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1 busy
[ˈbɪzɪ]1. adjective1) having a lot (of work etc) to do:مَشْغول، مُنْهَمِكI am very busy.
2) full of traffic, people, activity etc:مُزْدَحِمa busy time of year.
3) ( especially American) (of a telephone line) engaged:مَشْغولAll the lines to New York are busy.
2. verb( sometimes with with) to occupy (oneself) with:يُشغِل نَفْسَهShe busied herself preparing the meal.
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2 time
الإِيْقَاع الموسيقيّ \ time: the beat of music, etc.: The dancers kept (in) time with the drums (Their movements followed the beat). \ السَّاعة \ time: the hour: Clocks show the time. The time is now 6 o’clock. \ قَاسَ الوقت \ time: to record the time that sth. takes (a race, a job that workmen are doing, etc.). \ مَرَّات (في صيغة الجَمْع) \ time: showing how often: I tried three times. \ مَضْروبًا في (صِيغَة الجَمْع) \ time: showing multiplication: Three times four is twelve (3< multi>4=12). \ وَقَّتَ \ time: to record the time that sth. takes (a race, a job that workmen are doing, etc.). \ وَقْت \ time: a period of the past, present or future: in ancient times; in a time of danger, an experience We had a difficult time with my mother when she was ill, the chance or the freedom to do sth. I’ll do it when I have time (when I’m not busy). Don’t waste time!. -
3 off the beaten track
بَعِيد \ distant: not close (place, view, relation, etc.). far, (farther, farthest): a long way: Is it far to the river? My thoughts were far away. off the beaten track: away from the busy roads. out-of the way: (of places) far from any town. remote: distant in time or in relationship; far and not easily reached: in the remote past; a remote interest in the subject; a remote village in the mountains; a remote possibility (a very slight one). -
4 out-of the way
بَعِيد \ distant: not close (place, view, relation, etc.). far, (farther, farthest): a long way: Is it far to the river? My thoughts were far away. off the beaten track: away from the busy roads. out-of the way: (of places) far from any town. remote: distant in time or in relationship; far and not easily reached: in the remote past; a remote interest in the subject; a remote village in the mountains; a remote possibility (a very slight one). -
5 at the moment
at this particular time; now:في هذه اللحْظَهShe's rather busy at the moment.
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7 AT
I) prep.A. with dative.I. Of motion;1) towards, against;Otkell laut at Skamkatli, bowed down to S.;hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge against A.;2) close atup to;Brynjólfr gengr alit at honum, quite up to him;þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters with him;3) to, at;koma at landi, to come to land;ganga at dómi, to go into court;ganga at stræti, to walk along the street;dreki er niðr fór at ánni (went down the river) fyrir strauminum;refr dró hörpu at ísi, on the ice;5) denoting hostility;renna (sœkja) at e-m, to rush at, assault;gerði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog;6) around;vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a veil round one’s head;bera grjót at e-m, to heap stones upon the body;7) denoting business, engagement;ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after horses, watching sheep;fara at landskuldum, to go collecting rents.II. Of position, &c.;1) denoting presence at, near, by, upon;at kirkju, at church;at dómi, in court;at lögbergi, at the hill of laws;2) denoting participation in;vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, wedding;vera at vígi, to be an accessory in man-slaying;3) ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at;kvalararnir, er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him;var þar at kona nökkur at binda (was there busy dressing) sár manna;4) with proper names of places (farms);konungr at Danmörku ok Noregi, king of;biskup at Hólum, bishop of Holar;at Helgafelli, at Bergþórshváli;5) used ellipt. with a genitive, at (a person’s) house;at hans (at his house) gisti fjölmenni mikit;at Marðar, at Mara’s home;at hins beilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church;at Ránar, at Ran’s (abode).III. Of time;1) at, in;at upphafi, at first, in the beginning;at skilnaði, at parting, when they parted;at páskum, at Easter;at kveldi, at eventide;at þinglausnum, at the close of the Assembly;at fjöru, at the ebb;at flœðum, at the floodtide;2) adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr’;at ári komanda, next year;at vári, er kemr, next spring;generally with ‘komanda’ understood;at sumri, hausti, vetri, vári, next summer, &c.;3) used with an absolute dative and present or past part.;at sér lifanda, duing his lifetime;at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all;at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the hearing of the chief;at upprennandi sólu, at sunrise;at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks are past;at honum önduðum, after his death;4) denoting uninterrupted succession, after;hverr at öðrum, annarr at öðrum, one after another;skildu menn at þessu, thereupon, after this;at því (thereafter) kómu aðrar meyjar.IV. fig. and in various uses;1) to, into, with the notion of destruction or change;brenna (borgina) at ösku, to burn to ashes;verða at ormi, to become a snake;2) for, as;gefa e-t at gjöf, as a present;eiga e-n at vin, to have one as friend;3) by;taka sverð at hjöltum, by the hilt;draga út björninn at hlustunum, by the ears;kjósa at afli, álitum, by strength, appearrance;4) as regards as to;auðigr at fé, wealthy in goods;vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face;5) as a law term, on the grounds of, by reason of;ryðja ( to challenge) dóm at mægðum, kvið at frændsemi;6) as a paraphrase of a genitive;faðir, móðir at barni (= barns, of a child);aðili at sök = aðili sakar;7) with adjectives denoting colour, size, age, of;hvítr, svartr, rauðr at lit, while, black, red of colour;mikill, lítill at stœrð, vexti, tall, small of stature;tvítugr at aldri, twenty years of age;kýr at fyrsta, öðrum kálfi, a cow that has calved once, twice;8) determining the source from which anything comes, of, from;Ari nam ok marga frœði at Þuríði (from her);þiggja, kaupa, geta, leigja e-t at e-m, to receive, buy, obtain, borrow a thing from one;hafa veg (virðing) styrk at e-m, to derive honour, power, from one;9) according, to, after (heygðr at fornum sið);at ráði allra vitrustu manna, by the advice of;at landslögum, by the law of the land;at vánum, as was to be expected;at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave;10) in adverbial phrases;gróa (vera grœddr) at heilu, to be quite healed;bíta af allt gras at snøggu, quite bare;at fullu, fully;at vísu, surely;at frjálsu, freely;at eilífu, for ever and ever;at röngu, at réttu, wrongly, rightly;at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same;at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent.B. with acc., after, upon (= eptir);sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, to take the inheritance after his father;eiga féránsdóm at e-n, to hold a court of execution upon a person;at þat (= eptir þat), after that, thereafter;connected with a past part. or a., at Gamla fallinn, after the fall of Gamli;at Hrungni dauðan, upon the death of Hrungnir.1) as the simple mark of the infinitive, to;at ganga, at ríða, at hlaupa, to walk, to ride, to run;2) in an objective sense;hann bauð þeim at fara, sitja, he bade (ordered) them to go, sit;gefa e-m at eta, at drekka, to give one to eat, to drink;3) denoting design or purpose, in order to (hann gekk í borg at kaupa silfr).1) demonstrative particle before a comparative, the, all the, so much the;hón grét at meir, she wept the more;þykkir oss at líkara, all the more likely;þú ert maðr at verri (so much the worse), er þú hefir þetta mælt;2) rel. pron., who, which, that (= er);þeir allir, at þau tíðindi heyrðu, all those who heard;sem þeim er títt, at ( as is the custom of those who) kaupferðir reka.conj., that;1) introducing a subjective or objective clause;þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, it happened once that H.;vilda ek, at þú réðist austr í fjörðu, I should like you to go;svá mikill lagamaðr, at, so great a lawyer, that;3) with subj., denoting end or purpose, in order that (skáru þeir fyrir þá (viz. hestana) melinn, at þeir dœi eigi af sulti);4) since, because, as (= því at);5) connected with þó, því, svá;þó at (with subj.), though, although;því at, because, for;svá at, so that;6) temp., þá at (= þá er), when;þegar at (= þegar er), as soon as;þar til at (= þar til er), until, till;áðr at (= á. en), before;7) used superfluously after an int. pron. or adv.;Ólafr spurði, hvern styrk at hann mundi fá honum, what help he was likely to give him;in a relative sense; með fullkomnum ávexti, hverr at (which) þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða.V)negative verbal suffix, = ata; var-at, was not.odda at, Yggs at, battle.* * *1.and að, prep., often used ellipt. dropping the case and even merely as an adverb, [Lat. ad; Ulf. at = πρός and παρά, A. S. ät; Engl. at; Hel. ad = apud; O. H. G. az; lost in mod. Germ., and rare in Swed. and Dan.; in more freq. use in Engl. than any other kindred language, Icel. only excepted]:—the mod. pronunciation and spelling is að (aþ); this form is very old, and is found in Icel. vellum MSS. of the 12th century, e. g. aþ, 623. 60; yet in earlier times it was sounded with a tenuis, as we may infer from rhymes, e. g. jöfurr hyggi at | hve ek yrkja fat, Egill: Sighvat also makes it rhyme with a t. The verse by Thorodd—þar vastu at er fjáðr klæðið þvat (Skálda 162)—is hardly intelligible unless we accept the spelling with an aspirate (að), and say that þvað is = þvá = þváði, lavabat; it may be that by the time of Thorodd and Ari the pure old pronunciation was lost, or is ‘þvat’ simply the A. S. þvât, secuit? The Icelanders still, however, keep the tenuis in compounds before a vowel, or before h, v, or the liquids l, r, thus—atyrða, atorka, athöfn, athugi, athvarf, athlægi; atvinna, atvik; atlaga, atlíðanði ( slope), atriði, atreið, atróðr: but aðdjúpr, aðfinsla (critic), aðferð, aðkoma, aðsókn, aðsúgr (crowding), aðgæzla. In some words the pronunciation is irregular, e. g. atkvæði not aðkv-; atburðr, but aðbúnaðr; aðhjúkran not athjúkran; atgörvi not aðgörfi. At, to, towards; into; against; along, by; in regard to; after.Mostly with dat.; rarely with acc.; and sometimes ellipt.—by dropping the words ‘home,’ ‘house,’ or the like—with gen.WITH DAT.A. LOC.I. WITH MOTION; gener. the motion to the borders, limits of an object, and thus opp. to frá:1. towards, against, with or without the notion of arrival, esp. connected with verbs denoting motion (verba movendi et eundi), e. g. fara, ganga, koma, lúta, snúa, rétta at…; Otkell laut at Skamkatli, O. louted (i. e. bowed down) towards S., Nj. 77, Fms. xi. 102; sendimaðrinn sneri ( turned) hjöltum sverðsins at konungi, towards the king, i. 15; hann sneri egginni at Ásgrími, turned the edge towards A., Nj. 220; rétta e-t at e-m, to reach, hand over, Ld. 132; ganga at, to step towards, Ísl. ii. 259.2. denoting proximity, close up to, up to; Brynjólfr gengr … allt at honum, B. goes quite up to him, Nj. 58; Gunnarr kom þangat at þeim örunum, G. reached them even there with his arrows, 115; þeir kómust aldri at honum, they could never get near him, to close quarters, id.; reið maðr at þeim (up to them), 274; þeir höfðu rakit sporin allt at ( right up to) gammanum, Fms. i. 9; komu þeir at sjó fram, came down to the sea, Bárð. 180.3. without reference to the space traversed, to or at; koma at landi, to land, Ld. 38, Fms. viii. 358; ríða at dyrum, Boll. 344; hlaupa at e-m, to run up to, run at, Fms. vii. 218, viii. 358; af sjáfarganginum er hann gekk at landinu, of the surf dashing against the shore, xi. 6; vísa ólmum hundi at manni, to set a fierce hound at a man, Grág. ii. 118; leggja e-n at velli, to lay low, Eg. 426, Nj. 117; hníga at jörðu, at grasi, at moldu, to bite the dust, to die, Njarð. 378; ganga at dómi, a law term, to go into court, of a plaintiff, defendant, or bystander, Nj. 87 (freq.)4. denoting a motion along, into, upon; ganga at stræti, to walk along the street, Korm. 228, Fms. vii. 39; at ísi, on the ice, Skálda 198, Fms. vii. 19, 246, viii. 168, Eb. 112 new Ed. (á is perh. wrong); máttu menn ganga bar yfir at skipum einum, of ships alone used as a bridge, Fas. i. 378; at höfðum, at nám, to trample on the slain on the battle-field, Lex. Poët.; at ám, along the rivers; at merkiósum, at the river’s mouth, Grág. ii. 355; at endilöngu baki, all along its back, Sks. 100.5. denoting hostility, to rush at, assault; renna at, hlaupa at, ganga, fara, ríða, sækja, at e-m, (v. those words), whence the nouns atrenna, athlaup, atgangr, atför, atreið, atsókn, etc.β. metaph., kom at þeim svefnhöfgi, deep sleep fell on them, Nj. 104. Esp. of weather, in the impers. phrase, hríð, veðr, vind, storm görir at e-m, to be overtaken by a snow storm, gale, or the like; görði þá at þeim þoku mikla, they were overtaken by a thick fog, Bárð. 171.6. denoting around, of clothing or the like; bregða skikkju at höfði sér, to wrap his cloak over his head, Ld. 62; vefja motri at höfði sér, to wrap a snood round her head, 188; sauma at, to stick, cling close, as though sewn on; sauma at höndum sér, of tight gloves, Bs. i. 453; kyrtill svá þröngr sem saumaðr væri at honum, as though it were stitched to him, Nj. 214; vafit at vándum dreglum, tight laced with sorry tags, id.; hosa strengd fast at beini, of tight hose, Eg. 602; hann sveipar at sér iðrunum ok skyrtunni, he gathers up the entrails close to him and the skirt too, Gísl. 71; laz at síðu, a lace on the side, to keep the clothes tight, Eg. 602.β. of burying; bera grjót at einum, to heap stones upon the body, Eg. 719; var gör at þeim dys or grjóti, Ld. 152; gora kistu at líki, to make a coffin for a body, Eb. 264, Landn. 56, Ld. 142.γ. of summoning troops or followers; stefna at sér mönnum, to summon men to him, Nj. 104; stefna at sér liði, Eg. 270; kippa mönnum at sér, to gather men in haste, Ld. 64.7. denoting a business, engagement; ríða at hrossum, at sauðum, to go looking after after horses, watching sheep, Glúm. 362, Nj. 75; fara at fé, to go to seek for sheep, Ld. 240; fara at heyi, to go a-haymaking, Dropl. 10; at veiðum, a-hunting; at fuglum, a-fowling; at dýrum, a-sbooting; at fiski, a-fishing; at veiðiskap, Landn. 154, Orkn. 416 (in a verse), Nj. 25; fara at landskuldum, to go a-collecling rents, Eg. 516; at Finnkaupum, a-marketing with Finns, 41; at féföngum, a-plundering, Fms. vii. 78; ganga at beina, to wait on guests, Nj. 50; starfa at matseld, to serve at table, Eb. 266; hitta e-n at nauðsynjum, on matters of business; at máli, to speak with one, etc., Fms. xi. 101; rekast at e-m, to pursue one, ix. 404; ganga at liði sér, to go suing for help, Grág. ii. 384.β. of festivals; snúa, fá at blóti, veizlu, brullaupi, to prepare for a sacrificial banquet, wedding, or the like, hence at-fangadagr, Eb. 6, Ld. 70; koma at hendi, to happen, befall; ganga at sínu, to come by one’s own, to take it, Ld. 208; Egill drakk hvert full er at honum kom, drained every horn that came to him, Eg. 210; komast at keyptu, to purchase dearly, Húv. 46.8. denoting imaginary motion, esp. of places, cp. Lat. spectare, vergere ad…, to look or lie towards; horfði botninn at höfðanum, the bight of the bay looked toward the headland, Fms. i. 340, Landn. 35; also, skeiðgata liggr at læknum, leads to the brook, Ísl. ii. 339; á þann arminn er vissi at sjánum, on that wing which looked toward the sea, Fms. viii. 115; sár þau er horft höfðu at Knúti konungi, xi. 309.β. even connected with verbs denoting motion; Gilsáreyrr gengr austan at Fljótinu, G. extends, projects to F. from the east, Hrafh. 25; hjá sundi því, er at gengr þingstöðinni, Fms. xi. 85.II. WITHOUT MOTION; denoting presence at, near, by, at the side of, in, upon; connected with verbs like sitja, standa, vera…; at kirkju, at church, Fms. vii. 251, K. f). K. 16, Ld. 328, Ísl. ii. 270, Sks. 36; vera at skála, at húsi, to be in, at home, Landn. 154; at landi, Fms. i. 82; at skipi, on shipboard, Grág. i. 209, 215; at oldri, at a banquet, inter pocula; at áti, at dinner, at a feast, inter edendum, ii. 169, 170; at samförum ok samvistum, at public meetings, id.; at dómi, in a court; standa (to take one’s stand) norðan, sunnan, austan, vestan at dómi, freq. in the proceedings at trials in lawsuits, Nj.; at þingi, present at the parliament, Grág. i. 142; at lögbergi, o n the hill of laws, 17, Nj.; at baki e-m, at the back of.2. denoting presence, partaking in; sitja at mat, to sit at meat, Fms. i. 241; vera at veizlu, brullaupi, to be at a banquet, nuptials, Nj. 51, Ld. 70: a law term, vera at vígi, to be an accessory in manslaying, Nj. 89, 100; vera at e-u simply means to be about, be busy in, Fms. iv. 237; standa at máli, to stand by one in a case, Grág. ii. 165, Nj. 214; vera at fóstri, to be fostered, Fms. i. 2; sitja at hégóma, to listen to nonsense, Ld. 322; vera at smíð, to be at one’s work, Þórð. 62: now absol., vera at, to go on with, be busy at.3. the law term vinna eið at e-u has a double meaning:α. vinna eið at bók, at baugi, to make an oath upon the book by laying the band upon it, Landn. 258, Grág., Nj.; cp. Vkv. 31, Gkv. 3. 3, Hkv. 2. 29, etc.: ‘við’ is now used in this sense.β. to confirm a fact (or the like) by an oath, to swear to, Grág. i. 9, 327.γ. the law phrase, nefna vátta at e-u, of summoning witnesses to a deed, fact, or the like; nefna vátta at benjum, to produce evidence, witnesses as to the wounds, Nj., Grág.; at görð, Eg. 738; at svörum, Grág. i. 19: this summoning of witnesses served in old lawsuits the same purpose as modern pleadings and depositions; every step in a suit to be lawful must be followed by such a summoning or declaration.4. used ellipt., vera at, to be about, to be busy at; kvalararnir er at vóru at pína hann, who were tormenting him; þar varstu at, you were there present, Skálda 162; at várum þar, Gísl. (in a verse): as a law term ‘vera at’ means to be guilty, Glúm. 388; vartattu at þar, Eg. (in a verse); hence the ambiguity of Glum’s oath, vask at þar, I was there present: var þar at kona nokkur ( was there busy) at binda sár manna, Fms. v. 91; hann var at ok smíðaði skot, Rd. 313; voru Varbelgir at ( about) at taka af, þau lög …, Fms. ix. 512; ek var at ok vafk, I was about weaving, xi. 49; þeir höfðu verit at þrjú sumur, they had been busy at it for three summers, x. 186 (now very freq.); koma at, come in, to arrive unexpectedly; Gunnarr kom at í því, G. came in at that moment; hvaðan komtú nú at, whence did you come? Nj. 68, Fms. iii. 200.5. denoting the kingdom or residence of a king or princely person; konungr at Danmörk ok Noregi, king of…, Fms. i. 119, xi. 281; konungr, jarl, at öllum Noregi, king, earl, over all N., íb. 3, 13, Landn. 25; konungr at Dyflinni, king of Dublin, 25; but í or yfir England!, Eg. 263: cp. the phrase, sitja at landi, to reside, of a king when at home, Hkr. i. 34; at Joini, Fms. xi. 74: used of a bishop; biskup at Hólum, bishop of Hólar, Íb. 18, 19; but biskup í Skálaholti, 19: at Rómi, at Rome, Fbr. 198.6. in denoting a man’s abode (vide p. 5, col. 1, l. 27), the prep. ‘at’ is used where the local name implies the notion of by the side of, and is therefore esp. applied to words denoting a river, brook, rock, mountain, grove, or the like, and in some other instances, by, at, e. g. at Hofi (a temple), Landn. 198; at Borg ( a castle), 57; at Helgafelli (a mountain), Eb. constantly so; at Mosfelli, Landn. 190; at Hálsi (a hill), Fms. xi. 22; at Bjargi, Grett. 90; Hálsum, Landn. 143; at Á ( river), 296, 268; at Bægisá, 212; Giljá, 332; Myrká, 211; Vatnsá, id.; þverá, Glúm. 323; at Fossi (a ‘force’ or waterfall), Landn. 73; at Lækjamoti (waters-meeting), 332; at Hlíðarenda ( end of the lithe or hill), at Bergþórshváli, Nj.; at Lundi (a grove), at Melum (sandhill), Landn. 70: the prep. ‘á’ is now used in most of these cases, e. g. á Á, á Hofi, Helgafelli, Felli, Hálsi, etc.β. particularly, and without any regard to etymology, used of the abode of kings or princes, to reside at; at Uppsölum, at Haugi, Alreksstöðum, at Hlöðum, Landn., Fms.γ. konungr lét kalla at stofudyrum, the king made a call at the hall door, Eg. 88; þeir kölluðu at herberginu, they called at the inn, Fms. ix. 475.7. used ellipt. with a gen., esp. if connected with such words as gista, to be a guest, lodge, dine, sup (of festivals or the like) at one’s home; at Marðar, Nj. 4; at hans, 74; þingfesti at þess bóanda, Grág. i. 152; at sín, at one’s own home, Eg. 371, K. Þ. K. 62; hafa náttstað at Freyju, at the abode of goddess Freyja, Eg. 603; at Ránar, at Ran’s, i. e. at Ran’s house, of drowned men who belong to the queen of the sea, Ran, Eb. 274; at hins heilaga Ólafs konungs, at St. Olave’s church, Fms. vi. 63: cp. ad Veneris, εις Κίμωνος.B. TEMP.I. at, denoting a point or period of time; at upphafi, at first, in the beginning, Ld. 104; at lyktum, at síðustu, at lokum, at last; at lesti, at last, Lex. Poët., more freq. á lesti; at skilnaði, at parting, at last, Band. 3; at fornu, in times of yore, formerly, Eg. 267, D. I. i. 635; at sinni, as yet, at present; at nýju, anew, of present time; at eilífu, for ever and ever; at skömmu, soon, shortly, Ísl. ii. 272, v. l.II. of the very moment when anything happens, the beginning of a term; denoting the seasons of the year, months, weeks, the hours of the day; at Jólum, at Yule, Nj. 46; at Pálmadegi, on Palm Sunday, 273; at Páskum, at Easter; at Ólafsvöku, on St. Olave’s eve, 29th of July, Fms.; at vetri, at the beginning of the winter, on the day when winter sets in, Grág. 1. 151; at sumarmálum, at vetrnáttum; at Tvímánaði, when the Double month (August) begins, Ld. 256, Grág. i. 152; at kveldi, at eventide, Eg. 3; at því meli, at that time; at eindaga, at the term, 395; at eykð, at 4 o’clock p. m., 198; at öndverðri æfi Abra hams, Ver. II; at sinni, now at once, Fms. vi. 71; at öðruhverju, every now and then.β. where the point of time is marked by some event; at þingi, at the meeting of parliament (18th to the 24th of June), Ld. 182; at féránsdómi, at the court of execution, Grág. i. 132, 133; at þinglausnum, at the close of the parliament (beginning of July), 140; at festarmálum, eðr at eiginorði, at betrothal or nuptials, 174; at skilnaði, when they parted, Nj. 106 (above); at öllum minnum, at the general drinking of the toasts, Eg. 253; at fjöru, at the ebb; at flæðum, at flood tide, Fms. viii. 306, Orkn. 428; at hrörum, at an inquest, Grág. i. 50 (cp. ii. 141, 389); at sökum, at prosecutions, 30; at sinni, now, as yet, v. that word.III. ellipt., or adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr,’ of the future time:1. ellipt., komanda or the like being understood, with reference to the seasons of the year; at sumri, at vetri, at hausti, at vári, next summer, winter…, Ísl. ii. 242; at miðju sumri, at ári, at Midsummer, next year, Fas. i. 516; at miðjum vetri, Fms. iv. 237,2. adding ‘komanda’ or ‘er kemr;’ at ári komanda, Bárð. 177; at vári er kemr, Dipl. iii. 6.IV. used with an absolute dat. and with a pres. part.:1. with pres. part.; at morni komanda, on the coming morrow, Fms. i. 263; at sér lifanda, in vivo, in his life time, Grág. ii. 202; at þeim sofundum, illis dormientibus, Hkr. i. 234; at öllum ásjándum, in the sight of all, Fms. x. 329; at úvitanda konungi, illo nesciente, without his knowledge, 227; at áheyranda höfðingjanum, in the chief’s bearing, 235.2. of past time with a past part. (Lat. abl. absol.); at hræjum fundnum, on the bodies being found, Grág. ii. 87; at háðum dómum ok föstu þingi, during the session, the courts being set, i. 484; at liðnum sex vikum, after six weeks past, Band. 13; at svá búnu, so goru, svá komnu, svá mæltu (Lat. quibus rebus gestis, dictis, quo facto, dicto, etc.), v. those words; at úreyndu, without trial, without put ting one to the test, Ld. 76; at honum önduðum, illo mortuo.3. ellipt. without ‘at;’ en þessum hlutum fram komnum, when all this has been done, Eb. 132.V. in some phrases with a slight temp, notion; at görðum gildum, the fences being strong, Gþl. 387; at vörmu spori, at once, whilst the trail is warm; at úvörum, unawares, suddenly, Nj. 95, Ld. 132; at þessu, at this cost, on that condition, Eb. 38, Nj. 55; at illum leiki, to have a narrow escape, now við illan leik, Fms. ix. 473; at því, that granted, Grág. ii. 33: at því, at pessu, thereafter, thereupon, Nj. 76.2. denoting succession, without interruption, one after another; hverr at öðrum, annarr maðr at öðrum, aðrir at öðrum; eina konu at annarri, Eg. 91, Fms. ii. 236, vi. 25, Bs. i. 22, 625. 80, H. E. i. 522.C. METAPH. and in various cases:I. denoting a transformation or change into, to, with the notion of destruction; brenna at ösku, at köldum kolum, to burn to ashes, to be quite destroyed, Fms. i. 105, Edda 3, Sturl. ii. 51: with the notion of transformation or transfiguration, in such phrases as, verða at e-u, göra e-t at e-u, to turn it into:α. by a spell; verða at ormi, to become a snake, Fms. xi. 158; at flugdrekum, Gullþ. 7; urðu þau bönd at járni, Edda 40.β. by a natural process it can often be translated by an acc. or by as; göra e-n at urðarmanni, to make him an outlaw, Eg. 728; græða e-n at orkumlamanni, to heal him so as to maim him for life, of bad treatment by a leech, Eb. 244: in the law terms, sár görist at ben, a wound turning into a ben, proving to be mortal, Grág., Nj.; verða at ljúgvætti, to prove to be a false evidence, Grág. i. 44; verða at sætt, to turn into reconciliation, Fms. i. 13; göra e-t at reiði málum, to take offence at, Fs. 20; at nýjum tíðindum, to tell as news, Nj. 14; verða fátt at orðum, to be sparing of words, 18; kveðr (svá) at orði, to speak, utter, 10; verða at þrifnaði, to geton well, Fms. vii. 196: at liði, at skaða, to be a help or hurt to one; at bana, to cause one’s death, Nj. 223, Eg. 21, Grág. ii. 29: at undrum, at hlátri, to become a wonder, a laughing-stock, 623. 35, Eg. 553.II. denoting capacity, where it may be translated merely by as or for; gefa at Jólagjöf, to give for a Christmas-box, Eg. 516; at gjöf, for a present; at erfð, at láni, launum, as an inheritance, a loan; at kaupum ok sökum, for buying and selling, Ísl. ii. 223, Grág. i. 423; at solum, ii. 204; at herfangi, as spoil or plunder; at sakbótum, at niðgjöldum, as a compensation, weregeld, i. 339, ii. 171, Hkr. ii. 168; taka at gíslingu, to take as an hostage, Edda 15; eiga e-n at vin, at óvin, to have one as friend or foe, illt er at eiga þræl at eingavin, ‘tis ill to have a thrall for one’s bosom friend (a proverb), Nj. 77; fæða, eiga, at sonum (syni), to beget a son, Edda 8, Bs. i. 60 (but eiga at dóttur cannot be said); hafa möttul at yfirhöfn, Fms. vii. 201; verða nökkut at manni (mönnum), to turn out to be a worthy man; verða ekki at manni, to turn out a worthless person, xi. 79, 268.2. in such phrases as, verða at orðum, to come towards, Nj. 26; var þat at erindum, Eg. 148; hafa at veizlum, to draw veizlur ( dues) from, Fms. iv. 275, Eg. 647; gora e-t at álitum, to take it into consideration, Nj. 3.III. denoting belonging to, fitting, of parts of the whole or the like; vóru at honum (viz. the sword) hjölt gullbúin, the sword was ornamented with a hilt of gold, Ld. 330; umgörð at ( belonging to) sverði, Fs. 97 (Hs.) in a verse; en ef mór er eigi at landinu, if there be no turf moor belonging to the land, Grág. ii. 338; svá at eigi brotnaði nokkuð at Orminum, so that no harm happened to the ship Worm, Fms. x. 356; hvatki er meiðir at skipinu eðr at reiðinu eðr at viðum, damage done t o …, Grág. ii. 403; lesta ( to injure) hús at lásum, við eðr torfi, 110; ef land hefir batnað at húsum, if the land has been bettered as to its buildings, 210; cp. the phrase, göra at e-u, to repair: hamlaðr at höndum eðr fótum, maimed as to hands or feet, Eg. 14; heill at höndum en hrumr at fótum, sound in band, palsied in foot, Fms. vii. 12; lykill at skrá, a key belonging, fitting, to the latch; hurð at húsi; a key ‘gengr at’ ( fits) skrá; and many other phrases. 2. denoting the part by which a thing is held or to which it belongs, by; fá, taka at…, to grasp by …; þú tókt við sverði hans at hjöltunum, you took it by the bill, Fms. i. 15; draga út björninn at hlustum, to pull out the bear by the ears, Fas. ii. 237; at fótum, by the feet, Fms. viii. 363; mæla ( to measure) at hrygg ok at jaðri, by the edge or middle of the stuff, Grág. i. 498; kasta e-m at höfði, head foremost, Nj. 84; kjósa e-n at fótum, by the feet alone, Edda 46; hefja frændsemi at bræðrum, eða at systkynum, to reckon kinship by the brother’s or the sister’s side, Grág. i. 28; kjósa at afli, at álitum, by strength, sight, Gs. 8, belongs rather to the following.IV. in respect of, as regards, in regard to, as to; auðigr at fé, wealthy of goods, Nj. 16, 30, 51; beztir hestar at reið, the best racehorses, 186; spekingr at viti, a man of great intellect, Ld. 124; vænn (fagr) at áliti, fair of face, Nj. 30, Bs. i. 61; kvenna vænst at ásjónu ok vits munum, of surpassing beauty and intellect, Ld. 122; fullkominn at hyggju, 18; um fram aðra menn at vinsældum ok harðfengi, of surpassing popularity and hardihood, Eb. 30.2. a law term, of challenging jurors, judges, or the like, on account of, by reason of; ryðja ( to challenge) at mægðum, guðsifjum, frændsemi, hrörum …; at leiðarlengd, on account of distance, Grág. i. 30, 50, Nj. (freq.)3. in arithm. denoting proportion; at helmingi, þriðjungi, fjórðungi, tíunda hluta, cp. Lat. ex asse, quadrante, for the half, third… part; máttr skal at magni (a proverb), might and main go together, Hkr. ii. 236; þú munt vera at því mikill fræðimaðr á kvæði, in the same proportion, as great, Fms. vi. 391, iii. 41; at e-s hluta, at… leiti, for one’s part, in turn, as far as one is con cerned, Grág. i. 322, Eg. 309, Fms. iii. 26 (freq.): at öðrum kosti, in the other case, otherwise (freq.) More gener., at öllu, öngu, in all (no) respects; at sumu, einhverju, nokkru, partly; at flestu, mestu, chiefly.4. as a paraphrase of a genitive; faðir, móðir at barni (= barns); aðili at sök (= sakar a.); morðingi at barni (= barns), faðerni at barni (barns); illvirki at fé manna (cp. Lat. felo de se), niðrfall at sökum (saka), land gangr at fiskum (fiska), Fms. iv. 274, Grág. i. 277, 416, N. G. L. i. 340, K. Þ. K. 112, Nj. 21.5. the phrase ‘at sér,’ of himself or in himself, either ellipt. or by adding the participle görr, and with the adverbs vel, ilia, or the like; denoting breeding, bearing, endowments, character …; væn kona, kurteis ok vel at sér, an accomplished, well-bred, gifted lady, Nj. I; vitr maðr ok vel at sér, a wise man and thoroughly good in feeling and bearing, 5; þú ert maðr vaskr ok vel at þér, 49; gerr at sér, accomplished, 51; bezt at sér görr, the finest, best bred man, 39, Ld. 124; en þó er hann svá vel at sér, so generous, Nj. 77; þeir höfðingjar er svá vóru vel at sér, so noble-minded, 198, Fms. i. 160: the phrase ‘at sér’ is now only used of knowledge, thus maðr vel að sér means clever, a man of great knowledge; illa að sér, a blockhead.6. denoting relations to colour, size, value, age, and the like; hvitr, svartr, grár, rauðr … at lit, white, swarthy, gray, red … of colour, Bjarn. 