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1 indicar
v.1 to indicate.todo parece indicar que ganará el equipo visitante everything seems to indicate that the visiting team will winme indicó con un gesto que me sentara she motioned to me to sit downesa flecha indica a la derecha that arrow points to the rightesa luz indica que le falta agua al motor that light shows that the engine is low on waterEl rótulo indica la dirección The sign indicated the way.2 to tell, to explain to.nos indicó el camino del aeropuerto she told us the way to the airport3 to prescribe.4 to suggest.Los síntomas indican una infección the symptoms suggest an infection.5 to indicate to, to suggest to.El jefe indicó ir de nuevo The boss indicated to go again.6 to hint, to denote, to cue.* * *1 to indicate, point out■ ¿cuánto indica la aguja? what does the gauge read?2 (aconsejar) to advise\indicarle el camino a alguien to show somebody the way* * *verb1) to indicate2) point out3) show* * *VT1) (=señalar) to show¿me puede usted indicar dónde está el museo? — can you tell me o show me where the museum is?
indica con un rotulador rojo dónde están los errores — use a red felt-tip pen to indicate o show where the mistakes are
me indicó un punto en el mapa — he showed me o pointed out a point on the map
2) (=decir) [señal, policía] to indicate; [portavoz, fuentes] to state, point out, indicateel policía nos indicó que parásemos — the policeman gestured o indicated to us to stop
según indicaron fuentes policiales — as police sources have stated o pointed out o indicated
3) (=mostrar) [+ cantidad, temperatura] to show; [+ subida, victoria] to point tolas previsiones del tiempo indican una subida de las temperaturas — the weather forecast points to a rise in temperatures
no hay nada que indique lo contrario — there's nothing to suggest otherwise, there is no indication to the contrary
todo parece indicar que van a ganar las elecciones — there is every indication o sign that they will win the election, everything points to them winning the election
como su (propio) nombre indica: la otitis, como su propio nombre indica, es una inflamación del oído — otitis, as its name suggests, is an inflammation of the ear
haz lo que te indique el médico — do as the doctor tells you, do as the doctor says
* * *verbo transitivo1) ( señalar) to indicate¿me podría indicar cómo llegar allí? — could you tell me how to get there?
me indicó el lugar en el mapa — he showed me o pointed out the place on the map
todo parece indicar que... — there is every indication that...
2) ( prescribir)3) (mostrar, denotar) to indicate, showel asterisco indica que... — the asterisk indicates o shows that...
como su nombre indica, es una flor azul — as its name suggests, it's a blue flower
el precio no está indicado en el catálogo — the price isn't given o shown in the catalogue
* * *= bespeak, bring to + Posesivo + attention, demarcate, denote, flag, indicate, mark, note, point, point out, point to, signal, signify, prompt, mark out, suggest, betoken, illustrate, bring to + Posesivo + notice, hold + clue, mark + Nombre + down as.Ex. I think this attitude somewhat bespeaks a professional abdication by a lot of us.Ex. Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.Ex. The framework was designed to demarcate certain of those elements by means of prescribed punctuation.Ex. The notation is primarily letters, but also uses numbers to denote concepts in the auxiliary schedules.Ex. Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.Ex. The general index of CC lists isolates and indicates where they may be found as in a relative index.Ex. In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.Ex. In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.Ex. An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.Ex. By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.Ex. This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.Ex. Main classes are denoted by a capital letter, and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses.Ex. Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex. You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex. To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.Ex. In effect, we'd be suggesting to them we don't have the book.Ex. The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.Ex. One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.Ex. To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.Ex. One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.----* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.* entenderse que indica = take to + indicate.* evidencia + indicar = evidence + suggest, evidence + indicate.* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.* indicar a = point + the way to.* indicar claramente = make + it + clear.* indicar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).* indicar similitudes = point out + similarities.* resultados + indicar = results + indicate.* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( señalar) to indicate¿me podría indicar cómo llegar allí? — could you tell me how to get there?
me indicó el lugar en el mapa — he showed me o pointed out the place on the map
todo parece indicar que... — there is every indication that...
2) ( prescribir)3) (mostrar, denotar) to indicate, showel asterisco indica que... — the asterisk indicates o shows that...
como su nombre indica, es una flor azul — as its name suggests, it's a blue flower
el precio no está indicado en el catálogo — the price isn't given o shown in the catalogue
* * *= bespeak, bring to + Posesivo + attention, demarcate, denote, flag, indicate, mark, note, point, point out, point to, signal, signify, prompt, mark out, suggest, betoken, illustrate, bring to + Posesivo + notice, hold + clue, mark + Nombre + down as.Ex: I think this attitude somewhat bespeaks a professional abdication by a lot of us.
Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.Ex: The framework was designed to demarcate certain of those elements by means of prescribed punctuation.Ex: The notation is primarily letters, but also uses numbers to denote concepts in the auxiliary schedules.Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.Ex: The general index of CC lists isolates and indicates where they may be found as in a relative index.Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.Ex: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.Ex: Main classes are denoted by a capital letter, and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses.Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.Ex: In effect, we'd be suggesting to them we don't have the book.Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.* entenderse que indica = take to + indicate.* evidencia + indicar = evidence + suggest, evidence + indicate.* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo = mark + Posesivo + place.* indicar a = point + the way to.* indicar claramente = make + it + clear.* indicar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).* indicar similitudes = point out + similarities.* resultados + indicar = results + indicate.* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.* * *indicar [A2 ]vtA (señalar) to indicatehay una flecha que indica el camino there's an arrow indicating o showing the way¿me podría indicar dónde está la oficina/cómo llegar allí? could you tell me where the office is/how to get there?me indicó el lugar en el mapa he showed me o pointed out the place on the maptodo parece indicar que … all the indications are that …, there is every indication that …no hay nada que indique lo contrario there's nothing to say you can't ( o he won't etc), there's nothing to indicate otherwise, there is no indication to the contrary ( frml)B(prescribir): el abogado indicó el procedimiento que había que seguir the lawyer told us the procedure we had to follow, the lawyer advised us of o indicated the procedure we had to followsiga las instrucciones que se indican al dorso follow the instructions given on the backC «hechos/indicios» (mostrar, denotar) to indicate, showel asterisco indica que se trata de la versión original the asterisk indicates o shows o means that it is the original versiontodo parece indicar que van a bajar los tipos de interés everything seems to point to a fall in interest rateses, como su propio nombre indica, una flor azul it is, as its name suggests, a blue flowerel termómetro indica un ligero descenso de las temperaturas the thermometer shows a slight drop in temperatureel precio no está indicado en el catálogo the price isn't given o shown in the catalogue* * *
indicar ( conjugate indicar) verbo transitivo
to indicate, show;
¿me podría indicar cómo llegar allí? could you tell me how to get there?;
me indicó el lugar en el mapa he showed me o pointed out the place on the map;
todo parece indicar que … there is every indication that …;
el asterisco indica que … the asterisk indicates o shows that …
indicar verbo transitivo
1 (señalar) to indicate, show, point out: el reloj indicaba las dos, the clock was showing two
indícame el camino exacto a tu casa, tell me how I can get to your house
2 Med (recetar, aconsejar) to prescribe
' indicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apuntar
- callar
- coger
- decir
- enferma
- enfermo
- entre
- estar
- guiar
- incluso
- mayoría
- orientar
- sobre
- ver
- dar
- denotar
- marcar
- señalar
English:
denote
- direction
- eventual
- indicate
- intimate
- notice
- observe
- point
- point out
- shall
- should
- show
- signal
- signify
- storey
- suggest
- tell
- yet
- quote
- suggestive
* * *indicar vt1. [señalar] to indicate;esa flecha indica a la derecha that arrow points to the right;esa luz indica que le falta agua al radiador that light shows that the radiator is low on water;me indicó con un gesto que me sentara she motioned me to sit down;el pronóstico del tiempo indica que va a llover the weather forecast says it's going to rain;todo parece indicar que ganará el equipo visitante everything seems to point to a win for the away team;su nerviosismo indica que no ha estudiado his nervousness indicates o suggests that he hasn't studied;un animal que, como su nombre indica, es salvaje an animal which, as its name suggests, is wild2. [explicar] to tell, to explain to;nos indicó el camino del aeropuerto she told us the way to the airport;¿me podría indicar cómo llegar al centro? could you tell me how to get to the town centre?;yo te indicaré lo que tienes que hacer I'll tell you o explain what you have to do4. [sugerir] to give an idea of, to intimate;sólo indicaremos los resultados generales we will only give an idea of the overall results* * *v/t1 show, indicate2 ( señalar) point out3 ( sugerir) suggest* * *indicar {72} vt1) señalar: to indicate2) enseñar, mostrar: to show* * *indicar vb -
2 el porqué de
= the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behindEx. In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate.Ex. This article describes the thinking behind a new book event for countries in the Pacific region which will take place in May 93.Ex. Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer.Ex. The idea behind metadata is that there is some Third Way of organizing and giving access to electronic resources that is approximately half way between cataloguing (expensive and effective) and keyword searching (cheap and ineffective).* * *= the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behindEx: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate.
