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noun

1) Nacht, die; (evening) Abend, der

the following night — die Nacht/der Abend darauf

the previous night — die vorausgegangene Nacht/der vorausgegangene Abend

one night he came — eines Nachts/Abends kam er

two nights ago — vorgestern nacht/abend

the other night — neulich abends/nachts

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

on Sunday night — Sonntag nacht/[am] Sonntag abend

on Sunday nights — Sonntag abends

[on] the night after/before — die Nacht danach/davor

for the night — über Nacht

late at night — spätabends

take all night — (fig.) den ganzen Abend brauchen

at night — (in the evening, at nightfall) abends; (during the night) nachts; bei Nacht

make a night of it — die Nacht durchfeiern; durchmachen (ugs.)

night and day — Tag und Nacht

as night follows day — so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche

a night off — eine Nacht/ein Abend frei

have a night out — (festive evening) [abends] ausgehen

spend the night with somebody — bei jemandem übernachten; (implying sexual intimacy) die Nacht mit jemandem verbringen

stay the night or over night — über Nacht bleiben

2) (darkness, lit. or fig.) Nacht, die

black as night — schwarz wie die Nacht

3) (nightfall) Einbruch der Dunkelheit

4) (night's sleep)

have a good/bad night — gut/schlecht schlafen

have a sleepless night — eine schlaflose Nacht haben

5) (evening of performance etc.) Abend, der

opening night — Premiere, die

6) attrib. Nacht-/Abend-

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noun

1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) die Nacht, Nacht-...

2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) die Dunkelheit

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night

[naɪt]

I. n

1. (darkness) Nacht f

\night and day Tag und Nacht

to have an early \night früh zu [o SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR ins] Bett gehen

to spend the \night somewhere die Nacht irgendwo verbringen

to spend the \night with sb (as a friend, relation) bei jdm übernachten; (sexually) die Nacht mit jdm verbringen

\night after \night Nacht für Nacht

at \night nachts

2. (evening) Abend m

a \night on the town ein Abend in der Stadt

to have [or go for] a \night on the town abends in der Stadt einen draufmachen fam, ÖSTERR meist eine Lokaltour machen fam

the other \night neulich abends

to have [or go for] a \night out [abends] ausgehen

tomorrow \night morgen Abend

by \night abends

\night after \night Abend für Abend

3. THEAT, FILM

first [or opening] \night Premiere f

last \night letzte [Abend]vorstellung

II. n modifier (ferry, train) Nacht-

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[naɪt]
1. n

1) Nacht f; (= evening) Abend m

night is falling — die Nacht bricht herein

I saw him last night — ich habe ihn gestern Abend gesehen

I'll see him tomorrow night — ich treffe ihn morgen Abend

I stayed with them last night — ich habe heute or letzte Nacht bei ihnen übernachtet

to stay four nights with sb — vier Nächte lang bei jdm bleiben

I'll stay with them tomorrow night — ich übernachte morgen Nacht bei ihnen

to look for somewhere to stay the night — eine Übernachtungsmöglichkeit suchen

on Friday night — Freitagabend/-nacht

on the night of ( Saturday) the 11th — am( Samstag dem) 11. nachts

11 o'clock at night — 11 Uhr nachts

6 o'clock at night — 6 Uhr abends

she works at night —

to travel by night to see Paris by night — nachts reisen Paris bei Nacht sehen

far into the night — bis spät in die Nacht, bis in die späte Nacht

in/during the night — in/während der Nacht

the night before they were... — am Abend/die Nacht zuvor waren sie...

the night before last they were... — vorgestern Abend/vorletzte Nacht waren sie...

to spend the night at a hotel — in einem Hotel übernachten

to have a good/bad night or night's sleep — gut/schlecht schlafen; (patient also) eine gute/schlechte Nacht haben

I need a good night's sleep — ich muss mal wieder ordentlich schlafen

night-night! (inf) — gut Nacht! (inf)

night after night — jede Nacht, Nacht um Nacht (geh)

all night ( long) — die ganze Nacht

night and day (lit, fig) — Tag und Nacht

to have a night out — (abends) ausgehen

or boys — ein Abend mit den Kumpeln

to make a night of it — durchmachen (inf)

to have a late/an early night — spät/früh ins Bett kommen, spät/früh schlafen gehen

too many late nights! — zu wenig Schlaf!

after your early night — nachdem du so früh schlafen gegangen bist

to work nights — nachts arbeiten

to be on nights — Nachtdienst haben; (shift worker)

the dark night of the soul (fig) — die dunkle Nacht der Seele

2) (THEAT) Abend m

the last three nights of... — die letzten drei Abende von...

a Mozart night — ein Mozartabend m

See:

→ first night

2. adv

nights (esp US) — nachts

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night [naıt] s

1. Nacht f:

at night, by night, in the night in der oder bei Nacht, nachts;

bid ( oder wish) sb good night jemandem gute Nacht wünschen;

night’s lodging Nachtquartier n;

night of love Liebesnacht

2. Abend m:

last night gestern Abend;

the night before last vorgestern Abend;

a night of Wagner ein Wagnerabend;

on the night of May 5th am Abend des 5. Mai;

Friday is our card night freitagabends spielen wir immer Karten

3. fig Nacht f, Dunkel n, Dunkelheit fBesondere Redewendungen: night and day Tag und Nacht;

they are like night and day sie sind so verschieden wie Tag und Nacht;

late at night (tief) in der Nacht, spät abends;

over night über Nacht;

night out freier Abend;

have a night out ( oder off)

a) einen Abend lang ausspannen,

b) ausgehen;

have an early (a late) night früh (spät) schlafen gehen;

have a good (bad) night gut (schlecht) schlafen;

make a night of it die Nacht durchfeiern, durchmachen;

stay the night übernachten (at in dat; at sb’s bei jemandem);

I’m looking for somewhere to stay the night ich suche eine Übernachtungsmöglichkeit;

turn night into day die Nacht zum Tage machen

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noun

1) Nacht, die; (evening) Abend, der

the following night — die Nacht/der Abend darauf

the previous night — die vorausgegangene Nacht/der vorausgegangene Abend

one night he came — eines Nachts/Abends kam er

two nights ago — vorgestern nacht/abend

the other night — neulich abends/nachts

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

on Sunday night — Sonntag nacht/[am] Sonntag abend

on Sunday nights — Sonntag abends

[on] the night after/before — die Nacht danach/davor

for the night — über Nacht

late at night — spätabends

take all night — (fig.) den ganzen Abend brauchen

at night — (in the evening, at nightfall) abends; (during the night) nachts; bei Nacht

make a night of it — die Nacht durchfeiern; durchmachen (ugs.)

night and day — Tag und Nacht

as night follows day — so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche

a night off — eine Nacht/ein Abend frei

have a night out — (festive evening) [abends] ausgehen

spend the night with somebody — bei jemandem übernachten; (implying sexual intimacy) die Nacht mit jemandem verbringen

stay the night or over night — über Nacht bleiben

2) (darkness, lit. or fig.) Nacht, die

black as night — schwarz wie die Nacht

3) (nightfall) Einbruch der Dunkelheit

4) (night's sleep)

have a good/bad night — gut/schlecht schlafen

have a sleepless night — eine schlaflose Nacht haben

5) (evening of performance etc.) Abend, der

opening night — Premiere, die

6) attrib. Nacht-/Abend-

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n.

Nacht ¨-e f.

English-german dictionary > night
2 νύξ

νύξ, νυκτός, ἡ (‘night’ Hom.+) for the acc. νύκταν (JosAs 10:17; ApcEsdr 5:4 p. 29, 28 Tdf.) s. B-D-F §46, 1.

① period between sunset and sunrise, night

ⓐ Mt 14:25 φυλακὴ τ. νυκτός (as Jos., Bell. 5, 510); Mk 6:48; J 13:30 (for the short clause cp. εἰμί 5.—For the scene cp. 1 Km 28:25; Musaeus, Heron and Leander [V A.D.] v. 309 [ALudwich 1929] νὺξ ἦν); Ac 16:33; 23:23; 27:27a; Rv 21:25; 22:5; 1 Cl 27:7 (Ps 18:3); GP 5:18; AcPl Ha 5, 21. ἐν ὁράματι τῆς ν. in a vision at night Hv 3, 10, 6. κατὰ μέσον τῆς ν. at midnight Ac 16:25 D; 27:27b; καὶ ἡ ν. ὁμοίως and likewise the night, as well as the day (i.e. μὴ φάνῃ τὸ τρίτον αὐτῆς=it is to lose a third of the light fr. moon and stars) Rv 8:12 (cp. Job 3:9). W. ἡμέρα (as En 104:8; ApcEsdr 2:9 p. 25, 30 Tdf.; ApcSed 8:2; Philo, Aet. M. 19; Ath. 24, 2; Hippol., Ref. 4, 44, 1; cp. Did., Gen. 37:13) also 1 Cl 20:2; 24:3. κοιμᾶται ἡ ν., ν. ἐπέρχεται the night sleeps, comes on vs. 3b. κατέλαβεν αὐτὸν νύξ the night overtook him GJs 14:1 (cp. GrBar 9:1).

ⓑ gen. νυκτός at night, in the night-time (Hom.+; Diod S 18, 34, 6; SIG 521, 5 [III B.C.]; PHib 36, 5 [229 B.C.]; PAmh 134, 6; 1 Macc 4:1, 5; 5:29; 2 Macc 12:9; 3 Macc 5:19; JosAs 24:3; Jos., Ant. 6, 215.—B-D-F §186, 2; Rob. 495) Mt 2:14; 28:13; J 3:2; 19:39; Ac 9:25; 1 Th 5:7ab; AcPl Ha 5, 29; τῆς ν. on this night (X., An. 5, 7, 14; Alexis Com. 148 Kock.—B-D-F §186, 2) Lk 2:8. νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας night and day (X., Symp. 4, 48, Apol. 31; BGU 246, 12; PGiss 19, 7; Jdth 11:17) 1 Th 2:9; 3:10; 2 Th 3:8; 1 Ti 5:5; 2 Ti 1:3; 19:10; IRo 5:1; D 4:1; GPt 7:27; Ox 840, 34; AcPl Ha 2, 10; 3, 1. ἡμέρας καὶ ν. (Dt 28:66; Josh 1:8; 2 Ch 6:20; 2 Esdr 14:3; Ps 1:2; Is 60:11 al.) Lk 18:7; Rv 4:8; 7:15; 12:10; 14:11; 20:10. ἡμέρας τε καὶ ν. (IMagnMai 163, 8) Ac 9:24; 1 Cl 2:4. διὰ παντὸς νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας continually, night and day (cp. UPZ 110, 87 [164 B.C.]; PTebt 48, 10 [113 B.C.]) Mk 5:5.—W. prep. διὰ νυκτός through the night (X., An. 4, 6, 22; Athen. 7, 276c; PGM 4, 2052) Ac 23:31; διʼ ὅλης ν. all through the night, during the night (cp. Just., D. 1, 4 διʼ ὅλης ν. καὶ ἡμέρας) Lk 5:5; J 21:6 v.l. (s. διά A 2a). διὰ νυκτός at night, during the night (s. διά A 2b and cp. also IGR IV, 860, 10 στρατηγήσαντα διὰ νυκτός; BGU 597, 20; PTebt 332, 9; Sb 4317, 4; PGM 6, 47; 7, 407) Ac 5:19; 17:10. διὰ τῆς ν. (so Achilles Tat. 8, 19, 1) 16:9 (s. B-D-F §255, 3; Rob. 791). μέσης ν. at midnight Mt 25:6 (s. μέσος 1a).

ⓒ dat., answering the question ‘when’? (B-D-F §200, 1; Rob. 522): νυκτί at night (Hom. et al.; Philo, Aet. M. 88) φαίνειν Dg 7:2. Pl. (Phlegon: 257 Fgm. 36, 2, 1 Jac. τρισὶ νυξί) ταῖς νυξί at night 2:7; ταύτῃ τῇ ν. (cp. TestAbr A 7 p. 83, 35 [Stone p. 14]; JosAs 24:13; ApcMos 2 τῇ ν. ταύτῃ) this very night, tonight Mk 14:30; Lk 12:20; 17:34; Ac 27:23; αὐτῇ τῇ ν. on the night of that same day Hv 3, 1, 2; 3, 10, 7. τῇ ν. ἐκείνῃ Ac 12:6; τῇ ἐπιούσῃ ν. the following night 23:11. Cp. GPt 9:35.—W. prep. ἐν ν. at night, in the night (X. et al.; SIG 527, 40 [c. 220 B.C.]; Veröffentlichungen aus der pap-Sammlung München 6, 43; 3 Macc 5:11; PsSol 4:5, 16; TestJob 24:4; Tat. 22:2) Ac 18:9; 1 Th 5:2; 2 Pt 3:10 v.l.; ἐν τῇ ν. (TestJob 3:1; GrBar 9:8) J 11:10. ἐν τῇ ν. ταύτῃ (Jdth 11:3, 5; 13:14) Mt 26:31. ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ ν. vs. 34; ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ν. (cp. 1 Macc 13:22) J 21:3. ἐν τῇ ν. ᾗ παρεδίδοτο 1 Cor 11:23.

ⓓ acc., answering the question ‘how long?’ (Hom. et al.; B-D-F §161, 2; Rob. 469–71) ἡμέρας τεσσεράκοντα καὶ νύκτας τεσσεράκοντα Mt 4:2; 1 Cl 53:2; B 4:7; 14:2 (Ex 24:18; 34:28); GJs 1:4. τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ τρεῖς νύκτας Mt 12:40ab (Jon 2:1); GJs 24:3; AcPl Ox 6 recto, 3f (sg. opp. pl. Aa I 241, 11); AcPlCor 2:30. τριετίαν νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν οὐκ ἐπαυσάμην for three years, night and day, I did not stop Ac 20:31. νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν night and day (Hyperid. 5, 13; Aeneas Tact. 380; Palaeph. p. 57, 5; Jos., Ant. 16, 260) Mk 4:27; Lk 2:37; Ac 26:7; MPol 5:1. τὰς νύκτας during the nights, at night (Biogr. p. 428; PHal 8, 4; Tob 10:7 BA) Lk 21:37. τὴν ν. through the night Hs 9, 11, 6. ὅλην τὴν ν. the whole night through (Amphis Com. [IV B.C.] 20, 4 Kock; Ex 14:20f; Lev 6:2 al.; JosAs 25:3) Hs 9, 11, 8.

② night as condition, night fig. ext. of 1: as time for rest from work J 9:4 (as a symbol of death: Kaibel 1095, 4 νὺξ αὐτοὺς καταλύει). As a time contrasting with eschatological fulfillment ἡ ν. προέκοψεν the night is far gone Ro 13:12; cp. 1 Th 5:5.—B. 992. Neugebauer/Hoesen index. M-M. EDNT. TW.

Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά παλαιοχριστιανική Λογοτεχνία > νύξ
3 HÖND

hand

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(gen. handar, dat. hendi; pl. hendr), f.

1) hand;

taka hendi á e-u, to touch with the hand;

hafa e-t í hendi, to hold in the hand;

drepa hendi við e-u, to refuse;

halda hendi yfir e-m, to protect one;

taka e-n höndum, to seize, capture;

bera hönd fyrir höfuð sér, to defend oneself;

eiga hendr sínar at verja, to act in self defence;

láta e-t hendi firr, to let go out of one’s hands, to lose;

taka í hönd e-m, to join hands with one;

eiga e-t jöfnum höndum, to own in equal shares;

sverja sér af hendi, to forswear;

af hendi e-s, on one’s behalf, on the part of (af hendi landsmanna);

at hendi, as adv. in turn;

hverr at hendi, each in turn;

felast á hendi e-m, to be under one’s protection;

hvat er þér á höndum, what hast thou in hand?;

ef honum væri ekki á höndum, if he had nothing in hand, if his hands were free;

eiga e-t fyrir hendi (höndum), to have in hand (duty, business, engagement);

vera í hendi, to be at hand, at one’s disposal;

hafa vel (illa) í höndum, to behave well (badly);

hafa e-t með höndum, to have in hand, manage, discharge;

hljóta e-t undan hendi e-s, from one, at one’s hand;

á hönd, á hendr, against (lýsa vígi á hönd e-m);

snúa vanda á hendr e-m, to throw the responsibility on one;

fœrast e-t á hendr, to undertake;

ganga (drífa) á hönd e-m, to submit to one;

bjargast á sínar hendr, by one’s own handiwork;

selja, gefa, fá e-t í hönd (hendr) e-m, to give into one’s hands, hand over;

búa e-t í hendr e-m, to make it ready for one;

kalla til e-s í hendr e-m, to lay claim to a thing at the hands of another;

þá sömu nótt, er fór í hönd, the following night;

veðr óx í hönd, the wind rose higher and higher;

vera hœgt um hönd, to be easy in hand;

til handa e-m, into one’s hands;

ganga til handa e-m, to put oneself in another’s hands, submit to him;

ef þat berr þér til handa, if it befalls thee;

þá skömrn kýs ek mér eigi til handa, I will not have that shame at my door;

biðja konu til handa e-m, on one’s behalf, for him;

2) the arm and hand, the arm (höndin gekk af axlarliðnum; hann hefir á hœgri hendi hring fyrir ofan ölnboga);

var eigi djúpara en þeim tók undir hendr, the water just reached to their armpits;

3) hand, side;

á hœgri (vinstri) hönd, on the right (left) hand, side;

á hvára hönd, on either hand;

minnar (yðvarrar) handar, for my (your) part;

4) kind, sort;

allra handa árgœzka, great abundance of all things.

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f., gen. handar, dat. hendi, acc. hönd, pl. hendr, mod. proncd. höndur, gen. handa; [Goth. handus; A. S. and Engl. hand; O. H. G. hant; Germ. hand; Dan. haand; Swed. hand]:—a hand; beit höndina þar er nú heitir úlfliðr, Edda 17; armleggir, handleggir ok hendr, Anecd. 6; kné eðr hendi, Grág. ii. 8; ganga á höndum, Fms. vi. 5; með hendi sinni, K. Þ. K. 5 new Ed.; taka hendi á e-u, to touch with the hand, Fms. x. 110; taka höndum um háls e-m, Nj. 10; hvítri hendi, Hallfred; hafa e-t í hendi, to hold in hand, wield, Eg. 297, Nj. 84, 97, 255; hrjóta ór hendi e-m, Fms. xi. 141; hafa fingrgull á hendi, Nj. 146; handar-högg, Fms. xi. 126, Fas. ii. 459; sjá ekki handa sinna skil (deili), not to be able to see one’s hands, of a dense fog.

2. the arm and hand, the arm, like Gr. χείρ, Nj. 160, 253; á hendi heitir alnbogi, Edda 110; hendr til axla, Fas. i. 160; leggir handa ok fóta, Magn. 532; hönd fyrir ofan úlnlið, Nj. 84; hafa hring á hendi, of an arm-ring, Nj. 131; hring á hægri hendi fyrir ofan ölnboga, Fms. iv. 383:—the arm and arm-pit, ná, taka undir hönd ( arm-pit) e-m, Gþl. 380; var eigi djúpara en þeim tók undir hendr, the water reached to their arm-pits, Ld. 78; taka undir hönd sér, to take hold under one’s arms, Eg. 237, Nj. 200; sjá undir hönd e-m, Fas. ii. 558; renna undir hendr e-m, to backspan one, Háv. 40, 41; þykkr undir hönd, stout, Ld. 272.

3. metaph. handwriting, hand; rita góða hönd, to write a good hand; snar-hönd, running hand, italics.

II. the hand, side; hægri hönd, the right hand; vinstri hönd, the left hand; á hvára hönd, on either hand, each side, Landn. 215; á vinstri hönd, Nj. 196; á hægri hönd; á tvær hendr, on both hands or sides, Ísl. ii. 368, Fas. i. 384; á báðar hendr, Grág.; hvat sem á aðra hönd ber, whatsoever may happen; á aðra hönd … en á aðra, Ld. 46; til hvárigrar handara, Fms. x. 313; til annarrar handar, Nj. 50, 97; til sinnar handar hvárr, 140; til beggja handa, Eg. 65; til ýmsa handa, Bs. i. 750; þver-hönd, a hand’s breadth; örv-hönd.

III. sayings and phrases referring to the hand:

1. sayings; sjálfs hönd er hollust, one’s own hand is best, i. e. if you want to have a thing well done, do it yourself, Glúm. 332, Ó. H. 157; blíð er bætandi hönd, blessed is the mending hand; gjörn er hönd á venju, Grett. 150, Nj. (in a verse), and Edda (Ht. 26); margar hendr vinna létt verk; fiplar hönd á feigu tafli; betri ein kráka í hendi en tvær á skógi, Ld. 96; skamma stund verðr hönd höggvi fegin, see högg.

2. phrases; drepa hendi við, to refuse, Nj. 71; halda hendi yfir e-m, to hold one’s hand over, protect, 266, Fbr. 22, Anecd. 14; taka e-n höndum, to take hold with the hands, seize, capture, Fms. x. 314, Nj. 265, passim; eiga hendr sínar at verja, to act in self-defence, 84, 223; hefja handa, to lift the hands, stir for action, 65, Ld. 262; bera hönd fyrir höfuð sér, to put one’s hand before one’s head, stand on one’s guard, defend oneself; vera í hers höndum, óvina höndum, to be in a state of war, exposed to rapine; vera í góðum höndum, vina-höndum, góðra manna höndum, to be in good hands, among friends.

β. læknis-hendr, ‘leech hands,’ healing hands; pains and sickness were believed to give way to the magical touch of a person gifted with such hands, Sdm. 4, Magn. S. Góða ch. 36 (Fms. vi. 73), cp. Rafns S. ch. 2; hönd full, a handful, Fms. ii. 302, vi. 38, viii. 306; fullar hendr fjár, hands full of gold:—kasta hendinni til e-s, to huddle a thing up; með harðri hendi, with hard hand, harshly, rudely; með hangandi hendi, with drooping hand, slothfully; fegins hendi, with glad hand, joyfully; sitja auðum höndum, to sit with empty hands, sit idle; but með tómar hendr, empty-handed, portionless, Thom.:—láta hendr standa fram úr ermum, to work briskly; víkja hendi til e-s (handar-vik), to move the hand to do a thing; það er ekki í tveim höndum að hafa við e-n, of double handed (i. e. faltering) half measures, when the one hand undoes what the other has done; kann ek þat sjá at ekki má í tveim höndum hafa við slíka menn, Band. 3; láta hönd selja hendi, of a ready bargain; láta e-t ganga hendi firr, to let go out of one’s hands, lose, Ld. 202; ok lét sér eigi hendi firr ganga, and never lost sight of him, 656 ii. 4; e-m fallask hendr, to be discomfited, lose one’s head (see falla); leggja görva hönd á allt, to be a ready hand, adept in everything, Thom. 300 (see göra F. 2); taka í hönd e-m, to join hands, Nj. 3; takask í hendr, to join, shake hands, Grág. ii. 80; leggja hendr saman, id., Gþl. 18,—of shaking hands as symbolical of a bargain, see the compds hand-lag, hand-festi, handa-band; eiga, taka, jöfnum höndum, to own, take with even hands, i. e. in equal shares, Grág. i. 171, ii. 66, Hkr. i. 318; vinna jöfnum höndum, to work even-handed, to help one another; e-m eru mislagðar hendr, one’s hands are amiss, when bad work is done by one from whom better was expected; honum hafa verið mislagðar hendr, etc.

B. Metaph. usages:

I. dat., sverja sér af hendi, to forswear, Fms. vii. 176; færa af höndum sér, to dismiss, Grág. i. 248; hefjask af höndum e-m, Fms. xi. 59:—af hendi e-s, on one’s behalf, part, Landn. 154; af hendi Hákonar, Fms. i. 20, iv. 118; af hendi landsmanna, ix. 359; af sinni hendi, of one’s own hand, for one’s own part, Grág. i. 392; reiða, greiða, gjalda, inna af hendi or höndum, to discharge, pay off, Fms. vii. 230, Nj. 146, 190, 232, 239, 257, 281, Grág. i. 82, ii. 374; selja, láta af hendi (höndum), to part with, dismiss, Nj. 186, 231, Fms. vii. 173, Rb. 12; líða af hendi, to pass, of time, Ísl. ii. 144, Fms. iv. 83: koma, bera at hendi, to happen, Nj. 71, 177: at hendi, as adv. in turn; hvern at hendi, each in turn, Fms. i. 150: þar næst Gunnarr, þá Loðinn, þá hverr at hendi, Nj. 140; hverr segir at hendi þat er frá honum hefir stolit verit, Mar.: felask á hendi e-m, to be under one’s charge, protection, Nj. 201, Bs. i. 167, 173. vera e-m á hendi, id., Fms. vii. 243; vera bundinn á hendi e-m, Sturl. i. 57: hafa e-t á höndum (hendi), to have a thing in hand, of duty, business to be done, Grág. i. 38; eiga ferð á höndum, Ld. 72; hvat er þér á höndum, what hast thou in hand? for what art thou concerned, distressed? Nj. 133, Ld. 270; ella eru þér stórir hlutir á höndum, Fms. vii. 30; ef honum væri ekki á höndum, if he had nothing in hand, if his hands were free, Ld. 42: eiga e-t fyrir hendi (höndum), to have in hand (duty, business, engagement), Fas. ii. 557; farvegr langr fyrir hendi, Fms. xi. 316; tveir kostir fyrir höndum, Nj. 264, Grág. i. 279; hafa sýslu fyrir höndum, Ísl. ii. 344; eiga vandræði fyrir höndum, Ld. 4; eiga gott fyrir höndum, Hkr. iii. 254: vera í hendi, to be at hand, within reach, at one’s disposal, in one’s power; hann er eigi í hendi, Fms. vi. 213; þat er eigi í hendi, ‘tis no easy matter, v. l.; hafa raun ( evidence) í hendi, Bs. i. 708; hafa ráð e-s í hendi sér, Ld. 174, Fas. i. 260; hafa vel, ílla í höndum, to behave well, badly, Ísl. ii. 387, Eg. 158; varð honum þat vel í höndum, 50: hafa e-t með höndum (fé, auðæfi, embætti, etc.), to have in hand, manage, discharge, Grág. ii. 389, Greg. 25, Stj. 248, Hkr. iii. 131; to design, hafa ráð, stórræði með höndum, 623. 51: hljóta undan hendi e-s, from one, at one’s hands, Fas. i. 365: undir höndum, eigi lítill undir höndum, not a small man to handle, Fms. vii. 17; vera undir höndum e-m, to be under or in one’s hands, under one’s protection, in one’s power, Sks. 337, Fms. i. 7, 13; sitja undir hendi e-m, Hkr. i. 166,—um hendr, Fms. iv. 71, is prob. an error = undir hendi.

2. absol., annarri hendi, on the other hand, Fms. vii. 158; en annarri hendi vildu þeir gjarna veita konungi hlýðni, ix. 258.

II. acc., with prepp.; á hönd, á hendr, against; höfða sök, lýsa vígi (etc.) á hönd e-m, to make a suit … against, Grág. i. 19, Nj. 86, 87, 98, 99, 101, 110, 120, 230; hyggja e-t á hendr e-m, to lay a thing to a person’s charge, Hom. 115; reynask á hendr e-m, to have a charge brought home to one, Fms. xi. 76; snúa vanda á hendr e-m, to throw the responsibility upon …, Nj. 215; færa, segja stríð á hendr e-m, to wage, declare war against one; fara geystr á hendr e-m, to rage against, Fms. vii. 230; færask e-t á hendr, to undertake, Nj. 126; ganga á hönd e-m, to vex one, 625. 33; sótt elnar á hendr e-m, Eg. 126; leggja e-t á hendr e-m, to lay ( a burden) on one’s hands, Fms. xi. 98; in a good sense, ganga á hönd, to pay homage to, submit, Ó. H. 184; dreif allt fólk á hönd honum, submitted to him, filled his ranks, Fms. i. 21; bjargask á sínar hendr, by one’s own handwork, Vápn. 28; (for at hönd, Grág. i. 135, read á hönd): selja, fá, gefa e-t í hönd, hendr e-m, to give into one’s hands, hand over; selja sök í hönd e-m (handsöl), Grág. ii. 80, Nj. 4, 98, 112, 186; so, halda e-u í hönd e-m, Ísl. ii. 232, Fms. vii. 274; búa í hendr e-m, to make it ready for one, Ld. 130; veiði berr í hendr e-m, Nj. 252; kalla til e-s í hendr e-m, to lay claim to a thing at the hands of another, Ld. 300, Eg. 350, Fms. iv. 222, ix. 424; þegar í hönd, offhand, immediately, Bs. i; þá sömu nótt er fór í hönd, the following night, Fms. viii. 397, Glúm. 341; gjalda í hönd, to pay in cash, Vm. 16; veðr óx í hönd, the wind rose higher and higher, Fb. i. 432: undir jafna hönd, equally, Sturl. iii. 243; standa óbrigðiliga undir jafna hönd, Dipl. v. 26: væra hægt um hönd, to be easy in hand, Nj. 25; þegar eg vil er hægt um hönd, heima á Fróni að vera, Núm. 1. 10; but mér er e-t um hönd, it is awkward, costs trouble: hafa við hönd sér, to keep at hand, Fms. x. 264; tóku konur manna ok dætr ok höfðu við hönd sér viku, Grett. 97; hafa e-t við höndina, to have it at hand.

III. gen., with prepp.; til handa e-m, into one’s hands; fara Guði til handa, to go into God’s hands, Blas. 51; ganga til handa e-m, to put oneself in another’s hands, submit to him, Rb. 404, Eg. 12, Fms. vii. 234, Fas. ii. 522; ef þat berr þér til handa, if it befalls thee, i. 135; þá skömm kýs ek mér eigi til handa, I will not have that shame at my door, Nj. 191: for one, on one’s behalf, biðja konu til handa e-m, 120, 180, Grág. i. 353; í þeirri bæn er hann orti oss til handa, for its, for our use, our sake, 655 i. 2; hann hélt fénu til handa Þrándi, Landn. 214, Nj. 151; safnar konungr liði (til) handa Oddi, Fas. ii. 553; til handa Þorkatli, Fs.

β. dropping the prep. til; mikit fé handa honum, Rd. 195 (late MSS.): whence, handa has become an adverb with dat., handa e-m, for one, Lat. alicui, which is freq. in mod. usage.

2. adverbial; allra handa, Dan. allehaande, of every kind; allra handa árgæzka, Edda (pref.); allra handa ganganda fé, Þórð. 51 new Ed.; fjögurra handa, of a fourfold kind, H. E. i. 525.

3. absol., minnar handar, for my part, Ísl. ii. 356; yðvarrar handar, for your part, Fms. ix. 498; hvárrar-tveggju handar, on either hand, Skálda 164; innan handar, within one’s hands, easy, Ld. 112; þótti þeim innan handar falla at taka land þetta hjá sér sjálfum, 210.

C. COMPDS:

I. plur., handa-afl, n., Edda, = handafl, p. 237. handa-band, n. a joining or shaking of hands, as a law term = handlag, Dipl. i. 11, iv. 2, Vígl. 23; in plur., Bs. (Laur. S.); heilsa, kveðja með handabandi. handa-festi, f. a hold for the hands, Fms. ii. 276. handa-gangr, m. grasping after a thing with all hands, Fas. iii. 345. handa-görvi, f. ‘hand-gear,’ gloves, Sd. 143, Fbr. 139. handa-hóf, n., in the phrase, af handahófi, at random. handa-kenning, f. hand touching, Eluc. 20. handa-klapp, n. a clapping of hands, Skálda 174. handa-læti, n. pl. gestures with the arms, Sks. 116. handar-mál, n., in the phrase, at handarmáli, in heaps; var þá drepit lið hans at handarmáli, Fas. i. 41. handa-saumr, m. tight gloves, Bs. ii. 10. handa-síðr, adj. = handsíðr. handa-skil, n. pl., in the phrase, sjá ekki h., not to see one’s own hands, as in the dark, in a dense fog. handa-skol, n. pl. maladroitness; það er allt í handaskolum. handa-skömm, f. shameful work, a scandal; það er mesta h.! handa-staðr, m. the print of the hands. Fas. i. 285. handa-tak, n., -tekt, f., -tekja, u, f. a taking of hands, as a bargain, Háv. 42, H. E. ii. 194, D. N. i. 398. handa-tæki, n. pl. a laying hold, a fight, Bs. i. (Laur. S.): a pledging of hands, Dipl. ii. 6, D. N. passim. handa-upphald, n. a lifting the arms, Stj. 296. handa-verk, n. pl. one’s handiwork, doings, N. G. L. i. 76, Fms. vii. 295, Stj. 198; í handaverkum eða bókfræði, 46; handaverk manna, men’s handiwork, Blas. 47; Guðs h.; ek em þín h., Sks. 610; hans h., Fms. viii. 406.

II. sing., handar-bak, n. the back of the hand, Sdm. 7. handar-gagn, n. a being ready to the hand; leggja e-t til handargagns, to lay it so as to be ready at hand, Hkr. ii, 158, 249. handar-grip, n. a measure, = spönn, Karl. 481. handar-hald, proncd. handarald, n. a handle, Fas. ii. 355. handar-jaðarr, m. the hand’s edge; in the phrase, vera undir handar-jaðri e-s, to be in one’s hands, in one’s power, Fær. 201. handar-kriki, a, m. ‘hand’s-creek,’ the arm-pit, Eg. 396, Fms. vi. 348, Sturl. ii. 37. handar-mein, n. a sore in the hand, Bs. i. 115, 187, Sturl. ii. 177. handar-stúfr, m. a ‘hand-stump,’ stump of the arm, the hand being hacked off, Fms. x. 258, xi. 119. handar-vani, a, m. maimed in hand, Hm. 70, Matth. xviii. 8. handar-veif, n., í handarveifi, in a ‘wave of the hand,’ in a moment. handar-vik, n. the hands’ reach, movement, work; lítið handarvik, a small work. handar-væni, a, m. want of hands (?), Hm. 72.

☞ For the compds in hand- see pp. 237, 238.

