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1 sobrecargado
ADJ1) [de peso] overloaded2) [de trabajo] overloaded, overburdened•
estar sobrecargado de algo — to be overloaded with sth, be overburdened with sth* * *- da adjetivoa) < vehículo> overloadedb) < circuito> overloadedc) < persona>sobrecargado DE algo — < de trabajo> overburdened with work; < de deudas> weighed down with debts
* * *= overburdened, overloaded.Ex. The net result is a heavily overburdened cross-reference structure.Ex. He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.----* estar sobrecargado de = be snowed under with.* sobrecargado de trabajo = overworked.* * *- da adjetivoa) < vehículo> overloadedb) < circuito> overloadedc) < persona>sobrecargado DE algo — < de trabajo> overburdened with work; < de deudas> weighed down with debts
* * *= overburdened, overloaded.Ex: The net result is a heavily overburdened cross-reference structure.
Ex: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.* estar sobrecargado de = be snowed under with.* sobrecargado de trabajo = overworked.* * *sobrecargado -da1 ‹vehículo› overloaded2 ‹circuito› overloaded3 ‹persona› sobrecargado DE algo:anda sobrecargado de trabajo she's overburdened with work, she's up to her eyes in work ( colloq), she's snowed under with work ( colloq)estamos sobrecargados de deudas we're weighed down with debts* * *
Del verbo sobrecargar: ( conjugate sobrecargar)
sobrecargado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
sobrecargado
sobrecargar
sobrecargar ( conjugate sobrecargar) verbo transitivo
‹ batería› to overcharge
sobrecargado,-a adjetivo overloaded
sobrecargar verbo transitivo to overload
' sobrecargado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sobrecargada
English:
top-heavy
* * *sobrecargado, -a adj1. [con peso] overloaded;estar sobrecargado de trabajo to be overburdened with work, to have an excessive workload2. [con decoración] overdone -
2 sovraccarico
1. adj overloaded (di with)2. m overload* * *sovraccarico agg. overloaded, overburdened: sovraccarico di lavoro, overloaded (o overburdened) with work; questa automobile è sovraccarica, this car is overloaded; essere sovraccarico di debiti, to be deeply (o heavily) in debt◆ s.m.1 overload (anche tecn.); overloading; sovraccarico di tasse, overtaxation (o excessive burden of taxation); sovraccarico momentaneo, (elettr. mecc.) momentary overload, (rad., tv) blast* * *[sovrak'kariko] sovraccarico -a, -chi, -che1. agg2. sm* * *1.1) (troppo carico) [ veicolo] overloaded; [persona, animale] overloaded, overburdened; [ linea telefonica] congested2) fig.2.essere sovraccarico di lavoro — to be overburdened with work, to be overworked
sostantivo maschile1) (carico eccedente) overload, excess load2) fig.3) tecn. el. overload, overcharge, surcharge* * *sovraccarico1 (troppo carico) [ veicolo] overloaded; [persona, animale] overloaded, overburdened; [ linea telefonica] congested2 fig. essere sovraccarico di lavoro to be overburdened with work, to be overworked1 (carico eccedente) overload, excess load2 fig. un sovraccarico di lavoro an overload of work3 tecn. el. overload, overcharge, surcharge. -
3 stracarico
(pl -chi) overloaded* * *stracarico agg. overloaded (with sthg.), overburdened (with sthg.): l'auto è stracarica, the car is overloaded; essere stracarico di lavoro, to be weighed down by overwork (o to be overburdened with work).* * *essere stracarico di lavoro — to be overloaded o overburdened with work
* * *stracarico[ autobus] overcrowded, packed; essere stracarico di lavoro to be overloaded o overburdened with work. -
4 przeciążony
adjprzeciążony pracą/obowiązkami — overburdened with work/responsibilities
* * *a.(o sieci, maszynie) overloaded; ( o zwierzęciu) encumbered, overburdened; ( o rozkładzie pracy) overburdened; przeciążony pracą overburdened with work, overworked.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przeciążony
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5 overburden
overburden [‚əʊvə'bɜ:dən]surcharger, accabler;∎ overburdened with work/worries accablé de travail/de soucis;∎ overburdened with debts criblé de dettes;∎ he is not overburdened with principles ce ne sont pas les principes qui l'étouffent -
6 quehacer
m.task.quehaceres domésticos housework* * *1 task, chore, job\quehaceres domésticos housework sing, household chores* * *SM job, taskquehaceres domésticos — housework sing, household chores
* * *a) (actividad, tarea) worksu quehacer artístico — her art o work
