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Военный термин: офицер в звании промежуточной категории (между младшими и старшими офицерами)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > middle rank officer
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офицер в звании промежуточной категории ( между младшими и старшими офицерами)

English-Russian military dictionary > middle rank officer
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офицер; должностное лицо; сотрудник; укомплектовывать офицерским составом; командовать

Air officer, Administration, Strike Command — Бр. начальник административного управления командования ВВС в Великобритании

Air officer, Engineering, Strike Command — Бр. начальник инженерно-технического управления командования ВВС в Великобритании

Air officer, Maintenance, RAF Support Command — Бр. начальник управления технического обслуживания командования тыла ВВС

Air officer, Training, RAF Support Command — начальник управления подготовки ЛС командования тыла ВВС

assistant G3 plans officer — помощник начальника оперативного отдела [отделения] по планированию

casualty evacuation (control) officer — офицер управления медицинской эвакуацией (морского десанта)

Defense Liaison officer (in the White House) — офицер связи МО (при Белом доме)

Flag officer, Germany — командующий ВМС ФРГ

Flag officer, Naval Air Command — Бр. командующий авиацией ВМС

Flag officer, Submarines — Бр. командующий подводными силами ВМС

float an officer (through personnel channels) — направлять личное дело офицера (в различные кадровые инстанции);

General officer Commanding, Royal Marines — Бр. командующий МП

General officer Commanding, the Artillery Division — командир артиллерийской дивизии (БРА)

landing zone (aircraft) control officer — офицер по управлению авиацией в районе десантирования (ВДВ)

nuclear weapons (employment) officer — офицер по применению ЯО

officer, responsible for the exercise — офицер, ответственный за учение (ВМС)

Principal Medical officer, Strike Command — Бр. начальник медицинской службы командования ВВС в Великобритании

Senior Air Staff officer, Strike Command — Бр. НШ командования ВВС в Великобритании

senior officer, commando assault unit — Бр. командир штурмового отряда «коммандос»

senior officer, naval assault unit — Бр. командир военно-морского штурмового отряда

senior officer, naval build-up unit — Бр. командир военно-морского отряда наращивания сил десанта

senior officer, present — старший из присутствующих начальников

senior officer, Royal Artillery — Бр. старший начальник артиллерии

senior officer, Royal Engineers — Бр. старший начальник инженерных войск

short service term (commissioned) officer — Бр. офицер, призываемый на кратковременную службу; офицер, проходящий службу по краткосрочному контракту

special weapons (employment) officer — офицер по применению специального оружия

tactical air officer (afloat) — офицер по управлению ТА поддержки (морского) десанта (на корабле управления)

The Dental officer, US Marine Corps — начальник зубоврачебной службы МП США

The Medical officer, US Marine Corps — начальник медицинской службы МП США

welfare (and recreation) officer — офицер по вопросам быта и организации отдыха (военнослужащих)

— accommodation officer

— accredited officer

— acting officer

— action officer

— action staff officer

— active officer

— administration officer

— administrative officer

— adviser duty officer

— aerial delivery officer

— aerial surveillance officer

— aeromedical evacuation control officer

— aeromedical evacuation coordinating officer

— aeromedical evacuation liaison officer

— aeromedical evacuation operations officer

— aeronautical evacuation control officer

— agent finance officer

— air commanding officer

— air contact officer

— air control/antiair warfare officer

— air defense artillery officer

— air liaison officer

— air movement officer

— air officer of the day

— air officer

— air operations officer

— air reconnaissance liaison officer

— air reconnaissance officer

— air support officer

— air surveillance officer

— air training officer

— air transport liaison officer

— air transport operations officer

— air transportation officer

— air weapons training officer

— airborne control officer

— airborne force liaison officer

— aircraft maintenance officer

— aircraft warning officer

— airlift duty officer

— airlift liaison coordination officer

— alcohol and drug control officer

— ammunition officer

— ammunition technical officer

— amphibian tractor officer

— antiair warfare officer

— antimechanized officer

— antisubmarine officer

— approach line control officer

— area intelligence officer

— area petroleum officer

— armament and electronics officer

— armament officer

— armament operation officer

— armament systems officer

— armored officer

— army artillery officer

— Army aviation officer

— Army Emergency Relief officer

— Army's Chief Personnel Selection officer

— artillery air officer

— artillery forward observation officer

— artillery intelligence officer

— artillery liaison officer

— artillery maintenance officer

— artillery officer

— artillery ordnance officer

— aspirant officer

— assessing officer

— assignment officer

— assistant administrative officer

— assistant artillery officer

— assistant central control officer

— assistant commanding officer

— assistant division aviation officer

— assistant military landing officer

— assistant officer

— assistant operations officer

— assistant staff officer

— AT officer

— athletics and recreation officer

— atomic demolition munition staff officer

— automatic data processing systems analysis officer

— automation management officer

— automotive officer

— aviation safety officer

— base operations officer

— battery assistant executive officer

— battery control officer

— battery executive officer

— battery gun position officer

— battery officers

— bi-functional staff officer

— billeting officer

— bomb disposal officer

— bomb reconnaissance officer

— bombardment liaison officer

— briefing officer

— brigade officer

— buildings and grounds officer

— burial supervising officer

— cable officer

— Cadet Instruction List officer

— cadet officer

— camouflage officer

— career officer

— career reserve officer

— careers officer

— carrier-borne ground liaison officer

— cartographic officer

— case officer

— casual officer

— casualty clearing officer

— catering officer

— censorship officer

— central force control officer

— chemical maintenance officer

— chemical officer

— chemical processing officer

— chemical supply officer

— chief administrative officer

— chief administrative staff officer

— chief chemical officer

— chief cipher officer

— chief decontamination officer

— chief disbursing officer

— chief education officer

— chief engineer officer

— chief general staff officer

— chief intelligence officer

— chief medical officer

— chief ordnance officer

— chief public affairs officer

— Chief Public Relations officer

— chief recruiting officer

— chief signal officer

— Chief Signals officer

— chief staff officer

— chief supply and transport officer

— chief transportation officer

— cipher officer

— civil affairs officer

— civil defence officer

— civil defense warning officer

— civil liaison officer

— civilian personnel officer

— civil-military operations officer

— claims officer

— classification and assignment officer

— classification officer

— classified material control officer

— collection management officer

— colour officer

— combat cargo officer

— combat reports officer

— combat service support coordination officer

— combatant officer

— COMINT officer

— command duty officer

— Command Security officer

— commanding artillery officer

— Commanding officer of Troops

— commissioned officer

— commissioned warrant officer

— communications and electronics security officer

— communications duty officer

— communications officer

— communications security officer

— communications watch officer

— communications/electronics officer

— community relations officer

— company execution officer

— company executive officer

— company grade officer

— compensation officer

— complex safety officer

— confinement officer

— conservation officer

— construction engineer officer

— continuity officer

— contracting officer

— coordinating officer

— correspondence officer

— counter mortar officer

— counterbattery intelligence officer

— counterbattery officer

— counterbombardment officer

— counterfire officer

— counterintelligence officer

— countermortar intelligence officer

— countermortar liaison officer

— courier transfer officer

— court-martial officer

— CP officer

— crew evaluation officer

— criminal investigations officer

— cryptanalysis officer

— cryptographical officer

— cryptologic officer

— DA air traffic coordinating officer

— damage-control officer

— debarkation medical officer

— debarkation officer

— decontamination officer

— defense attache liaison officer

— Defense Communications officer

— Defense Liaison officer to the President

— deferred officer

— demolition officer

— departure airfield control officer

— deplaning officer

— depot commanding officer

— deputy commanding officer

— deputy public affairs officer

— desk officer

— detail officer

— detraining officer

— development projects officer

— disbursing officer

— dispatching officer

— disposal officer

— district engineering officer

— district intelligence officer

— division ammunition officer

— division artillery executive officer

— division chemical officer

— division materiel officer

— division officer

— division ordnance officer

— division property book officer

— division signal officer

— division's commanding officer

— drop zone control officer

— drop zone safety officer

— dump officer

— duty cypher officer

— duty intelligence officer

— duty officer

— ECM officer

— education services officer

— elementary schools officer

— embarkation and combat cargo officer

— embarkation billeting officer

— embarkation control officer

— embarkation medical officer

— embarkation staff officer

— emergency traffic coordinating officer

— emplaning officer

— engineer grounds and maintenance officer

— engineer officer

— engineer operations officer

— engineer reconnaissance officer

— engineer supply officer

— engineering assignment officer

— engineering duty officer

— engineering officer

— entertainments officer

— entraining officer

— equal opportunity staff officer

— equipment and maintenance officer

— escort officer

— evacuation officer

— EW officer

— EW/cryptologic tactical operations officer

— examining officer

— exchange officer

— executive officer

— extraction zone control officer

— FA fire support officer

— family welfare officer

— female officer

— field grade officer

— field officer of the day

— field petroleum officer

— field press censorship officer

— field security officer

— field services officer

— fighter director officer

— fighter duty officer

— fighter liaison officer

— finance and accounting officer

— fire direction officer

— fire prevention officer

— fire support coordination officer

— fire support officer

— firing officer

— fiscal officer

— flag officer assault and lodgement area

— flag officer

— flag-rank officer

— fleet marine officer

— flight officer

— flight safety officer

— flying officer

— food service officer

— force gunnery officer

— force modernization action officer

— foreign area officer

— forward air control officer

— forward area support coordinating officer

— forward control officer

— forward observer officer

— front-line officer

— fuels officer

— gangplank officer

— gas identification officer

— general and organizational action officer

— general duty officer

— General officer Commanding

— General officer Commanding-in-Chief

— general staff officer

— general supply officer

— GM operations officer

— grad officer

— ground defense officer

— ground liaison officer

— ground officer

— ground training officer

— guidance control officer

— guidance systems officer

— gun position officer

— gunnery officer

— heavy engineer equipment officer

— helicopter loading zone control officer

— high-ranking officer

— highway traffic officer

— highway transportation officer

— housing officer

— human relations officer

— immediate commanding officer

— in-addition-to-other-duties officer

— income tax assistance officer

— indorsing officer

— infantry officer

— information activities officer

— inspection officer

— installation intelligence and security officer

— installation transportation officer

— installations officer

— instructor officer

— insurance officer

— intelligence communications officer

— intelligence language officer

— intelligence liaison officer

— intelligence officer

— intelligence research officer

— interpreter officer

— interrogation officer

— investigating officer

— junior officer of the day

— junior officer of the watch

— junior officer of the week

— junior rank officer

— land liaison officer

— landing control officer

— landing-craft control officer

— landing-force loading officer

— language officer

— launch-control officer

— laundry officer

— law enforcement officer

— legal assistance officer

— liaison duty officer

— liaison officer to departure airfield

— liaison officer

— liaison staff officer

— limited duty officer

— line officer

— line specialist officer

— loading officer

— local claims officer

— local purchasing officer

— local transport officer

— logistics assignment officer

— logistics assistance officer

— logistics control officer

— logistics officer

— logistics readiness officer

— long-term officer

— mail officer

— main officers

— maintenance officer

— make an officer

— mapping and intelligence officer

— marshaling area control officer

— materiel readiness officer

— medical commanding officer

— medical officer

— medical regulating officer

— medical regulation officer

— mess officer

— message transmission releasing officer

— meteorological officer

— middle rank officer

— military intelligence officer

— military intelligence reserve officer

— military interviewing officer

— military justice officer

— military landing officer

— military officer

— military personnel procurement officer

— military supply officer

— military transport officer

— minority group officer

— missile control officer

— missile flight control officer

— missile launch officer

— missile operations officer

— missile range safety officer

— morale officer

— motor maintenance officer

— motor officer

— motor transportation officer

— movement control officer

— movement liaison officer

— movements identification officer

— munitions officer

— national service officer

— naval air liaison officer

— naval chief air intelligence officer

— naval control of shipping officer

— naval embarkation officer

— naval gunfire liaison officer

— naval intelligence officer

— naval liaison officer

— naval officer

— Navy liaison officer

— NBC defense officer

— NBC weapons employment officer

— neutral officer

— noncommissioned officer

— nonpromotion list officer

— nonrated officer

— nuclear operations officer

— nuclear safety officer

— nuclear weapon courier officer

— nuclear weapons requirement officer

— nursing officer

— officer commanding

— officer conducting the exercise

— officer conducting the serial

— officer in command

— officer in tactical command

— officer in waiting

— officer of the day in waiting

— officer of the day

— officer of the deck

— officer of the guard

— officer of the rounds

— officer of the week

— officer scheduling the exercise

— officer serving afloat

— OP officer

— operationally oriented officer

— operations and training officer

— operations duty officer

— order of battle officer

— orderly officer

— ordnance engineering duty officer

— ordnance GM officer

— ordnance officer

— ordnance staff officer

— organizational effectiveness staff officer

— orientation officer

— other than Regular Army officer

— over-the-hill officer

— pay officer

— personal liaison officer

— personal staff officer

— personnel information security officer

— personnel management officer

— personnel officer

— personnel records officer

— personnel selection officer

— personnel staff officer

— personnel/logistics officer

— petroleum officer

— physical training officer

— planning officer

— plans officer

— platoon officer

— Post Billeting officer

— Post Exchange officer

— postal officer

— presiding officer of the JCS

— press officer

— pretrial investigating officer

— primary control officer

— primary staff officer

— principal administrative officer

— principal Army technical information officer

— principal embarkation officer

— principal military landing officer

— principal staff officer

— probationary subaltern officer

— procurement contracting officer

— procurement officer

— professional development officer

— project officer

— propaganda officer

— property book officer

— property disposal officer

— Protocol officer for the Secretary of Defense

— psychological operations officer

— psychological warfare officer

— public affairs officer

— public information officer

— public relations officer

— public works officer

— purchasing and contracting officer

— race relations/equal opportunity officer

— radar intercept officer

— radar officer

— radio officer

— radiological defense officer

— radiological protection officer

— radiological survey officer

— railhead officer

— railroad station traffic officer

— railroad transportation officer

— range officer

— ranking officer

— rated officer

— rating officer

— real estate and claims officer

— rear link officer

— rear seat officer

— reconnaissance and survey officer

— reconnaissance duty officer

— reconnaissance liaison officer

— reconnaissance officer

— reconnaissance systems officer

— recruiting and induction officer

— recruiting and retention officer

— reenlistment officer

— regiment officer

— regimental medical officer

— regiment's commanding officer

— regular commissioned officer

— regulating officer

— releasing officer

— religious service officer

— reports control officer

— reserve officer

— resettlement officer

— road officer

— road traffic officer

— sales commissary officer

— sanitation officer

— school liaison officer

— sea transport officer

— secondary control officer

— security control officer

— senior bombardment liaison officer

— Senior British Naval officer

— senior chief officer

— senior embarkation officer

— senior general officer

— senior general staff officer

— senior intelligence officer

— senior landing officer

— senior medical officer

— senior officer

— senior personnel staff officer

— senior rank officer

— senior signal officer

— senior staff officer

— serving officer

— ship embarkation officer

— ship's combat cargo officer

— shore party officer

— SIGINT officer

— signal officer

— signal security officer

— smoke control officer

— special security officer

— special services officer

— specialist officer

— spotting officer

— squadron command officer

— squadron duty officer

— staff chemical officer

— staff duties officer

— staff duty officer

— staff loading officer

— staff officer

— staff planning officer

— staff security officer

— staff signal officer

— Standing Group Liaison officer to the North Atlantic Council

— strategic intelligence officer

— strategic plans officer

— strategic SIGINT officer

— student officer

— superintendent ammunition supply officer

— superior officer

— supervisory officer

— supply and service control officer

— supply management officer

— survey officer

— surveying officer

— survivor assistance officer

— systems project officer

— tactical action officer

— tactical air control officer

— tactical air liaison officer

— tactical airlift duty officer

— tactical airlift liaison officer

— tactical control officer

— tactical evaluating officer

— tactical intelligence officer

— tactical officer

— tactical surveillance officer

— tank officer

— tank unit landing officer

— target control officer

— target selection officer

— targets officer

— team embarkation officer

— technical grade officer

— technical liaison officer

— technical officer

— technical supply officer

— technical telecommunications officer

— terrain intelligence officer

— territorial officer

— topographic officer

— track production officer

— trailing officer

— train officer

— training aids officer

— training officer

— transportation officer

— travel officer

— troop loading officer

— troop officer

— unconventional warfare officer

— understudy staff officer

— unit commanding officer

— unit communications officer

— unit emplaning officer

— unit loading officer

— unit personnel officer

— unit postal officer

— unit readiness officer

— unrestricted line officer

— vehicle column control officer

— venereal disease control officer

— warrant officer

— watch officer

— water intelligence officer

— water supply officer

— water traffic officer

— weapon coordination officer

— weapon liaison officer

— weapon system officer

— weapon training officer

— weather officer

— wire officer

— wireless officer

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офицер

English-Russian military dictionary > officer
4 rank

I
1. ræŋk noun
1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) fila, hilera

