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  • 101 приближается ночь

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  • 102 приближаться

    1) General subject: appropinquate, come on (о ветре, шквале; a storm is coming on - приближается гроза), converge (к пределу), draw upon, (постепенно) edge, get on (о времени; it is getting on for supper-time - время близится к ужину), go up, haul in (with; к чему-л.), impend, make up, near, push in (к берегу - о лодке и т. п.), to be upon (smb.), verge, verge (к чему-л.), walk up, wear, approach, get on (о времени), go on (о времени, возрасте for), come down the pike, draw nigh, move closer, head towards, head into
    2) Naval: close, (with) haul in (к чему-л.)
    3) Obsolete: aggress
    4) Poetical language: nigh
    5) Military: draw closer
    6) Mathematics: approximate, come close, tend
    7) Business: work up
    8) Makarov: apprise, be upon, edge (постепенно), get on (о времени), go up to, move in, on, touch the fringe of (напр. к решению), close in, come near, come on, draw, draw near, draw on, draw together, draw up, fall at hand
    9) Archaic: grow near

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  • 103 чуть не сошёл с ума

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > чуть не сошёл с ума

  • 104 nah

    I Adj.; näher, am nächsten
    1. (räumlich nicht weit) präd. near, close; attr. nearby...; Naher Osten Middle ( oder Near) East
    2. (zeitlich bevorstehend) forthcoming, unmittelbar: imminent; in naher Zukunft in the near future; der Feierabend ist nahe it’s nearly time to finish work
    3. fig. Verwandter, Freund, Beziehung etc.: close; ein naher Verwandter a close relative; i-e nächsten Verwandten her closest relatives ( oder immediate family); einander nah close; sich sehr nah sein be very close; dem Liberalismus etc. nah sein have liberal etc. sympathies
    II Adv.
    1. räumlich: near, close; (in der Nähe) nearby; nah an (+ Dat) oder nah bei oder nah (+ Dat) near (to), close to; im nahe gelegenen Wald in the nearby woods, in the woods nearby; von nahem from close up; von oder aus nah und fern from far and near ( oder wide); komm mir nicht zu nah(e)! drohend: (just) keep your distance; weil ich erkältet bin etc.: don’t get too close to me
    2. fig.: nah verwandt closely related; ich war nahe daran zu kündigen I very nearly handed in my notice, I was about to hand in my notice, I was (very) tempted to hand in my notice
    3. jemandem etw. nahe bringen make s.th. accessible to s.o., help s.o. to appreciate ( oder understand) s.th.; Menschen einander nahe bringen bring people (close) together, create a bond between people; jemanden der Verzweiflung oder dem Ruin nahe bringen drive s.o. to the verge of despair / the brink of ruin
    4. jemandem nahe gehen affect s.o. deeply, have a deep effect on s.o.
    5. jemandem nahe kommen get to know s.o.; einander nahe / sehr nahe kommen get to know each other / grow close, develop a close relationship; nahe kommen einer Sache: come close to, approach; es kommt der Wahrheit ziemlich nahe it’s ( oder it comes) pretty close to the truth
    6. jemandem etw. nahe legen suggest s.th. to s.o.; jemandem nahe legen, etw. zu tun urge s.o. to do s.th.; es legt den Verdacht nahe, dass... it would seem to suggest that...; nahe liegen be obvious, stand to reason; die Vermutung liegt nahe, dass... it would appear that...; aus nah liegenden Gründen for obvious reasons
    7. jemandem nahe stehen be close to s.o.; nahe stehend close (+ Dat to); eine den Konservativen nahe stehende Zeitschrift a conservatively orien(ta)ted magazine, a magazine with conservative leanings; alle ihr nahe Stehenden all those close to her
    8. jemandem zu nahe treten offend s.o., tread (Am. step) on s.o.’s toes; Verbindungen mit näher, nächst... näher, nächst...
    III Präp. geh. near, close to (auch fig.); den Tränen nah on the verge of tears, ready to burst into tears; der Verzweiflung nah on the verge of despair, getting desperate; dem Tode nah on the point of death, approaching death, close to death
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    nearby (Adj.); close (Adj.); near (Adj.); near (Adv.); nearly (Adv.)
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    [naː]
    adj adv
    See:
    * * *
    [ˈna:]
    von [o aus] \nah und fern from near and far
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    s. nahe
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    A. adj; näher, am nächsten
    1. (räumlich nicht weit) präd near, close; attr nearby …;
    Naher Osten Middle ( oder Near) East
    2. (zeitlich bevorstehend) forthcoming, unmittelbar: imminent;
    in naher Zukunft in the near future;
    der Feierabend ist nahe it’s nearly time to finish work
    3. fig Verwandter, Freund, Beziehung etc: close;
    ein naher Verwandter a close relative;
    i-e nächsten Verwandten her closest relatives ( oder immediate family);
    einander nah close;
    sich sehr nah sein be very close;
    nah sein have liberal etc sympathies
    B. adv
    1. räumlich: near, close; (in der Nähe) nearby;
    nah an (+dat) oder
    nah (+dat) near (to), close to;
    im nahe gelegenen Wald in the nearby woods, in the woods nearby;
    von Nahem from close up;
    aus nah und fern from far and near ( oder wide);
    komm mir nicht zu nah(e)! drohend: (just) keep your distance; weil ich erkältet bin etc: don’t get too close to me
    2. fig:
    nah verwandt closely related;
    ich war nahe daran zu kündigen I very nearly handed in my notice, I was about to hand in my notice, I was (very) tempted to hand in my notice
    3.
    jemandem zu nahe treten offend sb, tread (US step) on sb’s toes; → auch nahebringen, nahegehen etc; Verbindungen mit näher, nächst… → näher, nächst…
    C. präp geh near, close to (auch fig);
    den Tränen nah on the verge of tears, ready to burst into tears;
    der Verzweiflung nah on the verge of despair, getting desperate;
    dem Tode nah on the point of death, approaching death, close to death
    …nah im adj
    1. allg im wörtl Sinn: near;
    grenznah near the border;
    küstennah near the coast;
    stadtnah near the town
    2. fig, auf jemanden, etwas ausgerichtet, an jemandem, etwas orientiert:
    kundennah customer-orien(ta)ted;
    patientennah patient-orien(ta)ted;
    verbrauchernah consumer-orien(ta)ted
    3. fig mit ähnlichen Zielen, ähnlich ausgerichtet, gestaltet etc:
    gewerkschaftsnah sympathetic to the unions;
    jazznah jazz-like;
    SPD-nah sympathetic to the SPD
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    s. nahe
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    adj.
    contiguous adj.
    near adj.
    nearby adj. adv.
    nigh adv.

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  • 105 proche

    proche [pʀɔ∫]
    1. adjective
       a. (dans l'espace) [village] nearby before n
       b. ( = imminent) [mort, départ] imminent
    • être proche de [+ fin, victoire] to be nearing ; [+ dénouement] to be reaching
       c. [ami, parent] close
       d. proche de ( = avoisinant) close to ; ( = parent de) closely related to
    2. masculine noun
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    pʀɔʃ
    1.
    1) ( dans l'espace) [bâtiment, maison, rue] nearby (épith)

    proche de — close to, near

    2) ( dans le futur) [événement] imminent
    3) ( récent) [événement] recent; [souvenir] real, vivid
    4) ( voisin) gén similar; [langues] closely related

    proche de — [chiffre, langue] close to; [idée, conclusion, parti] similar to; [attitude] verging on

    5) ( sur le plan affectif) [personnes] close (de to); Administration ( sur un formulaire)

    2.
    de proche en proche locution adverbiale little by little, gradually

    3.
    nom masculin ( parent) close relative; ( ami) close friend; (collègue, associé) close associate
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    pʀɔʃ
    1. adj
    1) (dans l'espace) nearby

    Il habitait dans un village proche. — He lived in a nearby village.

    être proche — to be near, to be nearby

    La cathédrale est proche du château. — The cathedral is near the castle.

    Les magasins les plus proches étaient à trois kilomètres. — The nearest shops were 3 kilometres away.

    2) (dans le temps) (date) imminent, (dénouement, découverte) close at hand

    Les vacances sont proches. — It's nearly the holidays.

    3) (parent, ami) close
    2. nm
    1) (= ami) close friend

    l'un de ses proches — one of his close friends, one of her close friends

    2) (= parent) close relative

    Les proches n'ont pas encore été prévenus. — The next of kin haven't been informed yet.

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    A adj
    1 ( dans l'espace) [bâtiment, maison, rue] nearby ( épith); proche de close to, near; c'est tout proche it's very close; dans une maison toute proche in a nearby house; le plus proche the nearest; c'est notre plus proche voisin he's our nearest neighbourGB; ce n'est pas très proche it's quite a way (off); assez proche not far away; un village assez proche a village not far away; les bureaux sont très proches les uns des autres the desks are very close together;
    2 ( dans le futur) [moment, départ, événement] imminent; [souvenir] real, vivid; la nuit est proche it'll soon be dark; le temps est proche où the time will soon come when; la victoire est proche victory is at hand; la mort est proche death is imminent; être proche de la mort to be near ou close to death; la fin est proche the end is (drawing) near;
    3 ( récent) [événement] recent; c'est encore trop proche it's still too recent;
    4 ( voisin) [chiffres, valeurs, taux] similar; [langues] closely related; [sens, idées, théories, résultats, partis] similar; ces deux mots sont de sens très proches these two words mean much the same; proche de [chiffre, valeur, taux, inflation, langue] close to; [idée, théorie] close ou similar to; [résultat, conclusion, parti, mouvement] similar to; [attitude, comportement] verging on; une ignorance proche de la bêtise ignorance bordering ou verging on stupidity;
    5 ( sur le plan affectif) [personnes] close (de to); Admin ( sur un formulaire) (plus) proche parent next of kin.
    B de proche en proche loc adv little by little, gradually.
    C nm ( parent) close relative; ( ami) close friend; (collègue, associé) close associate; un proche du président a close aide to the president; mes proches my nearest and dearest.
    [prɔʃ] adjectif
    1. [avoisinant] nearby
    2. [dans l'avenir] near, imminent
    [dans le passé] in the recent past
    3. [cousin, parent] close
    4. [intime] close
    5. [semblable] similar
    ————————
    [prɔʃ] nom masculin
    close relative ou relation
    de proche en proche locution adverbiale
    [petit à petit] gradually, step by step
    de proche en proche, j'ai fini par reconstituer les événements step by step, I finally reconstructed the events
    proche de locution prépositionnelle
    1. [dans l'espace] near (to), close to, not far from
    2. [dans le temps] close
    3. [en contact avec] close to
    être proche de la nature to be close to ou in touch with nature
    4. [semblable à - langage, espèce animale] closely related to ; [ - style, solution] similar to
    5. [sans différence de rang, d'âge avec] close to

