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  • 1 naris

    nāris, is, f. [for nasis, from root na-; Sanscr. nārā, water; nāsā, nose; kindred to nasus; cf.: no, nāre], a nostril, usually in plur., nāres, ĭum, f., the nostrils, the nose.
    I.
    Lit.
    (α).
    In sing. ( poet. and in postclass. prose):

    et lati rictūs et panda loquenti Naris erat,

    Ov. M. 3, 675; 6, 141; 12, 253; id. A. A. 1, 520; Pers. 1, 33; Grat. Cyn. 172; Macer. ap. Charis. p. 82 P.; App. M. 8, p. 213; Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 13.—
    (β).
    In plur.:

    nares, eo, quod omnis odor ad supera fertur, recte sursum sunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 141:

    nares contractiores habent introitus,

    id. ib. 2, 57, 145:

    fasciculum ad nares admovere,

    id. Tusc. 3, 18, 43:

    mediis in naribus ingens gibbus,

    Juv. 6, 108:

    patulis captavit naribus auras,

    Verg. G. 1, 376.—
    B.
    The nose, as an organ expressive of sagacity, and also of scorn and anger:

    naribus ducere tura,

    to smell, Hor. C. 4, 1, 21: naribus labrisque non fere quicquam decenter ostendimus, tametsi derisus iis, contemptus, fastidium significari solet, nam et corrugare nares, ut Horatius ait... indecorum est, etc., to turn up the nose, to sneer, Quint. 11, 3, 80:

    ne sordida mappa Corruget nares,

    cause you to turn up your nose, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 22:

    omnis copia narium,

    sweet-smelling flowers, id. C. 2, 15, 6:

    de nare loqui,

    to speak through the nose, Pers. 1, 33: Aesopus naris emunctae senex, of a clean nose, i. e. of sharp perception, of fine powers of observation, Phaedr. 3, 3, 14; so,

    (Lucilius) emunctae naris,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 8:

    acutae nares,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 30;

    and on the contrary: homo naris obesae,

    of a dull nose, id. Epod. 12, 3: naribus uti, to turn up the nose, i. e. to banter, ridicule, id. Ep. 1, 19, 45; cf.:

    rides et nimis uncis naribus indulges,

    Pers. 1, 41.—Of anger: Calpurni saevam legem Pisoni' reprendi, Eduxique animam in prioribu' naribus, Lucil. ap. Non. 427, 32 (Sat. 20, 4):

    in naribus primoribus vix pertuli,

    Afran. ib. 33 (Com. Rel. v. 384 Rib.).—
    II.
    Transf., an opening, orifice, vent, air-hole, of a canal, etc.:

    inter duos parietes canalis ducatur, habens nares ad locum patentem,

    Vitr. 7, 4; 7, 10; Vop. Prob. 21; Pall. 9, 9.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > naris

  • 2 piatto

    1. adj flat
    2. m plate
    music piatti pl cymbals
    piatto forte main course
    piatto fondo soup plate
    piatto nazionale national dish
    piatto piano flat plate
    primo piatto first course
    piatto del giorno day's special
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    piatto agg.
    1 flat: barca piatta, flat boat; pesce piatto, whiff (o flat fish); piede piatto, flat foot; naso piatto, flat nose; tetto piatto, flat roof; il paesaggio era piatto e monotono, the countryside was flat and uninteresting // (metall.) barra piatta, flat bar
    2 ( scialbo) flat, dull; prosaic: conduce una vita piatta, she leads a dull life; un'esecuzione piatta, a dull performance; mente piatta, dull mind; stile piatto, flat (o trite) style; traduzione piatta, prosaic translation.
    piatto s.m.
    1 ( stoviglia) plate: piatto da frutta, dessert plate; piatto d'argento, silver plate; piatto fondo, soup plate; piatto piano, (dinner) plate; piatto grande, da portata, dish; asciugare i piatti, to dry the dishes; cambiare i piatti a ogni portata, to change plates at every course; lavare i piatti, to wash up (o to wash the dishes); stasera lavo io i piatti!, I'll do the washing-up this evening!
    2 ( vivanda) dish: piatto caldo, freddo, hot, cold dish; piatto di carne, meat dish; ti ho preparato un buon piatto, I have prepared a good dish for you; questo è un piatto tipico di Milano, it's a typical Milanese dish // piatto del giorno, the dish of the day // piatto unico, main course (o dish)
    3 ( portata) course: il piatto forte, the main course // il piatto forte della collezione è un Picasso (fig.), the highlight of the collection is a Picasso
    4 ( parte piatta della lama) flat: colpire di piatto, to strike with the flat of one's sword
    5 (pl.) (mus.) cymbals
    6 ( alle carte) kitty: il piatto piange, (fig. scherz.) the kitty is short
    7 (inform.) platter
    8 (metall.) flat: piatto a spigoli arrotondati, round-edged flat; piatto a spigoli vivi, sharp-edged flat
    9 (tecn.) piatto del giradischi, turntable; piatto della bilancia, scale pan; piatto di lavaggio, ( dei cercatori d'oro) batea; piatto magnetico, (di gru, elettromagnete) lifting magnet.
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    ['pjatto] piatto (-a)
    1. agg
    (gen) flat, (fig : scialbo) flat, dreary, dull
    2. sm
    (recipiente) dish, plate, (quantità) plate(ful)

    un piatto di minestra — a plate o bowl of soup

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    ['pjatto] 1.
    1) (senza rilievi) [fondo, superficie, paesaggio] flat; [ mare] smooth
    3) (senza spessore) [ sasso] flat; [orologio, calcolatrice] slim(line)
    4) mat.
    5) fig. [stile, vita, conversazione] unimaginative, unexciting, flat, dull
    2.
    sostantivo maschile
    1) (stoviglia) plate; (di portata, per cuocere) dish

    lavare i -i — to do the dishes, to do the washing up BE

    asciugare i -i — to dry up, to do the drying up BE

    2) (vivanda) dish

    piatto freddo, caldo — cold, hot dish

    4) (di giradischi) turntable
    5) gioc. kitty
    6) mus. cymbal
    •

    piatto forte — gastr. main course; fig. main item

    ••

    servire qcs. a qcn. su un piatto d'argento — to hand sb. sth. on a plate

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    piatto
    /'pjatto/
     1 (senza rilievi) [fondo, superficie, paesaggio] flat; [ mare] smooth
     3 (senza spessore) [ sasso] flat; [orologio, calcolatrice] slim(line)
     4 mat. angolo piatto straight angle
     5 fig. [stile, vita, conversazione] unimaginative, unexciting, flat, dull
     1 (stoviglia) plate; (di portata, per cuocere) dish; piatto di porcellana china dish o plate; lavare i -i to do the dishes, to do the washing up BE; asciugare i -i to dry up, to do the drying up BE
     2 (vivanda) dish; piatto freddo, caldo cold, hot dish; un piatto di spaghetti a dish of spaghetti
     3 (di bilancia) pan
     4 (di giradischi) turntable
     5 gioc. kitty; il piatto piange the kitty's short
     6 mus. cymbal
    servire qcs. a qcn. su un piatto d'argento to hand sb. sth. on a plate; sputare nel piatto in cui si mangia to bite the hand that feeds you
    \
    piatto di carta paper plate; piatto da dessert dessert plate; piatto fondo soup plate; piatto forte gastr. main course; fig. main item; piatto del giorno today's special; piatto piano dinner plate; piatto di portata serving dish; piatto pronto ready meal.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > piatto

  • 3 pedante

    adj.
    1 pretentious.
    2 pedantic, vain, bookish, pedant.
    f. & m.
    1 pretentious person.
    2 pedant, dry-as-dust, dryasdust, popinjay.
    * * *
    1 pedantic, pompous
    1 pedant
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ [gen] pedantic; (=pomposo) pompous, conceited
    2.
    SMF pedant
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo pedantic
    II
    masculino y femenino pedant
    * * *
    = pompous, pedant, pedantic, pretentious, hyfoluted, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, portentous.
    Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
    Ex. Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex. He didn't react quite as strongly as Voltaire, but he thought it poor stuff: artificial, pedantic, dull.
    Ex. Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex. I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex. It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex. Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex. The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex. He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo pedantic
    II
    masculino y femenino pedant
    * * *
    = pompous, pedant, pedantic, pretentious, hyfoluted, snobbish, snobby [snobbier -comp., snobbiest -sup.], snob, hoity-toity, portentous.

    Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.

    Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
    Ex: He didn't react quite as strongly as Voltaire, but he thought it poor stuff: artificial, pedantic, dull.
    Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
    Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
    Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and ' snobbish'.
    Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
    Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
    Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
    Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.

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    (detallista) pedantic; (presuntuoso) pompous
    pedant
    * * *

    pedante adjetivo
    pedantic
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    pedant
    pedante
    I adjetivo pedantic
    II mf pedant
    ' pedante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    repipi
    English:
    fastidious
    - pedantic
    - should
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    pretentious
    ♦ nmf
    pretentious person
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( perfeccionista) pedantic
    2 ( presuntuoso) pretentious
    II m/f
    1 ( perfeccionista) pedant
    2 ( presuntuoso) pretentious individual
    * * *
    pedante adj
    : pedantic
    pedante nmf
    : pedant

    Spanish-English dictionary > pedante

  • 4 nāris

        nāris is, f    [1 NA-], a nostril: mediā nare, O.: nares recte sursum sunt.— Plur, the nose: reticulum ad narīs sibi admovere: mediis in naribus Gibbus, Iu.: tauri spirantes naribus ignem, V.— The nose (as expressive of sagacity or of scorn): naribus Duces tura, smell, H.: ne sordida mappa Corruget narīs, cause you to turn up, H.: omnis copia narium, sweet-smelling flowers, H.: naris emunctae senex, i. e. keen perception, Ph.: acutae nares, H.: homo naris obesae, dull, H.: naribus uti, turn up the nose, H.
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    nostril; nose (pl.)

    Latin-English dictionary > nāris

  • 5 quitar

    v.
    1 to remove.
    quitarle algo a alguien to take something away from somebody
    quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way)
    2 to take away, to relieve.
    María quita los muebles Mary removes the furniture.
    el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack
    3 to take up (time).
    me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time
    4 to take, to steal.
    me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet
    5 to switch off.
    6 to eliminate, to suppress, to abstract.
    María quita el reglamento Mary eliminates the rules.
    * * *
    1 (separar) to remove, take off
    2 (sacar) to take off, take out; (prendas) to take off; (tiempo) to take up
    3 (apartar) to take away, take off
    4 (hacer desaparecer) to remove; (dolor) to relieve; (sed) to quench
    ■ si lo comes te quitará el apetito if you eat it, it will spoil your appetite
    5 (despojar) to take; (robar) to steal
    6 (restar) to subtract; (descontar) to take off
    7 (prohibir) to forbid, rule out
    8 (impedir) to prevent
    9 (disminuir) to take away
    10 familiar (radio, agua, etc) to turn off
    1 (desaparecer) to go away, come out
    2 quitarse de (del juego, bebida, etc) to give up
    \
    de quita y pon (que se desprende) removable, detachable 2 (no permanente) temporary
    ¡quita/quítate de ahí! move!, get away!
    quitando... except...
    quitar de delante to clear away
    quitar el hipo figurado to take one's breath away
    quitar el sueño (desvelar) to keep awake 2 (preocupar) to worry
    quitar importancia a algo to play something down
    quitar la mesa to clear the table
    quitar las ganas a alguien to put somebody off
    quitarse algo/a alguien de encima to get rid of something/somebody
    quitarse años figurado to lie about one's age
    quitarse la vida eufemístico to commit suicide 2 (admirar) to admire
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    verb
    4) rob
    •
    - quitarse a alguien
    - quitarse algo de encima
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=sacar) [gen] to remove; [+ ropa, zapatos] to take off; [+ póster, estantes] to take down

    le quitaron las vendas — they took her bandages off, they removed her bandages

    quitaron las banderas de los balcones — they took the flags down from the balconies, they removed the flags from the balconies

    • quitar la mesa — to clear the table

    2) (=arrebatar) [gen] to take away; [para robar] to take, steal; [+ vida] to take

    le quitaron la cartera en el tren — someone took his wallet on the train, he had his wallet stolen on the train

    • quitar el sitio a algn — to steal sb's place

    3) (=eliminar) [+ mancha] to remove, get rid of; [+ dolor] to relieve, stop; [+ felicidad, ilusión, ganas] to take away; [+ preocupaciones, temores] to allay

    • quitar el hambre, un par de rodajas deben quitar el hambre — a couple of slices should stop you feeling hungry

    no alimenta mucho, pero quita el hambre — it's not very nutritious, but it's filling

    • quitar la sed — to quench one's thirst

    el vino no quita la sed — wine doesn't quench your thirst, wine isn't thirst-quenching

    • quitar el sueño, el café me quita el sueño — coffee stops me sleeping

    4) (=restar)

    eso le quita la razón — that shows he's wrong, that proves him wrong

    • quitar importancia a algo — to play sth down

    • quitando el postre comimos bien — apart o aside from the dessert we had a good meal

    quitando tres o cuatro, van a ir todos — except for three or four (people), everybody is going

    5) (=impedir)

    quitar a algn de hacer algo — to stop o prevent sb (from) doing sth

    6) (Mat) to take away, subtract
    7) [+ golpe] to ward off; (Esgrima) to parry
    8) ** [+ dinero] to make
    2.
    VI

    ¡quita!, ¡quita de ahí! — (=¡aparta!) get out of the way!; (=¡qué va!) get away!, come off it!

    eso no quita —

    eso no quita para que me ayudes — that doesn't stop o prevent you helping me, that doesn't mean you can't help me

    quita
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (apartar, retirar)

    quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!

    quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)

    b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off
    2) (+ me/te/le etc)

    le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief

    b) ( privar de)
    c) ( robar)

    me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

    3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)

    le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

    4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)
    5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for
    2.
    quitar vi
    1) (Esp fam)

    quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

    de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable

    eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it

    3.
    quitarse v pron
    1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)
    2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way
    3) (refl)
    a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take off
    b) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get over

    se quita años or la edad — she lies about her age

    quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

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    = remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.
    Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
    Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
    Ex. For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.
    Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.
    Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.
    Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.
    Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.
    Ex. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.
    Ex. State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.
    Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.
    Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.
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    * de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.
    * hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
    * hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.
    * no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.
    * pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.
    * pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.
    * poner y quitar = get on and off.
    * que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.
    * quita o pon = give or take.
    * quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
    * quitar con pala = shovel.
    * quitar con un cepillo = brush away.
    * quitar con un golpe = knock off.
    * quitar de las manos = snap up.
    * quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.
    * quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].
    * quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.
    * quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.
    * quitar el poder = disempower.
    * quitar el polvo = dust.
    * quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.
    * quitar el valor = render + valueless.
    * quitar frotando = rub off, rub.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.
    * quitar la humedad = dehumidify.
    * quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.
    * quitar la marca = unmark.
    * quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.
    * quitar las escamas = scale.
    * quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.
    * quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.
    * quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.
    * quitar mérito = detract from.
    * quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.
    * quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * quitarse = take off, doff, take off.
    * quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.
    * quitarse de encima = shake off.
    * quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.
    * quitarse del medio = run for + cover.
    * quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.
    * quitar(se) la ropa = undress.
    * quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.
    * quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.
    * quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.
    * quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.
    * quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.
    * quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.
    * quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.
    * quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.
    * quitar valor = devalue, deflate.
    * tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.
    * ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.
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    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (apartar, retirar)

    quítalo de aquí! — get o take it out of here!

    quitar la mesa — (Esp) to clear the table; (+ me/te/le etc)

    b) <prenda/anillo> (+ me/te/le etc) to take off
    2) (+ me/te/le etc)

    le quitó la pistola al ladrón — he got o took the gun off the thief

    b) ( privar de)
    c) ( robar)

    me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo — someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket

    3) ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc)

    le quita valor/credibilidad — it detracts from its value/credibility

    4) ( hacer desaparecer) < mancha> to remove, get... out; < dolor> to relieve, get rid of; < sed> to quench; < apetito> to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)
    5) quitando (ger) (fam) except for
    2.
    quitar vi
    1) (Esp fam)

    quita ya! eso no se lo cree nadie! — oh come off it, nobody believes that!

    de quita y pon — <funda/etiqueta> removable

    eso no quita que...: pero eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it; ni quitar ni poner (fam): yo aquí ni quito ni pongo I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here; quien quita y... (Méx fam): quien quita y me saco la lotería maybe I'll even win the lottery; quien quita y lo encontramos — we might still find it

    3.
    quitarse v pron
    1) ( desaparecer) mancha to come out; dolor go (away); viento to die down; (+ me/te/le etc)
    2) (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way
    3) (refl)
    a) <prenda/alhaja/maquillaje> to take off
    b) <dolor/resfriado> to get rid of; < miedo> to overcome, get over

    se quita años or la edad — she lies about her age

    quitarse algo DE algo: quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!; quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!; quitarse algo/a alguien de encima/en medio to get rid of something/somebody; te has quitado veinte años de encima — you look twenty years younger

    * * *
    = remove, take off, take away, strip away, roll back, strip, trim off, strip off, take down, commandeer, get off.

    Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

    Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
    Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.
    Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.
    Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.
    Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.
    Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.
    Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.
    Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.
    Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.
    Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.
    * de quita y pon = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up, removable.
    * hablar a calzón quitado = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
    * hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.
    * no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.
    * pala de quitar nieve = snow shovel.
    * pala para quitar nieve = snow shovel.
    * poner y quitar = get on and off.
    * que se puede quitar = detachable, removable.
    * quita o pon = give or take.
    * quitar Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
    * quitar con pala = shovel.
    * quitar con un cepillo = brush away.
    * quitar con un golpe = knock off.
    * quitar de las manos = snap up.
    * quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.
    * quitar el estigma = destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].
    * quitar el interés = take + the shine off things.
    * quitar el mérito a Algo = belittle.
    * quitar el poder = disempower.
    * quitar el polvo = dust.
    * quitar el sufijo a una palabra = strip + suffix.
    * quitar el valor = render + valueless.
    * quitar frotando = rub off, rub.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitar la credibilidad = destroy + credence.
    * quitar la humedad = dehumidify.
    * quitar la idea = wipe away + idea.
    * quitar la marca = unmark.
    * quitar la mesa = clear away + the things, clear + the table.
    * quitar las escamas = scale.
    * quitar las ganas de = kill + the momentum.
    * quitar las telarañas = dust off + the cobwebs.
    * quitarle el sentido = render + meaningless.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * quitarle mérito = obscure + fact.
    * quitar mérito = detract from.
    * quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.
    * quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * quitarse = take off, doff, take off.
    * quitarse a Alguien de encima = keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.
    * quitarse de encima = shake off.
    * quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.
    * quitarse del medio = run for + cover.
    * quitarse el sombrero ante = hats off to + Nombre, take + Posesivo + hat off to.
    * quitar(se) la ropa = undress.
    * quitarse la vida = take + Posesivo + (own) life.
    * quitársele a Uno las ganas = put off.
    * quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.
    * quitarse un (buen) peso de encima = get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.
    * quitarse un peso de encima = take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind, take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.
    * quitar una preocupación = allay + concern.
    * quitar un peso de encima = remove + burden from shoulders.
    * quitar un peso de encima a Alguien = lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.
    * quitar valor = devalue, deflate.
    * tener + que quitarse el sombrero = have to hand it to + Nombre.
    * ya lo quitas, ya lo pones = burn-'em-down-build-'em-up.

    * * *
    quitar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1
    (apartar, retirar): ¡quita esa silla de en medio! get that chair out of the way!
    quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take o get your things off my desk
    quitó todos los obstáculos de mi camino he removed all the obstacles from my path
    quitar la mesa ( Esp); to clear the table
    (+ me/te/le etc): ¡quítame las manos de encima! take o get your hands off me!
    le quitó la piel al pollo he skinned the chicken
    me quitó una pelusa del hombro she picked a bit of fluff off my shoulder
    no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off
    2 ‹prenda/anillo› (+ me/te/le etc) to take off
    quítale los zapatos take his shoes off
    B ‹juguete/dinero› (+ me/te/le etc):
    le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
    la policía le quitó el pasaporte the police took his passport away
    me quitaron la cartera del bolsillo someone took o stole my wallet from my pocket
    le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief
    se lo quitó de un manotazo she swiped it out of his hand
    C (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
    quítale 26 a 84 take 26 away from 84
    no me quites autoridad delante de los niños don't undermine my authority in front of the children
    los niños me quitan mucho tiempo the children take up a lot of my time
    no es que quiera quitarte la razón pero … I'm not saying you're wrong but …
    no le quites méritos give him his due
    ese peinado te quita años that hairstyle takes years off you
    hay que quitarle un poco de ancho it needs to be taken in a bit
    trataba de quitarle importancia al asunto he tried to play the matter down
    le quita valor a la casa it detracts from the value of the house
    D (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of
    (+ me/te/le etc): te quita el hambre pero no te alimenta it stops you feeling hungry but it isn't very nourishing
    te voy a quitar las ganas de volver a mentirme when I've finished with you, you'll think twice about lying to me again
    a ver si le quitas esa idea de la cabeza why don't you try to get that idea out of his head?
    E ( fam) (prohibir) (+ me/te/le etc):
    el médico me ha quitado la sal/el vino the doctor's told me I mustn't have any salt on my food/I mustn't drink wine
    F quitando ger ( fam) except for
    quitando a los más chicos todos pueden entrar they can all go in except for the very youngest ones
    quitando que tuvimos que esperar mucho rato apart from the fact that we had to wait a long time
    ■ quitar
    vi
    A
    ( Esp fam): ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
    ¡quita ya! ¡eso no se lo cree nadie! oh come off it, nobody believes that!
    B ( en locs):
    de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable
    tiene una capucha de quita y pon it has a detachable hood
    una fe de quita y pon ( iró); a very flexible o convenient sort of faith ( iro)
    eso no quita que …: yo lo hago así, eso no quita que se pueda hacer de otra manera I do it like this but that doesn't mean that there aren't other ways of doing it
    ni quitar ni poner ( fam): pregúntaselo a él, yo aquí ni quito ni pongo ask him about it, I don't count o my opinion doesn't count around here
    en ese asunto él ni quita ni pone he doesn't have any say in that matter
    quien quita y … ( Méx fam): quien quita y me lo regrese pronto I hope she brings it back soon
    A (desaparecer) «mancha» to come out; «dolor» to go, go away; «viento» to die down
    (+ me/te/le etc): no hay forma de que se me quite este dolor de cabeza I just can't get rid of this headache
    ya se me han quitado las ganas de ir I don't feel like going any more
    B (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way
    ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
    he vendido el negocio, quiero quitarme de problemas I've sold the business, I want to be rid of all this trouble o ( colloq) to be shot of all this hassle
    C ( refl)
    1 ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off
    quítate la chaqueta take your jacket off
    2 (deshacerse de) ‹dolor› to get rid of
    se quitaban el frío saltando they jumped up and down to warm themselves up o to get warm
    me tengo que quitar este miedo ridículo a los aviones I have to overcome o get over this ridiculous fear of flying
    3 (retirar) quitarse algo DE algo:
    me tuve que quitar una pestaña del ojo I had to get an eyelash out of my eye
    ¡quítate el dedo de la nariz! stop picking your nose!
    ¡quítate las manos de los bolsillos! take your hands out of your pockets!
    quitarse a algn de en medio to get rid of sb
    4 ‹años›
    te has quitado veinte años de encima you look twenty years younger
    se quita años or la edad she lies about her age
    * * *

     

    quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
    1 (apartar, retirar):
    ◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;

    quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
    quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
    quitar la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
    ¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
    no le puedo quitar la tapa I can't get the top off;
    le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
    2 (+ me/te/le etc)

    ◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;

    le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
    b) ( privar de) ‹pasaporte/carnet de conducir› to take away

    c) ‹cartera/dinero› to take, steal;

    ‹asiento/lugar› to take
    3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):

    quitarle años a algn to take years off sb;
    quitarle importancia a algo to play sth down;
    le quita valor it detracts from its value
    4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
    ‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
    ‹ sed› to quench;
    ‹ apetito› to take away;
    (+ me/te/le etc)

    hay que quitarle esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
    5
    ◊ quitando ( ger) (fam) except for

    verbo intransitivo
    1 (Esp fam):
    ◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!

    2 ( en locs)
    ◊ de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable;

    eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
    quitarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
    [ dolor] to go (away);

    2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;
    ◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!

    3 ( refl)
    a) ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take off

    b) ‹dolor/resfriado› to get rid of;

    ‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;

    quitarse algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
    quitar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
    quitar la mesa, to clear the table
    2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
    3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
    (el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
    4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
    5 (el dolor) to relieve
    6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
    nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
    (robar) to steal
    7 Mat (restar) to substract
    figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
    figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
    figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
    II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
    ♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
    fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
    ' quitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aclarar
    - aligerar
    - allanar
    - careta
    - desenmascarar
    - desollar
    - despejar
    - despepitar
    - despintar
    - despuntar
    - hipo
    - restar
    - sueño
    - truco
    - alisar
    - arrebatar
    - aspereza
    - coger
    - cortar
    - desarmar
    - descuidar
    - espabilar
    - espátula
    - mancha
    - manchar
    - minimizar
    - polvo
    - retirar
    - sacar
    - soplete
    English:
    bleach
    - bone
    - brush off
    - clear
    - clear away
    - clutter
    - de-ice
    - discourage
    - dust
    - fillet
    - flick
    - from
    - get off
    - get out
    - graffiti
    - mess
    - peel off
    - play down
    - pull off
    - push off
    - removable
    - remove
    - scrub away
    - scrub off
    - shift
    - snatch
    - spoil
    - strip
    - strip off
    - sweat off
    - table
    - take
    - take away
    - take off
    - take out
    - trim
    - upstage
    - wash away
    - wash off
    - wash out
    - whatsit
    - whip off
    - wipe off
    - wrestle
    - brush
    - clean
    - detach
    - detachable
    - dull
    - get
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [retirar, extraer, apartar] to remove;
    [ropa, zapatos] to take off; Esp
    quitar la mesa [despejar] to clear the table;
    al quitar la tapa de la olla salió un delicioso olor when she took the lid off the pot, a delicious smell came out;
    le han quitado un tumor del pecho they've removed a tumour from her breast;
    quita tus cosas de la cama take your things off the bed;
    quita tus cosas de en medio clear your things up (out of the way);
    voy a quitar el polvo de los muebles I'm going to dust the furniture;
    quitarle algo a alguien [arrebatar, privar de] to take sth away from sb;
    me quitó la carta de las manos she took the letter from my hands;
    durante la guerra le quitaron la casa they took her house away from her during the war;
    le han quitado la custodia de los niños they've taken away custody of the children from her;
    eso fue lo que dijo, sin quitar ni poner nada that's what he said, word for word;
    por un quítame allá esas pajas for no reason, over nothing;
    Méx
    no quitar el dedo del renglón to keep coming back to the same point
    2. [eliminar, suprimir] to remove;
    quité la mancha con jabón I removed the stain o got the stain out with soap;
    han quitado mi programa favorito de la tele they've taken my favourite programme off the TV;
    ese ministerio lo han quitado they've done away with o got rid of that ministry;
    el médico me ha quitado el tabaco [prohibido] the doctor has told me to stop smoking
    3. [robar] to take, to steal;
    me han quitado la cartera someone has taken o stolen my wallet;
    le quitaron el puesto they've taken his job away from him
    4. [mitigar del todo] [dolor, ansiedad] to take away, to relieve;
    [sed] to quench;
    el aperitivo me ha quitado el hambre I don't feel hungry after that snack
    5. [ocupar] [tiempo, espacio] to take up;
    me quitan mucho tiempo los niños the children take up a lot of my time;
    el trabajo me quita tiempo para el deporte my job doesn't leave me much time for sport;
    el armario va a quitar mucho sitio ahí the wardrobe's going to take up a lot of space there
    6. [restar] to take away;
    a esa cifra quítale el 20 por ciento take away 20 percent from that figure;
    no quiero quitar mérito o [m5] valor a lo que ha hecho I don't want to take away from o detract from what she has done;
    7. [impedir]
    esto no quita que sea un vago that doesn't change the fact that he's a layabout;
    que me mude de ciudad no quita que nos sigamos viendo just because I'm moving to another city doesn't mean we won't still be able to see each other
    8. [exceptuar]
    quitando el queso, me gusta todo apart from cheese, I like everything
    9. [desconectar] [aparato] to switch off;
    quita el gas antes de salir turn the gas off before leaving
    ♦ vi
    1. [apartarse] to get out of the way;
    ¡quita (de ahí), que no veo! get out of the way, I can't see!
    2.
    de quita y pon [asa, tapa, capucha] removable
    3. Fam [expresando incredulidad]
    ¡quita!, ¡quite! don't talk rubbish!;
    ¿casarme yo? ¡quita, quita, estoy muy bien como estoy! me, get married? you must be joking, I'm quite happy as I am!;
    ¡quita, yo no me lo creo! pull the other one o come off it, you don't expect me to believe that, do you?
    * * *
    I v/t ropa take off, remove; obstáculos remove;
    quitar algo a alguien take sth (away) from s.o.;
    quitar la mesa clear the table;
    de quita y pon fam removable
    II v/i
    :
    ¡quita! get out of the way!
    * * *
    quitar vt
    1) : to remove, to take away
    2) : to take off (clothes)
    3) : to get rid of, to relieve
    * * *
    quitar vb
    1. (en general) to take off [pt. took; pp. taken] / to take down
    2. (eliminar manchas) to get out / to remove
    3. (robar cartera, dinero) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]
    ¿quién me ha cogido el lápiz? who's taken my pencil?
    ¡quita! / ¡quita de ahí! get out of the way!

