plain common sense

1) General subject: (всего лишь) it's plain common sense

2) Makarov: it's plain common sense

Pl. reason Sg., rational arguments ( oder considerations); aus Vernunftgründen out of plain common sense

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Vernunftgründe pl reason sg, rational arguments ( oder considerations);

aus Vernunftgründen out of plain common sense

General subject: it's plain common sense

human intelligence;

[ sund menneskeforstand] (ordinary el. plain) common sense.

1 common, average, ordinary, commonplace.

2 common, regular, everyday, usual.

3 common, joint, general, group.

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► adjetivo

1 (gen) common

■ eso es poco común that's unusual

2 (compartido) shared, communal

3 (amigos) mutual

► nombre masculino el común

1 the community

► nombre masculino plural los Comunes

1 PLÍTICA the Commons

\

fuera de lo común out of the ordinary

hacer algo en común to do something jointly

por lo común generally

tener en común (parecerse) to have in common 2 (compartir) to share

■ las dos hermanas no tienen nada en común the two sisters have nothing in common

■ tenemos el despacho en común we share the same office

bien común common good

el común de la gente the majority of people

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1. ADJ

1) (=compartido) [afición, intereses] common; [amigo] mutual

2) (=colectivo) [causa, frente, espacio] common; [gastos] communal

3) (=frecuente) [enfermedad, opinión] common, widespread; [costumbre] widespread; [cualidad] common, ordinary

4) Esp (Educ) [asignatura] core

2. SM

1)

2) * (=retrete) toilet, bathroom

3) (Pol) [en el Reino Unido]

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1)

a) <intereses/características> common (before n); < amigo> mutual

b) (en locs)

2) (corriente, frecuente) common

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= commonplace, common [commoner -comp., commonest -sup.], popular, run-of-the-mill, shared, standard, ubiquitous, collective, crosscutting [cross cutting], pooled, concerted, everyday, pervading, ordinary, communal, prosaic.

Ex. Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.

Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.

Ex. Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.

Ex. Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.

Ex. A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.

Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

Ex. Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Sin embargo, el libro impreso es aún en todo el mundo la fuente de información escrita más común.

Ex. 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.

Ex. The plan comprises over twenty projects addressing the partnership's three priority themes -- access, empowerment and governance -- and four crosscutting issues -- youth, the media, gender and local (community-based) knowledge.

Ex. A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.

Ex. There is an obvious need for a concerted and deliberate study of US information policy-making.

Ex. We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.

Ex. While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.

Ex. Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex. Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.

Ex. Take the prosaic problem of the great department store.

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* aura común = turkey vulture.

* auxiliar común = common auxiliary.

* bien común, el = common good, the, common wealth, the.

* calderón común = pilot whale.

* Cámara de los Comunes, la = House of Commons, the.

* comunidad de prácticas comunes = community of practice.

* común, lo = standard practice, the.

* común y corriente = unremarkable.

* crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.

* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.

* creencia común = common belief.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO) = Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).

* denominador común = common thread.

* en común con = in common with.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* enfermedad poco común = rare disease.

* espacio público común = commons.

* experiencia profesional común = pool of expertise.

* faceta común = common facet.

* fondo común de conocimientos = pool of knowledge, pool of expertise.

* fondo común de inversión = mutual fund.

* fosa común = mass grave.

* fuera de lo común = eccentric, odd, unordinary, out of the ordinary, a cut above the rest, a cut above.

* gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.

* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.

* hacer un frente común = stand up as + one.

* harina común = all-purpose flour, plain flour.

* interés común = shared interest.

* intereses comunes = community of interest.

* lechuza común = barn owl.

* Lenguaje Común de Instrucción de EURONET = EURONET Common Command Language.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.

* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.

* más común = mainstream.

* Mercado Común, el = Common Market, the.

* nombre común = common name.

* normas comunes = standard practices.

* palabra común = common word.

* persona común = ordinary person.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* práctica común = common practice.

* práctica común, la = normal pattern, the.

* proyecto en común = joint effort.

* puntos comunes = common ground.

* que era común anteriormente = once-common.

* que fue común antes = once-common.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* resfriado común, el = common cold, the.

* rorcual común = fin whale.

* salón común = common room.

* sentido común = common sense, good judgement, judgement [judgment], good sense.

* ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, become + a common feature, be a part of life.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser común = be the case (with).

* ser demasiado común = be all too common.

* subdivisión común = common subdivision.

* subencabezamiento común = free-floating subdivision.

* tener Algo en común = have + Nombre + in common, share + Nombre + in common.

* tener características en común = share + similarities.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tener en común = hold in + common, tread + common ground.

* título común = common title.

* trabajar en común = interwork, pull together.

* trabajo en común = interworking.

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1)

a) <intereses/características> common (before n); < amigo> mutual

b) (en locs)

2) (corriente, frecuente) common

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1 ‹intereses/características› common ( before n); ‹amigo› mutual

trabajar por el bien común/un objetivo común to work for the common good/a common objective

características comunes a toda la especie characteristics common to o shared by the whole species

un sentimiento común a todos los hombres a sentiment shared by all mankind

2 ( en locs):

de común acuerdo by common consent

lo decidimos de común acuerdo ( frml); it was decided by common agreement o consent

se separaron de común acuerdo they separated by mutual agreement o common consent

la decisión fue tomada de común acuerdo con nuestros aliados the decision was taken in agreement o ( frml) in concert with our allies

en común: tienen una cuenta bancaria en común they have a joint bank account

le hicimos un regalo en común we gave her a joint present

no tengo nada en común con él I have nothing in common with him

no está acostumbrada a la vida en común con otras personas she is not used to living with other people o to communal living

B (corriente, frecuente) common

Juan Gómez es un nombre muy común Juan Gómez is a very common name

un modelo fuera de lo común a very unusual model

no es común que un niño sepa leer a esa edad it is unusual for a child to be able to read at that age

es común que haya inundaciones en esta zona flooding is frequent o common in this area

tiene una inteligencia poco común she is unusually intelligent

por lo común as a rule

común y corriente or ( AmL) silvestre ordinary ( before n)

una blusa común y silvestre a fairly ordinary blouse

murió como el común de los mortales he died just like any common mortal o ordinary person

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a) ‹intereses/características› common ( before n);

b) ( en locs)

◊ de común acuerdo by common consent;

c) (corriente, frecuente) common;

◊ es un nombre muy común it's a very common name;

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♦ adj

1. [compartido] [amigo, interés] mutual;

el bien común the common good;

el motociclismo es nuestra afición común we both like motorcycling;