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > proche

  • 106 близу

    near, near by, close to, near at hand
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    nigh (arch)
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    well nigh, within arm's length

    Македонско-англиски речник > близу

  • 107 LEGGJA

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    (legg, lagða, lagiðr, lagðr, laginn), v.
    1) to lay, place (Már hafði lagt höfuð sitt í kné Rannveigar);
    leggja net, to lay a net;
    2) to put;
    leggja eld í, to put fire to;
    leggja söðul á hest, to put a saddle on a horse;
    leggja árar upp, to lay up the oars, give up pulling;
    leggja ofan segi, to haul down, take in the sails;
    leggja at jörðu, at velli (or við jörðu, við velli), to overthrow, slay, kill;
    leggja hlut sinn, to lose one’s lot, be worsted;
    3) to lay, drop, of a beast (hvelparnir, er eigi vóru lagðir);
    4) to lay, make, build;
    leggja garða, to make fences;
    5) to appoint, fix (leggja stefnu, leika, bardaga);
    6) to tax, value (hann lagði hálft landit fyrir sex tigi silfrs);
    leggja e-n úgildan, to award no fine for, put no price on;
    leggja at léttu, to make light of;
    leggja sakar, to settle strife;
    leggja lög, to lay down laws;
    leggja leið sína, to take a direction;
    hann lagði mjök kvámur sínar í Ögr, he was in the habit of coming often to O.;
    8) to allot, assign (þér mun lagit verða at vera einvaldskonungr yfir Noregi);
    hvat mun til líkna lagt Sigurði, what comfort is there appointed for S.?;
    þér var lengra líf lagit, a longer life was destined for thee;
    9) to lay out, pay, discharge;
    leggja at veði, to give as bail;
    leggja á hættu, to risk;
    leggja á mikinn kostnað, to run into great expenses;
    leggja líf á, to stake one’s life on a thing;
    leggja fé til höfuðs e-m, to set a price on one’s head;
    10) to lay a ship’s course, stand of or on, sail, absol., or the ship in dat. or acc., lét hann blása herblástr ok leggja út ór höfninni, and sailed out of the harbour;
    leggja at, to land (lagði hann at við Sundólfsstaði);
    in a naval battle, to attack (lögðu þeir þá at þeim);
    leggja undir land, to stand in towards land;
    leggja (skip) í rétt, to drift or run before the wind;
    11) to set off, start;
    leggja á flótta, to take toftight;
    leggja eptir e-m, to pursue;
    12) to stab, thrust, with a weapon (Þ. leggr hann spjóti til bana);
    13) impers. it turns, is driven in a direction (of smoke, smell, fire);
    hingat leggr allan reykinn, all the smoke blows hitherward;
    to freeze over, be covered with snow or ice (þá er ísa lagði á vötn);
    leggja nær, to be on the brink of;
    nær lagði þat úfœru einu sinni, it had well nigh come to a disaster;
    14) with preps.:
    leggja e-t af, to cede, give up (H. bróðir hans lagði af við hann sinn part í eyjunni);
    to leave off, desist from (legg af héðan af versagørð, sagði erkibiskup);
    leggja af fénað, to slaughter cattle;
    leggja e-t aptr, to give back, return (báðu mik leggja aptr taflit);
    leggja at, leggja at landi, to land;
    leggja at e-m, to attack;
    leggja e-t á e-n, to impose, lay (a burden, tax) upon one (leggja skatt, skyldir, yfirbót á e-n);
    leggja e-t á við e-n = leggja e-t á e-n;
    leggja stund, kapp, hug á e-t, to take pains about, great interest in, a thing;
    leggja ást, elsku, mætur á e-t, to feel love, affection, interest for a thing, to cherish a thing or person;
    leggja fæð, öfund, hatr á, to take dislike, envy, hatred to;
    leggja móti e-m, to oppose, contradict one;
    leggja e-t til, to furnish, contribute, as one’s share (hvern styrk hefir móðir mín til lagit með þér?);
    leggja fátt til, to say little, be reserved;
    leggja lof til, to give praise to;
    leggja gott (illt) til e-s, to lay a good (or ill) word to one, to interfere in a friendly (or unfriendly) manner;
    leggja e-t til lofs e-m, to put a thing to a person’s credit;
    leggja e-t til orðs, to talk about;
    leggja e-m e-t til ámælis, orðs, to blame one for a thing;
    leggja e-t undir or undir sik, to conquer, vanquish (Knútr konungr lagði allt land undir sik íNoregi);
    leggja e-t undir e-n, to submit a matter to a person, refer to (þeir höfðu lagit mál undir Njál);
    leggja undir trúnað e-s, to trust;
    ok er þat mjök undir hann lagit, it depends much on him;
    leggja e-t undir þegnskap sinn, to assert on one’s honour;
    leggja e-t upp við e-n, to hand over to one;
    leggja e-t eigi langt upp, not to make much of, to make light of (eigi legg ek slíkt langt upp);
    leggja e-t við e-t, to add to (leggja aðra tölu við aðra);
    leggja við líf sitt, höfuð sitt, to stake one’s life;
    leggja við sekt, to fix a fine;
    15) refl., leggjast.
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    a causal of liggja, q. v.; pres. legg, pl. leggjum; pret. lagði; subj. legði; imperat. legg or leggðú; part. lagiðr, lagið, lagit; contr. lagðr, lögð, lagt; part. laginn, Fb. ii. 386, which form is in mod. Icel. used as an adjective only; a part. pass. lagztr, lögzt, lagzt, Fas. ii. 345, and in mod. usage: [Ulf. lagjan = τιθέναι; A. S. lecgan; Engl. lay; O. H. G. legjan; Germ. legen; Swed. lägga; Dan. lægge]:—to lay.
    A. Prop. to lay, place; ok lagði hann á altara, Ver. 14; er hann var lagiðr á bálit, Hkr. i. 32; á lúðr lagiðr, Vþm.; vóru steinar lagðir í hring utan um, Eg. 486; Már lá útar á bekk, ok hafði lagt höfuð sitt í kné Rannveigar, Sturl. i. 13; leggja net, to lay a net, K. Þ. K. 88:—to lay down, leggja sinn aldr, Ht.
    2. to put; leggja band um, umhverfis, to fasten a string round the body, Eg. 340; leggja saman augun, to put the eyes together, shut them, id.; leggja eld í, to put fire to, Nj. 74, 131; leggja hendr at síðum mér, Fms. x. 331; leggja stýri í lag, to put it right, Hkr. i. 32; leggja ofan segl ok viðu, to haul down, take in the sails, Fms. iv. 372, ix. 23; l. lénur, söðul, á hest, to put a saddle on a horse, Nj. 74, Landn. 151; l. á hest, or leggja á (simply), to saddle; leggja hapt á hest, Grág. i. 436; l. mark á, of sheep, 426; l. hús ofan, to pull it down, Bs. i. 163; l. klyfjar ofan, to unload a horse, K. Þ. K. 94; l. klyfjar upp, to pack a horse, N. G. L. i. 349; l. árar upp, to lay up the oars, give up pulling, Edda 36: the mod. phrase, leggja árar í bát, to give a thing up, lose heart; l. fyrir lið, to give up, see lið; fyrir lagðr, outworn, exhausted, Mar. 1060, Fas. ii. 278.
    3. leggja at jörðu, at velli (or við jörðu, við velli), to overthrow, make bite the dust, Nj. 117, Eg. 426, Fms. vii. 296, viii. 43, x. 257, Njarð. 378; leggja fyrir borð, to put overboard, metaph. to forsake, Clem. 47; leggja í leg, to lay waste, Grág. ii. 278; leggja hlut sinn, to lay down or lose one’s lot, be worsted, Sturl. iii. 103: leggja mál í görð, to put into court, Nj. 88, 101; l. mál í umræðu, to put it to discussion, Orkn. 426; l. mál til sætta, Nj. 111.
    4. to lay, drop, of a beast; hvelparnir er eigi vóru lagðir, Fb. i. 104.
    II. metaph. in a mental sense; leggja stund, starf, hug, kapp … á e-t, to study a thing, take pains about, interest in it; as also, leggja ást, elsku, mætr á e-t, to feel love, affection, interest for, to love, cherish a thing or person; and again, leggja fæð, öfund, hatr … á, to take dislike, envy to, Al. 95, Ísl. ii. 197, Nj. 31, 46, Eg. 42, 418, Ld. 60, Fb. ii. 229, Fms. i. 31: freq. in old and mod. usage, thus, Sturla lagði mikinn hug á, at láta rita sögu-bækr eptir bókuni þeim er Snorri setti saman, Sturl. ii. 123; leggja e-t e-m til orðs, ámælis, to put a thing to a person’s blame, blame him for it, Nj. 62, 85, 138, 246, Ld. 250; l. e-t til lofs e-m, to laud one, put a thing to a person’s credit, Fms. x. 98.
    2. with prepp.; leggja á, to impose, put upon; leggja skyldir, skatt … á, Fms. x. 51, 93, Rb. 394:—leggja af, to leave off, cease doing; legg af héðan af versa-görð, sagði erkibiskup, ok stúdera heldr í kirkjunnar lögum, Bs. i. 799:—leggja e-t fyrir sik, to set a task before one, Fms. ii. 103, xi. 157:—leggja til, to add to, xi. 51, Hom. 138:—leggja undir or undir sik, to lay under oneself, conquer, vanquish, Fms. i. 3, x. 35, Eg. 12, Stj. 46, 146; leggja e-t undir þegnskap sinn, to assert on one’s honour, Grág. i. 29, Nj. 150; leggja e-t undir e-n, to submit it to a person, refer to, 105; l. e-t undir trúnað e-s, to trust, Fms. ix. 397; ok er þat mjök undir hann lagit, it depends much on him, Bjarn. 52:—leggja út, mod. to translate (út-legging):—leggja við, to add to, Grág. i. 22, Hom. 138, 155. Rb. 88, Al. 358.
    III. to lay, place, found, build; leggja afla, Vsp. 7; leggja garða, to make fences, Rm. 12; leggja götur, to make roads, Dipl. iv. 12; leggja lúðra, to place right, adjust the bin, Gs. 3; leggja leið, to take a direction, Fas. i. 57; hann lagði mjök kvámur sínar í Ögr, he was in the habit of coming to O., Fbr. 30; leggja e-t í vana sinn, to make a habit of.
    2. metaph. to lay, settle; leggja sakar, to settle strife, Vsp. 64; leggja landrétt, to settle the public rights, make laws, Sighvat; leggja lög, to lay down laws, of the three weird sisters ordering the fate of men, Vsp.:—to lay down, ordain, lagt er allt fyrir, all is predestined, Skv. I, Skm. 13, Ls. 48; era með löstum lögð æfi þér, Skv. 1, 33; hvat mun til líkna lagt Sigurði, 30; leggja á, to ordain, en þú hugfest þá hluti er ek segi þér, ok legg á þik, Bs. i. 199; ef þeir eru á lagðir ( ordered) fyrir váttum, Gþl. 439; þá hluti er ek hefi á lagt við þik, Eg. 738; leggja lög á, to make, lay down a law, Bs. i. 28: leggja ríkt á, to order peremptorily: of a spell, leggja á, to enchant; ‘mæli eg um og legg eg á!’ is in the tales the formula with which witches say the spell.
    3. to appoint, fix, a meeting or the like; eru þá leikar lagðir í Ásbjarnar-nesi, Ld. 196; leikr var lagiðr á Hvítár-völlum, Eg. 188; þeir lögðu við landsmenn hálfs-mánaðar frið, 228; leggja stefnu með sér, Fms. i. 36; var lögð konunga-stefna í Elfi, vii. 62; leggja bardaga við e-n, xi. 418; l. með sér vináttu, Eg. 278; Augustus keisari lagði frið ( established peace) um allan heim, Edda.
    IV. to tax, value (fjár-lag); hross eru ok lögð, hestr fjögurra vetra gamall við kú, Grág. i. 503; leggja lag á mjöl, ii. 404; ef fyrr er keypt en lag er á lagt, id.; leggja lag á varning manna, Ísl. ii. 126; þat þykkir mér jafnligast at þú leggir land svá dýrt, en ek kjósa hvárr okkarr leysa skal, … hann lagði hálft landit fyrir sex tigi silfrs, … er þú leggr svá údýrt Helgafells-land, Eb. 38; vil ek þat vinna til sætta at leggja son minn úgildan, Nj. 250; at Hallr af Síðu hafði lagit úgildan son sinn, ok vann þat til sætta, 251; leggja at léttu, to lay a tax on light, Fas. iii. 553.