Ex: This article describes the thinking behind a new book event for countries in the Pacific region which will take place in May 93.Ex: Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer.Ex: The idea behind metadata is that there is some Third Way of organizing and giving access to electronic resources that is approximately half way between cataloguing (expensive and effective) and keyword searching (cheap and ineffective). -
3 indescifrable
adj.1 unbreakable.2 indecipherable, illegible, unintelligible, impenetrable.* * *► adjetivo1 indecipherable* * *ADJ [código] indecipherable, undecipherable; [misterio] impenetrable* * ** * *= indecipherable, garbled, unbreakable.Ex. Librarians should show authors how poorly their works are often indexed and abstracted, and should protest by simply refusing to purchase indecipherable indexes.Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex. The great fear is not just that the code will be unbreakable, but that it will be easily available to everyone.----* hacer indescifrable = render + indecipherable, garble.* * ** * *= indecipherable, garbled, unbreakable.Ex: Librarians should show authors how poorly their works are often indexed and abstracted, and should protest by simply refusing to purchase indecipherable indexes.
Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.Ex: The great fear is not just that the code will be unbreakable, but that it will be easily available to everyone.* hacer indescifrable = render + indecipherable, garble.* * *1 ‹jeroglífico/mensaje› undecipherable2 ‹misterio› unfathomable* * *
indescifrable adjetivo indecipherable
' indescifrable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
impenetrable
English:
indecipherable
* * *indescifrable adj1. [código] unbreakable;[letra] indecipherable2. [misterio] inexplicable, impenetrable* * *adj indecipherable* * *indescifrable adj: indecipherable -
4 la filosofía de
= the reason behind, the reasoning behindEx. In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate.Ex. Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer.* * *= the reason behind, the reasoning behindEx: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate.
Ex: Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer. -
5 las razones de
= the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behindEx. In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate.Ex. This article describes the thinking behind a new book event for countries in the Pacific region which will take place in May 93.Ex. Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer.Ex. The idea behind metadata is that there is some Third Way of organizing and giving access to electronic resources that is approximately half way between cataloguing (expensive and effective) and keyword searching (cheap and ineffective).* * *= the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behindEx: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate.
Ex: This article describes the thinking behind a new book event for countries in the Pacific region which will take place in May 93.Ex: Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer.Ex: The idea behind metadata is that there is some Third Way of organizing and giving access to electronic resources that is approximately half way between cataloguing (expensive and effective) and keyword searching (cheap and ineffective). -
6 los motivos de
= the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behindEx. In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate.Ex. This article describes the thinking behind a new book event for countries in the Pacific region which will take place in May 93.Ex. Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer.Ex. The idea behind metadata is that there is some Third Way of organizing and giving access to electronic resources that is approximately half way between cataloguing (expensive and effective) and keyword searching (cheap and ineffective).* * *= the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behindEx: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate.
Ex: This article describes the thinking behind a new book event for countries in the Pacific region which will take place in May 93.Ex: Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer.Ex: The idea behind metadata is that there is some Third Way of organizing and giving access to electronic resources that is approximately half way between cataloguing (expensive and effective) and keyword searching (cheap and ineffective). -
7 respetar
v.1 to respect (persona, costumbre).hay que respetar a los ancianos you should show respect for the elderlyno respeta las señales de tráfico he takes no notice of traffic signshacerse respetar to make oneself respectedMaría respeta sus decisiones Mary respects his decisions.2 to spare.3 to obey, to honor.María respeta las reglas Mary obeys the rules.* * *1 to respect\hacerse respetar to command respectrespetar la prioridad AUTOMÓVIL to give way* * *verbto respect, observe* * *1. VT1) [+ persona, derecho] to respectnunca ha respetado a sus padres — she has never respected o had any respect for her parents
hacerse respetar — to win respect, earn respect
2) (=obedecer) to observeno respetan los semáforos — they ignore the traffic lights, they do not observe the traffic lights
3) (=conservar) to conserveal remodelar la zona respetaron las murallas romanas — when they redeveloped the area they conserved the Roman walls
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to respectse hizo respetar de or por todos — he won o gained everyone's respect
b) <opinión/tradiciones> to respect; <ley/norma> to observe2.respetarse v pron (refl) to respect oneself, have self-respect* * *= abide by, respect, honour [honor, -USA].Ex. Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.Ex. She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.Ex. You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate.----* respetar la ley = observe + the law.* respetar las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* respetar los principios = observe + principles.* respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.* respetar una diferencia = observe + difference.* respetar una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* respetar un derecho = respect + right.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to respectse hizo respetar de or por todos — he won o gained everyone's respect
b) <opinión/tradiciones> to respect; <ley/norma> to observe2.respetarse v pron (refl) to respect oneself, have self-respect* * *= abide by, respect, honour [honor, -USA].Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.
Ex: She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.Ex: You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate.* respetar la ley = observe + the law.* respetar las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.* respetar los principios = observe + principles.* respetar un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement.* respetar una diferencia = observe + difference.* respetar una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* respetar un derecho = respect + right.* * *respetar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to respectdebes respetar a tus mayores you should respect your elders o treat your elders with respectse hizo respetar de or por todos he won o gained everyone's respect2 ‹opinión/tradiciones› to respect; ‹ley/norma› to observe; ‹señal de tráfico› to obeyno se respetó su voluntad his wishes were not respectedrespetar el medio ambiente to respect the environment[ S ] respetad las plantas please respect o be careful of the plantsno respetan los límites de velocidad they don't observe the speed restrictions, they disregard the speed restrictionsreformaron el edificio respetando el diseño original they renovated the building conserving the original design( refl) to respect oneself, have self-respect¿cómo te van a respetar los demás si tú mismo no te respetas? how can you expect people to respect you if you have no self-respect yourself?un abogado que se respete no haría eso no self-respecting lawyer o no lawyer worth his salt would do thatuna universidad que se respete no puede aceptar estas prácticas no university worthy of the name can accept these practices* * *
respetar ( conjugate respetar) verbo transitivo
◊ se hizo respetar por todos he won o gained everyone's respect
‹señal/luz roja› to obey;
‹ley/norma› to observe
respetar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona, una cosa) to respect
2 (una orden, ley) to observe, obey
' respetar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atropellar
- honrar
- sagrada
- sagrado
- admirar
- estimar
- imponer
- memoria
English:
respect
- spare
- enforce
* * *respetar vt1. [persona, costumbre, deseos] to respect;[norma] to observe; [la palabra] to honour;hay que respetar a los ancianos you should show respect for the elderly;no respeta las señales de tráfico he takes no notice of traffic signs;el accidente se produjo porque no respetó un ceda el paso the accident happened because he ignored a Br give way o US yield sign;hacerse respetar to earn (people's) respect2. [no destruir] to spare;respeten las plantas [en letrero] keep off the flowerbeds* * *v/t respect;hacerse respetar gain o win respect* * *respetar vt: to respect* * *respetar vb1. (en general) to respect2. (obedecer) to obey -
8 praesto
1.praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:I.bonorum officio praestus fui,
Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).Lit.:II.ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:quod adest praesto in primis placet,
Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,
id. 2, 16, 10;more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,
Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,
id. Pis. 23, 55:tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?
hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,
Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):era, eccum praesto militem,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:ipsum adeo praesto video,
Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—In partic: praesto esse or adireA.To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:B.ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,
Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,
Cic. Mur. 9, 19:praesto esse clientem tuum?
id. Att. 10, 8, 3:saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,
id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;also with videor,
id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,
will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:2.si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,
Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.I. A.Lit.:B.dum primae praestant acies,
Luc. 4, 30.—Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):2.cum virtute omnibus praestarent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 3:quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:quā re homines bestiis praestent,
id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,
id. Lael. 5, 19:Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:ceteris,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:suos inter aequales longe praestitit,
id. Brut. 64, 230:omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,
Sall. C. 1, 1:praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,
Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,
Liv. 1, 57, 7:cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,
id. 8, 7, 7:quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!
id. 31, 7, 8:genere militum praestare tironibus,
id. 42, 52, 10:tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,
Quint. 1, 10, 14:qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,
id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:sacro, quod praestat, peracto,
Juv. 12, 86:probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,
were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,
Tac. A. 2, 24:cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?
Lucr. 1, 358.—Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:II.nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,
it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,
it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,
it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:motos praestat componere fluctus,
Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.Act.A.To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:B.quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,
Liv. 5, 36, 4:qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,
Liv. 3, 61, 7:ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,
id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:praestat ingenio alius alium,
Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,
Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:imperatores prudentiā,
id. Hann. 1, 1:eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,
id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):C.ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3:quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,
id. Att. 6, 3, 5:quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,
Plin. Pan. 83:communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:impetus populi praestare nemo potest,
no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:periculum judicii,
id. Mur. 2, 3:damnum alicui,
id. Off. 3, 16:invidiam,
id. Sest. 28, 61:nihil,
to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,
what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,
Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,
Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?
Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:(praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?
id. Fl. 12, 28:meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,
Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,
Juv. 6, 539.—In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:2.arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,
id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:suum munus,
id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,
id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,
I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,
I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:fidem alicui,
Liv. 30, 15:pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,
maintained, id. 40, 34:tributa,
to pay, Juv. 3, 188:annua,
id. 6, 480:triplicem usuram,
id. 9, 7.— Pass.:promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,
Liv. 43, 18, 11:mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,
Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,
id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,
id. Div. 2, 37, 79:ni praestaretur fides publica,
Liv. 2, 28, 7.—In partic.a.To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:b.pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,
Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,
Lucr. 3, 214. —To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:c.Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,
id. ib. 1, 9, 5:virtutem,
Caes. B. G. 2, 27:benevolentiam,
Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:consilium suum fidemque,
id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:se incolumem,
Lucr. 3, 220:se invictum,
Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,
show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,
show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,
showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:vel magnum praestet Achillem,
should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—To show, exhibit, manifest:d.honorem debitum patri,
Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:fratri pietatem,
id. Brut. 33, 126:virtutem et diligentiam alicui,
id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:obsequium,
Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:sedulitatem alicui rei,
to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:A.alicui certam summam pecuniae,
Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:caput fulminibus,
to expose, Luc. 5, 770:Hiberus praestat nomen terris,
id. 4, 23:anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,
Col. 8, 13:cum senatui sententiam praestaret,
gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:terga hosti,
to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,
to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,
was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,
Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.In gen. (class.).1.Of persons:2.omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,
far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:usu et sapientiā praestantes,
noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,
superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:in illis artibus praestantissimus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:o praestans animi juvenis,
distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:belli,
Sil. 5, 92:armorum,
Stat. Th. 1, 605:praestantissimus sapientiae,
Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,
whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:B.praestanti corpore Nymphae,
Verg. A. 1, 71:praestanti corpore tauri,
id. G. 4, 550:formā,
id. A. 7, 483:naturā excellens atque praestans,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:praestans prudentiā in omnibus,
Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?
id. Vatin. 3, 8.—In partic.1.Efficacious:2.medicina,
Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:usus praestantior,
id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:calamus praestantior odore,
id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:sucus sapore praestantissimus,
id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:praestantissima auxilia,
id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—Sup.:Praestantissimus,
a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:praestantissime,
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9 praestu
1.praestō (old collat. form praestū, acc. to Curtius Valerianus in Cassiod. p. 2289 P.: qui praestu sunt, Inscr. Carina Via Appia, 1, p. 217. In later time as adj.: prae-stus, a, um:I.bonorum officio praestus fui,
Inscr. Grut. 669, 4), adv. [dat. from praestus, a sup. form from prae, so that praesto esse alicui = to be or stand in the foremost place for or as respects one], at hand, ready, present, here; usually with esse (very freq. and class.).Lit.:II.ni tua propitia pax foret praesto,
Plaut. Trin. 4, 1, 18: sed ubi est frater? Chaer. Praesto adest, Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 20; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 120; so Att. Tr. 498:quod adest praesto in primis placet,
Lucr. 5, 1412; Lact. 3, 7, 10:sacrificiis omnibus praesto adesse,
id. 2, 16, 10;more freq., praesto esse: ibi mihi praesto fuit L. Lucilius,
Cic. Fam. 3, 5, 1:togulae lictoribus ad portam praesto fuerunt,
id. Pis. 23, 55:tibi nulla fuit clementia praesto?
hadst thou no compassion? Cat. 64, 137: praesto esse, to arrive, appear:hirundines aestivo tempore praesto sunt,
Auct. Her. 4, 48, 61.—Without esse ( poet.):era, eccum praesto militem,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 1:ipsum adeo praesto video,
Ter. And. 2, 5, 4; Stat. Th. 6, 643.—In partic: praesto esse or adireA.To be at hand, to attend or wait upon, to serve, aid:B.ero meo ut omnibus locis sine praesto,
Plaut. Men. 5, 6, 26:jus civile didicit, praesto multis fuit,
Cic. Mur. 9, 19:praesto esse clientem tuum?
id. Att. 10, 8, 3:saluti tuae praesto esse, praesto esse virtutes ut ancillulas,
id. Fin. 2, 21, 69; id. Fam. 4, 14, 4:ut ad omnia, quae tui velint, ita assim praesto, ut, etc.,
id. ib. 4, 8, 1; id. Att. 4, 12, 1 fin.;also with videor,
id. ib. 4, 12, 1 fin. —With adire:pauper erit praesto semper tibi, pauper adibit primus,
will be at hand, at your service, Tib. 1, 5, 61.—With esse, to present one's self in a hostile manner, to resist, oppose:2.si quis mihi praesto fuerit cum armatis hominibus,
Cic. Caecin. 30, 87:quaestores cum fascibus mihi praesto fuerunt,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 11.prae-sto, ĭti (post-class. also praestāvi), ātum or ĭtum, 1, v. n. and a.I. A.Lit.:B.dum primae praestant acies,
Luc. 4, 30.—Trop., to stand out, be superior, to distinguish one's self, to be excellent, distinguished, admirable; constr. alicui aliquā re, alicui rei, in aliquā re, or absol. (class.):2.cum virtute omnibus praestarent,
Caes. B. G. 1, 3:quantum praestiterint nostri majores prudentiā ceteris gentibus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 44, 192:quā re homines bestiis praestent,
id. Inv. 1, 4, 5:hoc praestat amicitia propinquitati, quod, etc.,
id. Lael. 5, 19:Zeuxin muliebri in corpore pingendo plurimum aliis praestare,
id. Inv. 2, 1, 1:ceteris,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 16:suos inter aequales longe praestitit,
id. Brut. 64, 230:omnes homines, qui sese student praestare ceteris animalibus,
Sall. C. 1, 1:praestare honestam mortem existimans turpi vitae,
Nep. Chabr. 4, 3:quantum ceteris praestet Lucretia,
Liv. 1, 57, 7:cernere, quantum eques Latinus Romano praestet,
id. 8, 7, 7:quantum vel vir viro vel gens genti praestat!
id. 31, 7, 8:genere militum praestare tironibus,
id. 42, 52, 10:tantum Romana in bellis gloria ceteris praestat,
Quint. 1, 10, 14:qui eloquentiā ceteris praestet,
id. 2, 3, 5; 2, 16, 17; Curt. 8, 14, 13; Just. 18, 3, 14; 28, 2, 11; 44, 3, 9:sacro, quod praestat, peracto,
Juv. 12, 86:probro atque petulantiā maxume praestabant,
were pre-eminent, distinguished themselves, Sall. C. 37, 5:truculentiā caeli praestat Germania,
Tac. A. 2, 24:cur alias aliis praestare videmus Pondere res rebus?