Íslensk-ensk orðabók > HÖND
4 propior

prŏpĭor, ĭus, gen. ōris, adj. comp., and proxĭmus, a, um, adj. sup. (v. below, II.) [from the obsol. propis; whence prope].
I.
Comp., nearer, nigher.
A.
Lit., of place:
portus propior,
Verg. A. 3, 530:
tumulus,
Liv. 22, 24:
ut propior patriae sit fuga nostra,
Ov. P. 1, 2, 130:
domus,
Sall. H. 2, 40 Dietsch:
cum propior caliginis aër Ater init oculos,
Lucr. 4, 338 (314).—With acc.:
propior montem suos collocat,
Sall. J. 49, 1:
propior hostem,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 9.—With ab:
quisquis ab igne propior stetit,
Sen. Ep. 74, 4.—With inf.:
propior timeri,
Stat. Th. 12, 223.— Neutr. plur, subst.: prŏpĭōra, um, places lying near:
propiora fluminis,
Tac. H. 5, 16:
tenere,
Verg. A. 5, 168.—
B.
Trop.
1.
Of time, nearer, later, more recent:
veniunt inde ad propiora,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:
venio ad propiorem (epistulam),
id. Att. 15, 3, 2:
propior puero quam juveni,
Vell. 2, 53, 1:
septimus octavo jam propior annus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 40; id. C. 3, 15, 4:
mors,
Tib. 2, 3, 42:
propiore aut longiore tempore aliquid facere,
Dig. 23, 4, 17.—
2.
Of relationship, nearer, more nearly related; with dat.:
quibus propior P. Quintio nemo est,
Cic. Quint. 31, 97:
ille gradu propior sanguinis,
Ov. H. 3, 28; 16, 326; 20, 158:
amicus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 5.—
3.
Of resemblance, more nearly resembling, more like (class.); with dat.:
quae sceleri propiora sunt, quam religioni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 50, § 112:
tauro,
Verg. G. 3, 57:
vero est propius,
more probable, Liv. 4, 37; Ov. F. 4, 801; Tac. A. 13, 34; id. G. 45:
scribere Sermoni propiora,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 42.—With acc. (not in Cic.):
propius est fidem,
is more credible, Liv. 4, 17:
quod tamen vitium propius virtutem erat,
Sall. C. 11, 1.—
4.
Of relation or connection, nearer, more nearly related, affecting or concerning more nearly, of greater import, closer, more intimate:
hunc priorem aequom'st me habere: tunica propior pallio est, proverbially,
my shirt is nearer than my coat, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 30:
propior societas eorum, qui ejusdem civitatis,
Cic. Off. 3, 17, 69:
sua sibi propiora pericula esse, quam mea,
id. Sest. 18, 40:
alium portum propiorem huic aetati videbamus,
id. Att. 14, 19, 1:
damnum propius medullis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 28:
cura propior luctusque domesticus,
Ov. M. 13, 578; id. P. 4, 9, 71:
supplemento vel Latium propius esse,
Liv. 8, 11:
irae quam timori propiorem cernens,
more inclined to anger than to fear, Tac. A. 16, 9: oderat Aenean propior Saturnia Turno, more inclined or attached to, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 7.—Hence, adv.: prŏpĭus, more nearly, nearer, closer (class.).
A.
Lit.
1.
Absol.:
propius accedamus,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 11; Ov. M. 2, 41:
res adspicere,
Verg. A. 1, 526:
propius spectare aliquid,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 67;
stare,
id. A. P. 361.—
2.
With dat., nearer to: propius grammatico accessi, Cic. ap. Diom. p. 405 P. (not elsewhere in Cic.):
propius Tiberi quam Thermopylis,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3:
propius stabulis armenta tenerent,
Verg. G. 1, 355.—
3.
With acc.:
ne propius se castra moveret,
Caes. B. G. 4, 9:
pars insulae, quae est propius solis occasum,
id. ib. 4, 28: propius aliquem accedere, id. ib. 5, 36:
propius urbem,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 26:
mare,
Sall. J. 18, 9.—
4.
With ab:
propius a terris,
Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 87:
antiquitas quo propius aberat ab ortu et divinā progenie, hoc melius ea cernebat,
id. Tusc. 1, 12, 26:
ab Urbe,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—
B.
Trop.:
ut propius ad ea accedam, quae a te dicta sunt,
Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24; Sen. Ira, 3, 42, 4; Cic. Part. 36, 124:
propius accedo: nego esse illa testimonia,
id. Fl. 10, 23:
a contumeliā quam a laude propius fuerit post Vitellium eligi,
Tac. H. 2, 76:
nec quicquam propius est factum, quam ut illum persequeretur,
he was within an ace of following him, Cic. Clu. 21, 59; so,
propius nihil est factum, quam ut occideretur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15.
II.
Sup.: proxĭmus (PROXVMVS and PROXSVMEIS, Tab. Bant.; late comp. proximior, Sen. Ep. 108, 16; Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; v. below, B. 2. and 3.; cf. in adv. 2. c.), a, um, adj., the nearest, next (class.).
A.
Lit., of place:
proxima oppida,
Caes. B. G. 3, 12:
via,
Lucr. 5, 103; cf.:
via ad gloriam proxima et quasi compendiaria,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:
ad proximum mare, dein Romam pergerent,
Sall. J. 23, 2:
in proximos collis discedunt,
id. ib. 54, 10:
proximum iter in Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 10:
paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84:
agri termini,
id. C. 2, 18, 23:
proximus vicinus,
one's nearest neighbor, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 138; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 49; Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; Dig. 50, 15, 4.—With dat.:
Belgae proximi sunt Germanis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1: huic proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53:
proxima Campano ponti villula,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 45.—With acc. (not in Cic.):
qui te proximus est,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 1:
ager proximus finem Megalopolitarum,
Liv. 35, 27:
Crassus proximus mare Oceanum hiemarat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 7, 2:
qui proximi forte tribunal steterant,
Liv. 8, 32, 12.—With ab, nearest to, next to:
dactylus proximus a postremo,
next before, Cic. Or. 64, 217:
ut quisque proximus ab oppresso sit,
Liv. 37, 25:
proximus a dominā,
Ov. A. A. 1, 139:
proxima regio ab eā (urbe),
Curt. 10, 5, 18. —Hence, as subst.,
1.
proxĭmus, i, m., a neighbor, a fellow-man, Val. Max. 6, 9 init.; Quint. Decl. 259.—As subst.,
2.
proxĭmum, i, n., the neighborhood, vicinity:
vicinus e proximo,
hard by, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 11:
aquam hinc de proximo rogabo,
from the house next door, id. Rud. 2, 3, 73:
cum in proximo hic sit aegra,
close by, next door, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 6:
huic locum in proximum conduxi,
Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 4:
per impluvium huc despexi in proximum,
into our neighbor's, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 16.— Plur.:
traicit in proxima continentis,
Liv. 31, 46, 12.—
B.
Trop.
1.
Of time, the next preceding or following, the previous, last, the next, the following, ensuing:
quid proximā, quid superiore nocte egeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 1:
his proximis Nonis, cum in hortos Bruti venissemus,
id. Lael. 2, 7:
Gabinius quem proximis superioribus diebus acerrime oppugnasset,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 20: se proximā nocte castra moturum, on the next, i.e. the following night, Caes. B. G. 1, 40 fin.; 2, 12; 3, 18; Liv. 2, 7, 1:
proximo anno,
Sall. J. 35, 2; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208:
in proxumum annum (se) transtulit,
Cic. Mil. 9, 24:
proximo, altero, tertio, denique reliquis consecutis diebus,
id. Phil. 1, 13, 32:
bello tanto majore quam proximo conatu apparatum est,
Liv. 4, 23, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.: IN DIEBVS V. PROXSVMEIS QVIBVS QVISQVE EORVM MAG (istratum) INIERIT, Tab. Bantin. lin. 14; so ib. lin. 12; Cic. Fam. 10, 26, 2; id. Att. 11, 11, 1:
censor qui proximus ante me fuerat,
id. Sen. 12, 42: die proximi, old abl. form for proximo, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 24, 10, and ap. Non. 153, 11; cf.:
crastinus, pristinus, etc., but proximo a. d. VI. Kal. Octobr.,
recently, last of all, Cic. Att. 18, 5.—
2.
In order of succession, rank, estimation, worth, etc., the next:
summa necessitudo videtur esse honestatis: huic proxima incolumitatis: tertia ac levissima commoditatis,
Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 173:
observat L. Domitium maxime, me habet proximum,
id. Att. 1, 1, 3:
proximos dentes eiciunt,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 2:
prima vulnera... Proxima,
Ov. M. 3, 233:
proximos illi tamen occupavit Pallas honores,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 19: proximum est, ut, it follows that, remains that, the next point is: proximum est ergo, ut, opus fuerit classe necne quaeramus, we must next inquire, Cic. Fl. 12, 27:
proximum est, ut doceam, deorum providentiā mundum administrari,
id. N. D. 2, 29, 73.—Of value or quality, the next, most nearly approaching, most like or similar:
id habendum est antiquissimum et deo proximum, quod est optimum,
Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:
ficta voluptatis causā sint proxima veris,
Hor. A. P. 338:
proxima Phoebi Versibus ille facit,
Verg. E. 7, 22.— Comp.:
ut quorum abstinentiam interrupi, modum servem et quidem abstinentiae proximiorem,
Sen. Ep. 108, 16.—
3.
In relationship, connection, or resemblance, the nearest, next, most nearly or closely related, next of kin, most like:
AGNATVS PROXIMVS, Fragm. XII. Tabularum: hic illi genere est proximus,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 17:
proximus cognatione,
Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 144:
id des proximum,
id. Leg. 2, 16, 40:
proxima virtutibus vitia,
Quint. 10, 2, 16:
propinquitate,
Nep. Ages. 1, 3:
proximae necessitudines,
Petr. 116.— Comp.: si quis proximior cognatus nasceretur, Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.— Subst.: proxĭmi, ōrum, m., one's nearest relatives, next of kin:
injuriosi sunt in proximos,
Cic. Off. 1, 14, 44; Caes. Fragm. ap. Gell. 5, 13, 6; Phaedr. 5, 1, 16:
cum haec omnia cumulate tuis proximis plana fecero,
i.e. to your friends, intimates, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 165; id. Pis. 32, 79; Gell. 3, 8, 3.—
b.
In gen., one's neighbor, fellow-man:
sive nostros status, sive proximorum ingenia contemplamur,
Val. Max. 6, 9, 1; Quint. Decl. 2, 59:
quis est mihi proximus?
Aug. in Psa. 118; Serm. 8, 2; 90, 7 init. —
4.
That is nearest at hand, i. e. apt, fit, suitable, convenient, easy (anteand post-class.):
argumentum,
App. Mag. p. 278:
cum obvium proximumque esset dicere, etc.,
Gell. 3, 14, 12: eamus ad me;
ibi proximum est, ubi mutes,
there is the fittest, most convenient place, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 64.— Adv.: proxĭmē (proxume; comp. proximius, v. below, 2. c.), nearest, very near, next.
1.
Lit., of place, with dat. (not in Cic., rare in Livy):
quam proxime potest hostium castris castra communit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 72 fin.; Liv. 25, 14, 4.—With acc.:
exercitum habere quam proxime hostem,
Cic. Att. 6, 5, 3:
proxime Pompeium sedebam,
id. ib. 1, 14, 3:
proxime Hispaniam Mauri sunt,
Sall. J. 19, 4.—With ab:
a Surā proxime est Philiscum oppidum Parthorum,
Plin. 5, 26, 21, § 89:
omnes tamen quam proxime alter ab altero debent habitare,
Col. 1, 6, 8.—
2.
Trop.
a.
Of time, shortly before or after, last, next:
civitates quae proxime bellum fecerant,
Caes. B. G. 3, 29:
Tito fratre suo censore, qui proximus ante me fuerat,
Cic. Sen. 12, 42; id. Part. 39, 137; Plin. Ep. 4, 13, 3:
cum proxime judices contrahentur,
id. ib. 5, 7, 3.—With acc.:
proxime abstinentiam sumendus est cibus exiguus,
Cels. 3, 2:
proxime solis occasum,
Pall. 9, 8, 5.—
b.
Of order, rank, estimation, condition, etc., next to, next after, next:
proxime et secundum deos homines hominibus maxime utiles esse possunt,
Cic. Off. 2, 3, 1:
me huic tuae virtuti proxime accedere,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
proxime a nobilissimis viris,
Vell. 2, 124, 4; id. 2, 127, 1:
proxime valent cetera lauri genera,
Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 158: utilissimum esse omphacium;
proxime viride,
id. 23, 4, 39, § 79.—With acc.: esse etiam debent proxime hos cari, qui, etc., Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2:
proxime morem Romanum,
closely following the Roman method, Liv. 24, 48, 11:
erat res minime certamini navali similis, proxime speciem muros oppugnantium navium,
closely resembling, id. 30, 10.—In this sense also with atque:
proxime atque ille aut aeque,
nearly the same as he, Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 2.—
c.
Very closely, nicely, accurately:
ut proxime utriusque differentiam signem,
Quint. 6, 2, 20 Spald.; cf.:
analogia, quam proxime ex Graeco transferentes in Latinum proportionem vocaverunt,
id. 1, 6, 3. — Comp.:
nonne apertius, proximius, verius?
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Lewis & Short latin dictionary > propior
5 propiora

prŏpĭor, ĭus, gen. ōris, adj. comp., and proxĭmus, a, um, adj. sup. (v. below, II.) [from the obsol. propis; whence prope].
I.
Comp., nearer, nigher.
A.
Lit., of place:
portus propior,
Verg. A. 3, 530:
tumulus,
Liv. 22, 24:
ut propior patriae sit fuga nostra,
Ov. P. 1, 2, 130:
domus,
Sall. H. 2, 40 Dietsch:
cum propior caliginis aër Ater init oculos,
Lucr. 4, 338 (314).—With acc.:
propior montem suos collocat,
Sall. J. 49, 1:
propior hostem,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 9.—With ab:
quisquis ab igne propior stetit,
Sen. Ep. 74, 4.—With inf.:
propior timeri,
Stat. Th. 12, 223.— Neutr. plur, subst.: prŏpĭōra, um, places lying near:
propiora fluminis,
Tac. H. 5, 16:
tenere,
Verg. A. 5, 168.—
B.
Trop.
1.
Of time, nearer, later, more recent:
veniunt inde ad propiora,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:
venio ad propiorem (epistulam),
id. Att. 15, 3, 2:
propior puero quam juveni,
Vell. 2, 53, 1:
septimus octavo jam propior annus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 40; id. C. 3, 15, 4:
mors,
Tib. 2, 3, 42:
propiore aut longiore tempore aliquid facere,
Dig. 23, 4, 17.—
2.
Of relationship, nearer, more nearly related; with dat.:
quibus propior P. Quintio nemo est,
Cic. Quint. 31, 97:
ille gradu propior sanguinis,
Ov. H. 3, 28; 16, 326; 20, 158:
amicus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 5.—
3.
Of resemblance, more nearly resembling, more like (class.); with dat.:
quae sceleri propiora sunt, quam religioni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 50, § 112:
tauro,
Verg. G. 3, 57:
vero est propius,
more probable, Liv. 4, 37; Ov. F. 4, 801; Tac. A. 13, 34; id. G. 45:
scribere Sermoni propiora,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 42.—With acc. (not in Cic.):
propius est fidem,
is more credible, Liv. 4, 17:
quod tamen vitium propius virtutem erat,
Sall. C. 11, 1.—
4.
Of relation or connection, nearer, more nearly related, affecting or concerning more nearly, of greater import, closer, more intimate:
hunc priorem aequom'st me habere: tunica propior pallio est, proverbially,
my shirt is nearer than my coat, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 30:
propior societas eorum, qui ejusdem civitatis,
Cic. Off. 3, 17, 69:
sua sibi propiora pericula esse, quam mea,
id. Sest. 18, 40:
alium portum propiorem huic aetati videbamus,
id. Att. 14, 19, 1:
damnum propius medullis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 28:
cura propior luctusque domesticus,
Ov. M. 13, 578; id. P. 4, 9, 71:
supplemento vel Latium propius esse,
Liv. 8, 11:
irae quam timori propiorem cernens,
more inclined to anger than to fear, Tac. A. 16, 9: oderat Aenean propior Saturnia Turno, more inclined or attached to, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 7.—Hence, adv.: prŏpĭus, more nearly, nearer, closer (class.).
A.
Lit.
1.
Absol.:
propius accedamus,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 11; Ov. M. 2, 41:
res adspicere,
Verg. A. 1, 526:
propius spectare aliquid,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 67;
stare,
id. A. P. 361.—
2.
With dat., nearer to: propius grammatico accessi, Cic. ap. Diom. p. 405 P. (not elsewhere in Cic.):
propius Tiberi quam Thermopylis,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3:
propius stabulis armenta tenerent,
Verg. G. 1, 355.—
3.
With acc.:
ne propius se castra moveret,
Caes. B. G. 4, 9:
pars insulae, quae est propius solis occasum,
id. ib. 4, 28: propius aliquem accedere, id. ib. 5, 36:
propius urbem,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 26:
mare,
Sall. J. 18, 9.—
4.
With ab:
propius a terris,
Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 87:
antiquitas quo propius aberat ab ortu et divinā progenie, hoc melius ea cernebat,
id. Tusc. 1, 12, 26:
ab Urbe,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—
B.
Trop.:
ut propius ad ea accedam, quae a te dicta sunt,
Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24; Sen. Ira, 3, 42, 4; Cic. Part. 36, 124:
propius accedo: nego esse illa testimonia,
id. Fl. 10, 23:
a contumeliā quam a laude propius fuerit post Vitellium eligi,
Tac. H. 2, 76:
nec quicquam propius est factum, quam ut illum persequeretur,
he was within an ace of following him, Cic. Clu. 21, 59; so,
propius nihil est factum, quam ut occideretur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15.
II.
Sup.: proxĭmus (PROXVMVS and PROXSVMEIS, Tab. Bant.; late comp. proximior, Sen. Ep. 108, 16; Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; v. below, B. 2. and 3.; cf. in adv. 2. c.), a, um, adj., the nearest, next (class.).
A.
Lit., of place:
proxima oppida,
Caes. B. G. 3, 12:
via,
Lucr. 5, 103; cf.:
via ad gloriam proxima et quasi compendiaria,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:
ad proximum mare, dein Romam pergerent,
Sall. J. 23, 2:
in proximos collis discedunt,
id. ib. 54, 10:
proximum iter in Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 10:
paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84:
agri termini,
id. C. 2, 18, 23:
proximus vicinus,
one's nearest neighbor, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 138; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 49; Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; Dig. 50, 15, 4.—With dat.:
Belgae proximi sunt Germanis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1: huic proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53:
proxima Campano ponti villula,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 45.—With acc. (not in Cic.):
qui te proximus est,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 1:
ager proximus finem Megalopolitarum,
Liv. 35, 27:
Crassus proximus mare Oceanum hiemarat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 7, 2:
qui proximi forte tribunal steterant,
Liv. 8, 32, 12.—With ab, nearest to, next to:
dactylus proximus a postremo,
next before, Cic. Or. 64, 217:
ut quisque proximus ab oppresso sit,
Liv. 37, 25:
proximus a dominā,
Ov. A. A. 1, 139:
proxima regio ab eā (urbe),
Curt. 10, 5, 18. —Hence, as subst.,
1.
proxĭmus, i, m., a neighbor, a fellow-man, Val. Max. 6, 9 init.; Quint. Decl. 259.—As subst.,
2.
proxĭmum, i, n., the neighborhood, vicinity:
vicinus e proximo,
hard by, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 11:
aquam hinc de proximo rogabo,
from the house next door, id. Rud. 2, 3, 73:
cum in proximo hic sit aegra,
close by, next door, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 6:
huic locum in proximum conduxi,
Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 4:
per impluvium huc despexi in proximum,
into our neighbor's, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 16.— Plur.:
traicit in proxima continentis,
Liv. 31, 46, 12.—
B.
Trop.
1.
Of time, the next preceding or following, the previous, last, the next, the following, ensuing:
quid proximā, quid superiore nocte egeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 1:
his proximis Nonis, cum in hortos Bruti venissemus,
id. Lael. 2, 7:
Gabinius quem proximis superioribus diebus acerrime oppugnasset,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 20: se proximā nocte castra moturum, on the next, i.e. the following night, Caes. B. G. 1, 40 fin.; 2, 12; 3, 18; Liv. 2, 7, 1:
proximo anno,
Sall. J. 35, 2; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208:
in proxumum annum (se) transtulit,
Cic. Mil. 9, 24:
proximo, altero, tertio, denique reliquis consecutis diebus,
id. Phil. 1, 13, 32:
bello tanto majore quam proximo conatu apparatum est,
Liv. 4, 23, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.: IN DIEBVS V. PROXSVMEIS QVIBVS QVISQVE EORVM MAG (istratum) INIERIT, Tab. Bantin. lin. 14; so ib. lin. 12; Cic. Fam. 10, 26, 2; id. Att. 11, 11, 1:
censor qui proximus ante me fuerat,
id. Sen. 12, 42: die proximi, old abl. form for proximo, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 24, 10, and ap. Non. 153, 11; cf.:
crastinus, pristinus, etc., but proximo a. d. VI. Kal. Octobr.,
recently, last of all, Cic. Att. 18, 5.—
2.
In order of succession, rank, estimation, worth, etc., the next:
summa necessitudo videtur esse honestatis: huic proxima incolumitatis: tertia ac levissima commoditatis,
Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 173:
observat L. Domitium maxime, me habet proximum,
id. Att. 1, 1, 3:
proximos dentes eiciunt,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 2:
prima vulnera... Proxima,
Ov. M. 3, 233:
proximos illi tamen occupavit Pallas honores,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 19: proximum est, ut, it follows that, remains that, the next point is: proximum est ergo, ut, opus fuerit classe necne quaeramus, we must next inquire, Cic. Fl. 12, 27:
proximum est, ut doceam, deorum providentiā mundum administrari,
id. N. D. 2, 29, 73.—Of value or quality, the next, most nearly approaching, most like or similar:
id habendum est antiquissimum et deo proximum, quod est optimum,
Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:
ficta voluptatis causā sint proxima veris,
Hor. A. P. 338:
proxima Phoebi Versibus ille facit,
Verg. E. 7, 22.— Comp.:
ut quorum abstinentiam interrupi, modum servem et quidem abstinentiae proximiorem,
Sen. Ep. 108, 16.—
3.
In relationship, connection, or resemblance, the nearest, next, most nearly or closely related, next of kin, most like:
AGNATVS PROXIMVS, Fragm. XII. Tabularum: hic illi genere est proximus,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 17:
proximus cognatione,
Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 144:
id des proximum,
id. Leg. 2, 16, 40:
proxima virtutibus vitia,
Quint. 10, 2, 16:
propinquitate,
Nep. Ages. 1, 3:
proximae necessitudines,
Petr. 116.— Comp.: si quis proximior cognatus nasceretur, Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.— Subst.: proxĭmi, ōrum, m., one's nearest relatives, next of kin:
injuriosi sunt in proximos,
Cic. Off. 1, 14, 44; Caes. Fragm. ap. Gell. 5, 13, 6; Phaedr. 5, 1, 16:
cum haec omnia cumulate tuis proximis plana fecero,
i.e. to your friends, intimates, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 165; id. Pis. 32, 79; Gell. 3, 8, 3.—
b.
In gen., one's neighbor, fellow-man:
sive nostros status, sive proximorum ingenia contemplamur,
Val. Max. 6, 9, 1; Quint. Decl. 2, 59:
quis est mihi proximus?
Aug. in Psa. 118; Serm. 8, 2; 90, 7 init. —
4.
That is nearest at hand, i. e. apt, fit, suitable, convenient, easy (anteand post-class.):
argumentum,
App. Mag. p. 278:
cum obvium proximumque esset dicere, etc.,
Gell. 3, 14, 12: eamus ad me;
ibi proximum est, ubi mutes,
there is the fittest, most convenient place, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 64.— Adv.: proxĭmē (proxume; comp. proximius, v. below, 2. c.), nearest, very near, next.
1.
Lit., of place, with dat. (not in Cic., rare in Livy):
quam proxime potest hostium castris castra communit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 72 fin.; Liv. 25, 14, 4.—With acc.:
exercitum habere quam proxime hostem,
Cic. Att. 6, 5, 3:
proxime Pompeium sedebam,
id. ib. 1, 14, 3:
proxime Hispaniam Mauri sunt,
Sall. J. 19, 4.—With ab:
a Surā proxime est Philiscum oppidum Parthorum,
Plin. 5, 26, 21, § 89:
omnes tamen quam proxime alter ab altero debent habitare,
Col. 1, 6, 8.—
2.
Trop.
a.
Of time, shortly before or after, last, next:
civitates quae proxime bellum fecerant,
Caes. B. G. 3, 29:
Tito fratre suo censore, qui proximus ante me fuerat,
Cic. Sen. 12, 42; id. Part. 39, 137; Plin. Ep. 4, 13, 3:
cum proxime judices contrahentur,
id. ib. 5, 7, 3.—With acc.:
proxime abstinentiam sumendus est cibus exiguus,
Cels. 3, 2:
proxime solis occasum,
Pall. 9, 8, 5.—
b.
Of order, rank, estimation, condition, etc., next to, next after, next:
proxime et secundum deos homines hominibus maxime utiles esse possunt,
Cic. Off. 2, 3, 1:
me huic tuae virtuti proxime accedere,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
proxime a nobilissimis viris,
Vell. 2, 124, 4; id. 2, 127, 1:
proxime valent cetera lauri genera,
Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 158: utilissimum esse omphacium;
proxime viride,
id. 23, 4, 39, § 79.—With acc.: esse etiam debent proxime hos cari, qui, etc., Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2:
proxime morem Romanum,
closely following the Roman method, Liv. 24, 48, 11:
erat res minime certamini navali similis, proxime speciem muros oppugnantium navium,
closely resembling, id. 30, 10.—In this sense also with atque:
proxime atque ille aut aeque,
nearly the same as he, Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 2.—
c.
Very closely, nicely, accurately:
ut proxime utriusque differentiam signem,
Quint. 6, 2, 20 Spald.; cf.:
analogia, quam proxime ex Graeco transferentes in Latinum proportionem vocaverunt,
id. 1, 6, 3. — Comp.:
nonne apertius, proximius, verius?
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Lewis & Short latin dictionary > propiora
6 proximi

prŏpĭor, ĭus, gen. ōris, adj. comp., and proxĭmus, a, um, adj. sup. (v. below, II.) [from the obsol. propis; whence prope].
I.
Comp., nearer, nigher.
A.
Lit., of place:
portus propior,
Verg. A. 3, 530:
tumulus,
Liv. 22, 24:
ut propior patriae sit fuga nostra,
Ov. P. 1, 2, 130:
domus,
Sall. H. 2, 40 Dietsch:
cum propior caliginis aër Ater init oculos,
Lucr. 4, 338 (314).—With acc.:
propior montem suos collocat,
Sall. J. 49, 1:
propior hostem,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 9.—With ab:
quisquis ab igne propior stetit,
Sen. Ep. 74, 4.—With inf.:
propior timeri,
Stat. Th. 12, 223.— Neutr. plur, subst.: prŏpĭōra, um, places lying near:
propiora fluminis,
Tac. H. 5, 16:
tenere,
Verg. A. 5, 168.—
B.
Trop.
1.
Of time, nearer, later, more recent:
veniunt inde ad propiora,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:
venio ad propiorem (epistulam),
id. Att. 15, 3, 2:
propior puero quam juveni,
Vell. 2, 53, 1:
septimus octavo jam propior annus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 40; id. C. 3, 15, 4:
mors,
Tib. 2, 3, 42:
propiore aut longiore tempore aliquid facere,
Dig. 23, 4, 17.—
2.
Of relationship, nearer, more nearly related; with dat.:
quibus propior P. Quintio nemo est,
Cic. Quint. 31, 97:
ille gradu propior sanguinis,
Ov. H. 3, 28; 16, 326; 20, 158:
amicus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 5.—
3.
Of resemblance, more nearly resembling, more like (class.); with dat.:
quae sceleri propiora sunt, quam religioni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 50, § 112:
tauro,
Verg. G. 3, 57:
vero est propius,
more probable, Liv. 4, 37; Ov. F. 4, 801; Tac. A. 13, 34; id. G. 45:
scribere Sermoni propiora,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 42.—With acc. (not in Cic.):
propius est fidem,
is more credible, Liv. 4, 17:
quod tamen vitium propius virtutem erat,
Sall. C. 11, 1.—
4.
Of relation or connection, nearer, more nearly related, affecting or concerning more nearly, of greater import, closer, more intimate:
hunc priorem aequom'st me habere: tunica propior pallio est, proverbially,
my shirt is nearer than my coat, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 30:
propior societas eorum, qui ejusdem civitatis,
Cic. Off. 3, 17, 69:
sua sibi propiora pericula esse, quam mea,
id. Sest. 18, 40:
alium portum propiorem huic aetati videbamus,
id. Att. 14, 19, 1:
damnum propius medullis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 28:
cura propior luctusque domesticus,
Ov. M. 13, 578; id. P. 4, 9, 71:
supplemento vel Latium propius esse,
Liv. 8, 11:
irae quam timori propiorem cernens,
more inclined to anger than to fear, Tac. A. 16, 9: oderat Aenean propior Saturnia Turno, more inclined or attached to, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 7.—Hence, adv.: prŏpĭus, more nearly, nearer, closer (class.).
A.
Lit.
1.
Absol.:
propius accedamus,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 11; Ov. M. 2, 41:
res adspicere,
Verg. A. 1, 526:
propius spectare aliquid,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 67;
stare,
id. A. P. 361.—
2.
With dat., nearer to: propius grammatico accessi, Cic. ap. Diom. p. 405 P. (not elsewhere in Cic.):
propius Tiberi quam Thermopylis,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3:
propius stabulis armenta tenerent,
Verg. G. 1, 355.—
3.
With acc.:
ne propius se castra moveret,
Caes. B. G. 4, 9:
pars insulae, quae est propius solis occasum,
id. ib. 4, 28: propius aliquem accedere, id. ib. 5, 36:
propius urbem,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 26:
mare,
Sall. J. 18, 9.—
4.
With ab:
propius a terris,
Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 87:
antiquitas quo propius aberat ab ortu et divinā progenie, hoc melius ea cernebat,
id. Tusc. 1, 12, 26:
ab Urbe,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—
B.
Trop.:
ut propius ad ea accedam, quae a te dicta sunt,
Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24; Sen. Ira, 3, 42, 4; Cic. Part. 36, 124:
propius accedo: nego esse illa testimonia,
id. Fl. 10, 23:
a contumeliā quam a laude propius fuerit post Vitellium eligi,
Tac. H. 2, 76:
nec quicquam propius est factum, quam ut illum persequeretur,
he was within an ace of following him, Cic. Clu. 21, 59; so,
propius nihil est factum, quam ut occideretur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15.
II.
Sup.: proxĭmus (PROXVMVS and PROXSVMEIS, Tab. Bant.; late comp. proximior, Sen. Ep. 108, 16; Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; v. below, B. 2. and 3.; cf. in adv. 2. c.), a, um, adj., the nearest, next (class.).
A.
Lit., of place:
proxima oppida,
Caes. B. G. 3, 12:
via,
Lucr. 5, 103; cf.:
via ad gloriam proxima et quasi compendiaria,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:
ad proximum mare, dein Romam pergerent,
Sall. J. 23, 2:
in proximos collis discedunt,
id. ib. 54, 10:
proximum iter in Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 10:
paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84:
agri termini,
id. C. 2, 18, 23:
proximus vicinus,
one's nearest neighbor, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 138; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 49; Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; Dig. 50, 15, 4.—With dat.:
Belgae proximi sunt Germanis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1: huic proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53:
proxima Campano ponti villula,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 45.—With acc. (not in Cic.):
qui te proximus est,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 1:
ager proximus finem Megalopolitarum,
Liv. 35, 27:
Crassus proximus mare Oceanum hiemarat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 7, 2:
qui proximi forte tribunal steterant,
Liv. 8, 32, 12.—With ab, nearest to, next to:
dactylus proximus a postremo,
next before, Cic. Or. 64, 217:
ut quisque proximus ab oppresso sit,
Liv. 37, 25:
proximus a dominā,
Ov. A. A. 1, 139:
proxima regio ab eā (urbe),
Curt. 10, 5, 18. —Hence, as subst.,
1.
proxĭmus, i, m., a neighbor, a fellow-man, Val. Max. 6, 9 init.; Quint. Decl. 259.—As subst.,
2.
proxĭmum, i, n., the neighborhood, vicinity:
vicinus e proximo,
hard by, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 11:
aquam hinc de proximo rogabo,
from the house next door, id. Rud. 2, 3, 73:
cum in proximo hic sit aegra,
close by, next door, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 6:
huic locum in proximum conduxi,
Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 4:
per impluvium huc despexi in proximum,
into our neighbor's, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 16.— Plur.:
traicit in proxima continentis,
Liv. 31, 46, 12.—
B.
Trop.
1.
Of time, the next preceding or following, the previous, last, the next, the following, ensuing:
quid proximā, quid superiore nocte egeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 1:
his proximis Nonis, cum in hortos Bruti venissemus,
id. Lael. 2, 7:
Gabinius quem proximis superioribus diebus acerrime oppugnasset,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 20: se proximā nocte castra moturum, on the next, i.e. the following night, Caes. B. G. 1, 40 fin.; 2, 12; 3, 18; Liv. 2, 7, 1:
proximo anno,
Sall. J. 35, 2; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208:
in proxumum annum (se) transtulit,
Cic. Mil. 9, 24:
proximo, altero, tertio, denique reliquis consecutis diebus,
id. Phil. 1, 13, 32:
bello tanto majore quam proximo conatu apparatum est,
Liv. 4, 23, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.: IN DIEBVS V. PROXSVMEIS QVIBVS QVISQVE EORVM MAG (istratum) INIERIT, Tab. Bantin. lin. 14; so ib. lin. 12; Cic. Fam. 10, 26, 2; id. Att. 11, 11, 1:
censor qui proximus ante me fuerat,
id. Sen. 12, 42: die proximi, old abl. form for proximo, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 24, 10, and ap. Non. 153, 11; cf.:
crastinus, pristinus, etc., but proximo a. d. VI. Kal. Octobr.,
recently, last of all, Cic. Att. 18, 5.—
2.
In order of succession, rank, estimation, worth, etc., the next:
summa necessitudo videtur esse honestatis: huic proxima incolumitatis: tertia ac levissima commoditatis,
Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 173:
observat L. Domitium maxime, me habet proximum,
id. Att. 1, 1, 3:
proximos dentes eiciunt,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 2:
prima vulnera... Proxima,
Ov. M. 3, 233:
proximos illi tamen occupavit Pallas honores,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 19: proximum est, ut, it follows that, remains that, the next point is: proximum est ergo, ut, opus fuerit classe necne quaeramus, we must next inquire, Cic. Fl. 12, 27:
proximum est, ut doceam, deorum providentiā mundum administrari,
id. N. D. 2, 29, 73.—Of value or quality, the next, most nearly approaching, most like or similar:
id habendum est antiquissimum et deo proximum, quod est optimum,
Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:
ficta voluptatis causā sint proxima veris,
Hor. A. P. 338:
proxima Phoebi Versibus ille facit,
Verg. E. 7, 22.— Comp.:
ut quorum abstinentiam interrupi, modum servem et quidem abstinentiae proximiorem,
Sen. Ep. 108, 16.—
3.
In relationship, connection, or resemblance, the nearest, next, most nearly or closely related, next of kin, most like:
AGNATVS PROXIMVS, Fragm. XII. Tabularum: hic illi genere est proximus,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 17:
proximus cognatione,
Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 144:
id des proximum,
id. Leg. 2, 16, 40:
proxima virtutibus vitia,
Quint. 10, 2, 16:
propinquitate,
Nep. Ages. 1, 3:
proximae necessitudines,
Petr. 116.— Comp.: si quis proximior cognatus nasceretur, Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.— Subst.: proxĭmi, ōrum, m., one's nearest relatives, next of kin:
injuriosi sunt in proximos,
Cic. Off. 1, 14, 44; Caes. Fragm. ap. Gell. 5, 13, 6; Phaedr. 5, 1, 16:
cum haec omnia cumulate tuis proximis plana fecero,
i.e. to your friends, intimates, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 165; id. Pis. 32, 79; Gell. 3, 8, 3.—
b.
In gen., one's neighbor, fellow-man:
sive nostros status, sive proximorum ingenia contemplamur,
Val. Max. 6, 9, 1; Quint. Decl. 2, 59:
quis est mihi proximus?
Aug. in Psa. 118; Serm. 8, 2; 90, 7 init. —
4.
That is nearest at hand, i. e. apt, fit, suitable, convenient, easy (anteand post-class.):
argumentum,
App. Mag. p. 278:
cum obvium proximumque esset dicere, etc.,
Gell. 3, 14, 12: eamus ad me;
ibi proximum est, ubi mutes,
there is the fittest, most convenient place, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 64.— Adv.: proxĭmē (proxume; comp. proximius, v. below, 2. c.), nearest, very near, next.
1.
Lit., of place, with dat. (not in Cic., rare in Livy):
quam proxime potest hostium castris castra communit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 72 fin.; Liv. 25, 14, 4.—With acc.:
exercitum habere quam proxime hostem,
Cic. Att. 6, 5, 3:
proxime Pompeium sedebam,
id. ib. 1, 14, 3:
proxime Hispaniam Mauri sunt,
Sall. J. 19, 4.—With ab:
a Surā proxime est Philiscum oppidum Parthorum,
Plin. 5, 26, 21, § 89:
omnes tamen quam proxime alter ab altero debent habitare,
Col. 1, 6, 8.—
2.
Trop.
a.
Of time, shortly before or after, last, next:
civitates quae proxime bellum fecerant,
Caes. B. G. 3, 29:
Tito fratre suo censore, qui proximus ante me fuerat,
Cic. Sen. 12, 42; id. Part. 39, 137; Plin. Ep. 4, 13, 3:
cum proxime judices contrahentur,
id. ib. 5, 7, 3.—With acc.:
proxime abstinentiam sumendus est cibus exiguus,
Cels. 3, 2:
proxime solis occasum,
Pall. 9, 8, 5.—
b.
Of order, rank, estimation, condition, etc., next to, next after, next:
proxime et secundum deos homines hominibus maxime utiles esse possunt,
Cic. Off. 2, 3, 1:
me huic tuae virtuti proxime accedere,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
proxime a nobilissimis viris,
Vell. 2, 124, 4; id. 2, 127, 1:
proxime valent cetera lauri genera,
Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 158: utilissimum esse omphacium;
proxime viride,
id. 23, 4, 39, § 79.—With acc.: esse etiam debent proxime hos cari, qui, etc., Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2:
proxime morem Romanum,
closely following the Roman method, Liv. 24, 48, 11:
erat res minime certamini navali similis, proxime speciem muros oppugnantium navium,
closely resembling, id. 30, 10.—In this sense also with atque:
proxime atque ille aut aeque,
nearly the same as he, Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 2.—
c.
Very closely, nicely, accurately:
ut proxime utriusque differentiam signem,
Quint. 6, 2, 20 Spald.; cf.:
analogia, quam proxime ex Graeco transferentes in Latinum proportionem vocaverunt,
id. 1, 6, 3. — Comp.:
nonne apertius, proximius, verius?
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Lewis & Short latin dictionary > proximi
7 proximum

