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1 negative
negative ['negətɪv]négatif;∎ a negative answer une réponse négative;∎ he's a very negative sort of person c'est quelqu'un de très négatif;∎ she's always so negative about my plans elle trouve toujours quelque chose à redire à mes projets;∎ the result of the test was negative le résultat de l'examen était négatif2 noun∎ in the negative à la forme négative;∎ double negative double négation∎ to reply in the negative répondre négativement ou par la négative(c) Photography négatif m(b) (reject → proposition, evidence) rejeter, repousser►► Finance negative amortization amortissement m négatif;Finance negative amortization loan prêt m à amortissement négatif;Electricity & Physics negative earth négatif m, terre f reliée au moins;Finance negative equity (UNCOUNT) plus-value f immobilière négative, = situation où l'acquéreur d'un bien immobilier reste redevable de l'emprunt contracté alors que son logement enregistre une moins-value;negative feedback (in electronic circuit) contre-réaction f, réaction f négative; (in mechanical or cybernetic system) feed-back m négatif, rétroaction f négative;∎ figurative we got a lot of negative feedback from the questionnaire ce questionnaire a révélé de nombreuses réactions négatives;Australian Finance negative gearing = dégrèvement fiscal accordé à une personne qui a réalisé un investissement à perte;Finance negative interest intérêt m négatif;Medicine negative ion therapy ionisation f ou aéroionisation f négative;Finance negative pledge clause f de nantissement négative;negative pole (of magnet) pôle m sud;Finance negative prescription prescription f extinctive;Psychology negative reinforcement renforcement m négatif;negative sign signe m moins ou négatif -
2 negative
'neɡətiv
1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) negativo2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativo3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativo4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativo
2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) negativa2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativo•negative adj n negativowe made some copies of the photos from the negatives hicimos copias de las fotos a partir de los negativostr['negətɪv]1 negativo,-a1 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL negación nombre femenino2 (answer) negativa3 (photograph) negativo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto answer in the negative dar una respuesta negativanegative ['nɛgət̬ɪv] adj: negativonegative n1) : negación f (en lingüística)2) : negativa fto answer in the negative: contestar con una negativa3) : término m negativo (en matemáticas)4) : negativo m, imagen f en negativo (en fotografía)adj.• negativo (Matemática) adj.n.• negación s.f.• negativa s.f.• negativo s.m.v.• desaprobar v.• negar v.
I 'negətɪvadjective negativonegative image — imagen f en negativo
II
1)a) (word, particle) negación fb) (no) negativa fhe answered in the negative — contestó negativamente or con una negativa
2) ( Phot) negativo m3) ( Elec) polo m negativo['neɡǝtɪv]1.ADJ (all senses) negativoa negative answer or reply or response — una negativa, una respuesta negativa
negative cash flow — liquidez f negativa
negative feedback — reacción f desfavorable
2. N1) (=negative reply) negativa fhe answered in the negative — contestó negativamente, contestó que no
2) (Ling) negación f3) (Phot) negativo m4) (Elec) polo m negativo3.VT (=veto) poner veto a; (=vote down) rechazar, desaprobar; [+ statement] negar, desmentir; [+ effect] anular4.CPDnegative equity N — valor m líquido negativo
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I ['negətɪv]adjective negativonegative image — imagen f en negativo
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1)a) (word, particle) negación fb) (no) negativa fhe answered in the negative — contestó negativamente or con una negativa
2) ( Phot) negativo m3) ( Elec) polo m negativo -
3 negative
1. adjective1) (also Math.) negativ2) (Ling.) verneint; Negations[partikel]3) (Electr.)negative pole/terminal — Minuspol, der
4) (Photog.) negativ; Negativ-2. noun1) (Photog.) Negativ, dasbe in the negative — [Antwort:] negativ od. "nein" sein
* * *['neɡətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) ablehnend2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativ3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativ4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativ2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) die Verneinung2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) das Negativ•- academic.ru/49417/negatively">negatively* * *nega·tive[ˈnegətɪv, AM -t̬-]I. adj1. (negation) negativ, ablehnend\negative answer ablehnende Antwort\negative clause/form verneinter Satz/verneinte Form3. (pessimistic) negativ, ungünstig\negative feedback negative Rückmeldung▪ to be \negative about sth/sb etw/jdm gegenüber negativ eingestellt sein; (worrying) negativ, schlecht\negative cathode [or pole] Minuspol m, negativer Pol6. MATH, SCI negativ\negative number negative ZahlII. n\negative answer abschlägige AntwortIII. vt* * *['negətɪv]1. adjnegativ; answer verneinend; (GRAM) form verneintnegative ion — Anion nt
negative cash flow (Fin) — Überhang m der Zahlungsausgänge
I got a negative reply to my request — ich habe auf meinen Antrag einen abschlägigen Bescheid bekommen
2. n1) (ALSO GRAM) Verneinung fhis answer was a curt negative — er antwortete mit einem knappen Nein
how do you express this statement in the negative? — wie drückt man diesen Satz verneint or in der Verneinungsform aus?
2) (GRAM: word) Verneinungswort nt, Negation f; (MATH) negative Zahl3. interjnein4. vtamendment, plan ablehnen; statement negieren* * *negative [ˈneɡətıv]A adj (adv negatively)1. negativ:a) verneinend:negative outlook on life negative Lebenseinstellungb) abschlägig, ablehnend (Antwort etc):negative vote Gegenstimme fc) erfolglos, ergebnislos:d) nachteilig (Folgen etc)2. fig farbloshe was negative sein Befund war negativB s1. Verneinung f, Negierung f:answer in the negative verneinen;the answer was in the negative die Antwort fiel negativ aus;the vote was in the negative die Abstimmung ergab keine Mehrheit2. abschlägige Antwort3. LING Negation f, Verneinung f, Verneinungssatz m, -wort n4. a) Einspruch m, Veto nb) Gegenstimme5. negative Eigenschaft, Negativum n6. ELEK negativer Pol7. MATHa) Minuszeichen nb) negative Zahl8. FOTO Negativ nC v/t2. verwerfen, ablehnen3. widerlegenneg. abk1. negation2. negative (negatively) neg.* * *1. adjective1) (also Math.) negativ2) (Ling.) verneint; Negations[partikel]3) (Electr.)negative pole/terminal — Minuspol, der
4) (Photog.) negativ; Negativ-2. noun1) (Photog.) Negativ, dasbe in the negative — [Antwort:] negativ od. "nein" sein
* * *adj.ablehnend adj.negativ (Mathematik) adj.negativ adj.ohne Befund ausdr. -
4 reply
1. intransitive verb2. transitive verb 3. nounreply [to somebody/something] — [jemandem/auf etwas (Akk.)] antworten
Antwort, die (to auf + Akk.)in/by way of reply — als Antwort
in reply to your letter — in Beantwortung Ihres Schreibens (Amtsspr.)
* * *1. verb(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) erwiedern2. noun* * *re·ply[rɪˈplaɪ]I. vi<- ie->1. (respond) antworten, erwidernto \reply in the affirmative/negative die Frage bejahen/verneinento \reply to letters/a question Briefe/eine Frage beantwortenII. n\reply to a question Antwort f auf eine Fragewe advertised the job but received very few replies wir haben die Stelle ausgeschrieben, bekamen aber nur sehr wenige Zuschriften* * *[rI'plaɪ]1. n(written) Antwort f; (spoken also) Erwiderung f; (ESP COMPUT) Rückmeldung fin reply to your letter — in Beantwortung Ihres Briefes (form)
reply-paid envelope (Brit) — freigemachter Briefumschlag, Freiumschlag m
2. vtto reply (to sb) that... — (jdm) antworten, dass...
3. vi(to sth auf etw +acc) antworten; (spoken also) erwidern* * *reply [rıˈplaı]A v/ito sb jemandem;to sth auf etwas):he replied to our letter er beantwortete unser Schreiben;the enemy replied to our fire MIL der Feind erwiderte das Feuer2. JUR replizierenthat dass)C s Antwort f, Erwiderung f, Entgegnung f:a) in Beantwortung (gen),b) auf (akk) … hin,reply-paid telegram Telegramm n mit bezahlter Rückantwort;reply (postal) card (Post)Karte f mit Antwortkarte;make a reply → A 1;say in reply zur Antwort geben;there is no reply (from that number) TEL der Teilnehmer meldet sich nicht* * *1. intransitive verb2. transitive verbreply [to somebody/something] — [jemandem/auf etwas (Akk.)] antworten
3. nounreply that... — antworten, dass...
Antwort, die (to auf + Akk.)in/by way of reply — als Antwort
in reply to your letter — in Beantwortung Ihres Schreibens (Amtsspr.)
* * *n.Antwort -en f.Beantwortung f.Erwiderung f. v.antworten v.entgegnen v.erwidern (auf) v. -
5 negativo
m noun adj negative* * *negativo agg.1 negative; ( sfavorevole) unfavourable: risposta negativa, negative answer (o answer in the negative); proposizione negativa, negative proposition; voto negativo, unfavourable (o negative) vote; assunsero un atteggiamento negativo, they took up a negative attitude; non guardare solo i lati negativi della questione, don't look only at the negative aspects of the question; il progetto presenta alcuni aspetti negativi, the plan has some drawbacks; il parere della commissione è negativo, the opinion of the commission is negative; l'esame istologico risulta negativo, the result of the histological test is negative2 (mat., fis., fot.) negative: (fot.) pellicola, lastra negativa, negative film, plate // (elettr.): elettricità negativa, negative electricity; polo negativo, negative pole // (mat.): numeri negativi, negative numbers; quantità negativa, negative quantity; segno negativo, negative sign◆ s.m. (fot.) negative.* * *[neɡa'tivo] negativo (-a)1. agg2. smFot negative* * *[nega'tivo] 1.1) (non positivo) [immagine, esempio, critica] negative2) (nefasto) [influenza, conseguenza] negative, adverse3) fis. fot. mat. negative2.sostantivo maschile fot. negative* * *negativo/nega'tivo/1 (non positivo) [immagine, esempio, critica] negative; la risposta è stata -a the reply was (in the) negative; il suo esame del sangue è risultato negativo his blood tested negative; vede solo i suoi lati -i she only sees the bad in him2 (nefasto) [influenza, conseguenza] negative, adverse3 fis. fot. mat. negativefot. negative. -
6 desconcertar
v.1 to disconcert, to throw.Dejaron en suspenso al público They bewildered the public.2 to disturb, to perplex, to upset.* * *1 (perturbar) to disconcert, upset, disturb2 (desorientar) to confuse3 MEDICINA to dislocate1 (perturbarse) to be disconcerted2 (desorientarse) to be bewildered, be confused3 MEDICINA to be dislocated* * *verbto disconcert, confuse* * *1.VT (=desorientar) to disconcertcambió de táctica para desconcertar al rival — she changed tactics to disconcert her opponent o to put her opponent off
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo to disconcert* * *= puzzle, bewilder, baffle, bemuse, disconcert, mystify, perplex, grow + confused, throw + Nombre + off balance, discomfit, faze, nonplus.Ex. The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.Ex. Often the publisher would deliberately edited the copy of a book, substituting English spelling for American and vice versa, and changing the text if he thought it would bewilder or offend his customers.Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex. The student must not let himself be bemused by sheer statistics.Ex. On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users.Ex. 'What mystifies me' -- she paused, searching for the proper words -- 'what mystifies me is the hold he seems to have over you and the staff'.Ex. If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.Ex. This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law.Ex. At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.Ex. What many people miss is that part of his talent is to amuse and discomfit his audience at the same time.Ex. Arranged marriages, which are so the norm here in India, always seem to faze the non-Indians.Ex. The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.* * *verbo transitivo to disconcert* * *= puzzle, bewilder, baffle, bemuse, disconcert, mystify, perplex, grow + confused, throw + Nombre + off balance, discomfit, faze, nonplus.Ex: The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.
Ex: Often the publisher would deliberately edited the copy of a book, substituting English spelling for American and vice versa, and changing the text if he thought it would bewilder or offend his customers.Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex: The student must not let himself be bemused by sheer statistics.Ex: On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users.Ex: 'What mystifies me' -- she paused, searching for the proper words -- 'what mystifies me is the hold he seems to have over you and the staff'.Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.Ex: This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law.Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.Ex: What many people miss is that part of his talent is to amuse and discomfit his audience at the same time.Ex: Arranged marriages, which are so the norm here in India, always seem to faze the non-Indians.Ex: The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.* * *desconcertar [A5 ]vtto disconcertme desconcertó con tantas preguntas I was disconcerted by all the questionssus reacciones me desconciertan I find his reactions disconcertingsu respuesta me desconcertó I was taken aback o disconcerted by her replyto be disconcertedme desconcerté con su pregunta I was taken aback o disconcerted by her question* * *
desconcertar ( conjugate desconcertar) verbo transitivo
to disconcert;
desconcertar verbo transitivo to disconcert: los últimos hallazgos han desconcertado a los investigadores, the lastest discoveries have puzzled the researchers
' desconcertar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aturdir
- turbar
- confundir
English:
baffle
- confound
- confuse
- disconcert
- perplex
- rattle
- throw
- unnerve
- flummox
- mystify
- put
- vex
* * *♦ vtsu respuesta lo desconcertó her answer threw him;su comportamiento me desconcierta I find his behaviour disconcerting* * *v/t a persona disconcert* * *desconcertar {55} vt: to disconcert* * *desconcertar vb to puzzle -
7 -ne
1.nē (old forms nei and ni; v. the foll.), adv. and conj., the primitive Latin negative particle, no, not; whereas the negative particle non is a derivative (v. non init.) [prob. of pronominal origin; cf. the Anglo-Saxon na and ne (Engl. no), whence naht (Engl. not) is derived; Sanscr. na, not].I.Adv., with a single word of a proposition (in early Latin): NE MINVS TRINVM NOVNDINVM, not less than, etc., S. C. de Bacch.; cf. with DVM NE MINVS SENATORIBVS C. ADESENT, twice in the same S. C.;2.and in the form ni: DVM NI MINVS VIGINTI ADSIENT,
Inscr. Grut. 207, 3. So too:DVM NE AMPLIOREM MODVM PRATORVM HABEANT QVAM, etc.,
Inscr. Orell. 3121 (Sententia de finibus inter Genuates et Viturios regundis lata A. U. C. 637). So, ne minores (verres) quam semestres, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 21. In the time of Plautus the usage was unsettled, non and ne being used indifferently for simple negation; cf. Lorenz ad Plaut. Most. 105; Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 1156.—To this is allied the adverbial use of ne in all periods of the language.a.Ne... quidem, applies the negation with emphasis to the word between them, not even:b.ne sues quidem id velint, non modo ipse,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 38, 92:ne in oppidis quidem... ne in fanis quidem,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 2:Philippus non item: itaque ne nos quidem,
id. Att. 14, 12, 2:nulla ne minima quidem aura fluctus commovente,
id. Tusc. 5, 6, 16:non potest dici satis, ne cogitari quidem, quantum, etc.,
id. Mil. 29, 78:vita beata, quam ne in deo quidem esse censes, nisi, etc.,
id. N. D. 1, 24, 67:ut in foro et in judicio... ne non timere quidem sine aliquo timore possimus,
id. Mil. 1, 2:ne tondere quidem Vellera possunt,
Verg. G. 3, 561;so after a negative, repeating it with emphasis: non enim praetereundum est ne id quidem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 60, § 155:nulla species ne excogitari quidem potest ornatior,
id. de Or. 3, 45, 179:non praetermittam ne illud quidem,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 5, 2:Caesar negat se ne Graeca quidem meliora legisse,
id. ib. 2, 16, 5:numquam illum ne minima quidem re offendi,
id. Lael. 27, 103; Liv. 28, 42, 16; but when ne... quidem precedes, the negative of the principal verb is omitted:sine quā ne intellegi quidem ulla virtus potest,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 13, 31:neque enim ipsius quidem regis abhorrebat animus,
Liv. 29, 12, 10: ne quidem (with no intervening word), not even (late Lat.), Gai Inst. 1, 67; id. ib. 3, 93.—In composition, to make an absolute negation of the principal idea. So in neque and nequiquam; also in nescio and nevolo; and in nefas, nefandus, nepus (for non purus), nequeo, neuter, neutiquam; in nemo, nego, nihil, nullus, numquam, and nusquam; and, lastly, with a paragogic c before o: necopinans and neglego; negotium (i. e. nec-lego; nec-otium). —B.With a proposition (in all periods of the language, and exclusively),1.In imperative sentences, to signify that something must not be done.(α).With imper.: SI HOMINEM FVLMEN IOVIS OCCISIT, NE SVPRA GENVA TOLLITOR, let him not be raised, Leg. Reg.: HOMINEM MORTVVM IN VRBE NE SEPELITO NEVE VRITO, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Leg. 2, 23; cf.: MVLIERES GENAS NE RADVNTO NEVE LESSVM FVNERIS ERGO HABENTO, ib.: SI NOLET, ARCERAM NE STERNITO, let him not spread, he need not spread, ib. (cf. Gell. 20, 1, 25):(β).VECTIGAL INVITEI DARE NEI DEBENTO,
Inscr. Orell. 3121; cf.art. ni, II.: abi, ne jura: satis credo,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 20; 4, 5, 5:ah, ne saevi tantopere,
Ter. And. 5, 2, 27:impius ne audeto placare donis iram deorum,
Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22:ne, pueri, ne tanta animis assuescite bella,
Verg. A. 6, 832.—With subj.:2.ne me moveatis,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 1:si certum est facere, facias: verum ne post conferas Culpam in me,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 96:si denique veritas extorquebit, ne repugnetis,
Cic. Clu. 2, 6:ne pudori Sit tibi Musa lyrae sollers,
Hor. A. P. 406.—In wishes and asseverations: ne id Juppiter Opt. Max. sineret, etc., might Jupiter forbid it! etc., Liv. 4, 2; cf.:3.ne istuc Juppiter Opt. Max. sirit, etc.,
id. 28, 28.—With utinam: utinam ne in nemore Pelio securibus Caesa accedisset abiegna ad terram trabes, would that not, Enn. ap. Cic. Top. 16, 61 (Trag. v. 280 Vahl.): utinam ne umquam, Mede Colchis cupido corde pedem extulisses, Enn ap. Non. 297, 18 (Trag. v. 311 ib.):illud utinam ne vere scriberem!
