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1 ambitiose

ambĭtĭōsus, a, um, adj. [ambitio].
I.
(Very rare and mostly poet.) Going round, encompassing; poet., embracing, twining round:
lascivis hederis ambitiosior,
Hor. C. 1, 36, 20 (cf.:
undique ambientibus ramis,
Curt. 4, 7, 16).—Of a river, making circuits, having many windings:
Jordanes amnis ambitiosus,
Plin. 5, 15, 15, § 71.— Of oratorical ornament, excessive, superfluous:
vir bonus ambitiosa recidet Ornamenta,
Hor. A. P. 447.—
II.
Transf.
A.
That asks for a thing fawningly; esp., that solicits the favor, good-will, etc., of any one, in a good and bad sense, honor-loving, ambitious, courting favor; vain, vainglorious, conceited, etc.:
qui ita sit ambitiosus, ut omnes vos nosque cotidie persalutet,
Cic. Fl. 18:
homo minime ambitiosus, minime in rogando molestus,
id. Fam. 13, 1:
ne forte me in Graecos tam ambitiosum factum esse mirere,
desirous of the favor of the Greeks, id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2:
pro nostris ut sis ambitiosa malis, Ov P. 3, 1, 84: pro nato caerula mater Ambitiosa suo fuit,
i.e. begs fawningly of Vulcan for weapons for her son, id. M. 13, 289:
malis artibus ambitiosus,
seeking to ingratiate one's self, Tac. H. 2, 57:
salubris magis princeps quam ambitiosus,
Suet. Aug. 42 al. —
B.
Pass., that is willingly solicited or entreated, ambitious; much sought, honored, admired:
ambitiosus et qui ambit et qui ambitur,
Gell. 9, 12:
turba caelestes ambitiosa sumus,
Ov. F. 5, 298:
sexus muliebris saevus, ambitiosus, potestatis avidus,
Tac. A. 3, 33: si locuples hostis est, avari;
si pauper, ambitiosi,
id. Agr. 30:
nota quidem sed non ambitiosa domus,
not sought after, Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 18 Jahn: ambitiosae pulchritudinis scortum. Just. 30, 2. —
C.
Of things, vain, ostentatious:
amicitiae,
founded merely on the desire to please, interested, Cic. Att. 1, 18:
rogationes,
id. Fam. 6, 12; so id. ib. 6, 6:
gloriandi genus,
Quint. 11, 1, 22:
preces,
urgent, Tac. H. 2, 49:
sententiae,
Suet. Dom. 8: mors, ambitious, i. e. to obtain fame, Tac. Agr. 42:
medicina ars,
boastful, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 20:
et quaesitorum pelago terrāque ciborum Ambitiosa fames,
Luc. 4, 376:
atria,
splendid, gorgeous, Mart. 12, 69:
ambitiosis utilia praeferre,
Quint. 1, 2, 27:
ambitiosius id existimans quam domi suae majestas postularet,
more condescending, submissive, Suet. Aug. 25.—
D.
In rhet.: orator ambitiosus, who seeks to rouse attention by obsolete or unusual expressions:
antigerio nemo nisi ambitiosus utetur,
Quint. 8, 3, 26.—Hence, adv.: ambĭtĭōsē, ambitiously, ostentatiously, etc.:
de triumpho ambitiose agere,
Cic. Att. 15, 1:
ambitiose regnum petere,
Liv. 1, 35: amicitias ambitiose colere, Tac. [p. 103] H. 1, 10 al.— Comp., Cic. Fam. 3, 7.— Sup., Quint. 6, 3, 68.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > ambitiose
2 ambitiosus

ambĭtĭōsus, a, um, adj. [ambitio].
I.
(Very rare and mostly poet.) Going round, encompassing; poet., embracing, twining round:
lascivis hederis ambitiosior,
Hor. C. 1, 36, 20 (cf.:
undique ambientibus ramis,
Curt. 4, 7, 16).—Of a river, making circuits, having many windings:
Jordanes amnis ambitiosus,
Plin. 5, 15, 15, § 71.— Of oratorical ornament, excessive, superfluous:
vir bonus ambitiosa recidet Ornamenta,
Hor. A. P. 447.—
II.
Transf.
A.
That asks for a thing fawningly; esp., that solicits the favor, good-will, etc., of any one, in a good and bad sense, honor-loving, ambitious, courting favor; vain, vainglorious, conceited, etc.:
qui ita sit ambitiosus, ut omnes vos nosque cotidie persalutet,
Cic. Fl. 18:
homo minime ambitiosus, minime in rogando molestus,
id. Fam. 13, 1:
ne forte me in Graecos tam ambitiosum factum esse mirere,
desirous of the favor of the Greeks, id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2:
pro nostris ut sis ambitiosa malis, Ov P. 3, 1, 84: pro nato caerula mater Ambitiosa suo fuit,
i.e. begs fawningly of Vulcan for weapons for her son, id. M. 13, 289:
malis artibus ambitiosus,
seeking to ingratiate one's self, Tac. H. 2, 57:
salubris magis princeps quam ambitiosus,
Suet. Aug. 42 al. —
B.
Pass., that is willingly solicited or entreated, ambitious; much sought, honored, admired:
ambitiosus et qui ambit et qui ambitur,
Gell. 9, 12:
turba caelestes ambitiosa sumus,
Ov. F. 5, 298:
sexus muliebris saevus, ambitiosus, potestatis avidus,
Tac. A. 3, 33: si locuples hostis est, avari;
si pauper, ambitiosi,
id. Agr. 30:
nota quidem sed non ambitiosa domus,
not sought after, Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 18 Jahn: ambitiosae pulchritudinis scortum. Just. 30, 2. —
C.
Of things, vain, ostentatious:
amicitiae,
founded merely on the desire to please, interested, Cic. Att. 1, 18:
rogationes,
id. Fam. 6, 12; so id. ib. 6, 6:
gloriandi genus,
Quint. 11, 1, 22:
preces,
urgent, Tac. H. 2, 49:
sententiae,
Suet. Dom. 8: mors, ambitious, i. e. to obtain fame, Tac. Agr. 42:
medicina ars,
boastful, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 20:
et quaesitorum pelago terrāque ciborum Ambitiosa fames,
Luc. 4, 376:
atria,
splendid, gorgeous, Mart. 12, 69:
ambitiosis utilia praeferre,
Quint. 1, 2, 27:
ambitiosius id existimans quam domi suae majestas postularet,
more condescending, submissive, Suet. Aug. 25.—
D.
In rhet.: orator ambitiosus, who seeks to rouse attention by obsolete or unusual expressions:
antigerio nemo nisi ambitiosus utetur,
Quint. 8, 3, 26.—Hence, adv.: ambĭtĭōsē, ambitiously, ostentatiously, etc.:
de triumpho ambitiose agere,
Cic. Att. 15, 1:
ambitiose regnum petere,
Liv. 1, 35: amicitias ambitiose colere, Tac. [p. 103] H. 1, 10 al.— Comp., Cic. Fam. 3, 7.— Sup., Quint. 6, 3, 68.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > ambitiosus
3 rağbetsiz

1. not in demand, not sought after. 2. unesteemed, unadmired.

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4 viel

I Adj. a lot of, lots of umg.; viele many; nicht viel not much; nicht viele not many; sehr viel a great deal (of); sehr viele very many, a lot ( oder lots umg) (of), a great many; noch einmal so viel as much again; ziemlich viel(e) quite a lot (of); viel verdienen earn a lot of money; viele sind dafür etc. many people are in favo(u)r of it etc.; einer zu viel one too many; einer unter vielen one among(st) many; ein bisschen viel a bit ( oder little) (too) much; siehe auch bisschen II; viel zu viel far too much; das viele Geld all that money; in vielem in many ways; viel Erfreuliches etc. lots of nice things etc.; das letzte Jahr hat nicht viel Erfreuliches gebracht the past year hasn’t brought much joy; um vieles besser far ( oder much) better; das will viel / nicht viel heißen that’s saying a lot / that’s not saying much; Dank, Glück 1, so I 8; Spaß 2 etc.

II Adv.

1. a lot, lots umg.; viel reisen / krank sein etc. travel / be ill etc. a lot; die Straße wird viel befahren the road is used a lot, a lot of traffic uses the road; viel besser much better; was gibt es da noch viel zu bereden? what is there to discuss?, I thought we’d settled things; was soll ich dir noch viel erzählen? there’s no point in my going into (any great) detail about it

2. mit P.P.: viel beachtet well regarded; viel befahren very busy; eine viel befahrene Straße auch a road with heavy traffic; viel begehrt Künstler, Junggeselle etc.: much ( oder highly) sought-after; viel benutzt well-used; viel beschäftigt very busy; viel besucht much-frequented; viel besungen lit. oder hum. präd. frequently celebrated in song, attr. auch oft-sung lit.; viel bewundert much-admired; viel diskutiert much-discussed, widely discussed; viel gebraucht much-used; viel gefragt very popular; viel gefragt sein auch be in great demand; viel gehasst much-hated; viel gekauft frequently bought; viel gelesen much-read; viel geliebt much-loved; viel gelobt much-praised; viel genannt often-mentioned, lit. oft-mentioned; Buch: much-cited, oft-cited; (berühmt) noted, distinguished; viel gepriesen much-praised; viel geprüft sorely tried; viel gereist widely- ( oder much-)travel(l)ed; er ist ein viel gereister Mann he’s done a lot of travel(l)ing (in his time); viel gerühmt much-praised; viel geschmäht oder gescholten much-maligned, much-reviled; viel kritisiert much-criticized; viel umjubelt highly acclaimed; viel umstritten highly controversial; viel umworben much sought-after; viel zitiert much-cited, oft-cited

3. mit Part. Präs.: viel sagend Blick: meaningful; sie sah mich viel sagend an she gave me a meaningful look; viel sagend schweigen fall into a meaningful silence; viel verheißend oder viel versprechend (very) promising

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a great deal (Adv.); much (Adj.); much (Adv.); a lot (Adv.); a lot of (Pron.); lots of (Pron.)

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[fiːl]
indef pron, adj comp mehr
[meːɐ] superl meiste(r, s) or adv am meisten ['maistə]
1) sing (adjektivisch) a lot of, a great deal of; (substantivisch) a lot, a great deal; (esp fragend, verneint) much

víéles — a lot of things

víél(es), was..., víél(es) von dem, was... — a lot or great deal of what...

in víélem, in víéler Hinsicht or Beziehung — in many respects

mit víélem — with a lot of things

um víéles besser etc — a lot or much or a great deal better etc

sehr víél (Geld etc) — a lot or a great deal (of money etc)

nicht sehr víél (Geld etc) — not very much (money etc)

so víél — so much

halb/doppelt so víél — half/twice as much

so víél als or wie... — as much as...

nimm dir so víél du willst — take as much as you like

noch einmal so víél — the same again

das ist so víél wie eine Zusage — that is tantamount to a promise, that amounts to a promise

so víél für heute! — that's all for today

so víél, was ihn betrifft — so much for him

so víél (Arbeit etc) — so much or such a lot (of work etc)

noch (ein)mal so víél (Zeit etc) — as much (time etc) again

zweimal so víél (Arbeit etc) — twice as much (work etc)

gleich víél (Gewinn etc) — the same amount (of profit etc)

wie víél — how much; (bei Mehrzahl) how many

(um) wie víél größer — how much bigger

ziemlich víél (Schmutz etc) — rather a lot (of dirt etc)

zu víél — too much; (inf

víél zu víél — much or far too much

besser zu víél als zu wenig — better too much than too little

wenns dir zu víél wird, sag Bescheid — say if it gets too much for you

ihm ist alles zu víél (inf) — it's all too much for him

da krieg ich zu víél (inf) — I blow my top (inf)

einer/zwei etc zu víél — one/two etc too many

einen/ein paar zu víél trinken (inf) — to drink or have (inf) one/a few too many

was zu víél ist, ist zu víél — that's just too much, there's a limit to everything

ein bisschen víél (Regen etc) — a bit too much (rain etc)

furchtbar víél (Regen etc) — an awful lot (of rain etc)

víél Erfolg! — good luck!, I wish you every success!

víél Spaß! — have fun!, enjoy yourself/yourselves!

víél Neues/Schönes etc — a lot of or many new/beautiful etc things

víél Volk — a lot of people

das víéle Geld — all that money

sein víéles Geld — all his money

das víéle Geld/Lesen etc — all this money/reading etc

víél zu tun haben — to have a lot to do

er hält víél von ihm/davon — he thinks a lot or a great deal of him/it

er hält nicht víél von ihm/davon — he doesn't think much of him/it

das will víél/nicht víél heißen or sagen — that's saying a lot or a great deal/not saying much

2)

víéle pl (adjektivisch) — many, a lot of, a great number of; (substantivisch) many, a lot

es waren nicht víéle auf der Party — there weren't many (people) or a lot (of people) at the party

es waren nicht víéle in der Schule — there weren't many (children) or a lot (of children) at school

da wir so víéle sind — since there are so many or such a lot of us

davon gibt es nicht víéle — there aren't many or a lot about

davon gibt es nicht mehr víéle — there aren't many or a lot left

furchtbar víéle (Kinder/Bewerbungen etc) — a tremendous number or an awful lot (of children/applications etc)

gleich víéle (Angestellte/Anteile etc) — the same number (of employees/shares etc)

so/zu víéle (Menschen/Fehler etc) — so/too many (people/mistakes etc)

er hat víél(e) Sorgen/Probleme etc — he has a lot of worries/problems etc

víéle hundert or Hundert Menschen — many hundreds of people

die/seine víélen Fehler etc — the/his many mistakes etc

die víélen Leute/Bücher! — all these people/books!

víéle glauben,... — many (people) or a lot of people believe...

