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  • 1 the touch of a poet

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  • 2 touch

    touch [tʌtʃ]
    1. n
    1) прикоснове́ние;

    at a touch при мале́йшем прикоснове́нии

    2) осяза́ние;

    soft to the touch мя́гкий на о́щупь

    3) чу́точка; при́месь; отте́нок, налёт;

    a touch of salt чу́точка со́ли

    ;

    there was a touch of bitterness in what he said в его́ слова́х чу́вствовалась го́речь

    4) мане́ра, приёмы ( художника и т.п.)
    5) характе́рная черта́;

    the touch of a poet поэти́ческая стру́нка

    ;

    personal touch характе́рные черты́ ( человека)

    6) ( часто pl) штрих; мазо́к;

    to put the finishing touches (to) де́лать после́дние штрихи́, отде́лывать; зака́нчивать

    7) соприкоснове́ние, обще́ние;

    in touch with smb. в конта́кте с кем-л.

    ;

    in touch with smth. в ку́рсе чего́-л.

    ;

    to get in touch with smb. связа́ться с кем-л.

    ;

    to lose touch with smb. потеря́ть связь, конта́кт с кем-л.

    8) подхо́д ( к людям); такт;

    he has a marvellous touch in dealing with children он прекра́сно ла́дит с детьми́

    9) лёгкий при́ступ ( болезни); небольшо́й уши́б и т.п.;

    a touch of the sun перегре́в

    10) сл. вымога́тельство; получе́ние де́нег обма́нным путём; же́ртва обма́на
    11) про́ба, испыта́ние;

    to put ( или to bring) to the touch подве́ргнуть испыта́нию

    12) са́лки ( детская игра; тж. touch and run)
    13) муз. туше́
    14) спорт. пло́щадь за боковы́ми ли́ниями футбо́льного и т.п. по́ля;

    in touch за боково́й ли́нией

    common touch чу́вство ло́ктя

    ;
    а) бли́зко, под руко́й;
    б) досту́пно, достижи́мо;

    near touch опа́сность, кото́рую едва́ удало́сь избежа́ть

    2. v
    1) (при)каса́ться, тро́гать, притра́гиваться, дотра́гиваться; соприкаса́ться;

    to touch one's hat to smb. приве́тствовать кого́-л., приподнима́я шля́пу

    2) тро́гать, волнова́ть, задева́ть за живо́е
    3) слегка́ каса́ться, задева́ть
    4) (обыкн. с отриц.) копа́ться, ры́ться;

    don't touch my things не ро́йся в мои́х веща́х

    5) притра́гиваться к еде́, питью́, есть, пить;

    he has not touched food for two days он два дня ничего́ не ел

    ;

    I couldn't touch anything я ничего́ в рот взять не мог

    6) каса́ться, слегка́ затра́гивать (тему, вопрос)
    7) ока́зывать возде́йствие;

    nothing will touch these stains э́тих пя́тен ниче́м не вы́ведешь

    8) каса́ться, име́ть отноше́ние (к чему-л.);

    how does this touch me? како́е э́то име́ет отноше́ние ко мне?

    9) сравни́ться; дости́чь тако́го же (высо́кого) у́ровня;

    there is nothing to touch sea air for bracing you up нет ничего́ поле́знее морско́го во́здуха для укрепле́ния здоро́вья

    10) (обыкн. pass.) слегка́ по́ртить;

    leaves are touched with frost ли́стья тро́нуты моро́зом

    ;

    he is slightly touched у него́ не все до́ма

    11) слегка́ окра́шивать; придава́ть отте́нок;

    clouds touched with rose розова́тые облака́

    12) извлека́ть звук ( на музыкальном инструменте), дотра́гиваться до струн, кла́виш
    13) получа́ть, добыва́ть (деньги, особ. в долг или мошенничеством; for);

    he touched me for a large sum of money он за́нял, вы́клянчил у меня́ большу́ю су́мму ( денег)

    14) получа́ть ( жалованье);

    he touches £6 a week он получа́ет 6 фу́нтов в неде́лю

    15) геом. каса́ться, быть каса́тельной
    touch at мор. заходи́ть ( в порт);
    touch down приземли́ться, косну́ться земли́;
    а) бы́стро наброса́ть; переда́ть схо́дство;
    б) вы́палить ( из пушки);
    в) вы́звать ( спор и т.п.);
    а) затра́гивать, каса́ться вкра́тце ( вопроса и т.п.);
    б) грани́чить с чем-л. (напр., с дерзостью);
    а) исправля́ть, зака́нчивать, отде́лывать, класть после́дние штрихи́, мазки́;
    б) взволнова́ть; возбуди́ть;
    в) подстегну́ть ( лошадь);
    г) напо́мнить, натолкну́ть;

    to touch shore подплы́ть к бе́регу

    ;

    to touch pitch име́ть де́ло с сомни́тельным предприя́тием или субъе́ктом

    ;

    to touch the spot попа́сть в цель; соотве́тствовать своему́ назначе́нию

    ;

    to touch smb. on a sore ( или tender) place заде́ть кого́-л. за живо́е

    ;

    he touches six feet он шести́ фу́тов ро́стом

    ;

    to touch wood пыта́ться уми́лостивить судьбу́

    ;

    touch wood! не сгла́зьте!

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > touch

  • 3 touch

    tʌtʃ
    1. сущ.
    1) а) прикосновение delicate touch ≈ нежное, осторожное прикосновение gentle, light, soft touch ≈ мягкое, легкое прикосновение heavy touch ≈ грубое прикосновение б) салки (детская игра) в) осязание sense of touchчувство осязания г) штрих;
    перен. характерная черта, отметина, печать;
    манера, приемы ( художника и т. п.) personal touch ≈ характерные черты( человека)
    2) а) чуточка, примесь, налет, оттенок, отсвет The expression looked different. One would have said that there was a touch of cruelty in the mouth. ≈ Выражение лица изменилось. Казалось, что в улыбке была едва-едва заметная безжалостность (О.Уайльд, "Портрет Дориана Грея", гл.
    7). There was a touch of bitterness in what he said. ≈ В его словах чувствовалась горечь. б) легкий приступ( болезни) ;
    небольшой ушиб и т. п. a touch of the sun ≈ перегрев
    3) а) общение, соприкосновение Keep in close touch with me. ≈ Не теряйте со мной контакта. I am out of touch with the present situation. ≈ Я не имею представления о настоящей ситуации. to lose touch with ≈ потерять связь, контакт ( с кем-л.) close touch ≈ близкое соприкосновение out of touch with ≈ не иметь представления о чем-л. б) подходлюдям) ;
    такт He has a marvellous touch in dealing with children. ≈ он прекрасно ладит с детьми. в) сл. вымогательство;
    получение денег обманным путем
    4) испытание, проба to put/bring to the touch ≈ подвергнуть испытанию
    5) муз. туше
    6) спорт площадь за боковыми линиями футбольного и т. п. поля ∙ in touch within touch
    2. гл.
    1) а) (при) касаться, трогать, притрагиваться б) соприкасаться;
    геом. касаться, быть касательной в) притрагиваться к еде, есть He has not touched food for two days. ≈ Он два дня ничего не ел. I couldn't touch anything. ≈ Я не был голоден.
    2) а) касаться, слегка затрагивать (тему, вопрос) б) трогать, волновать, задевать за живое в) касаться, иметь отношение( к чему-л.) How does this touch me? ≈ Какое это имеет отношение ко мне?
    3) а) обыкн. страд. быть слегка испорченным Leaves are touched with frost. ≈ Листья тронуты морозом. He is slightly touched. ≈ У него не все дома. б) слегка окрашивать;
    придавать какой-л. легкий оттенок в) оказывать воздействие Nothing will touch these stains. ≈ Этих пятен ничем не выведешь.
    4) а) разг. получать, добывать (деньги, особ. в долг или мошенничеством) (for) He touched me for a large sum of money. ≈ Он занял, выклянчил у меня большую сумму (денег). б) получать (жалованье) He touches L2 6s a week. ≈ Он получает 2 фунта 6 шиллингов в неделю.
    5) сравниться;
    достичь такого же высокого уровня There is nothing to touch sea air for bracing you up. ≈ Нет ничего полезнее морского воздуха для укрепления здоровья. ∙ touch at touch bottom touch down touch for touch in touch off touch on touch up touch upon touch wood to touch smb. on a sore/tender placeзадеть кого-л. за живое прикосновение;
    касание - at a * при (первом) прикосновении - a * of /with/ a stick прикосновение палочкой - a * to the cap приветствие прикосновением к шапке - to give a * прикоснуться - to give one's horse a * of the spurs слегка пришпорить коня - he felt a cold * on his arm он почувствовал на руке холодное прикосновение - momentary * (of the shoulders to the mat) кратковременное соприкосновение лопаток с ковром (спортивная борьба) осязание - * is the fifth of our senses осязание - наше пятое чувство - soft to the * мягкий на ощупь - to know smth. by (the) * узнать что-л. на ощупь - he has a delicate sense of * у него очень чувствительная кожа, у него очень развито осязание /чувство осязания/ чувствительность;
    чуткость, такт - she has a wonderful * with chldren она удивительно тактична с детьми тактильное ощущение - the velvety * of fabric бархатистость ткани - the cold * of marble холод мрамора соприкосновение, общение;
    связь, контакт - in * with smb. в контакте с кем-л. - I'll be in * я далеко не уеду, я дам о себе знать - to get in /into/ * with smb. связаться с кем-л. - to keep in * with smb. поддерживать связь /контакт/ с кем-л. - I can't get in * with him никак не могу поймать его - to put smb. in * with smb. познакомить /связать/ кого-л. с кем-л. - to be out of * /to lose */ with smb. потерять связь /не общаться/ с кем-л. - to lose * with the older generation терять контакты со старшим поколением - have you lost * with your friends back home? вы потеряли связь с друзьями на родине? знание, понимание, контроль - to be in * with the situation быть в курсе дел;
    знать, как идут дела - to keep smb. in * with smth. держать кого-л. в курсе дел - to be out of * with smth. быть не в курсе дел;
    перестать следить за чем-л. - to be out of * with modern methods не знать современных методов, не владеть /не уметь пользоваться/ современными методами - to lose * with reality утратить представление о действительности, жить в мире грез штрих;
    черточка;
    деталь - vivid *es in the story живые детали в рассказе - a few deft *es несколько искусных штрихов - to put /to give/ the finishing /the final/ *es to smth., to add the final * to smth. добавлять последние штрихи к чему-л., отделывать что-л.;
    заканчивать /завершать/ что-л. характерная черта - the personal * характерная черта (человека) - * of nature черта характера - a characteristic * in speech характерная нотка в речи - a dress with individual * about it платье с выдумкой - a man with a * of good breeding хорошо воспитанный человек, человек с прекрасными манерами (художественная) манера, стиль;
    прием;
    сноровка - a sculptor with a bold * скульптор со смелым резцом - he writes with a light * он пишет просто /доходчиво/ - I know the *es of his tools я знаю его работу - one can easily recognize the * of the master легко можно узнать руку большого художника - a tennis player who has lost his * теннисист, утративший свой стиль - his room needs a woman's * этой комнате не хватает женской руки;
    в этой комнате не чувствуется присутствия женщины( разговорное) особый фасон или манера - the latest * последний крик моды( музыкальное) туше - firm * уверенное туше эффект туше или удара - a piano with a stiff * фортепьяно с тугими клавишами - the typewriter has a light * у этой (пишущей) машинки легкая клавиатура чуточка;
    примесь;
    оттенок, налет - a * of garlic привкус чеснока - a * of perfume слабый запах /аромат/ духов - a * of irony оттенок иронии - an acid * in smb.'s voice кислая нотка в голосе - the first *es of autumn первые признаки осени - to have a * of colour быть слегка окрашенным - there's a * of colour in her cheeks ее щеки слегка порозовели - there was a * of frost in the air чувствовался легкий морозец, слегка морозило - there was a * of the Dane about him в нем было что-то от датчанина - his hope is a * too wild его надежды немножко беспочвенны - ask me no more, for at a * I yield не просите меня больше, еще слово - и я уступлю легкий приступ (болезни) ;
    небольшой ушиб и т. п. - a * of the sun легкий солнечный удар - a * of rheumatism слабый /небольшой/ приступ ревматизма - * of fever небольшой жар, температурка - he has a * of flu он немного простужен (разговорное) сумма - the dinner was a guinea * обед обошелся в гинею (сленг) деньги, полученные взаймы или выпрошенные;
    деньги, полученные мошенническим путем - to come for a * прийти с целью поживиться - to make a *, to put the * (on smb.) подзанять денег (у кого-л.) ;
    выклянчить/ выцыганить/ деньги (у кого-л.) (сленг) мошенничество, обман, надувательство - it's a * меня надули, меня объегорили качественная проба (золота, серебра и др. металлов) метка, клеймо, проба ( на золоте, серебре и др. металлах) проба на степень густоты сиропа (в сахароварении) (устаревшее) пробный камень (медицина) ощупывание;
    пальпация намагничивание( прикосновение предмета к магниту) (спортивное) площадь, лежащая за боковыми линиями футбольного поля - to kick the ball into * выбить мяч за боковую линию (спортивное) боковая линия - out of * за боковой линией > easy /soft/ * человек, легко дающий деньги в долг;
    слабое место, слабое звено > he's an easy /soft/ * у него легко занять деньги;
    его легко надуть > he thinks you're a soft * in the family он думает, что ты в нашей семье - слабое место > common *, * of elbows чувство локтя > a near * опасное /рискованное/ положение;
    опасность, которую едва удалось избежать > rum * странный /эксцентричный/ человек;
    странное дело > in /within/ * близко, под рукой;
    доступно, достижимо > to put to the * подвергнуть испытанию немного, чуточку - to aim a * too low прицелиться чуть-чуть ниже, чем нужно касаться, трогать, прикасаться, притрагиваться - to * slightly слегка прикоснуться - to * the ball (спортивное) задеть мяч, коснуться мяча - to * a thing with the hand трогать вещь рукой - to * land приземлиться - to * the horse with the spur, to * one's spurs to the horse слегка пришпорить коня - to * a person on the arm привлечь чье-л. внимание, коснувшись руки - he *ed his lute /the strings of his lute/ delicately он нежно коснулся струн лютни касаться, соприкасаться - the two ships *ed два судна соприкоснулись - our palms *ed наши ладони коснулись друг друга быть каким-л. на ощупь - the rock *es rough скала кажется шершавой на ощупь (обычно отриц. или вопр.) трогать (пальцами, руками) - visitors are requested not to * the exhibits посетителей просят не трогать руками экспонаты - nothing must be *ed until the police have come нельзя ничего трогать до прихода полиции (обычно отриц. или вопр.) притрагиваться (к еде, вину и т. п.) ;
    есть, пить - he has not *ed food for two days два дня он ничего не ел - I couldn't * anything я не мог ничего есть - he never *es a drop он не пьет ни капли( обычно отриц. или вопр.) тронуть, ударить - don't * her! только посмей тронуть ее! - he swears he never *ed the child он клянется, что никогда не трогал ребенка (обычно отриц. или вопр.) заниматься( чем-л.), делать( что-л.) ;
    брать в руки;
    прикасаться - we have not been able to * our work all day за весь день мы не смогли прикоснуться к работе - I haven't *ed the piano for a long time я давно не играл на пианино - he had never *ed a card before then до этого он вообще не брал в руки карт( обычно отриц. или вопр.) касаться, иметь половые отношения - I doubt it he had ever *ed a woman before his marriage сомневаюсь, что он имел дело с женщинами до женитьбы соприкасаться, примыкать, граничить - his garden *es mine его сад граничит с моим - the country *es mountains on the north с севера страну замыкают /к стране примыкают/ горы достигать;
    доставать - can you * the ceiling? вы можете достать до потолка? - to * bottom коснуться дна достигать, доходить до, равняться - the thermometer *ed 30 degrees yesterday вчера термометр поднялся до 30 градусов - he *es 6 feet он шести футов ростом равняться, идти в сравнение с - there is nothing to * sea air for bracing you up нет ничего полезнее морского воздуха для укрепления здоровья - is there one of you that could * him? разве кто-нибудь из вас может сравниться с ним? - my cooking can't * yours мое кулинарное искусство не идет в сравнение с вашим иметь отношение (к чему-л.) - the question *es you nearly вопрос близко касается вас - the new law doesn't * the case at all новый закон никак не распространяется на этот случай;
    этот случай совершенно не подходит под новый закон - how does this * me? какое это имеет ко мне отношение? - I won't * that business я не хочу иметь ничего общего с этим делом влиять, оказывать влияние - his war experiences seem not to have *ed him at all военные переживания не оставили никакого следа в его душе - alert to everything that *ed his personal honour чувствительный ко всему, что затрагивало его честь оказывать физическое воздействие - nothing will * these stains эти пятна ничем не выведешь - this acid will not * silver эта кислота не действует на серебро - this metal is so hard that a file cannot * it металл настолько твердый, что напильник его не берет обыкн. р.р. наносить вред, ущерб;
    слегка портить - the leaves are *es with frost листья тронуты морозом - the paintings were not *ed by the fire огонь не тронул картин - this horse is slightly *ed in the wind у этой лошади дыхание немного не в порядке /не все в порядке с дыханием/ обыкн. р.р. действовать на психику - he is slightly *ed он немного не в себе, у него не все дома - the fright has *ed his wits он помешался от испуга обыкн. р.р. легко ранить, задеть - no soldiers were *ed in the skirmish ни один солдат в стычке не пострадал трогать, волновать - the sad story *ed her heart эта печальная история взволновала ее - he was *ed by her kindness он был тронут ее добротой - no memory of the past *ed him картины прошлого не волновали его - he was *ed to tears он был растроган до слез - his repentance *ed me to the heart его раскаяние тронуло меня до глубины души задевать за живое;
    сердить, раздражать - his vanity was *ed no less than his sense of duty его тщеславие было задето не меньше, чем его чувство долга - to * smb. to the quick, to * smb. home, to * smb. on a raw /on a sore, on a tender/ place, to * smb. on the raw задеть кого-л. за живое, задеть чье-л. больное место;
    уязвить кого-л. до глубины души обыкн. р.р. слегка окрашивать;
    придавать оттенок - clouds *ed with pink розоватые облака обыкн. р.р. подмешивать, примешивать - admiration *ed with envy восхищение, к которому примешивается зависть, восхищение с оттенком зависти ставить пробу, клеймо, метку (на металле) (редкое) упоминать, намекать( медицина) ощупывать, пальпировать (математика) касаться, быть касательной (спортивное) наносить удар (фехтование) - to * one's opponent коснуться противника (рапирой) (устаревшее) намагничивать( прикосновением к магниту) затрагивать (тему, вопрос) - we *ed many topics in our talk в разговоре мы коснулись многих тем - he merely *ed the subject он лишь затронул вопрос наносить (линии, штрихи) изменять, подправлять, перекрашивать( штрихами, мазками) давать сигнал( звонком, горном) - to * the bell нажать на кнопку звонка получать (жалованье, стипендию) - he *es $2 a week он получает два доллара в неделю быть следующим за чем-л. (о мастях карт и т. п.) - diamonds * hearts бубны следуют за червями /идут сразу после червей/ (морское) плыть круто к ветру (о парусниках) - to touch at a port заходить в порт( о судах) - what ports did your boat * at on your trip? в какие порты заходил ваш пароход во время путешествия? - to touch smb. for smth. (разговорное) выпрашивать, клянчить, занимать, выманивать что-л. у кого-л.;
    (амер) воровать, красть, вынимать из кармана что-л. у кого-л. - he *ed John for a dollar он заставил Джона раскошелиться на доллар - he *ed me for a large sum of money он занял /выклянчил/ у меня большую сумму денег - to * smb. for his watch вынуть у кого-л. (из кармана) часы, срезать часы у кого-л. - to touch (up) on smth. затрагивать, касаться, упоминать что-л.;
    влиять, оказывать влияние на что-л.;
    иметь отношение к чему-л.;
    подходить близко, граничить с чем-л.;
    доходить до, достигать (о температуре и т. п.) - I have already *ed on these questions я уже говорил об этом - the revolution *ed on almost all aspects of human activity революция затронула почти все аспекты человеческой деятельности - his actions * on treason его действия граничат с предательством, его действия - почти предательство - to touch one's hat to smb. коснуться шляпы, приподнять шляпу в знак приветствия - to touch smth. to smth. подносить что-л. к чему-л. - he *ed a lighted match to the candle он поднес зажженную спичку к свече > to * and go коснуться дна;
    выиграть один шанс из тысячи;
    едва удаться > to * shore подплыть к берегу > to * bottom дойти до предельно низкого уровняценах) ;
    опуститься;
    добраться до сути дела;
    (авиация) (жаргон) разбиться > our hopes *ed bottom надежда в нас едва теплилась > to * pitch иметь дело с сомнительным предприятием или субъектом > to * the spot попасть в цель, соответствовать своему назначению;
    понять суть дела;
    найти корень зла > a glass of iced beer *es the spot on a hot day стакан холодного пива - незаменимая вещь в жаркий день > to * wood пытаться умилостивить судьбу, стучать по дереву, чтобы не накликать беду > * wood! не сглазьте!;
    постучите по дереву! > I would not * him with a barge-pole /with a pair of tongs, (американизм) with a ten foot pole/ он мне противен /омерзителен/ > to * the wind (морское) заполаскивать (о парусах) ~ слегка окрашивать;
    придавать оттенок;
    clouds touched with rose розоватые облака ~ typist машинистка, работающая по слепому методу;
    common touch чувство локтя ~ соприкосновение, общение;
    in touch (with smb.) в контакте (с кем-л.) ;
    to get in touch (with smb.) связаться( с кем-л.) ~ подход (к людям) ;
    такт;
    he has a marvellous touch in dealing with children он прекрасно ладит с детьми ~ притрагиваться к еде, есть;
    he has not touched food for two days он два дня ничего не ел;
    I couldn't touch anything я не был голоден ~ (обыкн. pass.) слегка портить;
    leaves are touched with frost листья тронуты морозом;
    he is slightly touched = у него не все дома ~ разг. получать, добывать (деньги, особ. в долг или мошенничеством;
    for) ;
    he touched me for a large sum of money он занял, выклянчил у меня большую сумму (денег) to ~ (smb.) on a sore (или tender) place задеть (кого-л.) за живое;
    he touches six feet он шести футов ростом ~ касаться, иметь отношение (к чему-л.) ;
    how does this touch me? какое это имеет отношение ко мне? ~ притрагиваться к еде, есть;
    he has not touched food for two days он два дня ничего не ел;
    I couldn't touch anything я не был голоден ~ спорт. площадь за боковыми линиями (футбольного и т. п.) поля;
    in touch за боковой линией ~ соприкосновение, общение;
    in touch (with smb.) в контакте (с кем-л.) ;
    to get in touch (with smb.) связаться (с кем-л.) in (или within) ~ близко, под рукой in (или within) ~ доступно, достижимо;
    near touch опасность, которую едва удалось избежать;
    no touch (to smth.) ничто по сравнению( с чем-л.), не выдерживает никакой критики ~ (обыкн. pass.) слегка портить;
    leaves are touched with frost листья тронуты морозом;
    he is slightly touched = у него не все дома to lose ~ (with smb.) потерять связь, контакт (с кем-л.) in (или within) ~ доступно, достижимо;
    near touch опасность, которую едва удалось избежать;
    no touch (to smth.) ничто по сравнению( с чем-л.), не выдерживает никакой критики in (или within) ~ доступно, достижимо;
    near touch опасность, которую едва удалось избежать;
    no touch (to smth.) ничто по сравнению (с чем-л.), не выдерживает никакой критики ~ оказывать воздействие;
    nothing will touch these stains этих пятен ничем не выведешь ~ характерная черта;
    the touch of a poet поэтическая струнка;
    personal touch характерные черты (человека) ~ штрих;
    to put the finishing touches (to) делать последние штрихи, отделывать;
    заканчивать ~ проба, испытание;
    to put (или to bring) to the touch подвергнуть испытанию ~ осязание;
    soft to the touch мягкий на ощупь ~ сравниться;
    достичь такого же высокого уровня;
    there is nothing to touch sea air for bracing you up нет ничего полезнее морского воздуха для укрепления здоровья ~ чуточка;
    примесь;
    оттенок, налет;
    a touch of salt чуточка соли;
    there was a touch of bitterness in what he said в его словах чувствовалась горечь touch sl вымогательство;
    получение денег обманным путем ~ геом. касаться, быть касательной;
    touch at мор. заходить( в порт) ;
    touch down приземлиться, коснуться земли ~ геом. касаться, быть касательной;
    touch at мор. заходить (в порт) ;
    touch down приземлиться, коснуться земли ~ характерная черта;
    the touch of a poet поэтическая струнка;
    personal touch характерные черты (человека) ~ чуточка;
    примесь;
    оттенок, налет;
    a touch of salt чуточка соли;
    there was a touch of bitterness in what he said в его словах чувствовалась горечь ~ легкий приступ (болезни) ;
    небольшой ушиб;
    a touch of the sun перегрев ~ up взволновать;
    touch upon = touch on;
    to touch shore подплыть к берегу ~ (при) касаться, трогать, притрагиваться;
    соприкасаться;
    to touch one's hat (to smb.) приветствовать( кого-л.), приподнимая шляпу ~ up взволновать;
    touch upon = touch on;
    to touch shore подплыть к берегу ~ доходить до ~ геом. касаться, быть касательной;
    touch at мор. заходить (в порт) ;
    touch down приземлиться, коснуться земли ~ касаться, иметь отношение (к чему-л.) ;
    how does this touch me? какое это имеет отношение ко мне? ~ касаться, слегка затрагивать (тему, вопрос) ~ (при) касаться, трогать, притрагиваться;
    соприкасаться;
    to touch one's hat (to smb.) приветствовать (кого-л.), приподнимая шляпу ~ касаться ~ контакт ~ легкий приступ (болезни) ;
    небольшой ушиб;
    a touch of the sun перегрев ~ манера, приемы (художника и т. п.) ~ оказывать воздействие;
    nothing will touch these stains этих пятен ничем не выведешь ~ осязание;
    soft to the touch мягкий на ощупь ~ подход (к людям) ;
    такт;
    he has a marvellous touch in dealing with children он прекрасно ладит с детьми ~ получать (жалованье) ~ разг. получать, добывать (деньги, особ. в долг или мошенничеством;
    for) ;
    he touched me for a large sum of money он занял, выклянчил у меня большую сумму (денег) ~ спорт. площадь за боковыми линиями (футбольного и т. п.) поля;
    in touch за боковой линией ~ прикосновение ~ притрагиваться к еде, есть;
    he has not touched food for two days он два дня ничего не ел;
    I couldn't touch anything я не был голоден ~ проба, испытание;
    to put (или to bring) to the touch подвергнуть испытанию ~ разница между лучшей ценой продавца и лучшей ценой покупателя по конкретному виду ценных бумаг ~ салки (детская игра;
    тж. touch and run) ~ связь ~ слегка окрашивать;
    придавать оттенок;
    clouds touched with rose розоватые облака ~ (обыкн. pass.) слегка портить;
    leaves are touched with frost листья тронуты морозом;
    he is slightly touched = у него не все дома ~ соприкосновение, общение;
    in touch (with smb.) в контакте (с кем-л.) ;
    to get in touch (with smb.) связаться (с кем-л.) ~ соприкосновение ~ сравниться;
    достичь такого же высокого уровня;
    there is nothing to touch sea air for bracing you up нет ничего полезнее морского воздуха для укрепления здоровья ~ трогать, волновать, задевать за живое ~ муз. туше ~ характерная черта;
    the touch of a poet поэтическая струнка;
    personal touch характерные черты (человека) ~ чуточка;
    примесь;
    оттенок, налет;
    a touch of salt чуточка соли;
    there was a touch of bitterness in what he said в его словах чувствовалась горечь ~ штрих;
    to put the finishing touches (to) делать последние штрихи, отделывать;
    заканчивать ~ at a port заходить в порт ~ off быстро набросать;
    передать сходство ~ off вызвать( спор и т. п.) ~ off вызывать спор ~ off выпалить( из пушки) ~ off давать отбой (по телефону) ~ off дать отбой( по телефону) ~ on граничить (с чем-л.) (напр., с дерзостью) ~ on затрагивать, касаться вкратце (вопроса и т. п.) to ~ (smb.) on a sore (или tender) place задеть (кого-л.) за живое;
    he touches six feet он шести футов ростом to ~ pitch иметь дело с сомнительным предприятием или субъектом;
    to touch the spot попасть в цель;
    соответствовать своему назначению ~ typist машинистка, работающая по слепому методу;
    common touch чувство локтя ~ up взволновать;
    touch upon = touch on;
    to touch shore подплыть к берегу ~ up заканчивать ~ up исправлять, заканчивать, отделывать, класть последние штрихи, мазки ~ up исправлять ~ up напомнить, натолкнуть ~ up отделывать ~ up подстегнуть (лошадь) to ~ wood пытаться умилостивить судьбу, предотвратить дурное предзнаменование;
    touch wood! не сглазьте! to ~ pitch иметь дело с сомнительным предприятием или субъектом;
    to touch the spot попасть в цель;
    соответствовать своему назначению ~ up взволновать;
    touch upon = touch on;
    to touch shore подплыть к берегу to ~ wood пытаться умилостивить судьбу, предотвратить дурное предзнаменование;
    touch wood! не сглазьте!

