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21 harto
adj.1 fed-up, satiate, glutted, up to one's ears.2 fed-up, disgruntled, browned-off, brassed off.adv.enough.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hartar.* * *► adjetivo1 (repleto) full, satiated3 desuso (bastante) enough\¡me tienes harto,-a! I'm fed up with you!¡ya estoy harto,-a! I'm fed up!, I'm sick and tired of it!————————► adverbio* * *(f. - harta)adj.1) full2) fed up* * *1. ADJ1) (=cansado) fed up *¡ya estamos hartos! — we've had enough!, we're fed up! *
¡me tienes harto! — I'm fed up with you! *
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estar harto de algo/algn — to be tired of sth/sb, be fed up with sth/sb *, be sick of sth/sb *estaban un poco hartos de tanta publicidad — they were a bit tired of all the publicity, they were a bit fed up with o sick of all the publicity *
está harto de su jefe — he's fed up with o sick of his boss *
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estar harto de hacer algo — to be tired of doing sth, be fed up of doing sth *, be sick of doing sth *está harto de no tener dinero — he's tired o fed up * o sick of * not having any money
estamos hartos de que lleguen siempre tarde — we're tired of o fed up with * o sick of * them arriving late
2) (=lleno)•
harto de algo — stuffed with sth *3) (=mucho)a) frmocurre con harta frecuencia — it happens very often o very frequently
b) LAm plenty of, a lot ofusaste harta harina — you used plenty of o a lot of flour
hartos chilenos — plenty of o a lot of Chileans
ha habido hartos accidentes — there have been a lot of o plenty of accidents
2. ADV1) [con adjetivo]a) frm very, extremelyuna tarea harto difícil — a very difficult task, an extremely difficult task
b) LAm very2) LAm [con adverbio] verylo sé harto bien — I know that very well o all too well
3) LAm [con verbo] a lot3.PRON LAm-¿queda leche? -sí, harta — "is there any milk left?" - "yes, lots"
* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) (cansado, aburrido) fed upme tienes harto con tantas exigencias — I'm sick o tired of all your demands
harto de algo/alguien — fed up with something/somebody, tired of something/somebody
harto de + inf — tired of -ing, fed up with -ing
estaba harta de que le dijeran eso — she was tired of o fed up with them telling her that
b) ( de comida) full2) (delante del n) ( mucho)a) (frml)b) (AmL exc RPl)II1) ( modificando un adjetivo)a) (frml) extremely, veryb) (AmL exc RPl) veryes harto mejor que el hermano — he's much o a lot better than his brother
2) ( modificando un verbo) (AmL exc RPl)III- ta pronombre (AmL exc RPl)¿tienes amigos allí? - sí, hartos! — do you have friends there? - yes, lots
* * *= fed up, jaded.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.Ex. He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages.----* estar harto = have had enough.* estar harto de = be all too familiar with, be sick and tired of.* harto de = sick of.* harto de comida = fullfed.* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) (cansado, aburrido) fed upme tienes harto con tantas exigencias — I'm sick o tired of all your demands
harto de algo/alguien — fed up with something/somebody, tired of something/somebody
harto de + inf — tired of -ing, fed up with -ing
estaba harta de que le dijeran eso — she was tired of o fed up with them telling her that
b) ( de comida) full2) (delante del n) ( mucho)a) (frml)b) (AmL exc RPl)II1) ( modificando un adjetivo)a) (frml) extremely, veryb) (AmL exc RPl) veryes harto mejor que el hermano — he's much o a lot better than his brother
2) ( modificando un verbo) (AmL exc RPl)III- ta pronombre (AmL exc RPl)¿tienes amigos allí? - sí, hartos! — do you have friends there? - yes, lots
* * *= fed up, jaded.Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
Ex: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages.* estar harto = have had enough.* estar harto de = be all too familiar with, be sick and tired of.* harto de = sick of.* harto de comida = fullfed.* * *A1 (cansado, aburrido) fed upme tienes harta con tantas exigencias I'm sick of o tired of o fed up with all your demands, I've had enough of your demands¡ya estoy harto! I've had enough!harto DE algo/algn fed up WITH sth/sb, tired OF sth/sb, sick OF sth/sb harto DE + INF tired OF -ING, fed up WITH -ING, sick OF -INGestoy harto de tener que repetirte todo I'm tired of o fed up with o sick of having to repeat everything I tell youharto DE QUE + SUBJ:estaba harta de que le dijeran lo que tenía que hacer she was tired of o fed up with o sick of them telling her what to doB ( delante del n) (mucho)1 ( frml):esto sucede con harta frecuencia this happens very frequentlytenían hartas ventajas they had many advantages2tiene hartas ganas de verte he really wants to see you, he's dying to see you ( colloq)había harta gente allí there were a lot of o ( colloq) loads of people there1 ( frml); extremely, veryuna doctrina harto peligrosa an extremely o a very o a highly dangerous doctrineuna tarea harto difícil an extremely o a very difficult task2 ( AmL exc RPl) verytiene una nariz harto grande she has a very big nosees harto mejor que el hermano he's much o a lot o ( colloq) miles better than his brotherpara serte harto franca to be quite frank with youB(modificando un verbo) ( AmL exc RPl): me gustó harto la película I really liked the movie, I thought the movie was great ( colloq)bailamos harto we danced a lotme divertí harto con él I had a great time with him¿tienes amigos allí? — ¡sí, hartos! do you have friends there? — yes, lots o loads ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo hartar: ( conjugate hartar)
harto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
hartó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
hartar
harto
hartar ( conjugate hartar) verbo transitivo
1 (cansar, fastidiar):
2 (fam) ( llenar): nos hartaban a or de sopa they fed us on nothing but soup;
hartarse verbo pronominal
1 (cansarse, aburrirse) to get fed up;
hartose de algo/algn to get tired o sick of sth/sb, get fed up with sth/sb;
hartose de hacer algo to get tired o sick of doing sth, get fed up with doing sth
2 ( llenarse): hartose (de algo) to gorge oneself (on sth), to stuff oneself (with sth) (colloq)
harto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
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harto de algo/algn fed up with sth/sb, tired of sth/sb;
harto de hacer algo tired of doing sth, fed up with doing sth;◊ estaba harta de que le dijeran eso she was tired of o fed up with them telling her that
2 ( delante del n) ( mucho) (AmL exc RPl):
tiene hartas ganas de verte he really wants to see you
■ pronombre (AmL exc RPl):
¿tienes amigos allí? — ¡sí, hartos! do you have friends there? — yes, lots
harto 2 adverbio
◊ es harto mejor que el hermano he's much o a lot better than his brotherb) ( modificando un verbo):
bailamos harto we danced a lot
hartar verbo transitivo
1 (molestar, cansar) to annoy: la escuché hasta que me hartó con tanto reproche, I listened to her until I got sick of hearing so much criticism
2 (saciar) to satiate
3 (dar en abundancia) to overwhelm [de, with]: me hartaron de comida, they made me eat too much
harto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de comida) full
2 (hastiado, aburrido) fed up: ¡me tiene harto!, I'm fed up with him!
estoy harto de decírtelo, I'm fed up with telling you
II adv frml (muy) very: es harto difícil que ganemos, it's going to be hard for us to win
' harto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahíta
- ahíto
- amargada
- amargado
- cansada
- cansado
- enferma
- enfermo
- frita
- frito
- harta
- hartar
- hartarse
- quemada
- quemado
- satisfecha
- satisfecho
- torear
- aburrido
- podrido
English:
brassed off
- cheese off
- enough
- fed
- fill
- play along
- sick
- tired
- weary
- dare
- ditto
- thing
- whole
* * *harto, -a♦ adj1. [de comida] full;estoy harto de dulces I've had enough sweet things;Esp Famni harto de vino: ése no ayuda a nadie ni harto de vino he wouldn't help you if you were drowning;no le dejaría mi coche ni harto de vino I wouldn't lend him my car in a million yearsestoy harto de repetirte que cierres la puerta I'm sick and tired of telling you to shut the door;me tiene harto con el piano I'm fed up of o with her and her piano;empiezo a estar un poco harto de sus quejas I'm starting to get rather tired of o fed up with his complaintstiene harto dinero she has a lot of o lots of money;de este aeropuerto salen hartos aviones a lot of o lots of planes fly from this airport♦ adves harto frecuente it's extremely common;el examen fue harto difícil the exam was extremely difficult[mucho] a lot, very much;es harto grande it's very o really big;nos cansamos harto we got really tired;te quiero harto I love you very much♦ pronAm salvo RP [mucho]¿tiene muchos muebles? – hartos does she have a lot of furniture? – yes, she's got loads;sabes harto que te quiero you know perfectly well that I love you* * *I adj1 fed up fam ;estar harto de algo be sick of sth fam, be fed up with sth fam2 ( lleno) full (up)3:había hartos pasteles there were cakes in abundanceme gusta harto L.Am. I like it a lot;hace harto frío L.Am. it’s very cold* * *harto adv: most, extremely, veryharto, -ta adj1) : full, satiated2) : fed up* * *harto adj1. (en general) fed up2. (de comida) full up -
22 golpe
m.1 blow (impacto).me di un golpe en la rodilla I banged my kneetengo un golpe en el brazo I've banged my armel coche tiene un golpe en la puerta the car door has a dent in itmoler a alguien a golpes to beat somebody upgolpe franco free kick2 blow (disgusto).3 raid, job (holdup).dar un golpe to do a job4 witticism (ocurrencia).5 shot.6 ictus.7 coup.8 pocket, hill drop.* * *1 blow, knock (puñetazo) punch3 figurado (desgracia) blow, misfortune4 (gracia) witticism, sally■ aunque parece serio tiene golpes muy buenos he may seem rather serious, but he's really good crack6 (militar) coup\a golpes by forceal primer golpe de vista at first glancede golpe / de golpe y porrazo suddenly, all of a suddende un golpe all at once, in one goerrar el golpe to missno dar golpe / no pegar ni golpe familiar not to lift a finger, not do a blessed thingparar el golpe to soften the blowgolpe bajo figurado punch below the beltgolpe de efecto dramatic movegolpe de Estado coup, coup d'étatgolpe de fortuna stroke of luckgolpe de gracia coup de grâcegolpe de mano surprise attackgolpe de vista quick glancegolpe franco (fútbol) free kickgolpe maestro masterstrokegolpe mortal death blow, fatal blow* * *noun m.1) blow2) knock3) stroke•- de golpe- golpe de estado* * *SM1) (=impacto) hit, knock; (=choque) shock, clash; (=encuentro) bump; [con un remo] stroke; [del corazón] beat, throbtras el golpe contra el muro tuvo que abandonar la carrera — after crashing into the wall he had to abandon the race
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dar un golpe, el coche de atrás nos dio un golpe — the car behind ran into us•
darse un golpe, se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he got a bump on his head, he banged his head•
errar el golpe — to fail in an attempt2) [dado por una persona a otra] blowle dio un golpe con un palo — he gave him a blow with his stick, he hit him with his stick
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a golpes, la emprendieron a golpes contra él — they began to beat him•
descargar golpes sobre algn — to rain blows on sbgolpe aplastante — crushing blow, knockout blow
golpe bien dado — hit, well-aimed blow
3) (Med) (=cardenal) bruise4) [en deportes] (Ftbl) kick; (Boxeo) [gen] blow; (=puñetazo) punchcon un total de 280 golpes — (Golf) with a total of 280 strokes
preparar el golpe — (Golf) to address the ball
golpe bajo — (Boxeo) low punch, punch below the belt
golpe de acercamiento — (Golf) approach shot
golpe de castigo — (Ftbl etc) penalty kick
golpe de martillo — (Tenis) smash
golpe de penalidad — (Golf) penalty stroke
golpe de salida — (Golf) drive, drive-off
golpe franco, golpe libre — (Ftbl) free kick
5) (Téc) stroke6) (=desgracia) blowmi ingreso en la cárcel fue un duro golpe para la familia — my imprisonment was a harsh blow to the family
ha sufrido un duro golpe — he has had a hard knock, he has suffered a severe blow
la policía ha asestado un duro golpe al narcotráfico — the police have dealt a serious blow to drug traffickers
7) (=sorpresa) surprise•
dar el golpe con algo — to cause a sensation with sth8) * (=atraco) job *, heist (EEUU)9) (=salida) witticism, sally¡qué golpe! — how very clever!, good one!
10) (Pol) coupgolpe de mano — rising, sudden attack
11) [otras expresiones]•
a golpe de, abrir paso a golpe de machete — to hack out a path with a machete•
al golpe — Caribe instantly•
de golpe, la puerta se abrió de golpe — the door flew open•
de un golpe — in one gogolpe de mar — heavy sea, surge
golpe de vista, al primer golpe de vista — at first glance
golpe maestro — master stroke, stroke of genius
12) (Cos) (=adorno) pocket flap; Col (=vuelta) facing13) Méx (=mazo) sledgehammer* * *1) (choque, impacto) knockcerró el libro de un golpe — she snapped o slammed the book shut
dio unos golpes en la mesa — he tapped on the table; ( más fuerte) he knocked on the table; ( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table
a golpe de — (Ven) around
de golpe — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( quizás) (Col fam) maybe, perhaps
la puerta se abrió/cerró de golpe — the door flew open/slammed shut
de golpe y porrazo — (fam) ( de repente) suddenly
de un golpe — ( de una vez) all at once; ( de un trago) in one go o gulp
2)a) ( al pegarle a alguien) blowle dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza — she hit him on the head
b) ( marca) bruise, mark4) (desgracia, contratiempo) blow5) (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq)6) (fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remarkdar el golpe con algo — (fam)
con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe — you'll be a sensation o a knockout in that outfit
•* * *1) (choque, impacto) knockcerró el libro de un golpe — she snapped o slammed the book shut
dio unos golpes en la mesa — he tapped on the table; ( más fuerte) he knocked on the table; ( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table
a golpe de — (Ven) around
de golpe — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( quizás) (Col fam) maybe, perhaps
la puerta se abrió/cerró de golpe — the door flew open/slammed shut
de golpe y porrazo — (fam) ( de repente) suddenly
de un golpe — ( de una vez) all at once; ( de un trago) in one go o gulp
2)a) ( al pegarle a alguien) blowle dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza — she hit him on the head
b) ( marca) bruise, mark4) (desgracia, contratiempo) blow5) (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq)6) (fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remarkdar el golpe con algo — (fam)
con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe — you'll be a sensation o a knockout in that outfit
•* * *golpe11 = punch, coup, blow, rap, knocking, beat, knock, swipe, hit, bang.Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: Nearly 1500 delegates from 67 countries attended the conference which was dominated by the 3 day coup designed to restore Communist party influence.Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.Ex: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.Ex: Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.Ex: After a few knocks, it was clear that no one was going to answer.Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.Ex: Nothing is more unrealistic that seeing the hero take in an unlikely number of hits without turning a hair.Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.* aguantar un golpe = take + a hit.* amortiguar el golpe = soften + the blow.* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* asestar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* asestar un golpe = give + a blow, bash, deal + a blow, strike + a blow.* asestar un golpe mortal = deal + the death blow.* atizar un golpe = deal + a blow.* cerrar de golpe = slam.* dar el golpe de gracia = administer + the coup de grace, deliver + the coup de grace.* dar golpes = pound.* darse golpes de pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.* darse golpes en el pecho = beat + Posesivo + breast.* dar un golpe = knock.* dar un golpe por detrás = rear-end.* de golpe = in one lump, all at once, all at once.* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* de un golpe = at one blow, at one whack, at one pull, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* duro golpe = cruel blow.* eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.* emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into, lay into.* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.* golpe de estado = coup d'etat, putsch.* golpe de gracia = coup de grace, kiss of death, killer blow, death blow.* golpe de mala suerte = stroke of misfortune.* golpe de suerte = stroke of luck.* golpe fuerte = whack.* golpe fulminante = crushing blow.* golpe mortal = mortal blow, killer blow, death blow.* golpe por detrás = rear end.* golpe seco = flop.* intento de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* introducir a golpes = hammer into.* quitar con un golpe = knock off.* recibir un golpe = take + a hit.* recobrarse de un golpe = lick + Posesivo + wounds.* sacar a golpes = punch out.* tentativa de golpe de estado = attempted coup, coup attempt.* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* todo de (un) golpe = all at once.* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* vivir sin dar golpe = live off + the fat of the land.golpe22 = witticism, witty remark, quip.Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.
Ex: Youll never be short on a witty remark with a database of almost 180000 jokes.Ex: His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.* * *A (choque, impacto) knockse dio un golpe contra la pared she banged o knocked into the wallme di un golpe en la cabeza I hit o banged my headte vas a pegar un golpe you'll hurt yourself¿ha recibido algún golpe en la cabeza? have you hit your head?, have you received a blow to the head? ( frml)cerró el libro de un golpe she snapped o slammed the book shutla ventana se cerró de un golpe the window slammed shutme dio un golpe en la espalda he slapped me on the backle di un golpecito en el hombro I tapped him on the shoulderdale un golpe a ver si se arregla hit it o bang it o give it a bang, that might make it workdio unos golpes en la mesa he tapped on the table; (más fuerte) he knocked on the table; (aún más fuerte) he banged on the tablenos dieron un golpe por detrás they ran into us from behind, they ran into the back of usse oían los golpes del martillo one could hear the hammeringde golpe (repentinamente) suddenly;no se lo puedes decir así, de golpe you can't just spring it on him o tell him suddenly like thates una decisión que no puede tomarse de golpe y porrazo it's not a decision that can be made on the spot o just like thatde un golpe (de una vez) all at oncese lo bebió de un golpe he drank it down in one go o gulpno dar or pegar (ni) golpe ( fam): ¡cómo va a aprobar, si no da ni golpe! how can he expect to pass, he never does a lick ( AmE) o ( BrE) stroke of work ( colloq)no pega ni golpe en casa he doesn't do a thing o lift a finger around the house ( colloq)a golpe de ratón ( Inf) at a mouse click, at the click of a mousetoda la programación a golpe de ratón the whole program at a mouse clickB1 (al pegarle a algn) blowle dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza she hit him on the headempezaron a darle golpes they started hitting hercasi lo matan a golpes they almost beat him to deathparece que no entienden sino a (los) golpes hitting them seems to be the only way to make them understandle asestó un golpe con el atizador he dealt o struck him a blow with the pokerme llevé un golpe en la cabeza I got a blow o I got hit on the headel golpe lo agarró de sorpresa the blow took him by surprisesiempre andan a golpes they're always fightinglo cogieron a golpes they beat him up2 (marca) bruise, marksigue en primer lugar con seis golpes bajo par she is still in first place at six (strokes) under parD (desgracia, contratiempo) blowfue un golpe durísimo it came as a terrible blowesta vez sí que ha acusado el golpe he's really taken it hard o taken a bad knock this time¿cuándo vamos a dar el golpe? when are we going to do the job?F ( fam) (ocurrencia, salida) funny o witty remark¡tiene cada golpe! he comes out with o makes some really witty remarks, some of the things he comes out with are so funny o wittyla película tiene unos golpes muy buenos the movie has some really funny moments in itdar el golpe ( fam): con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe you'll be a sensation o you'll look a knockout in that outfitCompuestos:(en boxeo) punch below the beltfue un golpe bajo mencionarlo delante de todos that was below the belt o a low trick mentioning it in front of everyoneadrenaline rush(insolación) sunstroke; (en la temperatura) corporal heatstrokepenaltysu dimisión no causó el golpe de efecto que esperaba his resignation did not create the dramatic effect he had hoped forcoup, coup d'étatstroke of luckcoup de grâcesudden attacklarge wavesunstrokestroke of luckchange of directioncoughing fitglance, look(en fútbol) free kick; (en hockey) free hitmasterstrokedeath blow, coup de grâcempl:darse golpes de pecho to beat one's breast, wear sackcloth and ashes* * *
golpe sustantivo masculino
1 (choque, impacto) knock;
darse un golpe contra algo to bang o knock into sth;
dio unos golpes en la mesa he tapped on the table;
( más fuerte) he knocked on the table;
( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table;◊ a golpe de (Ven) around;
de golpe (y porrazo) suddenly;
se abrió/cerró de golpe it flew open/slammed shut;
de un golpe ( de una vez) all at once;
( de un trago) in one go o gulp
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casi lo matan a golpes they almost beat him to death;
siempre andan a golpes they're always fighting
3 (Dep) stroke
4
b)
5 (fam) (atraco, timo) job (colloq);
6 (Pol) tb
golpe sustantivo masculino
1 (que se da o que da alguien) blow
(en una fruta) bruise
(en una puerta) knock
golpe (de Estado), coup (d'état)
golpe de suerte, stroke of luck
2 Auto bump
3 (contratiempo, disgusto) blow: ha sido un duro golpe para ella, it's been a great blow to her
4 (ocurrencia) witticism: en la comedia de ayer había unos golpes buenísimos, yesterday's comedy had a lot of funny lines
5 (robo) robbery
dar un golpe, to rob
6 (ataque) fit: le dio un golpe de tos y no pudo seguir hablando, he had a sudden coughing fit and couldn't continue talking
♦ Locuciones: no dar ni golpe, not to lift a finger
al primer golpe de vista, at a glance
de golpe, all of a sudden
golpe de efecto, a dramatic effect: su dimisión en aquel momento fue un tremendo golpe de efecto, his resignation at that time had a great impact
golpe de mar, large wave: un golpe de mar le tiró por la borda, a large wave washed him overboard
golpe de pecho, breast-beating: había mucho golpe de pecho pero a mí no me engañaron, there was a lot of breast-beating, but they couldn't fool me
' golpe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusar
- amoratada
- amoratado
- amortiguar
- arrear
- atizar
- azote
- batatazo
- bocanada
- cacharrazo
- canto
- cardenal
- choque
- codazo
- contundente
- descargar
- desviar
- dolerse
- encajar
- encima
- enérgica
- enérgico
- errar
- esquivar
- galleta
- herida
- hostia
- leche
- menuda
- menudo
- mollera
- nada
- palo
- panzada
- pedrada
- pelotazo
- producir
- recibir
- resentirse
- resistir
- ruda
- rudo
- seca
- seco
- señalada
- señalado
- sorda
- sordo
- tacada
- testarada
English:
absorb
- accurate
- avert
- bang
- bash
- blow
- bowl over
- break
- bump
- butt
- come round
- come to
- coup
- crack
- crushing
- deal
- death blow
- deliver
- dodge
- drive
- elude
- fell
- fend off
- flick
- follow through
- forehand
- glancing
- hard
- heavy
- hit
- hit back
- jab
- knock
- lash
- low
- lucky
- lump
- mark
- miss
- on
- pow
- punch
- rap
- shot
- sidestep
- slam
- slam to
- smack
- snap
- soften
* * *♦ nm1. [impacto] blow;[en puerta] knock; [entre coches] bump;se oyó un golpe en el piso de arriba something went bump upstairs;no le des tantos golpes a la fotocopiadora stop hitting o banging the photocopier like that;me di un golpe en la rodilla I banged my knee;la ventana estaba dando golpes the window was banging;el golpe me lo dieron cuando estaba detenido en un semáforo they hit me o bumped into me when I was stopped at a traffic light;el niño daba golpes en la pared the child was banging on the wall;darse golpes de pecho to beat one's breast;cerrar la puerta de golpe to slam the door;devolver un golpe to strike back;golpe seco thud;Famdar el golpe to cause a sensation, to be a hit;con ese vestido seguro que das el golpe en la fiesta in that dress, you're bound to be a hit at the party;Famde golpe suddenly;Famde golpe y porrazo without warning, just like that;de un golpe at one fell swoop, all at oncegolpe de efecto:hacer algo para dar un golpe de efecto to do sth for effect;golpe de fortuna stroke of luck;golpe de gracia coup de grâce;golpe maestro masterstroke;golpe de mar huge wave;golpe de suerte stroke of luck;Fig golpe de timón change of course;golpe de tos coughing fit;golpe de viento gust of wind;golpe de vista glance;al primer golpe de vista at a glance2. [bofetada] smack;[puñetazo, en boxeo] punch;a golpes by force;Fig in fits and starts;moler a alguien a golpes to beat sb upgolpe bajo blow below the belt;fue un golpe bajo that was a bit below the belt3. [de corazón] beat;los golpes de su corazón her heartbeatel coche tiene un golpe en la puerta the car door has a dent in it5. [en tenis, golf] shot;dos golpes por encima/debajo two shots ahead/behind;dos golpes bajo par two under pargolpe de castigo [en rugby] penalty;golpe franco free kick;golpe liftado [en tenis] topspin drive;golpe de penalización [en golf] penalty stroke;golpe de salida [en golf] tee shot, drive;golpe de talón back heel6. [disgusto] blow;la muerte de su madre fue un golpe muy duro para ella her mother's death hit her very hard7. [atraco] raid, job, US heist;dar un golpe to do a jobgolpe de mano surprise attack;golpe de palacio palace coup9. [ocurrencia] witticism;¡tienes unos golpes buenísimos! you really come out with some witty remarks!10. [pestillo] spring lock♦ a golpe de loc prep[a base de] through, by dint of;aprenderá a golpe de fracasos he'll learn from his mistakes;a golpe de talonario: no se puede crear un equipo a golpe de talonario you can't just build a team by throwing money at it;salió de la cárcel a golpe de talonario he used his wealth to buy his way out of prison♦ al golpe loc advCuba instantly* * *m1 knock, blow;un duro golpe fig a heavy blow;no da golpe fam she doesn’t do a thing, she doesn’t lift a finger2:de golpe suddenly;de golpe y porrazo suddenly* * *golpe nm1) : blowcaerle a golpes a alguien: to give someone a beating2) : knock3)de golpe : suddenly4)de un golpe : all at once, in one fell swoop5)golpe de estado : coup, coup d'etat6)golpe de suerte : stroke of luck* * *golpe n1. (choque) blow2. (ruido) knock / bang3. (desgracia) blowde un golpe all at once / in one gono dar golpe not to do a thing / to be bone idle -
23 rush
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verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) precipitarse, lanzarse, correr, ir rápidamente
2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) abalanzamiento, ímpetu2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) prisa, urgencia•
II
noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.)rush1 n prisawhat's all the rush? ¿por qué tanta prisa?rush2 vb correr / apresurarsetr[rʌʃ]1 (plant) junco————————tr[rʌʃ]1 prisa■ the train doesn't leave until six, there's no rush el tren no sale hasta las seis, no hay prisa2 (movement) movimiento impetuoso, avance nombre masculino impetuoso1 (hurry - person) apresurar, dar prisa a, meter prisa a; (- job etc) hacer demasiado deprisa■ if you rush your work, you'll make mistakes si trabajas demasiado deprisa, cometerás errores2 (send quickly) enviar urgentemente, mandar urgentemente; (take quickly) llevar rápidamente■ medical supplies were rushed to the war zone material médico fue enviado urgentemente a la zona de guerra3 (attack) abalanzarse sobre, arremeter contra4 familiar cobrar■ how much did they rush you for that? ¿cuánto te cobraron por eso?1 ir deprisa, precipitarse, apresurarse■ don't rush! ¡no vayas tan deprisa!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be rushed off one's feet ir de culoto rush into something hacer algo precipitadamenterush job trabajo urgente■ it was a bit of a rush job, I'm afraid me temo que lo hice deprisa y corriendorush ['rʌʃ] vi: correr, ir de prisato rush around: correr de un lado a otroto rush off: irse corriendorush vt1) hurry: apresurar, apurar2) attack: abalanzarse sobre, asaltarrush adj: urgenterush n1) haste: prisa f, apuro m2) surge: ráfaga f (de aire), torrente m (de aguas), avalancha f (de gente)3) demand: demanda fa rush on sugar: una gran demanda para el azúcar4) : carga f (en futbol americano)5) : junco m (planta)n.• prisa s.f.v.• lanzarse v.• precipitar v.rʌʃ
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1)a) ( haste) (no pl) prisa f, apuro m (AmL)in all the rush, I forgot my umbrella — con la prisa or (AmL) con el apuro, se me olvidó el paraguas
what's (all) the rush? — ¿qué prisa or (AmL tb) qué apuro hay?
