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1 פרע

פָּרַע(b. h.; cmp. פרם, פרס) 1) to tear, destroy; to loosen, disarrange; to neglect the hair. Pesik. R. s. 29-30-30 (ed. Fr. p. 139b>), v. רָפָא. Sot.III, 8 האיש פּוֹרֵעַ … פּוֹרַעַת, v. פָּרַם. Sifra Emor, ch. I, Par. 2 כדרך שבני אדם פּוֹרְעִיםוכ׳ in the same way that ordinary men (in mourning) neglect their hair and tear their garments; a. fr. 2) to uncover. Ib. (ref. to Lev. 21:10) (read:) אילו אמר ראש לא יפרע ובגד לא יפרוס יכול לא יִפְרַע ולא יפרום של סוטהת״ל ראשו if the text read, the head … and the garment …, I might have thought it meant, he shall not uncover the head, in the sense in which parʿa is used in connection with the faithless wife (Num. 5:18); v. Hor.12b. Pesik. Shor, p. 77a> פּוֹרְעִין את ראשיהםוכ׳ they uncovered their heads (when the royal proclamation was read, v. פְּרוֹסְטַנְמָא); Lev. R. s. 27 ופָרְעוּ אתוכ׳. Ib. לא הטרחתי … ולא פורעיןוכ׳ I have not put you to trouble, I have not ordered you to read the Shmʿa standing on your feet and uncovering your heads, but ‘when thou sittest (Deut. 6:7). Ḥull.91a פְּרַע להן ביה חשחיטה uncover the place of cutting for them (show them that the animal has been cut according to the ritual); a. e.Part. pass. פָּרוּעַ; f. פְּרוּעָה; pl. פְּרוּעִים, פְּרוּעִין; פְּרוּעוֹת. Cant. R. to VIII, 4 (ref. to פָּרֻעַ, Ex. 32:25) אין פ׳ אלא נקוב paruʿa means hollowed (made void); Num. R. s. 7 אין פ׳ אלא לשון צרוע paruʿa is a figurative expression for leprous (v. Lev. 13:45). Ib. פְּרוּעַ ראש, פְּרוּעֵי ראש bareheaded. Ib. s. 19 ונראו כאשה פ׳ and they appeared like a woman with uncovered head; a. fr.Trnsf. to uncover ones self for a human need. Yoma 77a (ref. to Ez. 8:16) שהיו פורעין עצמן והיו … כלפי מטה ( מטה euphem. for מעלה) they uncovered themselves and committed a nuisance towards heaven; Kidd.72b מפְרִיעִין Hif. Gen. R. s. 86 שהיה פורע עצמו לע״ז (Yalk. ib. 145 פוער), v. פּוֹטִינוֹס; a. e. 3) to uncover the corona, to split the membrane and pull it down. Sabb.XIX, 2. Num. R. s. 11; a. fr. 4) ( to solve a connection (Lat. solvo; cmp. לָוָה), a) to pay a debt. B. Bath.5a הקובע … פְּרַעְתִּיךָ בתוך זמניוכ׳ if a person fixes a time (in a note) for his neighbor, and the latter says, I have paid thee within the term assigned to me, he is disbelieved (he is not admitted to an oath); ולואי שיפרע בזמנו (for we say,) would that a man paid his debt when it is due! Ib. 6a כאומר לא פָּרַעְתִּי דמי, v. לָוָה; a. v. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Keth.19b אסור … שטר פ׳ בתוך ביחו a man should not keep a satisfied document of indebtedness in his house. Shebu.VII, 7 ועד אחד מעידה שחיא פ׳ and if there is one witness against her testifying that it (her dowry) has been paid. B. Bath. X, 7; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 78 (play on פ̇ר̇ת עלי עין, Gen. 49:22) עלי לִפְ֗ר̇ו̇עַ לך מן אותה העין it is for me to pay thee for that eye (for protecting thy mother from Esaus lustful eye); ib. s. 98 עלי לפרוע לך אותהוכ׳; Yalk. ib. 133 עלי לארוע אותו עין.b) פ׳ מן to settle with; to punish. Num. R. s. 11 לא פ׳ אלא יחידי … כשפ׳הקב״ה when the Lord punished the generation of the flood, he punished singlehanded (not through several angels). B. Mets.IV, 2 מי שפ׳ מאנשי … חוא עתיד להִפָּרַעוכ׳ he who punished the men of the generation of …, will punish him who does not stand by his word (although the court cannot compel him); Tosef. ib. III, 14; B. Mets.47b, sq. לִפָּרַעוכ׳. Ex. R. s. 10, beg. Cant. R. to VIII, 14 איןהקב״ה פורע מֵאוּמָּהוכ׳ the Lord punishes no nation here below before degrading its genius above; a. fr. Nif. נִפְרַע 1) to uncover ones self (for a human need). Ber.62a אין נִפְרָעִין מעומדוכ׳ you must not uncover yourself standing, but only after you are seated (Ms. F. יִפָּרַע עד שישב), v. Pi. 2) with מן, to collect payment from; trnsf. to call to account, punish. B. Bath.5b, a. e. הבא לִיפָּרַע … לא יִפָּרַע אלא בשבועה he who comes to collect from heirs, cannot collect except on oath. Shebu. l. c. הנִפְרַעַת שלא בפניו לא תִפָּרַע אלאוכ׳ she who claims (her dowry) in the husbands absence (suing the estate), can get it only on oath; וכן היתומים לא יִפָּרְעוּוכ׳ and so heirs cannot collect (from heirs) Ber. l. c. כשם שנִפְרָעִיןוכ׳, v. סַפְדָּן. B. Mets. l. c., v. supra. Sifra Aḥăré, ch. XII, Par. 9 אני דיין להִיפָּרֵעַוכ׳ I am the judge (having the power) to punish, and can be relied upon to pay reward; אני הוא שפרעתי … ועתיד לִיפָּרַעוכ׳ I am he that punished …, and that shall punish you ; a. fr. Pi. פֵּירַע 1) to disarrange, esp. to mutilate, unman. Sot.13b בא … ופֵירְעוֹ Gabriel came and unmanned him (used as play on פטיפ̇ר̇ע̇); Yalk. Gen. 145 בא … וסרסו ופֵרְעוֹ 2) to uncover. Y.Ber.IX, 14c top לא פי׳ עד שישב he did not uncover (himself), v. supra. Midr. Sam. ch. XXXII פֵּירְעָה את עצמהוכ׳ she uncovered herself and sat down &cPart. pass. מְפוֹרָע; f. מְפוֹרֵעַת. Ib. Ḥull.30a, a. e. שחיטה מפ׳ an open (gaping) cut. Hif. הִפְרִיעַ to uncover, v. supra.

Jewish literature > פרע
2 פָּרַע

פָּרַע(b. h.; cmp. פרם, פרס) 1) to tear, destroy; to loosen, disarrange; to neglect the hair. Pesik. R. s. 29-30-30 (ed. Fr. p. 139b>), v. רָפָא. Sot.III, 8 האיש פּוֹרֵעַ … פּוֹרַעַת, v. פָּרַם. Sifra Emor, ch. I, Par. 2 כדרך שבני אדם פּוֹרְעִיםוכ׳ in the same way that ordinary men (in mourning) neglect their hair and tear their garments; a. fr. 2) to uncover. Ib. (ref. to Lev. 21:10) (read:) אילו אמר ראש לא יפרע ובגד לא יפרוס יכול לא יִפְרַע ולא יפרום של סוטהת״ל ראשו if the text read, the head … and the garment …, I might have thought it meant, he shall not uncover the head, in the sense in which parʿa is used in connection with the faithless wife (Num. 5:18); v. Hor.12b. Pesik. Shor, p. 77a> פּוֹרְעִין את ראשיהםוכ׳ they uncovered their heads (when the royal proclamation was read, v. פְּרוֹסְטַנְמָא); Lev. R. s. 27 ופָרְעוּ אתוכ׳. Ib. לא הטרחתי … ולא פורעיןוכ׳ I have not put you to trouble, I have not ordered you to read the Shmʿa standing on your feet and uncovering your heads, but ‘when thou sittest (Deut. 6:7). Ḥull.91a פְּרַע להן ביה חשחיטה uncover the place of cutting for them (show them that the animal has been cut according to the ritual); a. e.Part. pass. פָּרוּעַ; f. פְּרוּעָה; pl. פְּרוּעִים, פְּרוּעִין; פְּרוּעוֹת. Cant. R. to VIII, 4 (ref. to פָּרֻעַ, Ex. 32:25) אין פ׳ אלא נקוב paruʿa means hollowed (made void); Num. R. s. 7 אין פ׳ אלא לשון צרוע paruʿa is a figurative expression for leprous (v. Lev. 13:45). Ib. פְּרוּעַ ראש, פְּרוּעֵי ראש bareheaded. Ib. s. 19 ונראו כאשה פ׳ and they appeared like a woman with uncovered head; a. fr.Trnsf. to uncover ones self for a human need. Yoma 77a (ref. to Ez. 8:16) שהיו פורעין עצמן והיו … כלפי מטה ( מטה euphem. for מעלה) they uncovered themselves and committed a nuisance towards heaven; Kidd.72b מפְרִיעִין Hif. Gen. R. s. 86 שהיה פורע עצמו לע״ז (Yalk. ib. 145 פוער), v. פּוֹטִינוֹס; a. e. 3) to uncover the corona, to split the membrane and pull it down. Sabb.XIX, 2. Num. R. s. 11; a. fr. 4) ( to solve a connection (Lat. solvo; cmp. לָוָה), a) to pay a debt. B. Bath.5a הקובע … פְּרַעְתִּיךָ בתוך זמניוכ׳ if a person fixes a time (in a note) for his neighbor, and the latter says, I have paid thee within the term assigned to me, he is disbelieved (he is not admitted to an oath); ולואי שיפרע בזמנו (for we say,) would that a man paid his debt when it is due! Ib. 6a כאומר לא פָּרַעְתִּי דמי, v. לָוָה; a. v. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Keth.19b אסור … שטר פ׳ בתוך ביחו a man should not keep a satisfied document of indebtedness in his house. Shebu.VII, 7 ועד אחד מעידה שחיא פ׳ and if there is one witness against her testifying that it (her dowry) has been paid. B. Bath. X, 7; a. fr.Gen. R. s. 78 (play on פ̇ר̇ת עלי עין, Gen. 49:22) עלי לִפְ֗ר̇ו̇עַ לך מן אותה העין it is for me to pay thee for that eye (for protecting thy mother from Esaus lustful eye); ib. s. 98 עלי לפרוע לך אותהוכ׳; Yalk. ib. 133 עלי לארוע אותו עין.b) פ׳ מן to settle with; to punish. Num. R. s. 11 לא פ׳ אלא יחידי … כשפ׳הקב״ה when the Lord punished the generation of the flood, he punished singlehanded (not through several angels). B. Mets.IV, 2 מי שפ׳ מאנשי … חוא עתיד להִפָּרַעוכ׳ he who punished the men of the generation of …, will punish him who does not stand by his word (although the court cannot compel him); Tosef. ib. III, 14; B. Mets.47b, sq. לִפָּרַעוכ׳. Ex. R. s. 10, beg. Cant. R. to VIII, 14 איןהקב״ה פורע מֵאוּמָּהוכ׳ the Lord punishes no nation here below before degrading its genius above; a. fr. Nif. נִפְרַע 1) to uncover ones self (for a human need). Ber.62a אין נִפְרָעִין מעומדוכ׳ you must not uncover yourself standing, but only after you are seated (Ms. F. יִפָּרַע עד שישב), v. Pi. 2) with מן, to collect payment from; trnsf. to call to account, punish. B. Bath.5b, a. e. הבא לִיפָּרַע … לא יִפָּרַע אלא בשבועה he who comes to collect from heirs, cannot collect except on oath. Shebu. l. c. הנִפְרַעַת שלא בפניו לא תִפָּרַע אלאוכ׳ she who claims (her dowry) in the husbands absence (suing the estate), can get it only on oath; וכן היתומים לא יִפָּרְעוּוכ׳ and so heirs cannot collect (from heirs) Ber. l. c. כשם שנִפְרָעִיןוכ׳, v. סַפְדָּן. B. Mets. l. c., v. supra. Sifra Aḥăré, ch. XII, Par. 9 אני דיין להִיפָּרֵעַוכ׳ I am the judge (having the power) to punish, and can be relied upon to pay reward; אני הוא שפרעתי … ועתיד לִיפָּרַעוכ׳ I am he that punished …, and that shall punish you ; a. fr. Pi. פֵּירַע 1) to disarrange, esp. to mutilate, unman. Sot.13b בא … ופֵירְעוֹ Gabriel came and unmanned him (used as play on פטיפ̇ר̇ע̇); Yalk. Gen. 145 בא … וסרסו ופֵרְעוֹ 2) to uncover. Y.Ber.IX, 14c top לא פי׳ עד שישב he did not uncover (himself), v. supra. Midr. Sam. ch. XXXII פֵּירְעָה את עצמהוכ׳ she uncovered herself and sat down &cPart. pass. מְפוֹרָע; f. מְפוֹרֵעַת. Ib. Ḥull.30a, a. e. שחיטה מפ׳ an open (gaping) cut. Hif. הִפְרִיעַ to uncover, v. supra.

Jewish literature > פָּרַע
3 calmar

v.

1 to relieve.

2 to calm, to soothe.

Los medicamentos calmaron al lunático The medicines calmed the lunatic.

Sus comentarios calmaron su ánimo His comments calmed her mood.

3 to alleviate.

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calmar

► verbo transitivo

1 (persona) to calm (down)

2 (dolor) to relieve, soothe

► verbo intransitivo

1 (estar en calma) to fall calm

► verbo pronominal calmarse

1 (persona) to calm down

2 (dolor etc) to abate, ease off

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verb

to calm, soothe

- calmarse

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1. VT

1) (=relajar) [+ persona] to calm (down); [+ ánimos] to calm; [+ nervios] to calm, steady

intenté calmarla pero seguía llorando — I tried to calm her down but she kept crying

estas pastillas le ayudarán a calmar la ansiedad — these pills will help reduce o relieve your anxiety

esta medida calmará la tensión en el país — this measure will reduce tension in the country

2) (=aliviar) [+ dolor, picor] to relieve; [+ tos] to soothe; [+ sed] to quench

2.

See:

calmarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( tranquilizar) < persona> to calm... down; < nervios> to calm

esto calmó los ánimos — this eased the tension

b) ( aliviar) < dolor> to relieve, ease
2.
calmarse v pron

a) persona to calm down

ahora que los ánimos están más calmados — now that people have calmed down

b) mar to become calm

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= settle down, defuse, quell, soothe, settle, ease, lull, still, assuage, put + Nombre + at ease, appease, quieten.

Ex. Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.

Ex. This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.

Ex. The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.

Ex. When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.

Ex. Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.

Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.

Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex. They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.

Ex. Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

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* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.

* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.

* calmarse = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down.

* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( tranquilizar) < persona> to calm... down; < nervios> to calm

esto calmó los ánimos — this eased the tension

b) ( aliviar) < dolor> to relieve, ease
2.
calmarse v pron

a) persona to calm down

ahora que los ánimos están más calmados — now that people have calmed down

b) mar to become calm

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= settle down, defuse, quell, soothe, settle, ease, lull, still, assuage, put + Nombre + at ease, appease, quieten.

Ex: Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.

Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.

Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.

Ex: When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.

Ex: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.

Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.

Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.

Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.

Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.

* calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.

* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.

* calmarse = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down.

* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.

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calmar [A1 ]

vt

1 (tranquilizar) ‹persona› to calm … down; ‹nervios› to calm

esto calmó las tensiones/los ánimos this eased the tension/calmed people down

2 (aliviar) ‹dolor› to relieve, ease; ‹hambre› to appease ( liter), to take the edge off; ‹sed› to quench

■ calmarse

v pron

1 «persona» to calm down

ahora que están los ánimos más calmados now that feelings aren't running so high, now that people have calmed down

2 «mar» to become calm

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calmar ( conjugate calmar) verbo transitivo
a) ( tranquilizar) ‹ persona› to calm … down;

‹ nervios› to calm;
◊ esto calmó los ánimos this eased the tension

b) ( aliviar) ‹ dolor› to relieve, ease;

‹ sed› to quench;
‹ hambre› to take the edge off
calmarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] to calm down

b) [ mar] to become calm

calmar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to calm (down)
2 (un dolor) to soothe, relieve
' calmar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- apaciguar
- sed
- tranquilizar
- pacificar
English:
calm
- deaden
- defuse
- heat
- lull
- settle
- steady
- assuage
- dull
- ease
- hush
- kill
- quieten
- relieve
- soothe

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calmar

♦ vt

1. [mitigar] to relieve;
[dolor] to relieve, to ease; [hinchazón] to relieve; [quemadura] to soothe; [sed] to quench; [hambre] to take the edge off
2. [tranquilizar] [persona] to calm (down), to soothe;
[situación] to defuse;
tómate esto para calmar los nervios take this to calm your nerves

♦ See also the pronominal verb calmarse

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calmar

v/t

1 calm (down)

2 sed quench

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calmar vt

tranquilizar: to calm, to soothe

♦ See also the reflexive verb calmarse

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calmar vb

1. (nervios) to calm / to calm down

2. (dolor) to relieve

Spanish-English dictionary > calmar
4 decidir

v.

1 to decide, to choose.

el juez decidirá si es inocente o no the judge will decide o determine whether or not he is innocent

decidir hacer algo to decide to do something

¿a qué restaurante vamos? — tú decides which restaurant shall we go to? — you decide

decidir entre dos cosas to choose between two things

Ella decidió la forma de proceder She decided the way to proceed.

Ella decide y no escucha She makes a decision and doesn't listen.

2 to decide.

el voto de la clase media decidió la elección the middle-class vote decided o swung the election

3 to decide to, to resolve to.

Ella decidió hacer una balsa She decided to make a raft.

4 to determine, to ascertain, to pinpoint.

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decidir

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to decide; (asunto) to settle

■ decidieron responder las preguntas they decided to answer the questions

■ aún no hay nada decidido nothing is settled yet

2 (convencer) to persuade, convince

■ aquellas circunstancias la decidieron a marchar those circumstances persuaded her to leave

3 (resolver) to resolve, decide

■ decidió dejar de fumar he resolved to stop smoking

► verbo intransitivo

1 to decide, choose

■ tuvo que decidir entre los dos she had to decide between the two

► verbo pronominal decidirse

1 to make up one's mind

■ tienes que decidirte lo antes posible you have to make up your mind as soon as possible

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FRASEOLOGÍA

decidirse por to decide on

■ se decidió por la falda roja she decided on the red skirt

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verb

1) to decide

2) determine

3) settle

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- decidirse

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1. VT

1) (=tomar una decisión) to decide

¿habéis decidido lo que vais a hacer? — have you decided what you are going to do?

después de pensarlo mucho he decidido que sí — after giving it a lot of thought, I've decided to go ahead

• decidir hacer algo — to decide to do sth

decidieron no ir — they decided not to go

2) (=determinar) [+ futuro, resultado] to decide; [+ asunto, disputa] to settle, resolve

el penalti decidió el partido — the penalty decided the match

el resultado de los exámenes decidirá su futuro — the exam results will decide her future

3) (=convencer)

¿qué fue lo que al final te decidió? — what finally made up your mind?, what finally decided you?, what finally made you decide?

la huelga de trenes me decidió a ir en coche — the rail strike made me decide to take the car

2.

VI to decide

nadie va a decidir por ellos — no one will make the decision o decide for them

tuvo que decidir entre varias opciones — she had to choose o decide from a number of options

el juez decidió en nuestro favor — the judge ruled in our favour

• decidir sobre algo — to decide on sth, make a decision on sth

3.

See:

decidirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar una determinación) to decide

iba a aceptar pero después decidí que no — I was going to accept but then I decided not to

decidir + inf — to decide to + inf

decidieron comprarlo — they decided to buy it

b) < persona> to make... decide

eso fue lo que me decidió — that was what decided me o made me decide

2) < asunto> to settle; < resultado> to decide

lo que decidiría el futuro de la empresa — what would decide the future of the company
2.
decidir vi to decide

no sé, decide tú — I don't know, you decide

alguien había decidido por él — someone had made the decision for him

tiene que decidir entre dos opciones igualmente interesantes — she has to choose o decide between two equally attractive options

decidir sobre algo — to decide on something
3.
decidirse v pron to decide, to make up one's mind

aún no me he decidido del todo — I still haven't quite decided o made up my mind

decidirse a + inf — to decide to + inf

decidirse por algo — to decide on something

se decidió por el verde — she decided on the green one

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= decide, decision to the contrary, make + choices, opt (for), settle, sort out, take + viewpoint, adjudicate, resolve, take + view, take + Posesivo + pick, call + the shots, be the boss, rule + the roost.

Ex. At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.

Ex. Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.

Ex. Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.

Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex. Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.

Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.

Ex. I know a large library catalog in this country where the person in charge of filing has to adjudicate on the average four times a day on where a particular card should go.

Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.

Ex. There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.

Ex. We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.

Ex. One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.

Ex. Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.

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* decidir Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* decidir hacer = spring for.

* decidir + Infinitivo = choose to + Infinitivo, elect to + Infinitivo.

* decidir no + Infinitivo = decide against + Gerundio, decide against + Nombre.

* decidir no ser incluido en = opt out of.

* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.

* decidirse = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, make + Posesivo + mind up.

* decidirse por = marry, settle on/upon, go for, come down in + favour of, plump for.

* decidirse por uno mismo = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind.

* estar decidido a = be determined to.

* por decidir = to be decided.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( tomar una determinación) to decide

iba a aceptar pero después decidí que no — I was going to accept but then I decided not to

decidir + inf — to decide to + inf

decidieron comprarlo — they decided to buy it

b) < persona> to make... decide

eso fue lo que me decidió — that was what decided me o made me decide

2) < asunto> to settle; < resultado> to decide

lo que decidiría el futuro de la empresa — what would decide the future of the company
2.
decidir vi to decide

no sé, decide tú — I don't know, you decide

alguien había decidido por él — someone had made the decision for him

tiene que decidir entre dos opciones igualmente interesantes — she has to choose o decide between two equally attractive options

decidir sobre algo — to decide on something
3.
decidirse v pron to decide, to make up one's mind

aún no me he decidido del todo — I still haven't quite decided o made up my mind

decidirse a + inf — to decide to + inf

decidirse por algo — to decide on something

se decidió por el verde — she decided on the green one

* * *

= decide, decision to the contrary, make + choices, opt (for), settle, sort out, take + viewpoint, adjudicate, resolve, take + view, take + Posesivo + pick, call + the shots, be the boss, rule + the roost.

Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.

Ex: Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.

Ex: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.

Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex: Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.

Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.

Ex: I know a large library catalog in this country where the person in charge of filing has to adjudicate on the average four times a day on where a particular card should go.

Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.

Ex: There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.

Ex: We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.

Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.

Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.

* decidir Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.

* decidir hacer = spring for.

* decidir + Infinitivo = choose to + Infinitivo, elect to + Infinitivo.

* decidir no + Infinitivo = decide against + Gerundio, decide against + Nombre.

* decidir no ser incluido en = opt out of.

* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

* decidir qué hacer con = make + disposition of.

* decidirse = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, make + Posesivo + mind up.

* decidirse por = marry, settle on/upon, go for, come down in + favour of, plump for.

* decidirse por uno mismo = make up + Posesivo + (own) mind.

* estar decidido a = be determined to.

* por decidir = to be decided.

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decidir [I1 ]

vt

1 (tomar una determinación) to decide

todavía no han decidido nada they still haven't reached a decision o haven't decided anything

iba a aceptar pero después decidí que no I was going to accept but then I decided against it o decided not to

hemos decidido que no nos vamos a mudar we've decided that we're not going to move, we've decided not to move

decidir + INF to decide to + INF

decidieron prorrogarle el contrato they decided to extend his contract

2 ‹persona›

eso fue lo que me decidió that was what made up my mind for me, that was what decided me

aquel incidente me decidió a actuar that incident made me decide to act

3 ‹asunto› to settle; ‹resultado› to decide

este contrato va a decidir el futuro de la empresa this contract is going to decide the future of the company

el gol que decidió el partido the goal that decided the game

■ decidir

vi

to decide

no sé, decide tú I don't know, you decide

otra persona había decidido por él someone else had made the decision for him

tiene que decidir entre dos opciones igualmente interesantes she has to choose o decide between two equally attractive options

decidir SOBRE algo to make o take a decision ON sth, decide ON sth

no es la persona más adecuada para decidir sobre este asunto she's not the best person to decide on o to make o to take a decision on this matter

yo no tengo autoridad para decidir sobre su suerte I do not have the authority to decide (on) his fate

■ decidirse

v pron

to make up one's mind

aún no me he decidido del todo I still haven't quite made up my mind o decided

decídete, me tengo que ir make up your mind, I have to go

¿va a llover? — no sé, no se decide is it going to rain? — I don't know, it can't seem to make up its mind

decidirse A + INF to decide to + INF decidirse POR algo to decide ON sth

se decidió por el verde she decided on the green one

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decidir ( conjugate decidir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( tomar una determinación) to decide;

◊ decidí comprarlo I decided to buy it

b) ‹ persona› to make … decide;

◊ lo que me decidió what made me decide

2 ‹ asunto› to settle;
‹ resultado› to decide
verbo intransitivo
to decide;
◊ tiene que decidir entre los dos she has to choose o decide between the two;

decidir sobre algo to decide on sth
decidirse verbo pronominal
to decide, to make up one's mind;
decidirse a hacer algo to decide to do sth;
decidirse por algo to decide on sth
decidir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to decide: tú decides, it's up to you
el penalty en el último minuto decidió el partido, the last-minute penalty decided the game

' decidir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
- indecisa
- indeciso
- mover
- solucionar
- vacilante
- pensar
- resolver
- votación
English:
choose
- conclude
- decide
- fix
- heart
- open
- opt out
- seal
- settle
- up to
- adjudicate
- agree
- determine
- for
- opt
- priority
- resolve
- spot
- up

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decidir

♦ vt

1. [tomar una decisión sobre] to decide;

el juez decidirá si es inocente o no the judge will decide o determine whether or not he is innocent;

no hay nada decidido por el momento nothing has been decided for the moment;

todo está aún por decidir everything's still up in the air, nothing's been decided yet;

decidir hacer algo to decide to do sth;

he decidido cambiar de apartamento I've decided to move Br flat o US apartment;

decidió que no valía la pena arriesgarse she decided (that) it wasn't worth the risk;

han decidido que no van a tener más hijos they've decided not to have any more children

2. [determinar] to decide;

el voto de la clase media decidió la elección the middle-class vote decided o swung the election;

el gol de Márquez decidió el partido Márquez's goal decided o settled the game

3. [persuadir] to persuade, to convince;

lo decidí a quedarse I convinced him to stay;

su madre le decidió a dejar de fumar his mother persuaded him to stop smoking;

¿qué te decidió a seguir con el negocio? what made you decide to carry on with the business?

♦ vi

to decide, to choose;

¿a qué restaurante vamos? – tú decides which restaurant shall we go to? – you decide;

decidir entre dos cosas to choose between two things;

ellos decidieron por mí they decided for me, they took the decision for me;

tenemos que decidir sobre la decoración del dormitorio we have to decide how we're going to decorate the bedroom, we have to take a decision on the décor for the bedroom

♦ See also the pronominal verb decidirse

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decidir

I v/t decide

II v/i decide, make up one’s mind

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decidir vt

1) : to decide, to determine

no he decidido nada: I haven't made a decision

2) : to persuade, to decide

su padre lo decidió a estudiar: his father persuaded him to study

decidir vi

: to decide

♦ See also the reflexive verb decidirse

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decidir vb to decide

he decidido comprar un coche I've decided to buy a car

Spanish-English dictionary > decidir
5 instalarse

instalarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (persona) to settle; (empresa) to set up

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to settle

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VPR

• instalarse en — [+ casa, oficina] to settle into; [+ ciudad] to set up home in, settle in; [+ país] to settle in

cuando estemos ya instalados os invitaremos a cenar — when we're settled in, we'll invite you round for dinner

¿cuándo os instalaréis en las nuevas oficinas? — when are you moving to the new offices?

en 1940 me instalé definitivamente en España — in 1940 I settled in Spain for good

me instalé en el sofá y de allí no me moví — I sat o settled myself down on the sofa and didn't move from there

• instalarse en el poder — to take power, get into power

el partido ha conseguido instalarse en el poder — the party has managed to take power o get into power

el general se instaló en el poder tras el golpe de estado — the general took power after the coup d'état

* * *

(v.) = make + a home for + Reflexivo, set up + camp

Ex. This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.

Ex. This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.

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(v.) = make + a home for + Reflexivo, set up + camp

Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.

Ex: This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.

