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  • 1 carmen

    1.
    carmen, ĭnis, n. (old form cas-men, Varr. L. L. p. 86 Bip.) [Sanscr. çasto [p. 293] declaim, praise; cf.: camilla, censeo], a tune, song; poem, verse; an oracular response, a prophecy; a form of incantation (cf.: cano, cantus, and canto).
    I.
    In gen., a tune, song, air, lay, strain, note, sound, both vocal and instrumental (mostly poet.; in prose, instead of it, cantus; cf.

    also versus, numeri, modi): carmen tuba ista peregit ( = sonus),

    Enn. Ann. 508 Vahl.:

    carmine vocali clarus citharāque Philammon,

    Ov. M. 11, 317; cf.

    vocum,

    id. ib. 12, 157:

    per me (sc. Apollinem) concordant carmina nervis,

    id. ib. 1, 518; cf. id. ib. 11, 5;

    5, 340: solaque culminibus ferali carmine bubo Saepe queri,

    Verg. A. 4, 462; so id. G. 4, 514; Ov. M. 10, 453:

    cygnorum,

    id. ib. 5, 387; cf. id. ib. 14, 430; Mart. 13, 77:

    citharae liquidum carmen,

    Lucr. 4, 981; cf. id. 2, 506; Hor. C. 1, 15, 15:

    lyrae carmen,

    Prop. 2, 1, 9 Hertzb.:

    canere miserabile carmen,

    Ov. M. 5, 118:

    harundineum,

    id. Tr. 4, 1, 12:

    socialia carmina,

    id. H. 12, 139:

    barbaricum,

    id. M. 11, 163.—With allusion to playing on the cithara:

    hoc carmen hic tribunus plebis non vobis sed sibi intus canit,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 26, 68; cf. Aspendius.—Also the sound of waves, Claud. Cons. Mall. Th. 319; cf. Auct. Aetn. 295.—
    II.
    Esp., a composition in verse, a poem; poetry, verse, song, whether in a broader sense, of every kind of poetic production, epic, dramatic, lyric (opp. to prose and to cantus, the melody), or, in a more restricted sense, for lyric poetry.
    A.
    Cum hanc felicitatem non prosa modo multi sint consecuti sed etiam carmine, Quint. 10, 7, 19; cf. id. 1, 8, 2; 8, 6, 27; 10, 1, 95:

    perspicuum est, et cantus (melodies) tum fuisse rescriptos vocum sonis et carmina (words),

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 2, 3; id. de Or. 2, 8, 34; 3, 51, 197:

    carminibus cum res gestas coepere poetae Tradere,

    Lucr. 5, 1444:

    Maeonii carminis alite,

    Hor. C. 1, 6, 2:

    epicum carmen,

    Quint. 10, 1, 62:

    heroici sublimitas,

    id. 1, 8, 5; cf. Prop. 3 (4), 3, 16:

    Iliacum,

    Hor. A. P. 129:

    historia quodammodo carmen solutum,

    Quint. 10, 1, 31:

    Pierium,

    Lucr. 1, 946; 4, 21:

    tragicum,

    Hor. A. P. 220:

    carmina Livi,

    id. Ep. 2, 1, 69; cf. Tac. A. 11, 13:

    Saliorum carmina,

    Varr. L. L. 3, 26; 9, 61; Quint. 1, 6, 40; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 86 Schmid.; cf. Liv. 1, 20, 4 al.:

    lyricorum carmina,

    Quint. 9, 4, 53; Prop. 4 (5), 6, 32:

    Aeolium,

    Hor. C. 3, 30, 13:

    Lydis remixto carmine tibiis,

    id. ib. 4, 15, 30; cf. id. Epod. 9, 5:

    carmen funebre proprie Naenia,

    Quint. 8, 2, 8:

    carmina quae in Phaeacum epulis canuntur,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 71; cf. id. ib. 19, 75:

    lascivum,

    Quint. 9, 4, 108:

    obscena,

    satirical, abusive poems, libels, Prop. 1, 16, 10;

    the same: famosum,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 31 Schmid.:

    malum,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 153; id. S. 2, 1. 82 Heind.:

    obliquum,

    Stat. S. 1, 2, 27:

    probrosum,

    Tac. A. 4, 31; cf.:

    si quis carmen condidisset quod infamiam faceret flagitiumve alteri,

    Cic. Rep. 4, 10, 12; and Fragm. XII. Tab. 8, 1, ap. Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 259 sq.; Fischer ad Cic. Tusc. 4, 2, 4.—Phrases:

    canere,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 71; Liv. 1, 20, 4 al.:

    cantare cui,

    Hor. C. 3, 1, 4:

    cantitare,

    Cic. Brut. 19, 75: CONDERE, XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Rep. 4, 10, 12; Lucr. 5, 1; Hor. S. 2, 1, 82; id. A. P. 436:

    contexere,

    Cic. Cael. 8, 18:

    disponere,

    Lucr. 3, 420:

    pangere,

    id. 1, 934; 4, 9:

    fingere,

    Hor. C. 4, 2, 32; id. Ep. 2, 1, 227; id. A. P. 331:

    dicere,

    id. C. 4, 12, 10; id. C. S. 8:

    dictare,

    id. S. 1, 10, 75; id. Ep. 2, 1, 110:

    docere,

    id. C. 2, 19, 1:

    ad umbilicum adducere,

    id. Epod. 14, 7:

    deducere ad sua tempora,

    Ov. M. 1, 4:

    fundere,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 64:

    componere ad lyram,

    Quint. 1, 10, 29; cf. id. 11, 2, 11.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    In a restricted sense for lyric or epic poetry:

    carmine tu gaudes, hic delectatur iambis,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 59 Schmid.; cf.:

    carmina compono, hic elegos,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 91: amabile carmen, i. e. a love poem or song, id. ib. 1, 3, 24.—And opp. to the drama for an epic or lyric poem:

    fabula, quae versatur in tragoediis atque carminibus,

    Quint. 2, 4, 2.—
    2.
    A part of a great epic poem, a book, canto:

    in primo carmine,

    Lucr. 6, 937. —
    3.
    A poetic inscription:

    et tumulum facite et tumulo superaddite carmen: Daphnis ego, etc.,

    Verg. E. 5, 42; id. A. 3, 287; Ov. M. 14, 442; id. F. 3, 547 al.—
    4.
    A response of an oracle, a prophecy, prediction:

    ultima Cumaei venit jam carminis aetas,

    Verg. E. 4, 4; so Ov. M. 6, 582; Liv. 1, 45, 5; 23, 11, 4; 25, 12, 4; 29, 10, 6; 38, 45, 3; Tac. A. 3, 63; 4, 43; 6, 12 al.—
    5.
    A magic formula, an incantation: MALVM, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 17; cf.

    Fragm. XII. Tab. 8, 1, a. ap. Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 260: polleantne aliquid verba et incantamenta carminum,

    Plin. 28, 2, 3, § 10: carmina vel caelo possunt deducere lunam;

    Carminibus Circe socios mutavit Ulixi,

    Verg. E. 8, 69 sq.; so id. A. 4, 487; Hor. Epod. 5, 72; 17, 4; id. S. 1, 8, 19; Prop. 2 (3), 28, 35; Ov. M. 7, 137; 14, 58; Quint. 7, 3, 7; Tac. A. 2, 69; 4, 22 al.—
    6.
    On account of the very ancient practice of composing forms of religion and law in Saturnian verse, also a formula in religion or law, a form:

    diro quodam carmine jurare,

    Liv. 10, 38, 10; 10, 41, 3; 31, 17, 9; 1, 24, 6 and 9; Plin. 28, 2, 3, § 12:

    cruciatus carmina,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 4, 13; cf. id. Mur. 12, 26:

    lex horrendi carminis erat: duumviri perduellionem judicent, etc.,

    of a dreadful form, Liv. 1, 26, 6:

    rogationis carmen,

    id. 3, 64, 10.—
    7.
    Moral sentences composed in verses:

    Appii Caeci carmen,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 2, 4; cf.:

    liber Catonis qui inscriptus est Carmen de moribus,

    Gell. 11, 2, 2:

    ut totum illud, VTI. LINGVA. NVNCVPASSIT., non in XII. tabulis, sed in magistri carmine scriptum videretur,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 245:

    necessarium,

    id. Leg. 2, 23, 59.
    2.
    carmen, ĭnis, n. [1. caro], a card, for wool or flax, Venant. Ep. Praem. Carm. 6, 5.

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  • 2 casmen

    1.
    carmen, ĭnis, n. (old form cas-men, Varr. L. L. p. 86 Bip.) [Sanscr. çasto [p. 293] declaim, praise; cf.: camilla, censeo], a tune, song; poem, verse; an oracular response, a prophecy; a form of incantation (cf.: cano, cantus, and canto).
    I.
    In gen., a tune, song, air, lay, strain, note, sound, both vocal and instrumental (mostly poet.; in prose, instead of it, cantus; cf.

    also versus, numeri, modi): carmen tuba ista peregit ( = sonus),

    Enn. Ann. 508 Vahl.:

    carmine vocali clarus citharāque Philammon,

    Ov. M. 11, 317; cf.

    vocum,

    id. ib. 12, 157:

    per me (sc. Apollinem) concordant carmina nervis,

    id. ib. 1, 518; cf. id. ib. 11, 5;

    5, 340: solaque culminibus ferali carmine bubo Saepe queri,

    Verg. A. 4, 462; so id. G. 4, 514; Ov. M. 10, 453:

    cygnorum,

    id. ib. 5, 387; cf. id. ib. 14, 430; Mart. 13, 77:

    citharae liquidum carmen,

    Lucr. 4, 981; cf. id. 2, 506; Hor. C. 1, 15, 15:

    lyrae carmen,

    Prop. 2, 1, 9 Hertzb.:

    canere miserabile carmen,

    Ov. M. 5, 118:

    harundineum,

    id. Tr. 4, 1, 12:

    socialia carmina,

    id. H. 12, 139:

    barbaricum,

    id. M. 11, 163.—With allusion to playing on the cithara:

    hoc carmen hic tribunus plebis non vobis sed sibi intus canit,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 26, 68; cf. Aspendius.—Also the sound of waves, Claud. Cons. Mall. Th. 319; cf. Auct. Aetn. 295.—
    II.
    Esp., a composition in verse, a poem; poetry, verse, song, whether in a broader sense, of every kind of poetic production, epic, dramatic, lyric (opp. to prose and to cantus, the melody), or, in a more restricted sense, for lyric poetry.
    A.
    Cum hanc felicitatem non prosa modo multi sint consecuti sed etiam carmine, Quint. 10, 7, 19; cf. id. 1, 8, 2; 8, 6, 27; 10, 1, 95:

    perspicuum est, et cantus (melodies) tum fuisse rescriptos vocum sonis et carmina (words),

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 2, 3; id. de Or. 2, 8, 34; 3, 51, 197:

    carminibus cum res gestas coepere poetae Tradere,

    Lucr. 5, 1444:

    Maeonii carminis alite,

    Hor. C. 1, 6, 2:

    epicum carmen,

    Quint. 10, 1, 62:

    heroici sublimitas,

    id. 1, 8, 5; cf. Prop. 3 (4), 3, 16:

    Iliacum,

    Hor. A. P. 129:

    historia quodammodo carmen solutum,

    Quint. 10, 1, 31:

    Pierium,

    Lucr. 1, 946; 4, 21:

    tragicum,

    Hor. A. P. 220:

    carmina Livi,

    id. Ep. 2, 1, 69; cf. Tac. A. 11, 13:

    Saliorum carmina,

    Varr. L. L. 3, 26; 9, 61; Quint. 1, 6, 40; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 86 Schmid.; cf. Liv. 1, 20, 4 al.:

    lyricorum carmina,

    Quint. 9, 4, 53; Prop. 4 (5), 6, 32:

    Aeolium,

    Hor. C. 3, 30, 13:

    Lydis remixto carmine tibiis,

    id. ib. 4, 15, 30; cf. id. Epod. 9, 5:

    carmen funebre proprie Naenia,

    Quint. 8, 2, 8:

    carmina quae in Phaeacum epulis canuntur,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 71; cf. id. ib. 19, 75:

    lascivum,

    Quint. 9, 4, 108:

    obscena,

    satirical, abusive poems, libels, Prop. 1, 16, 10;

    the same: famosum,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 31 Schmid.:

    malum,

    id. ib. 2, 1, 153; id. S. 2, 1. 82 Heind.:

    obliquum,

    Stat. S. 1, 2, 27:

    probrosum,

    Tac. A. 4, 31; cf.:

    si quis carmen condidisset quod infamiam faceret flagitiumve alteri,

    Cic. Rep. 4, 10, 12; and Fragm. XII. Tab. 8, 1, ap. Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 259 sq.; Fischer ad Cic. Tusc. 4, 2, 4.—Phrases:

    canere,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 71; Liv. 1, 20, 4 al.:

    cantare cui,

    Hor. C. 3, 1, 4:

    cantitare,

    Cic. Brut. 19, 75: CONDERE, XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Rep. 4, 10, 12; Lucr. 5, 1; Hor. S. 2, 1, 82; id. A. P. 436:

    contexere,

    Cic. Cael. 8, 18:

    disponere,

    Lucr. 3, 420:

    pangere,

    id. 1, 934; 4, 9:

    fingere,

    Hor. C. 4, 2, 32; id. Ep. 2, 1, 227; id. A. P. 331:

    dicere,

    id. C. 4, 12, 10; id. C. S. 8:

    dictare,

    id. S. 1, 10, 75; id. Ep. 2, 1, 110:

    docere,

    id. C. 2, 19, 1:

    ad umbilicum adducere,

    id. Epod. 14, 7:

    deducere ad sua tempora,

    Ov. M. 1, 4:

    fundere,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 64:

    componere ad lyram,

    Quint. 1, 10, 29; cf. id. 11, 2, 11.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    In a restricted sense for lyric or epic poetry:

    carmine tu gaudes, hic delectatur iambis,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 59 Schmid.; cf.:

    carmina compono, hic elegos,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 91: amabile carmen, i. e. a love poem or song, id. ib. 1, 3, 24.—And opp. to the drama for an epic or lyric poem:

    fabula, quae versatur in tragoediis atque carminibus,

    Quint. 2, 4, 2.—
    2.
    A part of a great epic poem, a book, canto:

    in primo carmine,

    Lucr. 6, 937. —
    3.
    A poetic inscription:

    et tumulum facite et tumulo superaddite carmen: Daphnis ego, etc.,

    Verg. E. 5, 42; id. A. 3, 287; Ov. M. 14, 442; id. F. 3, 547 al.—
    4.
    A response of an oracle, a prophecy, prediction:

    ultima Cumaei venit jam carminis aetas,

    Verg. E. 4, 4; so Ov. M. 6, 582; Liv. 1, 45, 5; 23, 11, 4; 25, 12, 4; 29, 10, 6; 38, 45, 3; Tac. A. 3, 63; 4, 43; 6, 12 al.—
    5.
    A magic formula, an incantation: MALVM, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Plin. 28, 2, 4, § 17; cf.

    Fragm. XII. Tab. 8, 1, a. ap. Wordsw. Fragm. and Spec. p. 260: polleantne aliquid verba et incantamenta carminum,

    Plin. 28, 2, 3, § 10: carmina vel caelo possunt deducere lunam;

    Carminibus Circe socios mutavit Ulixi,

    Verg. E. 8, 69 sq.; so id. A. 4, 487; Hor. Epod. 5, 72; 17, 4; id. S. 1, 8, 19; Prop. 2 (3), 28, 35; Ov. M. 7, 137; 14, 58; Quint. 7, 3, 7; Tac. A. 2, 69; 4, 22 al.—
    6.
    On account of the very ancient practice of composing forms of religion and law in Saturnian verse, also a formula in religion or law, a form:

    diro quodam carmine jurare,

    Liv. 10, 38, 10; 10, 41, 3; 31, 17, 9; 1, 24, 6 and 9; Plin. 28, 2, 3, § 12:

    cruciatus carmina,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 4, 13; cf. id. Mur. 12, 26:

    lex horrendi carminis erat: duumviri perduellionem judicent, etc.,

    of a dreadful form, Liv. 1, 26, 6:

    rogationis carmen,

    id. 3, 64, 10.—
    7.
    Moral sentences composed in verses:

    Appii Caeci carmen,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 2, 4; cf.:

    liber Catonis qui inscriptus est Carmen de moribus,

    Gell. 11, 2, 2:

    ut totum illud, VTI. LINGVA. NVNCVPASSIT., non in XII. tabulis, sed in magistri carmine scriptum videretur,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 245:

    necessarium,

    id. Leg. 2, 23, 59.
    2.
    carmen, ĭnis, n. [1. caro], a card, for wool or flax, Venant. Ep. Praem. Carm. 6, 5.

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  • 3 carmen

        carmen inis, n    [1 CAS-], a song, poem, verse, oracular response, prophecy, form of incantation, tune, air, lay, strain, note, sound (vocal or instrumental): canentes carmina, L.: Carmine vocali clarus, O.: lyrae, Pr.: per me concordant carmina nervis, O.: ferale, V.: cygnorum, O.: citharā carmina divides, H.: barbaricum, O. — Esp., a composition in verse, poem, poetry, verse, song: cantūs et carmina, melodies and words: Maeonii carminis alite, H.: tragicum, H.: carmina Livi, H.: Lydis remixto carmine tibiis, H.: famosum, abusive, H.: canere, to compose: pueris canto, H.: condere, H.: contexere: fingere, H.: docere, H.: ad umbilicum adducere, H. — Lyric poetry: Carmine tu gaudes, hic delectatur iambis, H.: Carmina compono, hic elegos, H. — A poetic inscription: carminibus templorum aditūs exornare: tumulo superaddite carmen, V.—A passage from a poem, poetical extract: audiens tam grande carmen: Euripideum illud.—An oracular response, prophecy, prediction: Cumaeum, V.: in libris Sibyllinis, L.—A charm, incantation: Carminibus Circe socios mutavit Ulixi, V.: veneficae Scientioris, H.: Auxiliare, O.—A form of speech, ceremonial phrase, formula (in religious or legal observances): quae (verba) longo effata carmine, L.: diro quodam carmine iurare, L.: cruciatūs carmina: lex horrendi carminis erat, of a dreadful form, L.: Appii Caeci carmen, a proverbial saying: magistri, a school-task for the memory: sacrum, L.
    * * *
    I
    card for wool/flax
    II
    song/music; poem/play; charm; prayer, incantation, ritual/magic formula; oracle

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  • 4 schlimm

    schlimm [ʃlɪm] adj
    1) ( übel) bad, dreadful;
    eine \schlimme Entwicklung an ugly development;
    eine \schlimme Tatsache a dreadful fact;
    ein \schlimmer Fall a nasty case [or instance];
    eine \schlimme Geschichte an ugly [or a bad] business;
    eine \schlimme Nachricht/\schlimme Neuigkeiten bad news pl;
    ein \schlimmer Vorfall an ugly incident;
    ein \schlimmer Vorwurf a serious reproach;
    eine \schlimme Zeit a terrible [or dreadful] time;
    es ist \schlimm, dass... it is dreadful [or terrible] that...;
    es wird [für jdn] \schlimm [mit etw] sth is dreadful [or terrible] [for sb];
    mit der Hitze wird es auch von Jahr zu Jahr \schlimmer the heat gets worse from year to year;
    etwas S\schlimmes/S\schlimmeres sth dreadful [or terrible] /worse;
    etw viel S\schlimmeres sth much worse;
    das S\schlimmste the worst;
    das S\schlimme ist, [dass]... the worst [of it] is [that]...;
    es gibt S\schlimmeres there are worse things;
    es gibt nichts S\schlimmeres als... there's nothing worse than...;
    wenn es nichts S\schlimmeres ist! as long as it's nothing more serious than that!, if that's all it is!;
    \schlimm, \schlimm! that's dreadful [or terrible] !
    2) ( gravierend) bad, serious, grave ( form)
    eine \schlimme Tat a grave misdeed ( form)
    ein \schlimmes Verbrechen begehen to commit a serious crime;
    ein \schlimmes Versäumnis a glaring omission;
    nicht [so] \schlimm sein to be not [so] bad [or terrible];
    es ist \schlimm, dass... it is dreadful [or terrible] that...
    3) (fam: ernst) serious;
    eine \schlimme Operation a major operation;
    eine \schlimme Wunde a serious [or severe] [or bad] [or nasty] wound
    4) ( moralisch schlecht) bad, wicked
    WENDUNGEN:
    etw ist halb so \schlimm sth is not as bad as all that;
    ist nicht \schlimm! no problem!, don't worry!
    1) ( gravierend) seriously;
    sich \schlimm irren/ täuschen/ vertun to make a serious mistake
    2) ( äußerst schlecht) dreadfully;
    sich \schlimm benehmen to behave badly;
    jdn \schlimm verprügeln to beat sb up badly;
    jdn \schlimm zurichten to give sb a severe beating;
    \schlimm dran sein ( fam) to be in a bad way ( fam)
    wenn es ganz \schlimm kommt if the worst comes to the worst;
    es hätte \schlimmer kommen können it could have been worse;
    es steht \schlimm [mit etw] things look bad [for sth];
    es steht \schlimm [um jdn] things look bad for sb;
    \schlimm genug, dass... it's bad enough that...;
    um so [o desto] \schlimmer so much the worse
    3) med badly
    4) ( sehr) badly;
    die Scheidung hat sie \schlimm mitgenommen she's had a rough time with her divorce

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  • 5 furchtbar

    I Adj.
    1. terrible; stärker: fearful; Gegner etc.: formidable; er ist ein furchtbarer Mensch umg. he is an awful person; es war furchtbar für mich, nicht helfen zu können it was terrible for me not to be able to help
    2. umg. (sehr groß oder schlecht) terrible, dreadful, awful; ein furchtbares Deutsch sprechen speak terrible ( oder dreadful oder awful oder frightful) German; das ist ja furchtbar! that’s terrible ( oder frightful)!
    II Adv.
    1. terribly
    2. umg. (sehr) terribly; negativ: auch dreadfully; furchtbar heiß terribly ( oder dreadfully) hot; furchtbar aufregend terribly exciting; furchtbar nett terribly nice; das ist furchtbar nett von Ihnen that’s terribly kind of you; es ist furchtbar einfach it’s terribly easy; ich bin furchtbar erschrocken I got a terrible ( oder a dreadful) fright; wir haben furchtbar gelacht we just laughed and laughed
    * * *
    formidable (Adj.); fearful (Adj.); dreadful (Adj.); gruesome (Adj.); awfully (Adv.); parlous (Adj.); frightful (Adj.); appalling (Adj.); terrible (Adj.); awful (Adj.)
    * * *
    fụrcht|bar
    1. adj
    terrible, awful, dreadful

    ich habe einen furchtbaren Hunger — I'm ever so hungry (inf), I'm terribly hungry (inf)

    2. adv
    terribly (inf), awfully (inf)
    * * *
    2) (very great (in a bad sense); very bad: abysmal ignorance; The weather is abysmal.) abysmal
    3) (very bad: Your handwriting is atrocious.) atrocious
    4) (very: awfully silly.) awfully
    5) (very bad: This book is awful; an awful experience.) awful
    6) (severe: an awful headache.) awful
    7) (terrible: The lion gave a fearful roar.) fearful
    8) (very bad: a fearful mistake!) fearful
    10) (terrible: a dreadful accident.) dreadful
    11) (extremely: dreadfully ill; dreadfully clever.) dreadfully
    13) (rather frightening: a formidable appearance.) formidable
    14) ((of a person) brave; bold.) redoubtable
    * * *
    furcht·bar
    I. adj terrible, dreadful
    einen \furchtbaren Durst/Hunger haben to be parched/famished form [or fam terribly thirsty/hungry]
    \furchtbar aussehen to look awful [or dreadful
    II. adv
    1. (äußerst) terribly
    \furchtbar kalt/unangenehm terribly cold/unpleasant
    2. (schrecklich) terribly, horribly
    \furchtbar durstig/hungrig sein to be terribly thirsty/hungry
    * * *
    1.
    1) awful; frightful; dreadful

    es war mir furchtbar, das tun zu müssen — it was awful [for me] to have to do it

    2) (ugs.): (unangenehm) awful (coll.); terrible (coll.)

    ein furchtbarer Angeber — an awful or frightful show-off (coll.)

