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  • 41 close

    دَقِيق (صِفَة)‏ \ accurate: correct; making no mistakes; exact: an accurate statement; accurate accounts (of money); an accurate wristwatch. careful: done with care: a careful piece of work. close: serious; careful: Keep a close watch on him. Pay close attention to him. delicate: finely made with fine materials: a delicate silk dress, tender; careful not to hurt delicate treatment. exact: completely correct: I want an exact answer, not a guess. fine: small; thin; not rough; carefully made but easily damaged: fine sand; a pencil with a fine point; a fine thread of silver. minute: very small indeed: a minute grain of powder. precise: exact: His precise age is 4 years, 10 months and 3 days. strict: exact; limited: Poets do not always use a word in its strict sense. thorough: (of people) careful to do things completely and properly: He’s very thorough in his work. tricky: difficult, needing skill: a tricky question to answer. \ See Also ناعم (ناعِم)، رَقيق، مخلص (مُخْلِص)، صحيح (صحيح)، مَصنوع بعناية

    Arabic-English glossary > close

  • 42 exact

    دَقِيق (صِفَة)‏ \ accurate: correct; making no mistakes; exact: an accurate statement; accurate accounts (of money); an accurate wristwatch. careful: done with care: a careful piece of work. close: serious; careful: Keep a close watch on him. Pay close attention to him. delicate: finely made with fine materials: a delicate silk dress, tender; careful not to hurt delicate treatment. exact: completely correct: I want an exact answer, not a guess. fine: small; thin; not rough; carefully made but easily damaged: fine sand; a pencil with a fine point; a fine thread of silver. minute: very small indeed: a minute grain of powder. precise: exact: His precise age is 4 years, 10 months and 3 days. strict: exact; limited: Poets do not always use a word in its strict sense. thorough: (of people) careful to do things completely and properly: He’s very thorough in his work. tricky: difficult, needing skill: a tricky question to answer. \ See Also ناعم (ناعِم)، رَقيق، مخلص (مُخْلِص)، صحيح (صحيح)، مَصنوع بعناية

    Arabic-English glossary > exact

  • 43 fine

    دَقِيق (صِفَة)‏ \ accurate: correct; making no mistakes; exact: an accurate statement; accurate accounts (of money); an accurate wristwatch. careful: done with care: a careful piece of work. close: serious; careful: Keep a close watch on him. Pay close attention to him. delicate: finely made with fine materials: a delicate silk dress, tender; careful not to hurt delicate treatment. exact: completely correct: I want an exact answer, not a guess. fine: small; thin; not rough; carefully made but easily damaged: fine sand; a pencil with a fine point; a fine thread of silver. minute: very small indeed: a minute grain of powder. precise: exact: His precise age is 4 years, 10 months and 3 days. strict: exact; limited: Poets do not always use a word in its strict sense. thorough: (of people) careful to do things completely and properly: He’s very thorough in his work. tricky: difficult, needing skill: a tricky question to answer. \ See Also ناعم (ناعِم)، رَقيق، مخلص (مُخْلِص)، صحيح (صحيح)، مَصنوع بعناية

    Arabic-English glossary > fine

  • 44 minute

    دَقِيق (صِفَة)‏ \ accurate: correct; making no mistakes; exact: an accurate statement; accurate accounts (of money); an accurate wristwatch. careful: done with care: a careful piece of work. close: serious; careful: Keep a close watch on him. Pay close attention to him. delicate: finely made with fine materials: a delicate silk dress, tender; careful not to hurt delicate treatment. exact: completely correct: I want an exact answer, not a guess. fine: small; thin; not rough; carefully made but easily damaged: fine sand; a pencil with a fine point; a fine thread of silver. minute: very small indeed: a minute grain of powder. precise: exact: His precise age is 4 years, 10 months and 3 days. strict: exact; limited: Poets do not always use a word in its strict sense. thorough: (of people) careful to do things completely and properly: He’s very thorough in his work. tricky: difficult, needing skill: a tricky question to answer. \ See Also ناعم (ناعِم)، رَقيق، مخلص (مُخْلِص)، صحيح (صحيح)، مَصنوع بعناية

