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1 Kreis
m; -es, -e1. MATH., fig. circle; (Ring) ring; ASTRON. orbit; im Kreis in a circle; mir dreht sich alles im Kreis my head’s spinning; einen Kreis schließen um form a circle around; sich im Kreis drehen revolve, rotate; Kind: spin (a)round (in circles); Diskussion etc.: go (a)round in circles; Kreise ziehen Vogel etc.: circle; immer weitere Kreise ziehen Gerücht: spread further and further (afield); Affäre etc.: have far-reaching implications; in weiten Kreisen widely; der Kreis schließt sich we’ve come full circle2. ETECH. (Stromkreis) circuit3. (Kreislauf) cycle4. (Gruppe) circle; (Wirkungskreis) sphere; der Kreis seiner Anhänger the circle of his supporters; in den besten Kreisen verkehren move in the best circles; im kleinen oder engsten Kreis with a few close friends ( der Familie: relatives)* * *der Kreiscircle; ring; round* * *[krais]m -es, -e[-zə]1) circleeinen Kréís beschreiben or schlagen or ziehen — to describe a circle
einen Kréís um jdn bilden or schließen — to form or make a circle around sb, to encircle sb
Kréíse ziehen (lit) — to circle
(weite) Kréíse ziehen (fig) — to have (wide) repercussions
sich im Kréís bewegen or drehen (lit) — to go or turn (a)round in a circle; (fig) to go (a)round in circles
mir dreht sich alles im Kréíse — everything's going (a)round and (a)round, my head is reeling or spinning
2) (ELEC = Stromkreis) circuitKréís Leipzig — Leipzig District, the District of Leipzig
der Kréís seiner Leser — his readership, his readers pl
weite Kréíse der Bevölkerung — wide sections of the population
im Kréíse von Freunden/seiner Familie — among or with friends/his family, in the family circle
eine Feier im engen or kleinen Kréíse — a celebration for a few close friends and relatives
in seinen/ihren etc Kréísen — in the circles in which he/she etc moves
das kommt ( auch) in den besten Kréísen vor — that happens even in the best society or the best of circles
5) (=Bereich von Interessen, Tätigkeit etc) sphere; (= Ideenkreis) body of ideas; (= Sagenkreis) cycleim Kréís des Scheinwerferlichtes — in the arc or pool of light thrown by the headlamps
* * *der1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) circle2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) circle3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) circle4) (a group of people: the musical set.) set* * *Kreis1<-es, -e>[krais, pl ˈkraizə]m1. MATH circleeinen \Kreis um jdn bilden to form a circle around [or encircle] sbim \Kreis gehen to go round in circlesim \Kreis in a circleein Vogel zieht seine \Kreise (geh) a bird is circling2. (Gruppe) circleaus den besten \Kreisen from the best circlesin den besten \Kreisen vorkommen to happen in the best of circlesdie Hochzeit fand im engsten Kreise statt only close friends and family were invited to the weddingim \Kreise seiner Familie in the bosom of his family4. (umgrenzter Bereich) range, scope5.▶ jdm dreht sich alles im \Kreise everything is going round and round in sb's head, sb's head is spinning▶ ein magischer \Kreis a magic circle▶ den \Kreis schließen to close the circle▶ der \Kreis schließt sich the wheel turns [or we've come] full circle▶ weite \Kreise wide sections▶ \Kreise ziehen to have repercussionsKreis2<-es, -e>[krais, pl ˈkraizə]m ADMIN district* * *der; Kreises, Kreise1) circleeinen Kreis schlagen od. beschreiben — describe a circle
einen Kreis bilden od. schließen — form or make a circle
in einem od. im Kreis sitzen — sit in a circle
sich im Kreis drehen od. bewegen — go or turn round in a circle; (fig.) go round in circles
Kreise ziehen — (fig.) < court case> have [wide] repercussions; < movement> grow in size and influence
2) (Gruppe) circleim Kreise der Freunde/Familie — among or with friends/within the family
im kleinen od. engsten Kreis — with a few close friends [and relatives]
der Kreis seiner Leser/Anhänger — his readers pl./followers pl.
in seinen Kreisen — in the circles in which he moves/moved
in weiten od. breiten Kreisen der Bevölkerung — amongst wide sections of the population
die besseren/besten Kreise — the best circles
3) (von Problemen, Lösungen usw.) range4) (Verwaltungsbezirk) district; (WahlKreis) wardder Kreis Heidelberg — the Heidelberg district or district of Heidelberg
5) (Elektrot.) circuit* * *im Kreis in a circle;mir dreht sich alles im Kreis my head’s spinning;einen Kreis schließen um form a circle around;sich im Kreis drehen revolve, rotate; Kind: spin (a)round (in circles); Diskussion etc: go (a)round in circles;Kreise ziehen Vogel etc: circle;immer weitere Kreise ziehen Gerücht: spread further and further (afield); Affäre etc: have far-reaching implications;in weiten Kreisen widely;der Kreis schließt sich we’ve come full circle3. (Kreislauf) cycleder Kreis seiner Anhänger the circle of his supporters;in den besten Kreisen verkehren move in the best circles;engsten Kreis with a few close friends ( der Familie: relatives)5. (Bezirk) district;der Kreis Unna the Unna district* * *der; Kreises, Kreise1) circleeinen Kreis schlagen od. beschreiben — describe a circle
einen Kreis bilden od. schließen — form or make a circle
in einem od. im Kreis sitzen — sit in a circle
sich im Kreis drehen od. bewegen — go or turn round in a circle; (fig.) go round in circles
Kreise ziehen — (fig.) < court case> have [wide] repercussions; < movement> grow in size and influence
2) (Gruppe) circleim Kreise der Freunde/Familie — among or with friends/within the family
im kleinen od. engsten Kreis — with a few close friends [and relatives]
der Kreis seiner Leser/Anhänger — his readers pl./followers pl.
in seinen Kreisen — in the circles in which he moves/moved
in weiten od. breiten Kreisen der Bevölkerung — amongst wide sections of the population
die besseren/besten Kreise — the best circles
3) (von Problemen, Lösungen usw.) range4) (Verwaltungsbezirk) district; (WahlKreis) wardder Kreis Heidelberg — the Heidelberg district or district of Heidelberg
5) (Elektrot.) circuit* * *-e m.circle n.circuit n.cycle n.district n.ring n. -
2 verkehren
I v/i1. (hat oder ist verkehrt) Fahrzeug: run; FLUG. fly, operate; verkehren zwischen Boot: auch ply between; in einer Gegend verkehren serve an area2. (hat): in einer Bar etc. verkehren frequent a bar etc.; verkehren bei jemandem visit s.o. regularly, be a regular visitor to ( oder at) s.o.’s house etc.; verkehren mit jemandem associate with s.o.; gesellschaftlich: auch socialize with s.o.; viel mit jemandem verkehren see a great deal of s.o.; in Künstlerkreisen etc. verkehren move in artistic circles; ich verkehre mit ihm nur noch über meinen Anwalt verkehren I deal with him now only through my lawyer* * *(Umgang haben) to associate; to consort;(fahren) to run;(umkehren) to reverse* * *ver|keh|ren ptp verkehrt1. vider Bus/das Flugzeug verkehrt regelmäßig zwischen A und B — the bus runs or goes or operates regularly/the plane goes or operates regularly between A and B
2)(= Gast sein, Kontakt pflegen)
bei jdm verkéhren — to frequent sb's house, to visit sb (regularly)mit jdm verkéhren — to associate with sb
in einem Lokal verkéhren — to frequent a pub
in Künstlerkreisen verkéhren — to move in artistic circles, to mix with artists
mit jdm brieflich or schriftlich verkéhren (form) — to correspond with sb
mit jdm (geschlechtlich) verkéhren — to have (sexual) intercourse with sb
2. vtto turn ( in +acc into)etw ins Gegenteil verkéhren — to reverse sth
See:→ auch verkehrt3. vrto turn ( in +acc into)sich ins Gegenteil verkéhren — to become reversed
* * *((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) run* * *ver·keh·ren *I. vi1. Hilfsverb: haben o sein (fahren) Boot, Bus, Zug to run [or go]der Zug verkehrt auf dieser Nebenstrecke nur noch zweimal am Tag the train only runs twice a day on this branch line; Flugzeug to fly [or go▪ [irgendwo/bei jdm] \verkehren to visit somewhere/sb regularly3. Hilfsverb: haben (Umgang pflegen)▪ [mit jdm] \verkehren to associate [with sb]sie verkehrt mit hochrangigen Diplomaten she associates with high-ranking diplomats▪ [mit jdm] \verkehren to have intercourse [with sb]* * *1.intransitives Verb1) auch mit sein (fahren) run; < aircraft> flyder Dampfer verkehrt zwischen Hamburg und Helgoland — the steamer plies or operates or goes between Hamburg and Heligoland
2)2.in einem Lokal verkehren — frequent a pub (Brit.)
