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1 few

fju:
adjective, pronoun

(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) pocos

- a few
- few and far between

few adj pron poco

there are few frogs in this lake hay pocas ranas en este lago

a few unos cuantos / algunos

can I ask you a few questions? ¿puedo hacerte algunas preguntas?

a few days unos cuantos días

quite a few bastante

he wrote quite a few books escribió bastantes libros

few

tr[fjʊː]

adjective

1 (not many) poco,-a, pocos,-as

■ few people poca gente

■ very few cars muy pocos coches

2 (some) uno,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as

■ a few days ago hace unos días

■ a few friends algunos amigos

■ in the next few days dentro de unos días

pronoun

1 (not many) pocos,-as

■ many try but few succeed muchos lo intentan pero pocos lo consiguen

■ the few who were there enjoyed themselves los pocos que asistieron lo pasaron bien

2 (some) unos,-as cuantos,-as, algunos,-as

■ a few of them algunos de ellos

■ there are a few left quedan unos cuantos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a good few un buen número

as few as solamente

few and far between poquísimos,-as, contadísimos,-as, muy escasos,-as

no fewer than no menos de

quite a few un buen número, bastantes

■ there were quite a few people there había bastante gente

to have had a few too many haber tomado una copa de más

the chosen few los elegidos nombre masculino plural

few ['fju:] adj

: pocos

with few exceptions: con pocas excepciones

a few times: varias veces

few pron

1) : pocos

few (of them) were ready: pocos estaban listos

2)

a few : algunos, unos cuantos

3)

few and far between : contados

few

adj.

• algunos adj.

• poco, -a adj.

• pocos adj.

• unos adj.

adv.

• pocos adv.

pron.

• algunos pron.

• pocos pron.

• unos pron.

I fjuː
adjective -er, -est

a) ( not many) pocos, -cas

few people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos

the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía

there were six books too few — faltaban seis libros

every few days — cada pocos días

the last few days have been difficult — estos últimos días han sido difíciles

there were fewer people than usual — había menos gente que de costumbre

fewer and fewer trains stop here — cada vez paran menos trenes aquí

b)

a few — ( some)

a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó

I've been there a few times — he estado allí unas cuantas veces

there are quite a few mistakes — hay bastantes faltas

II

pronoun -er, -est

a) ( not many) pocos, -cas

we have too few to go around — no tenemos suficientes para todos

the privileged few — la minoría privilegiada

as few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera

fewer than 200 tickets have been sold — se han vendido menos de 200 entradas

to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas

b)

a few — ( some)

a few objected — algunos se opusieron

all but a few — casi todos

a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes

there are still quite a few left — todavía quedan unos cuantos

a few of us complained — algunos (de nosotros) nos quejamos

he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas

[fjuː]
ADJ PRON (compar fewer) (superl fewest)
1) (=not many) pocos(-as)

few books — pocos libros

few of them — pocos (de ellos)

only a few — solo unos pocos

only a few of them came — solo vinieron unos pocos

there are very few of us, we are very few — somos muy pocos

few (people) managed to do it — muy pocos consiguieron hacerlo

the few who... — los pocos que...

she is one of the few (people) who... — ella es una de los pocos que...

such men are few — hay pocos hombres así

• as few as three of them — nada más que tres

• every few weeks — cada dos o tres semanas

• with few exceptions — con pocas excepciones

• they are few and far between — son contados

• the lucky few — unos pocos or unos cuantos afortunados

• in or over the next few days — en or durante los próximos días, en estos días (LAm)

• in or over the past few days — en or durante los últimos días

• the last or remaining few minutes — el poco tiempo que queda/quedaba

• too few — demasiado pocos

there were three too few — faltaban tres

2) (=some, several)

a few — algunos

a good few, quite a few — bastantes

a good few or quite a few (people) came — vinieron bastantes, vino bastante gente

• he'd had a few (drinks) * — llevaba ya una copa de más

• a few more — algunos más

(in) a few more days — dentro de unos pocos días

• a few of them — algunos de ellos

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I [fjuː]
adjective -er, -est

a) ( not many) pocos, -cas

few people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos

the o what few chances I had — las pocas posibilidades que tenía

there were six books too few — faltaban seis libros

every few days — cada pocos días

the last few days have been difficult — estos últimos días han sido difíciles

there were fewer people than usual — había menos gente que de costumbre

fewer and fewer trains stop here — cada vez paran menos trenes aquí

b)

a few — ( some)

a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó

I've been there a few times — he estado allí unas cuantas veces

there are quite a few mistakes — hay bastantes faltas

II

pronoun -er, -est

a) ( not many) pocos, -cas

we have too few to go around — no tenemos suficientes para todos

the privileged few — la minoría privilegiada

as few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera

fewer than 200 tickets have been sold — se han vendido menos de 200 entradas

to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas

b)

a few — ( some)

a few objected — algunos se opusieron

all but a few — casi todos

a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes

there are still quite a few left — todavía quedan unos cuantos

a few of us complained — algunos (de nosotros) nos quejamos

he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas

English-spanish dictionary > few
2 few

1. n немногие; незначительное количество

few of the inhabitants were to be seen — только немногих жителей можно было увидеть

a few scraps of news — несколько незначительных новостей

2. n мало кто; почти никто

few of them had travelled — мало кто из них путешествовал

there are very few of us — нас очень мало

there are very few of us who can remember — почти никто из нас не помнит

the thinking few — думающее меньшинство

the fortunate few — немногие счастливцы

not a few — немало

a good few — немало

precious few — очень мало

we were few in number — нас было мало

there are few men of his timber — таких, как он, мало

3. a немногие, немного, мало

he has but few chances of success — у него мало шансов на успех

with few exceptions — за редким исключением

one of his few pleasures — одно из его немногих удовольствий

during the last few days — за последние несколько дней

few people are able to understand him — мало кто способен понять его

every few hours — через каждые несколько часов

a few — несколько

a few hours — несколько часов

a few people were present — присутствовало всего несколько человек

I know a few people who … — я знаю людей, которые …

I have only a few pounds — у меня всего только несколько фунтов

the chairman said a few words — председатель сказал несколько слов

quite a few — довольно много; порядочно

4. a преим. немногочисленный

such occasions are few — такие случаи очень редки

his friends are few — у него мало друзей

Синонимический ряд:

1. infrequent (adj.) infrequent; occasional; rare; scarce; seldom; semioccasional; sporadic; uncommon; unfrequent

2. scant (adj.) scant; sparse; thin

3. slender (adj.) insignificant; insufficient; little; meagre; slender; small; trifling

4. small number (adj.) any; inconsiderable; less; not many; several; small number; widely spaced

5. handful (noun) handful; scattering; smatch; smatter; smattering; some; spatter; spattering; sprinkling

6. not many (other) not many; several

Антонимический ряд:

abundance; frequent; many

English-Russian base dictionary > few
3 such

1. adjective, no compar. or superl.
1) (of that kind) solch...

such a person — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Mensch; ein solcher Mensch

such a book — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Buch; ein solches Buch

such people — solche Leute

such things — so etwas

symphonies and other such compositions — Sinfonien und andere Kompositionen dieser Art

or some such thing — oder so etwas; oder etwas in der Art

I said no such thing — ich habe nichts dergleichen gesagt

you'll do no such thing — das wirst du nicht tun

there is no such bird — solch einen od. einen solchen Vogel gibt es nicht

experiences such as these — solche od. derartige Erfahrungen

there is no such thing as a unicorn — Einhörner gibt es gar nicht

such writers as Eliot and Fry — Schriftsteller wie Eliot und Fry

I will take such steps as I think necessary — ich werde die Schritte unternehmen, die ich für notwendig halte

at such a time — zu einer solchen Zeit

at such a moment as this — in einem Augenblick wie diesem; (disapproving) gerade jetzt

in such a case — in einem solchen od. (ugs.) so einem Fall

for or on such an occasion — zu einem solchen Anlass

such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich

2) (so great) solch...; derartig

I got such a fright that... — ich bekam einen derartigen od. (ugs.) so einen Schrecken, dass...

such was the force of the explosion that... — die Explosion war so stark, dass...

to such an extent — dermaßen

3) with adj. so

such a big house — ein so großes Haus

she has such lovely blue eyes — sie hat so schöne blaue Augen

such a long time — so lange
2. pronoun
as such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich

such is life — so ist das Leben

such as — wie [zum Beispiel]

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1. adjective
1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) solch

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) derartig

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) derartig

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) solch
2. pronoun
(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) der/die/das, solch

- academic.ru/71813/suchlike">suchlike
- such-and-such
- such as it is
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such

[sʌtʃ, sətʃ]

I. adj

1. attr, inv (of that kind) solcher(r, s)

I had never met \such a person before so [o geh solch] ein Mensch [o ein solcher Mensch] war mir noch nie begegnet

I don't spend money on \such things für solche [o fam so] Dinge gebe ich kein Geld aus

present on this grand occasion were Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters and other \such stars bei diesem besonderen Anlass waren Andrew Davies, Melissa Peters und andere Stars dieser Größenordnung zugegen

I have been involved in many \such courses ich habe [schon] viele Kurse dieser Art gemacht

he said she had a cold, superior manner or some \such remark er sagte, sie sei kalt und überheblich, oder so etwas [o fam was] in der Richtung

I tried to tell her in \such a way that she wouldn't be offended ich versuchte es ihr so zu sagen, dass sie nicht beleidigt war

I'll show you \such books as I have ich zeige Ihnen, was ich an Büchern habe

in \such cases in solchen [o fam so] Fällen

\such a thing so etwas [o fam was]

I'm looking for a cloth for cleaning silver — do you have \such a thing? ich suche ein Tuch, mit dem man Silber putzen kann — führen Sie das?

I said no \such thing so etwas habe ich nie gesagt, ich habe nie etwas Derartiges gesagt

there's no \such thing as ghosts so etwas wie Geister gibt es nicht

2. (so great) solche(r, s), derartig

he' \such an idiot! er ist so [o geh solch] ein Idiot!, er ist ein solcher [o derartiger] Idiot!

why are you in \such a hurry? warum bist du so [o derart] in Eile?

\such beauty is rare solche [o so viel] Schönheit ist selten

\such beauty! ( liter) welch [eine] Schönheit! geh

3.

▶ there's no \such thing as a free lunch ( prov fam) nichts ist umsonst

II. pron

1. (of that type) solche(r, s)

we were second-class citizens and they treated us as \such wir waren Bürger zweiter Klasse und wurden auch so [o als solche] behandelt

\such was not my intention ( form) das war nicht meine Absicht

\such being the case... wenn das so ist,...

what is the reward for \such a one as Fox? was ist der Lohn für jemanden [o fam so einen] wie Fox?

\such is life so ist das Leben

\such as it is so wie die Dinge liegen

\such as it was, we had no alternative but to call our parents so wie die Dinge lagen, blieb uns nichts anderes übrig, als unsere Eltern anzurufen

our lunch was \such that we don't really need an evening meal unser Mittagessen war so üppig, dass wir kein Abendessen brauchen

the wound was \such that... die Wunde war so groß, dass...

\such is the elegance of his typeface that... seine Schrift ist so elegant, dass...

2. (introducing examples)

\such as wie

small companies \such as ours are very vulnerable in a recession Kleinunternehmen wie unseres sind äußerst rezessionsanfällig

that sum of money is to cover costs \such as travel and accommodation dieser Betrag soll Auslagen wie Reise- und Unterbringungskosten abdecken

3. (suchlike) dergleichen

we talked about our kids, the weather and \such wir sprachen über unsere Kinder, das Wetter und Ähnliches [o dergleichen

4. (strictly speaking)

▪ as \such an [und für] sich, eigentlich

we don't have a secretary as \such wir haben eigentlich [o an [und für] sich] keine richtige Sekretärin

there was no vegetarian food as \such es gab kein eigentlich vegetarisches Essen

5.

▶ \such as it is:

you're welcome to borrow my tennis racket, \such as it is du kannst dir gerne meinen Tennisschläger ausborgen — soweit er überhaupt noch viel taugt

breakfast, \such as it was, consisted of a couple of croissants and a cup of coffee das Frühstück, soweit vorhanden, bestand aus ein paar Croissants und einer Tasse Kaffee

the car, \such as it is, will get you to work auch wenn das Auto nicht mehr viel taugt, kannst du damit immer noch zur Arbeit fahren

III. adv inv so

she's \such an arrogant person sie ist so [o dermaßen] arrogant

that's \such a good film das ist so ein [o ein wirklich] guter Film

\such a big city! was für eine große Stadt!

I've never had \such good coffee ich habe noch nie [einen] so guten Kaffee getrunken

it's \such a long time ago es ist [schon] so lange her

to be \such a long way [away] so weit weg sein

I'd put on \such a lot of weight that... ich hatte so [o dermaßen] viel zugenommen, dass...

\such nice weather so schönes Wetter

it was \such nice weather that... das Wetter war so schön, dass...

\such that... so [o auf die Art]... dass...

we still have to link the sentences \such that they constitute a narrative wir müssen die Sätze noch so verbinden, dass sie eine Erzählung ergeben

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[sʌtʃ]
1. adj

1) (= of that kind) solche(r, s)

such a person — so or solch ein Mensch, ein solcher Mensch

such a book — so ein Buch, ein solches Buch

such people/books — solche Leute/Bücher

many/few/all such people/books — viele/wenige/all solche Leute/Bücher

all such books are very expensive —

do you have such a book? — haben Sie so ein Buch?

such a thing — so etwas, so was

have you got such a thing as...? there's such a thing as divorce — haben Sie so etwas wie...? es gibt so etwas wie eine Scheidung

I said no such thing — das habe ich nie gesagt

no such thing — nichts dergleichen

I'll/you'll do no such thing — ich werde mich/du wirst dich hüten

there's no such thing as a unicorn — so etwas wie ein Einhorn gibt es nicht

... or some such idea —... oder so etwas,... oder so was in der Richtung (inf),... oder so ähnlich

... or some such name/place —... oder so (ähnlich)

he was such a one/just such another — er war einer von ihnen/auch (so) einer

in such a case — in einem solchen Fall

men/books such as these, such men/books as these — Männer/Bücher wie diese, solche Männer/Bücher

writers such as Agatha Christie, such writers as Agatha Christie —

he's not such a fool as you think — er ist nicht so dumm, wie Sie denken

I'm not such a fool as to believe that or that I'd believe that — ich bin nicht so dumm or kein solcher Dummkopf, dass ich das glaube

such people as attended — die(jenigen), die anwesend waren

I'll give you such books/money as I have — was ich an Büchern/Geld habe, gebe ich Ihnen

2)

(= so much, so great etc) he's such a liar — er ist so or solch ein Lügner, er ist ein derartiger or solcher Lügner

he did it in such a way that... — er machte es so, dass...

such wealth! — welch( ein) Reichtum!

such beauty! — welche Schönheit!

he's always in such a hurry — er hat es immer so eilig

3) pred

his surprise was such that..., such was his surprise that... — seine Überraschung war so groß, dass..., er war so überrascht, dass...

his manner was such that... —

her speech was such that... — ihre Rede war so gehalten, dass...

4)

See:

→ such-and-such

2. adv
so, solch (geh)
nobody else makes such a good cup of tea as you — niemand kocht so guten Tee wie du

it's such a long time ago — es ist so lange her

3. pron

rabbits and hares and such — Kaninchen, Hasen und dergleichen

such being the case... —

such was not my intention — dies war nicht meine Absicht

such is not the case — dies ist nicht der Fall

such is life! — so ist das Leben!

those and such as those (hum inf) — die oberen zehntausend

may all such perish! — mögen sie alle verderben!

as such — an sich

such as? — (wie) zum Beispiel?

such as it is — so, wie es nun mal ist

the food, such as there was of it... —

I'll give you such as I have — ich gebe Ihnen, was ich habe

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such [sʌtʃ]

A adj

1. solch(er, e, es), derartig(er, e, es):

such a man ein solcher Mann;

no such thing nichts dergleichen;

there are such things so etwas gibt es oder kommt vor;

such a life as they live ein Leben, wie sie es führen;

such people as you see here die(jenigen) oder alle Leute, die man hier sieht;

a system such as this ein derartiges System;

such a one ein solcher, eine solche, ein solches;

Mr such and such Herr Soundso;

such and such persons die und die Personen

2. ähnlich, derartig(er, e, es):

silk and such luxuries

3. präd so (beschaffen), derart(ig), von solcher Art ( as to dass):

such is life so ist das Leben;

such as it is wie es nun einmal ist;

such being the case da es sich so verhält

4. solch(er, e, es), so groß oder klein etc, dermaßen:

he got such a fright that … er bekam einen derartigen Schrecken, dass …;

such was the force of the explosion so groß war die Gewalt der Explosion

5. umg so gewaltig, solch:

we had such fun! wir hatten (ja) so einen Spaß!

B adv so, derart:

such a nice day so ein schöner Tag;

such a long time eine so lange Zeit

C pron

1. solch(er, e, es), der, die, das, die pl:

such as

a) diejenigen, welche; alle, die; solche, die,

b) wie (zum Beispiel);

such was not my intention das war nicht meine Absicht;

man as such der Mensch als solcher;

all such alle dieser Art;

and such (like) und dergleichen

2. umg oder WIRTSCH der-, die-, dasselbe, dieselben pl

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1. adjective, no compar. or superl.
1) (of that kind) solch...

such a person — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Mensch; ein solcher Mensch

such a book — solch od. (ugs.) so ein Buch; ein solches Buch

such people — solche Leute

such things — so etwas

symphonies and other such compositions — Sinfonien und andere Kompositionen dieser Art

or some such thing — oder so etwas; oder etwas in der Art

I said no such thing — ich habe nichts dergleichen gesagt

you'll do no such thing — das wirst du nicht tun

there is no such bird — solch einen od. einen solchen Vogel gibt es nicht

experiences such as these — solche od. derartige Erfahrungen

there is no such thing as a unicorn — Einhörner gibt es gar nicht

such writers as Eliot and Fry — Schriftsteller wie Eliot und Fry

I will take such steps as I think necessary — ich werde die Schritte unternehmen, die ich für notwendig halte

at such a time — zu einer solchen Zeit

at such a moment as this — in einem Augenblick wie diesem; (disapproving) gerade jetzt

in such a case — in einem solchen od. (ugs.) so einem Fall

for or on such an occasion — zu einem solchen Anlass

such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich

2) (so great) solch...; derartig

I got such a fright that... — ich bekam einen derartigen od. (ugs.) so einen Schrecken, dass...

such was the force of the explosion that... — die Explosion war so stark, dass...

to such an extent — dermaßen

3) with adj. so

such a big house — ein so großes Haus

she has such lovely blue eyes — sie hat so schöne blaue Augen

such a long time — so lange
2. pronoun
as such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich

such is life — so ist das Leben

such as — wie [zum Beispiel]

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adj.

derartig adj.

solch adj.

solcher adj.

solches adj.

English-german dictionary > such
4 such

1. adjective
1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) slik; som; eller en liknende; sånn

2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) slik, sånn

3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) slik, sånn

4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) slik, sånn, så
2. pronoun
(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) den som; som sådan

- suchlike
- such-and-such
- such as it is

slik
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sånn

determ. \/sʌtʃ\/

1) slik, sådan, sånn

• such books are expensive

slike bøker er dyre

• there is such a draught

det trekker sånn

2) ( nedsettende) den slags

• such people as they are

den slags folk

3) lignende

• tea, coffee and such drinks

te, kaffe og lignende drikker

4) ( i utbrudd) så

• such big books!

så store bøker!

• we had such fun!

vi hadde det så morsomt!

5) så stor

• such was his joy that he jumped in the air

så stor var gleden hans at han hoppet i været

6) det

• such was not my intention

det var ikke min hensikt

7) i sitt slag

• it was not the first such case

det var ikke det første tilfellet i sitt slag

8) den slags, sånt noe, slikt

• such a thing

noe sånt

• such things

slike ting

and such (like) og denslags, og slik(e), og lignende

as such som sådan(t)

• I like the work as such

jeg liker arbeidet som sådant

i egenskap av, i kraft av

• he is my trainer and as such can tell me what to do

i egenskap av å være min trener kan han fortelle meg hva jeg skal gjøre

no such thing! absolutt ikke!, langt ifra!

some such thing noe sånt, noe lignende, noe i den stilen

such a slik en\/ei\/et, slike

• I have never heard of such a thing

jeg har aldri hørt på maken

such and such den og den, det og det, de og de

• such and such results will follow from such and such causes

de og de årsaker får de og de følger

such another en likedan, maken

• there is not such another horse

maken til hest finnes ikke

such a one slik en\/ei

such as sånn som

• such as are poor

sånne som er fattige

( gammeldags) de som for eksempel, så som

• vehicles such as cars

kjøretøy, for eksempel biler

slik som

• a bag such as doctors carry

en slik veske som leger har

• books such as these

slike bøker som dette

• I never saw such a man as him

jeg har aldri sett en mann som ham

det lille (som)

• I'll give you such as I have

jeg skal gi deg det lille jeg har

• such power as he still retains

den lille makten han fortsatt har

such as it is sånn som det nå er, slik det nå er

• you can have mine such as it is

du kan få min, selv om den ikke er mye å skryte av

• the crowd, such as it was, soon dispersed

flokken, liten som den var, spredte seg snart

• the food, such as it was, was cheap

maten var ikke mye å skryte av, men den var iallfall billig

such that slik at

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5 FYRIR

for

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prep.

I. with dat.

1) before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin);

fyrir dyrum, before the door;

2) before one, in one’s presence;

hón nefndist fyrir þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G.;

3) for;

hann lét ryðja fyrir þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception;

4) before one, in one’s way;

fjörðr varð fyrir þeim, they came to a fjord;

sitja fyrir e-m, to lie in wait for one;

5) naut. term. before, off;

liggja fyrir bryggjum, to lie off the piers;

fyrir Humru-mynni, off the Humber;

6) before, at the head of, over;

vera fyrir liði, to be over the troops;

vera fyrir máli, to lead the case;

sitja fyrir svörum, to undertake the defence;

7) of time, ago;

fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago;

fyrir stundu, a while ago;

fyrir löngu, long ago;

vera fyrir e-u, to forebode (of a dream);

8) before, above, superior to;

Hálfdan svarti var fyrir þeim brœðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers;

9) denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering;

þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest E. thwart all thy affairs;

tók at eyðast fyrir herm lausa-fé, her money began to fail;

10) denoting obstacle, hindrance;

mikit gøri þer mér fyrir þessu máli, you make this case hard for me;

varð honum lítit fyrir því, it was a small matter for him;

Ásgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A. thought that things looked bad;

11) because of, for;

hon undi sér hvergri fyrir verkjum, she had no rest for pains;

fyrir hræðslu, for fear;

illa fœrt fyrir ísum, scarcely, passable for ice;

gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay;

fyrir því at, because, since, as;

12) against;

gæt þín vel fyrir konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men;

beiða griða Baldri fyrir alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm;

13) fyrir sér, of oneself;

mikill fyrir sér, strong, powerful;

minnstr fyrir sér, smallest, weakest;

14) denoting manner or quality, with;

hvítr fyrir hærum, while with hoary hair;

II. with acc.

1) before, in front of;

halda fyrir augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes;

2) before, into the presence of;

stefna e-m fyrir dómstól, before a court;

3) over;

hlaupa fyrir björg, to leap over a precipice;

kasta fyrir borð, to throw overboard;

4) in one’s way, crossing one’s way;

ríða á leið fyrir þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them;

5) round, off;

sigla fyrir nes, to weather a point;

6) along, all along;

fyrir endilangan Noreg, all along Norway, from one end to the other;

draga ör fyrir odd, to draw the arrow past the point;

7) of time, fyrir dag, before day;

fyrir e-s minni, before one’s memory;

8) for, on behalf of;

vil ek bjóða at fara fyrir þik, I will offer to go for thee, in thy stead;

lögvörn fyrir mál, a lawful defence for a case;

9) for, for the benefit of;

þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, they cut the lyme-grass for them (the horses);

10) for, instead of, in place of, as;

11) for, because of (vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit);

fyrir þín orð, for thy words (intercession);

fyrir sína vinsæld, by reason of his popularity;

12) denoting value, price;

fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks;

fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost;

13) in spite of, against (giptast fyrir ráð e-s);

14) joined with adverbs ending in -an, governing acc. (fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan);

fyrir austan, sunnan fjall, east, south of the fell;

fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge;

fyrir handan á, beyond the river;

fyrir innan garð, inside the fence;

III. as adverb or ellipt.

1) ahead, before, opp. to eptir;

þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, when this came first, preceded;

2) first;

mun ek þar eptir gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I shall do to you according as you do first;

3) at hand, present, to the fore;

föng þau, er fyrir vóru, stores that were at hand;

þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already present (before the bride and bridegroom came);

4) e-m verðr e-t fyrir, one takes a certain step, acts so and so;

Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. was at a loss what to do;

e-t mælist vel (illa) fyrir, a thing is well (ill) spoken or reported of (kvæðit mæltist vel fyrir).

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prep., in the Editions spelt differently; in MSS. this word is usually abbreviated either  (i. e. firir), or Ꝼ̆, fur͛, fvr͛ (i. e. fyrir); in some MSS. it is idiomatically spelt with i, fir͛, e. g. Arna-Magn. 382 (Bs. i. 263 sqq.); and even in the old Miracle-book Arna-Magn. 645 (Bs. i. 333 sqq.), just as ifir is written for yfir ( over); in a few MSS. it is written as a monosyllable fyr, e. g. D. I. i. 475, Mork. passim; in Kb. (Sæm.-Edda) occurs fyr telia, Vsp. I; fyr norðan, 36; fyr dyrum, Gm. 22; fyr vestan ver, Hkv. 2. 8; in other places as a dissyll. fyrir, e. g. Hm. 56, Gm. 54, Skm. 34, Ls. 15, Am. 64, Hkv. 2. 2, 19 (quoted from Bugge’s edition, see his preface, p. xvi); fyr and fyrir stand to one another in the same relation as ept to eptir, und to undir, of ( super) to yfir: this monosyllabic form is obsolete, save in the compds, where ‘for-’ is more common than ‘fyrir-;’ in some cases both forms are used, e. g. for-dæming and fyrir-dæming; in others only one, but without any fixed rule: again, the forms fyri, fyre, or fire, which are often used in Edd., are just as wrong, as if one were to say epti, undi, yfi; yet this spelling is found now and then in MSS., as, fyre, Ó. H. (facsimile); fire, Grág. Sb. ii. 288 (also facsimile): the particles í and á are sometimes added, í fur, Fms. iv. 137; í fyrir, passim; á fur, Haustl. 1. [Ulf. faur and faura; A. S. fore and for; Engl. for and fore-; Germ. für and vor; Dan. for; Swed. för; Gr. προ-; Lat. pro, prae.]

WITH DAT., chiefly without the notion of movement.

A. LOCAL:

I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrum, before the doors, at the doors, Nj. 14, Vsp. 53, Hm. 69, Edda 130; niðr f. smiðju-dyrum, Eg. 142:—ahead, úti fyrir búðinni, Nj. 181; kómusk sauðirnir upp á fjallit f. þeim, ahead of them, 27; vóru fyrir honum borin merkin, the banner was borne before him, 274; göra orð fyrir sér, to send word before one, Fms. vii. 207, Hkr. iii. 335 (Ó. H. 201, l. c., frá sér):—also denoting direction, niðri í eldinum f. sér, beneath in the fire before them, Nj. 204; þeir sá f. sér bæ mikinn, they saw before them a great building, i. e. they came to a great house, Eg. 546; öðrum f. sér ( in front) en öðrum á bak sér, Grág. i. 5.

2. before one, before one’s face, in one’s presence; úhelgaða ek Otkel f. búum, before the neighbours, Nj. 87; lýsi ek f. búum fimm, 218; lýsa e-u ( to proclaim) f. e-m, Ld. 8; hann hermdi boð öll f. Gizuri, Nj. 78; hón nefndisk f. þeim Gunnhildr, told them that her name was G., Fms. i. 8; kæra e-t f. e-m, Ó. H. 60; slíkar fortölur hafði hann f. þeim, Nj. 200; the saying, því læra börnin málið að það er f. þeim haft, bairns learn to speak because it is done before them, i. e. because they hear it; hafa gott (íllt) f. e-m, to give a good (bad) example, e. g. in the presence of children; lifa vel f. Guði, to live well before God, 623. 29; stór ábyrgðar-hluti f. Guði, Nj. 199; sem þeir sjá réttast f. Guði, Grág. i. (pref.); fyrir öllum þeim, Hom. 89; á laun f. öðrum mönnum, hidden from other men, unknown to them, Grág. i. 337, Jb. 378; nú skaltú vera vin minn mikill f. húsfreyju minni, i. e. when you talk to my wife, Nj. 265; fyrir Drottni, before the Lord, Merl. 2. 78.

3. denoting reception of guests, visitors; hann lét ryðja f. þeim búðina, he had the room cleared for them, for their reception, Nj. 228; Valhöll ryðja fyr vegnu fólki, i. e. to clear Valhalla for slain folk, Em. I; ryðja vígvöll f. vegundum, Nj. 212; ljúka upp f. e-m, to open the door for one, Fms. xi. 323, Stj. 5; rýma pallinn f. þeim, Eg. 304; hann lét göra eld f. þeim, he had a fire made for them, 204; þeir görðu eld. f. sér, Fms. xi. 63; … veizlur þar sem fyrir honum var búit, banquets that were ready for him, Eg. 45.

II. before one, in one’s way; þar er díki varð f. þeim, Eg. 530; á (fjörðr) varð f. þeim, a river, fjord, was before them, i. e. they came to it, 133, 161; at verða eigi f. liði yðru, 51; maðr sá varð f. Vindum, that man was overtaken by the V., Hkr. iii. 363; þeirra manna er f. honum urðu, Eg. 92.

2. sitja f. e-m, to lie in wait for one, Ld. 218, Nj. 107; lá f. henni í skóginum, Edda (pref.); sitja f. rekum, to sit watching for wrecks, Eg. 136 (fyrir-sát).

3. ellipt., menn urðu at gæta sín er f. urðu, Nj. 100; Egill var þar f. í runninum, E. was before (them), lay in ambush, Eg. 378; hafði sá bana er f. varð, who was before (the arrow), i. e. he was hit, Nj. 8.

4. verða f. e-u, to be hit, taken, suffer from a thing; ef hann verðr f. drepi, if he be struck, Grág. ii. 19; verða f. áverka, to be wounded, suffer injury, Ld. 140; verða f. reiði konungs, to fall into disgrace with the king, Eg. 226; verða f. ósköpum, to become the victim of a spell, spell-bound, Fas. i. 130; sitja f. hvers manns ámæli, to be the object of all men’s blame, Nj. 71; vera eigi f. sönnu hafðr, to be unjustly charged with a thing, to be innocent.

III. a naut. term, before, off; liggja f. bryggjum, to lie off the pier, Ld. 166; skip fljóta f. strengjum, Sks. 116; þeir lágu f. bænum, they lay off the town, Bs. i. 18; liggja úti f. Jótlands-síðu, off Jutland, Eg. 261; hann druknaði f. Jaðri, off the J., Fms. i. II; þeir kómu at honum f. Sjólandi, off Zealand, x. 394; hafa úti leiðangr f. landi, Hkr. i. 301; f. Humru-minni, off the Humber, Orkn. 338, cp. Km. 3, 8, 9, 13, 19, 21; fyrir Nesjum, off the Ness, Vellekla; fyrir Tungum, Sighvat; fyrir Spáni, off Spain, Orkn. 356.

IV. before, at the head of, denoting leadership; smalamaðr f. búi föður síns, Ver. 26 (of king David); vera f. liði, to be over the troops, Eg. 292, Nj. 7; vera f. máli, to lead the case, Band. 8; vera forstjóri f. búi, to be steward over the household, Eg. 52; ráða f. landi, ríki, etc., to rule, govern, Ó H. 33, Nj. 5; hverr f. eldinum réði, who was the ringleader of the fire, Eg. 239; ráða f. e-u, to rule, manage a thing, passim: the phrase, sitja f. svörum, to respond on one’s behalf, Ölk. 36, Band. 12; hafa svör f. e-m, to be the chief spokesman, Fms. x. 101, Dipl. v. 26.

V. special usages; friða f. e-m, to make peace for one, Fms. vii. 16, Bs. i. 65; bæta f. e-m, to make things good for one, Hom. 109; túlka, vera túlkr, flytja (etc.) f. e-m, to plead for one, Fms. iii. 33, Nj. 128,—also spilla f. e-m, to disparage one, Eg. 255; haga, ætla f. e-u, to manage, arrange for one, Ld. 208, Sturl. i. 14, Boll. 356; rífka ráð f. e-m, to better one’s condition, Nj. 21; ráða heiman-fylgju ok tilgjöf f. frændkonu sinni, Js. 58; standa f. manni, to stand before, shield a man, stand between him and his enemy, Eg. 357, Grág. ii. 13; vera skjöldr f. e-m, 655 xxxii. 4; hafa kostnað f. e-u, to have the expences for a thing, Ld. 14; vinna f. e-m, to support one by one’s work, Sks. 251; starfa f. fé sínu, to manage one’s money, Ld. 166; hyggja f. e-u, to take heed for a thing, Nj. 109; hyggja f. sér, Fs. 5; hafa forsjá f. e-m, to provide for one, Ld. 186; sjá f. e-u, to see after, Eg. 118, Landn, 152; sjá þú nokkut ráð f. mér, Nj. 20: ironic. to put at rest, Háv. 40: ellipt., sjá vel f., to provide well for, Nj. 102.

