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  • 101 much

    mʌtʃ
    1. прил.;
    сравн. - more;
    превосх. - most обильный, богатый;
    присутствующий в большом количестве или объеме much water≈ много воды;
    обильная вода much light ≈ много света Syn: abundant to be too much for ≈ оказаться не по силам кому-л.
    2. нареч.;
    сравн. - more;
    превосх. - most
    1) весьма, очень, сильно;
    в большой степени I don't much like the sound of your cough. ≈ Мне не очень нравится твой кашель. We enjoyed the concert very/so much. ≈ Нам очень понравился концерт. Syn: very, greatly
    2) (при сравн. ст.) гораздо, значительно much more difficult ≈ гораздо сложнее much worse ≈ намного хуже
    3) близко, около, почти much of a size ≈ почти того же размера much the same ≈ почти то же самое, почти такой же much as it was ≈ почти так же, как было Syn: almost, nearly ∙ not much ≈ отнюдь нет;
    ни в коем случае
    3. сущ.
    1) многое;
    большое количество You haven't said much. ≈ Вы рассказали немногое. The children never eat much. ≈ Дети никогда не едят много. make much of Syn: a great deal, many things
    2) что-л., заслуживающее внимания, важное There's not much on TV tonight. ≈Сегодня вечером по телевидению нет ничего интересного/заслуживающего внимания. ∙ much of a muchness разг. ≈ почти (одно и) то же;
    одного поля ягода much will have more посл. ≈ деньги к деньгам многое - to see * много(е) видеть - there is not * to see /to be seen/ (здесь) не на что смотреть;
    здесь мало интересного - to do * много(е) сделать - there is * to do /to be done/ многое надо сделать - to suffer * много(е) пережить - * still remains to be done осталось еще много работы, еще многое нужно сделать - there is not * left мало (что) /немного/ осталось - to say * (рас-) сказать многое - there is * to say многое нужно (рас) сказать, о многом нужно поговорить - * of smth. большая часть чего-л. - * of what you say is true многое из того, что вы говорите, справделиво;
    вы во многом правы - to be worth /to amount to/ * стоит многого, представлять большую /значительную/ ценность - his work is not up to * его работа большой ценности не представляет - it leaves * to be desired это оставляет желать многого /лучшего/ - there is not * in him он ничего (особенного) собой не представляет - * he knows about it (ироничное) много он (об этом) знает в сочетаниях: - as * это - то;
    именно это - to think as * так и думать - I expected as * именно этого я и ожидал;
    я ничего другого не ожидал - as * again еще столько же - I want as * again мне нужно еще столько же > to be too * for smb. оказаться не по силам кому-л. > not * of a scholar не очень-то /не ахти какой/ образованный человек > not * of a teacher весьма посредственный преподаватель > not * of a dinner далеко не шикарный обед > to make * of smb., smth. высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.;
    быть высокого мнения о ком-л., чем-л.;
    носиться с кем-л., чем-л.;
    много говорить о ком-л., чем-л. > to think * of smb., smth. высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.;
    быть высокого мнения о ком-л., чем-л.;
    носиться с кем-л., чем-л.;
    много говорить о ком-л., чем-л. > to think it * to do smth. считать важным что-л. сделать;
    стесняться что-л. сделать > not to be * to look at не отличаться привлекательной внешностью;
    не на что смотреть > it is too * of a good thing хорошенького понемножку;
    это уж слишком /чересчур/ > * will have more (пословица) чем больше имеешь, тем больше хочется много - * water много воды - I had * difficulty in convincing her мне было очень трудно /стоило большого труда/ ее убедить - I have not got * time у меня немного времени - there is * truth in that remark в этом замечании много справедливого - * good my it do you (ироничное) очень это тебе поможет, много тебе от этого толку - how *? сколько?;
    сколько стоит? - how * time do you need? сколько времени вам потребуется? - how * water do you want? сколько вам нужно воды? - how * is it? сколько это стоит? - how * is it a pound? сколько стоит фунт? - too * слишком много - to put too * sugar положить слишком много сахара - to cost too * слишком дорого /много/ стоить( устаревшее) многие - * people много людей;
    многие люди в сочетаниях: - so * that настолько, что;
    до такой степени, что - I was so surprised that words failed me я от удивления не мог найти слов - not so *... as не столько... сколько;
    не так... как - he is not so * angry as upset он скорее огорчен, чем рассержен - as * as столько же, так же много - give me as * дайте мне столько же - twice as * вдвое больше - can you do as *? вы можете /способны/ сделать столько же? очень - to be * surprised быть очень удивленным - I am * obliged to you я вам очень благодарен /признателен, обязан/ - to suffer * очень страдать - to enjoy smth. very * получать большое удовольствие от чего-л. - to thank smb. very * for smth. очень благодарить кого-л. за что-л. - to love smb. very * очень любить кого-л. - I like it very * мне это очень нравится - I don't * like it мне это не очень нравится - * to my astonishment к моему большому удивлению много - to eat (too) * (слишком) много есть - to suffer * много страдать - he doesn't swim * он не очень много /не очень часто/ плавает - to see * of smb. часто видеться с кем-л. приблизительно, примерно, почти - to be * the same( in smth.) быть приблизительно /почти/ таким же (в чем-л., в каком-л. отношении) - to be * of a size быть приблизительно /примерно, почти/ одного размера - to be * of the same age, to be * of an age быть приблизительно /примерно/ одного возраста - it was * about that time это было приблизительно /примерно/ в то (самое) время - I left it * as I found it я оставил это приблизительно /почти/ в таком же виде, в каком нашел( усилительно) (при прилагательном в сравнит. и превосх. степенях) гораздо, значительно, (на) много - * faster гораздо /значительно, (на) много/ быстрее - * less agreeable гораздо /значительно/ менее приятный в сочетаниях: - as * as (столько) сколько - to take as * as one desires взять( столько), сколько хочется - to do as * as one can сделать (столько), сколько можно /возможно/ - to like nothing as * as music ничего так (сильно) не любить, как музыку - I have three times as * as I want у меня втрое больше, чем мне нужно - it is as * your fault as mine вы виноваты в этом столько же, сколько и я;
    это в такой же мере ваша вина, как и моя - as * as to say равносильно тому /все равно/, что сказать - it is as * as to say /saying/ that he is a liar это все равно, что назвать его лжецом - it is as * as he can do to read все, что он умеет - это читать;
    он с трудом читает - it was as * as I could do not to cry я с трудом удерживал слезы;
    я с трудом удерживался, чтобы не расплакаться - * as как бы ни - * as I like it как бы мне это ни нравилось - * as I dislike it как бы неприятно это для меня ни было;
    хотя мне это очень неприятно - * as I tried как бы /сколько бы/ я ни пытался /ни старался/;
    хотя я очень старался - as * as (all) that так сильно;
    так много;
    до такой степени - do you owe him as * as that? (неужели) вы ему так много должны? - do you love her as * as (all) that? вы так (сильно) ее любите? - so * так много - it takes so * time на это уходит столько времени - not so * sugar, please не (кладите) столько сахара, пожалуйста - that /this, so/ * столько;
    столько-то;
    это-то;
    хоть это - give me that * дайте мне вот столько - I have only done that * so far пока я только вот сколько сделал - he admitted that * это-то он признал - this * is certain это-то точно /определенно/ - you must know that * это-то /хоть это/ вы должны знать - I shall say this /so/ * for him вот что я скажу в его защиту /пользу/ - by that * настолько - the sleeves are too long by that * рукава вот настолько длинны > very * so и очень даже;
    безусловно;
    именно так > not * отнюдь (нет), совсем /конечно/ нет > so * for that хватит( говорить) об этом, с этим покончено > so * for his friendship! и это он называет дружбой! > (to be) * the worse (for smth.) (быть) гораздо /значительно, (на) много/ хуже (вследствие чего-л.) > so * the better тем лучше > * the best гораздо /значительно, (на) много/ лучше;
    самый лучший ~ water has flown under the bridge since that time = много воды утекло с тех пор;
    to be too much for оказаться не по силам (кому-л.) to make ~ of носиться (с кем-л., чем-л.) ;
    he is not much of a scholar он не слишком образованный человек ~ adv (more;
    most) очень;
    I am much obliged to you я вам очень благодарен to make ~ of высоко ценить;
    быть высокого мнения to make ~ of носиться (с кем-л., чем-л.) ;
    he is not much of a scholar он не слишком образованный человек much (при сравн. ст.) гораздо, значительно;
    much more natural гораздо естественнее;
    much better намного лучше much (при сравн. ст.) гораздо, значительно;
    much more natural гораздо естественнее;
    much better намного лучше ~ of a muchness разг. почти (одно и) то же;
    = одного поля ягода;
    much will have more посл. = деньги к деньгам ~ почти, приблизительно;
    much of a size (a height, etc.) почти того же размера (той же высоты и т. п.) ~ a (more;
    most) много;
    much snow много снега;
    much time много времени ~ (about) the same почти (одно и) то же, почти такой же same: a symptom of the ~ nature аналогичный симптом;
    much the same почти такой же ~ a (more;
    most) много;
    much snow много снега;
    much time много времени ~ water has flown under the bridge since that time = много воды утекло с тех пор;
    to be too much for оказаться не по силам (кому-л.) ~ of a muchness разг. почти (одно и) то же;
    = одного поля ягода;
    much will have more посл. = деньги к деньгам not ~ отнюдь нет;
    ни в коем случае

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > much

  • 102 tanto

    ['tanto] tanto (-a)
    1. agg indef
    1) (molto: quantità) a lot of, much, (numero) a lot of, many, (così tanto: quantità) so much, such a lot of, (numero) so many, such a lot of

    ogni tanti chilometri/giorni — every so many kilometres/days

    tante persone, tante opinioni diverse — there are as many different opinions as there are people

    c'è ancora tanta strada da fare! — there's still a long way to go!

    tante volte — so many times, so often

    ho aspettato per tanto tempo — I waited so long o for such a long time

    3)

    tanto... quanto... — (quantità) as much... as..., (numero) as many... as...

    ho tanta pazienza quanta ne hai tu — I am as patient as you are, I have as much patience as you (have)

    ha tanti amici quanti nemici — he has as many friends as he has enemies

    ho tanti libri quanti ne ha lui — I have as many books as him o as he has

    2. pron indef
    1) (molto) much, a lot, (così tanto) so much, such a lot

    (plurale) tanti(e) — (molti) many, a lot, (così tanti) so many, such a lot

    è una ragazza come tante — she's like any other girl

    è solo uno dei tanti che... — he's just one of the many who...

    credevo ce ne fosse tanto — I thought there was (such) a lot, I thought there was plenty

    se cerchi un bicchiere, lassù ce ne sono tanti — if you are looking for a glass there are a lot o lots up there

    2)

    tempo? ne ho tanto quanto basta — time? I have as much as I need

    3)

    (con valore indeterminato) riceve un tanto al mese — he receives so much a month

    costa un tanto al metro — it costs so much per o a metre

    della somma che ho a disposizione tanto andrà per il vitto, tanto per l'alloggio — of the money I've got so much will go on food and so much on accommodation

    4)

    (fraseologia) me ne ha dette tante! — he gave me a real mouthful!

    di tanto in tanto — every so often, (every) now and again

    tanto di guadagnato! — so much the better!

    tanto meglio così! — so much the better!

    se tanto mi dà tanto — oh well, if that's the case...

    ogni tanto — every so often, (every) now and then

    tanto vale che... — you may o might as well...

    3. avv
    1) (così, in questo modo: con verbo) so much, such a lot, (con avverbio, aggettivo) so, (così a lungo) so long

    tanto... che... — so... (that)...

    è tanto bello che sembra finto — it's so beautiful (that) it seems unreal

    tanto... da... — so... as...

    saresti tanto gentile da prendermi una tazza? — would you be so kind as to get me a cup?