    Spanish-English dictionary > quitar

  • 6 निर् _nir

    निर् ind. A substitute for निस् before vowels and soft consonants conveying the senses of 'out of', 'away from'. 'without', 'free from', and be frequently expressed by 'less', 'un', used with the noun; see the compounds given below; see निस् and cf. अ also.
    -Comp. -अंश a.
    1 whole, entire.
    -2 not entitled to any share of the ancestral property.
    -अक्षः the place of no latitute; i. e. the terrestrial equator (in astronomy). ˚देशः
    1 a first meridian, as Laṅkā.
    -2 a place where the sun is always vertical and the days and nights are equal.
    -3 the equatorial region.
    -अक्षर a. Not knowing the letters, illiterate.
    -अग्नि a. having lost or neg- lected the consecrated fire; स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः Bg.6.1.
    -अग्र (क) a. divisible without remain- der.
    -अङ्कुश a. 'not curbed by a hook', unchecked, uncontrolled; unruly, independent, completely free, unfettered; निरङ्कुश इव द्विपः Bhāg.; कामो निकामनिरङ्कुशः Gīt.7; निरङ्कुशाः कवयः Sk.; Bh.3.15; Mv.3.39; विनयरुचयः सदैव निरङ्कुशाः Mu.3.6. ˚ता self-will, indepen- dence.
    -अघ a. sinless, blameless.
    -अङ्ग a.
    1 having no parts.
    -2 deprived of expedients or resources.
    -अजिन a. skinless.
    -अञ्जन a.
    1 without collyrium; निरञ्जने साचिविलोलिकं दृशौ Ki.8.52.
    -2 unstained, untinged.
    -3 free from falsehood; तदा विद्वान् पुण्यपापे विधूय निरञ्जनं परमं साम्यमुपैति Munda 3.1.3.
    -4 simple, artless.
    (-नः) 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 N. of the Supreme Being.
    (-ना) 1 the day of full moon.
    -2 an epithet of Durgā.
    -अतिशय a. unsurpassed, matchless, un- rivalled; निरतिशयं गरिमाणं तेन जनन्याः स्मरन्ति विद्वांसः Pt.1.3. (
    -यः) the Supreme Being.
    -अत्यय a.
    1 free from danger, secure, safe; तद्भवान् वृत्तसंपन्नः स्थितः पथि निरत्यये Rām.4.29.12; R.17.53.
    -2 free from fault, unblamable, faultless, disinterested; Ki.1.12, शक्तिरर्थपतिषु स्वयंग्रहं प्रेम कारयति वा निरत्ययम् 13.61.
    -3 com- pletely successful.
    -अधिष्ठान a.
    1 supportless.
    -2 in- dependent.
    -अध्व a. one who has lost one's way.
    -अनुक्रोश a. pitiless, merciless, hard-hearted. (
    -शः) mercilessness, hard-heartedness.
    -अनुग a. having no followers.
    -अनुग्रह a. Ungracious, unkind; Bhāg.5. 12.7.
    -अनुनासिक a. not nasal.
    -अनुमान a. not bound to conclusions or consequences.
    -अनुयोज्य a. unblamable, faultless.
    -अनुरोध a.
    1 unfavourable, unfriendly.
    -2 unkind, unamiable; Māl.1.
    -अन्तर a.
    -1 constant, perpetual, uninterrupted, incessant; निरन्त- राधिपटलैः Bv.1.16; निरन्तरास्वन्तरवातवृष्टिषु Ku.5.25.
    -2 having no intervening or intermediate space, having no interval, close, closely contiguous, in close contact; मूढे निरन्तरपयोधरया मयैव Mk.5.15; हृदयं निरन्तरबृहत्कठिनस्तन- मण्डलावरणमप्यभिदन् Śi.9.66.
    -3 compact, dense; परितो रुद्धनिरन्तराम्बराः Śi.16.76.
    -4 coarse, gross.
    -5 faithful, true (as a friend).
    -6 not hidden from view.
    -7 not different, similar, identical.
    -8 sincere, sympathetic; सुहृदि निरन्तरचित्ते (निवेद्य दुःखं सुखीभवति) Pt.1.341.
    -9 abounding in, full of; निपात्यमानैर्ददृशे निरन्तरम् Rām.7.7. 54; गुणैश्च निरन्तराणि Mv.4.12. (
    -रम्) ind.
    1 without interruption, constantly, continually, incessantly.
    -2 without intervening space or interval.
    -3 closely, tightly, firmly; (परिष्वजस्व) कान्तैरिदं मम निरन्तरमङ्गमङ्गैः Ve.3.27; परिष्वजेते शयने निरन्तरम् Ṛs.2.11.
    -4 immedia- tely. ˚अभ्यासः constant study, diligent exercise or pra- ctice.
    -अन्तराल a.
    1 without an intervening space, close.
    -2 narrow.
    -अन्धस् a. foodless, hungry.
    -अन्वय a.
    1 having no progeny, childless.
    -2 unconnected, unrelated; Ms.8.198.
    -3 not agreeing with the con- text (as a word in a sentence).
    -4 without logical connection or regular sequence, unmethodical.
    -5 without being seen, out of sight; निरन्वयं भवेत् स्तेयम् Ms.8. 332.
    -6 without retinue, unaccompanied, see अन्वय.
    -7 sudden, unexpected; U.7.
    -8 exterminatory, without leaving any species or trace; प्रागाधारनिरन्वयप्रमथनादुच्छेदमे- वाकरोः... Mv.3.13; (com. नाशो द्विविधः--स्वान्वयविनाशः, निरन्वयविनाशश्चेति......निर्वापणादिना सजातीयज्वालोदयानर्हविनाशस्तु निरन्वयविनाशः ।).
    -अपत्रप a.
    1 shameless, impudent.
    -2 bold.
    -अपराध a. guiltless, innocent, faultless, blame- less. (
    -धः) innocence.
    -अपवर्त a.
    1 not turning back.
    -2 (in arith.) leaving no common divisor, reduced to the lowest terms.
    -अपवाद a.
    1 blameless.
    -2 not admitting of any exception.
    -अपाय a.
    1 free from harm or evil.
    -2 free from decay, imperishable.
    -3 infallible; उपायो निरपायो$यमस्माभिरभिचिन्तितः Rām.1.1.2.
    -अपेक्ष a.
    1 not depending on, irrespective or independent of, having no need of (with loc.); न्यायनिर्णीतसारत्वा- न्निरपेक्षमिवागमे Ki.11.39.
    -2 disregarding, taking no notice of.
    -3 free from desire, secure; निरपेक्षो न कर्तव्यो भृत्यैः स्वामी कदाचन H.2.82.
    -4 careless, negligent, indifferent
    -5 indifferent to worldly attachments or pursuits; समुपोढेषु कामेषु निरपेक्षः परिव्रजेत् Ms.6.41.
    -6 disinterested, not expecting any reward from another; दिशि दिशि निरपेक्ष- स्तावकीनं विवृण्वन् Bv.1.5.
    -7 without purpose. (
    -क्षा) indifference, disregard.
    -अपेक्षित a.
    1 disregarded.
    -2 regardless.
    -अपेक्षिन् a. disregarding, indifferent.
    -अभिभव a.
    1 not subject to humiliation or disgrace.
    -2 not to be surpassed, unrivalled.
    -अभिमान a.
    1 free from self-conceit, devoid of pride or egotism.
    -2 void of self-respect.
    -3 unconscious.
    -अभिलाष a. not caring for, indifferent to; स्वसुखनिरभिलाषः खिद्यसे लोकहेतोः Ś.5.7.
    -अभिसंधानम् absence of design.
    -अभ्र a. cloudless.
    -अमर्ष a.
    1 void of anger, patient.
    -2 apa- thetic.
    -अम्बर a. naked.
    -अम्बु a.
    1 abstaining from water.
    -2 waterless, destitute of water.
    -अर्गल a. without a bolt, unbarred, unobstructed, unrestrained, unimpeded, completely free; M.5; मरणसमये त्यक्त्वा शङ्कां प्रलापनिरर्गलम् Māl.5.26. (
    -लम्) ind. freely.
    -अर्थ a.
    1 void of wealth, poor, indigent; स्त्रियः कृतार्थाः पुरुषं निरर्थं निष्पीडितालक्तकवत्त्यजन्ति Pt.1.194.
    -2 meaningless, un- meaning (as a word or sentence).
    -3 non-sensical.
    -4 vain, useless, purposeless.
    (-र्थः) 1 loss, detriment.
    -2 nonsense.
    -अर्थक a.
    1 useless, vain, unprofitable.
    -2 unmeaning, nonsensical, conveying no reasonable meaning; इत्थं जन्म निरर्थकं क्षितितले$रण्ये यथा मालती S. D.
    -3 (a consonant) not followed by a vowel. (
    -कम्) an expletive; निरर्थकं तु हीत्यादि पूरणैकप्रयोजनम् Chandr.2.6.
    -अलंकृतिः (in Rhet.) want of ornament, simplicity.
    -अवकाश a.
    1 without free space.
    -2 without leisure.
    -अवग्रह a.
    1 'free from restraint', unrestrained, un- checked, uncontrolled, irresistible.
    -2 free, indepen- dent.
    -3 self-willed, head-strong. (
    -हम्) ind.
    1 un- interruptedly.
    -2 intensely, strongly.
    -अवद्य a.
    1 blameless, faultless, unblameable, unobjectionable; हृद्य- निरवद्यरूपो भूपो बभूव Dk.1.
    -2 an epithet of the Supreme Being (having no passions).
    -अवधि a. having no end, unlimited; कथं तूष्णीं सह्यो निरवधिरयं त्वप्रतिविधः U. 3.44;6.3; Māl.1.6.
    -2 continuous; महानाधिव्याधि- र्निरवधिरिदानीं प्रसरतु Māl.4.3.
    1 without parts.
    -2 indivisible.
    -3 without limbs.
    -अवलम्ब a.
    1 unsupported, without support; Ś.6.
    -2 not affording support.
    -3 not depending or relying on.
    -अवशेष a. whole, complete, entire, (निरवशेषेण ind. completely, entirely, fully, totally).
    -अवसाद a. cheerful; Gīt.
    -अव्यय a. eternal, immutable.
    - अशन a. abstaining from food. (
    -नम्) fasting.
    -अश्रि a. even; Kau. A.2.11.
    -अष्ट a. Ved. driven away, scattered. (
    -ष्टः) a horse twentyfour years old.
    -अस्त्र a. weaponless, unarmed.
    -अस्थि a. boneless.
    -अहंकार, -अहंकृति a. free from egotism or pride, humble, lowly; Bg.12.13.
    -अहंकृत a.
    1 having no egotism or self-consciousness.
    -2 without individuality.
    -3 unselfish.
    -अहम् a. free from egotism or self-conceit; ह्यनामरूपं निरहं प्रपद्ये Bhāg. 5.19.4.
    -आकाङ्क्ष a.
    1 wishing nothing, free from desire.
    -2 wanting nothing to fill up or complete (as the sense of a word or sentence).
    -आकार a.
    1 devoid of form, formless, without form.
    -2 ugly, deformed.
    -3 disguised.
    -4 unassuming, modest.
    (-रः) 1 the universal spirit, Almighty.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -3 of Viṣṇu. ˚ज्ञानवादः the doctrine that the perception of the outer world does not arise from images impres- sed on the mind; Sarva. S.
    -आकृति a.
    1 formless, shapeless.
    -2 deformed.
    (-तिः) 1 a religious student who has not duly gone through a course of study, or who has not properly read the Vedas.
    -2 especially, a Brāhmaṇa who has neglected the duties of his caste by not going through a regular course of study; a fool; ग्रामधान्यं यथा शून्यं यथा कूपश्च निर्जलः । यथा हुतमनग्नौ च तथैव स्यान्निराकृतौ ॥ Mb.12.36.48.
    -3 one who neglects the five great religious duties or yajñas; Ms.3.154.
    -आकाश a. leaving no free space, completely filled or occupied,
    -आकुल a.
    1 unconfused, unperplexed, un- bewildered; Ki.11.38.
    -2 steady, calm; सुपात्रनिक्षेपनिरा- कुलात्मना (प्रजासृजा) Śi.1.28.
    -3 clear.
    -4 perspicuous; अलिकुलसङ्कुलकुसुमसमूहनिराकुलबकुलकलापे Gīt.1.
    (-लम्) 1 calmness serenity.
    -2 perspicuity, clearness.
    -आक्रन्द a. not crying or complaining. (
    -दः) a place where no sound can be heard.
    -आक्रोश a. unaccused, unreviled.
    - आगम a. not founded on revelation or scripture, not derived from the Vedas.
    -आगस् a. faultless, innocent, sinless; कथमेकपदे निरागसं जनमाभाष्यमिमं न मन्यसे R.8.48.
    -आचार a. without approved customs or usages, lawless, barbarian.
    -आडम्बर a.
    1 without drums.
    -2 without show, unostentatious.
    -आतङ्क a.
    1 free from fear; R.1.63; निरातङ्को रङ्को विहरति चिरं कोटिकनकैः Śaṅkara (देव्यपराधक्षमापनस्तोत्रम् 6).
    -2 without ailment, comfort- able, healthy.
    -3 not causing pain.
    -4 unchecked, unhampered; निरातङ्कः पङ्केष्विव पिशितपिण्डेषु विलसन् Māl. 5.34. (
    -कः) an epithet of Śiva.
    - आतप a. sheltered from heat, shady, not penetrated by the sun's rays. (
    -पा) the night.
    - आदर a. disrespectful.
    -आदान a.
    1 taking or receiving nothing; Mb.3.
    -2 an epithet of Buddha.
    -आधार a.
    1 without a receptacle.
    -2 without support, supportless (fig. also); निराधारो हा रोदिमि कथय केषामिह पुरः G. L.4.39.
    -आधि a. secure, free from anxiety.
    -आनन्द a. cheerless, sad, sorrowful.
    -आन्त्र a.
    1 disembowelled.
    -2 having the entrails hanging out.
    -आपद् a. free from misfortune or calamity. (-f.) prosperity.
    -आबाध a.
    1 unvexed, unmolested, undis- turbed, free from disturbance.
    -2 unobstructed.
    -3 not molesting or disturbing.
    -4 (in law) frivolously vexatious (as a suit or cause of complaint); e. g. अस्मद्- गृहप्रदीपप्रकाशेनायं स्वगृहे व्यवहरति Mitā.
    1 free from disease or illness, sound, healthy, hale.
    -2 untainted, pure.
    -3 guileless.
    -4 free from defects or blemishes.
    -5 full, complete.
    -6 infallible.
    -7 not liable to failure or miscarriage. (
    -यः, यम्) freedom from disease or illness, health, well-being, welfare, happiness; कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च प्रतिपत्स्व निरामयम् Mb.5.78.8.
    (-यः) 1 a wild goat.
    -2 a hog or boar.
    -आमिष a.
    1 fleshless; निरुपमरसप्रीत्या खादन्नरास्थि निरामिषम् Bh.
    -2 having no sensual desires or covetousness; Ms.6.49.
    -3 receiving no wages or remuneration.
    -आय a. yielding no income or revenue, profitless.
    -यः an idler living from hand to mouth.