Lucr. 1, 358.—Praestat, with a subjectclause, it is preferable or better:II.nimio impendiosum praestat te, quam ingratum dicier,
it is much better, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 12:mori milies praestitit, quam haec pati,
it was better, Cic. Att. 14, 9, 2:praestare dicunt, Gallorum quam Romanorum imperia perferre,
it is better, Caes. B. G. 1, 17:motos praestat componere fluctus,
Verg. A. 1, 135; 3, 429; 6, 39.Act.A.To surpass, outstrip, exceed, [p. 1431] excel (not in Cic. or Cæs.; constr. usually aliquem aliquā re): qui primus in alterutrā re praestet alios, Varr. ap. Non. 502, 23; Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 10; 3, 1, 3:B.quantum Galli virtute ceteros mortales praestarent,
Liv. 5, 36, 4:qui belli gloriā Gallos omnes Belgasque praestabant,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 6:praestate virtute peditem, ut honore atque ordine praestatis,
Liv. 3, 61, 7:ut vetustate et gradu honoris nos praestent,
id. 7, 30, 4; 34, 34, 14; 37, 30, 2:praestat ingenio alius alium,
Quint. 1, 1, 3; Val. Max. 3, 2, 21; 3, 2, ext. 7;7, 2, 17: honore ceteros,
Nep. Att. 18, 5; 3, 3; id. Reg. 3, 5:imperatores prudentiā,
id. Hann. 1, 1:eloquentiā omnes eo tempore,
id. Epam. 6, 1.—Only aliquem, Stat. Th. 4, 838.—To become surety for, to answer or vouch for, to warrant, be responsible for, to take upon one's self, etc. (class.):C.ut omnes ministros imperii tui rei publicae praestare videare,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3:quem tamen ego praestare non poteram,
id. Att. 6, 3, 5:quanto magis arduum est alios praestare quam se, tanto laudabilius,
Plin. Pan. 83:communem incertumque casum neque vitare quisquam nostrum, nec praestare ullo pacto potest,
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3: simus eā mente ut nihil in vitā nobis praestandum praeter culpam putemus, that we need only answer for guilt, i. e. keep ourselves clear of guilt, id. ib. 6, 1, 4:impetus populi praestare nemo potest,
no one can be held to answer for the outbreaks of the people, id. de Or. 2, 28, 124:periculum judicii,
id. Mur. 2, 3:damnum alicui,
id. Off. 3, 16:invidiam,
id. Sest. 28, 61:nihil,
to be responsible for nothing, id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 3; cf. in pass.:cum id, quod ab homine non potuerit praestari, evenerit,
what none could vouch for that it would not happen, id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34. —With ab aliquā re:ego tibi a vi praestare nihil possum,
Cic. Fam. 1, 4, 3.—With de:quod de te sperare, de me praestare possum,
Cic. Fam. 4, 15, 2.—With an objectclause:quis potest praestare, semper sapientem beatum fore, cum, etc.?
Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29; cf.:(praedones) nullos fore, quis praestare poterat?
id. Fl. 12, 28:meliorem praesto magistro Discipulum,
Juv. 14, 212.—With ut:illius lacrimae praestant ut veniam culpae non abnuat Osiris,
Juv. 6, 539.—In gen., to fulfil, discharge, maintain, perform, execute:2.arbitramur nos ea praestitisse, quae ratio et doctrina praescripserit,
Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 7:ultima exspectato, quae ego tibi et jucunda et honesta praestabo,
id. Fam. 7, 17, 2:suum munus,
id. de Or. 2, 9, 38:hospitii et amicitiae jus officiumque,
id. Fam. 14, 4, 2:ne quem ejus paeniteret, praestiti,
I took care, exerted myself, Liv. 30, 30; Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 19:quamcumque ei fidem dederis, ego praestabo,
I will fulfil, keep the promise, Cic. Fam. 5, 11, 2:fidem alicui,
Liv. 30, 15:pacem cum iis populus Romanus non ab se tantum, sed ab rege etiam Masinissa praestitit,
maintained, id. 40, 34:tributa,
to pay, Juv. 3, 188:annua,
id. 6, 480:triplicem usuram,
id. 9, 7.— Pass.:promissum id benignius est ab rege quam praestitum,
Liv. 43, 18, 11:mea tibi tamen benevolentia fidesque praestabitur,
Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 3; so,quibus (victoribus) senatūs fides praestabitur,
id. Phil. 14, 11, 30:virtus vetat spectare fortunam dum praestetur fides,
id. Div. 2, 37, 79:ni praestaretur fides publica,
Liv. 2, 28, 7.—In partic.a.To keep, preserve, maintain, retain:b.pueri, quibus videmur praestare rem publicam debuisse,
Cic. Att. 10, 4, 5; Ov. M. 11, 748:omnes socios salvos praestare poteramus,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55:mors omnia praestat Vitalem praeter sensum calidumque vaporem,
Lucr. 3, 214. —To show, exhibit, to prove, evince, manifest:c.Pomptinius praestat tibi memoriam benevolentiamque, quam debet,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3:neque hercule in iis ipsis rebus eam voluntatem, quam exspectaram, praestiterunt,
id. ib. 1, 9, 5:virtutem,
Caes. B. G. 2, 27:benevolentiam,
Cic. Att. 11, 1, 1:consilium suum fidemque,
id. de Or. 3, 33, 134. —With se, to show, prove, or behave one's self as: praesta te eum, qui, etc., show thyself such, as, etc., Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2:se incolumem,
Lucr. 3, 220:se invictum,
Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 104:teque praesta constanter ad omne Indeclinatae munus amicitiae,
show thyself constant, id. ib. 4, 5, 23:Victoria nunc quoque se praestet,
show itself, id. ib. 2, 169: sed ne ad illam quidem artissimam innocentiae formulam praestare nos possumus, prove ourselves innocent even according to that rule, Sen. Ira, 2, 28, 1:juris periti consultatoribus se praestabant,
showed themselves accessible, Dig. 1, 2, 2.— Poet.:vel magnum praestet Achillem,
should show, prove, approve himself a great Achilles, Verg. A. 11, 438.—To show, exhibit, manifest:d.honorem debitum patri,
Cic. Phil. 9, 5, 12:fratri pietatem,
id. Brut. 33, 126:virtutem et diligentiam alicui,
id. Fam. 14, 3, 2:frequentiam et officium alicui honores petenti,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 50:obsequium,
Sen. Q. N. 2, 59, 8:sedulitatem alicui rei,
to apply, Plin. Ep. 3, 18, 6.—To give, offer, furnish, present, expose:A.alicui certam summam pecuniae,
Suet. Dom. 9: cervicem, Sen. ap. Diom. p. 362 P.:caput fulminibus,
to expose, Luc. 5, 770:Hiberus praestat nomen terris,
id. 4, 23:anser praestat ex se pullos atque plumam,
Col. 8, 13:cum senatui sententiam praestaret,
gave his vote, Cic. Pis. 32, 80:terga hosti,
to turn one's back to the enemy, to flee, Tac. Agr. 37:voluptatem perpetuam sapienti,
to assume, Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 89.— Pass.:pueri, quibus id (biduum) praestabatur,
was devoted, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; cf.:corpus, cui omnia olim tamquam servo praestabantur, nunc tamquam domino parantur,
Sen. Ep. 90, 19.—Hence, praestans, antis, P. a., pre-eminent, superior, excellent, distinguished, extraordinary.In gen. (class.).1.Of persons:2.omnibus praestans et ingenio et diligentiā,
far surpassing all, Cic. Tusc. 1, 10, 22:usu et sapientiā praestantes,
noted for their experience and wisdom, Nep. Timoth. 3, 2.— Comp.:virginibus praestantior omnibus Herse,
superior to all, Ov. M. 2, 724.— Sup.:in illis artibus praestantissimus,
Cic. de Or. 1, 50, 217:praestantissimi studio atque doctrinā,
id. Ac. 1, 4, 17.—With gen.:o praestans animi juvenis,
distinguished for courage, Verg. A. 12, 19:belli,
Sil. 5, 92:armorum,
Stat. Th. 1, 605:praestantissimus sapientiae,
Tac. A. 6, 6.— Poet., with objectclause:quo non praestantior alter Aere ciere viros,
whom no other excelled in rousing the men, Verg. A. 6, 164.—Of things, pre-eminent, excellent, remarkable, extraordinary, distinguished:B.praestanti corpore Nymphae,
Verg. A. 1, 71:praestanti corpore tauri,
id. G. 4, 550:formā,
id. A. 7, 483:naturā excellens atque praestans,
Cic. N. D. 1, 20, 56:qui a te tractatus est praestanti et singulari fide,
id. Fam. 3, 10, 3:praestans prudentiā in omnibus,
Nep. Alc. 5, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38:quid praestantius mihi potuit accidere?
