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  • 21 proie

    proie [pʀwα]
    feminine noun
    être en proie à [+ guerre, crise, violence, difficultés financières] to be plagued by ; [+ doute, émotion] to be prey to ; [+ douleur, désespoir] to be racked by
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    pʀwɑ
    nom féminin lit, fig prey
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    pʀwɒ nf
    prey no pl

    être en proie à [doutes, sentiment] — to be prey to, [douleur, mal] to be suffering from

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    proie nf lit, fig prey; l'aigle s'est abattu sur sa proie the eagle swooped down on its prey; sa générosité en fait une proie facile pour les parasites his/her generosity makes him/her an easy prey for scroungers; il a été la proie des journaux à scandale quand il a divorcé he fell prey to ou was hounded by the gutter press when he got divorced; toute la région est la proie des promoteurs immobiliers the whole area has fallen prey to property salesmen GB ou real estate developers US; le bâtiment était la proie des flammes the building was in flames; être en proie au doute to be prey to doubt, to be beset by doubts; être en proie à l'angoisse/aux remords/au désespoir to be racked by anguish/remorse/despair; être en proie à la maladie to be stricken by illness; pays en proie à une grave crise économique/la guerre civile country in the grip of a serious economic crisis/civil war; entreprise en proie à des difficultés insurmontables company beset ou plagued by overwhelming difficulties.
    lâcher la proie pour l'ombre to give up what one has already got to go chasing after shadows.
    [prwa] nom féminin
    1. [animal] prey
    2. [victime] prey
    vu son grand âge, il est une proie facile pour les cambrioleurs being so old makes him an easy prey for burglars
    en proie à locution prépositionnelle
    en proie au doute racked with ou beset by doubt