55, 28, Ísl. ii. 213, etc.; mikill, lítill, at stærð, vexti, tall, small of size, etc.; ungr, gamall, barn, at aldri, young, old, a child of age; tvítugr, þrítugr … at aldri, twenty, thirty … years of age (freq.): of animals; kyr at fyrsta, öðrum … kálfi, a cow having calved once, twice…, Jb. 346: value, amount, currency of money, kaupa e-t at mörk, at a mark, N. G. L. 1. 352; ok er eyririnn at mörk, amounts to a mark, of the value of money, Grág. i. 392; verðr þá at hálfri murk vaðmála eyrir, amounts to a half a mark, 500.β. metaph. of value, connected with verbs denoting to esteem, hold; meta, hafa, halda at miklu, litlu, vettugi, engu, or the like, to hold in high or low esteem, to care or not to care for (freq.): geta e-s at góðu, illu, öngu, to mention one favourably, unfavourably, indifferently … (freq.), prop. in connection with. In many cases it may be translated by in; ekki er mark at draumum, there is no meaning in dreams, no heed is to be paid to dreams, Sturl. ii. 217; bragð er at þá barnið finnr, it goes too far, when even a child takes offence (a proverb): hvat er at því, what does it mean? Nj. 11; hvert þat skip er vöxtr er at, any ship of mark, i. e. however small, Fms. xi. 20.V. denoting the source of a thing:1. source of infor mation, to learn, perceive, get information from; Ari nam ok marga fræði at Þuríði, learnt as her pupil, at her hands, as St. Paul at the feet of Gamaliel, (just as the Scotch say to speer or ask at a person); Ari nam at Þorgeiri afraðskoll, Hkr. (pref.); nema kunnáttu at e-m, used of a pupil, Fms. i. 8; nema fræði at e-m, xi. 396.2. of receiving, acquiring, buying, from; þiggja e-t at e-m, to receive a thing at his hands, Nj. 51; líf, to be pardoned, Fms. x. 173; kaupa land at e-m, to buy it from, Landn. 72, Íb. II, (now af is more freq. in this sense); geta e-t at e-m, to obtain, procure at one’s hands, impetrare; þeirra manna er þeir megu þat geta at, who are willing to do that, Grág. i. I; heimta e-t at e-m (now af), to call in, demand (a debt, money), 279; fala e-t at e-m (now af), to chaffer for or cheapen anything, Nj. 73; sækja e-t at e-m, to ask, seek for; sækja heilræði ok traust at e-m, 98; leiga e-t at e-m (now af), to borrow, Grág. ii. 334; eiga e-t (fé, skuld) at e-m, to be owed money by any one, i. 399: metaph. to deserve of one, Nj. 113; eiga mikit at e-m, to have much to do with, 138; hafa veg, virðing, styrk, at, to derive honour, power from, Fms. vi. 71, Eg. 44, Bárð. 174; gagn, to be of use, Ld. 216; mein, tálma, mischief, disadvantage, 158, 216, cp. Eg. 546; ótta, awe, Nj. 68.VI. denoting conformity, according to, Lat. secundum, ex, after; at fornum sið, Fms. i. 112; at sögn Ara prests, as Ari relates, on his authority, 55; at ráði allra vitrustu manna, at the advice of, Ísl. ii. 259, Ld. 62; at lögum, at landslögum, by the law of the land, Grág., Nj.; at líkindum, in all likelihood, Ld. 272; at sköpum, in due course (poet.); at hinum sama hætti, in the very same manner, Grág. i. 90; at vánum, as was to be expected, Nj. 255; at leyfi e-s, by one’s leave, Eg. 35; úlofi, Grág. ii. 215; at ósk, vilja e-s, as one likes…; at mun, id. (poet.); at sólu, happily (following the course of the sun), Bs. i. 70, 137; at því sem …, as to infer from …, Nj. 124: ‘fara, láta, ganga at’ denotes to yield, agree to, to comply with, give in, Ld. 168, Eg. 18, Fms. x. 368.VII. in phrases nearly or quite adverbial; gróa, vera græddr, at heilu, to be quite healed, Bárð. 167, Eb. 148; bíta at snöggu, to bite it bare, Fms. xi. 6; at þurru, till it becomes dry, Eb. 276; at endilöngu, all along, Fas. ii; vinnast at litlu, to avail little, 655 x. 14; at fullu, fully, Nj. 257, Hkr. i. 171; at vísu, of a surety, surely, Ld. 40; at frjálsu, freely, 308; at líku, at sömu, equally, all the same, Hom. 80, Nj. 267; at röngu, wrongly, 686 B. 2; at hófi, temperately, Lex. Poët.; at mun, at ráði, at marki, to a great extent; at hringum, utterly, all round, (rare), Fms. x. 389; at einu, yet, Orkn. 358; svá at einu, því at einu, allt at einu, yet, however, nevertheless.VIII. connected with comparatives of adverbs and adjectives, and strengthening the sense, as in Engl. ‘the,’ so much the more, all the more; ‘at’ heldr tveimr, at ek munda gjarna veita yðr öllum, where it may be translated by so much the more to two, as I would willingly grant it to all of you; hon grét at meir, she grat (wept) the more, Eg. 483; þykir oss at líkara, all the more likely, Fms. viii. 6; þess at harðari, all the harder, Sturl. iii. 202 C; svá at hinn sé bana at nær, Grág. ii. 117; at auðnara, at hólpnara, the more happy, Al. 19, Grett. 116 B; þess at meiri, Fms. v. 64; auvirðismaðr at meiri, Sturl. ii. 139; maðr at vaskari, id.; at feigri, any the more fey, Km. 22; maðr at verri, all the worse, Nj. 168; ok er ‘at’ firr…, at ek vil miklu heldr, cp. Lat. tantum abest… ut, Eg. 60.β. following after a negation; eigi at síðr, no less, Nj. 160, Ld. 146; eigi… at meiri maðr, any better, Eg. 425, 489; erat héra at borgnara, any the better off for that, Fms. vii. 116; eigi at minni, no less for that, Edda (pref.) 146; eigi at minna, Ld. 216, Fms. ix. 50; ekki at verri drengr, not a bit worse for that, Ld. 42; er mér ekki son minn at bættari, þótt…, 216; at eigi vissi at nær, any more, Fas. iii. 74.IX. following many words:1. verbs, esp. those denoting, a. to ask, enquire, attend, seek, e. g. spyrja at, to speer (ask) for; leita at, to seek for; gæta, geyma at, to pay attention to; huga, hyggja at; hence atspurn, to enquire, aðgæzla, athugi, attention, etc.β. verbs denoting laughter, play, joy, game, cp. the Engl. to play at …, to laugh at …; hlæja, brosa at e-u, to laugh, smile at it; leika (sér) at e-u, to play at; þykja gaman at, to enjoy; hæða, göra gys at …, to make sport at …γ. verbs denoting assistance, help; standa, veita, vinna, hjálpa at; hence atstoð, atvinna, atverk:—mode, proceeding; fara at, to proceed, hence atför and atferli:—compliance; láta, fara at e-u, v. above:— fault; e-t er at e-u, there is some fault in it, Fms. x. 418; skorta at e-u, to fall short of, xi. 98:—care, attendance; hjúkra at, hlýja at, v. these words:—gathering, collecting; draga, reiða, flytja, fá at, congerere:—engagement, arrival, etc.; sækja at, to attack; ganga at, vera at, to be about; koma at, ellipt. to arrive: göra at, to repair: lesta at, to impair (v. above); finna at, to criticise (mod.); telja at, id.: bera at, to happen; kveða at e-m, to address one, 625. 15, (kveða at (ellipt.) now means to pronounce, and of a child to utter (read) whole syllables); falla at, of the flood-tide (ellipt.): metaph. of pains or straits surrounding one; þreyngja, herða at, to press hard: of frost and cold, with regard to the seasons; frjósa at, kólna at, to get really cold (SI. 44), as it were from the cold stiffening all things: also of the seasons themselves; hausta, vetra að, when the season really sets in; esp. the cold seasons, ‘sumra at’ cannot be used, yet we may say ‘vára að’ when the spring sets in, and the air gets mild.δ. in numberless other cases which may partly be seen below.2. connected ellipt. with adverbs denoting motion from a place; norðan, austan, sunnan, vestan at, those from the north, east…; utan at, innan at, from the outside or inside.3. with adjectives (but rarely), e. g. kærr, elskr, virkr (affectionate), vandr (zealous), at e-m; v. these words.WITH ACC.TEMP.: Lat. post, after, upon, esp. freq. in poetry, but rare in prose writers, who use eptir; nema reisi niðr at nið (= maðr eptir mann), in succession, of erecting a monument, Hm. 71; in prose, at þat. posthac, deinde, Fms. x. 323, cp. Rm., where it occurs several times, 2, 6, 9, 14, 18, 24, 28, 30, 35; sonr á at taka arf at föður sinn, has to take the inheritance after his father, Grág. i. 170 new Ed.; eiga féránsdóm at e-n, Grág. i. 89; at Gamla fallinn, after the death of G., Fms. x. 382; in Edda (Gl.) 113 ought to be restored, grét ok at Oð, gulli Freyja, she grat (wept) tears of gold for her lost husband Od. It is doubtful if it is ever used in a purely loc. sense; at land, Grág. (Sb.)ii. 211, is probably corrupt; at hönd = á hönd, Grág. (Sb.) i. 135; at mót = at móti, v. this word.☞ In compounds (v. below) at- or að- answers in turn to Lat. ad- or in- or con-; atdráttr e. g. denotes collecting; atkoma is adventus: it may also answer to Lat. ob-, in atburðr = accidence, but might also be compared with Lat. occurrere.2.and að, the mark of the infinitive [cp. Goth. du; A. S. and Engl. to; Germ. zu]. Except in the case of a few verbs ‘at’ is always placed immediately before the infinitive, so as to be almost an inseparable part of the verb.I. it is used either,1. as, a simple mark of the infinitive, only denoting an action and independent of the subject, e. g. at ganga, at hlaupa, at vita, to go, to run, to know; or,2. in an objective sense when following such verbs as bjóða segja…, to invite, command …; hann bauð þeim at ganga, at sitja, be bade, ordered them to go, sit, or the like; or as gefa and fá; gefa e-m at drekka, at eta, to give one to drink or to eat, etc. etc.β. with the additional notion of intention, esp. when following verba cogitandi; hann ætlaði, hafði í hyggju at fara, he had it in his mind to go (where ‘to go’ is the real object to ætlaði and hafði í hyggju).3. answering to the Gr. ινα, denoting intention, design, in order to; hann gékk í borg at kaupa silfr, in order to buy, Nj. 280; hann sendi riddara sína með þeim at varðveita þær, 623. 45: in order to make the phrase more plain, ‘svá’ and ‘til’ are frequently added, esp. in mod. writers, ‘svá at’ and contr. ‘svát’ (the last however is rare), ‘til at’ and ‘til þess at,’ etc.II. in the earlier times the infin., as in Greek and Lat., had no such mark; and some verbs remain that cannot be followed by ‘at;’ these verbs are almost the same in Icel. as in Engl.:α. the auxiliary verbs vil, mun ( μέλλω), skal; as in Engl. to is never used after the auxiliaries shall, will, must; ek vil ganga, I will go; ek mun fara, (as in North. E.) I mun go; ek skal göra þat, I shall do that, etc.β. the verbs kunna, mega, as in Engl. I can or may do, I dare say; svá hygginn at hann kunni fyrir sökum ráða, Grág. ii. 75; í öllu er prýða má góðan höfðingja, Nj. 90; vera má, it may be; vera kann þat, id.: kunnu, however, takes ‘at’ whenever it means to know, and esp. in common language in phrases such as, það kann að vera, but vera kann þat, v. above.γ. lata, biðja, as in Engl. to let, to bid; hann lét (bað) þá fara, he let (bade) them go.δ. þykkja, þykjast, to seem; hann þykir vera, he is thought to be: reflex., hann þykist vera, sibi videtur: impers., mér þykir vera, mibi videtur, in all cases without ‘at.’ So also freq. the verbs hugsa, hyggja, ætla, halda, to think, when denoting merely the act of thinking; but if there be any notion of intention or purpose, they assume the ‘at;’ thus hann ætlaði, hugði, þá vera góða menn, he thought them to be, acc. c. inf.; but ætlaði at fara, meant to go, etc.ε. the verbs denoting to see, bear; sjá, líta, horfa á … ( videre); heyra, audire, as in Engl. I saw them come, I heard him tell, ek sá þá koma, ek heyrði hann tala.ζ. sometimes after the verbs eiga and ganga; hann gékk steikja, be went to roast, Vkv. 9; eiga, esp. when a mere periphrasis instead of skal, móður sína á maðr fyrst fram færa (better at færa), Grág. i. 232; á þann kvið einskis meta, 59; but at meta, id. l. 24; ráða, nema, göra …, freq. in poetry, when they are used as simple auxiliary verbs, e. g. nam hann sér Högna hvetja at rúnum, Skv. 3. 43.η. hljóta and verða, when used in the sense of must (as in Engl. he must go), and when placed after the infin.of another verb; hér muntu vera hljóta, Nj. 129; but hljóta at vera: fara hlýtr þú, Fms. 1. 159; but þú hlýtr at fara: verða vita, ii. 146; but verða at vita: hann man verða sækja, þó verðr (= skal) maðr eptir mann lifa, Fms. viii. 19, Fas. ii. 552, are exceptional cases.θ. in poetry, verbs with the verbal neg. suffix ‘-at,’ freq. for the case of euphony, take no mark of the infinitive, where it would be indispensable with the simple verb, vide Lex. Poët. Exceptional cases; hvárt sem hann vill ‘at’ verja þá sök, eða, whatever he chooses, either, Grág. i. 64; fyrr viljum vér enga kórónu at bera, en nokkut ófrelsi á oss at taka, we would rather bear no crown than …, Fms. x. 12; the context is peculiar, and the ‘at’ purposely added. It may be left out ellipt.; e. g. þá er guð gefr oss finnast (= at finnast), Dipl. ii. 14; gef honum drekka (= at drekka), Pr. 470; but mostly in unclassical writers, in deeds, or the like, written nastily and in an abrupt style.3.and að, conj. [Goth. þatei = οτι; A. S. þät; Engl. that; Germ, dass; the Ormul. and Scot. at, see the quotations sub voce in Jamieson; in all South-Teutonic idioms with an initial dental: the Scandinavian idioms form an exception, having all dropped this consonant; Swed. åt, Dan. at]. In Icel. the Bible translation (of the 16th century) was chiefly based upon that of Luther; the hymns and the great bulk of theol. translations of that time were also derived from Germany; therefore the germanised form það frequently appears in the Bible, and was often employed by theol. authors in sermons since the time of the Reformation. Jón Vidalin, the greatest modern Icel. preacher, who died in 1720, in spite of his thoroughly classical style, abounds in the use of this form; but it never took root in the language, and has never passed into the spoken dialect. After a relative or demonstr. pronoun, it freq. in mod. writers assumes the form eð, hver eð, hverir eð, hvað eð, þar eð. Before the prep. þú (tu), þ changes into t, and is spelt in a single word attú, which is freq. in some MS.;—now, however, pronounced aððú, aððeir, aððið …, = að þú…, with the soft Engl. th sound. It gener. answers to Lat. ut, or to the relat. pron. qui.I. that, relative to svá, to denote proportion, degree, so…, that, Lat. tam, tantus, tot…, ut; svá mikill lagamaðr, at…, so great a lawyer, that…, Nj. 1; hárið svá mikit, at þat…, 2; svá kom um síðir því máli, at Sigvaldi, it came so far, that…, Fms. xi. 95, Edda 33. Rarely and unclass., ellipt. without svá; Bæringr var til seinn eptir honum, at hann … (= svá at), Bær. 15; hlífði honum, at hann sakaði ekki, Fas. iii. 441.II. it is used,1. with indic, in a narrative sense, answering partly to Gr. οτι, Lat. quod, ut, in such phrases as, it came to pass, happened that …; þat var einhverju sinni, at Höskuldr hafði vinaboð, Nj. 2; þat var á palmdrottinsdag, at Ólafr konungr gékk út um stræti, Fms. ii. 244.2. with subj. answering to Lat. acc. with infin., to mark the relation of an object to the chief verb, e. g. vilda ek at þú réðist, I wished that you would, Nj. 57.β. or in an oblique sentence, answering to ita ut…; ef svá kann verða at þeir láti…, if it may be so that they might…, Fms. xi. 94.γ. with a subj. denoting design, answering to ϊνα or Lat. ut with subj., in order that; at öll veraldar bygðin viti, ut sciat totus orbis, Stj.; þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, at þeir dæi eigi af sulti, ut ne fame perirent, Nj. 265; fyrsti hlutr bókarinnar er Kristindómsbálkr, at menn skili, in order that men may understand, Gþl. p. viii.III. used in connection with conjunctions,1. esp. þó, því, svá; þó at freq. contr. þótt; svát is rare and obsolete.α. þóat, þótt (North. E. ‘thof’), followed by a subjunctive, though, although, Lat. etsi, quamquam (very freq.); þóat nokkurum mönnum sýnist þetta með freku sett… þá viljum vér, Fms. vi. 21: phrases as, gef þú mér þó at úverðugri, etsi indignae (dat.), Stj. MS. col. 315, are unclass., and influenced by the Latin: sometimes ellipt. without ‘þó,’ eigi mundi hón þá meir hvata göngu sinni, at (= þóat) hon hraeddist bana sinn, Edda 7, Nj. 64: ‘þó’ and ‘at’ separated, svarar hann þó rétt, at hann svari svá, Grág. i. 23; þó er rétt at nýta, at hann sé fyrr skorinn, answering to Engl. yet—though, Lat. attamen —etsi, K. Þ. K.β. því at, because, Lat. nam, quia, with indic.; því at allir vóru gerfiligir synir hans, Ld. 68; því at af íþróttum verðr maðr fróðr, Sks. 16: separated, því þegi ek, at ek undrumst, Fms. iii. 201; því er þessa getið, at þat þótti, it i s mentioned because …, Ld. 68.γ. svá at, so that, Lat. ut, ita ut; grátrinn kom upp, svá at eingi mátti öðrum segja, Edda 37: separated, so … that, svá úsvúst at …, so bad weather, that, Bs. i. 339, etc.2. it is freq. used superfluously, esp. after relatives; hver at = hverr, quis; því at = því, igitur; hverr at þekkr ok þægiligr mun verða, Fms. v. 159; hvern stvrk at hann mundi fá, 44; ek undrumst hvé mikil ógnarraust at liggr í þér, iii. 201; því at ek mátti eigi þar vera elligar, því at þar var kristni vel haldin, Fas. i. 340.IV. as a relat. conj.:1. temp, when, Lat. quum; jafnan er ( est) mér þá verra er ( quum) ek fer á braut þaðan, en þá at ( quum) ek kem, Grett. 150 A; þar til at vér vitum, till we know, Fms. v. 52; þá at ek lýsta (= þá er), when, Nj. 233.2. since, because; ek færi yðr (hann), at þér eruð í einum hrepp allir, because of your being all of the same Rape, Grág. i. 260; eigi er kynlegt at ( though) Skarphéðinn sé hraustr, at þat er mælt at…, because (since) it is a saying that…, Nj. 64.V. in mod. writers it is also freq. superfluously joined to the conjunctions, ef að = ef, si, (Lv. 45 is from a paper MS.), meðan að = meðan, dum; nema að, nisi; fyrst að = fyrst, quoniam; eptir að, síðan að, postquam; hvárt að = hvárt, Lat. an. In the law we find passages such as, þá er um er dæmt eina sök, at þá eigu þeir aptr at ganga í dóminn, Grág. i. 79; ef þing ber á hina helgu viku, at þat á eigi fyrir þeim málum at standa, 106; þat er ok, at þeir skulu reifa mál manna, 64; at þeir skulu með váttorð þá sök sækja, 65: in all these cases ‘at’ is either superfluous or, which is more likely, of an ellipt. nature, ‘the law decrees’ or ‘it is decreed’ being understood. The passages Sks. 551, 552, 568, 718 B, at lokit (= at ek hefi lokit), at hugleitt (= at ek hefi h.), at sent (= at ek hefi sent) are quite exceptional.4.and að, an indecl. relat. pronoun [Ulf. þatei = ος, ος αν, οστις, οσπερ, οιος, etc.; Engl. that, Ormul. at], with the initial letter dropped, as in the conj. at, (cp. also the Old Engl. at, which is both a conj. and a pronoun, e. g. Barbour vi. 24 in Jamieson: ‘I drede that his gret wassalage, | And his travail may bring till end, | That at men quhilc full litil wend.’ | ‘His mestyr speryt quhat tithings a t he saw.’—Wyntoun v. 3. 89.) In Icel. ‘er’ (the relat. pronoun) and ‘at’ are used indifferently, so that where one MS. reads ‘er,’ another reads ‘at,’ and vice versâ; this may easily be seen by looking at the MSS.; yet as a rule ‘er’ is much more freq. used. In mod. writers ‘at’ is freq. turned into ‘eð,’ esp. as a superfluous particle after the relative pron. hverr (hver eð, hvað eð, hverir eð, etc.), or the demonstr. sá (sá eð, þeir eð, hinir eð, etc.):—who, which, that, enn bezta grip at ( which) hafði til Íslands komið, Ld. 202; en engi mun sá at ( cui) minnisamara mun vera, 242; sem blótnaut at ( quae) stærst verða, Fms. iii. 214; þau tiðendi, at mér þætti verri, Nj. 64, etc. etc.5.n. collision (poët.); odda at, crossing of spears, crash of spears, Höfuðl. 8.6.the negative verbal suffix, v. -a. -
8 hora
f.1 hour (sesenta minutos).media hora half an houruna hora y media an hour and a half(pagar) por horas (to pay) by the hourhoras extraordinarias overtimehoras de luz daylight hourshoras de oficina/trabajo office/working hourshoras de vuelo flying timehoras de visita visiting times2 time.¿qué hora es? what time is it?¿a qué hora sale? what time does it leave?dar la hora to strike the hourponer el reloj en hora to set one's watch o clockhora oficial official timehora de salida departure time3 time (momento determinado).es hora de irse it's time to goa la hora on timea su hora when the time comes, at the appropriate timea primera hora first thing in the morninghora de cenar dinner timehora de cierre closing time4 appointment (cita).pedir/dar hora to ask for/give an appointmenttener hora en/con to have an appointment at/with* * *1 (unidad de tiempo) hour2 (tiempo) time■ ¿qué hora es? what time is it?■ no es hora de... this is no time to...3 (cita) appointment\a altas horas in the small hours¡a buenas horas! and about time too!■ ¿qué haces aquí a estas horas? what are you doing here at this time?a la hora at the proper time, on timea la hora de la verdad at the moment of truth, when it comes to ita primera hora first thing in the morninga su hora at the proper time, in timea última hora at the last momentcomer entre horas to eat between meals, snackdar hora to give an appointmentdar la hora to strike the hourde última hora last-minuteir con la hora pegada al culo tabú to run around like a blue-arsed flypedir hora to make an appointmentponer en hora to setpor horas by the hourtener horas de vuelo figurado to be an old hand¡ya era hora! and about time too!hora oficial standard timehora de acostarse bedtimehora de cenar dinner timehora de comer lunch time, dinner timehora peninsular time in mainland Spainhora punta rush hourhoras extras overtimehoras muertas spare time* * *noun f.1) hour2) time3) appointment* * *SF1) (=periodo de tiempo) hour•
echar horas — to put the hours in•
media hora — half an hourla media hora del bocadillo — half-hour break at work, ≈ tea break
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por horas — by the hourtrabajar por horas — to work on an hourly basis o by the hour
hora puente — Arg, Uru hour off
horas de mayor audiencia — (TV) prime time sing
horas de oficina — business hours, office hours
horas de vuelo — (Aer) flying time sing; (fig) (=experiencia) experience sing; (fig) (=antigüedad) seniority sing
horas extra, horas extraordinarias — overtime sing
horas libres — free time sing, spare time sing
2) (=momento)a) [concreto] time¿qué hora es? — what time is it?, what's the time?
¿tienes hora? — have you got the time?
¿a qué hora? — (at) what time?
¿a qué hora llega? — what time is he arriving?
¡la hora!, ¡es la hora! — time's up!
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llegar a la hora — to arrive on timea la hora de pagar... — when it comes to paying...
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a altas horas (de la madrugada) — in the small hours•
poner el reloj en hora — to set one's watch•
no comer entre horas — not to eat between meals•
a estas horas, a estas horas ya deben de estar en París — they must be in Paris by nowb) [oportuno]•
buena hora, es buena hora para empezar — it's a good time to start•
es hora de hacer algo — it is time to do sthes hora de irnos — it's time we went, it's time for us to go
estas no son horas de llegar a casa — this is no time to get home, what sort of a time is this to get home?
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le ha llegado la hora — her time has come•
mala hora, es mala hora — it's a bad time•
a primera hora — first thing in the morning•
a última hora — at the last moment, at the last minuteúltima hora — [noticias] stop press
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¡ya era hora! — and about time too!ya es o va siendo hora de que te vayas — it is high time (that) you went, it is about time (that) you went
¡a buenas horas llegas! — this is a fine time for you to arrive!
hora de comer — [gen] mealtime; [a mediodía] lunchtime
hora de entrada, la hora de entrada a la oficina — the time when we start work at the office
hora de recreo — playtime, recess (EEUU)
hora de salida — [de tren, avión, bus] time of departure; [de carrera] starting time; [de escuela, trabajo] finishing time
hora insular canaria — local time in the Canary Islands
hora judicial — time when the courts start hearing cases
hora oficial — official time, standard time
hora peninsular — local time in mainland Spain
hora punta — [del tráfico] rush hour
horas punta — [de electricidad, teléfono] peak hours
hora suprema — one's last hour, hour of death
3) (Educ) periodhoras de clase — (=horas lectivas) teaching hours; (=horas de colegio) school hours
doy ocho horas de clase — [profesor] I teach for eight hours
4) (=cita) appointment5) (Rel)* * *1) ( período de tiempo) hourmedia hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
100 kilómetros por hora — 100 kilometers per/an hour
8.000 pesetas la hora or por hora — 8,000 pesetas an hour
2)a) ( momento puntual) time¿tiene hora, por favor? — have you got the time, please?
¿me da la hora? — can you tell me the time?
¿qué hora es? — what's the time?, what time is it?
el avión llegó antes de (su) hora — the plane arrived ahead of schedule o arrived early
la decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas — (period) they will give their verdict at 8pm
el ataque se inició a las 20 horas — (frml) the attack commenced at 20.00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) (frml)
desde las cero horas — (period) from midnight
no dar ni la hora — (fam)
ésa no da ni la hora! — I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come (colloq)
desde que es jefa, no nos da ni la hora — now that she's been made boss, she won't even give us the time of day
b) ( momento sin especificar) timees hora de irse a la cama — it's bedtime o time for bed
ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go, it's time we were going
a altas horas de la madrugada — in the early o small hours of the morning
una noticia de última hora — a late o last-minute news item
a buena hora or a buenas horas: ¿y me lo dices ahora? a buenas horas! now you tell me!, it's a bit late to tell me now!; a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!; a la hora de: a la hora traducirlo when it comes to translating it; a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it; en buena hora: en buena hora compramos esta casa we bought this house at just the right time; en mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió invitarla it was a really bad move inviting her; entre horas between meals; hacer hora (Chi) to kill time; llegarle a alguien su (última) hora: le llegó su (última) hora his time had come; no ver la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen — I'm really looking forward to them coming, I can't wait for them to come
3) ( cita) appointment* * *= hour.Ex. Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.----* 24 horas al día = around the clock.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* acercarse la hora de = come up for.* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.* aguja de las horas = hour hand.* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* a la hora del café = at coffee.* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.* cada hora = hourly.* cambio de hora estacional = daylight saving time.* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.* de última hora = last minute [last-minute], up-to-the-minute, late breaking [late-breaking], hot off the griddle.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* en las horas clave = at busy times.* en las horas punta = at busy times.* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.* hasta última hora = until the last minute.* hora de acostarse = bedtime.* hora de apertura = opening time.* hora de cierre = closing hour, closing time.* hora de clase = class period.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.* hora de conexión = connect hour.* hora de encerrarse = curfew.* hora de entrada = check-in time.* hora de Greenwich = GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).* hora de inicio = trigger time, start time.* hora de la cerveza, la = beer time.* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].* hora del almuerzo = lunchtime, lunch hour.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* hora de llegada = arrival time.* hora del té = teatime.* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.* hora de reloj = clock hour.* hora de salida = departure time, check-out time.* hora de trabajo = man-hour.* hora de vencimiento = time due.* hora de volver a casa = curfew.* hora feliz = happy hour.* hora fija = set time.* hora hombre = man-hour.* hora intempestiva = unearthly time, unearthly hour.* hora punta = peak period, rush hour, peak hour.* horas activas = waking day, waking hours.* horas al volante = driver's hours.* horas de apertura = business hours.* horas de clase = class time, school hours.* horas de consulta = surgery.* horas de funcionamiento = operating hours.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* horas de oficina = office hours, business hours.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* horas en las que Uno está despierto = waking time.* hora señalada = set time.* horas extraordinarias = overtime.* horas extras = overtime.* horas fuera de lo normal = unsocial hours.* horas intespestivas = unsocial hours.* horas libres = released time.* horas no punta = off-peak times.* horas posteriores al mediodía = afternoon times.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* información de última hora = news flash.* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.* liberar horas = time off.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* manecilla de las horas = hour hand.* media hora = half-hour.* mph [millas por hora] = mph [miles per hour].* muchas horas = long hours.* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).* noticias de última hora = breaking news.* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* por hora = hourly.* por horas = on an hourly basis.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* préstamo por horas = hourly loan.* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.* reservar hora = book + time.* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.* ser hora de irse = be time to go.* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* servicio las 24 horas = 24 hour(s) service.* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).* trabajador por horas = time hand [time-hand].* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana = an early morning + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).* ya ser hora de que = be high time (that/to/for).* * *1) ( período de tiempo) hourmedia hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
100 kilómetros por hora — 100 kilometers per/an hour
8.000 pesetas la hora or por hora — 8,000 pesetas an hour
2)a) ( momento puntual) time¿tiene hora, por favor? — have you got the time, please?