I'm in a rush — tengo prisa, ando or estoy apurado (AmL)
b) c ( movement)d) c ( burst of activity)there's a mad rush on to meet the deadline — estamos trabajando como locos tratando de terminar a tiempo (fam)
the Christmas rush — el gran movimiento del período de las fiestas de fin de año en los comercios
2) c u ( Bot) junco m
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a) ( hurry) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)there's no need to rush — no hay prisa, no hay apuro (AmL)
don't rush! — con calma!, despacio!
she rushed through the first course — se comió el primer plato a todo correr or a la(s) carrera(s)
b) ( run) (+ adv compl)she rushed in/out — entró/salió corriendo
to rush around o (BrE also) about — ir* de acá para allá, correr de un lado para otro
just a minute: don't rush off! — espera un minuto, no salgas corriendo
c) (surge, flow)blood rushed to his face — ( from embarrassment) se puso colorado; ( from anger) se le subió la sangre a la cabeza
2.
vta) \<\<job/preparation\>\> hacer* a todo correr or a la(s) carrera(s), hacer* deprisa y corriendo; \<\<person\>\> meterle prisa a, apurar (AmL)to rush somebody INTO something/-ING: I don't want to be rushed into (making) a decision no quiero que me hagan tomar una decisión precipitada; I'm a bit rushed at the moment — en este momento estoy muy ocupado
b) (send, take hastily)she was rushed to hospital — la trasladaron (frml) or llevaron rápidamente al hospital
Phrasal Verbs:
I [rʌʃ]1.N (Bot) junco m2.CPDrush basket N — cesto m de mimbre
rush light N — vela f de junco
rush matting N — estera f, esterilla f
II [rʌʃ]1. N1) (=act of rushing)•
there was a rush for the door — se precipitaron todos hacia la puerta•
the gold rush — la fiebre del oro•
two were injured in the rush — hubo dos heridos en el tumulto•
the annual rush to the beaches — la desbandada de todos los años hacia las playas2) (=hurry) prisa f, apuro m (LAm)what's all the rush about? — ¿por qué tanta prisa?
we had a rush to get it ready — tuvimos que darnos prisa or (LAm) apurarnos para tenerlo listo
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is there any rush for this? — ¿corre prisa esto?•
it got lost in the rush — con el ajetreo se perdióI'm in a rush — tengo prisa or (LAm) apuro
I did it in a rush — lo hice deprisa, lo hice muy apurada (LAm)
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he's in no rush — no tiene prisa alguna or (LAm) apuro ninguno3) (=current, torrent)4) (Comm) demanda f•
the Christmas rush — la actividad frenética de las Navidades•
a rush for tickets — una enorme demanda de entradas•
there has been a rush on suntan lotion — ha habido una enorme demanda de crema bronceadora5) (US) (Ftbl) carga f6) rushes (Cine) primeras pruebas fpl2. VT1) [+ person] meter prisa a, apurar (LAm)don't rush me! — ¡no me metas prisa!, ¡no me apures! (LAm)
I hate being rushed — no aguanto que me metan prisa, no aguanto que me apuren (LAm)
•
to rush sb into (doing) sth, she knew he was trying to rush her into a decision — sabía que trataba de meterle prisa or (LAm) apurarla para que se decidieradon't be rushed into signing anything — no dejes que te hagan firmar deprisa y corriendo, no dejes que te metan prisa or (LAm) que te apuren para firmar
•
we were rushed off our feet — estábamos hasta arriba de trabajo *2) [+ work, job] hacer con mucha prisa or a la carrera3) (=carry, take)please rush me my free copy — por favor, mándenme la copia gratuita tan pronto como puedan
4) (=attack) [+ building, enemy positions] asaltar, atacar; [+ opponent, barrier, stage] abalanzarse sobre5) * (=charge) soplar *, clavar **3. VI1) (=run)•
everyone rushed to the windows — todos corrieron or se precipitaron hacia las ventanas2) (=hurry)don't rush! — ¡con calma!
I was rushing to finish it — me daba prisa or (LAm) me estaba apurando por terminarlo
headlong•
the train went rushing into the tunnel — el tren entró en el túnel a toda velocidad4.CPDrush hour traffic — tráfico m de hora punta or (LAm) de hora pico
rush job N — (=urgent) trabajo m urgente; (=too hurried) trabajo m hecho deprisa y corriendo
rush order N — pedido m urgente
- rush at- rush in- rush off- rush out- rush up* * *[rʌʃ]
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1)a) ( haste) (no pl) prisa f, apuro m (AmL)in all the rush, I forgot my umbrella — con la prisa or (AmL) con el apuro, se me olvidó el paraguas
what's (all) the rush? — ¿qué prisa or (AmL tb) qué apuro hay?
I'm in a rush — tengo prisa, ando or estoy apurado (AmL)
b) c ( movement)d) c ( burst of activity)there's a mad rush on to meet the deadline — estamos trabajando como locos tratando de terminar a tiempo (fam)
the Christmas rush — el gran movimiento del período de las fiestas de fin de año en los comercios
2) c u ( Bot) junco m
II
1.
a) ( hurry) darse* prisa, apurarse (AmL)there's no need to rush — no hay prisa, no hay apuro (AmL)
don't rush! — con calma!, despacio!
she rushed through the first course — se comió el primer plato a todo correr or a la(s) carrera(s)
b) ( run) (+ adv compl)she rushed in/out — entró/salió corriendo
to rush around o (BrE also) about — ir* de acá para allá, correr de un lado para otro
just a minute: don't rush off! — espera un minuto, no salgas corriendo
c) (surge, flow)blood rushed to his face — ( from embarrassment) se puso colorado; ( from anger) se le subió la sangre a la cabeza
2.
vta) \<\<job/preparation\>\> hacer* a todo correr or a la(s) carrera(s), hacer* deprisa y corriendo; \<\<person\>\> meterle prisa a, apurar (AmL)to rush somebody INTO something/-ING: I don't want to be rushed into (making) a decision no quiero que me hagan tomar una decisión precipitada; I'm a bit rushed at the moment — en este momento estoy muy ocupado
b) (send, take hastily)she was rushed to hospital — la trasladaron (frml) or llevaron rápidamente al hospital
Phrasal Verbs: -
24 FYRIR
* * *prep.I. with dat.1) before, in front of (ok vóru fyrir honum borin merkin);fyrir dyrum, before the door;2) before one, in one’s presence;hón nefndist fyrir þeim Gunnhildr, she told them that her name was G.;3) for;hann lét ryðja fyrir þeim búðina, he had the booth cleared for them, for their reception;4) before one, in one’s way;fjörðr varð fyrir þeim, they came to a fjord;sitja fyrir e-m, to lie in wait for one;5) naut. term. before, off;liggja fyrir bryggjum, to lie off the piers;fyrir Humru-mynni, off the Humber;6) before, at the head of, over;vera fyrir liði, to be over the troops;vera fyrir máli, to lead the case;sitja fyrir svörum, to undertake the defence;7) of time, ago;fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago;fyrir stundu, a while ago;fyrir löngu, long ago;vera fyrir e-u, to forebode (of a dream);8) before, above, superior to;Hálfdan svarti var fyrir þeim brœðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers;9) denoting disadvantige, harm, suffering;þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest E. thwart all thy affairs;tók at eyðast fyrir herm lausa-fé, her money began to fail;10) denoting obstacle, hindrance;mikit gøri þer mér fyrir þessu máli, you make this case hard for me;varð honum lítit fyrir því, it was a small matter for him;Ásgrími þótti þungt fyrir, A. thought that things looked bad;11) because of, for;hon undi sér hvergri fyrir verkjum, she had no rest for pains;fyrir hræðslu, for fear;illa fœrt fyrir ísum, scarcely, passable for ice;gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing, they neglected to make hay;fyrir því at, because, since, as;12) against;gæt þín vel fyrir konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men;beiða griða Baldri fyrir alls konar háska, against all kinds of harm;13) fyrir sér, of oneself;mikill fyrir sér, strong, powerful;minnstr fyrir sér, smallest, weakest;14) denoting manner or quality, with;hvítr fyrir hærum, while with hoary hair;II. with acc.1) before, in front of;halda fyrir augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes;2) before, into the presence of;stefna e-m fyrir dómstól, before a court;3) over;hlaupa fyrir björg, to leap over a precipice;kasta fyrir borð, to throw overboard;4) in one’s way, crossing one’s way;ríða á leið fyrir þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them;5) round, off;sigla fyrir nes, to weather a point;6) along, all along;fyrir endilangan Noreg, all along Norway, from one end to the other;draga ör fyrir odd, to draw the arrow past the point;7) of time, fyrir dag, before day;fyrir e-s minni, before one’s memory;8) for, on behalf of;vil ek bjóða at fara fyrir þik, I will offer to go for thee, in thy stead;lögvörn fyrir mál, a lawful defence for a case;9) for, for the benefit of;þeir skáru fyrir þá melinn, they cut the lyme-grass for them (the horses);10) for, instead of, in place of, as;11) for, because of (vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit);fyrir þín orð, for thy words (intercession);fyrir sína vinsæld, by reason of his popularity;12) denoting value, price;fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks;fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost;13) in spite of, against (giptast fyrir ráð e-s);14) joined with adverbs ending in -an, governing acc. (fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan);fyrir austan, sunnan fjall, east, south of the fell;fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge;fyrir handan á, beyond the river;fyrir innan garð, inside the fence;III. as adverb or ellipt.1) ahead, before, opp. to eptir;þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, when this came first, preceded;2) first;mun ek þar eptir gera sem þér gerit fyrir, I shall do to you according as you do first;3) at hand, present, to the fore;föng þau, er fyrir vóru, stores that were at hand;þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already present (before the bride and bridegroom came);4) e-m verðr e-t fyrir, one takes a certain step, acts so and so;Kolbeini varð ekki fyrir, K. was at a loss what to do;e-t mælist vel (illa) fyrir, a thing is well (ill) spoken or reported of (kvæðit mæltist vel fyrir).* * *prep., in the Editions spelt differently; in MSS. this word is usually abbreviated either (i. e. firir), or Ꝼ̆, fur͛, fvr͛ (i. e. fyrir); in some MSS. it is idiomatically spelt with i, fir͛, e. g. Arna-Magn. 382 (Bs. i. 263 sqq.); and even in the old Miracle-book Arna-Magn. 645 (Bs. i. 333 sqq.), just as ifir is written for yfir ( over); in a few MSS. it is written as a monosyllable fyr, e. g. D. I. i. 475, Mork. passim; in Kb. (Sæm.-Edda) occurs fyr telia, Vsp. I; fyr norðan, 36; fyr dyrum, Gm. 22; fyr vestan ver, Hkv. 2. 8; in other places as a dissyll. fyrir, e. g. Hm. 56, Gm. 54, Skm. 34, Ls. 15, Am. 64, Hkv. 2. 2, 19 (quoted from Bugge’s edition, see his preface, p. xvi); fyr and fyrir stand to one another in the same relation as ept to eptir, und to undir, of ( super) to yfir: this monosyllabic form is obsolete, save in the compds, where ‘for-’ is more common than ‘fyrir-;’ in some cases both forms are used, e. g. for-dæming and fyrir-dæming; in others only one, but without any fixed rule: again, the forms fyri, fyre, or fire, which are often used in Edd., are just as wrong, as if one were to say epti, undi, yfi; yet this spelling is found now and then in MSS., as, fyre, Ó. H. (facsimile); fire, Grág. Sb. ii. 288 (also facsimile): the particles í and á are sometimes added, í fur, Fms. iv. 137; í fyrir, passim; á fur, Haustl. 1. [Ulf. faur and faura; A. S. fore and for; Engl. for and fore-; Germ. für and vor; Dan. for; Swed. för; Gr. προ-; Lat. pro, prae.]WITH DAT., chiefly without the notion of movement.A. LOCAL:I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrum, before the doors, at the doors, Nj. 14, Vsp. 53, Hm. 69, Edda 130; niðr f. smiðju-dyrum, Eg. 142:—ahead, úti fyrir búðinni, Nj. 181; kómusk sauðirnir upp á fjallit f. þeim, ahead of them, 27; vóru fyrir honum borin merkin, the banner was borne before him, 274; göra orð fyrir sér, to send word before one, Fms. vii. 207, Hkr. iii. 335 (Ó. H. 201, l. c., frá sér):—also denoting direction, niðri í eldinum f. sér, beneath in the fire before them, Nj. 204; þeir sá f. sér bæ mikinn, they saw before them a great building, i. e. they came to a great house, Eg. 546; öðrum f. sér ( in front) en öðrum á bak sér, Grág. i. 5.2. before one, before one’s face, in one’s presence; úhelgaða ek Otkel f. búum, before the neighbours, Nj. 87; lýsi ek f. búum fimm, 218; lýsa e-u ( to proclaim) f. e-m, Ld. 8; hann hermdi boð öll f. Gizuri, Nj. 78; hón nefndisk f. þeim Gunnhildr, told them that her name was G., Fms. i. 8; kæra e-t f. e-m, Ó. H. 60; slíkar fortölur hafði hann f. þeim, Nj. 200; the saying, því læra börnin málið að það er f. þeim haft, bairns learn to speak because it is done before them, i. e. because they hear it; hafa gott (íllt) f. e-m, to give a good (bad) example, e. g. in the presence of children; lifa vel f. Guði, to live well before God, 623. 29; stór ábyrgðar-hluti f. Guði, Nj. 199; sem þeir sjá réttast f. Guði, Grág. i. (pref.); fyrir öllum þeim, Hom. 89; á laun f. öðrum mönnum, hidden from other men, unknown to them, Grág. i. 337, Jb. 378; nú skaltú vera vin minn mikill f. húsfreyju minni, i. e. when you talk to my wife, Nj. 265; fyrir Drottni, before the Lord, Merl. 2. 78.3. denoting reception of guests, visitors; hann lét ryðja f. þeim búðina, he had the room cleared for them, for their reception, Nj. 228; Valhöll ryðja fyr vegnu fólki, i. e. to clear Valhalla for slain folk, Em. I; ryðja vígvöll f. vegundum, Nj. 212; ljúka upp f. e-m, to open the door for one, Fms. xi. 323, Stj. 5; rýma pallinn f. þeim, Eg. 304; hann lét göra eld f. þeim, he had a fire made for them, 204; þeir görðu eld. f. sér, Fms. xi. 63; … veizlur þar sem fyrir honum var búit, banquets that were ready for him, Eg. 45.II. before one, in one’s way; þar er díki varð f. þeim, Eg. 530; á (fjörðr) varð f. þeim, a river, fjord, was before them, i. e. they came to it, 133, 161; at verða eigi f. liði yðru, 51; maðr sá varð f. Vindum, that man was overtaken by the V., Hkr. iii. 363; þeirra manna er f. honum urðu, Eg. 92.2. sitja f. e-m, to lie in wait for one, Ld. 218, Nj. 107; lá f. henni í skóginum, Edda (pref.); sitja f. rekum, to sit watching for wrecks, Eg. 136 (fyrir-sát).3. ellipt., menn urðu at gæta sín er f. urðu, Nj. 100; Egill var þar f. í runninum, E. was before (them), lay in ambush, Eg. 378; hafði sá bana er f. varð, who was before (the arrow), i. e. he was hit, Nj. 8.4. verða f. e-u, to be hit, taken, suffer from a thing; ef hann verðr f. drepi, if he be struck, Grág. ii. 19; verða f. áverka, to be wounded, suffer injury, Ld. 140; verða f. reiði konungs, to fall into disgrace with the king, Eg. 226; verða f. ósköpum, to become the victim of a spell, spell-bound, Fas. i. 130; sitja f. hvers manns ámæli, to be the object of all men’s blame, Nj. 71; vera eigi f. sönnu hafðr, to be unjustly charged with a thing, to be innocent.III. a naut. term, before, off; liggja f. bryggjum, to lie off the pier, Ld. 166; skip fljóta f. strengjum, Sks. 116; þeir lágu f. bænum, they lay off the town, Bs. i. 18; liggja úti f. Jótlands-síðu, off Jutland, Eg. 261; hann druknaði f. Jaðri, off the J., Fms. i. II; þeir kómu at honum f. Sjólandi, off Zealand, x. 394; hafa úti leiðangr f. landi, Hkr. i. 301; f. Humru-minni, off the Humber, Orkn. 338, cp. Km. 3, 8, 9, 13, 19, 21; fyrir Nesjum, off the Ness, Vellekla; fyrir Tungum, Sighvat; fyrir Spáni, off Spain, Orkn. 356.IV. before, at the head of, denoting leadership; smalamaðr f. búi föður síns, Ver. 26 (of king David); vera f. liði, to be over the troops, Eg. 292, Nj. 7; vera f. máli, to lead the case, Band. 8; vera forstjóri f. búi, to be steward over the household, Eg. 52; ráða f. landi, ríki, etc., to rule, govern, Ó H. 33, Nj. 5; hverr f. eldinum réði, who was the ringleader of the fire, Eg. 239; ráða f. e-u, to rule, manage a thing, passim: the phrase, sitja f. svörum, to respond on one’s behalf, Ölk. 36, Band. 12; hafa svör f. e-m, to be the chief spokesman, Fms. x. 101, Dipl. v. 26.V. special usages; friða f. e-m, to make peace for one, Fms. vii. 16, Bs. i. 65; bæta f. e-m, to make things good for one, Hom. 109; túlka, vera túlkr, flytja (etc.) f. e-m, to plead for one, Fms. iii. 33, Nj. 128,—also spilla f. e-m, to disparage one, Eg. 255; haga, ætla f. e-u, to manage, arrange for one, Ld. 208, Sturl. i. 14, Boll. 356; rífka ráð f. e-m, to better one’s condition, Nj. 21; ráða heiman-fylgju ok tilgjöf f. frændkonu sinni, Js. 58; standa f. manni, to stand before, shield a man, stand between him and his enemy, Eg. 357, Grág. ii. 13; vera skjöldr f. e-m, 655 xxxii. 4; hafa kostnað f. e-u, to have the expences for a thing, Ld. 14; vinna f. e-m, to support one by one’s work, Sks. 251; starfa f. fé sínu, to manage one’s money, Ld. 166; hyggja f. e-u, to take heed for a thing, Nj. 109; hyggja f. sér, Fs. 5; hafa forsjá f. e-m, to provide for one, Ld. 186; sjá f. e-u, to see after, Eg. 118, Landn, 152; sjá þú nokkut ráð f. mér, Nj. 20: ironic. to put at rest, Háv. 40: ellipt., sjá vel f., to provide well for, Nj. 102.B. TEMP. ago; fyrir þrem nóttum, three nights ago; fyrir stundu, a while ago, Nj. 80; fyrir litlu, a little while ago, Fms. i. 76, Ld. 134; fyrir skömmu, a sbort while ago; fyrir löngu, a long while ago, Nj. 260, Fms. i. 50; fyrir öndverðu, from the beginning, Grág. i. 80, ii. 323, 394, Finnb. 342; fyrir þeim, before they were born, Fms. i. 57.2. the phrase, vera f. e-u, to forebode; vera f. stórfundum, Nj. 107, 277; þat hygg ek vera munu f. siða-skipti, Fms. xi. 12; þessi draumr mun vera f. kvámu nökkurs manns, vii. 163; dreyma draum f. e-u, 8; fyrir tiðendum, ii. 65:—spá f. e-m, to ‘spae’ before, prophecy to one, Nj. 171.C. METAPH.:I. before, above; þóttu þeir þar f. öllum ungum mönnum, Dropl. 7; þykkisk hann mjök f. öðrum mönnum, Ld. 38; ver f. hirðmönnum, be first among my herdsmen, Eg. 65; Hálfdan svarti var f. þeim bræðrum, H. was the foremost of the brothers, Fms. i. 4; þorgrímr var f. sonum Önundar, Grett. 87; var Haraldr mest f. þeim at virðingu, Fms. i. 47.II. denoting help, assistance; haun skal rétta vættið f. þeim, Grág. i. 45 (vide above A. IV and V).2. the following seem to be Latinisms, láta lífit f. heilagri Kristni, to give up one’s life for holy Christianity, = Lat. pro, Fms. vii. 172; ganga undir píslir fyrir Guðs nafni, Blas. 38; gjalda önd mína f. önd þinni, Johann. 17; gefa gjöf f. sál sinni ( pro animâ suâ), H. E. i. 466; fyrir mér ok minni sál, Dipl. iv. 8; færa Guði fórnir f. e-m, 656 A; heita f. e-m, biðja f. e-m, to make a vow, pray for one (orare pro), Fms. iii. 48, Bs. i. 70; biðja f. mönnum, to intercede for, 19, Fms. xi. 287: even with a double construction, biðja f. stað sinn (acc., which is vernacular) ok heilagri kirkju (dat., which is a Latinism), x. 127.III. denoting disadvantage, harm, suffering; þú lætr Egil vefja öll mál fyrir þér, thou lettest Egil thwart all thy affairs, Eg. 249; únýtir hann þá málit fyrir sér, then he ruins his own case, Grág. i. 36, Dropl. 14, 16; Manverjar rufu safnaðinn f. Þorkatli, the Manxmen broke up the assembly, i. e. forsook Thorkel, Fms. ix. 422; kom upp grátr f. henni, she burst into tears, 477; taka fé f. öðrum, to take another’s money, N. G. L. i. 20; knörr þann er konungr lét taka fyrir Þórólfi, Landn. 56; ef hross verðr tekit f. honum, if a horse of his be taken, Grág. i. 436; hann tók upp fé fyrir öllum, he seized property for them all, Ó. H. 60; e-t ferr ílla f. e-m, a thing turns out ill for one; svá fór f. Ólófu, so it came to pass for O., Vígl. 18; loka dyrr f. e-m, to lock the door in one’s face, Edda 21: þeir hafa eigi þessa menn f. yðr drepit, heldr f. yðrar sakir þessi víg vegit, i. e. they have not harmed you, but rather done you a service in slaying those men, Fbr. 33; tók at eyðask f. henni lausa-fé, her money began to fail, Nj. 29; rak á f. þeim storma ok stríðviðri, they were overtaken by gales and bad weather, Vígl. 27; Víglundr rak út knöttinn f. Jökli, V. drove the ball for J., i. e. so that he had to run after it, 24; sá er skar tygil f. Þóri, he who cut Thor’s line, Bragi; sverð brast f. mér, my sword broke, Korm. 98 (in a verse); brjóta e-t f. e-m, to break a thing for one, Bs. i. 15 (in a verse); Valgarðr braut krossa fyrir Merði ok öll heilög tákn, Nj. 167; árin brotnaði f. honum, his oar broke; allar kýrnar drápust fyrir honum, all his cows died.2. denoting difficulty, hindrance; sitja f. sæmd e-s, to sit between oneself and one’s honour, i. e. to hinder one’s doing well, Sturl. 87; mikit göri þér mér f. þessu máli, you make this case sore for me, Eb. 124; þér er mikit f. máli, thy case stands ill, Fms. v. 325; ekki er Guði f. því, it is easy for God to do, 656 B. 9; varð honum lítið f. því, it was a small matter for him, he did it easily, Grett. III; mér er minna f. því, it is easier for me, Am. 60; þykkja mikit f. e-u, to be much grieved for a thing, do it unwillingly, Nj. 77; Icel. also say, þykja fyrir (ellipt.), to feel hurt, be displeased:—ellipt., er þeim lítið fyrir at villa járnburð þenna, it is a small matter for them to spoil this ordeal, Ó. H. 140; sem sér muni lítið f. at veiða Gunnar, Nj. 113; fast mun f. vera, it will be fast-fixed before (one), hard to move, Ld. 154; Ásgrími þótti þungt f., A. thought that things looked sad (heavy), Nj. 185; hann var lengi f., he was long about it, Fms. x. 205; hann var lengi f. ok kvað eigi nei við, he was cross and said not downright no, Þorf. Karl. 388.IV. in a causal sense, for, because of, Lat. per, pro; sofa ek né mákat fugls jarmi fyrir, I cannot sleep for the shrill cry of birds, Edda 16 (in a verse); hon undi sér hvergi f. verkjum, she had no rest for pains, Bjarn. 