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  • 22 AF

    of
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    prep. w. dat.
    I. Of place:
    1) off, from;
    G. hljóp af hesti sínum, G. jumped off his horse;
    ganga af mótinu, to go away from the meeting;
    Flosi kastaði af sér skikkjunni, threw off his cloak;
    Gizzur gekk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from the south-west;
    hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he had taken off his shoes;
    Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off;
    tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms;
    bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus;
    hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession;
    vil ek þú vinnir af þér skuldina, work off the debt;
    muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand;
    rísa af dauða, to rise from the dead;
    vakna af draumi, to awaken from a dream;
    lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse;
    vindr stóð af landi, the wind blew from the land;
    2) out of;
    verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world;
    gruflar hón af læknum, she scrambles out of the brook;
    Otradalr var mjök af vegi, far out of the way.
    Connected with út; föstudaginn fór út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town.
    II. Of time; past, beyond:
    af ómagaaldri, able to support oneself, of age;
    ek em nú af léttasta skeiði, no longer in the prime of life;
    þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, when seven weeks of summer are past;
    var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past.
    III. In various other relations:
    1) þiggja lið af e-m, to receive help from one;
    hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy;
    vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of one;
    féll þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s men fell there;
    þá eru þeir útlagir ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their goðorð;
    þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim;
    ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to give up;
    2) off, of;
    höggva fót, hönd, af e-m, to cut off one’s foot, hand;
    vil ek, at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, whatever you like of the stores;
    þar lá forkr einn ok brotit af endanum, with the point broken off;
    absol., beit hann höndina af, bit the hand off;
    fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off;
    3) of, among;
    hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum, the most promising of the young men;
    4) with;
    hláða, (ferma) skip af e-u, to load (freight) a ship with;
    fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring;
    5) of (= ór which is more frequent);
    húsit var gert af timbr stokkum, was built of trunks of trees;
    6) fig., eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him;
    hvat hefir þú gert af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar?;
    7) denoting parentage, descent, origin;
    ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, are descended from them;
    kominn af Trójumönnum, descended from the Trojans;
    8) by, of (after passive);
    ek em sendr hingat af Starkaði, sent hither by;
    ástsæll af landsmónnum, beloved of;
    9) on account of, by reason of, by;
    úbygðr at frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold;
    ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds;
    af ástæld hans, by his popularity;
    af því, therefore;
    af hví, wherefor why;
    af því at, because;
    10) by means of, by;
    framfœra e-n af verkum sínum, by means of his own labour;
    af sínu fé, by one’s own means;
    absol., hann fekk af hina mestu sœmd, derived great honour from it;
    11) with adjectives, in regard to;
    mildr af fé, liberal of money;
    góðr af griðum, merciful;
    12) used absol. with a verb, off away;
    hann bað hann þá róa af fjörðinn, to row the firth off;
    ok er þeir höfðu af fjörðung, when they had covered one forth of the way;
    sofa af nóttina, to sleep the night away.
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    prep. often used elliptically by dropping the case, or even merely adverbially, [Ulf. af; A. S. and Engl. of, off; Hel. ab; Germ. ab; Gr. άπό; Lat. a, ab.] With dat. denoting a motion a loco; one of the three prepp. af, ór, frá, corresponding to those in locoá, í, við, and ad locumá, í, at. It in general corresponds to the prepp. in locoá, or in locum til, whilst ór answers more to í; but it also frequently corresponds to yfir, um or í. It ranges between ór and frá, generally denoting the idea from the surface of, while ór means from the inner part, and frá from the outer part or border. The motion from a hill, plain, open place is thus denoted by af; by ór that from an enclosed space, depth, cavity, thus af fjalli, but ór of a valley, dale; af Englandi, but ór Danmörk, as mörk implies the notion of a deep wood, forest. The wind blows af landi, but a ship sets sail frá landi; frá landi also means a distance from: af hendi, of a glove, ring; ór hendi, of whatever has been kept in the hand (correl. to á hendi and í hendi). On the other hand af is more general, whilst frá and ór are of a more special character; frá denoting a departure, ór an impulse or force; a member goes home af þingi, whereas ór may denote an inmate of a district, or convey the notion of secession or exclusion from, Eb. 105 new Ed.; the traveller goes af landi, the exile ór landi: taka e-t af e-m is to take a thing out of one’s hand, that of taka frá e-m to remove out of one’s sight, etc. In general af answers to Engl. of, off, ór to out of, and frá to from: the Lat. prepp. ab, de, and ex do not exactly correspond to the Icelandic, yet as a rule ór may answer to ex, af sometimes to ab, sometimes to de. Of, off, from among; with, by; on account of by means of, because of concerning, in respect of.
    A. Loc.
    I. With motion, off, from:
    1. prop. corresp. to á,
    α. konungr dró gullhring af hendi sér (but á hendi), Ld. 32; Höskuldr lætr bera farm af skipi, unload the ship (but bera farm á skip), id.; var tekit af hestum þeirra, they were unsaddled, Nj. 4; Gunnarr hafði farit heiman af bæ sínum, he was away from home, 82; Gunnarr hljóp af hesti sínum, jumped off his horse (but hl. á hest), 83; hlaupa, stökkva af baki, id., 112, 264 ; Gunnarr skýtr til hans af boganum, from the bow, where af has a slight notion of instrumentality, 96; flýja af fundinum, to fly from off the battle-field, 102; ríða af Þríhyrningshálsum, 206; út af Langaholti, Eg. 744 ; sunnan ór Danmörk ok af Saxlandi, 560; ganga af mótinu, to go from the meeting, Fms. vii. 130; af þeirra fundi reis María upp ok fór, 625. 85 ; Flosi kastaði af ser skikkjunni, threw his cloak off him (but kasta á sik),Nj. 176; taka Hrungnis fót af honum, of a load, burden, Edda 58; land þat er hann fiskði af, from which he set off to fish, Grág. i. 151, is irregular, frá would suit better; slíta af baki e-s, from off one’s back, ii. 9 ; bera af borði, to clear the table, Nj. 75.
    β. where it more nearly answers to í; þeir koma af hafi, of sailors coming in (but leggja í haf), Nj. 128 ; fara til Noregs af Orkneyjum (but í or til O.), 131; þeim Agli fórst vel ok komu af hafi i Borgarfjörð, Eg. 392 ; hann var útlagi ( outlawed) af Noregi, where ór would be more regular, 344; af Islandi, of a traveller, Fms. x. 3; búa her af báðum ríkjunum, to take a levy from, 51; hinir beztu bændr ór Norðlendingafjórðungi ok af Sunnlendingafjórðungi, the most eminent Southerners and Northerners, 113; Gizzurr gékk af útsuðri at gerðinu, from south-west, Sturl. ii. 219; prestar af hvárutveggja biskupsdæmi, from either diocess, Dipl. ii. 11; verða tekinn af heimi, to be taken out of the world, 623. 21; gruflar hon af læknum, scrambles out of the brook, Ísl. ii. 340; Egill kneyfði af horninu í einum drykk, drained off the horn at one draught, literally squeezed every drop out of it, Eg. 557; brottuaf herbúðunurn, Fms. x. 343.
    γ. of things more or less surrounding the subject, corresp. to yfir or um; láta þeir þegar af sér tjöldin, break off, take down the tents in preparing for battle, Eg. 261; kyrtillinn rifnaði af honum, his coat burst, caused by the swollen body, 602; hann hafði leyst af sér skúa sína, he untied his shoes (but binda á sik), 716; Steinarr vildi slíta hann af sér, throw him off, of one clinging to one’s body, 747; tók Gísli þá af sér vápnin, took off his arms, Fms. vii. 39. Of putting off clothes; fara af kápu, Nj. 143; far þú eigi af brynjunni, Bs. i. 541; þá ætlaði Sigurðr at fara af brynjunni, id.; þá var Skarphéðinn flettr af klæðunum, Nj. 209: now more usually fara or klæðum, fötum, exuere, to undress.
    δ. connected with út; föstudaginn for út herrinn af borginni, marched out of the town, Nj. 274; ganga út af kirkjunni, to go out of the church, now út úr, Fms. vii. 107: drekki hann af þeirri jörðunni, of something impregnated with the earth, Laekn. 402.
    ε. more closely corresponding to frá, being in such cases a Latinism (now frá); bréf af páfa, a pope’s bull, Fms. x. 6; rit af hánum, letter from him, 623. 52; bréf af Magnúsi konungi, a letter from king Magnus, Bs. i. 712; farið þér á brautu af mér í eilífan eld, Hom. 143; brott af drottins augliti, Stj. 43.
    ζ. denoting an uninterrupted continuity, in such phrases as land aflandi, from land to land, Eg. 343, Fas. ii. 539; skip af skipl. from ship to ship, Fms. v. 10; brann hvat af öðru, one after another, of an increasing fire, destroying everything, i. 128; brandr af brandi brenn, funi kveykist af funa, one from another, Hm. 56; hverr af öðrum, one after another, in succession, also hverr at öðrum, Eb. 272, 280 (where at in both passages).
    2. metaph., at ganga af e-m dauðum, to go from, leave one dead on the spot, of two combatants; en hann segiz bani hins ef hann gekk af dauðum manni, Grág. ii. 88, Hkr. 1. 327; undr þykir mér er bróðir þinn vildi eigi taka af þér starf þetta, would not take this toil from thee, Nj. 77; þegnar hans glöddust af honum, were fain of him, Fms. x. 380; at koma þeim manni af sér er settr var á fé hans, to get rid of, Ld. 52; vil ek þú vinriir af þér skuldina, work off the debt, Njarð. 366; reka af sér, to repel, Sturl. ii. 219; hann á þá sonu er aldri munu af oss ganga, who will never leave us, whom we shall never get rid of, Fas. i. 280; leysa e-n af e-u, to relieve, 64; taka e-n af lífi, to kill, Eg. 48, 416, Nj. 126; af lífdögum, Fms. vii. 204; ek mun ná lögum af því máli, get the benefit of the law in this case, Eg. 468; muntu enga sætt af mér fá, no peace at my hand, 414; rísa af dauða, to rise from death, Fms. ii. 142; guð bætti honum þó af þessi sótt, healed him of this sickness, ix. 390; vakna af sýn, draumi, svefni, to awaken from a vision, dream, sleep, 655 xxxii. I, Gísl. 24, Eb. 192, Fas. i. 41. Rather with the notion out of, in the phrase af sér etc., e. g. sýna e-t af scr, to shew, exhibit a disposition for or against, Ld. 18; gera mikit af sér, to shew great prowess, Ísl. ii. 368; éf þú gerir eigi meira af þér um aðra leika, unless you make more of thyself, Edda 32; Svipdagr hafði mikit af sér gert, fought bravely, Fas. i. 41; góðr (illr) af sér, good ( bad) of oneself, by nature; mikill af sjálfum sér, proud, bold, stout, Nj. 15; ágætastr maðr af sjálfum sér, the greatest hero, Bret.: góðr af ser, excellent, Hrafn. 7; but, on the contrary, af sér kominn, ruinous, in decay; this phrase is used of old houses or buildings, as in Bs. i. 488 = Sturl. l. c.; af sér kominn af mæði can also be said of a man fallen off from what he used to be; kominn af fotum fram, off his legs from age, Sturl. i. 223, Korm. 154 (in a verse).
    II. WITHOUT MOTION:
    1. denoting direction from, but at the same time continuous connection with an object from which an act or thing proceeds, from; tengja skip hvárt fram af stafni annars, to tie the ships in a line, stem to stern, Fms. i. 157, xi. 111; svá at þeir tóku út af borðum, jutted out of the boards, of rafters or poles, iv. 49; stjarna ok af sem skaft, of a comet, ix. 482; lúka upp af hrossi, to open a gate from off a horse, Grág. ii. 264; hon svarar af sínu sæti sem álpt af baru, Fás. i. 186; þar er sjá mátti utau af firði, af þjóðleið, that might be seen from the fareway on the sea when sailing in the firth, Hkr. ii. 64; þá mun hringt af (better at) Burakirkju, of bells rung at the church, Fms. xi. 160; gengr þar af Meðalfellsströnd, projects from, juts out, of a promontory, Ld. 10.
    2. denoting direction alone; upp af víkinni stóð borg mikil, a burg inland from the inlet, Eg. 161; lokrekkja innar af seti, a shut bed inward from the benches in the hall, Ísl. ii. 262; kapella upp af konungs herbergjum, upwards from, Fms. x. 153; vindr stóð af landi, the wind stood off the land, Bárð. 166.
    β. metaph., stauda af e-u, vide VI. 4.
    γ. ellipt., hallaði af norðr, of the channel, north of a spot, Boll. 348; also, austr af, suðr af, vestr af, etc.
    3. denoting absence; þingheyendr skulu eigi vera um nótt af þingi ( away from the meeting), eðr lengr, þá eru þeir af þingi ( away from (be meeting) ef þeir eru or ( out of) þingmarki, Grág. i. 25; vera um nótt af várþingi, 115; meðan hann er af landi héðan, abroad, 150.
    β. metaph., gud hvíldi af öllum verkum sínum á sjaunda degi, rested from his labours, Ver. 3.
    4. denoting distance; þat er komit af þjóðleið, out of the high road, remote, Eg. 369; af þjóðbraut, Grág. ii. 264, i. 15; Otradalr (a farm) var mjök af vegi, far out of the way, Háv. 53.
    B. TEMP, past, from, out of, beyond:
    1. of a person’s age, in the sense of having past a period of life; af ómaga aldri, of age, able to support oneself, Grág. i. 243; af aeskualdri, stricken in years, having past the prime of life, Eg. 202; lítið af barnsaldri, still a child, Ld. 74; ek em nú af léttasia skeiði, no longer in the prime of life, Háv. 40.
    2. of a part or period of time, past; eigi síðar en nótt er af þingi, a night of the session past, Grág. i. 101; þá er sjau vikur eru af sumri, seven weeks past of the summer, 182; tíu vikur af sumri, Íb. 10; var mikit af nótt, much of the night was past, Háv. 41; mikið af vetri, much of the winter was past, Fas. ii. 186; þriðjungr af nótt, a third of the night past, Fms. x. 160; stund af degi, etc.; tveir mánoðr af sumri, Gþl. 103.
    3. in adverbial phrases such as, af stundu, soon; af bragði, at once; af tómi, at leisure, at ease; af nýju, again; af skyndingu, speedily; af bráðungu, in a hurry, etc.
    C. In various other relations:
    I. denoting the passage or transition of an object, concrete or abstract, of, from.
    1. where a thing is received, derived from, conferred by a person or object; þiggja lið af e-m, to derive help from, Edda 26; taka traust af e-m, to receive support, comfort from, Fms. xi. 243; taka mála af e-m, to be in one’s pay, of a soldier, Eg. 266; halda land af e-m, to hold land of any one, 282; verða viss af e-m, to get information from, 57, Nj. 130; taka við sök af manni (a law term), to undertake a case, suit, Grág. i. 142; hafa umboð af e-m, to be another’s deputy, ii. 374; vera góðs (ills) maklegr af e-m, to deserve good (bad) of, Vd. 88 (old Ed., the new reads frá), Fs. 45; afla matar af eyjum, to derive supplies from, Eb. 12.
    2. where an object is taken by force:
    α. prop. out of a person’s hand; þú skalt hnykkja smíðit af honum, wrest it out of his hand, Nj. 32; cp. taka, þrífa, svipta e-u (e-t) af e-m, to wrest from.
    β. metaph. of a person’s deprival of anything in general; hann tók af þér konuna, carried thy wife off, Nj. 33; tók Gunnarr af þér sáðland þitt, robbed thee of seedland, 103; taka af honum tignina, to depose, degrade him, Eg. 271; vinna e-t af e-m, to carry off by force of arms, conquer, Fms. iii. 29; drepa menn af e-m, for one, slay one’s man, Eg. 417; fell þar lið mart af Eyvindi, many of Eyvind’s people fell there, 261.
    γ. in such phrases as, hyggja af e-u (v. afhuga), hugsa af e-u, to forget; hyggja af harmi; sjá af e-u, to lose, miss; var svá ástúðigt með þeim, at livargi þóttist mega af öðrum sjá, neither of them could take his eyes off the other, Sturl. i. 194; svá er mörg við ver sinn vær, at varla um sér hon af hoiuun nær, Skálda 163.
    3. denoting forfeiture; þá eru þeir útlagir, ok af goðorði sínu, have forfeited their priesthood, Grág. i. 24; telja hann af ráðunum fjár síns alls, to oust one, on account of idiocy or madness, 176; verða af kaupi, to be off the bargain, Edda 26; þá skalt þú af allri fjárheimtunni, forfeit all the claim, Nj. 15; ek skal stefna þér af konunni, summon thee to forfeit, a case of divorce, id.; ella er hann af rettarfari um hana, has forfeited the suit, Grág. i. 381.
    β. ellipt., af ferr eindagi ef, is forfeited, Grág. i. 140.
    II. denoting relation of a part to a whole, off, of, Lat. de; höggva hönd, höfuð, fót af e-um, to cut one’s hand, head, foot off, Nj. 97, 92, Bs. i. 674; höggva spjót af skapti, to sever the blade from the shaft, 264; hann lét þá ekki hafa af föðurarfi sínum, nothing of their patrimony, Eg. 25; vil ek at þú takir slíkt sem þér líkar af varningi, take what you like of the stores, Nj. 4; at þú eignist slíkt af fé okkru sem þú vili, 94.
    β. ellipt., en nú höfum vér kjörit, en þat er af krossinum, a slice of, Fms. vii. 89; Þórðr gaf Skólm frænda sínum af landnámi sínu, a part of, Landn. 211; hafði hann þat af hans eigu er hann vildi, Sturl. ii. 169; þar lá forkr einn ok brotið af endanum, the point broken off, Háv. 24, Sturl. i. 169.
    γ. absol. off; beit hann höndina af, þar sem nú heitir úlfliðr, bit the hand off, Edda 17; fauk af höfuðit, the head flew off, Nj. 97; jafnt er sem þér synist, af er fótrinn, the foot is off, id.; af bæði eyru, both ears off, Vm. 29.
    2. with the notion ofamong; mestr skörungr af konum á Norðrlöndum, the greatest heroine in the North, Fms. i. 116; hinn efniligasti maðr af ungum mönnum í Austfjörðum, the most hopeful of youths in the Eastfirths, Njarð. 364; af ( among) öllurn hirðmönnuni virði konungr mest skáld sín, Eg. 27; ef hann vildi nokkura kaupa af þessum konum, Ld. 30; ör liggr þar útiá vegginum, ok er sú af þeirra örum, one of their own arrows, Nj. 115.
    β. from, among, belonging to; guð kaus hana af ollum konum sér til móður, of the Virgin Mary, Mar. A. i. 27.
    γ. metaph., kunna mikit (lítið) af e-u, to know much, little of, Bragi kann mest af skáldskap, is more cunning of poetry than any one else, Edda 17.
    δ. absol. out of, before, in preference to all others; Gunnarr bauð þér góð boð, en þú vildir eingi af taka, you would choose none of them, Nj. 77; ráða e-t af, to decide; þó mun faðir minn mestu af ráða, all depends upon him, Ld. 22; konungr kveðst því mundu heldr af trúa, preferred believing that of the two, Eg. 55; var honum ekki vildara af ván, he could expect nothing better, 364.
    3. with the additional sense of instrumentality, with; ferma skip af e-u, to freight a ship with, Eg. 364; hlaða mörg skip af korni, load many ships with corn, Fms. xi. 8; klyfja tvá hesta af mat, Nj. 74; var vágrinn skipaðr af herskipum, the bay was covered with war ships, 124; fylla ker af glóðum, fill it with embers, Stj. 319; fylla heiminn af sínu kyni, to fill the world with his offspring, Ver. 3.
    III. denoting the substance of which a thing is made, of; used indifferently with ór, though ór be more frequent; þeir gerðu af honum jörðina, af blóði hans sæinn ok vötnin, of the creation of the world from the corpse of the giant Ymir; the poem Gm. 40, 41, constantly uses ór in this sense, just as in modern Icelandic, Edda 5; svá skildu þeir, at allir hlutir væri smíðaðir af nokkru efni, 147 (pref.); húsit var gert af timbrstokkum, built of trunks of timber, Eg. 233; hjöhin vóru af gulli, of gold, golden, Fms. i. 17; af osti, of cheese, but in the verse 1. c. ór osti, Fms. vi. 253; línklæði af lérepti, linen, Sks. 287.
    2. metaph. in the phrases, göra e-t af e-n ( to dispose of), verða af ( become of), hvat hefir þú gört af Gunnari, what hast thou done with Gunnar? Njarð. 376; hvat af motrinuni er orðit, what has become of it? of a lost thing, Ld. 208; hverfr Óspakr á burt, svá eigi vita menn hvat af honum er orðit, what has become of him? Band. 5.
    IV. denoting parentage, descent, origin, domicile, abode:
    1. parentage, of, from, used indifferently with frá; ok eru af þeim komnir Gilsbekkingar, descend from them, but a little below—frá honum eru konmir Sturlungar, Eb. 338, cp. afkvæmi; af ætt Hörðakára, Fms. i. 287; kominn af Trojumönnum, xi. 416; af Ása-ætt (Kb. wrongly at), Edda I.
    β. metaph., vera af Guði (theol.), of God, = righteous, 686 B. 9; illr ávöxtr af íllri rót, Fms. ii. 48; Asia er kölluð af nafni nokkurar konu, derives her name from, Stj. 67; af honum er bragr kallaðr skáldskapr, called after his name, Edda 17.
    2. of domicile; af danskri tungu, of Danish or Scandinavian origin, speaking the Danish tongue, Grág. ii. 73; hvaðan af löndum, whence, native of what country? Ísl.
    β. especially denoting a man’s abode, and answering to á and í, the name of the farm (or country) being added to proper names, (as in Scotland,) to distinguish persons of the same name; Hallr af Síðu, Nj. 189; Erlingr af Straumey, 273; Ástríðr af Djúpárbakka, 39; Gunnarr af Hlíðarenda (more usual frá); þorir haklangr konungr af Ögðum, king of Agdir, Eg. 35, etc.; cp. ór and frá.
    V. denoting a person with whom an act, feeling, etc. originates, for the most part with a periphrastic passive:
    1. by, the Old Engl. of; as, ek em sendr hingað af Starkaði ok sonum hans, sent hither by, Nj. 94; inna e-t af hendi, to perform, 257; þó at alþýða væri skírð af kennimönnum, baptized of, Fms. ii. 158; meira virðr af mönnum, higher esteemed, Ld. 158; ástsæll af landsmönnum, beloved, íb. 16; vinsæll af mönnum, Nj. 102; í allgóðu yfirlæti af þeim feðgum, hospitably treated by them, Eg. 170; var þá nokkut drukkið af alþjóð, there was somewhat hard drinking of the people, Sturl. iii. 229; mun þat ekki upp tekið af þeim sükudólgum mínum, they will not clutch at that, Nj. 257; ef svá væri í hendr þér búit af mér, if í had so made everything ready to thy hands, Ld. 130; þá varð fárætt um af föður hans, his father said little about it, Fms. ii. 154.
    2. it is now also sometimes used as a periphrase of a nom., e. g. ritað, þýtt af e-m, written, translated, edited by, but such phrases scarcely occur in old writers.
    VI. denoting cause, ground, reason:
    1. originating from, on account of, by reason of; af frændsemis sökum, for kinship’s sake, Grág. ii. 72; ómáli af áverkum, speechless from wounds, 27; af manna völdum, by violence, not by natural accident, of a crime, Nj. 76; af fortölum Halls, through his pleading, 255; af ástsæld hans ok af tölum þeirra Sæmundar, by his popularity and the eloquence of S., Íb. 16; af ráðum Haralds konungs, by his contriving, Landn. 157; úbygðr af frosti ok kulda, because of frost and cold, Hkr. i. 5.
    β. adverbially, af því, therefore, Nj. 78; af hví, why? 686 B. 9; þá verðr bóndi heiðinn af barni sínu, viz. if he does not cause his child to be christened, K. Þ. K. 20.
    2. denoting instrumentality, by means of; af sinu fé, by one’s own means, Grág. i. 293; framfæra e-n af verkum sinum, by means of one’s own labour, K. Þ. K. 142; draga saman auð af sökum, ok vælum ok kaupum, make money by, 623. I; af sínum kostnaði, at hi s own expense, Hkr. i. 217.
    β. absol., hún fellir á mik dropa svá heita at ek brenn af öll, Ld. 328; hann fékk af hina mestu sæmd, derived great honotur from it, Nj. 88; elli sótti á hendr honum svá at hann lagðist í rekkju af, he grew bedridden from age, Ld. 54; komast undan af hlaupi, escape by running, Fms. viii. 58; spinna garn af rokki, spin off a wheel (now, spinna á rokk), from a notion of instrumentality, or because of the thread being spun out (?), Eb. 92.
    3. denoting proceeding, originating from; lýsti af höndum hennar, her hands spread beams of light, Edda 22; allir heimar lýstust ( were illuminated) af henni, id.; en er lýsti af degi, when the day broke forth, Fms. ii. 16; lítt var lýst af degi, the day was just beginning to break, Ld. 46; þá tók at myrkja af nótt, the ‘mirk-time’ of night began to set in, Eg. 230; tók þá brátt at myrkva af nótt, the night grew dark, Hkr. ii. 230.
    4. metaph., standa, leiða, hljótast af, to be caused by, result from; opt hlýtst íllt af kvenna hjali, great mischief is wrought by women’s gossip (a proverb), Gísl. 15, 98; at af þeim mundi mikit mein ok úhapp standa, be caused by, Edda 18; kenna kulda af ráðum e-s, to feel sore from, Eb. 42; þó mun her hljótast af margs manns bani, Nj, 90.
    5. in adverbial phrases, denoting state of mind; af mikilli æði, in fury, Nj. 116; af móð, in great emotion, Fms. xi. 221; af áhyggju, with concern, i. 186; af létta, frankly, iii. 91; af viti, collectedly, Grág. ii. 27; af heilu, sincerely, Eg. 46; áf fári, in rage; af æðru, timidly, Nj. (in a verse); af setning, composedly, in tune, Fms. iii. 187; af mikilli frægð, gallantly, Fas. i. 261; af öllu afli, with all might, Grág. ii. 41; af riki, violently, Fbr. (in a verse); af trúnaði, confidently, Grág. i. 400.
    VII. denoting regard to, of, concerning, in respect of, as regards:
    1. with verbs, denoting to tell of, be informed, inquire about, Lat. de; Dioscorides segir af grasi því, speaks of, 655 xxx. 5; er menn spurðu af landinu, inquired about it, Landn. 30; halda njósn af e-u, Nj. 104; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, Eg. 546, Band. 8.
    β. absol., hann mun spyrja, hvárt þér sé nokkut af kunnigt hversu for með okkr, whether you know anything about, how, Nj. 33; halda skóla af, to hold a school in a science, 656 A. i. 19 (sounds like a Latinism); en ek gerða þik sera mestan mann af öllu, in respect of all, that you should get all the honour of it, Nj. 78.
    2. with adjectives such as mildr, illr, góðrafe-u, denoting disposition or character in respect to; alira manna mildastr af fo, very liberal, often-banded, Fms. vii. 197; mildr af gulli, i. 33; góðr af griðum, merciful, Al. 33; íllr af mat en mildr af gulli, Fms. i. 53; fastr af drykk, close, stingy in regard to, Sturl. ii. 125; gat þess Hildigunnr at þú mundir góðr af hestinum, that you would be good about the horse, Nj. 90, cp. auðigr at, v. at, which corresponds to the above phrases; cp. also the phrase af sér above, p. 4, col. I, ll. 50 sqq.
    VIII. periphrasis of a genitive (rare); provincialis af öllum Predikaraklaustrum, Fms. x. 76; vera af hinum mesta fjandskap, to breathe deep hatred to, be on bad terms with, ix. 220; af hendi, af hálfu e-s, on one’s behalf, v. those words.
    IX. in adverbial phrases; as, af launungu, secretly; af hljóði, silently; v. those words.
    β. also used absolutely with a verb, almost adverbially, nearly in the signification off, away; hann bað þá róa af fjörðinn, pass the firth swiftly by rowing, row the firth off, Fms. ix. 502; var pá af farit þat seni skerjóttast var, was past, sailed past, Ld. 142; ok er þeir höfðu af fjórðung, past one fourth of the way, Dropl. 10: skína af, to clear up, of the skv, Eb. 152; hence in common language, skína af sér, when the sun breaks forth: sofa af nóttina, to sleep it away, Fms. ii. 98; leið af nóttin, the night past away, Nj. 53; dvelja af stundir, to kill the time, Band. 8; drepa af, to kill; láta af, to slaughter, kill off;
    γ. in exclamations; af tjöldin, off with the awnings, Bs. i. 420, Fins, ix. 49.
    δ. in the phrases, þar af, thence; hér af, hence, Fms. ii. 102; af fram, straight on, Nj. 144; now, á fram, on, advance.
    X. it often refers to a whole sentence or to an adverb, not only like other prepp. to hér, hvar, þar, but also redundantly to hvaðan, héðan, þaðan, whence, hence, thence.
    2. the preposition may sometimes be repeated, once elliptically or adverbially, and once properly, e. g. en er af var borit at borðinu, the cloth was taken off from the table, Nj. 176; Guð þerrir af (off, away) hvert tár af ( from) augum heilagra manna, God wipes off every tear from the eyes of his saints, 655 xx. vii. 17; skal þó fyrst bætr af lúka af fé vegaiula, pay off, from, Gþl. 160, the last af may be omitted—var þá af borið borðinu—and the prep. thus be separated from its case, or it may refer to some of the indecl. relatives er or sem, the prep. hvar, hér, þar being placed behind them without a case, and referring to the preceding relative, e. g. oss er þar mikit af sagt auð þeim, we have been told much about these riches, Band. 24; er þat skjótast þar af at segja, in short, shortly. Eg. 546; þaðan af veit ek, thence í infer, know, Fms. i. 97.
    XI. it is moreover connected with a great many verbs besides those mentioned above, e. g. bera af, to excel, whence afbragð, afbrigði; draga af, to detract, deduct, hence afdráttr; veita ekki af, to be hard with; ganga at, to be left, hence afgangr; standast af um e-t, to stand, how matters stand; sem af tekr, at a furious rate; vita af, to be conscious, know about (vide VII).
    D. As a prefix to compounds distinction is to be made between:
    I. af privativum, denoting diminution, want, deduction, loss, separation, negation of, etc., answering indifferently to Lat. ab-, de-, ex-, dis-, and rarely to re- and se-, v. the following COMPDS, such as segja, dicere, but afsegja, negare; rækja, colere, but afrækja, negligere; aflaga, contra legem; skapligr, normalis, afskapligr, deformis; afvik, recessus; afhús, afhellir, afdalr, etc.
    II. af intensivum, etymologically different, and akin to of, afr-, e. g. afdrykkja = ofdrykkja, inebrietas; afbrýði, jealously; afbendi, tenesmus; afglapi, vir fatuus, etc. etc. Both the privative and the intensive af may be contracted into á, esp. before a labial f, m, v, e. g. á fram = af fram; ábrýði = afbrýði; ávöxtr = afvöxtr; áburðr = afburðr; ávíta = afvíta (?). In some cases dubious. With extenuated and changed vowel; auvirðiligr or övirðiligr, depreciated, = afv- etc., v. those words.