2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) rango, graduación

3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) clase

2. verb
(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) clasificar(se)

- the rank and file

II ræŋk adjective
1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) absoluto, total

2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) fétido

•

- rankness

rank n rango / grado

an officer of the highest rank un oficial del rango más alto

rank

tr[ræŋk]

adjective

1 (plants) exuberante

2 (smelly) fétido,-a

3 (complete) total, completo,-a

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rank

tr[ræŋk]

noun

1 (line) fila

2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (in hierarchy) graduación nombre femenino, rango

intransitive verb

1 (be) figurar, estar

■ it ranks as one of the finest hotels in Wales está entre los mejores hoteles del País de Gales

transitive verb

1 (classify) clasificar, considerar

■ I rank him with the best lo considero entre los mejores

■ she is ranked second in Europe está clasificada la segunda de Europa, es la segunda en el ranking europeo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to pull rank abusar de su autoridad

to break ranks romper filas

to close ranks cerrar filas

the rank and file las bases nombre femenino plural

rank ['ræŋk] vt

1) range: alinear, ordenar, poner en fila

2) classify: clasificar

rank vi

1)

to rank above : ser superior a

2)

to rank among : encontrarse entre, figurar entre

rank adj

1) luxuriant: lozano, exuberante (dícese de una planta)

2) smelly: fétido, maloliente

3) outright: completo, absoluto

a rank injustice: una injusticia manifiesta

rank n

1) line, row: fila f

to close ranks: cerrar filas

2) grade, position: grado m, rango m (militar)

to pull rank: abusar de su autoridad

3) class: categoría f, clase f

4) ranks npl

: soldados mpl rasos

rank

adj.

• exuberante adj.

• grado (militar) adj.

• lozano, -a adj.

• línea adj.

• rancio, -a adj.

• rango, -a adj.

n.

• categoría s.f.

• condición s.f.

• cuantía s.f.

• distinción s.f.

• estado s.m.

• fila s.f.

• grado s.m.

• graduación s.f.

• hilera s.f.

• jerarquía s.f.

• línea s.f.

• rango s.m.

v.

• clasificar v.

• equiparar v.

• figurar v.

I ræŋk
noun

1) c ( line) fila f

to break ranks — romper* filas

to close ranks — cerrar* or estrechar filas

General Sánchez rose from the ranks — el General Sánchez empezó como soldado raso

to join the ranks of the unemployed — pasar a engrosar las filas del desempleo

2) c u ( status) categoría f; ( Mil) grado m, rango m

to be above/below somebody in rank — ser* de rango superior/inferior a alguien

to pull rank on somebody: she's not the type to pull rank on anybody — no es de las que abusan de su autoridad or hacen valer sus privilegios

3) c ( taxi rank) (BrE) parada f de taxis, sitio m (Méx)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( class)

he's ranked fourth — está clasificado (como el) cuarto

he ranks it among the city's best restaurants — considera que está entre los mejores restaurantes de la ciudad

2) ( outrank) (AmE) ser* de rango superior a

2.

vi

a) ( be classed) estar*

it ranks among the best — está entre los mejores

he ranks high in our esteem — lo tenemos en gran estima

b) ( hold rank)

to rank above/below somebody — estar* por encima/por debajo de alguien, ser* de rango superior/inferior a alguien

a high-/middle-ranking officer — un oficial de alto grado/de grado medio

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( complete) < beginner> absoluto; < injustice> flagrante

2) ( unpleasantly strong) < smell> fétido; < taste> repugnante

to smell rank — oler* muy mal, apestar (fam)

I [ræŋk]
1. N

1) (=status) rango m, categoría f ; (Mil) grado m, rango m

a writer of the first rank — un escritor de primera categoría

persons of rank — gente de calidad

their ranks range from lieutenant to colonel — sus graduaciones van de teniente a coronel

to attain the rank of major — ser ascendido a comandante, llegar a(l grado de) comandante

- pull rank

2) (Mil) fila f

the ranks — la tropa

• to break rank(s) — romper filas

• to close ranks — (Mil) (also fig) cerrar filas

• I've joined the ranks of the unemployed — soy un parado más

• to reduce sb to the ranks — degradar a algn a soldado raso

• to rise from the ranks — ascender desde soldado raso

3) (=row) fila f, hilera f, línea f

the ranks of poplars — las hileras de álamos

in serried ranks — en filas apretadas

4) (also: taxi rank) parada f de taxis

2.

VT clasificar

he's ranked third in the United States — está clasificado tercero en los Estados Unidos

I rank him sixth — yo lo pongo en sexto lugar

where would you rank him? — ¿qué posición le darías?

• I rank her among... — yo la pongo entre...

• he was ranked as (being)... — se le consideraba...

• to rank A with B — igualar A y B, poner A y B en el mismo nivel

3.

VI

to rank fourth — ocupar el cuarto lugar

where does she rank? — ¿qué posición ocupa?

• to rank above sb — ser superior a or sobrepasar a algn

• to rank among... — figurar entre...

• to rank as — equivaler a

• to rank high — ocupar una posición privilegiada

• to rank second to sb — tener el segundo lugar después de algn

• to rank with — ser igual a

4.

CPD

rank and file N —

the rank and file — (Mil) los soldados rasos; (Pol) la base
rank-and-file
II

[ræŋk]
ADJ
1) (Bot) [plants] exuberante; [garden] muy poblado

2) (=smelly) maloliente, apestoso

to smell rank — oler mal

3) (=utter) [hypocrisy, injustice etc] manifiesto, absoluto; [beginner, outsider] completo, puro

that's rank nonsense! — ¡puras tonterías!

he's a rank liar — es un mentiroso redomado

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I [ræŋk]
noun

1) c ( line) fila f

to break ranks — romper* filas

to close ranks — cerrar* or estrechar filas

General Sánchez rose from the ranks — el General Sánchez empezó como soldado raso

to join the ranks of the unemployed — pasar a engrosar las filas del desempleo

2) c u ( status) categoría f; ( Mil) grado m, rango m

to be above/below somebody in rank — ser* de rango superior/inferior a alguien

to pull rank on somebody: she's not the type to pull rank on anybody — no es de las que abusan de su autoridad or hacen valer sus privilegios

3) c ( taxi rank) (BrE) parada f de taxis, sitio m (Méx)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( class)

he's ranked fourth — está clasificado (como el) cuarto

he ranks it among the city's best restaurants — considera que está entre los mejores restaurantes de la ciudad

2) ( outrank) (AmE) ser* de rango superior a

2.

vi

a) ( be classed) estar*

it ranks among the best — está entre los mejores

he ranks high in our esteem — lo tenemos en gran estima

b) ( hold rank)

to rank above/below somebody — estar* por encima/por debajo de alguien, ser* de rango superior/inferior a alguien

a high-/middle-ranking officer — un oficial de alto grado/de grado medio

III

adjective

1) (before n) ( complete) < beginner> absoluto; < injustice> flagrante

2) ( unpleasantly strong) < smell> fétido; < taste> repugnante

to smell rank — oler* muy mal, apestar (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > rank
5 middle-ranking

mid·dle-ˈrank·ing

adj attr, inv von mittlerem Rang nach n

\middle-ranking manager mittlere Führungskraft

to be a \middle-ranking minister einen mittleren Ministerposten innehaben

\middle-ranking officer MIL Offizier m mittleren Ranges

English-german dictionary > middle-ranking
6 middle-ranking

mid·dle-'rank·ing adj

attr, inv

von mittlerem Rang nach n;

\middle-ranking manager mittlere Führungskraft;

to be a \middle-ranking minister einen mittleren Ministerposten innehaben;

\middle-ranking officer mil Offizier m mittleren Ranges

English-German students dictionary > middle-ranking
7 middle-ranking

'mɪdḷ'ræŋkɪŋ
adjective (before n)

a) ( of intermediate rank) < officer> de medio rango

b) ( average) <book/film/author> de mediana categoría

['mɪdl'ræŋkɪŋ]
ADJ [official] medio
* * *
['mɪdḷ'ræŋkɪŋ]
adjective (before n)

a) ( of intermediate rank) < officer> de medio rango

b) ( average) <book/film/author> de mediana categoría

English-spanish dictionary > middle-ranking
8 офицер в звании промежуточной категории

Military: middle rank officer (между младшими и старшими офицерами)

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > офицер в звании промежуточной категории
9 مفتش

مُفَتِّش \ inspector: an official who examines conditions: a school inspector. \ مُفَتِّش أو ضابِط شُرْطة \ inspector: a police officer of middle rank. \ مُفَتِّش صِحِّيّ \ sanitary inspector: an official who prevents dirty conditions, which could harm public health.

Arabic-English dictionary > مفتش
10 inspector

مُفَتِّش \ inspector: an official who examines conditions: a school inspector. \ مُفَتِّش أو ضابِط شُرْطة \ inspector: a police officer of middle rank.

Arabic-English glossary > inspector
11 grado

m.

1 degree.

grado centígrado degree centigrade

2 degree.

quemaduras de primer grado first-degree burns

mostró un alto grado de preparación he was very well prepared

en menor grado to a lesser extent o degree

en grado sumo greatly

3 grade (rango).

4 year, class (education).

5 score, grade.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gradar.

* * *

grado

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) degree

■ estábamos a 27 grados it was 27 degrees

2 (estado) stage

3 EDUCACIÓN (curso) class, year, US grade

4 EDUCACIÓN (título) degree

5 (peldaño) step

6 MILITAR rank

7 LINGÚÍSTICA degree

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de buen grado willingly, with good grace

de mal grado unwillingly, with bad grace

en sumo grado to the highest degree

en tal grado so much so

* * *

noun m.

1) degree

2) grade

3) extent

* * *

SM

1) (=nivel) degree

un alto grado de desarrollo — a high degree of development

quemaduras de primer/segundo grado — first-/second-degree burns

parentesco de segundo grado — second-degree kinship

• en alto grado — to a great degree

la censura dificultó en alto grado la investigación científica — scientific research was greatly hindered o was hindered to a great degree by censorship

• de grado en grado — step by step, by degrees

• en mayor grado — to a greater degree o extent

• en menor grado — to a lesser degree o extent

en mayor o menor grado — to a greater or lesser extent

• en sumo grado o en grado sumo, era humillante en sumo grado — it was humiliating in the extreme

me complace en sumo grado — it gives me the greatest pleasure

• en grado superlativo — in the extreme

• tercer grado (penitenciario) — Esp lowest category within the prison system which allows day release privileges

2) (Geog, Mat, Fís) degree

la temperatura es de 40 grados — the temperature is 40 degrees

estamos a cinco grados bajo cero — it is five degrees below zero

un ángulo de 45 grados — a 45-degree angle

este vino tiene 12 grados — this wine is 12 per cent alcohol

esta cerveza no tiene muchos grados — this beer is very low in alcohol

grado Celsius — degree Celsius

grado centígrado — degree centigrade

grado Fahrenheit — degree Fahrenheit

3) [de escalafón] grade; (Mil) rank

tiene el grado de teniente — he holds the rank of lieutenant

un militar de grado superior — a high-ranking army officer

4) (=etapa) stage

está en el segundo grado de elaboración — it is now in the second stage of production

5) esp LAm (Educ) (=curso) year, grade (EEUU); (=título) degree

tiene el grado de licenciado — he is a graduate

colación de grados — Arg conferment of degrees

grado universitario — university degree

6) (Ling) degree of comparison

adjetivos en grado comparativo — comparative adjectives, comparatives

adjetivos en grado superlativo — superlative adjectives, superlatives

7) (=gusto)

• de (buen) grado — willingly

aceptó las nuevas normas de buen grado — she willingly agreed the new regulations

• de mal grado — unwillingly

de grado o por (la) fuerza —

otros muchos países entraron en guerra, de grado o por la fuerza — many other countries were forced willy-nilly to enter the war

pues tendrás que ir, de grado o por la fuerza — well you'll have to go, like it or not

8) [de escalera] step

9) pl grados (Rel) minor orders

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (nivel, cantidad) degree

el grado de confusión reinante — the degree of confusion that prevails

el asunto se ha complicado en or (AmL) a tal grado... — things have become so complicated...

en grado sumo: me preocupó en grado sumo it caused me great concern; nos complace en grado sumo comunicarle que... — it gives us great pleasure to inform you that...

b) ( de parentesco) degree

primo en segundo grado — second cousin

2) ( de escalafón) grade

un oficial de grado superior — a high-ranking officer

3) ( disposición)

de buen/mal grado — willingly/unwillingly

4)

a) (Fís, Meteo) degree

estamos a tres grados bajo cero — it's three degrees below zero

b) (Geog, Mat) degree

un ángulo de 60 grados — an angle of 60 degrees

25 grados de latitud — 25 degrees latitude

c) (Vin) degree

- grado centígrado or Celsius/Fahrenheit

5)

a) (esp AmL) (Educ) (curso, año) year

b) ( título)

tiene el grado de licenciado — he has a degree

* * *

= degree, extent, index [indices/indexes, -pl.], magnitude, range, rate, scale, to what extent, grade, quotient, degree.

Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.

Ex. As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.

Ex. Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.

Ex. Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.

Ex. Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.

Ex. Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.

Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.

Ex. The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.

Ex. One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the 'aggravation quotient'.

Ex. In cartography reference system is the method by which one can locate a place on a map, eg (a) degrees of latitude and longitude; (b) a grid reference.

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* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.

* asesinato en primer grado = first-degree murder.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cierto grado de = a degree of.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].

* de primer grado = in the first degree.

* de segundo grado = second-degree, in the second degree.

* el grado de = the extent of.

* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.

* el grado en que = the extent to which.

* en cierto grado = something of.

* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.

* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.

* en diverso grado = to varying degrees.

* en diversos grados = to varying extents.

* en este grado = to this extent.

* en grado mínimo = minimally.

* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.

* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.

* en sumo grado = in the extreme.

* en tercer grado = in the third degree.

* en un grado bastante aceptable = to a fair extent.

* en un grado sumo = in the extreme.

* escala que consta de nueve grados = nine-point scale.

* girar 180 grados = move + 180 degrees.

* grado centígrado (ºC) = degree centigrade (ºC).

* grado de aceptación = acceptance rate.

* grado de acidez = pH, ph value.

* grado de adecuación = degree of fit.

* grado de citación = citedness.

* grado de cobertura = depth of coverage.

* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda = topicality.

* grado de compleción = completeness.

* grado de escepticismo = degree of skepticism.

* grado de integración = scale of integration.

* grado de no citación = uncitedness.

* grado de pertinencia = recall tendency.

* grado de precisión = degree of detail.

* grado de proximidad entre dos = betweenness.

* grado de relación = relatedness measure.

* grado medio = middle grade.

* grado superlativo = superlative.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* salón de grados = conference room.