id. Vatin. 3, 8.—In partic.1.Efficacious:2.medicina,
Plin. 13, 24, 47, § 130:usus praestantior,
id. 18, 13, 34, § 126:calamus praestantior odore,
id. 12, 22, 48, § 105:sucus sapore praestantissimus,
id. 15, 1, 2, § 5:praestantissima auxilia,
id. 27, 13, 120, § 146.—Sup.:Praestantissimus,
a title of the later emperors, Nazar. 26; Tert. Cor. Mil. 1.— Hence, adv.: praestanter, excellently, admirably (post-Aug.); sup.:praestantissime,
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10 unos segundos de reflexión
= a moment's thought, a moment's reflectionEx. A moment's thought should show that whereas specificity is a device to increase relevance at the cost of recall, exhaustivity works in the opposite direction, by increasing recall, but at the expense of relevance.Ex. A moment's reflection on the characteristics of this type of catalog as shown in figure 1 reveals the retrieval power of such a catalog.* * *= a moment's thought, a moment's reflectionEx: A moment's thought should show that whereas specificity is a device to increase relevance at the cost of recall, exhaustivity works in the opposite direction, by increasing recall, but at the expense of relevance.
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11 win|ien
Ⅰ adj. praed. ⇒ winny2 Ⅱ impf (winieneś, winien, winno) vi książk. 1. (mieć obowiązek) should, ought to- winien jej okazać więcej szacunku he should show her more respect2. (musieć spełnić warunki) should- formularze winny być wypełnione czytelnie forms should be filled in legiblyThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > win|ien
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13 если это так
•Active slip movement must be limited to the fault line between the offset ends; if so, seismic maps should show that... (геол.).
•If this is the case (or When such is the case) the valve will fail within a short period.
•Should this be the case ( then) the preferred treatment would be to...
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1. v/t use2. v/i use( essere di moda) be in fashion* * *usare v.tr.1 to use, to make* use of: posso usare la tua penna?, may I use your pen?; se non trovi il tuo libro usa il mio, if you can't find your book, use mine; all'esame non possiamo usare il vocabolario, in the examination we are not allowed to use our dictionaries; dovresti usare meglio il tuo denaro, you should make better use of your money; non uso mai il burro in cucina, I never use butter in my cooking; uso la lana per pulire l'argento, I use wool to polish silver; usare attenzione, to use care (o to be careful); usò ogni artificio per ottenerlo, he used every artifice to get it // usare la testa, il cervello, gli occhi, le orecchie, (fig.) to use one's head, eyes, ears // mi usò la cortesia di darmi il suo posto, he was kind enough to offer me his seat; mi usò molte cortesie, he was very kind to me (o he heaped o showered kindnesses on me); vogliate usarmi la cortesia di farmelo sapere subito, please do me the favour of letting me know at once // usare le buone maniere, to be kind; usare le minacce, to threaten // usare la forza, to use force // usare violenza a qlcu., to do violence to s.o.; usare violenza a se stessi, to force oneself2 ( essere solito) to use (to) ( usato solo nei tempi passati dell'indicativo); would (+ inf. senza to); to be accustomed (to); to be used (to): gli antichi usavano sacrificare agli dei, people in ancient times used to make sacrifices to the gods; due secoli fa gli uomini usavano portare la parrucca, two centuries ago men used to wear wigs; ( egli) usava levarsi la mattina di buon'ora, he used to (o he would) get up early in the morning; usavamo incontrarci ogni sera in piazza, we used to (o we would) meet in the square every evening; io non uso comportarmi in questo modo, I'm not used to (o I'm not accustomed to) behaving like this // si usa, ( è consuetudine) it is customary (o it's the custom): oggi si usa molto passare le vacanze all'estero, nowadays it's the custom (o it's customary) to spend one's holidays abroad; di solito si usa ringraziare con un biglietto, it's customary (o it's the custom) to send a note of thanks; si sposò, come si usa, con l'abito bianco, she was married in white, according to custom (o as is the custom)◆ v. intr.1 to use (sthg.), to make* use (of sthg.): usare dei propri diritti, to make use of one's own rights2 ( essere di moda) to be fashionable, to be in fashion: il modello di quel vestito non usa più, that style of dress is no longer fashionable (o is out of fashion); quest'anno usa molto il rosso, red is very fashionable this year.* * *[u'zare]1. vt1) (adoperare) to usegrazie per il tavolo, l'ho usato molto — thank you for the table, I got a lot of use out of it
sai usare o come si usa la lavatrice? — do you know how to use the washing machine?
non usare tutta l'acqua — (consumare) don't use (up) all the water
usa gli occhi/le orecchie! — use your eyes/ears!
usare violenza a qn — (violentare) to rape sb
usare le mani — (picchiare) to use one's fists
potresti usarmi la cortesia di spegnere la radio? — would you be so kind as to switch off the radio?
2)usare fare qc — to be in the habit of doing sth, be accustomed to doing sth1) (essere di moda) to be fashionable, to be in fashionsi usano di nuovo i tacchi alti — high heels are fashionable again o are back in fashion
2)usare di — (servirsi di) to use, (diritto) to exercise
3. vb impersda queste parti usa così — it's the custom round here, this is customary round here
* * *[u'zare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (impiegare) to useusare qcs. frequentemente — to make frequent use of sth.
sapere usare bene — to be skilled in the use of [attrezzo, computer]
usare in modo sbagliato — to misuse [attrezzo, parola]
2) (agire con) to exercise [attenzione, cautela]usare dei riguardi nei confronti di qcn. — to be considerate towards sb., to behave considerately towards sb.
usare la cortesia di fare — to have the courtesy o to be kind enough to do
usare violenza a qcn. — to abuse sb
3) (sfruttare) to use [ persona]4) (essere solito) to be* in the habit of, to be* used to2.mio padre usava riposare al pomeriggio — my father used to o would have a rest in the afternoon
1) (essere in uso) to be* the custom(si) usa, usava fare — it is, was the custom to do
2) (essere di moda) to be* fashionable3) (utilizzare)usare di qcs. — to use sth
* * *usare/u'zare/ [1]1 (impiegare) to use; usare qcs. frequentemente to make frequent use of sth.; sapere usare bene to be skilled in the use of [attrezzo, computer]; usare in modo sbagliato to misuse [attrezzo, parola]; usa la testa! use your head!2 (agire con) to exercise [attenzione, cautela]; usare dei riguardi nei confronti di qcn. to be considerate towards sb., to behave considerately towards sb.; usare la cortesia di fare to have the courtesy o to be kind enough to do; usare la forza to use violence; usare violenza a qcn. to abuse sb.3 (sfruttare) to use [ persona]4 (essere solito) to be* in the habit of, to be* used to; mio padre usava riposare al pomeriggio my father used to o would have a rest in the afternoon; usa alzarsi molto presto he usually gets up very earlyII verbo intr. e verbo impers.(aus. essere)1 (essere in uso) to be* the custom; (si) usa, usava fare it is, was the custom to do2 (essere di moda) to be* fashionable3 (utilizzare) usare di qcs. to use sth. -
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•Active slip movement must be limited to the fault line between the offset ends; if so, seismic maps should show that... (геол.).
