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oppressive burden

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1 βάρος

βάρος, ους, τό (Trag., Hdt.+; ins, pap, LXX [rare]; TestAbr B 11 p. 115, 22 [Stone p. 78]; EpArist 93; Philo, Joseph.) gener. ‘weight, burden’; in our lit. only fig.

① experience of someth. that is particularly oppressive, burden (Diod S 13, 81, 3 τοῦ πολέμου; Jos., Bell. 1, 461; 4, 616) of a day’s work that proves exhausting βαστάζειν τὸ β. τῆς ἡμέρας Mt 20:12 (cp. Babrius 111, 20 βάρος διπλοῦν βαστάσας). Of temptations ἀλλήλων τὰ β. βαστάζετε Gal 6:2. ἀναδέχεσθαι τὸ β. τοῦ πλησίον Dg 10:6. Of the burden of a law (Polyb. 1, 31, 5 τὸ β. τῶν ἐπιταγμάτων) βάλλειν β. ἐπί τινα impose a burden on someone Rv 2:24. For this ἐπιτιθέναι τινὶ β. (X., Oec. 17, 9; Dionys. Hal. 4, 10 ἅπαν ἐπιθεὶς τ. β. τοῖς πλουσίοις; PGiss 19, 18) Ac 15:28; β. ἄστατον an unweighed burden PEg², 62 (s. ἄστατος).

② influence that someone enjoys or claims, claim of importance (cp. our colloq. ‘throw one’s weight around’. Polyb. 4, 32, 7 πρὸς τὸ β. τὸ Λακεδαιμονίων; Diod S 4, 61, 9; Plut., Per. 172 [37, 1]) ἐν β. εἶναι wield authority, insist on one’s importance 1 Th 2:7.

③ a high point in a scale of evaluation, fullness (β. πλούτου Eur., El. 1287, Iph. Taur. 416; Plut., Alex. M. 692 [48, 3]; cp. 3 Macc 5:47) αἰώνιον β. δόξης an everlasting fullness of glory 2 Cor 4:17 (the thing being evaluated is viewed as an accumulated mass that promotes pleasure instead of discomfort [in wordplay, cp. βαρούμενοι 2 Cor 5:4]; s. Rtzst., Mysterienrel.³ 355).—DELG s.v. βαρύς. M-M. TW.

Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > βάρος
2 φορτίον

φορτίον, ου, τό (in form, a dim. of φόρτος; Hes.+; IG IV²/1, 123, 6 [IV B.C.], pap, LXX; TestJob 18:7; Joseph.; Tat. 23, 1)

① that which constitutes a load for transport, load lit. φορτίον βαστάζειν (Teles p. 10 H.; Herm. Wr. 10, 8b) Hs 9, 2, 4. Of the cargo of a ship (Hes., X. et al.; Jos., Ant. 14, 377; POxy 1153, 9 [I A.D.]) Ac 27:10 (v.l. φόρτος).

② that which is carried and constitutes a burden, burden, in imagery (Epict. 2, 9, 22; 4, 13, 16), of the oppressive burden of the law Mt 23:4; Lk 11:46ab. Cp. Mt 11:30. φορτίον βαστάζειν (Diog. L. 7, 170; Pythagorean in Stob., Flor. 85, 15 V 680 H.) Gal 6:5 (one is to be concerned about one’s own burden, rather than compare oneself complacently w. others [perh. gnomic fut. Burton, MT §69; Betz, Gal. 303f; cp. 2 Cor 5:10; DKuck, NTS 40, ’94, 289–97, apocalyptic motif.]).—Frisk s.v. φέρω B 10. M-M. TW.

Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > φορτίον
3 ÍLLR

(compar. verri, superl. verstr), a.

1) ill, evil, bad; illr maðr, a bad man; ill ráð, evil counsel; illum huga, with evil intent; illu feginn ver þú aldregi, never rejoice at evil; illar álögur, evil, oppressive burden;

2) hard, difficult, with gen.; illr viðr-eignar, ill to deal with;

3) close, mean, stingy (illr af mat).

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adj., compar. verri (q. v.), superl. verstr; íllr is still often pronounced with a long vowel, esp. in the forms íllt, ílls, as also íllr and illr, although it is usually in mod. books spelt with i; the long vowel is a remains of the contraction which in the Scandin. languages has taken place in this word: [Ulf. ubils; A. S. yfel; Engl. ill, evil; Hel. ubil; O. H. G. ubil; Germ. übel; Dan. ild; Swed. ill-; in mod. Engl. ill is of Scandin., evil of Saxon origin]:—ill, evil, bad, in a bodily and moral sense: in sayings, íllt er at eiga þræl at einga-vin, Grett. 154; íllt er at eggja óbilgjarnan, or íllt er at eggja íllt skap = πυρ μαχαίρα μη σκαλευειν; erat maðr svá íllr at einugi dugi, Hm. 134; fátt er svo fyrir öllu íllt, að ekki boði nokkuð gott, = ‘tis an ill wind that blows nobody any good; ílla gefask íll ráð, Nj. 20; opt stendr íllt af kvenna tali, Gísl. 15; opt hlýtr íllt af íllum (or íllt má af íllum hljóta), Ísl. ii. 151; frest eru ílls bezt, Fms. v. 294.

2. ill, bad, of quality, capacity; íllr búþegn, a bad farmer, Fms. i. 69; íllr hestr, a bad horse, Þiðr. 191; íllt skáld, a poetaster.

3. evil, wicked; góða frá íllum, Eluc. 37; íllr maðr, Hm. (íll-menni); íll ráð, evil counsel, 9; til góðs ok ílls, for good or evil, Grág. ii. 144; sjá við íllu, beware of evil, Sdm. 39; íllt eitt, all wickedness, as a nickname, Fms. ix. 419 (423 sqq.)

4. bad; íllum huga, an evil mind, spite, Hbl. 21; ílls hugar, Hým. 9; íllt skap, ill humour; vera í íllu skapi, to be in an ill mood; það er íllt í mér, to be angry; mæla íllt, to use foul language, Bjarn. 32; íll orð, evil words, Skm. 2; varð honum íllt til liðs, Fms. i. 22; íll öld, evil times, vi. 96; íllt veðr, ill weather, v. 295; íllar álögur, evil, oppressive burdens, vii. 75, v. l.; íll heilsa, ill health; íllt, unwholesome; er þat íllt manni, Eg. 604; medic., e-m er íllt (mér er íllt), to be ill; íllt er (‘tis a pity) at eiga dáðlausa sonu, Ld. 236; honum þótti íllt ( he was sorry) at heyra læti þeirra, Fms. iv. 368: denoting harm, hurt, grunaði at mikit íllt mundi af þér hljótask, Ísl. ii. 151; verðr hann þeim stórhöggr, ok fá þeir íllt af honum, Fms. xi. 135.

5. with gen. ill, difficult; íllr viðr-eignar, ill to deal with, Nj. 18, Eg. 147; íllir heimsóknar, Fms. vii. 299; flestir verða íllir aptrhvarfs, 315: with dat. ill to one, íllr e-m, (cp. Scot. ‘ill to his friend, waur to his foe’), 655 A. 4.

6. close, stingy, cp. góðr (II. β); íllr af aurum, Jd. 35; íllir af mat, Hkr. i. 140; hinn matar-ílli, a nickname, Hkr.

COMPDS: íllbrigði, íllbýli, ílldeildir, ílldýri, íllfelli, íllfengr, íllferli, íllfúss, íllfygli, íllfýstr, íllgengr, íllgeta, íllgirnd, íllgjarn, íllgjarnligr, íllgresi, íllgrunaðr, íllgæfa, íllgæti, íllgörð, íllgörðaflokkr, íllgörðamaðr, íllgörðasamr, íllhreysingr, íllhveli, íllkvikendi, íllkvittinn, íllkvittni, íllkyndugr, íllkyngi, íllleikni, ílllifnaðr, ílllifnaðarmaðr, ílllífl, ílllífr, ílllyndi, ílllyndr, ílllæti, íllmannliga, íllmannligr, íllmáligr, íllmenni, íllmennska, íllmæla, íllmælgi, íllmæli, íllorðr, íllráðigr, íllráðr, íllræða, íllræði, íllræðismaðr, íllræmdr, íllsakar, íllskái, íllskárri, íllskárst, íllskeptr, íllskælda, íllspár, íllsvipligr, ílltíðindi, ílltyngdir, Íllugi, íllúð, íllúðigr, íllúðligr, íllverk, íllviðri, íllviðrisklakkar, íllviðriskráka, íllvili, íllvilja, íllviljafullr, íllviljamaðr, íllviljaðr, íllvirki, íllvirki, íllviti, íllvært, íllyrða, íllyrði, íllyrmi, íllyrmislegr, íllýðgi, íllþolandi, íllþræli, íllþýði, íllþýðisfólk, illþýðismaðr.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > ÍLLR
4 cervix