    1 full-stretched or extended; निरायतपूर्वकायाः Ś.1.8.
    -2 contracted, compact.
    -आय- -तत्वम् shortness, compactness; निरायतत्वादुदरेण ताम्यता Ki.8.17.
    -आयति a. one whose end is at hand; नियता लघुता निरायतेः Ki.2.14.
    -आयास a. not fatiguing, easy.
    -आयुध a. unarmed, weaponless.
    -आरम्भ a. abstaining from all work (in good sense); Mb.3.82.11.
    -आलम्ब a.
    1 having no prop or support (fig. also); ऊर्ध्वबाहुं निरालम्बं तं राजा प्रत्यभाषत Rām.7.89.1; निरालम्बो लोकः कुलमयशसा नः परिवृतम् Mv.4.53.
    -2 not depending on another, independent.
    -3 self-supported, friendless, alone; निरालम्बो लम्बोदरजननि कं यामि शरणम् Jag. (
    -म्बा) spikenard. (
    -म्बम्) Brahman.
    -आलोक a.
    1 not looking about or seeing.
    -2 deprived of sight.
    -3 deprived of light, dark; निरालोकं लोकम् Māl.5.3; Bhāg.8.24.35.
    -5 invisible. (
    -कः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -आवर्ण a. manifest, evident.
    -आश a.
    1 devoid of hope, despairing or despondent of; मनो बभूवेन्दुमतीनिराशम् R.6.2.
    -2 depriving (one) of all hope.
    -आशक, -आशिन् a. hopeless; अद्य दुर्योधनो राज्याज्जीविताच्च निराशकः (भविष्यति) Mb.8.74.13.
    -आशङ्क a. fearless.
    -आशा hopeless- ness, despair.
    -आशिस् a.
    1 without a boon or blessing, without virtues; आश्रमा विहिताः सर्वे वर्जयित्वा निराशिषम् Mb.12.63.13.
    -2 without any desire, wish or hope, indifferent; निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा Bg.4.21; जगच्छ- रण्यस्य निराशिषः सतः Ku.5.76.
    -आश्रय a.
    1 without a prop or support, supportless, unsupported; न तिष्ठति निराश्रयं लिङ्गम् Sāṅ. K.41.
    -2 friendless, destitute, alone, without shelter or refuge; निराश्रयाधुना वत्सलता.
    -3 not deep (as a wound).
    -आस्वाद a. tasteless, insipid, un- savoury.
    -आहार a. 'foodless', fasting, abstaining from food. (
    -रः) fasting; कालो$ग्निः कर्म मृद् वायुर्मनो ज्ञानं तपो जलम् । पश्चात्तापो निराहारः सर्वे$मी शुद्धिहेतवः ॥ Y.3.31.
    -इङ्ग a. immovable, stationary; यथा दीपो निवातस्थो निरिङ्गो ज्वलते पुनः Mb.12.46.6.
    -इच्छ a. without wish or desire, indifferent.
    -इन्द्रिय a.
    1 having lost a limb or the use of it.
    -2 mutilated, maimed.
    -3 weak, infirm, frail; Kaṭh.1.1.3.
    -4 barren.
    -5 without प्रमाण or means of certain knowledge; निरिन्द्रिया ह्यमन्त्राश्च स्त्रियो$नृत- मिति स्थितिः Ms.9.18.
    -6 destitute of manly vigour, impotent (Ved.).
    -इन्धन a. destitute of fuel.
    -ईति a. free from the calamities of the season; निरातङ्का निरीतयः R.1.63; see ईति.
    -ईश्वर a. godless, atheistic. -˚वाद atheistic doctrine.
    -ईषम् the body of a plough.
    -ईह a.
    1 desireless, indifferent; निरीहाणामीशस्तृणमिव तिरस्कारविषयः Mu.3.16.
    -2 inactive; निरीहस्य हतद्विषः R.1.24.
    (-हा), -निरीहता, -त्वम् 1 inactivity.
    -2 indifference.
    -उच्छ्वास a.
    1 breathless, without breathing; निरुच्छ्वासं हरिं चक्रुः Rām.7.7.6.
    -2 narrow, contracted; उपेयुषो वर्त्म निरन्तराभिरसौ निरुच्छ्वासमनीकिनीभिः Śi.3.32.
    -3 dead; निरुच्छ्वासाः पुनः केचित् पतिता जगतीतले Rām.6.58.13. (
    -सः) absence of breath; लोका निरुच्छ्वासनिपीडिता भृशम् Bhāg.4. 8.8.
    -उत्तर a.
    1 answerless, without a reply.
    -2 un- able to answer, silenced.
    -3 having no superior.
    -उत्थ a. irrecoverable.
    -उद्धति a. not jolting (a chariot); अभूतल- स्पर्शतया निरुद्धतिः Ś.7.1. (v. l.)
    -उत्सव a. without festivi- ties; विरतं गेयमृतुर्निरुत्सवः R.8.66.
    -उत्साह a.
    1 inactive, indolent.
    -2 devoid of energy.
    (-हः) 1 absence of energy.
    -2 indolence.
    -उत्सुक a.
    1 indifferent.
    -2 calm, tranquil.
    - उदक a. waterless.
    1 having no belly or trunk.
    -2 thin (अतुन्दिल); श्रीमान्निरुदरो महान् Rām.3.16.31.
    -उद्यम, -उद्योग a. effortless, inactive, lazy, idle.
    उद्विग्न, -उद्वेग a. free from excitement or perturbation, sedate, calm.
    -उपक्रम a.
    1 without a commencement.
    -2 incurable.
    -उपद्रव a.
    1 free from calamity or affliction, not visited by danger or adver- sity, lucky, happy, undisturbed, unmolested, free from hostile attacks.
    -2 free from national distress or tyranny.
    -3 causing no affliction.
    -4 auspicious (as a star).
    -5 secure, peaceful.
    -उपधि a. guileless, honest; U.2.2. ˚जीवन a. leading an honest life. (v. l.).
    -उपपत्ति a. unsuitable.
    1 without any title or designation; अरे आर्यचारुदत्तं निरुपपदेन नाम्नालपसि Mk.1.18/19.
    -2 unconnected with a subordinate word.
    -उपप्लव a.
    1 free from disturbance, obstacle or calamity, unharmed; निरुपप्लवानि नः कर्माणि संवृत्तानि Ś3.
    -2 not causing any affliction or misery.
    -3 an epithet of Śiva.
    -उपभोग a. without enjoyment; संसरति निरुपभोगं भावैरधिवासितं लिङ्गम् Sāṅ. K.4.
    - उपम a. peerless, matchless, incomparable.
    -उपसर्ग free from portents.
    -उपस्कृत a. not corrupted, pure; of self-denying temperament; शमेन तपसा चैव भक्त्या च निरुपस्कृतः । शुद्धात्मा ब्राह्मणो रात्रौ निदर्शनमपश्यत ॥ Mb.12.271.14.
    1 not injured, unhurt.
    -2 auspicious, lucky.
    -उपाख्य a.
    1 unreal, false, non-existent (as वन्ध्यापुत्र).
    -2 immaterial.
    -3 invisible. (
    -ख्यम्) the supreme Brahman.
    -उपाधि (क) a. without qualities, absolute.
    -उपाय a.
    1 without expedients, helpless.
    -2 unsuc- cessful.
    -उपेक्ष a.
    1 free from trick or fraud.
    -2 not neglectful.
    -उष्मन् a. devoid of heat, cold.
    -गन्ध a. void of smell, scentless, unfragrant, inodorous; निर्गन्धा इव किंशुकाः. ˚पुष्पी f. the Śālmali tree.
    -गर्व a. free from pride.
    -गवाक्ष a. windowless.
    -गुण a.
    1 stringless (as a bow).
    -2 devoid of all properties.
    -3 devoid of good qualities, bad, worthless; निर्गुणः शोभते नैव विपुलाड- म्बरो$पि ना Bv.1.115.
    -4 without attributes; साकारं च निराकारं सगुणं निर्गुणं विभुम् Brahmavai. P.
    -5 having no epithet. (
    -णः) the Supreme Spirit. ˚आत्मक a. having no qualities.
    -गृहः a. houseless, homeless; सुगृही निर्गृही- कृता Pt.39.
    -गौरव a.
    1 without dignity, undignified.
    -2 devoid of respect.
    -ग्रन्थ a.
    1 freed from all ties or hindrances; आत्मारामाश्च मुनयो निर्ग्रन्था अप्युरुक्रमे । कुर्वन्त्यहैतुकीं भक्तिम् Bhāg.1.7.1.
    -2 poor, possessionless, beggarly.
    -3 alone, unassisted.
    (-न्थः) 1 an idiot, a fool.
    -2 a gambler.
    -3 a saint or devotee who has renounced all worldly attachments and wanders about naked and lives as a hermit.
    -4 A Buddha Muni.
    -ग्रन्थक a.
    1 clever, expert.
    -2 unaccompanied, alone.
    -3 deserted, abandoned.
    -4 fruitless. (
    -कः 1 a religious mendicant.
    -2 a naked devotee.
    -3 a gam- bler.
    -ग्रन्थिक a. clever. (
    -कः) a naked mendicant, a Jaina mendicant of the Digambara class.
    -घटम् 1 a free market.
    -2 a crowded market.
    -घण्टः See निघण्टः.
    -घृण a.
    1 cruel, merciless, pitiless.
    -2 shame- less, immodest.
    -घृणा cruelty.
    -घोष a. noiseless, still, calm.
    -जन a.
    1 tenantless, uninhabited, unfrequented, lonely, desolate.
    -2 without any retinue or attendants; भूयश्चैवाभिरक्षन्तु निर्धनान्निर्जना इव Mb.12.151.7. (
    -नम्) a desert, solitude, lonely place.
    -जन्तु a. free from living germs; H. Yoga.
    -जर a.
    1 young, fresh.
    -2 imperishable, immortal. (
    -रः) a deity, god; (nom. pl. निर्जराः -निर्जरसः) (
    -रम्) ambrosia, nectar.
    -जरायु a. Ved. skinless.
    -जल a.
    1 waterless, desert, destitute of water.
    -2 not mixed with water. (
    -लः) a waste, desert. ˚एकादशी N. of the eleventh day in the bright half of Jyeṣṭha.
    -जाड्य free from coldness.
    -जिह्वः a frog.
    -जीव a.
    1 lifeless.
    -2 dead; चिता दहति निर्जीवं चिन्ता दहति जीवितम्.
    -ज्ञाति a. having no kinsmen, alone.
    -ज्वर a. feverless, healthy.
    -दण्डः a Śūdra.
    -दय a.
    1 merci- less, cruel, pitiless, unmerciful, unkind.
    -2 passion- ate.
    -3 very close, firm or fast, strong, excessive, violent; मुग्धे विधेहि मयि निर्दयदन्तदंशम् Gīt.1; निर्दयरति- श्रमालसाः R.19.32; निर्दयाश्लेषहेतोः Me.18.
    -4 unpitied by any; निर्दया निर्नमस्कारास्तन्मनोरनुशासनम् Ms.9.239.
    -दयम् ind.
    1 unmercifully, cruelly.
    -2 violently, excessively; न प्रहर्तुमलमस्मि निर्दयम् R.11.84.
    -दश a. more than ten days old; यदा पशुर्निर्दशः स्यादथ मेध्यो भवे- दिति Bhāg.9.7.11.
    - दशन a. toothless.
    -दाक्षिण्य a. uncourteous.
    -दुःख a.
    1 free from pain, painless.
    -2 not causing pain.
    -दैन्य a. happy, comfortable.
    -दोष a.
    1 faultless, defectless; न निर्दोषं न निर्गुणम्
    -2 guiltless, innocent.
    -द्रव्य a.
    1 immaterial.
    -2 without property, poor.
    -द्रोह a. not hostile, friendly, well-disposed, not malicious.
    -द्वन्द्व a.
    1 indifferent in regard to opposite pairs of feelings (pleasure or pain), neither glad nor sorry; निर्द्वन्द्वो निर्ममो भूत्वा चरिष्यामि मृगैः सह Mb.1.85.16; निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् Bg.2.45.
    -2 not dependent upon another, independent.
    -3 free from jealousy or envy.
    -4 not double.
    -5 not contested, un- disputed.
    -6 not acknowledging two principles.
    -धन a. without property, poor, indigent; शशिनस्तुल्यवंशो$पि निर्धनः परिभूयते Chāṇ.82. (
    -नः) an old ox. ˚ता, ˚त्वम् poverty, indigence.
    -धर्म a. unrighteous, impious, unholy.
    -धूम a. smokeless.
    -धौत a. cleansed, rendered clean; निर्धौत- दानामलगण्डभित्तिर्वन्यः सरित्तो गज उन्ममज्ज R.5.43.
    -नमस्कार a.
    1 not courteous or civil, not respecting any one.
    -2 disrespected, despised.
    -नर a. abandoned by men, deserted.
    -नाणक a. coinless, penniless; Mk.2.
    -नाथ a. without a guardian or master. ˚ता
    1 want of protection.
    -2 widowhood.
    -3 orphanage.
    -नाभि a. going or reaching beyond the navel; निर्नाभि कौशेयमुपात्तबाणम् Ku.7.7.
    -नायक a. having no leader or ruler, anarchic.
    -नाशन, -नाशिन् a. expelling, banishing.
    -निद्र a. sleepless, wakeful.
    -निमित्त a.
    1 causeless.
    -2 disinterested.
    -निमेष a. not twinkling.
    -बन्धु a. without kindred or relation, friendless.
    -बल n. powerless, weak, feeble.
    -बाध a.
    1 unobstructed.
    -2 unfrequented, lonely, solitary.
    -3 unmolested.
    (-धः) 1 a part of the marrow.
    -2 a knob.
    -बीज a. seedless, impotent. (
    -जा) a sort of grape (Mar. बेदाणा).
    -बुद्धि a. stupid, ignorant, foolish.
    -बुष, -बुस a. unhusked, freed from chaff.
    -भक्त a. taken without eating (as a medicine).
    -भय a.
    1 fearless, undaunted.
    -2 free from danger, safe, secure; निर्भयं तु भवेद्यस्य राष्ट्रं बाहुबलाश्रितम् Ms.9.255.
    -भर a.
    1 excessive, vehement, violent, much, strong; त्रपाभरनिर्भर- स्मरशर &c. Gīt.12; तन्व्यास्तिष्ठतु निर्भरप्रणयिता मानो$पि रम्यो- दयः Amaru.47.
    -2 ardent.
    -3 fast, close (as embrace); कुचकुम्भनिर्भरपरीरम्भामृतं वाञ्छति Gīt.; परिरभ्य निर्भरम् Gīt.1.
    -4 sound, deep (as sleep).
    -5 full of, filled with (at the end of comp.); आनन्द˚, गर्व˚ &c. (
    -रः) a servant receiving no wages. (
    -रम्) excess. (
    -रम् ind.)
    1 ex- cessively, exceedingly, intensely.
    -2 soundly.
    -भाग्य a. unfortunate, unlucky.
    -भाज्य a. to be separated; स निर्भाज्यः स्वकादंशात् किंचिद्दत्वोपजीवनम् Ms.9.27.
    -भृतिः a. without wages, hireless.
    -भोगः a. not fond of plea- sures.
    -मक्षिक a. 'free from flies', undisturbed, private, lonely. (
    -कम्) ind. without flies, i. e. lonely, private; कृतं भवतेदानीं निर्मक्षिकम् Ś.2,6.
    -मज्ज a. fatless, meagre.
    -मत्सर a. free from envy, unenvious; निर्मत्सरे मत्समे वत्स... वसुन्धराभारमारोप्य Rāmāyaṇachampū.
    -मत्स्य a. fishless.
    -मद a.
    1 not intoxicated, sober, quiet.
    -2 not proud, humble.
    -3 sad, sorry.
    -4 not in rut (as an elephant).
    -मनुज, -मनुष्य a. tenantless, uninhabited, deserted by men.
    -मन्तु a. faultless, innocent.
    -मन्त्र a.
    1 a ceremony, unaccompanied by holy texts.
    -2 not familiar with holy texts; Mb.12.36.43.
    -मन्यु, -मन्युक a. free from anger; Mb.5.133.4.
    -मम a.