¿cómo llevan la vida en común? how are they finding living together?;

hacer algo en común to do sth together;

hacer algo de común acuerdo to do sth by mutual consent o agreement;

es un rasgo común a todos los reptiles it's a characteristic shared by o common to all reptiles;

pusimos nuestros recursos en común we pooled our resources;

realizaron una puesta en común de lo observado they pooled their observations;

tener algo en común to have sth in common;

no tengo nada en común con ella I have nothing in common with her

2. [habitual, normal] common;

una enfermedad muy común en regiones tropicales a disease very common in tropical regions;

es común que llueva en primavera it's normal for it to rain in spring, it often rains in spring;

fuera de lo común out of the ordinary;

poco común unusual;

por lo común generally;

común y corriente o Am [m5] silvestre run-of-the-mill;

es una persona común y corriente he's a perfectly ordinary person

3. [ordinario, vulgar] ordinary, average;

un vino común an average o ordinary wine;

una madera común a common type of wood

♦ nm

como el común de los mortales like any ordinary person o common mortal

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I adj common;

poco común unusual, rare;

por lo común generally;

en común in common;

tener algo en común have sth in common

II m

el común de las gentes the common man

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común adj, pl comunes

1) : common

común y corriente : ordinary, regular

por lo común : generally, as a rule

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común adj

1. (en general) common

2. (compartido) shared

simple [sɛ̃pl]

1. adjective

   a. simple ; [nœud, cornet de glace] single

• en simple épaisseur in a single layer

• réduit à sa plus simple expression reduced to a minimum

• simple comme bonjour (inf) as easy as falling off a log (inf)

• dans le plus simple appareil (humorous) in one's birthday suit

• pour faire simple... (faire les choses simplement) to make things simple... ; (dire les choses simplement) to put it simply...

   b. ( = modeste) [personne] unpretentious

• il a su rester simple he hasn't let it go to his head

   c. ( = de condition modeste) ce sont des gens simples they are simple folk

   d. ( = naïf) simple

• il est un peu simple he's a bit simple

• il est simple d'esprit

• c'est un simple d'esprit he's simple-minded

   e. ( = ordinaire) [particulier, salarié] ordinary

• un simple soldat a private

   f. (valeur restrictive) une simple formalité a mere formality

• une simple remarque la déconcertait a mere comment would upset her

• d'un simple geste de la main with just a movement of his hand

• par simple curiosité out of pure curiosity

• vous obtiendrez le cadeau sur simple envoi de ce bon for your free gift, simply send us this voucher

• vous obtiendrez des informations sur simple appel simply pick up the phone and you will get all the information you need

2. masculine noun

   a. passer du simple au double to double

• les prix peuvent varier du simple au double prices can vary by as much as 100%

   b. (Tennis) singles

• simple messieurs/dames men's/women's singles

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1) ( facile)

2) ( sans prétention) [repas, cérémonie, mariage, vie, goûts] simple; [décoration, intérieur] plain; [vêtement] simple, plain; [personne, air] unaffected, unpretentious

3) ( modeste) [origines] modest

4) ( ordinaire) [fonctionnaire, travailleur] ordinary

5) ( peu intelligent) [personne] simple

6) Chimie, Botanique simple

7) Linguistique [passé, futur] simple

8) ( non multiple) [cornet de glace, nœud] single

nom masculin

1) ( dans un calcul)

2) Sport

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1. adj

1) (pas compliqué) (personne, méthode, chose) simple

2) (non multiple) single

3) (avant le nom) (= ordinaire)

2. nm

1) TENNIS (= match)

2)

3. simples nmpl

MÉDECINE medicinal plants

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simple

A adj

1 ( facile) [problème, question, situation, idée] simple, straightforward; [choix, moyen, façon, explication, calcul] simple; son raisonnement est très simple his/her reasoning is very simple; je veux des phrases simples mais correctes I want simple but correct sentences; la situation est loin d'être simple the situation is far from (being) simple ou straightforward; c'est (bien) simple, il ne fait plus rien he simply doesn't do anything any more; pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqué? iron why not make life even more difficult for yourself?;

2 ( sans prétention) [repas, cérémonie, mariage, vie, goûts] simple; [décoration, intérieur] plain; [vêtement] simple, plain; [personne, air] unaffected, unpretentious; elle portait une jupe toute simple she was wearing a very simple ou plain skirt; elle est simple et naturelle she's unaffected and natural; il est resté très simple malgré son succès he's remained very unpretentious in spite of his success;

3 ( modeste) [origines] modest; venir d'un milieu simple to come from a modest background;

4 ( ordinaire) [avertissement, remarque] mere; [fonctionnaire, travailleur] ordinary; c'est une simple question d'honneur/de bon sens it's simply ou purely a question of honour^GB/of common sense; un simple tour de clé suffit just one turn of the key does it; il est simple garçon de café/employé du bureau he's just a waiter in a café/a clerk; il l'a mis KO d'un simple coup de poing he knocked him out with a single blow; même en hiver, il n'est vêtu que d'une simple chemise even in winter he only ou just wears a shirt; pour la simple raison que for the simple reason that; le simple fait de poser la question the mere fact of asking the question; par simple curiosité out of pure curiosity; sur simple présentation du passeport simply on presentation of one's passport; ce ne sera qu'une simple formalité/vérification it will be a mere formality/a simple check; réduire qch à sa plus simple expression to reduce sth to a minimum;

5 ( peu intelligent) [personne] simple; il est gentil mais un peu simple he's nice but a bit simple;

6 Chimie, Nucl, Bot simple;

7 Ling [passé, futur] simple;

8 ( non multiple) [cornet de glace, nœud] single.

B nm

1 ( dans un calcul) le prix varie du simple au double the price can turn out to be twice as high;

2 Sport simple dames/messieurs ladies'/men's singles (pl).

C simples nmpl Bot, Pharm medicinal herbs.

simple d'esprit simple-minded; c'est un or il est simple d'esprit he's simple-minded; simple soldat private.