    Arabic-English glossary > minute

  • 45 precise

    دَقِيق (صِفَة)‏ \ accurate: correct; making no mistakes; exact: an accurate statement; accurate accounts (of money); an accurate wristwatch. careful: done with care: a careful piece of work. close: serious; careful: Keep a close watch on him. Pay close attention to him. delicate: finely made with fine materials: a delicate silk dress, tender; careful not to hurt delicate treatment. exact: completely correct: I want an exact answer, not a guess. fine: small; thin; not rough; carefully made but easily damaged: fine sand; a pencil with a fine point; a fine thread of silver. minute: very small indeed: a minute grain of powder. precise: exact: His precise age is 4 years, 10 months and 3 days. strict: exact; limited: Poets do not always use a word in its strict sense. thorough: (of people) careful to do things completely and properly: He’s very thorough in his work. tricky: difficult, needing skill: a tricky question to answer. \ See Also ناعم (ناعِم)، رَقيق، مخلص (مُخْلِص)، صحيح (صحيح)، مَصنوع بعناية

    Arabic-English glossary > precise

  • 46 strict

    دَقِيق (صِفَة)‏ \ accurate: correct; making no mistakes; exact: an accurate statement; accurate accounts (of money); an accurate wristwatch. careful: done with care: a careful piece of work. close: serious; careful: Keep a close watch on him. Pay close attention to him. delicate: finely made with fine materials: a delicate silk dress, tender; careful not to hurt delicate treatment. exact: completely correct: I want an exact answer, not a guess. fine: small; thin; not rough; carefully made but easily damaged: fine sand; a pencil with a fine point; a fine thread of silver. minute: very small indeed: a minute grain of powder. precise: exact: His precise age is 4 years, 10 months and 3 days. strict: exact; limited: Poets do not always use a word in its strict sense. thorough: (of people) careful to do things completely and properly: He’s very thorough in his work. tricky: difficult, needing skill: a tricky question to answer. \ See Also ناعم (ناعِم)، رَقيق، مخلص (مُخْلِص)، صحيح (صحيح)، مَصنوع بعناية

    Arabic-English glossary > strict

  • 47 thorough

    دَقِيق (صِفَة)‏ \ accurate: correct; making no mistakes; exact: an accurate statement; accurate accounts (of money); an accurate wristwatch. careful: done with care: a careful piece of work. close: serious; careful: Keep a close watch on him. Pay close attention to him. delicate: finely made with fine materials: a delicate silk dress, tender; careful not to hurt delicate treatment. exact: completely correct: I want an exact answer, not a guess. fine: small; thin; not rough; carefully made but easily damaged: fine sand; a pencil with a fine point; a fine thread of silver. minute: very small indeed: a minute grain of powder. precise: exact: His precise age is 4 years, 10 months and 3 days. strict: exact; limited: Poets do not always use a word in its strict sense. thorough: (of people) careful to do things completely and properly: He’s very thorough in his work. tricky: difficult, needing skill: a tricky question to answer. \ See Also ناعم (ناعِم)، رَقيق، مخلص (مُخْلِص)، صحيح (صحيح)، مَصنوع بعناية

    Arabic-English glossary > thorough

  • 48 tricky

    دَقِيق (صِفَة)‏ \ accurate: correct; making no mistakes; exact: an accurate statement; accurate accounts (of money); an accurate wristwatch. careful: done with care: a careful piece of work. close: serious; careful: Keep a close watch on him. Pay close attention to him. delicate: finely made with fine materials: a delicate silk dress, tender; careful not to hurt delicate treatment. exact: completely correct: I want an exact answer, not a guess. fine: small; thin; not rough; carefully made but easily damaged: fine sand; a pencil with a fine point; a fine thread of silver. minute: very small indeed: a minute grain of powder. precise: exact: His precise age is 4 years, 10 months and 3 days. strict: exact; limited: Poets do not always use a word in its strict sense. thorough: (of people) careful to do things completely and properly: He’s very thorough in his work. tricky: difficult, needing skill: a tricky question to answer. \ See Also ناعم (ناعِم)، رَقيق، مخلص (مُخْلِص)، صحيح (صحيح)، مَصنوع بعناية