und víéle andere —

es waren derer or ihrer víéle (liter) — there were many of them

3) (adverbial: mit vb) a lot, a great deal; (esp fragend, verneint) much

er arbeitet víél — he works a lot

er arbeitet nicht víél — he doesn't work much

er arbeitet zu víél — he works too much

er arbeitet so víél — he works so much or such a lot

sie ist víél krank/von zu Hause weg — she's ill/away a lot

die Straße wird (sehr/nicht) víél befahren — this street is (very/not very) busy

dieses Thema wird víél diskutiert — this subject is much debated

sich víél einbilden — to think a lot of oneself

4) (adverbial: mit adj, adv) much, a lot

víél größer etc — much or a lot bigger etc

víél beschäftigt — very busy

víél diskutiert — much discussed

víél erörtert — much discussed

víél gehasst — much-hated

víél gekauft — frequently bought, much-purchased

víél geliebt — much-loved

víél genannt — much-cited, frequently mentioned

víél geprüft (hum) — sorely tried

víél gereist — much-travelled (Brit), much-traveled (US)

víél geschmäht — much-maligned

víél umworben — much-sought-after; Frau much-courted

víél verheißend — promising, full of promise; anfangen promisingly

sich víél verheißend anhören — to sound promising

nicht víél anders — not very or much or a lot different

víél zu... — much too...

víél zu víél — much or far too much

víél zu víéle — far too many

ich würde víél lieber auf eine Party gehen — I'd much rather go to a party, I'd much prefer to go to a party

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1) (a large quantity or number: What a lot of letters!) a lot

2) (a (great) amount or quantity of: This job won't take much effort; I found it without much difficulty; How much sugar is there left?; There's far too much salt in my soup; He ate so much ice-cream that he was sick; Take as much money as you need; After much discussion they decided to go.) much

3) (a large amount; a great deal: He didn't say much about it; Much of this trouble could have been prevented; Did you eat much?; not much; too much; as much as I wanted; How much did you eat?; Only this/that / so much; How much is (= What is the price of) that fish?; Please tidy your room - it isn't much to ask.) much

4) ((by) a great deal; (by) far: She's much prettier than I am; He isn't much older than you; How much further must we walk?; much more easily; He's much the best person to ask.) much

5) (to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) think highly

6) (to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) well

7) (to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) badly etc of

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viel

[fi:l]

I. pron indef sing

▪ \vieles a lot, a great deal, much/many

sie weiß \vieles she knows a lot [or a great deal]

ich habe meiner Frau \vieles zu verdanken I have to thank my wife for a lot

\vieles, was du da sagst, trifft zu a lot [or much] of what you say is correct

in \vielem hast du Recht in many respects you're right

in \vielem gebe ich Ihnen Recht I agree with you in much of what you say

mit \vielem, was er vorschlägt, bin ich einverstanden I agree with many of the things he suggests

mein Mann ist um \vieles jünger als ich my husband is much younger than me

es ist \vieles neu an diesem Modell this model has many [or a lot of] new features

schöner ist dieser Lederkoffer natürlich, aber auch um \vieles teurer this leather suitcase is nicer, of course, but a lot more expensive

II. art indef sing

sie kam mit \vielem alten Zeug she came with a lot of old stuff

in \vieler Beziehung in many respects

\vieles Ermutigende/Faszinierende/Schreckliche much encouragement/fascination/horror

\vieles Interessante gab es zu sehen there was much of interest [or were many interesting things] to see

III. adj

<mehr, meiste>

1. sing, attr, inv

\viel Arbeit/Geduld/Geld a lot [or great deal] of work/patience/money

\viel Erfolg! good luck!, I wish you every success!

\viel Glück! all the best!, I wish you luck!

\viel Spaß! enjoy yourself/yourselves!, have fun!

\viel Vergnügen! enjoy yourself/yourselves!

2. sing, attr

▪ \viele/ \vieler/ \vieles... many/much..., a lot of...

ihre Augen waren rot von \vielem Weinen her eyes were red from much crying

\vielen Dank! thank you very much!

3. sing, attr

▪ der/die/das \viele... all this/that

das \viele Essen über die Weihnachtstage ist mir nicht bekommen all that food over Christmas hasn't done me any good

der \viele Ärger lässt mich nicht mehr schlafen I can't get to sleep with all this trouble

▪ sein \vieler/sein \vieles/seine \viele... all one's...

4. sing, allein stehend, inv a lot, a great deal, much/many

ich habe zu \viel zu tun I have too much to do

sechs Kinder sind heute \viel six children today are many [or a lot]

das ist sehr/unendlich \viel that's a huge/an endless amount/number

viel wurde getan a lot [or a great deal] [or much] was done

ihr Blick sagte \viel her look spoke volumes

sie hat \viel von ihrem Mutter she has a lot of her mother

das ist ein bisschen \viel [auf einmal]! that's a little too much [all at once]!

nicht/recht \viel not much [or a lot]/quite a lot

von dem Plan halte ich nicht \viel I don't think much of the plan

das hat nicht \viel zu bedeuten that doesn't mean much

er kann nicht \viel vertragen he can't hold his drink

sie ist nicht \viel über dreißig she's not much over thirty

was kann dabei schon \viel passieren? (fam) nothing's going to happen!

\viel verheißend/versprechend highly promising

was zu \viel ist, ist zu \viel enough is enough

5. pl, attr

▪ \viele... a lot of..., a great number of..., many...

unglaublich \viele Heuschrecken an unbelievable number of grasshoppers

ein Geschenk von \vielen hundert Blumen a present of many hundreds of flowers

und \viele andere and many others

▪ die \vielen... the great many [or number of]...

6. pl, allein stehend

▪ \viele many; von Dingen a. a lot

diese Ansicht wird immer noch von \vielen vertreten this view is still held by many [people]

es sind noch einige Fehler, aber \viele haben wir verbessert there are still some errors, but we've corrected many [or a lot] [of them]

\viele deiner Bücher kenne ich schon I know many [or a lot] of your books already

es waren \viele von ihnen [o (geh) ihrer \viele] da there were many of them there

einer unter \vielen one among many

7. mit vorangestelltem Vergleichsadverb

so \viel ist gewiss one thing is for certain

ebenso \viel equally many/as much

genauso \viel exactly as many/much

gleich \viel just as much/many, the same

gleich \viel Sand/Wasser the same amount of sand/water

wir haben gleich \viele Dienstjahre we've been working here for the same number of years

nicht \viel nützen (fam) to be not much use

wie \viel/ \viele? how much/many?

8. sing, allein stehend, inv DIAL (fam: nichts)

ich weiß \viel, was du willst I haven't a clue what you want fam

IV. adv

<mehr, am meisten>

1. (häufig)

im Sommer halten wir uns \viel im Garten auf we spend a lot of time in the garden in summer

früher hat sie ihre Mutter immer \viel besucht she always used to visit her mother a lot

man redet \viel von Frieden there's much [or a lot of] talk about peace

eine \viel befahrene Straße a [very] busy street

ein \viel beschäftigter Mann a very busy man

\viel diskutiert much discussed

einmal zu \viel once too often

ein \viel erfahrener Pilot a pilot with a lot of experience

ein \viel gefragtes Model a model that is in great demand

\viel gekauft popular

\viel gelesen widely read

\viel geliebt much loved

\viel gepriesen highly acclaimed

ein \viel gereister Mann a man who has travelled a great deal

\viel geschmäht much maligned [or abused]

eine \viel gestellte Frage a question that comes up frequently

\viel ins Kino/Theater gehen to go to the cinema/theatre frequently [or a lot], to be a regular cinema-goer/theatre-goer

\viel umstritten highly controversial

2. (wesentlich)

woanders ist es nicht \viel anders als bei uns there's not much [or a lot of] difference between where we live and somewhere else

ich weiß \viel mehr, als du denkst I know far [or much] [or a lot] more than you think

\viel kürzer/schwerer/weiter far [or much] [or a lot] shorter/heavier/more distant

\viel zu groß/lang/teuer far [or much] too big/long/expensive

\viel zu viel far [or much] too much

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1.
Indefinitpronomen und unbestimmtes Zahlwort

1) Sg. a great deal of; a lot of (coll.)

so/wie/nicht/zu viel — that/how/not/too much

viel[es] — (viele Dinge, vielerlei) much

ich kann mich an vieles nicht mehr erinnern — there's much I can't remember

der viele Regen — all the rain

gleich viel Geld — the same amount of money

um vieles jünger — a great deal younger

viel Erfreuliches — a great many pleasant things

er hat in vielem recht — he is right on many points

viel sagend — (fig.) meaningful

viel sagend lächeln — smile meaningfully

viel versprechend — [very] promising

2) Plural many

gleich viel[e] — the same number of

wie viel[e] — how many

zu viel[e] — too many

viele hundert — many hundreds of

die vielen Menschen — all the people

seine vielen Kinder — all his children
2.
Adverb

1) (oft, lange) a great deal; a lot (coll.)

viel beschäftigt — very busy

2) (wesentlich) much; a great deal; a lot (coll.)

viel mehr/weniger — much more/less

viel zu viel — far or much to much

viel zu wenig — far too little

viel zu klein — much too small

er ist nicht viel über fünfzig — he is not much more than or much over fifty

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viel

A. adj a lot of, lots of umg;

viele many;

nicht viel not much;

nicht viele not many;

sehr viel a great deal (of);

sehr viele very many, a lot ( oder lots umg) (of), a great many;

noch einmal so viel as much again;

ziemlich viel(e) quite a lot (of);

viel verdienen earn a lot of money;

viele sind dafür etc many people are in favo(u)r of it etc;

einer zu viel one too many;

einer unter vielen one among(st) many;

ein bisschen viel a bit ( oder little) (too) much; → auch bisschen B;

viel zu viel far too much;

das viele Geld all that money;

in vielem in many ways;

viel Erfreuliches etc lots of nice things etc;

das letzte Jahr hat nicht viel Erfreuliches gebracht the past year hasn’t brought much joy;

um vieles besser far ( oder much) better;

das will viel/nicht viel heißen that’s saying a lot/that’s not saying much; → Dank, Glück 1, so A 8; Spaß 2 etc

B. adv

1. a lot, lots umg;

viel reisen/krank sein etc travel/be ill etc a lot;

die Straße wird viel befahren the road is used a lot, a lot of traffic uses the road;

viel besser much better;

was gibt es da noch viel zu bereden? what is there to discuss?, I thought we’d settled things;

was soll ich dir noch viel erzählen? there’s no point in my going into (any great) detail about it

2. mit pperf:

viel beachtet well regarded;

viel befahren very busy;

eine viel befahrene Straße auch a road with heavy traffic;

viel begehrt Künstler, Junggeselle etc: much ( oder highly) sought-after;

viel benutzt well-used;

viel beschäftigt very busy;

viel besucht much-frequented;

viel besungen liter oder hum präd frequently celebrated in song, attr auch oft-sung liter;

viel bewundert much-admired;

viel diskutiert much-discussed, widely discussed;

viel gebraucht much-used;

viel gefragt very popular;

viel gefragt sein auch be in great demand;

viel gehasst much-hated;

viel gekauft frequently bought;

viel gelesen much-read;

viel geliebt much-loved;

viel gelobt much-praised;

viel genannt often-mentioned, liter oft-mentioned; Buch: much-cited, oft-cited; (berühmt) noted, distinguished;

viel gepriesen much-praised;

viel geprüft sorely tried;

viel gereist widely- ( oder much-)travel(l)ed;

er ist ein viel gereister Mann he’s done a lot of travel(l)ing (in his time);

viel gerühmt much-praised;

viel geschmäht oder

gescholten much-maligned, much-reviled;

viel kritisiert much-criticized;

viel umjubelt highly acclaimed;

viel umstritten highly controversial;

viel umworben much sought-after;

viel zitiert much-cited, oft-cited

3. mit ppr:

viel sagend → vielsagend;

viel verheißend oder

viel versprechend (very) promising

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1.
Indefinitpronomen und unbestimmtes Zahlwort

1) Sg. a great deal of; a lot of (coll.)

so/wie/nicht/zu viel — that/how/not/too much

viel[es] — (viele Dinge, vielerlei) much

ich kann mich an vieles nicht mehr erinnern — there's much I can't remember

der viele Regen — all the rain

gleich viel Geld — the same amount of money

um vieles jünger — a great deal younger

viel Erfreuliches — a great many pleasant things

er hat in vielem recht — he is right on many points

viel sagend — (fig.) meaningful

viel sagend lächeln — smile meaningfully

viel versprechend — [very] promising

2) Plural many

gleich viel[e] — the same number of

wie viel[e] — how many

zu viel[e] — too many

viele hundert — many hundreds of

die vielen Menschen — all the people

seine vielen Kinder — all his children
2.
Adverb

1) (oft, lange) a great deal; a lot (coll.)

viel beschäftigt — very busy

2) (wesentlich) much; a great deal; a lot (coll.)

viel mehr/weniger — much more/less

viel zu viel — far or much to much

viel zu wenig — far too little

viel zu klein — much too small

er ist nicht viel über fünfzig — he is not much more than or much over fifty

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(wenig) zu wünschen übriglassen ausdr.

to leave much (little)

to be desired expr. adj.

many adj.

much adj.

much n.

umpteen adj.

various adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > viel
5 seek

si:k гл.
1) а) искать, разыскивать;
разузнавать For over 100 years, men have sought for gold in the hills. ≈ В течение ста лет искали золото в горах. Syn: sue, look for, hunt б) рыскать в поисках;
обыскивать They sought brake and thicket, in vain. ≈ Они обыскали чащу и заросли, но все напрасно.
2) а) добиваться, стремиться to seek satisfaction ≈ добиваться удовлетворения She sought consolation. ≈ Она искала утешения. б) предпринимать попытку, пытаться to seek for sleep ≈ пытаться уснуть
3) а) прибегать( к чему-л.) Syn: resort б) обращаться( за помощью), просить to seek advice ≈ просить совета to seek help from smb. ≈ обращаться за помощью к кому-л. Syn: request
4) разыскиваться;
быть недостающим, ненайденным She knew the end;
the means were to seek. ≈ Она знала конец;
средства не были найдены. ∙ seek after seek for seek out seek through to seek smb.'s life ≈ покушаться на чью-л. Жизнь (часто for, after) искать, разыскивать;
пытаться найти - to * (for) employment искать работу - to * an explanation of smb.'s conduct искать объяснение чьим-л. поступкам /чьему-л. поведению/ - to * game искать дичь( о собаке) - to * safety in flight искать спасения в бегстве, спасаться бегством - to * shelter искать убежище;
находить убежище - to * shelter from rain искать укрытие от дождя - to go and * smb. отправляться на поиски кого-л. - they sought through the house они обыскали (весь) дом - she *s a situation /a place/ as cook она ищет место кухарки - what are you *ing for? что вы ищете? - the cause is to be sought in his weakness причину следует искать /причина кроется/ в его слабости - the reason is not far to * причина ясна, за объяснением далеко ходить не надо - you will not have far to * вам не придется долго искать - an efficient secretary is yet to * хорошего секретаря нелегко найти, квалифицированный секретарь - большая редкость - talks have brought the results( for) which we were all *ing переговоры привели к желаемым результатам добиваться - to * smb.'s approval добиваться чьего-л. одобрения - to * wealth добиваться /искать, жаждать/ богатства - to * one's fortune искать счастья - to * satisfaction from smb. требовать у кого-л. удовлетворения - to * for sleep is only to drive it away стараться уснуть - это только разгонять сон - he is going to * his fortune in London он отправляется попытать счастья в Лондоне - they sought each other's company они стремятся быть вместе - a prize much sought after by the contestants приз, которого упорно добиваются участники соревнования - * and ye shall find (библеизм) ищите и обрящете просить (чего-л.), обращаться (за чем-л.) - to * information (from smb.) обращаться за сведениями (к кому-л.) - to * advice просить совета, обращаться за советом - he came *ing advice он пришел за советом - I shall * my doctor's advice я посоветуюсь с доктором - they sought of him a sign (устаревшее) его просили подать знак( устаревшее) посещать - to * a saint посещать храм какого-л. святого (устаревшее) прибегать (к чему-л.), искать спасения (в чем-л.) - to seek to do smth. пытаться /стараться/ что-л. сделать;
стремиться к чему-л. - to * to make peace стремиться к заключению мира - to * to kill smb. покушаться на кого-л. - they sought to climb Mount Everest им хотелось подняться на Эверест - he sought to grasp the drowning man он сделал попытку схватить утопающего > to * one's bed ложиться спать > to * smb.'s life посягать на чью-л. жизнь > to * the shore пытаться пристать к берегу;
достичь цели, пристать к берегу > to be (much) to * отсутствовать, быть редкостью > politeness is much to * among them они не отличаются вежливостью > to be much sought after иметь большой спрос, быть нарасхват;
пользоваться популярностью > he is much sought after он пользуется всеобщей любовью, все ищут его общества > to be sought for in marriage получить предложение > she was sought for in marriage by many young men многие молодые люди делали ей предложение > * dead! (охота) ищи! to be much sought after иметь большой спрос to be much sought after иметь успех, быть популярным ~ (sought) искать, разыскивать;
разузнавать;
it is yet to seek это еще не найдено;
этого еще нет, это еще поискать надо;
to seek safety искать убежища seek добиваться, стремиться;
to seek fame стремиться к славе;
to seek damages( of smb.) требовать возмещения убытков( с кого-л.) ;
to seek to make peace пытаться помирить ~ добиваться, стремиться ~ искать, разыскивать, разузнавать ~ (sought) искать, разыскивать;
разузнавать;
it is yet to seek это еще не найдено;
этого еще нет, это еще поискать надо;
to seek safety искать убежища ~ вчт. искать ~ искать ~ вчт. подвод головок ~ просить, обращаться;
to seek advice обращаться за советом;
seek after, seek for добиваться (чего-л.) ~ просить, обращаться ~ просить, обращаться;
to seek advice обращаться за советом;
seek after, seek for добиваться (чего-л.) seek добиваться, стремиться;
to seek fame стремиться к славе;
to seek damages (of smb.) требовать возмещения убытков( с кого-л.) ;
to seek to make peace пытаться помирить ~ out разыскать( кого-л.) ;
seek through обыскивать (место и т. п.) ;
to seek (smb.'s) life покушаться на (чью-л.) жизнь;
seek dead! охот. ищи! seek добиваться, стремиться;
to seek fame стремиться к славе;
to seek damages (of smb.) требовать возмещения убытков (с кого-л.) ;
to seek to make peace пытаться помирить ~ просить, обращаться;
to seek advice обращаться за советом;
seek after, seek for добиваться (чего-л.) ~ out разыскать (кого-л.) ;
seek through обыскивать (место и т. п.) ;
to seek (smb.'s) life покушаться на (чью-л.) жизнь;
seek dead! охот. ищи! ~ out искать, домогаться( чьего-л. общества) ~ out разыскать (кого-л.) ;
seek through обыскивать (место и т. п.) ;
to seek (smb.'s) life покушаться на (чью-л.) жизнь;
seek dead! охот. ищи! ~ (sought) искать, разыскивать;
разузнавать;
it is yet to seek это еще не найдено;
этого еще нет, это еще поискать надо;
to seek safety искать убежища ~ out разыскать (кого-л.) ;
seek through обыскивать (место и т. п.) ;
to seek (smb.'s) life покушаться на (чью-л.) жизнь;
seek dead! охот. ищи! seek добиваться, стремиться;
to seek fame стремиться к славе;
to seek damages (of smb.) требовать возмещения убытков (с кого-л.) ;
to seek to make peace пытаться помирить

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > seek
6 seek

transitive verb,

sought

1) suchen; anstreben [Posten, Amt]; sich bemühen um [Anerkennung, Freundschaft, Interview, Einstellung]; (try to reach) aufsuchen

2) (literary/formal): (attempt) suchen (geh.); versuchen

seek to do something — suchen, etwas zu tun (geh.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91368/seek_after">seek after

- seek for

- seek out

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[si:k]
past tense, past participle - sought; verb

1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) suchen

2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) trachten

•

- sought after

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seek

<sought, sought>

[si:k]

I. vt

1. ( form: look for)

▪ to \seek sb/sth jdn/etw suchen

2. (try to obtain or achieve)

▪ to \seek sth etw erstreben

to \seek asylum/refuge/shelter Asyl/Zuflucht/Schutz suchen

to \seek damages/redress Schadenersatz/Entschädigung beantragen

to \seek election sich akk zur Wahl stellen

to \seek employment [or a job] eine Stelle suchen

to \seek one's fortune sein Glück suchen

to \seek justice/revenge nach Gerechtigkeit/Rache streben

3. (ask for)

▪ to \seek sth etw erbitten geh

to \seek advice from sb bei jdm Rat suchen, jdn um Rat bitten

to \seek approval from sb jds Zustimmung einholen

to \seek permission from sb jdn um Erlaubnis bitten

II. vi

1. ( form: search) suchen; REL

\seek and ye shall find suchet, so werdet ihr finden; ( hum) wer such[e]t, der findet prov

▪ to \seek for [or ( liter) after] sb/sth nach jdm/etw suchen

2. ( form: attempt)

▪ to \seek to do sth danach trachten geh [o [ver]suchen], etw zu tun

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[siːk] pret, ptp sought
vt

1) (= look for) suchen; fame, wealth erlangen wollen, streben nach

to seek sb's advice — jdn um Rat fragen

the prosecutors are seeking the death penalty — die Staatsanwaltschaft will die Todesstrafe

the reason is not far to seek —

the quarrel is not of my seeking — ich habe den Streit nicht gesucht

seek time (Comput) — Zugriffszeit f

2) (liter: attempt) suchen (geh)

to seek to do sth — sich bemühen, etw zu tun

those who sought his downfall — die(jenigen), die ihn zu Fall bringen wollten

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seek [siːk] prät und pperf sought [sɔːt]

A v/t

1. suchen:

the reasons are not far to seek nach den Gründen muss man nicht (erst) lange suchen

2. den Schatten, eine Wahrsagerin etc aufsuchen

3. erbitten:

seek sb’s advice, seek advice from sb jemanden um Rat bitten, Rat bei jemandem suchen

4. begehren, erstreben, trachten oder streben nach:

seek fame nach Ruhm trachten; → life Bes Redew

5. JUR etc beantragen, begehren:

seek a divorce auf Scheidung klagen;

I am seeking a divorce ich habe die Scheidung eingereicht

6. (ver)suchen ( to do zu tun)

7. zu ergründen suchen:

seek through durchforschen

8. be to seek obs (noch) fehlen, nicht zu finden sein;

education is much to seek ( oder is much to be sought) with him die Erziehung fehlt bei ihm in hohem Maße;

a solution is yet to seek eine Lösung muss (erst) noch gefunden werden

9. be to seek (in) obs ermangeln (gen)

10. seek out

a) herausfinden, ausfindig machen,

b) fig aufs Korn nehmen umg

B v/i suchen, fragen, forschen ( alle:

for, after nach):

(much) sought-after (sehr) gefragt, (sehr) begehrt

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transitive verb,

sought

1) suchen; anstreben [Posten, Amt]; sich bemühen um [Anerkennung, Freundschaft, Interview, Einstellung]; (try to reach) aufsuchen

2) (literary/formal): (attempt) suchen (geh.); versuchen

seek to do something — suchen, etwas zu tun (geh.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- seek after

- seek for

- seek out

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v.

(§ p.,p.p.: sought)

= positionieren v.

suchen v.

suchen nach v.

English-german dictionary > seek
7 buscar

v.

1 to look.

2 to look for.

busco piso en esta zona I am looking for a flat o (British) apartment in this area (United States)

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America

María busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.

3 to look up.

Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.

4 to search for (computing).

El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.

5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).

buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble

6 to pick up.

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper

ir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody up

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.

Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.

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buscar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to look for, search for

■ busco un hombre que se llama Pedro I'm looking for a man called Pedro

■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty

■ hay que buscar una solución al problema we have to find a solution to the problem

2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up

■ búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch

■ ves a buscar pan go and get some bread

■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!

4 (recoger) to pick up

■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station

■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school

5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve

■ no sé qué buscan con esto I don't know what they're trying to achieve with this

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mirar) to look

■ he buscado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

buscársela familiar to be looking for trouble

■ se la estaba buscando y la encontró she was looking for trouble and she found it

buscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living

'Se busca...' "... wanted"

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verb

1) to look for, seek

2) search

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1. VT

1) (=tratar de encontrar)

a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look for

estuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers

llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months

el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit

el terrorista más buscado del país — the most wanted terrorist in the country

"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"

"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"

el acomodador me buscó un asiento al fondo — the usher found me a seat at the back

las plantas buscan la luz — plants grow towards the light

- buscarle tres pies al gato

- busca y encontrarás

b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

c) [con la vista] to try to spot, look for

lo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him

2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to find

no sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude

con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style

yo no busco la fama — I'm not looking for fame

solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money

como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now

• buscar excusas — to make excuses

• buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sth

siempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing

• ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkin

ve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother

voy a buscar tabaco — I'll go and get some cigarettes

- buscarla

vino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *

- buscar la ruina a algn

este hijo mío me va a buscar la ruina — this son of mine will be the ruin of me

3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch

¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?

vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants

4) (Inform) to search

5) (=preguntar por) to ask for

¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?

2.

VI to look

ya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

busca en la página 45 — look on page 45

¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!

3.

See:

buscarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

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= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

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* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

* * *

= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

* * *

buscar [A2 ]

vt

A (intentar encontrar)

1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to find

lo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhere

no trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

[ S ] se busca wanted

los hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)

te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

las flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the light

la buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot her

está buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it

2 (en un libro, una lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

B

1 (recoger) to collect, pick up

fuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airport

vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

2 (conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctor

salió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the bread

sube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissors

C

1

(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes

¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?

tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boy

buscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INF

el libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look for

siempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fight

me está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it

■ buscar

vi

to look

busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?

¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find

■ buscarse

v pron

A (intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

B ‹complicaciones/problemas›

no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)

no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( intentar encontrar) to look for;

‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
◊ te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

b) (en libro, lista) to look up;

◊ busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

2
a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up;

◊ fui a buscarlo al aeropuerto ( para traerlo — en coche) I went to pick him up from the airport;

(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;
◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir) to get;

◊ yo le busqué trabajo I found him a job;

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;
◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;
◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo

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buscar

♦ vt

1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;
[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;
busco apartamento en esta zona I am looking for Br a flat o US an apartment in this area;

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;

la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;

lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;

¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;

fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;

¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;

Comp

es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;

Comp
CSur Fam
buscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth

2. [recoger] to pick up;

vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;

ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;

ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;

buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address book

4. [intentar conseguir]
siempre busca quedar bien con todos she always tries to please everybody;

no sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;

con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;
Fam
ése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing

5. Informát to search for

6. Fam [provocar] to push, to try the patience of;

no me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;

buscar bronca o [m5] camorra to look for trouble

♦ vi

to look;

busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;

buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom

♦ See also the pronominal verb buscarse

* * *

buscar

v/t search for, look for;

ir/venir a buscar fetch;

se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it

* * *

buscar {72} vt

1) : to look for, to seek

2) : to pick up, to collect

3) : to provoke

buscar vi

: to look, to search

buscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets

* * *

buscar vb

1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for

estoy buscando las llaves I'm looking for my keys

2. (consultar) to look up

búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3. (recoger) to pick up / to meet [pt. & pp. met]

iré a buscarte al aeropuerto I'll pick you up at the airport

4. (traer) to fetch / to get

voy a buscar el pan I'm going to get the bread

"Se busca" "Wanted"

Spanish-English dictionary > buscar
8 seek

[si:k] v (sought)
I

1. ( часто for, after) искать, разыскивать; пытаться найти

to seek (for) employment - искать работу

to seek an explanation of smb.'s conduct - искать объяснение чьим-л. поступкам /чьему-л. поведению/

to seek game - искать дичь ( о собаке)

to seek safety in flight - искать спасения в бегстве, спасаться бегством

to seek shelter - а) искать убежище; to seek shelter from rain - искать укрытие от дождя; б) находить убежище

to go and seek smb. - отправляться на поиски кого-л.

they sought through the house - они обыскали (весь) дом

she seeks a situation /a place/ as cook - она ищет место кухарки

what are you seeking for? - что вы ищете?

the cause is to be sought in his weakness - причину следует искать /причина кроется/ в его слабости

the reason is not far to seek - причина ясна, за объяснением далеко ходить не надо

you will not have far to seek - вам не придётся долго искать

an efficient secretary is yet to seek - хорошего секретаря нелегко найти, квалифицированный секретарь - большая редкость

talks have brought the results (for) which we were all seeking - переговоры привели к желаемым результатам

2. добиваться

to seek smb.'s approval [smb.'s help /smb.'s aid/] - добиваться чьего-л. одобрения [чьей-л. помощи]

to seek wealth [power, fame, an outlet for one's energies] - добиваться /искать, жаждать/ богатства [власти, славы, простора для приложения своих сил]

to seek one's fortune - искать счастья

to seek satisfaction from smb. - требовать у кого-л. удовлетворения

to seek for sleep is only to drive it away - стараться уснуть - это только разгонять сон

he is going to seek his fortune in London - он отправляется попытать счастья в Лондоне

they sought each other's company - они стремятся быть вместе

a prize much sought after by the contestants - приз, которого упорно добиваются участники соревнования

seek and ye shall find - библ. ищите и обрящете

3. просить (чего-л.), обращаться (за чем-л.)

to seek information [assistance, guidance] (from smb.) - обращаться за сведениями [помощью, руководством] (к кому-л.)

to seek advice - просить совета, обращаться за советом

he came seeking advice - он пришёл за советом

I shall seek my doctor's advice - я посоветуюсь с доктором

they sought of him a sign - уст. его просили подать знак

4. уст. посещать

to seek a saint - посещать храм какого-л. святого

5. уст. прибегать (к чему-л.), искать спасения (в чём-л.)