    1 free from all connections with the outer world, who has renounced all worldly ties; संसारमिव निर्ममः (ततार) R.12.6; Bg.2.71; निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः 3.3.
    -2 unselfish, disinterested.
    -3 indifferent to (with loc.); निर्ममे निर्ममो$र्थेषु मथुरां मधुराकृतिः R.15.28; प्राप्तेष्वर्थेषु निर्ममाः Mb.
    -4 an epithet of Śiva.
    -मर्याद a.
    1 boundless, immeasurable.
    -2 transgressing the limits of right or propriety, unrestrained, unruly, sinful, criminal; मनुजपशुभिर्निर्मर्यादैर्भवद्भिरुदायुधैः Ve.3.22.
    -3 confused.
    -4 insolent, immodest. (
    -दम्) ind. confusedly, topsy- turvy. (
    -दम्) confusion, disorder.
    -मल a.
    1 free from dirt or impurities, clear, pure, stainless, unsullied (fig. also); नीरान्निर्मलतो जनिः Bv.1.63.
    -2 resplendent, bright; Bh.1.56.
    -3 sinless, virtuous; निर्मलाः स्वर्गमायान्ति सन्तः सुकृतिनो यथा Ms.8.318.
    (-लम्) 1 talc.
    -2 the remainings of an offering made to a deity. ˚उपलः a crystal.
    - मशक a. free from gnats.
    -मांस a. fleshless; स्वल्प- स्नायुवसावशेषमलिनं निर्मांसमप्यस्थिकम् Bh.2.3.
    -मान a.
    1 without self-confidence.
    -2 free from pride.
    -मानुष a. uninhabited, desolate.
    -मार्ग a. roadless, pathless.
    -मिथ्य a. not false, true; H. Yoga.
    -मुटः 1 a tree bearing large blossoms.
    -2 the sun.
    -3 a rogue. (
    -टम्) a large free market or fair.
    -मूल a.
    1 rootless (as a tree).
    -2 baseless, unfounded (statement, charge &c.).
    -3 eradicated.
    -मेघ a. cloudless.
    -मेध a. without un- derstanding, stupid, foolish, dull.
    -मोह a. free from illusion. (
    -हः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -यत्न a. inactive, lazy, dull.
    -यन्त्रण a.
    1 unrestrained, unobstructed, uncontrolled, unrestricted.
    -2 unruly, self-willed, in- dependent.
    (-णम्) 1 squeezing out.
    -2 absence of restraint, independence.
    -यशस्क a. without fame, dis- creditable, inglorious.
    -युक्त a.
    1 constructed, built.
    -2 directed.
    -3 (in music) limited to metre and mea- sure.
    -युक्ति f.
    1 disunion.
    -2 absence of connection or government.
    -3 unfitness, impropriety.
    -युक्तिक a.
    1 disjoined, unconnected.
    -2 illogical, unmeaning.
    -3 unfit, improper.
    -यूथ a. separated from the herd, strayed from the flock (as an elephant).
    -यूष = निर्यास.
    -योगक्षेम a. free from care (about acquisition); Bg.2. 45.
    -रक्त a. (
    -नीरक्त) colourless, faded.
    -रज, -रजस्क a.
    (-नीरज, नीरजस्क) 1 free from dust.
    -2 devoid of passion or darkness. (
    -जः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -रजस् (नरिजस्) a. see
    नीरज. (-f.) a woman not men- struating. ˚तमसा absence of passion or darkness.
    -रत (नीरत) a. not attached to, indifferent.
    -रन्ध्र a.
    (नीरन्ध्र) 1 without holes or interstices, very close or contiguous, thickly situated; नीरन्ध्रनीरनिचुलानि सरित्तटानि U.2.23.
    -2 thick, dense.
    -3 coarse, gross.
    -रव a. (
    -नीरव) not making any noise, noiseless; गतिविभ्रमसाद- नीरवा (रसना) R.8.58.
    -रस a.
    (नीरस) 1 tasteless, unsavoury, flavourless.
    -2 (fig.) insipid, without any poetic charm; नीरसानां पद्मानाम् S. D.1.
    -3 sapless, without juice, withered or dried up; Ś. Til.9.
    -4 vain, use- less, fruitless; अलब्धफलनीरसान् मम विधाय तस्मिन् जने V.2.11.
    -5 disagreeable.
    -6 cruel, merciless. (
    -सः) the pomegranate.
    - रसन a. (
    नीरसन) having no girdle (रसना); Ki.5.11.
    -रुच् a. (
    नीरुच्) without lustre, faded, dim; परिमलरुचिराभिर्न्यक्कृतास्तु प्रभाते युवतिभिरुप- भोगान्नीरुचः पुष्पमालाः Śi.11.27.
    -रुज्, -रुज a. (नीरुज्, नीरुज) free from sickness, healthy, sound; नीरुजस्य किमौषधैः H.1.
    -रूप a. (नीरूप) formless, shapeless.
    (-पः) 1 air, wind.
    -2 a god. (
    -पम्) ether.
    -रोग a. (नीरोग) free from sickness or disease, healthy, sound; यथा नेच्छति नीरोगः कदाचित् सुचिकित्सकम् Pt.1.118.
    -लक्षण a.
    1 having no auspicious marks, ill-featured.
    -2 undisting- uished.
    -3 unimportant, insignificant.
    -4 unspotted.
    -5 having a white back.
    -लक्ष्य a. invisible.
    -लज्ज a. shameless, impudent.
    -लाञ्छनम् the marking of dome- stic animals (by perforating the nose &c.).
    -लिङ्ग a. having no distinguishing or characteristic marks.
    -लिप्त a.
    1 unanointed.
    -2 undefiled, unsullied.
    -3 indifferent to.
    (-प्तः) 1 N. of Kṛiṣṇa.
    -2 a sage.
    -लून a. cut through or off.
    -लेप a.
    1 unsmeared, unanointed; निर्लेपं काञ्चनं भाण्डमद्भिरेव विशुध्यति Ms.5.112.
    -2 stainless, sinless. (
    -पः) a sage.
    -लोभ a. free from desire or avarice, unavaricious.
    -लोमन् a. devoid of hair, hairless.
    -वंश a. without posterity, childless.
    1 not speaking, silent.
    -2 unobjectionable, blameless; (for other senses see the word separately).
    -नम् ind. silently; माल्येन तां निर्वचनं जघान Ku.7.19.
    -वण, -वन a.
    1 being out of a wood.
    -2 free from woods.
    -3 bare, open.
    -वत्सल a. not loving or fondling (esp. children); निर्वत्सले सुतशतस्य विपत्तिमेतां त्वं नानुचिन्तयसि Ve.5.3.
    -वर = निर्दरम् q. v.
    -वसु a. destitute of wealth, poor.
    -वाच्य a.
    1 not fit to be said.
    -2 blameless, unobjectionable; सखीषु निर्वाच्य- मधार्ष्ट्यदूषितं प्रियाङ्गसंश्लेषमवाप मानिनी Ki.8.48.
    -वात a. free or sheltered from wind, calm, still; हिमनिष्यन्दिनी प्रातर्निर्वातेव वनस्थली R.15.66. (
    -तः) a place sheltered from or not exposed to wind; निर्वाते व्यजनम् H.2.124.
    -वानर a. free from monkeys.
    -वायस a. free from crows.
    -वार्य a.
    1 irresistible.
    -2 acting fearlessly or boldly.
    -विकल्प, -विकल्पक a.
    1 not admitting an alternative.
    -2 being without determination or resolu- tion.
    -3 not capable of mutual relation.
    -4 conditioned.
    -5 undeliberative.
    -6 recognizing no such distinction as that of subject and object, or of the knower and the known; as applied to समाधि or contemplation, it is 'an exclusive concentration upon the one entity without distinct and separate consciousness of the knower, the known, and the knowing, and without even self-consciousness'; निर्विकल्पकः ज्ञातृज्ञानादिविकल्पभेद- लयापेक्षः; नो चेत् चेतः प्रविश सहसा निर्विकल्पे समाधौ Bh.3.61; आत्मारामा विहितरतयो निर्विकल्पे समाधौ Ve.1.23.
    -7 (in phil.) not arising from the relation of the qualifier and the qualified, (विशेषणविशेष्यसंबन्धानवगाहि प्रत्यक्षं ज्ञानम्) said of knowledge not derived from the senses, as घटत्व. (
    -ल्पम्) ind. without hesitation or wavering.
    -विकार a.
    1 unchanged, unchangeable, immutable.
    -2 not dispos- ed; तौ स्थास्यतस्ते नृपती निदेशे परस्परावग्रहनिर्विकारौ M.5.14.
    -3 disinterested; तरुविटपलतानां बान्धवो निर्विकारः Ṛs.2.28. (
    -रः) the Supreme deity.
    -विकास a. unblown.
    -विघ्न a. uninterrupted, unobstructed, free from impediments; निर्विघ्नं कुरु मे देव सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा. (
    -घ्नम्) absence of impedi- ment.
    -विचार a. not reflecting, thoughtless, incon- siderate; रे रे स्वैरिणि निर्विचारकविते मास्मत्प्रकाशीभव Chandr. 1.2. (
    -रम्) ind. thoughtlessly, unhesitatingly.
    -वि- चिकित्स a. free from doubt or reflection.
    -विचेष्ट a. motionless, insensible; यो हि दिष्टमुपासीनो निर्विचेष्टः सुखं शयेत् Mb.3.32.14.
    -वितर्क a. unreflecting.
    -विनोद a. without amusement, void of pastime, diversion or solace; शङ्के रात्रौ गुरुतरशुचं निर्विनोदां सखीं ते Me.9.
    -विन्ध्या N. of a river in the Vindhya hills; निर्विन्ध्यायाः पथि भव रसाभ्यन्तरः सन्निपत्य Me.28.
    -विमर्श a.
    1 void of reflec- tion, thoughtless.
    -2 not having विमर्श Sandhi.
    -विवर a.
    1 having no opening or cavity.
    2 without interstices or interval, close, compact; घटते हि संहततया जनितामिदमेव निर्विवरतां दधतोः Śi.9.44.
    -विवाद a.
    1 not contending or disagreeing.
    -2 undisputed, not contra- dicted or disputed, universally acknowledged.
    -विवेक a. indiscreet, void of judgment, wanting in discrimination, foolish.
    -विशङ्क a. fearless, undaunted, confident; Ms.7.176; यस्मिन्कृत्यं समावेश्य निर्विशङ्केन चेतसा । आस्यते सेवकः स स्यात् कलत्रमिव चापरम् ॥ Pt.1.85.
    -विशेष a. showing or making no difference, indiscriminating, without dis- tinction; निर्विशेषा वयं त्वयि Mb.; निर्विशेषो विशेषः Bh.3.5. 'a difference without distinction'.
    -2 having no difference, same, like, not differing from (oft. in comp.); निर्विशेषाकृति 'having the same form'; प्रवातनीलो- त्पलनिर्विशेषम् Ku.1.46; स निर्विशेषप्रतिपत्तिरासीत् R.14.22.
    -3 indiscriminate, promiscuous. (
    -षः) absence of difference. (निर्विशेषम् and निर्विशेषेण are used adverbially in the sense of 'without difference', 'equally', indiscrimi- nately'; क्रुद्धेन विप्रमुक्तो$यं निर्विशेषं प्रियाप्रिये Rām.7.22.41. स्वगृहनिर्विशेषमत्र स्थीयताम् H.1; R.5.6.).
    -विशेषण a. without attributes.
    -विष a. poisonless (as a snake); निर्विषा डुण्डुभाः स्मृताः.
    -विषङ्ग a. not attached, indifferent.
    -विषय a.
    1 expelled or driven away from one's home, residence or proper place; मनोनिर्विषयार्थकामया Ku.5.38; R.9.32; also
    -निर्विषयीकृत; वने प्राक्कलनं तीर्थं ये ते निर्विषयी- कृताः Rām.2.14.4.
    -2 having no scope or sphere of action; किंच एवं काव्यं प्रविरलविषयं निर्विषयं वा स्यात् S. D.1.
    -3 not attached to sensual objects (as mind).
    -विषाण a. destitute of horns.
    -विहार a. having no pleasure.
    -वीज, -बीज a.
    1 seedless.
    -2 impotent.
    -3 causeless.
    -वीर a.
    1 deprived of heroes; निर्वीरमुर्वीतलम् P. R.1.31.
    -2 cowardly.
    -वीरा a woman whose husband and children are dead.
    -वीर्य a. powerless, feeble, unmanly, impotent; निर्वीर्यं गुरुशापभाषितवशात् किं मे तवेवायुधम् Ve.3.34.
    -वीरुध, -वृक्ष a. treeless.
    -वृत्ति f. accomplishment, achievement; अत आसां निर्वृत्त्या अपवर्गः स्यात् । आतण्डुलनिर्वृत्तेः आ च पिष्टनिर्वृत्तेरभ्यास इति ॥ ŚB. on MS.11.1.27. -a. having no occupation, destitute. See निर्वृति.
    -वृष a. depriv- ed of bulls.
    -वेग a. not moving, quiet, calm.
    -वेतन a honorary, unsalaried.
    -वेद a. not acknowledging the Vedas, an atheist, infidel.
    -वेष्टनम् a. a weaver's shuttle.
    -वैर a. free from enmity, amicable, peaceable. (
    -रम्) absence of enmity.
    -वैलक्ष्य a. shameless.
    -व्यञ्जन a.
    1 straight-forward.
    -2 without condiment. (
    -नम् ind.) plainly, in a straight-forward or honest manner.
    -व्यथ, -न a.
    1 free from pain.
    -2 quiet, calm.
    -व्यथनम् a hole; छिद्रं निर्व्यथनम् Ak.
    -व्यपेक्ष a. indifferent to, regardless of; मृग्यश्च दर्भाङ्कुरनिर्व्यपेक्षास्तवागतिज्ञं समबोधयन् माम् R.13.25;14.39.
    -व्यलीक a.
    1 not hurting or offending.
    -2 without pain.
    -3 pleased, doing anything willingly.
    -4 sincere, genuine, undissembling.
    -व्यवधान a. (ground) uncovered, bare.
    -व्यवश्थ a. moving hither and thither.
    -व्यसन a. free from bad inclination.
    -व्याकुल a. calm.
    -व्याघ्र a. not haunted or infested by tigers.
    -व्याज a.
    1 candid, upright, honest, plain.
    -2 without fraud, true, genuine.
    -3 got by heroism or daring deeds (not by fraud or cowardly conduct); अशस्त्रपूतनिर्व्याजम् (महामांसम्) Māl.5.12. (v. l.)
    -4 not hypocritical; धर्मस्य निर्व्याजता (विभूषणम्) Bh.2.82. (
    -जम् ind.) plainly, honestly, candidly; निर्व्याजमालिङ्गितः Amaru.85.
    -व्याजीकृत a. made plain, freed from deceit.
    -व्यापार a.
    1 without employment or business, free from occupation; तं दधन्मैथिलीकण्ठनिर्व्यापारेण बाहुना R.15.56.
    -2 motionless; U.6.
    -व्यावृत्ति a. not invol- ving any return (to worldly existence).
    -व्रण a.
    1 un- hurt, without wounds.
    -2 without rents.
    -व्रत a. not observing vows.
    -व्रीड a. shameless, impudent.
    -हिमम् cessation of winter.
    -हेति a. weaponless.
    -हेतु a. cause- less, having no cause or reason.
    -ह्रीक a.
    1 shameless, impudent.
    -2 bold, daring.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > निर् _nir