    è stato tanto idiota da crederci — he was stupid enough to believe it

    2)

    (nei comparativi) tanto... quanto... — as... as...

    è tanto gentile quanto discreto — he is as kind as he is discreet

    non è poi tanto difficile quanto sembra — it is not as difficult as it seems after all

    mi piace non tanto per l'aspetto quanto per il suo carattere — I like her not so much for her looks as for her personality

    conosco tanto Carlo quanto suo padre — I know both Carlo and his father

    3) (molto) very

    un'ora a dir tanto — an hour at the most

    non ci vuole tanto a capirlo — it doesn't take much to understand it

    l'ho visto tanto giù — he seemed o looked very down to me

    scusami tanto — I'm very sorry, do excuse me

    sono tanto tanto contento di vederti — I'm so very happy to see you

    4) (a lungo) (for) long
    5) (solamente) just

    una volta tanto — just for once

    6)

    (con valore moltiplicativo) due volte tanto — twice as much

    tre volte tanto — three times as much

    7)

    tanto più insisti tanto più non mollerà — the more you insist the more stubborn he'll be

    tanto più lo vedo tanto meno mi piace — the more I see him the less I like him

    4. cong

    lo farò, tanto non mi costa niente — I'll do it, after all it won't cost me anything

    fanne a meno, tanto a me non importa — do without then, I don't care

    Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > tanto

  • 103 tanti

    tantus, a, um, adj. [perh. for tavantus; cf. Sanscr. tāvant, so great; Gr. teôs, i. e. teWôs].
    I.
    Of such size or measure, so great in amount, extent, value, degree, etc. (as some standard expressed or understood); usually with a foll. quantus, ut, qui, or absol.; rarely quam.
    1.
    With [p. 1841] quantus:

    nullam (contionem) umquam vidi tantam, quanta nunc vestrum est,

    Cic. Phil. 6, 7, 18:

    quae tanta sunt in hoc uno, quanta in omnibus reliquis imperatoribus,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 11, 29:

    est alienum tanto viro, quantus es tu, non posse, etc.,

    id. ad Brut. 1, 9, 1:

    tantam eorum multitudinem nostri interfecerunt, quantum fuit diei spatium,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 11; cf.:

    quamquam Demaden continua dicendi exercitatio potuerit tantum, quantuluscumque postea fuit, fecisse,

    Quint. 2, 17, 12; Cic. Lael. 20, 74; Sall. C. 58, 2.—
    2.
    With ut.
    a.
    Denoting result or consequence; with subj.:

    tanta erat operis firmitudo, ut, etc.,

    Caes. B G 4, 17:

    non fuit tantus homo Sex. Roscius in civitate, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 43, 125;

    unum hoc definio, tantam esse necessitatem virtutis... ut, etc.,

    id. Rep. 1, 1, 1:

    quod ego tantum nefas commisi, ut hanc vicem saevitiae meae redderes?

    Curt. 4, 10, 29:

    quod tantum cogitavi nefas, ut dignior Philotas me videretur?

    id. 6, 7, 30.—
    b.
    Denoting comparison:

    tantā modestiā dicto audiens fuit, ut si privatus esset,

    Nep. Ages. 4, 2.—
    3.
    With rel. qui, etc.:

    cave putes aut mare ullum aut flammam esse tantam, quam non facilius sit sedare quam, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 42, 65:

    statuerunt, tantum illud esse maleficium, quod, etc.,

    id. Sull. 2, 7:

    nulla est tanta vis, quae non ferro frangi possit,

    id. Marcell. 3, 8.—
    4.
    Without correlation (esp. freq. in exclamations, etc.) ita tanta mira in aedibus sunt facta, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 5:

    tanta factis modo mira miris modis, etc.,

    id. Cas. 3, 5, 5:

    qui tantus natu deorum nescis nomina,

    id. Bacch. 1, 2, 15:

    neque solum in tantis rebus, sed etiam in mediocribus vel studiis vel officiis,

    id. Rep. 1, 3, 4:

    tantilla tanta verba funditat,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 61. hocine mihi ob labores tantos tantillum dari, id. Truc. 2, 6, 56:

    ne tantae nationes conjugantur,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 11:

    onus,

    id. ib. 2, 30 in tantis motionibus tantisque vicissitudinibus, tam multarum rerum atque tantarum ordinious, Cic. N D. 2, 5, 15:

    non idem sentio tanta hac in re tamque immensa posse fieri,

    id. de Or 2, 20, 84:

    qui tantas et tam infinitas pecunias repudiarit,

    id. Rosc. Com. 8, 24:

    tot tantaque vitia,

    id. Verr 1, 16, 47:

    quae faceres in hominem tantum et talem,

    id. Fam. 13, 66, 1; cf.:

    conservare urbes tantas atque tales,

    id. N. D. 3, 38, 92, so too, with talis, id. Fam. 15, 4, 14, id. Phil. 2, 29, 71:

    tanta ista mala,

    Sall. C. 40, 2;

    Liv 31, 9: neque tanto tractu se colligit anguis,

    Verg. G. 2, 154:

    tantorum ingentia septem Terga boum,

    id. A. 5, 404; Curt. 3, 1, 10; 3, 3, 28; 4, 1, 1:

    sexcenta tanta reddam, si vivo, tibi,

    six hundred times as much, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 111; so,

    sexcenta tanta,

    id. Ps. 2, 2, 37:

    tribus tantis illi minus redit quam obseveris,

    three times as much less, id. Trin. 2, 4, 129:

    jam non quaero, unde tantam Melitensem vestem habueris,

    such a great quantity of, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 74, § 183:

    si in uno corpore tantarum rerum gubernationem mens humana possidet,

    Lact. 1, 3, 21.—
    5.
    With quam:

    maria aspera juro, Non ullum pro me tantum cepisse timorem, Quam, etc.,

    Verg. A. 6, 352 (cf. infra, B. 2.).—With a partit. gen.:

    tantus ille ventorum,

    Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 121 (dub.; Jahn, ventus).—
    6.
    Esp. in phrase tantō ŏpĕre; freq. as one word, tantŏpĕre, so greatly, in so high a degree, so very, etc. (class. and freq.):

    cur tanto opere extimueras?

    Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 92, cf.:

    si studia Graecorum vos tanto opere delectant,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30; Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 2; id. Ep. 1, 2, 31; Ter. And. 5, 2, 27; id. Heaut. 4, 5, 38; Caes. B. G. 7, 52; Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21; id. Mur. 10, 23; id. de Or. 1, 35, 164 al.—In an inverted order:

    mirum est, me, ut redeam, te opere tanto quaesere,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 1.—
    B.
    Transf., so many ( = tot; mostly poet.):

    tantae Coëunt in proelia gentes,

    Val. Fl. 5, 636:

    lamentabile tantis urbibus,

    Stat. Th. 11, 160:

    legatum valet in tantos quanti inveniantur,

    Dig. 30, 1, 65.— Sing.:

    numquam tanto se vulture caelum Induit,

    Luc. 7, 834. —
    C.
    Neutr. absol.
    1.
    tantum, so much, so many:

    habere tantum molestiae quantum gloriae...ut tantum nobis, quantum ipsi superesse posset, remitteret,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7:

    decutio argenti tantum, quantum mihi lubet,

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 3, 4:

    iis adposuit tantum, quod satis esset, nullo adparatu,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 91: tantum complectitur, quod satis sit modicae palaestrae, id. Leg. 2, 3, 6:

    eo indito cumini fricti tantum, quod oleat,

    Cato, R. R. 156, 3 (cf.: tantum quod, s. v. tantum, adv. B. 2. b.): Ch. Coactus reddidit ducentos et mille Philippum. Ni. Tantum debuit, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 38: nec tantum Karthago habuisset opum, Cic. Rep. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 526 (1, 48, 3 B. and K.):

    cum tantum belli in manibus esset,

    Liv. 4, 57, 1:

    sed quid hic tantum hominum incedunt?

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 5:

    tantum hostium intra muros est,

    Liv. 3, 17, 4 et saep.:

    sexies tantum, quam quantum satum sit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 102; cf.:

    etiamsi alterum tantum perdundum est, perdam, etc.,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 81 (v. alter):

    tantum... dum,

    Liv. 27, 42, 12; cf.:

    tantum modo... dum,

    Sall. J. 53, 3: tantum abest, ut, etc. (v. absum). —
    b.
    In colloquial lang.: tantum est, that is all, nothing more, etc.:

    vos rogat, ut, etc. Tantum est. Valete,

    Plaut. Trin. prol. 22; so id. Cas. prol. 87: Lo. Numquid amplius? Ly. Tantum est, id. Merc. 2, 2, 12; Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 26; id. Hec. 5, 3, 15.—
    2.
    Gen. (of price) tanti:

    tanti, quanti poscit, vin' tanti illam emi?

    Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 22; cf.:

    tanti est, quanti est fungus putidus,

    it is worth as much as, is worth no more than, id. Bacch. 4, 7, 23:

    frumentum tanti fuit, quanti iste aestimavit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 194:

    ubi me dixero dare tanti,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 49:

    graviter increpuit, tanti habitare censorem,

    in so costly a house, Plin. 17, 1, 1, § 3. —
    b.
    Trop.: est tanti (alicui), to be worth so much; to be valued, prized, or esteemed so highly; to be of such consequence or importance:

    tanti ejus apud se gratiam esse ostendit, uti, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 20: tanti non fuit Arsacen capere, ut, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 1:

    hoc tanti fuit vertere, ut, etc.,

    Quint. 1, 6, 38: est mihi tanti, Quirites, hujus invidiae tempestatem subire, dummodo a vobis hujus belli periculum depellatur, it is worth this price to me, i. e. I esteem it a light thing, Cic. Cat. 2, 7, 15; cf.:

    sed est tanti (sc.: invidiam istam mihi impendere), dummodo,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 22:

    etsi id quidem non tanti est, quam quod propter eosdem, etc.,

    id. Mil. 22, 58:

    juratus tibi possum dicere, nihil esse tanti, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 13, 2:

    cum dicturis tanti suae non sint (actiones),

    Quint. 12, 8, 4:

    sunt o! sunt jurgia tanti,

    Ov. M. 2, 424 et saep.—
    3.
    Abl. (with comparatives) tantō, by so much, so much the:

    quanto erat in dies gravior oppugnatio, tanto crebriores litterae nuntiique ad Caesarem mittebantur,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 45; cf.:

    quantum opere processerant, tanto aberant ab aquā longius,

    id. B. C. 1, 81:

    tanto major vis, quanto recentior,

    Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 133:

    reperietis quinquies tanto amplius istum quam quantum, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 97, § 225:

    tantone minoris decumae venierunt quam fuerunt?

    id. ib. 2, 3, 45, § 106 et saep.: bis tanto amici sunt inter se quam prius, twice as much, twice as good, dis tosôi, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 62:

    bis tanto pluris,

    id. Men. 4, 3, 6:

    ter tanto pejor,

    id. Pers. 1, 3, 73:

    multo tanto miserior,

    id. Rud. 2, 6, 37:

    si Cleomenes non tanto ante fugisset,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 89:

    post tanto,

    Verg. G. 3, 476; Curt. 6, 7, 26.— Rarely with verbs denoting comparison:

    tanto praestitit ceteros imperatores, quan to populus Romanus antecedit fortitudine cunctas nationes,

    Nep. Hann. 1, 1; Ov. M. 13, 368; cf.:

    doctrinis tanto antecessit condiscipulos, ut, etc.,

    Nep. Epam. 2, 2.— Poet. with sup.:

    tanto pessimus omnium poëta, Quanto tu optimus omnium patronus,

    Cat. 49, 6.—
    b.
    In colloquial lang.: tanto melior! so much the better! well done! good! excellent! bravo! etc.: To. Omnes sycophantias instruxi et comparavi, quo pacto ab lenone auferam hoc argentum. Sa. Tanto melior! Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 24; cf. Sen. Ep. 31;

    so too: tanto melior,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 61; Phaedr. 3, 5, 3:

    tanto hercle melior,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 38:

    tanto major! tanto augustior!

