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  • 1 прижигание солнечными лучами

    Русско-английский медицинский словарь > прижигание солнечными лучами

  • 2 солнечный

    1. solar
    2. sunnily
    3. sunny
    4. sunshiny
    5. sun; sunny; solar
    6. shiny
    Синонимический ряд:
    безоблачно (проч.) безоблачно; ясно

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > солнечный

  • 3 имущественный вред

    Бизнес, юриспруденция. Русско-английский словарь > имущественный вред

  • 4 неимущественный вред

    Бизнес, юриспруденция. Русско-английский словарь > неимущественный вред

  • 5 вред от солнечных лучей

    Perfume: sun damage

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > вред от солнечных лучей

  • 6 estropear

    v.
    1 to break (aparato).
    2 to ruin (ropa, vista).
    el exceso de sol estropea la piel too much sun is bad for the skin
    Elsa estropeó a su hijo Elsa ruined her son.
    3 to ruin, to spoil (plan, cosecha).
    siempre tienes que estropearlo todo you always have to ruin everything
    Ese chico estropeó mis planes That boy spoiled my plans.
    4 to age.
    5 to damage, to ruin, to bang up, to batter.
    Elsa estropeó mi auto Elsa damaged my car.
    * * *
    1 (máquina) to damage, break, ruin
    2 (cosecha) to spoil, ruin
    3 (plan etc) to spoil, ruin
    4 (salud) to be bad for
    5 (envejecer) to age
    6 (manos, pelo) to ruin
    1 (máquina) to break down
    2 (cosecha) to be spoiled, get damaged
    3 (plan etc) to fail, fall through, go wrong
    4 (comida) to go bad
    * * *
    verb
    1) to spoil, ruin
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=averiar) [+ juguete, lavadora, ascensor] to break; [+ vehículo] to damage
    2) (=dañar) [+ tela, ropa, zapatos] to ruin
    3) (=malograr) [+ plan, cosecha, actuación] to ruin, spoil

    la luz estropea el vino — light spoils wine, light makes wine go off

    4) (=afear) [+ objeto, habitación] to ruin the look of, spoil the look of; [+ vista, panorama] to ruin, spoil

    estropeó el escritorio pintándolo de blanco — he ruined o spoiled the look of the desk by painting it white

    ese sofá estropea el salón — that sofa ruins the look of the living room, that sofa spoils (the look of) the living room

    5) (=envejecer)
    [+ persona]
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <aparato/mecanismo> to damage, break; < coche> to damage
    b) ( malograr) <plan/vacaciones> to spoil, ruin
    2) (deteriorar, dañar) < piel> to damage, ruin; < juguete> to break; < ropa> to ruin
    2.
    estropearse v pron
    1)
    a) ( averiarse) to break down
    b) plan to go wrong
    2)
    a) ( deteriorarse) frutato go bad; leche/pescado to go off
    b) (Esp) persona ( afearse) to lose one's looks
    * * *
    = break down, mar, ruin, spoil, mutilate, disfigure, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], corrupt, despoil, deface, bungle, fudge, wash out, cast + a blight on, blight.
    Ex. It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.
    Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
    Ex. Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
    Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
    Ex. Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
    Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
    Ex. This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.
    Ex. Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.
    Ex. The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.
    Ex. Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.
    Ex. Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.
    Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
    Ex. Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.
    Ex. Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.
    Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
    ----
    * algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.
    * estar estropeándose = be on the way out.
    * estropear el efecto = spoil + effect.
    * estropear el placer = spoil + pleasure.
    * estropearlo = crap it up.
    * estropear los planes = upset + the applecart.
    * estropear los planes, chaflar los planes, desbaratar los planes, desbaratar = upset + the applecart.
    * estropear + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.
    * estropear + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.
    * estropearse = go down, sour, give up + the ghost, conk out, go + kaput, be kaput, go to + seed, go + haywire, go + haywire, be up the spout.
    * estropear una relación = poison + a relationship.
    * estropear un chiste = kill + a joke, kill + a joke.
    * que estropea el paisaje = eyesore.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <aparato/mecanismo> to damage, break; < coche> to damage
    b) ( malograr) <plan/vacaciones> to spoil, ruin
    2) (deteriorar, dañar) < piel> to damage, ruin; < juguete> to break; < ropa> to ruin
    2.
    estropearse v pron
    1)
    a) ( averiarse) to break down
    b) plan to go wrong
    2)
    a) ( deteriorarse) frutato go bad; leche/pescado to go off
    b) (Esp) persona ( afearse) to lose one's looks
    * * *
    = break down, mar, ruin, spoil, mutilate, disfigure, vandalise [vandalize, -USA], corrupt, despoil, deface, bungle, fudge, wash out, cast + a blight on, blight.

    Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

    Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
    Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
    Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
    Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
    Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
    Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.
    Ex: Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.
    Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.
    Ex: Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.
    Ex: Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.
    Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
    Ex: Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.
    Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.
    Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
    * algo que estropea el paisaje = a blot on the landscape.
    * estar estropeándose = be on the way out.
    * estropear el efecto = spoil + effect.
    * estropear el placer = spoil + pleasure.
    * estropearlo = crap it up.
    * estropear los planes = upset + the applecart.
    * estropear los planes, chaflar los planes, desbaratar los planes, desbaratar = upset + the applecart.
    * estropear + Posesivo + imagen = ruin + Posesivo + style, cramp + Posesivo + style.
    * estropear + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.
    * estropearse = go down, sour, give up + the ghost, conk out, go + kaput, be kaput, go to + seed, go + haywire, go + haywire, be up the spout.
    * estropear una relación = poison + a relationship.
    * estropear un chiste = kill + a joke, kill + a joke.
    * que estropea el paisaje = eyesore.

    * * *
    estropear [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹aparato/mecanismo› to damage, break; ‹coche› to damage
    2 (malograr) ‹plan› to spoil, ruin, wreck ( colloq)
    este niño se ha empeñado en estropearnos las vacaciones this child is determined to spoil o ruin o wreck our holidays (for us)
    B
    (deteriorar, dañar): no laves esa camisa con lejía que la estropeas don't use bleach on that shirt, you'll ruin it
    el calor ha estropeado la fruta the heat has made the fruit go bad
    el exceso de sol puede estropear la piel too much sun can damage o harm your skin
    si lo estropeas, no te compro más juguetes if you break it, I won't buy you any more toys
    estropeó la comida echándole mucha sal he spoiled the food by putting too much salt in it
    A
    1 (averiarse) to break down
    el coche se ha vuelto a estropear the car's broken down again
    la lavadora está estropeada the washing machine is broken
    2 «plan» to go wrong
    B
    1
    (deteriorarse): los zapatos se me han estropeado con la lluvia the rain has ruined my shoes, my shoes have been ruined by the rain
    mete la fruta en la nevera, que se va a estropear put the fruit in the fridge or it'll go bad
    2 ( Esp) «persona» (afearse) to lose one's looks
    últimamente se ha estropeado mucho lately she's really lost her looks
    * * *

     

    estropear ( conjugate estropear) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹aparato/mecanismo› to damage, break;

    ‹ coche› to damage
    b) ( malograr) ‹plan/vacaciones› to spoil, ruin

    2 (deteriorar, dañar) ‹ piel› to damage, ruin;
    ‹ juguete› to break;
    ‹ ropa› to ruin;

    estropearse verbo pronominal
    1
    a) ( averiarse) [motor/coche] to break down;


    b) [plan/vacaciones] to go wrong

    2 ( deteriorarse) [ fruta] to go bad;
    [leche/pescado] to go off;
    [zapatos/chaqueta] to get ruined
    estropear verbo transitivo
    1 (causar daños) to damage: hemos estropeado la impresora porque usamos el papel equivocado, we have ruined the printer because we used the wrong kind of paper
    2 (frustrar, malograr) to spoil, ruin: ¡lo has estropeado todo con tus meteduras de pata!, you've ruined everything with your big mouth!
    3 (una máquina) to break
    ' estropear' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aguar
    - cargarse
    - dar
    - dañar
    - deshacer
    - destripar
    - joder
    - jorobar
    - perder
    - salar
    - embromar
    - estropeado
    - fastidiar
    English:
    botch
    - break
    - bungle
    - damage
    - damper
    - mar
    - mess up
    - muck up
    - ruin
    - screw up
    - spoil
    - unspoilt
    - wreck
    - disfigure
    - kill
    - mess
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [averiar] to break
    2. [dañar] to damage;
    no juegues al fútbol con esos zapatos, que los estropearás don't play football in those shoes, you'll ruin them;
    la lejía estropea la ropa bleach damages clothes;
    el exceso de sol estropea la piel too much sun is bad for the skin
    3. [echar a perder] to ruin, to spoil;
    la lluvia estropeó nuestros planes the rain ruined o spoiled our plans;
    siempre tienes que estropearlo todo you always have to ruin everything
    4. [envejecer] to age
    * * *
    v/t
    1 aparato break
    2 plan ruin, spoil
    * * *
    1) arruinar: to ruin, to spoil
    2) : to break, to damage
    * * *
    1. (en general) to ruin / to spoil [pt. & pp. spoilt]
    2. (aparato) to damage

    Spanish-English dictionary > estropear

  • 7 proteger

    v.
    to protect.
    proteger algo de algo to protect something from something
    la roca nos protegía del viento the rock protected us against the wind
    La avecilla anidó al polluelo The little bird protected her chick.
    * * *
    (g changes to j before a and o)
    Present Indicative
    protejo, proteges, protege, protegemos, protegéis, protegen.
    Present Subjunctive
    Imperative
    protege (tú), proteja (él/Vd.), protejamos (nos.), proteged (vos.), protejan (ellos/Vds.).
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=resguardar) to protect (contra, de against, from)

    la policía protegió al árbitro de las iras del público — the police protected o shielded the referee from the wrath of the public

    proteger contra grabación o escritura — (Inform) to write-protect

    2) [+ artista] to act as patron to
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <persona/ciudad> to protect; <derecho/propiedad> to protect, defend

    proteger algo/a alguien DE or CONTRA algo/alguien — to protect something/somebody from o against something/somebody

    b) <industria/producto> to protect
    c) < artes> to champion, patronize; <pintor/poeta> to act as patron to
    2.
    protegerse v pron (refl)

    protegerse DE or CONTRA algo — to protect oneself from o against something

    se protegió la cara del golpe — he protected o shielded his face from the blow

    * * *
    = protect, safeguard, guard (against), cushion, stand + Nombre + in good stead, shield, guard against.
    Ex. It is important to protect your password and change it frequently.
    Ex. And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.
    Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.
    Ex. The key to cushioning the impact of future reductions is to begin before one is even required to.
    Ex. The management of Britannica failed to perceive the true threat of electronic publishing, thinking that their history would stand them in good stead.
    Ex. Both types of printer are noisy and will have to placed away from public areas and/or shielded with an acoustic cover (which can be very expensive).
    Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
    ----
    * para protegerse = protectively.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * proteger con sacos de arena = sandbag.
    * proteger con tablas = board up.
    * proteger contra el sol = shade.
    * proteger de = insulate from, protect against.
    * proteger de daños = protect from + damage.
    * proteger de la lluvia = keep + the rain out.
    * proteger demasiado = overprotect.
    * proteger de un peligro = protect from + hazard.
    * proteger por ley = protect by + law.
    * proteger + Posesivo + identidad = protect + Posesivo + identity.
    * proteger + Posesivo + parcela = guard + Posesivo + patch.
    * protegerse = be on guard (against).
    * protegerse contra = hedge against.
    * protegerse de los efectos de Algo = ward off + effects.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <persona/ciudad> to protect; <derecho/propiedad> to protect, defend

    proteger algo/a alguien DE or CONTRA algo/alguien — to protect something/somebody from o against something/somebody

    b) <industria/producto> to protect
    c) < artes> to champion, patronize; <pintor/poeta> to act as patron to
    2.
    protegerse v pron (refl)

    protegerse DE or CONTRA algo — to protect oneself from o against something

    se protegió la cara del golpe — he protected o shielded his face from the blow

    * * *
    = protect, safeguard, guard (against), cushion, stand + Nombre + in good stead, shield, guard against.

    Ex: It is important to protect your password and change it frequently.

    Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.
    Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.
    Ex: The key to cushioning the impact of future reductions is to begin before one is even required to.
    Ex: The management of Britannica failed to perceive the true threat of electronic publishing, thinking that their history would stand them in good stead.
    Ex: Both types of printer are noisy and will have to placed away from public areas and/or shielded with an acoustic cover (which can be very expensive).
    Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
    * para protegerse = protectively.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * proteger con sacos de arena = sandbag.
    * proteger con tablas = board up.
    * proteger contra el sol = shade.
    * proteger de = insulate from, protect against.
    * proteger de daños = protect from + damage.
    * proteger de la lluvia = keep + the rain out.
    * proteger demasiado = overprotect.
    * proteger de un peligro = protect from + hazard.
    * proteger por ley = protect by + law.
    * proteger + Posesivo + identidad = protect + Posesivo + identity.
    * proteger + Posesivo + parcela = guard + Posesivo + patch.
    * protegerse = be on guard (against).
    * protegerse contra = hedge against.
    * protegerse de los efectos de Algo = ward off + effects.

    * * *
    proteger [E6 ]
    vt
    1 ‹persona/ciudad› to protect; ‹derecho/propiedad› to protect, defend
    los guardaespaldas que la protegían the bodyguards who were protecting her
    el cerco de seguridad que los protegía the security cordon around them
    las fortificaciones que protegen la ciudad the fortifications which protect o defend the city
    se protegió la cara con los brazos he shielded o protected his face with his arms
    proteger algo/a algn DE or CONTRA algo/algn to protect sth/sb FROM o AGAINST sth/sb
    los árboles nos protegían del sol the trees protected us from the sun, the trees provided shelter from the sun, the trees kept the sun off us
    nos protegieron de los soldados they protected us from the soldiers
    estos guantes te protegerán del frío these gloves will protect you from the cold
    2 ‹industria/producto› to protect
    3 ‹artes/letras› to champion, patronize; ‹pintor/poeta› to act as patron to
    ( refl) protegerse DE or CONTRA algo to protect oneself FROM o AGAINST sth
    para protegerse contra los ataques del enemigo to protect themselves against o from enemy attacks, to defend themselves against enemy attacks
    sirve para protegerse contra las picaduras de mosquito it offers protection o it protects against mosquito bites
    protegerse de la lluvia to shelter from the rain
    se protegió la cara del golpe he protected o shielded his face from the blow
    * * *

     

    proteger ( conjugate proteger) verbo transitivo

    proteger algo/a algn DE or CONTRA algo/algn to protect sth/sb from o against sth/sb

    ‹pintor/poeta› to act as patron to
    protegerse verbo pronominal ( refl) protegerse DE or CONTRA algo to protect oneself from o against sth;

    proteger verbo transitivo
    1 (a una persona) to protect
    2 (un derecho, una propiedad) to defend, protect
    3 (a un artista) to act as patron to

    ' proteger' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acoger
    - barniz
    - manguito
    - sobretodo
    - templete
    - amparar
    - cobijar
    - preservar
    English:
    cover
    - cushion
    - escort
    - guard
    - keep off
    - protect
    - safeguard
    - screen
    - secure
    - shade
    - shelter
    - shield
    - conserve
    - damp
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [persona, animal, objeto] to protect (de o contra from o against);
    el sombrero me protege del sol the hat protects me from the sun, the hat keeps the sun off me;
    la roca nos protegía del viento the rock protected us against the wind;
    los guardaespaldas la protegieron de los fans the bodyguards shielded her from the fans;
    un organismo para proteger la fauna an organization set up to protect wildlife, a wildlife organization
    2. Econ [productos] to protect
    3. Informát to protect
    * * *
    v/t protect (de from)
    * * *
    proteger {15} vt
    : to protect, to defend
    * * *
    proteger vb to protect

