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the call of the sea (of nature)

  • 1 call

    1. intransitive verb
    1) (shout) rufen

    call [out] for help — um Hilfe rufen

    call [out] for somebody — nach jemandem rufen

    2) (pay brief visit) [kurz] besuchen (at Akk.); vorbeikommen (ugs.) (at bei); [Zug:] halten (at in + Dat.)

    call at a port/station — einen Hafen anlaufen/an einem Bahnhof halten

    call on somebody — jemanden besuchen; bei jemandem vorbeigehen (ugs.)

    the postman called to deliver a parcel — der Postbote war da und brachte ein Päckchen

    who is calling, please? — wer spricht da, bitte?

    thank you for calling — vielen Dank für Ihren Anruf!; (broadcast)

    2. transitive verb
    1) (cry out) rufen; aufrufen [Namen, Nummer]
    2) (cry to) rufen [Person]
    3) (summon) rufen; (to a duty, to do something) aufrufen

    call somebody's bluff — es darauf ankommen lassen (ugs.)

    please call me a taxi or call a taxi for me — bitte rufen Sie mir ein Taxi

    4) (radio/telephone) rufen/anrufen; (initially) Kontakt aufnehmen mit

    don't call us, we'll call you — wir sagen Ihnen Bescheid

    5) (rouse) wecken
    6) (announce) einberufen [Konferenz]; ausrufen [Streik]

    call a halt to something — mit etwas Schluss machen

    call time — (in pub) ≈ "Feierabend" rufen

    7) (name) nennen

    he is called Bob — er heißt Bob

    8) (consider) nennen
    9) (Cards etc.) ansagen
    3. noun
    1) (shout, cry) Ruf, der

    remain/be within call — in Rufweite bleiben/sein

    2) (of bugle, whistle) Signal, das
    3) (visit) Besuch, der

    make or pay a call on somebody, make or pay somebody a call — jemanden besuchen

    have to pay a call — (coll.): (need lavatory) mal [verschwinden] müssen (ugs.)

    4) (telephone call) Anruf, der; Gespräch, das
    5) (invitation, summons) Aufruf, der

    the call of the sea/the wild — der Ruf des Meeres/der Wildnis

    6) (need, occasion) Anlass, der; Veranlassung, die
    7) (esp. Comm.): (demand) Abruf, der

    have many calls on one's purse/time — finanziell/zeitlich sehr in Anspruch genommen sein

    8) (Cards etc.) Ansage, die

    it's your call — du musst ansagen

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/10288/call_away">call away
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    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) rufen
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) bezeichnen als
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) rufen
    4) (to summon; to ask( someone) to come( by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) anfragen, kommen lassen
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) kurz besuchen
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) anrufen
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) die Farbe ansagen
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) der Ruf
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) der Lockruf
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) der kurze Besuch
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) der Anruf
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) der Ruf
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) die Nachfrage
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!)
    •
    - caller
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
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    [kɔ:l, AM esp kɑ:l]
    I. NOUN
    1. (on the telephone) Telefonat nt, [Telefon]anruf m, [Telefon]gespräch nt
    were there any \calls for me? hat jemand für mich angerufen?
    international/local \call Auslands-/Ortsgespräch nt
    official/private \call Dienst-/Privatgespräch nt
    to give sb a \call jdn anrufen
    to make a \call telefonieren
    to receive a \call einen Anruf erhalten, angerufen werden
    the radio station received a lot of \calls bei dem Radiosender gingen viele Anrufe ein
    to return a \call zurückrufen
    to return sb's \call jdn zurückrufen
    to take a \call ein Gespräch annehmen [o entgegennehmen
    2. (visit) Besuch m; of a doctor, nurse Hausbesuch m; NAUT
    port of \call Anlaufhafen m
    sales \call Vertreterbesuch m
    to make \calls Hausbesuche machen
    to pay a \call on sb bei jdm vorbeischauen fam
    3. (request to come)
    to be on \call Bereitschaft [o Bereitschaftsdienst] haben
    to receive a \call firemen, police zu einem Einsatz gerufen werden; doctor, nurse zu einem Hausbesuch gerufen werden
    4. (shout) Ruf m; of an animal Ruf m, Schrei m; (to attract) Lockruf m
    the whale has a very distinctive \call Wale geben ganz charakteristische Laute von sich
    duck \call Entenlockpfeife f, Entenlocke f fachspr
    a \call for help ein Hilferuf m
    to give sb a \call jdn rufen
    within \call in Rufweite [o Hörweite
    5. no pl (appeal)
    the \call of the desert/sea/wild der Ruf der Wüste/See/Wildnis
    to answer the \call of nature ( hum) mal kurz verschwinden euph fam
    6. no pl (vocation) Berufung f
    to answer the \call seiner Berufung folgen
    to feel [or have] the \call to do sth sich akk [dazu] berufen fühlen, etw zu tun
    to feel the \call to join the ministry sich akk zum Priesteramt berufen fühlen
    to give sb a [morning] \call jdn [morgens] wecken
    8. (request, desire) Forderung f ( for nach + dat)
    9. no pl ECON (demand) Nachfrage f ( for nach + dat)
    there's not much \call for fur coats these days Pelzmäntel sind zurzeit nicht sehr gefragt
    to have many \calls on one's time zeitlich sehr beansprucht sein
    10. no pl ( form or also hum: need) Veranlassung f, Grund m
    there was no \call to shout es war nicht nötig zu schreien
    there's no \call for you to use that language! du brauchst gar nicht so derb zu werden!
    what \call is there for you to get annoyed? warum ärgern Sie sich?
    to have no \call for sth keinen Grund für etw akk haben
    11. (summoning) also COMM, ECON, THEAT Aufruf m ( for zu + dat)
    there are already \calls for a strike in the mining industry im Bergbau wird bereits zum Streik aufgerufen
    \call for bids ECON öffentliche Ausschreibung
    12. HUNT (on the horn) Signal nt
    13. COMPUT [Programm]aufruf m
    14. STOCKEX (demand for payment) Aufruf m, Einzahlungsaufforderung f, Zahlungsaufforderung f; (option to buy) Kaufoption f, Vorprämie f fachspr
    \call option Kaufoption f
    \call price Rücknahmekurs m
    \call purchase [or sale] Erwerb m einer Kaufoption
    \call rule Schlusskurs m
    \call for funds Einforderung f von Geldern
    \call for payment Einforderung f
    \call for subscribed capital Einzahlungsaufforderung f
    \call on shares Aufforderung f zur Einzahlung auf Aktien fachspr
    to exercise one's \call seine Kaufoption ausüben
    at \call auf Abruf, sofort fällig
    money at [or on] \call Tagesgeld nt
    15. (judgement, decision) Entscheidung f; SPORT [Schiedsrichter]entscheidung f
    it's your call ( fam) das ist deine Entscheidung [o entscheidest du]
    we had a hard \call to make wir mussten eine schwierige Entscheidung treffen
    to be a judgement \call AM eine Frage der Beurteilung sein
    16. LAW (admission of barrister) Zulassung f
    he is ten years' \call er ist seit zehn Jahren [als Anwalt] zugelassen
    17.
    ▶ to be at sb's beck and \call ( fam) jdm jederzeit zu Diensten stehen
    I've got him at my beck and \call er tanzt völlig nach meiner Pfeife
    1.
    ▪ to \call sb (on the telephone) jdn anrufen; (by radio) jdn rufen
    don't \call us, we'll \call you wir melden uns bei Ihnen
    to \call sb collect AM jdn per R-Gespräch anrufen
    ▪ to \call sth/sb sth:
    they've \called their daughter Katherine sie haben ihre Tochter Katherine genannt
    what's that actor \called again? wie heißt dieser Schauspieler nochmal?
    what's that \called in Spanish? wie heißt [o nennt man] das auf Spanisch?
    what do you call this new dance? wie heißt dieser neue Tanz?
    no one \calls him by his real name niemand nennt ihn bei seinem richtigen Namen
    she's \called by her second name, Jane sie wird mit ihrem zweiten Namen Jane gerufen
    to \call sb names jdn beschimpfen
    3. (regard, describe as)
    ▪ to \call sth/sb sth:
    you \call this a meal? das nennst du ein Essen?
    he got off with a fine, and they \call that justice! er kam mit einer Geldstrafe davon, und so etwas nennt sich [dann] Gerechtigkeit!
    I'm not \calling you a liar ich sage [o behaupte] nicht, dass du lügst
    don't \call me stupid! nenn mich nicht Dummkopf!
    I can't remember exactly but let's \call it £10 ich weiß es nicht mehr genau, aber sagen wir mal 10 Pfund
    to \call sb a close friend jdn als guten Freund/gute Freundin bezeichnen
    ▪ to \call sth etw rufen
    ▪ to \call sth at [or to] sb jdm etw zurufen
    I \called at [or to] him not to be late ich rief ihm zu, er solle nicht zu spät kommen
    to \call insults at sb jdn lautstark beschimpfen
    5. (read aloud)
    to \call a list eine Liste verlesen
    to call a name/number einen Namen/eine Nummer aufrufen [o verlesen]
    to \call the roll die Anwesenheitsliste durchgehen
    ▪ to \call sb jdn rufen
    please wait over there until I \call you warten Sie bitte dort drüben, bis ich Sie aufrufe
    I was \called to an emergency meeting ich wurde zu einer dringenden Sitzung gerufen
    to \call sb to dinner jdn zum Abendessen rufen
    to \call a doctor/a taxi einen Arzt/ein Taxi kommen lassen
    to \call an expert einen Sachverständigen beiziehen
    to \call sb to order (ask for quiet) jdn um Ruhe bitten; (reprimand) jdn zur Ordnung rufen
    to \call sb into a room jdn in ein Zimmer bitten; (rudely) jdn in ein Zimmer beordern
    7. (bring)
    to \call sb's attention to sth jds Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk lenken
    to \call sth into being etw ins Leben rufen
    to \call attention to oneself auf sich akk aufmerksam machen
    to \call sth to mind (recall) sich dat etw ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen; (remember) sich akk an etw akk erinnern
    to \call sth into play etw ins Spiel bringen; (get under way) etw in die Wege leiten
    to \call sth into question etw infrage stellen
    8. (summon to office)
    ▪ to \call sb jdn berufen; (by God)
    ▪ to be \called [to do sth] ausersehen [o auserwählt] sein [etw zu tun]
    to be \called to an office auf einen Posten [o in ein Amt] berufen werden
    9. (wake)
    ▪ to \call sb jdn wecken
    10. (give orders for)
    to \call an election Wahlen ansetzen [o geh anberaumen]
    to \call a halt to a development/to fighting ( form) einer Entwicklung/kämpferischen Auseinandersetzungen Einhalt gebieten geh
    they had to \call a halt to the match because of the heavy rain wegen des starken Regens musste das Spiel abgebrochen werden
    to \call a meeting eine Versammlung einberufen
    to \call a strike einen Streik ausrufen
    11. AM ( fam: challenge)
    ▪ to \call sb on sth jdn auf etw akk ansprechen; (show disapproval) jdn wegen einer S. gen zur Rede stellen
    12. SPORT
    to \call a ball (in baseball) einen Ball geben
    to \call a ball/pocket/shot AM (in billiards, pool) eine Kugel/ein Loch/einen Stoß anmelden
    to \call the game AM das Spiel abbrechen
    to \call a shot a goal ein Tor geben
    to \call a loan/mortgage die Ablösung eines Darlehens/einer Hypothek fordern
    14. LAW
    to \call sb to the bar BRIT jdn als Anwalt zulassen
    to \call a case eine Sache [bei Gericht] aufrufen
    to \call the jury die Geschworenen berufen
    to \call a witness einen Zeugen/eine Zeugin aufrufen
    to \call sb as a witness jdn als Zeugen benennen [o vorladen
    15.
    ▶ to \call sb's bluff (ask to prove sth) jdn beim Wort nehmen; (challenge to do sth) jdn auf die Probe stellen
    ▶ to \call it a day ( fam) Schluss machen
    let's \call it a day! Schluss für heute!
    ▶ to \call sth one's own etw sein Eigen nennen geh
    ▶ to \call it quits ( fam) es gut sein lassen
    ▶ to \call one's shot AM die Karten aufdecken fig
    ▶ to \call [all] the shots, to \call the tune ( fam) das Sagen haben
    ▶ to \call a spade a spade ( usu hum fam) das Kind beim Namen nennen fig fam
    1. (telephone) anrufen
    who's \calling, please? wer ist am Apparat?
    I've been \calling all morning ich habe den ganzen Vormittag herumtelefoniert
    to \call collect AM ein R-Gespräch führen
    2. (drop by) vorbeischauen fam
    the doctor \called and gave me an injection der Arzt war da und hat mir eine Spritze gegeben
    3. (shout) rufen; animal, bird schreien
    ▪ to \call to sb jdm zurufen
    ▪ to \call to sb nach jdm rufen
    5. ECON, FIN einen Kredit kündigen
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    call [kɔːl]
    A s
    1. Ruf m (auch Tennis: eines Linienrichters), Schrei m ( beide:
    for nach):
    call for help Hilferuf;
    within call in Rufweite;
    they came at my call sie kamen auf mein Rufen hin;
    the doctor had a call this morning der Arzt wurde heute Morgen zu einem Patienten gerufen
    2. (Lock)Ruf m (eines Tieres)
    3. fig Lockung f, Ruf m:
    that’s the call of nature das ist etwas ganz Natürliches;
    he felt a call of nature euph hum er verspürte ein menschliches Rühren;
    he answered the call of nature euph hum er verrichtete sein Geschäft;
    answer ( oder obey) the call of duty der Pflicht gehorchen
    4. Signal n:
    call to quarters MIL US Zapfenstreich m
    5. fig Berufung f, Mission f
    6. Ruf m, Berufung f (to auf einen Lehrstuhl, an eine Universität, in ein Amt): → bar A 19
    7. Aufruf m (auch für einen Flug und Computer) ( for an akk; to do zu zu tun), Aufforderung f, Befehl m:
    make a call for sth zu etwas aufrufen;
    make a call on eine Aufforderung richten an (akk);
    call to arms MIL Einberufung f;
    last call! US (in einer Bar etc) die letzten Bestellungen!, (etwa) Polizeistunde!; → order A 7, restraint 3
    8. THEAT Herausruf m, Vorhang m:
    he had many calls er bekam viele Vorhänge
    9. (kurzer) Besuch (on sb, at sb’s [house] bei jemandem; at the hospital im Krankenhaus):
    make a call einen Besuch machen (auch Arzt);
    make ( oder pay) a call on sb jemanden besuchen, jemandem einen Besuch abstatten;
    mailman’s (bes Br postman’s) call (das) Eintreffen der Post
    10. SCHIFF Anlaufen n (eines Hafens), FLUG Anfliegen n (eines Flughafens):
    make a call at a port einen Hafen anlaufen; → port1 1
    11. neg.
    a) Veranlassung f, Grund m:
    there is no call for you to worry du brauchst dir keine Sorgen zu machen
    b) Recht n, Befugnis f:
    he had no call to do that er war nicht befugt, das zu tun
    12. Inanspruchnahme f:
    make many calls on sb’s time jemandes Zeit oft in Anspruch nehmen
    13. → roll call
    14. TEL Anruf m, Gespräch n:
    be on call telefonisch erreichbar sein;
    were there any calls for me? hat jemand für mich angerufen?;
    give sb a call jemanden anrufen;
    I had three calls ich wurde dreimal angerufen;
    make a call ein Gespräch führen, telefonieren;
    can I make a call? kann ich mal telefonieren?;
    I have a quick (an urgent) call to make ich muss schnell mal (dringend) telefonieren
    a) Ansage f
    b) Poker: Aufforderung f, seine Karten auf den Tisch zu legen
    16. WIRTSCH
    a) Zahlungsaufforderung f
    b) Abruf m (auch allg), Kündigung f (von Geldern):
    at ( oder on) call auf Abruf (bereitstehend), auf tägliche Kündigung;
    money at call tägliches Geld, Tagesgeld n;
    be on call Dienstbereitschaft haben (Arzt etc)
    c) Einlösungsaufforderung f (auf Schuldverschreibungen)
    d) Nachfrage f ( for nach)
    17. Börse: Kaufoption f, Vorprämie f:
    have the first call fig den Vorrang haben
    18. SPORT
    a) Entscheidung f (des Schiedsrichters)
    b) Pfiff m (des Schiedsrichters)
    B v/t
    1. jemanden (herbei)rufen, die Feuerwehr etc rufen, einen Arzt, ein Auto etc kommen lassen:
    call sth after (to) sb jemandem etwas nachrufen (zurufen);
    call to arms zu den Waffen rufen; → attention 1, being 1, etc
    2. zu einem Streik etc aufrufen
    3. befehlen, anordnen: → halt1 A 1
    4. eine Versammlung, Pressekonferenz etc einberufen, anberaumen
    5. jemanden wecken:
    please call me at 7 o’clock
    6. Tiere (an)locken
    7. TEL jemanden anrufen (on unter einer Nummer)
    8. Namen etc verlesen: → roll A 2
    9. a) JUR eine Streitsache, Zeugen aufrufen
    b) IT ein Programm aufrufen
    10. WIRTSCH eine Schuldverschreibung etc einfordern, kündigen
    11. jemanden berufen (to → A 6): → bar A 19
    12. jemanden oder etwas rufen, nennen:
    be called heißen, genannt werden ( beide:
    after nach);
    a man called Smith ein Mann namens Smith;
    call sth one’s own etwas sein Eigen nennen;
    call a thing by its name eine Sache beim richtigen Namen nennen; → spade1 A 1
    13. (be)nennen, bezeichnen (als):
    what do you call this? wie heißt oder nennt man das?;
    call it what you will wie auch immer man es nennen will
    14. nennen, finden, heißen, halten für:
    15. jemanden etwas schimpfen, heißen, schelten:
    16. Kartenspiel: eine Farbe ansagen:
    call sb’s hand (Poker) jemanden auffordern, seine Karten auf den Tisch zu legen
    17. SPORT ein Foul etc pfeifen (Schiedsrichter):
    the umpire called the ball out (Tennis) der Schiedsrichter gab den Ball aus
    C v/i
    1. rufen:
    did you call? hast du gerufen?
    2. auch fig rufen, schreien, dringend verlangen ( alle:
    for nach):
    call for help um Hilfe rufen:
    the situation calls for courage die Lage erfordert Mut;
    that calls for a drink das muss begossen werden;
    duty calls die Pflicht ruft;
    nature called euph hum er etc verspürte ein menschliches Rühren;
    not called for unnötig; → head Bes Redew
    3. vorsprechen, einen (kurzen) Besuch machen ( beide:
    on sb, at sb’s [house] bei jemandem;
    at the hospital im Krankenhaus):
    call on sb jemanden besuchen, jemandem einen Besuch abstatten;
    has he called yet? ist er schon da gewesen?;
    a) etwas anfordern, bestellen,
    b) jemanden, etwas abholen;
    “to be called for” „postlagernd“; → leave1 A 3
    a) SCHIFF anlegen in (dat):
    call at a port einen Hafen anlaufen
    b) BAHN halten in (dat)
    c) FLUG einen Flughafen anfliegen
    5. call (up)on
    a) sich wenden an (akk)( for sth um etwas oder wegen einer Sache), appellieren an (akk) ( to do zu tun):
    be called upon to do sth aufgefordert sein, etwas zu tun;
    I feel called upon ich fühle mich genötigt ( to do zu tun)
    b) jemanden bitten ( to do zu tun)
    6. anrufen, telefonieren:
    who is calling? mit wem spreche ich?
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    1. intransitive verb
    1) (shout) rufen

    call [out] for help — um Hilfe rufen

    call [out] for somebody — nach jemandem rufen

    2) (pay brief visit) [kurz] besuchen (at Akk.); vorbeikommen (ugs.) (at bei); [Zug:] halten (at in + Dat.)

    call at a port/station — einen Hafen anlaufen/an einem Bahnhof halten

    call on somebody — jemanden besuchen; bei jemandem vorbeigehen (ugs.)

    who is calling, please? — wer spricht da, bitte?

    thank you for calling — vielen Dank für Ihren Anruf!; (broadcast)

    2. transitive verb
    1) (cry out) rufen; aufrufen [Namen, Nummer]
    2) (cry to) rufen [Person]
    3) (summon) rufen; (to a duty, to do something) aufrufen

    please call me a taxi or call a taxi for me — bitte rufen Sie mir ein Taxi

    4) (radio/telephone) rufen/anrufen; (initially) Kontakt aufnehmen mit

    don't call us, we'll call you — wir sagen Ihnen Bescheid

    5) (rouse) wecken
    6) (announce) einberufen [Konferenz]; ausrufen [Streik]

    call time — (in pub) ≈ "Feierabend" rufen

    7) (name) nennen
    8) (consider) nennen
    9) (Cards etc.) ansagen
    3. noun
    1) (shout, cry) Ruf, der

    remain/be within call — in Rufweite bleiben/sein

    2) (of bugle, whistle) Signal, das
    3) (visit) Besuch, der

    make or pay a call on somebody, make or pay somebody a call — jemanden besuchen

    have to pay a call — (coll.): (need lavatory) mal [verschwinden] müssen (ugs.)

    4) (telephone call) Anruf, der; Gespräch, das
    5) (invitation, summons) Aufruf, der

    the call of the sea/the wild — der Ruf des Meeres/der Wildnis

    6) (need, occasion) Anlass, der; Veranlassung, die
    7) (esp. Comm.): (demand) Abruf, der

    have many calls on one's purse/time — finanziell/zeitlich sehr in Anspruch genommen sein

    8) (Cards etc.) Ansage, die
    Phrasal Verbs:
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    n.
    Anruf -e m.
    Aufruf -e m.
    Ruf -e m. (US) v.
    anklingeln v.
    anrufen (Telefon) v.
    telefonieren v. (give a name to) v.
    heißen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: hieß, geheißen) v.
    holen v.
    rufen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: rief, gerufen)

    English-german dictionary > call

  • 2 ♦ call

    ♦ call /kɔ:l/
    n.
    1 grido; invocazione; richiamo; chiamata; voce: a call for help, un grido (o un'invocazione) di aiuto; the call of the sea, il richiamo del mare; Give me a call when you're ready, chiamami (o dammi una voce) quando sei pronto; This is the last call for Flight Z 87, ultima chiamata per il volo Z 87; (teatr.) This is your five minute call, in scena tra cinque minuti
    2 ( di uccello) verso; grido; richiamo
    3 appello; invito: a call for action, un invito ad agire; a call for order, un invito all'ordine; a call to strike, un appello allo sciopero; a call to free the hostages, un appello per la liberazione degli ostaggi; to put out a call for st., diramare un appello per qc.
    4 richiesta; domanda: a call for reforms [for a pay rise], una richiesta di riforme [di aumento salariale]; (fin.) call for funds, richiesta di fondi; There is little call for this kind of article, c'è poca richiesta per un simile articolo
    5 telefonata; chiamata: telephone call, chiamata telefonica; telefonata; to make a call, fare una telefonata; DIALOGO → - Showing guest to room- If you want to make external calls, dial 0 for the line, se volete effettuare chiamate esterne, premere 0 per avere la linea; to return sb. 's call, telefonare a q. ( in risposta a una sua telefonata); to take a call, prendere una telefonata; rispondere (al telefono); DIALOGO → - Refusing a call- I don't want to take that call right now, non voglio prendere la chiamata adesso; I have a call for you, c'è una telefonata per te; I got a call from Tom yesterday, ieri mi ha telefonato Tom; I'll give you a call tomorrow, ti chiamo (o ti telefono) domani; local call, chiamata (o telefonata) urbana; hoax call, falso allarme telefonico
    6 ( anche leg.) convocazione; chiamata: a call to the Palace, una convocazione del sovrano; The ambassador received a call to the Foreign Office, l'ambasciatore è stato convocato al Ministero degli Esteri
    7 vocazione; chiamata: his call to be a missionary, la sua vocazione a fare il missionario
    8 (in frasi neg. e interr.) bisogno; motivo: There's no call to shout, non c'è bisogno di gridare (o di alzare la voce); Is there any call for me to worry?, c'è motivo che io mi preoccupi?
    9 visita (spec. ufficiale o professionale); to pay a call on sb., fare visita a q.; The doctor is out on a call, il medico è fuori per una visita; (med.) house call, visita a domicilio
    10 (ferr.) fermata, sosta
    11 (naut.) scalo: port of call, porto di scalo
    12 (mil.) adunata: to sound the call, suonare l'adunata
    13 ( in albergo, ecc.) sveglia: I asked the night porter for a five o'clock call, chiesi al portiere di notte di darmi la sveglia alle cinque
    14 ( caccia) richiamo: a duck call, un richiamo per anatre
    18 ( Borsa) = call option ► sotto
    19 (comput.) chiamata ( a una procedura, ecc.): call instruction, istruzione di chiamata
    20 ( sport) richiamo, segnalazione, fischio ( dell'arbitro); ( anche) decisione dell'arbitro
    21 (a bridge) (turno di) chiamata: Whose call is it?, a chi tocca chiamare?
    ● call-bell, campanello □ call bird, (uccello da) richiamo □ (GB) call box, cabina telefonica □ call boy ► callboy □ call centre ( USA call center), call center ( fornitore di servizi, tramite telefono) □ ( banca) call deposit, deposito a richiesta ( non vincolato) □ (telef.) call diverter, commutatore telefonico □ (leg.) call for bids (o for tenders), (bando di) gara d'appalto □ call girl, (ragazza) squillo □ ( USA) call house, casa d'appuntamenti; bordello □ (org. az.) call-in pay, indennità di pronta disponibilità □ ( radio, TV, USA) call-in ( program), programma con telefonate ( del pubblico) in diretta □ (fin.) call letter, lettera di richiamo dei decimi □ ( radio, TV, USA) call letters, = call sign ► sotto □ ( banca) call loan, prestito (rimborsabile) a richiesta ( con il preavviso di 24 ore) □ call money, ( Borsa) denaro investito a brevissima scadenza; ( banca) = call loan ► sopra □ call note, richiamo ( di uccello) □ ( USA) call number, segnatura ( di libro di biblioteca) □ (eufem.) call of nature, bisogno fisiologico □ (leg.) call on guarantor, chiamata in garanzia □ (fin.) call on shares, richiamo dei decimi □ ( Borsa) call option, contratto a premio del compratore (o da pagare); (contratto) dont; opzione di dont (o d'acquisto) □ call-out, chiamata ( di riparatore, ecc.): call-out charge, (diritto di) chiamata □ (GB, antiq.) call-over, appello ( a scuola) □ (fin.) call premium, premio di rimborso (o di richiamo) □ (fin.) call price, prezzo di riscatto □ (fin., Borsa, GB) call rate, tasso di interesse passivo su denaro a richiesta □ ( radio) call sign (o call signal), segnale di chiamata; nominativo □ (leg., in Inghil.) call to the Bar, abilitazione all'esercizio della professione forense □ (mil.) call to quarters, ritirata □ call-up, (mil.) chiamata alle armi, ( di riservisti) richiamo; (i) richiamati (collett.); ( sport) convocazione ( di un giocatore) □ (mil.) call-up papers, cartolina precetto □ calls on one's time, impegni □ above and beyond the call of duty ► above □ at call = on call ► sotto □ to have first call on st., avere diritto per primo a qc. □ (telef.) free call, telefonata gratuita; numero verde □ (naut.) «no calls», «senza scali intermedi» □ on call, a disposizione, reperibile; ( di medico) di servizio, di reperibilità; (fin.: di titolo) pagabile a richiesta; esigibile a vista □ (leg.) on first call, in prima convocazione □ (teatr.) to take a call, essere chiamato alla ribalta □ within call, a portata di voce.
    ♦ (to) call /kɔ:l/
    A v. t.
    1 gridare; dire forte: Joan called my name, Joan ha gridato il mio nome
    2 chiamare (per attirare l'attenzione; per far venire, anche per telefono): I called her but she didn't stop, la chiamai ma lei non si fermò; He called me aside [to the window], mi ha chiamato in disparte [alla finestra]; to call the lift, chiamare l'ascensore; Shall I call you a taxi?, ti chiamo un taxi?; Call the police, chiama la polizia!
    3 telefonare; chiamare: Please call me at 6, telefonami alle 6, per favore
    4 svegliare; chiamare: What time would you like to be called in the morning?, a che ora vuole essere svegliato domani?
    5 convocare; chiamare; citare (leg.): I was called before the committee, sono stato convocato davanti alla commissione; to call a court martial, convocare una corte marziale; to be called to give evidence, essere chiamato a testimoniare; essere citato come testimone
    6 (al passivo) essere chiamato; sentire la vocazione
    7 indire; convocare; proclamare: to call a meeting, indire una riunione; to call an election, indire le elezioni generali; to call a strike, proclamare uno sciopero
    8 dare ( un nome) a; chiamare; mettere ( un nome) a: We're going to call her Lucy, la chiameremo Lucy; What are we going to call the new model?, che nome daremo al nuovo modello?
    9 chiamare (con un dato nome, titolo, ecc.): I was always called by my surname, venivo sempre chiamata per cognome; DIALOGO → - Arriving for a meeting- Please, call me Sheila, la prego, mi chiami Sheila
    10 (al passivo) chiamarsi; avere nome; (rif. a soprannome, ecc.) essere chiamato, essere detto; ( di libro, film, ecc.) intitolarsi, essere intitolato, avere come titolo: What's this thing called?, come si chiama questo?; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- What's the book called?, qual è il titolo del libro?; His friend was called Jasper, il suo amico si chiamava Jasper; King John, also called John Lackland, Re Giovanni, detto anche Giovanni Senzaterra
    11 definire; dire; chiamare: I wouldn't call him a close friend, non lo definirei un amico intimo; That's what I call a miracle, io questo lo chiamo (o per me è) un miracolo; She calls herself an artist, si definisce un'artista; dice di essere un'artista
    12 dare a (q. del…): He called me a cheat, mi ha dato dell'imbroglione
    13 ( sport: di arbitro, ecc.) dichiarare: to call the ball in, dichiarare buona la palla
    15 (fin.) richiamare ( un titolo)
    17 (comput.) chiamare ( una procedura, ecc.)
    B v. i.
    1 chiamare: I heard you call, ti ho sentito chiamare; Duty calls!, il dovere chiama!
    2 ( d'uccello, ecc.) emettere il richiamo; chiamare
    3 telefonare; chiamare: I'm calling about your ad, telefono per il suo annuncio; Where was he calling from?, da dove chiamava?; DIALOGO → - On the phone- Who's calling, please?, scusi, chi parla?
    4 andare; venire; passare; far visita; andare a trovare: Has anybody called?, è venuto nessuno?; The nurse called every day, l'infermiera passava tutti i giorni; to call at the bank, passare in banca; to call into the post office, passare all'ufficio postale; We called on our neighbours to see if everything was all right, siamo passati dai vicini per vedere se andava tutto bene
    ● to call sb. 's attention to st., richiamare l'attenzione di q. su qc. □ to call the banns, fare le pubblicazioni (matrimoniali) □ to call sb. 's bluff ► bluff (3) □ (fin.) to call bonds, riscattare obbligazioni □ (leg.) to call a case, chiamare una causa; fissare un'udienza □ (telef., USA) to call collect, fare una telefonata a carico del destinatario □ (aeron., trasp.) to call a flight, annunciare un volo □ to call a halt, dare l'alt; fermare □ to call into being, dar vita a; creare □ to call into play, chiamare in gioco; mettere in moto □ to call into (o in) question, mettere in dubbio □ to call it ( seguito da una cifra), fare…; Let's call it $100, facciamo cento dollari □ (fam.) to call it a day, aver lavorato abbastanza; fare punto (e basta); chiuderla lì: It's getting dark: let's call it a day!, si fa buio: chiudiamola qui; DIALOGO → - In a meeting- I think we'll call it a day there, credo che concluderemo qui □ to call it quits, considerarsi pari; chiudere la faccenda; chiuderla lì; ( anche) farla finita, lasciare tutto, chiudere: Take these ten pounds and let's call it quits, prendi queste dieci sterline e chiudiamola lì □ to call sb. names, insultare q. □ (fam. USA) to call the shots, essere quello che decide, che comanda; comandare □ to call a spade a spade, dire pane al pane; parlare chiaro □ to call to account, chiamare alla resa dei conti; chiedere conto a q. (di qc.) □ to call to arms, chiamare alle armi □ to call to mind, richiamare alla mente (o alla memoria) □ to call to order, richiamare all'ordine □ to call the tune, essere quello che decide, che comanda; comandare; dirigere la musica □ to call st. one's own, dire che qc. ci appartiene: The study was the only place I could call my own, lo studio era l'unico posto che potevo dire (o che fosse) veramente mio □ (leg., in GB) to be called to the Bar, essere ammesso all'esercizio della professione forense □ (leg., in GB) to be called within the Bar, essere nominato ► «King's (o Queen's) Counsel» (► counsel) □ (eufem. fam.) Don't call us, we'll call you, la chiameremo noi; le faremo sapere ( equivalente a una risposta negativa data a un candidato, un postulante, ecc.) □ ( radio) London calling, qui Londra.