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  • 23 überziehen

    über·zie·hen *
    1. über·zie·hen * [y:bɐʼtsi:ən] irreg vt
    1) ( bedecken)
    etw \überziehen to cover sth; Belag to coat sth
    etw [um etw] \überziehen to overdraw sth [by sth];
    er hat sein Konto [um 1.000 Euro] überzogen he has overdrawn his account [by 1,000 euros], he is [1,000 euros] overdrawn
    etw [um etw] \überziehen to overrun sth [by sth]
    etw \überziehen to carry sth too far;
    überzogen exaggerated, over the top pred ( fam)
    ein Land mit Krieg \überziehen to invade a country;
    ein mit Krieg überzogenes Land a war-stricken [or -torn] country;
    jdn mit immer neuen Forderungen \überziehen to demand more and more from sb;
    jdn mit einem Prozess \überziehen to bring legal action against sb
    vi
    [um etw] \überziehen to overdraw an/the/one's account [or to be overdrawn] [by sth]
    2) ( über die eingeteilte Zeit hinaus) to overrun [one's allotted time]
    2. über|zie·hen [ʼy:bɐtsi:ən]
    vt
    1) ( anlegen)
    [sich] etw \überziehen to put [or slip] on sth sep;
    jdm etw \überziehen to put [or slip] sth on sb
    2) ( fam);
    jdm eins [mit etw] \überziehen to clobber [or clout] sb [one] [with sth] ( fam), to give sb a clout [with sth] ( fam)

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  • 24 überziehen *

    über·zie·hen *
    1. über·zie·hen * [y:bɐʼtsi:ən] irreg vt
    1) ( bedecken)
    etw \überziehen * to cover sth; Belag to coat sth
    etw [um etw] \überziehen * to overdraw sth [by sth];
    er hat sein Konto [um 1.000 Euro] überzogen he has overdrawn his account [by 1,000 euros], he is [1,000 euros] overdrawn
    etw [um etw] \überziehen * to overrun sth [by sth]
    etw \überziehen * to carry sth too far;
    überzogen exaggerated, over the top pred ( fam)
    ein Land mit Krieg \überziehen * to invade a country;
    ein mit Krieg überzogenes Land a war-stricken [or -torn] country;
    jdn mit immer neuen Forderungen \überziehen * to demand more and more from sb;
    jdn mit einem Prozess \überziehen * to bring legal action against sb
    vi
    [um etw] \überziehen * to overdraw an/the/one's account [or to be overdrawn] [by sth]
    2) ( über die eingeteilte Zeit hinaus) to overrun [one's allotted time]
    2. über|zie·hen [ʼy:bɐtsi:ən]
    vt
    1) ( anlegen)
    [sich] etw \überziehen * to put [or slip] on sth sep;
    jdm etw \überziehen * to put [or slip] sth on sb
    2) ( fam);
    jdm eins [mit etw] \überziehen * to clobber [or clout] sb [one] [with sth] ( fam), to give sb a clout [with sth] ( fam)

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  • 25 obsza|r

    m (G obszaru) 1. (powierzchnia) area
    - rezerwat zajmuje obszar ponad 50 kilometrów kwadratowych the nature reserve covers an area of over 50 square kilometres
    - jezioro ma obszar 50 metrów kwadratowych the lake is 50 square metres in (surface) area
    - na obszarze całego kraju/całej Europy all over the country/Europe
    2. (strefa) area, region
    - obszary leśne wooded areas, forest regions
    - górzyste/pustynne obszary kraju mountainous/desert regions a. areas of a country
    - obszary nędzy/zacofania poverty-stricken/backward regions a. areas
    - obszary wysokiego bezrobocia areas a. regions of high unemployment
    3. (dziedzina) area, field
    - nowe obszary nauki/wiedzy new areas a. fields of science/knowledge
    - niedofinansowane obszary gospodarki kraju underfunded sectors of the national economy
    obszar asejsmiczny/sejsmiczny Geol. aseismic/seismic zone a. region

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  • 26 Ethnic minorities

       Traditionally and for a half millennium, Portugal has been a country of emigration, but in recent decades it has become a country of net immigration. During Portugal's long period of overseas empire, beginning in the 15th century, there was always more emigration overseas than immigration to Portugal. There were, nevertheless, populations of natives of Africa, Asia, and the Americas who came to Portugal during the 1450-1975 era. Historians continue to debate the actual numbers of migrants of African descent to Portugal during this period, but records suggest that the resident African population in Portugal during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries was a minority of some consequence but not as large as previously imagined.
       After the wars of independence in Africa began in 1961, and after India conquered and annexed former Portuguese Goa, Damão, and Diu in December of that year, Portugal began to receive more migrants from Asia and Africa than before. First came political refugees carrying Portuguese passports from former Portuguese India; these left India for Portugal in the early 1960s. But the larger numbers came from Portugal's former colonial territories in Africa, especially from Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau; these sought refuge from civil wars and conflicts following the end of the colonial wars and independence from Portugal. While a considerable number of the refugee wave of 1975-76 from these territories were of African as well as Afro-European descent, larger numbers of African migrants began to arrive in the 1980s. A major impetus for their migration to Portugal was to escape civil wars in Angola and Mozambique.
       Another wave of migrants of European descent came beginning in the 1990s, primarily from Ukraine, Russia, Rumania, and Moldova. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, and the implosion of the Soviet Union, migrants from these countries arrived in Portugal in some number. At about the same time, there arrived migrants from Brazil and another former colony of Portugal, the isolated, poverty-stricken Cape Verde Islands. The largest number of foreign immigrants in Portugal continue to be the Brazilians and the Cape Verdeans, whose principal language is also Portuguese.
       Different ethnic migrant groups tended to work in certain occupations; for example, Brazilians were largely professional people, including dentists and technicians. Cape Verdeans, by and large, as well as numbers of other African migrants from former Portuguese African territories, worked in the construction industry or in restaurants and hotels. As of 2004, the non- European Union (EU) migrant population was over 374,000, while the EU migrant numbers were about 74,000.
       Of the foreign migrants from EU countries, the largest community was the British, with as many as 20,000 residents, with smaller numbers from France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. About 9,000 Americans reside in Portugal. Unlike many migrants from the non-EU countries noted above, who sought safety and a way to make a decent living, migrants from Europe and the United States include many who seek a comfortable retirement in Portugal, with its warm, sunny climate, fine cuisine, and security.
        1999 2004
       Brazil 20,851 Brazil 66,907
       Cape Verde Isl. Cape Verde Isl. 64,164
       Angola 17,721 Angola 35,264
       Guinea Bissau 25,148
       São Tomé 10,483
       Mozambique 5,472
       Ukraine 66,227
       Romania 12,155
       Moldova 13,689

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  • 27 районы страны, где свирепствует малярия

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  • 28 schlagen

    das Schlagen
    beat; beating
    * * *
    schla|gen ['ʃlaːgn] pret schlug [ʃluːk] ptp geschlagen [gə'ʃlagn]
    1. vti
    1) (= zuschlagen, prügeln) to hit; (= hauen) to beat; (= einmal zuschlagen, treffen) to hit, to strike; (mit der flachen Hand) to slap, to smack; (leichter) to pat; (mit der Faust) to punch; (mit Schläger) to hit; (= treten) to kick; (mit Hammer, Pickel etc) Loch to knock

    jdn bewusstlos schlágen — to knock sb out or unconscious; (mit vielen Schlägen) to beat sb unconscious

    etw in Stücke or kurz und klein schlágen — to smash sth up or to pieces

    nach jdm/etw schlágen — to hit out or lash out at sb/sth

    um sich schlágen — to lash out

    mit dem Hammer auf den Nagel schlágen — to hit the nail with the hammer

    mit der Faust an die Tür/auf den Tisch schlágen — to beat or thump on the door/table with one's fist

    gegen die Tür schlágen — to hammer on the door

    jdn auf die Schulter schlágen — to slap sb on the back; (leichter) to pat sb on the back

    jdn auf den Kopf schlágen — to hit sb on the head

    jdm ein Buch or mit einem Buch auf den Kopf schlágen — to hit sb on the head with a book

    jdm etw aus der Hand schlágen — to knock sth out of sb's hand

    jdn ins Gesicht schlágen — to hit/slap/punch sb in the face

    ins Gesicht schlágen (fig)to be a slap in the face for sth

    na ja, ehe ich mich schlágen lasse! (hum inf) — yes, I don't mind if I do, I suppose you could twist my arm (hum inf)