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3; v. utinam.—With si:ne vivam, si scio,
may I not live, may I die, if I know, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 8:sed ne vivam, si tibi concedo,
id. Fam. 7, 23, 19:ne sim salvus, si aliter scribo ac sentio,
id. ib. 16, 13, 1.—In concessive and restrictive clauses (conceived as softened commands; cf. II. init.).(α).In concessions, nemo is, inquies, umquam fuit. Ne fuerit:(β).ego enim, etc.,
there may not have been; suppose there was not, Cic. Or. 29, 101; cf.:pugnes omnino, sed cum adversario facili. Ne sit sane: videri certe potest,
id. Ac. 2, 26, 85; 2, 32, 102:ne sit sane summum malum dolor: malum certe est,
id. Tusc. 2, 5, 14:ne sint in senectute vires: ne postulantur quidem vires a senectute,
id. Sen. 11, 34:ne sit igitur sol, ne luna, ne stellae, quoniam nihil esse potest, nisi quod attigimus aut vidimus,
id. N. D. 1, 31, 88; Liv. 31, 7:nec porro malum, quo aut oppressus jaceas, aut, ne opprimare, mente vix constes?
though you be not crushed; supposing you are not crushed, Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 39.—In restrictive clauses:4.sint sane liberales ex sociorum fortunis, sint misericordes in furibus aerarii, ne illi sanguinem nostrum largiantur, etc.,
only let them not; if they only will not, Sall. C. 52, 12. So, dum ne, dummodo ne, modo ne, and dum quidem ne; v. dum and modo: me vero nihil istorum ne juvenem quidem movit umquam: ne nunc senem, much less now I am old = nedum, Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 2; cf.:vix incedo inanis, ne ire posse cum onere existumes,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 174: scuta si homines inviti dant, etsi ad salutem communem dari sentiunt: ne quem putetis sine maximo dolore argentum caelatum domo protulisse, much less can you suppose, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 52; Liv. 3, 52.—In clauses which denote a purpose or result.a.Ut ne, that not, lest, so that not (very rare after the August. period; in Livy only in a few doubtful passages; in Cæsar, Seneca, and Tacitus not at all; v. under II.): quos ego ope meā Pro incertis certos... Dimitto, ut ne res temere tractent turbidas, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 199 (Trag v. 189 Vahl.): vestem ut ne inquinet, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 17. pergunt turbare usque, ut ne quid possit conquiescere, id. Most. 5, 1, 12:b.haec mihi nunc cura est maxima, ut ne cui meae Longinquitas aetatis obstet,
Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 19:ego, pol, te ulciscar, ut ne impune nos illuseris,
id. Eun. 5, 4, 19:excitandam esse animadversionem et diligentiam, ut ne quid inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,
Cic. Off. 1, 29, 103:equidem soleo dare operam, ut de suā quisque re me ipse doceat, et, ut ne quis alius assit, quo, etc.,
id. de Or. 2, 24, 102.—Ut... ne separated:c.quam plurimis de rebus ad me velim scribas, ut prorsus ne quid ignorem,
Cic. Att. 3, 10, 3:ut causae communi salutique ne deessent,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 63, § 140:lata lex est, ne auspicia valerent, ut omnibus fastis diebus legem ferri liceret: ut lex Aelia, lex Fufia ne valeret,
id. Sest. 15, 33; id. N. D. 1, 7, 17:vos orant atque obsecrant, judices, ut in actore causae suae deligendo vestrum judicium ab suo judicio ne discrepet,
id. Div. in Caecil. 4, 14.—Qui ne, quo ne, and quomodo ne (ante- and post-class. for ut ne):II.ego id agam, mihi qui ne detur,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 35:moxque ad aram, quo ne hostis dolum persentisceret, aversusque a duce assistit,
Dict. Cret. 4, 11: quaeritis maximis sumptibus faciendis, quomodo ne tributa conferatis, Gr. hôs mê, Rutil. Lup. 1, 9.In the several uses of the adv. ne, described above, the transition to its use to connect clauses is clearly seen (v. esp. I. B. 3. and 4.). In intentional clauses, and after verbs of fearing and avoiding, ne becomes a conjunction.A.In intentional clauses for ut ne, that not, lest: nolite, hospites, ad me adire: ilico isti! Ne contagio mea bonis umbrave obsit, approach me not; let not my presence harm you, i. e. lest my presence should harm you, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 405 Vahl.):B.omitto innumerabiles viros, quorum singuli saluti huic civitati fuerunt... ne quis se aut suorum aliquem praetermissum queratur,
Cic. Rep. 1, 1, 1; 1, 7, 12; 1, 5, 9:Caesarem complexus obsecrare coepit, ne quid gravius in fratrem statueret,
Caes. B. G. 1, 20.—Esp. after verbs expressing forethought, care, etc.:vide sis, ne quid imprudens ruas,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 128:considera, ne in alienissimum tempus cadat adventus tuus,
Cic. Fam. 15, 14, 4:Cocceius, vide, ne frustretur,
Cic. Att. 12, 18, 3 et saep.—After verbs signifying to fear, frighten, etc. (esp. metuo, timeo, vereor, horreo, paveo, terreo, conterreo; also, timor est, metus est, spes est, periculum est), to express the wish that something may not take place; represented in English by that (because in English the particle depends on the idea of fearing, not of wishing):b.metuo et timeo, ne hoc tandem propalam flat,
that it will be discovered, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 38:timeo ne malefacta mea sint inventa omnia,
id. Truc. 4, 2, 61:vereor ne quid Andria apportet mali,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 46:metuebat ne indicarent,
Cic. Mil. 21, 57:mater cruciatur et sollicita est, ne filium spoliatum omni dignitate conspiciat,
id. Mur. 41, 88:hic ne quid mihi prorogetur, horreo,
id. Att. 5, 21, 3:id paves, ne ducas tu illam, tu autem ut ducas,
Ter. And. 2, 2, 12:esse metus coepit, ne, etc.,
Ov. M. 7, 715:terruit gentīs, grave ne rediret Saeculum Pyrrhae,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 5:non periclumst, nequid recte monstres,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 55:pavor ceperat milites, ne mortiferum esset vulnus,
Liv. 24, 42 —When the dependent clause is negative, with non or nihil, that not:c.vereor ne exercitum firmum habere non possit,
Cic. Att. 7, 12, 2:unum vereor ne senatus Pompeium nolit dimittere,
id. ib. 5, 18, 1:timeo ne non impetrem,
id. ib. 9, 6, 6; id. Tusc. 1, 31, 76.—With the negative before the verb:C.non vereor, ne quid temere facias,
Cic. Fam. 2, 7, 1; 2, 1, 4:timere non debeo, ne non iste illā cruce dignus judicetur,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 67, § 171.—After verbs signifying to avoid, warn, hinder, forbid, refuse (caveo, impedio, resisto, interdico, refuto, rarely veto), instead of the simple object, that not, lest:2.qui cavet, ne decipiatur, etc.,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 5:cavete, judices, ne nova proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; id. Fam. 3, 12, 4;v. caveo: casus quidam ne facerem impedivit,
Cic. Fat. 1, 1:unus ne caperetur urbs causa fuit,
Liv. 34, 39. [p. 1194]- nĕ (also apocopated n' and only n), interrog. and enclit. part. [weakened from nē]. It simply inquires, without implying either that a negative or an affirmative reply is expected (cf. num, nonne), and emphasizes the word to which it is joined;(α).which is always, in classic Latin, the first word of the clause (ante- class. after other words: sine dote uxoremne?
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 94; 1, 2, 141; id. As. 5, 2, 78; id. Mil. 3, 1, 92). In direct questions it is translated by giving an interrogative form to the sentence; in indirect interrogations by whether.In direct interrogations, with indic.:(β).meministine me in senatu dicere? etc.,
Cic. Cat. 1, 3, 7:potestne rerum major esse dissensio?
id. Fin. 3, 13, 44:tune id veritus es?
id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 1:jamne vides, belua, jamne sentis? etc.,
id. Pis. 1, 1:quid, si etiam falsum illud omnino est? tamenne ista tam absurda defendes?
id. N. D. 1, 29, 81; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 15, 44:quiane auxilio juvat ante levatos?
Verg. A. 4, 538:tun' te audes Sosiam esse dicere?
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 217:valuistin?
id. Trin. 1, 2, 12.—After an elided s:satin habes, si feminarum nulla'st: quam aeque diligam?
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 11:pergin autem?
id. ib. 1, 3, 41:vin commutemus?
id. Trin. 1, 2, 21 al. —Esp. with rel. pron.; ellipt.: quemne ego servavi? i. e. do you mean the one whom? etc., Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 13: quodne vobis placeat, displiceat mihi? can it be that what pleases? etc., id. ib. 3, 1, 19; id. Merc. 3, 3, 12; id. Am. 2, 2, 65;(γ).so quin for quine,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 79 Brix ad loc.; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 98; id. Most. 3, 2, 50 al.—So with ut and si:utine adveniens vomitum excutias mulieri?
Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 15; id. Rud. 4, 4, 19:sin, saluti quod tibi esse censeo, id. consuadeo,
id. Merc. 1, 2, 32.—In indirect interrogations, with subj., whether:(δ).ut videamus, satisne ista sit justa defectio,
Cic. Ac. 1, 12, 43:Publilius iturusne sit in Africam et quando, ex Aledio scire poteris,
id. Att. 12, 24, 1:videto vasa, multane sient,
Cato, R. R. 1:quem imitari possimusne, ipse liber erit indicio,
Varr. L. L. 7, § 4 Müll.; cf. id. ib. 10, § 9.—Sometimes affixed to an interrogative pronoun, Plaut. Cist. 4, 1, 2:(ε).quone malo mentem concussa? Timore deorum,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 295; cf.:uterne Ad casus dubios fidet sibi certius?
id. ib. 2, 2, 107; and:illa rogare: Quantane?
id. ib. 2, 3, 317.—-ne is sometimes used for nonne, where an affirmative reply is expected:(ζ).misine ego ad te epistulam?
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 22; id. Trin. 1, 2, 92; 99; id. Most. 2, 1, 15:rectene interpretor sententiam tuam,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 17, 37; id. Fin. 2, 32, 104.—Rarely = num:b.potestne virtus servire?
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:potesne dicere?
id. Tusc. 1, 27, 67; id. Sen. 16, 56.—With an, annon, or anne, in the second interrogation, v. an.—With necne, v. neque.—Sometimes pleonastic with utrum, followed by an (mostly anteclass.):3.est etiam illa distinctio, utrum illudne non videatur aegre ferendum... an, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 27, 59:sed utrum strictimne attonsurum dicam esse an per pectinem, nescio,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 18 Brix ad loc.; id. Most. 3, 1, 151; id. Bacch. 1, 1, 42; cf. Madv. Gram. § 452, obs. 1.—Sometimes, in the second interrogation, ne for an (mostly poet.):Smyrna quid et Colophon? Majora minorane fama?
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 3:ut in incerto fuerit, vicissent victine essent,
Liv. 5, 28, 5:cum interrogaretur, utrum pluris patrem matremne faceret,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4.nē, interj. (incorrectly written nae), = nai, nê, truly, verily, really, indeed (only joined with pers. pron. ego, tu, and with the demonstratives ille, iste, hic, and their advv.; in class, prose usually with a conditional clause).I.In gen.:II.ne ego homo infelix fui, Qui non alas intervelli,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 169; cf.:ne ego haud paulo hunc animum malim quam, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 42, 99:ne ego, inquam, si ita est, velim tibi eum placere quam maxime,
id. Brut. 71, 249. So, ne tu, etc., id. Phil. 2, 2, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 54; Liv. 26, 6, 15: ne ille, Naev. ap. Non. 73, 18 (Trag. Rel. p. 9 v. 40 Rib.); Plaut. Ps. 3, 1, 3; Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 6:ne iste,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 24; id. Heaut. 4, 1, 8 al.—Connected with other affirmative particles, as hercle, edepol, mecastor, medius fidius:ne tu hercle,
Plaut. As. 2, 4, 6; id. Curc. 1, 3, 38: ne ille hercle, id. Bacch. 2, 3, 76:edepol ne ego,
id. Men. 5, 5, 10:edepol ne tu,
id. ib. 1, 2, 50:ne ista edepol,
id. Am. 2, 2, 213:ne istuc mecastor,
id. Men. 5, 1, 34 (729 Ritschl):ne ille, medius fidius,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 30, 74; cf.:medius fidius ne tu,
id. Att. 4, 4, 6, § 2.— Rarely with a pron. poss.:edepol ne meam operam, etc.,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 1. (All passages in which ne stands in classic prose without a pronoun are probably corrupt; cf. Haase in Reisig's Vorles. p. 379 sq.; v. Liv. 26, 31, 10; 34, 4, 16 Weissenb.) -
8 n'
1.nē (old forms nei and ni; v. the foll.), adv. and conj., the primitive Latin negative particle, no, not; whereas the negative particle non is a derivative (v. non init.) [prob. of pronominal origin; cf. the Anglo-Saxon na and ne (Engl. no), whence naht (Engl. not) is derived; Sanscr. na, not].I.Adv., with a single word of a proposition (in early Latin): NE MINVS TRINVM NOVNDINVM, not less than, etc., S. C. de Bacch.; cf. with DVM NE MINVS SENATORIBVS C. ADESENT, twice in the same S. C.;2.and in the form ni: DVM NI MINVS VIGINTI ADSIENT,
Inscr. Grut. 207, 3. So too:DVM NE AMPLIOREM MODVM PRATORVM HABEANT QVAM, etc.,
Inscr. Orell. 3121 (Sententia de finibus inter Genuates et Viturios regundis lata A. U. C. 637). So, ne minores (verres) quam semestres, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 21. In the time of Plautus the usage was unsettled, non and ne being used indifferently for simple negation; cf. Lorenz ad Plaut. Most. 105; Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 1156.—To this is allied the adverbial use of ne in all periods of the language.a.Ne... quidem, applies the negation with emphasis to the word between them, not even:b.ne sues quidem id velint, non modo ipse,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 38, 92:ne in oppidis quidem... ne in fanis quidem,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 2:Philippus non item: itaque ne nos quidem,
id. Att. 14, 12, 2:nulla ne minima quidem aura fluctus commovente,
id. Tusc. 5, 6, 16:non potest dici satis, ne cogitari quidem, quantum, etc.,
id. Mil. 29, 78:vita beata, quam ne in deo quidem esse censes, nisi, etc.,
id. N. D. 1, 24, 67:ut in foro et in judicio... ne non timere quidem sine aliquo timore possimus,
id. Mil. 1, 2:ne tondere quidem Vellera possunt,
Verg. G. 3, 561;so after a negative, repeating it with emphasis: non enim praetereundum est ne id quidem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 60, § 155:nulla species ne excogitari quidem potest ornatior,
id. de Or. 3, 45, 179:non praetermittam ne illud quidem,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 5, 2:Caesar negat se ne Graeca quidem meliora legisse,
id. ib. 2, 16, 5:numquam illum ne minima quidem re offendi,
id. Lael. 27, 103; Liv. 28, 42, 16; but when ne... quidem precedes, the negative of the principal verb is omitted:sine quā ne intellegi quidem ulla virtus potest,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 13, 31:neque enim ipsius quidem regis abhorrebat animus,
Liv. 29, 12, 10: ne quidem (with no intervening word), not even (late Lat.), Gai Inst. 1, 67; id. ib. 3, 93.—In composition, to make an absolute negation of the principal idea. So in neque and nequiquam; also in nescio and nevolo; and in nefas, nefandus, nepus (for non purus), nequeo, neuter, neutiquam; in nemo, nego, nihil, nullus, numquam, and nusquam; and, lastly, with a paragogic c before o: necopinans and neglego; negotium (i. e. nec-lego; nec-otium). —B.With a proposition (in all periods of the language, and exclusively),1.In imperative sentences, to signify that something must not be done.(α).With imper.: SI HOMINEM FVLMEN IOVIS OCCISIT, NE SVPRA GENVA TOLLITOR, let him not be raised, Leg. Reg.: HOMINEM MORTVVM IN VRBE NE SEPELITO NEVE VRITO, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Leg. 2, 23; cf.: MVLIERES GENAS NE RADVNTO NEVE LESSVM FVNERIS ERGO HABENTO, ib.: SI NOLET, ARCERAM NE STERNITO, let him not spread, he need not spread, ib. (cf. Gell. 20, 1, 25):(β).VECTIGAL INVITEI DARE NEI DEBENTO,
Inscr. Orell. 3121; cf.art. ni, II.: abi, ne jura: satis credo,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 20; 4, 5, 5:ah, ne saevi tantopere,
Ter. And. 5, 2, 27:impius ne audeto placare donis iram deorum,
Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22:ne, pueri, ne tanta animis assuescite bella,
Verg. A. 6, 832.—With subj.:2.ne me moveatis,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 1:si certum est facere, facias: verum ne post conferas Culpam in me,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 96:si denique veritas extorquebit, ne repugnetis,
Cic. Clu. 2, 6:ne pudori Sit tibi Musa lyrae sollers,
Hor. A. P. 406.—In wishes and asseverations: ne id Juppiter Opt. Max. sineret, etc., might Jupiter forbid it! etc., Liv. 4, 2; cf.:3.ne istuc Juppiter Opt. Max. sirit, etc.,
id. 28, 28.—With utinam: utinam ne in nemore Pelio securibus Caesa accedisset abiegna ad terram trabes, would that not, Enn. ap. Cic. Top. 16, 61 (Trag. v. 280 Vahl.): utinam ne umquam, Mede Colchis cupido corde pedem extulisses, Enn ap. Non. 297, 18 (Trag. v. 311 ib.):illud utinam ne vere scriberem!