    2.
    adverbial (ugs.) awfully (coll.); terribly (coll.)

    furchtbar lachen [müssen] — laugh oneself silly (coll.)

    * * *
    A. adj
    1. terrible; stärker: fearful; Gegner etc: formidable;
    er ist ein furchtbarer Mensch umg he is an awful person;
    es war furchtbar für mich, nicht helfen zu können it was terrible for me not to be able to help
    2. umg (sehr groß oder schlecht) terrible, dreadful, awful;
    ein furchtbares Deutsch sprechen speak terrible ( oder dreadful oder awful oder frightful) German;
    das ist ja furchtbar! that’s terrible ( oder frightful)!
    B. adv
    1. terribly
    2. umg (sehr) terribly; negativ: auch dreadfully;
    furchtbar heiß terribly ( oder dreadfully) hot;
    furchtbar aufregend terribly exciting;
    furchtbar nett terribly nice;
    das ist furchtbar nett von Ihnen that’s terribly kind of you;
    es ist furchtbar einfach it’s terribly easy;
    ich bin furchtbar erschrocken I got a terrible ( oder a dreadful) fright;
    wir haben furchtbar gelacht we just laughed and laughed
    * * *
    1.
    1) awful; frightful; dreadful

    es war mir furchtbar, das tun zu müssen — it was awful [for me] to have to do it

    2) (ugs.): (unangenehm) awful (coll.); terrible (coll.)

    ein furchtbarer Angeber — an awful or frightful show-off (coll.)

    2.
    adverbial (ugs.) awfully (coll.); terribly (coll.)

    furchtbar lachen [müssen] — laugh oneself silly (coll.)

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    adj.
    awful adj.
    dreadful adj.
    formidable adj.
    parlous adj.
    redoubtable adj.
    terrible adj.
    tremendous adj. adv.
    awfully adv.
    parlously adv.
    tremendously adv.

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  • 6 schlimm

    Adj. allg. bad
    1. Person: (böse) evil, wicked; (unartig) naughty; Sie sind ja ein ganz Schlimmer! umg. you really are awful!; scherzhaft: that’s really naughty of you
    2. Sache: (schwerwiegend) bad, serious; (sehr unangenehm) bad; stärker: terrible; Erkältung, Wunde etc.: bad, nasty; schlimmer Finger / Hals sore finger / throat; schlimmer Husten bad ( oder nasty) cough; schlimme Folgen oder Auswirkungen serious consequences; das ist ja eine schlimme Sache that’s awful ( oder terrible); es ist schon schlimm isn’t it awful; das war schlimm it was awful ( oder terrible); ist das denn so schlimm? what’s so bad about it?; die letzte Zeit war schlimm it’s been tough going lately; schlimme Zeiten hard times; mit ihm wird es noch ein schlimmes Ende nehmen he’ll come to a bad end; es sieht schlimm aus it looks (pretty) bad; das ist halb so schlimm! it’s not as bad as all that, it’s nothing to get upset about; verzeihend: it doesn’t matter, don’t worry about it; ist es schlimm, wenn ich nicht komme? would it be awful ( oder a nuisance) if I didn’t come?
    3. Komp.: schlimmer worse; Sup.: am schlimmsten worst (of all); etw. schlimmer machen make s.th. worse; schlimmer werden get worse, worsen; verschlimmern; schlimmer kann es nicht mehr werden things can hardly get any worse; es kommt noch schlimmer there’s worse to come; es wird immer schlimmer things are going from bad to worse; umso schlimmer so much the worse; im schlimmsten Fall... at (the) worst...
    4. Subst.: das Schlimme / Schlimmste an der Sache ist the awful / worst thing about it is; sich zum Schlimmen wenden take a turn for the worse; ich sehe nichts Schlimmes darin I don’t see anything wrong in it; es gibt Schlimmeres things could be worse, worse things happen at sea; auf das Schlimmste gefasst sein be prepared for the worst; das Schlimmste haben wir hinter uns we’ve got over the worst; wenn es zum Schlimmsten kommt,... if the worst comes to the worst...
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    sad (Adj.); bad (Adj.); serious (Adj.); awful (Adj.); wicked (Adj.); evil (Adj.); ill (Adj.); grievous (Adj.)
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    schlịmm [ʃlɪm]
    1. adj
    1) Mensch bad, wicked; (= unartig) naughty, bad
    2) (inf = krank, entzündet) bad
    3) (= übel) bad; Krankheit nasty, bad; Wunde nasty, bad, ugly; Nachricht awful, terrible, bad

    schlimm, schlimm! — terrible, terrible!

    schlimm genug, dass... — it is/was bad enough that...

    das ist halb so or nicht so schlimm! — that's not so bad!, it doesn't matter!

    was aber das Schlimmste ist,... — but the worst of it is that...

    2. adv
    1) (= gravierend) sich täuschen, sich irren really
    2) (= äußerst schlecht) sich benehmen, zurichten horribly; zerstören totally
    3) (MED) sich verletzen, entzündet badly
    4)

    (= übel) er ist schlimm dran (inf) — he's in a bad way

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    1) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) bad
    2) ((of something unpleasant) serious; extreme: severe shortages of food; a severe illness; Our team suffered a severe defeat.) severe
    * * *
    [ʃlɪm]
    I. adj
    1. (unangenehm) bad; (stärker) dreadful, terrible
    was ist so \schlimm daran? what's so bad about it?
    mit ihr wird es noch ein \schlimmes Ende nehmen she'll come to a bad end
    die erste Zeit war \schlimm für sie in the beginning she had a hard time of it
    eine \schlimme Entwicklung/Geschichte an ugly [or a bad] development/business
    ein \schlimmer Fall a nasty case [or instance]
    eine \schlimme Nachricht, \schlimme Neuigkeiten bad news pl
    eine \schlimme Zeit a terrible [or dreadful] time
    ▪ es ist \schlimm, dass... it is dreadful [or terrible] that...
    etw wird [o mit etw dat wird es] immer \schlimmer sth gets worse and worse
    mit der Hitze wird es auch von Jahr zu Jahr \schlimmer the heat gets worse from year to year
    in letzter Zeit ist es immer \schlimmer geworden things have gone from bad to worse recently
    ▪ etwas S\schlimmes/S \schlimmeres something dreadful [or terrible]/worse
    ▪ das S\schlimmste the worst
    man muss auf das S\schlimmste gefasst sein one has to be prepared for the worst
    das S\schlimme daran ist, [dass]... the worst of it [or the awful thing about it] is [that]...
    es gibt S\schlimmeres there are worse things
    es gibt nichts S\schlimmeres als... there's nothing worse than...
    \schlimm, \schlimm! that's dreadful [or terrible]!
    2. (gravierend) serious, grave form
    ▪ nicht [so] \schlimm sein to be not [so] bad [or terrible]
    eine \schlimme Tat a grave misdeed form
    ein \schlimmes Verbrechen begehen to commit a serious crime
    ein \schlimmes Versäumnis a glaring omission
    ein \schlimmer Vorwurf a serious reproach
    3. (fam: ernst) serious
    wenn es nichts S\schlimmeres ist! as long as it's nothing more serious than that!, if that's all it is!
    eine \schlimme Verletzung a bad [or nasty] wound
    4. (moralisch schlecht) bad, wicked
    daran ist nichts S\schlimmes there's nothing wrong in it
    5.
    ▶ etw ist halb so \schlimm sth is not as bad as all that
    ▶ ist nicht \schlimm! no problem!, don't worry!
    II. adv
    1. (gravierend) seriously
    sich akk \schlimm irren to make a serious mistake
    2. (schlecht) dreadfully
    sich akk \schlimm benehmen to behave badly
    3. (übel) badly
    jdn \schlimm verprügeln to beat sb up badly
    jdn \schlimm zurichten to give sb a severe beating
    \schlimm dran sein (fam) to be in a bad way fam
    wenn es ganz \schlimm kommt if the worst comes to the worst
    es steht \schlimm [um jdn/mit etw dat] things look bad [for sb/for sth]
    \schlimm genug, dass... it's bad enough that...
    umso [o desto] \schlimmer so much the worse
    5. (sehr) badly
    die Scheidung hat sie \schlimm mitgenommen she's had a rough time with her divorce
    * * *
    1.
    1) grave, serious <error, mistake, accusation, offence>; bad, serious <error, mistake>
    2) (übel) bad; nasty, bad < experience>

    [das ist alles] halb so schlimm — it's not as bad as all that

    3) (schlecht, böse) wicked; (ungezogen) naughty < child>
    4) (fam.): (schmerzend) bad; sore; bad, nasty < wound>
    2.

    schlimm d[a]ran sein — (körperlich, geistig) be in a bad way; (in einer schlimmen Situation) be in dire straits

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    schlimm adj allg bad
    1. Person: (böse) evil, wicked; (unartig) naughty;
    Sie sind ja ein ganz Schlimmer! umg you really are awful!; scherzhaft: that’s really naughty of you
    2. Sache: (schwerwiegend) bad, serious; (sehr unangenehm) bad; stärker: terrible; Erkältung, Wunde etc: bad, nasty;
    schlimmer Finger/Hals sore finger/throat;
    schlimmer Husten bad ( oder nasty) cough;
    Auswirkungen serious consequences;
    das ist ja eine schlimme Sache that’s awful ( oder terrible);
    es ist schon schlimm isn’t it awful;
    das war schlimm it was awful ( oder terrible);
    ist das denn so schlimm? what’s so bad about it?;
    die letzte Zeit war schlimm it’s been tough going lately;
    schlimme Zeiten hard times;
    es sieht schlimm aus it looks (pretty) bad;
    das ist halb so schlimm! it’s not as bad as all that, it’s nothing to get upset about; verzeihend: it doesn’t matter, don’t worry about it;
    ist es schlimm, wenn ich nicht komme? would it be awful ( oder a nuisance) if I didn’t come?
    3. komp:
    schlimmer worse; sup:
    am schlimmsten worst (of all);
    etwas schlimmer machen make sth worse;
    schlimmer werden get worse, worsen; → verschlimmern;
    schlimmer kann es nicht mehr werden things can hardly get any worse;
    es kommt noch schlimmer there’s worse to come;
    es wird immer schlimmer things are going from bad to worse;
    umso schlimmer so much the worse;
    im schlimmsten Fall … at (the) worst …
    4. subst:
    das Schlimme/Schlimmste an der Sache ist the awful/worst thing about it is;
    sich zum Schlimmen wenden take a turn for the worse;
    ich sehe nichts Schlimmes darin I don’t see anything wrong in it;
    es gibt Schlimmeres things could be worse, worse things happen at sea;
    auf das Schlimmste gefasst sein be prepared for the worst;
    das Schlimmste haben wir hinter uns we’ve got over the worst;
    wenn es zum Schlimmsten kommt, … if the worst comes to the worst …
    * * *
    1.
    1) grave, serious <error, mistake, accusation, offence>; bad, serious <error, mistake>
    2) (übel) bad; nasty, bad < experience>

    [das ist alles] halb so schlimm — it's not as bad as all that

    3) (schlecht, böse) wicked; (ungezogen) naughty < child>
    4) (fam.): (schmerzend) bad; sore; bad, nasty < wound>
    2.

    schlimm d[a]ran sein — (körperlich, geistig) be in a bad way; (in einer schlimmen Situation) be in dire straits

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    adj.
    bad adj.
    fatal adj.
    ill adj.
    sad n.
    sore adj.
    wicked adj. adv.
    fatally adv.
    sorely adv.
    wickedly adv.

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  • 7 infernalisch

    Adj.
    1. (teuflisch) infernal; Gelächter: fiendish
    2. (unangenehm) Geruch etc.: dreadful; infernalischer Krach oder Lärm terrible din
    * * *
    in|fer|na|lisch [Infɛr'naːlɪʃ]
    adj (geh)
    infernal
    * * *
    in·fer·na·lisch
    [ɪnfɛrˈna:lɪʃ]
    1. (teuflisch, höllisch) infernal
    ein \infernalisches Gelächter demonic [or evil] laughter
    ein \infernalischer Lärm a dreadful [or awful] noise
    2. (widerlich) fetid form, foul-smelling
    \infernalisch stinken to be foul-smelling, to stink something terrible fam
    * * *
    1.
    (geh.) Adjektiv infernal
    2.
    adverbial infernally
    * * *
    1. (teuflisch) infernal; Gelächter: fiendish
    2. (unangenehm) Geruch etc: dreadful;
    Lärm terrible din
    * * *
    1.
    (geh.) Adjektiv infernal
    2.
    adverbial infernally

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  • 8 Elend

    1. elend [ʼe:lɛnt] adj
    1) ( beklagenswert) wretched, miserable;
    ein \Elendes Leben führen to lead a miserable life
    2) ( krank) awful, wretched;
    sich \Elend fühlen to feel wretched [or awful] [or miserable];
    \Elend aussehen to look awful;
    es geht jdm \Elend [o jdm ist \Elend [zumute]];
    mir wird ganz \Elend, wenn ich daran denke I feel ill when I think about it, just thinking about it makes me feel sick
    3) ( erbärmlich) dreadful, awful;
    sich in einer \Elenden Verfassung befinden to be in a dreadful state;
    in dieser \Elenden Hütte sollen wir leben? are we supposed to live in this dump?;
    4) (pej: gemein) miserable, mean;
    du \Elendes Schwein! you miserable scumbag! (fam!)
    5) (fam: sehr groß, schlecht) awful [or dreadful];
    ich habe selten so ein \Elendes Wetter erlebt! I have rarely seen such awful weather
    adv ( fam) awfully, dreadfully;
    \Elend heiß/ kalt awfully [or dreadfully] hot/cold
    2. Elend <-[e]s> [ʼe:lɛnt] nt
    kein pl ( Not) misery [or distress];
    es gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the world;
    ins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, ( form) to be reduced to penury;
    im [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery];
    jdn/sich selbst ins \Elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]; s. a. Bild
    WENDUNGEN:
    das heulende \Elend ( fam) the blues pl;
    da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you scream;
    ein \Elend sein, dass... ( fam) to be heartbreaking that...;
    es ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]

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  • 9 elend

    1. elend [ʼe:lɛnt] adj
    1) ( beklagenswert) wretched, miserable;
    ein \elendes Leben führen to lead a miserable life
    2) ( krank) awful, wretched;
    sich \elend fühlen to feel wretched [or awful] [or miserable];
    \elend aussehen to look awful;
    es geht jdm \elend [o jdm ist \elend [zumute]];
    mir wird ganz \elend, wenn ich daran denke I feel ill when I think about it, just thinking about it makes me feel sick
    3) ( erbärmlich) dreadful, awful;
    sich in einer \elenden Verfassung befinden to be in a dreadful state;
    in dieser \elenden Hütte sollen wir leben? are we supposed to live in this dump?;
    4) (pej: gemein) miserable, mean;
    du \elendes Schwein! you miserable scumbag! (fam!)
    5) (fam: sehr groß, schlecht) awful [or dreadful];
    ich habe selten so ein \elendes Wetter erlebt! I have rarely seen such awful weather
    adv ( fam) awfully, dreadfully;
    \elend heiß/ kalt awfully [or dreadfully] hot/cold
    2. Elend <-[e]s> [ʼe:lɛnt] nt
    kein pl ( Not) misery [or distress];
    es gibt ja so viel \elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the world;
    ins \elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, ( form) to be reduced to penury;
    im [bitteren/schrecklichen] \elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery];
    jdn/sich selbst ins \elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]; s. a. Bild
    WENDUNGEN:
    das heulende \elend ( fam) the blues pl;
    da kann man das heulende \elend kriegen it's enough to make you scream;
    ein \elend sein, dass... ( fam) to be heartbreaking that...;
    es ist einfach ein \elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]

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  • 10 grace

    [ɡreis] 1. noun
    1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) ynde; elegance
    2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) være anstændig nok
    3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) bordbøn
    4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) henstand
    5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Deres Nåde; Hans Nåde
    6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) nåde
    •
    - gracefully
    - gracefulness
    - gracious     2. interjection
    (an exclamation of surprise.) du godeste!; milde himmel!
    - graciousness
    - with a good/bad grace
    - with good/bad grace
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    [ɡreis] 1. noun
    1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) ynde; elegance
    2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) være anstændig nok
    3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) bordbøn
    4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) henstand
    5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Deres Nåde; Hans Nåde
    6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) nåde
    •
    - gracefully
    - gracefulness
    - gracious     2. interjection
    (an exclamation of surprise.) du godeste!; milde himmel!
    - graciousness
    - with a good/bad grace
    - with good/bad grace

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  • 11 भीम _bhīma

    भीम a. [बिभेत्यस्मात्, भी अपादाने मक] Fearful, terrific, terrible, dreadful, formidable; न भेजिरे भीमविषेण भीतिम् Bh.2.8; R.1.16;3.54.
    -मः 1 An epithet of Śiva. and Viṣṇu; भीमो भीमपराक्रमः V. Sah.
    -2 The Supreme Being.
    -3 The sentiment of terror (= भयानक q. v.).
    -4 N. of the second Pāṇḍava prince. [He was begot- ten on Kuntī by the god Wind. From a child he showed that he was possessed of extraordinary stre- ngth and hence he was called Bhīma. He had too a most voracious appetite, and was called Vṛikodara, or 'wolf bellied'. His most effective weapon was his mace (गदा). He played a very important part in the great war, and, on the last day of the battle, smashed the thigh of Duryodhana with his unfailing mace, Some of the principal events of his earlier life are his defeat of the demons Hiḍimba and Baka, the overthrow of Jarāsandha, the fearful vow which he uttered against the Kauravas and particu- larly against Duhśāsana for his insulting conduct towards Draupadī, the fulfilment of that vow by drinking Duhśāsana's blood, the defeat of Jayadratha, his duel with Kīchaka while he was serving as head- cook (बल्लव) to king Virāṭa, and several other exploits in which he showed his usual extraordinary strength. His name has become proverbial for one who possesses immense strength and courage].
    -मम् Horror, terror.
    -Comp. -अञ्जस् a. having terrible strength.
    -उदरी an epithet of Umā.
    -एकादशी the eleventh day in the light half of Māgha.
    -कर्मन् a. of terrific prowess; पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः Bg.1.15.
    -तिथिः f. = भीमैकादशी.
    -दर्शन, -मुख a. frightful in appearance, hideous.
    -नाद a. sounding dreadfully.
    (-दः) 1 a loud or dreadful sound; भीमनादमयमाहतोच्चकैः Śi.15.1.
    -2 a lion.
    -3 N. of one of the seven clouds that will appear at the destruction of the world.
    -पराक्रम a. of terrific prowess. (
    -मः) N. of Viṣṇu.
    -पुरम् N. of Kuṇḍina- pura q. v.
    -रथः 1 N. of one of the sons of Dhṛitarāṣṭra.
    -2 N. of one of the kings born in the family of Dhan- vantarī and in the family of Daśārha.
    -3 N. of one of the sons of Śrīkṛiṣṇa.
    -रथी 1 N. of the 7th night in the 7th month of the 77th year of a man's life (said to be a very dangerous period); (सप्तसप्ततितमे वर्षे सप्तमे मासि सप्तमी । रात्रिर्भीमरथी नाम नराणामतिदुस्तरा).
    -2 N. of a river in the Himālayas.
    -रूप a. of terrific form; केनापि भीमरूपेण ब्रह्मराक्षसेनाभिपत्य Dk.2.6.
    -विक्रम a. of terrific prowess.
    -विक्रान्त a. fearfully powerful. (
    -तः) a lion.
    -विग्रह a. gigantic, of terrific form.
    -वेग a. terribly swift.
    -शङ्करम् one of the 12 most sacred Liṅgas (in the Poona District).
    -शासनः an epithet of Yama.
    -सेनः 1 N. of the second Pāṇḍava prince.
    -2 a kind of camphor.
    -हासम् the flocculent down blown about in the air in summer.

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  • 12 Zustand

    m
    1. state, condition; in flüssigem / gasförmigem Zustand CHEM. in liquid / gaseous form, in the form of a liquid / gas; in gutem / schlechtem Zustand in good / bad condition; Auto, Geräte, Haus etc.: auch in good / bad repair; in betrunkenem Zustand (while) under the influence of alcohol; eine Frau in i-m Zustand umg. a woman in her condition; in was für einem Zustand befindet er sich? what’s his condition like?, what sort of shape is he in? umg.
    2. (Lage) situation; bes. negativ: state of affairs; (Verhältnisse) conditions Pl.; es herrschen chaotische Zustände the situation is completely chaotic, it’s absolute chaos; das ist doch kein Zustand! umg. it simply won’t do!; hier herrschen Zustände! umg. a fine state of affairs this is!; das sind ja Zustände wie im alten Rom! umg. (altmodisch) that’s straight out of the ark; (untragbar) these are impossible goings-on
    3. umg.: Zustände kriegen have a fit; da kann man ja Zustände kriegen! it’s enough to drive you up the wall
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    der Zustand
    shape; status; situation; condition; state; fettle
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    Zu|stand
    m
    state; (von Haus, Ware, Auto, MED) condition; (= Lage) state of affairs, situation

    in gutem/schlechtem Zústand — in good/poor condition; (Mensch auch) in good/bad shape; (Haus) in good/bad repair

    in ungepflegtem/baufälligem Zústand — in a state of neglect/disrepair

    in angetrunkenem Zústand — under the influence of alcohol

    Wasser in flüssigem Zústand — water in its fluid state

    eine Frau in ihrem Zústand... — a woman in her condition...

    er war wirklich in einem üblen Zústand — he really was in a bad way; (seelisch) he really was in a state

    Zustände bekommen or kriegen (inf) — to have a fit (inf), to hit the roof (inf)

    das ist doch kein Zústand — that's not right

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    der
    1) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) repair
    2) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) state
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    Zu·stand
    <-[e]s, -stände>
    [ˈtsu:ʃtant, pl ˈtsu:ʃtɛndə]
    m
    1. (Verfassung) state, condition
    baulicher \Zustand state of repair
    geistiger \Zustand mental state
    seelischer \Zustand [emotional] state
    jdn in Besorgnis erregendem \Zustand antreffen to find sb in an alarming state; (Gesundheitszustand) [state of] health
    wie ist sein \Zustand nach der Operation? how's he faring after the operation?
    sein \Zustand ist kritisch his condition is critical
    in einem beklagenswerten/traurigen \Zustand in a miserable/sad state [or condition]; Mensch a. in miserable/sad shape
    in deinem/meinem \Zustand in your/my condition; (Aggregatzustand) state
    in flüssigem/gasförmigem \Zustand in a fluid/gaseous state
    in ordnungsgemäßem \Zustand JUR in good order and condition
    in unbeschädigtem \Zustand in sound condition
    im wachen \Zustand while awake
    2. pl (Verhältnisse) conditions; (skandalöse Zustände) disgraceful [or appalling] conditions
    in den besetzten Gebieten herrschen katastrophale Zustände conditions are catastrophic in the occupied zones
    das ist doch kein \Zustand! it's a disgrace!
    bei euch herrschen ja Zustände! your house is a disgrace!, you're living in a pigsty pej
    3.
    ▶ Zustände bekommen [o kriegen] (fam) to have a fit fam, to hit the roof fam, BRIT a. to throw a wobbly sl
    * * *
    1) condition; (bes. abwertend) state

    geistiger/gesundheitlicher Zustand — state of mind/health

    Zustände kriegen — (ugs.) have a fit (coll.)