    See:
    → grün, Fass
    2) (= läuten) to chime; Stunde to strike

    wissen, was es or die Uhr or die Glocke or die Stunde geschlagen hat (fig inf)to know what's what (inf)

    See:
    3)

    (= heftig flattern) mit den Flügeln schlágen, die Flügel schlágen (liter)to beat or flap its wings

    2. vt
    1) (= besiegen, übertreffen) Gegner, Konkurrenz, Rekord to beat

    schlágen — to beat sb at sth

    unsere Mannschaft schlug den Gegner (mit) 2:1 — our team beat their opponents (by) 2-1

    sich geschlagen geben — to admit that one is beaten, to admit defeat

    2) Teig, Eier to beat; (mit Schneebesen) to whisk; Sahne to whip

    ein Ei in die Pfanne schlágen — to crack an egg into the pan

    ein Ei in die Suppe schlágen — to beat an egg into the soup

    3) (CHESS) to take, to capture
    4) (liter = treffen)
    5) (BIBL = bestrafen) to strike (down), to smite (BIBL)
    6) (= fällen) to fell
    7) (= fechten) Mensuren to fight
    8)

    (liter: = krallen, beißen) schlágen — to sink one's talons/teeth into sth

    9) (HUNT = töten) to kill
    10) (= spielen) Trommel to beat; (liter) Harfe, Laute to pluck, to play
    11) (dated = prägen) Münzen etc to mint, to coin
    12) (= hinzufügen) to add (
    auf +acc, zu to); Gebiet to annexe
    13) (in Verbindung mit n siehe auch dort) Kreis, Bogen to describe; Purzelbaum, Rad to do; Alarm, Funken to raise; Krach to make

    Profit aus etw schlágen — to make a profit from sth; (fig) to profit from sth

    eine Schlacht schlágen — to fight a battle

    14)

    den Kragen nach oben schlágen — to turn up one's collar

    die Hände vors Gesicht schlágen — to cover one's face with one's hands

    15) (= wickeln) to wrap
    3. vi
    1) (Herz, Puls) to beat; (heftig) to pound, to throb
    See:
    2) aux sein

    (= auftreffen) schlágen — to hit one's head on/against sth

    3) aux sein

    (= gelangen) ein leises Wimmern schlug an sein Ohr — he could hear a faint whimpering

    4) (Regen) to beat; (Wellen) to pound, to beat
    See:
    Welle
    5) aux sein or haben (Flammen) to shoot out (aus of); (Rauch) to pour out (aus of)
    6) (Blitz) to strike (
    in etw acc sth)
    7) (=singen Nachtigall, Fink) to sing
    8)

    aux sein (inf: = ähneln) er schlägt sehr nach seinem Vater — he takes after his father a lot

    See:
    Art
    9)

    (= betreffen) schlágen — to be in sb's field/line

    10) aux sein

    (ESP MED: = in Mitleidenschaft ziehen) auf die Augen/Nieren etc schlágen — to affect the eyes/kidneys etc

    jdm auf die Augen etc schlágen — to affect sb's eyes etc

    See:
    Magen
    4. vr
    1) (= sich prügeln) to fight; (= sich duellieren) to duel (
    auf +dat with)

    sich mit jdm schlágen — to fight (with) sb, to have a fight with sb

    sich um etw schlágen (lit, fig)to fight over sth

    2) (= sich selbst schlagen) to hit or beat oneself
    3) (= sich bewähren) to do, to fare

    sich tapfer or gut schlágen — to make a good showing

    4)

    (= sich begeben) sich nach rechts/links/Norden schlágen — to strike out to the right/left/for the North

    schlágen — to side with sb

    sich zu einer Partei schlágen — to throw in one's lot with a party

    See:
    Leben
    5) (MECH)

    schlágen — to affect sth

    * * *
    1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) bat
    2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) bat
    3) bag
    4) (to hit or strike violently, often making a loud noise: The child banged his drum; He banged the book down angrily on the table.) bang
    5) (to beat or strike with a club: They clubbed him to death.) club
    6) (to strike or hit repeatedly: Beat the drum.) beat
    7) (to win against: She beat me in a contest.) beat
    8) (to mix thoroughly: to beat an egg.) beat
    9) (to move in a regular rhythm: My heart is beating faster than usual.) beat
    11) (to strike with the fist.) buffet
    12) ((of a clock) to indicate the time by chiming: The clock chimed 9 o'clock.) chime
    13) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) clap
    14) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) clip
    15) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) drive
    16) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) hit
    17) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) knock
    18) (to hit with the fist: He punched him on the nose.) punch
    19) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!) sound
    20) strike
    21) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) strike
    22) (to whip: I'm whipping up eggs for the dessert.) whip up
    23) (to beat (eggs etc).) whip
    24) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) whisk
    * * *
    schla·gen
    [ˈʃla:gn̩]
    1.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (hauen)
    jdn \schlagen to hit [or form strike] sb; (mit der Faust) to punch sb; (mit der flachen Hand) to slap sb
    sie schlug ihm das Heft um die Ohren she hit him over the head with the magazine
    mit der Faust auf den Tisch \schlagen to hammer on the table with one's fist
    den Gegner zu Boden \schlagen to knock one's opponent down
    jdm etw aus der Hand \schlagen to knock sth out or sb's hand
    etw kurz und klein [o in Stücke] \schlagen to smash sth to pieces
    jdn mit der Peitsche \schlagen to whip sb
    jdn mit einem Schlagstock \schlagen to club [or hit] [or beat] sb with a stick
    jdm [wohlwollend] auf die Schulter \schlagen to give sb a [friendly] slap on the back
    2.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (prügeln)
    jdn \schlagen to beat sb
    schlägt dich dein Mann? does your husband beat you [up] [or hurt] you?
    jdn bewusstlos \schlagen to beat sb senseless [or unconscious]
    jdn blutig \schlagen to leave sb battered and bleeding
    jdn halb tot \schlagen to leave sb half dead
    jdn zum Krüppel \schlagen to cripple sb
    3.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (geh: heimsuchen)
    jdn \schlagen:
    das Schicksal hat ihn hart [o schwer] ge \schlagen fate has dealt him a hard blow
    mit einer Krankheit geschlagen sein to be afflicted by an illness
    4.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (besiegen)
    jdn \schlagen to defeat sb; SPORT to beat sb
    jdn [in etw dat] \schlagen to beat sb [in [or at] sth]
    den Feind mit Waffengewalt \schlagen to defeat the enemy with force of arms
    sich akk ge \schlagen geben to admit defeat
    den Gegner vernichtend \schlagen to inflict a crushing defeat on one's opponent
    jd ist nicht zu \schlagen sb is unbeatable
    5.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    etw \schlagen to take sth
    Läufer schlägt Bauern! bishop takes pawn!
    ich brauche drei Augen, um deinen Spielstein zu \schlagen I need a three to take you[r counter]
    6.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben KOCHK
    etw \schlagen to beat sth
    Sahne \schlagen to whip cream
    Eiweiß steif [o zu Schnee] \schlagen to beat the egg white until stiff
    Eier in die Pfanne \schlagen to crack eggs into the pan
    die Soße durch ein Sieb \schlagen to pass the gravy through a sieve
    7.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben MUS (zum Erklingen bringen)
    die Saiten \schlagen to pluck the strings
    den Takt \schlagen to beat time
    die Trommel \schlagen to beat the drums
    8.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (läuten)
    etw \schlagen to strike sth
    die Uhr hat gerade 10 [o (geh) die zehnte Stunde] ge \schlagen the clock has just struck ten; (fig)
    die Stunde der Rache/Wahrheit hat ge\schlagen the moment of revenge/truth has come; (fig)
    jetzt schlägt's aber dreizehn! that's a bit much [or thick]!
    eine ge\schlagene Stunde warten to wait for a whole hour
    wissen, was die Glocke [o Uhr] ge\schlagen hat (fig) to know what's what
    9.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (treiben)
    etw [irgendwohin] \schlagen to hit sth [somewhere]
    den Ball ins Aus \schlagen to kick the ball out of play
    ein Loch ins Eis \schlagen to break [or smash] a hole in the ice
    einen Nagel in die Wand \schlagen to knock [or hammer] a nail into the wall
    10.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (geh: krallen)
    die Fänge/Krallen/Zähne in die Beute \schlagen to dig [or sink] its claws/talons/teeth into the prey
    11.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (legen)
    etw irgendwohin \schlagen to throw sth somewhere
    die Arme um jdn \schlagen to throw one's arms around sb
    ein Bein über das andere \schlagen to cross one's legs
    die Decke zur Seite \schlagen to throw off the blanket
    die Hände vors Gesicht \schlagen to cover one's face with one's hands
    den Kragen nach oben \schlagen to turn up one's collar
    12.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben POL, ÖKON (hinzufügen)
    die Unkosten auf den Verkaufspreis \schlagen to add the costs to the retail price
    ein Gebiet zu einem Land \schlagen to annex a territory to a country
    13.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (wickeln)
    etw/jdn in etw akk \schlagen to wrap sth/sb in sth
    das Geschenk in Geschenkpapier \schlagen to wrap up the present
    das Kind in die Decke \schlagen to wrap the child in the blanket
    14.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (ausführen)
    etw \schlagen:
    das Kleid schlägt Falten the dress gets creased
    einen Bogen um das Haus \schlagen to give the house a wide berth
    das Kreuz \schlagen to make the sign of the cross
    mit dem Zirkel einen Kreis \schlagen to describe a circle with compasses
    15.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (fällen)
    einen Baum \schlagen to fell a tree
    16.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben JAGD (reißen)
    ein Tier \schlagen to take an animal
    17.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (veraltend: prägen)
    Medaillen \schlagen to strike medals
    Münzen \schlagen to mint coins
    18.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (fechten)
    eine Mensur \schlagen to fight a duel
    eine \schlagende Verbindung a duelling [or AM dueling] fraternity
    19.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Funken \schlagen to send out sparks sep
    eine Schlacht \schlagen to fight a battle
    20.
    ehe ich mich \schlagen lasse! (hum fam) oh all right [or go on] then!, before you twist my arm!
    jdn in die Flucht \schlagen to put sb to flight
    etw in den Wind \schlagen to reject sth out of hand; s.a. Alarm, Krach, Profit, Purzelbaum, Rad
    1.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (hauen)
    nach jdm \schlagen to hit out at sb
    [mit etw dat] um sich akk \schlagen to lash [or thrash] about [with sth]
    er schlug [wie] wild um sich he lashed [or hit] out wildly all round him
    [mit etw dat] irgendwohin \schlagen to hit sth [with sth]
    mit der Faust gegen eine Tür \schlagen to beat at a door with one's fist
    [jdm] [mit der Hand] ins Gesicht \schlagen to slap sb's face
    jdm in die Fresse \schlagen (derb) to punch sb in the face fam
    gegen das Tor \schlagen to knock at the gate
    2.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (auftreffen)
    an [o gegen] etw akk \schlagen to land on sth, to strike against sth
    der Stein schlug hart auf das Straßenpflaster the stone landed with a thud on the road
    die schweren Brecher schlugen gegen die Hafenmauer the heavy breakers broke [or crashed] against the harbour wall
    hörst Du, wie der Regen gegen die Fensterläden schlägt? can you hear the rain [beating] against the shutters?
    der Regen schlug heftig gegen die Fensterscheibe the rain lashed against the window
    ich habe doch irgendwo eine Tür \schlagen hören! but I heard a door slam somewhere!
    3.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (explodieren) to strike
    ein Blitz ist in den Baum ge\schlagen the tree was struck by lightning
    4.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (pochen) to beat
    ihr Puls schlägt ganz schwach/unregelmäßig/kräftig her pulse is very weak/irregular/strong
    nach dem Lauf hier hoch schlägt mir das Herz bis zum Hals my heart's pounding after running up here
    sein Herz hat aufgehört zu \schlagen his heart has stopped
    vor Angst schlug ihr das Herz bis zum Hals she was so frightened that her heart was in her mouth; (fig)
    ihr Herz schlägt ganz für Bayern München she's a whole-hearted Bayern Munich fan
    5.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (läuten)
    etw schlägt sth is striking
    hör mal, das Glockenspiel schlägt listen, the clock is chiming
    die Kirchglocken \schlagen the church bells are ringing; s.a. Stunde
    6.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: sein o haben (emporlodern)
    etw schlägt aus etw dat sth is shooting up from sth
    aus dem Dach schlugen die Flammen the flames shot up out of the roof
    7.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben ORN (singen) Nachtigalle, Fink to sing
    8.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (bewegen)
    mit den Flügeln \schlagen to beat its wings
    9.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (fam: ähneln)
    nach jdm \schlagen to take after sb
    er schlägt überhaupt nicht nach seinem Vater he doesn't take after his father at all; s.a. Art
    10.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    jdm [auf etw akk] \schlagen to affect sb['s sth]
    das schlechte Wetter schlägt mir langsam aufs Gemüt the bad weather is starting to get me down
    der Streit ist ihr auf den Magen ge\schlagen the quarrel upset her stomach
    11.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (zugehören)
    in jds Fach \schlagen to be in sb's field
    12.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: sein (dringen)
    Lärm schlug an meine Ohren the noise reached my ears
    das Blut schlug ihm ins Gesicht the blood rushed to his face
    die Röte schlug ihr ins Gesicht she turned quite red
    1.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (sich prügeln)
    sich akk \schlagen to have a fight, to fight each other
    sich akk [mit jdm] \schlagen to fight [sb]
    sich akk selbst \schlagen to hit [or beat] oneself
    2.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (sich duellieren)
    sich akk \schlagen to duel
    3.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (rangeln)
    sich akk [um etw akk] \schlagen to fight [over sth]
    das Konzert ist ausverkauft, die Leute haben sich um die Karten geradezu ge\schlagen the tickets went like hot cakes and the concert is sold out; (iron fam)
    ich schlage mich nicht darum, das Geschirr zu spülen I'm not desperate to do the washing up
    4.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (sich wenden)
    sich akk irgendwohin \schlagen to strike out
    sich akk nach rechts \schlagen to strike out to the right
    sich akk in die Büsche \schlagen to slip away hum, to go behind a tree hum
    sich akk auf jds Seite \schlagen to take sb's side; (die Fronten wechseln) to go over to sb
    5.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    etw schlägt sich jdm auf den Magen sth affects sb's stomach
    6.
    <schlug, geschlagen>
    Hilfsverb: haben (sich anstrengen)
    sich akk [irgendwie] \schlagen to do somehow
    sich akk gut \schlagen to do well
    wie war die Prüfung? — ich denke, ich habe mich ganz gut geschlagen how was the exam? — I think I've done pretty well
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) hit; beat; strike; (mit der Faust) punch; hit; (mit der flachen Hand) slap; (mit der Peitsche) lash

    ein Kind schlagen — smack a child; (aufs Hinterteil) spank a child

    jemanden bewusstlos/zu Boden schlagen — beat somebody senseless/to the ground; (mit einem Schlag) knock somebody senseless/to the ground

    ein Loch ins Eis schlagenbreak or smash a hole in the ice; s. auch grün 1)

    einen Nagel in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — knock a nail into something