69; fyrir gráti, tárum, = Lat. prae lacrymis; fyrir harmi, for sorrow; f. hlátri, for laughter, as in Engl.; þeir æddust f. einni konu, they went mad for the sake of one woman, Sól. 11; ílla fært f. ísum, scarce passable for ice, Fms. xi. 360; hætt var at sitja útar f. Miðgarðs-ormi, Edda 35; hann var lítt gengr f. sárinu, he could hardly walk for the wound, Fbr. 178; fyrir hræðslu, for fear, Hbl. 26; heptisk vegrinn f. þeim meinvættum sem …, Fs. 4; gáðu þeir eigi f. veiðum at fá heyjanna, because of fishing they took no care to make hay, Landn. 30; fyrir riki konungs, for the king’s power, Eg. 67, 117; fyrir ofríki manna, Grág. i. 68; fyrir hví, for why? Eluc. 4; fyrir hví þeir væri þar, Eg. 375; fyrir því, at …, for that, because, Edda 35, Fms. i. 22, vii. 330, Ld. 104; en fyrir því nú at, now since, Skálda 171; nú fyrir því at, id., 169: the phrase, fyrir sökum, for the sake of, because of, passim; vide sök.V. by, by the force of; öxlin gékk ór liði fyrir högginu, the shoulder was disjointed by the force of the stroke, Háv. 52.2. denoting contest; falla f. e-m, to fall before one, i. e. fighting against one, Fms. i. 7, iv. 9, x. 196; verða halloki f. e-m, to be overcome in fighting one, Ld. 146; látask f. e-m, to perish by one, Eb. 34; hafa bana f. e-m, to be slain by one, Nj. 43; þeir kváðu fá fúnað hafa f. honum, 263; mæddisk hann f. þeim, he lost his breath in fighting them, Eg. 192; láta ríki f. e-m, to lose the kingdom before another, i. e. so that the latter gains it, 264; láta lausar eignir mínar f. þér, 505; láta hlut sinn f. e-m, Fs. 47; standask f. e-m, to stand one’s ground before one, Edda (pref.); hugðisk hann falla mundu f. sjóninni einni saman, that he would sink before his glance, 28, Hým. 12; halda hlut f. e-m, Ld. 54; halda frið ok frelsi f. várum óvinum, Fms. viii. 219; fara mun ek sem ek hefi áðr ætlað f. þínum draum ( thy dream notwithstanding), Ld. 216; þér farit hvárt er þér vilit f. mér, you go wherever you like for me, so far as I am concerted, Fær. 37; halda vöku f. sér, to keep oneself awake, Fms. i. 216.β. with verbs, flýja, hlaupa, renna, stökkva f. e-m, to fly, leap, run before one, i. e. to be pursued, Bs. i. 774, Grág. ii. 359; at hann rynni f. þrælum hans, Ld. 64; fyrir þessum úfriði stökk Þangbrandr til Noregs, 180; skyldi hann ganga ór á f. Hofsmönnum, Landn. 178; ganga f. e-u, to give way before, yield to a thing, Fms. i. 305, x. 292; vægja f. e-m, to yield to one, give way, Eg. 21, 187, Nj. 57, Ld. 234.VI. against; verja land f. e-m, Eg. 32; verja landit f. Dönum ok öðrum víkingum, Fms. i. 23; til landvarnar f. víkingum, Eg. 260; landvarnar-maðr f. Norðmönnum, Fms. vi. 295; gæta brúarinnar f. bergrisum, Edda 17; gæt þín vel f. konungi ok hans mönnum, guard thee well against the king and his men, Eg. 113; góð aðstoð f. tröllum ok dvergum, Bárð. 163; beiða Baldri griða f. allskonar háska, Edda 36; auðskæðr f. höggum, Eg. 770.VII. in the sense of being driven before; fyrir straumi, veðri, vindi, before the stream, wind, weather (forstreymis, forvindis), Grág. ii. 384, Fms. vii. 262; halda f. veðri, to stand before the wind, Róm. 211.2. rýrt mun verða f. honum smá-mennit, he will have an easy game with the small people, Nj. 94: ellipt., hafði sá bana er f. varð, 8; sprakk f., 16, 91.VIII. fyrir sér, of oneself, esp. of physical power; mikill f. sér, strong, powerful; lítill f. sér, weak, feeble, Nj. 20, Ísl. ii. 368, Eg. 192; þér munuð kalla mik lítinn mann f. mér, Edda 33; minnstr f. sér, smallest, weakest, Eg. 123; gildr maðr f. sér, Ísl. ii. 322, Fms. ii. 145; herðimaðr mikiil f. sér, a hardy man, Nj. 270; hvat ert þú f. þér, what kind of fellow art thou? Clem. 33; vera einn f. sér, to be a strange fellow, Grett. 79 new Ed.; Icel. also say, göra mikið (lítið) f. sér, to make oneself big ( little).β. sjóða e-t f. sér, to hesitate, saunter, Nj. 154; mæla f. munni, to talk between one’s teeth, to mutter, Orkn. 248, Nj. 249.IX. denoting manner or quality; hvítr f. hærum, white with hoary hairs, Fms. vi. 95, Fas. ii. 540; gráir fyrir járnum, grey with steel, of a host in armour, Mag. 5; hjölt hvít f. silfri, a hilt white with silver = richly silvered, Eb. 226.X. as adverb or ellipt.,1. ahead, in front, = á undan, Lat. prae, opp. to eptir; þá var eigi hins verra eptir ván, er slíkt fór fyrir, as this came first, preceded, Nj. 34; at einhverr mundi fara heim fyrir, that some one would go home first (to spy), Eg. 580; Egill fór f., E. went in before, id.; at vér ríðim þegar f. í nótt, 283.β. first; hann stefndi f. málinu, en hann mælti eptir, one pronounced the words first, but the other repeated after him, Nj. 35; mun ek þar eptir göra sem þér gerit f., I shall do to you according as you do first, 90:—temp., sjau nóttum f., seven nights before, Grág. ii. 217.2. to the fore, at hand, present; þar var fyrir fjöldi boðsmanna, a host of guests was already to the fore, i. e. before the bride and bridegroom came, Nj. 11; úvíst er at vita hvar úvinir sitja á fleti fyrir, Hm. 1; skal þá lögmaðr þar f. vera, he shall be there present, Js. 3; heima í túni fyrir, Fær. 50; þar vóru fyrir Hildiríðar-synir, Eg. 98; var honum allt kunnigt fyrir, he knew all about the localities, 583; þeim ómögum, sem f. eru, who are there already, i. e. in his charge, Grág. i. 286: of things, föng þau er f. vóru, stores that were to the fore, at hand, Eg. 134.3. fore, opp. to ‘back,’ of clothes; slæður settar f. allt gullknöppum, Eg. 516; bak ok fyrir, back and front, = bak ok brjóst, Mar.XI. in the phrase, e-m verðr e-t fyrir, a thing is before one, i. e. one takes that and that step, acts so and so in an emergency; nú verðr öðrum þeirra þat f., at hann kveðr, now if the other part alleges, that …, Grág. i. 362; Kolbeini varð ekki f., K. had no resource, i. e. lost his head, Sturl. iii. 285:—the phrase, e-t mælisk vel (ílla) fyrir, a thing is well ( ill) reported of; víg Gunnars spurðisk ok mæltisk ílla fyrir um allar sveitir, Nj. 117, Sturl. ii. 151; mun þat vel f. mælask, people will like it well, Nj. 29, Þórð. 55 new Ed.; ílla mun þat f. mælask at ganga á sættir við frændr sína, Ld. 238; ok er lokit var, mæltisk kvæðit vel f., the people praised the poem, Fms. vii. 113.XII. in special senses, either as prep. or adv. (vide A. V. above); segja leið f. skipi, to pilot a ship, Eg. 359; segja f. skipi, to say a prayer for a new ship or for any ship going to sea, Bs. i. 774, Fms. x. 480; mæla f. e-u, to dictate, Grág. ii. 266; mæla f. minni, to bring out a toast, vide minni; mæla f. sætt, i. 90; skipa, koma e-u f., to arrange, put right; ætla f. e-u, to make allowance for; trúa e-m f. e-u, to entrust one with; það fer mikið f. e-u (impers.), it is of great compass, bulky; hafa f. e-u, to have trouble with a thing; leita f. sér, to enquire; biðjask f., to say one’s prayers, vide biðja; mæla fyrir, segja f., etc., to order, Nj. 103, Js. 3: of a spell or solemn speaking, hann mælti svá f., at …, Landn. 34; spyrjask f., to enquire, Hkr. ii. 333; búask f., to prepare, make arrangement, Landn. 35, Sks. 551; skipask f., to draw up, Nj. 197; leggjask f., to lie down in despair, Bs. i. 194; spá fyrir, to ‘spae’ before, foretell; þeir menn er spá f. úorðna hluti, Fms. i. 96; segja f., to foretell, 76, Bb. 332; Njáll hefir ok sagt f. um æfi hans, Nj. 102; vita e-t f., to ‘wit’ beforehand, know the future, 98; sjá e-t f., to foresee, 162; ef þat er ætlat f., fore-ordained, id.WITH ACC., mostly with the notion of movement.A. LOCAL:I. before, in front of; fyrir dyrrin, Nj. 198; láta síga brýnn f. brár, Hkv. Hjörv. 19; halda f. augu sér, to hold (one’s hands) before one’s eyes, Nj. 132; leggja sverði fyrir brjóst e-m, to thrust a sword into his breast, 162, Fs. 39.2. before one, before a court; stefna e-m f. dómstól, Fms. xi. 444; ganga, koma f. e-n, to go, come before one, Fms. i. 15, Eg. 426, Nj. 6, 129, passim; fyrir augu e-s, before one’s eyes, Stj. 611.3. before, so as to shield; hann kom skildinum f. sik, he put the shield before him, Nj. 97, 115; halda skildi f. e-n, a duelling term, since the seconder had to hold one’s shield, Ísl. ii. 257.4. joined to adverbs such as fram, aptr, út, inn, ofan, niðr, austr, vestr, suðr, norðr, all denoting direction; fram f., forward; aptr f., backward, etc.; hann reiddi öxina fram f. sik, a stroke forward with the axe, Fms. vii. 91; hann hljóp eigi skemra aptr en fram fyrir sik, Nj. 29; þótti honum hann skjóta brandinum austr til fjallanna f. sik, 195; komask út f. dyrr, to go outside the door, Eg. 206:—draga ofan f. brekku, to drag over the hill, Ld. 220; hrinda f. mel ofan, to thrust one over the gravel bank, Eg. 748; hlaupa f. björg, to leap over a precipice, Eb. 62, Landn. 36; elta e-n f. björg, Grág. ii. 34; hlaupa (kasta) f. borð, to leap ( throw) overboard, Fms. i. 178, Hkr. iii. 391, Ld. 226; síga ( to be hauled) niðr f. borgar-vegg, 656 C. 13, Fms. ix. 3; hlaupa niðr f. stafn, Eg. 142; niðr f. skaflinn, Dropl. 25; fyrir brekku, Orkn. 450, Glúm. 395 (in a verse).II. in one’s way, crossing one’s way; þeir stefndu f. þá, Fms. ix. 475; ríða á leið f. þá, to ride in their way, so as to meet them, Boll. 348; hlaupa ofan f. þá, Nj. 153; vóru allt komin f. hann bréf, letters were come before him, in his way, Fms. vii. 207; þeir felldu brota f. hann, viz. they felled trees before him, so as to stop him, viii. 60, ix. 357; leggja bann f. skip, to lay an embargo on a ship, Ld. 166.III. round, off a point; fyrir nesit, Nj. 44; út f. Holm, out past the Holm, Fms. vii. 356: esp. as a naut. term, off a point on the shore, sigla f. England, Norðyrnbraland, Þrasnes, Spán, to sail by the coast of, stand off England, Northumberland, … Spain, Orkn. 338, 340, 342, 354; fyrir Yrjar, Fms. vii. (in a verse); fyrir Siggju, Aumar, Lista, Edda 91 (in a verse); er hann kom f. Elfina, when be came off the Gotha, Eg. 80; leggja land f. skut, to lay the land clear of the stern, i. e. to pass it, Edda l. c.; göra frið f. land sitt, to pacify the land from one end to another, Ld. 28; fyrir uppsprettu árinnar, to come to ( round) the sources of the river, Fms. iii. 183; fyrir garðs-enda, Grág. ii. 263; girða f. nes, to make a wall across the ness, block it up, cp. Lat. praesepire, praemunire, etc., Grág. ii. 263; so also binda f. op, poka, Lat. praeligare, praestringere; hlaða f. gat, holu, to stop a hole, opening; greri f. stúfinn, the stump (of the arm or leg) was healed, closed, Nj. 275; skjóta slagbrandi f. dyrr, to shoot a bolt before the door, to bar it, Dropl. 29; láta loku (lás) f. hurð, to lock a door, Gísl. 28; setja innsigli f. bréf, to set a seal to a letter, Dipl. i. 3: ellipt., setr hón þar lás fyrir, Ld. 42, Bs. i. 512.2. along, all along; f. endilanga Danmörk, f. endilangan Noreg, all along Denmark, Norway, from one end to the other, Fms. iv. 319, xi. 91, Grett. 97:—öx álnar f. munn, an axe with an ell-long edge, Ld. 276; draga ör f. ödd, to draw the arrow past the point, an archer’s term, Fms. ii. 321.IV. with verbs, fyrir ván komit, one is come past hope, all hope is gone, Sturl. i. 44, Hrafn. 13, Fms. ii. 131; taka f. munn e-m, to stop one’s mouth; taka f. háls, kverkar, e-m, to seize one by the throat, etc.; taka mál f. munn e-m, ‘verba alicujus praeripere,’ to take the word out of one’s mouth, xi. 12; taka f. hendr e-m, to seize one’s hands, stop one in doing a thing, Eb. 124; mod., taka fram f. hendrnar á e-m.B. TEMP.: fyrir dag, before day, Eg. 80; f. miðjan dag, Ld. 14; f. sól, before sunrise, 268; f. sólar-lag, before sunset; f. miðjan aptan, Nj. 192; f. náttmál, 197; f. óttu, Sighvat; f. þinglausnir, Ölk. 37; f. Jól, Nj. 269; f. fardaga, Grág. ii. 341; viku f. sumar, 244; f. mitt sumar, Nj. 138; litlu f. vetr, Eg. 159; f. vetrnætr, Grág. ii. 217; f. e-s minni, before one’s memory, Íb. 16.C. METAPH.:I. above, before; hann hafdi mest fyrir aðra konunga hraustleikinn, Fms. x. 372.II. for, on behalf of; vil ek bjóða at fara f. þik, I will go for thee, in thy stead, Nj. 77; ganga í skuld f. e-n, Grág. i. 283; Egill drakk … ok svá f. Ölvi, Eg. 210; kaupa e-t f. e-n, Nj. 157; gjalda gjöld f. e-n, Grág. i. 173; verja, sækja, sakir f. e-n, Eg. 504; hvárr f. sik, each for oneself, Dipl. v. 26; sættisk á öll mál f. Björn, Nj. 266; tók sættir f. Björn, Eg. 168; svara f. e-t, Fms. xi. 444; hafa til varnir f. sik, láta lýrit, lög-vörn koma f.; færa vörn f. sik, etc.; verja, sækja sakir f. sik, and many similar law phrases, Grág. passim; biðja konu f. e-n, to woo a lady for another, Fms. x. 44; fyrir mik, on my behalf, for my part, Gs. 16; lögvörn f. mál, a lawful defence for a case, Nj. 111; hafa til varnar f. sök, to defend a case, Grág. i. 61; halda skiladómi f. e-t, Dipl. iv. 8; festa lög f. e-t, vide festa.III. in a distributive sense; penning f. mann, a penny per man, K. Þ. K. 88; fyrir nef hvert, per nose = per head, Lv. 89, Fms. i. 153, Ó. H. 141; hve f. marga menn, for how many men, Grág. i. 296; fyrir hverja stiku, for each yard, 497.IV. for, for the benefit of; brjóta brauð f. hungraða, Hom. 75; þeir skáru f. þá melinn, they cut the straw for them (the horses), Nj. 265; leggja kostnað f. e-n, to defray one’s costs, Grág. i. 341.V. for, instead of; hann setti sik f. Guð, Edda (pref.); hafa e-n f. Guð (Lat. pro Deo), Stj. 73, Barl. 131; geta, fá, kveðja mann f. sik, to get a man as one’s delegate or substitute, Grág. i. 48 passim; þeir höfðu vargstakka f. brynjur, Fs. 17; manna-höfuð vóru f. kljána, Nj. 275; gagl f. gás ok grís f. gamalt svín, Ó. H. 86; rif stór f. hlunna, Háv. 48; buðkr er f. húslker er hafðr, Vm. 171; auga f. auga, tönn f. tönn, Exod. xxi. 24; skell f. skillinga, Þkv. 32.VI. because of, for; vilja Gunnar dauðan fyrir höggit, Nj. 92, Fms. v. 162; eigi f. sakleysi, not without ground, i. 302; fyrir hvat (why, for what) stefndi Gunnarr þeim til úhelgi? Nj. 101; ok urðu f. þat sekir, Landn. 323; hafa ámæli f. e-t, Nj. 65, passim.2. in a good sense, for one’s sake, for one; fyrir þín orð, for thy words, intercession, Ísl. ii. 217; vil ek göra f. þín orð, Ld. 158, Nj. 88; fyrir sína vinsæld, by his popularity, Fms. i. 259: the phrase, fyrir e-s sök, for one’s sake, vide sök: in swearing, a Latinism, fyrir trú mína, by my faith! (so in Old Engl. ‘fore God), Karl. 241; fyrir þitt líf, Stj. 514; ek særi þik f. alla krapta Krists ok manndóm þinn, Nj. 176. VII. for, at, denoting value, price; fyrir þrjár merkr, for three marks, Eg. 714; er sik leysti út f. þrjú hundruð marka, Fms. ix. 421; ganga f. hundrað, to pass or go for a hundred, D. I. i. 316:—also of the thing bought, þú skalt reiða f. hana þrjár merkr, thou shall pay for her three marks, Ld. 30; fyrir þik skulu koma mannhefndir, Nj. 57; bætr f. víg, Ísl. ii. 274; bætr f. mann, Eg. 259, passim; fyrir áverka Þorgeirs kom legorðs-sökin, Nj. 101:—so in the phrase, fyrir hvern mun, by all means, at any cost; fyrir öngan mun, by no means, Fms. i. 9, 157, Gþl. 531:—hafði hverr þeirra mann f. sik, eða tvá …, each slew a man or more for himself, i. e. they sold their lives dearly, Ó. H. 217.2. ellipt., í staðinn f., instead of, Grág. i. 61; hér vil ek bjóða f. góð boð, Nj. 77; taka umbun f., Fms. vii. 161; svara slíku f. sem …, Boll. 350; þér skulut öngu f. týna nema lífinu, you shall lose nothing less than your head, Nj. 7.VIII. by means of, by, through; fyrir þat sama orð, Stj.; fyrir sína náttúru, Fms. v. 162; fyrir messu-serkinn, iii. 168; fyrir þinn krapt ok frelsis-hönd, Pass. 19. 12; svikin f. orminn, by the serpent, Al. 63,—this use of fyrir seems to be a Latinism, but is very freq. in eccl. writings, esp. after the Reformation, N. T., Pass., Vídal.; fyrir munn Davíðs, through the mouth of David, etc.:—in good old historical writings such instances are few; þeir hlutuðu f. kast ( by dice), Sturl. ii. 159.IX. in spite of, against; fyrir vilja sinn, N. G. L. i. 151; fyrir vitorð eðr vilja e-s, against one’s will or knowledge, Grág. ii. 348; kvángask (giptask) f. ráð e-s, i. 177, 178, Þiðr. 190; nú fara menn f. bann ( in spite of an embargo) landa á milli, Gþl. 517; hann gaf henni líf f. framkvæmd farar, i. e. although she had not fulfilled her journey ( her vow), Fms. v. 223; fyrir várt lof, vi. 220; fyrir allt þat, in spite of all that, Grett. 80 new Ed.; fyrir ráð fram, heedlessly; fyrir lög fram, vide fram.X. denoting capacity, in the same sense as ‘at,’ C. II, p. 27, col. 1; scarcely found in old writers (who use ‘at’), but freq. in mod. usage, thus, eigi e-n f. vin, to have one for a friend, in old writers ‘at vin;’ hafa e-n f. fífl, fól, to make sport of one.2. in old writers some phrases come near to this, e. g. vita f. vist, to know for certain, Dipl. i. 3; vita f. full sannindi, id., ii. 16; hafa f. satt, to take for sooth, believe, Nj. 135; koma f. eitt, to come ( turn) all to one, Lv. 11, Nj. 91, Fms. i. 208; koma f. ekki, to come to naught, be of no avail, Ísl. ii. 215; fyrir hitt mun ganga, it will turn the other way, Nj. 93; fyrir hann er einskis örvænt orðs né verks, from him everything may be expected, Ísl. ii. 326; hafa e-s víti f. varnað, to have another’s faults for warning, Sól. 19.XI. joined with adverbs ending in -an, fyrir austan, vestan, sunnan, norðan, útan, innan, framan, handan, ofan, neðan, either with a following acc. denoting. direction, thus, fyrir austan, sunnan … fjall, east, south of the fell, i. e. on the eastern, southern side; fyrir neðan brú, below the bridge; fyrir útan fjall = Lat. ultra; fyrir innan fjall = Lat. infra; fyrir handan á, beyond the river; fyrir innan garð, inside the yard; fyrir ofan garð, above, beyond the yard, etc.; vide these adverbs:—used adverb., fyrir sunnan, in the south; fyrir vestan, in the west; fyrir norðan, in the north; fyrir austan, in the east,—current phrases in Icel. to mark the quarters of the country, cp. the ditty in Esp. Árb. year 1530; but not freq. in old writers, who simply say, norðr, suðr …, cp. Kristni S. ch. 1: absol. and adverb., fyrir ofan, uppermost; fyrir handan, on the other side:—fyrir útan e-t, except, save, Anal. 98, Vkv. 8; fyrir fram, vide fram.☞ For- and fyrir- as prefixes, vide pp. 163–167 and below:I. fore-, for-, meaning before, above, in the widest sense, local, temp., and metaph. furthering or the like, for-dyri, for-nes, for-ellri, for-beini, etc.β. before, down, for-brekkis, -bergis, -streymis, -vindis, -viðris, etc.2. in an intens. sense = before others, very, but not freq.; for-dyld, -góðr, -hagr, -hraustr, -kostuligr, -kuðr, -lítill, -ljótr, -prís, -ríkr, -snjallr.II. (cp. fyrir, acc., C. IX), in a neg. or priv. sense; a few words occur even in the earliest poems, laws, and writers, e. g. for-að, -átta, -dæða, -nám, -næmi, -sending, -sköp, -verk, -veðja, -viða, -vitni, -ynja, -yrtir; those words at least seem to be original and vernacular: at a later time more words of the same kind crept in:1. as early as writers of the 13th and 14th centuries, e. g. for-boð, -bænir, -djarfa, -dæma (fyrir-dæma), -taka (fyrir-taka), -þóttr; fyrir-bjóða, -fara, -göra, -koma, -kunna, -líta, -muna, -mæla, -vega, -verða.2. introduced in some words at the time of the Reformation through Luther’s Bible and German hymns, and still later in many more through Danish, e. g. for-brjóta, -drífa, -láta, -líkast, -merkja, -nema, -sorga, -sóma, -standa, -svara, -þénusta, and several others; many of these, however, are not truly naturalised, being chiefly used in eccl. writings:—it is curious that if the pronoun be placed after the verb (which is the vernacular use in Icel.) the sense is in many cases reversed; thus, fyrir-koma, to destroy, but koma e-u fyrir can only mean to arrange; so also fyrir-mæla, to curse, and mæla fyrir, to speak for; for-bænir, but biðja fyrir e-m, etc.; in the latter case the sense is good and positive, in the former bad and negative; this seems to prove clearly that these compds are due to foreign influence. -
25 rush
I noun(Bot.) Binse, dieII 1. noun1) (rapid moving forward)make a rush for something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) stürzen
the holiday rush — der [hektische] Urlaubsverkehr
2) (hurry) Eile, diea rush of blood [to the head] — (fig. coll.) eine [plötzliche] Anwandlung
4) (period of great activity) Hochbetrieb, der6) in pl. (Cinemat.) [Bild]muster; Musterkopien2. transitive verb1) (convey rapidly)rush somebody/something somewhere — jemanden/etwas auf schnellstem Wege irgendwohin bringen
rush through Parliament — im Parlament durchpeitschen (ugs. abwertend) [Gesetz]
2) (cause to act hastily)rush somebody into doing something — jemanden dazu drängen, etwas zu tun
she hates to be rushed — sie kann es nicht ausstehen, wenn sie sich [ab]hetzen muss
4) (Mil. or fig.): (charge) stürmen; überrumpeln [feindliche Gruppe]3. intransitive verb1) (move quickly) eilen; [Hund, Pferd:] laufenshe rushed into the room — sie stürzte ins Zimmer
rush through Customs/the exit — durch den Zoll/Ausgang stürmen
don't rush! — nur keine Eile!
