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  • 121 back

    A n
    1 Anat, Zool dos m ; to be (flat) on one's back lit être (à plat) sur le dos ; fig être au lit ; to sleep on one's back dormir sur le dos ; he was lying on his back il était allongé sur le dos ; to travel on the back of a donkey voyager à dos d'âne ; to have one's back to sb/sth tourner le dos à qn/qch ; with her back to the door le dos tourné vers la porte ; to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig tourner le dos à qn/qch ; as soon as my back is turned dès que j'ai le dos tourné ; to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig faire qch dans le dos de qn ; with one's back to the engine dans le sens contraire à la marche ; to put one's back into it ○ travailler dur ; put your back into it ○ ! allons, un peu de nerf ○ ! ; he's always on my back ○ il est toujours sur mon dos ; get off my back ○ ! fiche-moi la paix ○ ! ; I was glad to see the back of him j'étais content de le voir partir ; to be at the back of être à l'origine de [conspiracy, proposal] ; to put sb's back up offenser qn ; to live off sb's back vivre aux crochets de qn ;
    2 ( reverse side) (of page, cheque, card, envelope) dos m, verso m ; ( of fabric) envers m ; (of medal, coin) revers m ; on the back of an envelope au dos d'une enveloppe ; to sign the back of a cheque endosser un chèque ; the back of the hand le dos de la main ;
    3 ( flat side) (of knife, fork, spoon) dos m ;
    4 ( rear-facing part) ( of vehicle) arrière m ; ( of electrical appliance) face f arrière ; (of shirt, coat) dos m ; to hang one's coat on the back of the door pendre son manteau derrière la porte ; the shelves are oak but the back is plywood les étagères sont en chêne mais le fond est en contreplaqué ; a blow to the back of the head un coup sur l'arrière de la tête ; a lump on the back of the head une bosse derrière la tête ; the knife fell down the back of the fridge le couteau est tombé derrière le réfrigérateur ; the keys were down the back of the sofa les clés avaient glissé derrière les coussins du canapé ;
    5 ( area behind building) to be out back, to be in the back US ( in the garden) être dans le jardin ; ( in the yard) être dans la cour ; he's round ou in the back il est dans le jardin ; the view out back is lovely la vue que l'on a à l'arrière est très jolie ; there's a small garden out back ou round the back il y a un petit jardin derrière ; the bins are out back ou round the back les poubelles sont derrière la maison ; the steps at the back of the building l'escalier à l'arrière de l'immeuble ;
    6 Aut arrière m ; to sit in the back s'asseoir à l'arrière ; there are three children in the back il y a trois enfants à l'arrière ; to sit at the back of the plane/at the back of the bus s'asseoir à l'arrière de l'avion/au fond du bus ;
    7 ( furthest away area) (of cupboard, drawer, fridge) fond m ; ( of stage) fond m ; at ou in the back of the drawer au fond du tiroir ; right at the back of the cupboard tout au fond du placard ; at the back of the audience au fond de la salle ; those at the back couldn't see ceux qui étaient derrière ne pouvaient pas voir ; the back of the throat l'arrière-gorge f ; the back of the mouth la gorge f ;
    8 (of chair, sofa) dossier m ;
    9 Sport arrière m ; left back arrière gauche ;
    10 ( end) fin f ; at the back of the book/file à la fin du livre/fichier ;
    11 ( book spine) dos m.
    B adj
    1 ( at the rear) [axle, wheel, bumper] arrière ; [paw, leg] arrière ; [bedroom] du fond ; [edge] arrière ; [page] dernier/-ière (before n) ; [garden, gate] de derrière ; back tooth molaire f ;
    2 ( isolated) [road] petit (before n) ; back alley ou lane ruelle f ; back country arrière-pays m.
    C adv
    1 ( indicating return after absence) to be back être de retour ; I'll be back in five minutes/six weeks je reviens dans cinq minutes/six semaines ; to arrive ou come back rentrer (from de) ; he's back at work il a repris le travail ; she's back in (the) hospital elle est retournée à l'hôpital ; it's good to be back home c'est agréable de rentrer chez soi or de se retrouver à la maison ; when is he due back? quand doit-il rentrer? ; to go back to reprendre [work] ; retourner en [France, China] ; retourner au [Canada, Japan] ; retourner à [Paris, museum, shop] ; the mini-skirt is back ( in fashion) les mini-jupes sont de nouveau à la mode ;
    2 ( in return) to call ou phone back rappeler ; I'll write back (to him) je lui répondrai ; he hasn't written back yet il n'a pas encore répondu ; ‘OK,’ he shouted back ‘OK,’ a-t-il répondu en criant ; to punch sb back rendre son coup à qn ; to smile back at sb rendre son sourire à qn ; he was rude back il a été aussi impoli avec moi que je l'avais été avec lui ; ⇒ answer ;
    3 (backwards, in a reverse direction) [glance, jump, step, lean] en arrière ;
    4 ( away) we overtook him 20 km back nous l'avons doublé il y a 20 km ; there's a garage 10 km back nous avons passé un garage à 10 km en arrière ;
    5 ( ago) 25 years back il y a 25 ans ; a week/five minutes back il y a une semaine/cinq minutes ;
    6 ( a long time ago) back in 1964/April en 1964/avril ; back before Easter/the revolution avant Pâques/la révolution ; back in the days when du temps où ; it was obvious as far back as last year/1985 that déjà l'année dernière/en 1985 il était évident que ; to go ou date back to remonter à [Roman times, 1700] ;
    7 ( once again) she's back in power/control elle a repris le pouvoir/les commandes ; Paul is back at the wheel Paul a repris le volant ; to get back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back home rentrer chez soi ; to go back to bed se recoucher ;
    8 ( nearer the beginning) ten lines back dix lignes plus haut ; ten pages back dix pages plus tôt or avant ;
    9 ( indicating return to sb's possession) to give/send sth back rendre/renvoyer qch (to à) ; to put sth back remettre qch ; I've got my books back on m'a rendu mes livres ; to get one's money back être remboursé ; he wants his dictionary back now il veut que tu lui rendes son dictionnaire tout de suite ;
    10 ( expressing a return to a former location) to travel to London and back faire l'aller-retour à Londres ; the journey to Madrid and back l'aller-retour à Madrid ; we walked there and took the train back nous y sommes allés à pied et nous avons pris le train pour rentrer ; how long will it take to drive back? combien de temps est-ce que ça prendra pour rentrer en voiture? ;
    11 ( in a different location) meanwhile, back in France, he… pendant ce temps, en France, il… ; back in the studio, recording had begun au studio, l'enregistrement avait commencé ; I'll see you back at the house/in the office je te verrai à la maison/au bureau.
    D back and forth adv phr to go ou travel back and forth ( commute) [person, bus] faire la navette (between entre) ; to walk ou go back and forth faire des allées et venues (between entre) ; to swing back and forth [pendulum] osciller ; to sway back and forth se balancer ; the film cuts ou moves back and forth between New York and Paris le film se passe entre New York et Paris.
    E vtr
    1 ( support) soutenir [candidate, party, person, bid, bill, action] ; appuyer [application] ; apporter son soutien à [enterprise, project] ; the strike is backed by the union le syndicat soutient la grève ; the junta is backed by the militia la junte est soutenue par la milice ;
    2 ( finance) financer [project, undertaking] ;
    3 ( endorse) garantir [currency] ; to back a bill Comm, Fin endosser, avaliser une traite ;
    4 ( substantiate) justifier [argument, claim] (with à l'aide de) ;
    5 ( reverse) faire reculer [horse] ; to back the car into the garage rentrer la voiture au garage en marche arrière ; to back sb into/against sth faire reculer qn dans/contre qch ; to back oars ou water déramer ;
    6 ( bet on) parier sur [horse, favourite, winner] ; to back a loser [race goer] miser sur un cheval perdant ; fig ( invest ill-advisedly) mal placer son argent ; ( support a lost cause) soutenir une cause perdue d'avance ; to back the wrong horse lit, fig miser sur le mauvais cheval ;
    7 (stiffen, line) consolider, renforcer [structure] ; endosser [book] ; renforcer, entoiler [map] ; maroufler [painting] ; doubler [fabric] ;
    8 Mus accompagner [singer, performer] ;
    9 Naut masquer, coiffer [sail].
    F vi
    1 ( reverse) faire marche arrière ;
    2 Naut [wind] changer de direction.
    G - backed (dans composés)
    1 ( of furniture) a high-/low-backed chair une chaise avec un dossier haut/bas ;
    2 (lined, stiffened) canvas-/foam-backed doublé de toile/de mousse ;
    3 ( supported) UN-backed soutenu par l'ONU ;
    4 ( financed) government-backed financé par l'État.
    to break the back of a journey/task faire le plus gros du voyage/travail. ⇒ beyond, duck, hand, own, scratch, wall.
    ■ back away reculer ; to back away from lit s'éloigner de [person, precipice] ; fig prendre ses distances par rapport à [issue, problem] ; chercher à éviter [confrontation].
    ■ back down:
    ▶ back down ( give way) céder ; you can't back down now tu ne peux pas céder maintenant ; to back down from chercher à éviter [confrontation] ; to back down on ou over reconsidérer [sanctions, proposal, allegations] ;
    ▶ back down [sth] [person] descendre [qch] à reculons [slope] ; [car] descendre [qch] en marche arrière [drive, hill].
    1 ( move away) reculer ;
    2 fig ( climb down) se montrer plus coopérant ; to back off over céder sur [issue, matter].
    ■ back onto:
    ▶ back onto [sth] [house] donner sur [qch] à l'arrière [fields, railway].
    ■ back out:
    1 ( come out backwards) [person] sortir à reculons ; [car, driver] sortir en marche arrière ; to back out of [person] sortir de [qch] en reculant [room] ; [car, driver] sortir de [qch] en marche arrière [garage, parking space] ;
    2 ( renege on) se désister, reculer ; to back out of annuler [deal, contract] ; [competitor, team] se retirer de [event] ;
    ▶ back [sth] out faire sortir [qch] en marche arrière [vehicle] ; to back the car out of the garage faire sortir la voiture du garage en marche arrière.
    ■ back up:
    ▶ back up
    1 ( reverse) [driver, vehicle] reculer, faire marche arrière ; back up a few metres recule de quelques mètres ;
    2 US ( block) [drains] s'obstruer ;
    3 US ( tail back) [traffic] se bloquer ;
    ▶ back [sth] up, back up [sth]
    1 ( support) [facts, evidence] confirmer [claims, case, theory] ;
    2 Comput sauvegarder [data, file] ;
    ▶ back [sb] up soutenir [person].