B. TEMP. ago; fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago; fyrir stundu, a while ago, Nj. 80; fyrir litlu, a little while ago, Fms. i. 76, Ld. 134; fyrir skömmu, a sbort while ago; fyrir löngu, a long while ago, Nj. 260, Fms. i. 50; fyrir öndverðu, from the beginning, Grág. i. 80, ii. 323, 394, Finnb. 342; fyrir þeim, before they were born, Fms. i. 57.

2. the phrase, vera f. e-u, to forebode; vera f. stórfundum, Nj. 107, 277; þat hygg ek vera munu f. siða-skipti, Fms. xi. 12; þessi draumr mun vera f. kvámu nökkurs manns, vii. 163; dreyma draum f. e-u, 8; fyrir tiðendum, ii. 65:—spá f. e-m, to ‘spae’ before, prophecy to one, Nj. 171.

C. METAPH.:

I. before, above; þóttu þeir þar f. öllum ungum mönnum, Dropl. 7; þykkisk hann mjök f. öðrum mönnum, Ld. 38; ver f. hirðmönnum, be first among my herdsmen, Eg. 65; Hálfdan svarti var f. þeim bræðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers, Fms. i. 4; þorgrímr var f. sonum Önundar, Grett. 87; var Haraldr mest f. þeim at virðingu, Fms. i. 47.

II. denoting help, assistance; haun skal rétta vættið f. þeim, Grág. i. 45 (vide above A. IV and V).

2. the following seem to be Latinisms, láta lífit f. heilagri Kristni, to give up one’s life for holy Christianity, = Lat. pro, Fms. vii. 172; ganga undir píslir fyrir Guðs nafni, Blas. 38; gjalda önd mína f. önd þinni, Johann. 17; gefa gjöf f. sál sinni ( pro animâ suâ), H. E. i. 466; fyrir mér ok minni sál, Dipl. iv. 8; færa Guði fórnir f. e-m, 656 A; heita f. e-m, biðja f. e-m, to make a vow, pray for one (orare pro), Fms. iii. 48, Bs. i. 70; biðja f. mönnum, to intercede for, 19, Fms. xi. 287: even with a double construction, biðja f. stað sinn (acc., which is vernacular) ok heilagri kirkju (dat., which is a Latinism), x. 127.

III. denoting disadvantage, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest Egil thwart all thy affairs, Eg. 249; únýtir hann þá málit fyrir sér, then he ruins his own case, Grág. i. 36, Dropl. 14, 16; Manverjar rufu safnaðinn f. Þorkatli, the Manxmen broke up the assembly, i. e. forsook Thorkel, Fms. ix. 422; kom upp grátr f. henni, she burst into tears, 477; taka fé f. öðrum, to take another’s money, N. G. L. i. 20; knörr þann er konungr lét taka fyrir Þórólfi, Landn. 56; ef hross verðr tekit f. honum, if a horse of his be taken, Grág. i. 436; hann tók upp fé fyrir öllum, he seized property for them all, Ó. H. 60; e-t ferr ílla f. e-m, a thing turns out ill for one; svá fór f. Ólófu, so it came to pass for O., Vígl. 18; loka dyrr f. e-m, to lock the door in one’s face, Edda 21: þeir hafa eigi þessa menn f. yðr drepit, heldr f. yðrar sakir þessi víg vegit, i. e. they have not harmed you, but rather done you a service in slaying those men, Fbr. 33; tók at eyðask f. henni lausa-fé, her money began to fail, Nj. 29; rak á f. þeim storma ok stríðviðri, they were overtaken by gales and bad weather, Vígl. 27; Víglundr rak út knöttinn f. Jökli, V. drove the ball for J., i. e. so that he had to run after it, 24; sá er skar tygil f. Þóri, he who cut Thor’s line, Bragi; sverð brast f. mér, my sword broke, Korm. 98 (in a verse); brjóta e-t f. e-m, to break a thing for one, Bs. i. 15 (in a verse); Valgarðr braut krossa fyrir Merði ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167; árin brotnaði f. honum, his oar broke; allar kýrnar drápust fyrir honum, all his cows died.

2. denoting difficulty, hindrance; sitja f. sæmd e-s, to sit between oneself and one’s honour, i. e. to hinder one’s doing well, Sturl. 87; mikit göri þér mér f. þessu máli, you make this case sore for me, Eb. 124; þér er mikit f. máli, thy case stands ill, Fms. v. 325; ekki er Guði f. því, it is easy for God to do, 656 B. 9; varð honum lítið f. því, it was a small matter for him, he did it easily, Grett. III; mér er minna f. því, it is easier for me, Am. 60; þykkja mikit f. e-u, to be much grieved for a thing, do it unwillingly, Nj. 77; Icel. also say, þykja fyrir (ellipt.), to feel hurt, be displeased:—ellipt., er þeim lítið fyrir at villa járnburð þenna, it is a small matter for them to spoil this ordeal, Ó. H. 140; sem sér muni lítið f. at veiða Gunnar, Nj. 113; fast mun f. vera, it will be fast-fixed before (one), hard to move, Ld. 154; Ásgrími þótti þungt f., A. thought that things looked sad (heavy), Nj. 185; hann var lengi f., he was long about it, Fms. x. 205; hann var lengi f. ok kvað eigi nei við, he was cross and said not downright no, Þorf. Karl. 388.

IV. in a causal sense, for, because of, Lat. per, pro; sofa ek né mákat fugls jarmi fyrir, I cannot sleep for the shrill cry of birds, Edda 16 (in a verse); hon undi sér hvergi f. verkjum, she had no rest for pains, Bjarn. 69; fyrir gráti, tárum, = Lat. prae lacrymis; fyrir harmi, for sorrow; f. hlátri, for laughter, as in Engl.; þeir æddust f. einni konu, they went mad for the sake of one woman, Sól. 11; ílla fært f. ísum, scarce passable for ice, Fms. xi. 360; hætt var at sitja útar f. Miðgarðs-ormi, Edda 35; hann var lítt gengr f. sárinu, he could hardly walk for the wound, Fbr. 178; fyrir hræðslu, for fear, Hbl. 26; heptisk vegrinn f. þeim meinvættum sem …, Fs. 4; gáðu þeir eigi f. veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing they took no care to make hay, Landn. 30; fyrir riki konungs, for the king’s power, Eg. 67, 117; fyrir ofríki manna, Grág. i. 68; fyrir hví, for why? Eluc. 4; fyrir hví þeir væri þar, Eg. 375; fyrir því, at …, for that, because, Edda 35, Fms. i. 22, vii. 330, Ld. 104; en fyrir því nú at, now since, Skálda 171; nú fyrir því at, id., 169: the phrase, fyrir sökum, for the sake of, because of, passim; vide sök.

V. by, by the force of; öxlin gékk ór liði fyrir högginu, the shoulder was disjointed by the force of the stroke, Háv. 52.

2. denoting contest; falla f. e-m, to fall before one, i. e. fighting against one, Fms. i. 7, iv. 9, x. 196; verða halloki f. e-m, to be overcome in fighting one, Ld. 146; látask f. e-m, to perish by one, Eb. 34; hafa bana f. e-m, to be slain by one, Nj. 43; þeir kváðu fá fúnað hafa f. honum, 263; mæddisk hann f. þeim, he lost his breath in fighting them, Eg. 192; láta ríki f. e-m, to lose the kingdom before another, i. e. so that the latter gains it, 264; láta lausar eignir mínar f. þér, 505; láta hlut sinn f. e-m, Fs. 47; standask f. e-m, to stand one’s ground before one, Edda (pref.); hugðisk hann falla mundu f. sjóninni einni saman, that he would sink before his glance, 28, Hým. 12; halda hlut f. e-m, Ld. 54; halda frið ok frelsi f. várum óvinum, Fms. viii. 219; fara mun ek sem ek hefi áðr ætlað f. þínum draum ( thy dream notwithstanding), Ld. 216; þér farit hvárt er þér vilit f. mér, you go wherever you like for me, so far as I am concerted, Fær. 37; halda vöku f. sér, to keep oneself awake, Fms. i. 216.

β. with verbs, flýja, hlaupa, renna, stökkva f. e-m, to fly, leap, run before one, i. e. to be pursued, Bs. i. 774, Grág. ii. 359; at hann rynni f. þrælum hans, Ld. 64; fyrir þessum úfriði stökk Þangbrandr til Noregs, 180; skyldi hann ganga ór á f. Hofsmönnum, Landn. 178; ganga f. e-u, to give way before, yield to a thing, Fms. i. 305, x. 292; vægja f. e-m, to yield to one, give way, Eg. 21, 187, Nj. 57, Ld. 234.

VI. against; verja land f. e-m, Eg. 32; verja landit f. Dönum ok öðrum víkingum, Fms. i. 23; til landvarnar f. víkingum, Eg. 260; landvarnar-maðr f. Norðmönnum, Fms. vi. 295; gæta brúarinnar f. bergrisum, Edda 17; gæt þín vel f. konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men, Eg. 113; góð aðstoð f. tröllum ok dvergum, Bárð. 163; beiða Baldri griða f. allskonar háska, Edda 36; auðskæðr f. höggum, Eg. 770.

VII. in the sense of being driven before; fyrir straumi, veðri, vindi, before the stream, wind, weather (forstreymis, forvindis), Grág. ii. 384, Fms. vii. 262; halda f. veðri, to stand before the wind, Róm. 211.

2. rýrt mun verða f. honum smá-mennit, he will have an easy game with the small people, Nj. 94: ellipt., hafði sá bana er f. varð, 8; sprakk f., 16, 91.

VIII. fyrir sér, of oneself, esp. of physical power; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; lítill f. sér, weak, feeble, Nj. 20, Ísl. ii. 368, Eg. 192; þér munuð kalla mik lítinn mann f. mér, Edda 33; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest, Eg. 123; gildr maðr f. sér, Ísl. ii. 322, Fms. ii. 145; herðimaðr mikiil f. sér, a hardy man, Nj. 270; hvat ert þú f. þér, what kind of fellow art thou? Clem. 33; vera einn f. sér, to be a strange fellow, Grett. 79 new Ed.; Icel. also say, göra mikið (lítið) f. sér, to make oneself big ( little).

β. sjóða e-t f. sér, to hesitate, saunter, Nj. 154; mæla f. munni, to talk between one’s teeth, to mutter, Orkn. 248, Nj. 249.

IX. denoting manner or quality; hvítr f. hærum, white with hoary hairs, Fms. vi. 95, Fas. ii. 540; gráir fyrir járnum, grey with steel, of a host in armour, Mag. 5; hjölt hvít f. silfri, a hilt white with silver = richly silvered, Eb. 226.

X. as adverb or ellipt.,

1. ahead, in front, = á undan, Lat. prae, opp. to eptir; þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, as this came first, preceded, Nj. 34; at einhverr mundi fara heim fyrir, that some one would go home first (to spy), Eg. 580; Egill fór f., E. went in before, id.; at vér ríðim þegar f. í nótt, 283.

β. first; hann stefndi f. málinu, en hann mælti eptir, one pronounced the words first, but the other repeated after him, Nj. 35; mun ek þar eptir göra sem þér gerit f., I shall do to you according as you do first, 90:—temp., sjau nóttum f., seven nights before, Grág. ii. 217.

2. to the fore, at hand, present; þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already to the fore, i. e. before the bride and bridegroom came, Nj. 11; úvíst er at vita hvar úvinir sitja á fleti fyrir, Hm. 1; skal þá lögmaðr þar f. vera, he shall be there present, Js. 3; heima í túni fyrir, Fær. 50; þar vóru fyrir Hildiríðar-synir, Eg. 98; var honum allt kunnigt fyrir, he knew all about the localities, 583; þeim ómögum, sem f. eru, who are there already, i. e. in his charge, Grág. i. 286: of things, föng þau er f. vóru, stores that were to the fore, at hand, Eg. 134.

3. fore, opp. to ‘back,’ of clothes; slæður settar f. allt gullknöppum, Eg. 516; bak ok fyrir, back and front, = bak ok brjóst, Mar.

XI. in the phrase, e-m verðr e-t fyrir, a thing is before one, i. e. one takes that and that step, acts so and so in an emergency; nú verðr öðrum þeirra þat f., at hann kveðr, now if the other part alleges, that …, Grág. i. 362; Kolbeini varð ekki f., K. had no resource, i. e. lost his head, Sturl. iii. 285:—the phrase, e-t mælisk vel (ílla) fyrir, a thing is well ( ill) reported of; víg Gunnars spurðisk ok mæltisk ílla fyrir um allar sveitir, Nj. 117, Sturl. ii. 151; mun þat vel f. mælask, people will like it well, Nj. 29, Þórð. 55 new Ed.; ílla mun þat f. mælask at ganga á sættir við frændr sína, Ld. 238; ok er lokit var, mæltisk kvæðit vel f., the people praised the poem, Fms. vii. 113.

XII. in special senses, either as prep. or adv. (vide A. V. above); segja leið f. skipi, to pilot a ship, Eg. 359; segja f. skipi, to say a prayer for a new ship or for any ship going to sea, Bs. i. 774, Fms. x. 480; mæla f. e-u, to dictate, Grág. ii. 266; mæla f. minni, to bring out a toast, vide minni; mæla f. sætt, i. 90; skipa, koma e-u f., to arrange, put right; ætla f. e-u, to make allowance for; trúa e-m f. e-u, to entrust one with; það fer mikið f. e-u (impers.), it is of great compass, bulky; hafa f. e-u, to have trouble with a thing; leita f. sér, to enquire; biðjask f., to say one’s prayers, vide biðja; mæla fyrir, segja f., etc., to order, Nj. 103, Js. 3: of a spell or solemn speaking, hann mælti svá f., at …, Landn. 34; spyrjask f., to enquire, Hkr. ii. 333; búask f., to prepare, make arrangement, Landn. 35, Sks. 551; skipask f., to draw up, Nj. 197; leggjask f., to lie down in despair, Bs. i. 194; spá fyrir, to ‘spae’ before, foretell; þeir menn er spá f. úorðna hluti, Fms. i. 96; segja f., to foretell, 76, Bb. 332; Njáll hefir ok sagt f. um æfi hans, Nj. 102; vita e-t f., to ‘wit’ beforehand, know the future, 98; sjá e-t f., to foresee, 162; ef þat er ætlat f., fore-ordained, id.

WITH ACC., mostly with the notion of movement.

A. LOCAL:

I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrrin, Nj. 198; láta síga brýnn f. brár, Hkv. Hjörv. 19; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes, Nj. 132; leggja sverði fyrir brjóst e-m, to thrust a sword into his breast, 162, Fs. 39.

2. before one, before a court; stefna e-m f. dómstól, Fms. xi. 444; ganga, koma f. e-n, to go, come before one, Fms. i. 15, Eg. 426, Nj. 6, 129, passim; fyrir augu e-s, before one’s eyes, Stj. 611.

3. before, so as to shield; hann kom skildinum f. sik, he put the shield before him, Nj. 97, 115; halda skildi f. e-n, a duelling term, since the seconder had to hold one’s shield, Ísl. ii. 257.

4. joined to adverbs such as fram, aptr, út, inn, ofan, niðr, austr, vestr, suðr, norðr, all denoting direction; fram f., forward; aptr f., backward, etc.; hann reiddi öxina fram f. sik, a stroke forward with the axe, Fms. vii. 91; hann hljóp eigi skemra aptr en fram fyrir sik, Nj. 29; þótti honum hann skjóta brandinum austr til fjallanna f. sik, 195; komask út f. dyrr, to go outside the door, Eg. 206:—draga ofan f. brekku, to drag over the hill, Ld. 220; hrinda f. mel ofan, to thrust one over the gravel bank, Eg. 748; hlaupa f. björg, to leap over a precipice, Eb. 62, Landn. 36; elta e-n f. björg, Grág. ii. 34; hlaupa (kasta) f. borð, to leap ( throw) overboard, Fms. i. 178, Hkr. iii. 391, Ld. 226; síga ( to be hauled) niðr f. borgar-vegg, 656 C. 13, Fms. ix. 3; hlaupa niðr f. stafn, Eg. 142; niðr f. skaflinn, Dropl. 25; fyrir brekku, Orkn. 450, Glúm. 395 (in a verse).

II. in one’s way, crossing one’s way; þeir stefndu f. þá, Fms. ix. 475; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them, Boll. 348; hlaupa ofan f. þá, Nj. 153; vóru allt komin f. hann bréf, letters were come before him, in his way, Fms. vii. 207; þeir felldu brota f. hann, viz. they felled trees before him, so as to stop him, viii. 60, ix. 357; leggja bann f. skip, to lay an embargo on a ship, Ld. 166.

III. round, off a point; fyrir nesit, Nj. 44; út f. Holm, out past the Holm, Fms. vii. 356: esp. as a naut. term, off a point on the shore, sigla f. England, Norðyrnbraland, Þrasnes, Spán, to sail by the coast of, stand off England, Northumberland, … Spain, Orkn. 338, 340, 342, 354; fyrir Yrjar, Fms. vii. (in a verse); fyrir Siggju, Aumar, Lista, Edda 91 (in a verse); er hann kom f. Elfina, when be came off the Gotha, Eg. 80; leggja land f. skut, to lay the land clear of the stern, i. e. to pass it, Edda l. c.; göra frið f. land sitt, to pacify the land from one end to another, Ld. 28; fyrir uppsprettu árinnar, to come to ( round) the sources of the river, Fms. iii. 183; fyrir garðs-enda, Grág. ii. 263; girða f. nes, to make a wall across the ness, block it up, cp. Lat. praesepire, praemunire, etc., Grág. ii. 263; so also binda f. op, poka, Lat. praeligare, praestringere; hlaða f. gat, holu, to stop a hole, opening; greri f. stúfinn, the stump (of the arm or leg) was healed, closed, Nj. 275; skjóta slagbrandi f. dyrr, to shoot a bolt before the door, to bar it, Dropl. 29; láta loku (lás) f. hurð, to lock a door, Gísl. 28; setja innsigli f. bréf, to set a seal to a letter, Dipl. i. 3: ellipt., setr hón þar lás fyrir, Ld. 42, Bs. i. 512.

2. along, all along; f. endilanga Danmörk, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Denmark, Norway, from one end to the other, Fms. iv. 319, xi. 91, Grett. 97:—öx álnar f. munn, an axe with an ell-long edge, Ld. 276; draga ör f. ödd, to draw the arrow past the point, an archer’s term, Fms. ii. 321.

IV. with verbs, fyrir ván komit, one is come past hope, all hope is gone, Sturl. i. 44, Hrafn. 13, Fms. ii. 131; taka f. munn e-m, to stop one’s mouth; taka f. háls, kverkar, e-m, to seize one by the throat, etc.; taka mál f. munn e-m, ‘verba alicujus praeripere,’ to take the word out of one’s mouth, xi. 12; taka f. hendr e-m, to seize one’s hands, stop one in doing a thing, Eb. 124; mod., taka fram f. hendrnar á e-m.

B. TEMP.: fyrir dag, before day, Eg. 80; f. miðjan dag, Ld. 14; f. sól, before sunrise, 268; f. sólar-lag, before sunset; f. miðjan aptan, Nj. 192; f. náttmál, 197; f. óttu, Sighvat; f. þinglausnir, Ölk. 37; f. Jól, Nj. 269; f. fardaga, Grág. ii. 341; viku f. sumar, 244; f. mitt sumar, Nj. 138; litlu f. vetr, Eg. 159; f. vetrnætr, Grág. ii. 217; f. e-s minni, before one’s memory, Íb. 16.

C. METAPH.:

I. above, before; hann hafdi mest fyrir aðra konunga hraustleikinn, Fms. x. 372.

II. for, on behalf of; vil ek bjóða at fara f. þik, I will go for thee, in thy stead, Nj. 77; ganga í skuld f. e-n, Grág. i. 283; Egill drakk … ok svá f. Ölvi, Eg. 210; kaupa e-t f. e-n, Nj. 157; gjalda gjöld f. e-n, Grág. i. 173; verja, sækja, sakir f. e-n, Eg. 504; hvárr f. sik, each for oneself, Dipl. v. 26; sættisk á öll mál f. Björn, Nj. 266; tók sættir f. Björn, Eg. 168; svara f. e-t, Fms. xi. 444; hafa til varnir f. sik, láta lýrit, lög-vörn koma f.; færa vörn f. sik, etc.; verja, sækja sakir f. sik, and many similar law phrases, Grág. passim; biðja konu f. e-n, to woo a lady for another, Fms. x. 44; fyrir mik, on my behalf, for my part, Gs. 16; lögvörn f. mál, a lawful defence for a case, Nj. 111; hafa til varnar f. sök, to defend a case, Grág. i. 61; halda skiladómi f. e-t, Dipl. iv. 8; festa lög f. e-t, vide festa.

III. in a distributive sense; penning f. mann, a penny per man, K. Þ. K. 88; fyrir nef hvert, per nose = per head, Lv. 89, Fms. i. 153, Ó. H. 141; hve f. marga menn, for how many men, Grág. i. 296; fyrir hverja stiku, for each yard, 497.

IV. for, for the benefit of; brjóta brauð f. hungraða, Hom. 75; þeir skáru f. þá melinn, they cut the straw for them (the horses), Nj. 265; leggja kostnað f. e-n, to defray one’s costs, Grág. i. 341.

V. for, instead of; hann setti sik f. Guð, Edda (pref.); hafa e-n f. Guð (Lat. pro Deo), Stj. 73, Barl. 131; geta, fá, kveðja mann f. sik, to get a man as one’s delegate or substitute, Grág. i. 48 passim; þeir höfðu vargstakka f. brynjur, Fs. 17; manna-höfuð vóru f. kljána, Nj. 275; gagl f. gás ok grís f. gamalt svín, Ó. H. 86; rif stór f. hlunna, Háv. 48; buðkr er f. húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; auga f. auga, tönn f. tönn, Exod. xxi. 24; skell f. skillinga, Þkv. 32.

VI. because of, for; vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit, Nj. 92, Fms. v. 162; eigi f. sakleysi, not without ground, i. 302; fyrir hvat (why, for what) stefndi Gunnarr þeim til úhelgi? Nj. 101; ok urðu f. þat sekir, Landn. 323; hafa ámæli f. e-t, Nj. 65, passim.

2. in a good sense, for one’s sake, for one; fyrir þín orð, for thy words, intercession, Ísl. ii. 217; vil ek göra f. þín orð, Ld. 158, Nj. 88; fyrir sína vinsæld, by his popularity, Fms. i. 259: the phrase, fyrir e-s sök, for one’s sake, vide sök: in swearing, a Latinism, fyrir trú mína, by my faith! (so in Old Engl. ‘fore God), Karl. 241; fyrir þitt líf, Stj. 514; ek særi þik f. alla krapta Krists ok manndóm þinn, Nj. 176. VII. for, at, denoting value, price; fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks, Eg. 714; er sik leysti út f. þrjú hundruð marka, Fms. ix. 421; ganga f. hundrað, to pass or go for a hundred, D. I. i. 316:—also of the thing bought, þú skalt reiða f. hana þrjár merkr, thou shall pay for her three marks, Ld. 30; fyrir þik skulu koma mannhefndir, Nj. 57; bætr f. víg, Ísl. ii. 274; bætr f. mann, Eg. 259, passim; fyrir áverka Þorgeirs kom legorðs-sökin, Nj. 101:—so in the phrase, fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost; fyrir öngan mun, by no means, Fms. i. 9, 157, Gþl. 531:—hafði hverr þeirra mann f. sik, eða tvá …, each slew a man or more for himself, i. e. they sold their lives dearly, Ó. H. 217.

2. ellipt., í staðinn f., instead of, Grág. i. 61; hér vil ek bjóða f. góð boð, Nj. 77; taka umbun f., Fms. vii. 161; svara slíku f. sem …, Boll. 350; þér skulut öngu f. týna nema lífinu, you shall lose nothing less than your head, Nj. 7.

VIII. by means of, by, through; fyrir þat sama orð, Stj.; fyrir sína náttúru, Fms. v. 162; fyrir messu-serkinn, iii. 168; fyrir þinn krapt ok frelsis-hönd, Pass. 19. 12; svikin f. orminn, by the serpent, Al. 63,—this use of fyrir seems to be a Latinism, but is very freq. in eccl. writings, esp. after the Reformation, N. T., Pass., Vídal.; fyrir munn Davíðs, through the mouth of David, etc.:—in good old historical writings such instances are few; þeir hlutuðu f. kast ( by dice), Sturl. ii. 159.

IX. in spite of, against; fyrir vilja sinn, N. G. L. i. 151; fyrir vitorð eðr vilja e-s, against one’s will or knowledge, Grág. ii. 348; kvángask (giptask) f. ráð e-s, i. 177, 178, Þiðr. 190; nú fara menn f. bann ( in spite of an embargo) landa á milli, Gþl. 517; hann gaf henni líf f. framkvæmd farar, i. e. although she had not fulfilled her journey ( her vow), Fms. v. 223; fyrir várt lof, vi. 220; fyrir allt þat, in spite of all that, Grett. 80 new Ed.; fyrir ráð fram, heedlessly; fyrir lög fram, vide fram.

X. denoting capacity, in the same sense as ‘at,’ C. II, p. 27, col. 1; scarcely found in old writers (who use ‘at’), but freq. in mod. usage, thus, eigi e-n f. vin, to have one for a friend, in old writers ‘at vin;’ hafa e-n f. fífl, fól, to make sport of one.

2. in old writers some phrases come near to this, e. g. vita f. vist, to know for certain, Dipl. i. 3; vita f. full sannindi, id., ii. 16; hafa f. satt, to take for sooth, believe, Nj. 135; koma f. eitt, to come ( turn) all to one, Lv. 11, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 208; koma f. ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail, Ísl. ii. 215; fyrir hitt mun ganga, it will turn the other way, Nj. 93; fyrir hann er einskis örvænt orðs né verks, from him everything may be expected, Ísl. ii. 326; hafa e-s víti f. varnað, to have another’s faults for warning, Sól. 19.

XI. joined with adverbs ending in -an, fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan, innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan, either with a following acc. denoting. direction, thus, fyrir austan, sunnan … fjall, east, south of the fell, i. e. on the eastern, southern side; fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge; fyrir útan fjall = Lat. ultra; fyrir innan fjall = Lat. infra; fyrir handan á, beyond the river; fyrir innan garð, inside the yard; fyrir ofan garð, above, beyond the yard, etc.; vide these adverbs:—used adverb., fyrir sunnan, in the south; fyrir vestan, in the west; fyrir norðan, in the north; fyrir austan, in the east,—current phrases in Icel. to mark the quarters of the country, cp. the ditty in Esp. Árb. year 1530; but not freq. in old writers, who simply say, norðr, suðr …, cp. Kristni S. ch. 1: absol. and adverb., fyrir ofan, uppermost; fyrir handan, on the other side:—fyrir útan e-t, except, save, Anal. 98, Vkv. 8; fyrir fram, vide fram.

☞ For- and fyrir- as prefixes, vide pp. 163–167 and below:

I. fore-, for-, meaning before, above, in the widest sense, local, temp., and metaph. furthering or the like, for-dyri, for-nes, for-ellri, for-beini, etc.

β. before, down, for-brekkis, -bergis, -streymis, -vindis, -viðris, etc.

2. in an intens. sense = before others, very, but not freq.; for-dyld, -góðr, -hagr, -hraustr, -kostuligr, -kuðr, -lítill, -ljótr, -prís, -ríkr, -snjallr.

II. (cp. fyrir, acc., C. IX), in a neg. or priv. sense; a few words occur even in the earliest poems, laws, and writers, e. g. for-að, -átta, -dæða, -nám, -næmi, -sending, -sköp, -verk, -veðja, -viða, -vitni, -ynja, -yrtir; those words at least seem to be original and vernacular: at a later time more words of the same kind crept in:

1. as early as writers of the 13th and 14th centuries, e. g. for-boð, -bænir, -djarfa, -dæma (fyrir-dæma), -taka (fyrir-taka), -þóttr; fyrir-bjóða, -fara, -göra, -koma, -kunna, -líta, -muna, -mæla, -vega, -verða.

2. introduced in some words at the time of the Reformation through Luther’s Bible and German hymns, and still later in many more through Danish, e. g. for-brjóta, -drífa, -láta, -líkast, -merkja, -nema, -sorga, -sóma, -standa, -svara, -þénusta, and several others; many of these, however, are not truly naturalised, being chiefly used in eccl. writings:—it is curious that if the pronoun be placed after the verb (which is the vernacular use in Icel.) the sense is in many cases reversed; thus, fyrir-koma, to destroy, but koma e-u fyrir can only mean to arrange; so also fyrir-mæla, to curse, and mæla fyrir, to speak for; for-bænir, but biðja fyrir e-m, etc.; in the latter case the sense is good and positive, in the former bad and negative; this seems to prove clearly that these compds are due to foreign influence.