II Б

to seek to do smth. пытаться /стараться/ что-л. сделать; стремиться к чему-л.

to seek to make peace - стремиться к заключению мира

to seek to kill smb. - покушаться на кого-л.

they sought to climb Mount Everest - им хотелось подняться на Эверест

he sought to grasp the drowning man on - сделал попытку схватить утопающего

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to seek one's bed - ложиться спать

to seek smb.'s life - посягать на чью-л. жизнь

to seek the shore - а) пытаться пристать к берегу; б) достичь цели, пристать к берегу

to be (much) to seek - отсутствовать, быть редкостью

politeness is much to seek among them - они не отличаются вежливостью

to be much sought after - а) иметь большой спрос, быть нарасхват; б) пользоваться популярностью

he is much sought after - он пользуется всеобщей любовью, все ищут его общества

to be sought for in marriage - получить предложение

she was sought for in marriage by many young men - многие молодые люди делали ей предложение

seek dead! - охот. ищи!

НБАРС > seek
9 perseguir

v.

1 to pursue.

con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation

Ella persigue el éxito She pursues success.

2 to persecute.

lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs

le persigue la mala suerte he's dogged by bad luck

los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood

El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.

3 to chase, to chase down, to follow, to get after.

Buck persigue aves Buck chases birds.

4 to aspire to, to aim to, to pursue, to pursue to.

Ella persigue estudiar en Francia She pursues to study in France.

5 to prosecute, to prosecute by the law.

La corte persigue a Ricardo The court prosecutes Richard.

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perseguir

Conjugation model [ SEGUIR], like link=seguir seguir

► verbo transitivo

1 to pursue, chase

■ nos persiguió un coche de policía a police car chased us

2 figurado (seguir) to follow

■ este perro me persigue this dog follows me everywhere

3 (reprimir) to persecute

4 figurado (pretender) to be after, be looking for

■ lo que persigue es que la invite a la fiesta she's after an invite to the party

5 DERECHO to prosecute

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verb

1) to persecute

2) pursue

3) worry, torment

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VT

1) [+ presa, fugitivo] [gen] to pursue, chase; [por motivos ideológicos] to persecute; (=acosar) to hunt down, hunt out

2) [+ persona, empleo] to chase after, go after; [+ propósito, fin] to pursue

la persiguió durante dos años — he was after her for two years, he pursued her for two years

me persiguieron hasta que dije que sí — they pestered me until I said yes

lo persiguen los remordimientos — he is plagued by remorse

lo persigue la mala suerte — he is dogged by ill luck

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chase

b) ( por la ideología) to persecute

2)

a) <objetivo/fin> to pursue

perseguir la fama — to be in pursuit of fame

la finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...

no sé qué persigues con esa actitud — I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude

b) ( acosar)

me persigue para que le preste el coche — he's always pestering me to lend him the car (colloq)

la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them

me persigue la mala suerte — I'm dogged by bad luck

lo persiguen las enfermedades — he's be plagued by illness

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= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex. Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.

Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.

Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.

Ex. The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.

Ex. Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Ex. A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.

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* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.

* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.

* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <fugitivo/delincuente/presa> to pursue, chase

b) ( por la ideología) to persecute

2)

a) <objetivo/fin> to pursue

perseguir la fama — to be in pursuit of fame

la finalidad que se persigue es... — the ultimate aim is...

no sé qué persigues con esa actitud — I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude

b) ( acosar)

me persigue para que le preste el coche — he's always pestering me to lend him the car (colloq)

la han estado persiguiendo hasta conseguir que trabaje para ellos — they've been pursuing her until they've managed to get her to work for them

me persigue la mala suerte — I'm dogged by bad luck

lo persiguen las enfermedades — he's be plagued by illness

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= chase, hunt, seek (after), track, haunt, be after, woo, dog, persecute, track down, hound, gun for, hunt down, chase down.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.

Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.

Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.

Ex: The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.

Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.

Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.

* perseguir fantasmas = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* perseguir los mismos fines = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.

* perseguir quimeras = chase + phantoms, grasp at + shadows.

* perseguir un fin = pursue + end.

* perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.

* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.

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perseguir [ I30 ]

vt

A ‹fugitivo/delincuente› to pursue, chase; ‹presa› to pursue, chase, hunt

B (por la ideología) to persecute

el gobierno persiguió a los que se oponían al régimen the government persecuted those who opposed the regime

C

1 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue

jóvenes que persiguen la fama young people in pursuit of o seeking fame

la finalidad que se persigue es que baje esta cifra the ultimate aim is to lower this figure

no sé qué persigues con esa actitud I don't know what you're hoping to achieve with that attitude

2

(acosar): me persigue pidiéndome el coche prestado he's always pestering me to lend him the car ( colloq)

me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck

la suerte lo persigue luck always seems to be on his side

parece que te persiguen las enfermedades you seem to be plagued by illness

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perseguir ( conjugate perseguir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹fugitivo/delincuente/presa› to pursue, chase

b) ( por la ideología) to persecute

2 ‹objetivo/fin› to pursue;
◊ perseguir la fama to be in pursuit of fame;

me persigue la mala suerte I'm dogged by bad luck
perseguir verbo transitivo
1 (ir detrás de alguien) to chase
2 (por ideas) to persecute
3 (un objetivo) to pursue
4 (acompañar) les persigue la mala suerte, they are dogged by bad luck
' perseguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morosa
- moroso
- andar
- caza
- corretear
English:
chase
- dog
- get after
- go after
- hunt down
- make after
- persecute
- pursue
- victimize
- go
- haunt
- run

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perseguir vt

1. [ir tras de] to pursue;
[corredor, ciclista] to chase down
2. [acosar] to persecute;

lo persiguieron por sus ideas he was persecuted for his beliefs;

lo persigue la mala suerte she's dogged by bad luck;

los fantasmas de la niñez la persiguen she is tormented by the ghosts of her childhood

3. [tratar de obtener] to pursue;

con esta medida, el gobierno persigue la contención de la inflación the government's purpose in taking this measure is to curb inflation

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perseguir

v/t

1 objetivo pursue

2 delincuente look for

3 ( molestar) pester

4 ( acosar) persecute

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perseguir {75} vt

1) : to pursue, to chase

2) : to persecute

3) : to pester, to annoy

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perseguir vb

1. (en general) to chase / to pursue

la policía persiguió al ladrón por el parque the police chased the thief through the park

2. (objetivo, fin) to seek [pt. & pp. sought]

todo el mundo persigue la felicidad everyone is seeking happiness

Spanish-English dictionary > perseguir
10 seek

si:k
past tense, past participle - sought; verb

1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) buscar

2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) tratar de, intentar

•

- sought after

seek vb buscar

El pasado y participio pasado de seek es sought

seek

tr[siːk]

transitive verb (pt & pp sought tr[sɔːt])

1 (look for, try to obtain) buscar

■ the homeless seek food and shelter la gente sin techo busca comida y alojamiento

■ they sought revenge querían vengarse, buscaban venganza

2 (ask for) pedir, solicitar

■ you should seek advice from a lawyer deberías consultar a un abogado

3 (attempt, try) tratar de, intentar

■ they seek to reduce costs intentan reducir gastos

intransitive verb

1 (look for, try to obtain) buscar (after/for, -), ir en busca de

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to seek one's fortune probar fortuna

seek ['si:k] v, sought ['sɔt] ; seeking vt

1) : buscar

to seek an answer: buscar una solución

2) request: solicitar, pedir

3)

to seek to : tratar de, intentar de

seek vi

search: buscar

seek

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: sought) = ambicionar v.

• buscar v.

• dirigirse a v.

• postular v.

• pretender v.

• recorrer buscando v.

• solicitar v.

siːk
1.

(past & past p sought) transitive verb

a) ( search for) (frml) \<\<person/object\>\> buscar*

b) ( try to obtain) \<\<work/shelter/companionship\>\> buscar*; \<\<solution/explanation\>\> tratar de encontrar, buscar*

to seek one's fortune — probar* fortuna

c) ( request) \<\<approval/help\>\> pedir*

we had to seek the advice of a specialist — tuvimos que asesorarnos con un especialista, tuvimos que consultar a un especialista

d) ( try to bring about) (frml) \<\<reconciliation\>\> buscar*, tratar de lograr

to seek to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf

2.

vi (frml) buscar*

to seek FOR/AFTER something — ir* en pos de algo (liter), ir* en busca de algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- seek out

[siːk] (pt, pp sought)
1. VT

1) (=look for) [+ work, refuge] buscar; [+ candidate] solicitar; [+ honour] ambicionar

he has been sought in many countries — se le ha buscado en muchos países

• it is much sought after — está muy cotizado

• to seek death — buscar la muerte

• the reason is not far to seek — no es difícil indicar la causa

• to seek shelter (from) — buscar abrigo (de)

2) (=ask for) pedir, solicitar

• to seek advice from sb — pedir consejo a algn

• the couple sought a second opinion — la pareja quiso tener una segunda opinión

3) frm (=attempt)

to seek to do sth — tratar de or procurar hacer algo

2.

VI
frm
to seek after or for — buscar

- seek out

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[siːk]
1.

(past & past p sought) transitive verb

a) ( search for) (frml) \<\<person/object\>\> buscar*

b) ( try to obtain) \<\<work/shelter/companionship\>\> buscar*; \<\<solution/explanation\>\> tratar de encontrar, buscar*

to seek one's fortune — probar* fortuna

c) ( request) \<\<approval/help\>\> pedir*

we had to seek the advice of a specialist — tuvimos que asesorarnos con un especialista, tuvimos que consultar a un especialista

d) ( try to bring about) (frml) \<\<reconciliation\>\> buscar*, tratar de lograr

to seek to + INF — tratar de + inf, intentar + inf

2.

vi (frml) buscar*

to seek FOR/AFTER something — ir* en pos de algo (liter), ir* en busca de algo

Phrasal Verbs:

- seek out

English-spanish dictionary > seek
11 por

prep.

1 because of (causa).

por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me

¿por qué? why?

¿por qué lo dijo? why did she say it?

¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?

¿por? (informal) why?

se enfadó por tu comportamiento she got angry because of your behavior

lo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love

2 (in order) to.

lo hizo por complacerte he did it to please you

lo hice por ella I did it for her

3 by (medio, modo, agente).

por mensajero/fax/teléfono by courier/fax/telephone

estuvimos hablando por teléfono we were talking on the phone

por escrito in writing

lo cogieron por el brazo they took him by the arm

el récord fue batido por el atleta the record was broken by the athlete

4 through.

vamos por aquí/allí let's go this/that way

iba paseando por el bosque/la calle she was walking through the forest/along the street

pasar por la aduana to go through customs

5 for (a cambio de, en lugar de).

lo ha comprado por poco dinero she bought it for very little

cambió el coche por la moto he exchanged his car for a motorbike

él lo hará por mí he'll do it for me

6 per.

80 céntimos por unidad 80 cents each

mil unidades por semana a thousand units a o per week

uno por uno one by one

20 kms por hora 20 km an o per hour

7 for.

baja por tabaco go down to the shops for some cigarettes, go down to get some cigarettes

a por for

vino a por las entradas she came for the tickets

8 times, multiplied by.

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por

► preposición

1 (gen) for

■ lo hice por ti I did it for you

■ lo compré por dos euros I bought it for two euros

2 (a través de) through, by

■ entra por la puerta trasera come in by the back door

■ pasamos por Valladolid we went through Valladolid

■ iremos por la autopista we'll go on the motorway

3 (calle, carretera) along, down, up

■ íbamos por la calle cuando... we were walking along the street when...

■ subí por la Calle Jovellanos I went up Jovellanos Street

4 (lugar aproximado) in, near, round

■ anda por el edificio he's somewhere in the building

■ está por la Plaza Mayor it's somewhere near the Plaza Mayor

■ está por aquí it's somewhere round here

5 (causa) because of

■ las plantas han muerto por el frío the plants have died because of the cold

■ suspendieron el concierto por la lluvia they cancelled the concert because of the rain

6 (tiempo) at, for

■ nos veremos por vacaciones I'll see you during the holidays

7 (medio) by

■ lo enviaré por avión I'll send it by air

■ está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone

■ llegó por correo it arrived by post

8 (autoría) by

■ fue escrito por Azorín it was written by Azorín

9 (distribución) per

■ cinco por ciento five per cent

■ tocamos a dieciocho euros por persona it works out at eighteen euros per person

■ iba a veinte kilómetros por hora it was going at twenty kilometres an hour

10 (tras) by

■ registraron la cárcel celda por celda they searched the prison cell by cell

■ les interrogó uno por uno he interrogated each one in turn

11 (con pasiva) by

■ fue comprado por la reina it was bought by the queen

12 (a favor de) for, in favour of, US in favor of

■ estoy por una amnistía general I'm in favour of a general amnesty

13 (en calidad de) as

■ la tomó por esposa he took her as his wife

14 (en lugar de) instead of, in the place of

■ ve tú por mi you go in my place

15 (multiplicado por) times, multiplied by

■ tres por cuatro, doce three fours are twelve, three times four is twelve

16 por adjective que no matter how adjective

■ por caro que sea, lo voy a comprar no matter how expensive it is I'm going to buy it

■ por viejo que parezca funciona even though it looks old, it still works

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar por + inf (a punto de) to be on the point of + - ing

estar por hacer to remain to be done, not to have been done yet

por aquí around here

por lo tanto therefore

por lo visto apparently

por más que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how much

por mucho que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how much

por mí as far as I am concerned

¿por qué? why?

por supuesto of course

por tanto therefore, so

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prep.

