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the water just reached to their armpits

  • 1 HÖND

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    (gen. handar, dat. hendi; pl. hendr), f.
    1) hand;
    taka hendi á e-u, to touch with the hand;
    hafa e-t í hendi, to hold in the hand;
    drepa hendi við e-u, to refuse;
    halda hendi yfir e-m, to protect one;
    taka e-n höndum, to seize, capture;
    bera hönd fyrir höfuð sér, to defend oneself;
    eiga hendr sínar at verja, to act in self defence;
    láta e-t hendi firr, to let go out of one’s hands, to lose;
    taka í hönd e-m, to join hands with one;
    eiga e-t jöfnum höndum, to own in equal shares;
    sverja sér af hendi, to forswear;
    af hendi e-s, on one’s behalf, on the part of (af hendi landsmanna);
    at hendi, as adv. in turn;
    hverr at hendi, each in turn;
    felast á hendi e-m, to be under one’s protection;
    hvat er þér á höndum, what hast thou in hand?;
    ef honum væri ekki á höndum, if he had nothing in hand, if his hands were free;
    eiga e-t fyrir hendi (höndum), to have in hand (duty, business, engagement);
    vera í hendi, to be at hand, at one’s disposal;
    hafa vel (illa) í höndum, to behave well (badly);
    hafa e-t með höndum, to have in hand, manage, discharge;
    hljóta e-t undan hendi e-s, from one, at one’s hand;
    á hönd, á hendr, against (lýsa vígi á hönd e-m);
    snúa vanda á hendr e-m, to throw the responsibility on one;
    fœrast e-t á hendr, to undertake;
    ganga (drífa) á hönd e-m, to submit to one;
    bjargast á sínar hendr, by one’s own handiwork;
    selja, gefa, fá e-t í hönd (hendr) e-m, to give into one’s hands, hand over;
    búa e-t í hendr e-m, to make it ready for one;
    þá sömu nótt, er fór í hönd, the following night;
    veðr óx í hönd, the wind rose higher and higher;
    vera hœgt um hönd, to be easy in hand;
    til handa e-m, into one’s hands;
    ganga til handa e-m, to put oneself in another’s hands, submit to him;
    ef þat berr þér til handa, if it befalls thee;
    þá skömrn kýs ek mér eigi til handa, I will not have that shame at my door;
    biðja konu til handa e-m, on one’s behalf, for him;
    2) the arm and hand, the arm (höndin gekk af axlarliðnum; hann hefir á hœgri hendi hring fyrir ofan ölnboga);
    var eigi djúpara en þeim tók undir hendr, the water just reached to their armpits;
    3) hand, side;
    á hœgri (vinstri) hönd, on the right (left) hand, side;
    á hvára hönd, on either hand;
    minnar (yðvarrar) handar, for my (your) part;
    4) kind, sort;
    allra handa árgœzka, great abundance of all things.
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    f., gen. handar, dat. hendi, acc. hönd, pl. hendr, mod. proncd. höndur, gen. handa; [Goth. handus; A. S. and Engl. hand; O. H. G. hant; Germ. hand; Dan. haand; Swed. hand]:—a hand; beit höndina þar er nú heitir úlfliðr, Edda 17; armleggir, handleggir ok hendr, Anecd. 6; kné eðr hendi, Grág. ii. 8; ganga á höndum, Fms. vi. 5; með hendi sinni, K. Þ. K. 5 new Ed.; taka hendi á e-u, to touch with the hand, Fms. x. 110; taka höndum um háls e-m, Nj. 10; hvítri hendi, Hallfred; hafa e-t í hendi, to hold in hand, wield, Eg. 297, Nj. 84, 97, 255; hrjóta ór hendi e-m, Fms. xi. 141; hafa fingrgull á hendi, Nj. 146; handar-högg, Fms. xi. 126, Fas. ii. 459; sjá ekki handa sinna skil (deili), not to be able to see one’s hands, of a dense fog.
    2. the arm and hand, the arm, like Gr. χείρ, Nj. 160, 253; á hendi heitir alnbogi, Edda 110; hendr til axla, Fas. i. 160; leggir handa ok fóta, Magn. 532; hönd fyrir ofan úlnlið, Nj. 84; hafa hring á hendi, of an arm-ring, Nj. 131; hring á hægri hendi fyrir ofan ölnboga, Fms. iv. 383:—the arm and arm-pit, ná, taka undir hönd ( arm-pit) e-m, Gþl. 380; var eigi djúpara en þeim tók undir hendr, the water reached to their arm-pits, Ld. 78; taka undir hönd sér, to take hold under one’s arms, Eg. 237, Nj. 200; sjá undir hönd e-m, Fas. ii. 558; renna undir hendr e-m, to backspan one, Háv. 40, 41; þykkr undir hönd, stout, Ld. 272.
    3. metaph. handwriting, hand; rita góða hönd, to write a good hand; snar-hönd, running hand, italics.
    II. the hand, side; hægri hönd, the right hand; vinstri hönd, the left hand; á hvára hönd, on either hand, each side, Landn. 215; á vinstri hönd, Nj. 196; á hægri hönd; á tvær hendr, on both hands or sides, Ísl. ii. 368, Fas. i. 384; á báðar hendr, Grág.; hvat sem á aðra hönd ber, whatsoever may happen; á aðra hönd … en á aðra, Ld. 46; til hvárigrar handara, Fms. x. 313; til annarrar handar, Nj. 50, 97; til sinnar handar hvárr, 140; til beggja handa, Eg. 65; til ýmsa handa, Bs. i. 750; þver-hönd, a hand’s breadth; örv-hönd.
    III. sayings and phrases referring to the hand:
    1. sayings; sjálfs hönd er hollust, one’s own hand is best, i. e. if you want to have a thing well done, do it yourself, Glúm. 332, Ó. H. 157; blíð er bætandi hönd, blessed is the mending hand; gjörn er hönd á venju, Grett. 150, Nj. (in a verse), and Edda (Ht. 26); margar hendr vinna létt verk; fiplar hönd á feigu tafli; betri ein kráka í hendi en tvær á skógi, Ld. 96; skamma stund verðr hönd höggvi fegin, see högg.