¿me da la hora? — can you tell me the time?
¿qué hora es? — what's the time?, what time is it?
el avión llegó antes de (su) hora — the plane arrived ahead of schedule o arrived early
la decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas — (period) they will give their verdict at 8pm
el ataque se inició a las 20 horas — (frml) the attack commenced at 20.00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) (frml)
desde las cero horas — (period) from midnight
no dar ni la hora — (fam)
ésa no da ni la hora! — I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come (colloq)
desde que es jefa, no nos da ni la hora — now that she's been made boss, she won't even give us the time of day
b) ( momento sin especificar) timees hora de irse a la cama — it's bedtime o time for bed
ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go, it's time we were going
a altas horas de la madrugada — in the early o small hours of the morning
una noticia de última hora — a late o last-minute news item
a buena hora or a buenas horas: ¿y me lo dices ahora? a buenas horas! now you tell me!, it's a bit late to tell me now!; a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!; a la hora de: a la hora traducirlo when it comes to translating it; a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it; en buena hora: en buena hora compramos esta casa we bought this house at just the right time; en mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió invitarla it was a really bad move inviting her; entre horas between meals; hacer hora (Chi) to kill time; llegarle a alguien su (última) hora: le llegó su (última) hora his time had come; no ver la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen — I'm really looking forward to them coming, I can't wait for them to come
3) ( cita) appointment* * *= hour.Ex: Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.
* 24 horas al día = around the clock.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* acercarse la hora de = come up for.* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.* aguja de las horas = hour hand.* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* a la hora del café = at coffee.* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.* cada hora = hourly.* cambio de hora estacional = daylight saving time.* compras de última hora = last-minute shopping.* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio.* cuando llegue la hora = when the time comes.* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.* dejarlo para última hora = leave + it until the last minute.* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.* de última hora = last minute [last-minute], up-to-the-minute, late breaking [late-breaking], hot off the griddle.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* en las horas clave = at busy times.* en las horas punta = at busy times.* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.* hacer horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* hacer horas extras = work + overtime.* hasta última hora = until the last minute.* hora de acostarse = bedtime.* hora de apertura = opening time.* hora de cierre = closing hour, closing time.* hora de clase = class period.* hora de comer = mealtime [meal time].* hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.* hora de conexión = connect hour.* hora de encerrarse = curfew.* hora de entrada = check-in time.* hora de Greenwich = GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).* hora de inicio = trigger time, start time.* hora de la cerveza, la = beer time.* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].* hora del almuerzo = lunchtime, lunch hour.* hora de la verdad = moment of truth.* hora de la verdad, la = showdown.* hora del cuento = story hour [storyhour], storytelling [story-telling], storytime [story time].* hora de llegada = arrival time.* hora del té = teatime.* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.* hora de reloj = clock hour.* hora de salida = departure time, check-out time.* hora de trabajo = man-hour.* hora de vencimiento = time due.* hora de volver a casa = curfew.* hora feliz = happy hour.* hora fija = set time.* hora hombre = man-hour.* hora intempestiva = unearthly time, unearthly hour.* hora punta = peak period, rush hour, peak hour.* horas activas = waking day, waking hours.* horas al volante = driver's hours.* horas de apertura = business hours.* horas de clase = class time, school hours.* horas de consulta = surgery.* horas de funcionamiento = operating hours.* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.* horas de oficina = office hours, business hours.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* horas después de la escuela = after-school hours, after-school time.* horas en las que Uno está despierto = waking time.* hora señalada = set time.* horas extraordinarias = overtime.* horas extras = overtime.* horas fuera de lo normal = unsocial hours.* horas intespestivas = unsocial hours.* horas libres = released time.* horas no punta = off-peak times.* horas posteriores al mediodía = afternoon times.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* información de última hora = news flash.* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.* liberar horas = time off.* llegada la hora de la verdad = if it comes to the crunch, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.* llegar la hora de = time + come.* manecilla de las horas = hour hand.* media hora = half-hour.* mph [millas por hora] = mph [miles per hour].* muchas horas = long hours.* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.* noticia de última hora = hot off the press(es).* noticias de última hora = breaking news.* pagar por horas extra = pay + overtime.* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).* por hora = hourly.* por horas = on an hourly basis.* precipitación de última hora = last-minute rush.* préstamo por horas = hourly loan.* primeras horas de la madrugada = late night.* prisa de última hora = last-minute rush.* reservar hora = book + time.* ser hora de = it + be + time to/for.* ser hora de definirse = time to climb off the fence.* ser hora de irse = be time to go.* ser hora de marcharse = be time to go.* ser hora ya de que = be about time (that), be high time (that/to/for).* servicio las 24 horas = 24 hour(s) service.* ser ya hora de que = it + be + well past the time for, be high time (that/to/for).* trabajador por horas = time hand [time-hand].* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.* trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.* trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana = an early morning + Nombre.* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.* un servicio las 24 horas = a 24-hour service.* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.* ya era hora = not a moment too soon, not a minute too soon.* ya es hora (de que) = it's about time (that).* ya ir siendo hora de que = be high time (that/to/for), be about time (that).* ya ser hora de que = be high time (that/to/for).* * *A (período de tiempo) hourhace una hora escasa/larga que se fue he left just under/over an hour ago, he left barely an hour ago/a good hour agoel examen dura (una) hora y media the exam is an hour and a half longmedia hora half an houren un cuarto de hora in a quarter of an hournos pasamos horas y horas hablando we talked for hours and hours o for hours on endllevo horas esperándote I've been waiting hours (for you)las horas de mayor afluencia the busiest timesemana laboral de 40 horas 40-hour working weekcirculaba a (una velocidad de) 100 kilómetros por hora it was traveling at 100 kilometers per hour o an hourtrabajar/cobrar por horas to work/be paid by the hourcobra 50 euros la horaor por hora she charges 50 euros an hour[ S ] horas de atención al público de ocho a una open to the public from eight to onese pasa horas enteras leyendo she reads for hours on endno le gusta trabajar fuera de horas he doesn't like working outside normal work ( o office etc) hourspasarse las horas muertas to while away one's timetener las horas contadas to be living on borrowed timeCompuestos:departure timehappy hourfree period( Chi) rush hour( AmL) rush hour● hora puente or sandwich( RPl) free period( Esp) rush hourweak momentoff-peak timefpl office hours (pl)fpl working hours (pl)fpl visiting hours o times (pl)fpl flying time● horas extra(s) or extraordinariasfpl overtimetrabajé dos horas extra(s) or extraordinarias I worked o did two hours overtimefpl free o spare timeB1 (momento puntual) time¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?¿me da la hora? can you tell me the time?¿qué hora es? what's the time?, what time is it?pon el reloj en hora put the clock right, set the clock (to the right time)las ocho es una buena hora eight o'clock is a good time¿a qué hora te viene bien salir? what time would it suit you to leave?¿nos podemos ir? — todavía no es la hora can we go? — it's not time yetlas clases siempre empiezan a la hora en punto the classes always start exactly o ( colloq) bang on timelos trenes nunca llegan a la or a su horaor ( RPl) en hora the trains never arrive on timeel avión llegó antes de su hora the plane arrived ahead of schedule o earlier than scheduled o earlyla decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas de hoy ( period); they will give their verdict at 8pm todayel ataque se inició a las 20 horas ( frml); the attack commenced at 20:00 hours (léase: twenty hundred hours) ( frml)se ha convocado una huelga desde las cero horas ( period); a strike has been called from midnightdar la hora ( Chi fam) (en el vestir, comportamiento) to look ( o be etc) out of place; (al hablar) to say things that are out of place, say things that have nothing to do with the conversationno dar ni la hora ( fam): ¡ésa no da ni la hora! I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her, she's as mean as they come ( colloq)que se olvide de ese muchacho, si no le da ni la hora she should forget about him, he's not the least bit interested in her o he doesn't even look at herdesde que la nombraron jefa, no nos da ni la hora now that she's been made boss, she doesn't even give us the time of day2 (momento sin especificar) timeya es hora de irse a la cama it's bedtime o time for bedllámame a la hora de almorzar call me at lunchtimeya es hora de irnos it's time for us to go, it's time we were goinghay que estar pendiente de él a todas horas you have to keep an eye on him the whole timeel niño tiene que comer a su(s) hora(s) the baby has to have its meals at regular times¡ya era hora de que llamases! it was about time you calledya va siendo hora de que empieces a trabajar it's about time you got a jobes hora de que vayas pensando en tu futuro it's high time you started thinking about your futurea altas horas de la madrugada in the early o small hours of the morningte llamaré a primera hora de la mañana I'll call you first thing in the morninga última hora decidimos no ir at the last moment we decided not to gouna notica de última hora a late o last-minute news itemúltima hora: terremoto en Santiago stop press: earthquake in Santiagoa estas horas deben estar llegando a Roma they must be arriving in Rome about nownormalmente a estas horas ya hemos cenado we've usually finished dinner by this timeéstas no son horas de llamar this is no time to call people up¿qué horas son éstas de llegar? what time do you call this, then?, what sort of time is this to come home?¿qué haces levantado a estas horas? what are you doing up at this time?no puedo tomar café a estas horas porque me desvela I can't drink coffee so late in the day because it keeps me awakemaldita sea la hora en que se le ocurrió volver I curse the day he decided to come backa buena horaor a buenas horas: ¿llamó ayer y me lo dices ahora? ¡a buenas horas! she phoned yesterday? now you tell me! o it's a bit late to tell me now!a buenas horas llegas this is a fine time to arrive!a la hora de: no están de acuerdo con él, pero a la hora de hablar nadie dice nada they don't agree with him, but when it comes to it, nobody dares say anythingseguro que se encuentran con problemas a la hora de traducir esto you can be sure they'll have problems when it comes to translating thisa la hora de la verdad when it comes down to ita la hora de la verdad nunca hacen nada when it comes down to it o when it comes to the crunch, they never do anythingen buena hora: en buena hora decidimos comprar esta casa we decided to buy this house at just the right timeen mala hora: en mala hora se nos ocurrió meternos en este lío it was a really bad move getting ourselves involved in this messentre horas between mealsno deberías comer entre horas you shouldn't eat between mealsse pasa el día picando entre horas she nibbles all dayhacer hora ( Chi); to kill timellegarle a algn su (última) hora: sabía que le había llegado su (última) hora he knew his time had comeno ver or ( Chi) hallar la hora de: no veo la hora de que lleguen las vacaciones I'm really looking forward to the start of the vacationno veía la hora de que se fuera she couldn't wait for him to gono veo la hora de salir de aquí I can't wait to get out of hereCompuestos:astronomical o solar timezero hour(de un periódico) news deadline; (de una emisión) closedowntime of arrival● hora de Europa Central/OrientalCentral/Eastern European time● hora Hzero hour( fam):quedamos a las siete, pero a las siete hora inglesa, ¿eh? so, seven o'clock it is, but seven on the dot o seven o'clock sharp, OK?local timestandard timeastronomical o solar timeC (cita) appointmentel médico me ha dado hora para mañana the doctor's given me an appointment for tomorrow, I've got an appointment with the doctor tomorrow¿hay que pedir hora para ver al especialista? do I have to make an appointment to see the specialist?tengo hora con el dentista a las cuatro I have a dental appointment at four* * *
Multiple Entries:
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hora
h. (◊ hora) hr
hora sustantivo femenino
1 ( período de tiempo) hour;
las horas de mayor afluencia the busiest time;
cobrar por horas to be paid by the hour;
45 euros por hora 45 euros an hour;
hora libre free period;
hora pico (AmL) or (Esp) punta rush hour;
horas extra(s) or extraordinaria(s) overtime
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◊ ¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?;
¿qué hora es? what's the time?, what time is it?;
pon el reloj en hora put the clock right;
todavía no es la hora it's not time yet;
nunca llegan a la hora they never arrive on time;
el avión llegó antes de (su) hora the plane arrived early
◊ es hora de irse a la cama it's bedtime o time for bed;
a la hora de almorzar at lunchtime;
ya es hora de irnos it's time for us to go;
¡ya era hora de que llamases! it's about time you called;
a primera hora de la mañana first thing in the morning;
a última hora at the last moment;
a la hora de: a la hora de traducirlo when it comes to translating it;
a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it;
entre horas between meals;
hacer hora (Chi) to kill time
3 ( cita) appointment;
hora sustantivo femenino
1 (60 minutos) hour: te veo dentro de media hora, I'll see you in half an hour
volvimos a altas horas de la madrugada, we came back in the small hours
me pagan por horas, they pay me by the hour
horas extras, overtime
2 (momento) time: ¿qué hora es?, what's the time?
es hora de irse a la cama, it's bedtime
3 (cita) appointment: pedir hora con el dentista, to ask for an appointment with the dentist
♦ Locuciones: familiar a buenas horas (mangas verdes), too late, a bit late: ¡a buenas horas me traes la caja de grapas!, isn't it a bit late to bring me the box of staples?
a la hora de la verdad, when it comes down to the nitty gritty
tener muchas horas de vuelo, to have been around: ¡ a ése no le engañas, tiene muchas horas de vuelo!, you won't fool him, he's been around!
' hora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- adelantar
- alargarse
- amanecer
- apenas
- atusarse
- bendita
- bendito
- cerca
- cola
- concretar
- condicionamiento
- cosa
- cuarta
- cuarto
- dar
- decisión
- dedicar
- esperar
- fijar
- indecente
- informal
- llegar
- marcar
- media
- medio
- metralla
- pasar
- por
- punta
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- sacar
- sala
- señorita
- tarde
- última
- último
- una
- uno
- usted
- ustedes
- ver
- Y
- ya
- a
- abrir
- acercar
- atraso
- bueno
English:
A
- about
- appoint
- appointment
- arrange
- at
- bang
- barbecue
- be
- bedtime
- before
- black out
- board
- celebration
- character
- check-in
- checkout
- chicken out
- chip
- clock off
- clock out
- closing time
- concurrent
- convenient
- creep
- crunch
- definite
- do
- dress
- early
- exact
- feed
- feeding
- fix
- flabby
- GMT
- good
- Greenwich Mean Time
- half
- half-an-hour
- half-hourly
- hesitant
- high
- hour
- hourly
- hr
- initiative
- instrumental
- interrogate
- interval
* * *hora nf1. [del día] hour;una hora y media an hour and a half;se marchó hace una hora y media she left an hour and a half ago;media hora half an hour;a primera hora first thing in the morning;a altas horas de la noche in the small hours;(pagar) por horas (to pay) by the hour;cobra 80 euros por hora she charges 80 euros an hour;el tren circulaba a 100 kilómetros por hora the train was travelling at 100 kilometres an hour;comer entre horas to eat between meals;se pasa las horas jugando he spends his time playing;el enfermo tiene las horas contadas the patient hasn't got long to live;se rumorea que el ministro tiene las horas contadas it is rumoured that the minister's days are numbered;a última hora [al final del día] at the end of the day;[en el último momento] at the last moment;hasta última hora no nos dimos cuenta del error we didn't notice the mistake until the last moment;órdenes/preparativos de última hora last-minute orders/preparations;y nos llega una noticia de última hora [en telediario] and here's some news just in;última hora: atentado en Madrid [titular] Br stop press o US late breaking news: terrorist attack in Madridhoras extra(s), horas extraordinarias [trabajo] overtime; [paga] overtime pay;hacer horas extra(s) to do o work overtime;cobrar horas extras to earn o get paid overtime;horas libres free time;tengo una hora libre entre latín y griego I've got an hour free between my Latin and Greek;horas de oficina office hours;RP hora puente = free period between classes;hora de salida departure time;RP hora sándwich = free period between classes;horas de trabajo working hours;horas de visita visiting hours;horas de vuelo flying hours;Figtiene muchas horas de vuelo he's an old hand2. [momento determinado] time;¿qué hora es?, Am [m5]¿qué horas son? what time is it?;¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?;¿a qué hora sale? what time o when does it leave?;el desfile comenzará a las 14 horas the procession will begin at 14.00 hours o at 2 p.m.;a esa hora no me va bien that's not a good time for me;es hora de irse it's time to go;es hora de cenar it's time for dinner;se ha hecho la hora de irse a dormir it's time for bed;ha llegado la hora de marcharnos the time has come for us to leave;a estas horas deben estar aterrizando en Managua they should be landing in Managua around now;estaré ahí a la hora I'll be there on time, I'll be punctual;hay que tener cuidado a la hora de aplicar la pintura care should be taken when applying the paint;a la hora de cenar at dinnertime;a la hora de ir de vacaciones, prefiero la playa when it comes to holidays, I prefer the seaside;a su hora when the time comes, at the appropriate time;a todas horas [constantemente] all the time;el tren llegó antes de hora the train arrived early;cada hora hourly;dar la hora [reloj] to strike the hour;me dio la hora she told me the time;poner el reloj en hora to set one's watch o clock;¡ya era hora! and about time too!;Fam¡a buenas horas! that's a lot of good now!;¡a buenas horas me avisas! now's a fine time to tell me!;Fam Hum¡a buenas horas mangas verdes! that's a fat lot of good now!;Famno dar ni la hora: ese tío no te dará ni la hora that guy's as stingy o tight as they come;Esp, Andes, Carib, RP Esp, Andes, Carib, RPen mala hora le conté el secreto I wish I'd never told him the secret;en mala hora salimos de excursión we couldn't have chosen a worse time to go on a trip;no veo la hora de hacerlo I can't wait to do itla hora del bocadillo [en fábrica] = break for refreshment during morning's work, Br ≈ morning tea break;hora cero zero hour;la hora de dormir bedtime;hora de Greenwich Greenwich Mean Time, GMT;hora H zero hour;hora legal standard time;hora local local time;hora muerta free hour;Educ free period;hora oficial official time;Esp hora peninsular = local time in mainland Spain as opposed to the Canaries, which are an hour behind; Am hora pico [de mucho tráfico] rush hour; [de agua, electricidad] peak times; Esp hora punta [de mucho tráfico] rush hour; [de agua, electricidad] peak times;hora del té teatime;hora valle off-peak times3. [cita] appointment;pedir/dar hora to make/give an appointment;tengo hora en la peluquería I've got an appointment at the hairdresser's;tengo hora con el dentista I've got a dental appointmenthoras canónicas canonical hoursHORA INGLESAIn much of Latin America, punctuality is not given the same importance as in the UK or USA. In an ironic recognition of this cultural difference, some people will specify hora inglesa (literally “English time”) when they mean “punctually” or “on the dot”.* * *f1 hour;hora y media an hour and a half;horas muertas hour after hour2 ( momento indeterminado):a todas horas all the time;a última hora at the last minute;a última hora de la tarde late in the afternoon;a altas horas de la madrugada in the (wee) small hours, in the early hours of the morning;a primera hora de la tarde first thing in the afternoon;¡ya era hora! about time too!;ya es hora de que te pongas a estudiar it’s time you started studying;comer entre horas eat between meals;tocado su hora his time has come;a la hora de … fig when it comes to …3 ( cita):pedir hora make an appointment;tengo hora con el dentista I have an appointment with the dentist:poner en hora reloj set;¿tiene hora? do you have the time?, have you got the time?;¿qué hora es? what time is it?;llegó a la hora he arrived on time* * *hora nf1) : hourmedia hora: half an houra la última hora: at the last minutea la hora en punto: on the dothoras de oficina: office hours2) : time¿qué hora es?: what time is it?3) cita: appointment* * *hora n1. (60 minutos) hour2. (momento) time¿qué hora es? what time is it?¿tienes hora? have you got the time?¿a qué hora te levantas? what time do you get up?3. (cita) appointmentes hora de que... it's time...¡ya era hora! about time too! -
9 señal
f.1 signal, sign, earmark, token.2 sign, indication.3 trace, vestige.4 scar.5 landmark, boundary marker.6 signal, transmission.7 token payment, deposit, payment on flat, returnable security.* * *1 (signo) sign, indication2 (marca) mark; (en libro) bookmark3 (aviso, comunicación) signal4 (placa, letrero) sign5 (vestigio) trace6 (cicatriz) scar7 (de teléfono) tone8 (de pago) deposit\dar señales de vida to show signs of lifedejar señal to leave a markdejar una señal (dinero) to leave a depositen señal de as a sign of, as a token ofhacer señales a alguien to signal to somebodyni señal not a traceser buena señal / ser mala señal to be a good sign / be a bad signseñal de alarma alarm signalseñal de comunicar engaged tone, US busy signalseñal de la cruz RELIGIÓN sign of the crossseñal de llamada (teléfono) dialling tone, US dial toneseñal de tráfico road sign* * *noun f.1) signal2) sign3) deposit4) mark5) token* * *SF1) [de aviso] [gen] signal; (=letrero) sign•
dar la señal de o para algo — to give the signal for sth•
hacer una señal a algn — [con un gesto cualquiera] to gesture to sb; [ya acordada] to signal to sbsubieron a la azotea para hacer señales al helicóptero — they went up to the roof to signal to the helicopter
señal de alarma — [ante un peligro] warning signal; (=síntoma) warning sign
la muerte de varias ovejas ha hecho sonar la señal de alarma — the death of several sheep has set alarm bells ringing
señal de la victoria — victory sign, V-sign
señal de salida — (Dep, Ferro) starting signal
2) (Aut) signseñal de circulación — traffic sign, road sign
señal de tráfico — traffic sign, road sign
3) (=indicio) signle contestó sin la menor señal de sorpresa — she answered him without the slightest sign of surprise
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es buena señal — it's a good sign•
dar señales de algo — to show signs of sth•
en señal de algo — as a sign of sthen señal de respeto — as a mark o sign of respect
4) (=marca) markhaz una señal en los paquetes urgentes — put a mark on the express parcels, mark the express parcels
la varicela le ha dejado la cara llena de señales — her face has been left badly scarred o marked by chickenpox
5) (Med) (=síntoma) symptom6) (Com, Econ) (=depósito) deposit7) (Radio) signal8) (Telec) [al teléfono] tone; [en contestador] beep, toneseñal de comunicando — engaged tone, busy signal (EEUU)
señal de llamada — dialling tone, ringing o (EEUU) ring tone
señal de ocupado — LAm engaged tone, busy signal (EEUU)
* * *1)a) (aviso, letrero) signseñales de tráfico or circulación — traffic signs
señal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido — danger/stop/no parking sign
b) ( signo) signalnos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos — she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer
señal de auxilio or socorro — distress signal
c) (Ferr) signal2) (marca, huella)3) (Rad, TV) signal; (Telec)la señal para marcar — the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone
la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)
4) ( indicio) signen señal de protesta — as a sign o gesture of protest
5) (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down paymentdar or dejar una señal — to leave a deposit o down payment
* * *= clue, cue, indication, sign, sign, mark, tick, check, signal, check mark [checkmark], deposit, security deposit.Ex. Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.Ex. The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex. Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.Ex. The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex. Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.Ex. Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.Ex. Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick ( check) over them.Ex. Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth and retransmitting them on a different carrier frequency.Ex. A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.Ex. Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.Ex. Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.----* activar una señal = activate + signal.* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* conversor de señal analógica a digital = analogue-to-digital converter.* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.* dar señales de = show + signs of.* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.* detectar una señal = detect + signal.* emitir una señal = beam + signal, emit + signal.* en señal de = as a token of, as a sign of.* en señal de agradecimiento = appreciatively.* en señal de conformidad = approvingly.* en señal de protesta = in protest.* enviar una señal = send + signal.* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* potencia de la señal = signal strength.* procesamiento de señales = signal processing.* que no hay noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* señal analógica = analog signal.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* señal de advertencia = safety notice.* señal de alarma = alarm signal, clarion call.* señal de alerta = early warning signal, clarion call, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de ampliación = extension sign.* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.* señal de carretera = road sign.* señal de circulación = road sign.* señal de depósito = security deposit.* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.* señal de humo = smoke signal.* señal de peligro = danger signal.* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.* señal de radio = radio signal.* señal de semáforo = semaphore.* señal de stop = stop sign.* señal de tráfico = road sign.* señal digital = digital signal.* señal eléctrica = electric signal, electrical signal.* señal identificadora = tell-tale sign.* señal indicadora = signpost.* señal lógica = logical signal.* señal luminosa = beacon.* señal reveladora = tell-tale indication.* señal vial = road sign.* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.* transmitir una señal = transmit + signal.* * *1)a) (aviso, letrero) signseñales de tráfico or circulación — traffic signs
señal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido — danger/stop/no parking sign
b) ( signo) signalnos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos — she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer
señal de auxilio or socorro — distress signal
c) (Ferr) signal2) (marca, huella)3) (Rad, TV) signal; (Telec)la señal para marcar — the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone
la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)
4) ( indicio) signen señal de protesta — as a sign o gesture of protest
5) (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down paymentdar or dejar una señal — to leave a deposit o down payment
* * *= clue, cue, indication, sign, sign, mark, tick, check, signal, check mark [checkmark], deposit, security deposit.Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.
