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81 fallen
v/i; fällt, fiel, ist gefallen1. fall, drop; (stürzen) fall (down); Regen, Schnee: fall; Klappe, Vorhang: come down; fallen lassen drop (auch fig.); zu oder auf den Boden fallen fall to the ground, fall over; aus dem Bett fallen fall out of bed; jemandem aus der Hand fallen fall ( oder drop) from s.o.’s hand; über einen Stuhl fallen (stolpern) trip over a chair; in der Nacht sind 30 Zentimeter Schnee gefallen there was ( oder we got) 30 centimet|res (Am. -ers) of snow last night; Apfel, Fuß1 1, Nase1 1 etc.2. (sinken) fall, drop, go down; Barometer: fall, be falling; Melodie, Stimme: descend, fall; das Gold ist im Preis / Wert gefallen the price / value of gold has gone down; im Kurs fallen Aktien, Währung: fall, go down3. Festung etc.: fall, be taken; euph. Soldat: fall, be killed (in action); fig. Barriere, Tabu etc.: be removed; Regierung: fall; Gesetz: be defeated4. heftig: vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen go down on one’s knees to s.o.; jemandem ins Lenkrad / in die Zügel fallen try to grab the steering wheel / reins from s.o.; sich aufs Bett / ins Gras etc. fallen lassen fall ( heftiger: throw o.s.) onto the bed / into the grass etc.; die Tür fiel ins Schloss the door slammed; Arm, Hals, Rücken6. (hängen) Gardine, Haare, Kleid: fall; Stoff auch: be draped; die Haare fielen ihm ständig ins Gesicht his hair kept falling in his face7. Abhang, Klippen etc.: drop; Kurve, Linie: fall, descend8. (zustande kommen) Entscheidung: be made; Urteil: be passed; Tor: be scored; die Entscheidung fiel / zwei Tore fielen in der zweiten Halbzeit the match was decided / there were two goals in the second half; es fielen drei Schüsse there were three shots, three shots were fired9. Bemerkung: fall, be made; eine Bemerkung fallen lassen let fall a remark, make a casual remark; darüber hat er kein Wort fallen (ge) lassen he didn’t say a word about it; auch sein Name fiel his name was also mentioned; es fielen harte Worte there were harsh words10. fallen in (+ Akk) (geraten) in Dialekt, Muttersprache: lapse into; in Trance, Schlaf: fall into; in Schwermut fallen be overcome by melancholy; in einen tiefen Schlaf fallen fall into a deep sleep; Ohnmacht, Ungnade11. jemandem leicht / schwer fallen be easy / difficult for s.o.12. fig.: an jemanden fallen fall ( oder go) to s.o.; auf einen Feiertag etc. fallen fall ( oder be) on a holiday etc.; auf jemanden fallen Verdacht, Wahl: fall on s.o.; das Los fiel auf mich it fell to me to do it; in eine Kategorie / unter eine Regelung etc. fallen come under a category / regulation etc.* * *(eingenommen werden) to fall;(sinken) to go down;(sterben) to be killed; to fall;(stürzen) to fall; to drop* * *fạl|len ['falən] pret fiel [fiːl] ptp gefa\#llen [gə'falən]vi aux sein1) (= hinabfallen, umfallen) to fall; (Gegenstand, Wassermassen) to drop; (THEAT Vorhang) to fall, to come down; (Klappe) to come down, to dropsich fallen lassen — to drop; (fig) to give up
durch eine Prüfung etc fallen —
ein gefallenes Mädchen (dated) — a fallen woman (dated)
See:→ auch Groschenbis auf +acc to)die Haare fallen ihr bis auf die Schultern/über die Augen/ins Gesicht/in die Stirn — her hair comes down to or reaches her shoulders/falls into her eyes/face/onto her forehead
3) (= abfallen, sinken) to drop; (Wasserstand, Preise, Fieber auch, Thermometer) to go down; (Fluss, Kurse, Wert, Aktien auch, Barometer) to fall; (Nachfrage, Ansehen) to fall off, to decreaseim Preis/Wert fallen — to go down or drop or fall in price/value
im Kurs fallen — to go down, to drop
4) (= im Krieg ums Leben kommen) to fall, to be killeder ist gefallen — he was killed in action
5) (=erobert werden Festung, Stadt etc) to fall7)der Löwe fiel dem Gnu in die Flanke — the lion pounced on( the flank of) the gnu
See:→ Halsdas Licht fällt durch die Luke — the light comes in through the skylight
das Los, das zu tun, fiel auf ihn — it fell to his lot to do that
9) (=stattfinden, sich ereignen Weihnachten, Datum etc) to fall (auf +acc on); (= gehören) to come ( unter +acc under, in +acc within, under)unter einen Begriff fallen — to be part of a concept
aus einer Gruppe/Kategorie etc fallen — to come outside a group/category etc, to be excluded from a group/category etc
10) (=zufallen Erbschaft etc) to go (an +acc to)das Elsass fiel an Frankreich — Alsace fell to France; (nach Verhandlungen) Alsace went to France
11) (= gemacht, erzielt werden) (Entscheidung) to be made; (Urteil) to be passed or pronounced; (Schuss) to be fired; (SPORT Tor) to be scored13)(= geraten)
in Schlaf fallen — to fall asleepin eine andere Tonart fallen — to speak in or ( absichtlich) adopt a different tone (of voice)
See:→ Opfer14) (= sein)See:→ Last* * *2) (to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) come down3) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) drop4) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fall5) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell ( over).) fall6) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) fall7) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) fall8) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) slump* * *fal·len<fällt, fiel, gefallen>[ˈfalən]vi Hilfsverb: seinetw \fallen lassen to drop sthjdn \fallen lassen to let go of sbSie haben Ihren Geldbeutel \fallen gelassen you've dropped your purse2. (fam: legen, setzen)sich akk aufs Bett/in den Sessel/auf einen Stuhl \fallen lassen to flop onto the bed/into the armchair/down onto a chair famjdn durch eine Prüfung \fallen lassen to fail sb in an examjdn/etw \fallen lassen to drop sb/sth6. (stürzen) to fallAchtung, auf dem nassen Boden kann man leicht \fallen! be careful, it's easy to slip on the wet floorer fiel unglücklich he fell badly7. (hängen) Vorhang, Kleid to hangdie Haare fielen ihm ins Gesicht/bis auf die Schultern his hair fell into his face/reached his shoulderssein Großvater ist im Krieg gefallen his grandfather was killed in the war9. (erobert werden) to fallnach langem Kampf fiel die Stadt schließlich after a prolonged fight the town finally fellim Preis/Wert \fallen to go down [or drop] [or fall] in price/value11. (treffen)▪ auf jdn \fallen to fall on sbder Verdacht fiel auf den Gärtner the suspicion fell on the gardenerdie Wahl der Chefin fiel auf den ersten Bewerber the boss chose the first applicant12. (dringen)Licht fiel durch ein kleines Fenster light came in through a small window13. (stattfinden, sich ereignen)der 1. April fällt dieses Jahr auf einen Montag April 1st falls on a Monday this yearin eine Epoche \fallen to belong to an era14. (zufallen)nach dem Krieg fielen viele Teile Ostdeutschlands an Polen after the war many parts of East Germany were annexed by Polandnach seinem Tod fiel die Versicherungssumme an die Bank after his death the insurance money went to the banksein Privatvermögen fällt nicht in das gemeinschaftliche Vermögen his private means are not channelled into the collective propertydie Entscheidung ist gefallen, wir verkaufen a decision has been made, we're sellingmorgen fällt das Urteil im Mordfall Maier tomorrow the verdict in the Maier murder case will be given17. SPORT to be scoreddas zweite Tor fiel fünf Minuten vor Spielende the second goal was scored five minutes before the end18. (abgegeben werden) Schuss to be firedsie hörten, wie die Schüsse fielen they heard the shots being fired19. (ausgesprochen werden) to be spoken; (geäußert werden) to be uttered; (erwähnt werden) to be mentionedsein Name fiel während der Sitzung mehrere Male his name was mentioned several times during the meetingbei dem Treffen seiner geschiedenen Eltern fiel kein einziges böses Wort when his divorced parents met, not a single harsh word was said [or spoken] [or uttered]eine Andeutung \fallen lassen to mention somethinger hat letzte Woche so eine Andeutung \fallen lassen he mentioned something [like that] last weekeine Andeutung \fallen lassen, dass... to let it drop that...eine Bemerkung \fallen lassen to make [or drop] a remark20. (verfallen)in einen Dialekt \fallen to lapse into a dialectin eine andere Gangart \fallen to change one's pacein Schlaf \fallen to fall asleepin eine andere Tonart \fallen to adopt a different tone [of voice]21. (dazugehören)unter einen Begriff/eine Kategorie \fallen to fall in [or under] a categorynicht in jds Kompetenz [o Zuständigkeitsbereich] \fallen to be outside sb's responsibilityins Schloss \fallen to slam shut[vor jdm] auf die Knie \fallen to fall one one's knees [in front of sb]jdm um den Hals \fallen to throw one's arms around sb's neckeinem Pferd in die Zügel \fallen to grab a horse's reins* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fallsich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)
einen Plan fallen lassen — abandon a plan
auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt
3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subsideim Preis fallen — go down or fall in price
4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or madedie Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders
8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcome9) (zu einer bestimmten Zeit stattfinden)in eine Zeit fallen — occur at a time
in/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category
unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation
11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)* * *fallen lassen drop (auch fig);zu oderauf den Boden fallen fall to the ground, fall over;aus dem Bett fallen fall out of bed;über einen Stuhl fallen (stolpern) trip over a chair;in der Nacht sind 30 Zentimeter Schnee gefallen there was ( oder we got) 30 centimetres (US -ers) of snow last night; → Apfel, Fuß1 1, Nase1 1 etcdas Gold ist im Preis/Wert gefallen the price/value of gold has gone down;im Kurs fallen Aktien, Währung: fall, go down3. Festung etc: fall, be taken; euph Soldat: fall, be killed (in action); fig Barriere, Tabu etc: be removed; Regierung: fall; Gesetz: be defeated4. heftig:vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen go down on one’s knees to sb;jemandem ins Lenkrad/in die Zügel fallen try to grab the steering wheel/reins from sb;sich aufs Bett/ins Gras etc5. Blick, Licht, Schatten etc: fall (durch through)die Haare fielen ihm ständig ins Gesicht his hair kept falling in his face7. Abhang, Klippen etc: drop; Kurve, Linie: fall, descenddie Entscheidung fiel/zwei Tore fielen in der zweiten Halbzeit the match was decided/there were two goals in the second half;es fielen drei Schüsse there were three shots, three shots were fired9. Bemerkung: fall, be made;eine Bemerkung fallen lassen let fall a remark, make a casual remark;darüber hat er kein Wort fallen (ge)lassen he didn’t say a word about it;auch sein Name fiel his name was also mentioned;es fielen harte Worte there were harsh words10.in Schwermut fallen be overcome by melancholy;11. fig:an jemanden fallen fall ( oder go) to sb;auf jemanden fallen Verdacht, Wahl: fall on sb;das Los fiel auf mich it fell to me to do it;in eine Kategorie/unter eine Regelung etcfallen come under a category/regulation etc12. umg:* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fallsich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)
2) (hinfallen, stürzen) fall [over]auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt
3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subsideim Preis fallen — go down or fall in price
4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or made6) (nach unten hängen) < hair> falldie Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders
7) (im Kampf sterben) die; fall (literary)8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcomein/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category
unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation
11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)* * *-reien n.descent n. -
82 verlieren
(unreg.)I v/t1. allg. lose (an + Akk to); (Blätter, Haar) auch shed; ich habe meinen Autoschlüssel verloren I’ve lost my car key; in dem Gedränge ist meine Handtasche verloren gegangen I lost my handbag (bes. Am. purse) in the crush2. SPORT (Kampf, Spiel etc.) lose; das Spiel ging 1:3 verloren we etc. lost the game three one3. in Wendungen: kein Wort darüber verlieren not say a word about it; viel / wenig / nichts zu verlieren haben have much / little / nothing to lose; wir haben nichts mehr zu verlieren we have nothing more to lose; du hast hier nichts verloren umg. you’ve got no business being here; das Spielzeug hat in der Küche nichts verloren umg. the toys don’t belong in the kitchen; hast du den Verstand verloren? umg. are you out of your mind?; an dir ist eine Schauspielerin verloren gegangen you could have been an actress; Auge 1, Geduld, Gesicht1 4, Mut 1, Nerv 2 etc.; siehe auch verlorenII v/refl einander: lose each other; fig. (kaum bemerkbar sein) Ton etc.: be lost; Pfad, Spur etc.: lose itself, disappear; (vergehen, verschwinden) disappear; Menge: disperse; Wirkung, Intensität, Emotion etc.: wear off; das verliert sich wieder Geruch etc.: it’s fading away again; sich in Gedanken / Träumen etc. verlieren be lost in thought / reverie etc.; sich in Details / Nebensächlichkeiten verlieren stray off into details / side issuesIII v/i lose ( gegen to); er / es hat sehr verloren fig. he / it isn’t what he / it used to be; an Wirkung / Reiz etc. verlieren lose some of its effect / its oder one’s charm etc.; an Höhe verlieren lose height; an Wert verlieren lose some of its ( oder go down in) value; der Roman etc. verliert sehr in der Übersetzung loses a lot in (the) translation* * *(Gegenstand) to lose;(Haare) to molt; to shed;(Wettkampf) to lose;sich verlierento wear off* * *ver|lie|ren [fɛɐ'liːrən] pret verlor [fɛɐ'loːɐ] ptp verloren [fɛɐ'loːrən]1. vtto lose; Blätter auch to shedjdn/etw aus dem Gedächtnis verlíéren — to lose all memory of sb/sth, to forget sb/sth