    2) (Stand der Dinge) state of affairs; situation

    das sind ja [schöne] Zustände! — that's a fine state of affairs!; these are fine goings-on!

    * * *
    1. state, condition;
    in flüssigem/gasförmigem Zustand CHEM in liquid/gaseous form, in the form of a liquid/gas;
    in gutem/schlechtem Zustand in good/bad condition; Auto, Geräte, Haus etc: auch in good/bad repair;
    in betrunkenem Zustand (while) under the influence of alcohol;
    eine Frau in i-m Zustand umg a woman in her condition;
    in was für einem Zustand befindet er sich? what’s his condition like?, what sort of shape is he in? umg
    2. (Lage) situation; besonders negativ: state of affairs; (Verhältnisse) conditions pl;
    es herrschen chaotische Zustände the situation is completely chaotic, it’s absolute chaos;
    das ist doch kein Zustand! umg it simply won’t do!;
    hier herrschen Zustände! umg a fine state of affairs this is!;
    das sind ja Zustände wie im alten Rom! umg (altmodisch) that’s straight out of the ark; (untragbar) these are impossible goings-on
    3. umg:
    Zustände kriegen have a fit;
    da kann man ja Zustände kriegen! it’s enough to drive you up the wall
    * * *
    1) condition; (bes. abwertend) state

    geistiger/gesundheitlicher Zustand — state of mind/health

    Zustände kriegen — (ugs.) have a fit (coll.)

    2) (Stand der Dinge) state of affairs; situation

    das sind ja [schöne] Zustände! — that's a fine state of affairs!; these are fine goings-on!

    * * *
    -¨e m.
    condition n.
    state n.
    status n.
    (§ pl.: statuses)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Zustand

  • 13 malo

    adj.
    1 bad, wrong.
    2 bad, lousy, crummy, below par.
    3 bad, wicked, evil, ill.
    4 bad, rotten, crook, decayed.
    5 bad, out of order, out of service.
    m.
    1 bad one.
    2 bad guy, baddy.
    * * *
    1 bad
    ■ ¡qué día tan malo hace! what dreadful weather!
    2 (malvado) wicked, evil
    3 (travieso) naughty
    ■ ¡qué niño más malo! what a naughty child!
    4 (nocivo) harmful
    5 (enfermo) ill, sick
    7 (falso) false
    8 (difícil) difficult
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (en la ficción) baddy, villain
    ■ ¿quién es el malo? who's the baddy?
    \
    de mala manera badly, rudely
    estar a malas con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody
    estar de malas (malhumorado) to be in a bad mood 2 (desafortunado) to be unlucky
    estar mala familiar to have one's period
    estar malo,-a familiar to be ill, US be sick
    lo malo es que... the trouble is that...
    ¡malo! bad news!
    ■ cuando no mira a los ojos ¡malo! if he doesn't look you in the eye it's bad news
    poner malo,-a a alguien familiar to drive somebody mad
    ponerse malo,-a familiar to get ill, US get sick
    por las buenas o por las malas whether one likes it or not
    por las malas by force
    mala educación bad manners plural
    mala jugada dirty trick
    mala pasada dirty trick
    mala pata bad luck
    malos tratos ill-treatment
    mala voluntad ill will
    * * *
    1. (f. - mala)
    noun
    villain, bad person
    2. (f. - mala)
    adj.
    1) bad
    2) evil
    4) ill
    5) poor, cheap
    * * *
    malo, -a
    1. ADJ
    ( antes de sm sing mal)
    1) (=perjudicial) bad
    2) (=imperfecto) bad

    un chiste malísimo — a really bad joke, a terrible joke

    • ni un(a) mal(a)..., no hay ni un mal bar para tomar algo — there isn't a single little bar where we can get a drink

    3) (=adverso) bad

    he tenido mala suerte — I've had bad luck, I've been unlucky

    -es tarde y no ha llamado -¡malo! — "it's late and she hasn't called" - "oh dear!"

    lo malo es que... — the trouble is (that)...

    pata 1., 6)
    4) (=desagradable) bad

    un olor muy malo — a bad o nasty smell

    5) (=podrido)
    6) (=reprobable) wrong

    ¿qué tiene de malo? — what's wrong with that?

    ¿qué tiene de malo comer helados en invierno? — what's wrong with eating ice cream in winter?

    arte 2), idea 3), leche 10), lengua 1), manera 2), pasada 5), trato 4), uva 1)
    7) (=travieso) naughty

    ¡no seas malo! — don't be naughty!

    8) (=enfermo) ill
    9) (=inepto) bad
    10) (=difícil) hard, difficult

    es un animal malo de domesticar — it's a hard o difficult animal to tame

    es muy malo de vencer — he's very hard o difficult to beat

    11)
    - venir de malas
    2.
    SM / F (=personaje) (Teat) villain; (Cine) baddie *
    3.
    SM

    el malo — (Rel) the Evil One, the Devil

    * * *
    I
    2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> bad
    3) [ser]
    a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> bad

    soy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures

    b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad
    4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

    qué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!

    lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...

    estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky

    5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> bad
    6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad
    7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> bad

    hace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather

    8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>

    el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

    9)
    a) (desmejorado, no saludable)

    tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well

    b) [SER] (serio, grave) serious
    c) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)
    d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>
    10) [ser] ( difícil)

    malo de + inf — difficult to + inf

    11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nasty

    no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)

    una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman

    a la mala — (Chi fam)

    12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)
    •
    II
    - la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
    * * *
    = bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.
    Ex. I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.
    Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
    Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.
    Ex. Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.
    Ex. He felt like a naughty school-boy.
    Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.
    Ex. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.
    Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.
    Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.
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    * acabar mal = come to + a bad end.
    * algo anda mal = something is amiss.
    * algo va mal = something is amiss.
    * andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.
    * andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * aplicar mal = misapply.
    * a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.
    * bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].
    * bicho malo = nasty piece of work.
    * caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.
    * calcular mal = misjudge.
    * chiste malo = shaggy dog story.
    * citar mal = misquote.
    * comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.
    * comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.
    * comprender mal = misunderstand.
    * concebir mal = misconceive.
    * con mala fama = disreputable.
    * con mala reputación = disreputable.
    * control de las malas hierbas = weed control.
    * corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.
    * creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.
    * dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.
    * dar mala impresión = look + bad.
    * decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.
    * decir con mal humor = spit out.
    * dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
    * de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].
    * de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.
    * de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.
    * de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.
    * de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.
    * de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].
    * de malas pulgas = in a grouch.
    * de mala uva = in a foul mood.
    * de mal carácter = ill-natured.
    * de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.
    * de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].
    * de mal humor = crotchety.
    * de mal sabor = unbecoming.
    * de mal vivir = disreputable.
    * dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.
    * diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.
    * día malo = bad hair day.
    * dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.
    * el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.
    * en mala forma = in bad nick.
    * en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.
    * en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.
    * entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.
    * escuchar mal = mishearing.
    * estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.
    * estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.
    * estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.
    * estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.
    * estar mal visto = frown on/upon.
    * estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * funcionar mal = malfunction.
    * gestionar mal = mismanage.
    * golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.
    * hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.
    * hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.
    * ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.
    * ir mal = go + wrong.
    * ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.
    * ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.
    * juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.
    * limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.
    * llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.
    * llevar por mal camino = mislead.
    * lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.
    * lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.
    * lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.
    * mala administración = mismanagement.
    * mala aplicación = misapplication.
    * mala calidad = badness.
    * mala cizaña = rotten apple.
    * mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.
    * mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.
    * mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.
    * mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.
    * mala decisión = bad judgement.
    * mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.
    * mala educación = impoliteness.
    * mala experiencia = horror story.
    * mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.
    * mala fortuna = misfortune.
    * mala gestión = mismanagement.
    * mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.
    * mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.
    * mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.
    * mala interpretación = misinterpretation.
    * mala jugada = dirty trick.
    * mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.
    * mal aliento = bad breath.
    * mala ordenación = misfiling.
    * mala palabra = dirty word.
    * mala pasada = dirty trick.
    * mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.
    * mala racha económica = economic doldrums.
    * mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.
    * mal armado = ill-armed.
    * mala salud = poor health.
    * mala semilla = bad seed.
    * malas experiencias = awful experience.
    * malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.
    * mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.
    * malas vibraciones = bad vibes.
    * mal atendido = ill-served.
    * mala tierra = poor soil.
    * mala vista = poor eyesight.
    * mala voluntad = ill will.
    * mal batido = badly-beaten.
    * mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.
    * mal concebido = ill-conceived.
    * mal configurado = misconfigured.
    * mal considerado = poorly-regarded.
    * mal cuidado = mishandling.
    * mal día = bad hair day.
    * mal digerido = ill-digested.
    * mal educado = impolite.
    * mal emparejado = mismated.
    * mal enfocado = ill-adapted.
    * mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.
    * mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.
    * mal estado de salud = poor health.
    * mal estructurado = ill-structured.
    * mal expresado = inarticulate.
    * mal formado = ill-trained.
    * mal formulado = badly formulated.
    * mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.
    * mal fundido = ill-cast.
    * mal genio = bile, short temper.
    * mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.
    * mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.
    * mal iluminado = badly-lit.
    * mal informado = ill-informed.
    * mal juicio = bad judgement.
    * mal llamado = ill-named.
    * mal menor = lesser evil.
    * malo del estómago = upset stomach.
    * malo, el = bad guy, the.
    * mal oído = poor hearing.
    * mal olor = stench.
    * mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.
    * mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.
    * mal organizado = ill-structured.
    * malos, los = baddies, the.
    * malos tiempos = bad times.
    * malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.
    * malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.
    * mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.
    * mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.
    * mal planeado = ill-planned.
    * mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.
    * mal presentado = poorly presented.
    * mal provisto = poorly stocked.
    * mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.
    * mal retribuido = underpaid.
    * mal rollo = bad vibes.
    * mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
    * mal social = societal ill.
    * mal surtido = poorly stocked.
    * mal trago = awful experience.
    * mal uso = misuse, mishandling.
    * mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].
    * manejar mal = mishandle.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).
    * muy mal tiempo = severe weather.
    * no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.
    * no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.
    * no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.
    * no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).
    * oír mal = mishearing.
    * para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.
    * para mal = for the worse.
    * pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.
    * pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.
    * persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.
    * poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.
    * por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.
    * por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.
    * 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.
    * portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.
    * quedar mal = lose + face.
    * que queda mal = ill-fitting.
    * quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.
    * racha de mala suerte = losing streak.
    * recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.
    * reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.
    * representar mal = misrepresent.
    * salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.
    * salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.
    * se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.
    * sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.
    * sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.
    * ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.
    * si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.
    * tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.
    * tener mala fama por = be infamous for.
    * tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.
    * tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.
    * tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).
    * tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.
    * tener un mal día = have + a bad day.
    * terminar mal = come to + a bad end.
    * tiempo muy malo = severe weather.
    * tierra mala = poor soil.
    * traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.
    * usar mal = abuse, misuse.
    * * *
    I
    2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> bad
    3) [ser]
    a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> bad

    soy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures

    b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad
    4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad

    qué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!

    lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...

    estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky

    5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> bad
    6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad
    7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> bad

    hace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather

    8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>

    el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

    9)
    a) (desmejorado, no saludable)

    tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well

    b) [SER] (serio, grave) serious
    c) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)
    d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>
    10) [ser] ( difícil)

    malo de + inf — difficult to + inf

    11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nasty

    no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)

    una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman

    a la mala — (Chi fam)

    12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)
    •
    II
    - la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
    * * *
    el malo
    (n.) = bad guy, the

    Ex: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.

    = bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.

    Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.

    Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
    Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.
    Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.
    Ex: He felt like a naughty school-boy.
    Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.
    Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.
    Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.
    Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.
    * acabar mal = come to + a bad end.
    * algo anda mal = something is amiss.
    * algo va mal = something is amiss.
    * andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.
    * andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * aplicar mal = misapply.
    * a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.
    * bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].
    * bicho malo = nasty piece of work.
    * caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.
    * calcular mal = misjudge.
    * chiste malo = shaggy dog story.
    * citar mal = misquote.
    * comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.
    * comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.
    * comprender mal = misunderstand.
    * concebir mal = misconceive.
    * con mala fama = disreputable.
    * con mala reputación = disreputable.
    * control de las malas hierbas = weed control.
    * corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.
    * creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.
    * dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.
    * dar mala impresión = look + bad.
    * decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.
    * decir con mal humor = spit out.
    * dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
    * de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].
    * de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.
    * de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.
    * de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.
    * de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.
    * de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].
    * de malas pulgas = in a grouch.
    * de mala uva = in a foul mood.
    * de mal carácter = ill-natured.
    * de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.
    * de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.
    * de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].
    * de mal humor = crotchety.
    * de mal sabor = unbecoming.
    * de mal vivir = disreputable.
    * dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.
    * diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.
    * día malo = bad hair day.
    * dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.
    * el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.
    * en mala forma = in bad nick.
    * en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.
    * en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.
    * entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.
    * escuchar mal = mishearing.
    * estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.
    * estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.
    * estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.
    * estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.
    * estar mal visto = frown on/upon.
    * estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * funcionar mal = malfunction.
    * gestionar mal = mismanage.
    * golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.
    * hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.
    * hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.
    * ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.
    * ir mal = go + wrong.
    * ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.
    * ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.
    * juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.
    * limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.
    * llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.
    * llevar por mal camino = mislead.
    * lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.
    * lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.
    * lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.
    * mala administración = mismanagement.
    * mala aplicación = misapplication.
    * mala calidad = badness.
    * mala cizaña = rotten apple.
    * mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.
    * mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.
    * mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.
    * mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.
    * mala decisión = bad judgement.
    * mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.
    * mala educación = impoliteness.
    * mala experiencia = horror story.
    * mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.
    * mala fortuna = misfortune.
    * mala gestión = mismanagement.
    * mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.
    * mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.
    * mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.
    * mala interpretación = misinterpretation.
    * mala jugada = dirty trick.
    * mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.
    * mal aliento = bad breath.
    * mala ordenación = misfiling.
    * mala palabra = dirty word.
    * mala pasada = dirty trick.
    * mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.
    * mala racha económica = economic doldrums.
    * mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.
    * mal armado = ill-armed.
    * mala salud = poor health.
    * mala semilla = bad seed.
    * malas experiencias = awful experience.
    * malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.
    * mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.
    * malas vibraciones = bad vibes.
    * mal atendido = ill-served.
    * mala tierra = poor soil.
    * mala vista = poor eyesight.
    * mala voluntad = ill will.
    * mal batido = badly-beaten.
    * mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].
    * mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.
    * mal concebido = ill-conceived.
    * mal configurado = misconfigured.
    * mal considerado = poorly-regarded.
    * mal cuidado = mishandling.
    * mal día = bad hair day.
    * mal digerido = ill-digested.
    * mal educado = impolite.
    * mal emparejado = mismated.
    * mal enfocado = ill-adapted.
    * mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.
    * mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.
    * mal estado de salud = poor health.
    * mal estructurado = ill-structured.
    * mal expresado = inarticulate.
    * mal formado = ill-trained.
    * mal formulado = badly formulated.
    * mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.
    * mal fundido = ill-cast.
    * mal genio = bile, short temper.
    * mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.
    * mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.
    * mal iluminado = badly-lit.
    * mal informado = ill-informed.
    * mal juicio = bad judgement.
    * mal llamado = ill-named.
    * mal menor = lesser evil.
    * malo del estómago = upset stomach.
    * malo, el = bad guy, the.
    * mal oído = poor hearing.
    * mal olor = stench.
    * mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.
    * mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.
    * mal organizado = ill-structured.
    * malos, los = baddies, the.
    * malos tiempos = bad times.
    * malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.
    * malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.
    * mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.
    * mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.
    * mal planeado = ill-planned.
    * mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.
    * mal presentado = poorly presented.
    * mal provisto = poorly stocked.
    * mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.
    * mal retribuido = underpaid.
    * mal rollo = bad vibes.
    * mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
    * mal social = societal ill.
    * mal surtido = poorly stocked.
    * mal trago = awful experience.
    * mal uso = misuse, mishandling.
    * mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].
    * manejar mal = mishandle.
    * más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
    * mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).
    * muy mal tiempo = severe weather.
    * no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.
    * no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.
    * no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.
    * no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).
    * oír mal = mishearing.
    * para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.
    * para mal = for the worse.
    * pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.
    * pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.
    * persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.
    * poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.
    * por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.
    * por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.
    * 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.
    * portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.
    * quedar mal = lose + face.
    * que queda mal = ill-fitting.
    * quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.
    * racha de mala suerte = losing streak.
    * recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.
    * reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.
    * representar mal = misrepresent.
    * salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.
    * salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.
    * se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.
    * sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.
    * sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.
    * ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.
    * si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.
    * tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.
    * tener mala fama por = be infamous for.
    * tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.
    * tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.
    * tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).
    * tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.
    * tener un mal día = have + a bad day.
    * terminar mal = come to + a bad end.
    * tiempo muy malo = severe weather.
    * tierra mala = poor soil.
    * traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.
    * tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.
    * usar mal = abuse, misuse.

    * * *
    malo1 -la
    [ The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns. mal2 (↑ mal (2)) ]
    A [ SER] (en calidad) ‹producto› bad, poor; ‹película/novela› bad
    la tela es de mala calidad the material is poor quality
    tiene mala ortografía her spelling is bad o poor, she's a bad o poor speller
    más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
    B [ SER]
    1 (incompetente) ‹alumno/actor› bad
    soy muy mala para los números I'm terrible o very bad with figures
    2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› bad
    C [ SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad
    ¡qué mala suerte! what bad luck!, how unlucky!
    la obra tuvo mala crítica the play got bad reviews
    están en mala situación económica they're going through hard times
    lo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of traffic
    en las malas ( AmS): un amigo no te abandona en las malas a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are bad
    estar de malas (de mal humor) ( fam) to be in a bad mood; (desafortunado) ( esp AmL) to be unlucky
    por las malas unwillingly
    vas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas you'll have to do it whether you like it or not
    D [ SER] (inconveniente, perjudicial) ‹hábitos/lecturas› bad
    llegas en mal momento you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
    es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much
    E [ SER] (sin gracia) ‹chiste› bad
    F [ SER]
    1 (desagradable) ‹olor/aliento› bad
    hace un día muy malo it's a horrible day
    nos hizo mal tiempo we had bad weather
    hace tan malo ( Esp); it's such horrible weather, the weather's so horrible
    2 ( Chi fam) (feo) ugly
    G [ ESTAR] (en mal estado) ‹alimento›
    ese pescado/queso está malo that fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off ( BrE)
    H
    1
    (desmejorado, no saludable): tienes mal aspecto you don't look very well
    tienes mala cara you don't look well
    yo le veo muy mal color he looks terribly pale to me
    2 [ SER] (serio, grave) serious
    fue una mala caída it was a bad fall
    no tiene nada malo it's nothing serious
    3 [ ESTAR] (Esp, Méx fam) (enfermo) sick ( AmE), ill ( BrE)
    el pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well ( colloq)
    4 [ ESTAR]
    ( Esp fam euf) ‹mujer› estoy mala I've got my period, it's the time of the month ( colloq euph)
    me he puesto mala my period's started
    I [ SER] (difícil) malo DE + INF difficult to + INF
    esta tela es mala de planchar this material is difficult to iron
    es muy malo de convencer he's very difficult o hard to persuade, it's very difficult o hard to persuade him
    Sentido II [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona›
    ¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
    no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me ( colloq)
    una mala mujer a loose woman
    es una mujer muy mala she's a wicked o an evil woman
    a la mala ( Chi fam): se lo quitaron a la mala they did him out of it ( colloq)
    pasó la cámara a la mala she sneaked the camera through ( colloq)
    un ataque a la mala a sneak attack
    no nos ofrecieron ni un mal café they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffee
    no había ni una mala silla para sentarse there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on ( colloq)
    Compuestos:
    feminine weed
    ( Esp): tiene muy maloa idea she's a nasty character o a nasty piece of work ( colloq)
    lo hizo a or con maloa idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)
    lo hizo con maloa leche (Esp, Méx, Ven); he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)
    está de maloa leche ( Esp); she's in a foul mood ( colloq)
    ¡qué maloa leche, se ha puesto a llover! ( Esp); what a drag! it's started raining ( colloq)
    feminine ( esp AmL) rude o dirty word
    feminine dirty trick
    me hizo or jugó una maloa pasada she played a dirty trick on me
    los nervios me jugaron una maloa pasada my nerves got the better of me
    feminine ( fam); bad luck
    hacerse maloa sangre to get worked up ( colloq), to get into a state ( colloq)
    fpl guile, cunning
    todo lo ha conseguido con maloas artes she's got everything she has by guile o through cunning
    fpl ( fam):
    dicen las maloas lenguas que … rumor* has it that …, there's a rumor* o there are rumors* going around that …, people are saying that …
    mpl bad o impure thoughts (pl)
    mpl (a persona, animal) maltreatment, ill-treatment; (a un niño, mujer) physical abuse, battery
    malos tratos a menores or a la infancia child abuse
    malo2 -la
    masculine, feminine
    ( leng infantil or hum); baddy ( colloq)
    uno de los malos one of the baddies o bad guys
    * * *

     

    malo
    ◊ -la adjetivo [The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]

    1
    a) [ser] ( en general) bad;


    un mal amigo a bad friend;
    una mala caída a bad fall;
    soy muy malo para los números I'm very bad with figures;
    ¡qué mala suerte or (fam) pata! what bad luck!, how unlucky!;
    lo malo es que … the thing o trouble is that …;
    las malas compañías bad company;
    mala hierba weed;
    malos tratos ill-treatment;
    es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much;
    tienes mala cara or mal aspecto you don't look well
    b) ‹calidad/visibilidad› poor;


    estar de malas ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood;

    ( con mala suerte) (esp AmL) to be unlucky;
    ◊ más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)

    2 [ser] ‹ persona› ( en sentido ético) nasty;
    ( travieso) naughty;
    ◊ ¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother;

    no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq);
    una mala mujer a loose woman;
    una mujer mala a wicked o an evil woman;
    lo hizo a or con mala idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty;
    mala palabra (esp AmL) rude o dirty word;
    dicen las malas lenguas que … (fam) there's a rumor going around that …, people are saying that …;
    hacerse mala sangre to get upset;
    ver tb leche 3
    3 [estar]
    a) ( en mal estado) ‹ alimento›:

    ◊ el pescado/queso está malo the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)

    b) (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE);