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ call

  • 3 call

    call [kɔ:l]
    appeler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (d), 2 (g) pousser un cri ⇒ 1 (c) passer ⇒ 1 (d) s'arrêter ⇒ 1 (e) réveiller ⇒ 2 (c) appel ⇒ 3 (a)-(c) visite ⇒ 3 (d)
    ∎ if you need me, just call si tu as besoin de moi, tu n'as qu'à (m') appeler;
    ∎ she called to her son in the crowd elle appela son fils dans la foule;
    ∎ to call for help appeler à l'aide ou au secours
    ∎ where are you calling from? d'où appelles-tu?;
    ∎ it's Alison calling c'est Alison à l'appareil;
    ∎ who's calling? qui est à l'appareil?, c'est de la part de qui?;
    ∎ may I ask who's calling? qui est à l'appareil, je vous prie?
    (c) (animal, bird) pousser un cri
    (d) British (visit) passer;
    ∎ did the postman call? est-ce que le facteur est passé?;
    ∎ I'll call at the butcher's on the way home je passerai chez le boucher en revenant à la maison;
    ∎ do call again n'hésitez pas à revenir;
    ∎ I was out when they called je n'étais pas là quand ils sont passés
    (e) British (stop) s'arrêter;
    ∎ to call at (train) s'arrêter à; (ship) faire escale à
    (f) Cards (in bridge) appeler (l'atout); (in poker) forcer l'adversaire à déclarer son jeu
    ∎ to call sb's name appeler qn;
    ∎ can you call the children to the table? pouvez-vous appeler les enfants pour qu'ils viennent à table?;
    ∎ "be careful!", he called "attention!", cria-t-il;
    ∎ School to call the roll faire l'appel
    (b) (telephone) appeler;
    ∎ who's calling? qui est à l'appareil?;
    ∎ call me tonight appelle-moi ce soir;
    ∎ don't call me at work ne m'appelle pas au bureau;
    ∎ we called his house nous avons appelé chez lui;
    ∎ to call the police/fire brigade appeler la police/les pompiers;
    ∎ humorous euphemism don't call us, we'll call you on vous écrira
    (c) (wake up) réveiller;
    ∎ can you call me at nine? pouvez-vous me réveiller à 9 heures?
    ∎ he has a cat called Felix il a un chat qui s'appelle Félix;
    ∎ she was called "Ratty" as a child on l'appelait "Ratty" quand elle était enfant;
    ∎ British he was called Charles after his grandfather on l'a appelé Charles comme son grand-père;
    ∎ to call oneself a colonel s'attribuer le titre de colonel;
    ∎ what's this called? comment est-ce qu'on appelle ça?, comment est-ce que ça s'appelle?;
    ∎ she called him a crook elle l'a traité d'escroc;
    ∎ are you calling me a thief? me traitez-vous de voleur?;
    ∎ to call sb names injurier qn, invectiver qn;
    ∎ they called him all sorts of names or every name in the book ils l'ont traité de tous les noms
    ∎ Denver is where I call home c'est à Denver que je me sens chez moi;
    ∎ he had no home to call his own il n'avait pas de chez lui;
    ∎ she had no time to call her own elle n'avait pas de temps à elle;
    ∎ (and you) call yourself a Christian! et tu te dis chrétien!;
    ∎ I don't call that clean ce n'est pas ce que j'appelle propre;
    ∎ British let's call it £10, shall we? disons ou mettons 10 livres, d'accord?;
    ∎ let's call it a day si on s'arrêtait là pour aujourd'hui?
    ∎ to call an election annoncer des élections;
    ∎ to call a meeting convoquer une assemblée;
    ∎ to call a strike appeler à la grève
    (g) (send for, summon) appeler, convoquer;
    ∎ he was called to the phone on l'a demandé au téléphone;
    ∎ to call the doctor faire venir le médecin, appeler le médecin;
    ∎ she was suddenly called home elle a été rappelée soudainement chez elle;
    ∎ to be called away on an emergency être appelé en urgence;
    ∎ he's been called away, his mother is ill il a dû s'absenter parce que sa mère est malade;
    ∎ he was called to his regiment il a été rappelé à son régiment;
    ∎ she was called as a witness elle a été citée comme témoin;
    ∎ he called me over il m'a appelé;
    ∎ to call sth into being former qch
    ∎ to call a loan exiger le remboursement d'un prêt
    (i) Sport (declare, judge) juger;
    ∎ he called it out il a jugé qu'elle était dehors
    (j) Cards (in bridge) annoncer; (in poker) demander
    (k) to call heads/tails choisir face/pile
    ∎ to call sth to mind rappeler qch;
    ∎ the scenery calls to mind certain parts of Brittany le paysage rappelle un peu certaines parties de la Bretagne;
    ∎ to call sth into play faire jouer qch;
    ∎ market forces will soon be called into play on fera bientôt jouer les lois du marché;
    ∎ to call sth into question remettre qch en question;
    ∎ she called into question his competence as a doctor elle a mis ses compétences de médecin en doute;
    ∎ familiar to call the shots or British tune faire la loi
    3 noun
    (a) (cry, shout) appel m; (of animal, bird) cri m; (of bugle, drum) appel m;
    ∎ figurative the call of the sea l'appel du large;
    ∎ he showed dedication (above and) beyond the call of duty il a fait preuve d'un dévouement bien au-delà de ce qu'on était en droit d'attendre de lui;
    ∎ a call for help un appel à l'aide ou au secours;
    ∎ to give sb a call (waken) réveiller qn
    (b) (on telephone) appel m;
    ∎ can I make a call? puis-je téléphoner?;
    ∎ to put a call through passer une communication;
    ∎ to make a call passer un coup de téléphone;
    ∎ there's a call for you on vous demande au téléphone;
    ∎ to take a call prendre un appel;
    ∎ I'll give you a call tomorrow je t'appelle demain;
    ∎ how much does a call to Italy cost? combien est-ce que ça coûte d'appeler en Italie ou l'Italie?;
    ∎ he's on a call il est en ligne;
    ∎ to return sb's call rappeler qn
    (c) (summons) appel m;
    ∎ to come at/answer sb's call venir/répondre à l'appel de qn;
    ∎ to be within call être à portée de voix;
    ∎ this is the last call for passengers for Bordeaux ceci est le dernier appel pour les passagers à destination de Bordeaux;
    ∎ call for tenders appel m d'offres;
    ∎ euphemism to obey or answer a call of nature satisfaire un besoin naturel
    (d) (visit) visite f;
    ∎ British to make or pay a call on sb rendre visite à qn;
    ∎ British she had several calls to make in the neighbourhood elle devait rendre quelques visites dans le voisinage;
    ∎ the doctor doesn't make house calls le médecin ne fait pas de visites à domicile
    ∎ the ship made a call at Genoa le navire a fait escale à Gênes
    (f) (demand, need)
    ∎ there have been renewed calls for a return to capital punishment il y a des gens qui demandent à nouveau le rétablissement de la peine de mort;
    ∎ there is little call for unskilled labour il n'y a qu'une faible demande de travailleurs non spécialisés;
    ∎ there's no call to shout il n'y a aucune raison de crier;
    ∎ there's no call for rudeness! pas besoin ou ce n'est pas la peine d'être impoli!;
    ∎ you have first call on my time je m'occuperai de vous en premier lieu
    (g) Stock Exchange option f d'achat, call m;
    ∎ call of more option f du double
    (h) Finance (for repayment) demande f (d'argent);
    ∎ call for capital appel m de fonds;
    ∎ payable at call payable sur demande ou à présentation ou à vue
    (i) Sport (decision) jugement m
    (j) Cards (in bridge) annonce f; (in solo, whist) demande f
    (k) Religion vocation f;
    ∎ he felt a call (to the ministry) il se sentait une vocation religieuse
    ∎ your call pile ou face?;
    ∎ it's your call! c'est à toi de décider
    (doctor, nurse) de garde; (police, troops) en éveil; (car) disponible; Finance (loan) remboursable sur demande
    ►► call alarm alarme f (pour personne âgée ou handicapée);
    Telecommunications call barring interdiction f d'appels;
    Telecommunications British call box (telephone box) cabine f téléphonique; American (on roadside) borne f d'appel d'urgence;
    call button bouton d'appel;
    Commerce call centre centre m d'appels;
    Telecommunications call connection établissement m d'appel;
    Telecommunications call diversion transfert m d'appel;
    Stock Exchange call feature = clause de remboursement anticipé au gré de l'émetteur;
    Telecommunications call forwarding redirection f d'appel;
    Telecommunications call forwarding device dispositif m de redirection d'appel;
    call girl (prostitute) call-girl f;
    Telecommunications call holding mise f en attente d'appels;
    Telecommunications call key touche f d'appel;
    call letter avis m d'appel de fonds;
    American Radio call letters indicatif m d'appel (d'une station de radio);
    Finance call loan prêt m à vue, prêt m remboursable sur demande;
    Finance call money argent m au jour le jour;
    American call number (on library book) cote f;
    Stock Exchange call option option f d'achat, call m;
    Stock Exchange call price cours m du dont;
    Telecommunications call screening filtrage m d'appels;
    Computing call sequence séquence f d'appel;
    Radio call sign indicatif m d'appel (d'une station de radio);
    Telecommunications call waiting signal m d'appel;
    Telecommunications call waiting service signal m d'appel;
    call warrant warrant m à l'achat
    prendre à part
    ∎ she was called away from the office on l'a appelée et elle a dû quitter le bureau;
    ∎ she's often called away on business elle doit souvent partir en déplacement ou s'absenter pour affaires
    (a) (on telephone) rappeler;
    ∎ I'll call you back later je te rappelle plus tard
    (b) (ask to return) rappeler;
    ∎ I was already at the door when she called me back j'étais déjà près de la porte lorsqu'elle m'a rappelé
    (a) (on telephone) rappeler;
    ∎ can you call back after five? pourriez-vous rappeler après cinq heures?
    (b) (visit again) revenir, repasser;
    ∎ I'll call back tomorrow je reviendrai ou repasserai demain
    ∎ he called down the wrath of God on the killers il appela la colère de Dieu sur la tête des tueurs
    ∎ he called for her at her parents' house il est passé la chercher chez ses parents;
    ∎ whose is this parcel? - someone's calling for it later à qui est ce paquet? - quelqu'un passera le prendre plus tard
    (b) (put forward as demand) appeler, demander; (of agreement, treaty) prévoir;
    ∎ the opposition called for an official statement l'opposition a exigé ou demandé une déclaration officielle;
    ∎ the police are calling for tougher penalties la police réclame des sanctions plus fermes
    (c) (require) exiger;
    ∎ the situation called for quick thinking la situation demandait ou exigeait qu'on réfléchisse vite;
    ∎ this calls for a celebration/a drink! il faut fêter/arroser ça!;
    ∎ that sort of behaviour isn't called for on se passe bien de ce genre de comportement
    formal provoquer, susciter;
    ∎ the article called forth vigorous denials l'article suscita ou occasionna des démentis énergiques
    ➲ call in
    (a) (send for) faire venir;
    ∎ call Miss Smith in, please faites entrer Mlle Smith, s'il vous plaît;
    ∎ an accountant was called in to look at the books on a fait venir un comptable pour examiner les livres de comptes;
    ∎ she called the children in (back into the house) elle a fait rentrer les enfants;
    ∎ the army was called in to assist with the evacuation on a fait appel à l'armée pour aider à l'évacuation
    (b) (recall → defective goods) rappeler; (→ banknotes) retirer de la circulation; (→ library books) faire rentrer
    (c) Finance (debt) rappeler;
    ∎ to call in one's money faire rentrer ses fonds;
    ∎ to call in a loan (of bank) demander le remboursement d'un prêt
    ∎ she called in at her sister's to say goodbye elle est passée chez sa sœur pour dire au revoir
    (b) (telephone) appeler, téléphoner;
    ∎ to call in sick téléphoner pour prévenir qu'on est malade
    (c) Finance (currency) retirer de la circulation
    (a) (appointment, meeting, match, holidays) annuler; (deal) annuler, résilier;
    ∎ to call off a strike (before it takes place) annuler un ordre de grève; (when it has begun) mettre fin à une grève;
    ∎ to call off one's engagement rompre ses fiançailles;
    ∎ the police called off their search la police a arrêté ses recherches
    (b) (dog, attacker) rappeler
    (a) (summon) faire appel à;
    ∎ to call on the experts/sb's services faire appel aux ou avoir recours aux experts/services de qn
    (b) (urge, invite)
    ∎ to call on sb to do sth demander à qn de faire qch;
    ∎ she called on the government to take action elle a demandé au gouvernement d'agir;
    ∎ I now call on Mr Stewart (to speak) je laisse la parole à M. Stewart
    (c) (visit) rendre visite à;
    ∎ I'll call on her this evening je lui rendrai visite ou je passerai chez elle ce soir
    ∎ to call on God invoquer le nom de Dieu
    ∎ "over here!" he called out "par ici!" appela-t-il;
    ∎ she called out the winning number elle a annoncé le numéro gagnant
    (b) (summon) appeler, faire appel à;
    ∎ the army was called out to help on a fait appel à l'armée pour aider;
    ∎ the union called out its members for 24 hours le syndicat appela ses adhérents à une grève de 24 heures
    (shout) appeler;
    ∎ she called out to a policeman elle appela un agent de police;
    ∎ to call out in anger/pain crier de colère/douleur
    exiger
    ∎ can I call round this evening? puis-je passer ce soir?;
    ∎ your mother called round for the parcel votre mère est passée prendre le paquet
    convoquer
    ➲ call up
    (a) (telephone) appeler
    (c) (evoke) évoquer, faire venir à l'esprit
    (d) (summon) appeler, convoquer;
    ∎ she was called up for jury service elle a été appelée ou convoquée pour faire partie d'un jury
    (e) Computing (help screen, menu) rappeler
    appeler
    formal (request, summon) faire appel à;
    ∎ she may be called upon to give evidence il est possible qu'elle soit citée comme témoin;
    ∎ I called upon him for assistance j'ai fait appel à son aide
    ✾ Book 'The Call of the Wild' London 'L'Appel de la forêt'

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  • 4 call

    ko:l
    1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) llamar
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) llamar
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) llamar
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) convocar
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) hacer una visita
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) llamar
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) marcar, declarar

    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grito
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) canto
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) llamada
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) llamada
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) demanda
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) necesidad, motivo
    •
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    call1 n
    1. grito / llamada
    2. llamada telefónica
    3. visita
    call2 vb
    1. llamar / gritar
    2. llamar por teléfono / telefonear
    3. llamar
    what's your dog called? ¿cómo se llama tu perro?
    4. visitar / pasar a ver
    tr[kɔːl]
    1 (shout, cry) grito, llamada
    2 (by telephone) llamada (telefónica)
    3 (of bird) reclamo
    4 (demand) demanda; (need) motivo
    5 (summons, vocation) llamada; (lure) llamada, atracción nombre femenino
    6 (request, demand) llamamiento
    7 (short visit) visita
    1 (shout) llamar
    3 (summon - meeting, strike, election) convocar; (announce - flight) anunciar
    5 (name, describe as) llamar
    ■ what have they called their baby? ¿qué nombre le han puesto al bebé?
    ■ what's Peter's girlfriend called? ¿cómo se llama la novia de Peter?
    ■ what's this called in Spanish? ¿cómo se llama esto en español?
    1 (shout) llamar
    ■ why didn't you come when I called? ¿por qué no viniste cuando te llamé?
    2 (by phone) llamar
    ■ who's calling please? ¿de parte de quién?
    3 (visit) pasar, hacer una visita
    4 (train) parar (at, en)
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    let's call it a day démoslo por terminado, dejémoslo
    let's call it quits dejémoslo estar
    the call of duty la llamada del deber
    to answer a call of nature hacer sus necesidades
    to be on call estar de guardia
    to call a halt to something atajar algo, acabar con algo
    to call for something/somebody pasar a recoger algo/a alguien
    to call in on somebody ir a ver a alguien
    to call oneself considerarse
    to call somebody names poner verde a alguien, insultar a alguien
    to call somebody to account pedirle cuentas a alguien
    to call somebody's bluff devolver la pelota a alguien
    to call something one's own tener algo de propiedad
    to call something to mind traer algo a la memoria
    to call the shots / call the tune llevar la batuta, llevar la voz cantante
    to give somebody a call llamar a alguien
    to have first call on something tener prioridad sobre algo
    to have too many calls on one's time tener muchas obligaciones, estar muy ocupado,-a
    to pay a call on ir a ver a alguien, hacer una visita a alguien
    what time do you call this? ¿qué horas son éstas?
    call box SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL cabina telefónica
    call girl prostituta
    call ['kɔl] vi
    1) cry, shout: gritar, vociferar
    2) visit: hacer (una) visita, visitar
    3)
    to call for : exigir, requerir, necesitar
    it calls for patience: requiere mucha paciencia
    call vt
    1) summon: llamar, convocar
    2) telephone: llamar por teléfono, telefonear
    3) name: llamar, apodar
    call n
    1) shout: grito m, llamada f
    2) : grito m (de un animal), reclamo m (de un pájaro)
    3) summons: llamada f
    4) demand: llamado m, petición f
    5) visit: visita f
    6) decision: decisión f (en deportes)
    7) or telephone call : llamada f (telefónica)
    n.
    • llamada (Teléfono) s.f.
    • llamamiento s.m.
    • reclamo s.m.
    • toque s.m.
    • visita s.f.
    expr.
    • estar sobre el tapete expr.
    • reprender v.
    v.
    • apellidar v.
    • convocar v.
    • decir v.
    (§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-
    pp: dicho
    fut/c: dir-•)
    • intitular v.
    • invitar v.
    • llamar (Teléfono) v.
    • pasar lista v.
    • titular v.
    kɔːl
    I
    1) ( by telephone) llamada f

    to make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)

    will you take the call? — ( talk to somebody) ¿le paso la llamada?; ( accept charges) ¿acepta la llamada?

    local/long-distance call — llamada urbana/interurbana

    2)
    a) ( of person - cry) llamada f, llamado m (AmL); (- shout) grito m
    b) ( of animal) grito m; ( of bird) reclamo m
    3)
    a) ( summons)

    to be on call — estar* de guardia

    to answer o obey the call of nature — (euph) hacer* sus (or mis etc) necesidades (euf)

    b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f
    4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)
    5) ( claim)
    6) (usu with neg)
    a) ( reason) motivo m
    b) ( demand) demanda f
    7) ( visit) visita f

    to pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien

    8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)

    II
    1.
    1) ( shout) llamar
    2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*
    3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamar

    for more information call us on o at 341-6920 — para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 341-6920

    don't call us, we'll call you — (set phrase) ya lo llamaremos

    4) (name, describe as) llamar

    we call her Betty — la llamamos or (esp AmL) le decimos Betty

    what are you going to call the baby? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner al bebé?

    what is this called in Italian? — ¿cómo se llama esto en italiano?

    are you calling me a liar? — ¿me estás llamando mentiroso?

    he calls himself an artist, but... — se dice or se considera un artista pero...

    what sort of time do you call this? — ¿éstas son horas de llegar?

    shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares

    5) ( in poker) ver*; ( in bridge) declarar

    2.
    vi
    1) \<\<person\>\> llamar

    to call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara

    2) (by telephone, radio) llamar

    who's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?

    3) ( visit) pasar
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    Phrasal Verbs:
    [kɔːl]
    1. N
    1) (=cry) llamada f, llamado m (LAm); (=shout) grito m ; [of bird] canto m, reclamo m ; (imitating bird's cry) reclamo m ; (imitating animal's cry) chilla f

    • they came at my call — acudieron a mi llamada

    • please give me a call at seven — (in hotel) despiérteme a las siete, por favor; (at friend's) llámame a las siete

    • within call — al alcance de la voz

    2) (Telec) llamada f

    to make a call — llamar (por teléfono), hacer una llamada, telefonear (esp LAm)

    3) (=appeal, summons, invitation) llamamiento m, llamado (LAm); (Aer) (for flight) anuncio m ; (Theat) (to actor) llamamiento m

    • to answer the call — (Rel) acudir al llamamiento

    • the boat sent out a call for help — el barco emitió una llamada de socorro

    • to be on call — (=on duty) estar de guardia; (=available) estar disponible

    money on call — dinero m a la vista

    • the minister sent out a call to the country to remain calm — el ministro hizo un llamamiento al país para que conservara la calma

    4) (=lure) llamada f

    • the call of duty — la llamada del deber

    • to answer the call of nature — euph hacer sus necesidades fisiológicas

    • the call of the sea — la llamada del mar

    • the call of the unknown — la llamada de lo desconocido

    5) (=visit) (also Med) visita f

    • the boat makes a call at Vigo — el barco hace escala en Vigo

    • to pay a call on sb — ir a ver a algn, hacer una visita a algn

    • port of call — puerto m de escala

    6) (=need) motivo m

    • you had no call to say that — no tenías motivo alguno para decir eso

    7) (=demand) demanda f ( for de)

    • there isn't much call for these now — hay poca demanda de estos ahora

    8) (=claim)

    • to have first call on sth — (resources etc) tener prioridad en algo; (when buying it) tener opción de compra sobre algo

    9) (Bridge) marca f, voz f

    whose call is it? — ¿a quién le toca declarar?

    10)
    - have a close call
    2. VT
    1) (=shout out) [+ name, person] llamar, gritar

    did you call me? — ¿me llamaste?

    attention 1., 1), halt 1., 1), name 1., 2), shot 2., 4), tune 1., 1)
    2) (=summon) [+ doctor, taxi] llamar; [+ meeting, election] convocar

    • to be called to the Bar — (Brit) (Jur) licenciarse como abogado, recibirse de abogado (LAm)

    • he felt called to serve God — se sentía llamado a servir al Señor

    • to call a strike — convocar una huelga

    • to call sb as a witness — citar a algn como testigo

    3) (Telec) llamar (por teléfono)

    don't call us, we'll call you — no se moleste en llamar, nosotros le llamaremos

    4) (=announce) [+ flight] anunciar
    5) (=waken) despertar, llamar

    please call me at eight — me llama or despierta a las ocho, por favor

    6) (=name, describe) llamar

    what are you called? — ¿cómo te llamas?

    what are they calling him? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner?

    are you calling me a liar? — ¿me está diciendo que soy un mentiroso?, ¿me está llamando mentiroso?

    7) (=consider)

    • I call it an insult — para mí eso es un insulto

    let's call it £50 — quedamos en 50 libras

    • I had nothing I could call my own — no tenía más que lo puesto

    • what time do you call this? — iro ¿qué hora crees que es?

    • call yourself a friend? — iro ¿y tú dices que eres un amigo?

    8) [+ result] (of election, race) hacer público, anunciar
    9) (Bridge) declarar
    10) (US) (Sport) [+ game] suspender
    3. VI
    1) (=shout) [person] llamar; (=cry, sing) [bird] cantar

    did you call? — ¿me llamaste?

    2) (Telec)

    who's calling? — ¿de parte de quién?, ¿quién (le) llama?

    London calling — (Rad) aquí Londres

    3) (=visit) pasar (a ver)

    please call again — (Comm) gracias por su visita

    4.
    CPD

    call centre N — (Brit) (Telec) centro m de atención al cliente, call centre m

    call girl N — prostituta f (que concierta citas por teléfono)

    call letters NPL — (US) (Telec) letras fpl de identificación, indicativo m

    call loan N — (Econ) préstamo m cobrable a la vista

    call money N — (Econ) dinero m a la vista

    call number N — (US) [of library book] número m de catalogación

    call option N — (St Ex) opción f de compra a precio fijado

    call sign N — (Rad) (señal f de) llamada f

    call signal N — (Telec) código m de llamada

    * * *
    [kɔːl]
    I
    1) ( by telephone) llamada f

    to make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)

    will you take the call? — ( talk to somebody) ¿le paso la llamada?; ( accept charges) ¿acepta la llamada?

    local/long-distance call — llamada urbana/interurbana

    2)
    a) ( of person - cry) llamada f, llamado m (AmL); (- shout) grito m
    b) ( of animal) grito m; ( of bird) reclamo m
    3)
    a) ( summons)

    to be on call — estar* de guardia

    to answer o obey the call of nature — (euph) hacer* sus (or mis etc) necesidades (euf)

    b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f
    4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)
    5) ( claim)
    6) (usu with neg)
    a) ( reason) motivo m
    b) ( demand) demanda f
    7) ( visit) visita f

    to pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien

    8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)

    II
    1.
    1) ( shout) llamar
    2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*
    3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamar

    for more information call us on o at 341-6920 — para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 341-6920

    don't call us, we'll call you — (set phrase) ya lo llamaremos

    4) (name, describe as) llamar

    we call her Betty — la llamamos or (esp AmL) le decimos Betty

    what are you going to call the baby? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner al bebé?

    what is this called in Italian? — ¿cómo se llama esto en italiano?

    are you calling me a liar? — ¿me estás llamando mentiroso?

    he calls himself an artist, but... — se dice or se considera un artista pero...

    what sort of time do you call this? — ¿éstas son horas de llegar?

    shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares

    5) ( in poker) ver*; ( in bridge) declarar

    2.
    vi
    1) \<\<person\>\> llamar

    to call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara

    2) (by telephone, radio) llamar

    who's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?