transitives Verb turn (in + Akk. into)3.reflexives Verb turn (in + Akk. into)* * *A. v/iverkehren zwischen Boot: auch ply between;in einer Gegend verkehren serve an area2. (hat):in einer Bar etcverkehren frequent a bar etc;verkehren mit jemandem associate with sb; gesellschaftlich: auch socialize with sb;viel mit jemandem verkehren see a great deal of sb;verkehren move in artistic circles;ich verkehre mit ihm nur noch über meinen Anwalt I deal with him now only through my lawyer3. (hat):verkehren mit geschlechtlich: have (sexual) intercourse withB. v/t (hat) (Sinn etc) twist;ins Gegenteil verkehren reverseC. v/r (hat) change, turn (in +akk into);sich ins Gegenteil verkehren turn into the opposite* * *1.intransitives Verb1) auch mit sein (fahren) run; < aircraft> flyder Dampfer verkehrt zwischen Hamburg und Helgoland — the steamer plies or operates or goes between Hamburg and Heligoland
2)2.in einem Lokal verkehren — frequent a pub (Brit.)
transitives Verb turn (in + Akk. into)3.reflexives Verb turn (in + Akk. into)* * *v.to consort v.to ply between expr. -
3 in de hoogste kringen verkeren
in de hoogste kringen verkeren————————in de hoogste kringen verkerenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > in de hoogste kringen verkeren
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4 kreds
sg - kredsen, pl - kredse1) круг м; окру́жность ж2) о́круг м* * *circle, crowd, ring* * *(en -e) circle,( ring, rundkreds også) ring ( fx they formed a ring round him);( distrikt) district;( valgkreds) constituency,(am) district;( for kommunevalg) ward;( selskabeligt) set, circle,F sphere;[ en kreds af sten] a circle of stones;[ familiens kreds] the family circle;[ færdes i de højere kredse] move in the best circles;[ i vide kredse] widely;[ slå kreds om](fig) rally round;[ en udvalgt kreds] a chosen few;( af venner) some intimate friends. -
5 verkeren
1 [zich bevinden] be ⇒ find oneself2 [zich bewegen (in)] be (in)♦voorbeelden:in het gezelschap verkeren van de groten der aarde • rub shoulders with the great -
6 к вершине лучше идти напрямик, чем кружить, хоть и на самом верху
General subject: it's better to go straight than to move in the best circlesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > к вершине лучше идти напрямик, чем кружить, хоть и на самом верху
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7 in den besten Kreisen verkehren
to move in the best circlesDeutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > in den besten Kreisen verkehren
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8 monde
monde [mɔ̃d]masculine nouna. world• où va le monde ? whatever is the world coming to?• envoyer or expédier qn dans l'autre monde to send sb to meet his (or her) maker• c'est le monde à l'envers ! whatever next!• le monde est petit ! it's a small world!• c'est un monde ! (inf) it's just not right!• musique/cuisine du monde world music/food• pas le moins du monde ! not at all!• ce village, c'est le bout du monde that village is in the middle of nowhere• ce n'est pas le bout du monde ! ( = ce n'est rien) it won't kill you!b. ( = gens) est-ce qu'il y a du monde ? ( = quelqu'un) is there anybody there? ; ( = foule) are there many people there?• il y avait un monde fou ! (inf) the place was packed!c. ( = milieu social) set* * *mɔ̃dnom masculin1) gén worldaller or voyager de par le monde, parcourir le monde — to travel the world
il irait jusqu'au bout du monde pour la retrouver — he would go to the ends of the earth to find her again
c'est le bout du monde!, c'est au bout du monde! — it's in the back of beyond!
ce n'est pas le bout du monde! — fig it' s not such a big deal!
elle n'est plus de ce monde — euph she's no longer with us euph
quand je ne serai plus de ce monde — euph when I have departed this world
je n'étais pas encore au monde — I wasn't yet born; grand
2) ( milieu) worldun monde nous sépare — we are worlds apart; nouveau
3) ( gens) peoplej'ai du monde ce soir — (colloq) I'm having people round GB ou over US tonight
4) ( bonne société) societyle beau or grand monde — high society
••c'est un monde! — (colloq) that's a bit much!
* * *mɔ̃d nm1) (= planète) world2) (= bonne société)femme du monde — socialite, society woman
3) (= milieu) world4) (= gens)beaucoup de monde — many people, a lot of people
Il y avait beaucoup de monde au concert. — There were a lot of people at the concert.