    3) (rühren) beat < mixture>; whip < cream>; (mit einem Schneebesen) whisk
    4) (läuten) < clock> strike; < bell> ring

    eine geschlagene Stunde(ugs.) a whole hour; s. auch dreizehn; Stunde 1)

    5) (legen) throw
    6) (einwickeln) wrap (in + Akk. in)
    7) (besiegen, übertreffen) beat

    jemanden in etwas (Dat.) schlagen — beat somebody at something

    eine Mannschaft [mit] 2:0 schlagen — beat a team [by] 2-0

    8) auch itr. (bes. Schach) take < chessman>
    9) (fällen) fell < tree>
    10) (spielen) beat < drum>; (geh.) play <lute, zither, harp>

    den Takt/Rhythmus schlagen — beat time

    11)

    etwas in etwas/auf etwas (Akk.) schlagen — add something to something

    2.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

    jemandem auf die Hand/ins Gesicht schlagen — slap somebody's hand/hit somebody in the face

    um sich schlagenlash or hit out

    2)

    mit den Flügeln schlagen< bird> beat or flap its wings

    mit dem Kopf auf etwas (Akk.) /gegen etwas schlagen — bang one's head on/against something

    5) (pulsieren) <heart, pulse> beat; (heftig) < heart> pound; < pulse> throb
    6) (läuten) < clock> strike; < bell> ring; < funeral bell> toll
    7) auch mit sein (auftreffen)

    gegen/an etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <rain, waves> beat against something

    8) meist mit sein (einschlagen)

    in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <lightning, bullet, etc.> strike or hit something

    nach dem Onkel usw. schlagen — take after one's uncle etc

    3.

    sich um etwas schlagen(auch fig.) fight over something

    2) (ugs.): (sich behaupten) hold one's own

    sich tapfer schlagen — hold one's own well; put up a good showing

    * * *
    schlagen; schlägt, schlug, hat oder ist geschlagen
    A. v/t (hat)
    1. hit; wiederholt, (verprügeln) beat; mit der Faust: hit, punch; mit der offenen Hand: hit, whack umg; klatschend: slap; (besonders Kinder) smack; mit dem Stock: hit, beat; mit der Peitsche: whip; (Eier, Sahne etc) beat;
    jemanden zu Boden schlagen knock sb down, floor sb; (k.o. schlagen) knock sb out;
    jemanden blutig/krankenhausreif schlagen hit sb until he ( oder she) bleeds/needs hospital treatment; stärker: beat sb to a bleeding pulp/reduce sb to a hospital case;
    sie schlagen ihre Kinder they beat their children;
    er schlägt seine Frau he beats (up) his wife;
    an die Wand schlagen mit Nägeln: nail to the wall;
    jemandem etwas aus der Hand schlagen knock sth out of sb’s hand;
    jemandem etwas um die Ohren schlagen slap sb (a)round the ears with sth;
    den Kopf schlagen an (+akk) hit ( oder bump, knock, bang) one’s head on ( oder against);
    eine Notiz ans Brett schlagen put a notice up on the board, pin a notice (up) onto the board;
    die Trommel schlagen beat the drum; Fußball etc:
    den Ball zu … schlagen pass the ball to …;
    Erbsen etc
    durch ein Sieb schlagen pass through a sieve;
    schlagen in (+akk) hammer ( oder drive) into;
    ein Loch in die Wand schlagen knock a hole in the wall;
    ein Ei in die Pfanne schlagen break an egg into the pan;
    die Zähne schlagen in (+akk) Tier: sink its teeth into;
    die Augen zu Boden schlagen cast one’s eyes down
    2. (Bäume) fell, cut down
    3. (Tür) bang, slam
    4. (übertreffen) beat; (besiegen) auch defeat, lick umg;
    wir haben sie 3:0 geschlagen we beat them 3-0;
    sich geschlagen geben admit defeat, give up;
    ich gebe mich geschlagen auch umg okay, you win
    5.
    sich (dat)
    Sinn schlagen put sth out of one’s mind, forget (about) sth umg
    6.
    schlagen WIRTSCH add on to
    7.
    die Uhr schlug zehn the clock struck ten;
    jetzt schlägt’s dreizehn! umg, fig that’s overdoing it
    8.
    in Papier schlagen (einwickeln) wrap (up) in paper;
    zur Seite schlagen (Decke etc) push aside
    9. Raubvogel etc: (Beutetier) kill; Alarm, Brücke 1, Flucht1 1, geschlagen, Glocke 1, Kapital 2, Kreuz 1, Rad 1, Schaum, Waffe, Wurzel
    B. v/i
    1. (hat) hit sb, sth, strike; Herz, Puls: beat; heftig: throb; Uhr: strike; Tür: bang, slam; Segel: flap; Rad: run untrue, pull; Pferd: kick; Nachtigall: sing;
    schlagen an (+akk) oder
    gegen hit;
    mit etwas auf/gegen etwas schlagen bang sth on/against sth;
    gegen die Tür schlagen hammer at the door;
    jemandem ins Gesicht/in den Magen schlagen punch sb in the face/stomach;
    jemandem auf die Finger schlagen rap sb’s knuckles;
    schlagen hit out at;
    um sich schlagen lash out (in all directions), thrash about (US around);
    sein Puls schlägt regelmäßig his pulse is regular
    schlagen an (+akk) oder
    gegen Regen: beat against; Wellen: beat ( oder crash) against
    3. (ist):
    gegen etwas schlagen hit ( oder bump, knock, bang) one’s head against sth;
    auf (+akk) den Kreislauf etc
    schlagen affect;
    schlug ihm auf den Magen auch went to his stomach;
    die Arbeit etc
    schlägt mir auf den Magen is upsetting my stomach;
    das schlägt mir aufs Gemüt it affects my state of mind, it gets me down
    4. (ist):
    schlagen aus Flammen: leap out of; Rauch: pour from ( oder out of);
    der Blitz schlug in den Baum the lightning struck the tree
    5. (hat/ist):
    Ressort schlagen (not) be part of sb’s job
    6. (ist):
    sie schlägt ganz nach ihrer Mutter she’s just like her mother
    C. v/r (hat)
    1. (kämpfen) (have a) fight (
    mit with);
    sich mit jemandem schlagen fight it out with sb; (duellieren) fight a duel with sb;
    sich schlagen um fight over;
    sich gut schlagen fig hold one’s own, give a good account of o.s.
    2.
    sich auf jemandes Seite schlagen side with sb; weitS. (überwechseln) go over to sb;
    3.
    sich auf den Magen/das Gemüt schlagen affect one’s stomach/state of mind
    * * *
    1.
    unregelmäßiges transitives Verb
    1) hit; beat; strike; (mit der Faust) punch; hit; (mit der flachen Hand) slap; (mit der Peitsche) lash

    ein Kind schlagen — smack a child; (aufs Hinterteil) spank a child

    jemanden bewusstlos/zu Boden schlagen — beat somebody senseless/to the ground; (mit einem Schlag) knock somebody senseless/to the ground

    ein Loch ins Eis schlagenbreak or smash a hole in the ice; s. auch grün 1)

    einen Nagel in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — knock a nail into something

    3) (rühren) beat < mixture>; whip < cream>; (mit einem Schneebesen) whisk
    4) (läuten) < clock> strike; < bell> ring

    eine geschlagene Stunde(ugs.) a whole hour; s. auch dreizehn; Stunde 1)

    5) (legen) throw
    6) (einwickeln) wrap (in + Akk. in)
    7) (besiegen, übertreffen) beat

    jemanden in etwas (Dat.) schlagen — beat somebody at something

    eine Mannschaft [mit] 2:0 schlagen — beat a team [by] 2-0

    8) auch itr. (bes. Schach) take < chessman>
    9) (fällen) fell < tree>
    10) (spielen) beat < drum>; (geh.) play <lute, zither, harp>

    den Takt/Rhythmus schlagen — beat time

    11)

    etwas in etwas/auf etwas (Akk.) schlagen — add something to something

    2.
    unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

    jemandem auf die Hand/ins Gesicht schlagen — slap somebody's hand/hit somebody in the face

    um sich schlagenlash or hit out

    2)

    mit den Flügeln schlagen< bird> beat or flap its wings

    mit dem Kopf auf etwas (Akk.) /gegen etwas schlagen — bang one's head on/against something

    5) (pulsieren) <heart, pulse> beat; (heftig) < heart> pound; < pulse> throb
    6) (läuten) < clock> strike; < bell> ring; < funeral bell> toll
    7) auch mit sein (auftreffen)

    gegen/an etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <rain, waves> beat against something

    8) meist mit sein (einschlagen)

    in etwas (Akk.) schlagen — <lightning, bullet, etc.> strike or hit something

    nach dem Onkel usw. schlagen — take after one's uncle etc

    3.

    sich um etwas schlagen(auch fig.) fight over something

    2) (ugs.): (sich behaupten) hold one's own

    sich tapfer schlagen — hold one's own well; put up a good showing

    * * *
    v.
    (§ p.,pp.: schlug, geschlagen)
    = to bang v.
    to bash v.
    to batter v.
    to beat v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: beat, beaten)
    to blast v.
    to hit v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: hit)
    to knock (at) v.
    to pommel v.
    to pummel v.
    to punch v.
    to rap v.
    to slap v.
    to slat v.
    to strike v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: struck)
    or p.p.: stricken•)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schlagen

  • 29 abatido

    adj.
    1 depressed, despondent, crestfallen, dejected.
    2 contemptible, despicable.
    3 devalued, fallen in price, depreciated.
    m.
    slating, boarding.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: abatir.
    * * *
    1→ link=abatir abatir
    1 (deprimido) dejected, depressed
    2 (despreciable) despicable, low
    3 (fruta) fallen, drooping
    * * *
    (f. - abatida)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=deprimido) depressed, dejected

    tener la cara abatida — to be crestfallen, look dejected

    2) (=despreciable) despicable, contemptible
    3) (Com, Econ) depreciated
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressed
    b) [estar] ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited
    * * *
    = disheartened, depressed, abject, despondent, abjected, dispirited, hipped.
    Ex. This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
    Ex. As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
    Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
    Ex. Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
    Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
    Ex. The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
    Ex. His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
    ----
    * abatidos, los = dismayed, the.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressed
    b) [estar] ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited
    * * *
    = disheartened, depressed, abject, despondent, abjected, dispirited, hipped.

    Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.

    Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
    Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
    Ex: Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
    Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
    Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
    Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
    * abatidos, los = dismayed, the.