[sɛ̃pl] adjectif

1. [facile - exercice, système] straightforward, simple, easy

2. (avant le nom) [avec une valeur restrictive] mere, simple

3. [non raffiné - gens] unaffected, uncomplicated ; [ - objets, nourriture, goûts] plain, simple

4. [ingénu] simple, simple-minded

5. [non composé - mot, élément, fleur, fracture] simple ; [ - chaînette, nœud] single

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[sɛ̃pl] nom masculin

1. [ce qui est facile]

2. [proportion]

3. SPORT singles

simple messieurs/dames men's/ladies' singles

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simples nom masculin pluriel

simple d'esprit nom masculin

simple d'esprit locution adjectivale

il est un peu simple d'esprit he's a bit simple

κοινός, ή, όν, also ός, όν S.Tr. 207 (lyr.):—

A common (opp. ἴδιος), not in Hom. (v. ξυνός) ; ἐκ κοινοῦ shared in common, Hes.Op. 723;

ἔσται γὰρ βίος ἐκ κ. Ar.Ec. 610

; of a common altar, Simon.140;

τὸ τέμενος εἶναι κ. SIG1044.29

(Halic., iv/iii B.C.);

κ. ἔρχεται κῦμ' Ἀΐδα Pi.N.7.30

; τρεῖς.. κ. ὄμμ' ἐκτημέναι, of the Gorgons, A.Pr. 795; κ. ὠφέλημα θνητοῖσιν φανείς, of Prometheus, ib. 613;

τὰς γυναῖκας εἶναι κοινάς Pl. R. 457d

: prov.,

κοινὸν τύχη A.Fr. 389

, cf. Men.Mon. 356;

κοινὰ τὰ τῶν φίλων E.Or. 735

(troch.), Pl.Phdr. 279c, Men.9, etc.; κ. Ἑρμῆς 'share the luck', Id.Epit.67, 100; κ. ἀρωγά common aid (i.e. for all), S.Ph. 1145 (lyr.); ἐν δὲ κοινὸς ἀρσένων ἴτω κλαγγά and let the shouts of males rise jointly, Id.Tr. 207 (lyr.);

κ. πόλεμον πολεμεῖν X.Hier.2.8

;

τὸν ἀέρα τὸν κ. Men.531.8

;

κ. τὸν ᾅδην ἔσχον οἱ πάντες βροτοί Id.538.8

;

κ. ἀγαθὸν τοῦτ' ἐστί, χρηστὸς εὐτυχῶν Id.791

: c. dat., κ. τινί common to or with another,

ὑμῖν φῶς.. καὶ τοῖσδ' ἅπασι κ. A.Ag. 523

;

ὁ δαίμων κ. ἦν ἀμφοῖν ἅμα Id.Th. 812

;

θάλατταν κ. ἐᾶν τοῖς ἡττημένοις And.3.19

;

οἰκία.. κοινοτάτη ἀεὶ τῷ δεομένῳ Id.1.147

; [πολιτεία] τίς κοινοτάτη; Arist.Pol. 1289b14, cf. 1265b29;

κοινόν τι χαρᾷ καὶ λύπῃ δάκρυα X.HG7.1.32

;

τὸν ἥλιον τὸν κ. ἡμῖν Men.611

: c. gen.,

πάντων αἰθὴρ κ. φάος εἱλίσσων A.Pr. 1092

(anap.), cf. Pers. 132 (lyr.), Eu. 109, Pi.N.1.32; κ. τῶν Λακεδαιμονίων τε καὶ Ἀθηναίων shared in by both.., Pl.Mx. 241c, etc.: with Preps., τὸ ἐπὶ πᾶσι κ., v. infr. v;

κ. κατ' ἀμφοτέρων A.D.Synt.144.19

;

οὐ γίγνεταί μοί τι κ. πρός τινα AP11.141

(Lucill.), cf. Iamb.Myst.5.7; μέρος κ. πρός τινα shared with.., CPR22.11 (ii A.D.), etc.;

κ. μεταξύ τινων Stud.Pal.1.7

ii 11 (v A.D.).

II in social and political relations, public, general, τὸ κ. ἀγαθόν the common weal, Th.5.90;

κ. λόγῳ Id.5.37

, Hdt.1.141; κ. στόλῳ ib. 170;

ἀδικήματα D.21.45

;

ὁ τῆς πόλεως κ. δήμιος Pl.Lg. 872b

; κοινότατον of public or general interest, ib. 724b, cf. Arist.Rh. 1354b29; of constitutions, popular, free,

κοινοτέραν εἶναι τὴν ἐκείνου μοναρχίαν τῆς αὑτῶν δημοκρατίας Isoc.10.36

.

2 τὸ κ. the state,

τὸ κ. Σπαρτιητέων Hdt.1.67

: abs., of one's own state, Ar.Ec. 208, etc.;

τὸ κ. ὠφελεῖται Antipho 3.2.3

, cf. X.Cyr.2.2.20;

τὰς ὠφελείας ἅπασιν εἰς τὸ κ. ἀπεδίδου Isoc.10.36

.

b esp. of leagues or federations,

τὸ κ. τῶν Ἰώνων Hdt.5.109

;

τῶν συμμάχων Isoc.14.21

;

τῶν Βοιωτῶν SIG457.10

(Thespiae, iii B.C.), Plb.20.6.1 (pl.), etc.; ἄνευ τοῦ πάντων κοινοῦ (sc. τῶν Θεσσαλῶν) Th.4.78; also, of private associations, Test.Epict.1.22, SIG 1113 ([place name] Loryma), al.; of guilds or corporations,

τὸ κ. τῶν τεκτόνων POxy.53.2

(iv A.D.); of boards of magistrates, τὸ κ. τῶν ἀρχόντων ib.54.12 (iii A.D.).

c the government, public authorities, Th.1.90, 2.12, etc.;

τὰ κ. Hdt.3.156

;

ἀπαγγεῖλαι ἐπὶ τὰ κ. Th.5.37

; ἀπὸ τοῦ κ. by public authority, Hdt.5.85, 8.135; σὺν τῷ κ. by common consent, Id.9.87.

d the public treasury,

χρημάτων μεγάλων ἐν τῷ κ. γενομένων Id.7.144

;

ἐν τῷ κ. καὶ ἐν τοῖς ίεροῖς Th.6.6

, cf. 17;

χρήματα δοῦναι ἐκ τοῦ κ. Hdt.9.87

; ἔχειν ἐν κοινῷ (without the Art.), Th.1.80, cf. Sch.adloc.

e common right or rights of citizens,

τὸ κ. τὸ τῶν πολιτῶν Arist.Pol. 1283b41

.

3 τὰ κ. public affairs: πρὸς τὰ κ. προσελθεῖν, προσιέναι, to enter public life, D. 18.257, Aeschin.1.165; but also, the public money, Ar.Pl. 569, D.8.23 (in full,

τὰ κ. χρήματα X.HG6.5.34

, Arist.Pol. 1271b11); τὰ κ. τῆς πόλεως, opp. τὰ ἁγνά, BMus.Inscr.4.481*.383; ἀπὸ κοινοῦ at the public expense, X.An.4.7.27, 5.1.12;

ἐκ κοινοῦ φαγεῖν Euphro 8.4

, cf. Antiph. 230; ἐκ κ. from common funds, at joint expense, PGrenf.1.21.19 (ii B.C.).