    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
    malo,-a
    I adjetivo ➣ mal
    1 bad: he tenido un día muy malo, I've had a bad day
    2 (perverso) wicked, bad
    (desobediente, travieso) naughty: es una mala persona, he's wicked
    préstame el coche, no seas malo, lend me your car, don't be so mean
    3 (espectáculo, libro, etc) bad, poor: es un argumento muy malo, it's a feeble argument
    4 (dañino) harmful: es malo para ti que él lo sepa, it's bad for you that he knows it
    tenemos que arrancar las malas hierbas, we'll have to pull out the weeds
    5 (enfermo) ill, sick
    6 (alimentos) rotten: se puso mala la carne, the meat went bad
    II m,f fam el malo, the baddy o villain
    ♦ Locuciones: estar de malas, to be in a bad mood
    por las malas, by force
    ' malo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abominable
    - ínfima
    - ínfimo
    - mal
    - mala
    - peor
    - quina
    - redundar
    - santita
    - santito
    - antología
    - chimbo
    - en
    - endiablado
    - fatal
    - fondo
    - igualmente
    - pata
    - pichanga
    - sangre
    English:
    abominable
    - abysmal
    - bad
    - baddy
    - devil
    - evil
    - good
    - half
    - ill
    - lean
    - low
    - mean
    - nasty
    - off
    - poor
    - rotten
    - shocking
    - spiteful
    - thick
    - up
    - villain
    - wicked
    - wrong
    - your
    - corny
    - crummy
    - indulgence
    - lame
    - naughty
    - paltry
    - ropey
    - severe
    - trashy
    - unkind
    * * *
    malo, -a Mal is used instead of malo before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un mal ejemplo a bad example). The comparative form of malo (= worse) is peor, the superlative forms (= the worst) are el peor (masculine) and la peor (feminine).
    ♦ adj
    1. [perjudicial, grave] bad;
    traigo malas noticias I have some bad news;
    es malo para el hígado it's bad for your liver;
    ¿es algo malo, doctor? is it serious, doctor?;
    una mala caída a nasty fall
    2. [sin calidad, sin aptitudes] poor, bad;
    una mala novela/actriz a bad novel/actress;
    tiene muy malas notas her Br marks o US grades are very poor o bad;
    ser de mala calidad to be poor quality;
    este material/producto es muy malo this material/product is very poor quality;
    soy muy malo para la música I'm no good at o very bad at music;
    Hum
    es más malo que hecho de encargo [producto, jugador] he's/it's truly awful o as bad as they come;
    más vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
    3. [inapropiado, adverso] bad;
    fue una mala decisión it was a bad decision;
    he dormido en mala postura I slept in a funny position;
    es mala señal it's a bad sign;
    lo malo es que… the problem is (that)…;
    disparó con la pierna mala y metió gol he shot with his weaker foot and scored;
    tener mala suerte to be unlucky;
    ¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!
    Am mala palabra swearword
    4. [malvado] wicked, evil;
    es muy mala persona she's a really nasty person;
    tiene muy mala intención he's very spiteful;
    eso sólo lo haría un mal amigo it's a poor friend who would do a thing like that;
    ¡mira que eres malo, criticarla así! it's not very nice of you to criticize her like that!;
    anda, no seas malo y déjame que vaya go on, don't be mean, let me go
    5. [travieso] naughty;
    ¡no seas malo y obedece! be good and do as I say!;
    el crío está muy malo últimamente the child has been very naughty recently
    6. [enfermo] ill, sick;
    estar/ponerse malo to be/fall ill;
    tiene a su padre malo her father's ill;
    poner malo a alguien to drive sb mad;
    me pongo mala cada vez que la veo I get mad every time I see her
    7. [desagradable] bad;
    esta herida tiene mal aspecto this wound looks nasty;
    mal tiempo bad weather;
    hace mal tiempo the weather's bad;
    Esp
    está muy malo el día it's a horrible day, it's not a very nice day
    8. [podrido, pasado] bad, off, spoiled;
    la fruta está mala the fruit is bad o spoiled;
    la fruta se ha puesto mala the fruit has gone bad o Br gone off
    9. [uso enfático]
    ni un mal trozo de pan not even a crust of bread;
    no había ni un mal supermercado en el pueblo there wasn't a single supermarket to be found in the village
    10. [difícil]
    el asunto es malo de entender the matter is hard o difficult to understand;
    una lesión muy mala de curar an injury that won't heal easily
    11. Esp Fam Euf [con la menstruación]
    estar/ponerse mala to be on/start one's period
    ♦ nm,f
    el malo, la mala [en cine] the villain, the baddy
    ♦ interj
    cuando nadie se queja, ¡malo! it's a bad sign when nobody complains
    ♦ malas nfpl
    está o [m5] se ha puesto a malas con él she's fallen out with him;
    estar de malas to be in a bad mood;
    por las malas [a la fuerza] by force;
    lo vas a hacer, aunque tenga que ser por las malas you're going to do it, whether you like it or not;
    por las malas es de temer she's a fearful sight when she's angry;
    Am
    estar o [m5] andar de malas to be having a hard time;
    Andes, CSur
    en las malas [de mal humor] in a bad mood;
    los amigos no te abandonan en las malas friends don't let you down when things get bad
    * * *
    I adj
    1 bad
    2 calidad poor
    3 ( enfermo) sick, ill;
    ponerse malo get sick, fall ill
    4
    :
    por las buenas o por las malas whether he/she etc likes it or not;
    estar de malas be in a bad mood;
    por las malas by force;
    andar a malas con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;
    lo malo es que unfortunately
    II m hum
    bad guy, baddy
    * * *
    1) : bad
    mala suerte: bad luck
    2) : wicked, naughty
    3) : cheap, poor (quality)
    4) : harmful
    malo para la salud: bad for one's health
    5) (using the form mal) : unwell
    estar mal del corazón: to have heart trouble
    6)
    estar de malas : to be in a bad mood
    malo, -la n
    : villain, bad guy (in novels, movies, etc.)
    * * *
    malo1 adj
    1. (en general) bad [comp. worse; superl. worst]
    2. (travieso) naughty [comp. naughtier; superl. naughtiest]
    3. (enfermo) ill [comp. worse; superl. worst]
    4. (pasado) off
    5. (malvado) evil
    ser malo en/para algo to be bad at something
    malo2 n villain