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come across, fall in with, meet with;
discover, learn, unearth Ant: mislay, miss б) сл. красть, воровать в) мат. находить результат, вычислять
2) а) убеждаться, приходить к заключению, считать, полагать, признавать to find no sense ≈ не видеть смысла I find it necessary to go there. ≈ Я считаю необходимым поехать туда. Syn: ascertain, detect, determine, learn б) юр. устанавливать, выносить решение, признавать что-л. чем-л., признавать (применимость, юридическую силу и т.п.) The jury found for the plaintiff. ≈ Присяжные вынесли решение в пользу истца. They found the verdict of guilty. ≈ Был вынесен вердикт "виновен". To find a bill, there must at least twelve of the grand jury agree. ≈ Чтобы дело было принято к производству, как минимум двенадцать членов большого жюри должны быть "за". find smb. guilty в) делать вывод по записям, свидетельствам In 1276, we find the Emperor and the King of England in constant communication. ≈ В 1276, как следует из записей, император и английский король имели постоянную связь друг с другом.
3) а) обретать, добиваться, получать;
прям. перен. достигать find one's account in smth. Syn: reach, arrive б) попадать в цель, доставать The shot found him in the head. ≈ Выстрел пропал ему в голову. Such commodities found little market. ≈ Эти товары плохо продавались. в) доходить( о корреспонденции) Marrion Square will always find us. ≈ Пишите нам на Мэррион Сквер, обязательно дойдет. г) оказываться где-л., в каком-л. состоянии We found ourselves at the precipice. ≈ Мы оказались у обрыва. Lavender found himself entering a drawing-room. ≈ Лавендер понял, что вошел в гостиную. How do you find yourself? ≈ Как дела? know where to find one find in one's heart
4) а) снабжать, обеспечивать find smb. in smth. ≈ обеспечивать кого-л. чем-л. They find him in clothes. ≈ Они его одевают. five pounds a week and find yourself ≈ пять фунтов в неделю на своих харчах (форма оплаты работы) all found Syn: supply, provide, furnish б) воен. выделять, выставлять (резервы, солдат, другие ресурсы)
5) охот. поднимать зверя, находить зверя The dogs found. ≈ Псы подняли зверя. ∙ find out how do you find yourself? ≈ как вы себя чувствуете?;
как поживаете? find way find feet
2. сущ.
1) находка, обнаружение (равно как процесс и результат) archaeological find great find lucky find rare find sure find Syn: discovery
2) своего рода местоимение со значением "чем-л. примечательный (часто в ироническом или отрицательном смысле) человек" Miss Farnell is a true find, I say! ≈ Ну скажу я вам мисс Фарнелл и фрукт! находка - this book is a regular * эта книга - настоящая находка открытие (месторождения и т. п.) (горное) новое месторождение > a sure * (охота) местонахождение зверя;
человек, которого обязательно найдут /разыщут/ находить, отыскивать - to * means изыскать средства - to * nothing to say не найтись, что сказать - I can't * my book anywhere я нигде не могу найти свою книгу - I have found what I want я нашел, что мне нужно - I run to * a doctor я побежал за врачом - he is not to be found его невозможно найти;
его нигде нет - the committee must * a suitable man for the job комиссия должна подыскать подходящего человека для этой работы найти (случайно), наткнуться, встретиться - to * a treasure найти клад - he found a coin in the dust он нашел монету в пыли - to * some difficulty in doing smth. встретить затруднения в чем-л. - it is found everywhere это можно встретить где угодно - such men are not often found такие люди не часто встречаются открывать, находить - to * a mistake in the calculations обнаружить ошибку в расчете - to * the answer to the problem разрешить проблему, найти решение вопроса - he found a more modern method он открыл более современный метод - you must take us as you * us принимайте нас такими, какие мы есть обнаруживать - we must leave everything as we * it нужно оставить все как есть /ничего не трогать/ - I found the key missing я обнаружил, что ключа нет - when the doctor came he found him already dead когда пришел врач, он уже был мертв застать, найти ( где-л., за каким-л. занятием) - to * smb. at home застать кого-л. дома - I found everybody out никого не оказалось дома, я никого не застал - she found him gone она обнаружила, что его нет /что он уехал или ушел/ - I found her waiting in the hall я увидел, что она ждет меня в вестибюле - six months later we * him saying the exact opposite и вот полгода спустя он говорит прямо противоположные вещи - Christmas found him still looking for work на рождество он все еще был без работы находить, обретать - to * a good friend in smb. обрести хорошего друга в ком-л. - to * courage to... найти в себе мужество, чтобы... - to * oneself найти или обрести себя, свое призвание;
чувствовать себя - she suddenly found herself and left the family to work in a hospital она внезапно поняла, в чем ее призвание, и уехала из дома, чтобы работать в больнице - to help the student to * himself as an individual помочь учащемуся осознать себя как личность - how do you * yourself today? как вы себя чувствуете сегодня? - his theory found no acceptance among scholars его теория не получила признания в ученых кругах - the new product found few buyers на новый товар почти не было спроса достигать, попадать - the bullet found its mark пуля попала в цель - the blow found his chin удар пришелся ему по подбородку - to * bottom in a lake коснуться дна озера считать, находить - to * it impossible to... считать невозможным сделать что-л. - to * the terms reasonable находить условия приемлемыми - I * it pays to get up early я считаю, что имеет смысл рано вставать - this letter, I *, arrived yesterday это письмо, как я вижу, пришло вчера - how do you * him? как вы его находите? убеждаться, приходить к заключению - you will * that I am right вы убедитесь, что я прав - I found that I was mistaken я понял, что ошибся - I was surprised to * that... я с удивлением увидел, что... - it has been found that... выяснилось, что... - you may * it do you good может оказаться, что это пойдет вам на пользу составить мнение - I found him a sensible man он показался мне разумным человеком - I * smth. repellent about the man мне кажется, что в этом человеке есть что-то отталкивающее - she found him pleasant to talk to она нашла в нем приятного собеседника (юридическое) выносить приговор, определение, решение - they found a verdict of guilty они вынесли определение о виновности - the jury found the prisoner guilty присяжные признали подсудимого виновным - he was found guilty его признали виновным - to * that the deceased had been murdered by a person unknown признать, что покойный был убит неизвестным лицом - to * for the plaintiff решить в пользу истца удостоверять действительность документа обеспечивать, субсидировать - to * one's son with everything necessary снабдить своего сына всем необходимым - the State *s half of the sum, leaving the parent to * the rest государство оплачивает половину (расходов), глава семьи - остальное - $2 a week and * yourself 2 доллара в неделю без питания - all /everything/ found на всем готовом - wages $10 and all found жалованье 10 долларов на всем готовом (математика) определять, вычислять - to ( try to) * the value of the unknown quantity определять неизвестную величину (военное) выделять, выставлять - to * the advance guard выделить авангард( охота) взять след выбрать, выделить, уделить (время) - I can't * time to do it у меня нет времени на это, я не могу выбрать время /собраться/ сделать это to find oneself somewhere оказаться, очутиться где-л. - I found myself in a dark forest я оказался в темном лесу - when he awoke he found himself in hospital когда он проснулся, то увидел, что находится в больнице - you will * yourself in prison soon if you act in that way будешь себя так вести, в тюрьму угодишь - to find oneself in a state оказаться, очутиться в каком-л. положении - she found herself in a dilemma она очутилась в затруднительном положении - he found himself at a loss он растерялся, он не знал, что ему делать - to find oneself doing smth. сделать что-л. неожиданно для себя - when I heard the details I found myself crying когда я услышал подробности, у меня покатились слезы ( я заплакал) - I found myself saying "yes" и вдруг неожиданно для себя я согласился - to find smb., oneself in smth. обеспечивать кого-л., себя чем-л. - she pays for her board and lodging but her father *s her in clothes она платит за стол и квартиру, а отец одевает ее - we are found in everything - house, food мы всем обеспечены - и жильем и пищей - the house was well found in plate and linen в доме было много посуды и столового белья - he was well found in classical learning он обладал большими познаниями в области античной культуры > to * one's way попасть;
пробраться, получить доступ > how did it * its way into this book? каким образом это попало в книгу? > how did he * his way into the laboratory? как ему удалось проникнуть в лабораторию? > to * one's bearings ориентироваться, определять свое местонахождение;
осваиваться > wait till he *s his bearing he'll show himself обожди, он еще покажет себя, дай ему только освоиться > to * one's feet стоять на ножках, ходить (о ребенке) ;
освоиться, стать на ноги;
оправиться (после неудачи и т. п.) > to * one's tongue /voice/ вновь обрести дар речи > to * fault( with) придраться к кому-л., чему-л.;
ворчать, жаловаться на кого-л., что-л.! to * favour снискать /заслужить/ чье-л. расположение > to * it in one's heart to do smth. решиться на что-л. > I can't * it in my heart to scold him у меня не хватает духу бранить его all found на всем готовом;
100 a year and all found 100 фунтов (стерлингов) в год на всем готовом ~ попасть (в цель) ;
the blow found his chest удар пришелся ему в грудь find воен. выделять, выставлять;
find in: to find (smb.) (oneself) (in smth.) обеспечивать (кого-л.) (себя) (чем-л.) ~ выносить определение ~ выносить приговор ~ выносить решение ~ мат. вычислять ~ достигать ~ (found) находить;
встречать;
признавать;
обнаруживать;
заставать;
to find no sense не видеть смысла ~ находить ~ находка;
a great find ценная находка;
a sure find охот. местонахождение зверя ~ находка ~ обеспечивать ~ обнаруживать ~ обрести;
получить, добиться;
to find one's account( in smth.) убедиться в выгоде (чего-л.) ;
использовать( что-л.) в своих (личных) интересах ~ охот. поднять( зверя) ~ попасть (в цель) ;
the blow found his chest удар пришелся ему в грудь ~ приходить к заключению ~ решать, выносить решение ~ снабжать;
обеспечивать;
2 a week and find yourself 2 фунта (стерлингов) в неделю на своих харчах ~ субсидировать ~ убеждаться, приходить к заключению;
считать;
I find it necessary to go there я считаю необходимым поехать туда ~ удостоверять действительность документа ~ юр. устанавливать;
выносить решение;
to find (smb.) guilty признать (кого-л.) виновным ~ устанавливать фактические обстоятельства по делу ~ for выносить определение в пользу ~ for выносить решение в пользу ~ for решать в пользу ~ for the accused решать в пользу ответчика ~ for the plaintiff решать в пользу истца ~ юр. устанавливать;
выносить решение;
to find (smb.) guilty признать (кого-л.) виновным guilty: find ~ признавать виновным find воен. выделять, выставлять;
find in: to find (smb.) (oneself) (in smth.) обеспечивать (кого-л.) (себя) (чем-л.) ~ (found) находить;
встречать;
признавать;
обнаруживать;
заставать;
to find no sense не видеть смысла ~ обрести;
получить, добиться;
to find one's account (in smth.) убедиться в выгоде (чего-л.) ;
использовать (что-л.) в своих (личных) интересах to ~ one's feet научиться ходить (о ребенке) to ~ one's feet стать на ноги, обрести самостоятельность;
набить руку to ~ one's way достигнуть;
to find one's way home добраться домой to ~ one's way проникнуть;
пробраться;
how did it find its way into print? как это попало в печать? to ~ one's way достигнуть;
to find one's way home добраться домой to ~ oneself найти свое призвание;
обрести себя;
to find time улучить время to ~ (smb.) out разоблачить( кого-л.) ;
to find out for oneself добраться до истины ~ out узнать, разузнать, выяснить;
понять;
раскрыть (обман, тайну) ;
to find out the truth узнать правду to ~ (smb.) out разоблачить (кого-л.) ;
to find out for oneself добраться до истины ~ out узнать, разузнать, выяснить;
понять;
раскрыть (обман, тайну) ;
to find out the truth узнать правду to ~ oneself найти свое призвание;
обрести себя;
to find time улучить время ~ находка;
a great find ценная находка;
a sure find охот. местонахождение зверя to ~ one's way проникнуть;
пробраться;
how did it find its way into print? как это попало в печать? how do you ~ yourself? как вы себя чувствуете?;
как поживаете? ~ убеждаться, приходить к заключению;
считать;
I find it necessary to go there я считаю необходимым поехать туда ~ находка;
a great find ценная находка;
a sure find охот. местонахождение зверя sure: ~ bind, ~ find посл. = крепче запрешь, вернее найдешь they ~ him in clothes они его одевают find воен. выделять, выставлять;
find in: to find (smb.) (oneself) (in smth.) обеспечивать (кого-л.) (себя) (чем-л.) ~ снабжать;
обеспечивать;
2 a week and find yourself 2 фунта (стерлингов) в неделю на своих харчах all found на всем готовом;
100 a year and all found 100 фунтов (стерлингов) в год на всем готовом

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > find
7 find

1. [faınd] n
1) находка

this book [my new secretary] is a regular find - эта книга [мой новый секретарь] - настоящая находка

2) открытие (месторождения и т. п.)

3) горн. новое месторождение

♢ a sure find - а) охот. местонахождение зверя; б) человек, которого обязательно найдут /разыщут/
2. [faınd] v (found)
I

1. 1) находить, отыскивать

to find means - изыскать средства

to find nothing to say - не найтись, что сказать

I can't find my book anywhere - я нигде не могу найти свою книгу

I have found what I want - я нашёл, что мне нужно

I run to find a doctor - я побежал за врачом

he is not to be found - его невозможно найти; его нигде нет

the committee must find a suitable man for the job - комиссия должна подыскать подходящего человека для этой работы

2) найти (случайно), наткнуться, встретиться

to find a treasure - найти клад

he found a coin in the dust - он нашёл монету в пыли

to find some difficulty in doing smth. - встретить затруднение в чём-л.

it is found everywhere - это можно встретить где угодно

such men are not often found - такие люди не часто встречаются

2. открывать, находить

to find a mistake in the calculations - обнаружить ошибку в расчёте

to find the answer to the problem - разрешить проблему, найти решение вопроса

he found a more modern method - он открыл более современный метод

you must take us as you find us - принимайте нас такими, какие мы есть

3. 1) обнаруживать

we must leave everything as we find it - нужно оставить всё как есть /ничего не трогать/

I found the key missing - я обнаружил, что ключа нет

when the doctor came he found him already dead - когда пришёл врач, он уже был мёртв

2) застать, найти (где-л., за каким-л. занятием)

to find smb. at home - застать кого-л. дома

I found everybody out - никого не оказалось дома, я никого не застал

she found him gone - она обнаружила, что его нет /что он уехал или ушёл/

I found her waiting in the hall - я увидел, что она ждёт меня в вестибюле

six months later we find him saying the exact opposite - и вот полгода спустя он говорит прямо противоположные вещи

Christmas found him still looking for work - на рождество он всё ещё был без работы

4. находить, обретать

to find a good friend [a supporter] in smb. - обрести хорошего друга [сторонника] в ком-л.

to find courage to... - найти в себе мужество, чтобы...

to find oneself - а) найти или обрести себя, своё призвание; she suddenly found herself and left the family to work in a hospital - она внезапно поняла, в чём её призвание, и уехала из дома, чтобы работать в больнице; to help the student to find himself as an individual - помочь учащемуся осознать себя как личность; б) чувствовать себя; how do you find yourself today? - как вы себя чувствуете сегодня?

his theory found no acceptance among scholars - его теория не получила признания в учёных кругах

the new product found few buyers - на новый товар почти не было спроса

5. достигать, попадать

the bullet found its mark - пуля попала в цель

the blow found his chin - удар пришёлся ему по подбородку

to find bottom in a lake - коснуться дна озера

6. 1) считать, находить

to find it impossible [necessary, easy, difficult] to... - считать невозможным [необходимым, лёгким, трудным] сделать что-л.

to find the terms reasonable - находить условия приемлемыми

I find it pays to get up early - я считаю, что имеет смысл рано вставать

this letter, I find, arrived yesterday - это письмо, как я вижу, пришло вчера

how do you find him? - как вы его находите?

2) убеждаться, приходить к заключению

you will find that I am right - вы убедитесь, что я прав

I found that I was mistaken - я понял, что ошибся

I was surprised to find that... - я с удивлением увидел, что...

it has been found that... - выяснилось, что...

you may find it do you good - может оказаться, что это пойдёт вам на пользу

3) составить мнение

I found him a sensible man - он показался мне разумным человеком

I find smth. repellent about the man - мне кажется, что в этом человеке есть что-то отталкивающее

she found him pleasant to talk to - она нашла в нём приятного собеседника

7. юр.

1) выносить приговор, определение, решение

they found a verdict of guilty - они вынесли определение о виновности

the jury found the prisoner guilty - присяжные признали подсудимого виновным

he was found guilty [innocent] - его признали виновным [невиновным]

to find that the deceased had been murdered by a person unknown - признать, что покойный был убит неизвестным лицом

to find for [against] the plaintiff - решить в пользу [против] истца

2) удостоверять действительность документа

8. обеспечивать, субсидировать [см. тж. II Б 3]

to find one's son with everything necessary - снабдить своего сына всем необходимым

the State finds half of the sum, leaving the parent to find the rest - государство оплачивает половину (расходов), глава семьи - остальное

£2 a week and find yourself - 2 фунта в неделю без питания

all /everything/ found - на всём готовом

wages £10 and all found - жалованье 10 фунтов на всём готовом

9. мат. определять, вычислять

to (try to) find the value of the unknown quantity - определять неизвестную величину

10. воен. выделять, выставлять

to find the advance guard - выделить авангард

11. охот. взять след

II А

выбрать, выделить, уделить ( время)

I can't find time to do it - у меня нет времени на это, я не могу выбрать время /собраться/ сделать это

II Б

1. 1) to find oneself somewhere оказаться, очутиться где-л.

I found myself in a dark forest - я оказался в тёмном лесу

when he awoke he found himself in hospital - когда он проснулся, то увидел, что находится в больнице

you will find yourself in prison soon if you act in that way - будешь себя так вести, в тюрьму угодишь

2) to find oneself in á state оказаться, очутиться в каком-л. положении

she found herself in a dilemma - она очутилась в затруднительном положении

he found himself at a loss - он растерялся, он не знал, что ему делать

2. to find oneself doing smth. сделать что-л. неожиданно для себя

when I heard the details I found myself crying - когда я услышал подробности, у меня покатились слёзы /я заплакал/

I found myself saying ❝yes❞ - и вдруг неожиданно для себя я согласился

3. to find smb., oneself in smth. обеспечивать кого-л., себя чем-л. [см. тж. II 8]

she pays for her board and lodging but her father finds her in clothes - она платит за стол и квартиру, а отец одевает её

we are found in everything - house, food - мы всем обеспечены - и жильём и пищей

the house was well found in plate and linen - в доме было много посуды и столового белья

he was well found in classical learning - он обладал большими познаниями в области античной культуры

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to find one's way - попасть; пробраться, получить доступ

how did it find its way into this book? - каким образом это попало в книгу?

how did he find his way into the laboratory? - как ему удалось проникнуть в лабораторию?

to find one's bearings - а) ориентироваться, определять своё местонахождение; б) осваиваться

wait till he finds his bearing he'll show himself - обожди, он ещё покажет себя, дай ему только освоиться

to find one's feet - а) стоять на ножках, ходить ( о ребёнке); б) освоиться, стать на ноги; в) оправиться (после неудачи и т. п.)

to find one's tongue /voice/ - вновь обрести дар речи

to find fault (with) см. fault I 3

to find favour см. favour I 1

to find it in one's heart to do smth. - решиться на что-л.

I can't find it in my heart to scold him - у меня не хватает духу бранить его

НБАРС > find
8 but

̈ɪbʌt I (полная форма) ;
(редуцированная форма)
1. нареч. лишь, только, единственно;
просто He is but a child. ≈ Он всего лишь ребенок. Syn: only
2., merely
2. предл. кроме, за исключением, исключая no one there but me ≈ никто, кроме меня nothing but ≈ ничего кроме;
только Syn: barring anything but ≈ далеко не;
все что угодно, только не
3. союз
1) но, а, однако, тем не менее( вводит противоречащие друг другу слова, предложения) but then ≈ но с другой стороны
2) если (бы) не;
как не;
чтобы не (указыавает на ограничение, исключение)
3) в начале предложения служит указанием на перход к новой теме
4. мест.;
относ. кто бы не
5. сущ. возражение There is no ifs or buts. He has to obey. ≈ Никаких "если" и "но". Ему придется подчиниться. II
1. сущ.;
шотланд. кухня или жилая комната в двухкомнатном доме
2. нареч.;
шотланд. снаружи, извне, вовне;
на воздухе, на улице Syn: outside
3., without
2. возражение - your ifs and *s make me tired мне надоели ваши "если" и "но" /ваши сомнения и возражения/ > but me no *s никаких "но", без возражений только, лишь - * now только что - * yesterday только вчера - he is (nothing) * a boy он еще совсем мальчик - he is * fifteen ему только пятнадцать лет - he called * once он зашел только один раз - uor journey is * begun наше путешествие только началось - you have * to tell me вы должны только сказать мне - had I * known! если бы я только знал! кто бы не, что бы не - there is no one * has heard it нет такого человека, который бы не слыхал об этом за исключением, кроме - who will do it * me? кто, кроме меня, сделает это? - all * he were present все, кроме него, присутствовали - no one saw him, * I никто, кроме меня, не видел его - he works all days * Sunday он работает каждый день, кроме воскресенья вводит противоречащие или ограничивающие друг друга слова и предложения но, а, тем не менее, однако - they returned tired, * happy они вернулись усталые, но счастливые - not he, * his brother не он, а его брат - that is the rule, * there are many exceptions это правило, но есть много исключений - I am old, * you are young я стар, но /зато/ вы молоды - I agree with you, * yet we cannot accept your plan я согласен с вами, но все же мы не можем принять ваш план в начале предложения часто указывает на переход к новой теме - * who comes here? но кто это идет сюда? указывает на исключение или ограничение кроме, за исключением - we had no choice * to obey нам не оставалось ничего другого, как подчиниться - there was nothing else to do * (to) go не оставалось ничего другого, как пойти - what is all that * a warning? что все это, если не предупреждение? (книжное) (часто * that;
после отрицания) чтобы не;
без того;
что - he is not so sick * he can eat он не настолько болен, чтобы не есть - not * that I pity you не то чтобы я не жалел вас - I never think of summer * I think of childhood думая о лете, я всегда вспоминаю детство - I never pass there * I think of you всякий раз, когда я прохожу там, я вспоминаю вас - I do not doubt * (that) he will come я не сомневаюсь, что он придет - I don't doubt * that you are surprised не сомневаюсь, что вы удивлены - I cannot deny * (that) /(разг) what/ you are right не могу отрицать, что вы правы - ten to one * it was you (разговорное) почти уверен, что это были вы - how can I tell * you will do the same? как я могу сказать, что вы не сделаете того же самого ( * that) если бы не - he would not have believed it, * that he saw it himself он не поверил бы этому6 если бы не увидел сам - I'd come with you * that I am so busy я бы пошел с вами, если бы не был так занят в различных сочетаниях - * for без, кроме;
если бы не - * for you we should not have finished the work in time без вас /если бы не вы/ мы бы не окончили работу вовремя - the room was empty * for a bed в комнате не было ничего, кроме кровати - all * почти, чуть не - he all * fell он едва /чуть/ не упал - anything * далеко не;
все, что угодно, только не - it is anything * pleasant это далеко /вовсе/ не приятно - he is anything * a poet его никак нельзя назвать поэтом - can * во всяком случае, по крайней мере;
только - you can * try во всяком случае вы можете попробовать - I can * hope я могу только надеяться - cannot * не могу не... - I cannot * suggest не могу не предложить - we cannot * hope he is right нам остается только надеяться, что он прав - one cannot * wonder нельзя не задуматься - I cannot help * think (американизм) не могу не думать - * then но зато, но с другой стороны - last * one предпоследний( шотландское) комната, выходящая на улицу, в двухкомнатном доме ( шотландское) наружный - the * end of the house часть дома, выходящая на улицу ( шотландское) снаружи;
наружу - go * and wait выйди (на улицу) и подожди ~ prep кроме, за исключением;
all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира;
the last but one предпоследний but если (бы) не;
как не;
чтобы не;
I cannot but... не могу не... ~ prep кроме, за исключением;
all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира;
the last but one предпоследний ~ кто бы не;
there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал;
there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды ~ но, а, однако, тем не менее;
but then но с другой стороны ~ шотл. первая или рабочая комната в небольшом двухкомнатном доме ~ только, лишь;
I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком;
she is but nine years old ей только девять лет;
but just только что;
all but почти;
едва не ~ только, лишь;
I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком;
she is but nine years old ей только девять лет;
but just только что;
all but почти;
едва не ~ me no ~s пожалуйста, без "но", без возражений ~ но, а, однако, тем не менее;
but then но с другой стороны he all ~ died of his wound он едва не умер от своей раны he would have fallen ~ that I caught him он упал бы, если бы я его не подхватил;
he would have fallen but for me он упал бы, если бы не я he would have fallen ~ that I caught him он упал бы, если бы я его не подхватил;
he would have fallen but for me он упал бы, если бы не я but если (бы) не;
как не;
чтобы не;
I cannot but... не могу не... can: I ~ speak French я говорю (умею говорить) по-французски;
I cannot я не могу;
I cannot away with this терпеть этого не могу;
I cannot but я не могу не I cannot ~ agree with you не могу не согласиться с вами;
what could he do but confess? что ему оставалось, как не сознаться? ~ только, лишь;
I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком;
she is but nine years old ей только девять лет;
but just только что;
all but почти;
едва не ~ prep кроме, за исключением;
all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира;
the last but one предпоследний last: ~ but not least не самый худший;
last but one предпоследний ~ but one предпоследний ~ только, лишь;
I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком;
she is but nine years old ей только девять лет;
but just только что;
all but почти;
едва не ~ кто бы не;
there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал;
there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды ~ кто бы не;
there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал;
there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды I cannot ~ agree with you не могу не согласиться с вами;
what could he do but confess? что ему оставалось, как не сознаться?

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > but
9 peu

peu [pø]

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1. adverb

2. indefinite pronoun

3. masculine noun

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► Lorsque peu fait partie d'une locution comme avant peu, sous peu, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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► peu se traduit souvent par l'équivalent anglais de pas beaucoup.

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   a. ( = pas beaucoup) not much

• il mange peu he doesn't eat much

• il lit peu he doesn't read much

• il lit assez peu he doesn't read very much

• il lit très peu he reads very little

• je le connais trop peu I don't know him well enough

► peu de (quantité) not much ; (nombre) not many

• nous avons eu peu de soleil we didn't have much sunshine

• nous avons eu très peu de pluie we've had very little rain

• peu de gens connaissent cet endroit not many people know this place

• il y a peu d'enfants dans cet immeuble there aren't many children in this building

• en peu de mots in a few words

• il est ici pour peu de temps he's not staying long

• il faut peu de chose pour le choquer it doesn't take much to shock him

• peu de monde few people

   b. ( = pas très) not very

• il est peu sociable he's not very sociable

• c'est peu probable it's not very likely

• ils sont trop peu nombreux there are too few of them

• un auteur assez peu connu a relatively unknown author

   c. ( = pas longtemps) shortly

• elle est arrivée peu après she arrived shortly afterwards

• peu avant 11 heures shortly before 11 o'clock

   d. ( = rarement) ils se voient peu they don't see each other very often

• elle sort peu she doesn't go out much

   e. (locutions)

► peu à peu little by little

• peu à peu, l'idée a gagné du terrain little by little the idea gained ground► à peu près about

• il pèse à peu près 50 kilos he weighs about 50 kilos► de peu

• il est plus âgé de peu he's a little older

• il l'a battu de peu he just beat him

• il a manqué le train de peu he just missed the train► pour peu que + subjonctif if

• pour peu qu'il soit sorti sans sa clé... if he should have come out without his key...

2. <

• bien peu le savent very few people know

• peu d'entre eux sont restés not many of them stayed

3. <

( = petite quantité) little

• j'ai oublié le peu de français que j'avais appris I've forgotten the little French I'd learnt

• le peu de cheveux qui lui reste what little hair he has left

► un (petit) peu a bit a little

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► un peu se traduit souvent par l'expression a bit, qui est plus familière que a little ; de même, on peut dire a bit of au lieu de a little pour traduire un peu de.

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• il te ressemble un peu he looks a bit like you

• restez encore un peu stay a bit longer

• essaie de manger un peu try to eat a little

• il travaille un peu trop he works a bit too much

• c'est un peu fort ! that's a bit much! (inf)

• c'est un peu grand it's a bit big

• il y a un peu moins de bruit it is a little less noisy

• donnez-m'en juste un petit peu just give me a little bit

• elle va un tout petit peu mieux she's a little better

• il y a un peu plus d'un an just over a year ago

• on trouve ce produit un peu partout you can get this product just about anywhere

• un peu plus et il oubliait son rendez-vous he very nearly forgot his appointment

• je me demande un peu où sont les enfants I'm just wondering where the children are

• un peu ! (inf) and how! (inf)

• il nous a menti, et pas qu'un peu ! (inf) he lied to us bigtime! (inf)

► un peu de a little a bit of

• un peu d'eau a little water

• un peu de patience a little patience

• un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît ! can we have a bit of quiet please!► pour un peu

• pour un peu, il m'aurait accusé he all but accused me

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Note: Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots

Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités
pø
1.

adverbe

1) ( modifiant un verbe) not much

elle gagne assez peu — she doesn't earn very much

elle gagne très peu — she earns very little

le radiateur chauffe peu — the radiator doesn't give out much heat

je sais me contenter de peu — I'm satisfied with very little

deux semaines c'est trop peu — two weeks isn't long enough

si peu que ce soit — however little

tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu — you're not going to worry about such a little thing

la catastrophe a été évitée de peu — disaster was only just avoided

ça importe peu — it doesn't really matter

c'est peu dire — to say the least

il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire! — (colloq) he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!

un homme comme on en voit peu — the kind of man you don't often come across

très peu pour moi! — (colloq) fig no thanks! (colloq)

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) not very

assez peu connu — little-known

ils se sentent très peu concernés par... — they feel quite unconcerned about...

nous étions peu nombreux — there weren't many of us

un individu peu recommandable — a disreputable character

elle n'est pas peu fière — she's more than a little proud

2.

pronom indéfini

peu leur font confiance — few ou not many people trust them

3.

peu de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

peu de mots — few words

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

peu de temps — little time

en peu de temps — in next to no time

il y a peu de bruit — there's not much noise

c'est peu de chose — it's not much

avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux — with very little she made a delicious meal

on est bien peu de chose! — we're so insignificant!

4.

nom masculin

1) ( petite quantité)

le peu de — the little [confiance, liberté]; the few [livres, amis]

il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire — he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him

2) ( manque)

le peu de — the lack of

5.

un peu locution adverbiale

1) ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit

reste encore un peu — stay a little longer

‘elle aime le fromage?’ - ‘oui, pas qu'un peu (colloq)!’ — ‘does she like cheese?’ - ‘does she ever (colloq)!’

2) ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit

parle un peu moins fort — keep your voice down

elle se maquille un peu trop — she wears a bit too much make-up

un peu plus de gens — a few more people

un peu moins de — slightly less [pluie]; slightly fewer [gens]

amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins... — bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference

‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’ - ‘un peu beaucoup même (colloq)’ — ‘he looked a bit annoyed’ - ‘more than a bit’

3) ( emploi stylistique) just

répète un peu pour voir! — (colloq) you just try saying that again!

je vous demande un peu! — (colloq) I ask you!

il sait un peu (colloq) de quoi il parle — he does know what he's talking about

4) ( emploi par antiphrase) a little

tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? — aren't you just a little jealous?

5) (colloq) ( pour renforcer une affirmation)

il est un peu bien ton copain! — your boyfriend is a bit of all right (colloq) GB ou a good-looker! (colloq)

‘tu le ferais toi?’ - ‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ — ‘would you do it?’ - ‘I sure would (colloq)!’

6.

peu à peu locution adverbiale gradually, little by little

7.

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu ils se seraient battus — they very nearly had a fight

8.

pour peu que locution conjonctive if

pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie — if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story

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pø
1. adv

1) (modifiant un verbe) not much

Il boit peu. — He doesn't drink much.

Il voyage peu. — He doesn't travel much.

J'ai peu mangé à midi. — I didn't eat much for lunch.

2) (modifiant un adjectif) not very

Il est peu bavard. — He's not very talkative.

3) (modifiant un adverbe)

peu avant — shortly before

peu après — shortly afterwards

4) (modifiant un nom)

peu de (avec nom pluriel) — not many, few, (avec nom singulier) not a lot of, not much

peu de gens — not many people, few people

peu d'arbres — not many trees, few trees

Il y a peu de bons films au cinéma. — There aren't many good films on at the cinema.

Elle a peu d'amis. — She hasn't got many friends.

Il reste peu de lait. — There isn't much milk left., There isn't a lot of milk left.

Il a peu d'espoir. — He hasn't got much hope., He has little hope.

Il a peu d'espoir de réussir. — He doesn't have much hope of succeeding.

Il lui reste peu d'argent. — He hasn't got much money left.

c'est peu de chose — it's nothing, it's not much

pour peu de temps — for a short while

à peu de frais — for very little cost

5) (autres locutions)

peu à peu — little by little

à peu près — just about, more or less

J'ai à peu près fini. — I've just about finished., I've more or less finished.

à peu près 10 kg — about 10 kg, around 10 kg

à peu près deux heures — about two hours, around two hours

Le voyage prend à peu près deux heures. — The journey takes about two hours., The journey takes around two hours.

pour peu qu'il fasse — if he should do, if by any chance he does

avant peu — before long

sous peu — shortly

depuis peu (au présent) — for a short while, for a little while

Je suis parisien depuis peu. — I've only been living in Paris for a short while., (au passé) a short while ago, a little while ago

Il est rentré depuis peu. — He came back a short while ago.

de peu — only just

Chantal a manqué son train de peu. — Chantal only just missed her train.

Il est de peu mon cadet. — He's just a bit younger than me.

2. nm

1)

le peu de gens qui — the few people who

le peu de sable qui — what little sand, the little sand which

2)

un peu (emploi pronominal) — a little

J'en voudrais un peu. — I'd like a little., (emploi adverbial, avec adjectif) a little, a bit

Elle est un peu timide. — She's a bit shy., She's a little shy.

un peu de — a little, a bit of

un peu de gâteau — a bit of cake

un peu de lait — a little milk, a bit of milk

un peu d'espoir — a little hope, a bit of hope

un petit peu — a little bit

un petit peu de crème — a little bit of cream

un peu plus de [vent, sucre, personnes, voitures] — slightly more

un peu moins de [vent, sucre] — slightly less, [personnes, voitures] slightly fewer

3) (autres locutions)

pour un peu il...; un peu plus et il... — he very nearly..., he all but...

essayez un peu! — just try it!

3. pron

few

peu le savent — few people know

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peu

❢ Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots. Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités ⇒ Les quantités.

A adv

1 ( modifiant un verbe) not much; il travaille/dort/parle peu he doesn't work/sleep/talk much; elle gagne assez peu she doesn't earn very much; elle gagne très/trop peu she earns very/too little; le radiateur chauffe peu the radiator doesn't give out much heat; je sors assez/très peu I don't go out very much/very much at all; je sais me contenter de peu I'm satisfied with very little; 40 euros/un demi-litre/1,50 m, c'est (bien) peu 40 euros/half a litre^GB/1,50 m, that's not (very) much; 20 personnes, c'est peu 20 people, that's not many; dix minutes/deux mois ça fait peu ten minutes/two months, that's not long; deux semaines c'est trop peu two weeks isn't long enough; si peu que ce soit however little, no matter how little; tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu you're not going to worry about such a little thing; je ne vais pas me casser la tête pour si peu I'm not going to rack my brains over such a little thing; il leur en faut peu pour pleurer/paniquer it doesn't take much to make them cry/panic; la catastrophe a été évitée de peu disaster was only just avoided; tu les as ratés de peu you've just missed them; il est mon aîné de peu he's slightly older than me; j'aime peu sa façon de dévisager les gens I don't much care for the way he stares at people; ça compte or importe peu it doesn't really matter; la cuisine n'est pas très bonne, et c'est peu dire the food isn't very good to say the least; il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire○! he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!; un homme comme on en voit or fait○ peu the kind of man you don't often come across; très peu pour moi○! fig no thanks○!;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) not very; peu soigneux/ambitieux/fier not very tidy/ambitious/proud; il est très peu jaloux he's not at all jealous; c'est un endroit assez peu connu it's a relatively little-known spot; cet endroit trop peu connu des touristes this spot which is sadly little known to tourists; pour les personnes trop peu qualifiées for people who haven't got enough qualifications; ils se sentent très ou fort peu concernés par… they feel quite unconcerned about…; nous étions peu nombreux there weren't many of us; nous étions très/trop peu nombreux there were very/too few of us; un individu peu recommandable a disreputable character; elle n'est pas peu fière she's more than a little proud.