    Spanish-English dictionary > proteger

  • 8 FARA

    go
    * * *
    (fer; fór, fórum; farinn), v.
    1) to move, pass along, go;
    gekk hann hvargi sem hann fór, he walked wherever he went;
    fara heim (heiman), to go home (from home);
    fara á fund e-s to visit one;
    fjöld ek fór, I travelled much;
    hann sagði, hversu orð fóru með þeim, what words passed between them;
    absol., to go begging (ómagar, er þar eigu at fara í því þingi);
    2) with ‘ferð, leið’ or the like added in acc., gen., or dat.;
    fara leiðar sinnar, to go one’s way, proceed on one’s journey (= fara ferðar sinnar or ferða sinna, fara ferð sina, fara för sina, förum sínum);
    fara þessa ferð, to make this journey;
    fara fullum dagleiðum, to travel a full days journeys;
    fara stefnuför, to go a-summoning;
    fara bónorðsför, to go a-wooing;
    fara sigrför, to go on the path of victory, to triumph;
    fara góða för, to make a lucky journey;
    fig., fara ósigr, to be defeated;
    fara mikinn skaða, to suffer great damage;
    fara hneykju, skömm, to incur disgrace;
    fara erendleysu, to fail in one’s errand;
    with the road in acc. (fara fjöll ok dala);
    3) fara búðum, bygðum, vistum, to move, change one’s abode;
    fara eldi ok arni, to move one’s hearth and fire;
    4) fara einn saman, to go alone;
    fara eigi ein saman, to go with child (= fara með barni);
    5) with infin.;
    fara sofa, to go to sleep (allir menn vóru sofa farnir);
    fara vega, to go to fight;
    fara leita, to go seeking (var leita farit);
    6) with an a., etc.;
    fara villr, to go astray;
    fara haltr, to walk lame;
    fara vanstiltr, to go out of one’s mind;
    fara duldr e-s, to be unaware of;
    fara andvígr e-m, to give battle;
    fara leyniliga (leynt), to be kept secret;
    eigi má þetta svá fara, this cannot go on in that way;
    fjarri ferr þat, far from it, by no means;
    fór þat fjarri, at ek vilda, I was far from desiring it;
    7) to turn out, end;
    fór þat sem líkligt var, it turned out as was likely (viz. ended ill);
    svá fór, at, the end was, that;
    ef svá ferr sem ek get til, if it turns out as I guess;
    á sómu leið fór um aðra sendimenn, it went the same way with the other messengers;
    8) to fare well, ill;
    biðja e-n vel fara, to bid one farewell;
    9) to suit, fit, esp. of clothes, hair (ekki þykkir mér kyrtill þinn fara betr en stakkr minn; hárit fór vel);
    impers., fór illa á hestinum, it sat ill on the horse;
    10) impers., e-m ferr vel, illa, one behaves or acts well, ill;
    honum hafa öll málin verst farit, he has behaved worst in the whole matter;
    e-m ferr vinveittliga, one behaves in a friendly way;
    11) fara e-t höndum, to touch with the hands, esp. of a healing touch, = fara höndum um e-t (bið hann fara höndum meinit);
    fara land herskildi, brandi, to visit a land with ‘warshield’, with fire, to ravage or devastate it (gekk síðan á land upp með liði sínu ok fór alit herskildi);
    12) to overtake (Án hrísmagi var þeirra skjótastr ok gat farit sveininn);
    tunglit ferr sólina, the moon overtakes the sun;
    áðr hana Fenrir fari, before F. overtakes her;
    13) to ill-treat, treat cruelly;
    menn sá ek þá, er mjök höfðu hungri farit hörund, that had chastened their flesh with much fasting;
    14) to put an end to, destroy;
    fara sér (sjálfr), to kill oneself;
    fara lífi (fjörvi) e-s, to deprive one of life;
    þú hefir sigr vegit ok Fáfni (dat.) um farit, killed F.;
    15) to forfeit (fara löndum ok lausafé);
    16) refl., farast;
    17) with preps. and advs.:
    fara af klæðum, to take off one’s clothes;
    fara at e-m, to make an attack upon, to assault (eigi mundi í annat sinn vænna at fara at jarlinum);
    fara at e-u, to mind, pay heed to;
    ekki fer ek at, þótt þú hafir svelt þik til fjár (it does not matter to me, I do not care, though);
    to deal with a thing, proceed in a certain way;
    fara at lögum, úlögum, to proceed lawfully, unlawfully;
    fara mjúkliga at, to proceed gently;
    hér skulu við fara at með ráðum, act with, deliberation;
    impers. with dat., to do, behave;
    illa hefir mér at farit, I have done my business badly; to go in pusuit (search) of (víkingar nökkurir þeir sem fóru at féföngum);
    fara at fuglaveiðum, to go a-fowling;
    fara at fé, to tend sheep;
    fara á e-n, to come upon one;
    sigu saman augu, þá er dauðinn fór á, when death seized him;
    fara á hæl or hæli, to step back, retreat;
    fara eptir e-m, to follow one;
    fara eptir e-u, to go for, go to fetch (Snorri goði fór eptir líkinu; fara eptir vatni); to accommodate oneself to, conform to (engi vildi eptir öðrum fara);
    þau orð er eptir fara, the following words;
    fara fram, to go on, take place;
    ef eigi ferr gjald fram, if no payment takes place;
    veizlan ferr vel fram, the feast went on well;
    spyrr, hvat þar fœri fram, he asked, what was going on there;
    fara fram ráðum e-s, to follow one’s advice;
    allt mun þat sínu fram fara, it will take its own course;
    kváðu þat engu gegna ok fóru sínu fram, took their own way;
    segir honum, hversu þeir fóru fram, how they acted;
    fara e-t fram, to do., perform a thing;
    spyrr hann, hvat nú sé fram faranda, what is to be done;
    fara fyrir e-t, to pass for, be taken for (fari sá fyrir níðing, er);
    fara hjá sér, to be beside oneself;
    fara í e-t, to go into (fara í tunnu);
    fara í sæng, rekkju, to go to bed;
    fara í sess sinn, sæti sitt, to take one’s seat;
    fara í klæði, to put on clothes, dress;
    fara í vápn, brynju, to put on armour;
    fara í lag, to go right or straight again (þá fóru brýnn hans í lag);
    fara í vöxt, to increase;
    fara í þurð, to wane;
    fara í hernað, víking, to go a-freebooting;
    nú ferr í úvænt efni, now matters look hopeless;
    to happen, occur (alit þat, er í hafði farit um nóttina);
    fara með e-t, to wield handle, manage;
    fór Hroptr með Gungni, H. wielded (the spear) Gungnir;
    fara með goðorð, to hold a goðorð;
    fara með sök, to manage a lawsuit;
    to practice, deal in;
    fara með rán, to deal in robbery;
    fara með spott ok háð, to go scoffing and mocking;
    fara með galdra ok fjölkyngi, to practice sorcery;
    to deal with, treat, handle (þú munt bezt ok hógligast með hann fara);
    fara af hljóði með e-t, to keep matters secret;
    fara með e-m, to go with one, follow one (ek skal með yðr fara með allan minn styrk);
    fara með e-u, to do (so and so) with a thing, to deal with, manage;
    hvernig þeir skyldu fara með vápnum sínum, what they were to do with their weapons;
    sá maðr, er með arfinum ferr, who manages the inheritance;
    fara með málum sínum, to manage one’s case;
    fara vel með sínum háttum, to bear oneself well;
    undarliga fara munkar þessir með sér, these monks behave strangely;
    fara með barni, to go with child;
    impers., ferr með þeim heldr fáliga, they are on indifferent terms;
    fara ór landi, to leave the country;
    fara ór klæðum, fötum, to take off one’s clothes, undress;
    fara saman, to go together; to shake, shudder;
    fór en forna fold öll saman, shivered all through;
    to concur, agree (hversu má þat saman f);
    fara til svefns, to go to sleep (= fara at sofa);
    fara um e-t, to travel over (fara um fjall);
    fara höndum um e-n, to stroke or touch one with the hands (hann fór höndum um þá, er sjúkir vóru);
    fara mörgum orðum um e-t, to dilate upon a subject;
    fara myrkt um e-t, to keep a matter dark;
    fara undan, to excuse oneself (from doing a thing), to decline, refuse (hvat berr til, at þú ferr undan at gera mér veizluna);
    borð fara upp, the tables are removed;
    fara út, to go from Norway to Iceland; to come to a close, run out (fóru svá út þessir fimm vetr);
    fara útan, to go abroad (from Iceland);
    fara við e-n, to treat one, deal with one in a certain way;
    margs á, ek minnast, hve við mik fóruð, I have many things to remember of your dealings with me;
    fara yfir e-t, to go through;
    nú er yfir farit um landnám, now an account of the settlements has been given;
    skjótt yfir at fara, to be brief.
    * * *
    pret. fóra, 2nd pers. fórt, mod. fórst, pl. fóru; pres. ferr, 2nd pers. ferr, in mod. pronunciation ferð; pret. subj. færa; imperat. far and farðu (= far þú); sup. farit; part. farinn; with the suffixed neg. fór-a, Am. 45; farið-a ( depart not), Hkr. i. 115 MS. (in a verse). [In the Icel. scarcely any other verb is in so freq. use as fara, as it denotes any motion; not so in other Teut. idioms; in Ulf. faran is only used once, viz. Luke x. 7; Goth. farjan means to sail, and this seems to be the original sense of fara (vide far); A. S. faran; the Germ. fahren and Engl. fare are used in a limited sense; in the Engl. Bible this word never occurs (Cruden); Swed. fara; Dan. fare.]
    A. NEUT. to go, fare, travel, in the widest sense; gékk hann hvargi sem hann fór, he walked wherever he went, Hkr. i. 100; né ek flý þó ek ferr, I fly not though I fare, Edda (in a verse); létt er lauss at fara (a proverb), Sl. 37: the saying, verðr hverr með sjálfum sér lengst at fara, Gísl. 25; cp. ‘dass von sich selbst der Mensch nicht scheiden kann’ (Göthe’s Tasso), or the Lat. ‘patriae quis exul se quoque fugit?’ usually in the sense to go, to depart, heill þú farir, heill þú aptr komir, Vþm. 4; but also to come, far þú hingat til mín, come here, Nj. 2.
    2. to travel, go forth or through, pass, or the like; þú skalt fara í Kirkjubæ, Nj. 74; fara ór landi, to fare forth from one’s country, Fms. v. 24; kjóll ferr austan, Vsp. 51; Surtr ferr sunnan, 52; snjór var mikill, ok íllt at fara, and ill to pass, Fms. ix. 491; fóru þeir út eptir ánni, Eg. 81; siðan fór Egill fram með skóginum, 531; þeim sem hann vildi at færi … Njáll hét at fara, Nj. 49; fara munu vér, Eg. 579; Egill fór til þess er hann kom til Álfs. 577, Fms. xi. 122; fara þeir nú af melinum á sléttuna. Eg. 747; fara heiman, to fare forth from one’s home, K. Þ. K. 6; alls mik fara tíðir, Vþm. 1; fjölð ek fór, far I fared, i. e. travelled far, 3: the phrase, fara utan, to fare outwards, go abroad (from Iceland), passim; fara vestr um haf, to fare westward over the sea, i. e. to the British Isles, Hkr. i. 101; fara á fund e-s, to visit one, Ld. 62; fara at heimboði, to go to a feast, id.; fara fæti, to fare a-foot, go walking, Hkr.; absol. fara, to travel, beg, hence föru-maðr, a vagrant, beggar; in olden times the poor went their rounds from house to house within a certain district, cp. Grág. i. 85; ómagar er þar eigu at fara í því þingi eðr um þau þing, id.; ómagar skolu fara, 119; omegð þá er þar ferr, 296: in mod. usage, fara um and um-ferð, begging, going round.
    β. with prep.: fara at e-m, to make an inroad upon one, Nj. 93, 94, 102 (cp. at-för); fara á e-n, to mount, e. g. fara á bak, to mount on horseback; metaph., dauðinn fór á, death seized him, Fms. xi. 150; f. saman, to go together, Edda 121, Grág. ii. 256; f. saman also means to shudder. Germ. zusammenfahren, Hým. 24: metaph. to concur, agree, hversu má þat saman f., Nj. 192; þeim þótti þat mjök saman f., Fms. iv. 382; fara á hæl, or á hæli, to go a-heel, i. e. step back. retreat, xi. 278, Eg. 296; fara undan, metaph. to excuse oneself, refuse (v. undan), Nj. 23, Fms. x. 227; fara fyrir, to proceed; fara eptir, to follow.
    3. with ferð, leið or the like added, in acc. or gen. to go one’s way; fara leiðar sinnar, to proceed on one’s journey, Eg. 81, 477, Fms. i. 10, Grág. ii. 119; fara ferðar sinnar, or ferða sinna, id.. Eg. 180, Fms. iv. 125; fara derð sina, id.. Eg. 568; fara förum sínum, or för sinní, id., K. Þ. K. 80, 90; fara dagfari ok náttfari, to travel day and night, Fms. i. 203; fara fullum dagleiðum, to go full days-journeys, Grág. i. 91; or in a more special sense, fara þessa ferð, to make this journey, Fas. ii. 117; f. stefnu-för, to go a-summoning; f. bónorðs-för, to go a-courting, Nj. 148; f. sigr-för, to go on the way of victory, to triumph, Eg. 21; fara sendi-för, to go on a message, 540.
    β. in a metaph. sense; fara hneykju-för, to be shamefully beaten, Hrafn. 19 (MS.); fara ósigr, to be defeated, Eg. 287; fara mikinn skaða, to ‘fare’ (i. e. suffer) great damage, Karl. 43; fara því verrum förum, fara skömm, hneykju, erendleysu, úsæmð, to get the worst of it, Fms. viii. 125.
    4. with the road in acc.; hann fór Vánar-skarð, Landn. 226; f. sjó-veg, land-veg, K. Þ. K. 24; fór mörg lönd ok stórar merkr, Fas. ii. 540; fara sömu leið, Fms. i. 70; f. sama veg, Luke x. 31; f. fjöll ok dala, Barl. 104; fara út-leið, þjóð-leið, Fms. iv. 260; also, fara um veg, fara um fjall, to cross a fell, Hm. 3; fara liði, to march, Fms. i. 110.
    II. in a more indefinite sense, to go; fara búðum, bygðum, vistum, to move, change one’s abode, Ld. 56, Hkr. ii. 177, Nj. 151, Vigl. 30; fara búferla, to more one’s household, Grág. ii. 409; fara vöflunarförum, to go a-begging, i. 163, 294, ii. 482.
    2. the phrases, fara eldi ok arni, a law term, to move one’s hearth and fire. Grág. ii. 253; fara eldi um land, a heathen rite for taking possession of land, defined in Landn. 276. cp. Eb. 8, Landn. 189, 284.
    3. fara einn-saman, to be alone. Grág. ii. 9; the phrase, f. eigi einn-saman, to be not alone, i. e. with child, Fms. iii. 109; or, fór hón með svein þann, Bs. i. 437; cp. ganga með barni.
    4. adding an adj., to denote gait, pace, or the like; fara snúðigt, to stride haughtily, Nj. 100; fara mikinn, to rush on, 143; fara flatt, to fall flat, tumble, Bárð. 177; fara hægt, to walk slowly.
    β. fara til svefns, to go to sleep, Nj. 35; f. í sæti sitt, to go to one’s seat, 129; f. í sess, Vþm. 9; f. á bekk, 19; fara á sæng, to go to bed, N. G. L. i. 30; fara í rúmið, id. (mod.); fara í mannjöfnuð, Ísl. ii. 214; fara í lag, to be put straight, Eg. 306; fara í vöxt, to wax, increase, Fms. ix. 430, Al. 141; fara í þurð, to wane, Ld. 122, l. 1 (MS.); fara í úefni, to go to the wrong side, Sturl. iii. 210; fara at skakka, to be odd ( not even). Sturl. ii. 258; fara at sölum, to be put out for sale, Grág. ii. 204.
    5. fara at fuglum, to go a-fowling, Orkn. (in a verse); fara at fugla-veiðum, id., Bb. 3. 36; fara í hernað, í víking, to go a-freebooting, Fms. i. 33, Landn. 31; fara at fé, to watch sheep, Ld. 240; fara at fé-föngum, to go a-fetching booty, Fms. vii. 78.
    β. with infin., denoting one’s ‘doing’ or ‘being;’ fara sofa, to go to sleep, Eg. 377; fara vega, to go to fight, Vsp. 54, Gm. 23; fara at róa, Vígl. 22; fara leita, to go seeking, Fms. x. 240; fara að búa, to set up a household, Bb. 2. 6; fara að hátta, to go to bed.
    γ. akin to this is the mod. use of fara with an infin. following in the sense to begin, as in the East Angl. counties of Engl. it ‘fares’ to …, i. e. it begins, is likely to be or to do so and so; það fer að birta, það er farit að dimma, it ‘fares’ to grow dark; það fer að hvessa, it ‘fares’ to blow; fer að rigna, it ‘fares’ to rain. etc.:—no instance of this usage is recorded in old Icel., but the Engl. usage shews that it must be old.
    δ. with an adj. etc.; fara villr, to go astray, Sks. 565; fara haltr, to go lame, Fms. x. 420; fara vanstiltr, to go out of one’s mind, 264; fara hjá sér, to be beside oneself, Eb. 270; fara apr, to feel chilly, Fms. vi. 237 (in a verse); fara duldr e-s, to be unaware of, Skálda 187 (in a verse); fara andvígr e-m, to give battle, Stor. 8; fara leyniliga, to go secretly, be kept hidden, Nj. 49.
    6. to pass; fór sú skipan til Íslands, Fms. x. 23; fara þessi mál til þings, Nj. 100; hversu orð fóru með þeim, how words passed between them, 90; fóru þau orð um, the runner went abroad, Fms. i. 12; ferr orð er um munn líðr (a saying), iv. 279; þá fór ferligt úorðan, a bad report went abroad, Hom. 115.
    7. fara fram, to go on, take place; ferr þetta fram, Ld. 258; ef eigi ferr gjald fram, if no payment takes place, K. Þ. K. 64; ferr svá fram, and so things went on without a break, Nj. 11, Eg. 711; veizlan ferr vel fram, the feast went on well, Nj. 11, 51; spyrr hvat þar færi fram, he asked what there was going on. Band. 17; fór allt á sömu leið sem fyrr, it went on all the same as before, Fms. iv. 112; fara fram ráðum e-s, to follow one’s advice, Nj. 5, 66, Fms. vii. 318; allt mun þat sínu fram f., it will take its own course, Nj. 259; nú er því ferr fram um hríð, it went on so for a while, Fms. xi. 108; a law term, to be produced, gögn fara fram til varnar, Grág. i. 65; dómar fara út, the court is set (vide dómr), Grág., Nj., passim.
    8. borð fara upp brott, the tables are removed (vide borð), Eg. 247, 551; eigi má þetta svá f., this cannot go on in that way, Nj. 87; fjarri ferr þat, far from it, by no means, 134; fór þat fjarri at ek vilda, Ld. 12; fór þat ok svá til, and so if came to pass, Fms. x. 212.
    9. to turn out, end; hversu ætlar þú fara hesta-atið, Nj. 90; fór þat sem likligt var, it turned out as was likely (i. e. ended ill). Eg. 46; svá fór, at …, the end was, that …, Grett. 81 new Ed.; ef svá ferr sem ek get til, if it turns out as I guess, Dropl. 30, Vígl. 21; ef svá ferr sem mín orð horfa til, Fms. v. 24; ef svá ferr sem mik varir, if it comes to pass as it seems to me, vi. 350; svá fór um sjóferð þá, Bjarni 202; á sömu leið fór um aðra sendi-menn, Eg. 537; to depart, die, þar fór nýtr maðr, Fs. 39; fara danða-yrði, to pass the death-weird, to die, Ýt. 8.
    10. to fare well, ill, in addressing; fari þér vel, fare ye well, Nj. 7; biðja e-n vel fara, to bid one farewell, Eg. 22, Ld. 62; far heill ok sæll, Fms. vii. 197: in a bad sense, far þú nú þar, ill betide thee! Hbl. 60; far (impers.) manna armastr, Eg. 553; Jökull bað hann fara bræla armastan, Finnb. 306; fari þér í svá gramendr allir, Dropl. 23.
    11. fara í fat, í brynju (acc.), etc., to dress, undress; but fara ór fötum (dat.), to undress, Fms. x. 16, xi. 132, vii. 202, Nj. 143, Gh. 16, etc.
    III. metaph.,
    1. to suit, fit, esp. of clothes, hair, or the like; ekki þykkir mér kyrtill þinn fara betr en stakkr minn, Fas. ii. 343; hárið fór vel, Nj. 30; jarpr á hár ok fór vel hárit, Fms. ii. 7; gult hár sem silki ok fór fagrliga, vi. 438, Fs. 88; klæði sem bezt farandi, Eb. 256; var sú konan bezt f., the most graceful, lady-like, Ísl. ii. 438; fór ílla á hestinum, it sat ill on the horse, Bs. i. 712.
    2. impers. it goes so and so with one, i. e. one behaves so and so: e-m ferr vel, ílla, etc., one behaves well, ill, etc.; honum hafa öll málin verst farit, he has behaved worst in the whole matter, Nj. 210; bezta ferr þér, Fms. vii. 33; vel mun þér fara, Nj. 55; at honum fari vel, 64; þer hefir vel farit til mín, Finnb. 238; e-m ferr vinveittliga, one behaves in a friendly way, Nj. 217; ferr þér þá bezt jafnan ok höfðinglegast er mest liggr við, 228; mun honum nokkurn veg vel f., Hrafn. 10; údrengiliga hefir þér farit til vár, Ld. 48; ferr þér illa, Nj. 57; hversu Gunnari fór, how ( well) G. behaved, 119.
    3. fara at e-u, to deal with a thing (i. e. proceed) so and so; svá skal at sókn fara, thus is the pleading to be proceeded with, Grág. i. 323; svá skal at því f. at beiða …, 7; fara at lögum, or úlögum at e-u, to proceed lawfully or unlawfully, 126; hversu at skyldi f., how they were to proceed, Nj. 114; fara mjúklega at, to proceed gently, Fms. vii. 18; hér skulu vér f. at með ráðum, to act with deliberation, Eg. 582; Flosi fór at öngu óðara ( took matters calmly), en hann væri heima, Nj. 220.
    β. impers. with dat., to do, behave; ílla hefir mér at farit, I have done my business badly, Hrafn. 8; veit Guð hversu hverjum manni mun at f., Fms. x. 212: in mod. phrases, to become, ironically, þér ferr það, or þér ferst það, it becomes thee, i. e. ‘tis too bad of thee.
    γ. hví ferr konungrinn nú svá (viz. at), Fms. i. 35; er slíkt úsæmiliga farit, so shamefully done, Nj. 82; hér ferr vænt at, here things go merrily, 232; karlmannliga er farit, manfully done, 144.
    δ. to mind, care about; ekki ferr ek at, þótt þú hafir svelt þik til fjár, it does not matter to me, I do not care, though …, Nj. 18; ekki munu vit at því fara ( never mind that), segir Helgi, 133.
    ε. fara eptir, to be in proportion; hér eptir fór vöxtr ok afl, his strength and stature were in proportion, Clar.
    4. fara með e-t, to wield, handle, manage; fór Hroptr með Gungni, H. wielded Gungni ( the spear), Kormak; f. með Gríðar-völ, to wield the staff G., Þd. 9: as a law term, to wield, possess; fara með goðorð, to keep a goðorð, esp. during the session of parliament, Dropl. 8, Grág. and Nj. passim; fara með sök, to manage a lawsuit, Grág., Nj.; or, fara við sök, id., Nj. 86.
    β. metaph. to practise, deal in; fara með rán, to deal in robbing, Nj. 73; fara með spott ok háð, to go sporting and mocking, 66; f. með fals ok dár, Pass. 16. 5; fara með galdra ok fjölkyngi, K. Þ. K. 76; f. með hindr-vitni, Grett. 111; cp. the phrase, farðu ekki með það, don’t talk such nonsense.
    γ. to deal with, treat, handle; þú munt bezt ok hógligast með hann fara, thou wilt deal with him most kindly and most gently, Nj. 219; fara af hljóði með e-t, to keep matters secret, id.; Ingimundr fór vel með sögum (better than sögur, acc.), Ing. dealt well with stories, was a good historian. Sturl. i. 9.
    δ. with dat.; fara með e-u, to do so and so with a thing, manage it; hversu þeir skyldi fara með vápnum sínum, how they were to do with their weapons, Fms. ix. 509; sá maðr er með arfinum ferr, who manages the arfr, Grág. i. 217; ef þeir fara annan veg með því fé, 216; fara með málum sínum, to manage one’s case, 46; meðan hann ferr svá með sem mælt er, 93; Gunnarr fór með öllu ( acted in all) sem honum var ráð til kennt, Nj. 100; ef svá er með farit, Ld. 152; f. vel með sínum háttum, to bear oneself well, behave well, Eg. 65; Hrafn fór með sér vel, H. bore himself well, Fms. vi. 109; undarliga fara munkar þessir með sér, they behave strangely, 188; við förum kynlega með okkrum málum, Nj. 130; vant þyki mér með slíku at fara, difficult matters to have to do with, 75; f. málum á hendr e-m, to bring an action against one, Ld. 138; fara sókn ( to proceed) sem at þingadómi, Grág. i. 463; fara svá öllu máli um sem …, 40, ii. 348; fara með hlátri ok gapi, to go laughing and scoffing, Nj. 220; cp. β above.
    IV. fara um, yfir e-t, to pass over slightly; nú er yfir farit um landnám, shortly told, touched upon, Landn. 320; skjótt yfir at f., to be brief, 656 A. 12; fara myrkt um e-t, to mystify a thing, Ld. 322; fara mörgum orðum um e-t, to dilate upon a subject, Fbr. 124, Nj. 248, Fms. ix. 264.
    β. in the phrase, fara höndum um e-t, to go with the hands about a thing, to touch it, Germ. befühlen, esp. medic. of a healing touch; jafnan fengu menn heilsubót af handlögum hans, af því er hann fór höndum um þá er sjúkir vóru, Játv. 24; ok pá fór hann höndum um hann, Bs. i. 644; þá lét Arnoddr fara aðra höndina um hann, ok fann at hann var berfættr ok í línklæðum. Dropl. 30; cp. fóru hendr hvítar hennar um þessar görvar, Fas. i. 248 (in a verse): note the curious mod. phrase, það fer að fara um mig, I began to feel uneasy, as from a cold touch or the like.
    γ. impers. with dat.; eigi ferr þér nær Gunnari, en Merði mundi við þik, thou camest not nearer to G. than Mord would to thee, i. e. thou art just as far from being a match for G. as Mord is to thee, Nj. 37; þá ferr honum sem öðrum, it came to pass with him as with others, 172; þá mun mér first um fara, I shall fall much short of that, Fms. vi. 362; því betr er þeim ferr öllum verr at, the worse they fare the better I am pleased, Nj. 217.
    V. reflex., esp. of a journey, to fare well; fórsk þeim vel, they fared well, Eg. 392, Fms. xi. 22; honum fersk vel vegrinn, he proceeded well on his journey, ii. 81; hafði allt farizt vel at, all had fared well, they had had a prosperous journey, Íb. 10; fórsk þeim þá seint um daginn, they proceeded slowly, Eg. 544; mönnum fórsk eigi vel um fenit, Fms. vii. 149; hversu þeim hafði farizk, Nj. 90; at þeim færisk vel, Ísl. ii. 343, 208, v. l.: the phrase, hamri fórsk í hægri hönd, he grasped the hammer in his right hand, Bragi; farask lönd undir, to subdue lands, Hkr. i. 134, v. l. (in a verse).
    2. recipr., farask hjá, to go beside one another, miss one another, pass without meeting, Nj. 9; farask á mis, id., farask í móti, to march against one another, of two hosts; þat bar svá til at hvárigir vissu til annarra ok fórusk þó í móti, Fms. viii. 63, x. 46, Fas. ii. 515.
    VI. part.,
    1. act., koma farandi, to come of a sudden or by chance; þá kómu hjarðsveinar þar at farandi, some shepherds just came, Eg. 380; Moses kom farandi til fólksins, Sks. 574; koma inn farandi, 369, Fbr. 25.
    2. pass. farinn, in the phrase, á förnum vegi, on ‘wayfaring,’ i. e. in travelling, passing by; finna e-n á förnum vegi, Nj. 258, K. Þ. K. 6; kveðja fjárins á förnum vegi, Grág. i. 403; also, fara um farinn veg, to pass on one’s journey; of the sun. sól var skamt farin, the sun was little advanced, i. e. early in the morning, Fms. xi. 267, viii. 146; þá var dagr alljós ok sól farin, broad day and sun high in the sky, Eg. 219; also impers., sól (dat.) var skamt farit, Úlf. 4. 10: the phrase, aldri farinn, stricken in years, Sturl. i. 212; vel farinn í andliti, well-favoured, Ld. 274; vel at orði farinn, well spoken, eloquent, Fms. xi. 193; mod., vel orði, máli farinn, and so Ld. 122; gone, þar eru baugar farnir, Grág. ii. 172; þó fætrnir sé farnir, Fas. iii. 308.
    β. impers. in the phrase, e-m er þannig farit, one is so and so; veðri var þannig farit, at …, the winter was such, that …, Fms. xi. 34; veðri var svá farit at myrkt var um at litask, i. e. the weather was gloomy, Grett. 111; hversu landinu er farit, what is the condition of the country, Sks. 181; henni er þannig farit, at hón er mikil ey, löng …, ( the island) is so shapen, that it is large and long, Hkr. ii. 188; er eigi einn veg farit úgæfu okkari, our ill-luck is not of one piece, Nj. 183: metaph. of state, disposition, character, er hánum vel farit, he is a well-favoured man, 15; undarliga er yðr farit, ye are strange men, 154; honum var svá farit, at hann var vesal-menni, Boll. 352: adding the prepp. at, til, þeim var úlíkt farit at í mörgu, they were at variance in many respects, Hkr. iii. 97; nú er annan veg til farit, now matters are altered, Nj. 226; nú er svá til farit, at ek vil …, now the case is, that I wish …, Eg. 714; hér er þannig til farit, … at leiðin, 582; þar var þannig til farit, Fms. xi. 34. ☞ Hence comes the mod. form varið (v instead of f), which also occurs in MSS. of the 15th century—veðri var svá varit, Sd. 181; ér honum vel varið, Lv. 80, Ld. 266, v. l.; svá er til varið, Sks. 223, 224,—all of them paper MSS. The phrase, e-m er nær farit, one is pressed; svá var honum nær farit af öllu samt, vökum ok föstu, he was nearly overcome from want of sleep and fasting.
    B. TRANS.
    I. with acc.:
    1. to visit; fara land herskildi, brandi, etc., to visit a land with ‘war-shield,’ fire, etc., i. e. devastate it; gékk siðan á land upp með liði sínu, ok fór allt herskildi, Fms. i. 131; land þetta mundi herskildi farit, ok leggjask undir útlenda höfðingja, iv. 357; (hann) lét Halland farit brandi, vii. 4 (in a verse); hann fór lvist eldi, 41 (in a verse); hann hefir farit öll eylönd brandi, 46 (in a verse); fara hungri hörund, to emaciate the body, of an ascetic, Sl. 71.
    2. to overtake, with acc.; hann gat ekki farit hann, he could not overtake ( catch) him, 623. 17; tunglit ferr sólina, the moon overtakes the sun, Rb. 116; áðr hana Fenrir fari, before Fenrir overtakes her, Vþm. 46, 47; knegut oss fálur fara, ye witches cannot take us, Hkv. Hjörv. 13; hann gat farit fjóra menn af liði Steinólfs, ok drap þá alla, … hann gat farit þá hjá Steinólfsdal, Gullþ. 29; hann reið eptir þeim, ok gat farit þá út hjá Svelgsá, milli ok Hóla, Eb. 180; Án hrísmagi var þeirra skjótastr ok getr farit sveininn, Ld. 242; viku þeir þá enn undan sem skjótast svá at Danir gátu eigi farit þá, Fms. (Knytl. S.) xi. 377 (MS., in the Ed. wrongly altered to náð þeim); hérinn hljóp undan, ok gátu hundarnir ekki farit hann (Ed. fráit wrongly), Fas. iii. 374; ok renna allir eptir þeim manni er víg vakti, … ok verðr hann farinn, Gþl. 146: cp. the phrase, vera farinn, to dwell, live, to be found here and there; þótt hann sé firr um farinn, Hm. 33.
    II. with dat. to destroy, make to perish; f. sér, to make away with oneself; kona hans fór sér í dísar-sal, she killed herself, Fas. i. 527; hón varð stygg ok vildi fara sér, Landn. (Hb.) 55; ef þér gangit fyrir hamra ofan ok farit yðr sjálfir, Fms. viii. 53; hví ætla menn at hann mundi vilja f. sér sjálfr, iii. 59; fara lífi, fjörvi, öndu, id.; skal hann heldr eta, en fara öndu sinni, than starve oneself to death, K. Þ. K. 130; ok verðr þá þínu fjörvi um farit, Lv. 57, Ýt. 20, Fas. i. 426 (in a verse), cp. Hkv. Hjörv. 13; mínu fjörvi at fara, Fm. 5; þú hefir sigr vegit, ok Fáfni (dat.) um farit, 23; farit hafði hann allri ætt Geirmímis, Hkv. 1. 14; ok létu hans fjörvi farit, Sól. 22; hann hafði farit mörgum manni, O. H. L. 11.
    β. to forfeit; fara sýknu sinni, Grág. i. 98; fara löndum ok lausafé, ii. 167.
    2. reflex. to perish (but esp. freq. in the sense to be drowned, perish in the sea); farask af sulti, to die of hunger, Fms. ii. 226; fellr fjöldi manns í díkit ok farask þar, v. 281; fórusk sex hundruð Vinda skipa, xi. 369; alls fórusk níu menn, Ísl. ii. 385; mun heimr farask, Eluc. 43; þá er himin ok jörð hefir farisk, Edda 12; farask af hita, mæði, Fms. ix. 47; fórsk þar byrðingrinn, 307; hvar þess er menn farask, Grág. i. 219; heldr enn at fólk Guðs farisk af mínum völdum, Sks. 732: of cattle, ef fé hins hefir troðisk eðr farisk á þá lund sem nú var tínt, Grág. ii. 286.
    β. metaph., fersk nú vinátta ykkur, your friendship is done with, Band. 12.
    γ. the phrase, farask fyrir, to come to naught, Nj. 131; at síðr mun fyrir farask nokkut stórræði, Ísl. ii. 340; en fyrir fórusk málagjöldin af konungi, the payment never took place, Fms. v. 278; lét ek þetta verk fyrir farask, vii. 158; þá mun þat fyrir farask, Fs. 20; en fyrir fórsk þat þó þau misseri, Sd. 150: in mod. usage (N. T.), to perish.
    δ. in act. rarely, and perhaps only a misspelling: frá því er féit fór (fórsk better), K. Þ. K. 132; fóru (better fórusk, were drowned) margir Íslenzkir menn, Bs. i. 436.
    3. part. farinn, as adj. gone, undone; nú eru vér farnir, nema …, Lv. 83; hans tafl var mjök svá farit, his game was almost lost, Fas. i. 523; þá er farnir vóru forstöðumenn Tróju, when the defenders of Troy were dead and gone, Ver. 36; tungl farit, a ‘dead moon,’ i. e. new moon, Rb. 34; farinn af sulti ok mæði, Fms. viii. 53; farinn at e-u, ruined in a thing, having lost it; farnir at hamingju, luckless, iv. 73; f. at vistum, xi. 33; f. at lausa-fé;. iii. 117: in some cases uncertain whether the participle does not belong to A.