Ex: The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.Ex: Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick ( check) over them.Ex: Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth and retransmitting them on a different carrier frequency.Ex: A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.Ex: Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.Ex: Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.* activar una señal = activate + signal.* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.* con pelos y señales = blow-by-blow.* conversor de señal analógica a digital = analogue-to-digital converter.* dar la señal = give + the word, give + the signal.* dar la señal de alarma = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de alerta = sound + the clarion.* dar la señal de estar listo = prompt.* dar señales de = show + signs of.* dar señales de vida = show + signs of life.* detectar una señal = detect + signal.* emitir una señal = beam + signal, emit + signal.* en señal de = as a token of, as a sign of.* en señal de agradecimiento = appreciatively.* en señal de conformidad = approvingly.* en señal de protesta = in protest.* enviar una señal = send + signal.* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.* no tener noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* ofrenda en señal de paz = peace offering.* pelos y señales = chapter and verse.* poner una señal = put up + a sign, put up + a notice.* poner una señal de aviso = post + a warning, post + a warning sign.* potencia de la señal = signal strength.* procesamiento de señales = signal processing.* que no hay noticias es buena señal = no news is good news.* señal analógica = analog signal.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* señal de advertencia = safety notice.* señal de alarma = alarm signal, clarion call.* señal de alerta = early warning signal, clarion call, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de ampliación = extension sign.* señal de aviso = early warning signal, warning sign, warning signal.* señal de aviso de incendio = fire warning.* señal de carretera = road sign.* señal de circulación = road sign.* señal de depósito = security deposit.* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.* señal de humo = smoke signal.* señal de peligro = danger signal.* señal de prohibido el paso = No Entry sign.* señal de radio = radio signal.* señal de semáforo = semaphore.* señal de stop = stop sign.* señal de tráfico = road sign.* señal digital = digital signal.* señal eléctrica = electric signal, electrical signal.* señal identificadora = tell-tale sign.* señal indicadora = signpost.* señal lógica = logical signal.* señal luminosa = beacon.* señal reveladora = tell-tale indication.* señal vial = road sign.* ser muy buena señal = bode + well.* transmitir una señal = transmit + signal.* * *A1 (aviso, letrero) signseñales de tráfico or circulación traffic signsseñal de peligro/stop/estacionamiento prohibido danger/stop/no parking signseñales de carretera road signs2 (signo) signalal oír la señal convenida on hearing the agreed signaldio la señal de salida he gave the starting signalnos hacía señales con la mano para que nos acercáramos she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearersalió haciendo con los dedos la señal de la victoria he gave the victory sign o V sign as he came outseñales de humo smoke signalsseñal de auxilio or socorro distress signal3 ( Ferr) signalCompuesto:sign of the crossB(marca, huella): pon una señal en la página para saber por dónde vas mark the page so you know where you've got up toel cuerpo no presentaba señales de violencia there were no marks on the body which might point to the use of violence, the body showed no signs of violent treatmentdescuelgue y espere la señal para marcar lift the receiver and wait for the dial ( AmE) o ( BrE) dialling tonela señal nos llega vía satélite the signal comes to us via satellitela señal llega muy débil the reception is very poorCompuesto:time signalD (indicio) sign¿todavía no te han contestado? mala señal haven't you heard from them yet? that's a bad signel accidentado no daba señales de vida the victim showed no signs of lifehace mucho tiempo que no da señales de vida ( fam); nobody has seen hide nor hair of him for ages ( colloq)continuó sin dar señales de cansancio she carried on without showing any sign of tiring o without appearing to get at all tired¡antes no se veían estas cosas! — ¡señal de que los tiempos cambian! you never used to see that sort of thing — well, it's a sign of the timesel aluvión sepultó totalmente el pueblo, no quedó ni señal the mudslide submerged the village completely, leaving no trace of its existenceen señal de protesta as a sign o gesture of protestintercambiaron anillos en señal de amor y fidelidad they exchanged rings as a token of love and fidelitydar or dejar una señal to leave a deposit o down payment* * *
señal sustantivo femenino
1
Sseñal de la Cruz sign of the cross
◊ nos hacía señales para que nos acercáramos she was signaling o gesturing for us to come nearer;
señal de auxilio or socorro distress signalc) (Ferr) signal
2 (marca, huella):
señales de violencia signs of violence
3a) (Rad, TV) signalb) (Telec):◊ la señal para marcar the dial (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone;
la señal de ocupado or (Esp) comunicando the busy signal (AmE), the engaged tone (BrE)
4 ( indicio) sign;
no daba señales de vida he showed no signs of life;
en señal de respeto/amor as a token of respect/love
5 (Esp) (Com) ( depósito) deposit, down payment
señal sustantivo femenino
1 (muestra) sign
en señal de respeto/duelo, as a sign/token of respect/mourning
2 (con la mano, el rostro) sign
hacer señales a alguien, to signal to sb
3 (huella, indicio) trace, sign: la operación le dejó una señal, the operation left a scar
4 Tel tone
señal de llamada, dialling, US dial tone
5 Com (anticipo) deposit: dejar una señal, to leave a deposit
6 Auto señal de tráfico, road sign
' señal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amago
- aparato
- captar
- codazo
- emitir
- estampar
- hierro
- horario-a
- huella
- impresión
- índice
- indicio
- patear
- rebasar
- rendir
- roce
- seña
- significar
- signo
- silbar
- síntoma
- sonora
- sonoro
- sudaca
- baliza
- dirección
- disco
- impacto
- inclinar
- indicador
- intermitente
- marca
- marcar
- mojón
- muestra
- prenda
- presagio
- protesta
- punto
- rastro
- respetar
- silbido
- transmisión
- transmitir
English:
bookmark
- busy signal
- deposit
- dialling tone
- distress signal
- engaged
- evidence
- mark
- marker
- motion
- omen
- ominous
- pip
- pledge
- road sign
- scar
- scour
- send out
- sign
- signal
- stop sign
- tick
- token
- traffic sign
- warning sign
- watermark
- blinker
- bode
- breeding
- busy
- danger
- flash
- hand
- peace
- protest
- road
- signpost
- smoke
- tone
- trace
- walk
* * *señal nf1. [gesto, sonido, acción] signal;la señal convenida eran tres golpes en la puerta the signal they agreed on was three knocks on the door;cuando dé la señal empujamos todos a la vez when I give the signal, everyone push together;hacerle una señal a alguien para que haga algo to signal to sb to do sth;señal de alarma alarm signal;señales de humo smoke signals;señal de peligro danger sign;señal de salida starting signal;señal de socorro distress signal2. Ferroc signal3. [tono telefónico] toneseñal de comunicando Br engaged tone, US busy signal; Méx señal de libre Br dialling o US dial tone;señal de llamada ringing tone;señal de portadora carrier signal4. [símbolo] sign;una señal de prohibido adelantar a no overtaking sign;en señal de as a mark o sign of;en señal de duelo/buena voluntad as a sign of mourning/goodwillseñal de circulación road sign;señal de la cruz sign of the Cross;señal indicadora (de dirección) [en carretera] signpost;señal de tráfico road sign5. [indicio] sign;esto es señal de que están interesados this is a sign that o this shows they're interested;dar señales de vida to show signs of life;el temporal no daba señales de remitir the storm showed no sign of abating;ser buena/mala señal to be a good/bad sign6. [marca, huella] mark;hice o [m5] puse una señal en las cajas con ropa I marked o put a mark on the boxes with clothes inside;el cuerpo presentaba señales de descomposición the body showed signs of decomposition;no quedó ni señal de él there was no sign of him left;no dejó ni señal she didn't leave a trace7. [cicatriz] scar, mark;te va a quedar señal you'll have a scar8. [fianza] deposit;* * *f1 signal;señal de prohibición prohibition disk2 figsign, trace;dar señales de vida get in touch;3 COM deposit, downpayment;dejar una señal leave a deposit o downpayment4 TELEC tone* * *señal nf1) : signal2) : signseñal de tráfico: traffic sign3) indicio: indicationen señal de: as a token of4) vestigio: trace, vestige5) : scar, mark6) : deposit, down payment* * *señal n1. (indicio) sign2. (marca) mark3. (signo) signal4. (del teléfono) tonehacer señales to signal / to gesture -
10 para
prep.1 for.es para ti it's for youuna mesa para el salón a table for the living roomesta agua no es buena para beber this water isn't fit for drinking o to drinkte lo repetiré para que te enteres I'll repeat it so you understand¿para qué? what for?2 (in order) to.para conseguir sus propósitos in order to achieve his aimslo he hecho para agradarte I did it to please you3 toward.ir para casa to head (for) homesalir para el aeropuerto to leave for the airport4 for (time).tiene que estar acabado para mañana it has to be finished by o for tomorrow5 to.la comida está lista para servir the meal is ready to be servedel atleta está preparado para ganar the athlete is ready to winpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: parar.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: parir.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: parar.* * *1 (finalidad) for2 (uso, utilidad) for■ los cuchillos son para cortar, no para jugar con ellos knives are for cutting, not for playing with■ ¿tienes algo para el dolor de cabeza? have you got anything for a headache?3 (destino, dirección) for, to■ el tren para Toledo sale a las 18.00 the train to Toledo leaves at 18.00■ ¿para dónde vas? where are you going?4 (tiempo, fechas límites) by, before5 (comparación) for1 (finalidad) to, in order to2 (suficiente) enough■ tal como nos han tratado es para no volver nunca más the way they treated us is enough to make you never go back there again\para entonces by thenpara con towards, topara que so that■ déjale una nota a tu madre para que sepa dónde estás leave your mother a note so that she knows where you are¿para qué? what for?■ ¿para qué has comprado eso? what did you buy that for?¡que para qué! familiar very, really, terribly■ ¡hace un frío que para qué! it's freezing■ ¡es más torpe que para qué! she's so clumsy!* * *prep.1) for2) to3) towards4) by•- para detrás
- para que* * *IPREP1) [indicando finalidad, uso] fores demasiado cara para nosotros — it's too dear for us, it's beyond our means
para esto, podíamos habernos quedado en casa — if this is it, we might as well have stayed at home
2)para que —
a) + subjunpara que eso fuera posible tendrías que trabajar mucho — you would have to work hard for that to be possible
b) [en preguntas]¿para qué lo quieres? — why do you want it?, what do you want it for?
¿para qué sirve? — what's it for?
-¿por qué no se lo dices? -¿para qué? — "why don't you tell her?" - "what's the point o use?"
tú ya has pasado por eso, ¿para qué te voy a contar? — you've already been through that, so there's no point o use me telling you
que para qué * —
tengo un hambre que para qué — [uso enfático] I'm absolutely starving *
3) + infina) [indicando finalidad] toestoy ahorrando para comprarme una moto — I'm saving up to buy a motorbike, I'm saving up for a motorbike
no es para comer — it's not for eating, it's not to be eaten
b) [indicando secuencia temporal]el rey visitará Argentina para volar después a Chile — the king will visit Argentina and then fly on to Chile
4) [con expresiones de tiempo]ahora para las vacaciones de agosto hará un año — it'll be a year ago this o come the August holiday
lo tendré listo para fin de mes — I'll have it ready by o for the end of the month
un cuarto para las diez — LAm a quarter to ten
son cinco para las ocho — LAm it's five to eight
5) [indicando dirección]para atrás — back, backwards
el autobús para Marbella — the bus for Marbella, the Marbella bus
ir para casa — to go home, head for home
6) [indicando opiniones]para mí que miente — in my opinion o if you ask me he's lying
7) [en comparaciones]¿quién es usted para gritarme así? — who are you to shout at me like that?
para patatas, las de mi pueblo — if it's potatoes you want, look no further than my home town
para ruidosos, los españoles — there's nobody like the Spaniards for being noisy
8) [indicando trato]para con — to, towards
estar 1., 7), ir 1., 10) IItan amable para con todos — so kind to o towards everybody
* SM paratrooper, para ** * *1) (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for¿para qué revista escribes? — what magazine do you write for?
¿para qué sirve esto? — what's this (used) for?
¿para qué lo quieres? — what do you want it for?
¿para qué se lo dijiste? — what did you tell him for?
que para qué decirte/hablar — (fam)
tenían un hambre que para qué decirte/hablar — they were starving
2)para + inf — to + inf
está listo para pintar — it's ready to be painted o for painting
3)para que + subj: lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me; pídeselo - ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it - so he can say no?; cierra para que no nos oigan — close the door so (that) they don't hear us
4) ( expresando consecuencia) to5) ( expresando suficiencia) forpara + inf: soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it; bastante tengo yo (como) para estar ocupándome de ti I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with yours as well; es (como) para matarlo! (fam) I'll kill him! (colloq); para que + subj: basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa — he only has to appear for her to get flustered
6) (en comparaciones, contrastes)para lo que come, no está gordo — considering how much he eats, he's not fat
para el caso que me hacen...! — for all the notice they take of me...
para + inf: para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent; ¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?; para que + subj: es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own; tanto esforzarme por ellos para que no te lo agradezcan! — after all that effort I made for them they didn't even say thankyou!
7)estar para algo/+ inf — ( indicando estado)
para mí que no viene — if you ask me, he won't come
para su padre, es un genio — in his father's opinion o as far as his father's concerned, he is a genius
¿qué es lo más importante para ti? — what's the most important thing for you?
9)a) ( indicando dirección)empuja para arriba — push up o upward(s)
¿vas para el centro? — are you going to o toward(s) the center?
b) ( en sentido figurado)ya vamos para viejos — we're getting old o getting on
va para los 50 años — she's going o (BrE) getting on for fifty
10) ( en relaciones de tiempo)a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo)estará listo para el día 15 — it'll be ready by o for the 15th
¿cuánto te falta para terminar? — how much have you got left to do?
¿para cuándo espera? — when is the baby due?
b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to11)a) ( expresando duración)tengo para rato — (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)
esto va para largo — (fam) this is going to take some time
b) ( con idea de finalidad) for¿qué le regalo para el cumpleaños? — what can I give him for his birthday?
12) ( en secuencias de acciones)se fue para nunca volver — (liter) she went away never to return
* * *= for, for, for the sake of, in order to, in respect of, in the interest(s) of, in the interest(s) of, so as, toward(s), within, in an attempt to, in an effort to, for purposes of, in a bid to, as a means of, in a drive to, in the drive to, if + Nombre + be + to.Ex. For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created.Ex. This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.Ex. The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.Ex. Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.Ex. It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.Ex. In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.Ex. In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.Ex. A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex. Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.Ex. The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity.Ex. Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.Ex. This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access.Ex. In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures.Ex. The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.Ex. The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.Ex. Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.----* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.* para actuar = for action.* para alguna gente = to some people.* para algunas personas = to some people.* para algunos = to some.* para aquel entonces = by then.* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.* para beneficio de = for the good of.* para bien = for the best, for the better.* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para bodas = bridal.* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].* para cocinar uno mismo = self-catering.* para colmo = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para cuando = by the time.* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.* para diario = everyday.* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.* para divertirse = for kicks.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.* para el arrastre = over the hill.* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.* para el bien de = for the benefit of.* para el caso = for that matter.* para el esparcimiento = recreational.* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.* para el inglés su casa es su castillo = an Englishman's home is his castle.* para ello = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor.* para el ocio = recreational.* para el que lo quiera = up for grabs.* para embalsamar = embalming.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.* para entonces = by then.* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.* para eso = therefor.* para este fin = to this end.* para esto = therefor.* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* para expresar dimensiones = by.* para + Fecha = by + Fecha.* para finales de = by the end of.* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.* para finalizar = in closing.* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].* para futuras consultas = for future reference.* para hacer dinero = money-making.* para hacer esto = in this.* para hacer fundas = sleeving.* para hacer juego = to match.* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.* para hacer las paces = peace offering.* para hacerlo + Adjetivo = for + Nombre's sake.* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.* para impresionar = for effect.* para + Infinitivo = for + Gerundio.* para jóvenes = youth-serving.* para la eternidad = in perpetuity.* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.* para la posteridad = for posterity.* para la web = Web-related.* para llamar la atención = for effect.* para mantener ocupado = keep-busy.* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.* para más información = for further details.* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* para mayor información sobre = for details of.* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* para mí = for myself.* para microordenadores = micro-computer based.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para no = so as not to.* para + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* para novias = bridal.* para + Número = seat + Número.* para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.* para orquesta = orchestral.* para otra ocasión = for future reference.* para para lavarse la cara = washrag.* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.* para PCs = PC-based.* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.* para + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.* para protegerse = protectively.* para que = in order that, so that, seeing that.* para que así conste = for the record.* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.* para que no falte = for good measure.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* para que no + Subjuntivo = if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo, lest + Frase Verbal.* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.* para que quede constancia = for the record.* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.* para resumir = to sum up, to sum it up, to make a long story short, to recap, to cut a long story short, simply put, simply stated.* para ser específico = to be specific.* para ser franco = to be blunt, in all honesty.* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.* para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.* para siempre = forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after.* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.* para terminar = in closing.* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.* para toda la industria = industry-wide.* para toda la universidad = university-wide.* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.* para todo uso = all-purpose.* para tomar medidas = for action.* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.* para una única ocasión = one-time.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.* para uso del profesional = professional-use.* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.* para uso personal = for personal use.* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.* para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo = to + Posesivo + shame.* sin parar = interminably.* * *1) (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for¿para qué revista escribes? — what magazine do you write for?
¿para qué sirve esto? — what's this (used) for?
¿para qué lo quieres? — what do you want it for?
¿para qué se lo dijiste? — what did you tell him for?
que para qué decirte/hablar — (fam)
tenían un hambre que para qué decirte/hablar — they were starving
2)para + inf — to + inf
está listo para pintar — it's ready to be painted o for painting
3)para que + subj: lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me; pídeselo - ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it - so he can say no?; cierra para que no nos oigan — close the door so (that) they don't hear us
4) ( expresando consecuencia) to5) ( expresando suficiencia) forpara + inf: soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it; bastante tengo yo (como) para estar ocupándome de ti I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with yours as well; es (como) para matarlo! (fam) I'll kill him! (colloq); para que + subj: basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa — he only has to appear for her to get flustered
6) (en comparaciones, contrastes)para lo que come, no está gordo — considering how much he eats, he's not fat
para el caso que me hacen...! — for all the notice they take of me...
para + inf: para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent; ¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?; para que + subj: es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own; tanto esforzarme por ellos para que no te lo agradezcan! — after all that effort I made for them they didn't even say thankyou!
7)estar para algo/+ inf — ( indicando estado)
para mí que no viene — if you ask me, he won't come
para su padre, es un genio — in his father's opinion o as far as his father's concerned, he is a genius
¿qué es lo más importante para ti? — what's the most important thing for you?
9)a) ( indicando dirección)empuja para arriba — push up o upward(s)
¿vas para el centro? — are you going to o toward(s) the center?
b) ( en sentido figurado)ya vamos para viejos — we're getting old o getting on
va para los 50 años — she's going o (BrE) getting on for fifty
10) ( en relaciones de tiempo)a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo)estará listo para el día 15 — it'll be ready by o for the 15th
¿cuánto te falta para terminar? — how much have you got left to do?
¿para cuándo espera? — when is the baby due?
b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to11)a) ( expresando duración)tengo para rato — (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)
esto va para largo — (fam) this is going to take some time
b) ( con idea de finalidad) for¿qué le regalo para el cumpleaños? — what can I give him for his birthday?
12) ( en secuencias de acciones)se fue para nunca volver — (liter) she went away never to return
* * *= for, for, for the sake of, in order to, in respect of, in the interest(s) of, in the interest(s) of, so as, toward(s), within, in an attempt to, in an effort to, for purposes of, in a bid to, as a means of, in a drive to, in the drive to, if + Nombre + be + to.Ex: For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created.
Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.Ex: It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex: Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.Ex: The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity.Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.Ex: This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access.Ex: In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures.Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.Ex: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.Ex: Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.* para actuar = for action.* para alguna gente = to some people.* para algunas personas = to some people.* para algunos = to some.* para aquel entonces = by then.* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.* para beneficio de = for the good of.* para bien = for the best, for the better.* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para bodas = bridal.* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].* para cocinar uno mismo = self-catering.* para colmo = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* para cuando = by the time.* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.* para decir la verdad = to be honest.* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.* para diario = everyday.* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.* para divertirse = for kicks.* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.* para el arrastre = over the hill.* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.* para el bien de = for the benefit of.* para el caso = for that matter.* para el esparcimiento = recreational.* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.* para el inglés su casa es su castillo = an Englishman's home is his castle.* para ello = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor.* para el ocio = recreational.* para el que lo quiera = up for grabs.* para embalsamar = embalming.* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.* para entonces = by then.* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.* para eso = therefor.* para este fin = to this end.* para esto = therefor.* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* para expresar dimensiones = by.* para + Fecha = by + Fecha.* para finales de = by the end of.* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.* para finalizar = in closing.* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].* para futuras consultas = for future reference.* para hacer dinero = money-making.* para hacer esto = in this.* para hacer fundas = sleeving.* para hacer juego = to match.* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.* para hacer las paces = peace offering.* para hacerlo + Adjetivo = for + Nombre's sake.* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.* para impresionar = for effect.* para + Infinitivo = for + Gerundio.* para jóvenes = youth-serving.* para la eternidad = in perpetuity.* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.* para la posteridad = for posterity.* para la web = Web-related.* para llamar la atención = for effect.* para mantener ocupado = keep-busy.* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.* para más información = for further details.* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* para mayor información sobre = for details of.* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.* para mí = for myself.* para microordenadores = micro-computer based.* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.* para no = so as not to.* para + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.* para novias = bridal.* para + Número = seat + Número.* para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.* para orquesta = orchestral.* para otra ocasión = for future reference.* para para lavarse la cara = washrag.* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.* para PCs = PC-based.* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.* para + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.* para protegerse = protectively.* para que = in order that, so that, seeing that.* para que así conste = for the record.* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.* para que no falte = for good measure.* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.* para que no + Subjuntivo = if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo, lest + Frase Verbal.* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.* para que quede constancia = for the record.* para que quede más claro = for main effects.* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.* para resumir = to sum up, to sum it up, to make a long story short, to recap, to cut a long story short, simply put, simply stated.* para ser específico = to be specific.* para ser franco = to be blunt, in all honesty.* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.* para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.* para siempre = forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after.* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.* para terminar = in closing.* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.* para toda la industria = industry-wide.* para toda la universidad = university-wide.* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.* para todo uso = all-purpose.* para tomar medidas = for action.* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.* para una única ocasión = one-time.* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.* para uso del profesional = professional-use.* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.* para uso personal = for personal use.* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.* para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo = to + Posesivo + shame.* sin parar = interminably.* * *A (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) fortengo buenas noticias para ustedes I have some good news for you¿para qué revista escribes? what magazine do you write for?lee para ti read to yourselffue muy amable para con todos he was very friendly to everyone¿para qué sirve esto? what's this (used) for?no sirve para este trabajo he's no good at this kind of work¿para qué lo quieres? what do you want it for?¿para qué tuviste que ir a decírselo? what did you have to go and tell him for?, why did you have to go and tell him?champú para bebés baby shampoojarabe para la tos cough mixtureque para qué (decirte/hablar) ( fam): hacía un frío que para qué (decirte) it was freezing cold ( colloq)venían con un hambre que para qué (hablar) or para qué te voy a contar they were starving o so hungry when they got here!B para + INF to + INFestá ahorrando para comprarse un coche she's saving up for a car o to buy a caresta agua no es para beber this isn't drinking waterestá listo para pintar it's ready to be painted o for paintingpara serte sincero to tell you the truthcomo para convencerse a sí misma as if to convince herselfpara pasar al curso siguiente (in order) to go on to the next yearno hay que ser muy inteligente para darse cuenta you don't have to be very intelligent to realize thatnos cambiamos de sitio para ver mejor we changed places (so as) to see betterpara no + INF so as not to + INFentró en puntillas para no despertarla he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake herC para QUE + SUBJ:lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry mepídeselo — ¿para qué? ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it — what for? so he can say no?para QUE no + SUBJ:cierra la puerta para que no nos oigan close the door so (that) they don't hear usD1(enfatizando la culminación de algo): para colmo or para rematarla se apagó la luz to crown o top o cap it all the light went out2 (expresando efecto, consecuencia) topara su desgracia unfortunately for himpara mi gran sorpresa to my great surprise, much to my surpriseA (expresando suficiencia) forno había bastante para todos there wasn't enough for everybody o to go roundtranquilízate, no es para tanto calm down, it's not that badpara + INF:apenas tienen para comer they can barely afford to eatsoy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember itbastante tengo yo con mis problemas (como) para estar ocupándome de los suyos I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with his as wellpara QUE + SUBJ:basta que yo diga A para que él diga B if I say it's black, he'll say it's whitebasta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa he only has to walk in and she gets flusteredB(en comparaciones, contrastes): hace demasiado calor para estar al sol it's too hot to be in the sunson altos para su edad they're tall for their agepara lo que come, no está nada gordo considering how much he eats, he's not at all fatdíselo tú — ¡para el caso que me hacen …! you tell them — for all the notice they take of me …para + INF:para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent, considering it was completely off the cuff it was an excellent speech¿quién se cree que es para hablarte así? who does she think she is, speaking to you like that o to speak to you like that?para QUE + SUBJ:son demasiado grandes para que les estés haciendo todo they're too old for you to be doing everything for thempara que se esté quejando todo el día … if he's going to spend all day complaining …¡tanto preocuparse por ellos para que después hasta te acusen de metomentodo! all that worrying about them and then they go and accuse you of being a meddler!C estar para algo/+ INF(indicando estado): mira que no estoy para bromas look, I'm in no mood for joking o for jokesestas botas están para tirarlas a la basura these boots are only fit for throwing out o for the trash o ( BrE) for the binno está (como) para salir tan de veranillo it's not warm enough to go out in such summery clothesD(expresando opiniones, puntos de vista): para mí que ya no viene if you ask me, he won't come nowpara el padre, el niño es un Mozart en ciernes in the father's opinion o as far as the father's concerned, the boy is a budding Mozarttú eres todo para mí you're everything to me¿para ti qué es lo más importante? what's the most important thing for you?, what do you see as the most important thing?esto es de gran interés para el lector this is of great interest to the readerA(indicando dirección): salieron para el aeropuerto they left for the airportempuja para arriba push up o upward(s)¿vas para el centro? are you going to o toward(s) the center?se los llevó para la casa de los abuelos she took them over to their grandparents' housetráelo para acá/adentro bring it over here/insidecórrete para atrás move backBva para los 50 años she's pushing fifty ( colloq), she's going o ( BrE) getting on for fifty ( colloq)A(señalando un plazo): tiene que estar listo para el día 15 it has to be ready by o for the 15th¿qué deberes tienes para el lunes? what homework do you have for Monday?faltan cinco minutos para que termine la clase there are five minutes to go before the end of the classme lo prometió para después de Pascua he promised I could have it after Easter, he promised it to me for after Easter¿cuánto te falta para terminar? how much have you got left to do?, how long will it take you to finish it?B1(indicando fecha aproximada): piensan casarse para finales de agosto they plan to marry sometime around the end of Augustpara entonces quién sabe si todavía estaremos vivos who knows if we'll still be alive (by) then?¿para cuándo espera? when is the baby due?2 (indicando fecha fija) fortengo hora para mañana I have an appointment (for) tomorrowC1(expresando duración): para siempre forevertengo para rato ( fam); I'm going to be a while (yet), this is going to take me a while (yet)esto va para largo ( fam); this is going to take some time2 (con idea de finalidad) for¿qué le puedo regalar para el cumpleaños? what can I give him for his birthday?D ( liter)(en secuencias de acciones): se fue para nunca volver she went away never to returnfue puesto en libertad, para más tarde volver a ser detenido he was set free only to be rearrested later, he was set free but was rearrested later* * *
Del verbo parar: ( conjugate parar)
para es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Del verbo parir: ( conjugate parir)
para es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
para
parar
parir
para preposición
1 (destino, finalidad, intención) for;
¿para qué sirve esto? what's this (used) for?;
champú para bebés baby shampoo;
para eso no voy I might as well not go;
para + inf: ahorra para comprarse un coche he's saving up to buy a car;
tomé un taxi para no llegar tarde I took a taxi so I wouldn't be late;
está listo para pintar it's ready to be painted o for painting;
para aprobar (in order) to pass;
entró en puntillas para no despertarla he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her;
lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me;
cierra para que no nos oigan close the door so (that) they don't hear us
2
no es para tanto it's not that bad;
soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember itb) (en comparaciones, contrastes):
son altos para su edad they're tall for their age;
para lo que come, no está gordo considering how much he eats, he's not fat;
¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?;
es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own
1 ( dirección):
empuja para arriba push up o upward(s);
¿vas para el centro? are you going to o toward(s) the center?
2 ( tiempo)a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo):◊ estará listo para el día 15 it'll be ready by o for the 15th;
deberes para el lunes homework for Monday;
faltan cinco minutos para que termine there are five minutes to go before the end;
me lo prometió para después de Pascua he promised me it for after Easter;
¿cuánto te falta para terminar? how much have you got left to do?;
para entonces estaré en Madrid I'll be in Madrid (by) then;
tengo hora para mañana I have an appointment (for) tomorrow
c) ( duración):
tengo para rato (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)
parar ( conjugate parar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( detenerse) to stop;
ir/venir a para to end up;
fue a para a la cárcel he ended up in prison;
¿a dónde habrá ido a para aquella foto? what can have happened to that photo?;
¡a dónde iremos a para! I don't know what the world's coming to
2 ( cesar) to stop;
ha estado lloviendo sin para it hasn't stopped raining;
no para quieto ni un momento he can't keep still for a minute;
no para en casa she's never at home;
para DE + INF to stop -ing;
paró de llover it stopped raining
3 (AmL) [obreros/empleados] to go on strike
verbo transitivo
1
‹motor/máquina› to stop, switch off
‹ golpe› to block, ward off
2 (AmL)
pararse verbo pronominal
1 ( detenerse)
[coche/motor] to stall;
2
se paró en una silla she stood on a chair;
¿te puedes para de cabeza/de manos? can you do headstands/handstands?
( en los lados) to stick out
parir ( conjugate parir) verbo intransitivo [ mujer] to give birth;
[ vaca] to calve;
[yegua/burra] to foal;
[ oveja] to lamb
verbo transitivo
para preposición
1 (utilidad, aptitud) for: ¿para qué tanto esfuerzo?, what's all this effort for?
una pomada para las quemaduras, an ointment for burns
una tijera para zurdos, a pair of scissors for left-handed people
2 (finalidad, motivo) to, in order to: lo dijo para molestarme, she said it to annoy me
lo hace para que te fijes en él, he does it so that you notice him
3 (destinatario) for: es para mamá, it's for mum
hablaba para los votantes indecisos, he spoke to the undecided voters
es muy atento para con ella, he's very obliging towards her
4 (opinión) para Paco todas las mujeres son guapas, in Paco's opinion, all women are pretty
5 (comparación, concesión) for: para ser tan joven tiene ideas muy sensatas, he has very sensible ideas for his age
6 (rechazo) para una vez que hablo, me haces callar, the one time I speak, you shut me up
7 (tiempo) by: estará listo para las cinco, it'll be ready by five
para entonces, by then
8 (a punto de) está para salir, it's about to leave
9 (dirección) el tren para Burgos acaba de salir, the train for Burgos has just left
iba para tu casa, I was going to your house
Recuerda que cuando para expresa finalidad, se traduce por to o in order to (este último sólo se usa para evitar confusión): Me voy para ayudarte. I'm going in order to help you. Si usáramos sólo to significaría: Voy a ayudarte. Sin embargo, cuando después de para viene un sustantivo o un pronombre y no un verbo (esta llave es para aquella puerta), se traduce por for ( this key is for that door).
parar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to stop: para de saltar, stop jumping
para un momento en la farmacia, stop a minute at the chemist's
no pares de hablar, por favor, keep talking, please
2 (alojarse) to stay
3 (finalizar, terminar) el cuadro fue a parar al rastro, the painting ended up in the flea market
II verbo transitivo
1 to stop
2 Dep to save
3 LAm to stand up
♦ Locuciones: dónde va a parar, by far: mi hija es muchísmo más inteligente que la suya, dónde va a parar, my daughter is far more intelligent than theirs
parir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to give birth (to)
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a parir, to run sb down
' para' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abalorio
- ablandar
- abreviar
- absoluta
- absoluto
- acá
- aceitera
- achuchar
- actuación
- adentro
- agitador
- agitadora
- alcanzar
- alfiler
- alguna
- alguno
- aliento
- alquiler
- alta
- amenaza
- añadidura
- ancha
- ancho
- ánimo
- año
- antesala
- antirrobo
- aplanar
- aprovechar
- apta
- aptitud
- apto
- aquí
- arca
- arena
- arrastre
- arriba
- arropar
- atonía
- atrás
- atril
- aunar
- auspicio
- baja
- bajo
- balde
- bálsamo
- bañarse
- banco
English:
AA
- ability
- about
- accessory
- accommodate
- achieve
- activity
- adapter
- adaptor
- adequate
- adequately
- admire
- adult
- advantage
- advantageous
- advertise
- aftershave (lotion)
- agitate
- agree
- all
- all-out
- allocate
- analyst
- antiallergenic
- antibiotic
- antidote
- antihistamine
- antipollution
- appease
- application
- appointment
- appropriate
- aptitude
- argue
- arm-twisting
- arms control
- around-the clock
- arrangement
- arson
- as
- ASPCA
- assailant
- assert
- assess
- assume
- astir
- astonishment
- attain
- attention span
- attractive
* * *para prep1. [indica destino, finalidad, motivación] for;es para ti it's for you;significa mucho para mí it means a lot to me;“¡qué suerte!” dije para mí “how lucky,” I said to myself;una mesa para el salón a table for the living-room;desayuno para dos breakfast for two;crema para zapatos shoe polish;pastillas para dormir sleeping pills;están entrenados para el combate they have been trained for combat;estudia para dentista she's studying to become a dentist;esta agua no es buena para beber this water isn't fit for drinking o to drink;para conseguir sus propósitos in order to achieve his aims;lo he hecho para agradarte I did it to please you;me voy para no causar más molestias I'll go so I don't cause you any more inconvenience;te lo repetiré para que te enteres I'll repeat it so you understand;resulta que se divorcian para un mes más tarde volverse a casar so they get divorced, only to remarry a month later;para con towards;es buena para con los demás she is kind towards other people;¿para qué? what for?;¿para qué quieres un martillo? what do you want a hammer for?, why do you want a hammer?;¿para qué has venido? why are you here?;¿para quién trabajas? who do you work for?2. [indica dirección] towards;el próximo vuelo para Caracas the next flight to Caracas;ir para casa to head (for) home;salir para el aeropuerto to leave for the airport;para abajo downwards;para arriba upwards;tira para arriba pull up o upwards;para atrás backwards;échate para atrás [en asiento] lean back;para delante forwards;ya vas para viejo you're getting old;esta muchacha va para pintora this girl has all the makings of a painter3. [indica tiempo] for;tiene que estar acabado para mañana/para antes de Navidad it has to be finished by o for tomorrow/before Christmas;faltan cinco minutos para que salga el tren the train leaves in five minutes;tienen previsto casarse para el 17 de agosto they plan to get married on 17 August;llevamos comida para varios días we have enough food for several days;Am salvo RPdiez para las once ten to eleven;Am salvo RPun cuarto para las once (a) quarter to eleven;va para un año que no nos vemos it's getting on for a year since we saw each other;¿y para cuándo un bebé? and when are you going to start a family?;para entonces by then4. [indica comparación]tiene la estatura adecuada para su edad she is the normal height for her age;está muy delgado para lo que come he's very thin considering how much he eats;para ser verano hace mucho frío considering it's summer, it's very cold;para ser un principiante no lo hace mal he's not bad for a beginner;para lo que me ha servido… for all the use it's been to me…;¡tanto esfuerzo para nada! all that effort for nothing!;¿y tú quién eres para tratarla así? who do you think you are, treating her like that?;yo no soy quien para decir… it's not for me to say…5. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo) [indica inminencia, propósito] to;la comida está lista para servir the meal is ready to be served;el atleta está preparado para ganar the athlete is ready to win6. [indica opinión] for;para Marx, la religión era el opio del pueblo for Marx, religion was the opium of the people;para mí que no van a venir it looks to me like they're not coming;¿para ti quién es más guapo? who do you think is the most handsome?el abuelo no está ya para hacer viajes largos grandfather's no longer up to going on long journeys;¿hace día para ir sin chaqueta? is it warm enough to go out without a jacket on?8. [indica consecuencia]para su sorpresa, para sorpresa suya to her surprise;para alegría de todos to everyone's delight;para nuestra desgracia unfortunately for us9. Compno llores, que no es para tanto don't cry, it's not such a big deal, there's no need to cry about it;dicen que les trataron mal, pero no fue para tanto they say they were ill-treated, but that's going a bit far;Famque para qué: hace un calor que para qué it's absolutely boiling;este plato pica que para qué this dish is really hot, Br this dish isn't half hot* * *prp1 for;para mí for me2 dirección toward(s);ir para head for;va para directora she’s going to end up as manager3 tiempo for;listo para mañana ready for tomorrow;para siempre forever;diez para las ocho L.Am. ten of eight, ten to eight;para Pascua iremos de vacaciones a Lima we’re going to Lima for Easter;espero que para Pascua haya terminado la crisis I hope the crisis is over by Easter;¿para cuándo? when for?:lo hace para ayudarte he does it (in order) to help you;para que so that;¿para qué te marchas? what are you leaving for?;para eso no hace falta it’s not necessary just for that5 en comparaciones:para su edad es muy maduro he’s very mature for his age6:lo heredó todo para morir a los 30 he inherited it all, only to die at 30* * *para prep1) : forpara ti: for youalta para su edad: tall for her ageuna cita para el lunes: an appointment for Monday2) : to, towardspara la derecha: to the rightvan para el río: they're heading towards the river3) : to, in order tolo hace para molestarte: he does it to annoy you4) : around, by (a time)para mañana estarán listos: they'll be ready by tomorrow5)para adelante : forwards6)para atrás : backwards7)para que : so, so that, in order thatte lo digo para que sepas: I'm telling you so you'll know* * *para prep1. (en general) for2. (seguido de infinitivo) to3. (seguido de subjuntivo) so that4. (dirección) for / to5. (tiempo) bypara mí for me / in my opinion -
11 pris
pris, prise1 [pʀi, pʀiz]a. [place] taken• ça me fera 250 €, c'est toujours ça de pris (inf) I'll get 250 euros, that's better than nothingb. [personne] busy• désolé, je suis pris sorry, I'm busyc. [nez] blocked ; [gorge] hoarsed. [crème, mayonnaise] sete. ( = envahi par) pris de remords overcome with remorse* * *
1.