    2. phrases; drepa hendi við, to refuse, Nj. 71; halda hendi yfir e-m, to hold one’s hand over, protect, 266, Fbr. 22, Anecd. 14; taka e-n höndum, to take hold with the hands, seize, capture, Fms. x. 314, Nj. 265, passim; eiga hendr sínar at verja, to act in self-defence, 84, 223; hefja handa, to lift the hands, stir for action, 65, Ld. 262; bera hönd fyrir höfuð sér, to put one’s hand before one’s head, stand on one’s guard, defend oneself; vera í hers höndum, óvina höndum, to be in a state of war, exposed to rapine; vera í góðum höndum, vina-höndum, góðra manna höndum, to be in good hands, among friends.
    β. læknis-hendr, ‘leech hands,’ healing hands; pains and sickness were believed to give way to the magical touch of a person gifted with such hands, Sdm. 4, Magn. S. Góða ch. 36 (Fms. vi. 73), cp. Rafns S. ch. 2; hönd full, a handful, Fms. ii. 302, vi. 38, viii. 306; fullar hendr fjár, hands full of gold:—kasta hendinni til e-s, to huddle a thing up; með harðri hendi, with hard hand, harshly, rudely; með hangandi hendi, with drooping hand, slothfully; fegins hendi, with glad hand, joyfully; sitja auðum höndum, to sit with empty hands, sit idle; but með tómar hendr, empty-handed, portionless, Thom.:—láta hendr standa fram úr ermum, to work briskly; víkja hendi til e-s (handar-vik), to move the hand to do a thing; það er ekki í tveim höndum að hafa við e-n, of double handed (i. e. faltering) half measures, when the one hand undoes what the other has done; kann ek þat sjá at ekki má í tveim höndum hafa við slíka menn, Band. 3; láta hönd selja hendi, of a ready bargain; láta e-t ganga hendi firr, to let go out of one’s hands, lose, Ld. 202; ok lét sér eigi hendi firr ganga, and never lost sight of him, 656 ii. 4; e-m fallask hendr, to be discomfited, lose one’s head (see falla); leggja görva hönd á allt, to be a ready hand, adept in everything, Thom. 300 (see göra F. 2); taka í hönd e-m, to join hands, Nj. 3; takask í hendr, to join, shake hands, Grág. ii. 80; leggja hendr saman, id., Gþl. 18,—of shaking hands as symbolical of a bargain, see the compds hand-lag, hand-festi, handa-band; eiga, taka, jöfnum höndum, to own, take with even hands, i. e. in equal shares, Grág. i. 171, ii. 66, Hkr. i. 318; vinna jöfnum höndum, to work even-handed, to help one another; e-m eru mislagðar hendr, one’s hands are amiss, when bad work is done by one from whom better was expected; honum hafa verið mislagðar hendr, etc.
    B. Metaph. usages:
    I. dat., sverja sér af hendi, to forswear, Fms. vii. 176; færa af höndum sér, to dismiss, Grág. i. 248; hefjask af höndum e-m, Fms. xi. 59:—af hendi e-s, on one’s behalf, part, Landn. 154; af hendi Hákonar, Fms. i. 20, iv. 118; af hendi landsmanna, ix. 359; af sinni hendi, of one’s own hand, for one’s own part, Grág. i. 392; reiða, greiða, gjalda, inna af hendi or höndum, to discharge, pay off, Fms. vii. 230, Nj. 146, 190, 232, 239, 257, 281, Grág. i. 82, ii. 374; selja, láta af hendi (höndum), to part with, dismiss, Nj. 186, 231, Fms. vii. 173, Rb. 12; líða af hendi, to pass, of time, Ísl. ii. 144, Fms. iv. 83: koma, bera at hendi, to happen, Nj. 71, 177: at hendi, as adv. in turn; hvern at hendi, each in turn, Fms. i. 150: þar næst Gunnarr, þá Loðinn, þá hverr at hendi, Nj. 140; hverr segir at hendi þat er frá honum hefir stolit verit, Mar.: felask á hendi e-m, to be under one’s charge, protection, Nj. 201, Bs. i. 167, 173. vera e-m á hendi, id., Fms. vii. 243; vera bundinn á hendi e-m, Sturl. i. 57: hafa e-t á höndum (hendi), to have a thing in hand, of duty, business to be done, Grág. i. 38; eiga ferð á höndum, Ld. 72; hvat er þér á höndum, what hast thou in hand? for what art thou concerned, distressed? Nj. 133, Ld. 270; ella eru þér stórir hlutir á höndum, Fms. vii. 30; ef honum væri ekki á höndum, if he had nothing in hand, if his hands were free, Ld. 42: eiga e-t fyrir hendi (höndum), to have in hand (duty, business, engagement), Fas. ii. 557; farvegr langr fyrir hendi, Fms. xi. 316; tveir kostir fyrir höndum, Nj. 264, Grág. i. 279; hafa sýslu fyrir höndum, Ísl. ii. 344; eiga vandræði fyrir höndum, Ld. 4; eiga gott fyrir höndum, Hkr. iii. 254: vera í hendi, to be at hand, within reach, at one’s disposal, in one’s power; hann er eigi í hendi, Fms. vi. 213; þat er eigi í hendi, ‘tis no easy matter, v. l.; hafa raun ( evidence) í hendi, Bs. i. 708; hafa ráð e-s í hendi sér, Ld. 174, Fas. i. 260; hafa vel, ílla í höndum, to behave well, badly, Ísl. ii. 387, Eg. 158; varð honum þat vel í höndum, 50: hafa e-t með höndum (fé, auðæfi, embætti, etc.), to have in hand, manage, discharge, Grág. ii. 389, Greg. 25, Stj. 248, Hkr. iii. 131; to design, hafa ráð, stórræði með höndum, 623. 51: hljóta undan hendi e-s, from one, at one’s hands, Fas. i. 365: undir höndum, eigi lítill undir höndum, not a small man to handle, Fms. vii. 17; vera undir höndum e-m, to be under or in one’s hands, under one’s protection, in one’s power, Sks. 337, Fms. i. 7, 13; sitja undir hendi e-m, Hkr. i. 166,—um hendr, Fms. iv. 71, is prob. an error = undir hendi.
    2. absol., annarri hendi, on the other hand, Fms. vii. 158; en annarri hendi vildu þeir gjarna veita konungi hlýðni, ix. 258.