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3; v. utinam.—With si:ne vivam, si scio,
may I not live, may I die, if I know, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 8:sed ne vivam, si tibi concedo,
id. Fam. 7, 23, 19:ne sim salvus, si aliter scribo ac sentio,
id. ib. 16, 13, 1.—In concessive and restrictive clauses (conceived as softened commands; cf. II. init.).(α).In concessions, nemo is, inquies, umquam fuit. Ne fuerit:(β).ego enim, etc.,
there may not have been; suppose there was not, Cic. Or. 29, 101; cf.:pugnes omnino, sed cum adversario facili. Ne sit sane: videri certe potest,
id. Ac. 2, 26, 85; 2, 32, 102:ne sit sane summum malum dolor: malum certe est,
id. Tusc. 2, 5, 14:ne sint in senectute vires: ne postulantur quidem vires a senectute,
id. Sen. 11, 34:ne sit igitur sol, ne luna, ne stellae, quoniam nihil esse potest, nisi quod attigimus aut vidimus,
id. N. D. 1, 31, 88; Liv. 31, 7:nec porro malum, quo aut oppressus jaceas, aut, ne opprimare, mente vix constes?
though you be not crushed; supposing you are not crushed, Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 39.—In restrictive clauses:4.sint sane liberales ex sociorum fortunis, sint misericordes in furibus aerarii, ne illi sanguinem nostrum largiantur, etc.,
only let them not; if they only will not, Sall. C. 52, 12. So, dum ne, dummodo ne, modo ne, and dum quidem ne; v. dum and modo: me vero nihil istorum ne juvenem quidem movit umquam: ne nunc senem, much less now I am old = nedum, Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 2; cf.:vix incedo inanis, ne ire posse cum onere existumes,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 174: scuta si homines inviti dant, etsi ad salutem communem dari sentiunt: ne quem putetis sine maximo dolore argentum caelatum domo protulisse, much less can you suppose, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 52; Liv. 3, 52.—In clauses which denote a purpose or result.a.Ut ne, that not, lest, so that not (very rare after the August. period; in Livy only in a few doubtful passages; in Cæsar, Seneca, and Tacitus not at all; v. under II.): quos ego ope meā Pro incertis certos... Dimitto, ut ne res temere tractent turbidas, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 199 (Trag v. 189 Vahl.): vestem ut ne inquinet, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 17. pergunt turbare usque, ut ne quid possit conquiescere, id. Most. 5, 1, 12:b.haec mihi nunc cura est maxima, ut ne cui meae Longinquitas aetatis obstet,
Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 19:ego, pol, te ulciscar, ut ne impune nos illuseris,
id. Eun. 5, 4, 19:excitandam esse animadversionem et diligentiam, ut ne quid inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,
Cic. Off. 1, 29, 103:equidem soleo dare operam, ut de suā quisque re me ipse doceat, et, ut ne quis alius assit, quo, etc.,
id. de Or. 2, 24, 102.—Ut... ne separated:c.quam plurimis de rebus ad me velim scribas, ut prorsus ne quid ignorem,
Cic. Att. 3, 10, 3:ut causae communi salutique ne deessent,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 63, § 140:lata lex est, ne auspicia valerent, ut omnibus fastis diebus legem ferri liceret: ut lex Aelia, lex Fufia ne valeret,
id. Sest. 15, 33; id. N. D. 1, 7, 17:vos orant atque obsecrant, judices, ut in actore causae suae deligendo vestrum judicium ab suo judicio ne discrepet,
id. Div. in Caecil. 4, 14.—Qui ne, quo ne, and quomodo ne (ante- and post-class. for ut ne):II.ego id agam, mihi qui ne detur,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 35:moxque ad aram, quo ne hostis dolum persentisceret, aversusque a duce assistit,
Dict. Cret. 4, 11: quaeritis maximis sumptibus faciendis, quomodo ne tributa conferatis, Gr. hôs mê, Rutil. Lup. 1, 9.In the several uses of the adv. ne, described above, the transition to its use to connect clauses is clearly seen (v. esp. I. B. 3. and 4.). In intentional clauses, and after verbs of fearing and avoiding, ne becomes a conjunction.A.In intentional clauses for ut ne, that not, lest: nolite, hospites, ad me adire: ilico isti! Ne contagio mea bonis umbrave obsit, approach me not; let not my presence harm you, i. e. lest my presence should harm you, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 405 Vahl.):B.omitto innumerabiles viros, quorum singuli saluti huic civitati fuerunt... ne quis se aut suorum aliquem praetermissum queratur,
Cic. Rep. 1, 1, 1; 1, 7, 12; 1, 5, 9:Caesarem complexus obsecrare coepit, ne quid gravius in fratrem statueret,
Caes. B. G. 1, 20.—Esp. after verbs expressing forethought, care, etc.:vide sis, ne quid imprudens ruas,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 128:considera, ne in alienissimum tempus cadat adventus tuus,
Cic. Fam. 15, 14, 4:Cocceius, vide, ne frustretur,
Cic. Att. 12, 18, 3 et saep.—After verbs signifying to fear, frighten, etc. (esp. metuo, timeo, vereor, horreo, paveo, terreo, conterreo; also, timor est, metus est, spes est, periculum est), to express the wish that something may not take place; represented in English by that (because in English the particle depends on the idea of fearing, not of wishing):b.metuo et timeo, ne hoc tandem propalam flat,
that it will be discovered, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 38:timeo ne malefacta mea sint inventa omnia,
id. Truc. 4, 2, 61:vereor ne quid Andria apportet mali,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 46:metuebat ne indicarent,
Cic. Mil. 21, 57:mater cruciatur et sollicita est, ne filium spoliatum omni dignitate conspiciat,
id. Mur. 41, 88:hic ne quid mihi prorogetur, horreo,
id. Att. 5, 21, 3:id paves, ne ducas tu illam, tu autem ut ducas,
Ter. And. 2, 2, 12:esse metus coepit, ne, etc.,
Ov. M. 7, 715:terruit gentīs, grave ne rediret Saeculum Pyrrhae,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 5:non periclumst, nequid recte monstres,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 55:pavor ceperat milites, ne mortiferum esset vulnus,
Liv. 24, 42 —When the dependent clause is negative, with non or nihil, that not:c.vereor ne exercitum firmum habere non possit,
Cic. Att. 7, 12, 2:unum vereor ne senatus Pompeium nolit dimittere,
id. ib. 5, 18, 1:timeo ne non impetrem,
id. ib. 9, 6, 6; id. Tusc. 1, 31, 76.—With the negative before the verb:C.non vereor, ne quid temere facias,
Cic. Fam. 2, 7, 1; 2, 1, 4:timere non debeo, ne non iste illā cruce dignus judicetur,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 67, § 171.—After verbs signifying to avoid, warn, hinder, forbid, refuse (caveo, impedio, resisto, interdico, refuto, rarely veto), instead of the simple object, that not, lest:2.qui cavet, ne decipiatur, etc.,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 5:cavete, judices, ne nova proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; id. Fam. 3, 12, 4;v. caveo: casus quidam ne facerem impedivit,
Cic. Fat. 1, 1:unus ne caperetur urbs causa fuit,
Liv. 34, 39. [p. 1194]- nĕ (also apocopated n' and only n), interrog. and enclit. part. [weakened from nē]. It simply inquires, without implying either that a negative or an affirmative reply is expected (cf. num, nonne), and emphasizes the word to which it is joined;(α).which is always, in classic Latin, the first word of the clause (ante- class. after other words: sine dote uxoremne?
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 94; 1, 2, 141; id. As. 5, 2, 78; id. Mil. 3, 1, 92). In direct questions it is translated by giving an interrogative form to the sentence; in indirect interrogations by whether.In direct interrogations, with indic.:(β).meministine me in senatu dicere? etc.,
Cic. Cat. 1, 3, 7:potestne rerum major esse dissensio?
id. Fin. 3, 13, 44:tune id veritus es?
id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 1:jamne vides, belua, jamne sentis? etc.,
id. Pis. 1, 1:quid, si etiam falsum illud omnino est? tamenne ista tam absurda defendes?
id. N. D. 1, 29, 81; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 15, 44:quiane auxilio juvat ante levatos?
Verg. A. 4, 538:tun' te audes Sosiam esse dicere?
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 217:valuistin?
id. Trin. 1, 2, 12.—After an elided s:satin habes, si feminarum nulla'st: quam aeque diligam?
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 11:pergin autem?
id. ib. 1, 3, 41:vin commutemus?
id. Trin. 1, 2, 21 al. —Esp. with rel. pron.; ellipt.: quemne ego servavi? i. e. do you mean the one whom? etc., Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 13: quodne vobis placeat, displiceat mihi? can it be that what pleases? etc., id. ib. 3, 1, 19; id. Merc. 3, 3, 12; id. Am. 2, 2, 65;(γ).so quin for quine,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 79 Brix ad loc.; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 98; id. Most. 3, 2, 50 al.—So with ut and si:utine adveniens vomitum excutias mulieri?
Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 15; id. Rud. 4, 4, 19:sin, saluti quod tibi esse censeo, id. consuadeo,
id. Merc. 1, 2, 32.—In indirect interrogations, with subj., whether:(δ).ut videamus, satisne ista sit justa defectio,
Cic. Ac. 1, 12, 43:Publilius iturusne sit in Africam et quando, ex Aledio scire poteris,
id. Att. 12, 24, 1:videto vasa, multane sient,
Cato, R. R. 1:quem imitari possimusne, ipse liber erit indicio,
Varr. L. L. 7, § 4 Müll.; cf. id. ib. 10, § 9.—Sometimes affixed to an interrogative pronoun, Plaut. Cist. 4, 1, 2:(ε).quone malo mentem concussa? Timore deorum,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 295; cf.:uterne Ad casus dubios fidet sibi certius?
id. ib. 2, 2, 107; and:illa rogare: Quantane?
id. ib. 2, 3, 317.—-ne is sometimes used for nonne, where an affirmative reply is expected:(ζ).misine ego ad te epistulam?
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 22; id. Trin. 1, 2, 92; 99; id. Most. 2, 1, 15:rectene interpretor sententiam tuam,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 17, 37; id. Fin. 2, 32, 104.—Rarely = num:b.potestne virtus servire?
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:potesne dicere?
id. Tusc. 1, 27, 67; id. Sen. 16, 56.—With an, annon, or anne, in the second interrogation, v. an.—With necne, v. neque.—Sometimes pleonastic with utrum, followed by an (mostly anteclass.):3.est etiam illa distinctio, utrum illudne non videatur aegre ferendum... an, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 27, 59:sed utrum strictimne attonsurum dicam esse an per pectinem, nescio,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 18 Brix ad loc.; id. Most. 3, 1, 151; id. Bacch. 1, 1, 42; cf. Madv. Gram. § 452, obs. 1.—Sometimes, in the second interrogation, ne for an (mostly poet.):Smyrna quid et Colophon? Majora minorane fama?
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 3:ut in incerto fuerit, vicissent victine essent,
Liv. 5, 28, 5:cum interrogaretur, utrum pluris patrem matremne faceret,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4.nē, interj. (incorrectly written nae), = nai, nê, truly, verily, really, indeed (only joined with pers. pron. ego, tu, and with the demonstratives ille, iste, hic, and their advv.; in class, prose usually with a conditional clause).I.In gen.:II.ne ego homo infelix fui, Qui non alas intervelli,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 169; cf.:ne ego haud paulo hunc animum malim quam, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 42, 99:ne ego, inquam, si ita est, velim tibi eum placere quam maxime,
id. Brut. 71, 249. So, ne tu, etc., id. Phil. 2, 2, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 54; Liv. 26, 6, 15: ne ille, Naev. ap. Non. 73, 18 (Trag. Rel. p. 9 v. 40 Rib.); Plaut. Ps. 3, 1, 3; Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 6:ne iste,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 24; id. Heaut. 4, 1, 8 al.—Connected with other affirmative particles, as hercle, edepol, mecastor, medius fidius:ne tu hercle,
Plaut. As. 2, 4, 6; id. Curc. 1, 3, 38: ne ille hercle, id. Bacch. 2, 3, 76:edepol ne ego,
id. Men. 5, 5, 10:edepol ne tu,
id. ib. 1, 2, 50:ne ista edepol,
id. Am. 2, 2, 213:ne istuc mecastor,
id. Men. 5, 1, 34 (729 Ritschl):ne ille, medius fidius,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 30, 74; cf.:medius fidius ne tu,
id. Att. 4, 4, 6, § 2.— Rarely with a pron. poss.:edepol ne meam operam, etc.,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 1. (All passages in which ne stands in classic prose without a pronoun are probably corrupt; cf. Haase in Reisig's Vorles. p. 379 sq.; v. Liv. 26, 31, 10; 34, 4, 16 Weissenb.) -
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1.nē (old forms nei and ni; v. the foll.), adv. and conj., the primitive Latin negative particle, no, not; whereas the negative particle non is a derivative (v. non init.) [prob. of pronominal origin; cf. the Anglo-Saxon na and ne (Engl. no), whence naht (Engl. not) is derived; Sanscr. na, not].I.Adv., with a single word of a proposition (in early Latin): NE MINVS TRINVM NOVNDINVM, not less than, etc., S. C. de Bacch.; cf. with DVM NE MINVS SENATORIBVS C. ADESENT, twice in the same S. C.;2.and in the form ni: DVM NI MINVS VIGINTI ADSIENT,
Inscr. Grut. 207, 3. So too:DVM NE AMPLIOREM MODVM PRATORVM HABEANT QVAM, etc.,
Inscr. Orell. 3121 (Sententia de finibus inter Genuates et Viturios regundis lata A. U. C. 637). So, ne minores (verres) quam semestres, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 21. In the time of Plautus the usage was unsettled, non and ne being used indifferently for simple negation; cf. Lorenz ad Plaut. Most. 105; Brix ad Plaut. Trin. 1156.—To this is allied the adverbial use of ne in all periods of the language.a.Ne... quidem, applies the negation with emphasis to the word between them, not even:b.ne sues quidem id velint, non modo ipse,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 38, 92:ne in oppidis quidem... ne in fanis quidem,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 2:Philippus non item: itaque ne nos quidem,
id. Att. 14, 12, 2:nulla ne minima quidem aura fluctus commovente,
id. Tusc. 5, 6, 16:non potest dici satis, ne cogitari quidem, quantum, etc.,
id. Mil. 29, 78:vita beata, quam ne in deo quidem esse censes, nisi, etc.,
id. N. D. 1, 24, 67:ut in foro et in judicio... ne non timere quidem sine aliquo timore possimus,
id. Mil. 1, 2:ne tondere quidem Vellera possunt,
Verg. G. 3, 561;so after a negative, repeating it with emphasis: non enim praetereundum est ne id quidem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 60, § 155:nulla species ne excogitari quidem potest ornatior,
id. de Or. 3, 45, 179:non praetermittam ne illud quidem,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 5, 2:Caesar negat se ne Graeca quidem meliora legisse,
id. ib. 2, 16, 5:numquam illum ne minima quidem re offendi,
id. Lael. 27, 103; Liv. 28, 42, 16; but when ne... quidem precedes, the negative of the principal verb is omitted:sine quā ne intellegi quidem ulla virtus potest,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 13, 31:neque enim ipsius quidem regis abhorrebat animus,
Liv. 29, 12, 10: ne quidem (with no intervening word), not even (late Lat.), Gai Inst. 1, 67; id. ib. 3, 93.—In composition, to make an absolute negation of the principal idea. So in neque and nequiquam; also in nescio and nevolo; and in nefas, nefandus, nepus (for non purus), nequeo, neuter, neutiquam; in nemo, nego, nihil, nullus, numquam, and nusquam; and, lastly, with a paragogic c before o: necopinans and neglego; negotium (i. e. nec-lego; nec-otium). —B.With a proposition (in all periods of the language, and exclusively),1.In imperative sentences, to signify that something must not be done.(α).With imper.: SI HOMINEM FVLMEN IOVIS OCCISIT, NE SVPRA GENVA TOLLITOR, let him not be raised, Leg. Reg.: HOMINEM MORTVVM IN VRBE NE SEPELITO NEVE VRITO, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Cic. Leg. 2, 23; cf.: MVLIERES GENAS NE RADVNTO NEVE LESSVM FVNERIS ERGO HABENTO, ib.: SI NOLET, ARCERAM NE STERNITO, let him not spread, he need not spread, ib. (cf. Gell. 20, 1, 25):(β).VECTIGAL INVITEI DARE NEI DEBENTO,
Inscr. Orell. 3121; cf.art. ni, II.: abi, ne jura: satis credo,
Plaut. Pers. 4, 3, 20; 4, 5, 5:ah, ne saevi tantopere,
Ter. And. 5, 2, 27:impius ne audeto placare donis iram deorum,
Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22:ne, pueri, ne tanta animis assuescite bella,
Verg. A. 6, 832.—With subj.:2.ne me moveatis,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 9, 1:si certum est facere, facias: verum ne post conferas Culpam in me,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 96:si denique veritas extorquebit, ne repugnetis,
Cic. Clu. 2, 6:ne pudori Sit tibi Musa lyrae sollers,
Hor. A. P. 406.—In wishes and asseverations: ne id Juppiter Opt. Max. sineret, etc., might Jupiter forbid it! etc., Liv. 4, 2; cf.:3.ne istuc Juppiter Opt. Max. sirit, etc.,
id. 28, 28.—With utinam: utinam ne in nemore Pelio securibus Caesa accedisset abiegna ad terram trabes, would that not, Enn. ap. Cic. Top. 16, 61 (Trag. v. 280 Vahl.): utinam ne umquam, Mede Colchis cupido corde pedem extulisses, Enn ap. Non. 297, 18 (Trag. v. 311 ib.):illud utinam ne vere scriberem!