cervix, īcis ( gen. plur. cervicum, Cic. Or. 18, 59; Plin. 23, 2, 33, § 68: cervicium, acc. to Charis. p. 100), f. [cer-vix; cf. Sanscr. s)iras, caput, and vincio, Bopp, Gloss. 348 b], the neck, including the back of the neck, the nape (in ante-Aug. prose usu. in plur.; so always in Cic. and Sall.; acc. to Varr. L. L. 8, § 14; 10, § 78 Müll.; and Quint. 8, 3, 35, Hortensius first used the sing.; it is, however, found even in Ennius and Pacuvius; v. the foll.).
1.
Sing.: caput a cervice revolsum, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 10, 396: quadrupes capite brevi, cervice anguinā, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 64, 133; Lucr. 1, 36; 6, 745; * Cat. 62, 83; * Tib. 3, 4, 27; Prop. 3 (4), 17, 31; Verg. G. 3, 52; 3, 524; 4, 523; id. A. 1, 402; 2, 707; 10, 137; Hor. C. 1, 13, 2; 2, 5, 2; Liv. 8, 7, 21; 22, 51, 7 Fabri ad loc.; 26, 13, 18; 27, 49, 1; 31, 34, 4; 35, 11, 8; Vell. 2, 4, 5; Hortens. ap. Varr. l. l., and Quint. l. l.; id. 1, 11, 9; 11, 3, 82; 11, 3, 83; 4, 2, 39 Spald.; Plin. 11, 37, 67, § 177.—
2.
Plur.:
eversae cervices tuae,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 131 (cf. versa, Ov. H. 16, 231):
ut gladius impenderet illius beati cervicibus,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 62; id. N. D. 1, 35, 99; 2, 63, 159:
aliquo praesidio caput et cervices et jugulum tutari,
id. Sest. 42, 90:
frangere,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 42, § 110; 2, 5, 57, § 147; cf. id. Phil. 11, 2, 5; Hor. C. 2, 13, 6:
cervices crassae longae,
Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 8; 2, 9, 4:
altae,
Verg. A. 2, 219:
tumor cervicum,
Plin. 23, 2, 33, § 68; Suet. Galb. 11; id. Vit. 17.—Esp. in several proverbial expressions, as the vital part of a person:
cervices securi subicere,
Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 51; cf.:
offerre cervicem percussoribus,
Tac. A. 1, 53:
cervices Roscio dare,
i. e. to the executioner, Cic. Rosc. Am. 11, 30:
praebere cervicem gladio,
Juv. 10, 345. —
B.
Trop.
1.
(The figure taken from bearing the yoke; cf. Liv. 9, 6, 12.) Imposuistis in cervicibus nostris sempiternum dominum, Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 54; cf. Liv. 42, 50, 6: qui suis cervicibus tanta munia atque rem publicam sustinent, Cic. Sest. 66, 138; so id. Verr. 2, 5, 42, § 108; id. Mil. 28, 77. —Hence, of any great burden or danger:
dandae cervice erant crudelitati nefariae,
to submit to, Cic. Phil. 5, 16, 42:
a cervicibus nostris avertere Antonium,
id. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 15, 7; id. Phil. 3, 4, 8:
non facile hanc tantam molem mali a cervicibus vestris depulissem,
id. Cat. 3, 7, 17:
legiones in cervicibus nostris conlocare,
id. Fam. 12, 23, 2:
in cervicibus alicujus esse, of too great or dangerous proximity: cum in cervicibus sumus (opp. cum procul abessemus),
Liv. 44, 39, 7: etsi bellum ingens in cervicibus erat, on hand, as an oppressive burden, id. 22, 33, 6:
sed nec Romani, tametsi Poeni et Hannibal in cervicibus erant,
Just. 29, 4, 7; cf.:
rex ratus eam urbem... suis inpositam esse cervicibus,
Curt. 7, 7, 1.—
2.
For boldness:
qui tantis erunt cervicibus recuperatores, qui audeant, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 135.—
II.
Transf., of things, the neck:
amphorae,
Petr. 34, 6; Mart. 12, 32:
fistularum,
Vitr. 10, 13:
cupressi,
Stat. Th. 6, 855; cf. Col. 4, 7, 3:
Peloponnesi, i.e. Isthmus,
Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 8; cf. id. 6, 29, 34, § 170.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > cervix
5 ILLR

(compar. verri, superl. verstr), a.

1) ill, evil, bad; illr maðr, a bad man; ill ráð, evil counsel; illum huga, with evil intent; illu feginn ver þú aldregi, never rejoice at evil; illar álögur, evil, oppressive burden;

2) hard, difficult, with gen.; illr viðr-eignar, ill to deal with;

3) close, mean, stingy (illr af mat).

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illa, and derivatives, see íllr.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > ILLR
6 yoke

1. noun
1) (for animal) Joch, das

2) (for person) [Trag]joch, das

3) (of garment) Sattel, der (Textilw.)
2. transitive verb
1) ins Joch spannen [Tier]

yoke an animal to something — ein Tier vor etwas (Akk.) spannen

2) (fig.): (couple) verbinden

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[jəuk] 1. noun
1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) das Joch

2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) die Schultertrage

3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) das Joch

4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) die Passe
2. verb
(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) anjochen

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yoke

[jəʊk, AM joʊk]

I. n

1. (for pulling) Joch nt; (for carrying) Tragjoch nt, Schultertrage f

2. ( fig liter: oppressive burden) Joch nt geh

the \yoke of marriage das Joch der Ehe hum

to throw off the \yoke das Joch abschütteln geh

3.

<pl - or -s>

\yoke of oxen Ochsengespann nt

4. (dress part) Passe f

II. vt

1. (fit with yoke)

▪ to \yoke an animal ein Tier ins Joch spannen

to \yoke animals to a plough Tiere vor einen Pflug spannen

2. ( fig: combine)

▪ to \yoke sth together etw [miteinander ver]koppeln

3. ( fig: couple)

▪ to be \yoked verheiratet sein

to be \yoked together in marriage ehelich vereint sein

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[jəʊk]
1. n

1) (for oxen) Joch nt; (for carrying pails) (Trag)joch nt, Schultertrage f

2) pl - (= pair of oxen) Joch nt, Gespann nt

3) (fig: oppression) Joch nt

to throw off the yoke — das Joch abschütteln

4) (on dress, blouse etc) Passe f

2. vt

1) oxen (ins Joch) einspannen

to yoke oxen to the plough — Ochsen vor den Pflug spannen

2) pieces of machinery zusammenschließen

to yoke sth to sth — etw an etw (acc) anschließen

3) (fig: join together) zusammenschließen, vereinen

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yoke [jəʊk]

A s

1. Joch n (auch fig):

yoke of marriage Ehejoch, Joch der Ehe

2. pl yoke Joch n, Gespann n:

two yoke of oxen zwei Joch Ochsen

3. TECH

a) Joch n, Schultertrage f (für Eimer etc)

b) Glockengerüst n

c) Kopfgerüst n (eines Aufzugs)

d) Bügel m

e) ELEK (Magnet-, Pol) Joch n

f) AUTO Gabelgelenk n

g) doppeltes Achslager

h) SCHIFF Kreuzkopf m, Ruderjoch n

4. Passe f, Sattel m (an Kleidern)

B v/t

1. Tiere ins Joch spannen, anschirren, anjochen

2. fig paaren, verbinden ( beide:

with, to mit)

3. einen Wagen etc mit Zugtieren bespannen

4. fig anspannen, anstrengen ( beide:

to bei):

yoke one’s mind to sth seinen Kopf bei etwas anstrengen

C v/i

a) verbunden sein ( with sb mit jemandem)

b) auch yoke together zusammenarbeiten

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1. noun
1) (for animal) Joch, das

2) (for person) [Trag]joch, das

3) (of garment) Sattel, der (Textilw.)
2. transitive verb
1) ins Joch spannen [Tier]

yoke an animal to something — ein Tier vor etwas (Akk.) spannen

2) (fig.): (couple) verbinden

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n.

Bügel -- m.

Gabel -n f.

Joch -e n.

Scherz -e m.

English-german dictionary > yoke
7 yoke

[jəʊk, Am joʊk] n

1) ( for pulling) Joch nt; ( for carrying) Tragjoch nt, Schultertrage f;

2) (fig liter: oppressive burden) Joch nt ( geh)

the \yoke of marriage das Joch der Ehe ( hum)

to throw off the \yoke das Joch abschütteln ( geh)

3) <pl - or -s>

\yoke of oxen> Ochsengespann nt

4) ( dress part) Passe f vt

1) ( fit with yoke)

to \yoke an animal ein Tier ins Joch spannen;

to \yoke animals to a plough Tiere vor einen Pflug spannen;

2) (fig: combine)

to \yoke sth together etw [miteinander ver]koppeln;

3) (fig: couple)

to be \yoked verheiratet sein;

to be \yoked together in marriage ehelich vereint sein

English-German students dictionary > yoke
8 opresión

• burden

• oppressed man

• oppressive

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > opresión
9 agobiante

adj.

1 overwhelming.

2 exhausting, backbreaking, tough, arduous.

3 tiresome.

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agobiante

► adjetivo

1 (cansado) backbreaking, exhausting

2 (abrumado) overwhelming

3 (lugar) claustrophobic; (calor) oppressive

4 (persona) tiresome, tiring

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adj.

overwhelming

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ADJ

1) [calor, ambiente, lugar] oppressive

un día de verano agobiante — a stifling o sweltering summer's day

2) (=insoportable) [trabajo, día] stressful; [pena, ritmo] unbearable; [responsabilidad] overwhelming

es agobiante verla sufrir y no poder hacer nada — it's unbearable watching her suffer and being unable to do anything

una agobiante sensación de soledad — an overwhelming sense of loneliness

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adjetivo, agobiador - dora adjetivo <trabajo/día> exhausting; < calor> stifling

es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him

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= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.