    V. to lay out, pay, discharge; leggja at veði, to give as bail, Edda 17; buðu at leggja sik í veð fyrir þessa menn, Nj. 163; leggja á hættu, to risk, Eg. 86; leggja á mikinn kostnað, to run into great expences, Eg. 43; leggja veð eðr fá vörzlu, Gþl. 389: leggja í kostnað, to expend, Fms. xi. 232; leggja sik í háska, veð, to put oneself in danger, to stake one’s life, vii. 263, Nj. 163:—leggja aptr, to pay back, Grett. 174 new Ed.; leggja líf á, to stake one’s life on a thing, Nj. 106, 178:—l. fram, to lay forth, lay out, exhibit (fram-lag); allan þann sóma er hann hefir fram lagit, Ld. 32; mikit muntú þurfa fram at leggja með honum, þvíat hón á allan arf eptir mik, Nj. 3; l. fram líf sitt, Eg. 426:—leggja til, to pay to, furnish, contribute, as one’s share; hvern styrk hefir móðir mín til lagit með þér, Nj. 7; hvat viltú þá til leggja? langskip tvau, 42; skortir mik eigi fé til at leggja fyrir farit, 128; kunni hann til alls góð ráð at leggja, Eg. 2; hefi ek þar til (lagit) mörg orð, 728; lét ek þar sælu-hús göra ok lagða fé til, Fms. vii. 122, Js. 4; þau ráð er Gregoríus lagði til, Fms. vii. 258; l. fé til höfuðs e-m, to set a price on one’s head, Nj. 112, Grett. passim:—metaph., leggja fátt til, to say little, be reserved, Nj. 88, 112; Gunnarr lagði ekki til, G. remained silent, 52; leggja lof til, to give praise to, Eg. 33; leggja orð í (til), to ‘lay a word to,’ say a word in a matter, remonstrate, Grág. i. 290; leggja gott, íllt til e-s, to lay a good (or ill) word to, to interfere in a friendly (or unfriendly) manner, Sturl. iii. 151 (til-lögur):—leggja hlut sinn, líf sitt, við, to risk one’s lot, stake one’s life, i. 162, Nj. 113, 218; l. sik allan við, to do one’s best, Eg. 738; l. sekt við, l. lögbrot við, of a penalty, Nj. 113, Eg. 352, H. E. i. 505:—leggja út, to lay out, pay, Vm. 33; of betting, Orkn. 200:—leggja fé upp, to lay up, invest; l. fé upp í jörð, Dipl. v. 21; lagða ek upp við minn kæra Orm biskup hálfan viðreka, I made it over to O., ii. 4; l. upp fé, to lay up, board.
    VI. of direction, esp. as a naut. term, to stand off or on, lay a ship’s course, esp. from or towards a port, to or from an attack, to sail, proceed to sea, absol., or the ship in dat. or acc., leggja skip or skipi; þú skalt leggja fram sem þér líkar (place the ship to attack), Nj. 8; ok leggr fram skeiðina jafnfram skipi Rúts, id.; þeir leggja út undir eina ey ok bíða þar byrjar, 133; hann lagði skip sín inn á sundit, 271; þeir bjuggusk um sem skjótast ok lögðu út skipunum, Eg. 358; en er skipit var lagit út undir Fenhring, Fms. x. 64; Sigvaldi leggr skip sitt í miðja fylking ( lays his ship alongside of), xi. 126; þeir hittu drómund einn í hafi ok lögðu til níu skipum ok borðusk, … at lyktum lögðu þeir snekkjunum undir drómundinn, Hkr. iii. 353; leggja undir land, to stand in towards land, Eb. 126, where in a metaph. sense = to give in; lögðu þeir eigi inn í ósinn, en lögðu útarliga á höfnina, Ísl. ii. 126; bauð hann út leiðangri at liði ok skipum ok lagði ( stood) út til Staðs fyrir innan Þórsbjörg, Fms. i. 12; síðan leggja þeir í Löginn upp, Hkr. i. 32; Knútr konungr lagði þegar upp í ána ok at kastalanum, Fms. ix. 23, xi. 196; réru þeir langskipinu upp í ána ok lögðu til bæjar þess, Eg. 80; lögðu víkingar við þat frá, Landn. 223; þá lögðu þeir at nesi einu, Eg. 161; ok lögðu þar at landi, 203; lagði hann at ( landed) við Sundólfs-staði, Fms. ix. 483; en er þeir koma norðr at Hákonar-hellu þá lögðu þeir þar at, Hkr. i. 160: leggja at, to attack, in a naval battle (atlaga); lögðu þeir þá at þeim, Nj. 25, Eg. 81; munu vér leggja til orrostu við þá, Fms. vii. 257; létusk allir búnir at leggja at þeim Hákoni, id.; ef þeir leggja at, Jómsvíkingar, xi. 134:—leggja í rétt, to drift or run before the wind, skipverjar, þeir er sigla vildu, eðr þeir er í rétt vildu leggja skipit, Fbr. 59; mæltu þeir er leið sögðu at varligra væri at lægja seglit ok leggja skipit í rétt um nóttina, en sigla til lands at ljósum degi, Fms. ii. 64; þá kom andviðri ok leggja þeir í rétt, Bs. i. 420; þá lögðu þeir í rétt harðan, kom á stormr svá at eigi fengu þeir lengi í rétti legit, ok sigldu þeir þá við eitt rif, Bær. 5; þá kemr enn landviðri ok leggja cnn í rétt ok rekr vestr í haf, Bs. i. 483; þá lögðu þeir í rétt harðan, 484; féll veðrit ok görði lögn, lögðu þeir þá í rétt, ok létu reiða fyrir nokkurar nætr, Eg. 372.
    2. without the notion of sea, to start; leggja á flótta, to turn to flight, fly, Fms. x. 241, xi. 341, 391, Orkn. 4, Hkr. i. 319, passim; leggja ú fund þeirra, Fms. vii. 258; leggja eptir, to pursue, x. 215; leggja upp, to start on a journey: metaph., leggja e-t ekki langt upp, Grett. 51 new Ed.
    3. to stab, thrust with a weapon, the weapon in dat. or absol. (lag = a thrust), Nj. 8, 64, Njarð. 378, Eg. 216, 258, 298, Nj. 43, 56, Grág. ii. 7, Gþl. 165, passim; opp. to höggva, höggva ok leggja, hann hjó ok lagði, and the like.
    VII. impers. it turns, in driven in a direction, of smoke, smell, fire, or the like; hingat leggr allan reykinn, all the smoke blows thitherward, Nj. 202; en eldinn lagði at þeim, Fms. i. 266; fyrir údaun er ór hauginum mun út leggja, iv. 28; varask gust þann ok údaun er út lagði or haugnum, … af fýlu þeirri sem út lagði, Ísl. ii. 45; ok er eldrinn var görr, lagði reykinn upp í skarðit, Eb. 220; ef hval leggr út, if a (dead) whale is driven off land, Gþl. 462:—of ice, snow, to freeze, be covered with snow, ice, þá leggr snjó nokkurn fyrir þá, 655 xv. 12; er ís leggr á vatnit, Grág. ii. 287; þá er ísa lagði á vötn, Fms. ii. 103: the place frozen in acc., vóru íslög mikil ok hafði langt lagt lit Breiðafjörð, Ld. 286; lagði ok Ögrsvatn, Fbr. 30 new Ed.; lagði fjörðinn út langt, 60 new Ed.: part., íss var lagðr á Hofstaða-vág, Eb. 236:—of winter, cold, þegar er gott er ok vetr (acc.) leggr á, Grett. 24 new Ed.; lagði þegar á frer ok snjófa, Bs. i. 872; but pers., leggr á hríðir ok snjóvar (better snjóva), Bs. i. 198.
    2. the phrase, leggja nær, to ‘lie near,’ be on the brink of; nær lagði þat úfæru eitt sinn, it had well nigh come to a disaster, Edda 17; lagði þá svá nær at allr þingheimr mundi berjask, it was on the brink of …, Nj. 163; lagði nær at hann mundi reka í svelginn, Fms. x. 145.
    B. Reflex. to lay oneself, lie; leggjask niðr í runna nokkura, Nj. 132; er Skálm merr yður leggsk undir klyfjum, Landn. 77; þá leggjask í akrinn flugur þær, er …, 673 A. 3:—of going to bed, þeir höfðu lagizk til svefns, were gone to sleep, Nj. 155; Skarphéðinn lagðisk ekki niðr um kveldit, 170:—leggjask með konu, to cohabit (illicitly), Fms. i. 57, K. Á. 118, Fas. iii. 390, Grág. i. 351:—of illness, to fall sick, take to bed, tók hón sótt ok lagðisk í rekkju, Nj. 14; þá lét hann búa hvílu sína ok lagðisk í sótt, Fms. xi. 214: the phrase, leggjask e-t ekki undir höfuð, not lay it under one’s pillow, do it promptly, be mindful of a thing, ii. 120, v. 264:—leggjask á e-t, to fall upon, of robbers, beasts of prey, etc.; at spillvirkjar mundi l. á fé þeirra, i. 226, Grett. 125 new Ed.; Vindr lögðusk á valinn ok raufuðu, xi. 380: örn lagðisk ( prayed) í eyna, Bs. i. 350:—leggjask fyrir, to take rest, lie down, from exhaustion, sickness, or the like, 387; lögðusk þá fyrir bæði menn ok hestar af úviðri, Sturl. iii. 292; þá lögðusk leiðsagnar-menn fyrir, þvíat þeir vissu eigi hvar þeir vóru komnir, Fms. viii. 52; fyrir leggjask um e-t mál, to give it up, Bs. i. 194: leggjask niðr, to pass out of use, cease, Fms. x. 179, xi. 12: leggjask á, to arise, mun sá orðrómr á leggjask, at …, Nj. 32, Fms. i. 291; úþokki lagðisk á milli þeirra bræðra, xi. 14.
    2. to cease; at sá úvandi leggisk sem áðr hefir verit, Fms. i. 280.
    II. to swim (partly answering to A. VI); leggjask til sunds, to go into the water and swim, Ld. 46; þeir leggjask um hríð … Sigmundr leggsk þá um hríð … hann lagðisk síðar ( swam behind), Fær. 173; hann lagðisk eptir geldingi gömlum út í Hvalsey, Landn. 107; Grettir lagðisk nú inn á fjörðinn, Grett. 148; hann lagðisk yfir þvert sundit ok gékk þar á land, 116, Hkr. i. 287, Finnb. 266; þeir koma upp ok leggjask til lands, Ld. 168; for legðir read legðiz, Njarð. 378.
    2. to set out; leggjask í hernað, víking, to set out on a freebooting expedition, Fms. x. 414, passim: leggjask út, to set out into the wilderness, as a highwayman, Odd. 8, Fas. i. 154, passim (útilegu-maðr = a highwayman); ek lögðumk út á merkr, Fms. ii. 103; leggjask á flótta = leggja á flótta, to take to flight, xi. 305: leggjask djúpt, to dive deep (metaph.), Nj. 102; leggjask til e-s, to seek, try eagerly for, Stj. 90, Bs. i. 198; leggjask í e-t, to occupy oneself with, Rb. 312.
    3. á lögðusk logn mikil, þokur ok sælægjur, Orkn. 358; vindar lögðusk ( the wind wafted) af hrauninu um kveldum, Eb. 218, (see A. VII): the phrase, ekki lagðisk mjök á með þeim frændum, they were not on good terms, Ld. 68: ok lagðisk lítt á með þeim Snorra, Sturl. i. 124; þeir töluðu lengi ok lagðisk vel á með þeim, things went well with them, Orkn. 408; þungt hefir á lagizk með okkr Strút-Haraldi jarli um hríð, Fms. xi. 84; Steinólfi þótti þat líkt ok ekki, ok lagðisk lítt á með þeim, Gullþ. 11:—lítið leggsk fyrir e-n, to come to a shameful end; lítið lagðisk nú fyrir kappann, þvíat hann kafnaði í stofu-reyk sem hundr, Grett. 115; svá lítið sem fyrir hann lagðisk, who had been so easily slain, had made so poor a defence, Ld. 150; lítið lagðisk hór fyrir góðan dreng, er þrælar skyldu at bana verða, Landn. 36; kann vera, at nú leggisk lítið fyrir hann, ek skal ráðin til setja, Fms. iv. 166.
    III. recipr., leggjask at, to attack one another, Fms. xi. 130: leggjask hendr á, to lay hands on fine another, Ld. 154; leggjask hugi á, to take a liking for each other, Bárð.: leggjask nær, to run close up to one another, of two boats, Gísl. 51.
    IV. part. lagðr, as adj. fit, destined to a thing, or fitted, of natural gifts; at hann mundi bæði spá-maðr vesa ok lagðr til mikils þrifnaðar ok gæfu Gyðinga-lýð, 625. 87; vera kann at þér sé meirr lagðr ( that thou art more fitted for) fésnúðr ok ferðir en tilstilli um mála-ferli, i. e. that thou art more fitted to be a traveller than a lawyer, Band. 5; öllu því íllu sem honum var lagit, Fb. i. 215; hón var þeim til lýta lagin, she was doomed to be their destruction, Sól. 11; sem mælt er um þá menn sem mjök er sú íþrótt lagin, Fms. v. 40; þvíat þér mun lagit verða at vera (’tis weirded for thee, thou art doomed to be) einvalds konungr yfir öllum Noregi, Fb. i. 564; þér var lengra lif lagit, a longer life was doomed to thee, Fas. iii. 344; allar spár sögðu, at harm mundi verða lagðr til skaða þeim, Edda 19: laginn, expert, skilled, disposed, freq. in mod. usage, hann er laginn fyrir að læra, hann er ekki lund-laginn á það, he has no inclination for it, whence lægni = skill; thus also, lagaðr from laga (q. v.), vera lagaðr fyrir e-t, lagaðr fyrir lærdóm, given to learn, of natural gifts.
    V. part. pass. lagztr; er hann var lagztr niðr, when he had laid himself down, Fas. ii. 345: freq. in mod. usage, hann er lagztr fyrir, lagztr niðr, and so on.