    II. acc., with prepp.; á hönd, á hendr, against; höfða sök, lýsa vígi (etc.) á hönd e-m, to make a suit … against, Grág. i. 19, Nj. 86, 87, 98, 99, 101, 110, 120, 230; hyggja e-t á hendr e-m, to lay a thing to a person’s charge, Hom. 115; reynask á hendr e-m, to have a charge brought home to one, Fms. xi. 76; snúa vanda á hendr e-m, to throw the responsibility upon …, Nj. 215; færa, segja stríð á hendr e-m, to wage, declare war against one; fara geystr á hendr e-m, to rage against, Fms. vii. 230; færask e-t á hendr, to undertake, Nj. 126; ganga á hönd e-m, to vex one, 625. 33; sótt elnar á hendr e-m, Eg. 126; leggja e-t á hendr e-m, to lay ( a burden) on one’s hands, Fms. xi. 98; in a good sense, ganga á hönd, to pay homage to, submit, Ó. H. 184; dreif allt fólk á hönd honum, submitted to him, filled his ranks, Fms. i. 21; bjargask á sínar hendr, by one’s own handwork, Vápn. 28; (for at hönd, Grág. i. 135, read á hönd): selja, fá, gefa e-t í hönd, hendr e-m, to give into one’s hands, hand over; selja sök í hönd e-m (handsöl), Grág. ii. 80, Nj. 4, 98, 112, 186; so, halda e-u í hönd e-m, Ísl. ii. 232, Fms. vii. 274; búa í hendr e-m, to make it ready for one, Ld. 130; veiði berr í hendr e-m, Nj. 252; kalla til e-s í hendr e-m, to lay claim to a thing at the hands of another, Ld. 300, Eg. 350, Fms. iv. 222, ix. 424; þegar í hönd, offhand, immediately, Bs. i; þá sömu nótt er fór í hönd, the following night, Fms. viii. 397, Glúm. 341; gjalda í hönd, to pay in cash, Vm. 16; veðr óx í hönd, the wind rose higher and higher, Fb. i. 432: undir jafna hönd, equally, Sturl. iii. 243; standa óbrigðiliga undir jafna hönd, Dipl. v. 26: væra hægt um hönd, to be easy in hand, Nj. 25; þegar eg vil er hægt um hönd, heima á Fróni að vera, Núm. 1. 10; but mér er e-t um hönd, it is awkward, costs trouble: hafa við hönd sér, to keep at hand, Fms. x. 264; tóku konur manna ok dætr ok höfðu við hönd sér viku, Grett. 97; hafa e-t við höndina, to have it at hand.
    III. gen., with prepp.; til handa e-m, into one’s hands; fara Guði til handa, to go into God’s hands, Blas. 51; ganga til handa e-m, to put oneself in another’s hands, submit to him, Rb. 404, Eg. 12, Fms. vii. 234, Fas. ii. 522; ef þat berr þér til handa, if it befalls thee, i. 135; þá skömm kýs ek mér eigi til handa, I will not have that shame at my door, Nj. 191: for one, on one’s behalf, biðja konu til handa e-m, 120, 180, Grág. i. 353; í þeirri bæn er hann orti oss til handa, for its, for our use, our sake, 655 i. 2; hann hélt fénu til handa Þrándi, Landn. 214, Nj. 151; safnar konungr liði (til) handa Oddi, Fas. ii. 553; til handa Þorkatli, Fs.
    β. dropping the prep. til; mikit fé handa honum, Rd. 195 (late MSS.): whence, handa has become an adverb with dat., handa e-m, for one, Lat. alicui, which is freq. in mod. usage.
    2. adverbial; allra handa, Dan. allehaande, of every kind; allra handa árgæzka, Edda (pref.); allra handa ganganda fé, Þórð. 51 new Ed.; fjögurra handa, of a fourfold kind, H. E. i. 525.
    3. absol., minnar handar, for my part, Ísl. ii. 356; yðvarrar handar, for your part, Fms. ix. 498; hvárrar-tveggju handar, on either hand, Skálda 164; innan handar, within one’s hands, easy, Ld. 112; þótti þeim innan handar falla at taka land þetta hjá sér sjálfum, 210.
    C. COMPDS:
    I. plur., handa-afl, n., Edda, = handafl, p. 237. handa-band, n. a joining or shaking of hands, as a law term = handlag, Dipl. i. 11, iv. 2, Vígl. 23; in plur., Bs. (Laur. S.); heilsa, kveðja með handabandi. handa-festi, f. a hold for the hands, Fms. ii. 276. handa-gangr, m. grasping after a thing with all hands, Fas. iii. 345. handa-görvi, f. ‘hand-gear,’ gloves, Sd. 143, Fbr. 139. handa-hóf, n., in the phrase, af handahófi, at random. handa-kenning, f. hand touching, Eluc. 20. handa-klapp, n. a clapping of hands, Skálda 174. handa-læti, n. pl. gestures with the arms, Sks. 116. handar-mál, n., in the phrase, at handarmáli, in heaps; var þá drepit lið hans at handarmáli, Fas. i. 41. handa-saumr, m. tight gloves, Bs. ii. 10. handa-síðr, adj. = handsíðr. handa-skil, n. pl., in the phrase, sjá ekki h., not to see one’s own hands, as in the dark, in a dense fog. handa-skol, n. pl. maladroitness; það er allt í handaskolum. handa-skömm, f. shameful work, a scandal; það er mesta h.! handa-staðr, m. the print of the hands. Fas. i. 285. handa-tak, n., -tekt, f., -tekja, u, f. a taking of hands, as a bargain, Háv. 42, H. E. ii. 194, D. N. i. 398. handa-tæki, n. pl. a laying hold, a fight, Bs. i. (Laur. S.): a pledging of hands, Dipl. ii. 6, D. N. passim. handa-upphald, n. a lifting the arms, Stj. 296. handa-verk, n. pl. one’s handiwork, doings, N. G. L. i. 76, Fms. vii. 295, Stj. 198; í handaverkum eða bókfræði, 46; handaverk manna, men’s handiwork, Blas. 47; Guðs h.; ek em þín h., Sks. 610; hans h., Fms. viii. 406.
    II. sing., handar-bak, n. the back of the hand, Sdm. 7. handar-gagn, n. a being ready to the hand; leggja e-t til handargagns, to lay it so as to be ready at hand, Hkr. ii, 158, 249. handar-grip, n. a measure, = spönn, Karl. 481. handar-hald, proncd. handarald, n. a handle, Fas. ii. 355. handar-jaðarr, m. the hand’s edge; in the phrase, vera undir handar-jaðri e-s, to be in one’s hands, in one’s power, Fær. 201. handar-kriki, a, m. ‘hand’s-creek,’ the arm-pit, Eg. 396, Fms. vi. 348, Sturl. ii. 37. handar-mein, n. a sore in the hand, Bs. i. 115, 187, Sturl. ii. 177. handar-stúfr, m. a ‘hand-stump,’ stump of the arm, the hand being hacked off, Fms. x. 258, xi. 119. handar-vani, a, m. maimed in hand, Hm. 70, Matth. xviii. 8. handar-veif, n., í handarveifi, in a ‘wave of the hand,’ in a moment. handar-vik, n. the hands’ reach, movement, work; lítið handarvik, a small work. handar-væni, a, m. want of hands (?), Hm. 72.
    ☞ For the compds in hand- see pp. 237, 238.