B pron indéf peu lui font confiance few ou not many people trust him/her; il a écrit beaucoup de livres, peu lui survivront he has written many books, few will outlive him.

C peu de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) peu de mots/d'occasions few words/opportunities;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) peu de temps/d'espoir little time/hope; en peu de temps in next to no time; j'ai peu de temps pour le faire I haven't got much time to do it; il y a peu de changement there's little change; il y a peu de bruit there's not much noise; il est tombé peu de neige/pluie cet hiver there hasn't been much snow/rain this winter; il a peu de patience he's not very patient; c'est peu de chose it's not much; cela représente peu de chose it stands for little; avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux with very little she made a delicious meal; on est bien peu de chose! we're so insignificant!; il y a peu de visiteurs/divergences there are few ou not many visitors/differences; très peu de personnes sont atteintes very few people are affected; en peu de mots/jours in a few words/days; je sais peu de choses sur lui I don't know much about him; il y a peu de chances qu'il accepte he's unlikely to accept; la proposition a peu de chances d'aboutir the proposal has little chance of getting through.

D nm

1 ( petite quantité) le peu de the little [importance, confiance, pluie, liberté]; the few [livres, souvenirs, amis]; il a oublié le peu d'anglais qu'il savait he's forgotten the ou what little English he knew; elle s'est fait voler le peu d'objets qu'il lui restait she was robbed of the few things she had left; je vais dépenser le peu d'argent qu'il me reste I'm going to spend the ou what little money I've got left; il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him; je leur ai dit le peu que je savais I told them the ou what little I knew; il a dépensé le peu qu'il lui restait he spent what little he had left;

2 ( manque) le peu de the lack of; malgré le peu d'intérêt manifesté despite the lack of interest; j'ai remarqué ton peu d'enthousiasme I've noticed your lack of enthusiasm; ton peu d'appétit m'inquiète your lack of appetite is worrying me.

E un peu loc adv

1 ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit; mange un peu eat a little; cela m'inquiète/m'énerve/m'ennuie un peu it worries me/annoys me/bothers me a little ou a bit; ça m'agace plus qu'un peu○ it annoys me to say the least; le rôti est un peu brûlé the roast is a bit ou slightly burned; elle est un peu médium/poète○ she's a bit of a ou something of a medium/poet; tu ne serais pas un peu casse-cou? you're a bit of a daredevil, aren't you?; dors/attends/reste encore un peu sleep/wait/stay a little longer; ‘il a plu?’-‘pas qu'un peu○!’ ‘did it rain?’-‘did it ever○!’; ‘elle aime le fromage?’-‘oui, pas qu'un peu!’ ‘does she like cheese?’-‘does she ever○!’;

2 ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit; mange un peu plus/moins eat a bit more/less; parle un peu plus fort speak a little ou a bit louder; parle un peu moins fort keep your voice down; va un peu moins/plus vite go a bit slower/faster; il fait un peu moins froid qu'hier it's a little less cold than yesterday; il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier it's slightly ou a little colder than yesterday; un peu au-dessous/au-dessus de la moyenne slightly below/above average; elle se maquille un peu trop she wears a bit too much make-up; un peu plus de bruit/vent a bit more noise/wind; un peu plus de gens/problèmes a few more people/problems; un peu moins de slightly less [pluie, humour]; slightly fewer [gens, tableaux]; peux-tu me donner un tout petit peu plus de carottes can you give me just a few more carrots; amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins tu sais… bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference; donne-moi ton linge à laver, un peu plus un peu moins… give me your laundry, a bit more won't make any difference; ‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’-‘un peu beaucoup même○’ ‘he looked a bit annoyed’-‘more than a bit’;

3 ( emploi stylistique) just; arrête un peu de faire l'idiot! just stop behaving like an idiot!; répète un peu pour voir○! you just try saying that again!; vise un peu la perruque○! just look at the wig!; réfléchis un peu just think; je vous demande un peu○! I ask you!; il sait un peu de quoi il parle○ he does know what he's talking about;

4 ( emploi par antiphrase) a little; tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? aren't you just a little jealous?; ton histoire est un peu tirée par les cheveux your story is a little far-fetched to say the least; c'est un peu tard! it's a bit late!; tu exagères ou pousses○ un peu! you're pushing it a bit○!;

5 ○( pour renforcer une affirmation) il est un peu bien ton copain! your boyfriend is a bit of all right○!; ‘tu le ferais toi?’-‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ ‘would you do it?’-‘I sure would○!’; comme organisateur il se pose un peu là! as an organizer he's great!

F peu à peu loc adv gradually, little by little; les nuages se dissiperont peu à peu the clouds will gradually clear.

G pour un peu loc adv very nearly; pour un peu ils se seraient battus they very nearly had a fight; pour un peu il m'aurait insulté! he very nearly insulted me!

H pour peu que loc conj if; pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story.

[pø] adverbe

A.[EMPLOYÉ SEUL]

1. [modifiant un verbe] little, not much

il mange/parle peu he doesn't eat/talk much

je le connais peu I don't know him well

c'est peu le connaître it just shows how little you know him

il vient très peu he comes very rarely, he very seldom comes

on s'est très peu vu we saw very little of each other

j'ai trop peu confiance en elle I don't trust her enough

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc] not very

une avenue peu fréquentée a quiet street

il est assez peu soigneux he doesn't take much care

l'alibi est fort peu crédible the alibi is highly implausible

peu avant shortly ou not long before

peu après soon after, shortly ou not long after

je ne suis pas peu fier du résultat I'm more than a little proud of the result

B.[EMPLOI NOMINAL]

1. (avec déterminant) [indiquant la faible quantité]

le peu que tu gagnes the little you earn

(sans déterminant)

il vit de peu he lives off very little

il est mon aîné de peu he's only slightly older than me

il a raté son examen de peu (familier) he just failed his exam, he failed his exam by a hair's breadth

c'est peu it's not much

hommes/gens de peu (littéraire) worthless men/people

c'est peu (que) de le dire, encore faut-il le faire! that's easier said than done!

c'est peu dire that's an understatement, that's putting it mildly

ce n'est pas peu dire! and that's saying something!

très peu pour moi! (familier) not on your life!

2. [dans le temps]

ils sont partis il y a peu they left a short while ago, they haven't long left

d'ici peu very soon, before long

vous aurez de mes nouvelles avant peu you'll hear from me before long

je travaille ici depuis peu I've only been working here for a while, I haven't been working here long

3. [quelques personnes] a few (people)

nous étions peu à le croire only a few of us believed it

C.[PRÉCÉDÉ DE 'UN']

1. [modifiant un verbe]

un peu a little, a bit

je le connais un peu I know him a little ou a bit

reste un peu avec moi stay with me for a while

veux-tu manger un peu? do you want something to eat?

pousse-toi un (tout) petit peu move up a (little) bit

viens un peu par là come here a minute

pose-lui un peu la question, et tu verras! just ask him, and you'll see!

fais voir un peu... let me have a look...

tu l'as vu? — un peu! (familier) did you see it? — you bet I did ou and how!

un peu que je vais lui dire ce que je pense! (familier) I'll give him a piece of my mind, don't you worry (about that)!

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc]

un peu a little, a bit

je suis un peu pressée I'm in a bit of a hurry

il est un peu poète he's a bit of a poet

un peu partout just about ou pretty much everywhere

un peu plus a little ou bit more

un peu plus de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] a few more

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) more

un peu moins a little ou bit less

roule un peu moins vite drive a little more slowly

un peu moins de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] slightly fewer, not so many

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) less

nous avons un peu moins de difficultés we're not having quite so many difficulties

un peu trop a little ou bit too (much)

il en fait vraiment un peu trop! he's really making too much of it!

un peu beaucoup (familier) a bit much

tu as bu un peu beaucoup hier soir (familier) you certainly had a few last night

elle est jolie — un peu, oui! (familier) she's pretty — just a bit!

un peu plus et l'évier débordait! another minute and the sink would have overflowed!

un peu plus et on se serait cru au bord de la mer you could almost imagine that you were at the seaside

un peu plus, et je partais I was just about to leave

un peu plus et je me faisais écraser! I was within an inch of being run over!

peu à peu locution adverbiale

little by little, bit by bit, gradually

on s'habitue, peu à peu you get used to things, bit by bit ou gradually

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peu de locution déterminante

1. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] not much, little

[suivi d'un nom comptable] not many, few

cela a peu d'intérêt it's of little interest

peu de temps: je ne reste que peu de temps I'm only staying for a short while, I'm not staying long

il n'a que peu de temps à me consacrer he can only give me a small amount of time

peu de temps avant/après not long before/after

il y avait peu de neige there wasn't much snow

j'ai peu d'amis I have few friends, I don't have many friends

en peu de mots in a few words

on est peu de chose what an insignificant thing man is

c'est peu de chose it's nothing

2. [avec un déterminant]

le peu de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] the ou what few

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] the ou what little

le peu de connaissances que j'ai the ou what few acquaintances I have

le peu de fois où je l'ai vu on the few ou rare occasions when I've seen him

le peu d'expérience que j'avais what little experience I had

son peu d'enthousiasme his lack of enthusiasm

avec ce peu de matériel/d'idées with such limited material/ideas

peu ou prou locution adverbiale

(littéraire)

more or less

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pour peu que locution conjonctive

pour peu qu'il le veuille, il réussira if he wants to, he'll succeed

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu il m'accuserait! he's all but accusing me!

pour un peu, j'oubliais mes clés I nearly forgot my keys

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quelque peu locution adverbiale

(soutenu)

1. [modifiant un verbe] just a little

2. [modifiant un adjectif] somewhat, rather

il était quelque peu éméché he was somewhat ou rather tipsy

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quelque peu de locution déterminante

(soutenu)

not a little

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si peu que locution conjonctive

si peu que j'y aille, j'apprécie toujours beaucoup l'opéra although I don't go very often, I always like the opera very much

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si peu... que locution conjonctive

si peu réaliste qu'il soit however unrealistic he may be

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sous peu locution adverbiale

before long, in a short while

vous recevrez sous peu les résultats de vos analyses you will receive the results of your tests in a short while

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un peu de locution déterminante

a little (bit) of

prends un peu de gâteau have a little ou some cake

un peu de tout a bit of everything

avec un peu de chance... with a little luck...

allons, un peu de patience! come on, let's be patient!

avec un (tout) petit peu de bonne volonté... with (just) a little willingness...

tu l'as quitté par dépit? — il y a un petit peu de ça so you left him in a fit of pique? — that was partly it ou that was part of the reason

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > peu

10 abrumador

adj.

1 overwhelming, mind-boggling, overpowering, staggering.

2 overwhelming, total, crushing, large.

m.

oppressor.

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abrumador

► adjetivo

1 overwhelming, crushing

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(f. - abrumadora)

adj.

devastating, overwhelming, crushing

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ADJ

1) (=agobiante) crushing; (=pesado) burdensome

es una responsabilidad abrumadora — it's a heavy responsibility

2) (=importante) [mayoría] overwhelming; [superioridad] crushing, overwhelming

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- dora adjetivo

a) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelming

b) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy

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= boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.

Ex. It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.

Ex. The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex. Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.

Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.

Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.

Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

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* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

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- dora adjetivo

a) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelming

b) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy

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= boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.

Ex: It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.

Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.

Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.

Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.

Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

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abrumador - dora

adjective

1 ‹victoria/mayoría› overwhelming

2 ‹trabajo/tarea› exhausting, tiring; ‹responsabilidad/carga› onerous, heavy

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abrumador
◊ - dora adjetivo

a) ‹victoria/mayoría› overwhelming

b) ‹trabajo/tarea› exhausting

abrumador,-ora adjetivo overwhelming
' abrumador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrumadora
- experimentar
English:
grief
- devastating

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abrumador, -ora adj
[mayoría, superioridad] overwhelming; [victoria] crushing;
sus productos dominan de forma abrumadora el mercado their products completely dominate the market

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abrumador

adj overwhelming

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abrumador, - dora adj

: crushing, overwhelming

Spanish-English dictionary > abrumador

11 but

[̈ɪbʌt]

but prep кроме, за исключением; all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира; the last but one предпоследний but если (бы) не; как не; чтобы не; I cannot but... не могу не... but prep кроме, за исключением; all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира; the last but one предпоследний but кто бы не; there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал; there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды but но, а, однако, тем не менее; but then но с другой стороны but шотл. первая или рабочая комната в небольшом двухкомнатном доме but только, лишь; I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком; she is but nine years old ей только девять лет; but just только что; all but почти; едва не but только, лишь; I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком; she is but nine years old ей только девять лет; but just только что; all but почти; едва не but me no buts пожалуйста, без "но", без возражений but но, а, однако, тем не менее; but then но с другой стороны he all but died of his wound он едва не умер от своей раны he would have fallen but that I caught him он упал бы, если бы я его не подхватил; he would have fallen but for me он упал бы, если бы не я he would have fallen but that I caught him он упал бы, если бы я его не подхватил; he would have fallen but for me он упал бы, если бы не я but если (бы) не; как не; чтобы не; I cannot but... не могу не... can: I but speak French я говорю (умею говорить) по-французски; I cannot я не могу; I cannot away with this терпеть этого не могу; I cannot but я не могу не I cannot but agree with you не могу не согласиться с вами; what could he do but confess? что ему оставалось, как не сознаться? but только, лишь; I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком; she is but nine years old ей только девять лет; but just только что; all but почти; едва не but prep кроме, за исключением; all but one passenger were drowned утонули все, кроме одного пассажира; the last but one предпоследний last: but but not least не самый худший; last but one предпоследний but but one предпоследний but только, лишь; I saw him but a moment я видел его лишь мельком; she is but nine years old ей только девять лет; but just только что; all but почти; едва не but кто бы не; there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал; there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды but кто бы не; there is no one but knows it нет никого, кто бы этого не знал; there are few men but would risk all for such a prize мало найдется таких, кто не рискнул бы всем ради подобной награды I cannot but agree with you не могу не согласиться с вами; what could he do but confess? что ему оставалось, как не сознаться?

English-Russian short dictionary > but

12 VERA

being

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I)

(er; var, várum or vórum; verit), v.

1) to be, exist; þeir menn vóru, er, there were men who;

2) to be, happen; þat var, at hón fór brott, so it was that she went away; en er váraði, var þar búskortr, there was scarcity in the household; hvat er henni, what is the matter with her! þat var einn dag, at, it happened one day that; kann (má) v., at, it is possible, it may be that;

3) to last; meðan þingit væri, while the Thing lasted;

4) láta e-n v., to leave one alone (lát mik v. ok ger mér ekki illt); bað hann láta v., begged him to leave it undone, not to do it;

5) to dwell, stay; hann bað hana vera í búð sinni, he asked her to stay in his booth; hann var á Höskuldsstöðum um nótt, he passed a night at H.;

6) with infin., hlymr var at heyra, a clattering was to be heard; þar var at sjá, there was to be seen; v. at gera e-t, to be doing a thing; kvað hann v. at telja silfr, said he was counting the money; denoting necessity, a thing about to happen, or to be done; nú er þeim út at ganga öllum, er leyft er, now all those must go out to whom leave is given; er nú eigi Kára at varast, now there is no need to beware of K.; nú er þar til máls at taka, at, now it is to be told that; nú er at segja frá Skamkatli, now we must tell of S.;

7) with a predicate (noun, a., or adv.); v. konungr, Jarl, biskup, to be king, earl, bishop; v. glaðr, sæll, hryggr, ungr, gamall, to be glad, happy, sad, young, old; v. vel, illa til e-s, to be well, ill-disposed towards one; þat er illa, it is sad; vera spakliga í heraði, to behave gently; orð kvað þá Vingi þats án veri, words which he had better not have said;

8) impers., e-m er varmt, heitt, kalt, one is warm, cold;

9) with past participles in passive sense; v. kallaðr, sagðr, tekinn, to be called, said, taken;

10) with preps., v. af e-u, to be off, out of (v. af klæðum); v. at e-u, to be busy at; verkmenn váru at arningu, they were ploughing; to be present (þar varstu at); ek var at ok vafk, I was about weaving; þeir höfðu verit at þrjú sumur, they had been busy at it for three summers; v. eptir, to be left, remain (A. kvazt vilja v. eptir ok hvílast); v. fyrir, to lead ( see fyrir); v. til, to exist; v. um, undir, see um, undir.

II)

f.

1) stay, sojourn; ef hann á sér í vá veru, if he has a corner to stay in;

2) comfort (slíkt er válaðs v.).

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older form vesa, the verb substantive; pres. em, ert, er, pl. erum, eruð, eru: pret. var, vart (mod. varst), var, pl. váru or vóru; a obsolete óru occurs, Sæm. (once), Orkn. 426. l. 11, Nj. 81, Thom. 28, 90, 102, 116, 150, 196, Ísl. ii. 482: pres. subj. sé, sér (Vþm. 4, 7), sé; the older form is sjá, en ek sjá, Clem. 138. l. 14; at ek sjá, … ok sé mér eigi reiðr, 145, Fms. viii. 299, x. 384, xi. 124, Eg. 127; for the forms sják, sjákk, see below: the mod. forms are sé, sért, sér (eg sé, þú sért; s ert and ert make a rhyme in Pass. 34. 5): imperat. ver, vertú; see Gramm. p. xxiii: there also occurs a subj. pres. verir, veri, Sdm. 22, Ls. 54; þatz án veri, Am. 36; skósmiðr þú verir, Hm. 126, but rarely.

A. CHANGES AND FORMS.—Vera is an anomalous verb, which has undergone several changes:

I. by changing s to r; of the older form there occur, the infin. vesa, pres. es, pret. vas, vast (vastu), vas; pres. subj. vesi; imperat. ves, MS. 623. 25. l. 14, 645. 6l. l. 33, 677. 40. l. 38; vestu, 623. 25, Post. (Unger) 129. l. 27, 229. l. 12; vesum, Hom. (Arna-Magn. 237) p. 214. l. 8; pres. indic. 2nd pers. est, Glúm. 372; 3rd pers. es: but no traces remain of the older form in pret. plur. indic. and subj. (váru væri, never vásu væsi). Rhymes in poets and the spelling of the oldest extant poems shew that the s form alone existed in Icel. down to about the end of the 12th century, the time of Snorri Sturluson, when the modern forms crept in probably from Norway, for there the change seems to have taken place a century or so earlier; the old Norse vellums (written in Norway or by Norsemen) are distinguished from the Icel. by their constant use of the r: the phrase ‘at upp vesandi sólu’, in N. G. L. i. 4, being the only instance of the s form in all the Norse vellums. The earliest instances extant of a rhyme to the r form are, the Ht. of Rögnvald, earl of the Orkneys; he was a native of Norway, born about A. D. 1100, and the poem was composed about A. D. 1145; another instance is ‘vara, fara’ in Fms. vii. 185, in a poem about A. D. 1140, written by an Icelander who had lived in Norway the greater part of his life, the rhyme is therefore a Norwegianism. The first instance in an Icel. poem is in the Ht. of Snorri, A. D. 1222. Instances from poets, Hallfred, Sighvat, Arnórr, and coeval poets; vesa, vísi; sás með Sygna ræsi; þági vas sem þessum; vask til Róms í háska; vastu, kosta; vas fyrir Mikkjals- messu; nú es um verk þau er vísi; bráskat þat dægr háski: from A. D. 1100–1150, Geisli, Pd., etc., svás, ræsir; esat, risnu; vasa, tysvar; vestu. freistni; vestu, traustla: on the other hand, in the poem of earl Rögvald, vera, skera; gera, vera; var, skar (twice): from later Icel. poems it is sufficient to note, erðu, fyrðum; ertú, h jarta; verðú, f orðast, Leiðarv. etc. This may sometimes serve as a test, e. g. var ek nær viðr-eign þ eirra, Grett., and skap-kers saman vera, Gísl., are impossible in the mouth of poets of the early Saga time; the verses of both these Sagas are a later composition.

2. as to the spelling of the MSS.,—the oldest (the Arna-Magn. 677, the Eluc. 674, the Íb. etc.) use the s throughout: vellums of the next period, about A. D. 1200 (e. g. Arna-Magn. 623 and 645), use the later form sparingly, even the second hand in the Reykholts máldagi gives ‘es,’ not ‘er.’ Again, in the vellums of the middle of the 13th century, such as the Cod. Reg. of the Sæm., the Grág., and the Mork., the mod. spelling has entirely got the better of the old, and an ‘es’ only creeps in, as if unawares, from an older copy. Of the poetical literature, the Pd. alone has been preserved in a copy old enough to retain the s; all the rest have the modernised spelling, even in the rhymed syllables quoted above; such too is the case with the Cod. Reg. of the Sæm. Edda; but had that vellum been but fifty or sixty years older, the forms vesa, es, vas, etc. would now be the established spelling in Editions of these poems.

3. on Danish and Swedish Runic stones, the 3rd pers. pret. sing. is a word of frequent occurrence; the best Danish monuments have vas, e. g. ias vas farinn vestr, Thorsen 93 and 101 (on a stone of the reign of Sweyn, died A. D. 1014). In Sweden the great majority present the later form: the so-called Ingvar stones are chronologically certain, being of the middle of the 11th century (Ingvar died A. D. 1039); there we read, ‘vas’ (twice), ‘varinn’ (once), ‘var’ (thrice, being twice spelt with ᛦ, once with ᚱ): this shews that about this time in Sweden the later or more modern form had begun to be used, but that the old was still remembered.

II. suffixed personal pronoun or suffixed negation; em’k (tautologically ek em’k = I-am-I), emk, Ad. 1, Vþm. 8, Fms. xi. 91; ek emk, Mork. 89. l. 13, 104. l. 23, Clem. 136. l. 20, 138. l. 13; vask, I was, 133. l. 25, Mork. 89. l. 16; vark, Post. 225, v. l. 15; ek vark, Ls. 35; vestu, be thou, Clem. 129. l. 27; es þú, art thou, l. 30, 130. l. 11; sjá’k ( may I be), ek sják, Mork. 134; at sják, 189. l. 29; ek sják, Hbl. 9, Hkv. 1. 20; at ek gjarn sják, Stor.; with double kk, þó at ek sjákk, Mork. 89.

2. a medial form, erumk, erumz, or apocopated erum, Stor. 1, Ad. 16, Hkv. 1. 25, Korm. ch. 5. 2, Ls. 35, Bragi (see senna); leið erum-k fjöll, Edda (in a verse); várumk, were to me, Am. 78.

3. suff. neg. eru-mk-a, it is not to me, Stor. 17, Eg. (in a verse); emkat-ek, am I not I, i. e. I am not, Hbl. 34, Skm. 18, Ó. H. 192 (in a verse): er-at, es-at, or er-a, es-a, is not, passim; eru-ð, are not, Skv. 1. 42; ert-attu, thou art not, Vtkv.; vart-attu, thou wast not, Gs., Eg. (in a verse); veri-a, be not, Mork. 37. l. 8.

4. sá’s = sá es, that is, Hallfred (Fs. 95); svá’s = svá es, so is, Fms. vii. (in a verse).

III. the plur. eru when suffixed to words ending in r drops the initial e, and is suffixed; this spelling, which agrees with mod. Icel. pronunciation, was afterwards disused; þeir-ro, they are, Gm. 34; margir-ro, many are, Hkv. 2. 11; Æsir-ro, the Ases are, Vsp. 49; skildir-ro, shields are, 44; torogætir-ro, rare are, Korm. (in a verse); hverjar-ro, which are, Vþm. 48; langir-ro, long are, Gg.; tveir-ro, þrír-ro, fjórir-ro, two, three, four are, Edda 108; báðir-ro, both are, Mork. 169; hér-ro, here are, 234; þér-ro, ye are, MS. 686 B. 1; hryggvir-ro, id.; hver-ro, who are, Mork. 96; úvar-ro, wroth are, Gm. 53; værrom, vérrom, we are, Edda i. 526, Fms. x. 421; hverrtu [cp. North. E. wh’art’ou, lad] (hverrtú karl, who art thou, carle?), Frissb. 256. l. 8; ir-rot, ye are, Ó. H. 151.

IV. the pres. 1st pers. em [Engl. am] has changed into er (eg er, þú ert, hann er), making the 1st and 3rd pers. uniform; this new form appears in vellums about the end of the 13th century, but the word being usually abbreviated (ē = em, eͬ = er), it is often hard to distinguish. In the Icel. N. T. and in hymns the old ‘em’ still remains in solemn language, em eg, Matth. xxvii. 24; eigi em eg, John xviii. 17; eg em hann, 5, 8, xi. 25, xv. 1, 5, Matth. xiv. 27; em eg eigi postuli, em eg eigi frjáls, 1 Cor. ix. 1; em eg orðinn, 20, 22, and passim.

B. USAGE.—To be:

I. to be, exist; þær sakir skal fyrst dæma, ef þær eru, if such there are, Grág. (Kb.) i. 73; eigi vóru hans jafningjar, Eg. 1; Rachel grét sonu sína, … þvi at þeir eru eigi, Hom. 49; þeir menn vóru, er þess gátu, there were men who, Nj. 90.

2. to be, happen; þat var, at hón for brott, Nj. 51; él eitt mun vera, 198; þess sem vera vill, that which is to be, 186; ok er (is) Vagn þá fimtán vetra gamall, er þetta er, when this came to pass, Fms. xi. 97; at þessi orrosta hafi verit á öðrum degi viku, iii. 11; í þann tið var úfriðr Kristnum mönnum, Ver. 43; hvat er henni, what is the matter with her? Fms. ii. 290; hvat er þér, Atli? er þér hryggt í hug, Gkv. 3.

3. to last; meðan þingit væri, Nj. 12; hirðit eigi at óttask píslir þeirra—þvíat stund eina eru, 623. 32; meðan líf hans var, Bret. 100; þykkir eigi vera mega svá búit, Fms. xi. 62: to remain, leave alone, láttu það vera, let that be, Flóv.

4. to be, dwell, stay, sojourn; vask til Róms, I was at Rome, Sighvat; hann bað hana vera í búð sinni, Nj. 12; Gunnarr var á Höskuld-stöðum um nótt, passed a night there, 34, N. G. L. i. 347: so the phrase, biðja að lofa sér að vera, to ask for night-quarters, of a stranger or traveller; lofa honum að vera, to take a stranger in; honum var boðit at vera, Vápn. 23; hefi ek hér verit síðan, Nj. 45; Hallkell var þar með Otkatli, 73; þeir vildu eigi vesa hér við heiðna menn, Íb. 4; vera samvistum við e-n, Grág. ii. 80; vera við e-t, to be present at, Hom. 129: vera at, to be present; vark at þar, Glúm.: vera brottu, to be away, absent, Nj. 113; meðan ek em í brautu, 52: sagðisk eigi vita hvar þau væri, were to be found, Dipl. ii. 20; hvar ertu? slá ein var um þvert skipit, Nj. 44; hygg ek at þar hafi verit Bolli, Ld. 274; er þér hér nú minja-griprinn, Nj. 203: as with the notion of ‘towards’ a place, an irregular construction, vartú á land upp, Fas. ii. 174; meðan þeir vóru til Danmerkr, Fms. x. 104; Ribbungar höfðu ekki verit út í landit, ix. 359; verit eigi til orrostu, vii. 263, v. l.; vera á fund hans, Eg. 26.

5. with prepp.; vera at, to be busy at (see ‘at’ A. II, p. 26, col. 2): vera fyrir, to lead (see fyrir): vera til, to exist (see til IV); eiga fjölskyldi, vandræði, um at vera, to be in straits (see um C. VII); e-m er mikit, lítið, ekki um e-t (see um C. I. 3); vera við (see við B. VIII).

II. with a predicate:

1. with a noun, to be so and so; vera bróðir, systir, faðir, sonr, dóttir … e-s, vera konungr, jarl, biskup …, passim; hvers son ertú?—Ek emk Kattarson, Mork. 104; ek skal þer Mörðr vera, Nj. 15: followed by a gen. ellípt., er þat ekki karla, that is not men’s (affair), 75; er þat ekki margra, ‘that is not for many,’ few are equal to that (cp. Lat. ‘non cuivis homini,’ etc.), 48.

2. with adjectives, to be so and so, of a state or condition; vera kunnigr, Fms. x. 370; vera glaðr, sæll, hryggr, dauðr, lifandi, … ungr, gamall, to be glad …, young, old, passim; þó at ek sjákk ótignari, Mork. 89; nema ek dauðr sják, Hbl. 9; þótt ek sják einn, Mork. 134; vera kominn, to be come: so too with adverbs, vera vel, ílla … til e-s, er við e-n, to be, behave well, ill … to one, passim; or also, þat er ílla, it is sad, Nj. 70, 71; ílla er þá, fyrr væri ílla, 75, 260; drengr góðr, þar sem vel skyldi vera, when it was to be, i. e. when she wished, 147; vera spakliga í heraði, to behave gently, Sturl. iii. 143; at þú frændr þína vammalaust verir, to behave blamelessly, Sdm. 22; orð kvað hann þats án veri, words which he had better not have said, Am. 36.

3. impers., e-t er skylt, it is incumbent, Grág.; e-m er varmt, heitt, kalt, one is warm, cold, Nj. 95; er auðit, q. v.

4. with participles, in a passive sense; vera kallaðr, vera sagðr, tekinn, elskaðr, etc., to be called, said, taken, loved.

5. with infin.; hlymr var at heyra, was to hear, i. e. to be heard, Am.; þar var at sjá, there was to be seen, passim.

6. ellipt., dropping a noun or the like, denoting futurity, necessity, a thing at hand, about to happen, or to be done; ok er hér at þiggja, Hrafn, þann greiða sem þú vill, and it is now for thee, Rafn, to partake of what food thou wilt, Ísl. ii. 262; nú er þeim út at ganga öllum, er leyft er, now it is for them to go out, Nj. 200; nú er at verja sik, 83; er nú eigi Kára at varask, now there is no need to beware of K., 259; nú er at segja frá, now is to be told, 75, 259; er nú ekki fyrr frá at segja en þeir koma …, 21; er ekki um hans ferðir at tala fyrr en …, 215.

III. irregular usages:

1. ellipse of the infin. vera; ek skal þér Hrútr, I will [be] Hrútr to thee, Nj. 15; Gunnarr segir sér þat alvöru, G. says it [ is to be] his earnestness, 49; vil ek þá lauss máls þessa, 76; bað hann alla metta at miðri nótt, he begged all eating [ to be over] at midnight, Fms. ix. 353; þá þótti hverjum gott þar sem sat, Nj. 50; at skamt skyli okkar í meðal, 114; mun þín skömm lengi uppi, mun hans vörn uppi meðan landit er bygt, 116, 117: or also ‘var,’ ‘er’ may be understood, hann hafði hjálm á höfði, og gyrðr sverði, 70; sá ek glöggt hvat títt var,—barn at aldri, en vegit slíka hetju, a bairn in age, and to have slain such a champion! Glúm. 382: the dropping of the infin. vera is esp. freq. after the reflex. forms kveðsk, segjask, látask, þykkjask, virðask, sýnask when followed by a part. pret. or by an adjective, as also after the verbs munu, skulu,—thus, hann sagðisk kominn, he said he was come; hann lezt búinn, he made as if he was ready; hann þóttisk staddr, he thought that he was …; skal þat á þínu umdæmi, Fms. xi. 89; þess eins er mér þykkir betr, … til hvers þykkjast þessir menn færir, Hrafn. 17; mun þat harðla lítið, 21; at fátt muni manna á fótum, 20; þú virðisk okkr vaskr maðr, 23; þessi hestr sýnisk mér eigi betri en aðrir, id.

2. an irregularity, occurring now and then, is the use of the sing. ‘er’ for plur. eru; mannföll þessi er sögð, Gullþ. 71; nú er fram komin sóknar-gögn, Nj. 242.

IV. recipr., erusk, vórusk; viðr-gefendr ok endr-gefendr erosk lengst vinir, Hm. 40; þeir er í nánd erusk, those who are neighbours, 655 xxi. 3; þótt þau sésk eigi hjóna, though they be not man and wife, K. Þ. K. 158; ok városk góðir vinir, were good friends, Fms. xi. 39, 89; ok várusk þeir fóstbræðr, 55.

V. as to the poët. medial form, erumk, várumk (see ek C), the following instances are from the poems of Egil: grimmt várumk hlið, the breach was cruel to me, Stor.; erumk-a leitt, it is not to me, Eg. (in a verse); erumka þokkt þjóða sinni, see sinni II; mærðar-efni erumk auð-skæf, Ad.; mjök erum(k) tregt tungu at hræra, it is hard for me to move the tongue, Stor. 1; (hence one might correct the end verse of that poem into nú ‘erumk’ torvelt, for the modernised nú ‘er mér’ torvelt); blautr erumk bergi-fótar borr, Eg. (at the end); to which add, þat erumk sennt, it is told us, Bragi; lyst várumk þess, I had a longing to, Am. 74; ván erumk, ‘a hope is to me,’ I hope, Fagrsk. 122; the phrase, títt erumk, ‘tis ready to me, Eb. (in a verse).