Ex. Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.

Ex. The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.

Ex. He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.

Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.

Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.

Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.

Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.

Ex. It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.

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adjetivo, agobiador - dora adjetivo <trabajo/día> exhausting; < calor> stifling

es una carga agobiante para él — it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him

* * *

= oppressive, overpowering, stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], crippling, gut-wrenching, nightmarish.

Ex: Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.

Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.

Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.

Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.

Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.

Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.

Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.

Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.

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agobiante

adj,

agobiador - dora adjective ‹trabajo/día› exhausting; ‹calor› stifling

hacía un calor agobiante it was stifling o oppressively hot

resultó ser una carga agobiante para él it turned out to be a terrible o crushing burden on him

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agobiante,
◊ agobiador -dora adjetivo ‹trabajo/día› exhausting;

‹ calor› stifling;
◊ es una carga agobiante para él it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him

agobiante adjetivo
1 (trabajo) overwhelming
2 (espacio cerrado) claustrophobic
3 (clima, temperatura) oppressive
4 (persona) tiresome, tiring

' agobiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calor
English:
boiling
- burdensome
- oppressive
- stifling
- suffocating
- crippling

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agobiante adj
[presión, trabajo, persona] overwhelming; [calor] stifling; [ambiente] oppressive;
problemas agobiantes overwhelming problems;

trabajo agobiante backbreaking work

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agobiante

adj

1 trabajo exhausting

2 calor stifling

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agobiante adj

1) : exhausting, overwhelming

2) : stifling, oppressive

Spanish-English dictionary > agobiante
10 lighten

I 1. transitive verb
1) (make less heavy) leichter machen

2) (make less oppressive) leichter machen [Arbeit, Aufgabe]; erleichtern [Gewissen]

lighten somebody's burden — jemanden entlasten
2. intransitive verb
(become less heavy) leichter werden
II 1. transitive verb
(make brighter) aufhellen; heller machen [Raum]
2. intransitive verb
sich aufhellen

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see light, light II I

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light·en¹

[ˈlaɪt^ən]

I. vt

▪ to \lighten sth

1. (make less heavy) etw leichter machen

to \lighten a ship ein Schiff leichtern

2. ( fig: make easier to bear) etw erleichtern

he wanted to \lighten some of his responsibility er wollte einen Teil seiner Verantwortung abgeben

to \lighten sb's burden [or load] jdm etw abnehmen

to \lighten sb's workload jdm ein wenig Arbeit abnehmen

3. ( fig: make less serious) etw aufheitern; situation etw auflockern

to \lighten sb's mood jds Stimmung heben, jdn heiterer stimmen

4. STOCKEX

to \lighten a portfolio ein Portfolio umschichten

II. vi

1. (become less heavy or severe) leichter werden

2. ( fig: cheer up) bessere Laune bekommen

his heart \lightened ihm wurde leichter ums Herz

he felt his spirits [or mood] \lighten a little seine Stimmung wurde langsam etwas besser

light·en²

[ˈlaɪt^ən]

I. vi heller werden, sich akk aufhellen

II. vt

to \lighten one's hair sich dat die Haare heller färben [o aufhellen]

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I ['laɪtn]
1. vt
erhellen; colour, hair aufhellen; gloom aufheitern
2. vi
hell werden, sich aufhellen; (mood) sich heben; (atmosphere) sich entspannen
to thunder and lighten (Met) — donnern und blitzen
II
1. vt
load leichter machen
to lighten a ship's cargo — ein Schiff leichtern

to lighten sb's burden or load (fig) — jds Lage erleichtern

to lighten sb's workload —

the good news lightened her heart — die gute Nachricht machte ihr das Herz leichter

2. vi
(load) leichter werden
her heart lightened — ihr wurde leichter ums Herz

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lighten¹ [ˈlaıtn]

A v/i

1. sich aufhellen, hell(er) werden

2. leuchten

3. unpers blitzen:

it is lightening

B v/t

1. ( auch blitzartig) erhellen

2. fig obs erleuchten

lighten² [ˈlaıtn]

A v/t

1. leichter machen, erleichtern (beide auch fig):

lighten sb’s heart jemandem das Herz leichter machen

2. ein Schiff (ab)leichtern

3. jemanden aufheitern

B v/i

1. leichter werden:

her heart lightened fig ihr wurde leichter ums Herz

2. fig heiterer werden

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I 1. transitive verb
1) (make less heavy) leichter machen

2) (make less oppressive) leichter machen [Arbeit, Aufgabe]; erleichtern [Gewissen]

lighten somebody's burden — jemanden entlasten
2. intransitive verb
(become less heavy) leichter werden
II 1. transitive verb
(make brighter) aufhellen; heller machen [Raum]
2. intransitive verb
sich aufhellen

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v.

erhellen v.

erleichtern v.

erleuchten v.

English-german dictionary > lighten
11 lasten

v/i

1. lasten auf (+ Dat) Schnee, auch fig. Sorgen etc.: be a great weight on, weigh down; die Verantwortung lastet auf ihr the (burden of) responsibility rests on her (shoulders), she bears the (burden of) responsibility

2. auf dem Grundstück lastet eine Hypothek the property is mortgaged (förm. encumbered by a mortgage), there is a mortgage on the property

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lạs|ten ['lastn]
vi
to weigh heavily ( auf +dat on)
eine schwere Sorge hat auf ihr gelastet — a terrible worry weighed her down

eine lähmende Schwüle lastete über der Stadt (geh) — an oppressive heat hung heavily over the town

auf dem Haus lastet noch eine Hypothek — the house is still encumbered (with a mortgage) (form)

auf ihm lastet die ganze Verantwortung — all the responsibility rests on him

auf ihm lastet die ganze Arbeit — all the work falls on him

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las·ten

[ˈlastn̩]

vi

1. (als Last liegen auf)

▪ auf etw dat \lasten to rest on sth

2. (eine Bürde sein)

▪ auf jdm \lasten to rest with sb

diese Verantwortung lastet auf mir the responsibility rests with me

3. (finanziell belasten)

▪ auf etw dat \lasten to encumber sth

auf dem Haus \lasten Schulden the house is encumbered with debts

4. (stark belasten)

▪ auf etw dat \lasten to weigh heavily on sth

die Folgen des Krieges \lasten schwer auf dem Land the consequences of the war weigh heavily on the country

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intransitives Verb

1) be a burden

auf jemandem/etwas lasten — weigh heavily [up]on somebody/something

das Amt lastet auf seinen Schultern — (fig.) the burden of office rests on his shoulders

2) (belastet sein mit)

auf dem Haus lasten zwei Hypotheken — the house is encumbered with two mortgages

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lasten v/i

1.

lasten auf (+dat) Schnee, auch fig Sorgen etc: be a great weight on, weigh down;

die Verantwortung lastet auf ihr the (burden of) responsibility rests on her (shoulders), she bears the (burden of) responsibility

2.

auf dem Grundstück lastet eine Hypothek the property is mortgaged (form encumbered by a mortgage), there is a mortgage on the property

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intransitives Verb

1) be a burden

auf jemandem/etwas lasten — weigh heavily [up]on somebody/something

das Amt lastet auf seinen Schultern — (fig.) the burden of office rests on his shoulders

2) (belastet sein mit)

auf dem Haus lasten zwei Hypotheken — the house is encumbered with two mortgages

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(auf) v.

to weigh (on) v. v.

to bear v.

(§ p.,p.p.: bore, borne)

to weigh v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > lasten
12 opprimere

oppress

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opprimere v.tr. to oppress (anche fig.); to weigh down; ( gravare) to burden: opprimere un paese, un popolo, to oppress a country, a people; quel cibo opprime lo stomaco, that food lies heavy on the stomach; questo caldo opprime il respiro, this heat is oppressive (o suffocating); la sua routine quotidiana le opprimeva lo spirito, her daily routine suffocated her; le sue preoccupazioni lo opprimevano, his troubles weighed him down (o oppressed him); la loro compagnia mi opprime, I find their company oppressive // opprimere qlcu. con tasse, to burden s.o. with taxes.

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[op'primere]
verbo transitivo

1) to oppress, to dominate, to overpower [ popolo]

2) [dispiacere, rimorsi] to oppress; [ responsabilità] to weigh down, to overwhelm; [persona, genitore] to oppress, to overbear*; [fatica, sonno] to overcome*; [dolore, lavoro] to overwhelm [ persona]; [ paura] to constrain; [ preoccupazioni] to weigh down, to overwhelm, to oppress

3) (soffocare) [ calore] to oppress, to overpower, to overwhelm [ persona]

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opprimere

/op'primere/ [29]

verbo transitivo

1 to oppress, to dominate, to overpower [ popolo]

2 [dispiacere, rimorsi] to oppress; [ responsabilità] to weigh down, to overwhelm; [persona, genitore] to oppress, to overbear*; [fatica, sonno] to overcome*; [dolore, lavoro] to overwhelm [ persona]; [ paura] to constrain; [ preoccupazioni] to weigh down, to overwhelm, to oppress

3 (soffocare) [ calore] to oppress, to overpower, to overwhelm [ persona].

