 20; 9, 4, 69; 9, 4, 77.—More freq.: verba soluta, oratio soluta, prose (opp. to verse);(γ).in full: scribere conabar verba soluta modis, Ov Tr. 4, 10, 24: quod (Isocrates) verbis solutis numeros primus adjunxerit,
Cic. Or. 52, 174:mollis est enim oratio philosophorum... nec vincta numeris, sed soluta liberius,
id. ib. 19, 64; 71, 234;68, 228: si omnes soluta oratione scripserunt,
Varr. R. R. 4, 1; de heisce rebus treis libros ad te mittere institui;de oratione soluta duos, de poetica unum,
id. L. L. 6, 11 fin.:ut in soluta oratione, sic in poemateis,
id. ib. 7, 1:primus (Isocrates) intellexit. etiam in soluta oratione, dum versum effugeres modum et numerum quemdam debere servari,
Cic. Brut. 8, 32:Aristoteles judicat heroum numerum grandiorem quam desideret soluta oratio,
id. Or. 57, 192:et creticus et paeon quam commodissume putatur in solutam orationem illigari,
id. ib. 64, 215:a modis quibusdam, cantu remoto, soluta esse videatur oratio,
id. ib. 55, 183; 55, 184; id. de Or. 3, 48, 184: historia est quodammodo carmen solutum, Quint. 10, 1, 31.—Also in reference to a prose rhythm, loose, unrhythmical, inharmonious:(δ).ut verba neque inligata sint, quasi... versus, neque ita soluta ut vagentur,
Cic. de Or. 3, 44, 176; 3, 48, 186:nec vero haec (Callidii verba) soluta nec diffluentia, sed astricta numeris,
id. Brut. 79, 274:orator sic illigat sententiam verbis ut eam numero quodam complectatur et astricto et soluto,
id. de Or. 3, 44, 175; but: verba soluta suis figuris, words freed from their proper meaning, i.e. metaphors, Manil. 1, 24.—Rarely with reference to the thought: soluta oratio, a fragmentary, disconnected style:12.soluta oratio, et e singulis non membris, sed frustis, collata, structura caret,
Quint. 8, 5, 27; cf. id. 9, 4, 69:solutiora componere,
id. 10, 4, 1; 9, 4, 15.—Effeminate, luxurious (acc. to I. B. 3.):13.sinum togae in dextrum umerum reicere, solutum ac delicatum est,
Quint. 11, 3, 146.—Undisciplined, disorderly:14.omnia soluta apud hostes esse,
Liv. 8, 30, 3:nihil temeritate solutum,
Tac. A. 13, 40:apud Achaeos neglecta omnia ac soluta fuere,
Just. 34, 2, 2.—Lax, remiss, weak:C.mea lenitas adhuc si cui solutior visa erat,
Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:Ciceronem male audivisse, tamquam solutum et enervem,
Tac. Or. 18:soluti ac fluentes,
Quint. 1, 2, 8.—Hence:solutum genus orationis,
a lifeless, dull style, Val. Max. 8, 10, 3:quanto longius abscederent, eo solutiore cura,
laxer attention, Liv. 3, 8, 8.—(Acc. to II. B. 3. e supra.) Paid, discharged, only as subst.: sŏlūtum, i, n., that which is paid, a discharged debt, in certain phrases:1.aliquid in solutum dare,
to give something in payment, Dig. 46, 3, 45; 46, 3, 46; 46, 3, 60: in solutum accipere, to accept in payment:qui voluntatem bonam in solutum accipit,
Sen. Ben. 7, 16, 4:qui rem in solutum accipit,
Dig. 42, 4, 15; 12, 1, 19;in solutum imputare,
to charge as payment, Sen. Ep. 8, 10; aliquid pro soluto est, is considered as paid or cancelled:pro soluto id in quo creditor accipiendo moram fecit, oportet esse,
Dig. 46, 3, 72: pro soluto usucapere, to acquire by prescription something given in payment by the debtor, but not belonging to him:pro soluto usucapit qui rem debiti causa recepit,
Dig. 41, 3, 46.— Adv.: sŏlūtē.Thinly:2.corpora diffusa solute,
Lucr. 4, 53.—Of speech, fluently:3. 4.non refert videre quid dicendum est, nisi id queas solute ac suaviter dicere,
Cic. Brut. 29, 110:ita facile soluteque volvebat sententias,
id. ib. 81, 280:quid ipse compositus alias, et velut eluctantium verborum, solutius promptiusque eloquebatur,
Tac. A. 4, 31.—Freely, without restraint:5. 6.generaliter puto judicem justum... solutius aequitatem sequi,
i. e. without strictly regarding the letter of the law, Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—Of manners and discipline, disorderly, negligently:7.praecipue sub imperio Cn. Manlii solute ac neglegenter habiti sunt (exercitus),
Liv. 39, 1, 4:in stationibus solute ac neglegenter agentes,
id. 23, 37, 6.—Weakly, tamely, without vigor:8.quod ille tam solute egisset, tam leniter, tam oscitanter,
Cic. Brut. 80, 277.—Of morals, loosely, without restraint:ventitabat illuc Nero, quo solutius urbem extra lasciviret,
Tac. A. 13, 47. -
16 lockern