1) for

2) during

3) by

4) through

5) along

6) around

7) per

8) from

9) because of

10) instead of

•

- ¿por qué?

- por si acaso

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PREPOSICIÓN

1) [causa]

a) + sustantivo because of

tuvo que suspenderse por el mal tiempo — it had to be cancelled because of the weather

no se realizó por escasez de fondos — it didn't go ahead because of a shortage of funding

• nos encontramos por casualidad — we met by chance

• lo hago por gusto — I do it because I like to

• fue por necesidad — it was out of necessity

• por temor a — for fear of

no se lo dijo por temor a ofenderla — he didn't tell her for fear of offending her

b) + infin

no aprobó por no haber estudiado — he didn't pass because he hadn't studied

por venir tarde se perdió la mitad — because he arrived late he missed half of it

me castigaron por mentir — I was punished for lying

c) + adj

le expulsaron por revoltoso — they expelled him for being a troublemaker

lo dejó por imposible — he gave it up as (being) impossible

esto te pasa por tonto — this is what you get for being stupid

2) [objetivo]

a) + sustantivo for

trabajar por dinero — to work for money

daría lo que fuera por un poco de tranquilidad — I'd give anything for a bit of peace and quiet

brindemos por nuestro futuro — let's drink to our future

b) + infin

lo hizo por complacerle — he did it to please her

por no llegar tarde — so as not to arrive late, in order not to be late

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of talking

3) (=en favor, defensa de) for

lo hice por mis padres — I did it for my parents

hazlo por mí — do it for me, do it for my sake

luchar por la patria — to fight for one's country

4) [elección]

su amor por la pintura — his love of painting

está loca por ti — she's crazy about you

no sabía por cuál decidirme — I couldn't decide which to choose

5) [evidencia] judging by, judging from

por lo que dicen — judging by o from what they say

por la cara que pone no debe de gustarle — judging by o from his face I don't think he likes it

por las señas no piensa hacerlo — apparently he's not intending to do it, it doesn't seem like he's intending to do it

6) [medio]

por su propia mano — by his own hand

lo obtuve por un amigo — I got it through a friend

la conozco por mi hermano — I know her through my brother

• por correo — by post

• por mar — by sea

• hablar por señas — to use sign language

7) [agente] by

hecho por él — done by him

"dirigido por" — "directed by"

fueron apresados por la policía — they were captured by the police

8) [modo] by

me agarró por el brazo — he grabbed me by the arm

punto por punto — point by point

buscaron casa por casa — they searched house by house

están dispuestos por tamaños — they are arranged according to size o by size

• por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order

9) [lugar]

se va por ahí — it's that way

¿por dónde? — which way?

ir a Bilbao por Santander — to go to Bilbao via Santander

cruzar la frontera por Canfranc — to cross the border at Canfranc

pasar por Madrid — to go through Madrid

se asomaron por la ventana — they leaned out of the window

iban cantando por la calle — they were walking along the street singing

paseábamos por la playa — we were walking along the beach

por todas partes — everywhere

por todo el país — throughout the country

viajar por el mundo — to travel (around) the world

10) [aproximación]

busca por ahí — look over there

viven por esta zona — they live around here

por aquí cerca — near o around here

aquello ocurrió por abril — it happened around April

por la feria — round about o around carnival time

está por el norte — it's somewhere up north

11) [tiempo]

se levanta por la mañana temprano — she gets up early in the morning

por la mañana siempre tengo mucho trabajo — I always have a lot of work in o during the morning

no sale por la noche — he doesn't go out at night

12) [duración] for

será por poco tiempo — it won't be for long

se quedarán por 15 días — they will stay for a fortnight

13) [sustitución, intercambio] (=a cambio de) for; (=en lugar de) instead of

te doy este por aquel — I'll swap you this one for that one

le dieron uno nuevo por el viejo — they gave him a new one (in exchange) for the old one

lo vendí por 15 dólares — I sold it for 15 dollars

me dieron 13 francos por una libra — I got 13 francs to the pound

hoy doy yo la clase por él — today I'm giving the class for him o in his place

ha puesto B por V — he has put B instead of V

14) [representación]

hablo por todos — I speak on behalf of o for everyone

interceder por algn — to intercede on sb's behalf, intercede for sb

diputado por Madrid — a member of parliament for Madrid

vino por su jefe — he came instead of o in place of his boss

15) [distribución]

10 dólares por hora — 10 dollars an hour

80km por hora — 80km per o an hour

revoluciones por minuto — revolutions per minute

tres dólares por persona — three dollars each, three dollars per person

16) [en multiplicaciones]

cinco por tres, quince — five times three is fifteen, five threes are fifteen

mide 6 metros de alto por 4 de ancho — it is 6 metres high by 4 wide

17) (=en cuanto a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — that's fine as o so far as I'm concerned

por mí, que se vaya — as o so far as I'm concerned he can go, for all I care he can go

por mí, como si quieres pasar una semana sin comer — I don't care if you want to go for a week without eating

si por mi fuera, tú estarías trabajando — if it were o was down to me, you'd be working

18) (=como)

• tomar a algn por esposo/esposa — to take sb to be one's husband/wife

• le dan por muerto — they have given him up for dead

• le tienen por tonto — they think he's stupid

19) [concesión]
+ subjun
por (muy) difícil que sea — however hard it is o may be

por mucho que lo quisieran — however much they would like to, much as they would like to

por más que lo intente — no matter how o however hard I try, try as I might

20) [acción inacabada]
+ infin
quedan platos por lavar — there are still some dishes to do

aún me quedan tres páginas por traducir — I still have three pages left to translate

21) ir (a) por algo/algn (=en busca de) to go and get sth/sb

ha ido (a) por vino — she's gone to get some wine

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch o get the doctor

voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him

solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money

¡a por ellos! — get them!

- ir a por todas

22) [en preguntas]
por qué why
¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go
¿por? * why (do you ask)?
* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) ( en relaciones causales) because of

lo he puesto aquí por el gato — I've put it here because of the cat

por falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money

eso te pasa por crédulo — that's what you get for being (so) gullible

por naturaleza — by nature

por necesidad — out of necessity

tanto por su precio como por su calidad — both for its price and its quality

fue por eso que vine — that was why I came

si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...

fue elogiado por su actuación — he was praised for his performance

por + inf — for -ing

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

2) ( según)

por lo que he oído — from what I've heard

por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...

3) (en locs)

por qué — why

¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

por si — in case; acaso, mosca II

4) ( en expresiones concesivas)

por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try

por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is

5)

a) ( en expresiones de modo)

colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height

por orden de altura — in order of height

por adelantado — in advance

por escrito — in writing

b) ( indicando el medio)

se lo comunicaron por teléfono — they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio — they said it on the radio

por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road

la conocí por la voz — I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend

lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way

c) (Educ) from

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford — he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

6)

a) ( en relaciones de proporción)

cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro — they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres — you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres — there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho — it's three meters long by one meter wide

es bastante por hoy — it's enough for today

uno por uno — one by one; ciento II

b) ( en multiplicaciones)

tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

7)

a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) for

su secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place

podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

es senador por Sevilla — he's a senator for Seville

b) ( como)

por ejemplo — for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

8) ( introduciendo el agente) by

compuesto por Mozart — composed by Mozart

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta — they were caught in a sudden storm

Sentido II

9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)

pelearse por algo — to fight over something

lo hace por el dinero — he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien — I'm telling you for your own good

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go

por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her

no entré por no molestar — I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him

lucharon por que se hiciera justicia — they fought for justice to be done

10) (indicando consideración, favor) for

por mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake

11) (indicando inclinación, elección)

su amor por la música — her love of music

demostró interés por el cuadro — he showed interest in the painting

no siento nada por él — I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir — I chose not to go

votó por ella — he voted for her

12) ( en busca de)

salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

13) ( en lo que respecta a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind

por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

14) ( indicando una situación pendiente)

por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer — these changes are yet to be made

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

15) (esp AmL)

estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)

deben (de) estar por llegar — they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir — the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)

entró por la ventana — he came in through the window

no va a pasar por la puerta — it won't go through the door

sal por aquí — go out this way

se cayó por la escalera — he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este — they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo — we took the longer route

¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

17)

a) ( expresando lugar indeterminado)

está por ahí — he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?

viven por mi barrio — they live around my area

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?

por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere

b) ( expresando lugar determinado)

corta por aquí — cut here

voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio — start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango — hold it by the handle

c) ( indicando extensión)

por todo el país — throughout the (whole) country

viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France

pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc

Sentido IV

18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)

por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time

sucedió allá por 1960 — it happened some time back around 1960

19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños — she gave it to me for my birthday

20) ( durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos — for ever and ever

por el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche

* * *

= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.

Ex. This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex. This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.

Ex. I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.

Ex. This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.

Ex. A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex. Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.

Ex. Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.

Ex. The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex. There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.

Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.

Ex. Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.

Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex. 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.

Ex. One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

Ex. Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.

Ex. Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.

Ex. But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

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* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* coger por sorpresa = catch out.

* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across.

* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* hecho por encargo = bespoke.

* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.

* leer por encima = browse.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.

* ordenado por fecha = in date order.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.

* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* por accidente = accidentally.

* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].

* por ahí = out there.

* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.

* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.

* por algún tiempo = for sometime.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por analogía = by analogy.

* por anticipado = in advance (of).

* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.

* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.

* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.

* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* por así decir = as it were.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por cabeza = per person.

* por cable = wireline, corded.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.

* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).

* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.

* por coincidencia = by coincidence.

* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por completo = fully.

* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.

* por consideración a = out of respect for.

* por consideración a = out of consideration for.

* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.

* por contra = in contrast.

* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* por cortesía de = courtesy of.

* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.

* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.

* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.

* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.

* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.

* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.

* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.

* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].

* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.

* por décadas = ten-yearly.

* por decidir = to be decided.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* por defecto = by default, default.

* por deferencia a = in deference to.

* por definición = by definition.

* por delante = ahead.

* por delante de = ahead of.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* por delante y por detrás = front and back.

* por dentro = inwardly.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.

* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.

* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por divertirse = for kicks.

* por doquier = all around.

* por dos años = two-year.

* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.

* por (el) amor a = for the love of.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.

* por el detalle = for detail.

* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.

* por el día o por la noche = day or night.

* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.

* por elección propia = by choice.

* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.

* por el gobierno federal = federally.

* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.

* por el hombre = humanly.

* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por el modo = by the way.

* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.

* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* por el receptor = at the receiving end.

* por el sexo = gendered.

* por encargo = custom, bespoke.

* por encima = overhead, cursorily.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la media = above average.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.

* por enfado = out of anger.

* por enojo = out of anger.

* por error = by mistake.

* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.

* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.

* por eso = on that score, therefore.

* por eso que = hence.

* por esta razón = for this reason.

* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.

* por este motivo = for this reason.

* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.

* por etapas = staged.

* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.

* por exceso = excessively, to excess.

* por explotar = untapped.

* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.

* por extensión = by extension.

* por extenso = in full, at length.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* por fases = staged.

* por favor = please.

* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].

* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* por frustración = out of frustration.

* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.

* por grupos = in batches.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por hora = hourly.

* por horas = on an hourly basis.

* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).

* por imitación = copycat.

* por incremento gradual = incremental.

* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.

* por individuo = per capita, per person.

* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.

* por instinto = instinctively.

* por interés = out of interest.

* por interés personal = self-interested.

* por investigar = unresearched.

* por invitación = invitational.

* por invitación de = at the invitation of.

* por la borda = overboard.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por la forma = by the way.

* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por la manera = by the way.

* por la mañana = in the morning.

* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.

* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.

* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.

* por la presente = hereby.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.

* por las nubes = soaring.

* por la tarde = in the evening.

* por ley = mandated.

* por libre = freelance.

* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.

* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* por lo que = so.

* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.

* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.

* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.

* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.

* por los suelos = in tatters.

* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por menús = menu-driven.

* por méritos = meritorious.

* por mes = per month.

* por miedo de = for fear of/that.

* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.

* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.

* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.

* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.

* por no mencionar = not to mention.

* por norma = as a rule.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* por parejas = in pairs.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por pereza = lazily.

* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.

* por persona = per person.

* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.

* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.

* por principio = on principle.

* por principios = as a matter of principle.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.

* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por qué = why.

* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* por razones de = for the sake of.

* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.

* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.

* por razones morales = on moral grounds.

* por razones personales = for personal reasons.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por rencor = out of spite.

* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* por rutina = routinely.

* por sacos = by the sackful.

* por satélite = satellite-based.

* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.

* por seguridad = for safety reasons.

* por semana = per week.

* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por sexo = along gender lines.

* por si = in the chance that.

* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismos = in themselves.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.

* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.

* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.

* por sorpresa = unawares.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.

* por su papel = in its role.

* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.

* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.

* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.

* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.

* por su volatilidad = mercurially.

* por su volubilidad = mercurially.

* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.

* por temas = topically.

* por temor a = for fear of/that.

* por temor a represalias = under duress.

* por término medio = on average.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.

* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].

* por toda la provincia = province-wide.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.

* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].

* por todo el continente = continent-wide.

* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.

* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.

* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.

* por todo el servicio = service-wide.

* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.

* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.

* por todos conocido = well-known.

* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* por todos sitios = everywhere.

* por triplicado = in triplicate.

* por trueque = in kind.

* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.

* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.

* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.

* por unanimidad = unanimously.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.

* por unidad = per unit.

* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* por un momento = for a moment.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.

* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.

* por uno solo = solo.

* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.

* por un tiempo = for a time.

* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.

* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.

* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.

* por venganza = out of spite.

* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.

* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.

* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) ( en relaciones causales) because of

lo he puesto aquí por el gato — I've put it here because of the cat

por falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money

eso te pasa por crédulo — that's what you get for being (so) gullible

por naturaleza — by nature

por necesidad — out of necessity

tanto por su precio como por su calidad — both for its price and its quality

fue por eso que vine — that was why I came

si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...

fue elogiado por su actuación — he was praised for his performance

por + inf — for -ing

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

2) ( según)

por lo que he oído — from what I've heard

por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...