  • 7 matar

    v.
    lo mataron a puñaladas he was stabbed to death
    ¡me vas a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!
    estar o llevarse a matar (con alguien) to be at daggers drawn (with somebody)
    El pillo ultima a sus víctimas The bandit executes his victims.
    2 to slaughter (animal) (para consumo).
    3 to tone down (apagar) (color).
    4 to round (off).
    * * *
    1 (persona - gen) to kill; (- asesinar) to murder
    2 (animal - gen) to kill; (- para alimentación) to slaughter
    3 familiar (sorprender) to have on, kid
    ■ ¿que se ha fugado? ¡no me mates! he ran away? you're having me on!
    4 familiar (incomodar, causar dolor) to kill; (volver loco) to drive mad
    5 (dejar pasmado) to amaze, stun
    6 (pasar) to kill
    ■ mientras, voy a matar el tiempo dando una vuelta meanwhile, I'll go for a walk just to kill time
    7 (satisfacer - sed) to quench; (- hambre) to stay, stave off
    10 (limar - arista, esquina) to round
    11 (suavizar - color) to tone down
    12 argot (porro, cigarrillo) to stub out
    1 (involuntariamente) to die; (voluntariamente) to kill oneself
    \
    llevarse a matar con alguien to be at daggers drawn with somebody
    matarlas callando to be a wolf in a sheep's clothing
    matarse a trabajar to work oneself to death
    que me maten si... I'll be damned if...
    * * *
    verb
    2) butcher, slaughter
    3) pass, waste
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ persona] to kill; [+ reses, ganado] to kill, slaughter

    que me maten si... — I'll be damned if...

    - entre todos la mataron y ella sola se murió
    2) [+ tiempo, pelota] to kill; [+ sed] to quench; [+ sello] to postmark, cancel; [+ pieza] [en ajedrez] to take; [+ cal] to slake; [+ ángulo, borde] to file down; [+ color] to dull
    3) * (=molestar)
    4) * (=sorprender)

    ¿se van a casar? ¡me has matado! — they're getting married? you're kidding! *

    2.

    no matarás — (Rel) thou shalt not kill

    entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < persona> to kill; < reses> to slaughter

    entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

    entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame

    matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)

    es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)

    me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)

    2) (fam) < sed> to quench; < tiempo> to kill
    3)
    a) < pelota> to kill
    b) < carta> to cover
    2.
    matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill

    estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn

    3.
    matarse v pron
    1)
    b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself
    2) (fam)

    me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)

    b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.
    Ex. When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
    Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
    Ex. The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.
    Ex. In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.
    Ex. These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.
    Ex. A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.
    ----
    * Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.
    * a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.
    * ansias de matar = bloodlust.
    * así me maten = for the life of me.
    * comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.
    * deseo de matar = bloodlust.
    * disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.
    * hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....
    * incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.
    * licencia para matar = licence to kill.
    * lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.
    * máquina de matar = killing machine.
    * matar a alguien = take + life.
    * matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.
    * matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.
    * matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.
    * matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.
    * matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.
    * matar con gas = gas.
    * matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.
    * matar de hambre = starve to + death.
    * matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.
    * matar de un manotazo = swat.
    * matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.
    * matar el tiempo = kill + time.
    * matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.
    * matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.
    * matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
    * sed de matar = bloodlust.
    * si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....
    * tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < persona> to kill; < reses> to slaughter

    entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

    entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame

    matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)

    es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)

    me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)

    2) (fam) < sed> to quench; < tiempo> to kill
    3)
    a) < pelota> to kill
    b) < carta> to cover
    2.
    matar vi ( causar muerte) to kill

    estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn

    3.
    matarse v pron
    1)
    b) (refl) ( suicidarse) to kill oneself
    2) (fam)

    me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)

    b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = do in, kill, murder, massacre, slaughter, slay.

    Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

    Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
    Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.
    Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.
    Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.
    Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.
    * Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.
    * a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.
    * ansias de matar = bloodlust.
    * así me maten = for the life of me.
    * comer Algo para matar el gusanillo = eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.
    * deseo de matar = bloodlust.
    * disparar a matar = shoot to + kill.
    * hay miradas que matan = if looks could kill....
    * incapaz de matar una mosca = wouldn't hurt a fly.
    * licencia para matar = licence to kill.
    * lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.
    * máquina de matar = killing machine.
    * matar a alguien = take + life.
    * matar a cuchillazos = stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.
    * matar a disparos = shoot + Nombre + dead.
    * matar al enemigo = take + no prisoners.
    * matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.
    * matar a puñaladas = stab + Nombre + to death, stab + Nombre + to death, knife + Nombre + to death.
    * matar con gas = gas.
    * matar con la mirada = look + daggers at.
    * matar de hambre = starve to + death.
    * matar de un disparo = shoot, fatally + shoot.
    * matar de un manotazo = swat.
    * matar el rato = hang around, hang about, pootle, dawdle.
    * matar el tiempo = kill + time.
    * matar indiscriminadamente = take + no prisoners.
    * matarlas callando = wolf in sheep's clothing.
    * matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
    * sed de matar = bloodlust.
    * si las miradas mataran... = if looks could kill....
    * tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

    * * *
    matar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹persona› to kill; ‹reses› to slaughter
    lo mataron a golpes they beat him to death
    lo mató con un cuchillo she stabbed him to death
    lo mató un coche he was run over and killed by a car
    hubo que matar al caballo the horse had to be put down o destroyed
    entrar a matar ( Taur) to go in for the kill
    la vida que llevas acabará matándote you're going to kill yourself with the sort of life you're leading
    así me maten or que me maten si no es verdad lo que digo may God strike me dead if I speak a word of a lie
    las mata callando he's a wolf in sheep's clothing
    matarlas ( Chi fam); to blow it ( colloq)
    2
    (en sentido hiperbólico): pobre de tu madre, la vas a matar a disgustos your poor mother, you'll be the death of her
    es para matarlos, me hicieron esperar dos horas I could murder o kill them, they kept me waiting for two hours ( colloq)
    en el colegio nos matan de or ( AmL) a hambre they starve us at school
    cuando se entere me mata she'll kill me when she finds out ( colloq)
    me mata tener que levantarme a estas horas it kills me having to get up at this time ( colloq)
    ¡me mataste, no tengo ni idea! ( fam); you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! ( colloq)
    ¿sabes que le dieron el puesto a Rodríguez? — ¡no me mates! ( fam); you know they gave Rodríguez the job? — you're kidding! ( colloq)
    estos zapatos me matan these shoes are killing me!
    B ( fam); ‹sed› to quench
    compraron fruta para matar el hambre they bought some fruit to keep them going o to take the edge off their appetite
    para matar el tiempo to kill time
    C
    1 ‹pelota› to kill
    2 ‹carta› to cover
    ■ matar
    vi
    1 (causar muerte) to kill
    no matarás ( Bib) thou shalt not kill
    hay miradas que matan if looks could kill
    estar or llevarse a matar to be at daggers drawn
    2
    ( RPl fam) «vestido/escote»: un escote que mata a sensational low neckline
    mataba con ese vestido she looked stunning o ( colloq) a knockout in that dress
    A
    1
    (morir violentamente): se mató en un accidente she was killed in an accident
    al bajar del tren casi me mato I almost got killed getting off the train
    2 ( refl) (suicidarse) to kill oneself
    se mató de un tiro she shot herself
    B
    1 ( fam)
    (esforzarse): me maté estudiando or ( Esp) a estudiar y no aprobé I studied like crazy o mad and still didn't pass ( colloq)
    no hace falta que te mates haciéndolo there's no need to go crazy o to go mad o to kill yourself ( colloq)
    2
    ( Méx fam) «estudiante»: matarse en algo to cram sth ( colloq), to swot up (on) sth ( BrE colloq)
    * * *

     

    matar ( conjugate matar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹ persona› to kill

    b) ( sacrificar) ‹perro/caballo› to put down, destroy;