Cic. Fam. 5, 17, 3; v. utinam.—With si:ne vivam, si scio,
may I not live, may I die, if I know, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 8:sed ne vivam, si tibi concedo,
id. Fam. 7, 23, 19:ne sim salvus, si aliter scribo ac sentio,
id. ib. 16, 13, 1.—In concessive and restrictive clauses (conceived as softened commands; cf. II. init.).(α).In concessions, nemo is, inquies, umquam fuit. Ne fuerit:(β).ego enim, etc.,
there may not have been; suppose there was not, Cic. Or. 29, 101; cf.:pugnes omnino, sed cum adversario facili. Ne sit sane: videri certe potest,
id. Ac. 2, 26, 85; 2, 32, 102:ne sit sane summum malum dolor: malum certe est,
id. Tusc. 2, 5, 14:ne sint in senectute vires: ne postulantur quidem vires a senectute,
id. Sen. 11, 34:ne sit igitur sol, ne luna, ne stellae, quoniam nihil esse potest, nisi quod attigimus aut vidimus,
id. N. D. 1, 31, 88; Liv. 31, 7:nec porro malum, quo aut oppressus jaceas, aut, ne opprimare, mente vix constes?
though you be not crushed; supposing you are not crushed, Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 39.—In restrictive clauses:4.sint sane liberales ex sociorum fortunis, sint misericordes in furibus aerarii, ne illi sanguinem nostrum largiantur, etc.,
only let them not; if they only will not, Sall. C. 52, 12. So, dum ne, dummodo ne, modo ne, and dum quidem ne; v. dum and modo: me vero nihil istorum ne juvenem quidem movit umquam: ne nunc senem, much less now I am old = nedum, Cic. Fam. 9, 26, 2; cf.:vix incedo inanis, ne ire posse cum onere existumes,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 174: scuta si homines inviti dant, etsi ad salutem communem dari sentiunt: ne quem putetis sine maximo dolore argentum caelatum domo protulisse, much less can you suppose, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 52; Liv. 3, 52.—In clauses which denote a purpose or result.a.Ut ne, that not, lest, so that not (very rare after the August. period; in Livy only in a few doubtful passages; in Cæsar, Seneca, and Tacitus not at all; v. under II.): quos ego ope meā Pro incertis certos... Dimitto, ut ne res temere tractent turbidas, Enn. ap. Cic. de Or. 1, 45, 199 (Trag v. 189 Vahl.): vestem ut ne inquinet, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 17. pergunt turbare usque, ut ne quid possit conquiescere, id. Most. 5, 1, 12:b.haec mihi nunc cura est maxima, ut ne cui meae Longinquitas aetatis obstet,
Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 19:ego, pol, te ulciscar, ut ne impune nos illuseris,
id. Eun. 5, 4, 19:excitandam esse animadversionem et diligentiam, ut ne quid inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,
Cic. Off. 1, 29, 103:equidem soleo dare operam, ut de suā quisque re me ipse doceat, et, ut ne quis alius assit, quo, etc.,
id. de Or. 2, 24, 102.—Ut... ne separated:c.quam plurimis de rebus ad me velim scribas, ut prorsus ne quid ignorem,
Cic. Att. 3, 10, 3:ut causae communi salutique ne deessent,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 63, § 140:lata lex est, ne auspicia valerent, ut omnibus fastis diebus legem ferri liceret: ut lex Aelia, lex Fufia ne valeret,
id. Sest. 15, 33; id. N. D. 1, 7, 17:vos orant atque obsecrant, judices, ut in actore causae suae deligendo vestrum judicium ab suo judicio ne discrepet,
id. Div. in Caecil. 4, 14.—Qui ne, quo ne, and quomodo ne (ante- and post-class. for ut ne):II.ego id agam, mihi qui ne detur,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 35:moxque ad aram, quo ne hostis dolum persentisceret, aversusque a duce assistit,
Dict. Cret. 4, 11: quaeritis maximis sumptibus faciendis, quomodo ne tributa conferatis, Gr. hôs mê, Rutil. Lup. 1, 9.In the several uses of the adv. ne, described above, the transition to its use to connect clauses is clearly seen (v. esp. I. B. 3. and 4.). In intentional clauses, and after verbs of fearing and avoiding, ne becomes a conjunction.A.In intentional clauses for ut ne, that not, lest: nolite, hospites, ad me adire: ilico isti! Ne contagio mea bonis umbrave obsit, approach me not; let not my presence harm you, i. e. lest my presence should harm you, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 405 Vahl.):B.omitto innumerabiles viros, quorum singuli saluti huic civitati fuerunt... ne quis se aut suorum aliquem praetermissum queratur,
Cic. Rep. 1, 1, 1; 1, 7, 12; 1, 5, 9:Caesarem complexus obsecrare coepit, ne quid gravius in fratrem statueret,
Caes. B. G. 1, 20.—Esp. after verbs expressing forethought, care, etc.:vide sis, ne quid imprudens ruas,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 128:considera, ne in alienissimum tempus cadat adventus tuus,
Cic. Fam. 15, 14, 4:Cocceius, vide, ne frustretur,
Cic. Att. 12, 18, 3 et saep.—After verbs signifying to fear, frighten, etc. (esp. metuo, timeo, vereor, horreo, paveo, terreo, conterreo; also, timor est, metus est, spes est, periculum est), to express the wish that something may not take place; represented in English by that (because in English the particle depends on the idea of fearing, not of wishing):b.metuo et timeo, ne hoc tandem propalam flat,
that it will be discovered, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 38:timeo ne malefacta mea sint inventa omnia,
id. Truc. 4, 2, 61:vereor ne quid Andria apportet mali,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 46:metuebat ne indicarent,
Cic. Mil. 21, 57:mater cruciatur et sollicita est, ne filium spoliatum omni dignitate conspiciat,
id. Mur. 41, 88:hic ne quid mihi prorogetur, horreo,
id. Att. 5, 21, 3:id paves, ne ducas tu illam, tu autem ut ducas,
Ter. And. 2, 2, 12:esse metus coepit, ne, etc.,
Ov. M. 7, 715:terruit gentīs, grave ne rediret Saeculum Pyrrhae,
Hor. C. 1, 2, 5:non periclumst, nequid recte monstres,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 55:pavor ceperat milites, ne mortiferum esset vulnus,
Liv. 24, 42 —When the dependent clause is negative, with non or nihil, that not:c.vereor ne exercitum firmum habere non possit,
Cic. Att. 7, 12, 2:unum vereor ne senatus Pompeium nolit dimittere,
id. ib. 5, 18, 1:timeo ne non impetrem,
id. ib. 9, 6, 6; id. Tusc. 1, 31, 76.—With the negative before the verb:C.non vereor, ne quid temere facias,
Cic. Fam. 2, 7, 1; 2, 1, 4:timere non debeo, ne non iste illā cruce dignus judicetur,
id. Verr. 2, 5, 67, § 171.—After verbs signifying to avoid, warn, hinder, forbid, refuse (caveo, impedio, resisto, interdico, refuto, rarely veto), instead of the simple object, that not, lest:2.qui cavet, ne decipiatur, etc.,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 5:cavete, judices, ne nova proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 53, 153; id. Fam. 3, 12, 4;v. caveo: casus quidam ne facerem impedivit,
Cic. Fat. 1, 1:unus ne caperetur urbs causa fuit,
Liv. 34, 39. [p. 1194]- nĕ (also apocopated n' and only n), interrog. and enclit. part. [weakened from nē]. It simply inquires, without implying either that a negative or an affirmative reply is expected (cf. num, nonne), and emphasizes the word to which it is joined;(α).which is always, in classic Latin, the first word of the clause (ante- class. after other words: sine dote uxoremne?
Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 94; 1, 2, 141; id. As. 5, 2, 78; id. Mil. 3, 1, 92). In direct questions it is translated by giving an interrogative form to the sentence; in indirect interrogations by whether.In direct interrogations, with indic.:(β).meministine me in senatu dicere? etc.,
Cic. Cat. 1, 3, 7:potestne rerum major esse dissensio?
id. Fin. 3, 13, 44:tune id veritus es?
id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 1:jamne vides, belua, jamne sentis? etc.,
id. Pis. 1, 1:quid, si etiam falsum illud omnino est? tamenne ista tam absurda defendes?
id. N. D. 1, 29, 81; cf. id. Rosc. Am. 15, 44:quiane auxilio juvat ante levatos?
Verg. A. 4, 538:tun' te audes Sosiam esse dicere?
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 217:valuistin?
id. Trin. 1, 2, 12.—After an elided s:satin habes, si feminarum nulla'st: quam aeque diligam?
Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 11:pergin autem?
id. ib. 1, 3, 41:vin commutemus?
id. Trin. 1, 2, 21 al. —Esp. with rel. pron.; ellipt.: quemne ego servavi? i. e. do you mean the one whom? etc., Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 13: quodne vobis placeat, displiceat mihi? can it be that what pleases? etc., id. ib. 3, 1, 19; id. Merc. 3, 3, 12; id. Am. 2, 2, 65;(γ).so quin for quine,
id. Trin. 2, 2, 79 Brix ad loc.; id. Bacch. 2, 3, 98; id. Most. 3, 2, 50 al.—So with ut and si:utine adveniens vomitum excutias mulieri?
Plaut. Merc. 3, 3, 15; id. Rud. 4, 4, 19:sin, saluti quod tibi esse censeo, id. consuadeo,
id. Merc. 1, 2, 32.—In indirect interrogations, with subj., whether:(δ).ut videamus, satisne ista sit justa defectio,
Cic. Ac. 1, 12, 43:Publilius iturusne sit in Africam et quando, ex Aledio scire poteris,
id. Att. 12, 24, 1:videto vasa, multane sient,
Cato, R. R. 1:quem imitari possimusne, ipse liber erit indicio,
Varr. L. L. 7, § 4 Müll.; cf. id. ib. 10, § 9.—Sometimes affixed to an interrogative pronoun, Plaut. Cist. 4, 1, 2:(ε).quone malo mentem concussa? Timore deorum,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 295; cf.:uterne Ad casus dubios fidet sibi certius?
id. ib. 2, 2, 107; and:illa rogare: Quantane?
id. ib. 2, 3, 317.—-ne is sometimes used for nonne, where an affirmative reply is expected:(ζ).misine ego ad te epistulam?
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 22; id. Trin. 1, 2, 92; 99; id. Most. 2, 1, 15:rectene interpretor sententiam tuam,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 17, 37; id. Fin. 2, 32, 104.—Rarely = num:b.potestne virtus servire?
Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:potesne dicere?
id. Tusc. 1, 27, 67; id. Sen. 16, 56.—With an, annon, or anne, in the second interrogation, v. an.—With necne, v. neque.—Sometimes pleonastic with utrum, followed by an (mostly anteclass.):3.est etiam illa distinctio, utrum illudne non videatur aegre ferendum... an, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 27, 59:sed utrum strictimne attonsurum dicam esse an per pectinem, nescio,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 18 Brix ad loc.; id. Most. 3, 1, 151; id. Bacch. 1, 1, 42; cf. Madv. Gram. § 452, obs. 1.—Sometimes, in the second interrogation, ne for an (mostly poet.):Smyrna quid et Colophon? Majora minorane fama?
Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 3:ut in incerto fuerit, vicissent victine essent,
Liv. 5, 28, 5:cum interrogaretur, utrum pluris patrem matremne faceret,
Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4.nē, interj. (incorrectly written nae), = nai, nê, truly, verily, really, indeed (only joined with pers. pron. ego, tu, and with the demonstratives ille, iste, hic, and their advv.; in class, prose usually with a conditional clause).I.In gen.:II.ne ego homo infelix fui, Qui non alas intervelli,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 169; cf.:ne ego haud paulo hunc animum malim quam, etc.,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 42, 99:ne ego, inquam, si ita est, velim tibi eum placere quam maxime,
id. Brut. 71, 249. So, ne tu, etc., id. Phil. 2, 2, 3; Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 54; Liv. 26, 6, 15: ne ille, Naev. ap. Non. 73, 18 (Trag. Rel. p. 9 v. 40 Rib.); Plaut. Ps. 3, 1, 3; Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 6:ne iste,
Ter. And. 2, 1, 24; id. Heaut. 4, 1, 8 al.—Connected with other affirmative particles, as hercle, edepol, mecastor, medius fidius:ne tu hercle,
Plaut. As. 2, 4, 6; id. Curc. 1, 3, 38: ne ille hercle, id. Bacch. 2, 3, 76:edepol ne ego,
id. Men. 5, 5, 10:edepol ne tu,
id. ib. 1, 2, 50:ne ista edepol,
id. Am. 2, 2, 213:ne istuc mecastor,
id. Men. 5, 1, 34 (729 Ritschl):ne ille, medius fidius,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 30, 74; cf.:medius fidius ne tu,
id. Att. 4, 4, 6, § 2.— Rarely with a pron. poss.:edepol ne meam operam, etc.,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 1. (All passages in which ne stands in classic prose without a pronoun are probably corrupt; cf. Haase in Reisig's Vorles. p. 379 sq.; v. Liv. 26, 31, 10; 34, 4, 16 Weissenb.) -
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§ პასუხიcorrect / wrong / clever / foolish / short/ clear / polite / strange / positive / negative answer სწორი / არასწორი / ჭკვიანური / სულელური / მოკლე / გასაგები / თავაზიანე / უცნაური / დადებითი / უარყოფითი პასუხი§1 პასუხის გაცემა (უპასუხებს, პასუხს გასცემს)2 შესატყვისობა (შეესატყვისება)3 პასუხისგება (პასუხს აგებს)answer (to a complaint or law suit) პასუხი გასცე საჩივარს ან სასამართლო განხილვასhe answered all the questions with assurance ქველა შეკითხვას დამაჯერებელი პასუხი გასცა / დამაჯერებლად უპასუხაI’ll answer the bell რეკავენ, კარს გავაღებI bet she is at home but doesn't answer the call დარწმუნებული ვარ, შინაა და ყურმილს არ იღებსa blunt answer პირდაპირი პასუხი // პირში მიხლაa brief report/answer მოკლე მოხსენება / პასუხიhis failure to answer irritated the judge მისმა დუმილმა მოსამართლე გააღიზიანაa clever answer / face / idea ჭკვიანური, გონივრული პასუხი / ჭკვიანური სახე / ჭკვიანური აზრიshe was waiting for him/the train/an answer მას/ მატარებელს/ პასუხს ელოდებოდა;he answered unabashed შეუცბუნრბლად უპასუხა//დაბნევის გარეშე უპასუხაher answer got me მისმა პასუხმა საგონებელში ჩამაგდო /მოთმინება დამაკარგვინაa defiant answer თავხედური / გამომწვევი პასუხიa definitive answer / verdict საბოლოო პასუხი / გადაწყვეტილებაan evasive answer / reply არაპირდაპირი პასუხიa flip answer არასერიოზული / აგდებული პასუხიa foolish idea / answer / mistake სულელური აზრი / პასუხი / შეცდომაa frank answer / person გულწრფელი პასუხი / ადამიანიto ask a question // to answer the question კითხვის დასმა // კითხვაზე პასუხიin answer to our question თქვენი კითხვის პასუხად…a sharp answer უხეში / უკმეხი პასუხიa shifty answer არაპირდაპირი / ორჭოფული პასუხიhe shirked his duty / the straight answer თავის მოვალეობას / პირდაპირ პასუხს თავი აარიდაto answer stiffly მკვახედ / ცივად პასუხის გაცემაa straightforward answer პირდაპირი / გულახდილი პასუხი; ადვილად გასაგები / გამოსაყვანი●●he was slow to answer პასუხი დააყოვნაa smart answer / reply მოსწრებული პასუხიan intelligent answer / decision გონივრული პასუხი / გადაწყვეტილებაa silly remark / answer / joke სულელური შენიშვნა / პასუხი / ხუმრობაa sincere answer / reply გულწრფელი პასუხიnaturally he didn't answer me რასაკვირველია, პასუხი არ გამცაhe answered in the negative უარყოფითი პასუხი მისცა // უარი უთხრაthe answer came pat პასუხი სწრაფად / დროულად მოვიდაa pert child / answer თავხედი ბავშვი // თავხედური პასუხი●●a pointed answer გამომწვევი პასუხიan acid answer მჟავე/უკმეხი პასუხიhe doesn`t answer to the description of the missing man დაკარგული კაცის აღწერილობას არ შეესატყვისებაI can`t answer for his mistakes მის შეცდომებზე პასუხს ვერ ვაგებit will answer the purpose ამ მიზნისათვის ვარგისია / გამოდგება, თავის დანიშნულებას შეასრულებსdon`t answer back! სიტყვას ნუ მიბრუნებ! ნუ მეპასუხები! -
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answer, rejoinder, reply, response* * *I. (et -) answer, reply (på to);(= fyldestgørende svar) answer (på to, fx your reply was no answer to my question);(F, også = reaktion) response (på to, fx the Government response to the report of the Royal Commission);( skarpt gensvar) retort,( vittigt) repartee;[ svar betalt] reply paid;[ med på, som, til:][ svar på](fig: om noget tilsvarende) answer to ( fx he is Denmark's answer to James Bond);[ give én svar på hans spørgsmål] answer somebody's question, reply to somebody's question;(se også I. tiltale);[ have svar på alt] have an answer for everything;[ han har altid svar på rede hånd] he is never at a loss for (el. is always ready with) an answer;[ som (el. til) svar på] in reply to ( fx in reply to your letter of 10th July we would inform you that...).II. adj(let glds) sore, dire ( fx distress). -
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ˈɑ:nsə
1. сущ.