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■instalarse vr (una persona) to settle (down): tardé unos días en instalarme en mi nueva casa, it took a few days to get settled in my new place
' instalarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apalancarse
- asentarse
- definitivamente
- instalar
English:
move in
- settle
- settle in
- residence

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vpr
[establecerse]
instalarse en to settle (down) in;
[nueva casa] to move into;
a falta de dormitorios, se instalaron en el salón as there were no bedrooms, they installed themselves in the living-room;
Literario
la tristeza se instaló en su corazón his heart was filled with sadness

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instalarse

v/r en un sitio install o.s., Br

instal o.s.

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vr

establecerse: to settle, to establish oneself

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instalarse vb

1. (en una ciudad) to settle

se instaló en Granada she settled in Granada

2. (en una casa) to move in

aún no me he instalado en el piso I haven't moved into the flat yet

Spanish-English dictionary > instalarse
6 tranquilizar

v.

1 to calm (down).

Los medicamentos calmaron al lunático The medicines calmed the lunatic.

2 to reassure (dar confianza a).

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tranquilizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (calmar) to calm down, tranquillize (US tranquilize)

2 (dar confianza) to reassure, set one's mind at rest

► verbo pronominal tranquilizarse

1 (calmarse) to calm down

2 to set one's mind at rest, be reassured

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verb

to calm down, soothe

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1.

VT to calm down

un brandy te tranquilizará — a brandy will calm you down

el árbitro intentó tranquilizar a los jugadores — the referee tried to calm the players down

las palabras del médico me tranquilizaron — the doctor's words reassured me

¿por qué no llamas a tu madre para tranquilizarla? — why don't you call your mother to put her mind at rest?

2.

See:

tranquilizarse

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1.
verbo transitivo <persona/animal> to calm... down

intenté tranquilizarlo — I tried to calm him down

sus palabras la tranquilizaron — his words reassured her

la noticia nos tranquilizó a todos — we were all relieved to hear the news

eso me tranquiliza mucho — that makes me feel a lot better
2.
tranquilizarse v pron persona to calm down

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= reassure, soothe, settle, ease, lull, settle down, put + Nombre + at ease, tranquillise [tranquilize, -USA], quieten.

Ex. The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.

Ex. When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.

Ex. Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.

Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex. Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.

Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex. In wildlife conservation and research it is often necessary to tranquilise an animal for various reasons.

Ex. Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

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* tranquilizarse = cool off, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down.

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1.
verbo transitivo <persona/animal> to calm... down

intenté tranquilizarlo — I tried to calm him down

sus palabras la tranquilizaron — his words reassured her

la noticia nos tranquilizó a todos — we were all relieved to hear the news

eso me tranquiliza mucho — that makes me feel a lot better
2.
tranquilizarse v pron persona to calm down

* * *

= reassure, soothe, settle, ease, lull, settle down, put + Nombre + at ease, tranquillise [tranquilize, -USA], quieten.

Ex: The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.

Ex: When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.

Ex: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.

Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ex: Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.

Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

Ex: In wildlife conservation and research it is often necessary to tranquilise an animal for various reasons.

Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

* tranquilizarse = cool off, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down.

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tranquilizar [A4 ]

vt

estaba histérico e intenté tranquilizarlo he was hysterical and I tried to calm him down

sus palabras la tranquilizaron his words reassured her

me tranquiliza ver que ahora se llevan mejor I'm relieved to see (that) they're getting along better now

intentó tranquilizar los ánimos he tried to calm people o things down

■ tranquilizarse

v pron

1 «persona» to calm down

¡tranquilízate! todo saldrá bien calm down! everything will be all right

2 «situación» to calm down, to quiet down ( AmE), to quieten down ( BrE)

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tranquilizar ( conjugate tranquilizar) verbo transitivo
a) ( apaciguar) to calm … down;

◊ intenté tranquilizarlo I tried to calm him down;

sus palabras la tranquilizaron his words reassured her
b) ( atenuar la preocupación):

◊ eso me tranquiliza mucho that makes me feel a lot better

tranquilizarse verbo pronominal ( calmarse) to calm down;
( dejar de preocuparse):
◊ al oír su voz me tranquilicé when I heard his voice I felt reassured

tranquilizar verbo transitivo
1 (calmar) to calm down
2 (eliminar el desasosiego) to reassure

' tranquilizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calmar
- ir
English:
calm
- pacify
- quieten
- reassure
- rest
- soothe
- tranquillize
- design
- ease
- quiet
- settle
- steady

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tranquilizar

♦ vt

1. [calmar] to calm (down);

una enfermera la tranquilizó a nurse calmed her down;

me tranquiliza saber que está a salvo it's a relief to know she's safe, I feel much better now I know she's safe

2. [dar confianza a] to reassure;

su presencia la tranquiliza his presence reassures her o is reassuring to her

♦ See also the pronominal verb tranquilizarse

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tranquilizar

v/t

:

tranquilizar a alguien calm s.o. down

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tranquilizar {21} vt

calmar: to calm down, to soothe

tranquilizar la conciencia: to ease the conscience

♦ See also the reflexive verb tranquilizarse

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tranquilizar vb

1. (en general) to calm down

cuando está nervioso, la música lo tranquiliza when he's nervous, music calms him down

2. (aliviar) to reassure / to set your mind at rest

llama a tu madre para tranquilizarla phone your mother to set her mind at rest

Spanish-English dictionary > tranquilizar
7 sentar

v.

1 to seat, to sit.

Ellos sentaron al chico They seated the boy.

2 to suit.

no le sienta bien it doesn't suit her

3 to establish.

Ellos sentaron las bases They established the basis.

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sentar

Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (en silla etc) to sit, seat

2 figurado (establecer) to establish

3 figurado (alisar) to press

► verbo intransitivo

1 (color, ropa, etc) to suit

■ esta corbata no te sienta this tie doesn't suit you

2 (comida etc) to do; (comentario etc) to take

► verbo pronominal sentarse

1 (en silla etc) to sit, sit down

2 (líquido) to settle

3 (tiempo) to settle, settle down

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sentar bien (quedar bien) to suit 2 (ser reconfortante) to do good 3 (gustar) to please, like 4 (tomar bien) to take well

■ una sopita te sentará bien some soup will do you good

■ un dinero extra siempra sienta bien a little extra money always comes in handy

sentar cabeza figurado to settle down

sentar como un tiro familiar (ropa etc) to suit 2 (noticia etc) to come as a blow, come as a bombshell

■ la decisión le sentó como un tiro the decision came as a bombshell

sentar las bases de algo figurado to lay the foundations of something

sentar mal (quedar mal) not to suit 2 (no gustar) not to like, not appreciate 3 (tomar a mal) to take badly 4 (comida, bebida) to disagree with

■ aquel comentario le sentó mal he took that remark badly

■ aquellos mariscos le sentaron mal the seafood disagreed with him

sentar un precedente figurado to set a precedent

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verb

1) to sit, seat

2) set, establish

•

- sentar bien
- sentarse
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1. VT

1) [+ persona] to sit, seat

2) (=colocar) [+ objeto] to place, place firmly

sentar las costuras — to press the seams

sentar el último ladrillo — to tap the last brick into place

sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations for sth

3) (=establecer) [+ base, principio] to establish; [+ precedente] to set

4)

sentar una suma en la cuenta de algn — (Com) to put a sum down to sb's account

5) And, Caribe [+ persona] to crush, squash

6) And [+ caballo] to rein in sharply, pull up sharply

2. VI

1) [en el aspecto] to suit

ese peinado le sienta horriblemente — that hairstyle doesn't suit her at all, that hairstyle looks awful on her

2)

sentar bien/mal a algn — [comida] to agree/disagree with sb

no me sientan bien las gambas — prawns disagree with me

unas vacaciones le sentarían bien — he could do with a holiday

3) (=agradar)

sentar bien/mal — to go down well/badly

le ha sentado mal que lo hayas hecho tú — he didn't like your doing it

sentar como un tiro —

a mí me sienta como un tiro — * it suits me like a hole in the head *

3.

See:

sentarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ropa/color (+ compl)

ese vestido le sienta de maravilla — that dress really suits her

b) comida/bebida/clima (+ compl)

el café/este clima no le sienta bien — coffee/this climate doesn't agree with her

esta sopita te sentará bien — this soup will make you feel better

me sentó bien el descanso — the rest did me a lot of good

c) actitud/comentario (+ compl)

me sentó mal que no me invitaran — I was rather put out that they didn't ask me (colloq)
2.
sentar vt

1) <niño/muñeca> to sit; < invitado> to seat, sit

2) ( establecer) to establish

sentar jurisprudencia — to set o establish a legal precedent

la firma del acuerdo sentó las bases para una mayor colaboración — the signing of the agreement laid the foundations for greater cooperation
3.
sentarse v pron to sit

sentarse a la mesa — to sit at (the) table, sit down to eat

no había donde sentarse — there was nowhere to sit

siéntese, por favor — please sit down o take a seat, do sit down o take a seat

siéntate bien or derechita — sit up (straight)

el bebé ya se sienta solo — the baby is sitting up on his own now

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= lay down.

Ex. He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.

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* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* estando sentado = from a seated position.

* que sienta precedente = landmark.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar bien a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.

* sentar la cabeza = settle down.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

* sentar precedente = provide + precedent for, set + precedent.

* sentarse = sit, sit down, adopt + a sitting position, seat.

* sentarse de brazos cruzados = sit + idle.

* sentarse (en) = take + a seat (on).

* sentarse leyendo = sit over.

* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.

* sentarse sin moverse = sit + still.

* zona para sentarse = seating area.

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1.
verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)

a) ropa/color (+ compl)

ese vestido le sienta de maravilla — that dress really suits her

b) comida/bebida/clima (+ compl)

el café/este clima no le sienta bien — coffee/this climate doesn't agree with her

esta sopita te sentará bien — this soup will make you feel better

me sentó bien el descanso — the rest did me a lot of good

c) actitud/comentario (+ compl)

me sentó mal que no me invitaran — I was rather put out that they didn't ask me (colloq)
2.
sentar vt

1) <niño/muñeca> to sit; < invitado> to seat, sit

2) ( establecer) to establish

sentar jurisprudencia — to set o establish a legal precedent

la firma del acuerdo sentó las bases para una mayor colaboración — the signing of the agreement laid the foundations for greater cooperation
3.
sentarse v pron to sit

sentarse a la mesa — to sit at (the) table, sit down to eat

no había donde sentarse — there was nowhere to sit

siéntese, por favor — please sit down o take a seat, do sit down o take a seat

siéntate bien or derechita — sit up (straight)

el bebé ya se sienta solo — the baby is sitting up on his own now

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= lay down.

Ex: He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* estando sentado = from a seated position.

* que sienta precedente = landmark.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar bien a Alguien = look + good on + Nombre.

* sentar la cabeza = settle down.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

* sentar precedente = provide + precedent for, set + precedent.

* sentarse = sit, sit down, adopt + a sitting position, seat.

* sentarse de brazos cruzados = sit + idle.

* sentarse (en) = take + a seat (on).

* sentarse leyendo = sit over.

* sentarse sin hacer nada = sit + idle.

* sentarse sin moverse = sit + still.

* zona para sentarse = seating area.

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sentar [A5 ]

vi

(+ me/te/le etc)

1

«ropa/color» (+ compl): ese vestido le sienta de maravilla she looks marvelous in that dress, that dress really suits her

ese color te sienta muy bien a la cara that color really goes with o suits your complexion

2

«comida/bebida/clima» (+ compl): el café/este clima no le sienta bien coffee/this climate doesn't agree with her

esta sopita te sentará bien this soup will make you feel better, you'll feel better with some soup inside you ( colloq)

me sentó bien el descanso the rest did me a lot o ( colloq) a power of good

3

«actitud/comentario» (+ compl): me sentó mal que no me invitaran I was put out that they didn't ask me ( colloq)

le va a sentar bien que se lo digas he'll be pleased if you tell him

4 ( sin compl) to suit

ese color no les sienta a los pelirrojos that color doesn't suit redheads

■ sentar

vt

A ‹niño/muñeca› to sit; ‹invitado› to seat, sit

lo sentaron a la cabecera de la mesa they seated o sat him at the head of the table

B (establecer) to establish

el dictamen sienta jurisprudencia this ruling sets o establishes a legal precedent

con la firma del acuerdo sentaron las bases para una mayor colaboración the signing of the agreement paved the way o laid the foundations for greater cooperation

■ sentarse

v pron

to sit

sentarse a la mesa to sit at (the) table, sit down to eat

no te sientes en la mesa don't sit on the table

no había donde sentarse there was nowhere to sit

siéntese, por favor please sit down o take a seat, do sit down o take a seat

nos hizo sentar afuera he made us sit outside

me sentaba con ella en la clase I used to sit next to her in class

siéntate bien/derechita sit up, sit up straight

el bebé ya se sienta solo the baby is sitting up on his own now

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sentar ( conjugate sentar) verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)
a) [ropa/color] (+ compl):

◊ ese vestido le sienta de maravilla that dress really suits her

b) [comida/bebida/clima] (+ compl):

◊ el café no le sienta bien coffee doesn't agree with her;

me sentó bien el descanso the rest did me a lot of good
c) [actitud/comentario] (+ compl):

◊ me sentó mal que no me invitaran I was rather put out that they didn't ask me (colloq)

verbo transitivo
1 ‹niño/muñeca› to sit;
‹ invitado› to seat, sit
2 ( establecer) to establish
sentarse verbo pronominal
to sit;
◊ sentarse a la mesa to sit at (the) table;

siéntese, por favor please (do) sit down
sentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (en una silla) to sit: nos sentaron en la mesa del fondo, we sat at the back table
2 (establecer) sentar las bases, to lay the foundations
sentar precedente, to establish a precedent
II verbo intransitivo 1 sentar bien/mal algo a alguien, (un peinado, vestido) to suit sb/not to suit sb
(una comida, bebida, clima) to agree/disagree with sb: un baño caliente te sentará bien, a hot bath will do you good
2 (un comentario, una broma) ¿cómo le sentó la noticia?, how did he take the news?
le sentó fatal, he took it badly
me sienta muy mal que haga esos comentarios, it really upsets me that he makes those remarks
Cuando se habla de la moda (ropa o color), la traducción más común es to suit. Pero si te refieres únicamente a la talla, es mejor que uses el verbo to fit: Este jersey no te sienta bien. This jersey doesn't suit you (cuando el estilo o el color no son los adecuados). This jersey doesn't fit you (cuando estás hablando de la talla).

' sentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- estar
- ir
- guante
- incorporar
- indigestarse
- precedente
- Tiro
- anillo
- base
- caer
- favorecer
- hacer
- quedar
- sienta
English:
disagree
- fit
- flatter
- glove
- lay down
- seat
- settle down
- sit
- suit
- anywhere
- precedent
- quieten
- set
- settle
- usher

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sentar

♦ vt

1. [en asiento] to sit;

te sentaremos al lado de mi madre we'll sit you next to my mother

2. [establecer] to establish;

sentar las bases para to lay the foundations of;

sus estudios sentaron las bases de la física moderna his research laid the foundations of modern physics;

sentar precedente to set a precedent

♦ vi

1. [ropa, color] to suit;

no le sienta bien it doesn't suit her;

ese peinado te sienta genial that hairstyle suits you wonderfully

2. [comida]
sentar bien/mal a alguien to agree/disagree with sb;

algunos consideran que una copita de vino sienta bien some people think a glass of wine is good for you;

el café no me sienta bien coffee disagrees with me

3. [vacaciones, medicamento]
sentar bien a alguien to do sb good;

te sentaría bien tomar el aire it would do you good to get a breath of fresh air

4. [comentario, consejo]
le sentó bien she appreciated it;

le sentó mal it upset her;

le sentó mal que no la consultáramos she was upset that we hadn't consulted her

♦ See also the pronominal verb sentarse

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sentar

I v/t fig

establish, create;

sentar las bases lay the foundations, pave the way

II v/i

:

sentar bien/mal de propuesta go down well/badly;

sentar bien a alguien de comida agree with s.o.;

le sienta bien esa chaqueta that jacket suits her, she looks good in that jacket

* * *

sentar {55} vt

1) : to seat, to sit

2) : to establish, to set

sentar vi

1) : to suit

ese color te sienta: that color suits you

2) : to agree with (of food or drink)

las cebollas no me sientan: onions don't agree with me

3) : to please

le sentó mal el paseo: she didn't enjoy the trip

♦ See also the reflexive verb sentarse

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sentar vb

1. (poner sentado) to sit [pt. & pp. sat]

sienta a la niña en el cochecito sit the baby in the pram

2. (ropa) to suit

esa falda no te sienta bien that skirt doesn't suit you

3. (comida) to agree

a mí me sienta mal la comida picante spicy food doesn't agree with me

4. (hacer efecto) to do

un poco de aire fresco te sentará bien a bit of fresh air will do you good

le sentó fatal que no la llamaras she was really upset that you didn't phone her

Spanish-English dictionary > sentar
8 installer

installer [ɛ̃stale]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = mettre en service) to put in

• faire installer le téléphone to have the telephone put in

   b. ( = aménager) to fit out

• ils ont très bien installé leur appartement they've got their flat (Brit) or apartment (US) well fitted out

• comment la cuisine est-elle installée ? what appliances does the kitchen have?

   c. (Computing) to install

2. reflexive verb

► s'installer

   a. ( = s'établir) [artisan, commerçant] to set o.s. up ( comme as ) ; [dentiste, médecin] to set up one's practice

• s'installer à son compte to set up on one's own

• ils se sont installés à la campagne ( = se sont fixés) they've settled in the country

   b. ( = se loger) to settle ; ( = emménager) to settle in

• laisse-leur le temps de s'installer give them time to settle in

• ils sont bien installés dans leur nouvelle maison they have made themselves very comfortable in their new house

   c. (sur un siège, à un emplacement) to settle down

• s'installer par terre/dans un fauteuil to settle down on the floor/in an armchair

• installe-toi comme il faut (confortablement) make yourself comfortable ; ( = tiens-toi bien) sit properly

• les forains se sont installés sur un terrain vague the fairground people have set themselves up on a piece of wasteland

   d. [grève, maladie] to take hold

• s'installer dans [personne] [+ inertie] to sink into

• s'installer dans la guerre to become accustomed to a state of war

• le doute s'installa dans mon esprit I began to have doubts

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ɛ̃stale
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( mettre en place) to install, to put in [lave-vaisselle, évier, chauffage central]; to put up [table pliante, étagère]; to set up [infrastructure militaire]; ( raccorder) to connect [gaz, téléphone, électricité]

faire installer une antenne parabolique — to have a satellite dish put up ou installed

installer le bureau près de la fenêtre — to put the desk near the window

2) ( aménager) to do up [cuisine]

installer une chambre dans le grenier — to make a bedroom in the attic

3) ( implanter) to set up [usine]

4) ( loger) to put [invité] ( dans in)

installer quelqu'un dans un fauteuil — to sit somebody in an armchair

5) Administration

il a été installé dans ses fonctions — he took up his duties

installer quelqu'un à un poste — to appoint somebody to a post

2.

s'installer verbe pronominal

1) ( devenir durable) [régime] to become established; [morosité, récession] to set in

le doute s'installe dans leur esprit — they're beginning to have doubts

2) ( professionnellement) to set oneself up in business

s'installer à son compte — to set up one's own business

3) ( pour vivre) to settle

partir s'installer à l'étranger — to go and live abroad

s'installer temporairement chez des amis — to move in temporarily with friends

je viendrai te voir quand tu seras installé — I'll come and see you when you're settled in

4) ( se mettre à l'aise)

s'installer dans un fauteuil — to settle into an armchair

s'installer au soleil — to sit in the sun

s'installer pour travailler/à son bureau — to settle down to work/at one's desk

tu es bien installé? — are you sitting comfortably?

installe-toi, j'arrive! — make yourself at home, I'm coming!

on est mal installé sur ces chaises — these chairs are uncomfortable

5) ( être mis en place)

l'appareil s'installe facilement — the appliance is easy to install

des usines étrangères vont s'installer dans la région — foreign companies are going to open factories in the area

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ɛ̃stale vt
1) (= loger)

On va vous installer dans la chambre du fond. — We're going to put you in the back bedroom.

2) [blessés] to lay

Ils ont installé les blessés sur des lits de fortune. — They laid the wounded on makeshift beds.

3) (= mettre en place, monter) [accessoire, rideau, étagère] to put up

Ils ont installé des appliques au-dessus du lit. — They put wall lights up above the bed.

On va installer la bibliothèque contre le mur de gauche. — We're going to put the bookcase against the left-hand wall.

installer une tente — to put up a tent

4) [gaz, électricité] to put in, to install

faire installer [gaz, électricité] — to have put in

On a fait installer le chauffage central. — We had central heating put in.

5) [appartement] to furnish

installer une salle de bains — to put in a bathroom

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installer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( mettre en place) to install, to put in [lave-vaisselle, évier, chauffage central]; to put up [table pliante, chevalet, sculptures, étagère]; to set out [marchandise]; to set up [infrastructure militaire]; ( raccorder) to connect [gaz, téléphone, électricité]; faire installer une antenne parabolique to have a satellite dish put up ou installed; installer le bureau près de la fenêtre to put the desk near the window; installer un chapiteau sur la place to put up the big top on the square;

2 ( aménager) to do up [maison, local, cuisine]; installer une chambre dans le grenier to make a bedroom in the attic;

3 ( implanter) to set up [usine]; installer son siège à Paris to set up their headquarters in Paris;

4 ( loger) to put [invité] (dans in); installer qn dans un fauteuil to sit sb in an armchair;

5 Admin to install [magistrat]; il a été installé dans ses fonctions he took up his duties; installer qn à un poste to appoint sb to a post; installer qn au pouvoir to put sb into power.

B s'installer vpr

1 ( devenir durable) [régime] to become established; [atmosphère, morosité, récession] to set in; le doute s'installe dans leur esprit they're beginning to have doubts;

2 ( professionnellement) to set oneself up in business; s'installer à son compte to set up one's own business;

3 ( pour vivre) to settle; partir s'installer à l'étranger/en province to go and live abroad/in the provinces; s'installer dans une routine to become fixed in a routine; s'installer temporairement chez des amis to move in temporarily with friends; je viendrai te voir quand tu seras installé I'll come and see you when you're settled in;

4 ( se mettre à l'aise) s'installer dans un fauteuil to settle into an armchair; s'installer au soleil/près de la fenêtre to sit in the sun/by the window; s'installer pour travailler/à son bureau to settle down to work/at one's desk; être bien installé dans un fauteuil to be sitting comfortably in an armchair; tu es bien installé? are you sitting comfortably?; installe-toi, j'arrive! make yourself at home, I'm coming!; dès qu'il est invité quelque part, il s'installe when he is invited somewhere, he really makes himself at home; on est mal installé sur ces chaises these chairs are uncomfortable;

5 ( être mis en place) l'appareil s'installe facilement the appliance is easy to install;

6 ( s'implanter) des usines étrangères vont s'installer dans la région foreign companies are going to open factories in the area; le musée devrait s'installer en banlieue the museum will probably be situated in the suburbs.

[ɛ̃stale] verbe transitif

1. [mettre en service - chauffage, eau, gaz, électricité, téléphone] to install, to put in (separable) ; [ - appareil ménager] to install

nous avons dû faire installer l'eau/le gaz/l'électricité we had to have the water laid on/the gas put in/the house wired

2. [mettre en place - meuble] to put in (separable) ; [ - tente] to put up (separable), to pitch ; [ - barrière] to put up (separable), to erect ; [ - campement] to set up (separable) ; [ - troupes] to position

3. [faire asseoir, allonger] to put, to place

installez-le sur la civière lay him down on the stretcher

une fois qu'il est installé devant la télévision, il n'y a plus moyen de lui parler once he's settled himself down ou planted himself ou installed (himself) in front of the TV, there's no talking to him

4. [pièce, logement - aménager] to fit out (separable) ; [ - disposer] to lay out (separable)

nous avons installé la salle de jeu au grenier we've turned the attic into a playroom

5. [loger - jeune couple] to set up (separable) ; [ - visiteur] to put up (separable), to install (soutenu)

les blessés furent installés dans la tour the wounded were accommodated ou put in the tower

6. [implanter]

installer une usine à la campagne to set up a factory in the countryside

7. ADMINISTRATION to install

installer quelqu'un dans ses fonctions to install somebody in his/her post

8. INFORMATIQUE to install

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s'installer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'asseoir, s'allonger]

installez-vous comme il faut, je reviens tout de suite make yourself comfortable ou at home, I'll be right back

s'installer au volant to sit at the wheel

s'installer dans un canapé to settle down on a couch

2. [s'implanter - cirque, marché] to (be) set up ; [ - usine] to be set up

quand nous nous sommes installés when we settled in

s'installer à la campagne [emménager] to set up house ou to go and live ou to settle in the country

s'installer dans une maison to move into a house

je m'installai dans un petit hôtel I put up at a small hotel

s'installer dans de nouveaux bureaux

a. [entreprise] to move into new offices

b. [employés] to move into one's new offices

si ça continue, elle va finir par s'installer chez moi! if this goes on, she'll end up moving in (permanently)!

3. [pour exercer - médecin, dentiste] to set up a practice ; [ - commerçant] to set up shop, to open

s'installer à son compte to set up one's own business ou on one's own

quand je me suis installé, la clientèle était rare when I started, there weren't many customers

4. [se fixer - statu quo] to become established ; [ - maladie] to take a hold ou a grip ; [ - doute, peur] to creep in ; [ - silence] to take over

il s'est installé dans le mensonge he's become an habitual liar, he's well used to lying

le pays s'installe peu à peu dans la crise the country is gradually learning to live with the crisis

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > installer
9 disputa

f.

dispute.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: disputar.

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disputa

► nombre femenino

1 (discusión) dispute, argument, quarrel

2 (enfrentamiento) clash, struggle

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sin disputa without dispute

tener una disputa to quarrel

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noun f.

dispute

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SF

1) (=discusión) dispute, argument

los asuntos en disputa — the matters in dispute o at issue

sin disputa — undoubtedly, beyond dispute

2) (=controversia) controversy

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femenino

a) (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument

b) ( controversia) dispute

es, sin disputa, la mejor — she is, without question, the best

* * *

= disputation, row, quarrel, fray, contest, run-in, altercation, dispute, wrangle, bickering, argument, squabble, squabbling, contestation, tug of war, spat, war of words, dust-up, grievance.

Ex. Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.

Ex. The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.

Ex. The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.

Ex. The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.

Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.

Ex. 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.

Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.

Ex. In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.

Ex. This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.

Ex. Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.

Ex. We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.

Ex. One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.

Ex. The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.

Ex. These relations are constructed through negotiations and contestations that cannot be easily divorced from cultural context.

Ex. Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.

Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.

Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.

Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.

Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

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* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.

* disputa industrial = industrial dispute, industrial action.

* disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.

* resolución de disputas = dispute settlement.

* resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.

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femenino

a) (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument

b) ( controversia) dispute

es, sin disputa, la mejor — she is, without question, the best

* * *

= disputation, row, quarrel, fray, contest, run-in, altercation, dispute, wrangle, bickering, argument, squabble, squabbling, contestation, tug of war, spat, war of words, dust-up, grievance.

Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.

Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.

Ex: The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.

Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.

Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.

Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.

Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.

Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.

Ex: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.

Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.

Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.

Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.

Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.

Ex: These relations are constructed through negotiations and contestations that cannot be easily divorced from cultural context.

Ex: Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.

Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.

Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.

Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.

Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.

* disputa industrial = industrial dispute, industrial action.

* disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.

* resolución de disputas = dispute settlement.

* resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.