    Arabic-English glossary > tricky

  • 49 Natur

    f; -, -en
    1. nur Sg.; bes. abstrakt: ( auch die Natur) nature; in einer bestimmten Gegend: natural surroundings Pl.; auf dem Land: countryside; (natürliche Umwelt) natural environment; Mutter Natur Mother Nature; in der freien Natur out in the open; Tiere: in their natural habitat; er liebt die Natur he’s a real nature lover; weitS. he loves to be out in the open; die Wunder der Natur the wonders of nature; nach der Natur zeichnen draw from nature; zurück zur Natur! back to nature!
    2. nur Sg.: es ist Natur it’s natural; Eiche Natur natural oak; Schnitzel Natur GASTR. escalope not cooked in breadcrumbs; von Natur ( aus) by nature; ich bin von Natur aus blond I’m naturally blond
    3. meist Sg. (Wesensart, Eigentümlichkeit) temperament, disposition; (Charakter) character; eine gesunde Natur haben have a strong constitution; es liegt ( nicht) in ihrer Natur it’s (not) in her nature; jemandem zur zweiten Natur werden become second nature to s.o.; es geht ihm gegen oder wider die Natur it’s not in ( oder it’s against) his nature (zu + Inf. to + Inf.); die menschliche Natur human nature; gegen die Natur unnatural; die Natur verlangt ihr Recht hum. wenn jemand auf die Toilette muss: nature calls; wenn jemand einschläft: there’s no point in fighting it
    4. nur Sg. (Art, Beschaffenheit) nature; Themen allgemeiner Natur topics of a general nature; die Sache ist ernster Natur it’s a serious matter; es liegt in der Natur der Sache it’s in the nature of it ( oder of things)
    5. (Mensch) type, sort; sie ist eine kämpferische Natur she’s the aggressive type; die beiden sind gegensätzliche Naturen they are different personalities
    * * *
    die Natur
    wildlife; nature
    * * *
    Na|tur [na'tuːɐ]
    f -, -en
    1) no pl (= Kosmos, Schöpfungsordnung) nature

    die Giraffe ist ein Meisterwerk der Natúr — the giraffe is one of Nature's masterpieces

    die drei Reiche der Natúr — the three kingdoms of nature, the three natural kingdoms

    Natúr und Kultur — nature and civilization

    wider or gegen die Natúr sein — to be unnatural, to be against nature

    wie sich dieses Tier in der freien Natúr verhält — how this animal behaves in the wild

    2) no pl (= freies Land) countryside

    die freie Natúr, Gottes freie Natúr (liter) — the open country(side)

    in der freien Natúr — in the open countryside

    3) no pl (= Naturzustand) nature

    ist ihr Haar gefärbt? – nein, das ist alles Natúr — is her hair dyed? – no, it's natural

    sie sind von Natúr so gewachsen — they grew that way naturally

    ich bin von Natúr (aus) schüchtern — I am shy by nature

    sein Haar ist von Natúr aus blond — his hair is naturally blond

    zurück zur Natúr! — back to nature

    nach der Natúr zeichnen/malen — to draw/paint from nature

    4) (COOK)

    Schnitzel/Fisch Natúr — cutlet/fish not cooked in breadcrumbs

    Zitrone Natúr — freshly-squeezed lemon juice

    5) (= Beschaffenheit, Wesensart) nature; (Mensch) type

    die menschliche Natúr — human nature

    es liegt in der Natúr der Sache or der Dinge — it is in the nature of things

    das geht gegen meine Natúr — it goes against the grain

    das entspricht nicht meiner Natúr, das ist meiner Natúr zuwider — it's not in my nature

    eine Frage allgemeiner Natúr — a question of a general nature

    zurückhaltender Natúr sein — to be of a retiring nature

    das ist ihm zur zweiten Natúr geworden — it's become second nature to him

    eine eiserne Natúr haben — to have a cast-iron constitution

    sie ist eine gutmütige Natúr — she's a good-natured type or soul

    das ist nichts für zarte Natúren — that's not for sensitive types

    * * *
    die
    1) (physical characteristics, health etc: He has a strong constitution.) constitution
    2) (the physical world, eg trees, plants, animals, mountains, rivers etc, or the power which made them: the beauty of nature; the forces of nature; the study of nature.) nature
    3) (the qualities born in a person; personality: She has a generous nature.) nature
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    Na·tur
    <-, -en>
    [naˈtu:ɐ̯, pl naˈtu:rən]
    f
    1. kein pl BIOL nature, Nature
    2. kein pl (Landschaft) countryside
    die freie \Natur the open countryside
    3. (geh: Art) nature
    die \Natur dieser Sache the nature of this matter
    in der \Natur von etw dat liegen to be in the nature of sth
    das liegt in der \Natur der Sache it's in the nature of things
    4. (Mensch) type
    5. (Wesensart) nature
    sie hat eine empfindsame \Natur she has a sensitive nature
    jdm zur zweiten \Natur werden to become second nature to sb
    gegen jds \Natur gehen to go against sb's nature
    von \Natur aus by nature
    * * *
    die; Natur, Naturen
    1) o. Pl. nature no art.