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* un cierto grado de = a certain amount of, a modicum of.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (nivel, cantidad) degree

el grado de confusión reinante — the degree of confusion that prevails

el asunto se ha complicado en or (AmL) a tal grado... — things have become so complicated...

en grado sumo: me preocupó en grado sumo it caused me great concern; nos complace en grado sumo comunicarle que... — it gives us great pleasure to inform you that...

b) ( de parentesco) degree

primo en segundo grado — second cousin

2) ( de escalafón) grade

un oficial de grado superior — a high-ranking officer

3) ( disposición)

de buen/mal grado — willingly/unwillingly

4)

a) (Fís, Meteo) degree

estamos a tres grados bajo cero — it's three degrees below zero

b) (Geog, Mat) degree

un ángulo de 60 grados — an angle of 60 degrees

25 grados de latitud — 25 degrees latitude

c) (Vin) degree

- grado centígrado or Celsius/Fahrenheit

5)

a) (esp AmL) (Educ) (curso, año) year

b) ( título)

tiene el grado de licenciado — he has a degree

* * *

= degree, extent, index [indices/indexes, -pl.], magnitude, range, rate, scale, to what extent, grade, quotient, degree.

Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.

Ex: As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.

Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.

Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.

Ex: Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.

Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.

Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.

Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.

Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the 'aggravation quotient'.

Ex: In cartography reference system is the method by which one can locate a place on a map, eg (a) degrees of latitude and longitude; (b) a grid reference.

* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.

* asesinato en primer grado = first-degree murder.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cierto grado de = a degree of.

* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.

* de grado básico = junior grade.

* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].

* de primer grado = in the first degree.

* de segundo grado = second-degree, in the second degree.

* el grado de = the extent of.

* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.

* el grado en que = the extent to which.

* en cierto grado = something of.

* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.

* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.

* en diverso grado = to varying degrees.

* en diversos grados = to varying extents.

* en este grado = to this extent.

* en grado mínimo = minimally.

* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.

* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.

* en sumo grado = in the extreme.

* en tercer grado = in the third degree.

* en un grado bastante aceptable = to a fair extent.

* en un grado sumo = in the extreme.

* escala que consta de nueve grados = nine-point scale.

* girar 180 grados = move + 180 degrees.

* grado centígrado (ºC) = degree centigrade (ºC).

* grado de aceptación = acceptance rate.

* grado de acidez = pH, ph value.

* grado de adecuación = degree of fit.

* grado de citación = citedness.

* grado de cobertura = depth of coverage.

* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda = topicality.

* grado de compleción = completeness.

* grado de escepticismo = degree of skepticism.

* grado de integración = scale of integration.

* grado de no citación = uncitedness.

* grado de pertinencia = recall tendency.

* grado de precisión = degree of detail.

* grado de proximidad entre dos = betweenness.

* grado de relación = relatedness measure.

* grado medio = middle grade.

* grado superlativo = superlative.

* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.

* salón de grados = conference room.

* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.

* un cierto grado de = a certain amount of, a modicum of.

* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *

grado

masculine

A

1 (nivel, cantidad) degree

otro ejemplo del grado de confusión reinante another example of the degree of confusion that prevails

depende del grado de libertad que tengan it depends on how much freedom o the degree of freedom they enjoy

el asunto se ha complicado en or ( AmL) a tal grado que no le veo solución things have become so complicated that I can't see any solution

en grado sumo: la noticia me preocupó en grado sumo the news worried me greatly o caused me great concern

nos complace en grado sumo poder comunicarle que … it gives us great pleasure to be able to inform you that …

2 (de parentesco) degree

son primos en segundo grado they are second cousins

B (de escalafón) grade

un oficial de grado superior a high-ranking officer

medio¹ (↑ medio (1))

C

(disposición): de buen grado readily, willingly, with good grace

de mal grado reluctantly, unwillingly, with bad grace

D

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Fís, Meteo) degree

estamos a tres grados bajo cero it's three degrees below zero, it's minus three degrees

2 ( Geog, Mat) degree

a un ángulo de 60 grados at an angle of 60 degrees, at a 60° angle

25 grados de latitud/longitud 25 degrees latitude/longitude

3 ( Vin) degree

un vino de 12 grados a 12% proof wine

Compuestos:

● grado centígrado or Celsius

degree centigrade o Celsius

● grado Fahrenheit

degree Fahrenheit

E

1 ( esp AmL) ( Educ) (curso, año) year, grade ( AmE), form ( BrE)

2

(título): tiene el grado de licenciado he has a college degree ( AmE), he has a university degree ( BrE)

F ( Ling) degree

grado positivo/comparativo positive/comparative degree

G ( Der) stage

el juicio se halla en grado de apelación/revisión the trial is at the appeal/review stage

* * *

grado sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) degree;
◊ estamos a tres grados bajo cero it's three degrees below zero;

grado centígrado or Celsius/Fahrenheit degree centigrade o Celsius/Fahrenheit;
el grado de confusión reinante the degree of confusion that prevails;
en grado sumo extremely
2 ( de escalafón) grade;
(Mil) rank
3 ( disposición):
◊ de buen/mal grado willingly/unwillingly

4
a) (esp AmL) (Educ) (curso, año) year

b) ( título):

◊ tiene el grado de licenciado he has a college (AmE) o (BrE) university degree

grado sustantivo masculino
1 degree
2 Mil rank
3 (gusto, voluntad) desire, will
♦ Locuciones: de buen/mal grado, willingly/reluctantly
' grado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
categoría
- coeficiente
- colmo
- ecuación
- insolación
- jerarquía
- mayor
- medida
- menor
- menos
- mínimamente
- poder
- punto
- superior
- décima
- enfadado
- enfadar
- enojado
- enojar
- extensión
- grande
English:
accurately
- degree
- extent
- extreme
- first-degree
- grace
- grade
- grind
- insofar
- may
- optimum
- point
- rank
- registrar
- subaltern
- commission
- freely
- lesser

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grado nm

1. [de temperatura] degree

Comp
grado Celsius degree Celsius;
grado centígrado degree centigrade;

grado Fahrenheit degree Fahrenheit;

grado Kelvin kelvin

2. [de alcohol]
¿cuántos grados tiene ese whisky? how strong is that whisky?;

alcohol de 90 grados 90 degree proof alcohol

3. [índice, nivel] degree;

el candidato mostró un alto grado de preparación the candidate was very well prepared;

un fenómeno que afecta en menor grado a las ciudades a phenomenon that affects cities to a lesser extent o degree;

eso depende del grado de intransigencia de la gente that depends on how prepared people are to compromise;

están examinando su grado de ceguera they're checking to see how blind she is;

la situación empeoró en tal o Am [m5]a tal grado que… the situation deteriorated to such a degree o to such an extent that…;

en grado sumo greatly

4. [en escala] degree;

quemaduras de primer grado first-degree burns;

asesinato en segundo grado second-degree murder

5. [rango] grade;

es primo mío en segundo grado he's my second cousin

6. Mil rank

7. Educ [año] year, class, US grade

8. Educ [título] degree;

obtuvo el grado de doctor he obtained his doctorate

9. Ling degree

Comp
grado comparativo comparative degree;
grado superlativo superlative degree

10. Mat [de ángulo] degree

11. Mat [de ecuación]
una ecuación de segundo grado a quadratic equation

12. [voluntad]
hacer algo de buen/mal grado to do sth willingly/unwillingly;

te lo prestaré de buen grado I'd be happy to lend it to you

* * *

grado

m

1 degree;

de primer grado quemaduras first-degree

2

:

de buen grado with good grace, readily;

de mal grado with bad grace, reluctantly

* * *

grado nm

1) : degree (in meteorology and mathematics)

grado centígrado: degree centigrade

2) : extent, level, degree

en grado sumo: greatly, to the highest degree

3) rango: rank

4) : year, class (in education)

5)

de buen grado : willingly, readily

* * *

grado n degree

esta mañana estábamos a 21 grados it was 21 degrees this morning

un ángulo recto tiene 90 grados a right angle has 90 degrees

quemaduras de tercer grado third degree burns

de buen grado willingly

Spanish-English dictionary > grado
12 Rang

Imperf. ringen

* * *

der Rang

(Dienstgrad) rank; grade;

(Rangstufe) standing; rank; degree; status;

(Theater) tier; circle

* * *
Rạng [raŋ]
m -(e)s, -e
['rɛŋə]
1) (MIL) rank; (in Firma) position; (= gesellschaftliche Stellung) position, rank; (in Wettbewerb) place, position

im Rang(e) eines Hauptmanns stehen — to have the rank of captain

im Rang höher/tiefer stehen — to have a higher/lower rank/position, to rank higher/lower

einen hohen Rang bekleiden — to hold a high office; (Mil) to have a high rank

ein Mann von Rang und Würden — a man of considerable or high standing, a man of status

ein Mann ohne Rang und Namen — a man without any standing or reputation

alles, was Rang und Namen hat — everybody who is anybody

jdm den Rang streitig machen (fig) — to challenge sb's position

jdm den Rang ablaufen (fig) — to outstrip sb

2) (= Qualität) quality, class

ein Künstler/Wissenschaftler von Rang — an artist/scientist of standing, a top artist/scientist

von hohem Rang — high-class

eine Touristenattraktion ersten Ranges — a first-class or first-rate tourist attraction

ein Skandal ersten Ranges — a scandal of the highest order

minderen Ranges — low-class, second-rate

3) (THEAT) circle

erster/zweiter Rang — dress/upper circle, first/second circle

wir sitzen (erster/zweiter) Rang Mitte (inf) — we're sitting in the middle of the (dress/upper) circle

vor leeren/überfüllten Rängen spielen — to play to an empty/a packed house

4) pl (SPORT = Tribünenränge) stands pl

5) (= Gewinnklasse) prize category

* * *

der

1) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) dignity

2) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) circle

3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) class

4) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) rank

* * *

Rang

<-[e]s, Ränge>

[raŋ, pl ˈrɛŋə]

m

1. kein pl (Stellenwert) standing, status; Entdeckung, Neuerung importance

von bestimmtem \Rang of a certain importance

von bedeutendem/hohem/künstlerischem \Rang of significant/great/artistic importance

ersten \Ranges of the first order [or great significance

2. (gesellschaftliche Position) station no pl, [social] standing

alles, was \Rang und Namen hat everybody who is anybody

zu \Rang und Würden kommen to achieve a high [social] standing [or status]

jdm [durch etw akk/mit etw dat] den \Rang streitig machen to [try and] challenge sb's position [with sth]

einen bestimmten \Rang bekleiden [o einnehmen] to hold a certain position

3. MIL (Dienstgrad) rank

einen hohen \Rang bekleiden [o einnehmen] to hold a high rank, to be a high-ranking officer

4. SPORT (Platz) place

5. FILM, THEAT circle

vor leeren/überfüllten Rängen spielen to play to an empty/a packed house

6. (Gewinnklasse) prize category

7.

▶ jdm den \Rang ablaufen to outstrip [or steal a march on] sb

* * *

der; Rang[e]s, Ränge

1) rank; (in der Gesellschaft) status; (in Bezug auf Bedeutung, Qualität) standing

jemandem/einer Sache den Rang ablaufen — leave somebody/something far behind

alles, was Rang und Namen hat — everybody who is anybody

ein Physiker von Rang — an eminent physicist

ersten Ranges — of the first order

2) (im Theater) circle

erster Rang — dress circle

zweiter Rang — upper circle

dritter Rang — gallery

3) (Sport) s. Platz 6)

* * *

Rang m; -(e)s, Ränge

1. rank; MIL (Dienstgrad) rank, US grade, rating ( auch SCHIFF);

ein Offizier von hohem Rang a high-ranking officer;

im Rang eines Staatssekretärs/Generals having ( oder with) the rank of state secretary/general

2. fig (Stellung) standing, status;

einen hohen/den ersten/den gleichen Rang einnehmen rank high/first/equally;

ein Mann von/ohne Rang und Namen a distinguished ( oder an eminent) person/a nobody;

alles, was Rang und Namen hat all the big names, everybody who is anybody

3. (Güte) quality; (Bedeutung) significance;

ein gesellschaftliches Ereignis von hohem Rang a top-notch social occasion;

von europäischem Rang of European standing ( oder ranking);

ersten Ranges of the first rank ( oder order); (erstklassig) first-class, first-rate;

ein Politikum/Skandal ersten Ranges a political event/a scandal of the most far-reaching significance;

ein Gitarrist vom Range Segovias a guitarist of Segovia’s stature;

jemandem den Rang ablaufen outdo sb, outstrip sb;

jemandem den Rang streitig machen challenge sb

4. Lotto, Toto: (dividend) class

5. SPORT (Platzierung) place;

den ersten/letzten Rang belegen be in first/last place, come in first/last

6. in Kino, Theater etc: circle;

erster Rang THEAT dress circle, US auch balcony;

zweiter Rang upper circle, US auch second ( oder upper) balcony;

dritter Rang gallery;

die Ränge SPORT the terraces;

vor leeren Rängen spielen play to an empty house (SPORT before an empty stadium)

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der; Rang[e]s, Ränge

1) rank; (in der Gesellschaft) status; (in Bezug auf Bedeutung, Qualität) standing

jemandem/einer Sache den Rang ablaufen — leave somebody/something far behind

alles, was Rang und Namen hat — everybody who is anybody

ein Physiker von Rang — an eminent physicist

ersten Ranges — of the first order

2) (im Theater) circle

erster Rang — dress circle

zweiter Rang — upper circle

dritter Rang — gallery

3) (Sport) s. Platz 6)

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¨-e (Mathematik) m.

rank n. ¨-e m.

degree n.

grade n.

rank n.

state n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Rang
13 alto

1. adj high

persona tall

a voce alta in a loud voice

leggere aloud

in alto at the top

moto up

a notte alta in the middle of the night

2. m top

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alto agg.

1 high; ( di statura) tall; ( di spessore) thick: quella torre è molto alta, that tower is very high; il monte è alto 2114 metri, the mountain is 2114 metres high; il ragazzo è alto per la sua età, the boy is tall for his age; una bistecca bella alta, a really thick steak // il sole era alto sull'orizzonte, the sun was high above the horizon // andare a testa alta, to hold one's head high // tenere alto il morale, to keep one's morale high

2 ( profondo) deep: qui l'acqua è alta, the water is deep here

3 ( di tessuto) wide: questa stoffa è alta 140 cm, this material is 140 cm wide

4 ( di suono) ( acuto) high, shrill; ( forte) loud: parlare a voce alta, to speak in a loud voice (o loudly)

5 ( elevato) high: il prezzo mi sembra molto alto, the price seems very high to me // (econ.): alto costo, expensiveness; alta congiuntura, boom // (med.) pressione alta, high pressure

6 (fig.) ( nobile, sublime) high, excellent; noble; un gesto di alta generosità, a very generous gesture; un uomo di alti sentimenti, a man of noble character; avere un'alta opinione di qlcu., to have a high (o excellent) opinion of s.o. // tenere alto il proprio nome, la propria reputazione, to keep one's (good) reputation

7 (fig.) ( di classe, di importanza) high; ( di grado) high-ranking, top: l'alta società, high society; l'alta finanza, high finance; l'alta matematica, higher mathematics; le classi alte, upper classes; un alto funzionario, a high-ranking (o top) official; l'alta direzione, top management; alti studi, advanced studies // l'alta stagione, the high season // alto tradimento, high treason

8 (geogr.) northern, upper: Alta Italia, Northern Italy; Alta Lombardia, Upper Lombardy

9 (st.) early: alto Medioevo, early Middle Ages

10 ( di tempo) late: la Pasqua è alta quest'anno, Easter is late this year // a giorno alto, a notte alta, late in the day, in the night

◆ s.m.

1 height, top // gli alti e bassi della vita, the ups and downs of life (o the vicissitudes of life) // un ordine venuto dall'alto, an order from the top // far cadere una cosa dall'alto, to do (o to give) sthg. condescendingly // guardare qlcu. dall'alto in basso, to look down on s.o.

2 ( cielo) heaven: un'ispirazione venuta dall' alto, an inspiration from heaven above.

alto avv.

1 high; above, up; volare alto, to fly high; mirare alto, to aim high // mani in alto!, hands up!

2 ( ad alta voce) aloud, loudly: proclamare alto che..., to proclaim loudly that...

3 (letter.) ( nobilmente) nobly.