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  • 108 lähellä

    at a short distance close by by (prep) close (adve)
    near (adve)
    near by (adve)
    nigh (adve)
    * * *
    • pretty near
    • close
    • close to
    • close by
    • by
    • nigh
    • near by
    • ready at hand
    • round the corner
    • within reach
    • near

    Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > lähellä

  • 109 prope

    prŏpe, adv. and prep. [pro and demonstr suff. -pe (cf.: nempe, quippe), = Sanscr. -pa].
    I.
    Adv. ( comp. propius, and sup. proxime, v. under propior), near, nigh (class.).
    A.
    Lit., in space:

    quaenam vox mihi prope hic sonat? Quis hic loquitur prope?

    Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 10:

    prope ad aliquem adire,

    id. Cas. 3, 5, 32:

    aedes accedere,

    id. Most. 2, 2, 16:

    prope alicubi esse,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 7, 1:

    intueri aliquid (opp. procul),

    id. Sen. 14, 48.—
    2.
    With ab, near to, near by, hard by:

    bellum tam prope a Siciliā,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 2, § 6:

    prope a meis aedibus,

    id. Pis. 11, 26:

    prope ab domo detineri,

    id. Verr. 2, 2, 3, § 6.—So, comp.:

    stellae, aliae propius a terris, etc.,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 87:

    propius visere mala reipublicae,

    Tac. A. 6, 26.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    In time, near, not far off: partus instabat prope, was near at hand, Ter Ad. 3, 2, 9.—Esp. with quando, cum, ut, the time is near or not far off, when, etc.:

    prope est, quando herus pretium exsolvet,

    Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 25:

    prope adest, quom alieno more vivendum est mihi,

    Ter. And. 1, 1, 125:

    partitudo prope adest, ut fiat palam,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 3, 9; Flor. 3, 17, 2:

    nox prope diremit colloquium,

    i. e. the approach of night, Liv. 34, 33, 3; cf. id. 32, 28, 7; 5, 16, 5.—
    2.
    In degree, nearly, almost, about (cf.:

    pene, ferme, fere): ejus filiam ille amare coepit perdite, Prope jam ut pro uxore haberet,

    Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 45; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 10:

    prope funeratus Arboris ictu,

    Hor. C. 3, 8, 7:

    prope firmissima earum regionum civitas,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 20:

    annos prope nonaginta natus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 25, § 62:

    prope desperatis rebus,

    id. Fam. 7, 28, 1:

    sic prope oneratum est sinistrum cornu, ni, etc.,

    Liv. 2, 65, 4; cf. id. 40, 32:

    prope est factum ut exirent,

    id. 25, 21:

    prope est ut aliquid fiat,

    something must be done, Dig. 35, 1, 67:

    prope perditae res,

    Liv. 5, 46, 7:

    Fidenae prope saepius captae, quam, etc.,

    id. 4, 32, 2:

    prope desertum oppidum,

    id. 4, 51, 8.—After the word it qualifies:

    biennium prope,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 25, § 62:

    princeps prope Stoicorum,

    id. Ac. 2, 33, 107:

    eisdem prope verbis,

    id. Leg. 2, 25, 64: his prope verbis id. Fin. 4, 6, 15: cursu prope Chalcidem contendit, Liv. 31, 24, 2:

    admirabilior prope,

    id. 22, 37, 3:

    omnes prope,

    id. 1, 14, 4; 23, 49, 14; 30, 30, 8.— Comp.:

    propius nihil est factum, quam ut, etc.,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15:

    neque quidquam propius est factum, quam ut, etc.,

    id. Clu. 21, 59.—
    C.
    Trop., comp. propius, with inspicio, considero, nosco, etc., more closely, better (post - Aug.):

    qualis esset ejus (mortis) velut propius inspectae natura,

    Sen. Ep. 30, 8:

    propius inspicere aliquem,

    id. ib. 5, 6:

    dixit futurum ut diviti displiceret propius inspectus,

    id. Contr. 2, 9, 21, B.; 4, 15, 3;

