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81 divorsus
dī-verto ( vorto), ti, sum, 3, v. n., to turn or go different ways, to part, separate, turn aside (in the verb. finit. rare; not in the class. per.).I.Lit.A.To turn out of the way; hence, of travellers, to stop, lodge, sojourn:B.qui divertebat in proximo,
Amm. 14, 7, 15:in cenaculum,
Vulg. 4 Reg. 4, 11:ad hominem peccatorem,
to visit, id. Luc. 19, 7 al. —Of a married woman, to leave her husband:II.(uxor) sive diverterit, sive nupta est adhuc,
Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 30; cf.so of divorce: si uxor a legato diverterit,
ib. 5, 1, 42:nullis matrimoniis divertentibus,
Gell. 4, 3. V. also divortium.—Trop., to deviate from each other, to differ:I. A.divortunt mores virgini longe ac lupae,
Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 22.—Hence, dīversus ( - vorsus), a, um, P. a., turned different ways.Lit.:B.in diversum iter equi concitati,
Liv. 1, 28:fenestrae,
opposite each other, Prop. 1, 3, 31; cf.ripa,
Sil. 1, 264 Drak.:iter a proposito diversum,
Caes. B. C. 1, 69, 1; cf.:diverso ab ea regione itinere,
id. ib. 3, 41, 4:diversis ab flumine regionibus,
id. B. G. 6, 25, 3:diversam aciem constituit,
id. B. C. 1, 40, 5:duo cinguli maxime inter se diversi, i. e. the two polar circles,
Cic. Rep. 6, 20 (13):diversum ad mare dejectus,
Tac. A. 2, 60; cf.:procurrentibus in diversa terris,
id. Agr. 11:in diversum flectere,
Plin. 11, 45, 101, § 248:binas per diversum coassationes substernere,
cross-wise, Plin. 36, 25, 62, § 186.—Trop.1.In gen., different, diverse, opposite, contrary, conflicting (cf.:2.varius, differens, discrepans, multiplex): monstrum ex contrariis diversisque inter se pugnantibus naturae studiis cupiditatibusque conflatum,
Cic. Cael. 5 fin.; cf.:quis non diversa praesentibus contrariaque expectatis aut speret aut timeat?
Vell. 2, 75, 2:pessuma ac divorsa inter se mala, luxuria atque avaritia,
Sall. C. 5, 8; cf. Liv. 34, 4.—In the sup.:ne illi falsi sunt, qui diversissimas res pariter exspectant, ignaviae voluptatem et praemia virtutis,
Sall. J. 85, 20:diversa sibi ambo consilia capiunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 30, 1:est huic diversum vitio vitium prope majus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 5; cf. Vell. 2, 80, 2:initio reges diversi pars ingenium, alii corpus exercebant,
pursuing opposite courses, Sall. C. 2, 1:diversi imperatoribus (sc. Scipioni et Mummio) mores, diversa fuerunt studia,
Vell. 1, 13, 3:dividere bona diversis,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 114; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 3; Vell. 2, 60 fin. et saep.—Of conflicting passions: Pentheum diripuisse aiunt Bacchas;nugas fuisse credo, prae quo pacto ego divorsus distrahor,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 2.— Comp.:divorsius,
Lucr. 3, 803.—In partic. (like contrarius, II. 2.), inimically opposed, of hostile or opposite opinions, unfriendly, hostile:II. A.certa igitur cum illo, qui a te totus diversus est,
Cic. Ac. 2, 32:regio ab se diversa,
Liv. 32, 38:diversos iterum conjungere amantes,
Prop. 1, 10, 15:acies,
Tac. A. 13, 57; 14, 30:factio,
Suet. Caes. 20; id. Tib. 3 fin.; cf.partes,
id. Caes. 1:diversae partis advocatus,
opposite, id. Gramm. 4:diversi ordiuntur, etc.,
Tac. A. 2, 10:subsellia,
of the opponents, Quint. 11, 3, 133; cf. Tac. Or. 34:minuere invidiam aut in diversum eam transferre,
Quint. 11, 1, 64:defectio Tarentinorum utrum priore anno an hoc facta sit, in diversum auctores trahunt,
are not agreed, Liv. 25, 11 fin.; cf.:nullo in diversum auctore,
Tac. A. 12, 69:consistentis ex diverso patroni,
on the opposite side, Quint. 4, 1, 42:ex diverso,
id. 5, 11, 43; Tac. A. 13, 40; id. H. 4, 16 et saep.;also: e diverso,
Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Just. 30, 4, 6; the latter in Sueton, and the elder Pliny, i. q. contra, on the contrary:sunt qui putent, etc.... Alii e diverso, etc.,
Suet. Caes. 86; cf. id. Aug. 27; id. Dom. 9; Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; 5, 9, 10, § 56 al.; cf. Sillig. ad Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 35; Gai. Inst. 2, 16.Lit.: dispennite hominem divorsum et distennite, spread out in opposite directions, i. e. his limbs, Plaut. Mil. 5, 14:B.diversae state,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 14; cf.:diversi pugnabant,
separately, Caes. B. C. 1, 58, 4; so,jam antea diversi audistis,
Sall. C. 20, 5; and:sive juncti unum premant, sive id diversi gerant bellum,
Liv. 10, 25:diversi dissipatique in omnes partes fugere,
Caes. B. G. 2, 24, 4; cf.:ex diversa fuga in unum collecti,
Liv. 42, 8:age diversos et disice corpora ponto,
Verg. A. 1, 70:diversi consules discedunt,
Liv. 10, 33, 10; 22, 56; Nep. Dat. 11, 3 al.; cf.:quo diversus abis?
away, Verg. A. 5, 166; 11, 855:qui (portus) cum diversos inter se aditus habeant, in exitu conjunguntur et confluunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52 fin.; cf. id. Agr. 2, 32, 87; Liv. 40, 22:in locis disjunctissimis maximeque diversis,
very widely separated, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 4; so,loca,
id. ib. 16; Caes. B. G. 2, 22, 1 et saep.—Cf. in the sup.:diversissimis locis subeundo ad moenia,
Liv. 4, 22:itinera,
Caes. B. G. 7, 16 fin.; id. B. C. 3, 67, 2:proelium,
fought in different places, Hirt. B. G. 8, 19, 2 et saep.: sunt ea innumerabilia, quae a diversis emebantur, by various people, individuals (as an indefinite term for persons), Cic. Phil. 2, 37. — Poet., i. q. remotus, remote, far-distant:Aesar,
i. e. flowing in another, remote country, Ov. M. 15, 23; cf. Verg. A. 3, 4; 11, 261; 12, 621;708: diverso terrarum distineri,
distance apart, remoteness, Tac. A. 3, 59.—Trop.1.Different, unlike, dissimilar:2.varia et diversa genera et bellorum et hostium,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 10 fin.; cf.:variae et diversae et diffusae disputationes,
id. de Or. 3, 16, 61; 1, 61 fin.:diversa ac dissimilis pars,
id. Inv. 1, 23, 33; cf.:diversa studia in dissimili ratione,
id. Cat. 2, 5:flumina diversa locis,
Verg. G. 4, 367; so Ov. M. 1, 40:oris habitu simili aut diverso,
Quint. 9, 3, 34 al.:ut par ingenio, ita morum diversus,
Tac. A. 14, 19:a proposita ratione diversum,
Cic. Brut. 90; cf.:ab his longe diversae litterae,
Sall. C. 34 fin.; Quint. 4, 1, 9; cf. also id. 2, 10, 7:huic diversa sententia eorum fuit,
id. 3, 6, 32. —Cf. so with dat., Quint. 2, 3, 10; 3, 10, 3 et saep.—With gen.:diversa omnium, quae umquam accidere, civilium armorum facies,
Tac. A. 1, 49:diversa in hac ac supradicta alite quaedam,
Plin. 10, 12, 15, § 32:eruca diversae est, quam lactuca, naturae,
id. 19, 8, 44, § 154.—Divided, fluctuating, hesitating, inconsistent:B.metu ac libidine divorsus agebatur,
Sall. J. 25, 6:qui diversus animi modo numen pavescere, modo, etc.,
Tac. H. 4, 84:diversi fremat inconstantia vulgi,
Tib. 4, 1, 45.— Adv.: dī-verse or dīvorse (acc. to II.), different ways, hither and thither; in different directions (very rarely): corpora prostrata diverse jacebant, scattered, Auct. B. Afr. 40 fin.; so,pauci paulo divorsius conciderant,
Sall. C. 61, 3:multifariam diverseque tendere,
Suet. Galb. 19.—Trop. of the mind:curae meum animum divorse trahunt,
Ter. And. 1, 5, 25:ab eodem de eadem re diverse dicitur,
differently, Cic. Inv. 1, 50:diversissime adfici,
very variously, Suet. Tib. 66:uti verbo ab alicujus sententia diverse,
in a different meaning, Gell. 6, 17, 9. -
82 effero
1.ef-fĕro or ecfĕro (cf. Neue, Formenl. 2, 766), extŭli, ēlatum, efferre or ecferre, v. a., to bring or carry out, to bring forth (very freq. and class.).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.ex navi,
Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 82; cf.tela, etc., ex aedibus Cethegi,
Cic. Cat. 3, 3 fin.:argentum jubeo jam intus efferri foras,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 62; cf. id. ib. 4, 9, 127; id. Most. 2, 1, 58; id. Mil. 4, 8, 4:argentum ad aliquem,
id. Epid. 5, 1, 27; id. Truc. 3, 1, 16:machaeram huc,
id. Mil. 2, 5, 53; cf. id. Stich. 2, 2, 28:puerum extra aedes usquam,
Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 48:cistellam domo,
id. Eun. 4, 6, 15; cf.:cibaria sibi quemque domo,
Caes. B. G. 1, 5, 3:frumentum ab Ilerda,
id. B. C. 1, 78, 1:piscem de custodia,
Col. 8, 17 fin.:litteras,
Caes. B. G. 5, 45, 4:mucronem,
Cic. Cat. 2, 1, 2; cf.:vexilla, signa, arma (e castris, extra fines, etc.),
Liv. 10, 19; 27, 2; 29, 21; Tac. H. 3, 31 al.:ferrum a latere deripuit, elatumque deferebat in pectus,
id. A. 1, 35 fin.: Colchis pedem, Enn. ap. Non. 297, 20; so,pedem,
Verg. A. 2, 657; cf.pedem aedibus,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 19:pedem portā,
Cic. Att. 6, 8, 5; 7, 2, 6; Suet. Tib. 38:pedem quoquam,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 97:se hinc (ignis),
Lucr. 6, 89 and 385:se vallo (equus),
Tac. A. 15, 7:Furium longius extulit cursus,
Liv. 3, 5; cf.:Messium impetus per hostes extulit,
id. 4, 29.—In partic.1.Like the Gr. ekpherô, to carry out (of the house) for burial, to bear to the grave, to bury (cf.: cremo, humo, sepelio, prosequor): optumum'st Loces illum efferendum;b.nam jam credo mortuus est,
Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 32; id. Most. 4, 3, 8 sqq.; Ter. And. 1, 1, 90 Don. and Ruhnk.; 1, 1, 101; Cic. N. D. 3, 32, 80; Nep. Att. 17; Liv. 2, 33; 3, 18 fin.; Quint. 8, 5, 21; Suet. Aug. 99; Hor. S. 2, 5, 85; Vulg. Luc. 7, 12.—Transf.: meo unius funere elata populi Romani esset res publica, carried to burial, i. e. overthrown, destroyed, Liv. 28, 28; 24, 22; 31, 29.—2.Of a fruit-bearing soil, to bring forth, bear, produce:b.id, quod agri efferant,
Cic. Rep. 2, 4 fin.; id. Brut. 4, 16; cf. also id. Verr. 2, 3, 47 fin.; 86 al.—Transf.:3.ea, quae efferant aliquid ex sese, perfectiores habere naturas quam, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 2, 33 fin.; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 109; poet.:(Italia) genus acre virum,
Verg. G. 2, 169.—Of motion in an upward direction (cf.: erigo and educo, II. B. 1.), to lift up, elevate, raise, exalt, Lucil. ap. Non. 297, 25:II.aliquem in murum,
Caes. B. G. 7, 47 fin.:pars operis in altitudinem turris elata,
id. B. C. 2, 8 fin.; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 103; and Suet. Calig. 32:corvus e conspectu elatus,
Liv. 7, 26:pulvis elatus,
id. 4, 33:elata super capita scuta,
Tac. H. 3, 27: jubar (luna), Petron. Poët. 89, 2, 54; poet.:caput Auctumnus agris extulit,
Hor. Epod. 2, 18.Trop.A.To set forth, spread abroad, utter, publish, proclaim:2.clamorem,
to raise, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73:quod neque in vulgum disciplinam efferri velint, neque, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 6, 14, 4; cf. Plin. 2, 12, 9:vocem ejus in vulgus,
Tac. A. 12, 21:tuum peccatum foras,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 65 Ruhnk.:hoc foras,
Cic. Phil. 10, 3; so,clandestina consilia,
Caes. B. G. 7, 1, 6:rem,
id. ib. 7, 2, 2:has meas ineptias,
Cic. de Or. 1, 24, 111:divinitus dicta,
id. ib. 3, 1 fin. et saep.—With a rel. clause:posteaquam in volgus militum elatum est, qua arrogantia in colloquio Ariovistus usus, etc.,
Caes. B. G. 1, 46, 4.—In partic., of speech, to utter, pronounce, express, declare:B.verbum de verbo expressum extulit,
Ter. Ad. prol. 11:ut verba inter se ra tione conjuncta sententiam efferant,
Varr. L. L. 8, § 1 Müll.:si graves sententiae inconditis verbis efferuntur,
Cic. Or. 44, 150; cf. Quint. 9, 4, 13:quae incisim aut membratim efferuntur, ea, etc.,
Cic. Or. 67; cf. Quint. 9, 4, 33; 8, 3, 40; 10, 2, 17: pleraque utroque modo efferuntur, luxuriatur, luxuriat, etc., id. 9, 3, 7; cf. id. 1, 5, 16; 64; 2, 14, 2.—In the pass., qs. to be carried out of one's self by passions, feelings, etc.; to be carried away, transported, hurried away: usque adeo studio atque odio illius efferor ira, Lucil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 21 fin.; so,C.studio,
Cic. de Sen. 23, 83; id. Att. 1, 8, 2; id. N. D. 1, 20 fin.; Caes. B. C. 1, 45, 2; cf.cupiditate,
Cic. Div. 1, 24, 49:vi naturae atque ingenii,
id. Mur. 31, 65:laetitia,
id. Deiot. 9, 26 (cf. act.:comitia ista praeclara, quae me laetitia extulerunt,
id. Fam. 2, 10):incredibili gaudio,
id. Fam. 10, 12, 2; cf. id. Rep. 3, 30; Suet. Caes. 22:voluptate canendi ac saltandi,
id. Calig. 54:popularitate,
id. Ner. 53.—(Acc. to I. B. 3.) To raise, elevate, exalt:2.pretia alicujus rei,
Varr. R. R. 3, 6 fin.:quorum animi altius se extulerunt,
Cic. Rep. 3, 3:aliquem ad summum imperium per omnes honorum gradus,
id. Cat. 1, 11, 28; cf.:aliquem supra leges,
Tac. A. 2, 34; and:aliquem geminatis consulatibus,
id. ib. 1, 3; cf. also id. ib. 4, 40:aliquem pecunia aut honore,
Sall. J. 49, 4:patriam demersam extuli,
Cic. Sull. 31, 87; cf. Nep. Dion. 6; Cic. Prov. Cons. 14, 34:aliquem maximis laudibus,
id. Off. 2, 10, 36; cf. Caes. B. C. 3, 87:aliquem summis laudibus ad caelum,
Cic. Fam. 9, 14; cf. Nep. Dion. 7 fin.:aliquid maximis laudibus,
Cic. Lael. 7, 24:aliquem laudibus,
Tac. A. 3, 72:aliquem verbis,
Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 52:aliquid versibus,
id. Rep. 1, 14;and simply aliquid,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 56; Tac. A. 2, 63:aliquem in summum odium,
id. H. 4, 42; cf.:rem in summam invidiam,
Quint. 8, 4, 19.—In partic., with se, to raise, elevate one's self; to rise, advance (cf.:b.appareo, eluceo, exsisto): cum (virtus) se extulit et ostendit suum lumen,
Cic. Lael. 27; cf.so with a figure borrowed from the heavenly bodies: qua in urbe (Athenis) primum se orator extulit,
id. Brut. 7, 26:volo se efferat in adolescente fecunditas,
id. de Or. 2, 21.—In a bad sense, with se, or in the [p. 629] pass., to lift up one's self, to carry one's self high; to be puffed up, haughty, proud on account of any thing (the figure being borrowed from a prancing horse; cf. Liv. 30, 20; and Quint. 10, 3, 10):D.nec cohibendo efferentem se fortunam, quanto altius elatus erat, eo foedius corruit (Atilius),