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disputa

feminine

1 (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument

2 (controversia) dispute

ha sido objeto de una larga disputa it has been the source of a long-running dispute

es, sin disputa, la mejor she is, without question, the best

3 (combate) fight

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Del verbo disputar: ( conjugate disputar)

disputa es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
disputa
disputar
disputa sustantivo femenino
a) (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument

b) ( combate) fight

c) ( controversia) dispute

disputar ( conjugate disputar) verbo transitivo
a) disputale algo a algn ‹ título› to challenge sb for sth;

◊ le disputaban su derecho a la herencia they contested his right to the inheritance

b) ‹ partido› to play;

‹ combate› to fight
disputarse verbo pronominal:
◊ se disputan el primer puesto they are competing for first place

disputa sustantivo femenino
1 (enfrentamiento) dispute
(por un puesto, etc) contest
2 (riña, pelea) argument
disputar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (debatir) disputaban sobre ello acaloradamente, they were arguing heatedly about it
2 (competir por) to contest: han disputado la carrera dos de los mejores atletas, two of the best athletes competed in the race
II verbo transitivo
1 (competir) to compete: le disputa la presidencia a Gómez, he is competing against Gómez for the presidency
2 Dep (un encuentro) to play

' disputa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acalorada
- acalorado
- bronca
- concesión
- discusión
- disgusto
- disputar
- disputarse
- margen
- trabar
- agrio
- arbitrar
- litigio
- lugar
- originar
- pleito
- querella
English:
acrimonious
- contention
- dispute
- embroil
- feud
- fight
- quarrel
- quarreling
- quarrelling
- row
- squabble
- wrangle
- settle

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disputa nf

1. [discusión] dispute, argument

2. [competición] contest;

la disputa por el título de liga the battle for the league title;

entrar en la disputa por algo to enter the contest for sth;

hay mucha disputa para conseguir el puesto there's a lot of competition for the post

3. [polémica] dispute;

mediar o [m5] terciar en la disputa to intervene in the dispute;

es, sin disputa, el más lujoso it is indisputably o unquestionably the most luxurious

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disputa

f dispute;

sin disputa undoubtedly

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disputa nf

altercado, discusión: dispute, argument

Spanish-English dictionary > disputa
10 падам

fall (да on, to)

(бързо) drop

(за самолет) crash (to earth/to the ground)

(за бомба) hit ( на-)

(за копче и пр.) come off

(за коса, зъб, пломба) fall out

(за дъжд) fall

(за мазилка) fall off

(за покрив) come/fall down

(за утайка) settle

(за шапка) fall off

спъвам се и падам trip and fall over

подхлъзвам се и падам slip and fall

падам на земята fall to the ground

падам по очи fall forward on o.'s face, fall prone

падам с главата надолу fall head foremost

падам на гърба си fall on o.'s back/over

падам на колене go down/fall/drop on o.'s knees

падам пред fall down before

падам пред краката на fall down at the feet of

падам върху (сблъсквам се с) fall against

падам от стол/стълба fall off a chair/a ladder

падам от дърво fall off a tree, fall down from a tree, fall out of a tree

падам от стълбите fall downstairs

падам от прозореца fall out of the window

падам от кола/кон spill

не падам от коня keep o.'s seat on a horse

падам от скала fall over a cliff; tumble over a rock

падам и се убивам fall to o.'s death

падам от пропаст fall from/down a precipice

падам в пропаст и се убивам drop to death over a precipice

падам от умора drop down with fatigue

падам мъртъв fall down dead, drop dead

падам убит fall

падам в бой fall in battle

падам победен bite the dust

падам върху лицето на (за къдрица) hang across o.'s face

ябълката падна от дървото the apple fell (down) from the tree

падам от собствената си тежина fall by o.'s own weight

падам в морето (от кораб) fall/tumble overboard

падам от мост (за кола) go over the side of a bridge, crash over a bridge

падам в пропаст (за кола) plunge over a precipice

пада ми косата/обувка lose o.'s hair/a shoe

пада ми подкова cast/throw a shoe

1. прен. fall, sink

(за дух) sink low

(за теория) fall down

(за отговорност, подозрение) fall (on)

(за ударение) fall, rest (on)

(за възражение, обвинение) fall to the ground

вината пада върху the blame falls upon/attaches to

барометърът пада the barometer is falling/sinking

акциите падат the shares are depreciating, the price of the shares is dropping

падам в ръцете на fall into the hands of

падам в лапите на fall into the clutches of

падам в клопка fall into a trap

падам в собствената си клопка overreach o.s.

падам от власт fall from power

падам под (бивам завладян от) fall under

падам духом o.'s spirits fail; sink into dejection, flag

не падам духом bear up, keep up o.'s spirits, keep cheerful, keep o.'s chin up, keep a stiff upper lip

падам морално degenerate

падам в очите на fall in s.o.'s estimation, sink in s.o.'s opinion

падам ниско fall/sink low, reach a low ebb

не падам на гърба си always fall on o.'s feet

падам си от смях collapse with laughter

падам болен be taken seriously ill

камък ми падна от сърцето вж. камък

падна ми сърце на място вж. сърце

падам малко... be something/a bit of a...

не падам по-долу от not be inferior to, be no worse than, be every whit as good as

не падам по-долу от когото и да е I can do it with the best

да не падне по-долу от not to be outfaced by

когато падне нещо when I get a chance

ако ми падне given the chance

каквото падне whatever comes my way

работя каквото ми падне do odd-jobs

сега ми е паднало now's my chance. it's now or never

гледам да падне нещо have an eye on/to the main chance

само да ми падне if only I can get hold of him/lay hand on him

падна ми на мушката now I've got/cornered you

падна много работа it was an awful lot of work, it was no end of a job

ще падне много работа it will mean a lot of work

падна ужасна караница it was an awful row, there were fireworks

падна голямо ядене it was a regular feast/a good

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па̀дам,

гл.

1. fall (на on, to); ( бързо) drop; (за самолет) crash (to earth/to the ground); (за бомба) hit (на -); (за копче и пр.) come off; (за коса, зъб, пломба) fall out; (за дъжд) fall; (за мазилка) fall off; (за покрив) come/fall down; (за утайка) settle; (за шапка) fall off; пада ми косата/обувка lose o.’s hair/a shoe; пада ми подкова cast/throw a shoe; \падам в морето (от кораб) fall/tumble overboard; \падам в пропаст (за кола) plunge over a precipice; \падам в пропаст и се убивам drop to death over a precipice; \падам върху лицето на (за къдрица) hang across o.’s face; \падам мъртъв fall down dead, drop dead; \падам на слоеве exfoliate; \падам от мост (за кола) go over the side of a bridge, crash over a bridge; \падам от прозореца fall out of the window; \падам от скала fall over a cliff; tumble over a rock; \падам от стол fall off a chair; \падам от стълбите fall downstairs; \падам от умора drop down with fatigue; \падам по очи fall forward on o.’s face, fall prone; \падам победен bite the dust; \падам с главата надолу fall head foremost; разг. come/take a purler;

2. прен. fall, sink; (за дух) sink low; (за теория) fall down; (за отговорност, подозрение) fall (on); (за ударение) fall, rest (on); (за възражение, обвинение) fall to the ground; (за цени и пр.) drop, go down; журн. tumble; акциите падат the shares are depreciating, the price of the shares is dropping; барометърът пада the barometer is falling/sinking; вината пада върху the blame falls upon; не \падам духом keep cheerful, keep o.’s chin up, keep a stiff upper lip; \падам в лапите на fall into the clutches of; \падам в очите на fall in s.o.’s estimation; \падам в собствената си клопка overreach o.’s; \падам духом sink into dejection, flag; \падам морално degenerate;

\падам се 1. ( получавам при делба) fall (to o.’s lot), get; (на лотария) win at/in a lottery; (за задача, чест и пр.) fall (to); (за награда) go (to); ( имам право на) be entitled to; заемам мястото, което ми се пада assume o.’s rightful place; на мене се падна честта да I have the honour to; на него се падна да it fell to/on him to, it fell to his lot to; \падам се по право fall by right (to); падат се по … на човек/ кв. м и пр. there are … per head/to the square metre etc.; получавам каквото ми се пада прен. have/get o.’s due, receive/get o.’s deserts; получавам колкото ми се пада get o.’s fair share (от of); така ти се пада (it) serves you right;

2. ( съм, намирам се) be; какъв ти се пада той? what is he to you?;

3. ( случвам се) happen to be; ако ми се падне път натам if I happen to go that way; Коледа се падна в понеделник Christmas fell/was on Monday; • гледам да падне нещо have an eye on/to the main chance; да не падне по-долу от not to be outfaced by; каквото падне whatever comes my way; мъжете много си падат по нея men fancy her rotten; не \падам на гърба си always fall on o.’s feet; не \падам по-долу от not be inferior to, be no worse than; не \падам по-долу от когото и да е I can do it with the best; от там непрекъснато пада по някой лев it is a dripping roast; пада си малко артист he is something of an actor; \падам малко … be something/a bit of a …; \падам си по ( много обичам) have a soft/warm spot in o.’s heart for s.o.; sl. be nuts on; be crazy about; go a bundle on; flip over; падна ми на мушката now I’ve got/cornered you; падна много работа it was an awful lot of work, it was no end of a job; падна ужасна караница it was an awful row, there were fireworks; работя каквото ми падне do odd-jobs; само да ми падне if only I can get hold of him/lay hand on him; сега ми е паднало now’s my chance, it’s now or never; той повече си пада по млади момичета young girls are more in his line; щях да падна (от учудване) you could have knocked me down with a feather.

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fall (и за дъжд): An apple fell on the ground off the tree - На земята падна ябълка от дървото, падам out of the window - падам през прозореца, падам into a trap - падам в капан; fall (за ударение) ; sink (за дух); crash; descend (намалявам): The prices are going down. - Цените падат.; impinge; happen (случвам се): I падамed to work with him - Паднах се да работя с него; to meet with a fall; appertain: This task падамs to you. - Тази задача се пада на теб.; now is my chance - сега ми е паднало

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1. (бързо) drop 2. (за (дъжд) fall 3. (за бомба) hit (на -) 4. (за възражение, обвинение) fall to the ground 5. (за дух) sink low 6. (за копче и пр.) come off 7. (за коса, зъб, пломба) fall out 8. (за мазилка) fall off 9. (за отговорност, подозрение) fall (on) 10. (за покрив) come/fall down 11. (за самолет) crash (to earth/to the ground) 12. (за теория) fall down 13. (за ударение) fall, rest (on) 14. (за утайка) settle 15. (за шапка) fall off 16. fall (да on, to) 17. ПАДАМ no очи fall forward on o.'s face, fall prone 18. ПАДАМ болен be taken seriously ill 19. ПАДАМ в бой fall in battle 20. ПАДАМ в клопка fall into a trap 21. ПАДАМ в лапите на fall into the clutches of 22. ПАДАМ в морето (от кораб) fall/tumble overboard 23. ПАДАМ в очите на fall in s.o.'s estimation, sink in s.o.'s opinion 24. ПАДАМ в пропаст (за кола) plunge over a precipice 25. ПАДАМ в пропаст и се убивам drop to death over a precipice 26. ПАДАМ в ръцете на fall into the hands of 27. ПАДАМ в собствената си клопка overreach o.s. 28. ПАДАМ върху (сблъсквам се с) fall against 29. ПАДАМ върху лицето на (за къдрица) hang across o.'s face 30. ПАДАМ духом o.'s spirits fail;sink into dejection, flag 31. ПАДАМ и се убивам fall to o.'s death 32. ПАДАМ малко... be something/a bit of a... 33. ПАДАМ морално degenerate 34. ПАДАМ мъртъв fall down dead, drop dead 35. ПАДАМ на гърба си fall on o.'s back/over 36. ПАДАМ на земята fall to the ground 37. ПАДАМ на колене go down/ fall/drop on o.'s knees 38. ПАДАМ ниско fall/sink low, reach a low ebb 39. ПАДАМ от власт fall from power 40. ПАДАМ от дърво fall off a tree, fall down from a tree, fall out of a tree 41. ПАДАМ от кола/кон spill 42. ПАДАМ от мост (за кола) go over the side of a bridge, crash over a bridge 43. ПАДАМ от прозореца fall out of the window 44. ПАДАМ от пропаст fall from/ down a precipice 45. ПАДАМ от скала fall over a cliff;tumble over a rock 46. ПАДАМ от собствената си тежина fall by o.'s own weight 47. ПАДАМ от стол/стълба fall off a chair/a ladder 48. ПАДАМ от стълбите fall downstairs 49. ПАДАМ от умора drop down with fatigue 50. ПАДАМ победен bite the dust 51. ПАДАМ под (бивам завладян от) fall under 52. ПАДАМ пред fall down before 53. ПАДАМ пред краката на fall down at the feet of 54. ПАДАМ с главата надолу fall head foremost 55. ПАДАМ си от смях collapse with laughter 56. ПАДАМ убит fall 57. ако ми падне given the chance 58. акциите падат the shares are depreciating, the price of the shares is dropping 59. барометърът пада the barometer is falling/sinking 60. вината пада върху the blame falls upon/attaches to 61. гледам да падне нещо have an eye on/to the main chance 62. да не падне по-долу от not to be outfaced by 63. каквото падне whatever comes my way 64. камък ми падна от сърцето вж. камък 65. когато падне нещо when I get a chance 66. не ПАДАМ духом bear up, keep up o.'s spirits, keep cheerful, keep o.'s chin up, keep a stiff upper lip 67. не ПАДАМ на гърба си always fall on o.'s feet 68. не ПАДАМ от коня keep o.'s seat on a horse 69. не ПАДАМ по-долу от not be inferior to, be no worse than, be every whit as good as 70. не ПАДАМ по-долу от когото и да е I can do it with the best 71. пада ми косата/ обувка lose o.'s hair/a shoe 72. пада ми подкова cast/throw a shoe 73. падна голямо ядене it was a regular feast/a good 74. падна ми на мушката now I've got/cornered you 75. падна ми сърце на място вж. сърце 76. падна много работа it was an awful lot of work, it was nо end of a job 77. падна ужасна караница it was an awful row, there were fireworks 78. подхлъзвам се и ПАДАМ slip and fall 79. прен, fall, sink 80. работя каквото ми падне do odd-jobs 81. само да ми падне if only I can get hold of him/lay hand on him 82. сега ми е паднало now's my chance. it's now or never 83. спъвам се и ПАДАМ trip and fall over 84. ще падне много работа it will mean a lot of work 85. ябълката падна от дървото the apple fell (down) from the tree

Български-английски речник > падам
11 liegen

v/i; liegt, lag, hat (südd., österr., schw.: ist) gelegen

1. Sache: lie; die Flaschen müssen liegen the bottles have to lie flat; der Boden lag voller Zeitungen the floor was strewn with newspapers; der Schnee lag meterhoch the snow was piled up to a height of several met|res (Am. -ers); es lag viel Schnee there was a lot of snow (on the ground); liegt mein Haar richtig? is my hair all right?; der Griff liegt gut in der Hand the grip sits nicely in your hand

2. Person: lie; im Gras / auf dem Bett liegen lie in the grass / on the bed; liegen bleiben (nicht aufstehen) not get up; im Bett: auch stay in bed; Boxen: stay down; er blieb verletzt liegen he was unable to get up because he was injured

3. Kranker: be in bed; weitS. (krank sein) be laid up; liegen müssen Kranker: have to stay in bed; flach: have to lie flat; er hat drei Wochen gelegen he was in bed ( oder was laid up) for three weeks

4. (gelegen sein) Stadt etc.: lie, be (situated); Gebäude: be (situated oder located); das Dorf liegt hoch über dem Tal the village is (situated) high above the valley; liegen nach Haus: face; Zimmer: auch look out on, overlook

5. NAUT., Schiff: lie; im Hafen liegt seit gestern eine Segelyacht there’s been a yacht in (the) harbo(u)r since yesterday

6. fig.: da liegt der Fehler that’s where the trouble lies; wie die Sache jetzt liegt as matters (now) stand, as things are at the moment; es liegt hinter uns it’s behind us; da liegt noch einiges vor uns we’ve got quite a lot coming up; in ihrer Stimme lag leise Ironie there was a hint of irony in her voice; das lag nicht in meiner Absicht that was not my intention; die Schwierigkeit liegt darin, dass... the problem is that...

7. liegen bleiben Sachen: be left ( auf + Dat on); Schnee: settle; (vergessen werden) be left (behind); auch fig. be forgotten; fig. Arbeit: be left unfinished; WIRTS., Waren: be left unsold; umg. be left on the shelf; mit dem Auto: unterwegs liegen bleiben have a breakdown on the way; das kann liegen bleiben fig. that can wait; liegen geblieben (vergessen) forgotten; Auto etc.: stranded; (aufgegeben) abandoned; liegen gebliebene Bücher etc. books etc. left behind

8. liegen lassen (vergessen) leave behind, forget; (in Ruhe lassen) leave alone; (Arbeit) leave (unfinished); die Arbeit liegen lassen (unterbrechen) stop work; plötzlich: drop everything; Fabrikarbeiter: down tools, Am. walk out; alles liegen lassen (nicht aufräumen) leave everything lying around, not clean up; lass es liegen! don’t touch it!; links I

9. (gemäß sein) das liegt mir nicht it’s not my thing; er liegt mir überhaupt nicht he’s not my type of person; als Mann: he’s not my type; nichts liegt mir ferner nothing could be further from my mind

10. mit Präp.: liegen an (+ Dat) be near; an einer Straße, einem Fluss: be on; (dicht an) be next to; fig., Ursache: be because of; an der Spitze etc. liegen be in front etc.; es liegt an dir Schuld: it’s your fault; etw. zu tun: it’s up to you; an mir solls nicht liegen I’ll certainly do my best; (ich werde dir nicht im Weg stehen) I won’t stand in the way; an mir solls nicht liegen, wenn die Sache schief geht it won’t be my fault ( oder through any fault of mine) if it goes wrong; es liegt daran, dass... it’s because...; es liegt mir daran zu (+ Inf.) I’m keen (Am. eager) to (+ Inf.) es liegt mir sehr viel daran it means a lot to me; es liegt mir viel an ihr she means a lot to me; mir liegt viel an deiner Mitarbeit your cooperation is very important to me; es liegt mir nichts daran it doesn’t mean much to me; es liegt mir nichts daran zu gewinnen it doesn’t make any difference to me whether I win or not

11. mit Präp.: liegen auf (+ Akk) lie on; Akzent: be on; der Wagen liegt gut ( auf der Straße) the car holds (the road) well; es liegt Nebel auf den Feldern mist is hanging over the fields; Hand1 3, Seele1

12. mit Präp.: der Gewinn liegt bei fünf Millionen there is a profit of five million; die Temperaturen liegen bei 30 Grad temperatures are ( im Wetterbericht: will be) around 30 degrees (centigrade); die Entscheidung liegt bei dir it’s your decision, it’s up to you; Blut 1, Magen etc.

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to recline; to be situated; to lie; to be

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lie|gen
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1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) lie

2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) lie

3) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) rest

4) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) sit

5) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stand

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lie·gen

< lag, gelegen>

[ˈli:gn̩]

vi Hilfsverb: haben o SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ sein

1. (sich in horizontaler Lage befinden) to lie

ich liege noch im Bett I'm still [lying] in bed

während der Krankheit musste sie \liegen while she was ill she had to lie down all the time

Weinflaschen müssen \liegen wine bottles should lie flat

hast du irgendwo meine Schlüssel \liegen gesehen? have you seen my keys lying [around] anywhere?

deine Brille müsste eigentlich auf dem Schreibtisch \liegen your glasses should be [lying] on the desk

Herzkranke müssen hoch/höher \liegen people with heart problems should lie with their heads raised

das Flugzeug lag ganz ruhig in der Luft the plane was flying quite smoothly

der Wagen liegt gut auf der Straße the car holds the road well

auf dieser Matratze liegt man weich/weicher this mattress is soft/softer for lying on

in diesem Bett liegt es sich hart/weich this bed is hard/soft

krank im Bett \liegen to be ill in bed

im Krankenhaus/auf Station 2 \liegen to be in hospital/in ward 2

unbequem \liegen to lie uncomfortably [or in an uncomfortable position]

\liegen bleiben (im Bett) to stay in bed; (nicht aufstehen) to remain lying [down]

bleib \liegen! don't get up!, stay down!

sie blieb bewusstlos auf dem Boden \liegen she lay unconscious on the floor; s.a. Knie, links, stehen

2. (sich befinden) to be [lying]

ein Lächeln lag auf seinem Gesicht there was a smile on his face

die Stadt lag in dichtem Nebel the town was enveloped in thick fog, thick fog hung [or lay] over the town

die Betonung liegt auf der zweiten Silbe the stress is on the second syllable

ich habe noch einen guten Wein im Keller \liegen I have a good wine in the cellar

etw liegt [nicht] in jds Absicht sth is [not] sb's intention

es liegt nicht in meiner Absicht, das zu tun it is not my intention to do that

etw liegt nicht in jds Hand/Macht sth is out of sb's hands/not within sb's power

das liegt leider nicht in meiner Hand/Macht unfortunately that is out of my hands/not within my power

verstreut \liegen to be [or lie] scattered

[irgendwo] \liegen bleiben (nicht weggenommen werden) to be left [somewhere]

Hände weg, das Buch bleibt [da] \liegen! hands off, the book's going nowhere!

etw \liegen lassen (zurücklassen) to leave sth [there]; (verstreut) to leave sth lying about [or around]

er ließ die Briefe auf dem Tisch liegen he left the letters [lying] on the desk

er ließ alles \liegen und eilte ihr zur Hilfe he dropped everything to [go and] help her

3. (sich abgesetzt haben) Schnee to lie; Hitze, Nebel a. to hang

der Schnee lag 1 Meter hoch the snow was 1 metre deep

es liegt Schnee auf den Bergen there is snow [lying] on the hills

hier in den Bergen liegt oft bis Mitte April noch Schnee here in the mountains the snow often lies on the ground until mid-April

auf den Autos liegt weißer Reif there is a white [covering of] frost on the cars

bei euch liegt aber viel Staub it's very dusty [in] here

über allen Möbeln lag eine dicke Staubschicht there was a thick layer of dust over all the furniture

4. (vergessen werden)

irgendwo \liegen bleiben to be [or get] left behind somewhere

mein Hut muss in dem Restaurant \liegen geblieben sein I must have left my hat in the restaurant

etw \liegen lassen to leave sth behind

verflixt, ich muss meinen Schirm in der U-Bahn \liegen gelassen haben! damn, I must have left my umbrella [behind] on the underground!

5. (nicht erledigt werden)

\liegen bleiben to be left [undone], not to get done

diese Briefe können bis morgen \liegen bleiben these letters can wait until tomorrow

etw \liegen lassen to leave sth [undone]

6. ÖKON

\liegen bleiben (nicht verkauft werden) to remain unsold, not to sell

wenn uns diese Waren \liegen bleiben... if we are left with these things [on our hands]...

7. (geografisch gelegen sein) to be; Haus, Stadt etc. a. to be situated [or located], to lie

ihr Haus liegt an einem romantischen See their house is situated by a romantic lake

das liegt auf dem Weg/ganz in der Nähe it's on the way/quite nearby

eine bildhübsch/ruhig/verkehrsgünstig gelegene Villa a villa in a picturesque/quiet/easily accessible location

ein einsam gelegener Bauernhof an isolated farm

etw links/rechts \liegen lassen to leave sth on one's left/right

nach Norden/zum Garten/zur Straße \liegen to face north/the garden/the road

diese Wohnung liegt nach vorn zur Straße [hinaus] this flat faces [out onto] the street

das Fenster liegt zum Garten the window faces the garden

verkehrsgünstig \liegen Stadt to have good communications

8. (begraben sein)

▪ irgendwo \liegen to be [or lie] buried somewhere

9. NAUT (festgemacht haben)

▪ irgendwo \liegen to be [moored] somewhere

ein paar Fischerboote lagen am Kai a couple of fishing boots were moored to the quay

10. MIL

▪ irgendwo liegen Truppen to be stationed

vor Paris \liegen to be stationed outside Paris

irgendwo [in Quartier] \liegen to be quartered somewhere

11. AUTO (nicht weiterfahren können)

\liegen bleiben to break down [or have a breakdown], to conk out fam

12. (zeitlich) to be

das liegt noch vor mir/schon hinter mir I still have that to come/that's all behind me now

die Stunden, die zwischen den Prüfungen lagen the hours between the examinations

das liegt schon so lange zurück it is so long ago

13. (in einem Wettbewerb)

▪ irgendwo \liegen to be [or lie] somewhere

wie \liegen unsere Schwimmer eigentlich im Wettbewerb? how are our swimmers doing in the competition?

die Mannschaft liegt jetzt auf dem zweiten Tabellenplatz the team is now second in the division

in den Charts an erster Stelle \liegen to top the charts

in Führung/auf den hinteren Plätzen/an der Spitze \liegen to be in the lead/at the bottom/right out in front

14. (gestylt sein)

gut \liegen Haare to stay in place [well]

richtig/nicht richtig \liegen to be/not be in the right place

15. (bedeckt sein)

der Tisch liegt voller Bücher the desk is covered with books

16. MODE (eine bestimmte Breite haben)

▪ irgendwie \liegen Stoff to be a certain size

wie breit liegt dieser Seidenstoff? how wide is this silk material?

der Stoff liegt quer/90 cm breit the material is on the cross/is 90 cm wide

17. ÖKON

▪ bei [o um] ... \liegen to cost...

▪ zwischen... und... \liegen to cost between... and..., to be priced at between... and...

der Preis dürfte [irgendwo] bei 4.500 Euro \liegen the price is likely to be [around] 4,500 euros

damit \liegen Sie um 185.000 Euro höher that would put the price up by 185,000 euros

damit \liegen Sie schnell bei 1,3 Millionen Euro Baukosten that would soon push the building costs up to 1.3 million euros

18. (begründet sein)

▪ an jdm/etw \liegen to be caused [or because of] by sb/sth

woran liegt es? why is that?, what is the reason [for that]?

es liegt daran, dass... it is because...

ich weiß nicht, woran es liegt I don't know what the reason is

woran mag es nur \liegen, dass mir immer alles misslingt? why is it that everything I do goes wrong?

an mir soll es nicht \liegen! don't let me stop you!, I won't stand in your way!

19. (wichtig sein)

▪ jdm liegt etw an jdm/etw sb attaches a certain importance to sb/sth

du weißt doch, wie sehr mir daran liegt you know how important it is to me

es liegt mir schon etwas an ihr I do care about her [a bit]

ihm liegt [einiges] daran, respektiert zu werden it is of [some] importance to him to be respected

jdm ist etwas/nichts/viel an jdm/etw gelegen sb/sth means something/nothing/a lot to sb

an diesem uninteressanten Stellenangebot war mir nichts gelegen I didn't bother [even] considering this unappealing job offer

es liegt jdm nichts/wenig an etw sth doesn't matter at all/much to sb, sth isn't at all/not very important to sb

es liegt jdm viel an etw sth matters a lot to sb, sth is very important to sb

es liegt ihm sehr viel an seiner Arbeit his job matters a lot to him

20. oft verneint (jdm gemäß sein)

▪ etw liegt jdm sb likes sth; (entspricht jds Begabung) sb is good at sth

Mathe scheint dir wirklich zu \liegen (fam) maths seems right up your street fam

diese Arbeit liegt mir total (fam) this job suits me down to the ground fam

▪ etw liegt jdm nicht (jd hat kein Talent) sb has no aptitude for sth; (es gefällt jdm nicht) sth doesn't appeal to sb; (jd mag es nicht) sb doesn't like [or care for] sth

Französisch liegt ihm nicht he has no aptitude for French

körperliche Arbeit liegt ihr weniger she's not really cut out for physical work

Peter ist ganz nett, aber er liegt mir irgendwie nicht Peter's nice enough but not really my cup of tea

21. (lasten)

▪ auf jdm \liegen to weigh down [up]on sb

auf ihr liegt eine große Verantwortung a heavy responsibility rests on her shoulders

auf ihm scheint ein Fluch zu \liegen there seems to be a curse on him

die Schuld lag schwer auf ihm his guilt weighed heavily on him; s.a. Magen

22. (abhängig sein)

▪ bei jdm \liegen to be up to sb

das liegt ganz bei dir that is completely up to you

die Entscheidung liegt bei dir/beim Volk the decision rests with you/the people

die Verantwortung liegt bei dir it's your responsibility

23. (stehen, sich verhalten) to be

die Sache liegt ganz anders the situation is quite different; s.a. Ding

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) lie; < person> be lying down

während der Krankheit musste er liegen — while he was ill he had to lie down all the time

auf den Knien liegen — be prostrate on one's knees

im Krankenhaus/auf Station 6 liegen — be in hospital/in ward 6

[krank] im Bett liegen — be [ill] in bed

[im Bett] liegen bleiben — stay in bed

bewusstlos/bewegungslos liegen bleiben — lie unconscious/motionless

der Wagen liegt gut auf der Straße — the car holds the road well

2) (vorhanden sein) lie

es liegt Schnee auf den Bergen — there is snow [lying] on the hills

der Schnee bleibt liegen — the snow lies

der Stoff liegt 80 cm breit — the material is 80 cm wide

3) (sich befinden) be; < object> be [lying]; <town, house, etc.> be [situated]

die Preise liegen höher — prices are higher

wie die Dinge liegen — as things are or stand [at the moment]

die Stadt liegt an der Küste — the town is or lies on the coast

das Dorf liegt sehr hoch — the village is very high up

das liegt auf meinem Weg — it is on my way

etwas rechts/links liegen lassen — leave something on one's right/left

das Fenster liegt nach vorn/nach Süden/zum Garten — the window is at the front/faces south/faces the garden

es liegt nicht in meiner Absicht, das zu tun — it is not my intention to do that

das Essen lag mir schwer im Magen — the food/meal lay heavy on my stomach

4) (zeitlich) be

das liegt noch vor mir/schon hinter mir — I still have that to come/that's all behind me now

5)

das liegt an ihm od. bei ihm — it is up to him; (ist seine Schuld) it is his fault

die Verantwortung/Schuld liegt bei ihm — it is his responsibility/fault

an mir soll es nicht liegen — I won't stand in your way; (ich werde mich beteiligen) I'm easy (coll.)

ich weiß nicht, woran es liegt — I don't know what the reason is

woran mag es nur liegen, dass...? — why ever is it that...?