III common, ordinary,

τὰ κ. εἰδέναι Pl.Ax. 366b

;

διὰ τῶν κ. ποιεῖσθαι τὰς πίστεις Arist.Rh. 1355a27

; κοινοτάτη τῶν αἰσθήσεων [ἡ ἁφή] Id.EN 1118b1; τὰ κ. commonplaces, Men.Sam.27, Epit. 309; so

κ. τόπος Hermog.Prog.6

, Aphth.Prog.7; ἡ κ. ἔννοια or ἐπίνοια, Plb. 2.62.2, 6.5.2; κ. νοῦς, φρένες, common sense, Phld.Rh.1.37 S., 202 S.; κ. καὶ διήκουσαι κακίαι general and all-pervading vices, Id.Sign.28;

κ. καὶ δημώδη ὀνόματα Longin.40.2

;

κ. καὶ ἐν μέσῳ κείμενα ὀνόματα D.H.Lys.3

; ἡ κ. διάλεκτος every-day language (free from archaisms and far-fetched expressions), Id.Isoc.2;

πεφευγὼς τὸ κ. Phld.Acad. Ind.p.53

M.

2 Gramm., ordinary, 'regular' Greek, opp. special dialects, διάλεκτοί εἰσι πέντε, Ἀτθὶς Δωρὶς Αἰολὶς Ἰὰς καὶ κ. Sch.D.T. p.14 H., cf. D.S.1.16, Theodos.Can.p.37 H., etc.; ἡ κ. alone, A.D. Conj.223.24; τὸ κ. ἔθος, ἡ κ. ἐκφορά, Id.Adv.155.10, Pron.4.27; οἱ κ. the writers who use this language, Sch.D.T.p.469 H., EM405.23.

b colloquial, vulgar Greek, Moer.pp.201 ([comp] Comp., prob. for καιν-), 243 P., al.

c ἡ κ. διάλεκτος demotic Egyptian, Manethoap. J.Ap.1.14.

3 common, of inferior quality,

χρυσός POxy.905.5

(ii A.D.), 1273.6 (iii A.D.).

4 in magical formulae, of words added at will by the user, ' and so forth', freq.in Pap., PMag.Osl.1.255, PMag.Par.1.273, al.; κοινὰ ὅσα θέλεις ib.2.53;

ὁ κ. λόγος PMag.Lond.46.435

; cf. κοινολογία.

IV of Persons, connected by common origin or kindred, esp.of brothers and sisters,

κ. σπέρμα Pi.O.7.92

, cf.S.OT 261, OC 535 (lyr.);

κ. αἷμα Id.Ant. 202

, cf. 1; κ. πατήρ, μήτηρ, PAmh.2.152.9(v/vi A.D.), PFlor.47.11 (iii A.D.); also

κ. Χάριτες Pi.O.2.50

.

2 one who shares in a thing, partner,

ἐν θύμασιν κ. ποεῖσθαί τινα S.OT 240

;

κ. ἐν κοινοῖσι λυπεῖσθαι Id.Aj. 267

, cf. Ar.V. 917; also κ. τῷ θεῷ belonging in part to the god (who claims tithe of his substance), Berl.Sitzb.1927.161 ([place name] Cyrene).

3 lending a ready ear to all, impartial,

μὴ οὐ κ. ἀποβῆτε Th.3.53

; neutral, ib.68;

κοινοὺς τῷ τε διώκοντι καὶ τῷ φεύγοντι Lys.15.1

;

μέτριος καὶ κ. Arist.Ath.6.3

; κοινοί, οἱ, arbitrators, GDI1832.10 (Delph.);

κ. μεσίτης PStrassb.41.14

(iii A.D.); of a capital city, δεῖ.. κοινὴν εἶναι τῶν τόπων ἁπάντων easily accessible on all sides, Arist.Pol. 1327a6.

b courteous, affable, X. Cyn.13.9;

κ. ἅπασι γενέσθαι Isoc.5.80

;

τῇ πρὸς πάντας φιλανθρωπίᾳ κ. Democh.2

J.;

ἔχειν τὰς κ. φρένας Phld.Rh.1.202

S.

c in bad sense, κοινή, ἡ, prostitute, Vett.Val.119.30, Porph.Hist.Phil.12 (pl.).

d of events, κοινότεραι τύχαι more impartial, i.e. more equal, chances, Th.5.102; ἔστιν ἐν τῷ κ. πᾶσι c. inf., And.2.6.

V in Logic, general, universal, τὸ κ. λαμβάνειν περί τινων, τὸ ἐπὶ πᾶσι κ., Pl.Tht. 185b, 185c;

τὰ κ. λεγόμενα ἀξιώματα Arist.APo. 76b14

; αἱ κ. ἀρχαί ib. 88a36; κ. ἔννοιαι axioms, heading in Euc.; general,

κ. ὅρος Arist.Metaph. 987b6

; κοινὰ καὶ στοιχειώδη general principles, Phld.Rh.1.69S.; κ. σημεῖον, opp. ἴδιον, Id.Sign.14; κ. κρίσις objectively valid judgement, Id.Po.5.22;

ὄνομα κ. Str.10.2.10

; abstract,

ὁ κ. ἄνθρωπος καὶ λογισμῷ ληπτός Dam.Pr. 341

.

VI Gramm.,

1 κ. συλλαβή common syllable, capable of being long or short, D.T.633.17, Heph. 1.4.

b κ. ποιήματα, poems which are both κατὰ στίχον and συστηματικά, e.g. the Sapphic stanza, Id.pp.58,59 C.; also, poems of ambiguous metrical form, Id.p.60 C.

2 v.supr.111.2.

3 of gender,

κ. γένος D.T.634.19

; of nouns, A.D.Pron.30.7, al., EM143.33, 305.19, etc.

4 ἀπὸ κοινοῦ λαμβάνειν, of two clauses taking a word in common, A.D.Synt.122.14, al.; κοινὸν or ἐκ κοινοῦ παραλαμβάνεσθαι, ib.20, 28, al.

VII of forbidden meats, common, profane,

φαγεῖν κ. καὶ ἀκάθαρτον Act.Ap.10.14

, cf. Ep.Rom.14.14;

κ. χερσὶ ἐσθίειν Ev.Marc.7.2

.

VIII κοινόν, τό, name of an eye-salve, CIL 13.10021.3, al.

B Adv. κοινῶς in common, jointly, E. Ion 1462;

τὰ κοινὰ κ. δεῖ φέρειν συμπτώματα Men.817

: [comp] Comp., ἐν Κρήτῃ -οτέρως [ἔχει τὰ τῶν συσσιτίων] Arist.Pol. 1272a16.