    10, 95, 1: quam (lancem) cum Agamemnon propius consideraret,

    Petr. 1, 50:

    propius noscendum,

    Plin. Ep. 6, 16, 7; cf. penitus.—
    II.
    Prep. with acc.
    A.
    Lit., in space, near, near by, hard by:

    prope oppidum,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 36:

    prope hostium castra,

    id. ib. 1, 22:

    prope amnem,

    Verg. A. 8, 597:

    non modo prope me, sed plane mecum habitare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 4:

    sedens prope limina tecti,

    Ov. F. 1, 137.—
    B.
    Transf.
    1.
    In time, nigh, towards, about:

    prope lucem,

    towards daybreak, Suet. Claud. 44.—
    2.
    Of abstract proximity, near to, almost to, not far from:

    prope metum res fuerat,

    Liv. 1, 25 fin.:

    prope seditionem ventum est,

    Tac. H. 3, 21; Dig. 17, 1, 29.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > prope

  • 110 Ende

    n; -s, -n
    1. räumlich: end; am Ende des Zuges einsteigen get in at the back of the train; das vordere / hintere Ende the front (end) ( oder forward end) / the back, the rear (end); das obere / untere Ende the top (end) / bottom (end); das ( letzte) Ende der Wurst the last bit ( oder tail-end umg.) of the sausage; etw. am falschen oder verkehrten Ende anpacken fig. tackle s.th. the wrong way (a)round, put the cart before the horse; am Ende der Welt wohnen umg. live at the back of beyond ( oder way out in the sticks)
    2. nur Sg.; eines Zeitraums: end, close; Ende Januar at the end of January; am oder zu / gegen Ende des Monats at / toward(s) the end of the month; noch vor Ende dieser Woche by the end of this week, before the week is out geh.; bis ans Ende aller Tage oder Zeiten until the end of time; Ende der Dreißigerjahre oder dreißiger Jahre in the late thirties, at the end of the thirties; sie ist Ende zwanzig she’s in her late twenties
    3. (Schluss) end, close; eines Films etc.: ending; Auslaufen eines Vertrags: expiry; einer Frist: end, expiry; (Ergebnis) result, outcome; Ende! FUNK. over!; ohne Ende endless, unending; und damit Ende! and that’s that! ( oder it!); er findet kein Ende he can’t stop, he doesn’t know where ( oder when) to stop; bis zum bitteren Ende to the bitter end; letzten Endes after all, ultimately, in the end, at the end of the day, when all is said and done; die Arbeit geht ihrem Ende entgegen is nearing completion; ohne dass ein Ende abzusehen wäre oder ... und kein Ende in Sicht with no end in sight; das bedeutet das Ende von that’s ( oder that means, that spells) the end of; einer Sache ein Ende machen oder bereiten put a stop ( oder an end) to s.th.; seinem Leben ein Ende machen oder setzen die by one’s own hand geh., end it all umg.; alles hat einmal ein Ende all (good) things come to an end; das muss ein Ende haben oder nehmen it’s got to stop; es nimmt kein Ende it just goes on and on; ein schlimmes oder böses Ende nehmen come to a bad end; mit dir wird es noch ein schlimmes Ende nehmen you’ll come to a bad end; das dicke Ende kommt nach oder noch umg. the worst is yet to come, there’s worse to come, it gets worse; das Ende vom Lied war fig. the end of the story was, what happened in the end was, the upshot of it (all) was umg.; Ende gut, alles gut Sprichw. all’s well that ends well; lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende Sprichw. etwa better bite the bullet ( oder face the music), don’t prolong the agony
    4. am Ende (schließlich) in the end, eventually; (auf die Dauer) in the long run, eventually; am Ende mussten wir hinlaufen we ended ( oder wound umg.) up having to walk (there)
    5. am Ende (fertig, erledigt, kaputt) finished, done, on one’s last legs; ich bin am Ende (kann nicht mehr) I’m finished, I’ve had it umg., Brit. auch I’m all in umg.; der Wagen ist ( ziemlich) am Ende umg. the car’s (just about) had it, the car’s on its last legs; ich bin mit meiner Geduld / meinen Nerven am Ende I’ve been patient (for) long enough / I can’t stand the strain any longer; ich bin mit meinem Latein oder meiner Weisheit am Ende I’ve run out of ideas ( oder suggestions etc.); stärker: I’m at my wits’ end
    6. am Ende (vielleicht, womöglich, etwa) maybe, could be, perhaps; am Ende stimmt das sogar! it could even be true!; meinst du das am Ende ernst? are you actually serious about this?, I’m beginning to think you mean it
    7. zu Ende bringen oder führen finish, complete, see s.th. through; zu Ende gehen (enden) (come to an) end, finish; allmählich: draw to a close; (knapp werden) run short ( oder low); etw. zu Ende denken think s.th. out fully, think s.th. through; zu Ende lesen / schreiben etc. finish (reading / writing etc.); zu Ende sein Schule, Krieg, Wartezeit etc.: be over; Film, Spiel etc.: have finished; Geduld, Vorräte: be at an end, be exhausted, have run out; Vorräte: auch be finished
    8. nur Sg.; lit. (Zweck) end, purpose; zu welchem Ende? to what end?
    9. nur Sg.; lit. euph. (Tod) end; sein Ende nahen fühlen sense that one’s end is near ( oder that one has not long to live); es geht zu Ende mit ihm he’s going ( oder slipping) fast, it won’t be long now
    10. umg. (kleines Stück) bit, piece, scrap; sie hatte ein Ende Schnur in der Tasche she had a ( oder an odd) piece of string in her pocket
    11. nur Sg.; umg.: es ist noch ein ganzes oder ziemliches Ende it’s a long way (off) yet, there’s quite a distance still
    12. Jägerspr., des Geweihs: point
    13. NAUT. line, rope
    * * *
    das Ende
    (Ablauf) expiration;
    (Abschluss) termination; close; windup; ending; finish; end;
    (Ergebnis) result; conclusion; outcome;
    (Tod) quietus
    * * *
    Ẹn|de ['ɛndə]
    nt -s, -n
    end; (eines Jahrhunderts etc auch) close; (= Ausgang, Ergebnis) outcome, result; (= Ausgang eines Films, Romans etc) ending; (HUNT = Geweihende) point; (inf = Stückchen) (small) piece; (inf = Strecke) way, stretch; (NAUT = Tau) (rope's) end

    Ende Mai/der Woche — at the end of May/the week

    er ist Ende vierzig — he is in his late forties

    er wohnt am Ende der Welt (inf) — he lives at the back of beyond, he lives in the middle of nowhere

    bis ans Ende der Welt — to the ends of the earth

    lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende (Prov) — it's best to get unpleasant things over and done with

    letzten Endes — when all is said and done, after all

    ein Ende machen — to put an end to sth

    (bei or mit etw) kein Ende finden (inf) — to be unable to stop (sth or telling/doing etc sth)

    damit muss es jetzt ein Ende haben — there has to be an end to this now, this must stop now

    das nimmt or findet gar kein Ende (inf) — there's no sign of it stopping, there's no end to it

    ... und kein Ende —... with no end in sight,... without end

    es war des Staunens/Jubels etc kein Ende (old, liter) — there was no end to the surprise/celebrations etc

    es ist noch ein gutes or ganzes Ende (inf) — there's still quite a way to go (yet)

    (am) Ende des Monats — at the end of the month

    mit etw am Ende sein — to be at the end of sth, to have reached the end of sth; (Vorrat) to have run out of sth

    ein Problem am richtigen/falschen or verkehrten Ende anfassen — to tackle a problem from the right/wrong end

    Leiden ohne Ende — endless suffering, suffering without end

    zu Ende — finished, over, at an end

    ein Buch/einen Brief zu Ende lesen/schreiben — to finish (reading/writing) a book/letter

    zu Ende gehen — to come to an end; (Vorräte) to run out

    zu dem Ende, dass... (obs) — to the end that... (form)

    zu diesem Ende (obs) — to this end (form)

    Ende gut, alles gut (Prov) — all's well that ends well (Prov)

    alles hat einmal ein Ende (Prov) — everything must come to an end some time; (angenehme Dinge) all good things must come to an end (Prov)