Liv. 30, 30:quod aut cupias ardenter aut adeptus ecferas te insolenter,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 39:qui enim victoria se ecferunt, quasi victos nos intuentur,
id. Fam. 9, 2, 2; cf.:se altius et incivilius,
Flor. 1, 26, 8:sese audacia, scelere atque superbia,
Sall. J. 14, 11:hic me magnifice effero,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 31:(fortunati) efferuntur fere fastidio et contumacia,
Cic. Lael. 15, 54:se efferre in potestate,
to be insolent in office, id. de Or. 2, 84, 342.—Esp. freq. in the part. perf.:stulta ac barbara arrogantia elati,
Caes. B. C. 3, 59, 3:recenti victoria,
id. B. G. 5, 47, 4:spe celeris victoriae,
id. ib. 7, 47, 3:gloria,
id. B. C. 3, 79, 6:elatus et inflatus his rebus,
Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 97:secunda fortuna magnisque opibus,
Nep. Alcib. 7, 3; id. Milt. 7, 2:elatus ad vanam fiduciam,
Curt. 3, 19, 10;but also: ad justam fiduciam,
Liv. 27, 8, 7 et saep.—In the act. (rare, and with a fig. perh. borrowed from the wind): is demum vir erit, cujus animum nec prospera (fortuna) flatu suo efferet ( elates, inflates), nec adversa infringet, Liv. 45, 8 fin. —Ante-class. and very rare, to carry out to the end, to support, endure: laborem, Att. ap. Cic. Sest. 48; cf.: malum patiendo, to get rid of, do away with, Cic. Poët. Tusc. 4, 29, 63 (but not in Lucr. 1, 141, where the better reading is sufferre).—Hence, ēlā-tus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I. B. 3. and II. C. 2.), exalted, lofty, high (rare; cf.: superbus, insolens, arrogans, etc.).A.Lit.:B.modo in elatiora modo in depressiora clivi,
Col. 2, 4, 10:elatissimae lucernae,
Tert. Apol. 53.—Trop.:2.animus magnus elatusque,
Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; id. Tusc. 1, 40, 96:verba,
high-sounding, id. Or. 36, 124;hoc casu elatior Julianus,
Amm. 21, 4, 7; Vulg. Rom. 1, 30:insula opibus,
Nep. Milt. 7, 2. — Adv.: ēlāte, loftily, proudly:elate et ample loqui, opp. humiliter demisseque sentire,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 9:dicere (opp. summisse),
id. Opt. Gen. 4, 10.— Comp.:se gerere,
Nep. Paus. 2, 3:elatius et arrogantius praefatur,
Gell. 9, 15, 4.ef-fĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [ex-ferus], to make wild, savage, fierce (class.; most freq. since the Aug. per.).I.Physically:II.terram immanitate beluarum efferari,
Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 99:speciem oris,
Liv. 2, 23; cf.vultum,
Suet. Calig. 50:efferantia sese ulcera,
becoming aggravated, malignant, Plin. 26, 14, 87, § 146.— Poet.:Mars efferat aurum,
i. e. works up into weapons, Stat. Achill. 1, 425; cf.:homo qui magnae artis subtilitate tantum efferavit argentum,
i. e. wrought into the figures of beasts, App. M. 5, p. 159, 14.—Mentally:gentes sic immanitate efferatae,
Cic. N. D. 1, 23; cf. id. Tusc. 4, 14, 32:militem dux ipse efferavit,
Liv. 23, 5; cf. id. 2, 29:animos,
id. 1, 19; 25, 26:ingenia,
Curt. 8, 2; 9, 19:efferavit ea caedes Thebanos omnes ad exsecrabile odium Romanorum,
exasperated, Liv. 33, 29; cf. Vulg. Dan. 8, 7.—Hence, effĕrātus, a, um, P. a., wild, savage, fierce:sunt enim multa ecferata et immania, quaedam autem humanitatis quoque habent primam speciem,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 14, 32:vultus,
Petr. 82, 1:animi,
Vulg. 2 Macc. 5, 11.— Comp.:mores ritusque,
Liv. 34, 24.— Sup.:effectus,
Sen. Ep. 121, 4:canes in homines,
Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. M. 3, 18.— Adv.: effĕrāte, fiercely:saevire,
Lact. 5, 20, 10. -
83 redimo
rĕd-ĭmo, ēmi, emptum, 3, v. a. [emo].I.To buy back, repurchase (freq. and class.; syn.: recupero, reparo).A.In gen.:B.eam (domum) non minoris, quam emit Antonius, redimet,
Cic. Phil. 13, 5, 10:neque adeo hasce emi mihi — illi redemi rursum,
Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 145:aut emendum sibi quod non habebat, aut redimendum quod habebat,
Cic. Sest. 30, 66:de fundo redimendo,
id. Att. 11, 13, 4:orabo, ut mihi pallam reddat, quam dudum dedi, Aliam illi redimam meliorem,
will buy in return, Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 115; 4, 3, 6; cf. Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 162.—In partic., to buy back, ransom, release, redeem a prisoner, slave, etc.: Li. Tu redimes me, si me hostes interceperint? De. Redimam, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 93; Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 29:2.ut is homo redimatur illi,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 91; cf. id. Merc. 3, 1, 31:captos, captivos ab hoste, a praedonibus, etc.,
Cic. Off. 2, 16, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 90; cf.:haec benignitas, redimi e servitute captos,
id. Off. 2, 18, 63; Plaut. Pers. 4, 6, 14:servi in publicum redempti ac manumissi,
ransomed, liberated at public cost, Liv. 26, 27:me raptum pugnā pretiove redemptum Mandere humo,
Verg. A. 9, 213; Ov. H. 3, 39; id. Am. 1, 8, 63. — Hence,In gen., to buy off from any thing; to set free, release, rescue:II.aliquem a piratis publicā civitatium pecuniā,
Vell. 2, 42, 3:pecuniā se a judicibus, palam redemerat,
Cic. Mil. 32, 87; cf.:se ab inquisitoribus pecuniā,
Suet. Caes. 1:se a Gallis auro,
Liv. 22, 59:se a cane,
Petr. 72 fin.:se ab invidiā fortunae,
Plin. 37, 1, 2, § 3:aliquem suo sanguine ab Acheronte,
Nep. Dion, 10, 2; cf.:fratrem Pollux alternā morte redemit,
Verg. A. 6, 121:corpus (sc. a morbo),
Ov. R. Am. 229:redimite armis civitatem, quam auro majores vestri redemerunt,
Liv. 9, 4, 9; 15, 34, 5: so,redemit Dominus Jacob,
Vulg. Jer. 31, 11; id. 1 Pet. 1, 18 et saep. —To buy up.A.Lit.1.In gen. (rare):(β).statim redemi fundos omnes, qui patroni mei fuerant,
Petr. 7:essedum sumptuose fabricatum,
Suet. Claud. 16:libros suppressos,
id. Gram. 8.—Of persons, to hire, bribe:2.auditores conducti et redempti,
Plin. Ep. 2, 14, 4; so,plausor redemptus,
Petr. 5, 8:tutor aut curator redemptus,
Cod. Just. 5, 1, 4:aemuli corrupti ac redempti,
ib. 10, 54.— More freq. and class.,In partic., a mercant. and jurid. t. t., to take or undertake by contract; to hire, farm, etc.:B.Dumnorigem portoria reliquaque omnia Aeduorum vectigalia parvo pretio redempta habere,
Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Varr. L. L. 6, § 92 Müll.; cf.:picarias de censoribus,
Cic. Brut. 22, 85:opus,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 141:istum eripiendum,
id. ib. 2, 1, 11, §31: vestimenta texenda vel insulam, vel navem fabricandam,
Dig. 7, 8, 12 fin.:litem,
to undertake, Cic. Rosc. Com. 12, 35.— Esp., in law, t. t., to undertake the risk of a suit for a consideration (which was held dishonorable;opp. to the authorized stipulation of a fee): litem te redemisse contra bonos mores,
Cod. Just. 2, 12, 15; cf.also: redimit eventum litium majoris pecuniae praemio contra bonos mores (procurator),
Dig. 17, 1, 7:qui alios actionum suarum redimunt exactores,
i. e. who engage persons to undertake their suits in their own names, Cod. Just. 2, 13, 2; so ib. 2, 13, 1; cf., respecting redimere litem, Mühlenbruch, Die Lehre von der Cession, p. 362 sq.—Trop., to buy, purchase.1.To gain, acquire, obtain, procure any thing desirable:2.ut ab eo (praetore) servorum sceleris conjurationisque damnatorum vita vel ipso carnifice internuncio redimeretur,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 6, § 14:ego vitam omnium civium... quinque hominum amentium ac perditorum poenā redemi,
id. Sull. 11, 33: non vitam liberum sed mortis celeritatem pretio, id. Verr. 2, 5, 45, § 119:sepeliendi potestatem pretio,
id. ib.:pacem sibi sempiternam,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 11, § 34:pacem Ariovisti ne obsidibus quidem datis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 37:pacem ab aliquo,
Just. 43, 5, 9:omnium gratiam atque amicitiam ejus morte,
Caes. B. G. 1, 44 fin.:militum voluntates largitione,
id. B. C. 1, 39:primo tantummodo belli moram,
Sall. J. 29, 3:neve auro redimat jus triste sepulcri,
Ov. M. 13, 472:mutuam dissimulationem mali,
Tac. Agr. 6:quidquid homines vel vitā aestimant vel morte redimunt,
Curt. 5, 5, 18; 5, 9, 3.—To buy off, i. e. to ward off, obviate, avert an evil:3.quam (acerbitatem) ego a re publicā meis privatis et domesticis incommodis libentissime redemissem,
Cic. Fam. 2, 16, 4:haec vero, quae vel vitā redimi recte possunt, aestimare pecuniā non queo,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 23:qui se uno quaestu decumarum omnia sua pericula redempturum esse dicebat,
id. ib. 2, 3, 19, §49: metum virgarum pretio,
id. ib. 2, 5, 44, §117: ignominiam assiduo labore,
Front. Strat. 4, 1, 21:bellum ab Illyriis pactā mercede redimere,
Just. 7, 5, 1; cf.bella,
id. 6, 1, 6; 7, 5, 1; 7, 6, 5:si mea mors redimenda tuā esset,
Ov. P. 3, 1, 105; cf.:nec te pugnantem tua forma redemit,
id. M. 12, 393:qui delatorem redemit,
has bought off, hushed up, Dig. 49, 14, 29.—To pay for; to make amends, atone, compensate for a wrong:4.flagitium aut facinus redimere,
Sall. C. 14, 3:multa desidiae crimina morte,
Vell. 2, 87 Ruhnk.:nullam congiario culpam,
Plin. Pan. 28, 2; cf. simply culpam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 8:vitium auctore (sc. Jove),
Ov. H. 17, 49:sua perjuria per nostram poenam,
id. Am. 3, 3, 21.— -
84 subicio
I.Lit., to throw, lay, place, or bring under or near (cf. subdo); in all senses construed with acc. and dat., or with acc. and sub and acc.; not with sub and abl. (v. Madvig. ad Cic. Fin. 2, 15, 48; cf. II. B. 2. infra).A.In gen.: si parum habet lactis mater, ut subiciat (agnum) sub alterius mammam. Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 20:B.manum ventri et sub femina (boum),
Col. 6, 2, 6: nonnulli inter carros rotasque mataras ac tragulas subiciebant, discharged their javelins and darts below, i. e. between the wagons and the wheels, Caes. B. G. 1, 26:biremes, subjectis scutulis, subduxit,
id. B. C. 3, 40:ligna et sarmenta circumdare ignemque circum subicere coeperunt,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 27, § 69; cf.:ignes tectis ac moenibus,
id. Cat. 3, 1, 2:ignem,
id. Rab. Post. 6, 13; Auct. B. Afr. 87, 1; 91, 3; Ov. M. 1, 229 al.:faces,
Cic. Mil. 35, 98; Vell. 2, 48, 3; Val. Max. 5, 5, 4:bracchia pallae,
Ov. M. 3, 167:eburnea collo Bracchia,
id. Am. 3, 7, 7:scuto sinistram, Canitiem galeae,
id. Tr. 4, 1, 74:laxiorem sinum sinistro bracchio,
Quint. 11, 3, 146:umeros lecto,
Val. Max. 4, 1, 12:pallium togae,
id. 2, 2, 2:ova gallinis,
Plin. 18, 26, 62, § 231; 10, 59, 79, § 161:cum tota se luna sub orbem solis subjecisset,
Cic. Rep. 1, 16:ossa subjecta corpori,
id. N. D. 2, 55, 139 et saep:sub aspectum omnium rem subicit,
Auct. Her. 4, 47, 60:res sub oculos,
Quint. 8, 6, 19:aliquid oculis,
Cic. Or. 40, 139; Liv. 3, 69; Quint. 2, 18, 2:oves sub umbriferas rupes,
to place near, close to, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 11:castris legiones,
Caes. B. C. 3, 56:aciem suam castris Scipionis,
id. ib. 3, 37:se iniquis locis,
id. ib. 3, 85:terram ferro,
to throw up with the share, to plough up, Cic. Leg. 2, 18, 45 Moser N. cr.: corpora saltu Subiciunt in equos, throw up, i. e. mount, Verg. A. 12, 288:pavidum regem in equum,
to set, Liv. 31, 37:me e postremo in tertium locum esse subjectum,
have been brought, Cic. Toga Cand. Fragm. p. 522 Orell.: copias integras vulneratis defessisque subiciebat, i. e. put in the place of, substituted, Auct. B. Alex. 26, 2.—Hence ( poet.): se subicere, to mount, grow:quantum vere novo viridis se subicit alnus,
shoots up, Verg. E. 10, 74:laurus Parva sub ingenti matris se subicit umbrā,
id. G. 2, 19 Forbig. ad loc.—In partic.1.To hand to, supply:2.cum ei libellum malus poëta de populo subjecisset,
Cic. Arch. 10, 25:ipse manu subicit gladios ac tela ministrat,
Luc. 7, 574.—To substitute false for true; to forge, counterfeit (syn.:3.suppono, substituo): testamenta,
Cic. Phil. 14, 3, 7:testamentum mariti,
Quint. 9, 2, 73:locupleti falsum testamentum,
Val. Max. 9, 4, 1:partum,
Dig. 25, 4, 1 fin.:falsum aliquid,
Quint. 12, 3, 3:aes pro auro in pignore dando,
Dig. 13, 7, 36:fratrem suum,
Just. 1, 9.—To suborn:II.subicitur L. Metellus ab inimicis Caesaris, qui hanc rem distrahat,
Caes. B. C. 1, 33:testes frequenter subici ab adversario solent,
Quint. 5, 7, 12:suspitione subjecti petitoris non carebit,
id. 4, 2, 96.Trop.A.In gen.1.To submit, subject:2.ea quae sub sensus subjecta sunt,
Cic. Ac. 2, 23, 74:res, quae subjectae sunt sensibus,
id. Fin. 5, 12, 36; id. Ac. 1, 8, 31:cogitationi aliquid subicere,
submit, id. Clu. 2, 6; Quint. 5, 12, 13;ait (Epicurus), eos neque intellegere neque videre, sub hanc vocem honestatis quae sit subicienda sententia,
i. e. what meaning is to be attributed to it, Cic. Fin. 2, 15, 48 B. and K.; Madvig. ad loc.; cf.:huic verbo (voluptas) omnes qui Latine sciunt duas res subiciunt, laetitiam in animo, commotionem suavem jucunditatis in corpore,
id. ib. 2, 4, 13:dico eum non intellegere interdum, quid sonet haec vox voluptatis, id est, quae res huic voci subiciatur,
id. ib. 2, 2, 6; cf.: quaeritur, quae res ei (nomini) subicienda sit, Quint. 7, 3, 4.—To substitute:B.mutata, in quibus pro verbo proprio subicitur aliud, quod idem significet,
Cic. Or. 27, 92; so Quint. 3, 6, 28:aliud pro eo, quod neges,
id. 6, 3, 74 et saep.—In partic.1.Pregn., to place under, to make subject, to subject:2.subiciunt se homines imperio alterius et potestati,
i. e. submit, Cic. Off. 2, 6, 22; cf. Caes. B. G. 7, 1:exteras gentes servitio,
Liv. 26, 49:Albius et Atrius quibus vos subjecistis,
id. 28, 28, 9:ut alter alterius imperio subiceretur,
id. 28, 21, 9:gentem suam dicioni nostrae,
Tac. A. 13, 55; Curt. 8, 1, 37; cf.:Gallia securibus subjecta,
Caes. B. G. 7, 77:omnia praeter eam (virtutem) subjecta, sunt sub fortunae dominationem,
Auct. Her. 4, 17, 24:nos sub eorum potestatem,