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  • 4 touch

    [tʌtʃ]
    touch слегка окрашивать; придавать оттенок; clouds touched with rose розоватые облака touch typist машинистка, работающая по слепому методу; common touch чувство локтя touch соприкосновение, общение; in touch (with smb.) в контакте (с кем-л.); to get in touch (with smb.) связаться (с кем-л.) touch подход (к людям); такт; he has a marvellous touch in dealing with children он прекрасно ладит с детьми touch притрагиваться к еде, есть; he has not touched food for two days он два дня ничего не ел; I couldn't touch anything я не был голоден touch (обыкн. pass.) слегка портить; leaves are touched with frost листья тронуты морозом; he is slightly touched = у него не все дома touch разг. получать, добывать (деньги, особ. в долг или мошенничеством; for); he touched me for a large sum of money он занял, выклянчил у меня большую сумму (денег) to touch (smb.) on a sore (или tender) place задеть (кого-л.) за живое; he touches six feet он шести футов ростом touch касаться, иметь отношение (к чему-л.); how does this touch me? какое это имеет отношение ко мне? touch притрагиваться к еде, есть; he has not touched food for two days он два дня ничего не ел; I couldn't touch anything я не был голоден touch спорт. площадь за боковыми линиями (футбольного и т. п.) поля; in touch за боковой линией touch соприкосновение, общение; in touch (with smb.) в контакте (с кем-л.); to get in touch (with smb.) связаться (с кем-л.) in (или within) touch близко, под рукой in (или within) touch доступно, достижимо; near touch опасность, которую едва удалось избежать; no touch (to smth.) ничто по сравнению (с чем-л.), не выдерживает никакой критики touch (обыкн. pass.) слегка портить; leaves are touched with frost листья тронуты морозом; he is slightly touched = у него не все дома to lose touch (with smb.) потерять связь, контакт (с кем-л.) in (или within) touch доступно, достижимо; near touch опасность, которую едва удалось избежать; no touch (to smth.) ничто по сравнению (с чем-л.), не выдерживает никакой критики in (или within) touch доступно, достижимо; near touch опасность, которую едва удалось избежать; no touch (to smth.) ничто по сравнению (с чем-л.), не выдерживает никакой критики touch оказывать воздействие; nothing will touch these stains этих пятен ничем не выведешь touch характерная черта; the touch of a poet поэтическая струнка; personal touch характерные черты (человека) touch штрих; to put the finishing touches (to) делать последние штрихи, отделывать; заканчивать touch проба, испытание; to put (или to bring) to the touch подвергнуть испытанию touch осязание; soft to the touch мягкий на ощупь touch сравниться; достичь такого же высокого уровня; there is nothing to touch sea air for bracing you up нет ничего полезнее морского воздуха для укрепления здоровья touch чуточка; примесь; оттенок, налет; a touch of salt чуточка соли; there was a touch of bitterness in what he said в его словах чувствовалась горечь touch sl вымогательство; получение денег обманным путем touch геом. касаться, быть касательной; touch at мор. заходить (в порт); touch down приземлиться, коснуться земли touch геом. касаться, быть касательной; touch at мор. заходить (в порт); touch down приземлиться, коснуться земли touch характерная черта; the touch of a poet поэтическая струнка; personal touch характерные черты (человека) touch чуточка; примесь; оттенок, налет; a touch of salt чуточка соли; there was a touch of bitterness in what he said в его словах чувствовалась горечь touch легкий приступ (болезни); небольшой ушиб; a touch of the sun перегрев touch up взволновать; touch upon = touch on; to touch shore подплыть к берегу touch (при)касаться, трогать, притрагиваться; соприкасаться; to touch one's hat (to smb.) приветствовать (кого-л.), приподнимая шляпу touch up взволновать; touch upon = touch on; to touch shore подплыть к берегу touch доходить до touch геом. касаться, быть касательной; touch at мор. заходить (в порт); touch down приземлиться, коснуться земли touch касаться, иметь отношение (к чему-л.); how does this touch me? какое это имеет отношение ко мне? touch касаться, слегка затрагивать (тему, вопрос) touch (при)касаться, трогать, притрагиваться; соприкасаться; to touch one's hat (to smb.) приветствовать (кого-л.), приподнимая шляпу touch касаться touch контакт touch легкий приступ (болезни); небольшой ушиб; a touch of the sun перегрев touch манера, приемы (художника и т. п.) touch оказывать воздействие; nothing will touch these stains этих пятен ничем не выведешь touch осязание; soft to the touch мягкий на ощупь touch подход (к людям); такт; he has a marvellous touch in dealing with children он прекрасно ладит с детьми touch получать (жалованье) touch разг. получать, добывать (деньги, особ. в долг или мошенничеством; for); he touched me for a large sum of money он занял, выклянчил у меня большую сумму (денег) touch спорт. площадь за боковыми линиями (футбольного и т. п.) поля; in touch за боковой линией touch прикосновение touch притрагиваться к еде, есть; he has not touched food for two days он два дня ничего не ел; I couldn't touch anything я не был голоден touch проба, испытание; to put (или to bring) to the touch подвергнуть испытанию touch разница между лучшей ценой продавца и лучшей ценой покупателя по конкретному виду ценных бумаг touch салки (детская игра; тж. touch and run) touch связь touch слегка окрашивать; придавать оттенок; clouds touched with rose розоватые облака touch (обыкн. pass.) слегка портить; leaves are touched with frost листья тронуты морозом; he is slightly touched = у него не все дома touch соприкосновение, общение; in touch (with smb.) в контакте (с кем-л.); to get in touch (with smb.) связаться (с кем-л.) touch соприкосновение touch сравниться; достичь такого же высокого уровня; there is nothing to touch sea air for bracing you up нет ничего полезнее морского воздуха для укрепления здоровья touch трогать, волновать, задевать за живое touch муз. туше touch характерная черта; the touch of a poet поэтическая струнка; personal touch характерные черты (человека) touch чуточка; примесь; оттенок, налет; a touch of salt чуточка соли; there was a touch of bitterness in what he said в его словах чувствовалась горечь touch штрих; to put the finishing touches (to) делать последние штрихи, отделывать; заканчивать touch at a port заходить в порт touch off быстро набросать; передать сходство touch off вызвать (спор и т. п.) touch off вызывать спор touch off выпалить (из пушки) touch off давать отбой (по телефону) touch off дать отбой (по телефону) touch on граничить (с чем-л.) (напр., с дерзостью) touch on затрагивать, касаться вкратце (вопроса и т. п.) to touch (smb.) on a sore (или tender) place задеть (кого-л.) за живое; he touches six feet он шести футов ростом to touch pitch иметь дело с сомнительным предприятием или субъектом; to touch the spot попасть в цель; соответствовать своему назначению touch typist машинистка, работающая по слепому методу; common touch чувство локтя touch up взволновать; touch upon = touch on; to touch shore подплыть к берегу touch up заканчивать touch up исправлять, заканчивать, отделывать, класть последние штрихи, мазки touch up исправлять touch up напомнить, натолкнуть touch up отделывать touch up подстегнуть (лошадь) to touch wood пытаться умилостивить судьбу, предотвратить дурное предзнаменование; touch wood! не сглазьте! to touch pitch иметь дело с сомнительным предприятием или субъектом; to touch the spot попасть в цель; соответствовать своему назначению touch up взволновать; touch upon = touch on; to touch shore подплыть к берегу to touch wood пытаться умилостивить судьбу, предотвратить дурное предзнаменование; touch wood! не сглазьте!

    English-Russian short dictionary > touch

  • 5 touch

    1. noun
    1) прикосновение
    2) соприкосновение, общение; in touch with smb. в контакте с кем-л.; to get in touch with smb. связаться с кем-л.; to lose touch with smb. потерять связь, контакт с кем-л.
    3) осязание; soft to the touch мягкий на ощупь
    4) штрих; to put the finishing touches (to) делать последние штрихи, отделывать; заканчивать
    5) характерная черта; the touch of a poet поэтическая струнка; personal touch характерные черты (человека)
    6) подход (к людям); такт; he has a marvellous touch in dealing with children он прекрасно ладит с детьми
    7) чуточка; примесь; оттенок, налет; a touch of salt чуточка соли; there was a touch of bitterness in what he said в его словах чувствовалась горечь
    8) легкий приступ (болезни); небольшой ушиб и т. п.; а touch of the sun перегрев
    9) манера, приемы (художника и т. п.)
    10) проба, испытание; to put (или to bring) to the touch подвергнуть испытанию
    11) slang вымогательство; получение денег обманным путем
    12) салки (детская игра; тж. touch and run)
    13) mus. туше
    14) sport площадь за боковыми линиями футбольного и т. п. поля; in touch за боковой линией
    touch typist машинистка, работающая по слепому методу
    common touch чувство локтя
    in (или within)
    touch
    а) близко, под рукой;
    б) доступно, достижимо
    near touch опасность, которую едва удалось избежать
    no touch to smth. ничто по сравнению с чем-л., не выдерживает никакой критики
    2. verb
    1) (при)касаться, трогать, притрагиваться; соприкасаться; to touch one's hat to smb. приветствовать кого-л., приподнимая шляпу
    2) притрагиваться к еде, есть; he has not touched food for two days он два дня ничего не ел; I couldn't touch anything я не был голоден
    3) касаться, слегка затрагивать (тему, вопрос)
    4) (обыкн. pass.) слегка портить; leaves are touched with frost листья тронуты морозом; he is slightly touched = у него не все дома
    5) оказывать воздействие; nothing will touch these stains этих пятен ничем не выведешь
    6) трогать, волновать, задевать за живое
    7) касаться, иметь отношение (к чему-л.); how does this touch me? какое это имеет отношение ко мне?
    8) collocation получать, добывать (деньги, особ. в долг или мошенничеством; for); he touched me for a large sum of money он занял, выклянчил у меня большую сумму (денег)
    9) получать (жалованье); he touches L 2 6 s a week он получает 2 фунта 6 шиллингов в неделю
    10) сравниться; достичь такого же высокого уровня; there is nothing to touch sea air for bracing you up нет ничего полезнее морского воздуха для укрепления здоровья
    11) слегка окрашивать; придавать оттенок; clouds touched with rose розоватые облака
    12) geom. касаться, быть касательной
    touch at
    touch down
    touch off
    touch on
    touch up
    touch upon
    to touch shore подплыть к берегу
    to touch pitch иметь дело с сомнительным предприятием или субъектом
    to touch the spot попасть в цель; соответствовать своему назначению
    to touch smb. on a sore (или tender) place задеть кого-л. за живое
    he touches six feet он шести футов ростом
    to touch wood пытаться умилостивить судьбу, предотвратить дурное предзнаменование; touch wood! не сглазьте!
    * * *
    1 (n) соприкосновение
    2 (v) затрагивать; затронуть; касаться
    * * *
    трогать, притрагиваться
    * * *
    [ tʌtʃ] n. прикосновение; осязание; такт; общение; подход; штрих, мазок; характерная черта, манера, приемы; туше [муз.]; чуточка, примесь, оттенок, налет v. касаться, коснуться, трогать, тронуть, потрогать; дотрагиваться до струн или клавиш, извлекать звук; достичь такого же высокого уровня; добывать; иметь отношение; сравниться, оказывать воздействие; волновать, растрогать, задеть за живое; придавать оттенок
    * * *
    затрагивать
    затронуть
    касаться
    контакт
    коснуться
    намагничивание
    наносить
    осязание
    прикосновение
    прикосновениье
    прикосновенье
    связь
    сношения
    соприкосновение
    * * *
    1. сущ. 1) а) прикосновение б) редк. схватывание, хватание, крепкое сжатие 2) а) осязание б) пальпирование в) салки ( детская игра) 3) а) чуточка, примесь б) легкий приступ (болезни); небольшой ушиб и т. п. в) небольшое расстояние (от чего-л., до чего-л.) 4) штрих; перен. характерная черта, отметина, печать; манера, приемы (художника и т. п.) 5) а) перен. общение б) подход (к людям) в) сленг вымогательство; получение денег обманным путем 2. гл. 1) а) (при)касаться б) мед. пальпировать в) перен. притрагиваться к еде 2) а) соприкасаться б) геом. касаться, быть касательной 3) граничить, находиться рядом 4) а) касаться, слегка затрагивать (тему, вопрос) б) трогать, волновать, задевать за живое (о чувствах, эмоциях и т.д.) в) касаться, иметь отношение (к чему-л.) 5) а) обыкн. страд. быть слегка испорченным б) слегка окрашивать; придавать какой-л. легкий оттенок в) оказывать воздействие г) нанести легкий удар 6) а) разг. получать, добывать б) получать (жалованье)

    Новый англо-русский словарь > touch

  • 6 поэтическая струнка

    General subject: the touch of a poet

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  • 7 adtingo

    at-tingo (not adt-), tĭgi, tactum, 3, v. a. [tango] (ante-class. form attĭgo, ĕre, v. infra; attinge = attingam, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 26 Müll.; v. Müll. ad h. l.; concerning attigo, āre, v. fin.), to touch, come in contact with; constr. with the acc.; poet. with ad.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.: mento summam aquam, vet. poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10: vestem, Att. ap. Non. p. 75, 32:

    Egone Argivum imperium attingam,

    id. Trag. Rel. p. 166 Rib.:

    suaviter (omnia) attingunt,

    Lucr. 4, 623:

    nec enim ullum hoc frigidius flumen attigi,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 6:

    prius quam aries murum attigisset,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 32:

    pedibus terram,

    Nep. Eum. 5, 5:

    quisquis (vas) attigerit,

    Vulg. Lev. 15, 23:

    nos nihil tuorum attigimus,

    id. Gen. 26, 29:

    (medicus) pulsum venarum attigit,

    Tac. A. 6, 50:

    se esse possessorem soli, quod primum Divus Augustus nascens attigisset,

    Suet. Aug. 5 (cf. Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 46: Tactaque nascenti corpus haberet humus, acc. to the practice of laying new-born children upon the ground; v. tollo).— Poet.: (Callisto) miles erat Phoebes, nec Maenalon attigit ( nor did there touch, set foot on) ulla Gratior hac Triviae, Ov. M. 2, 415:

    usque ad caelum attingebat stans in terrā,

    Vulg. Sap. 18, 16.—
    B.
    With partic. access. ideas.
    1.
    To touch by striking, to strike; rarely in a hostile manner, to attack, assault:

    ne me attingas,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 106;

    ne attigas me,

    id. Truc. 2, 2, 21:

    ne attigas puerum istac caussā,

    id. Bacch. 3, 3, 41 (quoted by Non. p. 75, 33):

    Si tu illam attigeris secus quam dignumst liberam,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 91.—Of lightning: ICTV. FVLMINIS. ARBORES. ATTACTAE. ARDVERINT., Fragm. Fratr. Arval. Inscr. Orell. 961; cf.

    Fest. s. v. scribonianum, p. 333 Müll., and s. v. obstitum, p. 193: si Vestinus attingeretur, i. e. ei bellum indiceretur,

    Liv. 8, 29; so Suet. Ner. 38.—
    2.
    In mal. part., aliquam, to touch:

    virginem,

    Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 61; Cat. 67, 20.—
    3.
    To touch in eating, to taste, crop:

    nulla neque amnem Libavit quadrupes, nec graminis attigit herbam,

    Verg. E. 5, 26.—
    4.
    Of local relations, to come to a place, to approach, reach, arrive at (class.;

    esp. freq. in the histt.): aedīs ne attigatis,

    Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 37:

    ut primum Asiam attigisti,

    Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:

    cum primis navibus Britanniam attigit,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 23:

    Siciliam,

    Nep. Dion, 5, 3:

    Syriam ac legiones,

    Tac. A. 2, 55:

    saltuosos locos,

    id. ib. 4, 45:

    Urbem,

    id. Or. 7 fin.:

    In paucis diebus quam Capreus attigit etc.,

    Suet. Tib. 60; id. Calig. 44; id. Vesp. 4 al.—
    5.
    Transf., to touch, lie near, border upon, be contiguous to:

    Theseus... Attigit injusti regis Gortynia tecta,

    Cat. 64, 75:

    Cappadociae regio, quae Ciliciam attingeret,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 4; id. Pis. 16 fin.:

    (stomachus) utrāque ex parte tonsillas attingens, etc.,

    id. N. D. 2, 54, 135:

    eorum fines Nervii attingebant,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 15:

    ITEM. COLLEGIA. QVAE. ATTINGVNT. EIDEM. FORO,

    Inscr. Orell. 3314:

    attingere parietem,

    Vulg. Ezech. 41, 6.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to touch, affect, reach:

    nec desiderium nos attigit,

    Lucr. 3, 922 ( adficit, Lachm.):

    ante quam voluptas aut dolor attigerit,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 5, 16:

    nimirum me alia quoque causa delectat, quae te non attingit,

    id. Leg. 2, 1, 3:

    quo studio providit, ne qua me illius temporis invidia attingeret,

    id. Fam. 3, 10, 10:

    si qua de Pompeio nostro tuendo... cura te attingit,

    id. Att. 9, 11, A:

    erant perpauci, quos ea infamia attingeret, Liv 27, 11, 6: cupidus attingere gaudia,

    to feel, Prop. 1, 19, 9:

    vox, sonus, attigit aures,

    Val. Fl. 2, 452; Claud. B. Get: 412; Manil. 1, 326.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    To touch upon in speaking, etc., to mention slightly:

    paucis rem,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 11:

    summatim attingere,

    Lucr. 3, 261:

    ut meos quoque attingam,

    Cat. 39, 13:

    quod perquam breviter perstrinxi atque attigi,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 49, 201; id. Fam. 2, 4 fin.:

    si tantummodo summas attigero,

    Nep. Pelop. 1, 1:

    invitus ea, tamquam vulnera, attingo, sed nisi tacta tractataque sanari non possunt,

    Liv. 28, 27:

    ut seditionem attigit,

    Tac. A. 1, 35:

    familiae (Galbae) breviter attingam,

    Suet. Galb. 3 al. —
    2.
    To touch, i. e. to undertake, enter upon some course of action (esp. mental), to apply one's self to, be occupied with, engage in, to take in hand, manage:

    quae isti rhetores ne primoribus quidem labris attigissent,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 19, 87; cf. id. Cael. 12; id. Arch. 8:

    egomet, qui sero ac leviter Graecas litteras attigissem,

    id. de Or. 1, 18, 82:

    orationes,

    id. Or. 13, 41:

    poëticen,

    Nep. Att. 18, 5; so Suet. Aug. 85:

    liberales disciplinas omnes,

    id. Ner. 52:

    studia,

    id. Gram. 9:

    ut primum forum attigi, i. e. accessi, adii,

    applied myself to public affairs, Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 3:

    arma,

    Liv. 3, 19:

    militiam resque bellicas,

    Suet. Calig. 43:

    curam rei publicae,

    id. Tib. 13:

    ad Venerem seram,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 701.—
    3.
    (Acc. to I. B. 4.) To arrive somewhere:

    quod ab illo attigisset nuntius,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 19 (cf. id. ib. 3, 5, 3: si a me tetigit nuntius).—
    4.
    (Acc. to I. B. 5.) To come near to in quality, to be similar; or to belong to, appertain to, to concern, relate to:

    quae nihil attingunt ad rem nec sunt usui,

    Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 32:

    haec quemque attigit,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 20:

    attingit animi naturam corporis similitudo,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 30; id. Fam. 13, 7, 4; id. ad Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1:

    quae non magis legis nomen attingunt, quam si latrones aliqua sanxerint,

    id. Leg. 2, 5:

    Segestana, Centuripina civitas, quae cum officiis, fide, vetustate, tum etiam cognatione populi Romani nomen attingunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 32:

    (labor) non attingit deum,

    id. N. D. 1, 9, 22:

    primus ille (locus), qui in veri cognitione consistit, maxime naturam attingit humanam,

    id. Off. 1, 6, 18; id. Tusc. 5, 33, 93; id. Fin. 5, 9.—
    * 5.
    Si quid eam humanitus attigisset (for the usu. euphemism, accidisset), if any misfortune had happened to her, App. Mag. p. 337.
    Ne me attiga atque aufer manum, Turp.
    ap. Non. p. 75, 30 dub. (Rib. here reads attigas, Com. Rel. p. 98): custodite istunc, ne attigat, Pac., Trag. Rel. p. 105 Rib.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > adtingo

  • 8 attingo

    at-tingo (not adt-), tĭgi, tactum, 3, v. a. [tango] (ante-class. form attĭgo, ĕre, v. infra; attinge = attingam, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 26 Müll.; v. Müll. ad h. l.; concerning attigo, āre, v. fin.), to touch, come in contact with; constr. with the acc.; poet. with ad.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.: mento summam aquam, vet. poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 5, 10: vestem, Att. ap. Non. p. 75, 32:

    Egone Argivum imperium attingam,

    id. Trag. Rel. p. 166 Rib.:

    suaviter (omnia) attingunt,

    Lucr. 4, 623:

    nec enim ullum hoc frigidius flumen attigi,

    Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 6:

    prius quam aries murum attigisset,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 32:

    pedibus terram,

    Nep. Eum. 5, 5:

    quisquis (vas) attigerit,

    Vulg. Lev. 15, 23:

    nos nihil tuorum attigimus,

    id. Gen. 26, 29:

    (medicus) pulsum venarum attigit,

    Tac. A. 6, 50:

    se esse possessorem soli, quod primum Divus Augustus nascens attigisset,

    Suet. Aug. 5 (cf. Ov. Tr. 4, 3, 46: Tactaque nascenti corpus haberet humus, acc. to the practice of laying new-born children upon the ground; v. tollo).— Poet.: (Callisto) miles erat Phoebes, nec Maenalon attigit ( nor did there touch, set foot on) ulla Gratior hac Triviae, Ov. M. 2, 415:

    usque ad caelum attingebat stans in terrā,

    Vulg. Sap. 18, 16.—
    B.
    With partic. access. ideas.
    1.
    To touch by striking, to strike; rarely in a hostile manner, to attack, assault:

    ne me attingas,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 106;

    ne attigas me,

    id. Truc. 2, 2, 21:

    ne attigas puerum istac caussā,

    id. Bacch. 3, 3, 41 (quoted by Non. p. 75, 33):

    Si tu illam attigeris secus quam dignumst liberam,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 91.—Of lightning: ICTV. FVLMINIS. ARBORES. ATTACTAE. ARDVERINT., Fragm. Fratr. Arval. Inscr. Orell. 961; cf.