VI. part., allir menn verandi ok eptir komandi, Dipl. i. 3; æ-verandi, everlasting, Hom. 107; hjá-verandi, being present, Vm. 47; nær-verandis, present; engi nær-verandis maðr, öllum lýð nær-verandis, Th. 77; klerkar ok nær-verandi leikmenn, Mar.; at upp-vesandi sólu, at sunrise, N. G. L. i. 4; verandi eigi úminnigr, being not unmindful, Fms. v. 230.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > VERA

13 man

1. noun
, pl. men

1) no art., no pl. (human being, person) Mensch, der; (the human race) der Mensch

man is a political animal — der Mensch ist ein politisches Wesen

what can a man do? — was kann man tun?

every man for himself — rette sich, wer kann

any man who... — wer...; jeder, der...

no man — niemand

[all] to a man — allesamt

the man in or (Amer.) on the street — der Mann auf der Straße

the rights of man — die Menschenrechte

2) (adult male, individual male) Mann, der

every man, woman, and child — ausnahmslos jeder od. alle

the [very] man for something — der richtige Mann od. der Richtige für etwas

make a man out of somebody — (fig.) einen Mann aus jemandem machen

a man of property/great strength — ein vermögender/sehr kräftiger Mann

men's clothing/outfitter — Herrenkleidung, die/Herrenausstatter, der

be man enough to... — Manns genug sein, um zu...

something sorts out or separates the men from the boys — (coll.) an etwas (Dat.) zeigt sich, wer ein ganzer Kerl ist und wer nicht

be one's own man — seine eigenen Vorstellungen haben

men's toilet — Herrentoilette, die

‘Men’ — "Herren"

my [good] man — mein Guter

3) (husband) Mann, der

be man and wife — verheiratet sein

4) (Chess) Figur, die; (Draughts) Stein, der

5) (coll.): (as int. of surprise or impatience, as mode of address) Mensch! (salopp)

6) (type of man) Mann, der; Typ, der

a man of the people/world/of action — ein Mann des Volkes/von Welt/der Tat

7) (manservant) Diener, der
2. transitive verb,
- nn- bemannen [Schiff, Spill]; besetzen [Büro, Stelle usw.]; bedienen [Telefon, Geschütz]; [Soldaten:] Stellung beziehen in (+ Dat.) [Festung]; mit Personal besetzen [Fabrik]

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[mæn] 1. plural - men; noun
1) (an adult male human being: Hundreds of men, women and children; a four-man team.) der Mann

2) (human beings taken as a whole; the human race: the development of man.) der Mensch

3) (obviously masculine male person: He's independent, tough, strong, brave - a real man!) der Mann

4) (a word sometimes used in speaking informally or giving commands to someone: Get on with your work, man, and stop complaining!) Mensch!

5) (an ordinary soldier, who is not an officer: officers and men.) der Soldat

6) (a piece used in playing chess or draughts: I took three of his men in one move.) die Figur
2. verb
(to supply with men (especially soldiers): The colonel manned the guns with soldiers from our regiment.) bemannen

- academic.ru/114908/-man">-man
- manhood
- mankind
- manly
- manliness
- manned
- man-eating
- man-eater
- manhandle
- manhole
- man-made
- manpower
- manservant
- mansized
- mansize
- manslaughter
- menfolk
- menswear
- as one man
- the man in the street
- man of letters
- man of the world
- man to man
- to a man
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man

[mæn]

I. n

<pl men>

1. (male adult) Mann m

\man's bicycle Herrenfahrrad nt

men's clothing Herrenkleidung f

men's shoes/gloves Herrenschuhe/-handschuhe pl

the men in white coats die Wärter einer psychiatrischen Anstalt

the men's [room] die Herrentoilette, SCHWEIZ a. Männer-WC nt fam

the men in [grey] suits die so genannten Herren im grauen Anzug (gesichtslose, aber einflussreiche Geschäftsleute)

a \man-to- \man talk ein Gespräch nt unter Männern

a \man's voice eine Männerstimme [o männliche Stimme]

dirty old \man ( pej fam) alter Lustmolch pej, alte Drecksau pej sl

to be a \man's \man sich nur in männlicher Gesellschaft wohl fühlen

\man to \man von Mann zu Mann

to talk [as] \man to \man offen [o ein offenes Wort] miteinander reden

2. (brave person) Mann m

be [or act like] a \man! sei ein Mann!

she's more of a \man than anyone of them sie hat mehr Mumm in den Knochen als sie alle fam

to be \man enough [to do sth] Manns genug sein[, etw zu tun]

to be only half a \man nur ein halber Mann sein

to make a \man [out] of sb einen Mann aus jdm machen

sth separates [or sorts out] the men from the boys ( fam) an etw dat zeigt sich, wer ein ganzer Kerl

to take sth like a \man etw wie ein [richtiger] Mann ertragen

3. (person) Mensch m

all men are equal alle Menschen sind gleich

\man overboard! Mann über Bord!

our \man in Washington unser Mann in Washington

a \man could do a lot with 20,000 euros mit 20.000 Euro könnte man viel anfangen

every \man, woman, and child ausnahmslos jeder, alle

to be sb's right-hand \man jds rechte Hand sein

every \man for himself jeder für sich akk

to be one's own \man sein eigener Herr sein

as one \man wie ein Mann

as one \man, the delegates made for the exit geschlossen gingen die Delegierten hinaus

to a [or the last] \man bis auf den letzten Mann

to a \man, we were enthusiastic about the idea wir waren allesamt begeistert von der Idee

4. no pl, no art (mankind) der Mensch, die Menschheit

this is one of the most dangerous substances known to \man das ist eine der gefährlichsten Substanzen, die bisher bekannt sind

the dog is \man's best friend der Hund ist des Menschen bester Freund

Heidelberg \man der Heidelbergmensch

the rights of \man die Menschenrechte

5. (particular type)

he is a \man of his word er ist jemand, der zu seinem Wort steht, er steht zu seinem Wort

he's not a \man to... er ist nicht der Mensch [o Typ], der...

she's the right/wrong \man for the job sie ist die Richtige/Falsche für diesen Job

if you're looking for an expert he's your \man wenn Sie einen Fachmann suchen, ist er genau der Richtige [für Sie]

you've come to the right \man da sind Sie bei mir richtig

he's not a drinking \man er ist kein großer Trinker

I'm not a gambling \man ich mache mir nichts aus Glücksspielen

Ian is an Oxford \man (is from) Ian kommt aus Oxford; (attended university) Ian hat in Oxford studiert

he's a loyal Labour \man er ist ein treuer Anhänger der Labour-Partei

Billy is a \man about town Billy weiß immer, was in der Stadt so los ist

to be a \man of action ein Mann der Tat sein

a \man of the cloth ein Mann m Gottes

a \man Friday ein treuer Helfer

to be a family \man ein Familienmensch m sein

a \man of God ( form: a clergyman) ein Mann m Gottes; (a saint) ein Heiliger

the \man of the house der Herr des Hauses

to be a ladies' \man ein Charmeur m [o Frauenheld m] sein

a \man of letters writer ein Schriftsteller m [o Literat m]; scholar ein Gelehrter m

the \man of the match BRIT SPORT der Held des Tages

to be \man of the moment der richtige Mann am richtigen Ort sein

the \man in the moon der Mann im Mond

the \man on the Clapham omnibus BRIT der Durchschnittsbürger

to be a \man of the people ein Mann m des Volkes sein

to be a \man of straw ein Hochstapler m sein

the \man in the street der kleine Mann

to be a \man of the world ein Mann m von Welt sein

the inner \man das Innere

the odd \man out der Außenseiter

he is the odd \man out of the three because... er ist der Außenseiter unter den dreien, weil...

6. (soldier, worker)

▪ men pl Männer pl, Leute pl

the expedition was made up of 100 officers and men die Expedition bestand aus 100 Offizieren und einfachen Soldaten

7. ( fam: form of address) Mann m fam, Mensch m fam

give me that, \man! gib das her, Mann! fam

my good \man! mein lieber Mann! fam

hey, old \man! he, alter Junge! fam

8. ( old: servant) Diener m

9. ( fam: husband) Mann m; (boyfriend) Freund m, Typ m sl

to live as \man and wife wie Mann und Frau zusammenleben

10. (in board games) [Spiel]figur f; (in draughts) [Spiel]stein m

11. no pl AM (sl)

▪ the \man (the boss) der Boss fam; (white people) die Weißen pl; (the police) die Bullen pl pej fam

12.

▶ \man's best friend der beste Freund des Menschen

▶ \man and boy ( dated) das ganze Leben lang, von Kindesbeinen an

▶ you can't keep a good \man down ( prov) er/sie lässt sich nicht unterkriegen

▶ \man proposes, God disposes ( prov) der Mensch denkt, Gott lenkt prov

II. interj ( fam: to emphasize) Mensch fam, Mann fam; (in enthusiasm) Mann fam, Manometer fam; (in anger) Mann fam; (complaining) Menno Kindersprache, na geh' ÖSTERR Kindersprache

\man, we had a good time! Mann, haben wir uns amüsiert! fam

III. vt

<- nn->

1. (be present)

\man the pumps! alle Mann an die Pumpen!

to \man the barricades/a fortress die Barrikaden/eine Festung besetzen

to \man a gun/phone ein Geschütz/Telefon bedienen

2. (staff)

to \man a fortress/a picket eine Stellung/einen Streikposten besetzen

to \man a ship ein Schiff bemannen

* * *
[mn]
1. n pl men

1) (= adult male) Mann m

be a man! — sei ein Mann!

to make a man out of sb — einen Mann aus jdm machen

this incident made a man out of him — dieses Ereignis hat ihn zum Mann gemacht

we'll never make a man out of him — aus ihm wird nie ein Mann

he's only half a man — er ist kein richtiger Mann

I'm only half a man without you — ohne dich bin ich nur ein halber Mensch

he took it like a man — er hat es wie ein Mann or mannhaft ertragen

that's just like a man — das ist typisch Mann (inf)

her man (inf) — ihr Mann

man and boy — von Kindheit/Jugend an

they are man and wife — sie sind Mann und Frau

the man in the street — der Mann auf der Straße, der kleine Mann

the man on the Clapham omnibus (Brit) — der Mann auf der Straße

man of God — Mann m Gottes

man of property — vermögender Mann

you're a man about town, you know where... (Brit) — du kennst dich aus, du weißt, wo...

he used to be something of a man about town (Brit) — er hatte früher ein reges gesellschaftliches Leben

a suit for the man about town (Brit) — ein Anzug für den feinen Herrn

a man of the world — ein Mann m von Welt

as one man to another —

well done, that man! — gut gemacht, alter Junge! (inf)

to be man enough (to do sth) — Manns genug sein(, etw zu tun)

man's bicycle/jacket — Herrenfahrrad nt/-jacke

old man (dated) — alter Junge (dated) or Knabe (dated)

See:

→ good

2) (= human race also Man) der Mensch, die Menschen

that's no use or good to man or beast — das nützt niemandem etwas

3) (= person) man

no man — keiner, niemand

any man — jeder

any man who believes that... — wer das glaubt,...

sometimes a man needs a change (inf) — manchmal braucht man einfach etwas Abwechslung

that man! — dieser Mensch!

that man Jones —

our man in Beirut — unser Mann in Beirut

the strong man of the government — der starke Mann (in) der Regierung

as one man — geschlossen, wie ein Mann

they are communists to a man — sie sind allesamt Kommunisten

4)

(= type) the right/wrong man — der Richtige/Falsche

you've come to the right man — da sind or liegen (inf) Sie bei mir richtig

then I am your man — dann bin ich genau der Richtige (für Sie)

he's not the man for the job — er ist nicht der Richtige für diese Aufgabe

he's not the man to make a mistake like that — so etwas würde ihm bestimmt nicht passieren

he's not a man to... — er ist nicht der Typ, der...

he's not a man to meddle with — mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen

he is a Cambridge man — er hat in Cambridge studiert

family man — Familienvater m

it's got to be a local man — es muss jemand von hier or aus dieser Gegend sein

I'm not a drinking man — ich bin kein großer Trinker

I'm a whisky man myself — ich bin mehr für Whisky

he's a leg/tit man (inf) — er steht bei Frauen vor allem auf Beine/Titten (inf)

I'm not a football man — ich mache mir nicht viel aus Fußball

he's a man's man — er bevorzugt Männergesellschaft

5) (inf interj) Mensch (inf), Mann (inf)

you can't do that, man — Mensch or Mann, das kannst du doch nicht machen!

fantastic, man! see you, man! — klasse, Mann! (inf) bis später

are you coming with us, man? — du, kommst du noch mit?

6) (= employee, soldier etc) Mann m; (= servant) Bedienstete(r) m

she has a man to do the garden — sie hat jemanden, der den Garten macht

officers and men — Offiziere und Mannschaften

follow me, men! — mir nach, Leute!

7) (CHESS) Figur f; (in draughts) Stein m

2. vt
ship bemannen; fortress, barricades, checkpoint besetzen; power station, pump, gun, telephone etc bedienen; pickets bewachen
the ship is manned by a crew of 30 — das Schiff hat 30 Mann Besatzung

a fully manned ship —

he left 10 soldiers behind to man the fortress man the guns/pumps! — er ließ 10 Soldaten als Besatzung für die Festung zurück an die Geschütze/Pumpen!

the captain gave the signal to man the guns — der Kapitän gab das Zeichen zur Besetzung der Geschütze

* * *

man [mæn]

A pl men [men] s

1. Mensch m

2. oft Man koll der Mensch, die Menschen pl, die Menschheit:

the rights of man die Menschenrechte;

the history of man die Menschheitsgeschichte

3. Mann m:

is your doctor a man or a woman? haben Sie einen Arzt od eine Ärztin?;

man about town Lebemann;

the man in (US a. on) the street der Mann auf der Straße, der Durchschnittsbürger, der gewöhnliche Sterbliche;

man of all work

a) Faktotum n,

b) Allerweltskerl m;

man of God Diener m Gottes;

man of hono(u)r Ehrenmann;

man of straw fig Strohmann;

man of the world

a) Mann von Welt,

b) Mann mit (sexueller) Erfahrung;

Man of Sorrows REL Schmerzensmann (Christus);

he is a man of his word er steht zu seinem Wort;

he is an Oxford man er hat in Oxford studiert;

I have known him man and boy ich kenne ihn schon von Jugend auf;

be one’s own man sein eigener Herr sein;

he spoke to him as one man to another er sprach mit ihm von Mann zu Mann;

the man Smith (besagter oder dieser) Smith;

a man and a brother Br umg ein patenter Kerl;

my good man! iron mein lieber Herr!;

be man enough to do sth Manns genug sein, etwas zu tun;

a five-man move (besonders Fußball) eine Kombination über fünf Stationen; → action 1, inner man, letter¹ A 5 c, mark¹ B 14 a

4. weitS.

a) Mann m, Person f

b) jemand

c) man:

as a man als Mensch (schlechthin);

any man

a) irgendjemand,

b) jedermann;

be any man’s money für Geld (fast) alles tun;

every man jeder(mann);

few men nur wenige (Menschen);

no man niemand;

50 p per man 50 Pence pro Person oder Mann;

what can a man do in such a case? was kann man da schon machen?;

give a man a chance einem eine Chance geben;

the Man US sl

a) der Weiße,

b) das ( besonders weiße) Establishment,

c) die Bullen pl pej, die Polizei; → jack¹ A 2

5. Mann m:

as one man wie ein Mann, geschlossen;

on this question they were as one man in dieser Frage waren sich alle einig;

man by man Mann für Mann, einer nach dem anderen;

to a man bis auf den letzten Mann;

man on! SPORT Hintermann!

6. (Ehe)Mann m:

man and wife Mann und Frau

7. (der) (richtige) Mann, (der) Richtige:

if you want a guide, he is your man;

I am your man! ich bin Ihr Mann!;

he is not the man to do it er ist nicht der richtige Mann dafür

8. (wahrer oder echter oder richtiger) Mann:

be a man! sei ein Mann!, reiß dich zusammen!

9. koll die Männer pl, der Mann

10. a) Diener m

b) Angestellte(r) m

c) Arbeiter m:

the men are on strike

11. MIL Mann m:

a) Soldat m

b) Matrose m

c) pl Mannschaft f:

man on leave Urlauber m;

20 men zwanzig Mann

12. (als int) auch man alive! Mensch!, Menschenskind!, Mann!:

hurry up, man! Mensch, beeil dich!

13. HIST Lehnsmann m, Untertan m

14. Brettspiele: Stein m, (Schach) Figur f

B v/t

1. SCHIFF, MIL

a) ein Schiff etc bemannen:

manned space flight

b) eine Festung etc besetzen:

man a fort

2. einen Arbeitsplatz etc besetzen

3. fig jemanden stärken:

man o.s. sich ermannen oder aufraffen

* * *
1. noun
, pl. men

1) no art., no pl. (human being, person) Mensch, der; (the human race) der Mensch

man is a political animal — der Mensch ist ein politisches Wesen

what can a man do? — was kann man tun?

every man for himself — rette sich, wer kann

any man who... — wer...; jeder, der...

no man — niemand

[all] to a man — allesamt

the man in or (Amer.) on the street — der Mann auf der Straße

the rights of man — die Menschenrechte

2) (adult male, individual male) Mann, der

every man, woman, and child — ausnahmslos jeder od. alle

the [very] man for something — der richtige Mann od. der Richtige für etwas

make a man out of somebody — (fig.) einen Mann aus jemandem machen

a man of property/great strength — ein vermögender/sehr kräftiger Mann

men's clothing/outfitter — Herrenkleidung, die/Herrenausstatter, der

be man enough to... — Manns genug sein, um zu...

something sorts out or separates the men from the boys — (coll.) an etwas (Dat.) zeigt sich, wer ein ganzer Kerl ist und wer nicht

be one's own man — seine eigenen Vorstellungen haben

men's toilet — Herrentoilette, die

‘Men’ — "Herren"

my [good] man — mein Guter

3) (husband) Mann, der

be man and wife — verheiratet sein

4) (Chess) Figur, die; (Draughts) Stein, der

5) (coll.): (as int. of surprise or impatience, as mode of address) Mensch! (salopp)

6) (type of man) Mann, der; Typ, der

a man of the people/world/of action — ein Mann des Volkes/von Welt/der Tat

7) (manservant) Diener, der
2. transitive verb,
- nn- bemannen [Schiff, Spill]; besetzen [Büro, Stelle usw.]; bedienen [Telefon, Geschütz]; [Soldaten:] Stellung beziehen in (+ Dat.) [Festung]; mit Personal besetzen [Fabrik]

* * *

n.

(§ pl.: men)

= Mann ¨-- m.

Mannsbild n.

English-german dictionary > man

14 τε

τε, enclitic Particle, with two main uses (v. infr. A, B).

A as a Conjunction,

I τε.. τε, both.. and, joining single words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, the first τε merely pointing forward to the second, ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε Il.1.544
; ἀγαθῶν τε κακῶν τε Hes.Op. 669
; δίψῃ τε λιμῷ τε A.Pers. 491
, cf. S.Aj.34,35, Ar.Ach. 370, 375; τήν τε νῆσον τήν τε ἤπειρον Th.4.8
, cf. Antipho 2.3.3, Pl. R. 373b; λυσόμενός τε θύγατρα, φέρων τ' ἀπερείσι' ἄποινα Il.1.13
; παῖδά τε σοὶ ἀγέμεν Φοίβῳ θ' ἱερὴν ἑκατόμβην ῥέξαι ib. 443; the elements joined by τε.. τε are usu. short in Hom., longer in later Gr., e.g. ἐπειδὴ πρόξενοί τέ εἰσιν Ἀθηναίων καὶ εὐεργέται.., ἔν τε τῇ στήλῃ γέγραπται IG12.103.7
; ἥ τε γὰρ γῆ.. εὔυδρός ἐστι, ποταμοί τε δι' αὐτῆς ῥέουσι Hdt.4.47
; χρὴ.. τούς τε πρεσβυτέρους ὁμοιωθῆναι τοῖς πρὶν ἔργοις, τούς τε νεωτέρους.. μὴ αἰσχῦναι κτλ. Th.4.92, cf. Pl.R. 474c, X.Cyr.1.4.25, Is.1.50; τά τε γὰρ ληφθέντα πάντ' ἂν σῴζοιτο οἵ τ' ἀδικήσαντες κατ' ἀξίαν λάβοιεν τὰ ἐπιτίμια Aen. Tact.16.8, cf. Gp.2.49.1, 12.3.2-3; τούτου γὰρ γενομένου.. τά τε ἐχφόρια Χρυσέρμῳ δυνήσομαι ἀποδοῦναι, ἐγώ τε ἔσομαι παρὰ σοῦ φιλανθρωπίας τετευχώς PEnteux.60.11
(iii B.C.); κλείειν τε τὰ βλέφαρα δεομένων ἐλπιζόντων τε κοιμηθήσεσθαι Gal.16.494
, cf. 495,501; this use is common at all times in οὔτε.. οὔτε, μήτε.. μήτε, εἴτε.. εἴτε (qq.v.); τε may be used three or more times, ἔν τ' ἄρα οἱ φῦ χειρί, ἔπος τ' ἔφατ' ἔκ τ' ὀνόμαζεν Od.15.530
, cf. Il.1.177, 2.58, A.Pr. 89sq., B.17.19sq., Lys. 19.17, X.Cyr.3.3.36:— ἑνδεκάτη τε δυωδεκάτη τε prob. means the eleventh or twelfth, Od.2.374, 4.588:—sts. τε.. τε couples alternatives, ἀπόρως εἶχε δοῦναί τε μὴ δοῦναί τε E.IA56
, cf. Heracl. 153, El. 391; hence we find τε.. ἢ.., Pl.Tht. 143c, Ion 535d; on ἢ (or ἦ) .. τε in Il.2.289 and A.Eu. 524 (lyr.) v. ἦ 1.3.

2 the first clause may be negative, the second affirmative, as ἐκκλησίαν τε οὐκ ἐποίει.., τήν τε πόλιν ἐφύλασσε Th.2.22
; but οὔτε.. τε is more freq., as οὔτε ποσίν εἰμι ταχύς.., γιγνώσκω τε X.Cyr.2.3.6
(v. οὔτε 11.4
); we also find οὐ.. τε.. , as οὐχ ἡσύχαζον.., παρεκάλουν τε τοὺς ξυμμάχους Th.1.67
; and μὴ.. τε.. , as ἵνα μή τι διαφύγῃ ἡμᾶς, εἴ τέ τι βούλει κτλ. Pl.Phd. 95e.

3 τε ( both) sts. corresponds to a following δέ ( and), or τε ( and) to a preceding μέν, e.g.

a τε.. δὲ.. , as κόμισαί τέ με, δὸς δέ μοι ἵππους Il.5.359
, cf. 7.418, S.OC 367, Tr. 285, E.Ph. 1625; ἐσθὰς ἀμφότερόν νιν ἔχεν, ἅ τε.. ἐπιχώριος.., ἀμφὶ δὲ παρδαλέᾳ στέγετο Pi.P.4.80
; διήκουέ τε.., ἔπειτα δὲ καὶ ἐπῄνεσε X.Cyr.4.4.3
; so with ἅμα δὲ καὶ.., ὡσαύτως δὲ καὶ.., Th.1.25, Pl.Smp. 186e:—so τε.., ἀτὰρ οὖν καὶ.., Id.Hp.Ma. 295e.

b μὲν.. τε.., ἄνδρα μὲν.., τρεῖς τε κασιγνήτους Il.19.291
-3, cf. Od.22.475-6, Pi.O.6.88, 7.88, A.Th. 924, Ch. 585 (lyr.), S.Ant. 963 (lyr.), E.Heracl. 337 codd., Cyc.41 (lyr.), Ar.Nu. 563(lyr.), Pl.Phdr. 266c, Lg. 927b: v. μέν A. 11.6c.

4 a single τε ( and) joins a word, phrase, or (esp. later) clause or sentence to what precedes, τελευτὴν κεφαλήν τε Pl.Ti. 69a
; θνητὰ ἀθάνατά τε ib.c; Ζεῦ ἄλλοι τε θεοί Il.6.476
; κύνεσσιν οἰωνοῖσί τε πᾶσι 1.5
; ῥίγησέν τ' ἂρ ἔπειτα ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν Ἀγαμέμνων v.l. for δ' ἂρ in 11.254; ἕν τε οὐδὲν κατέστη ἴαμα.., σῶμά τε αὔταρκες ὂν οὐδὲν διεφάνη.., Th.2.51; τά τε ἱερὰ.. νεκρῶν πλέα ἦν.. ib.52; νόμοι τε πάντες ξυνεταράχθησαν ibid.; δάκνει σ' ἀδελφὸς ὅ τε θανὼν ἴσως πατήρ E.El. 242
, cf. 253, 262, al.; εἴς τε τὰς ἄλλας.. ἀθροίζεσθαι Aen.Tact.3.5
; τῶν τε ἀρχόντων.. ib.6, cf. 10.8, al.; ὅ τε γραφεὶς κύκλος.. Archim.Spir.11
Def.7; πρός τε τούτοις φησὶν.. PEnteux.63.18
(iii B.C.); χωρίς τε τούτων Plb.2.56.13
, 61.1, 3.17.7; ταῦτά τ' ἐγίνετο.. Id.2.43.6
, cf. 3.70.4; ἀπαιτούμενός τε ὑπ' ἐμοῦ τὰ ἔρια οὐκ ἀποδίδωσί PEnteux.2.6
, cf. 8.4, al. (iii B.C.); γράψαι Ἀγαθοκλεῖ τῷ ἐπιστάτῃ διασαφῆσαί τε αὐτῷ ib.81.21 (iii B.C.); καθόλου τε.. Arr.Epict.1.19.13
, cf. 2.2.17; ἀταράχους τήν τε δύναμιν ἀκαθαιρέτους Sor.1.21
, cf. 24, al.; ὄξει βαφικῷ στυπτηρίᾳ τε PHolm. 1.4
, cf. Gem.16.6; χρὴ.. λαχάνων ἅπτεσθαι, κοιλίαν τε λύειν Gp.1.12.19
, cf. 2.2.2, al.; this τε may be used any number of times, Od.4.149- 150, 14.75, 158-9, Men.Pk.15,16,20, Hipparch.1.9.8, Act.Ap.2.43,46, 4.13, 14, al.

II τε.. καὶ.. , or τε καὶ.. , both.. and.., where τε points forward to καί, and usu. need not be translated, e.g. Ἀτρείδης τε ἄναξ ἀνδρῶν καὶ δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς Il.1.7
; εἰ δὴ ὁμοῦ πόλεμός τε δαμᾷ καὶ λοιμὸς Ἀχαιούς ib.61; δειλός τε καὶ οὐτιδανὸς καλεοίμην ib. 293; ζωόν τε καὶ ἀρτεμέα 7.308
, cf. 327, 338, al.; τῆς τε γῆς ἐούσης ἐπιτηδέης καὶ τῶν ποταμῶν ἐόντων σφι συμμάχων Hdt.4.47
; βούλεταί τε καὶ ἐπίσταται Th.2.35
; ὁ φύς τε καὶ τραφείς Pl.R. 396c
; βάσιν τε γὰρ πάλιν τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχουσι τὴν ΖΒ καὶ.. Euc.1.47
; sts. the elements joined by τε.. καὶ.. are joined in order to be compared or contrasted rather than simply joined, κάκιστος νῦν τε καὶ πάλαι δοκεῖ S.Ant. 181
; μεσαμβρίη τέ ἐστι καὶ τὸ κάρτα γίνεται ψυχρόν Hdt.4.181
; ἔτυχόν τε ὕσταται ἐξαναχθεῖσαι καί κως κατεῖδον Id.7.194
; ἐπαύσατό τε ὁ ἄνεμος καὶ τὸ κῦμα ἔστρωτο ib. 193; ταὐτὰ.. νῦν τε καὶ τότε Ar.Av. 24
; χωρὶς τό τ' εἰπεῖν πολλὰ καὶ τὰ καίρια S.OC 808
; ὅσον τό τ' ἄρχειν καὶ τὸ δουλεύειν δίχα A.Pr. 927
; sts. (like τε.. τε) even used of alternatives, διάνδιχα μερμήριξεν, ἵππους τε στρέψαι καὶ ἐναντίβιον μαχέσασθαι Il.8.168
; ἐν δίκᾳ τε καὶ παρὰ δίκαν Pi.O.2.16
; θεοῦ τε.. θέλοντος καὶ μὴ θέλοντος A.Th. 427
; πείσας τε.. καὶ μὴ τυχών Th.3.42
:—on οἵ τε ἄλλοι καὶ.. , e.g. τοῖς τε ἄλλοις ἅπασι καὶ Λακεδαιμονίοις Isoc.12.249
, and ἄλλως τε καὶ.. , v. ἄλλος 11.6, ἄλλως 1.3
.

2 in this sense τ' ἠδέ is only [dialect] Ep., σκῆπτρόν τ' ἠδὲ θέμιστας Il.9.99
, cf. 1.400, al.; also τε.., ἰδέ, χαλκόν τε ἰδὲ λόφον 6.469
, cf. 8.162.

3 καὶ.. τε, both.. and.., is occasionally found, as καὶ μητέρα πατέρα τ' E.Alc. 646.

b καὶ.. τε perh. means and.. also in καὶ ναυτικῷ τε ἅμα Th.1.9
; καὶ πρός τε τοὺς Ῥηγίνους Id.6.44
; καὶ αὐτός τε Id.8.68
; v. infr. c. 10.

4 τε.. τε or τε.. καὶ.. sts. join elements which are not syntactically parallel, esp. a part. and a finite verb, ἰοῖσίν τε τιτυσκόμενοι λάεσσί τ' ἔβαλλον (for βάλλοντες) Il.3.80; ἄλλα τε ἐπιφραζόμενος καὶ δὴ καὶ ἐπεπόμφεε Hdt.1.85
; ἀλλῳ τε τρόπῳ πειράζοντες καὶ μηχανὴν προσήγαγον Th.4.100
; τῆς τε ὥρας.. ταύτης οὔσης.., καὶ τὸ χωρίον.. χαλεπὸν ἦν Id.7.47
, cf. 4.85, 8.81, 95.

5 the copulative τε becomes rare in later Gr.; it is found about 340 times in LXX, mostly in the Pentateuch and 1-4 Ma., only 3 times in Ps.; in the NT it is found about 150 times in Act.Ap., 20 times in Ep.Hebr., and very rarely in the other books.

B In [dialect] Ep. (more rarely in other dactylic verse, v. infr. 11) τε stands in general or frequentative statements or in statements of what is well known; such statements are freq. made as justifications of a preceding particular statement or of a preceding exhortation to a particular person or persons; the sense of τε thus approaches that of τοι (cf. τοι and τε in Od.2.276-7, and cf. Il.13.115 with 15.203); although associated with numerous particles and other words of particular types (v. infr.) its meaning remains independent of these and applies to the whole sentence in which it stands: αἶψά τε φυλόπιδος πέλεται κόρος ἀνθρώποισιν Il.19.221
; οὐ γάρ τ' αἶψα θεῶν τρέπεται νόος αἰὲν ἐόντων Od.3.147
; θεοὶ δέ τε πάντα ἴσασιν 4.379
, cf. 5.79, 447, 10.306, 17.485, Il.9.497, 16.688, 17.176, 21.264; ξυνὸς Ἐνυάλιος καί τε κτανέοντα κατέκτα 18.309
, cf. Od.11.537, Il.24.526; ἤ τ' ἔβλητ' ἤ τ' ἔβαλ' ἄλλον 11.410
; οὐ μὲν γάρ τε κακὸν βασιλευέμεν Od.1.392
; οἳ φύλλοισιν ἐοικότες ἄλλοτε μέν τε ζαφλεγέες τελέθουσιν.. ἄλλοτε δὲ.. Il.21.464
; ἄλλος γάρ τ' ἄλλοισιν ἀνὴρ ἐπιτέρπεται ἔργοις Od.14.228
, cf. 8.169, 170, 15.400; τοῦ γάρ τε ξεῖνος μιμνήσκεται ἤματα πάντα, ἀνδρὸς ξεινοδόκου, ὅς κεν φιλότητα παράσχῃ ib.54, cf. 17.322; ῥεχθὲν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω Il.17.32
; παθὼν δέ τε νήπιος ἔγνω Hes.Op. 218
; αἰεὶ γάρ τε νεώτεροι ἀφραδέουσιν Od. 7.294
; δύσζηλοι γάρ τ' εἰμὲν ἐπὶ χθονὶ φῦλ' ἀνθρώπων ib. 307; τοῦ δέ τε πολλοὶ ἐπαυρίσκοντ' ἄνθρωποι, καί τε πολέας ἐσάωσε Il.13.733
-4; τοῦ μὲν γάρ τε κακοῦ τρέπεται χρὼς ἄλλυδις ἄλλῃ, ἐν δέ τέ οἱ κραδίη στέρνοισι πατάσσει.., πάταγος δέ τε γίγνετ' ὀδόντων ib. 279-83; ὀλίγη δέ τ' ἀνάπνευσις πολέμοιο 18.201
; νέῳ δέ τε πάντ' ἐπέοικεν.. κεῖσθαι 22.71
; κατέλεξεν ἅπαντα κήδε' ὅσ' ἀνθρώποισι πέλει, τῶν ἄστυ ἁλώῃ· ἄνδρας μὲν κτείνουσι, πόλιν δέ τε πῦρ ἀμαθύνει, τέκνα δέ τ' ἄλλοι ἄγουσι, βαθυζώνους τε γυναῖκας 9.592
-4, cf. 22.492, 495, 499; νεμεσσῶμαί γε μὲν οὐδέν· καὶ γάρ τίς τ' ἀλλοῖον ὀδύρεται ἄνδρ' ὀλέσασα.. ἢ Ὀδυσῆ' Od.19.265
; σχέτλιε, καὶ μέν τίς τε χερείονι πείθεθ' ἑταίρῳ.., αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ θεός εἰμι 20.45
, cf. 23.118, Il.2.292, 9.632; νῦν δὲ μνησώμεθα δόρπου· καὶ γάρ τ' ἠΰκομος Νιόβη ἐμνήσατο σίτου κτλ. 24.602 (where a general inference is implied); ὃν Βριάρεων καλέουσι θεοί, ἄνδρες δέ τε πάντες Αἰγαίων' 1.403
, cf. 2.814, 5.306, 10.258, 14.290; sts. of repeated action by particular persons, ἄλλοτε μέν τε γόῳ φρένα τέρπομαι Od.4.102
; οὐ μὰ γὰρ Ἀπόλλωνα Διὶ φίλον, ᾧ τε σύ, Κάλχαν, εὐχόμενος.. θεοπροπίας ἀναφαίνεις Il.1.86
; ἡ δὲ.. μ' αἰεὶ.. νεικεῖ, καί τέ μέ φησι μάχῃ Τρώεσσιν ἀρήγειν ib. 521; μήτηρ γάρ τέ μέ φησι θεά, Θέτις ἀργυρόπεζα, διχθαδίας κῆρας φερέμεν θανάτοιο τέλοσδε 9.410
.