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > opprimere
13 drukkend

drukkend

1 [zware last vormend] oppressive ⇒ heavy, burdensome

2 [loom makend] oppressive ⇒ 〈 broeierig〉 sultry, 〈 benauwd〉 close

♦voorbeelden:

1   een drukkende last • a heavy burden

     een drukkende stilte • an oppressive silence

2   een drukkende hitte • an oppressive heat; 〈 broeierig〉 a swelter

     drukkend weer • close weather

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > drukkend
14 heavy

'hevi
adjective

1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) pesado

2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) pesado

3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) fuerte, abundante

4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) empedernido

5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) cargado

6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) pesado, denso; difícil

7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) pesado

8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) pesado

•

- heavily
- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of

heavy adj

1. pesado

a heavy suitcase una maleta pesada

this bag is very heavy esta bolsa pesa mucho

2. fuerte / denso

heavy rain lluvia fuerte

heavy traffic un tráfico denso

to be a heavy sleeper dormir muy profundamente

to be a heavy smoker fumar mucho

El comparativo de heavy se escribe heavier; el superlativo se escribe heaviest

heavy

tr['hevɪ]

adjective (comp heavier, superl heaviest)

1 (gen) pesado,-a

2 (rain, blow) fuerte, pesado,-a

3 (traffic) denso,-a

4 (sleep) profundo,-a

■ he's a very heavy sleeper tiene el sueño muy profundo

5 (crop) abundante

6 (atmosphere) cargado,-a

7 (loss, expenditure) grande, considerable, cuantioso,-a

■ he got a heavy fine for speeding le pusieron una multa elevada por exceso de velocidad

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be a heavy drinker/smoker beber/fumar mucho

heavy industry industria pesada

heavy water agua pesada

heavy ['hɛvi] adj, heavier ; - est

1) weighty: pesado

2) dense, thick: denso, espeso, grueso

3) burdensome: oneroso, gravoso

4) profound: profundo

5) sluggish: lento, tardo

6) stout: corpulento

7) severe: severo, duro, fuerte

heavy

adj.

• amazacotado, -a adj.

• aplomado, -a adj.

• difícil adj.

• doble adj.

• espeso, -a adj.

• grave adj.

• gravoso, -a adj.

• lento, -a adj.

• modorra adj.

• morrocotudo, -a adj.

• pesado, -a adj.

• torpe adj.

I 'hevi
adjective -vier, -viest

1)

a) ( weighty) <load/suitcase/weight> pesado; <fabric/garment> grueso, pesado; < saucepan> de fondo grueso; < boots> fuerte

it's very heavy — es muy pesado, pesa mucho

heavy goods vehicle — vehículo m (de carga) de gran tonelaje

heavy work — trabajo m pesado

b) ( large-scale) (before n) <artillery/machinery> pesado

2)

a) ( ponderous) <tread/footstep/fall> pesado; < thud> sordo

b) < features> tosco, poco delicado; < eyelids> caído; <sarcasm/irony> poco sutil

a man of heavy build — un hombre fornido

a heavy hint — una indirecta muy directa (hum)

3)

a) ( oppressive) <clouds/sky> pesado

a heavy silence — un silencio violento or embarazoso

with a heavy heart — apesadumbrado, acongojado

b) ( loud) < sigh> profundo

heavy breathing — ( with exertion) resoplidos mpl; ( with passion) jadeos mpl

4)

a) ( bigger than usual) < expenditure> cuantioso; < crop> abundante

b) ( intense) < bookeatment> pesado, denso; < rain> fuerte; < traffic> denso; < schedule> apretado

to be a heavy drinker/smoker — beber/fumar mucho

he's a heavy sleeper — tiene el sueño pesado, duerme muy profundamente

I've got a heavy cold — tengo un resfriado muy fuerte, estoy muy resfriado

c) ( severe) <sentence/penalty> severo; < casualties> numeroso; < blow> duro, fuerte

heavy losses — grandes or cuantiosas pérdidas fpl

d) ( violent) (sl) bruto

the heavy mob moved in — entraron los matones

II

adverb

to lie/hang/weigh heavy on somebody/something — (liter) pesar sobre alguien/algo (liter)

III

count noun (pl - vies) (colloq) matón m (fam), gorila m (fam)

['hevɪ]
1. ADJ
(compar heavier) (superl heaviest)
1) (=weighty) pesado

you mustn't lift heavy weights — no debes levantar cargas pesadas

to be heavy — pesar mucho

is it heavy? — ¿pesa mucho?

how heavy are you? — ¿cuánto pesas?

• he has his father's heavy build — tiene la misma corpulencia de su padre

• his eyes were heavy (with sleep) — los párpados le pesaban de sueño

• my arms felt so heavy — me pesaban tanto los brazos

• the mayor's heavy mob * — los gorilas del alcalde

• the trees were heavy with fruit — los árboles estaban cargados de fruta

2) (=considerable) [traffic] denso; [rain, shower] fuerte; [crop] abundante; [loss] considerable, cuantioso; [fine] fuerte; [defeat] aplastante; [irony, symbolism] enorme; [fighting, fire] intenso

there had been a heavy fall of snow — había caído una fuerte nevada

• the news came as a heavy blow — la noticia fue un duro golpe

• a heavy concentration of troops — una gran concentración de tropas

• heavy demand has depleted supplies — una intensa or enorme demanda ha reducido las existencias

• to be a heavy drinker — beber mucho

• the school places heavy emphasis on languages — la escuela da mucha importancia a los idiomas

• to be heavy on sth: the car is heavy on petrol — el coche consume mucha gasolina

you've been a bit heavy on the butter — se te ha ido un poco la mano con la mantequilla

• he is under heavy pressure to resign — le están presionando enormemente para que dimita

• the heavy scent of honeysuckle — el intenso or fuerte olor a madreselva

• to be a heavy smoker — fumar mucho
casualty, price
3) (=thick, solid) [cloth, coat, line] grueso; [features] tosco; [meal, food] fuerte, pesado; [soil] arcilloso; [fog, mist] espeso, denso

the going was heavy because of the rain — el terreno estaba muy blando debido a la lluvia

heavy crude (oil) — crudo m denso or pesado

4) (=oppressive, gloomy) [atmosphere] cargado; [sky] encapotado; [burden, responsibility] pesado

I found this talk of marriage a bit heavy — esa conversación sobre el matrimonio me resultaba algo pesada

• with a heavy heart — apesadumbrado, acongojado

• the air was heavy with scent — el aire estaba cargado de perfume

5) (=deep) [sigh, sleep, silence] profundo

• heavy breather — (on telephone) maníaco m telefónico

• heavy breathing — (from exertion) jadeos mpl, resoplidos mpl

his heavy breathing kept me awake — respiraba tan fuerte que no me dejaba dormir, sus jadeos no me dejaban dormir

• to be a heavy sleeper — tener el sueño profundo

6) (=arduous) [task, work] pesado; [schedule] apretado

I've had a heavy day — he tenido un día muy liado or ajetreado
weather
7) (=boring, laboured) [book, film, humour] denso, pesado

• to be heavy going — [book, film] ser muy denso

the conversation was heavy going — era difícil encontrar temas de conversación

• his new album/book is pretty heavy stuff — su nuevo álbum es bastante fuerte

8) (=bad)

• to have a heavy cold — estar muy resfriado or acatarrado

• he had had a heavy fall — había tenido una mala caída

• to get heavy, things got a bit heavy — (=nasty) la cosa se puso fea

9) (=rough) [sea] grueso

2. N

1) * (=thug) matón * m, gorila * m

2) * (=eminent person) peso m pesado

3) * (=newspaper) periódico m serio

4) (Scot) (beer) cerveza f tostada

3.

ADV

• time hung heavy (on our hands) — las horas/los días etc se nos hacían interminables

the shadow of war hung heavy over the city — la sombra de la guerra pesaba sobre la ciudad

• his son's troubles weighed heavy on his mind — los problemas de su hijo le preocupaban mucho

4.

CPD

heavy artillery N — artillería f pesada

heavy cream N — (US) nata f para montar (Sp), nata f enriquecida

heavy goods NPL — artículos mpl pesados

heavy goods vehicle N — vehículo m pesado

heavy guns NPL — = heavy artillery

heavy industry N — industria f pesada

heavy metal N — (Chem, Ind) metal m pesado; (Mus) heavy m (metal)

heavy type N — negrita f

heavy water N — (Phys) agua f pesada

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I ['hevi]
adjective -vier, -viest

1)

a) ( weighty) <load/suitcase/weight> pesado; <fabric/garment> grueso, pesado; < saucepan> de fondo grueso; < boots> fuerte

it's very heavy — es muy pesado, pesa mucho

heavy goods vehicle — vehículo m (de carga) de gran tonelaje

heavy work — trabajo m pesado

b) ( large-scale) (before n) <artillery/machinery> pesado

2)

a) ( ponderous) <tread/footstep/fall> pesado; < thud> sordo

b) < features> tosco, poco delicado; < eyelids> caído; <sarcasm/irony> poco sutil

a man of heavy build — un hombre fornido

a heavy hint — una indirecta muy directa (hum)

3)

a) ( oppressive) <clouds/sky> pesado

a heavy silence — un silencio violento or embarazoso

with a heavy heart — apesadumbrado, acongojado

b) ( loud) < sigh> profundo

heavy breathing — ( with exertion) resoplidos mpl; ( with passion) jadeos mpl

4)

a) ( bigger than usual) < expenditure> cuantioso; < crop> abundante

b) ( intense) <book/treatment> pesado, denso; < rain> fuerte; < traffic> denso; < schedule> apretado

to be a heavy drinker/smoker — beber/fumar mucho

he's a heavy sleeper — tiene el sueño pesado, duerme muy profundamente

I've got a heavy cold — tengo un resfriado muy fuerte, estoy muy resfriado

c) ( severe) <sentence/penalty> severo; < casualties> numeroso; < blow> duro, fuerte

heavy losses — grandes or cuantiosas pérdidas fpl

d) ( violent) (sl) bruto

the heavy mob moved in — entraron los matones

II

adverb

to lie/hang/weigh heavy on somebody/something — (liter) pesar sobre alguien/algo (liter)

III

count noun (pl - vies) (colloq) matón m (fam), gorila m (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > heavy
15 gravoso

adj.