6) (gemäß sein)

es liegt mir nicht — it doesn't suit me; it isn't right for me; (es spricht mich nicht an) it doesn't appeal to me; (ich mag es nicht) I don't like it or care for it

es liegt ihm nicht, das zu tun — he does not like doing that; (so etwas tut er nicht) it is not his way to do that

7)

daran liegt ihm viel/wenig/nichts — he sets great/little/no store by that; it means a lot/little/nothing to him

an ihm liegt mir schon etwas — I do care about him [a bit]

8) (bedeckt sein)

der Tisch liegt voller Bücher — the desk is covered with books

9) (bes. Milit.): (verweilen) be; < troops> be stationed; < ship> lie

10)

liegen bleiben — < things> stay, be left; (vergessen werden) be left behind; (nicht verkauft werden) remain unsold; (nicht erledigt werden) be left undone; (eine Panne haben) break down

diese Briefe können bis morgen liegen bleiben — these letters can wait until tomorrow

etwas liegen lassen — (vergessen) leave something [behind]; (unerledigt lassen) leave something undone

alles liegen und stehen lassen — drop everything; s. auch Straße 1); liegend

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liegen v/i; liegt, lag, hat (südd, österr, schweiz: ist) gelegen

1. Sache: lie;

die Flaschen müssen liegen the bottles have to lie flat;

der Boden lag voller Zeitungen the floor was strewn with newspapers;

der Schnee lag meterhoch the snow was piled up to a height of several metres (US -ers);

es lag viel Schnee there was a lot of snow (on the ground);

liegt mein Haar richtig? is my hair all right?;

der Griff liegt gut in der Hand the grip sits nicely in your hand

2. Person: lie;

im Gras/auf dem Bett liegen lie in the grass/on the bed;

liegen bleiben (nicht aufstehen) not get up; im Bett: auch stay in bed; Boxen: stay down;

er blieb verletzt liegen he was unable to get up because he was injured

3. Kranker: be in bed; weitS. (krank sein) be laid up;

liegen müssen Kranker: have to stay in bed; flach: have to lie flat;

er hat drei Wochen gelegen he was in bed ( oder was laid up) for three weeks

4. (gelegen sein) Stadt etc: lie, be (situated); Gebäude: be (situated oder located);

das Dorf liegt hoch über dem Tal the village is (situated) high above the valley;

liegen nach Haus: face; Zimmer: auch look out on, overlook

5. SCHIFF, Schiff: lie;

im Hafen liegt seit gestern eine Segeljacht there’s been a yacht in (the) harbo(u)r since yesterday

6. fig:

da liegt der Fehler that’s where the trouble lies;

wie die Sache jetzt liegt as matters (now) stand, as things are at the moment;

es liegt hinter uns it’s behind us;

da liegt noch einiges vor uns we’ve got quite a lot coming up;

in ihrer Stimme lag leise Ironie there was a hint of irony in her voice;

das lag nicht in meiner Absicht that was not my intention;

die Schwierigkeit liegt darin, dass … the problem is that …

7.

liegen bleiben Sachen: be left (

auf +dat on); Schnee: settle; (vergessen werden) be left (behind); auch fig be forgotten; fig Arbeit: be left unfinished; WIRTSCH, Waren: be left unsold; umg be left on the shelf; mit dem Auto:

unterwegs liegen bleiben have a breakdown on the way;

das kann liegen bleiben fig that can wait;

liegen geblieben (vergessen) forgotten; Auto etc: stranded; (aufgegeben) abandoned;

liegen gebliebene Bücher etc books etc left behind

8.

liegen lassen (vergessen) leave behind, forget; (in Ruhe lassen) leave alone; (Arbeit) leave (unfinished);

die Arbeit liegen lassen (unterbrechen) stop work; plötzlich: drop everything; Fabrikarbeiter: down tools, US walk out;

alles liegen lassen (nicht aufräumen) leave everything lying around, not clean up;

lass es liegen! don’t touch it!; → links A

9. (gemäß sein)

das liegt mir nicht it’s not my thing;

er liegt mir überhaupt nicht he’s not my type of person; als Mann: he’s not my type;

nichts liegt mir ferner nothing could be further from my mind

10. mit präp:

liegen an (+dat) be near; an einer Straße, einem Fluss: be on; (dicht an) be next to; fig, Ursache: be because of;

an der Spitze etc

liegen be in front etc;

es liegt an dir Schuld: it’s your fault; etwas zu tun: it’s up to you;

an mir solls nicht liegen I’ll certainly do my best; (ich werde dir nicht im Weg stehen) I won’t stand in the way;

an mir solls nicht liegen, wenn die Sache schiefgeht it won’t be my fault ( oder through any fault of mine) if it goes wrong;

es liegt daran, dass … it’s because …;

es liegt mir daran zu (+inf) I’m keen (US eager) to (+inf)

es liegt mir sehr viel daran it means a lot to me;

es liegt mir viel an ihr she means a lot to me;

mir liegt viel an deiner Mitarbeit your cooperation is very important to me;

es liegt mir nichts daran it doesn’t mean much to me;

es liegt mir nichts daran zu gewinnen it doesn’t make any difference to me whether I win or not

11. mit präp:

liegen auf (+akk) lie on; Akzent: be on;

der Wagen liegt gut (auf der Straße) the car holds (the road) well;

es liegt Nebel auf den Feldern mist is hanging over the fields; → Hand¹ 3, Seele1

12. mit präp:

der Gewinn liegt bei fünf Millionen there is a profit of five million;

die Temperaturen liegen bei 30 Grad temperatures are ( im Wetterbericht: will be) around 30 degrees (centigrade);

die Entscheidung liegt bei dir it’s your decision, it’s up to you; → Blut 1, Magen etc

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) lie; < person> be lying down

während der Krankheit musste er liegen — while he was ill he had to lie down all the time

auf den Knien liegen — be prostrate on one's knees

im Krankenhaus/auf Station 6 liegen — be in hospital/in ward 6

[krank] im Bett liegen — be [ill] in bed

[im Bett] liegen bleiben — stay in bed

bewusstlos/bewegungslos liegen bleiben — lie unconscious/motionless

der Wagen liegt gut auf der Straße — the car holds the road well

2) (vorhanden sein) lie

es liegt Schnee auf den Bergen — there is snow [lying] on the hills

der Schnee bleibt liegen — the snow lies

der Stoff liegt 80 cm breit — the material is 80 cm wide

3) (sich befinden) be; < object> be [lying]; <town, house, etc.> be [situated]

die Preise liegen höher — prices are higher

wie die Dinge liegen — as things are or stand [at the moment]

die Stadt liegt an der Küste — the town is or lies on the coast

das Dorf liegt sehr hoch — the village is very high up

das liegt auf meinem Weg — it is on my way

etwas rechts/links liegen lassen — leave something on one's right/left

das Fenster liegt nach vorn/nach Süden/zum Garten — the window is at the front/faces south/faces the garden

es liegt nicht in meiner Absicht, das zu tun — it is not my intention to do that

das Essen lag mir schwer im Magen — the food/meal lay heavy on my stomach

4) (zeitlich) be

das liegt noch vor mir/schon hinter mir — I still have that to come/that's all behind me now

5)

das liegt an ihm od. bei ihm — it is up to him; (ist seine Schuld) it is his fault

die Verantwortung/Schuld liegt bei ihm — it is his responsibility/fault

an mir soll es nicht liegen — I won't stand in your way; (ich werde mich beteiligen) I'm easy (coll.)

ich weiß nicht, woran es liegt — I don't know what the reason is

woran mag es nur liegen, dass...? — why ever is it that...?

6) (gemäß sein)

es liegt mir nicht — it doesn't suit me; it isn't right for me; (es spricht mich nicht an) it doesn't appeal to me; (ich mag es nicht) I don't like it or care for it

es liegt ihm nicht, das zu tun — he does not like doing that; (so etwas tut er nicht) it is not his way to do that

7)

daran liegt ihm viel/wenig/nichts — he sets great/little/no store by that; it means a lot/little/nothing to him

an ihm liegt mir schon etwas — I do care about him [a bit]

8) (bedeckt sein)

der Tisch liegt voller Bücher — the desk is covered with books

9) (bes. Milit.): (verweilen) be; < troops> be stationed; < ship> lie

10)

liegen bleiben — < things> stay, be left; (vergessen werden) be left behind; (nicht verkauft werden) remain unsold; (nicht erledigt werden) be left undone; (eine Panne haben) break down

diese Briefe können bis morgen liegen bleiben — these letters can wait until tomorrow

etwas liegen lassen — (vergessen) leave something [behind]; (unerledigt lassen) leave something undone

alles liegen und stehen lassen — drop everything; s. auch Straße 1); liegend

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n.

recumbency n.

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12 ἐπί

ἐπί, Thess. (before τ)

A ἐτ IG9(2).517.14
(iii B. C.), Prep. with gen., dat., and acc., to denote the being upon or supported upon a surface or point.

A WITH GEN.:

I of Place,

1 with Verbs of Rest, upon, καθέζετ' ἐ. θρόνου Il.1.536
; ἧστο.. ὑψοῦ ἐπ' ἀκροτάτης κορυφῆς 13.12
; ἐ. πύργου ἔστη 16.700
; κεῖται ἐ. χθονός 20.345
: without a Verb expressed, ἔγχεα ὄρθ' ἐ. σαυρωτῆρος (sc. σταθέντα) ἐλήλατο 10.153
; ἔκλαγξαν ὀϊστοὶ ἐπ' ὤμων the arrows on his shoulders, 1.46; ἐ. γῆς, opp. ὑπὸ γῆς, Pl.Lg. 728a: also with Verbs of Motion, where the subject rests upon something, as on a chariot, a horse, a ship, φεύγωμεν ἐφ' ἵππων on our chariot, Il.24.356; οὐκ ἂν ἐφ' ὑμετ έρων ὀχέων.. ἵκεσθον 8.455
; ἄγαγε.. δῶρ' ἐπ' ἀπήνης 24.447
; ἐπὶ τῆς ἁμάξης.. ὠχέετο Hdt.1.31
; ἐπὶ τῶν ἵππων ὀχεῖσθαι X.Cyr.4.5.58
; οὓς κῆρες φορέουσι.. ἐ. νηῶν Il.8.528
; πέμπειν τινὰς ἐ. τριήροιν X.HG5.4.56
, etc.; ἐπ' ὤμου.. φέρειν Od.10.170
; τὴν κλεῖδα περιφέρειν ἐφ' ἑαυτοῦ to carry the key about on his person, Numen. ap. Eus.PE14.7; βαδιοῦνται ἐ. δυοῖν σκελοῖν, ἐφ' ἑνὸς πορεύσονται σκέλους, Pl.Smp. 190d; ἐπ' ἄκρων ὁδοιπορεῖν walk on tiptoe, S.Aj. 1230; of places, upon, if the place is an actual support, νέρθε κἀπὶ γῆς ἄνω Id.OT 416
; ἐ. τοῦ εὐωνύμον on the left, ἐ. τῶν πλευρῶν on the flanks, X.An.1.8.9,3.2.36; but most freq., in, rarely in Hom., ἐπ' ἀγροῦ in the country. Od. 1.190; γᾶς ἐ. ξένας S.OC 1705
(lyr.); νήσου τῆσδ' ἐφ' ἧς ναίει Id.Ph. 613
; ἐ. ξένας δμωῒς ἐπ' ἀλλοτρίας πόλεος E.Andr. 137
(lyr.); οἱ ἐ. Θρᾴκης σύμμαχοι Th.5.35
; τοὺς ἐ. τῆς Ἀσίας κατοικοῦντας Isoc.12.103
; ἐπ' οἰκήματος κατίσαι, καθῆσθαι, in a brothel, Hdt.2.121.έ, Pl. Chrm. 163b; τοὺς ἐ. τῶν οἰκημάτων καθεζομένους Aeschin.1.74
; ἐ. τῶν ἐργαστηρίων καθίζειν Isoc.7.15
; μένειν ἐ. τῆς αὐτῶν (sc. χώρας ) remain in statu quo, Indut. ap. Th.4.118; οἱ ἐπ' ἐρημίας λῃστεύοντες Jul. Or.7.210a
; later of towns, ἐπ' Ἀλεξανδρείας BGU908.16
(ii A.D.), etc.; sts. also, at or near, ἐπ' αὐτάων (sc. τῶν πηγῶν) Il.22.153; κόλπος ὁ ἐ. Ποσιδηΐου Hdt.7.115
; αἱ ἐ. Λήμνου ἐπικείμεναι νῆσοι off Lemnos, ib.6 codd.; τὰ ἐ. Θρᾴκης the Thrace- ward region, Th.1.59, cf. IG12.45.17, etc.; ποταμοὶ ἐφ' ὧν ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν ταμιεύεσθαι.. on, i.e. near which.., X.An.2.5.18; ἐ. τῶν τραπεζῶν at the money-changers' tables, Pl.Ap. 17c; in Geom., αἱ ἐφ' ὧν AA BB [ γραμμαί] the lines AA BB, Arist.EN 1132b6, etc.; ἕλιξ ἐφ' ἇς τὰ ΑΒΓΔ a spiral ABCD, Archim.Spir.13 (cf. B.1.1k); also ἐ. τοῦ βάτου in the passage concerning the bush, Ev.Marc.12.26.

2 in various relations not strictly local, μένειν ἐ. τῆς ἀρχῆς remain in the command, X.Ages.1.37; μένειν ἐ. τινος abide by it, D.4.9; ἐ. τῶν πραγμάτων, ἐ. τοῦ πολεμεῖν εἶναι, to be engaged in.., Id.15.11, Prooem.1; ἐ. ὀνόματος εἶναι bear a name, Id.39.21; ἔχεται πόλις ἐ. νόσου S.Ant. 1141
(lyr.).

b of ships, ὁρμεῖν ἐπ' ἀγκύρας ride at (i.e. in dependence upon an) anchor, Hdt.7.188; ἐ. προσπόλου μιᾶς χωρεῖν dependent upon an attendant, S.OC 746.

c with the personal and reflexive Pron., once in Hom., εὔχεσθε.. σιγῇ ἐφ' ὑμείων Il.7.195
; later mostly with [ per.] 3rd pers., ἐπ' ἑωυτῶν κεῖσθαι by themselves, Hdt.2.2, cf. 8.32; οἰκέειν κώμην Id.5.98
; ἐ. σφῶν αὐτῶν αὐτόνομοι οἰκεῖν Th.2.63
; ἵζεσθαι Hdt.9.17
; ἐφ' ἑαυτῶν πλεῖν Th.8.8
; ἐπ' ὑμέων αὐτῶν βαλέσθαι consider it by yourselves, Hdt.3.71, etc.; αὐτὴ ἐφ' αὑτῆς σκοποῦσα Th.6.40
; ἐφ' ἡμῶν αὐτῶν τὸν ἐξετασμὸν ποιεῖσθαι D.18.16
; ἐπ' ἑωυτῶν διαλέγονται speak in a dialect of their own, Hdt. 1.142; also αὐτοὶ ἐφ' ἑαυτῶν χωρεῖν X. An.2.4.10
; πράττειν Pl.Prt. 326d
, cf. Sph. 217c; τὸ ἐφ' ἑαυτῶν μόνον προορώμενοι considering their own interest only, th.1.17.

d with numerals, to denote the depth of a body of soldiers, ἐ. τεττάρων ταχφῆναι to be drawn up four deep, four in file, X.An.1.2.15, etc.; ἐ. πεντήκοντα ἀσπίδων συνεστραμμένοι, of the Thebansat Leuctra, Id.HG 6.4.12; ἐπ' ὀλίγων τεταγμένοι, i.e. in a long thin line, Id.An.4.8.11; οὐκ ἐπ' ὀλίγων ἀσπίδων στρατιὰν παρατεταγμένην Th.7.79
; ἐφ' ἑνὸς ἄγειν in single file, X.Cyr.2.4.2, cf. An.5.2.6; rarely of the length of the line, ἐ. τεσσάρων ταξάμενοι τὰς ναῦς Th.2.90
; in X., ἐγένοντο τὸ μέτωπον ἐ. τριακοσίων.. τὸ δὲ βάθος ἐφ' ἑκατόν Cyr.2.4.2
; πλεῖν ἐ. κέρως, ἐ. κέρας, v. infr. c.1.3; ἐ. φάλαγγος γίγνεται τὸ στράτευμα is formed in column, An.4.6.6, etc. (but in E.Ph. 1467, ἀσπίδων ἔπι is merely in or under arms): hence, generally, ἐ. ὀκτὼ πλίνθων τὸ εὖρος eight bricks wide, X.An.7.8.14.

e c. gen. pers., before, in presence of, ἐ. μαρτύρων.. πράσσεταί τι Antipho 2.3.8
; ἐξελέγχεσθαι ἐ. πάντων D.25.36
; so, before a magistrate or official, ἐ. τοῦ στρατηγοῦ POxy. 38.11
(i A.D.), cf. UPZ71.15 (ii B.C.), Ev.Matt.28.14; γράψομαί σε ἐ. Ῥαδαμάνθυος Luc.Cat.18
; τινὰ εἰς δίκην καὶ κρίσιν ἐ. τῶν στρατοπέδων προκαλεῖν Jul.Or.1.30d
; πίστεις δοῦναι ἐ. θεῶν D.H.5.29
; but ἐπὶ δικασταῖς is f.l. in D.19.243 (leg. ἔπη).

f with Verbs of perceiving, observing, judging, etc., in the case of, ἐπὶ νούσων παντοίων ἐπύθοντο Emp.112.10
; ὁρᾶν τι ἐ. τινος X.Mem.3.9.3
; αἰσθάνεσθαί τι ἐ. τινος Pl.R. 406c
, etc.; τὴν γνώμην ἔχειν ἐ. τινος Hyp.Eux.32
; τὰ συμβόλαια ἐ. τῶν νόμων σκοπεῖν D.18.210
; ἐπ' αὐτῶν τῶν ἔργων ἂν ἐσκόπει ib.233, cf. 25.2 (v.l.); ἐφ' ἑνός τι παριδεῖν Lycurg.64
; τὰς ἐναντιώσεις ἐ. μὲν τῶν λόγων τηροῦντες, ἐ. δὲ τῶν ἔργων μὴ καθορῶντες Isoc.13.7
; οὐδεὶς ἐφ' αὑτοῦ τὰ κακὰ συνορᾷ Men.631
; ἀγνοεῖν τι ἐ. τινος X.Mem.2.3.2
; also with Verbs of speaking, on a subject, λέγειν ἐ. τινος Pl.Chrm. 155d
, R. 524e, etc.; ἐπιδεῖξαί τι ἐ. τινος Isoc.8.109
; ἵνα τοὺς ἐπαίνους ἐπ' αὐτῶν κοινοὺς ποιήσωμαι D.60.12
.

3 implying Motion:

a where the sense of motion is lost in the sense of being supported, ὀρθωθεὶς.. ἐπ' ἀγκῶνος having raised himself upon his elbow, Il.10.80; ἐ. μελίης.. ἐρεισθείς 22.225
; τὴν μὲν.. καθεῖσεν ἐ. θρόνου 18.389
.

b in a pregnant sense, denoting the goal of motion (cf. εἰς A.1.2
, ἐν A.1.8
), νῆα.. ἐπ' ἠπείροιο ἔρυσσαν drew the ship upon the land and left it there, 1.485; περάαν νήσων ἔπι carry to the islands and leave there, 21.454, cf.22.45; ἐ. τῆς γῆς καταπίπτειν X.Cyr.4.5.54
; ἀναβῆναι ἐ. τῶν πύργων ib.7.1.39; ἐπ' Ἀβύδου ἀφικομέναις Th.8.79
(v.l.); freq. of motion towards or (in a military sense) upon a place, προτρέποντο μελαινάων ἐ. νηῶν Il.5.700
; τρέσσε.. ἐφ' ὁμίλου 11.546
(but νήσου ἔ. Ψυρίης νέεσθαι to go near Psyria, Od.3.171); ἐπ' οἴκου ἀπελαύνειν, ἀναχωρεῖν, ἀποχωρεῖν, homewards, Hdt.2.121.δ, Th.1.30,87, etc.; also with names of places, ἰέναι ἐ. Κυζίκου Hdt.4.14
; πλεῖν ἐ. Χίου Id.1.164
, cf. 168; ἀποπλεῖν ἐπ' αἰγύπτου ib. 1; ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι ἐ. Θεσσαλίης Id.5.64
; ὁ κόλπος ὁ ἐ. Παγασέων φέρων the bay that leads to Pagasae, Id.7.193; ἡ ἐ. βαβυλῶνος ὁδός the road leading to B., X.Cyr. 5.3.45, cf.An.6.3.24.

c metaph., ἐ. γνώμης τινὸς γίγνεσθαι come to an opinion, D.4.7; ἐπ' ἐλπίδος γενέσθαι Plu.Sol.14
; ὡς ἐ. κινδύνου as if to meet danger, Th.6.34;
ἐ. τοῦ ἀλύπως ζῆν
with a view to.., Pl.Prt. 358b
; cf. infr. B. 111.2.

II of Time, in the time of, ἐ. προτέρων ἀνθρώπων Il.5.637
,23.332; ἐ. Κρόνου Hes.Op. 111
; ἐ. Κέκροπος, ἐ. Δαρείου, etc., Hdt.8.44,6.98, etc.; ἐ. τῶν τριάκοντα Lys.13.2
; ὀλιγαρχία ἡ ἐ. τῶν τετρακοσίων καταστᾶσα Isoc.8.108
; ἐ. τούτου τυραννεύοντος, ἐ. Λέοντος βασιλεύοντος, ἐ. Μήδων ἀρχόντων, etc., Hdt.1.15,65, 134, etc.; ἐ. τῆς ἐμῆς βασιλείας Isoc.3.32
; ἐπ' ἐμεῦ in my time, Hdt.1.5, 2.46, etc.; ἡ εἰρήνη ἡ ἐπ' Ἀνταλκίδου D.20.54
, cf. X.HG5.1.36; αἱ ἐπ' Ἀσδρούβα γενόμεναι ὁμολογίαι Plb.3.15.5
; ἐπ' εἰρήνης in time of peace, Il.2.797, 9.403; ἐπ' ἐμῆς νεότητος Ar.Ach. 211
(lyr.); ἐ. Λάχητος καὶ τοῦ προτέρου πολέμου Th.6.6
; ἐπ' ἡμέρης ἑκάστης v.l. for -ῃ -τῃ in Hdt.5.117.

b later ἐ. δείπνου at dinner, Luc.Asin.3; ἐ. τῆς τραπέζης, ἐφ' ἑκάστης κύλικος, Plu.Alex.23; ἐ. τῆς κύλικος, ἐ. τοῦ ποτηρίου, Luc.Pisc.34, Plu.Alex.53.

III in various causal senses:

1 over, of persons in authority, ἐπ' οὗ ἐτάχθημεν Hdt.5.109
; οἱ ἐ. τῶν πραγμάτων the public officers, D.18.247; freq. in forged decrees, ὁ ἐ. τῶν ὅπλων στρατηγός ib.38; ὁ ἐ. τῶν ὁπλιτῶν, τῶν ἱππέων, ib.116; ὁ ἐ. τῆς διοικήσεως ib.38 (but cf. c. 111.3); τοῦ ἐ. τῶν ὁπλιτῶν is f.l. in Lys. 32.5; ὁ ἐ. τῆς χώρας στρατηγός Plu.Phoc.32
; οἱ ἐ. τῶν σιτοποιῶν καὶ μαγείρων Id.Alex.23
; ὁ ἐ. τοῦ οἴνου Id.Pyrrh.5
; ὁ ἐ. τῶν ἐπιστολῶν τοῦ Ὄθωνος, = Lat. ab epistulis, his secretary, Id.Oth.9; cf. B. 111.6.

2 κεκλῆσθαι ἐ. τινος to be called after him, Hdt.4.45; ἐ. τινος μετονομασθῆναι Id.1.94
: ἐ. τινος τὰς ἐπωνυμίας ἔχειν Id.4.107
; ἐ. τινος ἐπώνυμος γίγνεσθαι ib. 184; also ἐπ' ὀνόματος καλεῖν Plb.5.35.2
.

3 of occasions, circumstances, and conditions, οὐκ ἐ. τούτου μόνον, ἀλλ' ἐ. πάντων, on all occasions, D.21.38, cf. 183; ἐφ' ἑκάστων Pl.Phlb. 25e
; ἐφ' ἑκατέρου Id.Tht. 159c
; ἐφ' ἑκάστης μαντείας D.21.54
; ἐπ' ἐξουσίας καὶ πλούτου πονηρὸν εἶναι in.. ib.138; ἐ. τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ τοῦ πράγματος ib.72, cf. 18.17; τὴν ἐ. τῆς πομπῆς καὶ τοῦ μεθύειν πρόφασιν λαβών Id.21.180
; ἐ. σχολῆς Aeschin.3.191
; ἐπ' ἀδείας Plu. Sol.22
; ἐπ' ἀληθείας Ev.Marc.12.14
, POxy.255.16 (i A.D.): hence in adverbial phrases, ἐπ' ἴσας (sc. μοίρας) equally, S.El. 1062 (lyr.); ἐ. καιροῦ D.20.90
; ἐπ' ἐσχάτων at the last, LXXDe.17.7 (v.l. ἐσχάτῳ) ; ἐπὶ τοῦ παρόντος for the present, SIG543.6 (Epist. Philipp.).

4 in respect of, ἐ. τῶν πραγμάτων Arist.Pol. 1280a17
, cf. EN 1131b18; concerning, τὰ ἐπ' αὐτῶν ἐνεστηκότα PTeb.7.6
(ii B. C.).