1) ответ to give, offer, provide an answer ≈ дать ответ blunt, curt answer ≈ грубый ответ civil answer ≈ вежливый ответ diplomatic answer ≈ дипломатичный ответ direct answer ≈ прямой ответ equivocal answer ≈ двусмысленный ответ evasive, vague answer ≈ уклончивый, туманный ответ glib answer ≈ бойкий ответ ready answer ≈ готовый ответ straight answer ≈ прямой ответ wise answer ≈ мудрый ответ witty answer ≈ остроумный ответ negative answer ≈ отрицательный ответ positive answer ≈ положительный ответ right answer ≈ правильный ответ wrong answer ≈ ошибочный ответ dusty answer ≈ неудовлетворительный ответ in answer to know all the answers Syn: riposte, reply, response Ant: question
2) возражение, противоречие Syn: objection, rejoinder, retort
3) ответное действие His only answer was to walk out. ≈ Его единственным ответом был демонстративный уход.
4) решение (вопроса, задачи и т. п.)
5) юр. возражение ответчика Syn: defense, plea
6) соответствие, замена Television's answer to the news magazines. ≈ Телевидение - это замена информационным журналам.
2. гл.
1) отвечать;
откликаться, реагировать to answer politely (sharply, rudely, etc.) ≈ отвечать вежливо (резко, грубо и т. п.) to answer а question (smb.'s remark, etc.) ≈ отвечать на вопрос( чье-л. замечание и т. п.) to answer in the affirmative( in the negative) ≈ дать положительный (отрицательный) ответ He answered me nothing. ≈ Он мне ничего не ответил. to answer to the medical treatment ≈ поддаваться лечению answer the door answer the phone answer a call answer to the name answer the helm
2) подходить, соответствовать, удовлетворять (часто to) to answer the description ≈ соответствовать описанию to answer а demand( smb. 's wishes, etc.) ≈ отвечать/соответствовать потребности( желаниям и т. п.) The man answers to the description of the wanted murderer. ≈ Этот человек совпадает по описанию с разыскиваемым убийцей. to answer expectations ≈ не обмануть( чьих-л.) надежд, ожиданий
3) ручаться;
быть ответственным, нести ответственность( for - за кого-л.) I can't answer for his honesty. ≈ Я не могу поручиться за его честность. to answer for the consequences ≈ отвечать за последствия
4) нести ответственность( to - перед кем-л.) Who will answer to me for this? ≈ Кто мне за это ответит? Syn: account
2.
2)
5) удаваться;
иметь успех The experiment has not answered at all. ≈ Опыт не удался.
6) служить (в качестве или взамен чего-л.), заменять( что-л.) A piece of paper on the table answered for a table-cloth. ≈ Вместо скатерти на столе лежал лист бумаги. Syn: satisfy ∙ answer back answer for be answered for answer upответ;
возражение - favourable * положительный ответ;
- in * to smth. в ответ на что-л;
возражая на что-л.;
- an * in the affirmative положительный ответ;
- to give an * отвечать;
- to have an * получать ответ;
- to vouchsafe no * не удостоить ответом;
- to teach foreign languages through questions and *s преподавать иностранные языки вопросно-ответным методом ответное действие, реакция - the * was a volley of fire в ответ раздался залп;
- his only * was to walk out вместо ответа он вышел из комнаты решение;
ответ, объяснение - to find the * to smth. решить проблему чего-л., справиться с чем-л., победить что-л.;
- prohibition might not be the * запрещение спиртных напитков еще не решение проблемы;
- the system is not necessarily the * for these states данная система может оказаться неподходящей для этих стран решение - the * to 3 x 17 is 51 3 х 17 равно 51;
- * to a chess problem решение шахматной задачи ответ, разгадка равноценная, достойная замена - this fictional spy is a French * to James Bond шпион в этом французском романе вполне достоин своего коллеги Джеймса Бонда;
- he has the reputation of being the American * to Caruso у него репутация американского Карузо (юридическое) письменное объяснение ответчика по делу( музыкальное) ответ > he knows all the *s он за словом в карман не полезет;
> a soft * turns away wrath( библеизм) кроткий ответ отвращает гнев;
повинную голову меч не сечет;
> the *'s a lemon (сленг) дудки!, номер не пройдет!;
> * to the maiden's prayer( сленг) красавец-мужчина;
популярный киноактер отвечать - to * questions отвечать на вопросы;
- to * a charge возражать на обвинение;
- to * smb. отвечать кому-л., - not to * a word не вымолвить в ответ ни слова;
откликаться, реагировать;
- to * a call откликаться на зов;
ответить по телефону;
- to * the bell отворить дверь;
- to * to a name of откликаться на имя;
- to * blows with blows отвечать ударом на удар;
- to * to a treatment поддаваться лечению;
- to * the whip повиноваться удару хлыста;
- to * the helm (морское) слушаться руля;
- when I call you, you should * at once когда я тебя зову, ты должен сразу откликнуться соответствовать, отвечать, удовлетворять - to * the description соответствовать описанию;
- to * hopes оправдывать надежды удаваться, иметь успех - the plan has not *ed план не удался исполнять - to * orders исполнять приказания;
- to * obligations выполнять обязательства удовлетворять - to * claims удовлетворять жалобы;
- to * debts уплачивать долги отвечать, ручаться, нести ответственность - to * for smb. ручаться за кого-л.;
- to * smb.'s honesty ручаться за чью-л. честность;
- to * for one's wrong-doings отвечать за свои проступки отвечать, нести ответственность перед кем-л. - you'll have to * to me if any harm comes to this child если с ребенком что-нибудь случится, вы мне за него ответите заменять;
служить - on the picnic a newspaper *ed for a tablecloth на пикнике газета заменяла нам скатертьanswer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответ ~ быть ответственным ~ возражать (to - на обвинение) ~ возражение, возражать ~ возражение ~ юр. возражение ответчика ~ исполнять, удовлетворять;
to answer the helm мор. слушаться руля ~ объяснение ~ ответ, отвечать ~ ответ ~ ответное действие ~ отвечать, откликаться ~ отвечать ~ письменные объяснения ответчика по делу ~ реагировать (to) ~ реагировать ~ реакция ~ мат. решение (задачи) ~ решение (вопроса и т. п.) ~ решение ~ ручаться (for - за кого-л.) ;
быть ответственным;
to answer for the consequences отвечать за последствия ~ служить (в качестве или взамен чего-л.) ;
a piece of paper on the table answered for a table-cloth вместо скатерти на столе лежал лист бумаги ~ соответствовать;
подходить;
to answer the description (purpose) соответствовать описанию (цели) ~ соответствовать ~ удаваться;
иметь успех;
the experiment has not answered at all опыт не удался~ a call откликнуться на зов;
~ a call ответить по телефону~ back дерзить~ ручаться (for - за кого-л.) ;
быть ответственным;
to answer for the consequences отвечать за последствия~ in the negative отрицательный ответ~ соответствовать;
подходить;
to answer the description (purpose) соответствовать описанию (цели) description: to answer (to) the ~ соответствовать описанию;
совпадать с приметами~ the door (или the bell) открыть дверь (на звонок, на стук и т. п.) door: to answer the ~ открыть дверь (на стук или звонок) ;
behind closed doors за закрытыми дверями, тайно~ исполнять, удовлетворять;
to answer the helm мор. слушаться руля helm: ~ рулевое колесо;
штурвал, румпель;
the man at the helm рулевой;
кормчий;
to answer the helm слушаться руля~ the phone подойти к телефону~ удаваться;
иметь успех;
the experiment has not answered at all опыт не удалсяanswer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответanswer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответanswer ответ;
in answer to в ответ на;
to know all the answers иметь на все готовый ответ;
быстро реагировать;
to have a ready answer иметь готовый ответ~ служить (в качестве или взамен чего-л.) ;
a piece of paper on the table answered for a table-cloth вместо скатерти на столе лежал лист бумаги -
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1.ăd-ĕo, ĭī, and rarely īvi, ĭtum (arch. adirier for adiri, Enn. Rib. Trag. p. 59), 4, v. n. and a. (acc. to Paul. ex Fest. should be accented a/deo; v. Fest. s. v. adeo, p. 19 Müll.; cf. the foll. word), to go to or approach a person or thing (syn.: accedo, aggredior, advenio, appeto).I.Lit.A.In gen., constr.(α).With ad (very freq.): sed tibi cautim est adeundum ad virum, Att. ap. Non. 512, 10:(β).neque eum ad me adire neque me magni pendere visu'st,
Plaut. Cur. 2, 2, 12:adeamne ad eam?
Ter. And. 4, 1, 15; id. Eun. 3, 5, 30: aut ad consules aut ad te aut ad Brutum adissent, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 208, 5:ad M. Bibulum adierunt, id. Fragm. ap. Arus. p. 213 Lind.: ad aedis nostras nusquam adiit,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 24:adibam ad istum fundum,
Cic. Caec. 29 —With in: priusquam Romam atque in horum conventum adiretis, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 11, § 26 ed. Halm.—Esp.: adire in jus, to go to law:(γ).cum ad praetorem in jus adissemus,
Cic. Verr. 4, § 147; id. Att. 11, 24; Caes. B. C. 1, 87, and in the Plebiscit. de Thermens. lin. 42: QVO DE EA RE IN IOVS ADITVM ERIT, cf. Dirks., Versuche S. p. 193.—Absol.:(δ).adeunt, consistunt, copulantur dexteras,
Plaut. Aul. 1, 2, 38:eccum video: adibo,
Ter. Eun. 5, 7, 5.—With acc.:B.ne Stygeos adeam non libera manes,
Ov. M. 13, 465:voces aetherias adiere domos,
Sil. 6, 253:castrorum vias,
Tac. A. 2, 13:municipia,
id. ib. 39:provinciam,
Suet. Aug. 47:non poterant adire eum,
Vulg. Luc. 8, 19:Graios sales carmine patrio,
to attain to, Verg. Cat. 11, 62; so with latter supine:planioribus aditu locis,
places easier to approach, Liv. 1, 33.—With local adv.:quoquam,
Sall. J. 14:huc,
Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 60.—Esp.,1.To approach one for the purpose of addressing, asking aid, consulting, and the like, to address, apply to, consult (diff. from aggredior, q. v.). —Constr. with ad or oftener with acc.; hence also pass.:2.quanto satius est, adire blandis verbis atque exquaerere, sintne illa, etc.,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 35:aliquot me adierunt,
Ter. And. 3, 3, 2:adii te heri de filia,
id. Hec. 2, 2, 9: cum pacem peto, cum placo, cum adeo, et cum appello meam, Lucil. ap. Non. 237, 28:ad me adire quosdam memini, qui dicerent,
Cic. Fam. 3, 10:coram adire et alloqui,
Tac. H. 4, 65.— Pass.:aditus consul idem illud responsum retulit,
when applied to, Liv. 37, 6 fin.:neque praetores adiri possent,
Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5.—Hence: adire aliquem per epistulam, to address one in writing, by a letter:per epistulam, aut per nuntium, quasi regem, adiri eum aiunt,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 9 and 10; cf. Tac. A. 4, 39; id. H. 1, 9.—So also: adire deos, aras, deorum sedes, etc., to approach the gods, their altars, etc., as a suppliant (cf.:acced. ad aras,
Lucr. 5, 1199): quoi me ostendam? quod templum adeam? Att. ap. Non. 281, 6:ut essent simulacra, quae venerantes deos ipsos se adire crederent,
Cic. N. D. 1, 27:adii Dominum et deprecatus sum,
Vulg. Sap. 8, 21:aras,
Cic. Phil. 14, 1:sedes deorum,
Tib. 1, 5, 39:libros Sibyllinos,
to consult the Sibylline Books, Liv. 34, 55; cf. Tac. A. 1, 76:oracula,
Verg. A. 7, 82.—To go to a thing in order to examine it, to visit:3.oppida castellaque munita,
Sall. J. 94:hiberna,
Tac. H. 1, 52.—To come up to one in a hostile manner, to assail, attack:II.aliquem: nunc prior adito tu, ego in insidiis hic ero,
Ter. Ph. 1, 4, 52:nec quisquam ex agmine tanto audet adire virum,
Verg. A. 5, 379:Servilius obvia adire arma jubetur,
Sil. 9, 272.Fig.A.To go to the performance of any act, to enter upon, to undertake, set about, undergo, submit to (cf.: accedo, aggredior, and adorior).—With ad or the acc. (class.):B.nunc eam rem vult, scio, mecum adire ad pactionem,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 25:tum primum nos ad causas et privatas et publicas adire coepimus,
Cic. Brut. 90:adii causas oratorum, id. Fragm. Scaur. ap. Arus. p. 213 Lind.: adire ad rem publicam,
id. de Imp. Pomp. 24, 70:ad extremum periculum,
Caes. B. C. 2, 7.—With acc.:periculum capitis,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 38:laboribus susceptis periculisque aditis,
id. Off. 1, 19:in adeundis periculis,
id. ib. 24; cf.:adeundae inimicitiae, subeundae saepe pro re publica tempestates,
id. Sest. 66, 139: ut vitae periculum aditurus videretur, Auct. B. G. 8, 48: maximos labores et summa pericula. Nep. Timol. 5:omnem fortunam,
Liv. 25, 10:dedecus,
Tac. A. 1, 39:servitutem voluntariam,
id. G. 24:invidiam,
id. A. 4, 70:gaudia,
Tib. 1, 5, 39.—Hence of an inheritance, t. t., to enter on:cum ipse hereditatem patris non adisses,
Cic. Phil. 2, 16; so id. Arch. 5; Suet. Aug. 8 and Dig.;hence also: adire nomen,
to assume the name bequeathed by will, Vell. 2, 60.—Adire manum alicui, prov., to deceive one, to make sport of (the origin of this phrase is unc.; Acidalius conjectures that it arose from some artifice practised in wrestling, Wagner ad Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 8):2.eo pacto avarae Veneri pulcre adii manum,
Plaut. Poen. 2, 11; so id. Aul. 2, 8, 8; id. Cas. 5, 2, 54; id. Pers. 5, 2, 18.ăd-ĕō̆, adv. [cf. quoad and adhuc] (acc. to Festus, it should be accented adéo, v. the preced. word; but this distinction is merely a later invention of the grammarians; [p. 33] cf. Gell. 7, 7).I.In the ante-class. per.,A.To designate the limit of space or time, with reference to the distance passed through; hence often accompanied by usque (cf. ad), to this, thus far, so far, as far.1.Of space:2.surculum artito usque adeo, quo praeacueris,
fit in the scion as far as you have sharpened it, Cato, R. R. 40, 3.— Hence: res adeo rediit, the affair has gone so far (viz., in deterioration, “cum aliquid pejus exspectatione contigit,” Don. ad Ter. Ph. 1, 2, 5):postremo adeo res rediit: adulescentulus saepe eadem et graviter audiendo victus est,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 61; cf. id. Ph. 1, 2, 5.—Of time, so long ( as), so long ( till), strengthened by usque, and with dum, donec, following, and in Cic. with quoad:B.merces vectatum undique adeo dum, quae tum haberet, peperisset bona,
Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 76; 3, 4, 72; id. Am. 1, 2, 10 al.:nusquam destitit instare, suadere, orare, usque adeo donec perpulit,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 36; Cato, R. R. 67; id. ib. 76:atque hoc scitis omnes usque adeo hominem in periculo fuisse, quoad scitum sit Sestium vivere,
Cic. Sest. 38, 82.—For the purpose of equalizing two things in comparison, followed by ut: in the same degree or measure or proportion... in which; or so very, so much, so, to such a degree... as (only in comic poets), Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 38:C.adeon hominem esse invenustum aut infelicem quemquam, ut ego sum?