I v/t loosen; (Seil etc.) slacken; (Griff) auch relax (auch fig. Disziplin, Vorschriften etc.); (Muskeln etc.) loosen upII v/refl loosen, come loose; (sich loslösen) come off; Seil etc.: slacken; körperlich: loosen up; SPORT limber up; fig. Person, Moral etc.: relax; fig. die Sitten haben sich gelockert morals have become lax ( oder slack)* * *(entspannen) to relax;(locker machen) to loosen; to slacken; to unloose; to unloosen; to unclench; to loose;sich lockern(Knopf) to come loose;(entspannen) to relax* * *lọ|ckern ['lɔkɐn]1. vt1) (= locker machen) to loosen; Boden to break up; Griff to relax, to loosen; Seil to slacken; (lit, fig ) Zügel to slacken2) (= entspannen) Arme, Beine, Muskeln to loosen up; (fig) Vorschriften, Atmosphäre to relax2. vrto work itself loose; (Moral) to become loose or lax; (SPORT) to loosen up; (zum Warmwerden) to limber up, to warm up; (Verkrampfung, Spannung) to ease off; (Atmosphäre, Beziehungen, Mensch) to get more relaxed* * *1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) ease2) (to make or become less strict or severe: The rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.) relax4) (to make or become looser: She felt his grip on her arm slacken.) slacken* * *lo·ckern[ˈlɔkɐn]I. vt▪ etw \lockern to loosen sthden Griff \lockern to relax [or loosen] one's gripdie Zügel \lockern to slacken the reins2. (entspannen)3. (weniger streng gestalten)▪ etw \lockern to relax sthII. vr1. (locker werden) Backstein, Schraube, Zahn to work loose; Bremsen to become loose [or soft]; Bewölkung, Nebel to lift3. (sich entkrampfen) to become more relaxeddie Verkrampfung lockerte sich zusehends the tension eased visibly* * *1.transitives Verb1) loosen <screw, tie, collar, etc.>; slacken [off] <rope, dog-leash, etc.>; (fig.) relax < regulation, law, etc.>2) (entspannen) loosen up, relax <muscles, limbs>3) (auflockern) loosen, break up < soil>2.reflexives Verb1) <brick, tooth, etc.> work itself loose2) (entspannen) < person> loosen up; (vor Spielbeginn) loosen or limber up; (fig.) <tenseness, tension> ease* * *A. v/t loosen; (Seil etc) slacken; (Griff) auch relax (auch fig Disziplin, Vorschriften etc); (Muskeln etc) loosen upB. v/r loosen, come loose; (sich loslösen) come off; Seil etc: slacken; körperlich: loosen up; SPORT limber up; fig Person, Moral etc: relax;figdie Sitten haben sich gelockert morals have become lax ( oder slack)* * *1.transitives Verb1) loosen <screw, tie, collar, etc.>; slacken [off] <rope, dog-leash, etc.>; (fig.) relax <regulation, law, etc.>2) (entspannen) loosen up, relax <muscles, limbs>3) (auflockern) loosen, break up < soil>2.reflexives Verb1) <brick, tooth, etc.> work itself loose2) (entspannen) < person> loosen up; (vor Spielbeginn) loosen or limber up; (fig.) <tenseness, tension> ease* * *v.to loosen v. -
17 Auflockerung
f2. von Wolken: breaking up3. fig. des Unterrichts etc.: livening up; zur Auflockerung der Stimmung oder Atmosphäre beitragen liven things up (a bit)* * *Auf|lo|cke|rungf1) (von Boden) breaking up, loosening (up); (von Muskeln) loosening up... trägt zur Áúflockerung des Stoffes/des strengen Musters bei —
ihm gelang die Áúflockerung einer gespannten Atmosphäre — he succeeded in easing a tense atmosphere
* * *Auf·lo·cke·rungf1. (abwechslungsreichere Gestaltung)zur \Auflockerung des Unterrichtsstoffes [in order] to liven up the lesson [or to make the lesson more interestingseine Witze trugen zur \Auflockerung der gespannten Atmosphäre bei his jokes helped to ease the tense atmosphere3. (weniger strenge Gestaltung)zur \Auflockerung eines Musters dienen to serve to make a pattern less severe [or to soften a pattern5. (Zerstreuung) breaking up, dispersal6. (das Auflockern) loosening [up]* * *die s. auflockern 1.: breaking up; loosening; relieving; breaking upzur Auflockerung der Stimmung/des Abends — to make the mood/evening more relaxed
* * *2. von Wolken: breaking up3. fig des Unterrichts etc: livening up;Atmosphäre beitragen liven things up (a bit)* * *die s. auflockern 1.: breaking up; loosening; relieving; breaking upzur Auflockerung der Stimmung/des Abends — to make the mood/evening more relaxed
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18 relajar
v.to relax.El descanso afloja la tensión Rest relaxes stress.* * *1 (gen) to relax2 figurado to loosen, slacken1 (ser relajante) to be relaxing1 (descansar) to relax2 figurado (en las costumbres) to let oneself go3 (dilatarse) to slacken* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=sosegar) to relax2) (=suavizar) to slacken, loosen3) [moralmente] to weaken, corrupt4) LAm [comida] to cloy, sicken, disgust2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <músculo/persona/mente> to relax2) (RPl arg) ( insultar) to lay into (colloq)2.relajar vi1) ejercicio/música to be relaxing2) (CS fam) ( empalagar)3.relajarse v pron1)a) (físicamente, mentalmente) to relax; ( tras período de tensión) to relax, unwind2) ( degenerar) costumbres/moral to decline* * *= relax.Ex. The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.----* relajar la tensión = ease + tension.* relajarse = relax, hang + loose, take it + easy, chill out, unwind, wind down, mellow out.* relajarse en las obligaciones = be asleep at the wheel.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <músculo/persona/mente> to relax2) (RPl arg) ( insultar) to lay into (colloq)2.relajar vi1) ejercicio/música to be relaxing2) (CS fam) ( empalagar)3.relajarse v pron1)a) (físicamente, mentalmente) to relax; ( tras período de tensión) to relax, unwind2) ( degenerar) costumbres/moral to decline* * *= relax.Ex: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.