2 in exhortations addressed to an individual, a subsidiary sentence or relative clause in which he is reminded of his special or characteristic sphere of activity is marked by τε, e.g. Ἑρμεία, σοὶ γάρ τε μάλιστά γε φίλτατόν ἐστιν ἀνδρὶ ἑταιρίσσαι καί τ' ἔκλυες ᾧ κ' ἐθέλῃσθα, βάσκ' ἴθι.. Il.24.334
; Ἀτρεΐδη, σοὶ γάρ τε μάλιστά γε λαὸς Ἀχαιῶν πείσονται μύθοισι.., νῦν δ' ἀπὸ πυρκαϊῆς σκέδασον.. 23.156
; δεῦρο δὴ ὄρσο, γρηῢ.., ἥ τε γυναικῶν δμῳάων σκοπός ἐσσι.., ἔρχεο Od. 22.395
, cf. Il.17.249.

3 similarly in general and frequentative statements consisting of two clauses (one of which may be a relative clause, freq. containing the subj. or opt.), in which the fulfilment of the condition stated in the subsidiary or subordinate clause is declared to be generally or always followed by the result stated in the principal clause, either or both clauses may contain τε:

a the principal clause alone contains τε, ὅς κε θεοῖς ἐπιπείθηται, μάλα τ' ἔκλυον αὐτοῦ Il.1.218
; ὃς δ' ἂν ἀμύμων αὐτὸς ἔῃ καὶ ἀμύμονα εἰδῇ, τοῦ μέν τε κλέος εὐρὺ διὰ ξεῖνοι φορέουσι πάντας ἐπ' ἀνθρώπους, πολλοί τέ μιν ἐσθλὸν ἔειπον Od.19.333
; εἴ περ γὰρ θυμῷ γε μενοινάᾳ πολεμίζειν, ἀλλά τε λάθρῃ γυῖα βαρύνεται.., βλάβεται δέ τε γούνατ' ἰόντι Il.19.165
-6; ᾧ μέν κ' ἀμμείξας δώῃ Ζεὺς τερπικέραυνος, ἄλλοτε μέν τε κακῷ ὅ γε κύρεται ἄλλοτε δ' ἐσθλῷ 24.530
.

b the subordinate clause alone contains τε, λάζετο δ' ἔγχος.. τῷ δάμνησι στίχας ἀνδρῶν ἡρώων οἷσίν τε κοτέσσεται ὀβριμοπάτρη 5.747
; ῥεῖα δ' ἀρίγνωτος γόνος ἀνέρος ᾧ τε Κρονίων ὄλβον ἐπικλώση Od.4.207
; ἀντί νυ πολλῶν λαῶν ἐστιν ἀνὴρ ὅν τε Ζεὺς κῆρι φιλήσῃ Il.9.117
, cf. 7.298, Od.6.287, 7.74, 8.547, 18.276; with opt., ἀλλὰ πολὺ πρώτιστος.. ἕλεσκον ἀνδρῶν δυσμενέων ὅ τέ μοι εἴξειε πόδεσσι 14.221
: it is prob. that τε has been replaced by κε in the text of Hom. in Il.1.218, 9.510 (cf. 508), and some other passages in which κε seems to be used, exceptionally, in general relative clauses.

c both clauses contain τε, ὃς μέν τ' αἰδέσεται κούρας Διὸς ἆσσον ἰούσας, τὸν δὲ μέγ' ὤνησαν καί τ' ἔκλυον εὐχομένοιο Il.9.508
-9; εἴ περ γάρ τε χόλον γε καὶ αὐτῆμαρ καταπέψῃ, ἀλλά τε καὶ μετόπισθεν ἔχει κότον 1.82
-3.

4 in the subordinate clause of a collective sentence, in which the principal clause states something to be true of all those (i.e. each individual) to whom the predicate of the subordinate clause applies, ὑπόσχωμαι.. κτήματα.. πάντα μάλ' ὅσσα τ' Ἀλέξανδρος.. ἠγάγετο Τροίηνδ'.. δωσέμεν Il.22.115
; πάντων ὅσσα τε γαῖαν ἔπι πνείει τε καὶ ἕρπει 17.447
, cf. Od.18.131, Il.19.105; βάλλειν ἄγρια πάντα τά τε τρέφει οὔρεσιν ὕλη 5.52
, cf. 18.485.

5 in relative clauses (and in parenthetic principal clauses) which indicate what is customary, ἐπεὶ οὐχ ἱερήϊον οὐδὲ βοείην ἀρνύσθην, ἅ τε ποσσὶν ἀέθλια γίγνεται ἀνδρῶν which are the usual prizes.., Il.22.160; ἔργ' ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε, τά τε κλείουσιν ἀοιδοί Od.1.338
, cf. 3.435, 4.85, 13.410, 14.226, 17.423, Il.5.332; κύματος ἐξαναδύς, τά τ' ἐρεύγεται ἤπειρόνδε Od.5.438
; μολπή τ' ὀρχηστύς τε, τὰ γάρ τ' ἀναθήματα δαιτός 1.152
: similarly in clauses with οἷά τε (πολλά), κῆτος ἐπισσεύῃ μέγα δαίμων ἐξ ἁλός, οἷά τε πολλὰ τρέφει.. Ἀμφιτρίτη 5.422
; οὐ γάρ σ' οὐδέ.. δαήμονι φωτὶ ἐΐσκω ἄθλων, οἷά τε πολλὰ μετ' ἀνθρώποισι πέλονται 8.160
, cf. 11.364, 14.63, 15.324, 379.

6 in relative clauses indicating what is true of all persons or things denoted by the same word, οὐ γάρ τις νήσων ἱππήλατος οὐδ' εὐλείμων αἵ θ' ἁλὶ κεκλίαται no one of the islands which lie in the sea (as all islands do, i.e. no island at all), Od.4.608; ἡμίονον.. ἥ τ' ἀλγίστη δαμάσασθαι Il.23.655
; ἐσθλὸς ἐὼν γαμβρὸς ἢ πενθερός, οἵ τε μάλιστα κήδιστοι τελέθουσι Od.8.582
; αἰετοῦ οἴματ' ἔχων.. ὅς θ' ἅμα κάρτιστός τε καὶ ὤκιστος πετεηνῶν Il.21.252
, cf. 24.294; οὐδέ μιν εἰσοιχνεῦσι κυνηγέται, οἵ τε καθ' ὕλην ἄλγεα πάσχουσιν Od.9.120
; δικασπόλοι, οἵ τε θέμιστας πρὸς Διὸς εἰρύαται Il.1.238
, cf. Od.5.67, 101, Il.1.279, 19.31, 24.415; οἶνός σε τρώει.., ὅς τε καὶ ἄλλους βλάπτει Od.21.293
, cf. 14.464; πάρφασις, ἥ τ' ἔκλεψε νόον πύκα περ φρονεόντων Il.14.217
; οἰκωφελίη, ἥ τε τρέφει ἀγλαὰ τέκνα Od.14.223
.

7 when the antecedent is a definite group of gods or men, the relative clause with τε indicates an essential characteristic of the antecedent, Ἐρινύες, αἵ θ' ὑπὸ γαῖαν ἀνθρώπους τείνυνται Il.19.259
; Σειρῆνας.., αἵ ῥά τε πάντας ἀνθρώπους θέλγουσιν Od.12.39
; Φαίηκές μ' ἄγαγον ναυσίκλυτοι, οἵ τε καὶ ἄλλους ἀνθρώπους πέμπουσιν 16.227
, cf. 20.187; νυμφάων αἵ τ' ἄλσεα καλὰ νέμονται καὶ πηγὰς ποταμῶν Il.20.8
; Λωτοφάγων, οἵ τ' ἄνθινον εἶδαρ ἔδουσι Od.9.84
: similarly when the antecedent is an individual person (incl. god) or thing, the relative clause with τε indicates one of his or its general or essential characteristics or aspects, οὐ μὰ Ζῆν' ὅς τίς τε θεῶν ὕπατος καὶ ἄριστος Il.23.43
, cf. 2.669, Od.5.4; Ἑρμείαο ἕκητι διακτόρου, ὅς ῥά τε πάντων ἀνθρώπων ἔργοισι χάριν καὶ κῦδος ὀπάζει 15.319
; Λάμπον καὶ Φαέθονθ', οἵ τ' Ἠῶ πῶλοι ἄγουσι 23.246
; Τειρεσίαο μάντιος ἀλαοῦ, τοῦ τε φρένες ἔμπεδοί εἰσι 10.493
; τεύχεα δύνεις ἀνδρὸς ἀριστῆος, τόν τε τρομέουσι καὶ ἄλλοι Il.17.203
, cf. 7.112; κεῖται ἀνὴρ ὅν τ' (v.l. ὃν) ἶσον ἐτίομεν Ἕκτορι δίῳ, Αἰνείας 5.467
; the relative clause sts. indicates what is customary, οὐδέ σε λήθω τιμῆς ἧς τέ μ' ἔοικε τετιμῆσθαι μετ' Ἀχαιοῖς 23.649
; ἔνθα δ' ἀνὴρ ἐνίαυε πελώριος, ὅς ῥά τε μῆλα οἶος ποιμαίνεσκε Od.9.187
; τῶν πάντων οὐ τόσσον ὀδύρομαι.. ὡς ἑνός, ὅς τέ μοι ὕπνον ἀπεχθαίρει καὶ ἐδωδὴν μνωομένῳ 4.105
; σῆς ἀλόχου.. ἥ τέ τοι αὔτως ἧσται ἐνὶ μεγάροισιν 13.336
; καὶ κήρυκα Μέδοντα σαώσομεν, ὅς τέ μευ αἰεὶ.. κηδέσκετο 22.357
, cf. 346.

8 τε is used in descriptions of particular places or things when attention is called to their peculiar or characteristic features, or their position, e.g. Λιβύην, ἵνα τ' ἄρνες ἄφαρ κεραοὶ τελέθουσι Od.4.85
; ἔνθα δέ τ' ὄρνιθες τανυσίπτεροι εὐνάζοντο 5.65
, cf. 9.124, 13.99, 100, 107, 109, 244; ἓξ δέ τέ οἱ (sc. Σκύλλῃ) δειραὶ περιμήκεες 12.90
, cf. 93,99, 105; ἐν δέ τε Γοργείη κεφαλή (in Athena's αἰγίς) Il.5.741; χαλεπὸν δέ τ' ὀρύσσειν ἀνδράσι γε θνητοῖσι (sc. μῶλυ) Od. 10.305; δοιαὶ γάρ τε πύλαι ἀμενηνῶν εἰσὶν ὀνείρων 19.562
; sts. τε draws attention to a well-known custom or permanent feature, ἀρξάμενοι τοῦ χώρου, ὅθεν τέ περ οἰνοχοεύει 21.142
; ἦ μένετε Τρῶας σχεδὸν ἐλθέμεν, ἔνθα τε νῆες εἰρύατ' εὔπρυμνοι Il.4.247
, cf. Od. 6.266; ἐν ποταμῷ, ὅθι τ' ἀρδμὸς ἔην πάντεσσι βοτοῖσιν Il.18.521
, cf. Od.14.353.

9 a part of the anatomy is defined by a clause (containing τε) which indicates a feature which universally belongs to it, κατ' ἰσχίον, ἔνθα τε μηρὸς ἰσχίῳ ἐνστρέφεται Il.5.305
, cf. 8.83, 13.547, 16.481, 20.478; similarly a point of time is defined, ὥρῃ ἐν εἰαρινῇ, ὅτε τ' ἤματα μακρὰ πέλονται Od.18.367
.

10 τε is used in relative clauses which define a measurement of a particular thing or action by reference to the measurement (in general) of some thing or action well known in daily life, γεφύρωσεν δὲ κέλευθον μακρὴν ἠδ' εὐρεῖαν, ὅσον τ' ἐπὶ δουρὸς ἐρωὴ γίγνεται Il.15.358
; τοῦ δ' ἤτοι κλέος ἔσται ὅσον τ' ἐπικίδναται ἠώς 7.451
; ὅτε τόσσον ἀπῆν ὅσσον τε γέγωνε βοήσας Od.9.473
, cf. 3.321, al.; more rarely the definition is by reference to the measurement of a particular thing or action, ἤσθιε.. ἕως ὅ τ' ἀοιδὸς ἐνὶ μεγάροισιν ἄειδεν (s.v.l.) 17.358; ἥ τις δὴ τέτληκε τόσα φρεσίν, ὅσσα τ' ἐγώ περ 19.347
.

11 the freq. use of τε B in similes is to be explained under one or other of the foregoing heads, e.g. when reference is made to generally known kinds of things or natural phenomena, to human experience in daily life, or to well-known phenomena of the animal world, Il.2.456, 459, 463, 468, 470, 471, 474, 481, 3.23-5,33, 11.415-7, al.; or when universal characteristics of gods, men, animals, etc., are indicated by relative clauses introduced by ὅς τε, ὅς ῥά τε, etc., 3.61, 151, 198, al.; or by ὥς τε, ἠΰτε, ὥς τίς τε, etc., e.g. 5.136, 17.133, Od.4.535, ὡς εἴ τε 9.314
, 14.254, etc.

II in post-Hom. Gr. this use of τε is more restricted; outside of [dialect] Ep. and other early dactylic verse (Hes.Op.30, 214, 233, al., Xenoph.13.3, Thgn.148, 359, etc.) it is not found except with relatives, and with these it has scarcely any discernible sense, so that ὅς τε in Lyr. and Trag. is for the most part only = ὅς, e.g. (possibly generalizing) Μοῖρ', ἅ τε πατρώϊον τῶνδ' ἔχει τὸν εὔφρονα πότμον Pi.O.2.35
, cf. 14.2, A.Eu. 1024, E.Hec. 445 (lyr.), etc. (v. ὅστε); without generalizing force, Pi.N.9.9, A.Pers. 297, Ch. 615, etc.; Hdt. has τά πέρ τε 1.74
, ὅκως τε 2.108
codd., ὅσον τε (without a verb, as in Od.9.325, al.) 1.126, 2.96, 3.5, al., οἷά τε 1.93
codd. (adverbially 2.175, 5.11): in [dialect] Att. Prose and Com. even these uses disappear and we find only a few phrases, as ἅτε, ὥστε, ἐφ' ᾧτε, οἷός τε; in later Gr. we find exceptionally ἔνθεν τε Hp.Ep.17
; ἀφ' οὗ τε UPZ62.8
(ii B.C.); ἀπ' οὗ τε PCair.Zen.291.3
(iii B.C.); οἵ τε GDI215.23
(Erythrae, ii B.C.); ἥ τ' PMag.Par.1.2962; ὅσον τε ὀκτὼ στάδια Paus.6.26.1
; καὶ ἔστιν ἔπη Μαντικὰ ὁπόσα τε (= which) ἐπελεξάμεθα καὶ ἡμεῖς Id.9.31.5
; οἷόν τε καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς κύων φωνῆς θεωροῦμεν S.E.M.11.28
.

C in Hom. τε is also (but less freq.) used in conjunction with other particles in contexts (mainly particular statements) such as the following:

1 in assurances, statements on oath, and threats, σχέτλιος, ἦ τ' ἐκέλευον ἀπωσάμενον δήϊον πῦρ ἂψ ἐπὶ νῆας ἴμεν Il.18.13
; ἐξ αὖ νῦν ἔφυγες θάνατον, κύον· ἦ τέ τοι ἄγχι ἦλθε κακόν 11.362
; ἦ τε is similarly used in 11.391, 17.171, 236, Od.24.28, 311, al.; ἦ τ' ἄν in Il.12.69, al.; γάρ τε (s. v.l.) in οὐ γάρ τ' οἶδα 6.367
, cf. Od.10.190; νύ τε in 1.60, 347 (but τ' more prob. = τοι, v. σύ) ; δέ τε in ἀγορῇ δέ τ' ἀμείνονές εἰσι καὶ ἄλλοι Il.18.106
; σὲ δέ τ' ἐνθάδε γῦπες ἔδονται 16.836
; μέν τε in σφὼ μέν τε σαώσετε λαὸν Ἀχαιῶν 13.47
, cf. 4.341; εἴ πέρ τε in οὔ τοι ἔτι δηρόν γε φίλης ἀπὸ πατρίδος αἴης ἔσσεται, οὐδ' εἴ πέρ τε σιδήρεα δέσματ' ἔχῃσιν Od.1.204
, cf. 188, Il.12.223, 245.

2 also in commands, warnings, and admonitions, σίγα, μή τίς τ' ἄλλος Ἀχαιῶν τοῦτον ἀκούσῃ μῦθον Il.14.90
, cf. Od.19.486; ὣς ἄγαγ' ὡς μήτ' ἄρ τις ἴδῃ μήτ' ἄρ τε νοήσῃ Il.24.337
; τούσδε τ' (v.l. δ') ἐᾶν 16.96
(nisi leg. τούσδ' ἔτ') ; δὸς δέ τέ μ' ἄνδρα ἑλεῖν 5.118
; μηδέ τ' ἐρώει (nisi leg. μηδ' ἔτ') 2.179, 22.185.

3 also in passionate utterances, in clauses which indicate the cause of the speaker's passion or a circumstance which might have caused others to behave more considerately towards him, ὤ μοι ἐγὼ δειλή.. ἥ τ'.. τὸν μὲν.. θρέψασα.. ἐπιπροέηκα Il.18.55
; σχέτλιοί ἐστε, θεοί, ζηλήμονες ἔξοχον ἄλλων, οἵ τε θεαῖς ἀγάασθε.. ἤν τίς τε.. Od.5.119
, 120, cf. 21.87, Il.15.468, 17.174; ἡμεῖς δ' αὖ μαχόμεσθ', οἵ πέρ τ' ἐπίκουροι ἔνειμεν and we, who ( mark you) are only allies (not γαμβροί and κασίγνητοι), are fighting, 5.477; τρεῖς γάρ τ' ἐκ Κρόνου εἰμὲν ἀδελφεοί for we, let me tell you, are three brothers, sons of Cronos (and Zeus has no prior title to power), 15.187; ποῖόν δε ἔπος φύγεν ἕρκος ὀδόντων δεινόν τ' ἀργαλέον τε· νεμεσσῶμαι δέ τ' ἀκούων Od.21.169
; οὐ μήν οἱ τό γε κάλλιον οὐδέ τ' ἄμεινον Il.24.52
.

4 in descriptions of particular events and things where there is no general reference, κνίση μὲν ἀνήνοθεν, ἐν δέ τε φόρμιγξ ἠπύει Od.17.270
; ὥς (= so) τέ μοι ὑβρίζοντες ὑπερφιάλως δοκέουσιν δαίνυσθαι κατὰ δῶμα 1.227
; τοὺς μέν τ' ἰητροὶ πολυφάρμακοι ἀμφιπένονται.. σὺ δ' ἀμήχανος ἔπλευ, Ἀχιλλεῦ Il.16.28
; πόλιν πέρι δινηθήτην καρπαλίμοισι πόδεσσι, θεοὶ δέ τε πάντες ὁρῶντο dub. l. in 22.166; εὗρε δ' ἐνὶ σπῆϊ γλαφυρῷ Θέτιν, ἀμφὶ δέ τ' ἄλλαι εἵαθ' ὁμηγερέες ἅλιαι θεαί 24.83
(s.v.l.); ἐν δέ τε φάρμακον ἧκε Od.10.317
; νῶϊ δέ τ' ἄψορροι κίομεν Il.21.456
; πολλὰς γὰρ δὴ νύκτας.. ἄεσα καί τ' ἀνέμεινα.. Ἠῶ Od.19.342
; δέελον δ' ἐπὶ σῆμά τ' ἔθηκε Il.10.466
; ἐν δέ τε οἶνον κρητῆρσιν κερόωντο Od.20.252
; so with οὐδέ τ' (nisi leg. οὐδ' ἔτ') , τὸν καὶ ὑπέδδεισαν μάκαρες θεοὶ οὐδέ τ' ἔδησαν Il.1.406
; οὐδέ τ' ἔληγε μέγας θεός, ὦρτο δ' ἐπ' αὐτόν 21.248
; οὐδέ τ' ἄειρε 23.730
; οὐδέ τ' ἔασεν 11.437
, 21.596, cf. 15.709.

5 ὅτε τε ( when) freq. introduces a temporal clause defining a point of time in the past by means of a well-known event which occurred then, ἦ οὐ μέμνῃ ὅτε τ' ἐκρέμω ὑψόθεν; Il.15.18; ὅτε τε Κρόνον.. Ζεὺς γαίης νέρθε καθεῖσε 14.203
; ἤματι τῷ ὅτε τ' ἦλθον Ἀμαζόνες 3.189
(but ἤματι τῷ ὅτε τε is general in 13.335; so also ὅτε πέρ τε.. κέρωνται in 4.259); ὅτε τ' ἤλυθε νόσφιν Ἀχαιῶν ἄγγελος ἐς Θήβας 5.803
, cf. 10.286, 22.102, Od.7.323, 18.257.

6 in ὅ τε ( that or because) the τε has no observable meaning, χωόμενος ὅ τ' ἄριστον Ἀχαιῶν οὐδὲν ἔτισας Il.1.244
, cf. 412, 4.32, 6.126, Od.5.357, al.

7 ἐπεί τε = ἐπεί ( when) is rare in Hom., ἐπεί τ' ἐνόησε Il.12.393
, cf. ἐπείτε.

8 where τ' ἄρ occurs in questions, e.g. πῇ τ' ἂρ μέμονας καταδῦναι ὅμιλον; Il.13.307, cf. 1.8, 18.188, al., ταρ (q.v.) should prob. be read, since ἄρ ([etym.] α) usu. precedes a τε which is not copulative; so perh. ταρα should be read for τ' ἄρα in Od.1.346.

9 in ἣ θέμις ἐστὶν.. ἤ τ' ἀνδρῶν ἤ τε γυναικῶν Il.9.276
, it is not clear whether τε is copulative (τε A) or generalizing (τε B) or neither (τε C); ἤ is prob. = ἦ (accented as in ἤτοι (; ἤ τ' ἀλκῆς ἤ τε φόβοιο is dub. l. in 17.42; ἤ τ' = or is found in 19.148, = than in Od.16.216.

10 Rarer and later uses;

a also, esp. with ἄλλος, Ἑρμεία, σὺ γὰρ αὖτε τά τ' ἄλλα περ ἄγγελός ἐσσι Od.5.29
, cf. 17.273, Il.23.483; ἐπεὶ τά τε ἄλλα πράττουσιν καλῶς, ἀναθεῖναι αὐτοὺς καὶ στήλην IG22.1298.9
, cf. Lycurg.100 (s.v.l.); ἐκομισάμην τὸ παρὰ σοῦ ἐπιστόλιον, ἐν ᾧ ὑπέγραψάς μοι τήν τε παρὰ Ζήνωνος πρὸς Ἰεδδοῦν γεγραμμένην PCair.Zen.18.1
(iii B.C.); εἰ οὖν περὶ τούτων ἐπιστροφὴν μὴ ποιήσει, οἵ τε λοιποί μοι τὰς χεῖρας προσοίσουσιν (- σωσιν Pap.) PPetr.2p.10 (iii B.C.); τῶν δὲ παρὰ ταῦτα ποιησόντων τά τε κτήνη ὑπὸ στέρεσιν ἀχθήσεσθαι πρὸς τὰ ἐκφόρια PTeb.27.74
(ii B.C.); v. supr. A. 11.3b.

b with ὅδε, adding a slight emphasis to the preceding word, εἰ δὴ τήνδε τε γαῖαν ἀνείρεαι Od.13.238
, cf. 15.484.

c τε γάρ rarely = καὶ γάρ or γάρ, Arist.APo. 75b41, de An. 405a4, PA 661b28, Pol. 1318b33, 1333a2; ἐάν τε γάρ for even if, 2 Ep.Cor.10.8; τήν τε γὰρ ἐπιθυμίαν οὐκ ᾔδειν for I had not known even lust. Ep.Rom.7.7.

D Position of τε:

1 in signf. A, as an enclitic, it stands second word in the sentence, clause, or phrase, regardless of the meaning: ἐγγύθι τε Πριάμοιο καὶ Ἕκτορος near both Priam and Hector, Il.6.317; ἡμέτεραί τ' ἄλοχοι καὶ νήπια τέκνα 2.136
, cf. 4.505, 7.295; αἰεί τε δὴ νηλὴς οὺ καὶ θράσους πλέως A.Pr.42
codd., cf. 291 (anap.); ἄνευ τε δόλου καὶ ἀπάτης Hdt.1.69
; ὑπέρ τε σοῦ καὶ τῆς ἀδελφῆς PEnteux.6.6
(iii B.C.); τοῖς τε πόνοις καὶ μαθήμασι Pl.R. 537a
, cf. Ti. 70b; hence in E.Or. 897 πόλεος must be taken with what precedes (Porson ad loc.): but article + noun, preposition + noun are freq. regarded as forming a unity indivisible by τε, τοῖς κτανοῦσί τε A.Ch.41
(lyr.); πρὸς βίαν τε Id.Pr. 210
; also the order is freq. determined by the meaning, τε being placed immediately after the word (or first word of a phrase or clause) which it joins to what precedes or to what follows, πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε Il.1.544
; ἔξω δόμων τε καὶ πάτρας A.Pr. 665
; the copulative or preparatory τε precedes many other particles, e.g. τε γάρ, τ' ἄρα, τέ τις.

2 τε is enclitic in signfs. B, C also, and stands early in its sentence, clause, or phrase (v. supr.), but many particles which follow τε in signf. A precede it in signfs. B, C, e.g. in signfs. B, C we have δέ τε, μέν τε, γάρ τε, ἀλλά τε, δ' ἄρα τε, ὅς ῥά τε, οὔτ' ἄρ τε, καὶ γάρ τίς τε, ὅς τίς τε, καί τε.

E Etymology: signf. A is found also in Skt. ca, Lat. - que; for signfs. B and c cf. Skt. ca in yá[hudot ] káś ca 'whosoever (with following verb)', Lat. - que in quisque, ubique, plerique, usque, neque, nec (= non in necopinans, etc.), Goth. ni-h 'not' (also 'and not'), Lat. namque (= nam).

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > τε

15 in

prep in

moto a luogo to

in casa at home

è in Scozia he is in Scotland

va in Inghilterra he is going to England

in italiano in Italian

in campagna in the country

essere in viaggio be travelling

viaggiare in macchina travel by car

nel 1999 in 1999

una giacca in pelle a leather jacket

in vacanza on holiday

se fossi in te if I were you, if I were in your place

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in prep.

1 (stato in luogo, posizione) in, at; (dentro) inside; (su, sopra) on: in Italia, negli Stati Uniti, in Italy, in the United States; abitano in città, in campagna, in centro, in periferia, they live in town, in the country, in the centre, on the outskirts; in ufficio, at the office; in casa, in chiesa, at home, at church; nell'aria, in the air; la casa editrice ha sede in Milano, the publishing house has its headquarters in Milan; la statua sorge nel centro della piazza, the statue stands in the centre of the square; mio padre lavora in banca, my father works in a bank; stanotte dormiremo in albergo, we'll sleep in a hotel tonight; è stato due anni in prigione, he spent two years in prison; prendevano il sole in giardino, they were sunbathing in the garden; nel cielo erano apparse le prime stelle, the first stars had appeared in the sky; i fazzoletti sono nel primo cassetto, the handkerchieves are in the top drawer; nella stanza c'era molto fumo, there was a lot of smoke in the room; c'era gran festa nelle strade e nelle piazze, there were great celebrations in the streets and squares; siamo rimasti chiusi in casa tutto il giorno, we stayed in the house (o indoors) all day; ti aspetto in macchina, I'll wait for you in the car; non c'è niente in tavola?, isn't there anything on the table?; leggo sempre in treno, I always read on the train; hanno una casa proprio in riva al mare, they have a house right on the sea front; la notizia è apparsa in prima pagina, the news was on the front page; gli diede un bacio in fronte, she kissed him on the forehead; teneva in braccio un bambino, she was holding a baby in her arms; che cos'hai in mano?, what have you got in your hands?; ho sempre in mente le sue parole, his words are still in my mind; in lui ho trovato un vero amico, I found a real friend in him; questa espressione ricorre spesso in Dante, this expression often appears in Dante; nel lavoro non trova alcuna soddisfazione, he gets no satisfaction from his job // in fondo a, at the bottom of // in primo piano, in the foreground (o up close) // in bella mostra, in a prominent position // nel bel mezzo, right in the middle: s'interruppe nel bel mezzo del discorso, he stopped right in the middle of his speech // (non) avere fiducia in se stesso, (not) to be self-confident // credere in Dio, to believe in God

2 (moto a luogo, direzione) to; (verso l'interno) into: è andato in Francia per lavoro, he went to France on business; domani andremo in campagna, we'll go to the country tomorrow; vorrei tornare in America, I'd like to go back to America; devo scendere in cantina, I must go down to the cellar; quando rientrerete in città?, when are you returning to town?; la nave era appena entrata in porto, the ship had just come into dock; la gente si riversò nelle strade, people poured into the streets; abbiamo mandato i bambini in montagna, we've sent the children to the mountains; questa merce va spedita in Germania, these goods are to be sent to Germany; non sporgerti troppo dalla barca, puoi cadere in acqua, don't lean too far out of the boat, you might fall in the water; puoi venire nel mio ufficio un attimo?, can you come into my office for a moment?; mise la mano in tasca e tirò fuori il portafoglio, he put his hand in his pocket and took out his wallet; rimetti quelle pratiche nel cassetto, put those papers back in the drawer; vai subito nella tua stanza!, go to your room at once!; hanno arrestato il ladro e l'hanno messo in prigione, the thief was arrested and put in prison; in quale direzione andate?, which way are you going?; sulle scale m'imbattei in uno sconosciuto, I bumped into a stranger on the stairs; ho inciampato in un gradino e sono caduto, I tripped over a step and fell down; si è messo in mente di fare l'attore, he's got it into his head that he wants to become an actor

3 (moto per luogo) through, across: ha viaggiato molto in Europa, he has done a lot of travelling across Europe; il corteo sfilò nelle strade principali, the procession wound its way through the main streets; correre nei campi, to run across the fields; tanti pensieri le passavano nella mente, many thoughts went through her mind

4 (cambiamento, passaggio, trasformazione) into: tradurre dall'inglese in italiano, to translate from English into Italian; convertire gli euro in dollari, to change euros into dollars; la proprietà è stata divisa in due, the property has been divided in half (o into two); il vaso cadde e andò in frantumi, the vase fell and broke into pieces // si è fatto in quattro per aiutarci, he bent over backwards to help us // il maltempo ha mandato in fumo tutti i nostri progetti, the bad weather put paid to all our plans // di bene in meglio, better and better; di male in peggio, from bad to worse // di tre in tre, in threes // Anita Rossi in De Marchi, (di donna coniugata) Anita De Marchi, née Rossi // andare in rovina, to go to (rack and) ruin (anche fig.) // andare in estasi, to be overjoyed // montare in collera, to fly into a rage

5 (tempo) in; on; at: in marzo, in primavera, in March, in spring; in pieno inverno, in the middle of winter; in una mattina d'estate, one (o on a) summer morning; in quel giorno, on that day; in questo (preciso) momento, at this (very) moment; in tutta la mia vita, in all my life; nel pomeriggio, in the afternoon; si è laureato nel 1980, he graduated in 1980; tornerò a casa nel mese di settembre, I'll return home in September; nell'era atomica, in the atomic age; in gioventù, in (one's) youth; in tempo di guerra, di pace, in wartime, in peacetime; in epoca vittoriana, in the Victorian age; esamineranno otto candidati in un giorno, they will examine eight candidates in one day; ha fatto tutto il lavoro in due ore, he got through all the work in two hours; viene in Italia tre volte in un anno, he comes to Italy three times a year // arriverò in giornata, I'll arrive some time in the day // in serata, during the evening // nello stesso tempo, at the same time // nel frattempo, in the meantime // in un attimo, in un batter d'occhio, in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye // in men che non si dica, quick as a flash // in quattro e quattr'otto, in less than no time // di ora in ora, di giorno in giorno, from time to time, from day to day

6 (modo, maniera) in; on: il pubblico ascoltava in silenzio, the audience listened in silence; mi guardava in un modo strano, he looked at me in a strange way (o strangely); parla in perfetto italiano, he speaks perfect Italian; scrivere in penna, in matita, in corsivo, in versi, to write in pen, in pencil, in italics, in verse; le istruzioni erano scritte in tedesco, the instructions were written in German; camminava in fretta, he was walking in a hurry; rispose in tono sgarbato, he answered rudely; entrammo in punta di piedi, we entered on tiptoe; procedevano in fila indiana, they walked single file; preferì rimanere in disparte, he preferred to stay on his own; stare in piedi, to stand on one's feet; tutti erano in abito da sera, they were all in evening dress; uscì in pantofole sul pianerottolo, he went on to the landing in his slippers // (resto) in attesa di una vostra cortese risposta, (nelle lettere) awaiting your reply // (comm.) assegno in bianco, blank cheque; pagare in contanti, in assegni, to pay cash, by cheque; 10.000 euro in biglietti da 10, 10,000 euros in 10 euro notes // una riproduzione in miniatura, a reproduction in miniature (o a miniature reproduction); trasmettere in diretta, to broadcast live // una partita in casa, in trasferta, a home, an away match // pomodori in insalata, tomato salad; pollo in gelatina, chicken in aspic

7 (stato, condizione, circostanza) in, at: essere in pace, in guerra con qlcu., to be at peace, at war with s.o.; mi piace stare in compagnia, I like company; vivere nell'angoscia, to live in anxiety; in salute e in malattia, in sickness and in health; morì in miseria, he died in poverty; la sua vita era in pericolo, her life was in danger; ero in una situazione imbarazzante, I was in an embarrassing position; siamo nei pasticci!, we're in a mess!; ben presto si trovò nei guai fino al collo, he soon found himself up to his neck in trouble; non sono in condizioni di pagare una cifra simile, I'm not in a position to pay such a sum (of money) // essere in odio, in simpatia a qlcu., to be liked, to be hated by s.o.