3) (en locs)

por qué — why

¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

por si — in case; acaso, mosca II

4) ( en expresiones concesivas)

por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try

por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is

5)

a) ( en expresiones de modo)

colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height

por orden de altura — in order of height

por adelantado — in advance

por escrito — in writing

b) ( indicando el medio)

se lo comunicaron por teléfono — they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio — they said it on the radio

por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road

la conocí por la voz — I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend

lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way

c) (Educ) from

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford — he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

6)

a) ( en relaciones de proporción)

cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro — they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres — you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres — there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho — it's three meters long by one meter wide

es bastante por hoy — it's enough for today

uno por uno — one by one; ciento II

b) ( en multiplicaciones)

tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

7)

a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) for

su secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place

podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

es senador por Sevilla — he's a senator for Seville

b) ( como)

por ejemplo — for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

8) ( introduciendo el agente) by

compuesto por Mozart — composed by Mozart

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta — they were caught in a sudden storm

Sentido II

9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)

pelearse por algo — to fight over something

lo hace por el dinero — he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien — I'm telling you for your own good

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go

por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her

no entré por no molestar — I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him

lucharon por que se hiciera justicia — they fought for justice to be done

10) (indicando consideración, favor) for

por mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake

11) (indicando inclinación, elección)

su amor por la música — her love of music

demostró interés por el cuadro — he showed interest in the painting

no siento nada por él — I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir — I chose not to go

votó por ella — he voted for her

12) ( en busca de)

salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

13) ( en lo que respecta a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind

por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

14) ( indicando una situación pendiente)

por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer — these changes are yet to be made

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

15) (esp AmL)

estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)

deben (de) estar por llegar — they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir — the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)

entró por la ventana — he came in through the window

no va a pasar por la puerta — it won't go through the door

sal por aquí — go out this way

se cayó por la escalera — he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este — they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo — we took the longer route

¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

17)

a) ( expresando lugar indeterminado)

está por ahí — he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?

viven por mi barrio — they live around my area

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?

por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere

b) ( expresando lugar determinado)

corta por aquí — cut here

voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio — start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango — hold it by the handle

c) ( indicando extensión)

por todo el país — throughout the (whole) country

viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France

pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc

Sentido IV

18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)

por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time

sucedió allá por 1960 — it happened some time back around 1960

19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños — she gave it to me for my birthday

20) ( durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos — for ever and ever

por el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche

* * *

= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.

Ex: I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.

Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.

Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.

Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.

Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.

Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.

Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.

Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.

Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

Ex: Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.

Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.

Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* coger por sorpresa = catch out.

* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across.

* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* hecho por encargo = bespoke.

* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.

* leer por encima = browse.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.

* ordenado por fecha = in date order.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.

* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* por accidente = accidentally.

* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].

* por ahí = out there.

* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.

* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.

* por algún tiempo = for sometime.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por analogía = by analogy.

* por anticipado = in advance (of).

* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.

* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.

* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.

* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* por así decir = as it were.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por cabeza = per person.

* por cable = wireline, corded.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.

* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).

* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.

* por coincidencia = by coincidence.

* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por completo = fully.

* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.

* por consideración a = out of respect for.

* por consideración a = out of consideration for.

* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.

* por contra = in contrast.

* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* por cortesía de = courtesy of.

* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.

* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.

* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.

* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.

* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.

* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.

* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.

* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].

* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.

* por décadas = ten-yearly.

* por decidir = to be decided.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* por defecto = by default, default.

* por deferencia a = in deference to.

* por definición = by definition.

* por delante = ahead.

* por delante de = ahead of.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* por delante y por detrás = front and back.

* por dentro = inwardly.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.

* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.

* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por divertirse = for kicks.

* por doquier = all around.

* por dos años = two-year.

* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.

* por (el) amor a = for the love of.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.

* por el detalle = for detail.

* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.

* por el día o por la noche = day or night.

* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.

* por elección propia = by choice.

* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.

* por el gobierno federal = federally.

* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.

* por el hombre = humanly.

* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por el modo = by the way.

* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.

* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* por el receptor = at the receiving end.

* por el sexo = gendered.

* por encargo = custom, bespoke.

* por encima = overhead, cursorily.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la media = above average.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.

* por enfado = out of anger.

* por enojo = out of anger.

* por error = by mistake.

* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.

* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.

* por eso = on that score, therefore.

* por eso que = hence.

* por esta razón = for this reason.

* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.

* por este motivo = for this reason.

* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.

* por etapas = staged.

* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.

* por exceso = excessively, to excess.

* por explotar = untapped.

* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.

* por extensión = by extension.

* por extenso = in full, at length.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* por fases = staged.

* por favor = please.

* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].

* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* por frustración = out of frustration.

* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.

* por grupos = in batches.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por hora = hourly.

* por horas = on an hourly basis.

* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).

* por imitación = copycat.

* por incremento gradual = incremental.

* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.

* por individuo = per capita, per person.

* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.

* por instinto = instinctively.

* por interés = out of interest.

* por interés personal = self-interested.

* por investigar = unresearched.

* por invitación = invitational.

* por invitación de = at the invitation of.

* por la borda = overboard.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por la forma = by the way.

* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por la manera = by the way.

* por la mañana = in the morning.

* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.

* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.

* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.

* por la presente = hereby.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.

* por las nubes = soaring.

* por la tarde = in the evening.

* por ley = mandated.

* por libre = freelance.

* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.

* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* por lo que = so.

* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.

* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.

* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.

* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.

* por los suelos = in tatters.

* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por menús = menu-driven.

* por méritos = meritorious.

* por mes = per month.

* por miedo de = for fear of/that.

* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.

* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.

* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.

* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.

* por no mencionar = not to mention.

* por norma = as a rule.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* por parejas = in pairs.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por pereza = lazily.

* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.

* por persona = per person.

* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.

* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.

* por principio = on principle.

* por principios = as a matter of principle.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.

* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por qué = why.

* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* por razones de = for the sake of.

* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.

* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.

* por razones morales = on moral grounds.

* por razones personales = for personal reasons.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por rencor = out of spite.

* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* por rutina = routinely.

* por sacos = by the sackful.

* por satélite = satellite-based.

* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.

* por seguridad = for safety reasons.

* por semana = per week.

* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por sexo = along gender lines.

* por si = in the chance that.

* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismos = in themselves.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.

* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.

* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.

* por sorpresa = unawares.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.

* por su papel = in its role.

* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.

* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.

* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.

* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.

* por su volatilidad = mercurially.

* por su volubilidad = mercurially.

* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.

* por temas = topically.

* por temor a = for fear of/that.

* por temor a represalias = under duress.

* por término medio = on average.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.

* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].

* por toda la provincia = province-wide.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.

* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].

* por todo el continente = continent-wide.

* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.

* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.

* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.

* por todo el servicio = service-wide.

* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.

* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.

* por todos conocido = well-known.

* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* por todos sitios = everywhere.

* por triplicado = in triplicate.

* por trueque = in kind.

* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.

* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.

* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.

* por unanimidad = unanimously.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.

* por unidad = per unit.

* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* por un momento = for a moment.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.

* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.

* por uno solo = solo.

* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.

* por un tiempo = for a time.

* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.

* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.

* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.

* por venganza = out of spite.

* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.

* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.

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Sentido I

A en relaciones causales

B según

C ¿por qué?

D en locuciones

E en expresiones concesivas

F

1 en expresiones de modo

2 indicando el medio

3 Educación

G

1 en relaciones de proporción

2 en multiplicaciones

H

1 en relaciones de sustitución etc

2 por ejemplo

I como

Sentido II

A al expresar finalidad, objetivo

B indicando consideración, favor

C indicando inclinación, elección

D en busca de

E en lo que respecta a

F indicando una situación pendiente

G estar por

Sentido III

A indicando lugar de acceso, salida

B

expresando lugar indeterminado

C expresando lugar determinado

D indicando extensión

Sentido IV

A expresando tiempo aproximado

B indicando una ocasión

C durante

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Sentido I

A (en relaciones causales) because of

he puesto esto aquí por el gato I've put this here because of the cat

nunca se lo dijo por miedo a perderla he never told her out of fear of losing her o because he was afraid of losing her

eso te pasa por crédulo that's what you get for being (so) gullible

lo conseguimos por él we got it thanks to him

ella es así por naturaleza she's like that by nature

lo hace por necesidad he does it out of necessity

no se acabó por falta de dinero it wasn't finished for o because of o owing to lack of money

el final no por conocido me resulta menos triste knowing how it ends doesn't make it any less sad

por su alto contenido en proteínas because of o owing to its high protein content

tanto por su precio como por su practicidad both for its price and its practical design

fue por eso por lo que no te llamé or fue por eso que no te llamé that was the reason o that was why I didn't call you

precisamente por eso no dije nada that's precisely why I didn't say anything

la muerte se produjo por asfixia he suffocated, death was caused by suffocation ( frml)

éste serviría si no fuera por el color this one would do if it weren't for the color

fue elogiado por su excelente actuación he was praised for his excellent performance

por + INF for -ING

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

eso

B (según) from

por lo que he oído from what I've heard

por lo que parece no va a volver it seems o it would seem he's not coming back

por mi experiencia diría que … from my experience, I would say that …

C ( fam):

¿por? why?

¿con quién vas? — con Daniel ¿por? who are you going with? — with Daniel, why? o why do you want to know?

D ( en locuciones):

por qué why

¿por qué lloras? why are you crying?

¿por qué no vienes a almorzar a casa? why don't you come to my house for lunch?

por si in case

llévate una muda, por si tuvieras que quedarte take a change of clothes (just) in case you have to stay

acaso, mosca² (↑ mosca (2))

E (en expresiones concesivas) por … QUE:

por más que me esfuerzo me sigue saliendo mal no matter how hard I try o however hard I try, I still can't get it right

(+ subj): por (muy) fácil que se lo pongan, no creo que lo sepa hacer however easy o no matter how easy they make it for him I don't think he'll be able to do it

F

1

(en expresiones de modo): clasifícalos por tamaño classify them according to size o by size

colóquense por orden de altura line up in order of height

por adelantado in advance

por escrito in writing

2

(indicando el medio): se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio

lo mandaron por avión/barco they sent it by air/sea

por carretera by road

la conocí por la voz I recognized the o her voice, I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend

conocido por el nombre de Pancho known as Pancho

lo intenté por todos los medios I tried everything possible o every possible way

3 ( Educación):

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

un graduado en ciencias políticas por la universidad de Granada a graduate in political science from the university of Granada

G

1

(en relaciones de proporción): cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide

ya hemos hecho bastante por hoy we've done enough for today

los hizo entrar uno por uno she made them come in one by one o one at a time

examinar un escrito punto por punto to go through a document point by point

ciento² (↑ ciento (2))

2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(en multiplicaciones): tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

H

1

(en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación): su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti I can go for you o in your place

por toda respuesta se encogió de hombros all he did was shrug his shoulders

tú podrías pasar por inglesa you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

te dan uno nuevo por dos viejos they give you one new one in exchange for two old ones

es senador por Canarias he's a senator for the Canary Islands

2

(como): por ejemplo for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

I (introduciendo el agente) by

un lugar frecuentado por muchos famosos a place frequented by many famous people

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta they were caught in a sudden storm

la ocupación de la fábrica por (parte de) los obreros the occupation of the factory by the workers

ver tb parte² f B. (↑ parte (2))

Sentido II

A

(al expresar finalidad, objetivo): se estaban peleando por la pelota they were fighting over the ball

lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien I'm telling you for your own good

por + INF:

daría cualquier cosa por verte contento I'd give anything to see you happy

no entré por no molestar I didn't go in so as not to disturb him o because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por QUE + SUBJ here por que can also be written porque:

estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him

recemos por que lleguen a un acuerdo let's pray that they'll come to an agreement

siguieron luchando por que se hiciera justicia they continued fighting for justice to be done

B

(indicando consideración, favor): haría cualquier cosa por ti I'd do anything for you

intercede por nosotros intercede for us

por mí no lo hagas don't do it just for me o for my sake

C

(indicando inclinación, elección): su amor por la música her love of music

demostró gran interés por el cuadro he showed great interest in the painting

no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir I chose not to go

votó por ella he voted for her

¿por la afirmativa? all those in favor?

se manifestaron por el derecho al aborto they demonstrated for the right to abortion

estar por algn ( fam); to be crazy about sb

D

(en busca de): salió/fue poror ( Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

E

(en lo que respecta a): por mí no hay inconveniente I don't mind

que haga lo que le dé la gana, por mí … let him do what he likes, as far as I'm concerned …

F (indicando una situación pendiente) por + INF:

tengo toda la casa por limpiar I've got the whole house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer these changes have still not been made o are yet to be made

ver² vt C 1. (↑ ver (2))

G

( AmL) estar por + INF (estar a punto de): deben de estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

A

(indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria): entró por la ventana he came in through the window

sal por aquí go out this way

el acceso al edificio es por la calle Lamas you enter the building from Lamas Street

el piano no va a pasar por la puerta the piano won't go through the door

se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo we took the longer route

no vayas por ahí que te vas a perder don't go that way, you'll get lost

¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

B

(expresando lugar indeterminado): está por ahí he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el restaurante? whereabouts is the restaurant?

viven por el sur/por mi barrio they live in the south somewhere/around my area

hace mucho que no lo vemos por aquí we haven't seen him around here for ages

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? how did you get on in London?