b) quehaceres masculino plural: tbquehaceres domésticos or de la casa — housework, household chores (pl)
* * *----* dar quehacer = make + trouble.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer cotidiano = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer diario = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* quehaceres de la casa = housework.* * *a) (actividad, tarea) worksu quehacer artístico — her art o work
b) quehaceres masculino plural: tbquehaceres domésticos or de la casa — housework, household chores (pl)
* * ** dar quehacer = make + trouble.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer cotidiano = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer diario = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.* quehaceres de la casa = housework.* * *1 (actividad, tarea) workel quehacer diario del presidente the president's daily round o routine o tasksel fruto de su quehacer investigador the fruits of his researchsu quehacer artístico her art, her work2 quehaceres mpl tbquehaceres domésticos or de la casa housework, household chores (pl)hacer los quehaceres to do the housework o the chores* * *
quehacer sustantivo masculino (actividad, tarea) work;
el quehacer diario the daily routine
quehacer sustantivo masculino task, work
' quehacer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- cerrar
* * *quehacer nmtask;quieren acercar al gran público al quehacer científico they want to bring the work of scientists to a wider public;* * *quehacer nm1) : work2) quehaceres nmpl: chores -
7 lanpetu
da/ad. to become overburdened with work, be exceedingly busy, become overworked; \lanpeturik egon i. ( lanean murgildurik) be buried in one's work ii. ( zeregin asko dituena) to be busy -
8 ἐνοχλέω
Aἐννοχλεῖς Theoc.29.36
: [tense] impf. with double augm.ἠνώχλουν X.Cyr.5.3.56
, Isoc.5.53, etc.: [tense] fut.ἐνοχλήσω Id.15.153
: [tense] aor.ἠνώχλησα D.19.206
: [tense] pf.ἠνώχληκα Id.21.4
:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.- ηθήσομαι D.H.10.3
, Polystr.p.8 W.; also - ήσομαι (in pass. sense) Id.p.6 W., App.BC1.36, Gal.UP11.19 (as v.l.): [tense] aor. part.ἐνοχληθείς Hp.Coac. 510
: [tense] pf. ἠνώχλημαι ([etym.] παρ-) D.18.50:—trouble, annoy,τινά Pl.Alc.1.104d
, Diod.Com.2.18, X.Mem.3.8.2, etc.; simply, address, PMag.Leid.W.3.34:—[voice] Pass., to be troubled or annoyed, X.Cyr.5.4.34, D.19.20;ἡ ἐκκλησία ἠνωχλεῖτο Aeschin.3.43
; to be unwell, LXX Ge. 48.1, al.; of a horse, PPetr.3p.73 (iii B. C.); to be overburdened with work, PHamb.27.18 (iii B. C.), etc.2 c. dat., give trouble or annoyance to, Lys.24.21;τοῖς ἀκούουσιν Isoc.4.7
;τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ εὐδαιμονίᾳ X.An.2.5.13
, cf. Amphis 15, Epicur.Nat.11.10;ἠνώχλει ἡμῖν D. 3.5
, etc.3 abs., to be a trouble, a nuisance, Hp.Aph.2.50, Ar.Ra. 708, Epicur.Ep.3p.61U., etc.: with neut. Adj., ὅσα.. ἠνώχλησεν all the trouble he has given, D.21.15: c. part.,τὸ δὲ μὴ οὐκ ἠνώχλει λέγων X.Cyr.5.3.56
.II worry about, fuss over,τὰς ἀρετὰς τὰς ὑπὸ τούτων ἐνοχλουμένας Diog.Oen.25
.—Prose word, sts. used in Com., never in Trag.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐνοχλέω
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9 essere sovraccarico di lavoro
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10 essere stracarico di lavoro
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11 lantsu
io. busy, overburdened with work; alperra beti \lantsu (atsot.) idle folks have the least leisure | who is busier than he that has least to do? (atsot.) -
12 Г-342
ПО ГОРЛО coll PrepP Invar1. \Г-342 занят, загружен, завален работой и т. п. ( modif or adv (intensif)) (one is) extremely (busy, overloaded with work etc): (be) up to one's neck (ears, eyes, elbows) in sth.have one's hands full (be) overburdenedweighed down, swamped) (with work etc)(be) buried under a pile of work.Кириллов отвечал поспешно и бойко: «Мне, Ардальон Борисыч, нет времени особенно углубляться в городские отношения и слухи, я по горло завален делом» (Сологуб 1). "I have no time, Ardal'on Borisych," replied Kirillov hurriedly, "to get mixed up in town relations and gossip-I'm up to my neck in work" (1a).2. дел, работы, забот и т. п..у кого \Г-342 (quantit subj-compl with copula ( subj / gen: abstr)) s.o. has a great quantity (of work, troubles etc), so much that it deeply concerns him: у X-a дел \Г-342 « X is up to his neck (ears, eyes, elbows) in workX has his hands full X has enough work and more X has more than enough to do X is knee-deep in work X is overburdened (weighed down, swamped) (with work etc)(Зоя:) Я знаю, что у вас дела по горло (Булгаков 7). (Z.:) I know you are up to your ears in work (7a)....