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  • 9 dégât

    dégât [degα]
    masculine noun
    • faire beaucoup de dégât(s) [grêle, inondation, personne etc] to do a lot of damage ; [alcool] to do a lot of harm
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    degɑ
    nom masculin damage [U]

    faire des dégâts — [personne] to do damage; [explosion] to cause damage

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    dégât nm
    1 ( dommage) dégâts damage ¢; 10 millions d’euros de dégât 10 million euros' worth of damage; limiter les dégâts to limit the damage; faire des dégâts [personne] to do damage; [explosion] to cause damage; attention aux dégâts causés par le soleil beware of the damaging effects of the sun;
    2 ( désordre) mess○; vous en avez fait du dégât○! you've made a real mess○!
    dégâts des eaux Jur flood damage ¢.
    attention, il va y avoir des dégâts○ watch out, there's going to be trouble; arrêtez les dégâts○! stop right there!; bonjour les dégâts○! here comes trouble○!
    [dega] nom masculin

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  • 10 szk|oda

    Ⅰ f 1. (strata, uszczerbek) loss
    - szkody materialne/moralne material/moral losses
    - szkody polityczne political damage
    - szkody w ludziach były ogromne there was great loss of life
    - doznać szkód w sprzęcie to suffer losses in equipment
    - wyrządzić a. spowodować szkodę to do a. cause damage
    - wichura narobiła wiele szkód the windstorm caused substantial damage
    - szkody spowodowane przez burzę/mróz storm/frost damage
    - mogła się opalać bez szkody dla zdrowia cały dzień she could sit in the sun all day without any harmful effects a. without detriment to her health
    - najwyraźniej szkody spowodowane były przez kozy the damage was obviously the work of goats
    - zarzucono ministrowi, że działał na szkodę państwa the minister was accused of acting to the detriment of the state
    - modernizacja naszej firmy przyniosła same szkody the modernization of our company only brought harm to it
    2. (w polu) schwytać kozę/konia w szkodzie to catch a straying goat/horse
    - wygnać krowę ze szkody to chase away a stray cow
    - zająć komuś konia w szkodzie to impound a (stray) horse
    - nasza krowa znów poszła w szkodę our cow’s gone off and caused damage again
    Ⅱ praed. jaka szkoda! what a pity!
    - szkoda zachodu it’s not worth the trouble
    - szkoda wysiłku it’s a waste of effort
    - szkoda mi jego matki I feel sorry for his mother
    - szkoda marnować czas na wyjaśnianie it’s a waste of time trying to explain it
    - szkoda pieniędzy na… it’s no use wasting money on…
    - szkoda gadać! what can I say!
    - szkoda łez! nothing doing!
    - szkoda słów waste of breath a. words
    - szkoda, że nie możesz zostać do jutra I wish you could stay till tomorrow
    - szkoda, że już się kończą wakacje it’s a pity a. it’s a shame that the holidays are nearly over
    - co za szkoda, że dziś pada deszcz what a pity that it’s raining today
    - wielka szkoda, że się nie zobaczymy w święta it’s too bad that we won’t see each other at Christmas
    - chodźmy już, bo szkoda każdej chwili let’s go now, let’s not waste a single moment
    - □ szkoda górnicza Górn. mining damage
    - szkoda łowiecka Myślis. damage caused by hunting

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  • 11 male

    1. m evil
    che c'è di male? where's the harm in it?
    andare a male go off, go bad
    aversela o prendersela a male take it the wrong way
    medicine mal di gola sore throat
    mal di testa/di denti headache/toothache
    mal di mare seasickness
    far male a qualcuno hurt someone
    mi fa male il braccio my arm hurts
    il cioccolato mi fa male chocolate doesn't agree with me
    far male alla salute be bad for you
    farsi male hurt oneself
    2. adv badly
    capire male misunderstand
    di male in peggio from bad to worse
    meno male! thank goodness!
    ( essere giù) be depressed
    il giallo mi sta male yellow doesn't suit me, I don't suit yellow
    il divano sta male qui the couch doesn't look right here
    sta male... it's not done to...
    mi ha risposto male he gave me a rude answer
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    male s.m.
    1 (opposto di bene) evil: il bene e il male, right and wrong (o good and evil); il genio del male, the evil genius; lo spirito del male, the spirit of evil; non conosce il male, she doesn't know the meaning of evil; indurre qlcu. al male, to lead s.o. astray; rendere bene per male, to return good for evil
    2 (sventura) ill, evil, misfortune; (guaio) trouble: i mali della vita, the ills (o evils) of life; augurare del male a qlcu., to wish s.o. ill; raccontare i propri mali, to tell one's troubles (o woes) // portare male, to bring bad luck // mal comune mezzo gaudio, (prov.) misery loves company // a mali estremi, estremi rimedi, (prov.) desperate ills need desperate remedies // un male tira l'altro, (prov.) it never rains but it pours (o misfortunes never come singly) // non tutto il male viene per nuocere, (prov.) every cloud has a silver lining // tra due mali bisogna scegliere il minore, (prov.) choose the lesser of two evils
    3 (malattia) illness, disease, sickness; (dolore fisico) pain, ache: mal d'aria, altitude sickness; mal caduco, falling sickness; mal di cuore, heart disease; mal di denti, toothache; mal di gola, sore throat: ho mal di gola, I have a sore throat; mal di mare, seasickness; avere il mal di mare, to be seasick; mal di montagna, mountain sickness; mal di stomaco, stomach-ache; mal di testa, headache; un brutto male, cancer; i cibi pesanti mi fanno male, heavy food gives me indigestion; ti fa male?, does it hurt?; ho male alle braccia, mi fanno male le braccia, my arms ache (o hurt); mi fai male, you are hurting me; essere affetto da un male incurabile, to suffer from an incurable disease; farsi male, to hurt oneself: si è fatto male cadendo da un albero, he hurt himself falling from a tree; si è fatto male alla gamba, he hurt his leg
    4 (danno, torto) harm, damage: il male che mi ha fatto, the wrongs he has done me; che male ti può fare?, what harm can it do you?; ciò farà più male che bene, it will do more harm than good; gli avete fatto del male parlando così, you have hurt him by talking like that; non c'è niente di male in ciò, there is no harm in that; non si deve fare male a nessuno, you mustn't hurt people; poco male se non può venire, it does not matter if he cannot come; non sarà male avvisarlo, it wouldn't hurt to tell him; la sua partenza è stato un male per tutti, his departure was bad for everyone.
    ◆ FRASEOLOGIA: meno male, just as well (o a good job o a good thing); (grazie a Dio) thank goodness; (almeno) at least: è arrivato con due ore di ritardo, ma meno male che ora è qui, he arrived two hours late, but at least he's here now; ho dato l'esame di francese e ho preso 20; meno male, poteva andare peggio, I got 20 out of 30 in the French exam; not so bad!, it could have been worse; ho dimenticato il portafogli, meno male che ho un po' di soldi in tasca, I have forgotten my wallet, it's just as well (o it's a good job o it's a good thing) I have some money in my pocket; meno male che sei arrivato, ero proprio nei pasticci, thank goodness you've arrived, I was really in a mess // non bisogna pensare male di lui, give him the benefit of the doubt (o don't think badly of him) // non c'è male, not too bad (o pretty well) // non pensavo a nulla di male, I did not mean anything bad // spettacolo che fa male, (doloroso), painful sight // andare a male, to go bad // aversela a male di qlco., prendere qlco. a male, to feel hurt by sthg. (o to take sthg. in bad part o to take sthg. amiss) // farsi venire un male, to pretend to faint (o to swoon) // mettere male, to foster enmity (o to sow discord) // venir male, to feel faint; mi vien male, I feel faint // voler male a qlcu., (odiarlo) to hate s.o.; (avere un rancore contro qlcu.) to have a grudge against s.o.
    male avv.
    1 (in modo non giusto, scorrettamente) badly: riconosco di aver agito male, I admit I behaved badly; parlare male l'italiano, to speak Italian badly; trattare male qlcu., to treat s.o. badly; è un lavoro fatto male, it's a badly done job // mi ha risposto male, he gave me a rude answer (o he answered me rudely) // fa male a prendersela tanto, he's wrong to get so upset // ti ho fatto male?, did I hurt you?
    2 (in modo sgradevole, sconveniente, sfavorevole): ho dormito male stanotte, I slept badly last night; in quel ristorante si mangia male, the food's awful in that restaurant; quella persona veste male, that person dresses badly; ci siamo rimasti tutti molto male, we all felt bad (o we were all upset) about it; sentirsi male, to feel ill // star male, (di salute) to be ill; (essere sconveniente) to look bad; (di abito ecc.) not to suit // star male a quattrini, to be badly off // gli affari vanno male, business is bad // le cose si mettono male, things are looking bad // io la vedo male, I don't like the look of it // finir male, (avere cattivo esito) to end badly; (prendere una brutta strada) to come to a bad end: la giornata è finita male, the day ended badly; se continua a frequentare quell'ambiente, finirà male, if he keeps in with those people, he'll come to a bad end // non male, not (so) bad: ''Come stai?'' ''Non male'', ''How are you?'' ''Not so bad''; ''Come vanno le cose?'' ''Non male'', ''How are things going?'' ''Not badly'' // bene o male, somehow (or other) // né bene né male, so so // di male in peggio, from bad to worse // per male che vada, at (the) worst
    3 (in modo imperfetto, non completamente) not properly, poorly, badly: quella porta è chiusa male, that door isn't properly closed; la radio funziona male, the radio isn't working properly // hai scritto male l'indirizzo, you didn't get the address right // la foto è riuscita male, the photo hasn't come out well; la gita era mal organizzata, the trip was badly (o poorly) organized // la mia fiducia era mal riposta, my trust was misplaced // siete male informati, you've got it wrong // devo aver capito male, I must have misunderstood
    4 (con valore di negazione): guardare qlcu. con mal celata antipatia, to look at s.o. with ill-concealed dislike; è un atteggiamento che mal si addice a un presidente, it's an attitude that ill becomes a president
    5 (con valore di agg.): quella ragazza non è male, that girl isn't bad-looking; questo quadro non è male, this picture isn't bad at all
    ◆ inter. (per esprimere disapprovazione o rammarico): ''Non hai ancora fatto i compiti? Male!'', ''Haven't you done your homework yet? That's too bad!''; ''Ho perso di nuovo le chiavi di casa'' ''Male!'', ''I've lost the house keys again'' ''Too bad!''
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    ['male]
    1. avv

    scrivere/comportarsi male — to write/behave badly

    rispondere male — (in modo errato) to answer wrongly o incorrectly, (in modo sgarbato) to answer back

    parlar male di qn — to speak ill of sb, say bad things about sb

    2)

    sentirsi/star male — (di salute) to feel/be ill

    3)

    (fraseologia) gli è andata male di nuovo — he failed again

    restare o rimanere male — (deluso) to be disappointed, (dispiaciuto) to be sorry, (offeso) to be hurt o offended

    quell'abito le sta proprio male — that dress just doesn't suit her, that dress looks terrible on her

    la vedo male — things look bad (to me), it doesn't look good to me

    niente male quel ragazzo — that boy's not bad, that boy's a bit of alright fam

    2. sm
    1) (ciò che è ingiusto, disonesto) evil
    2) (danno) harm
    3) (dolore) pain, ache, (malattia) illness, disease

    mi fa male una gamba — my leg hurts, I've got a pain in my leg

    farsi male — to hurt o.s.

    avere un brutto male — (euf : cancro) to have cancer

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    I 1. ['male]
    avverbio (compar. peggio; superl. malissimo, pessimamente)
    1) (in modo sbagliato, scorretto, insoddisfacente) [fatto, pagato, leggere, cominciare, trattare, dormire] badly; [ illuminato] poorly, badly; [diagnosticato, indirizzato] wrongly

    finire male — [ persona] to go to the bad; [ rapporto] to go sour

    comportarsi male — to behave badly, to misbehave (oneself), to misconduct oneself

    di male in peggio — worse and worse, from bad to worse

    parlare male di qcn. — to badmouth sb., to speak evil o ill of sb.

    la vedo male — fig. I don't like the look of it

    guardare male qcn. — to frown at sb.

    una festa niente male — a goodish party, not a bad party

    2. II ['male]
    sostantivo maschile
    1) (ciò che è malvagio, immorale) evil, ill

    il bene e il male — good and evil, right and wrong

    2) (dolore) pain, ache

    fare male — [braccio, schiena] to ache, to hurt; [ taglio] to smart, to sting

    fare male a qcn. — [ persona] to hurt o injure sb.; fig. to hurt sb.

    farsi male — to get hurt, to hurt o injure oneself

    farsi male alla mano — to hurt o injure one's hand

    3) (malattia) illness, sickness

    brutto male — eufem. cancer

    fare del male a qcn. — to harm sb., to do sb. harm

    fare male alla salute — [fumo, alcol] to damage health, to be bad for one's health

    portare male — to be unlucky; [ persona] to be a jinx

    "come va?" - "non c'è male!" — "how are you?" - "not so bad!"

    volere male a qcn. — (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb

    •
    ••

    andare a male — to go bad, to spoil, to go off BE

    aversela o aversene a male to take something amiss, to get sore; mettere male to make o create mischief; non tutto il male vien per nuocere every cloud has a silver lining; non farebbe male a una mosca — he wouldn't hurt o harm a fly, he wouldn't say boo to a goose