peu de monde — not many people, few people
* * *monde nm1 ( terre) world; l'homme le plus grand/le plus riche du monde the tallest/the wealthiest man in the world; ce sont les meilleurs amis du monde they are the best of friends; expliquer le plus calmement/logiquement du monde que to explain quite calmly/logically that; pas le moins du monde not in the least ou slightest; si vous êtes le moins du monde soucieux if you are (in) the least bit worried; s'il souffrait le moins du monde if he felt any pain at all ou the slightest pain; se porter le mieux du monde to be fine; au monde gén on earth, in the world; personne/rien au monde ne la fera changer d'avis she won't change her mind for anybody/anything; pour rien au monde il ne raterait le match he wouldn't miss the match for anything; dans le monde entier all over the world; à travers le monde throughout the world; aller or voyager de par le monde liter, parcourir le monde to travel the world; il irait jusqu'au bout du monde pour la retrouver he would go to the ends of the earth to find her again; c'est le bout du monde!, c'est au bout du monde! it's miles from anywhere!, it's in the back of beyond!; mon père habite à l'autre bout du monde my father lives halfway around the world; ce n'est pas le bout du monde! fig it's not such a big deal!; comme le monde est petit! it's a small world!; ⇒ métier;2 ( société humaine) world; la faim/paix dans le monde world famine/peace; être les premiers au monde à faire to be the first in the world to do; vouloir refaire le monde to want to change the world ; être ouvert sur le monde to be aware of what is going on in the world; se retirer du monde to withdraw from the world; à la face du monde for all the world to see;3 ( ici-bas) les biens de ce monde worldly goods; en ce bas monde here below; l'autre monde the next world, the world to come; elle n'est plus de ce monde euph she's no longer with us euph; quand je ne serai plus de ce monde euph when I have departed this world; la perfection n'est pas de ce monde there is no such thing as perfection; le monde des vivants the land of the living; je n'étais pas encore au monde I wasn't yet born; ⇒ grand;4 (microcosme, section) world; le monde du travail/des idées the world of work/of ideas; le monde arabe/médical the Arab/medical world; le monde libre the free world; le monde moderne the modern world; le monde animal the animal kingdom; ils ne sont pas du même monde ( milieu) they are from different social backgrounds; c'est un monde à part it's a completely different world; cet événement marqua la fin d'un monde this event marked the end of an era; ⇒ ancien;5 ( gens) people; il y a du monde ( une foule) there are a lot of people; ( des gens) there's someone there; de plus en plus de monde more and more people; il n'y a pas grand monde there aren't many people; tout le monde everybody, everyone; voir beaucoup de monde to have a busy social life ; j'ai du monde ce soir○ I'm having people round GB ou over US tonight; elle se moque or se fout◑ du monde! what does she take us for?; tout mon petit monde my family and friends (pl); réunir tout son monde ( entourage) to get everyone together;6 ( bonne société) society; sortir dans le monde to go out into society; le beau or grand monde high society;7 ( écart) il y a un monde entre there's a world of difference between; un monde nous sépare, il y a un monde entre nous we are worlds apart.mettre un enfant au monde to bring a child into the world; venir au monde to come into the world; se faire (tout) un monde de qch to get all worked up about sth; ainsi va le monde that's the way it goes; depuis que le monde est monde since the beginning of time; il faut de tout pour faire un monde Prov it takes all sorts to make a world Prov; c'est le monde à l'envers! the world's turned upside down!; c'est un monde○! that's a bit much![mɔ̃d] nom masculin1. [univers] worldil est connu dans le monde entier he's known worldwide ou the world overil n'est plus de ce monde he's no longer with us, he's gone to the next worlden ce bas monde here on earth, here belowdepuis que le monde est monde since the beginning of time, since the world beganc'est le monde renversé ou à l'envers! what's the world coming to?2. [humanité] worldtout le monde everybody, everyonetout le monde sait cela everybody ou the whole world knows that3. [pour intensifier]le plus célèbre au ou du monde the most famous in the worldle plus simplement/gentiment du monde in the simplest/kindest possible wayc'est ce que j'aime/je veux le plus au monde it's what I love/want most in the worldpour rien au monde not for anything, not for the worldnul ou personne au monde nobody in the worldon m'a dit tout le bien du monde de ce nouveau shampooing I've been told the most wonderful things about this new shampoo4. [communauté] worldle monde de la finance the world of finance, the financial worldle monde capitaliste/communiste the capitalist/communist worldle monde animal/végétal the animal/plant world5. [gens] people (pluriel)il y a du monde? [en entrant chez quelqu'un] is there anybody home ou there?il y a un monde fou, c'est noir de monde the place is swarming ou alive with peopletu attends du monde? are you expecting people ou company?ne t'en fais pas, je connais mon monde! don't worry, I know who I'm dealing with!grand-mère aime bien avoir tout son petit monde autour d'elle grandmother likes to have all her family ou brood (humoristique) around herc'est qu'il faut s'en occuper de tout ce petit monde! [enfants] all that little lot takes some looking after!tu te moques ou fiches (familier) ou fous (familier) du monde! you've got a nerve ou a bloody nerve!6. [société] world[classes élevées]le (beau) ou grand monde high societyfréquenter le beau ou grand monde to mix with high society ou in societygens du monde socialites, society people8. PRESSE9. (locution)pourquoi ne ranges-tu jamais tes affaires, c'est un monde tout de même! (familier) why in the world ou why oh why don't you ever put your things away? -
9 Kreis
1. Kreis <-es, -e> [krais, pl ʼkraizə] m1) math circle;einen \Kreis um jdn bilden to form a circle around [or encircle] sb;im \Kreis gehen to go round in circles;den \Kreis um etw schließen to close the circle around sth;im \Kreis in a circle;ein Vogel zieht seine \Kreise ( geh) a bird is circling2) ( Gruppe) circleaus den besten \Kreisen from the best circles;in den besten \Kreisen vorkommen to happen in the best of circles;die Hochzeit fand im engsten Kreise statt only close friends and family were invited to the wedding;im \Kreise seiner Familie in the bosom of his family4) ( umgrenzter Bereich) range, scopeWENDUNGEN:ein magischer \Kreis a magic circle;weite \Kreise wide sections;jdm dreht sich alles im \Kreise everything is going round and round in sb's head, sb's head is spinning;den \Kreis schließen to close the circle;der \Kreis schließt sich the wheel turns [or we've come] full circle;störe meine \Kreise nicht! (öre meine \Kreise nicht!) leave me in peace!;\Kreise ziehen to have repercussions2. Kreis <-es, -e> [krais, pl ʼkraizə] madmin district -
10 færdes
11) ходи́ть, е́здить2) быва́ть (где-л.)* * *vb( bevæge sig omkring) go about ( fx people should be able to go about the streets in safety),(gå) walk ( fx in the woods),( rejse) travel;( komme sammen med, socialt) move ( fx in good society, in the best circles);[ færdes blandt] move among, mix with ( fx all kinds of people);[ færdes frit omkring] go where one pleases. -
11 besser
I Komp. gut; wohl 2II Adj.1. better; ein besseres Geschäft etc. (gutes) an upmarket shop etc., Am. an upscale store etc.; ein besserer Stoff a better ( oder superior) material; besser werden improve, get better; hoffentlich ist das Wetter zum Wochenende besser I hope the weather will be better at the weekend; er ist besser dran als ich he’s better off than me; es wäre besser, wenn sie das nicht wüsste it would be better if she did not know this ( oder for her not to know this); besser ist besser just to be on the safe side; es wurde noch besser iro. that wasn’t all, it gets better; das wäre ja noch besser! iro. you must be joking!; um so oder desto besser so much the better, that’s even better; besser als gar nichts better than nothing(, I suppose); Hälfte2. subst.: das Bessere ist des Guten Feind Sprichw. the search for something better leads to the neglect of what is good; jemanden eines Besseren belehren put s.o. right, weitS. open s.o.’s eyes; sich eines Besseren besinnen change one’s mind, think better of s.th.; ich habe Besseres zu tun I’ve got better ( oder more important) things to do; eine Wende zum Besseren a change for the better3. (sozial) höher gestellt: superior, better-class; in besseren Kreisen verkehren move in higher ( oder more elevated) circles; die besseren Leute superior ( oder better-class) people; eine Wohngegend für bessere Leute a residential area for a better class of people ( oder for the well-to-do); eine bessere Gegend / Adresse a superior ( oder better-class oder respectable) area / address; in einem besseren Restaurant essen eat in a better ( oder upmarket, Am. upscale) restaurant; ich suche ein Zimmer in einem besseren Hotel I’m looking for a room in a better-class hotel; etwas Besseres something better; sie meint, sie sei etwas Besseres she thinks she’s superiorIII Adv.1. better; es besser wissen know better; es besser machen als jemand do better than s.o., go one up on s.o.; ich hoffe, du hast es mal besser I hope things will start looking up for you; bes. finanziell: I hope you’ll be better off; es geht ihm heute besser he’s feeling better today; wenn es dir wieder besser geht, darfst du nach Hause when you feel better ( oder have recovered) you can go home; es geht ( wirtschaftlich etc.) besser things are looking up; du kannst es besser als er you’re better at it than him ( oder he is); sich besser stellen better o.s., improve one’s (financial) position; durch den Berufswechsel stellt er sich besser he will be better off with his change of career; besser gestellt finanziell etc.: better-off; die besser Gestellten Bessergestellte; besser verdienen earn more; die besser Verdienenden Besserverdienende; du tätest besser daran zu gehen it would be better if you went; einen Mantel etc. nur für besser tragen wear a coat etc. only for best; besser gesagt or rather2. (lieber) gehen wir besser, wir sollten besser gehen I think we should go, I think ( oder perhaps) we’d better go; möchtest du noch ein Glas?- besser nicht I’d better not; Ruf 4* * *better (Adv.); better (Adj.); superior (Adj.)* * *bẹs|ser ['bɛsɐ]1) betterbessere Kreise/Gegend — better circles/area
bessere Leute — better class of people
er hat bessere Tage or Zeiten gesehen (iro) — he has seen better days
du willst wohl etwas Besseres sein! (inf) — I suppose you think you're better than other people, I suppose you think yourself superior
besser werden — to improve, to get better
eine Wendung zum Besseren nehmen — to take a turn for the better
jdn eines Besseren belehren — to teach sb otherwise or better
See:→ besinnen2)das Essen war nur ein besserer Imbiss — the meal was just a glorified snack
2. adv comp von gut, wohl1) betterbesser ist besser — (it is) better to be on the safe side
umso besser! (inf) — so much the better!