Как случилось, что однажды конвой недоглядел, оставил щель в седьмом вагоне во время стоянки? По-человечески понять можно, у конвоя тоже было дел по горло (Гинзбург 1). Once an extraordinary thing happened: the guards omitted to bar our door at one of the stops. Humanly speaking, this was understandable: they had their hands full all day... (1b).Желание сажать есть. Лагерей хватает. Работы, которую могут выполнить заключённые, по горло» (Зиновьев 2). "There is still a desire to put people in prison and there are plenty of camps. There is enough work and more which prisoners could do" (2a).Даже вохровцам недосуг заняться охотой или рыбной ловлей. У них дел по горло (Гинзбург 2). Even the armed guards had no time to spare for hunting or fishing. They had more than enough to get through as it was (2a).3. бытье, сидеть, увязнуть в долгах - влезать, залезать в долги \Г-342 ( adv (intensif)) (to be in debt, get into debt) beyond any measureX в долгах \Г-342 = X is up to his neck (ears) in debtX is mired (buried) in debt(s) X is swamped with debts X is deep in the hole (in debt). -
13 по горло
• ПО ГОРЛО coll[PrepP; Invar]=====1. по горло занят, загружен, завален работой и т.п. [modif or adv (intensif)]⇒ (one is) extremely (busy, overloaded with work etc):- (be) up to one's neck (ears, eyes, elbows) in sth.;- (be) overburdened <weighed down, swamped> (with work etc);- (be) buried under a pile of work.♦ Кириллов отвечал поспешно и бойко: "Мне, Ардальон Борисыч, нет времени особенно углубляться в городские отношения и слухи, я по горло завален делом" (Сологуб 1). "I have no time, Ardal'on Borisych," replied Kirillov hurriedly, "to get mixed up in town relations and gossip-I'm up to my neck in work" (1a).⇒ s.o. has a great quantity (of work, troubles etc), so much that it deeply concerns him:- X is overburdened (weighed down, swamped) (with work etc).♦ [Зоя:] Я знаю, что у вас дела по горло (Булгаков 7). [Z.:] I know you are up to your ears in work (7a).♦...Как случилось, что однажды конвой недоглядел, оставил щель в седьмом вагоне во время стоянки? По-человечески понять можно, у конвоя тоже было дел по горло (Гинзбург 1). Once an extraordinary thing happened: the guards omitted to bar our door at one of the stops. Humanly speaking, this was understandable: they had their hands fiill all day... (1b).♦ "Желание сажать есть. Лагерей хватает. Работы, которую могут выполнить заключённые, по горло" (Зиновьев 2). "There is still a desire to put people in prison and there are plenty of camps. There is enough work and more which prisoners could do" (2a).♦ Даже вохровцам недосуг заняться охотой или рыбной ловлей. У них дел по горло (Гинзбург 2). Even the armed guards had no time to spare for hunting or fishing. They had more than enough to get through as it was (2a).3. быть, сидеть, увязнуть в долгах по горло ; влезать, залезать в долги - [adv (intensif)]⇒ (to be in debt, get into debt) beyond any measure:- X is deep in the hole (in debt).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > по горло
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14 overburden
tr[əʊvə'bɜːdən]overburden [.o:vər'bərdən] vt: sobrecargar, agobiarn.• sobrecarga s.f.v.• cargar v.• oprimir v.• sobrecargar v.'əʊvər'bɜːrdṇ, ˌəʊvə'bɜːdṇto overburden somebody (WITH something): they overburdened her with work — la sobrecargaron de trabajo
[ˌǝʊvǝ'bɜːdn]VT sobrecargar; (fig) agobiar, abrumaroverburdened with worries — abrumado or agobiado por las preocupaciones
* * *['əʊvər'bɜːrdṇ, ˌəʊvə'bɜːdṇ]to overburden somebody (WITH something): they overburdened her with work — la sobrecargaron de trabajo
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15 oberato
oberato agg. burdened, overburdened (anche fig.): essere oberato di debiti, to be weighed down (o overburdened) with debts; oberato da forti tasse, burdened with heavy taxation; (dir.) un immobile oberato da ipoteche, a heavily mortgaged estate; oberato di lavoro, weighed down by work; sono oberato di impegni per la prossima settimana, (fig. fam.) I'm up to my neck in appointments next week.* * *[obe'rato] 1.participio passato oberare2.oberato di debiti — burdened o crippled with debts
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16 agobiado