2 publicly,

κ. μᾶλλον ὠφέλησαν ἢ ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων ἔβλαψαν Th.2.42

, etc.

3 sociably, like other citizens,

οὐδὲ κ. οὐδὲ πολιτικῶς ἐβίωσαν Isoc.4.151

;

ἴσως καὶ κ. πρός τινα προσφέρεσθαι Arist.Rh.Al. 1430a1

;

κ. καὶ φιλικῶς Plu.Ant.33

; μετρίως καὶ κ. ὰσπάζεσθαι Id.Arat.43.

4 in general, Diph.Siph. ap. Ath. 3.81a; ἡ κ. σύνεσις, τὸ κ. ἄνθρωπον", Phld.Vit.p.34J., Mort.38; opp. ἰδίως, Demetr.Lac.Herc.1014.41, Plu.Marc.8, cf. Longin.15.1;

κοινότερον εἰπεῖν Phld.Rh.1.256

S.; - οτέρως Orib.Fr.93.

5 in the common dialect, A.D.Pron.82.27, al.: [comp] Comp. - ότερον Id.Synt.159.5.

6 in plain language, opp. σοφιστικῶς, Plu.2.659f; in the ordinary or wide sense, opp. κυρίως, Them.in APo.5.5: [comp] Comp., M.Ant. 2.10.

II fem. dat. [full] κοινῇ; [dialect] Dor. [full] κοινᾷ SIG56.11 (Argos, v B.C.); [dialect] Boeot. [full] κυνῆ ib.635.31 (Acraeph., ii B.C.):—in common, by common consent, Hdt.1.148, 3.79, S.OT 606, OC 1339, E.Hipp. 731, Th.1.3, etc.;

κ. πᾶσι καὶ χωρίς Arist.Pol. 1278b23

, cf. Ath.40.3; κ. μετά τινος, κ. σύν τινι, Pl.Smp. 209c, SIG346.27 (iv B.C.), X.Mem.1.6.14, etc.;

ἰδίᾳ τε καὶ κ. Alex.291

: also neut.pl.

κοινά S.Ant. 546

.

2 publicly,

καὶ κ. καὶ ἰδίᾳ X.HG1.2.10

, Mem.2.1.12, etc.

3 as Prep. c. dat., together with, E. Ion 1228, Hel. 829, Fr. 823.

III with Preps., εἰς κοινόν in common, in public,

ὑμῖν τῇδέ τ' ἐς κ. φράσω A.Pr. 844

;

πᾶσιν ἐς κ. λέγω Id.Eu. 408

, cf.Ar.Av. 457 (lyr.), Pl.Lg. 796e;

εἰς κ. γνώμην ἀποφαίνεσθαι D.19.156

; εἰς τὸ κ. λέγειν, ἀγορεύειν, Pl.Tht. 165a, X. An.5.6.27; εἰς τὸ κ. for public use, Pl.Lg. 681c.

2 ἀπὸ κοινοῦ, ἐκ κοινοῦ, v.A.1.1, 11.3, VI.4.

3 ἀφεῖσαν ἐν κοινῷ ζητεῖν, Lat. rem in medio reliquerunt, Arist.Metaph. 987b14; but οἱ ἐν κ. γιγνόμενοι λόγοι, = οἱ ἐξωτερικοὶ λόγοι, Id.de An. 407b29.

4 κατὰ κοινόν, opp. κατ' ἰδίαν, jointly, in common, Lexap.D.21.94, Plb.4.3.5; prob. for

κατὰ κοινοῦ Id.11.30.3

.

1. (einfach) simple; (ohne Schmuck) plain; (anspruchslos) modest, unassuming, unpretentious; (ungekünstelt) artless, ingenuous; Tatsache, Wahrheit: plain; Sprache, Stil, Worte: unsophisticated, straightforward; schlichte Kleidung simple clothes; schlichte Eleganz simple elegance; schlichtes Essen plain food; (Mahlzeit) simple ( oder frugal) meal; schlichte Feier simple ceremony; schlichtes Gemüt simple ( oder naive) mentality; (Person) simple soul; schlichter Glaube simple faith; schlichte Menschen simple ( oder unsophisticated) people; schlichte Schönheit simple beauty; schlichtes Wesen simple nature; (Person) simple ( oder unsophisticated) person; in schlichten Verhältnissen leben be ( oder live) in modest circumstances

2. schlicht und ergreifend umg., fig. not wonderful; ich fand es ziemlich schlicht umg., pej. I thought it was pretty basic

II Adv.: das ist schlicht gelogen that is simply untrue; schlicht und einfach oder schlicht und ergreifend falsch / unsinnig umg. absolutely ( oder purely and simply) wrong / utter ( oder pure, sheer, absolute) nonsense; er hat, schlicht gesagt, keine Ahnung umg. to put it bluntly, he hasn’t a clue; ich hab’s schlicht und ergreifend vergessen umg. I clean ( oder just plain) forgot (it)

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homebred; plain; artless; homespun; unostentatious; lowly; sober

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1. adj

2. adv

1) (= einfach) simply

2) (= glattweg) gelogen, erfunden simply; falsch simply, just; vergessen completely

3)

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1) ((of style in dress etc) very plain: a severe hairstyle.) severe

2) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) simple

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I. adj

1. (einfach) Einrichtung, Feier, Form, Kleidung, Mahlzeit simple, plain esp pej

\schlichte Eleganz understated elegance

in \schlichte Verhältnisse leben to live in modest circumstances

2. (wenig gebildet) simple, unsophisticated

3. attr (bloß) plain

das ist eine \schlichte Tatsache it's a simple fact

▶ \schlicht um \schlicht handeln (geh) to barter

II. part (ganz einfach) simply

das ist \schlicht gelogen/falsch that's a barefaced lie/just plain wrong

\schlicht und einfach (fam) [just] plain

\schlicht und ergreifend (hum fam) plain and simple

das ist \schlicht und ergreifend falsch! that's just plain wrong!