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  • 14 महा _mahā

    1
    महा A cow.
    2
    महा The substitute of महत् at the beginning of Karmadhāraya and Bahuvrīhi compounds, and also at the beginning of some other irregular words. (Note: The number of compounds of which महा is the first mem- ber is very large, and may be multiplied ad infinitum. The more important of them, or such as have peculiar significations, are given below.)
    -Comp. -अक्षः an epithet of Śiva. ˚पटलिक a chief keeper of archives.
    -अङ्ग a. huge, bulky.
    -(ङ्गः) 1 a camel.
    -2 a kind of rat.
    -3 N. of Śiva.
    -अञ्जनः N. of a mountain.
    -अत्ययः a great danger or calamity.
    -अध्वनिक a. 'having gone a long way', dead.
    -अध्वरः a great sacrifice.
    -अनसम् 1 a heavy carriage.
    -2 cooking utensils. (
    -सी) a kitchen-maid. (
    -सः, -सम्) a kitchen; सूपानस्य करिष्यामि कुशलो$स्मि महानसे Mb.4.2.2.
    -अनिलः a whirl- wind; महानिलेनेव निदाघजं रजः Ki.14.59.
    -अनुभाव a.
    1 of great prowess, dignified, noble, glorious, magnanimous, exalted, illustrious; ग्रहीतुमार्यान् परिचर्यया मुहुर्महानु- भावा हि नितान्तमर्थिनः Śi.1.17; Ś.3.
    -2 virtuous, righteous, just.
    (-वः) 1 a worthy or respectable person.
    -2 (pl.) people of a religious sect in Mahārāṣtra founded by Chakradhara in the 13th century.
    -अन्तकः 1 death.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -अन्धकारः 1 thick darkness.
    -2 gross (spiritual) ignorance.
    -अन्ध्राः (pl.) N. of a people and their country.
    -अन्वय, -अभिजन a. nobly-born, of noble birth. (
    -यः, -नः) noble birth, high descent.
    -अभिषवः the great extraction of Soma.
    -अमात्यः the chief or prime minister (of a king).
    -अम्बुकः an epithet of Śiva.
    -अम्बुजम् a billion.
    -अम्ल a. very sour. (
    -म्लम्) the fruit of the tamarind tree. अरण्यम् a great (dreary) forest, large forest.
    -अर्घ a. very costly, costing a high price; महार्घस्तीर्थानामिव हि महतां को$प्यतिशयः U.6.11. (
    -र्घः) a kind of quail.
    -अर्घ्य a.
    1 valuable, precious.
    -2 invaluable; ines- timable; see महार्ह below.
    -अर्चिस् a. flaming high.
    -अर्णवः 1 the great ocean.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -अर्थ a.
    1 rich.
    -2 great, noble, dignified.
    -3 important, weighty.
    -4 significant.
    -अर्बुदम् one thousand millions.
    -अर्ह a.
    1 very valuable, very costly; महार्हशय्यापरिवर्तनच्युतैः स्वकेशपुष्पैरपि या स्म दूयते Ku.5.12.
    -2 invaluable, inestimable; महार्हशयनोपेत किं शेषे निहतो भुवि Rām.6.19. 2. (
    -र्हम्) white sandal-wood.
    -अवरोहः the fig-tree.
    -अशनिध्वजः a great banner in the form of the thunderbolt; जहार चान्येन मयूरपत्रिणा शरेण शक्रस्य महाशनि- ध्वजम् R.3.56.
    - अशन a. voracious, gluttonous; Mb. 4.
    -अश्मन् m. a precious stone, ruby.
    -अष्टमी the eighth day in the bright half of Āśvina sacred to Durgā; आश्विने शुक्लपक्षस्य भवेद् या तिथिरष्टमी । महाष्टमीति सा प्रोक्ता......
    -असिः a large sword.
    -असुरी N. of Durgā.
    -अह्नः the afternoon.
    -आकार a. extensive, large, great.
    -आचार्यः 1 a great teacher.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -आढ्य a. wealthy, very rich. (
    -ढ्यः) the Kadamba tree.
    -आत्मन् a.
    1 high-souled, high-minded, magnanimous, noble; अयं दुरात्मा अथवा महात्मा कौटिल्यः Mu.7; द्विषन्ति मन्दाश्चरितं महात्मनाम् Ku.5.75; U.1.49; प्रकृतिसिद्धमिदं हि महात्मनाम् Bh.1.63.
    -2 illustrious, distinguished, exalted, eminent; किमाचाराः किमाहाराः क्व च वासो महात्मनाम् Mb.3. 1.4.
    -3 mighty (महाबल); अथायमस्यां कृतवान् महात्मा लङ्केश्वरः कष्टमनार्यकर्म Rām.5.9.74. (-m.)
    1 the Supreme Spirit; युगपत्तु प्रलीयन्ते यदा तस्मिन् महात्मनि Ms.1.54.
    -2 the great principle, i. e. intellect of the Sāṅkhyas. (महात्मवत् means the same as महात्मन्).
    -आनकः a kind of large drum.
    -आनन्दः, -नन्दः 1 great joy or bliss.
    -2 espe- cially, the great bliss of final beatitude.
    (-न्दा) 1 spirituous liquor.
    -2 a festival on the ninth day in the bright half of Māgha.
    -आपगा a great river.
    -आयुधः an epithet of Śiva.
    -आरम्भ a. undertaking great works, enterprizing. (
    -म्भः) any great enterprize.
    -आलयः 1 a temple in general.
    -2 a sanctuary, an asylum.
    -3 a great dwelling.
    -4 a place of pilgrimage.
    -5 the world of Brahman.
    -6 the Supreme Spirit.
    -7 a tree &c. sacred to a deity.
    -8 N. of a particular dark fortnight.
    -9 पितृश्राद्ध in the month of Bhādra- pada. (
    -या) N. of a particular deity.
    - आशय a. high- souled, nobleminded, magnanimous, noble; दैवात् प्रबुद्धः शुश्राव वराहो हि महाशयः Ks; राजा हिरण्यगर्भो महाशयः H.4; see महात्मन्.
    (-यः) 1 a noble-minded or magnanimous person; महाशयचक्रवर्ती Bv.1.7.
    -2 the ocean.
    -आस्पद a.
    1 occupying a great position.
    -2 mighty, powerful.
    -आहवः a great or tumultuous fight.
    -इच्छ a.
    1 magnanimous, noble-minded, high-souled, noble; मही महेच्छः परिकीर्य सूनौ R.18.33.
    -2 having lofty aims or aspirations, ambitious; विद्यावतां महेच्छानां...... नाश्रयः पार्थिवं विना Pt.1.37.
    -इन्द्रः 1 'the great Indra', N. of Indra; इयं महेन्द्रप्रभृतीनधिश्रियः Ku.5.53; R.13.2; Ms.7.7.
    -2 a chief or leader in general.
    -3 N. of a mountain range; पतिर्महेन्द्रस्य महोदधेश्च R.6.54;4.39,43. ˚चापः rain-bow. ˚नगरी N. of Amarāvatī, the capital of Indra. ˚मन्त्रिन् m. an epithet of Bṛihaspati. ˚वाहः the elephant Airāvata; महेन्द्रवाहप्रतिमो महात्मा Mb.9.17.52.
    -इभ्य a. very rich.
    -इषुः a great archer; अधिरोहति गाण्डीवं महेषौ Ki.13.16.
    -इष्वासः a great archer, a great warrior; अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भामार्जुनसमा युधि Bg.1.4.
    -ईशः, -ईशानः N. of Śiva; महेशस्त्वां धत्ते शिरसि रसराजस्य जयिनीम् Udb. ˚बन्धुः the Bilva tree.
    -ईशानी N. of Pārvatī.
    -ईश्वरः 1 a great lord, sovereign; महेश्वरस्त्र्यम्बक एव नापरः R.; गोप्तारं न निधीनां कथयन्ति महेश्वरं विबुधाः Pt.2.74.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -3 of Viṣṇu.
    -4 a god (opp. प्रकृति).
    -5 the Supreme Being (परमात्मा); मायां तु प्रकृतिं विद्यान्मायिनं तु महेश्वरम् Śvet. Up.4.1. ˚सखः N. of Kubera; यया कैलासभवने महेश्वरसखं बली Mb.9.11.55.
    (-री) 1 N. of Durgā.
    -2 a kind of bell-metal.
    -उक्षः (for उक्षन्) a large bull; a full grown or strong bull; महोक्षतां वत्सतरः स्पृशन्निव R.3.32;4.22;6.72; Śi.5.63.
    -उत्पलम् a large blue lotus. (
    -लः) the Sārasa bird.
    -उत्सवः 1 a great festival or occasion of joy; नयनविषयं जन्मन्येकः स एव महोत्सवः Māl.1.36.
    -2 the god of love.
    -उत्साह a. possessed of great energy, energetic, persevering; अहं च कर्णं जानामि...... सत्यसंधं महोत्साहं...... Mb.3.91.2.
    (-हः) 1 perseverance.
    -2 great pride; ये जात्यादिमहो- त्साहान्नरेन्द्रान्नोपयान्ति च । तेषामामरणं भिक्षा प्रायश्चितं विनिर्मितम् ॥ Pt.1.38.
    -उदधिः 1 the great ocean; महोदधेः पूर इवेन्दु- दर्शनात् R.3.17.
    -2 an epithet of Indra. ˚जः a conch- shell, shell.
    - उदय a. very prosperous or lucky, very glorious or splendid, of great prosperity.
    (-यः) 1 (a) great elevation or rise, greatness, prosperity; नन्दस्त्वतीन्द्रियं दृष्ट्वा लोकपालमहोदयम् Bhāg.1.28.1; अपवर्ग- महोदयार्थयोर्भुवमंशाविव धर्मयोर्गतौ R.8.16. (b) great fortune or good luck. (c) greatness, pre-eminence.
    -2 final beatitude.
    -3 a lord, master.
    -4 N. of the district called Kānyakubja or Kanouja; see App.
    -5 N. of the capital of Kanouja.
    -6 sour milk mixed with honey.
    -7 = महात्मन् q. v.; संसक्तौ किमसुलभं महोदयानाम Ki.7.27. ˚पर्वन् a time of union of the middle of श्रवण नक्षत्र and the end of व्यतिपात (generally in the month of माघ or पौष at the beginning of अमावास्या).
    - उदर a. big-bellied, corpulent.
    -(रम्) 1 a big belly.
    -2 dropsy.
    -उदार a.
    1 very generous or magnanimous.
    -2 mighty, powerful.
    -उद्यम a. = महोत्साह q. v; महोद्यमाः कर्म समा- रभन्ते.
    -उद्योग a. very industrious or diligent, hard- working.
    -उद्रेकः a particular measure (= 4 प्रस्थs).
    -उन्नत a. exceedingly lofty. (
    -तः) the palmyra tree.
    -उन्नतिः f. great rise or elevation (fig. also), high rank.
    -उपकारः a great obligation.
    -उपाध्यायः a great preceptor, a learned teacher.
    -उरगः a great serpent; वपुर्महोरगस्येव करालफणमण्डलम् R.12.98.
    -उरस्क a. broad-chested. (
    -स्कः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -उर्मिन् m. the ocean; ततः सागरमासाद्य कुक्षौ तस्य महोर्मिणः Mb.3.2.17.
    -उल्का 1 a great meteor.
    -2 a great fire-brand.
    -ऋत्विज् m. 'great priest', N. of the four chief sacri- ficial priests.
    -ऋद्धि a. very prosperous, opulent. (-f.) great prosperity or affluence.
    -ऋषभः a great bull.
    -ऋषिः 1 a great sage or saint; यस्मादृषिः परत्वेन महांस्त- स्मान्महर्षयः; (the term is applied in Ms.1.34 to the ten Prajāpatis or patriarchs of mankind, but it is also used in the general sense of 'a great sage').
    -2 N. of Sacute;iva.
    -3 of Buddha.
    -ओघ a. having a strong current.
    -घः a very large number; शतं खर्व- सहस्राणां समुद्रमभिधीयते । शतं समुद्रसाहस्रं महौघमिति विश्रुतम् ॥ Rām.6.28.37.
    -ओष्ठ (महोष्ठ) a. having large lips. (
    -ष्ठः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -ओजस् a. very mighty or powerful, possessed of great splendour or glory; महौजसा मानधना धनार्चिताः Ki.1.19. (-m.) a great hero or warrior, a champion. (-n.) great vigour.
    -ओजसम् the discus of Viṣṇu (सुदर्शन). (
    -सी) N. of plant (Mar. कांगणी).
    -ओदनी Asparagus Racemosus (Mar. शतावरी).
    -ओषधिः f.
    1 a very efficacious medicinal plant, a sovereign drug.
    -2 the Dūrvā grass.
    -3 N. of various plants ब्राह्मी, श्वेतकण्टकारी, कटुका, अतिविष &c. ˚गणः a collection of great or medicinal herbs:-- पृश्निपर्णी श्यामलता भृङ्गराजः शतावरी । गुड्चा सहदेवी च महौषधिगणः स्मृतः ॥ cf. also सहदेवी तथा व्याघ्री बला चातिबला त्वचा । शङ्खपुष्पी तथा सिंही अष्टमी च सुवर्चला ॥ महौषध्यष्टकं प्रोक्तं....
    -औषधम् 1 a sovereign remedy, panacea.
    -2 ginger.
    -3 garlic.
    -4 a kind of poison (वत्सनाभ).
    -कच्छः 1 the sea.
    -2 N. of Varuṇa.
    -3 a mountain.
    -कन्दः garlic.
    -कपर्दः a kind of shell.
    -कपित्थः 1 the Bilva tree.
    -2 red garlic.
    -कम्बु a. stark naked. (
    -म्बुः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -कर a.
    1 large-handed.
    -2 having a large revenue.
    -कर्णः an epithet of Śiva.
    -कर्मन् a. doing great works. (-m.) an epithet of Śiva.
    -कला the night of the new moon.
    -कल्पः a great cycle of time (1 years of Brahman); Bhāg.7.15.69.
    -कविः 1 a great poet, a classical poet, such as कालिदास, भवभूति, बाण, भारवि &c.
    -2 an epithet of Śukra.
    -कषायः N. of a plant (Mar. कायफळ).
    -कान्तः an epithet of Śiva. (
    -ता) the earth.
    -काय a. big-bodied, big, gigantic, bulky.
    (-यः) 1 an elephant.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -3 of Viṣṇu.
    -4 of a being attending on Śiva (= नन्दि).
    -कारुणिक a. exceedingly compassionate.
    -कार्तिकी the night of full-moon in the month of Kārtika.
    -कालः 1 a form of Śiva in his character as the destroyer of the world; महाकालं यजेद्देव्या दक्षिणे धूम्रवर्णकम् Kālītantram.
    -2 N. of a cele- brated shrine or temple of Śiva (Mahākāla) (one of the 12 celebrated Jyotirliṅgas) established at Ujjayinī (immortalized by Kālidāsa in his Meghadūta, which gives a very beautiful description of the god, his temple, worship &c., together with a graphic picture of the city; cf. Me.3-38; also R.6.34); महाकालनिवासिनं कालीविलासिनमनश्वरं महेश्वरं समाराध्य Dk.1.1.
    -3 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -4 N. of a kind of gourd.
    -5 N. of Śiva's servant (नन्दि). ˚पुरम् the city of Ujjayinī. ˚फलम् a red fruit with black seeds; पक्वं महाकालफलं किलासीत् N.22.29.
    -काली an epithet of Durgā in her terrific form.
    -काव्यम् a great or classical poem; (for a full description of its nature, contents &c., according to Rhetoricians see S. D.559). (The number of Mahākāvyas is usually said to be five:-- रघुवंश, कुमारसंभव, किरातार्जुनीय, शिशुपालवध and नैषधचरित or six, if मेघदूत-- a very small poem or खण़्डकाव्य-- be added to the list. But this enumeration is apparently only traditional, as there are several other poems, such as the भट्टिकाव्य, विक्रमाङ्कदेवचरित, हरविजय &c. which have an equal claim to be considered as Mahākāvyas).
    -कीर्तनम् a house.
    -कुमारः the eldest son of a reigning prince, heir-apparent.
    -कुल, -कुलीन a. of noble birth or descent, sprung from a noble family, nobly born. (
    -लम्) a noble birth or family, high descent.
    -कुहः a species of parasitical worm.
    -कृच्छ्रम् a great penance.
    -केतुः N. of Śiva.
    -केशः, -कोशः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 a large sheath.
    -क्रतुः a great sacrifice; e. g. a horse-sacrifice; तदङ्गमग्ऱ्यं मघवन् महाक्रतोरमुं तुरङ्गं प्रतिमोक्तुमर्हसि R.3.46.
    -क्रमः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -क्रोधः an epithet of Śiva.
    -क्षत्रपः a great satrap.
    -क्षीरः sugar-cane.
    -क्षीरा f. a She-buffalo; Nighaṇṭaratnākara.
    -खर्वः, -र्वम् a high number (ten billions ?).
    -गजः a great elephant; see दिक्करिन्.
    -गणपतिः a form of the god Gaṇeśa.
    -गदः fever.
    -गन्ध a. exceedingly fragrant. (
    -न्धः) a kind of cane. (
    -न्धम्) a kind of sandal- wood. (
    -न्धा) N. of Chāmuṇḍā.
    -गर्तः, -गर्भः -गीतः N. of Śiva.
    -गर्दभगन्धिका N. of a plant, भारङ्गी.
    -गल a. longnecked.
    -गवः Bos gavaeus.
    -गुण a. very efficacious, sovereign (as a medicine); त्वया ममैष संबन्धः कपिमुख्य महागुणः Rām.5.1.12. (
    -णः) a chief quality, cardinal virtue.
    -गुरुः a highly respectable or venerable person; (these are three, the father, mother and preceptor; पिता माता तथाचार्यो महागुरुरिति स्मृतः).
    -गुल्मा the Soma plant.
    -गृष्टिः f. a cow with a large hump.
    -ग्रहः 1 an epithet of Rāhu.
    -2 the sun; महाग्रहग्राहविनष्टपङ्कः Rām.5.5.6.
    -ग्रामः N. of the ancient capital of Ceylon, the modern Māgama.
    -ग्रीवः 1 a camel.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -ग्रीविन् m. a camel.
    -घूर्णा spirituous liquor.
    -घृतम् ghee kept for a long time (for medicinal purposes).
    -घोष a. noisy, loud-sounding. (
    -षम्) a market, fair. (
    -षः) a loud noise, clamour.
    -चक्रम् the mystic circle in the शाक्त ceremonial.
    -चक्रवर्तिन् m. a universal monarch.
    -चण्डा N. of Chāmuṇḍā.
    -चपला a kind of metre.
    -चमूः f. a large army.
    -छायः the fig-tree.
    -जङ्घः a camel.
    -जटः an epithet of Śiva.
    -जटा 1 a great braid of hair.
    -2 the matted hair of Śiva.
    -जत्रु a. having a great collar-bone. (
    -त्रुः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -जनः 1 a multitude of men, a great many beings, the general populace or public; महाजनो येन गतः स पन्थाः Mb.3.313. 117; आगम्य तु ततो राजा विसृज्य च महाजनम् 6.98.25.
    -2 the populace, mob; विलोक्य वृद्धोक्षमधिष्ठितं त्वया महाजनः स्मेरमुखो भविष्यति Ku.5.7.
    -3 a great man, a distinguished or eminent man; महाजनस्य संसर्गः कस्य नोन्नतिकारकः । पद्मपत्रस्थितं तोयं धत्ते मुक्ताफलश्रियम् Pt.3.6.
    -4 the chief of a caste or trade.
    -5 a merchant, tradesman.
    -जवः an antelope.
    -जातीय a.
    1 rather large.
    -2 of an excellent kind.
    -जालिः, -ली N. of a plant (Mar. सोनामुखी)
    -जिह्वः an epithet of Śiva.
    -ज्ञानिन् m.
    1 a very learned man.
    -2 a great sage.
    -3 N. of Śiva.
    -ज्यैष्ठी the day of fullmoon in the month of Jyeṣṭha; ताभिर्दृश्यत एष यान् पथि महाज्यैष्ठीमहे मन्महे N.15.89; पूर्णिमा रविवारेण महाज्यैष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता Agni P.121.63.
    -ज्योतिस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -ज्वरः great affliction.
    -ज्वाल a. very brilliant or shining.
    (-लः) 1 N. of Śiva.
    -2 a sacrificial fire.
    -डीनम् a kind of flight; 'यानं महाडीनमाहुः पवित्रामूर्जितां गतिम्' Mb.8.41.27 (com.).
    -तपस् m.
    1 a great ascetic.
    -2 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -तलम् N. of one of the seven lower regions; see पाताल.
    -तारा N. of a Buddhist goddess.
    -तिक्तः the Nimba tree.
    -तिथिः the 6th day of a lunation.
    -तीक्ष्ण a. exceedingly sharp or pungent. (
    -क्ष्णा) the marking- nut plant.
    -तेजस् a.
    1 possessed of great lustre or splendour.
    -2 very vigorous or powerful, heroic. (-m.)
    1 a hero, warrior.
    -2 fire.
    -3 an epithet of Kārtikeya. (-n.) quick-silver.
    -त्याग, -त्यागिन् a. very generous. (-m.) N. of Śiva.
    -दंष्ट्रः a species of big tiger.
    -दन्तः 1 an elephant with large tusks.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -दण्डः 1 a long arm.
    -2 a severe punishment.
    -दम्भः an epithet of Śiva.
    -दशा the influence exercised (over a man's destiny) by a predominant planet.
    -दानम् the gift of gold equal to one's own weight; अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि महादानस्य लक्षणम्.
    -दारु n. the devadāru tree.
    -दुर्गम् a great calamity; Pt.
    -दूषकः a kind of grain.
    -देवः N. of Śiva.
    (-वी) 1 N. of Pārvatī.
    -2 the chief queen.
    -द्रुमः the sacred fig-tree.
    -द्वारम् a large gate, the chief or outer gate of a temple.
    -धन a.
    1 rich.
    -2 expensive, costly; हेमदण्डैर्महाधनैः Rām.7. 77.13.
    (-नम्) 1 gold.
    -2 incense.
    -3 a costly or rich dress.
    -4 agriculture, husbandry.
    -5 anything costly or precious.
    -6 great booty.
    -7 a great battle (Ved.).
    -धनुस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -धातुः 1 gold.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -3 lymph.
    -4 N. of Meru.
    -धी a. having a great understanding.
    -धुर्यः a full-grown draught ox.
    -ध्वजः a camel.
    -ध्वनिक a. dead.
    -नग्नः an athlete; Buddh.
    -नटः an epithet of Śiva; महानटः किं नु...... तनोति...... साम्प्रतमङ्गहारम् N.22.7; महानटबाहुनेव बद्धभुजाङ्केन Vās.
    -नदः a great river.
    -नदी 1 a great river, such as Gaṅgā, Kṛiṣṇā; मन्दरः पर्वतश्चाक्षो जङ्घा तस्य महानदी Mb.8.34.2; संभूयाम्भोधिमभ्येति महानद्या नगापगा Śi.2.1.
    -2 N. of a river falling into the bay of Bengal.
    -नन्दा 1 spirituous liquor.
    -2 N. of a river.
    -3 ninth day of the bright half of the month of Māgha; माघमासस्य या शुक्ला नवमी लोकपूजिचा । महानन्देति सा प्रोक्ता....
    -नरकः N. of one of the 21 hells.
    -नलः a kind of reed.
    -नवमी the ninth day in the bright half of Āśvina, sacred to the worship of Durgā ततो$नु नवमी यस्मात् सा महानवमी स्मृता.
    -नाटकम् 'the great drama', N. of a drama, also called Hanumannāṭaka, (being popularly ascribed to Hanumat); thus defined by S. D.:-- एतदेव यदा सर्वैः पताकास्थानकैर्युतम् । अङ्कैश्च दशभिर्धीरा महानाटकमूचिरे ॥
    -नाडी sinew, tendon.
    -नादः 1 a loud sound, uproar.
    -2 a great drum.
    -3 a thunder-cloud.
    -4 a shell.
    -5 an elephant.
    -6 a lion.
    -7 the ear.
    -8 a camel.
    -9 an epithet of Śiva. (
    -दम्) a musical instrument.
    -नाम्नी 1 N. of a परिशिष्ट of Sāmaveda.
    -2 (pl.) N. of 9 verses of Sāmaveda beginning with विदा मघवन् विदा.
    -नायकः 1 a great gem in the centre of a string of pearls.
    -2 a great head or chief.
    -नासः an epithet of Śiva.
    -निद्र a. fast asleep. (
    -द्रा) 'the great sleep', death.
    -निम्नम् intestines, abdomen.
    -नियमः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -निर्वाणम् total extinction of individuality (according to the Buddhists).
    -निशा 1 the dead of night, the second and third watches of the night; महानिशा तु विज्ञेया मध्यमं प्रहरद्वयम्
    -2 an epithet of Durgā.
    -नीचः a washerman.
    -नील a. dark-blue. (
    -लः) a kind of sapphire or emerald; इन्द्रनीलमहानीलमणिप्रवरवेदिकम् Rām.5.9.16; महा- महानीलशिलारुचः Śi.1.16;4.44; R.18.42; Kau. A.2.11. 29. ˚उपलः a sapphire.
    -नृत्यः, -नेत्रः an epithet of Śiva.
    -नेमिः a crow.
    -न्यायः the chief rule.
    -पक्ष a.
    1 having many adherents.
    -2 having a large family or retinue; महापक्षे धनिन्यार्थे निक्षेपं निक्षिपेद् बुधः Ms.8.179.
    (-क्षः) 1 an epithet of Garuḍa.
    -2 a kind of duck. (
    -क्षी) an owl.
    -पङ्क्तिः, -पदपङ्क्तिः a kind of metre.
    -पञ्चमूलम् the five great roots:-- बिल्वो$ग्निमन्थः श्योनाकः काश्मरी पाटला तथा । सर्वैस्तु मिलितैरेतैः स्यान्महापञ्चमूलकम् ॥
    -पञ्चविषम् the five great or deadly poisons:-- शृङ्गी च कालकूटश्च मुस्तको वत्सनाभकः । शङ्खकर्णीति योगो$यं महापञ्चविषाभिधः ॥
    -पटः the skin.
    -पथः 1 chief road, principal street, high or main road; संतानकाकीर्णमहापथं तत् Ku.7.3.
    -2 the passage into the next world, i. e. death.
    -3 N. of certain mountain-tops from which devout persons used to throw themselves down to secure entrance into heaven.
    -4 an epithet of Śiva.
    -5 the long pilgrimage to mount Ke- dāra.
    -6 the way to heaven.
    -7 the knowledge of the essence of Śiva acquired in the pilgrimage to Kedāra.
    -पथिक a.
    1 undertaking great journeys.
    -2 one receiving Śulka (toll) on the high way; cf. Mb.12.76.6 (com. महापथिकः समुद्रे नौयानेन गच्छन् यद्वा महापथि शुल्कग्राहकः)
    -पद्मः 1 a particular high number.
    -2 N. of Nārada.
    -3 N. of one of the nine treasures of Kubera.
    -4 N. of the southernmost elephant supporting the world.
    -5 an epithet of Nanda.
    -6 a Kinnara attendant on Kubera.
    (-द्मम्) 1 a white lotus.
    -2 N. of a city. ˚पतिः N. of Nanda.
    -पराकः a. a particular penance; Hch.
    -पराङ्णः a late hour in the afternoon.
    -पवित्रः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -पशुः large cattle; महापशूनां हरणे... दण्डं प्रकल्पयेत् Ms.8.324.
    -पातः a long flight; Pt.2.58.
    -पातकम् 1 a great sin, a heinous crime; ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं स्तेयं गुर्वङ्गनागमः । महान्ति पातकान्याहुस्तत्संसर्गश्च पञ्चमम् ॥ Ms.1154.
    -2 any great sin or transgression.
    -पात्रः a prime minister.
    -पादः an epithet of Śiva.
    -पाप्मन् a. very sinful or wicked.
    -पुराणम् N. of a Purāṇa; महापुराणं विज्ञेयमेकादशकलक्षणम् Brav. P.
    -पुंसः a great man.
    -पुरुषः 1 a great man, an eminent or distinguished personage; शब्दं महापुरुषसंविहितं निशम्य U. 6.7.
    -2 the Supreme Spirit.
    -3 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -पौरुषिकः a worshipper of Viṣṇu; तदहं ते$भिधास्यामि महापौरुषिको भवान् Bhāg.2.1.1.
    -पुष्पः a kind of worm.
    -पूजा great worship; any solemn worship performed on extraordinary occasions.
    -पृष्ठः a camel.
    -पोटगलः a kind of large reed.
    -प्रजापतिः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -प्रतीहारः a chief door-keeper.
    -प्रपञ्चः the great universe.
    -प्रभ a. of great lustre. (
    -भः) the light of a lamp.
    -प्रभुः 1 a great lord.
    -2 a king, sovereign.
    -3 a chief.
    -4 an epithet of Indra.
    -5 of Śiva
    -6 of Viṣṇu.
    -7 a great saint or holy man.
    -प्रलयः 'the great dissolution', the total annihilation of the universe at the end of the life of Brahman, when all the lokas with their inha- bitants, the gods, saints &c. including Brahman himself are annihilated; महाप्रलयमारुत...... Ve.3.4.
    -प्रश्नः a knotty question.
    -प्रसादः 1 a great favour.
    -2 a great present (of food offered to an idol); पादोदकं च निर्माल्यं नैवेद्यं च विशेषतः । महाप्रसाद इत्युक्त्वा ग्राह्यं विष्णोः प्रयत्नतः
    -प्रस्थानम् 1 departing this life, death.
    -2 setting out on a great journey for ending life; इहैव निधनं याम महाप्रस्थानमेव वा Rām.2.47.7 (com. महाप्रस्थानं मरणदीक्षा- पूर्वकमुत्तराभिमुखगमनम्); Mb.1.2.365.
    -प्राणः 1 the hard breathing or aspirate sound made in the pronunciation of the aspirates.
    -2 the aspirated letters themselves (pl.); they are:-- ख्, घ्, छ्, झ्, ठ्, ढ्, थ्, ध्, फ्, भ्, श्, ष्, स्, ह्.
    -3 a raven.
    -प्राणता possession of great strength or essence; अन्यांश्च जीवत एव महाप्राणतया स्फुरतो जग्राह K.
    -प्रेतः a noble departed spirit.
    -प्लवः a great flood, deluge;... क्षिप्तसागरमहाप्लवामयम् Śi.14.71.
    -फल a.
    1 bearing much fruit.
    -2 bringing much reward.
    (-ला) 1 a bitter gourd.
    -2 a kind of spear.
    (-लम्) 1 a great fruit or reward.
    -2 a testicle.
    -फेना the cuttle-fish bone.
    -बन्धः a peculiar position of hands or feet.
    -बभ्रुः a kind of animal living in holes.
    -बल a. very strong; नियुज्यमानो राज्याय नैच्छद्राज्यं महाबलः Rām
    (-लः) 1 wind, storm.
    -2 a Buddha.
    -3 a solid bamboo.
    -4 a palm.
    -5 a crocodile.
    -बला N. of a plant; महाबला च पीतपुष्पा सहदेवी च सा स्मृता Bhāva. P. (
    -लम्) lead. ˚ईश्वरः N. of a Liṅga of Śiva near the modern Mahābaleśwara.
    -बाध a. causing great pain or damage.
    -बाहु a. long-armed, powerful. (
    -हुः) an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -बि(वि)लम् 1 the atmosphere.
    -2 the heart.
    -3 a water-jar, pitcher.
    -4 a hole, cave.
    -बिसी a variety of skin (चर्म), a product of द्वादशग्राम in the Himālayas.
    -बी(वी)जः an epithet of Śiva.
    -बी (वी)ज्यम् the perinæum.
    -बुध्न a. having a great bottom or base (as a mountain).
    -बुशः barley.
    -बृहती a kind of metre.
    -बोधिः 1 the great intelligence of a Buddha.
    -2 a Buddha.
    -ब्रह्मम्, -ब्रह्मन् n. the Supreme Spirit.
    -ब्राह्मणः 1 a great or learned Brāhmaṇa.
    -2 a low or contemptible Brāhmaṇa.
    -भटः a great warrior; तदोजसा दैत्यमहाभटार्पितम् Bhāg.
    -भद्रा N. of the river Gaṅgā.
    -भाग a.
    1 very fortunate or blessed, very lucky or prosperous.
    -2 illustrious, distinguished, glo- rious; उभौ धर्मौ महाभागौ Mb.12.268.3; महाभागः कामं नरपतिरभिन्नस्थितिरसौ Ś.5.1; Ms.3.192.
    -3 very pure or holy, highly virtuous; पतिव्रता महाभागा कथं नु विचरिष्यति Mb.4.3.16.
    -भागता, -त्वम्, -भाग्यम् 1 extreme good fortune, great good luck, prosperity.
    -2 great excel- lence or merit.
    -भागवतम् the great Bhāgavata, one of the 18 Purāṇas. (
    -तः) a great worshipper of Viṣṇu.
    -भागिन् a. very fortunate or prosperous.
    -भाण्डम् a chief treasury.
    -भारतम् N. of the celebrated epic which describes the rivalries and contests of the sons of Dhṛitarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu. (It consists of 18 Parvans or books, and is said to be the composition of Vyāsa; cf. the word भारत also); महत्त्वाद्भारतत्वाच्च महाभारतमुच्यते
    -भाष्यम् 1 a great commentary.
    -2 particularly, the great commentary of Patañjali on the Sūtras of Pāṇini.
    -भासुरः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -भिक्षुः N. of Śākyamuni.
    -भीता a kind of sensitive plant (लाजाळू).
    -भीमः an epithet of king Śantanu.
    -भीरुः a sort of beetle or fly.
    -भुज a. long-armed, powerful.
    -भूतम् a great or primary element; see भूत; तस्यैतस्य महाभूतस्य निःश्वसितमेतद्यदृग्वेदः Up.; तं वेधा विदधे नूनं महाभूतसमाधिना R.1. 29; Ms.1.6.
    (-तः) 1 the Supreme Being.
    -2 a great creature.
    -भोगः 1 a great enjoyment.
    -2 a great coil or hood; great winding.
    -3 a serpent. (
    -गा) an epi- thet of Durgā.
    -मणिः 1 a costly or precious jewel; संस्कारोल्लिखितो महामणिरिव क्षीणो$पि नालक्ष्यते Ś.6.5.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -मति a.
    1 high-minded.
    -2 clever. (
    -तिः) N. of Bṛihaspati or Jupiter.
    -मत्स्यः a large fish, sea-monster.
    -मद a. greatly intoxicated. (
    -दः) an elephant in rut.
    -मनस्, -मनस्क a.
    1 high-minded, noble- minded, magnanimous; ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा धर्मपुत्रो महामनाः Mb.4.1.7.
    -2 liberal.
    -3 proud, haughty. (-m) a fabulous animal called शरभ q. v.
    -मन्त्रः 1 any sacred text of the Vedas.
    -2 a great or efficacious charm, a powerful spell.
    -मन्त्रिन् m. the prime-minister, premier.
    -मयूरी N. of Buddhist goddess.
    -मलहारी a kind of Rāgiṇi.
    -महः a great festive procession; Sinhās.
    -महस् n. a great light (seen in the sky).
    -महोपाध्यायः 1 a very great preceptor.
    -2 a title given to learned men and reputed scholars; e. g. महामहो- पाध्यायमल्लिनाथसूरि &c.
    -मांसम् 'costly flesh', especially human flesh; न खलु महामांसविक्रयादन्यमुपायं पश्यामि Māl.4; अशस्त्रपूतं निर्व्याजं पुरुषाङ्गोपकल्पितम् । विक्रीयते महामांसं गृह्यतां गृह्यतामिदम् 5.12 (see Jagaddhara ad loc.).
    -माघी the full-moon day in the month of Māgha.
    -मात्र a.
    1 great in measure, very great or large.
    -2 most excellent, best; वृष्ण्यन्धकमहामात्रैः सह Mb.1.221.27; 5.22.37.
    (-त्रः) 1 a great officer of state, high state- official, a chief minister; (मन्त्रे कर्मणि भूषायां वित्ते माने परिच्छदे । मात्रा च महती येषां महामात्रास्तु ते स्मृताः); Ms. 9.259; गूढपुरुषप्रणिधिः कृतमहामात्रापसर्पः (v. l. महामात्यापसर्पः) पौरजानपदानपसर्पयेत् Kau. A.1.13.9; Rām.2.37.1.
    -2 an elephant-driver or keeper; मदोन्मत्तस्य भूपस्य कुञ्जरस्य च गच्छतः । उन्मार्गं वाच्यतां यान्ति महामात्राः समीपगाः ॥ Pt.1.161.
    -3 a superintendent of elephants.
    (-त्री) 1 the wife of a chief minister.
    -2 the wife of a spiritual teacher.
    -मानसी N. of a Jain goddess.
    -मान्य a. being in great honour with; मकरन्दतुन्दिलानामरविन्दानामयं महामान्यः Bv.1.6.
    -मायः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -माया 1 worldly illusion, which makes the material world appear really existent.
    -2 N. of Durgā; महामाया हरेश्चैषा यया संमोह्यते जगत् Devīmāhātmya.
    -मायूरम् a particular drug. (
    -री) N. of an amulet and a goddess; Buddh.
    -मारी 1 cholera, an epidemic.
    -2 an epithet of Durgā.
    -मार्गः high road, main street. ˚पतिः a superintendent of roads.
    -मालः N. of Śiva.
    -माहेश्वरः a great worshipper of Maheśvara or Śiva.
    -मुखः a crocodile.
    -मुद्रा a parti- cular position of hands or feet (in practice of yoga).
    -मुनिः 1 a great sage.
    -2 N. of Vyāsa.
    -3 an epithet of Buddha.
    -4 of Agastya.
    -5 the coriander plant. (
    -नि n.)
    1 coriander seed.
    -2 any medicinal herb or drug.
    -मूर्तिः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -मूर्धन् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -मूलम् a large radish. (
    -लः) a kind of onion.
    -मूल्य a. very costly. (
    -ल्यः) a ruby.
    -मृगः 1 any large animal.
    -2 an elephant,
    -3 the fabulous animal called शरभ.
    -मृत्युः, -मेधः N. of Śiva.
    -मृत्युंजयः a kind of drug.
    -मृधम् a great battle.
    -मेदः the coral tree; महामेदाभिधो ज्ञेयः Bhāva. P.
    -मेधा an epithet of Durgā.
    -मोहः great infatuation or confusion of mind. (ससर्ज) महामोहं च मोहं च तमश्चाज्ञानवृत्तयः Bhāg.3.12.2. (
    -हा) an epithet of Durgā.
    -यज्ञः 'a great sacrifice', a term applied to the five daily sacrifices or acts of piety to be performed by a house-holder; अध्यापनं ब्रह्मयज्ञः पितृयज्ञस्तु तर्पणम् । होमो दैवो (or देवयज्ञः) बलिर्भौतो (or भूतयज्ञः) नृयज्ञो$तिथिपूजनम् ॥ Ms.3.7,71, (for explanation, see the words s. v.).
    -2 N. of Viṣṇu.
    -यमकम् 'a great Yamaka', i. e. a stanza all the four lines of which have exactly the same words, though different in sense; e. g. see Ki.15.52, where विकाशमीयुर्जगतीशमार्गणाः has four different senses; cf. also बभौ मरुत्वान् विकृतः समुद्रः Bk.1.19.
    -यशस् a. very famous, renowned, celebrated.
    -यात्रा 'the great pilgrimage', the pilgrimage to Benares.
    -यानम् N. of the later system of Buddhist teaching, firstly promul- gated by Nāgārjuna (opp. हीनयान).
    -याम्यः an epi- thet of Viṣṇu.
    -युगम् 'a great Yuga', consisting of the four Yugas of mortals, or comprising 4,32, years of men.
    -योगिन् m.
    1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -3 a cock.
    -योनिः f. excessive dilation of the female organ.
    -रक्तम् coral.
    -रङ्गः a large stage.
    -रजतम् 1 gold; उच्चैर्महारजतराजिविराजितासौ Śi.4.28.
    -2 the thorn-apple.
    -रजनम् 1 safflower.
    -2 gold.
    -3 turmeric; तस्य हैतस्य पुरुषस्य रूपं यथा महारजनं वासः Bṛi. Up.2.3.6.
    -रत्नम् 1 a precious jewel; वज्रं मुक्ता प्रवालं च गोमेदश्चेन्द्रनीलकः ॥ वैडूर्यः पुष्करागश्च पाचिर्माणिक्यमेव च । महारत्नानि चैतानि नव प्रोक्तानि सूरिभिः ॥ Śukra.4.155-56.
    -रथः 1 a great chariot.
    -2 a great warrior or hero; द्रुपदश्च महारथः Bg.1.4; कुतः प्रभावो धनंजयस्य महारथजयद्रथस्य विपत्तिमुत्पादयितुम् Ve.2; दशरथः प्रशशास महारथः R.9.1; Śi.3.22; (a महारथ is thus defined:-- एको दशसहस्राणि योधयेद्यस्तु धन्विनाम् ॥ शस्त्रशास्त्र- प्रवीणश्च विज्ञेयः स महारथः ॥).
    -3 desire, longing; cf. मनोरथ.
    -रवः a frog.
    -रस a. very savoury.
    (-सः) 1 a sugar- cane.
    -2 quicksilver.
    -3 a precious mineral.
    -4 the fruit of the date tree.
    -5 any one of the eight substan- ces given below:-- दरदः पारदं शस्ये वैक्रान्तं कान्तमभ्रकम् । माक्षिकं विमलश्चेति स्युरेते$ष्टौ महारसाः ॥ (
    -सम्) sour ricewater.
    -राजः 1 a great king, sovereign or supreme ruler; पञ्चाशल्लक्षपर्यन्तो महाराजः प्रकीर्तितः Śukra.1.184.
    -2 a respect- ful mode of addressing kings or other great personages (my lord, your majesty, your highness); इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धो$स्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः Mb.
    -3 a deified Jaina teacher.
    -4 a fingernail. ˚अधिराजः a universal emperor, para- mount sovereign. ˚चूतः a kind of mango tree.
    -राजिकः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -राजिकाः (m. pl.) an epithet of a class of gods (said to be 22 or 236 in number.).
    -राज्यम् the rank or title of a reigning sovereign.
    -राज्ञी 1 the reigning or chief queen, principal wife of a king.
    -2 N. of Durgā.
    -रात्रम् midnight, dead of night.
    -रात्रिः, -त्री f.
    1 see महाप्रलय; ब्रह्मणश्च निपाते च महाकल्पो भवेन्नृप । प्रकीर्तिता महारात्रिः.
    -2 midnight.
    -3 the eighth night in the bright half of Āśvina.
    -राष्ट्रः 'the great kingdom', N. of a country in the west of India, the country of the Marāṭhās.
    -2 the people of Mahārāṣṭra; the Marāṭhās (pl.). (
    -ष्ट्री) N. of the principal Prākṛita; dialect, the language of the people of the Mahārāṣṭra; cf. Daṇḍin:-- महाराष्ट्राश्रयां भाषां प्रकृष्टं प्राकृतं विदुः Kāv.1.34.
    -रिष्टः a kind of Nimba tree growing on mountains.
    -रुज्, -ज a. very painful.
    -रुद्रः a form of Śiva.
    -रुरुः a species of antelope.
    -रूप a. mighty in form.
    (-पः) 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 resin.
    -रूपकम् a kind of drama.
    -रेतस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -रोगः a dangerous illness, grievous malady; (these are eight:-- उन्मादो राजयक्ष्मा च श्वासस्त्वग्दोष एव च । मधुमेहश्चाश्मरी च तथो- दरभगन्दरौ ॥).
    -रौद्र a. very dreadful. (
    -द्री) an epithet of Durgā.
    -रौरवः N. of one of the 21 hells; Ms.4.88-9.
    -लक्ष्मी 1 the great Lakṣmī, or Śakti of Nārāyaṇa; सेवे सैरिभमर्दिनीमिह महालक्ष्मीं सरोजस्थिताम्.
    -2 a young girl who represents the goddess Durgā at the Durgā festival.
    -लयः 1 a great world destruction.
    -2 the Supreme Being (महदादीनां लयो यस्मिन्).
    -लिङ्गम् the great Liṅga or Phallus. (
    -ङ्गः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -लोलः a crow.
    -लोहम् a magnet.
    -वंशः N. of a wellknown work in Pali (of the 5th century).
    -वक्षस् m. epithet of Śiva.
    -वनम् a large forest in Vṛindāvana.
    -वरा Dūrvā grass.
    -वराहः 'the great boar', an epithet of Viṣṇu in his third or boar incarnation.
    -वर्तनम् high wages;
    -वल्ली 1 the Mādhavī creeper.
    -2 a large creeping plant.
    -वसः the porpoise.
    -वसुः silver; Gīrvāṇa.
    -वाक्यम् 1 a long sentence.
    -2 any continuous composition or literary work.
    -3 a great proposition, principal sentence; such as तत्त्वमसि, ब्रह्मैवेदं सर्वम् &c.
    -4 a complete sentence (opp. अवान्तरवाक्य q. v.); न च महावाक्ये सति अवान्तरवाक्यं प्रमाणं भवति ŚB. on MS.6.4.25.
    -वातः a stormy wind, violent wind; महावाता<?>तैर्महिषकुलनीलैर्जलधरैः Mk.5.22.
    -वादिन् m. a great or powerful disputant.
    -वायुः 1 air (as an element).
    -2 stormy wind, hur- ricane, tempest.
    -वार्तिकम् N. of the Vārtikas of Kātyāyana on Pāṇini's Sūtras.
    -विडम् a kind of factitious salt.
    -विदेहा N. of a certain वृत्ति or condition of the mind in the Yoga system of philosophy.
    -विद्या the great lores; काली तारा महाविद्या षोडशी भुवनेश्वरी । भैरवी छिन्नमस्ता च विद्या धूमवती तथा । बगला सिद्धविद्या च मातङ्गी कमला- त्मिका । एता दश महाविद्याः... ॥
    -विपुला a kind of metre.
    -विभाषा a rule giving a general option or alternative; इति महाविभाषया साधुः.
    -विभूतिः an epithet of Śiva.
    -विषः a serpent having two mouths.
    -विषुवम् the vernal equinox. ˚संक्रान्तिः f. the vernal equinox (the sun's entering the sign Aries).
    -विस्तर a. very extensive or copious.
    -वीचिः N. of a hell.
    -वीरः 1 a great hero or warrior.
    -2 a lion.
    -3 the thunderbolt of Indra.
    -4 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -5 of Garuḍa.
    -6 of Hanumat.
    -7 a cuckoo.
    -8 a white horse.
    -9 a sacrificial fire.
    -1 a sacrificial vessel.
    -11 a kind of hawk. ˚चरितम् N. of a celebrated drama by Bhavabhūti.
    -वीर्य a. of great valour, very powerful.
    (-र्यः) 1 N. of Brah- man.
    -2 the Supreme Being. (
    -र्या) the wild cotton shrub.
    -2 an epithet of संज्ञा, the wife of the sun.
    -वृषः a great bull.
    -वेग a.
    1 very swift or fleet.
    (-गः) 1 great speed, excessive velocity.
    -2 an ape.
    -3 the bird Garuḍa.
    -वेघः a particular position of hands or feet (in the practice of Yoga).
    -वेल a. billowy.
    -व्याधिः f.
    1 a great disease.
    -2 a very bad kind of leprosy (black leprosy).
    -व्याहृतिः f. a great mystical word, i. e. भूर्, भुवस् and स्वर्.
    -व्रत a. very devotional, rigidly observing vows.
    (-तम्) 1 a great vow, a great reli- gious observance; a vow for not taking even water for a month; महाव्रतं चरेद्यस्तु Mb.12.35.22 (com. महाव्रतं मासमात्रं जलस्यापि त्यागः).
    -2 any great or funda- mental duty; प्राणैरपि हिता वृत्तिरद्रोहो व्याजवर्जनम् । आत्मनीव प्रियाधानमेतन्मैत्रीमहाव्रतम् Mv.5.59; क्रतौ महाव्रते पश्यन् ब्रह्मचारी- त्वरीरतम् N.17.23.
    -व्रतिन् m.
    1 a devotee, an ascetic.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -शक्तिः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Kārtikeya.
    -शङ्कुः the sine of the sun's eleva- tion.
    -शङ्खः 1 a great conch-shell; पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं Bg.1.15; महाशङ्खमयी माला ताराविद्याजपे प्रिया Tantra.
    -2 the temporal bone, forehead.
    -3 a human bone.
    -4 a particular high number.
    -5 one of Kubera's treasures.
    -शठः a kind of thorn-apple.
    -शब्द a. making a loud sound, very noisy, boisterous.
    -शल्कः a kind of sea- crab or prawn; Ms.3.272.
    -शालः a great householder.
    -शालिः a kind of large and sweetsmelling rice.
    -शाल्वणम् ('great fomentation') N. of a remedy; Suśr.
    -शासन a.
    1 exercising great power.
    -2 whose commands are great; त्रैलोक्यघिपतित्वमेव विरसं यस्मिन् महा- शासने Bh.3.8.
    (-नम्) 1 the knowledge of Brahma as expounded in the Upaniṣadas.
    -2 great order of government.
    -शिरस् m. a kind of serpent.
    -शिवरात्रिः N. of a festival on the 14th day of the dark half of Māgha,
    -शुक्तिः f. a pearl-shell.
    -शुक्ला an epithet of Sarasvatī.
    -शुभ्रम् silver.
    -शूद्रः (-द्री f.)
    1 a Sūdra in a high position.
    -2 a cowherd.
    -3 an upper servant. (
    -द्री) a female cow-keeper. (
    -द्रा) a Śudra woman in a high position.
    -शून्यम् a particular mental condi- tion of a Yogin.
    -शृङ्गः 1 a species of stag.
    -2 the शरभ animal.
    -श्मशानम् an epithet of Benares.
    -श्यामा the Sissoo tree. (Mar. शिसवी).
    -श्रमणः 1 an epithet of Buddha.
    -2 a Jain monk.
    -श्लक्ष्णा sand.
    -श्वासः a kind of asthma.
    -श्वेता 1 an epithet of Sarasvatī.
    -2 of Durgā.
    -3 white sugar.
    -संहिता great combi- nation.
    -संक्रान्तिः f. the winter solstice.
    -सती a very chaste woman.
    -सत्ता absolute existence.
    -सत्यः an epithet of Yama.
    -सत्त्व a.
    1 noble.
    -2 very strong or powerful.
    -3 just, righteous.
    (-त्त्वः) 1 a large animal.
    -2 N. of Sākyamuni.
    -3 an epithet of Kubera.
    -संधिविग्रहः the office of the minister of peace and war.
    -सन्नः an epithet of Kubera.
    -सन्निः m. (in music) a kind of measure.
    -समुद्रः the great ocean.
    -सर्गः a great or completely new creation (after a complete destruction of the world).
    -सर्जः the bread- fruit or jack-tree.
    -साधनभागः a great executive officer.
    -सांतपनः a kind of very rigid penance; see Ms.11. 218.
    -सांधिविग्रहिकः a minister of peace and war.
    -सामन्तः a great vassal.
    -सामान्यम् the widest genera- lity.
    -सारः a kind of Khadira tree.
    -सारथिः an epithet of Aruṇa.
    -साहसम् great violence or outrage, great audacity.
    -साहसिकः a dacoit, highwayman, a daring robber.
    -सिंहः the fabulous animal called Śarabha.
    -सिद्धिः f. a kind of magical power.
    -सुखम् 1 great pleasure.
    -2 copulation. (
    -खः) a Buddha.
    -सुगन्धम् a fragrant unguent.
    -सुगन्धिः a kind of antidote.
    -सुधा silver; Gīrvāṇa.
    -सुभिक्षम् good times.
    -सूक्तः the composer of the great Sūktas or hymns of the 1th Maṇḍala of the Ṛigveda.
    -सूक्ष्मा sand.
    -सूतः a mili- tary drum.
    -सेनः 1 an epithet of Kārtikeya; महासेन- प्रसूतिं तद्ययौ शरवणं महत् Rām.7.16.1.
    -2 the commander of a large army. (
    -ना) a great army.
    -स्कन्धः a camel.
    -स्थली the earth.
    -स्थानम् a great position.
    -स्नेहः a combination of the 4 kinds of fat.
    -स्मृतिः the Ṣaḍaṅgas and Smṛitis; महास्मृतिं पठेद्यस्तु तथैवानुस्मृतिं शुभाम् Mb.12.2.3.
    -स्रोतस् n. the bowels.
    -स्रग्विन् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -स्वनः a kind of drum.
    -हंसः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -हविस् n. clarified butter.
    -हस्तः an epithet of Śiva.
    -हासः a loud or boisterous laughter, cachinnation.
    -हिमवत् m. N. of a mountain.
    -ह्रस्वा N. of a plant (Mar. कुहिली).