3) (flow rapidly) stürzen4)Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120684/rush_about">rush about- rush into- rush up* * *I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.) stürzen,treiben2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.) der Sturm2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.) die Hetze•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.) die Binse* * *rush1[rʌʃ]\rush mat Binsenmatte frush2[rʌʃ]I. nslow down! what's the \rush? mach langsam! wozu die Eile?to be in a \rush in Eile sein, es eilig habento leave in a \rush sich akk eilig auf den Weg machen2. (rapid movement) Losstürzen nt, Losstürmen nt, Ansturm m ( for auf + akk); (press) Gedränge nt, Gewühl nt; (demand) lebhafter Andrang, stürmische [o rege] Nachfrageat the outbreak of the fire there was a mad \rush for the emergency exits als das Feuer ausbrach, stürmte alles wie wild auf die Notausgänge zuI hate driving during the afternoon \rush ich hasse das Autofahren im nachmittäglichen Verkehrsgewühlthere's been a \rush for tickets es gab eine stürmische Nachfrage nach Kartenthe Christmas \rush der Weihnachtstrubel\rush of customers Kundenandrang mthe memory of who he was came back to him with a \rush mit einem Schlag fiel ihm wieder ein, wer er warshe became light-headed as a result of a sudden \rush of blood to the head ihr wurde schwindlig, nachdem ihr auf einmal das Blut in den Kopf geschossen wara \rush of air ein Luftstoß ma \rush of dizziness ein Schwindelanfall ma \rush of sympathy eine Woge des Mitgefühlsa \rush of tears ein plötzlicher Tränenausbrucha \rush of water ein Wasserschwall m4. (migration)gold \rush Goldrausch mII. vi1. (hurry) eilen, hetzenstop \rushing! hör auf zu hetzen!she's \rushing to help the others sie eilt den anderen zu Hilfewe \rushed to buy tickets for the show wir besorgten uns umgehend Karten für die Showwe shouldn't \rush to blame them wir sollten sie nicht voreilig beschuldigen▪ to \rush about [or around] herumhetzen▪ to \rush in hineinstürmen, hineinstürzento \rush into sb's mind ( fig) jdm plötzlich in den Sinn kommen [o durch den Kopf schießen]▪ to \rush towards sb auf jdn zueilen [o zustürzen]to \rush up the hill/the stairs den Berg/die Treppe hinaufeilento \rush into sb's mind jdm plötzlich in den Sinn kommen [o durch den Kopf schießen2. (hurry into)▪ to \rush into sth decision, project etw überstürzen [o übereilen]we shouldn't \rush into things wir sollten die Dinge nicht überstürzento \rush into a marriage überstürzt heiratento \rush into a war einen Krieg vom Zaun brechen3. (in Am football) einen Lauf[spiel]angriff [o Durchbruchsversuch] unternehmenhe has \rushed for over 100 yards er hat den Ball über 100 Yards im Lauf nach vorn getragenIII. vt1. (send quickly)▪ to \rush sb/sth [to a place] jdn/etw schnell [an einen Ort] bringenshe was \rushed to hospital sie wurde auf schnellstem Weg ins Krankenhaus gebrachtthe United Nations has \rushed food to the famine zone die Vereinten Nationen haben eilends Lebensmittel in die Hungerregion geschickt2. (pressure)they tried to \rush me into joining sie versuchten, mich zu einem schnellen Beitritt zu bewegenhe \rushed her into marrying him er drängte sie zu einer schnellen Heiratdon't \rush me! dräng mich nicht!3. (do hurriedly)to \rush one's food [or supper] das Essen hinunterschlingen, hastig essento \rush a job eine Arbeit hastig [o in aller Eile] erledigenlet's not \rush things lass uns nichts überstürzenthe new government \rushed several bills through Parliament die neue Regierung peitschte mehrere Gesetzesvorlagen durch das Parlament4. (charge)▪ to \rush sth etw stürmento \rush the enemy's defences die feindlichen Verteidigungsstellungen stürmento \rush the stage auf die Bühne stürmen7.* * *I [rʌʃ]1. nthere was a rush of water —
a rush of blood to the head — Blutandrang m im Kopf
See:→ gold rushI had a rush to get here on time — ich musste ganz schön hetzen, um rechtzeitig hier zu sein
it all happened in such a rush — das ging alles so plötzlich
2. vi(= hurry) eilen; (stronger) hetzen, hasten; (= run) stürzen; (wind) brausen; (water) schießen, stürzen; (= make rushing noise) rauschenI rushed to her side — ich eilte an ihre Seite
I'm rushing to finish it — ich beeile mich, es fertig zu machen
don't rush, take your time — überstürzen Sie nichts, lassen Sie sich Zeit
to rush through (book) — hastig lesen; meal hastig essen; museum, town hetzen durch; work hastig erledigen
to rush past (person) — vorbeistürzen; (vehicle) vorbeischießen
to rush in/out/back etc — hinein-/hinaus-/zurückstürzen or -stürmen etc
or defense (US) (lit, fig) —
the blood rushed to his face —
3. vt1)they rushed more troops to the front —
they rushed him out (of the room) — sie brachten ihn eilends aus dem Zimmer
2) (= force to hurry) hetzen, drängendon't rush me! —
to rush sb into doing sth — jdn dazu treiben, etw überstürzt zu tun
you can't rush this sort of work — für solche Arbeit muss man sich (dat) Zeit lassen
5) (inf: charge exorbitantly) schröpfen (inf)IIn (BOT)Binse f* * *rush1 [rʌʃ]A v/i1. stürmen, jagen, rasen, stürzen:rush at sb auf jemanden losstürzen;rush in hereinstürzen, -stürmen;rush into certain death in den sicheren Tod rennen;rush into extremes ins Extrem verfallen;rush into marriage überstürzt heiraten;blood rushed to her face das Blut schoss ihr ins Gesicht;a) hetzen oder hasten durch,b) ein Buch etc hastig lesen,c) eine Mahlzeit hastig essen,2. dahinbrausen, -fegen (Wind)B v/t1. (an)treiben, drängen, hetzen:I refuse to be rushed ich lasse mich nicht drängen;rush sb to hospital auch jemanden mit Blaulicht ins Krankenhaus bringen3. eine Arbeit etc hastig erledigen:rush a bill (through) eine Gesetzesvorlage durchpeitschen4. überstürzen, -eilen, übers Knie brechen umg6. im Sturm nehmen (auch fig), erstürmen7. über ein Hindernis hinwegsetzen8. US sl mit Aufmerksamkeiten überhäufen, umwerben9. Br umg jemanden neppen (£5 um 5 Pfund):how much did they rush you for it? wie viel haben sie dir dafür abgeknöpft?C s1. (Vorwärts)Stürmen n, Dahinschießen n, -jagen n2. Brausen n (des Windes)3. Eile f:at a rush, on the rush umg in aller Eile, schnellstens;with a rush plötzlich;there’s no rush es hat keine Eile, es eilt nicht4. figb) (Massen-)Andrang mmake a rush for losstürzen auf (akk)5. MED (Blut)Andrang m6. figa) plötzlicher Ausbruch (of von Tränen etc)of von Mitleid etc)7. a) Drang m (der Geschäfte), Hetze f umgb) Hochbetrieb m, -druck mc) Überhäufung f (of mit Arbeit etc)8. SCHULE US (Wett)Kampf m9. pl FILM Schnellkopie fD adj1. eilig, dringend, Eil…2. geschäftig, Hochbetriebs…rush2 [rʌʃ]A s1. BOT Binse f2. koll Binsen pl3. ORN Binsenhuhn n4. fig Deut m:not worth a rush keinen Pfifferling wert umg;I don’t care a rush es ist mir völlig schnurz umgB adj Binsen…:rush-bottomed chair Binsenstuhl m* * *I noun(Bot.) Binse, dieII 1. nounmake a rush for something — sich auf etwas (Akk.) stürzen
the holiday rush — der [hektische] Urlaubsverkehr
2) (hurry) Eile, diebe in a [great] rush — in [großer] Eile sein; es [sehr] eilig haben
a rush of blood [to the head] — (fig. coll.) eine [plötzliche] Anwandlung
4) (period of great activity) Hochbetrieb, der5) (heavy demand) Ansturm, der (for, on auf + Akk.)6) in pl. (Cinemat.) [Bild]muster; Musterkopien2. transitive verbrush somebody/something somewhere — jemanden/etwas auf schnellstem Wege irgendwohin bringen
rush through Parliament — im Parlament durchpeitschen (ugs. abwertend) [Gesetz]
be rushed — (have to hurry) in Eile sein
rush somebody into doing something — jemanden dazu drängen, etwas zu tun
she hates to be rushed — sie kann es nicht ausstehen, wenn sie sich [ab]hetzen muss
3) (perform quickly) auf die Schnelle erledigen; (perform too quickly)4) (Mil. or fig.): (charge) stürmen; überrumpeln [feindliche Gruppe]3. intransitive verb1) (move quickly) eilen; [Hund, Pferd:] laufenrush through Customs/the exit — durch den Zoll/Ausgang stürmen
2) (hurry unduly) sich zu sehr beeilen3) (flow rapidly) stürzen4)Phrasal Verbs:- rush up* * *n.Andrang -¨e m.Eile -n f. v.drängen v.hetzen v.rasen v.stürzen v. -
26 FÁ
* * *I)(fæ; fekk, fengum; fenginn), v.1) to grasp with the hands, get hold of;hón hefir fengit einn stein, she has taken a stone;2) to take, capture (fengu þeir Gunnar);3) to get, gain, win;sá fær er frjár, he that woos wins;fá fljóðs ást to win a woman’s love;hann bað konunnar ok fekk heitit hennar, he asked the woman in marriage and got the promise of her hand;fá sitt eyrindi, to accomplish one’s errand;fá haærra hlut, to get the better of it;fá góðar viðtökur, to get a good reception;fá skilning á e-u, to get knowledge of;4) to suffer endure;fá úsigr, to be defeated;fá skaða, to suffer harm;fá úvit, to fall senseless, to faint;fá líflát, to fall lifeless;fá bana, to come by one’s death;5) to get, procure;hann fekk sér gott kvánfang, he got a good wife;6) to give, deliver to one, put into one’s hands;fá mér (give me) leppa tvá ór hári þinu;fáit nú konungi festu (give the king bail) þá er honum líki;fá e-m sök, to charge one;var sá sveinn fenginn í hendr okkr, delivered into our hands;fá e-m e-t at geyma, to give a thing into one’s charge (= fá e-m e-t til geymslu);7) with pp. following, to be able to;fá e-n veiddan, to be able to catch one;hon fœr með engu móti vakit þá, she could by no means awaken them;þeir munu mik aldri fá sótt, they will never be able to overcome me;fengu þeir honum ekki nát, they could not catch him: skaltu hvergi fá undan hokat, thou shall have no chance of sneaking away;hann fekk þó eigi víss orðit, he could not make out for certain;8) with gen., to get, take, gain, win;þeir fengu fjár mikils, they took a rich booty;vel er þess fengit, it is well earned, well done;hann var eigi skáld, ok hann hafði ei þeirrar listar fengit, he had not received that gift: fá verðar, to take a meal;hann tekk sér sveitar (he raised a band) ok gørðist illvirki;fá konu, to get a wife, marry (hon var átján vetra, er þorsteinn fekk hennar);9) to conceive, of sheep and cattle (fá burðar, lambs);10) to touch, affect;þat fekk mikils hinum hertekna manni, it touched the captive deeply, þá fær þorbirni svá. mjök (Th. was so much moved), at hann grætr;11) impers., one can get or find;vápn svá góð, at eigi fær önnur slík, that the like are not to be got;at varla fái vitrara mann, that a wiser man is hardly to be found;also, one may or can (do something);þat skip fær vel varit eldi, that ship can well be guarded against fire;12) with preps.:fá af sér (with infin.) to bring oneself to;þeir fengu af verra, they got the worse of it;fá at veizlu, brúkaupi, blóti, to get provisions for a feast (hann fekk at blóti miklu);sá dagr er at jólum skal fá, the day when preparations are to be made for Yule (cf. atfangadagr);fá á e-u, to get hold of, grasp with the hand;faðir Móða fekk á þremi, the father of M. caught hold of the brim;fá e-n, to touch, affect one, move (opt fá á horskan lostfagrir, litir);láta e-t á sik fá, to be (deeply) affected by, take it to heart;drykkr fær á e-n, the drink intoxicates one (er drykkr fekk á Hákon jarl);fá í e-t, to take hold of, grasp with the hand (= fá á e-u);forðuðu fingrum, fengu í snœri, they took hold of the strings;fá e-t or e-s til, to get, procure (var kirkja gör ok kennimanna til fengit);fá e-n til at gøra e-t, to get one to do a thing;þeir fengu menn til at ryðja skip sitt, they got men to clear their ship fá til e-s, to lay hold of;þar var fjöld fjár, fengu til margir, there was wealth of money, and many took a share of it;13) refl., fást í e-u, to be busy, exert oneself, engage in a matter (dróttningin mátti þar ekki í fást);Helgi leitaði þá, ef Sigurðr vildi í fást við Þorvald, if S. would try with Th.;segir hann ljúga ok fást í rógi, and deal in slander;fást við e-t = f. í e-u;f. við e-n, to have to do with, to contend with one (H. segist þá vilja … fást eigi við fjánda þenna);to wrestle (grapple) with one (skaltu fást við blámann várn).(fá, fáða, fáðr), v. to draw, paint;fá rúnar, to draw runes or magic characters;vér höfum fáða unga brúði á vegg, we have painted the young bride on the wall;gulli fáðr, gilded.* * *1.pret. sing. fékk, sometimes spelt feck or fieck, pl. fengu; pres. fæ, 2nd pers. fær, mod. færð, pl. fám, mod. fáum; pret. subj. fengja, mod. fengi; pres. fá, mod. fái; imperat. fá; sup. fengit; part. fenginn: the forms fingit, finginn, and pret. fingu (cp. Germ. fingen) are obsolete, but occur in some MSS. (e. g. Arna-Magn. 132 and 122 A): the poets rhyme— Erlingr var þar finginn; with the neg. suff., fær-at, fékk-at, Lex. Poët.: [Goth. fahan and gafahan = πιάζειν, καταλαμβάνειν; A. S. fón; Hel. fâhan; Germ. fahen, whence fahig = capax; in the Germ., however, the nasal form fangen prevailed, but in the Scandin., Swed., and Dan. få or faae; the Dan. fange is mod. and borrowed from Germ.; Icel. fanga is rare and unclass. and only used in the sense to capture, whereas fá is a standing word; the ng reappears in pl. pret. and part. pass. fengu, fengit, vide above; cp. Old Engl. fet, mod. fetch]:—to fetch, get, etc.1. to fetch, catch, seize; fengu þeir Gunnar, they fetched, caught G., Akv. 18; Hildibrandr gat fengit kirkju-stoðina, Sturl. i. 169; hón hefir fengit einn stein, she has fetched a stone, Ísl. ii. 394; fá á e-u, to get hold of, grasp with the hand, faðir Móða fékk á þremi, Hým. 34.β. also, fá í e-t, to grasp; fengu í snæri, they grasped the bow-strings, bent the bow, Am. 42; hann fékk í öxl konungi, he seized the king’s shoulder, Fms. viii. 75.γ. to take, capture, but rare except in part.; hafði greifi Heinrekr fengit Valdimar, Fms. ix. 324; verða fanginn, to be taken, Germ. gefangen werden, i. 258, Stj. 396.2. to get, gain, win, with acc. of the thing; sá fær er frjár, he who wooes will win (a proverb), Hm. 91; hann skal fá af Svart-álfum, he shall get, obtain from S., Edda 69; fá brauð, mat, drykk, Fms. x. 18; þat fékk hann eigi af föður sínum, xi. 14; bað konunnar ok fékk heitið hennar, he wooed the woman and got her hand, Edda 23; fá sitt eyrindi, to get one’s errand done, Fms. i. 75; fa fljóðs ást, to win a woman’s love, Hm. 91; fá hærra hlut, to get the better, 40; ek ætla at fá at vera yðvarr farþegi, Ld. 112; hence fá, or fá leyfi, to get leave to do a thing: eg fæ það, fékk það ekki, fá að fara, etc.: Icel. also say, eg fæ það ekki af mér, I cannot bring myself to do it.β. to suffer, endure; fá úsigr, to get the worst of it, Fms. iv. 218; sumir fengu þetta ( were befallen) hvern sjaunda vetr, Sks. 113; fá skaða, to suffer a loss, Hkr. ii. 177; fá úvit, to fall senseless, Nj. 195; fá líflát, to fall lifeless, Grág. i. 190; fá bana, to come by one’s death, Nj. 110.γ. fá góðar viðtökur, to get a good reception, Eg. 460, 478, Fms. iv. 219; sá mun sæll er þann átrúnað fær, blessed is he that gets hold of that faith, Nj. 156; hann hafði fingit úgrynni fjár, Fms. xi. 40; fá skilning á e-u, to get the knowledge of a thing, i. 97.3. to get, procure; þá fékk konungr sveitar-höfðingja þá er honum sýndisk, Eg. 272; ek skal fá mann til at biðja hennar, Fs. 88; þeir fengu menn til at ryðja skip, they got men to clear the ship, Nj. 163; mun ek fá til annann mann at göra þetta, I will get another man to do it, 53; fá sér bjargkvið, Grág. i. 252; hann fékk sér gott kván-fang, Fms. i. 11; fám oss ölteiti nökkura, let us get some sport, vii. 119; fá sér (e-m) fari, to take a passage, vide far; fengu þeir ekki af mönnum, they could fetch no men, ix. 473; þeir hugðusk hafa fengit ( reached) megin-land, vii. 113.4. fá at veizlu, blóti, to get provisions for a feast, etc.; hann fékk at blóti miklu, Landn. 