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['alto] alto (-a)
1. agg

1) (gen) high, tall

un edificio alto — a tall building

un muro alto 10 metri — a wall 10 metres high

quanto sei alto? — how tall are you?

è alto 1 metro e 80 — he's 6 foot (tall)

Marisa è più alta di me — Marisa's taller than me

Matteo è il più alto della famiglia — Matteo is the tallest in the family

andare a testa alta fig — to carry one's head high

aveva la febbre alta — she had a high temperature

salto in alto — high jump

2) (suono: elevato) high(-pitched), (forte) loud

ad alta voce — out loud, aloud

l'ha detto a voce alta perché sentissero tutti — she said it in a loud voice so that everybody would hear

abbassa un po', è troppo alto — turn it down a bit, it's too loud

ad alto rischio — high-risk

3) (fig : elevato: carica, dignitario) high, (sentimenti, pensieri) lofty, noble

avere un'alta opinione di sé — to have a high opinion of o.s.

4) (profondo: acqua) deep

in quel punto l'acqua è molto alta — the water's very deep there

essere ancora in alto mare fig — to still have a long way to go

a notte alta — in the dead of night

5) Geog

l'alta Italia — Northern Italy

l'alto Po — the upper reaches of the Po

6) (largo: tessuto) wide

2. sm

(parte superiore) top (part)

in alto — up

mani in alto! — hands up!

guardare in alto — to look up

là in alto — up there

dall'alto fig — from on high

dall'alto di — from the top of

dall'alto della torre si vede tutta la città — from the top of the tower you can see the whole city

dall'alto in o al basso — up and down

guardare dall'alto in basso qn fig — to look down on sb

alti e bassi — ups and downs

la sua carriera ha avuto alti e bassi — his career has had its ups and downs

3. avv

(volare) high

"alto" — (su casse di imballaggio) "this side up"

4.

- alta definizione

- alta fedeltà

- alta moda

- alta pressione

- alta società

- alta stagione

- alta velocità

- alto comando

- alto commissario

- l'Alto Medioevo

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['alto] 1.
aggettivo

1) (di altezza considerevole) [montagna, muro, tacco] high; [albero, monumento, edificio, erba] tall; [ neve] deep; (profondo) [ acqua] deep; (spesso) [ strato] thick

un muro alto 5 metri — a five-metre high wall

2) (di statura elevata) [ persona] tall

quanto sei alto? — how tall are you? what's your height?

sono alto un metro e sessanta — I'm one metre sixty (tall)

3) (in posizione elevata)

la parte -a di — the top part of [edificio, muro]

lo scaffale più alto — the top shelf

la città -a — the upper town

il sole è alto sull'orizzonte — the sun is high above the horizon

4) (in una scala di valori) [temperatura, pressione, densità, voto, prezzo, reddito] high

avere un'-a opinione di qcn. — to have a high opinion of sb

5) (forte) [voce, suono] loud

a voce -a — [leggere, pensare] aloud, in a loud voice; [ parlare] loudly

6) mus. (acuto) [nota, tonalità] high(-pitched)

7) (in una gerarchia)

di alto rango — of high rank, high-ranking

il ceto alto — the upper class(es)

8) (nel tempo)

l'alto Medioevo — the early Middle Ages

9) (nobile) [ principio] high, noble

10) geogr. upper

l'Alta Italia — Northern Italy

Alto Egitto — Upper Egypt
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (parte superiore) top

"alto" — (sugli imballaggi) "this side up"

2) in alto

guardare in alto — to look up

nell'angolo in alto a sinistra — in the top left-hand corner

mirare troppo in alto — to aim too high (anche fig.)

3) dall'alto from above, from the top, from on high
3.
avverbio [volare, saltare] high

alto dirigente — top o senior manager

alto funzionario — high-ranking official, senior officer

alto mare — high o open sea

alto tradimento — high treason

- a definizione — telev. high definition

- a fedeltà — high-fidelity

- a finanza — high finance

- a marea — high tide o water

- a moda — haute couture, high fashion

- a pressione — meteor. high pressure

- a società — high society

- a stagione — peak o high season

- a tensione — el. high tension o voltage

- a uniforme — dress uniform, formal o full dress

- a velocità — ferr. high speed

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guardare qcn. dall'alto in basso — to eye sb. up and down, to look down on sb. o down one's nose at sb.

- i e bassi — ups and downs

avere degli -i e bassi — to have one's ups and downs; econ. to have peaks and troughs

mani in alto! — hands up!

andare a testa -a — to walk tall o with one's head held high

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alto

/'alto/

I aggettivo

1 (di altezza considerevole) [montagna, muro, tacco] high; [albero, monumento, edificio, erba] tall; [ neve] deep; (profondo) [ acqua] deep; (spesso) [ strato] thick; un muro alto 5 metri a five-metre high wall

2 (di statura elevata) [ persona] tall; quanto sei alto? how tall are you? what's your height? sono alto un metro e sessanta I'm one metre sixty (tall)

3 (in posizione elevata) la parte -a di the top part of [edificio, muro]; lo scaffale più alto the top shelf; la città -a the upper town; il sole è alto sull'orizzonte the sun is high above the horizon

4 (in una scala di valori) [temperatura, pressione, densità, voto, prezzo, reddito] high; avere un'-a opinione di qcn. to have a high opinion of sb.

5 (forte) [voce, suono] loud; a voce -a [leggere, pensare] aloud, in a loud voice; [ parlare] loudly

6 mus. (acuto) [nota, tonalità] high(-pitched)

7 (in una gerarchia) di alto rango of high rank, high-ranking; il ceto alto the upper class(es)

8 (nel tempo) l'alto Medioevo the early Middle Ages

9 (nobile) [ principio] high, noble

10 geogr. upper; l'Alta Italia Northern Italy; Alto Egitto Upper Egypt

II sostantivo maschile

1 (parte superiore) top; "alto" (sugli imballaggi) "this side up"

2 in alto guardare in alto to look up; nell'angolo in alto a sinistra in the top left-hand corner; mirare troppo in alto to aim too high (anche fig.)

3 dall'alto from above, from the top, from on high

III avverbio

[volare, saltare] high

IDIOMS

guardare qcn. dall'alto in basso to eye sb. up and down, to look down on sb. o down one's nose at sb.; - i e bassi ups and downs; avere degli -i e bassi to have one's ups and downs; econ. to have peaks and troughs; mani in alto! hands up! andare a testa -a to walk tall o with one's head held high

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COMPOUNDS

alto dirigente top o senior manager; alto funzionario high-ranking official, senior officer; alto mare high o open sea; alto tradimento high treason; - a definizione telev. high definition; - a fedeltà high-fidelity; - a finanza high finance; - a marea high tide o water; - a moda haute couture, high fashion; - a pressione meteor. high pressure; - a società high society; - a stagione peak o high season; - a tensione el. high tension o voltage; - a uniforme dress uniform, formal o full dress; - a velocità ferr. high speed.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > alto
14 rang

Imperf. ringen

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der Rang

(Dienstgrad) rank; grade;

(Rangstufe) standing; rank; degree; status;

(Theater) tier; circle

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Rạng [raŋ]
m -(e)s, -e
['rɛŋə]
1) (MIL) rank; (in Firma) position; (= gesellschaftliche Stellung) position, rank; (in Wettbewerb) place, position

im Rang(e) eines Hauptmanns stehen — to have the rank of captain

im Rang höher/tiefer stehen — to have a higher/lower rank/position, to rank higher/lower

einen hohen Rang bekleiden — to hold a high office; (Mil) to have a high rank

ein Mann von Rang und Würden — a man of considerable or high standing, a man of status

ein Mann ohne Rang und Namen — a man without any standing or reputation

alles, was Rang und Namen hat — everybody who is anybody

jdm den Rang streitig machen (fig) — to challenge sb's position

jdm den Rang ablaufen (fig) — to outstrip sb

2) (= Qualität) quality, class

ein Künstler/Wissenschaftler von Rang — an artist/scientist of standing, a top artist/scientist

von hohem Rang — high-class

eine Touristenattraktion ersten Ranges — a first-class or first-rate tourist attraction

ein Skandal ersten Ranges — a scandal of the highest order

minderen Ranges — low-class, second-rate

3) (THEAT) circle

erster/zweiter Rang — dress/upper circle, first/second circle

wir sitzen (erster/zweiter) Rang Mitte (inf) — we're sitting in the middle of the (dress/upper) circle

vor leeren/überfüllten Rängen spielen — to play to an empty/a packed house

4) pl (SPORT = Tribünenränge) stands pl

5) (= Gewinnklasse) prize category

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der

1) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) dignity

2) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) circle

3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) class

4) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) rank

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Rang

<-[e]s, Ränge>

[raŋ, pl ˈrɛŋə]

m

1. kein pl (Stellenwert) standing, status; Entdeckung, Neuerung importance

von bestimmtem \Rang of a certain importance

von bedeutendem/hohem/künstlerischem \Rang of significant/great/artistic importance

ersten \Ranges of the first order [or great significance

2. (gesellschaftliche Position) station no pl, [social] standing

alles, was \Rang und Namen hat everybody who is anybody

zu \Rang und Würden kommen to achieve a high [social] standing [or status]

jdm [durch etw akk/mit etw dat] den \Rang streitig machen to [try and] challenge sb's position [with sth]

einen bestimmten \Rang bekleiden [o einnehmen] to hold a certain position

3. MIL (Dienstgrad) rank

einen hohen \Rang bekleiden [o einnehmen] to hold a high rank, to be a high-ranking officer

4. SPORT (Platz) place

5. FILM, THEAT circle

vor leeren/überfüllten Rängen spielen to play to an empty/a packed house

6. (Gewinnklasse) prize category

7.

▶ jdm den \Rang ablaufen to outstrip [or steal a march on] sb

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der; Rang[e]s, Ränge

1) rank; (in der Gesellschaft) status; (in Bezug auf Bedeutung, Qualität) standing

jemandem/einer Sache den Rang ablaufen — leave somebody/something far behind

alles, was Rang und Namen hat — everybody who is anybody

ein Physiker von Rang — an eminent physicist

ersten Ranges — of the first order

2) (im Theater) circle

erster Rang — dress circle

zweiter Rang — upper circle

dritter Rang — gallery

3) (Sport) s. Platz 6)

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rang imperf → ringen

…rang m im subst:

Generalsrang rank of general;

Ministerrang ministerial rank;

Unteroffiziersrang rank of NCO

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der; Rang[e]s, Ränge

1) rank; (in der Gesellschaft) status; (in Bezug auf Bedeutung, Qualität) standing

jemandem/einer Sache den Rang ablaufen — leave somebody/something far behind

alles, was Rang und Namen hat — everybody who is anybody

ein Physiker von Rang — an eminent physicist

ersten Ranges — of the first order

2) (im Theater) circle

erster Rang — dress circle

zweiter Rang — upper circle

dritter Rang — gallery

3) (Sport) s. Platz 6)

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¨-e (Mathematik) m.

rank n. ¨-e m.

degree n.

grade n.

rank n.

state n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > rang
15 stand

Imperf. stehen

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der Stand

(Gesellschaftsschicht) rank; class;

(Marktstand) stall; stand; booth;

(Spielstand) score;

(Standposition) standing position;

(Wasserstand) level;

(Zustand) status; state;

(fester Halt) footing; foothold

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Stạnd [ʃtant]
m -(e)s, -e
['ʃtɛndə]
1) no pl (= das Stehen) standing position; (= Standfläche) place to stand; (für Gegenstand) stand

aus dem Stand — from a standing position

ein Sprung/Start aus dem Stand — a standing jump/start

bei jdm or gegen jdn/bei etw einen schweren Stand haben (fig) — to have a hard time with sb/in sth

aus dem Stand (heraus) (fig inf) — off the cuff

2) (= Marktstand etc) stand; (= Taxistand) stand, rank

3) no pl (= Lage) state; (= Niveau, FIN = Kurs) level; (= Zählerstand, Thermometerstand, Barometerstand etc) reading, level; (= Kassenstand, Kontostand) balance; (von Gestirnen) position; (SPORT = Spielstand) score

beim jetzigen Stand der Dinge — the way things stand or are at the moment

nach letztem Stand der Dinge — from the way things stood or were when we etc last heard

der neueste Stand der Forschung — the latest developments in research

etw auf den neuesten Stand bringen — to bring sth up to date

jdn auf den neuesten Stand bringen — to bring sb up to speed (inf)

auf dem neuesten Stand der Technik sein (Gerät) — to be state-of-the-art technology

im Stand der Sklaverei/Knechtschaft — in a state of slavery/bondage

Stand November 1997 — as at November 1997

See:

= zustande

4) (= soziale Stellung) station, status; (= Klasse) rank, class; (= Beruf, Gewerbe) profession; (= Reichsstand) estate

Name und Stand (old) — name and profession

die niederen/vornehmen or höheren Stände (old) — the lower/upper classes

ein Mann von (hohem) Stand (old) — a man of (high) rank

in den Stand der Ehe treten (geh) — to enter into the state of matrimony

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der

1) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) pitch

2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stall

3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) stand

4) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) stand

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Stand

<-[e]s, Stände>

[ʃtant, pl ˈʃtɛndə]

m

1. (das Stehen) standing [position]

keinen festen/sicheren \Stand auf der Leiter haben to not have a firm/safe [or secure] foothold on the ladder

aus dem \Stand from a standing position [or start]

den Motor im \Stand laufen lassen to let the engine idle

2. (Verkaufsstand) stand; (Messestand a.) booth; (Marktstand a.) stall BRIT; (Taxenstand) rank

3. (Anzeige) reading

laut \Stand des Barometers according to the barometer [reading]

4. kein pl (Zustand) state, status

der \Stand der Forschung the level of research

der neueste \Stand der Forschung/Technik state of the art

der \Stand der Dinge the [present] state of things [or affairs]

beim gegenwärtigen \Stand der Dinge at the present state of affairs, the way things stand [or are] at the moment

sich akk auf dem neuesten \Stand befinden to be up-to-date

etw auf den neuesten \Stand bringen to bring sth up-to-date

5. BÖRSE, ÖKON (Kurs) rate, quotation

\Stand der Aktiva und Passiva statement of assets and liabilities

6. (Spielstand) score

7. SCHWEIZ (Kanton) canton

8. (Gesellschaftsschicht) station, status; (Klasse) class, rank

der geistliche \Stand the clergy

9.

▶ aus dem \Stand [heraus] off the cuff

▶ der dritte \Stand the third estate

▶ in den \Stand der Ehe treten (geh) to be joined in matrimony form

▶ einen/keinen festen \Stand unter den Füßen haben to be settled/unsettled

▶ [bei jdm] einen schweren [o keinen leichten] \Stand haben to have a hard time of it [with sb]

▶ aus dem \Stand verreisen to go away on an impromptu journey

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der; Stand[e]s, Stände

1) o. Pl. (das Stehen) standing position

keinen sicheren Stand haben — not have a secure footing

ein Sprung/Start aus dem Stand — a standing jump/start

[bei jemandem od. gegen jemanden] einen schweren Stand haben — (fig.) have a tough time [of it] [with somebody]

etwas aus dem Stand [heraus] beantworten — (ugs.) answer something off the top of one's head (coll.)