B WITH DAT.:

I of Place, upon, just like the gen. (hence Poets use whichever case suits the metre, whereas in Prose the dat. is more freq.):

1 with Verbs of Rest, ἕζεο τῷδ' ἐ. δίφρῳ Il.6.354
; ἧντ' ἐ. πύργῳ 3.153
; στῆ δ' ἐ... νηΐ 8.222
; κεῖσθαι ἐ. τινι X.An.1.8.27
; καίειν ἐ. πᾶσι (sc. βωμοῖς) Il.8.240; ἔβραχε χαλκὸς ἐ. στήθεσσι 4.420
; ἐ. χθονὶ δέρκεσθαι 1.88
, etc.: also with Verbs of Motion, where the subject rests upon something, νηυσὶν ἐπ' ὠκυπόροισιν ἔβαινον 2.351
(v.l. for ἐν) ; ἐπ' ὤμοις φέρειν E.Ph. 1131
(but ἐφ' ἵππῳ, ἐφ' ἵπποις and the like are never used for ἐφ' ἵππου, etc.); of places, mostly in, ἐ. τῇ χώρῃ Hdt.5.77
; τἀπὶ Τροίᾳ πέργαμα S.Ph. 353
; ἐπ' ἐσχάτοις τόποις Id.Tr. 1100
; ἐ. τῇ ψυχῇ δάκνομαι Id.Ant. 317
; also, at or near, ἐ. κρήνῃ Od.13.408
; ἐ. θύρῃσι Il.2.788
, etc.; of rivers, etc., by, beside, ἐ. ὠκυρόῳ Κελάδοντι.. 7.133
, etc.; ἐπ' ἐσχάρῃ Od.7.160
; ἐ. νηυσί Il.1.559
, etc.; of persons, οὐ τἀπὶ Λυδοῖς οὐδ' ἐπ' Ὀμφάλῃ λατρεύματα in Lydia, in the power of O., S.Tr. 356.

b on or over, ἐπ' Ἰφιδάμαντι over the body of Iphidamas, Il.11.261, cf. 4.470; τοιόνδ' ἐπ' ἀνδρὶ κομπάζεις λόγον A.Ag. 1400
; also, over or in honour of, ἐ. σοὶ κατέθηκε.. ἄεθλα Od.24.91
; [βοῦς] ἐ. Πατρόκλῳ πέφνεν Il. 23.776
; κειράμενοι χαίτας ἐπ' Ἀδώνιδι Bion 1.81
, cf. Lys.2.80; in [dialect] Dor. and [dialect] Aeol.sepulchral Inscrr., Schwyzer 348,al.

c in hostile sense, against, Hdt.1.61,6.74, 88, S.Ph. 1139 (lyr.), etc.; as a check upon, οἱ πρόβουλοι καθεστᾶσιν ἐ. τοῖς βουλευταῖς Arist.Pol. 1299b37
, cf. 1271a39; also, towards, in reference to, ἐ. πᾶσι χόλον τελέσαι Il.4.178
; ἐπ' ἔργοις πᾶσι S.OC 1268
; δικαιότερος καὶ ἐπ' ἄλλῳ ἔσσεαι Il.19.181
, cf. S.Tr. 994 (anap.), etc.; ἐ. τοῖς δυνατοῖς ἔχειν τὴν γνώμην Democr. 191
; τὸ ἐ. πᾶσιν τοῖς σώμασι κάλλος extending over all bodies, Pl. Smp. 210b; ἡ [παιδεία] ἡ ἐ. σώμασι, ἐ. ψυχῇ, Id.R. 376e; τἀπὶ σοὶ κακά the ills which lie upon thee, S.Ph. 806: in [dialect] Att. also, νόμον τίθεσθαι, θεῖναι ἐ. τινι, make a law for his case, whether for or against, Pl.Grg. 488d, Lexap.And.1.87; νόμους ἀναγράψαι ἐ. τοῖς ἀδικοῦσι D.24.5
; νόμος κεῖται ἐ. τινι ib.70; τἀπὶ τῷ πλήθει νενομοθετημένα ib.123, cf. 142; τί θεσμοποιεῖς ἐ. ταλαιπώρῳ νεκρῷ; E.Ph. 1645.

d. of accumulation, upon, after, ὄγχνη ἐπ' ὄγχνῃ one pear after another, pear on pear, Od.7.120; ἐ. κέρδεϊ κέρδος Hes.Op. 644
; ἄτη ἑτέρα ἐπ' ἄτῃ A. Ch. 404
(lyr.); πήματα ἐ. πήμασι, ἐ. νόσῳ νόσος, S.Ant. 595, OC 544 (both lyr.).

e. in addition to, over and above, besides, οὐκ ἄρα σοί γ' ἐ. εἴδεϊ καὶ φρένες ἦσαν Od.17.454
, cf. 308; ἄλλα τε πόλλ' ἐ. τῇσι παρίσχομεν Il.9.639
, cf. Od.22.264; ἐ. τοῖσι besides, 24.277; ἐ. τούτοις Him.Or.14.10
; so of Numerals, τρισχιλίους ἐ. μυρίοις Plu.Publ.20
, cf. Jul.Or.4.148c, etc.; γυναῖκ' ἐφ' ἡμῖν.. ἔχει E.Med. 694
: with Verbs of eating and drinking, with, ἐ. τῷ σίτῳ πίνειν ὕδωρ X.Cyr.6.2.27
; νέκταρ ποτίσαι ἐπ' ἀμβροσίᾳ Pl.Phdr. 247e
; esp. of a relish, κάρδαμον μόνον ἐ. τῷ σίτῳ ἔχειν X.Cyr.1.2.11
; παίειν ἐφ' ἁλὶ τὰν μᾶδδαν Ar.Ach. 835
: metaph., ἐ. τῷ φάγοις ἥδιστ' ἄν; ἐ. βαλλαντίῳ; Id.Eq. 707; later ἐ. γογγυλίσι διαβιῶναι live on turnips, Ath.10.419a.

f. of position, after, behind, of soldiers, X.Cyr.8.3.16-18.

g. in dependence upon, in the power of, τὰ δ' οὐκ ἐπ' ἀνδράσι κεῖται Pi.P.8.76
; ἐ. τινί ἐστι it is in his power to do, c.inf., Hdt.8.29, etc.; ἐ. σοί ἐστιν ἀναζωπυρεῖν M.Ant.7.2
; ἐ. ἑτέροις γίγνεσθαι Th.6.22
; ἐ. τῷ πλήθει in their hands, S.OC66, cf. Th.2.84; τὸ ἐπ' ἐμοί, τὸ ἐ. ἐκείνῳ, etc., as far as is in my power, etc., X. Cyr.5.4.11, Isoc.4.142, etc.; τὸ ἐ. τούτοις εἶναι Lys.28.14
; ἐ. τοῖς υἱάσι their property, Leg.Gort.4.37.

h. according to, ἐ. τοῖς νόμοις Lexap.D. 24.56; ἐ. πᾶσι δικαίοις ποιούμεθα τοὺς λόγους Id.20.88
; ἐ. προφάσει θηρός S.Tr. 662
codd.(lyr.).

i. of condition or circumstances in which one is, ἀτελευτήτῳ ἐ. ἔργῳ Il.4.175
, etc.; ἐπ' ἀρρήτοις λόγοις S.Ant. 556
; ἐπ' ἀσφάκτοις μήλοισι E. Ion 228
(lyr.); ταύταις ἐ. συντυχίαις Pi.P.1.36
; ἐπ' εὐπραξίᾳ S.OC 1554
; ἐ. τῷ παρόντι Th.2.36
; ἐπ' αὐτοφώρῳ λαβεῖν, v. αὐτόφωρος; also ἐ. τῷ δείπνῳ at dinner, X.Cyr.1.3.12, Thphr.Char. 3.2; ἐ. τῇ κύλικι Pl.Smp. 214b
; ἐ. θαλίαις E.Med. 192
(anap.).

k. Geom., of the point, etc., at which letters are written, κέντρον ἐφ' ᾧ K Hippocr. ap. Simp.in Ph.64.14; ἡ [γραμμὴ] ἐφ' ᾗ HK the line HK, Arist.Mete. 375b22.

2. with Verbs of Motion:

a. where the sense of motion merges in that of support, ἐ. χθονὶ βαίνει Il.4.443
; θεῖναι ἐ. γούνασιν 6.92
; καταθέσθαι ἐ. γαίῃ 3.114
; ἱστὸν ἔστησεν ἐ. ψαμάθοις 23.853
; ἐ. φρεσὶ θῆκε 1.55
; δυσφόρους ἐπ' ὄμμασι γνώμας βαλεῖν S.Aj.51
, etc.

b. in pregnant construction, πέτονται ἐπ' ἄνθεσιν fly on to the flowers and settle there, Il.2.89; ἐκ.. βαῖνον ἐ. ῥηγμῖνι θαλάσσης Od.15.499
; καθεῖσεν ἐ. Σκαμάνδρῳ Il.5.36
; ἦλθε δ' ἐ. Κρήτεσσι 4.251
, cf. 273; νῆες εἰρύατ'.. ἐ. θινὶ θαλάσσης 4.248
.

c. rarely for εἰς c.acc., νηυσὶν ἔ. γλαφυρῇσιν ἐλαυνέμεν 5.327
, 11.274.

d. in hostile sense, upon or against, ἐ. τινι ἔχειν, ἰθύνειν ἵππους, 5.240, 8.110; ἐ. τινι ἱέναι βέλος, ἰθύνεσθαι ὀϊστόν, 1.382, Od.22.8; ἐ. τοι Ἀκράγαντι τανύσαις Pi.O.2.91
; ἐ. Τυδεΐδῃ ἐτιταίνετο.. τόξα Il.5.97
; ἐφ' Ἕκτορι.. ἀκοντίσσαι 16.358
; κύνας.. σεύῃ ἐπ' ἀγροτέρῳ συΐ 11.293
; ὡρμήθησαν ἐπ' ἀνδράσιν Od.10.214
, cf. E.Ph. 1379, etc.: also ἐ. τινι τετάχθαι Th.2.70
, 3.13; ὅστις φάρμακα δηλητήρια ποιοῖ ἐ. Τηΐοισιν SIG37.2
(Teos, v B.C.).

II. of Time, rarely, and never in good [dialect] Att., exc. in sense of succession (infr. 2), ἐ. νυκτί by night, Il.8.529; ἐφ' ἡμέρῃ, αἱ δ' ἐ. νυκτί Hes.Op. 102
; ἐπ' ἤματι τῷδε on this very day, Il.13.234; ἐπ' ἤματι for to-day, 19.229, 10.48, Od.2.284; αἰεὶ ἐπ' ἤματι every day, 14.105; ἐπ' ἡμέρῃ ἑκάστῃ Hdt.4.112
, 5.53, cf. D.S. 34/5.2.1; ὁ ἥλιος νέος ἐφ' ἡμέρῃ ἐστίν Heraclit.6
; ἐ. τρίς Act.Ap.10.16
, PHolm.1.18.

2. of succession, after, ἕκτῃ ἐ. δέκα on the 16th of the month, Chron. ap. D.18.155, Decr.ib.181 ( δεκάτῃ codd.); τετράδι ἐ. δέκα IG12.304.62
; πρὸ τῆς ἕκτης ἐ. δέκα ib.22.1361.19; ἐπ' ἐξεργασμένοισι, = Lat. re peracta, Hdt.4.164, etc.; ἐ. τινι ἀγορεύειν, ἀνίστασθαι, E.Or. 898, 902, X.Cyr.2.3.7, etc.; ἐ. διεφθαρμένοισι Ἴωσι Hdt.1.170
, τὰ ἐ. τούτοισι, = Lat. quod superest, Id.9.78, cf. Th.1.65, A.Ag. 255, etc.; τοὐπὶ τῷδε πῆμα E.Hipp. 855
(lyr.), etc.

3. in the time of (cf. A. 11) only in Arc., ἐπὶ Χαιριάδαι Schwyzer665
A 21, cf. 666 (Orchom.).

III. in various causal senses:

1. of the occasion or cause, τετεύξεται ἄλγε' ἐπ' αὐτῇ for her, Il.21.585; ἐ. σοὶ μάλα πόλλ' ἔπαθον for thee, 9.492: freq. with Verbs expressing some mental affection, ἐπὶ παντὶ λόγῳ ἐπτοῆσθαι Heraclit.87
; μέγα φρονεῖν ἐ. τινι to be proud at or of a thing, Pl.Prt. 342d, X.HG3.4.11, etc.; χλιδᾶν ἐ . τινι S.El. 360; ἀγάλλεσθαι, ἀγανακτεῖν ἐ. τοῖς παροῦσι, X.An.2.6.26, Isoc.4.122; ὀνομαστὸς ἐ. τινι γεγονέναι X.Mem.1.2.61
; also ἐφ' αἵματι φεύγειν to be tried on a capital charge, D.21.105; πληγὰς λαμβάνειν ἐ. τινι X.Cyr.1.3.16
; ζημιοῦσθαι ἐ. τινι D.24.122
, etc.: in adverbial phrases [δικάσσαι] ἐπ' ἀρωγῇ with favour, Il.23.574; δολίῃ ἐ. τέχνῃ Hes. Th. 540
; ἐ. μιῇ αἰτίῃ ἀνήκεστον πάθος ἔρδειν Hdt.1.137
, etc.; ἐ . κακουργίᾳ καὶ οὐκ ἀρετῇ for malice, Th.1.37; ἐπ' εὐνοία, ἐπ' ἔχθρα, D. 18.273, 21.55; ἐπ' ἀγαθῇ ἐλπίδι with.., X.Mem.2.1.18, cf. Ep.Rom. 4.18; ἐφ' ἑκατέροις in both cases, Pl.Tht. 158d, cf. Xenoph.34.4; ἐ. δάκρυσί τινα καταστένειν E. Tr. 315
(lyr.); ἐ. τῇ πάσῃ συκοφαντίᾳ καὶ διασεισμῷ Mitteis Chr. 31 vI (ii B.C.), etc.

2. of an end or purpose, υἱὸν ἐ. κτεάτεσσι λιπέσθαι Il.5.154
, cf. 9.482; ἐ. δόρπῳ for supper, Od.18.44; ἐ. κακῷ ἀνθρώπου σίδηρος ἀνεύρηται Hdt.1.68
; ἐ. διαφθορῇ Id.4.164
; ἐ. σῷ καιρῷ S.Ph. 151
(lyr.); ἐ. τῷ κέρδει X.Mem.1.2.56
; δῆσαι ἐ. θανάτῳ or τὴν ἐ. θανάτῳ, Hdt.9.37, 3.119, cf.1.109, X.An.1.6.10; ἐ. θανάτῳ συλλαβεῖν Isoc.4.154
; ἐπ' ἐξαγωγῇ for exportation, Hdt.5.6; χρηστηριάζεσθαι ἐ. τῇ χώρῃ with a view to gaining.., Id.1.66; ἐ. τούτοις ἐθύσαντο X.An.3.5.18
; ἐ. τῷ ὑβρίζεσθαι Th.1.38
, cf.34, etc.; τι κακοτεχνεῖν ἐ. αἰσχύνῃ τοῦ ἀνδρός PEleph.1.6
(iv B.C.).

3. of the condition upon which a thing is done, ἐ. τούτοισι on these terms, Hdt.1.60, etc.; ἐ. τοῖσδε, ὥστε.. Th.3.114
; ἐ. τούτῳ, ἐπ' ᾧτε on condition that.., Hdt.3.83, cf. 7.158: in orat. obliq., ἐπ' or ἐφ' ᾧτε folld. by inf., Id.1.22, 7.154, X.HG2.2.20; ἐφ' ᾧ μηδὲν κακὸν ποιήσουσιν Th.1.126
(but ἐφ' ᾧ = wherefore, Ep.Rom.5.12); ἐπ' οὐδενί on no condition, on no account, Hdt.3.38; but, for no adequate reason, D. 21.132; ἐπ' ἴσῃ τε καὶ ὁμοίῃ, ἐπὶ τῇ ἴσῃ καὶ ὁμοίᾳ, on fair and equal terms, Hdt.9.7, Th.1.27; ἐ. ῥητοῖς, v. ῥητός; also of a woman's dowry, τὴν μητέρα ἐγγυᾶν ἐ. ταῖς ὀγδοήκοντα μναῖς D.28.16
; γῆμαί τινα ἐ. δέκα ταλάντοις And.4.13
; τὴν θυγατέρα ἔχειν γυναῖκα ἐ. τῇ τυραννίδι Hdt.1.60
; on the principle of.., ἐ. τῷ μὴ λυπεῖν ἀλλήλους Th.1.71
.

4. of the price for which.., ἔργον τελέσαι δώρῳ ἔ. μεγάλῳ Il.10.304
, cf. 21.445; ἐ. τίνι χρήματι; Hdt.3.38; ἐ. πόσῳ; Pl.Ap. 41a; ἐ .
ταλάντῳ χρυσίου Ar.Av. 154
; ἐπ' ἀργυρίῳ λέγειν, πράττειν, D.19.182, 24.200; ἐ. χρήμασι λυμαίνεσθαι Id.19.332
; ἐ. πολλῷ ἐρρᾳθυμηκότες Id.1.15
; also of money lent at interest, δανείζεσθαι ἐ. τοῖς μεγάλοις τόκοις ibid.; ἐ. δραχμῇ δανείζειν lend at 12 per cent., Id.27.9; ἐπ' ὀκτὼ ὀβολοῖς τὴν μνᾶν τοῦ μηνὸς ἑκάστου δανείζειν, i.e. at 16 per cent., Id.53.13;
ἐ. διακοσίαις εἴκοσι πέντε τὰς χιλίας
for
225
per mille, i.e. 22.5 per cent., Syngr. ap. eund.35.10; also of the security on which money is borrowed, δανείζειν ἐ. ἀνδραπόδοις Id.27.27
; ἐπ' οἴνου κεραμίοις τρισχιλίοις Id.35.18
; ἐ. νηΐ Id.56.3
; δανείζειν ἐ. τοῖς σώμασιν Arist.Ath.9.1
, cf. 2.2, D.H.4.9.

5. of names, φάος καὶ νὺξ ὀνόμασται.. ἐ. τοῖσί τε καὶ τοῖς Parm.9.2
; ἐ. τῇ τοῦ οἰκείου ἔχθρᾳ στάσις κέκληται Pl.R. 470b
; so ὄνομα κεῖται ἐ. τινι X.Cyr.2.2.12
; ὄνομα καλεῖν ἐ. τινι Pl.Sph. 218c
, cf. 244b; πότερον ταῦτα, πέντε ὀνόματα ὄντα, ἐ. ἑνὶ πράγματί ἐστι Id.Prt. 349b
(v. supr. A. 111.2).

6. of persons in authority, ὅς μ' ἐ. βουσὶν εἷσεν who set me over the kine, Od.20.209, cf. 221; ποιμαίνειν ἐπ' ὄεσσι Il.6.25
; οὖρον κατέλειπον ἐ. κτεάτεσσιν Od.15.89
; σημαίνειν ἐ. δμῳῇσι 22.427
; πέμπειν ἐ. τοσούτῳ στρατεύματι Th.6.29
; ἐ. ταῖς ναυσίν X.HG1.5.11
; οἱ ἐ. ταῖς μηχαναῖς Id.Cyr.6.3.28
; οἱ ἐ. ταῖς καμήλοις ib.33; οἱ ἐ. τοῖς πράγμασιν ὄντες D. 9.2
; ἐ. θυγατρὶ.. γαμεῖν ἄλλην γυναῖκα Hdt.4.154
.

7. in possession of, possessing, ἐ. τοῖς ἑαυτοῦ μένειν Th.4.105
, cf. 8.86; ζῆν ἐ. παιδίοις, τελευτᾶν ἐ. παιδὶ γνησίῳ, Alciphr.1.3, Philostr.VS2.12.2; ἐ. παισὶ διαδόχοις Hdn.4.2.1
; ἀποθανεῖν ἐ. κληρονόμοις ταῖς θυγατράσι Artem.1.78
, cf. PMeyer6.22 (ii A.D.); ἐ. μόνῳ παιδὶ σαλεύειν Hld. 1.9
.

C. WITH Acc.:

I. of Place, upon or on to a height, with Verbs of Motion, ἐ. πύργον ἔβη Il.6.386
, cf. 12.375; ἐ. τὰ ὑψηλότατα τῶν ὀρέων ἀναβαίνειν Hdt.1.131
; προελθεῖν ἐ. βῆμα Th.2.34
; ἀναβιβαστέον τινά, ἀναβαίνειν ἐ. τὸν ἵππον, Pl.R. 467e, X.An.3.4.35; also ἐξ ἵππων ἀποβάντες ἐ. χθόνα Il.3.265
; ἐξεκυλίσθη πρηνὴς ἐ. στόμα upon his face, 6.43; ἐ. θρόνον.. ἕζετο 8.442
; ὤμω.. ἐ. στῆθος συνοχωκότε drawn together upon his breast, 2.218; Ὀδυσσῆ' εἷσαν ἐ. σκέπας Od.6.212
; θέσθαι ἐ. τὰ γόνατα X.An.7.3.23
; ἐπ' ἀμφότερα τὰ ὦτα καθεύδειν Aeschin.Socr.54
; ἐ. κεφαλήν head- foremost, Pl.R. 553b, Luc.Pisc.48 (v. κεφαλή): less freq. than ἐπί with gen. or dat.

b. Geom., αἱ ἐ. τὰς ἁφὰς ἐπιζευγνύμεναι εὐθεῖαι joining the points of contact, Archim. Sph.Cyl.1.8; κάθετος ἐ. perpendicular to (v. κάθετος).

2. to, ἦλθε θοὰς ἐ. νῆας Il.1.12
, etc.; ἐ. βωμὸν ἄγων ib. 440; ἴθυσαν δ' ἐ. τεῖχος 12.443
; ἐ. τέρμ' ἀφίκετο S.Aj.48
; ἡ [ὁδὸς] ἐ. Σοῦσα φέρει X. An.3.5.15
; ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀπὸ τῶν Πυλῶν ἐ. τὸ Ποσειδώνιον Th.4.118
; ἐ. τὸ αὐτὸ αἱ γνῶμαι ἔφερον Id.1.79
: c.acc. pers., βῆ δ' ἄρ' ἐπ' Ἀτρεΐδην Il.2.18
, cf. 10.18,85, 150, etc.: sts. in pregn. constr. with Verbs of Rest, ἐπιστῆναι ἐ. τὰς θύρας Pl.Smp. 212d
; παρεῖναι ἐ. τὸν τάφον Th.2.34
, cf. X.Cyr.3.3.12.

b. metaph., ἐ. ἔργα τρέπεσθαι, ἰέναι, Il.3.422, Od.2.127; ἰέναι ἐ. τὸν ἔπαινον Th.2.36
; ἐ. συμφορὴν ἐμπεσεῖν Hdt.7.88
codd.; also ἐ. τὴν τράπεζαν ἀποδιδόναι, ὀφείλειν, pay, owe to the bank, D.33.12, Docum. ap. eund.45.31; ἡ ἐγγύη ἡ ἐ. τὴν τράπεζαν D.33.10
; τὸ ἐ. τὴν τράπεζαν χρέως ib.24; also εἰσποιηθῆναι ἐ. τὸ ὄνομά τινος to be entered under his name, Id.44.36.

c. up to, as far as ( μέχρι ἐ. X.An.5.1.[1]), παρατείνειν ἐπ' Ἡρακλέας στήλας Hdt.4.181
; ἐ. θάλασσαν καθήκειν Th.2.27
,97: metaph., ἐ. πείρατ' ἀέθλων ἤλθομεν Od.23.248
; ἐ. διηκόσια ἀποδιδόναι yield 200- fold, Hdt. 1.193; in measurements, πλέον ἢ ἐ. δύο στάδια X.Cyr.7.5.8
, An.6.2.2; ὅσον ἐ. εἴκοσι σταδίους ib.6.4.5, cf. 1.7.15: freq. with a neut. Adj. or Pron., τόσσον τίς τ' ἐπιλεύσσει ὅσον τ' ἐ. λᾶαν ἵησιν Il.3.12
; ὅσσον ἔφ' 2.616
, cf. 15.358; ἐ. τοσοῦτό γε φρονέω,.. ταύτην μηδὲν σίνεσθαι I am prudent enough, not to.., Hdt.6.97; ἐ. ὅσον δεῖ Th.7.66
; ἐ. πάντ' ἀφίξομαι S.OT 265
; ἐ. πᾶν ἐλθεῖν X.An.3.1.18
; ἐ. τὸ ἔσχατον ἀγῶνος ἐλθεῖν Th.4.92
; ἐ. μεῖζον χωρεῖν, ἔρχεσθαι, ib. 117, S.Ph. 259; ἐ. μέγα χωρεῖν δυνάμεως Th.1.118
; ἐ. μακρότερον, ἐ. μακρότατον, Id.4.41, 1.1, Hdt.4.16, 192; ἐ. σμικρόν, ἐ. βραχύ, a little way, a little, S. El. 414, Th.1.118; ἐπ' ἔλαττον, ἐπ' ἐλάχιστον, Pl.Phd. 93b, Th.1.70; ἐπ' ὀλίγον, ἐ. πολλά, Pl.Sph. 254b; ἐ. πλέον still more, Hdt.2.171, 5.51, Th.2.51; rarely with Advs., ἐ. μᾶλλον Hdt.1.94
, 4.181.

d. before, into the presence of (cf. A. 1.2e), ἦγον δή μιν ἐ. τὰ κοινά Id.3.156
(but στὰς ἐ. τὸ συνέδριον standing at the door of the council, Id.8.79); ἐ. ἡγεμόνας καὶ βασιλεῖς ἀχθήσεσθε Ev.Matt.10.18
.

e. in Military phrases (cf. A. 1.2d), ἐπ' ἀσπίδας πέντε καὶ εἴκοσιν ἐτάξαντο, i.e. twenty-five in file, Th.4.93; dub. in X., as ἐ. πολλοὺς τεταγμένοι many in file, An.4.8.11 codd.; ἐπ' ὀλίγον τὸ βάθος γίγνεσθαι Cyr.7.5.2
codd.; for ἐ. κέρας v. infr.3.

3. of the quarter or direction towards or in which a thing takes place, ἐ. δεξιά, ἐπ' ἀριστερά, to the right or left, Il.7.238, 12.240, Od.3.171, Hdt.6.33, etc.; ἐ. τὰ ἕτερα or ἐ. θάτερα, Id.5.74, Th.1.87, etc.; ἐ. τὰ μακρότερα , βραχύτερα, on the longer, shorter side, Hdt.1.50; ἐπ' ἀμφότερα νοέων both ways, Id.8.22; ἐπ' ἀμφότερα μαχᾶν τάμνειν τέλος Pi.O.13.57
, etc.; ἐ. τάδε Φασήλιδος on this side, Isoc.7.80; ἐ. ἐκεῖνα, v. ἐπέκεινα; ἐφ' ἕν, ἐ. δύο, ἐ. τρία, of space, in one, two, three dimensions, Arist.de An. 404b23, Plot.6.3.13; in Military phrases, ἐ. δόρυ ἀναστρέψαι ,ἐ. ἀσπίδα μεταβαλέσθαι, to the spear or shield side, i.e. to right or left, X.An.4.3.29, Cyr.7.5.6; ἐ. πόδα ἀναχωρεῖν, etc., retire on the foot, i.e. facing the enemy, Id.An.5.2.32; so ἐ. κέρας or ἐ. κέρως πλεῖν, etc., sail towards or on the wing, i.e. in column (v. κέρας v11
): metaph., ἐ. τὸ μεῖζον κοσμῆσαι, δεινῶσαι, etc., with exaggeration, Th.1.10, 8.74, etc.; ἐ. τὸ πλέον ἀγγέλλεσθαι Id.6.34
; ἐ. τὸ φοβερώτερον ib.83; ἐ. τὰ γελοιότερα ἐπαινέσαι so as to provoke laughter, Pl. Smp. 214e; ἐ. τὰ καλλίω, ἐ. τὰ αἰσχίονα, Id.Plt. 293e; ἐ. τὸ βέλτιον καὶ κάλλιον, ἐ. τὸ χεῖρον καὶ τὸ αἴσχιον, Id.R. 381b; ἐ. τὸ ἄμεινον Orac. ap. D.43.66.

4. in hostile sense, against, ἰέναι ἐ. νέας Il. 13.101
; ὦρτο δ' ἐπ' αὐτούς 5.590
; στρατεύεσθαι or -εύειν ἐ. τινα, Hdt. 1.71,77, Th.1.26, etc.; ἰέναι ἐ. φάτιν S.OT 495
(lyr.); πλεῖν ἐ. τοὺσ Ἀθηναίους Th.2.90
; πέμπειν στρατηγὸν ἐ. τινας Hdt.1.153
; θύεσθαι ἐ. τινα offer sacrifice on going against.., X.An.7.8.21; ἐφ' ὑμᾶς to your prejudice, D.6.33, 10.57.

5. of extension over a space, πουλὺν ἐφ' ὑγρὴν ἤλυθον over much water, Il.10.27: ἐπ' εὐρέα νῶτα θαλάσσης 2.159
; ἐ. κύματα 13.27
; ὁρόων ἐπ' ἀπείρονα πόντον 1.350
; πλέων, λεύσσων ἐ. οἴνοπα πόντον, 7.88, 5.771; ἐ. πολλὰ δ' ἀλήθην Od. 14.120
; ἄγοισι.. Ἀνδρομάχαν.. ἐπ' ἄλμυρον πόντον Sapph.Supp. 20a
. 7: also with Verbs of Rest, ἐπ' ἐννέα κεῖτο πέλεθρα over nine acres he lay stretched, Od.11.577; τόσσον ἔπ' over so much, 5.251, cf. 13.114; διώκοντες ἐ. πολύ over a large space, Th.1.50, cf. 62, etc.; ἐ. πλεῖστον ib.4; ὡς ἐ. πλεῖστον 2.34
, etc.; freq. to be rendered on, δράκων ἐ. νῶτα δαφοινός Il.2.308
; ἵππους.. ἐ. νῶτον ἐΐσας ib. 765; ὅσσα τε γαῖαν ἔπι πνείει 17.447
; ἐ. γαῖαν εἰσὶ δύω [γένη] Hes.Op.11; ἀοιδοὶ ἔασιν ἐ. χθόνα Th.95
; ἐ. γᾶν μέλαιναν ἔμμεναι κάλλιστον Sapph. Supp.5.2
; also, among, κλέος πάντας ἐπ' ἀνθρώπους Il.10.213
, cf. 24.202, 535; δασσάμενοι [κτήματ'] ἐφ' ἡμέας Od.16.385
, cf. Pl.Prt. 322d.

II. of Time, for or during a certain time, ἐ. χρόνον Il.2.299
, Od.14.193: πολλὸν ἐ. χρόνον 12.407
; παυρίδιον.. ἐ. χρόνον Hes. Op. 133
; ἐ. δηρόν Il.9.415
; ἐ. πολὺν χρόνον Pl.Phd. 84c
, etc.; ἐπ' ὀλίγον χρόνον Lycurg.7
; ἐ. χρόνον τινά, ἐ. τινα χρόνον, Pl.Prt. 344b, Grg. 524d; γῆν ἀπεμίσθωσαν ἐ. δέκα ἔτη Th.3.68
; ἐ. διετές Lexap.D. 46.20; ἐ. τρεῖς ἡμέρας X.An.6.6.36
; τὸ ἐφ' ἡμέραν ἀρκέσον enough for the day, Id.Cyr.6.2.34, cf. D.50.23, Hdt.1.32; ἐ. πολύ for a long time, Th.1.6, etc.