    * * *
    abatido -da
    1 [ ESTAR] (deprimido, triste) depressed
    está muy abatido por su muerte her death has left him very depressed o feeling very low
    siempre ha sido tan alegre y ahora lo veo tan abatido he's always been such a cheerful person and now he seems so dejected o downhearted o despondent
    la enfermedad lo tiene muy abatido he's feeling very low o very down because of his illness
    2 [ ESTAR] (desanimado) depressed, downhearted, dispirited, despondent
    * * *

    Del verbo abatir: ( conjugate abatir)

    abatido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    abatido    
    abatir
    abatido
    ◊ -da adjetivo [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressed;


    ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited
    abatir ( conjugate abatir) verbo transitivo
    1 ( derribar) ‹pájaro/avión to bring down;
    muro/edificio to knock down;
    árbol to fell;

    2 (deprimir, entristecer):

    no te dejes abatido por las preocupaciones don't let your worries get you down
    3 asiento to recline
    abatirse verbo pronominal
    1 ( deprimirse) to get depressed
    2 (frml) abatidose sobre algo/algn [pájaro/avión] to swoop down on sth/sb;
    [ desgracia] to befall sth/sb (frml);

    abatido,-a adjetivo dejected, depressed, downhearted
    abatir verbo transitivo
    1 (derribar, derrumbar) to knock down, pull down: los enemigos abatieron tres de nuestros aviones, the enemy shot down three of our planes
    2 (tumbar el respaldo) to fold down
    3 (desalentar) to depress, dishearten: las malas noticias no nos abatieron, the bad news didn't discourage us
    ' abatido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abatida
    - aplanar
    - desanimada
    - desanimado
    - deshecha
    - deshecho
    - polvo
    - sombría
    - sombrío
    - abatir
    English:
    dejected
    - despondent
    - dishearten
    - downcast
    - glum
    - grief-stricken
    - mope
    - prostrate
    - depressed
    - dispirited
    - down
    - miserable
    * * *
    abatido, -a adj
    dejected, downhearted;
    está muy abatido por la muerte de su padre he's feeling very down because of his father's death;
    “no me quiere”, respondió abatido “she doesn't love me,” he said dejectedly o downheartedly
    * * *
    I adj depressed
    II partabatir
    * * *
    abatido, -da adj
    : dejected, depressed

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  • 30 misérable

    misérable [mizeʀabl]
    adjective
       a. ( = pauvre) [famille, personne] destitute ; [région] impoverished ; [logement] seedy ; [vêtements] shabby
       b. ( = pitoyable) [existence, conditions] miserable ; [personne] pitiful
       c. ( = faible) [somme] miserable
    * * *
    mizeʀabl
    1.
    1) ( très pauvre) [personne] destitute; [habit] shabby; [vie, pays] poor, wretched; [maison] squalid
    2) ( dérisoire) [salaire] meagre [BrE]; [affaire] pathetic
    3) ( pitoyable) pitiful, miserable

    2.
    1) ( indigent) pauper
    2) (dated) ( personne méprisable) scoundrel
    * * *
    mizeʀabl
    1. adj
    1) (= lamentable, malheureux) pitiful, wretched
    2) (= insignifiant, mesquin) miserable
    2. nmf
    vieilli (= scélérat) wretch, (= miséreux) poor wretch
    * * *
    A adj
    1 ( très pauvre) [personne] destitute, poor; [habit] shabby; [vie, condition, pays] poor, wretched; [maison, pièce] squalid, dingy;
    2 ( dérisoire) [somme, salaire] meagreGB; [affaire] pathetic; se battre pour un misérable croûton to fight over a miserable piece of bread;
    3 ( pitoyable) [fin, existence] pitiful, miserable.
    B nmf
    1 ( indigent) pauper; il a l'air d'un misérable he looks down and out ou like a pauper;
    2 ( personne méprisable) scoundrel.
    [mizerabl] adjectif
    2. [pitoyable] pitiful, miserable, wretched
    3. [insignifiant] miserable, paltry
    ————————
    [mizerabl] nom masculin et féminin
    1. (soutenu & humoristique) [malheureux]
    misérable, qu'as-tu fait là! what have you done, you wretch!
    2. (littéraire) [miséreux] pauper, wretch
    ‘les Misérables’ Hugo ‘les Miserables’
    3. (littéraire) [canaille] (vile) rascal ou scoundrel

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  • 31 sinistré

    sinistre [sinistʀ]
    1. adjective
    sinister ; [voix, air] funereal ; [personne] grim-looking ; [soirée, réunion] grim (inf)
    tu es sinistre ce soir ! you're in a very sombre mood tonight!
    2. masculine noun
    ( = catastrophe) disaster ; ( = incendie) blaze ; (Insurance) ( = cas) accident
    * * *
    sinistʀ
    1.
    1) [personnage, projet] sinister; [bruit, lueur] sinister, ominous; [lieu, paysage, avenir] bleak; [soirée, invité] dreary
    2) (before n)

    de sinistres crétins (colloq)/crapules — absolute idiots/crooks


    2.
    nom masculin ( désastre) disaster; ( accident) accident; ( incendie) blaze
    * * *
    sinistʀ
    1. adj
    1) (ton, lieu, atmosphère) sinister
    2. nm
    1) (= incendie) blaze
    2) (= catastrophe) disaster
    3) (= accident) accident
    4) ASSURANCES accident (causing damage giving rise to a claim)
    * * *
    A adj
    1 [personnage, projet] sinister; [bruit, lueur] sinister, ominous; [lieu, paysage, avenir] bleak; [soirée, invité] dreary;
    2 (before n) de sinistres crétins/crapules absolute idiots/crooks.
    B nm ( désastre) disaster; ( accident) accident; ( incendie) blaze; déterminer l'étendue du sinistre to assess the extent of the damage.
    ( féminin sinistrée) [sinistre] adjectif
    [bâtiment, village, quartier - généralement] damaged, stricken ; [ - brûlé] burnt-out ; [ - bombardé] bombed-out ; [ - inondé] flooded
    b. [après des inondations] the flood victims
    région ou zone (déclarée) sinistrée ADMINISTRATION disaster area
    ————————
    , sinistrée [sinistre] nom masculin, nom féminin