kein Wort über jdn/etw verlíéren — not to say a word about sb/sth
wir brauchen kein Wort darüber zu verlíéren — we don't need to waste any words on it
das/er hat hier nichts verloren (inf) — that/he has no business to be here
nichts (mehr) zu verlíéren haben — to have nothing (more) to lose
2. vito losesie hat an Schönheit/Charme verloren — she has lost some of her beauty/charm
sie/die Altstadt etc hat sehr verloren — she/the old town etc is not what she/it etc used to be
durch etw verlíéren — to lose (something) by sth
bei jdm verlíéren — to go down in sb's eyes or estimation
3. vr1) (Menschen) to lose each other; (Mensch = sich verirren) to get lost, to lose one's way2) (= verschwinden) to disappear; (= verhallen) to fade away, to dieder Klang verlor sich in dem riesigen Saal/in den Bergen — the sound was lost in the enormous room/faded away or died among the mountains
3) (fig) (= geistesabwesend sein) to become lost to the world; (= abschweifen) to lose one's train of thoughtverlíéren — to become absorbed in sth
verlíéren — to get or become lost in sth
See:→ auch verloren* * *1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) lose2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) lose3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) lose4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) lose5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) lose* * *ver·lie·ren<verlor, verloren>[fɛɐ̯ˈli:rən]I. vt▪ etw \verlieren to lose sthnichts mehr zu \verlieren haben to have nothing [else] to lose2. (abwerfen)▪ etw \verlieren to lose [or shed] sth▪ jdn/etw \verlieren to lose sb/sth▪ etw \verlieren to lose sthFlüssigkeit/Gas \verlieren to leak▪ etw \verlieren to lose sth6. (einbüßen)an Schönheit \verlieren to lose some of his/her/their etc. beauty7.II. vrIII. vi* * *1. 2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb lose3.an etwas (Dat.) verlieren — lose something
2) (entschwinden) vanish; < sound> die away* * *verlieren (irr)A. v/t1. allg lose (an +akk to); (Blätter, Haar) auch shed;ich habe meinen Autoschlüssel verloren I’ve lost my car key;in dem Gedränge ist meine Handtasche verloren gegangen I lost my handbag (besonders US purse) in the crush2. SPORT (Kampf, Spiel etc) lose;das Spiel ging 1:3 verloren we etc lost the game three one3. in Wendungen:kein Wort darüber verlieren not say a word about it;viel/wenig/nichts zu verlieren haben have much/little/nothing to lose;wir haben nichts mehr zu verlieren we have nothing more to lose;du hast hier nichts verloren umg you’ve got no business being here;das Spielzeug hat in der Küche nichts verloren umg the toys don’t belong in the kitchen;hast du den Verstand verloren? umg are you out of your mind?;an dir ist eine Schauspielerin verloren gegangen you could have been an actress; → Auge 1, Geduld, Gesicht1 4, Mut 1, Nerv 2 etc; → auch verlorenB. v/r einander: lose each other; fig (kaum bemerkbar sein) Ton etc: be lost; Pfad, Spur etc: lose itself, disappear; (vergehen, verschwinden) disappear; Menge: disperse; Wirkung, Intensität, Emotion etc: wear off;das verliert sich wieder Geruch etc: it’s fading away again;sich in Gedanken/Träumen etcverlieren be lost in thought/reverie etc;sich in Details/Nebensächlichkeiten verlieren stray off into details/side issuesC. v/i lose (gegen to);er/es hat sehr verloren fig he/it isn’t what he/it used to be;an Wirkung/Reiz etcan Höhe verlieren lose height;an Wert verlieren lose some of its ( oder go down in) value;der Roman etcverliert sehr in der Übersetzung loses a lot in (the) translation* * *1. 2.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb lose3.an etwas (Dat.) verlieren — lose something
2) (entschwinden) vanish; < sound> die away* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: verlor, verloren)= to lose v.(§ p.,p.p.: lost) -
83 piper
piper [pipe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ dés] to load* * *pipe1) (colloq) ( dire)2) Jeux to load [dés]; to mark [cartes]* * *pipe vt1) (= truquer) [dé] to load, [carte] to mark2) (locution)* * *piper verb table: aimer vtr1 ○( dire) ne pas piper (mot) not to say a word (de about);[pipe] verbe transitif2. (locution) -
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c black plus [ply]━━━━━━━━━4. conjunction━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque plus fait partie d'une locution comme d'autant plus, non... plus, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <► ne... plus not any more• je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again• elle n'est plus très jeune she's not as young as she used to be► plus de + nom2. <a. (avec verbe) more━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son comparatif est formé avec ier.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur comparatif avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Attention aux comparatifs irréguliers.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. (locutions)• il y aura plus de 100 personnes there will be more than or over 100 people• il roulait à plus de 100 km/h he was driving at more than or over 100km per hour► à plus ! (inf) see you later!► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe• j'en ai plus qu'assez ! I've had more than enough of this!► de plus ( = en outre) (en tête de phrase) moreover• c'est dangereux, de plus c'est illégal it's dangerous, and what's more, it's illegal• vous n'avez pas une chaise en plus ? you wouldn't have a spare chair?• en plus de cela on top of that► en plus + adjectif• il ressemble à sa mère, mais en plus blond he's like his mother only fairer• je cherche le même genre de maison en plus grand I'm looking for the same kind of house only bigger► ... et plus• il est compétent, mais ni plus ni moins que sa sœur he's competent, but neither more nor less so than his sister► plus... moins the more... the less• plus on le connaît, moins on l'apprécie the more you get to know him, the less you like him► plus... plus the more... the more• plus il en a, plus il en veut the more he has, the more he wants► plus ou moins ( = à peu près, presque) more or less• ils utilisent cette méthode avec plus ou moins de succès they use this method with varying degrees of success► qui plus est moreover3. <a. ► le plus + verbe mostb. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe court━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison iest.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur superlatif avec most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec the most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. ► le plus de + nom the moste. (locutions)► le plus... possible• ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the most• il a trente ans, tout au plus he's thirty at most• rappelle-moi au plus vite call me back as soon as possible► des plus + adjectif4. <• tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children5. <c black b. ( = avantage) plus• ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ The s of plus is never pronounced when used in negatives, eg il ne la voit plus. When used in comparatives the s is generally pronounced s, eg il devrait lire plus, although there are exceptions, notably plus preceding an adjective or adverb, eg plus grand, plus vite. Before a vowel sound, the comparative plus is pronounced z, eg plus âgé.* * *
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1. ply, plys, plyz8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11
plus 10° — plus 10°
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adverbe de comparaison1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif)je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more
plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand
qui plus est — furthermore, what's more
2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) mostc'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller
3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) mosttrois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later
plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be
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adverbe de négationelle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes
plus besoin de se presser — (colloq) there's no need to hurry any more
il n'y a plus d'œufs — there are no more eggs, there aren't any eggs left
j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture! — I went into the garage, the car was gone!
plus que trois jours avant Noël! — only three days left ou to go until Christmas!
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plus de déterminant indéfini1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries — the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have
il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place — quite a few people would like to be in his/her position
je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi — I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did
3) ( avec un numéral)il était déjà bien plus de onze heures — it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock
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au plus locution adverbiale at the most
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de plus locution adverbiale1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more2) ( en supplément)une fois de plus — once more, once again
9% de plus — 9% more
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en plus locutionle même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof
les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included
II plysnom masculin invariable1) Mathématique plus2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)
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plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally usedplus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi]1 adjectifs et adverbes courtsEn règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big/bigger, sad/sadder, dim/dimmer, wet/wetter etc- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient sunnier, pretty/prettier, happy/happier etc2 adjectifs et adverbes longsOn ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple peut produire simpler ou more simple, handsome/handsomer ou more handsome etc- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec more: callous/more callous, cunning/more cunning- les adverbes se terminant par ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec more: quickly/more quickly, slowly/more slowly etc1 adjectifs et adverbes courtsEn règle générale on ajoute ‘(e)st’ à la fin du mot: le plus grand/petit/simple = the tallest/smallest/simplest; le plus longtemps/vite = the longest/fastest- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big- the biggest, sad- the saddest, dim- the dimmest etc- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient the sunniest, pretty/the prettiest, happy/the happiest etc2 adjectifs et adverbes longsOn ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple/the simplest ou the most simple, clever/the cleverest ou the most clever etc- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec the most: callous/the most callous, cunning/the most cunning etc- les adverbes en ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec the most: quickly/the most quickly, slowly/the most slowly etcAttention: lorsque la comparaison ne porte que sur deux éléments on utilise la forme du comparatif: le plus doué des deux = the more gifted of the two; la voiture la plus rapide des deux = the faster carL'expression le plus possible est traitée avec possibleOn trouvera ci-contre exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de plus. On trouvera également des exemples de plus dans les notes d'usage. Voir l'index* * *ply, plys1. adv1) (négation)ne... plus — no longer, not... any more
Il ne travaille plus ici. — He's no longer working here., He doesn't work here any more.