id. 2, 31, 50:matribus familias sub hostilem libidinem subjectis,
id. 4, 8, 12:sub aspectus omnium rem subjecit,
id. 4, 47, 60; cf.:deos penatis subjectos esse libidini tribuniciae,
Cic. Dom. 40, 106:populum senatui,
Val. Max. 8, 9, 1:si virtus subjecta sub varios incertosque casus famula fortunae est,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 1, 2:id quod sub eam vim subjectum est,
id. Top. 15, 58:cujus victus vestitusque necessarius sub praeconem subjectus est,
id. Quint. 15, 49 B. and K.:bona civium voci praeconis,
id. Off. 2, 23. 83;for which, simply reliquias spectaculorum,
to expose for sale, Suet. Calig. 38; so,delatores,
id. Tit. 8:hiemi navigationem,
to subject, expose, Caes. B. G. 4, 36:domum periculo,
Quint. 7, 1, 53:scelus fraudemque nocentis odio civium,
Cic. de Or. 1, 46, 202:fortunas innocentium fictis auditionibus,
id. Planc. 23, 56:aliquid calumniae,
Liv. 38, 48.—To subject or subordinate a particular to a general, to range or treat it under, append it to, etc.; in the pass., to be ranged under or comprised in any thing:3.quattuor partes, quae subiciuntur sub vocabulum recti,
Auct. Her. 3, 4, 7 B. and K.:unum quodque genus exemplorum sub singulos artis locos subicere,
id. 4, 2, 3; cf. with dat.:formarum certus est numerus, quae cuique generi subiciantur,
Cic. Top. 8, 33:qui vocabulum sive appellationem nomini subjecerunt tamquam speciem ejus,
Quint. 1, 4, 20; cf.:sub metum subjecta sunt pigritia, pudor, terror, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 7, 16; 4, 8, 19; Quint. 3, 5, 1:fas, justum, etc.... subici possunt honestati,
id. 3, 8, 26:dicere apte plerique ornatui subiciunt,
id. 1, 5, 1 et saep.—To place under in succession or order, in speaking or writing, i. e. to place after, let follow, affix, annex, append, subjoin (cf.:4.addo, adicio): post orationis figuras tertium quendam subjecit locum,
Quint. 9, 1, 36:longis (litteris) breves subicere,
id. 9, 4, 34:B litterae absonam et ipsam S subiciendo,
id. 12, 10, 32:narrationem prooemio,
id. 4, 2, 24; cf. id. 5, 13, 59:cur sic opinetur, rationem subicit,
adds, subjoins, Cic. Div. 2, 50, 104:quod subicit, Pompeianos esse a Sullā impulsos, etc.,
id. Sull. 21, 60:a quibusdam senatoribus subjectum est,
Liv. 29, 15, 1:subicit Scrofa: De formā culturae hoc dico, etc.,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 2:non exspectare responsum et statim subicere, etc.,
Quint. 9, 2, 15:edicto subjecisti, quid in utrumque vestrum esset impensum,
Plin. Pan. 20, 5 et saep.:vix pauca furenti Subicio,
i. e. answer, reply, Verg. A. 3, 314.—To comprehend under, collect or embrace in:5.per quam res disperse et diffuse dictae unum sub aspectum subiciuntur,
Cic. Inv. 1, 52, 98.—To bring forward, propose, adduce; to bring to mind, prompt, suggest, etc.:A.si meministi id, quod olim dictum est, subice,
Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 40 Ruhnk.; cf.:cupio mihi ab illo subici, si quid forte praetereo,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 25:subiciens, quid dicerem,
id. Fl. 22, 53:quae dolor querentibus subicit,
Liv. 3, 48; 45, 18:nec tibi subiciet carmina serus amor,
Prop. 1, 7, 20:spes est Peliā subjecta creatis,
Ov. M. 7, 304.—Hence, sub-jectus, a, um, P. a.Of places, lying under or near, bordering upon, neighboring, adjacent:B.alter (cingulus terrae) subjectus aquiloni,
Cic. Rep. 6, 20:Heraclea, quae est subjecta Candaviae,
Caes. B. C. 3, 79:Ossa,
Ov. M. 1, 155:rivus castris Scipionis subjectus,
Caes. B. C. 3, 37:subjectus viae campus,
Liv. 2, 38: Armenia subjecta suo regno (opp. Cappadocia longius remota), Auct. B. Alex. 35, 2; 28, 3: genae deinde ab inferiore parte tutantur subjectae, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 143.—(Acc. to II. B. 1.) Subjected, subject:C.si quidem Ea (natura deorum) subjecta est ei necessitati,
Cic. N. D. 2, 30, 77:servitio,
Liv. 26, 49, 8:subjectior in diem et horam Invidiae,
exposed, Hor. S. 2, 6, 47:ancipiti fortunae,
Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 2:species, quae sunt generi subjectae,
subordinate, Quint. 5, 10, 57:tum neque subjectus solito nec blandior esto,
submissive, Ov. A. A. 2, 411; cf.:parcere subjectis et debellare superbos,
Verg. A. 6, 853.— Subst.: sub-jectus, i, m., an inferior, subject:(vilicus), qui, quid aut qualiter faciendum sit, ab subjecto discit,
Col. 1, 2, 4; 11, 1, 25:Mithridates ab omnibus subjectis singula exquirens, etc.,
Plin. 25, 2, 3, § 7.—In the later philos. and gram. lang.: subjec-tum, i, n. (sc. verbum), that which is spoken of, the foundation or subject of a proposition:omne quicquid dicimus aut subjectum est aut de subjecto aut in subjecto est. Subjectum est prima substantia, quod ipsum nulli accidit alii inseparabiliter, etc.,
Mart. Cap. 4, § 361; App. Dogm. Plat. 3, p. 34, 4 et saep.—* Adv.: subjectē (cf. B. supra), humbly, submissively:haec quam potest demississime et subjectissime exponit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 84 fin. -
85 escuadra
f.1 set square (regla, plantilla).2 squadron.3 squad.4 angle bracket, bracket, gusset.5 fleet.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escuadrar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escuadrar.* * *2 (de tropas) squad; (de buques) squadron, fleet3 (fútbol) angle\a escuadra at right angles* * *SF1) (=instrumento) [para dibujar] square; [de carpintero] carpenter's squarea escuadra — square, at right angles
2) [de hombres] (Mil) squad; (Náut) squadron3) (Aut) [de coches] fleet4) LAm (Dep) team, squad5) And (=pistola) pistol* * *1)a) ( instrumento - triangular) set square; (- de carpintero) squarea or en escuadra — square
fuera de escuadra — out of square, out of true
b) ( refuerzo) bracket2) ( en el ejército) squad; ( en la marina) squadron* * *= squad, set-square, square, bracket, wall bracket, mounting bracket, squadron.Ex. This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..Ex. Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.Ex. The guide provides step-by-step instructions for completing each instructional objective (e.g., use a square and scribe to mark lines on metal, use a hand drill and rivet gun).Ex. workers can easily drill through structural steel beams, making it easy to attach brackets, bolts and other components.Ex. Unlike curtain rails, curtain poles do not have so many wall brackets.Ex. There is a possibility that the bolts attaching the tailgate strut mounting bracket to the body may become loose.Ex. The primary operational unit of an air force is a squadron.* * *1)a) ( instrumento - triangular) set square; (- de carpintero) squarea or en escuadra — square
fuera de escuadra — out of square, out of true
b) ( refuerzo) bracket2) ( en el ejército) squad; ( en la marina) squadron* * *= squad, set-square, square, bracket, wall bracket, mounting bracket, squadron.Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
Ex: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.Ex: The guide provides step-by-step instructions for completing each instructional objective (e.g., use a square and scribe to mark lines on metal, use a hand drill and rivet gun).Ex: workers can easily drill through structural steel beams, making it easy to attach brackets, bolts and other components.Ex: Unlike curtain rails, curtain poles do not have so many wall brackets.Ex: There is a possibility that the bolts attaching the tailgate strut mounting bracket to the body may become loose.Ex: The primary operational unit of an air force is a squadron.* * *A1 (instrumento — triangular) set square; (— de carpintero) square2(ángulo recto): en falsa escuadra or fuera de escuadra out of square, out of true3 (refuerzo) bracketCompuesto:escuadra falsa or móvilbevel squareB1 (en el ejército) squad2 (en la marina) squadron* * *
escuadra sustantivo femenino
1 ( instrumento — triangular) set square;
(— de carpintero) square
2 ( en el ejército) squad;
( en la marina) squadron
escuadra sustantivo femenino
1 (de dibujo, de carpintería) set square
2 Mil squad
Náut squadron
3 Ftb goalmouth: la pelota rebotó en la escuadra de la portería, the football rebounded into the goalmouth
♦ Locuciones: a/en escuadra, at right angles
' escuadra' also found in these entries:
English:
fleet
- squadron
- square
- bracket
- set
* * *escuadra nf1. [regla, plantilla] set square, US triangle [with two angles of 45° and one of 90°]escuadra de agrimensor cross staff, surveyor's cross;escuadra falsa [en carpintería] bevel square, carpenter's square2. [para estantería, armario] bracket4. [de buques] squadron5. [de soldados] squad* * *f3 DEP:el balón entró por la escuadra the ball went in the top corner* * *escuadra nf1) : square (instrument)2) : fleet, squadron* * *escuadra n1. (instrumento) setsquare2. (unidad militar) squad -
86 señalar
v.1 to indicate, to point at, to point out, to signal.Pedro apunta las necesidades de ella Peter points out her needs.2 to point.3 to point fingers, to accuse.* * *1 (marcar) to mark2 (rubricar) to sign and seal3 (hacer herida) to mark, scar4 (hacer notar) to point out5 (apuntar hacia) to point to, show6 (con el dedo) to point at7 (fijar - cita) to arrange, make; (fecha, lugar, precio) to set, fix8 (designar) to appoint9 (subrayar la importancia) to stress, underline1 (distinguirse) to distinguish oneself2 (sobresalir) to stand out* * *verb1) to indicate, show2) mark3) point out* * *1. VT1) (=indicar) [gen] to show; [con el dedo] to pointseñalar una falta — (Dep) to indicate a foul
2) (=marcar) to markel acné le ha señalado la cara — his face has been marked o scarred by acne
3) (=destacar) to point outtuve que señalarle varios errores en el examen — I had to point out several mistakes in the exam to him
4) (=designar) [+ fecha, precio] to fix, settle; [+ tarea] to seten el momento señalado — at the given moment, at the appointed time
todas las encuestas lo señalan como el candidato favorito — all the opinion polls point to him as the favourite candidate
5) (Aut) [+ carretera, ruta] to signpost6) [+ ganado] to brand2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( indicar)me señaló la ruta en un mapa — he showed me the route o pointed out the route (to me) on a map
2) (marcar con lápiz, rotulador) to mark3) ( afirmar) to point outseñaló que... — she pointed out that...
a la hora señalada — at the appointed o arranged time
en el lugar señalado — in the appointed o agreed place
5) ( anunciar) to mark2.señalar vi to point3.señalarse v pron to distinguish oneself* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( indicar)me señaló la ruta en un mapa — he showed me the route o pointed out the route (to me) on a map
2) (marcar con lápiz, rotulador) to mark3) ( afirmar) to point outseñaló que... — she pointed out that...
a la hora señalada — at the appointed o arranged time
en el lugar señalado — in the appointed o agreed place
5) ( anunciar) to mark2.señalar vi to point3.señalarse v pron to distinguish oneself* * *señalar11 = mark off, point to, tick (off), mark out, bring to + Posesivo + notice, mark + Nombre + down as.Ex: Human intervention may also be necessary to mark off the area in the string on the title page that should be indexed, and possibly to add an imprint date if not present.
Ex: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.Ex: In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.* señalar a Alguien = put + Alguien + on the spot.* señalar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* señalar con un círculo = circle.señalar22 = bring to + Posesivo + attention, get at, indicate, mark, point, point out, signal, signify, stress, note, state, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.
Ex: What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.Ex: The general index of CC lists isolates and indicates where they may be found as in a relative index.Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.Ex: Main classes are denoted by a capital letter, and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses.Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex: However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.* señalar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.* señalar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* señalar similitudes = point out + similarities.* * *señalar [A1 ]vtA(indicar): nos señaló la ruta en un mapa she showed us the route o pointed out the route to us on a mapme señaló con el dedo qué pasteles quería he pointed out to me which cakes he wantedlas manecillas del reloj señalaban las doce the hands of the clock showed twelveB (marcar) to marklos he señalado con una cruz I've marked them with a cross, I've put a cross by themC (afirmar) to point outseñaló la necesidad de abrir nuevos hospitales she pointed out the need to open new hospitalsD (fijar) ‹fecha› to fix, seta la hora señalada at the appointed o arranged timeseñalaron el día 15 como fecha tope they set o fixed the deadline for the 15then el lugar señalado in the appointed o agreed placeE (anunciar) to markla llegada de las cigüeñas señala el final del invierno the arrival of the storks marks o signals the end of winterto distinguish oneselfse señaló por su heroísmo en la guerra during the war he distinguished himself by his heroism* * *
señalar ( conjugate señalar) verbo transitivo
1 ( indicar) ‹ruta/camino› to show;
me señaló con el dedo he pointed at me (with his finger);
señalarle algo a algn to show sb sth, point sth out to sb;
me señaló con el dedo qué pasteles quería he pointed out (to me) which cakes he wanted
2 (marcar con lápiz, rotulador) to mark
3 ( afirmar) to point out;◊ señaló que … she pointed out that …
4 ( fijar) ‹ fecha› to fix, set;◊ en el lugar señalado in the appointed o agreed place
5 ( anunciar) to mark
verbo intransitivo
to point
señalar verbo transitivo
1 (con el dedo) to point at
(desprestigiar)
2 (apuntar, subrayar) me gustaría señalar que..., I would like to point out that...