    ‹ reses› to slaughter;



    es para matarlos I could murder o kill them (colloq);
    nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us;
    estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me!
    2 (fam) ‹ sed› to quench;
    ‹ tiempo› to kill;

    verbo intransitivo
    to kill
    matarse verbo pronominal
    1




    2 (fam)
    a) ( esforzarse): me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)

    b) (Méx fam) ( para un examen) to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)

    matar verbo transitivo
    1 (a una persona) to kill
    (al ganado) to slaughter
    2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
    3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
    el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
    4 (las aristas) to smooth
    5 (sello) to frank
    ' matar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acabar
    - pájaro
    - rematar
    - suerte
    - tiempo
    - apedrear
    - cargar
    - disparar
    - eliminar
    - liquidar
    - martirizar
    - matanza
    - quebrar
    - sangre
    - terminar
    - tirar
    - ultimar
    English:
    bird
    - butcher
    - club
    - dead
    - deliberate
    - destroy
    - do in
    - execute
    - gun down
    - kill
    - knock off
    - pants
    - put off
    - shoot
    - shoot down
    - slaughter
    - slay
    - time
    - trump
    - wrong
    - cut
    - finish
    - murder
    - strike
    - swat
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [quitar la vida a] to kill;
    [animal] [para consumo] to slaughter;
    lo mató un rayo he was struck by lightning and killed;
    lo mató un tren he died after being hit by a train;
    lo mató de una puñalada/de un tiro en el corazón she killed him with a single stab/shot to the heart;
    en este comedor nos matan de hambre the portions are terribly small in this canteen;
    lo mataron a puñaladas they stabbed him to death, he was stabbed to death;
    lo mataron a tiros they shot him (dead), he was shot (dead);
    el alcohol la está matando alcohol is killing her;
    Fam Fig
    como descubra al responsable, lo mato if I find out who's responsible I'll kill him;
    Fam Fig
    si se entera me mata she'll kill me if she finds out;
    Fam Fig
    es para matarte que no sepas eso you ought to be ashamed of yourself not knowing a thing like that;
    matar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stone;
    estar o [m5] llevarse a matar (con alguien) to be at daggers drawn (with sb);
    Fam
    matarlas callando [tramar algo] to be up to something on the quiet;
    [obrar con hipocresía] to be a wolf in sheep's clothing; Fam
    que me maten si: que me maten si lo entiendo I'm damned if I can understand it;
    que me maten si no ocurrió así I swear to God that's what happened
    2. [hacer sufrir, molestar mucho]
    ¡me vais a matar a disgustos! you'll be the death of me!;
    ¡este calor/dolor me mata! the heat/pain is killing me!;
    ¡estos zapatos me están matando! these shoes are killing me!;
    me matas con esas tonterías que dices you're driving me mad with all the nonsense you talk!
    3. [apagar, hacer pasar] [color] to tone down;
    [sed] to quench; [fuego] to put out; [cal] to slake;
    mato las horas o [m5] el tiempo viendo la televisión I kill time watching television;
    tomaré unas galletas para matar el hambre o [m5] el gusanillo I'll have some Br biscuits o US cookies to keep me going
    4. [redondear, limar] to round (off)
    5. [en juegos] [carta] to beat, to top;
    [ficha, pieza de ajedrez] to take, to capture
    6. Fam [destrozar, estropear] to ruin;
    no quisiera matar sus ilusiones I don't want to dash your hopes;
    el salón es bonito, pero ese cuadro lo mata the living-room is nice, but that picture totally ruins it
    ♦ vi
    to kill;
    no matarás [mandamiento] thou shalt not kill;
    hay amores que matan you can love somebody too much;
    hay miradas que matan if looks could kill;
    RP Fam
    que mata: tiene un olor que mata it smells disgusting;
    con esa mini quedás que matás you look drop-dead gorgeous in that miniskirt
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 persona, tiempo kill;
    matar a tiros shoot dead, shoot to death;
    matarlas callando fam be a wolf in sheep’s clothing
    2 ganado slaughter
    3 hambre satisfy; sed quench, slake
    II v/i kill;
    no matarás thou shalt not kill;
    estar a matar con alguien be at daggers drawn with s.o.
    * * *
    matar vt
    1) : to kill
    2) : to slaughter, to butcher
    3) apagar: to extinguish, to put out (fire, light)
    4) : to tone down (colors)
    5) : to pass, to waste (time)
    6) : to trump (in card games)
    matar vi
    : to kill
    * * *
    matar vb to kill

    Spanish-English dictionary > matar

  • 8 على

    عَلَى \ against: touching (usually sth. upright): The rain beat against the window. He pressed his nose against the glass. on: showing where sb. or sth. is placed: He lay on his back on the bed. The picture hung on a nail on the wall. Your name is on the list. He hit me on the nose. The boat is on the river (in the water). The house is on the river (beside the water), as in the previous meaning, but with movement (often with to) He jumped on (to) his horse. The book fell on (to) the floor. onto: on to: He sprang onto the table. over: lying across; resting on; covering: A cloud was over the sun. She spread a cloth over the table, across the surface of Ships sail over the sea, above (in rank, etc.) He rules over a proud people, about; concerning They quarrelled over the resutl of the race. You need not hurry over your dinner. upon: on. \ عَلَى \ on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea; on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. \ See Also نَحْوَ البَرّ، اليابسة (اليَابِسَة)‏ \ عَلَى \ ashore: on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea. \ See Also نَحْوَ الشّاطِئ \ عَلَى اتِّصَال (عكس مُنْقَطع عن)‏ \ in touch: (the opposite is out of touch) giving or receiving news: I’ve been in touch with my brother by telephone. The radio keeps us in touch with world events. \ عَلَى أتَمّ ما يكُون من التَّرتيب والهِنْدام \ spick and span: (as a predic. phrase) neat, clean and bright: Sailors usually keep their boats spick and span. \ عَلَى الأَثير \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى أَحْسَن وَجْه \ best, well, better: in the best way: Peter played best last week. \ عَلَى أرْبَع \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle. \ عَلَى الأرض \ over: from an upright (or straight) position to a flat (or bent) position: I fell over. He knocked me over. She bent over to pick it up. \ عَلَى استعداد \ content: willing: I’m content to wait for my turn. \ عَلَى أشُدِّه \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى الإطلاق \ little: (coming just before the verb) not at all: I little knew (or Little did I know) that next day he would be dead. not in the least: not at all: It doesn’t matter in the least. whatever: at all: I have no money whatever. whatsoever: a strong form of whatever; at all: Tell him nothing whatsoever!. \ عَلَى الأَغْلَب \ for the most part: mostly: He is old and for the most part he stays at home. \ عَلَى أَقْصَى ما تستطيع رؤيتَه \ in the distance: far away (from the point where one is): In the distance he could see the mountains. \ عَلَى الأَقَلّ \ a good: (with numbers) at least: He lives a good 3 miles away. at least: (showing that sth. is true, necessary, etc., even if sth. else is not) in spite of what has just been said or is just going to be said: He may be lazy but at least he’s honest. You can at least be polite even if you don’t like him, not less than It cost at least $100. quite: at least; not less than: The journey took quite three hours. \ عَلَى الأَكثَر \ largely: mostly: The accident was largely his own fault. mainly: chiefly; mostly. \ عَلَى انفِراد \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private. \ عَلَى أُهْبَة الاستعداد \ stand by: to be ready, in case one may be needed: The soldiers were told to stand by. \ عَلَى أَيّ حال \ anyhow: in any case: I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. anyway: in any case: I may be late; anyway, don’t wait for me, in any case I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. at all events, in any event: in any case; whatever may happen or has happened: He didn’t win but, at all events, he did try hard. at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. in any case: no matter what else may be considered, anyhow: It costs too much. In any case, I don’t really need it. \ عَلَى أيَّة حال \ all the same, at the same time: (only at the start of a sentence; comparing points that are for and against) in spite of this: He’s not clever; all the same, he does try hard. however: all the same; in spite of what has just been said: I’m very tired; however, I’ll come and help you. \ عَلَى بُعد \ away: at a distance: Brighton is 60 miles away. Keep away from the wet paint. beyond: further; on or to the farther side: I looked across the river to the hills beyond. \ عَلَى التَّخْصِيص \ in particular: especially: I enjoyed his first song in particular. \ عَلَى التَّوَالي \ respectively: separately, in that order: Boys and girls will be examined on Monday and Tuesday respectively (the boys on Monday, the girls on Tuesday). \ عَلَى جَانِب \ up: along (up and down are both used like this, although the course may be quite level): He lives just up the road. \ عَلَى الجميع \ round: to everyone: He handed the coffee round. There were not enough cups to go round. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ \ as far as, so far as: (showing a limit): As far as I know, he’s not here. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ سَواء \ alike: in the same way: He treats us all alike. \ عَلَى حَدِّ عِلْمي \ to the best knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, he is honest (I have no reason to doubt his honesty). \ عَلَى حِدَة \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private?. separate: not joined or shared; apart: Keep the new milk separate from the old. \ عَلَى حَقّ (مُحِقّ)‏ \ be in the right: not be at fault: Although they said she’d made a mistake, they discovered she was in the right. \ عَلَى حِين غِرَّة \ all of a sudden: in a sudden manner. suddenly: in a sudden manner: The door opened suddenly. \ عَلَى خَطَأ \ in the wrong: mistaken (in one’s judgement, behaviour etc.). \ عَلَى الدَّوام \ always: at all times. \ عَلَى رؤوس الأصابِع \ on tiptoe: on the tips of one’s toes: I can reach that if I stand on tiptoe. \ عَلَى الرّاجح \ likely: (usu. with very, most, more or quite) probably: She’s very likely right. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِن \ despite: in spite of: Despite his age, the old man walks several miles every day. for all: in spite of: For all his strength, he could not lift it. much as: although: Much as I admire him, I could not work with him. spite, in spite of: (of sth. that fails) even with: In spite of his efforts, he could not save her life, without regard to; not caring about (a difficulty) In spite of his illness, he attended the ceremony. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِنْ أَنَّ \ although: in spite of the fact that; (without a verb) in spite of being: Although (he was) ill, he went to work. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم من ذلك \ even so: in spite of that: He may be foolish; even so, you should help him. just the same: (showing one thing that is not the natural result of another) in spite of this: He’s a thief, but I like him just the same. nevertheless: in spite of that: I told him it would be dangerous, but nevertheless he did it. still: in spite of that: We rarely win; but still, we enjoy playing. \ عَلَى سَبيل المِثال \ for instance: as an example: He’s often late. Yesterday, for instance, he came home after midnight. \ عَلَى السَّطح كلِّه \ over: (esp. with all) across a surface: The table was wet all over. He rubbed it over with a dry cloth. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. I soon drew level with the leading runner. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ flush: exactly on a level with; not sticking out from; meeting exactly at the edges: The door is flush with the wall when it is closed. \ See Also مستوى (مُسْتَوًى)‏ \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة واحدة \ even: equal: The table legs were not of even length. He shared the money evenly among them. \ عَلَى شاكِلَة \ like: the same as: What is he like (in appearance and character)? He’s just like his father., What does it feel (or look or taste or smell or sound) like?. in the same way as:: He swims like a fish. \ عَلَى شَرْط \ provide (that), also providing (that): if; on condition that: I’ll go, provided (that) you’ll go too. \ عَلَى شَفَا \ on the brink of: close to (sth. dangerous or exciting): on the brink of war. on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. on one’s last legs: (of a person or thing) not expected to last much longer; worn out; almost in ruins: That company is on its last legs. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ See Also شفير (الموت أو الإفلاس، إلخ)، عَلى وَشْك \ عَلَى صَهْوَةِ الجَوَاد \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ضِغْن \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ See Also على غير رَغْبَة \ عَلَى طُولِ \ along: following the line of: He ran along the road. down: along (without regard to level): We raced down the street. My friend lives just down the road. \ عَلَى ظَهْر \ on deck: on an uncovered deck, in the open air. \ See Also سَطْح السفينة \ عَلَى ظَهْر الحِصان \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ظَهْر السَّفينة \ on board: on (or on to) a ship or aeroplane: There are 70 men on board. Can I go on board the aircraft?. \ عَلَى ظَهْر الصَّفْحَة \ overleaf: on the back of the page: Please fill in this paper, and sign your name overleaf. \ عَلَى عَرْض \ across: over; from one side to the other of: He ran across the street. There is a bridge across the stream. \ عَلَى العَكْس \ on the contrary: (expressing disagreement) the opposite is true: It’s not worn out - on the contrary, it’s quite new. \ عَلَى عِلْم بِـ \ familiar with: knowing; accustomed to: I’m not familiar with English law. \ عَلَى عُلُوّ \ high: (in compounds) to the height of: The grass was waist-high. \ عَلَى الغالِب \ probably: almost certainly; with little doubt: You’re probably right. \ عَلَى غَيْر انتظار \ surprisingly: unexpectedly: a surprisingly good result. \ عَلَى غَيْر رَغْبَة \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ عَلَى غَيْر هُدًى \ adrift: (of boats) loose; floating about with no control: Our ship was wrecked and we were left adrift in a small boat on the ocean. \ عَلَى فَتَرات مُنْتَظِمة \ periodically: from time to time. \ عَلَى فَرض أنّ \ (conj.) supposing: if: Supposing he’s late, shall we wait for him? Even supposing the lorry comes, it will still be too late. \ عَلَى الفِطْرة \ na]ve: too simple to be sensible; lacking wisdom and experience: a na]ve question; a na]ve young girl. \ عَلَى فِكْرَة \ by the way: used to show that the speaker is about to change the subject: Thank you for your help. By the way, would you like to come to our party next week?. \ عَلَى الفَوْر \ directly: at once: He arrived directly after me. instantly: at once. off-hand: without thought or preparation: I can’t say off-hand what it cost, but it was over $1000. \ عَلَى قافية واحدة \ rhyme: (of word endings) to have the same sound: ‘Consideration’ rhymes with ‘nation’, ‘Port’ rhymes with ‘thought’. ‘Pleasure’ rhymes with ‘measure’ but not with ‘pressure’. \ عَلَى قَدْر \ according to: in the proper way for; depending on: Each man was paid according to his skill. \ عَلَى قَدَم وَسَاق \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى قَيْد الحَيَاة \ alive: living: He was buried alive when part of a cliff fell on him. \ عَلَى كُلّ حال \ at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. \ عَلَى مَا يَبْدُو \ apparently: it seems (from what people say): I thought she was 15, but apparently is older. \ عَلَى ما يَصِل إليه عِلْمي \ to the best of my knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, my son has never met her. \ See Also على مَبْلَغ علمي \ عَلَى المَدَى الطَّويل \ in the long run: after a period of time; in the end: It’ll be cheaper in the long run to buy good quality shoes. \ عَلَى مسؤوليَّته الشخصيّة \ at one’s own risk: agreeing that any troube will be one’s own fault: The bridge is unsafe but you can cross it at your own risk. \ عَلَى مسافة قريبة مِن \ off: a short distance from: an island off the English coast. \ عَلَى مُسْتَوًى \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. \ عَلَى مِصْرَاعَيْه (فَتَحَ الباب)‏ \ wide: (with open) fully: open the door wide. Leave it wide open. \ عَلَى نَحْو مماثِل \ similarly: in the same way: They were similarly dressed. \ عَلَى نَسَق \ on the lines of: in the general form of: We’re planning some sports on the lines of the Olympic Games, but for schoolboys only. \ عَلَى نَفْس الوَتيرة \ even: (of movement) regular; steady: Her heart was not beating evenly. \ عَلَى نَوبات \ fits and starts: in short bursts; starting and stopping: The engine only goes in fits and starts. \ See Also فترات \ عَلَى هذا المُعَدَّل \ at that rate: if those conditions continue: He keeps stopping for a rest; at that rate, he won’t finish the job today. \ عَلَى هذا النَّحْو \ so: in this way; in that way: Don’t shout so!. thus: in this way. \ عَلَى الهَوَاء \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى وَتِيرَة واحدة \ monotonous: (of a voice, a job, a way of life, etc.) dull, never changing and therefore uninteresting. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ \ unusually: (with an adj.) very; strangely: It is unusually cold in here today. \ See Also بشكل غير عاديّ \ عَلَى وَجْهِ التَّقْريب \ roughly: (with numbers and amounts) not exactly; about: roughly 50 trees; roughly a mile away. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ الخُصُوص \ particularly: especially: a particularly nasty smell. \ عَلَى الوَجهِ الصحيح \ duly: properly; as expected: The bill was duly paid. The train duly arrived. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ العُمُوم \ in general: in most cases: Men in general are taller than women. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ ما \ somehow: in some way or other, by some means or other: I’ll pay for it somehow, even if I have to ask someone to lend me the money. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ مُسْتَهْجَن \ oddly: strangely: She behaved very oddly last night. \ عَلَى مِقْدار عِلْمي \ for all I know: as far as I know: For all I know, you may have stolen this. \ عَلَى مَقْرُبةٍ \ near: close to, in position: His house is near my own. \ عَلَى مَقرُبة مِن \ about: around; near There’s a lot of illness about. I went out early, when no one was about (when no one else was out). \ عَلَى مَهْل \ leisurely: without haste: He likes a leisurely walk in the evening. \ عَلَى نَحْو أسوأ \ worse: more bad; more badly: Murder is worse than stealing. It is a worse crime. You write even worse than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ أَفْضَل \ better, well, best: in a better way: He drives better than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْو تامّ \ strictly: exactly: Strictly speaking (If I tell you the exact truth) this ticket is out of date; but I’ll let you travel with it. \ See Also كامل (كامِل)‏ \ عَلَى نَحْو خَطير \ badly: seriously: He was badly wounded. \ عَلَى نَحْو رَخْو \ loosely: in a loose way: a loosely tied knot. \ See Also غير مُحْكَم \ عَلَى نَحْو رَدِيء \ badly: in a bad manner: badly dressed; badly made. \ عَلَى نَحْو صارم \ strictly: very firmly: Smoking in this cinema is strictly forbidden. \ See Also دَقيق \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ right: correctly: You guessed right. \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ rightly: justly; correctly: You acted rightly. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائم)‏ \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ كَامِل \ absolutely: without conditions: You must agree absolutely and not to try to change matters later. \ عَلَى نَحو مألوف \ ordinarily: usually. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُرْضٍ \ well: (the adv. form of the adj. good; see better, best) in a good and pleasing way: Well done! You played very well. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُلحّ \ badly: (with need, want) very much: They need money badly. \ عَلَى وَشْك \ on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. \ عَلَى وَشْك أَنْ \ be about to do sth.: to be ready to do it; be just going to do it: I was about to go when he arrived. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ عَلَى يَد (مِن قِبَل)‏ \ by: (showing who or what did sth.): He was bitten by a dog. \ عَلَى اليدين والرِّجلين \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle.