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  • 15 elend

    I Adj.
    1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable; ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery
    2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken; elende Hütte oder Baracke hovel; in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)
    3. (krank) (very) unwell; jemandem ist / wird elend (übel) s.o. is feeling / begins to feel very unwell; elend aussehen look dreadful; sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)
    4. pej. (gemein) despicable
    5. nur attr.; umg. Durst, Hunger etc. (stark): terrible
    II Adv.
    1. miserably; elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end; elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation
    2. umg. (sehr) dreadfully; es tut elend weh it’s terribly sore, it hurts dreadfully ( oder like hell Sl.); es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing
    * * *
    das Elend
    affliction; woefulness; misery; calamitousness; sordidness; squalor; unhappiness; distress; poverty; want; wretchedness
    * * *
    ['eːlɛnt]
    nt - (e)s
    [-dəs] no pl (= Unglück, Not) misery, distress; (= Verwahrlosung) squalor; (= Armut) poverty, penury

    ein Bild des Élends — a picture of misery/squalor

    ins Élend geraten — to fall into poverty, to be reduced to penury, to become destitute

    im (tiefsten) Élend leben — to live in (abject) misery/squalor/poverty

    jdn/sich (selbst) ins Élend stürzen — to plunge sb/oneself into misery/poverty

    wie das leibhaftige Élend aussehen (inf) — to look really awful (inf) or terrible (inf)

    (wie) ein Häufchen Élend (inf) — (looking) a picture of misery

    das heulende Élend (inf) — the blues pl (inf)

    da kann man das heulende Élend kriegen (inf) — it's enough to make you scream (inf)

    es ist ein Élend mit ihm (inf) — he makes you want to weep (inf), he's hopeless

    es ist ein Élend,... (inf) — it's heartbreaking...

    See:
    → lang
    * * *
    1) (not feeling well: He was a bit off-colour the morning after the party.) off-colour
    3) (very poor in quantity or quality: The house was in a miserable condition.) miserable
    4) ((something that causes) unhappiness: the misery of the fatherless children; Forget your miseries and come out with me!) misery
    5) (used in annoyance: This wretched machine won't work!) wretched
    * * *
    <-[e]s>
    [ˈe:lɛnt]
    nt kein pl (Not) misery [or distress]
    es gibt ja so viel \Elend auf dieser Welt there is so much misery in the world
    ins \Elend geraten to become destitute, to fall into poverty, form to be reduced to penury
    im [bitteren/schrecklichen] \Elend leben to live in [abject] poverty [or squalor] [or misery]
    jdn/sich selbst ins \Elend stürzen to plunge sb/oneself into misery [or poverty]
    ▶ das heulende \Elend (fam) the blues pl
    da kann man das heulende \Elend kriegen it's enough to make you scream
    ▶ ein \Elend sein, dass... (fam) to be heartbreaking that...
    es ist einfach ein \Elend mit ihm he makes you want to scream [or he is hopeless]
    * * *
    das; Elends
    1) (Leid) misery; wretchedness; s. auch Häufchen
    2) (Armut) misery; destitution
    * * *
    A. adj
    1. (unglücklich, beklagenswert) miserable, wretched, pitiable;
    ein elendes Leben führen live a life of misery
    2. (ärmlich) poverty-stricken;
    Baracke hovel;
    in elenden Verhältnissen leben live in wretched conditions ( oder dire poverty)
    3. (krank) (very) unwell;
    jemandem ist/wird elend (übel) sb is feeling/begins to feel very unwell;
    elend aussehen look dreadful;
    sich elend fühlen feel terrible ( oder wretched)
    4. pej (gemein) despicable
    5. nur attr; umg Durst, Hunger etc (stark): terrible
    B. adv
    1. miserably;
    elend zugrunde gehen come to a wretched end;
    elend verhungern die of slow (and painful) starvation
    2. umg (sehr) dreadfully;
    es tut elend weh it’s terribly sore, it hurts dreadfully ( oder like hell sl);
    es ist elend kalt it’s absolutely freezing
    * * *
    das; Elends
    1) (Leid) misery; wretchedness; s. auch Häufchen
    2) (Armut) misery; destitution
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    nur sing. n.
    calamitousness n.
    distress n.
    (§ pl.: distresses)
    misery n.
    squalor n.
    unhappiness n.
    woefulness n.
    wretchedness n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > elend

  • 16 Ende

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

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

    er ist Ende vierzig — he is in his late forties

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

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

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

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

    ein Ende machen — to put an end to sth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Leiden ohne Ende — endless suffering, suffering without end

    zu Ende — finished, over, at an end

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    etwas zu Ende führen od. bringen — finish something

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    etwas zu Ende führen od. bringen — finish something

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

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

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

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

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

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ende

  • 17 schon

    Adv.
    1. mit Zeitangaben: already; schon damals even then; schon früher before; (vor langer Zeit) a long time ago; schon immer always, all along; schon oft often (enough); schon wieder again; schon wieder! not again!; schon nach fünf Minuten after only five minutes; nach fünf Minuten war er schon fort etc. five minutes later he’d already gone etc.; schon von Anfang an right from the start, from the word go umg.; es ist schon 12 Uhr it’s twelve o’clock already; schon am nächsten Tag the very next day; schon um 6 Uhr waren sie auf they were already up at 6 o’clock; schon im 16. Jahrhundert as early ( oder as far back) as the 16th century; schon im 16. Jahrhundert gab es die Krankheit the disease was already around in the 16th century; das ist schon lange her that was long ago ( oder way back); das war schon vor zwanzig Jahren that was twenty (whole) years ago; wie lange sind Sie schon hier? how long have you been here?
    2. (bereits) already; (schon einmal, zuvor) before; (bis jetzt) so far; in Fragen: yet; (jemals) ever; ich habe schon eins umg. I’ve already got one; hast du schon einmal...? have you ever...?; sind Sie schon ( einmal) in Spanien gewesen? have you ever been to Spain?; ich war schon ein paar Mal / oft dort I’ve been there a couple of times / frequently; kennen Sie schon Herrn X? have you met Mr ( oder Mr.) X?, do you know Mr ( oder Mr.) X?; wir kennen uns schon we’ve met, we do know one another; ich habe ihn schon ( einmal) gesehen I’ve seen him before somewhere; danke, ich habe schon zu trinken etc.: no thanks, I’m fine; da ist er ja schon wieder he’s (iro. look who’s) back again; das kenne ich schon I know that, I’ve seen that before; bei Entschuldigungen: I’ve heard that one before; das kennen wir schon we know all about that, that’s an old one; ich habe schon bessere Weine getrunken I’ve tasted better wines in my time; hast du schon gehört? have you heard?; hast du schon mit ihm gesprochen? have you talked to him yet?; ist er schon da? has he come yet?, is he here yet?; (früher als erwartet) is he here already?; was, ( du bist) schon zurück? what, back already?; werden Sie schon bedient? are you being served?; ich bekomme schon it’s OK, I’m being looked after; er wollte schon gehen he was about ( oder all set) to go; warum willst du schon gehen? why are you leaving so early?
    3. zur Betonung (sogar, selbst) even; schon ein Milligramm des Gifts kann tödlich sein just ( oder even) one milligram(me) of the poison can kill you; ein Anruf hätte schon genügt (just) a phone call would have been enough; schon ein Unentschieden wäre ein Erfolg even a draw would be a success; schon für 10 Euro for only 10 euros; Herrenhemden schon ab 5 Euro men’s shirts from as little as 5 euros; ich komme (ja) schon! (I’m) coming!; da sind wir (ja) schon! here we are; schon war ich sauer umg. I was getting really annoyed; was gibt es denn ( nun) schon wieder? what is it now ( oder this time)?; ich verstehe schon I see
    4. (allein) schon seine Stimme just to hear his voice, his voice alone; schon der Name the mere (mention of the oder his etc.) name, just to hear the ( oder his etc.) name; schon der Anblick just to see it; schon der Gedanke the very idea, the mere thought (of it); schon deswegen if only for that (reason); schon wegen if only because of; der Kinder etc.: if only for the sake of; schon weil if only because; schon sie zu sehen (even) just to see her
    5. versichernd, verstärkend: sie wird’s schon schaffen she’ll make it all right; beruhigend: auch don’t worry, she’ll make it; er kommt schon noch he’ll come eventually; die Zinsen steigen schon noch the interest rates are bound to go up; the interest rates will go up, you’ll see; ich mach’s schon leave it to me; es wird schon gehen it’ll be all right, I’ll etc. manage (somehow); das ist schon möglich that could be; betonter: that’s quite possible; das lässt sich schon machen mit Vorbehalt: we etc. might be able to do that, it’s doable; (es ist kein Problem) that’s no problem, no problem umg.; wir können schon mit ihm reden (sind bereit) we don’t mind talking to him; ich kann mir schon denken, was... I can (just) imagine what...; er ist schon eingebildet he’s certainly bigheaded; das war schon Glückssache that really was a stroke of luck; das ist schon eine große Frechheit! that really is a bit much; schon gut! it’s all right, never mind; (das reicht) that’ll do
    6. umg., auffordernd, ermunternd: mach schon! get a move on, will you?; komm schon! come on, then; geh schon! go on, then; nun sag schon, wie’s war come on, tell us ( oder me) what it was like; gib’s schon zu! come on, admit it!
    7. einräumend oder bedingend: schon, aber... yes, but...; ich verstehe / möchte schon, aber... I can see that / I’d like to, but...; ich kenne sie schon, aber... I do know her, but...; sie müsste sich schon etwas mehr anstrengen she’d have to make more of an effort, of course; das ist schon wahr, aber... that’s (certainly) ( oder may be) true, but...; wenn du schon ( mal) da bist since you’re here
    8. (ohnehin) es ist so schon teuer genug it’s expensive enough as it is; schon gar nicht least of all; morgen schon gar nicht least of all tomorrow
    9. umg., rhetorisch: na wenn schon! so what; iro. so?; was macht das schon? what does it matter?; was heißt das schon? so?, that doesn’t mean a thing; wem nützt das schon? who is that supposed to help?; wer braucht / kauft so was schon? who on earth needs / buys something like that?; was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?; wer könnte da schon nein sagen? who could possibly say no (to that)?; wer ist da? - na, wer schon? who’s there? - who do you think?
    10. umg.: wenn schon, denn schon (wenn man sich auf etw. einlässt) in for a penny (Am. dime), in for a pound (Am. dollar); (wenn man etw. unternimmt) anything worth doing, is worth doing well
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    ever; already; yet; by now
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    [ʃøːn]
    1. adj
    1) (= hübsch anzusehen) beautiful, lovely; Mann handsome

    na, schö́nes Kind (inf) — well then, beautiful (inf)

    See:
    → Auge
    2) (= nett, angenehm) good; Erlebnis, Stimme, Musik, Wetter good, lovely; Gelegenheit great, splendid

    die schö́nen Künste — the fine arts

    die schö́ne Literatur — belles-lettres sing

    das ist ein schö́ner Tod — that's a good way to die

    eines schö́nen Tages — one fine day

    (wieder) in schö́nster Ordnung (nach Krach etc) — back to normal (again)

    in schö́nster Eintracht or Harmonie — in perfect harmony

    das Schöne beim Skilaufen ist... — the nice thing about skiing is...

    das Schönste daran ist... — the beauty of it is..., the nicest or best thing about it is...

    schö́ne Ferien!, schö́nen Urlaub! — have a good or nice holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)

    schö́nes Wochenende — have a good or nice weekend

    schö́nen guten Tag — a very good morning/afternoon/evening to you

    war es schö́n im Urlaub? — did you have a nice or good holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)?

    war es schö́n bei Tante Veronika? — did you have a nice or good time at Aunt Veronika's?

    schö́n, dass du gekommen bist — nice of you to come

    es ist schö́n, dass du wieder da bist — it's good to have you back

    schö́ner, heißer Kaffee — nice hot coffee

    ein schö́ner frischer Wind — a nice fresh wind

    3) (iro) Unordnung fine, nice, lovely; Überraschung, Wetter lovely; Unsinn, Frechheit absolute

    du bist mir ein schö́ner Freund/Vater/Held etc — a fine friend/father/hero etc you are, you're some friend/father/hero etc

    du machst or das sind mir ja schö́ne Sachen or Geschichten — here's or this is a pretty state of things, here's a pretty kettle of fish (inf)

    von dir hört man schö́ne Sachen or Geschichten — I've been hearing some nice or fine things about you

    das wäre ja noch schö́ner (inf) — that's (just) too much!

    es wird immer schö́ner (inf) — things are going from bad to worse

    See:
    4) (inf = gut) nice

    das war nicht schö́n von dir (inf) — that wasn't very nice of you

    zu schö́n, um wahr zu sein (inf) — too good to be true

    schö́n, schö́n, (also) schö́n, sehr schö́n, na schö́n — fine, okay, all right

    schö́n und gut, aber... — (that's) all well and good but..., that's all very well but...