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  • 2 hasta

    adv.
    even (incluso).
    hasta en verano hace frío it's even cold in summer
    conj.
    even.
    prep.
    1 as far as, up to.
    voy hasta la próxima estación I'm going as far as the next station
    desde aquí hasta allí from here to there
    Caminamos hasta el lago We walked all the way to the lake.
    2 until, till.
    hasta ahora (up) until now, so far
    hasta el final right up until the end
    hasta luego o pronto o la vista see you (later)
    hasta que until, till
    hasta que vuelvas until you get back
    3 up to.
    un interés de hasta el 7 por ciento interest rates of up to 7 percent
    4 as many as, so many as.
    5 so much as, as much as.
    * * *
    1 (tiempo) until, till, up to
    2 (lugar) as far as, up to, down to
    3 (cantidad) up to, as many as
    4 (incluso) even
    ¡hasta el lunes! see you on Monday!
    ¡hasta mañana! see you tomorrow!
    \
    desde... hasta... from... to...
    ¿hasta cuándo? until when?, how long?
    ¿hasta cuándo tendremos que aguantar este gobierno? how long are we going to have to put up with this government?
    ¿hasta dónde? how far?
    hasta el punto que... to such a point that...
    ¡hasta la vista! see you!, cheerio!, US so long!
    ¡hasta luego! see you later!
    hasta más no poder as much as possible
    hasta que until
    * * *
    prep.
    1) until, till
    * * *
    1. PREP
    1) [en el espacio] [gen] to, as far as; (=hacia arriba) up to; (=hacia abajo) down to

    fuimos juntos hasta el primer pueblo, luego nos separamos — we went to o as far as the first village together, then we split up

    te acompaño, pero solo hasta el final de la calle — I'll go with you, but only to o up to o down to the end of the street

    ¿hasta dónde...? — how far...?