•If this is the case (or When such is the case) the valve will fail within a short period.
•Should this be the case ( then) the preferred treatment would be to...
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16 rekening
2 [staat met debet- en creditzijde] account4 [+ voor] [op kosten/ter verantwoording van de genoemde] expense♦voorbeelden:te betalen rekeningen • accounts payableeen rekening betalen/voldoen • pay/settle an account/a billte innen rekeningen • accounts receivableober, mag ik de rekening? • waiter, may I have the bill please?een lopende rekening • current accounteen rekening openen (bij een bank) • open an account (at a bank)iemand iets in rekening brengen • charge something to someone, charge someone for somethingop rekening kopen • buy on accountop rekening van • at the expense ofgeld op een rekening hebben/storten • have money in/pay money into an accountdat is voor mijn rekening • I'll get the bill; 〈 figuurlijk〉 I'll take care of that, leave that to mekosten voor zijn rekening nemen • pay the costs, take care of the costs4 voor eigen rekening • at one's own expense, out of one's own pocket; 〈 handel〉 for (their) own accountdat is geheel voor rekening van de schrijver • that is (entirely) the author's viewde VS nemen 35 % van het wereldverbruik van vlees voor hun rekening • the U.S. accounts for 35 % of the world's meat consumptionje moet een beetje rekening houden met je ouders • you should show some consideration for your parentsrekening rijden • pay-as-you-drive〈 figuurlijk〉 een oude rekening vereffenen • pay off an old grudge, settle an old score -
17 выступать
•This causes drops of blood to ooze out at the knees.
II•The ends of the main valve project beyond the port face.
•One thread of the segment should show (or extend, or protrude) below the outer end of the nut.
* * *Выступать -- to protrude, to project, to extend, to show, to stand out (выдаваться, о предмете); to advocate, to argue for (в защиту, за); to argue against, be antagonistic to (против); to give a... (с докладом и т.п.)The test bar is mounted in a precision chuck at the axial center of the test bar such that one end protrudes.Выступать за-- The only manual setup operation required is adjusting how far the drill protrudes from the end of the drill holder. Выступать из-- Ease the free coupling end on to the main shaft which can be seen extending from the head unit hub.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > выступать
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•This causes drops of blood to ooze out at the knees.
II•The ends of the main valve project beyond the port face.
•One thread of the segment should show (or extend, or protrude) below the outer end of the nut.
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19 hoy
adv.1 today.hoy es martes today is Tuesday, it's Tuesday today¿a qué estamos hoy? what's today's date?de hoy en adelante from now onde hoy no pasa, tengo que ordenar esta mesa it can't wait any longer, I have to tidy this table todayde hoy para mañana as soon o quickly as possiblehoy por ti y mañana por mí you can do the same for me some time2 nowadays, today.hoy día, hoy en día these days, nowadaysla mujer de hoy en día women today, modern womenhoy por hoy at the present moment, as things are at the momentm.today, this day.* * *► adverbio1 (día) today2 figurado (actualmente) now, nowadays\de hoy a mañana very soon, overnightde hoy en adelante from now onen el día de hoy todayhasta hoy up till nowhoy (en) día nowadays, today, these dayshoy por hoy at the present time, right nowpor hoy for the present* * *adv.* * *ADV1) (=en este día) today¿a qué día estamos hoy? — what day is it today?
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de hoy, en el correo de hoy — in today's postel día de hoy — Esp this very day
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desde hoy — from now onde hoy en quince días — today fortnight, a fortnight today
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hasta hoy, eso me prometió, ¡y hasta hoy! — that's what he promised me, and I've heard no more about it!•
hoy mismo, -¿cuándo quieres empezar? -hoy mismo — "when do you want to start?" - "today"•
por hoy, por hoy hemos terminado — that's all for today2) (=en la actualidad) today, nowadayshoy todo es mejor que antes — things are better today o nowadays than before
hoy por hoy — at the present time, right now
* * *1) ( este día) today¿a qué or cuánto estamos hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date?
pan de hoy — today's bread, fresh bread
de or desde hoy en adelante — from today onward(s), as from today, starting today
basta por hoy — let's call it a day (colloq), that's enough for today
2)a) ( actualmente) today, nowadaysb) (en locs)hoy (en) día — nowadays, these days
hoy por hoy — at this precise moment, at this moment in time
hoy por ti, mañana por mí — you can do the same for me one day
* * *= today.Nota: También escrito to-day hace años.Ex. Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system.----* a día de hoy = as of today.* al día de hoy = as of today.* a partir de hoy = as from today.* de hoy = present-day.* de hoy día = of today.* de hoy en adelante = as from today.* de hoy en día = of today.* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.* desde hoy en adelante = as from today.* hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.* hoy día = nowadays, present day, the, today, in this day and age.* hoy en día = in this day and age, at the present time.* hoy por la mañana = early today.* hoy por mí y mañana por ti = You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, quid pro quo.* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.* * *1) ( este día) today¿a qué or cuánto estamos hoy? — what's the date today?, what's today's date?
pan de hoy — today's bread, fresh bread
de or desde hoy en adelante — from today onward(s), as from today, starting today
basta por hoy — let's call it a day (colloq), that's enough for today
2)a) ( actualmente) today, nowadaysb) (en locs)hoy (en) día — nowadays, these days
hoy por hoy — at this precise moment, at this moment in time
hoy por ti, mañana por mí — you can do the same for me one day
* * *= today.Nota: También escrito to-day hace años.Ex: Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system.
* a día de hoy = as of today.* al día de hoy = as of today.* a partir de hoy = as from today.* de hoy = present-day.* de hoy día = of today.* de hoy en adelante = as from today.* de hoy en día = of today.* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.* desde hoy en adelante = as from today.* hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.* hoy día = nowadays, present day, the, today, in this day and age.* hoy en día = in this day and age, at the present time.* hoy por la mañana = early today.* hoy por mí y mañana por ti = You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, quid pro quo.* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.* * *A (este día) todayhoy es mi cumpleaños it's my birthday today, today's my birthdayhoy hace un año que nos conocimos it was a year ago today that we first met¿a qué or cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?, what's today's date?hasta el día de hoy no hemos vuelto a saber de ella we haven't heard from her from that day to this, we haven't heard from her sincele voy a escribir, de hoy no pasa I'm going to write to her today no matter whathoy mismo empiezo el régimen I'm starting my diet right away, today, I'm starting my diet today¿este pan es de hoy? it this today's bread?, is this bread fresh (today)?de or desde hoy en adelante from today onward(s), as from today, starting todayde hoy en un mes lo sabremos we'll know by this time next monthvuelva usted de hoy en un mes come back a month from todaybasta por hoy let's call it a day ( colloq), that's enough for today o for one dayB1 (refiriéndose a la actualidad) today, nowadaysla juventud de hoy no lo entiende young people nowadays o the youth of today don't understand2 ( en locs):hoy (en) día nowadays, these dayshoy por hoy at this precise moment, at this moment in timehoy por ti, mañana por mí you can do the same for me one day* * *
hoy adverbio
1 ( este día) today;
¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?