2.
1) ( occupé) busyje suis pris — ( pour l'instant) I'm busy; ( pour la période qui vient) I've got something on
2) ( gelé) frozen3) ( encombré) [nez] stuffed up; [bronches] congested4) ( affecté)être pris de nausées — to feel sick GB ou nauseous US
* * *pʀi, pʀiz pris, -e1. ppSee:2. adj1) (place) taken2)3) (mains) full4) (personne) busyJe serai très pris la semaine prochaine. — I'll be very busy next week.
5) (= saisi)* * *A pp ⇒ prendre.B pp adj1 ( occupé) busy; nous sommes très pris cette semaine we're very busy this week; si vous n'êtes pas pris if you're not doing anything; je suis pris ( pour l'instant) I'm busy; ( pour la période qui vient) I've got something on; ma journée est prise I'm busy all day; j'ai les mains prises I've got my hands full; les places sont toutes prises all the seats are taken;2 ( vendu) sold; tout a été pris en une heure everything was sold in one hour; toutes les places sont prises it's sold out;3 ( gelé) frozen; les eaux du lac sont prises the lake is frozen;5 ( affecté) pris de overcome with [inquiétude, remords, envie]; pris de panique panic-stricken; être pris de fièvre to have a temperature; être pris de regrets/terreur/désespoir to be full of ou overcome with regret/terror/despair; être pris de nausées to feel sick GB ou nauseous US; pris de boisson under the influence.C prise nf1 Mil ( capture) capture; ( assaut) storming; la prise de Monastir the capture of Monastir; la prise de la Bastille the storming of the Bastille;3 Chasse, Pêche (au filet, piège) catching ¢; prise d'une panthère au filet catching a panther in a net; une belle prise ( pêche sportive) a fine catch; ( pêche commerciale) a fine haul;5 ( point permettant de saisir) hold; avoir du mal à trouver une prise to have trouble finding a hold; n'offrir aucune prise lit ( pour la main) to have no handholds; ( pour le pied) to have no footholds; fig [personne] to be impossible to pin down; avoir prise sur qn to have a hold over sb; avoir prise sur qch to have leverage on sth; donner or laisser prise à [personne] to lay oneself open to; être en prise Aut [moteur, conducteur] to be in gear; être en prise (directe) avec qch [personne] to be in (close) touch with sth; être en prise avec l'actualité [journal] to have its finger on the pulse of events;6 ( absorption) la prise d'alcool est déconseillée pendant le traitement do not take alcohol during the course of treatment; à ingérer en trois prises quotidiennes to be taken three times daily;7 ( solidification) setting ¢;8 Électrotech ( femelle) socket GB, outlet US; ( mâle) plug; prise à deux fiches two-pin plug; prise multiple ( domino) (multiplug) adaptor; ( sur une rallonge) trailing socket; prise triple ( domino) three-way adaptor; ( sur une rallonge) three-way trailing socket;prise d'air gén air inlet; Aviat air intake; prise d'antenne Radio, TV ( femelle) aerial socket; ( mâle) aerial plug; prise d'armes Mil military parade; prise d'assaut Mil storming ¢; prise de bec○ row○, argument; prise en charge Prot Soc granting¢ of benefits; Transp ( dans un taxi) minimum fare; prise en compte consideration (de of); prise de conscience realization; prise de contact initial contact; prise de contrôle Fin takeover; prise de corps Jur arrest; prise de courant Électrotech ( femelle) socket GB, outlet US; prise de décision decision-making ¢; prise d'eau Constr water supply point; prise de guerre Mil spoils (pl) of war; prise de fonctions (de président, dirigeant) inauguration; ( d'employé) first day at work; prise d'otages Mil hostage-taking ¢; prise de participation Fin acquisition of a stake (dans in); prise de pouvoir Pol takeover; prise de position Pol stand; prise de sang Méd blood test; faire une prise de sang à qn to take a blood sample from sb; prise de son Cin, Radio, TV sound recording ¢; prise de terre Électrotech earth GB, ground US; prise de vue Cin, Vidéo shooting ¢; Phot shot.être aux prises avec des difficultés to be grappling with difficulties; être aux prises avec ses concurrents to be doing battle with one's competitors.→ link=prendre prendre————————1. [occupé - personne] busyaide-moi, tu vois bien que j'ai les mains prises help me, can't you see my hands are full?[nez] blocked3. [envahi]————————prise nom féminintrouve une prise et dis-moi quand tu es prêt à soulever (le piano) get a grip (on the piano) and tell me when you're ready to lift ita. [personne] to lay oneself open to attackb. [idée, réalisation] to be open to attack2. [absorption - d'un médicament] takingla prise d'insuline doit se faire aux heures prescrites insulin must be injected at the prescribed times5. ÉLECTRICITÉprise (de courant) ou électriquea. [mâle] plugb. [femelle] socket6. TECHNOLOGIEa. [ouverture] air inletb. [introduction d'air] ventilationà prise rapide [ciment, colle] quick-setting8. [dans des expressions]ma première prise de conscience de la souffrance humaine the first time I became aware of human sufferinga. [action] taking the habitb. [cérémonie] professionprise de parole: encore trois prises de parole avant la fin de la session three more speeches to go before the end of the sessionprise de position opinion, standa. [d'un héritage] acquisitionb. [d'un territoire] taking possessiona. [légale] (political) takeoverb. [illégale] seizure of poweraux prises avec locution prépositionnelleje l'ai laissé aux prises avec un problème de géométrie I left him grappling ou wrestling with a geometry problem————————en prise locution adverbialemets-toi en prise put the car in ou into gear————————en prise locution adjectivaleêtre en prise (directe) avec la réalité (figuré) to have a good hold on ou to have a firm grip on realityprise de bec nom fémininprise de sang nom fémininprise de son nom fémininla prise de son est de Raoul Fleck sound (engineer), Raoul Fleckprise de vues nom féminin[image] (camera) shotprise de vues: Marie Vilmet camera: Marie Vilmetprise en charge nom féminin2. [par un taxi] minimum (pick-up) charge -
12 في
في \ a; an; each; every: twice a day; 80 miles an hour. at: (showing where): at home; at the office, (showing a point of time) at midday; at 4 o’clock; He was married at 18, (after an adj) good at English; quick at sums. by: during: We travelled by night. in: showing where: In bed; in London; in the box; in his speech, showing condition In a hurry; in trouble, showing a direction; into He fell in the river. He put his hand in his pocket, showing when; during In the past; in January 1980; in the evening, showing what sth. contains or includes There are 60 minutes in an hour. Is he in your team?, showing what sb. wears He was in his best suit, showing a shape or arrangement They stood in a row, showing employment or activity or an event He’s in the navy. She was killed in the accident. on: showing when: on Monday; on May the 6th. showing the state of sb.:: Are you here on business or on holiday?. per: for each: He earns $8000 per annum (for each year). \ في (أيّ مَكَان) \ anywhere: in or to any place: Are you going anywhere?. \ See Also إلى( إلى) \ في \ home: to or at one’s house: Go home! Is your son home yet?. \ See Also إلى البيت \ في \ inside: on (or to) the inside. \ See Also إلى الداخل \ في \ inland: away from the sea: We crossed the coast and flew inland. \ See Also إلى داخل البلاد \ في \ indoors: into (or in) a building: He went (or He stayed) indoors because of the rain. \ See Also إلى داخل البيت \ في \ on board: on (or onto) a ship or aeroplane: There are 70 men on board. Can I go on board the aircraft?. \ See Also إلى دَاخِل الطَّائِرَة \ في \ upstairs: on, at or to a higher floor; up the stairs; at the top of the stairs: She went upstairs because her room is upstairs. She has an upstairs bedroom. \ See Also إلى الدَّور الأَعْلى \ في \ low: to or in a low position: The sun had sunk low in the sky. \ See Also إلى وَضْع مُنْخفِض \ في \ whereabouts: in or near which place: Whereabouts did you find this ring?. \ See Also قرب أيّ مكان؟ \ في \ upstream: against the flow of the stream; up the river: They rowed (the boat) upstream. \ See Also نَحْوَ أعلى النَّهر \ في الاتجاه المعاكس \ backward(s): towards the back: He fell over backwards. \ في أَثَر \ after: following, in search of: I ran after him but could not catch him. The police are after him. \ في أثناء الخِدْمَة (خارج أوقات الخِدمة) \ on duty, (off duty): at work (not at work): The night nurse has 12 hours on duty, then 12 hours off duty. She went on duty at 18.00 and came off duty at 06.00. \ في أثناء ذلك \ meanwhile, meantime: (in) the time between: You’ll have to wait till he’s ready; but you can read this (in the) meanwhile. \ في إجازة \ off: free from work: My employer gave me the afternoon off. \ See Also عطلة (عُطْلَة) \ في أَحْسَن الأَحْوَال \ at best: in the most hopeful conditions: At best, we can’t be ready till Tuesday. \ في آخر \ eventually: in the end: The car kept stopping, but we got home eventually. ultimately: in the end: We must all, ultimately, die. \ See Also نهاية الأمر \ في آخر رَمَق \ on one’s last legs: (of a person or thing) not expected to last much longer; worn out; almost in ruins: That company is on its last legs. \ في آخر لحظة \ in the nick of time: just in time; almost too late: She saved him in the nick of time from falling over the cliff. \ في أَرْجَاء \ about: from place to place in: We wandered about the town. round: (also around) from place to place: He wandered (a)round (the town). We travelled (a)round (the country). \ في أَسْفَل \ under: (also underneath), in a lower position. underneath: (of position) below: It was hidden underneath the floor boards. \ See Also الأسفل (الأَسْفَل) \ في الأَصْل \ originally: in the beginning: This school was originally a rich man’s home. \ في الأَعْلَى \ up: in or to higher position: She lives up in the hills. \ في أغلب الظَّنّ \ doubtless: probably: It will doubtless rain on the day of the garden party. \ في أَفْضَل حَالَة \ at one’s best: in one’s best state: My garden is at its best in spring. \ في أقلّ مِن \ within: in less than: He will arrive within an hour. I live within a mile of the sea. \ في الأمام \ in front: at the front: You go in front and I’ll follow. \ في أَوَاخِر \ late: near the end of a period of time: Late in the year; in the late afternoon. \ في الأوْج \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ في أوجِ الإزْهَار \ in bloom: flowering: The roses are in bloom now. \ في أيّ مَكَان \ anywhere: in no matter what place: Put it down anywhere. \ في أيّ وقت \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. Have you ever been to Rome? If you ever go there, you must see St. Peter’s cathedral. \ في أيّ وقت مَضَى \ ever: (in a comparative sentence) at any time: He’s working harder than ever. This is the best book I’ve ever read. \ في بادئ الأمر \ at first: at the beginning: At first the new school seemed strange, but then we got used to it. \ في البَدْء \ primarily: mainly; in the first place: This book is written primarily for foreigners. \ See Also أصلا (أَصْلاً)، أساسا (أساسًا) \ في بعض الوقت \ part-time: for only part of the usual working time: She’s a part-time teacher. \ في البيت \ at home: in one’s house: He’s at home in the evenings. \ في البيت المُجَاوِر \ next, next door: in the next house: He lives next door. He is my nextdoor neighbour. \ في تَحَسُّن (من النّاحية الصحّية) \ on the mend: getting better in health (after an illness). \ في تِلْكَ الحالةِ \ in that case: if that happens, or has happened: He may be late. In that case, we shall go without him, if that happens, or has happened He may be late. In that case, we shall go without him. \ في تِلْكَ اللَّحظة \ just: (with continuous tenses; always directly before the present participle) at this moment; at that moment: We’re just starting dinner. We were just starting dinner when he arrived. \ في التَّوّ \ straight away: at once. \ في جانب \ in favour of: supporting: I’m in favour of your plans. \ في الجَانِب الآخَر مِن \ across: on the other side of: My home is across the river. \ في جانب \ for: in favour of: Are you for this idea or against it?. \ See Also صف (صَفّ) \ في جزء أدنى مِن \ down: at a lower level: My house is a little way down the hill. \ في الجِوَار \ about: around; near: There’s a lot of illness about. I went out early, when no one was about (when no one else was out). \ في الحَال \ at once: without delay: Stop that at once!. away: right away; straight away. immediately: at once. instantly: at once. on the spot: in that place and at that moment: He gave me the bill and I paid it on the spot. readily: without delay: The book you need is not readily obtainable. straight away: at once. \ في حَالَةِ \ at: (showing a state): at war; at play. on: showing the state of sth.: The house is on fire. \ في حَالَة حَسَنَة \ well, (better, best): the opposite of ill and unwell; in good health: Don’t you feel well? You’ll soon get better if you drink this medicine. How are you? Very well, thank you. I feel best in the early morning (better than at any other time). \ في حَالَة سَيِّئَة \ in a bad way: in a bad state. \ في حَالَة عَدَم توفُّر \ failing: giving a second choice of action, if the first choice fails: Ask John to do it. Failing him, ask Michael. \ في حَالَة فَوْضَى \ chaotic: in a state of chaos: The young teacher had a chaotic classroom. \ في حَالَةِ وُجُود \ in case of: in the event of; if there is: In case of fire, ring the bell. \ في حَالَةِ ما إِذَا \ in case: because of the possibility of sth. happening: Take a stick, in case you meet a snake. \ في حركة دائِمة \ on the move: moving; travelling: He’s always on the move and never settles for long. \ في الحَقِيقَة \ as a matter of fact, in fact: really; in truth: The dog seemed dead but in fact it was only asleep. As a matter of fact, I don’t like Michael. in point of fact: actually, in fact. in reality: in fact. really: truly; in fact: Is he really your son? He does not look like you!. \ في حَيْرَة من أَمْره \ at one’s wits’ end: too worried by difficulties to know what to do. \ في حين \ whereas: but: They are looking for a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat. \ في حينه \ round: following a regular course: Wait till your turn comes round. \ في الخَارِج \ abroad: in or to another country: I spent my holiday abroad. out: in (or into) the open; away from shelter; in (or into) view: Don’t stand out in the rain. The ship was far out at sea. out of door, outdoors: in the open air; not in a house: I like sleeping out of doors under the stars. outside: not within; in the open air; on the outer side: It’s raining outside. The cup is blue outside, and white inside. overseas: across the sea; (to the British, the mainland of Europe is abroad but it is not overseas): She is working overseas, in South America. \ في خِدمَة... \ at one’s service: ready to fulfil one’s needs: The hotel car is at your service if you want to go anywhere. \ في خَريف العُمر \ middle-aged: neither young nor old; aged between about 40 and 65. \ في خطٍّ مُستقيم \ as the crow flies: in a straight line: It is 5 miles away by road, but only 2 miles as the crow flies. \ فِي الخَفَاء \ stealth: by stealth using secret and quiet action: He got into the house by stealth, not by force. \ في خِلال \ in: showing a space of time before sth. will happen; after: I’ll come in a few days (or in a minute). in the course of: during: In the course of the morning I had seven visitors. \ في الدّاخل \ in: in a building, esp. at home, work or where one is expected to be: Is anyone in? I’m afraid Mr. Jones is out, but he’ll be in at 5 o’clock. \ في داخِل \ in: showing a direction; into: He fell in the river. He put his hand in his pocket. inside: on (or to) the inside of: Please wait inside the room. \ في داخِل النَّفْس \ inwardly: secretly; as regards one’s inner feelings: I was inwardly delighted, but I pretended not to care. \ في دَرَجَة الغَلَيان \ on the boil: boiling; at this heat. \ في ذلك المكان \ there: at that place: I live there. \ في رأيي \ to my mind: in my opinion: To my mind, this is most dishonest. \ في سَبِيل \ in the process of: to be doing: I am in the process of painting my house. sake, for the sake, of, for sb.’s sake: for the good of; so as to help: Soldiers die for the sake of their county (or for their country’s sake). Don’t take any risks for my sake, for the desire of Why ruin your health for the sake of a little pleasure?. \ في سِنّ المُرَاهَقَة \ teenage: in one’s teens: a teenage girl. \ في شكّ \ in doubt: uncertain: When in doubt, ask your father. \ في صحَّة جيِّدة \ fit: healthy: We take exercise so as to keep fit. \ في صَفّ \ in single file: in one line, one behind the other: We had to ride in single file down the narrow path. \ في الطّابِق الأَسْفل \ downstairs: at the bottom of the stairs; in a room at that level: I’ll wait for you downstairs. \ في الطّابِق الفوقانيّ \ overhead: above one’s head: a noise in the room overhead; clouds in the sky overhead. \ في طَرَف \ up: along (up and down are both used like this, although the course may be quite level): He lives just up the road. \ في طريق النُّور \ in sb.’s light: preventing light from reaching him: I can’t read if you stand in my light. \ في الظّاهر \ outwardly: as regards the appearance (compared with the hidden facts or inner feelings): She was outwardly calm but inwardly full of anger. \ في العَام \ annual: happening every year; of a year: an annual feast; the annual production of oil. \ في عَجلة من أمره \ in a hurry: Ants are always in a hurry. \ في العَرَاء \ in the open: outside in the air: I like to sleep out in the open, under she stars. outdoors, out of doors: the open air; not in a building: Go outdoors and play football. \ في (عُرض) البَحْر \ at sea: on the sea; far from land: a storm at sea. \ في عُطلة \ on holiday, on vacation: having a holiday: The schools are on holiday. We’re going on vacation to the sea. \ See Also إجازة( إجازة) \ في غابر الأزمان (كان يا ما كان...) \ once upon a time: (used at the beginning of stories). \ في الغَالِب \ mainly: chiefly; mostly. \ في غالِب الظنّ \ probably: almost certainly; with little doubt: You’re probably right. \ في غاية الجُنون \ raving mad: noisily and violently mad. \ في غَمْضَة عَيْن \ in no time: very quickly; very soon: If you follow this path, you’ll get there in no time. \ في غِيَابِه \ behind sb.’s back: when someone is not present: He tells untrue stories about me behind my back. \ في كُلٍّ \ a; an; each; every: twice a day. 80 miles an hour. ten pence a packet. \ في كل مكان \ everywhere: in all places: I’ve looked for it everywhere. \ في كل وقت \ ever: at all times; always: I shall stay there for ever. \ في لحظة خاطفة \ in a flash: very quickly and suddenly: He seized the money and was gone in a flash. \ في اللحظة المناسبة \ in the nick of time: just in time; almost too late: She saved him in the nick of time from falling over the cliff. \ في اللَّيْل \ at night: during the night. overnight: for the night: I shall stay at a hotel overnight and come back tomorrow, on the night before; during the night I packed my suitcase overnight, so as to be ready to leave at sunrise. His car was stolen overnight. \ في المائَة \ per cent: for, out, of, each hundred: Six per cent of the boys failed the exam, (one part) of each hundred I’m a 100 per cent in agreement with you. About 70 per cent (written as 70%) of the people are farmers. \ في المُتَنَاوَل \ forthcoming: supplied when needed: We wanted a new school clock, but the money was not forthcoming. \ في مُتَناوَل \ within: inside; not beyond; within reach; within one’s powers. \ في متناول اليَد \ at hand: near; within reach: Help was at hand. handy: near; easily reached when wanted: Keep that book handy so that you can look at it often. \ في مَجْمُوعَة بين \ among(st): in the middle of; mixed with; surrounded by: I found this letter among my books. There is a secret enemy amongst us. \ في مِحْنة خَطَر \ in distress: (of a ship or aeroplane) in dangerous trouble; needing help. \ في المُدّة الأخيرة \ lately: not long ago; in the near past: Have you seen her lately?. \ في المرَّة التالية \ next: the next time: I’ll give it to you when I next see you. \ See Also القادمة \ في مُقَابِل \ for: showing that something is as a return or in place of: I gave him $5 for his help. Will you change this old car for a new one?. in return (for): in exchange or payment for: Give her some flowers in return for her kindness. \ في المقام الأوّل \ firstly: as the first reason, fact, etc: I need a hot drink. Firstly, because I’m cold; secondly, because I’m thirsty. \ في المقدمة \ in front: at the front: You go in front and I’ll follow. \ في مَكَان \ in sb,’s stead: in sb.’s place; instead of sb.. \ See Also بدلا من (بدلاً من) \ في مَكَان آخَر \ elsewhere: in some other place. \ في المَكَان \ in position: in the correct position. \ See Also المَوضِع الصَّحيح \ في مَكَان قَريب \ by: near: He stood by and watched them. \ في مَكَانٍ ما \ somewhere: in or to some place (but usu. anywhere in negative sentences and questions): I’ve met him somewhere before. Let’s go somewhere peaceful (to some peaceful place). \ في المكان والزّمان المذكورين \ on the spot: in that place and at that moment: Fortunately a doctor was on the spot when she broke her leg. \ في مكانه \ belong: to be in the right place: This book belongs on the top shelf. \ See Also موضِعِه المناسب \ في مَلْعَبِه \ at home: (of a match) on one’s own field: Our team are playing at home tomorrow. \ في مُنْتَصَف الطَّريق \ midway: halfway; in the middle: The station is midway between the two villages. \ في مَوعِد لاَ يَتَجَاوَز \ by: before; not later than: Can you finish this by Tuesday? They ought to be here by now. \ في المَوْعِد المحدَّد \ on time: exactly at the appointed moment: The bus always leaves on time. \ في مياه أعمق من قَامَته \ out of one’s depth: in water that is too deep to stand up in: Don’t go out of your depth unless you can swim. \ في النّادِر \ rarely: not often; hardly at all: She rarely smokes. \ في نظر \ in the eyes of: in the opinion of: In his mother’s eyes he can do no wrong. \ في نَظَري \ to my mind: in my opinion: To my mind, this is most dishonest. \ في النّهايَة \ at last: in the end, after much delay: The train was very slow, but we got there at last. at length: at last; in the end: He waited two hours. At length he went home. finally: lastly; in the end. \ في نِهايَة الأمْر \ in the long run: after a period of time; in the end: It’ll be cheaper in the long run to buy good quality shoes. \ See Also عَلَى المدى الطويل \ في هذا الوقت \ now: (in a written account) at the time that is being described: The war was now over. \ في هَذا المَكَان \ about: here: Is anyone about?. \ في هذه الأَثْنَاء \ meanwhile, meantime: (in) the time between: You’ll have to wait till he’s ready; but you can read this (in the) meanwhile. \ في هذه الأَيَّام \ nowadays: in these times (compared with the past): Travel is much easier nowadays. today: the present time: the scientists of today. \ في هذه الحالة \ all right: (also alright), in that case: You don’t want it? All right, I’ll give it to someone else. \ في هذه اللَّحْظَة \ just: (with continuous tenses; always directly before the present participle) at this moment; at that moment: We’re just starting dinner. We were just starting dinner when he arrived. just now: at this moment: I’m busy just now. \ في الهواء الطَّلْق \ in the open: outside in the air: I like to sleep out in the open, under the stars. out of doors, outdoors: in the open air; not in a house: I like sleeping out of doors under the stars. outdoors, out of doors: the open air; not in a building: Go outdoors and play football. \ في الوَاقِع \ in reality: in fact. \ في الوَاقِع \ actually: in fact; really: She looks about thirty, but actually she’s thirty-nine. as a matter of fact, in fact: really; in truth: The dog seemed dead but in fact it was only asleep. As a matter of fact, I don’t like Michael. in point of fact: actually, in fact. truly: really: Are you truly sorry for your crimes?. virtually: actually but not officially: He was virtually a prisoner in his home, as he did not dare to go out while the police were watching. \ في الوَسَط \ halfway: between two places and at an equal distance from them: His house is halfway between yours and mine. \ في وَسْط المسافة \ halfway: between two places and at an equal distance from them: His house is halfway between yours and mine. \ في وَضَح (النهار) \ broad: (of daylight) full; complete: The bank was robbed in broad daylight. \ في وَضع لا يجوز فيه رَكْل الكُرة \ offside: (of a player in football, etc.) breaking a rule by being in a position in which play is not allowed. \ في الوَقْت الحَاضِر \ at present: now; at the present time: At present I have no job, but I shall get one soon. for the time being: for the present: I have no job, but I’m helping my father for the time being. now: at the present time: Where are you working now? Now is the time to plant those seeds. today: the present time: the scientists of today. \ في وَقْتٍ لاَحِق \ after: later: She came first and he arrived soon after. \ في وقتٍ ما \ sometime: (often two words, some time) at a time not exactly known or stated: Come again sometime. He left sometime after dinner. \ في وقتٍ متأخر \ late: after the proper or usual time; not early: We always go to bed very late. He arrived too late for dinner. \ في وقتٍ متأخر مِن \ late: near the end of a period of time: Late in the year; in the late afternoon. \ في الوَقْتِ المُقَرَّر \ round: following a regular course: Wait till your turn comes round. \ في وَقْتٍ من الأوقات \ ever: (esp. in a negative sentence or a question) at any time: Nobody ever writes to me. Have you ever been to Rome? If you ever go there, you must see St. Peter’s cathedral. \ في الوَقْتِ المناسب \ early: in good time for one’s purpose; before the fixed time: We arrived early and got the best seats. in due course: later; after a reasonable delay: He will get better in due course. in good time: slightly early: He came in good time for the meeting. \ في وقت واحد \ at a time: together: They arrived three at a time (in groups of three). \ في يوم من الأيام \ once upon a time: (used at the beginning of stories). \ See Also كان يا ما كان -
13 dabei
Adv.1. with it; (nahe) near-by, close by; ein Haus mit Garten dabei a house with a garden; dabei sein (anwesend sein) be there; (teilnehmen) take part (in it); (mit ansehen) see it; darf ich dabei sein? can I come too?; (teilnehmen) can I join in?; ich bin dabei! (you can) count me in!, I’m game!; er muss immer dabei sein he’s got to be in on everything; ist ein Brief für mich dabei? is there a letter for me there?; es war ziemlich viel Glück dabei I was etc. pretty lucky there; ein bisschen Risiko ist immer dabei there’s always an element of risk2. (im Begriff): dabei, etw. zu tun just doing s.th., in the middle of doing s.th.; (kurz davor) about ( oder going) to do s.th., on the point of doing s.th.; ich war gerade dabei zu packen I was just packing; tu das endlich! - ja, ja, ich bin ja schon dabei! umg. alright, alright, I’m doing it!3. (gleichzeitig) at the same time, while doing so; sie strickt und liest dabei she knits and reads at the same time; er aß und sah mich dabei fragend an while he ate, he gave me a questioning look4. (überdies) besides, what is more; sie ist hübsch und dabei auch noch klug auch she’s attractive and intelligent into the bargain (Am. intelligent to boot)5. (dennoch) nevertheless, yet, for all that, at the same time; und dabei ist er doch schon alt and he’s an old man, after all; er ist streng und dabei sehr fair he’s strict but very fair6. (obwohl) although, even though; er schenkte es mir, dabei hatte ich es gar nicht verlangt he gave it to me although I hadn’t even asked for it; jetzt schreibt sie immer noch, dabei könnte sie schon längst fertig sein she’s still writing, even though she could have been finished ages ago; dabei hätten wir gewinnen können to think we could have won; dabei macht man sich gar keinen Begriff, wie schwierig es ist but people have no idea how hard it is; sie suchte danach, dabei hatte er ihn in der Hand she was looking for it and he had it in his hand all the time7. (bei dieser Gelegenheit) on the occasion, then; (während) while, in the process; (dadurch) as a result; jemanden dabei ertappen oder erwischen, wie er... catch s.o. red-handed as he...; dabei kam es zu einer heftigen Auseinandersetzung this gave rise to ( oder resulted in) a heated argument; dabei fällt mir ein:... talking of which:...; alle dabei entstehenden Kosten all resulting costs; man könnte verrückt werden dabei it’s enough to drive you mad8. (bei dieser Handlung, Angelegenheit) about it; das Schwierige dabei ist,... the difficult thing about it is...; es kommt nichts dabei heraus umg. it’s no use, it’s not worth it; dabei dürfen wir nicht vergessen here we must not forget; mir ist gar nicht wohl dabei I don’t feel too good about it; ich dachte mir nichts Böses dabei I meant no harm; ich dachte mir nichts dabei (zu + Inf.) I thought nothing of it (of + Ger.); (bei einer Bemerkung) I didn’t mean anything by it; was hast du dir eigentlich dabei gedacht? what on earth made you do ( oder say etc.) that?; weitS. whatever possessed you?; ich finde nichts dabei I don’t see any harm in it; was ist schon dabei? umg. so what?; was ist schon dabei, wenn...? what difference does it make if...?, what harm does it do if...?; da ist doch nichts dabei umg. (ist nicht schwer) that’s child’s play, there’s nothing to it; (ist nicht bedenklich) it’s nothing to worry about; (schadet nichts) it can’t do any harm; (ist nicht gefährlich) it’s perfectly safe9. abschließend: ich bleibe dabei I’m not changing my mind; und ich bleibe dabei, in X ist es am schönsten I’m still convinced X is the most beautiful place in the world; du kommst mit, und dabei bleibt’s umg. you’re coming with us, and that’s that; dabei blieb’s umg. (and) that was the end of that; lassen wir es dabei let’s leave it at that* * *by; thereby; with it* * *da|bei [da'bai] (emph) ['daːbai]advein Häuschen mit einem Garten dabéí — a little house with a garden (attached to it or attached)
ist die Lösung dabéí? — is the solution given (there)?