    * * *
    male1
    /'male/
     (compar. peggio; superl. malissimo, pessimamente)
     1 (in modo sbagliato, scorretto, insoddisfacente) [fatto, pagato, leggere, cominciare, trattare, dormire] badly; [ illuminato] poorly, badly; [diagnosticato, indirizzato] wrongly; funzionare male not to work properly; finire male [ persona] to go to the bad; [ rapporto] to go sour; comportarsi male to behave badly, to misbehave (oneself), to misconduct oneself; parlare male tedesco to speak bad German; ti sento male I can't hear you very well; di male in peggio worse and worse, from bad to worse; ho fatto male a fare questo I should never have done that; non sarebbe male fare it wouldn't be a bad idea to do; sta male parlare a bocca piena it's bad manners to speak with one's mouth full
     2 (in modo negativo) parlare male di qcn. to badmouth sb., to speak evil o ill of sb.; la vedo male fig. I don't like the look of it; essere mal visto to be in bad odour BE o odor AE; guardare male qcn. to frown at sb.; le cose si mettono male per noi things are looking black down for us
     3 niente male, mica male not bad; una festa niente male a goodish party, not a bad party; niente male il vestito! nice dress!
     male! that's bad!
    ————————
    male2
    /'male/ ⇒ 7
    sostantivo m.
     1 (ciò che è malvagio, immorale) evil, ill; il bene e il male good and evil, right and wrong; non fare nulla di male to do nothing wrong; non c'è nulla di male a fare there is nothing wrong with o in doing; che male c'è? where is the harm (in it)? what harm is there? che cosa ha fatto di male? what has she done wrong?
     2 (dolore) pain, ache; dove ha male? where does it hurt? mal di testa headache; fare male [braccio, schiena] to ache, to hurt; [ taglio] to smart, to sting; fare male a qcn. [ persona] to hurt o injure sb.; fig. to hurt sb.; farsi male to get hurt, to hurt o injure oneself; farsi male alla mano to hurt o injure one's hand; questi stivali mi fanno male ai piedi these boots hurt my feet
     3 (malattia) illness, sickness; male incurabile incurable disease; brutto male eufem. cancer
     4 (danno) fare del male a qcn. to harm sb., to do sb. harm; fare male alla salute [fumo, alcol] to damage health, to be bad for one's health; troppo sole fa male alla pelle too much sun(bathing) is bad for your skin; portare male to be unlucky; [ persona] to be a jinx; "come va?" - "non c'è male!" "how are you?" - "not so bad!"; poco male! no harm done!
     5 (sentimento) volere male a qcn. (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb.
    andare a male to go bad, to spoil, to go off BE; aversela o aversene a male to take something amiss, to get sore; mettere male to make o create mischief; non tutto il male vien per nuocere every cloud has a silver lining; non farebbe male a una mosca he wouldn't hurt o harm a fly, he wouldn't say boo to a goose
    \
    mal d'aria airsickness; avere il mal d'aria to be airsick; mal d'auto car sickness; avere il mal d'auto to be carsick; mal di mare seasickness; avere il mal di mare to be seasick; mal di montagna mountain sickness.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > male

  • 12 castigar

    v.
    1 to punish (imponer castigo a).
    castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinner
    lo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penalty
    Elsa castiga a los chicos Elsa punishes the kids.
    Dios castiga la maldad God punishes evil.
    2 to penalize (sport).
    3 to damage.
    una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods
    4 to seduce.
    5 to ravage.
    6 to recur to punishment.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar
    1 (aplicar una pena) to punish
    2 (dañar) to damage, ruin
    3 (una cabalgadura) to ride hard
    4 familiar (seducir) to seduce
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) [por delito, falta]
    a) [+ delincuente, pecador, culpable] to punish ( por for)
    [+ niño] [gen] to punish; [sin salir] to ground, keep in

    castigar la carne — (Rel) to mortify the flesh

    b) (Dep) to penalize ( por for)
    c) (Com, Pol) to punish
    2) (=perjudicar) [guerra, crisis] to afflict, affect; [calor] to beat down on; [frío] to bite into
    3) [físicamente] (=maltratar) to damage, harm

    castigar el hígado — iró to damage one's liver

    4) [+ caballo] to ride hard
    5) (=corregir) [+ estilo] to refine; [+ texto] to correct, revise
    6) (=enamorar) to seduce
    7) (Com) [+ gastos] to reduce
    8) Méx (=apretar) [+ tornillo, cuerda] to tighten (up)
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < criminal> to punish
    b) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)

    mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me

    2) crisis/enfermedad to affect
    * * *
    = punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.
    Ex. They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
    Ex. I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.
    Ex. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.
    Ex. The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.
    Ex. It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.
    Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
    ----
    * castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.
    * castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.
    * castigar duramente = smite.
    * castigar severamente = blast.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < criminal> to punish
    b) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)

    mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me

    2) crisis/enfermedad to affect
    * * *
    = punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.

    Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.

    Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.
    Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.
    Ex: The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.
    Ex: It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.
    Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
    * castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.
    * castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.
    * castigar duramente = smite.
    * castigar severamente = blast.

    * * *
    castigar [A3 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹criminal› to punish
    serán castigados de acuerdo a la ley they will be punished according to the law
    fueron castigados con la pena máxima they received the maximum sentence
    2 ‹niño›
    lo castigaron sin postre as a punishment he was made to go without dessert o they wouldn't let him have any dessert
    me castigaron a aprendérmelo de memoria as a punishment I was made to learn it off by heart o they made me learn it off by heart
    se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back
    mi padre me ha castigado por llegar tarde my father's keeping me in o my father's grounded me for being late
    B
    1
    «crisis/enfermedad»: castigó duramente su ya débil organismo it severely affected her already weakened body
    la zona más castigada por la sequía the area hardest hit o worst affected by the drought
    2 ‹caballo› to ride … hard
    3 ‹toro› to inflict a great deal of punishment on
    4 ‹motor/frenos› to work … hard
    * * *

     

    castigar ( conjugate castigar) verbo transitivo


    b) ‹ niño› ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep … in detention;

    ( a quedarse en casa) to keep … in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq);

    castigar verbo transitivo
    1 to punish
    2 (hacer sufrir, hacer padecer) to harm, ruin
    3 Jur Dep to penalize
    ' castigar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enterarse
    - sancionar
    English:
    book
    - cane
    - deal with
    - penalize
    - punish
    - chastise
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [imponer castigo a] to punish;
    castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinner;
    lo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penalty;
    los castigaron a copiar la lección diez veces they had to write out the lesson ten times as a punishment
    2. Dep to penalize;
    el árbitro castigó la acción con penalti the referee awarded a penalty for the foul
    3. [dañar] [piel, salud] to damage;
    [sujeto: sol, viento, epidemia] to devastate;
    una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods;
    las nuevas medidas castigan a los pequeños inversores the new measures are prejudicial to small investors
    4. [enamorar] to seduce
    5. [caballo] [con espuelas] to spur;
    [con látigo] to whip
    6. Taurom to wound
    * * *
    v/t punish
    * * *
    castigar {52} vt
    : to punish
    * * *
    castigar vb to punish

    Spanish-English dictionary > castigar

  • 13 ancho

    adj.
    1 broad, wide.
    2 latus.
    3 large-waist.
    4 permissive, lax, loose.
    m.
    width, breadth.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: anchar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) broad, wide
    2 (prenda - holgada) loose-fitting; (- grande) too big
    1 (anchura) breadth, width
    ■ ¿qué ancho tiene? how wide is it?
    2 (en costura) width
    \
    a sus anchas familiar comfortable, at ease
    a lo ancho breadthwise, across
    estar más ancho,-a que largo,-a to be full of oneself
    estar muy ancho,-a to have plenty of space, have plenty of room
    ponerse más ancho,-a que largo,-a to swell with pride
    quedarse tan ancho,-a familiar to behave as if nothing had happened, not bat an eyelid
    ————————
    1 (anchura) breadth, width
    ■ ¿qué ancho tiene? how wide is it?
    2 (en costura) width
    * * *
    1. noun m.
    breadth, width
    2. (f. - ancha)
    adj.
    1) broad, wide
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=amplio) [camino, puente, habitación] wide; [calle, sonrisa, manos] broad; [muro] thick

    • a lo ancho de algo — across sth

    • por todo el ancho mundo — throughout the whole wide world, the world over

    Castilla, largo 1., 6)
    2) (=holgado) [chaqueta, pantalón] loose, loose-fitting; [falda] full; [manga] wide

    quedar o Esp estar o Esp venir ancho a algn — to be too wide for sb

    esta camisa me viene ancha — this shirt is too big for me, this shirt is on the big side *

    a sus anchas —

    ponerse a sus anchas — to make o.s. comfortable, spread o.s.

    manga 1)
    3) Esp (=cómodo, confortable)

    en dos coches iremos más anchos — we'll be more comfortable in two cars, we'll have more room if we go in two cars

    quedarse tan ancho, quedarse más ancho que largo —

    pancho
    4) (=liberal) liberal, broad-minded

    • ancho de conciencia — Esp not overscrupulous

    • ancho de miras — broad-minded

    5) (=orgulloso) proud
    2. SM
    1) (=anchura) [de camino, ventana] width; [de río] width, breadth

    ¿cuál es el ancho de la mesa? — what is the width of the table?

    • de ancho, tiene doce metros de ancho — it is twelve metres wide

    doble 1., 1)
    2) (Ferro) (tb: ancho de vía) gauge, gage (EEUU)

    • ancho europeo — European gauge

    • ancho normal — standard gauge

    * * *
    I
    - cha adjetivo
    1)
    a) <camino/río/mueble> wide

    a lo ancho — breadthways o (BrE) widthways

    b) <manos/cara/espalda> broad
    c) < ropa> loose-fitting, loose
    2) (fam) (ufano, orgulloso) proud
    3) (cómodo, tranquilo)

    allí estaremos más anchos — (Esp) we'll have more room there

    qué ancho me quedé después de decírselo! — (Esp) I felt really good after I'd told him

    estar/sentirse/ponerse a sus anchas — to be/feel/make oneself at home

    quedarse tan ancho — (Esp fam) ver pimpante

    II
    masculino width

    ¿cuánto tiene or mide de ancho? — how wide is it?

    tiene or mide 6 metros de ancho — it's 6 meters wide

    * * *
    = broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], loose fitting, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].
    Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
    Ex. Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.
    Ex. Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.
    Ex. After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.
    Ex. The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.
    ----
    * a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].
    * a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.
    * ancho de banda = bandwidth.
    * ancho de caderas = pear-shaped, wide-hipped.
    * ancho de espaldas = broad-shouldered.
    * anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.
    * cinta adhesiva ancha para libros = book tape.
    * cinta ancha adhesiva plateada = duct tape.
    * corbata ancha de colorines = kipper tie.
    * de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.
    * de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.
    * meter de ancho = take in.
    * Número + de ancho = Número + wide.
    * pantalones anchos = baggy pants.
    * sombrero de alas anchas = broad-brimmed hat.
    * * *
    I
    - cha adjetivo
    1)
    a) <camino/río/mueble> wide

    a lo ancho — breadthways o (BrE) widthways

    b) <manos/cara/espalda> broad
    c) < ropa> loose-fitting, loose
    2) (fam) (ufano, orgulloso) proud
    3) (cómodo, tranquilo)

    allí estaremos más anchos — (Esp) we'll have more room there

    qué ancho me quedé después de decírselo! — (Esp) I felt really good after I'd told him

    estar/sentirse/ponerse a sus anchas — to be/feel/make oneself at home

    quedarse tan ancho — (Esp fam) ver pimpante

    II
    masculino width

    ¿cuánto tiene or mide de ancho? — how wide is it?

    tiene or mide 6 metros de ancho — it's 6 meters wide

    * * *
    = broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], loose fitting, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].

    Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

    Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.
    Ex: Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.
    Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.
    Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.
    * a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].
    * a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.
    * ancho de banda = bandwidth.
    * ancho de caderas = pear-shaped, wide-hipped.
    * ancho de espaldas = broad-shouldered.
    * anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.
    * cinta adhesiva ancha para libros = book tape.
    * cinta ancha adhesiva plateada = duct tape.
    * corbata ancha de colorines = kipper tie.
    * de caderas anchas = wide-hipped.
    * de espaldas anchas = broad-shouldered.
    * meter de ancho = take in.
    * Número + de ancho = Número + wide.
    * pantalones anchos = baggy pants.
    * sombrero de alas anchas = broad-brimmed hat.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹camino› wide; ‹río› wide, broad; ‹cama/mesa› wide
    la entrada no es lo suficientemente ancha the entrance is not wide enough
    pusieron barricadas a todo lo ancho de la carretera they put barricades right across the road
    doblar el papel a lo ancho fold the paper breadthways o ( BrE) widthways
    2 ‹manos/cara/espalda› broad
    es ancho de espaldas he's broad-shouldered
    3 ‹pared› thick
    4 ‹pantalones/chaqueta› loose-fitting, loose
    la falda me está or queda or viene ancha de cintura the skirt is too big around the waist for me
    B ( fam) (ufano, orgulloso) proud
    iba todo ancho del brazo de su hija he was very proud o bursting with pride as he walked arm-in-arm with his daughter
    C
    (cómodo, tranquilo): vamos en mi coche, así estaremos más anchos ( Esp); we'll take my car, that way we'll have more room
    ¡qué ancho me quedé después de decírselo! ( Esp); I felt really good o I felt I'd got(ten) a real weight off my chest after I'd told him
    estar/sentirse/ponerse a sus anchas to be/feel/make oneself at home
    en su casa me siento a mis anchas I feel at home o at ease at his house
    ahora podemos charlar a nuestras anchas now we can relax and have a good chat
    llegó al hotel y se puso a sus anchas he arrived at the hotel and made himself comfortable o made himself at home o settled himself in
    quedarse tan ancho ( Esp fam): lo dijo mal y se quedó tan ancho he said it wrong but just carried on regardless o as if nothing had happened o but he wasn't at all fazed
    lo echaron del trabajo y se quedó tan ancho they fired him but he wasn't the least bit bothered o worried o but he was totally unpertubed
    casi se mata y se queda tan ancho he nearly kills himself and then behaves o acts as if nothing had happened, he nearly kills himself and he doesn't bat an eyelash ( AmE) o ( BrE) eyelid o turn a hair
    me llamó mentirosa y se quedó tan ancho he called me a liar, quite unashamedly
    dijo que se iba a vivir con él, así tan ancha she quite boldly o calmly said she was going to go and live with him, she said she was going to go and live with him, quite brazenly o unashamedly
    1 width
    mide el ancho de la alfombra measure the width of the carpet
    ¿cuánto tiene or mide de ancho? how wide is it?
    tiene or mide 6 metros de largo por 3 de ancho it's 6 meters long by 3 meters wide
    2 ( Tex) width doble1 adj A. (↑ doble (1))
    Compuestos:
    bandwidth
    gauge
    ( Ferr) Spanish broad gauge
    ( Ferr) standard gauge
    * * *

     

    ancho 1
    ◊ - cha adjetivo

    1
    a) ‹camino/río/mueble› wide;


    a lo ancho breadthways o (BrE) widthways
    b) ‹manos/cara/espalda› broad;




    2 (cómodo, tranquilo):

    estar/sentirse/ponerse a sus anchas to be/feel/make oneself at home
    ancho 2 sustantivo masculino
    width;
    ◊ ¿cuánto mide de ancho? how wide is it?;

    tiene 6 metros de ancho it's 6 meters wide
    ancho,-a
    I adjetivo wide, broad
    ese vestido te está muy ancho, that dress is too big for you
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 (anchura) width, breadth: ¿qué ancho tiene?, how wide is it?
    la mesa tiene un metro de ancho, the table is a metre wide
    2 Cost width
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar quedarse tan ancho (tranquilo): llega tarde y se queda tan ancha, she is always late but never shows any sign of remorse
    a lo ancho: mide la cocina a lo ancho, measure the kitchen widthways
    familiar a mis/tus/sus anchas, at ease, comfortable
    Empleamos wide (ancho) para hablar de distancias físicas: Vivimos en una calle ancha. We live in a wide street. El coche no entra, es demasiado ancho. The car won't go in, it's too wide.
    Broad     (amplio) es más abstracto y lo usamos en ciertas expresiones (plena luz de día, broad daylight; liberal, broad-minded) o en estilo literario para describir ríos, valles u otros elementos geográficos: Al otro lado del ancho valle se encuentra el castillo. On the other side of the broad valley stands the castle.

    ' ancho' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amplia
    - amplio
    - ancha
    - interlineal
    - medir
    - sacar
    - tener
    - de
    - espalda
    - impresión
    - por
    English:
    across
    - breadth
    - broad
    - frame
    - gauge
    - in
    - wide
    - width
    - baggy
    - coast
    - depth
    - how
    - length
    * * *
    ancho, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [abertura, carretera, río] wide;
    mídelo a lo ancho measure it crosswise;
    a lo ancho de across (the width of);
    había rocas a lo ancho de la carretera there were rocks across the middle of the road;
    es ancho de hombros he's broad-shouldered;
    en este asiento se está muy ancho this seat is nice and wide
    2. [muro] thick
    3. [ropa] loose-fitting;
    te va o [m5] está ancho it's too big for you;
    este vestido me viene ancho de cintura this dress is too big for me around the waist;
    venirle ancho a alguien to be too big for sb;
    el puesto de director le viene ancho he doesn't have what it takes for the job of manager
    4. [persona] [cómoda] comfortable;
    estaremos más anchos si nos vamos al jardín we'll have more room if we go into the garden;
    a mis/tus anchas at ease;
    ponte a tus anchas make yourself at home
    5. Esp [persona] [satisfecha, orgullosa] smug, self-satisfied;
    [desahogada] relieved;
    estar/ponerse muy ancho to be/become conceited;
    yo tan preocupada y él, tan ancho I was so worried whereas he didn't seem at all bothered o the least bit concerned;
    quedarse tan ancho not to care less;
    lo dijo delante de todos y se quedó tan ancho he said it in front of everyone, just like that;
    ¡qué ancho me he quedado después del examen! I'm so relieved to have got the exam over with!;
    Irónico
    ¡se habrá quedado ancho con la tontería que ha dicho! he must be delighted with himself for making that stupid remark
    ♦ nm
    width;
    ¿cuánto mide o [m5] tiene de ancho? how wide is it?;
    tener 5 metros de ancho to be 5 metres wide
    Informát ancho de banda bandwidth; Ferroc ancho de vía gauge
    * * *
    I adj
    1 wide, broad
    :
    a sus anchas at ease, relaxed;
    quedarse tan ancho fam carry on as if nothing had happened
    :
    ponerse muy ancho be very proud
    4
    :
    venir ancho a be too much for;
    le viene ancho el cargo the job is too much for her
    II m width;
    dos metros de ancho two meters wide
    * * *
    ancho, - cha adj
    1) : wide, broad
    2) : ample, loose-fitting
    ancho nm
    : width, breadth
    * * *
    ancho1 adj
    1. (en general) wide
    2. (ropa) baggy [comp. baggier; superl. baggiest] / loose
    3. (hombros, espalda) broad
    estar muy ancho to have plenty of space / to have plenty of room
    quedarse tan ancho not to be at all bothered / not to bat an eyelid
    lo hizo todo mal y se quedó tan ancho he did it all wrong, but he wasn't at all bothered
    ancho2 n width
    a mis anchas comfortable / at home

    Spanish-English dictionary > ancho

  • 14 quemar

    v.
    1 to burn.
    quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flag
    El fuego quemó las cortinas The fire burned=burnt the curtains.
    Elsa quemó la madera Elsa burned=set fire to the wood.
    2 to go through, to fritter away (malgastar) (ahorros).
    3 to burn out (informal) (desgastar).
    4 to be (scalding) hot (estar caliente).
    ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot
    5 to burn off, to consume, to burn up.
    El ejercicio quema calorías Exercise burns off calories.
    6 to be scorching, to be beating down, to be blazing down, to be blazing out.
    Este sol quema This sun is scorching.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to burn; (plants) to scorch
    2 (incendiar) to set on fire
    3 (destilar) to distil
    4 figurado (dinero) to throw away, squander
    5 familiar (acabar) to burn out
    1 (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot
    1 (persona) to burn oneself; (cosa) to be burnt
    2 figurado (deteriorarse el prestigio) to burn oneself out; (en política) to be a has-been
    3 figurado (ir a acertar) to get warm
    ■ ¡que te quemas! you're getting warm!
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=hacer arder)
    a) [fuego, sol] [+ papeles, mueble, arroz, patatas] to burn; [+ edificio] to burn down; [+ coche] to set fire to

    el incendio ha quemado varias hectáreas de bosque — the fire has destroyed o burned down several hectares of woodland

    he quemado la camisa con la plancha — I scorched o burned my shirt with the iron

    nave 1)
    b) [líquido hirviendo] to scald; [ácido, frío, helada] to burn
    2) (=dar sensación de calor) [radiador, especia picante] to burn
    3) [+ fusible] to blow
    4) (=gastar)
    a) [+ calorías] to burn, burn up; [+ energías] to burn off
    b) [+ fortuna] to squander; [+ dinero] to blow *, squander; [+ recursos] to use up
    5) * (=fastidiar) to bug *, get *

    lo que más me quemó fue que me tratara como a un estúpido — what bugged * me o got * me most was the way he treated me as if I was stupid

    6) (=desgastar) [+ político, gobierno] to destroy, be the ruin of
    7) (Com) [+ precios] to slash, cut; [+ géneros] to sell off cheap
    8) Cuba (=estafar) to swindle
    9) CAm (=denunciar) to denounce, inform on
    10) Ven * [con arma de fuego] to shoot
    11) Arg, Uru
    2. VI
    1) (=arder) [comida, líquido, metal] to be boiling (hot); [mejillas] to be burning

    ¡cómo quema el sol! — the sun's really scorching (hot)!

    este sol no quema nada — LAm you won't get tanned in this sun

    2) (=picar) [especia, picante] to burn
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <basura/documentos> to burn
    b) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake
    2) <leña/combustible> to burn; < calorías> to burn up; < grasa> to burn off
    a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorch
    b) líquido/vapor to scald
    c) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn
    d) < motor> to burn... out; < fusible> to blow
    e) sol < plantas> to scorch; < piel> to burn; ( broncear) (AmL) to tan
    4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander
    2.
    quemar vi
    1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)
    2) sol to burn
    3.
    quemarse v pron
    1)
    a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singe
    b) (fam) ( en juegos)

    caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)

    c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan
    2)
    a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn down
    b) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)
    3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)
    * * *
    = burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.
    Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.
    Ex. The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.
    Ex. Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.
    Ex. Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.
    Ex. The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.
    Ex. This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.
    Ex. If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.
    Ex. Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.
    Ex. Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.
    Ex. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.
    ----
    * fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.
    * más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.
    * quemar completamente = burn out.
    * quemarse = go up in + flames.
    * quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.
    * sin quemar = unburned.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <basura/documentos> to burn
    b) <herejes/brujas> to burn... at the stake
    2) <leña/combustible> to burn; < calorías> to burn up; < grasa> to burn off
    a) <comida/mesa/mantel> to burn; ( con la plancha) to scorch
    b) líquido/vapor to scald
    c) ácido <ropa/piel> to burn
    d) < motor> to burn... out; < fusible> to blow
    e) sol < plantas> to scorch; < piel> to burn; ( broncear) (AmL) to tan
    4) ( malgastar) <fortuna/herencia> to squander
    2.
    quemar vi
    1) ( estar muy caliente) plato/fuente to be very hot; café/sopa to be boiling (hot) (colloq)
    2) sol to burn
    3.
    quemarse v pron
    1)
    a) (refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; <mano/lengua> to burn; <pelo/cejas> to singe
    b) (fam) ( en juegos)

    caliente, caliente... te quemaste! — getting warmer, warmer... you're burning! (colloq)

    c) ( al sol - ponerse rojo) to get burned; (- broncearse) (AmL) to tan
    2)
    a) ( destruirse) papeles to get burned; edificio to burn down
    b) ( sufrir daños) alfombra/vestido to get burned; comida to burn; (+ me/te/le etc)
    3) persona ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out; ( pasar de moda)
    * * *
    = burn, set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, incinerate, scorch, sear, singe, scald.

    Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.

    Ex: The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.
    Ex: Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.
    Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.
    Ex: The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.
    Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.
    Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.
    Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.
    Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.
    Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.
    * fusible + quemarse = blow + a fuse.
    * más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio = completely burned-out.
    * quemar completamente = burn out.
    * quemarse = go up in + flames.
    * quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.
    * sin quemar = unburned.

    * * *
    quemar [A1 ]
    vt
    A (destruir, eliminar)
    1 ‹basura/documentos› to burn; ‹gases› to burn off
    2 (en la hoguera) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stake
    B
    1 ‹leña/combustible/incienso› to burn
    2 ‹calorías› to burn up; ‹grasa› to burn off
    1 ‹comida› to burn; ‹mesa/mantel› to burn; (con la plancha) to scorch
    me quemó con el cigarrillo he burned me with his cigarette
    2 «líquido/vapor» to scald
    3 «ácido» ‹ropa/piel› to burn
    4 ‹motor› to burn… out; ‹fusible› to blow
    D
    1 «sol» ‹plantas› to scorch
    la helada quemó los geranios the frost burned o damaged the geraniums
    2 «sol» ‹piel› (poner rojo) to burn; (broncear) ( AmL) to tan
    E (malgastar) ‹fortuna/herencia› to squander
    F
    ( RPl arg) (hacer quedar mal) ‹persona› lo quemaron publicando esa foto it made him look ridiculous o it was very embarrassing for him when they published that photo
    loco, me quemaste diciéndole eso you idiot, you really messed me up ( AmE) o ( BrE) dropped me in it by telling him that ( colloq)
    G ‹CD› to burn
    ■ quemar
    vi
    A (estar muy caliente) «plato/fuente» to be very hot; «café/sopa» to be boiling ( colloq), to be boiling hot ( colloq), to be very hot
    B «sol» to burn
    aunque está nublado el sol quema igual even though it's cloudy, you can still get burned
    a estas horas el sol quema mucho at this time of day, the sun is very strong o really burns
    A
    1 ( refl) (lastimarse) to burn oneself; (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself; ‹mano/lengua› to burn; ‹pelo/cejas› to singe
    me quemé con la plancha I burned myself on the iron
    2 ( fam)
    (en juegos): caliente, caliente … ¡te quemaste! getting warmer, warmer … you're burning o boiling! ( colloq)
    3 (al sol — ponerse rojo) to get burned; (— broncearse) ( AmL) to tan
    B
    1 (destruirse) «papeles» to get burned o burnt; «edificio» to burn down
    2 (sufrir daños) «alfombra/vestido» to get burned o burnt; «comida» to burn
    aquí se está quemando algo something's burning
    (+ me/te/le etc): se me quemaron las tostadas I burned the toast, the toast burned
    C «persona»
    1 (desgastarse, agotarse) to burn oneself out
    2
    (pasarse de moda): un cantante que se quemó en un par de años a singer who disappeared from the scene after a couple of years
    en el mundo del espectáculo te quemas rápidamente in show business you're only famous for a short time
    D
    ( RPl arg) «persona» (quedar mal): te quemás si les hacés un regalo así it'll look really bad if you give them a gift like that
    no digas eso en la entrevista porque te quemás don't say that in your interview or you'll blow your chances ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    quemar ( conjugate quemar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹basura/documentos/leña/CDs› to burn

    b) ‹herejes/brujas› to burn … at the stake

    2 ‹ calorías› to burn up;
    ‹ grasa› to burn off
    3
    a) ‹comida/mesa/mantel› to burn;

    ( con la plancha) to scorch
    b) [líquido/vapor] to scald

    c) [ ácido] ‹ropa/piel› to burn

    d) ‹ motor› to burn … out;

    ‹ fusible› to blow
    e) [ sol] ‹ plantas› to scorch;

    ‹ piel› to burn;
    ( broncear) (AmL) to tan
    verbo intransitivo
    a) [plato/sartén] to be very hot;

    [café/sopa] to be boiling (hot) (colloq)
    b) [ sol] to burn

    quemarse verbo pronominal
    1
    a) ( refl) (con fuego, calor) to burn oneself;

    (con líquido, vapor) to scald oneself;
    ‹mano/lengua› to burn;
    ‹pelo/cejas› to singe

    (— broncearse) (AmL) to tan
    2

    [ edificio] to burn down
    b) ( sufrir daños) [alfombra/vestido] to get burned;

    [ comida] to burn;

    3 [ persona] ( desgastarse) to burn oneself out
    quemar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (con el sol, fuego, etc) to burn
    2 (con líquido) to scald
    3 fam (psíquicamente) to burn out
    II vi (una bebida, etc) to be boiling hot
    ' quemar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    achicharrar
    - nave
    - abrasar
    - incendiar
    English:
    burn
    - burn out
    - burn up
    - sear
    - wood
    - work off
    - blow
    - frost
    - scorch
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [sol, con fuego, calor] to burn;
    [con líquido hirviendo] to scald;
    quemaron una bandera americana they set fire to an American flag;
    has quemado los macarrones you've burnt the macaroni;
    quemaban a los herejes en la hoguera heretics were burnt at the stake;
    quemar etapas [ir rápido] to come on in leaps and bounds, to progress rapidly;
    [ir demasiado rápido] to cut corners;
    quemar el último cartucho to play one's last card
    2. [calorías] to burn up;
    [grasa] to burn off
    3. [plantas]
    la helada quemó las plantas the frost killed the plants;
    el sol quemó las plantas the plants withered in the sun
    4. [malgastar] to run through, to fritter away;
    quemó sus ahorros en pocos meses she ran through her savings in just a few months
    5. Fam [desgastar] to burn out
    6. CAm, Méx [delatar] to denounce, to inform on
    7. Carib, Méx [estafar] to swindle
    8. RP Fam [balear] to shoot
    9. RP Fam [dejar mal a]
    quemar a alguien to make sb look bad;
    me quemaron con la publicación de esa noticia they really landed me in it by publishing that story
    ♦ vi
    1. [estar caliente] to be (scalding) hot;
    ten cuidado que la sopa quema be careful, the soup's (scalding) hot
    2. Fam [desgastar]
    la política quema politics burns you out
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 burn
    2 con agua scald
    3 fam
    recursos use up; dinero blow fam
    II v/i be very hot
    * * *
    quemar vt
    : to burn, to set fire to
    quemar vi
    : to be burning hot
    * * *
    quemar vb
    1. (en general) to burn [pt. & pp. burnt]
    2. (edificio, etc) to burn down
    3. (estar muy caliente) to be burning hot / to be very hot
    ¡cuidado que quema! be careful, it's very hot!