    See:
    → dick
    * * *
    das
    1) (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) close
    2) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) end
    3) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) end
    4) (the end, especially of a story, poem etc: Fairy stories have happy endings.) ending
    * * *
    En·de
    <-s, -n>
    [ˈɛndə]
    nt
    1. (räumlich) end
    er setzte sich ganz ans \Ende des Tisches he sat down at the far end of the table
    das äußerste \Ende the extreme end
    von allen \Enden from all parts
    am \Ende at the end
    sie wohnt ganz am \Ende der Straße she lives at the far end of the road
    sie ging am \Ende der Prozession she walked at the tail of the procession
    das Telefon befindet sich am \Ende des Zuges the telephone is at the end [or rear] of the train
    das obere/untere \Ende der Treppe the head/foot end of the stairs
    am unteren/oberen \Ende des Tisches at the far end/the head of the table
    am \Ende der Seite at the foot [or the bottom] of the page
    etw zu \Ende lesen/schreiben to finish reading/writing sth
    das spitze \Ende eines Bleistifts the tip of a pencil
    2. kein pl (Zeitpunkt) end no pl
    \Ende August/des Monats/2004 [at] the end of August/the month/2004
    sie kommt gegen \Ende August she's coming towards the end of August
    das \Ende des Jahrhunderts the end [or close] of the century
    sie ist \Ende 1948 geboren she was born at the end of 1948
    bis ans \Ende aller Tage [o Zeiten] until the end of time
    \Ende zwanzig [o 20] sein to be in one's late twenties [or 20s]
    am \Ende der zwanziger [o 20er] Jahre in the late twenties [or 20s
    3. kein pl (Schluss, Abschluss) end no pl
    „\Ende der Durchsage“ “end of the message”
    es ist kein \Ende abzusehen there is no end in sight
    damit muss es jetzt ein \Ende haben this must stop now
    \Ende des Zitats end of the quotation
    am \Ende (fam) finally, at [or in] the end
    bis zum bitteren \Ende to the bitter end
    ein böses [o kein gutes] [o ein unrühmliches] \Ende nehmen to come to a bad end
    bei [o mit] etw dat kein \Ende finden (fam) to not stop doing sth
    einer S. dat ein \Ende machen [o bereiten] to put an end to sth
    das \Ende nahen fühlen to feel the end approaching
    ein \Ende nehmen (fam) to come to an end
    das nimmt gar kein \Ende there's no end to it
    ohne \Ende without end, endless
    Fehler ohne \Ende any number of mistakes
    Qualen ohne \Ende suffering without end, endless suffering
    sich akk ohne \Ende freuen to be terribly pleased, to be delighted
    das \Ende eines Projekts the conclusion of a project
    etw zu \Ende bringen [o führen] to complete sth
    dem \Ende zu gehen to draw to a close
    etw geht zu \Ende sth is nearly finished
    alles geht mal zu [o hat mal ein] \Ende nothing lasts forever, all things must come to an end; (Angenehmes) all good things must come to an end [some time]
    etw zu einem guten \Ende bringen [o führen] to complete sth successfully
    etw zu \Ende lesen to finish reading sth
    zu \Ende sein to finish, to end; (vorbei sein) to be over
    wo ist die Straße zu \Ende? where does the road end?
    der Film ist bald zu \Ende the film finishes soon
    unser Urlaub ist leider zu \Ende unfortunately, our holiday is over [or is finished]
    wann ist die Schule/das Spiel zu \Ende? when is school/the game over?, when does school/the game finish?
    das Spiel ist bald zu \Ende the game will end soon
    die Stunde ist in 10 Minuten zu \Ende the lesson will end [or finish] in ten minutes
    meine Geduld ist zu \Ende my patience has run out
    4. FILM, LIT (Ausgang) ending
    die Geschichte hat ein gutes \Ende the story has a happy ending
    5. kein pl JUR termination no pl; (Ablauf) expiry no pl
    bei \Ende des Vertrags [up]on termination of the contract
    6. kein pl (geh: Tod) end no pl
    er fand ein tragisches \Ende he met a tragic end form
    sie fühlte ihr \Ende nahen she felt that her end was near
    es geht mit ihr zu \Ende she is nearing her end form
    seinem Leben ein \Ende setzen to put an end to one's life form, to commit suicide
    ein \Ende Brot a crust of bread
    8. kein pl (fam: Strecke) way no pl
    von hier bis zum See ist es ein ganzes \Ende it's quite a way from here to the lake
    wir haben noch ein schönes \Ende Weges vor uns we have a considerable way [or fam a pretty long way] to go yet
    9. JAGD (Geweihende) point, tine spec
    das Geweih dieses Hirsches hat zwölf \Enden this stag's antlers have twelve points
    10.
    ▶ am \Ende [seiner Kräfte] sein (fam) to be at the end of one's tether fam
    ▶ mit etw dat am \Ende sein to run out of sth
    er war bei dieser Frage mit seinem Wissen am \Ende this question baffled him
    ich bin mit meiner Geduld/Weisheit am \Ende I've run out of patience/ideas
    ▶ das dicke \Ende (fam) the worst
    ▶ das \Ende der Fahnenstange (fam) as far as one can go, the limit
    \Ende der Fahnenstange! that's the limit!
    ▶ etw akk am falschen \Ende anfassen to begin at the wrong end, to go about sth the wrong way
    ▶ \Ende gut, alles gut (prov) all's well that ends well prov
    ▶ letzten \Endes (zuletzt) in the end; (immerhin) after all, at the end of the day fig fam
    ▶ das \Ende vom Lied (fam) the upshot
    ▶ lieber ein \Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne \Ende (prov) it's better to end with a short, sharp shock than to prolong the agony
    ▶ am \Ende der Welt (fam) at the back of beyond fam, in the middle of nowhere fam
    sie wohnt am \Ende der Welt she lives at the back of beyond fam
    ▶ das \Ende der Welt ist nahe! the end of the world is nigh! poet
    ▶ jdm bis ans \Ende der Welt folgen to follow sb to the ends of the earth
    * * *
    das; Endes, Enden
    1) end

    am Ende — at the end; (schließlich) in the end

    am Ende der Welt — (scherzh.) at the back of beyond

    am/bis/gegen Ende des Monats/der Woche — at/by/towards the end of the month/week

    zu Ende sein — <patience, hostility, war> be at an end

    die Schule/das Kino/das Spiel ist zu Ende — school is over/the film/game has finished

    zu Ende gehen — < period of time> come to an end; <supplies, savings> run out; < contract> expire

    etwas zu Ende führen od. bringen — finish something

    Ende gut, alles gut — all's well that ends well (prov.)

    ein/kein Ende nehmen — come to an end/never come to an end

    einer Sache/seinem Leben ein Ende machen od. setzen — (geh.) put an end to something/take one's life

    am Ende sein — (ugs.) be at the end of one's tether

    2) (ugs.): (kleines Stück) bit; piece
    3) (ugs.): (Strecke)
    4) (Jägerspr.) point
    * * *
    Ende n; -s, -n
    1. räumlich: end;
    am Ende des Zuges einsteigen get in at the back of the train;
    das vordere/hintere Ende the front (end) ( oder forward end)/the back, the rear (end);
    das obere/untere Ende the top (end)/bottom (end);
    das (letzte) Ende der Wurst the last bit ( oder tail-end umg) of the sausage;
    verkehrten Ende anpacken fig tackle sth the wrong way (a)round, put the cart before the horse;
    am Ende der Welt wohnen umg live at the back of beyond ( oder way out in the sticks)
    2. nur sg; eines Zeitraums: end, close;
    Ende Januar at the end of January;
    am oder
    zu/gegen Ende des Monats at/toward(s) the end of the month;
    noch vor Ende dieser Woche by the end of this week, before the week is out geh;
    Zeiten until the end of time;
    dreißiger Jahre in the late thirties, at the end of the thirties;
    sie ist Ende zwanzig she’s in her late twenties
    3. (Schluss) end, close; eines Films etc: ending; Auslaufen eines Vertrags: expiry; einer Frist: end, expiry; (Ergebnis) result, outcome;
    Ende! RADIO over!;
    ohne Ende endless, unending;
    und damit Ende! and that’s that! ( oder it!);
    er findet kein Ende he can’t stop, he doesn’t know where ( oder when) to stop;
    bis zum bitteren Ende to the bitter end;
    letzten Endes after all, ultimately, in the end, at the end of the day, when all is said and done;
    geht ihrem Ende entgegen is nearing completion;
    … und kein Ende in Sicht with no end in sight;
    das bedeutet das Ende von that’s ( oder that means, that spells) the end of;
    bereiten put a stop ( oder an end) to sth;
    setzen die by one’s own hand geh, end it all umg;
    alles hat einmal ein Ende all (good) things come to an end;
    nehmen it’s got to stop;
    es nimmt kein Ende it just goes on and on;
    böses Ende nehmen come to a bad end;
    noch umg the worst is yet to come, there’s worse to come, it gets worse;
    das Ende vom Lied war fig the end of the story was, what happened in the end was, the upshot of it (all) was umg;
    Ende gut, alles gut sprichw all’s well that ends well;
    lieber ein Ende mit Schrecken als ein Schrecken ohne Ende sprichw etwa better bite the bullet ( oder face the music), don’t prolong the agony
    4.
    am Ende (schließlich) in the end, eventually; (auf die Dauer) in the long run, eventually;
    am Ende mussten wir hinlaufen we ended ( oder wound umg) up having to walk (there)
    5.
    am Ende (fertig, erledigt, kaputt) finished, done, on one’s last legs;
    ich bin am Ende (kann nicht mehr) I’m finished, I’ve had it umg, Br auch I’m all in umg;
    der Wagen ist (ziemlich) am Ende umg the car’s (just about) had it, the car’s on its last legs;
    ich bin mit meiner Geduld/meinen Nerven am Ende I’ve been patient( for) long enough/I can’t stand the strain any longer;
    meiner Weisheit am Ende I’ve run out of ideas ( oder suggestions etc); stärker: I’m at my wits’ end
    6.
    am Ende (vielleicht, womöglich, etwa) maybe, could be, perhaps;
    am Ende stimmt das sogar! it could even be true!;
    meinst du das am Ende ernst? are you actually serious about this?, I’m beginning to think you mean it
    7.
    führen finish, complete, see sth through;
    zu Ende gehen (enden) (come to an) end, finish; allmählich: draw to a close; (knapp werden) run short ( oder low);
    etwas zu Ende denken think sth out fully, think sth through;
    zu Ende lesen/schreiben etc finish (reading/writing etc);
    zu Ende sein Schule, Krieg, Wartezeit etc: be over; Film, Spiel etc: have finished; Geduld, Vorräte: be at an end, be exhausted, have run out; Vorräte: auch be finished
    8. nur sg; liter (Zweck) end, purpose;
    zu welchem Ende? to what end?
    9. nur sg; liter euph (Tod) end;
    sein Ende nahen fühlen sense that one’s end is near ( oder that one has not long to live);
    es geht zu Ende mit ihm he’s going ( oder slipping) fast, it won’t be long now
    10. umg (kleines Stück) bit, piece, scrap;
    sie hatte ein Ende Schnur in der Tasche she had a ( oder an odd) piece of string in her pocket
    11. nur sg; umg:
    ziemliches Ende it’s a long way (off) yet, there’s quite a distance still
    12. JAGD, des Geweihs: point
    13. SCHIFF line, rope
    * * *
    das; Endes, Enden
    1) end

    am Ende — at the end; (schließlich) in the end

    am Ende der Welt — (scherzh.) at the back of beyond

    am/bis/gegen Ende des Monats/der Woche — at/by/towards the end of the month/week

    zu Ende sein — <patience, hostility, war> be at an end

    die Schule/das Kino/das Spiel ist zu Ende — school is over/the film/game has finished

    zu Ende gehen — < period of time> come to an end; <supplies, savings> run out; < contract> expire

    etwas zu Ende führen od. bringen — finish something

    Ende gut, alles gut — all's well that ends well (prov.)

    ein/kein Ende nehmen — come to an end/never come to an end

    einer Sache/seinem Leben ein Ende machen od. setzen — (geh.) put an end to something/take one's life

    am Ende sein — (ugs.) be at the end of one's tether

    2) (ugs.): (kleines Stück) bit; piece
    3) (ugs.): (Strecke)
    4) (Jägerspr.) point
    * * *
    -n n.
    end n.
    ending n.
    expiration n.
    finish n.
    outcome n.
    quietus n.
    result n.
    tail n.