Je ne veux plus le voir. — I don't want to see him any more., I no longer want to see him.
ne plus avoir de qch; Je n'ai plus d'argent. — I've got no more money., I've got no money left
Je n'ai plus de pain. — I've got no bread left., I've got no more bread.
2) (comparatif: devant un adjectif) moreIl fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.
Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.
Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.
3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)Il travaille plus. — He works more.
Il travaille plus que moi. — He works more than me.
4)plus de; Il nous faut plus de pain. — We need more bread.
plus de 3 heures — more than 3 hours, over 3 hours
Il y avait plus de dix personnes. — There were more than 10 people.
plus de minuit — after midnight, past midnight
5)de plus; Il a 3 ans de plus que moi. — He's 3 years older than me.
Le voyage a pris trois heures de plus que prévu. — The journey took 3 hours longer than planned.
Il nous faut un joueur de plus. — We need one more player.
6)en plus; 3 kilos en plus — 3 kilos more
J'ai apporté quelques gâteaux en plus. — I brought a few more cakes.
en plus de; Deux personnes sont arrivées en plus de celles qui étaient déjà là. — Two more people came, in addition to those already there.
7)plus... plus... — the more... the more...
Plus il gagne d'argent, plus il en veut. — The more money he earns, the more he wants.
8)Il y a de plus en plus de touristes par ici. — There are more and more tourists round here.
de plus en plus (suivi d'un adjectif) Il fait de plus en plus chaud. — It's getting hotter and hotter.
9)ni plus ni moins — no more, no less
10) (superlatif)le plus; la plus; les plus — the most
C'est le plus grand de la famille. — He's the tallest in his family., (sans adjectif, modifiant un verbe)
C'est ce qu'elle aime le plus. — That's what she likes most.
de plus — what's more, moreover
en plus de cela... — what is more...
2. conjQuatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.
3. nm(= avantage) plus* * *I.plus ⇒ Note d'usageA prép1 ( dans une addition) 8 plus 3 égale 11 8 and 3 equals 11, 8 plus 3 equals 11; on nous a servi du fromage, un dessert plus du café we were served cheese, a dessert and coffee (as well);2 ( pour exprimer une valeur) un jour il faisait moins 5°, le lendemain plus 10° one day it was minus 5°, the next plus 10°.B adv de comparaison1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) le plus the most; il mange/travaille plus (que moi) he eats/works more (than I do ou than me); tu devrais demander plus you should ask for more; je ne peux pas faire plus I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that; elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet she knows more about the subject than he does; c'est plus que je ne peux supporter it's more than I can bear; elle l'aime plus que tout she loves him/her more than anything; il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose he's more to be pitied than anything else; c'est plus que bien it's more than just good; elle est plus que jolie she's more than just pretty; il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé he did more than just hire him, he also trained him; j'en ai plus qu'assez I've had more than enough; elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui she eats twice/three times as much as he does; plus je gagne, plus je dépense the more I earn, the more I spend; plus j'y pense, moins je comprends the more I think about it, the less I understand; plus ça va as time goes on; qui plus est furthermore, what's more; c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris he's the one who taught me the most; quel pays aimes-tu le plus? which country do you like best?; de plus en plus more and more; il fume de plus en plus he smokes more and more;2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; deux fois plus vieux/cher twice as old/expensive (que as); trois/quatre fois plus cher three/four times as expensive (que as); il n'est pas plus riche que moi he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me; c'est le même modèle en plus petit it's the same model, only smaller; il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable he's as nice/unpleasant as can be; il est plus ou moins fou he's more or less insane; il est plus ou moins artiste he's an artist of sorts; la cuisine était plus ou moins propre the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion; il a été plus ou moins poli he wasn't particularly polite; ils étaient plus ou moins ivres they were a bit drunk; le plus heureux des hommes the happiest of men; la plus belle de toutes the most beautiful of all; mon vœu le plus cher my dearest wish; l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu the biggest tree I've ever seen; son livre le plus court his shortest book; c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world; un livre des plus intéressants a most interesting book; un individu des plus méprisables a most despicable individual; de plus en plus difficile more and more difficult; de plus en plus chaud hotter and hotter;3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; trois heures plus tôt/tard three hours earlier/later; deux fois plus longtemps twice as long (que as); trois/quatre fois plus longtemps three/four times as long (que as); ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us; il l'a fait plus ou moins bien he didn't do it very well; de plus en plus loin further and further; plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up; plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be; c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent I go there the most often; ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde it happened quite simply/naturally.C adv de négation elle ne fume plus she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking; il n'habite plus ici he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer; le grand homme n'est plus the great man is no more; elle ne veut plus le voir she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him; il a décidé de ne plus y aller he decided to stop going there; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear any more about it; il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné he never went back there (again); plus jamais ça! never again!; nous ne faisons plus ce modèle we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer; il n'a plus vingt ans ( il n'est plus très jeune) he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty; nous n'avons plus d'espoir we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping; plus besoin de se presser○ there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more; il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left; je ne veux plus de vin I don't want any more wine; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; plus rien ne m'intéresse nothing interests me any more; je ne voyais plus rien I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more; il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room; il n'y a plus aucun crayon there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils; il n'y a plus aucun problème there's no longer any problem; ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness; j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture○! I went into the garage, the car was gone○!; ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours it's only a matter of days now; il n'y a plus qu'une solution there's only one solution left; il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles; il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider only he can help us now; plus que trois jours avant les vacances! only three days left ou to go until the vacation!; nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison all we can do now is go home; il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier it only remains for me to thank you.D plus de dét indéf1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) trois/deux fois plus de livres/verres que three times/twice as many books/glasses as; c'est là que j'ai vu le plus de serpents that's where I saw the most snakes; c'est lui qui a le plus de livres he's got the most books; le joueur qui a le plus de chances de gagner the player who is most likely to win; les jeunes qui posent le plus de problèmes the young people who pose the most problems; c'est le candidat qui a remporté le plus de voix he's the candidate who won the most votes; plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have; il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place quite a few people would like to be in his/her position;2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did; il n'a pas plus d'imagination que sa sœur he has no more imagination than his sister, he hasn't got any more imagination than his sister; trois/deux fois plus de vin/talent three times/twice as much wine/talent (que as); le joueur qui a gagné le plus d'argent the player who won the most money;3 ( avec un numéral) elle ne possède pas plus de 50 disques she has no more than 50 records; une foule de plus de 10 000 personnes a crowd of more than ou over 10,000 people; il a plus de 40 ans he's over 40, he's more than 40 years old; les gens de plus de 60 ans people over 60; les plus de 60 ans the over-sixties; il était déjà bien plus de onze heures/midi it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock/midday.F de plus loc adv1 ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more;2 ( en supplément) j'ai mangé deux pommes de plus qu'elle I ate two apples more than she did; donnez-moi deux pommes de plus give me two more apples; ça nous a pris deux heures de plus que la dernière fois it took us two hours longer than last time; j'ai besoin de deux heures de plus I need two more hours; il a trois ans de plus que sa sœur he's three years older than his sister; une fois de plus once more, once again; l'augmentation représente 9% de plus que l'année précédente the rise is 9% more than last year.G en plus loc en plus (de cela) on top of that; il est arrivé en retard et en plus (de cela) il a commencé à se plaindre he arrived late and what' s more ou on top of that he started complaining; c 'est le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus it's the same model, only with a sunroof; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en plus he's the image of his father, only with a moustache GB ou mustache US; il a reçu 100 euros en plus de son salaire habituel he got 100 euros on top of his usual salary; en plus de son métier d'ingénieur il élève des tatous besides his job as an engineer, he breeds armadillos; les taxes en plus plus tax, tax not included; il s'est passé quelque chose en plus something else happened as well. A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].II.plus nm1 Math plus; le signe plus the plus sign;2 ○( avantage) plus○; son expérience d'enseignant constitue un plus pour lui his teaching experience is a point in his favourGB ou is a plus○.[ply(s)] adverbeA.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]c'est plus loin it's further ou fartherc'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orangec'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the leastelle a eu le prix mais elle n'en est pas plus fière pour ça she got the award, but it didn't make her any prouder for all thatje veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only biggerencore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsomecinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive2. [avec un verbe] moreje m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses I'm more interested in the question than you thinkB.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]le plus loin the furthest ou farthestc'est ce qu'il y a de plus original dans sa collection d'été it's the most original feature of his summer collection2. [précédé d'un verbe] mostc'est moi qui travaille le plus I'm the one who works most ou the hardestC.