Ter. And. 1, 5, 10.—Also followed by quasi, when the comparison relates to similarity:gaudere adeo coepit, quasi qui cupiunt nuptias,
in the same manner as those rejoice who desire marriage, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 12.—(Only in the comic poets) = ad haec, praeterea, moreover, besides, too: ibi tibi adeo lectus dabitur, ubi tu haud somnum capias ( beside the other annoyances), a bed, too, shall be given you there, etc., Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 80.—Hence also with etiam:D.adeo etiam argenti faenus creditum audio,
besides too, id. Most. 3, 1, 101.—(Only in the comic poets.) Adeo ut, for this purpose that, to the end that:E.id ego continuo huic dabo, adeo me ut hic emittat manu,
Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 32:id adeo te oratum advenio, ut, etc.,
id. Aul. 4, 10, 9:adeo ut tu meam sententiam jam jam poscere possis, faciam, etc.,
id. ib. 3, 2, 26 (where Wagner now reads at ut):atque adeo ut scire possis, factum ego tecum hoc divido,
id. Stich. 5, 4, 15. (These passages are so interpreted by Hand, I. p. 138; others regard adeo here = quin immo.)—In narration, in order to put one person in strong contrast with another. It may be denoted by a stronger emphasis upon the word to be made conspicuous, or by yet, on the contrary, etc.:II.jam ille illuc ad erum cum advenerit, narrabit, etc.: ille adeo illum mentiri sibi credet,
Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 4 sq.; so id. Merc. 2, 1, 8 al.To the Latin of every period belongs the use of this word,A.To give emphasis to an idea in comparison, so, so much, so very, with verbs, adjectives, and substantives:B.adeo ut spectare postea omnīs oderit,
Plaut. Capt. prol. 65:neminem quidem adeo infatuare potuit, ut ei nummum ullum crederet,
Cic. Fl. 20, 47:adeoque inopia est coactus Hannibal, ut, etc.,
Liv. 22, 32, 3 Weiss.:et voltu adeo modesto, adeo venusto, ut nil supra,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 92:nemo adeo ferus est, ut, etc.,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 39.—With usque:adeo ego illum cogam usque, ut mendicet meus pater,
Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 10:usque adeo turbatur,
even so much, so continually, Verg. E. 1, 12; Curt. 10, 1, 42; Luc. 1, 366.—In questions:adeone me fuisse fungum, ut qui illi crederem?
Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 49:adeone hospes hujus urbis, adeone ignarus es disciplinae consuetudinisque nostrae, ut haec nescias?
Cic. Rab. 10, 28; so id. Phil. 2, 7, 15; id. Fam. 9, 10; Liv. 2, 7, 10; 5, 6, 4.—With a negative in both clauses, also with quin in the last:non tamen adeo virtutum sterile saeculum, ut non et bona exempla prodiderit,
Tac. H. 1, 3; so Suet. Oth. 9:verum ego numquam adeo astutus fui, quin, etc.,
Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 13.—Sometimes the concluding clause is to be supplied from the first: quis genus Aeneadum, quis Trojae nesciat urbem?... non obtusa adeo gestamus pectora Poeni, viz.,
that we know not the Trojans and their history, Verg. A. 1, 565:adeo senuerunt Juppiter et Mars?
Juv. 6, 59.—Hence (post-Cic.): adeo non ut... adeo nihil ut... so little that, so far from that... (in reference to which, it should be noticed that in Latin the negative is blended with the verb in one idea, which is qualified by adeo) = tantum abest ut: haec dicta adeo nihil moverunt quemquam, ut legati prope violati sint, these words left them all so unmoved that, etc., or had so little effect, etc., Liv. 3, 2, 7: qui adeo non tenuit iram, ut gladio cinctum in senatum venturum se esse palam diceret, who restrained his anger so little that, etc. (for, qui non—tenuit iram adeo, ut), id. 8, 7, 5; so 5, 45, 4; Vell. 2, 66, 4: Curt. 3, 12, 22.—Also with contra in the concluding clause:apud hostes Afri et Carthaginienses adeo non sustinebant, ut contra etiam pedem referrent,
Liv. 30, 34, 5. —Adeo is placed enclitically after its word, like quidem, certe, and the Gr. ge, even, indeed, just, precisely. So,1.Most freq. with pronouns, in order to render prominent something before said, or foll., or otherwise known (cf. in Gr. egôge, suge, autos ge, etc., Viger. ed. Herm. 489, vi. and Zeun.): argentariis male credi qui aiunt, nugas praedicant: nam et bene et male credi dico; id adeo hodie ego expertus sum, just this (touto ge), Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 1; so id. Aul. 2, 4, 10; 4, 2, 15; id. Am. 1, 1, 98; 1, 2, 6; id. Ep. 1, 1, 51; 2, 2, 31; 5, 2, 40; id. Poen. 1, 2, 57: plerique homines, quos, cum nihil refert, pudet;2.ubi pudendum'st ibi eos deserit pudor, is adeo tu es,
you are just such a one, id. Ep. 2, 1, 2:cui tu obsecutus, facis huic adeo injuriam,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 68: tute adeo jam ejus verba audies, you yourself shall hear what he has to say (suge akousêi), Ter. And. 3, 3, 27: Dolabella tuo nihil scito mihi esse jucundius: hanc adeo habebo gratiam illi, i. e. hanc, quae maxima est, gratiam (tautên ge tên charin), Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 16:haec adeo ex illo mihi jam speranda fuerunt,
even this, Verg. A. 11, 275.—It is often to be translated by the intensive and, and just, etc. (so esp. in Cic. and the histt.): id adeo, si placet, considerate, just that (touto ge skopeite), Cic. Caec. 30, 87:id adeo ex ipso senatus consulto cognoscite,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 64, 143; cf. id. Clu. 30, 80:ad hoc quicumque aliarum atque senatus partium erant, conturbari remp., quam minus valere ipsi malebant. Id adeo malum multos post annos in civitatem reverterat,
And just this evil, Sall. C. 37, 11; so 37, 2; id. J. 68, 3; Liv. 2, 29, 9; 4, 2, 2: id adeo manifestum erit, si cognoverimus, etc., and this, precisely this, will be evident, if, etc., Quint. 2, 16, 18 Spald.—It is rarely used with ille:ille adeo illum mentiri sibi credet,
Plaut. Am. 1, 2, 6.—Sometimes with the rel. pron.: quas adeo haud quisquam liber umquam tetigit, Plaut: Poen. 1, 2, 57; Cic. Fin. 2, 12, 37. —With interrog. pron.:Quis adeo tam Latinae linguae ignarus est, quin, etc.,
Gell. 7, 17.—Adeo is joined with the pers. pron. when the discourse passes from one person to another, and attention is to be particularly directed to the latter: Juppiter, tuque adeo summe Sol, qui res omnes inspicis, and thou especially, and chiefly thou, Enn. ap. Prob.:teque adeo decus hoc aevi inibit,
Verg. E. 4, 11; id. G. 1, 24: teque, Neptune, invoco, vosque adeo venti, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 34, 73;and without the copulative: vos adeo... item ego vos virgis circumvinciam,
Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 25.— Ego adeo often stands for ego quidem, equidem (egôge):tum libertatem Chrysalo largibere: ego adeo numquam accipiam,
Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 30; so id. Mil. 4, 4, 55; id. Truc. 4, 3, 73:ego adeo hanc primus inveni viam,
Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 16:nec me adeo fallit,
Verg. A. 4, 96.—Ipse adeo (autos ge), for the sake of emphasis:atque hercle ipsum adeo contuor,
Plaut. As. 2, 3, 24:ipsum adeo praesto video cum Davo,
Ter. And. 2, 5, 4:ipse adeo senis ductor Rhoeteus ibat pulsibus,
Sil. 14, 487.—With the conditional conjj. si, nisi, etc. (Gr. ei ge), if indeed, if truly:3.nihili est autem suum qui officium facere immemor est, nisi adeo monitus,
unless, indeed, he is reminded of it, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 2: Si. Num illi molestae quippiam hae sunt nuptiae? Da. Nihil Hercle: aut si adeo, bidui est aut tridui haec sollicitudo, and if, indeed, etc. (not if also, for also is implied in aut), Ter. And. 2, 6, 7.—With adverbs: nunc adeo (nun ge), Plaut. As. 3, 1, 29; id. Mil. 2, 2, 4; id. Merc. 2, 2, 57; id. Men. 1, 2, 11; id. Ps. 1, 2, 52; id. Rud. 3, 4, 23; Ter. And. 4, 5, 26; Verg. A. 9, 156: jam adeo (dê ge), id. ib. 5, 268; Sil. 1, 20; 12, 534; Val. Fl. 3, 70. umquam adeo, Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 23:4.inde adeo,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 1:hinc adeo,
Verg. E. 9, 59: sic adeo (houtôs ge), id. A. 4, 533; Sil. 12, 646:vix adeo,
Verg. A. 6, 498:non adeo,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 57; Verg. A. 11, 436. —With adjectives = vel, indeed, even, very, fully:5.quot adeo cenae, quas deflevi, mortuae!
how very many suppers, Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 59: quotque adeo fuerint, qui temnere superbum... Lucil. ap. Non. 180, 2: nullumne malorum finem adeo poenaeque dabis (adeo separated from nullum by poet. license)? wilt thou make no end at all to calamity and punishment? Val. Fl. 4, 63:trīs adeo incertos caeca caligine soles erramus,
three whole days we wander about, Verg. A. 3, 203; 7, 629.—And with comp. or the adv. magis, multo, etc.:quae futura et quae facta, eloquar: multo adeo melius quam illi, cum sim Juppiter,
very much better, Plaut. Am. 5, 2, 3; so id. Truc. 2, 1, 5:magis adeo id facilitate quam aliā ullā culpā meā, contigit,
Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 15.—With the conjj. sive, aut, vel, in order to annex a more important thought, or to make a correction, or indeed, or rather, or even only:6.sive qui ipsi ambīssent, seu per internuntium, sive adeo aediles perfidiose quoi duint,
Plaut. Am. prol. 71:si hercle scivissem, sive adeo joculo dixisset mihi, se illam amare,
id. Merc. 5, 4, 33; so id. Truc. 4, 3, 1; id. Men. 5, 2, 74; Ter. Hec. 4, 1, 9: nam si te tegeret pudor, sive adeo cor sapientia imbutum foret, Pacuv. ap. Non. 521, 10:mihi adeunda est ratio, quā ad Apronii quaestum, sive adeo, quā ad istius ingentem immanemque praedam possim pervenire,
or rather, Cic. Verr 2, 3, 46, 110; Verg. A. 11, 369; so, atque adeo:ego princeps in adjutoribus atque adeo secundus,
Cic. Att. 1, 17, 9.—With the imperative, for emphasis, like tandem, modo, dum, the Germ. so, and the Gr. ge (cf. L. and S.), now, I pray:C.propera adeo puerum tollere hinc ab janua,
Ter. And. 4, 4, 20 (cf. xullabete g auton, Soph. Phil. 1003).—Like admodum or nimis, to give emphasis to an idea (for the most part only in comic poets, and never except with the positive of the adj.; cf. Consent. 2023 P.), indeed, truly, so very, so entirely:D.nam me ejus spero fratrem propemodum jam repperisse adulescentem adeo nobilem,
so very noble, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 123:nec sum adeo informis,
nor am I so very ugly, Verg. E. 2, 25:nam Caii Luciique casu non adeo fractus,
Suet. Aug. 65:et merito adeo,
and with perfect right, Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 42:etiam num credis te ignorarier aut tua facta adeo,
do you, then, think that they are ignorant of you or your conduct entirely? id. Ph. 5, 8, 38.—To denote what exceeds expectation, even: quam omnium Thebis vir unam esse optimam dijudicat, quamque adeo cives Thebani rumificant probam, and whom even the Thebans (who are always ready to speak evil of others) declare to be an honest woman, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 44.— Hence also it denotes something added to the rest of the sentence, besides, too, over and above, usually in the connection: -que adeo (rare, and never in prose; cf.III.adhuc, I.): quin te Di omnes perdant qui me hodie oculis vidisti tuis, meque adeo scelestum,
and me too, Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 122; cf. id. 4, 2, 32:haec adeo tibi me, ipsa palam fari omnipotens Saturnia jussit,
Verg. A. 7, 427.After Caesar and Cicero (the only instance of this use adduced from Cicero's works, Off. 1, 11, 36, being found in a passage rejected by the best critics, as B. and K.).A.For adding an important and satisfactory reason to an assertion, and then it always stands at the beginning of the clause, indeed, for:B.cum Hanno perorāsset, nemini omnium cum eo certare necesse fuit: adeo prope omnis senatus Hannibalis erat: the idea is,
Hanno's speech, though so powerful, was ineffectual, and did not need a reply; for all the senators belonged to the party of Hannibal, Liv. 21, 11, 1; so id. 2, 27, 3; 2, 28, 2; 8, 37, 2; Tac. Ann. 1, 50, 81; Juv. 3, 274; 14, 233.—Also for introducing a parenthesis: sed ne illi quidem ipsi satis mitem gentem fore (adeo ferocia atque indomita [p. 34] ingenia esse) ni subinde auro... principum animi concilientur, Liv. 21, 20, 8; so id. 9, 26, 17; 3, 4, 2; Tac. A. 2, 28.—When to a specific fact a general consideration is added as a reason for it, so, thus (in Livy very often):C.haud dubius, facilem in aequo campi victoriam fore: adeo non fortuna modo, sed ratio etiam cum barbaris stabat,
thus not only fortune, but sagacity, was on the side of the barbarians, Liv. 5, 38, 4:adeo ex parvis saepe magnarum momenta rerum pendent,
id. 27, 9, 1; so id. 4, 31, 5; 21, 33, 6; 28, 19; Quint. 1, 12, 7; Curt. 10, 2, 11; Tac. Agr. 1:adeo in teneris consuescere multum est,
Verg. G. 2, 272.—In advancing from one thought to another more important = immo, rather, indeed, nay: nulla umquam res publica ubi tantus paupertati ac parsimoniae honos fuerit: adeo, quanto rerum minus, tanto minus cupiditatis erat, Liv. praef. 11; so Gell. 11, 7; Symm. Ep. 1, 30, 37.—D.With a negative after ne—quidem or quoque, so much the more or less, much less than, still less (post-Aug.):hujus totius temporis fortunam ne deflere quidem satis quisquam digne potuit: adeo nemo exprimere verbis potest,
still less can one describe: it by words, Vell. 2, 67, 1:ne tecta quidem urbis, adeo publicum consilium numquam adiit,
still less, Tac. A. 6, 15; so id. H. 3, 64; Curt. 7, 5, 35:favore militum anxius et superbia viri aequalium quoque, adeo superiorum intolerantis,
who could not endure his equals even, much less his superiors, Tac. H. 4, 80.—So in gen., after any negative: quaelibet enim ex iis artibus in paucos libros contrahi solet: adeo infinito spatio ac traditione opus non est, so much the less is there need, etc., Quint. 12, 11, 16; Plin. 17, 12, 35, § 179; Tac. H. 3, 39.—(The assumption of a causal signif. of adeo = ideo, propterea, rests upon false readings. For in Cael. Cic. Fam. 8, 15 we should read ideo, B. and K., and in Liv. 24, 32, 6, ad ea, Weiss.).—See more upon this word in Hand, Turs. I. pp. 135-155. -
14 need
need [ni:d]1. nounbesoin m► in need• no need to rush! il n'y a pas le feu ! (inf)• no need to worry! inutile de s'inquiéter !a. ( = require) [person, thing] avoir besoin de• have you got all you need? vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut ?• a much needed holiday des vacances dont on a (or dont j'ai etc) grand besoinb. ( = demand) demander3. modal verba. (indicating obligation) need he go? est-il obligé d'y aller ?• need we go into all this now? faut-il discuter de tout cela maintenant ?• I need hardly say that... inutile de dire que...• need I say more? ai-je besoin d'en dire plus ?b. (indicating logical necessity) need that be true? est-ce nécessairement vrai ?• it need not follow that... il ne s'ensuit pas nécessairement que...4. compounds* * *Note: When need is used as a verb meaning to require or to want it is generally translated by avoir besoin de in French: I need help = j'ai besoin d'aideWhen need is used as a verb to mean must or have to it can generally be translated by devoir + infinitive or by il faut que + subjunctive: I need to leave = je dois partir, il faut que je parteWhen need is used as a modal auxiliary in the negative to say that there is no obligation it is generally translated by ne pas être obligé de + infinitive: you needn't finish it today = tu n'es pas obligé de le finir aujourd'huiWhen needn't is used as a modal auxiliary to say that something is not worthwhile or necessary it is generally translated by ce n'est pas la peine de + infinitive or ce n'est pas la peine que + subjunctive: I needn't have hurried = ce n'était pas la peine de me dépêcher or ce n'était pas la peine que je me dépêcheFor examples of the above and further uses of need, see the entry below[niːd] 1.modal auxiliary1) (must, have to)‘I waited’ - ‘you needn't have’ — ‘j'ai attendu’ - ‘ce n'était pas la peine’
need he reply? — est-ce qu'il faut qu'il réponde?, est-ce qu'il doit répondre?