1 burdensome, costly, insufferable, onerous.

2 offensive, tortuous.

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gravoso

► adjetivo

1 (costoso) costly, expensive

2 (molesto) burdensome

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ADJ

1) (=caro) costly, expensive; (=oneroso) burdensome; [precio] extortionate

el impuesto es especialmente gravoso para las pequeñas empresas — the tax is a particular burden for small businesses

2) (=molesto) burdensome, oppressive

ser gravoso a algn/algo — to be a burden to sb/sth, weigh on sb/sth

3) (=insufrible) tiresome, vexatious

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- sa adjetivo (frml) costly

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- sa adjetivo (frml) costly

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gravoso -sa

adjective

( frml); expensive, costly

es muy gravoso para la economía del país it is a great burden on the country's economy

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gravoso,-a adjetivo
1 (que origina gastos) costly
2 (que origina molestias) burdensome
' gravoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gravosa
English:
burdensome

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gravoso, -a adj

1. [molesto] burdensome

2. [costoso] expensive, costly

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gravoso

adj expensive, costly

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gravoso, -sa adj

1) oneroso: burdensome, onerous

2) : costly

Spanish-English dictionary > gravoso
16 βαστάζω

βαστάζω fut. βαστάσω; 1 aor. ἐβάστασα (-ξα Sir 6:25, AcPl Ha 8, 4; cp. Sir 6:25; B-D-F §71) (Hom.+) in all senses with suggestion of a burden involved.

① to cause to come to a higher position, pick up, take up (Jos., Ant. 7, 284 β. τ. μάχαιραν ἀπὸ τ. γῆς) stones J 10:31 (cp. 8:59).

② to sustain a burden, carry, bear

ⓐ a physical object Hs 9, 2, 4; AcPl Ha 8, 4; a jar of water Mk 14:13; Lk 22:10; a bier 7:14, cp. 1 Cl 25:3; stones Hs 9, 3, 4f; 9, 4, 1 (abs.); 3; 9, 6, 7; support: heaven 9, 2, 5; πύργον 9, 4, 2; κόσμον 9, 14, 5.—A cross J 19:17 (Chariton 4, 2, 7; 4, 3, 10 σταυρὸν ἐβάστασα; Artem. 2, 56 σταυρὸν β.); of drugs used for magical purposes φάρμακα εἰς τὰς πυξίδας β. carry drugs in boxes Hv 3, 9, 7; of animals used for riding Rv 17:7 (cp. Epict. 2, 8, 7). Pass. Hv 3, 8, 2; Hs 9, 4, 3; 9, 6, 7; 9, 14, 5 (see 9, 24, 6 for interpretation: those who joyfully bear the name of the Son of God are borne by him). Of pers. who are carried Ac 3:2; 21:35; GJs 20:3 (not pap).—Esp. of pregnant women: ἡ κοιλία ἡ βαστάσασά σε Lk 11:27.—10:4; Ro 11:18; B 7:8.—The meaning AcPl Ha 2, 4 is unclear because of the fragmentary context.

ⓑ fig. ext. of 2a

α. of bearing anything burdensome (4 Km 18:14; Sir 6:25): a cross (following Jesus in his suffering) Lk 14:27; legal requirements Ac 15:10 (JNolland, NTS 27, ’80, 113–15); ζυγὸν τοῦ κυρίου Christian conduct D 6:2.—ἀλλήλων τὰ βάρη βαστάζετε, Gal 6:2; cp. vs. 5.

β. be able to bear up under especially trying or oppressive circumstances bear, endure (Epict. 1, 3, 2, Ench. 29, 5; Aesop, Fab. 391 P. misfortune and trouble; PBrem 36, 8f [Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 352] οὐ βαστάζουσι τοσοῦτο τέλεσμα; Job 21:3 v.l.) the burden and heat of the day Mt 20:12; κακούς Rv 2:2. δύνασθαι β. be able to bear words, of divine mysteries J 16:12; Hv 1, 3, 3; bear patiently, put up with: weaknesses of the weak Ro 15:1; cp. IPol 1:2; evil Rv 2:3; κρίμα bear one’s judgment=must pay the penalty Gal 5:10. ὸ̔ δύνασαι βάστασον tolerate or accept what you can D 6:3 (counsel respecting restrictions about food, followed by caution against eating food offered in a polytheistic setting).

ⓒ without the idea of outward or inward stress carry, bear, marks Gal 6:17 (s. Dssm. B 265ff [BS 352ff]); the name (message) of Jesus β. τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐνώπιον ἐθνῶν Ac 9:15 (cp. POxy 1242 I, 17, where Alexandrian Gentiles and Jews appear before Trajan ἕκαστοι βαστάζοντες τ. ἰδίους θεούς); Hs 8, 10, 3; 9, 28, 5.

③ to carry someth. (freq. burdensome) from a place, carry away, remove (PFay 122, 6 [c. 100 A.D.]; Bel 36 Theod.).

ⓐ without moral implication, a corpse (Jos., Ant. 3, 210; 7, 287; POxy 2341, 8) J 20:15. Of sandals remove Mt 3:11 (cp. PGM 4, 1058 βαστάξας τὸ στεφάνιον ἀπὸ τ. κεφαλῆς; NKrieger, Barfuss Busse Tun, NovT 1, ’56, 227f). Of disease remove (Galen, De Compos. Medic. Per. Gen. 2, 14, citing a 1st cent. physician Asklepiades ψώρας τε θεραπεύει καὶ ὑπώπια βαστάζει; s. also Rydbeck, Fachprosa, ’67, 155f) Mt 8:17; IPol 1:3 (unless this pass. is to be understood in the sense of 2bα).

ⓑ with moral implication take surreptitiously, pilfer, steal (Polyb. 32, 15, 4; Diog. L. 4, 59; Jos., Ant. 1, 316; 7, 393; PTebt 330, 7; BGU 46, 10; 157, 8; PFay 108, 16; POxy 69, 4) J 12:6.—B. 707. DELG. M-M. TW.

Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > βαστάζω
17 schwer

I Adj.

1. gewichtsmäßig: heavy; wie schwer bist du? how much do you weigh?; es ist zwei Pfund schwer it weighs ( oder it’s) two pounds; ein drei Pfund schwerer Braten etc. a three-pound roast etc.; ein mehrere Tonnen schwerer Kran a crane weighing several tons; ich darf nichts Schweres heben I mustn’t ( oder can’t) lift anything heavy

2. fig., Angriff, Parfüm, Schritt, Unwetter, Verluste, Wein etc.: heavy; (gewichtig) weighty; (drückend) oppressive; Speise: rich; (schwer verdaulich) heavy; Zigarre, Duft: strong; schwere Maschine (Motorrad) powerful machine; er soll nichts Schweres essen he’s not supposed to eat anything rich; schwerer Boden heavy soil, clay; schweres Gold solid gold; schweres Wasser CHEM. heavy water; schwerer Atem labo(u)red breathing; ich habe einen schweren Kopf my head’s throbbing; schwerer Schlaf deep ( oder heavy) sleep; schwere Zunge heavy tongue; schweren Herzens reluctantly; (traurig) with a heavy heart

3. umg.: schweres Geld verdienen make big money, make a packet (Am. bundle); schweres Geld kosten cost serious money ( oder a packet, Am. a bundle); etliche Millionen schwer sein be worth a few million

4. Verbrechen: serious, grave; (schlimm) bad; siehe auch schlimm; verstärkend, Unfall, Wunde: bad, serious; Krankheit, Fehler, Irrtum: serious; schwere Erkältung bad ( oder heavy) cold; eine schwere Gehirnerschütterung severe concussion; schwerer Schock bad ( oder severe, terrible) shock; schwere Körperverletzung grievous bodily harm, Brit. Abk. GBH; schwerer Diebstahl aggravated theft; schwerer Schlag fig. heavy ( oder hard) blow; schwerer Alkoholiker hardened alcoholic; schwerer Junge umg. hardened criminal, big-time crook

5. NAUT., Wetter: stormy; eine schwere See a heavy sea

6. (schwierig) hard, difficult, tough umg.; siehe auch schwierig; Musik: difficult; Buch: heavy(-going); (anstrengend) hard, tough umg.; Amt, Pflicht: onerous; schwere Aufgabe / Prüfung hard ( oder difficult) task / severe test; das Schwere daran the difficult part about it; schweres Schicksal hard lot; schwerer Tag hard (tough umg.) day; heute war ein schwerer Tag auch it was hard (tough umg.) going today; er hatte eine schwere Jugend he had a hard time when he was young; schwere Zeit(en) hard times; sie hat viel Schweres durchgemacht she went through many hard times; Begriff 1, Blei1 1, Geschütz etc.