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]1. [avec 'ne']2. [tour elliptique]plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks————————[ply(s)] adjectif————————[ply(s)] conjonction3 plus 3 égale 6 3 plus 3 is ou makes 6il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º2. [en sus de] plusle transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensiveplus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...————————[ply(s)] nom masculinau plus locution adverbiale[au maximum] at the most ou outsideça coûtera au plus 30 euros it'll cost a maximum of 30 euros ou 30 euros at mostde plus locution adverbialemets deux couverts de plus lay two extra ou more placesil est content, que te faut-il de plus? he's happy, what more do you want?un mot/une minute de plus et je m'en allais another word/minute and I would have left10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?2. [en trop] too manyen recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too manyde plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to mede plus en plus locution adverbiale[suivi d'un adverbe] more and morede plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerousça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated2. [précédé d'un verbe]de plus en plus de locution déterminante[suivi d'un nom comptable] more and more, a growing number of[suivi d'un nom non comptable] more and morede plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of peopleil y a de plus en plus de demande pour ce produit demand for this product is increasing, there is more and more demand for this productdes plus locution adverbialeson attitude est des plus compréhensibles her attitude is most ou quite understandableen plus locution adverbiale1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?[en trop] sparea. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left overb. [en distribuant] I've got one card too manyet vous emportez une bouteille de champagne en plus! and you get a bottle of Champagne as well ou on top of that ou into the bargain!elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength tooet elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!je ne tiens pas à le faire et, en plus, je n'ai pas le temps I'm not too keen on doing it, and besides ou what's more, I've no timeen plus de locution prépositionnelleen plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tenniset plus locution adverbiale45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilosni plus ni moins locution adverbialeje te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no lesstu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's allnon plus locution adverbialeje ne sais pas — moi non plus! I don't know — neither do I ou nor do I ou me neither!on ne peut plus locution adverbialeplus de locution déterminante1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] moreelle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/hil est plus de 5 h it's past 5 o'clock ou after 52. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20splus... moins locution correlativethe more... the lessplus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going outplus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)plus... plus locution correlativethe more... the moreplus je réfléchis, plus je me dis que... the more I think (about it), the more I'm convinced that...plus ça va, plus il est agressif he's getting more and more aggressive (all the time)plus ça va, plus je me demande si... the longer it goes on, the more I wonder if...plus ou moins locution adverbialec'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you arequi plus est locution adverbialewhat's ou what is moresans plus locution adverbialec'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing moretout au plus locution adverbialec'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most -
85 mutum
mūtus, a, um, adj. [root mu-, to shut; Sanscr. mūkas, dumb; Gr. mutis, muaô; cf. Lat. mussare], dumb, mute (class.; cf.: infans, elinguis).I.Lit., that does not speak, silent.—Of creatures who do not possess the faculty of speech, and can utter only inarticulate sounds:II.pecudes,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8, § 24:bestiae,
id. Fin. 1, 21, 71:agna,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 219:armenta,
Stat. Th. 5, 334:animalia,
Juv. 8, 56:satius est mutum esse quam quod nemo intellegat dicere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 9, 22:subjugale, animal,
Vulg. 2 Pet. 2, 16:vere dici potest, magistratum legem esse loquentem, legem autem mutum magistratum,
Cic. Leg. 3, 1, 2: papae! Jugularas hominem: quid ille? Thr. Mutus illico, he was struck speechless, was silent, could not say a word more, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 27:ad mandata mancus est, caecus, mutus,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 45: mutum dices, you shall call me dumb, i. e. I will not say a word, id. Heaut. 4, 4, 26:omnis pro nobis gratia muta fuit,
has not spoken a word, Ov. P. 2, 7, 52:mutus aspectus miserorum lacrimas movet,
Quint. 6, 1, 26:numquam vox est de te mea muta,
i. e. I have never ceased to praise thee, Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 17:dolore lyra est,
id. H. 15, 198:spiritus,
which makes one mute, Vulg. Marc. 9, 16; 9, 24.—Of that which utters no sound, dumb, mute, silent:tintinnabulum,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 163:imago,
Cic. Cat. 3, 5:mare,
the silent sea, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 69:consonantes,
which cannot be pronounced alone, mutes, Quint. 1, 4, 6: artes, the plastic arts, arts of design, opp. to eloquence, Cic. de Or. 3, 7; also, artes, the silent arts, i. e. which do not concern themselves with language, as medicine, Verg. A. 12, 397:scientia,
i. e. which does not impart the power of speaking, Quint. 5, 10, 119:instrumentum fundi,
i. e. wagons, carts, Varr. R. R. 1, 17:magistri,
i. e. books, Gell. 14, 2, 1:lapides,
that say nothing, have no inscriptions on them, Hyg. de Lim. p. 156 Goes.: muta exta dicuntur, quibus nihil divinationis aut deorum responsi inesse animadvertunt, contra adjutoria, quae certum aliquid eventurum indicant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 157 Müll.:simulacra muta,
dumb idols, Vulg. 1 Cor. 12, 2.—Transf., of places where no sound is heard, silent, still:A.mutum forum, elinguem curiam, tacitam et fractam civitatem videbatis,
Cic. post Red. 1, 3:solitudo,
id. Mil. 19:spelunca,
Stat. Ach. 1, 239.—Of times:nullum fuit tempus, quod magis debuerit mutum esse a litteris,
in which nothing should have been written, Cic. Att. 8, 14, 1:silentia noctis,
the deep silence of night, Ov. M. 7, 184.—Of things of which nothing is said:mutum aevum,
not celebrated, unsung, Sil. 3, 579.—As subst.mūtus, i, m., a dumb person, a mute (ante- and postclass): Char. Quin taces? Eut. Muto imperas, Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 26: sicut mutus, Vulg. [p. 1182] Psa. 38, 13:B.aperta erit lingua mutorum,
id. Isa. 35, 6; Lact. 4, 15, 8:mutum neque stipulari neque promittere posse palam est,
Gai. Inst. 3, 105.— -
86 mutus
mūtus, a, um, adj. [root mu-, to shut; Sanscr. mūkas, dumb; Gr. mutis, muaô; cf. Lat. mussare], dumb, mute (class.; cf.: infans, elinguis).I.Lit., that does not speak, silent.—Of creatures who do not possess the faculty of speech, and can utter only inarticulate sounds:II.pecudes,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8, § 24:bestiae,
id. Fin. 1, 21, 71:agna,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 219:armenta,
Stat. Th. 5, 334:animalia,
Juv. 8, 56:satius est mutum esse quam quod nemo intellegat dicere,
Cic. Phil. 3, 9, 22:subjugale, animal,
Vulg. 2 Pet. 2, 16:vere dici potest, magistratum legem esse loquentem, legem autem mutum magistratum,
Cic. Leg. 3, 1, 2: papae! Jugularas hominem: quid ille? Thr. Mutus illico, he was struck speechless, was silent, could not say a word more, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 27:ad mandata mancus est, caecus, mutus,
Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 45: mutum dices, you shall call me dumb, i. e. I will not say a word, id. Heaut. 4, 4, 26:omnis pro nobis gratia muta fuit,
has not spoken a word, Ov. P. 2, 7, 52:mutus aspectus miserorum lacrimas movet,
Quint. 6, 1, 26:numquam vox est de te mea muta,
i. e. I have never ceased to praise thee, Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 17:dolore lyra est,
id. H. 15, 198:spiritus,
which makes one mute, Vulg. Marc. 9, 16; 9, 24.—Of that which utters no sound, dumb, mute, silent:tintinnabulum,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 163:imago,
Cic. Cat. 3, 5:mare,
the silent sea, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 69:consonantes,
which cannot be pronounced alone, mutes, Quint. 1, 4, 6: artes, the plastic arts, arts of design, opp. to eloquence, Cic. de Or. 3, 7; also, artes, the silent arts, i. e. which do not concern themselves with language, as medicine, Verg. A. 12, 397:scientia,
i. e. which does not impart the power of speaking, Quint. 5, 10, 119:instrumentum fundi,
i. e. wagons, carts, Varr. R. R. 1, 17:magistri,
i. e. books, Gell. 14, 2, 1:lapides,
that say nothing, have no inscriptions on them, Hyg. de Lim. p. 156 Goes.: muta exta dicuntur, quibus nihil divinationis aut deorum responsi inesse animadvertunt, contra adjutoria, quae certum aliquid eventurum indicant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 157 Müll.:simulacra muta,
dumb idols, Vulg. 1 Cor. 12, 2.—Transf., of places where no sound is heard, silent, still:A.mutum forum, elinguem curiam, tacitam et fractam civitatem videbatis,
Cic. post Red. 1, 3:solitudo,
id. Mil. 19:spelunca,
Stat. Ach. 1, 239.—Of times:nullum fuit tempus, quod magis debuerit mutum esse a litteris,
in which nothing should have been written, Cic. Att. 8, 14, 1:silentia noctis,
the deep silence of night, Ov. M. 7, 184.—Of things of which nothing is said:mutum aevum,
not celebrated, unsung, Sil. 3, 579.—As subst.mūtus, i, m., a dumb person, a mute (ante- and postclass): Char. Quin taces? Eut. Muto imperas, Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 26: sicut mutus, Vulg. [p. 1182] Psa. 38, 13:B.aperta erit lingua mutorum,
id. Isa. 35, 6; Lact. 4, 15, 8:mutum neque stipulari neque promittere posse palam est,
Gai. Inst. 3, 105.— -
87 puuza
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -puuza[English Word] disregard[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Alipuuza mazungumzo[English Example] (s)he disregarded the conversation------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -puuza[English Word] be foolish[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] puzo[Swahili Example] puza kazi[English Example] do one's work in a foolish way.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -puuza[English Word] ignore[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] alimngojea Idi atamke neno, lakini yeye alipuuza tu [Sul], alijipa kumpuuza Biti Kocho [Moh][English Example] (s)he waited for Idi to say a word but he ignored him/her------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -puuza[English Word] talk nonsense[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] puzo------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -puuza[English Word] not to take seriously[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -puuza[English Word] be silly[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] puzo[Swahili Example] puza kazi[English Example] do one's work in a silly way.------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -puuza[English Word] snub[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] -puuza kazi[English Word] do one's work in a foolish way[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] Kawaida anapuuza kazi kama amechoka[English Example] "Usually, (s)he does his/her work in a foolish way if (s)he is tired".------------------------------------------------------------ -
88 Höflichkeit
f1. nur Sg. politeness, courtesy; darüber schweigt des Sängers Höflichkeit tatsächlich: he doesn’t say a word about it; Wunsch: the less said about it the better2. (Kompliment) compliment; Höflichkeiten austauschen exchange pleasantries; das Gespräch verlor sich in Höflichkeiten the only type of conversation was polite conversation* * *die Höflichkeitcompliment; courtesy; suavity; polite remark; civility; civilness; comity; courteousness; coutesy; politeness; blandness; courtliness* * *Höf|lich|keitf -, -en1) no pl politeness; (= Zuvorkommenheit) courteousnessjdm etw mit aller Hö́flichkeit sagen — to tell sb sth very politely, to tell sb sth with the utmost politeness