28; lét Þorri fá at blóti, Orkn. 3; Þórólfr Mostrar-skegg fékk at blóti miklu, Eb. 8; er fengit at mikilli veizlu, Fas. i. 242; var síðan at samkundu fingit, a meeting was brought about, 623. 52; sá dagr er at Jólum skal fá, the day when preparations are to be made for Yule, K. Þ. K. 110, hence atfanga-dagr, the day before a feast, q. v.; þá var fengit at seið, Hkr. Yngl. S. ch. 17.II. to give, deliver to one, put into one’s hands; hér er eitt sverð, er ek vil fá þér, Ísl. ii. 44; fá mér (fetch me, give me) leppa tvá ór hári þínu, Nj. 116; þá er keisarinn hafði fingit honum til föru-neytis, Fms. xi. 40; konungr fær honum veizlur, Eg. 27; horn þat er Bárðr hafði fingit Ölvi, 207; fáit nú konungi festu ( give the king bail) þá er honum líki, Fms. iv. 268; fá e-m sök, to charge one, Sks. 708; var sá sveinn fenginn í hendr okkr, delivered into our hands, Fms. i. 113; fékk hann búit í hendr Valgerði, iii. 24, Nj. 4; honum fékk hverr maðr penning til, Íb. 5; hon fékk biskupinum tuttugu mánaða mataból, B. K. 125; fá e-m e-t at geyma, to give a thing into one’s charge, Stj. 177; fá þá sonum þínum í hendr til geymslu, id.III. metaph. with a following pass. part. or sup. to be able to do; hón fær með engu móti vakit þá, she could by no means awaken them, Fms. i. 9; þú fékkt ekki leikit þat er mjúkleikr var í, vii. 119; þeir munu mik aldri fá sótt, they will never be able to overcome me, Nj. 116; ok fáit þér hann eigi veiddan, if you cannot catch him, 102; hann fékk engi knút leyst, Edda 29; fengu þeir honum ekki náð, they could not catch him, Fagrsk. 167; at Vagn mun fá yfir-kominn Sigvalda, that V. will overcome S., Fms. xi. 96: skulu vér þá freista at vér fáim drepit þá, i. 9; skaltú hvergi fá undan hokat, thou shalt have no chance of sneaking away, xi. 61; fá gaum gefinn at e-u, to take heed to a thing. Fas. ii. 517; menn fingu hvergi rétt hann né hafit, Eg. 396; at þeir mundu komit fá til lands hvalnum, Grág. ii. 381; en fékk þó eigi víss orðit …, but he could not make out for certain …, Fms. x. 170.β. to grow, get, become; Hjörleif rak vestr fyrir land, ok fékk hann vatnfátt, he became short of water, Landn. 34: of travellers, to fall in with, etc., þar fengu þeir keldur blautar mjök, they got into bogs, Eb. 266; þeir fengu hvergi blautt um Valbjarnar-völlu, Sturl. ii. 50; fengu þeir veðr stór, they met with foul weather, Eg. 160.IV. with gen.,1. to take, gain, earn, win; renna þeir á land upp, ok fá mikils fjár, Fms. v. 164; þeir fengu fjár mikils, they took a rich booty, Nj. 137; gáðu þeir eigi fyrir veiðum at fá heyjanna, ok dó allt kvikfé þeirra um vetrinu, Landn. 30; vel er þess fengit, it is well earned, well done, 7; nú mun ek fara þessa ferð ef þú vill; hann segir, vel er þess fengit, well done, said he, Fas. ii. 517; hann var eigi skáld, ok hann hafði eigi þeirrar listar fengit, he had not got that gift, Fb. i. 214; at þá mundi þykkja fengit betr, people would think that it suited better, Nj. 75; fá verðar, to take a meal, Hm. 33; hann fékk sér sveitar ( raised a band) ok görðisk illvirki, 623. 15: but chiefly in the phrase, fá konu, to get a wife, marry; Haraldr fékk þeirrar konu, Fms. i. 4; at ek munda fá þín, that I should get thy hand, Nj. 24; betr er þá séð fyrir kosti systur minnar at þú fáir hennar (gen., i. e. that thou marry her), en víkingar fái hana (acc., i. e. to fetch, capture her) at herfangi, Fs. 8; hón var átján vetra er Þorsteinn fékk hennar, Ísl. ii. 191.2. to conceive, of sheep, cattle; fá burðar, Stj. 97; er hann (sauðrinn) fær lambs, Skálda 162: absol., við þeim hafði hón (the mare) fengit, Landn. 195; at eigi fái ær við, Grág. i. 418, (cp. fang, fetus.)3. denoting to affect, touch, etc.; þat fékk mikils hinum hertekna menni, it touched much the captive, Orkn. 368: svá fékk honum mikils, at hans augu vóru full af tárum, Fms. i. 139; henni fékk þetta mikillar áhyggju, it caused her great care, iv. 181; fær honum þat mikillar áhyggju ok reiði. Nj. 174; nú fær mér ekka (gen.) orð þat þú mælir, Skv. 1. 20; fá e-m hlægis, to make one a laughing-stock, Hm. 19: even with acc. or an adv., þá fær Þorbirni svá mjök (Th. was so much moved) at hann grætr, Hrafn. 13.β. fá á e-n, to affect, chiefly of intoxicating liquors; er drykkr fékk á Hákon jarl, when the drink told on earl Hacon, Magn. 508; fær á þá mjök drykkrinn, Fms. xi. 108; aldregi drakk ek vín eðr annan drykk svá at á mik megi fá, Stj. 428; en er á leið daginn ok drykkr fékk á menn, Fms. vii. 154; drykkr hefir fengit yðr í höfuð, Fas. i. 318; á-fengr or á-fenginn, q. v.γ. opt fá á ( entice) horskan, er á heimskan né fá, lostfagrir lítir, Hm. 92.V. impers. to be got, to be had, cp. Germ. es giebt; vápn svá góð, at eigi fær önnur slík (acc.), so good, that the like are not to be got, Nj. 44; at varla fái vitrara mann, a wiser man is hardly to be found, Sks. 13; eigi fær þat ritað, it cannot be recorded, viz. being so voluminous, Fms. viii. 406; þat skip fær vel varit eldi, that ship can well be guarded against fire, ix. 368; svá mikill herr at varla fékk talit, a host so great that it could hardly be numbered, xi. 261 (Ed. fékst wrongly).VI. reflex. in the phrase, fásk í e-u, to be busy, exert oneself in a matter; drottningin mátti þar ekki í fásk, Fms. x. 102; Helgi leitaði þá ef Sigurðr vildi í fásk við Þorvald, if S. would try with Th., Fb. i. 379; vildir þú fásk í því sem þér er ekki lánat, 215; segir hana ljúga ok fásk í rógi, ( and deal in slander) fyrir höfðingjum, Karl. 552.β. fásk við e-n, to struggle against; ef nokkut væri þat er hann mætti við fásk, which he could try, Grett. 74 new Ed.: to wrestle with, skaltú fásk við blámann várn, Ísl. ii. 444; um fangit er þú fékksk við Elli, when thou strugglest against Elli, Edda 34; at Þorleikr ætti lítt við elli at fásk, Ld. 160; fámsk vér eigi við skrafkarl þenna, let us have naught to do with this landlouper, Háv. 52; ok fásk eigi við fjánda þenna lengr, Ísl. ii. 45; fást um e-t, to make a fuss about a thing: the passage, Hrólfi fékksk hugr, Fas. iii. 203, is prob. an error for Hrólfi gékksk hugr, H. was moved: the phrase, fásk þú at virði vel, take thou a good meal, Hm. 117.2. as a pass., esp. in the sense to be gotten; sumt lausa-féit hafði fengisk ( had been gotten) í hernaði, Fms. i. 25; at honum fengisk engi fararbeini, that no means of conveyance could be got, Grág. i. 298; eigu þeir þat allt er á (aðilðunum) fæsk, all the fines that accrue from the aðilð, 281; fékksk þat, it was obtained, Jb. 17; er hljóð fékksk, when silence was obtained, so that he could speak, Fms. i. 34: ef þeir fásk eigi, if they cannot be taken, Odd. 12 (very rare); sem úviða muni þinn jafningi fásk, thy match is not easily to be got, Nj. 46.VII. part. fenginn as adj. given to, fit to; ok er hann vel til þess fenginn, Fms. vi. 389; Jón var mjök fenginn ( given) fyrir kvenna ást, Bs. i. 282; fæsk eigi því níta, it cannot be denied, Am. 32.2. again, fanginn denotes captured, hence taken by passion; fanginn í ílsku, Fb. i. 280.2.ð, part. fát, fáð or fáið, cp. fáinn or fánn; a contracted verb = fága:—to draw, paint, Fms. v. 345; gulli fáðr, gilded, Gísl. 21; fá rúnar, to draw runes, magic characters, Hm. 143; vér höfum fáða unga brúði á vegg, we have painted the young bride on the wall, Landn. 248 (from a verse about the middle of the 10th century): of precious stuffs, fáð ript, Skv. 3. 63. -
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I [rʌʃ]nome (plant, stem) giunco m.II 1. [rʌʃ]1) (of crowd) ressa f., calca f.to make a rush for sth. — [ crowd] prendere d'assalto qcs.; [ individual] lanciarsi su o verso qcs
2) (hurry)in a rush — in fretta e furia, di corsa
3) (peak time) (during day) ora f. di punta; (during year) alta stagione f.4) (surge) (of liquid) flusso m.; (of adrenalin) scarica f., ondata f.; (of air) corrente f., afflusso m.; (of emotion) impeto m., ondata f.; (of complaints) pioggia f.2. III 1. [rʌʃ]a rush of blood to the head — fig. un colpo di testa
to rush sth. to — portare qcs. di corsa a
2) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] frettolosamente [task, speech]3) (pressurize, hurry) mettere fretta a, sollecitare [ person]4) (charge at) assalire, attaccare [ person]; prendere d'assalto [ building]2.1) [ person] (make haste) affrettarsi; (rush forward) correre, precipitarsito rush at sth. — precipitarsi su qcs.
2) (travel)to rush along at 160 km/h — sfrecciare a 160 chilometri orari
•- rush out* * *I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.)2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.)2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.)•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.)* * *I [rʌʃ] nBot giuncoII [rʌʃ]1. n1) (of people) affollamento, ressathere was a rush to or for the door — tutti si precipitarono verso la porta
2) (hurry) fretta, premuraI'm in a rush (to do) — ho fretta or premura (di fare)
3)a rush of air — una corrente d'aria2. vt1) (person) far fretta or premura a, (work, order) fare in fretta2) (attack: town) prendere d'assalto, (person) precipitarsi contro3. vidon't rush at it, take it slowly — non farlo in fretta, prenditela con comodo
to rush up/down etc — precipitarsi su/giù etc
•- rush out- rush up* * *rush (1) /rʌʃ/n.● rush bearing, festa dei giunchi ( con cui s'adornano le chiese nell'Inghilterra sett.) □ rush candle ► rushlight □ (antiq.) It isn't worth a rush, non vale nulla; non vale una cicca (fam.).♦ rush (2) /rʌʃ/n.1 [uc] fretta; furia: Why all the rush?, perché tutta questa fretta?; I can't stop, I'm in a rush, non posso fermarmi, vado di fretta; Why are they in such a rush to demolish the building?, perché hanno tanta fretta di demolire l'edificio?; There's no rush, non c'è fretta; They're in no rush to get married, non hanno nessuna fretta di sposarsi; I wrote the essay in a rush and didn't have time to check it, ho buttato giù il tema in fretta e non ho avuto il tempo di controllarlo2 assalto; corsa impetuosa: When the fire broke out, there was a rush for the emergency exits, quando è scoppiato l'incendio, le uscite di sicurezza sono state prese d'assalto; the rush of the river, la forza impetuosa del fiume3 afflusso ( di gente); ressa: the Christmas rush, la ressa natalizia ( nei negozi); I go to work early to miss the morning rush, vado a lavorare presto per evitare il traffico del mattino; the weekend rush, l'esodo del fine settimana4 (market.) forte richiesta; assalto: There is a rush for second-hand cars, c'è una forte richiesta di automobili usate; There was such a rush to buy tickets that they sold out in four hours, c'è stata una tale richiesta di biglietti che hanno fatto il tutto esaurito in quattro ore; There was a rush on basic goods as the strike took hold, c'è stata una forte richiesta di beni di primo consumo quando lo sciopero ha cominciato a protrarsi6 [uc] ( di rabbia, emozione, ecc.) impeto; (med.) afflusso, flusso: a rush of anger [tenderness, love], un impeto di rabbia [di tenerezza, d'amore]; a rush of panic, un accesso di panico; a rush of adrenaline, una scarica di adrenalina; with a rush, di slancio; d'impeto7 (fam.) (stato di) esaltazione ( anche per effetto della droga): It had been over 10 years since I last went skiing and it was such a rush, era da più di dieci anni che non andavo a sciare ed è stato così esaltante8 ( sport, football americano) «rush» (tattica che consiste nel portare avanti la palla correndo invece che passandola)● (trasp.) rush-hour traffic, il traffico delle ore di punta; DIALOGO → - Being late- I was late leaving and I got caught in the rush-hour traffic, sono partita tardi e mi sono ritrovata nel traffico dell'ora di punta □ the rush hour, l'ora di punta ( del traffico): I hate to travel in (the) rush hour, detesto viaggiare all'ora di punta □ a rush job, un lavoro urgente; un lavoro fatto di fretta □ a rush of blood to the head, (med.) un afflusso di sangue alla testa; una congestione cerebrale; (fig.) un colpo di testa □ (comm.) a rush order, un'ordinazione urgente □ (pop.) to give sb. the bum's rush, sbattere fuori q. □ the rush to the cities, l'esodo dalla campagna verso le città.♦ (to) rush /rʌʃ/A v. i.1 ( di solito to rush by o past, to along, ecc.) correre (a precipizio); passare a tutta velocità: A car rushed by, un'automobile ci è sfrecciata accanto; She burst into tears and rushed out of the room, è scoppiata a piangere ed è corsa fuori dalla stanza; Everyone rushed to the window, sono tutti corsi alla finestra; to rush down [up] the stairs, scendere [salire] le scale a precipizio; The river rushes past, il fiume scorre veloce2 affrettarsi; precipitarsi: We have plenty of time, there's no need to rush, abbiamo tutto il tempo, non c'è bisogno di affrettarsi; I rushed to meet him, mi sono affrettata ad andargli incontro; He rushed to help me, è accorso in mio aiuto; Fire engines rushed to the scene, i camion dei pompieri sono accorsi sul posto; He rushed back home as soon as he heard she was ill, è ritornato di corsa a casa appena ha saputo che era malataB v. t.1 portare (o trasportare) d'urgenza; She rushed the child to the doctor, ha portato il bambino d'urgenza dal dottore; Supplies have been rushed to the area, dei rifornimenti sono stati trasportati d'urgenza nella zona; He was rushed into hospital, è stato trasportato d'urgenza in ospedale2 mandare (o portare, spedire) in tutta fretta: I rushed him home, l'ho portato a casa in tutta fretta; Fill in the request form and we'll rush you a brochure, compilate il modulo di richiesta e vi spediremo immediatamente una brochure: Fresh troops were rushed up to the front, truppe fresche furono rapidamente fatte affluire al fronte3 fare (qc.) in fretta (e furia); mettere fretta a (q.): to rush one's work, fare il proprio lavoro in fretta; I refuse to be rushed, non accetto che mi si metta fretta; to rush a decision, prendere una decisione avventata4 ( anche to rush at) saltare addosso a (q.); (mil.) irrompere in, prendere d'assalto; The police officers rushed at him and knocked him to ground, i poliziotti gli sono saltati addosso e lo hanno spinto a terra; Protestors rushed the barriers but were beaten back, i manifestanti hanno preso d'assalto le transenne ma sono stati respinti con la forza7 ( gergo studentesco, USA) contattare, sollecitare (q. ) come potenziale socio di un circolo universitario● to rush one's breakfast [dinner], fare colazione [pranzare] in fretta □ (fig.) to rush one's fences, essere precipitoso; essere avventato □ to rush to conclusions, balzare alle conclusioni □ (fig. fam.) to be rushed off one's feet, fare trottare q. su e giù: DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- I'm rushed off my feet, non ho un attimo di tregua □ to be rushed for time, avere poco tempo ( a disposizione); non avere tempo.* * *I [rʌʃ]nome (plant, stem) giunco m.II 1. [rʌʃ]1) (of crowd) ressa f., calca f.to make a rush for sth. — [ crowd] prendere d'assalto qcs.; [ individual] lanciarsi su o verso qcs
2) (hurry)in a rush — in fretta e furia, di corsa
3) (peak time) (during day) ora f. di punta; (during year) alta stagione f.4) (surge) (of liquid) flusso m.; (of adrenalin) scarica f., ondata f.; (of air) corrente f., afflusso m.; (of emotion) impeto m., ondata f.; (of complaints) pioggia f.2. III 1. [rʌʃ]a rush of blood to the head — fig. un colpo di testa
to rush sth. to — portare qcs. di corsa a
2) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] frettolosamente [task, speech]3) (pressurize, hurry) mettere fretta a, sollecitare [ person]4) (charge at) assalire, attaccare [ person]; prendere d'assalto [ building]2.1) [ person] (make haste) affrettarsi; (rush forward) correre, precipitarsito rush at sth. — precipitarsi su qcs.