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1) simple; plain, simple <pattern, furniture>

2) (unkompliziert) simple, unsophisticated <person, view, etc.>

adverbial simply; simply, plainly <dressed, furnished>

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A. adj

1. (einfach) simple; (ohne Schmuck) plain; (anspruchslos) modest, unassuming, unpretentious; (ungekünstelt) artless, ingenuous; Tatsache, Wahrheit: plain; Sprache, Stil, Worte: unsophisticated, straightforward;

schlichte Kleidung simple clothes;

schlichte Eleganz simple elegance;

schlichtes Essen plain food; (Mahlzeit) simple ( oder frugal) meal;

schlichte Feier simple ceremony;

schlichtes Gemüt simple ( oder naive) mentality; (Person) simple soul;

schlichter Glaube simple faith;

schlichte Menschen simple ( oder unsophisticated) people;

schlichte Schönheit simple beauty;

schlichtes Wesen simple nature; (Person) simple ( oder unsophisticated) person;

in schlichten Verhältnissen leben be ( oder live) in modest circumstances

2.

schlicht und ergreifend umg, fig not wonderful;

ich fand es ziemlich schlicht umg, pej I thought it was pretty basic

B. adv:

das ist schlicht gelogen that is simply untrue;

schlicht und einfach oder

schlicht und ergreifend falsch/unsinnig umg absolutely ( oder purely and simply) wrong/utter ( oder pure, sheer, absolute) nonsense;

er hat, schlicht gesagt, keine Ahnung umg to put it bluntly, he hasn’t a clue;

ich hab’s schlicht und ergreifend vergessen umg I clean ( oder just plain) forgot (it)

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1) simple; plain, simple <pattern, furniture>

2) (unkompliziert) simple, unsophisticated <person, view, etc.>

adverbial simply; simply, plainly <dressed, furnished>

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artless adj.

homespun adj.

unostentatious adj. adv.

artlessly adv.

1) о́бщий, всео́бщий

2) обыкнове́нный

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( uden særlige ejendommeligheder) ordinary ( fx an ordinary girl in ordinary dress; ordinary people, quality); normal ( fx day, people);

( sædvanlig) usual ( fx size);

( gennemsnits) average;

( jævn, dagligdags) plain ( fx food);

( hyppigt forekommende) common ( fx experience, fault; the common opinion);

(omfattende flertallet el. alle) general ( fx of general interest; a general rule; the general opinion);

( omfattende alle uden undtagelse) universal ( fx meet with universal acceptance); all-round ( fx improvement);

( ubestemt, vag) general ( fx idea); broad;

( fremherskende, F) prevalent; prevailing ( fx the prevailing opinion);

adv commonly; generally, currently; universally; ordinarily;

[ almindelig anvendt] in general use;

[ han fremsatte nogle almindelige bemærkninger] he made some general remarks;

[ almindelig brøk] vulgar fraction;

[ langt ud over det almindelige] quite out of the ordinary; quite exceptional;

[ almindelige dødelige] ordinary mortals;

[ til almindelig forbavselse for] to the general surprise of;

[ den almindelige mand] the man in the street;

[ almindelig menneskeforstand] ordinary common sense;

[ almindelig praksis] common practice;

[ et almindeligt rygte] a common (el. current) rumour;

[ almindelig udbredt] widespread;

(se også dannelse, valgret, værnepligt).

1 stupid, foolish, dumb, empty-headed.

2 stupid, foolish, inane, dumb.

stupid, nitwit, fathead, numbskull.

* * *

► adjetivo

1 stupid, silly

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 berk, idiot

* * *

n. horse sense, common sense, plain good sense

or -AT or -T, a negative suffix to verbs, peculiar to Iceland and a part, at least, of Norway. Occurs frequently in old Icelandic poetry and laws, so as almost to form a complete negative voice. In the 1st pers. a personal pronoun k (g) = ek is inserted before the negative suffix, in the 2nd pers. a t or tt. As a rule the pron. as thus repeated; má-k-at-ek, non possum; sé-k-at-ek, non video; hef-k-at-ek, non habeo; skal-k-at-ek; vil-k-at-ek, nolo; mon-k-at-ek, non ero, etc.: 2nd pers. skal-t-at-tu; mon-t-at-tu; gaf-t-at-tu, non dabas: and after a long vowel a tt, mátt-at-tu, sátt-at-tu; so almost invariably in all monosyllabic verbal forms; but not so in bisyllabic ones, máttir-a-þú, non poteras: yet in some instances in the 1st pers. a pronominal g is inserted, e. g. bjargi-g-a-k, verbally servem ego non ego; höggvi-g-a-k, non cædam; stöðvi-g-a-k, quin sistam; vildi-g-a-k, nolui; hafði-g-a-k, non babui; mátti-g-a-k, non potui; görði-g-a-k, non feci: if the verb has gg as final radical consonants, they change into kk, e. g. þikk-at-ek = þigg-k-at-ek, nolo accipere. In the 3rd pers. a and at or t are used indifferently, t being particularly suffixed to bisyllabic verbal flexions ending in a vowel, in order to avoid an hiatus,—skal-at or skal-a, non erit; but skolo-t, non sunto: forms with an hiatus, however, occur,—bíti-a, non mordat; renni-a, ne currat; skríði-a, id.; leti-a, ne retardet; væri-a, ne esset; urðu-a, non erant; but bíti-t, renni-t, skríði-t, urðu-t are more current forms: v. Lex. Poët. The negative suffix is almost peculiar to indic., conj., and imperat. moods; the neg. infin. hardly occurs. Nothing analogous to this form is to be found in any South-Teutonic idiom; neither do there remain any traces of its having been used in Sweden or Denmark. A single exception is the Runic verse on a stone monument in Öland, an old Danish province, now Swedish, where however the inscriptions may proceed from a Norse or Icel. hand. The Runic inscriptions run thus, sa’r aigi flo, who did not fly, old Icel. ‘flo-at,’ Baut. 1169. Neither does it occur in any Norse prose monuments (laws): but its use may yet be inferred from its occurrence in Norse poets of the 10th century, e. g. the poets Eyvind and Thiodolf; some of which instances, however, may be due to their being transmitted through Icel. oral tradition. In Bragi Gamli (9th century) it occurs twice or thrice; in the Haustlöng four times, in Ynglingatal four times, in Hákonarmál once (all Norse poems of the 10th century). In Icel. the suffixed negation was in full force through the whole of the 10th century. A slight difference in idioms, however, may be observed: Völuspá, e. g., prefers the negation by né (using vas-at only once, verse 3). In the old Hávamal the suffix abounds (being used thirty-five times), see the verses 6, 10, 11, 18, 26, 29, 30, 34, 37–39, 49, 51, 52, 68, 74, 88, 113–115, 126–128, 130, 134, 136, 147, 149, 151, 153, 159. In Skírnismál, Harbarðsljóð, Lokasenna—all these poems probably composed by the same author, and not before the 10th century—about thirty times, viz. Hbl. 3, 4, 8, 14, 26, 35, 56; Skm. 5, 18, 22; Ls. 15, 16, 18, 25, 28, 30, 36, 42, 47, 49, 56, 60, 62. Egil (born circa 900, died circa 990) abounds in the use of the suffixed neg. (he most commonly avails himself of -at, -gi, or né): so, too, does Hallfred (born circa 968, died 1008), Einar Skálaglam in Vellekla (circa 940–995), and Thorarin in the Máhlíðingavísur (composed in the year 981); and in the few epigrams relating to the introduction of Christianity in Icel. (995–1000) there occur mon-k-að-ek, tek-k-at-ek, vil-k-at-ek, hlífði-t, mon-a, es-a; cp. the Kristni S. and Njala. From this time, however, its use becomes more rare. Sighvat (born circa 995, died 1040) still makes a frequent but not exclusive use of it. Subsequent poets use it now and then as an epic form, until it disappeared almost entirely in poetry at the middle or end of the 13th century. In the Sólarljóð there is not a single instance. The verses of some of our Sagas are probably later than the Sagas themselves; the greatest part of the Völsungakviður are scarcely older than the 11th century. In all these -at and conj. eigi are used indifferently. In prose the laws continued to employ the old forms long after they were abolished in common prose. The suffixed verbal negation was used,