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  • 9 лезвие

    ( инструмента) edge, end, ( бура) wing
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    ле́звие с.
    blade
    зата́чивать ле́звие — sharpen the edge; ( на точильном круге) grind the blade
    отбива́ть ле́звие — scarf the blade
    ле́звие ту́пится — the blade becomes dull [blunt]
    ле́звие голо́вки пая́льника — tip of a soldering bit
    ле́звие долота́ — nose of a chisel
    оборо́тное ле́звие с.-х. — reversible blade
    попере́чное ле́звие — cross edge; chisel edge (of a twist drill)
    разме́точное ле́звие — marking blade
    ле́звие ре́жущего инструме́нта — (cutting-)tool edge
    сме́нное ле́звие с.-х. — detachable blade
    ле́звие стру́га — plane bit
    ле́звие топора́ — ax(e) blade
    уда́рное ле́звие — impact-knife edge
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    Русско-английский политехнический словарь > лезвие

  • 10 tapado

    adj.
    covered, wrapped.
    m.
    1 overcoat (abrigo). (Southern Cone)
    2 topcoat.
    3 candidate, official candidate.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: tapar.
    * * *
    tapado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) Chile [animal] all one colour
    2) And (=vago) lazy, slack; (=ignorante) ignorant
    3) Ven
    2.
    SM / F Méx (Pol) potential PRI Presidential election candidate
    3. SM
    1) Uru, Chile (=abrigo) coat
    2) Méx (=chal) shawl; (=pañuelo) headscarf
    3) Bol (=tesoro) buried treasure
    4) And, CAm (Culin) dish of plantain and barbecued meat
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    I
    1) (RPl, Ven) ( abrigo) (winter) coat
    2) (Méx) (Pol) potential candidate ( with official support)
    II
    - da adjetivo
    a) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( torpe) dim (colloq), dumb (colloq), thick (BrE colloq)
    b) (Col fam) ( taimado) sly
    III
    - da masculino, femenino (fam)
    a) (Col, Ven) ( persona torpe) dimwit (colloq)
    b) (Col) ( persona taimada) slyboots (colloq), sneaky devil (colloq)
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    I
    1) (RPl, Ven) ( abrigo) (winter) coat
    2) (Méx) (Pol) potential candidate ( with official support)
    II
    - da adjetivo
    a) (Col, Méx, Ven) ( torpe) dim (colloq), dumb (colloq), thick (BrE colloq)
    b) (Col fam) ( taimado) sly
    III
    - da masculino, femenino (fam)
    a) (Col, Ven) ( persona torpe) dimwit (colloq)
    b) (Col) ( persona taimada) slyboots (colloq), sneaky devil (colloq)
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    tapado (↑ tapado a1)
    A (RPl, Ven) (abrigo) winter coat, coat
    B ( Méx) (estola) stole; (pañuelo de cabeza) headscarf
    C ( Méx) ( Pol) candidate ( with official support)
    D ( Bol) (tesoro) buried treasure
    tapado2 -da
    1 (Col, Ven) (torpe) dim ( colloq), dumb ( colloq), thick ( BrE colloq)
    2 ( Col fam) (taimado) sly
    tapado3 -da
    masculine, feminine
    ( fam)
    1 (Col, Ven) (persona torpe) dimwit ( colloq)
    2 ( Col) (persona taimada) slyboots ( colloq), sneaky devil ( colloq)
    In Mexican politics, a prospective party candidate for the presidency. Candidates traditionally emerge from within the party but their identity is not revealed until the candidate is officially declared: they remain tapados (hidden), thus arousing a great deal of speculation. Under the rule of the PRI - Partido Revolucionario Institucional (↑ PRI a1), its candidate was virtually guaranteed to become president.
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    Del verbo tapar: ( conjugate tapar)

    tapado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    tapado    
    tapar
    tapado sustantivo masculino
    1 (RPl, Ven) ( abrigo) (winter) coat
    2 (Méx) (Pol) potential candidate ( with official support)
    tapar ( conjugate tapar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( cubrir) ‹ caja› to put the lid on;
    ‹botella/frasco› to put the top on;
    ‹ olla› to cover, put the lid on;
    ‹bebé/enfermo/cara› to cover
    2
    a) ‹agujero/hueco› to fill in;

    ‹puerta/ventana› to block up
    b) (Andes, Méx) ‹ muela› to fill;


    c) ‹defecto/error› to cover up

    3
    a) ‹vista/luz› to block

    b) ‹salida/entrada› to block;

    ‹excusado/cañería› (AmL) to block
    taparse verbo pronominal
    1 ( refl) ( cubrirse) to cover oneself up;
    ‹ cara› to cover
    2
    a) [oídos/nariz] to get o become blocked;


    b) (AmL) [cañería/excusado] to get blocked

    tapado sustantivo masculino
    1 LAm woman's or child's overcoat
    2 figurado Pol (persona de confianza) officially backed candidate
    tapar verbo transitivo
    1 (cubrir) to cover
    (una botella) to put the top on
    (un frasco, una caja, etc) to put the lid on
    2 (un orificio) to plug, fill: tapó el agujero con cemento, he filled the hole with cement
    (obstruir) to block: una rama tapa la entrada del túnel, a branch blocks the tunnel mouth
    3 (abrigar, arropar) to wrap up
    (en la cama) to tuck in
    4 fam (interponerse) me estás tapando el sol, you're blocking out the sun
    5 fig (ocultar una falta) to cover up for sb
    ' tapado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    descubrir
    English:
    blind
    - stuffed-up
    - veiled
    - coat
    - stuffy
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    tapado, -a
    ♦ adj
    Andes, Méx, Ven [persona] stupid, dull
    ♦ nm
    1. CSur [abrigo] overcoat
    2. Méx Fam [candidato] = electoral candidate for a party before his or her identity has been revealed
    3. Bol [tesoro] [escondido] hidden treasure;
    [enterrado] buried treasure
    4. Andes, Méx, Ven [persona]
    ser un tapado to be a bit dim o thick
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    1 adj nariz blocked (up)
    2 m Arg, Chi
    coat

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  • 11 Stumpf

    1. stumpf [ʃtʊmpf] adj
    1) ( nicht scharf) blunt;
    \Stumpf werden to go/become blunt;
    eine \Stumpfe Nase a snub nose;
    ein Tisch mit \Stumpfen Ecken a table with rounded corners
    2) math
    ein \Stumpfer Winkel an obtuse angle;
    ein \Stumpfer Kegel a truncated cone
    3) ( glanzlos) dull
    4) ( abgestumpft) lifeless, impassive, apathetic
    2. Stumpf <-[e]s, Stümpfe> [ʃtʊmpf, pl ʼʃtʏmpfə] m
    stump
    WENDUNGEN:
    mit \Stumpf und Stiel root and branch ( Brit)
    etw mit \Stumpf und Stiel beseitigen/ vernichten to eliminate/eradicate sth root and branch;
    etw mit \Stumpf und Stiel aufessen to polish off sth sep, to eat up every last scrap sep

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  • 12 stumpf

    1. stumpf [ʃtʊmpf] adj
    1) ( nicht scharf) blunt;
    \stumpf werden to go/become blunt;
    eine \stumpfe Nase a snub nose;
    ein Tisch mit \stumpfen Ecken a table with rounded corners
    2) math
    ein \stumpfer Winkel an obtuse angle;
    ein \stumpfer Kegel a truncated cone
    3) ( glanzlos) dull
    4) ( abgestumpft) lifeless, impassive, apathetic
    2. Stumpf <-[e]s, Stümpfe> [ʃtʊmpf, pl ʼʃtʏmpfə] m
    stump
    WENDUNGEN:
    mit \stumpf und Stiel root and branch ( Brit)
    etw mit \stumpf und Stiel beseitigen/ vernichten to eliminate/eradicate sth root and branch;
    etw mit \stumpf und Stiel aufessen to polish off sth sep, to eat up every last scrap sep

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > stumpf

  • 13 obedo

    ŏb-ĕdo, ēdi, ēsum, ĕre, to eat, eat away, devour (used only in the part. perf. and P. a.).— Trop.:

    nec obesa cavamine terra est,

    Auct. Aetn. 344.—Hence, P. a.: ŏbēsus, a, um.
    I.
    Wasted away, lean, meagre: corpore pectoreque undique obeso, Laev. ap. Gell. 19, 7, 3; and ap. Non. 361, 17: (obesum hic notavimus proprie magis quam usitate dictum pro exili atque gracilento, Gell. ib.: obesum gracile et exile, Non. l. l.).—
    II.
    Mid., that has eaten itself fat; hence, in gen., fat, stout, plump: obesus pinguis quasi ob edendum factus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 188 Müll. (not in Cic.; perh. not ante-Aug.;

    syn.: opimus, pinguis): corpus neque gracile, neque obesum,

    Cels. 2, 1; cf. Col. 6, 2, 15:

    turdus,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 40:

    sus,

    Col. 7, 10, 6:

    terga,

    Verg. G. 3, 80:

    cervix,

    Suet. Ner. 51.— Sup.:

    obesissimus venter,

    Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 200; Suet. Vit. 17; App. M. 11, p. 263.— Poet.:

    fauces obesae,

    swollen, Verg. G. 3, 497.—
    B.
    Trop., gross, coarse, heavy, dull ( poet.): munera quid mihi quidve tabellas Mittis nec firmo juveni neque naris obesae? that has not a quick nose, that is not nice or delicate, = obtusae, Hor. Epod. 12, 3; so,

    aures,

    Calp. Ecl. 4, 147:

    mens,

    Aus. Epigr. 7, 20: obeso somno mori, idle, lazy, inactive, of bees, Sulp. Sat. 56.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > obedo

  • 14 лезвие

    с. blade

    затачивать лезвие — sharpen the edge; grind the blade

    поперечное лезвие — cross edge; chisel edge

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > лезвие

  • 15 stomp

    stomp1
    〈de〉
    1 [kort geknot voorwerp] stump ⇒ stub
    2 [stoot] thump ⇒ 〈 met vuist〉 punch
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   een stomp van een arm • the stump of an arm
    2   iemand een stomp geven • punch someone
    ¶   〈 leger〉 de oude/ouwe stomp • 〈 voornamelijk Brits-Engels〉 the old sweats
    ————————
    stomp2
    1 [niet puntig] blunt
    2 [bot] blunt ⇒ dull
    ♦voorbeelden:
    1   〈 wiskunde〉 een stompe hoek • an obtuse angle
         een stompe neus • a snub nose
         een stomp potlood • a blunt pencil
         een stompe toren • a truncated tower
    2   〈 plantkunde〉 een stomp blad • an obtuse leaf
         een stomp mes • a blunt knife

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > stomp

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