3 (señalizar) to indicate: la brújula señalaba el norte, the compass was pointing North
4 (una fecha) to fix
5 (dejar una marca o huella) el navajazo le señaló la cara, the knife wound scarred his face
' señalar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apuntar
- indicar
- marcar
- dar
- dedo
- penalty
- puntero
- puntualizar
English:
appoint
- designate
- mark
- must
- pinpoint
- point
- point out
- signal
- at
- give
- indicate
- show
- single
* * *♦ vt1. [marcar] to mark;[hora, temperatura] to indicate, to show;el termómetro señalaba 10 grados the thermometer showed 10 degrees;la brújula debe señalar el norte the compass should indicate north;cuando el reloj señale las doce when the clock says twelve;las elecciones de aquel año señalaron el comienzo de la transición that year's elections marked the beginning of the transition2. [apuntar] to point out;nos señaló con el dedo he pointed at us;no quiero señalar a nadie, pero… I don't want to point the finger at anyone, but…;la flecha señala el camino the arrow indicates the path;me señaló los errores que había cometido he showed me o pointed out to me the mistakes I had made3. [ser el inicio de] to mark, to signal;las lluvias señalan la llegada del monzón the rains signal o announce the arrival of the monsoon4. [recalcar] to point out;me gustaría señalar que… I'd like to point out that…5. [fijar] to set, to fix;aún no han señalado el día de la boda they haven't yet fixed the date of the wedding;señaló su valor en 1.000 dólares he set o fixed its value at 1,000 dollars6. [ganado] to brand* * *v/t1 indicate, point out;señalar a alguien con el dedo tb fig point at s.o.3 ( fijar) set, decide on* * *señalar vt1) indicar: to indicate, to show2) : to mark3) : to point out, to stress4) : to fix, to set* * *señalar vb1. (marcar) to mark -
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1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) de altura3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) alto; elevado; grande4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) mayor; supremo; alto5) (noble; good: high ideals.) bueno, noble6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) fuerte7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) agudo9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pasado10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) importante; de gran valor
2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) alto- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight
3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) destacar, hacer resaltar, poner de relieve- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech
4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) de alta tecnología, de tecnología punta- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time
high adj1. altoit is over 29,000 feet high tiene más de 29.000 pies de altura2. fuerte3. agudotr[haɪ]1 alto,-a■ how high is that mountain? ¿qué altura tiene aquella montaña?2 (elevated, intense) alto,-a, elevado,-a3 (important) alto,-a, importante; (strong) fuerte4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL alto,-a5 (very good) bueno,-a,6 (going rotten - food) pasado,-a; (- game) manido,-a7 (of time) pleno,-a8 slang (on drugs) flipado,-a, colocado,-a1 alto■ feelings often run high at football games a menudo los ánimos se exaltan en los partidos de fútbol1 punto máximo, récord nombre masculino2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL zona de alta presión, anticiclón nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in for the high jump familiar tener los días contadosto be in high spirits estar de buen humorto be on a high sentirse muy biento have friends in high places estar muy bien relacionado,-ato leave somebody high and dry dejar plantado,-a a alguiento search high and low for something buscar algo por todas parteshigh chair silla altaHigh Commissioner Alto Comisario, Alto ComisionadoHigh Court Tribunal nombre masculino Supremohigh fidelity alta fidelidad nombre femeninohigh jump SMALLSPORT/SMALL salto de alturahigh noon mediodía nombre masculinohigh priest sumo sacerdote nombre masculinohigh road carretera principalhigh season temporada altahigh school SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL instituto de enseñanza secundaria (para alumnos de entre 11 y 18 años) 2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL instituto de enseñanza secundaria (para alumnos de entre 15 y 18 años)high tea merienda-cenathe high life la buena vidathe High Street la Calle Mayorhigh ['haɪ] adv: altohigh adj1) tall: altoa high wall: una pared alta2) elevated: alto, elevadohigh prices: precios elevadoshigh blood pressure: presión alta3) great, important: grande, importante, altoa high number: un número grandehigh society: alta sociedadhigh hopes: grandes esperanzas4) : alto (en música)5) intoxicated: borracho, drogadohigh n1) : récord m, punto m máximoto reach an all-time high: batir el récord2) : zona f de alta presión (en meteorología)4)on high : en las alturasadj.• alto, -a adj.• atiplado, -a adj.• de altura adj.• elevado, -a adj.• eminente adj.• empinado, -a adj.• encandilado, -a adj.• encumbrado, -a adj.• manido, -a adj.• mayor adj.• prócer adj.• subido, -a adj.• sumo, -a adj.• superior adj.n.• alta presión s.f.• marcha directa s.f.
I haɪadjective -er, -est1)a) ( tall) <building/wall/mountain> altohow high is it? — ¿qué altura tiene?
the tower is 40 m high — la torre tiene 40 m de alto or de altura
a 12 ft high wall — un muro de 12 pies de alto or de altura
the river is very high — el río está muy alto or crecido
high cheekbones — pómulos mpl salientes
c) ( in status) <office/rank/officials> altod) (morally, ethically) <ideals/principles/aims> elevado2)a) (considerable, greater than usual) <temperature/speed/pressure> alto; < wind> fuerteto have a high color — ( permanently) ser* rubicundo; ( because of a fever) estar* muy colorado or rojo
to pay a high price for something — pagar* algo muy caro
to be high in vitamins/proteins — ser* rico en vitaminas/proteínas
b) (good, favorable)3)a) (Lit, Theat)a moment of high comedy/drama — un momento comiquísimo/muy dramático
b) ( climactic) culminante4)a) (happy, excited)we had a high old time — (colloq) lo pasamos estupendamente
b) ( intoxicated) (colloq) drogado, colocado (Esp fam)to be/get high on something — estar* drogado or (Esp tb) colocado/drogarse* or (Esp tb) colocarse* con algo (fam)
5) ( of time)
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adverb -er, -esta) < fly> altohigh up — arriba, en lo alto
to aim high — \<\<marksman\>\> apuntar alto; \<\<ambitious person\>\> picar* alto
to search o hunt o look high and low (for something) — remover* cielo y tierra (para encontrar algo)
c) (in amount, degree)how high are you prepared to bid? — ¿hasta cuánto estás dispuesto a pujar or ofrecer?
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1)a) c ( level) récord mb) u[haɪ]on high — ( in heaven) en las alturas; ( high above) en lo alto
1. ADJ(compar higher) (superl highest)1) (=tall, elevated) [building, mountain] alto; [plateau] elevado; [altitude] grandea building 60 metres high — un edificio de 60 metros de alto or de altura
it's 20 metres high — tiene 20 metros de alto or de altura
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the ceilings are very high — los techos son muy altos•
how high is Ben Nevis/that tree? — ¿qué altura tiene el Ben Nevis/ese árbol?•
economic reform is high on the agenda — la reforma económica figura entre los asuntos más importantes a tratar•
the river is high — el río está crecido•
I've known her since she was so high * — la conozco desde que era así (de pequeña)•
the sun was high in the sky — el sol daba de plenothe boats lay at the river's edge, high and dry — los botes estaban en la orilla del río, varados
- leave sb high and dry2) (=considerable, great) [level, risk, rent, salary, principles] alto; [price, tax, number] alto, elevado; [speed] alto, gran; [quality] alto, bueno; [colour] subido; [complexion] (characteristically) rojizo; (temporarily) enrojecido; [wind] fuertetemperatures were in the high 80s — las temperaturas alcanzaron los ochenta y muchos, las temperaturas rondaron los 90 grados
we offer education of the highest quality — ofrecemos una educación de la más alta or de la mejor calidad
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to have high blood pressure — tener la tensión alta, ser hipertenso•
to have high hopes of sth, I had high hopes of being elected — tenía muchas esperanzas de que me eligieran•
parsley is high in calcium — el perejil es rico en calcio•
to have a high opinion of sb — (=think highly of) tener muy buena opinión or concepto de algn; (=be fond of) tener a algn en alta estima•
to pay a high price for sth — (lit) pagar mucho dinero por algo; (fig) pagar algo muy caro•
to have a high temperature — tener mucha fiebre, tener una fiebre muy alta- have a high old timegear, priority, profile, spirit, stake, high 1., 4)it's high time... * —
3) (=important, superior) [rank, position, office] alto•
high and mighty, she's too high and mighty — es demasiado engreídashe moves in the circles of the high and mighty — se mueve en círculos de los poderosos, se mueve en círculos de gente de mucho fuste pej
- get up on one's high horsethere's no need to get (up) on your high horse! — ¡no hace falta que te subas a la parra!
- come down off or get off one's high horsein high places —
to have friends in high places — tener amigos importantes or con influencias
people in high places — gente influyente or importante
4) (=high-pitched) [sound, note] alto; [voice] agudoon a high note —
5) * (=intoxicated)to be high (on) — [+ drink, drugs] estar colocado (de) *
to get high (on) — [+ drink, drugs] colocarse (de) *
she was high on her latest success — estaba encantada or entusiasmada con su último éxito
- be as high as a kite6) (Culin) (=mature) [game, cheese] que huele fuerte; (=rotten) [meat] pasado2. ADV(compar higher) (superl highest)1) (in height) [fly, rise] a gran altura•
high above, an eagle circled high above — un águila circulaba en las alturasthe town is perched high above the river — el pueblo está en un alto, sobre el río
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high up, his farm was high up in the mountains — su granja estaba en lo alto de las montañas- hold one's head up high- live high on the hog- hunt or search high and low for sth/sbaim, fly, head 1., 1), stand 3., 5)2) (in degree, number, strength)•
the bidding went as high as £500 — las ofertas llegaron hasta 500 libras3. N1)on high — (=in heaven) en el cielo, en las alturas
there's been a new directive from on high — (fig) ha habido una nueva directriz de arriba
2) (=peak)- be on a high3) (Econ) máximo mthe Dow Jones index reached a high of 2503 — el índice de Dow Jones alcanzó un máximo de 2.503
4) (Met) zona f de altas presiones; (esp US) temperatura f máxima5) (US) (Aut) (=top gear) directa f4.CPDhigh altar N — altar m mayor
high beam N (US) (Aut) —
he had his lights on high beam — llevaba las luces largas or de cruce
high camp N — (Theat) amaneramiento m
high chair N — silla f alta (para niño), trona f (Sp)
High Church N — sector de la Iglesia Anglicana muy cercano a la liturgia y ritos católicos
high comedy N — (Theat) comedia f de costumbres
it was high comedy — (fig) era de lo más cómico
high command N — (Mil) alto mando m
high commission N — (=international body) alto comisionado m; (=embassy) embajada f (que representa a uno de los países de la Commonwealth en otro)
high commissioner N — [of international body] alto comisario(-a) m / f; (=ambassador) embajador(a) m / f (de un país de la Commonwealth en otro)
high-definitionHigh Court N — (Jur) Tribunal m Supremo
high dependency unit N — (Med) unidad f de alta dependencia
high diving N — saltos mpl de trampolín de gran altura
high explosive N — explosivo m de gran potencia; high-explosive
high fashion N — alta costura f
high five, high-five N — choque m de cinco
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to give sb a high five — chocar los cinco con algnhigh flier N —
he's a high flier — es ambicioso, tiene talento y promete
High German N — alto alemán m
high ground N (fig) —
they believe they have or occupy the moral high ground in this conflict — creen que tienen moralmente la razón de su parte en este conflicto
high heels NPL — (=heels) tacones mpl altos; (=shoes) zapatos mpl de tacón
high jinks † * NPL — jolgorio msing, jarana f
there were high jinks last night — hubo jolgorio or jarana anoche
high jump N — (Sport) salto m de altura
high jumper N — (Sport) saltador(a) m / f de altura
the high life N — (gen) la buena vida; (in high society) la vida de la buena sociedad
high noon N — (=midday) mediodía m; (fig) (=peak) apogeo m; (=critical point) momento m crucial
high point N — [of show, evening] punto m culminante, clímax m inv ; [of visit, holiday] lo más destacado; [of career] punto m culminante, cenit m
high priest N — sumo sacerdote m
high relief N — alto relieve m
to throw or bring sth into high relief — (fig) poner algo de relieve
high road N — (esp Brit) carretera f
the high road to success/disaster — el camino directo al éxito/desastre
high roller N — (US) (gen) derrochón(-ona) m / f; (gambling) jugador(a) m / f empedernido*
high school N — (US, Brit) instituto m de enseñanza secundaria, ≈ liceo m (LAm)
junior high (school) — (US) instituto donde se imparten los dos primeros años de bachillerato
high school diploma N — (US) ≈ bachillerato m
high school graduate N — (US) ≈ bachiller mf
the high seas NPL — alta mar fsing
high season N — temporada f alta
high spot N — [of show, evening] punto m culminante, clímax m inv ; [of visit, holiday] lo más destacado; [of career] punto m culminante, cenit m
high stakes NPL —
- play for high stakeshigh street N — calle f mayor, calle f principal
high street banks — bancos mpl principales
high street shops — tiendas fpl de la calle principal
high summer N — pleno verano m, pleno estío m
high table N — (gen) mesa f principal, mesa f presidencial; (Univ, Scol) mesa f de los profesores
high tea N — (Brit) merienda-cena f (que se toma acompañada de té)
at high tide — en la pleamar, en marea alta
high treason N — alta traición f
high-water markhigh water N — pleamar f, marea f alta
HIGH SCHOOL En Estados Unidos las high schools son los institutos donde los adolescentes de 15 a 18 años realizan la educación secundaria, que dura tres cursos ( grades), desde el noveno hasta el duodécimo año de la enseñanza; al final del último curso se realiza un libro conmemorativo con fotos de los alumnos y profesores de ese año Yearbook y los alumnos reciben el diploma de high school en una ceremonia formal de graduación. Estos centros suelen ser un tema frecuente en las películas y programas de televisión estadounidenses en los que se resalta mucho el aspecto deportivo - sobre todo el fútbol americano y el baloncesto - además de algunos acontecimientos sociales como el baile de fin de curso, conocido como Senior Prom.high wire act N — número m en la cuerda floja, número m de funambulismo
See:see cultural note YEARBOOK in yearbook* * *
I [haɪ]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( tall) <building/wall/mountain> altohow high is it? — ¿qué altura tiene?
the tower is 40 m high — la torre tiene 40 m de alto or de altura
a 12 ft high wall — un muro de 12 pies de alto or de altura
the river is very high — el río está muy alto or crecido
high cheekbones — pómulos mpl salientes
c) ( in status) <office/rank/officials> altod) (morally, ethically) <ideals/principles/aims> elevado2)a) (considerable, greater than usual) <temperature/speed/pressure> alto; < wind> fuerteto have a high color — ( permanently) ser* rubicundo; ( because of a fever) estar* muy colorado or rojo
to pay a high price for something — pagar* algo muy caro
to be high in vitamins/proteins — ser* rico en vitaminas/proteínas
b) (good, favorable)3)a) (Lit, Theat)a moment of high comedy/drama — un momento comiquísimo/muy dramático
b) ( climactic) culminante4)a) (happy, excited)we had a high old time — (colloq) lo pasamos estupendamente
b) ( intoxicated) (colloq) drogado, colocado (Esp fam)to be/get high on something — estar* drogado or (Esp tb) colocado/drogarse* or (Esp tb) colocarse* con algo (fam)
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adverb -er, -esta) < fly> altohigh up — arriba, en lo alto
to aim high — \<\<marksman\>\> apuntar alto; \<\<ambitious person\>\> picar* alto
to search o hunt o look high and low (for something) — remover* cielo y tierra (para encontrar algo)
c) (in amount, degree)how high are you prepared to bid? — ¿hasta cuánto estás dispuesto a pujar or ofrecer?