I hardly need say that... — inutile de dire que...
did you need to be so unpleasant to him? — est-ce que tu avais besoin d'être si désagréable avec lui?
‘previous applicants need not apply’ — ‘les candidats ayant déjà répondu à l'annonce sont priés de ne pas se représenter’
2) ( be logically inevitable)2.transitive verb1) ( require)my shoes need to be polished —
I gave it a much-needed clean — je l'ai nettoyé, il en avait grand besoin
you don't need me to tell you that... — vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que...
2) ( have to)3.there's no need, I've done it — inutile, c'est fait
2) (want, requirement) besoin m ( for de)energy needs — besoins mpl en énergie
3) (adversity, distress)4) ( poverty) besoin m -
15 μά
μά (A) [pron. full] [ᾰ], Particle used in asseverations and oaths, c. acc. of the deity or thing appealed to; in itself neither affirmative nor negative, but made so by prefixing ναί or οὐ, or, in [dialect] Att., by the context: thus,I ναὶ μὰ .., in affirmation, ναὶ μὰ τόδε σκῆπτρον yea by this staff, Il.1.234, cf. h.Merc. 460;ναὶ μὰ γὰρ ὅρκον Pi.N.11.24
; ναὶ μὰ Δία, ναὶ μὰ τὸν Δία, etc., Ar.Ach.88, Pl.R. 407b, etc.; alsoμὰ ναί Inscr.Cypr.109
H.II οὐ μὰ .., in negation, οὐ μὰ γὰρ Ἀπόλλωνα, οὐ μἀ Ζῆνα, nay, by.., Il.1.86, 23.43;οὐ μὰ τὴν δέσποιναν Ἄρτεμιν S. El. 626
;οὔ τοι μὰ τοὺς δώδεκα θεούς Ar.Eq. 235
; οὐ μὰ τὸν Δία, οὔκουν οὕτω γε .. Pl.Tht. 142e.1 chiefly in negation when the negative follows,μὰ Δί' οὐκ εἶδον ἐμαυτοῦ ἀμείνω ὑλοτόμον IG12.1084
; μὰ τὴν πατρῴαν ἑστίαν, ἀλλ' οὐχ ὕβρει λέγω τάδ' S.El. 881;μὰ τοὺς παρ' Ἅιδῃ νερτέρους ἀλάστορας, οὔτοι ποτ' ἔσται τοῦτο E.Med. 1059
;μὰ τὸν Ἀπόλλω, οὔκ Ar.Th. 269
, cf. A.Ag. 1432, E.Cyc. 262, Pl.Prt. 312e;μὰ τὴν γῆν, μὴ σύγε δῷς Anaxil.9
;μὰ δαίμονας, οὐκ ἀπὸ ῥυσμοῦ εἰκάζω Call.Epigr.44
; μὰ τὸν Δία δὲ οὐδὲ νομίζω .. IG22.1099.30 (ii A.D.);μὰ σέ, Καῖσαρ, οὐδείς σε νικᾷ D.C.61.20
: with preceding neg.,οὐδ' ὄναρ, μὰ τὰς Μοίρας Herod. 1
. II: in answers, when the negation is expressed in the question, οὐκ αὖ μ' ἐάσεις; Answ.μὰ Δί', ἐπεὶ κἀγὼ πόνηρός εἰμι Ar.Eq. 336
, cf. 338 (where οὐκ ἐάσω is to be supplied after μὰ Δία from the question, cf. Ra. 951, Pl. 400): when ἀλλά follows, δύο δραχμὰς μισθὸν τελεῖς; Answ.μὰ Δί', ἀλλ' ἔλαττον Id.Ra. 174
(where οὐ τελῶ is understood, cf. ib. 753, 779, 1053, X.Mem.3.13.3): inμὰ γῆν, μὰ κρήνας, μὰ ποταμούς, μὰ νάματα Antiph.296
= Timocl.38, the context is missing.b in reply to an imper., ἀπόδος αὐτό; Answ.μὰ τὸν Ἀπόλλω Ar.Th. 748
.2 in later Gr. in affirmation,δακρύω μὰ σέ, δαῖμον Annales du Service 27.32
([place name] Egypt);μὰ τὴν Ἄρτεμιν Ἀκοντίῳ γαμοῦμαι Aristaenet. 1.10
, cf. Ach.Tat.8.5.IV in colloquial discourse, esp. [dialect] Att. (cf. Greg.Cor.p.150 S., Ph.2.271), the name of the deity sworn by was often suppressed, to avoid a downright oath, (lyr.), Pl.Grg. 466e;μὰ τήν Men.369
;ναὶ μὰ τόν Call.Fr. 66d
, Ael. NA3.19; ναὶ μὰ τάς (sc. Χάριτας) Suid. s.v. ναὶ μὰ τό (codd. dett.);οὐ μὰ τὸν—οὐκ ὀμόσω AP12.201
(Strat.), cf. 7.112 (D.L.).V μά is sts. omitted after ναί (q. v.); also afterοὐ, οὐ τὸν πάντων θεῶν θεὸν πρόμον Ἅλιον S.OT 660
(lyr.); οὐ τὸν Ὄλυμπον ib. 1088 (lyr.);οὐ τόνδ' Ὄλυμπον Id.Ant. 758
, cf. El. 1063 (lyr.).-------------------------------------------μά (B), Thess. for δέ, IG9(2).258.11 (Cierium, ii B.C.), 461 A9 (Crannon, ii B.C.); also found at beginning of sentence in POxy.1216.10 (ii/iii A.D.).------------------------------------------- -
16 allow
1. Iwe'll come as soon as (when, if) circumstances allow мы придем или приедем, как только (когда, если) позволят обстоятельства2. III|| allow me разрешите!; позвольте!3. Vallow smb. smth.1) allow people time for rest (the actors an hour for dressing, the university academic freedom, the faculty the right to decide, etc.) предоставлять /давать/ людям время на отдых и т. д; allow him a free passage разрешить ему бесплатный проезд; this work allows me no free time эта работа совсем не оставляет мне свободного времени; allow smb. money (the children money for school-books, his son Ј 10 a month, etc.) давать /выделять/ кому-л. деньги и т. д., how much money do they allow you for books? сколько вам отпускают /ассигнуют/ денег на книги?; allow the man 5 per cent interest обеспечить кому-л. получение 5 % [от прибыли]; she allowed her imagination full play она дала волю своему воображению2) allow the invalid a walk (the man some wine, etc.) разрешать больному прогулку и т. д.4. VIIallow smb. to do smth. allow your friends to help (his neighbour to use his pen, the child to behave like that, your daughter to stay a little longer, him to introduce his friend, oneself to be deceived, oneself to get lazy, etc.) разрешить /позволить/ своим друзьям оказать помощь и т. д.; I can't allow you to speak to him я не могу допустить, чтобы вы с ним говорили; allow me to carry your bag можно я понесу ваш чемодан?; allow smth. to do smth. allow such things to happen допускать /позволить/, чтобы происходили такие вещи; don't allow the door to stand open требуйте, чтобы закрывали дверь5. XIbe allowed usually in the negative smoking (shooting, whistling, etc.) is not allowed [here] [здесь] курить и т. д. воспрещается /не разрешается/; по smoking (no shooting, no whistling, etc.) is allowed [here] не курить и т. д., здесь не курят и т. д.; no dogs are allowed с собаками вход воспрещен; be allowed smth. he will not be allowed this opportunity ему не предоставят такую возможность; I am not allowed smoking (long walks, late hours, etc.) мне запрещено /запрещается/ курить и т. д.; be allowed in some place hunting was never allowed in this part в этих местах никогда не разрешалось охотиться /охота была всегда запрещена/; passengers are not allowed on the bridge пассажирам вход на мистик воспрещен /воспрещается/; be allowed at some time dancing (singing, whistling, etc.) is not allowed after midnight (late at night, etc.) после двенадцати ночи и т. д. танцевать и т. д. не разрешается; talking is not allowed during meals во время еды разговаривать не следует; be allowed to smb. admission is seldom allowed to outsiders посторонних [сюда] обычно не (допускают; be allowed by smb., smth. parking berg is not allowed by authorities стоянка автомашин здесь запрещена дорожной инспекцией; bathing is not allowed by authorities купаться здесь запрещено; this is allowed by the law это разрешается законом; be allowed to do smth. be allowed to mention the fact (to stay up late, to come here, etc.) иметь разрешение упоминать об этом и т. д., I am allowed to go out when I like мне разрешают выходить, когда я захочу; they were not allowed to talk during meals им не разрешали /запрещали, запрещалось/ разговаривать за едой /во время еды/; can I be allowed to go swimming? можно мне пойти купаться?6. XVI1) allow for smth. allow for delays (for the wind, for shrinkage, for future development, for heat expansion, for readjustments, for accidents, etc.) допускать /предусматривать, учитывать/ опоздание и т. д.; they must allow for human weakness должны же они делать скидку на человеческую слабость; you should allow for travelling expenses вы должны /вам следует/ учесть /предусмотреть/ дорожные расходы; you must allow for his illness вы должны принять во внимание его болезнь2) allow of smth. book. allow of some alteration (of a new interpretation, of no reply, etc.) разрешать /допускать/ изменения и т. д.; this information does not allow of such treatment эта информация не поддается такой обработке, эту информацию нельзя обрабатывать таким образом; the matter allows of no delay дело не терпит отлагательства; such conduct allows of no excuse такое поведение не имеет /такому поведению нет/ оправдания7. XVII1) allow for doing smth. allow for his being ill (for her coming late, for their being unable to come, etc.) учитывать /допускать/, что он может заболеть и т. д.; in making the dress long she allowed for it (s) shrinking она сделала длинное платье, учитывая, что оно может сесть2) allow of doing smth. allow of experimenting (of interpreting the facts differently, etc.) разрешить /допускать/ эксперимент /экспериментирование/ и т. д.; this approach (this statement, etc.) allows of interpreting the facts in two different ways этот подход и т. д. позволяет толковать факты двойка /допускает двоякое толкование фактов/; his data does not allow of doubting his conclusions приведенные им факты не допускают сомнений в достоверности /обеспечивают достоверность/ его выводов8. XXI11) allow smth. for smth. allow a short interval for rest (a week for this paper, etc.) предоставлять /давать/ короткий перерыв для отдыха и т. д.; when you sell eggs they allow you a certain percentage for breakage при продаже яиц допускается /предусматривается/ определенный процент боя; he allowed a month for proof-reading он оставил /отвел/ месяц на чтение корректуры; they allow quite a large sum of money for books они дают /выделяют/ восьми значительную сумму денег на книги2) allow smth. on (to, etc.) smth. allow (no) discussion on the question (не) разрешать обсуждение вопроса; they will not allow access to the garden они не будут пускать в сад9. XXVallow that... allow that he is right (that she was a bit hasty, etc.) признавать, что он прав и т. д.; allow that she misunderstood me допускать, что она меня неправильно поняла; I allow that I was wrong признаюсь, что я был неправ -
17 need
❢ When need is used as a verb meaning to require or to want it is generally translated by avoir besoin de in French: I need help = j'ai besoin d'aide. When need is used as a verb to mean must or have to it can generally be translated by devoir + infinitive or by il faut que + subjunctive: I need to leave = je dois partir, il faut que je parte. When need is used as a modal auxiliary in the negative to say that there is no obligation it is generally translated by ne pas être obligé de + infinitive: you needn't finish it today = tu n'es pas obligé de le finir aujourd'hui. When needn't is used as a modal auxiliary to say that something is not worthwhile or necessary it is generally translated by ce n'est pas la peine de + infinitive or ce n'est pas la peine que + subjunctive: I needn't have hurried = ce n'était pas la peine de me dépêcher or ce n'était pas la peine que je me dépêche. For examples of the above and further uses of need, see the entry below.1 (must, have to) he didn't need to ask permission il n'était pas obligé de demander la permission ; you needn't wait tu n'es pas obligé d'attendre ; ‘I waited’-‘you needn't have’ ‘j'ai attendu’-‘ce n'était pas la peine’ ; I needn't have worn a jacket ce n'était pas la peine que je mette une veste ; you needn't shout! ce n'est pas la peine de crier! ; need he reply? est-ce qu'il faut qu'il réponde?, est-ce qu'il doit répondre? ; need we discuss it now? est-ce qu'il faut vraiment en parler maintenant? ; why do you always need to complain? pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu te plaignes? ; need I say more? tu vois ce que je veux dire? ; I hardly need say that… inutile de dire que… ; I need hardly remind you that inutile de vous rappeler que ; did you need to be so unpleasant to him? est-ce que tu avais besoin d'être si désagréable avec lui? ; ‘previous applicants need not apply’ ‘les candidats ayant déjà répondu à l'annonce sont priés de ne pas se représenter’ ;2 ( be logically inevitable) need that be true? est-ce que c'est forcément vrai? ; it needn't be the case ce n'est pas forcément le cas ; it needn't follow that il ne s'ensuit pas forcément que ; it needn't cost a fortune ça ne coûte pas forcément très cher ; microwaved food needn't be bland les aliments cuits au micro-onde ne sont pas forcément insipides ; they needn't have died leur mort aurait pu être évitée.B vtr1 ( require) to need sth avoir besoin de qch ; to need to do avoir besoin de faire ; my shoes need to be polished, my shoes need polishing mes chaussures ont besoin d'être cirées ; the proofs need careful checking les épreuves ont besoin d'être vérifiées soigneusement ; I need you to hold the ladder j'ai besoin de toi pour tenir l'échelle ; more money/more time is needed nous avons besoin de plus d'argent/de plus de temps ; everything you need tout ce qu'il vous faut, tout ce dont vous avez besoin ; they need one another ils ont besoin l'un de l'autre ; I gave it a much-needed clean je l'ai nettoyé, il en avait grand besoin, je l'ai nettoyé et ça n'était pas un luxe ; this job needs a lot of concentration ce travail demande beaucoup de concentration ; to raise the money needed for the deposit réunir l'argent nécessaire pour la caution ; they need to have things explained to them il faut tout leur expliquer ; it needed six men to restrain him il a fallu six hommes pour le maîtriser ; you don't need me to tell you that… vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que… ; everything you need to know about computers tout ce que vous devez savoir sur les ordinateurs ; parents-who needs them ○ ! les parents-à quoi ça sert? ;2 ( have to) you need to learn some manners il va falloir que tu apprennes à bien te tenir ; you'll need to work hard il va falloir que tu travailles dur ; something needed to be done il fallait faire quelque chose ; why do you always need to remind me? pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu me le rappelles? ; it need only be said that il suffit de dire que ; you only needed to ask il suffisait de demander, tu n'avais qu'à demander ; nothing more need be said on n'en parlera plus ; nobody need know que cela reste entre nous ; nobody need know that I did it ou that it was me who did it personne ne doit savoir que c'est moi qui l'ai fait ;3 ( want) avoir besoin de ; I need a holiday/a whisky j'ai besoin de vacances/d'un whisky ; she needs to feel loved elle a besoin de se sentir aimée ; that's all I need! il ne me manquait plus que ça, j'avais bien besoin de ça!C n1 ( necessity) nécessité f (for de) ; the need for closer co-operation la nécessité d'une plus grande collaboration ; I can't see the need for it je n'en vois pas la nécessité ; without the need for an inquiry sans qu'une enquête soit nécessaire ; to feel the need to do éprouver le besoin de faire ; to have no need to work ne pas avoir besoin de travailler ; there's no need to wait/hurry inutile d'attendre/de se dépêcher ; there's no need for panic/ anger ça ne sert à rien de s'affoler/de se mettre en colère ; there's no need for you to wait ce n'est pas la peine que tu attendes ; there's no need to worry/shout ce n'est pas la peine de s'inquiéter/de crier ; if need be s'il le faut, si nécessaire ; if the need arises si le besoin s'en fait sentir ; there's no need, I've done it inutile, c'est fait ;2 (want, requirement) besoin m (for de) ; to be in need of sth avoir besoin de qch ; to be in great need of sth avoir grand besoin de qch ; to have no need of sth ne pas avoir besoin de qch ; to satisfy/express a need répondre à/exprimer un besoin ; to be in need of repair/painting avoir besoin d'être réparé/repeint ; to meet sb's needs répondre aux besoins de qn ; to meet industry's need for qualified staff répondre aux besoins des entreprises en personnel qualifié ; a list of your needs une liste de ce dont vous avez besoin ; my needs are few j'ai peu de besoins ; manpower/energy needs besoins mpl en main-d'œuvre/en énergie ;3 (adversity, distress) to help sb in times of need aider qn à faire face à l'adversité ; she was there in my hour of need elle était là quand j'ai eu besoin d'elle ; your need is greater than mine tu en as plus besoin que moi ;4 ( poverty) besoin m ; to be in need être dans le besoin ; families in need les familles qui sont dans le besoin. -
18 Usage note : be
I am tired= je suis fatiguéCaroline is French= Caroline est françaisethe children are in the garden= les enfants sont dans le jardinIt functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:she’s a doctor= elle est médecinClaudie is still a student= Claudie est toujours étudianteThis is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:he’s a widower= il est veufButLyons is a beautiful city= Lyon est une belle villeFor more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.Grammatical functionsThe passiveêtre is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:the rabbit was killed by a fox= le lapin a été tué par un renardthe window had been broken= la fenêtre avait été casséetheir books will be sold= leurs livres seront vendusour doors have been repainted red= nos portes ont été repeintes en rougeIn spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.Progressive tensesIn French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.The presentFrench uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:I am working= je travailleBen is reading a book= Ben lit un livreIn order to accentuate duration être en train de is used: je suis en train de travailler ; Ben est en train de lire un livre.The futureFrench also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:we are going to London tomorrow= nous allons à Londres demainI’m (just) coming!= j’arrive!I’m (just) going!= j’y vais!The pastTo express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:he wrote to his mother= il a écrit à sa mèrehe was writing to his mother= il écrivait à sa mèreHowever, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:‘what was he doing when you arrived?’‘he was cooking the dinner’= ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’she was just finishing her essay when …= elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …The compound pastCompound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:I’ve been looking for you= je te cherchaisFor progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.ObligationWhen to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:she’s to do it at once= elle doit le faire tout de suitewhat am I to do?= qu’est-ce que je dois faire?he was to arrive last Monday= il devait arriver lundi derniershe was never to see him again= elle ne devait plus le revoir.In tag questionsFrench has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:their house is lovely, isn’t it?= leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?he’s a doctor, isn’t he?= il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?= c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’= ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?= tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:it’s not broken, is it?= ce n’est pas cassé, si?he wasn’t serious, was he?= il n’était pas sérieux, si?In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.In short answersAgain, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’= ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’= ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’= ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’ProbabilityFor expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.Other functionsExpressing sensations and feelingsIn expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:to be cold= avoir froidto be hot= avoir chaudI’m cold= j’ai froidto be thirsty= avoir soifto be hungry= avoir faimto be ashamed= avoir hontemy hands are cold= j’ai froid aux mainsIf, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.Discussing health and how people areIn expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:how are you?= comment allez-vous?( more informally) comment vas-tu?( very informally as a greeting) ça va?are you well?= vous allez bien?how is your daughter?= comment va votre fille?my father is better today= mon père va mieux aujourd’huiDiscussing weather and temperatureIn expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:it’s cold= il fait froidit’s windy= il fait du ventIf in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.Visiting somewhereWhen to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:I’ve never been to Sweden= je ne suis jamais allé en Suèdehave you been to the Louvre?= est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?Paul has been to see us three times= Paul est venu nous voir trois foisNote too:has the postman been?= est-ce que le facteur est passé?The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be. -
19 antworten
(trennb., hat -ge-)I vt/i answer ( jemandem s.o.), reply (to s.o.); scharf: retort; auf etw. (Akk) antworten answer s.th., reply to s.th.; mit Ja / Nein antworten reply with yes / no; answer in the affirmative / negative förm.; der Wahrheit gemäß antworten answer truthfully; was hat sie geantwortet? what did she say (to that)?* * *to reply; to answer; to respond* * *ạnt|wor|ten ['antvɔrtn]vi1) (= Antwort geben) to answer, to replyantworten — to answer sth, to reply to sth
was soll ich ihm antworten? — what answer should I give him?, what should I tell him?