2) (= höfliche Bemerkung) complimentjdm Hö́flichkeiten sagen — to compliment sb
* * *die2) (politeness; considerate and respectful behaviour: Everyone appreciates courtesy.) courtesy3) (politeness: Treat strangers with civility.) civility4) politeness5) suavity* * *Höf·lich·keit<-, -en>f1. kein pl (höfliche Art) courtesy no pl, no art, courteousness no pl, no art, politeness no pl, no artaus [reiner] \Höflichkeit out of [pure] courtesy [or politeness]ich sage das nicht nur aus \Höflichkeit I'm not just saying that to be politemit aller \Höflichkeit courteously, politely, with the utmost politenesser lehnte dankend und mit aller \Höflichkeit ab expressing his thanks he politely declined2. (höfliche Bemerkung) compliment* * *die; Höflichkeit, Höflichkeiten1) o. Pl. politeness; courteousnessetwas [nur] aus Höflichkeit tun/sagen — do/say something [only] to be polite or out of politeness
2) meist Pl. (höfliche Redensart) civility; courtesy* * *1. nur sg politeness, courtesy;darüber schweigt des Sängers Höflichkeit tatsächlich: he doesn’t say a word about it; Wunsch: the less said about it the better2. (Kompliment) compliment;Höflichkeiten austauschen exchange pleasantries;das Gespräch verlor sich in Höflichkeiten the only type of conversation was polite conversation* * *die; Höflichkeit, Höflichkeiten1) o. Pl. politeness; courteousnessetwas [nur] aus Höflichkeit tun/sagen — do/say something [only] to be polite or out of politeness
2) meist Pl. (höfliche Redensart) civility; courtesy* * *f.civility n.courtesy n.politeness n. -
89 sige
go, mention, say, speak, spell, tell the time* * *vb (sagde, sagt) say;( fortælle) tell ( fx can you tell me the name of this lake? tell us what you know; tell me, did you really do it? tell the truth; tell him to do it);( betyde) mean ( fx it means a lot);[ man kan ikke sige andet end at han gør fremskridt] there is no denying that he is making progress;[ han siges at være rig] he is said to be rich;( om person) have a great influence,( om forhold) be very important;[ det har intet at sige] it does not matter; never mind![ hun har ikke noget (, meget) at skulle have sagt i den sag] she has no (, not much) say in the matter;[ hvad siger De?] I beg your pardon? what did you say?T sorry?(dvs forbavset) do you (really) mean that?[ hvad sagde jeg!](dvs der kan du se) I told you so! what did I tell you![ gør hvad der bliver sagt] do as you are told;[ hvad skal det sige?] se ndf;[ jeg har hørt sige at] I have heard (it said) that;[ det siger du ikke] you don't really mean that! you don't say! no![ det siger jeg ikke!] that would be telling![ var det ikke det jeg sagde?] se ndf: sagde jeg det ikke nok;[ det siger mig ikke noget] that doesn't mean (, F: convey) anything to me;[ sagde jeg det ikke nok!] didn't I tell you (so)? what did I tell you![ det lod han sig ikke sige to gange] he did not wait to be told twice;[ jeg har ladet mig sige, man har sagt mig] I have been told;[ man siger at] it is said that, people (el. they) say that;[ som man siger] as they say,(dvs som ordsproget siger) as the saying goes (el. is) ( fx more haste less speed as the saying goes);[ man siger så meget] people will talk;[ du siger noget!] a good idea!(am) you said it![ det siger mig ikke noget], se ovf;[ jeg skal sige dig noget], se ndf;[ det må jeg nok sige], se nok;[ sige sig selv], se selv;( forarget) what is the meaning of this?(især am) what is the big idea?[ jeg skal sige dig noget] I'll tell you what;[ som sagt] as I said before;( som nævnt) as already mentioned;[ som sagt så gjort] no sooner said than done;[ som man siger], se ovf;[ om jeg så må sige] so to speak, as one might say;[ så at sige] so to speak,F as it were;(dvs næsten) practically;[ så siger vi det] all right, then;[ hvad siger du så!] how about that![ hvad jeg ville sige] what I was going to say;[ det vil sige] that is (to say), that means;( om forbehold) at least ( fx I know him - at least I have spoken to him);[ ved du hvad det vil sige?] do you know what that means?[ jeg ved hvad det vil sige at være fattig] I know what it means (el. is) to be poor;[ vil du dermed sige at du rejser?] do you mean to say that you are leaving?(se også videre);[ med præp & adv:][ sige en avis `af] cancel (one's subscription to) a paper;[ sige noget ` efter] repeat something;[ sige noget efter én] repeat something after somebody;[ siges meget for og imod], se IV. for;[ sige fra]( melde fra) cry off, back out, excuse oneself;( give besked) say so;[ sige sig løs fra] dissolve one's connection with; break away from;[ sige noget ` frem] recite something;[ sig frem!] speak out![ hvad vil du sige med det?] what do you mean by that?[ sig det med blomster] say it with flowers;[ det samme kan siges om ham] the same is (el. holds) true of him;[ sige `op] give notice;(se også opsige);[ du har intet at sige over mig] I don't take my orders from you;[ sige én noget på] accuse somebody of something;[ det eneste der kan siges ham på] the only thing that can be said against him;[ sige farvel til] say good-bye to;[ jeg sagde til ham: " Du må gå"] I said to him, "You must go";[ jeg sagde til ham at han tog fejl] I told him that he was mistaken;[ jeg sagde til ham at han skulle gå] I told him to go;[ jeg har sagt det til ham] I have told him;[ hvad siger du til et parti skak?] what do you say to (el. how would you like el. T how about) a game of chess?[ far rejser i morgen, hvad siger du til det?] Daddy is leaving tomorrow, what do you think of that (el. what have you got to say about that)?[ jeg siger det til mor!] I'll tell Mum!(dvs protesterede ikke) he did not object;(dvs det er i orden) that is only fair,T fair enough!( det kan jeg ikke kritisere) I don't blame you (, him etc). -
90 di
di1→ link=dar dar1→ link=decir decir* * ** * ** * *di see* * *
Del verbo dar: ( conjugate dar)
di es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
Del verbo decir: ( conjugate decir)
di es:
2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
dar
decir
di
dar ( conjugate dar) verbo transitivo
1
déme un kilo de peras can I have a kilo of pears?;
See Also→ conocer verbo transitivo 3 b, entender verbo transitivo
2
‹información/idea› to give
3
4 ( conceder) ‹prórroga/permiso› to give;
nos dieron un premio we won o got a prize
5
◊ ¿le diste las gracias? did you thank him?, did you say thank you?;
dales saludos give/send them my regards;
tuve que dile la noticia I was the one who had to break the news to himb) (señalar, indicar): me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the line's busy o (BrE) engaged;
1
‹ dividendos› to pay;
b) (AmL) ( alcanzar hasta):◊ da 150 kilómetros por hora it can do o go 150 kilometres an hour;
venía a todo lo que daba it was travelling at full speed;
ponen la radio a todo lo que da they turn the radio on full blast
2 (causar, provocar) ‹placer/susto› to give;
‹ problemas› to cause;
el calor le dio sueño/sed the heat made him sleepy/thirsty
1 ( presentar) ‹ concierto› to give;◊ ¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? what's on TV tonight? (colloq);
¿dónde están dando esa película? where's that film showing?
2
‹baile/banquete› to hold;
‹ discurso› (AmL) to make
ver tb clase 4
( realizar la accion que se indica) ‹ grito› to give;
dame un beso give me a kiss;
ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc
( considerar) di algo/a algn por algo:
ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic;
¡dalo por hecho! consider it done!
verbo intransitivo
1
[ventana/balcón] to look onto, give onto;
[fachada/frente] to face
2 (ser suficiente, alcanzar) di para algo/algn to be enough for sth/sb;
di de sí ‹zapatos/jersey› to stretch
3 ( arrojar un resultado):
¿cuánto da la cuenta? what does it come to?;
a mí me dio 247 I made it (to be) 247
4 ( importar):
¡qué más da! what does it matter!;
¿qué más da? what difference does it make?;
me da igual I don't mind
5 ( en naipes) to deal
1
( como castigo) to smack sb;
el balón dio en el poste the ball hit the post
2 (accionar, mover) dile a algo ‹a botón/tecla› to press sth;
‹ a interruptor› to flick sth;
‹a manivela/volante› to turn sth
3
‹ solución› to hit upon, find;
‹ palabra› to come up with
4 (hablando de manías, ocurrencias) dile a algn por hacer algo ‹por pintar/cocinar› to take to doing sth;◊ le ha dado por decir que … he's started saying that …
5 [sol/luz]:
la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos the light was shining right in his eyes
darse verbo pronominal
1 ( producirse) [fruta/trigo] to grow
2 ( presentarse) [oportunidad/ocasión] to arise
3 ( resultar) (+ me/te/le etc):
◊ dárselas de algo: se las da de valiente/de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he's brave/he knows a lot;
dárselas de listo to act smartb) (golpearse, pegarse):
se dieron contra un árbol they crashed into a tree;
se dio di un golpe en la rodilla he hit his knee
( considerarse) dise por algo:
ver tb aludir a, enterado 1
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un di hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 dile algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a dile a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
4
◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
¿qué quieres di con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
di see◊ dar, decir
dar
I verbo transitivo
1 to give: dame la mano, hold my hand
2 (conceder) to give: mi padre me dio permiso, my father gave me permission
le doy toda la razón, I think he is quite right
3 (transmitir una noticia) to tell
(un recado, recuerdos) to pass on, give
dar las gracias, to thank
4 (retransmitir u ofrecer un espectáculo) to show, put on
5 (organizar una fiesta) to throw, give
6 (producir lana, miel, etc) to produce, yield
(fruto, flores) to bear
(beneficio, interés) to give, yield
7 (causar un dolor, malestar) dar dolor de cabeza, to give a headache
(un sentimiento) dar pena, to make sad
le da mucha vergüenza, he's very embarrassed
8 (proporcionar) to provide: su empresa da trabajo a cincuenta personas, his factory gives work to fifty people
9 (una conferencia, charla) to give
(impartir clases) to teach
(recibir una clase) to have
US to take
10 (presentir) me da (en la nariz/en el corazón) que eso va a salir bien, I have a feeling that everything is going to turn out well
11 (estropear) to ruin: me dio la noche con sus ronquidos, he spoilt my sleep with his snoring
12 (abrir el paso de la luz) to switch on
(del gas, agua) to turn on
13 (propinar una bofetada, un puntapié, etc) to hit, give
14 (aplicar una mano de pintura, cera) to apply, put on
(un masaje, medicamento) to give
15 (considerar) dar por, to assume, consider: lo dieron por muerto, he was given up for dead
ese dinero lo puedes dar por perdido, you can consider that money lost
dar por supuesto/sabido, to take for granted, to assume
16 (la hora, un reloj) to strike: aún no habían dado las ocho, it was not yet past eight o'clock
17 (realizar la acción que implica el objeto) dar un abrazo/susto, to give a hug/fright
dar un paseo, to go for a walk
dar una voz, to give a shout
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobrevenir) le dio un ataque de nervios, she had an attack of hysterics
2 dar de comer/cenar, to provide with lunch/dinner 3 dar a, (mirar, estar orientado a) to look out onto, to overlook
(una puerta) to open onto, lead to: esa puerta da al jardín, this door leads out onto the garden 4 dar con, (una persona, objeto) to come across: no fuimos capaces de dar con la contraseña, we couldn't come up with the password
dimos con él, we found him 5 dar de sí, (una camiseta, bañador) to stretch, give 6 dar en, to hit: el sol me daba en los ojos, the sun was (shining) in my eyes 7 dar para, to be enough o sufficient for: ese dinero no me da para nada, this money isn't enough for me
♦ Locuciones: dar a alguien por: le dio por ponerse a cantar, she decided to start singing
le dio por nadar, he got it into his head to go swimming
dar a entender a alguien que..., to make sb understand that...