    3) ( visit) pasar
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    Phrasal Verbs:

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  • 5 CALL

    ko:l
    1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) llamar
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) llamar
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) llamar
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) convocar
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) hacer una visita
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) llamar
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) marcar, declarar

    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grito
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) canto
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) llamada
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) llamada
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) demanda
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) necesidad, motivo
    •
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    call1 n
    1. grito / llamada
    2. llamada telefónica
    3. visita
    call2 vb
    1. llamar / gritar
    2. llamar por teléfono / telefonear
    3. llamar
    what's your dog called? ¿cómo se llama tu perro?
    4. visitar / pasar a ver
    tr[kɔːl]
    1 (shout, cry) grito, llamada
    2 (by telephone) llamada (telefónica)
    3 (of bird) reclamo
    4 (demand) demanda; (need) motivo
    5 (summons, vocation) llamada; (lure) llamada, atracción nombre femenino
    6 (request, demand) llamamiento
    7 (short visit) visita
    1 (shout) llamar
    3 (summon - meeting, strike, election) convocar; (announce - flight) anunciar
    5 (name, describe as) llamar
    ■ what have they called their baby? ¿qué nombre le han puesto al bebé?
    ■ what's Peter's girlfriend called? ¿cómo se llama la novia de Peter?
    ■ what's this called in Spanish? ¿cómo se llama esto en español?
    1 (shout) llamar
    ■ why didn't you come when I called? ¿por qué no viniste cuando te llamé?
    2 (by phone) llamar
    ■ who's calling please? ¿de parte de quién?
    3 (visit) pasar, hacer una visita
    4 (train) parar (at, en)
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    let's call it a day démoslo por terminado, dejémoslo
    let's call it quits dejémoslo estar
    the call of duty la llamada del deber
    to answer a call of nature hacer sus necesidades
    to be on call estar de guardia
    to call a halt to something atajar algo, acabar con algo
    to call for something/somebody pasar a recoger algo/a alguien
    to call in on somebody ir a ver a alguien
    to call oneself considerarse
    to call somebody names poner verde a alguien, insultar a alguien
    to call somebody to account pedirle cuentas a alguien
    to call somebody's bluff devolver la pelota a alguien
    to call something one's own tener algo de propiedad
    to call something to mind traer algo a la memoria
    to call the shots / call the tune llevar la batuta, llevar la voz cantante
    to give somebody a call llamar a alguien
    to have first call on something tener prioridad sobre algo
    to have too many calls on one's time tener muchas obligaciones, estar muy ocupado,-a
    to pay a call on ir a ver a alguien, hacer una visita a alguien
    what time do you call this? ¿qué horas son éstas?
    call box SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL cabina telefónica
    call girl prostituta
    call ['kɔl] vi
    1) cry, shout: gritar, vociferar
    2) visit: hacer (una) visita, visitar
    3)
    to call for : exigir, requerir, necesitar
    it calls for patience: requiere mucha paciencia
    call vt
    1) summon: llamar, convocar
    2) telephone: llamar por teléfono, telefonear
    3) name: llamar, apodar
    call n
    1) shout: grito m, llamada f
    2) : grito m (de un animal), reclamo m (de un pájaro)
    3) summons: llamada f
    4) demand: llamado m, petición f
    5) visit: visita f
    6) decision: decisión f (en deportes)
    7) or telephone call : llamada f (telefónica)
    n.
    • llamada (Teléfono) s.f.
    • llamamiento s.m.
    • reclamo s.m.
    • toque s.m.
    • visita s.f.
    expr.
    • estar sobre el tapete expr.
    • reprender v.
    v.
    • apellidar v.
    • convocar v.
    • decir v.
    (§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-
    pp: dicho
    fut/c: dir-•)
    • intitular v.
    • invitar v.
    • llamar (Teléfono) v.
    • pasar lista v.
    • titular v.
    kɔːl
    I
    1) ( by telephone) llamada f

    to make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)

    will you take the call? — ( talk to somebody) ¿le paso la llamada?; ( accept charges) ¿acepta la llamada?

    local/long-distance call — llamada urbana/interurbana

    2)
    a) ( of person - cry) llamada f, llamado m (AmL); (- shout) grito m
    b) ( of animal) grito m; ( of bird) reclamo m
    3)
    a) ( summons)

    to be on call — estar* de guardia

    to answer o obey the call of nature — (euph) hacer* sus (or mis etc) necesidades (euf)

    b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f
    4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)
    5) ( claim)
    6) (usu with neg)
    a) ( reason) motivo m
    b) ( demand) demanda f
    7) ( visit) visita f

    to pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien

    8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)

    II
    1.
    1) ( shout) llamar
    2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*
    3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamar

    for more information call us on o at 341-6920 — para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 341-6920

    don't call us, we'll call you — (set phrase) ya lo llamaremos

    4) (name, describe as) llamar

    we call her Betty — la llamamos or (esp AmL) le decimos Betty

    what are you going to call the baby? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner al bebé?

    what is this called in Italian? — ¿cómo se llama esto en italiano?

    are you calling me a liar? — ¿me estás llamando mentiroso?

    he calls himself an artist, but... — se dice or se considera un artista pero...

    what sort of time do you call this? — ¿éstas son horas de llegar?

    shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares

    5) ( in poker) ver*; ( in bridge) declarar

    2.
    vi
    1) \<\<person\>\> llamar

    to call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara

    2) (by telephone, radio) llamar

    who's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?

    3) ( visit) pasar
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    Phrasal Verbs:
    [kɔːl]
    N ABBR = computer-assisted language learning
    * * *
    [kɔːl]
    I
    1) ( by telephone) llamada f

    to make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)

    will you take the call? — ( talk to somebody) ¿le paso la llamada?; ( accept charges) ¿acepta la llamada?

    local/long-distance call — llamada urbana/interurbana

    2)
    a) ( of person - cry) llamada f, llamado m (AmL); (- shout) grito m
    b) ( of animal) grito m; ( of bird) reclamo m
    3)
    a) ( summons)

    to be on call — estar* de guardia

    to answer o obey the call of nature — (euph) hacer* sus (or mis etc) necesidades (euf)

    b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f
    4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)
    5) ( claim)
    6) (usu with neg)
    a) ( reason) motivo m
    b) ( demand) demanda f
    7) ( visit) visita f

    to pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien

    8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)

    II
    1.
    1) ( shout) llamar
    2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*
    3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamar

    for more information call us on o at 341-6920 — para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 341-6920

    don't call us, we'll call you — (set phrase) ya lo llamaremos

    4) (name, describe as) llamar

    we call her Betty — la llamamos or (esp AmL) le decimos Betty

    what are you going to call the baby? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner al bebé?

    what is this called in Italian? — ¿cómo se llama esto en italiano?

    are you calling me a liar? — ¿me estás llamando mentiroso?

    he calls himself an artist, but... — se dice or se considera un artista pero...

    what sort of time do you call this? — ¿éstas son horas de llegar?

    shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares

    5) ( in poker) ver*; ( in bridge) declarar

    2.
    vi
    1) \<\<person\>\> llamar

    to call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara

    2) (by telephone, radio) llamar

    who's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?

    3) ( visit) pasar
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    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-spanish dictionary > CALL

  • 6 call

    1. [kɔ:l] n
    1. крик
    2. крик, голос (животного, птицы)
    3. зов; оклик

    within call - поблизости, рядом, неподалёку; в пределах слышимости

    to be within call - быть рядом; быть при ком-л. (для выполнения поручения и т. п.)

    out of call - далеко; вне пределов слышимости

    4. 1) сигнал; звонок; свисток; «дудка» ( на корабле); сбор ( барабанный)

    radio call, call sign /signal/ - радио позывной сигнал

    call letters - радио позывные

    call to quarters - воен. сигнал повестки

    2) охот. манок, вабик ( для приманки птиц)
    5. перекличка

    call of the House - перекличка ( в алфавитном порядке) членов палаты общин ( в Великобритании) или членов палаты представителей ( в США) [см. тж. 7, 1)]

    call of the States - амер. перекличка ( в алфавитном порядке) штатов при голосовании на съезде партии

    6. призыв

    call to arms - призыв к оружию; призыв под знамёна

    7. 1) вызов (в суд и т. п.); (официальное) приглашение на работу, должность и т. п., предложение занять должность и т. п.

    to issue a call to smb. to attend - прислать кому-л. повестку о явке

    to issue a call for a meeting to be held - разослать извещение о том, что состоится собрание

    he accepted the call to the chair of physics - он принял предложение возглавить кафедру физики

    2) созыв (совещания и т. п.)
    3) амер. решение национального комитета партии о созыве съезда для выдвижения кандидатур
    8. телефонный вызов, звонок или разговор (тж. telephone call)

    to make a call - позвонить по телефону [ср. тж. 11, 1)]

    to take the call - а) ответить на телефонный звонок, взять трубку; б) принять заказ, вызов и т. п. (по телефону)

    he got /had received/ a phone call - ему позвонили

    9. театр.

    to take a call - выходить на аплодисменты, раскланиваться

    she had nine calls - её вызывали девять раз, она девять раз выходила раскланиваться

    2) амер. прослушивание; репетиция
    3) объявление о времени репетиции
    10. 1) зов; тяга, влечение

    the call of the wild [of the sea] - зов природы [моря]

    the call of nature - эвф. отправление естественных потребностей

    2) призвание

    to feel a call to smth. - чувствовать призвание /склонность/ к чему-л.

    11. 1) визит, посещение; приход

    social call - а) светский визит; посещение знакомых; б) дип. протокольный визит

    to make calls - делать /наносить/ визиты [ср. тж. 8]

    to return smb. a call - нанести кому-л. ответный визит

    to receive a call - принимать (гостя, посетителя)

    place [port] of call - место [порт] захода

    3) остановка ( поезда на станции)
    12. 1) требование

    at call - наготове, к услугам, в (чьём-л.) распоряжении, под рукой [ср. тж. 4)]

    to be ready at call - быть наготове /настороже/; ≅ быть готовым сделать (что-л.) по первому требованию

    on call - по требованию, по вызову [ср. тж. 3) и 4)]

    I have too many calls on my time - я слишком перегружен обязанностями, у меня совсем нет свободного времени

    call of duty - а) служебный долг; at the call of duty, at duty's call - по долгу службы; merit beyond the call of duty - проявленный героизм; б) чувство долга

    2) эк. спрос ( на товар)
    3) фин., ком. требование уплаты долга, очередного взноса и т. п.

    on call - на онкольном счёте [ср. тж. 1) и 4)]

    loan at /on/ call, money on call - ссуда до востребования

    4) воен. заявка, требование; вызов

    call for action - а) боевая тревога; б) призыв к действию /к борьбе/

    at /on/ call - по вызову; по требованию [ср. тж. 1) и 3)]

    13. полномочие; право

    to have /to get/ a call upon smth. - пользоваться (преимущественным) правом на что-л.

    to have no call on smb. - не иметь никаких прав на чью-л. помощь /поддержку/

    14. нужда, необходимость

    I don't know what call she had to blush so - я не знаю, что заставило её так покраснеть

    there is no call for you to worry - у вас нет никаких оснований тревожиться

    15. бирж.
    1) предварительная премия; опцион
    2) сделка с предварительной премией
    16. карт. объявление ( козырной масти)
    17. церк. предложение прихода, места пастора
    18. вчт. вызов ( подпрограммы), обращение ( к подпрограмме)

    subroutine call - вызов подпрограммы, обращение к подпрограмме

    ♢ call to the bar - присвоение знания барристера

    a close call - амер. опасное /рискованное/ положение; ≅ на волосок от гибели

    it was a close call - ≅ еле-еле унёс ноги, чудом спасся

    as the call, so the echo - посл. как аукнется, так и откликнется

    2. [kɔ:l] v
    1. кричать, закричать

    I thought I beard someone calling - мне показалось, что кто-то кричит

    2. 1) звать, позвать; подозвать (тж. call over); окликать

    he is in the next room, call him - он в соседней комнате, позовите /кликните/ его

    did you call? - вы меня звали?

    he called to her - он крикнул ей /окликнул её/

    2) будить, разбудить
    3. называть; звать

    what is this thing called? - как называется этот предмет?

    what do you call this flower? - как называется этот цветок?

    what do you call this in English? - как это по-английски?

    his name is Richard but everybody calls him Dick - его имя Ричард, но все называют его Диком

    to call smb. names - оскорблять /обзывать/ кого-л.

    4. выкликать; громко читать список и т. п.
    5. созывать

    to call Parliament - созвать /собрать/ парламент

    6. 1) вызывать; звать ( к себе), приглашать:

    to call a doctor - пригласить /вызвать/ врача

    2) вызывать, давать сигнал, сигнализировать
    3) вызывать (откуда-л.; тж. call out)

    the fire-brigade was called out twice last night - прошлой ночью пожарную команду вызывали два раза

    4) юр. вызывать (в суд и т. п.)
    7. 1) (on, upon, unto, to) призывать; взывать, обращаться

    to call on all honest people to support peace - призывать всех честных людей отстаивать дело мира

    to call to mind - вспоминать, припоминать

    I can't call her telephone number to mind - я не могу вспомнить номер её телефона

    to call to order - а) призвать к порядку; the chairman had to call the meeting to order - председателю пришлось призвать собравшихся к порядку; б) амер. открывать, собрание; the meeting is called to order, I call the meeting to order - объявляю собрание открытым

    to call to witness - а) ссылаться на кого-л.; призывать кого-л. в свидетели; б) юр. вызывать /указывать/ свидетеля

    to call to account - призвать к ответу; привлечь к ответственности; потребовать отчёта /объяснений/

    to call to attention - а) обращать (чьё-л.) внимание на (что-л.); б) воен. дать команду «смирно»

    to call to penance - церк. призывать к покаянию

    2) (on, upon) предоставлять слово; вызывать на трибуну

    the chairman called upon Mr. B. to speak - председатель предоставил слово г-ну Б.

    3) (on, upon) вызывать учащегося ответить на вопрос преподавателя

    the teacher always called on her first - учитель всегда спрашивал её первой

    4) (on, upon, to) pass быть призванным; чувствовать призвание, потребность

    to be called to smth. - почувствовать призвание к чему-л.

    he felt called upon to speak - он счёл необходимым выступить, он считал себя не вправе промолчать

    5) (on, upon, to) pass быть вынужденным
    8. объявлять; оглашать

    to call the banns - огласить имена вступающих в брак, объявить о предстоящем бракосочетании

    you call now - карт. вам объявлять (масть и т. п.)

    9. (тж. call in, call by)
    1) (обыкн. in, at, on, round) навещать; посещать, приходить в гости, с визитом; заходить, заглядывать, завернуть (куда-л.)

    I was out when he called - когда он заходил, меня не было дома

    call in this evening, if you can - если можете, заходите сегодня вечером

    I called on Mr. Smith at his office - я посетил мистера Смита в его конторе

    our new neighbours called at our house last week - наши новые соседи приходили к нам /были у нас/ на прошлой неделе

    the Ambassador called on the Foreign Minister - посол нанёс визит министру иностранных дел

    call by - разг. заходить (ненадолго), заглядывать (к кому-л.)

    I'll call by if you don't mind - я зайду, если вы не возражаете

    we are alone most of the time, very few people call by - мы большей частью одни, у нас редко кто бывает

    2) (in, at) заходить ( о корабле)

    does this steamer call at Naples? - этот пароход заходит в Неаполь?

    3) (in, at) останавливаться ( о транспорте)

    few trains call at A. - редкий поезд останавливается в A.

    10. (for)
    1) заходить (за чем-л., кем-л.)
    2) (громко) требовать

    the minister's resignation was called for by everybody - все потребовали отставки министра

    3) требовать, нуждаться (в чём-л.), предусматривать

    your plan will call for a lot of money - для осуществления вашего плана потребуется много денег

    the occasion calls for quick action - в данном случае требуется быстрота действий

    4) pass требоваться; быть нужным, уместным
    5) вызывать ( актёра)
    11. звонить или говорить по телефону

    we called them to say that... - мы сообщили им по телефону, что...

    did anyone call? - мне кто-нибудь звонил?

    12. считать, рассматривать; (пред)полагать

    do you call English an easy language? - и вы считаете английский язык лёгким?

    I call this a very good house - по-моему, это прекрасный дом

    I call that a shame - по-моему, это возмутительно

    they call it ten miles - считается, что здесь десять миль

    he calls him his son - он считает его своим сыном; он относится к нему как к родному сыну

    the results of the conference are called satisfactory - считают, что конференция дала положительные результаты

    13. шотл. гнать (стадо, повозку и т. п.); погонять, понукать
    14. охот. вабить, приманивать птиц

    ♢ to call in /into/ question, to call into doubt - сомневаться, ставить под сомнение

    to call into being - создать, вызвать к жизни

    the plant was called into being by war requirements - завод был построен по военным соображениям

    to call into play - приводить в действие, пускать в ход

    the case called every faculty of the doctor into play - заболевание потребовало от врача напряжения всех его сил и способностей

    it calls for a celebration! - это (дело) надо отметить!

    to call the score - спорт. вести /объявлять/ счёт

    to call to the bar - принимать (кого-л.) в корпорацию барристеров

    to call cousins - ≅ набиваться в родственники

    to call the tune /the play/ - распоряжаться; задавать тон

    to call it a day - прекратить какое-л. дело

    let's call it a day - на сегодня хватит, пора кончать

    to call it square - удовлетвориться, примириться

    to call off all bets - амер. умереть

    to call over the coals - бранить, отчитывать

    you will be called over the coals for your conduct - вам достанется /попадёт/ за ваше поведение

    to call smb.'s bluff см. bluff I, 1, 1)

    deep calls unto deep - библ. бездна бездну призывает

    to have nothing to call one's own - не иметь гроша за душой; ≅ ни кола ни двора

    НБАРС > call

  • 7 call

    ko:l 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) sette navn på, kalle
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) kalle
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) rope
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) innkalle; be, ringe
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) avlegge et besøk, besøke
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) ringe
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) melde, forhøye innsatsen
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) (an)rop, skrik
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) (fugle)sang
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) besøk, visitt
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonoppringning
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) tiltrekning
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) etterspørsel, krav, fordring
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) behov, grunn
    •
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    kall
    --------
    kalle
    --------
    rop
    --------
    skrik
    I
    subst. \/kɔːl\/
    1) rop, skrik
    2) (om fugl, dyr) fløyt, lokketone, brøl, skrik
    3) anrop (fly, radio), signal, oppringning, telefonsamtale
    4) ( religion) kall
    answer the call of nature ( forskjønnende) gjøre sitt fornødne, gå på toalettet
    a call to arms kampsignal
    call waiting ( telekommunikasjon) samtale venter
    a close call på nære nippet
    • can you give me a call at 6?
    good call ( hverdagslig) bra jobbet, godt gjort
    • so this is all thanks to you? good call!
    incoming call ( telekommunikasjon) innkommende samtale
    put a call through ringe opp sette over en samtale
    II
    verb \/kɔːl\/
    1) rope, kalle, skrike, rope på
    2) ( ved navneopprop e.l.) rope opp, lese opp, kalle opp
    3) kalle inn, kalle sammen til, innkalle
    4) anrope, alarmere, tilkalle
    5) ringe, telefonere
    • don't call us, we'll call you
    ikke ring oss, vi ringer deg
    6) vekke, purre
    7) kalle, benevne, hete, kalles
    8) avlegge en visitt, komme på besøk, stikke innom
    9) ( om fugl eller annet dyr) skrike, synge, fløyte
    10) ( jus) føre, stevne som vitne
    11) anse, betrakte, beskrive, betegne
    12) ( børs) forlange levering
    13) ( handel) forutsi resultatet av
    14) ( kortspill) melde
    15) ( poker) kreve at spilleren viser hånden (kortene sine)
    be called hete, kalles (for)
    call after oppkalle etter ( med kallenavn) rope etter, kalle
    call a spade a spade kalle en spade for en spade, ikke legge noe imellom, kalle tingene ved deres rette navn
    call at besøke, stikke innom
    ( sjøfart) anløpe, gå innom ( om tog eller buss) stoppe ved\/i
    • the 10.15 to Southampton, calling only at Woking
    call away kalle ut, kalle bort, avlede
    call back rope tilbake ta tilbake, tilbakekalle
    ( telekommunikasjon) ringe tilbake, ringe opp igjen
    call by stikke innom i full fart
    call collect (amer.) ringe på noteringsoverføring
    call down nedkalle skjelle ut, bruke kjeft på, lekse opp
    a called session et ekstra møte
    call for rope på, rope inn (teater) be om, etterlyse, kreve, forlange
    påkalle, mane til, nødvendiggjøre komme og hente, spørre etter
    call forth fremkalle, kalle frem, mane frem oppby, samle sammen
    call in invitere, innby, samle innkalle, tilkalle inndra
    stikke innom, ta en snartur, ta en svipptur innom
    call in person møte frem personlig
    call in sick ringe til jobben og si at man er syk
    call it a day ta kvelden, avslutte for i dag
    • I'm exhausted! Let's call it a day
    call off avlede
    avlyse, innstille, avblåse, gjøre om, bryte
    ombestemme seg \/ tilbakekalle en avgjørelse
    • shall we call the whole thing off?
    la gå tilbake, kalle tilbake (jakt, om hund) rope tilbake til seg, kalle inn
    • call your dog off!
    angre seg, trekke seg
    call on gi ordet til
    • the chairman called on Mr. Smith
    ordstyreren gav ordet til hr. Smith
    besøke, stikke innom, se til
    call out tilkalle, kommandere ut, kalle ut, alarmere
    ( sjøfart) synge ut ( overført) få frem, kalle på, kalle frem
    rope opp, utrope
    ( gammeldags) utfordre, utmane (til duell) ta ut i streik, pålegge noen streik
    call over rope opp gi en overhaling, kjefte på
    call round stikke innom
    call someone names fornærme noen (ved å bruke skjellsord)
    • I'm really angry with her, she called me names!
    call something into question trekke noe i tvil
    call to mind minne om, gjenkalle i erindringen, få til å tenke på
    call up kalle frem, mane frem (spøkelser)
    kalle frem, gjenkalle (minner), vekke til live
    ( telekommunikasjon) ringe til, ringe opp, telefonere til
    ( militærvesen) innkalle (til militærtjeneste)
    call (up)on hilse på, besøke
    call upon påkalle, anmode, oppfordre (sterkt), forplikte
    be left till called for ( post) poste restante (til avhenting)

    English-Norwegian dictionary > call

  • 8 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) chamar.
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) chamar
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) chamar
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) chamar
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) visitar
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonar
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) apostar
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grito
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) canto
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) chamada
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) apelo
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) procura
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) razão
    •
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    * * *
    [kɔ:l] n 1 grito, clamor, brado, berro. 2 grito ou voz (de animais), pio, latido. 3 chamariz, reclamo, chama (para atrair aves). 4 convite, solicitação, intimação, pedido. 5 chamado, chamamento, apelo. 6 Eccl chamamento divino, vocação. she decided that she must answer the call and become a nun / ela decidiu que precisa responder ao chamado de Deus e tornar-se freira. 7 visita breve. 8 telefonema, ligação telefônica. there was a call for you / tinha uma ligação telefônica para você. 9 Brit Jur admissão ao foro como advogado. 10 Com a opção de compra, direito de resgate de dívida. • vt+vi 1 chamar(-se). 2 denominar, intitular, apelidar, dar o nome de. the month is called July after Julius Caesar / o mês chama-se julho em homenagem a Júlio César. 3 qualificar, classificar. I call that truly kind / acho isso realmente amável. 4 citar, mencionar. 5 nomear, designar. what do you call pencil in Portuguese? / que quer dizer pencil em português? 6 pedir para vir, mandar vir. 7 reclamar o pagamento de. 8 invocar, apelar para, recorrer a. 9 fazer a chamada de. 10 atrair (aves, com chamariz). 11 reclamar, exigir a presença de. 12 proclamar. the banns were called / foi feito o proclama, o casamento foi anunciado. 13 fazer entrar em discussão (caso no foro). 14 visitar, entrar de passagem. 15 telefonar, chamar ao telefone. 16 poker pagar para ver as cartas. 17 bridge fazer um lance. 18 baseball terminar o jogo (por causas acidentais). 19 soar para a chamada (corneta, etc.). 20 apregoar (mercadorias). 21 Jur admitir no foro como advogado. 22 Comp chamar o arquivo. 23 tirar a sorte com uma moeda para decidir quem começa um jogo. 24 Amer exigir pagamento imediato ou em uma data específica. an overseas call uma ligação telefônica internacional. a person-to-person phone call ligação telefônica de pessoa para pessoa. call it a day! coll vamos dar por encerrado! call-money, money at call empréstimo exigível a qualquer momento. call of nature Euphem necessidade de urinar ou defecar. call to arms convocação às armas. call to the bar admissão a advogado no foro. collect call ligação telefônica a cobrar. he calls a spade a spade ele dá nomes aos bois. I called the whole street coll percorri toda a rua de porta em porta. long-distance call chamada interurbana. on call pronto para atender, principalmente em casos de emergência. please call me tomorrow at six o’clock faça o favor de acordar-me amanhã às 6 horas. port of call porto de escala. postman’s call vinda do carteiro. roll call chamada de alunos, recrutas, etc. telephone call telefonema. the postman has called o carteiro esteve aqui. there is no call for não há procura para. there is no call for you to be rude / não há motivo para você ser tão rude. to be called upon to ser obrigado a (fazer alguma coisa). I was called upon to help / pediram-me que ajudasse. to be within call 1 estar perto de alguém, estar ao alcance da voz. 2 estar às ordens de alguém, estar à disposição. to call a halt fazer parar, opor-se a. to call a meeting convocar uma reunião. to call aside chamar à parte. to call a strike convocar trabalhadores para a greve. to call at 1 visitar, entrar ou visitar de passagem, vir ou comparecer. may I call at your house? / permite-me visitá-lo? 2 passar, fazer paragem em. the ship called at Liverpool / o navio aportou em Liverpool. 3 Naut tocar em, fazer escala por. to call attention to chamar a atenção para. may I call your attention to / permita-me chamar-lhe a atenção para. to call away 1 afastar, chamar de volta para. 2 desviar, distrair (a atenção). to call back 1 mandar voltar, chamar de volta, pedir que volte. 2 visitar novamente, telefonar novamente. 3 retornar um chamado telefônico. to call collect fazer um telefonema a cobrar. to call down 1 mandar descer, pedir que desça. 2 invocar. he called down curses upon me / ele invocou a ira do céu contra mim. 3 Amer coll ralhar, repreender. to call for 1 pedir os serviços de. 2 chamar à cena (atores). 3 pedir, requerer demandar, exigir. your criticism was not called for / ninguém pediu sua opinião. 4 perguntar por. 5 ir buscar alguém, mandar chamar alguém. to call forth 1 fazer surgir, trazer à tona, inspirar. to call in 1 mandar entrar, pedir que entre. 2 convocar, consultar, pedir conselho, auxílio a. 3 retirar, recolher (dinheiro de circulação). 4 sacar uma quantia, cobrar (dívidas). 5 visitar de passagem. to call in question 1 pôr em dúvida, duvidar. 2 chamar para exame, para argüição. to call into being criar, dar existência a. to call into play efetuar, fazer operar, realizar. to call it quits coll parar ou terminar uma relação. to call off 1 revogar, mandar voltar. 2 desviar, distrair. 3 dissuadir. 4 cancelar. to call on 1 invocar, apelar, recorrer. 2 pagar uma visita, visitar de passagem. I called on her at her house / visitei-a. 3 pedir explicações. 4 reclamar, exigir pagamento. to call one’s bluff desmascarar. she called his bluff and he admitted he was lying / ela o desmascarou e ele confessou que estava mentindo. to call one’s hand or trump mostrar o jogo. to call one’s own possuir, considerar como de sua propriedade. I have nothing to call my own / não possuo nada que possa chamar meu. to call out 1 gritar, berrar, vociferar. 2 desafiar, provocar (para um duelo). 3 chamar, fazer a chamada de, citar (para fazer algum serviço). 4 evocar. 5 Amer coll convidar para dançar. to call over ler (uma lista) em voz alta, fazer a chamada de. to call someone names descompor, xingar ou injuriar alguém, dizer palavras injuriosas a alguém. to call the roll fazer a chamada (de alunos, soldados, etc.). to call the shots coll ser responsável, mandar. to call to account pedir explicações, pedir contas. to call to mind trazer à lembrança, recordar-se. to call up 1 mandar subir. 2 evocar, trazer à lembrança, lembrar, recordar. 3 telefonar. 4 citar, intimar. 5 instigar fazer falar. 6 fazer entrar em ação ou discussão. 7 Comp instruir o computador para apresentar informação. 8 exigir pagamento de. to call upon 1 recorrer a, apelar para, rogar a. I called upon him for advice / fui pedir-lhe um conselho. 2 visitar, ir ver alguém. to give someone a call chamar, telefonar a alguém. to have first call ter prioridade. he has first call on his daughter’s time / ele tem prioridade no horário (tempo) da sua filha.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > call