    die freie Natur — [the] open countryside

    Tiere in freier Natur sehen — see animals in the wild

    2) (Art, Eigentümlichkeit) nature

    eine gesunde/eiserne/labile Natur haben — (ugs.) have a healthy/cast-iron/delicate constitution

    in der Natur der Sache/der Dinge liegen — be in the nature of things

    3) (Mensch) sort or type of person; sort (coll.); type (coll.)
    4) o. Pl. (natürlicher Zustand)

    sie ist von Natur aus blond/gutmütig — she is naturally fair/good-natured

    * * *
    Natur f; -, -en
    1. nur sg; besonders abstrakt: ( auch
    die Natur) nature; in einer bestimmten Gegend: natural surroundings pl; auf dem Land: countryside; (natürliche Umwelt) natural environment;
    Mutter Natur Mother Nature;
    in der freien Natur out in the open; Tiere: in their natural habitat;
    er liebt die Natur he’s a real nature lover; weitS. he loves to be out in the open;
    die Wunder der Natur the wonders of nature;
    nach der Natur zeichnen draw from nature;
    zurück zur Natur! back to nature!
    2. nur sg:
    es ist Natur it’s natural;
    Eiche Natur natural oak;
    von Natur (aus) by nature;
    ich bin von Natur aus blond I’m naturally blond
    3. meist sg (Wesensart, Eigentümlichkeit) temperament, disposition; (Charakter) character;
    eine gesunde Natur haben have a strong constitution;
    es liegt (nicht) in ihrer Natur it’s (not) in her nature;
    jemandem zur zweiten Natur werden become second nature to sb;
    wider die Natur it’s not in ( oder it’s against) his nature (
    zu +inf to +inf);
    die menschliche Natur human nature;
    gegen die Natur unnatural;
    die Natur verlangt ihr Recht hum wenn jemand auf die Toilette muss: nature calls; wenn jemand einschläft: there’s no point in fighting it
    4. nur sg (Art, Beschaffenheit) nature;
    Themen allgemeiner Natur topics of a general nature;
    die Sache ist ernster Natur it’s a serious matter;
    es liegt in der Natur der Sache it’s in the nature of it ( oder of things)
    5. (Mensch) type, sort;
    sie ist eine kämpferische Natur she’s the aggressive type;
    die beiden sind gegensätzliche Naturen they are different personalities
    * * *
    die; Natur, Naturen
    1) o. Pl. nature no art.

    die freie Natur — [the] open countryside

    2) (Art, Eigentümlichkeit) nature

    eine gesunde/eiserne/labile Natur haben — (ugs.) have a healthy/cast-iron/delicate constitution

    in der Natur der Sache/der Dinge liegen — be in the nature of things

    3) (Mensch) sort or type of person; sort (coll.); type (coll.)
    4) o. Pl. (natürlicher Zustand)

    sie ist von Natur aus blond/gutmütig — she is naturally fair/good-natured

    * * *
    -en f.
    nature n. -en m.
    nature n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Natur

  • 50 Thema

    n; -s, Themen und altm. Themata
    1. eines Buchs etc.: subject, topic; eines literarischen Werkes: auch theme; ein aktuelles Thema a topical ( oder current) issue; 5 Themen zur Wahl stellen give a choice of 5 topics, give 5 topics to choose from; zum Thema kommen get ( oder come) to the point; beim Thema bleiben stick ( oder keep) to the point ( oder one’s theme); vom Thema abkommen fail to keep to the point, lose sight of the topic; das Thema wechseln change the subject; das Thema verfehlen beim Aufsatz: go completely off the subject, not answer the question; Thema verfehlt irrelevant; Thema Nummer eins the number one topic; (Sex) everybody’s favo(u)rite topic; das ist ein heikles / leidiges Thema that’s a delicate subject / an unpleasant topic; wir wollen das Thema begraben let’s not talk about it any more; das ist für mich kein Thema mehr I don’t want to hear another word about it; das ist überhaupt kein Thema (kommt nicht in Frage) I’m ( oder we’re) not discussing that, that’s simply not on, Am. auch that’s completely out of the question; kein Thema! umg. (kein Problem) no problem!
    2. MUS. theme; ein Thema variieren compose ( spielen play) variations on a theme
    3. LING. theme
    * * *
    das Thema
    (Gegenstand) subject; topic;
    (Musik) theme
    * * *
    The|ma ['teːma]
    nt -s, Themen or -ta
    [-mən, -ta] (= Gegenstand) subject, topic; (= Leitgedanke, AUCH MUS) theme

    interessant vom Théma her — interesting as far as the subject matter is concerned

    beim Théma bleiben — to stick to the subject or point

    vom Théma abschweifen — to stray from or wander off the subject or point

    das Théma wechseln — to change the subject

    ein/kein Théma sein — to be/not to be an issue

    Geld ist für sie kein Théma — money is no object for her

    aus etw ein Théma machen — to make an issue of sth

    zum Théma werden — to become an issue

    wir wollen das Théma begraben (inf) — let's not talk about it any more, let's forget the whole subject

    das Théma ist (für mich) erledigt (inf) — as far as I'm concerned the matter's closed