dar la mano a alguien, to shake hands with sb
dar para: el presupuesto no da para más, the budget will not stretch any further
dar que hablar, to set people talking
dar que pensar: el suceso dio que pensar, the incident gave people food for thought
dar a conocer, (noticia) to release
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
'di' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- cabezazo
- cable
- cierta
- cierto
- codazo
- conferencia
- costalada
- empujón
- hartazgo
- menuda
- menudo
- olla
- pasada
- pasado
- sopapo
- soplamocos
- torta
- trompazo
- bofetada
- cera
- crédito
- cuanto
- golpe
- le
- ocurrir
- tope
- total
English:
approximation
- bang
- bash
- bump
- cheese
- coat
- gone
- him
- into
- realize
- slam
- slap
- towards
- wade through
- nice
- on
- strike
- to
- track
- treat
- when
- you
* * *di* * *divb → dar* * * -
91 diciendo
* * ** * ** * *
Del verbo decir: ( conjugate decir)
diciendo es:
el gerundio
Multiple Entries:
decir
diciendo
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un diciendo hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 diciendole algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a diciendole a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
4
◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
¿qué quieres diciendo con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
diciendo see◊ decir
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
' diciendo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bobada
- como
- decir
- fundar
- arreglar
- continuar
- empezar
- entonces
- quedar
- venir
English:
contradiction
- cotton on
- go on
- talk
- truthful
- as
- imagine
- seriously
* * *vb → decir* * * -
92 diga
intj.1 hello, what can I do for you.2 pray and tell.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: decir.* * ** * ** * *diga, digas, etc* * *
Del verbo decir: ( conjugate decir)
diga es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
decir
diga
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un diga hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 digale algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a digale a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
4
◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
¿qué quieres diga con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
diga,◊ digas, etc see decir
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
' diga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decir
- quien
- querer
English:
hello
- may
- should
- spell out
- honest
- irrespective
- surely
- time
* * ** * * -
93 dije
adj.nice, pleasant. (Chilean Spanish)m.trinket, jewel.pret.indicat.1st person singular (yo) Preterite Indicative of Spanish verb: decir.* * *1 (alhaja) trinket, charm————————1→ link=decir decir* * *I IISM1) (=relicario) locket2) (=amuleto) charmIII* ADJ Cono Sur1) (=guapo) good-looking2) (=encantador) nice, sweet* * *Iadjetivo (Chi fam)a) ( agradable) lovelyb) ( bondadoso) kindIImasculino charmIII* * *Iadjetivo (Chi fam)a) ( agradable) lovelyb) ( bondadoso) kindIImasculino charmIII* * *dije, dijera, etc* * *
Del verbo decir: ( conjugate decir)
dije es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
decir
dije
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un dije hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 dijele algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a dijele a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
4
◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
¿qué quieres dije con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
dije adjetivo (Chi fam)
■ sustantivo masculino
charm
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
' dije' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- categórica
- categórico
- decir
- echarse
- eufemismo
- figurada
- figurado
- pequeña
- pequeño
- plantarse
- tal
- tuntún
- acaso
- adentros
- ánimo
- aquello
- broma
- constar
- inmutarse
- laísmo
- le
- loísmo
- pancho
- perdonar
- por
- porfiar
- temor
English:
above
- as
- because
- butt in
- conjecture
- doubtfully
- impulse
- locket
- nothing
- slip out
- tell
- what
- would
- charm
- commiserate
- distinctly
- do
- head
- joke
- quiet
- say
- so
- sort
- such
- yes
- you
* * *dije1 adjChile nice, pleasantdije2 nm[en cadena o pulsera] charm* * *vb → decir* * *dije nm: charm (on a bracelet) -
94 diré
1 familiar boss* * ** * ** * *diré, dirá, etc* * *
Del verbo decir: ( conjugate decir)
diré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries:
decir
diré
decir 1 sustantivo masculino:◊ ¿cientos de personas? — bueno, es un diré hundreds of people? — well, figuratively speaking
decir 2 ( conjugate decir) verbo transitivo
1
‹mentira/verdad› to tell;
para ejemplos con complemento indirecto ver división 2
¿eso lo dices por mí? are you referring to me?;
¡no lo dirás en serio! you can't be serious!;
dijo que sí con la cabeza he nodded;
no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' it isn't `andé', it's `anduve';
¡eso no se dice! you mustn't say that!;
¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? how do you say `love' in Russian?;
¿lo encontró? — dice que sí/no did he find it? — he says he did/he didn'tb)
2 diréle algo a algn to tell sb sth;◊ voy a diréle a papá que … I'm going to tell Dad …;
¡ya te lo decía yo! I told you so!
3a) (expresando órdenes, deseos, advertencias):◊ ¡porque lo digo yo! because I say so!;
harás lo que yo diga you'll do as I say;
dice que llames cuando llegues she says (you are) to phone when you get there;
dijo que tuviéramos cuidado she said to be careful;
diles que empiecen tell them to start;
le dije que no lo hiciera I told him not to do itb)
4
◊ ¿y los padres qué dicen? what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?;
¡quién lo hubiera dicho! who would have thought o believed it?;
es muy fácil — si tú lo dices … it's very easy — if you say so …b) (sugerir, comunicar):
¿te dice algo ese nombre? does that name mean anything to you?
5
¿qué quieres diré con eso? what do you mean by that?
6 ( en locs)
como quien dice so to speak;
es decir that is;
¡he dicho! that's that o final!;
ni que decir tiene que … it goes without saying that …;
¡no me digas! no!, you're kidding o joking! (colloq);
por así decirlo so to speak;
el qué dirán (fam) what other people (might) think;
ver tb dicho 1
verbo intransitivoa) ( invitando a hablar):
quería pedirle un favor — usted dirá I wanted to ask you a favor — certainly, go ahead
decirse verbo pronominal
diré,◊ dirá, etc see decir
decir
I m (dicho, sentencia) saying: es sólo un decir, it's just a manner of speaking
II verbo transitivo
1 to say: está diciendo una mentira/la verdad, she's telling a lie/the truth
no dijo nada, he said nothing
2 (con complemento indirecto) to tell: no le dije mi opinión, I didn't tell him my opinion
les dijo que esperaran un rato, she told them to wait for a while
3 (opinar, afirmar, proponer) ¿qué me dices de mi nuevo corte de pelo?, what do you think of my new haircut?, te digo que es una extravagancia, I think it's quite weird
yo digo que vayamos a Cuenca, I suggest going to Cuenca
4 (suscitar interés, una idea) to mean, appeal: ese libro no me dice nada, that book doesn't appeal to me
¿le dice algo esta cara?, does this face mean anything to you?
5 (mostrar, indicar) to say, show: lo que hizo dice mucho en su favor, what he did says a lot for him
su cara de decepción lo dice todo, his long face says it all
♦ Locuciones: Tel Esp diga o dígame, hello?
digamos, let's say
digo yo, in my opinion
el qué dirán, what people will say
es decir, that is (to say)
ni que decir tiene, needless to say
no decir esta boca es mía, not to say a word
¡no me digas!, really!
por así decirlo, as it were o so to speak
querer decir, to mean
¡y que lo digas!, you bet! ➣ Ver nota en mean
¿To tell o to say?
Observa que to tell menciona a la persona a la cual va dirigida una frase: Dime tu nombre. Tell me your name. Les dijo que se fueran. He told them to go away.
Por el contrario, to say se centra en el contenido del mensaje, sin importarnos a quién va dirigido: ¿Qué has dicho? What did you say? Dijo que sí. He said yes. ➣ Ver nota en tell.
' diré' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
día
- le
- no
- soga
- andar
English:
breathe
- dire
- strait
- get
- soul
* * *vb → decir -
95 geste
geste [ʒεst]masculine noun• geste d'approbation/d'effroi gesture of approval/of terror• pas un geste ou je tire ! one move and I'll shoot!• s'exprimer par gestes to use one's hands to express o.s.* * *
I ʒɛstnom masculin1) ( mouvement) movement; ( mouvement expressif) gestureil n'a pas fait un geste pour m'aider — fig he didn't make any move to help me
il pourrait faire un geste quand même! — fig he could at least show that he cares
2) ( acte) gesture, act
II ʒɛst* * *ʒɛst nm1) (témoignage, preuve) [bonne volonté] gestureIl a voulu faire un geste. — He wanted to make a gesture.
2) (déplacement) movene faites pas un geste (= ne bougez pas) — don't move
3) (mouvement déterminé) motion* * *A nm1 ( mouvement) movement; ( mouvement expressif) gesture; un geste brusque a sudden movement; il sortit un couteau de sa poche d'un geste rapide he whipped a knife out of his pocket; des gestes répétitifs/désordonnés repetitive/uncoordinated movements; geste malheureux/maladroit unfortunate/clumsy movement; il nous a fait signe d'avancer d'un geste de la main/de la tête he waved/nodded to us to come forward; un geste de découragement/protestation/refus a gesture of despondency/protest/refusal; des gestes obscènes obscene or rude gestures; d'un geste de la tête, il m'indiqua le balai he indicated the broom to me with a nod of his head; il approuva d'un geste de la tête he nodded his approval; il fait beaucoup de gestes quand il parle he waves his hands ou he gesticulates a lot when he speaks; pas un geste ou je tire! don't move or I'll shoot!; il n'a pas fait un geste pour m'aider fig he didn't make a move ou intervene to help me; elle n'a qu'un geste à faire pour le faire réintégrer fig she only has to say the word to have him reinstated; il pourrait faire un geste quand même! fig he could at least show that he cares; joindre le geste à la parole to suit the action to the word;2 ( acte) gesture, act; un geste de bonne volonté/d'apaisement a gesture of good will/of appeasement; un geste attentionné a thoughtful gesture; un geste désespéré a desperate act; un geste symbolique a token gesture; un beau geste a noble gesture.[ʒɛst] nom masculin1. [mouvement] movement[signe] gestured'un geste, elle le pria de sortir she motioned to him (that she wanted him) to go outfaire un geste approbateur to nod one's assent ou approvald'un geste de la main, il refusa le whisky he waved aside the glass of whiskyavoir un geste malheureux to make a clumsy gesture ou movementil épie mes moindres gestes ou tous mes gestes he watches my every move2. [action] gestureun geste politique/diplomatique a political/diplomatic gestureil a eu un geste touchant, il m'a apporté des fleurs a rather touching thing he did was to bring me some flowers————————[ʒɛst] nom féminin -
96 pronunciare
pronouncenon ha pronunciato una parola he didn't say a word* * *pronunciare v.tr.1 to pronounce; ( proferire) to utter: pronunciare bene una parola, to pronounce a word well; pronunciare male, to mispronounce (o to pronounce badly); cerca di pronunciare le parole staccandole bene, try to pronounce each word distinctly; non pronuncia correttamente l'inglese, he does not pronounce English correctly; non bisogna mai pronunciare il suo nome, you must never mention him (o utter his name); non pronunciò neppure una parola, he did not utter a single word; sentii pronunciare il mio nome, I heard my name (mentioned) // (dir.): pronunciare una sentenza, to deliver a judgment; pronunciare una sentenza di morte, to pronounce (o to pass) a sentence of death // (eccl.) pronunciare i voti, to pronounce one's vows2 ( dire) to say*; ( recitare) to deliver: pronunciò una grande verità, he exposed a great truth; pronunciare un discorso, to deliver a speech.◘ pronunciarsi v.intr.pron. to pronounce; ( dare la propria opinione) to declare one's opinion, to give* one's opinion: nessuno si volle pronunciare, nobody wanted to give his opinion; si pronunciò in suo favore, he declared himself in his favour; pronunciare contro un progetto, to declare oneself against a plan; la corte non si è ancora pronunciata, the court has not yet pronounced a decision // ''Cosa ne pensi?'' ''Preferisco non pronunciarmi'', ''What do you think about it?'' ''I'd rather keep my opinion to myself''.* * *[pronun'tʃare]1. vt2. vip (pronunciarsi)pronunciarsi (su qc) — (dare un'opinione) to give one's opinion (on sth), comment (on sth)
pronunciarsi a favore/contro — to pronounce o.s. in favour Brit o favor Am of/against
* * *[pronun'tʃare] 1.verbo transitivo1) fon. to pronounce [suono, parola]; to sound [ lettera]2) (proferire) to utter, to speak* [parola, frase]pronunciare i voti — relig. to take one's vows
pronunciare un discorso — to give o deliver an address
3) (emettere) to pass, to pronounce, to render [giudizio, condanna, verdetto]2.verbo pronominale pronunciarsi-rsi contro, a favore di qcs. — to pronounce against, for sth., to decide against, in favour of sth.