    ¿hasta dónde vais? — how far are you going?

    hasta tan lejos — that far, as far as that

    -fuimos andando hasta la ermita -¿hasta tan lejos? — "we walked to o as far as the chapel" - "that far?" o "as far as that?"

    2) [en el tiempo] until, till

    ¿siempre escuchas música hasta tan tarde? — do you always listen to music so late (at night)?

    hasta ahora — so far, up to now

    hasta ahora nadie se ha quejado — so far no one has complained, no one has complained up to now

    tuve problemas al principio, pero luego las cosas se tranquilizaron y hasta ahora — I had problems at the beginning but then things calmed down and since then it's been OK

    ¿hasta cuándo...? — how long... for?

    ¿hasta cuándo podemos seguir así? — how long can we carry on like this for?

    ¿hasta cuándo os quedáis? — how long are you staying (for)?

    hasta entonces — until then, (up) till then

    hasta la fechato date

    hasta el momento — so far, up to now, thus far frm

    hasta nueva ordenuntil further notice

    3) [con cantidades] [gen] up to; [con valor enfático] as much as/as many as
    4) [en expresiones de despedida]

    hasta la vista — see you, so long

    hasta luego — see you, bye *

    hasta más versee you again

    hasta otrasee you again

    hasta prontosee you soon

    hasta siempre* goodbye, farewell frm

    5) CAm, Col, Méx not... until, not... till

    hasta hoy lo conocí — I only met him today, I hadn't met him until o till today

    2. CONJ
    1)

    hasta que — until, till

    2) + infin until, till

    no se fueron hasta acabarthey didn't leave until o till they were finished

    3.
    ADV (=incluso) even
    HASTA La preposición hasta tiene varias traducciones posibles, dependiendo de si se emplea en expresiones de tiempo o de lugar. En expresiones de tiempo ► Generalmente se traduce por till o until. Till tiene un uso más informal que until y no suele ir al principio de la frase. El paquete no me llegó hasta dos semanas después The parcel did not arrive until o till two weeks later Hasta entonces las cosas nos iban bien Until then things were going well for us ► Además, hasta también se puede traducir por to en la construcción desde... hasta...: Estoy aquí todos los días desde las ocho hasta las tres I'm here every day from eight until o till o to three Te estuve esperando desde las once de la mañana hasta la una de la tarde I was waiting for you from eleven in the morning until o till o to one in the afternoon En expresiones de lugar ► Cuando usamos hasta en expresiones de lugar, podemos traducirlo por (up/down) to o por as far as: Caminó hasta el borde del acantilado He walked (up) to o as far as the edge of the cliff ¿Vamos hasta la orilla? Shall we go down to the shore? Ya anda solo hasta el sofá He can already walk on his own as far as o (up) to the sofa Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *
    I

    ¿hasta cuándo te quedas? - hasta el viernes — how long are you staying? - until o till Friday

    hasta hace unos años(up) until o up to a few years ago

    hasta ahora or hasta el momento — so far, up to now

    ¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? — do you always work so late?

    b)

    hasta que — until, till

    hasta que + subj: espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining; es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario — he is innocent until proven guilty

    c)
    d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo)

    hasta luegosee you (colloq), bye (colloq)

    hasta siempre, amigos — farewell, my friends

    2) ( en el espacio) to

    ¿hasta dónde va usted? — how far are you going?

    3) ( en cantidades) up to
    II
    adverbio even

    hasta te diría que... — I'd even go as o so far as to say that...