II Adv.

1. bewaffnet etc.: heavily etc.; schwer beladen Laster etc.: heavily laden, with a heavy load (FLUG. etc. cargo); fig. Person, mit Sorgen etc.: weighed down ( mit with); jemandem schwer auf der Seele liegen prey on s.o.’s mind; es belastet ihn schwer it weighs heavily on his mind; zu schwer gegessen haben have eaten food that was too rich ( oder heavy)

2. (schlimm) badly; es hat sie schwer getroffen it hit her hard, it was a hard blow for her; schwer betroffen seriously affected; etw. schwer nehmen take s.th. seriously; (zu Herzen nehmen) take s.th. to heart; nimm’s nicht so schwer don’t take it to heart; schwer stürzen / verunglücken have a bad ( oder serious) fall / accident; schwer erkältet sein have a bad ( oder heavy) cold; schwer krank seriously ill; schwer kriegsbeschädigt severely war-disabled; schwer verletzt seriously hurt ( oder injured); schwer verwundet seriously wounded; schwer betrunken very drunk, drunk out of one’s mind umg.; schwer enttäuscht really ( oder deeply) disappointed; schwer leiden suffer badly

3. (hart) schwer arbeiten work hard; schwer verdient hard-earned; schwer geprüft sorely tried; schwer bestrafen punish severely; schwer büßen pay dearly

4. umg. (sehr) really; schwer aufpassen watch like a hawk; schwer beleidigt deeply offended; bes. iro. mortally wounded; schwer beeindruckt very ( oder deeply) impressed; schwer stolz sein auf (+ Akk) be very proud of; das will ich schwer hoffen! I should hope so!; drohend: you’d etc. better!; ich werd mich schwer hüten! I shall do nothing of the sort!; er ist schwer in Ordnung he’s a really great guy; schwer reich sein be loaded; da hat er sich aber schwer getäuscht he’s very much mistaken there; sich schwer blamieren make an awful fool of o.s.

5. (nicht leicht) schwer atmen have difficulty breathing; das ist schwer zu beantworten there’s no easy answer to that, that’s a good question; das ist schwer zu beurteilen it’s difficult to say ( oder judge); sich schwer entschließen können have difficulty making up one’s mind; ein schwer erziehbares Kind a difficult ( oder problem) child; schwer erziehbar sein have behavio(u)ral problems; schwer fallen be difficult (+ Dat for), not be easy (for); es fällt ihm schwer auch he finds it hard; seelisch: it’s hard on him; Mathe ist mir immer / nie schwer gefallen I always / never found math(s) difficult; es fällt ihr schwer, sich zu bedanken / entschuldigen she finds it difficult to say thank you / to apologize; auch wenn’s dir schwer fällt whether you like it or not; es fällt mir schwer, Ihnen sagen zu müssen,... it pains me to have to tell you...; sie hat es schwer she has a hard time (of it), she’s having hard times; keiner hat es so schwer wie wir nobody has such a hard time of it as we do; schwer hören be hard of hearing; auf dem Ohr hört sie schwer umg., fig. she doesn’t want to know (when you mention that); schwer löslich CHEM. of low solubility, not easily soluble; jemandem etw. schwer machen make s.th. difficult for s.o.; jemandem das Leben schwer machen give s.o. a hard time; sich (Dat) etw. schwer machen make s.th. difficult for o.s.; schwer zu sagen difficult to say; sich mit etw. schwer tun have a hard time with s.th.; auch grundsätzlich: find s.th. difficult; ich tue mich oder mir mit Fremdsprachen schwer auch I’m not very good at foreign languages; er tut sich mit seiner Schwester schwer he doesn’t get on (Am. along) with his sister; sie sind nur schwer zu überzeugen it’s not easy to convince them; ( sehr) schwer verdaulich indigestible, heavy; fig., Buch etc.: heavy(-going); schwer verkäuflich difficult to sell; attr. WIRTS. slow-selling...; schwer verständlich difficult ( oder hard) to understand; (entstellt) Nachricht etc.: garbled; schwer verständlicher Stil auch impenetrable style; schwer verträglich Essen: hard on the digestive system; Medikament: not easily tolerated; schwer zu verstehen difficult to understand, hard to grasp; er ist schwer zu verstehen akustisch: it’s difficult to hear what he’s saying; Kapee, Magen, schaffen2 II 3 etc.

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(Aufgabe) hard (Adj.); difficult (Adj.);

(Bedeutung) serious (Adj.);

(Essen) rich (Adj.);

(Gewicht) weighty (Adj.); heavy (Adj.);

(Krankheit) severe (Adj.)

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[ʃveːɐ]
1. adj

1) (lit, fig) heavy; (= massiv) Gold solid

ein 10 kg schwérer Sack — a sack weighing 10 kgs, a sack 10 kgs in weight

die Beine wurden mir schwér — my legs grew heavy

er ist fünf Millionen schwér (inf) — he is worth five million

See:

→ Herz

2) (= stark) Fahrzeug, Maschine powerful; Artillerie, Kavallerie, Wein, Parfüm heavy; Zigarre strong; (= nährstoffreich) Boden rich

schwéres Wasser (Phys) — heavy water

See:

→ Geschütz

3) (= heftig) Sturm, See, Angriff, Artilleriefeuer heavy; Winter hard, severe

4) (= ernst) Sorge, Bedenken, Unrecht, Unfall, Verlust, Krankheit, Beleidigung serious, grave; Fehler, Enttäuschung serious, grave, big; (COMPUT ) Fehler fatal, critical; Zeit, Leben, Schicksal hard; Leiden, Belastungsprobe, Strafe, Buße severe; Musik heavy

schwére Verluste — heavy losses

Schweres erlebt or durchgemacht haben — to have been through (some) hard times, to have had a hard time (of it)

das war ein schwérer Schlag für ihn — it was a hard blow for him

See:

→ Stunde, Junge

5) (= hart, anstrengend) Amt, Aufgabe, Dienst, Arbeit, Tag hard; Geburt, Tod difficult

es schwér haben — to have a hard time (of it)

See:

→ Anfang, Geburt

6) (= schwierig) Frage, Entscheidung, Übung hard, difficult, tough

7) (inf = enorm)

schwéres Geld machen — to make a packet (inf)

2. adv

1) (= mit schwerer Last) beladen, bepackt, bewaffnet heavily

schwér auf jdm/etw liegen/lasten — to lie/weigh heavily on sb/sth

zu tragen haben (sich abschleppen) — to be loaded down with sth; (fig) an Schuld etc to be heavily burdened with sth

an den 50 Sack hast du viel zu schwér zu tragen — these 50 sacks are too much for you to carry

das Bewusstsein, ihr unrecht getan zu haben, lastet schwér auf ihm — knowing that he did her an injustice is hard for him to bear

2) (= hart) arbeiten, schuften hard; bestrafen, tadeln, missbilligen severely

schwér geprüft sein — to be sorely tried

schwér verdientes Geld — hard-earned money

es schwér haben — to have a hard time of it

es mit jdm schwér haben — to have a hard time with sb

3) (= ernstlich) verletzen, verwunden seriously; krank seriously, critically; beleidigen, kränken, treffen, gekränkt deeply

schwér kriegsbeschädigt — seriously disabled (in war)

schwér erkältet sein — to have a bad cold

schwér stürzen — to have a bad fall

schwér verunglücken — to have a serious accident

4)

(= nicht einfach) schwér zu sehen/sagen — hard or difficult to see/say

es lässt sich schwér abschätzen/voraussagen — it's hard to estimate/to predict

5)

(= mit Mühe) sich schwér entschließen können — to find it hard or difficult to decide

er lernt schwér — he's a slow learner

schwér hören — to be hard of hearing

schwér löslich (attr) — not easily dissoluble

etw ist schwér löslich — sth is not easy to dissolve

jd ist schwér erziehbar — sb has behavioural (Brit) or behavioral (US) problems

ein schwér erziehbares Kind — a maladjusted child

schwér verdaulich (Speisen) — indigestible; (fig auch) difficult

etw ist schwér verdaulich — sth is hard to digest

schwér verständlich — difficult or hard to understand, incomprehensible

schwér verträglich sein (Speise) — to be indigestible; (Medikament) to have side effects; (Klima) to be unhealthy

ein schwér verträgliches Medikament — medicine which has side effects

6) (inf = sehr) really

da musste ich schwér aufpassen — I really had to watch out

schwér betrunken — completely drunk, rolling drunk (Brit inf)

schwér verdienen — to earn a packet (Brit inf) or a fistful (US inf)

sich schwér blamieren — to make a proper fool (Brit) or an ass (esp US) of oneself

ich werde mich schwér hüten — there's no way (I will) (inf)

schwér im Irrtum sein — to be badly or seriously mistaken

er ist schwér in Ordnung — he's OK (inf), he's a good bloke (Brit inf) or guy (inf)