-rsi in favore di qcn. — to speak (out) in sb.'s favour
non si è ancora pronunciato — he hasn't yet given his opinion, he's still not saying
* * *pronunciare/pronun't∫are/ [1]2 (proferire) to utter, to speak* [parola, frase]; pronunciare i voti relig. to take one's vows; pronunciare un discorso to give o deliver an address3 (emettere) to pass, to pronounce, to render [giudizio, condanna, verdetto]II pronunciarsi verbo pronominale-rsi contro, a favore di qcs. to pronounce against, for sth., to decide against, in favour of sth.; -rsi in favore di qcn. to speak (out) in sb.'s favour; non si è ancora pronunciato he hasn't yet given his opinion, he's still not saying. -
97 Silbe
Sil·be <-, -n> [ʼzɪlbə] fsyllable;eine kurze/lange \Silbe a short/long syllable;etw mit keiner \Silbe erwähnen not to mention sth at all, not to breathe [or say] a word about sth;keine \Silbe not one word;ich verstehe keine \Silbe I can't hear a word -
98 εἶπον
εἶπον (Hom.+) used as 2 aor. of λέγω ‘say’ (B-D-F §101, p. 46); subj. εἴπω, impv. εἶπον; inf. εἰπεῖν, ptc. εἰπών. Somet. takes 1 aor. endings (Meisterhans3-Schw. 184, 6; Schweizer 182; Mayser 331; EpArist index) εἶπα, εἶπας, εἶπαν; impv. εἰπόν Mk 13:4; Lk 22:67; Ac 28:26 (on the accent s. W-S. §6, 7d; Mlt-H. 58. On the other hand, εἶπον acc. to PKatz, TLZ 61, ’36, 284 and B-D-F §81, 1), εἰπάτω, εἴπατε (GrBar 13:2), εἰπάτωσαν; ptc. εἴπας Ac 7:37, fem. εἴπασα J 11:28 v.l.; Hv 3, 2, 3; 4, 3, 7. Fut. ἐρῶ; pf. εἴρηκα, 3 pl. εἰρήκασιν and εἴρηκαν (Rv 19:3), inf. εἰρηκέναι; plpf. εἰρήκειν. Pass. 1 aor. ἐρρέθην (ἐρρήθην v.l. Ro 9:12, 26; Gal 3:16), ptc. ῥηθείς; pf. εἴρηται, ptc. εἰρημένος (B-D-F §70, 1; 81, 1; 101 p. 46; W-S. §13, 13; Rob. index) ‘say, speak’① to express a thought, opinion, or idea, say, tellⓐ w. direct or indirect obj. or equivalent τὸν λόγον Mt 26:44. ὅσα Lk 12:3. τί vs. 11; a parable tell (Artem. 4, 80 Μενεκράτης εἶπεν ὄνειρον) 19:11; the truth 2 Cor 12:6 and oft. τοῦτο ἀληθές this as someth. true= this truly J 4:18. τί εἴπω; what shall I say? J 12:27. As a rhetor. transition formula (s. also 3 below) τί ἐροῦμεν; what shall we say or conclude? what then? Ro 3:5; 6:1; 7:7; 9:14, 30. λόγον εἴς τινα say someth. against someone Lk 12:10; also κατά τινος Mt 5:11; 12:32. τί τινι say someth. to someone Gal 3:16. ἔχω σοί τι εἰπεῖν I have someth. to say to you (cp. Lucian, Tim. 20) Lk 7:40. τί εἴπω ὑμῖν; what shall I say to you? 1 Cor 11:22. τὶ πρός τινα say someth. to someone (Pla., Prot. 345c; Herodas 2, 84; Philostrat., Vi. Apoll. 6, 20, 6; Ex 23:13; Jos., Vi. 205) a parable Lk 12:16; speak w. reference to someone Mk 12:12; Lk 20:19. Also πρὸς ταῦτα to this Ro 8:31. τὶ περί τινος say someth. about someone or someth. (X., Vect. 4, 13) J 7:39; 10:41. εἰρήκει περὶ τοῦ θανάτου he had referred to death 11:13. ὑπὲρ (περὶ v.l.) οὗ ἐγὼ εἶπον of whom I spoke J 1:30 (introducing dir. speech). W. acc. of pers. ὸ̔ν εἶπον of whom I said vs. 15; cp. ὁ ῥηθείς the one who was mentioned Mt 3:3. εἰπεῖν τινα καλῶς speak well of someone Lk 6:26. κακῶς speak ill of someone Ac 23:5 (Ex 22:27). W. omission of the nearer obj., which is supplied fr. the context Lk 22:67; J 9:27 al. As an answer σὺ εἶπας sc. αὐτό you have said it is evasive or even a denial (as schol. on Pla. 112e Socrates says: σὺ ταῦτα εἶπες, οὐκ ἐγώ. S. also the refusal to give a clearly affirmative answer in Const. Apost. 15, 14, 4 οὐκ εἶπεν ὁ κύριος ‘ναί’, ἀλλʼ ὅτι ‘σὺ εἶπας’.—λέγω 2e end) Mt 26:25, 64.—W. indication of the pers., to whom someth. is said: in the dat. Mt 5:22; 8:10, 13, 19, 21 and oft. τινὶ περί τινος tell someone about someth. 17:13; J 18:34. Also πρός τινα for the dat. (Lucian, Dial. Mort. 1; Jos., Ant. 11, 210) Mk 12:7; Lk 1:13, 34, 61 and very oft. (w. acc. εἶπον τὸν ἄγγελον GrBar 6:3; 10:7).ⓑ w. direct discourse foll.: Mt 2:8; 9:22; 12:24, 49; 14:29; 15:16, 32; 17:17 and very oft. οὐδὲ ἐροῦσιν= nor will they be able to say Lk 17:21 (cp. Herodas 4, 73 οὐδʼ ἐρεῖς, with direct discourse foll. as in Lk); of someth. said in the past J 14:28.—As a formula introducing an objection (Diod S 13, 21, 5 ἐροῦσί τινες ἴσως; Dio Chrys. 14 [31], 47 ἴσως οὖν ἐρεῖ τις) ἀλλὰ ἐρεῖ τις (X., Cyr. 4, 3, 10; Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 16 §59 ἀλλὰ … ἐρεῖ τις; Ps.-Clem., Hom. 9, 16 p. 98, 1; 5 Lag.) 1 Cor 15:35; Js 2:18 (on various views, DVerseput, NTS 43, ’97, 108 n. 22). ἐρεῖς οὖν Ro 11:19; w. μοι added 9:19. πρὸς ἡμᾶς Ac 21:13 D. Inserted τίς οὖν αὐτῶν, εἰπέ, πλεῖον ἀγαπήσει αὐτόν; which one, tell me, will love him more? Lk 7:42 v.l.ⓒ w. ὅτι foll. (Diod S 12, 16, 5; 12, 74, 3; Jos., Vi. 205) Mt 28:7, 13; J 7:42; 8:55; 16:15; 1J 1:6, 8, 10; 1 Cor 1:15; 14:23 al.ⓓ w. acc. and inf. foll. Ro 4:1 (text uncertain).ⓔ regularly used w. quotations: Tit 1:12; usually fr. the OT ἐρρέθη Ro 9:12; καθὼς εἴρηκεν Hb 4:3. τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ κυρίου διὰ τοῦ προφήτου Mt 1:22. ὑπὸ τ. θεοῦ 22:31. διὰ τοῦ προφήτου Ac 2:16; cp. Mt 2:17, 23; 4:14; 8:17; 12:17; 13:35; 24:15 (Just., D. 27, 1 διὰ … Ἠσαίου οὕτως εἴρηται) al. τὸ εἰρημένον what is written Lk 2:24; Ac 13:40; Ro 4:18.—EHowind, De ratione citandi in Ciceronis Plutarchi Senecae Novi Testamenti scriptis obvia, diss. Marburg 1921.ⓕ with questions w. direct discourse foll. (Epict. 3, 23, 18a=ask; Zech 1:9a) Mt 9:4; 17:19, 24; 18:21; 20:32; 26:15 al. W. dat. of pers. Mt 13:10, 27.ⓖ w. adv. modifier ὁμοίως Mt 26:35. ὡσαύτως 21:30; or an adv. expr. ἐν παραβολαῖς in parables= parabolically 22:1. διὰ παραβολῆς using a parable Lk 8:4. W. καθὼς of someth. said in the past (Jos., Ant. 8, 273 καθὼς εἶπεν ὁ προφήτης; cp. Dt 1:21; 19:8; Is 41:22 τὰ ἐπερχόμενα εἴπατε ἡμῖν) Mt 28:6; Mk 14:16; Lk 22:13; cp. J 16:4. εἰπὲ λόγῳ say the word Lk 7:7; Mt 8:8. διὰ φωνῆς πνεύματος ἁγίου through the voice of the Holy Spirit AcPl Ha 11, 5.② to answer a question, answer, reply (Ps.-Pla., De Virt. 2, 376d οὐκ ἔχω εἰπεῖν=I cannot answer that; Ps.-Pla., Eryx. 21 p. 401D ἔχειν εἰπεῖν=be able to answer) Mt 15:34; 16:14; 26:18 al. On its use w. ἀποκρίνεσθαι, freq. in narrative to denote transition, s. ἀποκρ. 2. Also without a preceding question in conversation Mt 14:18; 15:27; Mk 9:39; Lk 1:38 and oft.③ to reach a conclusion by reasoning, conclude, as in the transitional formula τί ἐροῦμεν; what conclusion are we to draw? Ro 3:5; 6:1; 9:14, 30; on Ro 4:1 s. FDanker, in Gingrich Festschr. ’72, 103f. S. also 1a.④ to apply a name or term to someone, call w. double acc. (Maximus Tyr. 14, 5c κόλακα τὸν Ὀδυσσέα; Diog. L. 6, 40 Diogenes the Cynic is called a ‘dog’; SibOr 4, 140) ἐκείνους εἶπεν θεούς J 10:35. ὑμᾶς εἴρηκα φίλους 15:15 (cp. Od. 19, 334; X., Apol. 15; Lucian, Tim. 20).⑤ to give instructions or orders, tell, order (Ex 19:8b; 2 Ch 24:8; w. inf. foll.: Ex 35:1b; Wsd 9:8; Epict. 1, 14, 3 ὅταν [ὁ θεὸς] εἴπῃ τοῖς φυτοῖς ἀνθεῖν, ἀνθεῖ; Aberciusins. 17) εἶπεν δοθῆναι αὐτῇ φαγεῖν he ordered that she be given someth. to eat Mk 5:43. εἶπεν καὶ ταῦτα παρατιθέναι he told them to place this also before (the people) 8:7. W. ἵνα foll. Mt 4:3; Mk 9:18; Lk 4:3.⑥ to tell oneself someth., think. Corresp. to אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ the expr. εἰπεῖν ἐν ἑαυτῷ (Esth 6:6; Tob 4:2 BA; S has ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ) means say to oneself or quietly, think (to oneself) Mt 9:3; Lk 7:39; 16:3; 18:4; also ἐν τῃ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ (Dt 8:17; 9:4; Ps 9:27; 13:1; s. above) Lk 12:45; Ro 10:6.—In mss. and edd. εἶπον freq. interchanges w. λαλέω, λέγω, φημί, and is v.l. in Mt 19:18; Mk 6:16; Lk 19:30; J 7:45, 50; 9:10; 13:24; Ac 23:7.—B. 1253f. DELG s.v. ἔπος 2. Frisk s.v. εἶπον and ἔπος. M-M. TW. Also s. λέγω. -
99 chiste
m.1 joke (cuento).contar chistes to tell jokes2 joke, prank. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish, River Plate)hacerle un chiste a alguien to play a joke o prank on somebodypres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: chistar.* * *1 (dicho) joke, funny story2 (dibujo) cartoon\caer en el chiste to get the jokecontar un chiste / explicar un chiste to tell a joketener chiste irónico to be funnytomar algo a chiste to take something as a jokechiste verde blue joke, dirty joke* * *noun m.* * *SM jokecaer en el chiste — to get the joke, get it
hacer chiste de algo —
chiste verde — blue joke, dirty joke
* * *1) ( cuento gracioso) jokecontar or (Col) echar un chiste — to tell a joke
es de chiste! — it's a joke! (colloq)
2) (Bol, CS, Méx) ( broma) jokehacerle un chiste a alguien — to play a joke o trick on somebody
ni de chiste — (Méx fam) no way (colloq)
3) (Col, Méx fam) ( gracia)el chiste está en or es hacerlo rápido — the idea o point is to do it quickly
no le encuentro el chiste sin chile — (Méx) there's not much point without the chili
tener su chiste — (Méx) to be tricky
4) chistes masculino plural (RPl) ( historietas) comic strips (pl), funnies (pl) (AmE colloq)* * *= joke, gag, wisecrack.Ex. Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.Ex. With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.Ex. A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.----* chiste graciosísimo = rib tickler.* chiste infantil = infantile joke.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* chiste para desternillarse = rib tickler.* chiste pueril = infantile joke.* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.* estropear un chiste = kill + a joke.* * *1) ( cuento gracioso) jokecontar or (Col) echar un chiste — to tell a joke
es de chiste! — it's a joke! (colloq)
2) (Bol, CS, Méx) ( broma) jokehacerle un chiste a alguien — to play a joke o trick on somebody
ni de chiste — (Méx fam) no way (colloq)
3) (Col, Méx fam) ( gracia)el chiste está en or es hacerlo rápido — the idea o point is to do it quickly
no le encuentro el chiste sin chile — (Méx) there's not much point without the chili
tener su chiste — (Méx) to be tricky
4) chistes masculino plural (RPl) ( historietas) comic strips (pl), funnies (pl) (AmE colloq)* * *= joke, gag, wisecrack.Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.