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hoy por hoy at this precise moment, at this moment in time
hoy adverbio
1 (en el día actual) today
2 fig (en la actualidad) now
♦ Locuciones: hoy (en) día, nowadays
hoy por hoy, at the present time: hoy por hoy, no podemos decir que haya sido una mala idea, at the present time we can't say it's been a bad idea
hoy por ti (y) mañana por mí, I'll scratch your back and you'll scratch mine
por hoy, for the time being: puedes dejar de limpiar ese cuarto por hoy, you may stop cleaning that room for the time being
' hoy' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonar
- arrastre
- bastar
- bastante
- buena
- bueno
- café
- cara
- cobrar
- coco
- comensal
- compincharse
- convenir
- día
- ser
- espesa
- espeso
- estrenar
- fregar
- garbosa
- garboso
- gay
- gozosa
- gozoso
- guapa
- guapo
- haber
- humor
- intensa
- intenso
- intentar
- invitar
- no
- oficina
- paisana
- paisano
- papeo
- picar
- repartir
- señorito
- sol
- tal
- televisión
- trabajo
- trancazo
- ya
- a
- actualmente
- adelante
- año
English:
antisexist
- article
- assemble
- better
- bundle up
- call
- certainly
- chalk up
- chirpy
- come by
- company
- compelling
- cook
- crescent
- day
- discharge
- doubly
- exhume
- face
- fear
- fraction
- gore
- greyish
- guy
- initiation
- instead
- inundate
- leftovers
- list
- lock up
- miserable
- misprint
- ninth
- nowadays
- oppressive
- outfit
- present-day
- roast
- seedy
- shall
- should
- show
- today
- uniform
- weather forecast
- youth
- and
- anybody
- as
- be
* * *♦ adv1. [en este día] today;hoy es martes today is Tuesday, it's Tuesday today;¿a qué estamos hoy? what's today's date?;hoy hace cuatro meses de su muerte it's four months today since she died;en un día como hoy on a day like today;de hoy no pasa, tengo que ordenar esta mesa it can't wait any longer, I have to tidy this table today;de hoy para mañana as soon o quickly as possible;lo necesito para hoy I need it for today;la reforma entra en vigor a partir de hoy mismo the reform comes in to force as of today o from today;por hoy ya hemos terminado we've finished for today;hoy por ti y mañana por mí you can do the same for me some time2. [en la actualidad] nowadays, today;hoy es más fácil viajar travelling is much easier nowadays, travel today is much easier;hoy (en) día these days, nowadays;la mujer de hoy en día women today, modern women;hoy por hoy at the present moment, as things are at the moment;en aquel tiempo el hoy presidente era un abogado laboralista at that time the man who is now president was a labour lawyer♦ nmel hoy the here and now;aprende a disfrutar el hoy learn to enjoy the moment o the here and now* * *adv today;de hoy of today;por hoy for today;hoy mismo today, this very day;los padres de hoy today’s parents, parents today;de hoy en adelante from now on;hoy por hoy at the present time;hoy en día nowadays;de hoy a opara mañana from one day to the next;¡que es para hoy! fam get a move on!* * *hoy adv1) : todayhoy mismo: right now, this very day2) : now, nowadaysde hoy en adelante: from now on* * *hoy adv todayhoy día / hoy en día nowadays -
20 verdad
intj.right, isn't that right, isn't that so.f.1 truth.decir la verdad to tell the trutha decir verdad to tell the truth¿es verdad? is that true o right?eso no es verdad that isn't true o soen verdad truly, honestlyla verdad, no me importa to tell the truth o to be honest, I don't carela verdad es que no lo sé to be honest, I don't know, I don't really knowcantarle o decirle a alguien cuatro verdades (figurative) to tell somebody a few home truths2 fact (principio aceptado).3 true statement, true thing.* * *1 truth, truthfulness■ es bonita, ¿verdad? she's pretty, isn't she?■ vendrás, ¿verdad? you'll come, won't you?■ hay tres, ¿verdad? there are three, aren't there?\a decir verdad to tell the truthde verdad que... I swear...decir a alguien cuatro verdades familiar to give somebody a piece of one's minden verdad reallyfaltar a la verdad to liela verdad sea dicha to tell the truth¿no es verdad? isn't that so?tan verdad como que es de día / tan verdad como que Dios existe familiar it's as true as I'm standing herela pura verdad the plain truthverdad a medias a half truth* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=veracidad) truthhay una parte de verdad en todo esto — there is some truth o an element of truth in all this
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decir la verdad — to tell the trutha decir verdad, si te digo la verdad — to be honest, to tell you the truth
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en verdad — to be honest, reallyen verdad no sé qué contestarte — to be honest I don't know what to say to you, I really don't know what to say to you
en verdad os digo que seréis recompensados — (Biblia) verily I say unto you, you shall be rewarded
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faltar a la verdad — to be untruthful, be economical with the truth eufhora 2), b)•
en honor a la verdad — to be perfectly honest, in all honesty2)•de verdad — (como adj) real; (como adv) really
¿son de verdad estas balas? — are those real bullets?
-mañana vendré a ayudarte -¿de verdad? — "I'll come and help you tomorrow" - "really?" o"will you?"
de verdad que no me importa ir — I really don't mind going, I don't mind going, honestly o really
3)•es verdad — it's true
¿es verdad que a Diego le ha tocado la lotería? — is it true that Diego has won the lottery?
bien es verdad que es aún pronto para juzgar los resultados — of course, it's too soon to make any judgement about the results
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si bien es verdad que — although, even thoughsi bien es verdad que llevamos poco tiempo aquí, ya puedo decir que... — although o even though we haven't been here long, I can already say that...
4) *(para enfatizar)pues la verdad, no sé — to be honest I don't know, I don't really know
la verdad es que no me gusta mucho — to be honest I don't like it much, I don't really like it much
estás cansado ¿verdad? o¿no es verdad? — you're tired, aren't you?
hace frío ¿verdad? o¿no es verdad? — it's cold, isn't it?
no os gustó ¿verdad? — you didn't like it, did you?
¿verdad que sí fuimos? — we went, didn't we?, we did go, didn't we?
¿verdad que has sido tú? — it was you, wasn't it?
6) (=afirmación verdadera) truth- ser una verdad como un puño* * *1)a) ( veracidad) trutha decir verdad... — to tell you the truth...
la verdad, no lo sé — I don't honestly know
la verdad es que... — the truth is that...
si bien es verdad que... — it might well be true that...
b)de verdad — (loc adv) really; (loc adj) real
c) ( buscando corroboración)es muy guapa ¿verdad? — she's very beautiful, isn't she?
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? — you understand me, don't you?
2) ( enunciado verdadero) trutheso es una gran verdad — that is so true!
cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien — to tell somebody a few home truths
verdades como puños: dice verdades como puños — he isn't afraid to tell the truth
* * *= truth, verity.Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.Ex. His listeners looked around at each other and acknowledged the verity of his statement by nodding assents.----* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* amigo de verdad = true friend.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.* cuatro verdades = home truth.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de verdad = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* en verdad = in truth, true, in all truth.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* munición de verdad = live ammunition, live munition.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no ser verdad = be untrue.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* ser verdad = be true.* ser verdad de = be true of.* suero de la verdad = truth serum.* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.* ¿verdad? = do you?, do you?, right?, weren't you?, weren't you?.* verdad amarga = home truth.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.* verdad eterna = eternal truth.* verdad evangélica = gospel truth.* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.* verdad obvia = truism.* * *1)a) ( veracidad) trutha decir verdad... — to tell you the truth...
la verdad, no lo sé — I don't honestly know
la verdad es que... — the truth is that...
si bien es verdad que... — it might well be true that...
b)de verdad — (loc adv) really; (loc adj) real
c) ( buscando corroboración)es muy guapa ¿verdad? — she's very beautiful, isn't she?
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? — you understand me, don't you?