mit Ja/Nein antworten — to answer yes/no, to answer in the affirmative/negative
2) (= reagieren) to respond (auf +acc to, mit with)* * *(to answer with words, a reaction, gesture etc: He didn't respond to my question; I smiled at her, but she didn't respond.) respond* * *ant·wor·ten[ˈantvɔrtn̩]vi1. (als Antwort geben)▪ [jdm] \antworten to answer [sb], to reply [to sb]ich kann Ihnen darauf leider nichts \antworten unfortunately I cannot give you an answer to thatwas soll man darauf noch \antworten?! what kind of answer can you give to that?auf jds Frage \antworten to answer sb's [or reply to sb's] questionmit Ja/Nein \antworten to answer yes/no [or form in the affirmative/negative]mit „vielleicht“ \antworten to answer with “perhaps”schriftlich \antworten to answer [or reply] in writing, to give a written answer* * *1.intransitives Verb1) answer; replyauf etwas (Akk.) antworten — answer something; reply to something
jemandem antworten — answer somebody; reply to somebody
jemandem auf seine Frage antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question
wie soll ich ihm antworten? — what answer shall I give him?/what shall I tell him?
2) (reagieren) respond (auf + Akk. to)2.transitives Verb answerwas hat er geantwortet? — what was his answer?
* * *antworten (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/t & v/i answer (auf etwas (akk)antworten answer sth, reply to sth;mit Ja/Nein antworten reply with yes/no; answer in the affirmative/negative form;der Wahrheit gemäß antworten answer truthfully;was hat sie geantwortet? what did she say (to that)?B. v/i (reagieren) respond (to) (mit with)* * *1.intransitives Verb1) answer; replyauf etwas (Akk.) antworten — answer something; reply to something
jemandem antworten — answer somebody; reply to somebody
jemandem auf seine Frage antworten — reply to or answer somebody's question
wie soll ich ihm antworten? — what answer shall I give him?/what shall I tell him?
2) (reagieren) respond (auf + Akk. to)2.transitives Verb answer* * *v.to answer (to) v.to answer v.to reply v.to respond v. -
20 responder
v.1 to answer.Ella le responde a Ricardo She answers Richard.2 to answer back.3 to respond.Ellos responden pronto They respond soon.4 to hit back, to fight back.El chico responde The boy hits back.* * *1 (contestar) to answer1 (contestar) to answer, reply2 (replicar) to answer back3 (corresponder) to answer, respond to4 (tener el efecto deseado) to respond5 (rendir) to go well, do well6 (ser responsable) to answer (de, for), accept responsibility (de, for)7 (garantizar) to guarantee, vouch (de, for)\responder a un tratamiento to respond to a course of treatmentresponder a una descripción to answer a description, fit a descriptionresponder a una necesidad to answer a need, meet a needresponder de alguien to be responsible for somebodyresponder por alguien to vouch for somebody, act as a guarantor for somebody* * *verbto answer, reply, respond* * *1. VI1) (=contestar) [a pregunta, llamada] to answer; [en diálogo, carta] to replyla mayor parte de los encuestados respondió afirmativamente — the majority of people surveyed said yes o frm answered positively
aunque llamen al timbre varias veces no respondas — even if they ring the bell a number of times don't answer
responder a — [+ pregunta] to answer; [+ carta] to reply to, answer; [+ críticas, peticiones] to respond to, answer
la primera ministra eludió responder a las acusaciones de la oposición — the prime minister avoided answering the opposition's accusations
responder al nombre de — [persona] to go by the name of; [animal] to answer to the name of
el detenido, cuyo nombre responde a las iniciales A. M.,... — the person under arrest, whose initials are A.M.,...
2) (=replicar) to answer back3) (=reaccionar) to respondnunca se imaginó que la gente fuera a responder tan bien — he never imagined that people would respond so well
si las abonas bien verás qué bien responden — if you feed them well you'll see how well they respond
responder a, no respondió al tratamiento — he did not respond to the treatment
el pueblo respondió a su llamada — the population answered his call o más frm responded to his call
4) (=rendir) [negocio] to do well; [máquina] to perform well; [empleado] to produce resultsdebes preparar un equipo de profesionales que responda — you must train a team of professionals that can produce results o come up with the goods *
5) (=satisfacer)responder a — [+ exigencias, necesidades] to meet; [+ expectativas] to come up to
este tipo de productos no responde ya a las exigencias del mercado — this type of product no longer meets market demands
el equipo italiano no ha respondido a las expectativas — the Italian team has not come up to expectations
la construcción de esta nueva carretera responde a una necesidad social — this new road has been built in response to public need
6) (=corresponder)responder a — [+ idea, imagen, información] to correspond to; [+ descripción] to answer, fit
una imagen de fragilidad que no responde a la realidad — an image of fragility that does not correspond to reality
uno de los detenidos responde a la descripción del sospechoso — one of those arrested answers o fits the description of the suspect
7) (=responsabilizarse)yo ya te avisé, así que no respondo — I warned you before, I'm not responsible
responder de — [+ acto, consecuencia] to answer for; [+ seguridad, deuda] to be responsible for; [+ honestidad] to vouch for
tendrá que responder de su gestión económica ante un tribunal — he will have to answer for his financial management in a court of law
la empresa no responde de la seguridad del edificio — the company is not responsible for the security of the building
8)9) [material] to be workable, be easily worked2.VT (=contestar) [+ pregunta, llamada] to answerresponde algo, aunque sea al azar — give an answer o say something, even if it's a guess
- no quiero -respondió — "I don't want to," he replied
me respondió que no sabía — she told me that she didn't know, she replied that she didn't know
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)
responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)
b) ( replicar) to answer back2) ( reaccionar) to respondresponder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something
no respondía a los mandos — it was not responding to o obeying the controls
3)a) ( corresponder)responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety
b) ( estar motivado por algo)responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her
4) ( responsabilizarse)2.responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody
responder vta) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)b) < pregunta> to answerc) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)* * *= answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.Ex. The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.Ex. This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.Ex. The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex. She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.Ex. A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.Ex. The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.Ex. This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex. And he rejoined: "Do as you please".----* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.* que se puede responder = answerable.* responder (a) = respond (to).* responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.* responder a una invitación = RSVP.* responder a una necesidad = address + need.* responder a una pregunta = field + question.* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.* responder a un comentario = field + comment.* responder de = vouch (for).* responder de Algo = be held to account.* responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.* responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* responder positivamente = respond + favourably.* responder preguntas = take + questions.* responder rápidamente = shoot back.* responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.* responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.* respondiendo a = be responsive to.* sin responder = unanswered.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)
responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)
b) ( replicar) to answer back2) ( reaccionar) to respondresponder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something
no respondía a los mandos — it was not responding to o obeying the controls
3)a) ( corresponder)responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety
b) ( estar motivado por algo)responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her
4) ( responsabilizarse)2.responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody
responder vta) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)b) < pregunta> to answerc) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)* * *= answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.Ex: The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.
Ex: This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.Ex: The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex: She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.Ex: A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.Ex: The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.Ex: This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please".* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.* que se puede responder = answerable.* responder (a) = respond (to).* responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.* responder a una invitación = RSVP.* responder a una necesidad = address + need.* responder a una pregunta = field + question.* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.* responder a un comentario = field + comment.* responder de = vouch (for).* responder de Algo = be held to account.* responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.* responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* responder positivamente = respond + favourably.* responder preguntas = take + questions.* responder rápidamente = shoot back.* responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.* responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.* respondiendo a = be responsive to.* sin responder = unanswered.* * *responder [E1 ]viA1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)respondió con una evasiva he gave an evasive replyrespondió afirmativamente/negativamente she said yes/no, she gave a positive/negative reply, she responded in the affirmative/negative ( frml)responder A algo to reply TO sth, to answer sth, to respond TO sth ( frml)no respondieron a mis cartas they didn't reply to o respond to o answer my lettersla hembra responde a este reclamo the female responds to o answers this call2 (replicar) to answer backB (reaccionar) to respondmis amigos no respondieron como había esperado my friends didn't respond as I had hopedel motor no respondió the engine didn't respondresponder A algo ‹a una amenaza/un estímulo/un ruego› to respond TO sthno respondió al tratamiento she didn't respond to the treatmentrespondió a estos insultos con una sonrisa he responded to o answered these insults with a smileno respondía a los mandos it was not responding to o obeying the controlsel perro responde al nombre de Kurt the dog answers to the name of KurtC1 (corresponder) responder A algo:responde al estereotipo del estudiante radical he corresponds to o matches the stereotype of the radical studentno responden a la descripción they do not fit o answer the descriptionlas cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation o do not correspond to realityresponde a las actuales exigencias de confort y seguridad it meets present-day demands for comfort and safety(estar motivado por algo): responde a la necesidad de controlar esta escalada it is a response o an answer to the need to control this escalationsu viaje respondía al deseo de conocerlos personalmente her trip was motivated by the desire to get to know them personallyD(responsabilizarse): si ocurre algo yo no respondo I will not be held responsible o I refuse to accept responsibility if anything happenstendrán que responder ante la justicia they will have to answer for their acts in a court of lawresponder DE algo:yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integritysu tío respondió de las deudas her uncle took responsibility for her debtsno respondo de lo que haya hecho mi hijo I will not answer for o be answerable for o be held responsible for what my son may have doneresponder DE QUE + SUBJ:yo respondo de que se presente en comisaría I will take responsibility for ensuring that he reports to the policeresponder POR algn to vouch FOR sb■ respondervt1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)respondió que no le interesaba he replied that he was not interested2 ‹pregunta› to answer3 ‹llamada/carta› to answer, reply to, respond to ( frml)* * *
responder ( conjugate responder) verbo intransitivo
1
2 ( reaccionar) to respond;
responder A algo ‹a amenaza/estímulo› to respond to sth
3 ( corresponder):
las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation
4 ( responsabilizarse):◊ si ocurre algo, yo no respondo if anything happens I will not be held responsible;
responder ante la justicia to answer for one's acts in a court of law;
yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity;
no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did;
responder POR algn to vouch for sb
verbo transitivo
responder
I verbo transitivo to answer, reply
II verbo intransitivo
1 (a una acción, pregunta, etc) to answer, reply: respondió con evasivas, he didn't give a straight answer, nunca responde a mis cartas, she never answers my letters
2 (a un tratamiento, estímulo, etc) to respond
3 (de un error o falta) to pay for: el asesino debe responder de sus crímenes, the murderer must pay for his crimes
4 (por una persona) to vouch for: yo respondo de su inocencia, I will vouch for his innocence
5 (de un acto, de una cosa) to be responsible for, to answer for: yo no puedo responder de sus actos, I can't take responsibility for his actions
6 (un negocio) to go well
7 (una cosa a otra) to correspond: los resultados no respondieron a las expectativas, the results didn't fulfil the expectations
' responder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cable
- enredarse
- enrollarse
- vacilar
- concluyente
English:
account for
- answer
- answer back
- answer for
- definitive
- give
- guideline
- handle
- parting
- reply
- respond
- retaliate
- shoot back
- vouch
- acknowledge
- attempt
- counter
- fit
- pattern
- perform
* * *♦ vt[contestar] to answer; [con insolencia] to answer back;respondió que sí/que no she said yes/no;respondió que lo pensaría she said that she'd think about it♦ vino responde nadie [al llamar] there's no answer;responde al nombre de Toby he answers to the name of Toby2. [replicar] to answer back;¡no respondas a tu madre! don't answer your mother back!3. [reaccionar] to respond (a to);el paciente no responde al tratamiento the patient isn't responding to the treatment;la nueva máquina responde bien the new machine is performing well;los mandos no (me) responden the controls aren't responding;el delantero no respondió a las provocaciones de su marcador the forward didn't react to his marker's attempts to provoke him4. [responsabilizarse]si te pasa algo yo no respondo I can't be held responsible if anything happens to you;responder de algo/por alguien to answer for sth/for sb;yo respondo de su inocencia/por él I can vouch for his innocence/for him;responderá de sus actos ante el parlamento she will answer for her actions before Parliament;¡no respondo de mis actos! I can't be responsible for what I might do!;yo no respondo de lo que pueda pasar si se autoriza la manifestación I won't be held responsible for what might happen if the demonstration is authorized5. [corresponder]las medidas responden a la crisis the measures are in keeping with the nature of the crisis;un producto que responde a las necesidades del consumidor medio a product which meets the needs of the average consumer;no ha respondido a nuestras expectativas it hasn't lived up to our expectationslas largas listas de espera responden a la falta de medios the long waiting lists reflect the lack of resources* * *I v/t answerII v/i1:responder al nombre de … answer to the name of …2:responder de take responsibility for3:responder por alguien vouch for s.o.* * *responder vt: to answerresponder vi1) : to answer, to reply, to respond2)responder a : to respond toresponder al tratamiento: to respond to treatment3)responder de : to answer for, to vouch for (something)4)responder por : to vouch for (someone)* * *responder vb1. (pregunta, teléfono, etc) to answer3. (reaccionar) to respond
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