    * * *
    = through, till, down to, all the way to, up to, all the way up to, as far as.
    Ex. Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.
    Ex. In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of record.
    Ex. A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.
    Ex. Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.
    Ex. If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.
    Ex. This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.
    Ex. The abstractor is expected to reflect the authors' emphases, priorities, order and language as far as is reasonable.
    ----
    * Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.
    * como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.
    * comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.
    * de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.
    * desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.
    * desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.
    * desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.
    * desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.
    * desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.
    * desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....
    * desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....
    * el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.
    * el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.
    * fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.
    * hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.
    * hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.
    * hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.
    * hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.
    * hasta aquel entonces = until that time.
    * hasta aquel momento = until that time.
    * hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far.
    * hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.
    * hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.
    * hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see, as far as the eye can see.
    * hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.
    * hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.
    * hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
    * hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.
    * hasta el amanacer = till dawn.
    * hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.
    * hasta el cuello = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, to the hilt.
    * hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.
    * hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.
    * hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.
    * hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.
    * hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.
    * hasta el límite de = to the limits of.
    * hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.
    * hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.
    * hasta el mismo = right up to.
    * hasta el momento = as yet.
    * hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.
    * hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.
    * hasta el presente = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date.
    * hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.
    * hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.
    * hasta el suelo = floor-length.
    * hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.
    * hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.
    * hasta ese momento = up to that point.
    * hasta este momento = up to this point, up to this point.
    * hasta + Expresión Temporal = See you + Expresión Temporal, as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive = on or before + Expresión Temporal.
    * hasta + Fecha = by + Fecha, up until + Fecha.
    * hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.
    * hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.
    * hasta hace + Tiempo = up until + Tiempo.
    * hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.
    * hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.
    * hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.
    * hasta la empuñadura = to the hilt.
    * hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.
    * hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.
    * hasta la presente = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now.
    * hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.
    * hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.
    * hasta los codos = up to + Posesivo + armpits, up to + Posesivo + elbows.
    * hasta los hombros = shoulder-high, shoulder-length.
    * hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.
    * hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.
    * hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.
    * hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.
    * hasta + Nombre + incluido éste = up to and including + Nombre.
    * hasta + Nombre + inclusive = up to and including + Nombre.
    * hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.
    * hasta + Número = up to + Número.
    * hasta pasar a una nueva situación = tide-over.
    * hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.
    * hasta (que) = until.
    * Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.
    * hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.
    * hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.
    * hasta tal grado que = so much so that.
    * hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.
    * hasta tal punto que = to a point where.
    * hasta última hora = until the last minute.
    * hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.
    * hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.
    * justo hasta = down to.
    * llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.
    * metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.
    * no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.
    * que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.
    * * *
    I

    ¿hasta cuándo te quedas? - hasta el viernes — how long are you staying? - until o till Friday

    hasta hace unos años(up) until o up to a few years ago

    hasta ahora or hasta el momento — so far, up to now

    ¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? — do you always work so late?

    b)

    hasta que — until, till

    hasta que + subj: espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining; es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario — he is innocent until proven guilty

    c)
    d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo)

    hasta luegosee you (colloq), bye (colloq)

    hasta siempre, amigos — farewell, my friends

    2) ( en el espacio) to

    ¿hasta dónde va usted? — how far are you going?

    3) ( en cantidades) up to
    II
    adverbio even

    hasta te diría que... — I'd even go as o so far as to say that...

    * * *
    hasta (que)

    Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.

    = through, till, down to, all the way to, up to, all the way up to, as far as.

    Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

    Ex: In this case when the < Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of record.
    Ex: A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.
    Ex: Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.
    Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.
    Ex: This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.
    Ex: The abstractor is expected to reflect the authors' emphases, priorities, order and language as far as is reasonable.
    * Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad = endlessly + Adjetivo.
    * como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.
    * comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.
    * de hasta + Número = of up to + Número.
    * desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer = from dawn (to/till/until) dusk, from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.
    * desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.
    * desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.
    * desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día = from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.
    * desde + Fecha + hasta ahora = from + Fecha + to the present.
    * desde... hasta... = from... through..., during the period + Período de Tiempo, from... right across....
    * desde..., pasando por..., hasta... = from..., through..., to....
    * el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.
    * el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.
    * fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo = smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.
    * hacer hasta la presente = do + all along.
    * hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí = get + Nombre + this far.
    * hasta ahora = as yet, hitherto, so far, thus far, to date, up to now, yet, heretofore, all along, up to this point, by now, as of today, until now, up until now, up till now, till now.
    * hasta ahora, todo bien = so far, so good.
    * hasta aquel entonces = until that time.
    * hasta aquel momento = until that time.
    * hasta aquí = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far.
    * hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.
    * hasta donde alcance = to the limits of.
    * hasta donde alcanza la vista = as far as the eye can see, as far as the eye can see.
    * hasta donde es posible = as far as possible.
    * hasta donde llegue = to the limits of.
    * hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
    * hasta donde sea posible = as far as possible.
    * hasta el amanacer = till dawn.
    * hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo = cast no clout till May is out.
    * hasta el cuello = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, to the hilt.
    * hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * hasta el extremo de = to the point of, up to the point of.
    * hasta el extremo que = up to the point where, to the point where.
    * hasta el final = until the end, until the bitter end.
    * hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.
    * hasta el fin del mundo = until the end of the world.
    * hasta el límite de = to the limits of.
    * hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.
    * hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.
    * hasta el mismo = right up to.
    * hasta el momento = as yet.
    * hasta el momento de = up to the point of, to the point of.
    * hasta el momento que = up to the point where, to the point where.
    * hasta el presente = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date.
    * hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.
    * hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.
    * hasta el suelo = floor-length.
    * hasta el último minuto = until the last minute.
    * hasta entonces = hitherto, up till then, until that time, until then, till then.
    * hasta ese momento = up to that point.
    * hasta este momento = up to this point, up to this point.
    * hasta + Expresión Temporal = See you + Expresión Temporal, as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
    * hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive = on or before + Expresión Temporal.
    * hasta + Fecha = by + Fecha, up until + Fecha.
    * hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.
    * hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.
    * hasta hace + Tiempo = up until + Tiempo.
    * hasta hoy = to date, up to now, so far.
    * hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.
    * hasta la cintura = waist deep, waist high, waist length.
    * hasta la empuñadura = to the hilt.
    * hasta la fecha = to date, up to now, so far.
    * hasta la muerte = until the end, forever, until the bitter end.
    * hasta la presente = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now.
    * hasta la rodilla = knee deep, knee-high.
    * hasta la saciedad = ad nauseam.
    * hasta los codos = up to + Posesivo + armpits, up to + Posesivo + elbows.
    * hasta los hombros = shoulder-high, shoulder-length.
    * hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.
    * hasta los topes = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the rafters.
    * hasta los topes (de) = bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * hasta luego = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.
    * hasta mañana = I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.
    * hasta + Nombre + incluido éste = up to and including + Nombre.
    * hasta + Nombre + inclusive = up to and including + Nombre.
    * hasta nuevo aviso = until further notice.
    * hasta + Número = up to + Número.
    * hasta pasar a una nueva situación = tide-over.
    * hasta pronto = bye for now, I'll see you on the flipside, I'll catch you on the flipside.
    * hasta (que) = until.
    * Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.
    * hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario = until proven otherwise.
    * hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.
    * hasta tal grado que = so much so that.
    * hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.
    * hasta tal punto que = to a point where.
    * hasta última hora = until the last minute.
    * hasta un máximo de + Número = up to + Número.
    * hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.
    * justo hasta = down to.
    * llevar Algo hasta el final = carry + Nombre + to the end.
    * metido hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * metido hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.
    * no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.
    * que cubre hasta la rodilla = knee deep.
    * que cubre hasta los tobillos = ankle deep.