nahe dabéí — nearby
2) (zeitlich) (= gleichzeitig) at the same time; (= währenddessen, wodurch) in the course of thiser aß weiter und blätterte dabéí in dem Buch — he went on eating, leafing through the book as he did so or at the same time
warum arbeiten Sie im Stehen? Sie können doch auch dabéí sitzen — why are you working standing up? you can sit down while you're doing it
dabéí wurden drei Kinder verletzt —
... orkanartige Winde dabéí kam es zu schweren Schäden —... gale-force winds, which have resulted in serious damage
sie ist schön und dabéí auch noch klug — she's pretty, and clever as well
er wollte helfen und wurde dabéí selbst verletzt — he wanted to help and got injured in the process or (in) doing so or while he was about it (inf)
du warst bei einem Jugendtreffen? hast du denn dabéí etwas gelernt? — you were at a youth meeting? did you learn anything there or from it?
dabéí darf man nicht vergessen, dass... — it shouldn't be forgotten that...; (Einschränkung eines Arguments) it should not be forgotten here that...
die dabéí entstehenden Kosten — the expenses arising from this/that
als er das tat, hat er dabéí... — when he did that he...
wenn man das tut, muss man dabéí... — when you do that you have to...
wir haben ihn dabéí ertappt, wie er über den Zaun stieg — we caught him in the act of climbing over the fence
5)wichtig dabéí ist... — the important thing here or about it is...
mir ist nicht ganz wohl dabéí — I don't really feel happy about it
dabéí kann man viel Geld verdienen — there's a lot of money in that
er hat dabéí einen Fehler gemacht — he's made a mistake
sie hat sich dabéí sehr dumm benommen — she behaved very stupidly
es kommt doch nichts dabéí heraus — nothing will come of it
6) (einräumend = doch) (and) yeter hat mich geschlagen, dabéí hatte ich gar nichts gemacht — he hit me and I hadn't even done anything or and yet I hadn't done anything
ich habe fünf Stück gegessen, dabéí hatte ich gar keinen Hunger — I've eaten five pieces, and I wasn't even hungry
7)du gehst sofort nach Hause, und dabéí bleibt es! — you're going straight home and that's that or that's the end of it!
es bleibt dabéí, dass ihr morgen alle mitkommt — we'll stick to that or keep it like that, you're all coming tomorrow
ich bleibe dabéí — I'm not changing my mind
er bleibt dabéí, dass er es nicht gewesen ist — he still insists that he didn't do it, he's still sticking to his guns that he didn't do it
aber dabéí sollte es nicht bleiben — but it shouldn't stop there or at that
lassen wir es dabéí — let's leave it at that!
was ist schon dabéí? — so what? (inf), what of it? (inf)
was ist schon dabéí, wenn man das tut? — what harm is there in doing that?
ich finde gar nichts dabéí — I don't see any harm in it
nimm meine Bemerkung nicht so ernst, ich habe mir nichts dabéí gedacht — don't take my remark so seriously, I didn't mean anything by it
ich habe mir nichts dabéí gedacht, als ich den Mann aus der Bank kommen sah — I didn't think anything of it when I saw the man coming out of the bank
was hast du dir denn dabéí gedacht? — what were you thinking of?
dabéí kann er sich nicht viel gedacht haben — he can't have thought about it much
* * *(near: They stood by and watched.) by* * *da·bei[daˈbai]1. (dazugehörend) with itein kleines Häuschen mit einem Garten \dabei a little house with a gardendie Rechnung war nicht \dabei the bill was not enclosedwar bei dem Muster ein Brief \dabei? did the sample come with a letter?ist der Salat bei dem Gericht \dabei? is the salad included in the meal?ist bei dem Gericht ein Salat \dabei? does the meal come with a salad?, is there a salad with the meal?2. (in der Nähe)direkt/nahe \dabei right next/near to iter war bei dem Treffen \dabei he was there at the meetingich bin \dabei! count me in!sie kennt sich im Betrieb noch nicht so gut aus, sie ist erst seit einem Monat \dabei she is not familiar with the company yet, she's only been working there for a monthes kam zu einem Massenandrang, \dabei wurden viele Menschen verletzt there was a crush, in the course of which many people were injuredes goss in Strömen, \dabei kam es zu zahlreichen Unfällen it was pouring down with rain, which resulted in a lot of accidentsArbeit am Computer? aber \dabei muss man doch immer so viel tippen! working on the computer? but that involves so much typing!er half den Opfern und wurde \dabei selbst verletzt he helped the victims and in doing so got injured himselfwir haben ihn \dabei ertappt, wie er über den Zaun stieg we caught him [while he was] climbing over the fencejdm \dabei helfen, etw zu tun to help sb doing sth6. (daraus resultierend) as a resultdie \dabei entstehenden Kosten sind sehr hoch the resulting costs are very highund \dabei auch noch and what's more, besidessie ist schön und \dabei auch noch intelligent she is beautiful and what's more [or besides] clever [or BRIT and clever to boot]sie las und hörte \dabei Radio she was reading and listening to the radio at the same timesie ist flink, \dabei aber [auch] sehr umsichtig she's quick but very cautious8. (und das obwohl) even thougher hat die Prüfung nicht bestanden, \dabei hat er so fleißig gelernt he failed the exam, although he had studied so hard9. (damit beschäftigt)[gerade] \dabei sein, etw zu tun to be [just] doing sth10. (an dieser Sache)das Dumme/Schöne \dabei ist, dass... the stupid/good thing about it is that...interessant/wichtig \dabei ist, dass/ob/wie... the interesting/important thing about it is that/whether/how...das Geschäft ist riskant, \dabei kann man aber reich werden it's a risky business but it can make you richnimm meine Bemerkung nicht so ernst, ich habe mir nichts \dabei gedacht don't take my remark so seriously, I didn't mean anything by itwas hast du dir denn \dabei gedacht? what were you thinking of?ich habe kein gutes Gefühl \dabei I don't feel happy about itnichts \dabei finden, etw zu tun/wenn jd etw tut to not see the harm in doing sth/in sb doing sth12. (fam: auszusetzen, problematisch)es ist nichts \dabei, wenn man/jd etw tut there is no harm in one/sb doing sthda ist [doch] nichts \dabei (nicht schwierig) there's nothing to it; (nicht schlimm) there's no harm in itwas ist schon \dabei? so what?13. (wie gesagt) s. belassen 1, bleiben 8, lassen I. 6* * *1) with it/him/her/themeine Tankstelle mit einer Werkstatt dabei — a filling station with its own workshop [attached]
nahe dabei — near it; close by
dabei sein — (anwesend sein) be there; be present ( bei at); (teilnehmen) take part ( bei in)
2) (währenddessen) at the same time; (bei diesem Anlass) then; on that occasioner ist dabei gesehen worden, wie er das Geld nahm — he was seen [in the act of] taking the money
ein Unfall - dabei gab es zwei Tote — an accident - two people were killed [in it]
er suchte nach dem Brief, dabei hatte er ihn in der Hand — he was looking for the letter and all the time he had it in his hand
[gerade] dabei sein, etwas zu tun — be just doing something
3) (außerdem)dabei [auch] — what is more
er ist sehr beschäftigt, aber dabei (dennoch) immer freundlich — he is very busy but even so always friendly
4) (hinsichtlich dessen)was hast du dir denn dabei gedacht? — what were you thinking of?; what came over you?
5)da ist doch nichts dabei! — there's really no harm in it!; (es ist nicht schwierig) there's nothing to it!; s. auch bleiben 1)
* * *dabei adv1. with it; (nahe) near-by, close by;ein Haus mit Garten dabei a house with a garden;darf ich dabei sein? can I come too?; (teilnehmen) can I join in?;ich bin dabei! (you can) count me in!, I’m game!;er muss immer dabei sein he’s got to be in on everything;ist ein Brief für mich dabei? is there a letter for me there?;es war ziemlich viel Glück dabei I was etc pretty lucky there;ein bisschen Risiko ist immer dabei there’s always an element of risk2. (im Begriff):dabei, etwas zu tun just doing sth, in the middle of doing sth; (kurz davor) about ( oder going) to do sth, on the point of doing sth;ich war gerade dabei zu packen I was just packing;tu das endlich! -ja, ja, ich bin ja schon dabei! umg alright, alright, I’m doing it!3. (gleichzeitig) at the same time, while doing so;sie strickt und liest dabei she knits and reads at the same time;er aß und sah mich dabei fragend an while he ate, he gave me a questioning look4. (überdies) besides, what is more;sie ist hübsch und dabei auch noch klug auch she’s attractive and intelligent into the bargain (US intelligent to boot)5. (dennoch) nevertheless, yet, for all that, at the same time;und dabei ist er doch schon alt and he’s an old man, after all;er ist streng und dabei sehr fair he’s strict but very fair6. (obwohl) although, even though;er schenkte es mir, dabei hatte ich es gar nicht verlangt he gave it to me although I hadn’t even asked for it;jetzt schreibt sie immer noch, dabei könnte sie schon längst fertig sein she’s still writing, even though she could have been finished ages ago;dabei hätten wir gewinnen können to think we could have won;dabei macht man sich gar keinen Begriff, wie schwierig es ist but people have no idea how hard it is;sie suchte danach, dabei hatte er ihn in der Hand she was looking for it and he had it in his hand all the time7. (bei dieser Gelegenheit) on the occasion, then; (während) while, in the process; (dadurch) as a result;erwischen, wie er … catch sb red-handed as he …;dabei kam es zu einer heftigen Auseinandersetzung this gave rise to ( oder resulted in) a heated argument;dabei fällt mir ein: … talking of which: …;alle dabei entstehenden Kosten all resulting costs;man könnte verrückt werden dabei it’s enough to drive you mad8. (bei dieser Handlung, Angelegenheit) about it;das Schwierige dabei ist, … the difficult thing about it is …;es kommt nichts dabei heraus umg it’s no use, it’s not worth it;dabei dürfen wir nicht vergessen here we must not forget;mir ist gar nicht wohl dabei I don’t feel too good about it;ich dachte mir nichts Böses dabei I meant no harm;was hast du dir eigentlich dabei gedacht? what on earth made you do ( oder say etc) that?; weitS. whatever possessed you?;ich finde nichts dabei I don’t see any harm in it;was ist schon dabei? umg so what?;was ist schon dabei, wenn …? what difference does it make if …?, what harm does it do if …?;da ist doch nichts dabei umg (ist nicht schwer) that’s child’s play, there’s nothing to it; (ist nicht bedenklich) it’s nothing to worry about; (schadet nichts) it can’t do any harm; (ist nicht gefährlich) it’s perfectly safe9. abschließend:ich bleibe dabei I’m not changing my mind;und ich bleibe dabei, in X ist es am schönsten I’m still convinced X is the most beautiful place in the world;du kommst mit, und dabei bleibt’s umg you’re coming with us, and that’s that;dabei blieb’s umg (and) that was the end of that;lassen wir es dabei let’s leave it at that* * *1) with it/him/her/themeine Tankstelle mit einer Werkstatt dabei — a filling station with its own workshop [attached]
nahe dabei — near it; close by
dabei sein — (anwesend sein) be there; be present ( bei at); (teilnehmen) take part ( bei in)
2) (währenddessen) at the same time; (bei diesem Anlass) then; on that occasioner ist dabei gesehen worden, wie er das Geld nahm — he was seen [in the act of] taking the money
ein Unfall - dabei gab es zwei Tote — an accident - two people were killed [in it]
er suchte nach dem Brief, dabei hatte er ihn in der Hand — he was looking for the letter and all the time he had it in his hand
[gerade] dabei sein, etwas zu tun — be just doing something
3) (außerdem)dabei [auch] — what is more
er ist sehr beschäftigt, aber dabei (dennoch) immer freundlich — he is very busy but even so always friendly
was hast du dir denn dabei gedacht? — what were you thinking of?; what came over you?
5)da ist doch nichts dabei! — there's really no harm in it!; (es ist nicht schwierig) there's nothing to it!; s. auch bleiben 1)
* * *adv.thereby adv.withal adv. präp.near by prep. -
14 belebt
I P.P. belebenII Adj.* * *animated; alive; busy* * *be|lebt [bə'leːpt]adj1) Straße, Stadt etc busy2) (= lebendig) livingdie belébte Natur — the living world
belébter Schlamm — activated sludge
•See:→ auch beleben* * *(full of traffic, people, activity etc: The roads are busy; a busy time of year.) busy* * *be·lebt[bəˈle:pt]1. (bevölkert) busy2. (lebendig) animate* * *2) (lebendig) living* * *B. adj2. (lebendig) living;die belebte Natur animate nature* * *1) (lebhaft, bevölkert) busy <street, crossing, town, etc.>2) (lebendig) living* * *adj.alive adj.busy adj.freshened adj.variegated adj. -
15 en la actualidad
at present* * *nowadays, currently, at present* * *= at present, nowadays, presently, today, modern-day, now, these days, at the present time, at the present, in present times, at present time, in modern times, in this day and age, currentlyEx. A number of libraries are at present involved in the conversion of their traditional card catalogues.Ex. There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays.Ex. The acquisitions systems is presently only available to subscribers to BOSS.Ex. Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system.Ex. Louis de Poincy was the governor of the French island Saint Christopher ( modern-day Saint Kitts) from 1639 to 1660.Ex. The article 'The ABC of CD: where is CD-ROM now?' is a basic introduction to CD-ROMs.Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex. At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.Ex. At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.Ex. The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.Ex. The research project explored the ways in which information is used in the UK at present time.Ex. In modern times, the term 'ecology' has had exclusive reference to a scientific discipline and not a branch of philosophy.Ex. In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.Ex. Currently, online document request services are possible, but this is not usually a feature of the facilities of any but the largest co-operatives.* * *= at present, nowadays, presently, today, modern-day, now, these days, at the present time, at the present, in present times, at present time, in modern times, in this day and age, currentlyEx: A number of libraries are at present involved in the conversion of their traditional card catalogues.
Ex: There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays.Ex: The acquisitions systems is presently only available to subscribers to BOSS.Ex: Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system.Ex: Louis de Poincy was the governor of the French island Saint Christopher ( modern-day Saint Kitts) from 1639 to 1660.Ex: The article 'The ABC of CD: where is CD-ROM now?' is a basic introduction to CD-ROMs.Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).Ex: At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.Ex: At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.Ex: The research project explored the ways in which information is used in the UK at present time.Ex: In modern times, the term 'ecology' has had exclusive reference to a scientific discipline and not a branch of philosophy.Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.Ex: Currently, online document request services are possible, but this is not usually a feature of the facilities of any but the largest co-operatives. -
16 primo
1. adj firstprimo piano m first floorin prima visione film just out2. m, prima f firstai primi del mese at the beginning of the monthsulle prime in the beginning, at first3. m gastronomy first course, starter* * *primo agg.num.ord.1 first: il primo mese dell'anno, giorno della settimana, the first month of the year, day of the week; è il suo primo figlio, he's her first son; il suo primo libro è stato un successo, his first book was a success; è sul primo scaffale a destra, it's on the first shelf on the right; è sul primo scaffale in alto, in basso, it's on the top, the bottom shelf // Atto I, Scena II, Act one, Scene two // Carlo primo, Elisabetta prima, re Enrico primo, Charles the First, Elizabeth the First, King Henry the First // di prima mano, firsthand // di prim'ordine, first-class (o first-rate): un mascalzone di prim'ordine, a first-class scoundrel // un diamante, una perla di prim'acqua, di prima purezza, a diamond, a pearl of the first water // in primo luogo, in the first place (o first of all) // in un primo tempo, at first // per prima cosa, first thing: fallo per prima cosa domani, do it first thing tomorrow; per prima cosa gli ho chiesto..., first I asked him... // sulle prime, at first // è la prima e l'ultima volta che ti do retta, this is the first and last time I'll pay attention to you2 ( principale, più importante) chief, principal, main; ( migliore) best: i primi cittadini del paese, the leading (o first) citizens of the country; appartiene a una delle prime famiglie della città, he belongs to one of the most prominent families in town; è uno dei primi ristoranti, it's one of the best restaurants; ecco la ragione prima per cui non vengo, that's the main (o chief o principal) reason why I don't come // (teatr.): prima donna, leading lady; ( d'opera) prima donna; prima parte, lead; leading rôle (anche fig.) // primo violino, violoncello, first violin (o leader), first cello // Primo Ministro, Prime Minister (o Premier)3 ( iniziale; più lontano nel tempo) early, first: i primi Cristiani, the early Christians; i primi giorni della rivoluzione, the early days of the revolution; la prima infanzia, giovinezza, early childhood, youth; le prime leggende, the earliest (o first) legends; le prime ore del mattino, the early hours of the morning; la prima parte dell'anno, del secolo, the early part of the year, of the century; fin dalla sua prima infanzia, from a very early age; nei primi mesi dell'anno, in the early months of the year; i nostri primi poeti, our early poets; uno dei primi Vittoriani, an early Victorian // di primo mattino, pomeriggio, early in the morning, in the afternoon4 ( prossimo) next: glielo porterò la prima volta che andrò da lui, I'll take it to him the next time I go to his house; ho perso il treno delle dieci; prenderò il primo treno in partenza, I have missed the ten o'clock train; I'll get the next one.primo s.m.1 ( primo di una graduatoria o serie) first: chi è arrivato ( per) primo?, who arrived first?; chi è il primo?, who is first?; ti riceverò per primo domani, I'll see you first tomorrow // primo venuto, just anybody: non si deve accordare fiducia al primo venuto, you can't trust just anybody (o strangers); non sono il primo venuto, I'm not just anybody (o a stranger) // il primo che capita, (just) anyone; lo venderò al primo che capita, I'll sell it to the first person who comes along2 (il primo citato, nominato) ( tra due) the former; ( tra molti) the first: Piero e Giovanni sono amici; il primo è avvocato, il secondo dottore, Peter and John are friends; the former is a lawyer, the latter is a doctor; ''Preferisci Virgilio, Orazio o Lucrezio?'' ''Preferisco il primo'', ''Do you prefer Virgil, Horace or Lucretius?'' ''I prefer the first''3 ( più importante; migliore) the best; the top: è dei primi, he is one of the best; essere il primo della classe, to be top of the form4 ( il primo giorno) the first; pl. first days: il primo di febbraio, di marzo, 1st February, 1st March; ci rivedremo ai primi di dicembre, we'll meet again at the beginning of December; il pagamento va effettuato entro i primi di aprile, payment is due within the first days of April // ai primi dell'Ottocento, in the early nineteenth century5 ( primo piatto) first course: prendo solo un primo, I'll just have a first course; come primi oggi abbiamo..., the first course today includes...6 ( minuto primo) minute: 2 ore, 20 primi e 10 secondi, two hours, twenty minutes and ten seconds.primo avv. first: quell'appartamento non mi piace, primo perché è troppo grande e poi perché è rumoroso, I don't like that flat, first because it's too big and then because it's noisy.* * *['primo] primo (-a)1. aggin prima pagina Stampa; i suoi primi quadri — his early paintings
2) (in un ordine) firstessere primo in classifica — (squadra) to be top of the league, (disco) to be number one in the charts
sul primo scaffale in alto/in basso — on the top/bottom shelf
di prim'ordine o prima qualità — first-class, first-rate
3) (prossimo) first, nextprendi la prima (strada) a destra — take the first o next (street) on the right
4) (principale) main, principal5)per prima cosa — firstlyin primo luogo — in the first place, first of all
in un primo tempo o momento — at first
2. sm/f3. sm(gen) first, (piano) first floor Brit, second floor Am, Culin first course* * *['primo] 1.1) (in una serie, in un gruppo) first; (tra due) formerle -e tre pagine — the first three pages, the three first pages
"libro primo" — "book one"
arrivare primo — (in una gara) to come (in) o finish first
il primo esercizio è semplice, il secondo è complesso — the former exercise is simple, the latter is complex
- a pagina — front page
2) (nel tempo) earlynel primo pomeriggio — in the early afternoon, early in the afternoon
un Picasso -a maniera — an early Picasso, an example of Picasso's early work
3) (prossimo) first, nextprendere il primo treno, volo — to leave on the first train, flight
5) ling.-a persona singolare, plurale — first person singular, plural
7) telev.8) in primo luogo to begin with, firstly, in the first instance o place9) sulle prime at first, initially10) in primo piano in the foreground2.mettere qcs. in primo piano — to bring sth. to the fore, to foreground sth., to bring sth. into sharp focus
sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (in una successione) first; (tra due) formerfu tra i -i ad arrivare — he was one of o among the first to arrive
il primo dei miei figli — (tra due) my elder son; (tra più di due) my eldest son
2) (in una classifica) first3) (giorno iniziale) firstai — -
4) (minuto primo) minute5) (prima portata) first course6) telev. (canale) channel one7) per primo first3.avverbio firstci sono due ragioni: primo... — there are two reasons: first...