2) (travel)to rush along at 160 km/h — sfrecciare a 160 chilometri orari
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play [pleɪ]jeu ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e), 1 (f), 1 (h), 1 (i) tour ⇒ 1 (c) stratagème ⇒ 1 (d) pièce (de théâtre) ⇒ 1 (g) intérêt ⇒ 1 (j) jouer à ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (h) jouer ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c), 2 (e)-(g), 2 (i)-(k), 3 (a)-(e), 3 (h) faire jouer ⇒ 2 (d) jouer de ⇒ 2 (m) mettre ⇒ 2 (n) s'amuser ⇒ 3 (a) se jouer ⇒ 3 (f)1 noun(a) (fun, recreation) jeu m;∎ I like to watch the children at play j'aime regarder les enfants jouer;∎ the aristocracy at play l'aristocratie en train de se détendre;∎ to say sth in play dire qch en plaisantant ou pour rire;∎ play on words jeu m de mots, calembour m∎ play starts at one o'clock le match commence à une heure;∎ play on the centre court is starting le match sur le court central commence;∎ after some very boring play in the first half… après une première mi-temps très ennuyeuse…;∎ there was some nice play from Brooks Brooks a réussi de belles actions ou a bien joué;∎ to keep the ball in play garder la balle en jeu;∎ out of play sorti, hors jeu;∎ rain stopped play la partie a été interrompue par la pluie;∎ American she scored off a passing play elle a marqué un but après une combinaison de passes;∎ American the coach calls the plays l'entraîneur choisit les combinaisons∎ whose play is it? c'est à qui de jouer?(d) (manoeuvre) stratagème m;∎ it was a play to get money/their sympathy c'était un stratagème pour obtenir de l'argent/pour s'attirer leur sympathie;∎ he is making a play for the presidency il se lance dans la course à la présidence;∎ she made a play for my boyfriend elle a fait des avances à mon copain(e) (gambling) jeu m;∎ I lost heavily at last night's play j'ai perdu gros au jeu hier soir(f) (activity, interaction) jeu m;∎ the result of a complex play of forces le résultat d'un jeu de forces complexe;∎ to come into play entrer en jeu;∎ to bring sth into play mettre qch en jeu∎ Shakespeare's plays les pièces fpl ou le théâtre de Shakespeare;∎ to be in a play jouer dans une pièce;∎ it's been ages since I've seen or gone to see a play ça fait des années que je ne suis pas allé au théâtre;∎ radio play pièce f radiophonique;∎ television play dramatique f∎ there's too much play in the socket il y a trop de jeu dans la douille;∎ give the rope more play donnez plus de mou à la corde;∎ figurative to give or to allow full play to sth donner libre cours à qch(i) (of sun, colours) jeu m;∎ I like the play of light and shadow in his photographs j'aime les jeux d'ombre et de lumière dans ses photos∎ the summit meeting is getting a lot of media play les médias font beaucoup de tapage ou battage autour de ce sommet;∎ in my opinion she's getting far too much play à mon avis, on s'intéresse beaucoup trop à elle□ ;∎ they made a lot of play or a big play about his war record ils ont fait tout un plat de son passé militaire(a) (games, cards) jouer à;∎ to play football/tennis jouer au football/tennis;∎ to play poker/chess jouer au poker/aux échecs;∎ to play hide-and-seek jouer à cache-cache;∎ the children were playing dolls/soldiers les enfants jouaient à la poupée/aux soldats;∎ how about playing some golf after work? si on faisait une partie de golf après le travail?;∎ do you play any sports? pratiquez-vous un sport?;∎ squash is played indoors le squash se pratique en salle;∎ to play the game Sport jouer selon les règles; figurative jouer le jeu;∎ I won't play his game je ne vais pas entrer dans son jeu;∎ she's playing games with you elle te fait marcher;∎ familiar to play it cool ne pas s'énerver□, garder son calme□ ;∎ American to play favorites faire du favoritisme;∎ to play sb for a fool rouler qn;∎ familiar the meeting's next week, how shall we play it? la réunion aura lieu la semaine prochaine, quelle va être notre stratégie?□ ;∎ to play it safe ne pas prendre de risque, jouer la sécurité(b) (opposing player or team) jouer contre, rencontrer;∎ Italy plays Brazil in the finals l'Italie joue contre ou rencontre le Brésil en finale;∎ I played him at chess j'ai joué aux échecs avec lui;∎ he will play Karpov il jouera contre Karpov;∎ I'll play you for the drinks je vous joue les consommations∎ to play a match against sb disputer un match avec ou contre qn;∎ how many tournaments has he played this year? à combien de tournois a-t-il participé cette année?;∎ the next game will be played on Sunday la prochaine partie aura lieu dimanche(d) (include on the team → player) faire jouer;∎ the coach didn't play her until the second half l'entraîneur ne l'a fait entrer (sur le terrain) qu'à la deuxième mi-temps(e) (card, chess piece) jouer;∎ to play spades/trumps jouer pique/atout;∎ how should I play this hand? comment devrais-je jouer cette main?;∎ she played her ace elle a joué son as; figurative elle a abattu sa carte maîtresse;∎ figurative he plays his cards close to his chest il cache son jeu(f) (position) jouer;∎ he plays winger/defence il joue ailier/en défense(g) (shot, stroke) jouer;∎ she played a chip shot to the green elle a fait un coup coché jusque sur le green;∎ try playing your backhand more essayez de faire plus de revers;∎ to play a six iron (in golf) jouer un fer numéro six;∎ he played the ball to me il m'a envoyé la balle(h) (gamble on → stock market, slot machine) jouer à;∎ to play the horses jouer aux courses;∎ to play the property market spéculer sur le marché immobilier;∎ he played the red/the black il a misé sur le rouge/le noir(i) (joke, trick)∎ to play a trick/joke on sb jouer un tour/faire une farce à qn;∎ your memory's playing tricks on you votre mémoire vous joue des tours∎ Cressida was played by Joan Dobbs le rôle de Cressida était interprété par Joan Dobbs;∎ who played the godfather in Coppola's movie? qui jouait le rôle du parrain dans le film de Coppola?;∎ figurative to play a part or role in sth prendre part ou contribuer à qch;∎ an affair in which prejudice plays its part une affaire dans laquelle les préjugés entrent pour beaucoup ou jouent un rôle important∎ they played Broadway last year ils ont joué à Broadway l'année dernière;∎ 'Othello' is playing the Strand for another week 'Othello' est à l'affiche du Strand pendant encore une semaine;∎ he's now playing the club circuit il se produit maintenant dans les clubs∎ to play the fool faire l'idiot ou l'imbécile;∎ some doctors play God il y a des médecins qui se prennent pour Dieu sur terre;∎ to play host to sb recevoir qn;∎ to play the hero jouer les héros;∎ one played the heavy while the other asked the questions l'un jouait les méchants tandis que l'autre posait les questions;∎ don't play the wise old professor with me! ce n'est pas la peine de jouer les grands savants avec moi!;∎ to play the violin jouer du violon;∎ to play the blues jouer du blues;∎ they're playing our song/Strauss ils jouent notre chanson/du Strauss;∎ to play scales on the piano faire des gammes au piano(n) (put on → record, tape) passer, mettre; (→ radio) mettre, allumer; (→ tapedeck, jukebox) faire marcher;∎ don't play the stereo so loud ne mets pas la chaîne si fort;∎ he's in his room playing records il écoute des disques dans sa chambre;∎ can you play some Pink Floyd? tu peux mettre quelque chose des Pink Floyd?;∎ I'll play the first side British again or American over for you je vous repasse ou je vous fais réécouter la première face∎ he played his torch over the cave walls il promena le faisceau de sa lampe sur les murs de la grotte∎ to play both ends against the middle jouer sur les deux tableaux∎ I like to work hard and play hard quand je travaille, je travaille, quand je m'amuse, je m'amuse;∎ he didn't mean to hurt you, he was only playing il ne voulait pas te faire de mal, c'était juste pour jouer;∎ don't play on the street! ne jouez pas dans la rue!;∎ to play with dolls/with guns jouer à la poupée/à la guerre∎ to play well/badly/regularly jouer bien/mal/régulièrement;∎ to play against sb/a team jouer contre qn/une équipe;∎ to play in goal être goal;∎ it's her (turn) to play c'est à elle de jouer, c'est (à) son tour;∎ to play in a tournament participer à un tournoi;∎ he plays in the Italian team il joue dans l'équipe d'Italie;∎ she played into the left corner elle a envoyé la balle dans l'angle gauche;∎ try playing to his backhand essayez de jouer son revers;∎ to play high/low (in cards) jouer une forte/basse carte;∎ do you play? est-ce que tu sais jouer?;∎ to play to win jouer pour gagner;∎ to play dirty ne pas jouer franc jeu; figurative ne pas jouer le jeu;∎ to play fair jouer franc jeu; figurative jouer le jeu;∎ to play into sb's hands faire le jeu de qn;∎ you're playing right into his hands! tu entres dans son jeu!;∎ to play for time essayer de gagner du temps;∎ to play safe ne pas prendre de risques, jouer la sécurité∎ to play high or for high stakes jouer gros (jeu);∎ to play for drinks/for money jouer les consommations/de l'argent∎ I heard a guitar playing j'entendais le son d'une guitare;∎ music played in the background (recorded) des haut-parleurs diffusaient de la musique d'ambiance; (band) un orchestre jouait en fond sonore;∎ is that Strauss playing? est-ce que c'est du Strauss que l'on entend?;∎ a radio was playing upstairs on entendait une radio en haut;∎ the stereo was playing full blast on avait mis la chaîne à fond∎ the last movie she played in le dernier film dans lequel elle a joué∎ Hamlet is playing tonight on joue Hamlet ce soir;∎ the movie is playing to full or packed houses le film fait salle comble;∎ the same show has been playing there for five years cela fait cinq ans que le même spectacle est à l'affiche;∎ now playing at all Park Cinemas actuellement dans toutes les salles (de cinéma) Park;∎ what's playing at the Rex? qu'est-ce qui passe au Rex?;∎ the company will be playing in the provinces la compagnie va faire une tournée en province∎ to play dead faire le mort;∎ to play innocent or familiar dumb faire l'innocent, jouer les innocents;∎ familiar to play hard to get se faire désirer□(h) (breeze, sprinkler, light)∎ to play (on) jouer (sur);∎ sun played on the water le soleil jouait sur l'eau;∎ a smile played on or about or over his lips un sourire jouait sur ses lèvres;∎ lightning played across the sky le ciel était zébré d'éclairs►► play area aire f de jeux∎ it's time he stopped playing about and settled down il est temps qu'il arrête de s'amuser et qu'il se fixe(a) (fiddle with, tamper with)∎ to play about with sth jouer avec ou tripoter qch;∎ stop playing about with the aerial arrête de jouer avec ou de tripoter l'antenne;∎ I don't think we should be playing about with genes à mon avis, on ne devrait pas s'amuser à manipuler les gènes(b) (juggle → statistics, figures) jouer avec; (consider → possibilities, alternatives) envisager, considérer;∎ I'll play about with the figures and see if I can come up with something more reasonable je vais jouer un peu avec les chiffres et voir si je peux suggérer quelque chose de plus raisonnable;∎ she played about with several endings for her novel elle a essayé plusieurs versions pour le dénouement de son roman∎ to play about with sb faire marcher qn(tease, deceive) faire marcher(cooperate) coopérer;∎ to play along with sb or with sb's plans entrer dans le jeu de qn;∎ you'd better play along tu as tout intérêt à te montrer coopératif(a) (of child) jouer à;∎ to play at cops and robbers jouer aux gendarmes et aux voleurs;∎ familiar just what do you think you're playing at? à quoi tu joues exactement?(b) (dabble in → politics, journalism) faire en dilettante;∎ you're just playing at being an artist tu joues les artistes;∎ you can't play at being a revolutionary tu ne peux pas t'improviser révolutionnaire(cassette, film) repasser;∎ play the last ten frames back repassez les dix dernières images∎ play it by me again reprenez votre histoire depuis le début□(role, victory) minimiser; (problem) dédramatiser;∎ we've been asked to play down the political aspects of the affair on nous a demandé de ne pas insister sur le côté politique de l'affaire;∎ her book rightly plays down the conspiracy theory son livre minimise à juste titre la thèse du complot∎ to play the ball in remettre la balle en jeu∎ to play oneself in s'habituer, se faire la main(c) (with music) accueillir en musique(teams, contestants) disputer un match de barrage∎ he played Neil off against his father il a monté Neil contre son père;∎ he played his enemies off against each other il a monté ses ennemis l'un contre l'autre➲ play on(weakness, naivety, trust, feelings) jouer sur;∎ his political strength comes from playing on people's fears il tire sa force politique de sa capacité à jouer sur la peur des gens;∎ the waiting began to play on my nerves l'attente commençait à me porter sur les nerfs;∎ the title plays on a line from Shakespeare le titre est un jeu de mots sur une phrase de Shakespearecontinuer à jouer;∎ the referee waved them to play on l'arbitre leur fit signe de continuer à jouer∎ the events being played out on the world's stage les événements qui se déroulent dans le monde;∎ the drama was played out between rioters and police les incidents ont eu lieu entre les émeutiers et les forces de police(b) (usu passive) familiar (exhaust) to be played out (person, horse etc) être vanné ou éreinté□ ; (idea) être vieux jeu□ ou démodé□ ; (story) avoir perdu tout intérêt□∎ they were played out to the strains of… leur départ a été accompagné par l'air de…Golf dépasser d'autres joueurs;∎ may we play through? vous permettez que nous vous dépassions?➲ play up∎ in the interview, play up your sales experience pendant l'entretien, mettez en avant ou insistez sur votre expérience de la vente;∎ his speech played up his working-class background son discours mettait l'accent sur ses origines populaires;∎ the press played up her divorce la presse a monté son divorce en épingle∎ my back is playing me up mon dos me joue encore des tours;∎ don't let the kids play you up ne laissez pas les enfants vous marcher sur les pieds∎ my back is playing up mon dos me joue encore des tours∎ to play up to sb (flatter) faire de la lèche à qn= play on1(a) (toy with → pencil, hair) jouer avec;∎ he was playing with the radio dials il jouait avec les boutons de la radio;∎ he only played with his food il a à peine touché à son assiette;∎ figurative to play with fire jouer avec le feu∎ she plays with language in bold and startling ways elle manipule la langue avec une audace saisissante(c) (consider → idea) caresser;∎ he played with the idea for weeks before rejecting it il a caressé l'idée pendant des semaines avant de l'abandonner;∎ we're playing with the idea of buying a house nous pensons à acheter une maison;∎ here are a few suggestions to play with voici quelques suggestions que je soumets à votre réflexion∎ to play with sb's affections jouer avec les sentiments de qn;∎ don't you see he's just playing with you? tu ne vois pas qu'il se moque de toi ou qu'il te fait marcher?(e) (have available → money, time) disposer de;∎ how much time have we got to play with? de combien de temps disposons-nous?;∎ they've got $2 million to play with ils disposent de deux millions de dollars∎ to play with oneself (masturbate) se toucherⓘ Play it again Sam Cette formule célèbre ("joue-le encore, Sam"), que l'on attribue au film Casablanca, n'est en fait pas prononcée dans le film. Le personnage incarné par Ingrid Bergman dit au pianiste du Rick's Bar play it once Sam, for old times' sake ("joue-le une fois, Sam, en souvenir du bon vieux temps"). Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule en allusion au film lorsque l'on demande à quelqu'un de refaire quelque chose, et particulièrement lorsqu'il s'agit de rejouer un air de musique. -
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1) (not to forbid or prevent: He allowed me to enter; Playing football in the street is not allowed.) permitir2) ((with for) to take into consideration when judging or deciding: These figures allow for price rises.) tener en cuenta3) (to give, especially for a particular purpose or regularly: His father allows him too much money.) dar•- make allowance for
allow vb1. permitir / dejar2. admitir3. dar / concedertr[ə'laʊ]1 (permit) permitir, dejar■ to allow somebody to do something dejar/permitir que alguien haga algo■ allow me! ¡permítame!2 (set aside) conceder, dar, dejar■ you must allow at least £50 for the taxi fare tienes que contar con £50 como mínimo para el taxi3 (admit) admitir, reconocer■ I allow that she tried hard, but... admito que hizo un esfuerzo, pero...allow [ə'laʊ] vt1) permit: permitir, dejar2) allot: conceder, dar3) admit, concede: admitir, concederallow vito allow for : tener en cuentav.• admitir v.• conceder v.• confesar v.• consentir v.• licenciar v.• permitir v.ə'laʊ1)a) ( permit) permitirto allow somebody to + inf — permitirle a alguien + inf/que (+ subj)
I can't go, I'm not allowed — no puedo ir, no me dejan
b) (give, grant) dar*2) ( plan for)allow (yourselves) a good two hours to reach the coast — calculen or tengan en cuenta que les va a llevar por lo menos dos horas llegar a la costa
I generally allow about £50 for spending money — normalmente calculo unas 50 libras para gastos
3) ( Sport) \<\<referee\>\> \<\<goal\>\> dar* por bueno•Phrasal Verbs:[ǝ'laʊ]VT1) (=permit)a) permitirallow me! — ¡permítame!
he can't have sweets, he's not allowed — no puede comer caramelos, no se lo permiten or no lo dejan
to allow sb to do sth — dejar or more frm permitir a algn hacer algo, dejar or more frm permitir que algn haga algo
nobody was allowed to leave — no dejaron or permitieron marcharse a nadie, no dejaron or permitieron que nadie se marchara
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he was allowed home after hospital treatment — le permitieron or le dejaron irse a casa tras recibir tratamiento en el hospitalb)• to allow sb in/out/ past — permitir or dejar a algn entrar/salir/pasar, permitir or dejar a algn que entre/salga/pase
he's not allowed out on his own — no le dejan salir or que salga solo a la calle, no le permiten salir or que salga solo a la calle
they made holes in the box to allow air in — hicieron unos agujeros en la caja para que entrara el aire
2)• to allow o.s., to allow o.s. to be persuaded — dejarse convencer
3) (=reckon on) dejarallow (yourself) three hours for the journey — deja or calcula tres horas para el viaje
how much should I allow for expenses? — ¿cuánto debo prever para los gastos?
4) (=grant) [+ money] asignar; [+ time] dar•
the judge allowed him £1,000 costs — el juez le asignó 1.000 libras en concepto de costes5) (Jur) (=admit) [+ claim, appeal] admitir, aceptar; (Sport) [+ goal] conceder- allow of* * *[ə'laʊ]1)a) ( permit) permitirto allow somebody to + inf — permitirle a alguien + inf/que (+ subj)
I can't go, I'm not allowed — no puedo ir, no me dejan
b) (give, grant) dar*2) ( plan for)allow (yourselves) a good two hours to reach the coast — calculen or tengan en cuenta que les va a llevar por lo menos dos horas llegar a la costa
I generally allow about £50 for spending money — normalmente calculo unas 50 libras para gastos
3) ( Sport) \<\<referee\>\> \<\<goal\>\> dar* por bueno•Phrasal Verbs: -
30 castigar
v.1 to punish (imponer castigo a).castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinnerlo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penaltyElsa castiga a los chicos Elsa punishes the kids.Dios castiga la maldad God punishes evil.2 to penalize (sport).3 to damage.una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods4 to seduce.5 to ravage.6 to recur to punishment.* * *1 (aplicar una pena) to punish2 (dañar) to damage, ruin3 (una cabalgadura) to ride hard* * *verb* * *VT1) [por delito, falta]a) [+ delincuente, pecador, culpable] to punish ( por for)[+ niño] [gen] to punish; [sin salir] to ground, keep ines un delito que puede ser castigado con 15 años de prisión — it is a crime punishable by 15 years' imprisonment
la profesora me dejó castigado al terminar las clases — the teacher kept me in o made me stay behind after school
castigar la carne — (Rel) to mortify the flesh
b) (Dep) to penalize ( por for)c) (Com, Pol) to punish2) (=perjudicar) [guerra, crisis] to afflict, affect; [calor] to beat down on; [frío] to bite into3) [físicamente] (=maltratar) to damage, harmcastigamos a nuestro cuerpo con los excesos en la bebida — we harm our bodies with excessive drinking
castigar el hígado — iró to damage one's liver
4) [+ caballo] to ride hard5) (=corregir) [+ estilo] to refine; [+ texto] to correct, revise6) (=enamorar) to seduce7) (Com) [+ gastos] to reduce* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < criminal> to punishb) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back
mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me
2) crisis/enfermedad to affect* * *= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.Ex. They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.Ex. I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex. The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex. It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.----* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* castigar duramente = smite.* castigar severamente = blast.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < criminal> to punishb) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back
mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me
2) crisis/enfermedad to affect* * *= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex: The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex: It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* castigar duramente = smite.* castigar severamente = blast.* * *castigar [A3 ]vtA1 ‹criminal› to punishserán castigados de acuerdo a la ley they will be punished according to the lawfueron castigados con la pena máxima they received the maximum sentencecrímenes que son castigados con la pena de muerte crimes punishable by death2 ‹niño›lo castigaron sin postre as a punishment he was made to go without dessert o they wouldn't let him have any dessertme castigaron a aprendérmelo de memoria as a punishment I was made to learn it off by heart o they made me learn it off by heartse quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor he was kept in detention for answering the teacher backmi padre me ha castigado por llegar tarde my father's keeping me in o my father's grounded me for being lateB1«crisis/enfermedad»: castigó duramente su ya débil organismo it severely affected her already weakened bodyla zona más castigada por la sequía the area hardest hit o worst affected by the drought2 ‹caballo› to ride … hard3 ‹toro› to inflict a great deal of punishment on4 ‹motor/frenos› to work … hard* * *
castigar ( conjugate castigar) verbo transitivo
( a quedarse en casa) to keep … in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq);
castigar verbo transitivo
1 to punish
2 (hacer sufrir, hacer padecer) to harm, ruin
3 Jur Dep to penalize
' castigar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enterarse
- sancionar
English:
book
- cane
- deal with
- penalize
- punish
- chastise
* * *♦ vt1. [imponer castigo a] to punish;castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinner;lo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penalty;los castigaron a copiar la lección diez veces they had to write out the lesson ten times as a punishment2. Dep to penalize;el árbitro castigó la acción con penalti the referee awarded a penalty for the foul3. [dañar] [piel, salud] to damage;[sujeto: sol, viento, epidemia] to devastate;una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods;las nuevas medidas castigan a los pequeños inversores the new measures are prejudicial to small investors4. [enamorar] to seduce5. [caballo] [con espuelas] to spur;[con látigo] to whip6. Taurom to wound♦ See also the pronominal verb castigarse* * *v/t punish* * *castigar {52} vt: to punish* * *castigar vb to punish -
31 appeal
ə:pi:l
1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) suplicar, rogar2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.) apelar, recurrir3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) gustar, agradar
2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) apelación2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) atractivo•appeal1 n1. ruego / llamamiento2. campaña para recaudar fondos3. atractivo / ganchoappeal2 vb1. pedir / solicitar2. atraer / gustartr[ə'piːl]2 (for money) campaña de recaudación de fondos3 (attraction) atractivo4 SMALLLAW/SMALL apelación nombre femenino2 (attract) atraerappeal [ə'pi:l] vt: apelarto appeal a decision: apelar contra una decisiónappeal vi1)to appeal for : pedir, solicitar2)to appeal to : atraer athat doesn't appeal to me: eso no me atraeappeal n1) : apelación f (en derecho)2) plea: ruego m, súplica f3) attraction: atracción f, atractivo m, interés mn.• alzada s.f.• apelación s.f.• avocación s.f.• interés s.m.• recurso (Jurisprudencia) s.m.• simpatía s.f.• súplica s.f.v.• apelar v.• avocar v.• suplicar v.ə'piːl
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1) c ( call) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL); ( request) solicitud f, petición f, pedido m (AmL); ( plea) ruego m, súplica fappeal (to somebody) for something: an appeal for calm un llamamiento or un llamado a la calma; they made an urgent appeal for food hicieron un llamamiento or un llamado urgente solicitando alimentos; an appeal to reason — un llamamiento or un llamado a la razón
2) c ( Law) apelación f, recurso m de apelaciónto have the right of appeal — tener* derecho a apelar
3) c (fund, organization) campaña para recaudar fondos4) u ( attraction) atractivo m
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1) ( call)to appeal for something — \<\<for funds\>\> pedir* or solicitar algo
the Minister went on television to appeal for calm — el ministro apareció en televisión para hacer un llamamiento or (AmL tb) un llamado a la calma
to appeal TO somebody/something: the police appealed to witnesses to come forward la policía hizo un llamamiento or (AmL tb) un llamado para que se presentaran testigos del hecho; to appeal to somebody's better nature — apelar a la bondad de alguien
2)a) ( Law) apelar3) ( be attractive)to appeal to somebody — atraerle* a alguien
2.
vt (AmE) \<\<decision/verdict\>\> apelar contra or de[ǝ'piːl]1. Na) (=call) llamamiento m, llamado m (LAm); (=request) petición f, solicitud fthe police repeated their appeal for witnesses to contact them — la policía volvió a hacer un llamamiento a posibles testigos del hecho para que se pusieran en contacto con ellos
an appeal to arms/reason — un llamamiento a las armas/la cordura
our appeal for volunteers — la petición or solicitud que hicimos de voluntarios
b) (=entreaty) súplica fc) (=campaign for donations)they launched a £5 million appeal for cancer research — realizaron una campaña para la recaudación de 5 millones de libras para la lucha contra el cáncer
an appeal on behalf of a mental health charity — una petición de ayuda para una organización benéfica de salud mental
d) (Jur) apelación f, recurso m (de apelación)his appeal was successful — su apelación or recurso (de apelación) dio resultado
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there is no appeal against his decision — su fallo es inapelable•
she won/lost the case on appeal — ganó/perdió el caso en la apelación or en segunda instanciacourt•
their lands were forfeit without appeal — sus tierras fueron confiscadas sin posibilidad de apelación2) (=attraction) atractivo m, encanto mthe party's new name was meant to give it greater public appeal — el nuevo nombre del partido tenía como objetivo atraer a más público
the idea held little appeal — la idea no le resultaba muy atrayente; see sex
2. VI1)• to appeal for — (=call publicly for) [+ peace, tolerance, unity] hacer un llamamiento a; (=request) solicitar, pedir
the police have appealed to the public for information — la policía ha hecho un llamamiento al público pidiendo información
to appeal for funds — solicitar or pedir fondos
2) (=call upon)•
to appeal to sb's finer feelings/sb's generosity — apelar a los sentimientos nobles/la generosidad de algnto appeal to the country — (Pol) recurrir al arbitrio de las urnas
3) (Jur) apelar•
they have appealed to the Supreme Court to stop her extradition — han apelado or recurrido al Tribunal Supremo para detener su proceso de extradición4) (=be attractive)•
to appeal to sb — [idea, activity] atraer a algn, resultar atrayente a algnI don't think this will appeal to the public — no creo que esto le atraiga al público, no creo que esto le resulte atrayente al público
3.VT(US) (Jur)to appeal a decision/verdict — apelar contra or de una decisión/un veredicto, recurrir (contra) una decisión/un veredicto
4.CPDappeal(s) committee N — comité m de apelación
appeal court N — tribunal m de apelación
appeal judge N — juez mf de apelación, jueza f de apelación
appeal(s) procedure N — procedimiento m de apelación
appeal(s) process N — proceso m de apelación
appeal(s) tribunal N — tribunal m de apelación
* * *[ə'piːl]
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1) c ( call) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL); ( request) solicitud f, petición f, pedido m (AmL); ( plea) ruego m, súplica fappeal (to somebody) for something: an appeal for calm un llamamiento or un llamado a la calma; they made an urgent appeal for food hicieron un llamamiento or un llamado urgente solicitando alimentos; an appeal to reason — un llamamiento or un llamado a la razón
2) c ( Law) apelación f, recurso m de apelaciónto have the right of appeal — tener* derecho a apelar
3) c (fund, organization) campaña para recaudar fondos4) u ( attraction) atractivo m
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1.