    * * *
    1 until
    ¿hasta cuándo te quedas? — hasta el viernes how long are you staying? — until o till Friday
    no se levanta hasta las once she doesn't get up till o until eleven
    Francisco Mera, el hasta ahora presidente de la Confederación Francisco Mera, hitherto president of the Confederation ( frml)
    hasta hace algunos años until o up until o up to a few years ago
    desde que asumieron el poder hasta la fecha or hasta ahora from the time they came to power until now o until the present day
    hasta ahora or hasta el momento so far, up to now
    ¿siempre trabajas hasta tan tarde? do you always work so late?
    hasta + INF:
    no descansó hasta terminar she didn't rest until she'd finished
    2
    hasta que until, till
    esperamos hasta que paró de llover we waited until it stopped raining
    hasta QUE + SUBJ:
    espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining
    decidieron esperar hasta que parase de llover they decided to wait until o till it stopped raining
    es inocente hasta que (no) se demuestre lo contrario he is innocent until proven guilty
    no se acuesta hasta que (no) termine de leerlo he doesn't go to bed until he has read it
    3
    hasta tanto until such time as
    hasta tanto el pueblo (no) se pronuncie en un referéndum until such (a) time as the people voice their opinion in a referendum
    4
    (AmC, Col, Méx) (con valor negativo): será publicado hasta fines de año it won't be published until the end of the year
    hasta ahora la gente empieza a darse cuenta people are only (just) beginning to realize now
    cierran hasta las nueve they don't close until o till nine
    hasta que tomé la píldora se me quitó el dolor the pain didn't go away until o till I took the tablet
    5
    (en saludos): hasta mañana/la semana que viene see you tomorrow/next week
    hasta luego or lueguito ( fam) see you ( colloq), bye ( colloq)
    hasta pronto see you soon
    hasta ahora see you soon, see you in a minute
    hasta siempre, compañeros farewell, my friends
    viajé con ella desde Puebla hasta Veracruz I traveled with her from Puebla to Veracruz
    el agua me llegaba hasta los hombros the water came up to o came up as far as my shoulders
    traza una línea desde aquí hasta aquí draw a line from here to here
    ¿me acompañas hasta la parada? will you come to o come as far as the stop with me?
    ¿hasta dónde va usted? how far are you going?
    hasta el 80% del total up to 80% of the total
    hay que hacer hasta el ejercicio diez inclusive we have to do up to and including exercise ten, we have to do as far as exercise ten
    hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point o to a certain extent, she's right
    even
    eso lo sabe hasta un niño de dos años even a two-year-old knows that
    hasta te diría que … I'd even go as o so far as to say that …
    * * *

     

    hasta preposición
    1 ( en el tiempo)
    a) until;


    hasta el momento so far, up to now
    b)


    espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops raining
    c)


    d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo):

    cierran hasta las nueve they don't close until o till nine

    e) ( en saludos):


    hasta luego/pronto see you (colloq), see you soon
    2 ( en el espacio) to;

    el pelo le llega hasta la cintura her hair goes down to her waist;
    ¿hasta dónde llega? how far does it go?
    3 ( en cantidades) up to;