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1)a) c ( level) récord mb) uon high — ( in heaven) en las alturas; ( high above) en lo alto
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point
1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) punta2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) punta, cabo3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punto4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punto5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento preciso6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punto7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punto (cardinal)8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punto9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punto, cuestión10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sentido11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) cualidad12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) toma
2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) apuntar2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) señalar, apuntar3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) rejuntar•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes
point1 n1. punta2. punto3. momentoat the point when I left, they were winning 3 1 en el momento en que me fui, ganaban 3 a 14. comafour point five (4.5) cuatro coma cinco (4,5)En el sistema inglés, los millares se separan con una coma y los decimales con un punto, así que tres mil ochocientas treinta y cinco se escribiría 3,835 y treinta y ocho coma veinticinco se escribiría 38.255. sentidothere's no point in waiting, he's not coming no tiene sentido esperar, no vienepoint2 vb señalar / indicartr[pɔɪnt]1 (sharp end - of knife, nail, pencil) punta2 (place) punto, lugar nombre masculino■ meeting point punto de encuentro, punto de reunión3 (moment) momento, instante nombre masculino, punto■ at that point en aquel momento, entonces4 (state, degree) punto, extremo5 (on scale, graph, compass) punto; (on thermometer) grado■ what's the boiling point of water? ¿cuál es el punto de ebullición del agua?6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (score, mark) punto, tanto7 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL entero8 (item, matter, idea, detail) punto■ I see your point ya veo lo que quieres decir, entiendo lo que quieres decir■ point taken! ¡de acuerdo!9 (central idea, meaning) idea, significado10 (purpose, use) sentido, propósito■ what's the point? ¿para qué?■ what's the point of... ¿qué sentido tiene...■ there's no point in... no vale la pena...11 (quality, ability) cualidad nombre femenino12 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL punta, cabo13 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL (in geometry) punto (de intersección)14 (on compass) punto (cardinal)15 (in decimals) coma1 (show) señalar2 figurative use (indicate) indicar1 (with weapon) apuntar2 (direct) señalar, indicar3 (wall, house) ajuntar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat the point of a gun a punta de pistolain point of fact de hecho, en realidadnot to put too finer point on it hablando en platato be beside the point no venir al casoto be on the point of doing something estar a punto de hacer algoto be to the point ser relevante y conciso,-ato come to the point ir al granoto dance on points bailar de puntasto get to the point ir al granoto make a point of doing something proponerse hacer algo, poner empeño en hacer algoto reach the point of no return no poder echarse atrásup to a point hasta cierto puntopoint of order moción nombre femenino de ordenpoint of view punto de vistaweak point punto débilpoint ['pɔɪnt] vt1) sharpen: afilar (la punta de)2) indicate: señalar, indicarto point the way: señalar el camino3) aim: apuntar4)to point out : señalar, indicarpoint vi1)to point at : señalar (con el dedo)2)to point to indicate: señalar, indicarpoint n1) item: punto mthe main points: los puntos principales2) quality: cualidad fher good points: sus buenas cualidadesit's not his strong point: no es su (punto) fuerteit's beside the point: no viene al casoto get to the point: ir al granoto stick to the point: no salirse del tema4) purpose: fin m, propósito mthere's no point to it: no vale la pena, no sirve para nada5) place: punto m, lugar mpoints of interest: puntos interesantes6) : punto m (en una escala)boiling point: punto de ebullición7) moment: momento m, coyuntura fat this point: en este momento8) tip: punta f9) headland: punta f, cabo m10) period: punto m (marca de puntuación)11) unit: punto mhe scored 15 points: ganó 15 puntosshares fell 10 points: las acciones bajaron 10 enteroscompass points : puntos mpl cardinalesdecimal point : punto m decimal, coma fn.• cabo s.m.• entero s.m.• extremo s.m.• finalidad s.f.• pico s.m.• propósito s.m.• punta s.f.• puntilla s.f.• punto s.m.• púa s.f.• tanto s.m.v.• afilar v.• apuntar v.• asestar v.• clavetear v.• encarar v.• señalar v.pɔɪnt
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1) noun2) ca) ( dot) punto mb) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)
3) ca) ( in space) punto mpoint of departure — punto m de partida
customs point — aduana f
things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...
the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás
b) ( on scale) punto mfreezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición
you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón
she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría
4) c ( in time) momento mat this point — en ese/este momento or instante
he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando
to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf
5) c (in contest, exam) punto mto win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos
to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)
6) ca) (item, matter) punto mpoint of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor
point of order — moción f de orden
to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión
to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción
b) ( argument)yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante
to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto
7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)to come/get to the point — ir* al grano
to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema
and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...
that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso
the point is that... — el hecho es que...
to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata
8) u ( purpose)what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?
the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti
9) c (feature, quality)10) ca) (sharp end, tip) punta fb) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m12) c ( socket) (BrE)(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)
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transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?
to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol
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via) (with finger, stick etc) señalarto point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
b) ( call attention)the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria
c) (indicate, suggest)to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo
it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio
the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía
Phrasal Verbs:[pɔɪnt]1. N1) (Geom) (=dot) punto m ; (=decimal point) punto m decimal, coma ftwo point six (2.6) — dos coma seis (2,6)
2) (on scale, thermometer) punto mboiling/freezing point — punto de ebullición/congelación
4) [of needle, pencil, knife etc] punta f ; [of pen] puntilla f•
at the point of a sword — a punta de espada•
with a sharp point — puntiagudo5) (=place) punto m, lugar mthis was the low/high point of his career — este fue el momento más bajo/el momento cumbre de su carrera
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at all points — por todas partes, en todos los sitiosthe train stops at Carlisle and all points south — el tren para en Carlisle y todas las estaciones al sur
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when it comes to the point — en el momento de la verdadwhen it came to the point of paying... — cuando llegó la hora de pagar..., a la hora de pagar...
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there was no point of contact between them — no existía ningún nexo de unión entre ellos•
from that point on... — de allí en adelante...•
to reach the point of no return — (lit, fig) llegar al punto sin retorno•
to be on the point of doing sth — estar a punto de hacer algo•
abrupt to the point of rudeness — tan brusco que resulta grosero•
at the point where the road forks — donde se bifurca el camino6) (=counting unit) (in Sport, test) punto m•
to win on points — ganar por puntos•
to give sth/sb points out of ten — dar a algo/algn un número de puntos sobre diez•
to score ten points — marcar diez puntos7) (=most important thing)the point is that... — el caso es que...
that's the whole point, that's just the point! — ¡eso es!, ¡ahí está!
the point of the joke/story — la gracia del chiste/cuento
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to be beside the point — no venir al casoit is beside the point that... — no importa que + subjun
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do you get the point? — ¿entiendes por dónde voy or lo que quiero decir?•
to miss the point — no comprender•
that's not the point — esto no viene al caso, no es eso•
to get off the point — salirse del tema•
his remarks were to the point — sus observaciones venían al casoto come or get to the point — ir al grano
to keep or stick to the point — no salirse del tema
to speak to the point — (=relevantly) hablar acertadamente, hablar con tino
8) (=purpose, use) [of action, visit] finalidad f, propósito m•
it gave point to the argument — hizo ver la importancia del argumento•
there's little point in telling him — no merece la pena or no tiene mucho sentido decírselo•
there's no point in staying — no tiene sentido quedarsea long story that seemed to have no point at all — una larga historia que no parecía venir al caso en absoluto
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to see the point of sth — encontrar or ver sentido a algo, entender el porqué de algoI don't see the point of or in doing that — no veo qué sentido tiene hacer eso
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what's the point? — ¿para qué?, ¿a cuento de qué?what's the point of or in trying? — ¿de qué sirve intentar?
9) (=detail, argument) punto mthe points to remember are... — los puntos a retener son los siguientes...
to carry or gain or win one's point — salirse con la suya
five-point plan — proyecto m de cinco puntos
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to argue point by point — razonar punto por punto•
in point of fact — en realidad, el caso es que•
I think she has a point — creo que tiene un poco de razónyou've got or you have a point there! — ¡tienes razón!, ¡es cierto! (LAm)
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the point at issue — el asunto, el tema en cuestión•
to make one's point — convenceryou've made your point — nos etc has convencido
to make the point that... — hacer ver or comprender que...
to make a point of doing sth, make it a point to do sth — poner empeño en hacer algo
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on this point — sobre este punto•
to stretch a point — hacer una excepción•
I take your point — acepto lo que dicespoint taken! — ¡de acuerdo!
10)to see or understand sb's point of view — comprender el punto de vista de algn
11) (=matter) cuestión f12) (=characteristic) cualidad fwhat points should I look for? — ¿qué puntos debo buscar?
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he has his points — tiene algunas cualidades buenas•
tact isn't one of his strong points — la discreción no es uno de sus (puntos) fuertes15) (Geog) punta f, promontorio m, cabo m16) (Typ) (=punctuation mark) punto m9 point black — (Typ) negritas fpl del cuerpo 9
17) (Ballet) (usu pl) punta f•
to dance on points — bailar sobre las puntas2. VT1) (=aim, direct) apuntar (at a)•
to point a gun at sb — apuntar a algn con un fusilto point one's finger at sth/sb — señalar con el dedo algo/a algn
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he pointed the car towards London — puso el coche rumbo a Londres- point the finger at sb2) (=indicate, show) señalar, indicar•
would you point me in the direction of the town hall? — ¿me quiere decir dónde está el ayuntamiento?•
to point the moral that... — subrayar la moraleja de que...•
to point the way — (lit, fig) señalar el camino3) (Constr) [+ wall] rejuntar4) [+ text] puntuar; [+ Hebrew etc] puntar3. VI1) (lit) señalar•
the car isn't pointing in the right direction — el coche no va en la dirección correcta•
the hands pointed to midnight — las agujas marcaban las 12 de la noche2) (fig) (=indicate) indicar•
this points to the fact that... — esto indica que...3)• to point to sth — (=call attention to) señalar algo
4) [dog] mostrar la caza, parar4.CPDpoint duty N — (Brit) (Police) control m de la circulación
to be on point duty — dirigir la circulación or el tráfico
point man N — (=spokesman) portavoz m
point of reference N — punto m de referencia
point of sale N — punto m de venta
points decision N — (Boxing) decisión f a los puntos
points failure N — (Brit) (Rail) fallo m en el sistema de agujas
points system N — (gen) sistema m de puntos; (Aut) sistema de penalización por las infracciones cometidas por un conductor que puede llevar a determinadas sanciones (p. ej. la retirada del permiso de conducir)
point-of-salepoints victory, points win N — victoria f a los puntos
- point up* * *[pɔɪnt]
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1) noun2) ca) ( dot) punto mb) ( decimal point) ≈coma f, punto m decimal (AmL) ( the point is used instead of the comma in some Latin American countries)1.5 — (léase: one point five) 1,5 (read as: uno coma cinco) 1.5 (read as: uno punto cinco) (AmL)
3) ca) ( in space) punto mpoint of departure — punto m de partida
customs point — aduana f
things have reached such a point that... — las cosas han llegado a tal punto or a tal extremo que...
the point of no return: we've reached the point of no return — ahora ya no nos podemos echar atrás
b) ( on scale) punto mfreezing/boiling point — punto de congelación/ebullición
you're right, up to a point — hasta cierto punto tienes razón
she is reserved to the point of coldness — es tan reservada, que llega a ser fría
4) c ( in time) momento mat this point — en ese/este momento or instante
he was at the point of death — (frml) estaba agonizando
to be on the point of -ing — estar* a punto de + inf
5) c (in contest, exam) punto mto win on points — ( in boxing) ganar por puntos
to make points with somebody — (AmE) hacer* méritos con alguien; match point, set I 4)
6) ca) (item, matter) punto mpoint of honor — cuestión f de honor or pundonor
point of order — moción f de orden
to bring up o raise a point — plantear una cuestión
to make a point of -ing: I'll make a point of watching them closely me encargaré de vigilarlos de cerca; to stretch a point — hacer* una excepción
b) ( argument)yes, that's a point — sí, ese es un punto interesante
to make a point: that was a very interesting point you made lo que señalaste or planteaste or dijiste es muy interesante; she made the point that... observó que...; all right, you've made your point! sí, bueno, ya has dicho lo que querías decir; ( conceding) sí, bueno, tienes razón; I take your point, but... te entiendo, pero...; point taken de acuerdo; to prove one's/a point — demostrar* que uno tiene razón or está en lo cierto
7) (no pl) (central issue, meaning)to come/get to the point — ir* al grano
to keep o stick to the point — no irse* por las ramas, no salirse* del tema
and, more to the point... — y lo que es más...
that's beside the point — eso no tiene nada que ver or no viene al caso
the point is that... — el hecho es que...
to miss the point — no entender* de qué se trata
8) u ( purpose)what's the point of going on? — ¿qué sentido tiene seguir?, ¿para qué vamos a seguir?
the whole point of my trip was to see you — justamente iba a viajar (or he viajado etc) nada más que para verte, el único propósito de mi viaje era verte a ti
9) c (feature, quality)10) ca) (sharp end, tip) punta fb) ( promontory) ( Geog) punta f, cabo m12) c ( socket) (BrE)(electrical o power) point — toma f de corriente, tomacorriente m (AmL)
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transitive verb (aim, direct) señalar, indicar*can you point us in the right direction? — ¿nos puede indicar por dónde se va?, ¿nos puede señalar el camino?
to point something AT somebody/something: he pointed his finger at me me señaló con el dedo; she pointed the gun at him le apuntó con la pistola; point the aerosol away from you — apunta para otro lado con el aerosol
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via) (with finger, stick etc) señalarto point AT/TO something/somebody — señalar algo/a alguien
b) ( call attention)the report points to deficiencies in health care — el informe señala deficiencias en la asistencia sanitaria
c) (indicate, suggest)to point TO something — \<\<facts/symptoms\>\> indicar* algo
it all points to suicide — todo indica or hace pensar que se trata de un suicidio
the trends point to an early economic recovery — los indicios apuntan a una pronta reactivación de la economía
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1. rest noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso, reposo2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso, sueño3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoyo, soporte4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) en reposo
2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar, reposar2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar, reposar(se)3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar sobre, apoyar(se)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) relajarse, estar tranquilo5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) corresponder•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest
II rest- the restrest1 n1. descanso / reposoI'm tired, I need a rest estoy cansado, necesito un descanso2. los demáswhere are the rest of the players? ¿dónde están los demás jugadores?3. el restorest2 vb1. descansar2. apoyartr[rest]1 quedar■ you may rest assured that... puede tener la seguridad de que...1 el resto■ I spent half of the money and put the rest in the bank gasté la mitad del dinero y metí el resto en el banco■ Tom came, but the rest stayed at home vino Tom, pero los demás se quedaron en casa————————tr[rest]1 (repose) descanso, reposo3 (support) soporte nombre masculino; (in snooker etc) diablo; (for head) reposacabezas nombre masculino; (for arms) apoyabrazos nombre masculino1 (relax) descansar2 (lean) apoyar1 (relax) descansar2 (be calm) quedarse tranquilo,-a3 (depend) depender (on, de)1 (lean) apoyar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat rest en reposogive it a rest! ¡déjalo ya!, ¡basta ya!Rest in peace Descanse en pazto come to rest pararseto lay to rest enterrarto set somebody's mind at rest tranquilizar a alguienrest cure cura de reposorest ['rɛst] vi1) repose: reposar, descansar2) relax: quedarse tranquilo3) stop: pararse, detenerse4) depend: basarse (en), descansar (sobre), depender (de)the decision rests with her: la decisión pesa sobre ella5)to rest on : apoyarse en, descansar sobreto rest on one's arm: apoyarse en el brazorest vt1) relax: descansar2) support: apoyar3)to rest one's eyes on : fijar la mirada enrest n1) relaxation, repose: reposo m, descanso m2) support: soporte m, apoyo m3) : silencio m (en música)4) remainder: resto m5)to come to rest : pararsen.• descanso s.m.• espera s.f.• feria s.f.• huelga s.f.• parada s.f.• pausa s.f.• paz s.f.• poso s.m.• reposo s.m.• restante s.m.• resto s.m.• silencio s.m.v.• apoyarse v.• descansar v.• quedar v.• reposar v.• sestear v.• sosegar v.rest
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1) noun2)a) c ( break) descanso mrest FROM something: I need a rest from cooking/work necesito descansar de la cocina/de mi trabajo; to give something a rest (colloq) dejar de hacer algo; give it a rest! — basta ya!, cambia de disco! (fam)
b) u ( relaxation) descanso m, reposo mtry to get some/a good night's rest — trata de descansar un poco/de dormir bien esta noche
to lay somebody to rest — (euph) enterrar* or (frml) dar* sepultura a alguien
to lay something to rest — enterrar* algo; (before n) <day, period> de descanso
3) u ( motionlessness) reposo mto come to rest — detenerse*
4) c ( support) apoyo m5) c ( Mus) silencio m6) ( remainder)the rest: the rest of the money el resto del dinero, el dinero restante; the rest of them have finished los demás han terminado; the rest of the children los demás niños, los otros niños; and all the rest of it — y todo eso, etcétera, etcétera
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1)a) ( relax) descansarto rest easy — estar* tranquilo
b) ( lie buried) (liter) descansar (liter)2)a) ( be supported)to rest ON something: his head rested on my shoulder tenía la cabeza recostada en or apoyada sobre mi hombro; the structure rests on eight massive pillars — la estructura descansa sobre ocho columnas gigantescas
b) (be based, depend)to rest ON something — \<\<argument/theory\>\> estar* basado or basarse en algo, descansar sobre algo
c) ( stop)to rest ON something/somebody — \<\<eyes/gaze\>\> detenerse* or (liter) posarse sobre algo/alguien
3)a) ( remain)let the matter rest — mejor no decir (or hacer etc) nada más
b) ( be responsibility of)to rest WITH somebody — \<\<responsibility\>\> recaer* sobre alguien
c) ( Law)the prosecution/defense rests — ha terminado el alegato del fiscal/de la defensa
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vt1) ( relax) descansarI stopped for a while to rest my feet/eyes — paré un rato para descansar los pies/ojos; case I 5)
2) ( place for support) apoyarshe rested her elbows on the table — apoyó or puso los codos sobre la mesa
•Phrasal Verbs:- rest up
I [rest]1. N1) (=repose) descanso mI need a rest — necesito descansar, me hace falta un descanso
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to be at rest — (=not moving) estar en reposo; euph (=dead) descansar•
I need a rest from gardening — me hace falta descansar de la jardinería•
try to get some rest — intenta descansar•
to give sth a rest — dejar algo (por un tiempo)give it a rest! * — ¡déjalo ya!, ¡vale ya! *
why don't you have or take a rest? — (=take a break) ¿por qué no te tomas un descanso?; (=lie down) ¿por qué no descansas un rato?