C

(expresando lugar determinado): corta por aquí cut here

voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle

D

(indicando extensión): lo he buscado por todos lados or por todas partes I've looked everywhere for it

la epidemia se extendió por todo el país the epidemic spread throughout the (whole) country

estuvimos viajando por el norte de Francia we were traveling around o in the North of France

fuimos a caminar por la playa we went for a walk along the beach

pasa un trapo por el piso give the floor a quick wipe

ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera¹ adv A 1. (↑ fuera (1)), encima, por etc

Sentido IV

A

(expresando tiempo aproximado): por aquella época at that time

por aquel entonces vivían en Pozuelo at that time they were living in Pozuelo

sucedió por allá por 1960 it happened some time back around 1960

B ( Esp) (indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regalaron por mi cumpleaños they gave it to me for my birthday

por Semana Santa pensamos ir a Londres we're thinking of going to London for Easter

C (durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos for ever and ever

no se lo confío ni por un minuto I wouldn't trust him with it for a minute

puede quedar así por el momento or por ahora it can stay like that for the time being o for now

ver tb mañana³ (↑ mañana (3)), tarde² (↑ tarde (2)), noche

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por preposición
1 ( causa) because of;
◊ por falta de dinero because of o owing to lack of money;

por naturaleza by nature;
por necesidad out of necessity;
por eso no dije nada that's why I didn't say anything;
fue por eso que no te llamé that was why I didn't call you;
si no fuera por mi hijo … if it wasn't for my son …;
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2 ( en locs)
◊ por qué why;

no dijo por qué he didn't say why;
¿por qué no vienes conmigo? why don't you come with me?;
por si in case;
por si no entiende in case he doesn't understand;
See Also→ acaso 2, mosca
3 ( en expresiones concesivas):
◊ por más que me esfuerzo however hard o no matter how hard I try;

por (muy) fácil que sea however easy o no matter how easy it is
4
a) ( modo):

◊ colócalos por orden de tamaño put them in order of size;

por adelantado in advance;
por escrito in writing
b) ( medio):

◊ se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phone;

lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio;
por avión by air;
la conocí por la voz I recognized her by her voice;
me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend
5
a) ( proporción):

◊ cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class;

120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour;
por metro/docena by the meter/dozen;
tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people;
tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide;
uno por uno one by one;
See Also→ ciento sustantivo masculino b
b) ( en multiplicaciones):

◊ tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

6
a) ( sustitución) for;

◊ su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf;

pasa por inglesa she passes for an Englishwoman
b) ( como):

◊ por ejemplo for example

7 ( introduciendo el agente) by;
◊ compuesto por Mozart composed by Mozart

1 (finalidad, objetivo):
◊ pelearse por algo to fight over sth;

lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money;
no entré por no molestarlo I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him;
por que + subj (here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him
2 (indicando inclinación, elección):
◊ su amor por la música her love of music;

no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him;
votó por ella he voted for her
3 ( en busca de): salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
4 ( en lo que respecta a):
◊ por mí que haga lo que quiera as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

5 (esp AmL) estar por + inf ( estar a punto de) to be about to + inf;
◊ está por terminar he's about to finish;

deben (de) estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute
1
a) ( lugar):

◊ entró por la ventana he came in through the window;

sal por aquí go out this way;
se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs;
¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?;
¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?;
está por ahí he's over there somewhere;
¿por dónde está el hotel? whereabouts is the hotel?;
viven por mi barrio they live around my area;
voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15;
empieza por el principio start at the beginning;
agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle
b) ( indicando extensión): por todos lados or por todas partes everywhere;

◊ viajamos por el norte de Francia we traveled around o in the North of France;

ver tb dentro, fuera, encima, etc
2 ( tiempo) for;
◊ por un mes for a month;

por el momento or por ahora for the time being, for now;
ver tb mañana, tarde, noche
3 (Esp) ( ocasión) for;
◊ me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños she gave it to me for my birthday

por preposición
1 (autoría) by: está escrito por mí, it was written by me
2 (camino, lugar) through: viajamos por Castilla, we travelled round Castilla
3 (medio) lo enviaron por avión, they sent it by plane
me enteré por el periódico, I read about it in the newspaper
4 (motivo, causa) because of
por tu culpa, because of you
(en favor de) for: hazlo por ellos, do it for their sake
por la libertad, for freedom
5 (en torno a) por San Juan, near Saint John's Day
6 (durante) por la mañana/noche, in the morning/at night
por el momento, for the time being
7 (a través) entramos por la puerta, we got in through the door
miramos por la ventana, we looked out (of) the window
pasamos por la ciudad, we went through the town
8 (sobre, por encima de) cruzaremos por el puente, we'll cross the bridge
9 (delante de) paso todos los días por tu casa, I go by your house every day
10 (a cambio de) for: te doy mi helado por tu yogur, I'll swap you my ice-cream for your yoghurt
11 (en una distribución, cálculo) por cabeza, a head, per person
mil pesetas por hora, a thousand pesetas per hour
dos mil revoluciones por minuto, two thousand revolutions per minute
12 (en una multiplicación) dos por dos, cuatro, two times two is four
un diez por ciento, ten per cent
13 (con infinitivo) in order to, so as to
trabajar por trabajar, to work for the sake of it
♦ Locuciones: por así decirlo, so to speak
por más/mucho que..., no matter how...
por qué, why
' por' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abogar
- abonar
- abonarse
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abuelo
- acabar
- acaso
- accidente
- acercarse
- acertar
- aclamación
- acomplejada
- acomplejado
- acomplejarse
- acoquinar
- acostumbrar
- actual
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adivinar
- admitir
- adoración
- aérea
- aéreo
- afanarse
- afectada I
- afectado
- afición
- agradecer
- aguantar
- ahí
- ahogada
- ahogado
- ahora
- ahorcarse
- ahorrar
- aire
- alegrarse
- algo
- allá
- allí
- almacén
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- aludida
- aludido
- amarga
English:
A
- aback
- ablaze
- about
- above
- absence
- absorb
- accident
- accidentally
- acclaim
- accompany
- accord
- accordingly
- account
- accustom
- actual
- actually
- add to
- advocate
- after
- afternoon
- again
- against
- air
- airmail
- alert
- allowance
- alone
- alphabetically
- alternately
- amble
- amends
- amok
- angry
- annihilate
- annoy
- answer for
- answering service
- antipathy
- anxious
- anywhere
- apologetic
- apologize
- appal
- appall
- apparently
- appearance
- appease
- appointment
- appreciate

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por prep

1. [indica causa] because of;

llegó tarde por el tráfico she was late because of the traffic;

lo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love;

me disculpé por llegar tarde I apologized for arriving late;

miré dentro por simple curiosidad I looked inside out of pure curiosity;

accidentes por conducción temeraria accidents caused by reckless driving;

muertes por enfermedades cardiovasculares deaths from cardiovascular disease;

no quise llamar por la hora (que era) I didn't want to call because of the time;

cerrado por vacaciones/reformas [en letrero] closed for holidays/alterations;

por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me;
Esp
fue por eso por lo que tuvimos tantos problemas, Am [m5] fue por eso que tuvimos tantos problemas that's why we had so many problems;

eso te pasa por (ser tan) generoso that's what you get for being so generous;

la razón por (la) que dimite the reason (why) she is resigning;

¿por qué? why?;

¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?;

¿por qué lo preguntas? – por nada why do you ask? – no reason;
Fam
¿por? why?;

por si in case;

por si se te olvida in case you forget

2. [indica indicio]
por lo que me dices/lo que he oído no debe de ser tan difícil from what you say/what I've heard, it can't be that difficult;

por lo que tengo entendido, viven juntos as I understand it, they live together, my understanding is that they live together;

por lo visto, por lo que se ve apparently

3. [indica finalidad] (antes de infinitivo) (in order) to;

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por

prp

1 motivo for, because of;

lo hace por mí he does it for me;

lo hizo por amor she did it out of o for love;

luchó por sus ideales he fought for his ideals;

por miedo a ofenderle for fear of upsetting her;

vino por verme he came to see me

2 medio by;

por avión by air;

por correo by mail, Br

tb by post

3 tiempo

:

por un año/un segundo for a year/a second;

por la mañana in the morning;

por Navidad around Christmas

4 movimiento

:

por la calle down the street;

por un tunel through a tunnel;

por aquí this way

5 posición aproximada around, about;

está por aquí it’s around here (somewhere);

vive por el centro de la ciudad she lives somewhere around the center of town

6 cambio

:

por cincuenta pesos for fifty pesos;

por cabeza each, a head

7 otros usos

:

por hora an o per hour;

dos por dos two times two;

¿por qué? why?;

el motivo por el cual o

por el que … the reason why …;

esa factura aún está por pagar that invoice still has to be paid;

tomar por esposa marry;

por difícil que sea however difficult it might be

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por prep

1) : for, during

se quedaron allí por la semana: they stayed there during the week

por el momento: for now, at the moment

2) : around, during

por noviembre empieza a nevar: around November it starts to snow

por la mañana: in the morning

3) : around (a place)

debe estar por allí: it must be over there

por todas partes: everywhere

4) : by, through, along

por la puerta: through the door

pasé por tu casa: I stopped by your house

por la costa: along the coast

5) : for, for the sake of

lo hizo por su madre: he did it for his mother

¡por Dios!: for heaven's sake!

6) : because of, on account of

llegué tarde por el tráfico: I arrived late because of the traffic

dejar por imposible: to give up as impossible

7) : per

60 millas por hora: 60 miles per hour

por docena: by the dozen

8) : for, in exchange for, instead of

su hermana habló por él: his sister spoke on his behalf

9) : by means of

hablar por teléfono: to talk on the phone

por escrito: in writing

10) : as for

por mí: as far as I'm concerned

11) : times

tres por dos son seis: three times two is six

12) según: from, according to

por lo que dices: judging from what you're telling me

13) : as, for

por ejemplo: for example

14) : by

hecho por mi abuela: made by my grandmother

por correo: by mail

15) : for, in order to

lucha por ganar su respeto: he struggles to win her respect

16)

estar por : to be about to

17)

por ciento : percent

18)

por favor : please

19)

por lo tanto : therefore, consequently

20)

¿por qué? : why?

21)

por que porque

22)

por... que : no matter how

por mucho que intente: no matter how hard I try

23)

por si or

por si acaso : just in case

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por prep

1. (a través de) through

entra por la puerta de la derecha go in through the door on the right

por el bosque through the wood

2. (la calle) along / down

iba por la calle I was walking down the street

3. (indica camino) via / by

fuimos por la carretera comarcal we went by the B road

4. (indica una parte concreta) by

sujeta la cacerola por el asa hold the saucepan by its handle

5. (indica el tiempo)

por la mañana in the morning

por Navidades at Christmas

por la noche at night

por unos días for a few days

6. (a causa de) because of

suspendieron el concierto por la lluvia the concert was cancelled because of the rain

7. (a fin de) to / in order to

por complacer al padre in order to please her father

8. (indica el autor) by

el cuadro fue pintado por Picasso the picture was painted by Picasso

9. (en favor o defensa de) for

haría cualquier cosa por su hijo she'd do anything for her son

es por tu propio bien it's for your own good

10. (multiplicado) times

cuatro por cuatro son dieciséis four times four is sixteen

11. (a cambio de) for

lo compré por cien pesetas I bought it for a hundred pesetas

te doy este libro por esos sellos I'll give you this book for those stamps

12. (en vez de) instead of

ya jugaré yo por Jaime I'll play instead of Jaime

13. (indica que una acción todavía no está hecha)

las camas están por hacer the beds still have to be made

ir por / ir a por to fetch

¡ve a por mis zapatillas, por favor! fetch my slippers, please!

por + adjetivo however + adjective

por barato que parezca however cheap it may seem

por mucho que te quejes however much you complain

por aquí (cerca) near here (indicando camino) this way

por ciento per cent

por correo by post

por fin at last

por la fuerza by force

por lo general generally / usually

por lo menos at least

por mí as far as I'm concerned

por si... in case...

por sorpresa by surprise

por supuesto of course

por tanto therefore

por teléfono on the telephone

¿por qué? why?

Spanish-English dictionary > por
12 seek

{si:k}
1. търся, диря, мъча се да открия/достигна
to SEEK the shore стремя се да достигна брега, насочвам се към брега
to SEEK one's bed шег. лягам си
the reason is not far to SEEK не е мъчно да се открие причината
2. търся, стремя се към (и с for, after), искам
(much) sought after много търсен
3. опитвам се, мъча се. (с inf)
in critical judgment they are sadly to SEEK у тях липcва (всякаква) критична преценка
... is (much) to SEEK... липcва,... трудно се намира
seek out потърсвам, издирвам
seek through претърсвам

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{si:k} v (sought {sъ:t}) 1. търся, диря; мъча се да открия/до

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целя; търся;

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1. (much) sought after много търсен 2.... is (much) to seek... липcва,... трудно се намира 3. in critical judgment they are sadly to seek у тях липcва (всякаква) критична преценка 4. seek out потърсвам, издирвам 5. seek through претърсвам 6. the reason is not far to seek не е мъчно да се открие причината 7. to seek one's bed шег. лягам си 8. to seek the shore стремя се да достигна брега, насочвам се към брега 9. опитвам се, мъча се. (с inf) 10. търся, диря, мъча се да открия/достигна 11. търся, стремя се към (и с for, after), искам
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seek [si:k] v ( sought[sɔ:t]) книж. 1. търся, диря; опитвам се да открия; to \seek a quarrel търся да се скарам с някого; the reason is not far to \seek не е трудно да се открие причината; the reason is yet to \seek причината още не е открита; politeness is much to \seek among them у тях няма учтивост (вежливост); 2. търся, стремя се към; искам; to \seek advice искам (търся) съвет; 3. опитвам се, мъча се (с inf ); to \seek to kill s.o. искам да убия някого; to \seek s.o.'s life искам да убия (искам смъртта на) някого; \seek dead! търси убития дивеч! (вик към ловджийско куче);

English-Bulgarian dictionary > seek
13 seek

si:k
past tense, past participle - sought; verb

1) ((sometimes with for) to try to find, get or achieve: He is seeking (for) an answer; You should seek your lawyer's advice; She's seeking fame in the world of television.) søke/lete etter

2) (to try: These men are seeking to destroy the government.) forsøke, prøve

•

- sought after

forsøke
--------
prøve

verb ( sought - sought) \/siːk\/

1) søke, lete, lete etter, søke etter

• seek shelter from the rain

søke ly for regnet

2) søke seg til, oppsøke

• the animals seek the shade

dyrene oppsøker skygge

3) etterstrebe

• she sought fame

hun etterstrebet berømmelse

4) forsøke, prøve

5) ( EDB) søke

the answer is not far to seek svaret er nærliggende, svaret er ikke langt borte

be sought after være ettertraktet

the occasion sought for det rette øyeblikk

seek advice søke råd, be om råd

seek and ye shall find ( bibelsk) søk og du skal finne, den som leter finner

seek for søke, søke etter

seek one's bed legge seg

seek one's fortune søke lykken

seek out somebody\/something lete etter noen\/noe, oppsøke noen\/noe finne frem til noen\/noe, finne noen\/noe skille ut noen\/noe

seek somebody's advice søke råd hos noen, be noen om råd

seek somebody's life trakte etter noens liv

seek something from somebody begjære noe av noen, søke etter noe hos noen

seek through lete igjennom, gjennomsøke

sought after etterspurt, ettertraktet

English-Norwegian dictionary > seek
14 solicitar

v.