prŏpĭor, ĭus, gen. ōris, adj. comp., and proxĭmus, a, um, adj. sup. (v. below, II.) [from the obsol. propis; whence prope].
I.
Comp., nearer, nigher.
A.
Lit., of place:
portus propior,
Verg. A. 3, 530:
tumulus,
Liv. 22, 24:
ut propior patriae sit fuga nostra,
Ov. P. 1, 2, 130:
domus,
Sall. H. 2, 40 Dietsch:
cum propior caliginis aër Ater init oculos,
Lucr. 4, 338 (314).—With acc.:
propior montem suos collocat,
Sall. J. 49, 1:
propior hostem,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 9.—With ab:
quisquis ab igne propior stetit,
Sen. Ep. 74, 4.—With inf.:
propior timeri,
Stat. Th. 12, 223.— Neutr. plur, subst.: prŏpĭōra, um, places lying near:
propiora fluminis,
Tac. H. 5, 16:
tenere,
Verg. A. 5, 168.—
B.
Trop.
1.
Of time, nearer, later, more recent:
veniunt inde ad propiora,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 116:
venio ad propiorem (epistulam),
id. Att. 15, 3, 2:
propior puero quam juveni,
Vell. 2, 53, 1:
septimus octavo jam propior annus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 40; id. C. 3, 15, 4:
mors,
Tib. 2, 3, 42:
propiore aut longiore tempore aliquid facere,
Dig. 23, 4, 17.—
2.
Of relationship, nearer, more nearly related; with dat.:
quibus propior P. Quintio nemo est,
Cic. Quint. 31, 97:
ille gradu propior sanguinis,
Ov. H. 3, 28; 16, 326; 20, 158:
amicus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 5.—
3.
Of resemblance, more nearly resembling, more like (class.); with dat.:
quae sceleri propiora sunt, quam religioni,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 50, § 112:
tauro,
Verg. G. 3, 57:
vero est propius,
more probable, Liv. 4, 37; Ov. F. 4, 801; Tac. A. 13, 34; id. G. 45:
scribere Sermoni propiora,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 42.—With acc. (not in Cic.):
propius est fidem,
is more credible, Liv. 4, 17:
quod tamen vitium propius virtutem erat,
Sall. C. 11, 1.—
4.
Of relation or connection, nearer, more nearly related, affecting or concerning more nearly, of greater import, closer, more intimate:
hunc priorem aequom'st me habere: tunica propior pallio est, proverbially,
my shirt is nearer than my coat, Plaut. Trin. 5, 2, 30:
propior societas eorum, qui ejusdem civitatis,
Cic. Off. 3, 17, 69:
sua sibi propiora pericula esse, quam mea,
id. Sest. 18, 40:
alium portum propiorem huic aetati videbamus,
id. Att. 14, 19, 1:
damnum propius medullis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 28:
cura propior luctusque domesticus,
Ov. M. 13, 578; id. P. 4, 9, 71:
supplemento vel Latium propius esse,
Liv. 8, 11:
irae quam timori propiorem cernens,
more inclined to anger than to fear, Tac. A. 16, 9: oderat Aenean propior Saturnia Turno, more inclined or attached to, Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 7.—Hence, adv.: prŏpĭus, more nearly, nearer, closer (class.).
A.
Lit.
1.
Absol.:
propius accedamus,
Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 11; Ov. M. 2, 41:
res adspicere,
Verg. A. 1, 526:
propius spectare aliquid,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 67;
stare,
id. A. P. 361.—
2.
With dat., nearer to: propius grammatico accessi, Cic. ap. Diom. p. 405 P. (not elsewhere in Cic.):
propius Tiberi quam Thermopylis,
Nep. Hann. 8, 3:
propius stabulis armenta tenerent,
Verg. G. 1, 355.—
3.
With acc.:
ne propius se castra moveret,
Caes. B. G. 4, 9:
pars insulae, quae est propius solis occasum,
id. ib. 4, 28: propius aliquem accedere, id. ib. 5, 36:
propius urbem,
Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 26:
mare,
Sall. J. 18, 9.—
4.
With ab:
propius a terris,
Cic. N. D. 1, 31, 87:
antiquitas quo propius aberat ab ortu et divinā progenie, hoc melius ea cernebat,
id. Tusc. 1, 12, 26:
ab Urbe,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—
B.
Trop.:
ut propius ad ea accedam, quae a te dicta sunt,
Cic. Fin. 4, 10, 24; Sen. Ira, 3, 42, 4; Cic. Part. 36, 124:
propius accedo: nego esse illa testimonia,
id. Fl. 10, 23:
a contumeliā quam a laude propius fuerit post Vitellium eligi,
Tac. H. 2, 76:
nec quicquam propius est factum, quam ut illum persequeretur,
he was within an ace of following him, Cic. Clu. 21, 59; so,
propius nihil est factum, quam ut occideretur,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 15.
II.
Sup.: proxĭmus (PROXVMVS and PROXSVMEIS, Tab. Bant.; late comp. proximior, Sen. Ep. 108, 16; Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.; v. below, B. 2. and 3.; cf. in adv. 2. c.), a, um, adj., the nearest, next (class.).
A.
Lit., of place:
proxima oppida,
Caes. B. G. 3, 12:
via,
Lucr. 5, 103; cf.:
via ad gloriam proxima et quasi compendiaria,
Cic. Off. 2, 12, 43:
ad proximum mare, dein Romam pergerent,
Sall. J. 23, 2:
in proximos collis discedunt,
id. ib. 54, 10:
proximum iter in Galliam,
Caes. B. G. 1, 10:
paries cum proximus ardet,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 84:
agri termini,
id. C. 2, 18, 23:
proximus vicinus,
one's nearest neighbor, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 138; Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 49; Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2; Dig. 50, 15, 4.—With dat.:
Belgae proximi sunt Germanis,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1: huic proximum inferiorem orbem tenet puroeis, Cic. N. D. 2, 20, 53:
proxima Campano ponti villula,
Hor. S. 1, 5, 45.—With acc. (not in Cic.):
qui te proximus est,
Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 1:
ager proximus finem Megalopolitarum,
Liv. 35, 27:
Crassus proximus mare Oceanum hiemarat,
Caes. B. G. 3, 7, 2:
qui proximi forte tribunal steterant,
Liv. 8, 32, 12.—With ab, nearest to, next to:
dactylus proximus a postremo,
next before, Cic. Or. 64, 217:
ut quisque proximus ab oppresso sit,
Liv. 37, 25:
proximus a dominā,
Ov. A. A. 1, 139:
proxima regio ab eā (urbe),
Curt. 10, 5, 18. —Hence, as subst.,
1.
proxĭmus, i, m., a neighbor, a fellow-man, Val. Max. 6, 9 init.; Quint. Decl. 259.—As subst.,
2.
proxĭmum, i, n., the neighborhood, vicinity:
vicinus e proximo,
hard by, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 11:
aquam hinc de proximo rogabo,
from the house next door, id. Rud. 2, 3, 73:
cum in proximo hic sit aegra,
close by, next door, Ter. Hec. 3, 2, 6:
huic locum in proximum conduxi,
Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 4:
per impluvium huc despexi in proximum,
into our neighbor's, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 16.— Plur.:
traicit in proxima continentis,
Liv. 31, 46, 12.—
B.
Trop.
1.
Of time, the next preceding or following, the previous, last, the next, the following, ensuing:
quid proximā, quid superiore nocte egeris,
Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 1:
his proximis Nonis, cum in hortos Bruti venissemus,
id. Lael. 2, 7:
Gabinius quem proximis superioribus diebus acerrime oppugnasset,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 20: se proximā nocte castra moturum, on the next, i.e. the following night, Caes. B. G. 1, 40 fin.; 2, 12; 3, 18; Liv. 2, 7, 1:
proximo anno,
Sall. J. 35, 2; Plin. 17, 23, 35, § 208:
in proxumum annum (se) transtulit,
Cic. Mil. 9, 24:
proximo, altero, tertio, denique reliquis consecutis diebus,
id. Phil. 1, 13, 32:
bello tanto majore quam proximo conatu apparatum est,
Liv. 4, 23, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.: IN DIEBVS V. PROXSVMEIS QVIBVS QVISQVE EORVM MAG (istratum) INIERIT, Tab. Bantin. lin. 14; so ib. lin. 12; Cic. Fam. 10, 26, 2; id. Att. 11, 11, 1:
censor qui proximus ante me fuerat,
id. Sen. 12, 42: die proximi, old abl. form for proximo, Cato ap. Gell. 10, 24, 10, and ap. Non. 153, 11; cf.:
crastinus, pristinus, etc., but proximo a. d. VI. Kal. Octobr.,
recently, last of all, Cic. Att. 18, 5.—
2.
In order of succession, rank, estimation, worth, etc., the next:
summa necessitudo videtur esse honestatis: huic proxima incolumitatis: tertia ac levissima commoditatis,
Cic. Inv. 2, 58, 173:
observat L. Domitium maxime, me habet proximum,
id. Att. 1, 1, 3:
proximos dentes eiciunt,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 2:
prima vulnera... Proxima,
Ov. M. 3, 233:
proximos illi tamen occupavit Pallas honores,
Hor. C. 1, 12, 19: proximum est, ut, it follows that, remains that, the next point is: proximum est ergo, ut, opus fuerit classe necne quaeramus, we must next inquire, Cic. Fl. 12, 27:
proximum est, ut doceam, deorum providentiā mundum administrari,
id. N. D. 2, 29, 73.—Of value or quality, the next, most nearly approaching, most like or similar:
id habendum est antiquissimum et deo proximum, quod est optimum,
Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 40:
ficta voluptatis causā sint proxima veris,
Hor. A. P. 338:
proxima Phoebi Versibus ille facit,
Verg. E. 7, 22.— Comp.:
ut quorum abstinentiam interrupi, modum servem et quidem abstinentiae proximiorem,
Sen. Ep. 108, 16.—
3.
In relationship, connection, or resemblance, the nearest, next, most nearly or closely related, next of kin, most like:
AGNATVS PROXIMVS, Fragm. XII. Tabularum: hic illi genere est proximus,
Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 17:
proximus cognatione,
Cic. Inv. 2, 49, 144:
id des proximum,
id. Leg. 2, 16, 40:
proxima virtutibus vitia,
Quint. 10, 2, 16:
propinquitate,
Nep. Ages. 1, 3:
proximae necessitudines,
Petr. 116.— Comp.: si quis proximior cognatus nasceretur, Ulp. ap. Prisc. p. 607 P.— Subst.: proxĭmi, ōrum, m., one's nearest relatives, next of kin:
injuriosi sunt in proximos,
Cic. Off. 1, 14, 44; Caes. Fragm. ap. Gell. 5, 13, 6; Phaedr. 5, 1, 16:
cum haec omnia cumulate tuis proximis plana fecero,
i.e. to your friends, intimates, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 165; id. Pis. 32, 79; Gell. 3, 8, 3.—
b.
In gen., one's neighbor, fellow-man:
sive nostros status, sive proximorum ingenia contemplamur,
Val. Max. 6, 9, 1; Quint. Decl. 2, 59:
quis est mihi proximus?
Aug. in Psa. 118; Serm. 8, 2; 90, 7 init. —
4.
That is nearest at hand, i. e. apt, fit, suitable, convenient, easy (anteand post-class.):
argumentum,
App. Mag. p. 278:
cum obvium proximumque esset dicere, etc.,
Gell. 3, 14, 12: eamus ad me;
ibi proximum est, ubi mutes,
there is the fittest, most convenient place, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 64.— Adv.: proxĭmē (proxume; comp. proximius, v. below, 2. c.), nearest, very near, next.
1.
Lit., of place, with dat. (not in Cic., rare in Livy):
quam proxime potest hostium castris castra communit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 72 fin.; Liv. 25, 14, 4.—With acc.:
exercitum habere quam proxime hostem,
Cic. Att. 6, 5, 3:
proxime Pompeium sedebam,
id. ib. 1, 14, 3:
proxime Hispaniam Mauri sunt,
Sall. J. 19, 4.—With ab:
a Surā proxime est Philiscum oppidum Parthorum,
Plin. 5, 26, 21, § 89:
omnes tamen quam proxime alter ab altero debent habitare,
Col. 1, 6, 8.—
2.
Trop.
a.
Of time, shortly before or after, last, next:
civitates quae proxime bellum fecerant,
Caes. B. G. 3, 29:
Tito fratre suo censore, qui proximus ante me fuerat,
Cic. Sen. 12, 42; id. Part. 39, 137; Plin. Ep. 4, 13, 3:
cum proxime judices contrahentur,
id. ib. 5, 7, 3.—With acc.:
proxime abstinentiam sumendus est cibus exiguus,
Cels. 3, 2:
proxime solis occasum,
Pall. 9, 8, 5.—
b.
Of order, rank, estimation, condition, etc., next to, next after, next:
proxime et secundum deos homines hominibus maxime utiles esse possunt,
Cic. Off. 2, 3, 1:
me huic tuae virtuti proxime accedere,
id. Fam. 11, 21, 4:
proxime a nobilissimis viris,
Vell. 2, 124, 4; id. 2, 127, 1:
proxime valent cetera lauri genera,
Plin. 23, 8, 80, § 158: utilissimum esse omphacium;
proxime viride,
id. 23, 4, 39, § 79.—With acc.: esse etiam debent proxime hos cari, qui, etc., Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2:
proxime morem Romanum,
closely following the Roman method, Liv. 24, 48, 11:
erat res minime certamini navali similis, proxime speciem muros oppugnantium navium,
closely resembling, id. 30, 10.—In this sense also with atque:
proxime atque ille aut aeque,
nearly the same as he, Cic. Fam. 9, 13, 2.—
c.
Very closely, nicely, accurately:
ut proxime utriusque differentiam signem,
Quint. 6, 2, 20 Spald.; cf.:
analogia, quam proxime ex Graeco transferentes in Latinum proportionem vocaverunt,
id. 1, 6, 3. — Comp.:
nonne apertius, proximius, verius?
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Lewis & Short latin dictionary > proximum
8 continuus

contĭnŭus, a, um, adj. [contineo, II.], joining, connecting with something, or hanging together, in space or time, uninterrupted, continuous.
I.
Of space (so mostly Aug. and post-Aug.; cf., however, continue); with dat. or absol.
A.
Lit.:
aër continuus terrae est,
Sen. Q. N. 2, 6, 1: Leucada continuam veteres habuere coloni;
nunc freta circuëunt,
joined to the mainland, Ov. M. 15, 289:
ignis proxima quaeque et deinceps continua amplexus,
Liv. 30, 5, 7; 30, 6, 5: montes, * Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 5; Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 189:
agri,
Suet. Caes. 38:
fluere continuo alveo (Euphraten),
Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 124; cf.:
Rhenus uno alveo continuus,
Tac. A. 2, 6:
mare,
id. Agr. 10 fin.:
aliqui vice dentium continuo osse gignuntur,
Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69:
omnia continua et paria,
Plin. Pan. 51, 4:
serpens,
Stat. Th. 5, 517.—
b.
Subst.: contĭnŭus, i, m., he who is always about one, an attendant:
Cocceius Nerva, continuus principis,
Tac. A. 6, 26 (32) Halm, Draeg. ad loc. (Nipperd. and Ritter, principi).—
B.
Tron., of rhet. matters (most freq. in Quint.): cum fluxerunt plures continuae translationes (the figure derived from an uninterrupted, flowing stream; v. the preced.), Cic. Or. 27, 94:
expositio (opp. partita),
Quint. 7, 10, 11:
loci,
id. 11, 3, 84:
lumina,
id. 12, 10, 46:
ab exordio usque ad ultimam vocem continuus quidam gemitus,
id. 11, 1, 54:
oratio,
id. 6, 1, 46; 6, 4, 1 et saep.:
adfectus,
id. 6, 2, 10:
impetus,
id. 10. 7, 14 et saep.—
II.
Of time and objects relating to it, following one after another, successive, continuous (class. in all periods and species of composition): auferet ex oculis veniens Aurora Boöten;
continuāque die sidus Hyantis erit,
the next day, Ov. F. 5, 734; so,
continuā nocte,
the following night, id. ib. 6, 720:
triduum continuum, dies decem continuos,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 146 sq.:
dies quinque ex eo die,
Caes. B. G. 1, 48:
annos prope quinquaginta,
Cic. Verr. 1, 13, 38:
duabus noctibus,
Suet. Aug. 94:
secutae sunt continuos complures dies tempestates,
Caes. B. G. 4, 34 Oud. N. cr. prioribus diebus, Liv. 42, 58, 3:
aliquot an nos continuos,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 54:
tot dies,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 36, § 94:
triennium,
Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 61; Suet. Calig. 7:
biennio,
id. Tib. 38:
bella,
Liv. 10, 31, 10; cf.:
cursus proeliorum,
Tac. Agr. 27:
consulatus,
Suet. Caes. 76; Plin. Pan. 58: itinera, Lepid. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1:
regna,
Liv. 1, 47, 6:
duo tri umphi ex Hispaniā acti,
id. 41, 7, 1:
labor,
Quint. 1, 3, 8:
amor,
Prop. 1, 20, 1:
incom moda,
Caes. B. G. 7, 14: messe senescit ager; Ov. A. A. 3, 82:
eos (patricios) ab Atto Clauso continuos duravisse,
Tac. A. 12, 25 fin. et saep.—With abl. resp.:
continuus inde et saevus accusandis reis Suilius,
incessant, Tac. A. 11, 5; cf.:
postulandis reis tam continuus annus fuit,
incessantly occupied, id. ib. 4, 36.—Hence the advv.,
1.
contĭ-nŭē, continuously, without interruption; in space or time (very rare, perh. only anteand post-class. for continenter, assidue):
* flumen quod fluit continue,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 27 Müll.:
protinus jugiter et continue,
Non. p. 376, 26.—
2.
contĭnŭō.
A.
To designate an act that in time immediately follows something, immediately, forthwith, directly, without delay, = statim, autika (very freq. in all periods and kinds of composition).
1.
In gen.
(α).
Corresp. with the particles of time: ubi, ut, postquam, cum, etc.; with ubi:
ubi primum terram tetigimus, Continuo, etc.,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 49; so id. Cist. 2, 3, 35; Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 51 al.—With ut, etc.:
quae ut aspexi, me continuo contuli, etc.,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 1, 7; so,
iste continuo ut vidit, non dubitavit, etc.,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 22, § 48:
ut quisque insanus... latum demisit pectore clavum, Audit continuo, etc.,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 29: nam postquam audivi [p. 451]... cominuo argentum dedi, Ut emeretur, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 37:
cum te summis laudibus ad caelum extulerunt, mihi continuo maximas gratias agant,
Cic. Fam. 9, 14, 1; 10, 12, 2:
ut vel continuo patuit, cum, etc.,
Hor. S. 2, 8, 29:
ne mora sit, si innuerim, quin pugnus continuo in malā haereat,
Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 17: si quid narrare occepi, continuo dari Tibi verba censes, forthwith you think, etc., id. And. 3, 2, 24; cf. id. Eun. 1, 2, 24; Lucr. 2, 1091; Hor. S. 2, 3, 160:
continuo consilium dimisit (Q. Maximus), simulac me fractum ac debilitatum metu viderit,
Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 121.—
(β).
Absol.:
continuo, ventis surgentibus, aut freta ponti Incipiunt agitata tumescere, etc.,
Verg. G. 1, 356:
continuo hic ero,
Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 43: haud mora;
continuo matris praecepta facessit,
Verg. G. 4, 548; so Ov. M. 14, 362; cf. Quint. 12, 3, 3;
corresp. with statim,
Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 17:
quod lubet, non lubet jam id continuo,
the next moment, immediately, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 10:
hos prius intro ducam et quae volo Simul inperabo: poste continuo exeo,
Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 40: hanc mihi in manum dat;
mors continuo ipsam occupat,
id. And. 1, 5, 62:
hercle ego te barbā continuo arripiam, et in ignem coniciam,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 64: egomet continuo mecum;
certe captus est!
I immediately thought within myself, Ter. And. 1, 1, 55:
senatus est continuo convocatus,
Cic. Fam. 10, 12, 3:
hos continuo in itinere adorti,
Caes. B. G. 7, 42 fin.:
subitae necessitates continuo agendi,
on the spot, immediately, Quint. 10, 7, 2 et saep.: perturbationes, amplificatae certe, pestiferae sunt;
igitur etiam susceptae continuo in magnā pestis parte versantur,
even immediately on their inception, Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42; cf. id. Fin. 3, 9, 32.—
2.
Of a point of time closely following a time named, speedily, without interval:
deinde absens factus aedilis, continuo praetor,
Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 1:
qui summam spem civium, quam de eo jam puero habuerant, continuo adulescens incredibili virtute superavit,
id. Lael. 3, 11.—
3.
Esp., with the statement of a logical consequence from a fact; only in connection with a negative, or a question implying a negative, not by consequence, not necessarily, not as an immediate consequence, in questions; perhaps then? perhaps therefore? (very freq. in Cic.); with si:
non continuo, si me in gregem sicariorum contuli, sum sicarius,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 94; so id. de Or. 2, 48, 199; Gai Inst. 2, 204.—With cum, Manil. 2, 345. — Absol.:
cum nec omnes, qui curari se passi sunt, continuo etiam convalescant,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 3, 5; so,
ego summum dolorem... non continuo dico esse brevem,
id. ib. 2, 19, 45: aeque enim contingit omnibus fidibus, ut incontentae sint;
illud non continuo, ut aeque incontentae,
id. Fin. 4, 27, 75:
si malo careat, continuone fruitur summo bono?
id. Tusc. 3, 18, 40; so,
continuone si? etc.,
Quint. 9, 2, 84.—
B.
In Quint. twice (for the ante- and post-class. continue), in an uninterrupted series, one after another, continuously:
qualis (labor) fuit illius, qui grana ciceris ex spatio distante missa, in acum continuo et sine frustratione inserebat,
Quint. 2, 20, 3; 9, 1, 11.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > continuus
9 navečer

adv in the evening; of an evening; at nightfall I danas - večeras; jučer - sinoć; sutra - tomorrow night/evening; sutradan navečer the following night/evening

Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > navečer
10 Palmer, John

SUBJECT AREA: Land transport, Telecommunications

[br]

b. 1743 Bath, Avon, England

d. 1818 Bath, Avon, England

[br]

English pioneer in mail transport.

[br]

He was the son of a brewer and maltster and part-owner of a theatre in Bath. In his early 20s his father sent him to London to organize the petition for a licence for the Orchard Street theatre, which was granted in 1768. He then organized a series of post-chaises to transport ac-tors between this and another theatre in Bristol in which his father also had an interest. By 1782 he had ready a plan for a countrywide service of mail coaches to replace the existing arrangements of conveying the mail by post-boys and -girls mounted on horseback who were by law compelled to carry the mail "at a Rate of Six Miles in the Hour at least" on penalty of one month's hard labour if found loitering. Lord Camden, Member of Parliament for Bath, put Palmer's plan before Prime Minister Pitt, who approved of it. An experimental run was tried on 2 August 1782, a coach leaving Bristol at 4 pm and arriving in London at 8 am the next morning, to return the following night from London at 8 pm and reaching Bristol at 10 am. In March 1785 the Norwich Mail Coach was started and during that year services were started to Portsmouth, Dover, Exeter, Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Chester, Holyhead, Worcester, South Wales and Milford Haven. A feature of importance was that each mail coach was accompanied by an armed guard. In August 1786 Palmer was appointed Surveyor and Comptroller-General of the Post Office at a salary of £1,500 per annum and a bonus depending on all revenue over £300,000 each year. The popularity of the new service is shown by the feet that by 1813 his 2 1/2 per cent bonus came to £50,000. Due to the intrigues of his deputy, he was removed from office, but he was given a pension of £3,000 a year. He received the freedom of some eighteen towns, was made Mayor of Bath and represented that constituency in Parliament four times.

[br]

Further Reading

E.Vale, 1960, The Mail-Coach Men, London: Cassell.

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Biographical history of technology > Palmer, John
11 continuus

continuus adj. [com-+2 TA-], joining, connecting, uninterrupted, continuous, unbroken: Leucada continuam habuere coloni, i. e. a peninsula, O.: ignis proxima quaeque et deinceps continua amplexus, L.: montes, H.: montium iugum, Ta.— Of a person: Nerva principi, nearest, Ta.—Fig., of time, successive, continuous: continuā nocte, the following night, O.: ex eo die dies continuos quinque, Cs.: mensīs octo: aliquot annos continuos, without interruption.—Of events, in unbroken succession, continuous: bella, L.: cursus proeliorum, Ta.: incommoda, Cs.: iter, Cu.—Of persons, persistent, unremitting: accusandis reis, Ta.
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I
continua, continuum ADJ

incessant/unremitting, constantly repeated/recurring; successive, next in line; continuous, connected/hanging together; uninterrupted; indivisible; lasting
II
continui N M

attendant, one who is always around

Latin-English dictionary > continuus
12 ἐφέρπω

ἐφέρπω, [tense] fut. -ψω A.Eu. 500 (lyr.): [tense] aor. 1

A ἐφείρπῠσα Ar.Pl. 675
( ἐφερπύσας is f. l. for - ποίσας in Theoc.22.15):— creep upon, ἐπὶ [χύτραν] Ar. l.c.

II poet., come on or over, come gradually or stealthily upon, τινα A.Eu. 314 (anap.); ἐπ' ὄσσοισι νὺξ ἐφέρπει E.Alc. 269
(lyr.): abs., μήδ' ἐφερπέτω νόσος A.Eu. 943
(lyr.).

2 abs., go forth, proceed, ib. 500 (lyr.); esp. in part., coming on, future, χρόνος ἐφέρπων Pi.O. 6.97
; ἐφέρποισα κρίσις Id.Fr.131.5
; [full] τᾶς -ούσας νυκτός during the following night, IG4.952.15 (Epid.).

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἐφέρπω
13 día

m.

day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four-hour period.

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día

► nombre masculino

1 day

■ ¿qué día es hoy? what day is it today?, what's the date today?

2 (con luz) daylight, daytime

■ ya es de día it's daylight

3 (tiempo) day, weather

■ tuvimos un buen día it was a fine day

► nombre masculino plural días

1 (vida) days

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la luz del día in daylight

a los pocos días a few days later

al caer el día at dusk

al despuntar el día at dawn, at daybreak

al día siguiente / al otro día the following day

¡buenos días! good morning!

cada día / todos los días each day, every day

cualquier día de estos any day now

dar los buenos días to say good morning

de día during the day

de un día para otro from one day to the next, overnight

del día fresh

día a día day by day

el día de mañana figurado in the future

el día menos pensado figurado when you least expect it

estar al día figurado to be up to date

hacer buen/mal día to be a nice/horrible day

hasta el fin de sus días to the end of his days

poner al día to bring up to date

ser de día to be daylight

si algún día if ever

■ si algún día lo ves... if you ever see him...

un buen día figurado one fine day

un día sí y otro no every other day

vivir al día figurado to live from hand to mouth, not to save a penny

día de año nuevo New Year's Day

día de descanso day off

día de fiesta / día festivo holiday, bank holiday

día de paga payday

día entre semana weekday

día lectivo teaching day

día libre day off

■ mañana cogeré el día libre I'll take the day off tomorrow

días alternos every other day sing

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noun m.

1) day

2) daytime

•

- al día
- día festivo
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SM

1) (=período de 24 horas) day

pasaré un par de días en la playa — I'll spend a couple of days at the beach

todos los días — every day

pollitos de un día — day-old chicks

a los pocos días — within o after a few days, a few days later

• día a día — day in day out, day by day

prefiero el día a día — I prefer to do things from one day to the next o on a day-to-day basis

el día a día en la gestión financiera de la empresa — the day-to-day running of the company's financial business

• siete veces al día — seven times a day

tres horas al día — three hours a day

al otro día — the following day

al día siguiente — the following day

• ese problema es ya de días — that's an old problem

menú del día — today's menu

pan del día — fresh bread

• de día en día — from day to day

• día (de) por medio — LAm every other day, on alternate days

• ocho días — a week

• quince días — a fortnight

• un día sí y otro no — every other day

• día tras día — day after day

- a días

- cuatro días

- todo el santo día

- no tener más que el día y la noche

día azul — (Ferro) cheap ticket day

día de asueto — day off

día de ayuno — fast day

día de boda — wedding day

día de detención — quiet day

día de diario, día de entresemana — weekday

día de fiesta — holiday, public holiday

día de inactividad — quiet day

día de la banderita — flag day

Día de la Hispanidad — Columbus Day ( 12 October)

día de la Madre — Mother's Day

Día de la Raza — = Día de la Hispanidad

día del espectador — day each week when cinema tickets are discounted

día del Juicio (Final) — Judgment Day

estaremos aquí hasta el día del Juicio — iró we'll be here till Kingdom come

Día de los Difuntos — All Souls' Day, Day of the Dead

día de los enamorados — St Valentine's Day

día de los inocentes — ≈ April Fools' Day ( 1 April)

Día de (los) Muertos — Méx All Souls' Day, Day of the Dead

día de paga — pay day

Día de Reyes — Epiphany ( 6 January)

día de trabajo — working day

día de tribunales — day on which courts are open

día de vigilia — day of abstinence

día feriado, día festivo — holiday, public holiday

día franco — (Mil) day's leave

día hábil — working day

día inhábil — non-working day

día laborable — working day

día lectivo — teaching day

día libre — day off

día malo, día nulo — off day

días de gracia — (Com) days of grace

día señalado — [gen] special day; [en calendario] red-letter day

día útil — working day, weekday

See:

ver nota culturelle DÍA DE LOS (SANTOS) INOCENTES in inocente,

ver nota culturelle DÍA DE REYES in rey

2) (=no noche) daytime

durante el día — during the day(time)

en pleno día — in broad daylight

hace buen día — the weather's good today, it's a fine day

• ¡ buenos días!, ¡ buen día! — Cono Sur good morning!

dar los buenos días a algn — to say good morning to sb

• de día — by day, during the day

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — he sleeps by day and works by night, he sleeps during the day and works at night

ya es de día — it's already light

mientras sea de día — while it's still light

• día y noche — night and day

3) (=fecha) date

¿qué día es hoy? — [del mes] what's the date today?; [de la semana] what day is it today?

iré pronto, pero no puedo precisar el día — I'll be going soon, but I can't give an exact date

llegará el día dos de mayo — he'll arrive on the second of May

hoy, día cinco de agosto — today, fifth August

día lunes/martes etc — LAm Monday/Tuesday etc

• el día de hoy — today

• el día de mañana — (lit) tomorrow; (fig) at some future date

4) (=momento sin precisar)

algún día — some day

un buen día — one fine day

cada día es peor — it's getting worse every day o by the day

un día de estos — one of these days

el día menos pensado — when you least expect it

en los días de la reina Victoria — in Queen Victoria's day, in Queen Victoria's times

• cualquier día (de estos) — one of these days

cualquier día tendrá un accidente — he's going to have an accident one of these days o any day now

¡cualquier día! — iró not on your life!

cualquier día viene — iró we'll be waiting till the cows come home for him to turn up

¡cualquier día te voy a comprar una casa! — if you think I'm going to buy you a house you've got another think coming!

• en nuestros días — nowadays

la prensa de nuestros días — today's press, the press these days

uno de los principales problemas de nuestros días — one of the major problems of our day o our times

ha durado hasta nuestros días — it has lasted to the present day

• otro día — some other day, another day

dejémoslo para otro día — let's leave it for the moment o for another day

¡hasta otro día! — so long!

- de un día para otro

- en días de Dios o del mundo o de la vida

- en su día

- ¡tal día hará un año!

5) (=actualidad)

• del día — [estilo] fashionable, up-to-date
(=fresco)
pescado del día — fresh fish

• estar al día — (=actualizado) to be up to date; (=de moda) to be with it

quien quiera estar al día en esta especialidad, que lea... — anyone who wishes to keep up to date with this area of study, should read...

está al día vestir así — it's the thing to dress like that

• poner al día — [+ texto, contabilidad] to bring up to date; [+ base de datos] to update; [+ diario] to write up

• ponerse al día (en algo) — to get up to date (with sth)

• vivir al día — to live from one day to the next

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masculino

1)

a) ( veinticuatro horas) day

todos los días — every day

el día anterior — the day before, the previous day

el día siguiente — the next o the following day

el día de ayer/hoy — (frml) yesterday/today

una vez/dos veces al día — once/twice a day

trabaja doce horas por día — she works a twelve-hour day

un día sí y otro no — every other day, on alternate days

día (de) por medio — (AmL) every other day, on alternate days

dentro de quince días — in two weeks o (BrE) a fortnight

cada día — every day

el pan nuestro de cada día — our daily bread

la lucha de cada día — the daily struggle

buenos días or (RPl) buen día — good morning

día a día lo veía envejecer — day by day she saw him getting older

día tras día — day after day

al día: estoy al día en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments; ponerse al día con algo <noticias/trabajo> to get up to date on/with something; ponga al día su correspondencia bring your correspondence up to date; de un día para otro overnight, from one day to the next; día y noche day and night, continually; hoy en día nowadays, these days; mantenerse al día to keep abreast of things, keep up to date; todo el santo día all day long; se pasa todo el santo día en el teléfono he's on the phone all day long; vivir al día — to live from hand to mouth

b) ( jornada) day

trabajan cuatro días a la semana — they work four days a week, they work a four-day week

un día laborable de 8 horas — an eight-hour working day

c) ( fecha)

¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

empieza el día dos — it starts on the second

hasta el día 5 de junio — until June fifth, until the fifth of June

- día de Año Nuevo

- día de entresemana

- día de la madre

- día del juicio final

- día de los enamorados

- día de los inocentes

- día de los muertos

- día de todos los santos

- día festivo or feriado

- día hábil/laborable

- día lectivo

- día libre

2) ( horas de luz) day

duerme durante el día — it sleeps during the day o daytime

ya era de día — it was already light o day

al caer el día — at dusk, at twilight

nunca ve la luz del día — he never sees the daylight

en pleno día — in broad daylight

de día claro — (Chi) in broad daylight

3) ( tiempo indeterminado) day

pásate por casa un día — why don't you drop in sometime o one day?

ya me lo agradecerás algún día — you'll thank me for it one day

el día que tengas hijos — when you have children of your own

si el plan se realiza algún día — if the plan is ever put into effect

lo haremos otro día — we'll do it some other time

cualquier día de estos — any day now

un día de estos — one of these days

hasta otro día! — so long!, see you!

el día menos pensado — when you least expect it

en su día: se lo contaré en su día I'll tell him in due course; dio lugar a un gran escándalo en su día it caused a huge scandal in its day o time; un buen día — one fine day

4) días masculino plural (vida, tiempo) days (pl)

tiene los días contados — his days are numbered, he won't last long

desde el siglo XVII hasta nuestros días — from the 17th Century to the present day

estar en sus días — (Méx fam) to have one's period

5) ( tiempo atmosférico) day

hace un día nublado/caluroso — it's cloudy/hot
•• Cultural note:
Día de la Hispanidad

&rarrow; Día de la Raza

Día de la Raza

In Latin America, the anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America, October 12. In Spain it is known as día de la Hispanidad. It symbolizes the cultural ties shared by Spanish-speaking countries

Día de los (Santos) Inocentes

On December 28 people in the Spanish-speaking world celebrate the Feast of the Holy Innocents, a religious festival commemorating the New Testament story of the massacre of the ‘Innocents’, by playing practical jokes, or inocentadas, on one another. The classic inocentada is to hang paper dolls on someone's back without their knowing. Spoof news stories also appear in newspapers and the media

Día del Trabajo

In Latin America and Spain, Labor Day is celebrated on May Day. In many Latin American countries, where workers still suffer greatly from low wages and bad working conditions, May Day celebrations often have strong overtones of protest

Día de todos los Santos or (in Spain) de los Difuntos or (in Latin America) de los Muertos

Celebrated on November 1, is a day on when people place flowers on the graves of loved ones. In Mexico it is common to hold a party by the grave. A feast is prepared, in which the dead person is symbolically included

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= date, day.

Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex. Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.

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* 24 horas al día = around the clock.

* 365 días al año = year-round.

* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* a día de hoy = as of today.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* al despuntar el día = at the crack of dawn.

* al día = in step, paid-up, in good standing.

* al día de = in step with.

* al día de hoy = as of today.

* al día siguiente = the next day.

* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.

* al final del día = at the close of the day.

* algún día = one day.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* a un día de distancia de = one day away from.

* barba de tres días = stubble beard, stubble.

* barba de tres días de moda = designer stubble.

* billete para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].

* buenos días = good morning.

* cada día = every day.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* cada dos días = every other day.

* centro de día = day care centre, day centre.

* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.

* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like apples and oranges.

* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* conforme + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.

* del día o de la noche = day or night.

* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].

* de + Número + días de duración = Número + day-long.

* de puesta al día = top-up.

* desde el primer día = from day one.

* desde ese día = since that day.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* de una día de duración = one-day.

* de un día de duración = day-long, full-day.

* día abrasador = scorcher.

* día aburrido = dull day.

* día a día = day by day.

* día a día de, el = day-to-day running of, the.

* día a día, el = daily situation.

* día caluroso = scorcher.

* día corriente = ordinary day.