2) (Standort) position

3) (VerkaufsStand; Box für ein Pferd) stall; (MesseStand, InformationsStand) stand; (ZeitungsStand) [newspaper] kiosk

4) o. Pl. (erreichte Stufe; Zustand) state

etwas auf den neu[e]sten Stand bringen — bring something up to date or update something

außer Stand[e] — s. außerstande

im Stand[e] — s. imstande

5) (des Wassers, Flusses) level; (des Thermometers, Zählers, Barometers) reading; (der Kasse, Finanzen) state; (eines Himmelskörpers) position

den Stand des Thermometers ablesen — take the thermometer reading

6) o. Pl. (FamilienStand) status

7) (Gesellschaftsschicht) class; (BerufsStand) trade; (Ärzte, Rechtsanwälte) [professional] group

der geistliche Stand — the clergy

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stand imperf → stehen

…stand m im subst

1. (Ergebnis):

Endstand final position (SPORT score);

Zwischenstand interim position; SPORT latest score

2. (Verkaufstisch):

Flohmarktstand flea market stall;

Bratwurststand hot dog stall (US stand)

3. (Position, Wert):

Benzinstand petrol (US gas) level;

Hygrometerstand hygrometer reading

4. (Schicht):

Kleinbürgerstand lower middle class, petty bourgeoisie;

Offiziersstand officer class

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der; Stand[e]s, Stände

1) o. Pl. (das Stehen) standing position

keinen sicheren Stand haben — not have a secure footing

ein Sprung/Start aus dem Stand — a standing jump/start

[bei jemandem od. gegen jemanden] einen schweren Stand haben — (fig.) have a tough time [of it] [with somebody]

etwas aus dem Stand [heraus] beantworten — (ugs.) answer something off the top of one's head (coll.)

2) (Standort) position

3) (VerkaufsStand; Box für ein Pferd) stall; (MesseStand, InformationsStand) stand; (ZeitungsStand) [newspaper] kiosk

4) o. Pl. (erreichte Stufe; Zustand) state

etwas auf den neu[e]sten Stand bringen — bring something up to date or update something

außer Stand[e] — s. außerstande

im Stand[e] — s. imstande

5) (des Wassers, Flusses) level; (des Thermometers, Zählers, Barometers) reading; (der Kasse, Finanzen) state; (eines Himmelskörpers) position

den Stand des Thermometers ablesen — take the thermometer reading

6) o. Pl. (FamilienStand) status

7) (Gesellschaftsschicht) class; (BerufsStand) trade; (Ärzte, Rechtsanwälte) [professional] group

der geistliche Stand — the clergy

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¨-e m.

booth n.

class n.

(§ pl.: classes)

level n.

profession n.

rank n.

social standing n.

stall n.

stand n.

standing position n.

state n.

status n.

(§ pl.: statuses)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > stand
16 महा _mahā

1
महा A cow.

2

महा The substitute of महत् at the beginning of Karmadhāraya and Bahuvrīhi compounds, and also at the beginning of some other irregular words. (Note: The number of compounds of which महा is the first mem- ber is very large, and may be multiplied ad infinitum. The more important of them, or such as have peculiar significations, are given below.)

-Comp. -अक्षः an epithet of Śiva. ˚पटलिक a chief keeper of archives.

-अङ्ग a. huge, bulky.

-(ङ्गः) 1 a camel.

-2 a kind of rat.

-3 N. of Śiva.

-अञ्जनः N. of a mountain.

-अत्ययः a great danger or calamity.

-अध्वनिक a. 'having gone a long way', dead.

-अध्वरः a great sacrifice.

-अनसम् 1 a heavy carriage.

-2 cooking utensils. (

-सी) a kitchen-maid. (

-सः, -सम्) a kitchen; सूपानस्य करिष्यामि कुशलो$स्मि महानसे Mb.4.2.2.

-अनिलः a whirl- wind; महानिलेनेव निदाघजं रजः Ki.14.59.

-अनुभाव a.

1 of great prowess, dignified, noble, glorious, magnanimous, exalted, illustrious; ग्रहीतुमार्यान् परिचर्यया मुहुर्महानु- भावा हि नितान्तमर्थिनः Śi.1.17; Ś.3.

-2 virtuous, righteous, just.

(-वः) 1 a worthy or respectable person.

-2 (pl.) people of a religious sect in Mahārāṣtra founded by Chakradhara in the 13th century.

-अन्तकः 1 death.

-2 an epithet of Śiva.

-अन्धकारः 1 thick darkness.

-2 gross (spiritual) ignorance.

-अन्ध्राः (pl.) N. of a people and their country.

-अन्वय, -अभिजन a. nobly-born, of noble birth. (

-यः, -नः) noble birth, high descent.

-अभिषवः the great extraction of Soma.

-अमात्यः the chief or prime minister (of a king).

-अम्बुकः an epithet of Śiva.

-अम्बुजम् a billion.

-अम्ल a. very sour. (

-म्लम्) the fruit of the tamarind tree. अरण्यम् a great (dreary) forest, large forest.

-अर्घ a. very costly, costing a high price; महार्घस्तीर्थानामिव हि महतां को$प्यतिशयः U.6.11. (

-र्घः) a kind of quail.

-अर्घ्य a.

1 valuable, precious.

-2 invaluable; ines- timable; see महार्ह below.

-अर्चिस् a. flaming high.

-अर्णवः 1 the great ocean.

-2 N. of Śiva.

-अर्थ a.

1 rich.

-2 great, noble, dignified.

-3 important, weighty.

-4 significant.

-अर्बुदम् one thousand millions.

-अर्ह a.

1 very valuable, very costly; महार्हशय्यापरिवर्तनच्युतैः स्वकेशपुष्पैरपि या स्म दूयते Ku.5.12.

-2 invaluable, inestimable; महार्हशयनोपेत किं शेषे निहतो भुवि Rām.6.19. 2. (

-र्हम्) white sandal-wood.

-अवरोहः the fig-tree.

-अशनिध्वजः a great banner in the form of the thunderbolt; जहार चान्येन मयूरपत्रिणा शरेण शक्रस्य महाशनि- ध्वजम् R.3.56.

- अशन a. voracious, gluttonous; Mb. 4.

-अश्मन् m. a precious stone, ruby.

-अष्टमी the eighth day in the bright half of Āśvina sacred to Durgā; आश्विने शुक्लपक्षस्य भवेद् या तिथिरष्टमी । महाष्टमीति सा प्रोक्ता......

-असिः a large sword.

-असुरी N. of Durgā.

-अह्नः the afternoon.

-आकार a. extensive, large, great.

-आचार्यः 1 a great teacher.

-2 an epithet of Śiva.

-आढ्य a. wealthy, very rich. (

-ढ्यः) the Kadamba tree.

-आत्मन् a.

1 high-souled, high-minded, magnanimous, noble; अयं दुरात्मा अथवा महात्मा कौटिल्यः Mu.7; द्विषन्ति मन्दाश्चरितं महात्मनाम् Ku.5.75; U.1.49; प्रकृतिसिद्धमिदं हि महात्मनाम् Bh.1.63.

-2 illustrious, distinguished, exalted, eminent; किमाचाराः किमाहाराः क्व च वासो महात्मनाम् Mb.3. 1.4.

-3 mighty (महाबल); अथायमस्यां कृतवान् महात्मा लङ्केश्वरः कष्टमनार्यकर्म Rām.5.9.74. (-m.)

1 the Supreme Spirit; युगपत्तु प्रलीयन्ते यदा तस्मिन् महात्मनि Ms.1.54.

-2 the great principle, i. e. intellect of the Sāṅkhyas. (महात्मवत् means the same as महात्मन्).

-आनकः a kind of large drum.

-आनन्दः, -नन्दः 1 great joy or bliss.

-2 espe- cially, the great bliss of final beatitude.

(-न्दा) 1 spirituous liquor.

-2 a festival on the ninth day in the bright half of Māgha.

-आपगा a great river.

-आयुधः an epithet of Śiva.

-आरम्भ a. undertaking great works, enterprizing. (

-म्भः) any great enterprize.

-आलयः 1 a temple in general.

-2 a sanctuary, an asylum.

-3 a great dwelling.

-4 a place of pilgrimage.

-5 the world of Brahman.

-6 the Supreme Spirit.

-7 a tree &c. sacred to a deity.

-8 N. of a particular dark fortnight.

-9 पितृश्राद्ध in the month of Bhādra- pada. (

-या) N. of a particular deity.

- आशय a. high- souled, nobleminded, magnanimous, noble; दैवात् प्रबुद्धः शुश्राव वराहो हि महाशयः Ks; राजा हिरण्यगर्भो महाशयः H.4; see महात्मन्.

(-यः) 1 a noble-minded or magnanimous person; महाशयचक्रवर्ती Bv.1.7.

-2 the ocean.

-आस्पद a.

1 occupying a great position.

-2 mighty, powerful.

-आहवः a great or tumultuous fight.

-इच्छ a.

1 magnanimous, noble-minded, high-souled, noble; मही महेच्छः परिकीर्य सूनौ R.18.33.

-2 having lofty aims or aspirations, ambitious; विद्यावतां महेच्छानां...... नाश्रयः पार्थिवं विना Pt.1.37.

-इन्द्रः 1 'the great Indra', N. of Indra; इयं महेन्द्रप्रभृतीनधिश्रियः Ku.5.53; R.13.2; Ms.7.7.

-2 a chief or leader in general.

-3 N. of a mountain range; पतिर्महेन्द्रस्य महोदधेश्च R.6.54;4.39,43. ˚चापः rain-bow. ˚नगरी N. of Amarāvatī, the capital of Indra. ˚मन्त्रिन् m. an epithet of Bṛihaspati. ˚वाहः the elephant Airāvata; महेन्द्रवाहप्रतिमो महात्मा Mb.9.17.52.

-इभ्य a. very rich.

-इषुः a great archer; अधिरोहति गाण्डीवं महेषौ Ki.13.16.

-इष्वासः a great archer, a great warrior; अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भामार्जुनसमा युधि Bg.1.4.

-ईशः, -ईशानः N. of Śiva; महेशस्त्वां धत्ते शिरसि रसराजस्य जयिनीम् Udb. ˚बन्धुः the Bilva tree.

-ईशानी N. of Pārvatī.

-ईश्वरः 1 a great lord, sovereign; महेश्वरस्त्र्यम्बक एव नापरः R.; गोप्तारं न निधीनां कथयन्ति महेश्वरं विबुधाः Pt.2.74.

-2 N. of Śiva.

-3 of Viṣṇu.

-4 a god (opp. प्रकृति).

-5 the Supreme Being (परमात्मा); मायां तु प्रकृतिं विद्यान्मायिनं तु महेश्वरम् Śvet. Up.4.1. ˚सखः N. of Kubera; यया कैलासभवने महेश्वरसखं बली Mb.9.11.55.

(-री) 1 N. of Durgā.

-2 a kind of bell-metal.

-उक्षः (for उक्षन्) a large bull; a full grown or strong bull; महोक्षतां वत्सतरः स्पृशन्निव R.3.32;4.22;6.72; Śi.5.63.

-उत्पलम् a large blue lotus. (

-लः) the Sārasa bird.

-उत्सवः 1 a great festival or occasion of joy; नयनविषयं जन्मन्येकः स एव महोत्सवः Māl.1.36.

-2 the god of love.

-उत्साह a. possessed of great energy, energetic, persevering; अहं च कर्णं जानामि...... सत्यसंधं महोत्साहं...... Mb.3.91.2.

(-हः) 1 perseverance.

-2 great pride; ये जात्यादिमहो- त्साहान्नरेन्द्रान्नोपयान्ति च । तेषामामरणं भिक्षा प्रायश्चितं विनिर्मितम् ॥ Pt.1.38.

-उदधिः 1 the great ocean; महोदधेः पूर इवेन्दु- दर्शनात् R.3.17.

-2 an epithet of Indra. ˚जः a conch- shell, shell.

- उदय a. very prosperous or lucky, very glorious or splendid, of great prosperity.

(-यः) 1 (a) great elevation or rise, greatness, prosperity; नन्दस्त्वतीन्द्रियं दृष्ट्वा लोकपालमहोदयम् Bhāg.1.28.1; अपवर्ग- महोदयार्थयोर्भुवमंशाविव धर्मयोर्गतौ R.8.16. (b) great fortune or good luck. (c) greatness, pre-eminence.

-2 final beatitude.

-3 a lord, master.

-4 N. of the district called Kānyakubja or Kanouja; see App.

-5 N. of the capital of Kanouja.

-6 sour milk mixed with honey.

-7 = महात्मन् q. v.; संसक्तौ किमसुलभं महोदयानाम Ki.7.27. ˚पर्वन् a time of union of the middle of श्रवण नक्षत्र and the end of व्यतिपात (generally in the month of माघ or पौष at the beginning of अमावास्या).

- उदर a. big-bellied, corpulent.

-(रम्) 1 a big belly.

-2 dropsy.

-उदार a.

1 very generous or magnanimous.

-2 mighty, powerful.

-उद्यम a. = महोत्साह q. v; महोद्यमाः कर्म समा- रभन्ते.

-उद्योग a. very industrious or diligent, hard- working.

-उद्रेकः a particular measure (= 4 प्रस्थs).

-उन्नत a. exceedingly lofty. (

-तः) the palmyra tree.

-उन्नतिः f. great rise or elevation (fig. also), high rank.

-उपकारः a great obligation.

-उपाध्यायः a great preceptor, a learned teacher.

-उरगः a great serpent; वपुर्महोरगस्येव करालफणमण्डलम् R.12.98.

-उरस्क a. broad-chested. (

-स्कः) an epithet of Śiva.

-उर्मिन् m. the ocean; ततः सागरमासाद्य कुक्षौ तस्य महोर्मिणः Mb.3.2.17.

-उल्का 1 a great meteor.

-2 a great fire-brand.

-ऋत्विज् m. 'great priest', N. of the four chief sacri- ficial priests.

-ऋद्धि a. very prosperous, opulent. (-f.) great prosperity or affluence.

-ऋषभः a great bull.

-ऋषिः 1 a great sage or saint; यस्मादृषिः परत्वेन महांस्त- स्मान्महर्षयः; (the term is applied in Ms.1.34 to the ten Prajāpatis or patriarchs of mankind, but it is also used in the general sense of 'a great sage').

-2 N. of Sacute;iva.

-3 of Buddha.

-ओघ a. having a strong current.

-घः a very large number; शतं खर्व- सहस्राणां समुद्रमभिधीयते । शतं समुद्रसाहस्रं महौघमिति विश्रुतम् ॥ Rām.6.28.37.

-ओष्ठ (महोष्ठ) a. having large lips. (

-ष्ठः) an epithet of Śiva.

-ओजस् a. very mighty or powerful, possessed of great splendour or glory; महौजसा मानधना धनार्चिताः Ki.1.19. (-m.) a great hero or warrior, a champion. (-n.) great vigour.

-ओजसम् the discus of Viṣṇu (सुदर्शन). (

-सी) N. of plant (Mar. कांगणी).

-ओदनी Asparagus Racemosus (Mar. शतावरी).

-ओषधिः f.

1 a very efficacious medicinal plant, a sovereign drug.

-2 the Dūrvā grass.

-3 N. of various plants ब्राह्मी, श्वेतकण्टकारी, कटुका, अतिविष &c. ˚गणः a collection of great or medicinal herbs:-- पृश्निपर्णी श्यामलता भृङ्गराजः शतावरी । गुड्चा सहदेवी च महौषधिगणः स्मृतः ॥ cf. also सहदेवी तथा व्याघ्री बला चातिबला त्वचा । शङ्खपुष्पी तथा सिंही अष्टमी च सुवर्चला ॥ महौषध्यष्टकं प्रोक्तं....

-औषधम् 1 a sovereign remedy, panacea.

-2 ginger.

-3 garlic.

-4 a kind of poison (वत्सनाभ).

-कच्छः 1 the sea.

-2 N. of Varuṇa.

-3 a mountain.

-कन्दः garlic.

-कपर्दः a kind of shell.

-कपित्थः 1 the Bilva tree.

-2 red garlic.

-कम्बु a. stark naked. (

-म्बुः) an epithet of Śiva.

-कर a.

1 large-handed.

-2 having a large revenue.

-कर्णः an epithet of Śiva.

-कर्मन् a. doing great works. (-m.) an epithet of Śiva.

-कला the night of the new moon.

-कल्पः a great cycle of time (1 years of Brahman); Bhāg.7.15.69.

-कविः 1 a great poet, a classical poet, such as कालिदास, भवभूति, बाण, भारवि &c.

-2 an epithet of Śukra.

-कषायः N. of a plant (Mar. कायफळ).

-कान्तः an epithet of Śiva. (

-ता) the earth.

-काय a. big-bodied, big, gigantic, bulky.

(-यः) 1 an elephant.