1) ( call)to appeal for something — \<\<for funds\>\> pedir* or solicitar algo
the Minister went on television to appeal for calm — el ministro apareció en televisión para hacer un llamamiento or (AmL tb) un llamado a la calma
to appeal TO somebody/something: the police appealed to witnesses to come forward la policía hizo un llamamiento or (AmL tb) un llamado para que se presentaran testigos del hecho; to appeal to somebody's better nature — apelar a la bondad de alguien
2)a) ( Law) apelar3) ( be attractive)to appeal to somebody — atraerle* a alguien
2.
vt (AmE) \<\<decision/verdict\>\> apelar contra or de -
32 Ziel
n; -(e)s, -e1. einer Reise etc.: destination; wir sind am Ziel angelangt we have reached our destination; kurz vor dem Ziel umkehren turn back shortly before reaching one’s destination; wer langsam geht, kommt auch zum Ziel Sprichw. slow and steady wins the race2. SPORT finish(ing line); im Ziel at the finish; durchs Ziel gehen cross the finishing line; als Sieger / Zweiter durchs Ziel gehen oder ins Ziel kommen finish first / second3. bes. MIL. mark, aim; (Zielscheibe) target; taktisches: objective; jemandem ein gutes Ziel bieten present s.o. with a good target, make a good target for s.o.; ins Ziel treffen hit the target ( oder mark); sie diente ihnen als Ziel für ihr Gespött they made her the butt of all their jokes4. fig. goal, objective, aim; auch WIRTS. target; PÄD. (educational) objective; mit dem Ziel zu (+ Inf.) with the aim ( oder objective) of (+ Ger.) sich ein Ziel setzen oder stecken set o.s. a goal ( oder target); sich das Ziel setzen zu (+ Inf.) aim at (+ Ger.), aim to (+ Inf.) sich ein hohes Ziel setzen aim high; unser ( erklärtes) Ziel ist es zu (+ Inf.) our (declared) aim ( oder objective) is to (+ Inf.) sie lässt sich von i-m Ziel nicht abbringen she won’t be put off (from achieving her objective); er ist weit vom Ziel ( entfernt) he has a long way to go yet; so wirst du nie zum Ziel kommen you’ll never get anywhere like that; zum Ziel führen lead to ( oder bring) success, lead one to one’s goal; viele Wege führen zum Ziel there are many ways of achieving success; nicht zum Ziel führen auch lead to failure, fail; sein Ziel erreichen oder zum Ziel gelangen reach one’s goal ( oder objective), achieve one’s aim, get there umg.; am Ziel sein have reached one’s goal ( oder objective), have achieved one’s aim, have done it umg., have got there umg.; am Ziel seiner Wünsche sein have (got) one’s wish; über das Ziel hinausschießen overshoot the mark; (zu weit gehen) go too far; Weg 2* * *das Ziel(Absicht) end; goal; aim; purpose; objective;(Objekt) object;(Reiseziel) destination;(Sport) finish; finishing line;(Zielscheibe) target* * *[tsiːl]nt -(e)s, -e1) (= Reiseziel) destination; (= Absicht, Zweck) goal, aim, objective; (von Wünschen, Spott) objectmit dem Zíél... — with the aim or intention...
etw zum Zíél haben — to have sth as one's goal or aim
jdm/sich ein Zíél stecken or setzen — to set sb/oneself a goal
er hatte sich sein Zíél zu hoch gesteckt — he had set his sights too high
etw zum Zíél setzen — to set sth as one's goal etc
einer Sache (dat) ein Zíél setzen (= eindämmen) — to put a limit on sth to limit sth
zum Zíél kommen or gelangen (fig) — to reach or attain one's goal etc
am Zíél sein — to be at one's destination, to have reached one's destination; (fig) to have reached or achieved one's goal
dieser Weg führte ihn nicht zum Zíél (fig) — this avenue did not lead him to his goal
durchs Zíél gehen — to pass the winning post or finishing post/to cross the finishing line
ins Zíél treffen — to hit the target
über das Zíél hinausschießen (fig) — to overshoot the mark
4) (COMM = Frist) credit periodmit drei Monaten Zíél — with a three-month credit period
* * *das1) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) aim2) (an aim: What end have you in view?) end3) (an aim or purpose: My goal in life is to write a book.) goal4) (a thing aimed at: Our objective is freedom.) objective5) (any object at which shots, bombs etc are directed: Their target was the royal palace.) target6) (in horse-racing, a post marking the place where a race finishes.) winning-post* * *<-[e]s, -e>[tsi:l]ntein hoch gestecktes \Ziel a lofty goal [or objective]mit dem \Ziel with the aim [or intention]etw zum \Ziel haben to have as one's goal [or aim]am \Ziel sein to be at one's destination, to have achieved one's goal fig[bei jdm] zum \Ziel kommen [o gelangen] to reach one's goaljdm/sich ein \Ziel setzen/stecken to set sb/oneself a goal2. SPORT, MIL targetins \Ziel treffen to hit the targetdurchs \Ziel gehen to cross the finishing line; (beim Pferderennen) to cross the winning [or finishing] [or AM finish] postetw auf \Ziel kaufen to buy sth on credit6. (Produktionsziel) production [or output] target7.▶ über das \Ziel hinausschießen to overshoot the mark* * *das; Ziel[e]s, Ziele1) destinationam Ziel der Reise anlangen — reach the end of one's journey; reach one's destination
2) (Sport) finish3) (Zielscheibe; auch Milit.) targetüber das Ziel hinausschießen — (fig.) go too far
4) (Zweck) aim; goal[das] Ziel unserer Bemühungen ist es,... zu... — the object of our efforts is to...
sich (Dat.) ein Ziel setzen od. stecken — set oneself a goal
sich (Dat.) etwas zum Ziel setzen — set oneself or take something as one's aim
* * *1. einer Reise etc: destination;wir sind am Ziel angelangt we have reached our destination;kurz vor dem Ziel umkehren turn back shortly before reaching one’s destination;wer langsam geht, kommt auch zum Ziel sprichw slow and steady wins the race2. SPORT finish(ing line);im Ziel at the finish;durchs Ziel gehen cross the finishing line;als Sieger/Zweiter durchs Ziel gehen oderins Ziel kommen finish first/secondjemandem ein gutes Ziel bieten present sb with a good target, make a good target for sb;ins Ziel treffen hit the target ( oder mark);sie diente ihnen als Ziel für ihr Gespött they made her the butt of all their jokessich ein hohes Ziel setzen aim high;sie lässt sich von i-m Ziel nicht abbringen she won’t be put off (from achieving her objective);er ist weit vom Ziel (entfernt) he has a long way to go yet;so wirst du nie zum Ziel kommen you’ll never get anywhere like that;zum Ziel führen lead to ( oder bring) success, lead one to one’s goal;viele Wege führen zum Ziel there are many ways of achieving success;nicht zum Ziel führen auch lead to failure, fail;am Ziel sein have reached one’s goal ( oder objective), have achieved one’s aim, have done it umg, have got there umg;am Ziel seiner Wünsche sein have (got) one’s wish;* * *das; Ziel[e]s, Ziele1) destinationam Ziel der Reise anlangen — reach the end of one's journey; reach one's destination
2) (Sport) finish3) (Zielscheibe; auch Milit.) targetüber das Ziel hinausschießen — (fig.) go too far
4) (Zweck) aim; goal[das] Ziel unserer Bemühungen ist es,... zu... — the object of our efforts is to...
sich (Dat.) ein Ziel setzen od. stecken — set oneself a goal
sich (Dat.) etwas zum Ziel setzen — set oneself or take something as one's aim
* * *-e n.aim n.default n.designation n.destination n.end n.goal n.object n.target n. -
33 dos
dos [do]masculine noun• couché sur le dos lying on one's (or its) back• « voir au dos » "see over"• les vivres sont portés à dos de chameau/d'homme the supplies are carried by camel/men• ils partirent, sac au dos they set off, their rucksacks on their backsb. ( = nage) dos (crawlé) backstroke• renvoyer deux adversaires dos à dos to send away two opponents without pronouncing in favour of either• on l'a dans le dos ! (inf!) we've had it! (inf)• tomber sur le dos de qn ( = arriver à l'improviste) to drop in on sb ; ( = attaquer) (physiquement) to go for sb* * *doavoir le dos rond or voûté — to stoop, to have round shoulders
au dos de — (chèque, carte) on the back of
faire quelque chose dans or derrière le dos de quelqu'un — to do something when somebody's back is turned
ils sont arrivés, sac au dos — they arrived, with their rucksacks on their backs
il n'a rien sur le dos — (colloq) he's wearing hardly anything
dos à dos — lit back to back
renvoyer deux parties dos à dos — fig to refuse to come out in favour [BrE] of either party
tourner le dos à — ( position) to have one's back to; ( mouvement) to turn one's back to; fig to turn one's back on
faire le gros dos — [chat] to arch its back; [personne] to keep one's head down
••mettre quelque chose sur le dos de quelque chose/quelqu'un — (colloq) to blame something on something/somebody
se mettre quelqu'un à dos — (colloq) to get on the wrong side of somebody
* * *do nm1) ANATOMIE backde dos — from the back, from behind
2) [livre] spine"voir au dos" — "see over"
à dos de; à dos de chameau — riding on a camel, on a camel
Elle me critique dans mon dos. — She criticizes me behind my back.
* * *dos ⇒ Le corps humain nm inv gén (d'homme, animal, de main, vêtement, siège, page) back; ( de livre) spine; ( de lame) blunt edge; être sur le dos to be (lying) on one's back; avoir le dos rond or voûté to stoop, to have round shoulders; mal de dos backache; dormir/nager sur le dos to sleep/swim on one's back; être à plat dos to be flat on one's back; voir qn de dos to see sb from behind; au dos de (chèque, carte, photo, enveloppe) on the back of; robe décolletée dans le dos dress with a low back; voyager à dos d'âne/de chameau to travel riding on a donkey/camel; tout le matériel a été transporté à dos d'homme/de mulet all the equipment was carried by people/mules; faire qch dans or derrière le dos de qn to do sth when sb's back is turned; ils sont arrivés, sac au dos they arrived, with their rucksacks on their backs; il n'a rien sur le dos○ he's wearing hardly anything; dès que j'ai le dos tourné as soon as my back is turned; dos à dos lit back to back; renvoyer deux parties dos à dos fig to refuse to come out in favourGB of either party; tourner le dos à qn ( position) to have one's back to sb; ( mouvement) to turn one's back to sb; ( par mépris) to turn one's back on sb; tourner le dos à qch, avoir le dos tourné à qch ( position) to have one's back to sth; depuis son licenciement, tous ses anciens collègues lui tournent le dos fig since he/she was made redundant, all his/her former colleagues have turned their backs on him/her; tourner le dos au progrès/à l'avenir to turn one's back on progress/the future; faire le gros dos [chat] to arch its back; [personne] to keep one's head down; ⇒ cuiller, laine, plein, sucre.tomber sur le dos de qn○ to come down on sb like a ton of bricks○; être sur le dos de qn○ to be on sb's back○; avoir qn sur le dos○ to have sb on one's back; courber le dos to bow and scrape; mettre qch sur le dos de qch/qn○ to blame sth on sth/sb; il a bon dos le réveil/train○! it's easy to blame it on the alarm-clock/train!; j'ai bon dos it's always me; se mettre qn à dos○ to get on the wrong side of sb; je l'ai dans le dos○! I'm stuck○! ; s'enrichir sur le dos de qn○ to get rich at sb's expense; passer la main dans le dos de qn○ to flatter sb; faire un enfant dans le dos à qn○ to play a dirty trick on sb; faire la bête à deux dos○ to make love.[do] nom masculinavoir le dos rond to be hunched up ou round-shoulderedj'ai mal au dos my back hurts, I've got (a) backachej'avais le soleil dans le dos the sun was behind me ou on my backa. [assis] to sit with one's back to somebodyb. [debout] to stand with one's back to somebodyc. [l'éviter] to turn one's back on somebodyje ne l'ai vu que de dos I only saw him from behind ou the backdès que j'ai le dos tourné, il fait des bêtises as soon as my back is turned, he gets into mischiefavoir le dos large: j'ai le dos large mais il ne faut pas exagérer! I can take a lot ou I may be resilient, but there are limits!avoir quelque chose sur le dos (familier) : ce gosse n'a rien sur le dos! that kid's not dressed warmly enough!faire quelque chose dans ou derrière le dos de quelqu'un to do something behind somebody's backêtre sur le dos de (familier) : tu es toujours sur le dos de ce gosse, laisse-le un peu! you're always nagging that kid, leave him alone!a. [chat] to arch its backfaire quelque chose sur le dos de: ils ont bâti leur empire sur le dos des indigènes they built their empire at the expense of the nativesmettre quelque chose sur le dos de quelqu'un (familier) [crime, erreur] to pin something on somebodyje n'ai rien/pas grand-chose à me mettre sur le dos I have got nothing/virtually nothing to wearsi le fisc lui tombe sur le dos, ça va lui coûter cher! (familier) if the taxman gets hold of ou catches him, it'll cost him!2. [d'une fourchette, d'un habit] back[d'un couteau] blunt edge[d'un livre] spinea. (familier) [dans une action] he didn't go in for half-measures!b. [dans une discussion] he didn't mince words!3. SPORT————————à dos de locution prépositionnellealler à dos d'âne/d'éléphant to ride (on) a donkey/an elephantle matériel est transporté à dos de lamas/d'hommes the equipment is carried by llamas/men————————au dos locution adverbiale————————au dos de locution prépositionnelle[d'une feuille] on the back ofdos à dos locution adverbialemettre ou renvoyer deux personnes dos à dos (figuré) to refuse to get involved in an argument between two people -
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wə:k 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbeid2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbeid, jobb3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbeid4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbeid, verk6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbeidsplass, jobb2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) arbeide, jobbe; drive, la arbeide2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) ha arbeid/jobb3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) virke, fungere4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) virke, holde stikk, lykkes5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeide seg møysommelig framover/oppover6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) løsne, skru seg løs7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) forme, bearbeide•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) (ur)verk2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gode gjerninger, veldedighet•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wondersarbeid--------arbeide--------arbeidsplass--------virkeIsubst. \/wɜːk\/1) arbeid, jobb2) virke, gjerning3) innsats4) gjøremål, oppgave5) verk, arbeid, produktat work på arbeid, på jobb i aktivitet, i virksomhet, i arbeidbe thrown out of work bli gjort arbeidsløsdo the work of fungere somfall\/go to work skride til verketgive someone the works fortelle noen hele historien gi noen en overhaling drepe noengo about one's work skjøtte sitt arbeidhave one's work cut out ha sin fulle hyre medintellectual work åndsarbeidin work i arbeidmake light work of winning vinne med letthetmake short\/quick work of gjøre kort prosess med, gjøre raskt unna, bli fort ferdig medmake work for gi arbeid tilmany hands make light work jo flere, desto bedreoff work ikke i arbeid, friout of work uten arbeid, arbeidsløsput\/set somebody to work sette noen i arbeidquick work fort gjortset\/go about one's work sette i gang med arbeidet, skride til verketset at work sette i arbeid, sette i gangset\/get to work (at\/on something) sette i gang med noe \/ med å gjøre noeshirk work snike seg unna, sluntre unna, skulkeshoot the works sladre gi alt man har, gjøre sitt ytterstesit down to one's work konsentrere seg om arbeidet sittstop work (av)slutte arbeidet, legge ned arbeidetstrike work legge ned arbeidet, streiketake up work gå tilbake til arbeidetthrow out of work gjøre arbeidsløswarm work ( hverdagslig) hardt arbeidthe work of a moment et øyeblikks arbeida work of art et kunstverkworks gjerninger(slang, om narkotika) brukerutstyr ( militærvesen) (be)festningsverk verk, mekanismework of the intellect ( jus) åndsverkIIverb \/wɜːk\/1) ( om sysselsetting) arbeide, jobbe2) ( om deig eller leire) bearbeide, kna, elte3) ( om plan eller metode) virke, fungere, holde (om teori)4) påvirke, bearbeide, øve innflytelse på, godsnakke med5) ( om jord) dyrke6) ( om maskineri) gå, drive(s), funksjonere, virke, være i drift, være i funksjon7) ( om selger) reise i, ha (som salgsområde)8) ( om fisker) fiske i9) ( om gjær) arbeide, gjære, få til å gjære11) ( om kraftanstrengelse) arbeide (seg frem), trenge (seg frem)12) flytte, dytte, lirke, skyve14) ( om håndarbeide) lage, brodere, sy, strikke15) ( om mekanikk) betjene, passe, skjøtte, styre16) bevege (seg), røre (på), røre seg, gestikulere (om hender)• can you work your arm backwards?17) ( om ledelse) styre, holde styr på, kontrollere, få til å jobbe, få til å arbeide, drive18) ( om konsekvens) forårsake, utrette, anrette, volde, utføre, bevirke• time had worked\/wrought great changes• the war worked\/wrought great damages• how did you work it?• can you work the invention at this factory?22) ( om materiale) arbeide i, arbeide med, forme, utforme, foredle24) (amer.) lure, bedra, ta ved nesenwork against ( om motstand) motarbeide, motsettework at arbeide på, arbeide med, jobbe på, jobbe medstuderework away arbeide (ufortrødent) videre, jobbe i veiwork back (austr.) arbeide overtid, jobbe overtidwork for arbeide for, jobbe forwork in\/into arbeide seg inn i, trenge (seg) inn iflette inn, finne plass til( om materiale) arbeide i, arbeide med, jobbe i, jobbe medwork in with passe inn i, stemme medwork itself right komme i gjenge igjenwork late arbeide sentwork off slite(s) bort, gå bortarbeide av seg, bli kvitt, kvitte seg med, gå av seg( om gjeld) nedbetale, få nedfå unna(gjort), få gjort( om handel) få avsetning på, få solgt utgi for å være( om overtid) arbeide inn, opparbeide (seg)( typografi) trykke ferdigwork off one's anger\/rage on someone la sinnet sitt gå ut over noenwork on arbeide (ufortrødent) videre arbeide med, arbeide på, jobbe med, jobbe påbearbeide, påvirke, bite påvirke gjennomwork one's ass\/butt off ( slang) arbeide seg ihjelwork oneself free slite seg løswork oneself up hisse seg oppwork one's passage arbeide seg over (som mannskap på skip)work one's way through university arbeide ved siden av studienework one's will (up)on få viljen sin medwork out utarbeide, utforme, utvikle, arbeide frem, komme frem til(om plan, mål e.l.) virkeliggjøre, realisere, oppnå, gjennomføre, iverksette, sette ut i livet beregne, regne utløse, finne ut av, tydehun er en ekspert i å tyde de kodete meldingene gå opp, stemme, la seg regne ut( om ressurs e.l.) tømme, utpinefalle ut, ordne seg, lykkes, utvikle seg( sport og spill e.l.) trene, øve trenge seg frem, arbeide seg frem, arbeide seg utwork out at\/to beløpe seg til, komme opp i, komme på• the total works out at\/to £10work out of jobbe fra, ha som basework over gjennomgå, bearbeide, revidere, gjennomarbeideovertale, få over på sin side ( slang) ta under behandling, bearbeide, gi en overhalingwork round slå om, gå overwork someone out bli klok på noenwork something out ordne opp i noe, finne ut av noe, finne på noework through arbeide seg gjennombore gjennom, grave (seg) gjennomwork to holde seg til, følgework to rule ( om arbeidskonflikt) gå saktework towards arbeide for, arbeide motwork up øke, drive opp, forsterkebygge opp, etablere, opparbeide (seg)omarbeidebearbeide, kna, elte, foredle (om råmateriale) røre sammen, røre tilvekke, skape, fremkalle( om følelser) egge (opp), hisse (opp), anspore, drive ( musikk) arbeide seg opp mot(sjøfart, om straff) sette i hardt arbeid, holde i hardt arbeidwork up into omarbeide, gjøre om til, (videre)utvikle til, forvandle tilwork up to stige til, nærme seg, dra seg motworked up eller wrought up opphisset, opprørt, oppjaget, opprevet -
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aimer [eme]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• aimer faire qch to like doing sth or to do sth• j'aime à penser or à croire que... I like to think that...b. (avec assez, autant, mieux) j'aime autant vous dire que je n'irai pas ! I may as well tell you that I'm not going!• on lui apporte des fleurs, elle aimerait mieux des livres they bring her flowers but she'd rather have books• j'aime mieux te dire qu'il va m'entendre ! (inf) I'm going to give him a piece of my mind, I can tell you!• elle aime assez or bien bavarder avec les voisins she enjoys chatting with the neighbours2. reflexive verb* * *eme
1.
1) ( d'amour) to love [personne]2) ( apprécier) to like, to be fond of [personne, chose]il t'aime bien/beaucoup — he's fond/very fond of you
aimer faire, aimer à faire — liter to like doing
j'aime autant te dire qu'il n'était pas content! — I may as well tell you that he wasn't very pleased!
vous acceptez de me rembourser? j'aime mieux ça! — ( ton menaçant) you agree to pay me back? that's more like it!
2.
s'aimer verbe pronominal1) ( d'amour) to love each other2) ( s'apprécier)* * *eme vt1) (d'amour) to loveElle aime ses enfants. — She loves her children.
2) (d'amitié, par affection) to likeJ'aime bien Paul, on peut vraiment compter sur lui. — I really like Paul, he's so reliable.
Je n'aime pas beaucoup Marie. — I don't like Marie very much.
3) (par goût) [aliment, divertissement, auteur] to likeJ'aime bien jouer au tennis. — I like playing tennis.
J'aime assez aller au cinéma. — I quite like going to the cinema.
4) (préférence)J'aime mieux Paul. — I prefer Paul.
J'aime mieux Paul que Pierre. — I prefer Paul to Pierre.
Il aime mieux faire la cuisine qu'aller au restaurant. — He'd rather cook than go to a restaurant.
j'aime mieux vous dire que; j'aime autant vous dire que — I may as well tell you that
5) (conditionnel: souhait)j'aimerais... — I would like...
J'aimerais aller en Écosse. — I'd like to go to Scotland.
j'aimerais bien... — I would like...
J'aimerais bien m'en aller. — I'd like to go.
j'aimerais mieux faire... — I'd rather do...
J'aimerais mieux ne pas y aller. — I'd rather not go.
J'aimerais mieux y aller maintenant. — I'd rather go now.
J'aimerais autant y aller maintenant. — I'd rather go now.
* * *aimer verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( d'amour) to love [homme, femme, enfants, parents, conjoint]; aimer qn à la folie to adore sb; ⇒ châtier;2 ( apprécier) to like, to be fond of [personne, animal, activité, aliment]; il t'aime bien/beaucoup he's fond/very fond of you; aimer faire, aimer à faire† to like doing, to be fond of doing; j'aime à croire que I like to think that; aimer la chasse/les voyages to like hunting/travellingGB; cette plante aime l'ombre this plant likes shade; je n'aime pas beaucoup cet écrivain I don't like this writer much; elle n'aime pas le voir soucieux she doesn't like to see him worried; je n'aime pas qu'on me dise ce que j'ai à faire/qu'on me réponde sur ce ton I don't like being told what to do/being spoken to in that tone; je n'aimerais pas être à sa place I wouldn't like to be in his/her shoes; j'aimerais que tu me dises la vérité I'd like you to tell me the truth; aimeriez-vous un peu de thé? would you like some tea?; j'aime quand tu me fais ça! I like ou love it when you do that to me!; j'aime bien l'opéra/mes collègues I like opera/my colleagues; il aime autant le vin que la bière he likes wine as much as he likes beer; j'aimerais autant rester à la maison ce soir I'd rather stay at home tonight, I'd sooner stay at home tonight; j'aime autant te dire que tu vas le regretter/qu'il n'était pas content! I may as well tell you that you're going to regret it/that he wasn't very pleased!; aimer mieux to prefer; j'aime mieux nager que courir I prefer swimming to running; j'aimerais mieux que tu ne le leur dises pas I'd rather you didn't tell them; elle aurait mieux aimé que je ne sois pas là she would have preferred me not to be there; il n'a rien de cassé? j'aime mieux ça! ( ton de soulagement) nothing's broken? thank goodness!; vous acceptez de me rembourser? j'aime mieux ça! ( ton menaçant) you agree to pay me back? that's more like it!B s'aimer vpr1 ( d'amour) to love each other; aimez-vous les uns les autres love one another;2 ( s'apprécier) elles s'aiment bien they like each other;3 ( s'apprécier soi-même) je ne m'aime pas tellement avec les cheveux courts I don't like my hair short, I don't think short hair suits me;4 ( faire l'amour) to make love; ils se sont aimés toute la nuit they made love all night (long).qui m'aime me suive if you love me, follow me; elle/il m'aime un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout she/he loves me, loves me not, loves me…[eme] verbe transitif1. [d'amour] to lovej'aime à croire ou à penser que tu m'as dit la vérité cette fois (soutenu) I'd like to think that you told me the truth this timeaimer mieux [préférer] to preferaimer autant ou mieux to preferpas de dessert, merci, j'aime autant ou mieux le fromage no dessert, thanks, I'd much rather have cheesej'aime autant ou mieux ça it's just as wellelle aime autant ou mieux que tu y ailles she'd rather you ou she'd prefer it if you wentaimer que: il aime que ses enfants l'embrassent avant d'aller au lit he loves his children to kiss him good nightje n'aime pas qu'on me mente/que tu rentres si tard I don't like to be told lies/your coming home so late3. (au conditionnel) [souhaiter]————————s'aimer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)je m'aime bien en bleu/avec les cheveux courts I think I look good in blue/with short hair————————s'aimer verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)les trois frères ne s'aimaient pas the three brothers didn't care for ou like each otherun couple qui s'aime a loving ou devoted couple(littéraire) [faire l'amour] to make love -
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1) ((of animals) not tamed: wolves and other wild animals.) salvaje, bravío2) ((of land) not cultivated.) agreste, salvaje3) (uncivilized or lawless; savage: wild tribes.) salvaje4) (very stormy; violent: a wild night at sea; a wild rage.) furioso, borrascoso5) (mad, crazy, insane etc: wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.) loco, alocado6) (rash: a wild hope.) disparatado, descabellado, desorbitado, alocado7) (not accurate or reliable: a wild guess.) precipitado, impetuoso8) (very angry.) furioso, colérico, frenético•- wildly- wildness
- wildfire: spread like wildfire
- wildfowl
- wild-goose chase
- wildlife
- in the wild
- the wilds
- the Wild West
wild adj1. salvaje2. silvestre3. loco / desmadrado4. agrestetr[waɪld]1 (animal) salvaje, bravío,-a2 (plant, flower) silvestre; (vegetation) salvaje3 (country, landscape) agreste, bravo,-a, salvaje4 (weather - wind) furioso,-a, borrascoso,-a; (- sea) bravo,-a; (- night) tempestuoso,-a, de tormenta5 (tribe) salvaje6 (violent, angry - person) furioso,-a, colérico,-a, frenético,-a; (- behaviour) incontrolado,-a, desenfrenado,-a; (- blow, attack) violento,-a, salvaje, brutal7 (very excited - person) loco,-a ( with, de), alocado,-a; (very exciting - party etc) escandaloso,-a, desmadrado,-a8 (showing lack of thought - thoughts, talk) disparatado,-a; (- guess) al azar; (- idea, scheme) descabellado,-a, desorbitado,-a, loco,-a, alocado,-a; (- decision) precipitado,-a, impetuoso,-a; (- exaggeration, speculation) enorme9 familiar (fantastic, crazy) bárbaro,-a, salvaje1 estado salvaje, estado natural, naturaleza1 las regiones nombre femenino plural salvajes\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeyond one's wildest dreams más de lo que jamás había soñadoto be wild about something estar loco,-a por algoto grow wild ser silvestreto run wild (animal) vivir en su estado natural 2 (plant, garden) volver a su estado natural 3 (person, child) desmandarse; (hooligan etc) portarse como un salvajewild boar jabalí nombre masculinowild card comodín nombre masculinothe Wild West el Lejano Oeste nombre masculinowild ['waɪld] adv1) wildly2)to run wild : descontrolarsewild adj1) : salvaje, silvestre, cimarrónwild horses: caballos salvajeswild rice: arroz silvestre2) desolate: yermo, agreste3) unruly: desenfrenado4) crazy: loco, fantásticowild ideas: ideas locas5) barbarous: salvaje, bárbaro6) erratic: erráticoa wild throw: un tiro erráticoadj.• alocado, -a adj.• bravo, -a adj.• desatinado, -a adj.• descabellado, -a adj.• descabezado, -a adj.• desenfrenado, -a adj.• endemoniado, -a adj.• enrevesado, -a adj.• ferino, -a adj.• feroz adj.• fiero, -a adj.• frénetico, -a adj.• indómito, -a adj.• loco, -a adj.• montaraz adj.• montés, -esa adj.• salvaje adj.• salvajino, -a adj.• selvático, -a adj.• silvestre adj.adv.• violentamente adv.n.• desierto s.m.• monte s.m.• yermo s.m.