    Fest. s. v. scribonianum, p. 333 Müll., and s. v. obstitum, p. 193: si Vestinus attingeretur, i. e. ei bellum indiceretur,

    Liv. 8, 29; so Suet. Ner. 38.—
    2.
    In mal. part., aliquam, to touch:

    virginem,

    Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 61; Cat. 67, 20.—
    3.
    To touch in eating, to taste, crop:

    nulla neque amnem Libavit quadrupes, nec graminis attigit herbam,

    Verg. E. 5, 26.—
    4.
    Of local relations, to come to a place, to approach, reach, arrive at (class.;

    esp. freq. in the histt.): aedīs ne attigatis,

    Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 37:

    ut primum Asiam attigisti,

    Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:

    cum primis navibus Britanniam attigit,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 23:

    Siciliam,

    Nep. Dion, 5, 3:

    Syriam ac legiones,

    Tac. A. 2, 55:

    saltuosos locos,

    id. ib. 4, 45:

    Urbem,

    id. Or. 7 fin.:

    In paucis diebus quam Capreus attigit etc.,

    Suet. Tib. 60; id. Calig. 44; id. Vesp. 4 al.—
    5.
    Transf., to touch, lie near, border upon, be contiguous to:

    Theseus... Attigit injusti regis Gortynia tecta,

    Cat. 64, 75:

    Cappadociae regio, quae Ciliciam attingeret,

    Cic. Fam. 15, 4, 4; id. Pis. 16 fin.:

    (stomachus) utrāque ex parte tonsillas attingens, etc.,

    id. N. D. 2, 54, 135:

    eorum fines Nervii attingebant,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 15:

    ITEM. COLLEGIA. QVAE. ATTINGVNT. EIDEM. FORO,

    Inscr. Orell. 3314:

    attingere parietem,

    Vulg. Ezech. 41, 6.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to touch, affect, reach:

    nec desiderium nos attigit,

    Lucr. 3, 922 ( adficit, Lachm.):

    ante quam voluptas aut dolor attigerit,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 5, 16:

    nimirum me alia quoque causa delectat, quae te non attingit,

    id. Leg. 2, 1, 3:

    quo studio providit, ne qua me illius temporis invidia attingeret,

    id. Fam. 3, 10, 10:

    si qua de Pompeio nostro tuendo... cura te attingit,

    id. Att. 9, 11, A:

    erant perpauci, quos ea infamia attingeret, Liv 27, 11, 6: cupidus attingere gaudia,

    to feel, Prop. 1, 19, 9:

    vox, sonus, attigit aures,

    Val. Fl. 2, 452; Claud. B. Get: 412; Manil. 1, 326.—
    B.
    Esp.
    1.
    To touch upon in speaking, etc., to mention slightly:

    paucis rem,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 4, 11:

    summatim attingere,

    Lucr. 3, 261:

    ut meos quoque attingam,

    Cat. 39, 13:

    quod perquam breviter perstrinxi atque attigi,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 49, 201; id. Fam. 2, 4 fin.:

    si tantummodo summas attigero,

    Nep. Pelop. 1, 1:

    invitus ea, tamquam vulnera, attingo, sed nisi tacta tractataque sanari non possunt,

    Liv. 28, 27:

    ut seditionem attigit,

    Tac. A. 1, 35:

    familiae (Galbae) breviter attingam,

    Suet. Galb. 3 al. —
    2.
    To touch, i. e. to undertake, enter upon some course of action (esp. mental), to apply one's self to, be occupied with, engage in, to take in hand, manage:

    quae isti rhetores ne primoribus quidem labris attigissent,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 19, 87; cf. id. Cael. 12; id. Arch. 8:

    egomet, qui sero ac leviter Graecas litteras attigissem,

    id. de Or. 1, 18, 82:

    orationes,

    id. Or. 13, 41:

    poëticen,

    Nep. Att. 18, 5; so Suet. Aug. 85:

    liberales disciplinas omnes,

    id. Ner. 52:

    studia,

    id. Gram. 9:

    ut primum forum attigi, i. e. accessi, adii,

    applied myself to public affairs, Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 3:

    arma,

    Liv. 3, 19:

    militiam resque bellicas,

    Suet. Calig. 43:

    curam rei publicae,

    id. Tib. 13:

    ad Venerem seram,

    Ov. A. A. 2, 701.—
    3.
    (Acc. to I. B. 4.) To arrive somewhere:

    quod ab illo attigisset nuntius,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 19 (cf. id. ib. 3, 5, 3: si a me tetigit nuntius).—
    4.
    (Acc. to I. B. 5.) To come near to in quality, to be similar; or to belong to, appertain to, to concern, relate to:

    quae nihil attingunt ad rem nec sunt usui,

    Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 32:

    haec quemque attigit,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 20:

    attingit animi naturam corporis similitudo,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 30; id. Fam. 13, 7, 4; id. ad Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1:

    quae non magis legis nomen attingunt, quam si latrones aliqua sanxerint,

    id. Leg. 2, 5:

    Segestana, Centuripina civitas, quae cum officiis, fide, vetustate, tum etiam cognatione populi Romani nomen attingunt,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 32:

    (labor) non attingit deum,

    id. N. D. 1, 9, 22:

    primus ille (locus), qui in veri cognitione consistit, maxime naturam attingit humanam,

    id. Off. 1, 6, 18; id. Tusc. 5, 33, 93; id. Fin. 5, 9.—
    * 5.
    Si quid eam humanitus attigisset (for the usu. euphemism, accidisset), if any misfortune had happened to her, App. Mag. p. 337.
    Ne me attiga atque aufer manum, Turp.
    ap. Non. p. 75, 30 dub. (Rib. here reads attigas, Com. Rel. p. 98): custodite istunc, ne attigat, Pac., Trag. Rel. p. 105 Rib.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > attingo

  • 9 alma

    adj.&f.
    feminine of ALMO.
    f.
    1 soul.
    sentir algo en el alma to be truly sorry about something
    agradecer algo en el alma to be deeply grateful for something
    lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck home
    como alma en pena like a lost soul
    como alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell
    2 soul (person).
    un pueblo de doce mil almas a town of twelve thousand people
    no se ve un alma there isn't a soul to be seen
    almas gemelas kindred spirits
    3 bore.
    4 core, heart.
    5 Alma.
    * * *
    (Takes el in singular)
    1 soul
    \
    agradecer a alguien con toda el alma to thank somebody from the bottom of one's heart
    caerse el alma a los pies to become disheartened
    con toda el alma wholeheartedly, with all one's heart
    llegar al alma de alguien to touch somebody, move somebody
    llevar en el alma a alguien to love somebody deeply
    no había ni una alma there wasn't a soul, there was nobody there
    no poder alguien con su alma to be absolutely exhausted
    parecer una alma en pena to look like a ghost
    partir el alma a alguien to break somebody's heart
    sentir algo en el alma to be deeply sorry about something
    ser el alma de la fiesta to be the life and soul of the party
    tener el alma en un hilo to have one's heart in one's mouth, be worried sick
    alma en pena lost soul
    alma gemela kindred spirit
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=espíritu) soul

    un pueblo de 2.000 almas — a village of 2,000 souls

    ¡alma de cántaro! — you idiot!

    alma caritativa, alma de Dios — kind soul

    almas gemelas — soul mates, kindred spirits más frm

    2)

    en el alma —

    - entregar el alma a Dios

    hasta el alma —

    de mi alma —

    ¡madre mía de mi alma!, ¡Dios mío de mi alma! — good God!, good grief!

    ¡hijo de mi alma! — [con cariño] my darling boy!, my precious child!; [con ironía] my dear child!

    ¡mi alma! o ¡alma mía!, ¿qué te ha pasado? — my love! what's wrong?

    partirse el alma —

    con toda el alma —

    lo odio con toda mi alma — I detest him, I hate his guts *

    tiró fuerte, con toda su alma — he pulled hard, with all his might

    3) (=parte vital) [de grupo, organización] driving force; [de asunto] heart, crux
    4) (Téc) [de cable] core; [de cuerda] core, central strand; [de cañón] bore; [de raíl] web
    5) (Bot) pith
    6) And (=cadáver) corpse
    * * *
    femenino‡
    1) ( espíritu) soul

    alma mía or mi alma — (como apelativo) my love

    clavársele en el alma a alguien: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he said; lleva clavada en el alma esa traición he's never got(ten) over that betrayal; como (un) alma en pena like a lost soul; con el alma en un hilo worried to death; con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart; lo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely; del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend; de mi alma: hija de mi alma! my darling!; en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry; me duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeply; te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am; hasta el alma (fam): me dolió hasta el alma it was excruciatingly painful; se le vio hasta el alma she bared her all (colloq); llegarle a alguien al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words; ( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words; me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart; no poder con su alma to be tired out; romperle el alma a alguien (fam) to beat the living daylights out of somebody (colloq); romperse el alma (fam) to break one's neck (colloq); salir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell; salirle a alguien del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that, it just came out; el suspiro le salió del alma she sighed deeply; se me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank; venderle el alma al diablo — to sell one's soul (to the Devil)

    2)
    a) ( persona) soul

    ni un alma vivientenot a living soul

    ser un alma bendita or de Dios — to be a kind soul

    b) (centro, fuerza vital)
    3) ( ánimo) feeling
    * * *
    = soul, lifeblood, psyche.
    Ex. I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
    Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
    Ex. The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.
    ----
    * alma caritativa = charitable soul.
    * alma en pena = banshee.
    * alma gemela = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * alma máter = Alma Mater.
    * amiga del alma = soul sister.
    * amigo del alma = soul brother.
    * chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.
    * correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.
    * estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
    * gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.
    * gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.
    * ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.
    * toda alma viviente = every living soul.
    * vender el alma al diablo = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.
    * * *
    femenino‡
    1) ( espíritu) soul

    alma mía or mi alma — (como apelativo) my love

    clavársele en el alma a alguien: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he said; lleva clavada en el alma esa traición he's never got(ten) over that betrayal; como (un) alma en pena like a lost soul; con el alma en un hilo worried to death; con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart; lo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely; del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend; de mi alma: hija de mi alma! my darling!; en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry; me duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeply; te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am; hasta el alma (fam): me dolió hasta el alma it was excruciatingly painful; se le vio hasta el alma she bared her all (colloq); llegarle a alguien al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words; ( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words; me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart; no poder con su alma to be tired out; romperle el alma a alguien (fam) to beat the living daylights out of somebody (colloq); romperse el alma (fam) to break one's neck (colloq); salir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell; salirle a alguien del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that, it just came out; el suspiro le salió del alma she sighed deeply; se me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank; venderle el alma al diablo — to sell one's soul (to the Devil)

    2)
    a) ( persona) soul

    ni un alma vivientenot a living soul

    ser un alma bendita or de Dios — to be a kind soul

    b) (centro, fuerza vital)
    3) ( ánimo) feeling
    * * *
    = soul, lifeblood, psyche.

    Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.

    Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
    Ex: The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.
    * alma caritativa = charitable soul.
    * alma en pena = banshee.
    * alma gemela = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * alma máter = Alma Mater.
    * amiga del alma = soul sister.
    * amigo del alma = soul brother.
    * chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * con el alma en vilo = on tenterhooks.
    * correr como alma que lleva el diablo = run for + Posesivo + life.
    * estar con el alma en vilo = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
    * gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.
    * gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.
    * herir en el alma = cut to + the heart of, cut to + the quick.
    * la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.
    * perder el alma = lose + Posesivo + soul.
    * ser el alma de = be the life of, be the life and soul of.
    * toda alma viviente = every living soul.
    * vender el alma al diablo = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.

    * * *
    f‡
    encomendó su alma a Dios he commended his soul to God
    entregó su alma a Dios en la madrugada de ayer ( liter); he departed this life in the early hours of yesterday morning ( liter)
    tiene alma de artista/poeta he has an artistic soul/a poetic spirit
    es un hombre con alma de niño he's a child at heart
    alma mía or mi alma ( como apelativo) my love
    clavársele en el alma a algn: lo que me dijo se me clavó en el alma I've never forgotten what he said
    lleva clavado en el alma no haber podido estudiar una carrera he's never got(ten) over the fact that he couldn't go to college
    como (un) alma en pena like a lost soul
    con el alma en un hilo worried to death
    hasta que el avión aterrizó estuvimos con el alma en un hilo until the plane landed our hearts were in our mouths
    está con el alma en un hilo porque aún no ha tenido noticias suyas she's worried sick o to death because there's still no news of him
    con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart
    lo odiaba con toda su alma she hated him intensely o vehemently
    te lo agradezco con toda mi alma I want to thank you with all my heart o from the bottom of my heart
    del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend
    de mi alma: ¡hijo de mi alma, qué pesadito te pones a veces! oh, Ian ( o Ben etc), darling, you can be such a nuisance sometimes
    ¿qué te han hecho, hija de mi alma? what have they done to you, my darling?
    en el alma: lo siento en el alma pero no puedo ayudarte I'm truly o really o terribly sorry but I can't help you
    me duele or pesa en el alma it hurts me deeply
    se alegró en el alma de que todo hubiera salido bien she was overjoyed that everything had turned out well
    te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am
    hasta el alma ( fam): ¡la inyección me dolió hasta el alma! the injection was excruciating o excruciatingly painful
    se le vio hasta el alma you could see everything o she bared her all ( colloq)
    me mojé hasta el alma I got soaked to the skin ( colloq)
    llegarle a algn al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma (me conmovieron) I was deeply touched o affected o moved by those words; (me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words
    me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart
    no poder con su alma to be ready to drop ( colloq), to be tired out o worn out
    estoy agotada, no puedo con mi alma I'm exhausted, I'm ready to drop
    romperle el alma a algn ( AmS fam); to beat the living daylights out of sb ( colloq)
    romperse el alma ( AmS fam); to break one's neck ( colloq)
    salir/ir como alma que lleva el diablo to run like a bat out of hell, to run hell for leather
    salirle a algn del alma: siento habérselo dicho pero me salió del alma I'm sorry I said that to him, it just came out
    me salió del alma regalárselo I just gave it to him on an impulse
    se me/le cayó or fue el alma a los pies my/his heart sank (into my/his boots)
    vender el alma al diablo to sell one's soul (to the Devil)
    ése es capaz de vender su alma al diablo para conseguirlo he'd sell his soul (to the Devil) for it, he'd do anything to get it, he'd sell his grandmother to get it ( colloq)
    volverle a algn el alma al cuerpo: al oír que lo habían encontrado vivo le volvió el alma al cuerpo when she heard that he had been found alive, she felt a great sense of relief
    B
    1 (persona) soul
    no hay un alma por la calle there isn't a soul on the streets
    un pueblecito de 600 almas a little village of 600 inhabitants o people
    ni un alma viviente not a single o living soul
    ser almas gemelas to be soul mates
    ser un alma bendita or de Dios to be kind-hearted, be a kind soul
    2
    (centro, fuerza vital): el alma de la fiesta the life and soul of the party
    el alma del movimiento nacionalista the driving force behind o the key figure of the nationalist movement
    C (sentimiento) feeling
    baila sin alma there's no feeling in her dancing
    D ( Const) strut
    * * *

     

    alma feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
    1 ( espíritu) soul;

    alma mía or mi alma ( como apelativo) my love;
    con toda el or mi/tu/su alma with all my/your/his/ heart;
    del alma: su amigo del alma his bosom friend;
    en el alma: lo siento en el alma I'm really o terribly sorry;
    te lo agradezco en el alma I can't tell you how grateful I am;
    llegarle a algn al alma: aquellas palabras me llegaron al alma ( me conmovieron) I was deeply touched by those words;

    ( me dolieron) I was deeply hurt by those words;
    me/le parte el alma it breaks my/his heart

    2 ( persona) soul;
    ni un alma viviente not a living soul;

    ser almas gemelas to be soul mates;
    ser un alma bendita or de Dios to be a kind soul
    alma sustantivo femenino
    1 soul
    (individuo) no había ni un alma, there was not a living soul
    2 (la persona clave) key figure: su hijo es el alma de la familia, her son is the darling of the family
    3 (ímpetu) heart: puse toda mi alma en ello, I put all my heart into it
    ♦ Locuciones: se me cayó el alma a los pies, my heart sank
    como alma que lleva el diablo: salió huyendo como alma que lleva el diablo, he shot out like a bat out of hell
    con toda el alma, with all my/your/his heart
    partir el alma: me parte el alma verte tan triste, it breaks my heart to see you so sad
    ' alma' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    espíritu
    - estar
    - gemela
    - gemelo
    - limpiar
    - reposo
    - ánima
    - grandeza
    - mancha
    English:
    body
    - bosom
    - depth
    - devil
    - heart
    - lifeblood
    - mope about
    - mope around
    - sink
    - soul
    - soulmate
    - spirit
    - driving
    - life
    - touch
    * * *
    1. [espíritu] soul;
    es un chico de alma noble he's a noble-minded boy;
    encomiendo mi alma a Dios I commend my soul to God
    alma en pena soul in purgatory;
    como alma en pena like a lost soul
    2. [persona] soul;
    un pueblo de doce mil almas a town of twelve thousand people;
    no se ve un alma there isn't a soul to be seen
    3. [de negocio, equipo] backbone;
    son el alma de la compañía they're the backbone o core of the company;
    el alma de la fiesta the life and soul of the party;
    el alma del proyecto the driving force behind the project;
    el humor es el alma de este espectáculo humour is at the heart of this show
    alma máter driving force;
    ser el alma máter de algo to be the driving force behind sth
    4. [de cañón] bore
    5. Mús [de instrumento] soundpost
    6. [de viga] web
    7. Comp
    mi alma [apelativo] dearest, darling;
    agradecer algo en el alma to be deeply grateful for sth;
    arrancarle el alma a alguien [matarlo] to kill sb;
    Fam Fam
    como alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell;
    con toda mi/tu/ etc[m5]. alma with all my/your/ etc heart;
    lo odia con toda su alma she hates him with all her heart;
    cantaba con toda su alma he was singing his heart out, he was singing for all he was worth;
    deseo con toda mi alma que seas feliz I hope with all my heart that you'll be happy;
    me da en el alma que no llamarán I can feel it in my bones o deep down that they're not going to call o Br ring;
    en el alma truly, from the bottom of one's heart;
    entregar el alma to give up the ghost;
    estar con el alma en un hilo to be worried stiff;
    llegar al alma a alguien to touch sb's heart;
    lo que dijo me llegó al alma her words really struck home;
    Fam
    no puedo con mi alma I'm ready to drop, I'm completely worn out;
    partir el alma a alguien to break sb's heart;
    me salió del alma contestarle así I didn't mean to answer him like that, it just came out that way;
    sentirlo en el alma to be truly sorry;
    lo siento en el alma pero no puedo ayudarte I'm truly sorry, but I can't help you;
    ser el alma gemela de alguien to be sb's soul mate;
    ser un alma atravesada o [m5] de Caín o [m5] de Judas to be a fiend o a villain;
    Fam
    ser un alma de Dios to be a good soul;
    no tener alma to be heartless
    * * *
    f soul;
    se me cayó el alma a los pies fam my heart sank;
    llegar al alma conmover move deeply; herir hurt deeply;
    lo siento en el alma I am truly sorry;
    ¡alma mía! my love!;
    arrancarle a uno el alma, destrozar o
    partir el alma a uno break s.o.’s heart;
    como alma que lleva el diablo like a bat out of hell;
    con el alma en un hilo worried sick;
    con toda el alma with all one’s heart;
    me duele en el alma it hurts me deeply;
    romperle a uno el alma fam beat the living daylights out of s.o. fam ;
    no se ve un alma there isn’t a soul to be seen
    * * *
    alma nf
    1) : soul
    2) : person, human being
    3)
    no tener alma : to be pitiless
    4)
    tener el alma en un hilo : to have one's heart in one's mouth
    * * *
    alma n soul