α. in the delivering of the oath in the Icel. Courts, esp. the Fifth Court, instituted about the year 1004; and it seems to have been used through the whole of the Icel. Commonwealth (till the year 1272). The oath of the Fifth (High) Court, as preserved in the Grágás, runs in the 1st pers., hefka ek fé borit í dóm þenna til liðs mér um sök þessa, ok ek monka bjóða, hefka ek fundit, ok monka ek finna, hvárki til laga né ólaga, p. 79; and again p. 81, only different as to ek hefka, ek monka (new Ed.): 3rd pers., hefirat hann fé; borit í dóm þenna ok monat hann bjóða, ok hefirat hann fundit, ok monat hann tinna, 80, 81; cp. also 82, and Nj. l. c. ch. 145, where it is interesting to observe that the author confounds the ist and 3rd persons, a sign of decay in grammatical form.

β. the Speaker (lögsögumaðr), in publicly reciting and explaining the law, and speaking in the name of the law, from the Hill of Laws (lögberg), frequently employed the old form, esp. in the legal words of command es and skal (yet seldom in plur.): erat in the dictatorial phrases, erat skyldr (skylt), non esto obligatus; erat landeigandi skyldr, Grág. (Kb.) i. 17; erat hinn skyldr, 21; yngri maðr era skyldr at fasta, 35; enda erat honum þá skylt at …, 48; erat þat sakar spell, 127; era hinn þá skyldr at lýsa, 154; erat hann framar skyldr sakráða, 216; ok erat hann skyldr at ábyrgjask þat fé, 238; ok erat hann skyldr, id.; ok erat sakar aðili ella skyldr, ii. 74; erat hinn skyldr við at taka, 142; erat manni skylt at taka búfé, 143; enda erat heimting til fjár þess, 169; era hann þá skyldr at taka við í öðru fé nema hann vili, 209; ok erat þeim skylt at tíunda fé sitt, 211; ok erat hann skyldr at gjalda tíund af því, 212; erat kirkjudrottinn þá skyldr, 228; ef hann erat landeigandi, i. 136. Skalat: skalat maðr eiga fó óborit, i. 23; skalat homum þat verða optar en um siun, 55; skalat maðr ryðja við sjálfan sik, 62; skalat hann þat svá dvelja, 68; skalat hann til véfangs ganga, 71; skalat aðilja í stefnuvætti hafa, 127; ok skala hann gjalda fyrir þat, 135; ok skalat hann með sök fara, 171; enda skalat hann fleirum baugum bœta, 199; skalat hann skilja félagit, 240; skalat hann meiri skuld eiga en, ii. 4; skalat þeim meðan á brott skipta, 5; skalat hann lögvillr verða, svá, 34; skalat hon at heldr varðveita þat fé, 59; í skalat enn sami maðr þar lengr vera, 71; ok skala honum bæta þat, 79; skalat fyl telja, 89; skalat hann banna fiskför, 123; skalat hann lóga fé því á engi veg, 158; skalat drepa þá menn, 167; skalat svá skipta manneldi, 173; skalat maðr reiðast við fjórðungi vísu, 183. Plur.: skolut menn andvitni bera ok hér á þingi, i. 68; skolut mál hans standast, 71; skolut þeir færi til vefangs ganga en, 75, etc. etc. Other instances are rare: tekrat þar fé er eigi er til (a proverb), i. 9; ok um telrat þat til sakbóta, ok of telrat þá til sakbóta ( it does not count), 178; ef hann villat ( will not) lýsa sár sitt, 51; ok ræðrat hann öðrum mönnum á hendr þann úmaga, 248; ræðrat sá sínum ómögum á hendr, ii. 18; verðrat honum at sakarspelli and verðrat honum þat at s., i. 63; verðrat honum þat at sakarvörn, 149; kömrat hann öðru við, ii. 141; þarfat hann bíða til þess, i. 70; ok skilrat hann frá aðra aura, ii. 141, i. 136. Reflexive form: kömskat hann til heimtingar um þat fé, he loses the claim to the money, ii. 180, etc. All these instances are taken from the Kb. (Ed. 1853). Remarkable is also the ambiguity in the oath of Glum (see Sir Edm. Head, Viga-Glum, pp. 102, 103, note, I. c.), who, instead of the plain common formal oath—vask-at-ek þar, vák-at-ek þar, rauðk-at-ek þar odd ok egg—said, vask at þar, vák at þar, rauðk at þar. He inverted the sense by dropping the intermediate pronominal ek between the verb and þar, and pronouncing ‒ ‒́ instead of ‒́ ⏑. It further occurs in some few proverbs: varat af vöru, sleikði um þvöru, Fs. 159; veldrat sá er varir, Nj. 61 (now commonly ekki veldr sá er v., so in Grett.); erat héra at borgnara þótt hœna beri skjöld, Fms. vii. 116; era hlums vant kvað refr, dró hörpu á ísi, 19: also in some phrases, referred to as verba ipsissima from the heathen age—erat vinum líft Ingimundar, Fs. 39; erat sjá draumr minni, Ld. 128. Thorodd employs it twice or thrice: því at ek sékk-a þess meiri þörf, because í do not see any more reason for this, Skálda 167; kannka ek til þess meiri ráð en lítil, I do not know, id.; mona ( will not) mín móna ( my mammy) við mik göra verst hjóna, 163. In sacred translations of the 12th century it occurs now and then. In the Homilies and Dialogues of Gregory the Great: monatþu í því flóði verða, thou shalt not; esa þat undarligt þótt, it is not to be wondered at; hann máttia sofna, he could not sleep; moncaþ ek banna, I shall not mind, Greg. 51, 53; vasal kall heyrt á strætum, was not, Post. 645. 84; nú mona fríðir menn hér koma, Niðrst. 623. 7. In later writers as an archaism; a few times in the Al. (MS. A. M. 519), 3, 5, 6, 44, 108; and about as many times in the MS. Eirspennill (A. M. 47, fol.) [Etymon uncertain; that at is the right form may be inferred from the assimilation in at-tu, and the anastrophe in t, though the reason for the frequent dropping of the t is still unexplained. The coincidence with the Scottish dinna, canna is quite accidental.]