besser (gesagt) — or rather, or better
das macht nichts besser — that doesn't improve matters, that doesn't make things any (the) better
2)(= lieber)
lass das besser bleiben — you had better leave well alonedu tätest besser daran... — you would do better to..., you had better...
* * *1) (good to a greater extent: His new car is better than his old one.) better2) (preferable: Better to do it now than later.) better3) (well to a greater extent: He sings better now than he did before.) better* * *bes·ser[ˈbɛsɐ]1. (höher) better\besseres Gehalt higher wages, better pay\bessere Qualität superior quality▪ etwas B\besseres something betternichts B\besseres nothing betterSie finden nichts B\besseres! you won't find anything better!es gibt auf dem Markt nichts B\besseres it's the best on the market▪ \besser sein to be betteretw könnte \besser sein sth could be better, sth has room for improvementnicht \besser als... no better than...▪ [es ist] \besser, [wenn]... it would be better if...\besser, man sieht uns nicht zusammen it would be better if nobody saw us together▪ etw ist ein \besserer/ \besseres/eine \bessere... sth is just a bit better than... [or a better sort of]das nennen Sie anständige Wohnung? das ist doch allenfalls eine \bessere Bruchbude! you call that a decent flat? it's just a slightly upmarket garden shed!4.▶ jdn eines B\besseren belehren to put sb right, to enlighten sbich lasse mich gern[e] eines B\besseren belehren I'm willing to admit I'm wrongals ob ich nichts B\besseres zu tun hätte! as if I had nothing better to do!; s.a. Wendung1. (nicht mehr schlecht)es geht jdm \besser MED sb is [or feels] better, sb is recoveringes geht der Landwirtschaft noch nicht \besser the agricultural industry is still not doing well; \besser verdienen to get a better wage, to earn more2. (mehr als gut) better\besser verdienen to earn moredem solltest du \besser aus dem Wege gehen! it would be better if you avoided him!, you would do better to keep out of his way!lass \besser mich ran! let me have a go!soll ich ihm von unserem Gespräch berichten? — nein, das lassen Sie \besser bleiben! shall I tell him about our conversation? — no, it would be better not to!4.▶ es \besser haben to be [a lot] better off▶ es [mit jdm] \besser haben to be better off [with sb]▶ jd täte \besser daran... sb would do better to...▶ jd will es [o alles] [immer] \besser wissen sb [always] knows better* * *1.1) betterbesser werden — get better; <work etc.> improve
um so besser — so much the better; all the better; that wasn't the best of it (iron.)
jemanden eines Besseren belehren — (geh.) put somebody right; s. auch besinnen 1)
2) (sozial höher gestellt) superior; upper-classbessere od. die besseren Kreise — more elevated circles
eine bessere Gegend/Adresse — a smart[er] or [more] respectable area/address
3) (abwertend) glorified2.adverbial better[immer] alles besser wissen — always know better
es besser haben — be better off; (es leichter haben) have an easier time of it
es kommt noch besser — (iron.) it gets even better (iron.)
besser gesagt — to be [more] precise
3.er täte besser daran, zu... — he would do better to...
Adverb (lieber)das lässt du besser sein od. (ugs.) bleiben — you'd better not do that
* * *B. adj1. better;besser werden improve, get better;hoffentlich ist das Wetter zum Wochenende besser I hope the weather will be better at the weekend;er ist besser dran als ich he’s better off than me;es wäre besser, wenn sie das nicht wüsste it would be better if she did not know this ( oder for her not to know this);besser ist besser just to be on the safe side;es wurde noch besser iron that wasn’t all, it gets better;das wäre ja noch besser! iron you must be joking!;desto besser so much the better, that’s even better;2. subst:das Bessere ist des Guten Feind sprichw the search for something better leads to the neglect of what is good;jemanden eines Besseren belehren put sb right, weitS. open sb’s eyes;sich eines Besseren besinnen change one’s mind, think better of sth;ich habe Besseres zu tun I’ve got better ( oder more important) things to do;eine Wende zum Besseren a change for the better3. (sozial) höher gestellt: superior, better-class;in besseren Kreisen verkehren move in higher ( oder more elevated) circles;die besseren Leute superior ( oder better-class) people;eine Wohngegend für bessere Leute a residential area for a better class of people ( oder for the well-to-do);ich suche ein Zimmer in einem besseren Hotel I’m looking for a room in a better-class hotel;etwas Besseres something better;sie meint, sie sei etwas Besseres she thinks she’s superior4. pej:C. adv1. better;es besser wissen know better;es besser machen als jemand do better than sb, go one up on sb;ich hoffe, du hast es mal besser I hope things will start looking up for you; besonders finanziell: I hope you’ll be better off;es geht ihm heute besser he’s feeling better today;wenn es dir wieder besser geht, darfst du nach Hause when you feel better ( oder have recovered) you can go home;es geht (wirtschaftlich etc)besser things are looking up;sich besser stellen better o.s., improve one’s (financial) position;durch den Berufswechsel stellt er sich besser he will be better off with his change of career;besser gestellt finanziell etc: better-off;besser verdienen earn more;du tätest besser daran zu gehen it would be better if you went;einen Mantel etcnur für besser tragen wear a coat etc only for best;besser gesagt or rather2. (lieber)gehen wir besser, wir sollten besser gehen I think we should go, I think ( oder perhaps) we’d better go;möchtest du noch ein Glas?-* * *1.1) betterbesser werden — get better; <work etc.> improve
um so besser — so much the better; all the better; that wasn't the best of it (iron.)
jemanden eines Besseren belehren — (geh.) put somebody right; s. auch besinnen 1)
2) (sozial höher gestellt) superior; upper-classbessere od. die besseren Kreise — more elevated circles
eine bessere Gegend/Adresse — a smart[er] or [more] respectable area/address
3) (abwertend) glorified2.adverbial better[immer] alles besser wissen — always know better
es besser haben — be better off; (es leichter haben) have an easier time of it
es kommt noch besser — (iron.) it gets even better (iron.)
besser gesagt — to be [more] precise
3.er täte besser daran, zu... — he would do better to...