1 to request (pedir) (información, permiso).

solicitar algo a o de alguien to request something of somebody

me han solicitado que lo haga they've requested that I do it

María solicita dinero Mary requests money.

2 to ask for (person).

le solicita el director de ventas the sales manager wants to see you

3 to file for.

Ella solicita ayuda She files for help.

4 to request to.

María solicitó recibir dinero Mary requested to receive money.

5 to want.

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solicitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (pedir) to request

2 (trabajo) to apply for; (permiso etc) to ask for; (votos) to canvass for

3 (persona) to chase after

4 (cortejar) to woo, court

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar muy solicitado,-a to be in great demand, be sought after

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verb

1) to apply for

2) request

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VT

1) (=pedir) [+ permiso, apoyo] to ask for, seek; [+ visto bueno] to seek; [+ empleo, puesto] to apply for; [+ votos, opiniones] to canvass; [+ datos, información] to ask for, request más frm

solicitar algo a algn — to ask sb for sth

2) [+ atención] (tb Fís) to attract

3) (=perseguir) [+ persona] to pursue, try to attract; [+ mujer] to court

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verbo transitivo <empleo/plaza> to apply for; <permiso/entrevista/información> to request, ask for; <servicios/apoyo/cooperación> to request, ask for

la oposición solicitó su dimisión — the opposition called for his resignation

solicite mayor información en nuestras oficinas — further information is available on request from our offices

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= apply for, canvass, request, prompt, requisition, petition.

Ex. One afternoon, after she had been on the job a month, she went downtown to apply for life insurance.

Ex. A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.

Ex. Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.

Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex. More specialised titles are requisitioned through interlending.

Ex. The stationers petitioned for a copyright act, and in 1709 they got one.

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* contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis.

* cuando se solicite = on demand, on request.

* siempre que lo solicite = at + Posesivo + request.

* solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.

* solicitar artículos = solicit + papers.

* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.

* solicitar comunicaciones = solicit + papers.

* solicitar fondos = canvass + funds.

* solicitar información = request + information.

* solicitar los servicios de una prostituta desde el coche = kerb-crawling [curb-crawling, -USA].

* solicitar una subvención = write + grant.

* solicitar un documento = request + document.

* solicitar un servicio = call on/upon + service.

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verbo transitivo <empleo/plaza> to apply for; <permiso/entrevista/información> to request, ask for; <servicios/apoyo/cooperación> to request, ask for

la oposición solicitó su dimisión — the opposition called for his resignation

solicite mayor información en nuestras oficinas — further information is available on request from our offices

* * *

= apply for, canvass, request, prompt, requisition, petition.

Ex: One afternoon, after she had been on the job a month, she went downtown to apply for life insurance.

Ex: A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.

Ex: Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.

Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.

Ex: More specialised titles are requisitioned through interlending.

Ex: The stationers petitioned for a copyright act, and in 1709 they got one.

* contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis.

* cuando se solicite = on demand, on request.

* siempre que lo solicite = at + Posesivo + request.

* solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.

* solicitar artículos = solicit + papers.

* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.

* solicitar comunicaciones = solicit + papers.

* solicitar fondos = canvass + funds.

* solicitar información = request + information.

* solicitar los servicios de una prostituta desde el coche = kerb-crawling [curb-crawling, -USA].

* solicitar una subvención = write + grant.

* solicitar un documento = request + document.

* solicitar un servicio = call on/upon + service.

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solicitar [A1 ]

vt

‹empleo/plaza› to apply for; ‹permiso/entrevista› to request, ask for, seek ( frml); ‹información/servicios› to request, ask for; ‹apoyo/cooperación› to request, ask for, solicit ( frml)

la oposición solicitó su dimisión the opposition asked for o sought his resignation

a los interesados solicitamos el envío de historial personal applicants are requested o asked to send a full resumé/CV

solicite mayor información en nuestras oficinas further information is available on request from our offices

puede también solicitar nuestros productos por teléfono you can also order our products by telephone

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solicitar ( conjugate solicitar) verbo transitivo ‹empleo/plaza› to apply for;
‹permiso/entrevista/información› to request, ask for;
‹servicios/apoyo/cooperación› to request, ask for
solicitar vtr (opinión, información, consejo, canción) to request
' solicitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encargar
- formalmente
- cómo
- ya
English:
apply
- apply for
- ask
- ask for
- demand
- drum up
- invite
- kerb-crawling
- passport
- receiver
- request
- solicit
- claim
- eligible
- membership
- put

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solicitar vt

1. [pedir] [información, permiso] to request, to ask for;
[puesto, préstamo, beca] to apply for;
solicitar algo a alguien [pedir] [información, permiso] to request sth from sb, to ask sb for sth;
[puesto, préstamo, beca] to apply to sb for sth;
me han solicitado que lo haga they've requested that I do it

2. [persona] to ask for;

le solicita el director de ventas the sales manager wants to see you;

estar muy solicitado to be very popular, to be very sought after

3. Anticuado [cortejar] to woo

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solicitar

v/t permiso request; empleo, beca apply for

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solicitar vt

1) : to request, to solicit

2) : to apply for

solicitar empleo: to apply for employment

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solicitar vb

1. (en general) to request

solicitó una entrevista con el ministro he requested an interview with the minister

2. (empleo, beca) to apply for [pt. & pp. applied]

ha solicitado una beca she's applied for a grant

Spanish-English dictionary > solicitar
15 seek

1. n

звуки мисливського рога (ріжка); сигнал початку полювання

2. v (past і p.p. sought)

1) (тж seek after, seek for) шукати, розшукувати; намагатися знайти; нишпорити

to seek for employment — шукати роботу

what are you seeking for? — чого ви шукаєте?

she is going to seek her fortune in Paris — вона ще до Парижа шукати свого щастя

to seek shelter from rain — шукати схованку (захисток) від дощу

to seek game — шукати дичину (про собаку)

2) намагатися, домагатися; прагнути

I will not seek to persuade you — я не маю наміру переконувати вас

to seek to make peace — прагнути укладення миру; намагатися помиритися

3) просити (щось); звертатися (за чимсь)

to seek advice — звертатися за порадою

4) відвідувати

to seek a saint — відвідувати храм якогось святого

5) вдаватися (до чогось); шукати порятунку (в чомусь)

seek out — розшукати, знайти

to seek one's bed — лягати спати

to seek smb.'s life — робити замах на чиєсь життя

to seek safety in flight — рятуватися втечею

politeness is much to seek among them — вони не відзначаються чемністю

to be much sought after — мати великий попит; бути нарозхват; користуватися популярністю

she was sought in marriage by many young men — багато юнаків домагалися її згоди на одруження

seek dead! — мисл. шукай!

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[siːk]
v

( sought)

1) (часто for, after) шукати, розшукувати

2) домагатися; намагатися

3) просити, звертатися

4) icт. відвідувати

5) icт. вдаватися; шукати порятунку

6) прагнути до чого-небудь

English-Ukrainian dictionary > seek
16 gefragt

gefragt adj GEN, PERS sought-after, in demand, coveted
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adj <Geschäft, Person> sought-after, in demand, coveted

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gefragt
in request (demand, favo(u)r), asked [for], inquired for, (Sicherheiten) sought after;
• am meisten gefragt hottest selling;
• nicht gefragt dull, unquestioned;
• nicht mehr gefragt (Waren) out of favo(u)r;
• sehr gefragt in great demand;
• wenig gefragt not much required, in little request, (Börse) neglected;
• gefragt sein to sell well;
• von Anfang an gefragt sein (Aktien) to open active;
• fortlaufend gefragt sein to continue in demand;
• sehr gefragt sein to have the call, to be all the rage (coll.), to have a considerable run;
• wenig gefragt sein to be in little demand, (Börse) to be neglected.

Business german-english dictionary > gefragt
17 gefragt

I P.P. fragen

II Adj.: ( sehr oder viel) gefragt (very much) in demand; nicht mehr gefragt sein auch have fallen out of favo(u)r; ein gefragter Mann auch a popular man; Mut ist nicht gefragt courage is not much in demand ( oder appreciated)

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ge|fragt [gə'fraːkt]
adj
Waren, Sänger etc in demand pred
See:

→ auch fragen

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ge·fragt

adj in demand pred

nicht \gefragt sein:

du bist jetzt nicht \gefragt I'm not asking you

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Adjektiv < artist, craftsman, product> in great demand; sought-after <artist, craftsman, product>

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gefragt

A. pperf → fragen

B. adj: (

sehr oder

viel)

gefragt (very much) in demand;

nicht mehr gefragt sein auch have fallen out of favo(u)r;

ein gefragter Mann auch a popular man;

Mut ist nicht gefragt courage is not much in demand ( oder appreciated)

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Adjektiv <artist, craftsman, product> in great demand; sought-after <artist, craftsman, product>

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > gefragt
18 a través de

a través de

(de un lado a otro) across, over 2 (por dentro) through 3 (mediante) through, from

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= by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of

Ex. I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex. Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.

Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex. Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex. But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

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= by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of

Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex: Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

Spanish-English dictionary > a través de
19 mediante

adj.

intervening.

prep.

by means of.

lo levantaron mediante una polea it was lifted by means of a pulley system

las obras se adjudicarán mediante concurso público the contract for the work will be put out to tender

puede aplazar la compra mediante 12 pagos mensuales you can spread the purchase over 12 monthly payments

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mediante

► adjetivo

1 by means of

* * *

PREP

1) (=por medio de) by means of

izan las cajas mediante una polea — the crates are lifted by means of a pulley

se comunicaban mediante mensajes en clave — they communicated by means of coded messages

se comunican mediante gestos — they communicate through signs

lograron abrir la puerta mediante una palanca — they managed to open the door with a metal bar

vigilaban el edificio mediante cámaras ocultas — hidden cameras were used to keep a watch on the building

un diseño mediante ordenador — a computer-generated design

2)

Dios mediante — God willing

volveré, Dios mediante, el lunes — I'll be back on Monday, God willing

* * *

preposición (frml) through, by means of (frml)

mediante un intérprete — through o by means of an interpreter

los resultados obtenidos mediante este método — the results obtained by o using this method

atrapa su presa mediante estas pinzas — it traps its prey with these claws

* * *

= through, by, by the use of, through the agency of, via, by means of.

Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex. The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.

Ex. He is not even a man who can readily perform the transformations of equations by the use of calculus.

Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

Ex. Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex. Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.

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* demarcación mediante párrafos = paragraphing.

* Dios mediante = God willing.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O = OR together.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y = AND together.

* mediante el ordenador = computer-mediated.

* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.

* mediante isótopos = isotopically.

* mediante la catálisis = catalytically.

* mediante la deducción = deductively.

* mediante la mitosis = mitotically.

* mediante la TI = IT-enabled.

* mediante llamada telefónica = call-in.

* mediante mapas = map-based.

* mediante microfichas = microfiche-based.

* mediante pistones = piston-driven.

* mediante satélite = satellite-based, via satellite.

* mediante una entrevista = interview-based.

* pago mediante tarjeta = card payment.

* * *

preposición (frml) through, by means of (frml)

mediante un intérprete — through o by means of an interpreter

los resultados obtenidos mediante este método — the results obtained by o using this method

atrapa su presa mediante estas pinzas — it traps its prey with these claws

* * *

= through, by, by the use of, through the agency of, via, by means of.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.

Ex: He is not even a man who can readily perform the transformations of equations by the use of calculus.

Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex: Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.

* demarcación mediante párrafos = paragraphing.

* Dios mediante = God willing.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O = OR together.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y = AND together.

* mediante el ordenador = computer-mediated.

* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.

* mediante isótopos = isotopically.

* mediante la catálisis = catalytically.

* mediante la deducción = deductively.

* mediante la mitosis = mitotically.

* mediante la TI = IT-enabled.

* mediante llamada telefónica = call-in.

* mediante mapas = map-based.

* mediante microfichas = microfiche-based.

* mediante pistones = piston-driven.

* mediante satélite = satellite-based, via satellite.

* mediante una entrevista = interview-based.

* pago mediante tarjeta = card payment.

* * *

mediante

prep

1 ( frml) ‹proceso/técnica/instrumento›

mediante el proceso de la pasteurización through (the process of) pasteurization, by pasteurization, by means of pasteurization

los resultados obtenidos mediante este método the results obtained with o by o using this method

el animal atrapa a su presa mediante estas pinzas the animal traps its prey with these claws, the animal uses these claws to trap its prey

2

Dios mediante God willing

estaremos nuevamente con ustedes, Dios mediante, el próximo jueves we'll be with you again next Thursday, God willing

* * *

mediante preposición
through, by means of
mediante preposición by means of
' mediante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adivinar
- conquista
- trampear
- ganar
English:
advertise
- agree
- carbon dating
- extort
- god
- levy
- means
- taunt

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mediante prep

1. [por medio de] by means of;

lo levantaron mediante una polea it was lifted by means of a pulley system;

las obras se adjudicarán mediante concurso público the contract for the work will be put out to tender;

puede aplazar la compra mediante 12 pagos mensuales you can spread the purchase over 12 monthly payments;

la información se puede encontrar mediante un motor de búsqueda the information can be found using o with a search engine

2. Comp

Dios mediante God willing;

nos veremos el lunes, Dios mediante I'll see you Monday, hopefully

* * *

mediante

prp by means of;

Dios mediante God willing

* * *

mediante prep

: through, by means of

Dios mediante: God willing

Spanish-English dictionary > mediante
20 por medio de

por medio de

through, by means of

* * *

= by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of

Ex. Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.

Ex. I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex. Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.

Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex. Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex. Given this condition, each document can be displayed simultaneously in a number of classes via the medium of these substitutes arranged in the catalogue.

Ex. This article discusses the treatment of the main character of a biography in its index recommending the introduction of logical grouping within the subentries by dint of much editing.

Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

* * *

= by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of

Ex: Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.

Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex: Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex: Given this condition, each document can be displayed simultaneously in a number of classes via the medium of these substitutes arranged in the catalogue.

Ex: This article discusses the treatment of the main character of a biography in its index recommending the introduction of logical grouping within the subentries by dint of much editing.

Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

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