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  • 111 nær

    close, intimate, near, nigh
    * * *
    I. adj near ( fx Christmas is near),
    ( tættere) close ( fx contact, co-operation; a close friend);
    [i (en) nær fremtid] in the near future, before long;
    [ nær slægtning] near (, close) relative;
    [ så nær og dog så fjern] so near and yet so far;
    [ i nær tilknytning til] closely connected with;
    [ øjeblikket er nær] the moment is at hand;
    (se også hold).
    II. adv near;
    ( næsten) nearly;
    [ jeg var nær aldrig blevet færdig] I had an awful job finishing it;
    [ nær beslægtet] closely related;
    [ nær forestående] approaching, coming,
    F impending,
    [ ikke nær ( rig) nok] not nearly (rich) enough, nothing like (el. nowhere near) (rich) enough;
    [ ikke nær så rig som] nothing like as rich as, not nearly so rich as;
    [ jeg vil skam gerne komme, det er ikke nær sådan, men] not that I am unwilling to come, but; of course I'd like to come, but;
    [ noget nær] almost, little short of;
    [ med præp & adv:]
    (T: lige ved at gå galt) it was a near thing;
    [ på én nær] except one,
    T bar one;
    [ på nogle få undtagelser nær] with a few exceptions;
    [ ikke på langt nær] not at all, not by a long chalk;
    [ på en tomme nær] less an inch; but for an inch;
    [ nær hen til] close to;
    [ nær ved] nearby ( fx he lives nearby),
    ( nærmere) close at hand;
    ( med styrelse) near, close to ( fx he lives near (, close to) the school);
    [ han er nær ved de fyrre] he is close on forty, he is getting on for forty;
    (fx falde) on the point of ( fx falling);
    ( også) I very nearly fell, I almost fell;
    [ nær ved at græde] on the brink (el. verge) of tears;
    [ det er jeg nær ved at tro] I am (rather) inclined to think so; I rather think so;
    [ med vb:]
    [ det gik ham nær til hjerte] he took it to heart, he felt it deeply;
    [ have nær til skolen] live near the school;
    [ jeg havde nær dræbt ham] I very nearly killed him;
    [ det havde jeg nær glemt] I almost forgot;
    [ denne - forbryder havde jeg nær sagt] this, I am tempted to say criminal; this, I almost said criminal;
    [ det ligger nær at antage] it seems probable;
    [ det ligger nær at gøre det] it seems the obvious thing to do;
    [ det ligger nær at tænke at] it seems natural to think that;
    [ stå én nær] be close to somebody;
    [ kilder der står præsidenten nær oplyser at] sources close to the President report that;
    [ arter som står hinanden nær] closely related species;
    [ tage sig noget ( meget) nær] take something (greatly) to heart.
    III. præp near,
    ( tættere) close to;
    [ nær de fyrre] close on forty; getting on for forty;
    [ være døden nær] be at death's door, be dying;
    [ han var døden nær af skræk] he was frightened to death;
    T he was scared stiff;
    [ gråden (, undergangen) nær] on the verge of tears (, ruin).

    Danish-English dictionary > nær

  • 112 قریب

    a.
    akin
    --------
    a.
    approaching / approximately / contiguous
    --------
    a.
    handy / immediate / imminent / near
    --------
    adv.
    almost
    --------
    adv.
    nigh
    --------
    n.
    (at)hand / (to)hand
    --------
    n.
    adjacent

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  • 113 نزدیک

    a.
    close
    --------
    a.
    near / next
    --------
    a
    nigh
    --------
    n.
    (at)hand / (to)hand

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  • 114 īn-stō

        īn-stō stitī, statūrus, āre,    to stand upon, take a position: iugis, V.—To draw nigh, approach, be at hand, impend: partus instabat prope, T.: nox instabat, S.: ea quae videntur instare: instant ludi: cum illi iter instaret: quidquid subiti instat, Iu.: illud quod instet agi oportere, the subject in hand: quod instat, i. e. our purpose, V.: cum legionibus instare Varum, Cs.: quantae caedes Laurentibus instant, V.—To press upon, harass, molest, menace, threaten: comminus acriter, S.: rursus, Cs.: ferro: hinc Pallas instat, Hinc contra Lausus, V.: hostibus dubiis, S.: noli mihi instare: praecedentibus, H.: cedenti instaturus, L.: instantem regi cometen videre, Iu.—Fig., to urge, press, insist, pursue: quam ob rem urge, insta, perfice: addit et instat, H.: ille instat factum (esse), insists upon the fact, T.: accusatori.—To follow up eagerly, pursue, be intent upon, urge forward, drive: vox domini instantis, Iu.: Instant ardentes Tyrii, V.: instant operi, V.: talibus instans monitis (parens), Iu.: non ignarus instandum famae, Ta.: Marti currum, to work hard at, V.—To demand earnestly, solicit, insist upon: num ego insto? T.: unum de indutiis, make one demand, Cs.: quod te instante faciet, at your instance: instat Scandilius poscere recuperatores: tibi instat Hortensius, ut eas in consilium: profecto, si instetur, suo milite vinci Romam posse, L.

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  • 115 prope

        prope adv.    with comp. propius (for sup., see proximē); also praep. with acc.—In space, near, nigh: tam prope Italiam videre: adulescentia voluptates prope intuens (opp. procul): prope est spelunca quaedam: bellum tam prope a Siciliā, so near to: prope a meis aedibus, close by: propius accedamus, T.: paulo propius accedere: ubi propius ventum est, S.—With acc, near, near to, hard by: prope oppidum, Cs.: prope amnem, V.: non modo prope me sed plane mecum habitare: nec propius urbem admovere: castra propius hostem movit, L.: hi propius mare Africum agitabant, S.—With dat. (only comp.): propius stabulis armenta tenere, V.: propius Tiberi quam Thermopylis, N.—In time, near, at hand: partus instabat prope, T.: Prope adest, quom alieno more vivendumst mihi, the time is at hand, T.: nox prope diremit conloquium, i. e. the approach of night, L. —With acc, near, in the phrase, prope diem (less correctly, propediem), at an early day, very soon, shortly, presently: vero nuntio hoc prope diem sentiemus: sperabat prope diem se habiturum, etc., S.: similes prope diem exitūs sequerentur, L.—Fig., in degree, nearly, almost, about: filiam amare, Prope iam ut pro uxore haberet, T.: dolor prope maior quam ceterorum: prope funeratus Arboris ictu, H.: annos prope nonaginta natus: cum hostes prope ad portas essent, L.: prope moenibus succedere, almost to the walls, L.: prope desertum oppidum, L.: princeps prope Stoicorum: his prope verbis: iam prope erat, ut ne consulum maiestas coërceret iram, it had almost come to this, L.: nec quicquam propius est factum, quam ut illum persequerentur.—With acc, near to: prope metum res fuerat, almost a panic, L.: ea contentio cum prope seditionem veniret, L.: ut propius periculum fuerint, qui vicerunt, L.—In the phrase, prope modum (less correctly, propemodum), nearly, almost, just about: quid enim sors est! idem prope modum, quod micare: adsentior.
    * * *
    I II
    propius, proxime ADV
    near, nearly; close by; almost

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  • 116 blizu

    • about; abouts; adjacently; against; around; at hand; at ones elbow; at one's elbow; beside; by; close; close by; close to; closed; closely; contiguily; contiguously; gainst; handy; hard by; hardly; much; near; near by; near hand; nearby; nearli; nearly; nigh; nighly; rising; short; ther

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  • 117 adpeto

    1.
    ap-pĕto ( adp-, Lachm., Baiter, Weissenb., Halm; app-, Ritschl, Kayser), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (class.; in poetry rare); act., to strive after a thing, to try to get, to grasp after (syn.: adfecto, nitor in aliquid).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    solem manibus adpetere,

    Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46; so id. ib. 2, 41:

    placentam,

    Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 183; so, adpetere manum osculis, to seize upon the hand with kisses, i. e. in order to kiss it, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250;

    hence, appeti, of old men whose hands one seizes and kisses: haec enim ipsa sunt honorabilia, salutari, adpeti, decedi, adsurgi, etc.,

    Cic. Sen. 18, 63; hence (like accedere), to go or come somewhere, to approach, arrive at:

    urbem,

    Suet. Caes. 42.— Of things without life: mare terram adpetens, pressing or rushing on, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100:

    crescebat interim urbs, munitionibus alia atque alia adpetendo loca,

    by continually advancing farther, Liv. 1, 8:

    Thule, quam hactenus nix et hiems adpetebat,

    only snow and frost had approached, Tac. Agr. 10.—
    B.
    Esp., to attack, to fall or seize upon, assault, assail (syn.:

    peto, adgredior, adorior, invado): lapidibus appetere,

    Cic. Dom. 5, 13:

    ferro atque insidiis,

    id. Rosc. Am. 11, 30; id. Planc. 29 fin.:

    umerum gladio,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 35; Liv. 7, 26:

    aquila aquaticas aves adpetit,

    Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 9:

    morsu,

    Tac. H. 4, 42; Dig. 38, 2, 14; 48, 5, 27 al.— Trop.:

    ignominiis omnibus appetitis,

    Cic. Quint. 31:

    me amor appetit,

    Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:

    (uxor) falsā suspitione appetitur,

    Vulg. Num. 5, 14.—
    C.
    Trop., [p. 142] to strive after earnestly, to desire eagerly, to long for (syn.: peto, cupio, expeto; opp. declino, aspernor; v. infra): aliut in dies magis adpetitur, * Lucr. 5, 1279:

    ut bona naturā adpetimus, sic a malis naturā declinamus,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 13; cf. id. N. D. 3, 13, 33:

    idem non modo non recusem, sed appetam etiam atque deposcam,

    id. Phil. 3, 14:

    inimicitias potentium appetere,

    id. Mil. 36; so id. Rosc. Am. 18; id. Verr. 2, 5, 2; id. Agr. 2, 23:

    alterum esse adpetendum, alterum aspernandum,

    id. Fin. 1, 9, 31 al.:

    amicitiam,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    adulescentium familiaritates,