* relajar la tensión = ease + tension.* relajarse = relax, hang + loose, take it + easy, chill out, unwind, wind down, mellow out.* relajarse en las obligaciones = be asleep at the wheel.* * *relajar [A1 ]vtA ‹músculo› to relax; ‹persona/mente› to relax■ relajarviA «ejercicio/música» to be relaxingBA1 (físicamente, mentalmente) to relax; (tras un período de tensión) to relax, unwindrelájate que estás muy tenso loosen up o relax, you're very tensenecesita unas vacaciones para relajarse you need a vacation to relax o to unwind2 «tensión» to ease; «ambiente» to become more relaxedB (degenerar) to declineC( RPl fam) (descontrolarse): se relajó y se puso a contar chistes verdes he got out of hand o he let himself go and started telling dirty jokeslos chiquilines se relajaron the children started clowning around ( colloq)* * *
relajar ( conjugate relajar) verbo transitivo ‹músculo/persona/mente› to relax
verbo intransitivo [ejercicio/música] to be relaxing
relajarse verbo pronominal
1
(tras período de tensión, mucho trabajo) to relax, unwind
[ ambiente] to become more relaxed
2 ( degenerar) [costumbres/moral] to decline
relajar verbo transitivo
1 (los músculos, la mente) to relax
2 (una ley, una norma) to relax
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English:
relax
- ease
* * *♦ vt1. [distender] to relax;una ducha te relajará a shower will relax you o help you relax2. [hacer menos estricto] to relax4. RP [rezongar] to scold, to tell off;me fui porque se pasaba relajándome I left him because he was always pulling me to pieces;su madre descubrió el secreto y la relajó toda her mother discovered the secret and gave her an almighty row* * *v/t relax* * *relajar vt: to relax, to slackenrelajar vi: to be relaxing -
19 alléger
alléger [aleʒe]➭ TABLE 6 et 3 transitive verba. ( = rendre moins lourd) to make lighter* * *aleʒe
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1) ( rendre moins lourd) to lighten2) ( rendre moins important) to reduce [dette] (de by); to cut [impôt]; to simplify [dispositif, procédure]; to relax [contrôle]3) ( rendre moins pénible) to improve [conditions de détention]; to alleviate [souffrances]
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s'alléger verbe pronominal1) ( devenir moins lourd) to get lighter2) ( devenir moins important) [dette, impôt] to be reduced; [dispositif, procédure] to be simplified; [embargo] to be relaxed3) ( devenir moins pénible) to be improved* * *aleʒe vt1) [voiture] to make lighter, [chargement] to lighten2) [souffrances] to alleviate, to soothe3) [programmes scolaires, charge fiscale] to lighten* * *alléger verb table: assiégerA vtr1 ( rendre moins lourd) to lighten [véhicule, fardeau, bagages];2 ( rendre moins important) to reduce [dette, charges] (de by); to cut [impôt]; to simplify [structure, dispositif, procédure]; to relax [contrôle]; alléger les horaires scolaires to reduce the school day; alléger les programmes Scol, Univ to cut the content of courses;B s'alléger vpr1 ( devenir moins lourd) [fardeau, véhicule, bagages] to get lighter;2 ( devenir moins important) [dette, impôt, charges] to be reduced; [dispositif, structure, procédure] to be simplified; [embargo, contrôle] to be relaxed;3 ( devenir moins pénible) [conditions de détention] to be improved.[aleʒe] verbe transitifalléger les impôts de 10 % to reduce tax by 10%, to take 10% off taxje me suis senti allégé d'un grand poids ou fardeau I felt (that) a great weight had been taken off my shoulders5. ÉDUCATION -
20 relax
[rəˈlæks] verb1) to make or become less tight or tense or less worried etc; to rest completely:يَسْتَريح، يُرَوِّح عن نَفْسِهHe relaxed his grip for a second and the rope was dragged out of his hand.
2) to make or become less strict or severe:يُرْخي، يُخَفِّفThe rules were relaxed because of the Queen's visit.
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