2) ( enunciado verdadero) trutheso es una gran verdad — that is so true!
cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades a alguien — to tell somebody a few home truths
verdades como puños: dice verdades como puños — he isn't afraid to tell the truth
* * *= truth, verity.Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Ex: His listeners looked around at each other and acknowledged the verity of his statement by nodding assents.* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* amigo de verdad = true friend.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* aunque a decir verdad = Mind you.* averiguar la verdad = discern + the truth.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* conocer la verdad = discern + the truth.* cuatro verdades = home truth.* cuatro verdades bien dichas = home truth.* decir la verdad = tell + the truth, speak + the truth, come + clean.* decir la verdad sobre = give + Nombre + the lowdown on.* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad = to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.* de verdad = wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], for real.* en honor a la verdad = in fairness, in all honesty.* en verdad = in truth, true, in all truth.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegado el momento de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* munición de verdad = live ammunition, live munition.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth.* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.* no ser verdad = be untrue.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* pura verdad, la = unvarnished truth, la, pure truth, the.* ¡qué verdad que es! = how true!.* revelar la verdad = reveal + the truth.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* ser verdad = be true.* ser verdad de = be true of.* suero de la verdad = truth serum.* toda la verdad sobre = the skinny on.* una pizca de verdad = a grain of truth.* ¿verdad? = do you?, do you?, right?, weren't you?, weren't you?.* verdad amarga = home truth.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.* verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.* verdad eterna = eternal truth.* verdad evangélica = gospel truth.* verdad incómoda = inconvenient truth.* verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.* verdad obvia = truism.* * *A1 (veracidad) truthno sé cuánto habrá de verdad en lo que dice I don't know how much truth there is in what he sayses la pura verdad it's the gospel truthdime la verdad tell me the trutha decir verdad or si te digo la verdad, a mí tampoco me gustó to tell you the truth, I didn't like it eitherla verdad, sólo la verdad y nada más que la verdad the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truthme dijo la verdad a medias she only told me half the truth¿cuántos años tiene? — la verdad, no lo sé how old is he? — I don't honestly know o to tell you the truth, I don't knowla verdad es que me olvidé to be perfectly honest I forgot, the truth is I forgot¿te ayudaron? — la verdad es que no mucho did they help you? — well, frankly not a loten honor a la verdad in all fairnessla verdad de la verdad es que no quiero ir to be quite honest I don't want to go, the truth of the matter is I don't want to go¡eso no es verdad, yo no dije semejante cosa! that's not true, I said no such thing!en verdad os digo que … ( Bib) verily I say unto you …faltar a la verdad to be untruthfulcreer que se está en posesión de la verdad to think one is always rightir con la verdad por delante ( Esp); to be completely honestser verdad de la buena ( fam); to be really true2de verdad: ¿de verdad (que) hiciste eso? did you really do that?¡sí, hombre, de verdad que me gusta! yes, I mean it, I really do like it!mira que me voy a enojar or ( Esp) enfadar de verdad this time I really am going to get angryde verdad que lo siento I really am sorryuna pistola/un caballo de verdad a real gun/horse3(buscando corroboración): ¡qué guapa es! ¿verdad? she's really beautiful, isn't she?¿verdad que tú me entiendes? you understand me, don't you?B (enunciado verdadero) truthuna verdad científica a scientific trutheso es una gran verdad that is so true!, how right you are!cantarle or decirle cuatro verdades or las verdades del barquero a algn to tell sb a few home truthsser una verdad como un templo to be self-evidentser una verdad de Perogrullo to be patently obviousverdades como puños: dice verdades como puños he isn't afraid to tell the truth, however much it hurts o however unpalatable* * *
verdad sustantivo femenino
es la pura verdad it's the gospel truth;
a decir verdad … to tell you the truth …;
la verdad, no lo sé I don't honestly know;
¡no es verdad! that's not true!;
eso es una gran verdad that is so true!b)
( loc adj) real;◊ ¡de verdad que me gusta! I really do like it!;
una pistola de verdad a real gunc) ( buscando corroboración):◊ es guapa ¿verdad? she's beautiful, isn't she?;
¿verdad que tú me entiendes? you understand me, don't you?
verdad sustantivo femenino
1 truth: debes decir la verdad, you must tell the truth
eso no es verdad, that is not true
la pura verdad, the plain truth
2 (buscando asentimiento: tras una afirmación) es una gran soprano, ¿verdad?, she's a great soprano, isn't she?
¿verdad que tocas el violín?, you play the violin, don't you?
(: tras una negación) no eres racista, ¿verdad?, you're not racist, are you?
♦ Locuciones: a decir verdad, to tell the truth, de verdad, (ciertamente) really: de verdad que lo lamento, I really am sorry
(en serio) in earnest: están luchando de verdad, they are fighting for real
(auténtico) un amigo de verdad, a real friend
' verdad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- afrontar
- callar
- congruencia
- decir
- deformar
- derrumbarse
- desnuda
- desnudo
- encubrir
- esconder
- faltar
- honor
- hora
- infiel
- ocultar
- poder
- pura
- puro
- razón
- tonta
- tonto
- alteración
- alterar
- creer
- cuando
- demostrar
- disfrazar
- falsear
- grande
- hecho
- indiscutible
- le
- lejos
- media
- osar
- prueba
- reconocer
- revelar
- simulacro
- sonsacar
- tanto
- triunfar
English:
actually
- admittedly
- be
- bend
- blue
- chip
- coax
- credit
- crunch
- dark
- departure
- deviation
- do
- element
- embroider
- face
- fudge
- get
- have
- hold back
- honest
- impact
- moment
- naked
- outspoken
- overboard
- perversion
- pervert
- plain
- proper
- really
- rile
- should
- show
- simple
- strictly
- tell
- them
- think through
- tough
- truth
- truthful
- turn off
- uncover
- will
- bound
- but
- dearly
- degree
- effect
* * *♦ nf1. [realidad, afirmación real] truth;decir la verdad to tell the truth;di la verdad, ¿a ti qué te parece? tell the truth o be honest, what do you think?;a decir verdad to tell the truth;estás faltando a la verdad you're not telling the truth;¿es verdad? is that true o right?;eso no es verdad that isn't true o so;¿no es verdad? isn't that so?;bien es verdad que…, verdad es que… it's certainly true that…;si bien es verdad que… while it is true that…;en verdad truly, honestly;cree que está en posesión de la verdad she thinks she's always right about everything;ser la pura verdad to be the absolute truth;ir con la verdad por delante to be honest and up-front;las verdades del barquero home truths;Famtodo lo que dice son verdades como puños she always speaks the truth, however unpalatableverdad a medias half-truth;verdad de Perogrullo truism, platitude2. [con valor enfático]la verdad, no me importa to tell the truth o to be honest, I don't care;la verdad es que no lo sé to be honest, I don't know, I don't really know;la verdad es que nunca me ha gustado the truth is I've never liked her;la verdad es que la sopa está buenísima the soup's actually really good3. [buscando confirmación]no te gusta, ¿verdad? you don't like it, do you?;está bueno, ¿verdad? it's good, isn't it?;¿verdad que me quieres? you do love me, don't you?4. [principio aceptado] fact;su libro no es fiel a la verdad histórica his book doesn't accurately reflect historical fact♦ de verdad loc adv[en serio] seriously; [realmente] really;me gusta – ¿de verdad? I like it – (do you) really? o seriously?;de verdad que no sé qué decir I honestly o really don't know what to say♦ de verdad loc adj[auténtico] real;un héroe de verdad a real hero* * *f1 truth;a decir verdad to tell the truth;en verdad in truth;la verdad es que … the truth (of the matter) is that …;es verdad it’s true, it’s the truth;faltar a la verdad be untruthful;media verdad, verdad a medias half truth;decir cuatro verdades a alguien tell s.o. a few home truths;ser una verdad de Perogrullo be blindingly obvious2:de verdad real, proper;es un amigo de verdad he’s a real friend3:no te gusta, ¿verdad? you don’t like it, do you?;vas a venir, ¿verdad? you’re coming, aren’t you?* * *verdad nf1) : truth2)de verdad : really, truly3)¿verdad? : right?, isn't that so?* * *verdad n truth¿es verdad que has ganado? is it true that you won? / did you really win?de verdad, iré mañana por la mañana really, I'll go tomorrow morningPara traducir ¿verdad? como coletilla, hay que utilizar el verbo auxiliar y el pronombre adecuados, siempre en negativo si la frase es afirmativa y viceversaestás de acuerdo conmigo, ¿verdad? you agree with me, don't you?es de Santander, ¿verdad? he's from Santander, isn't he?son franceses, ¿verdad? they're French, aren't they?no se han ido, ¿verdad? they haven't gone, have they?
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