adj.1 overwhelmed, overburdened.2 exhausted, tired.3 weighed-down, bent-over, bent, bowed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: agobiar.* * *1→ link=agobiar agobiar► adjetivo1 (doblado) bent over/down, weighed down* * *ADJ1) [persona]estar agobiado: estamos agobiados de trabajo — we're up to our eyes in work *
estaba agobiada por tantas visitas — she found all these visitors overwhelming o a bit too much *
no puedo hacerlo porque estoy agobiado con otras cosas — I can't do it, I'm rushed off my feet with other things * o I've got too much else on *
2) [lugar] clutteredel dormitorio queda muy agobiado con tantos muebles — the bedroom is very cluttered with all the furniture
3)ser agobiado de hombros — Cono Sur to have a stoop
* * *- da adjetivoa) ( abrumado)b) (esp Esp) ( angustiado)estar agobiado — to be in a real state (colloq)
* * *= oppressed, harassed, under the cosh, stressed, harried, beleaguered.Ex. The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.Ex. This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.Ex. Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.Ex. Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.Ex. But working mothers' lives are much more harried than the average American's.Ex. The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.----* agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.* agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( abrumado)b) (esp Esp) ( angustiado)estar agobiado — to be in a real state (colloq)
* * *= oppressed, harassed, under the cosh, stressed, harried, beleaguered.Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
Ex: This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.Ex: But working mothers' lives are much more harried than the average American's.Ex: The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.* agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.* agobiado por las preocupaciones = careworn.* agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.* estar agobiado de = be snowed under with.* * *agobiado -da1(abrumado): estamos agobiados de trabajo we're rushed off our feet with work ( colloq), we're snowed under with workestán agobiados de deudas they are burdened with debts, they're up to their ears in debt ( colloq)estaba agobiada con tantos problemas she was weighed down by so many problems2camina agobiado de hombros he walks with a stoop* * *
Del verbo agobiar: ( conjugate agobiar)
agobiado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
agobiado
agobiar
agobiado◊ -da adjetivo [estar] agobiado de algo ‹ de trabajo› snowed under with sth;
‹ de deudas› overwhelmed with sth;
agobiar ( conjugate agobiar) verbo transitivo [problemas/responsabilidad] to weigh o get … down;
[ calor] to oppress, get … down;
este niño me agobia this child is too much for me
agobiado,-a adjetivo overwhelmed: está agobiado de problemas, he's overwhelmed with problems
estoy agobiado de trabajo, I'm snowed under with work
agobiar verbo transitivo to overwhelm
' agobiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobiada
- apurada
- apurado
English:
debt ridden
- pressure
* * *agobiado, -a adjestán agobiados de trabajo they're snowed under with work;están agobiados de problemas they're weighed down with problems;está agobiado por las deudas he's weighed down with debt, he's up to his ears in debt;está agobiado por el éxito the burden of his success is beginning to tell on him* * *adj figstressed out;agobiado de trabajo snowed under with work* * *agobiado, -da adj: weary, worn-out, weighted-down -
17 baş
"1. head. 2. leader, chief, head. 3. beginning. 4. basis. 5. top, summit, crest. 6. end, either of two ends. 7. naut. bow. 8. clove (of garlic); cyme; (plant) bulb. 9. head (of a pin). 10. wrestling first class. 11. agio, exchange premium. 12. head: elli baş sığır fifty steers, fifty head of cattle. 13. main, head, chief, top. 14. in many idioms self, oneself. 15. side, near vicinity, presence: sofra başında at the table. ocak başında near the hearth. -ına for each, per, each: saat başına elli bin lira fifty thousand liras an hour. -ında 1. at, near, around: masa başında at the desk, around the table. 2. on his hands: Başında üç çocuk var. He has three children on his hands. He has to support three children. 3. at every: saat başında at the start of every hour. -ından 1. from its beginning: başından sonuna kadar from beginning to end. 2. away from: Başımdan git! Go away!/Get out!/Leave me alone! -ta first of all, most of all. -ı açık bareheaded. -ı açılmak to go bald. -ını açmak 1. to uncover one´s head (as a gesture initiating prayer or imprecation). 