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  • 10 KENNA

    * * *
    (-da, -dr), v.
    1) to know, recognize (Flosi kenndi Kára, er hann kom í stofuna);
    2) to know as one’s own, claim (kenna sér land);
    3) to assign or attribute to one (þá var ok ár um öll lönd, kenndu Svíar þat Frey);
    4) kenna e-m e-t, to lay to one’s charge, impute (ef hann væri sannr verks þessa, er honum var kennt);
    kenna e-m um e-t, to charge one with a thing (Þorgeirr vildi ekki, at brœðrum hans mætti um kenna);
    5) to taste food or drink (kenna e-t or e-s);
    6) to feel, perceive, with acc. and gen. (ek kennda þín eigi, er þú hvíldir á brjósti mér);
    kenna sætan ilm, to perceive a sweet smell;
    kenna hita (kulda) af e-u, to feel heat (cold) from;
    kenna aflsmunar, liðsmunar, to feel the odds;
    hón kenndi í meira lagi, she felt considerable pain;
    absol., þá er þeir kómu upp í heiðina, kenndi at brá lit, the colour was felt to change, it began to darken;
    mér kennir heiptar við e-n, I feel hatred against one;
    kenna niðr, to touch the bottom (en er skipin kenndu niðr, þá gekk jarl á land);
    7) to show, bear witness of (virðist mér ákall þetta meirr kenna ranglætis en réttvísi);
    8) to call, name;
    kenna e-t við e-n, to call after one (Helgi trúði á Krist, ok kenndi því við hann bústað sinn);
    9) in poetry, to call by a periphrastic name (hvernig skal kenna sól, vind);
    10) kenna e-m e-t, to teach one a thing (kenna e-m rétta trú ok góða siðu);
    ek hefi kennt þér írsku at mæla, I have taught thee to speak Irish;
    11) to make one do a thing (kenna e-m bíta);
    12) refl., kennast, to seem, appear (Ulfr kennist mér vitr maðr);
    recipr., svá var myrkt, at þeir kenndust eigi, that they did not know one another;
    goldit var honum þetta svá, at hann mun lengi kennast, he was repaid for this in a way that he will long remember;
    kennast við, to recognize (kenndist hann af því þegar við mennina); to confess, acknowledge (at þeir mætti við kennast sinn lítilleik).
    * * *
    d, kennig, Hm. 164; part. kennandisk, Bs. i. 322, H. E. i. 499, Dipl. iv. 8; [Goth. kunnan; A. S. knáwan; Old Engl. and Scot. ken; Dan. kjende; Swed. känna]:—to ken, know, recognise; þú kennir konu þá er heitir Oddný, Fms. vii. 103, Hkv. 2. 12; hann kenndi hann þegar, Nj. 9; Flosi kenndi Kára er hann kom í stofuna, 282; hann kenndi skipit, því at hann hafði þat skip séð fyrr, Eg. 120; þar kenndi Ingimundr lönd þau er honum var til vísat, Landn. 175, Sd. 186; þóttisk hann kenna sitt mark á vísu þessari, Fms. iii. 20: with infin., þeir kenndu at þat var Eirekr viðsjá, Ísl. ii. 335; er þetta hann Skalla-grímr? Grímr sagði at hann kenndi rétt, Eg. 112; kennir þú nökkut til gripa þessara! Nj. 75.
    II. kenna sér e-t, to know as one’s own, claim; kenna sér land, Grág. ii. 204; hann á eigi þat er hann kennir sér, 219; Ingimundr kenndi sér fimm víntunnur … þú munt kenna þér þat er aðrir menn eigu, Bs. i. 433; því kenndi hvárr-tveggi sér nautin, Landn. 47; at enginn dirfi sik at kenna sér þat er hann görir eigi, Al. 88; ek spyrr hverr sér kenni M. M. at þingmanni, Grág. i. 19.
    III. to acknowledge as belonging to another, attribute to him; öll vár góðverk eru honum at kenna ok eigna, Stj. 25; þá var ok ár um öll lönd, kenndu Svíar þat Frey, Hkr. i. 16; hér er tunglinu kennt embætti sólarinnar, Skálda 211; k. e-m barn, to father a child upon one, Bs. i. 807, K. Á. 16; var sveinn sá kenndr Jóni er Þórarinn hét, Sturl. i. 223; þó at hann sé kenndr nokkurum manni at syni, Grág. ii. 113, (kenningar-son, a natural son): cp. the phrase, þar er enginn kenndr sem hann kemr ekki, no one is known where he comes not, i. e. men had better keep aloof from where they have no business to be.
    2. to lay to one’s charge, impute; Ásbjörn kenndi sér völd um þat harðrétti, Rd. 249; Eva kenndi sína synd orminum, Stj. 37; ef þeim eru engir laga-lestir kenndir, Grág. ii. 41; ef meiri eru ráð kennd um konu-nám þeim manni, i. 335; ef hann væri sannr verks þessa er honum var kennt, Fms. ii. 73; Sigurðr taldi þat úsatt sem Ingi konungr kenndi þeim, vii. 242; þeir kenndu honum, at hann hefði verit at vígi Benteins, 224; kenndi þat hvárr öðrum, at ekki héldi þat er mælt var, 248; það er mér að kenna, it is brought home to me; yðr er þat kenna, Am. 51: k. e-m um e-t, to charge one with a thing; Þorgeirr vildi ekki at bræðrum hans mætti um kenna, hvat sem í görðisk, Nj. 252; kenndu þeir því mest um, at Kjartan hafði þegit skikkjuna, Fms. x. 295.
    IV. to know, perceive, feel, taste, scent; þegar hirðin hafði kennt ( tasted) fyrsta rétt, Fas. iii. 302; þeir kenna svá sætan ilm at þeir höfðu aldri fyrr slíkan kenndan, Fms. i. 228; kenna fúlt, to perceive a foul smell, Hallfred; kenna daun, Fms. viii. 230; þeir brugðu í munn sér ok þóttusk ekki jafnsætt kennt hafa, Fb. i. 539; hundarnir röktu sporin, þvíat þeir kenndu ( got scent of) af hreinstökunum, Ó. H. 152; kenndi djákninn ekki ( he felt not) at þeir lægi á honum, Bs. i. 464; hón kenndi ( she felt pain) í meira lagi, þá er nálgaðisk hátíð Þorláks biskups, 323.
    β. kenna niðr (or niðri), to touch the bottom; en er skipin kenndu niðr þá gékk jarl á land, Hkr. i. 206; ok er skipit kenndi niðr, hlupu þeir fyrir borð, Grett. 97, Fms. viii. 317, ix. 23; svá var djúpt á bæði borð, at forkarnir kenndu eigi niðr, it was so deep that the boat-hooks did not reach the bottom, Ld. 56; þá er skipit flaut ok eigi kenndi niðr, 78.
    γ. absol., þá er þeir kómu upp í heiðina, kenndi at brá lit, the colour was felt to change, i. e. it began to darken, Sturl. iii. 217 C; þá kenndi ( one could scent) ór laukinum, Fbr. 215; þá er maðr heilundi er köra (acc. or gen.?) kennir inn til heila-basta, Grág. ii. 91.
    2. with prepp.; kenna af (á, at), to perceive, see; þess kennir nú at (af?) at þér þykkir ek févani, it is clear that …, I see that …, Eb. 38; kenndi þess mjök á ( it was much to be seen) um marga Upplendinga, at ílla hafði líkat aftaka Þóris, Ó. H. 188; þess kenna margir af, at þú ert frændstórr, Fb. ii. 270; deyr allt þat er af kennir ( all die that taste or smell of it), þeir deyja þegar er þeir kenna af, Rb. 352:—kenna til, to smart, feel pain, ache, freq. in mod. usage.
    3. with gen. to have feeling of, feel; kenna mæði, lo be exhausted, Eg. 124; hjarta manns kennir alls, Skálda 169; kenna sóttar, to feel sickness; kona kennir sér sóttar, of childbirth, Fs. 26, Fas. ii. 504, Sd. 176: kenna karlmanns, to ‘know’ a man, cohabit with, Mar.; ek kennda eigi karlmanns, barn at bera, Hom. 30; kenna aflsmunar, liðsmunar, ríkismunar, to feel the odds, be overmatched, Hkr. i. 286, Fms. iv. 331, Ld. 38; kenna harðinda, Fms. vi. 110; kenna kulda af e-u, to feel cold from, Eb. 42; k. hita af e-u, Bs. i. 42; k. odds, benja, to feel the point, the wound, Am. 59, 88; virðisk mér ákall þetta meir kenna ranglætis en réttvísi, it is more prompted by overbearing than by justice, Fb. i. 19; hón kenndi þess at þar stóð ör í, ii. 365; nú má vera at mér kenni heiptar við suma menn, that I feel hatred against somebody, Sturl. iii. 233; tók þá at kenna annars litar, it began to grow dark, 171; vínviðr var efst þar sem holta kenndi, the holts were covered with vines, Þorf. Karl. 420; kenna fæðu, to taste food, Stj. 490, 492; but also k. á fæðu, 453, 517; kenna grunns, to touch the bottom, of a ship or anything afloat, Grág. ii. 353; k. endi-skeiðs, Bragi.
    V. to call, name; kenna e-t við e-n, to call after one; Helgi trúði á Krist, ok kenndi því við hann bústað sinn, i. e. called it after Christ (Christness), Landn. 207; í þeim fjórðungi er dómrinn er við kenndr, in the quarter by which name the court is called, Grág. i. 65; at helga Þór allt landnám sitt ok kenna við hann, Landn. 97; k. mánuðinn við þann mann sem vatnsins gætir, Rb. 104; við þann er kennt Gunnars-holt, Nj. 29; Oddbjörn er Oddbjarnar-leið er við kennd, Eg. 102; Fleiri hlupu þeir fyrir berg, þar sem við þá er kennt síðan, Landn. 36; kenna þá með margfjölda atkvæði, address them in the plural, Sks. 312; sá var kenndr ( nicknamed) Knarrar-smiðr Ór, 43; Nótt en Nörvi kennda, i. e. Night, the daughter of Norvi, Alm. 30; hvar eru Hjörvarði haugar kenndir, where are the hows called Hjorward’s? Fas. i. 519 (in a verse); Mæringr mér of kenndr, my own sword M., Bjarn. (in a verse); hlutir er þú skal varask, at þú verðir eigi við kenndr, Sks. 358, 780; kenndr við styr, morð, connected with, Korm.
    2. in poetry, to call by a periphrasis or descriptive name; rétt er at kenna ( to call) hana (a woman) svá, at kalla hana selju þess er hón miðlar, Edda; hvernig skal kenna Þór?—Svá at kalla hann son Óðins …, how is Thor to be called?—Thus, call him the ‘son of Odin,’ 53: hvernig skal kenna mann?—Hanna skal k. við verk sín, 67: with prep., kona er kennd við stein, Edda; ok kenn þó hvárn til sinnar iðnar, Fms. vi. 362; konu skal k. til alls kvenn-búnaðar, Edda, etc., see Edda (Skáldskm.) passim; hence kennd heiti ( compound or circumlocutory names), opp. to ókennd heiti ( plain appellatives), Edda 49.
    B. In a causal sense, [Goth. kannjan = γνωρίζειν]:—to teach, with acc. of the thing, dat. of the person, or with infin. of the thing or absol.; kenna e-m íþróttir, Fms. v. 334; kenna e-m rétta trú ok góða siðu, i. 17; kenn mér engan sann, iii. 85; Gunnarr fór með öllu sem honum var ráð til kennt, as he was taught, Nj. 100; kenn þú ráðit til, Fms. x. 334; kenna e-m at flýja, Hkr. i. 149; ek hefi kennt þér Írsku at mæla, Ld. 72; kenna helgar ritningar, 623. 18; þing-kenna, to proclaim in public, N. G. L. i. 7; far sem ek kenni þér, as I tell thee, Sd. 182; ek em sunr Áka, svá er mér til kennt, so I am told, Fms. xi. 153.
    2. to teach in school; Andresi syni þeirra lét Herra biskup kenna ok vígði síðan, Bs. i. 716; kenna kenningar, to preach, 140; þá heyrði hann til er prestlingum var kennd íþrótt sú er grammatica heitir, 163; k. prestlingum, id.; þat kann ek it átjánda er ek æva kennig mey né manns konn, Hm. 164; ungr kenndak mér annat, I was taught otherwise when young, Fms. vi. 401 (in a verse); slíkt kennir mér at sofa lítið, Fas. ii. (in a verse).
    3. to teach, make one to do; kenna e-m falda rauðu, Edda (Ht.); kenna e-m bíta, lúta í gras, Lex. Poët.; kenna e-m at drúpa, Sighvat; k. e-m brautir, to shew one the way, Hðm. 12, Hbl. 56; ek mun þér stöðna kenna, 6.
    4. to tell; kennit mér nafn konungs, Hkv. Hjörv. 12.
    C. REFLEX. to feel, seem to oneself; þar er hann lætr kennask svá ágætan ilm, Fms. i. 229; Úlfr kennisk mér ( appears to one to be) vitr maðr, v. 334:—with prep., kennask við, to recognise; kenndisk hann af því þegar við mennina, Nj. 267, Bret. 48; ef engi kennisk viðr, N. G. L. i. 345; dilkunum þeim er eigi kennask ær við, Grág. ii. 312: to confess, kennask við sannan Guð, 625. 66; þeir eigu at kennask við sik, at þeir hafa vald af Guði, Gþl. 43; at þeir mætti við kennask sinn lítilleik, Edda. (pref.); ekki kennumk ek við þetta, segir Hrói, Fb. ii. 76; nefndr Skeggi viðr-kenndisk, at …, Dipl. ii. 8; nú em ek eigi svá heimskr maðr, at ek kennumk eigi við at ek hefi talat ílla, Fms. ii. 33; goldit var honum þetta svá, at hann mun lengi kennask, feel it, remember it, Edda. 30; kenndisk svá Kálfr, at, Vm. 48; ek kennumst með þessu mínu bréfi, at …, Dipl. v. 5.
    2. to feel, taste, touch; mold sýnisk mér, ok svá kennisk ( tastes) mér eigi síðr ostrinn er ek et, Ísl. ii. 352; hón þreifar um hann,—Barði mælti, hvé kennisk þér til, how is it to the touch? 342; slíks ek mest kennumk, Am. 52.
    II. recipr. to know, recognise one another; svá var myrkt at þeir kenndusk eigi, Fms. ix, 50; ef þeir höfðu hér áðr við kennsk, Grág. ii. 72.
    III. pass., þá kenndust ( were taught) margar ástir, Edda pref. (rare).
    IV. part. kenndr, vinsæll ok vel kenndr af sínum undirmönnum, Mar.; ílla kenndr, having ill report, Fs. 49.
    2. tipsy; kenndr af drykk, Stj. 172; hann er dálítið kenndr.

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  • 11 रसः _rasḥ

    रसः [रस्-अच्]
    1 Sap, juice (of trees); इक्षुरसः, कुसुमरसः &c.
    -2 A liquid, fluid; यष्टव्यं पशुभिर्मुख्यैरथो बीजै रसैरिति Mb.14.91.21; न्यस्ताक्षरा धातुरसेन यत्र Ku.1.7.
    -3 Water; सहस्रगुणमुत्स्रष्टुमादत्ते हि रसं रविः R.1.18; Bv.2.144.
    -4 Liquor, drink; Ms.2.177.
    -5 A draught, potion.
    -6 Taste, flavour, relish (fig. also) (considered in Vaiś. phil. as one of the 24 gunas; the rasas are six; कटु, अम्ल, मधुर, लवण, तिक्त and कषाय); परायत्तः प्रीतेः कथ- मिव रसं वेत्तु पुरुषः Mu.3.4; U.2.2.
    -7 A sauce, condi- ment,
    -8 An object of taste; मनो बबन्धान्यरसान् विलङ्ध्य सा R.3.4.
    -9 Taste or inclination for a thing, liking, desire; रसवर्जं रसो$प्यस्य परं दृष्ट्वा निवर्तते Bg.2.59; इष्टे वस्तुन्युपचितरसाः प्रेमराशीभवन्ति Me.114.
    -1 Love, affec- tion; जरसा यस्मिन्नहार्यो रसः U.1.39; प्रसरति रसो निर्वृतिघनः 6.11 'feeling of love'; रसादृते V.2.21; Ku. 3.37.
    -11 Pleasure, delight, happiness; चिरात्सुतस्पर्श- रसज्ञतां ययौ R.3.26.
    -12 Charm, interest, elegance, beauty.
    -13 Pathos, emotion, feeling.
    -14 (In poetic compositions) A sentiment; नवरसरुचिरां निर्मितिमादधती भारती कवेर्जयति; K. P.1. (The rasas are usually eight:-- शृङ्गारहास्यकरुणरौद्रवीरभयानकाः । भीभत्साद्भुतसंज्ञौ चेत्यष्टौ नाट्ये रसाः स्मृताः ॥ but sometimes शान्तरस is added; thus making the total number 9; निर्वेदस्थायिभावो$स्ति शान्तो$पि नवमो रसः K. P.4; sometimes a tenth, वात्सल्यरस, is also added. Rasas are more or less a necessary factor of every poetic composition, but, according to Viśvanātha, they constitute the very essence of poetry; वाक्यं रसात्मकं काव्यम् S. D.3.).
    -15 Essence, pith, best part; ब्रह्म तेजोमयं शुक्रं यस्य सर्वमिदं रसःMb.12.24.9.
    -16 A con- stituent fluid of the body.
    -17 Semen virile.
    -18 Mer- cury.
    -19 A poison, poisonous drink; as in तीक्ष्णरस- दायिनः; रसविधानकौशलैः Dk.2.8.
    -2 Any mineral metallic salt.
    -21 Juice of the sugar-cane.
    -22 Milk.
    -23 Melted butter.
    -24 Nectar; मयः कूपरसे$क्षिपत् Bhāg.7.1.59-6.
    -25 Soup, broth.
    -26 A symboli- cal expression for the number 'six'.
    -27 Green onion.
    -28 Myrrh.
    -29 Gold.
    -3 A metal in a state of fusion.
    -31 See रसातल; अनेन नूनं वेदानां कृतमाहरणं रसात् Mb.12.347.67.
    -32 The tongue (as the organ of taste); वाण्यां च छन्दांसि रसे जलेशम् Bhāg.8.2.27; जितं सर्वं जिते रसे 11.8.21.
    -33 (With Vaiṣṇavas.) Dispo- sition of the heart or mind (the five Rasas are शान्ति, दास्य, साख्य, वात्सल्य and माधुर्य).
    -Comp. -अग्रजम् an ointment prepared from the calx of brass.
    -अञ्जनम् vitriol of copper, a sort of collyrium.
    -अधिक a.
    1 tasty.
    -2 abounding in pleasures, splendid; Ś.7.2 (v. l.). (
    -कः) borax.
    -अन्तरम् 1 a different taste.
    -2 different feelings or sentiments.
    -अभिनिवेशः intentness of affection.
    -अम्लः 1 a kind of sorrel.
    -2 sour sauce.
    -अयनम् 1 an elixir of life (elixir vitæ), any medicine supposed to prolong life and prevent old age; निखिलरसायनमहितो गन्धेनोग्रेण लशुन इव R. G.
    -2 (fig.) serving as an elixir vitæ, i. e. that which gratifies or regales; आनन्दनानि हृदयैकरसायनानि Māl.6.8; मनसश्च रसायनानि U.1.37; श्रोत्र˚, कर्ण˚ &c.
    -3 alchemy or chemistry.
    -4 any medicinal compound.
    -5 butter-milk.
    -6 poison.
    -7 long pepper.
    (-नः) 1 an alchemist.
    -2 N. of Garuḍa. ˚श्रेष्ठः mer- cury. (
    -नी f.)
    1 a channel for the fluids of the body.
    -2 N. of several plants:-- गुडूची, काकमाची, महाकरञ्ज, गोरक्षदुग्धा and मांसच्छदा.
    -आत्मक a.
    1 consisting of juice or sentiment.
    -2 elegant, beautiful.
    -3 having taste or flavour.
    -4 ambrosial; रसात्मकस्योडुपतेश्च रश्मयः Ku.5.22.
    -5 fluid, liquid, watery; सोमो भूत्वा रसात्मकः Bg.15.13.
    -आदानम् absorption of fluid, suction.
    -आधारः the sun.
    -आभासः 1 the semblance or mere appearance of a sentiment; अनौचित्यप्रवृत्तत्वे आभासो रसभावयोः S. D.
    -2 an improper manifestation of a sentiment.
    -आश्रयः a. embodying or representing sentiments.
    -आस्वादः 1 tasting juices of flavours.
    -2 perception or appreciation of poetic sentiments, a perception of poetical charm; as in काव्यामृतरसास्वादः.
    -आस्वादिन् m. a bee.
    -आह्वः tur- pentine.
    -इक्षुः sugar-cane.
    -इन्द्रः 1 mercury.
    -2 the philosopher's stone (the touch of which is said to turn iron into gold); ˚वेधजम्, संजातम् the gold.
    -उत्तमम् milk.
    (-मः) 1 quicksilver.
    -2 Phaseolus Mungo (Mar. मूग).
    -3 milk.
    -उत्पत्तिः 1 production of taste.
    -2 development of passion or sentiment.
    -3 generation of the vital fluids.
    -उद्भवम् 1 a pearl.
    -2 vermilion.
    -उपलम् a pearl.
    -ऊनम् garlic; also ऊनकः.
    -ओदनम् rice boiled in meat-broth.
    -कर्पूरम् sublimate of mer- cury.
    -कर्मन् n. preparation of quicksilver.
    -केसरम् camphor.
    -क्रिया the inspissation and application of fluid remedies.
    -गन्धः, -न्धम् gum-myrrh.
    -गन्धकः 1 myrrh.
    -2 sulphur.
    -गर्भम् 1 = रसाञ्जन.
    -2 vermilion.
    -गुण a. possessing the quality of taste; ज्योतिषश्च विकुर्वाणा- दापो रसगुणाः स्मृताः Ms.1.78.
    -ग्रह a.
    1 perceiving flavours.
    -2 appreciating or enjoying pleasures. (
    -हः) the organ of taste.
    -घन a. full of juice.
    -घ्नः borax.
    -जः 1 sugar, molasses.
    -2 an insect produced by the fermentation of liquids.
    -जम् blood. -a. bred in fluids; Ms.11.143.
    -जातम् an ointment prepared from the calx of brass.
    -ज्ञ a.
    1 one who appreciates the flavour or excellence of, one who knows the taste of; सांसारिकेषु च सुखेषु वयं रसज्ञाः U.2.22.
    -2 capable of discerning the beauty of things.
    (-ज्ञः) 1 a man of taste or feeling, a critic, an appreciative person, a poet.
    -2 an alchemist.
    -3 a physician, or one who prepares mer- curial or other chemical compounds. (
    -ज्ञा) the tongue; सखि मा जल्प तवायसी रसज्ञा Bv.2.59; (
    -रसज्ञता, त्वम् means
    1 poetical skill.
    -2 alchemy.
    -3 knowledge of flavours.
    -4 discrimination.).
    -ज्ञानम् a branch of medical science.
    -ज्येष्ठः 1 the sweet taste.
    -2 the love sentiment.
    -तन्मात्रम् the subtle element of taste.
    -तेजस् n. blood.
    -दः 1 a physician; Mb.12.121.45.
    -2 a spy who administers poison; Kau. A.1.12.
    -द्राविन् a kind of citron.
    -धातु n. quicksilver.
    -धेनुः a cow consisting of fruit-juice.
    -नाथः mercury.
    -नायकः N. of Sacute;iva.
    -निवृत्तिः loss of taste.
    -नेत्रिका red arsenic.
    -पाकजः molasses.
    -पाचकः a cook.
    -प्रबन्धः any poetical com- position, particularly a drama.
    -फलः the cocoanut tree.
    -भङ्गः the interruption or cessation of a sentiment.
    -भवम् blood.
    -भस्मम् n. oxide of mercury.
    -भेदः a preparation of quicksilver.
    -मलम् impure excretions.
    -मातृका the tongue.
    -योगः juices mixed scientifically.
    -राजः, -लोहः 1 = रसाञ्जन.
    -2 quick-silver.
    -वादः alche- my.
    -विक्रयः sale of liquors.
    -विद्धम् artificial gold.
    -शास्त्रम् the science of alchemy.
    -शोधनः borax. (
    -नम्) purification of mercury.
    -सरोरुहम् a red lotus.
    -सिद्ध a.
    1 accomplished in poetry, conversant with sentiments; जयन्ति ते सुकृतिनो रससिद्धाः कवीश्वराः Bh.2.24.
    -2 skilled in alchemy.
    -सिद्धिः f. skill in alchemy.
    -सिन्दूरम् a cinnabar made of zinc, mercury, blue vitriol and nitre.
    -स्थानम् vermilion.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > रसः _rasḥ

  • 12 pulso

    pulso, āvi, ātum ( inf. parag. pulsarier, Lucr. 4, 931), 1, v. freq. a. [id.], to push, strike, beat (cf.: tundo, ferio, pello).
    I.
    Lit.:

    cum pulsetur agiteturque incursione atomorum sempiternā,

    Cic. N. D. 1, 41, 114:

    semine in pila pulsato,

    Plin. 19, 8, 45, § 158:

    lictores ad pulsandos verberandosque homines exercitatissimi,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 142; cf.:

    pulsari alios et verberari,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 26, §

    66: pulsatus parens,

    Verg. A. 6, 609:

    legatos pulsasse dicebantur,

    Liv. 38, 42; Tac. H. 4, 45:

    ubi tu pulsas, ego vapulo tantum,

    Juv. 3, 289:

    ostium,

    to knock, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 1, 7:

    ostia,

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 10; cf.

    ostiatim,

    Quint. 5, 10, 122:

    fores,

    Ov. M. 5, 448; so,

    pulso alone: pulsate, et aperietur vobis,

    Vulg. Matt. 7, 7:

    humum ter pede,

    to stamp upon the ground, Ov. F. 6, 330:

    gyrum pulsat equis,

    Prop. 4, 13, 11; cf.:

    tellurem pede libero,

    Hor. C. 1, 37, 1:

    prata choreis,

    Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 381.—Of military engines:

    ariete muros,

    Verg. A. 12, 706:

    ariete turres,

    Sil. 16, 696:

    moenia Romae,

    id. 6, 643:

    cuspide portas,

    id. 12, 565:

    pulsabant turrim ariete,

    Amm. 20, 11, 21:

    moenia Leptitana,

    id. 28, 6, 15.—Of musical instruments:

    chordas digitis et pectine eburno,

    to strike, play upon, Verg. A. 6, 647:

    chelyn,

    Val. Fl. 1, 139:

    pectine nervos,

    Sil. 5, 463:

    cymbala,

    Juv. 9, 62.—Of things:

    pulsant arva ligones,

    Ov. Am. 3, 10, 31; id. M. 11, 529:

    nervo pulsante sagittae,

    Verg. G. 4, 313.—
    B.
    Transf., to strike against, to strike, touch any thing ( poet.):

    ipse arduus altaque pulsat Sidera,

    Verg. A. 3, 619; 10, 216; Sil. 9, 450:

    vasto qui vertice nubila pulsat,

    Val. Fl. 4, 149.—Of abstract subjects:

    ululatus pulsat aures,

    Claud. B. Get. 625.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to urge or drive on, to impel, to set in violent motion, to move, agitate, disturb, disquiet:

    dormientium animos,

    Cic. Div. 2, 58, 120:

    multa in unum locum confluunt, quae meum pectus pulsant,

    Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 3:

    quae te vecordia pulsat,

    Ov. M. 12, 228:

    corda pavor pulsans,

    Verg. G, 3, 105; cf.:

    curru Phoebe medium pulsabat Olympum,

    id. A. 10, 216:

    variā meritos formidine pulsant,

    Val. Fl. 3, 390:

    urbes rumoribus,

    to disturb, Petr. p. 679:

    invidia pulsat pectus,

    Sen. Agam. 134:

    aliquem querelis,

    Stat. Th. 8, 249; cf.: astra querelis, Claud. in Eutr. 2, prooem. §

    51: superos vocibus,

    Sen. Herc. Oet. 1671.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To attack before a tribunal, i. e. to arraign, accuse:

    ex contractu ejus obligatus, pro quo pulsabatur,

    Dig. 11, 1, 11:

    non imponitur necessitas aliis pulsantibus respondere,

    ib. 5, 1, 2 med.
    2.
    Transf., in gen., to accuse, defame:

    pulsari crimine falso,

    Claud. B. Gild. 170:

    injusta Tartara,

    to accuse, charge, Stat. S. 5, 5, 77:

    apud principis aures existimationem viri fortis invidiā gravi pulsarent,

    Amm. 18, 4, 4.—
    C.
    To drive away, remove, put out of the way, Dig. 19, 2, 15, § 1:

    pericula,

    Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 465.—
    D.
    To injure, insult:

    pulsatos infecto foedere divos,

    Verg. A. 12, 286:

    pulsatae majestatis imperii reus,

    of treason, Amm. 14, 7, 7.