Adverb (lieber)das lässt du besser sein od. (ugs.) bleiben — you'd better not do that
* * *adj.better adj. adv.superiorly adv. -
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f; -, -n1. side (auch SPORT, MATH., einer Schallplatte, Münze, eines Blattes); auf der rechten / linken Seite fahren MOT. drive on the right / left; auf der anderen Seite des Flusses / Tals etc. on the other side of the river / valley etc.; rechte / linke Seite right-hand / left-hand side; eines Stoffes: right / wrong side; hintere / vordere Seite eines Hauses: back / front; die Seiten wechseln SPORT change ends; auch fig. change sides; an die oder zur Seite gehen step aside; zur Seite schieben auch fig. push aside ( oder out of the way); nach allen Seiten in all directions; von allen Seiten from all around; fig. on all sides; auf der Seite landen land on its side; auf die Seite schaffen, zur Seite legen (auch Geld) put aside; jemanden auf die Seite schaffen umg. get rid of s.o.; von der Seite (missgünstig) ansehen look askance at2. (Buchseite etc.) page; auf Seite 12 on page 12; ein Buch auf Seite 32 aufschlagen open a book at page 32; die Seiten umblättern thumb through the pages; gelbe Seiten TELEF. Yellow Pages; Seiten schinden umg. churn out page after page3. des Körpers: side; die Arme in die Seiten gestemmt with hands on hips, with arms akimbo; an jemandes Seite at ( oder by) s.o.’s side, sitting etc. next to s.o.; sich an jemandes Seite sehen lassen appear with s.o.; Seite an Seite side by side; jemandem nicht von der Seite gehen oder weichen not leave s.o.’s side; stärker: stick to s.o. like a leech; jemandem zur Seite stehen stand by s.o.; sich auf die Seite legen lie (down) on one’s side; Schiff: heel over on its side; sie ist auf der rechten Seite gelähmt she’s paraly|sed (Am. -zed) on her right side4. (Eigenschaft, Charakterzug) side; schwache / starke Seite weak spot / strong point; sich von der besten Seite zeigen show o.s. at one’s best; bewusst: put one’s best foot forward; ganz neue Seiten an jemandem entdecken discover new sides to s.o.’s character; von der Seite kenne ich ihn noch gar nicht I didn’t know that side of him; der Schwarzwald zeigt sich mal wieder von seiner regnerischen Seite the Black Forest is showing how wet it can be; komm mir nicht von ‘der Seite don’t try that one on me5. (Aspekt) side; auf der einen Seite..., auf der anderen Seite... on the one hand..., on the other hand...; von dieser Seite betrachtet seen from that angle ( oder standpoint, point of view), seen in that light; von der menschlichen Seite betrachtet from a human standpoint ( oder point of view); einer Sache die beste Seite abgewinnen make the best ( oder most) of s.th.; einer Sache eine komische Seite abgewinnen see the funny side of s.th.; alles hat zwei Seiten there are two sides to everything; auch die andere Seite sehen see the other side (of the argument oder problem)6. (Abstammung) von väterlicher / mütterlicher Seite on his ( oder her, my, your, their) father’s / mother’s side7. (Partei, Instanz etc.) side; JUR. bei einem Streit: party; jemanden auf seine Seite bringen oder ziehen win s.o. over to one’s side; auf welcher Seite stehst du? whose side are you on?; man sollte immer beide Seiten hören you should always listen to both sides; von offizieller Seite from official quarters; von offizieller Seite bestätigt werden be officially confirmed; von zuverlässiger Seite erfahren learn from a reliable source; von seiner Seite bestehen keine Bedenken there are no objections on his part ( oder as far as he is concerned); aufseiten, vonseiten8. EDV, umg. im Internet: site; eine Seite im Internet aufrufen call up a site on the Net ( oder Web), call up a web site* * *die Seitepart; point; side; page; dimension* * *Sei|te ['zaitə]f -, -n1) (= auch Abstammungslinie, Charakterzug) sidedie hintere/vordere Séíte — the back/front
zu or auf beiden Séíten des Fensters/des Hauses/der Straße — on both sides of the window/house/street
mit der Séíte nach vorn — sideways on
Séíte an Séíte — side by side
gehen — to walk at or by sb's side, to walk beside sb
halt dich an meiner Séíte! — stay by my side
er ging or wich uns nicht von der Séíte — he never left our side
ich kann mich nicht an Ihrer Séíte zeigen — I can't be seen with you
jdn von der Séíte ansehen — to give sb a sidelong glance
auf die or zur Séíte gehen or treten — to step aside
an der Séíte (einer Reihe) sitzen — to sit at the end (of a row)
zur Séíte sprechen/sehen — to speak/look to one side
die Séíten wechseln (Sport) — to change ends or over; (fig) to change sides
jdn auf seine Séíte bringen or ziehen (fig) — to get sb on one's side
auf einer Séíte gelähmt sein — to be paralyzed down one side
die Hände in die Séíten gestemmt — with arms akimbo, with one's hands on one's hips
jedes Ding or alles hat zwei Séíten — there are two sides to everything
jdm zur Séíte stehen (fig) — to stand by sb's side
Séíte stehen or sein (fig) — to be on sb's side
das Recht ist auf ihrer Séíte — she has right on her side
etw auf die Séíte legen (lit, fig) — to put sth on one side, to put sth aside
etw zur Séíte or auf die Séíte schaffen (inf) — to help oneself to sth
jdn zur Séíte or auf die Séíte schaffen (inf) — to get rid of sb
jdn zur Séíte nehmen — to take sb aside or on one side
auf der einen Séíte..., auf der anderen (Séíte)... — on the one hand..., on the other (hand)...