  • 9 call

    [ko:l] 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) klicati
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) imenovati
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) poklicati
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) poklicati
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) oglasiti se
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) telefonirati
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) klicati
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) klic
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) ptičje petje
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) (kratek) obisk
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefonski klic
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) klic
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) povpraševanje
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) potreba, razlog
    •
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call
    * * *
    I [kɔ:l]
    1.
    transitive verb
    klicati, poklicati; zbuditi, imenovati; smatrati; sklicati; American telefonirati; commerce terjati; American familiarly grajati; Bible zadeti, doleteti;
    2.
    intransitive verb
    klicati, vpiti; telefonirati; (on, upon) obiskati, priti; marine (at) pristati; (at) oglasiti se pri, zaviti kam
    to call attention to s.th. — opozoriti na kaj
    what age do you call him? — koliko mislite, da je star?
    American colloquially let it call a day — naj bo za danes dovolj
    to call to mind — spomniti, priklicati v spomin
    to call s.o. names — (o)zmerjati koga
    to call a spade a spade, to call things by their names — reči bobu bob
    to call to order — posvariti, opomniti
    to call cousins with s.o. — sklicevati se na sorodstvo s kom
    to call the roll military poklicati zbor, klicati po imenih
    II [kɔl]
    noun
    klic, poziv, sklic; zvočni signal, vabilka za ptiče; (kratek) obisk (on s.o., at a place); prihod ladje v pristanišče; vabilo; poklic; imenovanje; zahteva, prošnja; povod; nalog; telefonski klic; commerce opomin; povpraševanje (po blagu)
    at call — pripravljen izvršiti nalog, na razpolago; blizu, nedaleč
    to have no call to do s.th. — ne imeti povoda, ne čutiti potrebe nekaj storiti
    to have no call on s.o.'s time — ne imeti pravice koga zadrževati
    to pay ( —ali make) a call (on) — obiskati, oglasiti se
    house of call — zatočišče; borza dela

    English-Slovenian dictionary > call

  • 10 call

    [kɔ:l, Am esp kɑ:l] n
    1) ( on telephone) [Telefon]anruf m, [Telefon]gespräch nt, Telefonat nt;
    were there any \calls for me? hat jemand für mich angerufen?;
    will you take the \call? nehmen Sie das Gespräch an?;
    international \calls have become cheaper Auslandsgespräche sind billiger geworden;
    to give sb a \call jdn anrufen;
    to make a \call einen Anruf tätigen, ein Telefongespräch führen;
    to receive a \call einen Anruf erhalten, angerufen werden;
    the radio station received a lot of \calls bei dem Radiosender gingen viele Anrufe ein;
    to return a \call zurückrufen
    2) ( by doctor) Hausbesuch m; ( on a friend) Stippvisite f ( fam)
    to make \calls Hausbesuche machen;
    to pay a \call on sb bei jdm vorbeischauen
    3) ( shout) Ruf m; ( yell) Schrei m; of an animal Ruf m, Schrei m;
    give a \call if you need something melde dich, wenn du etwas brauchst;
    duck \call hunt Entenlockpfeife f, Entenlocke f fachspr;
    a \call for help ein Hilferuf m;
    within \call in Rufweite [o Hörweite];
    4) ( to wake)
    to give sb a \call jdn wecken
    5) ( demand) Forderung f ( for nach +dat)
    6) ( vocation) Berufung f;
    he felt the \call to join the ministry er fühlte sich zum Priesteramt berufen
    7) no pl econ Nachfrage f ( for nach +dat)
    8) (form a. hum: need) Veranlassung f, Grund m;
    to have no \call for sth keinen Grund für etw dat haben
    9) ( appeal) of the desert, the sea, the wild Ruf m
    10) ( judgement) Entscheidung f; sports [Schiedsrichter]entscheidung f;
    we had a hard \call to make wir mussten eine schwierige Entscheidung treffen;
    (Am)
    is telling white lies right or wrong? - I think that's a judgement \call sind Notlügen richtig oder falsch? - ich glaube, das ist eine Frage der Beurteilung
    PHRASES:
    to be at sb's beck and \call jdm jederzeit zu Diensten stehen;
    I've got him at my beck and \call er tanzt völlig nach meiner Pfeife;
    to answer the \call of nature mal kurz verschwinden müssen ( fam)
    to be on \call Bereitschaft [o Bereitschaftsdienst] haben vt
    to \call sb jdn anrufen;
    ( wake) jdn telefonisch wecken;
    to \call sb collect (Am) jdn per R-Gespräch anrufen
    2) ( give name)
    to \call sb sth;
    they've \called her daughter Katherine sie haben ihre Tochter Katherine genannt;
    what's that actor \called again? wie heißt dieser Schauspieler nochmal?;
    what's that \called in Spanish? wie heißt das auf Spanisch?;
    no one \calls him by his real name niemand nennt ihn bei seinem richtigen Namen;
    she's \called by her second name, Jane sie wird mit ihrem zweiten Namen Jane gerufen;
    to \call sb names jdn beschimpfen
    3) ( regard as)
    to \call sb a close friend jdn als guten Freund/gute Freundin bezeichnen;
    you \call this a meal? das nennst du ein Essen?;
    I'm not \calling you a liar ich sage nicht, dass du lügst;
    I can't remember exactly but let's \call it £10 ich weiß es nicht mehr genau, aber sagen wir mal 10 Pfund
    to \call sth etw rufen;
    to \call sth at sb jdm etw zurufen;
    he \called insults at her er beleidigte sie mit lauten Worten
    5) ( summon)
    to \call sb jdn rufen;
    I was \called to an emergency meeting ich wurde zu einer dringenden Sitzung gerufen;
    to \call attention to oneself auf sich akk aufmerksam machen;
    to \call sb's attention to sth jds Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk lenken;
    to \call sb to dinner jdn zum Abendessen rufen;
    to \call sth to mind ( recall) sich dat etw ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen;
    ( remember) sich akk an etw akk erinnern;
    to \call sb to order ( ask for quiet) jdn um Ruhe bitten;
    ( reprimand) jdn zur Ordnung rufen;
    to \call sth into play etw ins Spiel bringen;
    ( get under way) etw in die Wege leiten;
    to \call sth into question etw in Frage stellen;
    to \call sb into a room jdn in ein Zimmer bitten;
    ( rudely) jdn in ein Zimmer beordern;
    to \call a witness law einen Zeugen/eine Zeugin aufrufen
    to \call sb jdn berufen;
    ( by God) jdn ausersehen;
    to be \call to do sth dazu bestimmt sein, etw zu tun
    to \call an election/ a meeting Wahlen/eine Konferenz ansetzen [o ( geh) anberaumen];
    to \call a halt to a development/ fighting einer Entwicklung/kämpferischen Auseinandersetzungen Einhalt gebieten ( geh)
    to \call a strike einen Streik ausrufen
    8) (Am) (fam: challenge)
    to \call sb on sth jdn auf etw akk ansprechen;
    ( show disapproval) jdn wegen einer S. gen zur Rede stellen
    to \call a ball ( baseball) einen Ball geben;
    to \call a ball/ pocket/ shot (Am) (in billiards, pool) eine Kugel/ein Loch/einen Stoß anmelden;
    to \call the game (Am) das Spiel unterbrechen [o abbrechen];
    to \call a shot a goal ein Tor geben
    to \call a loan/ mortgage die Ablösung eines Darlehens/einer Hypothek fordern
    PHRASES:
    to \call sb's bluff ( ask to prove) jdn beim Wort nehmen;
    ( challenge to do) jdn auf die Probe stellen;
    to \call it a day ( fam) Schluss machen;
    let's \call it a day! Schluss für heute!;
    to \call it quits es gut sein lassen;
    to \call one's shot (Am) die Karten aufdecken;
    to \call [all] the shots [or to \call the tune] das Kommando [o Sagen] haben;
    to \call a spade a spade ( a spade) ( fam) das Kind beim Namen nennen;
    to \call sth one's own etw sein Eigen nennen ( geh)
    don't \call us, we'll \call you ( after job interview) wir kommen auf Sie zurück (impliziert aber bereits Absage) vi
    1) ( telephone) anrufen;
    who's \calling, please? wer ist am Apparat?;
    to \call collect (Am) ein R-Gespräch führen
    2) ( drop by) hereinschauen ( fam), vorbeischauen
    3) ( shout) rufen;
    ( yell) schreien;
    (of an animal, a bird) schreien
    4) ( summon)
    to \call to sb nach jdm rufen

    English-German students dictionary > call

  • 11 call

    I [kɔːl] n
    1) зов, крик, оклик
    - loud call
    - call for help
    - call of the sea
    - call of the blood
    - call of nature
    - call of the wild
    - be within call
    - be out of call
    2) вызов, призыв

    The actor had many calls. — Актера много раз вызывали.

    The police took several night calls. — Полиция приняла несколько ночных вызовов.

    - urgent call
    - curtain call
    - night call
    - distress call
    - call to arms
    - call for peace
    - answer the call
    - answer the call of the country
    - be on call
    - take calls
    - take curtain calls
    - make call for a protest
    - take a call
    3) посещение, визит

    The doctor went on his usual round of calls. — Врач ушел на обход больных.

    The doctor made his daily round of calls. — Врач закончил ежедневный обход больных.

    - return call
    - professional call
    - social call
    - brief call
    - congratulatory call
    - round of calls
    - pay a call on smb
    - make several calls
    - make frequent calls on smb
    - make smb a call
    - make calls
    - receive calls
    - return a call
    4) телефонный вызов, звонок по телефону

    I have some calls to make. — Мне надо позвонить в несколько мест/кое-куда.

    There is a call for you. — Вас к телефону.

    Give me a call to wake me up at seven o'clock. — Разбуди меня по телефону в семь утра.

    There were two calls for you. — Вам два раза звонили.

    She had a call. — Ей позвонили.

    - telephone call
    - long-distance call
    - make a call
    - make another call
    - put the call through
    - take the call
    5) требование, спрос
    II [kɔːl]
    1) вызвать, звать, позвать, приглашать

    Call father to the phone. — Позови отца к телефону.

    Your mother is calling you. — Тебя зовет мама.

    - call smb
    - call a taxi
    2) давать имя, называть

    To call the child Tom after his uncle. — Назвать ребенка Томом в честь дяди.

    His name is Robert but they call him Bob at home. — Его зовут Роберт, но дома его называют Боб.

    He called me a liar. — Он назвал меня лжецом.

    - call smb, smth
    - call a conference
    - call on smb
    - call for smb, smth
    - call at a place
    5) вызывать, вызывать по телефону

    . I'll call you (up) tomorrow. — Я вам позвоню завтра.

    To call a spade a spade. — ◊ Называть вещи своими именами.

    •
    CHOICE OF WORDS:
    (1.) Русские конструкции типа его зовут..., как... зовут? передаются в английском языке конструкциями с существительным name: what is his name? как его зовут?; I forgot his name я забыл, как его зовут; to call smb somehow называть кого-либо как-либо; they called the dog Rex они назвали собаку Рексом. Русскому выражению как это называется? соответствуют английские выражения what is it called? или what do you call it? или what is the name of it? (2.) Русским глаголам заходить, заглянуть соответствуют английские сочетания to drop in и to make a call. (3.) For call 3.; See collect, v; USAGE (4.).

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > call

  • 12 el2

    = the, ye.
    Ex. The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.
    Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
    ----
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.
    * barrio de los ricos = upper town.
    * de los mejores = as good as any.
    * el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.
    * el acabose = the last straw.
    * el alcance = comprehensiveness.
    * el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.
    * el año próximo = the year ahead.
    * el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.
    * el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.
    * el auténtico = the real McCoy.
    * el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.
    * el bien de = the good of.
    * el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.
    * el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.
    * el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
    * el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
    * el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.
    * el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.
    * el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.
    * el charco = the big pond.
    * el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.
    * el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.
    * el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.
    * el colmo = the last straw.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * el corazón de = the heart of.
    * el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.
    * el cual = which.
    * el de = that in, that of.
    * el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.
    * El Diluvio = the Flood.
    * el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.
    * el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.
    * el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.
    * el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.
    * el doble = twice + as many.
    * el doble de = twice + the number of.
    * El Dorado = El Dorado.
    * el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.
    * el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.
    * el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.
    * el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * el final de = the close of.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.
    * el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.
    * el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.
    * el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.
    * el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.
    * el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.
    * el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.
    * el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.
    * el grado de = the extent of.
    * el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.
    * el grado en que = the extent to which.
    * el gran hermano = big brother.
    * el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).
    * el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.
    * el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.
    * el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.
    * el impulsor de = the power behind.
    * el interés público = the public interest.
    * El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.
    * el lastre de = the shackles of.
    * el llevar = carrying.
    * el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.
    * El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.
    * el más = all-time.
    * el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.
    * el más allá = hereafter.
    * el más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * el más leído = the most widely read.
    * el más recomendado = best of breed, the.
    * el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.
    * el mejor = best of breed, the.
    * el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.
    * el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.
    * el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.
    * el mentir = lying.
    * el mes pasado = last month.
    * el mío = mine.
    * el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).
    * el mismo número = as many.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * el momento preciso = the point in time at which.
    * el motor de = the power behind.
    * el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.
    * el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.
    * el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.
    * el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.
    * el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.
    * el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
    * el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * el orgullo de = showpiece.
    * el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.
    * el padre de = the father of.
    * el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.
    * el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.
    * el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.
    * el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.
    * el peso de = brunt of, the.
    * el populacho = the great unwashed.
    * el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * el portavoz de = the voice of.
    * el presente = thisness.
    * el primer intento = the first time around.
    * el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.
    * el primero mencionado = former.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * el principio de = the dawn of.
    * el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.
    * el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el proletariado = the great unwashed.
    * el pulmón de = the heart of.
    * el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el que = that, the one.
    * el que aprende = learner.
    * el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.
    * el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).
    * el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.
    * el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].
    * el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.
    * el registro de los registros = record-of-record.
    * el registro modelo = record-of-record.
    * el resto = rest, the.
    * el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).
    * El Salvador = El Salvador.
    * el segundo mencionado = latter.
    * el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * el ser barato = cheapness.
    * el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.
    * el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el tamaño de = the extent of.
    * el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tiempo de Algo = in season.
    * el tiempo es oro = time is money.
    * el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.
    * el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).
    * el tipo de = the range of.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.
    * el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.
    * el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.
    * el último citado = latter.
    * el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * el único = the one and only.
    * el único e incomparable = the one and only.
    * el único e inimitable = the one and only.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero = the real McCoy.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * el ver televisión = television viewing.
    * el viejo = the elder.
    * el vulgo = the great unwashed.
    * el yugo de = the shackles of.
    * espicharlas = kick + the bucket.
    * la = the, ye.
    * la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.
    * la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.
    * La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.
    * la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.
    * la buena noticia = the good news.
    * la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.
    * la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.
    * la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.
    * la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.
    * la ciudadana media = the average Jane.
    * la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.
    * la clave de = at the heart of.
    * la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * la comunidad en general = the community at large.
    * la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.
    * la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.
    * la cosa es que = the thing is.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * la cruz de = the bane of.
    * la cuestión es que = the thing is.
    * la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.
    * la demanda de = a call for.
    * la diversidad de = the range of.
    * la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * la época de Algo = in season.
    * la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.
    * la espalda de = the back of.
    * la evidencia = the writing on the wall.
    * la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.
    * la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.
    * la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.
    * la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
    * la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.
    * la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.
    * la gente decía que = rumour had it that.
    * la gente dice que = rumour has it that.
    * la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.
    * la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.
    * la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.
    * la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.
    * la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.
    * la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.
    * la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.
    * la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.
    * la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.
    * la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
    * La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.
    * la joya de = showpiece.
    * la judicatura = the Bench.
    * la justicia = the Bench.
    * la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.
    * la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * la magistratura = the Bench.
    * la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    * la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    * la mar de = a whole slew of.
    * la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.
    * la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.
    * la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.
    * la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.
    * la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.
    * la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.
    * la medida en que = the extent to which.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * la mejor manera = how best.
    * la mejor manera de = the best way of.
    * la mejor oferta = the best deal.
    * la mejor opción = the best bet.
    * la mejor salida = the best way forward.
    * la mejor solución = the best way forward.
    * la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.
    * la mentira = lying.
    * la mirada en = eye(s) on.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).
    * la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.
    * la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.
    * la parte de atrás de = the back of.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.
    * la parte trasera de = the back of.
    * la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.
    * la pesadilla de = the bane of.
    * la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.
    * la petición de = a call for.
    * la píldora = the pill.
    * la plebe = the great unwashed.
    * la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.
    * la primera tentativa = the first time around.
    * la primera vez = the first time around.
    * la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.
    * la próxima moda = the next hot thing.
    * la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
    * la que = that, the one.
    * la razón de ser = the reason for being.
    * la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).
    * la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.
    * la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....
    * la riqueza de = the wealth of.
    * la ruina de = the bane of.
    * las = the, ye.
    * las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.
    * las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las ataduras de = the shackles of.
    * las autoridades = the powers-that-be.
    * las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.
    * las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.
    * las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.
    * las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.
    * las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.
    * las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.
    * las de = those for.
    * las doce del mediodía = noon.
    * la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.
    * la segunda opción = the next best choice.
    * la segunda vez = the second time around.
    * la semana pasada = last week.
    * la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * la sociedad en general = society at large.
    * las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.
    * las profundidades del mar = the deep.
    * las profundidades del océano = the deep.
    * las pruebas = the writing on the wall.
    * las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.
    * las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.
    * las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.
    * las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.
    * la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.
    * la suerte está echada = the die is cast.
    * la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.
    * las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.
    * las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.
    * la temporada de Algo = in season.
    * la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.
    * la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.
    * la tira de = a whole slew of.
    * la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.
    * la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).
    * la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * la última vez = last time.
    * la última vez que = the last time.
    * la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.
    * la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.
    * la ventaja de = the beauty of.
    * la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.
    * la verdad = the lowdown (on).
    * la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.
    * la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.
    * la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.
    * la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.
    * la vida continúa = the show must go on.
    * la vida + continuar = life + go on.
    * la vida es así = life's like that.
    * ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.
    * la vida + seguir = life + go on.
    * la víspera de = on the eve of.
    * la voz de = the voice of.
    * la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.
    * la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.
    * la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.
    * la voz del odio = the voice of hate.
    * la voz interior = the voice within.
    * lo absurdo = ridiculousness.
    * lo adecuado = adequacy.
    * lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.
    * lo anodino = blandness.
    * lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.
    * lo apropiado = appropriateness.
    * lo barato = inexpensiveness.
    * lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * lo bastante elevado = high enough.
    * lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.
    * lo bueno de = the beauty of.
    * lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.
    * lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.
    * lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.
    * lo caro = expensiveness.
    * lo chicano = Chicana.
    * lo chulo = coolness.
    * lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).
    * lo completo = completeness.
    * lo completo que Algo está = fullness.
    * lo creas o no = believe it or not.
    * lo decisivo = the last word.
    * lo definitivo = the last word.
    * lo desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.
    * lo directo = directness.
    * lo divertido = the fun part.
    * lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * lo estrafalario = zaniness.
    * lo estrambótico = zaniness.
    * lo extenso = comprehensiveness.
    * lo favorable = propitiousness.
    * lo hebraico = Hebraica.
    * lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.
    * lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.
    * lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.
    * lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo indefinido = indefiniteness.
    * lo indirecto = indirectness.
    * lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.
    * lo insulso = blandness.
    * lo interesante = the fun part.
    * lo judío = Judaica.
    * lo lindo = cuteness.
    * lo llano = flatness.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más conveniente es que = optimally.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * lo más detestado = pet hate.
    * lo más importante = most of all, at its core.
    * lo más interesante = highlights.
    * lo más mínimo = so much as.
    * lo más novedoso = the last word.
    * lo más odiado = pet hate.
    * lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más probable es que = most probably.
    * lo más recio de = brunt of, the.
    * lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.
    * lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * lo mejor = the top of the tree.
    * lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.
    * lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.
    * lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor de todo = best of all.
    * lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....
    * lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.
    * lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.
    * lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.
    * lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.
    * lo menos posible = as little as possible.
    * lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.
    * lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.
    * lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).
    * lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.
    * lo mismo que antes = the same as before.
    * lo mismo que para = the same as that for.
    * lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).
    * lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo mucho que = how extensively.
    * lo noble = high-mindedness.
    * lo no convencional = unconventional, the.
    * lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).
    * lo oportuno = timeliness.
    * lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.
    * lo peor de = brunt of, the.
    * lo peor del = the armpit of the.
    * lo pintoresco = quaintness.
    * lo plano = flatness.
    * lo poco común = rarity, rareness.
    * lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.
    * lo primero = for one, first off.
    * lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.
    * lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.
    * lo propicio = propitiousness.
    * lo público = publicness.
    * lo que = that which, what.
    * lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.
    * lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.
    * lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.
    * lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.
    * lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.
    * lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.
    * lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.
    * lo que es aun mejor = better still.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
    * lo que es más = what is more, what's more.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.
    * lo que es mejor aun = better still.
    * lo que es muy importante = importantly.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * lo que es peor aun = worse still.
    * lo que espera a = what is on store for.
    * lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.
    * lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.
    * lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.
    * lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * lo que le corresponde = fair share.
    * lo que nos espera = things to come.
    * lo que quiera que = whatever.
    * lo que sea = something or other.
    * lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.
    * lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
    * lo que + ser = what + be like.
    * lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.
    * lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.
    * lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * lo rural = rurality.
    * los = the, ye.
    * los 365 días del año = year-round.
    * los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.
    * los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.
    * los acontecimientos = the course of events.
    * lo sagrado = sacredness.
    * los albores de = the dawn of.
    * los años cincuenta = fifties.
    * los años treinta = thirties.
    * los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.
    * los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.
    * los buenos tiempos = the good old days.
    * los comienzos de = the dawn of.
    * los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * los de = those for, those in.
    * los demás = rest, the, everybody else.
    * los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * los días antes de = leading up to.
    * los dos = both, both of them, both of which.
    * los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.
    * los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.
    * los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.
    * los mandamás = the powers-that-be.
    * los más necesitados = those most in need.
    * los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.
    * los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * los necesitados = the needy.
    * los orígenes de = the dawn of.
    * los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].
    * los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.
    * los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.
    * los que = those who.
    * los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.
    * los que mandan = the powers-that-be.
    * los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.
    * los que + Verbo = those + Participio.
    * los tribunales = the Bench.
    * lo suficientemente cerca = within range.
    * lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.
    * lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.
    * los últimos coletazos = fag-end.
    * lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.
    * los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.
    * los viejos tiempos = the good old days.
    * lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.
    * lo último = the last word.
    * lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.
    * lo vanguardista = cutting edge.
    * lo yidish = Yiddica.
    * parmarlas = kick + the bucket.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

    Spanish-English dictionary > el2

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    art.
    el coche the car
    la casa the house
    los niños the children
    el agua/hacha/águila the water/ax/eagle
    fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children
    * * *
    el
    1 the
    ■ la Sra. Rodríguez Mrs. Rodríguez
    2 el de the one
    3 el que (persona - sujeto) the one who; (- objeto) the one, the one that, the one whom
    4 (cosa) the one, the one that, the one which
    * * *
    1. pron. 2. art.
    * * *
    el; la; los; las
    ART DEF
    1) [con nombres de referente único o concreto] the

    ¿está fría el agua? — is the water cold?

    ¿ha llegado ya el abogado? — has the lawyer arrived yet?

    el tío ese — * that chap

    2) [en algunos casos no se traduce]
    a) [con nombres propios]

    ¿qué manda la señora? — what would madam like?

    ha llamado el Sr. Sendra — Mr. Sendra called

    dáselo a la Luisa — * give it to Luisa

    b) [con nombres en sentido genérico]
    c) [con infinitivo]

    el hacerlo fue un error — doing it was a mistake, it was a mistake to do it

    d) [con cifras, proporciones]

    ahora gano el 3% más — I now earn 3% more

    3) [traducido por el posesivo]
    4) [con expresiones temporales]
    5) (=uso distributivo)
    6) [en exclamaciones]

    ¡el frío que hacía! — it was freezing!

    7) [posesivo]

    • el de, mi libro y el de usted — my book and yours

    el del sombrero rojo — the one with o in the red hat

    es un traje bonito, pero prefiero el de Ana — it's a nice suit, but I prefer Ana's

    y el de todos los demás — and that of everybody else, and everybody else's

    8)

    • el que —

    a) + indic

    él es el que quiere — it's he who wants to, he's the one who wants to

    los que hacen eso son tontos — anyone who does that is a fool, those who do so are foolish

    b) + subjun whoever

    el que quiera, que lo haga — whoever wants to can do it

    * * *
    (pl los), la (pl las) articulo
    [the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]
    1)

    ¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?

    el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours

    el rojo/último — the red/last one

    los nacidos entre... — those born between...

    2)
    a)

    el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's

    b)

    el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it

    el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month

    4) ( cada)

    $80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo

    5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)

    la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money

    el 20% de... — 20% of...

    el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor

    6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)
    a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)

    el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal

    b) ( en plural)
    * * *
    (pl los), la (pl las) articulo
    [the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]
    1)

    ¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?

    el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours

    el rojo/último — the red/last one

    los nacidos entre... — those born between...

    2)
    a)

    el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's

    b)

    el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it

    el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month

    4) ( cada)

    $80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo

    5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)

    la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money

    el 20% de... — 20% of...

    el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor

    6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)
    a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)

    el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal

    b) ( en plural)
    * * *
    el2
    = the, ye.

    Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

    Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.
    * barrio de los ricos = upper town.
    * de los mejores = as good as any.
    * el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.
    * el acabose = the last straw.
    * el alcance = comprehensiveness.
    * el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.
    * el año próximo = the year ahead.
    * el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.
    * el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.
    * el auténtico = the real McCoy.
    * el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.
    * el bien de = the good of.
    * el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.
    * el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.
    * el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
    * el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
    * el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.
    * el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.
    * el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.
    * el charco = the big pond.
    * el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.
    * el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.
    * el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.
    * el colmo = the last straw.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * el corazón de = the heart of.
    * el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.
    * el cual = which.
    * el de = that in, that of.
    * el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.
    * El Diluvio = the Flood.
    * el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.
    * el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.
    * el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.
    * el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.
    * el doble = twice + as many.
    * el doble de = twice + the number of.
    * El Dorado = El Dorado.
    * el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.
    * el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.
    * el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.
    * el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * el final de = the close of.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.
    * el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.
    * el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.
    * el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.
    * el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.
    * el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.
    * el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.
    * el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.
    * el grado de = the extent of.
    * el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.
    * el grado en que = the extent to which.
    * el gran hermano = big brother.
    * el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).
    * el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.
    * el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.
    * el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.
    * el impulsor de = the power behind.
    * el interés público = the public interest.
    * El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.
    * el lastre de = the shackles of.
    * el llevar = carrying.
    * el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.
    * El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.
    * el más = all-time.
    * el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.
    * el más allá = hereafter.
    * el más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * el más leído = the most widely read.
    * el más recomendado = best of breed, the.
    * el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.
    * el mejor = best of breed, the.
    * el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.
    * el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.
    * el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.
    * el mentir = lying.
    * el mes pasado = last month.
    * el mío = mine.
    * el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).
    * el mismo número = as many.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * el momento preciso = the point in time at which.
    * el motor de = the power behind.
    * el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.
    * el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.
    * el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.
    * el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.
    * el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.
    * el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
    * el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * el orgullo de = showpiece.
    * el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.
    * el padre de = the father of.
    * el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.
    * el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.
    * el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.
    * el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.
    * el peso de = brunt of, the.
    * el populacho = the great unwashed.
    * el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * el portavoz de = the voice of.
    * el presente = thisness.
    * el primer intento = the first time around.
    * el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.
    * el primero mencionado = former.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * el principio de = the dawn of.
    * el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.
    * el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el proletariado = the great unwashed.
    * el pulmón de = the heart of.
    * el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el que = that, the one.
    * el que aprende = learner.
    * el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.
    * el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).
    * el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.
    * el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].
    * el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.
    * el registro de los registros = record-of-record.
    * el registro modelo = record-of-record.
    * el resto = rest, the.
    * el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).
    * El Salvador = El Salvador.
    * el segundo mencionado = latter.
    * el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * el ser barato = cheapness.
    * el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.
    * el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el tamaño de = the extent of.
    * el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tiempo de Algo = in season.
    * el tiempo es oro = time is money.
    * el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.
    * el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).
    * el tipo de = the range of.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.
    * el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.
    * el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.
    * el último citado = latter.
    * el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * el único = the one and only.
    * el único e incomparable = the one and only.
    * el único e inimitable = the one and only.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero = the real McCoy.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * el ver televisión = television viewing.
    * el viejo = the elder.
    * el vulgo = the great unwashed.
    * el yugo de = the shackles of.
    * espicharlas = kick + the bucket.
    * la = the, ye.
    * la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.
    * la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.
    * La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.
    * la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.
    * la buena noticia = the good news.
    * la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.
    * la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.
    * la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.
    * la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.
    * la ciudadana media = the average Jane.
    * la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.
    * la clave de = at the heart of.
    * la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * la comunidad en general = the community at large.
    * la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.
    * la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.
    * la cosa es que = the thing is.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * la cruz de = the bane of.
    * la cuestión es que = the thing is.
    * la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.
    * la demanda de = a call for.
    * la diversidad de = the range of.
    * la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * la época de Algo = in season.
    * la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.
    * la espalda de = the back of.
    * la evidencia = the writing on the wall.
    * la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.
    * la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.
    * la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.
    * la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
    * la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.
    * la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.
    * la gente decía que = rumour had it that.
    * la gente dice que = rumour has it that.
    * la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.
    * la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.
    * la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.
    * la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.
    * la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.
    * la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.
    * la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.
    * la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.
    * la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.
    * la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
    * La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.
    * la joya de = showpiece.
    * la judicatura = the Bench.
    * la justicia = the Bench.
    * la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.
    * la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * la magistratura = the Bench.
    * la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    * la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    * la mar de = a whole slew of.
    * la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.
    * la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.
    * la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.
    * la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.
    * la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.
    * la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.
    * la medida en que = the extent to which.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * la mejor manera = how best.
    * la mejor manera de = the best way of.
    * la mejor oferta = the best deal.
    * la mejor opción = the best bet.
    * la mejor salida = the best way forward.
    * la mejor solución = the best way forward.
    * la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.
    * la mentira = lying.
    * la mirada en = eye(s) on.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).
    * la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.
    * la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.
    * la parte de atrás de = the back of.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.
    * la parte trasera de = the back of.
    * la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.
    * la pesadilla de = the bane of.
    * la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.
    * la petición de = a call for.
    * la píldora = the pill.
    * la plebe = the great unwashed.
    * la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.
    * la primera tentativa = the first time around.
    * la primera vez = the first time around.
    * la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.
    * la próxima moda = the next hot thing.
    * la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
    * la que = that, the one.
    * la razón de ser = the reason for being.
    * la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).
    * la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.
    * la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....
    * la riqueza de = the wealth of.
    * la ruina de = the bane of.
    * las = the, ye.
    * las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.
    * las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las ataduras de = the shackles of.
    * las autoridades = the powers-that-be.
    * las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.
    * las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.
    * las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.
    * las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.
    * las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.
    * las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.
    * las de = those for.
    * las doce del mediodía = noon.
    * la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.
    * la segunda opción = the next best choice.
    * la segunda vez = the second time around.
    * la semana pasada = last week.
    * la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * la sociedad en general = society at large.
    * las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.
    * las profundidades del mar = the deep.
    * las profundidades del océano = the deep.
    * las pruebas = the writing on the wall.
    * las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.
    * las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.
    * las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.
    * las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.
    * la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.
    * la suerte está echada = the die is cast.
    * la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.
    * las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.
    * las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.
    * la temporada de Algo = in season.
    * la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.
    * la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.
    * la tira de = a whole slew of.
    * la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.
    * la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).
    * la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * la última vez = last time.
    * la última vez que = the last time.
    * la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.
    * la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.
    * la ventaja de = the beauty of.
    * la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.
    * la verdad = the lowdown (on).
    * la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.
    * la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.
    * la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.
    * la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.
    * la vida continúa = the show must go on.
    * la vida + continuar = life + go on.
    * la vida es así = life's like that.
    * ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.
    * la vida + seguir = life + go on.
    * la víspera de = on the eve of.
    * la voz de = the voice of.
    * la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.
    * la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.
    * la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.
    * la voz del odio = the voice of hate.
    * la voz interior = the voice within.
    * lo absurdo = ridiculousness.
    * lo adecuado = adequacy.
    * lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.
    * lo anodino = blandness.
    * lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.
    * lo apropiado = appropriateness.
    * lo barato = inexpensiveness.
    * lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * lo bastante elevado = high enough.
    * lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.
    * lo bueno de = the beauty of.
    * lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.
    * lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.
    * lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.
    * lo caro = expensiveness.
    * lo chicano = Chicana.
    * lo chulo = coolness.
    * lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).
    * lo completo = completeness.
    * lo completo que Algo está = fullness.
    * lo creas o no = believe it or not.
    * lo decisivo = the last word.
    * lo definitivo = the last word.
    * lo desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.
    * lo directo = directness.
    * lo divertido = the fun part.
    * lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * lo estrafalario = zaniness.
    * lo estrambótico = zaniness.
    * lo extenso = comprehensiveness.
    * lo favorable = propitiousness.
    * lo hebraico = Hebraica.
    * lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.
    * lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.
    * lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.
    * lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo indefinido = indefiniteness.
    * lo indirecto = indirectness.
    * lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.
    * lo insulso = blandness.
    * lo interesante = the fun part.
    * lo judío = Judaica.
    * lo lindo = cuteness.
    * lo llano = flatness.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más conveniente es que = optimally.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * lo más detestado = pet hate.
    * lo más importante = most of all, at its core.
    * lo más interesante = highlights.
    * lo más mínimo = so much as.
    * lo más novedoso = the last word.
    * lo más odiado = pet hate.
    * lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más probable es que = most probably.
    * lo más recio de = brunt of, the.
    * lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.
    * lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * lo mejor = the top of the tree.
    * lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.
    * lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.
    * lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor de todo = best of all.
    * lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....
    * lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.
    * lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.
    * lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.
    * lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.
    * lo menos posible = as little as possible.
    * lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.
    * lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.
    * lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).
    * lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.
    * lo mismo que antes = the same as before.
    * lo mismo que para = the same as that for.
    * lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).
    * lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo mucho que = how extensively.
    * lo noble = high-mindedness.
    * lo no convencional = unconventional, the.
    * lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).
    * lo oportuno = timeliness.
    * lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.
    * lo peor de = brunt of, the.
    * lo peor del = the armpit of the.
    * lo pintoresco = quaintness.
    * lo plano = flatness.
    * lo poco común = rarity, rareness.
    * lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.
    * lo primero = for one, first off.
    * lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.
    * lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.
    * lo propicio = propitiousness.
    * lo público = publicness.
    * lo que = that which, what.
    * lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.
    * lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.
    * lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.
    * lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.
    * lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.
    * lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.
    * lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.
    * lo que es aun mejor = better still.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
    * lo que es más = what is more, what's more.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.
    * lo que es mejor aun = better still.
    * lo que es muy importante = importantly.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * lo que es peor aun = worse still.
    * lo que espera a = what is on store for.
    * lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.
    * lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.
    * lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.
    * lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * lo que le corresponde = fair share.
    * lo que nos espera = things to come.
    * lo que quiera que = whatever.
    * lo que sea = something or other.
    * lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.
    * lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
    * lo que + ser = what + be like.
    * lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.
    * lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.
    * lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * lo rural = rurality.
    * los = the, ye.
    * los 365 días del año = year-round.
    * los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.
    * los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.
    * los acontecimientos = the course of events.
    * lo sagrado = sacredness.
    * los albores de = the dawn of.
    * los años cincuenta = fifties.
    * los años treinta = thirties.
    * los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.
    * los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.
    * los buenos tiempos = the good old days.
    * los comienzos de = the dawn of.
    * los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * los de = those for, those in.
    * los demás = rest, the, everybody else.
    * los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * los días antes de = leading up to.
    * los dos = both, both of them, both of which.
    * los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.
    * los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.
    * los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.
    * los mandamás = the powers-that-be.
    * los más necesitados = those most in need.
    * los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.
    * los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * los necesitados = the needy.
    * los orígenes de = the dawn of.
    * los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].
    * los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.
    * los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.
    * los que = those who.
    * los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.
    * los que mandan = the powers-that-be.
    * los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.
    * los que + Verbo = those + Participio.
    * los tribunales = the Bench.
    * lo suficientemente cerca = within range.
    * lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.
    * lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.
    * los últimos coletazos = fag-end.
    * lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.
    * los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.
    * los viejos tiempos = the good old days.
    * lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.
    * lo último = the last word.
    * lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.
    * lo vanguardista = cutting edge.
    * lo yidish = Yiddica.
    * parmarlas = kick + the bucket.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

    * * *
    el (pl los), la; (pl las)
    A (con un referente único, conocido o que se define) the
    el sol the sun
    el lápiz/la goma/los lápices/las gomas que compré the pencil/the eraser/the pencils/the erasers I bought
    no, ése no, el que te presté ayer/el de Julio/el rojo no, not that one, the one I lent you yesterday/Julio's/the red one
    en la calle Solís in Solís Street
    prefiero el mío/los tuyos I prefer mine/yours
    me atendió el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers served me
    yo soy la arquitecta, ella es lexicógrafa I'm the architect, she's a lexicographer
    yo fui la que lo rompí or rompió I was the one who broke it
    los nacidos entre … those born between …
    los que faltamos ayer those of us who weren't here yesterday
    ¿cuál es Ardiles? — el del sombrero negro which one's Ardiles? — the one with the black hat
    un encuentro al que asistieron muchas personalidades a meeting which was attended by many well known people
    la obra de la que or de la cual hablábamos the play we were talking about
    B
    (con sustantivos en sentido genérico): me encanta la ópera I love opera
    odio el pescado I hate fish
    así es la vida that's life
    (nosotros) los mexicanos lo sabemos muy bien we Mexicans know only too well
    ¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?
    ya salió del hospital she's out of the hospital ( AmE) o ( BrE) out of hospital
    en el mar at sea
    viajar por el espacio to travel in space
    C
    (en expresiones de tiempo): ocurrió el domingo de Pascua/en el verano del 76 it happened on Easter Sunday/in the summer of '76
    mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28
    el mes pasado/que viene last/next month
    no trabaja los sábados she doesn't work (on) Saturdays
    estudió toda la mañana he studied all morning
    a las ocho at eight o'clock, at eight
    a eso de las seis around six o'clock
    D
    (cada): lo venden a $80 el kilo/metro they're selling it at $80 a kilo/a meter o at $80 per kilo/meter
    ¿cuánto cuesta el paquete de diez? how much does a packet of ten cost?
    E
    (con fracciones, porcentajes, números): me dio la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero she gave me half the money/a quarter of the money
    el 20% de los peruanos 20% of Peruvians
    vivo en el cuarto I live on the fifth floor ( AmE) o ( BrE) fourth floor
    (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc): con las manos en los bolsillos with my/your/his hands in my/your/his pockets
    ¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!
    tienes la falda sucia your skirt is dirty
    tienes el suéter puesto al revés you've got your sweater on inside out
    tiene el pelo largo/los ojos azules he has long hair/blue eyes
    1
    (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc): llamó el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal/el general Santos Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal/General Santos phoned
    el gran Caruso the Great Caruso
    2
    (con nombres de mujeres famosas): la última película de la Monroe Monroe's last movie
    3
    (en plural): los Ortega (matrimonio) the Ortegas, Mr and Mrs Ortega; (familia) the Ortegas, the Ortega family
    a los Josés se les suele llamar Pepe people called José are often known as Pepe
    4 (fam: en muchas regiones crit)
    (con nombres de pila): pregúntale a la Carmen/al Ricardo ask Carmen/Ricardo
    5
    (con algunos nombres geográficos): en la India in India
    en (el) Perú in Peru
    6
    (al calificar): la España de Franco Franco's Spain
    el Buñuel que todos conocemos the Buñuel we all know
    la Italia del siglo pasado Italy in the last century
    7
    (con algunos equipos deportivos): juegan contra el Juventus/el Barcelona they're playing against Juventus/Barcelona
    H el
    (con infinitivo): odiaba el tener que pedírselo he hated having to ask her
    es cuidadoso y pausado en el hablar he's careful and deliberate in the way he speaks
    el frenético girar de los bailarines the frenzied spinning of the dancers
    al + INF ver a prep B 2. (↑ a 3)
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    Multiple Entries:
    el    
    él
    el (pl
    ◊ los), la (pl las) art the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina

    1




    así es la vida that's life;
    (nosotros) los mexicanos we Mexicans;
    ¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?


    las tuyas yours;
    el último the last one;
    el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers
    2
    a) el + de:


    el de las nueve the nine o'clock one;
    el de mi hijo my son's
    b) el + que:


    los que estén cansados;
    those who are tired, anyone who's tired;
    la que te guste whichever you like
    3 ( en expresiones de tiempo):

    mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28;
    el mes pasado last month;
    toda la mañana all morning;
    a las ocho at eight o'clock
    4 ( cada):
    ◊ $80 el metro/kilo $80 a meter/a kilo, $80 per kilo/meter

    5 (con fracciones, porcentajes, números):
    ◊ la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero half the money/a quarter of the money;

    el 20% de … 20% of …
    6 (con partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc):

    ¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!;
    tiene los ojos azules he has blue eyes
    7
    a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc):

    ◊ el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal;

    los Ortega the Ortegas


    ver África, Argentina, etc
    él pron pers
    a) ( como sujeto) he;

    ◊ ¿quién se lo va a decir? — él who's going to tell her? — he is;

    lo hizo él mismo he did it himself;
    fue él it was him
    b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) him;

    ( refiriéndose a cosas) it;
    ◊ llegué antes que él I arrived before him o before he did;

    con/para él with/for him;
    son de él they're his
    el art def m
    1 the
    2 (no se traduce) (ante un tratamiento formal) el sr. Gómez, Mr Gomez
    (cuando el sustantivo es general) el hambre/tiempo, hunger/time
    3 (se traduce por un posesivo) (con partes del cuerpo) se ha cortado el pelo, she's cut her hair
    (prendas) se lo metió en el bolsillo, he put it in his pocket
    (pertenencias) guarda el diario en el cajón, put your diary into the drawer
    4 (con días de la semana) iré el miércoles, I'll go on Wednesday
    5 (cuando el sustantivo está elidido) the one: prefiero el azul, I prefer the blue one
    el de las diez, the ten o'clock one
    el que está en la mesa, the one that's on the table
    el que más nos guste, whichever one we like best
    (delante de un posesivo) el de María, Maria's
    es el mío, it's mine
    él pron pers
    1 (sujeto) (persona) he
    (animal, cosa) it: fue él, it was him, fue él el que..., it was him that... o it was he who...
    2 (complemento) (persona) him
    (animal, cosa) it
    dáselo a él, give it to him, es para él, it's for him
    3 (posesivo) de él, his
    4 (oración comparativa) ella es mejor que él, she's better than him o she's better than he is
    'él' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abalanzarse
    - abaratarse
    - abarquillarse
    - abarrotar
    - abarrotada
    - abarrotado
    - abastecimiento
    - abatir
    - abatimiento
    - abdicar
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abismo
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - abominar
    - abominable
    - abordar
    - aborigen
    - aborregarse
    - abortar
    - abotargada
    - abotargado
    - abrir
    - abreviar
    - abrirse
    - absoluta
    - absoluto
    - abstención
    - abundancia
    - acabar
    - acabarse
    - acabose
    - acallar
    - acanallar
    - accionariado
    - acero
    - achacosa
    - achacoso
    - achatamiento
    - achicharrarse
    - aclarar
    - aclarado
    - acomodarse
    - acompañar
    - acondicionar
    - acostumbrada
    - acostumbrado
    English:
    A
    - abandon
    - ABC
    - ability
    - about
    - above
    - abroad
    - abseil
    - absence
    - absent
    - absolute
    - absolve
    - absorb
    - abstract
    - academic
    - accelerate
    - accommodate
    - accomplice
    - account
    - accurately
    - accusation
    - accused
    - accustom
    - aching
    - act
    - act on
    - act up
    - actual
    - actually
    - acute
    - address
    - adequately
    - adjourn
    - admission
    - admit
    - advance
    - advanced
    - advantage
    - advantageous
    - advise
    - advocate
    - affair
    - afford
    - afloat
    - afraid
    - after
    - against
    - age
    - agenda
    - aggregate
    * * *
    el (f la, mpl los, fpl las) art determinado el is used instead of la before feminine nouns which are stressed on the first syllable and begin with “a” or “ha” (e.g. el agua, el hacha). Note that el combines with the prepositions a and de to produce the contracted forms al and del.
    1. [con valor especificador] the;
    el coche the car;
    la casa the house;
    los niños the children;
    el agua/hacha/águila the water/axe/eagle;
    fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children
    2. [con sustantivo abstracto, valor genérico]
    el amor love;
    la vida life;
    el hombre Man, human beings;
    los derechos de la mujer women's rights;
    los niños imitan a los adultos children copy adults;
    el pan es un alimento básico bread is a basic food;
    la mayoría de la gente no la conoce most people don't know her;
    vuelve el biquini bikinis are back
    3. [indica posesión, pertenencia]
    se partió la pierna he broke his leg;
    se quitó los zapatos she took her shoes off;
    tiene el pelo oscuro he has dark hair;
    me han robado la maleta my suitcase has been stolen;
    se dieron la mano they shook hands
    4. [con días de la semana, fechas, horas]
    vuelven el sábado they're coming back on Saturday;
    los domingos vamos al cine we go to the movies (on) Sundays;
    llegaré el 1 de mayo [escrito] I'll arrive on 1 May;
    [hablado] I'll arrive on the first of May;
    son las siete it's seven o'clock;
    el año pasado/que viene last/next year
    5. [con nombres propios geográficos]
    el Sena the (River) Seine;
    el Everest (Mount) Everest;
    la India India;
    La Haya The Hague;
    El Cairo Cairo;
    6. [con apellido]
    la señora Márquez Mrs Márquez;
    el señor/el doctor Juárez Mr/Doctor Juárez;
    los Amaya [matrimonio] Mr and Mrs Amaya, the Amayas;
    [familia completa] the Amayas, the Amaya family;
    los Austrias the Hapsburgs;
    el Hitler español the Spanish Hitler
    7. Fam [con nombre propio de persona]
    llama a la María call Maria
    8. [con numerales, porcentajes, fracciones]
    el siete es mi número de la suerte seven's my lucky number;
    llegó el tercero he came third;
    el tercer piso the third floor;
    un aumento del 30 por ciento a 30 percent increase;
    la quinta parte (de) a fifth (of);
    el 20 por ciento (de) 20 percent (of)
    9. [en proporciones, precios]
    100 pesos el kilo 100 pesos a o per kilo
    10. [con complemento especificativo]
    el/la del sombrero the one with the hat;
    los/las de azul [cosas] the blue ones;
    [personas] the ones in blue;
    he perdido el tren, cogeré el de las nueve I've missed the train, I'll get the nine o'clock one;
    el de aquí this one here;
    ¿los del parque son amigos tuyos? were those people in the park friends of yours?;
    prefiero las del escaparate I prefer the ones in the window;
    los del fondo no se callan the people at the back won't shut up
    11. [con complemento posesivo]
    mi hermano y el de Juan my brother and Juan's;
    el mío mine;
    la tuya yours;
    los suyos theirs
    12. [con adjetivo]
    prefiero el rojo al azul I prefer the red one to the blue one;
    el/la mejor the best;
    es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class;
    los seleccionados realizarán un examen those chosen will sit an exam;
    el tonto de Ignacio se equivocó that idiot Ignacio got it wrong
    13. [con infinitivo]
    el beber tanto acabó con él all that drinking is what finished him off;
    es amante del buen comer she loves good food;
    me sienta mal el tener que decírtelo I don't like to have to tell you
    14. [con frases subordinadas]
    el/la que [cosa] whichever;
    [persona] whoever;
    los/las que [cosas] whichever;
    [personas] whoever;
    coge el/los que quieras take whichever you like;
    el que más corra whoever runs fastest, the one who runs the fastest;
    las que quieran venir que levanten la mano those who want to come o anyone who wants to come should put their hand up;
    el que no te guste no quiere decir que sea malo the fact that you don't like him doesn't make him a bad person
    15. [con valor enfático]
    ¡la pena que me dio verlo en ese estado! I felt so sorry for him when I saw him in that state!
    * * *
    el
    I art the
    II pron
    :
    el de … that of …;
    el de Juan Juan’s;
    el más grande the biggest (one);
    el que está … the one that is …
    * * *
    él pron
    : he, him
    él es mi amigo: he's my friend
    hablaremos con él: we will speak with him
    1) : the one
    tengo mi libro y el tuyo: I have my book and yours
    de los cantantes me gusta el de México: I prefer the singer from México
    2)
    el que : he who, whoever, the one that
    el que vino ayer: the one who came yesterday
    el que trabaja duro estará contento: he who works hard will be happy
    el, la art, pl los, las : the
    los niños están en la casa: the boys are in the house
    me duele el pie: my foot hurts
    * * *
    el det
    1. the
    ¿qué te pareció el libro? what did you think of the book?
    2. (posesivo) my / your / his / her etcétera
    ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?
    ¿cuál prefieres? el azul which one do you prefer? the blue one
    ¡Ojo! Algunas veces no se traduce
    ¿quieres salir el sábado? do you want to go out on Saturday?
    el Sr. García Mr. García
    el que (persona) the one who / the one that (cosa) the one which / the one that
    con el que that... with
    en el que that... in

    Spanish-English dictionary > el

  • 14 él

    art.
    el coche the car
    la casa the house
    los niños the children
    el agua/hacha/águila the water/ax/eagle
    fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children
    * * *
    el
    1 the
    ■ la Sra. Rodríguez Mrs. Rodríguez
    2 el de the one
    3 el que (persona - sujeto) the one who; (- objeto) the one, the one that, the one whom
    4 (cosa) the one, the one that, the one which
    * * *
    1. pron. 2. art.
    * * *
    el; la; los; las
    ART DEF
    1) [con nombres de referente único o concreto] the

    ¿está fría el agua? — is the water cold?

    ¿ha llegado ya el abogado? — has the lawyer arrived yet?

    el tío ese — * that chap

    2) [en algunos casos no se traduce]
    a) [con nombres propios]

    ¿qué manda la señora? — what would madam like?

    ha llamado el Sr. Sendra — Mr. Sendra called

    dáselo a la Luisa — * give it to Luisa

    b) [con nombres en sentido genérico]
    c) [con infinitivo]

    el hacerlo fue un error — doing it was a mistake, it was a mistake to do it

    d) [con cifras, proporciones]

    ahora gano el 3% más — I now earn 3% more

    3) [traducido por el posesivo]
    4) [con expresiones temporales]
    5) (=uso distributivo)
    6) [en exclamaciones]

    ¡el frío que hacía! — it was freezing!

    7) [posesivo]

    • el de, mi libro y el de usted — my book and yours

    el del sombrero rojo — the one with o in the red hat

    es un traje bonito, pero prefiero el de Ana — it's a nice suit, but I prefer Ana's

    y el de todos los demás — and that of everybody else, and everybody else's

    8)

    • el que —

    a) + indic

    él es el que quiere — it's he who wants to, he's the one who wants to

    los que hacen eso son tontos — anyone who does that is a fool, those who do so are foolish

    b) + subjun whoever

    el que quiera, que lo haga — whoever wants to can do it

    * * *
    pronombre personal
    a) ( como sujeto) he

    ¿quién se lo va a decir? - él — who's going to tell her? - he is

    fue él — it was him, it was he (frml)

    b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) him; ( refiriéndose a cosas) it

    con/contra/para él — with/against/for him

    con/contra/para él — with/against/for him

    * * *
    (pl los), la (pl las) articulo
    [the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]
    1)

    ¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?

    el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours

    el rojo/último — the red/last one

    los nacidos entre... — those born between...

    2)
    a)

    el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's

    b)

    el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it

    el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month

    4) ( cada)

    $80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo

    5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)

    la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money

    el 20% de... — 20% of...

    el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor

    6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)
    a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)

    el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal

    b) ( en plural)
    * * *
    el2
    = the, ye.

    Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

    Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.
    * barrio de los ricos = upper town.
    * de los mejores = as good as any.
    * el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.
    * el acabose = the last straw.
    * el alcance = comprehensiveness.
    * el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.
    * el año próximo = the year ahead.
    * el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.
    * el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.
    * el auténtico = the real McCoy.
    * el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.
    * el bien de = the good of.
    * el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.
    * el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.
    * el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
    * el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
    * el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.
    * el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.
    * el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.
    * el charco = the big pond.
    * el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.
    * el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.
    * el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.
    * el colmo = the last straw.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * el corazón de = the heart of.
    * el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.
    * el cual = which.
    * el de = that in, that of.
    * el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.
    * El Diluvio = the Flood.
    * el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.
    * el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.
    * el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.
    * el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.
    * el doble = twice + as many.
    * el doble de = twice + the number of.
    * El Dorado = El Dorado.
    * el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.
    * el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.
    * el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.
    * el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).
    * el final de = the close of.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.
    * el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.
    * el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.
    * el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.
    * el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.
    * el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.
    * el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.
    * el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.
    * el grado de = the extent of.
    * el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.
    * el grado en que = the extent to which.
    * el gran hermano = big brother.
    * el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.
    * el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).
    * el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.
    * el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.
    * el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.
    * el impulsor de = the power behind.
    * el interés público = the public interest.
    * El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.
    * el lastre de = the shackles of.
    * el llevar = carrying.
    * el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.
    * El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.
    * el más = all-time.
    * el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.
    * el más allá = hereafter.
    * el más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.
    * el más leído = the most widely read.
    * el más recomendado = best of breed, the.
    * el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.
    * el mejor = best of breed, the.
    * el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.
    * el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.
    * el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.
    * el mentir = lying.
    * el mes pasado = last month.
    * el mío = mine.
    * el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).
    * el mismo número = as many.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * el momento preciso = the point in time at which.
    * el motor de = the power behind.
    * el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.
    * el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.
    * el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.
    * el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.
    * el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.
    * el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.
    * el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
    * el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
    * el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
    * el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * el orgullo de = showpiece.
    * el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.
    * el padre de = the father of.
    * el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.
    * el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.
    * el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.
    * el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.
    * el peso de = brunt of, the.
    * el populacho = the great unwashed.
    * el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * el portavoz de = the voice of.
    * el presente = thisness.
    * el primer intento = the first time around.
    * el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.
    * el primero mencionado = former.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * el principio de = the dawn of.
    * el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.
    * el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el proletariado = the great unwashed.
    * el pulmón de = the heart of.
    * el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.
    * el que = that, the one.
    * el que aprende = learner.
    * el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.
    * el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.
    * el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).
    * el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.
    * el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].
    * el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.
    * el registro de los registros = record-of-record.
    * el registro modelo = record-of-record.
    * el resto = rest, the.
    * el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).
    * El Salvador = El Salvador.
    * el segundo mencionado = latter.
    * el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * el ser barato = cheapness.
    * el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.
    * el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el tamaño de = the extent of.
    * el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tiempo de Algo = in season.
    * el tiempo es oro = time is money.
    * el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.
    * el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).
    * el tipo de = the range of.
    * el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
    * el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.
    * el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.
    * el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.
    * el último citado = latter.
    * el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.
    * el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.
    * el único = the one and only.
    * el único e incomparable = the one and only.
    * el único e inimitable = the one and only.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero = the real McCoy.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * el ver televisión = television viewing.
    * el viejo = the elder.
    * el vulgo = the great unwashed.
    * el yugo de = the shackles of.
    * espicharlas = kick + the bucket.
    * la = the, ye.
    * la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.
    * la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.
    * La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.
    * la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.
    * la buena noticia = the good news.
    * la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.
    * la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.
    * la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.
    * la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.
    * la ciudadana media = the average Jane.
    * la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.
    * la clave de = at the heart of.
    * la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * la comunidad en general = the community at large.
    * la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.
    * la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.
    * la cosa es que = the thing is.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * la cruz de = the bane of.
    * la cuestión es que = the thing is.
    * la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.
    * la demanda de = a call for.
    * la diversidad de = the range of.
    * la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * la época de Algo = in season.
    * la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.
    * la espalda de = the back of.
    * la evidencia = the writing on the wall.
    * la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.
    * la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.
    * la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.
    * la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
    * la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.
    * la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.
    * la gente decía que = rumour had it that.
    * la gente dice que = rumour has it that.
    * la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.
    * la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.
    * la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.
    * la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.
    * la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.
    * la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.
    * la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.
    * la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.
    * la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.
    * la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.
    * la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
    * La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.
    * la joya de = showpiece.
    * la judicatura = the Bench.
    * la justicia = the Bench.
    * la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.
    * la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * la magistratura = the Bench.
    * la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    * la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
    * la mar de = a whole slew of.
    * la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.
    * la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.
    * la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.
    * la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.
    * la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.
    * la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.
    * la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.
    * la medida en que = the extent to which.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * la mejor manera = how best.
    * la mejor manera de = the best way of.
    * la mejor oferta = the best deal.
    * la mejor opción = the best bet.
    * la mejor salida = the best way forward.
    * la mejor solución = the best way forward.
    * la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.
    * la mentira = lying.
    * la mirada en = eye(s) on.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).
    * la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.
    * la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.
    * la parte de atrás de = the back of.
    * la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.
    * la parte más importante = the heart of.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.
    * la parte trasera de = the back of.
    * la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.
    * la pesadilla de = the bane of.
    * la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.
    * la petición de = a call for.
    * la píldora = the pill.
    * la plebe = the great unwashed.
    * la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.
    * la primera tentativa = the first time around.
    * la primera vez = the first time around.
    * la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.
    * la próxima moda = the next hot thing.
    * la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
    * la que = that, the one.
    * la razón de ser = the reason for being.
    * la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).
    * la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.
    * la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.
    * la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....
    * la riqueza de = the wealth of.
    * la ruina de = the bane of.
    * las = the, ye.
    * las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.
    * las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las ataduras de = the shackles of.
    * las autoridades = the powers-that-be.
    * las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.
    * las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.
    * las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
    * las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.
    * las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.
    * las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.
    * las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.
    * las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.
    * las de = those for.
    * las doce del mediodía = noon.
    * la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.
    * la segunda opción = the next best choice.
    * la segunda vez = the second time around.
    * la semana pasada = last week.
    * la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * la sociedad en general = society at large.
    * las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.
    * las profundidades del mar = the deep.
    * las profundidades del océano = the deep.
    * las pruebas = the writing on the wall.
    * las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.
    * las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.
    * las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.
    * las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.
    * la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.
    * la suerte está echada = the die is cast.
    * la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.
    * las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.
    * las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.
    * la temporada de Algo = in season.
    * la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.
    * la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.
    * la tira de = a whole slew of.
    * la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.
    * la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).
    * la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * la última vez = last time.
    * la última vez que = the last time.
    * la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.
    * la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.
    * la ventaja de = the beauty of.
    * la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.
    * la verdad = the lowdown (on).
    * la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.
    * la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.
    * la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.
    * la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.
    * la vida continúa = the show must go on.
    * la vida + continuar = life + go on.
    * la vida es así = life's like that.
    * ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.
    * la vida + seguir = life + go on.
    * la víspera de = on the eve of.
    * la voz de = the voice of.
    * la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.
    * la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.
    * la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.
    * la voz del odio = the voice of hate.
    * la voz interior = the voice within.
    * lo absurdo = ridiculousness.
    * lo adecuado = adequacy.
    * lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.
    * lo anodino = blandness.
    * lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.
    * lo apropiado = appropriateness.
    * lo barato = inexpensiveness.
    * lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * lo bastante elevado = high enough.
    * lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.
    * lo bueno de = the beauty of.
    * lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.
    * lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.
    * lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.
    * lo caro = expensiveness.
    * lo chicano = Chicana.
    * lo chulo = coolness.
    * lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).
    * lo completo = completeness.
    * lo completo que Algo está = fullness.
    * lo creas o no = believe it or not.
    * lo decisivo = the last word.
    * lo definitivo = the last word.
    * lo desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.
    * lo directo = directness.
    * lo divertido = the fun part.
    * lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * lo estrafalario = zaniness.
    * lo estrambótico = zaniness.
    * lo extenso = comprehensiveness.
    * lo favorable = propitiousness.
    * lo hebraico = Hebraica.
    * lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.
    * lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.
    * lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.
    * lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo indefinido = indefiniteness.
    * lo indirecto = indirectness.
    * lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.
    * lo insulso = blandness.
    * lo interesante = the fun part.
    * lo judío = Judaica.
    * lo lindo = cuteness.
    * lo llano = flatness.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más conveniente es que = optimally.
    * lo más destacado = highlights.
    * lo más detestado = pet hate.
    * lo más importante = most of all, at its core.
    * lo más interesante = highlights.
    * lo más mínimo = so much as.
    * lo más novedoso = the last word.
    * lo más odiado = pet hate.
    * lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.
    * lo más probable es que = most probably.
    * lo más recio de = brunt of, the.
    * lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.
    * lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.
    * lo mejor = the top of the tree.
    * lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.
    * lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.
    * lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor de todo = best of all.
    * lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.
    * lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....
    * lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.
    * lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.
    * lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.
    * lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.
    * lo menos posible = as little as possible.
    * lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.
    * lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.
    * lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).
    * lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.
    * lo mismo que antes = the same as before.
    * lo mismo que para = the same as that for.
    * lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).
    * lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.
    * lo mucho que = how extensively.
    * lo noble = high-mindedness.
    * lo no convencional = unconventional, the.
    * lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).
    * lo oportuno = timeliness.
    * lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.
    * lo peor de = brunt of, the.
    * lo peor del = the armpit of the.
    * lo pintoresco = quaintness.
    * lo plano = flatness.
    * lo poco común = rarity, rareness.
    * lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.
    * lo primero = for one, first off.
    * lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.
    * lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.
    * lo propicio = propitiousness.
    * lo público = publicness.
    * lo que = that which, what.
    * lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.
    * lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.
    * lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.
    * lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.
    * lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.
    * lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.
    * lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.
    * lo que es aun mejor = better still.
    * lo que es aun peor = worse still.
    * lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
    * lo que es más = what is more, what's more.
    * lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.
    * lo que es mejor aun = better still.
    * lo que es muy importante = importantly.
    * lo que es peor = what's worse.
    * lo que es peor aun = worse still.
    * lo que espera a = what is on store for.
    * lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.
    * lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.
    * lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.
    * lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * lo que le corresponde = fair share.
    * lo que nos espera = things to come.
    * lo que quiera que = whatever.
    * lo que sea = something or other.
    * lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.
    * lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
    * lo que + ser = what + be like.
    * lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.
    * lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.
    * lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.
    * lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
    * lo rural = rurality.
    * los = the, ye.
    * los 365 días del año = year-round.
    * los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.
    * los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.
    * los acontecimientos = the course of events.
    * lo sagrado = sacredness.
    * los albores de = the dawn of.
    * los años cincuenta = fifties.
    * los años treinta = thirties.
    * los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.
    * los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.
    * los buenos tiempos = the good old days.
    * los comienzos de = the dawn of.
    * los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * los de = those for, those in.
    * los demás = rest, the, everybody else.
    * los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * los días antes de = leading up to.
    * los dos = both, both of them, both of which.
    * los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.
    * los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.
    * los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.
    * los mandamás = the powers-that-be.
    * los más necesitados = those most in need.
    * los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.
    * los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.
    * los necesitados = the needy.
    * los orígenes de = the dawn of.
    * los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].
    * los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.
    * los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.
    * los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.
    * los que = those who.
    * los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.
    * los que mandan = the powers-that-be.
    * los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.
    * los que + Verbo = those + Participio.
    * los tribunales = the Bench.
    * lo suficientemente cerca = within range.
    * lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.
    * lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.
    * los últimos coletazos = fag-end.
    * lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.
    * los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.
    * los viejos tiempos = the good old days.
    * lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.
    * lo último = the last word.
    * lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.
    * lo vanguardista = cutting edge.
    * lo yidish = Yiddica.
    * parmarlas = kick + the bucket.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

    * * *
    el (pl los), la; (pl las)
    A (con un referente único, conocido o que se define) the
    el sol the sun
    el lápiz/la goma/los lápices/las gomas que compré the pencil/the eraser/the pencils/the erasers I bought
    no, ése no, el que te presté ayer/el de Julio/el rojo no, not that one, the one I lent you yesterday/Julio's/the red one
    en la calle Solís in Solís Street
    prefiero el mío/los tuyos I prefer mine/yours
    me atendió el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers served me
    yo soy la arquitecta, ella es lexicógrafa I'm the architect, she's a lexicographer
    yo fui la que lo rompí or rompió I was the one who broke it
    los nacidos entre … those born between …
    los que faltamos ayer those of us who weren't here yesterday
    ¿cuál es Ardiles? — el del sombrero negro which one's Ardiles? — the one with the black hat
    un encuentro al que asistieron muchas personalidades a meeting which was attended by many well known people
    la obra de la que or de la cual hablábamos the play we were talking about
    B
    (con sustantivos en sentido genérico): me encanta la ópera I love opera
    odio el pescado I hate fish
    así es la vida that's life
    (nosotros) los mexicanos lo sabemos muy bien we Mexicans know only too well
    ¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?
    ya salió del hospital she's out of the hospital ( AmE) o ( BrE) out of hospital
    en el mar at sea
    viajar por el espacio to travel in space
    C
    (en expresiones de tiempo): ocurrió el domingo de Pascua/en el verano del 76 it happened on Easter Sunday/in the summer of '76
    mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28
    el mes pasado/que viene last/next month
    no trabaja los sábados she doesn't work (on) Saturdays
    estudió toda la mañana he studied all morning
    a las ocho at eight o'clock, at eight
    a eso de las seis around six o'clock
    D
    (cada): lo venden a $80 el kilo/metro they're selling it at $80 a kilo/a meter o at $80 per kilo/meter
    ¿cuánto cuesta el paquete de diez? how much does a packet of ten cost?
    E
    (con fracciones, porcentajes, números): me dio la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero she gave me half the money/a quarter of the money
    el 20% de los peruanos 20% of Peruvians
    vivo en el cuarto I live on the fifth floor ( AmE) o ( BrE) fourth floor
    (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc): con las manos en los bolsillos with my/your/his hands in my/your/his pockets
    ¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!
    tienes la falda sucia your skirt is dirty
    tienes el suéter puesto al revés you've got your sweater on inside out
    tiene el pelo largo/los ojos azules he has long hair/blue eyes
    1
    (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc): llamó el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal/el general Santos Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal/General Santos phoned
    el gran Caruso the Great Caruso
    2
    (con nombres de mujeres famosas): la última película de la Monroe Monroe's last movie
    3
    (en plural): los Ortega (matrimonio) the Ortegas, Mr and Mrs Ortega; (familia) the Ortegas, the Ortega family
    a los Josés se les suele llamar Pepe people called José are often known as Pepe
    4 (fam: en muchas regiones crit)
    (con nombres de pila): pregúntale a la Carmen/al Ricardo ask Carmen/Ricardo
    5
    (con algunos nombres geográficos): en la India in India
    en (el) Perú in Peru
    6
    (al calificar): la España de Franco Franco's Spain
    el Buñuel que todos conocemos the Buñuel we all know
    la Italia del siglo pasado Italy in the last century
    7
    (con algunos equipos deportivos): juegan contra el Juventus/el Barcelona they're playing against Juventus/Barcelona
    H el
    (con infinitivo): odiaba el tener que pedírselo he hated having to ask her
    es cuidadoso y pausado en el hablar he's careful and deliberate in the way he speaks
    el frenético girar de los bailarines the frenzied spinning of the dancers
    al + INF ver a prep B 2. (↑ a 3)
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    el    
    él
    el (pl
    ◊ los), la (pl las) art the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina

    1




    así es la vida that's life;
    (nosotros) los mexicanos we Mexicans;
    ¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?


    las tuyas yours;
    el último the last one;
    el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers
    2
    a) el + de:


    el de las nueve the nine o'clock one;
    el de mi hijo my son's
    b) el + que:


    los que estén cansados;
    those who are tired, anyone who's tired;
    la que te guste whichever you like
    3 ( en expresiones de tiempo):

    mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28;
    el mes pasado last month;
    toda la mañana all morning;
    a las ocho at eight o'clock
    4 ( cada):
    ◊ $80 el metro/kilo $80 a meter/a kilo, $80 per kilo/meter

    5 (con fracciones, porcentajes, números):
    ◊ la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero half the money/a quarter of the money;

    el 20% de … 20% of …
    6 (con partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc):

    ¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!;
    tiene los ojos azules he has blue eyes
    7
    a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc):

    ◊ el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal;

    los Ortega the Ortegas


    ver África, Argentina, etc
    él pron pers
    a) ( como sujeto) he;

    ◊ ¿quién se lo va a decir? — él who's going to tell her? — he is;

    lo hizo él mismo he did it himself;
    fue él it was him
    b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) him;

    ( refiriéndose a cosas) it;
    ◊ llegué antes que él I arrived before him o before he did;

    con/para él with/for him;
    son de él they're his
    el art def m
    1 the
    2 (no se traduce) (ante un tratamiento formal) el sr. Gómez, Mr Gomez
    (cuando el sustantivo es general) el hambre/tiempo, hunger/time
    3 (se traduce por un posesivo) (con partes del cuerpo) se ha cortado el pelo, she's cut her hair
    (prendas) se lo metió en el bolsillo, he put it in his pocket
    (pertenencias) guarda el diario en el cajón, put your diary into the drawer
    4 (con días de la semana) iré el miércoles, I'll go on Wednesday
    5 (cuando el sustantivo está elidido) the one: prefiero el azul, I prefer the blue one
    el de las diez, the ten o'clock one
    el que está en la mesa, the one that's on the table
    el que más nos guste, whichever one we like best
    (delante de un posesivo) el de María, Maria's
    es el mío, it's mine
    él pron pers
    1 (sujeto) (persona) he
    (animal, cosa) it: fue él, it was him, fue él el que..., it was him that... o it was he who...
    2 (complemento) (persona) him
    (animal, cosa) it
    dáselo a él, give it to him, es para él, it's for him
    3 (posesivo) de él, his
    4 (oración comparativa) ella es mejor que él, she's better than him o she's better than he is
    'él' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abalanzarse
    - abaratarse
    - abarquillarse
    - abarrotar
    - abarrotada
    - abarrotado
    - abastecimiento
    - abatir
    - abatimiento
    - abdicar
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abismo
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - abominar
    - abominable
    - abordar
    - aborigen
    - aborregarse
    - abortar
    - abotargada
    - abotargado
    - abrir
    - abreviar
    - abrirse
    - absoluta
    - absoluto
    - abstención
    - abundancia
    - acabar
    - acabarse
    - acabose
    - acallar
    - acanallar
    - accionariado
    - acero
    - achacosa
    - achacoso
    - achatamiento
    - achicharrarse
    - aclarar
    - aclarado
    - acomodarse
    - acompañar
    - acondicionar
    - acostumbrada
    - acostumbrado
    English:
    A
    - abandon
    - ABC
    - ability
    - about
    - above
    - abroad
    - abseil
    - absence
    - absent
    - absolute
    - absolve
    - absorb
    - abstract
    - academic
    - accelerate
    - accommodate
    - accomplice
    - account
    - accurately
    - accusation
    - accused
    - accustom
    - aching
    - act
    - act on
    - act up
    - actual
    - actually
    - acute
    - address
    - adequately
    - adjourn
    - admission
    - admit
    - advance
    - advanced
    - advantage
    - advantageous
    - advise
    - advocate
    - affair
    - afford
    - afloat
    - afraid
    - after
    - against
    - age
    - agenda
    - aggregate
    * * *
    el (f la, mpl los, fpl las) art determinado el is used instead of la before feminine nouns which are stressed on the first syllable and begin with “a” or “ha” (e.g. el agua, el hacha). Note that el combines with the prepositions a and de to produce the contracted forms al and del.
    1. [con valor especificador] the;
    el coche the car;
    la casa the house;
    los niños the children;
    el agua/hacha/águila the water/axe/eagle;
    fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children
    2. [con sustantivo abstracto, valor genérico]
    el amor love;
    la vida life;
    el hombre Man, human beings;
    los derechos de la mujer women's rights;
    los niños imitan a los adultos children copy adults;
    el pan es un alimento básico bread is a basic food;
    la mayoría de la gente no la conoce most people don't know her;
    vuelve el biquini bikinis are back
    3. [indica posesión, pertenencia]
    se partió la pierna he broke his leg;
    se quitó los zapatos she took her shoes off;
    tiene el pelo oscuro he has dark hair;
    me han robado la maleta my suitcase has been stolen;
    se dieron la mano they shook hands
    4. [con días de la semana, fechas, horas]
    vuelven el sábado they're coming back on Saturday;
    los domingos vamos al cine we go to the movies (on) Sundays;
    llegaré el 1 de mayo [escrito] I'll arrive on 1 May;
    [hablado] I'll arrive on the first of May;
    son las siete it's seven o'clock;
    el año pasado/que viene last/next year
    5. [con nombres propios geográficos]
    el Sena the (River) Seine;
    el Everest (Mount) Everest;
    la India India;
    La Haya The Hague;
    El Cairo Cairo;
    6. [con apellido]
    la señora Márquez Mrs Márquez;
    el señor/el doctor Juárez Mr/Doctor Juárez;
    los Amaya [matrimonio] Mr and Mrs Amaya, the Amayas;
    [familia completa] the Amayas, the Amaya family;
    los Austrias the Hapsburgs;
    el Hitler español the Spanish Hitler
    7. Fam [con nombre propio de persona]
    llama a la María call Maria
    8. [con numerales, porcentajes, fracciones]
    el siete es mi número de la suerte seven's my lucky number;
    llegó el tercero he came third;
    el tercer piso the third floor;
    un aumento del 30 por ciento a 30 percent increase;
    la quinta parte (de) a fifth (of);
    el 20 por ciento (de) 20 percent (of)
    9. [en proporciones, precios]
    100 pesos el kilo 100 pesos a o per kilo
    10. [con complemento especificativo]
    el/la del sombrero the one with the hat;
    los/las de azul [cosas] the blue ones;
    [personas] the ones in blue;
    he perdido el tren, cogeré el de las nueve I've missed the train, I'll get the nine o'clock one;
    el de aquí this one here;
    ¿los del parque son amigos tuyos? were those people in the park friends of yours?;
    prefiero las del escaparate I prefer the ones in the window;
    los del fondo no se callan the people at the back won't shut up
    11. [con complemento posesivo]
    mi hermano y el de Juan my brother and Juan's;
    el mío mine;
    la tuya yours;
    los suyos theirs
    12. [con adjetivo]
    prefiero el rojo al azul I prefer the red one to the blue one;
    el/la mejor the best;
    es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class;
    los seleccionados realizarán un examen those chosen will sit an exam;
    el tonto de Ignacio se equivocó that idiot Ignacio got it wrong
    13. [con infinitivo]
    el beber tanto acabó con él all that drinking is what finished him off;
    es amante del buen comer she loves good food;
    me sienta mal el tener que decírtelo I don't like to have to tell you
    14. [con frases subordinadas]
    el/la que [cosa] whichever;
    [persona] whoever;
    los/las que [cosas] whichever;
    [personas] whoever;
    coge el/los que quieras take whichever you like;
    el que más corra whoever runs fastest, the one who runs the fastest;
    las que quieran venir que levanten la mano those who want to come o anyone who wants to come should put their hand up;
    el que no te guste no quiere decir que sea malo the fact that you don't like him doesn't make him a bad person
    15. [con valor enfático]
    ¡la pena que me dio verlo en ese estado! I felt so sorry for him when I saw him in that state!
    * * *
    el
    I art the
    II pron
    :
    el de … that of …;
    el de Juan Juan’s;
    el más grande the biggest (one);
    el que está … the one that is …
    * * *
    él pron
    : he, him
    él es mi amigo: he's my friend
    hablaremos con él: we will speak with him
    1) : the one
    tengo mi libro y el tuyo: I have my book and yours
    de los cantantes me gusta el de México: I prefer the singer from México
    2)
    el que : he who, whoever, the one that
    el que vino ayer: the one who came yesterday
    el que trabaja duro estará contento: he who works hard will be happy
    el, la art, pl los, las : the
    los niños están en la casa: the boys are in the house
    me duele el pie: my foot hurts
    * * *
    el det
    1. the
    ¿qué te pareció el libro? what did you think of the book?
    2. (posesivo) my / your / his / her etcétera
    ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?
    ¿cuál prefieres? el azul which one do you prefer? the blue one
    ¡Ojo! Algunas veces no se traduce
    ¿quieres salir el sábado? do you want to go out on Saturday?
    el Sr. García Mr. García
    el que (persona) the one who / the one that (cosa) the one which / the one that
    con el que that... with
    en el que that... in

    Spanish-English dictionary > él

  • 15 appel

    appel [apεl]
    1. masculine noun
       a. ( = cri) call
    • appel à l'aide or au secours call for help
       b. ( = sollicitation) call
    • appel aux armes/aux urnes call to arms/to vote
    • offre/prix d'appel introductory offer/price
    • article or produit d'appel loss leader
       c. faire appel à ( = invoquer) to appeal to ; ( = avoir recours à) to call on ; ( = nécessiter) to call for
    • faire appel au bon sens/à la générosité de qn to appeal to sb's common sense/generosity
       d. ( = vérification de présence) (en classe) register ; (à l'armée) roll call
    • absent/présent à l'appel [élève] absent/present
       e. ( = recours en justice) appeal
    • sans appel [décision] final
       f. (Military = mobilisation) call-up
       h. (Cards) signal (à for)
       i. ( = élan) take-off
       j. (Computing) call
    * * *
    apɛl
    nom masculin

    ‘dernier appel pour Tokyo’ — ‘last call for Tokyo’

    appel au secours — lit call for help; fig cry for help

    2) ( supplique) appeal

    appel à — call for [solidarité]; appeal for [calme]; call to [armes]; plea for [clémence]

    lancer un appel à — to call for [solidarité, grève]; to appeal for [calme]

    appel téléphonique/radio — phone/radio call

    5) ( recours)

    appel à — appeal to [personne, bon sens]

    faire appel à — [personne] to call [pompiers, police, spécialiste]; to bring in [artiste]; to call up [capitaux]; [gouvernement] to call in [armée, police, puissance étrangère]; [tâche] to call for [connaissances]

    6) ( vérification) gén roll call; École registration

    faire l'appel — gén to take the roll call; École to take the register

    manquer à l'appel — gén to be absent at the roll call; École to be absent at registration

    7) Armée ( convocation) call up GB, draft US
    8) ( attirance)

    l'appel de — the call of [large, forêt]

    9) Droit appeal

    sans appel — lit without further right of appeal

    une décision sans appel — fig a final decision

    condamner sans appel — fig to condemn out of hand

    11) Jeux ( aux cartes) signal
    12) Informatique call

    d'appel — [programme, station, séquence] calling (épith); [demande, indicatif, mot] call (épith)

    •
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    apɛl nm
    1) (pour héler, demander de l'aide) call

    Ils ont lancé un appel pour venir en aide aux victimes. — They launched an appeal to help the victims.

    5) (nominal) MILITAIRE roll call, ÉDUCATION register

    faire l'appel MILITAIRE — to call the roll, ÉDUCATIONto call the register

    6) (= recrutement) MILITAIRE call-up

    faire appel — to appeal, to lodge an appeal

    interjeter appel — to appeal, to lodge an appeal

    sans appel fig — final, irrevocable

    faire appel à (= invoquer) — to appeal to, (= avoir recours à) to call on, (= nécessiter) to call for, to require

    * * *
    appel nm
    1 ( invitation pressante) call; ‘dernier appel pour Tokyo’ ‘last call for Tokyo’; appel au secours lit call for help; fig cry for help; les enfants se sont enfuis à l'appel de leur mère the children ran away when they heard their mother calling; l'appel des syndicats n'a pas été entendu the call of the trade unions was not heeded; il m'a fait un appel du regard he signalledGB to me with his eyes; l'appel des fidèles à la messe calling the faithful to mass; l'appel de la cloche le dimanche the ringing of church bells on Sundays;
    2 ( supplique) appeal, plea; un appel pathétique/solennel a pathetic/solemn appeal; lancer un appel (en faveur de) to make an appeal (on behalf of); appel à l'aide plea ou appeal for aid; répondre or se rendre à l'appel de to respond to the appeal of; lancer un appel à la télévision/à la radio to put out an appeal on television/on the radio;
    3 ( incitation) appel à call for [solidarité]; appeal for [calme]; call to [révolte]; plea for [clémence]; appel à la grève strike call; lancer un appel à to call for [solidarité, grève]; to appeal for [calme]; to call to [révolte, armes]; appel au meurtre death threat; lancer un appel au meurtre contre qn to call for sb's assassination;
    4 Télécom call; appel téléphonique phone call; appel radio radio call; un appel de Londres pour vous a call from London for you; prendre/recevoir un appel to take/to get a call;
    5 ( recours) appel à appeal to [personne, générosité, bon sens]; faire appel à [personne] to call [pompiers, police, spécialiste]; to bring in [artiste, architecte]; to call up [capitaux]; [gouvernement] to call in [armée, police, puissance étrangère]; to call for [intervention]; [tâche] to call for [connaissances, notions]; faire appel à la justice to go to court;
    6 ( vérification) gén roll call; Scol registration; faire l'appel gén to take the roll call; Scol to take the register; manquer à l'appel gén to be absent at the roll call; Scol to be absent at registration;
    7 Mil ( convocation) call up GB, draft US;
    8 ( attirance) l'appel de the call of [large, chair, forêt];
    9 Jur appeal; faire appel to appeal; faire appel d'un jugement to appeal against a decision; perdre en appel to lose an appeal; juger en appel to hear an appeal; sans appel lit without further right of appeal; une décision sans appel fig a final decision; condamner sans appel fig to condemn out of hand;
    10 Sport take off; prendre son appel to take off; jambe/pied d'appel take-off leg/foot;
    11 Jeux ( aux cartes) signal; faire un appel to signal for a card; faire un appel à cœur to ask for a return in hearts;
    12 Ordinat call; d'appel [programme, station, séquence] calling ( épith); [demande, indicatif, mot] call ( épith);
    13 Comm prix d'appel loss-leader price; produit or article d'appel loss leader.
    l' appel du 18 juin Hist General de Gaulle's appeal of 18 June 1940; appel d'air draught GB, draft US; créer or faire un appel d'air to create a draught GB ou draft US; appel des causes Jur roll call of matters listed; appel de fonds Fin call for capital; faire un appel de fonds to call for capital, to call up capital; appel d'offres Admin invitation to tender; lancer un appel d'offres to invite tenders; appel de phares flash of headlights GB ou high beams US; faire un appel de phares to flash one's headlights GB ou high beams US; appel du pied○ veiled invitation, discreet appeal.
    [apɛl] nom masculin
    1. [cri] call
    un appel au secours ou à l'aide
    l'appel du 18 juin 1940General de Gaulle's radio appeal to the French people to resist the occupying Nazi forces
    b. [d'une personne] call for help
    2. [coup de téléphone]
    3. [sollicitation] appeal
    a. [clémence, générosité] to appeal to
    b. [courage, intelligence, qualité, souvenirs] to summon (up)
    faire appel à l'armée to call in the army, to call the army out
    aller en appel to appeal, to go to appeal
    6. [liste de présence] roll call
    MILITAIRE [mobilisation] call-up
    a. ÉDUCATION to take the register (UK), to call (the) roll (US)
    appel d'une classe call-up ou calling up of a class
    appel par référence/valeur call by reference/value
    programme/séquence d'appel call routine/sequence
    8. JEUX
    faire un appel à cœur/carreau to signal for a heart/diamond
    sans appel locution adjectivale
    2. [irrévocable] irrevocable
    c'est sans appel there's no going back on it, it's final

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > appel

  • 16 zew

    m sgt (G zewu) książk. call
    ■ zew krwi książk. the call of the wild
    - zew natury natural inclinations, the voice of nature
    * * *
    - wu; loc sg - wie; m
    książk call

    zew morza/krwi — the call of the sea/wild

    * * *
    mi
    lit. call, appeal; zew krwi the call of the wild; zew natury the call of nature.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zew

  • 17 Ruf

    m; -(e)s, -e
    1. shout; anfeuernde Rufe shouts of encouragement
    2. von Vögeln etc., auch fig.: call; der Ruf nach Freiheit fig. the call for freedom; ein Ruf nach mehr Steuergerechtigkeit a call for fairer taxation; dem Ruf seines Herzens / Gewissens folgen follow the promptings Pl. of one’s heart / conscience
    3. fig., bes. UNIV. (Berufung) offer of a professorship, call; einen Ruf erhalten nach be offered an appointment at; UNIV. be offered a chair at; er erhielt den Ruf, das Präsidentenamt zu übernehmen he was called to the office of president
    4. fig. reputation; guter / schlechter Ruf good / bad reputation; von Ruf of high repute, of (some) standing, of renown; von schlechtem Ruf of low repute; im Ruf stehen, etw. zu sein / tun be reputed to be / do s.th.; den Ruf eines Fachmannes etc. haben be reputed to be an expert etc.; sich (Dat) einen guten Ruf erwerben make a name for o.s.; sein Ruf war in viele Länder gedrungen his fame had spread to many countries; besser als sein Ruf sein be better than one’s reputation, not to be as black as one is painted; in einen schlechten Ruf kommen gain a bad reputation; jemanden / etw. in einen schlechten Ruf bringen give s.o. / s.th. a bad name, bring s.o. / s.th. into disrepute
    5. TELEF.: Ruf 36345 Tel. 36345
    * * *
    der Ruf
    (Ansehen) reputation; standing; repute;
    (Schrei) shout; cry;
    * * *
    [ruːf]
    m -(e)s, -e
    1) (= Ausruf, Vogelruf, fig: = Aufruf) call (nach for); (lauter) shout; (= gellender Schrei) cry

    ein Rúf ertönte — a cry rang out

    in den Rúf "..." ausbrechen — to burst into cries or shouts of "..."