2. up to, until a certain time, εὗδον παννύχιος καὶ ἐπ' ἠῶ καὶ μέσον ἦμαρ Od.7.288
; οὐδ' ἐ. γῆρας ἵκετ' 8.226
.

III. in various causal senses:

1. of the object or purpose for which one goes, ἀγγελίην ἔπι Τυδῆ στεῖλαν sent him for (i.e. to bring) tidings of.., Il.4.384 (dub.); ἐ. βοῦν ἴτω let him go for an ox, Od.3.421; ἐ. τεύχεα δ' ἐσσεύοντο Il.2.808
; ἐλθεῖν πρός τινα ἐπ' ἀργύριον X.Cyr.1.6.12
; πέμπειν εἴς τινα ἐ. στράτευμα ib.4.5.31; ἴτω τις ἐφ' ὕδωρ ib.5.3.49; ἥκειν ἐ. τοὺς τόκους for (i.e. to demand) the interest, D.50.61: less freq. c. acc. pers., ἐπ' Ὀδυσσῆα ἤϊε Od.5.149
, cf. S.OT 555; κατῆλθον ἐ. ποιητήν Ar.Ra. 1418
; κατέρχονται ἐ. τὸν Ἀγόρατον Lys. 13.23
: with acc. of a Noun of Action, ἐξιέναι ἐ. θήραν go out hunting, X.Cyr.1.2.9; ἔπλεον οὐχ ὡς ἐ. ναυμαχίαν (v.l. for -μαχίᾳ) Th.2.83; ἐ. μάχην ἰέναι X.An.1.4.12
; ἔρχεσθαι, ἵζειν ἐ. δεῖπνον, Il.2.381, Od.24.394; ἐ. δόρπον ἀνέστη 12.439
; κληθεὶς ἐ. δεῖπνον Pl.Smp. 174e
, etc.; καλεῖν ἐ. ξείνια Hdt.2.107
,5.18; ἐ. τὴν θεωρίαν to see the sight, Ev.Luc.23.48, cf. PTeb.33.6 (ii B.C.): freq. with neut. Pron. or Adj., ἐ. τοῦτο ἐλθεῖν for this purpose, X.An.2.5.22, cf. Th.5.87; ἐπ' αὐτὸ τοῦτο Pl.Grg. 447b
, etc.; ἐ. τί; to what end? Ar.Nu. 256; ἐφ' ὅ τι Id.Lys.22
, 481; ἐφ' ἃ ἤλθομεν for which purpose, Th.7.15, etc.; ἐπὶ ἴσα for like ends, Pi.N.7.5 (but ἐ. ἶσα μάχη τέτατο, = ἴσως, Il.12.436); ἐ. τὸ βέλτιον to a better result, X.An.7.8.4; ἀναστῆσαί τινα ἐ. χριστὸν Θεοῦ set up as God's anointed, LXX 2 Ki.23.1: after an Adj., ἄριστοι πᾶσαν ἐπ' ἰθύν Il.6.79
, cf. Od.4.434; ἄπορος ἐ. φρόνιμα S.OT 691
(lyr.); χρήσιμος ἐ... οὐδέν D.25.31
: after a Noun, ὁδὸς ἐ. τι X.Cyr.1.6.21
; ὄργανα ἐ. τι ib.6.2.34.

2. so far as regards, τοὐπὶ τήνδε τὴν κόρην S.Ant. 889
; ὅσον γε τοὐπ' ἐμέ E.Or. 1345
; τοὐπί σε, τὸ ἐ. σέ, Id.Hec. 514, X.Cyr.1.4.12; τὸ ἐ. σφᾶς εἶναι Th.4.28
; ὡς ἐ. τὸ πολύ for the most part, Arist.Top. 100b29, etc.; ἐ. πᾶν Th.2.51
; τὸ πρὸς ἅπαν ξυνετὸν ἐ. πᾶν ἀργόν Id.3.82
; κρείσσων ἐπ' ἀρετήν Democr.181
; ἐ. μέγα Call.Dian.55
.

3. of persons set over others, ἐ. τοὺς πεζοὺς καθιστάναι ἄρχοντα X.Cyr.4.5.58
, cf. HG3.4.20; στρατηγὸς ἐ. τοὺς ὁπλίτας, ἐ. τὴν χώραν, Arist.Ath.61.1, IG22.682.24; ἐ. τὸν Πειραιέα Arist.Ath.
l.c.; ἐ. Ῥαμνοῦντα IG2.1206b
(cf. A. 111.1); οἱ θεσμοθέται οἱ ἐ. τοὺς νόμους κληρούμενοι D.20.90
.

4. according to, by, ἐ. στάθμην by the rule, Od.5.245, 21.44, etc.

D. POSITION:— ἐπί may suffer anastrophe ([etym.] ἔπι) and follow its case, as in Il.1.162; it may like wise follow its Verb, ἤλυθ' ἔπι ψυχή Od.24.20
, cf. Il.9.539.

II. in Poets it is sts. put with the second of two Nouns, though in sense it also governs the first, ἢ ἁλὸς ἢ ἐ. γῆς Od.12.27
, cf. S.OT 761, Ant. 367 (lyr.).

E. ABS., used adverbially, without anastrophe, καὶ ἐ. σκέπας ἦν ἀνέμοιο Od.5.443
; κτεῖνον δ' ἐ. μηλοβοτῆρας as well, Il.18.529; esp. ἐ. δέ.. and besides.., Hdt.7.65,75, etc.; πολιαί τ' ἐ. ματέρες S. OT 182
(lyr.).

II. ἔπι, for ἔπεστι, there is, Il.1.515, 3.45, Od.16.315; οὐ γὰρ ἔπ' ἀνήρ.. there is no man.., 2.58; σοὶ δ' ἔ. μὲν μορφὴ ἐπέων 11.367
; ἔ. δέ μοι γέρας A.Eu. 393
codd. (lyr.).

F. PROSODY: in ἐπιόψομαι, ι is not elided before a vowel; also in some words where σ or ϝ has been lost, as ἐπιάλμενος, ἐπιείκελος, ἐπιεικής, ἐπιέξομαι (v. ἐπέχω v11
). [dialect] Dor. ἐπιεργάζομαι (v. ἐπιεργάζομαι).

G. IN COMPOSITION:

I. of Place, denoting,

1. Support or Rest upon, ἔπειμι (A), ἐπίκειμαι, ἐπικαθίζω, ἐπαυχένιος, ἐπιβώμιος, etc.

2. Motion,

a. upon or over, ἐπιβαίνω, ἐπιτρέχω.

b. to or towards, ἐπέρχομαι, ἐπιστέλλω, ἐπαρίστερος, ἐπιδέξιος.

c. against, ἐπαΐσσω, ἐπιπλέω 11
, ἐπιστρατεύω, ἐπιβουλεύω.

d. up to a point, ἐπιτελέω.

e. over a place, as in ἐπαιωρέομαι, ἐπαρτάω.

f. over or beyond boundaries, as in ἐπινέμομαι.

g. implying reciprocity, as in ἐπιγαμία.

3. Extension over a surface, as in ἐπαλείφω, ἐπανθίζω, ἐπιπέτομαι, ἐπιπλέω 1
, ἐπάργυρος, ἐπίχρυσος.

4. Accumulation of one thing over or besides another, as in ἐπαγείρω, ἐπιμανθάνω, ἐπαυξάνω, ἐπιβάλλω, ἐπίκτητος.

5. Accompaniment, to, with, as in ἐπᾴδω, ἐπαυλέω, ἐπαγρυπνέω: hence of Addition, ἐπίτριτος one and 1/3 more, 1 +1/3; so ἐπιτέταρτος, ἐπίπεμπτος, ἐπόγδοος, etc.

6. with Adjs., somewhat, slightly, as in ἐπίξανθος, ἐπίπικρος.

II. of Time and Sequence, after, as in ἐπιβιόω, ἐπιβλαστάνω, ἐπιγίγνομαι, ἐπακόλουθος, ἐπίγονος, ἐπιστάτης 1.2
.

III. in causal senses:

1. Superiority felt over or at, as in ἐπιχαίρω, ἐπιγελάω, ἐπαισχύνομαι.

2. Authority over, as in ἐπικρατέω, ἔπαρχος, ἐπιβουκόλος, ἐπιποιμήν.

3. Motive for, as in ἐπιθυμέω, ἐπιζήμιος, ἐπιθάνατος.

4. to give force or intensity to the Verb, as in ἐπαινέω, ἐπιμέμφομαι, ἐπικείρω, ἐπικλάω.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐπί
13 ret

correct, course, court, dish, enough, erect, law court, power, pretty, quite, rather, right, right of way

* * *

I. (en -ter)

( mad) dish,

( del af et større måltid) course ( fx the first (, second) course);

[ dagens ret]

( på restaurant) today's special;

[ tre retter mad] three courses;

[ en middag med seks retter] a six-course dinner;

(se også tage (for sig)).

II. (en -ter)

(mods uret) right;

( rettighed) right, privilege;

( retfærdighed) justice;

( lovgivning, jura) law;

( retspleje) (administration of) justice;

( domstol) court (of justice), law court;

( dommersæde) Bench;

( retslokale) court (room);

[ lov og ret], se lov;

[ med vb:]

[ få ret]

(dvs vise sig at have ret) prove right, be right after all;

(fx i diskussion) carry one's point;

[ få sin ret] come into one's own;

[ give ham ret] agree with him ( i at that), admit that he is right;

[ give ham ret i hans betragtning] admit that he is right,

F admit the justice of his view;

[ give ret til] give the right to, entitle (somebody) to;

[ kuponen giver ret til...] the coupon entitles you to...;

[ hvis jeg gjorde dig din ret] if you had your deserts;

(se også skel);

[ gå rettens vej] take legal action, take the matter to court,

T go to law;

(se også ndf: i rette, til retten & gang: gå sin gang);

[ have ret] be right;

[ det har du ret i] you are right there;

[ have ret til (at)] have a right to, be entitled to;

[ skaffe sig sin ret] take the law into one's own hands;

[ ret skal være ret] fair is fair,

( om modstræbende ros) I (, we etc) must give the devil his due;

(se også hæve, kræve, pleje, (ske) fyldest);

[ med præp:]

[ efter dansk ret] in (el. according to) Danish law;

[ for retten] in court, before the court;

[ bringe sagen for retten] take the matter to court;

[ komme for retten]

( om sag) come on,

( om person) stand trial;

[ stille ham for retten] put him on trial;

[ i retten] in court;

[ gå i rette med en] remonstrate with somebody ( for about, over);

[ være i sin gode ret] be (quite) within one's rights;

[ med rette] rightly ( fx he rightly feared that it would be too late); justly, with justice;

( fortjent) deservedly ( fx the school is very famous, and deservedly so);

[ med rette eller urette] rightly or wrongly;

[ med nogen (el. en vis) ret] with some justice;

[ med hvilken ret kommer De herind?] what right have you to come in here?

[ gå til retten] go to law;

[ komme til sin ret]

(dvs få sin ret) come into one's own,

( komme til fuld udfoldelse) do justice to oneself,

( tage sig godt ud) show to the best advantage;

[ finde sig til rette]

( blive vant til forholdene) find one's feet, settle in;

( blive tilfreds) be satisfied with conditions;

( slå sig til ro) settle down;

[ hjælpe en til rette] help somebody, lend somebody a (helping) hand;

[ han er ikke nem at komme til rette med] he takes some handling; he is not easy to get on with;

[ lægge til rette] arrange, organize,

( forberede) prepare;

[ sætte sig til rette] settle oneself;

[ tage sig selv til rette] take the law into one's own hands;

[ tale en til rette] make somebody listen to reason,

T talk somebody round;

[ vise en til rette] show somebody his way about, instruct somebody,

T show somebody the ropes;

(= dadle), se tilrettevise.

III. (en)

( retside) right side.

IV. adj

( lige) straight ( fx back, line);

( rigtig) right ( fx road), proper ( fx everything in its proper place);

( retmæssig) rightful ( fx heir, owner),

( lovlig) lawful ( fx heir, owner);

[ alle ret!]

(mil.) attention!

[ det er ikke mere end ret og rimeligt] it is only right and proper, it is only fair;

[ det var ret!] well done! good!

[ det rette] the right thing;

[ han har hjertet på rette sted] his heart is in the right place;

[ strikke ret] knit plain;

(se også II. vrang);

[ i rette tid]

( tidsnok) in time ( fx come in time),

( til den rigtige tid) in due time ( fx arrive in due time);

[ komme i rette tid til] come (el. be) in time for;

[ et ord i rette tid] a word in season;

[ på rette tid og sted] at the proper time and place;

[ på rette vej] on the right road (el. track);

[ ret vinkel] right angle;

(se også køl).

V. adv

( lige) straight;

( rigtig) rightly, correctly, properly;

[ ret beset], se bese;

[ forstå mig ret] don't misunderstand me,

T don't get me wrong;

[ ret forude]

(mar) right ahead;

[ deri gjorde du ret] you were right in doing that,

T you did the right thing;

[ om jeg husker ret] if I remember rightly; if my memory serves me right;

[ om jeg kender ham ret] if I know him;

[ ret nord] due north;

[ slet og ret], se II. slet;

[ ret som] just as;

[ stå ret]

(mil.) stand at attention;

( indtage retstilling) come to attention.

VI. adv

( temmelig) rather ( fx bad, brutal, easy, hot, long, nice, rude, tall, unlikely, unpleasant; rather good but not outstanding);

(NB rather er ofte = lidt for, fx it was rather hot; he is rather young for a head master);

( svagere) quite ( fx enjoyable, good, nice, pleased, rude, unpleasant, warm);

(NB quite + absolut adj el. adv betyder " aldeles", fx quite impossible, quite right);

( svagere, kun + positivt adj el. adv) fairly ( fx common, easy, good, satisfied);

( stærkere, T) pretty ( fx well, good, bad, sure, hopeless);

F tolerably ( fx well, certain);

(NB T ofte udtrykt ved tilføjelse af -ish, fx latish, reddish, soonish, tallish);

[ ikke ret] not very ( fx far, good, many, much);

( svagere: ofte uoversat:) not ( fx far, much);

[ uden ret meget håb] without (very) much hope;

[ ret så...] rather, quite ( fx complicated).

Danish-English dictionary > ret
14 arme

arme [aʀm]

1. feminine noun

   a. ( = instrument) weapon ; ( = fusil, revolver) gun

• armes weapons

• l'arme du crime the murder weapon

• arme atomique atomic weapon

• avoir l'arme nucléaire to have nuclear weapons

• soldats en armes armed soldiers

• aux armes ! to arms!

• arme à double tranchant double-edged weapon

   b. ( = section d'armée) arm

• dans quelle arme sert-il ? which branch of the army does he serve in?

   c. (locutions) prendre les armes ( = se soulever) to rise up in arms ; (pour défendre son pays) to take up arms

• déposer les armes to lay down one's arms

• faire ses premières armes to begin one's career

• à armes égales on equal terms

• passer qn par les armes to shoot sb by firing squad

2. plural feminine noun

armes ( = blason) coat of arms

3. compounds

► arme blanche knife

• se battre à l'arme blanche to fight with knives ► arme à feu firearm

► arme de poing handgun

► arme de service service revolver

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aʀm
1.

nom féminin

1) ( objet) weapon

l'arme du crime — the murder weapon

charger une arme — to load a gun

2) fig ( moyen) weapon

une arme à double tranchant — a double-edged sword

3) Armée ( corps d'armée) branch of the armed services

2.

armes nom féminin pluriel

1) Armée arms (pl)

aux armes! — to arms!

reposez armes! — order arms!

prendre les armes — ( guerre) to take up arms; ( insurrection) to rise up in arms

par la force des armes — by force of arms

jeter or rendre les armes — fig to surrender

en armes — [peuple, soldats, insurgés] armed

mourir les armes à la main — to die fighting

passer quelqu'un par les armes — to execute somebody by firing squad

à armes égales — lit, fig on equal terms

donner or fournir des armes contre soi — fig to provide ammunition against oneself

faire ses premières armes — fig to start out

2) ( armoiries) coat (sg) of arms

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Phrasal Verbs:

- arme blanche

- arme de destruction massive

- arme à feu

- arme de poing

- arme de service

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aʀm
1. nf

1) (de poing, à feu, atomique) weapon

C'est une arme redoutable. — It's a formidable weapon.

Il était porteur d'une arme. — He was carrying a weapon.

2) (= section de l'armée) arm

2. armes nfpl

1) (de guerre) weapons, arms

en armes — up in arms

passer qn par les armes — to execute sb

prendre les armes — to take up arms

présenter les armes — to present arms

à armes égales — on equal terms

2) (= blason) arms, coat of arms

3) (= profession)

les armes — soldiering sg

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arme

A nf

1 ( objet) weapon; arme automatique/de guerre/de chasse automatic/military/hunting weapon; l'arme absolue lit, fig the ultimate weapon; l'arme du crime the murder weapon; porter une arme sur soi to carry a weapon; avoir l'arme au poing to be holding a weapon; charger une arme to load a gun; ⇒ bagage, gauche;

2 fig ( moyen) weapon; la calomnie est une arme redoutable slander is a formidable weapon; une arme à double tranchant a two-edged sword;

3 Mil ( corps d'armée) branch of the armed services; dans quelle arme as-tu fait ton service? which branch of the armed services did you do your military service in?

B armes nfpl

1 Mil arms (pl); aux armes! to arms!; présentez/reposez armes! present/order arms!; portez armes! slope arms! GB, shoulder arms! US; lancer un appel or appeler aux armes to call to arms; prendre les armes ( guerre) to take up arms; ( insurrection) to rise up in arms; conquérir un pays par la force des armes to conquer a country by force of arms; jeter or rendre les armes lit to lay down (one's) arms; fig to surrender; en armes [peuple, soldats, insurgés] armed; être/rester en armes to be/remain armed; mourir les armes à la main to die fighting; passer qn par les armes to execute sb by firing squad; prendre le pouvoir/régler un différend par les armes to take power/to settle a dispute by force; à armes égales lit, fig on equal terms; donner or fournir des armes contre soi fig to provide ammunition against oneself; faire ses premières armes Mil to begin one's military career; fig to start out; j'ai fait mes premières armes dans l'enseignement I started out as a teacher;

2 Sport ( escrime) fencing; faire des armes to fence;

3 Hérald ( armoiries) coat (sg) of arms; aux armes de la ville bearing the town's coat of arms.

Composés

arme blanche weapon with a blade; arme de destruction massive weapon of mass destruction; arme d'épaule rifle; arme à feu firearm; arme de poing handgun; arme de service standard issue weapon.

[arm] nom féminin

1. [objet] weapon

porter une arme sur soi to carry a weapon

l'arme chimique/nucléaire chemical/nuclear weapons

arme blanche knife

arme à feu firearm

arme de poing handgun

arme de service [d'un policier] service gun

passer l'arme à gauche (familier) to kick the bucket

2. [armée] force, service

l'arme de l'artillerie the artillery

3. [instrument] weapon

une bonne arme psychologique a good psychological weapon

arme à double tranchant (figuré) double-edged sword

le pouvoir est une arme à double tranchant power is a double-edged sword

tu lui as donné une arme contre toi you've given her a stick to beat you with

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armes nom féminin pluriel

1. [matériel de guerre] arms, weapons, weaponry

aux armes! to arms!

porter les armes to be a soldier

portez/présentez/reposez armes! shoulder/present/order arms!

prendre les armes to take up arms

régler ou résoudre quelque chose par les armes to settle something by force

armes conventionnelles conventional weapons

armes de guerre weapons of war, weaponry

passer quelqu'un par les armes to send somebody to the firing squad

faire ses premières armes to start out, begin one's career

mettre bas ou déposer ou rendre les armes to lay down one's arms

partir avec armes et bagages to up sticks and leave

2. ESCRIME fencing

3. HÉRALDIQUE coat of arms

à armes égales locution adverbiale

on equal terms

aux armes de locution prépositionnelle

bearing the arms of HÉRALDIQUE

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d'armes locution adjectivale

frère d'armes brother-in-arms

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > arme
15 greifen

to clutch; to grasp; to grab; to grip

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grei|fen ['graifn] pret gri\#ff [grɪf] ptp gegri\#ffen [gə'grɪfn]
1. vt

1) (= nehmen, packen) to take hold of, to grasp; (= grapschen) to seize, to grab; Saite to stop, to hold down; Akkord to strike

eine Oktave gréífen — to stretch or reach an octave

diese Zahl ist zu hoch/zu niedrig gegriffen (fig) — this figure is too high/low

zum Greifen nahe sein (Sieg) — to be within reach; (Folgerung) to be obvious (to anyone)

die Gipfel waren zum Greifen nahe — you could almost touch the peaks

aus dem Leben gegriffen — taken from life

2) (= fangen) to catch

Greifen spielen — to play catch or tag

jdn/etw gréífen — to grab sb/sth

den werde ich mir mal gréífen (inf) — I'm going to tell him a thing or two (inf) or a few home truths (Brit)

2. vi

1)

gréífen — to reach behind one

um sich gréífen (fig) — to spread, to gain ground

gréífen — to reach under sth

gréífen — to put one's hand into sth, to reach into sth

nach einer Sache gréífen — to reach for sth; (um zu halten) to clutch or (hastig) grab at sth

zu etw gréífen (zu Pistole) — to reach for sth; (fig) zu Methoden, Mitteln to turn or resort to sth

zur Flasche gréífen — to take or turn to the bottle

er greift gern nach einem guten Buch — he likes to settle down with a good book

tief in die Tasche gréífen (fig) — to dig deep in one's pocket(s)

in die Saiten/Tasten gréífen — to strike up a tune

nach den Sternen gréífen — to reach for the stars

nach dem rettenden Strohhalm gréífen — to clutch at a straw

zum Äußersten gréífen — to resort to extremes

nach der Macht gréífen — to try to seize power

die Geschichte greift ans Herz — the story really tears or tugs at one's heartstrings

2) (= nicht rutschen, einrasten) to grip; (fig) (= wirksam werden) to take effect; (= zum Ziel/Erfolg führen) to achieve its ends; (= zutreffen) (Gesetz, Vorschrift) to apply; (Vergleich, Unterscheidung) to hold

zu kurz gréífen — to fall short

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1) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) reach

2) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) stop

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grei·fen

< griff, gegriffen>

[ˈgraifn̩]

I. vt

1. (nehmen)

▪ [sich dat] etw \greifen to take sth; Essen to help oneself to sth

aus dem Leben gegriffen sein to be taken from real life

2. (packen)

▪ [sich dat] etw [mit etw dat] \greifen to take hold of sth [with sth]; (schnell) to grab [or seize] sth [with sth]

▪ jdn an [o bei] etw dat \greifen to take sb by sth, to take sb's sth; (klammern) to grasp sb's sth

sie griff ihn an der Hand she grasped [or took] hold of his hand

3. (fangen)

▪ [sich dat] jdn \greifen to catch sb

4. (spielen)

▪ etw \greifen to play sth; (auf Gitarre a.) to finger sth

5. (schätzen)

der Fernseher ist hoch/niedrig gegriffen noch 200 Euro wert the television is worth €200 at the most/least [or at most/least €200]

zu hoch/niedrig gegriffen sein to be overestimated/underestimated [or an overestimate/underestimate]

unser Ziel ist zu hoch gegriffen (fig) we've set our sights too high

6. (fam: stellen)

sich dat [mal] jdn \greifen to give sb a good talking-to fam

II. vi

1. (geh: ergreifen)

▪ zu etw dat \greifen to reach for sth

in den Ferien greift sie gern zum Buch she enjoys reading a book during the holidays

zu Drogen \greifen to turn to drugs

zur Feder \greifen to take up one's pen

zur Zigarette \greifen to reach for a cigarette

2. (fassen)

▪ irgendwohin \greifen to reach somewhere

▪ in etw akk \greifen to reach into sth

der Fahrlehrer griff ihr ins Steuer the driving instructor grabbed the wheel from her

ins Leere \greifen to meet empty air

▪ nach etw dat \greifen to reach for sth; (packen) to grab sth; (versuchen) to [make a] grab for sth

nach der Krone \greifen to try to crown oneself king/queen

nach der Macht \greifen to try to seize power

um sich akk \greifen to spread

3. (einsetzen)

▪ zu etw dat \greifen to resort to sth

4. (berühren)

▪ an etw akk \greifen to touch sth

an jds Ehre \greifen (geh) to impugn [or cast a slur on] sb's honour

jdm ans Herz \greifen (geh) to tug at one's heartstrings

sich dat an die Stirn \greifen to clasp one's forehead

▪ jdm an etw akk \greifen to snatch at sb's sth

5. TECH (festsitzen) to grip ( auf + dat on); Zahnrad to mesh; Zahnräder a. to intermesh; Schreibstift to write ( auf + dat on

6. (wirken) to take effect

zu kurz \greifen to not go far enough, to be inadequate

7.

▶ hinter sich \greifen müssen SPORT (sl) to fail to prevent a goal

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (ergreifen) take hold of; grasp; (rasch greifen) grab; seize

sich (Dat.) etwas greifen — help oneself to something

von hier scheint der See zum Greifen nah[e] — from here the lake seems close enough to reach out and touch

zum Greifen nahe sein — <end, liberation> be imminent; < goal, success> be within somebody's grasp

2) (fangen) catch

3)

einen Akkord greifen — (auf dem Klavier usw.) play a chord; (auf der Gitarre usw.) finger a chord

4) (schätzen)

tausend ist zu hoch/niedrig gegriffen — one thousand is an overestimate/underestimate
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1)

in/unter/hinter etwas/sich (Akk.) greifen — reach into/under/behind something/one

nach etwas greifen — reach for something; (hastig) make a grab for something

zu Drogen/zur Zigarette greifen — turn to drugs/reach for a cigarette

nach der Macht greifen — (fig.) try to seize power

etwas greift um sich — something is spreading

2) (Technik) grip

3) (ugs.): (spielen)

in die Tasten/Saiten greifen — sweep one's hand over the keys/across the strings

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greifen; greift, griff, hat gegriffen

A. v/t

1. take; fest: grasp; (packen) grab (hold of); umg (jemanden) grab

2. MUS (Ton, Akkord) play

3. fig:

aus dem Leben gegriffen taken from life;

das ist (völlig) aus der Luft gegriffen that’s something he’s etc just plucked out of the air, that’s (completely) off the top of his etc head;

die Zahl ist zu hoch/niedrig gegriffen the figure is too high/low;

das ist (fast) mit Händen zu greifen it’s glaringly obvious;

sich (dat)

jemanden greifen umg (bestrafen) show sb what’s what; (tadeln) tell sb what’s what ( oder a thing or two); um jemandem Aufgaben zu übertragen: grab sb, get hold of sb;

jemanden greifen umg (Dieb etc) nab (US auch nail) sb

B. v/i

1. reach (

in +akk into;

hinter +akk behind;

unter +akk under);

an den Hut etc

greifen touch;

sich (dat)

an die Stirn etc

greifen clutch one’s brow ( oder forehead) etc;

der Torwart musste viermal hinter sich greifen the keeper let in four, the keeper had to pick the ball out of the back of the net four times;

ins Leere greifen miss, grab thin air;

in die Saiten/Tasten greifen umg strike up a tune (on the guitar/piano etc);

greifen nach reach for; hastig: snatch at; klammernd: clutch at;

mit beiden Händen greifen nach fig, nach einer Gelegenheit etc: jump at, grab umg;

um sich greifen reach about; tastend: grope ( oder feel) around; fig Unsitte etc: spread, proliferate;

um sich greifend fig rampant;

greifen zu reach for; fig zu List etc: resort to; zu Alkohol, Droge etc: take to;

zu den Waffen greifen take up arms; Volk: auch rise in arms;

zu einem Buch etc

greifen pick up a book etc;

ein Buch etc

zu dem man immer wieder (gern[e]) greift to which one will always return (with pleasure), one wouldn’t like to miss;

zum Äußersten greifen fig go to extremes;

es war zum Greifen nah it was (bzw seemed) so close you could almost touch it; Erfolg etc it was within easy reach; → Feder, Flasche, Strohhalm, Tasche etc

2. Bremse, Reifen, Zange etc: grip

3. fig (zu wirken beginnen) (begin to) take effect; (wirksam sein) be effective; (ankommen) catch on

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) (ergreifen) take hold of; grasp; (rasch greifen) grab; seize

sich (Dat.) etwas greifen — help oneself to something

von hier scheint der See zum Greifen nah[e] — from here the lake seems close enough to reach out and touch

zum Greifen nahe sein — <end, liberation> be imminent; <goal, success> be within somebody's grasp

2) (fangen) catch

3)

einen Akkord greifen — (auf dem Klavier usw.) play a chord; (auf der Gitarre usw.) finger a chord

4) (schätzen)

tausend ist zu hoch/niedrig gegriffen — one thousand is an overestimate/underestimate
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1)

in/unter/hinter etwas/sich (Akk.) greifen — reach into/under/behind something/one

nach etwas greifen — reach for something; (hastig) make a grab for something

zu Drogen/zur Zigarette greifen — turn to drugs/reach for a cigarette

nach der Macht greifen — (fig.) try to seize power

etwas greift um sich — something is spreading

2) (Technik) grip

3) (ugs.): (spielen)

in die Tasten/Saiten greifen — sweep one's hand over the keys/across the strings

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(nach) v.

to reach (for) v. v.