* Día de Acción de Gracias = Thanksgiving.

* día de compras = shopping trip.

* día de descanso = holiday.

* día de entre semana = weekday.

* día de fiesta = holiday, public holiday.

* día de la apertura = opening day.

* día de la boda = wedding day.

* día de la inauguración = opening day.

* día de la madre, el = Mother's Day, Mothering Sunday.

* día de las elecciones = election day.

* Día de la Tierra = Earth Day.

* día de la votación = election day.

* día del deporte = sports day.

* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.

* día de lluvia = rainy day.

* Día de los Caídos = Memorial Day.

* día de los enamorados, el = St. Valentine's Day.

* día de los Reyes Magos, el = Epiphany, the.

* Día de los (Santos) Inocentes, el = April Fools' Day.

* día de los trabajadores = Labour Day.

* día del padre, el = Father's Day.

* día del trabajo = Labour Day.

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* día de Navidad = Christmas Day.

* día de perros = bad hair day.

* día de San Valentín, el = St. Valentine's Day.

* día de sol = sunny day.

* Día de Todos los Santos = All Saints' Day.

* día de trabajo = working day.

* día de un santo = saint's day.

* día de verano = summer day.

* día escolar = school day.

* día especial = red-letter day.

* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.

* día festivo = holiday, public holiday, bank holiday.

* día funesto = bad hair day.

* día hábil = business day, workday, weekday, working day.

* día internacional de los trabajadores = Labour Day.

* día internacional del trabajo = Labour Day.

* día laborable = workday, business day, weekday, working day.

* día libre = day off.

* día libre por trabajo extra = compensatory day off.

* día lluvioso = rainy day.

* día malo = bad hair day.

* día memorable = red-letter day.

* día normal = ordinary day.

* día que pasa = passing day.

* día + romper = day + break.

* día señalado = red-letter day.

* día soleado = sunny day.

* días universitarios = school days.

* día tras día = day after day, day in and day out, day by day.

* día veraniego = summer day.

* día y noche = round the clock, day and night, night and day, around the clock.

* durante días = for days.

* durante días y días = for days on end.

* durante el día = by day, by day, daytime [day-time], in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* durante todo el día = all day long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echársele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* en días alternos = every other day.

* en el día a día = in the day to day, in the trenches.

* en el orden del día = on the agenda.

* en estos días = today, these days.

* en los próximos días = in the next few days, over the next few days.

* en los últimos días = in recent days.

* en pleno día = in broad daylight.

* en su día = in its day.

* entrada para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].

* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.

* estar al día = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estos días = these days.

* excursión de un día de duración = day trip.

* excursionista de día = day hiker.

* excursionista de un día = day-tripper.

* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.

* flor de un día = flash in the pan.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* hacer de la noche día = burn + the candle at both ends.

* hace unos cuantos días = a few days ago.

* hace unos días = a few days ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hospital de día = day hospital.

* hoy día = nowadays, present day, the, today, in this day and age.

* hoy en día = in this day and age, at the present time.

* inscripción por un día = day registration.

* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.

* leche del día = fresh milk.

* los 365 días del año = year-round.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* luz del día = daylight.

* mal día = bad hair day.

* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.

* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.

* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.

* medio día = one-half day.

* menú del día = table d'hote, set menu.

* noche y día = day and night, night and day.

* Número + al día = Número + a day.

* orden del día = agenda.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* permanentemente los siete días de la semana = 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = catch up on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with.

* por el día = daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.

* por el día o por la noche = day or night.

* por el día y por la noche = night and day.

* por el día y por la noche = day and night.

* puesta al día = catch-up [catchup], updatability, update [up-date].

* puesta al día del personal = staff development.

* punto del orden del día = agenda item.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.

* servicio de atención de día = day care.

* servicio de cuidado de día = day care.

* sesión de puesta al día = briefing session.

* sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

* tener los días contados = day + be + numbered, be doomed, doomed, be dead meat, the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.

* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.

* ticket para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].

* todo el día = all day, all day long, around the clock.

* todo el santo día = all day long.

* todos los días = daily, on a daily basis, every day, day in and day out.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.

* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.

* trabajar de día y de noche = work + day and night.

* trabajar día y noche = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar noche y día = work + day and night.

* un día de descanso = a day away from.

* un día fuera = a day out.

* un día haciendo algo diferente = a day away from.

* un día normal = on a typical day.

* un día sí y otro no = every other day.

* un día sí y otro también = day in and day out.

* un día tras otro = day after day.

* un día y medio = one and a half days.

* unos días más tarde = a few days later.

* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* visitante turístico de un día = day-tripper.

* visita turística de una día de duración = day trip.

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

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masculino

1)

a) ( veinticuatro horas) day

todos los días — every day

el día anterior — the day before, the previous day

el día siguiente — the next o the following day

el día de ayer/hoy — (frml) yesterday/today

una vez/dos veces al día — once/twice a day

trabaja doce horas por día — she works a twelve-hour day

un día sí y otro no — every other day, on alternate days

día (de) por medio — (AmL) every other day, on alternate days

dentro de quince días — in two weeks o (BrE) a fortnight

cada día — every day

el pan nuestro de cada día — our daily bread

la lucha de cada día — the daily struggle

buenos días or (RPl) buen día — good morning

día a día lo veía envejecer — day by day she saw him getting older

día tras día — day after day

al día: estoy al día en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments; ponerse al día con algo <noticias/trabajo> to get up to date on/with something; ponga al día su correspondencia bring your correspondence up to date; de un día para otro overnight, from one day to the next; día y noche day and night, continually; hoy en día nowadays, these days; mantenerse al día to keep abreast of things, keep up to date; todo el santo día all day long; se pasa todo el santo día en el teléfono he's on the phone all day long; vivir al día — to live from hand to mouth

b) ( jornada) day

trabajan cuatro días a la semana — they work four days a week, they work a four-day week

un día laborable de 8 horas — an eight-hour working day

c) ( fecha)

¿qué día es hoy? — what day is it today?

empieza el día dos — it starts on the second

hasta el día 5 de junio — until June fifth, until the fifth of June

- día de Año Nuevo

- día de entresemana

- día de la madre

- día del juicio final

- día de los enamorados

- día de los inocentes

- día de los muertos

- día de todos los santos

- día festivo or feriado

- día hábil/laborable

- día lectivo

- día libre

2) ( horas de luz) day

duerme durante el día — it sleeps during the day o daytime

ya era de día — it was already light o day

al caer el día — at dusk, at twilight

nunca ve la luz del día — he never sees the daylight

en pleno día — in broad daylight

de día claro — (Chi) in broad daylight

3) ( tiempo indeterminado) day

pásate por casa un día — why don't you drop in sometime o one day?

ya me lo agradecerás algún día — you'll thank me for it one day

el día que tengas hijos — when you have children of your own

si el plan se realiza algún día — if the plan is ever put into effect

lo haremos otro día — we'll do it some other time

cualquier día de estos — any day now

un día de estos — one of these days

hasta otro día! — so long!, see you!

el día menos pensado — when you least expect it

en su día: se lo contaré en su día I'll tell him in due course; dio lugar a un gran escándalo en su día it caused a huge scandal in its day o time; un buen día — one fine day

4) días masculino plural (vida, tiempo) days (pl)

tiene los días contados — his days are numbered, he won't last long

desde el siglo XVII hasta nuestros días — from the 17th Century to the present day

estar en sus días — (Méx fam) to have one's period

5) ( tiempo atmosférico) day

hace un día nublado/caluroso — it's cloudy/hot
•• Cultural note:
Día de la Hispanidad

&rarrow; Día de la Raza

Día de la Raza

In Latin America, the anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America, October 12. In Spain it is known as día de la Hispanidad. It symbolizes the cultural ties shared by Spanish-speaking countries

Día de los (Santos) Inocentes

On December 28 people in the Spanish-speaking world celebrate the Feast of the Holy Innocents, a religious festival commemorating the New Testament story of the massacre of the ‘Innocents’, by playing practical jokes, or inocentadas, on one another. The classic inocentada is to hang paper dolls on someone's back without their knowing. Spoof news stories also appear in newspapers and the media

Día del Trabajo

In Latin America and Spain, Labor Day is celebrated on May Day. In many Latin American countries, where workers still suffer greatly from low wages and bad working conditions, May Day celebrations often have strong overtones of protest

Día de todos los Santos or (in Spain) de los Difuntos or (in Latin America) de los Muertos

Celebrated on November 1, is a day on when people place flowers on the graves of loved ones. In Mexico it is common to hold a party by the grave. A feast is prepared, in which the dead person is symbolically included

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* 24 horas al día = around the clock.

* 365 días al año = year-round.

* acabar + Posesivo + días en = end up + Posesivo + days in.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* a día de hoy = as of today.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* al despuntar el día = at the crack of dawn.

* al día = in step, paid-up, in good standing.

* al día de = in step with.

* al día de hoy = as of today.

* al día siguiente = the next day.

* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.

* al final del día = at the close of the day.

* algún día = one day.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* a un día de distancia de = one day away from.

* barba de tres días = stubble beard, stubble.

* barba de tres días de moda = designer stubble.

* billete para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].

* buenos días = good morning.

* cada día = every day.

* cada día que pasa = each passing day.

* cada dos días = every other day.

* centro de día = day care centre, day centre.

* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.

* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like apples and oranges.

* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* conforme + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* de cada día = day to day [day-to-day].

* de cinco días de duración = five-day.

* de cuatro días de duración = four-day.

* de día = in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* de día a día = from day to day.

* de día y de noche = day and night, night and day.

* de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].

* de hoy día = of today.

* de hoy en día = of today.

* dejar Algo para otro día = take + a rain cheque.

* del día o de la noche = day or night.

* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].

* de + Número + días de duración = Número + day-long.

* de puesta al día = top-up.

* desde el primer día = from day one.

* desde ese día = since that day.

* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.

* de una día de duración = one-day.

* de un día de duración = day-long, full-day.

* día abrasador = scorcher.

* día aburrido = dull day.

* día a día = day by day.

* día a día de, el = day-to-day running of, the.

* día a día, el = daily situation.

* día caluroso = scorcher.

* día corriente = ordinary day.

* Día de Acción de Gracias = Thanksgiving.

* día de compras = shopping trip.

* día de descanso = holiday.

* día de entre semana = weekday.

* día de fiesta = holiday, public holiday.

* día de la apertura = opening day.

* día de la boda = wedding day.

* día de la inauguración = opening day.

* día de la madre, el = Mother's Day, Mothering Sunday.

* día de las elecciones = election day.

* Día de la Tierra = Earth Day.

* día de la votación = election day.

* día del deporte = sports day.

* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.

* día de lluvia = rainy day.

* Día de los Caídos = Memorial Day.

* día de los enamorados, el = St. Valentine's Day.

* día de los Reyes Magos, el = Epiphany, the.

* Día de los (Santos) Inocentes, el = April Fools' Day.

* día de los trabajadores = Labour Day.

* día del padre, el = Father's Day.

* día del trabajo = Labour Day.

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* día de Navidad = Christmas Day.

* día de perros = bad hair day.

* día de San Valentín, el = St. Valentine's Day.

* día de sol = sunny day.

* Día de Todos los Santos = All Saints' Day.

* día de trabajo = working day.

* día de un santo = saint's day.

* día de verano = summer day.

* día escolar = school day.

* día especial = red-letter day.

* día + estar por llegar = day + be + yet to come.

* día festivo = holiday, public holiday, bank holiday.

* día funesto = bad hair day.

* día hábil = business day, workday, weekday, working day.

* día internacional de los trabajadores = Labour Day.

* día internacional del trabajo = Labour Day.

* día laborable = workday, business day, weekday, working day.

* día libre = day off.

* día libre por trabajo extra = compensatory day off.

* día lluvioso = rainy day.

* día malo = bad hair day.

* día memorable = red-letter day.

* día normal = ordinary day.

* día que pasa = passing day.

* día + romper = day + break.

* día señalado = red-letter day.

* día soleado = sunny day.

* días universitarios = school days.

* día tras día = day after day, day in and day out, day by day.

* día veraniego = summer day.

* día y noche = round the clock, day and night, night and day, around the clock.

* durante días = for days.

* durante días y días = for days on end.

* durante el día = by day, by day, daytime [day-time], in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.

* durante todo el día = all day long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echársele a Uno el día encima = make + hay while the sun shines.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* en días alternos = every other day.

* en el día a día = in the day to day, in the trenches.

* en el orden del día = on the agenda.

* en estos días = today, these days.

* en los próximos días = in the next few days, over the next few days.

* en los últimos días = in recent days.

* en pleno día = in broad daylight.

* en su día = in its day.

* entrada para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].

* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.

* estar al día = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estos días = these days.

* excursión de un día de duración = day trip.

* excursionista de día = day hiker.

* excursionista de un día = day-tripper.

* exponer a la luz del día = expose to + daylight.

* flor de un día = flash in the pan.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* hacer de la noche día = burn + the candle at both ends.

* hace unos cuantos días = a few days ago.

* hace unos días = a few days ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hospital de día = day hospital.

* hoy día = nowadays, present day, the, today, in this day and age.

* hoy en día = in this day and age, at the present time.

* inscripción por un día = day registration.

* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.

* leche del día = fresh milk.

* los 365 días del año = year-round.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* luz del día = daylight.

* mal día = bad hair day.

* mantenerse al día = keep up to + date (with), keep up with + the current scene, keep + current.

* mantenerse al día de = keep + abreast of, keep + pace with, keep up with, stay + abreast of, keep + a finger on the pulse of, stay in + step with, keep in + step with, keep + step with.

* mantenerse al día de las noticias = keep up with + the news.

* mantenerse al día de los avances = track + developments.

* más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.

* medio día = one-half day.

* menú del día = table d'hote, set menu.

* noche y día = day and night, night and day.

* Número + al día = Número + a day.

* orden del día = agenda.

* pasar los días = spend + Posesivo + days.

* permanentemente los siete días de la semana = 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

* píldora del día después = morning-after pill.

* poner al día = bring + Nombre + up to date, bring + Nombre + up to scratch.

* poner al día (de) = bring + Nombre + up to speed (on), get + Nombre + up to speed on.

* ponerse al día = catching up, come up to + speed, get + up to speed.

* ponerse al día de = catch up on.

* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.

* ponerse al día en = catch up with.

* por el día = daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.

* por el día o por la noche = day or night.

* por el día y por la noche = night and day.

* por el día y por la noche = day and night.

* puesta al día = catch-up [catchup], updatability, update [up-date].

* puesta al día del personal = staff development.

* punto del orden del día = agenda item.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* ser como el día y la noche = different as night and day.

* servicio de atención de día = day care.

* servicio de cuidado de día = day care.

* sesión de puesta al día = briefing session.

* sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].

* tener los días contados = day + be + numbered, be doomed, doomed, be dead meat, the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* tener un buen día = have + a good day.

* tener un día muy largo = have + a long day.

* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.

* ticket para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].

* todo el día = all day, all day long, around the clock.

* todo el santo día = all day long.

* todos los días = daily, on a daily basis, every day, day in and day out.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de descanso = take + a break from work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso = take + a leave of absence.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.

* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.

* tomarse unos días de vacaciones = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.

* trabajar de día y de noche = work + day and night.

* trabajar día y noche = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death, work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar noche y día = work + day and night.

* un día de descanso = a day away from.

* un día fuera = a day out.

* un día haciendo algo diferente = a day away from.

* un día normal = on a typical day.

* un día sí y otro no = every other day.

* un día sí y otro también = day in and day out.

* un día tras otro = day after day.

* un día y medio = one and a half days.

* unos días más tarde = a few days later.

* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana, 365 días al año = 24/7, 24/7/365.

* ver la luz del día = see + the light of day.

* visitante turístico de un día = day-tripper.

* visita turística de una día de duración = day trip.

* volver a ponerse al día = be back on track, be on track.

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día

masculine

A

1 (veinticuatro horas) day

¿qué día es hoy? what day is it today?

todos los días every day

no es algo que pase todos los días it's not something that happens every day, it's not an everyday occurrence

el día anterior the day before, the previous day

el día siguiente era domingo the next o the following day was Sunday

al día siguiente or al otro día volvió a suceder it happened again the following o the next day

el día de ayer/hoy ( frml); yesterday/today

una vez/dos veces al día once/twice a day

trabaja doce horas por día she works twelve hours a day, she works a twelve-hour day

un día sí y otro no every other day, on alternate days

día (de) por medio ( AmL); every other day, on alternate days

dentro de ocho días in a week

dentro de quince días in two weeks o ( BrE) a fortnight

el otro día la vi I saw her the other day

está cada día más delgado he gets thinner every day o with every day that passes

viene cada día a quejarse he comes here every day to complain

el pan nuestro de cada día our daily bread

la lucha de cada día the daily struggle

buenos días or ( RPl) buen día good morning

día a día lo veía envejecer day by day she saw him getting older

le entregaba día a día una cantidad determinada he gave her a certain amount of money every day o daily o on a daily basis

día tras día day after day

al día: ¿tienes el trabajo al día? is your work all up to date?

estoy al día en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments

está siempre al día con las noticias he's always well up on the news

ponga al día su correspondencia bring your correspondence up to date

ponerse al día con algo (con las noticias) to get up to date with sth; (con el trabajo) to catch up on sth

el día a día the daily round o routine

(de) tal día hará un año see if I/we care

de un día para otro overnight, from one day to the next

día y noche day and night, continually

hoy en día nowadays, these days

mantenerse al día to keep abreast of things, keep up to date

todo el santo día all day long

se pasa todo el santo día hablando por teléfono he's on the phone all day long, he spends the whole day on the phone

2 (jornada) day

trabajan cuatro días a la semana they work four days a week, they work a four-day week

un día laborable de 8 horas an eight-hour working day

3 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(fecha): la reunión que tuvo lugar el día 17 the meeting which took place on the 17th

empieza el día dos it starts on the second

hasta el día 5 de junio until June fifth, until the fifth of June

pan del día fresh bread, bread baked today

vivir al día to live from hand to mouth

orden² (↑ orden (2)), menú

Compuestos:

● día azul

(en Esp) blue day ( when cheaper fares are available)

● día de ajuste de cuentas

day of reckoning

● día de Año Nuevo

el día de Año Nuevo New Year's Day

● día de asueto

day off

● día de diario

weekday

● día de entrega

(de pedido) delivery date; (de trabajo, tarea) deadline; (de solicitudes) closing date

el día de entrega de regalos es el 24 de diciembre the date for giving presents is December 24

● día de entresemana

weekday

● día de la expiación

day of atonement

● día de fiesta

holiday

● día de la Hispanidad

( Esp): el día de la Hispanidad Columbus Day; Día de la Raza (↑ día aa1)

● día de la independencia

independence day

● día de la madre

Mother's Day

● día de la raza

( AmL): el día de la raza Columbus Day

● día del juicio final

el día del juicio final Judgment Day, the Day of Judgment

● día del libro

(national) book day

● día del orgullo gay

gay pride day

● día del Señor

el día del Señor the Lord's Day

● día del trabajo or de los trabajadores

el día del trabajo or de los trabajadores Labor* day

Día del Trabajo (↑ día aaaa1)

● día de los difuntos

( Esp): el día de los difuntos All Souls' Day

Día de todos los Santos or (in Spain) de los Difuntos or (in Latin America) de los Muertos (↑ día aaaaa1)

● día de los enamorados

(St) Valentine's Day

● día de los inocentes

December 28 ( day when people play practical jokes on each other), ≈ April Fool's Day Día de los (Santos) Inocentes (↑ día aaa1)

● día de los muertos

( AmL): el día de los muertos All Souls' Day

Día de todos los Santos or (in Spain) de los Difuntos or (in Latin America) de los Muertos (↑ día aaaaa1)

● día de Reyes

el día de Reyes Epiphany

● día de San Valentín

el día de San Valentín (St) Valentine's Day

● día de todos los santos

el día de todos los santos All Saints' Day

Día de todos los Santos or (in Spain) de los Difuntos or (in Latin America) de los Muertos (↑ día aaaaa1)

● día de vencimiento

(de carnet, licencia) expiration date ( AmE), expiry date ( BrE); (de intereses, letra, pago) due date; (de plazo) closing date

● día festivo or ( AmL tb) feriado

public holiday

● día hábil

working day

● día laborable

working day

● día lectivo

school ( o college etc) day

● día libre

(sin trabajo) day off; (sin compromisos) free day

● día sandwich

(CS) day taken as vacation between two public holidays

● día sidéreo

sidereal day

● día solar

solar day

● días naturales

calendar days

B (horas de luz) day

duerme durante el día it sleeps during the day o daytime

ya era de día it was already light o day

al caer el día at dusk, at twilight

nunca ve la luz del día he never sees the daylight

en pleno día in broad daylight

de día claro ( Chi); in broad daylight

C (tiempo indeterminado) day

tienes que pasar por casa un día you must drop in sometime o some day o one day

si un día te aburres y te quieres ir … if one day you get fed up and you want to leave …

ya me lo agradecerás algún día you'll thank me for it one day

el día que tengas hijos, sabrás lo que es when you have children of your own, you'll know just what it involves

¿cuándo será el día que te vea entusiasmada? when will I ever see you show some enthusiasm?

si el plan se realiza algún día if the plan is ever put into effect, if the plan is one day put into effect

lo haremos otro día we'll do it another o some other time

cualquier día de estos any day now

un día de estos one of these days

¡hasta otro día! so long!, see you!

¡cualquier día! ( iró): podríamos invitarlos a cenar — ¡cualquier día! we could have them round for dinner — over my dead body!

cualquier día vuelvo yo a prestarle el coche that's the last time I lend him the car, no way will I ever lend him the car again! ( colloq)

quizás nos ofrece más dinero — ¡cualquier día! maybe he'll offer us more money — sure, and pigs might fly! ( iro)

el día menos pensado when you least expect it

en su día: compraremos las provisiones en su día we'll buy our supplies later on o in due course

dio lugar a un gran escándalo en su día it caused a huge scandal in its day o time

un buen día one fine day

D días mpl (vida, tiempo) days (pl)

tiene los días contados his days are numbered, he won't last long

desde el siglo XVII hasta nuestros días from the 17th Century to the present day

en días de tu bisabuelo back in your great-grandfather's day o time

estar en sus días ( Méx fam); to have one's period

E (tiempo atmosférico) day

hace un día nublado/caluroso it's a cloudy/hot day, it's cloudy/hot

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día sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( en general) day;

◊ todos los días every day;

día a día day by day;
de or durante el día during the day;
el día anterior the day before, the previous day;
el día siguiente the next o the following day;
trabaja doce horas por día she works twelve hours a day;
un día sí y otro no or (AmL) día (de) por medio every other day, on alternate days;
dentro de quince días in two weeks o (BrE) a fortnight;
cada día every day;
buenos días or (RPl) buen día good morning;
al día: una vez al día once a day;
estoy al día en los pagos I'm up to date with the payments;
poner algo al día to bring sth up to date;
ponerse al día con algo ( con noticias) to get up to date with sth;

( con trabajo) to catch up on sth;
◊ mantenerse al día to keep up to date;

de un día para otro overnight;
hoy en día nowadays, these days
b) ( fecha):

◊ ¿qué día es hoy? what day is it today?;

empieza el día dos it starts on the second;
el día de Año Nuevo New Year's Day;
día de los enamorados (St) Valentine's Day;
día de los inocentes December 28, ≈ April Fool's Day;
día de Reyes Epiphany;
día festivo or (AmL) feriado public holiday;
día laborable working day;
día libre ( sin trabajo) day off;

( sin compromisos) free day
2
a) ( tiempo indeterminado) day;

◊ algún día one day;

lo haremos otro día we'll do it some other time;
un día de estos one of these days;
¡hasta otro día! so long!, see you!;
el día menos pensado when you least expect it
b)

◊ días sustantivo masculino plural (vida, tiempo) days (pl);

tiene los días contados his days are numbered;
hasta nuestros días (up) to the present day
día sustantivo masculino day
una vez al día, once a day
(fecha) ¿qué día es hoy?, what's the date today?
(estado del tiempo) hace buen/mal día, it's a nice/bad day o the weather is nice/bad today
(periodo de luz diurna) daytime, daylight: duerme durante el día y trabaja por la noche, she sleeps during the daytime and works at night
(momento, ocasión) el día que me toque la lotería, the day I win the lottery
se lo diré otro día, I'll tell him some other day
Día de la Madre, Mothers' Day
día festivo, holiday
día hábil/ laborable, working day
día lectivo, school day
día libre, free day, day off
día natural, day
♦ Locuciones: al día, up to date
día a día, day by day
de día, by day, during daylight
de un día para otro, overnight
del día, fresh
día y noche, twenty-four hours a day, constantly
el día de mañana, in the future
el otro día, the other day
hoy (en) día, nowadays
' día' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- ancha
- ancho
- anochecer
- anterior
- asueto
- barriga
- bastante
- bocado
- bregar
- cada
- caer
- cascar
- cháchara
- comida
- concebir
- danza
- de
- dejar
- descanso
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- después
- despuntar
- devenir
- disgusto
- dos
- durante
- encerrarse
- encima
- estar
- fastidiarse
- festiva
- festivo
- fiesta
- fijar
- flipar
- flor
- gay
- golfa
- golfo
- gozosa
- gozoso
- hasta
- histórica
- histórico
- hoy
- infeliz
- inocentada
English:
A
- abreast
- act up
- adjourn
- after
- agenda
- all
- antisexist
- any
- April Fools' Day
- aspire
- average
- bad
- before
- Boxing Day
- bread
- break
- bright
- brightness
- by
- carry over
- catch up
- Christmas Day
- clear
- clock
- close
- commute
- coop up
- crack
- cranberry
- cream
- daily
- date
- dawn
- day
- day off
- day shift
- day trip
- daylight
- daytime
- delightful
- dinner
- disastrous
- do
- doomsday
- dream
- entire
- eruption
- escape
- event

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día nm

1. [periodo de tiempo] day;

un día de campo a day out in the countryside;

todos los días every day;

tres veces al día three times a day;

iremos unos días a la playa we're going to the seaside for a few days;

el referéndum se celebrará el día 25 de abril the referendum will take place on 25 April;

un día martes one Tuesday;

me voy el día 8 I'm going on the 8th;

me pagan el primer día de cada mes I get paid on the first of each month;

¿a qué día estamos? what day is it today?;

al día siguiente (on) the following day;

a los pocos días a few days later;

al otro día the next day, the day after;

el otro día the other day;

un día sí y otro no every other day;
Fam Hum
un día sí y (el) otro también every blessed day;
Am
día por medio every other day;

un día entre semana a weekday;

algún día me lo agradecerás you'll thank me some day;

tienes que venir por casa algún día you should come round some time o one day;

¡buenos días!, RP [m5]¡buen día! good morning!;

un día me voy a enfadar one of these days I'm going to get angry;

cualquier o [m5] un día de éstos one of these days;

el día de hoy today;

el día de mañana in the future;

el día menos pensado… when you least expect it…;

el día que se entere, nos mata when he finds out, he'll kill us;

de día en día, día a día from day to day, day by day;

se recuperó de un día a o [m5] para otro he recovered overnight o from one day to the next;

día tras día, Méx [m5] día con día day after day;
Méx Fam
estar en sus días to be having one's period;

este pan está seco, no es del día this bread's stale, it's not fresh;

ha sido la noticia del día it was the news of the day;

en su día: en su día te lo explicaré I'll explain it to you in due course;

en su día les advertí que esa inversión sería imposible I told them at the time that the investment would be impossible;

la pintura abstracta no fue valorada en su día in its day abstract art wasn't highly thought of;

hoy (en) día these days, nowadays;

hoy no es mi día, todo me sale mal it isn't my day today, I seem to be doing everything wrong;

mañana será otro día tomorrow's another day;

tener un buen/mal día to have a good/bad day;

has estado todo el (santo) día protestando you've been complaining all day (long), you've spent the whole day complaining;

no ha parado de llover en todo el (santo) día it hasn't stopped raining all day;

Comp
Fam
un día es un día this is a special occasion;

Comp
Fam
tener mis/tus/sus/etc.[m5] días: ¿qué tal es tu compañero de casa? – tiene sus días what's your flatmate like? – he has his moments;

Comp

vivir al día to live from hand to mouth

Comp
día de Año Nuevo New Year's Day; RP Fam el día del arquero when pigs learn to fly;
día de asueto day off;

día de ayuno holy day;
Ferroc día azul = cheap day for rail travel in Spain;
día de baja por enfermedad sick day;
Esp día de la banderita Red Cross Day; RP día del canillita = day on which newspaper sellers do not work;
día de colegio school day;

día D D-day;

día de descanso [en competición deportiva] rest day;
Com día de deuda pay-by date; Esp Día de Difuntos All Souls' Day;
día de los enamorados (St) Valentine's Day;

día del espectador = day when some cinemas sell tickets at a discount;

día festivo (public) holiday;

día de fiesta holiday;
RP Fam día del golero when pigs learn to fly; Com días de gracia days of grace;
día de guardar holy day;

día hábil working day, US workday;

Día de la Hispanidad = day celebrating Columbus's landing in America [12 October], US ≈ Columbus Day;

día de huelga day of action;

Día de los Inocentes 28 December, ≈ April Fools' Day;

el día del Juicio:

Comp
Fam
hasta el día del Juicio until doomsday;

el Día del Juicio Final Judgement Day;

día laborable working day, US workday;

día lectivo school o teaching day;

día libre day off;

día de la madre Mother's Day;
Am Día de los Muertos All Souls' Day;
día del padre Father's Day;

día de pago payday;
Am día patrio national holiday [commemorating important historical event]; Am Día de la Raza = day commemorating Columbus's landing in America [12 October], US ≈ Columbus Day;
Día de Reyes Epiphany [6 January, day on which children receive presents];
Ferroc día rojo = day on which rail travel is more expensive in Spain;
Día de San Valentín (St) Valentine's Day;
RP día sándwich = day between a public holiday and a weekend, which is also taken as a holiday; Esp Día de los Santos Difuntos All Souls' Day;
día señalado red-letter day;

el Día del Señor Corpus Christi;

Día de Todos los Santos All Saints' Day;

día del trabajador Labour Day;

día de trabajo working day, US workday;

me pagan por día de trabajo I get paid for each day's work;

día útil working day, US workday;

día de vigilia day of abstinence

2. [luz diurna] daytime, day;

los días son más cortos en invierno the days are shorter in winter;

al caer el día at dusk;

al despuntar o [m5] romper el día at daybreak o dawn;

día y noche day and night;

en pleno día, a plena luz del día in broad daylight;

de día in the daytime, during the day;

es de día it's daytime;

despierta, ya es de día wake up, it's morning o it's already light;

hacer algo de día to do sth in the daytime o during the day;

Comp

como el día a la noche: son tan parecidos como el día a la noche they are as like as chalk and cheese

3. [tiempo atmosférico] day;

un día lluvioso a rainy day;

hacía un día caluroso/invernal it was a hot/wintry day;

hace un día estupendo para pasear it's a lovely day for a walk, it's lovely weather for walking;

hace buen/mal día it's a lovely/dismal day;

mañana hará un mal día tomorrow the weather will be bad;

¿qué tal día hace? what's the weather like today?

4.
días [tiempo, vida] days;

desde entonces hasta nuestros días from that time until the present;

en los días de la República in the days of the Republic;

en mis días in my day;

en aquellos días no había televisión in those days we didn't have television;

en aquellos días de felicidad in those happy times;

terminó sus días en la pobreza he ended his days in poverty;

Comp

no pasar los días por o [m5]para alguien: los días no pasan por o [m5] para ella she doesn't look her age;

Comp

tener los días contados: el régimen/tigre de Bengala tiene los días contados the regime's/Bengal tiger's days are numbered

5. [tanto, corriente]
estar al día to be up to date;

está al día de todo lo que ocurre en la región she's up to date with everything that's going on in the region;

estamos al día de todos nuestros pagos we're up to date with all our payments;

poner algo/a alguien al día to update sth/sb;

ya me han puesto al día sobre la situación de la empresa they've already updated me o filled me in on the company's situation;

tenemos que poner este informe al día we have to update this report o bring this report up to date;

se ha puesto al día de los últimos acontecimientos he's caught up with the latest developments

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día

m

1 ( veinticuatro horas) day;

¿qué día es hoy?, ¿a qué día estamos? what day is it today?;

al día siguiente the following o next day, the day after;

el otro día the other day;

un día sí y otro no every other day;

un día sí y otro también every day, day in day out;

día por medio every other day;

día tras día day after day;

de un día a o

para otro from one day to the next;

de día en día from day to day;

todo el santo día all day long;

todos los días every day;

de hoy en ocho días a week from today o from now;

a los pocos días a few days later;

mañana será otro día tomorrow’s another day

2 actualidad

:

al día up to date;

poner al día update, bring up to date

3

:

de día by day, during the day;

ya es de día it’s light already;

se hizo de día dawn o day broke;

día y noche night and day;

¡buenos días! good morning!

4

:

hace mal día tiempo it’s a nasty day

5

:

algún día, un día some day, one day;

un día de estos one of these days;

un día es un día this is a special occasion;

el día menos pensado when you least expect it;

el día de mañana in the future, one day;

el día a día the day-to-day routine;

hoy en día nowadays;

en su día in due course;

tiene sus días contados his/her/its days are numbered;

¡hasta otro día! see you around!;

del día pan fresh

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día nm

1) : day

todos los días: every day

2) : daytime, daylight

de día: by day, in the daytime

en pleno día: in broad daylight

3)

al día : up-to-date

4)

en su día : in due time

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día n

1. (en general) day

¿qué día es hoy? what day is it today?

pasamos todo el día de compras we spent the whole day shopping

2. (horas de luz) daytime / daylight

prefiero conducir de día I prefer driving in the daytime

al día siguiente the following day

buenos días good morning

día y noche night and day

estar al día to be up to date

hacer buen día to be a nice day

hoy en día nowadays

ser de día to be light

todos los días every day

día festivo public holiday

día laborable working day

Spanish-English dictionary > día
14 a

prep.

1 to.

voy a Madrid I'm going to Madrid

me voy al extranjero I'm going abroad

llegó a Buenos Aires/a la fiesta he arrived in Buenos Aires/at the party

2 at (moment).

a las siete at seven o'clock

a los once años at the age of eleven

al caer la noche at nightfall

al oír la noticia se desmayó on hearing the news, she fainted

Llegué al amanecer I arrived at dawn.

3 per, every (frecuency).

40 horas a la semana 40 hours per o a week

tres veces al día three times a day

4 to.

dáselo a Ricardo give it to Ricardo

dile a Ricardo que venga tell Ricardo to come

5 to.

entró a pagar he came in to pay

aprender a nadar to learn to swim

6 by, about to, for.

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A, a

► nombre femenino (pl as o aes)

1 (la letra) A, a

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A

► abreviatura

1 ( Alteza) Highness; (abreviatura) H

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A

► abreviatura

1 ( autopista) motorway; (abreviatura) M

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A

► símbolo

1 ( amperio) ampere, amp; (símbolo) A

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prep.

1) to

2) into

3) in

4) at

5) on

6) with

* * *

SF = a (=letra) A, a

* * *

a femenino (pl aes) ( read as [a]) the letter A, a

* * *

= for, per, to.

Ex. The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.

Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.

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* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.

* a alguna parte = someplace.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de = on either side of.

* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* a bocajarro = point blank.

* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.

* a bordo = aboard, on board ship.

* a bordo de = aboard, onboard.

* a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* a caballo = on horseback, astride.

* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.

* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* a cambio = in return.

* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a cántaros = cats and dogs.

* a cargo = in the saddle.

* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).

* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.

* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.

* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.

* a chorros = profusely.

* a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.

* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.

* a cierta distancia = some distance away.

* a cierta distancia de = off.

* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.

* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.

* a cobro revertido = reverse charges.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.

* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.

* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.

* a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.

* a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.

* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.

* a continuación se enumeran = given below.

* a contracorriente = against the grain.

* a contraluz = against the light.

* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.

* a coro = with one voice, in unison.

* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* a criterio de = at the discretion of.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.

* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* a cuestas = in tow.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* a demanda = pro re nata.

* a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.

* a día de hoy = as of today.

* a diario = every day.

* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.

* a dieta = on a diet.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a discreción = at will, no holds barred.

* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a disposición de = at the disposal of.

* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.

* a doble espacio = double-spaced.

* a domicilio = domiciliary.

* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* a él = him.

* a ellos = them.

* a escala = drawn-to-scale.

* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.

* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.

* a eso = thereto.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* a estas alturas = by now.

* a este fin = to this end.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* a este respecto = in this respect.

* a este ritmo = at this rate.

* a estrenar = brand new.

* a examen = under the microscope.

* a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.

* a excepción de que = except that.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.

* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.

* a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* a favor = in favour.

* a favor de = in favour of.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.

* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* a favor y en contra = pro and con.

* a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.

* a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* a fondo perdido = non-refundable.

* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a gas = gas-powered.

* a gatas = on all fours.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a granel = in bulk.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a gritos = vociferously.

* a groso modo = crudely.

* a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.

* a gusto = at ease, at leisure.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* a horcajadas = astride.

* a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.

* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].

* a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.

* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.

* a instancia de = at the urging of.

* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.

* a intervalos = at intervals.

* a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.

* a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.

* a invitación de = at the invitation of.

* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* a juicio = on trial.

* a juicio público = in the public eye.

* a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.

* a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].

* a la alcaldía = mayoral.

* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.

* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.

* a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.

* a la anochecida = at nightfall.

* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* a la atención de = c/o (care of).

* a la baja = on the wane.

* a la brasa = grilled.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* a la carta = a la carte.

* a la defensiva = on the defensive.

* a la derecha = at the right.

* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a la deriva = rudderless.

* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.

* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.

* a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.

* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.

* a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.

* a la izquierda = at the left.

* a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.

* a la ligera = lightly.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

* a la onda = in the know.

* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.

* a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.

* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.

* a la perfección = superbly.

* a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.

* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.

* a la salida = on the way out.

* a la sazón = at that time.

* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.

* a la semana = a week, per week.

* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.

* a la sombra de = in the shadow of.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.

* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* a la venta = on release.

* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.

* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.

* a la vista = in sight, within sight.

* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.

* a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.

* al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.

* al extremo norte = northernmost.

* al extremo oeste = westernmost.

* al hacer esto = in doing so.

* al norte del estado = upstate.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.

* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.

* a lo largo de la historia = over time.

* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.

* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.

* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.

* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].

* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* a lo lejos = in the distance.

* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.

* a lo mejor = perhaps.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* a lo zombi = zombielike.

* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.

* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.

* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a manojos = by the handful.

* a manos de = at the hands of.

* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* a más largo plazo = longer-term.

* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* a más tardar = at the latest.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a mediados de = in the middle decades of.

* a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.

* a mediados de semana = midweek.

* a media jornada = half-time [half time].

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medianoche = at midnight.

* a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = half dressed.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].

* a merced de = at the mercy of.

* a mí = me.

* a mi entender = to my mind.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.

* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.

* a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.

* a modo de advertencia = cautionary.

* a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.

* a modo de explicación = parenthetically.

* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.

* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.

* a modo de prólogo = prefatory.

* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.

* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a nombre de = payable to.

* a no ser que = unless.

* a nosotros = us.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a orillas del océano = oceanfront.

* a orillas del río = riverfront.

* a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.

* a otro sitio = somewhere else.

* a pares = in pairs.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.

* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.

* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.

* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* a petición popular = by popular demand.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a pilas = battery-operated.

* a pique = sinking.

* a placer = at will.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a porrillo = by the handful.

* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.

* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.

* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.

* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.

* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.

* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.

* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.

* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.

* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.

* a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.

* a prisa = quickly.

* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.

* a propósito de = apropos of.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* a prueba = on trial.

* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.

* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.

* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* a prueba de robos = theft proof.

* a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.

* a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].

* a prueba de viento = windproof.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.

* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.

* a quemarropa = point blank.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* a quienquiera que = whomever.

* a rachas = by fits and starts.

* a ráfagas = in bursts.

* a raíz de = in the wake of.

* a rajatabla = to the letter.

* a ras de = flush with.

* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.

* a ras del suelo = at ground level.

* a rastras = in tow.

* a ratos = intermittently.

* a reacción = jet-assisted.

* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a régimen = on a diet.

* a remolque = in tow.

* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.

* a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].

* a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.

* a sacudidas = jerkily.

* a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.

* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.

* a ser posible = if possible.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a sueldo = paid.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.

* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.

* a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.

* a ti = you, thee.

* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* a tiempo parcial = part-time.

* a tientas = in the dark.

* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.

* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.

* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.

* a título gratuito = gratuitous.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.

* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.

* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda prueba = unswerving.

* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.

* a todas luces = patently.

* a todas partes = far and wide.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a todo alrededor = all round.

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo lo largo de = the length of.

* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.

* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.

* a todos lados = far and wide.

* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a todos nosotros = us all.

* a todos por igual = one size fits all.

* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo volumen = at full blast.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.

* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.

* a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* a través de operador = operator-assisted.

* a tres bandas = three pronged.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.

* a trompicones = by fits and starts.

* a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.

* a trozos = piecewise.

* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

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* a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.

* a alguna parte = someplace.

* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.

* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.

* a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de = on either side of.

* a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.

* a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.

* a años luz de = light years away from.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a bajo coste = low-cost.

* a bajo costo = low-cost.

* a bajo nivel = low-level.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* a bocajarro = point blank.

* a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.

* a bordo = aboard, on board ship.

* a bordo de = aboard, onboard.

* a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.

* a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.

* a caballo = on horseback, astride.

* a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.

* a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....

* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.

* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.

* a cambio = in return.

* a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.

* a cambio de nada = for nothing.

* a cántaros = cats and dogs.

* a cargo = in the saddle.

* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).

* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.

* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.

* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.

* a chorros = profusely.

* a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.

* a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.

* a cierta distancia = some distance away.

* a cierta distancia de = off.

* a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.

* a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.

* a cobro revertido = reverse charges.

* a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].

* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.

* a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.

* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.

* a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.

* a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.

* a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.

* a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.

* a continuación se enumeran = given below.

* a contracorriente = against the grain.

* a contraluz = against the light.

* a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.

* a coro = with one voice, in unison.

* a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.

* a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* a criterio de = at the discretion of.

* a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.

* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.

* a cuenta de = at the expense of.

* a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.

* a cuestas = in tow.

* a decir de todos = by all accounts.

* a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.

* a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....

* a demanda = pro re nata.

* a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.

* a día de hoy = as of today.

* a diario = every day.

* a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.

* a dieta = on a diet.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].

* a discreción = at will, no holds barred.

* a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a disposición de = at the disposal of.

* a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.

* a doble espacio = double-spaced.

* a domicilio = domiciliary.

* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.

* ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.

* a dos niveles = two-tier.

* a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.

* a duras penas = with great difficulty.

* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* a él = him.

* a ellos = them.

* a escala = drawn-to-scale.

* a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.

* a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.

* a escala natural = full-scale.

* a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.

* a eso = thereto.

* a espaldas de = out of sight of.

* a estas alturas = by now.

* a este fin = to this end.

* a este paso = at this rate.

* a este respecto = in this respect.

* a este ritmo = at this rate.

* a estrenar = brand new.

* a examen = under the microscope.

* a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.

* a excepción de que = except that.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.

* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.

* a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.

* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.

* a favor = in favour.

* a favor de = in favour of.

* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.

* a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.

* a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].

* a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.

* a favor y en contra = pro and con.

* a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.

* a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.

* a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.

* a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.

* a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* a fondo perdido = non-refundable.

* ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.

* a fuerza de = by dint of.

* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.

* a gas = gas-powered.

* a gatas = on all fours.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a granel = in bulk.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.

* a gritos = vociferously.

* a groso modo = crudely.

* a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.

* a gusto = at ease, at leisure.

* a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.

* a horcajadas = astride.

* a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.

* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].

* a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.

* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.

* a instancia de = at the urging of.

* a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.

* a intervalos = at intervals.

* a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.

* a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.

* a invitación de = at the invitation of.

* a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].

* a juicio = on trial.

* a juicio público = in the public eye.

* a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.

* a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].

* a la alcaldía = mayoral.

* a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.

* a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.

* a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.

* a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.

* a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.

* a la anochecida = at nightfall.

* a la antigua = old-style.

* a la antigua usanza = old-style.

* a la atención de = c/o (care of).

* a la baja = on the wane.

* a la brasa = grilled.

* a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.

* a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.

* a la carta = a la carte.

* a la defensiva = on the defensive.

* a la derecha = at the right.

* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a la deriva = rudderless.

* a la discreción de = at the discretion of.

* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.

* a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.

* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.

* a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.

* a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.

* a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.

* a la hora del café = at coffee.

* a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.

* a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.

* a la izquierda = at the left.

* a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.

* a la ligera = lightly.

* a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.

* a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.

* a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.

* a la luz del día = in the light of day.

* a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.

* a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.

* a la misma altura que = in the same league as.

* a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].

* a la onda = in the know.

* a la opinión pública = in the public eye.

* a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.

* a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.

* a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.

* a la perfección = superbly.

* a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.

* a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.

* a la salida = on the way out.

* a la sazón = at that time.

* a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.

* a la semana = a week, per week.

* a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.

* a la sombra de = in the shadow of.

* a las puertas de = on the threshold of.

* a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.

* a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.

* a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* a la venta = on release.

* a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.

* a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.

* a la vista = in sight, within sight.

* a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.

* a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.

* a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.

* al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.

* al extremo norte = northernmost.

* al extremo oeste = westernmost.

* al hacer esto = in doing so.

* al norte del estado = upstate.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.

* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.

* a lo largo de la historia = over time.

* a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.

* a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.

* a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.

* a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].

* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* a lo lejos = in the distance.

* a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.

* a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.

* a lo mejor = perhaps.

* a lo que salga = come what may.

* a los ojos de = in the eyes of.

* a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* a lo zombi = zombielike.

* a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.

* a mano alzada = by a show of hands.

* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.

* a manojos = by the handful.

* a manos de = at the hands of.

* a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* a más largo plazo = longer-term.

* a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* a más tardar = at the latest.

* a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a mediados de = in the middle decades of.

* a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.

* a mediados de semana = midweek.

* a media jornada = half-time [half time].

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medianoche = at midnight.

* a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = half dressed.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].

* a merced de = at the mercy of.

* a mí = me.

* a mi entender = to my mind.

* a mi modo de ver = in my books.

* a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.

* a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.

* a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.

* a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.

* a modo de advertencia = cautionary.

* a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.

* a modo de explicación = parenthetically.

* a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.

* a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.

* a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.

* a modo de prólogo = prefatory.

* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.

* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* a montones = in droves, by the sackful.

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* a muerte = bitter, bitterly.

* a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.

* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.

* a nivel de calle = on the ground level.

* a nivel de la calle = at ground level.

* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.

* a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].

* a nivel federal = federally, federally.

* a nivel individual = privately.

* a nivel local = locally, domestically.

* a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].

* a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].

* a nivel privado = privately.

* a nivel regional = regionally.

* a nombre de = payable to.

* a no ser que = unless.

* a nosotros = us.

* a ojo = ocular.

* a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a orillas del océano = oceanfront.

* a orillas del río = riverfront.

* a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.

* a otro sitio = somewhere else.

* a pares = in pairs.

* a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).

* a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.

* a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.

* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.

* a partir de aquí = hereupon.

* a partir de ello = therefrom.

* a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.

* a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.

* a partir de este momento = hereinafter.

* a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.

* a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.

* a partir de hoy = as from today.

* a partir de la medianoche = late night.

* a partir de los títulos = title-based.

* a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.

* a paso ligero = on the double.

* a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].

* a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.

* a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.

* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.

* a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* a petición popular = by popular demand.

* a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.

* a pilas = battery-operated.

* a pique = sinking.

* a placer = at will.

* a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a porrillo = by the handful.

* a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.

* a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.

* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.

* a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.

* a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.

* a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.

* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.

* a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.

* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.

* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.

* a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.

* a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.

* a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.

* a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.

* a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.

* a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.

* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.

* a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.

* a prisa = quickly.

* a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.

* a propósito de = apropos of.

* a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.

* a prueba = on trial.

* a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.

* a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.

* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].

* a prueba de niños = childproof.

* a prueba de robos = theft proof.

* a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.

* a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].

* a prueba de viento = windproof.

* a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.

* a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.

* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.

* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.

* a quemarropa = point blank.

* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.

* a quienquiera que = whomever.

* a rachas = by fits and starts.

* a ráfagas = in bursts.

* a raíz de = in the wake of.

* a rajatabla = to the letter.

* a ras de = flush with.

* a ras de la calle = ground-floor.

* a ras del suelo = at ground level.

* a rastras = in tow.

* a ratos = intermittently.

* a reacción = jet-assisted.

* a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.

* a régimen = on a diet.

* a remolque = in tow.

* a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.

* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.

* a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].

* a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.

* a sacudidas = jerkily.

* a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.

* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.

* a ser posible = if possible.

* a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.

* a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.

* a sueldo = paid.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.

* a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.

* a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.

* a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.

* a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.

* a ti = you, thee.

* a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.

* a tiempo completo = full-time.

* a tiempo parcial = part-time.

* a tientas = in the dark.

* a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.

* a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.

* a tiro = within gunshot, within range.

* a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

* a título de = by way of, for the sake of.

* a título gratuito = gratuitous.

* a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.

* a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.

* a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.

* a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a toda prueba = unswerving.

* a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.

* a todas luces = patently.

* a todas partes = far and wide.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* a todo alrededor = all round.

* a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.

* a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo lo largo de = the length of.

* a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.

* a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.

* a todos lados = far and wide.

* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* a todos los niveles = at all levels.

* a todos nosotros = us all.

* a todos por igual = one size fits all.

* a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.

* a todo volumen = at full blast.

* a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.

* a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.

* a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.

* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.

* a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.

* a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de la historia = over time.

* a través de la TI = IT-enabled.

* a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.

* a través de los años = over the years, down the years.

* a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.

* a través de los siglos = over the centuries.

* a través del teléfono = call-in.

* a través del tiempo = over time.

* a través de operador = operator-assisted.

* a tres bandas = three pronged.

* a tres niveles = three-tiered.

* a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.

* a trompicones = by fits and starts.

* a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.

* a trozos = piecewise.

* ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.

* a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.

* a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.

* a últ

* * *

a

prep

La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.

No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan como quien, alguien, etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, pasear al perro = to walk the dog.

En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.

A (en relaciones de espacio, lugar)

1 (indicando dirección) to

voy a México/a la fiesta I'm going to Mexico/to the party

voy a casa I'm going home

dobla a la derecha turn right

se cayó al río she fell into the river

ver tb entrar, llegar, etc

2 (indicando posición) at

estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table

a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro

se sentó al sol he sat in the sun

se sentó a mi derecha he sat down to the right of me o on my right

a la vuelta de la esquina around the corner

queda al norte de Toledo it's (to the) north of Toledo

ver tb costado, lado

3

(indicando distancia): está a diez kilómetros de aquí it's ten kilometers from here, it's ten kilometers away

está a unos 20 minutos de aquí it takes o it's about 20 minutes from here, it's a 20 minute drive ( o walk etc) from here

B (en relaciones de tiempo)

1 (señalando hora, momento, fecha) at

abren a las ocho they open at eight o'clock

¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?

a eso de las dos at around o about two o'clock

a la hora del almuerzo at lunchtime

a mediados de abril in mid-April

hoy estamos a 20 it's the 20th today

al día siguiente the next o following day

empezó a hablar a los diez meses he started talking when he was ten months old o at ten months

llegó a la mañana/noche ( RPl); he arrived in the morning/at night

2 al + INF:

se cayó al bajar del autobús she fell as she was getting off the bus

al verlo me di cuenta de que ya no lo quería when I saw him o on seeing him, I realized that I no longer loved him

al salir de la estación torcí a la izquierda I turned left out of the station

3

(indicando distancia en el tiempo): a escasos minutos de su llegada (después) just a few minutes after she arrived; (antes) just a few minutes before she arrived

trabajan de lunes a viernes/de una a cinco they work (from) Monday to Friday/from one to five

a los diez minutos del primer tiempo ten minutes into the first half o after ten minutes of the first half

estaré en París de martes a jueves I'll be in Paris from Tuesday until Thursday, I'll be in Paris Tuesday through Thursday ( AmE)

C

(en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia): tres veces al día/a la semana three times a day/a week

sale a 2.000 euros por cabeza it works out at 2,000 euros per person

iban a 100 kilómetros por hora they were going (at) 100 kilometers per hour

nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us by five points to three, they beat us five three o ( AmE) five to three

D

(indicando modo, estilo): fuimos a pie/a caballo we walked/rode, we went on foot/on horseback

pollo al horno/a la brasa roast/barbecued chicken

un peinado a lo Rodolfo Valentino a Rudolph Valentino hairstyle

a crédito on credit

ilustraciones a todo color full-color illustrations

una tela a rayas a piece of striped material

E (en complementos verbales)

1

(introduciendo el complemento directo de persona): ¿viste a José? did you see José?

la policía está buscando al asesino the police are looking for the murderer

no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud

[ the personal a is only used when a specific person or persons are involved

busca una secretaria bilingüe he's looking for a bilingual secretary

]

2

(introduciendo el complemento indirecto): le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter

dáselo/dáselos a ella give it/them to her

les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English

suave al tacto soft to the touch

agradable al oído pleasing to the ear

3

(indicando procedencia): se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o ( colloq) off a gipsy

F

1 (en complementos de finalidad) to

enséñale a nadar teach him to swim

fue a preguntar he went to ask

a que + SUBJ:

los instó a que participaran he urged them to take part

voy a ir a que me hagan un chequeo I'm going to go and have a checkup

2 ( fam)

(para): ¿a qué tanta ceremonia? what's all the fuss for?

¿a qué le fuiste a decir eso? what did you go and tell him that for?

3

a por ( Esp fam): bajo a por pan I'm going down to get some bread o for some bread ( colloq)

¿quién va a ir a por los niños? who's going to fetch o get the children?

¡a por ello! go for it!

G (señalando una acción que ha de realizarse) a + INF:

los puntos a tratar en la reunión de mañana the points to be discussed at tomorrow's meeting

es una idea a tener en cuenta it's an idea to bear in mind o that should be borne in mind

total a pagar total payable

horario a convenir hours to be arranged

H

1

(en órdenes): ¡a la cama, niños! off to bed, children!

¡a callar! shut up! ( colloq)

vamos ¡a trabajar! come on, let's get some work done!

2 (con valor condicional) a + INF:

a decir verdad to tell you the truth

a juzgar por lo que tú dices judging from what you say

3 ( fam)

(en cuanto a): a tozudo no hay quien le gane when it comes to being stubborn there's nobody like him

4

(indicando causa): a petición del interesado ( frml); at the request of the interested party

al + INF:

al no saber idiomas está en desventaja as he doesn't speak any languages he is at a disadvantage, he's at a disadvantage not speaking any languages

5

(expresando desafío): ¿a que no sabes qué nota me puso? you'll never guess what mark she gave me!

tú no te atreverías — ¿a que sí? you wouldn't dare — do you want to o a bet? ( colloq)

¡a que no puedes! bet you can't! ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
A
a
A,
◊ a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a

a preposición Nota:
La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
1
a) ( indicando dirección) to;

◊ voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;

voy a casa I'm going home;
se cayó al río she fell into the river
b) ( indicando posición):

◊ estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table;

a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro;
se sentó al sol he sat in the sun;
se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my right
c) ( indicando distancia):

◊ a diez kilómetros de aquí ten kilometers from here

2
a) (señalando hora, momento) at;

◊ a las ocho at eight o'clock;

a la hora de comer at lunch time;
¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?;
a mediados de abril in mid-April;
al día siguiente the next o following day
b) ( señalando fecha):

◊ hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th today

c) al + inf:

◊ se cayó al bajar del tren she fell as she was getting off the train;

al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news
d) ( indicando distancia en el tiempo):

◊ a escasos minutos de su llegada ( después) a few minutes after she arrived;

( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;
◊ de lunes a viernes (from) Monday to Friday

3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):
◊ tres veces al día three times a day;

sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each;
a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour;
nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three
4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):
◊ a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;

a crédito on credit;
funciona a pilas it runs on batteries;
a mano by hand;
a rayas striped;
vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes
5
a) ( introduciendo el complemento directo de persona):

◊ ¿viste a José? did you see José?;

no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud
b) ( introduciendo el complemento indirecto) to;

◊ le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter;

dáselo a ella give it to her;
les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English;
le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the door
c) ( indicando procedencia):

◊ se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy

A, a f (letra) A
'A' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a. C.
- a.m.
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abanico
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abasto
- abatida
- abatido
- abatirse
- abdicar
- aberración
- abertura
- abierta
- abierto
- abigarrada
- abigarrado
- abigarrar
- ablandar
- ablusada
- ablusado
- abnegada
- abnegado
- abobada
- abobado
- abocada
- abocado
- abogacía
- abogada
- abogado
- abombada
- abombado
- abonar
- abonada
- abonado
- abonarse
- abono
- abordar
- abordaje
- aborregar
- abortar
- abortiva
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- abandon
- abandoned
- abide by
- ability
- abject
- abnormal
- aboard
- aborigine
- abortion
- abortive
- about
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abridged
- abrupt
- absent
- absent-minded
- absolute
- absolutely
- absorbed
- abstemious
- abstract
- absurd
- abundant
- abuse
- abusive
- abysmal
- academic
- academy
- accede
- accent
- acceptable
- access
- accident-prone
- accidental
- accidentally
- acclimatized
- accommodate
- accommodation
- accomplish
- accomplished
- account
- account for
- accountable

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A

1. (abrev de autopista) Br M, US freeway

2. (abrev de alfil) [en notación de ajedrez] B

A, a [a] nf
[letra] A, a;
Comp

si por a o por be… if for any reason…

* * *

a

prp

1 dirección to;

al este de to the east of;

a casa home;

ir a la cama/al cine go to bed/to the movies;

¡a trabajar! get to work!;

vamos a Buenos Aires we’re going to Buenos Aires;

voy a casa de Marta I’m going to Marta’s (house)

2 situación at;

a la mesa at the table;

al lado de next to;

a la derecha on the right;

al sol in the sun;

a treinta kilómetros de Cuzco thirty kilometers from Cuzco;

está a cinco kilómetros it’s five kilometers away

3 tiempo

:

¿a qué hora llegas? what time do you arrive?;

a las tres at three o’clock;

de once a doce from eleven (o’clock) to twelve;

estamos a quince de febrero it’s February fifteenth;

a los treinta años at the age of thirty;

a la llegada del tren when the train arrives

4 modo

:

a la española the Spanish way;

a mano by hand;

a pie on foot;

a 50 kilómetros por hora at fifty kilometers an hour

5 precio

:

¿a cómo o

cuánto está? how much is it?;

están a dos pesos el kilo they are two pesos a kilo

6 objeto indirecto

:

dáselo a tu hermano give it to your brother

7 objeto directo

:

vi a mi padre I saw my father

8 en perífrasis verbal

:

empezar a begin to;

jugar a las cartas play cards;

decidirse a hacer algo decide to do sth;

voy a comprarlo I’m going to buy it;

a decir verdad to tell the truth

9 para introducir pregunta

:

¿a que no lo sabes? I bet you don’t know;

a ver OK, right;

a ver lo que pasa ahora let’s see what happens now

(a)

abr (= alias) aka (= also known as)

* * *

a nf

: first letter of the Spanish alphabet

a prep

1) : to

nos vamos a México: we're going to Mexico

2) (used before direct or indirect objects referring to persons)

¿llamaste a tu papá?: did you call your dad?

como a usted le guste: as you wish

3) : in the manner of

papas a la francesa: french fries

4) : on, by means of

a pie: on foot

5) : per, each

tres pastillas al día: three pills per day

6) (with infinitive)

enséñales a leer: teach them to read

problemas a resolver: problems to be solved

* * *

a prep

1. (dirección) to

voy al colegio I'm going to school

fueron al cine they went to the cinema

vamos a casa let's go home

gira a la derecha turn right

2. (posición) at

te esperaré a la salida I'll wait for you at the exit

hay un buzón al final de la calle there's a postbox at the end of the road

está a la izquierda it's on the left

3. (distancia) away

está a un kilómetro de aquí it's one kilometre from here / it's one kilometre away

vivimos a 20 kilómetros we live 20 kilometres away

4. (tiempo) at

llegaron a las cinco they arrived at 5 o'clock

a la hora de comer at lunchtime

estamos a 17 it's the 17th today

abrimos de 9 a 5 we open from 9 to 5

5. (distribución, cantidad, medida, precio) a / at

dos veces al año twice a year

a 120 kilómetros por hora at 120 kilometres per hour

tocamos a 1.000 cada uno it works out at 1,000 each

las fresas están a 400 pesetas el kilo strawberries are 400 pesetas a kilo

ganaron dos a uno they won two one

6. (modo)

fui a pie I walked / I went on foot

escrito a máquina typewritten

hecho a mano handmade / made by hand

7. (complemento directo)

llama a tu hermano phone your brother

¿has visto a Iván? have you seen Iván?

8. (complemento indirecto en general) to

he escrito una carta a mi amiga I've written a letter to my friend

dámelo a mí give it to me

9. (para) for

les compré unos caramelos a los niños I bought some sweets for the children

10. (de) from

se lo compré a mi vecino I bought it from my neighbour

Spanish-English dictionary > a
15 day

dei
1. noun
1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) día

2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) jornada

3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) día

4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) los tiempos de

•

- daybreak
- day-dream
2. verb
She often day-dreams.) soñar despierto

- daylight
- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day

day n día

the days are longer in summer en verano los días son más largos

what day is the party? ¿qué día es la fiesta?

some day algún día

the following day al día siguiente

the other day el otro día

these days hoy en día

day

tr[deɪ]

noun

1 (24 hours) día nombre masculino

■ in a few day's time dentro de unos días

2 (time between sunrise and sunset) día nombre masculino

■ it's been raining all day lleva lloviendo todo el día

■ how was your day? ¿qué tal tu día?

3 (period of work) jornada, día nombre masculino

■ we work an eight-hour day trabajamos una jornada de ocho horas

4 (period of success) día nombre masculino

■ he was very famous in his day fue muy famoso en su día

5 (period of time) época, tiempo

■ in my day... en mis tiempos...

plural noun days

1 (period) época, tiempos nombre masculino plural

■ in the old days antiguamente

■ the good old days los viejos tiempos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a nine days' wonder un prodigio efímero

any day now cualquier día de éstos

by day de día, durante el día

day after day día tras día

day and night día y noche

day by day día a día, de día en día

day in, day out todos los días

every day todos los días

every other day un día sí un día no, cada dos días

from one day to the next de un día para (el) otro

have a nice day! ¡que tengas un buen día!

in this day and age hoy (en) día

in those days en aquellos tiempos, en aquella época

it's all in a day's work todo forma parte del trabajo

that'll be the day cuando las ranas críen pelos

the day after tomorrow pasado mañana

on the following day al día siguiente

these days hoy en día

... to the day hoy hace exactamente...

to this day hasta el día de hoy

not to be my «(your, his, etc)» day no ser mi (tu, su, etc) día

somebody's/something's days are numbered tener alguien/algo los días contados

to be... if one's a day tener como mínimo... años

■ she's 50 if she's a day tiene como mínimo 50 años, no puede tener menos de 50 años

to call it a day dar algo por terminado

to carry the day / win the day prevalecer

to have had one's day haber pasado a la historia, haber pasado de moda

to be one of those days ser un día de aquéllos

to have one of those days tener un día de aquéllos

to make a day of it quedarse todo el día

to make somebody's day alegrarle la vida a alguien

day labourer jornalero,-a

day nursery guardería (infantil)

day off día libre

day of reckoning día nombre masculino del juicio final

day release sistema que permite a un,-a empleado,-a asistir a un curso un día de la semana

day return billete nombre masculino de ida y vuelta para el mismo día

day room sala comunal en hospitales etc

day school colegio sin internado

day shift turno de día

day trip excursión nombre femenino (de un día)

day ['deɪ] n

1) : día m

2) date: fecha f

3) time: día m, tiempo m

in olden days: intaño

4) workday: jornada f laboral

day

adj.

• diurno, -a adj.

n.

• día s.m.

• fecha s.f.

deɪ
noun

1) ( unit of time) día m

twice a day — dos veces al día

a three-day-old chick — un pollito de tres días

he's arriving in two days o in two days' time — llega dentro de dos días

he's forty if he's a day — tiene cuarenta años como poco

a nine days' wonder: the case was a nine days' wonder el interés en el caso duró lo que un suspiro; from day one — desde el primer momento

2) ( daylight hours) día m

all day — todo el día

we went to the beach for the day — fuimos a pasar el día a la playa

day and night — día y noche; happy 1) a), light I 1)

3)

a) ( point in time) día m

what day is (it) today? — ¿qué día es hoy?

every day — todos los días

every other day — un día sí y un día no, día por medio (CS, Per)

the day before — el día anterior

(on) the following day — al día siguiente

the day before yesterday — anteayer, antes de ayer

the day after tomorrow — pasado mañana

any day (now) — cualquier día de éstos

one day — un día

one of these days — un día de éstos

day after day — día tras día

day by day — día a día, de día en día

day in, day out — todos los días

from day to day — de día en día, día a día

from one day to the next — de un día para (el) otro

from this day on(ward) — de hoy or de ahora en adelante

it's 12 years to the day since we met — hoy hace exactamente 12 años que nos conocimos

to this day — hasta el día de hoy

it's not my/his day — no es mi/su día

that'll be the day — (colloq & iro) cuando las ranas críen cola

did you have a good/bad day? — ¿te fue or te ha ido bien/mal hoy?

have a good o nice day! — (esp AmE) que le vaya bien!

any day — (colloq)

caviar? I'd rather have a hamburger any day — ¿caviar? prefiero mil veces una hamburguesa

at the end of the day — a or en fin de cuentas, al fin y al cabo

to call it a day — ( temporarily) dejarlo para otro día; ( permanently) dejar de trabajar (or estudiar etc)

to make somebody's day — (colloq) alegrarle la vida a alguien

to save for a rainy day — ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas

b) (specified day, date) día m

it's her day for doing the washing — hoy le toca lavar (la ropa) or (Esp) hacer la colada

c) ( working day) jornada f, día m

to take a day off (from) work — tomarse un día libre

4)

a) ( period of time) día m

up to the present day — hasta el día de hoy

the burning issues of the day — los temas candentes del día

in days gone by — (liter) antaño (liter)

in days to come — (liter) en días venideros (liter)

in days of old, in olden days — (liter) antaño (liter)

in the old days — antiguamente

the good old days — los viejos tiempos

in this day and age — hoy (en) día, el día de hoy

in those days — en aquellos tiempos, en aquella época

these days — hoy (en) día

those were the days! — qué tiempos aquéllos!

it's early days yet — (BrE) aún es pronto

to have seen o known better days — haber* visto tiempos mejores

b) (period of youth, success) (no pl) día m

your day will come — ya te llegará el día

he was the leading politician of his day — en su día fue el político de mayor influencia

to have had one's day: the steam engine has had its day — la locomotora de or a vapor ha pasado a la historia

c) days pl n ( lifetime) días mpl

to end one's days — acabar mis (or sus etc) días

his days are numbered — tiene los días contados

5) ( contest)

to carry o win the day — prevalecer*

to save the day: her quick thinking saved the day — su rapidez mental nos (or los etc) sacó del apuro

6) days (as adv)

to work days — trabajar durante el día

[deɪ]
1. N

1) (=24 hours) día m

what day is it today? — ¿qué día es hoy?

• he works eight hours a day — trabaja ocho horas al día

twice a day — dos veces al día

• the day after — el día siguiente

the day after tomorrow — pasado mañana

day after day — día tras día

• two days ago — hace dos días

• any day — un día cualquiera

any day now — cualquier día de estos

any old day * — el mejor día

• the day before — el día anterior

the day before yesterday — anteayer

the day before his birthday — la víspera de su cumpleaños

two days before Christmas — dos días antes de Navidad

• day by day — de un día para otro, de día a día (LAm)

• every day — cada día, todos los días

• one fine day — el día menos pensado

• on the following day — al día siguiente

• for days on end — durante días

• from day to day — de día en día

from one day to the next — de un día a otro

to live from day to day or from one day to the next — vivir al día

• day in day out — un día sí y otro también

• you don't look a day older — no pasan por ti los días, no pareces un día más viejo

• on the day everything will be all right — para el día en cuestión todo estará en orden

• one day — un día

• the other day — el otro día

every other day — un día sí y otro no

• some day — un día

• (on) that day — aquel día

that day when we... — aquel día en que nosotros...

• one of these days — un día de estos

• this day next week, this day week — (Brit) (de) hoy en ocho días

• 50 years ago to the day — (hoy) hace exactamente 50 años

- he's fifty if he's a day

- carry or win the day

- give sb his day in court

to make sb's day —

it made my day to see him smile — me hizo feliz verlo sonreír

- that'll be the day, when he offers to pay!
black 1., 6)
2) (=daylight hours, working hours) jornada f

to work an eight-hour day — trabajar una jornada de ocho horas

it's a fine day — hace buen tiempo hoy

• to work all day — trabajar todo el día

• a day at the seaside — un día de playa

• to travel by day, travel during the day — viajar de día

paid by the day — pagado por día

• good day! — ¡buenos días!

• to work day and night — trabajar día y noche

• a day off — un día libre

to take a day off — darse un día libre, no presentarse en el trabajo

• on a fine/wet day — un día bonito/lluvioso

• one summer's day — un día de verano

• day of reckoning — (fig) día m de ajustar cuentas

to work days — trabajar de día

- it's all in a day's work

- call it a day

let's call it a day — terminemos ya

3) (=period)

during the early/final days of the strike — durante los primeros/últimos días de la huelga

• it has seen better days — ya no vale lo que antes

• until my dying day — hasta la muerte

• it's early days yet — todavía es pronto

• the happiest days of your life — los mejores días de su vida

• in those days — en aquellos tiempos

in days to come — en días venideros

in this day and age, in the present day — hoy en día

in my day — en mis tiempos

in Queen Victoria's day — en la época de la reina Victoria

he was famous in his day — fue famoso en sus tiempos

• in the good old days — en los viejos tiempos

• these days — hoy en día

• those were the days, when... — esa fue la buena época, cuando...

• to this day — hasta el día de hoy

• in his younger days — en su juventud

to have had one's day —

he's had his day — pasó de moda, está acabado
dog 1., 1), time 1., 1)
2.

CPD

day bed N — (US) meridiana f

day boarder N — (Brit) (Scol) alumno(-a) m / f de media pensión

day boy N — (Brit) (Scol) externo m

day centre N — (Brit) centro m de día

day girl N — (Brit) (Scol) externa f

day job N — trabajo m habitual, ocupación f habitual

- don't give up the day job!

Day of Judgement N — día m del Juicio Final

day labourer, day laborer (US) N — jornalero m

day nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f de día

day nursery N — guardería f

day one N —

• from day one — (=from the beginning) desde el principio or el primer día

• on day one — (=at the beginning) el primer día

day pass N — (for museum, train) pase m de un día; (at ski resort) forfait m de un día

day pupil N — (Brit) (at boarding school) alumno(-a) m / f externo(-a)

day rate N — (=daily rate) tarifa f diaria; (as opposed to night rate) tarifa f diurna

day release N —

• to be on day release — [prisoner] estar en régimen de prisión abierta

day release job N — (for prisoner) trabajo m fuera de la cárcel

day release course N — (Brit) (Comm, Ind) curso m de un día a la semana (para trabajadores)

day return (ticket) N — (Brit) billete m de ida y vuelta en el día

day school N — colegio m sin internado

day shift N — (in factory etc) turno m de día

day surgery N — cirugía f ambulatoria

day trader N — (Comm) operador que realiza operaciones de compraventa en el mismo día

day trip N — excursión f (de un día)

to go on a day trip to London — ir un día de excursión or (LAm) de paseo a Londres

day tripper N — excursionista mf

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[deɪ]
noun

1) ( unit of time) día m

twice a day — dos veces al día

a three-day-old chick — un pollito de tres días

he's arriving in two days o in two days' time — llega dentro de dos días

he's forty if he's a day — tiene cuarenta años como poco

a nine days' wonder: the case was a nine days' wonder el interés en el caso duró lo que un suspiro; from day one — desde el primer momento

2) ( daylight hours) día m

all day — todo el día

we went to the beach for the day — fuimos a pasar el día a la playa

day and night — día y noche; happy 1) a), light I 1)

3)

a) ( point in time) día m

what day is (it) today? — ¿qué día es hoy?

every day — todos los días

every other day — un día sí y un día no, día por medio (CS, Per)

the day before — el día anterior

(on) the following day — al día siguiente

the day before yesterday — anteayer, antes de ayer

the day after tomorrow — pasado mañana

any day (now) — cualquier día de éstos

one day — un día

one of these days — un día de éstos

day after day — día tras día

day by day — día a día, de día en día

day in, day out — todos los días

from day to day — de día en día, día a día

from one day to the next — de un día para (el) otro

from this day on(ward) — de hoy or de ahora en adelante

it's 12 years to the day since we met — hoy hace exactamente 12 años que nos conocimos

to this day — hasta el día de hoy

it's not my/his day — no es mi/su día

that'll be the day — (colloq & iro) cuando las ranas críen cola

did you have a good/bad day? — ¿te fue or te ha ido bien/mal hoy?

have a good o nice day! — (esp AmE) que le vaya bien!

any day — (colloq)

caviar? I'd rather have a hamburger any day — ¿caviar? prefiero mil veces una hamburguesa

at the end of the day — a or en fin de cuentas, al fin y al cabo

to call it a day — ( temporarily) dejarlo para otro día; ( permanently) dejar de trabajar (or estudiar etc)

to make somebody's day — (colloq) alegrarle la vida a alguien

to save for a rainy day — ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas

b) (specified day, date) día m

it's her day for doing the washing — hoy le toca lavar (la ropa) or (Esp) hacer la colada

c) ( working day) jornada f, día m

to take a day off (from) work — tomarse un día libre

4)

a) ( period of time) día m

up to the present day — hasta el día de hoy

the burning issues of the day — los temas candentes del día

in days gone by — (liter) antaño (liter)

in days to come — (liter) en días venideros (liter)

in days of old, in olden days — (liter) antaño (liter)

in the old days — antiguamente

the good old days — los viejos tiempos

in this day and age — hoy (en) día, el día de hoy

in those days — en aquellos tiempos, en aquella época

these days — hoy (en) día

those were the days! — qué tiempos aquéllos!

it's early days yet — (BrE) aún es pronto

to have seen o known better days — haber* visto tiempos mejores

b) (period of youth, success) (no pl) día m

your day will come — ya te llegará el día

he was the leading politician of his day — en su día fue el político de mayor influencia

to have had one's day: the steam engine has had its day — la locomotora de or a vapor ha pasado a la historia

c) days pl n ( lifetime) días mpl

to end one's days — acabar mis (or sus etc) días

his days are numbered — tiene los días contados

5) ( contest)

to carry o win the day — prevalecer*

to save the day: her quick thinking saved the day — su rapidez mental nos (or los etc) sacó del apuro

6) days (as adv)

to work days — trabajar durante el día

English-spanish dictionary > day
16 mañana

adv.

tomorrow.

m.