    Spanish-English dictionary > quemar

  • 15 महा _mahā

    1
    महा A cow.
    2
    महा The substitute of महत् at the beginning of Karmadhāraya and Bahuvrīhi compounds, and also at the beginning of some other irregular words. (Note: The number of compounds of which महा is the first mem- ber is very large, and may be multiplied ad infinitum. The more important of them, or such as have peculiar significations, are given below.)
    -Comp. -अक्षः an epithet of Śiva. ˚पटलिक a chief keeper of archives.
    -अङ्ग a. huge, bulky.
    -(ङ्गः) 1 a camel.
    -2 a kind of rat.
    -3 N. of Śiva.
    -अञ्जनः N. of a mountain.
    -अत्ययः a great danger or calamity.
    -अध्वनिक a. 'having gone a long way', dead.
    -अध्वरः a great sacrifice.
    -अनसम् 1 a heavy carriage.
    -2 cooking utensils. (
    -सी) a kitchen-maid. (
    -सः, -सम्) a kitchen; सूपानस्य करिष्यामि कुशलो$स्मि महानसे Mb.4.2.2.
    -अनिलः a whirl- wind; महानिलेनेव निदाघजं रजः Ki.14.59.
    -अनुभाव a.
    1 of great prowess, dignified, noble, glorious, magnanimous, exalted, illustrious; ग्रहीतुमार्यान् परिचर्यया मुहुर्महानु- भावा हि नितान्तमर्थिनः Śi.1.17; Ś.3.
    -2 virtuous, righteous, just.
    (-वः) 1 a worthy or respectable person.
    -2 (pl.) people of a religious sect in Mahārāṣtra founded by Chakradhara in the 13th century.
    -अन्तकः 1 death.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -अन्धकारः 1 thick darkness.
    -2 gross (spiritual) ignorance.
    -अन्ध्राः (pl.) N. of a people and their country.
    -अन्वय, -अभिजन a. nobly-born, of noble birth. (
    -यः, -नः) noble birth, high descent.
    -अभिषवः the great extraction of Soma.
    -अमात्यः the chief or prime minister (of a king).
    -अम्बुकः an epithet of Śiva.
    -अम्बुजम् a billion.
    -अम्ल a. very sour. (
    -म्लम्) the fruit of the tamarind tree. अरण्यम् a great (dreary) forest, large forest.
    -अर्घ a. very costly, costing a high price; महार्घस्तीर्थानामिव हि महतां को$प्यतिशयः U.6.11. (
    -र्घः) a kind of quail.
    -अर्घ्य a.
    1 valuable, precious.
    -2 invaluable; ines- timable; see महार्ह below.
    -अर्चिस् a. flaming high.
    -अर्णवः 1 the great ocean.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -अर्थ a.
    1 rich.
    -2 great, noble, dignified.
    -3 important, weighty.
    -4 significant.
    -अर्बुदम् one thousand millions.
    -अर्ह a.
    1 very valuable, very costly; महार्हशय्यापरिवर्तनच्युतैः स्वकेशपुष्पैरपि या स्म दूयते Ku.5.12.
    -2 invaluable, inestimable; महार्हशयनोपेत किं शेषे निहतो भुवि Rām.6.19. 2. (
    -र्हम्) white sandal-wood.
    -अवरोहः the fig-tree.
    -अशनिध्वजः a great banner in the form of the thunderbolt; जहार चान्येन मयूरपत्रिणा शरेण शक्रस्य महाशनि- ध्वजम् R.3.56.
    - अशन a. voracious, gluttonous; Mb. 4.
    -अश्मन् m. a precious stone, ruby.
    -अष्टमी the eighth day in the bright half of Āśvina sacred to Durgā; आश्विने शुक्लपक्षस्य भवेद् या तिथिरष्टमी । महाष्टमीति सा प्रोक्ता......
    -असिः a large sword.
    -असुरी N. of Durgā.
    -अह्नः the afternoon.
    -आकार a. extensive, large, great.
    -आचार्यः 1 a great teacher.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -आढ्य a. wealthy, very rich. (
    -ढ्यः) the Kadamba tree.
    -आत्मन् a.
    1 high-souled, high-minded, magnanimous, noble; अयं दुरात्मा अथवा महात्मा कौटिल्यः Mu.7; द्विषन्ति मन्दाश्चरितं महात्मनाम् Ku.5.75; U.1.49; प्रकृतिसिद्धमिदं हि महात्मनाम् Bh.1.63.
    -2 illustrious, distinguished, exalted, eminent; किमाचाराः किमाहाराः क्व च वासो महात्मनाम् Mb.3. 1.4.
    -3 mighty (महाबल); अथायमस्यां कृतवान् महात्मा लङ्केश्वरः कष्टमनार्यकर्म Rām.5.9.74. (-m.)
    1 the Supreme Spirit; युगपत्तु प्रलीयन्ते यदा तस्मिन् महात्मनि Ms.1.54.
    -2 the great principle, i. e. intellect of the Sāṅkhyas. (महात्मवत् means the same as महात्मन्).
    -आनकः a kind of large drum.
    -आनन्दः, -नन्दः 1 great joy or bliss.
    -2 espe- cially, the great bliss of final beatitude.
    (-न्दा) 1 spirituous liquor.
    -2 a festival on the ninth day in the bright half of Māgha.
    -आपगा a great river.
    -आयुधः an epithet of Śiva.
    -आरम्भ a. undertaking great works, enterprizing. (
    -म्भः) any great enterprize.
    -आलयः 1 a temple in general.
    -2 a sanctuary, an asylum.
    -3 a great dwelling.
    -4 a place of pilgrimage.
    -5 the world of Brahman.
    -6 the Supreme Spirit.
    -7 a tree &c. sacred to a deity.
    -8 N. of a particular dark fortnight.
    -9 पितृश्राद्ध in the month of Bhādra- pada. (
    -या) N. of a particular deity.
    - आशय a. high- souled, nobleminded, magnanimous, noble; दैवात् प्रबुद्धः शुश्राव वराहो हि महाशयः Ks; राजा हिरण्यगर्भो महाशयः H.4; see महात्मन्.
    (-यः) 1 a noble-minded or magnanimous person; महाशयचक्रवर्ती Bv.1.7.
    -2 the ocean.
    -आस्पद a.
    1 occupying a great position.
    -2 mighty, powerful.
    -आहवः a great or tumultuous fight.
    -इच्छ a.
    1 magnanimous, noble-minded, high-souled, noble; मही महेच्छः परिकीर्य सूनौ R.18.33.
    -2 having lofty aims or aspirations, ambitious; विद्यावतां महेच्छानां...... नाश्रयः पार्थिवं विना Pt.1.37.
    -इन्द्रः 1 'the great Indra', N. of Indra; इयं महेन्द्रप्रभृतीनधिश्रियः Ku.5.53; R.13.2; Ms.7.7.
    -2 a chief or leader in general.
    -3 N. of a mountain range; पतिर्महेन्द्रस्य महोदधेश्च R.6.54;4.39,43. ˚चापः rain-bow. ˚नगरी N. of Amarāvatī, the capital of Indra. ˚मन्त्रिन् m. an epithet of Bṛihaspati. ˚वाहः the elephant Airāvata; महेन्द्रवाहप्रतिमो महात्मा Mb.9.17.52.
    -इभ्य a. very rich.
    -इषुः a great archer; अधिरोहति गाण्डीवं महेषौ Ki.13.16.
    -इष्वासः a great archer, a great warrior; अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भामार्जुनसमा युधि Bg.1.4.
    -ईशः, -ईशानः N. of Śiva; महेशस्त्वां धत्ते शिरसि रसराजस्य जयिनीम् Udb. ˚बन्धुः the Bilva tree.
    -ईशानी N. of Pārvatī.
    -ईश्वरः 1 a great lord, sovereign; महेश्वरस्त्र्यम्बक एव नापरः R.; गोप्तारं न निधीनां कथयन्ति महेश्वरं विबुधाः Pt.2.74.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -3 of Viṣṇu.
    -4 a god (opp. प्रकृति).
    -5 the Supreme Being (परमात्मा); मायां तु प्रकृतिं विद्यान्मायिनं तु महेश्वरम् Śvet. Up.4.1. ˚सखः N. of Kubera; यया कैलासभवने महेश्वरसखं बली Mb.9.11.55.
    (-री) 1 N. of Durgā.
    -2 a kind of bell-metal.
    -उक्षः (for उक्षन्) a large bull; a full grown or strong bull; महोक्षतां वत्सतरः स्पृशन्निव R.3.32;4.22;6.72; Śi.5.63.
    -उत्पलम् a large blue lotus. (
    -लः) the Sārasa bird.
    -उत्सवः 1 a great festival or occasion of joy; नयनविषयं जन्मन्येकः स एव महोत्सवः Māl.1.36.
    -2 the god of love.
    -उत्साह a. possessed of great energy, energetic, persevering; अहं च कर्णं जानामि...... सत्यसंधं महोत्साहं...... Mb.3.91.2.
    (-हः) 1 perseverance.
    -2 great pride; ये जात्यादिमहो- त्साहान्नरेन्द्रान्नोपयान्ति च । तेषामामरणं भिक्षा प्रायश्चितं विनिर्मितम् ॥ Pt.1.38.
    -उदधिः 1 the great ocean; महोदधेः पूर इवेन्दु- दर्शनात् R.3.17.
    -2 an epithet of Indra. ˚जः a conch- shell, shell.
    - उदय a. very prosperous or lucky, very glorious or splendid, of great prosperity.
    (-यः) 1 (a) great elevation or rise, greatness, prosperity; नन्दस्त्वतीन्द्रियं दृष्ट्वा लोकपालमहोदयम् Bhāg.1.28.1; अपवर्ग- महोदयार्थयोर्भुवमंशाविव धर्मयोर्गतौ R.8.16. (b) great fortune or good luck. (c) greatness, pre-eminence.
    -2 final beatitude.
    -3 a lord, master.
    -4 N. of the district called Kānyakubja or Kanouja; see App.
    -5 N. of the capital of Kanouja.
    -6 sour milk mixed with honey.
    -7 = महात्मन् q. v.; संसक्तौ किमसुलभं महोदयानाम Ki.7.27. ˚पर्वन् a time of union of the middle of श्रवण नक्षत्र and the end of व्यतिपात (generally in the month of माघ or पौष at the beginning of अमावास्या).
    - उदर a. big-bellied, corpulent.
    -(रम्) 1 a big belly.
    -2 dropsy.
    -उदार a.
    1 very generous or magnanimous.
    -2 mighty, powerful.
    -उद्यम a. = महोत्साह q. v; महोद्यमाः कर्म समा- रभन्ते.
    -उद्योग a. very industrious or diligent, hard- working.
    -उद्रेकः a particular measure (= 4 प्रस्थs).
    -उन्नत a. exceedingly lofty. (
    -तः) the palmyra tree.
    -उन्नतिः f. great rise or elevation (fig. also), high rank.
    -उपकारः a great obligation.
    -उपाध्यायः a great preceptor, a learned teacher.
    -उरगः a great serpent; वपुर्महोरगस्येव करालफणमण्डलम् R.12.98.
    -उरस्क a. broad-chested. (
    -स्कः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -उर्मिन् m. the ocean; ततः सागरमासाद्य कुक्षौ तस्य महोर्मिणः Mb.3.2.17.
    -उल्का 1 a great meteor.
    -2 a great fire-brand.
    -ऋत्विज् m. 'great priest', N. of the four chief sacri- ficial priests.
    -ऋद्धि a. very prosperous, opulent. (-f.) great prosperity or affluence.
    -ऋषभः a great bull.
    -ऋषिः 1 a great sage or saint; यस्मादृषिः परत्वेन महांस्त- स्मान्महर्षयः; (the term is applied in Ms.1.34 to the ten Prajāpatis or patriarchs of mankind, but it is also used in the general sense of 'a great sage').
    -2 N. of Sacute;iva.
    -3 of Buddha.
    -ओघ a. having a strong current.
    -घः a very large number; शतं खर्व- सहस्राणां समुद्रमभिधीयते । शतं समुद्रसाहस्रं महौघमिति विश्रुतम् ॥ Rām.6.28.37.
    -ओष्ठ (महोष्ठ) a. having large lips. (
    -ष्ठः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -ओजस् a. very mighty or powerful, possessed of great splendour or glory; महौजसा मानधना धनार्चिताः Ki.1.19. (-m.) a great hero or warrior, a champion. (-n.) great vigour.
    -ओजसम् the discus of Viṣṇu (सुदर्शन). (
    -सी) N. of plant (Mar. कांगणी).
    -ओदनी Asparagus Racemosus (Mar. शतावरी).
    -ओषधिः f.
    1 a very efficacious medicinal plant, a sovereign drug.
    -2 the Dūrvā grass.
    -3 N. of various plants ब्राह्मी, श्वेतकण्टकारी, कटुका, अतिविष &c. ˚गणः a collection of great or medicinal herbs:-- पृश्निपर्णी श्यामलता भृङ्गराजः शतावरी । गुड्चा सहदेवी च महौषधिगणः स्मृतः ॥ cf. also सहदेवी तथा व्याघ्री बला चातिबला त्वचा । शङ्खपुष्पी तथा सिंही अष्टमी च सुवर्चला ॥ महौषध्यष्टकं प्रोक्तं....
    -औषधम् 1 a sovereign remedy, panacea.
    -2 ginger.
    -3 garlic.
    -4 a kind of poison (वत्सनाभ).
    -कच्छः 1 the sea.
    -2 N. of Varuṇa.
    -3 a mountain.
    -कन्दः garlic.
    -कपर्दः a kind of shell.
    -कपित्थः 1 the Bilva tree.
    -2 red garlic.
    -कम्बु a. stark naked. (
    -म्बुः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -कर a.
    1 large-handed.
    -2 having a large revenue.
    -कर्णः an epithet of Śiva.
    -कर्मन् a. doing great works. (-m.) an epithet of Śiva.
    -कला the night of the new moon.
    -कल्पः a great cycle of time (1 years of Brahman); Bhāg.7.15.69.
    -कविः 1 a great poet, a classical poet, such as कालिदास, भवभूति, बाण, भारवि &c.
    -2 an epithet of Śukra.
    -कषायः N. of a plant (Mar. कायफळ).
    -कान्तः an epithet of Śiva. (
    -ता) the earth.
    -काय a. big-bodied, big, gigantic, bulky.
    (-यः) 1 an elephant.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -3 of Viṣṇu.
    -4 of a being attending on Śiva (= नन्दि).
    -कारुणिक a. exceedingly compassionate.
    -कार्तिकी the night of full-moon in the month of Kārtika.
    -कालः 1 a form of Śiva in his character as the destroyer of the world; महाकालं यजेद्देव्या दक्षिणे धूम्रवर्णकम् Kālītantram.
    -2 N. of a cele- brated shrine or temple of Śiva (Mahākāla) (one of the 12 celebrated Jyotirliṅgas) established at Ujjayinī (immortalized by Kālidāsa in his Meghadūta, which gives a very beautiful description of the god, his temple, worship &c., together with a graphic picture of the city; cf. Me.3-38; also R.6.34); महाकालनिवासिनं कालीविलासिनमनश्वरं महेश्वरं समाराध्य Dk.1.1.
    -3 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -4 N. of a kind of gourd.
    -5 N. of Śiva's servant (नन्दि). ˚पुरम् the city of Ujjayinī. ˚फलम् a red fruit with black seeds; पक्वं महाकालफलं किलासीत् N.22.29.
    -काली an epithet of Durgā in her terrific form.
    -काव्यम् a great or classical poem; (for a full description of its nature, contents &c., according to Rhetoricians see S. D.559). (The number of Mahākāvyas is usually said to be five:-- रघुवंश, कुमारसंभव, किरातार्जुनीय, शिशुपालवध and नैषधचरित or six, if मेघदूत-- a very small poem or खण़्डकाव्य-- be added to the list. But this enumeration is apparently only traditional, as there are several other poems, such as the भट्टिकाव्य, विक्रमाङ्कदेवचरित, हरविजय &c. which have an equal claim to be considered as Mahākāvyas).
    -कीर्तनम् a house.
    -कुमारः the eldest son of a reigning prince, heir-apparent.
    -कुल, -कुलीन a. of noble birth or descent, sprung from a noble family, nobly born. (
    -लम्) a noble birth or family, high descent.
    -कुहः a species of parasitical worm.
    -कृच्छ्रम् a great penance.
    -केतुः N. of Śiva.
    -केशः, -कोशः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 a large sheath.
    -क्रतुः a great sacrifice; e. g. a horse-sacrifice; तदङ्गमग्ऱ्यं मघवन् महाक्रतोरमुं तुरङ्गं प्रतिमोक्तुमर्हसि R.3.46.
    -क्रमः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -क्रोधः an epithet of Śiva.
    -क्षत्रपः a great satrap.
    -क्षीरः sugar-cane.
    -क्षीरा f. a She-buffalo; Nighaṇṭaratnākara.
    -खर्वः, -र्वम् a high number (ten billions ?).
    -गजः a great elephant; see दिक्करिन्.
    -गणपतिः a form of the god Gaṇeśa.
    -गदः fever.
    -गन्ध a. exceedingly fragrant. (
    -न्धः) a kind of cane. (
    -न्धम्) a kind of sandal- wood. (
    -न्धा) N. of Chāmuṇḍā.
    -गर्तः, -गर्भः -गीतः N. of Śiva.
    -गर्दभगन्धिका N. of a plant, भारङ्गी.
    -गल a. longnecked.
    -गवः Bos gavaeus.
    -गुण a. very efficacious, sovereign (as a medicine); त्वया ममैष संबन्धः कपिमुख्य महागुणः Rām.5.1.12. (
    -णः) a chief quality, cardinal virtue.
    -गुरुः a highly respectable or venerable person; (these are three, the father, mother and preceptor; पिता माता तथाचार्यो महागुरुरिति स्मृतः).
    -गुल्मा the Soma plant.
    -गृष्टिः f. a cow with a large hump.
    -ग्रहः 1 an epithet of Rāhu.
    -2 the sun; महाग्रहग्राहविनष्टपङ्कः Rām.5.5.6.
    -ग्रामः N. of the ancient capital of Ceylon, the modern Māgama.
    -ग्रीवः 1 a camel.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -ग्रीविन् m. a camel.
    -घूर्णा spirituous liquor.
    -घृतम् ghee kept for a long time (for medicinal purposes).
    -घोष a. noisy, loud-sounding. (
    -षम्) a market, fair. (
    -षः) a loud noise, clamour.
    -चक्रम् the mystic circle in the शाक्त ceremonial.
    -चक्रवर्तिन् m. a universal monarch.
    -चण्डा N. of Chāmuṇḍā.
    -चपला a kind of metre.
    -चमूः f. a large army.
    -छायः the fig-tree.
    -जङ्घः a camel.
    -जटः an epithet of Śiva.
    -जटा 1 a great braid of hair.
    -2 the matted hair of Śiva.
    -जत्रु a. having a great collar-bone. (
    -त्रुः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -जनः 1 a multitude of men, a great many beings, the general populace or public; महाजनो येन गतः स पन्थाः Mb.3.313. 117; आगम्य तु ततो राजा विसृज्य च महाजनम् 6.98.25.
    -2 the populace, mob; विलोक्य वृद्धोक्षमधिष्ठितं त्वया महाजनः स्मेरमुखो भविष्यति Ku.5.7.
    -3 a great man, a distinguished or eminent man; महाजनस्य संसर्गः कस्य नोन्नतिकारकः । पद्मपत्रस्थितं तोयं धत्ते मुक्ताफलश्रियम् Pt.3.6.
    -4 the chief of a caste or trade.
    -5 a merchant, tradesman.
    -जवः an antelope.
    -जातीय a.
    1 rather large.
    -2 of an excellent kind.
    -जालिः, -ली N. of a plant (Mar. सोनामुखी)
    -जिह्वः an epithet of Śiva.
    -ज्ञानिन् m.
    1 a very learned man.
    -2 a great sage.
    -3 N. of Śiva.
    -ज्यैष्ठी the day of fullmoon in the month of Jyeṣṭha; ताभिर्दृश्यत एष यान् पथि महाज्यैष्ठीमहे मन्महे N.15.89; पूर्णिमा रविवारेण महाज्यैष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता Agni P.121.63.
    -ज्योतिस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -ज्वरः great affliction.
    -ज्वाल a. very brilliant or shining.
    (-लः) 1 N. of Śiva.
    -2 a sacrificial fire.
    -डीनम् a kind of flight; 'यानं महाडीनमाहुः पवित्रामूर्जितां गतिम्' Mb.8.41.27 (com.).
    -तपस् m.
    1 a great ascetic.
    -2 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -तलम् N. of one of the seven lower regions; see पाताल.
    -तारा N. of a Buddhist goddess.
    -तिक्तः the Nimba tree.
    -तिथिः the 6th day of a lunation.
    -तीक्ष्ण a. exceedingly sharp or pungent. (
    -क्ष्णा) the marking- nut plant.
    -तेजस् a.
    1 possessed of great lustre or splendour.
    -2 very vigorous or powerful, heroic. (-m.)
    1 a hero, warrior.
    -2 fire.
    -3 an epithet of Kārtikeya. (-n.) quick-silver.
    -त्याग, -त्यागिन् a. very generous. (-m.) N. of Śiva.
    -दंष्ट्रः a species of big tiger.
    -दन्तः 1 an elephant with large tusks.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -दण्डः 1 a long arm.
    -2 a severe punishment.
    -दम्भः an epithet of Śiva.
    -दशा the influence exercised (over a man's destiny) by a predominant planet.
    -दानम् the gift of gold equal to one's own weight; अथातः संप्रवक्ष्यामि महादानस्य लक्षणम्.
    -दारु n. the devadāru tree.
    -दुर्गम् a great calamity; Pt.
    -दूषकः a kind of grain.
    -देवः N. of Śiva.
    (-वी) 1 N. of Pārvatī.
    -2 the chief queen.
    -द्रुमः the sacred fig-tree.
    -द्वारम् a large gate, the chief or outer gate of a temple.
    -धन a.
    1 rich.
    -2 expensive, costly; हेमदण्डैर्महाधनैः Rām.7. 77.13.
    (-नम्) 1 gold.
    -2 incense.
    -3 a costly or rich dress.
    -4 agriculture, husbandry.
    -5 anything costly or precious.
    -6 great booty.
    -7 a great battle (Ved.).
    -धनुस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -धातुः 1 gold.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -3 lymph.
    -4 N. of Meru.
    -धी a. having a great understanding.
    -धुर्यः a full-grown draught ox.
    -ध्वजः a camel.
    -ध्वनिक a. dead.
    -नग्नः an athlete; Buddh.
    -नटः an epithet of Śiva; महानटः किं नु...... तनोति...... साम्प्रतमङ्गहारम् N.22.7; महानटबाहुनेव बद्धभुजाङ्केन Vās.
    -नदः a great river.
    -नदी 1 a great river, such as Gaṅgā, Kṛiṣṇā; मन्दरः पर्वतश्चाक्षो जङ्घा तस्य महानदी Mb.8.34.2; संभूयाम्भोधिमभ्येति महानद्या नगापगा Śi.2.1.
    -2 N. of a river falling into the bay of Bengal.
    -नन्दा 1 spirituous liquor.
    -2 N. of a river.
    -3 ninth day of the bright half of the month of Māgha; माघमासस्य या शुक्ला नवमी लोकपूजिचा । महानन्देति सा प्रोक्ता....
    -नरकः N. of one of the 21 hells.
    -नलः a kind of reed.
    -नवमी the ninth day in the bright half of Āśvina, sacred to the worship of Durgā ततो$नु नवमी यस्मात् सा महानवमी स्मृता.
    -नाटकम् 'the great drama', N. of a drama, also called Hanumannāṭaka, (being popularly ascribed to Hanumat); thus defined by S. D.:-- एतदेव यदा सर्वैः पताकास्थानकैर्युतम् । अङ्कैश्च दशभिर्धीरा महानाटकमूचिरे ॥
    -नाडी sinew, tendon.
    -नादः 1 a loud sound, uproar.
    -2 a great drum.
    -3 a thunder-cloud.
    -4 a shell.
    -5 an elephant.
    -6 a lion.
    -7 the ear.
    -8 a camel.
    -9 an epithet of Śiva. (
    -दम्) a musical instrument.
    -नाम्नी 1 N. of a परिशिष्ट of Sāmaveda.
    -2 (pl.) N. of 9 verses of Sāmaveda beginning with विदा मघवन् विदा.
    -नायकः 1 a great gem in the centre of a string of pearls.
    -2 a great head or chief.
    -नासः an epithet of Śiva.
    -निद्र a. fast asleep. (
    -द्रा) 'the great sleep', death.
    -निम्नम् intestines, abdomen.
    -नियमः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -निर्वाणम् total extinction of individuality (according to the Buddhists).
    -निशा 1 the dead of night, the second and third watches of the night; महानिशा तु विज्ञेया मध्यमं प्रहरद्वयम्
    -2 an epithet of Durgā.
    -नीचः a washerman.
    -नील a. dark-blue. (
    -लः) a kind of sapphire or emerald; इन्द्रनीलमहानीलमणिप्रवरवेदिकम् Rām.5.9.16; महा- महानीलशिलारुचः Śi.1.16;4.44; R.18.42; Kau. A.2.11. 29. ˚उपलः a sapphire.
    -नृत्यः, -नेत्रः an epithet of Śiva.
    -नेमिः a crow.
    -न्यायः the chief rule.
    -पक्ष a.
    1 having many adherents.
    -2 having a large family or retinue; महापक्षे धनिन्यार्थे निक्षेपं निक्षिपेद् बुधः Ms.8.179.
    (-क्षः) 1 an epithet of Garuḍa.
    -2 a kind of duck. (
    -क्षी) an owl.
    -पङ्क्तिः, -पदपङ्क्तिः a kind of metre.
    -पञ्चमूलम् the five great roots:-- बिल्वो$ग्निमन्थः श्योनाकः काश्मरी पाटला तथा । सर्वैस्तु मिलितैरेतैः स्यान्महापञ्चमूलकम् ॥
    -पञ्चविषम् the five great or deadly poisons:-- शृङ्गी च कालकूटश्च मुस्तको वत्सनाभकः । शङ्खकर्णीति योगो$यं महापञ्चविषाभिधः ॥
    -पटः the skin.
    -पथः 1 chief road, principal street, high or main road; संतानकाकीर्णमहापथं तत् Ku.7.3.
    -2 the passage into the next world, i. e. death.
    -3 N. of certain mountain-tops from which devout persons used to throw themselves down to secure entrance into heaven.
    -4 an epithet of Śiva.
    -5 the long pilgrimage to mount Ke- dāra.
    -6 the way to heaven.
    -7 the knowledge of the essence of Śiva acquired in the pilgrimage to Kedāra.
    -पथिक a.
    1 undertaking great journeys.
    -2 one receiving Śulka (toll) on the high way; cf. Mb.12.76.6 (com. महापथिकः समुद्रे नौयानेन गच्छन् यद्वा महापथि शुल्कग्राहकः)
    -पद्मः 1 a particular high number.
    -2 N. of Nārada.
    -3 N. of one of the nine treasures of Kubera.
    -4 N. of the southernmost elephant supporting the world.
    -5 an epithet of Nanda.
    -6 a Kinnara attendant on Kubera.
    (-द्मम्) 1 a white lotus.
    -2 N. of a city. ˚पतिः N. of Nanda.
    -पराकः a. a particular penance; Hch.
    -पराङ्णः a late hour in the afternoon.
    -पवित्रः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -पशुः large cattle; महापशूनां हरणे... दण्डं प्रकल्पयेत् Ms.8.324.
    -पातः a long flight; Pt.2.58.
    -पातकम् 1 a great sin, a heinous crime; ब्रह्महत्या सुरापानं स्तेयं गुर्वङ्गनागमः । महान्ति पातकान्याहुस्तत्संसर्गश्च पञ्चमम् ॥ Ms.1154.
    -2 any great sin or transgression.
    -पात्रः a prime minister.
    -पादः an epithet of Śiva.
    -पाप्मन् a. very sinful or wicked.
    -पुराणम् N. of a Purāṇa; महापुराणं विज्ञेयमेकादशकलक्षणम् Brav. P.
    -पुंसः a great man.
    -पुरुषः 1 a great man, an eminent or distinguished personage; शब्दं महापुरुषसंविहितं निशम्य U. 6.7.
    -2 the Supreme Spirit.
    -3 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -पौरुषिकः a worshipper of Viṣṇu; तदहं ते$भिधास्यामि महापौरुषिको भवान् Bhāg.2.1.1.
    -पुष्पः a kind of worm.
    -पूजा great worship; any solemn worship performed on extraordinary occasions.
    -पृष्ठः a camel.
    -पोटगलः a kind of large reed.
    -प्रजापतिः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -प्रतीहारः a chief door-keeper.
    -प्रपञ्चः the great universe.
    -प्रभ a. of great lustre. (
    -भः) the light of a lamp.
    -प्रभुः 1 a great lord.
    -2 a king, sovereign.
    -3 a chief.
    -4 an epithet of Indra.
    -5 of Śiva
    -6 of Viṣṇu.
    -7 a great saint or holy man.
    -प्रलयः 'the great dissolution', the total annihilation of the universe at the end of the life of Brahman, when all the lokas with their inha- bitants, the gods, saints &c. including Brahman himself are annihilated; महाप्रलयमारुत...... Ve.3.4.
    -प्रश्नः a knotty question.
    -प्रसादः 1 a great favour.
    -2 a great present (of food offered to an idol); पादोदकं च निर्माल्यं नैवेद्यं च विशेषतः । महाप्रसाद इत्युक्त्वा ग्राह्यं विष्णोः प्रयत्नतः
    -प्रस्थानम् 1 departing this life, death.
    -2 setting out on a great journey for ending life; इहैव निधनं याम महाप्रस्थानमेव वा Rām.2.47.7 (com. महाप्रस्थानं मरणदीक्षा- पूर्वकमुत्तराभिमुखगमनम्); Mb.1.2.365.
    -प्राणः 1 the hard breathing or aspirate sound made in the pronunciation of the aspirates.
    -2 the aspirated letters themselves (pl.); they are:-- ख्, घ्, छ्, झ्, ठ्, ढ्, थ्, ध्, फ्, भ्, श्, ष्, स्, ह्.
    -3 a raven.
    -प्राणता possession of great strength or essence; अन्यांश्च जीवत एव महाप्राणतया स्फुरतो जग्राह K.
    -प्रेतः a noble departed spirit.
    -प्लवः a great flood, deluge;... क्षिप्तसागरमहाप्लवामयम् Śi.14.71.
    -फल a.
    1 bearing much fruit.
    -2 bringing much reward.
    (-ला) 1 a bitter gourd.
    -2 a kind of spear.
    (-लम्) 1 a great fruit or reward.
    -2 a testicle.
    -फेना the cuttle-fish bone.
    -बन्धः a peculiar position of hands or feet.
    -बभ्रुः a kind of animal living in holes.
    -बल a. very strong; नियुज्यमानो राज्याय नैच्छद्राज्यं महाबलः Rām
    (-लः) 1 wind, storm.
    -2 a Buddha.
    -3 a solid bamboo.
    -4 a palm.
    -5 a crocodile.
    -बला N. of a plant; महाबला च पीतपुष्पा सहदेवी च सा स्मृता Bhāva. P. (
    -लम्) lead. ˚ईश्वरः N. of a Liṅga of Śiva near the modern Mahābaleśwara.
    -बाध a. causing great pain or damage.
    -बाहु a. long-armed, powerful. (
    -हुः) an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -बि(वि)लम् 1 the atmosphere.
    -2 the heart.
    -3 a water-jar, pitcher.
    -4 a hole, cave.
    -बिसी a variety of skin (चर्म), a product of द्वादशग्राम in the Himālayas.
    -बी(वी)जः an epithet of Śiva.
    -बी (वी)ज्यम् the perinæum.
    -बुध्न a. having a great bottom or base (as a mountain).
    -बुशः barley.
    -बृहती a kind of metre.
    -बोधिः 1 the great intelligence of a Buddha.
    -2 a Buddha.
    -ब्रह्मम्, -ब्रह्मन् n. the Supreme Spirit.
    -ब्राह्मणः 1 a great or learned Brāhmaṇa.
    -2 a low or contemptible Brāhmaṇa.
    -भटः a great warrior; तदोजसा दैत्यमहाभटार्पितम् Bhāg.
    -भद्रा N. of the river Gaṅgā.
    -भाग a.
    1 very fortunate or blessed, very lucky or prosperous.
    -2 illustrious, distinguished, glo- rious; उभौ धर्मौ महाभागौ Mb.12.268.3; महाभागः कामं नरपतिरभिन्नस्थितिरसौ Ś.5.1; Ms.3.192.
    -3 very pure or holy, highly virtuous; पतिव्रता महाभागा कथं नु विचरिष्यति Mb.4.3.16.
    -भागता, -त्वम्, -भाग्यम् 1 extreme good fortune, great good luck, prosperity.
    -2 great excel- lence or merit.
    -भागवतम् the great Bhāgavata, one of the 18 Purāṇas. (
    -तः) a great worshipper of Viṣṇu.
    -भागिन् a. very fortunate or prosperous.
    -भाण्डम् a chief treasury.
    -भारतम् N. of the celebrated epic which describes the rivalries and contests of the sons of Dhṛitarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu. (It consists of 18 Parvans or books, and is said to be the composition of Vyāsa; cf. the word भारत also); महत्त्वाद्भारतत्वाच्च महाभारतमुच्यते
    -भाष्यम् 1 a great commentary.
    -2 particularly, the great commentary of Patañjali on the Sūtras of Pāṇini.
    -भासुरः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -भिक्षुः N. of Śākyamuni.
    -भीता a kind of sensitive plant (लाजाळू).
    -भीमः an epithet of king Śantanu.
    -भीरुः a sort of beetle or fly.
    -भुज a. long-armed, powerful.
    -भूतम् a great or primary element; see भूत; तस्यैतस्य महाभूतस्य निःश्वसितमेतद्यदृग्वेदः Up.; तं वेधा विदधे नूनं महाभूतसमाधिना R.1. 29; Ms.1.6.
    (-तः) 1 the Supreme Being.
    -2 a great creature.
    -भोगः 1 a great enjoyment.
    -2 a great coil or hood; great winding.
    -3 a serpent. (
    -गा) an epi- thet of Durgā.
    -मणिः 1 a costly or precious jewel; संस्कारोल्लिखितो महामणिरिव क्षीणो$पि नालक्ष्यते Ś.6.5.
    -2 N. of Śiva.
    -मति a.
    1 high-minded.
    -2 clever. (
    -तिः) N. of Bṛihaspati or Jupiter.
    -मत्स्यः a large fish, sea-monster.
    -मद a. greatly intoxicated. (
    -दः) an elephant in rut.
    -मनस्, -मनस्क a.
    1 high-minded, noble- minded, magnanimous; ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा धर्मपुत्रो महामनाः Mb.4.1.7.
    -2 liberal.
    -3 proud, haughty. (-m) a fabulous animal called शरभ q. v.
    -मन्त्रः 1 any sacred text of the Vedas.
    -2 a great or efficacious charm, a powerful spell.
    -मन्त्रिन् m. the prime-minister, premier.
    -मयूरी N. of Buddhist goddess.
    -मलहारी a kind of Rāgiṇi.
    -महः a great festive procession; Sinhās.
    -महस् n. a great light (seen in the sky).
    -महोपाध्यायः 1 a very great preceptor.
    -2 a title given to learned men and reputed scholars; e. g. महामहो- पाध्यायमल्लिनाथसूरि &c.
    -मांसम् 'costly flesh', especially human flesh; न खलु महामांसविक्रयादन्यमुपायं पश्यामि Māl.4; अशस्त्रपूतं निर्व्याजं पुरुषाङ्गोपकल्पितम् । विक्रीयते महामांसं गृह्यतां गृह्यतामिदम् 5.12 (see Jagaddhara ad loc.).
    -माघी the full-moon day in the month of Māgha.
    -मात्र a.
    1 great in measure, very great or large.
    -2 most excellent, best; वृष्ण्यन्धकमहामात्रैः सह Mb.1.221.27; 5.22.37.
    (-त्रः) 1 a great officer of state, high state- official, a chief minister; (मन्त्रे कर्मणि भूषायां वित्ते माने परिच्छदे । मात्रा च महती येषां महामात्रास्तु ते स्मृताः); Ms. 9.259; गूढपुरुषप्रणिधिः कृतमहामात्रापसर्पः (v. l. महामात्यापसर्पः) पौरजानपदानपसर्पयेत् Kau. A.1.13.9; Rām.2.37.1.
    -2 an elephant-driver or keeper; मदोन्मत्तस्य भूपस्य कुञ्जरस्य च गच्छतः । उन्मार्गं वाच्यतां यान्ति महामात्राः समीपगाः ॥ Pt.1.161.
    -3 a superintendent of elephants.
    (-त्री) 1 the wife of a chief minister.
    -2 the wife of a spiritual teacher.
    -मानसी N. of a Jain goddess.
    -मान्य a. being in great honour with; मकरन्दतुन्दिलानामरविन्दानामयं महामान्यः Bv.1.6.
    -मायः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -माया 1 worldly illusion, which makes the material world appear really existent.
    -2 N. of Durgā; महामाया हरेश्चैषा यया संमोह्यते जगत् Devīmāhātmya.
    -मायूरम् a particular drug. (
    -री) N. of an amulet and a goddess; Buddh.
    -मारी 1 cholera, an epidemic.
    -2 an epithet of Durgā.
    -मार्गः high road, main street. ˚पतिः a superintendent of roads.
    -मालः N. of Śiva.
    -माहेश्वरः a great worshipper of Maheśvara or Śiva.
    -मुखः a crocodile.
    -मुद्रा a parti- cular position of hands or feet (in practice of yoga).
    -मुनिः 1 a great sage.
    -2 N. of Vyāsa.
    -3 an epithet of Buddha.
    -4 of Agastya.
    -5 the coriander plant. (
    -नि n.)
    1 coriander seed.
    -2 any medicinal herb or drug.
    -मूर्तिः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -मूर्धन् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -मूलम् a large radish. (
    -लः) a kind of onion.
    -मूल्य a. very costly. (
    -ल्यः) a ruby.
    -मृगः 1 any large animal.
    -2 an elephant,
    -3 the fabulous animal called शरभ.
    -मृत्युः, -मेधः N. of Śiva.
    -मृत्युंजयः a kind of drug.
    -मृधम् a great battle.
    -मेदः the coral tree; महामेदाभिधो ज्ञेयः Bhāva. P.
    -मेधा an epithet of Durgā.
    -मोहः great infatuation or confusion of mind. (ससर्ज) महामोहं च मोहं च तमश्चाज्ञानवृत्तयः Bhāg.3.12.2. (
    -हा) an epithet of Durgā.
    -यज्ञः 'a great sacrifice', a term applied to the five daily sacrifices or acts of piety to be performed by a house-holder; अध्यापनं ब्रह्मयज्ञः पितृयज्ञस्तु तर्पणम् । होमो दैवो (or देवयज्ञः) बलिर्भौतो (or भूतयज्ञः) नृयज्ञो$तिथिपूजनम् ॥ Ms.3.7,71, (for explanation, see the words s. v.).
    -2 N. of Viṣṇu.
    -यमकम् 'a great Yamaka', i. e. a stanza all the four lines of which have exactly the same words, though different in sense; e. g. see Ki.15.52, where विकाशमीयुर्जगतीशमार्गणाः has four different senses; cf. also बभौ मरुत्वान् विकृतः समुद्रः Bk.1.19.
    -यशस् a. very famous, renowned, celebrated.
    -यात्रा 'the great pilgrimage', the pilgrimage to Benares.
    -यानम् N. of the later system of Buddhist teaching, firstly promul- gated by Nāgārjuna (opp. हीनयान).
    -याम्यः an epi- thet of Viṣṇu.
    -युगम् 'a great Yuga', consisting of the four Yugas of mortals, or comprising 4,32, years of men.
    -योगिन् m.
    1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Viṣṇu.
    -3 a cock.
    -योनिः f. excessive dilation of the female organ.
    -रक्तम् coral.
    -रङ्गः a large stage.
    -रजतम् 1 gold; उच्चैर्महारजतराजिविराजितासौ Śi.4.28.
    -2 the thorn-apple.
    -रजनम् 1 safflower.
    -2 gold.
    -3 turmeric; तस्य हैतस्य पुरुषस्य रूपं यथा महारजनं वासः Bṛi. Up.2.3.6.
    -रत्नम् 1 a precious jewel; वज्रं मुक्ता प्रवालं च गोमेदश्चेन्द्रनीलकः ॥ वैडूर्यः पुष्करागश्च पाचिर्माणिक्यमेव च । महारत्नानि चैतानि नव प्रोक्तानि सूरिभिः ॥ Śukra.4.155-56.
    -रथः 1 a great chariot.
    -2 a great warrior or hero; द्रुपदश्च महारथः Bg.1.4; कुतः प्रभावो धनंजयस्य महारथजयद्रथस्य विपत्तिमुत्पादयितुम् Ve.2; दशरथः प्रशशास महारथः R.9.1; Śi.3.22; (a महारथ is thus defined:-- एको दशसहस्राणि योधयेद्यस्तु धन्विनाम् ॥ शस्त्रशास्त्र- प्रवीणश्च विज्ञेयः स महारथः ॥).
    -3 desire, longing; cf. मनोरथ.
    -रवः a frog.
    -रस a. very savoury.
    (-सः) 1 a sugar- cane.
    -2 quicksilver.
    -3 a precious mineral.
    -4 the fruit of the date tree.
    -5 any one of the eight substan- ces given below:-- दरदः पारदं शस्ये वैक्रान्तं कान्तमभ्रकम् । माक्षिकं विमलश्चेति स्युरेते$ष्टौ महारसाः ॥ (
    -सम्) sour ricewater.
    -राजः 1 a great king, sovereign or supreme ruler; पञ्चाशल्लक्षपर्यन्तो महाराजः प्रकीर्तितः Śukra.1.184.
    -2 a respect- ful mode of addressing kings or other great personages (my lord, your majesty, your highness); इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धो$स्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः Mb.
    -3 a deified Jaina teacher.
    -4 a fingernail. ˚अधिराजः a universal emperor, para- mount sovereign. ˚चूतः a kind of mango tree.
    -राजिकः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -राजिकाः (m. pl.) an epithet of a class of gods (said to be 22 or 236 in number.).
    -राज्यम् the rank or title of a reigning sovereign.
    -राज्ञी 1 the reigning or chief queen, principal wife of a king.
    -2 N. of Durgā.
    -रात्रम् midnight, dead of night.
    -रात्रिः, -त्री f.
    1 see महाप्रलय; ब्रह्मणश्च निपाते च महाकल्पो भवेन्नृप । प्रकीर्तिता महारात्रिः.
    -2 midnight.
    -3 the eighth night in the bright half of Āśvina.
    -राष्ट्रः 'the great kingdom', N. of a country in the west of India, the country of the Marāṭhās.
    -2 the people of Mahārāṣṭra; the Marāṭhās (pl.). (
    -ष्ट्री) N. of the principal Prākṛita; dialect, the language of the people of the Mahārāṣṭra; cf. Daṇḍin:-- महाराष्ट्राश्रयां भाषां प्रकृष्टं प्राकृतं विदुः Kāv.1.34.
    -रिष्टः a kind of Nimba tree growing on mountains.
    -रुज्, -ज a. very painful.
    -रुद्रः a form of Śiva.
    -रुरुः a species of antelope.
    -रूप a. mighty in form.
    (-पः) 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 resin.
    -रूपकम् a kind of drama.
    -रेतस् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -रोगः a dangerous illness, grievous malady; (these are eight:-- उन्मादो राजयक्ष्मा च श्वासस्त्वग्दोष एव च । मधुमेहश्चाश्मरी च तथो- दरभगन्दरौ ॥).
    -रौद्र a. very dreadful. (
    -द्री) an epithet of Durgā.
    -रौरवः N. of one of the 21 hells; Ms.4.88-9.
    -लक्ष्मी 1 the great Lakṣmī, or Śakti of Nārāyaṇa; सेवे सैरिभमर्दिनीमिह महालक्ष्मीं सरोजस्थिताम्.
    -2 a young girl who represents the goddess Durgā at the Durgā festival.
    -लयः 1 a great world destruction.
    -2 the Supreme Being (महदादीनां लयो यस्मिन्).
    -लिङ्गम् the great Liṅga or Phallus. (
    -ङ्गः) an epithet of Śiva.
    -लोलः a crow.
    -लोहम् a magnet.
    -वंशः N. of a wellknown work in Pali (of the 5th century).
    -वक्षस् m. epithet of Śiva.
    -वनम् a large forest in Vṛindāvana.
    -वरा Dūrvā grass.
    -वराहः 'the great boar', an epithet of Viṣṇu in his third or boar incarnation.
    -वर्तनम् high wages;
    -वल्ली 1 the Mādhavī creeper.
    -2 a large creeping plant.
    -वसः the porpoise.
    -वसुः silver; Gīrvāṇa.
    -वाक्यम् 1 a long sentence.
    -2 any continuous composition or literary work.
    -3 a great proposition, principal sentence; such as तत्त्वमसि, ब्रह्मैवेदं सर्वम् &c.
    -4 a complete sentence (opp. अवान्तरवाक्य q. v.); न च महावाक्ये सति अवान्तरवाक्यं प्रमाणं भवति ŚB. on MS.6.4.25.
    -वातः a stormy wind, violent wind; महावाता<?>तैर्महिषकुलनीलैर्जलधरैः Mk.5.22.
    -वादिन् m. a great or powerful disputant.
    -वायुः 1 air (as an element).
    -2 stormy wind, hur- ricane, tempest.
    -वार्तिकम् N. of the Vārtikas of Kātyāyana on Pāṇini's Sūtras.
    -विडम् a kind of factitious salt.
    -विदेहा N. of a certain वृत्ति or condition of the mind in the Yoga system of philosophy.
    -विद्या the great lores; काली तारा महाविद्या षोडशी भुवनेश्वरी । भैरवी छिन्नमस्ता च विद्या धूमवती तथा । बगला सिद्धविद्या च मातङ्गी कमला- त्मिका । एता दश महाविद्याः... ॥
    -विपुला a kind of metre.
    -विभाषा a rule giving a general option or alternative; इति महाविभाषया साधुः.
    -विभूतिः an epithet of Śiva.
    -विषः a serpent having two mouths.
    -विषुवम् the vernal equinox. ˚संक्रान्तिः f. the vernal equinox (the sun's entering the sign Aries).
    -विस्तर a. very extensive or copious.
    -वीचिः N. of a hell.
    -वीरः 1 a great hero or warrior.
    -2 a lion.
    -3 the thunderbolt of Indra.
    -4 an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -5 of Garuḍa.
    -6 of Hanumat.
    -7 a cuckoo.
    -8 a white horse.
    -9 a sacrificial fire.
    -1 a sacrificial vessel.
    -11 a kind of hawk. ˚चरितम् N. of a celebrated drama by Bhavabhūti.
    -वीर्य a. of great valour, very powerful.
    (-र्यः) 1 N. of Brah- man.
    -2 the Supreme Being. (
    -र्या) the wild cotton shrub.
    -2 an epithet of संज्ञा, the wife of the sun.
    -वृषः a great bull.
    -वेग a.
    1 very swift or fleet.
    (-गः) 1 great speed, excessive velocity.
    -2 an ape.
    -3 the bird Garuḍa.
    -वेघः a particular position of hands or feet (in the practice of Yoga).
    -वेल a. billowy.
    -व्याधिः f.
    1 a great disease.
    -2 a very bad kind of leprosy (black leprosy).
    -व्याहृतिः f. a great mystical word, i. e. भूर्, भुवस् and स्वर्.
    -व्रत a. very devotional, rigidly observing vows.
    (-तम्) 1 a great vow, a great reli- gious observance; a vow for not taking even water for a month; महाव्रतं चरेद्यस्तु Mb.12.35.22 (com. महाव्रतं मासमात्रं जलस्यापि त्यागः).
    -2 any great or funda- mental duty; प्राणैरपि हिता वृत्तिरद्रोहो व्याजवर्जनम् । आत्मनीव प्रियाधानमेतन्मैत्रीमहाव्रतम् Mv.5.59; क्रतौ महाव्रते पश्यन् ब्रह्मचारी- त्वरीरतम् N.17.23.
    -व्रतिन् m.
    1 a devotee, an ascetic.
    -2 an epithet of Śiva.
    -शक्तिः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Kārtikeya.
    -शङ्कुः the sine of the sun's eleva- tion.
    -शङ्खः 1 a great conch-shell; पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं Bg.1.15; महाशङ्खमयी माला ताराविद्याजपे प्रिया Tantra.
    -2 the temporal bone, forehead.
    -3 a human bone.
    -4 a particular high number.
    -5 one of Kubera's treasures.
    -शठः a kind of thorn-apple.
    -शब्द a. making a loud sound, very noisy, boisterous.
    -शल्कः a kind of sea- crab or prawn; Ms.3.272.
    -शालः a great householder.
    -शालिः a kind of large and sweetsmelling rice.
    -शाल्वणम् ('great fomentation') N. of a remedy; Suśr.
    -शासन a.
    1 exercising great power.
    -2 whose commands are great; त्रैलोक्यघिपतित्वमेव विरसं यस्मिन् महा- शासने Bh.3.8.
    (-नम्) 1 the knowledge of Brahma as expounded in the Upaniṣadas.
    -2 great order of government.
    -शिरस् m. a kind of serpent.
    -शिवरात्रिः N. of a festival on the 14th day of the dark half of Māgha,
    -शुक्तिः f. a pearl-shell.
    -शुक्ला an epithet of Sarasvatī.
    -शुभ्रम् silver.
    -शूद्रः (-द्री f.)
    1 a Sūdra in a high position.
    -2 a cowherd.
    -3 an upper servant. (
    -द्री) a female cow-keeper. (
    -द्रा) a Śudra woman in a high position.
    -शून्यम् a particular mental condi- tion of a Yogin.
    -शृङ्गः 1 a species of stag.
    -2 the शरभ animal.
    -श्मशानम् an epithet of Benares.
    -श्यामा the Sissoo tree. (Mar. शिसवी).
    -श्रमणः 1 an epithet of Buddha.
    -2 a Jain monk.
    -श्लक्ष्णा sand.
    -श्वासः a kind of asthma.
    -श्वेता 1 an epithet of Sarasvatī.
    -2 of Durgā.
    -3 white sugar.
    -संहिता great combi- nation.
    -संक्रान्तिः f. the winter solstice.
    -सती a very chaste woman.
    -सत्ता absolute existence.
    -सत्यः an epithet of Yama.
    -सत्त्व a.
    1 noble.
    -2 very strong or powerful.
    -3 just, righteous.
    (-त्त्वः) 1 a large animal.
    -2 N. of Sākyamuni.
    -3 an epithet of Kubera.
    -संधिविग्रहः the office of the minister of peace and war.
    -सन्नः an epithet of Kubera.
    -सन्निः m. (in music) a kind of measure.
    -समुद्रः the great ocean.
    -सर्गः a great or completely new creation (after a complete destruction of the world).
    -सर्जः the bread- fruit or jack-tree.
    -साधनभागः a great executive officer.
    -सांतपनः a kind of very rigid penance; see Ms.11. 218.
    -सांधिविग्रहिकः a minister of peace and war.
    -सामन्तः a great vassal.
    -सामान्यम् the widest genera- lity.
    -सारः a kind of Khadira tree.
    -सारथिः an epithet of Aruṇa.
    -साहसम् great violence or outrage, great audacity.
    -साहसिकः a dacoit, highwayman, a daring robber.
    -सिंहः the fabulous animal called Śarabha.
    -सिद्धिः f. a kind of magical power.
    -सुखम् 1 great pleasure.
    -2 copulation. (
    -खः) a Buddha.
    -सुगन्धम् a fragrant unguent.
    -सुगन्धिः a kind of antidote.
    -सुधा silver; Gīrvāṇa.
    -सुभिक्षम् good times.
    -सूक्तः the composer of the great Sūktas or hymns of the 1th Maṇḍala of the Ṛigveda.
    -सूक्ष्मा sand.
    -सूतः a mili- tary drum.
    -सेनः 1 an epithet of Kārtikeya; महासेन- प्रसूतिं तद्ययौ शरवणं महत् Rām.7.16.1.
    -2 the commander of a large army. (
    -ना) a great army.
    -स्कन्धः a camel.
    -स्थली the earth.
    -स्थानम् a great position.
    -स्नेहः a combination of the 4 kinds of fat.
    -स्मृतिः the Ṣaḍaṅgas and Smṛitis; महास्मृतिं पठेद्यस्तु तथैवानुस्मृतिं शुभाम् Mb.12.2.3.
    -स्रोतस् n. the bowels.
    -स्रग्विन् m. an epithet of Śiva.
    -स्वनः a kind of drum.
    -हंसः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -हविस् n. clarified butter.
    -हस्तः an epithet of Śiva.
    -हासः a loud or boisterous laughter, cachinnation.
    -हिमवत् m. N. of a mountain.
    -ह्रस्वा N. of a plant (Mar. कुहिली).