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to lay sb to rest — enterrar a algnbed 3., change 1., 1), mind 1., 1), wickedhis speech should lay those fears to rest — su discurso debería acabar con or enterrar esos temores
2) (Mus) silencio m3) (=support) apoyo m, soporte m ; (Billiards) soporte m ; (Telec) horquilla f2. VT1) (=give rest to) descansar•
to rest o.s. — descansar•
God rest his soul! — ¡Dios le acoja en su seno!2) (=support) apoyar (on en, sobre) ( against contra)3) (=settle)•
to rest one's eyes/ gaze on sth — posar la mirada en algo4) (Jur)I rest my case — concluyo mi alegato; (fig) hum he dicho
3. VI1) (=repose) descansarlaurel•
may he rest in peace — euph que en paz descanse2) (=lean, be supported) [person] apoyarse (on en); [roof, structure] estar sostenido (on por); (fig) [responsibility] pesar (on sobre)3) (=alight) [eyes, gaze] posarse4) (=depend, be based) [argument, case] basarse (on en); [sb's future] depender (on de)the future of the country rests on how we teach our children — el futuro del país depende de la enseñanza que demos a nuestros hijos
5) (=be, remain) quedarassure, easy 1., 2)•
the decision rests with her, it rests with her to decide — la decisión la tiene que tomar ella, ella es la que tiene que decidir, la decisión es suya6) (Theat)euph7) (Jur)the defence/prosecution rests — la defensa/el fiscal concluye su alegato
4.CPDrest area N — (Aut) área f de descanso
rest home N — residencia f de ancianos, asilo m (de ancianos)
rest period N — período m de descanso
(Aut) = rest arearest stop N — (=pause) parada f para descansar, parada f de descanso
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[rest]Nthe rest — (=remainder) [of money, food, month] el resto; [of people, things] el resto, los/las demás
I'm taking the rest of the week off — me tomaré el resto or lo que queda de la semana libre
the dog ate the rest — el perro se comió el resto or lo que sobró
you go home - I'll do the rest — tú vete a casa, yo hago lo demás or lo que queda
I'll take half of the money - you keep the rest — yo me llevo la mitad del dinero, tú te quedas con el resto
the rest of the boys — los otros chicos, los demás chicos
the rest of them couldn't care less — a los demás or a los otros les trae sin cuidado
what shall we give the rest of them? — ¿qué les daremos a los otros?
the rest of the soldiers — los otros soldados, los demás soldados
all the rest of the books — todos los demás libros, todos los otros libros
it was just another grave like all the rest — no era más que otra tumba, como todas las demás or todas las otras
and all the rest (of it) * — etcétera, etcétera *
he was from a wealthy family, went to Eton, Oxford and all the rest of it — era de familia rica, estudió en Eton, Oxford etcétera, etcétera *
historyonly there did his age show, for the rest, he might have been under seventy — solo en eso se le notaba la edad, por lo demás, podía haber tenido menos de setenta años
* * *[rest]
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1) noun2)a) c ( break) descanso mrest FROM something: I need a rest from cooking/work necesito descansar de la cocina/de mi trabajo; to give something a rest (colloq) dejar de hacer algo; give it a rest! — basta ya!, cambia de disco! (fam)
b) u ( relaxation) descanso m, reposo mtry to get some/a good night's rest — trata de descansar un poco/de dormir bien esta noche
to lay somebody to rest — (euph) enterrar* or (frml) dar* sepultura a alguien
to lay something to rest — enterrar* algo; (before n) <day, period> de descanso
3) u ( motionlessness) reposo mto come to rest — detenerse*
4) c ( support) apoyo m5) c ( Mus) silencio m6) ( remainder)the rest: the rest of the money el resto del dinero, el dinero restante; the rest of them have finished los demás han terminado; the rest of the children los demás niños, los otros niños; and all the rest of it — y todo eso, etcétera, etcétera
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1)a) ( relax) descansarto rest easy — estar* tranquilo
b) ( lie buried) (liter) descansar (liter)2)a) ( be supported)to rest ON something: his head rested on my shoulder tenía la cabeza recostada en or apoyada sobre mi hombro; the structure rests on eight massive pillars — la estructura descansa sobre ocho columnas gigantescas
b) (be based, depend)to rest ON something — \<\<argument/theory\>\> estar* basado or basarse en algo, descansar sobre algo
c) ( stop)to rest ON something/somebody — \<\<eyes/gaze\>\> detenerse* or (liter) posarse sobre algo/alguien
3)a) ( remain)let the matter rest — mejor no decir (or hacer etc) nada más
b) ( be responsibility of)to rest WITH somebody — \<\<responsibility\>\> recaer* sobre alguien
c) ( Law)the prosecution/defense rests — ha terminado el alegato del fiscal/de la defensa
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vt1) ( relax) descansarI stopped for a while to rest my feet/eyes — paré un rato para descansar los pies/ojos; case I 5)
2) ( place for support) apoyarshe rested her elbows on the table — apoyó or puso los codos sobre la mesa
•Phrasal Verbs:- rest up -
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v.1 to drive.Batista condujo a Ricardo al gimnasio Batista drove Richard to the gym.María conduce por la noche Mary drives at night.2 to manage, to run (dirigir) (empresa).3 to lead (person).María conduce una vida loca Mary leads a crazy life.4 to conduct (por tubería, cable) (calor).María conduce la conferencia Mary conducts the conference.El maestro condujo la orquesta local The maestro conducted the local...5 to guide, to usher, to walk.María condujo a Silvia al cuarto Mary guided Silvia to the room.6 to conduce.La soledad conduce a la tristeza Loneliness conduces to sadness.* * *(c changes to zc before a and o; the Preterite is irregular)Present Indicativeconduzco, conduces, conduce, conducimos, conducís, conducen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to drive2) conduct3) lead* * *1. VT1) (Aut) to drive2) (=llevar) to take, leadeste pasillo conduce a los pasajeros al avión — this corridor leads o takes passengers to the plane
3) [+ electricidad, calor] to conduct; [+ agua, gas] to convey4) frm (=estar a cargo de) [+ negocio, empresa] to manage; [+ equipo] to lead; [+ debate] to chair, lead5) (TV, Radio) to present2. VI1) (Aut) to drive¿sabes conducir? — can you drive?, do you know how to drive?
si bebes, no conduzcas — don't drink and drive
2) (=llevar)esta carretera conduce al aeropuerto — this road leads to the airport, this road takes you to the airport
¿esa actitud a qué conduce? — where will that attitude get you?
esto no nos conduce a ninguna parte o a nada — this is getting us nowhere
3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( llevar)conducir a algo — camino/sendero to lead to something
esa actitud no conduce a nada or ninguna parte — that attitude won't achieve anything o (colloq) won't get us anywhere
2) (esp Esp) (Auto) to drive2.¿sabes conducir? — can o do you drive?
conducir vt1)a) (guiar, dirigir) to lead2) (esp Esp) < vehículo> to drive3) <electricidad/calor> to conduct3.conducirse v pron to behave, conduct oneself (frml)* * *= lead, steer, drive, engage, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, shepherd, drive along.Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.Ex. They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.Ex. Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.Ex. And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.Ex. The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.Ex. He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.Ex. A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.----* academia de conducir = driving school.* carnet de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.* carnet de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.* conducir a = lead up to.* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.* conducir + Ganado = herd.* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* conducir Personas como si fueran ganado = herd.* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.* conducir una barca con una pértiga = pole.* examen de conducir = road test.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* permiso de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.* permiso de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( llevar)conducir a algo — camino/sendero to lead to something
esa actitud no conduce a nada or ninguna parte — that attitude won't achieve anything o (colloq) won't get us anywhere
2) (esp Esp) (Auto) to drive2.¿sabes conducir? — can o do you drive?
conducir vt1)a) (guiar, dirigir) to lead2) (esp Esp) < vehículo> to drive3) <electricidad/calor> to conduct3.conducirse v pron to behave, conduct oneself (frml)* * *= lead, steer, drive, engage, lead + Pronombre + down the road to, shepherd, drive along.Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.Ex: He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.Ex: A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.* academia de conducir = driving school.* carnet de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.* carnet de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.* conducir a = lead up to.* conducir a engaño = be misleading, be deceiving.* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol = drive while under + the influence of alcohol.* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.* conducir + Ganado = herd.* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* conducir Personas como si fueran ganado = herd.* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.* conducir una barca con una pértiga = pole.* examen de conducir = road test.* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.* permiso de conducir = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.* permiso de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.* * *conducir [I6 ]viA (llevar) conducir A algo to lead TO stheste sendero conduce a la playa this path leads to the beachpuede conducir a error it can lead to mistakesesa actitud no conduce a ninguna parte or nada that attitude won't achieve anything o ( colloq) won't get us anywhere¿sabes conducir? can o do you drive?■ conducirvtA1 (guiar, dirigir) to lead conducir a algn A algo to lead sb TO sthnos condujo al lugar donde se escondía la banda he led us to the gang's hiding placefue elegido para conducir los destinos de la nación he was chosen to steer the nation's destinycondujo la lucha armada contra la dictadura he led the armed struggle against the dictatorshipel cadáver será conducido al cementerio a las diez the body will be taken to the cemetery at 10 o'clock3 ( AmL) ‹programa› to host, present; ‹debate› to chairB ( esp Esp) ‹vehículo› to driveC1 ‹electricidad/calor› to conduct2 ‹agua› to carry, taketo behave, conduct oneself ( frml)* * *
conducir ( conjugate conducir) verbo intransitivo
◊ esa actitud no conduce a nada that attitude won't achieve anything o (colloq) won't get us anywhere;
a qué conduce eso? what's the point of that?b) (esp Esp) (Auto) to drive;
verbo transitivo
conducir a algn a algo to lead sb to sth;
conducir a algn ante algn to take sb before sb
‹ debate› to chair
conducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un coche) to drive
2 (llevar a un sitio) to take
(a una situación) to lead
3 (corriente eléctrica) to conduct: condujeron las aguas al embalse, the waters were channelled to the reservoir
II verbo intransitivo
1 Auto to drive
2 (camino, actitud) to lead: eso no conduce a nada, this leads nowhere
' conducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
administrar
- altar
- carnet
- conducción
- correr
- cuestión
- documentación
- estado
- examen
- ir
- permiso
- sanción
- temeraria
- temerario
- vértigo
- carné
- clase
- conduje
- conduzca
- derecha
- forma
- imprudencia
- licencia
- llevar
- noche
- patente
- quitar
- rápido
English:
averse
- conduct
- drive
- driver
- driving licence
- driving test
- ease
- insane
- lead
- learner
- lesson
- licence
- license
- limit
- more
- reckless driving
- reverse
- safely
- speed
- steer
- test
- come
- driver's license
- driving
- left
- L
- navigate
- right
- road
- student
- usher
* * *♦ vt1. [vehículo] to drive2. [por tubería, cable] [calor] to conduct;[líquido] to convey, to carry; [electricidad] to carry3. [dirigir] [empresa] to manage, to run;[ejército] to lead; [asunto] to handle4. [programa televisivo] to present, to host5. [persona] to lead;el guía nos condujo a la salida the guide led us to the exit♦ vi1. [en vehículo] to driveesas discusiones no conducen a nada those discussions won't achieve anything;este plan conduce al desastre this plan is a recipe for disaster;una cifra que puede conducir a error a figure which could be misleading o lead to mistakes* * *I v/t1 vehículo drive2 ( dirigir) lead (a to);esto no conduce a nada this is getting us nowhere3 EL, TÉC conduct5 MÚS conductII v/i1 drive* * *conducir {61} vt1) dirigir, guiar: to direct, to lead2) manejar: to drive (a vehicle)conducir vi1) : to drive a vehicle2)conducir a : to lead to* * *conducir vb¿sabes conducir? can you drive?6. (electricidad, calor) to conduct -
91 décor
décor [dekɔʀ]masculine noun• je fais partie du décor ! I'm just part of the furniture!* * *dekɔʀnom masculin2) ( cadre) setting3) Cinéma, Théâtrele décor, les décors — the set
* * *dekɔʀ1. nm1) [intérieur] decor2) (= motif) [tissu] pattern3) (= paysage) setting4) CINÉMA, THÉÂTRE set2. décors nmplTHÉÂTRE scenery sg CINÉMA set sg* * *décor nm2 ( extérieur) ( cadre) setting; ( paysage) scenery; décor de verdure green ou lush setting; j'ai besoin de changer de décor fig I need a change of scene; aller or rentrer dans le décor○ Aut to drive off the road;3 ( de l'action) Cin set; Théât le décor, les décors the set, the scenery ¢; film tourné en décor naturel film shot on location; comme un décor de théâtre like a stage setting; planter le décor to set the scene;4 ( surface de meuble) finish; décor imitation chêne oak finish.[dekɔr] nom masculin2. [environs] settingla maison était située dans un décor magnifique the house stood in magnificent scenery ou surroundings————————dans le(s) décor(s) locution adverbialealler ou entrer ou valser dans le décor [voiture, automobiliste] to go off the roadd'un coup de poing, elle l'a envoyé dans le décor she sent him flying against the wall with a punch -
92 moderor
moderor ātus, ārī, dep. [modus], to set a measure, set bounds, put restraint upon, moderate, mitigate, restrain, allay, temper, qualify: moderari uxoribus: quis illi finem statuet aut quis moderabitur? S.: orationi: irae, H.: fortunae suae, L.: amori, O.: cursui, to sail slowly, Ta.— To manage, regulate, rule, guide, govern, direct: Ex suā libidine, T.: in utroque magis studia partium quam bona aut mala sua moderata (sunt), were controlling, S.: recitat, ita moderans, ne, etc., controlling (his voice), Ta.: corpus: equos, Cs.: habenas, O.: fidem blandius Orpheo, strike more harmoniously, H.: mens quae omnia moderetur: frena theatri, Iu.: funiculo navi, with a rope: gentibus, S.* * *moderari, moderatus sum V DEPguide; control; regulate; govern -
93 formula
f formula* * *formula s.f.1 (chim., mat.) formula*; formula matematica, mathematical formula; formula chimica, bruta, di struttura, chemical, empirical, structural formula // ( ragioneria) formula di interesse composto, compound-interest formula2 (estens.) ( frase fatta) set phrase, conventional phrase; cliché: formula di saluto, set (o conventional) greeting; formula magica, magical formula; formula di giuramento, form of oath // (dir.): assolvere con formula piena, to acquit stating the complete discharge (of the defendant); assolvere con formula dubitativa, to acquit stating the dubious discharge (of the defendant); formula esecutiva, statement of immediate enforceability (of a judgement)3 ( motto) motto, slogan4 ( insieme di caratteri salienti) characteristics (pl.), system; ( metodo) formula, key, recipe: le formule dell'impressionismo, the characteristics of Impressionism; una nuova formula di governo, a new formula for a coalition; qual è la formula segreta del tuo successo?, what's the secret of (o the key to) your success?* * *['fɔrmula]sostantivo femminile1) (espressione) form, wording2) comm. (opzione) option3) mat. formula*4) (ricetta) formula*, composition5) sport aut.Formula uno, due — Formula One, Two
6) (struttura, schema) (di trasmissione televisiva, rivista) format•formula di cortesia — polite phrase; (alla fine di una lettera) letter ending
formula di struttura — chim. structural formula