    5) (= beträchtlich, groß) Erfolg great; Strecke, Stück Arbeit, Alter good

    ein schö́nes Stück weiterkommen — to make good progress

    eine ganz schö́ne Leistung — quite an achievement

    eine ganz schö́ne Arbeit — quite a lot of work

    eine ganz schö́ne Menge — quite a lot

    das hat eine schö́ne Stange Geld gekostet (inf) — that cost a pretty penny

    2. adv
    1)

    (= hübsch) sich schö́n anziehen — to get dressed up

    schö́n machen (Kind) — to dress up; (Wohnung, Straßen) to decorate

    sich schö́n machen — to get dressed up, to dress (oneself) up

    2) (bei Verben) (= gut) well; sich waschen, verarbeiten lassen easily; scheinen brightly; schreiben beautifully; (= richtig, genau) ansehen, durchlesen etc carefully

    es schö́n haben — to be well off; (im Urlaub etc) to have a good time (of it)

    etw am schö́nsten machen — to do sth best

    See:
    → danke, bitte
    3)

    (= angenehm) schö́n weich/warm/stark etc — nice and soft/warm/strong etc

    4)

    (bei Wünschen) schlaf schö́n — sleep well

    amüsiere dich schö́n — have a nice or good time

    erhole dich schö́n — have a good rest

    See:
    5) (inf = brav, lieb) nicely

    iss mal schö́n deinen Teller leer — eat it all up nicely (now), be a good girl/boy and eat it all up

    sag schö́n "Guten Tag" — say "hello" nicely

    sei schö́n still/ordentlich etc (als Aufforderung) — be nice and quiet/tidy etc

    sei schö́n brav — be a good boy/girl

    fahr schö́n langsam — drive nice and slowly

    See:
    6) (inf = sehr, ziemlich) really

    schö́n wehtun — to hurt oneself a lot

    sich schö́n täuschen — to make a big mistake

    sich schö́n ärgern — to be very angry

    jdn schö́n erschrecken — to give sb quite a or a real fright

    ganz schö́n teuer/kalt — pretty expensive/cold

    (ganz) schö́n weit weg — a long or good way off, quite a distance away

    ganz schö́n lange — quite a while

    (ganz) schö́n viel Geld kosten — to cost a pretty penny

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    1) (before a particular time; previously: I had already gone when Tom arrived; I don't want that book - I've read it already.) already
    2) (before the expected time: Are you leaving already?; He hasn't gone already, has he?) already
    3) yet
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    [ʃo:n]
    I. adv
    sind wir \schon da? are we there yet?
    hast du \schon gehört? have you heard?
    sie kommen \schon heute they're coming today
    du willst \schon gehen? you want to leave now [or already]?
    nach fünf Minuten war ich \schon fertig I was finished after only five minutes, I was already finished after five minutes
    \schon bald darauf very soon after
    ▪ es ist \schon...:
    es ist \schon spät it is already late [or late already
    nur eine Minute, und \schon bin ich weg just one minute, and then I'm gone
    kaum leg ich mich hin, \schon klingelt das Telefon wieder I hardly have time to lie down before the telephone rings yet again form
    kaum verließ sie das Zimmer, \schon rauchte er she had hardly left the room when he lit up
    ihr könnt [ja] \schon [mal] anfangen you can start now
    was, \schon 5 Uhr? what, 5 o'clock already?
    er wiegt \schon 200 kg! he now weighs 200 kg!
    eine kleine Menge kann \schon Wunder wirken just [or even] a small amount can work wonders
    \schon ein Teilerfolg würde sich lohnen even a partial success would be worth it
    CD-Rohlinge gibt es \schon für ein paar Cent blank CDs can be had for as little as a few cents
    \schon 8-Jährige surfen im Internet children as young as eight are surfing the internet
    \schon in den Siebzigern gab es Mikrocomputer there were microcomputers as early as [or back in] the seventies
    \schon Ovid schrieb darüber/über diese Idee that/that idea is as old as Ovid
    \schon als Kind wollte ich Schauspieler werden since I was a child I've always wanted to be an actor
    \schon damals/gestern/jetzt even at that time/even yesterday/even now
    \schon früh early on
    \schon immer always
    sie war \schon immer schwierig she always was difficult
    ich sagte es ja \schon immer I've always said so
    \schon seit Jahren for years [now]
    \schon lange/länger for a long time [now]
    \schon längst (die ganze Zeit) for ages; (vor langer Zeit) ages ago
    \schon oft several times [already]
    das kenn ich \schon I know that already
    ich wollte vorher \schon fragen I wanted to ask anyway
    \schon [ein]mal ever
    hast du \schon mal Austern gegessen? have you ever eaten oysters?
    wie \schon gesagt as was/has been said already [or beforehand]
    wie \schon so oft as was/has been often the case [before]
    warum sich beklagen? es geht uns \schon so schlecht why complain? we're badly off as it is
    \schon darum/deshalb/aus dem Grunde for that reason alone
    \schon die Tatsache, dass... the fact alone that..., the very fact that...
    \schon Grund genug sein to be already reason enough; s.a. allein
    II. part
    das ist \schon eine Schande! that really is a disgrace!
    es ist \schon wahr it's true all right
    ich sehe \schon,... I can see,...
    ich kann mir \schon denken, was du willst I can well imagine what you want
    das will \schon was heißen those are promising words
    du wirst \schon sehen! you'll see!
    es ist \schon angenehm, nichts zu tun it really is pleasant doing nothing
    das will ich nicht, und \schon gar nicht von dir I don't want it, and especially not from you
    \schon wieder [once] again
    nicht das/sie \schon wieder! not that/her again!
    2. (fam: endlich)
    jetzt komm \schon! hurry up!
    hör \schon auf damit! will you stop that!
    sag doch \schon! out with it!
    geh \schon! go on!
    gib \schon her! come on, give it here!
    mach \schon! hurry up!
    wenn du \schon nicht bleibst, [dann] iss eine Kleinigkeit if you really can't stay, then have a bite to eat
    wenn ich euch \schon fahre, dann [aber] vor Mitternacht if I do drive you, then before midnight
    4. (irgendwie) all right
    danke, es geht \schon thanks, I can manage
    es wird \schon klappen it will work out all right
    5. (irgendwann) in the end, one day
    es wird \schon noch [mal] klappen it will work out in the end [or one day
    ich glaube \schon I think so
    so was kann \schon mal vorkommen such things can happen
    Lust hätte ich \schon, nur keine Zeit I do feel like it, I simply don't have time
    das stimmt \schon that's true enough
    das ist \schon möglich/wahr that's possible/true, I suppose
    \schon möglich, aber [o doch] [o nur] nicht sehr wahrscheinlich that's possible, but not very probable
    [ja] \schon[, aber...] [well] yes [or sure] [, but...]
    findest du sie attraktiv? — ja, \schon do you think she's attractive? — yes, she's okay
    \schon gut! okay! fam
    und [o na] wenn \schon! (fam) so what? fam
    wir durften nicht draußen spielen, die anderen [aber] \schon we weren't allowed to play outside, but the others were
    auf dieser Straße kommen Sie nicht nach Köln, auf der \schon you won't get to Cologne on this road, but on that one
    8. (usu pej: ausgerechnet)
    was ist \schon Reichtum? what's wealth of all things?
    was hast du \schon zu sagen? what have you of all people got to say?
    was sind \schon zehn Jahre? what do ten years matter?
    was macht das \schon? what does it matter?
    was nützt das \schon? what possible use is that?
    wen interessiert das \schon? who's possibly interested?
    wenn ich das \schon rieche/sehe! the mere smell/sight of that!
    wenn ich das \schon höre! just hearing about it!; s.a. ja, möglich
    wie war \schon Ihr Name? what was your name again?
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    1.

    er kommt schon heute/ist schon gestern gekommen — he's coming today/he came yesterday

    er ist schon da/[an]gekommen — he is already here/has already arrived

    schon damals/jetzt — even at that time or in those days/even now

    schon [im Jahre] 1926 — as early as 1926; back in 1926

    2) (fast gleichzeitig) there and then

    er schwang sich auf das Fahrrad, und schon war er weg — he jumped on the bicycle and was away [in a flash]

    schon [mal] — now; (inzwischen) meanwhile

    4) (selbst, sogar) even; (nur) only
    5) (ohne Ergänzung, ohne weiteren Zusatz) on its own

    [allein] schon der Gedanke daran ist schrecklich — the mere thought or just the thought of it is dreadful

    schon darum od. aus diesem Grund — for this reason alone

    2.
    1) (verstärkend) really; (gewiss) certainly
    2) (ugs. ungeduldig): (endlich)

    nun komm schon! — come on!; hurry up!

    und wenn schon! — so what; what if he/she/it does/did/was etc.

    er wird sich schon wieder erholen — he'll recover all right; he's sure to recover

    4) (zustimmend, aber etwas einschränkend)

    schon gut — OK (coll.)

    Lust hätte ich schon, nur keine Zeit — I'd certainly like to, but I've no time

    das ist schon möglich, nur... — that is quite possible, only...

    5) (betont): (andererseits)

    er ist nicht besonders intelligent, aber sein Bruder schon — he's not particularly intelligent, but his brother is

    6) (einschränkend, abwertend)

    was weiß der schon! — what does 'he know [about it]!

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    schon adv
    1. mit Zeitangaben: already;
    schon damals even then;
    schon früher before; (vor langer Zeit) a long time ago;
    schon immer always, all along;
    schon oft often (enough);
    schon wieder again;
    schon wieder! not again!;
    schon nach fünf Minuten after only five minutes;
    nach fünf Minuten war er schon fort etc five minutes later he’d already gone etc;
    schon von Anfang an right from the start, from the word go umg;
    es ist schon 12 Uhr it’s twelve o’clock already;
    schon am nächsten Tag the very next day;
    schon um 6 Uhr waren sie auf they were already up at 6 o’clock;
    schon im 16. Jahrhundert as early ( oder as far back) as the 16th century;
    schon im 16. Jahrhundert gab es die Krankheit the disease was already around in the 16th century;
    das ist schon lange her that was long ago ( oder way back);
    das war schon vor zwanzig Jahren that was twenty (whole) years ago;
    wie lange sind Sie schon hier? how long have you been here?
    2. (bereits) already; (schon einmal, zuvor) before; (bis jetzt) so far; in Fragen: yet; (jemals) ever;
    ich habe schon eins umg I’ve already got one;
    hast du schon einmal …? have you ever …?;
    sind Sie schon (einmal) in Spanien gewesen? have you ever been to Spain?;
    ich war schon ein paar Mal/oft dort I’ve been there a couple of times/frequently;
    kennen Sie schon Herrn X? have you met Mr ( oder Mr.) X?, do you know Mr ( oder Mr.) X?;
    wir kennen uns schon we’ve met, we do know one another;
    ich habe ihn schon (einmal) gesehen I’ve seen him before somewhere;
    danke, ich habe schon zu trinken etc: no thanks, I’m fine;
    da ist er ja schon wieder he’s (iron look who’s) back again;
    das kenne ich schon I know that, I’ve seen that before; bei Entschuldigungen: I’ve heard that one before;
    das kennen wir schon we know all about that, that’s an old one;
    ich habe schon bessere Weine getrunken I’ve tasted better wines in my time;
    hast du schon gehört? have you heard?;
    hast du schon mit ihm gesprochen? have you talked to him yet?;
    ist er schon da? has he come yet?, is he here yet?; (früher als erwartet) is he here already?;
    was, (du bist) schon zurück? what, back already?;
    werden Sie schon bedient? are you being served?;
    ich bekomme schon it’s OK, I’m being looked after;
    er wollte schon gehen he was about ( oder all set) to go;
    warum willst du schon gehen? why are you leaving so early?
    3. zur Betonung (sogar, selbst) even;
    schon ein Milligramm des Gifts kann tödlich sein just ( oder even) one milligram(me) of the poison can kill you;
    ein Anruf hätte schon genügt (just) a phone call would have been enough;
    schon ein Unentschieden wäre ein Erfolg even a draw would be a success;
    schon für 10 Euro for only 10 euros;
    Herrenhemden schon ab 5 Euro men’s shirts from as little as 5 euros;
    ich komme (ja) schon! (I’m) coming!;
    da sind wir (ja) schon! here we are;
    schon war ich sauer umg I was getting really annoyed;
    was gibt es denn (nun) schon wieder? what is it now ( oder this time)?;
    schon seine Stimme just to hear his voice, his voice alone;
    schon der Name the mere (mention of the oder his etc) name, just to hear the ( oder his etc) name;
    schon der Anblick just to see it;
    schon der Gedanke the very idea, the mere thought (of it);
    schon deswegen if only for that (reason);
    schon wegen if only because of; der Kinder etc: if only for the sake of;
    schon weil if only because;
    schon sie zu sehen (even) just to see her
    5. versichernd, verstärkend:
    sie wird’s schon schaffen she’ll make it all right; beruhigend: auch don’t worry, she’ll make it;
    er kommt schon noch he’ll come eventually;
    die Zinsen steigen schon noch the interest rates are bound to go up; the interest rates will go up, you’ll see;
    ich mach’s schon leave it to me;
    es wird schon gehen it’ll be all right, I’ll etc manage (somehow);
    das ist schon möglich that could be; betonter: that’s quite possible;
    das lässt sich schon machen mit Vorbehalt: we etc might be able to do that, it’s doable; (es ist kein Problem) that’s no problem, no problem umg;
    wir können schon mit ihm reden (sind bereit) we don’t mind talking to him;
    ich kann mir schon denken, was … I can (just) imagine what …;
    er ist schon eingebildet he’s certainly bigheaded;
    das war schon Glückssache that really was a stroke of luck;
    das ist schon eine große Frechheit! that really is a bit much;
    schon gut! it’s all right, never mind; (das reicht) that’ll do
    6. umg, auffordernd, ermunternd:
    mach schon! get a move on, will you?;
    komm schon! come on, then;
    geh schon! go on, then;
    nun sag schon, wie’s war come on, tell us ( oder me) what it was like;
    gib’s schon zu! come on, admit it!
    schon, aber … yes, but …;
    ich verstehe/möchte schon, aber … I can see that/I’d like to, but …;
    ich kenne sie schon, aber … I do know her, but …;
    sie müsste sich schon etwas mehr anstrengen she’d have to make more of an effort, of course;
    das ist schon wahr, aber … that’s (certainly) ( oder may be) true, but …;
    wenn du schon (mal) da bist since you’re here
    es ist so schon teuer genug it’s expensive enough as it is;
    schon gar nicht least of all;
    morgen schon gar nicht least of all tomorrow
    9. umg, rhetorisch:
    na wenn schon! so what; iron so?;
    was macht das schon? what does it matter?;
    was heißt das schon? so?, that doesn’t mean a thing;
    wem nützt das schon? who is that supposed to help?;
    wer braucht/kauft so was schon? who on earth needs/buys something like that?;
    was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?;
    wer könnte da schon Nein sagen? who could possibly say no (to that)?;
    wer ist da? - na, wer schon? who’s there? - who do you think?
    10. umg:
    wenn schon, denn schon (wenn man sich auf etwas einlässt) in for a penny (US dime), in for a pound (US dollar); (wenn man etwas unternimmt) anything worth doing, is worth doing well
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    1.

    er kommt schon heute/ist schon gestern gekommen — he's coming today/he came yesterday

    er ist schon da/[an]gekommen — he is already here/has already arrived

    schon damals/jetzt — even at that time or in those days/even now

    schon [im Jahre] 1926 — as early as 1926; back in 1926

    2) (fast gleichzeitig) there and then

    er schwang sich auf das Fahrrad, und schon war er weg — he jumped on the bicycle and was away [in a flash]

    schon [mal] — now; (inzwischen) meanwhile

    4) (selbst, sogar) even; (nur) only
    5) (ohne Ergänzung, ohne weiteren Zusatz) on its own

    [allein] schon der Gedanke daran ist schrecklich — the mere thought or just the thought of it is dreadful

    schon darum od. aus diesem Grund — for this reason alone

    2.
    1) (verstärkend) really; (gewiss) certainly
    2) (ugs. ungeduldig): (endlich)

    nun komm schon! — come on!; hurry up!

    und wenn schon! — so what; what if he/she/it does/did/was etc.

    er wird sich schon wieder erholen — he'll recover all right; he's sure to recover

    4) (zustimmend, aber etwas einschränkend)

    schon gut — OK (coll.)

    Lust hätte ich schon, nur keine Zeit — I'd certainly like to, but I've no time

    das ist schon möglich, nur... — that is quite possible, only...

    5) (betont): (andererseits)

    er ist nicht besonders intelligent, aber sein Bruder schon — he's not particularly intelligent, but his brother is

    6) (einschränkend, abwertend)

    was weiß der schon! — what does 'he know [about it]!

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    adv.
    already adv.
    yet adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schon

  • 18 schön

    Adv.
    1. mit Zeitangaben: already; schon damals even then; schon früher before; (vor langer Zeit) a long time ago; schon immer always, all along; schon oft often (enough); schon wieder again; schon wieder! not again!; schon nach fünf Minuten after only five minutes; nach fünf Minuten war er schon fort etc. five minutes later he’d already gone etc.; schon von Anfang an right from the start, from the word go umg.; es ist schon 12 Uhr it’s twelve o’clock already; schon am nächsten Tag the very next day; schon um 6 Uhr waren sie auf they were already up at 6 o’clock; schon im 16. Jahrhundert as early ( oder as far back) as the 16th century; schon im 16. Jahrhundert gab es die Krankheit the disease was already around in the 16th century; das ist schon lange her that was long ago ( oder way back); das war schon vor zwanzig Jahren that was twenty (whole) years ago; wie lange sind Sie schon hier? how long have you been here?
    2. (bereits) already; (schon einmal, zuvor) before; (bis jetzt) so far; in Fragen: yet; (jemals) ever; ich habe schon eins umg. I’ve already got one; hast du schon einmal...? have you ever...?; sind Sie schon ( einmal) in Spanien gewesen? have you ever been to Spain?; ich war schon ein paar Mal / oft dort I’ve been there a couple of times / frequently; kennen Sie schon Herrn X? have you met Mr ( oder Mr.) X?, do you know Mr ( oder Mr.) X?; wir kennen uns schon we’ve met, we do know one another; ich habe ihn schon ( einmal) gesehen I’ve seen him before somewhere; danke, ich habe schon zu trinken etc.: no thanks, I’m fine; da ist er ja schon wieder he’s (iro. look who’s) back again; das kenne ich schon I know that, I’ve seen that before; bei Entschuldigungen: I’ve heard that one before; das kennen wir schon we know all about that, that’s an old one; ich habe schon bessere Weine getrunken I’ve tasted better wines in my time; hast du schon gehört? have you heard?; hast du schon mit ihm gesprochen? have you talked to him yet?; ist er schon da? has he come yet?, is he here yet?; (früher als erwartet) is he here already?; was, ( du bist) schon zurück? what, back already?; werden Sie schon bedient? are you being served?; ich bekomme schon it’s OK, I’m being looked after; er wollte schon gehen he was about ( oder all set) to go; warum willst du schon gehen? why are you leaving so early?
    3. zur Betonung (sogar, selbst) even; schon ein Milligramm des Gifts kann tödlich sein just ( oder even) one milligram(me) of the poison can kill you; ein Anruf hätte schon genügt (just) a phone call would have been enough; schon ein Unentschieden wäre ein Erfolg even a draw would be a success; schon für 10 Euro for only 10 euros; Herrenhemden schon ab 5 Euro men’s shirts from as little as 5 euros; ich komme (ja) schon! (I’m) coming!; da sind wir (ja) schon! here we are; schon war ich sauer umg. I was getting really annoyed; was gibt es denn ( nun) schon wieder? what is it now ( oder this time)?; ich verstehe schon I see
    4. (allein) schon seine Stimme just to hear his voice, his voice alone; schon der Name the mere (mention of the oder his etc.) name, just to hear the ( oder his etc.) name; schon der Anblick just to see it; schon der Gedanke the very idea, the mere thought (of it); schon deswegen if only for that (reason); schon wegen if only because of; der Kinder etc.: if only for the sake of; schon weil if only because; schon sie zu sehen (even) just to see her
    5. versichernd, verstärkend: sie wird’s schon schaffen she’ll make it all right; beruhigend: auch don’t worry, she’ll make it; er kommt schon noch he’ll come eventually; die Zinsen steigen schon noch the interest rates are bound to go up; the interest rates will go up, you’ll see; ich mach’s schon leave it to me; es wird schon gehen it’ll be all right, I’ll etc. manage (somehow); das ist schon möglich that could be; betonter: that’s quite possible; das lässt sich schon machen mit Vorbehalt: we etc. might be able to do that, it’s doable; (es ist kein Problem) that’s no problem, no problem umg.; wir können schon mit ihm reden (sind bereit) we don’t mind talking to him; ich kann mir schon denken, was... I can (just) imagine what...; er ist schon eingebildet he’s certainly bigheaded; das war schon Glückssache that really was a stroke of luck; das ist schon eine große Frechheit! that really is a bit much; schon gut! it’s all right, never mind; (das reicht) that’ll do
    6. umg., auffordernd, ermunternd: mach schon! get a move on, will you?; komm schon! come on, then; geh schon! go on, then; nun sag schon, wie’s war come on, tell us ( oder me) what it was like; gib’s schon zu! come on, admit it!
    7. einräumend oder bedingend: schon, aber... yes, but...; ich verstehe / möchte schon, aber... I can see that / I’d like to, but...; ich kenne sie schon, aber... I do know her, but...; sie müsste sich schon etwas mehr anstrengen she’d have to make more of an effort, of course; das ist schon wahr, aber... that’s (certainly) ( oder may be) true, but...; wenn du schon ( mal) da bist since you’re here
    8. (ohnehin) es ist so schon teuer genug it’s expensive enough as it is; schon gar nicht least of all; morgen schon gar nicht least of all tomorrow
    9. umg., rhetorisch: na wenn schon! so what; iro. so?; was macht das schon? what does it matter?; was heißt das schon? so?, that doesn’t mean a thing; wem nützt das schon? who is that supposed to help?; wer braucht / kauft so was schon? who on earth needs / buys something like that?; was verstehst du schon davon? what do you know about it?; wer könnte da schon nein sagen? who could possibly say no (to that)?; wer ist da? - na, wer schon? who’s there? - who do you think?
    10. umg.: wenn schon, denn schon (wenn man sich auf etw. einlässt) in for a penny (Am. dime), in for a pound (Am. dollar); (wenn man etw. unternimmt) anything worth doing, is worth doing well
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    ever; already; yet; by now
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    [ʃøːn]
    1. adj
    1) (= hübsch anzusehen) beautiful, lovely; Mann handsome

    na, schö́nes Kind (inf) — well then, beautiful (inf)

    See:
    → Auge
    2) (= nett, angenehm) good; Erlebnis, Stimme, Musik, Wetter good, lovely; Gelegenheit great, splendid

    die schö́nen Künste — the fine arts

    die schö́ne Literatur — belles-lettres sing

    das ist ein schö́ner Tod — that's a good way to die

    eines schö́nen Tages — one fine day

    (wieder) in schö́nster Ordnung (nach Krach etc) — back to normal (again)

    in schö́nster Eintracht or Harmonie — in perfect harmony

    das Schöne beim Skilaufen ist... — the nice thing about skiing is...

    das Schönste daran ist... — the beauty of it is..., the nicest or best thing about it is...

    schö́ne Ferien!, schö́nen Urlaub! — have a good or nice holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)

    schö́nes Wochenende — have a good or nice weekend

    schö́nen guten Tag — a very good morning/afternoon/evening to you

    war es schö́n im Urlaub? — did you have a nice or good holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)?

    war es schö́n bei Tante Veronika? — did you have a nice or good time at Aunt Veronika's?

    schö́n, dass du gekommen bist — nice of you to come

    es ist schö́n, dass du wieder da bist — it's good to have you back

    schö́ner, heißer Kaffee — nice hot coffee

    ein schö́ner frischer Wind — a nice fresh wind

    3) (iro) Unordnung fine, nice, lovely; Überraschung, Wetter lovely; Unsinn, Frechheit absolute

    du bist mir ein schö́ner Freund/Vater/Held etc — a fine friend/father/hero etc you are, you're some friend/father/hero etc

    du machst or das sind mir ja schö́ne Sachen or Geschichten — here's or this is a pretty state of things, here's a pretty kettle of fish (inf)

    von dir hört man schö́ne Sachen or Geschichten — I've been hearing some nice or fine things about you

    das wäre ja noch schö́ner (inf) — that's (just) too much!

    es wird immer schö́ner (inf) — things are going from bad to worse

    See:
    4) (inf = gut) nice

    das war nicht schö́n von dir (inf) — that wasn't very nice of you

    zu schö́n, um wahr zu sein (inf) — too good to be true

    schö́n, schö́n, (also) schö́n, sehr schö́n, na schö́n — fine, okay, all right

    schö́n und gut, aber... — (that's) all well and good but..., that's all very well but...