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  • 16 sciupare

    ( logorare) wear out
    salute ruin
    tempo, denaro waste, fritter away
    * * *
    sciupare v.tr.
    1 ( danneggiare) to damage, to harm; ( rovinare) to spoil*, to ruin: la pioggia mi ha sciupato le scarpe, the rain has spoilt my shoes; non sciuparti la salute, don't ruin your health; queste notizie ci hanno sciupato la serata, the news has spoilt our evening
    2 ( sprecare) to waste, to squander: sciupare tempo, denaro, to waste time, money; sciupare un patrimonio, to squander a fortune; non sciupare tanto gas, tanta acqua!, don't waste so much gas, so much water!; sciupare le forze, to waste one's strength.
    ◘ sciuparsi v.intr.pron.
    1 to spoil*, to get* spoilt, to get* damaged, to be spoilt: si sciupa a lasciarlo al sole, it gets spoilt if you leave it in the sun
    2 ( di salute) to get* run down, to wear* oneself out: ti sei un po' sciupato in questi giorni, you look a bit worn out (o run down) these days // si è sciupato a scrivermi due righe!, (fam. iron.) he has really strained himself dropping me a line!
    * * *
    [ʃu'pare]
    1. vt
    1) (rovinare) to ruin, spoil
    2) (sprecare: tempo, denaro) to waste, throw away, (occasione) to miss
    (rovinarsi) to get spoiled o ruined
    * * *
    [ʃu'pare] 1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (rovinare) to spoil*, to ruin [ vestito]; to damage [ oggetto]
    2) (sprecare) to waste, to squander, to throw* away [tempo, cibo, talento]; to waste [occasione, denaro]
    3) fig. to spoil*, to ruin [ serata]
    2.
    verbo pronominale sciuparsi
    1) (rovinarsi) [ oggetto] to get* damaged; [ vestito] to get* spoiled, to get* ruined; [bellezza, colore] to fade; [ volto] to crumple
    2) (deperire) [ persona] to get* run down
    3) (sprecarsi) to strain oneself
    * * *
    sciupare
    /∫u'pare/ [1]
     1 (rovinare) to spoil*, to ruin [ vestito]; to damage [ oggetto]
     2 (sprecare) to waste, to squander, to throw* away [tempo, cibo, talento]; to waste [occasione, denaro]
     3 fig. to spoil*, to ruin [ serata]
    II sciuparsi verbo pronominale
     1 (rovinarsi) [ oggetto] to get* damaged; [ vestito] to get* spoiled, to get* ruined; [bellezza, colore] to fade; [ volto] to crumple
     2 (deperire) [ persona] to get* run down
     3 (sprecarsi) to strain oneself; non ti sei certo sciupato! you certainly didn't kill yourself!