    * * *
    das
    1) (the subject of a discussion, essay etc: The theme for tonight's talk is education.) theme
    2) (in a piece of music, the main melody, which may be repeated often.) theme
    3) (something spoken or written about; a subject: They discussed the weather and other topics.) topic
    * * *
    The·ma
    <-s, Themen o -ta>
    [ˈte:ma, pl -mən, -ta]
    nt
    1. (Gesprächsthema) subject, topic
    ein \Thema ist [für jdn] erledigt (fam) a matter is closed as far as sb is concerned
    beim \Thema bleiben to stick to the subject [or point]
    jdn vom \Thema abbringen to get sb off the subject
    vom \Thema abschweifen to wander [or fam get] off the subject
    \Thema Nr.1 sein to be the main subject of discussion
    das \Thema wechseln to change the subject
    3. (Bereich) subject area
    4. MUS theme
    5.
    ▶ wir wollen das \Thema begraben (fam) let's not talk about that anymore
    ▶ etw zum \Thema machen to make an issue out of sth
    ▶ ein/kein \Thema sein to be/not be an issue
    * * *
    das; Themas, Themen od. Themata subject; topic; (einer Abhandlung) subject; theme; (Leitgedanke) theme

    vom Thema abkommen od. abschweifen — wander off the subject or point

    * * *
    Thema n; -s, Themen und obs Themata
    1. eines Buchs etc: subject, topic; eines literarischen Werkes: auch theme;
    ein aktuelles Thema a topical ( oder current) issue;
    5 Themen zur Wahl stellen give a choice of 5 topics, give 5 topics to choose from;
    zum Thema kommen get ( oder come) to the point;
    beim Thema bleiben stick ( oder keep) to the point ( oder one’s theme);
    vom Thema abkommen fail to keep to the point, lose sight of the topic;
    das Thema wechseln change the subject;
    das Thema verfehlen beim Aufsatz: go completely off the subject, not answer the question;
    Thema verfehlt irrelevant;
    Thema Nummer eins the number one topic; (Sex) everybody’s favo(u)rite topic;
    das ist ein heikles/leidiges Thema that’s a delicate subject/an unpleasant topic;
    wir wollen das Thema begraben let’s not talk about it any more;
    das ist für mich kein Thema mehr I don’t want to hear another word about it;
    das ist überhaupt kein Thema (kommt nicht infrage) I’m ( oder we’re) not discussing that, that’s simply not on, US auch that’s completely out of the question;
    kein Thema! umg (kein Problem) no problem!
    2. MUS theme;
    ein Thema variieren compose ( spielen play) variations on a theme
    3. LING theme
    * * *
    das; Themas, Themen od. Themata subject; topic; (einer Abhandlung) subject; theme; (Leitgedanke) theme

    vom Thema abkommen od. abschweifen — wander off the subject or point

    * * *
    Themen n.
    subject n.
    theme n.
    topic n.

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  • 51 comprometido

    adj.
    1 engaged, affianced.
    2 committed, bound, engaged, compromised.
    3 implicated.
    4 pledged, obligated.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: comprometer.
    * * *
    1→ link=comprometer comprometer
    1 (difícil, arriesgado) difficult, in jeopardy
    2 (escritor, artista, etc) committed
    3 (involucrado) involved
    4 (para casarse) engaged
    * * *
    (f. - comprometida)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=difícil) awkward, embarrassing
    2) [socialmente] [escritor, artista] politically committed, engagé; [arte] politically committed

    un artista no comprometido — art which is not politically committed, art without any political commitment

    3) [por cita, trabajo]

    ya están comprometidos para jugar el sábado — they've already arranged to play on Saturday, they've booked to play on Saturday

    4) [antes del matrimonio] engaged
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) [ser] <asunto/situación> awkward, delicate
    2) [ser] <cine/escritor> politically committed
    3) [estar] ( para casarse) engaged
    * * *
    = jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], committed.
    Ex. And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
    Ex. Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.
    ----
    * cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.
    * estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.
    * estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.
    * no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.
    * total comprometido = encumbrance, accrual.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) [ser] <asunto/situación> awkward, delicate
    2) [ser] <cine/escritor> politically committed
    3) [estar] ( para casarse) engaged
    * * *
    = jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA], committed.

    Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.

    Ex: Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.
    * cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.
    * estar comprometido a = hold + hostage to.
    * estar comprometido a + Infinitivo = be committed to + Gerundio.
    * no verse comprometido por = be uncompromised by.
    * total comprometido = encumbrance, accrual.

    * * *
    A [ SER] ‹asunto/situación› awkward, delicate
    B [ SER] ‹cine/escritor/literatura› engagé, politically committed
    C [ ESTAR] (para casarse) engaged comprometido CON algn engaged TO sb
    D [ ESTAR] (involucrado) implicated comprometido EN algo implicated IN sth
    * * *

     

    Del verbo comprometer: ( conjugate comprometer)

    comprometido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    comprometer    
    comprometido
    comprometer ( conjugate comprometer) verbo transitivo

    b) ‹vida/libertad› to jeopardize, threaten

    c) ( obligar) comprometido a algn a algo to commit sb to sth;


    comprometerse verbo pronominal
    a) ( dar su palabra) comprometidose a hacer algo to promise to do sth;




    comprometidose con algn to get engaged to sb
    comprometido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) [ser] ‹asunto/situación› awkward, delicate

    b) [ser] ‹cine/escritor› politically committed

    c) [estar] ( para casarse) engaged;

    comprometido con algn engaged to sb
    comprometer verbo transitivo
    1 (obligar) to compel, oblige
    2 (implicar) to involve, compromise
    3 (poner en peligro) to jeopardize: no comprometas tu carrera, don't put your career at risk
    comprometido,-a adjetivo
    1 (con pareja reconocida) engaged
    2 (situación) difficult
    ' comprometido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    comprometida
    - resbaladiza
    - resbaladizo
    - seria
    - serio
    - comprometer
    English:
    crackdown
    - committed
    - compromising
    - engaged
    * * *
    comprometido, -a adj
    1. [con una idea] committed;
    es un intelectual comprometido he is a politically committed intellectual;
    está comprometido con la defensa del medio ambiente he is committed to the defence of the environment
    2. [situación] compromising, awkward
    3. [para casarse] engaged;
    estar comprometido con alguien to be engaged to sb
    * * *
    adj
    1 committed
    2
    :
    estar comprometido en algo be implicated in sth
    3
    :
    estar comprometido de novios be engaged
    * * *
    comprometido, -da adj
    1) : compromising, awkward
    2) : committed, obliged
    3) : engaged (to be married)

    Spanish-English dictionary > comprometido

  • 52 estar a caballo entre ... y ...

    (v.) = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + the thin line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and
    Ex. Typography at present is treated as an aspect of communication; it should instead be considered as lying midway between the plastic and the graphic arts.
    Ex. These ferocious competitors tread a fine line between controlled aggression and illegality.
    Ex. Therapists must be able to tread the thin line between too much involvement with patients and too little.
    Ex. Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.
    * * *
    (v.) = lie + midway between... and..., tread + a fine line between... and, tread + the thin line between... and, tread + a delicate line between... and

    Ex: Typography at present is treated as an aspect of communication; it should instead be considered as lying midway between the plastic and the graphic arts.

    Ex: These ferocious competitors tread a fine line between controlled aggression and illegality.
    Ex: Therapists must be able to tread the thin line between too much involvement with patients and too little.
    Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estar a caballo entre ... y ...

  • 53 intentar encontrar un término medio entre ... y ...

    (v.) = tread + a delicate line between... and
    Ex. Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.
    * * *
    (v.) = tread + a delicate line between... and

    Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.

    Spanish-English dictionary > intentar encontrar un término medio entre ... y ...

  • 54 leve

    adj.
    1 light (suave, sutil).
    2 minor (pecado, falta, herida).
    3 benignant, mild.
    pres.subj.
    1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: levar.
    * * *
    1 (ligero, suave) slight; (de poco peso) light
    2 (poco importante) slight, trifling; (poco grave) minor
    * * *
    adj.
    light, mild
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sin importancia) minor
    2) (=suave) [brisa] light; [sonrisa] slight
    3) (=ligero) [carga, peso] light
    4) frm (=muy fino) light, fine
    * * *
    1)
    a) <perfume/gasa> delicate
    b) <sospecha/duda> slight; < sonrisa> slight; < brisa> gentle, slight; < golpe> gentle, light; < enfermedad> mild
    2) < pecado> venial; <castigo/sanción> light; <herida/lesión> slight; < infracción> minor
    * * *
    = mild, light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], venial.
    Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
    Ex. One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.
    Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
    ----
    * falta leve = lesser sin.
    * * *
    1)
    a) <perfume/gasa> delicate
    b) <sospecha/duda> slight; < sonrisa> slight; < brisa> gentle, slight; < golpe> gentle, light; < enfermedad> mild
    2) < pecado> venial; <castigo/sanción> light; <herida/lesión> slight; < infracción> minor
    * * *
    = mild, light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], venial.

    Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.

    Ex: One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.
    Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
    * falta leve = lesser sin.

    * * *
    A
    1 (delicado, tenue) ‹perfume/gasa› delicate
    2
    (ligero): tenía una leve sospecha/duda she had a slight o faint suspicion/a slight doubt
    insinuó una leve sonrisa she gave a slight smile
    soplaba una leve brisa there was a gentle o slight breeze blowing
    sintió unos leves golpes en la puerta he heard a gentle o light knocking at the door
    hay un leve parecido entre ellos there's a faint o slight resemblance between them
    tuvo la varicela pero muy leve she had chickenpox but only very mildly
    B (de poca importancia) ‹pecado› venial; ‹castigo/sanción› light; ‹herida/lesión› slight
    cometió una infracción leve he committed a minor offense
    sus heridas son de carácter leve he has only slight o minor injuries
    * * *

     

    Del verbo levar: ( conjugate levar)

    levé es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    leve es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    levar    
    leve
    levar ( conjugate levar) verbo transitivo:

    leve adjetivo
    a) ‹perfume/gasa› delicate

    b) ‹sospecha/duda› slight;

    ‹ sonrisa› slight;
    ‹ brisa› gentle, slight;
    ‹ golpe› gentle, light;
    ‹ enfermedad› mild;
    ‹herida/lesión› slight;
    ‹ pecado› venial;
    ‹castigo/sanción› light;
    ‹ infracción› minor
    levar verbo transitivo levar anclas, to weigh anchor
    leve adjetivo
    1 (poco pesado) light
    2 (suave, poco intenso) una leve brisa, a gentle breeze
    una leve idea, a slight idea
    3 fig (de poca gravedad) slight
    herida leve, slight injury
    ' leve' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cabeceo
    - cojera
    - contoneo
    - desperfecto
    - murmullo
    - carácter
    - codazo
    - experimentar
    - ligero
    English:
    ailment
    - mild
    - minor
    - radiation
    - slight
    * * *
    leve adj
    1. [de poco peso] light
    2. [poco importante] [pecado, falta, herida] minor;
    [enfermedad] mild, slight;
    resultó herido de carácter leve he suffered minor injuries;
    no tengo la más leve sospecha de que sea él I don't suspect him in the slightest;
    el paciente experimentó una leve mejoría there was a slight improvement in the patient's condition
    3. [poco intenso] [dolor] slight;
    [olor, sabor] slight, faint; [castigo] mild;
    soplaba una leve brisa a gentle breeze was blowing;
    se produjo un leve temblor de tierra there was a minor earth tremor;
    se detectaba un leve temblor en su voz a faint tremor was noticeable in her voice;
    nos ofreció una leve sonrisa she gave us a faint smile
    * * *
    adj slight; sonrisa faint
    * * *
    leve adj
    1) : light, slight
    2) : trivial, unimportant
    ♦ levemente adv
    * * *
    leve adj slight