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  • 122 contrā

        contrā adv. and praep.    [comp. of com-; see 1 cum].    I.adv., of position, in opposition, opposite, face to face, in front, on the other side: signum contra animo finivit, i. e. mentally drew a line, L.: stare, Iu.: ulmus erat contra, in front, O.: consistere, to make front, Cs.: positā Hispaniā, opposite, Ta.: intueri, in the face, L.: oscula non pervenientia contra, so as to meet, O.—Fig., of actions, in turn, in return, back, on the other hand, likewise: Audi nunc, in turn, T.: Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium adloquitur, L.: at tibi contra Evenit, ut, etc., you have your reward, H.: cui latrans contra senex (i. e. respondit), Ph.: si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet, what counter-gift, T.: Facere contra huic aegre, T.: tibi contra gratiam Referre, T. — Of opposition or strife, in opposition, on the other side: obniti contra sufficere, to have strength to resist, V.: pugnare, O.: vociferans, L.: pauca accipe contra, H.: contra feriundi copia, making a counter-attack, S.: quid, si de litteris corruptis contra venit? as his accuser: est contra iudicatum, an adverse decision: licere, to compete, Cs.: nihil quod contra peterent, to compete for: qui contra fecerit, the transgressor.—With verbs of saying, in opposition, on the other side, in answer: cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset, as opposing counsel: contra qui dicit, the opponent: cum nemo contra diceret, denied it: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit, make no objection: quid contra reus? says in reply: contra dicentibus inimicis, Cs.: quid contra dicerem meditabar, how to reply: id quod contra diceretur refellere, the objections: quod in eā causā contra dicendum est: dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum, the objection is made: respondit nec contra dici quin, etc., there was no objection, L.— Reversely, in an opposite manner, the contrary, the opposite: in stultitiā contra est, with fools the reverse is true: quod contra est, S.: utrumque contra accidit: alia probabilia, contra alia dicimus, improbable: cognoscere quid boni utrisque aut contra esset (i. e. mali), S. — On the contrary, on the other hand, conversely: tu contra obicies: Romanus conserere pugnam velle, contra eludere Poenus, L.: iusta omnia decora sunt, iniusta contra indecora: ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.: imperavi nihil, et contra patribus parui, but on the contrary: non enim tua culpa est... contraque summa laus: at contra: sed contra: contra autem: falso queritur quod, etc.: nam contra, etc., S.: quin contra, nay on the contrary, L.—Followed by atque or ac, contrary to, different from, otherwise than: simulacrum, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere: contra atque esset dictum, Cs.: si haec contra ac dico essent omnia: contra ac ratus erat, S.: contra quam fas erat, contrary to the divine law: contra quam ipse censnisset, contrary to its own resolution.    II. Praep., with acc. (in prose before its case, except sometimes a rel. pron.), of position, before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to, over against: insulae latus est contra Galliam, Cs.: pacatis contra insulam suam terris, L.: Carthago Italiam contra, V.—Opposite, towards, against, facing, over against: contra vos in contione consistere, to face you: a fronte contra hostem, Cs.: Albanos contra legionem conlocat, L.: quos agmina contra Procurrunt, V.: contra hanc Romam altera Roma, a rival to.—Fig., in answer to, in reply to: contra ea facturos clamitabat, etc., Cs.: contra ea aiebat, etc., L.: contra postulata nuntios mittit, S.: Quae contra breviter fata est vates, V.—With valere, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail against: hac ratio contra omne ius iurandum valet: contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium? H. —Of opposition or strife, against, with, in hostility to, as the enemy of: contra Caesarem gerere bellum: arma contra senatum tuli: armis contendere contra populum R., Cs.: contra Crustuminos profectus, marched against, L.: nihil se contra Sequanos consili inire, take hostile measures against, Cs.: contra salutem urbis incitari: paratus contra eum: agere contra hominem, plead against: nihil satis firmum contra Metellum, S.: contra difficultates providere, S.: vi contra vim resistere, L.: defensio contra vim: contra me sentire, hold an unfavorable opinion: quem contra veneris antea, for whose adversary you were counsel: pugnandum contra morbum: (provinciam) contra Caesarem retenturi, as the enemy of: eae res contra nos faciunt, make against.—Against, in opposition to, as the opponent of: tibi contra nos dicendum putes: contra iuris consultos dicere, against their opinions: contra caput dicere, to plead against life: contra Epicurum dictum est, in reply to: consuetudo contra deos disputandi, i. e. against the existence.—Against, injurious to, unfavorable to, to the disadvantage of: nihil contra me fecit odio mei: aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suadere: contra se ipse misericors, to his own injury, Ph.: contra valetudinis commodum laborare.—Esp., of offences, against, in violation of: pecuniam contra leges auferre: contra fas: contra ius gentium, L.: contra verecundiam, in disregard of: contra rem p. fecisse, to have been guilty of treason: vim eam contra rem p. factam decernere, L.: contra morem facere: quod contra legem esset: contra fidem. — Of opposition in thought, contrary to, opposite to, the reverse of: sed mihi contra ea videtur, the contrary seems true, S.: contra ea Caesar putabat, otherwise, Cs.: contra ea benigne, on the other hand, L.: cuius a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari), whereas: quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere, while, on the contrary.—With an abstract noun, contrary to, beyond, against: contra omnium opinionem (i. e. contra ac rati erant), Cs.: contra opinionem Iugurthae, against the expectation, S.: cetera contra spem salva invenit, L.: contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptus, S.
    * * *
    I
    facing, face-to-face, in the eyes; towards/up to; across; in opposite direction; against, opposite, opposed/hostile/contrary/in reply to; directly over/level; otherwise, differently; conversely; on the contrary; vice versa
    II
    against, facing, opposite; weighed against; as against; in resistance/reply to; contrary to, not in conformance with; the reverse of; otherwise than; towards/up to, in direction of; directly over/level with; to detriment of

    Latin-English dictionary > contrā

  • 123 ♦ door

    ♦ door /dɔ:(r)/
    n.
    1 porta; uscio: The door opened [shut, slammed], la porta si è aperta [si è chiusa, ha sbattuto]; to open [to close, to slam] the door, aprire [chiudere, sbattere] la porta; to lock the door, chiudere la porta a chiave; ( anche fig.) to shut [to slam] the door in sb. 's face, chiudere [sbattere] la porta in faccia a q.; front door, porta davanti (o principale); back door, porta di servizio (o sul retro); The main door is at the side of the church, la porta principale è sul lato della chiesa; bedroom [kitchen, garage] door, porta della camera da letto [della cucina, del garage]; revolving door, porta girevole; to knock at the door, bussare alla porta; (fam.) to answer the door, rispondere al campanello, aprire la porta; to knock (o to kick) the door down, abbattere (o buttar giù) la porta; to force a door, scassinare una porta; There's someone at the door, c'è qualcuno alla porta; DIALOGO → - Greeting a guest- That's the door, suonano alla porta; Can you get the door?, puoi andare tu ad aprire (la porta)?; (fam.) Wait a second, I've only just come in the door, aspetta un attimo, sono appena entrato in casa; (fam.) He was out the door as quick as a flash, è uscito come un fulmine; to answer the door, rispondere al campanello; aprire la porta
    2 sportello ( di mobile, treno, ecc.); anta ( di un armadio); (autom.) portiera: Don't open the door until the car has come to a stop, non aprire la portiera finché l'auto non s'è fermata
    3 (naut., aeron.) portello
    4 (metall.) porta; bocca
    ● door ( and window) fitter, serramentista ( installatore) □ door check, fermo della porta □ door closer, chiudiporta ( il meccanismo) □ door chime, (suono del) campanello a più toni ( di una porta) □ door entrance phone = door phone ► sotto □ door entry system, apriporta □ door-frame, telaio della porta □ door furniture, serrami (collett.) □ door glass, vetro della porta □ (mil. USA) door gunner, chi spara dallo sportello aperto di un elicottero ( in Vietnam, ecc.) □ door handle, maniglia della porta □ door hardware, serramenti per porte □ door key, chiave di casa □ door money, prezzo del biglietto d'ingresso ( a uno spettacolo, ecc.) □ door opener, apriporta ( comando elettronico) □ door panel, pannello di anta □ door phone, citofono ( di una casa) □ ( USA) door prize, premio vinto a una lotteria di beneficenza □ door to door, (avv.) porta a porta; da porta a porta: They sell household goods door to door, vendono articoli per la casa porta a porta; The journey took us 3 hours door to door, ci sono volute tre ore per il viaggio da porta a porta □ door-to-door, (agg.) porta a porta: door-to-door sales, vendite porta a porta; a door-to-door collection, una raccolta porta a porta; (comm.) door-to-door salesman, venditore porta a porta; (comm.) door-to-door service, servizio di consegna ( delle merci) a domicilio □ to sb. 's door, a casa di q.: They deliver free at your door, ti fanno la consegna a casa gratis □ to be at death's door, avere un piede nella fossa □ (fig.) behind closed doors, a porte chiuse □ (fig.) to close (o to shut) the door on st., sbarrare la strada a qc.; rendere qc. impossibile □ to go from door to door, andare di porta in porta (o di casa in casa) □ (fig.) to lay st. at sb. 's door, imputare qc. a q.; dare la colpa di qc. a q. □ (fam.) to be on the door, stare alla porta (o allo sportello); fare il controllo dei biglietti (e sim.) □ (fig.) to open the door to st., aprire la strada a qc., rendere qc. possibile: We hope the conference will open the door to peace, speriamo che la conferenza aprirà la strada alla pace □ to open the doors, ( di locale, istituzione, ecc.) aprire le porte: The new theatre opened its doors in 2008, il nuovo teatro ha aperto le porte nel 2008; Many universities then opened their doors to women for the first time, molte università hanno allora aperto le porte alle donne per la prima volta □ out of doors, fuori; all'aperto □ to show sb. the door, mettere q. alla porta: I was shown the door, sono stato messo alla porta □ to show sb. to the door, accompagnare q. alla porta □ Our doctor lives three doors away, il nostro medico abita tre case più in là □ (prov.) As (o When) one door closes, another opens, si chiude una porta, si apre un portone.

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ door

  • 124 problem

    ['prɔbləm]
    n
    1) проблема, вопрос, трудность

    A new problem appeared/arose. — Возникла новая проблема.

    I had the same problem. — У меня была та же проблема.

    That's no problem. — Это ничего. /Это не беда. /Это не проблема.

    There is no more serious problem than these immature people. — Эти подростки представляют собой самую серьезную проблему.

    It's a problem making/to make ends meet. — Трудно сводить концы с концами.

    We shelved the problem of where we were going to sleep till bedtime. — Мы отложили вопрос о ночлеге до вечера.

    I think we may have a problem here. — Я думаю, что здесь могут возникнуть проблемы/затруднения.

    The problem is that she can't cook. — Беда в том, что она не умеет готовить.

    - serious problem
    - acute problem
    - thorny problems
    - social problems
    - tremendous problem
    - not an easy problem
    - labour problems
    - unemployment problem
    - low-range teacher-salary problem
    - one's problem
    - pressing problem
    - more dignified problems
    - tangled problem
    - problem novel
    - problem play
    - problem picture
    - problem child
    - problem of heredity
    - problems of common interest
    - deeper problems of life
    - long-pending problem of repatriation
    - inscrutable and awful problems of existance
    - problem in sociology
    - every problem in this field
    - problem before us
    - problems for solution
    - problems of youth
    - problems of accomodition
    - paramount problem of the time
    - problem pointed out by this scientist
    - pressed by problems on all sides
    - minor day by day problems
    - one's views on the problem
    - completely new approach to the problem
    - solution to the problem
    - weight of problems
    - wholly inexperienced in problems of marketing
    - weighed down with problems
    - address a problem
    - discuss a problem
    - avoid problems
    - cause a problem
    - solve a problem
    - study the problem
    - take on the problem
    - think about the problem
    - treat this important problem
    - wish the problem settled
    - work on the problem
    - consider the problem solved
    - consider the problem from different stand-points
    - deal with a problem
    - dip into a problem
    - encounter problems
    - find an answer to the problem
    - gnaw at the problem
    - go over the problem carefully
    - know smth about the problem
    - look into a problem
    - observe considerable variation of views on the problem
    - puzzle one's brain about a problem
    - raise a problem
    - reflect upon a problem
    - run into problems
    - run to his mother with every little problem
    - see the problem as it is
    - see many problems in it
    - settle this problem definitely
    - problem the country is confronted with
    - problems that they evade
    2) задача, задание, упражнение, загадка

    I'm stuck on this problem. — Я никак не могу решить эту задачу.

    The truth of the case remained a problem — что было на самом деле осталось загадкой.