jds starke Séíte — sb's forte, sb's strong point
jds schwache Séíte — sb's weakness, sb's weak spot
sich von seiner besten Séíte zeigen — to show oneself at one's best
neue Séíten an jdm/etw entdecken — to discover new sides to sb/sth
von dieser Séíte kenne ich ihn gar nicht — I didn't know that side of him
die beste Séíte abgewinnen — to make the best of sth
2)nach allen Séíten auseinandergehen — to scatter in all directions
sich nach allen Séíten umsehen — to look around on all sides
sich nach allen Séíten vergewissern — to check up on all sides
das habe ich von einer anderen Séíte erfahren (fig) — I heard it from another source or from elsewhere
er erfuhr es von dritter Séíte (fig) — he heard it from a third party
bisher wurden von keiner Séíte Einwände erhoben — so far no objections have been voiced from any quarter
die Behauptung wurde von keiner Séíte bestritten — nobody challenged the claim
die Behauptung wurde von allen/beiden Séíten bestritten — the claim was challenged by all/both parties
von meiner Séíte aus (fig) — on my part
von kirchlicher Séíte (aus) — on the part of the church
See:3) (= Buchseite, Zeitungsseite) pagedie erste/letzte Séíte — the first/last page; (von Zeitung) the front/back page
* * *die1) (one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) page2) (an aspect or view of a subject: There are several facets to this question.) facet3) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) side4) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) side5) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) side6) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) side7) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) side8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) side9) (the position or point of view of a person not actually taking part in a sport, argument etc: He threw in the occasional suggestion from the sidelines.) sidelines* * *Sei·te<-, -n>[ˈzaitə]f1. (Fläche eines Körpers) sidedie hintere/vordere/obere/untere \Seite the back/front/top/bottom2. (rechte oder linke Fläche) sideetw auf die \Seite legen to put sth on its sidealles hat [seine] zwei \Seiten there's two sides to everythingdie A-/B-\Seite einer Schallplatte the A-/B-side of a recorddie bedruckte \Seite des Stoffes the printed side of the materialaus dem Buch wurden einige \Seiten herausgerissen some pages have been torn out of the bookich habe fünf \Seiten geschrieben I've written five sideseine \Seite aufschlagen to open at a pagegelbe \Seiten (Branchenverzeichnis) Yellow Pagesauf der rechten \Seite gelähmt sein to be paralyzed on one's right [or right[-hand] side6. (rechts oder links der Mitte) sidezur \Seite sprechen to speak to one side; THEAT to make an aside7. (rechts oder links von etwas) sidesieh doch mal zur \Seite look beside yougehen wir auf die andere \Seite let's cross the street8. (aus dem Weg, beiseite)▪ zur \Seite asidejdn zur \Seite nehmen to take sb asidedie österreichische \Seite der Alpen the Austrian part of the Alps10. (Richtung) sidedie Bühne ist nur nach einer \Seite offen the stage is only open on one sidenach allen \Seiten in all directions12. (Aspekt) sideauf der einen \Seite..., auf der anderen [\Seite]... on the one hand,..., on the other [hand],...etw von der heiteren \Seite sehen to look on the bright side [of sth]13. (Wesen, Verhalten) sidedas ist ja eine ganz neue \Seite an dir that's a whole new side to yousich akk von seiner besten \Seite zeigen to show oneself at one's best, to be on one's best behaviourneue \Seiten an jdm entdecken to discover new sides to sbjds schwache \Seite sein (Unzulänglichkeit) to be sb's weakness [or (fam) weak point]; (einen starken Reiz darstellen) to be tempting for sbjds starke \Seite sein (fam) to be sb's forte [or strong point14. (Partei) side, partyvon allen \Seiten from everywhere [or all sides]das Abkommen wurde von allen \Seiten bestätigt the agreement was confirmed by allvon dritter \Seite from a third party15. (Standpunkt) sidevon jds \Seite [aus] as far as sb is concernedvon meiner \Seite gibt es keine Einwände there are no objections on my partetw von einer bestimmten \Seite betrachten to see sth from a certain point of viewjdn auf seine \Seite bringen [o ziehen] to get sb on one's sideauf jds \Seite stehen [o sein] to be on sb's side16. (Instanz)von bestimmter \Seite from certain circlesvon kirchlicher/offizieller \Seite from ecclesiastical/official sources17. (genealogische Linie) sidevon mütterlicher \Seite her from the maternal side18.▶ an jds \Seite with sbsie lebte sehr glücklich an der \Seite ihres Mannes she was very happy living with her husband▶ \Seite an \Seite side by side▶ [jdm] nicht von der \Seite gehen [o weichen] to not leave [sb's] side▶ Geld auf die \Seite legen to put some money on one side [or aside]▶ jdm zur \Seite stehen to stand by sb▶ jdn jdm an die \Seite stellen to give sb to sb as support* * *die; Seite, Seiten1) sideauf od. zu beiden Seiten der Straße/des Tores — on both sides of the road/gate
die hintere/vordere Seite — the back/front
zur od. auf die Seite gehen od. treten — move aside or to one side; move out of the way
etwas auf die Seite schaffen — (ugs.) help oneself to something
etwas auf die Seite legen — (ugs.): (sparen) put something away or aside
alles od. jedes Ding hat seine zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything
2) (Richtung) sidevon allen Seiten — (auch fig.) from all sides
nach allen Seiten — in all directions; (fig.) on all sides
3) (BuchSeite, ZeitungsSeite) page4) (Eigenschaft, Aspekt) sideauf der einen Seite,... auf der anderen Seite... — on the one hand... on the other hand...
etwas ist jemandes schwache Seite — (ugs.) something is not exactly somebody's forte; (ist jemandes Schwäche) somebody has a weakness for something
jemandes starke Seite sein — (ugs.) be somebody's forte or strong point
5) (Partei) sidesich auf jemandes Seite (Akk.) schlagen — take somebody's side
auf jemandes Seite stehen od. sein — be on somebody's side
jemanden auf seine Seite bringen od. ziehen — win somebody over
auf/von Seiten der Direktion — on/from the management side
von anderer Seite verlautete, dass... — it was learned from other sources that...
6) (Familie) side* * *auf der rechten/linken Seite fahren AUTO drive on the right/left;auf der anderen Seite des Flusses/Tals etc on the other side of the river/valley etc;rechte/linke Seite right-hand/left-hand side; eines Stoffes: right/wrong side;hintere/vordere Seite eines Hauses: back/front;zur Seite gehen step aside;nach allen Seiten in all directions;von allen Seiten from all around; fig on all sides;auf der Seite landen land on its side;auf die Seite schaffen, zur Seite legen (auch Geld) put aside;jemanden auf die Seite schaffen umg get rid of sb;ansehen look askance at2. (Buchseite etc) page;auf Seite 12 on page 12;ein Buch auf Seite 32 aufschlagen open a book at page 32;die Seiten umblättern thumb through the pages;Gelbe Seiten TEL Yellow Pages;Seiten schinden umg churn out page after page3. des Körpers: side;die Arme in die Seiten gestemmt with hands on hips, with arms akimbo;sich an jemandes Seite sehen lassen appear with sb;Seite an Seite side by side;jemandem zur Seite stehen stand by sb;sich auf die Seite legen lie (down) on one’s side; Schiff: heel over on its side;sie ist auf der rechten Seite gelähmt she’s paralysed (US -zed) on her right side4. (Eigenschaft, Charakterzug) side;schwache/starke Seite weak spot/strong point;sich von der besten Seite zeigen show o.s. at one’s best; bewusst: put one’s best foot forward;ganz neue Seiten an jemandem entdecken discover new sides to sb’s character;von der Seite kenne ich ihn noch gar nicht I didn’t know that side of him;der Schwarzwald zeigt sich mal wieder von seiner regnerischen Seite the Black Forest is showing how wet it can be;komm mir nicht von ’der Seite don’t try that one on me5. (Aspekt) side;auf der einen Seite …, auf der anderen Seite … on the one hand …, on the other hand …;von dieser Seite betrachtet seen from that angle ( oder standpoint, point of view), seen in that light;von der menschlichen Seite betrachtet from a human standpoint ( oder point of view);einer Sache die beste Seite abgewinnen make the best ( oder most) of sth;einer Sache eine komische Seite abgewinnen see the funny side of sth;alles hat zwei Seiten there are two sides to everything;auch die andere Seite sehen see the other side (of the argument oder problem)6. (Abstammung)von väterlicher/mütterlicher Seite on his ( oder her, my, your, their) father’s/mother’s sideziehen win sb over to one’s side;auf welcher Seite stehst du? whose side are you on?;man sollte immer beide Seiten hören you should always listen to both sides;von offizieller Seite from official quarters;von offizieller Seite bestätigt werden be officially confirmed;von zuverlässiger Seite erfahren learn from a reliable source;von seiner Seite bestehen keine Bedenken there are no objections on his part ( oder as far as he is concerned); → aufseiten, vonseiten8. IT, umg im Internet: site;eine Seite im Internet aufrufen call up a site on the Net ( oder Web), call up a web site9. GASTR:eine Seite Speck a side of bacon* * *die; Seite, Seiten1) sideauf od. zu beiden Seiten der Straße/des Tores — on both sides of the road/gate
die hintere/vordere Seite — the back/front
zur od. auf die Seite gehen od. treten — move aside or to one side; move out of the way
etwas auf die Seite schaffen — (ugs.) help oneself to something
etwas auf die Seite legen — (ugs.): (sparen) put something away or aside
alles od. jedes Ding hat seine zwei Seiten — (fig.) there are two sides to everything
2) (Richtung) sidevon allen Seiten — (auch fig.) from all sides
nach allen Seiten — in all directions; (fig.) on all sides
3) (BuchSeite, ZeitungsSeite) page4) (Eigenschaft, Aspekt) sideauf der einen Seite,... auf der anderen Seite... — on the one hand... on the other hand...