    Spanish-English dictionary > leve

  • 55 minuto

    1. adj persona tiny
    oggetto minute
    descrizione, indagine detailed
    commercio m al minuto retail trade
    2. m minute
    60 pulsazioni al minuto 60 beats a minute
    ho i minuti contati I don't have a minute to spare
    * * *
    minuto1 agg.
    1 (piccolo) minute, small, tiny: calligrafia minuta, small (o minute) handwriting; oggetti minuti, small (o tiny) objects; carbone minuto, tiny pieces of a coal; persona di ossatura minuta, a small-boned person; pioggia minuta, drizzle // (cuc.) frittura minuta, small fry // bestie minute, small stock
    2 (delicato) delicate; (gracile) frail: lineamenti minuti, delicate features; un bambino minuto, a frail child
    3 (dettagliato) detailed; (minuzioso) minute: una minuta spiegazione, a detailed explanation; fece minute indagini sul delitto, he made minute inquiries into the crime; un piano studiato nei più minuti particolari, a plan studied to the last detail; un minuto resoconto, a detailed account
    4 (accessorio, di poco conto) petty, trivial: occupazioni minute, trivial jobs; spese minute, petty expenses; denaro per i minuti piaceri, pocket money // popolo minuto, the common people, (spreg.) the mob
    ◆ s.m.
    1 (comm.) al minuto, (by) retail: commerciante al minuto, retailer; prezzo al minuto, retail price; vendere al minuto, to retail (o to sell by retail); comprare al minuto, to buy retail
    2 (minuzie) details (pl.) // cadere nel minuto, to get bogged down in details.
    minuto2 s.m.
    1 minute: minuto secondo, primo, second, minute; mancano dieci minuti alle cinque, it is ten (minutes) to five; sono le quattro e venti minuti, it is twenty (minutes) past four; ogni minuto mi sembrava un'ora, every minute seemed an hour to me; ogni cinque minuti c'è un autobus, every five minutes there's a bus; abitiamo a cinque minuti da un parco, we live five minutes from a park // il mio orologio spacca il minuto, my watch is dead on time // contare i minuti, to count the minutes // stare al minuto, guardare il minuto, (fig.) to be a stickler for punctuality
    2 (fig.) (pochissimo tempo) minute, moment: non ho mai un minuto di pace, di calma, I never have a moment of peace, of calm (o of rest); quel bimbo non sta fermo un minuto, that child doesn't keep still for a moment; in un minuto, tra un minuto, in a minute; sarò qui tra un minuto, I'll be here in a minute; aspetta, è una questione di due, di pochi minuti, wait, it's a matter of minutes // presto, non c'è un minuto da perdere!, quick, we can't afford to waste a moment! // avere i minuti contati, to have very little time // ogni (mezzo) minuto, every minute, all the time; non è possibile, mi interrompe ogni minuto!, it's impossible, he interrupts me every minute (o all the time) // di minuto in minuto, (da un momento all'altro) any minute, (di momento in momento) every moment, from one moment to the next; lo aspettiamo di minuto in minuto, we're expecting him any minute; la tensione aumentava di minuto in minuto, the tension was increasing every moment (o from one moment to the next).
    * * *
    I 1. [mi'nuto]
    1) (piccolo) [ scrittura] small, minute; [ oggetto] tiny, small
    2) (esile) [ persona] tiny, slight; [ donna] petite; (delicato) [ lineamenti] delicate, fine
    3) fig. (trascurabile) [ dettagli] petty, minute, trifling; [ spese] trifling
    4) fig. (dettagliato) [ descrizione] minute, detailed
    2.
    sostantivo maschile

    comprare, vendere al minuto — to buy, sell retail

    II [mi'nuto]
    sostantivo maschile
    2) (momento) minute, moment

    (solo) un minuto — half a minute o second o tick BE colloq.

    a -i — (a momenti) at any moment, anytime

    ••

    avere i -i contati — to be hard-pressed for time, to work against the clock

    spaccare il minuto — [ persona] to be dead on time; [ orologio] to keep perfect time

    * * *
    minuto1
    /mi'nuto/
     1 (piccolo) [ scrittura] small, minute; [ oggetto] tiny, small; legna -a kindling
     2 (esile) [ persona] tiny, slight; [ donna] petite; (delicato) [ lineamenti] delicate, fine; di corporatura -a small-bodied; di ossatura -a fine-boned
     3 fig. (trascurabile) [ dettagli] petty, minute, trifling; [ spese] trifling
     4 fig. (dettagliato) [ descrizione] minute, detailed
      vendita al minuto retail; prezzo al minuto retail price; comprare, vendere al minuto to buy, sell retail.
    ————————
    minuto2
    /mi'nuto/ ⇒ 19, 13
    sostantivo m.
     1 (unità di tempo) minute; è a circa dieci -i di cammino it's about ten minutes' walk
     2 (momento) minute, moment; (solo) un minuto half a minute o second o tick BE colloq.; hai un minuto? can you spare a minute? non c'è un minuto da perdere there's not a moment to lose; l'angoscia aumenta di minuto in minuto fear is mounting by the minute; a -i (a momenti) at any moment, anytime; un cambiamento dell'ultimo minuto a last-minute change
    avere i -i contati to be hard-pressed for time, to work against the clock; spaccare il minuto [ persona] to be dead on time; [ orologio] to keep perfect time.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > minuto

  • 56 molle

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > molle

  • 57 mollia

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mollia

  • 58 mollis

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mollis

  • 59 molliter

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > molliter

  • 60 frostempfindlich

    Adj. sensitive to frost, delicate, not hardy
    * * *
    frọst|emp|find|lich
    adj
    Pflanzen etc frost-sensitive attr, sensitive to frost pred, delicate, not hardy pred
    * * *
    frostempfindlich adj sensitive to frost, delicate, not hardy

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > frostempfindlich

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