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1) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) hard

2) (severe or very bad: He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man.) grievous

3) heavily

4) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) heavy

5) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) heavy

6) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) heavy

7) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) heavy

8) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) heavy

9) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) heavy

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schwer

<schwerer, schwerste>

[ʃve:ɐ̯]

I. adj

1. (nicht leicht) heavy, weighty

\schwer wie Blei as heavy as lead

2. (von bestimmtem Gewicht)

20 kg \schwer sein to weigh 20 kg

ein fünf Kilo \schwerer Fisch a fish weighing five kilos, a five kilo fish

3. (anstrengend) hard

ein \schweres Amt a difficult [or hard] task

\schwere Arbeit hard work

eine \schwere Bürde a heavy burden

eine \schwere Geburt/Operation a difficult [or complicated] birth/operation

4. (gravierend) serious, grave

\schwere Bedenken strong reservations

ein \schwerer Fehler [o Irrtum] a serious [or bad] mistake

\schwere Körperverletzung JUR grievous bodily harm

ein \schwerer Mangel an acute shortage

\schwere Mängel aufweisen to be badly defective

\schwerer Schaden extensive [or serious] [or severe] damage

ein \schweres Unrecht a blatant [or rank] injustice

\schwere Verluste erleiden to suffer severe losses

5. (schlimm) bad; Schock, Unfall, Verletzung a. severe, serious

eine \schwere Enttäuschung a deep [or great] disappointment

ein \schweres Leiden a terrible affliction [or illness]

ein \schwerer Tod a painful death

\schwere Verwüstung[en] anrichten to cause utter [or complete] devastation

6. (hart) hard, tough fam

S\schweres mitmachen [o durchmachen] to live through hard [or difficult] times

ein \schweres Schicksal a hard lot

eine \schwere Strafe a harsh [or severe] punishment

eine \schwere Zeit a hard [or difficult] time

7. (schwierig) hard, difficult

die Rechenaufgaben sind heute besonders \schwer today's sums are particularly tricky

8. (anspruchsvoll)

[eine] \schwere Lektüre/Musik heavy reading/music

9. (heftig) heavy; Gewitter, Sturm a. violent, severe

\schwere Kämpfe heavy fighting

10. NAUT (stürmisch)

eine \schwere See a heavy [or rough] [or stormy] sea

eine \schwere Welle a high [or tall] wave

11. (derb, grobschlächtig) Pferd, Schuhe heavy

12. AUTO (groß) big, large

ein \schwerer Lkw (mit starkem Motor) a heavy truck

13. MIL (großkalibrig) heavy

14. (gehaltvoll) Essen rich, heavy; Likör, Wein, Zigarre strong

15. (intensiv) strong

ein \schwerer Duft/ein \schweres Parfüm a pungent scent/perfume

16. AGR

\schwerer Boden (lehmig) heavy [or hard] soil; (nährstoffreich) rich soil

17. (fam: reich)

1 Million \schwer sein to be worth 1 million

18. (fam: viel)

\schweres Geld kosten to cost a packet fam

\schweres Geld verdienen to make big money fam

19. (massiv) solid

aus \schwerem Gold [made of] solid gold

ein \schwerer Stoff a heavy cloth

20. (feucht)

\schwere Luft oppressively humid air

21. (traurig)

jdm ist \schwer ums Herz sb is heavy-hearted

22. (müde) heavy

die Beine wurden ihm \schwer his legs grew heavy

\schwerer Schlaf deep [or heavy] sleep; s.a. Geschütz, Schlag, Wasser

II. adv

1. (hart) hard

\schwer arbeiten to work hard

jdn \schwer bestrafen to punish sb severely

etw \schwer büßen müssen to pay a heavy price [or penalty] for sth

sich dat etw \schwer erkämpfen müssen to have to fight hard for sth

es \schwer haben to have it hard [or a hard time [of it]]

es \schwer mit jdm haben to have a hard time [of it] with sb

2. (mit schweren Lasten) heavily

\schwer bepackt [o beladen] sein to be heavily laden

\schwer auf jdm lasten (fig) to weigh heavily on sb

\schwer zu tragen haben to have a lot [or a heavy load] to carry

\schwer [an etw dat] zu tragen haben (fig) to have a heavy cross to bear [as a result of sth]

3. (mit Mühe) with [great] difficulty

\schwer abbaubare Materialien materials which do not decompose [or degrade] very easily

\schwer atmen to have difficulty breathing

\schwer erarbeitet hard-earned

ein \schwer erziehbares Kind a problem child

\schwer hören to be hard of hearing

\schwer löslich not easily dissoluble

\schwer verdaulich [o verträglich] difficult [or hard] to digest; (fig: schwierig, düster) heavy-going attr, heavy going pred

\schwer vermittelbar difficult to place [in employment]

4. (fam: sehr) really

das will ich \schwer hoffen! I sincerely hope so

er ist \schwer in Ordnung he really is a cool guy fam

\schwer beleidigt sein to be deeply offended

\schwer betrunken dead drunk

sich akk \schwer hüten [o in Acht nehmen] to take great care

jdn \schwer zur Kasse bitten to hit sb hard in the [back] pocket fam

etw \schwer missbilligen to strongly disapprove of [or object to] sth

jdm \schwer zu schaffen machen to give sb a hard time

jdn \schwer schröpfen to fleece sb big time sl

\schwer verdienen to earn a packet fam; s.a. Ordnung

5. (ernstlich) seriously, badly

\schwer behindert [o beschädigt] severely handicapped [or disabled]

sich akk \schwer erkälten to catch a bad [or heavy] cold

\schwer erkrankt sein to be seriously [or gravely] ill

\schwer gestürzt sein to have had a bad fall

\schwer verletzt seriously [or badly] [or severely] injured

\schwer verunglückt sein to have had a bad [or serious] accident

\schwer wiegend serious

\schwer wiegende Bedenken strong [or serious] reservations

eine \schwer wiegende Entscheidung a momentous decision

ein \schwer wiegender Grund a sound [or convincing] [or compelling] reason

6. (schwierig) difficult

etw ist \schwer zu beantworten there is no easy answer to sth

\schwer zu begreifen difficult to

sich dat/jdm etw \schwer machen to make sth difficult for oneself/sb

jdm das Leben \schwer machen to make life difficult for sb

\schwer zu sagen hard to say

\schwer verständlich (geistig) scarcely comprehensible; (akustisch) hard [or difficult] to understand pred

7. (traurig)

jdm das Herz \schwer machen to make sb's heart heavy [or sad

8. (mit großkalibrigen Waffen)

\schwer bewaffnet sein to be heavily armed

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1.
Adjektiv

1) heavy; heavy[-weight] < fabric>; (massiv) solid < gold>

2 Kilo schwer sein — weigh two kilos

wie schwer bist du? — how much do you weigh?

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) heavy < work>; hard, tough < job>; hard < day>; difficult < birth>

es schwer/nicht schwer haben — have it hard/easy

Schweres durchmachen — go through hard times

jemandem/sich etwas schwer machen — make something difficult for somebody/oneself

jemandem fällt etwas schwer — somebody finds something difficult

auch wenns schwer fällt — whether you like it or not

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit od. bei etwas schwer tun — have trouble with something

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit jemandem schwer tun — not get along with somebody

3) (schlimm) severe <shock, disappointment, strain, storm>; serious, grave <wrong, injustice, error, illness, blow, reservation>; serious <accident, injury>; heavy <punishment, strain, loss, blow>; grave < suspicion>

etwas schwer nehmen — take something seriously

ein schwerer Junge — (ugs.) a crook with a record (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) heavily <built, laden, armed>

schwer wiegen — be heavy

schwer tragen — be carrying something heavy [with difficulty]

schwer heben — lift heavy weights

schwer auf jemandem/etwas liegen od. lasten — (auch fig.) weigh heavily on somebody/something

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) < work> hard; < breathe> heavily

schwer erziehbare Kindere — difficult children

schwer verdaulich — hard to digest

schwer erkämpft sein — be hard won

schwer erkauft — dearly bought; bought at great cost postpos.

schwer hören — be hard of hearing

3) (sehr) seriously <injured, wounded, ill>; greatly, deeply < disappointed>; < punish> severely, heavily severely <disabled, handicapped>; badly < damaged>

schwer aufpassen — (ugs.) take great care

schwer verunglücken — have a serious accident

schwer im Irrtum sein — (ugs.) be very much mistaken

das will ich schwer hoffen — (ugs.) I should jolly well think so (Brit. coll.)

er ist schwer in Ordnung — (ugs.) he's a good bloke (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) guy