    der Rúf des Muezzins — the call of the muezzin

    der Rúf der Wildnis — the call of the wild

    dem Rúf des Herzens/Gewissens folgen (fig) — to obey the voice of one's heart/conscience

    der Rúf nach Freiheit/Gerechtigkeit (fig) — the call for freedom/justice

    der Rúf zu den Waffen — the call to arms

    der Rúf zur Ordnung (fig) — the call to order

    2) (= Ansehen, Leumund) reputation

    einen guten Rúf haben or genießen, sich eines guten Rúfes erfreuen (geh) — to have or enjoy a good reputation

    einen schlechten Rúf haben — to have a bad reputation

    dem Rúf nach — by reputation

    eine Firma von Rúf — a firm with a good reputation, a firm of high repute, a firm with a good name

    einen Rúf als etw erwerben — to build up a reputation for oneself as sth, to make a name for oneself as sth

    seinem Rúf (als etw) gerecht werden — to live up to one's reputation (as sth)

    ein Mann von schlechtem Rúf — a man with a bad reputation, a man with a bad name

    von üblem or zweifelhaftem Rúf — with a bad reputation

    von üblem or zweifelhaftem Rúf sein — to have a bad reputation

    jdn/etw in schlechten Rúf bringen — to give sb/sth a bad name

    jdn bei jdm in schlechten Rúf bringen — to bring sb into disrepute with sb

    sie/das ist besser als ihr/sein Rúf — she/it is better than she/it is made out to be, she/it is not as black as she/it is painted

    ist der Rúf erst ruiniert, lebt man völlig ungeniert (prov) — you live freely if you haven't a reputation to lose

    3) (UNIV = Berufung) offer of a chair or professorship

    er hat einen Rúf nach Mainz erhalten — he has been offered a chair or professorship at Mainz

    4) (= Fernruf) telephone number

    "Ruf: 2785" — " Tel 2785"

    * * *
    der
    1) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) character
    2) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) call
    3) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) call
    4) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) credit
    5) (reputation; fame: He has a name for honesty.) name
    6) (the opinion which people in general have about a person etc, a persons's abilities etc: That firm has a good/bad reputation; He has made a reputation for himself as an expert in computers; He has the reputation of being difficult to please; The scandal damaged his reputation.) reputation
    * * *
    <-[e]s, -e>
    [ru:f]
    m
    1. (Schrei) shout; (entsetzt) cry; (an jdn) call; (lauter) scream; eines Tiers call; (fig) eines Horns sound
    „warte!“ ertönte ein \Ruf “wait!” a voice called out
    sie brachen in den \Ruf „Zugabe!“ aus they broke into the cry “encore!”
    anfeuernder \Ruf shout of encouragement, cheer
    auf jds \Ruf hin at sb's call
    entsetzter \Ruf cry of horror, horrified cry
    der \Ruf des Muezzin the call of the muezzin
    2. kein pl (Aufruf) call
    dem \Ruf des Herzens folgen [o gehorchen] to follow one's heart
    dem \Ruf des Gewissens folgen [o gehorchen] to listen to the voice of conscience
    der \Ruf der Natur (hum) the call of nature euph
    der \Ruf zu den Waffen the call to arms
    3. kein pl (Forderung) call ( nach + dat for
    4. pl selten (Berufung) offer of a chair [or professorship]
    er bekam einen \Ruf an die Universität Kiel he was offered a chair [or professorship] at Kiel University
    5. kein pl (Ansehen) reputation
    ihr geht ein guter \Ruf [als Leiterin] voraus she has a good reputation [as a supervisor]
    er hat sich den \Ruf eines Experten erworben he has made a name for himself as an expert
    sie stand im \Ruf einer Prostituierten she was reputed to be a prostitute
    sich dat einen \Ruf als jd/etw erwerben to make a name for oneself as sb/sth
    jdm geht der \Ruf voraus, etw zu tun sb has the reputation of doing sth
    einen guten \Ruf genießen to enjoy a good reputation
    einen guten/schlechten \Ruf als jd/etw haben [o genießen] to have a good/bad reputation as sb/sth
    ist der \Ruf erst ruiniert, lebt es sich ganz ungeniert you don't have to worry if you've no reputation to lose
    jdn [bei jdm] in schlechten \Ruf bringen to get sb a bad reputation [with sb], to give sb a bad name
    seinen \Ruf wahren to defend [or safeguard] one's reputation
    ▪ jd/etw von \Ruf sb/sth of repute
    ein Künstler von internationalem \Ruf an artist of international repute
    jd von gutem/schlechtem \Ruf sb with a good/bad reputation
    6. pl selten (form: Telefonnummer) telephone number
    \Ruf 12345 tel. [no.] 12345
    7. JAGD bird call
    8. kein pl (veraltet: Gerücht) rumour BRIT [or AM -or]
    es geht der \Ruf, dass... it's being rumoured that...
    9.
    ▶ jd/etw ist besser als sein \Ruf sb/sth is better than [or is not as bad as] he/she/it is made out to be
    * * *
    der; Ruf[e]s, Rufe
    1) call; (Schrei) shout; cry; (Tierlaut) call
    2) o. Pl. (fig.): (Aufforderung, Forderung) call ( nach for)
    3) (Leumund) reputation

    ein Mann von gutem/schlechtem Ruf — a man with a good/bad reputation

    jemanden/etwas in schlechten Ruf bringen — give somebody/something a bad name

    er/es ist besser als sein Ruf — he/it is not as bad as he/it is made out to be

    * * *
    Ruf m; -(e)s, -e
    1. shout;
    anfeuernde Rufe shouts of encouragement
    2. von Vögeln etc, auch fig: call;
    der Ruf nach Freiheit fig the call for freedom;
    ein Ruf nach mehr Steuergerechtigkeit a call for fairer taxation;
    dem Ruf seines Herzens/Gewissens folgen follow the promptings pl of one’s heart/conscience
    3. fig, besonders UNIV (Berufung) offer of a professorship, call;
    einen Ruf erhalten nach be offered an appointment at; UNIV be offered a chair at;
    er erhielt den Ruf, das Präsidentenamt zu übernehmen he was called to the office of president
    4. fig reputation;
    guter/schlechter Ruf good/bad reputation;
    von Ruf of high repute, of (some) standing, of renown;
    von schlechtem Ruf of low repute;
    im Ruf stehen, etwas zu sein/tun be reputed to be/do sth;
    haben be reputed to be an expert etc;
    sich (dat)
    einen guten Ruf erwerben make a name for o.s.;
    sein Ruf war in viele Länder gedrungen his fame had spread to many countries;
    besser als sein Ruf sein be better than one’s reputation, not to be as black as one is painted;
    in einen schlechten Ruf kommen gain a bad reputation;
    jemanden/etwas in einen schlechten Ruf bringen give sb/sth a bad name, bring sb/sth into disrepute
    5. TEL:
    Ruf 36345 Tel. 36345
    * * *
    der; Ruf[e]s, Rufe
    1) call; (Schrei) shout; cry; (Tierlaut) call
    2) o. Pl. (fig.): (Aufforderung, Forderung) call ( nach for)
    3) (Leumund) reputation

    ein Mann von gutem/schlechtem Ruf — a man with a good/bad reputation

    jemanden/etwas in schlechten Ruf bringen — give somebody/something a bad name

    er/es ist besser als sein Ruf — he/it is not as bad as he/it is made out to be

    * * *
    -e m.
    call n.
    cry n.
    fame n.
    rep n.
    reputation n.
    whoop n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ruf

  • 18 make

    1. I
    the ebb was making начинался отлив; the tide making we weighed anchor во время прилива мы бросили якорь
    2. II
    1) make in some manner this toy makes easily эту игрушку легко сделать: hay ought to make well [in this drying breeze] [на таком сухом ветерке] сено должно хорошо просушиться /сохнуть/
    2) make somewhere make upstream (downstream) идти /плыть/ вверх (вниз) по течению
    3) make in some manner the tide is making fast вода быстро прибывает; winter is making earnestly наступает настоящая зима
    4) make in some manner make well (poorly, etc.) хорошо и т. д. зарабатывать; he always makes pretty handsomely он всегда недурно зарабатывает
    3. III
    1) make smth. make machines (tools, paper, chairs, hats, etc.) делать /производить/ машины и т. д., make bricks делать /обжигать/ кирпичи; make a boat (a bridge, a house, a road, etc.) (подстроить лодку и т. д.: make a dress (a coat, a blouse, etc.) делать /шить/ платье и т. д.; make a film снимать фильм: make lunch (jelly, a good supper, etc.) делать /готовить/ завтрак и т. д., make coffee варить кофе; make tea заварить чай; make bread (ис-)печь хлеб; make a garden (a park, flower-beds, etc.) разбивать сад и т. д.; make hay косить траву: make a path делать /прокладывать/ дорожку: where will they make a camp? где они раскинут /разобьют/ лагерь?; make beds стелить /заправлять/ постели; make a fire разжигать камин или раскладывать костер; make nests вить гнезда; beavers make their holes бобры роют норы
    2) make smth. make one's reputation (one's name) создать себе репутацию (имя); make smb.'s character формировать чей-л. характер; make one's own life строить свой собственную жизнь, самостоятельно строить свой жизнь; make haste торопиться; make progress делать успехи; make preparations делать приготовления; make plans разрабатывать / вынашивать/ планы; he is making plans to go away он собирается /намеревается/ уехать; who made this ridiculous rule? кто придумал это глупое правило?; make war вести войну, воевать; are they willing to make peace? a) они согласны заключить мир?; б) они готовы примириться? || make a stand занимать принципиальную позицию: make love а) ухаживать; говорить ласковые слова; б) ласкать, заниматься любовью
    3) make smb., smth. one big deal made the young man молодой человек добился успеха благодаря лишь всего одной крупной сделке; hard work made him он добился успеха упорным трудом; wars made and unmade this country эта страна возвеличилась благодаря войнам, и они же привели ее к гибели; industry has made Manchester Манчестер превратился в важный центр благодаря развитию промышленности
    4) make smth. make trouble (a fuss, a mess, etc.) создавать неприятности и т. д.; he made a terrible to-do он устроил ужасный скандал; don't make noise не делай шума, не шуми; make a change (a disturbance, a panic, etc.) вызывать изменение и т. д., make mischief а) наносить вред; б) шалить, безобразничать; this makes a great difference это совсем другое дело; it makes no difference это ничего не меняет. это все равно; make a great hit coll. иметь огромный успех
    5) make smth. make eighty miles (five kilometres, etc.) сделать / пройти/ восемьдесят миль и т. д.; make twenty knots идти со скоростью двадцать узлов; make good time а) идти /двигаться/ с хорошей скоростью; б) sport. показать хорошее время
    6) make smth. соll. make port (harbour, home, land, one's destination, etc.) добираться до /достигать/ порта и т. д., he's tired out, he'll never make the summit он уже выдохся, ему ни за что не добраться до вершины; make the tram (the bus, the next flight, etc.) успевать на /поймать/ трамвай и т. д.; I had hoped to get to the meeting but I found at the last minute that I couldn't make it я надеялся попасть на собрание, но в последнюю минуту понял, что не успею
    7) make smth. make good grades получать хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score получить больше всего очков; who made the score? кто выиграл /победил/?; I doubt whether he will make much сомневаюсь, чтобы он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он мог многого добиться, вряд ли он многого добьется; those plants will not make much, the soil is too poor эти растения не пойдут /не будут хорошо расти/, здесь плохая почва; do you think a table this wide can make the doorway? вы думаете такой ширины стол пройдет в дверь?; make the team (the best-seller list, the first ten, etc.) попасть в команду и т. д.; this news made the front page это известие поместили на первой полосе [газеты] || make it добиться успеха; make one's point доказать свою течку зрения; has he made his point? понятно, что он хотел сказать?
    8) make smth. make a good salary (three pounds a week, a profit, etc.) получать хорошее жалованье и т. д.; make a living зарабатывать на жизнь; make money а) зарабатывать деньги; б) разбогатеть; make a fortune приобрести состояние; make a loss потерпеть /понести/ убыток; make smb. make friends приобрести /завеете/ друзей; make enemies нажить врагов
    9) make smth. one hundred pence make a pound сто пенсов составляют фунт; twelve inches make one foot в одном футе двенадцать дюймов; that makes 40 cents you owe me итак, ты мне должен сорок центов; this made his tenth novel это был уже его десятый роман; how many people make a quorum? сколько человек требуется /необходимо/ для кворума?; how many players make а, football team? сколько человек в футбольной команде?; will you make one of the party? не составите ли вы нам компанию?, не присоединитесь ли вы к нам?; "mouse" makes "mice" in the plural множественное число от "mouse" - "mice"
    10) make smth. make a will (a deal of transfer, a promissory note, a bill of exchange, etc.) составлять завещание и т. д.; make a list составлять список; make a report написать отчет, подготовить доклад; make a contract (a bargain, an agreement, etc.) заключать /подписывать/ контракт и т. д.
    11) semiaux make smth. make a stop остановиться, сделать остановку; make a landing сделать посадку; make a pause сделать паузу; make a move а) стронуться с места, двинуться; it's ten o'clock, it's time we made a move уже десять часов, нам пора двигаться / отправляться/; don't make a move! ни с места!, не двигаться!; б) сделать ход; make a start начать; make a good start положить хорошее начало; make an early start рано отправиться в путь; make a jump прыгнуть; make a sign сделать /подать/ знак; make a bow поклониться; make a curtsey сделать книксен; make a call а) нанести короткий визит; I have to make a few calls мне надо забежать в несколько мест: б) позвонить по телефону; let me make a call first разрешите мне сначала позвонить по телефону; make a trip совершать /предпринимать/ поездку; make a speech произнести речь, выступить с речью; make an offer /а proposition/ внести предложение, предложить; make a proposal сделать предложение, предложить выйти замуж; make an answer /а reply/ дать ответ, ответить; make a denial отклонять; опровергать, помещать опровержение; make a joke отпустить шутку; make a complaint (по)жаловаться; make a vow дать клятву, поклясться; make a choice выбирать, делать выбор; make a mistake сделать /допустить/ ошибку, ошибиться; make inquiries наводить справки; make a sacrifice приносить жертву, жертвовать; make room /place/ подвинуться, освободить место; make way освободить дорогу /путь/, отойти в сторону; make a face скорчить рожу, гримасничать
    12) aux make smb. make a lawyer (a good teacher, a bad farmer, a waiter, an excellent husband, etc.) быть хорошим юристом и т. д., he makes a good carpenter он хороший плотник: he made a very poor musician из него получился очень плохой музыкант; one good verse doesn't make a poet одно хорошее стихотворение еще не дает права называться поэтом; he and his cousin would make a handsome couple он и его кузина составляют прекрасную пару; make smth. cold tea makes an excellent drink холодный чай make прекрасный напиток; dry wood makes a good fire сухое дерево хорошо горит; that makes a good answer! вот хороший ответ!; this makes no sense в этом нет никакого смысла; это бессмысленно; these plays (their letters to each other, etc.) make pleasant reading эти пьесы и т. д. приятно читать; his adventures make all exciting story рассказ о его приключениях слушаешь с волнением
    4. IV
    1) make smth. in some manner make smth. quickly (eventually, inevitably, unhesitatingly, etc.) делать что-л. быстро и т. д.; make smth. lawfully (scientifically. delicately, persistently, etc.) делать /осуществлять/ что-л. на законных основаниях и т. д.
    2) make some distance in some time make 200 miles an hour (ten miles a day, etc.) делать двести миль в час и т. д.; we made only three miles that day в тот день мы прошли /проделали/ только три мили; some airplanes can make over 500 miles an hour скорость некоторых самолетов превышает пятьсот миль в час
    3) make smth. at some time he will never make much он никогда не добьется успеха
    4) make sonic money in some time make L 2000 a year зарабатывать /получать/ две тысячи фунтов в год; how much money do you make a week (a month, a year, etc.)? сколько [денег] вы получаете /зарабатываете/ в неделю и т. д.?
    5. V
    1) make smb. smth. make him a new toy (her a dress, the children a swing in the garden, etc.) сделать ему /для него/ новую игрушку и т. д., make her a cup of tea приготовь /подай/ ей чашку чаю
    2) make smth. smth. make it a rule взять [что-л.] за правило; he made it a rule to get up early он взял себе за правило рано вставать; make it one's business считать это своим делом; don't make cheating a practice не привыкай обманывать; he made a certificate his object он поставил себе целью получить диплом
    3) make smb. smb. make smb. one's heir (him king, a page knight, him a teacher, etc.) сделать кого-л. своим наследником и т. д., make a priest a bishop возвести священника в сан епископа; make smb. a judge (one's spokesman, one's special envoy, etc.) назначать кого-л. судьей и т. д., they made him chairman его выбрали председателем; make a colonel general присвоить /дать/ полковнику звание генерала; произвести полковника в генералы; make smb. a duke (a peer, etc.) дать /пожаловать/ кому-л. титул герцога и т. д., he intended to make his son a barrister (a soldier, a carpenter, etc.) он хотел, чтобы его сын стал адвокатом и т. д.; he made her his wife он сделал ее своей женой, он женился на ней; make smb. prisoner взять кого-л. в плен; make oneself a martyr сделать из себя мученика, пойти на муки; make this character an important person (Hamlet a figure of tragic indecision, Shylock a tragic figure, her a figure of fun, etc.) делать из этого персонажа значительную личность и т. д.
    4) make smth. smth. add one more egg and make it a round dozen прибавь еще одно яйцо, и будет /получится/ дюжина
    5) make it smth. shall we make it Tuesday? договоримся на вторник?; can you come at six? - make it half past вы можете прийти в шесть? - Лучше условимся на половину седьмого; I shall make it tomorrow я договорись на завтра
    6) make smth. smth. make the distance about 70 miles полагать /считать/, что расстояние равно примерно семидесяти милям; I make the total about L 50 по-моему, общая сумма составит фунтов пятьдесят; how large do you make the crowd? как вы думаете, сколько в этой толпе человек?; what do you make the time? сколько, по-вашему, сейчас времени?; what time do you make it? - I make it half past four сколько сейчас времени, по-вашему? - Мне кажется, что сейчас примерно половина пятого
    7) semiaux make smb. smth. make smb. an offer (one or two attractive proposals, a bid for the antique table, etc.) сделать кому-л. какое-л. предложение и т. д.; I made her a present of the vase я подарил ей эту вазу; he made me a sign он сделал /подал/ мне знак; she made him a face она скорчила ему рожу
    8) 0 make smb. smb. she will make him a good wife (a good mother, a loyal friend, etc.) она будет ему хорошей женой и т. д.; make smb. smth. this cloth will make me a good suit из этого отреза мне выйдет хороший костюм
    6. VI
    1) make smb., smth. be of some nudity his upbringing made him selfish воспитание сделало его эгоистом; her eyes made her beautiful глаза делали ее прекрасной; he was trying to make himself agreeable он старался быть приятным; we shall try to make your stay here agreeable мы постараемся [сделать так], чтобы ваш визит сюда доставил вам удовольствие; make oneself responsible взять на себя ответственность; make children immune against this disease создать /выработать/ у детей иммунитет против /к/ этой болезни; this portrait makes him too old на портрете он выглядит гораздо старше [, чем он есть на самом деле]; this opera made him immortal эта опера принесла ему бессмертие; make his novels (the song, this new theory, the actress, etc.) popular (famous) сделать его романы и т. д. популярными, создать /принести/ популярность (славу) его романам и т. д.; don't stand about doing nothing - make yourself useful не стойте без дела, помогите [нам]; you've made my nose too big вы нарисовали мне слишком большей нос; make smb., smth. be in some state make smb. happy (rich, poor, etc.) сделать кого-л. счастливым и т. д., make the prisoners free освободить заключенных; make oneself comfortable удобно устроиться; they are coming, make yourselves ready они приближаются, будьте готовы; she is seeing it for the first time, we must make her ready такое она увидит впервые, надо ее подготовить; make smb. angry рассердить кого-л.; her answers made him furious ее ответы взбесили его: make smb. sick a) вызывать у кого-л. тошноту; what made you sick? отчего вам стало плохо?; б) coll. раздражать кого-л.: your questions make me sick мне надоели ваши вопросы, меня тошнит от ваших вопросов; hot weather makes some people sleepy в жару некоторых людей клонит ко сну; it will make you ridiculous in their eyes это выставит вас в смешном свете в их глазах; make it flat сплющить что-л. || make it worth smb.'s while компенсировать кому-л. что-л.; if you help me with this job I'll make it worth your while если вы поможете мне в этом [деле], я в долгу не останусь / вы не будете внакладе/: make oneself (one's point) clear ясно излагать свои мысли (аргументы)
    2) make smb. be in some state what makes you so late? что вас так задержало?, отчего вы так опоздали?; it made her more careful после этого она стала осторожнее
    7. VII
    1) make smb., smth. do smth. make smb. stop (go, laugh, cry, sign a statement, repeat a story, fall asleep, etc.) заставить кого-л. остановиться и т. д.: they made me feel ashamed они меня смутили; make smb. understand а) заставить кого-л. понять; б) дать кому-л. понять; don't make me do it не вынуждай меня это делать / к этому/; I can make him believe anything I choose я могу убедить его в чем угодно; it makes me think you are right это убеждает меня в вашей правоте; I can't make anyone hear не могу достучаться или дозваться, дозвониться к кому-л.; make an engine start завести мотор; make the kettle boil вскипятить чайник; make water boil довести воду до кипения; I can't make the fire burn никак не могу разжечь костер или развести огонь; what makes the grass grow so quickly? отчего трава растет так быстро?; the wind made the bells ring колокольчики звенели на ветру: onions make our eyes smart от лука [у нас] щиплет глаза; his account made our hair stand on end от его рассказа у нас волосы встали дыбом || make smth. do обходиться чем-л.: there is not much money but I'll make it do денег немного, но я постараюсь, чтобы их хватило; I shall have to make this coat do for a bit longer придется еще немного походить в старом пальто id make both ends meet сводить концы с концами
    2) make smb. do smth. most of the chronicles make the king die in 1026 согласно большинству хроник король умер в тысяча двадцать шестом году; some scholars make Homer come from one city, others from another ученые спорят о месте рождения Гомера
    8. IX
    make smth., smb. done make the results (the news, his arrival, the invention, etc.) known обнародовать результаты и т. д., сообщить о результатах и т. д., make smth. felt сделать что-л. ощутимым; make oneself known а) назвать себя; б) заставить о себе говорить, заявить о себе, добиться известности; make him known to my father познакомить его с моим отцом, представить его моему отцу; make oneself understood ясно изъясняться; сан you make yourself understood in English? вас понимают, когда вы говорите по-английски?; he couldn't make himself /his voice/ heard above the noise of the traffic он не мог перекричать уличный шум, его не было слышно из-за уличного шума; we must make him respected необходимо вызвать к нему уважение /заставить людей уважать его/
    9. XI
    1) be made somewhere be made in England (in France, etc.) производиться /выпускаться/ в Англии и т. д. ; made in USSR сделано в СССР; be made in a factory производиться /делаться/ на фабрике; be made of (with, from, into) smth. be made of wood (of silk, of plastic, etc.) быть [сделанным] из дерева и т. д., this cloth is made of cotton эта ткань делается из хлопка; what is this made of? из чего это сделано?; а bow is made of stick and string лук делается из палки и бечевки; cheese is made from milk (cereal is made from grain, rubber is made from sap, etc.) сыр делают из молока и т. д., gas is made from coal газ производят из каменного угля; wool is made into cloth из шерсти делают /ткут/ ткань; grapes are made into raisins из винограда сушат изюм; the skin of the walrus is made into leather из шкуры моржа выделывают кожу; their food is always made with garlic в пищу они всегда добавляют чеснок; I like my coffee made with milk я люблю кофе [приготовленный] с молоком; be made for smb., smth. these houses are made for our workers эти дома построены для наших рабочих; this hat was made for you эту шляпку сделали [специально] для вас; this car is made for speed эти автомашины производятся специально для скоростной езды; be made with /by/ smth. this can be made with a knife это можно сделать ножом; this tool is made by a very intricate process изготовление этого инструмента сопряжено с большими сложностями; this thing is made by hand (by machinery) эту вещь делают вручную (на машине); be made by smb., smth. this was made by my friend это сделал (построил, создал и т. п.) мой друг; these experiments are made by robots эти опыты выполняют роботы; this grotto was not made by nature, it was made by man это не естественный грот, он создан человеком || be made to order (to measure) быть сделанным /сшитым/ на заказ; all his clothes are made to order он шьет все свои вещи [у портного], он делает все свои вещи на заказ id be made of different stuff быть совсем другим человеком, make быть сделанным из другого теста; let them all see what you are made of пусть все видят, что ты за человек /чего ты стоишь/; а first-class job was made of his house его дом прекрасно отремонтировали
    2) be made the decision is made решение вынесено; be made at some time unless a move is made very soon, it will be too late если в ближайшее время что-либо не сделают, будет слишком поздно; be made by smb. the first move was made by my brother первый шаг сделал мой брат; be made of smth. effective use was made of this money эти деньги были потрачены с пользой; be made for smth. these rules were made for a special purpose эти правила были составлены с особой целью; be made to do smth. the regulations were made to protect children эти правила созданы /выработаны/ для защиты детей || note should be made следует обратить внимание; а careful note should be made of what he says нужно внимательно отнестись /прислушаться/ к тому, что он говорит
    3) be made smb. he was made commander-in-chief (general manager, president of the club, a judge, etc.) его назначили главнокомандующим и т. д., he was made an officer его произвели в офицеры; he was made a knight он был посвящен в рыцари; he was made prisoner его взяли в плен; be made by smb., smth. the recommendation was made by the committee эта рекомендация была предложена комиссией; the writer was made by his first book с первой же книги его признали настоящим писателем; be made for smb. they are made for each other они созданы друг для друга
    4) be made to be of some state be made known придать гласность; the results are to be made known on application результаты сообщают, если подано соответствующее заявление; the full story was never made public все подробности этой истории так и не стали достоянием общественности; be made about smth., smb. much fuss has been made about it (about the affair, about her, etc.) вокруг этого и т. д. была поднята большая шумиха; be made to do smth. the pupil was made to write his biography (to speak up, to stay after lessons, etc.) ученика заставили написать свою биографию и т. д.; the crowd was made to disperse толпу разогнали; these two statements cannot be made to agree эти два заявления противоречат друг другу
    5) be made on (out of, by, etc.) smth. how much will be made on the business? какой доход будет получен от этого предприятия /даст это предприятие/?; а good deal of capital will be made out of this это принесет солидный капитал: I have по desire for money that has been made by dishonest means я не хочу брать деньги, заработанные нечестным путем
    6) be made of smth. nothing could be made of the scribble in his note books (of her note, of his mumbling, etc,) ничего нельзя было понять из каракулей в его тетради и т. д.
    7) be made with smb. a treaty has been made with other countries был заключен договор с другими странами
    10. XII
    have smth. made for smth. I must have a coat made for the winter мне нужно отдать сшить зимнее пальто
    11. XIII
    1) || make believe делать вид; he made believe to work hard (to throw a ball, not to know anything, etc.) он делал вид, что он усердно работает и т. д., make believe to be a scholar воображать себя ученым
    2) semiaux make to do smth. he made to go он хотел было уйти; he made to stop me он попытался было остановить меня; he made to snatch her bag он рванулся вперед, чтобы вы хватить у нее сумку
    3) · make do with (without, on) smth. I will have to make do with cold meat for dinner (with a very short holiday, with an old wireless set, etc.) мне придется довольствоваться холодным мясом вместо обеда и т. д.; I shall have to make do without a coat придется мне обойтись без пальто; I don't know how she makes do on so small an income не знаю, как она сводит концы с концами при таком небольшом заработке; I shall make do on biscuits and cheese сыра и галет мне будет достаточно
    12. XV
    1) || make good coll. добиться успеха; I never believed that he would make good я никогда не верил, что он чего-нибудь добьется; talent and education are necessary to make good in this field чтобы добиться успеха в этой области, необходимы талант и образование
    2) || make good smth. оправдывать что-л.; he made good his promise он выполнил /сдержал/ свое обещание; she made good her claims она доказала справедливость или законность своих притязаний: you will have to make good your boast тебе придется доказать, что это не пустое хвастовство; make good its title tic) be ranked as an independent science обосновать /доказать/ свое право считаться самостоятельной наукой; make good the damage (the shortage, the loss, etc.) возмещать убытки и т. д. ; any money that you cannot account for you will have to make good тебе придется возместить /вернуть/ все деньги, за которые ты не сумеешь отчитаться
    3) 0 || make sure /certain/ быть уверенным или удостовериться; have you made sure of the facts (of the timetable, of the results, etc.)? вы проверили факты и т. д.?, вы убеждены в правильности фактов и т. д.?; if you want to make sure of a seat you had better book in advance если вы хотите наверняка иметь билет, закажите его заранее / заблаговременно/; first they made sure of him сначала они [проверили его и] убедились в его надежности; I want to make sure of catching her (of getting there in time, of having a good seat, of his answering the letter, etc.) я хочу быть уверенным, что застану ее и т. д.,make sure that the letter was delivered (that the doors are locked, that there is no one here, etc.) убедиться, что письмо доставлено и т. д.; will you please make sure that they are all here? проверьте, пожалуйста, все ли она пришли; I made certain that he would do so я был уверен, что он так и поступит; make bold осмеливаться; make bold to ask a favour (to call on you, to express my opinion, etc.) осмелиться просить об одолжении и т. д.; I make bold to say that he knows nothing about it осмелюсь утверждать, что он ничего об этом не знает; make light of smth. не придавать чему-л. особого значения; she made light of her troubles (of this accident, of a situation, of other people's illness, etc.) она легко относится к своим неприятностям и т. д., она особенно не переживает из-за своих неприятностей и т. д.; make ready подготовиться; make merry веселиться; make merry over his victory радоваться /веселиться/ по случаю его победы; make free with smth. пользоваться чем-л., не стесняясь
    13. XVI
    1) make after smb. make after the fox (after the rabbit, after the escaped convict, etc.) броситься /пуститься/ преследовать лису и т. д., she made after him like a mad woman она как безумная бросилась за ним; in the morning we made after them утром мы пустились за ними вслед; make at smb. he gave a shout and made at me он издал крик и (на)бросился на меня; the dog made at the postman собака накинулась на почтальона; the angry woman made at me with her umbrella рассерженная женщина (накинулась на меня с зонтиком; make for /toward/ smb., smth. make for the crowd (for the sea, for the nearest town, toward a distant hill, for home, etc.) двигаться по направлению /направляться/ к толпе и т. д., he quickly made for /toward/ the door он бросился к двери; she made for the sound of guns она пошла туда, откуда раздавались выстрелы; the dog made for the robber собака бросилась за грабителем; make for the open sea направиться в открытое море
    2) make on smth. coll. make on this business (on shares, on oil, etc.) заработать на этом деле и т. д., he made pretty handsomely on that bargain он неплохо заработал /нажился/ на этой сделке
    3) 0 make for smth. make for better understanding between countries ( for the happiness of all, for a friendly atmosphere in the club, for peace, for stability of marriage, etc.) способствовать лучшему взаимопониманию между странами и т. д.; does early rising make for good health? полезно ли для здоровья рано вставать?; that weather makes for optimism в такую погоду и настроение хорошее; new facts made for the prisoner's acquittal новые факты ускорили вынесение /помогли вынесению/ оправдательного приговора заключенному; make against smth. experience makes against this assertion опыт опровергает это утверждение; your behaviour makes against your chance of success ваше поведение не способствует /мешает/ вашему успеху
    14. XXI1
    1) make smth. out of /from, of, with/ smth. make bottles out of glass (bricks of clay, flour from wheat, a box out of a bit of mahogany, etc.) делать бутылки из стекла и т. д., make wreaths of daisies плести венки из маргариток; make a megaphone of one's hands сложить руки рупором; the cake was spoilt as she made it with a bad egg торт был испорчен, так как она положила в тесто несвежее яйцо; what do you make with flour (with the eggs, with these things, etc.)? что вы делаете из муки и т. д.?; what will you make with all these flowers? что вы будете делать с таким количеством цветов?; what can you make out of this stuff? что ты можешь сделать / сшить/ из этого материала?; make smth. in smth. make a hole in the ground выкопать яму в земле; make a gap in the hedge проделать лаз /дыру/ в изгороди; it made a hole /а dent/ in my savings (in my reserves, in smb.'s finances, etc.) от этого пострадали мои сбережения и т. д., make smth. for smth. make an opening for the wires сделать входное отверстие для проводов; make a hole for a tree выкопать яму под дерево; he made a bookcase for his apartment он сам сделал в своей квартире книжный шкаф; make smth. into smth. make milk into cheese and butter (hide into leather, wood into pulp, etc.) перерабатывать молоко на масло и сыр и т. д.; make these huts into temporary houses (it into a stock company, the desert into a garden, etc.) превращать эти хижины во временное жилье и т. д., make these books into bundles связать книги в пачки; make a story into a play переделать повесть в пьесу
    2) make smth. of smb. make an example of smb. ставить кого-л. в пример; make fun of smb. подшучивать или издеваться над кем-л.; make a laughing-stock of smb. сделать кого-л. посмешищем, выставлять кого-л. в смешном виде; make a fool /an ass/ of him (of her husband, etc.) делать из него и т. д. дурака; make a fool (a beast, a pig, etc.) of oneself вести себя как дурак и т. д., make a nuisance of oneself надоедать /докучать, досаждать/ кому-л.; make an exhibition /а spectacle, a show/ of oneself привлекать к себе внимание; make smth. of smth. make a profession of smth. сделать что-л. своей профессией; make a business of politics заниматься политикой профессионально; make a parade / a show/ of one's talents щеголять /кичиться/ своими талантами; make a boast of smth. хвастаться / хвалиться/ чем-л.; make a secret of smth. делать из чего-л. тайну /секрет/; he was asked to help but he made a hash /a muddle, a mess/ of everything его просили помочь, а он все испортил; make hell of smb.'s life превратить чью-л. жизнь в ад; make a note of his telephone number записать номер его телефона; make notes of a lecture записать лекцию; you must make a mental note of what he is saying вы должны запомнить /взять на заметку/, что он говорят; don't make a habit of it смотри, чтобы это не превратилось в привычку; make the most of smth. максимально использовать что-л.; make the best of one's delay (of this scanty information, of his absence, etc.) наилучшим образом /наиболее эффективно/ использовать задержку и т. д.; make a good thing of it извлечь из этого пользу; make good use of this opportunity воспользоваться предоставившейся возможностью; make a good (a bad) job of smth. хорошо (плохо) справиться с чем-л.; make smth. for smb., smth. make a name for oneself стать известным; make a reputation for oneself создать себе репутацию; make allowance (s) for circumstances (for smb.'s inexperience, for her age, etc.) делать скидку на обстоятельства и т. д.; make arrangements for a meeting (for a party, for a dance, for their departure, etc.) подготовить собрание и т. д., make much for the peace of the world много сделать для сохранения мира; make smb., smth. with smb. make friends with smb. подружиться с кем-л., наладить с кем-л. дружеские отношения; а quarrel with smb. поссориться с кем-л.; make peace with smb. помириться с кем-л.; make smth. in (on, etc.) smth., smb. make a name in the world снискать мировую славу, приобрести известность во всем мире; make an impression on smb. производить на кого-л. впечатление; make war upon smb., smth. a) идти войной на кого-л., что-л.; б) вести войну с кем-л., чем-л. || make love to smb. а) ласкать кого-л., заниматься любовью с кем-л., б) ухаживать за кем-л.; говорить кому-л. ласковые слова
    3) make smb. of smb. his parents want to make a doctor (a lawyer, a soldier, an actor, etc.) of their son родители хотят, чтобы их сын стал врачом и т. д., make a man of him сделать из него человека; make a friend of her children подружиться с ее детьми; make a friend of an enemy превратить врага в друга; make smb. into smb. make them into slaves (him into a bully, her into a sophisticated hostess, etc.) превратить их в /сделать из них/ рабов и т. д.
    4) make smth. over smth. make a fuss (a row, a scandal, etc.) over smth. поднимать шум и т. д. по какому-л. поводу; make a to-do over a trifle поднимать шумиху из-за пустяка
    5) make smth. for smth. make a dash for the open window (a bolt for the door, a bee-line for the gates, etc.) броситься к открытому окну и т. д., make smth. to smth. make one's way to the station (to the river, to the house, back to the tower, etc.) пойти /направиться/ к станции и т. д., make smth. by smth. make the crossing by ferry переправиться на пароме; make smth. at smb. make a grab at him попытаться схватить его || it's time we were making tracks for home нам уже пора повернуть к дому
    6) make some distance in some time we made the whole distance in ten days мы прошли весь путь /покрыли все расстояние/ за десять дней; we've made 80 miles since noon с полудня мы проделали восемьдесят миль
    7) make smth. in some time the train will make Moscow in five hours поезд будет в Москве через пять часов
    8) make smth. at /in/ smth. make good grades at school получать [в школе] хорошие отметки, хорошо учиться; make the highest score in the match получать в этом матче больше всех очков /самый лучший результат/; make one's way in the world преуспеть, добиться успеха || coll. he'll make it through college ему удастся окончить колледж; he made six towns on this trip во время этой поездки он посетил шесть городов /побывал в шести городах/
    9) make smth. by (out of, from, in, etc.) smth. make a good deal by it хорошо на этом заработать; make much profit out of this undertaking извлекать большую выгоду из этого предприятия; he made a great fortune out of tea он составил большое состояние на торговле чаем; make a great deal of money in oil много заработать на нефти; make a living from literary work зарабатывать [на жизнь] литературным трудом; make a loss on the transaction потерпеть /понести/ убытки на этой сделке
    10) make smth. of smth., smb. read this letter and tell me what you make of it прочтите это письмо и скажите, как вы его расцениваете; what do you make of the new assistant? какое у тебя впечатление /что ты думаешь/ о новом помощнике?; make much of this article ( of her work, of this man, etc.) быть высокого мнения об этой статье и т. д., newspapers made much of his achievements газеты превозносили его успехи; she makes too much of the boy уж слишком она носится с этим мальчиком; make little of smth., smb. относиться пренебрежительно к чему-л., кому-л., не считаться с чем-л., кем-л.; he made little of his feat он принижал значение своего героического поступка
    11) make smth. of smth. I could make nothing of his words (of all this scribble, of her letter, etc.) я ничего не мог понять из его слов и т. д., его слова были мне совершенно непонятны и т. д., you will make more of it than I вы в этом лучше разберетесь [, чем я]; I can make no sense of what he says я не вижу никакого смысла в том, что он говорит; what are we to make of his behaviour? как нам следует /нам прикажете/ понимать его поведение?
    12) make smth. with smb. they made a bargain with him они заключили с ним сделку || make a settlement on smb. распорядиться имуществом в пользу кого-л.
    13) semiaux make smth. for smb. make room for smb. [подвинуться и] дать кому-л. место; can you make room for one more man? найдется место еще для одного человека?; make way for others посторониться, дать дорогу другим; make smth. at smb. he made a face at them он состроил им рожу; don't make eyes at him не строй ему глазки
    14) 0 make smth. in some time he will make a sergeant in six months через шесть месяцев он станет сержантом
    15. XXII
    1) make smth. of doing smth. make a practice of working in his garden in the morning (of helping others, of doing his exercises in front of an open window, etc.) взять за правило по утрам работать в его саду и т. д.; he makes a practice of cheating он всегда обманывает; make a point of being on time у него принцип make не опаздывать /быть пунктуальным/; she made it a point of being very patient with these children она особенно старалась быть терпеливой с этими детьми
    2) make smth. by doing smth. make one's living by giving piano lessons (by writing books for children, by selling flowers, etc.) зарабатывать на жизнь уроками игры на фортепиано и т. д.; she makes money by nursing она зарабатывает деньги, ухаживая за больными; she made her name by writing memoirs она прославилась своими мемуарами
    16. XXIV1
    || make it as smb. coll. добиться успеха, будучи кем-л.; I wanted to make it as a writer мне хотелось добиться успеха на писательском поприще
    17. XXVI
    make smth. [that]... this makes the fifth time you've failed this examination ты уже [в] пятый раз проваливаешься на этом экзамене