* * *formula/'fɔrmula/sostantivo f.1 (espressione) form, wording2 comm. (opzione) option3 mat. formula*4 (ricetta) formula*, composition6 (struttura, schema) (di trasmissione televisiva, rivista) formatformula di cortesia polite phrase; (alla fine di una lettera) letter ending; formula di giuramento oath; formula magica (magic) spell; formula di struttura chim. structural formula. -
94 testa
f heada testa each, a headalla testa di at the head ofessere in testa lead* * *testa s.f.1 head: la testa mi duole terribilmente, my head aches dreadfully (o I have a splitting headache); mal di testa, headache; chinare la testa, to bend (o to bow) one's head; scrollare, sollevare la testa, to shake, to raise one's head; tagliare la testa a qlcu., to cut (o to chop) s.o.'s head off (o to behead s.o.); cadere a testa in giù, to fall headlong; tuffarsi a testa in giù, to dive head first; mi mise la testa sulla spalla, she laid her head on my shoulder; avere il cappello in testa, to be wearing one's hat; si mise in testa il cappello e uscì, he put his hat on and went out; si è ferito alla, rotto la testa contro lo spigolo del tavolo, he cut his head on the edge of the table; gli diedero una botta in testa, they hit him on the head; quando lo vide girò la testa da un'altra parte, when he saw him he looked the other way // testa di rapa, di legno, ( persona ottusa) block-head (o dolt o ass); testa dura, ( persona ostinata) stubborn person; testa quadrata, ( persona equilibrata) well-balanced person; testa vuota, fool: è una testa vuota, he has a thick head; essere una testa calda, to be hot-headed (o impulsive); avere una bella testa, ( essere intelligente) to have a fine brain // (mus.) voce di testa, first voice2 ( persona, individuo) head: ci sono troppe teste coinvolte nella decisione, there are too many people involved in the decision // a testa, per head (o a head o each): staremo svegli due ore a testa, we'll each stay awake for two hours; vi spettano tre copie a testa, there are three copies each (o per head o a head); si mangiarono un pollo a testa, they ate a chicken each; cento euro a testa, one hundred euros a head; pagare un tanto a testa, to pay so much per head (o each)3 ( testata) head: la testa del letto, the bedhead (o headboard); la testa di un chiodo, di uno spillo, the head of a nail, of a pin; testa d'aglio, head of garlic // (mil.): testa di ponte, bridgehead; testa di sbarco, beachhead // (mecc.): testa a croce, crosshead; testa di biella, big end; testa del cilindro, cylinder head; battere, picchiare in testa, to knock; battito in testa, knocking4 (ferr.) vettura di testa, the first carriage, the carriage at the front of the train; la carrozza ristorante è in testa, the restaurant car is at the front of the train; stazione di testa, terminal station◆ FRASEOLOGIA: avere la testa tra le nuvole, to have one's head in the clouds; il vino gli dà subito alla testa, wine goes straight to his head; speriamo che il successo non gli dia alla testa, let's hope that his success won't go to his head; non sa più dove andare a sbattere la testa, he doesn't know where to turn; mettere la testa a posto, to sort oneself out; spero che non vi passino altre idee strane per la testa, I hope you won't get any other strange ideas into your head; ma cosa ti è venuto, saltato in testa?, what has come over you?; avere la testa sulle spalle, to have one's (o a good) head on one's shoulders; avere debiti, lavoro fin sopra la testa, to be up to one's eyes in debt, in work; ne ho fin sopra la testa dei suoi discorsi, I have had all I can take of his speeches; mi ha fatto una testa così con le sue chiacchiere, he wore me out with his talking; mettere un'idea in testa a qlcu., to put an idea into s.o.'s head; mettersi un'idea in testa, to take an idea into one's head; fare di testa propria, to do sthg. off one's own bat (o to do sthg. one's own way); andare a testa alta, to hold one's head high; andò via a testa bassa, he walked away crestfallen (o hanging his head): la squadra lasciò il campo a testa bassa, the team were downhearted when they left the field; ''Ho perso il portafoglio!'' ''Ma dove hai la testa?'', ''I have lost my wallet'' ''What were you thinking of?''; essere fuori di testa, (fam.) non esserci con la testa, to be out of one's mind; andare fuori di testa, (fam.) to go off one's head, to go crazy; non avere la testa a posto, to be off one's head; nascondere la testa nella sabbia, to bury one's head in the sand; agire con la testa nel sacco, to act like a fool; perdere la testa, to lose one's head; piegare la testa di fronte all'evidenza, to bow to evidence; possiamo solo chinare la testa e obbedire, we'll just have to bow down (o to give in) and obey; non riesce a farsi entrare in testa la matematica, he just can't get maths into his head; non ha testa per la matematica, he has no head for maths; rompersi la testa per qlco., to rack one's brains for sthg.; tenere testa a qlcu., ( non sottomettersi) to stand up to s.o., ( mantenersi al passo) to keep up with s.o.; uscirne con la testa rotta, to have the worst of it // essere in testa, to be in the lead (o at the top): il nostro paese è in testa nella produzione di automobili, our country leads the field in car production; le Ferrari sono in testa, the Ferraris are in the lead; essere, passare in testa alla classifica, to be at, to move up to the top of the league; il suo nome è in testa alla lista dei ricercati, his name is at the top of the wanted list; andare in testa, to take the lead; essere in testa a tutti, to be ahead of everybody // essere alla testa di un corteo, to be heading a procession; essere alla testa di un esercito, di un'impresa commerciale, to be at the head of an army, of a business; essere alla testa di un partito, to be the leader of a party // testa a testa, neck and neck // teste di cuoio, special forces, anti-terrorist (police) forces, commando units; (in GB) SAS // (sport) testa di serie, seed, seeded player ∙ Per ulteriore esemplificazione vedere anche alla voce 'capo'.* * *['tɛsta]sostantivo femminile1) heada testa in giù, di testa — [cadere, tuffarsi] headfirst
a testa in giù — [ essere sospeso] upside down
a testa alta — (senza vergogna) with one's head held high
a testa bassa — (vergognandosi) with one's head bowed; (con grande impegno) [ lanciarsi] headfirst, headlong
sulle nostre -e — (per aria) over our heads
testa a testa — [lottare, scontrarsi] head to head; [correre, arrivare] neck and neck, nip and tuck AE
mettere una taglia sulla testa di qcn. — fig. to put a price on sb.'s head
2) fig. (mente)avere qcs. in testa — to have sth. on one's mind
avere la testa altrove — to be miles away, to have one's mind elsewhere
è una bella testa — colloq. she's a great mind o a heavyweight
non ci sta (tanto) con la testa — colloq. he's not right in the head, he's not all there
3) (individuo)a testa — each, per o a head
4) (estremità) (di treno, convoglio) front; (di corteo, fila) head, front; (di chiodo, spillo, fiammifero, martello) headi vagoni di testa — the front carriages o cars
5) (comando)il gruppo di testa — the leaders, the leading group
essere alla testa di — to be at the head of, to head [movimento, partito]
in testa a o alla testa di un corteo at the front o head of a procession; essere in testa (in elezioni, sondaggio, gara, classifica) to lead, to be in the lead, to have the lead; essere in testa a to head [ lista]; to be at the top of [ classifica]; la squadra in testa al campionato the leading team in the championship; passare in testa — to go into the lead, to take the lead
6) aut.battere in testa — [ motore] to knock; [ automobile] to backfire
•testa di biella — tecn. stub-end
testa calda — hothead, hotspur
testa di cavolo — colloq. cabbagehead, pinhead
testa di cazzo — volg. dickhead, prick
fare a testa o croce — to call heads or tails, to toss up, to flip a coin
testa di cuoio — mil. = member of a special anti-terrorist police team
testa di legno — woodenhead, thickhead, blockhead
testa di morto — (teschio) death's head; entosostantivo maschile death's head moth
testa quadra — (persona testarda) bullhead, blackhead
testa quadrata — (persona razionale) squareheaded person
testa di rapa — colloq. testa di legno
testa di serie — sport seed
testa d'uovo — colloq. egghead
testa vuota — dimwit, rattle-brain, airhead AE, bubblehead AE
••fare una testa così a qcn., fare la testa come un pallone a qcn. — to talk sb.'s head off
averne fin sopra la testa — to be tired o sick to death (di of), to have it up to there (di with)
avere la testa tra le o nelle nuvole to have one's head in the clouds; avere la testa sulle spalle o sul collo o a posto to have one's head screwed on, to have a good head on one's shoulders, to have all one's buttons colloq.; dare alla testa o far girare la testa a qcn. [alcol, lodi] to go to sb.'s head; [ successo] to go to sb.'s head, to turn sb.'s head; montarsi la testa to get big-headed, to have a swollen head; non montarti la testa don't let it go to your head; tenere testa a qcn. to be a match for sb.; far entrare qcs. in testa a qcn. to drill sth. into sb., to get o beat o drive sth. into sb.'s head; mettere la testa a posto to get oneself sorted out, to buck up one's ideas colloq.; mettere qcs. in testa a qcn. to put sth. into sb.'s head; mettersi in testa di fare to take it into one's head to do, to set one's mind on doing; mettersi in testa che to get the notion into one's head that; mettitelo bene in testa! get that into your (thick) skull! get it into your head once and for all! perdere la testa to go off one's head; fare qcs. di testa propria to do sth. on one's own initiative; fare (sempre) di testa propria to (always) do it one's own way; rompersi la testa (scervellarsi) to rack one's brains; essere fuori di testa colloq. to be as nutty as a fruit cake, to be out to lunch; andare fuori di testa, uscire di testa colloq. to go off one's head, to flip, to go (a)round the bend, to go bananas; fare uscire di testa qcn. colloq. to drive sb. (a)round the bend; ma sei fuori di testa? are you off your head? are you out of your mind? tagliare la testa al toro — to clinch the question once and for all
* * *testa/'tεsta/ ⇒ 4sostantivo f.1 head; muovere la testa to move one's head; coprirsi la testa to cover one's head; lavarsi la testa to wash one's hair; dalla testa ai piedi from head to foot o toe; mal di testa headache; a testa in giù, di testa [cadere, tuffarsi] headfirst; a testa in giù [ essere sospeso] upside down; mettersi il cappello in testa to put on one's hat; a testa alta (senza vergogna) with one's head held high; a testa bassa (vergognandosi) with one's head bowed; (con grande impegno) [ lanciarsi] headfirst, headlong; sulle nostre -e (per aria) over our heads; testa a testa [lottare, scontrarsi] head to head; [correre, arrivare] neck and neck, nip and tuck AE; mettere una taglia sulla testa di qcn. fig. to put a price on sb.'s head2 fig. (mente) avere in testa di fare to have it in mind to do; avere qcs. in testa to have sth. on one's mind; usare la testa to use one's head; avere la testa altrove to be miles away, to have one's mind elsewhere; è una bella testa colloq. she's a great mind o a heavyweight; non ci sta (tanto) con la testa colloq. he's not right in the head, he's not all there4 (estremità) (di treno, convoglio) front; (di corteo, fila) head, front; (di chiodo, spillo, fiammifero, martello) head; i vagoni di testa the front carriages o cars5 (comando) il gruppo di testa the leaders, the leading group; essere alla testa di to be at the head of, to head [movimento, partito]; in testa a o alla testa di un corteo at the front o head of a procession; essere in testa(in elezioni, sondaggio, gara, classifica) to lead, to be in the lead, to have the lead; essere in testa a to head [ lista]; to be at the top of [ classifica]; la squadra in testa al campionato the leading team in the championship; passare in testa to go into the lead, to take the leadfare una testa così a qcn., fare la testa come un pallone a qcn. to talk sb.'s head off; averne fin sopra la testa to be tired o sick to death (di of), to have it up to there (di with); avere la testa tra le o nelle nuvole to have one's head in the clouds; avere la testa sulle spalle o sul collo o a posto to have one's head screwed on, to have a good head on one's shoulders, to have all one's buttons colloq.; dare alla testa o far girare la testa a qcn. [alcol, lodi] to go to sb.'s head; [ successo] to go to sb.'s head, to turn sb.'s head; montarsi la testa to get big-headed, to have a swollen head; non montarti la testa don't let it go to your head; tenere testa a qcn. to be a match for sb.; far entrare qcs. in testa a qcn. to drill sth. into sb., to get o beat o drive sth. into sb.'s head; mettere la testa a posto to get oneself sorted out, to buck up one's ideas colloq.; mettere qcs. in testa a qcn. to put sth. into sb.'s head; mettersi in testa di fare to take it into one's head to do, to set one's mind on doing; mettersi in testa che to get the notion into one's head that; mettitelo bene in testa! get that into your (thick) skull! get it into your head once and for all! perdere la testa to go off one's head; fare qcs. di testa propria to do sth. on one's own initiative; fare (sempre) di testa propria to (always) do it one's own way; rompersi la testa (scervellarsi) to rack one's brains; essere fuori di testa colloq. to be as nutty as a fruit cake, to be out to lunch; andare fuori di testa, uscire di testa colloq. to go off one's head, to flip, to go (a)round the bend, to go bananas; fare uscire di testa qcn. colloq. to drive sb. (a)round the bend; ma sei fuori di testa? are you off your head? are you out of your mind? tagliare la testa al toro to clinch the question once and for all\testa d'aglio head of garlic; testa d'asino mutton head; testa di biella tecn. stub-end; testa calda hothead, hotspur; essere una testa calda to be hot-headed; testa di cavolo colloq. cabbagehead, pinhead; testa di cazzo volg. dickhead, prick; testa o croce heads or tails; fare a testa o croce to call heads or tails, to toss up, to flip a coin; testa di cuoio mil. = member of a special anti-terrorist police team; testa dura → testa di legno; avere la testa dura to be strongheaded; testa di legno woodenhead, thickhead, blockhead; testa matta madcap; testa di moro dark chocolate; testa di morto (teschio) death's head; entosostantivo maschile death's head moth; testa quadra (persona testarda) bullhead, blackhead; testa quadrata (persona razionale) squareheaded person; testa di rapa colloq. → testa di legno; testa di serie sport seed; testa d'uovo colloq. egghead; testa vuota dimwit, rattle-brain, airhead AE, bubblehead AE; avere la testa vuota to be in a vacuum. -
95 clock
I [klɒk]1) orologio m.to put the clocks forward, back one hour — portare gli orologi avanti, indietro di un'ora
to work around the clock — lavorare 24 ore su 24 o giorno e notte
2) (timer) (in computer) clock m., temporizzatore m.; (for central heating system) temporizzatore m.3) aut. colloq. contachilometri m.a car with 40,000 kilometers on the clock — un'auto che ha 40.000 km
4) sport cronometro m.••II [klɒk]1) sporthe clocked 9.6 seconds in the 100 metres — ha percorso i 100 metri in 9,6 secondi
2) BE colloq. (hit)to clock sb. (one) — mollarne uno a qcn
•- clock on- clock upIII [klɒk]nome abbigl. baguette f.* * *[klok] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) orologio2) (an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle: My car has 120,000 miles on the clock.) contachilometri2. verb(to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc.) cronometrare- clockwork
- clock in
- out/on
- off
- clock up
- like clockwork
- round the clock* * *I [klɒk]1) orologio m.to put the clocks forward, back one hour — portare gli orologi avanti, indietro di un'ora
to work around the clock — lavorare 24 ore su 24 o giorno e notte
2) (timer) (in computer) clock m., temporizzatore m.; (for central heating system) temporizzatore m.3) aut. colloq. contachilometri m.a car with 40,000 kilometers on the clock — un'auto che ha 40.000 km
4) sport cronometro m.••II [klɒk]1) sporthe clocked 9.6 seconds in the 100 metres — ha percorso i 100 metri in 9,6 secondi
2) BE colloq. (hit)to clock sb. (one) — mollarne uno a qcn
•- clock on- clock upIII [klɒk]nome abbigl. baguette f. -
96 dead
I [ded]1) (no longer living) mortothe dead man, woman — il morto, la morta
a dead body — un morto, un cadavere
to play dead — fare finta di essere morto, fare il morto
drop dead! — colloq. crepa!
to shoot sb. dead — uccidere qcn. (sparando)
"wanted, dead or alive" — "ricercato, vivo o morto"
to give sb. up for dead — dare qcn. per spacciato
I'm absolutely dead after that walk! — colloq. sono stanco morto dopo quella camminata!