    Sall. C. 14, 5:

    hereditates,

    Suet. Aug. 60:

    divitias,

    Vulg. Sap. 8, 5; ib. 1 Tim. 6, 10:

    nihil ornamentorum,

    Suet. Vesp. 12 al.:

    alienum,

    Phaedr. 1, 4, 1:

    nec abnuendum imperium nec adpetendum,

    Sen. Thyest. 472 et saep.—Also of food, to have an appetite for (cf. appetitio, II. B.):

    appetitur vilis oliva,

    Mart. 9, 27:

    pisciculos minutos, caseum,

    Suet. Aug. 76.—Constr. with inf. as object:

    ut adpetat animus agere semper aliquid,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 55; Stat. Th. 1, 234; Pall. 10, 13, 2.—
    II.
    Neutr., to draw on or nigh, to approach, be at hand (only of time and things having relation to it;

    syn.: venio, advenio, adpropinquo, adsum): cum appetit meridies,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 116:

    dies adpetebat,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 35:

    nox jam adpetebat,

    Liv. 8, 38; so id. 5, 44; 10, 42:

    tempus anni,

    id. 34, 13; so id. 22, 1; 29, 10 al.:

    lux,

    Tac. A. 4, 51 al.:

    partitudo cui appetit,

    Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 36:

    consularia comitia adpetebant,

    Liv. 41, 28:

    adpetit finis,

    Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 23 fin. — Hence, appĕtens ( adp-), entis, P. a. (acc. to II.); pr. striving passionately after something; hence,
    A.
    In gen., desirous of, eager for; constr. with gen.:

    appetens gloriae atque avidus laudis,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3:

    nihil est adpetentius similium sui,

    id. Lael. 14, 50:

    studiosissimi adpetentissimique honestatis,

    id. Tusc. 2, 24, 58; so Sall. C. 5, 4; id. J. 7, 1; Plin. 31, 6, 36, § 69:

    turbidi et negotiorum adpetentes,

    Tac. A. 14, 57; id. H. 1, 49; 3, 39; 4, 6; 4, 83; Gell. 16, 3.—
    B.
    Esp., eager for money (cf. abundans), avaricious:

    homo non cupidus neque appetens,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 8:

    grati animi, non appetentis, non avidi signa,

    id. de Or. 2, 43, 182.— Adv.: appĕtenter ( adp-), eagerly, in a grasping spirit or manner:

    ne cupide quid agerent, ne adpetenter,

    Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33; App. M. 7, p. 192, 40 Elm.— Comp. and sup. not used.
    2.
    appĕto ( adp-), ōnis, m. [1. appeto], he that strives eagerly for a thing, Laber. ap. Non. p. 74, 8 (Com. Rel. p. 251 Rib.).

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  • 118 appeto

    1.
    ap-pĕto ( adp-, Lachm., Baiter, Weissenb., Halm; app-, Ritschl, Kayser), īvi or ii, ītum, 3, v. a. and n. (class.; in poetry rare); act., to strive after a thing, to try to get, to grasp after (syn.: adfecto, nitor in aliquid).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    solem manibus adpetere,

    Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46; so id. ib. 2, 41:

    placentam,

    Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 183; so, adpetere manum osculis, to seize upon the hand with kisses, i. e. in order to kiss it, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250;

    hence, appeti, of old men whose hands one seizes and kisses: haec enim ipsa sunt honorabilia, salutari, adpeti, decedi, adsurgi, etc.,

    Cic. Sen. 18, 63; hence (like accedere), to go or come somewhere, to approach, arrive at:

    urbem,

    Suet. Caes. 42.— Of things without life: mare terram adpetens, pressing or rushing on, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 100:

    crescebat interim urbs, munitionibus alia atque alia adpetendo loca,

    by continually advancing farther, Liv. 1, 8:

    Thule, quam hactenus nix et hiems adpetebat,

    only snow and frost had approached, Tac. Agr. 10.—
    B.
    Esp., to attack, to fall or seize upon, assault, assail (syn.:

    peto, adgredior, adorior, invado): lapidibus appetere,

    Cic. Dom. 5, 13:

    ferro atque insidiis,

    id. Rosc. Am. 11, 30; id. Planc. 29 fin.:

    umerum gladio,

    Caes. B. C. 2, 35; Liv. 7, 26:

    aquila aquaticas aves adpetit,

    Plin. 10, 3, 3, § 9:

    morsu,

    Tac. H. 4, 42; Dig. 38, 2, 14; 48, 5, 27 al.— Trop.:

    ignominiis omnibus appetitis,

    Cic. Quint. 31:

    me amor appetit,

    Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 8:

    (uxor) falsā suspitione appetitur,

    Vulg. Num. 5, 14.—
    C.
    Trop., [p. 142] to strive after earnestly, to desire eagerly, to long for (syn.: peto, cupio, expeto; opp. declino, aspernor; v. infra): aliut in dies magis adpetitur, * Lucr. 5, 1279:

    ut bona naturā adpetimus, sic a malis naturā declinamus,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 6, 13; cf. id. N. D. 3, 13, 33:

    idem non modo non recusem, sed appetam etiam atque deposcam,

    id. Phil. 3, 14:

    inimicitias potentium appetere,

    id. Mil. 36; so id. Rosc. Am. 18; id. Verr. 2, 5, 2; id. Agr. 2, 23:

    alterum esse adpetendum, alterum aspernandum,

    id. Fin. 1, 9, 31 al.:

    amicitiam,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    adulescentium familiaritates,

    Sall. C. 14, 5:

    hereditates,

    Suet. Aug. 60:

    divitias,

    Vulg. Sap. 8, 5; ib. 1 Tim. 6, 10:

    nihil ornamentorum,

    Suet. Vesp. 12 al.:

    alienum,

    Phaedr. 1, 4, 1:

    nec abnuendum imperium nec adpetendum,

    Sen. Thyest. 472 et saep.—Also of food, to have an appetite for (cf. appetitio, II. B.):

    appetitur vilis oliva,

    Mart. 9, 27:

    pisciculos minutos, caseum,

    Suet. Aug. 76.—Constr. with inf. as object:

    ut adpetat animus agere semper aliquid,

    Cic. Fin. 5, 20, 55; Stat. Th. 1, 234; Pall. 10, 13, 2.—
    II.
    Neutr., to draw on or nigh, to approach, be at hand (only of time and things having relation to it;

    syn.: venio, advenio, adpropinquo, adsum): cum appetit meridies,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 116:

    dies adpetebat,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 35:

    nox jam adpetebat,

    Liv. 8, 38; so id. 5, 44; 10, 42:

    tempus anni,

    id. 34, 13; so id. 22, 1; 29, 10 al.:

    lux,

    Tac. A. 4, 51 al.:

    partitudo cui appetit,

    Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 36:

    consularia comitia adpetebant,

    Liv. 41, 28:

    adpetit finis,

    Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 23 fin. — Hence, appĕtens ( adp-), entis, P. a. (acc. to II.); pr. striving passionately after something; hence,
    A.
    In gen., desirous of, eager for; constr. with gen.:

    appetens gloriae atque avidus laudis,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 3:

    nihil est adpetentius similium sui,

    id. Lael. 14, 50:

    studiosissimi adpetentissimique honestatis,

    id. Tusc. 2, 24, 58; so Sall. C. 5, 4; id. J. 7, 1; Plin. 31, 6, 36, § 69:

    turbidi et negotiorum adpetentes,

    Tac. A. 14, 57; id. H. 1, 49; 3, 39; 4, 6; 4, 83; Gell. 16, 3.—
    B.
    Esp., eager for money (cf. abundans), avaricious:

    homo non cupidus neque appetens,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 8:

    grati animi, non appetentis, non avidi signa,

    id. de Or. 2, 43, 182.— Adv.: appĕtenter ( adp-), eagerly, in a grasping spirit or manner:

    ne cupide quid agerent, ne adpetenter,

    Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33; App. M. 7, p. 192, 40 Elm.— Comp. and sup. not used.
    2.
    appĕto ( adp-), ōnis, m. [1. appeto], he that strives eagerly for a thing, Laber. ap. Non. p. 74, 8 (Com. Rel. p. 251 Rib.).

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  • 119 близкий

    1) General subject: adjacent, agnate, akin, allied, approximate, approximative, bosom, cheek by jowl, close (о времени и месте), close-up, cognate, congenial (with, to), consanguineous, contiguous, early (о сроке), familiar, handy, hob a nob, hob and nob, hob-a-nob, hob-and-nob, homely (с кем-л.), imminent (об опасности и т. п.), intimate, kindred, luke, lukewarm, my very own, near, near by, nearby, particular (о друге), thick, trusted, twin (по духу, мыслям и т.п.), at hand (также о времени)
    2) Biology: connatural
    3) Medicine: congenial
    4) Obsolete: nigh
    5) Rare: sib
    6) Anatomy: proximalis
    7) Mathematics: (перевод) close to, closely adjacent, (перевод) like, similar
    8) Railway term: close by, proximate
    9) Jargon: tight
    10) Mechanics: proximal
    11) Arms production: short
    12) Makarov: affined, akin to (smth.) (к чему-л.), closely spaced (незначительно отличающийся по величине), congenerous, connate, contiguous (по месту или времени)

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  • 120 пассивный

    1) General subject: adverse (в балансе), armchair, deficient in energy, do nothing, do-nothing, dormant, dormy, effortless, flaccid, floppy, milk toast, milk-toast, otiose, passive, quiescent, slothful, supine, tame, unemotional, unfavourable (о торговом или платежном балансе), vegetable, sluggish, ruminative
    2) Medicine: inactive
    3) Bookish: deedless
    5) Accounting: left-hand, unfavourable (о торговом или. платёжном балансе)
    6) Diplomatic term: adverse (о балансе)
    7) Telecommunications: parasite
    8) Jargon: rubber sock, wimp
    9) Information technology: dead
    11) Astronautics: inactive (satellite)("inactive" means that the satellite is not transmitting according to the Table of Artificial Earth Satellites) (спутник)
    12) Business: unengaged (Например, ''unengaged audience")
    13) Makarov: inert, lacking vitality
    15) Electrochemistry: inoperative
    16) SAP.fin. on the liabilities side

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