    how great! how noble! Plin. Pan. 71, 4:

    tanto nequior!

    so much the worse! that is bad! Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 12; cf. Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 84; so,

    tanto miserior,

    id. Stich. 5, 5, 8.—
    4.
    In tantum, so far, so much, to such a degree, so greatly:

    danti in tantum producenda notitia est muneris sui, in quantum delectatura est eum, cui datur,

    Sen. Ben. 2, 23; Col. 12, 24, 1:

    quaedam aquae fervent in tantum, ut non possint esse usui,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 24, 1: humum in tantum deprimere, donec altitudinis mensuram datam ceperit, Col. 3, 13, 9:

    in tantum suam felicitatem virtutemque enituisse,

    Liv. 22, 27.
    II.
    Since tantus conveys only the idea of relative greatness, it may also be used (with a foll. ut) to denote a small amount, degree, extent, etc.; hence, of such a quantity or quality, such, so small, so slight or trivial; in the neutr., so little, so few (rare but class.):

    ceterarum provinciarum vectigalia tanta sunt, ut iis ad ipsas provincias tutandas vix contenti esse possimus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6, 14; id. Fam. 1, 7, 4: si bellum tantum erit, ut vos aut successores sustinere possint, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 3:

    praesidii tantum est, ut ne murus quidem cingi possit,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 35:

    tantum navium,

    id. B. C. 3, 2.—Hence, tantum, adv.
    A.
    So much, so greatly, to such a degree, so:

    tantum, quantum quis fuge,

    as quickly as possible, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 94:

    de quo tantum, quantum me amas, velim cogites,

    Cic. Att. 12, 18, 1:

    id tantum abest ab officio, ut, etc.,

    so far, id. Off. 1, 14, 43:

    rex tantum auctoritate ejus motus est, ut, etc.,

    Nep. Con. 4, 1:

    tantum progressus a castris, ut dimicaturum appareret,

    Liv. 37, 39, 6:

    tantumque ibi moratus, dum, etc.,

    so long, id. 27, 42, 13:

    tantum ad narrandum argumentum adest benignitas,

    Plaut. Men. prol. 16:

    ne miremini, quā ratione hic tantum apud istum libertus potuerit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 134:

    nullo tantum se Mysia cultu Jactat,

    Verg. G. 1, 102.—With adjj. (mostly poet.):

    nec tantum dulcia, quantum Et liquida,

    Verg. G. 4, 101:

    juventus Non tantum Veneris quantum studiosa culinae,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 80:

    tantum dissimilis,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 313:

    Marius quantum bello optimus, tantum pace pessimus,

    Vell. 2, 11, 1.—
    B.
    (Acc. to tantus, II.; and therefore, prop., only so much, so little; hence) Only, alone, merely, but:

    tantum monet, quantum intellegit,

    only so much, Cic. Tusc. 2, 19, 44:

    tantum in latitudinem patebat, quantum loci acies instructa occupare poterat,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 8:

    quod haec tantum, quantum sensu movetur...se accommodat, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11:

    Socratem tantum de vitā et de moribus solitum esse quaerere,

    id. Rep. 1, 10, 16:

    nomen tantum virtutis usurpas,

    id. Par. 2, 17:

    dixit tantum: nihil ostendit, nihil protulit,

    id. Fl. 15, 34:

    notus mihi nomine tantum,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 3:

    apte dicere non elocutionis tantum genere constat, sed, etc.,

    Quint. 11, 1, 7; so,

    non tantum... sed,

    id. 9, 3, 28:

    nec tantum... sed (etiam),

    id. 3, 8, 33; 9, 3, 78; 11, 2, 5.—So with unus (mostly post-Aug.;

    once in Cic.): excepit unum tantum: scire se nihil se scire, nihil amplius,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 23, 74:

    unum flumen tantum intererat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 19:

    unum defuisse tantum superbiae,

    Liv. 6, 16, 5; 21, 50, 6; 34, 9, 5; Just. 8, 5, 5; Cels. 5, 28, 14; Tac. A. 15, 1; Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120.—
    b.
    Strengthened by modo, and also joined with it in one word, tantummŏdo (freq. and class.;

    whereas solummodo is only post-Aug., v. h. v.): homines populariter annum tantummodo solis, id est unius astri reditu metiuntur,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 22, 24:

    ut tantummodo per stirpes alantur suas,

    id. N. D. 2, 32, 81:

    cum tantummodo potestatem gustandi feceris,

    id. Rep. 2, 28, 51:

    omnis ea judicatio versatur tantummodo in nomine,

    id. ib. 4, 6, 6:

    pedites tantummodo umeris ac summo pectore exstare (ut possent),

    Caes. B. C. 1, 62:

    velis tantummodo,

    you have only to wish it, Hor. S. 1, 9, 54:

    unum hoc tantummodo, neque praeterea quicquam, etc.,

    Suet. Tib. 11 et saep.:

    neque eum oratorem tantummodo, sed hominem non putant,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 52:

    neque e silvis tantummodo promota castra, sed etiam... in campos delata acies,

    Liv. 9, 37, 2:

    Cn. Scipionem misit non ad tuendos tantummodo veteres socios, sed etiam ad pellendum Hispaniā Hasdrubalem,

    id. 21, 32, 4; so,

    non tantummodo... sed etiam,

    Sen. Polyb. 15, 3; id. Ot. Sap. 3, 5; 5, 4; Front. Ep. ad Verr. p. 124:

    non tantummodo... sed... quoque,

    Vell. 2, 110, 5:

    non tantummodo... verum etiam,

    Aug. Ep. 162, 1; id. Grat. Christ. 14: non... tantum, with ellips. of sed, not only (but much more), Ov. Am. 1, 4, 63; cf.:

    rem atrocem nec tantum epistulā dignam,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 14; Juv. 1, 131.—
    2.
    Particular phrases.
    a.
    Tantum non, analog. to the Gr. monon ouk, to [p. 1842] point out an action as only not, i. e. very nearly, completed, almost, all but, very nearly (perh. not ante-Aug.; in Cic. Att. 14, 5, 2, Baiter reads tantummodo):

    cum agger promotus ad urbem vineaeque tantum non jam injunctae moenibus essent,

    Liv. 5, 7, 2:

    tantum non jam captam Lacedaemonem esse,

    id. 34, 40, 5:

    tantum non ad portam bellum esse,

    id. 25, 15, 1:

    videt Romanos tantum non jam circumveniri a dextro cornu,

    id. 37, 29, 9:

    cum hostes tantum non arcessierint,

    id. 4, 2, 12 Drak.:

    tantum non adversis tempestatibus Rhodum enavigavit,

    Suet. Tib. 11:

    tantum non statim a funere,

    id. ib. 52:

    tantum non summam malorum suorum professus est,

    id. ib. 66:

    tantum non in ipso ejus consulatu,

    id. Dom. 15 et saep.—But in many cases non belongs to the verb, and not to tantum:

    tantum non cunctandum neque cessandum esse,

    only there must be no delay, Liv. 35, 18, 8:

    dictator bello ita gesto, ut tantum non defuisse fortunae videretur,

    id. 4, 57, 8 Drak.; cf.:

    ut qui per haec vicit, tantum non defuisse sibi advocatum sciat,

    Quint. 6, 2, 4.—
    b.
    Tantum quod, denoting immediate nearness in point of time, only, just, but just, just then, hardly, scarcely (class.):

    tantum quod ex Arpinati veneram, cum mihi a te litterae redditae sunt,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 1:

    tantum quod ultimam imposuerat Pannonico bello Caesar manum, cum, etc.,

    Vell. 2, 117, 1:

    haec cum scriberem, tantum quod existimabam ad te orationem esse perlatam,

    Cic. Att. 15, 13, 7:

    navis Alexandrina, quae tantum quod appulerat,

    Suet. Aug. 98:

    natus est XVIII. Cal. Jan. tantum quod oriente sole,

    id. Ner. 6:

    tantum quod pueritiam egresso,

    id. Aug. 63:

    dentem tantum quod exemptum,

    id. Vesp. 5 (but in Liv. 22, 2, 9; 33, 4, 6; Amm. 27, 5, 4, the quod belongs not to tantum, but to the following verb):

    tantum alone = tantum quod,

    Verg. E. 6, 16. —
    c.
    Tantum quod non, only that not, nothing is wanting but:

    tantum quod hominem non nominat: causam quidem totam perscribit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > tanti

  • 104 tanto

    tantus, a, um, adj. [perh. for tavantus; cf. Sanscr. tāvant, so great; Gr. teôs, i. e. teWôs].
    I.
    Of such size or measure, so great in amount, extent, value, degree, etc. (as some standard expressed or understood); usually with a foll. quantus, ut, qui, or absol.; rarely quam.
    1.
    With [p. 1841] quantus:

    nullam (contionem) umquam vidi tantam, quanta nunc vestrum est,

    Cic. Phil. 6, 7, 18:

    quae tanta sunt in hoc uno, quanta in omnibus reliquis imperatoribus,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 11, 29:

    est alienum tanto viro, quantus es tu, non posse, etc.,

    id. ad Brut. 1, 9, 1:

    tantam eorum multitudinem nostri interfecerunt, quantum fuit diei spatium,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 11; cf.:

    quamquam Demaden continua dicendi exercitatio potuerit tantum, quantuluscumque postea fuit, fecisse,

    Quint. 2, 17, 12; Cic. Lael. 20, 74; Sall. C. 58, 2.—
    2.
    With ut.
    a.
    Denoting result or consequence; with subj.:

    tanta erat operis firmitudo, ut, etc.,

    Caes. B G 4, 17:

    non fuit tantus homo Sex. Roscius in civitate, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 43, 125;

    unum hoc definio, tantam esse necessitatem virtutis... ut, etc.,

    id. Rep. 1, 1, 1:

    quod ego tantum nefas commisi, ut hanc vicem saevitiae meae redderes?

    Curt. 4, 10, 29:

    quod tantum cogitavi nefas, ut dignior Philotas me videretur?

    id. 6, 7, 30.—
    b.
    Denoting comparison:

    tantā modestiā dicto audiens fuit, ut si privatus esset,

    Nep. Ages. 4, 2.—
    3.
    With rel. qui, etc.:

    cave putes aut mare ullum aut flammam esse tantam, quam non facilius sit sedare quam, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 42, 65:

    statuerunt, tantum illud esse maleficium, quod, etc.,

    id. Sull. 2, 7:

    nulla est tanta vis, quae non ferro frangi possit,

    id. Marcell. 3, 8.—
    4.
    Without correlation (esp. freq. in exclamations, etc.) ita tanta mira in aedibus sunt facta, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 5:

    tanta factis modo mira miris modis, etc.,

    id. Cas. 3, 5, 5:

    qui tantus natu deorum nescis nomina,

    id. Bacch. 1, 2, 15:

    neque solum in tantis rebus, sed etiam in mediocribus vel studiis vel officiis,

    id. Rep. 1, 3, 4:

    tantilla tanta verba funditat,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 61. hocine mihi ob labores tantos tantillum dari, id. Truc. 2, 6, 56:

    ne tantae nationes conjugantur,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 11:

    onus,

    id. ib. 2, 30 in tantis motionibus tantisque vicissitudinibus, tam multarum rerum atque tantarum ordinious, Cic. N D. 2, 5, 15:

    non idem sentio tanta hac in re tamque immensa posse fieri,

    id. de Or 2, 20, 84:

    qui tantas et tam infinitas pecunias repudiarit,

    id. Rosc. Com. 8, 24:

    tot tantaque vitia,

    id. Verr 1, 16, 47:

    quae faceres in hominem tantum et talem,

    id. Fam. 13, 66, 1; cf.:

    conservare urbes tantas atque tales,

    id. N. D. 3, 38, 92, so too, with talis, id. Fam. 15, 4, 14, id. Phil. 2, 29, 71:

    tanta ista mala,

    Sall. C. 40, 2;

    Liv 31, 9: neque tanto tractu se colligit anguis,

    Verg. G. 2, 154:

    tantorum ingentia septem Terga boum,

    id. A. 5, 404; Curt. 3, 1, 10; 3, 3, 28; 4, 1, 1:

    sexcenta tanta reddam, si vivo, tibi,

    six hundred times as much, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 111; so,

    sexcenta tanta,

    id. Ps. 2, 2, 37:

    tribus tantis illi minus redit quam obseveris,

    three times as much less, id. Trin. 2, 4, 129:

    jam non quaero, unde tantam Melitensem vestem habueris,

    such a great quantity of, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 74, § 183:

    si in uno corpore tantarum rerum gubernationem mens humana possidet,

    Lact. 1, 3, 21.—
    5.
    With quam:

    maria aspera juro, Non ullum pro me tantum cepisse timorem, Quam, etc.,

    Verg. A. 6, 352 (cf. infra, B. 2.).—With a partit. gen.:

    tantus ille ventorum,

    Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 121 (dub.; Jahn, ventus).—
    6.
    Esp. in phrase tantō ŏpĕre; freq. as one word, tantŏpĕre, so greatly, in so high a degree, so very, etc. (class. and freq.):

    cur tanto opere extimueras?

    Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 92, cf.:

    si studia Graecorum vos tanto opere delectant,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30; Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 2; id. Ep. 1, 2, 31; Ter. And. 5, 2, 27; id. Heaut. 4, 5, 38; Caes. B. G. 7, 52; Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21; id. Mur. 10, 23; id. de Or. 1, 35, 164 al.—In an inverted order:

    mirum est, me, ut redeam, te opere tanto quaesere,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 1.—
    B.
    Transf., so many ( = tot; mostly poet.):

    tantae Coëunt in proelia gentes,

    Val. Fl. 5, 636:

    lamentabile tantis urbibus,

    Stat. Th. 11, 160:

    legatum valet in tantos quanti inveniantur,

    Dig. 30, 1, 65.— Sing.:

    numquam tanto se vulture caelum Induit,

    Luc. 7, 834. —
    C.
    Neutr. absol.
    1.
    tantum, so much, so many:

    habere tantum molestiae quantum gloriae...ut tantum nobis, quantum ipsi superesse posset, remitteret,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7:

    decutio argenti tantum, quantum mihi lubet,

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 3, 4:

    iis adposuit tantum, quod satis esset, nullo adparatu,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 91: tantum complectitur, quod satis sit modicae palaestrae, id. Leg. 2, 3, 6:

    eo indito cumini fricti tantum, quod oleat,

    Cato, R. R. 156, 3 (cf.: tantum quod, s. v. tantum, adv. B. 2. b.): Ch. Coactus reddidit ducentos et mille Philippum. Ni. Tantum debuit, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 38: nec tantum Karthago habuisset opum, Cic. Rep. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 526 (1, 48, 3 B. and K.):

    cum tantum belli in manibus esset,

    Liv. 4, 57, 1:

    sed quid hic tantum hominum incedunt?

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 5:

    tantum hostium intra muros est,

    Liv. 3, 17, 4 et saep.:

    sexies tantum, quam quantum satum sit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 102; cf.:

    etiamsi alterum tantum perdundum est, perdam, etc.,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 81 (v. alter):

    tantum... dum,

    Liv. 27, 42, 12; cf.:

    tantum modo... dum,

    Sall. J. 53, 3: tantum abest, ut, etc. (v. absum). —
    b.
    In colloquial lang.: tantum est, that is all, nothing more, etc.:

    vos rogat, ut, etc. Tantum est. Valete,

    Plaut. Trin. prol. 22; so id. Cas. prol. 87: Lo. Numquid amplius? Ly. Tantum est, id. Merc. 2, 2, 12; Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 26; id. Hec. 5, 3, 15.—
    2.
    Gen. (of price) tanti:

    tanti, quanti poscit, vin' tanti illam emi?

    Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 22; cf.:

    tanti est, quanti est fungus putidus,

    it is worth as much as, is worth no more than, id. Bacch. 4, 7, 23:

    frumentum tanti fuit, quanti iste aestimavit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 194:

    ubi me dixero dare tanti,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 49:

    graviter increpuit, tanti habitare censorem,

    in so costly a house, Plin. 17, 1, 1, § 3. —
    b.
    Trop.: est tanti (alicui), to be worth so much; to be valued, prized, or esteemed so highly; to be of such consequence or importance:

    tanti ejus apud se gratiam esse ostendit, uti, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 20: tanti non fuit Arsacen capere, ut, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 1:

    hoc tanti fuit vertere, ut, etc.,

    Quint. 1, 6, 38: est mihi tanti, Quirites, hujus invidiae tempestatem subire, dummodo a vobis hujus belli periculum depellatur, it is worth this price to me, i. e. I esteem it a light thing, Cic. Cat. 2, 7, 15; cf.:

    sed est tanti (sc.: invidiam istam mihi impendere), dummodo,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 22:

    etsi id quidem non tanti est, quam quod propter eosdem, etc.,

    id. Mil. 22, 58:

    juratus tibi possum dicere, nihil esse tanti, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 13, 2:

    cum dicturis tanti suae non sint (actiones),

    Quint. 12, 8, 4:

    sunt o! sunt jurgia tanti,

    Ov. M. 2, 424 et saep.—
    3.
    Abl. (with comparatives) tantō, by so much, so much the:

    quanto erat in dies gravior oppugnatio, tanto crebriores litterae nuntiique ad Caesarem mittebantur,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 45; cf.:

    quantum opere processerant, tanto aberant ab aquā longius,

    id. B. C. 1, 81:

    tanto major vis, quanto recentior,

    Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 133:

    reperietis quinquies tanto amplius istum quam quantum, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 97, § 225:

    tantone minoris decumae venierunt quam fuerunt?

    id. ib. 2, 3, 45, § 106 et saep.: bis tanto amici sunt inter se quam prius, twice as much, twice as good, dis tosôi, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 62:

    bis tanto pluris,

    id. Men. 4, 3, 6:

    ter tanto pejor,

    id. Pers. 1, 3, 73:

    multo tanto miserior,

    id. Rud. 2, 6, 37:

    si Cleomenes non tanto ante fugisset,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 89:

    post tanto,

    Verg. G. 3, 476; Curt. 6, 7, 26.— Rarely with verbs denoting comparison:

    tanto praestitit ceteros imperatores, quan to populus Romanus antecedit fortitudine cunctas nationes,

    Nep. Hann. 1, 1; Ov. M. 13, 368; cf.:

    doctrinis tanto antecessit condiscipulos, ut, etc.,

    Nep. Epam. 2, 2.— Poet. with sup.:

    tanto pessimus omnium poëta, Quanto tu optimus omnium patronus,

    Cat. 49, 6.—
    b.
    In colloquial lang.: tanto melior! so much the better! well done! good! excellent! bravo! etc.: To. Omnes sycophantias instruxi et comparavi, quo pacto ab lenone auferam hoc argentum. Sa. Tanto melior! Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 24; cf. Sen. Ep. 31;

    so too: tanto melior,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 61; Phaedr. 3, 5, 3:

    tanto hercle melior,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 38:

    tanto major! tanto augustior!

    how great! how noble! Plin. Pan. 71, 4:

    tanto nequior!

    so much the worse! that is bad! Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 12; cf. Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 84; so,

    tanto miserior,

    id. Stich. 5, 5, 8.—
    4.
    In tantum, so far, so much, to such a degree, so greatly:

    danti in tantum producenda notitia est muneris sui, in quantum delectatura est eum, cui datur,

    Sen. Ben. 2, 23; Col. 12, 24, 1:

    quaedam aquae fervent in tantum, ut non possint esse usui,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 24, 1: humum in tantum deprimere, donec altitudinis mensuram datam ceperit, Col. 3, 13, 9:

    in tantum suam felicitatem virtutemque enituisse,

    Liv. 22, 27.
    II.
    Since tantus conveys only the idea of relative greatness, it may also be used (with a foll. ut) to denote a small amount, degree, extent, etc.; hence, of such a quantity or quality, such, so small, so slight or trivial; in the neutr., so little, so few (rare but class.):

    ceterarum provinciarum vectigalia tanta sunt, ut iis ad ipsas provincias tutandas vix contenti esse possimus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6, 14; id. Fam. 1, 7, 4: si bellum tantum erit, ut vos aut successores sustinere possint, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 3:

    praesidii tantum est, ut ne murus quidem cingi possit,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 35:

    tantum navium,

    id. B. C. 3, 2.—Hence, tantum, adv.
    A.
    So much, so greatly, to such a degree, so:

    tantum, quantum quis fuge,

    as quickly as possible, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 94:

    de quo tantum, quantum me amas, velim cogites,

    Cic. Att. 12, 18, 1:

    id tantum abest ab officio, ut, etc.,

    so far, id. Off. 1, 14, 43:

    rex tantum auctoritate ejus motus est, ut, etc.,

    Nep. Con. 4, 1:

    tantum progressus a castris, ut dimicaturum appareret,

    Liv. 37, 39, 6:

    tantumque ibi moratus, dum, etc.,

    so long, id. 27, 42, 13:

    tantum ad narrandum argumentum adest benignitas,

    Plaut. Men. prol. 16:

    ne miremini, quā ratione hic tantum apud istum libertus potuerit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 134:

    nullo tantum se Mysia cultu Jactat,

    Verg. G. 1, 102.—With adjj. (mostly poet.):

    nec tantum dulcia, quantum Et liquida,

    Verg. G. 4, 101:

    juventus Non tantum Veneris quantum studiosa culinae,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 80:

    tantum dissimilis,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 313:

    Marius quantum bello optimus, tantum pace pessimus,

    Vell. 2, 11, 1.—
    B.
    (Acc. to tantus, II.; and therefore, prop., only so much, so little; hence) Only, alone, merely, but:

    tantum monet, quantum intellegit,

    only so much, Cic. Tusc. 2, 19, 44:

    tantum in latitudinem patebat, quantum loci acies instructa occupare poterat,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 8:

    quod haec tantum, quantum sensu movetur...se accommodat, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11:

    Socratem tantum de vitā et de moribus solitum esse quaerere,

    id. Rep. 1, 10, 16:

    nomen tantum virtutis usurpas,

    id. Par. 2, 17:

    dixit tantum: nihil ostendit, nihil protulit,

    id. Fl. 15, 34:

    notus mihi nomine tantum,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 3:

    apte dicere non elocutionis tantum genere constat, sed, etc.,

    Quint. 11, 1, 7; so,

    non tantum... sed,

    id. 9, 3, 28:

    nec tantum... sed (etiam),

    id. 3, 8, 33; 9, 3, 78; 11, 2, 5.—So with unus (mostly post-Aug.;

    once in Cic.): excepit unum tantum: scire se nihil se scire, nihil amplius,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 23, 74:

    unum flumen tantum intererat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 19:

    unum defuisse tantum superbiae,

    Liv. 6, 16, 5; 21, 50, 6; 34, 9, 5; Just. 8, 5, 5; Cels. 5, 28, 14; Tac. A. 15, 1; Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120.—
    b.
    Strengthened by modo, and also joined with it in one word, tantummŏdo (freq. and class.;

    whereas solummodo is only post-Aug., v. h. v.): homines populariter annum tantummodo solis, id est unius astri reditu metiuntur,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 22, 24:

    ut tantummodo per stirpes alantur suas,

    id. N. D. 2, 32, 81:

    cum tantummodo potestatem gustandi feceris,

    id. Rep. 2, 28, 51:

    omnis ea judicatio versatur tantummodo in nomine,

    id. ib. 4, 6, 6:

    pedites tantummodo umeris ac summo pectore exstare (ut possent),

    Caes. B. C. 1, 62:

    velis tantummodo,

    you have only to wish it, Hor. S. 1, 9, 54:

    unum hoc tantummodo, neque praeterea quicquam, etc.,

    Suet. Tib. 11 et saep.:

    neque eum oratorem tantummodo, sed hominem non putant,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 52:

    neque e silvis tantummodo promota castra, sed etiam... in campos delata acies,

    Liv. 9, 37, 2:

    Cn. Scipionem misit non ad tuendos tantummodo veteres socios, sed etiam ad pellendum Hispaniā Hasdrubalem,

    id. 21, 32, 4; so,

    non tantummodo... sed etiam,

    Sen. Polyb. 15, 3; id. Ot. Sap. 3, 5; 5, 4; Front. Ep. ad Verr. p. 124:

    non tantummodo... sed... quoque,

    Vell. 2, 110, 5:

    non tantummodo... verum etiam,

    Aug. Ep. 162, 1; id. Grat. Christ. 14: non... tantum, with ellips. of sed, not only (but much more), Ov. Am. 1, 4, 63; cf.:

    rem atrocem nec tantum epistulā dignam,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 14; Juv. 1, 131.—
    2.
    Particular phrases.
    a.
    Tantum non, analog. to the Gr. monon ouk, to [p. 1842] point out an action as only not, i. e. very nearly, completed, almost, all but, very nearly (perh. not ante-Aug.; in Cic. Att. 14, 5, 2, Baiter reads tantummodo):

    cum agger promotus ad urbem vineaeque tantum non jam injunctae moenibus essent,

    Liv. 5, 7, 2:

    tantum non jam captam Lacedaemonem esse,

    id. 34, 40, 5:

    tantum non ad portam bellum esse,

    id. 25, 15, 1:

    videt Romanos tantum non jam circumveniri a dextro cornu,

    id. 37, 29, 9:

    cum hostes tantum non arcessierint,

    id. 4, 2, 12 Drak.:

    tantum non adversis tempestatibus Rhodum enavigavit,

    Suet. Tib. 11:

    tantum non statim a funere,

    id. ib. 52:

    tantum non summam malorum suorum professus est,

    id. ib. 66:

    tantum non in ipso ejus consulatu,

    id. Dom. 15 et saep.—But in many cases non belongs to the verb, and not to tantum:

    tantum non cunctandum neque cessandum esse,

    only there must be no delay, Liv. 35, 18, 8:

    dictator bello ita gesto, ut tantum non defuisse fortunae videretur,

    id. 4, 57, 8 Drak.; cf.:

    ut qui per haec vicit, tantum non defuisse sibi advocatum sciat,

    Quint. 6, 2, 4.—
    b.
    Tantum quod, denoting immediate nearness in point of time, only, just, but just, just then, hardly, scarcely (class.):

    tantum quod ex Arpinati veneram, cum mihi a te litterae redditae sunt,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 1:

    tantum quod ultimam imposuerat Pannonico bello Caesar manum, cum, etc.,

    Vell. 2, 117, 1:

    haec cum scriberem, tantum quod existimabam ad te orationem esse perlatam,

    Cic. Att. 15, 13, 7:

    navis Alexandrina, quae tantum quod appulerat,

    Suet. Aug. 98:

    natus est XVIII. Cal. Jan. tantum quod oriente sole,

    id. Ner. 6:

    tantum quod pueritiam egresso,

    id. Aug. 63:

    dentem tantum quod exemptum,

    id. Vesp. 5 (but in Liv. 22, 2, 9; 33, 4, 6; Amm. 27, 5, 4, the quod belongs not to tantum, but to the following verb):

    tantum alone = tantum quod,

    Verg. E. 6, 16. —
    c.
    Tantum quod non, only that not, nothing is wanting but:

    tantum quod hominem non nominat: causam quidem totam perscribit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > tanto

  • 105 tanto opere

    tantus, a, um, adj. [perh. for tavantus; cf. Sanscr. tāvant, so great; Gr. teôs, i. e. teWôs].
    I.
    Of such size or measure, so great in amount, extent, value, degree, etc. (as some standard expressed or understood); usually with a foll. quantus, ut, qui, or absol.; rarely quam.
    1.
    With [p. 1841] quantus:

    nullam (contionem) umquam vidi tantam, quanta nunc vestrum est,

    Cic. Phil. 6, 7, 18:

    quae tanta sunt in hoc uno, quanta in omnibus reliquis imperatoribus,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 11, 29:

    est alienum tanto viro, quantus es tu, non posse, etc.,

    id. ad Brut. 1, 9, 1:

    tantam eorum multitudinem nostri interfecerunt, quantum fuit diei spatium,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 11; cf.:

    quamquam Demaden continua dicendi exercitatio potuerit tantum, quantuluscumque postea fuit, fecisse,

    Quint. 2, 17, 12; Cic. Lael. 20, 74; Sall. C. 58, 2.—
    2.
    With ut.
    a.
    Denoting result or consequence; with subj.:

    tanta erat operis firmitudo, ut, etc.,

    Caes. B G 4, 17:

    non fuit tantus homo Sex. Roscius in civitate, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 43, 125;

    unum hoc definio, tantam esse necessitatem virtutis... ut, etc.,

    id. Rep. 1, 1, 1:

    quod ego tantum nefas commisi, ut hanc vicem saevitiae meae redderes?

    Curt. 4, 10, 29:

    quod tantum cogitavi nefas, ut dignior Philotas me videretur?

    id. 6, 7, 30.—
    b.
    Denoting comparison:

    tantā modestiā dicto audiens fuit, ut si privatus esset,

    Nep. Ages. 4, 2.—
    3.
    With rel. qui, etc.:

    cave putes aut mare ullum aut flammam esse tantam, quam non facilius sit sedare quam, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 42, 65:

    statuerunt, tantum illud esse maleficium, quod, etc.,

    id. Sull. 2, 7:

    nulla est tanta vis, quae non ferro frangi possit,

    id. Marcell. 3, 8.—
    4.
    Without correlation (esp. freq. in exclamations, etc.) ita tanta mira in aedibus sunt facta, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 5:

    tanta factis modo mira miris modis, etc.,

    id. Cas. 3, 5, 5:

    qui tantus natu deorum nescis nomina,

    id. Bacch. 1, 2, 15:

    neque solum in tantis rebus, sed etiam in mediocribus vel studiis vel officiis,

    id. Rep. 1, 3, 4:

    tantilla tanta verba funditat,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 61. hocine mihi ob labores tantos tantillum dari, id. Truc. 2, 6, 56:

    ne tantae nationes conjugantur,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 11:

    onus,

    id. ib. 2, 30 in tantis motionibus tantisque vicissitudinibus, tam multarum rerum atque tantarum ordinious, Cic. N D. 2, 5, 15:

    non idem sentio tanta hac in re tamque immensa posse fieri,

    id. de Or 2, 20, 84:

    qui tantas et tam infinitas pecunias repudiarit,

    id. Rosc. Com. 8, 24:

    tot tantaque vitia,

    id. Verr 1, 16, 47:

    quae faceres in hominem tantum et talem,

    id. Fam. 13, 66, 1; cf.:

    conservare urbes tantas atque tales,

    id. N. D. 3, 38, 92, so too, with talis, id. Fam. 15, 4, 14, id. Phil. 2, 29, 71:

    tanta ista mala,

    Sall. C. 40, 2;

    Liv 31, 9: neque tanto tractu se colligit anguis,

    Verg. G. 2, 154:

    tantorum ingentia septem Terga boum,

    id. A. 5, 404; Curt. 3, 1, 10; 3, 3, 28; 4, 1, 1:

    sexcenta tanta reddam, si vivo, tibi,

    six hundred times as much, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 111; so,

    sexcenta tanta,

    id. Ps. 2, 2, 37:

    tribus tantis illi minus redit quam obseveris,

    three times as much less, id. Trin. 2, 4, 129:

    jam non quaero, unde tantam Melitensem vestem habueris,

    such a great quantity of, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 74, § 183:

    si in uno corpore tantarum rerum gubernationem mens humana possidet,

    Lact. 1, 3, 21.—
    5.
    With quam:

    maria aspera juro, Non ullum pro me tantum cepisse timorem, Quam, etc.,

    Verg. A. 6, 352 (cf. infra, B. 2.).—With a partit. gen.:

    tantus ille ventorum,

    Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 121 (dub.; Jahn, ventus).—
    6.
    Esp. in phrase tantō ŏpĕre; freq. as one word, tantŏpĕre, so greatly, in so high a degree, so very, etc. (class. and freq.):

    cur tanto opere extimueras?

    Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 92, cf.:

    si studia Graecorum vos tanto opere delectant,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30; Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 2; id. Ep. 1, 2, 31; Ter. And. 5, 2, 27; id. Heaut. 4, 5, 38; Caes. B. G. 7, 52; Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21; id. Mur. 10, 23; id. de Or. 1, 35, 164 al.—In an inverted order:

    mirum est, me, ut redeam, te opere tanto quaesere,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 1.—
    B.
    Transf., so many ( = tot; mostly poet.):

    tantae Coëunt in proelia gentes,

    Val. Fl. 5, 636:

    lamentabile tantis urbibus,

    Stat. Th. 11, 160:

    legatum valet in tantos quanti inveniantur,

    Dig. 30, 1, 65.— Sing.:

    numquam tanto se vulture caelum Induit,

    Luc. 7, 834. —
    C.
    Neutr. absol.
    1.
    tantum, so much, so many:

    habere tantum molestiae quantum gloriae...ut tantum nobis, quantum ipsi superesse posset, remitteret,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7:

    decutio argenti tantum, quantum mihi lubet,

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 3, 4:

    iis adposuit tantum, quod satis esset, nullo adparatu,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 91: tantum complectitur, quod satis sit modicae palaestrae, id. Leg. 2, 3, 6:

    eo indito cumini fricti tantum, quod oleat,

    Cato, R. R. 156, 3 (cf.: tantum quod, s. v. tantum, adv. B. 2. b.): Ch. Coactus reddidit ducentos et mille Philippum. Ni. Tantum debuit, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 38: nec tantum Karthago habuisset opum, Cic. Rep. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 526 (1, 48, 3 B. and K.):

    cum tantum belli in manibus esset,

    Liv. 4, 57, 1:

    sed quid hic tantum hominum incedunt?

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 5:

    tantum hostium intra muros est,

    Liv. 3, 17, 4 et saep.:

    sexies tantum, quam quantum satum sit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 102; cf.:

    etiamsi alterum tantum perdundum est, perdam, etc.,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 81 (v. alter):

    tantum... dum,

    Liv. 27, 42, 12; cf.:

    tantum modo... dum,

    Sall. J. 53, 3: tantum abest, ut, etc. (v. absum). —
    b.
    In colloquial lang.: tantum est, that is all, nothing more, etc.:

    vos rogat, ut, etc. Tantum est. Valete,

    Plaut. Trin. prol. 22; so id. Cas. prol. 87: Lo. Numquid amplius? Ly. Tantum est, id. Merc. 2, 2, 12; Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 26; id. Hec. 5, 3, 15.—
    2.
    Gen. (of price) tanti:

    tanti, quanti poscit, vin' tanti illam emi?

    Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 22; cf.:

    tanti est, quanti est fungus putidus,

    it is worth as much as, is worth no more than, id. Bacch. 4, 7, 23:

    frumentum tanti fuit, quanti iste aestimavit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 194:

    ubi me dixero dare tanti,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 49:

    graviter increpuit, tanti habitare censorem,

    in so costly a house, Plin. 17, 1, 1, § 3. —
    b.
    Trop.: est tanti (alicui), to be worth so much; to be valued, prized, or esteemed so highly; to be of such consequence or importance:

    tanti ejus apud se gratiam esse ostendit, uti, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 20: tanti non fuit Arsacen capere, ut, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 1:

    hoc tanti fuit vertere, ut, etc.,

    Quint. 1, 6, 38: est mihi tanti, Quirites, hujus invidiae tempestatem subire, dummodo a vobis hujus belli periculum depellatur, it is worth this price to me, i. e. I esteem it a light thing, Cic. Cat. 2, 7, 15; cf.:

    sed est tanti (sc.: invidiam istam mihi impendere), dummodo,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 22:

    etsi id quidem non tanti est, quam quod propter eosdem, etc.,

    id. Mil. 22, 58:

    juratus tibi possum dicere, nihil esse tanti, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 13, 2:

    cum dicturis tanti suae non sint (actiones),

    Quint. 12, 8, 4:

    sunt o! sunt jurgia tanti,

    Ov. M. 2, 424 et saep.—
    3.
    Abl. (with comparatives) tantō, by so much, so much the:

    quanto erat in dies gravior oppugnatio, tanto crebriores litterae nuntiique ad Caesarem mittebantur,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 45; cf.:

    quantum opere processerant, tanto aberant ab aquā longius,

    id. B. C. 1, 81:

    tanto major vis, quanto recentior,

    Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 133:

    reperietis quinquies tanto amplius istum quam quantum, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 97, § 225:

    tantone minoris decumae venierunt quam fuerunt?

    id. ib. 2, 3, 45, § 106 et saep.: bis tanto amici sunt inter se quam prius, twice as much, twice as good, dis tosôi, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 62:

    bis tanto pluris,

    id. Men. 4, 3, 6:

    ter tanto pejor,

    id. Pers. 1, 3, 73:

    multo tanto miserior,

    id. Rud. 2, 6, 37:

    si Cleomenes non tanto ante fugisset,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 89:

    post tanto,

    Verg. G. 3, 476; Curt. 6, 7, 26.— Rarely with verbs denoting comparison:

    tanto praestitit ceteros imperatores, quan to populus Romanus antecedit fortitudine cunctas nationes,

    Nep. Hann. 1, 1; Ov. M. 13, 368; cf.:

    doctrinis tanto antecessit condiscipulos, ut, etc.,

    Nep. Epam. 2, 2.— Poet. with sup.:

    tanto pessimus omnium poëta, Quanto tu optimus omnium patronus,

    Cat. 49, 6.—
    b.
    In colloquial lang.: tanto melior! so much the better! well done! good! excellent! bravo! etc.: To. Omnes sycophantias instruxi et comparavi, quo pacto ab lenone auferam hoc argentum. Sa. Tanto melior! Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 24; cf. Sen. Ep. 31;

    so too: tanto melior,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 61; Phaedr. 3, 5, 3:

    tanto hercle melior,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 38:

    tanto major! tanto augustior!

    how great! how noble! Plin. Pan. 71, 4:

    tanto nequior!

    so much the worse! that is bad! Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 12; cf. Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 84; so,

    tanto miserior,

    id. Stich. 5, 5, 8.—
    4.
    In tantum, so far, so much, to such a degree, so greatly:

    danti in tantum producenda notitia est muneris sui, in quantum delectatura est eum, cui datur,

    Sen. Ben. 2, 23; Col. 12, 24, 1:

    quaedam aquae fervent in tantum, ut non possint esse usui,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 24, 1: humum in tantum deprimere, donec altitudinis mensuram datam ceperit, Col. 3, 13, 9:

    in tantum suam felicitatem virtutemque enituisse,

    Liv. 22, 27.
    II.
    Since tantus conveys only the idea of relative greatness, it may also be used (with a foll. ut) to denote a small amount, degree, extent, etc.; hence, of such a quantity or quality, such, so small, so slight or trivial; in the neutr., so little, so few (rare but class.):

    ceterarum provinciarum vectigalia tanta sunt, ut iis ad ipsas provincias tutandas vix contenti esse possimus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6, 14; id. Fam. 1, 7, 4: si bellum tantum erit, ut vos aut successores sustinere possint, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 3:

    praesidii tantum est, ut ne murus quidem cingi possit,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 35:

    tantum navium,

    id. B. C. 3, 2.—Hence, tantum, adv.
    A.
    So much, so greatly, to such a degree, so:

    tantum, quantum quis fuge,

    as quickly as possible, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 94:

    de quo tantum, quantum me amas, velim cogites,

    Cic. Att. 12, 18, 1:

    id tantum abest ab officio, ut, etc.,

    so far, id. Off. 1, 14, 43:

    rex tantum auctoritate ejus motus est, ut, etc.,

    Nep. Con. 4, 1:

    tantum progressus a castris, ut dimicaturum appareret,

    Liv. 37, 39, 6:

    tantumque ibi moratus, dum, etc.,

    so long, id. 27, 42, 13:

    tantum ad narrandum argumentum adest benignitas,

    Plaut. Men. prol. 16:

    ne miremini, quā ratione hic tantum apud istum libertus potuerit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 134:

    nullo tantum se Mysia cultu Jactat,

    Verg. G. 1, 102.—With adjj. (mostly poet.):

    nec tantum dulcia, quantum Et liquida,

    Verg. G. 4, 101:

    juventus Non tantum Veneris quantum studiosa culinae,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 80:

    tantum dissimilis,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 313:

    Marius quantum bello optimus, tantum pace pessimus,

    Vell. 2, 11, 1.—
    B.
    (Acc. to tantus, II.; and therefore, prop., only so much, so little; hence) Only, alone, merely, but:

    tantum monet, quantum intellegit,

    only so much, Cic. Tusc. 2, 19, 44:

    tantum in latitudinem patebat, quantum loci acies instructa occupare poterat,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 8:

    quod haec tantum, quantum sensu movetur...se accommodat, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11:

    Socratem tantum de vitā et de moribus solitum esse quaerere,

    id. Rep. 1, 10, 16:

    nomen tantum virtutis usurpas,

    id. Par. 2, 17:

    dixit tantum: nihil ostendit, nihil protulit,

    id. Fl. 15, 34:

    notus mihi nomine tantum,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 3:

    apte dicere non elocutionis tantum genere constat, sed, etc.,

    Quint. 11, 1, 7; so,

    non tantum... sed,

    id. 9, 3, 28:

    nec tantum... sed (etiam),

    id. 3, 8, 33; 9, 3, 78; 11, 2, 5.—So with unus (mostly post-Aug.;

    once in Cic.): excepit unum tantum: scire se nihil se scire, nihil amplius,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 23, 74:

    unum flumen tantum intererat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 19:

    unum defuisse tantum superbiae,

    Liv. 6, 16, 5; 21, 50, 6; 34, 9, 5; Just. 8, 5, 5; Cels. 5, 28, 14; Tac. A. 15, 1; Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120.—
    b.
    Strengthened by modo, and also joined with it in one word, tantummŏdo (freq. and class.;

    whereas solummodo is only post-Aug., v. h. v.): homines populariter annum tantummodo solis, id est unius astri reditu metiuntur,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 22, 24:

    ut tantummodo per stirpes alantur suas,

    id. N. D. 2, 32, 81:

    cum tantummodo potestatem gustandi feceris,

    id. Rep. 2, 28, 51:

    omnis ea judicatio versatur tantummodo in nomine,

    id. ib. 4, 6, 6:

    pedites tantummodo umeris ac summo pectore exstare (ut possent),

    Caes. B. C. 1, 62:

    velis tantummodo,

    you have only to wish it, Hor. S. 1, 9, 54:

    unum hoc tantummodo, neque praeterea quicquam, etc.,

    Suet. Tib. 11 et saep.:

    neque eum oratorem tantummodo, sed hominem non putant,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 52:

    neque e silvis tantummodo promota castra, sed etiam... in campos delata acies,

    Liv. 9, 37, 2:

    Cn. Scipionem misit non ad tuendos tantummodo veteres socios, sed etiam ad pellendum Hispaniā Hasdrubalem,

    id. 21, 32, 4; so,

    non tantummodo... sed etiam,

    Sen. Polyb. 15, 3; id. Ot. Sap. 3, 5; 5, 4; Front. Ep. ad Verr. p. 124:

    non tantummodo... sed... quoque,

    Vell. 2, 110, 5:

    non tantummodo... verum etiam,

    Aug. Ep. 162, 1; id. Grat. Christ. 14: non... tantum, with ellips. of sed, not only (but much more), Ov. Am. 1, 4, 63; cf.:

    rem atrocem nec tantum epistulā dignam,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 14; Juv. 1, 131.—
    2.
    Particular phrases.
    a.
    Tantum non, analog. to the Gr. monon ouk, to [p. 1842] point out an action as only not, i. e. very nearly, completed, almost, all but, very nearly (perh. not ante-Aug.; in Cic. Att. 14, 5, 2, Baiter reads tantummodo):

    cum agger promotus ad urbem vineaeque tantum non jam injunctae moenibus essent,

    Liv. 5, 7, 2:

    tantum non jam captam Lacedaemonem esse,

    id. 34, 40, 5:

    tantum non ad portam bellum esse,

    id. 25, 15, 1:

    videt Romanos tantum non jam circumveniri a dextro cornu,

    id. 37, 29, 9:

    cum hostes tantum non arcessierint,

    id. 4, 2, 12 Drak.:

    tantum non adversis tempestatibus Rhodum enavigavit,

    Suet. Tib. 11:

    tantum non statim a funere,

    id. ib. 52:

    tantum non summam malorum suorum professus est,

    id. ib. 66:

    tantum non in ipso ejus consulatu,

    id. Dom. 15 et saep.—But in many cases non belongs to the verb, and not to tantum:

    tantum non cunctandum neque cessandum esse,

    only there must be no delay, Liv. 35, 18, 8:

    dictator bello ita gesto, ut tantum non defuisse fortunae videretur,

    id. 4, 57, 8 Drak.; cf.:

    ut qui per haec vicit, tantum non defuisse sibi advocatum sciat,

    Quint. 6, 2, 4.—
    b.
    Tantum quod, denoting immediate nearness in point of time, only, just, but just, just then, hardly, scarcely (class.):

    tantum quod ex Arpinati veneram, cum mihi a te litterae redditae sunt,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 1:

    tantum quod ultimam imposuerat Pannonico bello Caesar manum, cum, etc.,

    Vell. 2, 117, 1:

    haec cum scriberem, tantum quod existimabam ad te orationem esse perlatam,

    Cic. Att. 15, 13, 7:

    navis Alexandrina, quae tantum quod appulerat,

    Suet. Aug. 98:

    natus est XVIII. Cal. Jan. tantum quod oriente sole,

    id. Ner. 6:

    tantum quod pueritiam egresso,

    id. Aug. 63:

    dentem tantum quod exemptum,

    id. Vesp. 5 (but in Liv. 22, 2, 9; 33, 4, 6; Amm. 27, 5, 4, the quod belongs not to tantum, but to the following verb):

    tantum alone = tantum quod,

    Verg. E. 6, 16. —
    c.
    Tantum quod non, only that not, nothing is wanting but:

    tantum quod hominem non nominat: causam quidem totam perscribit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > tanto opere

  • 106 tantus

    tantus, a, um, adj. [perh. for tavantus; cf. Sanscr. tāvant, so great; Gr. teôs, i. e. teWôs].
    I.
    Of such size or measure, so great in amount, extent, value, degree, etc. (as some standard expressed or understood); usually with a foll. quantus, ut, qui, or absol.; rarely quam.
    1.
    With [p. 1841] quantus:

    nullam (contionem) umquam vidi tantam, quanta nunc vestrum est,

    Cic. Phil. 6, 7, 18:

    quae tanta sunt in hoc uno, quanta in omnibus reliquis imperatoribus,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 11, 29:

    est alienum tanto viro, quantus es tu, non posse, etc.,

    id. ad Brut. 1, 9, 1:

    tantam eorum multitudinem nostri interfecerunt, quantum fuit diei spatium,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 11; cf.:

    quamquam Demaden continua dicendi exercitatio potuerit tantum, quantuluscumque postea fuit, fecisse,

    Quint. 2, 17, 12; Cic. Lael. 20, 74; Sall. C. 58, 2.—
    2.
    With ut.
    a.
    Denoting result or consequence; with subj.:

    tanta erat operis firmitudo, ut, etc.,

    Caes. B G 4, 17:

    non fuit tantus homo Sex. Roscius in civitate, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 43, 125;

    unum hoc definio, tantam esse necessitatem virtutis... ut, etc.,

    id. Rep. 1, 1, 1:

    quod ego tantum nefas commisi, ut hanc vicem saevitiae meae redderes?