1 tomorrow, the future, the day of tomorrow.

2 morning, forenoon.

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mañana

► nombre femenino

1 morning

■ hace una mañana preciosa it's a beautiful morning

■ me levanté a las seis de la mañana I got up at six in the morning

► nombre masculino

1 tomorrow, future

■ tienes que pensar en el mañana you have to think of the future

► adverbio

1 tomorrow

■ mañana no tengo que ir a trabajar I don't have to go to work tomorrow

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de mañana in the morning

¡hasta mañana! see you tomorrow!

mañana por la mañana tomorrow morning

mañana será otro día tomorrow is another day

pasado mañana the day after tomorrow

por la mañana in the morning

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noun f.

1) morning

2) tomorrow

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1.

ADV tomorrow

mañana por la mañana — tomorrow morning

mañana por la noche — tomorrow night

¡hasta mañana! — see you tomorrow!

pasado mañana — the day after tomorrow

mañana temprano — early tomorrow

mañana será otro día — tomorrow's another day

2.

SM future

el mañana es incierto — the future is uncertain, tomorrow is uncertain

el día de mañana — in the future

3.

SF morning

la mañana siguiente — the following morning

a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.

de o por la mañana — in the morning

muy de mañana — very early in the morning

en la mañana de ayer — yesterday morning

en la mañana de hoy — this morning

de la noche a la mañana — overnight

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I
adverbio

1) ( refiriéndose al día siguiente) tomorrow

pasado mañana — the day after tomorrow

mañana por la mañana — tomorrow morning

hasta mañana, que duermas bien — goodnight/see you in the morning, sleep well

adiós, hasta mañana — goodbye, see you tomorrow

mañana será otro día — tomorrow is another day

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy — don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today

2) ( refiriéndose al futuro) tomorrow

nunca se sabe lo que pasará el día de mañana — you never know what tomorrow will bring
II
masculino future

hay que mirar el mañana con optimismo — we must look to tomorrow o to the future with optimism
III
femenino

1) ( primera parte del día) morning

a la mañana siguiente — (the) next o the following morning

a media mañana nos reunimos — we met mid-morning

a las nueve de la mañana — at nine (o'clock) in the morning

en la(s) or (esp Esp) por la(s) or (RPl) a la mañana — in the morning

se levanta muy de mañana — she gets up very early in the morning

el tren de la mañana — the morning train

2) ( madrugada) morning

eran las cuatro de la mañana — it was four in the morning

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I
adverbio

1) ( refiriéndose al día siguiente) tomorrow

pasado mañana — the day after tomorrow

mañana por la mañana — tomorrow morning

hasta mañana, que duermas bien — goodnight/see you in the morning, sleep well

adiós, hasta mañana — goodbye, see you tomorrow

mañana será otro día — tomorrow is another day

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy — don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today

2) ( refiriéndose al futuro) tomorrow

nunca se sabe lo que pasará el día de mañana — you never know what tomorrow will bring
II
masculino future

hay que mirar el mañana con optimismo — we must look to tomorrow o to the future with optimism
III
femenino

1) ( primera parte del día) morning

a la mañana siguiente — (the) next o the following morning

a media mañana nos reunimos — we met mid-morning

a las nueve de la mañana — at nine (o'clock) in the morning

en la(s) or (esp Esp) por la(s) or (RPl) a la mañana — in the morning

se levanta muy de mañana — she gets up very early in the morning

el tren de la mañana — the morning train

2) ( madrugada) morning

eran las cuatro de la mañana — it was four in the morning

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mañana¹

¹ = morning.

Nota: Período del día; mañana (el día después de hoy) tomorrow.

Ex: Some of the talk that has been going on this morning has seemed to say -- if we just had the right code, if we just had the right headings, if we just had the right terms, everything would be fine.

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.

* de la mañana = a.m. (latín - ante meridiam), in the morning.

* de la noche a la mañana = overnight.

* de media mañana = mid-morning.

* depresión del lunes por la mañana = Monday-morning blues.

* desde la mañana a la noche = from morning to night.

* Día + por la mañana = Día + morning.

* esta mañana = early today.

* esta mañana temprano = early this morning.

* hoy por la mañana = early today.

* mañana, tarde y noche = around the clock.

* periódico de la mañana = morning newspaper, morning paper.

* por la mañana = in the morning.

* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.

* rocío de la mañana = morning dew.

* sábado por la mañana = Saturday morning.

* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.

* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la maña = an early morning + Nombre.

* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana = a late morning + Nombre.

* un + Nombre + por la mañana temprano = an early morning + Nombre.

mañana²

² = tomorrow, morrow.

Nota: Obsoleto.

Ex: As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.

Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: 'Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.

* como si no hubiera mañana = like there's no tomorrow.

* hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.

* hoy por mí y mañana por ti = You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, quid pro quo.

* mañana por la noche = tomorrow night.

* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana = rob Peter to pay Paul.

* pasado mañana = the day after tomorrow.

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mañana¹

adverb

A (refiriéndose al día siguiente) tomorrow

pasado mañana the day after tomorrow

mañana por la mañana tomorrow morning

hasta mañana, que duermas bien goodnight/see you in the morning, sleep well

adiós, hasta mañana goodbye, see you tomorrow

mañana hace or hará un mes que nos mudamos tomorrow it'll be a month since we moved

a partir de mañana (as) from tomorrow, starting tomorrow, from tomorrow onward(s)

mañana será otro día tomorrow is another day

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today

B (refiriéndose al futuro) tomorrow

nunca se sabe lo que pasará el día de mañana you never know what the future holds o what tomorrow will bring

mañana²

masculine

future

hay que mirar el mañana con optimismo we must look to tomorrow o the future with optimism

un mañana mejor para nuestros hijos a better tomorrow o future for our children

mañana³

feminine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

A (primera parte del día) morning

una mañana nublada a cloudy morning

a la mañana siguiente (the) next o the following morning

a media mañana nos reunimos we met mid-morning

a las nueve de la mañana at nine (o'clock) in the morning

por la mañana in the morning

a la or de mañana ( RPl); in the morning

en la mañana ( AmL); in the morning

ya desde (por) la mañana empieza a beber he starts drinking in the morning

se levanta muy de mañana she gets up very early in the morning

el tren/turno de la mañana the morning train/shift

B (madrugada) morning

eran las dos/cuatro de la mañana it was two/four in the morning

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mañana adverbio
tomorrow;
◊ pasado mañana the day after tomorrow;

mañana por la mañana tomorrow morning;
adiós, hasta mañana goodbye, see you tomorrow;
el día de mañana tomorrow
■ sustantivo masculino
future
■ sustantivo femenino
morning;
a la mañana siguiente (the) next o the following morning;
a media mañana nos reunimos we met mid-morning;
a las nueve de la mañana at nine (o'clock) in the morning;
en or (esp Esp) por or (RPl) a la(s) mañana(s) in the morning;
muy de mañana very early in the morning;
el tren de la mañana the morning train
mañana
I adverbio tomorrow: estaré ahí pasado mañana, I'll be there the day after tomorrow
mañana es fiesta, tomorrow is a holiday
II sustantivo femenino morning: partieron muy de mañana, they left early in the morning
cerramos los sábados por la mañana, we close on Saturday mornings
¡hasta mañana!, see you tomorrow!
Teat función de mañana, morning performance, matinée
III sustantivo masculino tomorrow, the future
un mañana incierto, an uncertain future

' mañana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a.m.
- abandonar
- alguna
- alguno
- almorzar
- almuerzo
- archivo
- atentar
- ayer
- banquillo
- bregar
- calcular
- casarse
- casco
- colegio
- contraorden
- contrarreloj
- de
- desde
- despreocuparse
- desquite
- devenir
- día
- disputarse
- en
- entonces
- esperar
- evaluación
- frente
- fresca
- guardia
- hacer
- hasta
- hoy
- inconveniente
- incorporarse
- intervenir
- jura
- llamar
- llevar
- luto
- matrícula
- mediodía
- mudanza
- noche
- noticia
- ojalá
- oscura
- oscuro
- pasada
English:
a.m.
- after
- alternatively
- appointment
- be
- begin
- beyond
- bring back
- bring up
- by
- can
- come
- come over
- concrete
- day
- day off
- deliver
- executive
- exercise
- footprint
- for
- forecast
- foresee
- frame
- he's
- hoe
- lesson
- link up
- meet
- mid
- midmorning
- milk
- mind
- mist
- morning
- on
- open
- opening
- overnight
- promise
- rain
- review
- ring up
- scattered
- see
- shall
- soon
- start
- stiff
- stop by

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mañana

♦ nf

morning;

(muy) de mañana (very) early in the morning;

trabajo de mañana o [m5] mañanas I work mornings;

a la mañana siguiente the next morning;

a las dos de la mañana at two in the morning;
Esp
por la mañana, Am [m5]en la mañana, Arg [m5]a la mañana, Urug [m5] de mañana in the morning;

mañana/el sábado Esp [m5] por la mañana o Am [m5] en la mañana o Arg [m5] a la mañana o Urug [m5] de mañana tomorrow/Saturday morning

♦ nm

el mañana tomorrow, the future;

la tecnología del mañana the technology of tomorrow o the future;

Comp

mañana será otro día tomorrow is another day

♦ adv

tomorrow;

mañana es martes tomorrow is Tuesday, it's Tuesday tomorrow;

mañana hará tres años de su muerte it's three years tomorrow since she died;

a partir de mañana starting tomorrow, as of tomorrow;

de mañana no pasa, tengo que llamarla I have to ring her without fail tomorrow;

la ley entra en vigor a partir de mañana mismo the law comes into effect as of tomorrow;

¡hasta mañana! see you tomorrow!;

pasado mañana the day after tomorrow

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mañana

I f morning;

por la mañana in the morning;

mañana por la mañana tomorrow morning;

de la mañana a la noche from morning until night;

de la noche a la mañana fig overnight;

esta mañana this morning;

muy de mañana very early (in the morning)

II adv tomorrow;

pasado mañana the day after tomorrow;

mañana será otro día tomorrow is another day;

no dejes para mañana lo que puedas hacer hoy don’t put off till tomorrow what you can do today

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mañana nf

1) : morning

2) : tomorrow

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mañana¹ adv (al día siguiente) tomorrow

iré mañana I'll go tomorrow

mañana por la mañana tomorrow morning

¡hasta mañana! see you tomorrow!

pasado mañana the day after tomorrow

mañana² n (parte del día) morning

se levanta a las ocho de la mañana he gets up at eight o'clock in the morning

muy de mañana very early in the morning

Spanish-English dictionary > mañana
17 por

prep.

1 because of (causa).

por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me

¿por qué? why?

¿por qué lo dijo? why did she say it?

¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?

¿por? (informal) why?

se enfadó por tu comportamiento she got angry because of your behavior

lo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love

2 (in order) to.

lo hizo por complacerte he did it to please you

lo hice por ella I did it for her

3 by (medio, modo, agente).

por mensajero/fax/teléfono by courier/fax/telephone

estuvimos hablando por teléfono we were talking on the phone

por escrito in writing

lo cogieron por el brazo they took him by the arm

el récord fue batido por el atleta the record was broken by the athlete

4 through.

vamos por aquí/allí let's go this/that way

iba paseando por el bosque/la calle she was walking through the forest/along the street

pasar por la aduana to go through customs

5 for (a cambio de, en lugar de).

lo ha comprado por poco dinero she bought it for very little

cambió el coche por la moto he exchanged his car for a motorbike

él lo hará por mí he'll do it for me

6 per.

80 céntimos por unidad 80 cents each

mil unidades por semana a thousand units a o per week

uno por uno one by one

20 kms por hora 20 km an o per hour

7 for.

baja por tabaco go down to the shops for some cigarettes, go down to get some cigarettes

a por for

vino a por las entradas she came for the tickets

8 times, multiplied by.

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por

► preposición

1 (gen) for

■ lo hice por ti I did it for you

■ lo compré por dos euros I bought it for two euros

2 (a través de) through, by

■ entra por la puerta trasera come in by the back door

■ pasamos por Valladolid we went through Valladolid

■ iremos por la autopista we'll go on the motorway

3 (calle, carretera) along, down, up

■ íbamos por la calle cuando... we were walking along the street when...

■ subí por la Calle Jovellanos I went up Jovellanos Street

4 (lugar aproximado) in, near, round

■ anda por el edificio he's somewhere in the building

■ está por la Plaza Mayor it's somewhere near the Plaza Mayor

■ está por aquí it's somewhere round here

5 (causa) because of

■ las plantas han muerto por el frío the plants have died because of the cold

■ suspendieron el concierto por la lluvia they cancelled the concert because of the rain

6 (tiempo) at, for

■ nos veremos por vacaciones I'll see you during the holidays

7 (medio) by

■ lo enviaré por avión I'll send it by air

■ está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone

■ llegó por correo it arrived by post

8 (autoría) by

■ fue escrito por Azorín it was written by Azorín

9 (distribución) per

■ cinco por ciento five per cent

■ tocamos a dieciocho euros por persona it works out at eighteen euros per person

■ iba a veinte kilómetros por hora it was going at twenty kilometres an hour

10 (tras) by

■ registraron la cárcel celda por celda they searched the prison cell by cell

■ les interrogó uno por uno he interrogated each one in turn

11 (con pasiva) by

■ fue comprado por la reina it was bought by the queen

12 (a favor de) for, in favour of, US in favor of

■ estoy por una amnistía general I'm in favour of a general amnesty

13 (en calidad de) as

■ la tomó por esposa he took her as his wife

14 (en lugar de) instead of, in the place of

■ ve tú por mi you go in my place

15 (multiplicado por) times, multiplied by

■ tres por cuatro, doce three fours are twelve, three times four is twelve

16 por adjective que no matter how adjective

■ por caro que sea, lo voy a comprar no matter how expensive it is I'm going to buy it

■ por viejo que parezca funciona even though it looks old, it still works

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar por + inf (a punto de) to be on the point of + - ing

estar por hacer to remain to be done, not to have been done yet

por aquí around here

por lo tanto therefore

por lo visto apparently

por más que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how much

por mucho que + subjuntivo however much, no matter how much

por mí as far as I am concerned

¿por qué? why?

por supuesto of course

por tanto therefore, so

* * *

prep.

1) for

2) during

3) by

4) through

5) along

6) around

7) per

8) from

9) because of

10) instead of

•

- ¿por qué?

- por si acaso

* * *

PREPOSICIÓN

1) [causa]

a) + sustantivo because of

tuvo que suspenderse por el mal tiempo — it had to be cancelled because of the weather

no se realizó por escasez de fondos — it didn't go ahead because of a shortage of funding

• nos encontramos por casualidad — we met by chance

• lo hago por gusto — I do it because I like to

• fue por necesidad — it was out of necessity

• por temor a — for fear of

no se lo dijo por temor a ofenderla — he didn't tell her for fear of offending her

b) + infin

no aprobó por no haber estudiado — he didn't pass because he hadn't studied

por venir tarde se perdió la mitad — because he arrived late he missed half of it

me castigaron por mentir — I was punished for lying

c) + adj

le expulsaron por revoltoso — they expelled him for being a troublemaker

lo dejó por imposible — he gave it up as (being) impossible

esto te pasa por tonto — this is what you get for being stupid

2) [objetivo]

a) + sustantivo for

trabajar por dinero — to work for money

daría lo que fuera por un poco de tranquilidad — I'd give anything for a bit of peace and quiet

brindemos por nuestro futuro — let's drink to our future

b) + infin

lo hizo por complacerle — he did it to please her

por no llegar tarde — so as not to arrive late, in order not to be late

hablar por hablar — to talk for the sake of talking

3) (=en favor, defensa de) for

lo hice por mis padres — I did it for my parents

hazlo por mí — do it for me, do it for my sake

luchar por la patria — to fight for one's country

4) [elección]

su amor por la pintura — his love of painting

está loca por ti — she's crazy about you

no sabía por cuál decidirme — I couldn't decide which to choose

5) [evidencia] judging by, judging from

por lo que dicen — judging by o from what they say

por la cara que pone no debe de gustarle — judging by o from his face I don't think he likes it

por las señas no piensa hacerlo — apparently he's not intending to do it, it doesn't seem like he's intending to do it

6) [medio]

por su propia mano — by his own hand

lo obtuve por un amigo — I got it through a friend

la conozco por mi hermano — I know her through my brother

• por correo — by post

• por mar — by sea

• hablar por señas — to use sign language

7) [agente] by

hecho por él — done by him

"dirigido por" — "directed by"

fueron apresados por la policía — they were captured by the police

8) [modo] by

me agarró por el brazo — he grabbed me by the arm

punto por punto — point by point

buscaron casa por casa — they searched house by house

están dispuestos por tamaños — they are arranged according to size o by size

• por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order

9) [lugar]

se va por ahí — it's that way

¿por dónde? — which way?

ir a Bilbao por Santander — to go to Bilbao via Santander

cruzar la frontera por Canfranc — to cross the border at Canfranc

pasar por Madrid — to go through Madrid

se asomaron por la ventana — they leaned out of the window

iban cantando por la calle — they were walking along the street singing

paseábamos por la playa — we were walking along the beach

por todas partes — everywhere

por todo el país — throughout the country

viajar por el mundo — to travel (around) the world

10) [aproximación]

busca por ahí — look over there

viven por esta zona — they live around here

por aquí cerca — near o around here

aquello ocurrió por abril — it happened around April

por la feria — round about o around carnival time

está por el norte — it's somewhere up north

11) [tiempo]

se levanta por la mañana temprano — she gets up early in the morning

por la mañana siempre tengo mucho trabajo — I always have a lot of work in o during the morning

no sale por la noche — he doesn't go out at night

12) [duración] for

será por poco tiempo — it won't be for long

se quedarán por 15 días — they will stay for a fortnight

13) [sustitución, intercambio] (=a cambio de) for; (=en lugar de) instead of

te doy este por aquel — I'll swap you this one for that one

le dieron uno nuevo por el viejo — they gave him a new one (in exchange) for the old one

lo vendí por 15 dólares — I sold it for 15 dollars

me dieron 13 francos por una libra — I got 13 francs to the pound

hoy doy yo la clase por él — today I'm giving the class for him o in his place

ha puesto B por V — he has put B instead of V

14) [representación]

hablo por todos — I speak on behalf of o for everyone

interceder por algn — to intercede on sb's behalf, intercede for sb

diputado por Madrid — a member of parliament for Madrid

vino por su jefe — he came instead of o in place of his boss

15) [distribución]

10 dólares por hora — 10 dollars an hour

80km por hora — 80km per o an hour

revoluciones por minuto — revolutions per minute

tres dólares por persona — three dollars each, three dollars per person

16) [en multiplicaciones]

cinco por tres, quince — five times three is fifteen, five threes are fifteen

mide 6 metros de alto por 4 de ancho — it is 6 metres high by 4 wide

17) (=en cuanto a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — that's fine as o so far as I'm concerned

por mí, que se vaya — as o so far as I'm concerned he can go, for all I care he can go

por mí, como si quieres pasar una semana sin comer — I don't care if you want to go for a week without eating

si por mi fuera, tú estarías trabajando — if it were o was down to me, you'd be working

18) (=como)

• tomar a algn por esposo/esposa — to take sb to be one's husband/wife

• le dan por muerto — they have given him up for dead

• le tienen por tonto — they think he's stupid

19) [concesión]
+ subjun
por (muy) difícil que sea — however hard it is o may be

por mucho que lo quisieran — however much they would like to, much as they would like to

por más que lo intente — no matter how o however hard I try, try as I might

20) [acción inacabada]
+ infin
quedan platos por lavar — there are still some dishes to do

aún me quedan tres páginas por traducir — I still have three pages left to translate

21) ir (a) por algo/algn (=en busca de) to go and get sth/sb

ha ido (a) por vino — she's gone to get some wine

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch o get the doctor

voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him

solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money

¡a por ellos! — get them!

- ir a por todas

22) [en preguntas]
por qué why
¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go
¿por? * why (do you ask)?
* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) ( en relaciones causales) because of

lo he puesto aquí por el gato — I've put it here because of the cat

por falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money

eso te pasa por crédulo — that's what you get for being (so) gullible

por naturaleza — by nature

por necesidad — out of necessity

tanto por su precio como por su calidad — both for its price and its quality

fue por eso que vine — that was why I came

si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...

fue elogiado por su actuación — he was praised for his performance

por + inf — for -ing

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

2) ( según)

por lo que he oído — from what I've heard

por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...

3) (en locs)

por qué — why

¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

por si — in case; acaso, mosca II

4) ( en expresiones concesivas)

por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try

por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is

5)

a) ( en expresiones de modo)

colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height

por orden de altura — in order of height

por adelantado — in advance

por escrito — in writing

b) ( indicando el medio)

se lo comunicaron por teléfono — they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio — they said it on the radio

por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road

la conocí por la voz — I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend

lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way

c) (Educ) from

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford — he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

6)

a) ( en relaciones de proporción)

cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro — they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres — you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres — there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho — it's three meters long by one meter wide

es bastante por hoy — it's enough for today

uno por uno — one by one; ciento II

b) ( en multiplicaciones)

tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

7)

a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) for

su secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place

podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

es senador por Sevilla — he's a senator for Seville

b) ( como)

por ejemplo — for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

8) ( introduciendo el agente) by

compuesto por Mozart — composed by Mozart

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta — they were caught in a sudden storm

Sentido II

9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)

pelearse por algo — to fight over something

lo hace por el dinero — he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien — I'm telling you for your own good

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go

por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her

no entré por no molestar — I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him

lucharon por que se hiciera justicia — they fought for justice to be done

10) (indicando consideración, favor) for

por mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake

11) (indicando inclinación, elección)

su amor por la música — her love of music

demostró interés por el cuadro — he showed interest in the painting

no siento nada por él — I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir — I chose not to go

votó por ella — he voted for her

12) ( en busca de)

salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

13) ( en lo que respecta a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind

por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

14) ( indicando una situación pendiente)

por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer — these changes are yet to be made

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

15) (esp AmL)

estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)

deben (de) estar por llegar — they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir — the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)

entró por la ventana — he came in through the window

no va a pasar por la puerta — it won't go through the door

sal por aquí — go out this way

se cayó por la escalera — he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este — they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo — we took the longer route

¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

17)

a) ( expresando lugar indeterminado)

está por ahí — he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?

viven por mi barrio — they live around my area

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?

por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere

b) ( expresando lugar determinado)

corta por aquí — cut here

voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio — start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango — hold it by the handle

c) ( indicando extensión)

por todo el país — throughout the (whole) country

viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France

pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc

Sentido IV

18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)

por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time

sucedió allá por 1960 — it happened some time back around 1960

19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños — she gave it to me for my birthday

20) ( durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos — for ever and ever

por el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche

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* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* coger por sorpresa = catch out.

* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across.

* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* hecho por encargo = bespoke.

* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.

* leer por encima = browse.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.

* ordenado por fecha = in date order.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.

* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* por accidente = accidentally.

* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].

* por ahí = out there.

* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.

* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.

* por algún tiempo = for sometime.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por analogía = by analogy.

* por anticipado = in advance (of).

* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.

* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.

* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.

* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* por así decir = as it were.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por cabeza = per person.

* por cable = wireline, corded.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.

* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).

* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.

* por coincidencia = by coincidence.

* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por completo = fully.

* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.

* por consideración a = out of respect for.

* por consideración a = out of consideration for.

* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.

* por contra = in contrast.

* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* por cortesía de = courtesy of.

* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.

* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.

* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.

* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.

* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.

* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.

* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.

* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].

* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.

* por décadas = ten-yearly.

* por decidir = to be decided.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* por defecto = by default, default.

* por deferencia a = in deference to.

* por definición = by definition.

* por delante = ahead.

* por delante de = ahead of.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* por delante y por detrás = front and back.

* por dentro = inwardly.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.

* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.

* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por divertirse = for kicks.

* por doquier = all around.

* por dos años = two-year.

* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.

* por (el) amor a = for the love of.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.

* por el detalle = for detail.

* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.

* por el día o por la noche = day or night.

* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.

* por elección propia = by choice.

* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.

* por el gobierno federal = federally.

* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.

* por el hombre = humanly.

* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por el modo = by the way.

* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.

* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* por el receptor = at the receiving end.

* por el sexo = gendered.

* por encargo = custom, bespoke.

* por encima = overhead, cursorily.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la media = above average.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.

* por enfado = out of anger.

* por enojo = out of anger.

* por error = by mistake.

* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.

* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.

* por eso = on that score, therefore.

* por eso que = hence.

* por esta razón = for this reason.

* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.

* por este motivo = for this reason.

* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.

* por etapas = staged.

* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.

* por exceso = excessively, to excess.

* por explotar = untapped.

* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.

* por extensión = by extension.

* por extenso = in full, at length.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* por fases = staged.

* por favor = please.

* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].

* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* por frustración = out of frustration.

* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.

* por grupos = in batches.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por hora = hourly.

* por horas = on an hourly basis.

* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).

* por imitación = copycat.

* por incremento gradual = incremental.

* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.

* por individuo = per capita, per person.

* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.

* por instinto = instinctively.

* por interés = out of interest.

* por interés personal = self-interested.

* por investigar = unresearched.

* por invitación = invitational.

* por invitación de = at the invitation of.

* por la borda = overboard.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por la forma = by the way.

* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por la manera = by the way.

* por la mañana = in the morning.

* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.

* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.

* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.

* por la presente = hereby.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.

* por las nubes = soaring.

* por la tarde = in the evening.

* por ley = mandated.

* por libre = freelance.

* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.

* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* por lo que = so.

* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.

* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.

* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.

* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.

* por los suelos = in tatters.

* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por menús = menu-driven.

* por méritos = meritorious.

* por mes = per month.

* por miedo de = for fear of/that.

* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.

* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.

* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.

* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.

* por no mencionar = not to mention.

* por norma = as a rule.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* por parejas = in pairs.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por pereza = lazily.

* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.

* por persona = per person.

* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.

* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.

* por principio = on principle.

* por principios = as a matter of principle.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.

* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por qué = why.

* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* por razones de = for the sake of.

* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.

* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.

* por razones morales = on moral grounds.

* por razones personales = for personal reasons.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por rencor = out of spite.

* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* por rutina = routinely.

* por sacos = by the sackful.

* por satélite = satellite-based.

* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.

* por seguridad = for safety reasons.

* por semana = per week.

* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por sexo = along gender lines.

* por si = in the chance that.

* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismos = in themselves.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.

* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.

* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.

* por sorpresa = unawares.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.

* por su papel = in its role.

* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.

* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.

* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.

* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.

* por su volatilidad = mercurially.

* por su volubilidad = mercurially.

* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.

* por temas = topically.

* por temor a = for fear of/that.

* por temor a represalias = under duress.

* por término medio = on average.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.

* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].

* por toda la provincia = province-wide.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.

* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].

* por todo el continente = continent-wide.

* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.

* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.

* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.

* por todo el servicio = service-wide.

* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.

* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.

* por todos conocido = well-known.

* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* por todos sitios = everywhere.

* por triplicado = in triplicate.

* por trueque = in kind.

* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.

* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.

* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.

* por unanimidad = unanimously.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.

* por unidad = per unit.

* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* por un momento = for a moment.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.

* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.

* por uno solo = solo.

* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.

* por un tiempo = for a time.

* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.

* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.

* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.

* por venganza = out of spite.

* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.

* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.

* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) ( en relaciones causales) because of

lo he puesto aquí por el gato — I've put it here because of the cat

por falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money

eso te pasa por crédulo — that's what you get for being (so) gullible

por naturaleza — by nature

por necesidad — out of necessity

tanto por su precio como por su calidad — both for its price and its quality

fue por eso que vine — that was why I came

si no fuera por mi hijo... — if it wasn't for my son...

fue elogiado por su actuación — he was praised for his performance

por + inf — for -ing

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

2) ( según)

por lo que he oído — from what I've heard

por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...

3) (en locs)

por qué — why

¿por qué no vienes conmigo? — why don't you come with me?

por si — in case; acaso, mosca II

4) ( en expresiones concesivas)

por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try

por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is

5)

a) ( en expresiones de modo)

colócalos por orden de tamaño/altura — put them in order of size/height

por orden de altura — in order of height

por adelantado — in advance

por escrito — in writing

b) ( indicando el medio)

se lo comunicaron por teléfono — they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio — they said it on the radio

por avión/barco/carretera — by air/sea/road

la conocí por la voz — I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend

lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way

c) (Educ) from

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford — he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

6)

a) ( en relaciones de proporción)

cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro — they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres — you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres — there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho — it's three meters long by one meter wide

es bastante por hoy — it's enough for today

uno por uno — one by one; ciento II

b) ( en multiplicaciones)

tres por cuatro (son) doce — three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

7)

a) (en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación) for

su secretaria firmó por él — his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti — I can go for you o in your place

podrías pasar por inglesa — you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

es senador por Sevilla — he's a senator for Seville

b) ( como)

por ejemplo — for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? — do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

8) ( introduciendo el agente) by

compuesto por Mozart — composed by Mozart

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta — they were caught in a sudden storm

Sentido II

9) (expresando finalidad, objetivo)

pelearse por algo — to fight over something

lo hace por el dinero — he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien — I'm telling you for your own good

no tengo por qué ir — there's no reason why I should go

por + inf: daría cualquier cosa por verla — I'd give anything to see her

no entré por no molestar — I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar — that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por que + subj ( here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan — he was eager for them to listen to him

lucharon por que se hiciera justicia — they fought for justice to be done

10) (indicando consideración, favor) for

por mí no lo hagas — don't do it just for me o for my sake

11) (indicando inclinación, elección)

su amor por la música — her love of music

demostró interés por el cuadro — he showed interest in the painting

no siento nada por él — I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir — I chose not to go

votó por ella — he voted for her

12) ( en busca de)

salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan — he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

13) ( en lo que respecta a)

por mí no hay inconveniente — I don't mind

por mí que haga lo que quiera — as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

14) ( indicando una situación pendiente)

por + inf: tengo la casa por limpiar — I've got the house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer — these changes are yet to be made

eso está por ver! — we'll see about that!

15) (esp AmL)

estar por + inf — ( estar a punto de)

deben (de) estar por llegar — they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir — the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

16) (indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria)

entró por la ventana — he came in through the window

no va a pasar por la puerta — it won't go through the door

sal por aquí — go out this way

se cayó por la escalera — he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este — they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? — does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo — we took the longer route

¿por dónde has venido? — which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? — could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

17)

a) ( expresando lugar indeterminado)

está por ahí — he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el hotel? — whereabouts is the hotel?

viven por mi barrio — they live around my area

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? — how did you get on in London?

por todos lados or por todas partes — everywhere

b) ( expresando lugar determinado)

corta por aquí — cut here

voy por la página 15 — I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio — start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango — hold it by the handle

c) ( indicando extensión)

por todo el país — throughout the (whole) country

viajamos por el norte de Francia — we travelled around o in the North of France

pasa un trapo por el piso — give the floor a quick wipe; ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera, encima, etc

Sentido IV

18) ( expresando tiempo aproximado)

por aquella época or por aquel entonces — at that time

sucedió allá por 1960 — it happened some time back around 1960

19) (Esp) ( indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños — she gave it to me for my birthday

20) ( durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos — for ever and ever

por el momento or por ahora — for the time being o for now; ver tb mañana III, tarde II, noche

* * *

= across, along, around, because of, by, by, down, for the sake of, in connection with, in the gift of, on account of, on the grounds that/of, per, through, times, under, x, as a matter of, out of, through the agency of.

Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.

Ex: This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.

Ex: I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.

Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.

Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.

Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.

Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.

Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.

Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.

Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.

Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.

Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.

Ex: Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.

Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.

Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

* actuar por impulso = act on + impulse.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* coger por sorpresa = catch out.

* Día + por la tarde = late + Día.

* digamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* encontrar por casualidad = come across.

* encuadernación por encargo = bespoke binding.

* error por omisión = omission failure.

* estar por delante de = be ahead of.

* hecho por encargo = bespoke.

* introducir por primera vez = pioneer.

* leer por encima = browse.

* llamar por teléfono = call up.

* muy por encima de todo = over and above all.

* Nombre + por primera vez = Nombre + ever.

* ordenado por fecha = in date order.

* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], skip over, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.

* pongamos por ejemplo = let us say.

* por accidente = accidentally.

* por adelantado = advance, in advance (of), up-front [up front].

* por ahí = out there.

* por ahora = as of right now, as yet, at present, at the moment, at this point, for the present, for the time being, just yet, for now, at this time, as of now, at the present, by now, for the nonce.

* por ahora todo va bien = so far, so good.

* por alguna razón = for some reason, for whatever reason.

* por algún motivo = for whatever reason.

* por algún tiempo = for sometime.

* por allí = nearby [near-by].

* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por analogía = by analogy.

* por anticipado = in advance (of).

* por antonomasia = quintessential, unique.

* por añadidura = in addition (to), on top of everything else.

* por aquel entonces = at the time, about that time, by this time.

* por aquí = around here, nearby [near-by], round here.

* por aquí y por allí = hanging about.

* por así decir = as it were.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* por bondad = out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.

* por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por cabeza = per person.

* por cable = wireline, corded.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por capas = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], layered, tiered.

* por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.

* por ciento = per cent [percent] (%).

* por cierto = coincidentally, incidentally, by the way, anecdotally, by the by(e), speaking of which.

* por coincidencia = by coincidence.

* por comodidad = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por completo = fully.

* por confirmar = to be announced, to be confirmed.

* por consideración a = out of respect for.

* por consideración a = out of consideration for.

* por consiguiente = consequently, then, thence, by implication, therefore.

* por contra = in contrast.

* por conveniencia = for convenience, for the sake of + convenience.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* por cortesía de = courtesy of.

* por cualquier motivo = for whatever reason.

* por cualquier razón = for whatever reason.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por cuenta ajena = vicariously.

* por cuenta de uno = privately.

* por cuenta propia = freelance, self-employed, at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno = at + Posesivo + peril.

* por curiosidad = out of curiosity.

* por debajo de = below, beneath, underneath.

* por debajo de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad.

* por debajo de cero = sub-zero, below-freezing.

* por debajo del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* por debajo de la media = sub-par, below-average.

* por debajo de las posibilidades = below + Posesivo + capabilities.

* por debajo de lo normal = below-normal.

* por debajo de lo óptimo = sub-optimal [suboptimal].

* por debajo del peso nomral = underweight.

* por décadas = ten-yearly.

* por decidir = to be decided.

* por decirlo así = so to speak, in a manner of speaking.

* por decirlo de alguna manera = so to speak.

* por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.

* por decisión propia = by choice.

* por defecto = by default, default.

* por deferencia a = in deference to.

* por definición = by definition.

* por delante = ahead.

* por delante de = ahead of.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* por delante y por detrás = front and back.

* por dentro = inwardly.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por despecho = spitefully, out of spite.

* ¡por dios! = in heaven's name, for God's sake, gosh.

* ¡por Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por divertirse = for kicks.

* por doquier = all around.

* por dos años = two-year.

* por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.

* por (el) amor a = for the love of.

* ¡por el amor de Dios! = for crying out loud!.

* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el contrario = by contrast, conversely, however, in contrast, instead, on the contrary, by way of contrast, to the contrary, quite the opposite, by comparison, contrariwise, quite the contrary, quite the reverse.

* por el cual = whereby, whereupon.

* por el detalle = for detail.

* por el día = by day, daytime [day-time], during the daytime, in the daytime, during daytime.

* por el día o por la noche = day or night.

* por el día y por la noche = day and night, night and day.

* por elección propia = by choice.

* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.

* por el gobierno federal = federally.

* por el hecho de que = because of the fact that.

* por el hombre = humanly.

* por ello = on this basis, on that basis, accordingly.

* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.

* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.

* por el modo = by the way.

* por el momento = for the time being, momentarily, at the moment, for the nonce, for the present.

* por el placer de hacerlo = (just) for the fun of (doing) it.

* por el que se puede cobrar = chargeable.

* por el receptor = at the receiving end.

* por el sexo = gendered.

* por encargo = custom, bespoke.

* por encima = overhead, cursorily.

* por encima de = across, beyond, beyond all, over, over and above, beyond the range of, well over + Expresión Numérica, overarching, above.

* por encima de + Cantidad = in excess of + Cantidad.

* por encima de eso = beyond that.

* por encima del 10 por ciento = double digit, double figure.

* por encima de la media = above average.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* por encima de toda crítica = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda duda = beyond reproach, above reproach.

* por encima de toda razón = beyond reason.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de todo = at all costs, at any cost, at any price.

* por ende = thereby, accordingly, therefore.

* por enfado = out of anger.

* por enojo = out of anger.

* por error = by mistake.

* por esa razón = thereby, for that reason.

* por escrito = in writing, in print, written.

* por eso = on that score, therefore.

* por eso que = hence.

* por esta razón = for this reason.

* por esta única razón = for this reason alone.

* por este motivo = for this reason.

* por esto = thus, accordingly, therefore.

* por etapas = staged.

* por excelencia = par excellence, quintessential, unique.

* por exceso = excessively, to excess.

* por explotar = untapped.

* por + Expresión Temporal = by the + Expresión Temporal.

* por extensión = by extension.

* por extenso = in full, at length.

* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.

* por fases = staged.

* por favor = please.

* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].

* por fin = at length, at last, finally, at long last.

* por fin llegó la hora (de) = it's about time (that).

* por frustración = out of frustration.

* por fuera = outwardly, outwardly.

* por grupos = in batches.

* por gusto = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por hora = hourly.

* por horas = on an hourly basis.

* por igual = alike, on an equitable basis, equally, in equal measure(s).

* por imitación = copycat.

* por incremento gradual = incremental.

* por incrementos graduales = incrementally.

* por individuo = per capita, per person.

* por iniciativa de = at the instigation of, under the auspices of.

* por instinto = instinctively.

* por interés = out of interest.

* por interés personal = self-interested.

* por investigar = unresearched.

* por invitación = invitational.

* por invitación de = at the invitation of.

* por la borda = overboard.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por la forma = by the way.

* por la friolera de + Cantidad = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* por la fuerza = forcibly.

* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.

* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.

* por la manera = by the way.

* por la mañana = in the morning.

* por la mañana y por la noche = morning and night.

* por la noche = overnight, at night, night-time, after dark, by night.

* por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.

* por la presente = hereby.

* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.

* por la sencilla razón = for no other reason.

* por las nubes = soaring.

* por la tarde = in the evening.

* por ley = mandated.

* por libre = freelance.

* por línea telefónica = over the telephone line.

* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* por lo pronto = for the time being.

* por lo que = so.

* por lo que concierne a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, so far as + Nombre + be concerned.

* por lo que concierne a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* por lo que dicen todos = by all accounts.

* por lo que es = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que incumbe a Uno = on + Posesivo + side.

* ¡Por lo que más quieras! = for God's sake.

* por lo que se refiere a = moving on to.

* por lo que son = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.

* por los pelos = by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, close call, close shave.

* por los siguientes motivos = on the following counts.

* por los suelos = in tatters.

* por lo tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por lo visto = apparently, apparently.

* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.

* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.

* por mal camino = astray.

* por más que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to name only some.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por menús = menu-driven.

* por méritos = meritorious.

* por mes = per month.

* por miedo de = for fear of/that.

* por millones = in the millions, by the millions.

* por mor de = because of, out of consideration for, out of respect for.

* por motivo de = in the interest(s) of.

* por motivos de = for the sake of, on grounds.

* por motivos de + Nombre = for + Nombre's sake.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.

* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* por muy + Adjetivo + be = Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.

* por muy difícil que parezca = difficult though it may seem, difficult as it may seem.

* por muy extraño que parezca = oddly enough, strangely enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.

* por muy increíble que parezca = incredible though it may seem, incredibly, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy mentira que parezca = incredibly, incredible though it may seem, strangely enough, incredibly enough, incredible as it may seem, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, although it may seem incredible.

* por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.

* por nada = for nothing.

* por nada del mundo = for the life of me.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por naturaleza = by nature, by definition, characteristically, natural-born, naturally, inherently.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* por niveles = multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered], multilayer, layered, tiered.

* por no decir algo peor = to put it mildly.

* por no decir nada de = to say nothing of.

* por no decir nunca = if ever.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por nombrar (sólo) + Número = to name (only) + Número.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por + Nombre = on a + Adjetivo + basis.

* por no mencionar = not to mention.

* por norma = as a rule.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* por orden de llegada = on a first come first served basis.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* por otra parte = on the other hand, on the other side, on the flip side.

* por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* por parejas = in pairs.

* por parte de = on the part of.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por pasar el rato = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por pereza = lazily.

* por + Período de Tiempo = for + Expresión Temporal.

* por persona = per person.

* por placer = for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por poderes = by proxy.

* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.

* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.

* por + Posesivo + cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + parte = for + Posesivo + part.

* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.

* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.

* por primera vez = first + Verbo, for the first time, for once.

* por principio = on principle.

* por principios = as a matter of principle.

* por probar nada se pierde = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* por + Pronombre + mismo = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.

* por pura curiosidad = just out of interest, (just) as a mater of interest.

* por pura diversión = for kicks.

* por puro entretenimiento = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por puro placer = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* por qué = why.

* por razones + Adjetivo = for + Nombre + purposes.

* por razones de = for the sake of.

* por razones de seguridad = for security reasons, for safety reasons.

* por razones éticas = on moral grounds.

* por razones morales = on moral grounds.

* por razones personales = for personal reasons.

* por + Reflexivo + cuenta = for + Reflexivo.

* por rencor = out of spite.

* por respeto a = out of respect for, out of consideration for.

* por rumores = grapevine.

* por rutina = routinely.

* por sacos = by the sackful.

* por satélite = satellite-based.

* por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.

* por seguridad = for safety reasons.

* por semana = per week.

* por separado = at different times, in isolation, separately, singly.

* por ser + Adjetivo = as being + Adjetivo.

* por sexo = along gender lines.

* por si = in the chance that.

* por si acaso = in case of, on the off chance, just in case, on spec, for good measure.

* por si casualidad = in the chance that.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.

* por si las moscas = just in case, on spec.

* por sí mismo = for its/their own sake, in itself, in + Posesivo + own right, itself, unto + Reflexivo, in and of + Reflexivo.

* por sí mismos = in themselves.

* por simple curiosidad = (just) as a mater of interest, just out of interest.

* por si sirve de algo = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo, in itself.

* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.

* por si + tener + suerte = on spec.

* por sorpresa = unawares.

* por su cuenta y riesgo = at + Posesivo + own risk.

* por suerte = luckily, fortunately, happily.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* por su naturaleza = by + Posesivo + nature.

* por su papel = in its role.

* por su parte = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.

* por su propio derecho = in + Posesivo + own right.

* por supuesto = of course, surely, to be sure, certainly.

* ¡por supuesto que no! = heaven forbid, heaven forbid.

* por suscripción = subscriber + Nombre.

* por su volatilidad = mercurially.

* por su volubilidad = mercurially.

* por tanto = consequently, ergo, so, then, thereby, therefore, thus, it follows that.

* por teléfono = on the telephone, by tele(phone), over the phone, over the telephone.

* por temas = topically.

* por temor a = for fear of/that.

* por temor a represalias = under duress.

* por término medio = on average.

* por toda la ciudad = citywide [city-wide].

* por toda la Internet = Internet-wide.

* por toda la nación = nationwide [nation-wide].

* por toda la provincia = province-wide.

* por toda la vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.

* por todas partes = all over the place, everywhere, widely, all around, far and wide.

* por toda una vida = lifetime [life-time].

* por todo = all over, throughout, all the way through.

* por todo el campus universitario = campus-wide [campuswide].

* por todo el continente = continent-wide.

* por todo el distrito = district-wide [districtwide].

* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.

* por todo el mundo = worldwide [world-wide], around the world, across the globe, around the globe, across the world, around the planet, the world over.

* por todo el planeta = across the planet, planet-wide.

* por todo el servicio = service-wide.

* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.

* por todo + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.

* por todo + Nombre de Lugar = across + Nombre de Lugar.

* por todos conocido = well-known.

* por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* por todos sitios = everywhere.

* por triplicado = in triplicate.

* por trueque = in kind.

* por turnos = on a rotating basis, on a rota basis, on a rota system, on a rota.

* por última vez = for the last time, one last time.

* por último = finally, last, lastly, ultimately.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.

* por unanimidad = unanimously.

* por una parte = on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* por un gustazo, un trancazo = a kingdom for a kiss.

* por unidad = per unit.

* por un lado = for one, on the one hand, on the one side.

* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.

* por un momento = for a moment.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own, for + Reflexivo.

* por unos momentos = for a few moments, for a short time.

* por uno solo = solo.

* por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.

* por un tiempo = for a time.

* por un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come, for indefinite time.

* por valor de + Cantidad = amounting to + Cantidad.

* por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.

* por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.

* por venganza = out of spite.

* por voluntad propia = voluntarily.

* quedar por ver = remain + to be seen.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* utilizar por primera vez = pioneer.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling.

* * *

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Sentido I

A en relaciones causales

B según

C ¿por qué?

D en locuciones

E en expresiones concesivas

F

1 en expresiones de modo

2 indicando el medio

3 Educación

G

1 en relaciones de proporción

2 en multiplicaciones

H

1 en relaciones de sustitución etc

2 por ejemplo

I como

Sentido II

A al expresar finalidad, objetivo

B indicando consideración, favor

C indicando inclinación, elección

D en busca de

E en lo que respecta a

F indicando una situación pendiente

G estar por

Sentido III

A indicando lugar de acceso, salida

B

expresando lugar indeterminado

C expresando lugar determinado

D indicando extensión

Sentido IV

A expresando tiempo aproximado

B indicando una ocasión

C durante

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Sentido I

A (en relaciones causales) because of

he puesto esto aquí por el gato I've put this here because of the cat

nunca se lo dijo por miedo a perderla he never told her out of fear of losing her o because he was afraid of losing her

eso te pasa por crédulo that's what you get for being (so) gullible

lo conseguimos por él we got it thanks to him

ella es así por naturaleza she's like that by nature

lo hace por necesidad he does it out of necessity

no se acabó por falta de dinero it wasn't finished for o because of o owing to lack of money

el final no por conocido me resulta menos triste knowing how it ends doesn't make it any less sad

por su alto contenido en proteínas because of o owing to its high protein content

tanto por su precio como por su practicidad both for its price and its practical design

fue por eso por lo que no te llamé or fue por eso que no te llamé that was the reason o that was why I didn't call you

precisamente por eso no dije nada that's precisely why I didn't say anything

la muerte se produjo por asfixia he suffocated, death was caused by suffocation ( frml)

éste serviría si no fuera por el color this one would do if it weren't for the color

fue elogiado por su excelente actuación he was praised for his excellent performance

por + INF for -ING

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

eso

B (según) from

por lo que he oído from what I've heard

por lo que parece no va a volver it seems o it would seem he's not coming back

por mi experiencia diría que … from my experience, I would say that …

C ( fam):

¿por? why?

¿con quién vas? — con Daniel ¿por? who are you going with? — with Daniel, why? o why do you want to know?

D ( en locuciones):

por qué why

¿por qué lloras? why are you crying?

¿por qué no vienes a almorzar a casa? why don't you come to my house for lunch?

por si in case

llévate una muda, por si tuvieras que quedarte take a change of clothes (just) in case you have to stay

acaso, mosca² (↑ mosca (2))

E (en expresiones concesivas) por … QUE:

por más que me esfuerzo me sigue saliendo mal no matter how hard I try o however hard I try, I still can't get it right

(+ subj): por (muy) fácil que se lo pongan, no creo que lo sepa hacer however easy o no matter how easy they make it for him I don't think he'll be able to do it

F

1

(en expresiones de modo): clasifícalos por tamaño classify them according to size o by size

colóquense por orden de altura line up in order of height

por adelantado in advance

por escrito in writing

2

(indicando el medio): se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phone

lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio

lo mandaron por avión/barco they sent it by air/sea

por carretera by road

la conocí por la voz I recognized the o her voice, I recognized her by her voice

me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend

conocido por el nombre de Pancho known as Pancho

lo intenté por todos los medios I tried everything possible o every possible way

3 ( Educación):

es doctor honoris causa por Oxford he has an honorary doctorate from Oxford

un graduado en ciencias políticas por la universidad de Granada a graduate in political science from the university of Granada

G

1

(en relaciones de proporción): cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour

lo venden por metro they sell it by the meter

tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people

había un hombre por cada dos mujeres there was one man to every two women

tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide

ya hemos hecho bastante por hoy we've done enough for today

los hizo entrar uno por uno she made them come in one by one o one at a time

examinar un escrito punto por punto to go through a document point by point

ciento² (↑ ciento (2))

2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(en multiplicaciones): tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

H

1

(en relaciones de sustitución, intercambio, representación): su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf

yo puedo ir por ti I can go for you o in your place

por toda respuesta se encogió de hombros all he did was shrug his shoulders

tú podrías pasar por inglesa you could pass as English o for an Englishwoman

te dan uno nuevo por dos viejos they give you one new one in exchange for two old ones

es senador por Canarias he's a senator for the Canary Islands

2

(como): por ejemplo for example

¿acepta usted por esposa a Carmen? do you take Carmen to be your (lawful wedded) wife?

I (introduciendo el agente) by

un lugar frecuentado por muchos famosos a place frequented by many famous people

se vieron sorprendidos por una tormenta they were caught in a sudden storm

la ocupación de la fábrica por (parte de) los obreros the occupation of the factory by the workers

ver tb parte² f B. (↑ parte (2))

Sentido II

A

(al expresar finalidad, objetivo): se estaban peleando por la pelota they were fighting over the ball

lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money

te lo digo por tu bien I'm telling you for your own good

por + INF:

daría cualquier cosa por verte contento I'd give anything to see you happy

no entré por no molestar I didn't go in so as not to disturb him o because I didn't want to disturb him

eso es hablar por hablar that's talking for the sake of talking o for the sake of it

por QUE + SUBJ here por que can also be written porque:

estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him

recemos por que lleguen a un acuerdo let's pray that they'll come to an agreement

siguieron luchando por que se hiciera justicia they continued fighting for justice to be done

B

(indicando consideración, favor): haría cualquier cosa por ti I'd do anything for you

intercede por nosotros intercede for us

por mí no lo hagas don't do it just for me o for my sake

C

(indicando inclinación, elección): su amor por la música her love of music

demostró gran interés por el cuadro he showed great interest in the painting

no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him

opté por no ir I chose not to go

votó por ella he voted for her

¿por la afirmativa? all those in favor?

se manifestaron por el derecho al aborto they demonstrated for the right to abortion

estar por algn ( fam); to be crazy about sb

D

(en busca de): salió/fue poror ( Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread

E

(en lo que respecta a): por mí no hay inconveniente I don't mind

que haga lo que le dé la gana, por mí … let him do what he likes, as far as I'm concerned …

F (indicando una situación pendiente) por + INF:

tengo toda la casa por limpiar I've got the whole house to clean

estos cambios aún están por hacer these changes have still not been made o are yet to be made

ver² vt C 1. (↑ ver (2))

G

( AmL) estar por + INF (estar a punto de): deben de estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute

la leche está por hervir the milk's about to boil

Sentido III

A

(indicando lugar de acceso, salida, trayectoria): entró por la ventana he came in through the window

sal por aquí go out this way

el acceso al edificio es por la calle Lamas you enter the building from Lamas Street

el piano no va a pasar por la puerta the piano won't go through the door

se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs

subieron por la ladera este they went up by the east face

¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?

fuimos por el camino más largo we took the longer route

no vayas por ahí que te vas a perder don't go that way, you'll get lost

¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?

¿puedes pasar por la tintorería? could you call in at o drop by the drycleaner's?

B

(expresando lugar indeterminado): está por ahí he's over there somewhere

¿por dónde está or queda el restaurante? whereabouts is the restaurant?

viven por el sur/por mi barrio they live in the south somewhere/around my area

hace mucho que no lo vemos por aquí we haven't seen him around here for ages

¿qué tal te fue por Londres? how did you get on in London?

C

(expresando lugar determinado): corta por aquí cut here

voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15

empieza por el principio start at the beginning

agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle

D

(indicando extensión): lo he buscado por todos lados or por todas partes I've looked everywhere for it

la epidemia se extendió por todo el país the epidemic spread throughout the (whole) country

estuvimos viajando por el norte de Francia we were traveling around o in the North of France

fuimos a caminar por la playa we went for a walk along the beach

pasa un trapo por el piso give the floor a quick wipe

ver tb afuera, adentro, dentro, fuera¹ adv A 1. (↑ fuera (1)), encima, por etc

Sentido IV

A

(expresando tiempo aproximado): por aquella época at that time

por aquel entonces vivían en Pozuelo at that time they were living in Pozuelo

sucedió por allá por 1960 it happened some time back around 1960

B ( Esp) (indicando una ocasión) for

me lo regalaron por mi cumpleaños they gave it to me for my birthday

por Semana Santa pensamos ir a Londres we're thinking of going to London for Easter

C (durante) for

por los siglos de los siglos for ever and ever

no se lo confío ni por un minuto I wouldn't trust him with it for a minute

puede quedar así por el momento or por ahora it can stay like that for the time being o for now

ver tb mañana³ (↑ mañana (3)), tarde² (↑ tarde (2)), noche

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por preposición
1 ( causa) because of;
◊ por falta de dinero because of o owing to lack of money;

por naturaleza by nature;
por necesidad out of necessity;
por eso no dije nada that's why I didn't say anything;
fue por eso que no te llamé that was why I didn't call you;
si no fuera por mi hijo … if it wasn't for my son …;
me pidió perdón por haberme mentido he apologized for lying o for having lied to me
2 ( en locs)
◊ por qué why;

no dijo por qué he didn't say why;
¿por qué no vienes conmigo? why don't you come with me?;
por si in case;
por si no entiende in case he doesn't understand;
See Also→ acaso 2, mosca
3 ( en expresiones concesivas):
◊ por más que me esfuerzo however hard o no matter how hard I try;

por (muy) fácil que sea however easy o no matter how easy it is
4
a) ( modo):

◊ colócalos por orden de tamaño put them in order of size;

por adelantado in advance;
por escrito in writing
b) ( medio):

◊ se lo comunicaron por teléfono they told him over the phone;

lo dijeron por la radio they said it on the radio;
por avión by air;
la conocí por la voz I recognized her by her voice;
me enteré por un amigo I heard from o through a friend
5
a) ( proporción):

◊ cobra $30 por clase he charges $30 a o per class;

120 kilómetros por hora 120 kilometers an o per hour;
por metro/docena by the meter/dozen;
tú comes por tres you eat enough for three people;
tiene tres metros de largo por uno de ancho it's three meters long by one meter wide;
uno por uno one by one;
See Also→ ciento sustantivo masculino b
b) ( en multiplicaciones):

◊ tres por cuatro (son) doce three times four is twelve, three fours are twelve

6
a) ( sustitución) for;

◊ su secretaria firmó por él his secretary signed for him o on his behalf;

pasa por inglesa she passes for an Englishwoman
b) ( como):

◊ por ejemplo for example

7 ( introduciendo el agente) by;
◊ compuesto por Mozart composed by Mozart

1 (finalidad, objetivo):
◊ pelearse por algo to fight over sth;

lo hace por el dinero he does it for the money;
no entré por no molestarlo I didn't go in because I didn't want to disturb him;
por que + subj (here por que can also be written porque): estaba ansioso por que lo escucharan he was eager for them to listen to him
2 (indicando inclinación, elección):
◊ su amor por la música her love of music;

no siento nada por él I don't feel anything for him;
votó por ella he voted for her
3 ( en busca de): salió/fue por or (Esp) a por pan he went (out) for some bread, he went (out) to get some bread
4 ( en lo que respecta a):
◊ por mí que haga lo que quiera as far as I'm concerned, he can do what he likes

5 (esp AmL) estar por + inf ( estar a punto de) to be about to + inf;
◊ está por terminar he's about to finish;

deben (de) estar por llegar they should be arriving any minute
1
a) ( lugar):

◊ entró por la ventana he came in through the window;

sal por aquí go out this way;
se cayó por la escalera he fell down the stairs;
¿el 121 va por (la) Avenida Rosas? does the 121 go along Rosas Avenue?;
¿por dónde has venido? which way did you come?;
está por ahí he's over there somewhere;
¿por dónde está el hotel? whereabouts is the hotel?;
viven por mi barrio they live around my area;
voy por la página 15 I'm up to o I'm on page 15;
empieza por el principio start at the beginning;
agárralo por el mango hold it by the handle
b) ( indicando extensión): por todos lados or por todas partes everywhere;

◊ viajamos por el norte de Francia we traveled around o in the North of France;

ver tb dentro, fuera, encima, etc
2 ( tiempo) for;
◊ por un mes for a month;

por el momento or por ahora for the time being, for now;
ver tb mañana, tarde, noche
3 (Esp) ( ocasión) for;
◊ me lo regaló por mi cumpleaños she gave it to me for my birthday

por preposición
1 (autoría) by: está escrito por mí, it was written by me
2 (camino, lugar) through: viajamos por Castilla, we travelled round Castilla
3 (medio) lo enviaron por avión, they sent it by plane
me enteré por el periódico, I read about it in the newspaper
4 (motivo, causa) because of
por tu culpa, because of you
(en favor de) for: hazlo por ellos, do it for their sake
por la libertad, for freedom
5 (en torno a) por San Juan, near Saint John's Day
6 (durante) por la mañana/noche, in the morning/at night
por el momento, for the time being
7 (a través) entramos por la puerta, we got in through the door
miramos por la ventana, we looked out (of) the window
pasamos por la ciudad, we went through the town
8 (sobre, por encima de) cruzaremos por el puente, we'll cross the bridge
9 (delante de) paso todos los días por tu casa, I go by your house every day
10 (a cambio de) for: te doy mi helado por tu yogur, I'll swap you my ice-cream for your yoghurt
11 (en una distribución, cálculo) por cabeza, a head, per person
mil pesetas por hora, a thousand pesetas per hour
dos mil revoluciones por minuto, two thousand revolutions per minute
12 (en una multiplicación) dos por dos, cuatro, two times two is four
un diez por ciento, ten per cent
13 (con infinitivo) in order to, so as to
trabajar por trabajar, to work for the sake of it
♦ Locuciones: por así decirlo, so to speak
por más/mucho que..., no matter how...
por qué, why
' por' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abogar
- abonar
- abonarse
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abuelo
- acabar
- acaso
- accidente
- acercarse
- acertar
- aclamación
- acomplejada
- acomplejado
- acomplejarse
- acoquinar
- acostumbrar
- actual
- adelantada
- adelantado
- adivinar
- admitir
- adoración
- aérea
- aéreo
- afanarse
- afectada I
- afectado
- afición
- agradecer
- aguantar
- ahí
- ahogada
- ahogado
- ahora
- ahorcarse
- ahorrar
- aire
- alegrarse
- algo
- allá
- allí
- almacén
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- aludida
- aludido
- amarga
English:
A
- aback
- ablaze
- about
- above
- absence
- absorb
- accident
- accidentally
- acclaim
- accompany
- accord
- accordingly
- account
- accustom
- actual
- actually
- add to
- advocate
- after
- afternoon
- again
- against
- air
- airmail
- alert
- allowance
- alone
- alphabetically
- alternately
- amble
- amends
- amok
- angry
- annihilate
- annoy
- answer for
- answering service
- antipathy
- anxious
- anywhere
- apologetic
- apologize
- appal
- appall
- apparently
- appearance
- appease
- appointment
- appreciate

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por prep

1. [indica causa] because of;

llegó tarde por el tráfico she was late because of the traffic;

lo hizo por amor he did it out of o for love;

me disculpé por llegar tarde I apologized for arriving late;

miré dentro por simple curiosidad I looked inside out of pure curiosity;

accidentes por conducción temeraria accidents caused by reckless driving;

muertes por enfermedades cardiovasculares deaths from cardiovascular disease;

no quise llamar por la hora (que era) I didn't want to call because of the time;

cerrado por vacaciones/reformas [en letrero] closed for holidays/alterations;

por mí no te preocupes don't worry about me;
Esp
fue por eso por lo que tuvimos tantos problemas, Am [m5] fue por eso que tuvimos tantos problemas that's why we had so many problems;

eso te pasa por (ser tan) generoso that's what you get for being so generous;

la razón por (la) que dimite the reason (why) she is resigning;

¿por qué? why?;

¿por qué no vienes? why don't you come?;

¿por qué lo preguntas? – por nada why do you ask? – no reason;
Fam
¿por? why?;

por si in case;

por si se te olvida in case you forget

2. [indica indicio]
por lo que me dices/lo que he oído no debe de ser tan difícil from what you say/what I've heard, it can't be that difficult;

por lo que tengo entendido, viven juntos as I understand it, they live together, my understanding is that they live together;

por lo visto, por lo que se ve apparently

3. [indica finalidad] (antes de infinitivo) (in order) to;

* * *

por

prp

1 motivo for, because of;

lo hace por mí he does it for me;

lo hizo por amor she did it out of o for love;

luchó por sus ideales he fought for his ideals;

por miedo a ofenderle for fear of upsetting her;

vino por verme he came to see me

2 medio by;

por avión by air;

por correo by mail, Br

tb by post

3 tiempo

:

por un año/un segundo for a year/a second;

por la mañana in the morning;

por Navidad around Christmas

4 movimiento

:

por la calle down the street;

por un tunel through a tunnel;

por aquí this way

5 posición aproximada around, about;

está por aquí it’s around here (somewhere);

vive por el centro de la ciudad she lives somewhere around the center of town

6 cambio

:

por cincuenta pesos for fifty pesos;

por cabeza each, a head

7 otros usos

:

por hora an o per hour;

dos por dos two times two;

¿por qué? why?;

el motivo por el cual o

por el que … the reason why …;

esa factura aún está por pagar that invoice still has to be paid;

tomar por esposa marry;

por difícil que sea however difficult it might be

* * *

por prep

1) : for, during

se quedaron allí por la semana: they stayed there during the week

por el momento: for now, at the moment

2) : around, during

por noviembre empieza a nevar: around November it starts to snow

por la mañana: in the morning

3) : around (a place)

debe estar por allí: it must be over there

por todas partes: everywhere

4) : by, through, along

por la puerta: through the door

pasé por tu casa: I stopped by your house

por la costa: along the coast

5) : for, for the sake of

lo hizo por su madre: he did it for his mother

¡por Dios!: for heaven's sake!

6) : because of, on account of

llegué tarde por el tráfico: I arrived late because of the traffic

dejar por imposible: to give up as impossible

7) : per

60 millas por hora: 60 miles per hour

por docena: by the dozen

8) : for, in exchange for, instead of

su hermana habló por él: his sister spoke on his behalf

9) : by means of

hablar por teléfono: to talk on the phone

por escrito: in writing

10) : as for

por mí: as far as I'm concerned

11) : times

tres por dos son seis: three times two is six

12) según: from, according to

por lo que dices: judging from what you're telling me

13) : as, for

por ejemplo: for example

14) : by

hecho por mi abuela: made by my grandmother

por correo: by mail

15) : for, in order to

lucha por ganar su respeto: he struggles to win her respect

16)

estar por : to be about to

17)

por ciento : percent

18)

por favor : please

19)

por lo tanto : therefore, consequently

20)

¿por qué? : why?

21)

por que porque

22)

por... que : no matter how

por mucho que intente: no matter how hard I try

23)

por si or

por si acaso : just in case

* * *

por prep

1. (a través de) through

entra por la puerta de la derecha go in through the door on the right

por el bosque through the wood

2. (la calle) along / down

iba por la calle I was walking down the street

3. (indica camino) via / by

fuimos por la carretera comarcal we went by the B road

4. (indica una parte concreta) by

sujeta la cacerola por el asa hold the saucepan by its handle

5. (indica el tiempo)

por la mañana in the morning

por Navidades at Christmas

por la noche at night

por unos días for a few days

6. (a causa de) because of

suspendieron el concierto por la lluvia the concert was cancelled because of the rain

7. (a fin de) to / in order to

por complacer al padre in order to please her father

8. (indica el autor) by

el cuadro fue pintado por Picasso the picture was painted by Picasso

9. (en favor o defensa de) for

haría cualquier cosa por su hijo she'd do anything for her son

es por tu propio bien it's for your own good

10. (multiplicado) times

cuatro por cuatro son dieciséis four times four is sixteen

11. (a cambio de) for

lo compré por cien pesetas I bought it for a hundred pesetas

te doy este libro por esos sellos I'll give you this book for those stamps

12. (en vez de) instead of

ya jugaré yo por Jaime I'll play instead of Jaime

13. (indica que una acción todavía no está hecha)

las camas están por hacer the beds still have to be made

ir por / ir a por to fetch

¡ve a por mis zapatillas, por favor! fetch my slippers, please!

por + adjetivo however + adjective

por barato que parezca however cheap it may seem

por mucho que te quejes however much you complain

por aquí (cerca) near here (indicando camino) this way

por ciento per cent

por correo by post

por fin at last

por la fuerza by force

por lo general generally / usually

por lo menos at least

por mí as far as I'm concerned

por si... in case...

por sorpresa by surprise

por supuesto of course

por tanto therefore

por teléfono on the telephone

¿por qué? why?

Spanish-English dictionary > por
18 day

noun

1) Tag, der

all day [long] — den ganzen Tag [lang]

take all day — (fig.) eine Ewigkeit brauchen

all day and every day — tagaus, tagein

to this day, from that day to this — bis zum heutigen Tag

for two days — zwei Tage [lang]

what's the day or what day is it today? — welcher Tag ist heute?

twice a day — zweimal täglich od. am Tag

in a day/two days — (within) in od. an einem Tag/in zwei Tagen

[on] the day after/before — am Tag danach/davor

[the] next/[on] the following/[on] the previous day — am nächsten/folgenden/vorhergehenden Tag

the day before yesterday/after tomorrow — vorgestern/übermorgen

the other day — neulich

from this/that day [on] — von heute an/von diesem Tag an

one of these [fine] days — eines [schönen] Tages

some day — eines Tages; irgendwann einmal

for the day — für einen Tag

day after day — Tag für Tag

day by day, from day to day — von Tag zu Tag

day in day out — tagaus, tagein

call it a day — (end work) Feierabend machen; (more generally) Schluss machen

at the end of the day — (fig.) letzten Endes

it's not my day — ich habe [heute] einen schlechten Tag

2) in sing. or pl. (period)

in the days when... — zu der Zeit, als...

these days — heutzutage

in those days — damals; zu jener Zeit

in this day and age — heutzutage

have seen/known better days — bessere Tage gesehen/gekannt haben

those were the days — das waren noch Zeiten

in one's day — zu seiner Zeit; (during lifetime) in seinem Leben

every dog has its day — jeder hat einmal seine Chance

it has had its day — es hat ausgedient (ugs.)

3) (victory)

win or carry the day — den Sieg davontragen

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[dei] 1. noun
1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) der Tag

2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) der Tag

3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) der Tag

4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) die Tage (pl.)

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- academic.ru/18551/daybreak">daybreak
- day-dream 2. verb
She often day-dreams.) mit offenen Augen träumen

- daylight
- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day
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day

[deɪ]

n

1. (24 hours) Tag m

my birthday is ten \days from now heute in zehn Tagen habe ich Geburtstag

what a \day! was für ein Tag!

you're forty if you're a \day ( fam) du bist mindestens vierzig [Jahre alt]

you don't look a \day over forty Sie sehen kein bisschen älter als vierzig aus

we're expecting the response any \day now die Antwort kann jetzt jeden Tag kommen

today is not my \day heute ist nicht mein Tag

today of all \days ausgerechnet heute

for a few \days auf ein paar Tage, für einige Tage

in a few \days[' time] in einigen [o in ein paar] Tagen

from one \day to the next (suddenly) von heute auf morgen; (in advance) im Voraus

from one \day to the other von einem Tag auf den anderen

one \day eines Tages

to be one of those \days einer dieser unglückseligen Tage sein

the other \day neulich, vor einigen Tagen

some \day irgendwann [einmal]

\day in, \day out tagaus, tagein

from this \day forth von heute an

from that \day on[wards] von dem Tag an

the \day after tomorrow übermorgen

the \day before yesterday vorgestern

\day after \day Tag für Tag, tagtäglich

\day by \day Tag für Tag

by the \day von Tag zu Tag

from \day to \day von Tag zu Tag

to the \day auf den Tag genau

to this \day bis heute

these \days (recently) in letzter Zeit; (nowadays) heutzutage, heute; (at the moment) zurzeit

one of these \days eines Tages; (soon) demnächst [einmal]; (some time or other) irgendwann [einmal]

2. ECON (work period) Tag m

he works three \days on, two \days off er arbeitet drei Tage und hat dann zwei Tage frei

I have a full \day tomorrow morgen ist mein Tag randvoll mit Terminen, morgen habe ich einen anstrengenden Tag

working \day Arbeitstag m

all \day den ganzen Tag

to work an eight-hour \day acht Stunden am Tag arbeiten

to take a \day off einen Tag freinehmen

3. (not night) Tag m

all \day [long] den ganzen Tag [über [o lang]]

\day and night Tag und Nacht

a sunny/wet \day ein sonniger/regnerischer Tag

by \day tagsüber, während des Tages

4. (former time) Zeit f

those were the \days das waren noch Zeiten

to have seen better \days schon bessere Tage [o Zeiten] gesehen haben

in the old \days früher

in the good old \days in der guten alten Zeit

to have had one's \day seine [beste] Zeit gehabt haben

in the \days before/of/when... zur Zeit vor/des/, als...

in those \days damals

in/since sb's \day zu/seit jds Zeit

things have quite changed since my \day seit meiner Zeit hat sich einiges verändert

in my younger/student \days... als ich noch jung/Student war,...

5. no pl (present)

in this \day and age heutzutage

of the \day Tages-

the news of the \day die Tagesnachrichten [o Nachrichten von heute

6. (life)

▪ sb's \days pl jds Leben nt

her \days are numbered ihre Tage sind gezählt

to end one's \days in poverty sein Leben [o geh seine Tage] in Armut beschließen

in all my [born] \days in meinem ganzen Leben

until my/her dying \day bis an mein/ihr Lebensende

7. (special date) Tag m

\day of Atonement [jüdisches] Versöhnungsfest

the \day of Judg[e]ment der Jüngste Tag

8.

▶ any \day jederzeit

I can beat you any \day! ( fam) dich kann ich jederzeit schlagen!