etwas ist jemandes schwache Seite — (ugs.) something is not exactly somebody's forte; (ist jemandes Schwäche) somebody has a weakness for something
jemandes starke Seite sein — (ugs.) be somebody's forte or strong point
5) (Partei) sidesich auf jemandes Seite (Akk.) schlagen — take somebody's side
auf jemandes Seite stehen od. sein — be on somebody's side
jemanden auf seine Seite bringen od. ziehen — win somebody over
auf/von Seiten der Direktion — on/from the management side
von anderer Seite verlautete, dass... — it was learned from other sources that...
6) (Familie) side* * *-n f.aspect n.page n.side n. -
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adv.swiftly, lightly, easily; giddily, slightly, hastily.* * *► adverbio* * *adv.1) slightly2) lightly* * *ADV1) [con adjetivos] slightly2) (=con verbos)a) (=levemente) [oler, saber] slightly; [asar, cocer] lightly; [desplazarse, moverse, cambiar] slightlylas acciones han bajado ligeramente esta semana — the shares have dropped slightly o a little this week
b) (=rápidamente) [correr, andar] quickly; [tocar] lightly, gentlyc) (=sin sensatez) [actuar] flippantlyhay decisiones que no se pueden tomar ligeramente — there are some decisions which can't be taken lightly
* * *a) ( un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightlyb) ( superficialmente) < tocar> lightly, gently; < juzgar> casually, hastily* * *= lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.Ex. To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.Ex. Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.Ex. The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.Ex. At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).Ex. In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.Ex. Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex. The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.----* balancearse ligeramente = bobble.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.* ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* mirar ligeramente = glance at.* revisar ligeramente = tinker with.* subir ligeramente = nudge up.* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.* * *a) ( un poco) <cambiar/mejorar> slightlyb) ( superficialmente) < tocar> lightly, gently; < juzgar> casually, hastily* * *= lightly, marginally, slightly, midly, mildly, vaguely, gently, gently, subtly.Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
Ex: Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.Ex: The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).Ex: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.Ex: Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.* balancearse ligeramente = bobble.* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento = poke.* golpear ligeramente = tap, pat.* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie = tap + fingers.* ligeramente + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, vaguely + Adjetivo.* ligeramente + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* mirar ligeramente = glance at.* revisar ligeramente = tinker with.* subir ligeramente = nudge up.* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.* tocar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, stroke, brush past, tip.* tratar ligeramente = skim + the surface of, touch on/upon.* tratar una cuestión ligeramente = touch on/upon + issue.* * *1 (un poco) slightlyse sintió ligeramente mareado he felt slightly dizzyquedó ligeramente sorprendida con el resultado she was somewhat o slightly surprised at the outcomesabe ligeramente a pescado it has a slight taste of fishtostar ligeramente en el horno brown lightly in the oven2 (superficialmente) ‹tocar› lightly, gently; ‹juzgar› casually, hastilyla bala sólo lo rozó ligeramente the bullet only grazed him slightlytemas que no se deben tratar ligeramente subjects which shouldn't be taken lightly o treated flippantly* * *
ligeramente adverbio
1 (con ligereza) lightly
2 (un poco) slightly: es ligeramente amarillo, it's slightly yellow
' ligeramente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afrutada
- afrutado
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- rozar
English:
bit
- dab
- faintly
- lightly
- marginally
- mildly
- nick
- slightly
- tenuously
- thinly
- bitter
- gently
- nudge
- vaguely
* * *ligeramente adv1. [levemente] lightly;[aumentar, bajar, doler] slightly;está ligeramente torcido it's not quite straight;estoy ligeramente cansado I'm a little tired2. [superficialmente] lightly;la pelota rozó ligeramente el larguero the ball just grazed the crossbar;lo juzgaste muy ligeramente you were very quick to judge him;estudiaron el asunto muy ligeramente they looked at the matter very superficially* * *ligeramente adv1) : slightly2) levemente: lightly, gently3) : casually, flippantly* * *ligeramente adv lightly -
14 Language
Philosophy is written in that great book, the universe, which is always open, right before our eyes. But one cannot understand this book without first learning to understand the language and to know the characters in which it is written. It is written in the language of mathematics, and the characters are triangles, circles, and other figures. Without these, one cannot understand a single word of it, and just wanders in a dark labyrinth. (Galileo, 1990, p. 232)It never happens that it [a nonhuman animal] arranges its speech in various ways in order to reply appropriately to everything that may be said in its presence, as even the lowest type of man can do. (Descartes, 1970a, p. 116)It is a very remarkable fact that there are none so depraved and stupid, without even excepting idiots, that they cannot arrange different words together, forming of them a statement by which they make known their thoughts; while, on the other hand, there is no other animal, however perfect and fortunately circumstanced it may be, which can do the same. (Descartes, 1967, p. 116)Human beings do not live in the object world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection. The fact of the matter is that the "real world" is to a large extent unconsciously built on the language habits of the group.... We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation. (Sapir, 1921, p. 75)It powerfully conditions all our thinking about social problems and processes.... No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. The worlds in which different societies live are distinct worlds, not merely the same worlds with different labels attached. (Sapir, 1985, p. 162)[A list of language games, not meant to be exhaustive:]Giving orders, and obeying them- Describing the appearance of an object, or giving its measurements- Constructing an object from a description (a drawing)Reporting an eventSpeculating about an eventForming and testing a hypothesisPresenting the results of an experiment in tables and diagramsMaking up a story; and reading itPlay actingSinging catchesGuessing riddlesMaking a joke; and telling itSolving a problem in practical arithmeticTranslating from one language into anotherLANGUAGE Asking, thanking, cursing, greeting, and praying-. (Wittgenstein, 1953, Pt. I, No. 23, pp. 11 e-12 e)We dissect nature along lines laid down by our native languages.... The world is presented in a kaleidoscopic flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... No individual is free to describe nature with absolute impartiality but is constrained to certain modes of interpretation even while he thinks himself most free. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 153, 213-214)We dissect nature along the lines laid down by our native languages.The categories and types that we isolate from the world of phenomena we do not find there because they stare every observer in the face; on the contrary, the world is presented in a kaleidoscopic flux of impressions which has to be organized by our minds-and this means largely by the linguistic systems in our minds.... We are thus introduced to a new principle of relativity, which holds that all observers are not led by the same physical evidence to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic backgrounds are similar or can in some way be calibrated. (Whorf, 1956, pp. 213-214)9) The Forms of a Person's Thoughts Are Controlled by Unperceived Patterns of His Own LanguageThe forms of a person's thoughts are controlled by inexorable laws of pattern of which he is unconscious. These patterns are the unperceived intricate systematizations of his own language-shown readily enough by a candid comparison and contrast with other languages, especially those of a different linguistic family. (Whorf, 1956, p. 252)It has come to be commonly held that many utterances which look like statements are either not intended at all, or only intended in part, to record or impart straightforward information about the facts.... Many traditional philosophical perplexities have arisen through a mistake-the mistake of taking as straightforward statements of