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  • 13 contingo

    1.
    con-tingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3, v. a. and n. [tango], to touch on all sides. to touch, take hold of, seize (very freq. in all periods and species of composition).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    facile cibum terrestrem rostris,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122:

    funem manu,

    Verg. A. 2, 239; cf. Ov. M. 2, 151:

    munera Cerealia dextrā,

    id. ib. 11, 122:

    undas pede,

    id. ib. 2, 457:

    focos ore tremente,

    id. Tr. 1, 3, 44:

    terram osculo,

    Liv. 1, 56, 12:

    ora nati sacro medicamine,

    Ov. M. 2, 123; cf. id. ib. 14, 607:

    montes suo igni (sol),

    Lucr. 4, 407; cf. Cat. 64, 408, and Suet. Ner. 6:

    cibos sale modico,

    to sprinkle, Cels. 2, 24: sidera comā ( poet. designation for a very great height), Ov. F. 3, 34; cf.:

    nubes aërio vertice (Taurus),

    Tib. 1, 7, 15: summa sidera plantis, to reach the stars (a poet. designation of great prosperity), Prop. 1, 8, 43:

    mitem taurum,

    Ov. M. 2, 860; cf. id. ib. 8, 423:

    glebam,

    id. ib. 11, 111:

    paene terram (luna),

    Cic. Div. 2, 43, 91:

    caules (vitis),

    id. N. D. 2, 47, 120:

    dextras consulum (as a friendly greeting or congratulation),

    Liv. 28, 9, 6; so,

    manum,

    Vell. 2, 104, 5; 2, 107, 4.—
    B.
    With partic. access. ideas.
    1.
    To eat, partake of, taste ( poet.):

    neque illinc Audeat esuriens dominus contingere granum,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 113:

    cibos ore,

    Ov. M. 5, 531:

    aquas,

    id. ib. 15, 281:

    fontem,

    id. ib. 3, 409.—
    2.
    To touch impurely (very rare):

    corpus corpore,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 204.—
    3.
    To touch, i. e. to be near, neighboring, or contiguous, to border upon, to reach, extend to; with acc., dat., or inter se; with acc.:

    Helvi, qui fines Arvernorum contingunt,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 7 fin.:

    turri adactā et contingente vallum,

    id. ib. 5, 43; cf.:

    in saltu Vescino Falernum contingente agrum,

    Liv. 10, 21, 8:

    praesidium coloniarum Illyricum contingentium,

    Suet. Aug. 25. —With dat.:

    ut radices montis ex utrāque parte ripae fluminis contingant,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 38.—With inter se:

    ut (milites) contingant inter se atque omnem munitionem expleant,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 21; cf. id. B. G. 7, 23.—
    4.
    With the idea of motion, to reach something by moving, to attain to, reach, come to, arrive at, meet with, etc. (mostly poet.); with acc.:

    optatam metam cursu,

    Hor. A. P. 412:

    Ephyren pennis,

    Ov. M. 7, 392:

    Italiam,

    Verg. A. 5, 18:

    fines Illyricos,

    Ov. M. 4, 568:

    Creten,

    id. ib. 8, 100:

    Cadmeïda arcem,

    id. ib. 6, 217:

    rapidas Phasidos undas,

    id. ib. 7, 6:

    auras,

    to come into the air, id. ib. 15, 416 al.:

    avem ferro,

    to hit, Verg. A. 5, 509; cf. Ov M. 8, 351: ullum mortalem (vox mea), id. id. 2, 578; cf.

    thus aures,

    id. ib. 1, 211; and aures fando, with the acc. and inf., id. ib. 15, 497: aevi florem, to come to or reach the flower of age, Lucr. 1, 565.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to touch, to seize upon, affect (rare). multitudo agrestium, quos in aliquā suā fortunā publica quoque contingebat cura, Liv. 22, 10, 8:

    contactus nullis ante cupidinibus,

    Prop. 1, 1, 2:

    quam me manifesta libido contigit!

    Ov. M. 9, 484: animum curā. Val. Fl. 7, 173; cf.:

    aliquem (curā), contacti simili sorte,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 78. —Far more freq.,
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2.) To touch with pollution, to pollute, stain, defile, etc.; so generally in part. perf. (as a verb. finit. the kindr. contamino was in use):

    (Gallos) contactos eo scelere velut injectā rabie ad arma ituros,

    Liv. 21, 48, 3; so,

    contacta civitas rabie duorum juvenum,

    id. 4, 9, 10:

    omnes eā violatione templi,

    id. 29, 8, 11 (for which id. 29, 18, 8:

    nefandà praedā se ipsos ac domos contaminare suas): plebs regiā praedā,

    id. 2, 5, 2; cf. id. 4, 15, 8:

    equi candidi et nullo mortali opere contacti,

    Tac. G. 10: dies (sc. Alliensis) religione, [p. 450] Liv. 6, 28, 6:

    pectora vitiis,

    Tac. Or. 12.—Once absol.:

    contactus ensis,

    Sen. Hippol. 714.—
    2.
    (Acc. to I. B. 3.) With aliquem aliquā re or only aliquem, to be connected with or related to, to concern:

    ut quisque tam foede interemptos aut propinquitate aut amicitiā contingebat,

    Liv. 25, 8, 2:

    aliquem sanguine ac genere,

    id. 45, 7, 3; 24, 22, 14:

    aliquem artissimo gradu,

    Suet. Aug. 4:

    domum Caesarum nullo gradu,

    id. Galb. 2; cf. absol.:

    deos (i. e. Maecenatem et Augustum) quoniam propius contingis,

    have more ready access to the great, Hor. S. 2, 6, 52:

    Sabinum modico usu,

    to have little intercourse with, Tac. A. 4, 68:

    multis in Italiā contactis gentibus Punici belli societate,

    Liv. 31, 8, 11; cf.:

    si crĭmine contingantur,

    have part in, Dig. 11, 4, 1:

    haec consultatio Romanos nihil contingit,

    concerns not, Liv. 34, 22, 12; cf.:

    quae (causa) nihil eo facto contingitur,

    id. 40, 14, 9.—
    3.
    (Acc. to I. B. 4.) To attain to, reach, arrive at something, to come to (very rare):

    quam regionem cum superavit animus naturamque sui similem contigit et agnovit,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 43.—
    b.
    With and without dat. of person; of occurrences, to happen to one, to befall, fall to one's lot, to succeed in, obtain a thing; and absol., to happen, fall to, turn out, come to pass (so most freq. in all perr. and species of composition; in gen., of favorable, but sometimes of indifferent, or even adverse occurrences).
    (α).
    With dat.:

    cui tam subito tot contigerint commoda,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 3:

    haec tot propter me gaudia illi contigisse laetor,

    id. Hec. 5, 3, 35:

    quod isti (Crasso) contigit uni,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 56, 228; 1, 35, 164; id. Off. 1, 43, 153; id. Fam. 5, 21, 1; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 1; Caes. B. G. 1, 43; Quint. 10, 1, 115; 12, 11, 29; Suet. Caes. 35; id. Calig. 3, 10 et saep.; Ov. M. 3, 321; 11, 268; 15, 443; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 46; 1, 4, 10; 1, 17, 9 et saep.:

    cum tanto plura bene dicendi exempla supersint quam illis contigerunt,

    Quint. 10, 2, 28: quam mihi maxime hic hodie contigerit malum, Enn. ap. Non. p. 268, 12:

    quod (sc. servitus) potentibus populis saepe contigit,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 15; id. Cat. 1, 7, 16:

    cum miseri animi essent, quod plerisque contingeret,

    id. N. D. 1, 11, 27; id. Phil. 14, 8, 24; id. Fam. 5, 16, 5; id. Sen. 19, 71; id. Off. 2, 14, 50; 2, 19, 65; id. Fam. 11, 16, 2 al.: quoties ipsi testatori aliquid contingit, a misfortune befalls, etc., Dig. 28, 3, 6:

    si quid ei humanitus contigerit,

    ib. 34, 4, 30 fin. (cf. ib. § 2: sive in viā aliquid mihi humanitus acciderit, and v. 2. accido, II. B.).— Impers. with inf.:

    non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36:

    mihi Romae nutriri atque doceri,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 41:

    mihi recusare principatum,

    Vell. 2, 124, 2:

    mihi cognoscere (eos),

    Quint. 12, 11, 3; 1, 1, 11; 5, 7, 25; 6, 1, 4 al.—And, at the same time, a dat. of the predicate (post-class. and rare):

    quo tempore mihi fratrique meo destinari praetoribus contigit,

    Vell. 2, 124, 4:

    maximo tibi et civi et duci evadere contigit,

    Val. Max. 5, 4, ext. 2 (in Ov. M. 11, 220, the better read. is nepotem); cf. Haase in Reisig. Lect. p. 794 sq.—With ut:

    volo hoc oratori contingat, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Brut. 84, 290; id. Off. 1, 1, 3; id. Phil. 5, 18, 49; Quint. 11, 2, 51 al. —
    (β).
    With acc. (very rare):

    sors Tyrrhenum contigit,

    fell upon Tyrrhenus, Vell. 1, 1 fin.:

    Italiam palma frugum,

    Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 109.—
    (γ).
    Absol. (very freq.):

    hanc mi expetivi, contigit,

    Ter. And. 4, 2, 13:

    magis adeo id facilitate quam aliā ullā culpā meā contigit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 15:

    quod si nulla contingit excusatio,

    Quint. 11, 1, 81:

    ubi quid melius contingit et unctius,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 44 et saep.—With abl.:

    quia memoria atque actio naturā non arte contingant,

    Quint. 3, 3, 4; so id. 1, 1, 33; 2, 2, 11 al.—With ex:

    gratia, quae continget ex sermone puro atque dilucido,

    Quint. 11, 1, 53; so id. 8, 3, 70:

    ex eādem brassicā contingunt aestivi autumnalesque cauliculi,

    arise, spring, Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 138 al.:

    nihil horum nisi in complexu loquendi serieque contingit,

    Quint. 1, 5, 3.—With inf.:

    fingere cinctutis non exaudita Cethegis Continget,

    Hor. A. P. 51; Quint. 1, 1, 11; 5, 7, 25:

    concitare invidiam, etc.... liberius in peroratione contingit,

    id. 6, 1, 14.—With ut:

    quod nunquam opinatus fui... id contigit, ut salvi poteremur domi,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 32; so Quint. 4, 1, 7; 9, 3, 72; 11, 2, 39.
    2.
    con-tingo ( - tinguo), ĕre, v. a., to wet, moisten (perh. only in Lucr. and Verg.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    oras, pocula circum mellis liquore,

    Lucr. 1, 938:

    semina rerum colore,

    id. 2, 755:

    lac parco sale,

    to sprinkle, Verg. G. 3, 403:

    tonsum corpus amurcā,

    id. ib. 3, 448. —
    II.
    Trop.:

    musaeo contingens cuncta lepore,

    Lucr. 1, 934 and 947; 4, 9 and 22.

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  • 14 continguo

    1.
    con-tingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3, v. a. and n. [tango], to touch on all sides. to touch, take hold of, seize (very freq. in all periods and species of composition).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    facile cibum terrestrem rostris,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 122:

    funem manu,

    Verg. A. 2, 239; cf. Ov. M. 2, 151:

    munera Cerealia dextrā,

    id. ib. 11, 122:

    undas pede,

    id. ib. 2, 457:

    focos ore tremente,

    id. Tr. 1, 3, 44:

    terram osculo,

    Liv. 1, 56, 12:

    ora nati sacro medicamine,

    Ov. M. 2, 123; cf. id. ib. 14, 607:

    montes suo igni (sol),

    Lucr. 4, 407; cf. Cat. 64, 408, and Suet. Ner. 6:

    cibos sale modico,

    to sprinkle, Cels. 2, 24: sidera comā ( poet. designation for a very great height), Ov. F. 3, 34; cf.:

    nubes aërio vertice (Taurus),

    Tib. 1, 7, 15: summa sidera plantis, to reach the stars (a poet. designation of great prosperity), Prop. 1, 8, 43:

    mitem taurum,

    Ov. M. 2, 860; cf. id. ib. 8, 423:

    glebam,

    id. ib. 11, 111:

    paene terram (luna),

    Cic. Div. 2, 43, 91:

    caules (vitis),

    id. N. D. 2, 47, 120:

    dextras consulum (as a friendly greeting or congratulation),

    Liv. 28, 9, 6; so,

    manum,

    Vell. 2, 104, 5; 2, 107, 4.—
    B.
    With partic. access. ideas.
    1.
    To eat, partake of, taste ( poet.):

    neque illinc Audeat esuriens dominus contingere granum,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 113:

    cibos ore,

    Ov. M. 5, 531:

    aquas,

    id. ib. 15, 281:

    fontem,

    id. ib. 3, 409.—
    2.
    To touch impurely (very rare):

    corpus corpore,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 204.—
    3.
    To touch, i. e. to be near, neighboring, or contiguous, to border upon, to reach, extend to; with acc., dat., or inter se; with acc.:

    Helvi, qui fines Arvernorum contingunt,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 7 fin.:

    turri adactā et contingente vallum,

    id. ib. 5, 43; cf.:

    in saltu Vescino Falernum contingente agrum,

    Liv. 10, 21, 8:

    praesidium coloniarum Illyricum contingentium,

    Suet. Aug. 25. —With dat.:

    ut radices montis ex utrāque parte ripae fluminis contingant,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 38.—With inter se:

    ut (milites) contingant inter se atque omnem munitionem expleant,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 21; cf. id. B. G. 7, 23.—
    4.
    With the idea of motion, to reach something by moving, to attain to, reach, come to, arrive at, meet with, etc. (mostly poet.); with acc.:

    optatam metam cursu,

    Hor. A. P. 412:

    Ephyren pennis,

    Ov. M. 7, 392:

    Italiam,

    Verg. A. 5, 18:

    fines Illyricos,

    Ov. M. 4, 568:

    Creten,

    id. ib. 8, 100:

    Cadmeïda arcem,

    id. ib. 6, 217:

    rapidas Phasidos undas,

    id. ib. 7, 6:

    auras,

    to come into the air, id. ib. 15, 416 al.:

    avem ferro,

    to hit, Verg. A. 5, 509; cf. Ov M. 8, 351: ullum mortalem (vox mea), id. id. 2, 578; cf.

    thus aures,

    id. ib. 1, 211; and aures fando, with the acc. and inf., id. ib. 15, 497: aevi florem, to come to or reach the flower of age, Lucr. 1, 565.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to touch, to seize upon, affect (rare). multitudo agrestium, quos in aliquā suā fortunā publica quoque contingebat cura, Liv. 22, 10, 8:

    contactus nullis ante cupidinibus,

    Prop. 1, 1, 2:

    quam me manifesta libido contigit!

    Ov. M. 9, 484: animum curā. Val. Fl. 7, 173; cf.:

    aliquem (curā), contacti simili sorte,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 4, 78. —Far more freq.,
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    (Acc. to I. B. 2.) To touch with pollution, to pollute, stain, defile, etc.; so generally in part. perf. (as a verb. finit. the kindr. contamino was in use):

    (Gallos) contactos eo scelere velut injectā rabie ad arma ituros,

    Liv. 21, 48, 3; so,

    contacta civitas rabie duorum juvenum,

    id. 4, 9, 10:

    omnes eā violatione templi,

    id. 29, 8, 11 (for which id. 29, 18, 8:

    nefandà praedā se ipsos ac domos contaminare suas): plebs regiā praedā,

    id. 2, 5, 2; cf. id. 4, 15, 8:

    equi candidi et nullo mortali opere contacti,

    Tac. G. 10: dies (sc. Alliensis) religione, [p. 450] Liv. 6, 28, 6:

    pectora vitiis,

    Tac. Or. 12.—Once absol.:

    contactus ensis,

    Sen. Hippol. 714.—
    2.
    (Acc. to I. B. 3.) With aliquem aliquā re or only aliquem, to be connected with or related to, to concern:

    ut quisque tam foede interemptos aut propinquitate aut amicitiā contingebat,

    Liv. 25, 8, 2:

    aliquem sanguine ac genere,

    id. 45, 7, 3; 24, 22, 14:

    aliquem artissimo gradu,

    Suet. Aug. 4:

    domum Caesarum nullo gradu,

    id. Galb. 2; cf. absol.:

    deos (i. e. Maecenatem et Augustum) quoniam propius contingis,

    have more ready access to the great, Hor. S. 2, 6, 52:

    Sabinum modico usu,

    to have little intercourse with, Tac. A. 4, 68:

    multis in Italiā contactis gentibus Punici belli societate,

    Liv. 31, 8, 11; cf.:

    si crĭmine contingantur,

    have part in, Dig. 11, 4, 1:

    haec consultatio Romanos nihil contingit,

    concerns not, Liv. 34, 22, 12; cf.:

    quae (causa) nihil eo facto contingitur,

    id. 40, 14, 9.—
    3.
    (Acc. to I. B. 4.) To attain to, reach, arrive at something, to come to (very rare):

    quam regionem cum superavit animus naturamque sui similem contigit et agnovit,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 43.—
    b.
    With and without dat. of person; of occurrences, to happen to one, to befall, fall to one's lot, to succeed in, obtain a thing; and absol., to happen, fall to, turn out, come to pass (so most freq. in all perr. and species of composition; in gen., of favorable, but sometimes of indifferent, or even adverse occurrences).
    (α).
    With dat.:

    cui tam subito tot contigerint commoda,

    Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 3:

    haec tot propter me gaudia illi contigisse laetor,

    id. Hec. 5, 3, 35:

    quod isti (Crasso) contigit uni,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 56, 228; 1, 35, 164; id. Off. 1, 43, 153; id. Fam. 5, 21, 1; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 24, 1; Caes. B. G. 1, 43; Quint. 10, 1, 115; 12, 11, 29; Suet. Caes. 35; id. Calig. 3, 10 et saep.; Ov. M. 3, 321; 11, 268; 15, 443; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 46; 1, 4, 10; 1, 17, 9 et saep.:

    cum tanto plura bene dicendi exempla supersint quam illis contigerunt,

    Quint. 10, 2, 28: quam mihi maxime hic hodie contigerit malum, Enn. ap. Non. p. 268, 12:

    quod (sc. servitus) potentibus populis saepe contigit,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 15; id. Cat. 1, 7, 16:

    cum miseri animi essent, quod plerisque contingeret,

    id. N. D. 1, 11, 27; id. Phil. 14, 8, 24; id. Fam. 5, 16, 5; id. Sen. 19, 71; id. Off. 2, 14, 50; 2, 19, 65; id. Fam. 11, 16, 2 al.: quoties ipsi testatori aliquid contingit, a misfortune befalls, etc., Dig. 28, 3, 6:

    si quid ei humanitus contigerit,

    ib. 34, 4, 30 fin. (cf. ib. § 2: sive in viā aliquid mihi humanitus acciderit, and v. 2. accido, II. B.).— Impers. with inf.:

    non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 36:

    mihi Romae nutriri atque doceri,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 41:

    mihi recusare principatum,

    Vell. 2, 124, 2:

    mihi cognoscere (eos),

    Quint. 12, 11, 3; 1, 1, 11; 5, 7, 25; 6, 1, 4 al.—And, at the same time, a dat. of the predicate (post-class. and rare):

    quo tempore mihi fratrique meo destinari praetoribus contigit,

    Vell. 2, 124, 4:

    maximo tibi et civi et duci evadere contigit,

    Val. Max. 5, 4, ext. 2 (in Ov. M. 11, 220, the better read. is nepotem); cf. Haase in Reisig. Lect. p. 794 sq.—With ut:

    volo hoc oratori contingat, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Brut. 84, 290; id. Off. 1, 1, 3; id. Phil. 5, 18, 49; Quint. 11, 2, 51 al. —
    (β).
    With acc. (very rare):

    sors Tyrrhenum contigit,

    fell upon Tyrrhenus, Vell. 1, 1 fin.:

    Italiam palma frugum,

    Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 109.—
    (γ).
    Absol. (very freq.):

    hanc mi expetivi, contigit,

    Ter. And. 4, 2, 13:

    magis adeo id facilitate quam aliā ullā culpā meā contigit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 15:

    quod si nulla contingit excusatio,

    Quint. 11, 1, 81:

    ubi quid melius contingit et unctius,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 44 et saep.—With abl.:

    quia memoria atque actio naturā non arte contingant,

    Quint. 3, 3, 4; so id. 1, 1, 33; 2, 2, 11 al.—With ex:

    gratia, quae continget ex sermone puro atque dilucido,

    Quint. 11, 1, 53; so id. 8, 3, 70:

    ex eādem brassicā contingunt aestivi autumnalesque cauliculi,

    arise, spring, Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 138 al.:

    nihil horum nisi in complexu loquendi serieque contingit,

    Quint. 1, 5, 3.—With inf.:

    fingere cinctutis non exaudita Cethegis Continget,

    Hor. A. P. 51; Quint. 1, 1, 11; 5, 7, 25:

    concitare invidiam, etc.... liberius in peroratione contingit,

    id. 6, 1, 14.—With ut:

    quod nunquam opinatus fui... id contigit, ut salvi poteremur domi,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 32; so Quint. 4, 1, 7; 9, 3, 72; 11, 2, 39.
    2.
    con-tingo ( - tinguo), ĕre, v. a., to wet, moisten (perh. only in Lucr. and Verg.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    oras, pocula circum mellis liquore,

    Lucr. 1, 938:

    semina rerum colore,

    id. 2, 755:

    lac parco sale,

    to sprinkle, Verg. G. 3, 403:

    tonsum corpus amurcā,

    id. ib. 3, 448. —
    II.
    Trop.:

    musaeo contingens cuncta lepore,

    Lucr. 1, 934 and 947; 4, 9 and 22.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > continguo

  • 15 light

    I 1. noun
    1) Licht, das

    in a good light — bei gutem Licht

    while the light lastssolange es [noch] hell ist

    light of day(lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

    2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

    go out like a light(fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

    3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das
    4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

    at the third set of lightsan der dritten Ampel

    5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

    put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

    6)

    throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

    bring something to lightetwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also academic.ru/65424/see">see 1. 1)

    7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

    according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

    8) (aspect)

    in that lightaus dieser Sicht

    seen in this lightso gesehen

    in the light of(taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

    put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen

    2. adjective

    light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw

    3. transitive verb,
    1) (ignite) anzünden
    2) (illuminate) erhellen

    light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten

    4. intransitive verb,
    lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen
    Phrasal Verbs:
    II 1. adjective