I waɪldadjective -er, -est1)a) < animal> salvaje; ( in woodland) salvaje, montaraz; <plant/flower> silvestre; < vegetation> agrestea wild beast — una fiera, una bestia salvaje
b) ( uncivilized) < tribe> salvaje2)a) ( unruly) <party/lifestyle> desenfrenado, alocadob) (random, uncontrolled) < attempt> desesperadoc) <allegation/exaggeration> absurdo, disparatadoit never occurred to me in my wildest dreams that... — ni en mis sueños más descabellados se me ocurrió nunca que...
3)a) ( violent) (liter) <sea/waters> embravecido, proceloso (liter); < wind> fuertísimo, furioso (liter)b) ( frantic) <excitement/dancing> desenfrenado; < shouting> desaforado; <appearance/stare> de locoher perfume was driving him wild — su perfume lo estaba enloqueciendo or volviendo loco
c) ( enthusiastic) (colloq) (pred)to be wild ABOUT somebody/something: he's wild about her está loco por ella (fam); I'm not wild about the idea — la idea no me enloquece
d) ( angry) (colloq) (pred)it makes me wild — me saca de quicio, me da mucha rabia (fam)
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to run wild: these kids have been allowed to run wild a estos niños los han criado como salvajes; the garden has run wild la maleza ha invadido el jardín; I let my imagination run wild — di rienda suelta a mi imaginación
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mass noun[waɪld]the wild: how to survive in the wild cómo sobrevivir lejos de la civilización; an opportunity to observe these animals in the wild una oportunidad de observar estos animales en libertad or en su hábitat natural; out in the wilds — (hum) donde el diablo perdió el poncho or (Esp) en el quinto pino (fam)
1. ADJ(compar wilder) (superl wildest)1) (=not domesticated)a) [animal, bird] salvaje; (=fierce) ferozb) [plant] silvestrewild flowers — flores fpl silvestres
wild strawberries — fresas fpl silvestres
- sow one's wild oatsc) [countryside] salvaje, agrestea wild stretch of coastline — un tramo salvaje or agreste de costa
2) (=stormy) [wind] furioso, violento; [weather] tormentoso; [sea] bravoit was a wild night — fue una noche tormentosa or de tormenta
3) (=unrestrained, disorderly) [party] loco; [enthusiasm] desenfrenado; [hair] revuelto; [appearance] desastrado; [look, eyes] de locowe had some wild times together — ¡hicimos cada locura juntos!
wild and woolly —
a member of some wild and woolly activist group — un miembro de un grupo de esos de activistas locos
4) * (emotionally)a) (=angry)it drives or makes me wild — me saca de quicio
b) (=distraught)c) (=ecstatic) [cheers, applause] exaltado, apasionadoto be wild about sth/sb: he's just wild about Inga — está loco por Inga
5) (=crazy, rash) [idea, plan, rumour] descabellado, disparatadonever in my wildest dreams did I imagine winning this much — nunca imaginé, ni soñando, que ganaría tanto
6) (=haphazard)it's just a wild guess — no es más que una conjetura al azar or una suposición muy aventurada
7) (Cards)2. ADV1)2)to run wild —
a) (=roam freely) [animal] correr libremente; [child] corretear librementeb) (=get out of control)the inevitable result of fanaticism run wild — la inevitable consecuencia del fanatismo desenfrenado
3. N1)the wild: animals caught in the wild — animales capturados en su hábitat natural
the call of the wild — el atractivo de lo salvaje or de la naturaleza
2)to live out in the wilds — hum vivir en el quinto pino *
4.CPDwild beast N — fiera f, bestia f salvaje
wild card N — (Comput, Cards) comodín m ; (Sport) invitación para participar en un torneo a pesar de no reunir los requisitos establecidos
the wild card in the picture is Eastern Europe — la gran incógnita dentro de este conjunto es Europa Oriental
wild cherry N — cereza f silvestre
wild child N — (Brit) adolescente mf rebelde
wild goose chase N —
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I [waɪld]adjective -er, -est1)a) < animal> salvaje; ( in woodland) salvaje, montaraz; <plant/flower> silvestre; < vegetation> agrestea wild beast — una fiera, una bestia salvaje
b) ( uncivilized) < tribe> salvaje2)a) ( unruly) <party/lifestyle> desenfrenado, alocadob) (random, uncontrolled) < attempt> desesperadoc) <allegation/exaggeration> absurdo, disparatadoit never occurred to me in my wildest dreams that... — ni en mis sueños más descabellados se me ocurrió nunca que...
3)a) ( violent) (liter) <sea/waters> embravecido, proceloso (liter); < wind> fuertísimo, furioso (liter)b) ( frantic) <excitement/dancing> desenfrenado; < shouting> desaforado; <appearance/stare> de locoher perfume was driving him wild — su perfume lo estaba enloqueciendo or volviendo loco
c) ( enthusiastic) (colloq) (pred)to be wild ABOUT somebody/something: he's wild about her está loco por ella (fam); I'm not wild about the idea — la idea no me enloquece
d) ( angry) (colloq) (pred)it makes me wild — me saca de quicio, me da mucha rabia (fam)
II
to run wild: these kids have been allowed to run wild a estos niños los han criado como salvajes; the garden has run wild la maleza ha invadido el jardín; I let my imagination run wild — di rienda suelta a mi imaginación
III
mass nounthe wild: how to survive in the wild cómo sobrevivir lejos de la civilización; an opportunity to observe these animals in the wild una oportunidad de observar estos animales en libertad or en su hábitat natural; out in the wilds — (hum) donde el diablo perdió el poncho or (Esp) en el quinto pino (fam)
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37 pfeifen
vt/i; pfeift, pfiff, hat gepfiffen1. (Lied etc.) whistle; Polizist, Schiedsrichter etc.: blow the whistle; Wind, Geschoss: whistle; THEAT. (auspfeifen) hiss, boo; vor sich hin pfeifen whistle to o.s.; er pfiff seinem Hund he whistled to his dog; pfeifendes Geräusch whistling (sound); pfeifender Atem wheezing2. SPORT (Fußballspiel etc. leiten) (be) referee; (Freistoß etc.) give, award a free kick etc.; wer pfeift das Spiel morgen? who is refereeing the match ( oder game) tomorrow?; er hat das Foul nicht gepfiffen he didn’t whistle for ( oder call) the foul3. umg., fig.: ich pfeif drauf! I don’t give a damn; ich pfeif aufs Geld I don’t give a damn ( oder two hoots) about the money; ich pfeife auf die Meinung der Leute I don’t give a damn ( oder I couldn’t care less) what people think; ich werd dir was pfeifen! you know what you can do; dem werd ich was pfeifen! he can take a running jump ( oder flying leap)* * *das Pfeifenpiping* * *pfei|fen ['pfaifn] pret pfi\#ff [pfɪf] ptp gepfi\#ffen [gə'pfɪfn]1. vito whistle (+dat for); (auf einer Trillerpfeife) to blow one's whistle; (MUS = auf einer Pfeife spielen) to pipe; (Wind) to whistle; (Radio) to whinemit Pfeifen und Trommeln zogen sie durch die Stadt — they made their way through the town amid piping and drumming or with pipes piping and drums beating
ich pfeife darauf! (inf) — I couldn't care less, I don't give a damn (inf)
ich pfeife auf seine Meinung (inf) — I couldn't care less about what he thinks
pféífender Atem — wheezing
sein Atem ging pféífend — he was wheezing
2. vtto whistle; (MUS) to pipe; (SPORT inf ) Spiel to ref (inf); Abseits, Foul to givedas pféífen ja schon die Spatzen von den Dächern — that's common knowledge, it's all over town
* * *1) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) pipe2) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) whistle3) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) whistle4) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) whistle5) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) whistle* * *pfei·fen< pfiff, gepfiffen>[ˈpfaifn̩]I. vi1. (Pfeiftöne erzeugen) to whistleich pfeife auf euer Mitleid! I don't need your sympathy!3.II. vt1. (Töne erzeugen) whistle▪ [jdm] etw \pfeifen to whistle sth [to sb]eine Melodie \pfeifen to whistle a melody2. SPORTein Spiel \pfeifen to referee a gameeinen Elfmeter \pfeifen to award [or give] a penalty* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) whistle; < bird> sing; pipees pfeift in seiner Brust — he wheezes in his chest; s. auch Loch 1)
2) mit sein3) (auf einer Trillerpfeife o. ä.) <policeman, referee, etc.> blow one's whistle; (Sport): (als Schiedsrichter fungieren) act as referee4) (salopp)2.auf jemanden/etwas pfeifen — not give a damn about somebody/something
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb2)sich (Dat.) eins pfeifen — (ugs.) whistle [nonchalantly] to oneself; (auf einer Pfeife) pipe, play <tune etc.>; (auf einer Trillerpfeife o. ä.) blow < signal etc.> on one's whistle
einen Elfmeter pfeifen — (Sport) blow [the whistle] for a penalty
3) (salopp spött.)ich pfeif' dir was — go and get knotted (coll.)
* * *1. (Lied etc) whistle; Polizist, Schiedsrichter etc: blow the whistle; Wind, Geschoss: whistle; THEAT (auspfeifen) hiss, boo;vor sich hin pfeifen whistle to o.s.;er pfiff seinem Hund he whistled to his dog;pfeifendes Geräusch whistling (sound);pfeifender Atem wheezingwer pfeift das Spiel morgen? who is refereeing the match ( oder game) tomorrow?;er hat das Foul nicht gepfiffen he didn’t whistle for ( oder call) the foul3. umg, fig:ich pfeif drauf! I don’t give a damn;ich pfeif aufs Geld I don’t give a damn ( oder two hoots) about the money;ich pfeife auf die Meinung der Leute I don’t give a damn ( oder I couldn’t care less) what people think;ich werd dir was pfeifen! you know what you can do;dem werd ich was pfeifen! he can take a running jump ( oder flying leap)* * *1.unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb1) whistle; < bird> sing; pipees pfeift in seiner Brust — he wheezes in his chest; s. auch Loch 1)
2) mit sein3) (auf einer Trillerpfeife o. ä.) <policeman, referee, etc.> blow one's whistle; (Sport): (als Schiedsrichter fungieren) act as referee4) (salopp)2.auf jemanden/etwas pfeifen — not give a damn about somebody/something
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb2)sich (Dat.) eins pfeifen — (ugs.) whistle [nonchalantly] to oneself; (auf einer Pfeife) pipe, play <tune etc.>; (auf einer Trillerpfeife o. ä.) blow <signal etc.> on one's whistle
einen Elfmeter pfeifen — (Sport) blow [the whistle] for a penalty
3) (salopp spött.)ich pfeif' dir was — go and get knotted (coll.)
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: pfiff, gepfiffen)= to blow a whistle expr.to pipe v.to whistle v. -
38 ♦ score
♦ score /skɔ:(r)/n.1 frego; linea; segno; tacca; tratto ( di penna); rigatura; (geol.) scanalatura, striatura; to make a score in the tally, fare una tacca sulla taglia (o sul legnetto); The rock was covered with scores, la roccia era coperta di striature3 ( sport) score; punteggio; segnatura; punti; risultato: The score was four-nil, il punteggio è stato di quattro a zero; to keep ( the) score, segnare i punti; the final score, il risultato finale; to level the score, andare in pareggio NOTA D'USO: - result o score?-6 ventina; gruppo di venti ( cose o persone): four score men, un'ottantina di uomini; by the score, in gran numero7 (mus.) partitura; spartito, musica: full score, partitura d'orchestra; short score, partitura per pianoforte; musical score, partitura; film score, colonna sonora8 (fam.) punto a favore; stoccata (fig.)9 (fam.) conto in sospeso (fig.): He's got a score to settle with her, ha un (vecchio) conto in sospeso con lei10 (fam.) colpo di fortuna; fortuna; colpo riuscito, colpaccio: What a score!, che fortuna!13 (fam.) denaro rubato; malloppo16 (fam.) nòcciolo della questione; come stanno le cose; conclusione: I knew the score from the start, fin dall'inizio sapevo come stavano le cose; The score is that you've lost your job, in conclusione, hai perso il lavoro● ( boxe) score cards, cartellini dei giudici □ ( calcio) score draw, pareggio con segnatura di gol □ score line, linea di demarcazione (o di confine) □ score mark, frego; striscione (fam.): score marks on the floor, striscioni ( segni di mobili spostati, ecc.) sul pavimento □ half a score, una decina □ on the score of, a causa di; a motivo di □ on more scores than one, per più di un motivo □ on that score, per quel motivo; sul quel punto, al riguardo: You may be ( o rest) easy on that score, puoi stare tranquillo al riguardo □ (fig.) to quit scores with sb., fare i conti con q. □ On what score?, per quale motivo? a che titolo?♦ (to) score /skɔ:(r)/A v. t.1 segnare; intaccare; far tacche in; graffiare; marcare; rigare; (geol.) striare: The translation had been scored with a red ball-point pen, la traduzione era stata segnata (o corretta) con una biro rossa; His face was scored with anxiety, aveva il viso segnato dall'ansia3 ( sport) segnare ( una rete, un canestro, ecc.); fare, realizzare ( un punto); ( boxe, scherma) mettere a segno, portare ( colpi, stoccate); DIALOGO → - Discussing football- They made some good chances in the first half but just couldn't score, hanno creato delle buone opportunità nel primo tempo ma non sono riusciti a segnare; DIALOGO → - Discussing sport- Did you see that goal England scored the other day?, hai visto il gol che ha segnato l'Inghilterra l'altro giorno? NOTA D'USO: - to realize o to score?-5 ( sport) aggiudicare; assegnare ( un certo numero di) punti a ( un pugile, ecc.): The Russian judge scored him 21 ( o 21 to him), il giudice russo gli ha assegnato ventuno puntiB v. i.1 ( sport) andare a segno; segnare; fare punti; andare a rete (o a canestro); andare in gol; centrare la porta; insaccare (fam.): Our team failed to score, la nostra squadra non è riuscita a segnare2 ( sport) segnare i punti (o il punteggio); fare il segnapunti: Will you score?, vuoi segnare tu i punti?3 ottenere un punteggio; riportare un voto (o una votazione: a un esame): to score high (o well) riportare voti alti; ottenere un buon punteggio4 (fam.) avere successo; riuscire; fare centro, fare colpo (fig.): That is where he scores, è lì che ha successo; The film scored with the critics, il film ha incontrato il favore della critica● ( calcio) to score from the penalty spot, trasformare dal dischetto □ to score a win, ottenere una vittoria; vincere □ ( calcio e fig.) to score an own goal, fare autogol □ (mecc.) scored cylinder, cilindro rigato □ (fig.) to score points, ( in un dibattito) avere la meglio su q.; mettere sotto q. (fam.). -
39 revivir
v.1 to revive memories of.2 to revive (also figurative).Ellos revivieron recuerdos They revived memories.3 to bring back to life, to resuscitate, to bring back to consciousness, to pull back to life.Ricardo revive al perrito Richard revives the puppy.4 to come back to life, to be brought back to life, to be pulled back to life, to resuscitate.El criminal revivió The criminal came back to life.5 to bring to, to bring back, to reanimate.María revive a Ricardo Mary brings Richard to.* * *1 to revive, come to life again2 figurado (reproducirse) to be renewed1 to revive, bring back to life* * *1. VT1) (=recordar) to revive memories of2) (=vivir de nuevo) to relive, live again2. VI1) (=volver a vivir) to revive, be revived2) (=renacer) to come to life again* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona/planta ( físicamente) to revivecuando sale el sol uno revive Ԡwhen the sun comes out you come alive again
b) sentimiento to revive2.revivir vt to relive* * *= relive, reincarnate, bring + Nombre + back to life.Ex. The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.Ex. Now a project is under way to reincarnate the Alexandria Library as a modern centre of learning and research.Ex. When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona/planta ( físicamente) to revivecuando sale el sol uno revive Ԡwhen the sun comes out you come alive again
b) sentimiento to revive2.revivir vt to relive* * *= relive, reincarnate, bring + Nombre + back to life.Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.
Ex: Now a project is under way to reincarnate the Alexandria Library as a modern centre of learning and research.Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.* * *revivir [I1 ]vi1 «persona/planta» (físicamente) to revivecuando sale el sol uno revive when the sun comes out you come alive again2 «sentimiento» to revivesintió revivir en su interior el deseo de aventura he felt the thirst for adventure reviving within him■ revivirvtto reliveme hizo revivir los momentos que habían precedido al accidente it brought back to me o made me relive the moments before the accident* * *
revivir ( conjugate revivir) verbo intransitivo
to revive
verbo transitivo
to relive
revivir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (un ser vivo) to revive, come to life again
2 (un sentimiento, etc) to revive
II verbo transitivo (en la memoria, imaginación) to relive
' revivir' also found in these entries:
English:
recapture
- revive
- relive
* * *♦ vi1. [muerto] to revive, to come back to life2. [sentimientos] to revive, to be rekindled;su pasión por el deporte revivió al cabo de muchos años his passion for sport revived after several years♦ vt1. [recordar] [sujeto: acontecimiento] to revive memories of;revivieron su época de estudiantes they recalled their time as students2. [muerto] to revive, to bring back to life3. [sentimientos] to revive, to rekindle* * *I v/i reviveII v/t relive* * *revivir vi: to revive, to come alive againrevivir vt: to relive* * *revivir vb to revive -
40 possible
1. adjective1) möglichif possible — wenn od. falls möglich; wenn es geht
as... as possible — so... wie möglich; möglichst...
they made it possible for me to be here — sie haben es mir ermöglicht, hier zu sein
would it be possible for me to...? — könnte ich vielleicht...?
we will help as far as possible — wir werden helfen, soweit wir können
2) (likely) [durchaus od. gut] möglich3) (acceptable) möglich2. nounthe only possible man for the position — der einzige Mann, der für die Stellung infrage kommt
* * *['posəbl]1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) möglich2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) möglich•- academic.ru/56944/possibility">possibility- possibly* * *pos·sible[ˈpɒsəbl̩, AM ˈpɑ:s-]it's just not \possible das ist einfach nicht machbaris it \possible to book tickets in advance? kann man die Karten auch im Voraus reservieren?would it be \possible to... könnten wir vielleicht...the best/cheapest \possible... der/die/das allerbeste/allerbilligste...as clean/early/good as \possible so sauber/früh/gut wie möglichas much/soon as \possible so viel/bald wie möglichif \possible wenn möglich2. (that could happen) möglich, vorstellbar, denkbarI never thought it \possible, but... ich habe es nie für möglich gehalten, aber...anything's \possible alles ist möglichto make sth \possible etw ermöglichento be a \possible infrage kommen* * *['pɒsəbl]1. adjmöglichas soon/often/far as possible —
as quickly as possible — so rasch or schnell wie möglich
the best/worst/quickest possible... — der/die/das bestmögliche/schlechtestmögliche/schnellstmögliche...
it's just possible, I suppose — es ist unwahrscheinlich, aber möglich
there is no possible excuse for his behaviour — für sein Verhalten gibt es absolut keine Entschuldigung
the only possible choice, the only choice possible — die einzig mögliche Wahl
it will be possible for you to return the same day — es besteht or Sie haben die Möglichkeit, am selben Tag zurückzukommen
to make sth possible — etw ermöglichen, etw möglich machen
to make it possible for sb to do sth — es jdm ermöglichen, etw zu tun
where possible — wo möglich
wherever possible — wo immer möglich, wo immer es möglich ist
2. nMöglichkeit fa long list of possibles for the job —
the possibles played the probables (Sport) — die möglichen Kandidaten spielten gegen die wahrscheinlichen (Kandidaten)
he is a possible for the English team — er kommt für die englische Mannschaft infrage or in Frage
* * *A adjthis is possible with him das ist bei ihm möglich;make it possible for sb to do sth es jemandem ermöglichen, etwas zu tun2. eventuell, etwaig, denkbarB s1. the possible das (Menschen)Mögliche2. infrage kommende(r) Kandidat(in) oder Gewinner(in) oder Konkurrent(in) oder SPORT Spieler(in) (in einer Mannschaft)poss. abk1. possession3. possible mögl.4. possibly viell.* * *1. adjective1) möglichif possible — wenn od. falls möglich; wenn es geht
as... as possible — so... wie möglich; möglichst...
they made it possible for me to be here — sie haben es mir ermöglicht, hier zu sein
would it be possible for me to...? — könnte ich vielleicht...?
I'll do everything possible to help you — ich werde mein möglichstes tun, um dir zu helfen
we will help as far as possible — wir werden helfen, soweit wir können
2) (likely) [durchaus od. gut] möglich3) (acceptable) möglich2. nounthe only possible man for the position — der einzige Mann, der für die Stellung infrage kommt
* * *adj.eventuell adj.möglich adj.
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