-2 an epithet of Śiva.

-3 of Viṣṇu.

-4 of a being attending on Śiva (= नन्दि).

-कारुणिक a. exceedingly compassionate.

-कार्तिकी the night of full-moon in the month of Kārtika.

-कालः 1 a form of Śiva in his character as the destroyer of the world; महाकालं यजेद्देव्या दक्षिणे धूम्रवर्णकम् Kālītantram.

-2 N. of a cele- brated shrine or temple of Śiva (Mahākāla) (one of the 12 celebrated Jyotirliṅgas) established at Ujjayinī (immortalized by Kālidāsa in his Meghadūta, which gives a very beautiful description of the god, his temple, worship &c., together with a graphic picture of the city; cf. Me.3-38; also R.6.34); महाकालनिवासिनं कालीविलासिनमनश्वरं महेश्वरं समाराध्य Dk.1.1.

-3 an epithet of Viṣṇu.

-4 N. of a kind of gourd.

-5 N. of Śiva's servant (नन्दि). ˚पुरम् the city of Ujjayinī. ˚फलम् a red fruit with black seeds; पक्वं महाकालफलं किलासीत् N.22.29.

-काली an epithet of Durgā in her terrific form.

-काव्यम् a great or classical poem; (for a full description of its nature, contents &c., according to Rhetoricians see S. D.559). (The number of Mahākāvyas is usually said to be five:-- रघुवंश, कुमारसंभव, किरातार्जुनीय, शिशुपालवध and नैषधचरित or six, if मेघदूत-- a very small poem or खण़्डकाव्य-- be added to the list. But this enumeration is apparently only traditional, as there are several other poems, such as the भट्टिकाव्य, विक्रमाङ्कदेवचरित, हरविजय &c. which have an equal claim to be considered as Mahākāvyas).

-कीर्तनम् a house.

-कुमारः the eldest son of a reigning prince, heir-apparent.

-कुल, -कुलीन a. of noble birth or descent, sprung from a noble family, nobly born. (

-लम्) a noble birth or family, high descent.

-कुहः a species of parasitical worm.

-कृच्छ्रम् a great penance.

-केतुः N. of Śiva.

-केशः, -कोशः 1 an epithet of Śiva.

-2 a large sheath.

-क्रतुः a great sacrifice; e. g. a horse-sacrifice; तदङ्गमग्ऱ्यं मघवन् महाक्रतोरमुं तुरङ्गं प्रतिमोक्तुमर्हसि R.3.46.

-क्रमः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

-क्रोधः an epithet of Śiva.

-क्षत्रपः a great satrap.

-क्षीरः sugar-cane.

-क्षीरा f. a She-buffalo; Nighaṇṭaratnākara.

-खर्वः, -र्वम् a high number (ten billions ?).

-गजः a great elephant; see दिक्करिन्.

-गणपतिः a form of the god Gaṇeśa.

-गदः fever.

-गन्ध a. exceedingly fragrant. (

-न्धः) a kind of cane. (

-न्धम्) a kind of sandal- wood. (

-न्धा) N. of Chāmuṇḍā.

-गर्तः, -गर्भः -गीतः N. of Śiva.

-गर्दभगन्धिका N. of a plant, भारङ्गी.

-गल a. longnecked.

-गवः Bos gavaeus.

-गुण a. very efficacious, sovereign (as a medicine); त्वया ममैष संबन्धः कपिमुख्य महागुणः Rām.5.1.12. (

-णः) a chief quality, cardinal virtue.

-गुरुः a highly respectable or venerable person; (these are three, the father, mother and preceptor; पिता माता तथाचार्यो महागुरुरिति स्मृतः).

-गुल्मा the Soma plant.

-गृष्टिः f. a cow with a large hump.

-ग्रहः 1 an epithet of Rāhu.

-2 the sun; महाग्रहग्राहविनष्टपङ्कः Rām.5.5.6.

-ग्रामः N. of the ancient capital of Ceylon, the modern Māgama.

-ग्रीवः 1 a camel.

-2 an epithet of Śiva.

-ग्रीविन् m. a camel.

-घूर्णा spirituous liquor.

-घृतम् ghee kept for a long time (for medicinal purposes).

-घोष a. noisy, loud-sounding. (

-षम्) a market, fair. (

-षः) a loud noise, clamour.

-चक्रम् the mystic circle in the शाक्त ceremonial.

-चक्रवर्तिन् m. a universal monarch.

-चण्डा N. of Chāmuṇḍā.

-चपला a kind of metre.

-चमूः f. a large army.

-छायः the fig-tree.

-जङ्घः a camel.

-जटः an epithet of Śiva.

-जटा 1 a great braid of hair.

-2 the matted hair of Śiva.

-जत्रु a. having a great collar-bone. (

-त्रुः) an epithet of Śiva.

-जनः 1 a multitude of men, a great many beings, the general populace or public; महाजनो येन गतः स पन्थाः Mb.3.313. 117; आगम्य तु ततो राजा विसृज्य च महाजनम् 6.98.25.

-2 the populace, mob; विलोक्य वृद्धोक्षमधिष्ठितं त्वया महाजनः स्मेरमुखो भविष्यति Ku.5.7.

-3 a great man, a distinguished or eminent man; महाजनस्य संसर्गः कस्य नोन्नतिकारकः । पद्मपत्रस्थितं तोयं धत्ते मुक्ताफलश्रियम् Pt.3.6.

-4 the chief of a caste or trade.

-5 a merchant, tradesman.

-जवः an antelope.

-जातीय a.

1 rather large.

-2 of an excellent kind.

-जालिः, -ली N. of a plant (Mar. सोनामुखी)

-जिह्वः an epithet of Śiva.

-ज्ञानिन् m.

1 a very learned man.

-2 a great sage.

-3 N. of Śiva.

-ज्यैष्ठी the day of fullmoon in the month of Jyeṣṭha; ताभिर्दृश्यत एष यान् पथि महाज्यैष्ठीमहे मन्महे N.15.89; पूर्णिमा रविवारेण महाज्यैष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता Agni P.121.63.

-ज्योतिस् m. an epithet of Śiva.

-ज्वरः great affliction.

-ज्वाल a. very brilliant or shining.

(-लः) 1 N. of Śiva.

-2 a sacrificial fire.

-डीनम् a kind of flight; 'यानं महाडीनमाहुः पवित्रामूर्जितां गतिम्' Mb.8.41.27 (com.).

-तपस् m.

1 a great ascetic.

-2 an epithet of Viṣṇu.

-तलम् N. of one of the seven lower regions; see पाताल.

-तारा N. of a Buddhist goddess.

-तिक्तः the Nimba tree.

-तिथिः the 6th day of a lunation.

-तीक्ष्ण a. exceedingly sharp or pungent. (

-क्ष्णा) the marking- nut plant.

-तेजस् a.

1 possessed of great lustre or splendour.

-2 very vigorous or powerful, heroic. (-m.)

1 a hero, warrior.

-2 fire.

-3 an epithet of Kārtikeya. (-n.) quick-silver.

-त्याग, -त्यागिन् a. very generous. (-m.) N. of Śiva.

-दंष्ट्रः a species of big tiger.

-दन्तः 1 an elephant with large tusks.

-2 an epithet of Śiva.

-दण्डः 1 a long arm.

-2 a severe punishment.

-दम्भः an epithet of Śiva.

-दशा the influence exercised (over a man's destiny) by a predominant planet.

-दानम् the gift of gold equal to one's own weight; अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि महादानस्य लक्षणम्.

-दारु n. the devadāru tree.

-दुर्गम् a great calamity; Pt.

-दूषकः a kind of grain.

-देवः N. of Śiva.

(-वी) 1 N. of Pārvatī.

-2 the chief queen.

-द्रुमः the sacred fig-tree.

-द्वारम् a large gate, the chief or outer gate of a temple.

-धन a.

1 rich.

-2 expensive, costly; हेमदण्डैर्महाधनैः Rām.7. 77.13.

(-नम्) 1 gold.

-2 incense.

-3 a costly or rich dress.

-4 agriculture, husbandry.

-5 anything costly or precious.

-6 great booty.

-7 a great battle (Ved.).

-धनुस् m. an epithet of Śiva.

-धातुः 1 gold.

-2 an epithet of Śiva.

-3 lymph.

-4 N. of Meru.

-धी a. having a great understanding.

-धुर्यः a full-grown draught ox.

-ध्वजः a camel.

-ध्वनिक a. dead.

-नग्नः an athlete; Buddh.

-नटः an epithet of Śiva; महानटः किं नु...... तनोति...... साम्प्रतमङ्गहारम् N.22.7; महानटबाहुनेव बद्धभुजाङ्केन Vās.

-नदः a great river.

-नदी 1 a great river, such as Gaṅgā, Kṛiṣṇā; मन्दरः पर्वतश्चाक्षो जङ्घा तस्य महानदी Mb.8.34.2; संभूयाम्भोधिमभ्येति महानद्या नगापगा Śi.2.1.

-2 N. of a river falling into the bay of Bengal.

-नन्दा 1 spirituous liquor.

-2 N. of a river.

-3 ninth day of the bright half of the month of Māgha; माघमासस्य या शुक्ला नवमी लोकपूजिचा । महानन्देति सा प्रोक्ता....

-नरकः N. of one of the 21 hells.

-नलः a kind of reed.

-नवमी the ninth day in the bright half of Āśvina, sacred to the worship of Durgā ततो$नु नवमी यस्मात् सा महानवमी स्मृता.

-नाटकम् 'the great drama', N. of a drama, also called Hanumannāṭaka, (being popularly ascribed to Hanumat); thus defined by S. D.:-- एतदेव यदा सर्वैः पताकास्थानकैर्युतम् । अङ्कैश्च दशभिर्धीरा महानाटकमूचिरे ॥

-नाडी sinew, tendon.

-नादः 1 a loud sound, uproar.

-2 a great drum.

-3 a thunder-cloud.

-4 a shell.

-5 an elephant.

-6 a lion.

-7 the ear.

-8 a camel.

-9 an epithet of Śiva. (

-दम्) a musical instrument.

-नाम्नी 1 N. of a परिशिष्ट of Sāmaveda.

-2 (pl.) N. of 9 verses of Sāmaveda beginning with विदा मघवन् विदा.

-नायकः 1 a great gem in the centre of a string of pearls.

-2 a great head or chief.

-नासः an epithet of Śiva.

-निद्र a. fast asleep. (

-द्रा) 'the great sleep', death.

-निम्नम् intestines, abdomen.

-नियमः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

-निर्वाणम् total extinction of individuality (according to the Buddhists).

-निशा 1 the dead of night, the second and third watches of the night; महानिशा तु विज्ञेया मध्यमं प्रहरद्वयम्

-2 an epithet of Durgā.

-नीचः a washerman.

-नील a. dark-blue. (

-लः) a kind of sapphire or emerald; इन्द्रनीलमहानीलमणिप्रवरवेदिकम् Rām.5.9.16; महा- महानीलशिलारुचः Śi.1.16;4.44; R.18.42; Kau. A.2.11. 29. ˚उपलः a sapphire.

-नृत्यः, -नेत्रः an epithet of Śiva.

-नेमिः a crow.

-न्यायः the chief rule.

-पक्ष a.

1 having many adherents.

-2 having a large family or retinue; महापक्षे धनिन्यार्थे निक्षेपं निक्षिपेद् बुधः Ms.8.179.

(-क्षः) 1 an epithet of Garuḍa.

-2 a kind of duck. (

-क्षी) an owl.

-पङ्क्तिः, -पदपङ्क्तिः a kind of metre.

-पञ्चमूलम् the five great roots:-- बिल्वो$ग्निमन्थः श्योनाकः काश्मरी पाटला तथा । सर्वैस्तु मिलितैरेतैः स्यान्महापञ्चमूलकम् ॥

-पञ्चविषम् the five great or deadly poisons:-- शृङ्गी च कालकूटश्च मुस्तको वत्सनाभकः । शङ्खकर्णीति योगो$यं महापञ्चविषाभिधः ॥

-पटः the skin.

-पथः 1 chief road, principal street, high or main road; संतानकाकीर्णमहापथं तत् Ku.7.3.

-2 the passage into the next world, i. e. death.

-3 N. of certain mountain-tops from which devout persons used to throw themselves down to secure entrance into heaven.

-4 an epithet of Śiva.

-5 the long pilgrimage to mount Ke- dāra.

-6 the way to heaven.

-7 the knowledge of the essence of Śiva acquired in the pilgrimage to Kedāra.

-पथिक a.

1 undertaking great journeys.

-2 one receiving Śulka (toll) on the high way; cf. Mb.12.76.6 (com. महापथिकः समुद्रे नौयानेन गच्छन् यद्वा महापथि शुल्कग्राहकः)

-पद्मः 1 a particular high number.

-2 N. of Nārada.

-3 N. of one of the nine treasures of Kubera.

-4 N. of the southernmost elephant supporting the world.

-5 an epithet of Nanda.

-6 a Kinnara attendant on Kubera.

(-द्मम्) 1 a white lotus.

-2 N. of a city. ˚पतिः N. of Nanda.

-पराकः a. a particular penance; Hch.

-पराङ्णः a late hour in the afternoon.

-पवित्रः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

-पशुः large cattle; महापशूनां हरणे... दण्डं प्रकल्पयेत् Ms.8.324.

-पातः a long flight; Pt.2.58.

-पातकम् 1 a great sin, a heinous crime; ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं स्तेयं गुर्वङ्गनागमः । महान्ति पातकान्याहुस्तत्संसर्गश्च पञ्चमम् ॥ Ms.1154.

-2 any great sin or transgression.

-पात्रः a prime minister.

-पादः an epithet of Śiva.

-पाप्मन् a. very sinful or wicked.

-पुराणम् N. of a Purāṇa; महापुराणं विज्ञेयमेकादशकलक्षणम् Brav. P.

-पुंसः a great man.

-पुरुषः 1 a great man, an eminent or distinguished personage; शब्दं महापुरुषसंविहितं निशम्य U. 6.7.

-2 the Supreme Spirit.

-3 an epithet of Viṣṇu.

-पौरुषिकः a worshipper of Viṣṇu; तदहं ते$भिधास्यामि महापौरुषिको भवान् Bhāg.2.1.1.

-पुष्पः a kind of worm.

-पूजा great worship; any solemn worship performed on extraordinary occasions.

-पृष्ठः a camel.

-पोटगलः a kind of large reed.

-प्रजापतिः N. of Viṣṇu.

-प्रतीहारः a chief door-keeper.

-प्रपञ्चः the great universe.

-प्रभ a. of great lustre. (

-भः) the light of a lamp.

-प्रभुः 1 a great lord.

-2 a king, sovereign.

-3 a chief.

-4 an epithet of Indra.

-5 of Śiva

-6 of Viṣṇu.

-7 a great saint or holy man.

-प्रलयः 'the great dissolution', the total annihilation of the universe at the end of the life of Brahman, when all the lokas with their inha- bitants, the gods, saints &c. including Brahman himself are annihilated; महाप्रलयमारुत...... Ve.3.4.

-प्रश्नः a knotty question.

-प्रसादः 1 a great favour.

-2 a great present (of food offered to an idol); पादोदकं च निर्माल्यं नैवेद्यं च विशेषतः । महाप्रसाद इत्युक्त्वा ग्राह्यं विष्णोः प्रयत्नतः

-प्रस्थानम् 1 departing this life, death.

-2 setting out on a great journey for ending life; इहैव निधनं याम महाप्रस्थानमेव वा Rām.2.47.7 (com. महाप्रस्थानं मरणदीक्षा- पूर्वकमुत्तराभिमुखगमनम्); Mb.1.2.365.

-प्राणः 1 the hard breathing or aspirate sound made in the pronunciation of the aspirates.

-2 the aspirated letters themselves (pl.); they are:-- ख्, घ्, छ्, झ्, ठ्, ढ्, थ्, ध्, फ्, भ्, श्, ष्, स्, ह्.

-3 a raven.