non ci andrò, primo perché non ho tempo e poi perché non ho voglia — I'm not going first because I'm busy and then because I don't feel like it
primo attore — teatr. principal
primo ministro — prime minister, premier
primo violino — first o lead violin
* * *primo/'primo/ ⇒ 261 (in una serie, in un gruppo) first; (tra due) former; le -e tre pagine the first three pages, the three first pages; i -i gradini della scala the first few steps of the stairs; "libro primo" "book one"; arrivare primo (in una gara) to come (in) o finish first; essere tra i -i tre to be in the top three; il primo esercizio è semplice, il secondo è complesso the former exercise is simple, the latter is complex; per la -a volta for the first time; non era la -a volta che lo avvertivo che I warned him not for the first time; lo incontrai a Oxford per la -a volta I first met him in Oxford; per -a cosa domani telefono I'll ring first thing tomorrow; - a pagina front page; finire in -a pagina to hit the headlines; essere una notizia da -a pagina to be front page news2 (nel tempo) early; nel primo pomeriggio in the early afternoon, early in the afternoon; i -i romanzi dell'autore the author's early novels; un Picasso -a maniera an early Picasso, an example of Picasso's early work; nei -i tempi andava tutto bene at first things went well; nei -i anni '60 in the early 60's3 (prossimo) first, next; scendere alla -a fermata to get off at the next stop; prendere il primo treno, volo to leave on the first train, flight4 (per superiorità) il primo produttore mondiale di vino the world leading wine producer5 ling. -a persona singolare, plurale first person singular, plural6 (nelle parentele) cugino primo first cousin7 telev. il primo canale channel one8 in primo luogo to begin with, firstly, in the first instance o place; in primo luogo non avrei dovuto dirglielo I wish I hadn't told her to begin with9 sulle prime at first, initially10 in primo piano in the foreground; mettere qcs. in primo piano to bring sth. to the fore, to foreground sth., to bring sth. into sharp focus(f. -a)1 (in una successione) first; (tra due) former; sei il primo a dirmelo you are the first to tell me; fu tra i -i ad arrivare he was one of o among the first to arrive; preferisco il primo I prefer the first one; il primo dei miei figli (tra due) my elder son; (tra più di due) my eldest son2 (in una classifica) first; essere il primo della classe to be top of the class3 (giorno iniziale) first; il primo (di) maggio the first of May; ai- i del mese at the beginning of the month; il primo dell'anno New Year's Day4 (minuto primo) minute5 (prima portata) first course6 telev. (canale) channel one7 per primo first; arrivare per primo to get there firstIII avverbiofirst; ci sono due ragioni: primo... there are two reasons: first...; non ci andrò, primo perché non ho tempo e poi perché non ho voglia I'm not going first because I'm busy and then because I don't feel like itprimo attore teatr. principal; primo ballerino principal dancer; - a comunione First Communion; primo ministro prime minister, premier; primo violino first o lead violin. -
17 HALDA
* * *(held; hélt, héldum; haldinn), v.I. with dat.1) to hold fast (Gunnarr var kyrr svá at honum hélt einn maðr);to keep back, restrain (Hrafn fekk eigi haldit henni heima);2) to withhold (héldu bœndrgjaldinu);3) to keep, retain (þú skalt jafhan þessu sæti halda);to preserve (halda virðingu sinni, lífi ok limum);halda vöku sinni, to keep oneself awake;4) to hold, keep one’s stock;also ellipt. (vetr var illr ok héldu menn illa);5) phrases, halda njósnum, to keep watch, to spy (= halda njósnum til um e-t);halda (hendi) fyrir auga, to hold (the hand) before the eyes, shade the eyes;halda hendi yfir e-m, to protect one;6) to hold, stand, steer, ellipt., þeir héldu aptr (held back again) um haustit;þeir héldu út eptir fírði, they stood out the firth;halda heim, to steer homewards;7) to graze, put in the field (halda fé til haga);8) impers. to continue, last (hélt því lengi um vetrinn);II. with acc.1) to hold in possession, a fief, land, estate (þeir héldu alla hina beztu staði með sjónum);2) to hold, keep, observe, a feast, holiday (í hvers minning heldr þú þenna. dag?);3) to keep (halda orð sín, eið, sættir, frið);to observe (halda guðs lög ok landsins);4) to uphold, maintain, support (halda vini sína, halda e-n til ríkis);5) halda sik, to comport oneself (kunna halda sik með hófi);halda sik ríkmannliga, to fare sumptuously;halda sik aptr af e-u, to abstain from;6) to hold, consider, deem (hón hélt engan hans jafningja);7) to hold, keep up;halda varnir, to keep up a defence;halda vörð, to keep watch;8) to hold, compel, bind (heldr mik þá ekki til útanferðar);þó heldr þik várkunn til at leita á, thou hast some excuse for trying;III. with preps.:halda á e-u, to hold, wield in the hand (halda á sverði);to hold to a thing, go on with it, be busy about (halda á drykkju, á ferð sinni, á sýslu);halda e-t af e-m, to hold (land, office) from or of one (þeir er höfðu haldið land af Danakonungi);halda mikit af e-m, to make much of one;halda eptir e-m, to pursue one;halda e-u eptir, to keep back;halda sik frá e-u, to keep oneself back from, refrain from;halda e-u fram, to uphold, support;halda e-u fyrir e-u, to withhold from one;to protect against (héldu engar grindr fénu fyrir birninum);halda e-n fyrir e-t, to hold, consider one to be so and so (síðan hélt konungr Erling fyrir tryggvan vin);halda í e-t, to hold fast, grasp (þú skalt halda í hurðarhringinn);halda til e-s, to be the cause of, be conducive to;heldr þar margt til þess, there are many reasons for this;hélt til þess (conduced to it) góðgirni hans;halda til e-s, to be bent on, fond of (halda mjök til skarts, til gleði);halda til jafns við e-n, to bear up against one, to be a match for one;halda um e-t, to grasp with the hand (= halda hendi um e-t);halda barni undir skírn, to hold at baptism;halda e-u upp, to hold aloft, lift (halda upp höndum);halda upp árum, to hold up the oars, cease pulling;to uphold, maintain, support (halda upp hofum, kristninni);to keep going (halda upp bardaga);to discharge (halda upp kostnaði, bótum);halda upp bœnum fyrir e-m, to pray for one;halda e-u við, to maintain a thing;halda við e-m, to stand against (hvar sem harm kom fram, hélt ekki við honum);impers. to be on the point of;hélt þá við atgöngu (acc.), they were near coming to fight;heldr nú við hót, it is little short of threats;IV. refl., haldast.* * *pret. hélt (= Goth. haihald), 2nd pérs. hélt, mod. hélzt, pl. héldum; pres. held, pl. höldum; pret. subj. héldi; part. haldinn; imperat. hald and haltú: [Ulf. haldan = βόσκειν, ποιμαίνειν, whereas he renders to keep, hold by other words; Hel. haldan = alere, fovere, colere, which thus seems to be the primitive sense of the word, and to be akin to Lat. cŏlo; again, A. S. healdan, Engl. hold, O. H. G. haltan, Germ. halten, Swed. hålla, halda, Dan. holde, are all of them used in a more general sense]:—to hold.A. WITH DAT. to hold to:I. to hold fast by; with the notion of restraint or force, tók Gizurr förunaut Ögmundar ok hélt honum, Sturl. i. 150; Gunnarr var kyrr svá at honum hélt einn maðr, Nj. 92; ef maðr heldr manni …, varðar fjörbaugs-garð, Grág. ii. 110; h. e-m undir drep, 17; h. skipum ( to grapple the ships) með stafnljám, Fms. ii. 315: to keep back, Hrafn fékk eigi haldit henni heima þar, Ísl. ii. 249; ok halda þeim veðr í enni sömu höfn, Grág. i. 92; h. (sér) í e-t, to hold oneself fast by, grasp, þú skalt h. í hurðar-hringinn, Dropl. 29; heldr sér í faxit, Sd. 177.β. so in the phrases, halda barni (manni) undir skírn, vatn, primsignan, biskups hönd, eccl. to hold a bairn ( man) at baptism, prima signatio, confirmation, Grág. i. 29; h. vatni (tárum), to hold one’s tears, 623. 56, Fms. viii. 232, vi. (in a verse); halda munni, to hold one’s tongue, be silent, vii. 227; halda tungu sinni, Þórð.2. to withhold; þá megu þeir h. tíundum hans í móti, K. Þ. K. 62; h. vætti, Grág. i. 42; h. gögnum, 56; ef goði heldr tylftar-kvið, er hann heldr kviðnum, 58; halda matinum fyrir honum, 47; h. sköttum fyrir e-m, Nj. 8; h. skógar-manni fyrir e-m, Finnb. 334; um þat er hann hefir konunni haldit, Grág. i. 313; héldu bændr gjaldinu, Fms. vii. 302; hélt ek því (i. e. the money) fyrir honum, i. e. paid it not, Ísl. ii. 244.II. to hold, of a rope or the like; sá maðr hugði h. mundu er festi, … ok h. mundu í slíku veðri, Grág. ii. 361; reip þau tíu er tveggja manna afli haldi hvert, id.; skal hann svá göra at haldi fyrir fyrnsku, 268.β. to hold, hold out, last; optast halda þar íllviðri litla hríð, Sks. 212; sunnudags-helgi ríss upp á laugardegi, ok heldr ( lasts) til mánadags, N. G. L. i. 138.III. to keep, retain, Germ. behalten; fá-ein skip héldu seglum sinum, Fms. x. 143; þú skalt jafnan þessu sæti h., Nj. 6; h. bústað sínum, Ld. 26; h. ríki sínu, Al. 58, Fms. i. 13; h. öllum Noregi, viii. 155; h. frelsi ok eignum, vi. 40; h. hlut sínum, to uphold one’s right, Eg. passim; halt sömum vinum sem ek hefi haft, Fas. i. 375; h. hreinleik sínum, Al. 58.β. to hold, keep safe, preserve; h. hlut sínum, Ld. 54; h. heilsu, Grág. i. 145; h. virðingu sinni, Ld. 16; þá heldr hann kosti sínum, Grág. ii. 209; h. tíma ( honour) sínum, Al. 59; h. lífi ok limum, Eg. 89; h. lífinu, Nj. 111; h. trúnaði sínum, 109; vináttu sinni, Ld. 200; einorð sinni, Fb. ii. 265; h. sér réttum, to keep oneself right, Ld. 158; h. e-m heilum, Odd. 30; h. ríki fyrir e-m, Fms. v. 279; h. manna-forræði fyrir e-m, Hrafn. 19; h. réttu máli fyrir e-m, Fms. vii. 64.2. to continue to keep, keep all along; h. teknum hætti, Fms. iv. 254; h. vöku, to keep oneself awake, Ld. 152; but h. vöku fyrir e-m, to keep another awake; halda sýslu sinni, Fs. 36; h. högum, to keep grazing, Eb. 104, Ld. 148.3. to hold, keep one’s stock; ellipt., vetr var íllr ok héldu menn ílla, the winter was cold and it was ill to keep live stock, Sturl. ii. 143, (cp. fjár-höld); hann hélt vel svá at nær lifði hvat-vetna, Hrafn. 22: metaph., ílla hefir þinn faðir þá haldit, Fms. xi. 144; öld hefir ílla haldit, the people have had a sad loss, vi. (in a verse); h. fangi, and also ellipt. halda, of sheep and cattle, opp. to ‘to go back.’4. phrases, halda njósnum, to keep watch, to spy, Fms. viii. 146, Nj. 113; hann hélt njósnum til Önundar, Landn. 287; hélt konungr njósnum til, ef …, Fms. vii. 128; hann skyldi h. njósnum til ok gera orð konungi, i. 54; h. njósnum til um e-t, iv. 119, Nj. 93; halda njósn (sing.) um skip þat, Eg. 74; þér haldit njósnum nær færi gefr á Arnkatli, Eb. 186; hann lét h. njósnum uppi á landi, Fms. vii. 316; hann hélt fréttum til, ef …, iv. 349.β. halda (hendi) fyrir auga, to hold ( the hand) before the eyes, shade the eyes, Nj. 132, Fms. v. 196; h. fyrir munn e-m, to hold ( the hand) over one’s mouth; h. hendi yfir e-m, to hold the hand over one, protect one, Nj. 266, Fbr. 22, Korm.; h. hendi um háls e-m, to clasp the hands around one’s neck, Fms. i. 9; h. skildi fyrir e-n, to hold the shield for one as a second in a duel, Ísl. ii. 257, passim; h. e-m til náms, to hold one to the book, make one study, K. Þ. K. 56; h. e-m til virðingar, Ld. 98.IV. ellipt. (liði, skipi, för, stefnu, etc. understood), to hold, stand in a certain direction, esp. as a naut. term; þeir héldu aptr ( stood back again) um haustið, Eg. 69; treystisk hann eigi á haf at halda, Eb. 6; héldu þeir vestr um haf, id.; stigu þeir á skip sín, ok héldu út ( stood out) eptir firði, Fms. i. 63; þeir héldu þat sama sumar til Íslands, Ld. 6; hann hélt upp eptir hinni eystri kvísl, Fms. vii. 55; h. heim, to hold one’s course, stand homewards, Odd. 30; h. á braut, Grág. i. 92; Hrútr hélt suðr til Eyrar-sunds, Nj. 8; h. eptir e-m, to pursue one, 7; h. undan, to fly, Fms. x. 396, Nj. 98 (on land); kom móti þeim sunnan-veðr með myrkri, ok urðu þeir fyrir at h., to lay one’s course for the wind, A. A. 271; h. útleið, to stand on the outer tack, Eg. 78; h. til, to turn against, attack (on sea), Fms. xi. 72; hélt hann liði sínu suðr á Mæri, i. 62; þeir héldu liði sínu norðr til Þrándheims, id.; Haraldr konungr hélt norðan liði sínu, Eg. 32; héldu þeir skipi því suðr með landi, 69; skipi því lét hann halda vestr til Englands, id.; Unnr hélt skipinu í Orkneyjar, eptir þat hélt Unnr skipi sínu til Færeyja, Ld. 8.β. to graze, put in the field, of sheep, cattle; þykkir mér þat miklu skipta at þeim sé vel til haga haldit, Eg. 714; hvert Steinarr hafði látið nautum sínum halda, 715; ok bað hann h. nautunum annan veg, 716.γ. phrases, halda kyrru fyrir, to hold still, remain quiet, Ld. 216, Þórð. 30 new Ed., Nj. 223, 258; Hallr heldr nú til fangs ( went fishing) sem áðr, Ld. 38.V. with prep.; halda á e-u, to hold, wield in the hand, freq. in mod. usage, h. á bók, penna, fjöðr, hníf, skærum, nál, etc.; hafði hverr þat er hélt á, Nj. 279; h. á sverði, Fb. i. 33; hann tók við öxinni ok hélt (viz. á), ok sá á, Eg. 180: to hold fast, heldr nú maðr á manni, Fas. i. 12; eigi máttu helvítis byrgi h. á honum, 656 C. 6; ef hann heldr á fénu ( withholds it), Grág. i. 427.β. [Germ. anhalten], to hold to a thing, go on with, be busy about; h. á sýslu, to be busy, Rm. 14; h. á keri, qs. halda á drykkju, to go on drinking, carousing, Hm. 18: h. á hinni sömu bæn, Stj. 417; h. á fyrirsátrum við e-n, Þórð. 51 new Ed.; h. á búnaði sínum, Ld. 164; hélt hann þá á búnaði sínum sem skjótligast, Fms. ix. 215, x. 119, Sturl. ii. 245; þogar á bak Jólum hélt Ólafr konungr á búningi, Fms. v. 41; hann heldr nú á málinu, Nj. 259; nú heldr Þórðr á málinu ok verðr Oddný honum gipt, Bjarn. 11, Konr. (Fr.); h. á tilkalli, Fms. i. 84; h. á þessum sið, xi. 41; h. á för, to go on with one’s journey, Sighvat; gengu síðan brott ok héldu á ferð sinni, and went on their journey, Sturl.;—whence the mod. phrase, halda áfram, to go on, which seems not to occur in old writers.2. halda e-u fram, to hold up, make much of; bróðir minn mun mér mjök hafa fram haldit fyrir ástar sakir, Nj. 3.β. to hold on doing, (hence fram-hald, continuation); halda fram upp-teknu efni, Fms. i. 263; slíku hélt hann fram meðan hann lifði, iv. 254; hélt hann (fram) teknum hætti um veizlurnar, id., Grett. 14.3. halda saman, to hold together, Eluc. 6, Fms. vii. 140, Rb. 340.4. halda e-u upp, to hold aloft, Yngvarr hélt upp vísu þeirri, Eg. 152; steinninn heldr upp annarr öðrum, Rb. 390; h. upp árum, to hold up the oars, cease pulling, Fas. ii. 517, N. G. L. i. 65.β. to uphold, maintain, support; halda upp hofi, Landn. 64, Eb. 24; h. upp hofum ok efla blót, Fms. i. 91; h. upp kirkju, K. Þ. K. 52; h. upp Kristninni, Fms. i. 32: to keep going, h. upp bardaga, orrostu, xi. 66, 188, 340.γ. to discharge; h. upp féráns-dómi, Grág. i. 120; h. upp lögskilum, 145; h. upp svörum, Ó. H. 174; h. upp kostnaði, Eg. 77; h. upp gjaldi, Grág. i. 384; gjöldum, Fms. i. 81; h. upp bót, Grág. ii. 182; bótum, Eb. 100, 162, N. G. L. i. 311; ef hann heldr upp yfirbót ( penance) þeirri, Hom. 70; h. upp bænum fyrir e-m, to pray for one, Fms. xi. 271; hélt hann því vel upp sem vera átti, discharged it well, x. 93.δ. halda sér vel upp, to hold oneself well up, Sturl.ε. metaph., skal-at hann lögvillr verða, svá at honum haldi þat uppi (i. e. went unpunished), Grág. i. 316; ok heldr honum þat uppi ( that will save him), ef hann er rétt-hafi at orðinn, ii. 242.5. halda e-u við, to maintain a thing, Hkr. i. 195.VI. impers.,1. to continue, last; hélt því nokkura stund dags, Fms. x. 125: hélt því lengi um vetrinn, Ld. 288; regni hélt haustnótt gegnum, Fms. vi. 83.2. with prep. við, to be on the brink of; hélt þá við atgöngu, they were within a hair’s breadth of coming to fight, Hkr. i. 143; hélt þá við vandræði, Fms. ix. 434; heldr við bardaga, vi. 8; heldr nú við hót, it is little short of a threat, i. 305; hélt við blót, x. 106; ok hélt við flótta, i. 174; hélt við meiðingar, Nj. 21, Sd. 143; henni hélt við, at hón mundi drepa hana, Nj. 118; þeim hélt við váða sjálfan, Ó. H. 168; konungi hélt við, hvárt hann mundi standask eðr eigi, Mag. 100; honum hélt við kafnan, Bs. i. 18; hélt þó við at þeir mundi berjask, Fs. 53.B. WITH ACC. to hold:I. to hold in possession, a fief, land, estate, office, or the like; þeir héldu alla hina beztu staði með sjónum, Fms. xi. 131; þeir er áðr höfðu haldit land af Dana-konungi, i. 232; Eirekr skyldi h. land af Aðalsteini konungi, 23; Vemundr hélt Firða-fylki, Eg. 12; hélt hann þat ríki undir Knút konungi, Ísl. ii. 242; í þeirri borg héldu þeir langfeðgar fimmtán konungdóma, Ver. 37; h. land sem leigu-land, Grág. ii. 278; konungrinn heldr af Guði nafnit, Sks. 599 B; prestar er kirkjur halda, H. E. i. 486; sá prestr er heldr Pétrs-kirkju, N. G. L. i. 312; presta þeirra er kirkju halda, 346; skal sá maðr ráða er kirkju heldr, K. Þ. K. 60; Ólafs kirkju þá er Væringjar halda (the parish church of W.), Hkr. iii. 408.2. halda ábyrgju, ábyrgð á e-n, to have the responsibility of a thing, Grág. ii. 399, K. Þ. K. 66; h. grip, to be in the possession of, Grág. i. 438, ii. 190; h. skóla, to keep a school, Mar.; h. fylgð, to perform, Fms. ix. 279; eiga vandræði at h., to be in a strait, difficulty, Eb. 108.II. to hold, keep, observe, a feast, holiday, or the like; halda kirkju-dag, K. Þ. K. 42; í hvers minning heldr þú þenna dag? Nj. 157; h. helgan þvátt-dag hvern, Pr. 437; h. helga daga, Sl.; h. Jóla-dag, Páska, Hvíta-sunnu, Rb. 134; minnstú að h. helgan hvíldar-daginn Drottins Guðs þíns (the Fourth Commandment in the Icel. version); h. heilagt, to keep holiday, Dipl. ii. 14; í dag þá hátíð höldum vér til himna sté vor Herra, Hólabók 54; er Júdar héldu hátíðligt, Stj. 110; (hence forn-haldinn, time-honoured): of the day-marks (vide dagr, p. 95), er þaðan haldinn miðr-morgin, Hrafn. 9.2. to keep; halda orð sín, to keep one’s word, Fms. x. 95; höldum öll einka-mál vár, vii. 305; h. sættir, Nj. 57; gerðú svá vel, félagi, at þú halt vel sætt þessa, 111, Sturl. iii. 153, Fs. 65, Gullþ. 20; hann kvaðsk vilja hafa svardaga af þeim ok festu, at halda, Nj. 164; h. eið, Sturl. iii. 153; h. frið, to keep peace, Greg. 7; ef þú vilt nokkura hluti eigi h. þá er ek hefi á lagt við þik, Eg. 738: to observe faith, law, rite, etc., halda átrúnað, Fms. i. 34, x. 277; h. Guðs lög ok landsins, vii. 305; h. lands lög, viii. 155; h. ein lög, 625. 52; hafa ok halda þau lög, Fms. i. 34; h. Kristilega trú, K. Á. 74; h. mál (orð) e-s, Greg. 17; h. alla hluti með athugasamlegu minni, Sks. 439.3. to keep, tend; halda geitr, Hkv. 2. 20 (exactly as in Gothic).III. to uphold, maintain, support; þykkir mér þér sé nú ísjár-vert, hvárt þú munt fá haldit þik eðr eigi, Nj. 155; munu vér þó ekki einhlitir at h. oss eptir þessi verk, Háv. 50; at hón mætti með valdi h. sik ok menn sína, Fas. i. 375; þat væri nokkurr várkunn, at þú héldir frænda þinn eðr fóstbróður, en þetta er alls engi (at) halda útlaga konungs, Ó. H. 145; enda ætla ek lítinn viljann til at h. vini þína, Fms. vii. 244; því at Eysteinn konungr kenndi Inga konungi, at hann héldi þá menn, 248; ef þú heldr hann ( upholdest him) til þess at ganga á vini mína, Eg. 339; viljum vér allir fylgja þér ok þik til konungs halda, Fms. i. 34; Stephanus skyldi h. hann til laga ok réttinda, Sks. 653; h. e-n til ríkis, Fb. i. 236; vinsæld föður hans hélt hann mest til alþýðu vináttu, Fms. vii. 175; þeir sem upp h. ( sustain) þenna líkama, Anecd. 4.β. phrases, halda e-m kost, borð, to keep at board, entertain, Fms. ix. 220, x. 105, 146, Nj. 6; or, halda e-n at klæðum ok drykk, Ó. H. 69; h. stríð, bellum gerere (not class.), Fms. x. 51; h. úfrið, Fas. ii. 539.2. halda sik, to comfort oneself, Sks. 281, Hom. 29; kunna sik með hófi at h., Sturl. iii. 108; h. sik ríkmannliga, to fare sumptuously, Ld. 234; hann hélt betr húskarla sína en aðrir, Fms. vii. 242; h. mjök til skarts, to dress fine, Ld. 196; þar var Hrefna ok hélt allmjök til skarts, id.; hann var hægr hvers-dagliga, ok hélt mjök til gleði, Sturl. iii. 123; hélt hann hér mjök til vinsælda ok virðinga, he enjoyed much popularity and fame, Ld. 298.β. ellipt. (sik understood), at h. til jafns við e-n, to bear up against one, to be a match for one, Ld. 40; ef þér hefir eigi til þess hug eðr afl at h. til jafns við e-n húskarl Þorsteins, Eg. 714; h. til fullnaðar, to stand on one’s full rights; ef þær taka eigi fullrétti, eðr h. eigi til fullnaðar, Grág. ii. 109; h. fullara, to hold one above other men, Ó. H. (in a verse); lét konungr þá h. mjök til ( make great preparations) at syngja messu hátíðliga, Hkr. i. 287.3. to hold forth, put forward; at þeim inyiidi þungbýlt vera í nánd honum, ef þeir héldi nokkurn annan fyrir betra mann en hann, Ld. 26; síðan hélt konungr Erling fyrir tryggvan mann, Fms. ix. 399.β. to hold, deem, be of opinion; the old writers seem not to use the word exactly in this sense, but near to it come such phrases as, hón hélt engan hans jafningja innan hirðar hvárki í orðum né öðrum hlutum, i. e. she held him to be above all men, Ld. 60; halda menn hann fyrir konung, Fb. i. 216; still closer, halda menn at Oddný sé nú betr gipt, Bjarn. 12 (but only preserved in a paper MS.): this sense is very freq. in mod. usage, to hold, mean, eg held það; eg held ekki, I think not; (hence hald, opinion.)γ. phrases, halda mikit upp á e-n, to hold one in much esteem, love, Stj. 33; halda af e-m, id., Fas. i. 458, ii. 63, 200, iii. 520, esp. freq. in mod. usage, (upp-á-hald, af-hald, esteem.)4. to hold on, keep up; halda varnir, to keep up a defence, Sks. 583; halda vörð, to keep watch, Eg. 120, Grág. i. 32, 264; halda njósn, Eg. 72, 74, Fms. xi. 46; halda tal af e-m, to speak, communicate with one, ii. 88.5. to hold, be valid, be in force, a law term; á sú sekt öll at halda, Grág. i. 89; á þat at h. allt er þeir urðu á sáttir, 86; enda á þat at h. með þeim síðan, ii. 336.IV. to hold, compel, bind (with the notion of obligation or duty); heldr mik þá ekki til utan-ferðar, Nj. 112; þó heldr þik várkunn til at leita á, i. e. thou art excused, thou hast some excuse in trying, 21; var auðsætt hvat til hélt um sættir, Bjarn. 70; þik heldr eigi hér svá mart, at þú megir eigi vel bægja héraðs-vist þinni, Eb. 252; þar mælir þú þar, er þik heldr várkunn til at mæla, Nj. 227; ek mun vera vinr hans, ok alla þá, er at mínum orðum láta, halda til vináttu við hann, i. e. I will be his friend, and all those who lend ear to my words I will hold to friendship with him, Eg. 18.2. halda sik frá e-u, to keep oneself from, to refrain from a thing, Sks. 276 B; h. sik frá munaðlífi, Post. 656 A. ii. 16, Hom. 53, 135; h. sik aptr af e-u, to abstain from, Hkr. i. 512.V. absol. to be the cause of, be conducive to a thing; heldr þar margt til þess, there are many reasons for this, Nj. 192; vildim vér vita hvat til heldr, Fms. vii. 106; en hann vissi eigi hvat til hafði haldit, er hann kom eigi, xi. 11; margir hlutir héldu til þess, Eg. 38; þat hélt til þess, at …, Al. 94; hélt til þess ( conduced to it) góðgirnd hans, stórmennska ok vitsmunir, Fs. 29; hefir þat mjök til haldit, er ek hefi svá lengi dvalizt, at ek ætlaða, Ld. 32; hann lét bæði til h. vingan ok mágsemd, Fs. 24; heldr þat mest til at þá var komit útfall sjávar, Ld. 56; hélt þat mest til þess, at hann gafsk bezt í öllum mannraunum, 60; þat eitt hélt til, at þeir fóru eigi málum á hendr Þórði, at þeir höfðu eigi styrk til, 138.VI. to hold, comprise; sólar-öld heldr tuttugu ok átta ár, Rb. 510; h. skor (of weight), Grág. i. 500.☞ In some instances the use of dat. and acc. wavers, e. g. halda húsum, to keep up the houses, Grág. ii. 278, 335; h. hliði, to keep the gate in repair, 265; but halda hlið (acc.), 332: to keep, observe, h. lögum, griðum, boðorðum, Glúm. 333, Grág. i. 357, ii. 166, 623. 28; hélt hann þessu sumu, Fms. x. 416 (Ágrip); halda ílla orðum, vii. (in a verse); þeir er því þingi áttu at h., Glúm. 386; h. sáttum, St. 17; h. eiðum, Bkv. 18; Gizuri þótti biskup h. ríkt ( protect strongly) brennu-mönnum, Sturl. i. 201 C; Guð er sínum skepnum heldr (keeps, protects) ok geymir, Mar.; þá hélt engi kirkju mönnum, … kept no man safe, Fms. ix. 508; h. njósn (acc.) um e-t, Eg. 74; h. til njósn, 72; njósnir, Fms. xi. 46. In most of these instances the acc. is the correct case, and the dat. is due either to careless transcribers or incorrect speaking: in some instances an enclitic um has been taken for a dative inflexion, thus e. g. sáttum haldi in Stor. l. c. is to be restored to sátt um haldi; eiðum haldit in Bkv. l. c. to eið (for eiða) um haldit; in others the prep. um has caused the confusion, as ‘halda njósn um at’ has been changed into halda njósnum at. But in the main the distinction between the use of dat. and acc. is fixed even at the present time: the acc. seems to represent the more primitive usage of this verb, the dat. the secondary.C. REFLEX.:I. to hold oneself, to stay; héldusk þeir þá ekki fyrir norðan Stað, Fms. i. 63; mátti hann eigi þar haldask, Landn. 246; h. á baki, to keep oneself on horseback, keep one’s seat, Grág. ii. 95; munu þeir skamma stund hér við haldask, Nj. 247: to be kept, remain, þá skal hann h. með Helju, Edda 39: to resist, megu vér ekki við h. fyrir ofreflis-mönnum þessum, Nj. 254; hélzk þá ekki við honum, Eg. 289; mann er svá hefir haldisk við höfuð-syndum, Hom. 157.β. to hold out, last, continue; ok hélzk ferillinn, Eg. 579; hélzk undr þetta allt til dags, Nj. 272 (twice); hélzk konungdómr í kyni hans, Rb. 394; lengi síðan hélzk bruna-öld með Svíum, Yngl. S.; lengi hélzk þat í ætt þeirri, at …, Eg. 770; hélzk vinátta með þeim, Nj. 66; þat hefir enn haldizk í ætt hans, Fms. iv. 8; ok hefir þat haldizk ( it has continued to be so) síðan er ek hefi hann séð, Ld. 174; honum haldisk (imperat.) sigr ok langt líf, Ver. 57; betr þætti mér, at hún héldisk þér, that it (the luck) would hold out for thee, Fb. ii. 74; ef hann helzk í útrú sinni, if he perseveres in his untruth, 623. 26.γ. to be kept safe and sound; menn allir héldusk ( all bands were saved) ok svá fé, Ld. 8, Fs. 143; þar héldusk menn allir ok mestr hluti fjár, Eg. 405; hafði fé vel haldizk, has been well kept, done well, Ld. 34.δ. to be valid, stand; eigu þau handsöl hennar at haldask, Grág. i. 334; engi má haldask dómr hans, Edda 15; skyldu þau (the truce) haldask um þingit, Nj. 348.2. impers., mér helzk, e-m helzk vel, ílla, á e-u, to have a good hold, have luck with a thing; mér helzk lítt á sauða-mönnum, Grett. 110 A.3. recipr., haldask á, to hold or pull one against another, wrestle, (hence á-höld); var sagt Magnúsi, at þeir héldisk á úti, that they were fighting outside, Sturl. ii. 44.II. part. pass. haldinn, [Dan. holden], so ‘holden,’ in such and such a state; vel haldinn, in good condition, faring well, well to do, Eg. 20, 234; hugðusk þar ok haldnir ( safe) mundu vera, Ver. 34; þungliga h., very sick, Eg. 565, Hkr. ii. 199; vel haldinn, doing well; tak heldr annat fé, svá mikit, at þú þykisk vel haldinn af, i. e. fully satisfied, having got full redress, Boll. 350; Sveinn sagði, at hann vill hafa tvá hluti fjárins, Hrani sagðisk ekki af því haldinn ( satisfied) vera, Fms. iv. 31: in the phrase, heilu ok höldnu, safe and sound, Bs. i. 191, Fms. xi. 376, Hkr. i. 319; með höldnu hljóði, preserving the sound, Skálda 175.2. ok mun þykkja sér misboðit ef þú ert haldinn (kept, protected), Finnb. 344.β. kept, observed, Fms. xi. 99.γ. held in custody, in prison, Bs. i. 419, Sturl. i. 151.III. gerund., haldandi, holding good, valid; sá dómr er eigi haldandi, is not valid, K. Á. 304; af öllu afli er friðr haldandi, Hom. 5.2. part. act., með upp haldandi höndum, with uplifted hands, Bs. i. 684. -
18 добър
1. (благ, състрадателен, нравствен) good; comp. better, super, best; good-natured, kind (-hearted)добър съм към някого be good/kind to s.o.той е добро момче he is a good boy/a nice chap/a good sort/a decent fellowхайде, ти си добро момче there/that is a good boy; there, be a good boyдобро дело kindness, kind deedдобро сърце a kind/warm heart; kindness of heartдобри намерения good intentionsс добри намерения нар. in good faithприл. well-meaningс най-добри намерения with the-best of intentionsимам добри чувства към; be kindly disposed towards, feel kindly towardsправя се на добър пред ingratiate o.s. with2. (любезен) kind, goodще бъдете ли така добри да... will you kindly...с добри обноски polite, well-mannered3. (с необходимите качества) good/high quality (attr.)(задоволителен) fair(благотворен) good, salutary(способен) good (в at), clever, capable, able, efficient, competentне кой знае колко добър indifferentдобър за здравето good for the healthдобър в работата си good at his work/jobдобър апетит a good/hearty appetiteдобър живот a good lifeдобър познавач на a good/fair judge ofдобър признак a good/hopeful signдобър съвет good/sound adviceдобър урок a good/salutary lessonдобър шанс a good/fair chanceдобра армия an efficient armyдобра памет a good/tenacious memoryдобра политика a good/sound policyна добра работа съм have a good job, be gainfully employedдобро бъдеще bright prospectsдобро здраве good/sound/robust healthдобро материално положение easy circumstancesв добро състояние (за човек) well, doing well/nicely, ( добре поддържан) well-kept, ( за машина) in good repair, in working orderдобро функциониране (на машина) proper workingдобри пари good moneyструва добри пари cost a pretty pennyв добри и лоши дни in good days and bad4. (ученическа бележка) good, Bдобър вечер good eveningдобро утро good morningпожелавам някому добър път wish s.o. a safe journeyв най-добрия случай at best, at the very mostнищо добро няма да излезе от това nothing good will come of it, no good purpose will be servedи таз добра! well, I never! you don't say! a pretty business! goodness! добър е господ! let's hope for the best! God's mercy is great!прием the book was well receivedне намерих сили да I couldn't bring myself toдобър извинение find an excuseвъпросът ми не намери отговор my question got no answerтой не намери отговор he was at a loss what to say, he couldn't think of an answerдобър приложение find application (в in)добър разрешение на въпрос find a solution to a problemне мога да си намеря място прен. вж. мястонамерил си кого да питаш you've hit upon a fine one to askсега намери да се измокриш you've picked just the right moment to get wetще си го намери рано или късно sooner or later he'll get what he deserves; sooner or later he'll (have to) pay for it/for everythingсега ли намери (да) you've chosen a bad moment (to), you've chosen the wrong time (to)добър си майстора meet o.'s matchне мога да си намеря място I'm beside myself (от with)да не са ме намерили на улицата? I'm not just anyoneнамерил село без кучета throw o.'s weight about and go unpunished; throw o.'s weight about and get away with it; do as one pleasesдобър се (за местоположение) be, be about, be around, stand, be located; be situated, lie(срещам се-за минерал, животински вид и пр.) occur, be foundкъде се намира информационното бюро? where is the inquiry/information office?той се намира някъде наблизо he is somewhere aboutсвещникът се намира на масата the candlestick stands on the tableникой не знае къде се намира сега той his present whereabouts are unknownкъде и кога ще се намерим? when and where are we going to meet?това се намира на пазара it is available on the market; you can find it in the marketтази книга не се намира this book is not (to be) found; this book is out of printнамира ли се лекарство, което да... is there any medicine available that will...все нещо ще се намери something is sure to turn upти ли се намери да дойдеш сега? why should you of all people be coming now?да ти се намира случайно една игла? do you happen to have a needle?случайно се намери кола a cab chanced byдобър се в чудо be at a lossкъде се намираш? where do you think you are? what are you doing?добър се на работа do s.th. just to kill timeколкото да се добър на работа just to have s.th. to do, for the sake of doing s.th.говоря колкото да се добър на приказки indulge in small talk, chatter away for the fun of itдобър се натясно be in a tight comerдобър се под подозрение be under suspicion, be suspected, be a suspectвземи повече хляб да се намира get some more bread just in caseдай му нещо (колкото) да се намира на работа keep him busyдетето се намери рано сутринта the child was found early in the morning, ( роди се) the child was born early in the morning* * *добъ̀р,прил., -ра̀, -ро̀, -рѝ 1. ( благ, състрадателен, нравствен) good; comp. better, super. best; good-natured, kind(-hearted); \добърро дело kindness, kind deed; \добърро сърце a kind/warm heart; kindness of heart; \добърър съм с някого be good/kind to s.o.; имам \добърри чувства към be kindly disposed towards, feel kindly towards; имам \добърър характер be good-natured; правя се на \добърър пред ingratiate o.s. with; с \добърри намерения нареч. in good faith; прил. well-meaning; с най-\добърри намерения with the best of intentions; той е \добърро момче he is a good boy/a nice chap/a good sort/a decent fellow; хайде, ти си \добърро момче there/that is a good boy; there, be a good boy;2. ( любезен) kind, good; бъди така \добърър да be so kind as to (с inf.); с \добърри обноски polite, well-mannered;3. (с необходимите качества) good/high quality (attr.); ( задоволителен) fair; ( благотворен) good, salutary; ( способен) good (в at), clever, capable, able, efficient, competent; в \добърри и лоши дни in good days and bad; в \добърро състояние (за човек) well, doing well/nicely, ( добре поддържан) well-kept, (за машина) in good repair, in working order; \добърра армия efficient army; \добърра памет good/tenacious memory; \добърра политика good/sound policy; \добърра работа ( занятие) good job, ( добре свършена) (a piece of) good work; \добърро бъдеще bright prospects; \добърро здраве good/sound/robust health; \добърро материално положение easy circumstances; \добърро функциониране (на машина) proper working; \добърър апетит a good/hearty appetite; \добърър край happy end(ing); \добърър познавач на good/fair judge of; \добърър признак good/hopeful sign; \добърър съвет good/sound advice; \добърър урок good/salutary lesson; \добърър шанс good/fair chance; на \добърра работа съм have a good job, be gainfully employed; най-\добърър след някой друг second best; не кой знае колко \добърър indifferent; струва \добърри пари cost a pretty penny;4. ( ученическа бележка) good, B; много \добърър very good, B+; • в най-\добъррия случай at best, at the very most; \добъррите ( във филм и пр.) същ. the goodies; \добърро утро good morning; \добърър вечер good evening; \добърър ден ( официално) good day, ( преди обед) good morning, ( след обед) good afternoon; \добърър е Господ! let’s hope for the best! God’s mercy is great! и таз \добърра! well, I never! you don’t say! a pretty business! goodness! (на) \добърър път a good/pleasant journey to you, bon voyage; нищо \добърро няма да излезе от това nothing good will come of it, no good purpose will be served; пожелавам някому \добърър път wish s.o. a safe journey.