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > make

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    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.;
    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;
    4) along (= eptir);
    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;
    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 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;
    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 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;
    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;
    2) relative to svá, denoting proportion, degree;
    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.
    β. a fight or bait of wild animals, esp. of horses, v. hesta-at and etja.
    6.
    the negative verbal suffix, v. -a.

    Íslensk-ensk orðabók > AT

  • 20 φύσις

    φύσις [pron. full] [ῠ], ἡ, gen. φύσεως, poet. φύσεος prob. (metri gr.) in E.Tr. 886, cf. Ar.V. 1282 (lyr.), 1458 (lyr.), [dialect] Ion. φύσιος: dual φύσει (
    A v.l. φύση) Pl.R. 410e, ([etym.] φύω):
    I origin,

    φ. οὐδενός ἐστιν ἁπάντων θνητῶν οὐδὲ.. τελευτή Emp.8.1

     (cf. Plu.2.1112a);

    φ. βούλονται λέγειν γένεσιν τὴν περὶ τὰ πρῶτα Pl.Lg. 892c

    ;

    ἡ φ. ἡ λεγομένη ὡς γένεσις ὁδός ἐστιν εἰς φύσιν Arist.Ph. 193b12

    ;

    φ. λέγεται ἡ τῶν φυομένων γένεσις Id.Metaph. 1014b16

    ; freq. of persons, birth,

    φύσει νεώτερος S.OC 1295

    , cf. Aj. 1301, etc.;

    φύσι γεγονότες εὖ Hdt.7.134

    ; φύσει, opp. θέσει (by adoption), D.L.9.25;

    φύσει Ἀμβρακιώτης, δημοποίητος δὲ Σικυώνιος Ath.4.183d

    ; so ὁ κατὰ φύσιν πατήρ, υἱός, ἀδελφός, Plb. 3.9.6, 3.12.3, 11.2.2; also in acc.,

    ἐκ πατρὸς ταὐτοῦ φύσιν S.El. 325

    ; ἢ φίλων τις ἢ πρὸς αἵματος φύσιν ib. 1125, cf. Isoc.3.42.
    2 growth, τριχῶν, παιδίου, Hp.Nat.Puer.20,29, cf. 27: pl.,

    γενειάσεις καὶ φύσεις κεράτων Plot.4.3.13

    .
    II the natural form or constitution of a person or thing as the result of growth (

    οἷον ἕκαστόν ἐστι τῆς γενέσεως τελεσθείσης, ταύτην φαμὲν τὴν φ. εἶναι ἑκάστου Arist.Pol. 1252b33

    ): hence,
    1 nature, constitution, once in Hom., καί μοι φύσιν αὐτοῦ (sc. τοῦ φαρμάκου)

    ἔδειξε Od.10.303

    ;

    φ. τῆς χώρης Hdt.2.5

    ;

    τῆς Ἀττικῆς X.Vect.1.2

    , cf. Oec.16.2, D.18.146, etc.;

    τῆς τριχός X.Eq.5.5

    ; αἵματος, ἀέρος, etc., Arist.PA 648a21, Mete. 340a36, etc.: pl.,

    φύσεις ἐγγιγνομένας καρπῶν καὶ δένδρων Isoc.7.74

    ;

    αἱ φ. καὶ δυνάμεις τῶν πολιτειῶν Id.12.134

    ;

    ἡ τῶν ἀριθμῶν φ. Pl.R. 525c

    ;

    ἡ τῶν πάντων φ. X.Mem.1.1.11

    , etc.;

    ἡ ἰδία τοῦ πράγματος φ. IG22.1099.28

     (Epist.Plotinae).
    2 outward form, appearance,

    μέζονας ἢ κατ' ἀνθρώπων φύσιν Hdt.8.38

    ; ἢ νόον ἤτοι φύσιν either in mind or outward form, Pi.N.6.5;

    οὐ γὰρ φ. Ὠαριωνείαν ἔλαχεν Id.I.4(3).49

     (67);

    μορφῆς δ' οὐχ ὁμόστολος φ. A.Supp. 496

    ;

    τὸν δὲ Λάϊον φύσιν τίν' εἶχε φράζε S.OT 740

     (read εἷρπε, taking φ. with ἔχων), cf. Tr. 379; δρακαίνης φ. ἔχουσαν ἀγρίαν prob. in E.Ba. 1358;

    τὴν ἐμὴν ἰδὼν φ. Ar.V. 1071

     (troch.), cf. Nu. 503;

    τὴν τοῦ σώματος φ. Isoc.9.75

    .
    3 Medic., constitution, temperament, Hp.Aph.3.2 (pl.), al.;

    ἡ φ. καὶ ἡ ἕξις Id.Acut.43

    ;

    φ. φύσιος καὶ ἡλικία ἡλικίης διαφέρει Id.Fract.7

    ;

    φύσιες νούσων ἰητροί Id.Epid.6.5.1

    .
    b natural place or position of a bone or joint, ἀποπηδᾶν ἀπὸ τῆς φ., ἐς τὴν φ. ἄγεσθαι, Id.Art.61, 62, al.;

    ὀστέον μένον ἐν τῇ ἑωυτοῦ φ. Id.VC5

    , al.;

    φύσιες τῶν ἄρθρων Id.Nat.Puer.17

    .
    4 of the mind, one's nature, character,

    ἦθος ἕκαστον, ὅπῃ φ. ἐστὶν ἑκάστῳ Emp.110.5

    ;

    εὐγενὴς γὰρ ἡ φ. κἀξ εὐγενῶν.. ἡ σή S.Ph. 874

    ; τὴν αὑτοῦ φ. λιπεῖν, δεῖξαι, ib. 902, 1310;

    φ. φρενός E.Med. 103

     (anap.);

    ἡ ἀνθρωπεία φ. Th.1.76

    ;

    φ. τῆς μορφῆς καὶ τῆς ψυχῆς X.Cyr.1.2.2

    ;

    ὀνόματι μεμπτὸν τὸ νόθον, ἡ φ. δ' ἴση E.Fr. 168

    ; φ. φιλόσοφος, τυραννική, etc., Pl.R. 410e, 576a, etc.;

    δεξιοὶ φύσιν A.Pr. 489

    ;

    ἀκμαῖοι φύσιν Id.Pers. 441

    ;

    τὸ γὰρ ἀποστῆναι χαλεπὸν φύσεος, ἣν ἔχοι τις Ar.V. 1458

     (lyr.), cf. 1282 (lyr.);

    Σόλων.. ἦν φιλόδημος τὴν φ. Id.Nu. 1187

    ;

    ἔνιοι ὄντες ὡς ἀληθῶς τοῦ δήμου τὴν φ. οὐ δημοτικοί εἰσι X.Ath.2.19

    ; φύσεως ἰσχύς force of natural powers, Th.1.138; φύσεως κακία badness of natural disposition, D.20.140;

    ἀγαθοὶ.. γίγνονται διὰ τριῶν, τὰ τρία δὲ ταῦτά ἐστι φ. ἔθος λόγος Arist. Pol. 1332a40

    ; χρῶ τῇ φύσει, i.e. give rein to your natural propensities, Ar.Nu. 1078, cf. Isoc.7.38;

    τῇ φ. χρώμενος Plu.Cor.18

    ;

    θείας κοινωνοὶ φ. 2 Ep.Pet.1.4

    : pl., Isoc.4.113, v.l. in E.Andr. 956;

    οἱ ἄριστοι τὰς φ. Pl.R. 526c

    , cf. 375b, al.: prov.,

    ἔθος, φασί, δευτέρη φ. Jul.Mis. 353a

    .
    b instinct in animals, etc., Democr.278;

    οὐκ ἐπιστήμῃ οὐδὲ τέχνῃ ἀλλὰ φύσει Herm.

     ap. Stob.1.41.6;

    ἐν τοῖς ἄλλοις ζῴοις ἡ αἴσθησις τῇ φ. ἥνωται, ἐν δὲ ἀνθρώποις τῇ νοήσει Corp.Herm. 9.1

    , cf. 12.1.
    5 freq. in periphrases, καὶ γὰρ ἂν πέτρου φύσιν σύ γ' ὀργάνειας, i.e. would'st provoke a stone, S.OT 335;

    χθονὸς φ. A.Ag. 633

    ; esp. in Pl.,

    ἡ τοῦ πτεροῦ φ. Phdr. 251b

    ;

    ἡ φ. τῶν σωμάτων Smp. 186b

    ; ἡ φ. τῆς ἀσθενείας its natural weakness, Phd. 87e;

    ἡ τοῦ μυελοῦ φ. Ti. 84c

    ;

    ἡ τοῦ δικαίου φ. Lg. 862d

    , al.; ἡ φ., with gen. understood, Smp. 191a, Phd. 109e.
    III the regular order of nature,

    τύχη.. ἀβέβαιος, φ. δὲ αὐτάρκης Democr.176

    ;

    κατὰ φύσιν Pl.R. 444d

    , etc.; τρίχες κατὰ φύσιν πεφυκυῖαι growing naturally, Hdt.2.38, cf. Alex.156.7 (troch.);

    κατὰ φύσιν νόμος ὁ πάντων βασιλεύς Pi.Fr. 169

     (cf. Pl.Grg. 488b);

    κατὰ φ. ποιεῖν Heraclit.112

    ; opp. παρὰ φύσιν, E.Ph. 395, Th.6.17, etc.;

    παρὰ τὴν φ. Anaxipp.1.18

    ; προδότης ἐκ φύσεως a traitor by nature, Aeschin.2.165; πρὸ τῆς φ. ἥκειν εἰς θάνατον before the natural term, Plu.Comp.Dem.Cic.5: freq. in dat. φύσει (

    ἐν φ. Hp.

    Aër.14) by nature, naturally, opp. τύχῃ, τέχνῃ, Pl.Lg. 889b, cf. R. 381b;

    φύσει τοιοῦτος Ar.Pl. 275

    , cf. 279, al.;

    ὁ ἄνθρωπος φ. πολιτικὸν ζῷόν ἐστι Arist.Pol. 1253a3

    ; ὁ μὴ αὑτοῦ φ. ἀλλ' ἄλλου ἄνθρωπος ὤν, οὗτος φ. δοῦλός ἐστιν ib. 1254a15;

    φ. γὰρ οὐδεὶς δοῦλος ἐγενήθη ποτέ Philem.95.2

    ; opp. νόμῳ (by convention), Philol.9, Archelaus ap.D.L.2.16, Pl.Grg. 482e, cf. Prt. 337d, etc.;

    τὰ μὲν τῶν νόμων ὁμολογηθέντα, οὐ φύντ' ἐστίν, τὰ δὲ τῆς φύσεως φύντα, οὐχ ὁμολογηθέντα Antipho Soph.44

    Ai 32 (Vorsokr.5);

    ἅπας ὁ τῶν ἀνθρώπων βίος φύσει καὶ νόμοις διοικεῖται D.25.15

    ;

    τοὺς τῆς φ. οὐκ ἔστι λανθάνειν νόμους Men.Mon. 492

    ;

    οὐ σοφίᾳ, ἀλλὰ φύσει τινί Pl. Ap. 22c

    ;

    φ. μὴ πεφυκότα τοιαῦτα φωνεῖν S.Ph.79

    , cf. Pl.Phlb. 14c, etc.;

    φύσει πάντα πάντες ὁμοίως πεφύκαμεν καὶ βάρβαροι καὶ Ἕλληνες εἶναι Antipho Soph.44

     Bii 10 (Vorsokr.5); φύσιν ἔχει c. inf., it is natural, κῶς φύσιν ἔχει πολλὰς μυριάδας φονεῦσαι (sc. τὸν Ἡρακλέα); Hdt.2.45, cf. Pl.R. 473a; οὐκ ἔχει φύσιν it is contrary to nature, ib. 489b;

    οὔτ' εὔλογον οὔτ' ἔχον ἐστὶ φύσιν D.2.26

    ;

    τὸ τόλμημα φύσιν οὐκ ἔχει Polem.Call.36

    .
    IV in Philosophy:
    1 nature as an originating power,

    φ. λέγεται.. ὅθεν ἡ κίνησις ἡ πρώτη ἐν ἑκάστῳ τῶν φύσει ὄντων Arist.Metaph. 1014b16

    ;

    ὁ δὲ θεὸς καὶ ἡ φ. οὐδὲν μάτην ποιοῦσιν Id.Cael. 271a33

    ; ἡ δὲ φ. οὐδὲν ἀλόγως οὐδὲ μάτην ποιεῖ ib. 291b13;

    ἡ μὲν τέχνη ἀρχὴ ἐν ἄλλῳ, ἡ δὲ φ. ἀρχὴ ἐν αὐτῷ Id.Metaph. 1070a8

    , cf. Mete. 381b5, etc.;

    φ. κρύπτεσθαι φιλεῖ Heraclit.123

    ;

    ἡ γοητεία τῆς φ. Plot.4.4.44

    ; φ. κοινή, the principle of growth in the universe, Cleanth.Stoic.1.126; as Stoic t.t., the inner fire which causes preservation and growth in plants and animals, defined as πῦρ τεχνικὸν ὁδῷ βαδίζον εἰς γένεσιν, Stoic.1.44, cf. 35, al., S.E.M.9.81; Nature, personified,

    χάρις τῇ μακαρίᾳ Φ. Epicur.Fr. 469

    ;

    Φ. καὶ Εἱμαρμένη καὶ Ἀνάγκη Phld. Piet.12

    ;

    ἡ κατωφερὴς Φ. Corp.Herm.1.14

    .
    2 elementary substance,

    κινδυνεύει ὁ λέγων ταῦτα πῦρ καὶ ὕδωρ καὶ γῆν καὶ ἀέρα πρῶτα ἡγεῖσθαι τῶν πάντων εἶναι καὶ τὴν φ. ὀνομάζειν αὐτὰ ταῦτα Pl.Lg. 891c

    , cf. Arist.Fr.52 (defined as

    τὴν πρώτην οὐσίαν.. ὑποβεβλημένην ἅπασι τοῖς γεννητοῖς καὶ φθαρτοῖς σώμασι Gal.15.3

    );

    τῶν φύσει ὄντων τὰ στοιχεῖά φασιν εἶναι φύσιν Arist.Metaph. 1014b33

    : pl., Epicur.Ep. 1p.6U., al.;

    ἄτομοι φ.

     atoms,

    Democr.

     ap. Diog.Oen.5, Epicur.Ep. 1p.7U.;

    ἄφθαρτοι φ. Phld.Piet.83

    .
    3 concrete, the creation, 'Nature',

    ἀθανάτου.. φύσεως κόσμον ἀγήρων E.Fr. 910

     (anap.);

    περὶ φύσεώς τε καὶ τῶν μετεώρων ἀστρονομικὰ ἄττα διερωτᾶν Pl.Prt. 315c

    ; περὶ φύσεως, title of works by Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Gorgias, Epicurus, etc.;

    [σοφία] ἣν δὴ καλοῦσι περὶ φύσεως ἱστορίαν Pl.Phd. 96a

    ;

    περὶ φ. ἀφοριζόμενοι διεχώριζον ζῴων τε βίον δένδρων τε φύσιν λαχάνων τε γένη Epicr.11.13

     (anap.); so later,

    ἡ φ. τὸ ὑπὸ ψυχῆς τῆς πάσης ταχθέν Plot.2.2.1

    ;

    τὰ στοιχεῖα τῆς φ. Corp.Herm.1.8

    ; αἱ δύο φ., i.e. heaven and earth, light and darkness, etc., PMag.Leid.W.6.42.
    4 Pythag. name for two, Theol.Ar.12.
    V as a concrete term, creature, freq. in collect. sense, θνητὴ φ. mankind, S.Fr. 590 (anap.), cf. OT 869 (lyr.); πόντου εἰναλία φ. the creatures of the sea, Id.Ant. 345 (lyr.);

    ὃ πᾶσα φ. διώκειν πέφυκε Pl.R. 359c

    , cf. Plt. 272c; ἡ τῶν θηλειῶν φ. woman- kind (opp. τὸ ἄρρεν φῦλον) X.Lac.3.4: also in pl., S.OT 674, Pl.R. 588c, Plt. 306e, X.Oec.13.9; in contemptuous sense, αἱ τοιαῦται φ. such creatures as these, Isoc.4.113, cf. 20.11, Aeschin.1.191.
    b of plants or material substances,

    φ. εὐώδεις καρποφοροῦσαι D.S.2.49

    ;

    ὑγράν τινα φ. καπνὸν ἀποδιδοῦσαν Corp.Herm. 1.4

    .
    VI kind, sort, species,

    ταύτην.. ἔχειν βιοτῆς.. φύσιν S.Ph. 165

     (anap.);

    ἐκλέγονται ἐκ τούτων χρημάτων μίαν φ. τὴν τῶν λευκῶν Pl.R. 429d

    ; φ. [ἀλωπεκίδων] species, X.Cyn.3.1; natural group or class of plants, Thphr.HP6.1.1 (pl.).
    VII sex, θῆλυς φῦσα (prob. for οὖσα)

    κοὐκ ἀνδρὸς φύσιν S.Tr. 1062

    , cf. OC 445, Th.2.45, Pl.Lg. 770d, 944d: hence,
    2 the characteristic of sex, = αἰδοῖον, Tab.Defix. 89a6 (iv B.C.), Nic.Fr.107, D.S.32.10, S.E.M.1.150, etc.: esp. of the female organ, Hp.Mul.2.143, Ant.Lib.41, Artem.5.63, PMag.Osl.1.83,324, Horap. 1.11: pl., τῶν δύοφ., of the testes, Sch.Ar.Lys.92, cf. PMag.Par.1.318.

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