(§ p.,pp.: griff, gegriffen)

= to grasp v.

to snatch v. v.

to grab v.

to seize v.

to snatch v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > greifen
16 ajuste

m.

1 fitting.

ajuste de cuentas settling of scores

2 adjustment, setting, fix, adjusting.

3 fit.

4 final touch, smoothing.

5 imposition, enactment.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: ajustar.

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ajuste

► nombre masculino

1 (unión) adjustment, fitting

2 TÉCNICA assembly

3 COMERCIO settlement, fixing

4 (tipografía) make-up, composition

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ajuste de cuentas figurado settling of scores

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noun m.

adjustment

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SM

1) (Téc) adjustment

ajuste de zoom eléctrico — electric zoom adjustment

estos tornillos necesitan algo de ajuste — these screws need a little tightening

¿cómo se hace el ajuste del brillo en este televisor? — how do you adjust the brightness on this television?

ajuste fino — fine tuning
carta 7)
2) (=adaptación) adjustment

se producirán ajustes de precios — price adjustments will occur

mal ajuste — maladjustment

ajuste económico — economic adjustment

ajuste estructural — structural adjustment

ajuste financiero — financial settlement

ajuste de plantilla — Esp redeployment of labour o (EEUU) labor

ajuste laboral — redeployment of labour o (EEUU) labor

ajuste presupuestario — budget settlement

ajuste salarial — wage adjustment

3) (=pacto)

ha habido un ajuste de costes — there has been an adjustment in costs

tras el ajuste del precio — after fixing the price

ajuste de cuentas — settling of scores

4) (Cos)

necesita unos pequeños ajustes en la cintura — it needs to be taken in a little at the waist

5) (Tip) composition, make-up

6) (Jur) (=honorarios) retaining fee; (=sobrepaga) bonus

ajuste por aumento del costo de la vida — cost-of-living bonus

7) Méx [de motor] overhaul

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masculino

1)

a) ( apretamiento) tightening (up)

b) ( regulación) adjustment

2) (de gastos, horarios) readjustment; ( de sueldos) adjustment

3) ( de precio) fixing

sólo falta el ajuste del precio — all that remains is to fix the price

•

- ajuste de cuentas

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= adjustment, alignment, customisation [customization, -USA], fine tuning [fine-tuning], tightening up, tweaking, tailoring, tweak, tightening, refinement.

Ex. Even in situations where there is a published list covering the requirements of the type of library to be indexed, this list is likely to require adjustment in order to make it compatible with local requirements.

Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex. The evaluation model therefore is subject to a degree of customisation to adapt it to the project environment.

Ex. A second important purpose was to facilitate the initial ' fine tuning' of the system following its initial deployment.

Ex. This appears to be a tightening up of the definition rather than a new approach.

Ex. The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record ' tweaking' at the local level is minimized.

Ex. To haul themselves out of their bog, their networks must facilitate tailoring of records to meet local needs.

Ex. This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.

Ex. Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.

Ex. Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.

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* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.

* ajuste de la componente estacional = seasonal adjustment.

* ajuste estacional = seasonal adjustment.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.

* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.

* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.

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masculino

1)

a) ( apretamiento) tightening (up)

b) ( regulación) adjustment

2) (de gastos, horarios) readjustment; ( de sueldos) adjustment

3) ( de precio) fixing

sólo falta el ajuste del precio — all that remains is to fix the price

•

- ajuste de cuentas

* * *

= adjustment, alignment, customisation [customization, -USA], fine tuning [fine-tuning], tightening up, tweaking, tailoring, tweak, tightening, refinement.

Ex: Even in situations where there is a published list covering the requirements of the type of library to be indexed, this list is likely to require adjustment in order to make it compatible with local requirements.

Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

Ex: The evaluation model therefore is subject to a degree of customisation to adapt it to the project environment.

Ex: A second important purpose was to facilitate the initial ' fine tuning' of the system following its initial deployment.

Ex: This appears to be a tightening up of the definition rather than a new approach.

Ex: The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record ' tweaking' at the local level is minimized.

Ex: To haul themselves out of their bog, their networks must facilitate tailoring of records to meet local needs.

Ex: This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.

Ex: Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.

Ex: Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.

* ajuste de cuentas = grudge fight, grudge match, settling of scores.

* ajuste de la componente estacional = seasonal adjustment.

* ajuste estacional = seasonal adjustment.

* buen ajuste = good fit.

* hacer ajustes = make + adjustment.

* hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.

* pequeños ajustes = tinkering.

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ajuste

masculine

A

1 (apretamiento) tightening (up)

2 (regulación) adjustment

3 (de páginas) makeup, composition

Compuesto:

ajuste automático de línea

( Inf) word wrap

B

1 (de gastos, horarios) readjustment

ajuste de plantilla redeployment of labor/staff

2 (de sueldos) adjustment

C (de precio) fixing

sólo falta el ajuste del precio all that remains is to fix the price

Compuesto:

ajuste de cuentas

settling of scores

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Del verbo ajustar: ( conjugate ajustar)

ajusté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

ajuste es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
ajustar
ajuste
ajustar ( conjugate ajustar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( apretar) to tighten (up)

b) ‹volumen/temperatura› to adjust;

◊ ajuste la entrada de agua to regulate the flow of water

c) ‹retrovisor/asiento/cinturón de seguridad› to adjust

d) ( encajar) ‹ piezas› to fit

2 ( en costura) to take in
3
a) ‹gastos/horarios› ajuste algo a algo to adapt sth to sth

b) ‹sueldos/precios› to adjust

4 ( concertar) to fix, set
5 ‹ cuentas› ( sacar el resultado de) to balance;
( saldar) to settle
verbo intransitivo
to fit
ajustarse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ‹ cinturón de seguridad› to adjust
2 [ piezas] to fit
ajustar verbo transitivo
1 to adjust
2 (apretar) to tighten
(encajar) to fit
3 Fin (cuenta) to settle
♦ Locuciones: figurado ¡ya te ajustaré las cuentas!, I'll get even with you!
ajuste sustantivo masculino
1 adjustment
2 (económico) settlement
figurado ajuste de cuentas, settling of scores
' ajuste' also found in these entries:
English:
adjust
- adjustment
- fit
- setting

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ajuste nm

1. [de pieza] fitting;
[de mecanismo] adjustment
2. [ecónomico]
las medidas de ajuste económico propuestas por el gobierno the economic measures proposed by the government

Comp
ajuste de plantilla downsizing;
ajustes presupuestarios budget adjustments;

ajuste salarial wage adjustment

3. RDom, Ven [pago único] = agreed payment for a piece of work

4. Ven Fam [arreglo] deal;

le va mal porque no hizo ajuste con los poderosos de turno it's going badly for him because he didn't square things o do a deal with those in power at the time

5. Fig ajuste de cuentas:
los ajustes de cuentas son frecuentes entre bandas rivales the settling of scores is common amongst rival gangs;

murió en un ajuste de cuentas he died in a tit-for-tat killing

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ajuste

m adjustment;

ajuste de cuentas settling of scores

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ajuste nm

1) : adjustment

2) : tightening

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ajuste n adjustment

Spanish-English dictionary > ajuste
17 Liegen

v/i; liegt, lag, hat (südd., österr., schw.: ist) gelegen

1. Sache: lie; die Flaschen müssen liegen the bottles have to lie flat; der Boden lag voller Zeitungen the floor was strewn with newspapers; der Schnee lag meterhoch the snow was piled up to a height of several met|res (Am. -ers); es lag viel Schnee there was a lot of snow (on the ground); liegt mein Haar richtig? is my hair all right?; der Griff liegt gut in der Hand the grip sits nicely in your hand

2. Person: lie; im Gras / auf dem Bett liegen lie in the grass / on the bed; liegen bleiben (nicht aufstehen) not get up; im Bett: auch stay in bed; Boxen: stay down; er blieb verletzt liegen he was unable to get up because he was injured

3. Kranker: be in bed; weitS. (krank sein) be laid up; liegen müssen Kranker: have to stay in bed; flach: have to lie flat; er hat drei Wochen gelegen he was in bed ( oder was laid up) for three weeks

4. (gelegen sein) Stadt etc.: lie, be (situated); Gebäude: be (situated oder located); das Dorf liegt hoch über dem Tal the village is (situated) high above the valley; liegen nach Haus: face; Zimmer: auch look out on, overlook

5. NAUT., Schiff: lie; im Hafen liegt seit gestern eine Segelyacht there’s been a yacht in (the) harbo(u)r since yesterday

6. fig.: da liegt der Fehler that’s where the trouble lies; wie die Sache jetzt liegt as matters (now) stand, as things are at the moment; es liegt hinter uns it’s behind us; da liegt noch einiges vor uns we’ve got quite a lot coming up; in ihrer Stimme lag leise Ironie there was a hint of irony in her voice; das lag nicht in meiner Absicht that was not my intention; die Schwierigkeit liegt darin, dass... the problem is that...

7. liegen bleiben Sachen: be left ( auf + Dat on); Schnee: settle; (vergessen werden) be left (behind); auch fig. be forgotten; fig. Arbeit: be left unfinished; WIRTS., Waren: be left unsold; umg. be left on the shelf; mit dem Auto: unterwegs liegen bleiben have a breakdown on the way; das kann liegen bleiben fig. that can wait; liegen geblieben (vergessen) forgotten; Auto etc.: stranded; (aufgegeben) abandoned; liegen gebliebene Bücher etc. books etc. left behind

8. liegen lassen (vergessen) leave behind, forget; (in Ruhe lassen) leave alone; (Arbeit) leave (unfinished); die Arbeit liegen lassen (unterbrechen) stop work; plötzlich: drop everything; Fabrikarbeiter: down tools, Am. walk out; alles liegen lassen (nicht aufräumen) leave everything lying around, not clean up; lass es liegen! don’t touch it!; links I

9. (gemäß sein) das liegt mir nicht it’s not my thing; er liegt mir überhaupt nicht he’s not my type of person; als Mann: he’s not my type; nichts liegt mir ferner nothing could be further from my mind

10. mit Präp.: liegen an (+ Dat) be near; an einer Straße, einem Fluss: be on; (dicht an) be next to; fig., Ursache: be because of; an der Spitze etc. liegen be in front etc.; es liegt an dir Schuld: it’s your fault; etw. zu tun: it’s up to you; an mir solls nicht liegen I’ll certainly do my best; (ich werde dir nicht im Weg stehen) I won’t stand in the way; an mir solls nicht liegen, wenn die Sache schief geht it won’t be my fault ( oder through any fault of mine) if it goes wrong; es liegt daran, dass... it’s because...; es liegt mir daran zu (+ Inf.) I’m keen (Am. eager) to (+ Inf.) es liegt mir sehr viel daran it means a lot to me; es liegt mir viel an ihr she means a lot to me; mir liegt viel an deiner Mitarbeit your cooperation is very important to me; es liegt mir nichts daran it doesn’t mean much to me; es liegt mir nichts daran zu gewinnen it doesn’t make any difference to me whether I win or not

11. mit Präp.: liegen auf (+ Akk) lie on; Akzent: be on; der Wagen liegt gut ( auf der Straße) the car holds (the road) well; es liegt Nebel auf den Feldern mist is hanging over the fields; Hand1 3, Seele1

12. mit Präp.: der Gewinn liegt bei fünf Millionen there is a profit of five million; die Temperaturen liegen bei 30 Grad temperatures are ( im Wetterbericht: will be) around 30 degrees (centigrade); die Entscheidung liegt bei dir it’s your decision, it’s up to you; Blut 1, Magen etc.

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to recline; to be situated; to lie; to be

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lie|gen
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1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) lie

2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) lie

3) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) rest

4) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) sit

5) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) stand

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lie·gen

< lag, gelegen>

[ˈli:gn̩]

vi Hilfsverb: haben o SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ sein

1. (sich in horizontaler Lage befinden) to lie

ich liege noch im Bett I'm still [lying] in bed

während der Krankheit musste sie \liegen while she was ill she had to lie down all the time

Weinflaschen müssen \liegen wine bottles should lie flat

hast du irgendwo meine Schlüssel \liegen gesehen? have you seen my keys lying [around] anywhere?

deine Brille müsste eigentlich auf dem Schreibtisch \liegen your glasses should be [lying] on the desk

Herzkranke müssen hoch/höher \liegen people with heart problems should lie with their heads raised

das Flugzeug lag ganz ruhig in der Luft the plane was flying quite smoothly

der Wagen liegt gut auf der Straße the car holds the road well

auf dieser Matratze liegt man weich/weicher this mattress is soft/softer for lying on

in diesem Bett liegt es sich hart/weich this bed is hard/soft

krank im Bett \liegen to be ill in bed

im Krankenhaus/auf Station 2 \liegen to be in hospital/in ward 2

unbequem \liegen to lie uncomfortably [or in an uncomfortable position]

\liegen bleiben (im Bett) to stay in bed; (nicht aufstehen) to remain lying [down]

bleib \liegen! don't get up!, stay down!

sie blieb bewusstlos auf dem Boden \liegen she lay unconscious on the floor; s.a. Knie, links, stehen

2. (sich befinden) to be [lying]

ein Lächeln lag auf seinem Gesicht there was a smile on his face

die Stadt lag in dichtem Nebel the town was enveloped in thick fog, thick fog hung [or lay] over the town

die Betonung liegt auf der zweiten Silbe the stress is on the second syllable

ich habe noch einen guten Wein im Keller \liegen I have a good wine in the cellar

etw liegt [nicht] in jds Absicht sth is [not] sb's intention

es liegt nicht in meiner Absicht, das zu tun it is not my intention to do that

etw liegt nicht in jds Hand/Macht sth is out of sb's hands/not within sb's power

das liegt leider nicht in meiner Hand/Macht unfortunately that is out of my hands/not within my power

verstreut \liegen to be [or lie] scattered

[irgendwo] \liegen bleiben (nicht weggenommen werden) to be left [somewhere]

Hände weg, das Buch bleibt [da] \liegen! hands off, the book's going nowhere!

etw \liegen lassen (zurücklassen) to leave sth [there]; (verstreut) to leave sth lying about [or around]

er ließ die Briefe auf dem Tisch liegen he left the letters [lying] on the desk

er ließ alles \liegen und eilte ihr zur Hilfe he dropped everything to [go and] help her

3. (sich abgesetzt haben) Schnee to lie; Hitze, Nebel a. to hang

der Schnee lag 1 Meter hoch the snow was 1 metre deep

es liegt Schnee auf den Bergen there is snow [lying] on the hills

hier in den Bergen liegt oft bis Mitte April noch Schnee here in the mountains the snow often lies on the ground until mid-April

auf den Autos liegt weißer Reif there is a white [covering of] frost on the cars

bei euch liegt aber viel Staub it's very dusty [in] here

über allen Möbeln lag eine dicke Staubschicht there was a thick layer of dust over all the furniture

4. (vergessen werden)

irgendwo \liegen bleiben to be [or get] left behind somewhere

mein Hut muss in dem Restaurant \liegen geblieben sein I must have left my hat in the restaurant

etw \liegen lassen to leave sth behind

verflixt, ich muss meinen Schirm in der U-Bahn \liegen gelassen haben! damn, I must have left my umbrella [behind] on the underground!

5. (nicht erledigt werden)

\liegen bleiben to be left [undone], not to get done

diese Briefe können bis morgen \liegen bleiben these letters can wait until tomorrow

etw \liegen lassen to leave sth [undone]

6. ÖKON

\liegen bleiben (nicht verkauft werden) to remain unsold, not to sell

wenn uns diese Waren \liegen bleiben... if we are left with these things [on our hands]...

7. (geografisch gelegen sein) to be; Haus, Stadt etc. a. to be situated [or located], to lie

ihr Haus liegt an einem romantischen See their house is situated by a romantic lake

das liegt auf dem Weg/ganz in der Nähe it's on the way/quite nearby

eine bildhübsch/ruhig/verkehrsgünstig gelegene Villa a villa in a picturesque/quiet/easily accessible location

ein einsam gelegener Bauernhof an isolated farm

etw links/rechts \liegen lassen to leave sth on one's left/right

nach Norden/zum Garten/zur Straße \liegen to face north/the garden/the road

diese Wohnung liegt nach vorn zur Straße [hinaus] this flat faces [out onto] the street

das Fenster liegt zum Garten the window faces the garden

verkehrsgünstig \liegen Stadt to have good communications

8. (begraben sein)

▪ irgendwo \liegen to be [or lie] buried somewhere

9. NAUT (festgemacht haben)

▪ irgendwo \liegen to be [moored] somewhere

ein paar Fischerboote lagen am Kai a couple of fishing boots were moored to the quay

10. MIL

▪ irgendwo liegen Truppen to be stationed

vor Paris \liegen to be stationed outside Paris

irgendwo [in Quartier] \liegen to be quartered somewhere

11. AUTO (nicht weiterfahren können)

\liegen bleiben to break down [or have a breakdown], to conk out fam

12. (zeitlich) to be

das liegt noch vor mir/schon hinter mir I still have that to come/that's all behind me now

die Stunden, die zwischen den Prüfungen lagen the hours between the examinations

das liegt schon so lange zurück it is so long ago

13. (in einem Wettbewerb)

▪ irgendwo \liegen to be [or lie] somewhere

wie \liegen unsere Schwimmer eigentlich im Wettbewerb? how are our swimmers doing in the competition?

die Mannschaft liegt jetzt auf dem zweiten Tabellenplatz the team is now second in the division

in den Charts an erster Stelle \liegen to top the charts

in Führung/auf den hinteren Plätzen/an der Spitze \liegen to be in the lead/at the bottom/right out in front

14. (gestylt sein)

gut \liegen Haare to stay in place [well]

richtig/nicht richtig \liegen to be/not be in the right place

15. (bedeckt sein)

der Tisch liegt voller Bücher the desk is covered with books

16. MODE (eine bestimmte Breite haben)

▪ irgendwie \liegen Stoff to be a certain size

wie breit liegt dieser Seidenstoff? how wide is this silk material?

der Stoff liegt quer/90 cm breit the material is on the cross/is 90 cm wide

17. ÖKON

▪ bei [o um] ... \liegen to cost...

▪ zwischen... und... \liegen to cost between... and..., to be priced at between... and...

der Preis dürfte [irgendwo] bei 4.500 Euro \liegen the price is likely to be [around] 4,500 euros

damit \liegen Sie um 185.000 Euro höher that would put the price up by 185,000 euros

damit \liegen Sie schnell bei 1,3 Millionen Euro Baukosten that would soon push the building costs up to 1.3 million euros

18. (begründet sein)

▪ an jdm/etw \liegen to be caused [or because of] by sb/sth

woran liegt es? why is that?, what is the reason [for that]?

es liegt daran, dass... it is because...

ich weiß nicht, woran es liegt I don't know what the reason is

woran mag es nur \liegen, dass mir immer alles misslingt? why is it that everything I do goes wrong?

an mir soll es nicht \liegen! don't let me stop you!, I won't stand in your way!

19. (wichtig sein)

▪ jdm liegt etw an jdm/etw sb attaches a certain importance to sb/sth

du weißt doch, wie sehr mir daran liegt you know how important it is to me

es liegt mir schon etwas an ihr I do care about her [a bit]

ihm liegt [einiges] daran, respektiert zu werden it is of [some] importance to him to be respected

jdm ist etwas/nichts/viel an jdm/etw gelegen sb/sth means something/nothing/a lot to sb

an diesem uninteressanten Stellenangebot war mir nichts gelegen I didn't bother [even] considering this unappealing job offer

es liegt jdm nichts/wenig an etw sth doesn't matter at all/much to sb, sth isn't at all/not very important to sb

es liegt jdm viel an etw sth matters a lot to sb, sth is very important to sb

es liegt ihm sehr viel an seiner Arbeit his job matters a lot to him

20. oft verneint (jdm gemäß sein)

▪ etw liegt jdm sb likes sth; (entspricht jds Begabung) sb is good at sth

Mathe scheint dir wirklich zu \liegen (fam) maths seems right up your street fam

diese Arbeit liegt mir total (fam) this job suits me down to the ground fam

▪ etw liegt jdm nicht (jd hat kein Talent) sb has no aptitude for sth; (es gefällt jdm nicht) sth doesn't appeal to sb; (jd mag es nicht) sb doesn't like [or care for] sth

Französisch liegt ihm nicht he has no aptitude for French

körperliche Arbeit liegt ihr weniger she's not really cut out for physical work

Peter ist ganz nett, aber er liegt mir irgendwie nicht Peter's nice enough but not really my cup of tea

21. (lasten)

▪ auf jdm \liegen to weigh down [up]on sb

auf ihr liegt eine große Verantwortung a heavy responsibility rests on her shoulders

auf ihm scheint ein Fluch zu \liegen there seems to be a curse on him

die Schuld lag schwer auf ihm his guilt weighed heavily on him; s.a. Magen

22. (abhängig sein)

▪ bei jdm \liegen to be up to sb

das liegt ganz bei dir that is completely up to you

die Entscheidung liegt bei dir/beim Volk the decision rests with you/the people

die Verantwortung liegt bei dir it's your responsibility

23. (stehen, sich verhalten) to be

die Sache liegt ganz anders the situation is quite different; s.a. Ding

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) lie; < person> be lying down

während der Krankheit musste er liegen — while he was ill he had to lie down all the time

auf den Knien liegen — be prostrate on one's knees

im Krankenhaus/auf Station 6 liegen — be in hospital/in ward 6

[krank] im Bett liegen — be [ill] in bed

[im Bett] liegen bleiben — stay in bed

bewusstlos/bewegungslos liegen bleiben — lie unconscious/motionless

der Wagen liegt gut auf der Straße — the car holds the road well

2) (vorhanden sein) lie

es liegt Schnee auf den Bergen — there is snow [lying] on the hills

der Schnee bleibt liegen — the snow lies

der Stoff liegt 80 cm breit — the material is 80 cm wide

3) (sich befinden) be; < object> be [lying]; <town, house, etc.> be [situated]

die Preise liegen höher — prices are higher

wie die Dinge liegen — as things are or stand [at the moment]

die Stadt liegt an der Küste — the town is or lies on the coast

das Dorf liegt sehr hoch — the village is very high up

das liegt auf meinem Weg — it is on my way

etwas rechts/links liegen lassen — leave something on one's right/left

das Fenster liegt nach vorn/nach Süden/zum Garten — the window is at the front/faces south/faces the garden

es liegt nicht in meiner Absicht, das zu tun — it is not my intention to do that

das Essen lag mir schwer im Magen — the food/meal lay heavy on my stomach

4) (zeitlich) be

das liegt noch vor mir/schon hinter mir — I still have that to come/that's all behind me now

5)

das liegt an ihm od. bei ihm — it is up to him; (ist seine Schuld) it is his fault

die Verantwortung/Schuld liegt bei ihm — it is his responsibility/fault

an mir soll es nicht liegen — I won't stand in your way; (ich werde mich beteiligen) I'm easy (coll.)

ich weiß nicht, woran es liegt — I don't know what the reason is

woran mag es nur liegen, dass...? — why ever is it that...?

6) (gemäß sein)

es liegt mir nicht — it doesn't suit me; it isn't right for me; (es spricht mich nicht an) it doesn't appeal to me; (ich mag es nicht) I don't like it or care for it

es liegt ihm nicht, das zu tun — he does not like doing that; (so etwas tut er nicht) it is not his way to do that

7)

daran liegt ihm viel/wenig/nichts — he sets great/little/no store by that; it means a lot/little/nothing to him

an ihm liegt mir schon etwas — I do care about him [a bit]

8) (bedeckt sein)

der Tisch liegt voller Bücher — the desk is covered with books

9) (bes. Milit.): (verweilen) be; < troops> be stationed; < ship> lie

10)

liegen bleiben — < things> stay, be left; (vergessen werden) be left behind; (nicht verkauft werden) remain unsold; (nicht erledigt werden) be left undone; (eine Panne haben) break down

diese Briefe können bis morgen liegen bleiben — these letters can wait until tomorrow

etwas liegen lassen — (vergessen) leave something [behind]; (unerledigt lassen) leave something undone

alles liegen und stehen lassen — drop everything; s. auch Straße 1); liegend

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Liegen n; -s, kein pl lying; Stellung: lying ( oder horizontal) position;

im Liegen lying down;

das Liegen bekommt ihm nicht he can’t take all this lying down

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unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) lie; < person> be lying down

während der Krankheit musste er liegen — while he was ill he had to lie down all the time

auf den Knien liegen — be prostrate on one's knees

im Krankenhaus/auf Station 6 liegen — be in hospital/in ward 6

[krank] im Bett liegen — be [ill] in bed

[im Bett] liegen bleiben — stay in bed

bewusstlos/bewegungslos liegen bleiben — lie unconscious/motionless

der Wagen liegt gut auf der Straße — the car holds the road well

2) (vorhanden sein) lie

es liegt Schnee auf den Bergen — there is snow [lying] on the hills

der Schnee bleibt liegen — the snow lies

der Stoff liegt 80 cm breit — the material is 80 cm wide

3) (sich befinden) be; < object> be [lying]; <town, house, etc.> be [situated]

die Preise liegen höher — prices are higher

wie die Dinge liegen — as things are or stand [at the moment]

die Stadt liegt an der Küste — the town is or lies on the coast

das Dorf liegt sehr hoch — the village is very high up

das liegt auf meinem Weg — it is on my way

etwas rechts/links liegen lassen — leave something on one's right/left

das Fenster liegt nach vorn/nach Süden/zum Garten — the window is at the front/faces south/faces the garden

es liegt nicht in meiner Absicht, das zu tun — it is not my intention to do that

das Essen lag mir schwer im Magen — the food/meal lay heavy on my stomach

4) (zeitlich) be

das liegt noch vor mir/schon hinter mir — I still have that to come/that's all behind me now

5)

das liegt an ihm od. bei ihm — it is up to him; (ist seine Schuld) it is his fault

die Verantwortung/Schuld liegt bei ihm — it is his responsibility/fault

an mir soll es nicht liegen — I won't stand in your way; (ich werde mich beteiligen) I'm easy (coll.)

ich weiß nicht, woran es liegt — I don't know what the reason is

woran mag es nur liegen, dass...? — why ever is it that...?

6) (gemäß sein)

es liegt mir nicht — it doesn't suit me; it isn't right for me; (es spricht mich nicht an) it doesn't appeal to me; (ich mag es nicht) I don't like it or care for it

es liegt ihm nicht, das zu tun — he does not like doing that; (so etwas tut er nicht) it is not his way to do that

7)

daran liegt ihm viel/wenig/nichts — he sets great/little/no store by that; it means a lot/little/nothing to him

an ihm liegt mir schon etwas — I do care about him [a bit]

8) (bedeckt sein)

der Tisch liegt voller Bücher — the desk is covered with books

9) (bes. Milit.): (verweilen) be; < troops> be stationed; < ship> lie

10)

liegen bleiben — < things> stay, be left; (vergessen werden) be left behind; (nicht verkauft werden) remain unsold; (nicht erledigt werden) be left undone; (eine Panne haben) break down

diese Briefe können bis morgen liegen bleiben — these letters can wait until tomorrow

etwas liegen lassen — (vergessen) leave something [behind]; (unerledigt lassen) leave something undone

alles liegen und stehen lassen — drop everything; s. auch Straße 1); liegend

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n.

recumbency n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Liegen
18 riña

f.

quarrel, fight, dispute, bickering.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: reñir.

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riña

► nombre femenino

1 (pelea) fight, brawl

2 (discusión) quarrel, row, argument

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noun f.

quarrel

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SF (=discusión) quarrel, argument; (=lucha) fight, brawl

riña de gallos — cockfight

riña de perros — dogfight, dogfighting

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femenino

a) ( pelea) fight

una riña callejera — a street fight o brawl

b) ( discusión) quarrel, argument, row (colloq)

- riña de gallos

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= fireworks, donnybrook, wrangle, bickering, squabble, squabbling, rumble, spat, quarrel, affray, dust-up, fracas.

Ex. 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.

Ex. Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real ' donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.

Ex. This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.

Ex. Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.

Ex. One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.

Ex. The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.

Ex. It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.

Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.