▶ back in the \day AM (sl) in der Vergangenheit

▶ the big \day der große Tag

▶ to call it a \day Schluss machen [für heute]

▶ to carry [or win] the \day den Sieg davontragen geh

▶ at the end of the \day (in the final analysis) letzten Endes; (finally, eventually) schließlich, zum Schluss

▶ to make sb's \day jds Tag retten

▶ to name the \day den Hochzeitstermin festsetzen, den Tag der Hochzeit festlegen

▶ to be like night and \day wie Tag und Nacht sein

▶ sb's \days [as sth] are numbered jds Tage [als etw] sind gezählt

▶ from \day one von Anfang an, vom ersten Tag an

▶ to pass the time of \day plaudern, SÜDD, ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. plauschen

▶ that will be the \day! ( fam) das möchte ich zu gern[e] einmal erleben! fam

▶ to be all in a \day's work zum Alltag gehören

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[deɪ]
n

1) Tag m

he's coming in three days' time or in three days — er kommt in drei Tagen

it will arrive any day now — es muss jeden Tag kommen

what day is it today? — welcher Tag ist heute?, was haben wir heute?

what day of the month is it? — der Wievielte ist heute?

twice a day — zweimal täglich or am Tag

the day before yesterday — vorgestern

the day after/before, the following/previous day — am Tag danach/zuvor, am (darauf)folgenden/vorhergehenden Tag

the day after tomorrow — übermorgen

this day week ( Brit inf ) — heute in acht Tagen (inf)

from that day on( wards) —

from this day forth (old) — von diesem Tage an

two years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor zwei Jahren

one day — eines Tages

one day we went swimming, and the next... — einen Tag gingen wir schwimmen, und den nächsten...

one of these days — irgendwann (einmal), eines Tages

day in, day out — tagein, tagaus

they went to London for the day — sie machten einen Tagesausflug nach London

for days on end — tagelang

day after day — Tag für Tag, tagtäglich

day by day — jeden Tag, täglich

the other day — neulich

at the end of the day (fig) — letzten Endes

to live from day to day — von einem Tag auf den andern leben

today of all days — ausgerechnet heute

some day soon — demnächst

I remember it to this day — daran erinnere ich mich noch heute

he's fifty if he's a day (esp Brit) — er ist mindestens or wenigstens fünfzig

all day — den ganzen Tag

to travel during the day or by day — tagsüber or während des Tages reisen

at that time of day — zu der Tageszeit

to work day and night —

good day! (= goodbye) (the) day is done (liter) — guten Tag! auf Wiedersehen! der Tag ist vorüber

to be paid by the day — tageweise bezahlt werden

let's call it a day — machen wir Schluss

some time during the day — irgendwann im Laufe des Tages

to have a nice day — einen schönen Tag verbringen

to have a lazy day — einen Tag faulenzen

have a nice day! — viel Spaß!; ( esp US, said by storekeeper etc ) schönen Tag noch!

did you have a nice day? — wars schön?

did you have a good day at the office? —

to have a good/bad day — einen guten/schlechten Tag haben

what a day! (terrible) — so ein fürchterlicher Tag!; (lovely) so ein herrlicher Tag!

on a wet/dry day — an einem regnerischen/trockenen Tag

to work an eight-hour day — einen Achtstundentag haben, acht Stunden am Tag arbeiten

it's all in the or a day's work! — das ist (doch) selbstverständlich

that'll be the day — das möcht ich sehen or erleben

See:

→ make

2)

(period of time: often pl) these days — heute, heutzutage

what are you doing these days? — was machst or treibst du denn so?

in this day and age — heutzutage

the talking point of the day — das Tagesgespräch

in days to come — künftig, in künftigen Zeiten or Tagen (geh)

from his young days — von Kindesbeinen or frühester Jugend an

in his younger days — als er noch jünger war

in Queen Victoria's day, in the days of Queen Victoria — zu Königin Viktorias Zeiten

the happiest days of my life — die glücklichste Zeit meines Lebens

those were the days — das waren noch Zeiten

in the old days — früher

in the good old days — in der guten alten Zeit

it's early days yet —

during the early days of the war — in den ersten Kriegstagen

he/this material has seen better days — er/dieser Stoff hat (auch) schon bessere Zeiten or Tage gesehen

to end one's days in misery — im Elend sterben

3)

(with poss adj = lifetime, best time) famous in her day — in ihrer Zeit berühmt

it has had its day — das hat seine Glanzzeit überschritten

his day will come — sein Tag wird kommen

everything has its day — für alles kommt einmal die richtige Zeit

4) no pl

(= contest, battle) to win or carry the day — den Sieg bringen

to lose/save the day — den Kampf verlieren/retten

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day [deı] s

1. Tag m (Ggs Nacht):

it is broad day es ist heller Tag;

before day vor Tagesanbruch;

(as) clear as day

a) taghell,

b) auch (as) plain as day fig sonnenklar;

good day! bes obs guten Tag!

2. Tag m (Zeitraum):

three days from London drei Tage(reisen) von London entfernt;

one-day eintägig;

work a four-day week vier Tage in der Woche arbeiten;

five-day week Fünftagewoche f;

open 7 days per week täglich geöffnet;

I haven’t got all day umg ich hab nicht den ganzen Tag Zeit;

(as) happy as the day is long wunschlos glücklich;

(as) merry as the day is long quietschvergnügt umg; → honest A 1, respite A 1, rest¹ A 2

3. (bestimmter) Tag:

till the day of his death bis zu seinem Todestag;

since the day dot umg seit einer Ewigkeit;

first day at ( oder of) school erster Schultag; → departure 1 b, New Year’s Day, etc

4. Empfangs-, Besuchstag m

5. a) (festgesetzter) Tag, Termin m:

day of delivery Liefertermin, -tag;

keep one’s day obs pünktlich sein

b) SPORT Spieltag m

6. meist pl (Lebens)Zeit f, Zeiten pl, Tage pl:

in my young days in meinen Jugendtagen;

in those days in jenen Tagen, damals;

in the days of old vorzeiten, in alten Zeiten, einst;

end one’s days seine Tage beschließen, sterben;

all the days of one’s life sein ganzes Leben lang;

she was the best actress of her day ihrer Zeit;

my dancing days are done ( oder over)

a) das Tanzen habe ich aufgegeben,

b) mit dem Tanzen geht es bei mir nicht mehr

7. meist pl (beste) Zeit (des Lebens), Glanzzeit f:

in our day zu unserer Zeit;

every dog has his day (Sprichwort) jedem lacht einmal das Glück;

have had one’s day sich überlebt haben, am Ende sein;

he has had his day seine beste Zeit ist vorüber;

the machine has had its day die Maschine hat ausgedient;

those were the days! das waren noch Zeiten!

8. ARCH Öffnung f, Lichte f (eines Fensters etc)

9. Bergbau: Tag mBesondere Redewendungen: day after day Tag für Tag;

the day after

a) tags darauf, am nächsten oder folgenden Tag,

b) der nächste Tag;

the day after tomorrow, US day after tomorrow übermorgen;

(day and) day about einen um den andern Tag, jeden zweiten Tag;

day and night Tag und Nacht arbeiten etc;

any day jeden Tag;

any day (of the week) umg jederzeit;

the day before

a) tags zuvor,

b) der vorhergehende Tag;

the day before yesterday, US day before yesterday vorgestern;

it was days before he came es vergingen oder es dauerte Tage, ehe er kam;

by day, during the day bei Tag(e);

by the day

a) tageweise,

b) im Tagelohn arbeiten;

day by day (tag)täglich, Tag für Tag, jeden Tag wieder;

call it a day umg (für heute) Schluss machen;

let’s call it a day! Feierabend!, Schluss für heute!;

carry ( oder win) the day

a) den Sieg davontragen,

b) fig die Oberhand gewinnen;

lose the day den Kampf verlieren;

fall on evil days ins Unglück geraten;

from day to day

a) von Tag zu Tag, zusehends,

b) von einem Tag zum anderen;

day in, day out tagaus, tagein; immerfort;

ask sb the time of day jemanden nach der Uhrzeit fragen;

give sb the time of day jemandem guten Tag sagen;

know the time of day wissen, was die Glocke geschlagen hat; Bescheid wissen;

live for the day sorglos in den Tag hinein leben;

that made my day umg damit war der Tag für mich gerettet;

save the day die Lage retten;

(in) these days, in this day and age heutzutage;

one of these (fine) days demnächst, nächstens (einmal), eines schönen Tages;

this day week bes Br

a) heute in einer Woche,

b) heute vor einer Woche;

to this day bis auf den heutigen Tag;

to a day auf den Tag genau

d. abk

1. date

2. daughter

3. day

4. deceased

5. denarius, denarii pl, = penny, pence pl

6. PHYS density

7. died

8. US dime

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noun

1) Tag, der

all day [long] — den ganzen Tag [lang]

take all day — (fig.) eine Ewigkeit brauchen

all day and every day — tagaus, tagein

to this day, from that day to this — bis zum heutigen Tag

for two days — zwei Tage [lang]

what's the day or what day is it today? — welcher Tag ist heute?

twice a day — zweimal täglich od. am Tag

in a day/two days — (within) in od. an einem Tag/in zwei Tagen

[on] the day after/before — am Tag danach/davor

[the] next/[on] the following/[on] the previous day — am nächsten/folgenden/vorhergehenden Tag

the day before yesterday/after tomorrow — vorgestern/übermorgen

the other day — neulich

from this/that day [on] — von heute an/von diesem Tag an

one of these [fine] days — eines [schönen] Tages

some day — eines Tages; irgendwann einmal

for the day — für einen Tag

day after day — Tag für Tag

day by day, from day to day — von Tag zu Tag

day in day out — tagaus, tagein

call it a day — (end work) Feierabend machen; (more generally) Schluss machen

at the end of the day — (fig.) letzten Endes

it's not my day — ich habe [heute] einen schlechten Tag

2) in sing. or pl. (period)

in the days when... — zu der Zeit, als...

these days — heutzutage

in those days — damals; zu jener Zeit

in this day and age — heutzutage

have seen/known better days — bessere Tage gesehen/gekannt haben

those were the days — das waren noch Zeiten

in one's day — zu seiner Zeit; (during lifetime) in seinem Leben

every dog has its day — jeder hat einmal seine Chance

it has had its day — es hat ausgedient (ugs.)

3) (victory)

win or carry the day — den Sieg davontragen

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n.

Tag -e m.

English-german dictionary > day
19 otro

adj.

other, one other, another, every other.

pron.

another one, other, another, every other.

m.

other.

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otro

► adjetivo

1 other, another

■ quiero otro pastel I want another cake

■ eso ya es otra cosa that's different

■ otra vez será some other time

■ el otro día... the other day...

■ otro día venís todos juntos next time you could all come

► pronombre

1 other, another

■ otros others

■ unos te dicen que sí y otros que no you get a different opinion from everyone

■ no hay otro como él he's something else

■ otro que te busca somebody else looking for you

■ otro no lo hubiera hecho not everyone is like that

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

otro de tantos nothing exceptional

otro que tal baila he (she) is just as bad

¡otra! ¡otra! encore!, more!

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1. = otra, adj.
1) other

2) another

•

- otra vez
2. = otra, pron.
1) other one

2) another one

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1. ADJ

1) (=diferente) [en singular] another; [en plural] other

dame otra revista — give me another magazine

necesito otro destornillador más grande — I need a bigger screwdriver

tengo otros planes — I have other plans

no puedo venir ningún otro día — I can't come any other day

¿tiene algún otro modelo? — do you have any other models?

¿hay alguna otra manera de hacerlo? — is there any other way of doing it?

son otros tiempos — times have changed

• de otro modo — otherwise

le pago, de otro modo no lo haría — I'm paying her, otherwise she wouldn't do it

• está en otra parte — it's somewhere else

por otra parte — on the other hand

por otra parte, he de admitir que me gusta — on the other hand, I have to admit I like it

• otro tanto, Juan me insultó y Antonio hizo otro tanto — Juan insulted me and so did Antonio

ayer subió tres puntos y hoy aumentará otro tanto — it went up by three points yesterday and will rise by the same amount today
mundo 1)
2) (=uno más) [en singular, con cifras] another; [en plural] other

¿quieres otra taza de café? — would you like another cup of coffee?

tropezamos con otra nueva dificultad — we came up against yet another difficulty

va a ser otro Hitler — he's going to be a second o another Hitler

luego me enseñó otros trajes — then he showed me some other dresses

después volvió con otros ocho libros — then he came back with another eight books o with eight more books

• otra cosa, me gustaría preguntarle otra cosa — I'd like to ask you something else

¿desea alguna otra cosa? — would you like anything else?

• otra vez — again

3) [en una secuencia temporal]

a) [en el futuro] next

yo me bajé aquí y él en la otra parada — I got off here and he got off at the next stop

se fue y a la otra semana me escribió — * he left and wrote to me the next week

b) [en el pasado] other

me encontré con él el otro día — I met him the other day

2. PRON

1) (=diferente) [en singular] another, another one; [en plural] others

-he perdido mi lápiz -no importa, tengo otro — "I have lost my pencil" - "it doesn't matter, I've got another (one)"

tengo otros en el almacén — I've got some others in the warehouse

todos los países europeos y alguno que otro de África — all the countries in Europe and some from Africa

es más eficaz que ningún otro — it's more efficient than any other one

• el otro — the other one

• lo otro no importa — the rest doesn't matter

2) (=uno más) [en singular] another, another one; [en plural] others

¿quieres otro? — do you want another (one)?

¿me puede enseñar otros? — could you show me some others o more?

se me perdieron y me dieron otros — I lost them, but they gave me some more

¡otra! — [en concierto] encore!; [en bar] (the) same again, please

3) [en una secuencia temporal]

un día sí y otro no — every other day

el jueves que viene no, el otro — a week on Thursday

4) [referido a personas] [en singular] somebody else; [en plural] others

que lo haga otro — let somebody else do it

tomé el sombrero de otro — I took somebody else's hat

parece otra desde que se casó — she's a different person since she got married

como dijo el otro — as somebody o someone said

no fue otro que el obispo — it was none other than the bishop

unos creen que ganará, otros que perderá — some think he'll win, others that he'll lose

no sabe adaptarse a las costumbres de los otros — he doesn't know how to fit in with other people

• uno y otro — both, both of them

unos y otros coinciden en que... — both sides o groups agree that..., they all agree that...

están enamorados el uno del otro — they're in love with each other

- ¡otro que tal!

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I
otra adjetivo

1) ( con carácter adicional) (sing) another; (pl) other; ( con numerales) another

¿puedo comer otro trozo? — can I have another piece?

necesito otros dos kilos — I need another two kilos

prueba otra vez — try again

una y otra vez — time and time again; ver tanto III 2)

2) ( diferente) (sing) another; (pl) other

¿no sabes ninguna otra canción? — don't you know any other songs?

no hay otra forma — there's no other way

probar otros métodos — to try other methods

en otro sitio — somewhere else

en otro momento — some other time

3) ( estableciendo un contraste) other

queda del otro lado de la calle — it's on the other side of the street

- otro mundo

- otro yo

4)

a) (siguiente, contiguo) next

al otro día me llamó — she phoned me the following o (the) next day

b)

el otro día — the other day
II
otra pronombre

1) ( con carácter adicional) (sing) another (one)

¿quieres otro? — would you like another (one)?

otra! — encore!

2) ( diferente)

parece otra — she looks like a different person

no voy a aceptar ningún otro — I won't accept any other

lo dejó por otro — she left him for another man

otros piensan que no es así — others feel that this is not so

3) ( estableciendo un contraste)

la otra es mejor — the other one is better

los otros no están listos — ( hablando - de personas) the others aren't ready; (- de cosas) the others o the other ones aren't ready

todo lo otro va aquí — everything else goes in here

4) (siguiente, contiguo)

un día sí y otro no — every other day

de un día para (el) otro — overnight, from one day to the next

la semana que viene no, la otra — not next week, the week after

uno detrás del otro — one after the other

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= alternate, another, neighbour [neighbor, -USA], other.

Ex. Libraries which are not dependent upon the Library of Congress for cataloging copy are free to use the alternate rule.

Ex. Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.

Ex. In most search statements or document profiles it is possible to designate certain concepts as being more significant than their neighbours.

Ex. Use is still low with c100 requests per year for safety-related information but only c20 other requests.

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* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).

* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.

* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.

* algunos lo aman, otros lo odian = love it or loathe it.

* algunos otros + Nombre = various other + Nombre.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* alternar de un estado a otro = toggle.

* aprender el uno del otro = learn from + one another.

* a uno y otro lado de = on either side of.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time.

* cercano uno del otro = in close proximity.

* cerca uno del otro = in close proximity.

* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants.

* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, broke, skint.

* cualquier otra cosa = whatever else.

* cualquier otro = you name it.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.

* de la otra manera = the other way (a)round.

* del otro modo = the other way (a)round.

* de otro mundo = unworldly.

* de otros tiempos = of yore.

* de otro tiempo = of yore.

* de parte de otro = on behalf of someone else.

* desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.

* desproporcionado uno con otro = ill-balanced.

* de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one form or another.

* de una lado para otro = on the move, to and fro.

* de una parte a otra = back and forth.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de un + Expresión Temporal + a otro = from one + Expresión Temporal + to the next.

* de un extremo al otro = from the ridiculous to the sublime, from the sublime to the ridiculous.

* de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.

* de un momento a otro = momentarily, at any moment.

* de uno a otro = across.

* de un sitio a otro = back and forth.

* de un sitio para otro = on the move.

* de un tipo u otro = of one kind or another.

* dicho de otro modo = said differently.

* el consejo de otra person = a second opinion.

* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.

* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.

* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.

* en el otro extremo = at the other extreme.

* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other extreme.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en otra categoría = on a different plane.

* en otra escala = on a different plane.

* en otra parte = further afield.

* en otras palabras = which is to say.

* en otro nivel = on a different plane.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* en otro sitio = down the road.

* en otros tiempos = in days of yore, in times of yore.

* en otro tiempo = in days of yore, in times of yore.

* entre otras cosas = for one thing, inter alia.

* entre otros = amongst others, among others.

* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* estudiante proveniente de otra universidad = transfer student.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* hecho el uno para el otro = made for each other.

* inspirado en otros = copycat.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* lo otro = otherness.

* 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.

* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].

* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* mapa que se inserta en otro documento = inclusion map.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.

* ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.

* ninguna otra persona = no one else.

* ningún otro = no other.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no tener otra alternativa = have + no choice.

* no tener otra opción = have + no choice.

* no tener otro objetivo que el de = have + no other purpose than.

* ofrecer la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* organismo que actúa en representación de otros = umbrella.

* ¡otra! = encore!.

* otra cara de + Nombre, la = flip side of + Nombre, the.

* otra cara, la = flip side, the.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.

* otra posibilidad = as an alternative.

* otra posibilidad es = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* otra posibilidad es que = alternatively.

* otra posibilidad + ser = another possibility + be.

* otra taza de té o café = refill [re-fill].

* otra vez = again, once again, once more, redux.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* otro ejemplar = additional copy.

* otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.

* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* otros cuantos = several other.

* otros tantos = as many.

* para otra ocasión = for future reference.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pero por otra parte = but then again.

* pero por otro lado = but then again.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por otra parte = on the flip side.

* por otro lado = on the other hand, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.

* ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.

* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* todos los otros = all of the other.

* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.

* tropezar los unos con los otros = trip over + each other.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una noche tras otra = night after night.

* una y otra vez = over and over, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, over and over again.

* un día sí y otro no = every other day.

* un día sí y otro también = day in and day out.

* un día tras otro = day after day.

* unos con otros = one another.

* unos de otros = one another.

* unos encima de los otros = one on another.

* uno tras otro = one after the other, sequentially, one after another.

* uno u otro = one or another.

* u otros = or what not [whatnot].

* vivir en otro mundo = live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* y además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).

* y otro(s) = et al. (et alii), still (an)other(s).

* * *
I
otra adjetivo

1) ( con carácter adicional) (sing) another; (pl) other; ( con numerales) another

¿puedo comer otro trozo? — can I have another piece?

necesito otros dos kilos — I need another two kilos

prueba otra vez — try again

una y otra vez — time and time again; ver tanto III 2)

2) ( diferente) (sing) another; (pl) other

¿no sabes ninguna otra canción? — don't you know any other songs?

no hay otra forma — there's no other way

probar otros métodos — to try other methods

en otro sitio — somewhere else

en otro momento — some other time

3) ( estableciendo un contraste) other

queda del otro lado de la calle — it's on the other side of the street

- otro mundo

- otro yo

4)

a) (siguiente, contiguo) next

al otro día me llamó — she phoned me the following o (the) next day

b)

el otro día — the other day
II
otra pronombre

1) ( con carácter adicional) (sing) another (one)

¿quieres otro? — would you like another (one)?

otra! — encore!

2) ( diferente)

parece otra — she looks like a different person

no voy a aceptar ningún otro — I won't accept any other

lo dejó por otro — she left him for another man

otros piensan que no es así — others feel that this is not so

3) ( estableciendo un contraste)

la otra es mejor — the other one is better

los otros no están listos — ( hablando - de personas) the others aren't ready; (- de cosas) the others o the other ones aren't ready

todo lo otro va aquí — everything else goes in here

4) (siguiente, contiguo)

un día sí y otro no — every other day

de un día para (el) otro — overnight, from one day to the next

la semana que viene no, la otra — not next week, the week after

uno detrás del otro — one after the other

* * *

= alternate, another, neighbour [neighbor, -USA], other.

Ex: Libraries which are not dependent upon the Library of Congress for cataloging copy are free to use the alternate rule.

Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.

Ex: In most search statements or document profiles it is possible to designate certain concepts as being more significant than their neighbours.

Ex: Use is still low with c100 requests per year for safety-related information but only c20 other requests.

* a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a costa de otros = at other people's expense.

* actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.

* a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.

* además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).

* a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.

* a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.

* alguna que otra vez = from time to time, every once in a while, occasional, every now and then, every now and again.

* algunos lo aman, otros lo odian = love it or loathe it.

* algunos otros + Nombre = various other + Nombre.

* al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.

* al otro lado del charco = across the pond.

* al otro lado del océano = across the pond.

* alternar de un estado a otro = toggle.

* aprender el uno del otro = learn from + one another.

* a uno y otro lado de = on either side of.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time.

* cercano uno del otro = in close proximity.

* cerca uno del otro = in close proximity.

* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants.

* con una mano delante y otra detrás = penniless, broke, skint.

* cualquier otra cosa = whatever else.

* cualquier otro = you name it.

* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá = about this and that and everything else.

* de esto y de lo otro = about this and that.

* de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.

* de la otra manera = the other way (a)round.

* del otro modo = the other way (a)round.

* de otro mundo = unworldly.

* de otros tiempos = of yore.

* de otro tiempo = of yore.

* de parte de otro = on behalf of someone else.

* desde un extremo... al otro = from one end... to the other.

* desproporcionado uno con otro = ill-balanced.

* de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one form or another.

* de una lado para otro = on the move, to and fro.

* de una parte a otra = back and forth.

* de una punta a otra = end to end.

* de un + Expresión Temporal + a otro = from one + Expresión Temporal + to the next.

* de un extremo al otro = from the ridiculous to the sublime, from the sublime to the ridiculous.

* de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.

* de un momento a otro = momentarily, at any moment.

* de uno a otro = across.

* de un sitio a otro = back and forth.

* de un sitio para otro = on the move.

* de un tipo u otro = of one kind or another.

* dicho de otro modo = said differently.

* el consejo de otra person = a second opinion.

* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.

* en cualquier otra circunstancia = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otra parte = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en cualquier otro lugar = anywhere else, everywhere else.

* en cualquier otro momento = some other time.

* en cualquier otro sitio = anywhere else.

* en el otro extremo = at the other extreme.

* en el otro extremo de la escala = at the other extreme.

* en lugar de otro = vicariously.

* en otra categoría = on a different plane.

* en otra escala = on a different plane.

* en otra parte = further afield.

* en otras palabras = which is to say.

* en otro nivel = on a different plane.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* en otro sitio = down the road.

* en otros tiempos = in days of yore, in times of yore.

* en otro tiempo = in days of yore, in times of yore.

* entre otras cosas = for one thing, inter alia.

* entre otros = amongst others, among others.

* estar hecho el uno para el otro = be well suited to each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* estudiante proveniente de otra universidad = transfer student.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* hecho el uno para el otro = made for each other.

* inspirado en otros = copycat.

* ir de un sitio a otro = shunt between.

* ir de un sitio para otro = run around.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* lo otro = otherness.

* 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.

* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].

* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* mapa que se inserta en otro documento = inclusion map.

* mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.

* mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.

* ni lo uno ni lo otro = in-between, betwixt and between.

* ninguna otra persona = no one else.

* ningún otro = no other.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no tener otra alternativa = have + no choice.

* no tener otra opción = have + no choice.

* no tener otro objetivo que el de = have + no other purpose than.

* ofrecer la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* organismo que actúa en representación de otros = umbrella.

* ¡otra! = encore!.

* otra cara de + Nombre, la = flip side of + Nombre, the.

* otra cara, la = flip side, the.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.

* otra posibilidad = as an alternative.

* otra posibilidad es = for what it's worth [FWIW].

* otra posibilidad es que = alternatively.

* otra posibilidad + ser = another possibility + be.

* otra taza de té o café = refill [re-fill].

* otra vez = again, once again, once more, redux.

* otra vida, la = afterlife [after-life].

* otro bueno + Nombre = the next best + Nombre.

* otro ejemplar = additional copy.

* otro + Nombre + más = further + Nombre, yet another + Nombre.

* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* otros cuantos = several other.

* otros tantos = as many.

* para otra ocasión = for future reference.

* pasar de uno a otro = change back and forth.

* pasar de un sitio a otro = travel.

* pero por otra parte = but then again.

* pero por otro lado = but then again.

* poner la otra mejilla = turn + the other cheek.

* ponerlo de otra manera = put it + in a different way.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por otra parte = on the flip side.

* por otro lado = on the other hand, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + dirty linen in front of others.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser complementario el uno del otro = be integral one to another.

* ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.

* ser otro cantar = be a different kettle of fish.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu = be as good a time as any.

* sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.

* tan bueno como ningún otro = as good as any.

* todos los otros = all of the other.

* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.

* tropezar los unos con los otros = trip over + each other.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una noche tras otra = night after night.

* una y otra vez = over and over, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, over and over again.

* un día sí y otro no = every other day.

* un día sí y otro también = day in and day out.

* un día tras otro = day after day.

* unos con otros = one another.

* unos de otros = one another.

* unos encima de los otros = one on another.

* uno tras otro = one after the other, sequentially, one after another.

* uno u otro = one or another.

* u otros = or what not [whatnot].

* vivir en otro mundo = live in + cloud cuckoo land.

* y además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).

* y otro(s) = et al. (et alii), still (an)other(s).

* * *

otro¹ otra

adjective

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A (con carácter adicional) ( sing) another; (pl) other; (con numerales) another

¿puedo comer otro trozo? can I have another piece?

tiene otros tres hijos he has another three children, he has three other children

necesito otras cinco libras/otros dos kilos I need another five pounds/two kilos

déjame probar otra vez let me try again

una y otra vez time and time again

otro tanto ver tanto³ pron B. (↑ tanto (3))

B (diferente) ( sing) another; (pl) other

hay otra manera de hacerlo there's another o a different way of doing it

¿puedes venir en otro momento? can you come another o some other time?

¿no sabes ninguna otra canción? don't you know any other songs?, is that the only song you know?

no hay otra forma de aprenderlo there's no other way of learning it o to learn it

decidió probar otros métodos she decided to try other methods

ponlo en otro sitio put it somewhere else

la realidad es muy otra the truth of the matter is very different

C (estableciendo un contraste) other

queda del otro lado de la calle it's on the other side of the street

sus otras compañías his other companies, the rest of his companies

Compuestos:

● otro mundo

masculine:

el otro mundo the next world

ver tb mundo

● otro yo

masculine alter ego, other self

D

1 (siguiente, contiguo) next

al otro día me llamó por teléfono she phoned me the following o (the) next day

se bajó en la otra parada he got off at the next stop

2

el otro día the other day

lo vi el otro día en el club I saw him at the club the other day

otro² otra

pronoun

A (con carácter adicional) ( sing) another, another one

¿quieres otro? would you like another (one)?

¡otra! encore!

B

(diferente): desde que adelgazó parece otra since she lost weight she looks a different person

quiero éste y no voy a aceptar ningún otro this is the one I want and I won't accept any other

la dejó por otra he left her for somebody else o for another woman

otros piensan que no es así others feel that this is not so

C

(estableciendo un contraste): la otra es mejor the other one is better

los otros no están listos (hablando — de personas) the others aren't ready; (— de cosas) the others o the other ones aren't ready

de lo otro, te llamaré luego as for the other matter o business, I'll call you later

todo lo otro va en este cajón everything else goes in this drawer

D

(siguiente, contiguo): un día sí y otro no every other day

de un día para el otro overnight, from one day to the next

la semana que viene no, la otra not next week, the week after

se tomó tres, uno detrás del otro he drank three, one after the other

E

otra que … ( RPl fam): otra que un par de días, les llevó dos semanas a couple of days my foot! o what do you mean a couple of days? it took them two weeks

no vamos a poder ir de vacaciones, otra que viaje a Europa … we won't be going on vacation, never mind o let alone to Europe!

* * *

otro,
◊ otra adjetivo

1 ( con carácter adicional) ( sing) another;
(pl) other;
( con numerales) another;
◊ ¿puedo comer otro trozo? can I have another piece?;

prueba otra vez try again;
una y otra vez time and time again;
ver tanto 2 pronombre 2
2 ( diferente) ( sing) another;
(pl) other;
◊ otra manera de hacerlo another way of doing it;

¿no sabes ninguna otra canción? don't you know any other songs?;
en otro sitio somewhere else;
en otro momento some other time
3 ( estableciendo un contraste) other;
◊ queda del otro lado de la calle it's on the other side of the street

4 (siguiente, contiguo) next;
ver tb
◊ día

■ pronombre
1 ( con carácter adicional) ( sing) another (one);
◊ ¿quieres otro? would you like another (one)?

2 ( diferente):
◊ parece otra she looks like a different person;

no voy a aceptar ningún otro I won't accept any other;
lo cambié por otro I changed it for another one;
¿no tiene otros? have you any other ones?;
otros piensan que no es así others feel that this is not so
3 ( estableciendo un contraste):
◊ los otros no están listos ( hablando — de personas) the others aren't ready;

(— de cosas) the others o the other ones aren't ready
4 (siguiente, contiguo):
◊ la semana que viene no, la otra not next week, the week after;

uno detrás del otro one after the other
otro,-a
I adj indef
1 (adicional, añadido) another: había otra muñeca, there was another doll
(distinto, diferente) no veo otra solución, I can see no other solution
otras veces es más amable, other times he's nicer
2 (con artículo definido) other: la otra hermana es rubia, the other sister is blonde
el otro día no pude llamarte, I couldn't phone you the other day
II pron indef
1 (adicional, extra) another (one): me tomaría otra, I'll have another one
(distinto, diferente) no quiero otra, I don't want any other one
unos ganan y otros pierden, some win, others lose
lo confundí con otro, I mistook him for somebody else
2 (con artículo definido) (sing) the other (one)
(pl) (personas, cosas) the others, the other ones
Another se emplea con sustantivos en singular y (any) other con sustantivos en plural: No tengo otro. I haven't got another. No tengo otros. I haven't got any others. Si, además, quieres añadir un número, emplearemos another o more: Quiero otros tres pasteles. I want another three cakes o I want three more cakes.
' otro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- alguna
- alguno
- ancha
- ancho
- apestosa
- apestoso
- bailar
- bando
- beneficio
- cambiar
- cantar
- cascar
- collado
- comunicar
- contraria
- contrario
- dejar
- día
- dicha
- dicho
- embestir
- encargo
- enfadarse
- enjabonar
- espíritu
- gallo
- grosor
- hacer
- harina
- jueves
- lado
- llevarse
- lo
- marcar
- más
- mí
- mismamente
- momento
- mundo
- nada
- nadie
- ninguna
- ninguno
- no
- nunca
- oído
- otra
- pasar
- preferir
English:
about
- across
- affair
- after
- alien
- another
- apart
- approach
- astir
- blind
- breadth
- bygone
- chain-smoke
- cloud cuckoo land
- connect
- cop
- copycat
- cross
- dash
- die off
- disturbing
- dribble
- each
- ear
- else
- elsewhere
- escape
- far
- flip side
- foreign
- further
- get on to
- get onto
- hand
- home
- hot
- interfere
- marmalade
- minute
- miss
- mix up
- more
- neither
- new
- nutty
- object
- odd
- one
- other
- otherwise

* * *

otro, -a

♦ adj

1. [distinto] another;

otros/otras other;

otro chico another boy;

el otro chico the other boy;

(los) otros chicos (the) other boys;

¿conoces otro sitio donde podamos ir? do you know anywhere else we could go?;

no hay otra impresora como ésta there's no other printer quite like this one;

dame otra cosa, no quiero agua could I have something else? I don't feel like water;

no hace otra cosa que llorar she does nothing but cry;

el otro día [pasado] the other day;

al otro año volvimos a Acapulco [año siguiente] we returned to Acapulco the following year;

otros pocos/muchos votaron a favor a few/several of the others voted in favour

2. [nuevo] another;

estamos ante otro Dalí this is another Dali;

otros tres goles another three goals;

vendrán otros dos amigos another two friends will come;

yo hubiera hecho otro tanto I would have done just the same;

otra vez again

♦ pron

another (one);

el otro the other one;

otros/otras others;

los otros/las otras the others;

¿nos tomamos otra? shall we have another (one)?;

dame otro give me another (one);

sé que sales con otra I know you're seeing another woman o someone else;

¡pareces otro! you look like a completely different person!;

mientras uno baila, el otro canta while one of them dances, the other sings;

la semana que viene no, la otra the week after next;

los perros se mordían el uno al otro the dogs were biting each other;

nos ayudamos los unos a los otros we all help each other o one another;

algún otro quedará there's bound to be a couple left;

ningún otro corre tanto como él no one runs as fast as he does;

su calidad de impresión es mejor que ninguna otra it prints better than anything else;

yo no lo hice, fue otro it wasn't me, it was somebody else;

otro habría abandonado, pero no él anyone else would have given up, but not him;

la razón no es otra que la falta de medios the reason is quite simply a lack of resources;

pónganos otra de lo mismo (the) same again, please;

¡hasta otra! I'll see you when I see you, see you again some time;

¡otra! [en conciertos] encore!, more!;

Comp

otro que tal (baila): el padre era un mujeriego y el hijo es otro que tal (baila) the father was a womanizer and his son's a chip off the old block;

Comp

¡otro que tal!, ¡es que no paran de preguntar! there goes another one! they never stop asking questions!;

Comp
Am
¡otra que!: ¡otra que 20 años, debe tener como 25! what do you mean, 20? he must be about 25!;

Comp
Am
no hay o [m5] me queda otra I've got no choice o alternative

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otro

I adj

1 ( diferente) another;

otros other;

ser muy otro be very different

2 ( adicional)

:

otros dos libros another two books

3 con el, la other

II pron

1 ( adicional) another (one)

2 ( persona distinta) someone o

somebody else;

fue otro, no fui yo it wasn’t me, it was someone else

3 ( cosa distinta) another one, a different one;

otros others;

entre otros among others

4 siguiente

:

¡hasta otra! see you soon

III pron recíproco

:

amarse el uno al otro love one another, love each other

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otro, otra adj

1) : other

2) : another

en otro juego, ellos ganaron: in another game, they won

3)

otra vez : again

4)

de otra manera : otherwise

5)

otra parte : elsewhere

6)

en otro tiempo : once, formerly

otro, otra pron

1) : another one

dame otro: give me another

2) : other one

el uno o el otro: one or the other

3)

los otros, las otras : the others, the rest

me dio una y se quedó con las otras: he gave me one and kept the rest

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otro¹ adj

1. (con sustantivos en plural) other

jugaba con los otros chicos he was playing with the other boys

2. (con sustantivos en singular) another

¿quieres otra galleta? would you like another biscuit?

Cuando otro va precedido de un determinante o adjetivo posesivo o demostrativo, no se usa another sino other

el otro día the other day

mi otra hermana my other sister

a otro sitio somewhere else

otra vez again

otro² pron

1. (en singular) another / another one

tiene un coche para la ciudad y otro para el campo he's got one car for the city and another for the country

¿tienes otro? have you got another one?

2. (con el artículo definido) other one

este dibujo no está mal, pero el otro es mucho mejor this drawing isn't bad, but the other one is much better

3. (en plural) others

los otros nos están esperando the others are waiting for us

te regalo los otros you can have the others

Spanish-English dictionary > otro
20 also

['ɔːlsəʊ]
avverbio

1) (too, as well) anche, pure

also available in red — disponibile anche in rosso

it is also worth remembering that — vale anche la pena ricordare che

2) (furthermore) inoltre, oltre a ciò

also, he snores — come se non bastasse, russa
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Note:

Although also is a bit more formal than too and as well, there is no corresponding difference in Italian, and anche (less commonly, pure) can translate the three of them; as to its position in the sentence, anche usually precedes the form it refers to, as the following examples will show: Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on Linda) = anche Linda ha incontrato Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on met) = Linda ha anche incontrato Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on Andrew) = Linda ha incontrato anche Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on last night) = Linda ha incontrato Andrew anche ieri sera

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['o:lsəu]
adverb

(in addition or besides; too: He is studying German but he is also studying French; They know him and I know him also.) anche

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['ɔːlsəʊ]
avverbio

1) (too, as well) anche, pure

also available in red — disponibile anche in rosso

it is also worth remembering that — vale anche la pena ricordare che

2) (furthermore) inoltre, oltre a ciò

also, he snores — come se non bastasse, russa
••
Note:

Although also is a bit more formal than too and as well, there is no corresponding difference in Italian, and anche (less commonly, pure) can translate the three of them; as to its position in the sentence, anche usually precedes the form it refers to, as the following examples will show: Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on Linda) = anche Linda ha incontrato Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on met) = Linda ha anche incontrato Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on Andrew) = Linda ha incontrato anche Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on last night) = Linda ha incontrato Andrew anche ieri sera

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