    [for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

    2) (small in amount) gering
    3) (not important) leicht
    4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

    have light fingers(steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

    5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]
    6)

    with a light heart(carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

    7)

    feel light in the head(giddy) leicht benommen sein

    2. adverb

    travel lightmit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen

    III intransitive verb,
    lit or lighted (come by chance)

    light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

    * * *
    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) das Licht
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) das Licht
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) das Feuer
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) das Licht
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) licht, hell
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) hell
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) erleuchten
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) anzünden
    - lighter
    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to
    II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leicht
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leicht
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leicht
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) zu leicht
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leicht
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) leicht
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) heiter
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leicht
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) locker
    - light-fingered
    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light
    III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)
    * * *
    light1
    [laɪt]
    I. n
    1. no pl (brightness) Licht nt
    is there enough \light? ist es hell genug?
    artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht
    the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht
    by the \light of the moon bei Mondschein
    by the \light of the candle im Schein der Kerze
    2. (light-giving thing) Licht nt, Lichtquelle f; (lamp) Lampe f
    as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...
    to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o fam anmachen/ausmachen
    3. no pl (fire) Feuer nt; (flame) [Kerzen]flamme f
    have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?
    to catch \light Feuer fangen
    to set \light to sth BRIT etw anzünden
    to strike a \light ein Streichholz [o SCHWEIZ a. Zündholz] anzünden
    4. no pl (daylight) [Tages]licht nt
    at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch
    5. (for decoration)
    \lights pl:
    Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f
    6. usu pl (traffic light) Ampel f
    7. (sparkle) Strahlen nt kein pl, Leuchten nt kein pl
    the light in his eyes das Strahlen in seinen Augen
    8. ( fig: perspective) Aspekt m, Perspektive f
    try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen
    she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht
    to show sth in a bad/good \light etw in einem schlechten/guten Licht erscheinen lassen
    to put sth in a favourable \light etw in ein günstiges Licht rücken
    9. no pl (enlightenment) Erleuchtung f
    I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! fam
    10. (spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f
    \lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten
    to do sth according to one's \lights etw so gut machen, wie man es eben kann
    12. (bright part in picture/on object) Licht nt
    \light and shadow Licht und Schatten
    13. (window) Fenster nt; (window division) Oberlicht nt; (pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f
    14. ( fig: person) Leuchte f fam
    leading \light (best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f fam; (leader) Nummer eins f fam
    a shining \light eine große Leuchte fam, ein großes Licht fam
    15. (beacon) Leuchtfeuer nt; (lighthouse) Leuchtturm m
    16.
    to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen
    to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten fig, Licht in etw akk bringen
    to come to \light ans Licht kommen
    the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels fig
    to hide one's \light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen
    in the \light of sth [or AM usu in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen liter
    to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne im Leben einer Person gen sein
    to be [or go] out like a \light ( fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein fam; (faint) umkippen fam
    to see the \light of day (come into being) das Licht der Welt erblicken; (become known) ans Licht kommen
    II. adj
    1. (bright) hell
    it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell
    summer is coming and the evenings are getting \lighter der Sommer kommt und es bleibt abends länger hell
    2. (pale) hell-; (stronger) blass-
    III. vt
    <lit or lighted, lit or lighted>
    to \light sth etw erhellen; stage, room etw beleuchten; ( fig)
    his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler
    2. (turn on)
    to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o fam anknipsen
    3. (guide with light)
    to \light sb jdm leuchten
    to \light a candle/match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden
    to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o fam anmachen] [o SCHWEIZ a. anfeuern], Feuer machen
    to \light a cigarette/pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o fam anstecken
    IV. vi
    <lit or lighted, lit or lighted>
    1. (burn) brennen
    2. ( fig: become animated) eyes, etc aufleuchten fig
    her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht
    light2
    [laɪt]
    I. adj
    1. (not heavy) leicht
    to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein
    2. (deficient in weight) zu leicht
    this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig
    to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen
    3. (not sturdily built) leicht
    \light clothes leichte Kleidung
    4. (for small loads) Klein-
    \light aircraft/lorry Kleinflugzeug nt/-lastwagen m
    \light railway Kleinbahn f
    5. MIL
    \light infantry leichte Infanterie
    6. (not fully loaded) aircraft/ship/vehicle nicht voll beladen
    7. (of food and drink) leicht; (low in fat) fettarm
    a \light diet eine fettarme Diät
    \light food leichtes Essen
    a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit
    \light pastry lockerer Teig
    \light wine leichter Wein
    8. (porous)
    \light soil lockeres Erdreich
    9. CHEM leicht
    \light isotope leichtes Isotop
    10. (low in intensity)
    the traffic was quite \light es war kaum Verkehr
    it's only \light rain es nieselt nur
    \light breeze leichte Brise
    11. (easily disturbed)
    \light sleep leichter Schlaf
    to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben
    12. (easily done) nachsichtig, mild
    \light sentence mildes Urteil
    \light housework leichte Hausarbeit
    13. (gentle) leicht; kiss zart; (soft) touch sanft
    to have a \light touch MUS einen weichen Anschlag haben
    14. (graceful)
    \light building elegantes Gebäude
    \light figure anmutige Gestalt
    15. (not bold)
    \light type eine schlanke Schrifttype
    16. (not serious) leicht attr
    \light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung
    \light opera Operette f
    \light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f
    \light tone Plauderton m
    17. (cheerful) frohgemut poet
    with a \light heart leichten Herzens
    18. ( old: unchaste) leicht
    a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend
    19.
    to be a bit \light in one's loafers AM (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben pej
    to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein
    to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o fam herunterspielen]
    to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden
    to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen
    II. adv
    1. (with little luggage)
    to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen
    2. (with no severe consequences)
    to get off \light glimpflich [o fam mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen
    * * *
    I [laɪt] vb: pret, ptp lit or lighted
    1. n
    1) (in general) Licht nt

    by the light of a candle/the fire — im Schein einer Kerze/des Feuers

    at first light —

    to cast or throw or shed light on sth (lit) — etw beleuchten; (fig also) Licht in etw (acc) bringen

    the moon cast its silvery light on... — der Mond beleuchtete... silbern or warf sein silbernes Licht auf (+acc)...

    to see sb/sth in a different light — jdn/etw in einem anderen Licht sehen

    it showed him in a different light —

    the theory, seen in the light of recent discoveries — die Theorie im Licht(e) der neuesten Entdeckungen betrachtet

    in the light of what you say — in Anbetracht dessen, was Sie sagen

    to come to light —

    to see the light (liter) (= be born) (= be made public)das Licht der Welt erblicken (liter) veröffentlicht werden

    finally I saw the light (inf)endlich ging mir ein Licht auf (inf); (morally) endlich wurden mir die Augen geöffnet

    to see the light of day (report) — veröffentlicht werden; (project) verwirklicht werden

    2) Licht nt; (= lamp) Lampe f; (= fluorescent light) Neonröhre f

    put out the lights before you go to bedmach das Licht aus, bevor du ins Bett gehst

    the lights (of a car)

    lights out for the boys was at 8 pmum 20 Uhr mussten die Jungen das Licht ausmachen

    the lights are on but nobody's (at) home (fig inf) — er/sie ist geistig weggetreten (inf)

    3)

    (= flame) have you (got) a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

    to put a light to sth, to set light to sth — etw anzünden

    4) (ARCHIT) (Dach)fenster nt; (= skylight) Oberlicht nt
    5) (in eyes) Leuchten nt
    6)

    (= standards) according to his lights — nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen

    2. adj (+er)
    hell

    it's getting or growing light —

    3. vt
    1) (= illuminate) beleuchten; lamp, light anmachen

    to light the way for sb — jdm leuchten; (fig)

    2) (= ignite) anzünden; cigarette anstecken, anzünden; fire, candle anzünden, anmachen

    to light a fire under sb ( esp US fig )jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen (inf)

    4. vi
    (= begin to burn) brennen II
    1. adj (+er)
    leicht; taxes niedrig; punishment milde

    she has a very light touch on the pianosie hat einen sehr weichen Anschlag

    to be a light eater — wenig essen, kein großer Esser sein

    light comedyLustspiel nt, Schwank m

    a light and cheerful approach to life — eine unbeschwerte, fröhliche Einstellung zum Leben

    you shouldn't make light of her problemsdu solltest dich über ihre Probleme nicht lustig machen

    2. adv
    III sich niederlassen
    * * *
    light1 [laıt]
    A s
    1. Licht n, Helligkeit f:
    let there be light! BIBEL es werde Licht!;
    stand ( oder be) in sb’s light
    a) jemandem im Licht stehen,
    b) fig jemandem im Weg stehen;
    stand in one’s own light
    a) sich im Licht stehen,
    b) fig sich selbst im Weg stehen;
    get out of the light geh aus dem Licht!;
    he can see the light at the end of the tunnel fig er sieht Licht am Ende des Tunnels
    2. Licht n ( auch PHYS), Beleuchtung f:
    in subdued light bei gedämpftem Licht
    3. Licht n, Schein m:
    by the light of a candle beim Licht oder Schein einer Kerze, bei Kerzenschein
    4. a) Licht(quelle) n(f) (Sonne, Lampe, Kerze etc):
    hide one’s light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen
    b) AUTO Scheinwerfer m: flash B 1
    5. Br meist pl (Verkehrs) Ampel f:
    jump ( oder shoot) the lights bei Rot über die Kreuzung fahren, ein Rotlicht überfahren;
    6. SCHIFF
    a) Leuchtfeuer n
    b) Leuchtturm m
    7. (Sonnen-, Tages)Licht n: I must finish my work while the light lasts solang(e) es noch hell ist;
    a) das Licht der Welt erblicken, geboren werden,
    b) fig herauskommen, auf den Markt kommen ( A 9, A 11);
    at first light bei Tagesanbruch;
    in the cold light of day ( oder dawn) fig bei Licht besehen oder betrachtet
    8. Tagesanbruch m:
    at light bei Tagesanbruch
    9. fig (Tages) Licht n:
    bring (come) to light ans Licht bringen (kommen);
    see the light (of day) bekannt oder veröffentlicht werden ( A 7, A 11)
    10. fig Licht n, Aspekt m:
    in the light of Br, in light of US unter dem Aspekt (gen), in Anbetracht (gen), angesichts (gen);
    I have never looked on the matter in that light von dieser Seite habe ich die Angelegenheit noch nie gesehen;
    put sth in its true light etwas ins rechte Licht rücken;
    reveal sth in a different light etwas in einem anderen Licht erscheinen lassen;
    see sth in a different light etwas mit anderen Augen sehen;
    show sth in a bad light ein schlechtes Licht auf eine Sache werfen
    11. fig Licht n, Erleuchtung f ( auch REL):
    cast ( oder shed, throw) light on sth
    a) Licht auf eine Sache werfen,
    b) zur Lösung oder Aufklärung einer Sache beitragen;
    a) zur Einsicht kommen,
    b) REL erleuchtet werden ( A 7, A 9);
    I saw the light mir ging ein Licht auf, mir gingen die Augen auf;
    by the light of nature mit den natürlichen Verstandeskräften
    12. pl Erkenntnisse pl, Informationen pl
    13. pl Wissen n, Verstand m, geistige Fähigkeiten pl:
    a) so gut er es eben versteht,
    b) nach seinen Grundsätzen oder Vorstellungen oder Maßstäben,
    c) für seine Verhältnisse
    14. MAL
    a) Licht n:
    b) Aufhellung f
    15. Glanz m, Leuchten n (der Augen):
    the light went out of her eyes der Glanz ihrer Augen erlosch
    16. Feuer n (zum Anzünden):
    have you got a light? haben Sie Feuer?;
    put a ( oder set) light to sth etwas anzünden oder in Brand stecken;
    strike a light ein Streichholz anzünden
    17. a) Fenster(scheibe) n(f)
    b) Dachfenster n
    18. fig Leuchte f, großes Licht (Person): leading light 2
    19. auch light of one’s eyes poet Augenlicht n
    20. pl sl Gucker pl (Augen)
    B adj hell, licht (Farbe, Raum etc):
    light hair helles Haar;
    a) Hellrot n,
    b) hellrot
    C v/t prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt]
    1. auch light up ein Feuer, eine Lampe anzünden:
    he lit a cigarette er zündete sich eine Zigarette an
    2. be-, erleuchten, erhellen:
    light up hell beleuchten
    3. meist light up jemandes Augen etc aufleuchten lassen
    4. jemandem leuchten
    5. be lit up umg angeheitert sein:
    D v/i
    1. auch light up sich entzünden
    a) sich erhellen, hell werden,
    b) fig aufleuchten (Augen etc)
    a) Licht machen,
    b) die Straßenbeleuchtung einschalten,
    c) AUTO die Scheinwerfer einschalten
    4. light up umg sich eine (Zigarette etc) anzünden
    light2 [laıt]
    A adj (adv lightly)
    b) fig sorgenfrei; purse A 1
    2. (spezifisch) leicht:
    light metal Leichtmetall n
    3. light coin US Münze f mit zu geringem Edelmetallgehalt
    5. leicht (nicht tief):
    6. leicht, Unterhaltungs…:
    light literature Unterhaltungsliteratur f;
    light music leichte Musik, Unterhaltungsmusik f;
    light opera komische Oper, Spieloper f;
    light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f, leichte Lektüre
    7. leicht (geringfügig):
    a light eater ein schwacher Esser;
    a light error ein kleiner Irrtum;
    light traffic geringer Verkehr;
    no light matter keine Kleinigkeit;
    a) etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen,
    b) etwas verharmlosen oder bagatellisieren
    8. leicht:
    a) leicht verdaulich:
    a light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit
    b) mit geringem Alkohol- oder Nikotingehalt (Wein, Zigaretten etc)
    9. locker (Erde, Schnee etc):
    light bread leichtes oder locker gebackenes Brot
    10. leicht, sanft (Berührung etc)
    11. flink:
    be light on one’s feet flink auf den Beinen sein
    12. graziös, anmutig:
    13. a) unbeschwert, sorglos, heiter, fröhlich:
    with a light heart leichten Herzens
    b) leichtfertig, -sinnig
    c) unbeständig, flatterhaft
    d) unmoralisch:
    a light girl ein leichtes Mädchen
    14. be light in the head (leicht) benommen sein
    15. SCHIFF, MIL leicht (Artillerie, Kreuzer etc):
    in light marching order mit leichtem Marschgepäck
    16. a) leicht beladen
    b) unbeladen, leer, ohne Ladung:
    a light engine eine allein fahrende Lokomotive
    17. TECH leicht (gebaut), für leichte Beanspruchung, Leicht…:
    light plane Leichtflugzeug n;
    light current ELEK Schwachstrom m
    18. PHON
    a) unbetont, schwach betont (Silbe, Vokal)
    b) schwach (Betonung)
    c) hell, vorn im Mund artikuliert (Laut)
    B adv travel light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen
    light3 [laıt] prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt] v/i
    1. obs oder poet (ab)steigen (from, off von)
    2. obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):
    3. obs oder poet sich niederlassen (on auf dat):
    4. fig obs oder poet (zufällig) stoßen (on auf akk)
    5. fig obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):
    6. light into sb umg über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)
    7. light out umg verduften umg, verschwinden
    * * *
    I 1. noun
    1) Licht, das

    while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

    light of day(lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

    2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

    go out like a light(fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

    3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das
    4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die
    5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

    put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

    6)

    throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

    bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also see 1. 1)

    7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

    according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

    put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen

    2. adjective

    light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw

    3. transitive verb,
    1) (ignite) anzünden
    2) (illuminate) erhellen

    light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten

    4. intransitive verb,
    lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen
    Phrasal Verbs:
    II 1. adjective

    [for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

    3) (not important) leicht
    4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

    have light fingers (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

    5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]
    6)

    with a light heart (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

    7)

    feel light in the head (giddy) leicht benommen sein

    2. adverb

    travel lightmit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen

    III intransitive verb,
    lit or lighted (come by chance)

    light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

    * * *
    adj.
    blond adj.
    erhellen adj.
    hell adj.
    leicht adj. n.
    Licht -er n.
    Lichtschein m.
    Schein -e m. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: lit)
    = anzünden v.
    beleuchten v.
    erleuchten v.

    English-german dictionary > light

  • 16 tango

    tango, tĕtĭgi, tactum, 3 (old collat. form tago, xi, 3:

    tagit Pacuvius in Teucro: ut ego, si quisquam me tagit. Et tagam idem in Hermiona: aut non cernam, nisi tagam: sine dubio antiquā consuetudine usurpavit. Nam nunc ea sine praepositionibus non dicuntur, ut contigit, attigit,

    Fest. p. 356 Müll.: PELLEX ARAM IVNONIS NE TANGITO, Lex Numae ap. Fest. p. 222 ib.: sed o Petruelle, ne meum taxis librum, Varr. ap. Non. 176, 18, and 180, 8), v. a. [root tag-; Gr. te-tag-ôn, grasping; tê, take; Lat. tago, tagax; Goth. tēkan, to touch; Engl. take; cf.: inter, contages], to touch (syn. tracto).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    tangere enim et tangi, nisi corpus, nulla potest res, Lucr 1, 304: tange utramvis digitulo minimo modo,

    Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 15:

    genu terram tangere,

    Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57:

    virgā Virginis os,

    Ov. M. 11, 308:

    aliquem cubito,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 42.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    To touch, i. e.,
    a.
    To take, take away, curry off: Sa. Tetigin' tui quidquam? Aes. Si attigisses, ferres infortunium, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 24:

    de praedā meā teruncium nec attigit nec tacturus est quisquam,

    Cic. Fam. 2, 17, 4:

    quia tangam nullum ab invito,

    id. Agr. 2, 25, 67; Liv. 29, 20. —
    b.
    To taste, to eat, to drink:

    salsa sunt, tangere ut non velis,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 35:

    illa (corpora) Non cani tetigere lupi,

    Ov. M. 7, 550:

    saporem,

    id. F. 3, 745:

    cupiens varià fastidia cenā Vincere tangentis male singula dente superbo,

    Hor. S. 2, 6, 87:

    Superorum tangere mensas,

    Ov. M. 6, 173:

    tetigit calicem clanculum,

    has emptied, Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 10. —
    2.
    Of places.
    a.
    To reach, arrive at, come to a place (syn. pervenio):

    Verres simul ac tetigit provinciam, statim, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10, § 27; cf. id. Att. 6, 1, 6:

    portus,

    Verg. A. 4, 612:

    terminum mundi armis,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 54:

    vada,

    id. ib. 1, 3, 24:

    lucum gradu,

    Ov. M. 3, 36:

    domos,

    id. ib. 4, 779;

    6, 601: quem (Nilum) simul ac tetigit,

    id. ib. 1, 729:

    ut tellus est mihi tacta,

    id. Tr. 3, 2, 18:

    limina,

    id. M. 10, 456; Juv. 14, 44:

    nocturno castra dolo,

    Ov. H. 1, 42 et saep.—
    b.
    To border on, be contiguous to:

    qui (fundi) Tiberim fere omnes tangunt,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 20:

    haec civitas Rhenum tangit,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 3:

    quae (villa) viam tangeret,

    Cic. Mil. 19, 51:

    vertice sidera,

    Ov. M. 7, 61. —
    3.
    To touch, i. e.,
    a.
    To strike, hit, beat (mostly poet.):

    chordas,

    Ov. R. Am. 336:

    flagello Chloen,

    Hor. C. 3, 26, 12:

    quem tetigit jactu,

    Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 60:

    loca tangere fundā,

    Tib. 4, 1, 97:

    te hora Caniculae Nescit tangere,

    to touch, affect, Hor. C. 3, 13, 10.—Euphem., to put to death:

    quemquam praeterea oportuisse tangi,

    Cic. Att. 15, 11, 2:

    statua aut aera legum de caelo tacta,

    i.e. struck by lightning, id. Div. 2, 21, 47; so, de caelo tactus, Liv. 25, 7, 7; 29, 14, 3; Verg. E. 1, 17:

    e caelo tactum,

    Plin. 36, 4, 4, § 10; cf.:

    ulmus fulmine tacta,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 144:

    tacta aedes Junonis,

    Plin. 2, 54, 55, § 144.—Prov.:

    tetigisti acu (rem),

    you have hit the nail on the head, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 19; cf.:

    tangis en ipsos metus,

    the thing you fear, Sen. Oedip. 795.—
    b.
    To take hold of, to touch, handle, etc.;

    esp. in mal. part.: virginem,

    Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 52:

    cur id ausus's facere ut id quod non tuom esset tangeres?

    Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 14; Ter. Heaut. 4, 6, 15; id. Eun. 4, 7, 27 sq.; Cat. 21, 8; Hor. S. 1, 2, 28; 1, 2, 54.— Absol.:

    cibum una capias, assis, tangas, ludas, propter dormias,

    Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 81 (82):

    si non tangendi copia'st,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 10; id. Phorm. 5, 8 (9), 5.—
    4.
    To besprinkle, moisten, wash, smear, anoint ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose;

    syn. tingo): corpus aquā,

    Ov. F. 4, 790:

    comas tristi medicamine,

    id. M. 6, 140:

    oculos olivo,

    Pers. 3, 44:

    superiorem palpebram salivā,

    Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 38:

    caput igne sulfuris,

    Prop. 4 (5), 8, 86; cf.:

    voluit tangi lucerna mero,

    id. 4 (5), 3, 60:

    luto corpora tangit amor,

    Tib. 1, 8, 52.—
    5.
    To color, dye:

    supercilium madidā fuligine,

    Juvenc. 2, 93. —
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Of the mind or feelings, to touch, move, affect, impress:

    minae Clodii contentionesque modice me tangunt,

    Cic. Att. 2, 19, 1:

    si vos urbis, si vestri nulla cura tangit,

    Liv. 3, 17, 3:

    Numitori tetigerat animum memoria nepotum,

    id. 1, 5:

    mentem mortalia tangunt,

    Verg. A. 1, 462:

    si curat cor spectantis tetigisse querela,

    Hor. A. P. 98:

    nec formā tangor, poteram tamen hac quoque tangi,

    Ov. M. 10, 614:

    vota tamen tetigere deos, tetigere parentes,

    id. ib. 4, 164:

    nymphas tetigit nova res,

    id. ib. 15, 552:

    nec amor nos tangit habendi,

    id. A. A. 3, 541:

    exemplo tangi,

    id. H. 15 (16), 326; id. F. 5, 489; Prop. 1, 9, 17:

    religione tactus hospes,

    Liv. 1, 45, 7:

    tetigerat animum memoria nepotum,

    id. 1, 5, 6:

    si quem gloria tangit,

    Sen. Hippol. 27.—
    B.
    Qs. to prick or stick one, i. e.,
    1.
    To take in, trick, dupe; to cozen or cheat out of any thing (anteclass.):

    tuom tangam patrem,

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 118; cf.:

    probe tactus Ballio est,

    id. ib. 5, 2, 13:

    tangere hominem volt bolo,

    id. Poen. prol. 101:

    istis adeo te tetigi triginta minis,

    id. Ep. 5, 2, 40: senem triginta minis, Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 64, 257:

    lenunculum aere militari,

    Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 7: patrem talento argenti, Turp. ap. Non. 408, 28:

    tactus sum vehementer visco,

    I am limed, caught, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 39:

    volucres harundinibus,

    Petr. 109.—
    2.
    To sting or nettle any one by something said:

    quo pacto Rhodium tetigerim in convivio,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 30; cf.

    maledictis,

    Fest. p. 356 Müll.—
    C.
    Of speech, to touch upon, mention, speak of, refer to, cite:

    non tango, quod avarus homo est, quodque improbu' mitto, Lucil. ap. Rufin. Schem. Lex. § 12 (p. 274 Frotsch.): leviter unum quodque tangam,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 83:

    ubi Aristoteles ista tetigit?

    id. Ac. 2, 44, 136:

    illud tertium, quod a Crasso tactum est,

    id. de Or. 2, 10, 43: ne tangantur rationes ad Opis, be discussed, examined, Anton. ap. Cic. Phil. 8, 9, 26:

    si tacta loquar,

    Manil. 3, 21; cf.:

    quid minus utibile fuit quam hoc ulcus tangere Aut nominare uxorem?

    Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 9.—
    D.
    To take in hand, undertake (rare):

    carmina,

    Ov. Am. 3, 12, 17: quis te Carminis heroi tangere jussit opus? prop. 4, 2 (3, 3), 16.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > tango

  • 17 Herz

    n; -ens, -en
    1. ANAT., als Organ: heart; künstliches Herz artificial heart; Operation am offenen Herzen open-heart surgery; er hat’s am Herzen umg. he has heart trouble ( oder a heart condition)
    2. poet. (Brust) breast; jemanden ans Herz drücken clasp s.o. to one’s breast; komm an mein Herz come to my arms
    3. bes. geh. (Gemüt) heart; (Seele) auch soul; (Mut) auch courage; ein gutes / hartes / weiches Herz haben be good- / hard- / soft-hearted; kein Herz haben be heartless; ein Herz aus Stein a heart of stone; das Herz eines Hasen / Löwen haben be as timid as a mouse / have the heart of a lion; es tut dem Herzen wohl it does you good; etw. fürs Herz s.th. to warm the heart; jemandem das Herz schwer machen sadden s.o.’s heart
    4. Person: soul; Kosewort: mein Herz my love, my dear; einsame Herzen lonely hearts; Herzchen
    5. fig. von Salat, Stadt etc.: heart, core, cent|re (Am. -er)
    6. KATH.: Herz Jesu Sacred Heart
    7. BOT.: Tränendes Herz bleeding heart, dicentra
    8. Redewendungen: ein Kind unter dem Herzen tragen poet. be with child; jemandem stockt das Herz vor Schreck geh. s.o.’s heart skips a beat (in fright); mir schlug das Herz bis zum Hals my heart was in my mouth; sein Herz schlug höher his heart leapt; er / es lässt die Herzen höher schlagen he makes the ladies swoon ( oder go weak in the knees) / it makes your heart swell; mir blutet das Herz oder dreht sich das Herz im Leibe herum my heart bleeds ( für ihn for him; bei dem Anblick at the sight); es bricht oder zerreißt mir das Herz geh. it breaks my heart; mir rutschte oder fiel das Herz in die Hose umg. my heart sank; jemandem sein Herz ausschütten pour one’s heart out to s.o.; alles, was das Herz begehrt everything your heart desires, everything you could possibly wish for; sagen, was sein Herz bewegt unburden one’s heart; jemandes Herz brechen / gewinnen / stehlen break / win / steal s.o.’s heart; sich (Dat) ein Herz fassen pluck (umg. screw) up some courage; mein Herz gehört ihr / der Malerei geh. my heart belongs to her / painting is my true love; seinem Herzen einen Stoß geben go for it; ein Herz und eine Seele sein be inseparable; sein Herz an etw. (Akk) hängen set one’s heart on s.th.; sein ganzes Herz hängt daran it means the world to him; es liegt mir am Herzen it means a lot to me (zu + Inf. to be able to + Inf.); es liegt mir am Herzen zu (+ Inf.) auch I’m (very) anxious to (+ Inf.) jemandem etw. ( besonders) ans Herz legen (nahe legen) urge s.o. to do s.th.; (anvertrauen) entrust s.o. with the task of doing s.th.; sein Herz ( an jemanden) verlieren lose one’s heart (to s.o.); er / es ist mir ans Herz gewachsen I have grown fond of him / it; auf Herz und Nieren prüfen umg. (Person) grill s.o.; (Sache) put s.th. through its paces; etw. auf dem Herzen haben have s.th. on one’s mind; sein Herz auf der Zunge tragen geh. wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve; aus tiefstem Herzen geh. from the bottom of one’s heart; ein Herz für Kinder / Tiere etc. a place in one’s heart for children / animals etc.; sein Herz für... entdecken discover a fondness ( oder liking) for...; jemanden in sein oder ins Herz schließen grow very fond of s.o., become very attached to s.o.; jemandem nicht ins Herz sehen können not be able to look into s.o.’s heart; da lacht mir das Herz im Leibe! it makes my heart leap for joy!; mit ganzem / halben Herzen dabei sein etc.: heart and soul, wholeheartedly / halfheartedly; er ist mit ganzem Herzen bei der Arbeit his heart’s in his work; ein Mann etc. nach meinem Herzen after my own heart; ich kann es nicht übers Herz bringen I can’t bring myself to do it, I haven’t got the heart (to do it); mir wurde warm ums Herz I felt all warm inside; es war ihr leicht / schwer ums Herz she felt relieved / heavy-hearted; er weiß, wie mir ums Herz ist he knows how I feel; von Herzen sincerely; von Herzen froh heartily pleased; von Herzen gern gladly, with great pleasure; es kommt von Herzen it comes from the heart; von Herzen kommend sincere, heartfelt; von ganzem Herzen with all one’s heart; ich bedanke mich von ganzem Herzen I’m deeply grateful (to you); jemandem zu Herzen gehen move s.o.; sich (Dat) etw. zu Herzen nehmen take s.th. to heart; wes das Herz voll ist, dem gehet der Mund über Sprichw. when you’re excited about something, you simply can’t help talking about it; Fleck 3, gebrochen II, Hand1 3, leicht I 3, Mördergrube, schwer I 2, Stein 1
    n; -, -
    1. nur Sg.; Kartenfarbe: hearts Pl.
    2. Einzelkarte: heart
    * * *
    das Herz
    heart
    * * *
    Hẹrz
    * * *
    das
    1) (the innermost part: in the bosom of his family.) bosom
    2) ((sometimes treated as noun singular) one of the four card suits: the two of hearts.) hearts
    3) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) heart
    4) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) heart
    5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) heart
    6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) heart
    * * *
    <-ens, -en>
    [hɛrts]
    nt
    1. ANAT heart
    ihr \Herz hämmerte [o pochte] her heart was pounding
    sein \Herz versagte his heart failed
    gesundes/schwaches \Herz healthy/weak heart
    es am [o mit dem] \Herz[en] haben (fam) to have heart problems
    künstliches \Herz MED artificial heart
    eine Operation [o Chirurgie] am offenen \Herz[en] open-heart surgery
    am offenen \Herzen operiert werden to undergo open-heart surgery
    ein \Herz verpflanzen to transplant a heart
    2. (Gemüt, Gefühl) heart
    du regelst immer alles nur mit dem Verstand, wo bleibt das [o dein] \Herz? you always listen to the voice of reason, can't you ever let your heart rule [or can't you follow your heart]?
    zeig' mehr Verständnis, mehr \Herz! show more understanding, more sensitivity!
    mit ganzem \Herzen wholeheartedly
    sie ist immer mit ganzem \Herzen bei ihren Projekten she always puts her heart and soul into her projects
    etw mit ganzem \Herzen bejahen/unterstützen to approve of/support sth wholeheartedly
    von ganzem \Herzen sincerely
    von \Herzen gern with pleasure
    ja, von \Herzen gern! yes, I'd love to!
    jdn von \Herzen gernhaben to love sb dearly
    etw von \Herzen gern tun to love doing sth
    ein gutes \Herz haben to have a good heart, to be good-hearted
    ein \Herz für jdn/Tiere haben to have a love of sb/animals
    er hat ein \Herz für Kinder he loves children
    kein \Herz haben to have no heart
    hast du denn kein \Herz? haven't you got [or don't you have] a heart?
    auf sein \Herz hören to listen to [the voice of] one's heart
    ohne \Herz without feeling
    3. (fig: innerer Teil) heart
    das \Herz einer Artischocke/eines Salats the heart [or core] of an artichoke/a lettuce
    im \Herzen Europas in the heart of Europe
    4. (Schatz)
    mein \Herz my dear [or love
    5. (Herzform) heart
    ein \Herz aus Gold a heart of gold
    ein \Herz aus Schokolade a chocolate heart
    6. kein pl (Speise) heart no pl
    zwei Kilo \Herz [vom Ochsen] bitte! two kilos of [ox] heart, please!
    7. kein pl KARTEN (Farbe) hearts pl
    ich habe \Herz ausgespielt, du musst auch \Herz bedienen! I led with hearts, [so] you have to follow suit [with hearts]!
    8. inv (Spielkarte) heart
    ich habe drei \Herz I have three hearts
    9. BOT
    Tränendes \Herz bleeding heart
    10. REL heart
    das Herz Jesu the Sacred Heart
    11.
    jdm sein \Herz ausschütten to pour out one's heart to sb
    jdm wird bang ums \Herz sb's heart sinks
    alles, was das \Herz begehrt everything the heart desires [or could wish for]
    die \Herzen bewegen to move the hearts
    was bewegt dein Herz? what's on your mind?
    jdm blutet das \Herz, jds \Herz blutet sb's heart bleeds
    blutenden \Herzens with a heavy heart
    jdm das \Herz brechen (geh) to break sb's heart
    es nicht übers \Herz bringen [o nicht das \Herz haben], etw zu tun to not have the heart to do sth
    ich bring es nicht übers \Herz, ihr die Wahrheit zu sagen I don't have the heart [or I cannot bring myself] to tell her the truth
    jdm dreht sich das \Herz im Leib um [o jdm tut das \Herz im Leibe weh] (geh) sb's heart turns over
    jdn an sein \Herz drücken to clasp sb to one's breast
    sein \Herz für etw/jdn entdecken (geh) to start liking sth/sb
    jdm/sich sein \Herz erleichtern to get something off sb's/one's chest fam
    jds \Herz erobern/gewinnen (geh) to conquer/win sb's heart
    jds \Herz erweichen to soften up sb sep
    jdm fällt ein Stein vom \Herz to be extremely relieved, to be a weight off sb's mind
    sich dat ein \Herz fassen [o nehmen] to pluck up courage [or take one's courage in both hands]
    jdm fliegen die \Herzen [nur so] zu (fam) sb is popular wherever he/she goes
    seinem \Herzen folgen to follow one's heart
    an/mit gebrochenem \Herzen of/with a broken heart
    jdm bis ins \Herz [o jdm zu \Herzen] gehen to make sb's heart bleed
    jds \Herz gehört jdm (geh) sb's heart belongs to sb
    jds \Herz gehört etw dat (geh) sth loves sth
    ein \Herz aus Gold haben to have a heart of gold
    im Grunde seines \Herzens in his heart of hearts
    etw auf dem \Herzen haben to have sth on one's mind
    Hand aufs \Herz honestly, with all one's heart
    sein \Herz an jdn/etw hängen (geh) to devote oneself to sb/sth
    häng dein \Herz nicht an ihn, er spielt doch nur mit den Gefühlen der Frauen! don't give your heart to him, he only plays with women's feelings!
    jds \Herz hängt an etw dat sb is attached to sth
    jds \Herz hängt an Geld sb is preoccupied with money
    ein hartes \Herz haben to have a hard heart, to be hard-hearted
    jds \Herz höherschlagen lassen to make sb's heart beat faster
    von \Herzen kommen to come from the heart
    jdm lacht das \Herz im Leibe (geh) sb's heart jumps for joy
    jdm etw ans \Herz legen to entrust sb with sth
    jdm ans \Herz legen, etw zu tun to strongly recommend sb to do sth
    leichten \Herzens with a light heart, light-heartedly
    jdm ist [ganz] leicht ums \Herz sb feels [all] light-hearted
    jdm wird leicht ums \Herz sb has a load lifted from their mind
    jdm liegt etw am \Herzen sth concerns [or troubles] sb
    seinem \Herzen Luft machen (fam) to give vent to one's feelings
    aus seinem \Herzen keine Mördergrube machen to speak frankly
    sich dat etw zu \Herzen nehmen to take sth to heart
    jdn/etw auf \Herz und Nieren prüfen (fam) to examine sb/sth thoroughly
    jdm sein \Herz öffnen (geh) to open one's heart to sb
    das \Herz auf dem [o am] rechten Fleck haben to have one's heart in the right place fig
    sich dat etw vom \Herzen reden (geh) to get sth off one's chest fam
    jdm rutscht [o fällt] das \Herz in die Hose (fam) sb's heart sinks into their boots BRIT fam
    jdm sein \Herz schenken (liter) to give sb one's heart
    jdm schlägt das \Herz bis zum Hals sb's heart is in their mouth
    jdn in sein \Herz schließen to take sb to one's heart
    schweren \Herzens with a heavy heart
    jdm ist das \Herz schwer [o ist [es] schwer ums \Herz] sb has a heavy heart [or is heavy-hearted]
    jdm wird das \Herz schwer [o wird [es] schwer ums \Herz] sb's heart grows heavy
    jdm das \Herz schwer machen to sadden sb's heart
    ein \Herz und eine Seele sein to be the best of friends
    jdm aus dem \Herzen sprechen to say just what sb was thinking
    sein \Herz sprechen lassen to listen to one's heart
    ein \Herz aus Stein haben to have a heart of stone
    etw gibt jdm einen Stich ins \Herz sth cuts sb to the quick
    jdm stockt das \Herz sb's heart stands still [or misses a beat]
    seinem \Herzen einen Stoß geben to [suddenly] pluck up courage
    alle \Herzen [o die \Herzen aller] im Sturm erobern to capture everybody's heart
    aus tiefstem/vollem \Herzen (geh) with all one's heart
    traurigen \Herzens with a heavy heart
    jdn ins \Herz treffen to hurt sb deeply
    sein \Herz an jdn verlieren to fall in love with sb
    jd wächst jdm ans \Herz sb grows fond of [or becomes attached to] sb
    ein warmes \Herz haben to be kind-hearted [or warm-hearted]
    ein weiches \Herz haben to have a soft heart
    jdm das \Herz zerreißen (geh) to break sb's heart
    jds \Herz will vor Freude zerspringen sb's heart nearly bursts with joy
    das \Herz auf der Zunge tragen (geh) to speak one's mind
    * * *
    das; Herzens, Herzen
    1) (auch): (herzförmiger Gegenstand, zentraler Teil) heart

    sie hat es am Herzen(ugs.) she has a bad heart; (fig.)

    komm an mein Herz, Geliebter — come into my arms, my darling

    mir blutet das Herz(auch iron.) my heart bleeds

    ihm rutschte od. fiel das Herz in die Hose[n] — (ugs., oft scherzh.) his heart sank into his boots

    jemandem das Herz brechen(geh.) break somebody's heart

    jemanden/etwas auf Herz und Nieren prüfen — (ugs.) grill somebody/go over something with a fine tooth-comb

    2) (meist geh.): (Gemüt) heart

    die Herzen bewegen/rühren — touch people's hearts

    jemandes Herz hängt an etwas — (Dat.) (jemand möchte etwas sehr gern[e] behalten) somebody is attached to something; (jemand möchte etwas sehr gerne haben) somebody's heart is set on something

    ihm war/wurde das Herz schwer — his heart was/grew heavy

    alles, was das Herz begehrt — everything one's heart desires

    sich (Dat.) ein Herz fassen — pluck up one's courage; take one's courage in both hands

    sein Herz für etwas entdecken(geh.) discover a passion for something

    ein Herz für Kinder/die Kunst haben — have a love of children/art

    jemandem sein Herz ausschüttenpour out one's heart to somebody

    seinem Herzen einen Stoß geben — [suddenly] pluck up courage

    seinem Herzen Luft machen(ugs.) give vent to one's feelings

    leichten Herzens — easily; happily

    jemand/etwas liegt jemandem am Herzen — somebody has the interests of somebody/something at heart

    jemand/etwas ist jemandem ans Herz gewachsen — somebody has grown very fond of somebody/something

    jemanden ins od. in sein Herz schließen — take to somebody

    mit halbem Herzen(geh.) half-heartedly

    es nicht übers Herz bringen, etwas zu tun — not have the heart to do something

    von Herzen gern — [most] gladly

    von ganzem Herzen(aufrichtig) with all one's heart; (aus voller Überzeugung) whole-heartedly

    sich (Dat.) etwas zu Herzen nehmentake something to heart

    mit ganzem Herzen(geh.) whole-heartedly

    jemandem aus dem Herzen sprechenexpress just what somebody is/was thinking; s. auch Luft 3); Stein 2); Stich 5)

    3) (Kartenspiel) hearts pl.; (Karte) heart; s. auch Pik II
    4) (Kosewort)
    * * *
    Herz1 n; -ens, -en
    1. ANAT, als Organ: heart;
    künstliches Herz artificial heart;
    Operation am offenen Herzen open-heart surgery;
    er hat’s am Herzen umg he has heart trouble ( oder a heart condition)
    2. poet (Brust) breast;
    jemanden ans Herz drücken clasp sb to one’s breast;
    komm an mein Herz come to my arms
    3. besonders geh (Gemüt) heart; (Seele) auch soul; (Mut) auch courage;
    ein gutes/hartes/weiches Herz haben be good-/hard-/soft-hearted;
    kein Herz haben be heartless;
    ein Herz aus Stein a heart of stone;
    das Herz eines Hasen/Löwen haben be as timid as a mouse/have the heart of a lion;
    es tut dem Herzen wohl it does you good;
    etwas fürs Herz sth to warm the heart;
    jemandem das Herz schwer machen sadden sb’s heart
    4. Person: soul; Kosewort:
    mein Herz my love, my dear;
    einsame Herzen lonely hearts; Herzchen
    5. fig von Salat, Stadt etc: heart, core, centre (US -er)
    6. KATH:
    Herz Jesu Sacred Heart
    7. BOT:
    Tränendes Herz bleeding heart, dicentra
    jemandem stockt das Herz vor Schreck geh sb’s heart skips a beat (in fright);
    mir schlug das Herz bis zum Hals my heart was in my mouth;
    sein Herz schlug höher his heart leapt;
    er/es lässt die Herzen höher schlagen he makes the ladies swoon ( oder go weak in the knees)/it makes your heart swell;
    für ihn for him;
    bei dem Anblick at the sight);
    zerreißt mir das Herz geh it breaks my heart;
    fiel das Herz in die Hose umg my heart sank;
    jemandem sein Herz ausschütten pour one’s heart out to sb;
    alles, was das Herz begehrt everything your heart desires, everything you could possibly wish for;
    sagen, was sein Herz bewegt unburden one’s heart;
    jemandes Herz brechen/gewinnen/stehlen break/win/steal sb’s heart;
    sich (dat)
    ein Herz fassen pluck (umg screw) up some courage;
    mein Herz gehört ihr/der Malerei geh my heart belongs to her/painting is my true love;
    hängen set one’s heart on sth;
    sein ganzes Herz hängt daran it means the world to him;
    es liegt mir am Herzen it means a lot to me (
    zu +inf to be able to +inf);
    es liegt mir am Herzen zu (+inf) auch I’m (very) anxious to (+inf)
    jemandem etwas (besonders) ans Herz legen (nahe legen) urge sb to do sth; (anvertrauen) entrust sb with the task of doing sth;
    sein Herz (an jemanden) verlieren lose one’s heart (to sb);
    er/es ist mir ans Herz gewachsen I have grown fond of him/it;
    auf Herz und Nieren prüfen umg (Person) grill sb; (Sache) put sth through its paces;
    etwas auf dem Herzen haben have sth on one’s mind;
    sein Herz auf der Zunge tragen geh wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve;
    aus tiefstem Herzen geh from the bottom of one’s heart;
    ein Herz für Kinder/Tiere etc a place in one’s heart for children/animals etc;
    sein Herz für … entdecken discover a fondness ( oder liking) for …;
    ins Herz schließen grow very fond of sb, become very attached to sb;
    jemandem nicht ins Herz sehen können not be able to look into sb’s heart;
    da lacht mir das Herz im Leibe! it makes my heart leap for joy!;
    mit ganzem/halben Herzen dabei sein etc: heart and soul, wholeheartedly/halfheartedly;
    er ist mit ganzem Herzen bei der Arbeit his heart’s in his work;
    ein Mann etc
    nach meinem Herzen after my own heart;
    ich kann es nicht übers Herz bringen I can’t bring myself to do it, I haven’t got the heart (to do it);
    mir wurde warm ums Herz I felt all warm inside;
    es war ihr leicht/schwer ums Herz she felt relieved/heavy-hearted;
    er weiß, wie mir ums Herz ist he knows how I feel;
    von Herzen sincerely;
    von Herzen froh heartily pleased;
    von Herzen gern gladly, with great pleasure;
    es kommt von Herzen it comes from the heart;
    von Herzen kommend sincere, heartfelt;
    von ganzem Herzen with all one’s heart;
    ich bedanke mich von ganzem Herzen I’m deeply grateful (to you);
    sich (dat)
    etwas zu Herzen nehmen take sth to heart;
    wes das Herz voll ist, dem gehet der Mund über sprichw when you’re excited about something, you simply can’t help talking about it; Fleck 3, gebrochen B, Hand1 3, leicht A 3, Mördergrube, schwer A 2, Stein 1
    Herz2 n; -, -
    1. nur sg; Kartenfarbe: hearts pl
    2. Einzelkarte: heart
    Herz… im subst … of hearts;
    Herzzwei two of hearts;
    Herzdrei three of hearts
    * * *
    das; Herzens, Herzen
    1) (auch): (herzförmiger Gegenstand, zentraler Teil) heart

    sie hat es am Herzen(ugs.) she has a bad heart; (fig.)

    komm an mein Herz, Geliebter — come into my arms, my darling

    mir blutet das Herz(auch iron.) my heart bleeds

    ihm rutschte od. fiel das Herz in die Hose[n] — (ugs., oft scherzh.) his heart sank into his boots

    jemandem das Herz brechen(geh.) break somebody's heart

    jemanden/etwas auf Herz und Nieren prüfen — (ugs.) grill somebody/go over something with a fine tooth-comb

    2) (meist geh.): (Gemüt) heart

    die Herzen bewegen/rühren — touch people's hearts

    jemandes Herz hängt an etwas — (Dat.) (jemand möchte etwas sehr gerne behalten) somebody is attached to something; (jemand möchte etwas sehr gerne haben) somebody's heart is set on something

    ihm war/wurde das Herz schwer — his heart was/grew heavy

    alles, was das Herz begehrt — everything one's heart desires

    sich (Dat.) ein Herz fassen — pluck up one's courage; take one's courage in both hands

    sein Herz für etwas entdecken(geh.) discover a passion for something

    ein Herz für Kinder/die Kunst haben — have a love of children/art

    seinem Herzen einen Stoß geben — [suddenly] pluck up courage

    seinem Herzen Luft machen(ugs.) give vent to one's feelings

    leichten Herzens — easily; happily

    jemand/etwas liegt jemandem am Herzen — somebody has the interests of somebody/something at heart

    jemand/etwas ist jemandem ans Herz gewachsen — somebody has grown very fond of somebody/something

    jemanden ins od. in sein Herz schließen — take to somebody

    mit halbem Herzen(geh.) half-heartedly

    es nicht übers Herz bringen, etwas zu tun — not have the heart to do something

    von Herzen gern — [most] gladly

    von ganzem Herzen (aufrichtig) with all one's heart; (aus voller Überzeugung) whole-heartedly

    sich (Dat.) etwas zu Herzen nehmen — take something to heart

    mit ganzem Herzen(geh.) whole-heartedly

    jemandem aus dem Herzen sprechen — express just what somebody is/was thinking; s. auch Luft 3); Stein 2); Stich 5)

    3) (Kartenspiel) hearts pl.; (Karte) heart; s. auch Pik II
    4) (Kosewort)
    * * *
    -en n.
    heart n.

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  • 18 fictum

    fingo, finxi, fictum, 3, v. a. [Sanscr. dih-, dēhmi, smear; Gr. thig, thinganô, touch; whence figulus, figura, etc.; prop., to handle].
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    To touch, handle, stroke, touch gently (rare):

    mulcere alternos, et corpora fingere lingua,

    Verg. A. 8, 634:

    saepe manus aegras manibus fingebat amicis,

    Ov. F. 5, 409.—
    B.
    Esp., to form, shape, fashion, frame, make (class.), whence also figulus:

    esse aliquam vim, quae finxerit, vel, ut tuo verbo utar, quae fabricata sit hominem,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 27, 87; cf.:

    ab aliquo deo ficti esse videantur,

    id. de Or. 1, 25, 115:

    fingere et construere nidos,

    build, id. ib. 2, 6, 23:

    favos,

    id. Off. 1, 44, 157:

    ut illa bestia fetum ederet informem, lambendo postgea fingeret, etc.,

    Gell. 17, 10, 3.—
    C.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of the plastic art, to form or fashion by art (in wax, clay, stone, etc.), to mould or model, as a statuary:

    quorum alterum fingere opinor e cera solitum esse, alterum esse pictorem,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 30; cf.:

    in ceris aut fictilibus figuris,

    id. N. D. 1, 26, 71:

    similitudines ex argilla,

    Plin. 35, 12, 43, § 151; cf.