    Curt. 4, 10, 29:

    quod tantum cogitavi nefas, ut dignior Philotas me videretur?

    id. 6, 7, 30.—
    b.
    Denoting comparison:

    tantā modestiā dicto audiens fuit, ut si privatus esset,

    Nep. Ages. 4, 2.—
    3.
    With rel. qui, etc.:

    cave putes aut mare ullum aut flammam esse tantam, quam non facilius sit sedare quam, etc.,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 42, 65:

    statuerunt, tantum illud esse maleficium, quod, etc.,

    id. Sull. 2, 7:

    nulla est tanta vis, quae non ferro frangi possit,

    id. Marcell. 3, 8.—
    4.
    Without correlation (esp. freq. in exclamations, etc.) ita tanta mira in aedibus sunt facta, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 5:

    tanta factis modo mira miris modis, etc.,

    id. Cas. 3, 5, 5:

    qui tantus natu deorum nescis nomina,

    id. Bacch. 1, 2, 15:

    neque solum in tantis rebus, sed etiam in mediocribus vel studiis vel officiis,

    id. Rep. 1, 3, 4:

    tantilla tanta verba funditat,

    Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 61. hocine mihi ob labores tantos tantillum dari, id. Truc. 2, 6, 56:

    ne tantae nationes conjugantur,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 11:

    onus,

    id. ib. 2, 30 in tantis motionibus tantisque vicissitudinibus, tam multarum rerum atque tantarum ordinious, Cic. N D. 2, 5, 15:

    non idem sentio tanta hac in re tamque immensa posse fieri,

    id. de Or 2, 20, 84:

    qui tantas et tam infinitas pecunias repudiarit,

    id. Rosc. Com. 8, 24:

    tot tantaque vitia,

    id. Verr 1, 16, 47:

    quae faceres in hominem tantum et talem,

    id. Fam. 13, 66, 1; cf.:

    conservare urbes tantas atque tales,

    id. N. D. 3, 38, 92, so too, with talis, id. Fam. 15, 4, 14, id. Phil. 2, 29, 71:

    tanta ista mala,

    Sall. C. 40, 2;

    Liv 31, 9: neque tanto tractu se colligit anguis,

    Verg. G. 2, 154:

    tantorum ingentia septem Terga boum,

    id. A. 5, 404; Curt. 3, 1, 10; 3, 3, 28; 4, 1, 1:

    sexcenta tanta reddam, si vivo, tibi,

    six hundred times as much, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 111; so,

    sexcenta tanta,

    id. Ps. 2, 2, 37:

    tribus tantis illi minus redit quam obseveris,

    three times as much less, id. Trin. 2, 4, 129:

    jam non quaero, unde tantam Melitensem vestem habueris,

    such a great quantity of, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 74, § 183:

    si in uno corpore tantarum rerum gubernationem mens humana possidet,

    Lact. 1, 3, 21.—
    5.
    With quam:

    maria aspera juro, Non ullum pro me tantum cepisse timorem, Quam, etc.,

    Verg. A. 6, 352 (cf. infra, B. 2.).—With a partit. gen.:

    tantus ille ventorum,

    Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 121 (dub.; Jahn, ventus).—
    6.
    Esp. in phrase tantō ŏpĕre; freq. as one word, tantŏpĕre, so greatly, in so high a degree, so very, etc. (class. and freq.):

    cur tanto opere extimueras?

    Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 92, cf.:

    si studia Graecorum vos tanto opere delectant,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30; Plaut. Cas. 3, 2, 2; id. Ep. 1, 2, 31; Ter. And. 5, 2, 27; id. Heaut. 4, 5, 38; Caes. B. G. 7, 52; Cic. Rep. 1, 14, 21; id. Mur. 10, 23; id. de Or. 1, 35, 164 al.—In an inverted order:

    mirum est, me, ut redeam, te opere tanto quaesere,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 1.—
    B.
    Transf., so many ( = tot; mostly poet.):

    tantae Coëunt in proelia gentes,

    Val. Fl. 5, 636:

    lamentabile tantis urbibus,

    Stat. Th. 11, 160:

    legatum valet in tantos quanti inveniantur,

    Dig. 30, 1, 65.— Sing.:

    numquam tanto se vulture caelum Induit,

    Luc. 7, 834. —
    C.
    Neutr. absol.
    1.
    tantum, so much, so many:

    habere tantum molestiae quantum gloriae...ut tantum nobis, quantum ipsi superesse posset, remitteret,

    Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7:

    decutio argenti tantum, quantum mihi lubet,

    Plaut. Ep. 2, 3, 4:

    iis adposuit tantum, quod satis esset, nullo adparatu,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 91: tantum complectitur, quod satis sit modicae palaestrae, id. Leg. 2, 3, 6:

    eo indito cumini fricti tantum, quod oleat,

    Cato, R. R. 156, 3 (cf.: tantum quod, s. v. tantum, adv. B. 2. b.): Ch. Coactus reddidit ducentos et mille Philippum. Ni. Tantum debuit, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 38: nec tantum Karthago habuisset opum, Cic. Rep. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 526 (1, 48, 3 B. and K.):

    cum tantum belli in manibus esset,

    Liv. 4, 57, 1:

    sed quid hic tantum hominum incedunt?

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 5:

    tantum hostium intra muros est,

    Liv. 3, 17, 4 et saep.:

    sexies tantum, quam quantum satum sit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43, § 102; cf.:

    etiamsi alterum tantum perdundum est, perdam, etc.,

    Plaut. Ep. 3, 4, 81 (v. alter):

    tantum... dum,

    Liv. 27, 42, 12; cf.:

    tantum modo... dum,

    Sall. J. 53, 3: tantum abest, ut, etc. (v. absum). —
    b.
    In colloquial lang.: tantum est, that is all, nothing more, etc.:

    vos rogat, ut, etc. Tantum est. Valete,

    Plaut. Trin. prol. 22; so id. Cas. prol. 87: Lo. Numquid amplius? Ly. Tantum est, id. Merc. 2, 2, 12; Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 26; id. Hec. 5, 3, 15.—
    2.
    Gen. (of price) tanti:

    tanti, quanti poscit, vin' tanti illam emi?

    Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 22; cf.:

    tanti est, quanti est fungus putidus,

    it is worth as much as, is worth no more than, id. Bacch. 4, 7, 23:

    frumentum tanti fuit, quanti iste aestimavit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 194:

    ubi me dixero dare tanti,

    Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 49:

    graviter increpuit, tanti habitare censorem,

    in so costly a house, Plin. 17, 1, 1, § 3. —
    b.
    Trop.: est tanti (alicui), to be worth so much; to be valued, prized, or esteemed so highly; to be of such consequence or importance:

    tanti ejus apud se gratiam esse ostendit, uti, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 20: tanti non fuit Arsacen capere, ut, etc., Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 1:

    hoc tanti fuit vertere, ut, etc.,

    Quint. 1, 6, 38: est mihi tanti, Quirites, hujus invidiae tempestatem subire, dummodo a vobis hujus belli periculum depellatur, it is worth this price to me, i. e. I esteem it a light thing, Cic. Cat. 2, 7, 15; cf.:

    sed est tanti (sc.: invidiam istam mihi impendere), dummodo,

    id. ib. 1, 9, 22:

    etsi id quidem non tanti est, quam quod propter eosdem, etc.,

    id. Mil. 22, 58:

    juratus tibi possum dicere, nihil esse tanti, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 13, 2:

    cum dicturis tanti suae non sint (actiones),

    Quint. 12, 8, 4:

    sunt o! sunt jurgia tanti,

    Ov. M. 2, 424 et saep.—
    3.
    Abl. (with comparatives) tantō, by so much, so much the:

    quanto erat in dies gravior oppugnatio, tanto crebriores litterae nuntiique ad Caesarem mittebantur,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 45; cf.:

    quantum opere processerant, tanto aberant ab aquā longius,

    id. B. C. 1, 81:

    tanto major vis, quanto recentior,

    Plin. 9, 38, 62, § 133:

    reperietis quinquies tanto amplius istum quam quantum, etc.,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 97, § 225:

    tantone minoris decumae venierunt quam fuerunt?

    id. ib. 2, 3, 45, § 106 et saep.: bis tanto amici sunt inter se quam prius, twice as much, twice as good, dis tosôi, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 62:

    bis tanto pluris,

    id. Men. 4, 3, 6:

    ter tanto pejor,

    id. Pers. 1, 3, 73:

    multo tanto miserior,

    id. Rud. 2, 6, 37:

    si Cleomenes non tanto ante fugisset,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 89:

    post tanto,

    Verg. G. 3, 476; Curt. 6, 7, 26.— Rarely with verbs denoting comparison:

    tanto praestitit ceteros imperatores, quan to populus Romanus antecedit fortitudine cunctas nationes,

    Nep. Hann. 1, 1; Ov. M. 13, 368; cf.:

    doctrinis tanto antecessit condiscipulos, ut, etc.,

    Nep. Epam. 2, 2.— Poet. with sup.:

    tanto pessimus omnium poëta, Quanto tu optimus omnium patronus,

    Cat. 49, 6.—
    b.
    In colloquial lang.: tanto melior! so much the better! well done! good! excellent! bravo! etc.: To. Omnes sycophantias instruxi et comparavi, quo pacto ab lenone auferam hoc argentum. Sa. Tanto melior! Plaut. Pers. 2, 5, 24; cf. Sen. Ep. 31;

    so too: tanto melior,

    Plaut. Truc. 5, 61; Phaedr. 3, 5, 3:

    tanto hercle melior,

    Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 38:

    tanto major! tanto augustior!

    how great! how noble! Plin. Pan. 71, 4:

    tanto nequior!

    so much the worse! that is bad! Ter. Ad. 4, 1, 12; cf. Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 84; so,

    tanto miserior,

    id. Stich. 5, 5, 8.—
    4.
    In tantum, so far, so much, to such a degree, so greatly:

    danti in tantum producenda notitia est muneris sui, in quantum delectatura est eum, cui datur,