    ■ adverbio
    even
    hasta
    I preposición
    1 (marca límite: en el espacio) up to, as far as, down to
    hasta el final, right to the end
    (en el tiempo) until, till, up to
    hasta junio, until June
    hasta la fecha, up to now
    hasta entonces todo había ido bien, until then everything had gone smoothly
    (en la cantidad) up to, as many as: sólo puedo gastarme hasta cinco mil pesetas, I can only spend up to five thousand pesetas
    (en la acción) till, until: hasta sus últimas consecuencias, till the bitter end
    firme hasta la muerte, firm till death
    2 (indica sorpresa) even: hasta nosotros nos divertimos con la película, even we enjoyed the film
    II conj
    1 (seguido de gerundio o cuando) even when: hasta cuando vamos al cine tiene que comer, even when we go to the cinema she has to be eating
    hasta llorando está guapo, he's good-looking even when he cries
    2 hasta que, until: estúdialo hasta que lo sepas, study it until you know it
    ♦ Locuciones: hasta luego, see you later
    hasta mañana, see you tomorrow
    hasta la coronilla, sick and tired
    hasta el último detalle, to the last chapter and verse
    hasta el día del juicio, till hell freezes o till the cows come home
    ' hasta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acompañar
    - ahora
    - alcanzar
    - aquí
    - armada
    - armado
    - aviso
    - bandera
    - calada
    - calado
    - calarse
    - charla
    - cierta
    - cierto
    - combatir
    - coronilla
    - derramamiento
    - descolgarse
    - desde
    - disolución
    - entonces
    - escobilla
    - esprintar
    - fecha
    - gorgorito
    - gorro
    - gruñido
    - hartar
    - inclusive
    - incluso
    - luego
    - mañana
    - media
    - médula
    - moño
    - odisea
    - paciencia
    - pringada
    - pringado
    - punto
    - rasa
    - raso
    - relativamente
    - saciedad
    - seguir
    - sobremesa
    - sopa
    - tanta
    - tanto
    - tarde
    English:
    actually
    - adjourn
    - as
    - attain
    - be
    - best
    - bitter
    - bleed
    - blue
    - blunder
    - bonded warehouse
    - brassed off
    - brim
    - brown
    - buckle up
    - burn
    - bye
    - bye-bye
    - call at
    - certain
    - cheer
    - cheerio
    - cheese off
    - clear
    - come up to
    - cross-country
    - date
    - death
    - deep
    - degree
    - drip
    - end
    - even
    - ex
    - expect
    - extend
    - extent
    - eye
    - face
    - far
    - fast forward
    - fight
    - fight on
    - fill up
    - follow through
    - further
    - gallop up
    - get up to
    - hear of
    - hitherto
    * * *
    prep
    1. [en el espacio] as far as, up to;
    desde aquí hasta allí from here to there;
    llegaré hasta allí en diez minutos I'll get there in ten minutes;
    ¿hasta dónde va este tren? where does this train go?;
    ¿hasta dónde viajas? where are you travelling to?, how far are you going?;
    voy hasta la próxima estación I'm going as far as the next station
    2. [en el tiempo] until, till;
    quedan dos semanas hasta Navidad there are two weeks to go until o till Christmas;
    hasta el final right up until the end;
    no vi el mar hasta los diez años I never saw the sea until I was ten years old;
    no parará hasta lograr su objetivo she won't stop until she gets what she wants;
    nos reímos hasta no poder más we laughed ourselves silly;
    hasta ahora [por ahora] (up) until now, so far;
    [como despedida] see you later o in a minute;
    Carolina Méndez, la hasta ahora portavoz del gobierno Carolina Méndez, who until now has been the government's spokesperson;
    hasta que until, till;
    esperaré hasta que llegues I'll wait until o till you arrive;
    no me detendré hasta que descubra la verdad I won't stop until o till I find out the truth;
    falta mucho hasta que esté acabado there's still a long way to go until o till o before it's finished
    3. [en saludos]
    hasta luego o [m5] pronto o [m5] la vista see you (later);
    hasta mañana see you tomorrow;
    hasta más ver I'll be seeing you;
    hasta nunca I hope I never see you again;
    hasta otra I'll see you when I see you, see you again some time;
    hasta la próxima see you next time;
    hasta siempre farewell;
    hasta la vuelta I'll see you when you get back
    4. CAm, Col, Ecuad, Méx [no antes de]
    pintaremos la casa hasta fin de mes we won't start painting the house until the end of the month;
    ¿llevas diez días aquí y hasta ahora me llamas? you've been here ten days and it's taken you that long to phone me?
    5. [con cantidades] up to;
    puedes ganar hasta un millón you can earn up to a million;
    un interés de hasta el 7 por ciento interest rates of up to 7 percent;
    leí hasta la página 30 I read as far as o up to page 30
    adv
    [incluso] even;
    hasta en verano hace frío it's even cold in summer;
    hasta cuando descansa está pensando en el trabajo even when he's resting he's (still) thinking about work;
    hasta ellos querían venir even they wanted to come
    * * *
    I prp until, till;
    hasta que until;
    llegó hasta Bilbao he went as far as Bilbao;
    hasta aquí up to here;
    hasta ahora so far;
    ¿hasta cuándo? how long?;
    no se levanta hasta las diez he doesn’t get up until ten o’clock;
    ¡hasta luego! see you (later);
    ¡hasta la vista! see you (later)
    II adv even;
    hasta un niño podría hacerlo even a child could do it
    * * *
    hasta adv
    : even
    hasta prep
    1) : until, up until
    hasta entonces: until then
    ¡hasta luego!: see you later!
    2) : as far as
    nos fuimos hasta Managua: we went all the way to Managua
    3) : up to
    hasta cierto punto: up to a certain point
    4)
    hasta que : until
    * * *
    hasta1 adv even
    hasta2 prep
    1. (tiempo) until / till
    2. (cantidad) up to
    3. (lugar) as far as
    desde... hasta from... to
    ¿hasta cuándo...? how long...?
    ¿hasta cuándo te quedas? how long are you staying?

    Spanish-English dictionary > hasta

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