4) (not functioning, idle) [ battery] scarico; [ bank account] estinto; [ capital] infruttifero, improduttivo5) (impervious)to be dead to sth. — essere insensibile a qcs
7) (absolute)a dead calm — una calma assoluta o piatta
••II [ded]you do that and you're dead meat! — AE colloq. fallo e sei un uomo morto!
1)2) fig. (depths)III [ded]at dead of night in the dead of night nel cuore della notte, a notte fonda; in the dead of winter — in pieno inverno
avverbio assolutamente"dead slow" — aut. "a passo d'uomo"
to be dead against — essere completamente contrario a [idea, plan]
* * *[ded] 1. adjective1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) morto2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) guasto3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) assoluto2. adverb(completely: dead drunk.) completamente- deaden- deadly 3. adverb(extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) tremendamente- dead end- dead-end
- dead heat
- dead language
- deadline
- deadlock* * *I [ded]1) (no longer living) mortothe dead man, woman — il morto, la morta
a dead body — un morto, un cadavere
to play dead — fare finta di essere morto, fare il morto
drop dead! — colloq. crepa!
to shoot sb. dead — uccidere qcn. (sparando)
"wanted, dead or alive" — "ricercato, vivo o morto"
to give sb. up for dead — dare qcn. per spacciato
I'm absolutely dead after that walk! — colloq. sono stanco morto dopo quella camminata!
4) (not functioning, idle) [ battery] scarico; [ bank account] estinto; [ capital] infruttifero, improduttivo5) (impervious)to be dead to sth. — essere insensibile a qcs
7) (absolute)a dead calm — una calma assoluta o piatta
••II [ded]you do that and you're dead meat! — AE colloq. fallo e sei un uomo morto!
1)2) fig. (depths)III [ded]at dead of night in the dead of night nel cuore della notte, a notte fonda; in the dead of winter — in pieno inverno
avverbio assolutamente"dead slow" — aut. "a passo d'uomo"
to be dead against — essere completamente contrario a [idea, plan]
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97 range
I [reɪndʒ]1) (of colours, products) gamma f., assortimento m., scelta f.; (of prices) gamma f.; (of activities, options) serie f.2) (of people, abilities, issues, assumptions) serie f.; (of beliefs) varietà f.; (of emotions) gamma f.salary range, age range — fascia retributiva, d'età
3) (scope) (of influence, knowledge) sfera f., campo m.; (of investigation, research) campo m., area f.4) (of radar, transmitter) portata f.; (of weapon) portata f., gittata f.5) aut. aer. autonomia f.6) AE (prairie) prateria f.7) (of mountains) catena f.8) AE (stove) (wood) fornello m.; (gas, electric) cucina f.9) (firing area) (for weapons) poligono m. (di tiro); (for missiles) poligono m. sperimentale10) teatr. (of actor) repertorio m.11) mus. (of voice, instrument) estensione f.II 1. [reɪndʒ] 2.1) (vary) andare ( from da; to a); [ temperatures] variare, oscillare2) (roam, wander) errare* * *[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) gamma, varietà2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) raggio, portata3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) fascia; estensione4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) catena5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) prateria6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) poligono7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) fornelli2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) allineare, schierare2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) variare3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) coprire, spaziare su•- ranger* * *I [reɪndʒ]1) (of colours, products) gamma f., assortimento m., scelta f.; (of prices) gamma f.; (of activities, options) serie f.2) (of people, abilities, issues, assumptions) serie f.; (of beliefs) varietà f.; (of emotions) gamma f.salary range, age range — fascia retributiva, d'età
3) (scope) (of influence, knowledge) sfera f., campo m.; (of investigation, research) campo m., area f.4) (of radar, transmitter) portata f.; (of weapon) portata f., gittata f.5) aut. aer. autonomia f.6) AE (prairie) prateria f.7) (of mountains) catena f.8) AE (stove) (wood) fornello m.; (gas, electric) cucina f.9) (firing area) (for weapons) poligono m. (di tiro); (for missiles) poligono m. sperimentale10) teatr. (of actor) repertorio m.11) mus. (of voice, instrument) estensione f.II 1. [reɪndʒ] 2.1) (vary) andare ( from da; to a); [ temperatures] variare, oscillare2) (roam, wander) errare -
98 destituo
dē-stĭtŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a. [statuo].I.To set down; to set, place anywhere (ante-class. and freq. in Liv.; elsewh. rare): destituit omnes servos ad mensam ante se, Caecil. ap. Non. 280, 3: navem in alto ancoris, Naev. ib.: palum in foro, C. Gracchus ap. Gell. 10, 3, 3:II.aliquem in convivio (sc. ludendi causa),
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 26 fin.:armatos in medio,
Liv. 7, 10:aliquem ante tribunal,
id. 2, 12; cf. id. 23, 10:cohortes extra vallum,
id. 10, 4:duo signa hic,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 43 et saep.—Far more freq. and class.,( Lit., to put away from one's self; hence) To leave alone, to forsake, abandon, desert (derelinquo, desero, q. v.):(β).T. Roscius novem homines honestissimos induxit, decepit, destituit, adversariis tradidit,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 117:destitutus ab aliquo,
id. Clu. 30 fin.; id. Off. 1, 10, 32; cf. id. Quint. 16:funditores inermes,
Caes. B. C. 3, 93, 5:aliquem in septemviratu,
Cic. Phil. 2, 38, 99; cf.:defensores in ipso discrimine periculi,
Liv. 6, 17 et saep.:inceptam fugam,
to desist from, Ov. Am. 3, 13, 20:morando spem,
Liv. 1, 51:spem vindemiae,
Col. 4, 24, 12:consilium,
Suet. Caes. 9:honorem,
id. Claud. 45:conata ejus,
Vell. 2, 42: partem verborum, to pronounce indistinctly (with devorare), Quint. 11, 3, 33 Spald. et saep.— Poet., with acc. and abl.: ex quo destituit deos Mercede pactā Laomedon, i. e. defrauded of their stipulated reward, * Hor. Od. 3, 3, 21.—Of inanimate and abstract subjects:(γ).neque reperias, quos aut pronior fortuna comitata sit, aut, veluti fatigata, maturius destituerit, quam, etc.,
Vell. 2, 69 fin.:cum primas spes fortuna destituit,
Curt. 4, 1, 5, § 29; cf. Suet. Aug. 65:ventus aliquem,
Liv. 30, 24:aliquem vadum,
id. 21, 28:aliquem poplites,
Suet. Claud. 30; cf.:aliquem memoria, mens,
Curt. 7, 1:alveum fluitantem aqua,
Liv. 1, 4; cf.: freta destituent nudos in litore pisces, * Verg. E. 1, 61.—Part. perf. destitutus, constr. usu. ab aliquo, aliquā re, rarely ab aliquā re, freq. with ab, abandoned, forsaken by; robbed of, destitute of:(δ).in divite ac paupere: propinquis, amicis, clientibus abundante, et his omnibus destituto,
Quint. 5, 10, 26:alicujus consiliis, promissis, praeceptis destitutus,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 8:scientiā juris,
Quint. 12, 3, 10:lenociniis,
id. 12, 1, 30 et saep.; but with spe, a is more freq.:destituti ab unica spe auxilii,
Liv. 40, 47:a spe,
id. 31, 24; 36, 33, 3; Curt. 4, 3 (with spe, Curt. 8, 6):a re familiari,
Suet. Ner. 10.—Absol.:si is destituat, nihil satis tutum habebis,
Liv. 37, 7:simul, si destituat spes, alia praesidia molitur,
Liv. 1, 41; so,spes,
id. Tib. 1, 1, 9; Luc. 2, 728:pietasque fidesque,
id. 5, 298:ego,
Vulg. Isai. 49, 21. -
99 incito
in-cĭto, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to set in rapid motion, to hasten, urge forwards; and with se, to put one ' s self in rapid motion, to hasten, rush (freq. and class.).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.vehementius equos incitare,
Caes. B. C. 2, 41, 4:saxa per pronum,
Sall. H. 3, 22 Dietsch:hastas,
Val. Fl. 1, 409:stellarum motus tum incitantur, tum retardantur,
Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 103:naves longas remis,
Caes. B. G. 4, 25, 1; cf.:lintres magno sonitu remorum incitatae,
id. ib. 7, 60, 4:navigio remis incitato,
id. ib. 3, 14, 6:alii ex castris sese incitant,
sally out, id. B. C. 2, 14, 3; cf.:cum ex alto se aestus incitavisset,
had rushed in, id. B. G. 3, 12, 1; and:quo major vis aquae se incitavisset,
id. ib. 4, 17, 7: duabus ex partibus sese (naves) in eam (navem) incitaverant, id. B. C. 2, 6, 4; cf. id. ib. 3, 24, 3.—Prov.: incitare currentem, to spur a willing horse, i. e. to urge a person who does not need urging, Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 19; cf. id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 16; v. curro.—In partic., to cause to grow larger, i. e. to augment, increase, to promote the growth of (not ante-Aug.; cf.II. A.excito, I. B.): hibernis (Enipeus amnis) incitatus pluviis,
swollen, Liv. 44, 8, 6:frequentibus fossuris terra permiscetur, ut incitari vitis possit,
Col. 4, 22, 3; 4, 33. fin.; 3, 21, 7.—In gen.:B.aliquem imitandi cupiditate,
Cic. Brut. 92, 317:quibus (causis) mentes aut incitantur aut reflectuntur,
id. de Or. 1, 32, 53:animos, opp. sedare,
id. Or. 19, 63:ipsum ingenium diligentia etiam ex tarditate incitat,
id. ib. 2, 35, 147:quorum studio legendi meum scribendi studium in dies incitatur,
id. Div. 2, 2, 5:quamquam ea incitatur in civitate ratio vivendi,
id. de Or. 3, 60, 226:stultas cogitationes,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 10, 4:quoniam ad hanc voluntatem ipsius naturae stimulis incitamur,
Cic. Rep. 1, 2 fin.; cf.:juvenes ad studium et ad laborem,
id. de Or. 1, 61, 262:aliquem ad servandum genus hominum,
id. Fin. 3, 20, 66:multa Caesarem ad id bellum incitabant,
Caes. B. G. 3, 10, 1:aliquem ad bellum atque arma,
Liv. 1, 27, 3:aliquem ad amplissimam spem,
Suet. Caes. 7:cujus voluptatis avidae libidines temere et effrenate ad potiundum incitarentur,
Cic. de Sen. 12, 39:incitabant (animum ferocem) praeterea conrupti civitatis mores,
Sall. C. 5, 8:cum tibia lumbos incitat,
Juv. 6, 315. —In partic.1.To inspire. nam terrae vis Pythiam Delphis incitabat, naturae Sibyllam, Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79:2.mente incitati,
id. Ac. 2, 5, 14; id. Cat. 63, 93.—In a bad sense, to excite, arouse, stir up:3.neque enim desunt, qui istos in me atque in optimum quemque incitent,
Cic. Fl. 28, 66; cf. id. Fam. 12, 2, 1:et consules senatum in tribunum et tribunus populum in consules incitabat,
Liv. 4, 2, 1:his vocibus cum in se magis incitarent dictatorem,
id. 8, 33, 1:opifices facile contra vos incitabuntur,
Cic. Ac. 2, 47, 144 (shortly before, concitentur); Hirt. B. G. 8, 35 fin.:milites nostri pristini diei perfidiā incitati,
Caes. B. G. 4, 14, 3:civitas ob eam rem incitata,
id. ib. 1, 4:judices,
Quint. 6, 4, 10.—(Acc. to I. B.) To augment, increase, enhance:A.consuetudo exercitatioque et intellegendi prudentiam acuit et eloquendi celeritatem incitat,
Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90; so,caelibum poenas,
Tac. A. 3, 25.—Hence, incĭtātus, a, um, P. a. (set in rapid motion; hence), swiftly running, flowing, sailing, flying, etc.; in gen., rapid, swift.Lit.:B.imperator equo incitato se in hostes immittens,
at full speed, Cic. N. D. 3, 6, 15:equo incitato,
Caes. B. G. 4, 12 fin. (for which: citato equo;v. cito): milites cursu incitato in summo colle ab hostibus conspiciebantur,
advancing rapidly, id. ib. 2, 26, 3; cf.in the foll. B.: mundi incitatissima conversio,
Cic. Rep. 6, 18 (shortly before: conversio concitatior).—Trop.:cursus in oratione incitatior,
Cic. Or. 59, 201; cf.so of speech: Herodotus sine ullis salebris quasi sedatus amnis fluit: Thucydides incitatior fertur,
id. ib. 12, 39.— Adv.: incĭtātē (acc. to B.), of speech, quickly, rapidly, violently:fluit incitatius,
Cic. Or. 63, 212:quod incitatius feratur (locutio),
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100 moderor
mŏdĕror, ātus, 1 ( inf. moderarier for moderari, Lucr. 5, 1298), v. dep. [modus], to set a measure, set bounds to a thing (syn.: tempero, rego, guberno).I.Lit., to moderate, mitigate, restrain, allay, temper, qualify; with dat. (class.):(β).moderari linguae,
Plaut. Curc. 4, 1, 25:moderare animo, ne sis cupidus,
id. Mil. 4, 5, 16:dictis,
id. Curc. 1, 3, 39:alicui,
Cic. Att. 5, 20, 9; cf.:moderari uxoribus,
id. Rep. 4, 6, 16 (also ap. Non. 499, 15):quis illi finem statuet aut quis moderabitur,
Sall. C. 51, 36:irae,
Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 59:fortunae suae,
Liv. 37, 35, 5:animo et orationi,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 13:cursui,
to sail slowly, Tac. A. 2, 70.—With acc. (post-Aug.):II.gaudium moderans,
Tac. A. 2, 75:duritiam legum,
Suet. Claud. 14:pretia,
id. Dom. 7.—Transf., to manage, regulate, rule, guide, govern, direct (class. with acc.):senatum servire populo, cui populus ipse moderandi et regendi sui potestatem tradidisset?
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:deus, qui regit et moderatur et movet id corpus,
id. Rep. 6, 24, 26:linguam,
Sall. J. 82, 2:moderari equos ac flectere,
Caes. B. G. 4, 33:habenas,
Ov. M. 6, 223:hocine fieri, ut inmodestis te hic moderere moribus? i. e. immodeste te geras,
Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 44:res rusticas,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227:officio consilia,
id. Fin. 2, 25, 81:fidem blandius Orpheo,
to strike more harmoniously, Hor. C. 1, 24, 14:mens quae omnia moderetur,
Cic. Ac. 2, 37, 119:cantus numerosque,
id. Tusc. 5, 36, 104.—With dat.:ego inscitus sum, qui ero me postulem moderarier,
Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 88:non vinum hominibus moderari, sed homines vino solent,
id. Truc. 4, 3, 57:pleni moderari frena theatri,
Juv. 10, 128:funiculo navi moderari,
Cic. Inv. 2, 51, 154.— Absol.:in utroque magis studia partium quam bona aut mala sua moderata (sunt),
Sall. J. 73, 4:fortuna, cujus libido gentibus moderatur,
id. C. 51, 25.
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