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  • 32 Á

    * * *
    a negative suffix to verbs, not;
    era útmakligt, at it is not unmeet that.
    * * *
    1.
    á, prep., often used elliptically, or even adverbially, [Goth. ana; Engl. on; Germ. an. In the Scandinavian idioms the liquid n is absorbed. In English the same has been supposed to happen in adverbial phrases, e. g. ‘along, away, abroad, afoot, again, agate, ahead, aloft, alone, askew, aside, astray, awry,’ etc. It is indeed true that the Ormulum in its northern dialect freq. uses o, even in common phrases, such as ‘o boke, o land, o life, o slæpe, o strande, o write, o naht, o loft,’ etc., v. the glossary; and we may compare on foot and afoot, on sleep (Engl. Vers. of Bible) and asleep; A. S. a-butan and on-butan (about); agen and ongean (again, against); on bæc, aback; on life, alive; on middan, amid. But it is more than likely that in the expressions quoted above, as well as in numberless others, as well in old as in modern English, the English a- as well as the o- of the Ormulum and the modern Scottish and north of England o- are in reality remains of this very á pronounced au or ow, which was brought by the Scandinavian settlers into the north of England. In the struggle for supremacy between the English dialects after the Conquest, the Scandinavian form á or a won the day in many cases to the exclusion of the Anglo-Saxon on. Some of these adverbs have representatives only in the Scandinavian tongues, not in Anglo-Saxon; see below, with dat. B. II, C. VII; with acc. C. I. and VI. The prep. á denotes the surface or outside; í and ór the inside; at, til, and frá, nearness measured to or from an object: á thus answers to the Gr. επί; the Lat. in includes á and i together.]
    With dat. and acc.: in the first case with the notion of remaining on a place, answering to Lat. in with abl.; in the last with the notion of motion to the place, = Lat. in with acc.
    WITH DAT.
    A. Loc.
    I. generally on, upon; á gólfi, on the floor, Nj. 2; á hendi, on the hand (of a ring), 48, 225; á palli, 50; á steini, 108; á vegg, 115; á sjá ok á landi, on sea and land. In some instances the distinction between d and i is loose and wavering, but in most cases common sense and usage decide; thus ‘á bók’ merely denotes the letters, the penmanship, ‘í’ the contents of a book; mod. usage, however, prefers ‘í,’ lesa í bók, but stafr á bók. Old writers on the other hand; á bókum Enskum, in English books, Landn. 24, but í Aldafars bók, 23 (in the book De Mensurâ Temporum, by Bede), cp. Grág. i. 76, where á is a false reading instead of at; á bréfi, the contents of a letter: of clothing or arms, mítr á höfði, sverð á hlið, mitre on head, sword on side, Fms. i. 266, viii. 404; hafa lykil á sér, on one’s person, 655 xxvii. 22; möttull á tyglum, a mantle hanging on (i. e. fastened by) laces, Fms. vii. 201: á þingi means to be present at a meeting; í þingi, to abide within a jurisdiction; á himni, á jörðu, on (Engl. in) heaven and earth, e. g. in the Lord’s Prayer, but í helviti, in hell; á Gimli, Edda (of a heavenly abode); á báti, á skipi denote crew and cargo, ‘í’ the timber or materials of which a ship is built, Eg. 385; vera í stafni á skipi, 177: á skógi, to be abroad in a wood (of a hunter, robber, deer); but to be situated (a house), at work (to fell timber), í skógi, 573, Fs. 5, Fms. iii. 122, viii. 31, xi. 1, Glúm. 330, Landn. 173; á mörkinni, Fms. i. 8, but í mörk, of a farm; á firðinum means lying in a firth, of ships or islands (on the surface of the water), þær eyjar liggja á Breiðafirði, Ld. 36; but í firði, living in a district named Firth; á landi, Nj. 98, Fms. xi. 386.
    II. á is commonly used in connection with the pr. names or countries terminating in ‘land,’ Engl. in, á Englandi, Írlandi, Skotlandi, Bretlandi, Saxlandi, Vindlandi, Vínlandi, Grænalandi, Íslandi, Hálogalandi, Rogalandi, Jótlandi, Frakklandi, Hjaltlandi, Jamtalandi, Hvítramannalandi, Norðrlöndum, etc., vide Landn. and the index to Fms. xii. In old writers í is here very rare, in modern authors more frequent; taste and the context in many instances decide. An Icelander would now say, speaking of the queen or king, ‘á Englandi,’ ruling over, but to live ‘í Englandi,’ or ‘á Englandi;’ the rule in the last case not being quite fixed.
    2. in connection with other names of countries: á Mæri, Vörs, Ögðum, Fjölum, all districts of Norway, v. Landn.; á Mýrum (in Icel.), á Finnmörk, Landn., á Fjóni (a Danish island); but í Danmörk, Svíþjóð (á Svíþjóðu is poët., Gs. 13).
    3. before Icel. farms denoting open and elevated slopes and spaces (not too high, because then ‘at’ must be used), such as ‘staðr, völlr, ból, hjalli, bakki, heimr, eyri,’ etc.; á Veggjum, Landn. 69; á Hólmlátri, id.: those ending in ‘-staðr,’ á Geirmundarstöðum, Þórisstöðum, Jarðlangsstöðum…, Landn.: ‘-völlr,’ á Möðruvöllum: á Fitjum (the farm) í Storð (the island), í Fenhring (the island) á Aski (the farm), Landn., Eg.: ‘-nes’ sometimes takes á, sometimes í (in mod. usage always ‘í’), á Nesi, Eb. 14, or í Krossnesi, 30; in the last case the notion of island, νησος, prevails: so also, ‘fjörðr,’ as, þeir börðust á Vigrafirði (of a fight o n the ice), Landn. 101, but orusta í Hafrsfirði, 122: with ‘-bær,’ á is used in the sense of a farm or estate, hón sa á e-m bæ mikit hús ok fagrt, Edda 22; ‘í bæ’ means within doors, of the buildings: with ‘Bær’ as pr. name Landn. uses ‘í,’ 71, 160, 257, 309, 332.
    4. denoting on or just above; of the sun, when the time is fixed by regarding the sun in connection with points in the horizon, a standing phrase in Icel.; sól á gjáhamri, when the sun is on the crag of the Rift, Grág. i. 26, cp. Glúm. 387; so, brú á á, a bridge on a river, Fms. viii. 179, Hrafn. 20; taka hús á e-m, to surprise one, to take the house over his head, Fms. i. 11.
    III. á is sometimes used in old writers where we should now expect an acc., esp. in the phrase, leggja sverði (or the like) á e-m, or á e-m miðjum, to stab, Eg. 216, Gísl. 106, Band. 14; þá stakk Starkaðr sprotanum á konungi, then Starkad stabbed the king with the wand, Fas. iii. 34; bíta á kampi (vör), to bite the lips, as a token of pain or emotion, Nj. 209, 68; taka á e-u, to touch a thing, lay hold of it, v. taka; fá á e-u, id. (poët.); leggja hendr á (better at) síðum, in wrestling, Fms. x. 331; koma á úvart á e-m, to come on one unawares, ix. 407 (rare).
    B. TEMP. of a particular point or period of time, at, on, in:
    I. gener. denoting during, in the course of; á nótt, degi, nætrþeli …, Bs. i. 139; or spec. adding a pron. or an adject., á næsta sumri, the next summer; á því ári, þingi, misseri, hausti, vári, sumri …, during, in that year …, Bs. i. 679, etc.; á þrem sumrum, in the course of three summers, Grág. i. 218; á þrem várum, Fms. ii. 114; á hálfs mánaðar fresti, within half a month’s delay, Nj. 99; á tvítugs, sextugs … aldri, á barns, gamals aldri, etc., at the age of …, v. aldr: á dögum e-s, in the days of, in his reign or time, Landn. 24, Hrafn. 3, Fms. ix. 229.
    II. used of a fixed recurrent period or season; á várum, sumrum, haustum, vetrum, á kveldum, every spring, summer …, in the evenings, Eg. 711, Fms. i. 23, 25, vi. 394, Landn. 292: with the numeral adverbs, cp. Lat. ter in anno, um sinn á mánuði, ári, once a month, once a year, where the Engl. a is not the article but the preposition, Grág. i. 89.
    III. of duration; á degi, during a whole day, Fms. v. 48; á sjau nóttum, Bárð. 166; á því meli, during that time, in the meantime, Grág. i. 259.
    IV. connected with the seasons (á vetri, sumri, vári, hausti), ‘á’ denotes the next preceding season, the last winter, summer, autumn, Eb. 40, 238, Ld. 206: in such instances ‘á’ denotes the past, ‘at’ the future, ‘í’ the present; thus í vetri in old writers means this winter; á vetri, last winter; at vetri, next winter, Eb. 68 (in a verse), etc.
    C. In various other relations, more or less metaphorically, on, upon, in, to, with, towards, against:
    I. denoting object, in respect of, against, almost periphrastically; dvelja á náðum e-s, under one’s protection, Fms. i. 74; hafa metnað á e-u, to be proud of, to take pride in a thing, 127.
    2. denoting a personal relation, in; bæta e-t á e-m, to make amends, i. e. to one personally; misgöra e-t á e-m, to inflict wrong on one; hafa elsku (hatr) á e-m, to bear love ( hatred) to one, Fms. ix. 242; hefna sín á e-m, to take revenge on one’s person, on anyone; rjúfa sætt á e-m, to break truce on the person of any one, to offend against his person, Nj. 103; hafa sár á sér, 101; sjá á e-m, to read on or in one’s face; sér hann á hverjum manni hvárt til þín er vel eðr illa, 106; var þat brátt auðséð á hennar högum, at …, it could soon be seen in all her doings, that …, Ld. 22.
    3. also generally to shew signs of a thing; sýna fáleika á sér, to shew marks of displeasure, Nj. 14, Fs. 14; taka vel, illa, lítt, á e-u, to take a thing well, ill, or indifferently, id.; finna á sér, to feel in oneself; fann lítt á honum, hvárt …, it could hardly be seen in his face, whether …, Eb. 42; líkindi eru á, it is likely, Ld. 172; göra kost á e-u, to give a choice, chance of it, 178; eiga vald á e-u, to have power over …, Nj. 10.
    II. denoting encumbrance, duty, liability; er fimtardómsmál á þeim, to be subject to …, Nj. 231; the phrase, hafa e-t á hendi, or vera á hendi e-m, on one’s hands, of work or duty to be done; eindagi á fé, term, pay day, Grág. i. 140; ómagi (skylda, afvinna) á fé, of a burden or encumbrance, D. I. and Grág. in several passages.
    III. with a personal pronoun, sér, mér, honum …, denoting personal appearance, temper, character, look, or the like; vera þungr, léttr … á sér, to be heavy or light, either bodily or mentally; þungr á sér, corpulent, Sturl. i. 112; kátr ok léttr á sér, of a gay and light temper, Fms. x. 152; þat bragð hafði hann á sér, he looked as if, … the expression of his face was as though …, Ld., cp. the mod. phrase, hafa á sér svip, bragð, æði, sið, of one’s manner or personal appearance, to bear oneself as, or the like; skjótr (seinn) á fæti, speedy ( slow) of foot, Nj. 258.
    IV. as a periphrasis of the possessive pronoun connected with the limbs or parts of the body. In common Icel. such phrases as my hands, eyes, head … are hardly ever used, but höfuð, eyru, hár, nef, munnr, hendr, fætr … á mér; so ‘í’ is used of the internal parts, e. g. hjarta, bein … í mér; the eyes are regarded as inside the body, augun í honum: also without the possessive pronoun, or as a periphrasis for a genitive, brjóstið á e-m, one’s breast, Nj. 95, Edda 15; súrnar í augum, it smarts in my eyes, my eyes smart, Nj. 202; kviðinn á sér, its belly, 655 xxx. 5, Fms. vi. 350; hendr á henni, her hands, Gísl. (in a verse); í vörunum á honum, on his lips, Band. 14; ristin á honum, his step, Fms. viii. 141; harðr í tungu, sharp of tongue, Hallfred (Fs. 114); kalt (heitt) á fingrum, höndum, fótum …, cold ( warm) in the fingers, hands, feet …, i. e. with cold fingers, etc.; cp. also the phrase, verða vísa (orð) á munni, of extemporising verses or speeches, freq. in the Sagas; fastr á fótum, fast by the leg, of a bondsman, Nj. 27: of the whole body, díla fundu þeir á honum, 209. The pers. pron. is used only in solemn style (poetry, hymns, the Bible), and perhaps only when influenced by foreign languages, e. g. mitt hjarta hví svo hryggist þú, as a translation of ‘warumb betrübst du dich mein Herz?’ the famous hymn by Hans Sachs; instead of the popular hjartað í mér, Sl. 43, 44: hjartað mitt is only used as a term of endearment, as by a husband to his wife, parents to their child, or the like, in a metaphorical sense; the heart proper is ‘í mér,’ not ‘mitt.’
    2. of other things, and as a periphrasis of a genitive, of a part belonging to the whole, e. g. dyrr á husi = húsdyrr, at the house-doors; turn á kirkju = kirkju turn; stafn, skutr, segl, árar … á skipi, the stem, stern, sail … of a ship, Fms. ix. 135; blöð á lauk, á tré …, leaves of a leek, of a tree …, Fas. i. 469; egg á sverði = sverðs egg; stafr á bók; kjölr á bók, and in endless other instances.
    V. denoting instrumentality, by, on, or a-, by means of; afla fjár á hólmgöngum, to make money a-duelling, by means of duels, Eg. 498; á verkum sínum, to subsist on one’s own work, Njarð. 366: as a law term, sekjast á e-ju, to be convicted upon …, Grág. i. 123; sekst maðr þar á sínu eigini ( a man is guilty in re sua), ef hann tekr af þeim manni er heimild ( possessio) hefir til, ii. 191; falla á verkum sínum, to be killed flagranti delicto, v. above; fella e-n á bragði, by a sleight in wrestling; komast undan á flótta, to escape by flight, Eg. 11; á hlaupi, by one’s feet, by speed, Hkr. ii. 168; lifa á e-u, to feed on; bergja á e-u, to taste of a thing; svala sér á e-u, to quench the thirst on.
    VI. with subst. numerals; á þriðja tigi manna, up to thirty, i. e. from about twenty to thirty, Ld. 194; á öðru hundraði skipa, from one to two hundred sail strong, Fms. x. 126; á níunda tigi, between eighty and ninety years of age, Eg. 764, v. above: used as prep., á hendi, on one’s hand, i. e. bound to do it, v. hönd.
    VII. in more or less adverbial phrases it may often be translated in Engl. by a participle and a- prefixed; á lopti, aloft; á floti, afloat; á lífi, alive; á verðgangi, a-begging; á brautu, away; á baki, a-back, behind, past; á milli, a-tween; á laun, alone, secretly; á launungu, id.; á móti, against; á enda, at an end, gone; á huldu, hidden; fara á hæli, to go a-heel, i. e. backwards, Fms. vii. 70;—but in many cases these phrases are transl. by the Engl. partic. with a, which is then perh. a mere prefix, not a prep., á flugi, a-flying in the air, Nj. 79; vera á gangi, a-going; á ferli, to be about; á leiki, a-playing, Fms. i. 78; á sundi, a-swimming, ii. 27; á verði, a-watching, x. 201; á hrakningi, a-wandering; á reiki, a-wavering; á skjálfi, a-shivering; á-hleri, a-listening; á tali, a-talking, Ísl. ii. 200; á hlaupi, a-running, Hkr. ii. 268; á verki, a-working; á veiðum, a-hunting; á fiski, a-fishing; á beit, grazing: and as a law term it even means in flagranti, N. G. L. i. 348.
    VIII. used absolutely without a case in reference to the air or the weather, where ‘á’ is almost redundant; þoka var á mikil, a thick fog came on, Nj. 267; niðamyrkr var á, pitch darkness came on, Eg. 210; allhvast á norðan, a very strong breeze from the north, Fms. ix. 20; þá var á norðrænt, a north wind came on, 42, Ld. 56; hvaðan sem á er, from whatever point the wind is; var á hríð veðrs, a snow storm came on, Nj. 282; görði á regn, rain came on, Fms. vi. 394, xi. 35, Ld. 156.
    WITH ACC.
    A. Loc.
    I. denoting simple direction towards, esp. connected with verbs of motion, going, or the like; hann gékk á bergsnös, Eg. 389; á hamar, Fas. ii. 517.
    2. in phrases denoting direction; liggja á útborða, lying on the outside of the ship, Eg. 354; á annat borð skipinu, Fms. vii. 260; á bæði borð, on both sides of the ship, Nj. 124, Ld. 56; á tvær hliðar, on both sides, Fms. v. 73. Ísl. ii. 159; á hlið, sidewards; út á hlið, Nj. 262, Edda 44; á aðra hönd henni, Nj. 50, Ld. 46; höggva á tvær hendr, to hew or strike right and left, Ísl. ii. 368, Fas. i. 384, Fms. viii. 363, x. 383.
    3. upp á, upon; hann tók augu Þjaza ok kastaði upp á himin, Edda 47: with verbs denoting to look, see, horfa, sjá, líta, etc.; hann rak skygnur á land, he cast glances towards the land, Ld. 154.
    II. denoting direction with or without the idea of arriving:
    1. with verbs denoting to aim at; of a blow or thrust, stefna á fótinn, Nj. 84; spjótið stefnir á hann miðjan, 205: of the wind, gékk veðrit á vestr, the wind veered to west, Fms. ix. 28; sigla á haf, to stand out to sea, Hkr. i. 146, Fms. i. 39: with ‘út’ added, Eg. 390, Fms. x. 349.
    2. conveying the notion of arriving, or the intervening space being traversed; spjótið kom á miðjan skjöldinn, Eg. 379, Nj. 96, 97; langt upp á land, far up inland, Hkr. i. 146: to reach, taka ofan á belti, of the long locks of a woman, to reach down to the belt, Nj. 2; ofan á bringu, 48; á þa ofan, 91.
    III. without reference to the space traversed, connected with verbs denoting to go, turn, come, ride, sail, throw, or the like, motion of every kind; hann kastar honum á völlinn, he flings him down, Nj. 91; hlaupa á skip sitt, to leap on board his ship, 43; á hest, to mount quickly, Edda 75; á lend hestinum, Nj. 91; hann gengr á sáðland sitt, he walks on to his fields, 82: on, upon, komast á fætr, to get upon one’s legs, 92; ganga á land, to go a-shore, Fms. i. 40; ganga á þing, vii. 242, Grág. (often); á skóg, á merkr ok skóga, into a wood, Fb. i. 134, 257, Fms. xi. 118, Eg. 577, Nj. 130; fara á Finnmörk, to go travelling in Finmark, Fms. i. 8; koma, fara á bæ, to arrive at the farm-house; koma á veginn, Eg. 578; stíga á bát, skip, to go on board, 158; hann gékk upp á borg, he went up to the burg (castle), 717; en er þeir komu á loptriðið, 236; hrinda skipum á vatn, to float the ships down into the water, Fms. i. 58; reka austr á haf, to drift eastwards on the sea, x. 145; ríða ofan á, to ride down or over, Nj. 82.
    IV. in some cases the acc. is used where the dat. would be used, esp. with verbs denoting to see or hear, in such phrases as, þeir sá boða mikinn inn á fjörðinn, they saw great breakers away up in the bight of the firth, the acc. being due perhaps to a motion or direction of the eye or ear towards the object, Nj. 124; sá þeir fólkit á land, they saw the people in the direction of land, Fas. ii. 517: in phrases denoting to be placed, to sit, to be seated, the seat or bench is freq. in the acc. where the dat. would now be used; konungr var þar á land upp, the king was then up the country, the spectator or narrator is conceived as looking from the shore or sea-side, Nj. 46; sitja á miðjan bekk, to be seated on the middle bench, 50; skyldi konungs sæti vera á þann bekk … annat öndvegi var á hinn úæðra pall; hann setti konungs hásæti á miðjan þverpall, Fms. vi. 439, 440, cp. Fagrsk. l. c., Sturl. iii. 182; eru víða fjallbygðir upp á mörkina, in the mark or forest, Eg. 58; var þar mörk mikil á land upp, 229; mannsafnaðr er á land upp (viewed from the sea), Ld. 76; stóll var settr á mótið, Fas. i. 58; beiða fars á skip, to beg a passage, Grág. i. 90.
    V. denoting parts of the body; bíta e-n á barka, to bite one in the throat, Ísl. ii. 447; skera á háls, to cut the throat of any one, Nj. 156; brjóta e-n á háls, to break any one’s neck; brjóta e-n á bak, to break any one’s back, Fms. vii. 119; kalinn á kné, frozen to the knees with cold, Hm. 3.
    VI. denoting round; láta reipi á háls hesti, round his horse’s neck, 623. 33; leggja söðul á hest, Nj. 83; and ellipt., leggja á, to saddle; breiða feld á hofuð sér, to wrap a cloak over his head, 164; reyta á sik mosa, to gather moss to cover oneself with, 267; spenna hring á hönd, á fingr, Eg. 300.
    VII. denoting a burden; stela mat á tvá hesta, hey á fimtán hesta, i. e. a two, a fifteen horse load, Nj. 74: metaph., kjósa feigð á menn, to choose death upon them, i. e. doom them to death, Edda 22.
    B. TEMP.
    I. of a period of time, at, to; á morgun, to-morrow (í morgun now means the past morning, the morning of to-day), Ísl. ii. 333.
    II. if connected with the word day, ‘á’ is now used before a fixed or marked day, a day of the week, a feast day, or the like; á Laugardag, á Sunnudag …, on Saturday, Sunday, the Old Engl. a-Sunday, a-Monday, etc.; á Jóladaginn, Páskadaginn, on Yule and Easter-day; but in old writers more often used ellipt. Sunnudaginn, Jóladaginn …, by dropping the prep. ‘á,’ Fms. viii. 397, Grág. i. 18.
    III. connected with ‘dagr’ with the definite article suffixed, ‘á’ denotes a fixed, recurring period or season, in; á daginn, during the day-time, every day in turn, Grett. 91 A.
    IV. connected with ‘evening, morning, the seasons,’ with the article; á kveldit, every evening, Ld. 14; á sumarit, every summer, Vd. 128, where the new Ed. Fs. 51 reads sumrum; á haust, every autumn, Eg. 741 (perh. a misprint instead of á haustin or á haustum); á vetrinn, in the winter time, 710; á várit, every spring, Gþl. 347; the sing., however, is very rare in such cases, the old as well as mod. usage prefers the plur.; á nætrnar, by night, Nj. 210; á várin, Eg. 710; á sumrin, haustin, á morgnana, in the morning (á morgin, sing., means to-morrow); á kveldin, in the evening, only ‘dagr’ is used in sing., v. above (á daginn, not á dagana); but elliptically and by dropping the article, Icelanders say, kveld og morgna, nótt og dag, vetr sumar vor og haust, in the same sense as those above mentioned.
    V. denoting duration, the article is dropped in the negative phrase, aldri á sinn dag, never during one’s life; aldri á mína daga, never in my life, Bjarn. 8, where a possess. pron. is put between noun and prep., but this phrase is very rare. Such phrases as, á þann dag, that day, and á þenna dag, Stj. 12, 655 xxx. 2. 20, are unclassical.
    VI. á dag without article can only be used in a distributive sense, e. g. tvisvar á dag, twice a-day; this use is at present freq. in Icel., yet instances from old writers are not on record.
    VII. denoting a movement onward in time, such as, liðið á nótt, dag, kveld, morgun, sumar, vetr, vár, haust (or nóttina, daginn …), jól, páska, föstu, or the like, far on in the night, day …, Edda 33; er á leið vetrinn, when the winter was well on, as the winter wore on, Nj. 126; cp. áliðinn: also in the phrase, hniginn á inn efra aldr, well stricken in years, Ld. 68.
    C. Metaph. and in various relations:
    I. somewhat metaphorically, denoting an act only (not the place); fara á fund, á vit e-s, to call for one, Eg. 140; koma á ræðu við e-n, to come to a parley with, to speak, 173; ganga á tal, Nj. 103; skora á hólm, to challenge to a duel on an island; koma á grið, to enter into a service, to be domiciled, Grág. i. 151; fara á veiðar, to go a-hunting, Fms. i. 8.
    β. generally denoting on, upon, in, to; bjóða vöxtu á féit, to offer interest on the money, Grág. i. 198; ganga á berhögg, to come to blows, v. berhögg; fá á e-n, to make an impression upon one, Nj. 79; ganga á vápn e-s, to throw oneself on an enemy’s weapon, meet him face to face, Rd. 310; ganga á lagið, to press on up the spear-shaft after it has passed through one so as to get near one’s foe, i. e. to avail oneself of the last chance; bera fé á e-n, to bribe, Nj. 62; bera öl á e-n, to make drunk, Fas. i. 13; snúinn á e-t, inclined to, Fms. x. 142; sammælast á e-t, to agree upon, Nj. 86; sættast, verða sáttr á e-t, in the same sense, to come to an agreement, settlement, or atonement, 78, Edda 15, Eb. 288, Ld. 50, Fms. i. 279; ganga á mála, to serve for pay as a soldier, Nj. 121; ganga á vald e-s, to put oneself in his power, 267; ganga á sætt, to break an agreement; vega á veittar trygðir, to break truce, Grág. ii. 169.
    II. denoting in regard to, in respect to:
    1. of colour, complexion, the hue of the hair, or the like; hvítr, jarpr, dökkr … á hár, having white, brown, or dark … hair, Ísl. ii. 190, Nj. 39; svartr á brún ok brá, dark of brow and eyebrow; dökkr á hörund, id., etc.
    2. denoting skill, dexterity; hagr á tré, a good carpenter; hagr á járn, málm, smíðar …, an expert worker in iron, metals …, Eg. 4; fimr á boga, good at the bow: also used of mastership in science or arts, meistari á hörpuslátt, a master in striking the harp, Fas. iii. 220; fræðimaðr á kvæði, knowing many poems by heart, Fms. vi. 391; fræðimaðr á landnámssögur ok forna fræði, a learned scholar in histories and antiquities (of Are Frode), Ísl. ii. 189; mikill á íþrótt, skilful in an art, Edda (pref.) 148; but dat. in the phrase, kunna (vel) á skíðum, to be a cunning skater, Fms. i. 9, vii. 120.
    3. denoting dimensions; á hæð, lengd, breidd, dýpt …, in the heighth, length, breadth, depth …, Eg. 277; á hvern veg, on each side, Edda 41 (square miles); á annan veg, on the one side, Grág. i. 89.
    β. the phrase, á sik, in regard to oneself, vel (illa) á sik kominn, of a fine ( ugly) appearance, Ld. 100, Fas. iii. 74.
    III. denoting instrumentality; bjargast á sínar hendr, to live on the work of one’s own hands, (á sínar spýtur is a mod. phrase in the same sense); (vega) á skálir, pundara, to weigh in scales, Grág. ii. 370; at hann hefði tvá pundara, ok hefði á hinn meira keypt en á hinn minna selt, of a man using two scales, a big one for buying and a little one for selling, Sturl. i. 91; á sinn kostnað, at one’s own expense; nefna e-n á nafn, by name, Grág. i. 17, etc. The Icel. also say, spinna á rokk, snældu, to spin on or with a rock or distaff; mala á kvern, to grind in a ‘querne,’ where Edda 73 uses dat.; esp. of musical instruments, syngja, leika á hljóðfæri, hörpu, gígju …; in the old usage, leika hörpu …, Stj. 458.
    IV. denoting the manner or way of doing:
    1. á þessa lund, in this wise, Grág. ii. 22; á marga vega, á alla, ymsa vega, in many, all, respects, Fms. i. 114; á sitt hóf, in its turn, respectively, Ld. 136, where the context shews that the expression answers to the Lat. mutatis mutandis; á Þýðersku, after German fashion, Sks. 288.
    2. esp. of language; mæla, rita á e-a tungu, to speak, write in a tongue; á Írsku, in Irish, Ld. 76; Norrænu, in Norse, Eb. 330, Vm. 35; a Danska tungu, in Danish, i. e. Scandinavian, Norse, or Icelandic, Grág. i. 18; á Vára tungu, i. e. in Icelandic, 181; rita á Norræna tungu, to write in Norse, Hkr. (pref.), Bs. i. 59:—at present, dat. is sometimes used.
    3. in some phrases the acc. is used instead of the dat.; hann sýndi á sik mikit gaman, Fms. x. 329; hann lét ekki á sik finna, he shewed no sign of motion, Nj. 111; skaltú önga fáleika á þik gera (Cod. Kalf.), 14.
    V. used in a distributive sense; skal mörk kaupa gæzlu á kú, eðr oxa fim vetra gamlan, a mark for every cow, Grág. i. 147; alin á hvert hross, 442; á mann, per man (now freq.): cp. also á dag above, lit. B.
    VI. connected with nouns,
    1. prepositional; á hendr (with dat.), against; á hæla, at heel, close behind; á bak, at back, i. e. past, after; á vit (with gen.), towards.
    2. adverbially; á braut, away, abroad; á víxl, in turns; á mis, amiss; á víð ok dreif, a-wide and a-drift, i. e. dispersedly.
    3. used almost redundantly before the following prep.; á eptir, after, behind; á undan, in front of; á meðal, á milli, among; á mót, against; á við, about, alike; á frá (cp. Swed. ifrån), from (rare); á fyrir = fyrir, Haustl. 1; á hjá, beside (rare); á fram, a-head, forwards; á samt, together; ávalt = of allt, always: following a prep., upp á, upon; niðr á, down upon; ofan á, eptir á, post eventum, (temp.) á eptir is loc., id., etc.
    VII. connected with many transitive verbs, answering to the Lat. ad- or in-, in composition, in many cases periphrastically for an objective case. The prep. generally follows after the verb, instead of being prefixed to it as in Lat., and answers to the Engl. on, to; heita kalla, hrópa á, to call on; heyra, hlusta, hlyða á, to hearken to, listen to; hyggja, hugsa á, to think on; minna á, to remind; sjá, líta, horfa, stara, mæna, glápa, koma auga … á, to look on; girnast á, to wish for; trúa á, to believe on; skora á, to call on any one to come out, challenge; kæra á, to accuse; heilsa á, to greet; herja, ganga, ríða, hlaupa, ráða … á, to fall on, attack, cp. ágangr, áreið, áhlaup; ljúga á, to tell lies of, to slander; telja á, to carp at; ausa, tala, hella, kasta, verpa … á, to pour, throw on; ríða, bera, dreifa á, to sprinkle on; vanta, skorta á, to fall short of; ala á, to plead, beg; leggja á, to throw a spell on, lay a saddle on; hætta á, to venture on; gizka á, to guess at; kveða á, to fix on, etc.: in a reciprocal sense, haldast á, of mutual strife; sendast á, to exchange presents; skrifast á, to correspond (mod.); kallast á, to shout mutually; standast á, to coincide, so as to be just opposite one another, etc.
    2.
    f. [Lat. aqua; Goth. ahva; Hel. aha; A. S. eâ; O. H. G. aha, owa; cp. Germ. ach and aue; Fr. eau, eaux; Engl. Ax-, Ex-, etc., in names of places; Swed.-Dan. å; the Scandinavians absorb the hu, so that only a single vowel or diphthong remains of the whole word]:—a river. The old form in nom. dat. acc. sing. is , v. the introduction to A, page 1, Bs. i. 333 sq., where ́n, ́ (acc.), and ́na; so also Greg. 677; the old fragm. of Grág. ii. 222, 223, new Ed. In the Kb. of the Edda the old form occurs twice, viz. page 75, ́na (acc.), (but two lines below, ána), í ́nni (dat.) The old form also repeatedly occurs in the Kb. and Sb. of the Grág., e. g. ii. 266, 267: gen. sing. ár; nom. pl. ár, gen. á contracted, dat. ám, obsolete form ́m; Edda 43, Eg. 80, 99, 133, 185: proverbs, at ósi skal á stemma, answering to the Lat. principiis obsta, Edda 60; hér kemr á til sæfar, here the river runs into the sea, metaph. = this is the very end, seems to have been a favourite ending of old poems; it is recorded in the Húsdrápa and the Norðsetadrápa, v. Edda 96, Skálda 198; cp. the common saying, oil vötn renna til sævar, ‘all waters run into the sea.’ Rivers with glacier water are in Icel. called Hvítá, White river, or Jökulsá: Hitá, Hot river, from a hot spring, opp. to Kaldá, v. Landn.: others take a name from the fish in them, as Laxá, Lax or Salmon river (freq.); Örriða á, etc.: a tributary river is þverá, etc.: ár in the Njála often means the great rivers Ölfusá and Þjórsá in the south of Iceland. Áin helga, a river in Sweden, Hkr. ii: á is also suffixed to the names of foreign rivers, Tempsá = Thames; Dóná, Danube (Germ. Don-au), (mod.), etc. Vide Edda (Gl.) 116, 117, containing the names of over a hundred North-English and Scottish rivers.
    COMPDS: áráll, árbakki, árbrot, ardjúp, árfarvegr, árfors, árgljúfr, árhlutr, ármegin, árminni, ármót, áróss, árreki, árstraumr, árströnd, árvað, árvegr, árvöxtr.