    5) (= beträchtlich, groß) Erfolg great; Strecke, Stück Arbeit, Alter good

    ein schö́nes Stück weiterkommen — to make good progress

    eine ganz schö́ne Leistung — quite an achievement

    eine ganz schö́ne Arbeit — quite a lot of work

    eine ganz schö́ne Menge — quite a lot

    das hat eine schö́ne Stange Geld gekostet (inf) — that cost a pretty penny

    2. adv
    1)

    (= hübsch) sich schö́n anziehen — to get dressed up

    schö́n machen (Kind) — to dress up; (Wohnung, Straßen) to decorate

    sich schö́n machen — to get dressed up, to dress (oneself) up

    2) (bei Verben) (= gut) well; sich waschen, verarbeiten lassen easily; scheinen brightly; schreiben beautifully; (= richtig, genau) ansehen, durchlesen etc carefully

    es schö́n haben — to be well off; (im Urlaub etc) to have a good time (of it)

    etw am schö́nsten machen — to do sth best

    See:
    → danke, bitte
    3)

    (= angenehm) schö́n weich/warm/stark etc — nice and soft/warm/strong etc

    4)

    (bei Wünschen) schlaf schö́n — sleep well

    amüsiere dich schö́n — have a nice or good time

    erhole dich schö́n — have a good rest

    See:
    5) (inf = brav, lieb) nicely

    iss mal schö́n deinen Teller leer — eat it all up nicely (now), be a good girl/boy and eat it all up

    sag schö́n "Guten Tag" — say "hello" nicely

    sei schö́n still/ordentlich etc (als Aufforderung) — be nice and quiet/tidy etc

    sei schö́n brav — be a good boy/girl

    fahr schö́n langsam — drive nice and slowly

    See:
    6) (inf = sehr, ziemlich) really

    schö́n wehtun — to hurt oneself a lot

    sich schö́n täuschen — to make a big mistake

    sich schö́n ärgern — to be very angry

    jdn schö́n erschrecken — to give sb quite a or a real fright

    ganz schö́n teuer/kalt — pretty expensive/cold

    (ganz) schö́n weit weg — a long or good way off, quite a distance away

    ganz schö́n lange — quite a while

    (ganz) schö́n viel Geld kosten — to cost a pretty penny

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    1) (before a particular time; previously: I had already gone when Tom arrived; I don't want that book - I've read it already.) already
    2) (before the expected time: Are you leaving already?; He hasn't gone already, has he?) already
    3) yet
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    [ʃo:n]
    I. adv
    sind wir \schon da? are we there yet?
    hast du \schon gehört? have you heard?
    sie kommen \schon heute they're coming today
    du willst \schon gehen? you want to leave now [or already]?
    nach fünf Minuten war ich \schon fertig I was finished after only five minutes, I was already finished after five minutes
    \schon bald darauf very soon after
    ▪ es ist \schon...:
    es ist \schon spät it is already late [or late already
    nur eine Minute, und \schon bin ich weg just one minute, and then I'm gone
    kaum leg ich mich hin, \schon klingelt das Telefon wieder I hardly have time to lie down before the telephone rings yet again form
    kaum verließ sie das Zimmer, \schon rauchte er she had hardly left the room when he lit up
    ihr könnt [ja] \schon [mal] anfangen you can start now
    was, \schon 5 Uhr? what, 5 o'clock already?
    er wiegt \schon 200 kg! he now weighs 200 kg!
    eine kleine Menge kann \schon Wunder wirken just [or even] a small amount can work wonders
    \schon ein Teilerfolg würde sich lohnen even a partial success would be worth it
    CD-Rohlinge gibt es \schon für ein paar Cent blank CDs can be had for as little as a few cents
    \schon 8-Jährige surfen im Internet children as young as eight are surfing the internet
    \schon in den Siebzigern gab es Mikrocomputer there were microcomputers as early as [or back in] the seventies
    \schon Ovid schrieb darüber/über diese Idee that/that idea is as old as Ovid
    \schon als Kind wollte ich Schauspieler werden since I was a child I've always wanted to be an actor
    \schon damals/gestern/jetzt even at that time/even yesterday/even now
    \schon früh early on
    \schon immer always
    sie war \schon immer schwierig she always was difficult
    ich sagte es ja \schon immer I've always said so
    \schon seit Jahren for years [now]
    \schon lange/länger for a long time [now]
    \schon längst (die ganze Zeit) for ages; (vor langer Zeit) ages ago
    \schon oft several times [already]
    das kenn ich \schon I know that already
    ich wollte vorher \schon fragen I wanted to ask anyway
    \schon [ein]mal ever
    hast du \schon mal Austern gegessen? have you ever eaten oysters?
    wie \schon gesagt as was/has been said already [or beforehand]
    wie \schon so oft as was/has been often the case [before]
    warum sich beklagen? es geht uns \schon so schlecht why complain? we're badly off as it is
    \schon darum/deshalb/aus dem Grunde for that reason alone
    \schon die Tatsache, dass... the fact alone that..., the very fact that...
    \schon Grund genug sein to be already reason enough; s.a. allein
    II. part
    das ist \schon eine Schande! that really is a disgrace!
    es ist \schon wahr it's true all right
    ich sehe \schon,... I can see,...
    ich kann mir \schon denken, was du willst I can well imagine what you want
    das will \schon was heißen those are promising words
    du wirst \schon sehen! you'll see!
    es ist \schon angenehm, nichts zu tun it really is pleasant doing nothing
    das will ich nicht, und \schon gar nicht von dir I don't want it, and especially not from you
    \schon wieder [once] again
    nicht das/sie \schon wieder! not that/her again!
    2. (fam: endlich)
    jetzt komm \schon! hurry up!
    hör \schon auf damit! will you stop that!
    sag doch \schon! out with it!
    geh \schon! go on!
    gib \schon her! come on, give it here!
    mach \schon! hurry up!
    wenn du \schon nicht bleibst, [dann] iss eine Kleinigkeit if you really can't stay, then have a bite to eat
    wenn ich euch \schon fahre, dann [aber] vor Mitternacht if I do drive you, then before midnight
    4. (irgendwie) all right
    danke, es geht \schon thanks, I can manage
    es wird \schon klappen it will work out all right
    5. (irgendwann) in the end, one day
    es wird \schon noch [mal] klappen it will work out in the end [or one day
    ich glaube \schon I think so
    so was kann \schon mal vorkommen such things can happen
    Lust hätte ich \schon, nur keine Zeit I do feel like it, I simply don't have time
    das stimmt \schon that's true enough
    das ist \schon möglich/wahr that's possible/true, I suppose
    \schon möglich, aber [o doch] [o nur] nicht sehr wahrscheinlich that's possible, but not very probable
    [ja] \schon[, aber...] [well] yes [or sure] [, but...]
    findest du sie attraktiv? — ja, \schon do you think she's attractive? — yes, she's okay
    \schon gut! okay! fam
    und [o na] wenn \schon! (fam) so what? fam
    wir durften nicht draußen spielen, die anderen [aber] \schon we weren't allowed to play outside, but the others were
    auf dieser Straße kommen Sie nicht nach Köln, auf der \schon you won't get to Cologne on this road, but on that one
    8. (usu pej: ausgerechnet)
    was ist \schon Reichtum? what's wealth of all things?
    was hast du \schon zu sagen? what have you of all people got to say?
    was sind \schon zehn Jahre? what do ten years matter?
    was macht das \schon? what does it matter?
    was nützt das \schon? what possible use is that?
    wen interessiert das \schon? who's possibly interested?
    wenn ich das \schon rieche/sehe! the mere smell/sight of that!
    wenn ich das \schon höre! just hearing about it!; s.a. ja, möglich
    wie war \schon Ihr Name? what was your name again?
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    1.

    er kommt schon heute/ist schon gestern gekommen — he's coming today/he came yesterday

    er ist schon da/[an]gekommen — he is already here/has already arrived

    schon damals/jetzt — even at that time or in those days/even now

    schon [im Jahre] 1926 — as early as 1926; back in 1926

    2) (fast gleichzeitig) there and then

    er schwang sich auf das Fahrrad, und schon war er weg — he jumped on the bicycle and was away [in a flash]

    schon [mal] — now; (inzwischen) meanwhile

    4) (selbst, sogar) even; (nur) only
    5) (ohne Ergänzung, ohne weiteren Zusatz) on its own

    [allein] schon der Gedanke daran ist schrecklich — the mere thought or just the thought of it is dreadful

    schon darum od. aus diesem Grund — for this reason alone

    2.
    1) (verstärkend) really; (gewiss) certainly
    2) (ugs. ungeduldig): (endlich)

    nun komm schon! — come on!; hurry up!

    und wenn schon! — so what; what if he/she/it does/did/was etc.

    er wird sich schon wieder erholen — he'll recover all right; he's sure to recover

    4) (zustimmend, aber etwas einschränkend)

    schon gut — OK (coll.)

    Lust hätte ich schon, nur keine Zeit — I'd certainly like to, but I've no time

    das ist schon möglich, nur... — that is quite possible, only...

    5) (betont): (andererseits)

    er ist nicht besonders intelligent, aber sein Bruder schon — he's not particularly intelligent, but his brother is

    6) (einschränkend, abwertend)

    was weiß der schon! — what does 'he know [about it]!

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    A. adj
    1. (attraktiv) nice; (ausgesprochen schön) beautiful; Frau: auch attractive; Mann: handsome, good-looking; Kind: lovely; Tier: beautiful;
    schöne Schrift nice handwriting;
    schöne Stimme attractive voice; Singstimme: beautiful voice;
    er ist kein schöner Mann, aber … he’s not good-looking (hum he’s no Adonis), but …;
    eine hinreißend schöne Frau a stunningly beautiful woman;
    sich schön machen dress up, make o.s. smart (US neat); (sich schminken) put one’s make-up ( oder face umg) on;
    sich für jemanden schön machen try to look one’s best for sb;
    sei schön und halt den Mund! umg be a wonderful friend ( oder do me a favo[u]r) and keep your mouth shut
    2.
    die schönen Künste the fine arts;
    schöne Literatur belles-lettres pl, belletristic literature
    3. (gut) good; (nett) nice; (erlesen) fine, choice;
    ein schöner Erfolg a great success;
    schönes Wetter good ( oder fine) weather;
    ein schönes Beispiel der Barockdichtung a fine example of Baroque poetry;
    schönen Dank! many thanks; abweisend: no thank you, thanks but no thanks umg;
    schön! als Zustimmung: all right, fine; umg okay;
    na schön! (also gut) all right then;
    zu schön, um wahr zu sein too good to be true;
    das ist alles schön und gut, aber … that’s all very well, but …;
    das Schöne daran the great thing about it;
    das Schönste kommt noch besonders iron you haven’t heard the best part yet, it gets better; → anrichten
    4. (angenehm) nice, pleasant;
    schöner heißer Tee umg nice hot (cup of) tea;
    ein paar schöne Stunden a few pleasant ( stärker: happy) hours;
    es war sehr schön auf dem Fest it was great ( oder very nice);
    das war ein schöner Tag that was a lovely day;
    schönen Tag noch! besonders US have a nice day;
    schönes Wochenende! have a nice weekend;
    war es schön im Urlaub? did you have a nice holiday?;
    das ist schön von ihm that’s (very) kind ( oder nice) of him;
    schöner Tod easy death;
    schön wär’s! wouldn’t that be nice; (ist unwahrscheinlich) what a hope!, that’ll be the day!;
    er macht nur schöne Worte it’s all fine words with him
    5. umg (beträchtlich) considerable;
    eine schöne Strecke laufen walk quite a way ( oder distance);
    eine ganz schöne Entfernung quite a considerable distance;
    ein schönes Stück vorankommen make a fair bit of progress;
    ein schönes Stück Arbeit a pretty big job;
    eine schöne Summe a tidy sum;
    ein ganz schönes Alter a fine old age;
    das ist ja eine schöne Enttäuschung that’s a big disappointment
    6. umg, iron:
    das sind mir schöne Sachen that’s a fine kettle of fish;
    du bist mir ein schöner Freund a fine friend you are;
    das wäre ja noch schöner! that’d be the last straw, that’s the last thing we want; → Aussicht, Bescherung etc
    7.
    eines schönen Tages one day; zukünftig: one of these days
    B. adv
    1. nicely, beautifully etc; → A
    2. umg (sehr) really, pretty;
    schön warm nice and warm;
    der Kaffee ist schön/ganz schön heiß the coffee is nice and hot/really hot;
    ganz schön kalt auch damned cold;
    sei schön brav! be a good boy ( oder girl) now;
    bleib schön ruhig zum Kind: you be quiet now; (keine Aufregung) just keep calm now;
    es ist ganz schön schwer that’s some weight; (schwierig) it’s pretty difficult;
    du hast mich ganz schön erschreckt you gave me quite a scare;
    da wärst du schön dumm you’d be a right (US complete) fool
    3.
    du hast es schön! lucky you!
    4. umg, iron:
    jetzt steh ich schön da I look a right (US complete) fool now;
    da ist er aber schön angekommen he got more than he had bargained for;
    es kommt noch schöner it gets even better, you haven’t heard the best part yet
    5.
    wie man so schön sagt umg as they say;
    wie es so schön heißt umg as the saying goes; → schönmachen, schöntun
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    1.

    er kommt schon heute/ist schon gestern gekommen — he's coming today/he came yesterday

    er ist schon da/[an]gekommen — he is already here/has already arrived

    schon damals/jetzt — even at that time or in those days/even now

    schon [im Jahre] 1926 — as early as 1926; back in 1926

    2) (fast gleichzeitig) there and then

    er schwang sich auf das Fahrrad, und schon war er weg — he jumped on the bicycle and was away [in a flash]

    schon [mal] — now; (inzwischen) meanwhile

    4) (selbst, sogar) even; (nur) only
    5) (ohne Ergänzung, ohne weiteren Zusatz) on its own

    [allein] schon der Gedanke daran ist schrecklich — the mere thought or just the thought of it is dreadful

    schon darum od. aus diesem Grund — for this reason alone

    2.
    1) (verstärkend) really; (gewiss) certainly
    2) (ugs. ungeduldig): (endlich)

    nun komm schon! — come on!; hurry up!

    und wenn schon! — so what; what if he/she/it does/did/was etc.

    er wird sich schon wieder erholen — he'll recover all right; he's sure to recover

    4) (zustimmend, aber etwas einschränkend)

    schon gut — OK (coll.)

    Lust hätte ich schon, nur keine Zeit — I'd certainly like to, but I've no time

    das ist schon möglich, nur... — that is quite possible, only...

    5) (betont): (andererseits)

    er ist nicht besonders intelligent, aber sein Bruder schon — he's not particularly intelligent, but his brother is

    6) (einschränkend, abwertend)

    was weiß der schon! — what does 'he know [about it]!

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    adv.
    already adv.
    yet adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schön

  • 19 furchtbar

    furcht·bar adj
    terrible, dreadful;
    einen \furchtbaren Durst/ Hunger haben to be parched/famished ( form) [or ( fam) terribly thirsty/hungry];
    \furchtbar aussehen to look awful [or dreadful]
    1) ( äußerst) terribly;
    \furchtbar kalt/ unangenehm terribly cold/unpleasant
    2) ( schrecklich) terribly, horribly;
    \furchtbar durstig/ hungrig sein to be terribly thirsty/hungry

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > furchtbar

  • 20 grace

    ɡreis
    1. noun
    1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) gracia
    2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) delicadeza, cortesía, gentileza, decoro, detalle
    3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) bendición
    4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) plazo, gracia
    5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Ilustrísima, Excelencia
    6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) gracia
    •
    - gracefully
    - gracefulness
    - gracious
    2. interjection
    (an exclamation of surprise.) ¡por Dios!, ¡válgame Dios!, ¡Dios mío!
    - graciousness
    - with a good/bad grace
    - with good/bad grace
    grace n elegancia / gracia
    who is going to say grace? ¿quién bendecirá la mesa?
    tr[greɪs]
    1 gracia, elegancia
    2 (deportment) garbo
    3 (courtesy) delicadeza, cortesía
    5 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL gracia
    6 (delay) plazo
    ■ he gave them two weeks grace to pay les dio un plazo de dos semanas para pagar, les dio dos semanas de plazo para pagar
    1 (adorn) adornar
    2 (honour) honrar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    with good grace de buena gana
    with bad grace a regañadientes, de mala gana
    to fall from grace caer en desgracia
    to say grace SMALLRELIGION/SMALL bendecir la comida, bendecir la mesa
    Your Grace (bishop) Su Ilustrísima 2 (duke, duchess) Su Excelencia
    the Three Graces (mythology) las tres Gracias
    grace ['greɪs] vt, graced ; gracing
    1) honor: honrar
    2) adorn: adornar, embellecer
    1) : gracia f
    by the grace of God: por la gracia de Dios
    2) blessing: bendición f (de la mesa)
    3) respite: plazo m, gracia f
    a five days' grace (period): un plazo de cinco días
    4) graciousness: gentileza f, cortesía f
    5) elegance: elegancia f, gracia f
    6)
    to be in the good graces of : estar en buenas relaciones con
    7)
    with good grace : de buena gana
    n.
    • bendición s.f.
    • bendición de la mesa s.f.
    • despejo s.m.
    • donaire s.m.
    • elegancia s.f.
    • favor s.m.
    • galantería s.f.
    • gentileza s.f.
    • gracia s.f.
    • merced s.f.
    v.
    • agraciar v.
    • favorecer v.
    • honrar v.

    I greɪs
    1) u ( elegance - of movement) gracia f, garbo m; (- of expression, form) elegancia f
    2)
    a) u ( courtesy) cortesía f, gentileza f
    b) u ( good nature)

    to do something with (a) good/bad grace — hacer* algo de buen talante/a regañadientes

    in good grace — (AmE) con la conciencia tranquila

    c) c ( good quality)
    3) u ( Relig)
    a) ( mercy) gracia f

    by the grace of God... — gracias a Dios...

    to fall from grace — ( lose favor) caer* en desgracia, ( Relig) perder* la gracia divina

    b) ( prayer)

    to say grace — ( before a meal) bendecir* la mesa; ( after a meal) dar* las gracias por la comida

    4) u ( respite) gracia f

    16 days' grace, 16 days of grace — (BrE Law) 16 días de gracia

    5) c ( as title)

    Your Grace — ( to duke etc) Excelencia; ( to bishop) Ilustrísima


    II
    transitive verb (liter) adornar
    [ɡreɪs]
    1. N
    1) (=elegance) [of form, movement etc] gracia f, elegancia f ; [of style] elegancia f, amenidad f
    2) (Rel) gracia f, gracia f divina

    to fall from grace — (Rel) perder la gracia divina; (fig) caer en desgracia

    3) (=graciousness) cortesía f, gracia f
    saving 2.
    4)
    5) (=respite) demora f

    days of grace — (Brit) (Jur) días mpl de gracia

    6) (=prayer) bendición f de la mesa
    a) (=duke)

    yes, Your Grace — sí, Excelencia

    b) (Rel)

    His Grace Archbishop Roberts — su Ilustrísima, Arzobispo Roberts

    yes, your Grace — sí, Ilustrísima

    2. VT
    1) (=adorn) adornar, embellecer
    2) (=honour) [+ occasion, event] honrar
    presence
    3.
    CPD

    grace note N — (Mus) apoyadura f

    grace period N — (Jur, Econ) período m de gracia

    * * *

    I [greɪs]
    1) u ( elegance - of movement) gracia f, garbo m; (- of expression, form) elegancia f
    2)
    a) u ( courtesy) cortesía f, gentileza f
    b) u ( good nature)

    to do something with (a) good/bad grace — hacer* algo de buen talante/a regañadientes

    in good grace — (AmE) con la conciencia tranquila

    c) c ( good quality)
    3) u ( Relig)
    a) ( mercy) gracia f

    by the grace of God... — gracias a Dios...

    to fall from grace — ( lose favor) caer* en desgracia, ( Relig) perder* la gracia divina

    b) ( prayer)

    to say grace — ( before a meal) bendecir* la mesa; ( after a meal) dar* las gracias por la comida

    4) u ( respite) gracia f

    16 days' grace, 16 days of grace — (BrE Law) 16 días de gracia

    5) c ( as title)

    Your Grace — ( to duke etc) Excelencia; ( to bishop) Ilustrísima


    II
    transitive verb (liter) adornar

    English-spanish dictionary > grace

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