8 (limitazione, misura) in, at: (la) laurea in lingue, a degree in languages; dottore in legge, doctor of law; è bravo in matematica, ma è debole in francese, he's good at maths, but poor at French; un terzo della classe è stato rimandato in chimica, a third of the class is having to repeat chemistry; ha conseguito il diploma in ragioneria, he got a diploma in bookkeeping; ha intenzione di specializzarsi in pediatria, he is going to specialize in pediatrics; la nostra ditta commercia in pellami, our firm deals in leather goods; mio fratello è campione di salto in alto, my brother is high jump champion; la stanza era 5 metri in lunghezza, the room was 5 metres long

9 (materia): una statua in bronzo, a bronze statue; una borsa in pelle, a leather handbag; rivestimento in legno, wood panelling; abito in puro cotone, an all cotton dress; poltrone in velluto, velvet armchairs; incisione in rame, copperplate engraving; un vassoio in argento, a silver tray ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in questo significato si usa spesso in inglese la forma aggettivale in luogo del compl. introdotto dalla prep. in

10 (mezzo) by; in; on: viaggiare in treno, in aereo, in macchina, to travel by train, by air, by car; sei venuto a piedi o in autobus?, have you come on foot or by bus?; abbiamo fatto una gita in barca, we went out on the boat; pagare in euro, in dollari, in assegni, to pay in euros, in dollars, by cheque

11 (fine, scopo): ho avuto in dono una macchina fotografica, I've been presented with a camera; il vincitore riceverà in premio un milione di dollari, the winner will receive a prize of a million dollars; mi ha dato in prestito la sua macchina per qualche giorno, he has lent me his car for a few days; mi hanno mandato in visione il primo volume dell'opera, they sent me the first volume of the work to look at; la festa era in onore del sindaco, the party was in honour of the mayor; parlare in difesa di qlcu., to speak in s.o.'s defence

12 (seguito da inf.): nell'entrare mi accorsi subito che qualcosa non andava, on entering I realized at once there was something wrong; l'ho incontrato nel tornare, I met him on the way back; nel salire in macchina mi sono cadute le chiavi, I dropped my keys while getting into the car; il bicchiere si è rotto nel lavarlo, the glass broke while it was being washed; nel dire ciò fu preso da commozione, in saying this he was overcome by emotion

13 (predicativo; in ingl. non si traduce): siamo rimasti in due, only two of us were left; fra tutti eravamo in quaranta, there were forty of us in all; erano in molti, in pochi, there were many of them, few of them; se fossi in te, if I were you; dipingere qlco. in rosso, to paint sthg. red.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: in alto, up there; up (above); in basso, down there; down (below); in giù, downward (s); in su, upward (s) // in cerca di, in search of // in dettaglio, in detail; in forse, in doubt // in particolare, in particular // in quanto, in so far as: in quanto a ciò, as for that // in tutti i modi, in any case; in virtù di, as... // in rapporto a, as regards // in qualità di, in (one's) capacity as // nel caso che, (se, qualora) if; (nell'eventualità che) in case: portati l'ombrello, nel caso che piova, take your umbrella with you in case it rains; nel caso che torni prima di me, fatti dare le chiavi dal portinaio, if you should get back before I do, get the keys from the custodian // in fede, yours faithfully // in coscienza, truthfully // in lungo e in largo, far and wide.

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[in]
1. prep in + il = nel, in + lo = nello, in + l'= nell', in + la = nella, in + i = nei, in + gli = negli, in + le = nelle

1) (stato in luogo) in, (all'interno) inside

sono rimasto in casa — I stayed at home, I stayed indoors

è nell' editoria/nell' esercito — he is in publishing/in the army

è in fondo all'armadio — it is at the back of the wardrobe

è bravo in latino — he's good at Latin

dottore in legge — doctor of law

in lei ho trovato una sorella — I found a sister in her

in lui non c'era più speranza — there was no hope left in him

nell' opera di Shakespeare — in Shakespeare's works

vivo in Scozia — I live in Scotland

aveva le mani in tasca — he had his hands in his pockets

il pranzo è in tavola — lunch is on the table

se fossi in te — if I were you

un giornale diffuso in tutta Italia — a newspaper read all over o throughout Italy

2) (moto a luogo) to, (dentro) into

andare in campagna/in montagna — to go into the country/to the mountains

andrò in Francia — I'm going to France

entrare in casa — to go into the house

entrare in macchina — to get into the car

gettare qc in acqua — to throw sth into the water

inciampò in una radice — he tripped over a root

l'ho messo là in alto/basso — I put it up/down there

spostarsi di città in città — to move from town to town

3)

(moto per luogo) il corteo è passato in piazza — the procession passed through the square

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto — he's travelling in o around Egypt

4) (tempo) in

negli anni ottanta — in the eighties

nel 1960 — in 1960

è cambiata molto in un anno — she has changed a lot in a year

in autunno — in autumn

di giorno in giorno — from day to day

in gioventù — in one's youth

in questo istante — at the moment

in luglio, nel mese di luglio — in July

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

5) (mezzo) by

mi piace viaggiare in aereo — I like travelling by plane, I like flying

pagare in contanti/in dollari — to pay cash/in dollars

ci andremo in macchina — we'll go there by car, we'll drive there

siamo andati in treno — we went by train

6) (modo, maniera) in

in abito da sera — in evening dress

tagliare in due — to cut in two

in fiamme — on fire, in flames

in gruppo — in a group

in guerra — at war

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

parlare in italiano — to speak Italian

nell' oscurità — in the darkness

in piedi — standing, on one's feet

in prosa — in prose

in silenzio — in silence

scrivere in stampatello — to write in block letters

in versi — in verse

Maria Bianchi in Rossi — Maria Rossi née Bianchi

7) (materia) made of

in marmo — made of marble, marble attr

braccialetto in oro — gold bracelet

lo stesso modello in seta — the same model in silk

8)

(fine, scopo) spende tutto in divertimenti — he spends all his money on entertainment

me lo hanno dato in dono — they gave it to me as a gift

in favore di — in favour of

in onore di — in honour of

9) (misura) in

in altezza — in height

arrivarono in gran numero — they arrived in large numbers

in lunghezza — in length

siamo in quattro — there are four of us

in tutto — in all

10)

(con infinito) ha sbagliato nel rispondere male — he was wrong to be rude

si è fatto male nel salire sull'autobus — he hurt himself as he was getting onto the bus

nell' udire la notizia — on hearing the news

2. avv

essere in — (di moda, attuale) to be in

3. agg inv

la gente in — the in-crowd

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[in]
preposizione (artcl. nel, nello, nella, nell'; pl. nei, negli, nelle)

1) (stato in luogo) in; (all'interno) in, inside; (sopra) on

abito in via Roma — I live in BE o on AE via Roma

vivere in Italia, in città, in campagna — to live in Italy, in town, in the country

stare in casa — to stay at home

essere in un taxi — to be in a taxi

in televisione — on TV

in questa storia — in this story

nel suo discorso — in his speech

che cosa ti piace in un uomo? — what do you like in a man?

un tema ricorrente in Montale — a recurrent theme in Montale's work

2) (moto a luogo) to

andare in Francia, in città, in campagna — to go to France, to town, to the country

andare in vacanza — to go on holiday

vado in macelleria — I'm going to the butcher's

entrare in una stanza — to go into a room

il treno sta per entrare in stazione — the train is arriving at the station

salire in macchina — to get into the car

3) (moto per luogo)

passeggiare in centro — to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE

viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti — to travel around o through Cina, the United States

correre nei prati — to run across the fields

infilare il dito nella fessura — to stick one's finger through the slit

4) (tempo) (durante)

in inverno — in winter

nel 1991 — in 1991

nel Medio Evo — in the Middle Ages

negli ultimi giorni — over the last few days

in settimana mangio alla mensa — during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro)

l'ho fatto in due giorni — I did it in two days

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

5) (mezzo) by

sono venuto in taxi — I came here by taxi

abbiamo fatto un giro in barca — we went out on the boat

6) (modo, maniera)

un'opera in versi, inglese, tre volumi — a work in verse, in English, in three volumes

parlare in spagnolo — to speak Spanish

in piena forma — in great shape

in contanti — (in) cash

7) (fine)

ho avuto questo libro in regalo — this book was given to me as a present

in vendita — for sale

8) (trasformazione)

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

cambiare delle sterline in dollari — to change pounds in dollars

9) (per indicare relazione di matrimonio)

Enza Bianchi in Rossi — Enza Rossi, née Bianchi

10) (materia)

è in oro — it's made of gold

un anello in oro — a gold ring

11) (limitazione)

laurea in filosofia — degree in philosophy

laureato in lettere — arts graduate

essere bravo in storia — to be good at history

malattia frequente nei bovini — common disease in cattle

in politica — in politics

12) (misura)

il muro misura tre metri in altezza e sei in lunghezza — the wall is three metres high and six metres long

13) (quantità)

erano in venti — there were twenty of them

siamo in pochi — there are few of us

abbiamo fatto il lavoro in due — two of us did the job

14) (davanti a un infinito)

nel tornare a casa,... — on my way home,...

nel dire così,... — saying this

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in

/in/

preposizione

(artcl. nel, nello, nella, nell'; pl. nei, negli, nelle)

1 (stato in luogo) in; (all'interno) in, inside; (sopra) on; abito in via Roma I live in BE o on AE via Roma; vivere in Italia, in città, in campagna to live in Italy, in town, in the country; stare in casa to stay at home; essere in un taxi to be in a taxi; in televisione on TV; in questa storia in this story; nel suo discorso in his speech; che cosa ti piace in un uomo? what do you like in a man? un tema ricorrente in Montale a recurrent theme in Montale's work

2 (moto a luogo) to; andare in Francia, in città, in campagna to go to France, to town, to the country; andare in vacanza to go on holiday; vado in macelleria I'm going to the butcher's; entrare in una stanza to go into a room; il treno sta per entrare in stazione the train is arriving at the station; salire in macchina to get into the car

3 (moto per luogo) passeggiare in centro to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE; viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti to travel around o through Cina, the United States; correre nei prati to run across the fields; infilare il dito nella fessura to stick one's finger through the slit

4 (tempo) (durante) in inverno in winter; nel 1991 in 1991; nel Medio Evo in the Middle Ages; negli ultimi giorni over the last few days; in settimana mangio alla mensa during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro) l'ho fatto in due giorni I did it in two days; lo farò in settimana I'll do it within the week

5 (mezzo) by; sono venuto in taxi I came here by taxi; abbiamo fatto un giro in barca we went out on the boat

6 (modo, maniera) un'opera in versi, inglese, tre volumi a work in verse, in English, in three volumes; parlare in spagnolo to speak Spanish; in piena forma in great shape; in contanti (in) cash

7 (fine) ho avuto questo libro in regalo this book was given to me as a present; in vendita for sale

8 (trasformazione) tradurre in italiano to translate into Italian; cambiare delle sterline in dollari to change pounds in dollars

9 (per indicare relazione di matrimonio) Enza Bianchi in Rossi Enza Rossi, née Bianchi

10 (materia) è in oro it's made of gold; un anello in oro a gold ring

11 (limitazione) laurea in filosofia degree in philosophy; laureato in lettere arts graduate; essere bravo in storia to be good at history; malattia frequente nei bovini common disease in cattle; in politica in politics

12 (misura) il muro misura tre metri in altezza e sei in lunghezza the wall is three metres high and six metres long

13 (quantità) erano in venti there were twenty of them; siamo in pochi there are few of us; abbiamo fatto il lavoro in due two of us did the job

14 (davanti a un infinito) nel tornare a casa,... on my way home,...; nel dire così,... saying this,...

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Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > in

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I [biː] гл., прош. вр. 1 л., 3 л. ед. was, 2 л. ед., мн. were, прич. прош. вр. been
1) быть; быть живым, жить; существовать

I think, therefore I am. — Я мыслю, следовательно, существую.

Tyrants and sycophants have been and are. — Тираны и подхалимы были и есть.

So much that was not is beginning to be. — Так много из того, чего раньше не было, появляется.

Content to be and to be well. — Он доволен, что жив, и что у него всё неплохо.

- be before one's time

Syn:

exist, live

2) происходить, случаться, иметь место

Be it as it may. — Будь как будет.

When is the wedding to be? — Когда будет свадьба?

The flower-show was last week. — На прошлой неделе была выставка цветов.

Syn:

take place, happen, occur

3) занимать (какое-л. место, положение); находиться (где-л.), принимать (какую-л.) позу или позицию

to be at home — находиться дома

I'm sorry, Mr Baker is not at home; can I take a message? — Мистера Бейкера нет дома, что-нибудь передать ему?

Your book is here, under the table. — Да вот твоя книжка, под столом.

You shall be beside me in the church. — Ты будешь стоять рядом со мной в церкви.

The bank is between the shoe shop and the post office. — Банк расположен между почтой и обувным магазином.

The valley where we live is beyond the mountains. — Долина, в которой мы живём, расположена за этими горами.

Is Mary down yet? Her eggs are getting cold. — Разве Мэри ещё не спустилась (к завтраку)? Её яичница остывает.

We must try to be away by 8 o'clock. — Нужно попытаться к 8 часам уже уйти.

There's nobody about, you'd better come back later. — Сейчас никого нет, может быть, вам лучше зайти попозже?

Jim is about somewhere, if you'd like to wait. — Джим где-то поблизости, вы можете подождать.

There's a branch above you - can you reach it? — Над тобой ветка, достанешь до неё?

The captain of a ship is above a seaman. — Звание капитана корабля выше звания матроса.

Jim was abreast of the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind. — Сначала Джим бежал наравне с лидером, но потом отстал.

Will you be around this time next year? — Вы приедете сюда на следующий год?

When all your toys are away, I will read you a story. — Я почитаю тебе сказку, если ты уберёшь на место все игрушки.

The hotel is on the upper floors, and the shops are below. — Гостиница расположена на верхних этажах, а магазин - ниже.

The home of a rabbit is usually beneath the ground. — Кролики обычно роют свои норки в земле.

Long skirts will be back next year. — В следующем году в моде снова будут длинные юбки.

So many children are away this week with colds. — На этой неделе многие дети отсутствуют по болезни.

When I returned from the police station, the jewels were back in their box; the thieves must have got frightened and replaced them. — Когда я вернулась домой из полиции, драгоценности снова были в шкатулке. Должно быть, воры испугались и положили их обратно.

Your letters are behind the clock, where I always put them. — Твои письма за часами; там, куда я всегда кладу их.

4) находиться в (каком-л.) состоянии; обладать (каким-л.) качеством

to be afraid — страшиться, бояться, трусить; опасаться

to be amazed / astonished — изумляться, удивляться

to be frightened / startled — пугаться

to be indignant — негодовать, возмущаться; обижаться, сердиться

to be slow / tardy — медлить, мешкать; опаздывать, запаздывать; отставать

to be stuffed — объедаться, переедать

to be fused into a frozen mass — смерзаться

to be remorseful — раскаиваться; сокрушаться; каяться, сожалеть

to be hard at work — усердно работать

to be in a hurry — спешить, торопиться

to be lenient — попустительствовать, потакать, потворствовать

to be mistaken — заблуждаться, ошибаться

to be asleep — спать

to be at an end — заканчиваться, подходить к концу

to be in harmony — гармонировать

My patience is at an end, I can listen to her complaints no longer. — Моё терпение лопнуло, я больше не могу слушать её жалобы.

It's quite dark, it must be after 10 o'clock. — Уже довольно темно, сейчас, должно быть, около 10 часов.

Proposals that have been under deliberation. — Предложения, которые рассматривались.

5) ( have been) побывать (где-л.)

Where have you been? I've just been about the town. — Где ты был? Гулял по городу.

Syn:

go, visit

6) оставаться, пребывать (в каком-л. состоянии); не меняться, продолжать быть, как раньше

Let things be. — Пусть всё будет как есть.

Let me be! — Оставьте меня в покое!

Syn:

remain, continue

7) иметь место ( о совокупности условий), являться

to be oneself — быть самим собой

Being they are Church-men, we may rather suspect... — Имея в виду, что они священники, можно подозревать…

What is your new book about? — О чём ваша новая книга?

8) принадлежать (кому-л.), относиться ( к чему-л); сопровождать, сопутствовать

Well is him that hath (= has) found prudence. — Благо тому, кто стал благоразумен.

Good fortune be with you. — Пусть удача сопутствует тебе.

Syn:

attend, befall, belong

9) (there + личная форма от be) иметься, наличествовать

There is some cheese in the fridge. — В холодильнике есть немного сыра.

There are many problems with her essay. — С её эссе много проблем.

10) в роли связки в составном сказуемом

а) означать, значить; быть эквивалентным чему-л.

To fall was to die. — Упасть означало умереть.

I'll tell you what it is, you must leave. — Я тебе скажу, в чём дело - тебе уходить пора.

State is me. — Государство это я.

Let thinking be reasoning. — Будем считать, что думать значит размышлять.

б) занимать место в ряду; характеризоваться признаками

Only by being man can we know man. — Только будучи людьми мы можем познать человека.

He was of Memphis. — Он был из Мемфиса.

The coat was below fifty dollars! — Пальто стоило меньше пятидесяти долларов!

в) иметь значение, быть значимым

Is it nothing to you? —Это ничего для тебя не значит?

11) (if … were / was to do smth.) если бы … имело место ( сослагательное наклонение)

If I were to propose, would you accept? — Если бы я сделал тебе предложение, ты бы согласилась?

12) (be to do smth.) быть обязанным сделать (что-л.; выражает долженствование)

The president is to arrive at 9.30. — Президент должен приехать в 9.30.

You are not to leave before I say so. — Ты не должен уходить, пока я тебе не разрешу.

I was this morning to buy silk for a nightcap. — Тем утром мне нужно было сходить купить шёлка на ночной колпак.

He is to go home. — Он должен пойти домой.

13) (be + about to do smth.) собираться (сделать что-л.)

He is about to go. — Он собирается уходить.

The water is about to boil. — Вода вот-вот закипит.

Syn:

mean, propose, contemplate

14) ( be about) делать, исполнять; заниматься (чем-л.)

What are you about? I'm about my business. — Чем вы сейчас занимаетесь? У меня свой бизнес.

15) ( be above) быть безупречным, вне подозрений, выше критики

Her action during the fire was above reproach. — Её поведение во время пожара было безупречным.

The chairman's decision is not above criticism. — С решением председателя можно поспорить.

16) ( be after)

а) преследовать (кого-л.)

Why is the dog running so fast? He's after rabbits. — Почему собака так быстро бежит? Она гонится за кроликом.

Quick, hide me, the police are after me! — Спрячь меня скорее, за мной гонится полиция.

б) стараться получить (что-л.)

Jim is after another job. — Джим хочет устроиться на другую работу.

Don't marry him, he's only after your money. — Не выходи за него замуж, ему нужны только твои деньги.

She's been after me for a year to buy her a new coat. — Она целый год приставала ко мне, чтобы ей купили новое пальто.

в) разг. журить, бранить; ругать

She's always after the children for one thing or another. — Она всегда за что-нибудь ругает детей.

17) ( be against)

а) противостоять (кому-л. / чему-л.)

Driving without seat belts may soon be against the law. — Вести машину непристёгнутым скоро может стать нарушением правил.

Father was against (his daughter) marrying young. — Отец был против того, чтобы дочь выходила замуж в юном возрасте.

б) противоречить (чему-л.)

Lying is against my principles. — Ложь противоречит моим жизненным принципам.

18) ( be along) приходить

Jim will be along (to the meeting) in a minute. — Через минуту-другую Джим придёт.

19) ( be at)

а) разг. настроиться на (что-л.)

What would you be at? — Каковы ваши намерения?

Syn:

drive 1. 16)

б) разг. ругать (кого-л.), нападать на (кого-л.), приставать к (кому-л.)

в) осуществлять активно (что-л.), посвятить себя (чему-л.)

Jim has been at his work for hours. — Джим часами сидит за работой.

г) разг. быть популярным, быть модным

You must get your clothes in the King's Road, that's where it's at. — Ты можешь отвезти свою одежду на Кинг Роуд, там её оценят по достоинству.

д) трогать (что-л.) чужое; рыться в (чем-л.)

Who's been at my things again? — Кто опять трогал мои вещи?

Syn:

meddle 2)

е) атаковать (кого-л.)

Our men are ready, sir, all armed and eager to be at the enemy. — Солдаты находятся в боевой готовности, сэр, они все вооружены и жаждут броситься в бой.

ж) приводить к (чему-л.), заканчиваться (чем-л.)

What would he be at? - At her, if she's at leisure. — Ну и чего он достигнет? - Будет рядом с ней, если ей захочется.

What would revolutionising Germany be at? — Что же будет в Германии в случае революции?

20) ( be before) обвиняться, предстать перед (судом, законом)

Peter has been before the court again on a charge of driving while drunk. — Питер снова предстал перед судом за то, что находился за рулём в нетрезвом состоянии.

Syn:

bring 5), go 1. 25)

21) ( be behind) служить причиной, крыться за (чем-л.), стоять за (чем-л.)

What's behind his offer? — Интересно, что заставило его сделать такое предложение?

22) ( be below)

а) быть ниже (нормы, стандартных требований)

I'm disappointed in your work; it is below your usual standard. — Я неприятно удивлён результатами вашей работы, обычно вы справляетесь с заданием гораздо лучше.

б) быть ниже по званию, чину

A captain is below a major. — Капитан по званию ниже, чем майор.

By joining the army late, he found that he was below many men much younger than himself. — Довольно поздно вступив на военную службу, он обнаружил, что многие из тех, кто младше его по возрасту, старше по званию.

23) ( be beneath) быть позорным для (кого-л.); быть ниже (чьго-л.) достоинства

Cheating at cards is beneath me. — Я считаю ниже своего достоинства жульничать при игре в карты.

I should have thought it was beneath you to consider such an offer. — Я должен был догадаться, что вы сочтёте недостойным рассматривать подобные предложения.

24) ( be beyond)

а) выходить за пределы возможного или ожидаемого; не подлежать (чему-л.), выходить за рамки (чего-л.)

to be beyond a joke — переставать быть забавным; становиться слишком серьёзным

be beyond endurance — быть невыносимым

Your continual lateness is now beyond a joke; if you're not on time tomorrow, you will be dismissed. — Ваши постоянные опоздания уже перестали быть просто шуткой; если вы и завтра не придёте вовремя, мы вынуждены будем вас уволить.

Your rudeness is beyond endurance - kindly leave my house! — Ваша грубость становится невыносимой, я бы попросил вас покинуть мой дом!

The soldier's brave deed was beyond the call of duty. — Храбрый поступок солдата превосходил обычное представление о долге.

Calling spirits from the dead proved to be beyond the magician's powers. — Вызывать духов умерших людей оказалось за пределами возможностей чародея.

I'm afraid this old piano is now beyond repair so we'd better get rid of it. — Боюсь, что это старое пианино не подлежит ремонту, и лучше было бы избавиться от него.

б) превзойти (что-л.)

The amount of money that I won was beyond all my hopes. — Сумма выигрыша была намного больше того, о чём я мог хотя бы мечтать.

в) = be beyond one's ken быть слишком сложным для (кого-л.); быть выше (чьего-л.) понимания

I'm afraid this book's beyond me; have you an easier one? — Мне кажется, что эта книга слишком сложная для меня; у вас нет чего-нибудь попроще?

It's beyond me which house to choose, they're both so nice! — Я решительно не знаю, какой дом выбрать. Они оба такие красивые!

The details of different kinds of life insurance are quite beyond my ken, so I have to take the advice of professionals. — Вопросы особенностей и различных видов медицинского страхования слишком трудны для моего понимания. Лучше я обращусь к помощи специалистов.

Syn:

get 1. 28)

25) ( be for) поддерживать (кого-л. / что-л.) ; быть "за" (что-л.), защищать (что-л.)

I'm for it. — Я за, я поддерживаю.

You are for the chairman's plan, aren't you? Yes, I'm all for it. — Вы одобряете план, предложенный председателем, не так ли? Да, мне он нравится.

No, I'm for keeping the old methods. — Нет, я приверженец старых методов.

Syn:

support, favour

26) ( be into) разг. быть заинтересованным в (чём-л.)

She doesn't eat meat now, she's really into health food. — Она не ест мяса и увлекается здоровой пищей.

27) ( be off)

а) не посещать (работу, учёбу); закончить (работу, выполнение обязанностей)

Jane was off school all last week with her cold. — Джейн всю прошлую неделю не ходила в школу по болезни.

б) заканчивать принимать ( лекарство)

How soon can mother be off her medicine? — Когда мама закончит принимать своё лекарство?

в) не хотеть, не быть заинтересованным; перестать интересоваться

Jane has been off her food since she caught a cold. — С тех пор, как Джейн простудилась, ей не хотелось есть.

I've been off that kind of music for some time now. — Некоторое время мне не хотелось слушать такую музыку.

28) ( be (up)on)

а) регулярно принимать лекарство

Mother has been on that medicine for months, and it doesn't seem to do her any good. — Мама принимает это лекарство уже несколько месяцев, и кажется, что оно ей совсем не помогает.

I've been on this treatment for some weeks and I must say I do feel better. — Я уже несколько недель принимаю это лекарство и, должен сказать, чувствую себя лучше.

б) делать ставку на (кого-л. / что-л.)

My money's on Sam, is yours? — Я поставил на Сэма, а ты?

Our money's on Northern Dancer to win the third race. — Мы поставили на то, что Северный Танцор выиграет в третьем забеге.

Syn:

stake II 2., wager

в) разг. быть оплаченным (кем-л.)

Put your money away, this meal is on me. — Убери деньги, я заплачу за обед.

29) ( be onto)

а) связаться с (кем-л.; особенно по телефону)

I've been onto the director, but he says he can't help. — Я разговаривал с директором, но он говорит, что не может помочь.

б) разг. постоянно просить (кого-л.) о (чём-л.)

She's been onto me to buy her a new coat for a year. — Она постоянно в течение года просила меня купить ей новое пальто.

в) разг. открывать, обнаруживать (что-л.)

Don't think I haven't been onto your little plan for some time. — Не думай, что я не знал какое-то время о твоём плане.

The police are onto us, we'd better hide. — Полиция знает о нас, уж лучше мы спрячемся.

30) ( be over) тратить много времени на (что-л.); долго заниматься (чем-л.), долго сидеть над (чем-л.)

Will you be long over that report? — Вы потратите много времени на этот доклад?

Don't be all night over finishing your book. — Не сиди всю ночь напролёт, заканчивая свою книгу.

31) ( be past) быть трудным (для понимания, совершения)

It's past me what he means! — Я совершенно не понимаю, что он имеет в виду.

I'll save this book till the children are older; it's a little past them at the moment. — Я приберегу эту книгу до тех пор, пока дети немного повзрослеют. Сейчас она слишком сложна для них.

The old man felt that he was now past going out every day, so he asked some young people to do his shopping. — Пожилой человек почувствовал, что ему становится трудно выходить на улицу каждый день, и он попросил молодых людей покупать ему продукты.

Syn:

get 1. 28)

32) ( be under)

а) подчиняться (кому-л.)

The whole army is under the general's command. — Вся армия находится под командованием генерала.

б) лечиться (у какого-л. врача)

Jane has been under that doctor for three years. — Джейн в течение трёх лет лечилась у этого врача.

в) чувствовать влияние, находиться под влиянием (чего-л.)

When Jim came home singing and shouting, we knew that he was under the influence of drink. — Когда Джим с криками и пением пришёл домой, мы поняли, что он был пьян.

33) ( be with)

а) разг. поддерживать (кого-л.)

We're with you all the way in your fight for equal rights. — Мы от всей души поддерживаем вас в борьбе за равноправие.

б) разг. понимать и любить (что-л. современное); одобрять

I'm not with these new fashions, I find them ugly. — Я не понимаю нынешних течений в моде. По-моему, это просто ужасно.

в) понимать объяснения (кого-л.)

34) ( be within) принадлежать, являться частью (чего-л.)

I can answer your question if it's within my competence. — Я могу ответить на ваш вопрос, если это входит в сферу моей компетенции.

35) ( be without) не хватать, недоставать

Many homes in Britain were without electricity during parts of the winter. — Временами зимой во многих домах Великобритании отключали электричество.

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- be about
- be around
- be away
- be behind
- be below
- be down
- be in
- be inside
- be off
- be on
- be out
- be over
- be round
- be through
- be up
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it's all over with someone — (такой-то) умер

to be down in the dumps / mouth — быть в плохом настроении / нездоровым; быть не в форме

to be in accord / harmony with smb. — иметь хорошие отношения с (кем-л.); иметь одинаковые вкусы, мнения с (кем-л.)

to be out in force / large numbers / strength — присутствовать, дежурить на улицах в большом количестве

- have been and gone and done
- be above one's head
- be above oneself
- be abreast of
- be all eyes
- be at a dead end
- be at a loss
- be at attention
- be at each other's throats
- be at ease
- be at it
- be at loggerheads
- be at pains
- be behind bars
- be behind the times
- be beneath contempt
- be beneath smb.'s dignity
- be beneath smb.'s notice
- be beside oneself
- be beyond question
- be beyond redemption
- be down for the count
- be down on one's luck
- be hard up for
- be hip to
- be in at the finish
- be in charge
- be in collision with
- be in for smth.
- be in line with
- be in on the ground floor
- be in the chair
- be in the money
- be in the way
- be on full time
- be on the make
- be on the point
- be onto a good thing
- be over and done with
- be ahead
- be amiss II [biː] вспомогательный глагол; прош. вр. 1 л., 3 л. ед. was, 2 л. ед., мн. were, прич. прош. вр. been
1) с причастием настоящего времени образует времена группы continuous

He was talking of you. — Он говорил о тебе.

A man who is being listened to. — Человек, которого сейчас слушают.

2) в сочетании с причастием настоящего времени или инфинитивом выражает будущее действие

She is visiting there next week. — Она приедет сюда на следующей неделе.

He is to see me today. — Он сегодня придёт меня повидать.

3) в сочетании с причастием прошедшего времени образует пассивный залог

The date was fixed. — Дата была зафиксирована.

His book will be published. — Его книга будет опубликована.

The political aspect of the subject has not been approached. — Политический аспект проблемы до сих пор не рассматривался.

4) уст. с причастием прошедшего времени передаёт перфектное значение для непереходных глаголов

Therefore I am returned. — И поэтому я вернулся.

His parents were grown old. — Его родители состарились.

Англо-русский современный словарь > be

17 Д-194

В ДИКОВИНКУ (В ДИКОВИНУ) coll PrepP these forms only subj-compl with copula)
1. - (кому) ( subj: abstr, concr, human, or infin) a person (thing etc) is unusual, surprising to s.o.: X Y-y в диковинку = Y has never seen anything like X before
thing X surprises Y Y is surprised at thing X
Neg X Y-y не в диковинку - thing X is nothing new (unusual) to Y
there is nothing surprising (unusual) about X thing X is not unusual with Y thing X comes as no surprise (to Y) thing X is by no means uncommon (in limited contexts) X is (such things etc are) not unknown thing X won't take Y by surprise.
...Этот парень ей (Рахили) в диковинку. Не только потому, что он из Швейцарии, она об этой Швейцарии понятия не имела, просто она никогда не видела, чтобы еврейский парень был голубоглазый блондин... (Рыбаков 1). She (Rachel) had never seen anything like this boy before It wasn't only that he came from Switzerland, which didn't mean anything to her, anyway, but she had never seen a Jewish boy with fair hair and blue eyes... (1a).

(Грекова:) Вы так привыкли к разного рода резкостям, что мои слова едва ли будут вам в диковинку... (Чехов 1). (G:) You're so used to all kinds of rudeness, I doubt if what I say will surprise you at all (1b).

Матросы всюду матросы... Хороший шторм им не в диковину (Эренбург 2). A sailor is always а sailor....A good storm is nothing new to him (2a).

Что Ноздрев лгун отъявленный, это было известно всем, и вовсе не было в диковинку слышать от него решительную бессмыслицу... (Гоголь 3). That Nozdrev was an archliar was a fact known to all, and there was nothing surprising in hearing him tell the wildest fabrications... (3c). That Nozdryov was an inveterate liar was a fact they all knew and it was nothing unusual to hear him talk the most absurd nonsense... (3a).

.В первую минуту гнева (Троекуров) хотел было со всеми своими дворовыми учинить нападение на Кистенёвку... Таковые подвиги были ему не в диковину (Пушкин 1)...In the first moment of anger (Troekurov) wanted to gather all his men and fall upon Kistenevka....Such exploits were not unusual with him (1a).

...На базаре откуда-то появился в продаже спирт, и уже не в диковинку было видеть в те дни пьяных... офицеров (Шолохов 3)....Illicitly distilled spirits appeared on sale at the markets and it was by no means an uncommon sight to see drunken officers...in the streets (3a).

Случались кое-где ограбления, изнасилования, но во время войны в любых войсках такое не в диковинку... (Копелев 1). There were a few robberies and rapes, but in wartime in any army such incidents are not unknown (1a).

2. ( subj: any common noun, often animal) a person (thing etc) is an uncommon phenomenon

rare thing
rarity oddity.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Д-194

18 в диковинку

• В ДИКОВИНКУ ( в ДИКОВИНУ) coll

[PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with copula]

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1. в диковинку (кому) [subj: abstr, concr, human, or infin]

⇒ a person (thing etc) is unusual, surprising to s.o.:

- X Y-у в диковинку≈ Y has never seen anything like X before;

- thing X surprises Y;

- Y is surprised at thing X;

|| Aleg X Y-y не в диковинку≈ thing X is nothing new (unusual) to Y;

- there is nothing surprising (unusual) about X;

- thing X is not unusual with Y;

- thing X comes as no surprise (to Y);

- thing X is by no means uncommon;

- [in limited contexts] X is (such things etc are) not unknown;

- thing X won't take Y by surprise.

     ♦...Этот парень ей [Рахили] в диковинку. Не только потому, что он из Швейцарии, она об этой Швейцарии понятия не имела, просто она никогда не видела, чтобы еврейский парень был голубоглазый блондин... (Рыбаков 1). She [Rachel] had never seen anything like this boy before It wasn't only that he came from Switzerland, which didn't mean anything to her, anyway, but she had never seen a Jewish boy with fair hair and blue eyes... (1a).

     ♦ [Грекова:] Вы так привыкли к разного рода резкостям, что мои слова едва ли будут вам в диковинку... (Чехов 1). [G:] You're so used to all kinds of rudeness, I doubt if what I say will surprise you at all (1b).

     ♦ Матросы всюду матросы... Хороший шторм им не в диковину Оренбург 2). A sailor is always a sailor....A good storm is nothing new to him (2a).

     ♦ Что Ноздрев лгун отъявленный, это было известно всем, и вовсе не было в диковинку слышать от него решительную бессмыслицу... (Гоголь 3). That Nozdrev was an archliar was a fact known to all, and there was nothing surprising in hearing him tell the wildest fabrications... (3c). That Nozdryov was an inveterate liar was a fact they all knew and it was nothing unusual to hear him talk the most absurd nonsense... (3a).

     ♦...В первую минуту гнева [Троекуров] хотел было со всеми своими дворовыми учинить нападение на Кистенёвку... Таковые подвиги были ему не в диковину (Пушкин 1)...In the first moment of anger [Troekurov] wanted to gather all his men and fall upon Kistenevka....Such exploits were not unusual with him (1a).

     ♦...На базаре откуда-то появился в продаже спирт, и уже не в диковинку было видеть в те дни пьяных... офицеров (Шолохов 3)....Illicitly distilled spirits appeared on sale at the markets and it was by no means an uncommon sight to see drunken officers...in the streets (За).

     ♦ Случались кое-где ограбления, изнасилования, но во время войны в любых войсках такое не в диковинку... (Копелев 1). There were a few robberies and rapes, but in wartime in any army such incidents are not unknown (1a).

2. [subj: any common noun, often animal]

⇒ a person (thing etc) is an uncommon phenomenon:

- rare thing;

- rarity;

- oddity.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в диковинку

19 в диковину

• В ДИКОВИНКУ( в ДИКОВИНУ) coll

[PrepP; these forms only; subj-compl with copula]

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1. в диковину (кому) [subj: abstr, concr, human, or infin]

⇒ a person (thing etc) is unusual, surprising to s.o.:

- X Y-у в диковинку≈ Y has never seen anything like X before;

- thing X surprises Y;

- Y is surprised at thing X;

|| Aleg X Y-y не в диковинку≈ thing X is nothing new (unusual) to Y;

- there is nothing surprising (unusual) about X;

- thing X is not unusual with Y;

- thing X comes as no surprise (to Y);

- thing X is by no means uncommon;

- [in limited contexts] X is (such things etc are) not unknown;

- thing X won't take Y by surprise.

     ♦...Этот парень ей [Рахили] в диковинку. Не только потому, что он из Швейцарии, она об этой Швейцарии понятия не имела, просто она никогда не видела, чтобы еврейский парень был голубоглазый блондин... (Рыбаков 1). She [Rachel] had never seen anything like this boy before It wasn't only that he came from Switzerland, which didn't mean anything to her, anyway, but she had never seen a Jewish boy with fair hair and blue eyes... (1a).

     ♦ [Грекова:] Вы так привыкли к разного рода резкостям, что мои слова едва ли будут вам в диковинку... (Чехов 1). [G:] You're so used to all kinds of rudeness, I doubt if what I say will surprise you at all (1b).

     ♦ Матросы всюду матросы... Хороший шторм им не в диковину Оренбург 2). A sailor is always a sailor....A good storm is nothing new to him (2a).

     ♦ Что Ноздрев лгун отъявленный, это было известно всем, и вовсе не было в диковинку слышать от него решительную бессмыслицу... (Гоголь 3). That Nozdrev was an archliar was a fact known to all, and there was nothing surprising in hearing him tell the wildest fabrications... (3c). That Nozdryov was an inveterate liar was a fact they all knew and it was nothing unusual to hear him talk the most absurd nonsense... (3a).

     ♦...В первую минуту гнева [Троекуров] хотел было со всеми своими дворовыми учинить нападение на Кистенёвку... Таковые подвиги были ему не в диковину (Пушкин 1)...In the first moment of anger [Troekurov] wanted to gather all his men and fall upon Kistenevka....Such exploits were not unusual with him (1a).

     ♦...На базаре откуда-то появился в продаже спирт, и уже не в диковинку было видеть в те дни пьяных... офицеров (Шолохов 3)....Illicitly distilled spirits appeared on sale at the markets and it was by no means an uncommon sight to see drunken officers...in the streets (За).

     ♦ Случались кое-где ограбления, изнасилования, но во время войны в любых войсках такое не в диковинку... (Копелев 1). There were a few robberies and rapes, but in wartime in any army such incidents are not unknown (1a).

2. [subj: any common noun, often animal]

⇒ a person (thing etc) is an uncommon phenomenon:

- rare thing;

- rarity;

- oddity.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в диковину

20 igual

adj.

1 the same.

llevan jerseys iguales they're wearing the same jumper

son iguales they're the same

tengo uno igual que el tuyo I've got one just like yours

es igual de grande que el mío it's as big as mine, it's the same size as mine

2 similar (parecido).

de carácter son iguales they have very similar characters

3 equal (equivalente).

4 even (liso).

5 constant (constante) (velocidad).

6 level, even.

7 homologous, of the same essential nature.

adv.

1 the same.

yo pienso igual I think the same, I think so too

es muy alto, al igual que su padre he's very tall, just like his father

baila igual que la Pavlova she dances just like Pavlova

por igual equally

2 perhaps (posiblemente). (peninsular Spanish)

igual llueve it could well rain

con suerte, igual llego mañana with a bit of luck I may arrive tomorrow

3 alike, similarly, the same.

intj.

anyhow, just the same.

f. & m.

equal.

de igual a igual as an equal

sin igual without equal, unrivaled

* * *

igual

► adjetivo

1 (parte) equal

2 (lo mismo) the same

■ estas dos copias son iguales these two copies are the same

■ es igual de alto que tú he is as tall as you

■ son de igual tamaño they are equal in size

■ tengo dos vestidos iguales I've two identical dresses

3 (muy parecido) just like

■ es igual que su hermano he's just like his brother

4 MATEMÁTICAS equal

■ A es igual a B A equals B, A is equal to B

■ dos más dos es igual a cuatro two plus two makes four

► nombre masculino

1 (persona) equal

■ sólo habla con sus iguales he only talks to his equals

2 MATEMÁTICAS (signo) equals sign

■ no te dejes el igual don't leave the equals sign out

► adverbio

1 (en comparativas) the same

■ he comido igual que tú I've eaten as much as you

■ cobra igual que yo she earns the same as I do

2 familiar maybe, perhaps

■ igual no vienen they may well not come

3 iguales (en tenis) all

■ iguales a treinta thirty all

■ iguales a cuarenta deuce

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a partes iguales into equal parts

al igual que like

da igual it doesn't matter

de igual a igual as an equal

es igual it doesn't matter

ir iguales (al mismo nivel) to be at the same level 2 (en deportes) to be even 3 (en el vestir) to be dressed the same

por igual (uniformemente) evenly

siempre igual always the same

sin igual (hallazgo) unparalleled 2 (persona) unrivalled 3 (belleza) unique

¡habráse visto cosa igual! I've never seen anything like it

* * *
1. adj.
1) equal

2) alike

3) same
2. noun mf.
equal

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=idéntico)

todas las casas son iguales — all the houses are the same

son todos iguales — they're all the same

llevaban la corbata igual — they were wearing the same tie

son únicamente iguales en apariencia — they are alike in appearance only

• igual a, este es igual al otro — this one is like the other one, this one is the same as the other one

había vendido ya dos vestidos iguales a ese — I had already sold two dresses like that one

• no he visto nunca cosa igual — I never saw the like o anything like it

• partes iguales — equal shares

se dividieron el dinero en partes iguales — they divided the money into equal shares

• igual que, tengo una falda igual que la tuya — I've got a skirt just like yours, I've got a skirt the same as yours

es igual que su madre — [físicamente] she looks just like her mother; [en la personalidad] she's just like her mother

2)

• igual de, es igual de útil pero más barato — it's just as useful but cheaper

estoy igual de sorprendido que tú — I am just as surprised as you are

las dos habitaciones son igual de grandes — the two rooms are the same size

3) [en rango, jerarquía] equal

todos somos iguales ante la ley — we are all equal in the eyes of the law

somos iguales en derechos y en deberes — we have the same rights and obligations

4) (Mat) equal

un kilómetro es igual a 1.000 metros — a kilometre is equal to 1,000 metres, a kilometre equals 1,000 metres

X es igual a Y — X is equal to Y

5) (=constante) [ritmo] steady; [presión, temperatura] steady, constant; [clima] constant; [terreno] even

6) (Dep)

ir iguales — to be level

quince iguales — fifteen all

cuarenta iguales — deuce

2. ADV

1) (=de la misma forma)

se visten igual — they dress the same

2) [locuciones]

a)

• da igual, es igual — it makes no difference, it's all the same

da o es igual hoy que mañana — today or tomorrow, it doesn't matter o it makes no difference

me da igual, me es igual — it's all the same to me, I don't mind

b)

• por igual — equally

esta norma se aplica a todos por igual — this rule applies equally to everyone

c)

• igual que (=como) —

igual que cualquier otro — just like anybody else

le gusta Brahms, igual que a mí — like me, he is fond of Brahms

• al igual que, los chilenos, al igual que los argentinos, estiman que... — the Chileans, (just) like the Argentinians, think that...

3) Esp * (=quizás) maybe

igual no lo saben — maybe they don't know, they may not know

igual voy al cine — I may go to the cinema

4) esp Cono Sur * (=a pesar de todo) just the same, still

era inocente pero me expulsaron igual — I was innocent but they threw me out just the same, I was innocent but they still threw me out

3.

SMF [en la misma escala social] equal; [en la misma clase, trabajo] peer

estaba mucho más contento entre sus iguales — he felt much happier being amongst his equals

se sentía como una extraña entre sus iguales — she felt like a stranger among her peers

sus iguales en edad y clase social — people of his age and social class

tratar a algn de igual a igual — to treat sb as an equal

4. SM

1) (Mat) equals sign, equal sign (EEUU)

2) (=comparación)

no tener igual — to be unrivalled, have no equal

su crueldad hacía ellos no tenía igual — their cruelty towards them was unparalleled

• sin igual — unrivalled

el paisaje es de una belleza sin igual — the countryside is unrivalled in its beauty

3) pl iguales (=lotería) lottery tickets

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adjetivo

1)

a) ( idéntico)

de igual peso/iguales dimensiones — of equal weight/dimensions

son iguales — they are the same o alike

estás igualito — you're just the same (colloq)

igual a or que algo/alguien — the same as something/somebody

es igualita a or que su madre — ( físicamente) she looks just like her mother; ( en personalidad) she's exactly the same as o just like her mother

x + y = z — (read as: x más y igual z or es igual a z) x + y = z (léase: x plus y equals z)

sigue igual de joven — she still looks as young as ever

de forma son iguales — they're the same shape

ser or dar igual: me es or da igual I don't mind; me es or da igual ir hoy que mañana — it makes no difference to me whether I go today or tomorrow

b) ( en una jerarquía) equal

iguales ante la ley — equal in the eyes of the law

c) ( semejante)

jamás había oído estupidez igual — I'd never heard anything so stupid

habráse visto cosa igual! — have you ever seen anything like it!

2) ( constante) constant

3) ( en tenis)

quince iguales — fifteen all

van iguales — they're even
II
adverbio

1)

a) ( de la misma manera)

los trato a todos igual — I treat them all the same

b) (en locs)

al igual que — (frml)

el ministro, al igual que su homólogo mexicano, acudirá a la reunión — the minister will attend the meeting, as will his Mexican counterpart (frml)

igual que: tiene pecas, igual que su hermano she has freckles, (just) like her brother; se llama igual que su padre he's named after his father; me resultó aburrido - igual que a mí I thought it was boring - so did I; opino igual que tú I agree with you; por igual — equally

2) ( de todos modos) anyway

no le di permiso pero salió igual — I didn't give him permission but he went out anyway

3) ( expresando posibilidad)

igual llueve y no podemos salir — it might rain and then we won't be able to go out

igual no viene — he may (well) not even come

igual llamaron y no estábamos — they may have called and we weren't in
III
masculino y femenino

1) ( par) equal

de igual a igual: le habló de igual a igual he spoke to him on equal terms; me trató de igual a igual she treated me as an equal; sin igual <belleza/talento> unequaled*, matchless (frml); es un compositor sin igual — he's unrivaled as a composer

2) igual masculino ( signo) equals sign

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( idéntico)

de igual peso/iguales dimensiones — of equal weight/dimensions

son iguales — they are the same o alike

estás igualito — you're just the same (colloq)

igual a or que algo/alguien — the same as something/somebody

es igualita a or que su madre — ( físicamente) she looks just like her mother; ( en personalidad) she's exactly the same as o just like her mother

x + y = z — (read as: x más y igual z or es igual a z) x + y = z (léase: x plus y equals z)

sigue igual de joven — she still looks as young as ever

de forma son iguales — they're the same shape

ser or dar igual: me es or da igual I don't mind; me es or da igual ir hoy que mañana — it makes no difference to me whether I go today or tomorrow

b) ( en una jerarquía) equal

iguales ante la ley — equal in the eyes of the law

c) ( semejante)

jamás había oído estupidez igual — I'd never heard anything so stupid

habráse visto cosa igual! — have you ever seen anything like it!

2) ( constante) constant

3) ( en tenis)

quince iguales — fifteen all

van iguales — they're even
II
adverbio

1)

a) ( de la misma manera)

los trato a todos igual — I treat them all the same

b) (en locs)

al igual que — (frml)

el ministro, al igual que su homólogo mexicano, acudirá a la reunión — the minister will attend the meeting, as will his Mexican counterpart (frml)

igual que: tiene pecas, igual que su hermano she has freckles, (just) like her brother; se llama igual que su padre he's named after his father; me resultó aburrido - igual que a mí I thought it was boring - so did I; opino igual que tú I agree with you; por igual — equally

2) ( de todos modos) anyway

no le di permiso pero salió igual — I didn't give him permission but he went out anyway

3) ( expresando posibilidad)

igual llueve y no podemos salir — it might rain and then we won't be able to go out

igual no viene — he may (well) not even come

igual llamaron y no estábamos — they may have called and we weren't in
III
masculino y femenino

1) ( par) equal

de igual a igual: le habló de igual a igual he spoke to him on equal terms; me trató de igual a igual she treated me as an equal; sin igual <belleza/talento> unequaled*, matchless (frml); es un compositor sin igual — he's unrivaled as a composer

2) igual masculino ( signo) equals sign

* * *

igual¹

¹ = equal.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: However, there is a lack of equality among equals that has to do with the way small libraries can get access to the data base = De cualquier manera, existe una falta de igualdad entre iguales que tiene que ver con la forma en que las bibliotecas pequeñas pueden acceder a la base de datos.

* de igual a igual = as a peer.

* sin igual = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.

igual²

= identical, matching, equal, same difference, the.

Ex: The DISPLAY command is identical to the TYPE command except when using a format which includes only a few lines per record.

Ex: By selecting this qualifier all works having a matching number of pages will be included in the search.

Ex: Collection development should ideally involve de-acquisitions as an on-going program of equal importance.

Ex: The article 'Online, CD-ROM and Web: is it the same difference? discusses some obstacles to the use of electronic information.

* al igual que = as with, like, in common with, much as, after the fashion of, so too, similar to, much like.

* al igual que con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* al igual que + Nombre = not unlike + Nombre.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* a todos por igual = one size fits all.

* de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.

* de igual longitud = of equal length.

* de igual manera = by the same token, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein, in equal measure(s).

* de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like manner, in like vein.

* de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).

* de igual + Nombre = equally + Adjetivo.

* en igual medida = similarly.

* entonces al igual que ahora = then as now.

* igual da = same difference, the.

* igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de igual valor = equal pay for equal work.

* iguales de largo = of equal length.

* igual para todos = one size fits all.

* igual que = on the lines (of).

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* no somos todos iguales = one size doesn't fit all.

* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].

* participar por igual en = have + an equal voice in.

* permanecer igual = remain + unchanged.

* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).

* quedar igual = remain + the same.

* quedarse igual = be none the wiser.

* referencias laterales a términos de igual especificidad = sideways link.

* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.

* ser igual a = be equivalent to, equal.

* ser igual que = amount to + the same thing as.

* signo igual = equals sign.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* todos por igual = share and share alike.

* tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.

* * *

igual¹

adjective

A

1

(idéntico): dos cajas de igual peso/iguales dimensiones two boxes of equal weight/dimensions

son los dos iguales, ambiciosos y egoístas they are both the same o both alike, ambitious and selfish

son iguales en todo they're identical o the same in every way

por ti no pasan los años, estás igualito time hasn't changed you a bit, you're just the same ( colloq)

Inés tiene uno exactamente igual Inés has one exactly the same, Inés has one just like it

igual A or QUE algo/algn the same AS sth/sb

tengo unos zapatos iguales a los tuyos I have some shoes the same as yours

¿dónde puedo encontrar un botón igual a éste? where can I find a button like o the same as this one?

es igualita a or que su madre (físicamente) she's the image of o she looks just like her mother; (en personalidad) she's exactly the same as o just like her mother

x + y = z read as: x más y igual z or es igual a z x + y = z (léase: x plus y equals z)

igual DE algo:

sigue igual de joven she's still as young (as ever)

está igual de alto que yo he's as tall as I am, he's the same height as me

de forma son iguales, pero éste es más oscuro they're the same shape, but this one is darker

ser/dar igual: ¿quieres té o café? — me da igual do you want tea or coffee? — I don't mind

me es igual ir hoy que mañana it makes no difference to me o it's all the same to me whether I go today or tomorrow, I don't mind whether I go today or tomorrow

da igual, ya me compraré otro never mind o it doesn't matter, I'll buy another one

es igual, lo puedo hacer yo never mind o it doesn't matter, I can do it

2 (en una jerarquía) equal

todos somos iguales ante la ley we are all equal in the eyes of the law

3

(semejante): jamás había oído estupidez igual I'd never heard anything so stupid

¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen anything like it!, have you ever seen the like! ( colloq)

no había visto nada igual en toda mi vida I'd never seen anything like it in all my life

B (constante) constant

lleva un ritmo de trabajo muy igual he works at a steady o an even pace

la fuerza aplicada debe ser siempre igual the (amount of) force applied must remain constant o uniform

C

(en tenis): quince iguales fifteen all

van iguales they're even o level

igual²

adverb

A

1

(de la misma manera): se pronuncian igual they're pronounced the same

los trato a todos igual I treat them all the same o equally

2 ( en locs):

al igual que ( frml): el ministro, al igual que su homólogo argentino, acudirá a la reunión the minister will attend the meeting, as will his Argentinian counterpart ( frml)

igual que: tiene pecas, igual que su hermano she has freckles, (just) like her brother

se llama igual que su padre he's named after his father

me resultó aburrido — igual que a mí I thought it was boring — so did I o me too

opino igual que tú I agree with you, I think the same as you

tendrá que hacer cola, igual que todos los demás you'll have to stand in line the same as o (just) like everyone else

por igual equally

la ley se aplica a todos por igual the law applies to everybody equally

trató a todos por igual he treated them all equally o the same

B (de todos modos) anyway

¿tú no quieres venir? yo voy igual don't you want to come? well, I'm going anyway o I'm still going

no hay nada que hacer pero nos hacen ir igual there's nothing for us to do but they still make us go in

no le di permiso pero salió igual or igual salió I didn't give him permission but he went out all the same o anyway

C

(expresando posibilidad): igual llueve y tampoco podemos salir it might rain and then we won't be able to go out anyway

igual no viene he may (well) not even come

igual llamaron y no los oímos it's possible they called and we didn't hear them, they may have called and we didn't hear them

igual³

masculine and feminine

A (par) equal

se sentía a gusto entre sus iguales she felt at home among her equals o peers

de igual a igual: le habló al presidente de igual a igual he addressed the president on equal terms

me trató de igual a igual she treated me as an equal

sin igual ‹belleza/talento› unequaled*, matchless ( frml)

es un compositor sin igual he's unrivaled o unequaled as a composer

B igual masculine (signo) equals sign

C iguales mpl ( Esp) (de una lotería) lottery tickets (pl) ( with same number)

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igual adjetivo
1
a) ( idéntico):

◊ de igual peso of equal o the same weight;

son iguales they are the same o alike;
de forma son iguales they're the same shape;
igual a or que algo/algn the same as sth/sb;
es igualita a or que su madre ( físicamente) she looks just like her mother;

( en personalidad) she's exactly the same as o just like her mother;
◊ es igual a x (Mat) it equals x;

me/nos es or da igual I/we don't mind, it makes no difference to me/to us
b) ( en una jerarquía) equal;

◊ iguales ante la ley equal in the eyes of the law

2 ( en tenis):
◊ quince iguales fifteen all;

van iguales they're even
■ adverbio
1
a) ( de la misma manera):

◊ los trato a todos igual I treat them all the same

b) ( en locs)

◊ al igual que (frml) as, like;

igual que: tiene pecas, igual que su hermano she has freckles, (just) like her brother;
se llama igual que su padre he's named after his father;
me aburrí — igual que yo I got bored — so did I o me too;
opino igual que tú I agree with you;
por igual equally
2 ( de todos modos) anyway
3 ( expresando posibilidad):
◊ igual llueve y no podemos salir it might rain and then we won't be able to go out;

igual llamaron y no estábamos they may have called and we weren't in
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( par) equal;
◊ le habló de igual a igual he spoke to him on equal terms;

me trató de igual a igual she treated me as an equal;
sin igual ‹belleza/talento› unequaled^{( conjugate unequaled)}, matchless (frml);
es un compositor sin igual he's unrivaled as a composer
■ sustantivo masculino ( signo) equals sign
igual
I adjetivo
1 (del mismo aspecto) the same: llevaban sombreros iguales, they wore identical hats
familiar (muy parecido) esta niña es igual que su padre, this girl is the spitting image of her father
2 (indiferente) me da igual, it's all the same to me
es igual, it doesn't matter
3 (del mismo tamaño) equal: no os peleéis, los dos trozos son iguales, don't quarrel, both pieces are the same size
a partes iguales, fifty-fifty
4 Dep (empatados) even
Ten treinta iguales, thirty all
5 Mat equal: tres más cinco igual a ocho, three plus five equals eight
II sustantivo masculino equal
de igual a igual, on an equal footing
III adv fam
1 (de la misma manera) the same: se visten igual, they dress in the same way
todo sigue igual, everything remains the same
(de todas formas, sin embargo) anyway: no importa lo que le digas, lo va a hacer igual, it doesn't matter what you say to him, he'll do it anyway
2 (probablemente) probably: igual vengo, I'll probably come
♦ Locuciones: al igual que, just like
igual que: lo haces igual que yo, you do it just the same as me
por igual, equally: me interesan ambos por igual, I'm interested in both of them
sin igual, unique, unrivalled

' igual' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cosa
- económica
- económico
- ganarse
- igualmente
- ocho
- signo
- vida
- dar
- más
- modo
- pasar
- ver
English:
alike
- aloud
- as
- care
- close
- easy
- equal
- equally
- even
- just
- like
- like-minded
- likewise
- match
- matter
- mind
- never
- plus
- same
- unchanged
- differently
- four
- jot
- still
- token
- twice
- unsurpassed
- way
- work

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igual

♦ adj

1. [idéntico] the same ( que o a as);
llevan jerseys iguales they're wearing the same sweater;

son iguales they're the same;

¿has visto qué casa?, me gustaría tener una igual have you seen that house? I wouldn't mind having one like it;

tengo una bicicleta igual que la tuya I've got a bicycle just like yours;

lo hirieron con un cuchillo igual a éste he was wounded with a knife just like this one;

su estadio es igual de grande que el nuestro their stadium is as big as o the same size as ours;

todos los chicos eran igual de guapos all the boys were equally good-looking, all the boys were just as good-looking as each other;

sigue siendo igual de presumido he's (just) as vain as ever;

todos los hombres sois iguales you men are all the same;

todos somos iguales ante la ley we are all equal in the eyes of the law

2. [parecido] similar ( que to);
son dos atletas muy iguales en su forma de correr they are two athletes who have a very similar style of running;

este niño, de cara, es igual que su padre this child looks just like his father;

físicamente no se parecen, pero de carácter son iguales they don't look anything like each other, but they have very similar characters

3. [tal, semejante]
no había visto cosa igual en toda mi vida I'd never seen the like of it;

¿has oído alguna vez mentira igual? have you ever heard such a lie?

4. [equivalente] equal (a to);
su brillantez era igual a su ambición his brilliance was matched by his ambition

5. [llano] even;
[sin asperezas] smooth
6. [constante] [velocidad, aceleración] constant;
[clima, temperatura] even
7. Mat
A más B es igual a C A plus B equals C

♦ nmf

equal;

sólo se relacionaba con sus iguales she only mixed with her equals;

de igual a igual as an equal;

te hablo de igual a igual I am speaking to you as an equal;

llevan una relación de igual a igual they treat each other as equals;

no tener igual to have no equal, to be unrivalled;

sin igual without equal, unrivalled;

el actor principal tiene un talento sin igual the leading man is unrivalled in his ability;

es un espectáculo sin igual it is a sight without equal

♦ nm
[signo] equal o equals sign
♦ iguales nmpl
Antes [de la ONCE] = tickets for the Spanish National Association for the Blind lottery which bear the same number
♦ adv

1. [de la misma manera] the same;

yo pienso igual I think the same, I think so too;

¡qué curioso!, a mí me pasó igual how odd, the same thing happened to me!;

el café estaba frío y el té igual the coffee was cold and so was the tea;

es muy alto, al igual que su padre he's very tall, just like his father;

el limón, al igual que la naranja, tiene mucha vitamina C lemons, like oranges, contain a lot of vitamin C;

baila igual que la Pavlova she dances just like Pavlova;

por igual equally;

nos trataron a todos por igual they treated us all the same o equally

2. Esp [posiblemente]
igual llueve it could well rain;

con suerte, igual llego mañana with a bit of luck I may arrive tomorrow;

igual dejo este trabajo y me busco otra cosa I may well give up this job and look for something different

3. Dep
van iguales the scores are level o US tied;

treinta iguales [en tenis] thirty all;

cuarenta iguales, iguales a cuarenta [en tenis] deuce

4.
dar igual: me da igual lo que piense la gente [no me importa] I don't care what people think;

¿quieres salir o prefieres quedarte? – me es igual do you want to go out, or would you rather stay in? – it's all the same to me o I don't mind;

lo siento, no voy a poder ayudar – da o [m5]es igual, no te preocupes I'm sorry but I won't be able to help – it doesn't matter, don't worry;

¿vamos o nos quedamos? – da o [m5] es igual should we go or should we stay? – it doesn't make any difference;

es igual, si no tienen vino tomaré otra cosa never mind, if you haven't got any wine I'll have something else

5. Andes, RP [aún así] all the same;

estaba nublado pero igual fuimos a la playa it was cloudy but we went to the beach all the same

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igual

I adj

1 ( idéntico) same (a, que as);

es igual a su padre he’s just like his father;

al igual que like, the same as

2 ( proporcionado) equal (a to)

3 ( constante) constant

II m/f equal;

tratar de igual a igual treat as an equal;

no tener igual have no equal;

sin igual unequaled, Br unequalled

III m MAT equals sign

IV adv

:

igual vengo mañana I may come tomorrow;

me da igual I don’t mind

* * *

igual adv

1) : in the same way

2)

por igual : equally

igual adj

1) : equal

2) idéntico: the same, alike

3) : even, smooth

4) semejante: similar

5) constante: constant

igual nmf

: equal, peer

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igual¹ adj

1. (parte) equal

cortó el pastel en ocho trozos iguales he cut the cake into eight equal pieces

cinco más cuatro es igual a nueve five plus four equals nine

2. (lo mismo) the same / like

vuestro coche es igual que el nuestro your car is the same as ours

la niña es igual que su madre the little girl looks just like her mother

dar igual not to matter

da igual lo que digas it doesn't matter what you say

igual de... as... as

soy igual de alto que tú I'm as tall as you

me da igual I don't mind / it makes no difference to me

ser igual not to matter

me es igual it doesn't matter / I don't mind

igual² adv

1. (lo mismo) the same

estos tres bolígrafos cuestan igual these three biros cost the same

he comido igual que tú I've eaten as much as you

es rubio, igual que su padre he's blond, like his father

2. (posiblemente) probably / maybe

igual me voy al cine I'll probably go to the cinema

igual no viene he may not come

igual³ n (signo) equals sign

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