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  • 33 farinn

    pp.
    1) gone, undone;
    þá er farnir vóru forstöðumenn Troju, when the defenders of Troy were dead and gone;
    hans tafl var mjök svá farit, his gaine was almost lost;
    farinn af sulti ok mœði, famished and exhausted;
    farinn at e-u, destitute of (farinn at vistum, lausafé);
    tungl farit, a ‘dead’ moon, new moon;
    sól var skamt farin, the sun was little advaned, not long risen;
    þá var dagr alljós ok sól farin, broad day and the sun high in the sky;
    vel andlits farinn, vel farinn í andliti, well-favoured;
    mjök aldri farinn, stricken in years;
    vel orði (or orðum) farinn, well-spoken, eloquent;
    impers., e-m, er e-n veg farit, one is so and so;
    er eigi einn veg farit úgæfu okkar, our ill-luck is not of one piece;
    veðri var þannig farit, at, the weather was such that;
    hversu landinu er farit, what the condition of the country is;
    henni er þannig farit, at hón er mikil ey, löng, (viz. the island) is so shaped that it is large and long;
    fig., of disposition, character;
    er honum vel farit, he is a well-disposed man;
    þeim var úlíkt farit at mörgu, they were unlike in many respects;
    undarliga er yðr farit, ye are strange men;
    adding the prep. til: nú er annan veg til farit, now matters are altered;
    nú er svá til farit, at ek vil, now the case is, that I wish;
    3) á förnum vegi, on the high-road (ef maðr andast á förnum vegi);
    hann kom heim af förnum vegi, from a journey.

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  • 34 desolazione

    f desolation
    ( dolore) distress
    * * *
    1 ( squallore) desolation, bleakness, neglect; ( devastazione) devastation, ruin: la desolazione di una città, the devastation of a city
    2 ( afflizione) desolation, grief, sorrow, distress, affliction: grido di desolazione, desolate (o disconsolate) cry; vederlo in questo stato, è una desolazione, it is distressing to see him in this state; essere nella più grande desolazione, to be drowning in sorrow; avere la desolazione nell'animo, to be grief stricken; la siccità ha portato la desolazione nell'interno del paese, the drought has devastated the country's interior.
    * * *
    [desolat'tsjone]
    sostantivo femminile
    1) (afflizione) grief, misery
    2) (devastazione) desolation
    * * *
    desolazione
    /desolat'tsjone/
    sostantivo f.
     1 (afflizione) grief, misery
     2 (devastazione) desolation.

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  • 35 pogrąż|ony

    pp ⇒ pogrążyć adj. 1. (pochłonięty) pogrążony w myślach/modlitwie deep in thought/prayer
    - być pogrążonym we śnie [osoba, dom] to be asleep
    - postać pogrążona w smutku a grief-stricken figure
    - kraj pogrążony w chaosie a country plunged into chaos
    2. (zanurzony) submerged
    - pomost pogrążony w wodzie a pier submerged in water
    - pokój pogrążony w mroku a. ciemności a. ciemnościach a room plunged into darkness
    - pogrążony w długach przen. debt-ridden

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