-प्राणता possession of great strength or essence; अन्यांश्च जीवत एव महाप्राणतया स्फुरतो जग्राह K.

-प्रेतः a noble departed spirit.

-प्लवः a great flood, deluge;... क्षिप्तसागरमहाप्लवामयम् Śi.14.71.

-फल a.

1 bearing much fruit.

-2 bringing much reward.

(-ला) 1 a bitter gourd.

-2 a kind of spear.

(-लम्) 1 a great fruit or reward.

-2 a testicle.

-फेना the cuttle-fish bone.

-बन्धः a peculiar position of hands or feet.

-बभ्रुः a kind of animal living in holes.

-बल a. very strong; नियुज्यमानो राज्याय नैच्छद्राज्यं महाबलः Rām

(-लः) 1 wind, storm.

-2 a Buddha.

-3 a solid bamboo.

-4 a palm.

-5 a crocodile.

-बला N. of a plant; महाबला च पीतपुष्पा सहदेवी च सा स्मृता Bhāva. P. (

-लम्) lead. ˚ईश्वरः N. of a Liṅga of Śiva near the modern Mahābaleśwara.

-बाध a. causing great pain or damage.

-बाहु a. long-armed, powerful. (

-हुः) an epithet of Viṣṇu.

-बि(वि)लम् 1 the atmosphere.

-2 the heart.

-3 a water-jar, pitcher.

-4 a hole, cave.

-बिसी a variety of skin (चर्म), a product of द्वादशग्राम in the Himālayas.

-बी(वी)जः an epithet of Śiva.

-बी (वी)ज्यम् the perinæum.

-बुध्न a. having a great bottom or base (as a mountain).

-बुशः barley.

-बृहती a kind of metre.

-बोधिः 1 the great intelligence of a Buddha.

-2 a Buddha.

-ब्रह्मम्, -ब्रह्मन् n. the Supreme Spirit.

-ब्राह्मणः 1 a great or learned Brāhmaṇa.

-2 a low or contemptible Brāhmaṇa.

-भटः a great warrior; तदोजसा दैत्यमहाभटार्पितम् Bhāg.

-भद्रा N. of the river Gaṅgā.

-भाग a.

1 very fortunate or blessed, very lucky or prosperous.

-2 illustrious, distinguished, glo- rious; उभौ धर्मौ महाभागौ Mb.12.268.3; महाभागः कामं नरपतिरभिन्नस्थितिरसौ Ś.5.1; Ms.3.192.

-3 very pure or holy, highly virtuous; पतिव्रता महाभागा कथं नु विचरिष्यति Mb.4.3.16.

-भागता, -त्वम्, -भाग्यम् 1 extreme good fortune, great good luck, prosperity.

-2 great excel- lence or merit.

-भागवतम् the great Bhāgavata, one of the 18 Purāṇas. (

-तः) a great worshipper of Viṣṇu.

-भागिन् a. very fortunate or prosperous.

-भाण्डम् a chief treasury.

-भारतम् N. of the celebrated epic which describes the rivalries and contests of the sons of Dhṛitarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu. (It consists of 18 Parvans or books, and is said to be the composition of Vyāsa; cf. the word भारत also); महत्त्वाद्भारतत्वाच्च महाभारतमुच्यते

-भाष्यम् 1 a great commentary.

-2 particularly, the great commentary of Patañjali on the Sūtras of Pāṇini.

-भासुरः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

-भिक्षुः N. of Śākyamuni.

-भीता a kind of sensitive plant (लाजाळू).

-भीमः an epithet of king Śantanu.

-भीरुः a sort of beetle or fly.

-भुज a. long-armed, powerful.

-भूतम् a great or primary element; see भूत; तस्यैतस्य महाभूतस्य निःश्वसितमेतद्यदृग्वेदः Up.; तं वेधा विदधे नूनं महाभूतसमाधिना R.1. 29; Ms.1.6.

(-तः) 1 the Supreme Being.

-2 a great creature.

-भोगः 1 a great enjoyment.

-2 a great coil or hood; great winding.

-3 a serpent. (

-गा) an epi- thet of Durgā.

-मणिः 1 a costly or precious jewel; संस्कारोल्लिखितो महामणिरिव क्षीणो$पि नालक्ष्यते Ś.6.5.

-2 N. of Śiva.

-मति a.

1 high-minded.

-2 clever. (

-तिः) N. of Bṛihaspati or Jupiter.

-मत्स्यः a large fish, sea-monster.

-मद a. greatly intoxicated. (

-दः) an elephant in rut.

-मनस्, -मनस्क a.

1 high-minded, noble- minded, magnanimous; ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा धर्मपुत्रो महामनाः Mb.4.1.7.

-2 liberal.

-3 proud, haughty. (-m) a fabulous animal called शरभ q. v.

-मन्त्रः 1 any sacred text of the Vedas.

-2 a great or efficacious charm, a powerful spell.

-मन्त्रिन् m. the prime-minister, premier.

-मयूरी N. of Buddhist goddess.

-मलहारी a kind of Rāgiṇi.

-महः a great festive procession; Sinhās.

-महस् n. a great light (seen in the sky).

-महोपाध्यायः 1 a very great preceptor.

-2 a title given to learned men and reputed scholars; e. g. महामहो- पाध्यायमल्लिनाथसूरि &c.

-मांसम् 'costly flesh', especially human flesh; न खलु महामांसविक्रयादन्यमुपायं पश्यामि Māl.4; अशस्त्रपूतं निर्व्याजं पुरुषाङ्गोपकल्पितम् । विक्रीयते महामांसं गृह्यतां गृह्यतामिदम् 5.12 (see Jagaddhara ad loc.).

-माघी the full-moon day in the month of Māgha.

-मात्र a.

1 great in measure, very great or large.

-2 most excellent, best; वृष्ण्यन्धकमहामात्रैः सह Mb.1.221.27; 5.22.37.

(-त्रः) 1 a great officer of state, high state- official, a chief minister; (मन्त्रे कर्मणि भूषायां वित्ते माने परिच्छदे । मात्रा च महती येषां महामात्रास्तु ते स्मृताः); Ms. 9.259; गूढपुरुषप्रणिधिः कृतमहामात्रापसर्पः (v. l. महामात्यापसर्पः) पौरजानपदानपसर्पयेत् Kau. A.1.13.9; Rām.2.37.1.

-2 an elephant-driver or keeper; मदोन्मत्तस्य भूपस्य कुञ्जरस्य च गच्छतः । उन्मार्गं वाच्यतां यान्ति महामात्राः समीपगाः ॥ Pt.1.161.

-3 a superintendent of elephants.

(-त्री) 1 the wife of a chief minister.

-2 the wife of a spiritual teacher.

-मानसी N. of a Jain goddess.

-मान्य a. being in great honour with; मकरन्दतुन्दिलानामरविन्दानामयं महामान्यः Bv.1.6.

-मायः 1 an epithet of Śiva.

-2 of Viṣṇu.

-माया 1 worldly illusion, which makes the material world appear really existent.

-2 N. of Durgā; महामाया हरेश्चैषा यया संमोह्यते जगत् Devīmāhātmya.

-मायूरम् a particular drug. (

-री) N. of an amulet and a goddess; Buddh.

-मारी 1 cholera, an epidemic.

-2 an epithet of Durgā.

-मार्गः high road, main street. ˚पतिः a superintendent of roads.

-मालः N. of Śiva.

-माहेश्वरः a great worshipper of Maheśvara or Śiva.

-मुखः a crocodile.

-मुद्रा a parti- cular position of hands or feet (in practice of yoga).

-मुनिः 1 a great sage.

-2 N. of Vyāsa.

-3 an epithet of Buddha.

-4 of Agastya.

-5 the coriander plant. (

-नि n.)

1 coriander seed.

-2 any medicinal herb or drug.

-मूर्तिः N. of Viṣṇu.

-मूर्धन् m. an epithet of Śiva.

-मूलम् a large radish. (

-लः) a kind of onion.

-मूल्य a. very costly. (

-ल्यः) a ruby.

-मृगः 1 any large animal.

-2 an elephant,

-3 the fabulous animal called शरभ.

-मृत्युः, -मेधः N. of Śiva.

-मृत्युंजयः a kind of drug.

-मृधम् a great battle.

-मेदः the coral tree; महामेदाभिधो ज्ञेयः Bhāva. P.

-मेधा an epithet of Durgā.

-मोहः great infatuation or confusion of mind. (ससर्ज) महामोहं च मोहं च तमश्चाज्ञानवृत्तयः Bhāg.3.12.2. (

-हा) an epithet of Durgā.

-यज्ञः 'a great sacrifice', a term applied to the five daily sacrifices or acts of piety to be performed by a house-holder; अध्यापनं ब्रह्मयज्ञः पितृयज्ञस्तु तर्पणम् । होमो दैवो (or देवयज्ञः) बलिर्भौतो (or भूतयज्ञः) नृयज्ञो$तिथिपूजनम् ॥ Ms.3.7,71, (for explanation, see the words s. v.).

-2 N. of Viṣṇu.

-यमकम् 'a great Yamaka', i. e. a stanza all the four lines of which have exactly the same words, though different in sense; e. g. see Ki.15.52, where विकाशमीयुर्जगतीशमार्गणाः has four different senses; cf. also बभौ मरुत्वान् विकृतः समुद्रः Bk.1.19.

-यशस् a. very famous, renowned, celebrated.

-यात्रा 'the great pilgrimage', the pilgrimage to Benares.

-यानम् N. of the later system of Buddhist teaching, firstly promul- gated by Nāgārjuna (opp. हीनयान).

-याम्यः an epi- thet of Viṣṇu.

-युगम् 'a great Yuga', consisting of the four Yugas of mortals, or comprising 4,32, years of men.

-योगिन् m.

1 an epithet of Śiva.

-2 of Viṣṇu.

-3 a cock.

-योनिः f. excessive dilation of the female organ.

-रक्तम् coral.

-रङ्गः a large stage.

-रजतम् 1 gold; उच्चैर्महारजतराजिविराजितासौ Śi.4.28.

-2 the thorn-apple.

-रजनम् 1 safflower.

-2 gold.

-3 turmeric; तस्य हैतस्य पुरुषस्य रूपं यथा महारजनं वासः Bṛi. Up.2.3.6.

-रत्नम् 1 a precious jewel; वज्रं मुक्ता प्रवालं च गोमेदश्चेन्द्रनीलकः ॥ वैडूर्यः पुष्करागश्च पाचिर्माणिक्यमेव च । महारत्नानि चैतानि नव प्रोक्तानि सूरिभिः ॥ Śukra.4.155-56.

-रथः 1 a great chariot.

-2 a great warrior or hero; द्रुपदश्च महारथः Bg.1.4; कुतः प्रभावो धनंजयस्य महारथजयद्रथस्य विपत्तिमुत्पादयितुम् Ve.2; दशरथः प्रशशास महारथः R.9.1; Śi.3.22; (a महारथ is thus defined:-- एको दशसहस्राणि योधयेद्यस्तु धन्विनाम् ॥ शस्त्रशास्त्र- प्रवीणश्च विज्ञेयः स महारथः ॥).

-3 desire, longing; cf. मनोरथ.

-रवः a frog.

-रस a. very savoury.

(-सः) 1 a sugar- cane.

-2 quicksilver.

-3 a precious mineral.

-4 the fruit of the date tree.

-5 any one of the eight substan- ces given below:-- दरदः पारदं शस्ये वैक्रान्तं कान्तमभ्रकम् । माक्षिकं विमलश्चेति स्युरेते$ष्टौ महारसाः ॥ (

-सम्) sour ricewater.

-राजः 1 a great king, sovereign or supreme ruler; पञ्चाशल्लक्षपर्यन्तो महाराजः प्रकीर्तितः Śukra.1.184.

-2 a respect- ful mode of addressing kings or other great personages (my lord, your majesty, your highness); इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धो$स्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः Mb.

-3 a deified Jaina teacher.

-4 a fingernail. ˚अधिराजः a universal emperor, para- mount sovereign. ˚चूतः a kind of mango tree.

-राजिकः N. of Viṣṇu.

-राजिकाः (m. pl.) an epithet of a class of gods (said to be 22 or 236 in number.).

-राज्यम् the rank or title of a reigning sovereign.

-राज्ञी 1 the reigning or chief queen, principal wife of a king.

-2 N. of Durgā.

-रात्रम् midnight, dead of night.

-रात्रिः, -त्री f.

1 see महाप्रलय; ब्रह्मणश्च निपाते च महाकल्पो भवेन्नृप । प्रकीर्तिता महारात्रिः.

-2 midnight.

-3 the eighth night in the bright half of Āśvina.

-राष्ट्रः 'the great kingdom', N. of a country in the west of India, the country of the Marāṭhās.

-2 the people of Mahārāṣṭra; the Marāṭhās (pl.). (

-ष्ट्री) N. of the principal Prākṛita; dialect, the language of the people of the Mahārāṣṭra; cf. Daṇḍin:-- महाराष्ट्राश्रयां भाषां प्रकृष्टं प्राकृतं विदुः Kāv.1.34.

-रिष्टः a kind of Nimba tree growing on mountains.

-रुज्, -ज a. very painful.

-रुद्रः a form of Śiva.

-रुरुः a species of antelope.

-रूप a. mighty in form.

(-पः) 1 an epithet of Śiva.

-2 resin.

-रूपकम् a kind of drama.

-रेतस् m. an epithet of Śiva.

-रोगः a dangerous illness, grievous malady; (these are eight:-- उन्मादो राजयक्ष्मा च श्वासस्त्वग्दोष एव च । मधुमेहश्चाश्मरी च तथो- दरभगन्दरौ ॥).

-रौद्र a. very dreadful. (

-द्री) an epithet of Durgā.

-रौरवः N. of one of the 21 hells; Ms.4.88-9.

-लक्ष्मी 1 the great Lakṣmī, or Śakti of Nārāyaṇa; सेवे सैरिभमर्दिनीमिह महालक्ष्मीं सरोजस्थिताम्.

-2 a young girl who represents the goddess Durgā at the Durgā festival.

-लयः 1 a great world destruction.

-2 the Supreme Being (महदादीनां लयो यस्मिन्).

-लिङ्गम् the great Liṅga or Phallus. (

-ङ्गः) an epithet of Śiva.

-लोलः a crow.

-लोहम् a magnet.

-वंशः N. of a wellknown work in Pali (of the 5th century).

-वक्षस् m. epithet of Śiva.

-वनम् a large forest in Vṛindāvana.

-वरा Dūrvā grass.

-वराहः 'the great boar', an epithet of Viṣṇu in his third or boar incarnation.

-वर्तनम् high wages;

-वल्ली 1 the Mādhavī creeper.

-2 a large creeping plant.

-वसः the porpoise.

-वसुः silver; Gīrvāṇa.

-वाक्यम् 1 a long sentence.

-2 any continuous composition or literary work.

-3 a great proposition, principal sentence; such as तत्त्वमसि, ब्रह्मैवेदं सर्वम् &c.

-4 a complete sentence (opp. अवान्तरवाक्य q. v.); न च महावाक्ये सति अवान्तरवाक्यं प्रमाणं भवति ŚB. on MS.6.4.25.

-वातः a stormy wind, violent wind; महावाता<?>तैर्महिषकुलनीलैर्जलधरैः Mk.5.22.

-वादिन् m. a great or powerful disputant.

-वायुः 1 air (as an element).

-2 stormy wind, hur- ricane, tempest.

-वार्तिकम् N. of the Vārtikas of Kātyāyana on Pāṇini's Sūtras.

-विडम् a kind of factitious salt.

-विदेहा N. of a certain वृत्ति or condition of the mind in the Yoga system of philosophy.

-विद्या the great lores; काली तारा महाविद्या षोडशी भुवनेश्वरी । भैरवी छिन्नमस्ता च विद्या धूमवती तथा । बगला सिद्धविद्या च मातङ्गी कमला- त्मिका । एता दश महाविद्याः... ॥

-विपुला a kind of metre.

-विभाषा a rule giving a general option or alternative; इति महाविभाषया साधुः.