    What happened to them remained a problem. — Что произошло с ними до сих пор не ясно

    - chess problem
    - geometrical problem
    - problems of history
    - problem to smb
    - simple problems in addition and substraction
    - correct representation of the problem
    - answer a problem
    - work out a problem
    - attack a problem
    - do problems in algebra
    - explain the problem to smb
    - set problems in an examination
    - set the boys a difficult problem
    - sit over the problem
    - solve complex problems

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > problem

  • 125 ad

    ad, prep. with acc. (from the fourth century after Christ written also at; Etrusc. suf. -a; Osc. az; Umbr. and Old Lat. ar, as [p. 27] in Eug. Tab., in S. C. de Bacch., as arveho for adveho; arfuerunt, arfuisse, for adfuerunt, etc.; arbiter for adbiter; so, ar me advenias, Plant. Truc. 2, 2, 17; cf. Prisc. 559 P.; Vel. Long. 2232 P.; Fabretti, Glos. Ital. col. 5) [cf. Sanscr. adhi; Goth. and Eng. at; Celt. pref. ar, as armor, i.e. ad mare; Rom. a].
    I.
    As antith. to ab (as in to ex), in a progressive order of relation, ad denotes, first, the direction toward an object; then the reaching of or attaining to it; and finally, the being at or near it.
    A.
    In space.
    1.
    Direction toward, to, toward, and first,
    a.
    Horizontally:

    fugere ad puppim colles campique videntur,

    the hills and fields appear to fly toward the ship, Lucr. 4, 390: meridie umbrae cadunt ad septentrionem, ortu vero ad occasum, to or toward the north and west, Plin. 2, 13, and so often of the geog. position of a place in reference to the points of compass, with the verbs jacere, vergere, spectare, etc.:

    Asia jacet ad meridiem et austrum, Europa ad septentriones et aquiionem,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 31 Mull.;

    and in Plin. very freq.: Creta ad austrum... ad septentrionem versa, 4, 20: ad Atticam vergente, 4, 21 al.—Also trop.: animus alius ad alia vitia propensior,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 37, 81.—
    b.
    In a direction upwards (esp. in the poets, very freq.): manusque sursum ad caelum sustulit, Naev. ap. Non. 116, 30 (B. Pun. p. 13, ed. Vahl.): manus ad caeli templa tendebam lacrimans, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 50 ed. Vahl.); cf.:

    duplices tendens ad sidera palmas,

    Verg. A. 1, 93: molem ex profundo saxeam ad caelum vomit, Att. ap. Prisc. 1325 P.: clamor ad caelum volvendus, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 104 Mull. (Ann. v. 520 ed. Vahl.) (cf. with this: tollitur in caelum clamor, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, or Ann. v. 422):

    ad caelumque ferat flammai fulgura rursum, of Aetna,

    Lucr. 1, 725; cf. id. 2, 191; 2, 325: sidera sola micant;

    ad quae sua bracchia tendens, etc.,

    Ov. M. 7, 188:

    altitudo pertingit ad caelum,

    Vulg. Dan. 4, 17.—
    c.
    Also in the direction downwards (for the usu. in):

    tardiore semper ad terras omnium quae geruntur in caelo effectu cadente quam visu,

    Plin. 2, 97, 99, § 216.
    2.
    The point or goal at which any thing arrives.
    a.
    Without reference to the space traversed in passing, to, toward (the most common use of this prep.): cum stupro redire ad suos popularis, Naev. ap. Fest. p. 317 Mull. (B. Pun. p. 14 ed. Vahl.):

    ut ex tam alto dignitatis gradu ad superos videatur potius quam ad inferos pervenisse,

    Cic. Lael. 3, 12: ad terras decidat aether, Lucan. 2, 58. —Hence,
    (α).
    With verbs which designate going, coming, moving, bearing, bringing near, adapting, taking, receiving, calling, exciting, admonishing, etc., when the verb is compounded with ad the prep. is not always repeated, but the constr. with the dat. or acc. employed; cf. Rudd. II. pp. 154, 175 n. (In the ante-class. per., and even in Cic., ad is generally repeated with most verbs, as, ad eos accedit, Cic. Sex. Rosc. 8:

    ad Sullam adire,

    id. ib. 25:

    ad se adferre,

    id. Verr. 4, 50:

    reticulum ad naris sibi admovebat,

    id. ib. 5, 27:

    ad laborem adhortantur,

    id. de Sen. 14:

    T. Vectium ad se arcessit,

    id. Verr. 5, 114; but the poets of the Aug. per., and the historians, esp. Tac., prefer the dative; also, when the compound verb contains merely the idea of approach, the constr. with ad and the acc. is employed; but when it designates increase, that with the dat. is more usual: accedit ad urbem, he approaches the city; but, accedit provinciae, it is added to the province.)—
    (β).
    Ad me, te, se, for domum meam, tuam, suam (in Plaut. and Ter. very freq.):

    oratus sum venire ad te huc,

    Plaut. Mil. 5, 1, 12: spectatores plaudite atque ite ad vos comissatum, id. Stich. fin.:

    eamus ad me,

    Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 64:

    ancillas traduce huc ad vos,

    id. Heaut. 4, 4, 22:

    transeundumst tibi ad Menedemum,

    id. 4, 4, 17: intro nos vocat ad sese, tenet intus apud se, Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 86 P.:

    te oro, ut ad me Vibonem statim venias,

    Cic. Att. 3, 3; 16, 10 al.—
    (γ).
    Ad, with the name of a deity in the gen., is elliptical for ad templum or aedem (cf.:

    Thespiadas, quae ad aedem Felicitatis sunt,

    Cic. Verr. 4, 4; id. Phil. 2, 35:

    in aedem Veneris,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 120;

    in aedem Concordiae,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 9, 21;

    2, 6, 12): ad Dianae,

    to the temple of, Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 43:

    ad Opis,

    Cic. Att. 8, 1, 14:

    ad Castoris,

    id. Quint. 17:

    ad Juturnae,

    id. Clu. 101:

    ad Vestae,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 35 al.: cf. Rudd. II. p. 41, n. 4, and p. 334.—
    (δ).
    With verbs which denote a giving, sending, informing, submitting, etc., it is used for the simple dat. (Rudd. II. p. 175): litteras dare ad aliquem, to send or write one a letter; and: litteras dare alicui, to give a letter to one; hence Cic. never says, like Caesar and Sall., alicui scribere, which strictly means, to write for one (as a receipt, etc.), but always mittere, scribere, perscribere ad aliquem:

    postea ad pistores dabo,

    Plaut. As. 3, 3, 119:

    praecipe quae ad patrem vis nuntiari,

    id. Capt. 2, 2, 109:

    in servitutem pauperem ad divitem dare,

    Ter. Ph. 4, 3, 48:

    nam ad me Publ. Valerius scripsit,

    Cic. Fam. 14, 2 med.:

    de meis rebus ad Lollium perscripsi,

    id. ib. 5, 3:

    velim domum ad te scribas, ut mihi tui libri pateant,

    id. Att. 4, 14; cf. id. ib. 4, 16:

    ad primam (sc. epistulam) tibi hoc scribo,

    in answer to your first, id. ib. 3, 15, 2:

    ad Q. Fulvium Cons. Hirpini et Lucani dediderunt sese,

    Liv. 27, 15, 1; cf. id. 28, 22, 5.—Hence the phrase: mittere or scribere librum ad aliquem, to dedicate a book to one (Greek, prosphônein):

    has res ad te scriptas, Luci, misimus, Aeli,

    Lucil. Sat. 1, ap. Auct. Her. 4, 12:

    quae institueram, ad te mittam,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 5: ego interea admonitu tuo perfeci sane argutulos libros ad Varronem;

    and soon after: mihi explices velim, maneasne in sententia, ut mittam ad eum quae scripsi,

    Cic. Att. 13, 18; cf. ib. 16; Plin. 1, 19.—So in titles of books: M. Tullii Ciceronis ad Marcum Brutum Orator; M. T. Cic. ad Q. Fratrem Dialogi tres de Oratore, etc.—In the titles of odes and epigrams ad aliquem signifies to, addressed to. —
    (ε).
    With names of towns after verbs of motion, ad is used in answer to the question Whither? instead of the simple acc.; but commonly with this difference, that ad denotes to the vicinity of, the neighborhood of:

    miles ad Capuam profectus sum, quintoque anno post ad Tarentum,

    Cic. de Sen. 4, 10; id. Fam. 3, 81:

    ad Veios,

    Liv. 5, 19; 14, 18; cf. Caes. B. G. 1, 7; id. B. C. 3, 40 al.—Ad is regularly used when the proper name has an appellative in apposition to it:

    ad Cirtam oppidum iter constituunt,

    Sall. J. 81, 2; so Curt. 3, 1, 22; 4, 9, 9;

    or when it is joined with usque,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 34, § 87; id. Deiot, 7, 19.— (When an adjective is added, the simple acc. is used poet., as well as with ad:

    magnum iter ad doctas proficisci cogor Athenas,

    Prop. 3, 21, 1; the simple acc., Ov. H. 2, 83: doctas jam nunc eat, inquit, Athenas).—
    (ζ).
    With verbs which imply a hostile movement toward, or protection in respect to any thing, against = adversus:

    nonne ad senem aliquam fabricam fingit?

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 34:

    Lernaeas pugnet ad hydras,

    Prop. 3, 19, 9: neque quo pacto fallam, nec quem dolum ad eum aut machinam commoliar, old poet in Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 73:

    Belgarum copias ad se venire vidit,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 5; 7, 70:

    ipse ad hostem vehitur,

    Nep. Dat. 4, 5; id. Dion. 5, 4: Romulus ad regem impetus facit (a phrase in which in is commonly found), Liv. 1, 5, 7, and 44, 3, 10:

    aliquem ad hostem ducere,

    Tac. A. 2, 52:

    clipeos ad tela protecti obiciunt,

    Verg. A. 2, 443:

    munio me ad haec tempora,

    Cic. Fam. 9, 18:

    ad hos omnes casus provisa erant praesidia,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 65; 7, 41;

    so with nouns: medicamentum ad aquam intercutem,

    Cic. Off. 3, 24:

    remedium ad tertianam,

    Petr. Sat. 18:

    munimen ad imbris,

    Verg. G. 2, 352:

    farina cum melle ad tussim siccam efficasissima est,

    Plin. 20, 22, 89, § 243:

    ad muliebre ingenium efficaces preces,

    Liv. 1, 9; 1, 19 (in these two passages ad may have the force of apud, Hand).—
    (η).
    The repetition of ad to denote the direction to a place and to a person present in it is rare:

    nunc tu abi ad forum ad herum,

    Plaut. As. 2, 2, 100; cf.:

    vocatis classico ad concilium militibus ad tribunos,

    Liv. 5 47.—(The distinction between ad and in is given by Diom. 409 P., thus: in forum ire est in ipsum forum intrare; ad forum autem ire, in locum foro proximum; ut in tribunal et ad tribunal venire non unum est; quia ad tribunal venit litigator, in tribunal vero praetor aut judex; cf. also Sen. Ep. 73, 14, deus ad homines venit, immo, quod propius est, in homines venit.)—
    b.
    The terminus, with ref. to the space traversed, to, even to, with or without usque, Quint. 10, 7, 16: ingurgitavit usque ad imum gutturem, Naev. ap. Non. 207, 20 (Rib. Com. Rel. p. 30): dictator pervehitur usque ad oppidum, Naev. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 153 Mull. (B. Pun. p. 16 ed. Vahl.):

    via pejor ad usque Baii moenia,

    Hor. S. 1, 5, 96; 1, 1, 97:

    rigidum permanat frigus ad ossa,

    Lucr. 1, 355; 1, 969:

    cum sudor ad imos Manaret talos,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 10:

    ut quantum posset, agmen ad mare extenderet,

    Curt. 3, 9, 10:

    laeva pars ad pectus est nuda,

    id. 6, 5, 27 al. —Hence the Plinian expression, petere aliquid (usque) ad aliquem, to seek something everywhere, even with one:

    ut ad Aethiopas usque peteretur,

    Plin. 36, 6, 9, § 51 (where Jan now reads ab Aethiopia); so,

    vestis ad Seras peti,

    id. 12, 1, 1.— Trop.:

    si quid poscam, usque ad ravim poscam,

    Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 10:

    deverberasse usque ad necem,

    Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 13;

    without usque: hic ad incitas redactus,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 136; 4, 2, 52; id. Poen. 4, 2, 85; illud ad incitas cum redit atque internecionem, Lucil. ap. Non. 123, 20:

    virgis ad necem caedi,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 29, § 70; so Hor. S. 1, 2, 42; Liv. 24, 38, 9; Tac. A. 11, 37; Suet. Ner. 26; id. Dom. 8 al.
    3.
    Nearness or proximity in gen. = apud, near to, by, at, close by (in anteclass. per. very freq.; not rare later, esp. in the historians): pendent peniculamenta unum ad quemque pedum, trains are suspended at each foot, Enn. ap. Non. 149, 33 (Ann. v. 363 ed. Vahl.):

    ut in servitute hic ad suum maneat patrem,

    Plaut. Capt. prol. 49; cf. id. ib. 2, 3, 98;

    3, 5, 41: sol quasi flagitator astat usque ad ostium,

    stands like a creditor continually at the door, id. Most. 3, 2, 81 (cf. with same force, Att. ap. Non. 522, 25;

    apud ipsum astas): ad foris adsistere,

    Cic. Verr. 1, 66; id. Arch. 24:

    astiterunt ad januam,

    Vulg. Act. 10, 17:

    non adest ad exercitum,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 6; cf. ib. prol. 133:

    aderant ad spectaculum istud,

    Vulg. Luc. 23, 48: has (testas) e fenestris in caput Deiciunt, qui prope ad ostium adspiraverunt, Lucil. ap. Non. 288, 31:

    et nec opinanti Mors ad caput adstitit,

    Lucr. 3, 959:

    quod Romanis ad manum domi supplementum esset,

    at hand, Liv. 9, 19, 6:

    haec arma habere ad manum,

    Quint. 12, 5, 1:

    dominum esse ad villam,

    Cic. Sull. 20; so id. Verr. 2, 21:

    errantem ad flumina,

    Verg. E. 6, 64; Tib. 1, 10, 38; Plin. 7, 2, § 12; Vitr. 7, 14; 7, 12; and ellipt. (cf. supra, 2. g):

    pecunia utinam ad Opis maneret!

    Cic. Phil. 1, 17.—Even of persons:

    qui primum pilum ad Caesarem duxerat (for apud),

    Caes. B. G. 6, 38; so id. ib. 1, 31; 3, 9; 5, 53; 7, 5; id. B. C. 3, 60:

    ad inferos poenas parricidii luent,

    among, Cic. Phil. 14, 13:

    neque segnius ad hostes bellum apparatur,

    Liv. 7, 7, 4: pugna ad Trebiam, ad Trasimenum, ad Cannas, etc., for which Liv. also uses the gen.:

    si Trasimeni quam Trebiae, si Cannarum quam Trasimeni pugna nobilior esset, 23, 43, 4.—Sometimes used to form the name of a place, although written separately, e. g. ad Murcim,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 154:

    villa ad Gallinas, a villa on the Flaminian Way,

    Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 37: ad urbem esse (of generals), to remain outside the city (Rome) until permission was given for a triumph:

    “Esse ad urbem dicebantur, qui cum potestate provinciali aut nuper e provincia revertissent, aut nondum in provinciam profecti essent... solebant autem, qui ob res in provincia gestas triumphum peterent, extra urbem exspectare, donec, lege lata, triumphantes urbem introire possent,”

    Manut. ad Cic. Fam. 3, 8.—So sometimes with names of towns and verbs of rest:

    pons, qui erat ad Genavam,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 7:

    ad Tibur mortem patri minatus est,

    Cic. Phil. 6, 4, 10:

    conchas ad Caietam legunt,

    id. Or. 2, 6:

    ad forum esse,

    to be at the market, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 136; id. Most. 3, 2, 158; cf. Ter. Ph. 4, 2, 8; id. And. 1, 5, 19.—Hence, adverb., ad dextram (sc. manum, partem), ad laevam, ad sinistram, to the right, to the left, or on the right, on the left:

    ad dextram,

    Att. Rib. Trag. Rel. p. 225; Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 1; Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 44; Cic. Univ. 13; Caes. B. C. 1, 69:

    ad laevam,

    Enn. Rib. Trag. Rel. p. 51; Att. ib. p. 217: ad sinistram, Ter. [p. 28] Ad. 4, 2, 43 al.:

    ad dextram... ad laevam,

    Liv. 40, 6;

    and with an ordinal number: cum plebes ad tertium milliarium consedisset,

    at the third milestone, Cic. Brut. 14, 54, esp. freq. with lapis:

    sepultus ad quintum lapidem,

    Nep. Att. 22, 4; so Liv. 3, 69 al.; Tac. H. 3, 18; 4, 60 (with apud, Ann. 1, 45; 3, 45; 15, 60) al.; cf. Rudd. II. p. 287.
    B.
    In time, analogous to the relations given in A.
    1.
    Direction toward, i. e. approach to a definite point of time, about, toward:

    domum reductus ad vesperum,

    toward evening, Cic. Lael. 3, 12:

    cum ad hiemem me ex Cilicia recepissem,

    toward winter, id. Fam. 3, 7.—
    2.
    The limit or boundary to which a space of time extends, with and without usque, till, until, to, even to, up to:

    ego ad illud frugi usque et probus fui,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 53:

    philosophia jacuit usque ad hanc aetatem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. de Sen. 14:

    quid si hic manebo potius ad meridiem,

    Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 55; so id. Men. 5, 7, 33; id. Ps. 1, 5, 116; id. As. 2, 1, 5:

    ad multam noctem,

    Cic. de Sen. 14:

    Sophocles ad summam senectutem tragoedias fecit,

    id. ib. 2; cf. id. Rep. 1, 1:

    Alexandream se proficisci velle dixit (Aratus) remque integram ad reditum suum jussit esse,

    id. Off. 2, 23, 82:

    bestiae ex se natos amant ad quoddam tempus,

    id. Lael. 8; so id. de Sen. 6; id. Somn. Sc. 1 al. —And with ab or ab-usque, to desig. the whole period of time passed away:

    ab hora octava ad vesperum secreto collocuti sumus,

    Cic. Att. 7, 8:

    usque ab aurora ad hoc diei,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 8.—
    3.
    Coincidence with a point of time, at, on, in, by:

    praesto fuit ad horam destinatam,

    at the appointed hour, Cic. Tusc. 5, 22:

    admonuit ut pecuniam ad diem solverent,

    on the day of payment, id. Att. 16, 16 A:

    nostra ad diem dictam fient,

    id. Fam. 16, 10, 4; cf. id. Verr. 2, 2, 5: ad lucem denique arte et graviter dormitare coepisse, at (not toward) daybreak, id. Div. 1, 28, 59; so id. Att. 1, 3, 2; 1, 4, 3; id. Fin. 2, 31, 103; id. Brut. 97, 313:

    ad id tempus,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 24; Sall. J. 70, 5; Tac. A. 15, 60; Suet. Aug. 87; Domit. 17, 21 al.
    C.
    The relations of number.
    1.
    An approximation to a sum designated, near, near to, almost, about, toward (cf. Gr. epi, pros with acc. and the Fr. pres de, a peu pres, presque) = circiter (Hand, Turs. I. p. 102):

    ad quadraginta eam posse emi minas,

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 111:

    nummorum Philippum ad tria milia,

    id. Trin. 1, 2, 115; sometimes with quasi added:

    quasi ad quadraginta minas,

    as it were about, id. Most. 3, 1, 95; so Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 93:

    sane frequentes fuimus omnino ad ducentos,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 1:

    cum annos ad quadraginta natus esset,

    id. Clu. 40, 110:

    ad hominum milia decem,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 4:

    oppida numero ad duodecim, vicos ad quadringentos,

    id. ib. 1, 5.—In the histt. and post-Aug. authors ad is added adverbially in this sense (contrary to Gr. usage, by which amphi, peri, and eis with numerals retain their power as prepositions): ad binum milium numero utrinque sauciis factis, Sisenn. ap. Non. 80, 4:

    occisis ad hominum milibus quattuor,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 33:

    ad duorum milium numero ceciderunt,

    id. B. C. 3, 53:

    ad duo milia et trecenti occisi,

    Liv. 10, 17, 8; so id. 27, 12, 16; Suet. Caes. 20; cf. Rudd. II. p. 334.—
    2.
    The terminus, the limit, to, unto, even to, a designated number (rare):

    ranam luridam conicere in aquam usque quo ad tertiam partem decoxeris,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 26; cf. App. Herb. 41:

    aedem Junonis ad partem dimidiam detegit,

    even to the half, Liv. 42, 3, 2:

    miles (viaticum) ad assem perdiderat,

    to a farthing, to the last farthing, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 27; Plin. Ep. 1, 15:

    quid ad denarium solveretur,

    Cic. Quint. 4.—The phrase omnes ad unum or ad unum omnes, or simply ad unum, means lit. all to one, i. e. all together, all without exception; Gr. hoi kath hena pantes (therefore the gender of unum is changed according to that of omnes): praetor omnes extra castra, ut stercus, foras ejecit ad unum, Lucil. ap. Non. 394, 22:

    de amicitia omnes ad unum idem sentiunt,

    Cic. Lael. 23:

    ad unum omnes cum ipso duce occisi sunt,

    Curt. 4, 1, 22 al.:

    naves Rhodias afflixit ita, ut ad unam omnes constratae eliderentur,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 27; onerariae omnes ad unam a nobis sunt exceptae, Cic. Fam. 12, 14 (cf. in Gr. hoi kath hena; in Hebr., Exod. 14, 28).— Ad unum without omnes:

    ego eam sententiam dixi, cui sunt assensi ad unum,

    Cic. Fam. 10, 16:

    Juppiter omnipotens si nondum exosus ad unum Trojanos,

    Verg. A. 5, 687.
    D.
    In the manifold relations of one object to another.
    1.
    That in respect of or in regard to which a thing avails, happens, or is true or important, with regard to, in respect of, in relation to, as to, to, in.
    a.
    With verbs:

    ad omnia alia aetate sapimus rectius,

    in respect to all other things we grow wiser by age, Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 45:

    numquam ita quisquam bene ad vitam fuat,

    id. ib. 5, 4, 1:

    nil ibi libatum de toto corpore (mortui) cernas ad speciem, nil ad pondus,

    that nothing is lost in form or weight, Lucr. 3, 214; cf. id. 5, 570; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 21, § 58; id. Mur. 13, 29: illi regi Cyro subest, ad immutandi animi licentiam, crudelissimus ille Phalaris, in that Cyrus, in regard to the liberty of changing his disposition (i. e. not in reality, but inasmuch as he is at liberty to lay aside his good character, and assume that of a tyrant), there is concealed another cruel Phalaris, Cic. Rep. 1, 28:

    nil est ad nos,

    is nothing to us, concerns us not, Lucr. 3, 830; 3, 845:

    nil ad me attinet,

    Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 54:

    nihil ad rem pertinet,

    Cic. Caecin. 58;

    and in the same sense elliptically: nihil ad Epicurum,

    id. Fin. 1, 2, 5; id. Pis. 68:

    Quid ad praetorem?

    id. Verr. 1, 116 (this usage is not to be confounded with that under 4.).—
    b.
    With adjectives:

    ad has res perspicax,

    Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 129:

    virum ad cetera egregium,

    Liv. 37, 7, 15:

    auxiliaribus ad pugnam non multum Crassus confidebat,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 25:

    ejus frater aliquantum ad rem est avidior,

    Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 51; cf. id. And. 1, 2, 21; id. Heaut. 2, 3, 129:

    ut sit potior, qui prior ad dandum est,

    id. Phorm. 3, 2, 48:

    difficilis (res) ad credendum,

    Lucr. 2, 1027:

    ad rationem sollertiamque praestantior,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 62; so id. Leg. 2, 13, 33; id. Fin. 2, 20, 63; id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; id. Font. 15; id. Cat. 1, 5, 12; id. de Or. 1, 25, 113; 1, 32, 146; 2, 49, 200; id. Fam. 3, 1, 1; Liv. 9, 16, 13; Tac. A. 12, 54 al.—
    c.
    With nouns:

    prius quam tuum, ut sese habeat, animum ad nuptias perspexerit,

    before he knew your feeling in regard to the marriage, Ter. And. 2, 3, 4 (cf. Gr. hopôs echei tis pros ti):

    mentis ad omnia caecitas,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 11:

    magna vis est fortunae in utramque partem vel ad secundas res vel ad adversas,

    id. Off. 2, 6; so id. Par. 1:

    ad cetera paene gemelli,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 3.—So with acc. of gerund instead of the gen. from the same vb.:

    facultas ad scribendum, instead of scribendi,

    Cic. Font. 6;

    facultas ad agendum,

    id. de Imp. Pomp. 1, 2: cf. Rudd. II. p. 245.—
    d.
    In gramm.: nomina ad aliquid dicta, nouns used in relation to something, i. e. which derive their significance from their relation to another object: quae non possunt intellegi sola, ut pater, mater;

    jungunt enim sibi et illa propter quae intelleguntur,

    Charis. 129 P.; cf. Prisc. 580 ib.—
    2.
    With words denoting measure, weight, manner, model, rule, etc., both prop. and fig., according to, agreeably to, after (Gr. kata, pros):

    columnas ad perpendiculum exigere,

    Cic. Mur. 77:

    taleis ferreis ad certum pondus examinatis,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 12: facta sunt ad certam formam. Lucr. 2, 379:

    ad amussim non est numerus,

    Varr. 2, 1, 26:

    ad imaginem facere,

    Vulg. Gen. 1, 26:

    ad cursus lunae describit annum,

    Liv. 1, 19:

    omnia ad diem facta sunt,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 5:

    Id ad similitudinem panis efficiebant,

    id. B. C. 3, 48; Vulg. Gen. 1, 26; id. Jac. 3, 9:

    ad aequos flexus,

    at equal angles, Lucr. 4, 323: quasi ad tornum levantur, to or by the lathe, id. 4, 361:

    turres ad altitudiem valli,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 42; Liv. 39, 6:

    ad eandem crassitudinem structi,

    id. 44, 11:

    ad speciem cancellorum scenicorum,

    with the appearance of, like, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 8:

    stagnum maris instar, circumseptum aedificiis ad urbium speciem,

    Suet. Ner. 31:

    lascivum pecus ludens ad cantum,

    Liv. Andron. Rib. Trag. Rel. p. 1:

    canere ad tibiam,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 2: canere ad tibicinem, id. ib. 1, 2 (cf.:

    in numerum ludere,

    Verg. E. 6, 28; id. G. 4, 175):

    quod ad Aristophanis lucernam lucubravi,

    Varr. L. L. 5, § 9 Mull.: carmen castigare ad unguem, to perfection (v. unguis), Hor. A. P. 294:

    ad unguem factus homo,

    a perfect gentleman, id. S. 1, 5, 32 (cf. id. ib. 2, 7, 86):

    ad istorum normam sapientes,

    Cic. Lael. 5, 18; id. Mur. 3:

    Cyrus non ad historiae fidem scriptus, sed ad effigiem justi imperii,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:

    exercemur in venando ad similitudinem bellicae disciplinae,

    id. N. D. 2, 64, 161: so,

    ad simulacrum,

    Liv. 40, 6:

    ad Punica ingenia,

    id. 21, 22:

    ad L. Crassi eloquentiam,

    Cic. Var. Fragm. 8:

    omnia fient ad verum,

    Juv. 6, 324:

    quid aut ad naturam aut contra sit,

    Cic. Fin. 1, 9, 30:

    ad hunc modum institutus est,

    id. Tusc. 2, 3; Caes. B. G. 2, 31; 3, 13:

    ad eundem istunc modum,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 70:

    quem ad modum, q. v.: ad istam faciem est morbus, qui me macerat,

    of that kind, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 73; id. Merc. 2, 3, 90; cf.

    91: cujus ad arbitrium copia materiai cogitur,

    Lucr. 2, 281:

    ad eorum arbitrium et nutum totos se fingunt,

    to their will and pleasure, Cic. Or. 8, 24; id. Quint. 71:

    ad P. Lentuli auctoritatem Roma contendit,

    id. Rab. Post. 21:

    aliae sunt legati partes, aliae imperatoris: alter omnia agere ad praescriptum, alter libere ad summam rerum consulere debet,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 51:

    rebus ad voluntatem nostram fluentibus,

    Cic. Off. 1, 26:

    rem ad illorum libidinem judicarunt,

    id. Font. 36:

    ad vulgi opinionem,

    id. Off. 3, 21.—So in later Lat. with instar:

    ad instar castrorum,

    Just. 36, 3, 2:

    scoparum,

    App. M. 9, p. 232:

    speculi,

    id. ib. 2, p. 118: ad hoc instar mundi, id. de Mundo, p. 72.—Sometimes, but very rarely, ad is used absol. in this sense (so also very rarely kata with acc., Xen. Hell. 2, 3; Luc. Dial. Deor. 8): convertier ad nos, as we (are turned), Lucr. 4, 317:

    ad navis feratur,

    like ships, id. 4, 897 Munro. —With noun:

    ad specus angustiac vallium,

    like caves, Caes. B. C. 3, 49.—Hence,
    3.
    With an object which is the cause or reason, in conformity to which, from which, or for which, any thing is or is done.
    a.
    The moving cause, according to, at, on, in consequence of:

    cetera pars animae paret et ad numen mentis momenque movetur,

    Lucr. 3, 144:

    ad horum preces in Boeotiam duxit,

    on their entreaty, Liv. 42, 67, 12: ad ea Caesar veniam ipsique et conjugi et fratribus tribuit, in consequence of or upon this, he, etc., Tac. Ann. 12, 37.—
    b.
    The final cause, or the object, end, or aim, for the attainment of which any thing,
    (α).
    is done,
    (β).
    is designed, or,
    (γ).
    is fitted or adapted (very freq.), to, for, in order to.
    (α).
    Seque ad ludos jam inde abhinc exerceant, Pac. ap. Charis. p. 175 P. (Rib. Trag. Rel. p. 80):

    venimus coctum ad nuptias,

    in order to cook for the wedding, Plaut. Aul. 3, 2, 15:

    omnis ad perniciem instructa domus,

    id. Bacch. 3, 1, 6; cf. Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 41; Liv. 1, 54:

    cum fingis falsas causas ad discordiam,

    in order to produce dissension, Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 71:

    quantam fenestram ad nequitiam patefeceris,

    id. Heaut. 3, 1, 72:

    utrum ille, qui postulat legatum ad tantum bellum, quem velit, idoneus non est, qui impetret, cum ceteri ad expilandos socios diripiendasque provincias, quos voluerunt, legatos eduxerint,

    Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 19, 57:

    ego vitam quoad putabo tua interesse, aut ad spem servandam esse, retinebo,

    for hope, id. Q. Fr. 1, 4; id. Fam. 5, 17:

    haec juventutem, ubi familiares opes defecerant, ad facinora incendebant,

    Sall. C. 13, 4:

    ad speciem atque ad usurpationem vetustatis,

    Cic. Agr. 2, 12, 31; Suet. Caes. 67:

    paucis ad speciem tabernaculis relictis,

    for appearance, Caes. B. C. 2, 35; so id. ib. 2, 41; id. B. G. 1, 51.—
    (β).
    Aut equos alere aut canes ad venandum. Ter. And. 1, 1, 30:

    ingenio egregie ad miseriam natus sum,

    id. Heaut. 3, 1, 11;

    (in the same sense: in rem,

    Hor. C. 1, 27, 1, and the dat., Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 6):

    ad cursum equum, ad arandum bovem, ad indagandum canem,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 40:

    ad frena leones,

    Verg. A. 10, 253:

    delecto ad naves milite,

    marines, Liv. 22, 19 Weissenb.:

    servos ad remum,

    rowers, id. 34, 6; and:

    servos ad militiam emendos,

    id. 22, 61, 2:

    comparasti ad lecticam homines,

    Cat. 10, 16:

    Lygdamus ad cyathos,

    Prop. 4, 8, 37; cf.:

    puer ad cyathum statuetur,

    Hor. C. 1, 29, 8.—
    (γ).
    Quae oportet Signa esse [p. 29] ad salutem, omnia huic osse video, everything indicative of prosperity I see in him, Ter. And. 3, 2, 2:

    haec sunt ad virtutem omnia,

    id. Heaut. 1, 2, 33:

    causa ad objurgandum,

    id. And. 1, 1, 123:

    argumentum ad scribendum,

    Cic. Att. 9, 7 (in both examples instead of the gen. of gerund., cf. Rudd. II. p. 245):

    vinum murteum est ad alvum crudam,

    Cato R. R. 125:

    nulla res tantum ad dicendum proficit, quantum scriptio,

    Cic. Brut. 24:

    reliquis rebus, quae sunt ad incendia,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 101 al. —So with the adjectives idoneus, utilis, aptus, instead of the dat.:

    homines ad hanc rem idoneos,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 2, 6:

    calcei habiles et apti ad pedem,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 54, 231:

    orator aptus tamen ad dicendum,

    id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5:

    sus est ad vescendum hominibus apta,

    id. N. D. 2, 64, 160:

    homo ad nullam rem utilis,

    id. Off. 3, 6:

    ad segetes ingeniosus ager,

    Ov. F. 4, 684.—(Upon the connection of ad with the gerund. v. Zumpt, § 666; Rudd. II. p. 261.)—
    4.
    Comparison (since that with which a thing is compared is considered as an object to which the thing compared is brought near for the sake of comparison), to, compared to or with, in comparison with:

    ad sapientiam hujus ille (Thales) nimius nugator fuit,

    Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 25; id. Trin. 3, 2, 100:

    ne comparandus hic quidem ad illum'st,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 14; 2, 3, 69:

    terra ad universi caeli complexum,

    compared with the whole extent of the heavens, Cic. Tusc. 1, 17, 40:

    homini non ad cetera Punica ingenia callido,

    Liv. 22, 22, 15:

    at nihil ad nostram hanc,

    nothing in comparison with, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 70; so Cic. Deiot. 8, 24; and id. de Or. 2, 6, 25.
    E.
    Adverbial phrases with ad.
    1.
    Ad omnia, withal, to crown all:

    ingentem vim peditum equitumque venire: ex India elephantos: ad omnia tantum advehi auri, etc.,

    Liv. 35, 32, 4.—
    2.
    Ad hoc and ad haec (in the historians, esp. from the time of Livy, and in authors after the Aug. per.), = praeterea, insuper, moreover, besides, in addition, epi toutois:

    nam quicumque impudicus, adulter, ganeo, etc.: praeterea omnes undique parricidae, etc.: ad hoc, quos manus atque lingua perjurio aut sanguine civili alebat: postremo omnes, quos, etc.,

    Sall. C. 14, 2 and 3:

    his opinionibus inflato animo, ad hoc vitio quoque ingenii vehemens,

    Liv. 6, 11, 6; 42, 1, 1; Tac. H. 1, 6; Suet. Aug. 22 al.—
    3.
    Ad id quod, beside that (very rare):

    ad id quod sua sponte satis conlectum animorum erat, indignitate etiam Romani accendebantur,

    Liv. 3, 62, 1; so 44, 37, 12.—
    4.
    Ad tempus.
    a.
    At a definite, fixed time, Cic. Att. 13, 45; Liv. 38, 25, 3.—
    b.
    At a fit, appropriate time, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 54, § 141; Liv. 1, 7, 13.—
    c.
    For some time, for a short time, Cic. Off. 1, 8, 27; id. Lael. 15, 53; Liv. 21, 25, 14.—
    d.
    According to circumstances, Cic. Planc. 30, 74; id. Cael. 6, 13; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9.—
    5.
    Ad praesens (for the most part only in post-Aug. writers).
    a.
    For the moment, for a short time, Cic. Fam. 12, 8; Plin. 8, 22, 34; Tac. A. 4, 21.—
    b.
    At present, now, Tac. A. 16, 5; id. H. 1, 44.—So, ad praesentiam, Tac. A. 11, 8.—
    6.
    Ad locum, on the spot:

    ut ad locum miles esset paratus,

    Liv. 27, 27, 2.—
    7.
    Ad verbum, word for word, literally, Cic. Fin. 1, 2, 4; id. de Or. 1, 34, 157; id. Ac. 2, 44, 135 al.—
    8.
    Ad summam.
    a.
    On the whole, generally, in general, Cic. Fam. 14, 14, 3; id. Att. 14, 1; Suet. Aug. 71.—
    b.
    In a word, in short, Cic. Off. 1, 41, 149; Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 106. —
    9.
    Ad extremum, ad ultimum, ad postremum.
    a.
    At the end, finally, at last.
    (α).
    Of place, at the extremity, extreme point, top, etc.:

    missile telum hastili abiegno et cetera tereti, praeterquam ad extremum, unde ferrum exstabat,

    Liv. 21, 8, 10.—
    (β).
    Of time = telos de, at last, finally:

    ibi ad postremum cedit miles,

    Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 52; so id. Poen. 4, 2, 22; Cic. Off. 3, 23, 89; id. Phil. 13, 20, 45; Caes. B. G. 7, 53; Liv. 30, 15, 4 al.— Hence,
    (γ).
    of order, finally, lastly, = denique: inventa componere; tum ornare oratione; post memoria sepire;

    ad extremum agere cum dignitate,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 142.—
    b.
    In Liv., to the last degree, quite: improbus homo, sed non ad extremum perditus, 23, 2, 3; cf.:

    consilii scelerati, sed non ad ultimum dementis,

    id. 28, 28, 8.—
    10.
    Quem ad finem? To what limit? How far? Cic. Cat. 1, 1; id. Verr. 5, 75.—
    11.
    Quem ad modum, v. sub h. v.
    ► a.
    Ad (v. ab, ex, in, etc.) is not repeated like some other prepositions with interrog. and relative pronouns, after nouns or demonstrative pronouns:

    traducis cogitationes meas ad voluptates. Quas? corporis credo,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 17, 37 (ubi v. Kuhner).—
    b.
    Ad is sometimes placed after its substantive:

    quam ad,

    Ter. Phorm. 3, 2, 39:

    senatus, quos ad soleret, referendum censuit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 4:

    ripam ad Araxis,

    Tac. Ann. 12, 51;

    or between subst. and adj.: augendam ad invidiam,

    id. ib. 12, 8.—
    c.
    The compound adque for et ad (like exque, eque, and, poet., aque) is denied by Moser, Cic. Rep. 2, 15, p. 248, and he reads instead of ad humanitatem adque mansuetudinem of the MSS., hum. atque mans. But adque, in acc. with later usage, is restored by Hand in App. M. 10, p. 247, adque haec omnia oboediebam for atque; and in Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 9, utroque vorsum rectum'st ingenium meum, ad se adque illum, is now read, ad te atque ad illum (Fleck., Brix).
    II.
    In composition.
    A.
    Form. According to the usual orthography, the d of the ad remains unchanged before vowels, and before b, d, h, m, v: adbibo, adduco, adhibeo, admoveo, advenio; it is assimilated to c, f, g, l, n, p, r, s, t: accipio, affigo, aggero, allabor, annumero, appello, arripio, assumo, attineo; before g and s it sometimes disappears: agnosco, aspicio, asto: and before qu it passes into c: acquiro, acquiesco.—But later philologists, supported by old inscriptions and good MSS., have mostly adopted the following forms: ad before j, h, b, d, f, m, n, q, v; ac before c, sometimes, but less well, before q; ag and also ad before g; a before gn, sp, sc, st; ad and also al before l; ad rather than an before n; ap and sometimes ad before p; ad and also ar before r; ad and also as before s; at and sometimes ad before t. In this work the old orthography has commonly been retained for the sake of convenient reference, but the better form in any case is indicated.—
    B.
    Signif. In English up often denotes approach, and in many instances will give the force of ad as a prefix both in its local and in its figurative sense.
    1.
    Local.
    a.
    To, toward: affero, accurro, accipio ( to one's self).—
    b.
    At, by: astare, adesse.—
    c.
    On, upon, against: accumbo, attero.—
    d.
    Up (cf. de- = down, as in deicio, decido): attollo, ascendo, adsurgo.—
    2.
    Fig.
    a.
    To: adjudico, adsentior.—
    b.
    At or on: admiror, adludo.—
    c.
    Denoting conformity to, or comparison with: affiguro, adaequo.—
    d.
    Denoting addition, increase (cf. ab, de, and ex as prefixes to denote privation): addoceo, adposco.—
    e.
    Hence, denoting intensity: adamo, adimpleo, aduro, and perhaps agnosco.—
    f.
    Denoting the coming to an act or state, and hence commencement: addubito, addormio, adquiesco, adlubesco, advesperascit. See more upon this word in Hand, Turs. I. pp. 74-134.

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    I.
    A n
    1 ( road) passage m ;
    2 ( of cathedral) enceinte f.
    B adj
    1 ( with close links) [relative] proche ; [resemblance] frappant ; to bear a close resemblance to sb/sth ressembler beaucoup à qn/qch ; close links with Pol liens étroits avec [country] ; liens d'amitié avec [group, twinned town etc] ; to work in close collaboration with sb collaborer étroitement avec qn ; in close contact with en contact permanent avec [government department etc] ; en contact avec [friend etc] ; in close harmony Mus dans une tessiture rapprochée ;
    2 ( intimate) [friend, adviser] proche (to de) ; they have a close friendship ils sont très bons amis ;
    3 ( almost equal) [contest, finish, result, vote] serré ; ‘is it the same?’-‘no but it's close’ ‘c'est le même?’-‘non mais c'est proche’ ; a close copy of his signature une imitation presque parfaite de sa signature ; it's a close match (of colour, hairpiece) c'est presque la même couleur ;
    4 (careful, rigorous) [scrutiny, examination, study] minutieux/-ieuse ; [supervision] étroit ; to pay close attention to sth faire une attention toute particulière à qch ; to keep a close watch ou eye on sb/sth surveiller étroitement qn/qch ;
    5 ( compactly aligned) [texture, grain] dense ; [print, military formation] serré ; [handwriting] ramassé ;
    6 ( stuffy) [weather] lourd ; it's close il fait lourd ;
    7 ○ ( secretive) she's been very close about it elle n'a rien voulu dire.
    C adv
    1 ( nearby) to live/work quite close (by) habiter/travailler tout près ; they look closeer than they are ils semblent plus près qu'ils ne le sont ; how close is the town? est-ce que la ville est loin? ; it's close, I can hear it il ne doit pas être loin, je l'entends ; the closer he came plus il approchait ; to bring sth closer approcher qch ; to follow close behind suivre de près ; to hold sb close serrer qn ; close together serrés les uns contre les autres ; to come closer together se rapprocher ; ⇒ draw ;
    2 ( close temporally) the time is close when dans peu de temps ; how close are they in age? combien ont-ils de différence d'âge? ; Christmas is close Noël approche ; ⇒ draw ;
    3 ( almost) that's closer (to) the truth ça c'est plus proche de la vérité ; ‘is the answer three?’-‘close!’ ‘est-ce que la réponse est trois?’-‘tu y es presque’.
    1 ( sufficiently near) that's close enough ( no nearer) tu es assez près ; ( acceptable as answer) ça ira ; to be/come close enough to do être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire ;
    2 ( approximately) there were 20 yachts or close enough il y avait à peu près 20 yachts.
    1 lit près de [place, person, object] ; close to where près de l'endroit où ; closer to plus près de ; how close are we to…? à quelle distance sommes-nous de…? ;
    2 ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse] ; to be close to doing être sur le point de faire ;
    3 ( almost at) closer to 30 than 40 plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30 ; to come closest to s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception] ; to come close to doing faillir faire ; he came close to giving up il a failli abandonner ; how close are you to completing…? est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…? ; close to the time when à peu près au moment où ; it's coming close to the time when we must decide l'heure de nous décider approche ;
    4 ( also close on ○) ( approximately) close to ou on ○ 60 people près de or presque 60 personnes ; close to ou on ○ a century ago il y a près d'un siècle.
    F close by prep phr, adv phr près de [wall, bridge] ; the ambulance is close by l'ambulance n'est pas loin.
    (from) close to ○, (from) close up de près ; it was a close call ○ ou shave ○ ou thing je l'ai/tu l'as etc échappé belle.
    II.
    A n
    1 gen, Sport fin f ; to bring sth to a close mettre fin à qch ; to draw to a close tirer à sa fin ; to come to a close se terminer ; at the close of day littér à la tombée du jour liter ;
    2 Fin close (of trading) clôture f ; at the close à la clôture.
    B vtr
    1 ( shut) fermer [container, door, window, eyes, mouth, mind, book, file, museum, office, shop] ;
    2 ( block) fermer [border, port, airport] ; boucher [pipe, opening] ; barrer [road] ; interdire l'accès à [area of town] ;
    3 = close down ;
    4 ( bring to an end) mettre fin à [meeting, discussion, investigation, case] ; fermer [account] ; to close the meeting, we have pour clore la réunion nous avons ; the subject is now closed le sujet est clos ; ‘this correspondence is now closed’ journ ‘cette rubrique est interrompue’ ;
    5 ( reduce) to close the gap fig réduire l'écart (between entre) ; to close the gap on sb/sth lit, fig rattraper qn/qch ; to close the gaps ( improve fault) remédier aux lacunes (in dans) ;
    6 ( agree) conclure [deal, contract, sale] ;
    7 Elec fermer [circuit].
    C vi
    1 ( shut) [airport, factory, office, polls, shop, station] fermer (for pour) ; [door, window, container, lid, eyes, mouth] se fermer ; [hand, arms] se (re)fermer (around sur) ; the museum has closed le musée est fermé au public ;
    2 ( cease to operate) [business, factory, mine, institution] fermer définitivement ;
    3 ( end) [meeting, enquiry, play, concert, season] prendre fin ; to close with se terminer par [scene, event, song] ;
    4 Fin [currency, index, shares, market] clôturer (at à) ; the market closed down/up le marché a clôturé en baisse/en hausse ; the pound closed up against the euro la livre (sterling) a clôturé en hausse contre l’euro ;
    5 ( get smaller) se réduire ; the gap is closing between X and Y fig l'écart entre X et Y se réduit ; lit la distance entre X et Y se réduit ;
    6 ( get closer) [pursuer, enemy] se rapprocher (on de) ;
    7 ( heal) [wound] se refermer.
    1 ( shut) [door, window, container, business, public building, shop] fermé ; [fist, mouth, eyes] fermé ; ‘closed’ ( sign in shop) ‘fermé’ ; ( in theatre) ‘relâche’ ; ‘closed for lunch/for repairs’ ‘fermé pour le déjeuner/pour cause de réparations’ ; ‘road closed’ ‘route barrée’ ; ‘closed to the public’ ‘interdit au public’ ; ‘closed to traffic’ ‘circulation interdite’ ; behind closed doors fig à huis clos ;
    2 ( restricted) [community, circle, meeting, organization, economy] fermé ; to have a closed mind avoir l'esprit fermé ;
    3 Math [set] fermé ;
    4 Ling [syllable] fermé.
    ▶ close down [shop, business, club, institution] fermer définitivement ; GB, Radio, TV we are now closing down nos émissions sont terminées pour ce soir ;
    ▶ close down [sth], close [sth] down fermer [qch] définitivement [business, factory].
    ■ close in [pursuers, enemy] se rapprocher (on de) ; [winter, night] approcher ; [darkness, fog] descendre (on sur) ; [jungle, forest] se refermer ; the nights are closing in les jours commencent à raccourcir.
    ■ close off:
    ▶ close off [sth], close [sth] off fermer [qch] au public [district, street, wing].
    ■ close out:
    ▶ close out [sth], close [sth] out US Comm liquider [stock] ; vendre [part of business].
    ■ close up:
    1 [flower, petals, wound] se refermer ; [group] se serrer ; [troops] serrer les rangs ;
    2 [shopkeeper, caretaker] fermer ;
    3 he just closes up il refuse d'en parler ;
    ▶ close up [sth], close [sth] up
    1 fermer [bank, office, shop] ;
    2 boucher [hole, entrance, pipe].
    ▶ close with [sb]
    1 Comm tomber d'accord avec [dealer, trader] (for pour) ;
    2 Mil engager le combat avec [enemy] ;
    ▶ close with [sth] Fin accepter [deal, offer].

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    I
    1. [gıv] n
    1. 1) податливость, уступчивость
    2) смягчение
    2. упругость, эластичность; пружинистость

    there was too much give in the rope and it slipped off the box - верёвка легко растягивалась, и поэтому она соскочила с коробки

    there is not much give in this cloth - этот материал /эта ткань/ почти совсем не тянется

    3. тех. зазор, игра
    4. спец. упругая деформация
    2. [gıv] v (gave; given)
    I
    1. давать

    to give smb. a pencil [a cup of tea] - дать кому-л. карандаш [чашку чаю]

    give me a day to think the problem over - дайте мне день, чтобы продумать этот вопрос /подумать над этим вопросом/

    to give smb. to eat [to drink] - дать кому-л. поесть [попить]; накормить [напоить] кого-л.

    can you give me a bed for the night? - не могли бы вы устроить меня переночевать?

    give us liberty or give us death! - возвыш. свободу или смерть!

    2. 1) дарить, одаривать

    to give smb. a present - сделать кому-л. подарок

    to give smb. a bunch of flowers - преподнести кому-л. букет цветов

    to give smth. as a keepsake - подарить что-л. на память

    I don't know what to give her for her birthday - я не знаю, что подарить ей в день рождения

    he gave all his books to the college - он передал все свои книги /свою библиотеку/ колледжу

    2) давать, даровать, жаловать

    to give a grant - а) (по)жаловать какую-л. сумму; б) дать стипендию или пособие

    the new law gives women equal pay with men - по новому закону оплата труда женщин приравнивается к оплате труда мужчин

    it was not given to him to achieve happiness - ему было не дано добиться счастья

    3) жертвовать

    he gave generously to charities - он щедро жертвовал на благотворительные цели

    4) завещать, отказать

    to give smb. smth. in one's will - завещать что-л. кому-л.

    3. 1) предоставлять, отдавать

    to give smb. the place of honour - предоставить кому-л. почётное место; усадить кого-л. на почётное место

    2) поручать, давать поручение

    to give the command of a regiment to a major - поручить майору командование полком

    to give a porter one's bag to carry - попросить носильщика отнести чемодан

    I gave him a letter to mail - я велел ему отправить /опустить/ письмо

    4. передавать, вручать

    to give the note - отдать /передать/ записку

    5. платить, отдавать

    how much /what/ did you give for the thing? - сколько вы заплатили /отдали/ за эту вещь?

    I gave it to him for nothing - я отдал это ему бесплатно /даром/

    to give a fair day's wage for a fair day's work - хорошо заплатить за честно отработанный день

    6. придавать

    to give smb. assurance /confidence/ - придавать кому-л. уверенность

    to give smb. strength - придавать кому-л. силу

    to give smth. form - придавать чему-л. форму

    to give smth. brilliance - придавать чему-л. блеск

    its deep seclusion gives it a peculiar charm - полное уединение придаёт этому месту (дому и т. п.) особое очарование

    to give spring to the take-off - спорт. сообщить толчку прыгучесть; усилить толчок

    7. давать, быть источником, производить

    this farm gives good crops - эта ферма /это хозяйство/ даёт хорошие урожаи

    the lamp gave an uncertain light - лампа давала тусклый свет /тускло светила/

    that book has given me several ideas - эта книга заставила меня кое о чём подумать /пробудила во мне кое-какие мысли/

    8. сообщать

    to give details - рассказывать /передавать/ подробности

    this newspaper gives a full story of the game - эта газета напечатала полный отчёт о матче

    to give an account of smth. - отчитаться в чём-л.

    this dictionary gives many new words - в этом словаре (содержится) много новых слов

    to give to the public /to the world/ - опубликовать, обнародовать

    9. описывать, изображать

    to give a portrait /a character/ - дать /нарисовать/ образ

    he gives the scenery of the country with much fidelity - он описывает пейзаж страны очень точно

    the text is enhanced by a number of plates, all of which are given detailed descriptions - интерес к тексту возрастает благодаря репродукциям, которые сопровождаются подробными описаниями

    10. (to) подставлять; протягивать

    she gave her face to the bright sunrays - она подставила лицо ярким лучам солнца

    he gave his hand to the visitor - он протянул руку посетителю [ср. тж. ♢ ]

    11. 1) отступить, отпрянуть
    2) уступать, соглашаться

    to give smb. the point - согласиться с кем-л. /уступить кому-л./ в данном вопросе

    I'll give you that! - а) ладно! в этом я с вами согласен!; б) это я за вами признаю!

    12. 1) подаваться, ослабевать

    she stopped, her knees giving - она остановилась, колени её подкосились

    2) быть эластичным, сгибаться, гнуться

    the rod gave but did not break - стержень согнулся, но не сломался

    the passengers gave to the motion of the ship - пассажиры приспособились к качке

    3) оседать, подаваться

    the floor of the summer-house gave and some of its boards broke - пол в беседке осел, и половицы кое-где проломились

    4) портиться, изнашиваться
    5) спец. коробиться, перекашиваться
    II А
    1. 1) давать ( имя)

    to give a child a name - называть ребёнка, давать ребёнку имя

    what name will you give him? - как вы его назовёте?

    the river gives its name to the province - своё название провинция получила от реки

    2) присваивать (звание, титул)
    2. 1) налагать ( наказание); выносить ( приговор)

    to give punishment - наказывать; налагать взыскание

    to give smb. six months' hard labour - приговорить кого-л. к шести месяцам каторжных работ

    the doctors gave him two years (to live) - врачи считали, что ему осталось жить два года

    2) отдавать, воздавать ( должное)

    to give smb. his due - отдавать кому-л. должное, воздавать кому-л. по заслугам

    he was given a standing ovation at the end - в конце все встали и устроили ему овацию

    3) давать (о возрасте, о времени)

    I can give him 15 - я могу дать ему пятнадцать (лет), он выглядит на пятнадцать

    how long do you give that marriage? - сколько, по-вашему, продлится этот брак?

    3. 1) отдавать, посвящать (время, жизнь)

    to give one's mind wholly to scientific research - полностью посвятить себя научным изысканиям

    he gave all his free time to golf - всё своё свободное время он посвящал игре в гольф /тратил на гольф, проводил за игрой в гольф/

    2) уделять ( внимание)

    to give one's attention to smth., smb. - уделять внимание чему-л., кому-л.

    she seemed to give most of her attention to the occupants of the adjoining box - казалось, (что) всё её внимание направлено на сидящих в соседней ложе

    3) предоставлять ( выбор)
    4. 1) устраивать (обед, вечер)

    he gave a very good party - он устроил у себя хорошую /весёлую/ вечеринку

    2) дать (концерт, спектакль); исполнять ( перед аудиторией)

    to give a concert [a performance] - дать концерт [спектакль]

    who will give us a song? - кто споёт нам?

    5. давать ( уроки); проводить ( занятия); прочитать ( лекцию)

    to give a lesson [a lecture] - дать урок [прочитать лекцию] [ср. тж. ♢ ]

    to give instruction in Latin - преподавать латынь [ср. тж. 6]

    6. отдавать (распоряжение и т. п.)

    to give orders - отдавать приказы, распоряжаться

    to give instructions - давать указания [ср. тж. 5]

    7. 1) причинять (беспокойство, неприятность)

    to give sorrow - печалить, огорчать

    I'm afraid he gave you a lot of trouble - боюсь, что он доставил вам массу хлопот

    it gave us much pain to listen to his words - больно было слушать его слова

    2) наносить (обиду, оскорбление)

    to give offence - нанести обиду; оскорбить

    3) доставлять ( удовольствие); давать ( удовлетворение)

    to give smb. a treat - а) угостить кого-л.; б) доставить удовольствие кому-л.

    8. 1) показывать, давать показания ( о приборах)

    the thermometer gives 25u00B0 in the shade - термометр показывает 25u00B0 в тени

    2) давать какие-л. результаты (об исследовании и т. п.)

    seventy-five divided by five gives fifteen - семьдесят пять, делённое на пять, - пятнадцать

    3) подавать ( пример)
    9. уступать (место, позиции)

    to give place to - а) уступать место; spring gave place to summer - на смену весне пришло лето; б) уступать первенство

    10. 1) провозглашать ( тост)

    I give you the King! - (я поднимаю свой бокал) за здоровье короля!

    I give you joy - возвыш. желаю вам счастья

    2) передавать ( в устной форме)

    to give regards /love/ to smb. - передавать привет кому-л.

    11. соединять ( с абонентом)

    he asked central to give him the long distance operator - он попросил станцию соединить его с телефонисткой междугородной линии

    give me Newtown 231 - соедините меня с номером двести тридцать один в Ньютауне, дайте мне Ньютаун двести тридцать один

    12. выходить (об окне, коридоре, доме и т. п.)
    13. высказывать ( свои соображения); аргументировать
    14. приписывать ( авторство)

    a sound argument for giving the painting to Rembrandt - убедительное доказательство того, что картина принадлежит Рембрандту

    15. заражать, передавать ( болезнь)

    one child can give measles to a whole class - один ребёнок может заразить корью весь класс

    16. передавать, вручать

    to give smb. into custody [into the hands /in charge/ of the police] - отдавать кого-л. под стражу [передавать кого-л. в руки /под надзор/ полиции]

    to give smth. in charge - отдать что-л. на сохранение

    to give smth. into smb.'s hands - передать что-л. в чьи-л. руки

    17. выдавать, отдавать замуж (уст. тж. give in marriage)
    II Б

    to be given to smth. предаваться чему-л.; отдаваться, посвящать себя чему-л.

    music was her only consolation and she was given to it wholly - музыка была её единственным утешением, и она целиком отдавалась ей

    to be given to luxury - любить роскошь; окружить себя роскошью

    III А

    to give rise to smth. - а) давать начало чему-л.; б) вызывать что-л., приводить к каким-л. результатам; в) давать повод к чему-л.

    to give birth - а) родить, породить; б) дать начало

    to give currency to smth. - пускать что-л. в обращение

    2) действие, соответствующее значению существительного:

    to give an answer /a reply/ - отвечать

    to give smb. effectual help - оказать кому-л. существенную помощь

    to give an oath - клясться, давать присягу

    to give notice - а) уведомлять; предупреждать; б) предупреждать о предстоящем увольнении

    to give thought to smth. - задуматься над чем-л.

    to give battle /fight/ - книжн. дать сражение /бой/

    to give a rebuff - книжн. давать отпор

    to give smb. a good scolding - дать кому-л. нагоняй

    to give smb. a thrashing /a dusting, a flopping, a flogging, a licking/ - избить /поколотить/ кого-л.

    3) единичный акт или кратковременное действие, соответствующее значению существительного:

    to give a cry /a shout/ - вскрикнуть

    to give a look /a glance/ - взглянуть

    to give a push [a pull] - толкнуть [потянуть]

    to give smb.'s hand a squeeze - пожать кому-л. руку

    ♢

    to give one's hand - жениться; выйти замуж [ср. тж. I 10]

    to give smb. a leg up - а) подсадить кого-л., помочь кому-л. взобраться; б) помочь кому-л. преодолеть трудности /препятствия/

    to give lip service - поддерживать, одобрять и т. п. на словах

    to give smb. good words - напутствовать кого-л. добрым словом

    to give smb. to understand - дать кому-л. понять

    to give points to - а) спорт. давать несколько очков вперёд; б) заткнуть за пояс; в) подсказать, намекнуть

    to give the case for [against] smth. - высказаться за что-л. [против чего-л.]

    to give fits - ругать; задать головомойку [см. тж. fit2 ♢ ]

    to give a lesson /a lecture/ to smb. - прочесть кому-л. нотацию; отчитать кого-л. [ср. тж. II А 5]

    to give it smb. hot /strong/ - задать кому-л. жару, взгреть кого-л.

    to give smb. hell - а) взгреть кого-л., задать перцу /жару/ кому-л., ругать кого-л. на чём свет стоит; б) наступать; атаковать

    to give smb. a piece of one's mind - высказаться напрямик; отчитать кого-л.

    to give smb. what for - всыпать кому-л. по первое число, задать кому-л. перцу

    to give ground - а) отступать; б) уступать; ослаблять ( усилие); в) обосновывать; давать основание

    to give tongue - а) подавать голос (о гончих, напавших на след); б) говорить громко, орать; высказываться

    to give a year or so either way - с возможным отклонением в год в ту или другую сторону

    to give a horse his head - опустить поводья, дать лошади самой выбирать дорогу

    to give line /head, rein/ - предоставлять свободу действий; не вмешиваться

    to give smb. a blank cheque - предоставить кому-л. свободу действий, дать кому-л. карт-бланш

    to give a good account of oneself - а) хорошо себя зарекомендовать; б) добиться хороших результатов

    to give smb. the mitten /the push/ - отказать жениху; оставить кого-л. с носом

    to give smb. the creeps /the jim-jams/ - нагнать страху на кого-л.; привести кого-л. в содрогание

    to give smb. rope - предоставить кому-л. свободу действий (для того, чтобы погубить и т. п.)

    to give (smb.) as good as one gets - платить (кому-л.) той же монетой, не оставаться (у кого-л.) в долгу

    what gives? - что нового?; что происходит?

    give or take - приблизительно, примерно; ≅ плюс-минус

    he will be here at nine give or take five minutes - он будет здесь в девять (часов) плюс-минус пять минут

    in this way I earn a hundred, give or take a tenner - таким путём я зарабатываю сотню плюс-минус десятку

    give me Mozart [Rembrandt, etc] every time! - по-моему, никто не может сравниться с Моцартом [с Рембрандтом и т. д.]

    II [gıv] уст. = gyve I

    НБАРС > give

  • 128 point

    1. [pɔınt] n
    I
    1. 1) точка

    interrogation [exclamation] point - амер. вопросительный [восклицательный] знак

    decimal point - точка, отделяющая десятичную дробь от целого числа ( соответствует запятой в русском языке)

    five point six (5.6) - пять целых и шесть десятых (5,6)

    2) мат. точка

    point target - воен. точечная цель

    point load - тех. сосредоточенная нагрузка

    point source - физ. точечный источник (излучения)

    3) физ. стадия, критическая точка; температура

    neutral point - нейтральная /нулевая/ точка

    freezing [boiling] point - точка /температура/ замерзания [кипения]

    4) спец. точка, отметка; точка деления ( шкалы)

    point of reference - геод. репер, отметка условного уровня

    the temperature has gone up two points - температура поднялась на два деления

    5) мор. румб

    cardinal point - страна света; главный румб

    7) след, отметина

    her sharp heels left points in the carpet - от её острых каблуков на ковре остались вмятины

    2. 1) место, пункт, точка

    point of departure - а) пункт отправления; б) исходная точка

    his point of departure is not clear - его отправная точка /исходная позиция/ неясна

    point of delivery - ком. а) место сдачи; б) место доставки

    point of draw - авт. заправочный пункт

    assembly /rallying/ point - место сбора; сборный пункт

    point fire - воен. сосредоточенный огонь

    to make one's point - охот. бежать прямо к намеченному месту (о собаках и т. п.)

    point of tenderness - мед. болезненная точка

    at all points - повсюду [см. тж. II 1, 1)]

    2) полицейский пост
    3. разг. станция; граница тарифного участка (на трамвайной, автобусной и т. п. линиях)
    4. 1) момент ( времени)

    turning point - а) поворотный пункт; б) кризис ( болезни)

    at this point he paused a few seconds - тут он остановился на несколько секунд

    when it came to the point, he refused his help - когда настало время (действовать), он отказался помочь

    2) порог; край; грань

    at /on/ the point of death - при смерти

    to be on /at, upon/ the point of doing smth. - собираться что-л. сделать

    to be on the point of departure - собраться /быть готовым/ уехать

    5. 1) спорт. очко

    point decision /verdict/ - присуждение победы по очкам (бокс, борьба)

    to give points to - а) давать несколько очков вперёд; he can give points to any opponent - любому противнику он может дать несколько очков вперёд; б) превзойти; ≅ за пояс заткнуть [ср. тж. ♢ ]

    to win [to loose] on points - победить [проиграть] по очкам (бокс, борьба)

    what points shall we play? - до какого счёта будем играть? [см. тж. 7)]

    he scored 20 points - он выиграл /набрал/ 20 очков

    he got 85 points out of a possible 100 - он набрал 85 очков из 100 возможных

    2) амер. единица, очко (при учёте количества прослушанных лекций, проделанных лабораторных работ и т. п.)
    3) талон; купон; единица продовольственной или промтоварной карточки ( в Англии во время второй мировой войны и в послевоенные годы)
    4) бирж. пункт

    ten points off [on] - скидка [надбавка] в десять пунктов

    5) полигр. пункт
    6) нужный результат, требуемое число ( при игре в кости)
    7) карт. очко

    what points shall we play? - по сколько будем играть? [см. тж. I 5, 1)]

    8) одно из 12-ти делений на доске для игры в триктрак
    6. 1) место принимающего игрока ( крикет)
    2) принимающий игрок ( крикет)
    7. 1) уровень, стандарт

    the highest point of splendour - высшая степень /предел/ роскоши

    2) степень, ступень

    frankness to the point of insult - откровенность, граничащая с оскорблением

    8. эл. точка присоединения потребляющего прибора; штепсельная розетка
    9. 1) пойнт (единица веса в ювелирном деле; = 0,01 карата)
    2) толщина бумаги (= 0,01 дюйма)
    10. редк. конец; заключение
    II
    1. 1) пункт; момент

    points in a speech - пункты речи /выступления/

    point by point - пункт за пунктом; по пунктам; подробно, детально

    point of order - вопрос по порядку ведения (собрания и т. п.), процедурный вопрос

    from point to point - уст. со всеми подробностями, во всех деталях

    at all points - а) по всем пунктам; б) во всех отношениях; [см. тж. I 2, 1)]

    points of defence - юр. возражения ответчика по иску

    we differ /disagree/ on these points - мы расходимся по этим пунктам

    2) вопрос, дело

    fine point - деталь, подробность; тонкость

    the main point is... - главное дело /-ый вопрос/ в том...

    a point of honour - вопрос чести (особ. при вызове на дуэль)

    a case in point - дело, относящееся к данному вопросу или обсуждаемой теме

    2. 1) главное, суть, смысл, «соль»

    off /away from, beside/ the point - не по существу, не на тему, некстати

    in point - подходящий, уместный

    the point of a joke - смысл /«соль»/ шутки

    I don't see the point - я не понимаю «соли»

    to come to the point - дойти до главного /до сути дела/

    keep /speak/ to the point! - ближе к делу!

    that's the point - вот в чём дело /суть/

    that's not the point - суть /дело/ не в этом

    2) мысль; позиция, точка зрения

    what's your point? - что вы думаете по этому поводу?

    I see /take/ your point - я понимаю вас; я вижу, что вы хотите сказать /куда вы клоните/

    he has a point there! - он здесь прав!

    3. цель, намерение

    to gain /to carry/ one's point - достичь цели, добиться своего

    what's your point in coming? - какова цель вашего прихода?

    I can't see the point of your writing to him - не понимаю, зачем вы ему пишете

    4. 1) отличительная, характерная черта

    weak point - слабое место, недостаток

    point of interest - интересная /любопытная/ особенность

    the good and bad points of a man - положительные и отрицательные черты характера

    2) стать, статья ( животного)
    3) pl экстерьер ( животного)
    5. 1) сила, мощь

    he writes with point - он сильно /здорово/ пишет

    2) колкость, язвительность
    6. 1) указывание

    he added with a smile and a point at his wife - добавил он, засмеявшись, и указал (пальцем) на жену

    2) намёк; совет, предложение

    points on getting a job - советы, как найти работу

    7. арх. сигнал
    III
    1. 1) кончик; остриё, острый конец; наконечник

    the point of a sword [of a spear, of a bayonet] - остриё шпаги [копья, штыка]

    the point of a knife [of a needle, of a pin] - кончик /остриё/ ножа [иголки, булавки]

    the point of the tongue [of the nose] - кончик языка [носа]

    to give a point to a pencil [tool] - очинить карандаш [заточить инструмент]

    2) кончик подбородка ( бокс)
    2. амер. (металлическое) перо
    3. мор. редька ( на конце троса)
    4. 1) штычок ледоруба ( альпинизм)
    2) зуб кошки ( альпинизм)
    5. 1) укол ( фехтование)
    2) воен. удар штыком
    6. мыс, выступающая морская коса; стрелка
    7. вершина ( горы)
    8. гравировальная игла, резец ( гравёра)
    9. ж.-д.
    2) обыкн. pl стрелочный перевод
    10. отросток оленьего рога
    11. охот.
    1) стойка

    to come to /to make/ a point - делать стойку

    2) прямой полёт вверх ( сокола)
    12. ист. шнурок с металлическими наконечниками ( заменявший пуговицы)
    13. воен. головной или тыльный дозор
    14. положение (пастуха) впереди стада
    15. 1) (игольное) кружево; кружево, вязанное на спицах
    2) стежок (на канве, холсте и т. п.)
    16. спорт. кросс
    17. положение на пуантах ( балет)
    18. эл. контактный прерыватель ( в двигателе автомашины)
    19. геральд. часть щита ( определяющая фигуру)

    ♢

    in point of - в отношении; что касается; по вопросу о

    in point of fact - в действительности, фактически

    to make a point of smth. - а) обратить особое внимание на что-л.; особо подчеркнуть важность чего-л., придавать чему-л. большое значение; б) тщательно рассмотреть что-л.; удостовериться, проследить; в) взять себе за правило

    point of no return - а) ав. критическая точка ( откуда самолёт не может вернуться на базу при наличном запасе топлива); б) критический, решающий момент; решение, отрезающее путь назад; бесповоротный шаг

    to pass the point of no return - ≅ перейти роковую черту

    at the swords' points - а) готовый к враждебным действиям; б) на ножах

    at the point of the sword - силой оружия; под давлением, под нажимом

    to come to points - обнажить шпаги, начать борьбу

    to strain /to stretch/ a point - не так строго соблюдать правила; делать большие уступки

    to score a point off /against/ smb. - а) переспорить кого-л.; б) посрамить кого-л.

    to give point to smth. - обострить что-л., придать остроту чему-л. [ср. тж. I 5, 1)]

    figures that give point to his argument - цифры, подтверждающие его правоту

    potatoes [bread] and point - ≅ картошка [хлеб] да вода - вот и вся еда

    2. [pɔınt] v
    1. 1) (обыкн. at, to) указывать, показывать (пальцем, рукой и т. п.; тж. point out)

    to point one's finger at an object - указывать пальцем на какой-л. предмет

    to point the finger of scorn at smb. - образн. показывать пальцем на кого-л., насмехаться над кем-л., презрительно о ком-л. отзываться

    to point to /out/ a door - указать на дверь

    the hands of the clock pointed to half past one - стрелки часов показывали половину второго

    2) (at) указывать (на кого-л.), выделять

    he was pointed at by all the mothers as an example of what a son should be - все матери ставили его в пример как образцового сына

    3) указывать (на что-л.), выделять (какой-л. предмет из группы других; часто point out)

    he pointed out the finest pictures to me - он показал мне самые лучшие картины

    point me out the thing you want - покажите, что вы хотите

    4) указывать, обращать (чьё-л.) внимание; отмечать, подчёркивать ( часто point out)

    he pointed out that there were certain formalities to be observed - он подчеркнул, что необходимо соблюсти некоторые формальности

    2. наводить, направлять ( оружие); прицеливаться, целиться

    to point a gun at smb. - прицелиться в кого-л.; навести /направить/ на кого-л. пистолет

    3. быть обращённым, направленным (в какую-л. сторону); смотреть

    the vane points to the north - флюгер повёрнут /смотрит/ на север

    4. (to) указывать, свидетельствовать, говорить (о чём-л.)

    all the evidence points to his guilt - все показания свидетельствуют о его виновности

    everything points to your being wrong - всё говорит о том, что вы неправы

    5. иметь целью, стремиться

    his actions pointed towards that result - его действия были направлены на достижение этой цели

    6. 1) (за)точить, заострить
    2) оживлять; заострять, придавать остроту (словам, выражениям; часто point up)

    to point up the necessity for caution - (ещё раз) подчеркнуть необходимость соблюдения осторожности

    he pointed everything he said with good examples - он иллюстрировал свою речь яркими примерами

    3) мор. обделывать конец «редькой»
    7. мед. созревать ( о нарыве)
    8. охот. делать стойку ( о собаке)
    9. стр. расшивать швы кирпичной или каменной кладки
    10. 1) ставить знаки препинания
    2) ставить точки (в стенографических знаках, в словах семитских языков)
    3) намечать что-л. точками
    4) муз. делать разметку ( на хоровой партитуре)
    5) делать паузы (в речи, при чтении)
    11. отделять десятичную дробь точкой (тж. point off)
    12. мор. идти крутой бейдевинд
    13. 1) (по)ставить ногу на пуанты
    2) танцевать на пуантах
    14. натаскивать, готовить кого-л. ( к соревнованиям)
    15. иск. переносить размеры с макета на камень ( просверливая отверстия требуемой глубины)
    16. рационировать, выдавать что-л. по карточкам
    17. с.-х. закапывать (навоз) в землю (тж. point in)
    18. метал. заострять, острить конец (прутка, катанки и т. п.)
    19. редк. вставлять белые волоски ( в мех)

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