Ex: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.* chiste graciosísimo = rib tickler.* chiste infantil = infantile joke.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* chiste para desternillarse = rib tickler.* chiste pueril = infantile joke.* chiste tonto para desternillarse = knee slapper.* chiste tonto pero gracioso = knee slapper.* estropear un chiste = kill + a joke.* * *A (cuento gracioso) jokecontar or ( Col) echar un chiste to tell a joke¡suena a chiste! it's unbelievable!, it's incredible!no le veo el chiste I don't see what's so funny, I don't see the joke, I don't get it ( colloq)¡es de chiste! it's a joke! ( colloq)Compuestos:(Bol, Méx) dirty jokedirty jokedirty jokeB (Bol, CS, Méx) (broma) jokevamos a hacerle un chiste let's play a joke o trick on herno es chiste, le debo más de un millón de pesos it's no joke o I'm not joking, I owe her more than a million pesos¿me lo estás diciendo en chiste? are you joking?, is that a joke?ni de chiste le vuelvo a prestar dinero there's no way I'm going to lend him money again, I'm not going to lend him money again, no chance o no way!C(Col, Méx fam) (gracia): el chiste es hacerlo en menos de un minuto the idea o point is to do it in less than a minutetiene el chiste del paisaje y nada más ( Méx); it has the countryside but that's about ittener su chiste ( Méx); to be trickyse ve fácil pero tiene su chiste it looks easy but it's quite tricky o it's not at all straightforward* * *
Del verbo chistar: ( conjugate chistar)
chisté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
chiste es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
chistar
chiste
chistar ( conjugate chistar) verbo intransitivo:◊ ¡y sin chiste! and not another word!;
no chistó he didn't say a word
chiste sustantivo masculino
contar or (Col) echar un chiste to tell a joke;
chiste picante or verde or (Bol, Méx) colorado dirty joke
◊ hacerle un chiste a algn to play a joke o trick on sb;
me lo dijo en chiste he was jokingc) (Col, Méx fam) ( gracia):◊ el chiste está en hacerlo rápido the idea o point is to do it quickly;
tener su chiste (Méx) to be trickyd)◊ chistes sustantivo masculino plural (RPl) ( historietas) comic strips (pl), funnies (pl) (AmE colloq)
chistar verbo intransitivo
1 (hablar) to say a word
2 (protestar) cómete eso sin chistar, eat this and don't complain
chiste sustantivo masculino joke: contó un chiste muy gracioso, he told a very funny joke
un chiste verde, a blue o dirty joke
(tira cómica, dibujo) cartoon
' chiste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
broma
- destripar
- humor
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- pillar
- agarrar
- atrevido
- celebrar
- chabacano
- chile
- color
- colorado
- contar
- cuento
- entender
- gracia
- gracioso
- ingenioso
- pescar
- picante
- pícaro
- procaz
- reír
- salado
- tomadura de pelo
- verde
English:
blue
- cartoon
- cheap
- coarse
- crack
- dirty
- drag out
- dumb
- gag
- gross
- in
- joke
- naughty
- off-color
- off-colour
- one-liner
- punch line
- racy
- raunchy
- rude
- story
- wisecrack
- flat
- knack
- private
- punch
- wise
* * *chiste nm1. [cuento] joke;contar chistes to tell jokes;¡lo que cuentas suena a chiste! it sounds like a joke!;Figno tiene ningún chiste there's nothing special about itMéx chiste colorado dirty joke; Am chiste de gallegos ≈ Irish joke, US ≈ Polish joke; Esp chiste de Lepe Br ≈ Irish joke, US ≈ Polish joke;chiste verde dirty joke2. Andes, Méx, RP [broma] joke, prank;hacerle un chiste a alguien to play a joke o prank on sb;no es chiste, perdió las dos piernas en un accidente I'm not kidding, he lost both his legs in an accident;CSurni en chiste, Méx [m5]ni de chiste: ¿vas a la fiesta? – ni en chiste are you going to the party? – no way! o you must be joking!;Méxno vuelvas a hacer eso ni de chiste don't even think about doing that again3. Andes, Méx, RP Irónico [cosa cara]adivina cuánto salió el chiste de su fiesta de Navidad guess how much it cost for their little Christmas party?;acaban de volver de China, ¿sabes cuánto les salió el chiste? they've just got back from China, how much do you think that little jaunt set them back?4. Andes, Méx, RP [gracia]el chiste es aprobar sin matarse estudiando the really clever thing is passing without studying too hardesto parece fácil, pero tiene su chiste this looks easy, but there's a knack to it* * *m joke;tener chiste L.Am. fam be funny* * *chiste nm1) : joke, funny story2)tener chiste : to be funny3)* * *chiste n1. (hablado) joke2. (dibujo) cartoon -
100 tumba
f.1 grave, tomb.2 knocking-down.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tumbar.* * *1 tomb, grave\a tumba abierta at full speedser una tumba figurado not to breathe a word* * *noun f.1) grave2) tomb* * *ISF (=sepultura) tomb, grave- ser como una tumbaIISF1) LAm (=tala) felling of timber, clearing of ground; (=tierra) ground cleared for sowing; (=claro) forest clearing2) (=sacudida) shake, jolt3) (=voltereta) somersaultIII* * *estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba — (fam & hum) these kids will be the death of me (colloq & hum)
ser (como) una tumba — (fam) to be the soul of discretion
* * *= tomb, grave.Ex. The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.Ex. From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.----* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.* no descansar en la tumba de uno = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* profanador de tumbas = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcher.* profanar una tumba = rob + grave.* saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* ser una tumba = lips + seal.* * *estos niños me van a llevar a la tumba — (fam & hum) these kids will be the death of me (colloq & hum)
ser (como) una tumba — (fam) to be the soul of discretion
* * *= tomb, grave.Ex: The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.
Ex: From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* con un pie en la tumba = over the hill.* no descansar en la tumba de uno = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.* profanación de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* profanador de tumbas = resurrectionist, grave robber, body snatcher.* profanar una tumba = rob + grave.* saqueador de tumbas = grave robber.* saqueo de tumbas = grave robbing, body-snatching.* ser una tumba = lips + seal.* * *(excavada) grave; (construida) tomblanzarse a tumba abierta ( period): el ciclista se lanzó a tumba abierta por la pendiente the cyclist launched himself headlong down the hillse lanzó a la campaña a tumba abierta she threw herself wholeheartedly into the campaignser (como) una tumba ( fam); to keep quiet, keep one's mouth shut* * *
Del verbo tumbar: ( conjugate tumbar)
tumba es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tumba
tumbar
tumba sustantivo femenino ( excavada) grave;
( construida) tomb
tumbar ( conjugate tumbar) verbo transitivo
un olor que te tumbaba a smell that knocked you backward(s)
‹muro/casa› to demolish, knock down
tumbarse verbo pronominal
to lie down
tumba sustantivo femenino grave, tomb
la tumba de Cromwell, Cromwell's tomb
♦ Locuciones: cavar su propia tumba, to dig one's own grave
ser una tumba, to keep one's mouth shut
tumbar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer caer de un golpe) to knock down
2 (acostar) to lie down
3 fam (suspender) me tumbaron en matemáticas, I failed maths
' tumba' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cavar
- losa
- revolverse
- fosa
- lápida
- sepultura
English:
grave
- hill
- mark
- stone
- tomb
- vault
- wreath
- drape
- file
- seal
* * *tumba nf1. [sepultura] grave, tomb;a tumba abierta [a toda velocidad] (at) full tilt, flat out;[sin cautela] all out;se lanzó a tumba abierta a defender los derechos de los sospechosos he went all out to defend the suspects' rights;en la entrevista hace una confesión a tumba abierta she confesses everything openly in the interview;ser una tumba: soy una tumba I won't say a word2. Col, Cuba [tala] felling* * *f tomb, grave;revolverse en su tumba fig turn in one’s grave;estar con un pie en la tumba have one foot in the grave;lanzarse a tumba abierta go headlong;ser una tumba fig keep one’s mouth shut* * *tumba nf1) sepulcro: tomb2) fosa: grave3) : felling of trees* * *tumba n1. (fosa) grave2. (mausoleo) tomb
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