    , sarcastically: hic homullus, ex argilla et luto fictus Epicurus,

    Cic. Pis. 25, 59:

    pocula de humo,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 489:

    Alexander ab Apelle potissimum pingi et a Lysippo fingi volebat... qui neque pictam neque fictam imaginem suam passus est esse, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 7; cf.:

    fingendi ars,

    of making statues, statuary, id. de Or. 3, 7, 26:

    corpora fingendo pingendove efficere,

    Quint. 5, 12, 21.—
    2.
    With the access. notion of arranging, adorning, etc., to set to rights, arrange; to adorn, dress, trim ( poet. syn.:

    componere, excolere, ornare): Bene cum lauta est (mulier), tersa, ornata, ficta est: infecta est tamen,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 4:

    cum se non finxerit ulli,

    Ov. R. Am. 341:

    isti ficti, compositi, crispi cincinni,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 32; cf.:

    canas fingere comas,

    Tib. 1, 2, 92:

    comas presso pollice,

    Prop. 3, 10 (4, 9), 14; Ov. A. A. 1, 306; Mart. 6, 57; cf.:

    comas auro,

    Stat. Th. 5, 228:

    crinem,

    Verg. A. 4, 148; cf. also Phaedr. 2, 2, 9:

    vitem putando,

    Verg. G. 2, 407 Forbig.—
    3.
    With the access. notion of untruth, to alter, change, for the purpose of dissembling:

    hi neque vultum fingere, neque interdum lacrimas tenere poterant,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 39, 4; cf.:

    vultus quoque hominum fingit scelus,

    i. e. makes men change countenance, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 14.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to form, fashion, make: Ly. multa eveniunt homini quae [p. 751] volt, quae nevolt. Ph. Mentire, gnate, nam sapiens quidem pol ipsus fingit fortunam sibi, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 84; cf.

    the vv. foll.: natura fingit homines et creat imitatores et narratores facetos,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 219:

    animos fingere, formare,

    id. Brut. 38, 142: cf.:

    moderari et fingere mentem ac voluntates,

    id. Leg. 3, 18, 40:

    ea quae nobis non possumus fingere, vultus, facies, sonus,

    id. de Or. 1, 28, 127: formam totius rei publicae velim mittas, ex qua me fingere possim, regulate myself, i. e. proceed, act, id. Att. 6, 3, 4; cf.:

    ad eorum (qui audiunt) arbitrium et nutum totos se fingunt et accommodant,

    id. Or. 8, 24:

    ea (verba) nos sicut mollissimam ceram ad nostrum arbitrium formamus et fingimus,

    id. de Or. 3, 45, 177; cf.

    also: arbitrio fingere,

    id. Brut. 79, 274:

    fortuna humana fingit artatque ut lubet,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 54; cf.:

    vitam subito flecti fingique posse,

    shaped, directed, Cic. Sull. 28, 79; cf. id. ib. 25, 69:

    jure erat semper idem voltus, cum mentis, a qua is fingitur, nulla fieret mutatio,

    id. Tusc. 3, 15, 31; cf.:

    circumspexit amictus et finxit vultum,

    composed, Ov. M. 4, 318:

    lingua vocem immoderate profusam fingit et terminat,

    forms, Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149; cf.:

    Peripateticorum institutis commodius fingeretur oratio,

    id. Brut. 31, 119: ego apis Matinae more modoque operosa parvus carmina fingo (like the Gr. plattô), make, compose, Hor. C. 4, 2, 32:

    carmina,

    id. Ep. 2, 1, 227; id. A. P. 331; 240:

    versus,

    id. ib. 382:

    poëmata,

    Suet. Tit. 3:

    opprobria in quemvis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 30.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    With a double predicate, to form, make into something or in a certain manner:

    finxit te ipsa natura ad honestatem, gravitatem... ad omnes denique virtutes magnum hominem et excelsum,

    Cic. Mur. 29, 60:

    nec, si miserum fortuna Sinonem Finxit, vanum etiam mendacemque improba finget,

    Verg. A. 2, 79:

    (illum) spissae nemorum comae Fingent Aeolio carmine nobilem,

    Hor. C. 4, 3, 12:

    di bene fecerunt, inopis me quodque pusilli Finxerunt animi,

    id. S. 1, 4, 18: timui, mea me finxisse minora putarer Dissimulator opis propriae, to have lessened, i. e. purposely disparaged it, id. Ep. 1, 9, 8.—
    2.
    To form by instruction, to instruct, teach, train:

    idem mire finxit filium,

    i. e. caused him to play his part, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 25; cf.:

    voce paterna Fingeris ad rectum,

    Hor. A. P. 367:

    fingitur artibus,

    id. C. 3, 6, 22:

    fingit equum tenera docilem cervice magister Ire viam, qua monstret eques,

    id. Ep. 1, 2, 64.—
    3.
    To form mentally or in speech, to represent in thought, to imagine, conceive, think, suppose; to sketch out:

    fingite animis... fingite cogitatione imaginem hujus condicionis meae, etc.,

    Cic. Mil. 29, 79; cf.:

    omnia quae cogitatione nobismet ipsi possumus fingere,

    id. N. D. 3, 18, 47:

    fingere animo,

    id. de Sen. 12, 41: cf.

    also: animo et cogitatione,

    id. Tusc. 5, 24, 68:

    ex sua natura ceteros,

    to conceive of, id. Rosc. Am. 9, 26:

    quid magis exercitum dici aut fingi potest?

    id. Mil. 2, 5:

    maleficium,

    id. Rosc. Am. 40, 116:

    tu, stulta, deos, tu fingis inania vera,

    Prop. 3, 20 (4, 19), 5:

    qui utilitatum causa fingunt amicitias,

    suppose, Cic. Lael. 14, 51:

    principatum sibi ipse opinionis errore finxerat,

    had imagined to himself, id. Off. 1, 8, 26:

    in summo oratore fingendo,

    in representing, sketching out, id. Or. 2, 7:

    finge tamen te improbulum,

    Juv. 5, 72.—
    (β).
    With double acc.:

    quod si qui me astutiorem fingit,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 6:

    Tiresiam sapientem fingunt poetae... at vero Polyphemum Homerus immanem finxit,

    id. Tusc. 5, 39, 115.—
    (γ).
    With an object-clause, and in pass., with a subject-clause:

    finge, aliquem nunc fierisapientem, nondum esse,

    suppose, Cic. Ac. 2, 36, 117:

    finge solum natum nothum,

    Quint. 3, 6, 100.—Ellipt.: interfecti aliqui sunt;

    finge a nobis,

    assume, grant, Liv. 39, 37, 11:

    fingamus Alexandrum dari nobis,

    Quint. 1, 1, 24:

    non omnia corpora fingunt in medium niti,

    Lucr. 1, 1083; cf. id. 2, 175:

    qui naufragus fingitur se suspendisse,

    Quint. 8, 5, 22:

    qui suos artus morsu lacerasset, fingitur in scholis supra se cubasse,

    id. 8, 2, 20.—
    b.
    Pregn., with the access. notion of creating by thinking, to contrive, devise, invent, feign something (esp. untrue):

    argento comparando fingere fallaciam,

    Plaut. As. 2, 1, 2; 4:

    fallacias,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 22:

    fallaciam,

    id. And. 1, 3, 15; cf.: nonne ad senem aliquam fabricam fingit? id. Heaut. 3, 2, 34:

    fingit causas, ne det, sedulo,

    id. Eun. 1, 2, 58:

    falsas causas ad discordiam,

    id. Hec. 4, 4, 71:

    si mihi aliquam (rem publicam), ut apud Platonem Socrates, ipse finxero,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 1 fin.; cf. id. ib. 2, 11:

    ex eventis fingere,

    id. Fam. 6, 6, 4:

    (crimina) in istum fingere,

    id. Verr. 1, 5, 15:

    ea quae sunt in usu vitaque communi, non ea, quae finguntur aut optantur,

    id. Lael. 5, 18:

    in faciem moresque meos nova crimina fingis,

    Ov. H. 12, 177:

    fingere qui non visa potest, commissa tacere Qui nequit,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 84:

    quaelibet in quemvis opprobria fingere,

    id. Ep. 1, 15, 30:

    finguntur et testamenta,

    Quint. 7, 4, 39:

    nemo dolorem fingit in hoc casu,

    Juv. 13, 132: qui sub obtentu monituum deorum scientes eos fingunt, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 15, 2, 6. —With double acc.:

    bonois se ac liberales,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 17, 3.—With inf.:

    ignorare fingit,

    Claud. in Eutrop. 2, 306.—Hence, fic-tus, a, um, P. a., feigned, fictitious, false:

    in amicitia nihil fictum est, nihil simulatum,

    Cic. Lael. 8, 26; cf. id. ib. 18, 65:

    ficto officio et simulata sedultiate conjunctus,

    id. Caecin. 5, 14:

    in re ficta (opp. in vera),

    id. Lael. 7, 24:

    falsum est id totum neque solum fictum, sed etiam imperite absurdeque fictum,

    id. Rep. 2, 15:

    commenticii et ficti dii,

    id. N. D. 2, 28, 70:

    fabula,

    id. Off. 3, 9, 39:

    in rebus fictis et adumbratis,

    id. Lael. 26, 97:

    amor,

    Lucr. 4, 1192:

    gemitus,

    Ov. M. 6, 565:

    cunctatio,

    Tac. A. 1, 46:

    ficto pectore fatur,

    Verg. A. 2, 107.— Poet. and in post-Aug. prose also, of persons:

    pro bene sano Ac non incauto fictum astutumque vocamus,

    dissembling, false, Hor. S. 1, 3, 62:

    alii fictum (eum), ingratum, immemorem loquuntur,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 3;

    but: ficta pellice plorat,

    imaginary, Juv. 6, 272.— Poet., subst.: fictum, i, n., deception, fiction:

    ficti pravique tenax,

    Verg. A. 4, 188:

    jam consumpserat omnem Materiam ficti,

    Ov. M. 9, 767.—Adverb.:

    fictumque in colla minatus, Crura subit,

    Stat. Th. 6, 876.— Adv.: ficte, feignedly, fictitiously:

    ficte et simulate quaestus causa insusurrare,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 4, § 13:

    ficte reconciliata gratia,

    id. Fam. 3, 12, 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > fictum

  • 19 fingo

    fingo, finxi, fictum, 3, v. a. [Sanscr. dih-, dēhmi, smear; Gr. thig, thinganô, touch; whence figulus, figura, etc.; prop., to handle].
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    To touch, handle, stroke, touch gently (rare):

    mulcere alternos, et corpora fingere lingua,

    Verg. A. 8, 634:

    saepe manus aegras manibus fingebat amicis,

    Ov. F. 5, 409.—
    B.
    Esp., to form, shape, fashion, frame, make (class.), whence also figulus:

    esse aliquam vim, quae finxerit, vel, ut tuo verbo utar, quae fabricata sit hominem,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 27, 87; cf.:

    ab aliquo deo ficti esse videantur,

    id. de Or. 1, 25, 115:

    fingere et construere nidos,

    build, id. ib. 2, 6, 23:

    favos,

    id. Off. 1, 44, 157:

    ut illa bestia fetum ederet informem, lambendo postgea fingeret, etc.,

    Gell. 17, 10, 3.—
    C.
    In partic.
    1.
    Of the plastic art, to form or fashion by art (in wax, clay, stone, etc.), to mould or model, as a statuary:

    quorum alterum fingere opinor e cera solitum esse, alterum esse pictorem,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 13, § 30; cf.:

    in ceris aut fictilibus figuris,

    id. N. D. 1, 26, 71:

    similitudines ex argilla,

    Plin. 35, 12, 43, § 151; cf.

    , sarcastically: hic homullus, ex argilla et luto fictus Epicurus,

    Cic. Pis. 25, 59:

    pocula de humo,

    Ov. Tr. 2, 489:

    Alexander ab Apelle potissimum pingi et a Lysippo fingi volebat... qui neque pictam neque fictam imaginem suam passus est esse, etc.,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 7; cf.:

    fingendi ars,

    of making statues, statuary, id. de Or. 3, 7, 26:

    corpora fingendo pingendove efficere,

    Quint. 5, 12, 21.—
    2.
    With the access. notion of arranging, adorning, etc., to set to rights, arrange; to adorn, dress, trim ( poet. syn.:

    componere, excolere, ornare): Bene cum lauta est (mulier), tersa, ornata, ficta est: infecta est tamen,

    Plaut. Stich. 5, 5, 4:

    cum se non finxerit ulli,

    Ov. R. Am. 341:

    isti ficti, compositi, crispi cincinni,

    Plaut. Truc. 2, 2, 32; cf.:

    canas fingere comas,

    Tib. 1, 2, 92:

    comas presso pollice,

    Prop. 3, 10 (4, 9), 14; Ov. A. A. 1, 306; Mart. 6, 57; cf.:

    comas auro,

    Stat. Th. 5, 228:

    crinem,

    Verg. A. 4, 148; cf. also Phaedr. 2, 2, 9:

    vitem putando,

    Verg. G. 2, 407 Forbig.—
    3.
    With the access. notion of untruth, to alter, change, for the purpose of dissembling:

    hi neque vultum fingere, neque interdum lacrimas tenere poterant,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 39, 4; cf.:

    vultus quoque hominum fingit scelus,

    i. e. makes men change countenance, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 14.
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., to form, fashion, make: Ly. multa eveniunt homini quae [p. 751] volt, quae nevolt. Ph. Mentire, gnate, nam sapiens quidem pol ipsus fingit fortunam sibi, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 84; cf.

    the vv. foll.: natura fingit homines et creat imitatores et narratores facetos,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 219:

    animos fingere, formare,

    id. Brut. 38, 142: cf.:

    moderari et fingere mentem ac voluntates,

    id. Leg. 3, 18, 40:

    ea quae nobis non possumus fingere, vultus, facies, sonus,

    id. de Or. 1, 28, 127: formam totius rei publicae velim mittas, ex qua me fingere possim, regulate myself, i. e. proceed, act, id. Att. 6, 3, 4; cf.:

    ad eorum (qui audiunt) arbitrium et nutum totos se fingunt et accommodant,

    id. Or. 8, 24:

    ea (verba) nos sicut mollissimam ceram ad nostrum arbitrium formamus et fingimus,

    id. de Or. 3, 45, 177; cf.

    also: arbitrio fingere,

    id. Brut. 79, 274:

    fortuna humana fingit artatque ut lubet,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 54; cf.:

    vitam subito flecti fingique posse,

    shaped, directed, Cic. Sull. 28, 79; cf. id. ib. 25, 69:

    jure erat semper idem voltus, cum mentis, a qua is fingitur, nulla fieret mutatio,

    id. Tusc. 3, 15, 31; cf.:

    circumspexit amictus et finxit vultum,

    composed, Ov. M. 4, 318:

    lingua vocem immoderate profusam fingit et terminat,

    forms, Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149; cf.:

    Peripateticorum institutis commodius fingeretur oratio,

    id. Brut. 31, 119: ego apis Matinae more modoque operosa parvus carmina fingo (like the Gr. plattô), make, compose, Hor. C. 4, 2, 32:

    carmina,

    id. Ep. 2, 1, 227; id. A. P. 331; 240:

    versus,

    id. ib. 382:

    poëmata,

    Suet. Tit. 3:

    opprobria in quemvis,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 30.—
    B.
    In partic.
    1.
    With a double predicate, to form, make into something or in a certain manner:

    finxit te ipsa natura ad honestatem, gravitatem... ad omnes denique virtutes magnum hominem et excelsum,

    Cic. Mur. 29, 60:

    nec, si miserum fortuna Sinonem Finxit, vanum etiam mendacemque improba finget,

    Verg. A. 2, 79:

    (illum) spissae nemorum comae Fingent Aeolio carmine nobilem,

    Hor. C. 4, 3, 12:

    di bene fecerunt, inopis me quodque pusilli Finxerunt animi,

    id. S. 1, 4, 18: timui, mea me finxisse minora putarer Dissimulator opis propriae, to have lessened, i. e. purposely disparaged it, id. Ep. 1, 9, 8.—
    2.
    To form by instruction, to instruct, teach, train:

    idem mire finxit filium,

    i. e. caused him to play his part, Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 25; cf.:

    voce paterna Fingeris ad rectum,

    Hor. A. P. 367:

    fingitur artibus,

    id. C. 3, 6, 22:

    fingit equum tenera docilem cervice magister Ire viam, qua monstret eques,

    id. Ep. 1, 2, 64.—
    3.
    To form mentally or in speech, to represent in thought, to imagine, conceive, think, suppose; to sketch out:

    fingite animis... fingite cogitatione imaginem hujus condicionis meae, etc.,

    Cic. Mil. 29, 79; cf.:

    omnia quae cogitatione nobismet ipsi possumus fingere,

    id. N. D. 3, 18, 47:

    fingere animo,

    id. de Sen. 12, 41: cf.

    also: animo et cogitatione,

    id. Tusc. 5, 24, 68:

    ex sua natura ceteros,

    to conceive of, id. Rosc. Am. 9, 26:

    quid magis exercitum dici aut fingi potest?

    id. Mil. 2, 5:

    maleficium,

    id. Rosc. Am. 40, 116:

    tu, stulta, deos, tu fingis inania vera,

    Prop. 3, 20 (4, 19), 5:

    qui utilitatum causa fingunt amicitias,

    suppose, Cic. Lael. 14, 51:

    principatum sibi ipse opinionis errore finxerat,

    had imagined to himself, id. Off. 1, 8, 26:

    in summo oratore fingendo,

    in representing, sketching out, id. Or. 2, 7:

    finge tamen te improbulum,

    Juv. 5, 72.—
    (β).
    With double acc.:

    quod si qui me astutiorem fingit,

    Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 6:

    Tiresiam sapientem fingunt poetae... at vero Polyphemum Homerus immanem finxit,

    id. Tusc. 5, 39, 115.—
    (γ).
    With an object-clause, and in pass., with a subject-clause:

    finge, aliquem nunc fierisapientem, nondum esse,

    suppose, Cic. Ac. 2, 36, 117:

    finge solum natum nothum,

    Quint. 3, 6, 100.—Ellipt.: interfecti aliqui sunt;

    finge a nobis,

    assume, grant, Liv. 39, 37, 11:

    fingamus Alexandrum dari nobis,

    Quint. 1, 1, 24:

    non omnia corpora fingunt in medium niti,

    Lucr. 1, 1083; cf. id. 2, 175:

    qui naufragus fingitur se suspendisse,

    Quint. 8, 5, 22:

    qui suos artus morsu lacerasset, fingitur in scholis supra se cubasse,

    id. 8, 2, 20.—
    b.
    Pregn., with the access. notion of creating by thinking, to contrive, devise, invent, feign something (esp. untrue):

    argento comparando fingere fallaciam,

    Plaut. As. 2, 1, 2; 4:

    fallacias,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 22:

    fallaciam,

    id. And. 1, 3, 15; cf.: nonne ad senem aliquam fabricam fingit? id. Heaut. 3, 2, 34:

    fingit causas, ne det, sedulo,

    id. Eun. 1, 2, 58:

    falsas causas ad discordiam,

    id. Hec. 4, 4, 71:

    si mihi aliquam (rem publicam), ut apud Platonem Socrates, ipse finxero,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 1 fin.; cf. id. ib. 2, 11:

    ex eventis fingere,

    id. Fam. 6, 6, 4:

    (crimina) in istum fingere,

    id. Verr. 1, 5, 15:

    ea quae sunt in usu vitaque communi, non ea, quae finguntur aut optantur,

    id. Lael. 5, 18:

    in faciem moresque meos nova crimina fingis,

    Ov. H. 12, 177:

    fingere qui non visa potest, commissa tacere Qui nequit,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 84:

    quaelibet in quemvis opprobria fingere,

    id. Ep. 1, 15, 30:

    finguntur et testamenta,

    Quint. 7, 4, 39:

    nemo dolorem fingit in hoc casu,

    Juv. 13, 132: qui sub obtentu monituum deorum scientes eos fingunt, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 15, 2, 6. —With double acc.:

    bonois se ac liberales,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 17, 3.—With inf.:

    ignorare fingit,

    Claud. in Eutrop. 2, 306.—Hence, fic-tus, a, um, P. a., feigned, fictitious, false:

    in amicitia nihil fictum est, nihil simulatum,

    Cic. Lael. 8, 26; cf. id. ib. 18, 65:

    ficto officio et simulata sedultiate conjunctus,

    id. Caecin. 5, 14:

    in re ficta (opp. in vera),

    id. Lael. 7, 24:

    falsum est id totum neque solum fictum, sed etiam imperite absurdeque fictum,

    id. Rep. 2, 15:

    commenticii et ficti dii,

    id. N. D. 2, 28, 70:

    fabula,

    id. Off. 3, 9, 39:

    in rebus fictis et adumbratis,

    id. Lael. 26, 97:

    amor,

    Lucr. 4, 1192:

    gemitus,

    Ov. M. 6, 565:

    cunctatio,

    Tac. A. 1, 46:

    ficto pectore fatur,

    Verg. A. 2, 107.— Poet. and in post-Aug. prose also, of persons:

    pro bene sano Ac non incauto fictum astutumque vocamus,

    dissembling, false, Hor. S. 1, 3, 62:

    alii fictum (eum), ingratum, immemorem loquuntur,

    Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 3;

    but: ficta pellice plorat,

    imaginary, Juv. 6, 272.— Poet., subst.: fictum, i, n., deception, fiction:

    ficti pravique tenax,

    Verg. A. 4, 188:

    jam consumpserat omnem Materiam ficti,

    Ov. M. 9, 767.—Adverb.:

    fictumque in colla minatus, Crura subit,

    Stat. Th. 6, 876.— Adv.: ficte, feignedly, fictitiously:

    ficte et simulate quaestus causa insusurrare,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 4, § 13:

    ficte reconciliata gratia,

    id. Fam. 3, 12, 4.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > fingo

  • 20 punta

    f di spillo, coltello point
    di dita, lingua tip
    geography peak
    fig touch, trace
    ora f di punta peak hour
    ce l'ho sulla punta della lingua it's on the tip of my tongue
    fig prendere qualcosa di punta face something head-on
    * * *
    punta1 s.f.
    1 ( parte appuntita) point; ( estremità) tip, end: punta del naso, tip of the nose; punta del dito, fingertip; la punta di un ago, un coltello, uno spillo, the point of a needle, knife, pin; la punta di una forchetta, the prong of a fork; la punta di un bastone, the end (o point) of a stick; con la punta all'insù, point upwards; ha la punta troppo aguzza, it is too pointed; fare la punta a una matita, to sharpen a pencil // a punta, pointed: cappello a tre punte, three-cornered hat; il mago aveva un cappello a punta, the magician had a pointed hat; scarpe a punta, pointed shoes; stella a cinque punte, five-pointed star; una matita a punta grossa, fine, a pencil with a thick, fine tip // parlare in punta di forchetta, to speak affectedly // prendere qlcu. di punta, to face up to s.o. // mettersi di punta a far qlco., to throw oneself into sthg. // camminare in punta di piedi, to walk on tiptoe (o on the tips of one's toes); danzare sulle punte, ( danza classica) to dance on points // avere qlco. sulla punta delle dita, to have sthg. at one's fingertips; avere qlco. sulla punta della lingua, to have sthg. on the tip of one's tongue
    2 (tecn.) ( da trapano) drill; ( per perforazioni) bit; (di macchina utensile, per lavorazione tra le punte) centre: (elettr.) punta da registrazione, recording stylus; punta di diamante, diamond point; punta per compassi, compass-point
    3 ( massima intensità) peak, height: la temperatura ha raggiunto una punta di 38 gradi ieri, the temperature reached a maximum (o peak) of 38 degrees yesterday; l'inquinamento ha raggiunto punte preoccupanti, pollution has reached worrying levels // ora di punta, rush hour: il traffico dell'ora di punta, the rush-hour traffic
    4 ( cima, sommità) (di albero, campanile ecc.) top; ( di monte) peak
    5 (geogr.) ( promontorio) headland, cape, promontory, foreland; ( con nomi propri geografici) point, cape
    6 (mil.) front rank, spearhead, vanguard: punta ( d'avanguardia), point // è il nostro uomo di punta, he's our leader
    7 ( un po') pinch; touch, trace: una punta di sale, a pinch of salt; una punta di zucchero, cannella, (just) a bit of sugar, of cinnamon; c'era una punta d'invidia nelle sue parole, there was a touch (o a trace) of envy in his words; una punta di ironia non guasterebbe, a touch of irony wouldn't be amiss; questa salsa ha una punta di acido, this sauce is (just) a bit sour
    8 (rar.) ( dolore, fitta) sharp pain, twinge: ho una punta nello stomaco, I have a sharp pain (o twinge) in my stomach
    9 ( calcio) attacker
    10 ( di ciclo economico) peak
    11 (poet.) ( ferita) wound.
    punta2 s.f. ( ferma del cane) set: cane da punta, pointer.
    * * *
    I ['punta] sf
    1) (di matita, ago, coltello) point, (di trapano) drill, (di perforatrice) bit, (di parte del corpo) tip, (di capelli, coda) tip, end, (di campanile, albero) top, (di monte) top, peak

    camminare in punta di piedi — to walk on tiptoe, tiptoe

    doppie punte (di capelli) split ends

    uomo di punta Sport, Polfront-rank o leading man

    2) (fig : pizzico: di zucchero, farina) touch, (di sale) pinch, (d'invidia), (rancore) touch, hint, (traccia) trace
    3) Geog promontory

    punta massima/minima — highest/lowest level

    5) Calcio centre forward
    II ['punta] sf
    * * *
    I ['punta]
    sostantivo femminile
    1) (di coltello, spillo, stella) point; (di freccia, lancia) head; (di dita, naso, lingua, coda, scarpe, bastone) tip; (di ramo, capelli) end

    camminare in punta di piedi — to (walk on) tiptoe, to walk on the tip of one's toes (anche fig.)

    fare la punta a — to sharpen [ matita]

    2) (cima) top
    3) (piccola quantità, accenno) touch, hint

    una punta d'ironiaa hint o touch of irony

    4) geogr. (capo) point

    danzare sulle -e — to dance on point(s), to point one's toes

    6) (di trapano) (drill) bit
    7) sport forward, striker
    8) statist. peak
    9) di punta [tecnologia, settore] leading-edge; [ figura] leading

    ore di punta — peak time, rush hour

    essere la punta di diamante difig. to be the jewel in the crown of

    ••

    prendere qcn. di punta — to attack sb. head-on

    II ['punta]
    sostantivo femminile venat. (dead) set
    * * *
    punta1
    /'punta/
    sostantivo f.
     1 (di coltello, spillo, stella) point; (di freccia, lancia) head; (di dita, naso, lingua, coda, scarpe, bastone) tip; (di ramo, capelli) end; camminare in punta di piedi to (walk on) tiptoe, to walk on the tip of one's toes (anche fig.); con la punta delle dita with one's fingertips; fare la punta a to sharpen [ matita]; a punta pointed
     2 (cima) top
     3 (piccola quantità, accenno) touch, hint; una punta d'aglio a touch of garlic; una punta d'ironia a hint o touch of irony
     4 geogr. (capo) point
     5 (di scarpetta da ballo) point; danzare sulle -e to dance on point(s), to point one's toes
     6 (di trapano) (drill) bit
     7 sport forward, striker; mezza punta inside forward
     8 statist. peak; una punta demografica a demographic bulge
     9 di punta [tecnologia, settore] leading-edge; [ figura] leading; prodotto di punta market leader; ore di punta peak time, rush hour
    prendere qcn. di punta to attack sb. head-on
    \
    punta di diamante diamond point; essere la punta di diamante di fig. to be the jewel in the crown of; la punta dell'iceberg the tip of the iceberg (anche fig.).
    ————————
    punta2
    /'punta/
    sostantivo f.
    venat. (dead) set; cane da punta pointer.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > punta

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