* * *benign ; good {gu;d}; kind: Be so добър to come this way, please. - Бъдете така добър да минете оттук, моля.; nice: He is such a добър guy. - Той е толкова добър човек.; mellow ; satisfactory ; warm-hearted* * *1. (благ, състрадателен, нравствен) good;comp. better, super, best;good-natured, kind(- hearted) 2. (благотворен) good, salutary 3. (задоволителен) fair 4. (любезен) kind, good 5. (на) ДОБЪР път a good/pleasant journey to you, bon voyage 6. (с необходимите качества) good/high quality (attr.) 7. (способен) good (в at), clever, capable, able, efficient, competent 8. (срещам се - за минерал, животински вид и пр.) occur, be found 9. (ученическа бележка) good, B 10. ДОБЪР апетит a good/hearty appetite 11. ДОБЪР в работата си good at his work/job 12. ДОБЪР вечер good evening 13. ДОБЪР ден (официално) good day, (преди обед) good morning. (след обед) good afternoon 14. ДОБЪР живот a good life 15. ДОБЪР за здравето good for the health 16. ДОБЪР извинение find an excuse 17. ДОБЪР край a happy end(ing) 18. ДОБЪР познавач на a good/fair judge of 19. ДОБЪР признак a good/ hopeful sign 20. ДОБЪР приложение find application (в in) 21. ДОБЪР разрешение на въпрос find a solution to a problem 22. ДОБЪР сe под подозрение be under suspicion, be suspected, be a suspect 23. ДОБЪР се (за местоположение) be, be about, be around, stand, be located;be situated, lie 24. ДОБЪР се в чудо be at a loss 25. ДОБЪР се на работа do s.th. just to kill time 26. ДОБЪР се натясно be in a tight comer 27. ДОБЪР си майстора meet o.'s match 28. ДОБЪР си мястото/средата find o.'s (own) level 29. ДОБЪР съвет good/sound advice 30. ДОБЪР съм към някого be good/kind to s.o. 31. ДОБЪР урок a good/salutary lesson 32. ДОБЪР шанс a good/ fair chance 33. бъди така ДОБЪР да be so kind as to (c inf.) 34. в добри и лоши дни in good days and bad 35. в добро състояние (за човек) well, doing well/nicely, (добре поддържан) well-kept, (за машина) in good repair, in working order 36. в най-добрия случай at best, at the very most 37. вземи повече хляб да се намира get some more bread just in case 38. все нещо ще се намери something is sure to turn up 39. въпросът ми не намери отговор my question got no answer 40. говоря колкото да се ДОБЪР на приказки indulge in small talk, chatter away for the fun of it 41. да не са ме намерили на улицата? I'm not just anyone 42. да ти се намира случайно една игла? do you happen to have а needle? 43. дай му нещо (колкото) да се намира на работа keep him busy 44. детето се намери рано сутринта the child was found early in the morning, (роди се) the child was born early in the morning 45. добра армия an efficient army 46. добра памет а good/tenacious memory 47. добра политика a good/sound policy 48. добра работа (занятие) a good job, (добре свършена) (a piece of) good work 49. добри намерения good intentions 50. добри пари good money 51. добро бъдеще bright prospects 52. добро дело kindness, kind deed 53. добро здраве good/sound/robust health 54. добро материално положение easy circumstances 55. добро сърце a kind/warm heart;kindness of heart 56. добро утро good morning 57. добро функциониране (на машина) proper working 58. и таз добра! well, I never! you don't say! a pretty business! goodness! ДОБЪР е господ! let's hope for the best! God's mercy is great! 59. имам ДОБЪР характер be good-natured 60. имам добри чувства към;be kindly disposed towards, feel kindly towards 61. колкото да се ДОБЪР на работа just to have s.th. to do, for the sake of doing s.th. 62. къде и кога ще се намерим? when and where are we going to meet? 63. къде се намира информационното бюро? where is the inquiry/information office? 64. къде се намираш? where do you think you are?what are you doing? 65. много ДОБЪР very good, B+ 66. на ДОБЪР час вж. на ДОБЪР път;good luck 67. на добра работа съм have a good job, be gainfully employed 68. най-ДОБЪР след някой друг second best 69. намерил село без кучета throw o.'s weight about and go unpunished;throw o.'s weight about and get away with it;do as one pleases 70. намерил си кого да питаш you've hit upon a fine one to ask 71. намира ли се лекарство, което да... is there any medicine available that will... 72. не ДОБЪР думи да words fail me to 73. не кой знае колко ДОБЪР indifferent 74. не мога да си намеря място I'm beside myself (от with) 75. не мога да си намеря място прен. вж. място 76. не намерих сили да I couldn't bring myself to 77. никой не знае къде се намира сега той his present whereabouts are unknown 78. нищо добро няма да излезе от това nothing good will come of it, no good purpose will be served 79. пожелавам някому ДОБЪР път wish s.o. a safe journey 80. правя се на ДОБЪР пред ingratiate o.s. with 81. прием the book was well received 82. прил. well-meaning 83. с добри намерения нар. in good faith 84. с добри обноски polite, well-mannered, 85. с най-добри намерения with the-best of intentions 86. свещникът се намира на масата the candlestick stands on the table 87. сега ли намери (да) you've chosen a bad moment (to), you've chosen the wrong time (to) 88. сега намери да се измокриш you've picked just the right moment to get wet 89. случайно се намери кола a cab chanced by 90. струва добри пари cost a pretty penny 91. тази книга не се намира this book is not (to be) found;this book is out of print 92. ти ли се намери да дойдеш сега? why should you of all people be coming now? 93. това се намира на пазара it is available on the market;you can find it in the market 94. той е добро момче he is a good boy/a nice chap/a good sort/a decent fellow 95. той не намери отговор he was at a loss what to say, he couldn't think of an answer 96. той се намира някъде наблизо he is somewhere about 97. хайде, ти си добро момче there/that is a good boy;there, be a good boy 98. ще бъдете ли така добри да... will you kindly... 99. ще си го намери рано или късно sooner or later he'll get what he deserves;sooner or later he'll (have to) pay for it/for everything -
19 على
عَلَى \ against: touching (usually sth. upright): The rain beat against the window. He pressed his nose against the glass. on: showing where sb. or sth. is placed: He lay on his back on the bed. The picture hung on a nail on the wall. Your name is on the list. He hit me on the nose. The boat is on the river (in the water). The house is on the river (beside the water), as in the previous meaning, but with movement (often with to) He jumped on (to) his horse. The book fell on (to) the floor. onto: on to: He sprang onto the table. over: lying across; resting on; covering: A cloud was over the sun. She spread a cloth over the table, across the surface of Ships sail over the sea, above (in rank, etc.) He rules over a proud people, about; concerning They quarrelled over the resutl of the race. You need not hurry over your dinner. upon: on. \ عَلَى \ on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea; on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. \ See Also نَحْوَ البَرّ، اليابسة (اليَابِسَة) \ عَلَى \ ashore: on or to the shore: Sailors are unhappy ashore. We swam ashore from the boat. on shore, ashore: on dry land; not on the sea. \ See Also نَحْوَ الشّاطِئ \ عَلَى اتِّصَال (عكس مُنْقَطع عن) \ in touch: (the opposite is out of touch) giving or receiving news: I’ve been in touch with my brother by telephone. The radio keeps us in touch with world events. \ عَلَى أتَمّ ما يكُون من التَّرتيب والهِنْدام \ spick and span: (as a predic. phrase) neat, clean and bright: Sailors usually keep their boats spick and span. \ عَلَى الأَثير \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى أَحْسَن وَجْه \ best, well, better: in the best way: Peter played best last week. \ عَلَى أرْبَع \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle. \ عَلَى الأرض \ over: from an upright (or straight) position to a flat (or bent) position: I fell over. He knocked me over. She bent over to pick it up. \ عَلَى استعداد \ content: willing: I’m content to wait for my turn. \ عَلَى أشُدِّه \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى الإطلاق \ little: (coming just before the verb) not at all: I little knew (or Little did I know) that next day he would be dead. not in the least: not at all: It doesn’t matter in the least. whatever: at all: I have no money whatever. whatsoever: a strong form of whatever; at all: Tell him nothing whatsoever!. \ عَلَى الأَغْلَب \ for the most part: mostly: He is old and for the most part he stays at home. \ عَلَى أَقْصَى ما تستطيع رؤيتَه \ in the distance: far away (from the point where one is): In the distance he could see the mountains. \ عَلَى الأَقَلّ \ a good: (with numbers) at least: He lives a good 3 miles away. at least: (showing that sth. is true, necessary, etc., even if sth. else is not) in spite of what has just been said or is just going to be said: He may be lazy but at least he’s honest. You can at least be polite even if you don’t like him, not less than It cost at least $100. quite: at least; not less than: The journey took quite three hours. \ عَلَى الأَكثَر \ largely: mostly: The accident was largely his own fault. mainly: chiefly; mostly. \ عَلَى انفِراد \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private. \ عَلَى أُهْبَة الاستعداد \ stand by: to be ready, in case one may be needed: The soldiers were told to stand by. \ عَلَى أَيّ حال \ anyhow: in any case: I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. anyway: in any case: I may be late; anyway, don’t wait for me, in any case I don’t really need this; anyhow, it costs too much. at all events, in any event: in any case; whatever may happen or has happened: He didn’t win but, at all events, he did try hard. at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. in any case: no matter what else may be considered, anyhow: It costs too much. In any case, I don’t really need it. \ عَلَى أيَّة حال \ all the same, at the same time: (only at the start of a sentence; comparing points that are for and against) in spite of this: He’s not clever; all the same, he does try hard. however: all the same; in spite of what has just been said: I’m very tired; however, I’ll come and help you. \ عَلَى بُعد \ away: at a distance: Brighton is 60 miles away. Keep away from the wet paint. beyond: further; on or to the farther side: I looked across the river to the hills beyond. \ عَلَى التَّخْصِيص \ in particular: especially: I enjoyed his first song in particular. \ عَلَى التَّوَالي \ respectively: separately, in that order: Boys and girls will be examined on Monday and Tuesday respectively (the boys on Monday, the girls on Tuesday). \ عَلَى جَانِب \ up: along (up and down are both used like this, although the course may be quite level): He lives just up the road. \ عَلَى الجميع \ round: to everyone: He handed the coffee round. There were not enough cups to go round. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ \ as far as, so far as: (showing a limit): As far as I know, he’s not here. \ عَلَى حَدٍّ سَواء \ alike: in the same way: He treats us all alike. \ عَلَى حَدِّ عِلْمي \ to the best knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, he is honest (I have no reason to doubt his honesty). \ عَلَى حِدَة \ private: (only in the phrase in private) privately; where nobody can hear except those concerned: May I speak to you in private?. separate: not joined or shared; apart: Keep the new milk separate from the old. \ عَلَى حَقّ (مُحِقّ) \ be in the right: not be at fault: Although they said she’d made a mistake, they discovered she was in the right. \ عَلَى حِين غِرَّة \ all of a sudden: in a sudden manner. suddenly: in a sudden manner: The door opened suddenly. \ عَلَى خَطَأ \ in the wrong: mistaken (in one’s judgement, behaviour etc.). \ عَلَى الدَّوام \ always: at all times. \ عَلَى رؤوس الأصابِع \ on tiptoe: on the tips of one’s toes: I can reach that if I stand on tiptoe. \ عَلَى الرّاجح \ likely: (usu. with very, most, more or quite) probably: She’s very likely right. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِن \ despite: in spite of: Despite his age, the old man walks several miles every day. for all: in spite of: For all his strength, he could not lift it. much as: although: Much as I admire him, I could not work with him. spite, in spite of: (of sth. that fails) even with: In spite of his efforts, he could not save her life, without regard to; not caring about (a difficulty) In spite of his illness, he attended the ceremony. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم مِنْ أَنَّ \ although: in spite of the fact that; (without a verb) in spite of being: Although (he was) ill, he went to work. \ عَلَى الرُّغْم من ذلك \ even so: in spite of that: He may be foolish; even so, you should help him. just the same: (showing one thing that is not the natural result of another) in spite of this: He’s a thief, but I like him just the same. nevertheless: in spite of that: I told him it would be dangerous, but nevertheless he did it. still: in spite of that: We rarely win; but still, we enjoy playing. \ عَلَى سَبيل المِثال \ for instance: as an example: He’s often late. Yesterday, for instance, he came home after midnight. \ عَلَى السَّطح كلِّه \ over: (esp. with all) across a surface: The table was wet all over. He rubbed it over with a dry cloth. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. I soon drew level with the leading runner. \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة \ flush: exactly on a level with; not sticking out from; meeting exactly at the edges: The door is flush with the wall when it is closed. \ See Also مستوى (مُسْتَوًى) \ عَلَى سَوِيَّة واحدة \ even: equal: The table legs were not of even length. He shared the money evenly among them. \ عَلَى شاكِلَة \ like: the same as: What is he like (in appearance and character)? He’s just like his father., What does it feel (or look or taste or smell or sound) like?. in the same way as:: He swims like a fish. \ عَلَى شَرْط \ provide (that), also providing (that): if; on condition that: I’ll go, provided (that) you’ll go too. \ عَلَى شَفَا \ on the brink of: close to (sth. dangerous or exciting): on the brink of war. on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. on one’s last legs: (of a person or thing) not expected to last much longer; worn out; almost in ruins: That company is on its last legs. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ See Also شفير (الموت أو الإفلاس، إلخ)، عَلى وَشْك \ عَلَى صَهْوَةِ الجَوَاد \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ضِغْن \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ See Also على غير رَغْبَة \ عَلَى طُولِ \ along: following the line of: He ran along the road. down: along (without regard to level): We raced down the street. My friend lives just down the road. \ عَلَى ظَهْر \ on deck: on an uncovered deck, in the open air. \ See Also سَطْح السفينة \ عَلَى ظَهْر الحِصان \ on horseback: on a horse: He travelled on horseback. \ عَلَى ظَهْر السَّفينة \ on board: on (or on to) a ship or aeroplane: There are 70 men on board. Can I go on board the aircraft?. \ عَلَى ظَهْر الصَّفْحَة \ overleaf: on the back of the page: Please fill in this paper, and sign your name overleaf. \ عَلَى عَرْض \ across: over; from one side to the other of: He ran across the street. There is a bridge across the stream. \ عَلَى العَكْس \ on the contrary: (expressing disagreement) the opposite is true: It’s not worn out - on the contrary, it’s quite new. \ عَلَى عِلْم بِـ \ familiar with: knowing; accustomed to: I’m not familiar with English law. \ عَلَى عُلُوّ \ high: (in compounds) to the height of: The grass was waist-high. \ عَلَى الغالِب \ probably: almost certainly; with little doubt: You’re probably right. \ عَلَى غَيْر انتظار \ surprisingly: unexpectedly: a surprisingly good result. \ عَلَى غَيْر رَغْبَة \ grudgingly: unwillingly. \ عَلَى غَيْر هُدًى \ adrift: (of boats) loose; floating about with no control: Our ship was wrecked and we were left adrift in a small boat on the ocean. \ عَلَى فَتَرات مُنْتَظِمة \ periodically: from time to time. \ عَلَى فَرض أنّ \ (conj.) supposing: if: Supposing he’s late, shall we wait for him? Even supposing the lorry comes, it will still be too late. \ عَلَى الفِطْرة \ na]ve: too simple to be sensible; lacking wisdom and experience: a na]ve question; a na]ve young girl. \ عَلَى فِكْرَة \ by the way: used to show that the speaker is about to change the subject: Thank you for your help. By the way, would you like to come to our party next week?. \ عَلَى الفَوْر \ directly: at once: He arrived directly after me. instantly: at once. off-hand: without thought or preparation: I can’t say off-hand what it cost, but it was over $1000. \ عَلَى قافية واحدة \ rhyme: (of word endings) to have the same sound: ‘Consideration’ rhymes with ‘nation’, ‘Port’ rhymes with ‘thought’. ‘Pleasure’ rhymes with ‘measure’ but not with ‘pressure’. \ عَلَى قَدْر \ according to: in the proper way for; depending on: Each man was paid according to his skill. \ عَلَى قَدَم وَسَاق \ in full swing: (of an activity) at its highest point; very busy: The party was in full swing when I arrived. \ عَلَى قَيْد الحَيَاة \ alive: living: He was buried alive when part of a cliff fell on him. \ عَلَى كُلّ حال \ at any rate: at least; in any case: He wasn’t there; at any rate, I don’t think he was. I may not succeed; but I’ll try, at any rate. \ عَلَى مَا يَبْدُو \ apparently: it seems (from what people say): I thought she was 15, but apparently is older. \ عَلَى ما يَصِل إليه عِلْمي \ to the best of my knowledge: as far as I know: To the best of my knowledge, my son has never met her. \ See Also على مَبْلَغ علمي \ عَلَى المَدَى الطَّويل \ in the long run: after a period of time; in the end: It’ll be cheaper in the long run to buy good quality shoes. \ عَلَى مسؤوليَّته الشخصيّة \ at one’s own risk: agreeing that any troube will be one’s own fault: The bridge is unsafe but you can cross it at your own risk. \ عَلَى مسافة قريبة مِن \ off: a short distance from: an island off the English coast. \ عَلَى مُسْتَوًى \ level: equal in height or position: His eyes were level with my shoulder. \ عَلَى مِصْرَاعَيْه (فَتَحَ الباب) \ wide: (with open) fully: open the door wide. Leave it wide open. \ عَلَى نَحْو مماثِل \ similarly: in the same way: They were similarly dressed. \ عَلَى نَسَق \ on the lines of: in the general form of: We’re planning some sports on the lines of the Olympic Games, but for schoolboys only. \ عَلَى نَفْس الوَتيرة \ even: (of movement) regular; steady: Her heart was not beating evenly. \ عَلَى نَوبات \ fits and starts: in short bursts; starting and stopping: The engine only goes in fits and starts. \ See Also فترات \ عَلَى هذا المُعَدَّل \ at that rate: if those conditions continue: He keeps stopping for a rest; at that rate, he won’t finish the job today. \ عَلَى هذا النَّحْو \ so: in this way; in that way: Don’t shout so!. thus: in this way. \ عَلَى الهَوَاء \ on the air: being sent out on the radio or television. \ عَلَى وَتِيرَة واحدة \ monotonous: (of a voice, a job, a way of life, etc.) dull, never changing and therefore uninteresting. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ \ unusually: (with an adj.) very; strangely: It is unusually cold in here today. \ See Also بشكل غير عاديّ \ عَلَى وَجْهِ التَّقْريب \ roughly: (with numbers and amounts) not exactly; about: roughly 50 trees; roughly a mile away. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ الخُصُوص \ particularly: especially: a particularly nasty smell. \ عَلَى الوَجهِ الصحيح \ duly: properly; as expected: The bill was duly paid. The train duly arrived. \ عَلَى وَجْهِ العُمُوم \ in general: in most cases: Men in general are taller than women. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ ما \ somehow: in some way or other, by some means or other: I’ll pay for it somehow, even if I have to ask someone to lend me the money. \ عَلَى وَجْهٍ مُسْتَهْجَن \ oddly: strangely: She behaved very oddly last night. \ عَلَى مِقْدار عِلْمي \ for all I know: as far as I know: For all I know, you may have stolen this. \ عَلَى مَقْرُبةٍ \ near: close to, in position: His house is near my own. \ عَلَى مَقرُبة مِن \ about: around; near There’s a lot of illness about. I went out early, when no one was about (when no one else was out). \ عَلَى مَهْل \ leisurely: without haste: He likes a leisurely walk in the evening. \ عَلَى نَحْو أسوأ \ worse: more bad; more badly: Murder is worse than stealing. It is a worse crime. You write even worse than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ أَفْضَل \ better, well, best: in a better way: He drives better than I do. \ عَلَى نَحْو تامّ \ strictly: exactly: Strictly speaking (If I tell you the exact truth) this ticket is out of date; but I’ll let you travel with it. \ See Also كامل (كامِل) \ عَلَى نَحْو خَطير \ badly: seriously: He was badly wounded. \ عَلَى نَحْو رَخْو \ loosely: in a loose way: a loosely tied knot. \ See Also غير مُحْكَم \ عَلَى نَحْو رَدِيء \ badly: in a bad manner: badly dressed; badly made. \ عَلَى نَحْو صارم \ strictly: very firmly: Smoking in this cinema is strictly forbidden. \ See Also دَقيق \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ right: correctly: You guessed right. \ عَلَى نَحْو صَحيح \ rightly: justly; correctly: You acted rightly. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائم) \ عَلَى نَحْوٍ كَامِل \ absolutely: without conditions: You must agree absolutely and not to try to change matters later. \ عَلَى نَحو مألوف \ ordinarily: usually. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُرْضٍ \ well: (the adv. form of the adj. good; see better, best) in a good and pleasing way: Well done! You played very well. \ عَلَى نَحْو مُلحّ \ badly: (with need, want) very much: They need money badly. \ عَلَى وَشْك \ on the point of doing sth.: starting to do sth.: I was on the point of telephoning you, when I got your letter. \ عَلَى وَشْك أَنْ \ be about to do sth.: to be ready to do it; be just going to do it: I was about to go when he arrived. on the verge of: close to: She was on the verge of tears. \ عَلَى يَد (مِن قِبَل) \ by: (showing who or what did sth.): He was bitten by a dog. \ عَلَى اليدين والرِّجلين \ on all fours: on hands and knees: She went down on all fours to look for the needle. -
20 vita
f life( durata della vita) lifetimeanatomy waista vita for lifecosto m della vita cost of livingsenza vita lifeless* * *vita1 s.f.1 life*: vita degli animali, delle piante, animal, plant life; la vita umana, human life; la vita terrena, life on earth; essere in vita, to be living (o alive); essere in fin di vita, to be dying; essere privo di vita, to be lifeless; essere tra la vita e la morte, to be between life and death; rimanere in vita, to survive; non dare segni di vita, to show (o to give) no signs of life; rischiare la vita, to risk (o to venture) one's life; perdere la vita, to lose one's life; dare la vita a qlcu., to give birth to s.o.; dare la vita per qlcu., qlco., to give (o to sacrifice) one's life for s.o., sthg.; dar vita a qlco., to start (o to set up) sthg.; togliere la vita a qlcu., to take s.o.'s life; togliersi la vita, to kill oneself (o to commit suicide); richiamare in vita qlcu., to bring s.o. back to life; salvare la vita a qlcu., to save s.o.'s life; ti devo la vita, I owe you my life; aver cara la vita, to value one's life; vender cara la vita, to sell one's life dearly; essere attaccati alla vita, to love life // nella primavera, al tramonto della vita, in the spring, autumn of life // l'altra vita, the next life; la vita eterna, eternal life; passare a miglior vita, to pass away (o breath one's last) // lotta per la vita, struggle for life // assicurazione sulla vita, life insurance // è in gioco la sua vita, his life is at stake // è una questione di vita o di morte, it's a matter of life and death // ne va della vita, it's more than my life is worth // pena la vita, on pain of death // lo giuro sulla mia vita, I swear it on my life // l'aria e la luce sono la nostra vita, air and light are (o mean) life to us // il lavoro è la sua vita, work is his life; amor mio, vita mia!, my love, my life! // storie di vita vissuta, real life stories // conoscere la vita, to know life (o the world); avere esperienza della vita, to have experience of life (o of the world) // è la vita!, that's life! // finché c'è vita c'è speranza, (prov.) while there's life there's hope2 ( periodo di vita) life*; ( durata di una vita) lifetime: vita lunga, long life; vita media, average lifetime; (fis. nucleare) mean life; vita operativa, physical life; durante la sua vita, during his lifetime; tutta una vita di felicità, a lifetime of happiness; capita una sola volta nella vita, it happens only once in a lifetime; non l'ho mai fatto in vita mia, I have never done it in my life; quel giornale ha avuto vita breve, that newspaper had a short life // vita natural durante, for one's natural life // a vita, (for) life; carcere a vita, life imprisonment; condanna a vita, life sentence; essere condannato a vita, to be given a life sentence; pensione a vita, life pension; senatore a vita, senator for life // per ( tutta) la vita, for life: essere menomato per la vita, to be maimed for life; ti amerò per tutta la vita, I'll love you as long as I live // in vita, during one's life: in vita non è stato un gran che, during his lifetime he wasn't up to much // lo conosco da una vita, è una vita che lo conosco, I've known him for years3 ( modo di vivere) life*, living: vita sana, onesta, attiva, healthy, honest, active life; vita privata, pubblica, private, public life; ritirarsi a vita privata, to retire to private life; vita di relazione, social life; vita in comune, life together; far vita in comune, to live together; condurre una vita tranquilla, to lead a quiet life; vivere una vita disordinata, to live (o to lead) a disorderly life // tenore di vita, standard of living // che vita!, what a life! // vita da cani, dog's life // come va la vita?, how's life (o how are you getting on)? // fare una vita da nababbo, da re, to live like a lord (o a king) // fare la dolce vita, to live it up // fare una bella vita, to lead a good life // fare la, darsi alla bella vita, to lead a life of pleasure // fare la vita, to be a prostitute; donna di vita, prostitute // avere una doppia vita, to live (o to lead) a double life // cambiare vita, to mend one's ways // rifarsi una vita, to make a new life for oneself // trascinare la vita, to live (o to lead) a hard life // rendere la vita difficile a qlcu., to make life difficult for s.o. // sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qlcu., to know everything about s.o. // poca brigata vita beata, (prov.) the fewer the better4 ( il necessario per vivere) living: il costo della vita, the cost of living; la vita è sempre più cara, the cost of living is going up all the time; guadagnarsi la vita, to earn one's living; si guadagna onestamente la vita, he earns an honest living; guadagnarsi a stento la vita, to scrape a living5 ( vitalità) vitality, life*; ( animazione) animation: è piena di vita, she is full of life (o bubbling over with vitality); città, strada piena di vita, town, street full of life; musica piena di vita, music full of vitality; romanzo privo di vita, lifeless novel; dar vita a una festa, to liven up a party6 ( essere, persona) life*: non c'era traccia di vita per le strade, there was no sign of life in the streets; la guerra costa molte vite, war costs many lives; non si lamenta alcuna perdita di vite umane, no lives were lost (o there was no loss of life)7 ( biografia) life*, biography: hai letto le vite di Plutarco?, have you read Plutarch's lives?vita2 s.f. ( parte del corpo) waist: prendere qlcu. per la vita, to seize s.o. by the waist; giro di vita, waist measure; abito stretto in vita, a tight-waisted dress; avere la vita alta, bassa, essere corto, lungo di vita, to have a high, low waist, to be high-waisted, low-waisted; avere la vita stretta, sottile, to have a slender waist; vita di vespa, wasp waist // su con la vita!, cheer up!* * *I ['vita] sf1) (gen) lifedare la vita per qn/qc — to give one's life for sb/sth
2) (modo di vivere) life, lifestylenella vita quotidiana o di ogni giorno — in everyday life
II ['vita] sfcambiare vita — to change one's way of life o one's lifestyle
Anat waistabito a vita alta/bassa — dress with a high/low waist
punto (di) vita Sartoria — waist
* * *I ['vita]sostantivo femminile1) life*salvare la vita a qcn. — to save sb.'s life
a vita — [esiliare, segnare] for life; [esilio, sospensione] lifetime
rendere la vita difficile a qcn. — to make life difficult for sb.
il governo non avrà vita lunga — fig. the government won't last long
la vita di città, moderna — city life, present day life
2) (vitalità) life*pieno di vita — [persona, luogo] bursting with life
3) (biografia) life*4) fig. (molto tempo)ci vuole una vita per fare — it takes ages o an age to do
5) in vita alivetenere qcn., qcs. in vita — to keep sb., sth. alive (anche fig.)
•vita media — statist. expectation of life
••sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qcn. — = to know everything there's to know about sb.
darsi alla bella vita — to live it up, to lead the life of Riley
••finché c'è vita c'è speranza — prov. while there's life there's hope
Note:Dei due principali equivalenti inglesi della parola vita, life e living, il primo è il termine più generale che fa riferimento all'esperienza complessiva del vivere ( una questione di vita o di morte = a matter of life and death, un amico per la vita = a friend for life, lo stile di vita = the way of life / the lifestyle), mentre il secondo allude soprattutto alle necessità materiali del vivere ( condizioni di vita = living conditions, il costo della vita = the cost of living). Quando si parla della vita in generale, la parola life non è preceduta dall'articolo in inglese ( la vita è spesso dura = life is often hard), a meno che non ci sia una specificazione ( la vita dei contadini nell'Inghilterra medievale era spesso molto dura = the life of peasants in medieval England was often very hard)II ['vita]vita sottile, larga — slim, large waist o waistline
afferrare qcn. per la vita — to seize sb. around the waist
a vita alta, bassa — [ abito] high-, low-waisted
* * *vita1/'vita/Dei due principali equivalenti inglesi della parola vita, life e living, il primo è il termine più generale che fa riferimento all'esperienza complessiva del vivere ( una questione di vita o di morte = a matter of life and death, un amico per la vita = a friend for life, lo stile di vita = the way of life / the lifestyle), mentre il secondo allude soprattutto alle necessità materiali del vivere ( condizioni di vita = living conditions, il costo della vita = the cost of living). Quando si parla della vita in generale, la parola life non è preceduta dall'articolo in inglese ( la vita è spesso dura = life is often hard), a meno che non ci sia una specificazione ( la vita dei contadini nell'Inghilterra medievale era spesso molto dura = the life of peasants in medieval England was often very hard).sostantivo f.1 life*; salvare la vita a qcn. to save sb.'s life; non c'erano segni di vita there was no sign of life; togliersi la vita to take one own's life; tra la vita e la morte between life and death; c'è vita su Marte? is there life on Mars? forme di vita life forms; è una questione di vita o di morte it's a matter of life and death; per (tutta) la vita throughout one's life; non l'ho mai visto prima in vita mia I've never seen him before in my life; per la prima volta in vita mia for the first time in my life; che cosa farai nella vita? what are you going to do in life? a vita [esiliare, segnare] for life; [esilio, sospensione] lifetime; opera di (tutta) una vita work of a lifetime; avere una vita molto attiva to lead a busy life; rendere la vita difficile a qcn. to make life difficult for sb.; il governo non avrà vita lunga fig. the government won't last long; la vita di città, moderna city life, present day life; stile di vita lifestyle; condizioni di vita living conditions2 (vitalità) life*; prendere vita to come to life; è là che c'è vita that's where the action is; pieno di vita [persona, luogo] bursting with life3 (biografia) life*4 fig. (molto tempo) ci vuole una vita per fare it takes ages o an age to do; non la vedo da una vita it's been ages since I last saw her5 in vita alive; tenere qcn., qcs. in vita to keep sb., sth. alive (anche fig.); rimanere in vita to stay alivequesta (sì che) è vita! this is the life! così va la vita that's what life is all about; avere vita facile to have an easy ride; sapere vita, morte e miracoli di qcn. = to know everything there's to know about sb.; darsi alla bella vita to live it up, to lead the life of Riley; una vita da cani a dog's life; per la vita e per la morte! till death us do part! o la borsa o la vita! your money or your life! su con la vita! cheer up! finché c'è vita c'è speranza prov. while there's life there's hope; donna di vita hooker; fare la vita to be on the game BE\————————vita2/'vita/sostantivo f.(parte del corpo) waist; (circonferenza) waistline; vita sottile, larga slim, large waist o waistline; afferrare qcn. per la vita to seize sb. around the waist; a vita alta, bassa [ abito] high-, low-waisted; giro vita waist measurement.
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