Ex. The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.

Ex. The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.

Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.

Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.

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femenino

a) ( pelea) fight

una riña callejera — a street fight o brawl

b) ( discusión) quarrel, argument, row (colloq)

- riña de gallos

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= fireworks, donnybrook, wrangle, bickering, squabble, squabbling, rumble, spat, quarrel, affray, dust-up, fracas.

Ex: 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.

Ex: Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real ' donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.

Ex: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.

Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.

Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.

Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.

Ex: It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.

Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.

Ex: The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.

Ex: The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.

Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.

Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.

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riña

feminine

A (pelea) fight

una riña callejera a street fight o brawl

Compuesto:

riña de gallos

( AmS) cockfight

B (discusión) quarrel, argument, row ( colloq)

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Del verbo reñir: ( conjugate reñir)

riña es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
reñir
riña
reñir ( conjugate reñir) verbo intransitivo (esp Esp)
a) ( discutir) to argue, quarrel

b) riña CON algn ( pelearse) to quarrel o have a row with sb;

( enemistarse) to fall out with sb
verbo transitivo (Esp) ( regañar) to scold, tell … off (colloq)
riña sustantivo femenino
a) ( pelea) fight;

◊ riña de gallos (AmS) cockfight

b) ( discusión) quarrel, argument, row (colloq)

reñir
I vi (tener una discusión) to quarrel, argue
(enfadarse, dejar de hablarse) to fall out [con, with]
II verbo transitivo
1 (regañar) to tell off: mamá me riñó por romper el perchero, mum told me off for breaking the hatstand
2 (una batalla) to fight
riña sustantivo femenino
1 (pelea,discusión) quarrel, argument
2 (reprimenda) telling-off
' riña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disputa
- gresca
- lance
- zafarrancho
- zipizape
- acalorado
- bailarín
- bochinche
- bonche
- callejero
- camorra
- cantarín
- danzarín
- gallo
- jaleo
- pelotera
English:
disagreement
- fight
- quarrel
- quarreling
- quarrelling
- rough-and-tumble
- settle
- squabble
- wrangling
- argument
- ballet
- dancer
- row
- wrangle

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riña nf

1. [discusión] quarrel

2. [pelea] fight

Comp
RP riña de gallos cockfight
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riña

f quarrel, fight

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riña nf

1) : fight, brawl

2) : dispute, quarrel

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riña n

1. (discusión) quarrel / row

2. (pelea) fight

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19 Verkauf

Verkauf m 1. GEN sale, selling, vending; 2. V&M sale, sales department, selling, vending • einen Verkauf tätigen BÖRSE make a sale
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m 1. < Geschäft> sale, selling, vending; 2. <V&M> sale, sales department, selling, vending ■ einen Verkauf tätigen < Börse> make a sale

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Verkauf
sale, selling, vending, disposal, disposition, (Realisierung) realization;
• auf dem Bürgersteig zum Verkauf ausgelegt peddled on the pavement;
• für den Verkauf zurechtgemacht faked up for sale;
• mit dem Verkauf beauftragt entrusted with the sale of;
• zum Verkauf for (on) sale, for disposal, on the market;
• abgeschlossener Verkauf definite sale;
• bedingungsloser Verkauf absolute sale;
• betrügerischer Verkauf [mit der Absicht der Gläubigerschädigung] bogus (fraudulent) sale;
• direkter Verkauf direct sale;
• zwangsweise durchgeführter Verkauf forced (sheriff’s) sale;
• fester Verkauf firm sale;
• fiktiver Verkauf fictitious (sham) sale;
• freihändiger Verkauf voluntary (private, off-hand) sale, private treaty, sale by private contract, (Effekten) sale in the open market, over-the-counter sale (trade) (US);
• rückgängig gemachter Verkauf countermanded sale;
• frei gestalteter Verkauf sale by private treaty;
• kommissionsweiser Verkauf sale on consignment, memorandum (consignment) sale, consignment marketing;
• langsamer Verkauf (Börse) dull sales;
• lebhafter Verkauf brisk sales;
• leichter Verkauf quick sales, wrap-up;
• rascher Verkauf ready (quick) sale;
• schwerer Verkauf dull sale;
• stoßartiger Verkauf (Börse) unloading;
• vollständiger Verkauf clearance sale;
• voraussichtlicher Verkauf proforma;
• zwangsweiser Verkauf compulsory (judicial) sale;
• Terminkauf- und Verkauf double option;
• Verkauf auf Abzahlungsbasis instal(l)ment sale, hire purchase (Br.), deferred-payment sale (US);
• Verkauf von Aktien selling off of stock, sale of shares;
• Verkauf vorbehaltlich sicherer Ankunft sale to arrive (on arrival);
• Verkauf gegen Anschreiben charge sale;
• Verkauf mit Anzahlung sale on account;
• Verkauf von Anzeigenraum space selling (US coll.);
• Verkauf wegen Aufgabe des Geschäfts winding-up (liquidation) sale;
• Verkauf aufgrund einer Ausschreibung sale by tender;
• Verkauf auf Baisse bear sale (selling, Br.), selling stocks short (US), short sale (US), going short (US);
• Verkauf gegen bar cash sale;
• Verkauf gegen Barzahlung und ohne Kundendienst cash sale, sold over the counter, cash and carry (US), (Börse) cash contract;
• Verkauf gegen Barzahlung bei Lieferung cash-on-delivery sale;
• Verkauf in Bausch und Bogen sale in gross, loose-leaf (bulk, US) sale, sale per aversionem (by the bulk);
• Verkauf auf Besichtigung sale on inspection;
• Verkauf aus eigenen Beständen (Effekten) long sale;
• Verkauf von Debitoren selling accounts receivable outright (US), factoring;
• Verkauf ohne Deckung uncovered sale, bear sale (selling, Br.) [selling] short (US), short sales (US);
• Verkauf zu Deckungszwecken hedging sale;
• freihändiger Verkauf von Effekten sale in the open market;
• Verkauf mit Eigentumsübergang executed sale;
• Verkauf unter Eigentumsvorbehalt conditional sale (US) (sales contract);
• Verkauf mit persönlichem Einsatz personal selling;
• Verkauf zu Einzelhandelspreisen sail at retail, retail sale;
• Verkauf von Flugplätzen für Gruppenreisen bulk-seat sale (US);
• Verkauf im Freiverkehr sale in the open market, over-the-counter sale (US);
• Verkauf pro forma sham (pro forma) sale;
• Verkauf nach Gewicht sale according to weight;
• Verkauf mit Gewinn sale at a profit;
• Verkauf zwecks Gewinnrealisierung profit-taking sale;
• Verkauf durch den Großhandel wholesale, sale (selling) by wholesale;
• Verkauf von Grundbesitz sale of real property (realty);
• Verkauf aus zweiter Hand secondhand sale, resale;
• Verkauf durch einen Hausierer house-to-house selling;
• Verkauf einer Kapitalanleihe vor Zinsfälligkeit bond washing;
• Verkauf durch ein Kartell pool selling;
• Verkauf gegen Kasse cash sale;
• Verkauf laut Katalog sale by description;
• Verkauf aufgrund übersandten Katalogs catalog(ue) (mail-order, US) sale;
• Verkauf auf Kommissionsbasis sale on consignment, consignment (memorandum) sale;
• Verkauf auf Kreditbasis credit sale (Br.);
• direkter Verkauf an Kunden (Fabrik) direct-to-customer selling;
• Verkauf über den Ladentisch over-the-counter sale;
• Verkauf unter dem Ladentisch under-the-counter sale (trade);
• Verkauf auf Lieferung (Börse) forward sale, sale for forward (future, US) delivery, sale for account;
• Verkauf zur sofortigen Lieferung sale for prompt delivery;
• Verkauf für zukünftige Lieferung (Börse) sale for the account (Br.);
• Verkauf mit Lieferung nach Bezahlung deposit sale;
• Verkauf auf Lieferung am folgenden Tag (Börse) regular sale;
• Verkauf am offenen Markt market overt, open-market sale;
• Verkauf durch Mittelsleute indirect selling (US);
• Verkauf nach Muster sale by sample (to pattern);
• Verkauf gegen Nachnahme cash-on-delivery sale;
• Verkauf an Ort und Stelle sales on the spot;
• Verkauf durch Postversand catalog(ue) selling, direct-mail selling (US), selling by direct mail (US);
• Verkauf zu herabgesetzten Preisen bargain sale;
• Verkauf um jeden Preis hard selling;
• Verkauf unter Preis sale under price, drive (US);
• Verkauf nur an Private privately sold;
• Verkauf nach Probe sale by sample (on approval);
• Verkauf zur Probe sale on trial, memorandum sale;
• Verkauf im Rahmen eines Kartells pool selling;
• Verkauf von Ramschware rummage sale;
• Verkauf gegen Ratenzahlung hire purchase (Br.) (deferred-payment, US) sale;
• Verkauf auf Rechnung sale on account;
• Verkauf auf eigene Rechnung sale for own account;
• Verkauf auf feste Rechnung outright sale;
• Verkauf für fremde Rechnung sale for third account;
• Verkauf mit Rückgaberecht sale and return, sale with right of redemption;
• Verkauf und gleichzeitiger Rückkauf von Aktien bed and breakfast operation (Br.);
• Verkauf mit Rückkaufsrecht sale with privilege (option) of repurchase;
• Verkauf beweglicher Sachen sale of personal property, sale of chattels;
• Verkauf nach dem Schneeballsystem pyramid selling;
• Verkauf durch Selbstbedienung automatic selling;
• Verkauf unter Selbstkosten sale below cost, selling below cost (under price);
• Verkauf zum Selbstkostenpreis sale at cost price, marginal sale;
• Verkauf aufgrund einer Sonderermächtigung sale under a special power;
• Verkauf am Sonntag Sunday trading;
• Verkauf unter Spekulation auf Baisse bear sale (selling) (Br.), short sale (US), going short (US);
• Verkauf von Spezialartikeln specialty selling;
• Verkauf wie es steht und liegt as is sale, sale with all faults;
• Verkauf auf offener Straße street vending;
• Verkauf auf Termin forward sale, selling forward;
• Verkauf mit Verlust (zu Verlustpreisen) selling at a loss, losing (ruinous, sacrifice) sale, (Börse) slaughtering;
• Verkauf durch Versandgeschäft catalog(ue) (mail order, US) selling, selling by direct mail (US);
• Verkauf durch Vertreter house-to-house selling;
• Verkauf durch bestimmte Vertreter selective selling;
• Verkauf nach erfolgter Verzollung duty-paid sale;
• Verkauf unter Vorbehalt conditional sales contract;
• Verkauf unberechtigt als Markenartikel ausgezeichneter Waren passing off one’s goods as those of another make (US);
• Verkauf feuerbeschädigter Waren fire sale (US);
• Verkauf steuerfreier Waren duty-free goods sale;
• Verkauf im Wege der Versteigerung sale by (Br.) (at, US) auction;
• Verkauf unter dem Wert sacrifice sale;
• Verkauf zu Wohltätigkeitszwecken sale of work;
• Verkauf auf Zeit forward time (future, US) sale;
• Verkauf zu verschiedener Zeit und zu verschiedenen Preisen (Börse) split sale;
• Verkauf auf Ziel credit sale;
• Verkauf ab Zollager sale ex bond;
• Verkauf mit Zugaben selling with premium, premium offer (US);
• Verkauf in der Zwangsversteigerung forced (sheriff’s, execution) sale;
• Verkauf ohne Zwischenhandel direct selling (sale), sale to the market;
• Verkauf abschließen to effect (negotiate) a sale, to consummate a deal;
• günstigen Verkauf abschließen to conclude (close) a bargain;
• zum Verkauf anbieten to offer (put up) for sale;
• Verkauf annullieren to cancel (rescind) a sale;
• zum Verkauf anstehen to be on the auction block;
• Verkauf anzeigen to advertise a sale;
• zum Verkauf aufgeben to give a selling order;
• zum Verkauf aufliegen to be exposed for sale;
• zum Verkauf auslegen (ausstellen) to expose (put up, display, exhibit) for sale;
• j. mit dem Verkauf betrauen to entrust s. o. with the sale;
• Verkauf einer Sache bewirken to make sale of a thing;
• vom Verkauf übrig bleiben to be left over from a sale;
• zum Verkauf bringen to put to sale;
• Verkauf zum Abschluss bringen to negotiate a sale;
• Verkauf einstellen to suspend the sale, to stop selling;
• sich zum Verkauf entschließen to settle on selling;
• Verkauf fördern to promote sale;
• zum Verkauf gelangen to go on sale;
• für den Verkauf herrichten to adapt for sale;
• zum Verkauf kommen to be sold, to come into the market;
• Verkauf rückgängig machen to rescind a sale;
• bei einem Verkauf mitwirken to attend a sale;
• zum Verkauf staatliche Finanzierungshilfe in Anspruch nehmen to sell by working through government program(me)s;
• zum Verkauf [auf dem Grundstücksmarkt] angeboten sein to be in the [real-estate] market;
• mit dem Verkauf von etw. beauftragt sein to be entrusted with the selling of s. th.;
• zum Verkauf stehen to be [up] for sale;
• Verkauf tätigen to negotiate (effect) a sale;
• beim Verkauf übergehen (Eigentum) to pass by sale;
• zum Verkauf übernehmen to take on sale;
• jem. den Verkauf übertragen to entrust s. o. with the sale;
• zum Verkauf angeboten werden to come into the market;
• Verkauf widerrufen to avoid a sale;
• zum freien Verkauf zulassen to deration (Br.);
• vom Verkauf zurücktreten to rescind a sales contract;
• einem vom bevollmächtigten Vertreter getätigten Verkauf zustimmen to ratify a sale made under power of attorney;
• zum Verkauf zwingen (Börse) to squeeze out.

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20 Vermögen

Vermögen n 1. WIWI fortune, wealth (Reichtum); means, substance; property (Besitz, Eigentum); 2. FIN, RW assets (Aktiva, Vermögenswerte); net worth (Reinvermögen = Nettovermögen = Aktiva minus Schulden); capital (als konkretes Kapital Gegensatz zum abstrakten Kapital der Passivseite der Bilanz, Realvermögen); 3. GEN power, property; fortune (großer Geldbetrag); money (Geldvermögen) • durch bewegliches oder unbewegliches Vermögen dinglich gesichert RECHT secured by a charge on movable or immovable property • zu liquidierendes Vermögen RECHT assets to be realised
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n 1. < Finanz> assets; 2. < Geschäft> power, property; 3. < Rechnung> assets, net worth, konkretes Kapital capital (Gegensatz zum abstrakten Kapital der Passivseite der Bilanz) ; 4. <Vw> Geldvermögen money

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Vermögen
property [and effects], fortune, (Aktiva) assets, (Fähigkeit) faculty, power, ability, capacity, (Gesellschaft) treasury, (Kapital) funds, means, (Nachlass) estate, (Reichtum) wealth, riches, money, substance;
• im Vermögen der toten Hand in mortmain;
• abgesondertes Vermögen (Ehefrau) separate property;
• abgetretenes Vermögen assigned property;
• Ertrag abwerfendes Vermögen income-producing property;
• von der Versicherungsgesellschaft anerkanntes Vermögen net assets;
• in Grundstücken angelegtes Vermögen capital invested in real property;
• in Staatspapieren angelegtes Vermögen funded property;
• in Wertpapieren angelegtes Vermögen property capital, (Kapitalanlagegesellschaft) total investments;
• anmeldepflichtiges Vermögen property to be reported (declared);
• ansehnliches Vermögen sizable property (fortune);
• anständiges Vermögen sizable property;
• ausländisches Vermögen alien (foreign-owned) property, foreign assets (ownership);
• bares Vermögen liquid (cash) assets, stock, pecuniary property;
• beachtliches Vermögen respectable competence;
• hypothekarisch belastbares (verpfändbares) Vermögen mortgageable property;
• belastetes Vermögen encumbered estate;
• bescheidenes Vermögen modest fortune;
• beschlagnahmtes Vermögen confiscated (requisitioned) property;
• vom Feind beschlagnahmtes Vermögen enemy-controlled property;
• zum persönlichen Gebrauch bestimmtes Vermögen personal chattels;
• beträchtliches Vermögen handsome fortune;
• bewegliches Vermögen personal chattels (property), goods and chattels, movables, movable goods (property, estate), personalty;
• bewegliches und unbewegliches Vermögen mixed property;
• blockiertes Vermögen frozen fund, blocked property;
• brachliegendes Vermögen funds lying idle;
• bei einer Bank deponiertes Vermögen property lodged with a bank;
• eheliches Vermögen matrimonial assets;
• eigenes Vermögen own property, independent means;
• eingesetztes Vermögen venture;
• einziehbares Vermögen divestible property;
• elterliches Vermögen patrimony;
• erbschaftssteuerfreies Vermögen free estate, property exempt from estate duty;
• erbschaftssteuerpflichtiges Vermögen property liable to estate duty;
• sofort erbschaftssteuerpflichtiges Vermögen property without the instal(l)ment option;
• ererbtes Vermögen general (estate of) inheritance (US);
• erhebliches Vermögen sizable fortune;
• Ertrag bringendes Vermögen income-producing property;
• zu erwartendes Vermögen fortune in reversion;
• während der Ehe erworbenes Vermögen property acquired during marriage;
• nach der Eheschließung erworbenes Vermögen after-acquired property;
• vom Gemeinschuldner nach Konkurseröffnung erworbenes Vermögen property acquired after adjudication;
• mühsam erworbenes Vermögen hardgot fortune;
• unrechtmäßig erworbenes Vermögen ill-gotten property, property acquired by fraud;
• feindliches Vermögen alien (enemy) property;
• flüssiges Vermögen cash (liquid) property, quick (liquid) assets, money capital;
• forstwirtschaftliches Vermögen commercial woodland;
• freies Vermögen unencumbered assets;
• wohl fundiertes Vermögen well-established fortune;
• das ganze Vermögen all one’s belongings, the whole of one’s property;
• gefährdetes Vermögen impaired fortune;
• gegenwärtiges und zukünftiges Vermögen present and future property;
• gemeinsames Vermögen (Gesellschafter) common (joint) property;
• gepfändetes Vermögen seized assets;
• gerettetes Vermögen salvaged property;
• geringfügiges Vermögen (Steuerformular) unadmitted assets;
• gesamtes Vermögen aggregate property, entire fortune;
• gesperrtes Vermögen blocked property;
• greifbares Vermögen tangible property;
• großes Vermögen ample fortune;
• grundsteuerpflichtiges Vermögen rat(e)able property (Br.);
• hinterlegtes Vermögen bailed property;
• treuhänderisch hinterlegtes sheltering trust (US);
• immaterielles Vermögen intangible property;
• investiertes Vermögen funds invested;
• konkursfreies Vermögen unattachable property (assets), property exempt from distribution in bankruptcy;
• landwirtschaftliches Vermögen agricultural property;
• lastenfreies Vermögen unencumbered assets;
• massefreies Vermögen (Konkursschuldner) distrainable property;
• mütterliches Vermögen maternal property;
• kein nennenswertes Vermögen no property worth mentioning;
• persönliches Vermögen private property (means), (Gemeinschuldner) personal assets, (Gesellschafter) individual assets;
• pfändungsfreies Vermögen exempt (unattachable) property, unattachable (exempt) assets;
• leicht realisierbares Vermögen easily realizable assets;
• nicht realisierbares Vermögen unrealizable property;
• riskiertes Vermögen venture;
• schuldenfreies Vermögen unencumbered estate;
• im Eigentum neutraler Staatsangehöriger stehendes Vermögen neutral property;
• für die Gläubiger [nicht] zur Verfügung stehendes Vermögen [non-]distributable property;
• zur Schuldenbegleichung zur Verfügung stehendes Vermögen property available for payment of debts;
• steuerfreies Vermögen tax-exempt property;
• steuerpflichtiges Vermögen taxable (dutiable) property;
• unangemeldetes Vermögen property not returned (reported);
• unbewegliches Vermögen landed (real, immovable, US) property, immovables, real estate (assets), realty (US), (Bilanz) capital (fixed, permanent) assets;
• der Zusammenveranlagung unterliegendes Vermögen (Einkommensteuer) aggregable property;
• unübersehbares Vermögen fortune impossible to estimate;
• väterliches Vermögen paternal property;
• veranlagungspflichtiges Vermögen taxable property;
• verbleibendes Vermögen remaining property;
• vererbbares (vererbliches) Vermögen assets per descent;
• nicht testamentarisch vermachtes Vermögen property undisposed by will;
• vermögensteuerpflichtiges Vermögen property liable to wealth tax;
• verpfändetes Vermögen pledged property;
• als Sicherheit verpfändetes Vermögen assets pledged as collateral, property charged as security for a debt;
• treuhänderisch verwaltetes Vermögen property held as trustee, trust estate (fund);
• vollstreckungsfreies Vermögen exempt (mace-proof, US) property;
• zinstragendes Vermögen income-producing property;
• zukünftiges Vermögen future[-acquired] property, future estate;
• zwangsverwaltetes Vermögen estate by elegit;
• zweckgebundenes Vermögen restricted property;
• Vermögen einer Aktiengesellschaft corporate assets (US), corporate funds, treasury;
• Vermögen der Arbeitslosenversicherung Unemployment Trust Fund (US);
• Vermögen im Ausland external property, assets held abroad;
• Vermögen einer Bank bank assets;
• Vermögen der Ehefrau wife’s estate, dotal (married woman’s) property;
• persönliches Vermögen des Gemeinschuldners personal assets;
• Vermögen der öffentlichen Hand social capital (wealth);
• Vermögen einer Kommune general revenue fund;
• Vermögen des Konkursschuldners bankrupt’s (bankruptcy) assets;
• Vermögen einer Pensionskasse pension-fund assets;
• Vermögen der Postsparkasse postal savings fund (US);
• Vermögen in Sachform tangible property (assets);
• Vermögen einschließlich der Verbindlichkeiten net assets;
• Vermögen einer testamentarisch errichteten Vermögensverwaltung property in a will trust;
• sein Vermögen angreifen to make a dent in one’s fortune (fam.);
• sein ganzes Vermögen in Grundstücken anlegen to lock up all one’s capital in land;
• sein Vermögen in einem Leibrentenvertrag anlegen to invest one’s money at life interest;
• sein Vermögen in Wertpapieren anlegen to invest one’s money in stock;
• Vermögen einer Pensionskasse in Aktien anderer Gesellschaften anlegen to diversify pension funds into other companies’ shares;
• Vermögen anmelden to declare (report) property;
• Vermögen ansammeln to amass a fortune, to hoard up a treasure;
• sein Vermögen unter seine Erben aufteilen to divide one’s property among one’s heirs;
• sein Vermögen aufzehren to get through one’s fortune, to live on one’s capital;
• Vermögen ausgeben to spend a mint of money;
• für jds. Erziehung (Ausbildung) ein Vermögen ausgeben to give up a fortune for s. one’s education;
• jds. Vermögen beschlagnahmen to seize s. one’s property;
• gesamtes Vermögen beschlagnahmen to levy on the entire property;
• Vermögen besitzen to be a man of means;
• großes Vermögen besitzen to be in possession of a large fortune;
• sein [ganzes] Vermögen für wohltätige (karitative) Zwecke bestimmen to dispose of one’s fortune in (leave one’s fortune to, leave all one’s money to) charity;
• Pfändung in das bewegliche Vermögen wegen nicht bezahlter Pacht betreiben to distrain chattels for non-payment of rent;
• Vermögen [steuerlich] bewerten to assess a property [for taxation];
• Vermögen bilden to create wealth;
• j. um sein Vermögen bringen to trick (cut) s. o. out of his fortune;
• sein Vermögen durchbringen to muddle away with (spend, consume) one’s fortune, to run out a fortune;
• sein Vermögen in die Gütergemeinschaft einbringen to bring one’s property into the communal estate;
• sein Vermögen einsetzen to risk one’s fortune;
• Vermögen erben to succeed to (come into possession of) a fortune, to fall heir to a (into) property, to come into property;
• beträchtliches Vermögen erben to come in for a pretty penny;
• glänzendes Vermögen erben to be heir to a splendid fortune;
• Vermögen steuerlich erfassen to list property for taxation (US);
• großes Vermögen erwerben to acquire (amass) great wealth, to amass great riches;
• sein Vermögen nach dem Kriege erwerben to make one’s fortune after the war;
• zu Vermögen gelangen to come to wealth (into property), to rise to affluence;
• bedeutendes Vermögen haben to have considerable means;
• eigenes Vermögen haben to have a little independence of one’s own;
• kein Vermögen haben to have nothing to depend upon (of one’s own), to have no resources of one’s own;
• sein ganzes Vermögen in Aktien angelegt haben to have all one’s fortune in stocks (US);
• mit seinem ganzen Vermögen haften to be liable without limitation (to the extent of one’s property);
• Vermögen des Konkursschuldners nicht zur Masse heranziehen to disclaim property of a bankrupt;
• großes Vermögen hinterlassen to cut up well (fat);
• seiner Ehefrau sein ganzes Vermögen hinterlassen to settle (leave) all one’s property on one’s wife;
• zu Vermögen kommen to get forward in the world;
• spielend zu einem Vermögen kommen to step into a fortune;
• gut von seinem Vermögen leben können to have plenty to live upon;
• völlig frei über sein Vermögen verfügen können to be entire master of one’s property, to have entire disposal of one’s estate;
• von seinem Vermögen leben to live on prior (one’s private) means;
• Grundlage für ein Vermögen legen to found a fortune;
• Vermögen machen to make (carve out) a fortune;
• aus kleinen Gewinnen ein großes Vermögen machen to raise a great estate out of small profits;
• sein Vermögen flüssig machen to realize one’s property (assets);
• Vermögen für seine privaten Zwecke missbrauchen to funnel funds to one’s own use;
• Vermögen in Besitz nehmen to enter upon property;
• sein Vermögen in einem Unternehmen riskieren to venture one’s fortune in an enterprise;
• Reste seines Vermögens sammeln to collect the wrecks of one’s fortune;
• ohne pfändbares Vermögen sein to be judgment- (mace-, US) proof;
• sein Vermögen aufs Spiel setzen to cast one’s bread upon the waters;
• sein Vermögen als Sicherheit stellen to pledge one’s property;
• jds. Vermögen auf... taxieren to rate s. one’s fortune at...;
• sich von seinem ganzen Vermögen trennen to give up all one’s possessions;
• Vermögen übertragen to assign (alienate, transfer) property, to deed one’s estate;
• Vermögen auf j. übertragen to devolve property upon s. o., to vest property in s. o., to hand over one’s property to s. o.;
• sein Vermögen auf seine Gläubiger übertragen to surrender one’s goods to one’s creditors; sein
• Vermögen auf den Konkursverwalter übertragen to put one’s property under the control of a trustee in bankruptcy;
• sein unbewegliches in bewegliches Vermögen umwandeln to convert one’s realty into personalty;
• Vermögen einer Treuhandverwaltung unterstellen to put property into a trust;
• Vermögen bei einem Geschäft verdienen to make a fortune out of a business;
• über ein großes Vermögen verfügen to have a large capital at hand;
• über kein eigenes Vermögen verfügen to have no resources of one’s own;
• Vermögen vergeuden (verjubeln) to dilapidate (run through) a fortune;
• sich an fremden Vermögen vergreifen to take liberties with another person’s property;
• fast sein ganzes Vermögen verlieren to lose the bulk of one’s goods;
• jem. sein Vermögen vermachen to make over one’s estate to s. o.;
• jem. sein ganzes Vermögen vermachen to bequeath s. o. the whole of one’s estate, to will a fortune upon s. o.;
• sein Vermögen testamentarisch vermachen to transmit one’s property by will;
• sein Vermögen vermehren to enlarge one’s fortune;
• sein Vermögen verprassen (verschleudern) to dissipate one’s fortune, to waste one’s property (substance);
• sein halbes Vermögen verspekulieren to gamble away half one’s wealth;
• sein Vermögen [beim Würfeln] verspielen to gamble (dice) away one’s money (fortune), to spend one’s estate in gaming;
• sein Vermögen unter seine Erben verteilen to divide one’s property among one’s heirs;
• Vermögen verwalten to be in charge of an estate, to administer property;
• jds. Vermögen verwalten to act as trustee for s. one’s property, to take charge of s. one’s property;
• Vermögen treuhänderisch verwalten to hold property on a fiduciary basis;
• sein Vermögen verwetten to spend one’s estate in gaming;
• auf sein Vermögen verzichten to renounce one’s property;
• ins Vermögen vollstrecken to levy execution on the property;
• sein verlorenes Vermögen wiederbekommen to recover one’s fallen fortunes;
• beschlagnahmtes Vermögen zurückgeben to restore confiscated property;
• Vermögen zusammenscharren to rake together wealth;
• zu versteuerndes Vermögen zusammenstellen to list assets (US).

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