2. /ın/ to open up (a subject of talk), give an inkling (of). - ağrısı 1. headache. 2. trouble, nuisance. - ağrısı olmak /a/ to be a nuisance (to), cause worry (to). -ını ağrıtmak /ın/ to give a headache (to); to annoy (someone) by talking a lot. -ını alamamak /dan/ 1. to be too busy (with). 2. not to be able to escape (from some trouble). - alıp baş vermek to wage a bitter fight. -ını alıp gitmek to go away, leave. -ının altında under one´s pillow. -ının altından çıkmak /ın/ (for a plot) to be hatched out in (someone´s) head; to be caused (by). -ı araya gitmek to be caught between disagreeing people. - aşağı upside down, head down. -tan aşağı from top to bottom, from head to foot, from end to end, throughout. - aşağı gitmek to get worse. -ından aşağı kaynar sular dökülmek to have a terrible shock, meet with sudden excitement. (işi) -ından aşkın overburdened (by work). -ında ateş yanmak to be upset, be troubled, be distressed. -ından atmak /ı/ to get rid (of). -tan ayağa kadar colloq. from head to foot, altogether. - ayak, ayak baş oldu. colloq. The high and the low have changed places. -ı bacadan aşmadı ya. colloq. She is still young enough to find a husband. - bağı 1. head band, fillet. 2. naut. bow fast, head fast. - bağlamak 1. to cover or tie up one´s head (with a scarf). 2. (for grain) to form heads. 3. to take up a duty. -ını bağlamak /ın/ to marry (one) to another. -ı bağlı 1. fastened by the head; attached. 2. married. - başa tête-à-tête, face to face. -tan başa from end to end, entirely. - başa kalmak /la/ to stay alone (with). - başa vermek 1. to put our/your/their heads together, consult with each other. 2. to work together, help each other, collaborate. -ında beklemek/durmak /ın/ to stand watch over, watch carefully. - belası nuisance, troublesome person or thing. -ına bela getirmek/sarmak /ın/ to saddle (someone, oneself) with a big problem. -ı belaya girmek to get into trouble. -ı belada olmak to be in trouble. -ını belaya sokmak/uğratmak /ın/ to get (someone, oneself) into trouble. -ımla beraber with great pleasure, gladly. - bezi head scarf. - bilmez unbroken (horse). -ına bir hal gelmek to suffer a serious misfortune. -ını bir yere bağlamak /ın/ to find (a person) a good job and save him from idleness. -ına bitmek /ın/ suddenly to appear, suddenly to show up (said of a pestiferous person). -ını boş bırakmak /ın/ 1. to leave alone, leave untended. 2. to leave without supervision. - boy best quality. - bulmak to pay, leave a profit. -ta/-ında bulunmak /ın/ to be in charge. -ına buyruk independent. -ı bütün married (person). -ından büyük işlere girişmek/karışmak to undertake things that are beyond one´s powers, bite off more than one can chew. -ına çal! colloq. /ı/ Here it is. May it do you no good. -ının çaresine bakmak to take care of one´s own affairs oneself, not to leave things to others. -ı çatla -
18 überlastet
überlastet
overburdened, overstrained, (Maschine, Stromnetz) overloaded;
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20 beleaguered
[bi'li:ɡəd]* * *be·lea·guered[bɪˈli:gəd, AM -gɚd]1. (besieged) belagertto be \beleaguered by an army/reporters von einer Armee/Reportern belagert werdenthe fields were \beleaguered by pests die Felder wurden von Schädlingen heimgesucht\beleaguered parents geplagte Elternto be \beleaguered by problems von Problemen geplagt werden
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Raphael (1483-1520) — Raphael † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Raphael The most famous name in the history of painting, b. at Urbino, 6 April (or 28 March), 1483; d. at Rome, 6 April, 1520. He belongs to the Umbrian School. Raphael is only a Christian name, the… … Catholic encyclopedia
overburden — o|ver|bur|den [ˌəuvəˈbə:dn US ˌouvərˈbə:rdn] v [T usually passive] to give an organization, person, or system more work or problems than they can deal with ▪ Health services have been overburdened and are unable to care for many older people. ▪ a … Dictionary of contemporary English
Marvel Method — The Marvel Method is a form of comic book writer artist collaboration in which the artist works from a story synopsis, rather than a full script, creating page by page plot details on his or her own. The technique takes its name from its… … Wikipedia
Pythagoras — of Samos redirects here. For the Samian statuary, see Pythagoras (sculptor). For other uses, see Pythagoras (disambiguation). Pythagoras (Πυθαγόρας) … Wikipedia
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism