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101 con
with( mezzo) bycon questo tempo in this weathercon tutto ciò for all thatavere con sé have with or on one* * *con prep.1 ( compagnia, unione) with: vieni con me?, are you coming with me?; lavora con il padre, he works with his father; vive a Torino ( insieme) con i genitori, she lives in Turin with her parents; dovunque vada, porta sempre i bambini con sé, wherever she goes, she always takes the children with her; tutti i giorni faceva la sua passeggiata col cane, every day he went for a walk with his dog; restate a cena con noi?, will you stay and have dinner with us?; viaggia sempre con molte valigie, she always travels with a lot of luggage; porta con te l'ombrello, minaccia di piovere, it looks like rain, so take your umbrella with you; si presentò con un grande fascio di giornali sotto il braccio, he turned up with a large wad of newspapers under his arm // mi dispiace, non ho denaro con me, I'm sorry I haven't any money on me2 ( relazione) with: litiga spesso con suo fratello, she argues a lot with her brother; ho avuto una lunga discussione con loro, I had a long discussion with them; essere in pace, in guerra con qlcu., to be at peace, at war with s.o.; va d'accordo con tutti, he gets on well with everyone; con noi si comporta sempre così, he always behaves like that with us; la nostra ditta è in rapporto d'affari con il Giappone e con la Cina, our firm has business dealings with Japan and China; non abbiamo più contatti con lui, we have lost touch with him; il latino ha molte affinità con il greco, Latin has much in common with Greek; hai problemi con il nuovo lavoro?, have you any problems with your new job?3 ( verso, nei riguardi di) to: sii buono con lui!, be kind to him! // non prendertela con me!, don't take it out on me!4 ( per indicare una qualità o una caratteristica) with: era un uomo con i capelli bianchi e con una lunga barba, he was a man with white hair and a long beard; una ragazza con gli occhi azzurri, a girl with blue eyes (o a blue-eyed girl); un cane con il pelo lungo, a dog with long hair (o a long-haired dog); una finestra con le persiane verdi, a window with green shutters; una camera con servizi, a room with bath; vivono in una bella casa con giardino, they live in a lovely house with a garden ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in questo significato si usa spesso la forma aggettivale5 ( modo) with: agì con grande coraggio, he acted with great courage; lo guardava con ammirazione, she gazed at him with admiration (o admiringly); trattare con cura, to handle with care; non hai lavorato con la dovuta attenzione, you haven't worked carefully enough (o with enough care); mi salutò con grandi sorrisi, she greeted me with a big smile; parla l'inglese con un forte accento americano, he speaks English with a strong American accent; con gli occhi chiusi, with one's eyes closed; con le mani giunte, with one's hands together; con le braccia incrociate, with one's arms crossed // pasta con il sugo, pasta with tomato sauce; risotto coi carciofi, risotto with artichokes; omelette col prosciutto, ham omelette ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, in questo significato si usa spesso la forma avverbiale6 ( mezzo) by; with: partire con l'aereo, la macchina, il treno, to leave by air, by car, by train; scrivere con la penna, la matita, to write with a pen, with a pencil; programmare col computer, to program with the computer; tieni il volante con tutt'e due le mani, hold the steering-wheel with both hands; il pedale della frizione si aziona con il piede sinistro, press the clutch pedal with your left foot; risponderò con un telex, I'll reply by telex; pagherò con un assegno, I'll pay by cheque; che intendi dire con ciò?, what do you mean by that?; il vino si fa con l'uva, wine is made with grapes; sono cose che s'imparano con l'esperienza, they are things you learn with experience // con l'aiuto di Dio, ce la faremo, we'll manage, with God's help7 ( causa) i ghiacciai si sciolgono con il calore dei raggi solari, glaciers melt with the heat of the sun; con il caldo, la carne si è guastata, the meat has gone bad with the heat; con quest'afa non si riesce a respirare, with this heat yon can't breathe; è stato a letto una settimana con l'influenza, he was in bed with flu for a week8 ( con valore temporale) with; in: preferirei partire col chiaro, I'd prefer to set out in the light; le rondini se ne vanno con i primi freddi, swallows migrate with the first sign of cold weather; con il mese di marzo, inizia l'ora legale, standard summertime begins in March; siamo arrivati con la pioggia, we arrived in the rain // con la tua venuta, sistemeremo la faccenda, we'll deal with the matter when you arrive // con l'andare del tempo, as time goes by9 ( con valore avversativo o concessivo) with; for: con quel colorito nessuno avrebbe detto che era ammalato, with that colour, no one would say he was ill; con tutti i suoi difetti, è una persona simpaticissima, he's a very likeable person, with (o for) all his faults; con tutto ciò, non mi sento di disapprovarlo, for all that, I can't bring myself to disapprove10 ( con valore consecutivo) to: con mia grande delusione, trovai che il treno era già partito, to my disappointment, I found the train had already left.* * *[kon]1) (in compagnia, presenza di)ballare, uscire, vivere con qcn. — to dance, go out, live with sb.
2) (in descrizioni) withuna ragazza con i capelli neri — a girl with black hair, a black-haired girl
3) (che coinvolge, riguarda)una discussione, un incontro con qcn. — a discussion, a meeting with sb.
sposarsi con qcn. — to get married to sb., to marry sb.
litigare con qcn. — to quarrel with sb.
4) (indicando un mezzo, un agente) withcolpire qcn. con qcs. — to hit sb. with sth.
5) (indicando il modo) withcon piacere, cura — with pleasure, care
con il pretesto di... — on the pretext of
9) (indicando la condizione) with••con questo caldo — in o with this heat
Note:La preposizione con si traduce quasi sempre con with quando indica: unione ( ballare con qualcuno = to dance with somebody; con la mia famiglia = with my family; caffè con una goccia di latte = coffee with a drop of milk), possesso ( la signora con il cappello nero = the lady with the black hat; una camicia con un grande colletto = a shirt with a large collar), relazione ( essere d'accordo con qualcuno = to agree with somebody; parlare con qualcuno = to talk with somebody), simultaneità ( alzarsi con il sole = to get up with the sun), opposizione ( battersi con qualcuno = to fight with somebody; essere in concorrenza con qualcuno = to be in competition with somebody) e mezzo ( con la forchetta = with a fork; con un bastone = with a stick). - Quando con ha valore di modo o maniera, si traduce spesso in inglese con l'avverbio corrispondente: con passione (= appassionatamente) = passionately; si noti tuttavia che con grande passione si traduce: with a lot of passion. Questo genere di espressioni, e altre quali con l'età, con gli anni etc., si trovano nel dizionario sotto il sostantivo in questione. - Quando con introduce mezzi di trasporto, si rende con by davanti a un mezzo generico ( con la macchina = by car; con il treno = by train; con l'autobus = by bus), mentre si usa in oppure on se il mezzo di trasporto è in qualche modo specificato ( con la mia macchina = in my car; con un autobus molto vecchio = in a very old bus; con l'elicottero del Presidente = in the President's helicopter; con il treno delle 9.45 = on the 9.45 train; con la mia moto = on my motor-bike). - Si notino espressioni idiomatiche quali con ogni probabilità = in all likelihood; con mia sorpresa = to my surprise; sposarsi con qualcuno = to get married to somebody. - Per altri esempi, usi particolari ed eccezioni, si veda la voce qui sotto. Sarà spesso utile consultare la voce relativa alla parola introdotta dalla preposizione; inoltre, la consultazione delle note lessicali poste in coda alla sezione italiano-inglese potrà risolvere particolari dubbi d'uso e di traduzione* * *con/kon/La preposizione con si traduce quasi sempre con with quando indica: unione ( ballare con qualcuno = to dance with somebody; con la mia famiglia = with my family; caffè con una goccia di latte = coffee with a drop of milk), possesso ( la signora con il cappello nero = the lady with the black hat; una camicia con un grande colletto = a shirt with a large collar), relazione ( essere d'accordo con qualcuno = to agree with somebody; parlare con qualcuno = to talk with somebody), simultaneità ( alzarsi con il sole = to get up with the sun), opposizione ( battersi con qualcuno = to fight with somebody; essere in concorrenza con qualcuno = to be in competition with somebody) e mezzo ( con la forchetta = with a fork; con un bastone = with a stick). - Quando con ha valore di modo o maniera, si traduce spesso in inglese con l'avverbio corrispondente: con passione (= appassionatamente) = passionately; si noti tuttavia che con grande passione si traduce: with a lot of passion. Questo genere di espressioni, e altre quali con l'età, con gli anni etc., si trovano nel dizionario sotto il sostantivo in questione. - Quando con introduce mezzi di trasporto, si rende con by davanti a un mezzo generico ( con la macchina = by car; con il treno = by train; con l'autobus = by bus), mentre si usa in oppure on se il mezzo di trasporto è in qualche modo specificato ( con la mia macchina = in my car; con un autobus molto vecchio = in a very old bus; con l'elicottero del Presidente = in the President's helicopter; con il treno delle 9.45 = on the 9.45 train; con la mia moto = on my motor-bike). - Si notino espressioni idiomatiche quali con ogni probabilità = in all likelihood; con mia sorpresa = to my surprise; sposarsi con qualcuno = to get married to somebody. - Per altri esempi, usi particolari ed eccezioni, si veda la voce qui sotto. Sarà spesso utile consultare la voce relativa alla parola introdotta dalla preposizione; inoltre, la consultazione delle note lessicali poste in coda alla sezione italiano-inglese potrà risolvere particolari dubbi d'uso e di traduzione.1 (in compagnia, presenza di) ballare, uscire, vivere con qcn. to dance, go out, live with sb.; porta un amico con te bring a friend with you2 (in descrizioni) with; una ragazza con i capelli neri a girl with black hair, a black-haired girl; il ragazzo con la gamba rotta the boy with the broken leg; una casa con vista sul mare a room with a sea view3 (che coinvolge, riguarda) una discussione, un incontro con qcn. a discussion, a meeting with sb.; sposarsi con qcn. to get married to sb., to marry sb.; il confine con il Belgio the border with Belgium; litigare con qcn. to quarrel with sb.; la guerra con la Germania the war with Germany4 (indicando un mezzo, un agente) with; colpire qcn. con qcs. to hit sb. with sth.; camminare con il bastone to walk with a stick; pagare con carta di credito to pay by credit card; arrivare con il treno to arrive by train5 (indicando il modo) with; con piacere, cura with pleasure, care; con mia grande gioia to my great joy; con il pretesto di... on the pretext of...6 (in relazione a) aumentare con il tempo to increase with time7 (indicando simultaneità) alzarsi con il (primo) sole to get up with the sun8 (interpretato da) Casablanca con Humphrey Bogart Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart; un film con De Niro a film featuring De Niro10 (seguito da un infinito) cominciò col dire che he started (off) by saying that; finì con l'ammettere il proprio torto he ended up admitting he was wrong. -
102 goccia
f (pl -cce) dropa goccia a goccia little by little* * *goccia s.f.1 drop: una goccia d'acqua, a drop of water; gocce di sudore, beads (o drops) of sweat; vuoi una goccia di whisky?, will you have a drop of whisky?; deve prendere dieci gocce al giorno per il cuore, he has to take ten drops every day for his heart; cadere a gocce, to fall in drops (o to drip) // a goccia a goccia, little by little: a goccia a goccia stiamo ultimando i lavori, little by little we are finishing off the work // fino all'ultima goccia, to the last drop // questa è la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso, (fig.) this is the last straw (that breaks the camel's back) // aveva la goccia al naso, his nose was running // è come una goccia nel mare, it is like a drop in the ocean (o in the bucket) // si assomigliano come due gocce d'acqua, they are as like as two peas (in a pod)2 (di pioggia) (rain)drop: sono cadute solo due gocce, only a few drops fell3 pl. (orecchini a goccia) drop-earrings4 pl. (arch.) guttae, drops.* * *1. 2.••la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso — the last o final straw
una goccia nel mare — a drop in the bucket o ocean
* * *gocciapl. -ce /'gott∫a, t∫e/I sostantivo f.drop; goccia d'acqua drop of water; goccia di sudore bead of sweat; goccia di pioggia raindrop; (a) goccia a goccia drop by drop; ieri è caduta qualche goccia there were a few spots of rain yesterday; orecchini a goccia drop-earringsII gocce f.pl.med. farm. dropsè stata la goccia che ha fatto traboccare il vaso that was the straw that broke the camel's back; la goccia che fa traboccare il vaso the last o final straw; assomigliarsi come due -ce d'acqua to be as like as two peas in a pod; una goccia nel mare a drop in the bucket o ocean; avere la goccia al naso to have a runny nose. -
103 pinta
f.1 spot.2 appearance (aspecto).tener pinta de algo to look o seem somethingtiene buena pinta it looks good3 pint (unidad de medida).4 graffiti (pintada). (Mexican Spanish)5 cative, pannus carateus.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pintar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pintar.* * *1 (mancha) dot2 (medida) pint■ ¡vaya una pinta que llevas con ese traje! you look dreadful in that suit!* * *noun f.1) aspect2) pint* * *ISF1) (=lunar) [gen] spot, dot; (Zool) spot, mark2) [de líquidos] drop, spot; [de lluvia] drop; (=bebida) * drop to drink3) * (=aspecto) appearancetener buena pinta — [persona] to look good, look well; [comida] to look good
tiene pinta de español — he looks Spanish, he looks like a Spaniard
¿qué pinta tiene? — what does he look like?
- estar a la pinta4) LAm (Zool) (=colorido) colouring, coloring (EEUU), coloration; (=característica) family characteristic, distinguishing mark6) (Naipes) spot ( indicating suit)¿a qué pinta? — what's trumps?, what suit are we in?
8) Cono Sur (Min) high-grade ore9)- hacer pintaIISF (=medida inglesa) pintIII* SM rogue* * *I1)a) (fam) ( aspecto)¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?
echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress
b) (Chi fam) ( vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfitponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)
2)a) ( en una tela) spot, dotb) (Zool) spot3) ( medida) pint4) (Méx fam) ( de la escuela)IIirse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)* * *2 = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex. And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex. In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.----* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.* * *I1)a) (fam) ( aspecto)¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? — where are you going looking like that?
echar or tirar (Andes) or hacer (RPl) — (fam) to impress
b) (Chi fam) ( vestimenta) clothes (pl), outfitponerse la pinta — (Andes fam) to put on one's glad rags (colloq)
2)a) ( en una tela) spot, dotb) (Zool) spot3) ( medida) pint4) (Méx fam) ( de la escuela)IIirse de pinta — to play hooky* (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) rogue (colloq)* * *pinta11 = stain.Nota: Mancha rojiza u ocre que aparece en el papel de los libros debido a la humedad.Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
pinta33 = pint.Ex: Two million fewer pints of beer are being sold every day than a year ago as a resul of the present economic crisis.
2 = rapscallion, rogue, rascal, look, scallywag [scalawag, -USA].Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.* estar hecho un pinta = be a bit of a lad.* * *A1 ( fam)(aspecto): ¡qué buena pinta tiene el pastel! the cake looks delicious o great!tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreigntiene pinta de delincuente he has a shady look about him ( colloq), he looks like a criminal¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?¡qué pinta(s) llevas! pareces un pordiosero just look at you! you look like a beggarse puso la chaqueta nueva para hacer pinta she put on her new jacket to show off o to impress ( colloq)salió en el auto del papá a tirar pinta he went out in his dad's car to impress everyone with itponerse la pinta ( Col fam); to put on one's glad rags ( colloq), to get dressed up to the nines ( colloq)B1 (en una tela) spot, dot2 ( Zool) spotC (medida) pintD( Méx fam) (de la escuela): irse de pinta to play hooky* ( esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) ( BrE colloq)* * *
Del verbo pintar: ( conjugate pintar)
pinta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pinta
pintar
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 (fam) ( aspecto) look;
tiene pinta de extranjero he looks foreign;
¿dónde vas con esa(s) pinta(s)? where are you going looking like that?;
echar or tirar (Andes) or (RPl) hacer pinta (fam) to impress
2 (en tela, animal) spot
3 ( medida) pint
4 (Méx fam) ( de la escuela):◊ irse de pinta to play hooky( conjugate hooky) (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)
pintar ( conjugate pintar) verbo transitivo
pinta algo al óleo to paint sth in oils
verbo intransitivo
1
2 ( en naipes) to be trumps
pintarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( maquillarse) to put on one's makeup;
pintase los ojos to put on eye makeup;
pintase las uñas to paint one's nails
pinta sustantivo femenino
1 fam (aspecto) look
2 (mancha, mota) dot, spot
3 (medida) pint
pintar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una superficie) to paint
2 (dibujar) to draw, sketch
3 (una situación) describe: me pintó su viaje con todo detalle, he described his trip in graphic detail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (un bolígrafo, etc) to write
2 (ser importante) to count: ella no pintaba nada allí, she was out of place there
3 (en juegos de naipes) to be trumps
' pinta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menda
English:
black
- come in
- half-pint
- look
- pint
- pt
- sleazy
- wash
- gill
- half
- hooky
- oil
- speckle
- truant
- wet
* * *♦ nf1. [lunar] spottiene buena pinta it looks good;ese cocido tiene muy buena pinta that stew looks delicious;¡menuda pinta tienes, todo lleno de barro! you look a real sight, all covered in mud!;Am RPser alguien en pinta to be the spitting image of sb3. [unidad de medida] pint♦ nmfUrug Fam [hombre] guy, Br bloke; [mujer] woman* * *f1 medida pint2 aspecto looks pl ;tener buena pinta fig look inviting;tener pinta de look like* * *pinta nf1) : dot, spot2) : pintlas peras tienen buena pinta: the pears look good* * *pinta n1. (mancha) spot2. (medida) pint -
104 polvo
m.1 dust.limpiar o quitar el polvo to do the dusting2 powder.en polvo powderedpolvos (de) picapica itching powderpolvos de talco talcum powder3 screw (very informal) (intercourse).¡qué polvo tiene! what a babe!4 grit dust.5 pulvis.6 sexual act, sexual intercourse, screw, shag.* * *1 (suciedad) dust2 (medicamento etc) powder3 tabú screw, fuck1 (para maquillar) face powder\echar un polvo tabú to screwhacer polvo a alguien familiar to shatter somebodylimpiar el polvo / quitar el polvo to dustpolvo eres y en polvo te convertirás dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou returnpolvos de talco talcum powder sing* * *noun m.1) dust2) powder3) fuck* * *SM1) [en el aire] dustlimpiar o quitar el polvo — to dust
hecho polvo * —
estoy hecho polvo — (=cansado) I'm shattered *, I'm knackered **; (=deprimido) I feel really down
limpio de polvo y paja —
ganó 50 millones, limpios de polvo y paja — he won 50 million in his hand
2) (Quím, Culin, Med) powder; [de tocador] face powderen polvo — [leche, canela, cocaína] powdered
polvo(s) de hornear, polvo(s) de levadura — baking powder sing
3) ** (=droga) snow **, coke *4) (=porción) pinch5) *** screw ***, shag ***echar un polvo — to have a screw o shag ***
* * *1)a) ( suciedad) dustlimpiar or quitar el polvo — to do the dusting, to dust
la casa está llena de polvo — the house is very dusty o full of dust
estar hecho polvo — ( agotado) to be all in (fam)
a él no le pasó nada pero el coche está hecho polvo — he was all right but the car is a wreck o (AmE) was totaled o (BrE) is a write-off (colloq)
la noticia los hizo polvo — they were stunned o shattered by the news (colloq)
morder el polvo — to bite the dust (colloq)
b) (Coc, Quím) powderviene entera o en polvo — you can buy it whole or ground o in powder form
c) polvos masculino plural ( en cosmética) face powder2) (vulg) ( acto sexual) fuck (vulg), screw (vulg)echar(se) un polvo — to have a screw (vulg), to ball (AmE sl)
* * *1)a) ( suciedad) dustlimpiar or quitar el polvo — to do the dusting, to dust
la casa está llena de polvo — the house is very dusty o full of dust
estar hecho polvo — ( agotado) to be all in (fam)
a él no le pasó nada pero el coche está hecho polvo — he was all right but the car is a wreck o (AmE) was totaled o (BrE) is a write-off (colloq)
la noticia los hizo polvo — they were stunned o shattered by the news (colloq)
morder el polvo — to bite the dust (colloq)
b) (Coc, Quím) powderviene entera o en polvo — you can buy it whole or ground o in powder form
c) polvos masculino plural ( en cosmética) face powder2) (vulg) ( acto sexual) fuck (vulg), screw (vulg)echar(se) un polvo — to have a screw (vulg), to ball (AmE sl)
* * *polvo11 = dust.Ex: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.
* acumular polvo = gather + dust, collect + dust.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.* convertirse en polvo = turn to + dust.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* hecho polvo = wrecked, dog tired.* libre de polvo = dust-free.* limpieza del polvo = dusting.* morder el polvo = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt, be kaput.* natillas en polvo = custard powder.* nube de polvo = cloud of dust, dust cloud.* oliendo a polvo = dust smelling.* polvo de estrellas = stardust.* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* quitar el polvo = dust.* remolino de polvo = dust cloud.* sacudir el polvo = dust.* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* tormenta de polvo = dust storm.* trapo del polvo = dust cloth, duster.polvo22 = powder.Ex: Next a carbon powder or toner is shaken over the selenium drum.
* ajo en polvo = garlic powder.* azúcar en polvo = powdered sugar.* en polvo = powdered.* hielo seco en polvo = dry ice powder.* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.* levadura en polvo = baking powder.* pintar en polvo = powder-coat.* polvos de talco = talcum powder, talcum.* polvo seco = dry powder.* proteínas en polvo = protein powder.* tabaco en polvo = snuff.polvo33 = fuck, screw.Ex: When he wan't looking she took his wallet and left after a good fuck with a hefty sum of money and some credit cards.
Ex: It sounds like you need to get laid -- you might feel better after a good screw.* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, screw, get + laid.* * *A1 (suciedad) dustlimpia or quita el polvo todos los días she does the dusting o she dusts every dayno le quitaste el polvo a la mesa you didn't dust the tablela casa está llena de polvo the house is very dusty o full of dustel polvo que levantaban los coches al pasar the dust raised by the cars as they passedhacer polvo algo/a algn ( fam): lleva dos días sin dormir y está hecha polvo she hasn't slept for two days so she's all in o ( AmE) she's pooped o ( BrE) she's shattered ( colloq)la noticia los hizo polvo they were stunned o shattered by the news ( colloq)a él no le pasó nada pero el coche está hecho polvo he was all right but the car is a wreck o ( AmE) was totaled o ( BrE) is a write-off ( colloq)limpio de polvo y paja cleardiez millones limpios de polvo y paja a clear ten millionmorder el polvo to bite the dust ( colloq)aquellos polvos traen estos lodos you're/we're suffering the consequences now, the chickens have come home to roost ( set phrase)viene en rama o en polvo you can buy it in sticks or ground o in powder formCompuestos:( arg); angel dust (sl)● polvo dental or dentífricotooth powder● polvo limpiador or de limpieza( Arg) scouring powdertooth powder● polvo(s) Royal®baking powdermpl face powdermpl rice powderbaking powdermpl itching powder* * *
polvo sustantivo masculino
limpiar or quitar el polvo to do the dusting, to dust;◊ estar hecho polvo ( agotado) to be all in (fam);
( deprimido) to be devastated;
( destruido) to be a wreckb) (Coc, Quím) powderc)
polvos de talco talcum powder, talc (colloq)
polvo sustantivo masculino
1 (de suciedad, tierra) dust: quítale el polvo a los libros, dust the books
2 (de una sustancia) powder: compré leche en polvo, I bought powdered milk
polvos de talco, talcum powder
3 vulgar fuck, screw
echar un polvo, to have a screw
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar hecho polvo, (cansado, agotado) fam to be knackered o beat
(abatido, triste) to be depressed
(roto, destruido) to be ruined
hacer polvo, to spoil, ruin: nos hizo polvo el verano, it ruined our summer
este trabajo me está haciendo polvo, this job is really knocking me out
morder el polvo, to bite the dust: le hizo morder el polvo, it overcame him
limpio de polvo y paja, clear: ganó dos millones limpios de polvo y paja, she earned two million net
' polvo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constancia
- gamuza
- levadura
- moler
- pelusa
- pelusilla
- posarse
- pulverizar
- remolino
- reposar
- trapo
- acumular
- asentar
- cacao
- canela
- carbonilla
- curry
- leche
- levantar
- limpio
- llenar
- lleno
- mota
- nube
- película
- sacudir
- tierra
- torbellino
English:
add in
- baking powder
- beat
- blink
- brush off
- chilli powder
- coat
- collect
- compact
- cosmic dust
- custard powder
- dried
- dust
- dusty
- film
- fine
- flick
- fuck
- gather
- gold dust
- kick up
- mask
- pie
- powder
- powdered
- raise
- screw
- settle
- shagged
- shake off
- shatter
- soap powder
- speck
- stir up
- suck
- sweep away
- trail
- whirl
- zonked
- baking
- chocolate
- creamer
- drinking
- eyeful
- gold
- grit
- icing
- powdery
- scouring
- soap
* * *polvo nm1. [en el aire] dust;quitar el polvo al televisor to dust the TVpolvo cósmico cosmic dust2. [de un producto] powder;leche en polvo powdered milk;canela en polvo ground cinnamonFam polvo de ángel angel dust; Am polvo de hornear baking powder;polvos (de) picapica itching powder;RP polvo Royal® baking powder;polvos de talco talcum powder3.polvos [maquillaje] powder;ponerse polvos to powder one's faceechar un polvo to have a screw, Br to have a shag;¡qué polvo tiene! what a babe!5. CompFam [muy deprimido] to be shattered o Br gutted; Famhacer polvo algo to smash sth;estos zapatos me están haciendo polvo los pies these shoes are killing my feet;el cambio de fecha me hace polvo the change of date is a bummer for me;Fam [deprimido] to be shattered o Br gutted; Fammorder el polvo to be humiliated;Famhacer morder el polvo a alguien to make sb eat dirt* * *mlimpiar oquitar el polvo dust;morder el polvo fam bite the dust fam ;hacer morder el polvo a alguien fam crush s.o., wipe the floor with s.o. fam3 fam:estar hecho polvo be all in fam4 vulg:echar un polvo have a screw vulg ;nada de polvos durante dos semanas no nooky vulg o sex for two weeks* * *polvo nm1) : dust2) : powder3) polvos nmpl: face powder4)polvos de hornear : baking powder5)vas a hacer polvo el reloj: you're going to destroy your watch* * *polvo n1. (suciedad) dust2. (comestible, medicina, etc) powderestar hecho polvo to be exhausted / to be shattered -
105 cuesta
f.slope, climb, grade.cuesta arriba uphillcuesta abajo downhilltrabajar los viernes se me hace muy cuesta arriba (informal figurative) I find working on Fridays heavy goingpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: costar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: costar.* * *1 (pendiente) slope\a cuestas on one's back, on one's shoulderscuesta abajo downhillcuesta arriba uphillhacérsele a uno algo cuesta arriba figurado to find something an uphill struggle, find something very difficultir cuesta abajo figurado to go downhillla cuesta de enero figurado the January squeeze* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=pendiente) hill, slopela cuesta de enero — period of financial stringency following Christmas spending
2)• a cuestas — on one's back
siempre va con su guitarra a cuestas — he always goes around with his guitar on his back o slung over his shoulder
se echa todas las responsabilidades a cuestas — she takes all the responsibilities on her own shoulders
* * *I1) ( pendiente)hacérsele muy cuesta arriba a alguien: se me hace muy cuesta arriba venderlo I'm finding it very difficult to sell it; ir cuesta abajo to go downhill; la cuesta de enero — January ( when people are traditionally short of money)
2)llevar algo a cuestas — to carry something on one's shoulders/back
IIecharse algo a cuestas — <carga/bulto> to put something on one's back; < problema> to burden oneself with something
* * *= slope, ascent.Ex. The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.----* cuesta abajo = downhill, down the hill.* cuesta arriba = uphill.* cuesta para tirarse con trineos = sled hill.* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.* * *I1) ( pendiente)hacérsele muy cuesta arriba a alguien: se me hace muy cuesta arriba venderlo I'm finding it very difficult to sell it; ir cuesta abajo to go downhill; la cuesta de enero — January ( when people are traditionally short of money)
2)llevar algo a cuestas — to carry something on one's shoulders/back
IIecharse algo a cuestas — <carga/bulto> to put something on one's back; < problema> to burden oneself with something
* * *= slope, ascent.Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.* cuesta abajo = downhill, down the hill.* cuesta arriba = uphill.* cuesta para tirarse con trineos = sled hill.* ir a cuestas de = piggyback [piggy-back].* ir cuesta abajo = go + downhill.* * *A(pendiente): íbamos cuesta arriba we were going uphilliba corriendo cuesta abajo y no pude parar I was running downhill and couldn't stopestacionar en cuesta to park on a hilldejé el coche en la cuesta I left the car on the hill/slopeuna cuesta muy pronunciada a very steep slopehacérsele muy cuesta arriba a algn: se me hace muy cuesta arriba trabajar con este calor I find it very difficult to work in this heat, it's an uphill struggle working in this heatir cuesta abajo «coche/corredor» to go downhill;«negocio» to go downhill, be on the skids ( colloq)Bno te eches los problemas ajenos a cuestas don't weigh yourself down o burden yourself with other people's problemsparece que llevas los problemas del mundo a cuestas you look as if you have the weight of the world on your shoulders* * *
Del verbo costar: ( conjugate costar)
cuesta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
costar
cuesta
costar ( conjugate costar) verbo transitivo
◊ ¿cuánto me cuestaá arreglarlo? how much will it cost to fix it?b) ( en perjuicios):
le costó el puesto it cost him his jobc) ( en esfuerzo):
cuesta abrirlo it's hard to open;
me cuesta trabajo creerlo I find it hard o difficult to believe
verbo intransitivo
b) ( resultar perjudicial):
c) ( resultar difícil):
no te cuesta nada intentarlo it won't do you any harm to give it a try;
la física le cuesta he finds physics difficult;
me costó dormirme I had trouble getting to sleep
cuesta sustantivo femenino
iba corriendo cuesta abajo I was running downhillb)◊ a cuestas: llevar algo a cuestas to carry sth on one's shoulders/back;
echarse algo a cuestas ‹carga/bulto› to put sth on one's back;
‹ problema› to burden oneself with sth
costar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un precio) to cost: ¿cuánto dinero te costó?, how much did it cost you?
2 (llevar tiempo) to take
3 (ser trabajoso) me cuesta hablar alemán, I find it difficult to speak German
nos costó mucho conseguir el empleo, it was really hard to get the job
♦ Locuciones: figurado te va a costar caro, you'll pay dearly for this
cueste lo que cueste, cost what it may
cuesta sustantivo femenino slope
cuesta abajo, downhill
cuesta arriba, uphill
♦ Locuciones: adverbio a cuestas, on one's back o shoulders
' cuesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aterrizar
- baja
- bajar
- bajo
- cala
- costar
- difícil
- disparate
- escarpada
- escarpado
- estercolar
- flete
- idea
- reaccionar
- su
- subida
- cuánto
- ida
- jadeante
- suave
- subir
- trabajo
- tranquilo
- zancada
English:
be
- come to
- come up
- descend
- down
- downhill
- downward
- easy
- grade
- gradient
- gripping
- incline
- job
- labour
- mount
- much
- slog
- slope
- steep
- struggle
- subscription
- trouble
- uphill
- what
- work
- a
- about
- do
- find
- free
- hard
- hill
- labor
- mix
- pelt
- plow
- price
- race
- rise
- roll
- up
* * *♦ nf[pendiente] slope;una calle/un camino en cuesta a street/road on a hill;cuesta arriba uphill;también Figcuesta abajo downhill;Famhacerse cuesta arriba: trabajar los viernes se me hace muy cuesta arriba I find working on Fridays heavy goingla cuesta de enero = lack of money in January due to Christmas spending♦ a cuestas loc advon one's back, over one's shoulders;tuvo que llevar los sacos a cuestas he had to carry the sacks on his back o over his shoulders;lleva a cuestas la enfermedad de su marido she has to bear the burden of her husband's illness* * *f slope;cuesta abajo downhill;cuesta arriba uphill;se me hace cuesta arriba levantarme a las 7 todos los días I find it very hard to get up at 7am every day;a cuestas on one’s back* * *cuesta nf1) : slopecuesta arriba: uphill2)a cuestas : on one's back* * *cuesta n slope -
106 desplazar
v.1 to move.desplazar algo/a alguien de to remove somebody/something from2 to take the place of (tomar el lugar de).3 to displace (Nautical).La tormenta desplazó al botecito The storm displaced the dinghy.El hule desplazó al cuero Rubber outmoded leather.* * *1 (mover) to move, shift2 MARÍTIMO to displace3 figurado (sustituir) to replace, take over from1 to travel* * *verb1) to displace2) move, shift* * *1. VT1) (=mover) [+ objeto] to move; [+ tropas] to transfer2) (=suplantar) to take the place oflas cámaras digitales no han conseguido desplazar a las convencionales — digital cameras have not taken the place of o superseded conventional ones
3) (Fís, Náut, Téc) to displace4) (Inform) to scroll2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) (mover, correr) to moveel choque desplazó el vehículo unos 20 metros — the impact moved o shunted the vehicle a distance of some 20 meters
c) (Náut) to displace2) (suplantar, relegar) < persona> to displace2.desplazar a algo: las computadoras han desplazado a las máquinas de escribir — typewriters have been superseded by word processors
desplazarse v pron1) (frml) (trasladarse, moverse) animal to move around; avión/barco to travel, go; persona to get around2) voto to swing, shift* * *= move over, displace, dislocate, move, dislodge, elbow out.Ex. The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.Ex. This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.Ex. This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.Ex. Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.Ex. The desire for a different today has elbowed out concern with a better tomorrow.----* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación = tab over to.* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.* desplazarse = move about, travel, travel + distance, cruise, get around, trek.* desplazarse a = get to.* desplazarse de... a... = move from... to....* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.* desplazarse diariamente entre dos lugares = commute.* desplazarse en helicóptero = helicopter.* desplazarse en pantalla = scroll.* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora = space over.* desplazarse en pantalla usando las teclas de desplazamiento hacia la derech = space over.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.* desplazarse hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwards.* desplazarse lentamente = drift.* desplazarse librevemente = roam (about/around).* desplazarse por = move through, navigate (through).* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) (mover, correr) to moveel choque desplazó el vehículo unos 20 metros — the impact moved o shunted the vehicle a distance of some 20 meters
c) (Náut) to displace2) (suplantar, relegar) < persona> to displace2.desplazar a algo: las computadoras han desplazado a las máquinas de escribir — typewriters have been superseded by word processors
desplazarse v pron1) (frml) (trasladarse, moverse) animal to move around; avión/barco to travel, go; persona to get around2) voto to swing, shift* * *= move over, displace, dislocate, move, dislodge, elbow out.Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.Ex: This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.Ex: Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.Ex: The desire for a different today has elbowed out concern with a better tomorrow.* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación = tab over to.* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.* desplazarse = move about, travel, travel + distance, cruise, get around, trek.* desplazarse a = get to.* desplazarse de... a... = move from... to....* desplazarse de un lugar a otro = move from + place to place.* desplazarse diariamente entre dos lugares = commute.* desplazarse en helicóptero = helicopter.* desplazarse en pantalla = scroll.* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora = space over.* desplazarse en pantalla usando las teclas de desplazamiento hacia la derech = space over.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* desplazarse hacia arriba = move up.* desplazarse hacia atrás = backtrack [back-track], draw back, move + backwards.* desplazarse lentamente = drift.* desplazarse librevemente = roam (about/around).* desplazarse por = move through, navigate (through).* * *desplazar [A4 ]vtA1 ( frml)(mover, correr): el aluvión desplazó todo lo que encontró a su paso the flood washed away everything in its path o carried everything before itchocó contra el vehículo estacionado, desplazándolo unos 20 metros it collided with the stationary vehicle, shunting o carrying o pushing it a distance of some 20 meters2 ( Fís) to displace3 ( Náut) to displace4 ( Inf) to scrolldesplaza el texto horizontalmente it scrolls the text horizontallyB (suplantar, relegar) desplazar A algo/algn:el avión desplazó al tren para los viajes más largos the airplane took over from o displaced the train for longer journeyslos procesadores de textos han desplazado a las máquinas de escribir typewriters have been superseded by word processors, word processors have taken the place of typewritersconsiguió desplazar a Soriano, convirtiéndose en cabecilla del grupo he succeeded in supplanting o ousting Soriano to become leader of the group, he succeeded in taking Soriano's place as leader of the groupse sintió desplazado por su nuevo hermanito he felt pushed out o he felt as if he had been supplanted by his baby brotherfue desplazado de su cargo he was removed from his post o was replacedA ( frml) (trasladarse, moverse) «animal» to move around, move from one place to another; «avión/barco» to travel, go; «persona» to travel, goB «voto» to swing, shift* * *
desplazar ( conjugate desplazar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml) (mover, correr) to move;
(Inf) to scroll
2 (suplantar, relegar) ‹ persona› to displace;
desplazar a algo to take the place of sth;
desplazarse verbo pronominal (frml) (trasladarse, moverse) [ animal] to move around;
[avión/barco] to travel, go;
[ persona] to get around
desplazar verbo transitivo
1 to displace
2 Inform to scroll
' desplazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empujar
- mover
English:
dislodge
- displace
* * *♦ vt1. [trasladar] to move (a to);desplazaron la sede de la empresa a otro edificio they moved the firm's headquarters to another building;desplazar algo/a alguien de to remove sth/sb from;el impacto lo desplazó por el aire unos metros the impact tossed him several metres through the air2. [tomar el lugar de] to take the place of;fue desplazado de su puesto por alguien más joven he was pushed out of his job by a younger person;la cerveza ha desplazado al vino como bebida más consumida beer has replaced wine as the most popular drink;el correo electrónico está desplazando al correo convencional electronic mail is taking over from conventional mail3. Fís to displace4. Náut to displace* * *v/t1 move2 ( suplantar) take over from* * *desplazar {21} vt1) : to replace, to displace2) trasladar: to move, to shift* * * -
107 przej|echać
pf — przej|eżdżać impf Ⅰ vt 1. (przemieścić się) to travel- wczoraj przejechał samochodem/rowerem/pociągiem 100 km yesterday he travelled 100 km by car/bicycle/train- przejechaliśmy konno ze wsi do pobliskiego miasta we travelled on horseback from the village to the nearby town- przejeżdżał kilkaset kilometrów dziennie he travelled several hundred kilometres every day- przejechaliśmy dziś szmat drogi od Warszawy we travelled a long way from Warsaw today- przejechał całą Europę he went a. travelled across Europe2. (przekroczyć) to pass through [skrzyżowanie, tunel]; to go across [most]- przejechać granicę państwa to cross the border a. frontier3. (minąć) to pass by- w drodze do pracy przejeżdża koło naszego domu on his way to work he passes by our house4. (rozjechać) to run over [osobę, zwierzę]- o mało nie przejechał go samochód he was very nearly run over by a carⅡ vi 1. (zmienić miejsce pobytu) to go- drogą co jakiś czas przejeżdżały ogromne ciężarówki every now and then huge lorries passed by a. were passing by a. swept past- z Krakowa przejechał do stolicy from Cracow he went to the capital2. (przesunąć) przejechać ściereczką/odkurzaczem po czymś to run a duster/vacuum cleaner over sth- przejechała grzebieniem po włosach a. przez włosy she ran a comb through her hair- przejechała po wargach jasną szminką she ran a. went over her lips with a pale lipstick- przejechał dłonią po lśniącej powierzchni he ran his hand over the shiny surface- przejechała palcem po spisie she ran her finger down the list- przejechać wzrokiem po kimś/po czymś to have a quick look at sth, to run one’s eye over sb/sth- przejechał wzrokiem po zebranych, szukając kogoś he ran his eye over the gathering in search of somebody- przejechała wzrokiem po wystawie sklepowej she took a quick look at the shop windowⅢ przejechać się — przejeżdżać się 1. (przemieścić się) to go on a ride- przejechali się do lasu they went on a ride to the forest- przejechał się rowerem kolegi he went for a ride on his friend’s bicycle2. pot. (oszukać się) przejechać się na czymś to come a cropper on sth pot.- przejechałem się, inwestując na giełdzie I came a cropper on the stock exchange- przejechała się na tej jego udawanej przyjaźni she fell for his show of friendship- na tym interesie można się tylko przejechać there’s nothing good you can say about this business■ przejechać kogoś a. komuś kijem/laską po twarzy/plecach a. przez twarz/plecy to hit sb with a stick across the face/back- przejechać się na tamten świat/na cmentarz pot. to kick the bucket pot.- przejechać się po kimś/czymś pot. to bash sb/sth pot.; to hammer sb/sth pot.; to pull sb/sth apart a. to pieces pot., to savage sb/sth pot.- krytycy zdrowo przejechali się po nowym filmie the critics pulled the new film to pieces- przejechać stację/przystanek to miss the station/stopThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > przej|echać
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2 [getroffen zijn door] have, be3 [in genoemde omstandigheden verkeren] have, be4 [(gevoelens) koesteren] have ⇒ be5 [beschikken over] have (got)6 [krijgen] have8 [met betrekking tot iets dat gedaan kan/moet worden] have9 [aantreffen] be, have11 [verdragen] stand, take12 [+ aan] [nut ondervinden van] be of use (to)♦voorbeelden:1 heb jij een auto? • have you got a car?ze heeft een boetiekje/reclamebureau • she has a boutique/an advertising agencyiemands hele hebben en houden • all someone's belongingsiets moeten hebben • need somethingiets willen hebben • want somethinghet heeft er veel van dat … • it looks very much as if …iets bij zich hebben • be carrying something, have something with oneiets vrolijks over zich hebben • make a cheerful impression, have a certain cheervan wie heeft hij dat? • who/where has he got that from?veel van iemand/iets hebben • look very much/be very like someone/somethingik heb het niet van mezelf • I haven't thought/dreamt that up myselfwat heb je? • what's the matter/wrong with you?wat heb je toch? • what's come over you?iets aan de voet hebben • have something wrong with one's foot/foot trouble3 ik hoop dat je mooi weer hebt • I hope you'll have good weather/the weather will be finehet koud/warm hebben • be cold/hothoe heb ik het nu met je? • what's up with you?ik wist niet hoe ik het had • I didn't know what to make of ithoe heb je het gehad? • did you have a good time?, how did you get on?hebben jullie wel eens wat met elkaar? • is there anything between you?hij heeft iets tegen mij • he has grudge against mehij heeft er niets op tegen • he has no objectionshoe wilt u het hebben? • how would you like it? 〈 bijvoorbeeld bij bank, met betrekking tot geld〉ze heeft het helemaal • she's really got itik heb al veel plezier gehad van mijn nieuwe p.c. • my new pc has given me a lot of pleasureik heb het • I've got itvan wie heb je dat? • who told/gave you that?ik heb nooit Spaans gehad • I've never learned Spanishik moet nog een tientje van hem hebben • he still owes me ten guilders〈 beledigend〉 wat moet je (van me) hebben? • what do you want (from me)?ik moet er niets van hebben • I want nothing to do with itdat heb je ervan • that's what you getzo, dat hebben we ook weer gehad • well, that's that(het) met iemand te doen hebben • be/feel sorry for someonedagelijks met iemand te doen hebben • see someone every daydaar heb je het al • I told you soje hebt/men heeft ook groene • there are/you get green ones as wellwat zullen we nu hebben • hey, what's this?(kijk eens) wie we daar hebben • look who's here!zo wil ik het hebben • that's how I want itiets (gedaan) willen hebben • want (to see) something donedaar heb ik je • (I've) got you thereik heb hem zover • I've managed to persuade himeen klap van heb ik jou daar • a stunning blow/mighty thump11 hij kan veel/niet veel hebben • he can take a lot, he can't take much〈 ironisch〉 nou, daar heb ik veel aan! • oh, a (fat) lot of good that will do menu weten we tenminste wat we aan elkaar hebben • at least now we know where we standwat heb je aan een mooie auto als je niet kunt rijden? • what's the use of a beautiful car if you can't drive?¶ 〈 sport〉 die had je makkelijk kunnen hebben • that one should have been yours 〈met betrekking tot bal terugslaan/stoppen enz.〉ik moest je net hebben • you're just the person I want/have been looking formoet je net Freek hebben • you can imagine Freek's reaction!iedereen heeft het erover • everybody's talking about ithij had het niet meer • it was all just too much for himwel heb ik ooit! • well, I never!ik heb het niet op hem • I don't like/trust himik zal het er met hem over hebben • I'll talk to him about itik weet niet waar je het over hebt • I don't know what you're talking aboutdaar heb ik het straks nog over • I'll come (back) to that later on/in a momentnu we het daar toch over hebben • now that you mention it …daar wil ik het nu niet over hebben • I won't go into that nowik heb het tegen jou • I'm talking to youiemand als vriend hebben • be friends with someoneII 〈 hulpwerkwoord〉1 [ter aanduiding van de voltooide tijd bij werkwoord] have♦voorbeelden:1 gelachen dat we hebben • did we have a laugh!had ik dat maar geweten • if (only) I had known (that)had dat maar gezegd • if only you'd told me (that)ik heb met hem op school gezeten • I went to school with himhij had gezwommen • he had been swimming -
109 menor
adj.1 smaller.2 younger, junior.3 minor, lesser.f. & m.minor (law) (child).m.1 minor, young man, youngster.2 minor, young girl.* * *► adjetivo3 (inferior) minor4 MÚSICA minor1 DERECHO minor\al por menor retailser menor de edad to be under agemenor de edad minortribunal de menores juvenile court* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.1) minor2) smaller, smallest3) lesser, least4) younger, youngest•* * *1. ADJ1) [comparativo]a) [de tamaño] smallerlos libros están ordenados de menor a mayor — the books are arranged by size, from small to large
b) [de cantidad] fewer, less•
menor que algo — less than sthc) [de importancia, tiempo]existe un menor control en las aduanas — customs controls are not as strict o tight as they were
d) [de edad] younger•
menor que algn — younger than sb•
ser menor de edad — to be under age; (Jur) to be a minordos jóvenes menores de edad se han escapado de su casa — two under-age youngsters have run away from home
e) (Mús) minorf) (Rel) [orden] minor2) [superlativo]a) [de tamaño] smallestb) [de cantidad] lowest, smallestel partido de menor asistencia de la liga — the match with the lowest o smallest attendance in the league
realizó la vuelta en el menor número de golpes — he finished the round in the lowest number of shots
c) [de importancia, tiempo] leastidea 4)no le doy la menor importancia — I don't attach the slightest o least importance to it
d) [de edad] youngesteste es Miguel, mi hijo menor — this is Miguel, my youngest son
2.SMF (=niño) child, minor frmlos menores deben ir acompañados — children who are under age o minors frm must be accompanied
•
apto/ no apto para menores — suitable/not suitable for (young) childrenapto para menores acompañados — (Cine) ≈ certificate PG
menor de edad — (Jur) minor
tribunal 1)los menores de edad — those who are under age, minors
3. SM1) (Com)2) Esp•
contar algo al por menor — to recount sth in detail* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de pequeño)en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree
un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage
X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)
sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before
b) ( superlativo de pequeño)2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo)¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?
b) ( superlativo)¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?
3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor4) (Mús) minor5) (Com)IIlos distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
masculino y femenino (Der) minor* * *I1)a) ( comparativo de pequeño)en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree
un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage
X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)
sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before
b) ( superlativo de pequeño)2) ( en edad)a) ( comparativo)¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?
b) ( superlativo)¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?
3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor4) (Mús) minor5) (Com)IIlos distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
masculino y femenino (Der) minor* * *el menor= least, theEx: Of these three connectors, 'and' focusses your search with the least precision since it retrieves all records that contain both words anywhere in the record.
menor11 = infant, juvenile, juvenile, minor.Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
Ex: The construction of the hypothesis, however, should be limited to such considerations as whether the subject heading list is designed to serve the adult or the juvenile user.Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.Ex: This new Act requires US libraries to block obscenity, child pornography and all material deemed harmful to minors on all computers used by minors.* abandono de menores = child neglect.* abuso de menores = child abuse.* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.* centro de menores = young offender institution.* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.* departamento de corrección de menores = department of corrections.* embarazo de menores = teenage pregnancy.* escuela de niños menores = infant school.* explotación de menores = child labour.* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.* manutención del menor = child maintenance.* manutención de menores = child support.* menor de edad = underage.* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.* no apto para menores = X-rated.* pensión de menores = child support.* protección de menores = child protection, child welfare.* sexo de menores = underage sex.* trabajo de menores = child labour.* tribunal de menores = juvenile court, minors' court.menor22 = minor, reduced, slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], low-key [low key], lesser, lower-key, diminished, low-keyed.Ex: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.
Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.Ex: After all, print technology can be represented by pencial, pen, type, laser output, and so forth, but the effect is lower-key.Ex: This volume comes at a time when increasingly frequent criticisms have been leveled at superpower nations for their diminished interest in problems in Africa.Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].* delito menor = petty offense, petty crime, minor offence.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* de menor impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* de venta al por menor = retail.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.* en menor cantidad = less copiously.* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.* en paños menores = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.* menor de + Número = fewer than + Número.* menor, el = least, the.* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.* paños menores = undies.* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.* ser menor = be less.* símbolo de menor-que (<) = left angled bracket (<), less-than sign (<).* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.* sin la menor idea = clueless.* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* vender al por menor = retail.* venta al por menor = retailing, retail trade.* ventas al por menor = retail sales.* * *Aun período de menor interés histórico que el anterior a period of less historical interest than the previous onenuestro poder adquisitivo es cada vez menor our purchasing power decreases every dayen menor medida to a lesser extent o degreeen mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent o degreealimentos de menor contenido calórico food which is lower in caloriesmenor QUE algo:un ingreso tres veces menor que el mío an income three times lower than mineun porcentaje de indecisos menor que el del último sondeo a lower o smaller percentage of don't knows than in the last pollesto sucede con menor frecuencia que antes this happens less often o less frequently than beforehaciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possibleeligió el de menor tamaño she chose the smallest one¿cuál es la menor de las islas Baleares? which is the smallest of the Balearic islands?1(comparativo): ¿tienes hermanas menores? do you have any younger sisters?menor QUE algn younger THAN sbes un año menor que yo she's a year younger than me2(superlativo): ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?mi hijo menor my youngest sonel menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boysC (secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minorsufrió lesiones de menor importancia she received minor injuriesD ( Mús) minorE ( Com):(al) por menor retail[ S ] venta (al) por menor retail saleslos distribuidores (al) por menor retail shops o outlets( Der) minor[ S ] película no apta para menores movie not suitable for under-18s, certificate 18Compuesto:masculine and feminine minorser menor de edad to be a minor, be underage* * *
menor adjetivo
1a) ( comparativo de
en menor medida/grado to a lesser extent o degree;
menor que algo lower than sth;
un ingreso menor que el mío an income lower than mineb) ( superlativo de◊ pequeño): el país con el menor número de parados the country with the lowest unemployment figures;
haciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possible;
el de menor tamaño the smallest one
2 ( en edad)
menor que algn younger than sbb) ( superlativo):◊ ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?;
el menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boys
3 ( secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minor;
4 (Mús) minor
5 (Com):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
película no apta para menores film not suitable for under-18s
menor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) smaller: una habitación menor que la mía, a room smaller than mine
(superlativo) smallest
el tamaño menor, the smallest size
2 (comparativo de grado) less: su alegría es menor que la mía, his happiness is less than mine
(superlativo) least, slightest: no tiene la menor idea, he hasn't the slightest idea
3 (comparativo de edad) younger: es menor de sesenta años, she is under sixty
es menor que mi prima, he's younger than my cousin
(superlativo) youngest
la menor de nosotras, the youngest of us
4 Mús minor
5 Com al por menor, retail
II mf Jur minor
' menor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- Asia
- caza
- edad
- efecto
- menos
- mínima
- mínimo
- osa
- re
- relevancia
- sol
- sombra
- trascendencia
- vender
- venta
- cazar
- compás
- de
- duda
- enfadado
- enfadar
- enojado
- enojar
- intención
- movimiento
- noción
English:
age
- Asia Minor
- barge in
- clue
- deaf
- doubt
- extent
- fact
- foggy
- guardian
- junior
- juvenile
- least
- lesser
- may
- minor
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanour
- retail
- retail sale
- retailing
- show
- under
- young
- magistrate
- marginal
- offender
- out
- rough
- slight
* * *♦ adj1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] smaller ( que than); [en edad] younger ( que than); [en importancia] less, lesser ( que than); [en número] lower ( que than);mi hermana menor my younger sister;es ocho años menor que yo he's eight years younger than me;reciben menor formación que nosotros they receive less training than us;en menor grado to a lesser extent;un menor número de víctimas a lower o smaller number of victims;una menor tasa de inflación a lower rate of inflation;apartamentos menores de 100 metros cuadrados Br flats o US apartments of less than o under 100 square metres;ayudas para empresarios menores de veinticinco años grants for businessmen (of) under twenty-five;sólo la menor parte de los encuestados estaba en contra only a minority of those interviewed were opposed;Matmenor que less than2. [superlativo][en edad] the youngest…; [en importancia] the slightest…; [en número] the lowest…;el/la menor… [en tamaño] the smallest…;la menor de las islas the smallest island, the smallest of the islands;la menor de todos nosotros/de la clase the youngest of all of us/in the class;la menor de las dos hermanas the younger of the two sisters;el menor ruido le molesta the slightest noise disturbs him;no creo que tenga el menor interés I don't think it's at all o the slightest bit interesting;no te preocupes, no tiene la menor importancia don't worry, it doesn't matter at all o in the least;no tengo la menor idea I haven't the slightest idea3. [intrascendente, secundario] minor;un problema menor a minor problemser menor de edad [para votar, conducir] to be under age;Der to be a minor5. Mús minor;en do menor in C minorvender algo al por menor to retail sth;puntos de venta al por menor retail outlets♦ nmf1. [superlativo]el/la menor [hijo, hermano] the youngestes una película no apta para menores this film has been classified as unsuitable for children;no apta para menores [en letrero] = unsuitable for childrenmenor de edad minor* * *I adjser menor de edad be a minor2 sup:el número menor the lowest number;no tengo la menor idea I don’t have the slightest ideami menor E minor4 COM:al por menor retailII m/f minor* * *menor adj3) : minor4)al por menor : retail5)ser menor de edad : to be a minor, to be underagemenor nmf: minor, juvenile* * *menor1 adj1. (comparativo menos grande) smaller2. (ningún) slightest3. (comparativo más joven) younger4. (superlativo más joven) youngestmenor2 n1. (más joven) youngest2. (menor de edad) minor -
110 promener
promener [pʀɔm(ə)ne]➭ TABLE 51. transitive verb2. reflexive verba. ( = aller en promenade) to go for a walk (or drive etc)• aller se promener to go for a walk (or drive etc)b. [pensées, regard, doigts] to wander* * *pʀɔmne
1.
1) ( faire sortir) to take [somebody] out [personne]va chez le boulanger, ça te promènera — (colloq) go to the baker's, it'll get you out
2) ( transporter) to carry
2.
se promener verbe pronominal ( à pied) to go for a walk; ( en voiture) to go for a drive; ( en bateau) to go out in a boat; (à bicyclette, à cheval) to go for a ridele dossier s'est promené (colloq) dans toute l'usine — the file did the rounds of the factory
* * *pʀɔm(ə)ne vt1) [personne, chien] to take for a walkCordelia promène son chien tous les jours. — Cordelia takes her dog for a walk every day.
2) (= porter) to carry aroundElle promène son appareil photo partout où elle va. — She carries her camera around with her everywhere.
3) (= faire arpenter) to trail roundElle m'a promené dans le magasin pendant une heure avant de se souvenir qu'ils ne vendaient plus cet article. — She trailed me around the shop for an hour before she realized they didn't sell the item any more.
4) fig, [doigts, regard]* * *promener verb table: leverA vtr1 ( faire sortir) to take [sb] out [enfant, personne]; to take [sth] out for a walk, to walk [chien, animal]; ( faire visiter) to show [sb] around [personne, visiteur]; il est sorti promener le chien he's taken the dog out for a walk; nous l'avons promené partout we took him all over the place; va chez le boulanger, ça te promènera go to the baker's, it'll get you out; il m'a promené dans toute l'usine avant de trouver le bon service he dragged me around the whole factory before finding the right department; le pianiste promenait ses mains sur le clavier the pianist's fingers flowed over the keyboard;2 ( transporter) to lug○ [valise, sac, pancarte, objet encombrant]; to carry [objet, parapluie, sac à main, carnet]; à 13 ans il promène encore son ours en peluche he's 13, but he still carries his teddy bear around with him; il promène sa tristesse/son ennui partout he carries his misery/his boredom around with him wherever he goes; promener son regard or œil sur qn/qch to cast an eye over sb/sth; promener une loupe sur qch to look over sth with a magnifying glass.B se promener vpr1 ( pour se distraire) ( à pied) to go for a walk; ( en voiture) to go for a drive; ( en bateau) to go out in a boat; (à bicyclette, à cheval) to go for a ride; nous sommes allés nous promener dans la vieille ville we went for a walk around the old town; ils sont partis se promener dans les bois they've gone (off) for a walk in the woods; le dossier s'est promené dans toute l'usine the file did the rounds of the factory.[prɔmne] verbe transitif1. [sortir - à pied] to take (out) for a walk ou stroll ; [ - en voiture] to take (out) for a drivej'ai passé le week-end à promener un ami étranger dans Paris I spent the weekend showing a foreign friend around Parispromener le chien to walk the dog, to take the dog for a walk2. (figuré) [emmener - personne][mentir à]3. [déplacer]a. [en jouant] to run one's fingers over the keysb. [pour le toucher] to finger the piano4. (soutenu) [traîner]promener son ennui/désespoir to go around looking bored/disconsolate5. [transporter] to take aroundses récits de voyage nous ont promenés dans le monde entier her travel stories have taken us all around the world————————se promener verbe pronominal intransitif1. [à pied] to go for a walk ou stroll[en voiture] to go for a drive[à bicyclette, à cheval] to go for a ride[en bateau] to go for a sailviens te promener avec moi come for ou on a walk with me2. [mains, regard]3. (familier) [traîner] -
111 גו
גֵּו, גֵּיו, גַּו, גַּוָּא,constr. גּוֹ, גּוֹא ch. same; 1) (= h. קֶרֶב) belly; innermost. Targ. Ex. 29:13; a. e. Targ. Prov. 26:24. Targ. O. Deut. 3:16 (h. text תּוֹךְ); a. fr.Sabb.152b לגַוֵּיה דביתא (insert וליזול) and go home. Cant. R. to IV, 8 like the hen דמנערא גפח מגווא קטמא (read מִגּוֹא) that shakes her wings off (rising) from between the ashes (Gen. R. s. 75 beg. מן קיטמא). Cant. R. to I, 7 יומא דהוה קאים בגַוֵּיה the day on which he stood, i. e. that every day; a. fr.Pl. גַּוַּיָּא. Targ. Prov. 20:27 (ed. Lag. גַּוַּיָּיה). 2) (with or without ב) among, amid; in, into. Targ. Ex. 14:22; a. fr.Y.Peah VIII, 20d bot. מן גּוֹא לפסא out of the pot. Ḥull.41a אית ליה שותפות בגַוָּהּ he owns a share in it. Ib. 48b קופא לגֵיו if the head of the pin is towards the inside. Lev. R. s. 12 את מפני מלגאו … מלבד pour thou out from inside (the hole), and I shall drink from outside. B. Mets.53b sq., v. בַּר I ch. a. חוּמְשָׁא.Pes.110b אתית לגו, אתית לגאו I have come among (you). Y.Keth.XII, 35b; Y.Kil.IX, 32c bot. גוא ארעאוכ׳ in a unclean land. Y. Keth. l. c.a> bot.; Y. Kil. l. c.b> bot. (גובני) גו בני in the bath-house. Y.Ned.IX, 41b bot. גו שמשא in the sun (in sunlight); a. v. fr. מן גו, מִגּוֹ, מִיגּוֹ because, in consequence of. Y.Taan.II, 65b, v. בּוּךְ. Y.Ber.I, 3b top מן גו דאינון ציבחר because they are brief.B. Mets.39b מיגו דמוקמינןוכ׳ since we have to appoint a guardian for Ib. 5b, a. fr. מ׳ דחשיד אממונאוכ׳ since he is suspected of wrong-doing in money matters, he is also suspected of swearing falsely; a. fr.Hence מִיגּוֹ, מִגּוֹ Miggo, 1) (= h. מִתּוֹךְ, Shebu.45b, and מֵאַחַר, v. אַחַר) a legal rule according to which a deponents statement is accepted as true on the ground that, if he had intended to tell a lie, he might have invented one more advantageous to his case (cmp. B. Bath.31a מה לו לשקר אי בעיוכ׳ why should he lie? If he wanted to lie, he might have said). Keth.16a התם מאי מ׳ איכא what miggo is there in that case, i. e. what choice did she have in inventing a statement, if she intended to tell a lie? Ib. מכדי האי מ׳ והאי מ׳וכ׳ since in this case there is the legal presumption of a miggo, and so is in the other, what is the difference between the one miggo and the other?; a. fr. 2) (cmp. אַגַּב) an action declared valid because one part of it was indisputably legitimate, or because the legal status required for its legitimacy might easily have been obtained. B. Mets.9b מ׳ דאי בעי מפקרוכ׳ since, if he wanted, he might have declared his possession public property, in which case he would have obtained the legal status of poverty entitling him to the corner of the field (פֵּאָה), and since (if he had resigned his property) he would have been entitled to take possession of the corner for himself, he has a right also to take possession of it in behalf of his neighbor. Ib. תרי מ׳ לא אמרינן two miggos cannot be accepted, i. e. two conditions required to make an action legitimate cannot be dispensed with. Ib. 8a Ned.88b; a. e. -
112 גיו
גֵּו, גֵּיו, גַּו, גַּוָּא,constr. גּוֹ, גּוֹא ch. same; 1) (= h. קֶרֶב) belly; innermost. Targ. Ex. 29:13; a. e. Targ. Prov. 26:24. Targ. O. Deut. 3:16 (h. text תּוֹךְ); a. fr.Sabb.152b לגַוֵּיה דביתא (insert וליזול) and go home. Cant. R. to IV, 8 like the hen דמנערא גפח מגווא קטמא (read מִגּוֹא) that shakes her wings off (rising) from between the ashes (Gen. R. s. 75 beg. מן קיטמא). Cant. R. to I, 7 יומא דהוה קאים בגַוֵּיה the day on which he stood, i. e. that every day; a. fr.Pl. גַּוַּיָּא. Targ. Prov. 20:27 (ed. Lag. גַּוַּיָּיה). 2) (with or without ב) among, amid; in, into. Targ. Ex. 14:22; a. fr.Y.Peah VIII, 20d bot. מן גּוֹא לפסא out of the pot. Ḥull.41a אית ליה שותפות בגַוָּהּ he owns a share in it. Ib. 48b קופא לגֵיו if the head of the pin is towards the inside. Lev. R. s. 12 את מפני מלגאו … מלבד pour thou out from inside (the hole), and I shall drink from outside. B. Mets.53b sq., v. בַּר I ch. a. חוּמְשָׁא.Pes.110b אתית לגו, אתית לגאו I have come among (you). Y.Keth.XII, 35b; Y.Kil.IX, 32c bot. גוא ארעאוכ׳ in a unclean land. Y. Keth. l. c.a> bot.; Y. Kil. l. c.b> bot. (גובני) גו בני in the bath-house. Y.Ned.IX, 41b bot. גו שמשא in the sun (in sunlight); a. v. fr. מן גו, מִגּוֹ, מִיגּוֹ because, in consequence of. Y.Taan.II, 65b, v. בּוּךְ. Y.Ber.I, 3b top מן גו דאינון ציבחר because they are brief.B. Mets.39b מיגו דמוקמינןוכ׳ since we have to appoint a guardian for Ib. 5b, a. fr. מ׳ דחשיד אממונאוכ׳ since he is suspected of wrong-doing in money matters, he is also suspected of swearing falsely; a. fr.Hence מִיגּוֹ, מִגּוֹ Miggo, 1) (= h. מִתּוֹךְ, Shebu.45b, and מֵאַחַר, v. אַחַר) a legal rule according to which a deponents statement is accepted as true on the ground that, if he had intended to tell a lie, he might have invented one more advantageous to his case (cmp. B. Bath.31a מה לו לשקר אי בעיוכ׳ why should he lie? If he wanted to lie, he might have said). Keth.16a התם מאי מ׳ איכא what miggo is there in that case, i. e. what choice did she have in inventing a statement, if she intended to tell a lie? Ib. מכדי האי מ׳ והאי מ׳וכ׳ since in this case there is the legal presumption of a miggo, and so is in the other, what is the difference between the one miggo and the other?; a. fr. 2) (cmp. אַגַּב) an action declared valid because one part of it was indisputably legitimate, or because the legal status required for its legitimacy might easily have been obtained. B. Mets.9b מ׳ דאי בעי מפקרוכ׳ since, if he wanted, he might have declared his possession public property, in which case he would have obtained the legal status of poverty entitling him to the corner of the field (פֵּאָה), and since (if he had resigned his property) he would have been entitled to take possession of the corner for himself, he has a right also to take possession of it in behalf of his neighbor. Ib. תרי מ׳ לא אמרינן two miggos cannot be accepted, i. e. two conditions required to make an action legitimate cannot be dispensed with. Ib. 8a Ned.88b; a. e. -
113 גֵּו
גֵּו, גֵּיו, גַּו, גַּוָּא,constr. גּוֹ, גּוֹא ch. same; 1) (= h. קֶרֶב) belly; innermost. Targ. Ex. 29:13; a. e. Targ. Prov. 26:24. Targ. O. Deut. 3:16 (h. text תּוֹךְ); a. fr.Sabb.152b לגַוֵּיה דביתא (insert וליזול) and go home. Cant. R. to IV, 8 like the hen דמנערא גפח מגווא קטמא (read מִגּוֹא) that shakes her wings off (rising) from between the ashes (Gen. R. s. 75 beg. מן קיטמא). Cant. R. to I, 7 יומא דהוה קאים בגַוֵּיה the day on which he stood, i. e. that every day; a. fr.Pl. גַּוַּיָּא. Targ. Prov. 20:27 (ed. Lag. גַּוַּיָּיה). 2) (with or without ב) among, amid; in, into. Targ. Ex. 14:22; a. fr.Y.Peah VIII, 20d bot. מן גּוֹא לפסא out of the pot. Ḥull.41a אית ליה שותפות בגַוָּהּ he owns a share in it. Ib. 48b קופא לגֵיו if the head of the pin is towards the inside. Lev. R. s. 12 את מפני מלגאו … מלבד pour thou out from inside (the hole), and I shall drink from outside. B. Mets.53b sq., v. בַּר I ch. a. חוּמְשָׁא.Pes.110b אתית לגו, אתית לגאו I have come among (you). Y.Keth.XII, 35b; Y.Kil.IX, 32c bot. גוא ארעאוכ׳ in a unclean land. Y. Keth. l. c.a> bot.; Y. Kil. l. c.b> bot. (גובני) גו בני in the bath-house. Y.Ned.IX, 41b bot. גו שמשא in the sun (in sunlight); a. v. fr. מן גו, מִגּוֹ, מִיגּוֹ because, in consequence of. Y.Taan.II, 65b, v. בּוּךְ. Y.Ber.I, 3b top מן גו דאינון ציבחר because they are brief.B. Mets.39b מיגו דמוקמינןוכ׳ since we have to appoint a guardian for Ib. 5b, a. fr. מ׳ דחשיד אממונאוכ׳ since he is suspected of wrong-doing in money matters, he is also suspected of swearing falsely; a. fr.Hence מִיגּוֹ, מִגּוֹ Miggo, 1) (= h. מִתּוֹךְ, Shebu.45b, and מֵאַחַר, v. אַחַר) a legal rule according to which a deponents statement is accepted as true on the ground that, if he had intended to tell a lie, he might have invented one more advantageous to his case (cmp. B. Bath.31a מה לו לשקר אי בעיוכ׳ why should he lie? If he wanted to lie, he might have said). Keth.16a התם מאי מ׳ איכא what miggo is there in that case, i. e. what choice did she have in inventing a statement, if she intended to tell a lie? Ib. מכדי האי מ׳ והאי מ׳וכ׳ since in this case there is the legal presumption of a miggo, and so is in the other, what is the difference between the one miggo and the other?; a. fr. 2) (cmp. אַגַּב) an action declared valid because one part of it was indisputably legitimate, or because the legal status required for its legitimacy might easily have been obtained. B. Mets.9b מ׳ דאי בעי מפקרוכ׳ since, if he wanted, he might have declared his possession public property, in which case he would have obtained the legal status of poverty entitling him to the corner of the field (פֵּאָה), and since (if he had resigned his property) he would have been entitled to take possession of the corner for himself, he has a right also to take possession of it in behalf of his neighbor. Ib. תרי מ׳ לא אמרינן two miggos cannot be accepted, i. e. two conditions required to make an action legitimate cannot be dispensed with. Ib. 8a Ned.88b; a. e. -
114 גֵּיו
גֵּו, גֵּיו, גַּו, גַּוָּא,constr. גּוֹ, גּוֹא ch. same; 1) (= h. קֶרֶב) belly; innermost. Targ. Ex. 29:13; a. e. Targ. Prov. 26:24. Targ. O. Deut. 3:16 (h. text תּוֹךְ); a. fr.Sabb.152b לגַוֵּיה דביתא (insert וליזול) and go home. Cant. R. to IV, 8 like the hen דמנערא גפח מגווא קטמא (read מִגּוֹא) that shakes her wings off (rising) from between the ashes (Gen. R. s. 75 beg. מן קיטמא). Cant. R. to I, 7 יומא דהוה קאים בגַוֵּיה the day on which he stood, i. e. that every day; a. fr.Pl. גַּוַּיָּא. Targ. Prov. 20:27 (ed. Lag. גַּוַּיָּיה). 2) (with or without ב) among, amid; in, into. Targ. Ex. 14:22; a. fr.Y.Peah VIII, 20d bot. מן גּוֹא לפסא out of the pot. Ḥull.41a אית ליה שותפות בגַוָּהּ he owns a share in it. Ib. 48b קופא לגֵיו if the head of the pin is towards the inside. Lev. R. s. 12 את מפני מלגאו … מלבד pour thou out from inside (the hole), and I shall drink from outside. B. Mets.53b sq., v. בַּר I ch. a. חוּמְשָׁא.Pes.110b אתית לגו, אתית לגאו I have come among (you). Y.Keth.XII, 35b; Y.Kil.IX, 32c bot. גוא ארעאוכ׳ in a unclean land. Y. Keth. l. c.a> bot.; Y. Kil. l. c.b> bot. (גובני) גו בני in the bath-house. Y.Ned.IX, 41b bot. גו שמשא in the sun (in sunlight); a. v. fr. מן גו, מִגּוֹ, מִיגּוֹ because, in consequence of. Y.Taan.II, 65b, v. בּוּךְ. Y.Ber.I, 3b top מן גו דאינון ציבחר because they are brief.B. Mets.39b מיגו דמוקמינןוכ׳ since we have to appoint a guardian for Ib. 5b, a. fr. מ׳ דחשיד אממונאוכ׳ since he is suspected of wrong-doing in money matters, he is also suspected of swearing falsely; a. fr.Hence מִיגּוֹ, מִגּוֹ Miggo, 1) (= h. מִתּוֹךְ, Shebu.45b, and מֵאַחַר, v. אַחַר) a legal rule according to which a deponents statement is accepted as true on the ground that, if he had intended to tell a lie, he might have invented one more advantageous to his case (cmp. B. Bath.31a מה לו לשקר אי בעיוכ׳ why should he lie? If he wanted to lie, he might have said). Keth.16a התם מאי מ׳ איכא what miggo is there in that case, i. e. what choice did she have in inventing a statement, if she intended to tell a lie? Ib. מכדי האי מ׳ והאי מ׳וכ׳ since in this case there is the legal presumption of a miggo, and so is in the other, what is the difference between the one miggo and the other?; a. fr. 2) (cmp. אַגַּב) an action declared valid because one part of it was indisputably legitimate, or because the legal status required for its legitimacy might easily have been obtained. B. Mets.9b מ׳ דאי בעי מפקרוכ׳ since, if he wanted, he might have declared his possession public property, in which case he would have obtained the legal status of poverty entitling him to the corner of the field (פֵּאָה), and since (if he had resigned his property) he would have been entitled to take possession of the corner for himself, he has a right also to take possession of it in behalf of his neighbor. Ib. תרי מ׳ לא אמרינן two miggos cannot be accepted, i. e. two conditions required to make an action legitimate cannot be dispensed with. Ib. 8a Ned.88b; a. e. -
115 גַּו
גֵּו, גֵּיו, גַּו, גַּוָּא,constr. גּוֹ, גּוֹא ch. same; 1) (= h. קֶרֶב) belly; innermost. Targ. Ex. 29:13; a. e. Targ. Prov. 26:24. Targ. O. Deut. 3:16 (h. text תּוֹךְ); a. fr.Sabb.152b לגַוֵּיה דביתא (insert וליזול) and go home. Cant. R. to IV, 8 like the hen דמנערא גפח מגווא קטמא (read מִגּוֹא) that shakes her wings off (rising) from between the ashes (Gen. R. s. 75 beg. מן קיטמא). Cant. R. to I, 7 יומא דהוה קאים בגַוֵּיה the day on which he stood, i. e. that every day; a. fr.Pl. גַּוַּיָּא. Targ. Prov. 20:27 (ed. Lag. גַּוַּיָּיה). 2) (with or without ב) among, amid; in, into. Targ. Ex. 14:22; a. fr.Y.Peah VIII, 20d bot. מן גּוֹא לפסא out of the pot. Ḥull.41a אית ליה שותפות בגַוָּהּ he owns a share in it. Ib. 48b קופא לגֵיו if the head of the pin is towards the inside. Lev. R. s. 12 את מפני מלגאו … מלבד pour thou out from inside (the hole), and I shall drink from outside. B. Mets.53b sq., v. בַּר I ch. a. חוּמְשָׁא.Pes.110b אתית לגו, אתית לגאו I have come among (you). Y.Keth.XII, 35b; Y.Kil.IX, 32c bot. גוא ארעאוכ׳ in a unclean land. Y. Keth. l. c.a> bot.; Y. Kil. l. c.b> bot. (גובני) גו בני in the bath-house. Y.Ned.IX, 41b bot. גו שמשא in the sun (in sunlight); a. v. fr. מן גו, מִגּוֹ, מִיגּוֹ because, in consequence of. Y.Taan.II, 65b, v. בּוּךְ. Y.Ber.I, 3b top מן גו דאינון ציבחר because they are brief.B. Mets.39b מיגו דמוקמינןוכ׳ since we have to appoint a guardian for Ib. 5b, a. fr. מ׳ דחשיד אממונאוכ׳ since he is suspected of wrong-doing in money matters, he is also suspected of swearing falsely; a. fr.Hence מִיגּוֹ, מִגּוֹ Miggo, 1) (= h. מִתּוֹךְ, Shebu.45b, and מֵאַחַר, v. אַחַר) a legal rule according to which a deponents statement is accepted as true on the ground that, if he had intended to tell a lie, he might have invented one more advantageous to his case (cmp. B. Bath.31a מה לו לשקר אי בעיוכ׳ why should he lie? If he wanted to lie, he might have said). Keth.16a התם מאי מ׳ איכא what miggo is there in that case, i. e. what choice did she have in inventing a statement, if she intended to tell a lie? Ib. מכדי האי מ׳ והאי מ׳וכ׳ since in this case there is the legal presumption of a miggo, and so is in the other, what is the difference between the one miggo and the other?; a. fr. 2) (cmp. אַגַּב) an action declared valid because one part of it was indisputably legitimate, or because the legal status required for its legitimacy might easily have been obtained. B. Mets.9b מ׳ דאי בעי מפקרוכ׳ since, if he wanted, he might have declared his possession public property, in which case he would have obtained the legal status of poverty entitling him to the corner of the field (פֵּאָה), and since (if he had resigned his property) he would have been entitled to take possession of the corner for himself, he has a right also to take possession of it in behalf of his neighbor. Ib. תרי מ׳ לא אמרינן two miggos cannot be accepted, i. e. two conditions required to make an action legitimate cannot be dispensed with. Ib. 8a Ned.88b; a. e. -
116 גַּוָּא
גֵּו, גֵּיו, גַּו, גַּוָּא,constr. גּוֹ, גּוֹא ch. same; 1) (= h. קֶרֶב) belly; innermost. Targ. Ex. 29:13; a. e. Targ. Prov. 26:24. Targ. O. Deut. 3:16 (h. text תּוֹךְ); a. fr.Sabb.152b לגַוֵּיה דביתא (insert וליזול) and go home. Cant. R. to IV, 8 like the hen דמנערא גפח מגווא קטמא (read מִגּוֹא) that shakes her wings off (rising) from between the ashes (Gen. R. s. 75 beg. מן קיטמא). Cant. R. to I, 7 יומא דהוה קאים בגַוֵּיה the day on which he stood, i. e. that every day; a. fr.Pl. גַּוַּיָּא. Targ. Prov. 20:27 (ed. Lag. גַּוַּיָּיה). 2) (with or without ב) among, amid; in, into. Targ. Ex. 14:22; a. fr.Y.Peah VIII, 20d bot. מן גּוֹא לפסא out of the pot. Ḥull.41a אית ליה שותפות בגַוָּהּ he owns a share in it. Ib. 48b קופא לגֵיו if the head of the pin is towards the inside. Lev. R. s. 12 את מפני מלגאו … מלבד pour thou out from inside (the hole), and I shall drink from outside. B. Mets.53b sq., v. בַּר I ch. a. חוּמְשָׁא.Pes.110b אתית לגו, אתית לגאו I have come among (you). Y.Keth.XII, 35b; Y.Kil.IX, 32c bot. גוא ארעאוכ׳ in a unclean land. Y. Keth. l. c.a> bot.; Y. Kil. l. c.b> bot. (גובני) גו בני in the bath-house. Y.Ned.IX, 41b bot. גו שמשא in the sun (in sunlight); a. v. fr. מן גו, מִגּוֹ, מִיגּוֹ because, in consequence of. Y.Taan.II, 65b, v. בּוּךְ. Y.Ber.I, 3b top מן גו דאינון ציבחר because they are brief.B. Mets.39b מיגו דמוקמינןוכ׳ since we have to appoint a guardian for Ib. 5b, a. fr. מ׳ דחשיד אממונאוכ׳ since he is suspected of wrong-doing in money matters, he is also suspected of swearing falsely; a. fr.Hence מִיגּוֹ, מִגּוֹ Miggo, 1) (= h. מִתּוֹךְ, Shebu.45b, and מֵאַחַר, v. אַחַר) a legal rule according to which a deponents statement is accepted as true on the ground that, if he had intended to tell a lie, he might have invented one more advantageous to his case (cmp. B. Bath.31a מה לו לשקר אי בעיוכ׳ why should he lie? If he wanted to lie, he might have said). Keth.16a התם מאי מ׳ איכא what miggo is there in that case, i. e. what choice did she have in inventing a statement, if she intended to tell a lie? Ib. מכדי האי מ׳ והאי מ׳וכ׳ since in this case there is the legal presumption of a miggo, and so is in the other, what is the difference between the one miggo and the other?; a. fr. 2) (cmp. אַגַּב) an action declared valid because one part of it was indisputably legitimate, or because the legal status required for its legitimacy might easily have been obtained. B. Mets.9b מ׳ דאי בעי מפקרוכ׳ since, if he wanted, he might have declared his possession public property, in which case he would have obtained the legal status of poverty entitling him to the corner of the field (פֵּאָה), and since (if he had resigned his property) he would have been entitled to take possession of the corner for himself, he has a right also to take possession of it in behalf of his neighbor. Ib. תרי מ׳ לא אמרינן two miggos cannot be accepted, i. e. two conditions required to make an action legitimate cannot be dispensed with. Ib. 8a Ned.88b; a. e. -
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שְׁבִיתָהf. (שָׁבַת) 1) resting, making a day station esp. over the Sabbath. Maasr. II, 3 עד שהוא מגיע למקום הש׳ until he reaches a place where he intends to rest, contrad. to לינה night lodging. Y. ib. 49d top, v. לִינָה.Esp. appointing a place to be the centre of Sabbath movements, Sabbath camp (from which one is allowed to walk two thousand cubits in every direction). Erub.IV, 7 מי שבא … שְׁבִיתָתִי תחתיו if one is on the road (on Friday) at nightfall, and recognizing a tree or a fence (at a distance) says, my Sabbath rest be under it; שביתתי בעיקרו my Sabbath camp be at its root. Ib. 8 שביתתי במקומי my Sabbath centre be where I am now. Ib. 45b חפצי הפקר קונין ש׳ objects which have no owner acquire a Sabbath centre of their own (and he who finds them has to be guided in carrying them by the place where he found them). Ib. חפצי הנכרי אינן קונין ש׳ objects belonging to a gentile have no Sabbath centre, i. e. if they come from outside on the Holy Day, the recipient may carry them the distances which he himself is permitted to walk; a. fr. 2) observing the Sabbath, abstention from labor. Sabb.XVI, 6 (121a) מפני שאין שְׁבִיתָתוֹ עליך Y. ed. (Mish. a. Bab. ed. עליהן, Ms. M. עלינו) because his (the gentiles) Sabbath rest is no concern of thine (of theirs, the Jews for whom he acts; of ours); ib. מפני ששביתתו עליך because his (the minors) observance of the Sabbath is thy (their, our) concern. Y. ib. V, 7b bot. שהוא מצוה על שְׁבִיתַת בהמתו כמוהו for man is commanded to let his cattle rest as well as himself. Y.Erub.III, 21a אינו יכול להביאו דרך ש׳ he cannot bring it home in a manner consistent with the observance of the Sabbath; a. fr. 3) = שְׁבוּת an act forbidden on the Sabbath by rabbinical law, but permissible in the Temple.Pl. שְׁבִיתוֹת. Ib. X, end, 26d (ref. to Mish. X, 11–15) משביתה אחת למדו ש׳ הרבה from the permissibility of one act, we learn the permissibility of many more, v. צַבְתָּא. -
118 שְׁבִיתָה
שְׁבִיתָהf. (שָׁבַת) 1) resting, making a day station esp. over the Sabbath. Maasr. II, 3 עד שהוא מגיע למקום הש׳ until he reaches a place where he intends to rest, contrad. to לינה night lodging. Y. ib. 49d top, v. לִינָה.Esp. appointing a place to be the centre of Sabbath movements, Sabbath camp (from which one is allowed to walk two thousand cubits in every direction). Erub.IV, 7 מי שבא … שְׁבִיתָתִי תחתיו if one is on the road (on Friday) at nightfall, and recognizing a tree or a fence (at a distance) says, my Sabbath rest be under it; שביתתי בעיקרו my Sabbath camp be at its root. Ib. 8 שביתתי במקומי my Sabbath centre be where I am now. Ib. 45b חפצי הפקר קונין ש׳ objects which have no owner acquire a Sabbath centre of their own (and he who finds them has to be guided in carrying them by the place where he found them). Ib. חפצי הנכרי אינן קונין ש׳ objects belonging to a gentile have no Sabbath centre, i. e. if they come from outside on the Holy Day, the recipient may carry them the distances which he himself is permitted to walk; a. fr. 2) observing the Sabbath, abstention from labor. Sabb.XVI, 6 (121a) מפני שאין שְׁבִיתָתוֹ עליך Y. ed. (Mish. a. Bab. ed. עליהן, Ms. M. עלינו) because his (the gentiles) Sabbath rest is no concern of thine (of theirs, the Jews for whom he acts; of ours); ib. מפני ששביתתו עליך because his (the minors) observance of the Sabbath is thy (their, our) concern. Y. ib. V, 7b bot. שהוא מצוה על שְׁבִיתַת בהמתו כמוהו for man is commanded to let his cattle rest as well as himself. Y.Erub.III, 21a אינו יכול להביאו דרך ש׳ he cannot bring it home in a manner consistent with the observance of the Sabbath; a. fr. 3) = שְׁבוּת an act forbidden on the Sabbath by rabbinical law, but permissible in the Temple.Pl. שְׁבִיתוֹת. Ib. X, end, 26d (ref. to Mish. X, 11–15) משביתה אחת למדו ש׳ הרבה from the permissibility of one act, we learn the permissibility of many more, v. צַבְתָּא. -
119 едва ли не...
• ЧУТЬ ЛИ HE...; ЕДВА ЛИ HE...[Particle; these forms only; foll. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP]=====1. Also: ЧУТЬ ЧТО HE... obs almost but not quite or entirely:- almost;- nearly;- practically;- virtually;- [in limited contexts] barely;- just about.♦ Их первую встречу (летом 56 года) Чернышевский спустя чуть ли не тридцать лет (когда писал и о Некрасове) вспоминал со знакомой нам уже детальностью... (Набоков 1). Their first meeting (summer 1856) was recalled almost thirty years later by Chemyshevski (when he also wrote about Nekrasov) with his familiar wealth of detail... (1a).♦...В те далёкие, незлопамятные времена чудеса происходили чуть ли не каждый день (Искандер 5)....In those far-off, forgiving times miracles took place nearly every day (5a).♦ Слава Голубев соскочил на перрон чуть ли не первым... (Чернёнок 2). Slava Golubyov was practically the first to jump down to the platform... (2a).♦ Он [Сталин] и теперь... представляет себя чуть ли не инициатором и вдохновителем ленинских решений (Рыбаков 2). Even now...he [Stalin] presented himself virtually as the initiator and inspirer of Lenin's decisions (2a).♦...Как-то так случилось, что с семьёй Ефима Петровича он расстался чуть ли не тринадцати лет, перейдя в одну из московских гимназий и на пансион к какому-то опытному и знаменитому тогда педагогу... (Достоевский 1)....It somehow happened that he parted from Yefim Petrovich's family when he was barely thirteen, passing on to one of the Moscow secondary schools and boarding with a certain experienced and then-famous pedagogue... (1a).♦ Собрание ленинградских писателей вёл приехавший из Москвы Константин Симонов... Был он в зените славы... Любимец публики и сталинский любимец, многократно осыпанный Сталинскими премиями и орденами. Да к тому же ещё чуть ли не герой войны (Войнович 1). [context transl] The meeting of the Leningrad writers was run by Konstantin Simonov, who had come from Moscow....He was at the height of his fame....The darling of the public as well as of Stalin, he had been heaped with prizes and decorations. And, on top of that, he was something of a war hero (1a).2. apparently, it seems:- possibly;- perhaps;- must [+ infin];-⇒ most likely.♦...Они возмечтали, что счастье принадлежит им по праву и что никто не в силах отнять его у них. Победа над Наполеоном ещё более утвердила их в этом мнении, и едва ли не в эту самую эпоху сложилась знаменитая пословица: шапками закидаем! - которая впоследствии долгое время служила девизом глуповских подвигов на поле брани (Салтыков-Щедрин 1) They started dreaming that happiness belonged to them by right and that no one had the power to take it away from them. The victory over Napoleon convinced them of this opinion still more firmly. The famous saying "It's in the bag!"-which afterwards served for a long time as the motto for Foolovian exploits on the field of battle - must have arisen in this period (1a).♦...Действительная причина его увольнения заключалась едва ли не в том, что он был когда-то в Гатчине истопником... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)....The real reason for his dismissal most likely lay in the fact that he had at one time been a stoker in Gatchina... (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва ли не...
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120 чуть ли не...
• ЧУТЬ ЛИ HE...; ЕДВА ЛИ HE...[Particle; these forms only; foll. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP]=====1. Also: ЧУТЬ ЧТО HE... obs almost but not quite or entirely:- almost;- nearly;- practically;- virtually;- [in limited contexts] barely;- just about.♦ Их первую встречу (летом 56 года) Чернышевский спустя чуть ли не тридцать лет (когда писал и о Некрасове) вспоминал со знакомой нам уже детальностью... (Набоков 1). Their first meeting (summer 1856) was recalled almost thirty years later by Chemyshevski (when he also wrote about Nekrasov) with his familiar wealth of detail... (1a).♦...В те далёкие, незлопамятные времена чудеса происходили чуть ли не каждый день (Искандер 5)....In those far-off, forgiving times miracles took place nearly every day (5a).♦ Слава Голубев соскочил на перрон чуть ли не первым... (Чернёнок 2). Slava Golubyov was practically the first to jump down to the platform... (2a).♦ Он [Сталин] и теперь... представляет себя чуть ли не инициатором и вдохновителем ленинских решений (Рыбаков 2). Even now...he [Stalin] presented himself virtually as the initiator and inspirer of Lenin's decisions (2a).♦...Как-то так случилось, что с семьёй Ефима Петровича он расстался чуть ли не тринадцати лет, перейдя в одну из московских гимназий и на пансион к какому-то опытному и знаменитому тогда педагогу... (Достоевский 1)....It somehow happened that he parted from Yefim Petrovich's family when he was barely thirteen, passing on to one of the Moscow secondary schools and boarding with a certain experienced and then-famous pedagogue... (1a).♦ Собрание ленинградских писателей вёл приехавший из Москвы Константин Симонов... Был он в зените славы... Любимец публики и сталинский любимец, многократно осыпанный Сталинскими премиями и орденами. Да к тому же ещё чуть ли не герой войны (Войнович 1). [context transl] The meeting of the Leningrad writers was run by Konstantin Simonov, who had come from Moscow....He was at the height of his fame....The darling of the public as well as of Stalin, he had been heaped with prizes and decorations. And, on top of that, he was something of a war hero (1a).2. apparently, it seems:- possibly;- perhaps;- must [+ infin];-⇒ most likely.♦...Они возмечтали, что счастье принадлежит им по праву и что никто не в силах отнять его у них. Победа над Наполеоном ещё более утвердила их в этом мнении, и едва ли не в эту самую эпоху сложилась знаменитая пословица: шапками закидаем! - которая впоследствии долгое время служила девизом глуповских подвигов на поле брани (Салтыков-Щедрин 1) They started dreaming that happiness belonged to them by right and that no one had the power to take it away from them. The victory over Napoleon convinced them of this opinion still more firmly. The famous saying "It's in the bag!"-which afterwards served for a long time as the motto for Foolovian exploits on the field of battle - must have arisen in this period (1a).♦...Действительная причина его увольнения заключалась едва ли не в том, что он был когда-то в Гатчине истопником... (Салтыков-Щедрин 1)....The real reason for his dismissal most likely lay in the fact that he had at one time been a stoker in Gatchina... (1b).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > чуть ли не...
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