fact utterances which are either (in interesting non-grammatical ways) nonsensical or else intended as something quite different. (Austin, 1962, pp. 2-3)In general, one might define a complex of semantic components connected by logical constants as a concept. The dictionary of a language is then a system of concepts in which a phonological form and certain syntactic and morphological characteristics are assigned to each concept. This system of concepts is structured by several types of relations. It is supplemented, furthermore, by redundancy or implicational rules..., representing general properties of the whole system of concepts.... At least a relevant part of these general rules is not bound to particular languages, but represents presumably universal structures of natural languages. They are not learned, but are rather a part of the human ability to acquire an arbitrary natural language. (Bierwisch, 1970, pp. 171-172)In studying the evolution of mind, we cannot guess to what extent there are physically possible alternatives to, say, transformational generative grammar, for an organism meeting certain other physical conditions characteristic of humans. Conceivably, there are none-or very few-in which case talk about evolution of the language capacity is beside the point. (Chomsky, 1972, p. 98)[It is] truth value rather than syntactic well-formedness that chiefly governs explicit verbal reinforcement by parents-which renders mildly paradoxical the fact that the usual product of such a training schedule is an adult whose speech is highly grammatical but not notably truthful. (R. O. Brown, 1973, p. 330)he conceptual base is responsible for formally representing the concepts underlying an utterance.... A given word in a language may or may not have one or more concepts underlying it.... On the sentential level, the utterances of a given language are encoded within a syntactic structure of that language. The basic construction of the sentential level is the sentence.The next highest level... is the conceptual level. We call the basic construction of this level the conceptualization. A conceptualization consists of concepts and certain relations among those concepts. We can consider that both levels exist at the same point in time and that for any unit on one level, some corresponding realizate exists on the other level. This realizate may be null or extremely complex.... Conceptualizations may relate to other conceptualizations by nesting or other specified relationships. (Schank, 1973, pp. 191-192)The mathematics of multi-dimensional interactive spaces and lattices, the projection of "computer behavior" on to possible models of cerebral functions, the theoretical and mechanical investigation of artificial intelligence, are producing a stream of sophisticated, often suggestive ideas.But it is, I believe, fair to say that nothing put forward until now in either theoretic design or mechanical mimicry comes even remotely in reach of the most rudimentary linguistic realities. (Steiner, 1975, p. 284)The step from the simple tool to the master tool, a tool to make tools (what we would now call a machine tool), seems to me indeed to parallel the final step to human language, which I call reconstitution. It expresses in a practical and social context the same understanding of hierarchy, and shows the same analysis by function as a basis for synthesis. (Bronowski, 1977, pp. 127-128)t is the language donn eґ in which we conduct our lives.... We have no other. And the danger is that formal linguistic models, in their loosely argued analogy with the axiomatic structure of the mathematical sciences, may block perception.... It is quite conceivable that, in language, continuous induction from simple, elemental units to more complex, realistic forms is not justified. The extent and formal "undecidability" of context-and every linguistic particle above the level of the phoneme is context-bound-may make it impossible, except in the most abstract, meta-linguistic sense, to pass from "pro-verbs," "kernals," or "deep deep structures" to actual speech. (Steiner, 1975, pp. 111-113)A higher-level formal language is an abstract machine. (Weizenbaum, 1976, p. 113)Jakobson sees metaphor and metonymy as the characteristic modes of binarily opposed polarities which between them underpin the two-fold process of selection and combination by which linguistic signs are formed.... Thus messages are constructed, as Saussure said, by a combination of a "horizontal" movement, which combines words together, and a "vertical" movement, which selects the particular words from the available inventory or "inner storehouse" of the language. The combinative (or syntagmatic) process manifests itself in contiguity (one word being placed next to another) and its mode is metonymic. The selective (or associative) process manifests itself in similarity (one word or concept being "like" another) and its mode is metaphoric. The "opposition" of metaphor and metonymy therefore may be said to represent in effect the essence of the total opposition between the synchronic mode of language (its immediate, coexistent, "vertical" relationships) and its diachronic mode (its sequential, successive, lineal progressive relationships). (Hawkes, 1977, pp. 77-78)It is striking that the layered structure that man has given to language constantly reappears in his analyses of nature. (Bronowski, 1977, p. 121)First, [an ideal intertheoretic reduction] provides us with a set of rules"correspondence rules" or "bridge laws," as the standard vernacular has it-which effect a mapping of the terms of the old theory (T o) onto a subset of the expressions of the new or reducing theory (T n). These rules guide the application of those selected expressions of T n in the following way: we are free to make singular applications of their correspondencerule doppelgangers in T o....Second, and equally important, a successful reduction ideally has the outcome that, under the term mapping effected by the correspondence rules, the central principles of T o (those of semantic and systematic importance) are mapped onto general sentences of T n that are theorems of Tn. (P. Churchland, 1979, p. 81)If non-linguistic factors must be included in grammar: beliefs, attitudes, etc. [this would] amount to a rejection of the initial idealization of language as an object of study. A priori such a move cannot be ruled out, but it must be empirically motivated. If it proves to be correct, I would conclude that language is a chaos that is not worth studying.... Note that the question is not whether beliefs or attitudes, and so on, play a role in linguistic behavior and linguistic judgments... [but rather] whether distinct cognitive structures can be identified, which interact in the real use of language and linguistic judgments, the grammatical system being one of these. (Chomsky, 1979, pp. 140, 152-153)23) Language Is Inevitably Influenced by Specific Contexts of Human InteractionLanguage cannot be studied in isolation from the investigation of "rationality." It cannot afford to neglect our everyday assumptions concerning the total behavior of a reasonable person.... An integrational linguistics must recognize that human beings inhabit a communicational space which is not neatly compartmentalized into language and nonlanguage.... It renounces in advance the possibility of setting up systems of forms and meanings which will "account for" a central core of linguistic behavior irrespective of the situation and communicational purposes involved. (Harris, 1981, p. 165)By innate [linguistic knowledge], Chomsky simply means "genetically programmed." He does not literally think that children are born with language in their heads ready to be spoken. He merely claims that a "blueprint is there, which is brought into use when the child reaches a certain point in her general development. With the help of this blueprint, she analyzes the language she hears around her more readily than she would if she were totally unprepared for the strange gabbling sounds which emerge from human mouths. (Aitchison, 1987, p. 31)Looking at ourselves from the computer viewpoint, we cannot avoid seeing that natural language is our most important "programming language." This means that a vast portion of our knowledge and activity is, for us, best communicated and understood in our natural language.... One could say that natural language was our first great original artifact and, since, as we increasingly realize, languages are machines, so natural language, with our brains to run it, was our primal invention of the universal computer. One could say this except for the sneaking suspicion that language isn't something we invented but something we became, not something we constructed but something in which we created, and recreated, ourselves. (Leiber, 1991, p. 8)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Language
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