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schwer

A. adj

1. gewichtsmäßig: heavy;

wie schwer bist du? how much do you weigh?;

es ist zwei Pfund schwer it weighs ( oder it’s) two pounds;

ein drei Pfund schwerer Braten etc a three-pound roast etc;

ein mehrere Tonnen schwerer Kran a crane weighing several tons;

ich darf nichts Schweres heben I mustn’t ( oder can’t) lift anything heavy

2. fig, Angriff, Parfüm, Schritt, Unwetter, Verluste, Wein etc: heavy; (gewichtig) weighty; (drückend) oppressive; Speise: rich; (schwer verdaulich) heavy; Zigarre, Duft: strong;

schwere Maschine (Motorrad) powerful machine;

er soll nichts Schweres essen he’s not supposed to eat anything rich;

schwerer Boden heavy soil, clay;

schweres Gold solid gold;

schweres Wasser CHEM heavy water;

schwerer Atem labo(u)red breathing;

ich habe einen schweren Kopf my head’s throbbing;

schwerer Schlaf deep ( oder heavy) sleep;

schwere Zunge heavy tongue;

schweren Herzens reluctantly; (traurig) with a heavy heart

3. umg:

schweres Geld verdienen make big money, make a packet (US bundle);

schweres Geld kosten cost serious money ( oder a packet, US a bundle);

etliche Millionen schwer sein be worth a few million

4. Verbrechen: serious, grave; (schlimm) bad; → auch schlimm; verstärkend, Unfall, Wunde: bad, serious; Krankheit, Fehler, Irrtum: serious; IT Fehler: fatal, critical;

schwere Erkältung bad ( oder heavy) cold;

eine schwere Gehirnerschütterung severe concussion;

schwerer Schock bad ( oder severe, terrible) shock;

schwere Körperverletzung grievous bodily harm, Br abk GBH;

schwerer Diebstahl aggravated theft;

schwerer Schlag fig heavy ( oder hard) blow;

schwerer Alkoholiker hardened alcoholic;

schwerer Junge umg hardened criminal, big-time crook

5. SCHIFF, Wetter: stormy;

eine schwere See a heavy sea

6. (schwierig) hard, difficult, tough umg; → auch schwierig; Musik: difficult; Buch: heavy(-going); (anstrengend) hard, tough umg; Amt, Pflicht: onerous;

schwere Aufgabe/Prüfung hard ( oder difficult) task/severe test;

das Schwere daran the difficult part about it;

schweres Schicksal hard lot;

schwerer Tag hard (tough umg) day;

heute war ein schwerer Tag auch it was hard (tough umg) going today;

er hatte eine schwere Jugend he had a hard time when he was young;

schwere Zeit(en) hard times;

sie hat viel Schweres durchgemacht she went through many hard times; → Begriff 1, Blei¹ 1, Geschütz etc

B. adv

1. bewaffnet etc: heavily etc;

schwer beladen Laster etc: heavily laden, with a heavy load (FLUG etc cargo); fig Person, mit Sorgen etc: weighed down (

mit with);

schwer wiegend → schwerwiegend;

jemandem schwer auf der Seele liegen prey on sb’s mind;

es belastet ihn schwer it weighs heavily on his mind;

zu schwer gegessen haben have eaten food that was too rich ( oder heavy)

2. (schlimm) badly;

es hat sie schwer getroffen it hit her hard, it was a hard blow for her;

schwer betroffen seriously affected;

schwer stürzen/verunglücken have a bad ( oder serious) fall/accident;

schwer erkältet sein have a bad ( oder heavy) cold;

schwer krank seriously ill;

schwer Kranke → Schwerkranke;

schwer verletzt seriously hurt ( oder injured);

schwer Verletzte → Schwerverletzte;

schwer verwundet seriously wounded;

schwer Verwundete → Schwerverwundete;

schwer behindert → schwerbehindert;

schwer beschädigt → schwerbeschädigt;

schwer betrunken very drunk, drunk out of one’s mind umg;

schwer enttäuscht really ( oder deeply) disappointed;

schwer leiden suffer badly

3. (hart)

schwer arbeiten work hard;

schwer verdient hard-earned;

schwer geprüft sorely tried;

schwer bestrafen punish severely;

schwer büßen pay dearly

4. umg (sehr) really;

schwer aufpassen watch like a hawk;

schwer beleidigt deeply offended; besonders iron mortally wounded;

schwer beeindruckt very ( oder deeply) impressed;

schwer stolz sein auf (+akk) be very proud of;

das will ich schwer hoffen! I should hope so!; drohend: you’d etc better!;

ich werd mich schwer hüten! I shall do nothing of the sort!;

er ist schwer in Ordnung he’s a really great guy;

da hat er sich aber schwer getäuscht he’s very much mistaken there;

sich schwer blamieren make an awful fool of o.s.

5. (nicht leicht)

schwer atmen have difficulty breathing;

das ist schwer zu beantworten there’s no easy answer to that, that’s a good question;

das ist schwer zu beurteilen it’s difficult to say ( oder judge);

sich schwer entschließen können have difficulty making up one’s mind;

ein schwer erziehbares Kind a difficult ( oder problem) child;

schwer erziehbar sein have behavio(u)ral problems;

schwer Erziehbare → Schwererziehbare;

sie hat es schwer she has a hard time (of it), she’s having hard times;

keiner hat es so schwer wie wir nobody has such a hard time of it as we do;

schwer hören be hard of hearing;

auf dem Ohr hört sie schwer umg, fig she doesn’t want to know (when you mention that);

schwer löslich CHEM of low solubility, not easily soluble;

jemandem etwas schwer machen make sth difficult for sb;

jemandem das Leben schwer machen give sb a hard time;

sich (dat)

etwas schwer machen make sth difficult for o.s.;

schwer zu sagen difficult to say;

sie sind nur schwer zu überzeugen it’s not easy to convince them;

(sehr) schwer verdaulich indigestible, heavy; fig, Buch etc: heavy(-going);

schwer verkäuflich difficult to sell; attr WIRTSCH slow-selling …;

schwer verständlich difficult ( oder hard) to understand; (entstellt) Nachricht etc: garbled;

schwer verständlicher Stil auch impenetrable style;

schwer verträglich Essen: hard on the digestive system; Medikament: not easily tolerated;

schwer zu verstehen difficult to understand, hard to grasp;

er ist schwer zu verstehen akustisch: it’s difficult to hear what he’s saying; → Kapee, Magen, schaffen² B 3 etc

…schwer im adj

1. im wörtl Sinn:

kiloschwer weighing a kilogram ( oder several kilos);

tonnenschwer weighing tons

2. fig:

kalorienschwer with a high calorie content, high-calorie …;

cholesterinschwer with a high cholesterol content;

milliardenschwer worth a billion ( oder billions), billionaire …

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1.
Adjektiv

1) heavy; heavy[-weight] < fabric>; (massiv) solid < gold>

2 Kilo schwer sein — weigh two kilos

wie schwer bist du? — how much do you weigh?

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) heavy < work>; hard, tough < job>; hard < day>; difficult < birth>

es schwer/nicht schwer haben — have it hard/easy

Schweres durchmachen — go through hard times

jemandem/sich etwas schwer machen — make something difficult for somebody/oneself

jemandem fällt etwas schwer — somebody finds something difficult

auch wenns schwer fällt — whether you like it or not

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit od. bei etwas schwer tun — have trouble with something

sich (Akk. od. Dat.) mit jemandem schwer tun — not get along with somebody

3) (schlimm) severe <shock, disappointment, strain, storm>; serious, grave <wrong, injustice, error, illness, blow, reservation>; serious <accident, injury>; heavy <punishment, strain, loss, blow>; grave < suspicion>

etwas schwer nehmen — take something seriously

ein schwerer Junge — (ugs.) a crook with a record (coll.)
2.
adverbial

1) heavily <built, laden, armed>

schwer wiegen — be heavy

schwer tragen — be carrying something heavy [with difficulty]

schwer heben — lift heavy weights

schwer auf jemandem/etwas liegen od. lasten — (auch fig.) weigh heavily on somebody/something

2) (anstrengend, mühevoll) < work> hard; < breathe> heavily

schwer erziehbare Kindere — difficult children

schwer verdaulich — hard to digest

schwer erkämpft sein — be hard won

schwer erkauft — dearly bought; bought at great cost postpos.

schwer hören — be hard of hearing

3) (sehr) seriously <injured, wounded, ill>; greatly, deeply < disappointed>; < punish> severely, heavily severely <disabled, handicapped>; badly < damaged>

schwer aufpassen — (ugs.) take great care

schwer verunglücken — have a serious accident

schwer im Irrtum sein — (ugs.) be very much mistaken

das will ich schwer hoffen — (ugs.) I should jolly well think so (Brit. coll.)

er ist schwer in Ordnung — (ugs.) he's a good bloke (Brit. coll.) or (coll.) guy

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(Speisen) adj.

rich adj. adj.

big adj.

difficult adj.

grave adj.

hard adj.

heavy adj.

weighty adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schwer
18 agobiante

agobiante,
◊ agobiador -dora adjetivo ‹trabajo/día› exhausting;
‹ calor› stifling;
◊ es una carga agobiante para él it's/he's/she's a terrible burden on him

agobiante adjetivo
1 (trabajo) overwhelming
2 (espacio cerrado) claustrophobic
3 (clima, temperatura) oppressive
4 (persona) tiresome, tiring ' agobiante' also found in these entries: Spanish: calor English: boiling - burdensome - oppressive - stifling - suffocating - crippling

English-spanish dictionary > agobiante
19 agobio

• affliction

• agony

• anguish

• burden

• oppressed man

• oppressive

• oppressive heat

• oppressor

• suffering

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > agobio
20 бремя налогов

1) General subject: oppressive taxes, burden of taxation

2) Economy: tax burden

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > бремя налогов

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