-विभूतिः an epithet of Śiva.

-विषः a serpent having two mouths.

-विषुवम् the vernal equinox. ˚संक्रान्तिः f. the vernal equinox (the sun's entering the sign Aries).

-विस्तर a. very extensive or copious.

-वीचिः N. of a hell.

-वीरः 1 a great hero or warrior.

-2 a lion.

-3 the thunderbolt of Indra.

-4 an epithet of Viṣṇu.

-5 of Garuḍa.

-6 of Hanumat.

-7 a cuckoo.

-8 a white horse.

-9 a sacrificial fire.

-1 a sacrificial vessel.

-11 a kind of hawk. ˚चरितम् N. of a celebrated drama by Bhavabhūti.

-वीर्य a. of great valour, very powerful.

(-र्यः) 1 N. of Brah- man.

-2 the Supreme Being. (

-र्या) the wild cotton shrub.

-2 an epithet of संज्ञा, the wife of the sun.

-वृषः a great bull.

-वेग a.

1 very swift or fleet.

(-गः) 1 great speed, excessive velocity.

-2 an ape.

-3 the bird Garuḍa.

-वेघः a particular position of hands or feet (in the practice of Yoga).

-वेल a. billowy.

-व्याधिः f.

1 a great disease.

-2 a very bad kind of leprosy (black leprosy).

-व्याहृतिः f. a great mystical word, i. e. भूर्, भुवस् and स्वर्.

-व्रत a. very devotional, rigidly observing vows.

(-तम्) 1 a great vow, a great reli- gious observance; a vow for not taking even water for a month; महाव्रतं चरेद्यस्तु Mb.12.35.22 (com. महाव्रतं मासमात्रं जलस्यापि त्यागः).

-2 any great or funda- mental duty; प्राणैरपि हिता वृत्तिरद्रोहो व्याजवर्जनम् । आत्मनीव प्रियाधानमेतन्मैत्रीमहाव्रतम् Mv.5.59; क्रतौ महाव्रते पश्यन् ब्रह्मचारी- त्वरीरतम् N.17.23.

-व्रतिन् m.

1 a devotee, an ascetic.

-2 an epithet of Śiva.

-शक्तिः 1 an epithet of Śiva.

-2 of Kārtikeya.

-शङ्कुः the sine of the sun's eleva- tion.

-शङ्खः 1 a great conch-shell; पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं Bg.1.15; महाशङ्खमयी माला ताराविद्याजपे प्रिया Tantra.

-2 the temporal bone, forehead.

-3 a human bone.

-4 a particular high number.

-5 one of Kubera's treasures.

-शठः a kind of thorn-apple.

-शब्द a. making a loud sound, very noisy, boisterous.

-शल्कः a kind of sea- crab or prawn; Ms.3.272.

-शालः a great householder.

-शालिः a kind of large and sweetsmelling rice.

-शाल्वणम् ('great fomentation') N. of a remedy; Suśr.

-शासन a.

1 exercising great power.

-2 whose commands are great; त्रैलोक्यघिपतित्वमेव विरसं यस्मिन् महा- शासने Bh.3.8.

(-नम्) 1 the knowledge of Brahma as expounded in the Upaniṣadas.

-2 great order of government.

-शिरस् m. a kind of serpent.

-शिवरात्रिः N. of a festival on the 14th day of the dark half of Māgha,

-शुक्तिः f. a pearl-shell.

-शुक्ला an epithet of Sarasvatī.

-शुभ्रम् silver.

-शूद्रः (-द्री f.)

1 a Sūdra in a high position.

-2 a cowherd.

-3 an upper servant. (

-द्री) a female cow-keeper. (

-द्रा) a Śudra woman in a high position.

-शून्यम् a particular mental condi- tion of a Yogin.

-शृङ्गः 1 a species of stag.

-2 the शरभ animal.

-श्मशानम् an epithet of Benares.

-श्यामा the Sissoo tree. (Mar. शिसवी).

-श्रमणः 1 an epithet of Buddha.

-2 a Jain monk.

-श्लक्ष्णा sand.

-श्वासः a kind of asthma.

-श्वेता 1 an epithet of Sarasvatī.

-2 of Durgā.

-3 white sugar.

-संहिता great combi- nation.

-संक्रान्तिः f. the winter solstice.

-सती a very chaste woman.

-सत्ता absolute existence.

-सत्यः an epithet of Yama.

-सत्त्व a.

1 noble.

-2 very strong or powerful.

-3 just, righteous.

(-त्त्वः) 1 a large animal.

-2 N. of Sākyamuni.

-3 an epithet of Kubera.

-संधिविग्रहः the office of the minister of peace and war.

-सन्नः an epithet of Kubera.

-सन्निः m. (in music) a kind of measure.

-समुद्रः the great ocean.

-सर्गः a great or completely new creation (after a complete destruction of the world).

-सर्जः the bread- fruit or jack-tree.

-साधनभागः a great executive officer.

-सांतपनः a kind of very rigid penance; see Ms.11. 218.

-सांधिविग्रहिकः a minister of peace and war.

-सामन्तः a great vassal.

-सामान्यम् the widest genera- lity.

-सारः a kind of Khadira tree.

-सारथिः an epithet of Aruṇa.

-साहसम् great violence or outrage, great audacity.

-साहसिकः a dacoit, highwayman, a daring robber.

-सिंहः the fabulous animal called Śarabha.

-सिद्धिः f. a kind of magical power.

-सुखम् 1 great pleasure.

-2 copulation. (

-खः) a Buddha.

-सुगन्धम् a fragrant unguent.

-सुगन्धिः a kind of antidote.

-सुधा silver; Gīrvāṇa.

-सुभिक्षम् good times.

-सूक्तः the composer of the great Sūktas or hymns of the 1th Maṇḍala of the Ṛigveda.

-सूक्ष्मा sand.

-सूतः a mili- tary drum.

-सेनः 1 an epithet of Kārtikeya; महासेन- प्रसूतिं तद्ययौ शरवणं महत् Rām.7.16.1.

-2 the commander of a large army. (

-ना) a great army.

-स्कन्धः a camel.

-स्थली the earth.

-स्थानम् a great position.

-स्नेहः a combination of the 4 kinds of fat.

-स्मृतिः the Ṣaḍaṅgas and Smṛitis; महास्मृतिं पठेद्यस्तु तथैवानुस्मृतिं शुभाम् Mb.12.2.3.

-स्रोतस् n. the bowels.

-स्रग्विन् m. an epithet of Śiva.

-स्वनः a kind of drum.

-हंसः an epithet of Viṣṇu.

-हविस् n. clarified butter.

-हस्तः an epithet of Śiva.

-हासः a loud or boisterous laughter, cachinnation.

-हिमवत् m. N. of a mountain.

-ह्रस्वा N. of a plant (Mar. कुहिली).

Sanskrit-English dictionary > महा _mahā
17 superiore

"upper;

Übergeordnet;

superior"

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1. adj top

qualità superior

superiore alla media better than average

2. m superior

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superiore agg.

1 ( in senso assoluto) superior: un essere superiore, a superior being; una mente superiore, a superior mind; una persona superiore, an outstanding person; qualità superiore, superior quality: merce di qualità superiore, first-class goods // ha sempre un'aria superiore, ( di superiorità) he always has a superior air (o an air of superiority)

2 ( con valore comparativo) superior: è superiore a tutti noi in intelligenza, he is superior to us all in intelligence; fummo travolti da una forza superiore, we were overwhelmed by a superior force; la squadra avversaria era nettamente superiore, the opposing team was definitely superior; i nemici erano superiori in numero, the enemy were superior in number

3 ( più alto, più elevato) higher: un grado superiore, a higher degree; prezzo, temperatura, velocità superiore, higher price, temperature, speed; una somma superiore, a larger amount; vendere a prezzo superiore, to sell at a higher price

4 ( sovrastante) upper: labbro, mascella, arto superiore, upper lip, jaw, limb; i piani superiori di una casa, the upper floors of a house; abita al piano superiore, he lives on the floor above; ( di una casa a due piani) he lives on the upper floor; il corso superiore di un fiume, the upper course of a river; le regioni superiori dell'atmosfera, the upper atmosphere // le classi superiori, the upper classes // (geol.) cretaceo superiore, Upper Cretaceous

5 ( al di sopra) above: superiore alla media, above average: statura superiore alla media, above average height; è superiore a ogni sospetto, critica, lode, he is above suspicion, criticism, praise; è superiore a queste meschinità, he is above (o superior to) such meanness; è un prezzo superiore alle mie possibilità, it's a price above (o beyond) my possibilities; obbedire a ordini superiori, to obey orders from above

6 ( di grado) senior: dirigente superiore, senior executive; ufficiale superiore, senior officer

7 ( più avanzato) advanced: matematica superiore, advanced mathematics; scuola superiore di disegno, advanced school of drawing; studi superiori, advanced studies; istruzione superiore, higher education

◆ s.m.

1 superior: rispettoso con i superiori, respectful to one's superiors; fu chiamato dal suo superiore, he was called by his superior; un ufficiale deve ubbidire ai superiori, an officer must obey his superiors (in rank)

2 (eccl.) il ( Padre) Superiore, Father Superior.

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[supe'rjore]
1. agg

1) (intelligenza, qualità) superior, (numero) greater, (quantità, somma) larger

intelligenza superiore alla media — above-average intelligence

la temperatura è superiore alla media — the temperature is above average

è superiore alle mie forze — it's beyond me

sono superiore a queste cose — I'm above such things

2) (che sta più in alto: rami, classe) upper, (livello) higher

la parte superiore del corpo — the upper part of the body

il corso superiore di un fiume — the upper reaches pl of a river

al piano superiore — on the upper floor, (di edificio a più piani) on the floor above

scuola superiore; scuole superiori — secondary school Brit, senior high (school) Am

istruzione superiore — higher education

per ordine superiore — on orders from above

2. sm

superior

è il mio superiore — he's my superior

3. sfpl

Scol

le superiori — secondary school Brit, senior high (school) Am

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[supe'rjore] 1.
aggettivo

1) (di sopra) [arti, labbro, mascella, piano] upper; [ parte] top, upper

abitare al piano superiore — to live upstairs

2) (in valore) [temperatura, velocità, costo] higher (a than); [ dimensioni] bigger (a than); [ durata] longer (a than)

superiore alla media — above average

temperature -i ai 5°C — temperatures above 5°C

tassi d'interesse -i al 3% — interest rates higher than o above 3%

assegni -i ai 100 euro — cheques (for) over 100 euros

essere in numero superiore o numericamente superiore — to be greater in number

3) (migliore) superior (a to)

una mente superiore — a superior mind

sentirsi superiore a qcn. — to feel superior to sb

4) (in una gerarchia) [gradi, classi] upper

istruzione superiore — higher education
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (capo) superior, senior

2) relig. superior
3.
sostantivo femminile plurale superiori scol. = course of studies following middle school or junior high school and preceeding university

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superiore

/supe'rjore/

I aggettivo

1 (di sopra) [arti, labbro, mascella, piano] upper; [ parte] top, upper; abitare al piano superiore to live upstairs

2 (in valore) [temperatura, velocità, costo] higher ( a than); [ dimensioni] bigger ( a than); [ durata] longer ( a than); superiore alla media above average; temperature -i ai 5°C temperatures above 5°C; tassi d'interesse -i al 3% interest rates higher than o above 3%; assegni -i ai 100 euro cheques (for) over 100 euros; essere in numero superiore o numericamente superiore to be greater in number

3 (migliore) superior ( a to); una mente superiore a superior mind; sentirsi superiore a qcn. to feel superior to sb.

4 (in una gerarchia) [ gradi, classi] upper; istruzione superiore higher education

II sostantivo maschile

1 (capo) superior, senior

2 relig. superior

III superiori f.pl.

scol. = course of studies following middle school or junior high school and preceeding university.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > superiore
18 Ч-105

У ЧЁРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ (НА РОГАХ) жить, быть«, находиться и т. п. coll У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll К ЧЁРТУ (К ЧЕРТИМ) НА КУЛИЧКИ (НА РОГ А) уехать, забраться и т. п. coll К ДЬЙВОЛУ НА РОГ A coll PrepP these forms only adv or subj-compl with copula ( subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name) fixed WO
(to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place

at (to) the ends of the earth
in (to) the middle of nowhere at (to) the back of beyond in (to) some godforsaken place (hole) in (to) the sticks
у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z (к чёрту на кулички в место Z) - in (to, for) the distant sticks of place Z.

"...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички» (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).

И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).

(author's usage) Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный (райкома Ганичев)! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). (The District Committee representative) Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).

Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).

(Ефим) немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ч-105
19 к дьяволу на рога

• У ЧЕРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ < НА РОГАХ> жить, быть, находиться и т.п. coll; У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll; К ЧЕРТУ < К ЧЕРТЯМ> НА КУЛИЧКИ < НА РОГА> уехать, забраться и т.п. coll; К ДЬЯВОЛУ НА РОГА coll

[PrepP; these forms only; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name); fixed WO]

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⇒ (to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place:

- at <to> the ends of the earth;

- in <to> the middle of nowhere;

- at <to> the back of beyond;

- in <to> some godforsaken place < hole>;

- in <to> the sticks;

|| у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z < к чёрту на кулички в место Z> ≈ in <to, for> the distant sticks of place Z.

     ♦ "...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички" (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).

     ♦ И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).

     ♦ [author's usage] Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный [райкома Ганичев]! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). [The District Committee representative] Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).

     ♦ Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).

     ♦...[Ефим] немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > к дьяволу на рога
20 к черту на кулички

• У ЧЕРТА НА КУЛИЧКАХ < НА РОГАХ> жить, быть, находиться и т.п. coll; У ДЬЯВОЛА НА РОГАХ coll; К ЧЕРТУ < К ЧЕРТЯМ> НА КУЛИЧКИ < НА РОГА> уехать, забраться и т.п. coll; К ДЬЯВОЛУ НА РОГА coll

[PrepP; these forms only; adv or subj-compl with copula (subj: usu. human, collect, or a geographical name); fixed WO]

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⇒ (to live, be etc or go, go away etc) in or to a remote and sometimes desolate, undesirable place:

- at <to> the ends of the earth;

- in <to> the middle of nowhere;

- at <to> the back of beyond;

- in <to> some godforsaken place < hole>;

- in <to> the sticks;

|| у чёрта на куличках, в месте Z < к чёрту на кулички в место Z> ≈ in <to, for> the distant sticks of place Z.

     ♦ "...Согласна на всё, согласна проделать эту комедию с натиранием мазью, согласна идти к чёрту на кулички" (Булгаков 9). "I agree to everything, I'll go through the whole routine of smearing on the ointment, I'll go to the ends of the earth!" (9b).

     ♦ И теперь, подаваясь в дальние края, к чёрту на кулички, на Курилы... Фёдор уверен был, что пройдёт не так много времени и его опять потянет сюда... (Максимов 1). And now, on his way to distant parts, to the back of beyond, to the Kurile Islands,... Fyodor was convinced that it would not be that long before he would be drawn to come back here... (1a).

     ♦ [author's usage] Заём, налоги, хлебозаготовки, лес - всё уполномоченный [райкома Ганичев]! Тащись к дьяволу на кулички (Абрамов 1). [The District Committee representative] Ganichev had to do it all: the Loan, the taxes, the grain procurements, the timber. He had to go to all sorts of godforsaken places (1a).

     ♦ Его не повысят ни в должности, ни в звании. Каждый начальник постарается от него избавиться... Его в конце концов загонят к чёрту на кулички... (Войнович 5). Neither his duties nor his rank would ever be increased. Every higher officer would try to get rid of him....In the end, he'd be sent to some God-forsaken hole... (5a).

     ♦...[Ефим] немедленно выскочил из дому, схватил такси и поперся к Баранову к чёрту на кулички в Беляево-Богородское... (Войнович 6)....Yefim immediately ran out, grabbed a taxi, and set off for the distant sticks of Belyaevo-Bogorodskoe... (6a).

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