1 spot, dot (marca).

recorte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

2 full stop (British), period (United States).

dos puntos (sobre i, j, en dirección de correo electrónico) colon

poner los puntos sobre las íes (figurative) to dot the i's and cross the t's

y punto (informal) and that's that

punto y aparte full stop o (British) period, new paragraph (United States)

punto y coma semicolon

punto final full stop (British), period (United States)

poner punto final a algo (figurative) to bring something to a close

punto y seguido full stop (British), period (United States)

puntos suspensivos (no new paragraph) dots, suspension points

3 point.

ganar/perder por seis puntos to win/lose by six points

4 point (asunto).

punto débil/fuerte weak/strong point

puntos a tratar matters to be discussed

punto de vista point of view, viewpoint

5 spot, place (place).

este es el punto exacto donde ocurrió todo this is the exact spot where it all happened

punto de apoyo fulcrum; (en palanca) backup, support (figurative)

punto cardinal point of the compass, cardinal point (specialist term)

punto de contacto point of contact

punto de encuentro meeting point

punto negro blackhead; (grano) accident blackspot (en carretera)

punto de venta (commerce) point of sale; retail outlet (tienda)

6 point, moment (momento).

llegar a un punto en que… to reach the stage where…

estando las cosas en este punto things being as they are

punto culminante high point

punto de ebullición/fusión boiling/melting point

punto de inflexión turning point

punto de partida starting point

7 stitch (puntada).

punto de cruz cross-stitch

8 knitting.

hacer punto to knit

un jersey de punto a knitted jumper

punto de ganchillo crochet

9 period, full stop.

10 guy.

11 pixel.

12 punctus, punctum.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: puntar.

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► nombre masculino

1 (gen) point

2 (marca) dot

3 (tanto) point

■ nos llevan cinco puntos de ventaja they're five points ahead of us

4 (detrás de abreviatura) dot; (al final de la oración) full stop, US period

5 (lugar) spot

■ ¿en qué punto de la carretera se encuentran? exactly where on the road are they?

6 (tema) point

7 (tejido) knitwear

■ me he comprado una falda de punto I bought a knitted skirt

8 (en costura, sutura) stitch

■ me caí y me dieron tres puntos en la barbilla I fell and needed three stitches on my chin

9 (de libro) bookmark

10 (en la media) ladder, US run

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a punto de caramelo (en repostería) caramelized 2 (en su punto) just right, perfect

■ pídele el aumento ahora que está a punto de caramelo ask him for a rise now that he's in the mood

a punto de nieve stiff

■ tienes que batir las claras a punto de nieve you have to beat the egg whites stiff

al punto (rápidamente) immediately

coger un punto familiar to get tipsy, get merry

con puntos y comas in detail

dar en el punto to hit the nail on the head

de todo punto absolutely

en punto sharp, on the dot

■ son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock

estar a punto to be ready

estar a punto de to be about to, be on the point of

■ ese jarrón está a punto de caerse that vase is about to fall

■ estuvimos a punto de matarnos we nearly got killed

estar en su punto (comida) to be cooked to perfection

■ la pasta está en su punto the pasta is just right

■ este pastel te ha quedado en su punto this cake has turned out perfect

ganar puntos to win points

ganar por puntos to win on points

hacer punto to knit

hasta cierto punto up to a certain point

hasta tal punto que... to such an extent that...

llegar a punto to arrive on time

perder puntos (gen) to lose points 2 (alumno) to lose marks

■ perdió puntos porque su letra era mala he lost marks because of his bad handwriting

poner los puntos sobre las íes to dot one's i's and cross one's t's

poner punto final a algo to put an end to something

¡punto en boca! mum's the word!

punto por punto in detail

dos puntos colon

punto cadena chain stitch

punto cardinal cardinal point

punto culminante climax

punto de apoyo (en palanca) fulcrum 2 (base) cornerstone

punto de arranque beginning

punto de break break point

punto de congelación freezing point

punto de contacto point of contact

punto de cruz cross-stitch

punto de ebullición boiling point

punto de encuentro meeting point

punto de fusión melting point

punto de libro bookmark

punto de media stocking stitch

punto de mira (objetivo) target 2 (en rifle) sight, front sight 3 (punto de vista) viewpoint

punto de partida starting point

punto de partido match point

punto de referencia point of reference

punto de ruptura break point

punto de servicio service point

punto de set set point

punto de sutura stitch

punto de venta sales outlet

punto de vista point of view

punto débil weak point

punto decimal decimal point

punto del revés purl stitch

punto final (en dictado) full stop, US period

punto flaco weak point

punto fuerte strong point

punto muerto (en un coche) neutral 2 (en una negociación) standstill, stalemate, deadlock

■ deja el coche en punto muerto leave the car in neutral

■ las negociaciones ha entrado en punto muerto the negotiations have reached a stalemate

punto negro (en la piel) blackhead 2 (en la carretera) black spot

punto neurálgico nerve centre

punto y aparte (en ortografía) full stop, new paragraph, US period, new paragraph

punto y coma semicolon

punto y seguido full stop, new sentence, US period, new sentence

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1) point

2) dot

3) period

4) stitch

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- dos puntos

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1) (=topo) [en un diseño] dot, spot; [en plumaje] spot, speckle; [en carta, dominó] spot, pip

2) (=signo) [en la i] dot; [de puntuación] full stop, period (EEUU)

- con puntos y comas

- poner los puntos sobre las íes

- sin faltar punto ni coma

3) (Dep) point

- perder muchos puntos

4) (=tema) [gen] point; [en programa de actividades] item

5) (=labor) knitting; (=tejido) knitted fabric, knit

6) (Cos, Med) (=puntada) stitch; [de media] loose stitch

- ¡punto en boca!

7) (=lugar) [gen] spot, place; (Geog, Mat) point; [de proceso] point, stage; [en el tiempo] point, moment

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