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  • 17 deshacer

    v.
    1 to undo (nudo, paquete).
    deshacer las maletas to unpack one's suitcases o bags
    tuvo que deshacer todo el camino porque se había olvidado las llaves en casa she had to go all the way back because she had left her keys at home
    Ella deshizo el enredo She undid the mess.
    2 to melt (disolver) (helado, mantequilla).
    3 to tear up (despedazar) (libro).
    4 to cancel (poner fin a) (contrato, negocio).
    tenemos que deshacer este lío we have to sort this problem out
    6 to devastate.
    7 to destroy, to bring down, to dismantle, to tear apart.
    La bomba deshizo el puente The bomb destroyed the bridge.
    8 to rescind.
    Ella deshizo el pacto She rescinded the pact.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ HACER], like link=hacer hacer (pp deshecho,-a)
    1 (destruir) to destroy
    2 (estropear) to ruin, damage; (romper) to break; (desordenar) to upset
    3 (nudo) to untie, loosen; (paquete) to undo, unwrap; (cama) to strip; (equipaje) to unpack; (puntadas) to unpick
    4 MILITAR (poner en fuga) to rout, put to flight
    5 (romper un acuerdo) to break off
    6 (disolver) to dissolve; (derretir) to melt
    7 (desandar) to retrace
    8 (desmontar) to take apart, take to pieces
    9 (planes, proyectos) to spoil, ruin
    1 (nudo) to come undone, come untied; (puntada) to come unsewn
    2 (disolverse) to dissolve; (derretirse) to melt
    3 (desaparecer) to disappear, fade away
    4 (afligirse) to go to pieces, be shattered
    5 (librarse) to get rid (de, of)
    6 (agotarse) to break one's back, wear oneself out
    7 (desvivirse) to go out of one's way ( por, to), bend over backwards
    8 (chiflarse) to be crazy ( por, about), be mad ( por, about)
    \
    deshacerse en atenciones to be extremely kind
    deshacerse en elogios/cumplidos to be full of praise
    deshacerse en excusas to apologize profusely
    deshacerse en llanto/lágrimas to cry one's eyes out
    * * *
    verb
    2) dissolve, melt
    •
    - deshacerse de
    * * *
    ( pp deshecho)
    1. VT
    1) (=separar) [+ nudo, lazo] to untie, undo; [+ costura] to unpick; [+ fila, corro] to break up
    2) (=desarreglar) [+ maleta] to unpack; [+ rompecabezas] to break up; [+ paquete] to undo, unwrap; [+ cama] [al dormir] to mess up; [para cambiar las sábanas] to strip
    3) (=derretir) [+ nieve, helado] to melt
    4) (=disolver) [+ pastilla, grumos] to dissolve; (=desmenuzar) [+ bizcocho, pastel, cubito de caldo] to crumble
    5) (=desgastar) [+ zapatos, ropa] to wear out; [+ metal] to wear down, wear away
    6) (=estropear) [+ vista, proyecto, vida] to ruin
    7) [+ persona] to shatter
    8) [+ contrato, alianza, acuerdo] (=romper) to break; (=cancelar) to annul
    9) (=enmendar) [+ agravio] to right, put right; [+ equívoco, malentendido] to resolve
    10) (=dispersar) [+ manifestación] to break up; [+ enemigo] to rout
    11) (=derrotar) [+ contrario] to take apart, dismantle
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <costura/bordado> to unpick
    b) <nudo/lazo> to undo, untie; < ovillo> to unwind; < trenza> to undo
    2)
    a) (desarmar, desmontar) <maqueta/mecanismo> to take... apart; < paquete> to undo, unwrap
    b) < cama> ( para cambiarla) to strip; ( desordenar) to mess up; < maleta> to unpack
    3)
    a) ( derretir) <nieve/helado> to melt
    b) ( desmenuzar) to break up
    4)
    a) (destrozar, estropear)
    b) < ejército> to rout, crush; < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)
    c) (fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear... out
    5) <acuerdo/trato> to break; < noviazgo> to break off; < sociedad> to dissolve; <planes/compromiso> to cancel
    2.
    deshacerse v pron
    1) dobladillo/costura to come undone o unstitched; nudo to come undone o untied; trenza/moño to come undone; peinado to get messed up, be ruined
    2)
    a) ( desintegrarse) to disintegrate
    c) nieve/helado to melt
    d) sociedad to dissolve

    deshacerse por alguien/algo: me deshago por complacerla — I go out of my way to please her

    4)

    deshacerse en algo: deshacerse en llanto or lágrimas to dissolve into tears; me deshice en cumplidos — I went out of my way to be complimentary

    a) ( librarse de) to get rid of
    b) ( desprenderse de) to part with
    * * *
    = undo.
    Ex. The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
    ----
    * deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.
    * deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.
    * deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.
    * deshacer lo tejido = unweave.
    * deshacerse = fall + apart, come + undone, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams.
    * deshacerse en elogios = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, sing + Posesivo + praises, go into + raptures.
    * deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.
    * deshacer un nudo = untie + knot.
    * persona que nunca se deshace de nada = hoarder, packrat, magpie.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <costura/bordado> to unpick
    b) <nudo/lazo> to undo, untie; < ovillo> to unwind; < trenza> to undo
    2)
    a) (desarmar, desmontar) <maqueta/mecanismo> to take... apart; < paquete> to undo, unwrap
    b) < cama> ( para cambiarla) to strip; ( desordenar) to mess up; < maleta> to unpack
    3)
    a) ( derretir) <nieve/helado> to melt
    b) ( desmenuzar) to break up
    4)
    a) (destrozar, estropear)
    b) < ejército> to rout, crush; < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)
    c) (fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear... out
    5) <acuerdo/trato> to break; < noviazgo> to break off; < sociedad> to dissolve; <planes/compromiso> to cancel
    2.
    deshacerse v pron
    1) dobladillo/costura to come undone o unstitched; nudo to come undone o untied; trenza/moño to come undone; peinado to get messed up, be ruined
    2)
    a) ( desintegrarse) to disintegrate
    c) nieve/helado to melt
    d) sociedad to dissolve

    deshacerse por alguien/algo: me deshago por complacerla — I go out of my way to please her

    4)

    deshacerse en algo: deshacerse en llanto or lágrimas to dissolve into tears; me deshice en cumplidos — I went out of my way to be complimentary

    a) ( librarse de) to get rid of
    b) ( desprenderse de) to part with
    * * *
    = undo.

    Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.

    * deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.
    * deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.
    * deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.
    * deshacer lo tejido = unweave.
    * deshacerse = fall + apart, come + undone, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams.
    * deshacerse en elogios = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, sing + Posesivo + praises, go into + raptures.
    * deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.
    * deshacer un nudo = untie + knot.
    * persona que nunca se deshace de nada = hoarder, packrat, magpie.

    * * *
    vt
    A
    1 ‹costura/bordado› to unpick
    tuve que deshacer las mangas del suéter I had to unravel o undo the sleeves of the sweater
    2 ‹nudo/lazo› to undo, untie; ‹ovillo› to unwind; ‹trenza› to undo
    el viento me deshizo el peinado the wind ruined o messed up my hair
    B
    1 (desarmar, desmontar) ‹maqueta/radio/reloj› to take … to pieces, take … apart; ‹paquete› to undo, unwrap; ‹prenda› to take … apart, cut up
    2 ‹cama› (para cambiarla) to strip; (desordenar) to mess up
    deshacer la maleta to unpack one's suitcase
    C
    1 (derretir) ‹nieve/helado› to melt
    2 (desmenuzar) to break up
    deshacer el cubo de caldo con los dedos crumble the stock cube in your fingers
    trata de deshacer los grumos con un tenedor try to break up the lumps with a fork
    D
    1
    (destrozar, estropear): la lejía te deshace las manos bleach ruins your hands
    este niño deshace un par de zapatos en menos de un mes this child gets through a pair of shoes in less than a month
    tengo los nervios deshechos my nerves are in tatters o shreds o are shot (to pieces)
    la muerte de su hijo le deshizo la vida her life was shattered by the death of her son
    deshizo todo lo bueno que había hecho su antecesor he undid all the good his predecessor had done
    aquello terminó por deshacer su matrimonio that eventually destroyed their marriage o caused the breakup of their marriage
    la guerra deshizo al país the war tore the country apart
    lo deshizo de una patada he knocked it down o destroyed it with one kick
    2 ‹ejército› to rout, crush
    ¿va a pelear con Bruno? ¡lo va a deshacer! he's going to fight Bruno? he'll make mincemeat of him o he'll thrash him! ( colloq)
    casi lo deshace de una paliza he beat the living daylights out of him ( colloq)
    aquella derrota lo deshizo moralmente he was shattered by that defeat
    3 ( fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear … out
    la caminata me deshizo the walk wore me out, I was shattered o bushed after the walk ( colloq)
    E ‹acuerdo/trato› to break; ‹noviazgo› to break off; ‹sociedad› to dissolve
    un compromiso que no puedo deshacer an engagement I can't break
    me han deshecho todos los planes they've wrecked o ruined o spoiled all my plans
    tuve que deshacer todos los planes que había hecho I had to cancel all the plans I had made
    ¿ahora quién va a deshacer el entuerto? now who's going to sort out this mess?
    A
    1 «dobladillo/costura» to come undone o unstitched
    2 «nudo» to come undone o untied; «trenza/moño» to come undone; «peinado» to get messed up, be ruined
    B
    1 (desintegrarse) to disintegrate
    se deshizo al entrar en contacto con el aire it disintegrated when it came into contact with the air
    dejar deshacerse la pastilla en la boca allow the tablet to dissolve in your mouth
    esta tiza se deshace en las manos this chalk crumbles o disintegrates in your hand
    cocina las verduras hasta que se deshacen she cooks the vegetables until they are o go mushy
    se deshacen en la boca they melt in your mouth
    2
    (destruirse): el vaso se cayó y se deshizo the glass fell and smashed
    3 «nieve/helado» to melt
    4 «reunión» to break up; «sociedad» to dissolve
    C (desvivirse) deshacerse POR algn/algo:
    me deshago por complacerla I go out of my way to please her
    está que se deshace por él she's wild o crazy about him ( colloq)
    están que se deshacen por echarle el guante they're dying to get their hands on him ( colloq)
    D deshacerse EN algo:
    se deshizo en llanto or lágrimas she dissolved o burst into floods of tears
    me deshice en cumplidos I was extremely complimentary, I went out of my way to be complimentary
    1 (librarse de) to get rid of
    no veía la hora de deshacerme de ese trasto I couldn't wait to get rid of that piece of junk
    al fin me deshice de ese pesado I finally got rid of that bore
    logró deshacerse de sus perseguidores he managed to shake off o lose his pursuers
    voy a tener que deshacerme de la nueva secretaria I'm going to have to get rid of the new secretary o ( euph) to let the new secretary go
    2 (desprenderse de) to part with
    no quisiera tener que deshacerme de este cuadro I wouldn't like to have to part with this picture
    * * *

     

    deshacer ( conjugate deshacer) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹costura/bordado› to unpick

    b) ‹nudo/lazo/trenza› to undo;

    ‹ ovillo› to unwind
    2
    a) (desarmar, desmontar) ‹maqueta/mecanismo› to take … apart;

    ‹ paquete› to undo, unwrap

    ( desordenar) to mess up;
    ‹ maleta› to unpack
    3
    a) ( derretir) ‹nieve/helado› to melt



    4 ‹acuerdo/trato› to break;
    ‹ noviazgo› to break off;
    ‹planes/compromiso› to cancel
    deshacerse verbo pronominal
    1 [dobladillo/costura] to come undone o unstitched;
    [nudo/trenza/moño] to come undone;
    [ peinado] to get messed up, be ruined
    2

    b) [nieve/helado] to melt


    3 deshacerse en algo:

    me deshice en cumplidos I went out of my way to be complimentary
    4



    deshacer verbo transitivo
    1 (un nudo, paquete) to undo
    (el equipaje) to unpack
    (una cama) to strip
    2 (estropear) to destroy, ruin
    3 (un trato) to break off
    4 (en un líquido) to dissolve
    5 (derretir) to melt
    ' deshacer' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    disolver
    - deshaga
    - deshice
    - deshizo
    English:
    strip
    - undo
    - unpack
    - break
    - go
    - unfasten
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [desarmar, despedazar] to take apart;
    [nudo, paquete] to undo; [libro] to tear up; [roca] to break up; [castillo de arena] to destroy; [maleta] to unpack; [costura] to unpick;
    deshacer las maletas to unpack (one's bags);
    el aire le deshizo el peinado the wind messed up her hair;
    la cama estaba sin deshacer the bed hadn't been stripped;
    deshacer un puzzle to pull apart a jigsaw;
    la tormenta deshizo el techo de la vivienda the storm caused serious damage to the roof of the house;
    tuvo que deshacer todo el camino porque se había olvidado las llaves en casa she had to go all the way back because she had left her keys at home;
    tiene los nervios deshechos his nerves are in shreds
    2. [disolver] [helado, mantequilla] to melt;
    [pastilla, terrón de azúcar] to dissolve;
    deshacer un comprimido en agua to dissolve a tablet in water
    3. [destruir] [matrimonio] to ruin;
    [enemigo] to rout;
    tres años de guerra deshicieron al país three years of war devastated the country;
    deshicieron al equipo rival they destroyed o dismantled the opposition
    4. [poner fin a] [contrato, negocio] to cancel;
    [pacto, tratado] to break; [plan, intriga] to foil; [organización] to dissolve;
    tenemos que deshacer este lío we have to sort this problem out
    5. [afligir] to devastate;
    la noticia de su asesinato deshizo a la familia the news of his murder devastated his family
    6. Informát to undo
    * * *
    <part deshecho> v/t
    1 undo; costura unpick
    2 maleta unpack; cama strip
    3 pastilla crush
    5 tratado break; planes wreck, ruin;
    eso los obligó a deshacer todos sus planes this forced them to cancel their plans
    * * *
    deshacer {40} vt
    1) : to destroy, to ruin
    2) desatar: to undo, to untie
    3) : to break apart, to crumble
    4) : to dissolve, to melt
    5) : to break, to cancel
    * * *
    1. (nudo, paquete) to undo [pt. undid; pp. undone]
    2. (maleta) to unpack
    3. (hielo, nieve, helado) to melt

    Spanish-English dictionary > deshacer

  • 18 feroz

    adj.
    1 fierce, ferocious (animal, bestia).
    2 cruel, savage (criminal, asesino).
    3 terrible (intenso) (dolor, angustia).
    tenía un hambre feroz he was ravenous o starving
    la competencia es feroz the competition is fierce
    4 horrendous, dreadful.
    * * *
    ► adjetivo (pl feroces)
    1 fierce, ferocious
    \
    el lobo feroz the big bad wolf
    * * *
    adj.
    fierce, ferocious
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=salvaje) fierce, ferocious

    tengo un hambre feroz — I'm starving, I'm famished

    2) (=cruel) cruel
    3) LAm (=feo) ugly
    * * *
    a) < animal> ferocious, fierce; <ataque/mirada/odio> fierce, vicious; <viento/tempestad> fierce, violent

    tengo un hambre feroz — (fam) I'm ravenous o starved (colloq)

    b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)
    * * *
    = fierce [fiercer -comp., fiercest -sup.], savage, swingeing, ferocius, ferocious, cutthroat, truculent.
    Ex. The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
    Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex. Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
    Ex. Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    Ex. Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
    ----
    * crítica feroz = hatchet job.
    * * *
    a) < animal> ferocious, fierce; <ataque/mirada/odio> fierce, vicious; <viento/tempestad> fierce, violent

    tengo un hambre feroz — (fam) I'm ravenous o starved (colloq)

    b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)
    * * *
    = fierce [fiercer -comp., fiercest -sup.], savage, swingeing, ferocius, ferocious, cutthroat, truculent.

    Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.

    Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
    Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
    Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
    Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
    Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
    Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
    * crítica feroz = hatchet job.

    * * *
    1 ‹animal› ferocious, fierce; ‹ataque/mirada› fierce, vicious; ‹viento/tempestad› fierce, violent; ‹fanatismo› fierce
    bajo el feroz sol del mediodía beneath the fierce midday sun
    se desató una feroz tempestad a fierce o violent storm was unleashed ( liter)
    tengo un hambre feroz ( fam); I'm ravenous o starved ( colloq)
    2 (Col, Méx fam) (feo) horrendous ( colloq)
    un verde feroz a ghastly o horrendous green ( colloq)
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    algo feroz    
    feroz
    feroz adjetivo
    a) ‹ animal› ferocious, fierce;

    ‹ataque/mirada/odio› fierce, vicious;
    ‹viento/tempestad› fierce, violent
    b) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ( feo) horrendous (colloq)

    feroz adjetivo fierce, ferocious: tengo un hambre feroz, I'm ravenous
    una crítica feroz, savage criticism
    ' feroz' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bestia
    - un
    English:
    cutthroat
    - destroy
    - ferocious
    - fierce
    - glare
    - rat race
    - ravenous
    - savage
    - cut
    - furious
    - hard
    - vicious
    * * *
    feroz adj
    1. [animal, bestia] fierce, ferocious
    2. [criminal, asesino] cruel, savage
    3. [intenso] [tempestad] fierce, violent;
    [dolor, angustia] terrible;
    tenía un hambre feroz I was ravenous o starving;
    la competencia es feroz the competition is fierce;
    lanzó un ataque feroz contra la propuesta del gobierno he launched a fierce attack against the government's proposal
    4. Fam [enorme] massive;
    agarraron una feroz borrachera they got terribly o incredibly drunk
    * * *
    adj fierce; ( cruel) cruel
    * * *
    feroz adj, pl feroces fiero: ferocious, fierce
    ♦ ferozmente adv
    * * *
    feroz adj fierce / ferocious

    Spanish-English dictionary > feroz

  • 19 herir

    v.
    1 to injure.
    lo hirieron en el hombro he was wounded in the shoulder, he suffered a shoulder wound
    la hirieron de muerte she was fatally wounded
    2 to hurt (vista).
    el nuevo edificio hiere la vista the new building is an eyesore
    lo que dijiste le hirió profundamente what you said hurt him deeply
    4 to wound, to cut, to hurt, to injure.
    Ricardo vulneró a su hermano Richard damaged his brother.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ HERVIR], like link=hervir hervir
    1 (dañar) to wound, injure, hurt
    2 (golpear) to beat, hit
    3 (un instrumento) to play, pluck
    4 (la vista) to offend, hurt; (el oído) to hurt, offend
    5 (luz) to dazzle
    6 figurado (ofender) to hurt, offend
    1 (uso reflexivo) to injure oneself, hurt oneself
    \
    herir a alguien en lo vivo figurado to cut somebody to the quick
    herir a alguien en su amor propio figurado to wound somebody's pride
    herir de muerte to mortally wound
    * * *
    verb
    1) to injure, wound
    2) hurt
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=lesionar) [gen] to injure, hurt; [con arma] to wound
    2) (=ofender) to hurt
    3) (=irritar) [sol, luz] to beat down on
    4) liter (=golpear) to beat, strike, hit
    5) (Mús) to pluck, play
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( físicamente) to wound
    b) < orgullo> to hurt

    esta película puede herir la sensibilidad del espectador — this movie contains scenes/language which some viewers may find disturbing/offensive

    2)
    a) < vista> to hurt
    b) (liter) sol/ruido to pierce
    * * *
    = injure, hurt, wound, bruise.
    Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.
    Ex. Some of the conflicts between labor and management were violent, and many people were hurt or killed.
    Ex. You know about Susan B. Anthony and Rosie the Riveter, but did you know about the Civil War soldier who revealed her identity only when wounded?.
    Ex. This new machine does not bruise or damage the fruit.
    ----
    * herir con un cristal = glass.
    * herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.
    * herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * herir mortalmente = fatally + shoot.
    * herir + Posesivo + orgullo = hurt + Posesivo + pride.
    * herir + Posesivo + sentimientos = hurt + Posesivo + feelings.
    * herirse = get + hurt, hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) ( físicamente) to wound
    b) < orgullo> to hurt

    esta película puede herir la sensibilidad del espectador — this movie contains scenes/language which some viewers may find disturbing/offensive

    2)
    a) < vista> to hurt
    b) (liter) sol/ruido to pierce
    * * *
    = injure, hurt, wound, bruise.

    Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.

    Ex: Some of the conflicts between labor and management were violent, and many people were hurt or killed.
    Ex: You know about Susan B. Anthony and Rosie the Riveter, but did you know about the Civil War soldier who revealed her identity only when wounded?.
    Ex: This new machine does not bruise or damage the fruit.
    * herir con un cristal = glass.
    * herir de muerte = fatally + shoot.
    * herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * herir en lo más profundo = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * herir mortalmente = fatally + shoot.
    * herir + Posesivo + orgullo = hurt + Posesivo + pride.
    * herir + Posesivo + sentimientos = hurt + Posesivo + feelings.
    * herirse = get + hurt, hurt + Reflexivo, injure + Reflexivo.

    * * *
    herir [ I11 ]
    vt
    A
    1 to wound
    lo hirieron en la pierna he was wounded in the leg
    fue herido de muerte he was fatally wounded
    2
    (en un sentimiento): su actitud egoísta me hirió en lo más hondo her selfish attitude cut me to the quick o hurt me deeply
    sus palabras la hirieron profundamente she was deeply wounded o hurt by his words
    esta película puede herir la sensibilidad del espectador this movie contains scenes/language which some viewers may find disturbing/offensive
    no quiero herir sus sentimientos I don't want to hurt her feelings
    B
    1 ‹vista/oído›
    ese color hiere la vista that color hurts your eyes
    esas groserías hieren el oído that foul language is extremely offensive
    2 ( liter); «sol/luz» to pierce
    los rayos del sol herían su blanca piel the sun's rays seemed to pierce his pale skin ( liter)
    to hurt o.s., injure o.s.
    se hirió con un hacha he hurt himself o injured himself with an ax*
    * * *

    herir ( conjugate herir) verbo transitivo

    b) ‹ orgullo› to hurt

    c) ‹ vista› to hurt

    herir verbo transitivo
    1 (físicamente) (accidentalmente) to injure
    (con un arma, instrumento) to wound
    2 (espiritualmente) to hurt, wound: hirió sus sentimientos, he hurt his feelings
    3 (la vista, el oído) to offend ➣ Ver nota en herida
    ' herir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dañar
    - golpear
    - sentimiento
    English:
    afraid
    - feeling
    - gun down
    - hit
    - hurt
    - injure
    - maul
    - quick
    - sting
    - wound
    * * *
    herir vt
    1. [físicamente] [en accidente] to injure;
    [en lucha, atentado] to wound;
    lo hirieron en el hombro he was wounded in the shoulder, he suffered a shoulder wound;
    la hirieron de muerte she was fatally wounded
    2. [vista] to hurt;
    [oído] to pierce;
    el nuevo edificio hiere la vista the new building is an eyesore
    3. [sentimentalmente] to hurt;
    me hiere que desconfíes de mí I feel hurt that you don't trust me;
    lo que dijiste lo hirió profundamente what you said hurt o wounded him deeply;
    lo hirió en su amor propio it hurt his pride;
    estas imágenes pueden herir la sensibilidad del espectador some viewers may find these images disturbing
    4. Literario [golpear] to pound against;
    el granizo hería las ventanas the hail pounded o lashed against the windows
    * * *
    v/t con arma wound; ( lesionar) injure; fig ( ofender) hurt
    * * *
    herir {76} vt
    1) : to injure, to wound
    2) : to hurt, to offend
    * * *
    herir vb
    1. (en un accidente) to injure
    2. (por un arma) to wound
    3. (ofender) to hurt [pt. & pp. hurt]

    Spanish-English dictionary > herir

  • 20 szko|dzić

    impf vi to harm (komuś sb)
    - szkodzić ludzkiemu zdrowiu to be harmful to humans
    - nie chcieć nikomu szkodzić to mean no harm to anybody
    - szkodzić komuś w karierze to be harmful for sb’s career
    - szkodzić czyjejś reputacji to damage sb’s reputation
    - szkodzić na wątrobę/nerki to be bad for your liver/kidneys
    - cebula mu szkodzi onion disagrees with him
    - spaliny szkodzą zdrowiu exhaust fumes are harmful a. noxious
    - ta szczepionka szkodzi zdrowiu dzieci this vaccine does harm to children
    - „palenie szkodzi zdrowiu” ‘smoking can seriously damage your health’ ⇒ zaszkodzić
    ■ (nic) nie szkodzi! never mind!, not at all!
    - co to szkodzi? what’s the harm in it?
    - co to szkodzi, że… what harm is there in…
    - kto późno przychodzi, sam sobie szkodzi przysł. first come, first served
    - złość piękności szkodzi ≈ bad temper spoils the complexion

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > szko|dzić

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