    Sen. Ben. 2, 23; Col. 12, 24, 1:

    quaedam aquae fervent in tantum, ut non possint esse usui,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 24, 1: humum in tantum deprimere, donec altitudinis mensuram datam ceperit, Col. 3, 13, 9:

    in tantum suam felicitatem virtutemque enituisse,

    Liv. 22, 27.
    II.
    Since tantus conveys only the idea of relative greatness, it may also be used (with a foll. ut) to denote a small amount, degree, extent, etc.; hence, of such a quantity or quality, such, so small, so slight or trivial; in the neutr., so little, so few (rare but class.):

    ceterarum provinciarum vectigalia tanta sunt, ut iis ad ipsas provincias tutandas vix contenti esse possimus,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 6, 14; id. Fam. 1, 7, 4: si bellum tantum erit, ut vos aut successores sustinere possint, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 10, 3:

    praesidii tantum est, ut ne murus quidem cingi possit,

    Caes. B. G. 6, 35:

    tantum navium,

    id. B. C. 3, 2.—Hence, tantum, adv.
    A.
    So much, so greatly, to such a degree, so:

    tantum, quantum quis fuge,

    as quickly as possible, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 94:

    de quo tantum, quantum me amas, velim cogites,

    Cic. Att. 12, 18, 1:

    id tantum abest ab officio, ut, etc.,

    so far, id. Off. 1, 14, 43:

    rex tantum auctoritate ejus motus est, ut, etc.,

    Nep. Con. 4, 1:

    tantum progressus a castris, ut dimicaturum appareret,

    Liv. 37, 39, 6:

    tantumque ibi moratus, dum, etc.,

    so long, id. 27, 42, 13:

    tantum ad narrandum argumentum adest benignitas,

    Plaut. Men. prol. 16:

    ne miremini, quā ratione hic tantum apud istum libertus potuerit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 134:

    nullo tantum se Mysia cultu Jactat,

    Verg. G. 1, 102.—With adjj. (mostly poet.):

    nec tantum dulcia, quantum Et liquida,

    Verg. G. 4, 101:

    juventus Non tantum Veneris quantum studiosa culinae,

    Hor. S. 2, 5, 80:

    tantum dissimilis,

    id. ib. 2, 3, 313:

    Marius quantum bello optimus, tantum pace pessimus,

    Vell. 2, 11, 1.—
    B.
    (Acc. to tantus, II.; and therefore, prop., only so much, so little; hence) Only, alone, merely, but:

    tantum monet, quantum intellegit,

    only so much, Cic. Tusc. 2, 19, 44:

    tantum in latitudinem patebat, quantum loci acies instructa occupare poterat,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 8:

    quod haec tantum, quantum sensu movetur...se accommodat, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 4, 11:

    Socratem tantum de vitā et de moribus solitum esse quaerere,

    id. Rep. 1, 10, 16:

    nomen tantum virtutis usurpas,

    id. Par. 2, 17:

    dixit tantum: nihil ostendit, nihil protulit,

    id. Fl. 15, 34:

    notus mihi nomine tantum,

    Hor. S. 1, 9, 3:

    apte dicere non elocutionis tantum genere constat, sed, etc.,

    Quint. 11, 1, 7; so,

    non tantum... sed,

    id. 9, 3, 28:

    nec tantum... sed (etiam),

    id. 3, 8, 33; 9, 3, 78; 11, 2, 5.—So with unus (mostly post-Aug.;

    once in Cic.): excepit unum tantum: scire se nihil se scire, nihil amplius,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 23, 74:

    unum flumen tantum intererat,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 19:

    unum defuisse tantum superbiae,

    Liv. 6, 16, 5; 21, 50, 6; 34, 9, 5; Just. 8, 5, 5; Cels. 5, 28, 14; Tac. A. 15, 1; Plin. 9, 35, 58, § 120.—
    b.
    Strengthened by modo, and also joined with it in one word, tantummŏdo (freq. and class.;

    whereas solummodo is only post-Aug., v. h. v.): homines populariter annum tantummodo solis, id est unius astri reditu metiuntur,

    Cic. Rep. 6, 22, 24:

    ut tantummodo per stirpes alantur suas,

    id. N. D. 2, 32, 81:

    cum tantummodo potestatem gustandi feceris,

    id. Rep. 2, 28, 51:

    omnis ea judicatio versatur tantummodo in nomine,

    id. ib. 4, 6, 6:

    pedites tantummodo umeris ac summo pectore exstare (ut possent),

    Caes. B. C. 1, 62:

    velis tantummodo,

    you have only to wish it, Hor. S. 1, 9, 54:

    unum hoc tantummodo, neque praeterea quicquam, etc.,

    Suet. Tib. 11 et saep.:

    neque eum oratorem tantummodo, sed hominem non putant,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 52:

    neque e silvis tantummodo promota castra, sed etiam... in campos delata acies,

    Liv. 9, 37, 2:

    Cn. Scipionem misit non ad tuendos tantummodo veteres socios, sed etiam ad pellendum Hispaniā Hasdrubalem,

    id. 21, 32, 4; so,

    non tantummodo... sed etiam,

    Sen. Polyb. 15, 3; id. Ot. Sap. 3, 5; 5, 4; Front. Ep. ad Verr. p. 124:

    non tantummodo... sed... quoque,

    Vell. 2, 110, 5:

    non tantummodo... verum etiam,

    Aug. Ep. 162, 1; id. Grat. Christ. 14: non... tantum, with ellips. of sed, not only (but much more), Ov. Am. 1, 4, 63; cf.:

    rem atrocem nec tantum epistulā dignam,

    Plin. Ep. 3, 14; Juv. 1, 131.—
    2.
    Particular phrases.
    a.
    Tantum non, analog. to the Gr. monon ouk, to [p. 1842] point out an action as only not, i. e. very nearly, completed, almost, all but, very nearly (perh. not ante-Aug.; in Cic. Att. 14, 5, 2, Baiter reads tantummodo):

    cum agger promotus ad urbem vineaeque tantum non jam injunctae moenibus essent,

    Liv. 5, 7, 2:

    tantum non jam captam Lacedaemonem esse,

    id. 34, 40, 5:

    tantum non ad portam bellum esse,

    id. 25, 15, 1:

    videt Romanos tantum non jam circumveniri a dextro cornu,

    id. 37, 29, 9:

    cum hostes tantum non arcessierint,

    id. 4, 2, 12 Drak.:

    tantum non adversis tempestatibus Rhodum enavigavit,

    Suet. Tib. 11:

    tantum non statim a funere,

    id. ib. 52:

    tantum non summam malorum suorum professus est,

    id. ib. 66:

    tantum non in ipso ejus consulatu,

    id. Dom. 15 et saep.—But in many cases non belongs to the verb, and not to tantum:

    tantum non cunctandum neque cessandum esse,

    only there must be no delay, Liv. 35, 18, 8:

    dictator bello ita gesto, ut tantum non defuisse fortunae videretur,

    id. 4, 57, 8 Drak.; cf.:

    ut qui per haec vicit, tantum non defuisse sibi advocatum sciat,

    Quint. 6, 2, 4.—
    b.
    Tantum quod, denoting immediate nearness in point of time, only, just, but just, just then, hardly, scarcely (class.):

    tantum quod ex Arpinati veneram, cum mihi a te litterae redditae sunt,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 23, 1:

    tantum quod ultimam imposuerat Pannonico bello Caesar manum, cum, etc.,

    Vell. 2, 117, 1:

    haec cum scriberem, tantum quod existimabam ad te orationem esse perlatam,

    Cic. Att. 15, 13, 7:

    navis Alexandrina, quae tantum quod appulerat,

    Suet. Aug. 98:

    natus est XVIII. Cal. Jan. tantum quod oriente sole,

    id. Ner. 6:

    tantum quod pueritiam egresso,

    id. Aug. 63:

    dentem tantum quod exemptum,

    id. Vesp. 5 (but in Liv. 22, 2, 9; 33, 4, 6; Amm. 27, 5, 4, the quod belongs not to tantum, but to the following verb):

    tantum alone = tantum quod,

    Verg. E. 6, 16. —
    c.
    Tantum quod non, only that not, nothing is wanting but:

    tantum quod hominem non nominat: causam quidem totam perscribit,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 116.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > tantus

  • 107 volta

    I ['vɔlta] sf
    1) (gen) time

    la prima/l'ultima volta che l'ho visto — the first/last time I saw him

    una volta per tutte o una buona volta — once and for all

    una volta tanto potresti pagare tu — you could pay, just for once

    delle o alle o certe volte; a volte — sometimes, at times

    te le darò volta per volta — (istruzioni) I'll give them to you a few at a time

    2)

    (tempo, occasione) c'era una volta... — once upon a time there was...

    una volta — (un tempo) once, in the past

    una volta che sei partito — once o when you have left

    ti ricordi quella volta che... — do you remember (the time) when...

    pensa a tutte le volte che... — think of all the occasions on which...

    gli telefonerò un'altra volta, adesso non ne ho voglia — I'll phone him some other time, I don't feel like it now

    3) Mat
    4)

    (fraseologia) a sua volta — (turno) in (his o her ecc) turn

    II ['vɔlta] sf
    Archit, Anat vault

    Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > volta

  • 108 Goldmark, Peter Carl

    [br]
    b. 2 December 1906 Budapest, Hungary
    d. 7 December 1977 Westchester Co., New York, USA
    [br]
    Austro-Hungarian engineer who developed the first commercial colour television system and the long-playing record.
    [br]
    After education in Hungary and a period as an assistant at the Technische Hochschule, Berlin, Goldmark moved to England, where he joined Pye of Cambridge and worked on an experimental thirty-line television system using a cathode ray tube (CRT) for the display. In 1936 he moved to the USA to work at Columbia Broadcasting Laboratories. There, with monochrome television based on the CRT virtually a practical proposition, he devoted his efforts to finding a way of producing colour TV images: in 1940 he gave his first demonstration of a working system. There then followed a series of experimental field-sequential colour TV systems based on segmented red, green and blue colour wheels and drums, where the problem was to find an acceptable compromise between bandwidth, resolution, colour flicker and colour-image breakup. Eventually he arrived at a system using a colour wheel in combination with a CRT containing a panchromatic phosphor screen, with a scanned raster of 405 lines and a primary colour rate of 144 fields per second. Despite the fact that the receivers were bulky, gave relatively poor, dim pictures and used standards totally incompatible with the existing 525-line, sixty fields per second interlaced monochrome (black and white) system, in 1950 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), anxious to encourage postwar revival of the industry, authorized the system for public broadcasting. Within eighteen months, however, bowing to pressure from the remainder of the industry, which had formed its own National Television Systems Committee (NTSC) to develop a much more satisfactory, fully compatible system based on the RCA three-gun shadowmask CRT, the FCC withdrew its approval.
    While all this was going on, Goldmark had also been working on ideas for overcoming the poor reproduction, noise quality, short playing-time (about four minutes) and limited robustness and life of the long-established 78 rpm 12 in. (30 cm) diameter shellac gramophone record. The recent availability of a new, more robust, plastic material, vinyl, which had a lower surface noise, enabled him in 1948 to reduce the groove width some three times to 0.003 in. (0.0762 mm), use a more lightly loaded synthetic sapphire stylus and crystal transducer with improved performance, and reduce the turntable speed to 33 1/3 rpm, to give thirty minutes of high-quality music per side. This successful development soon led to the availability of stereophonic recordings, based on the ideas of Alan Blumlein at EMI in the 1930s.
    In 1950 Goldmark became a vice-president of CBS, but he still found time to develop a scan conversion system for relaying television pictures to Earth from the Lunar Orbiter spacecraft. He also almost brought to the market a domestic electronic video recorder (EVR) system based on the thermal distortion of plastic film by separate luminance and coded colour signals, but this was overtaken by the video cassette recorder (VCR) system, which uses magnetic tape.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Morris N.Liebmann Award 1945. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Vladimir K. Zworykin Award 1961.
    Bibliography
    1951, with J.W.Christensen and J.J.Reeves, "Colour television. USA Standard", Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers 39: 1,288 (describes the development and standards for the short-lived field-sequential colour TV standard).
    1949, with R.Snepvangers and W.S.Bachman, "The Columbia long-playing microgroove recording system", Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers 37:923 (outlines the invention of the long-playing record).
    Further Reading
    E.W.Herold, 1976, "A history of colour television displays", Proceedings of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 64:1,331.
    KF

    Biographical history of technology > Goldmark, Peter Carl

  • 109 shoot

    ʃu:t
    1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb
    1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) disparar, lanzar
    2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) fusilar, matar de un tiro
    3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) lanzar
    4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) salir disparado
    5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) rodar, filmar
    6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) tirar, disparar, chutar
    7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) cazar

    2. noun
    (a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) brote, retoño
    - shoot down
    - shoot rapids
    - shoot up
    shoot1 n brote
    shoot2 vb
    1. pegar un tiro / disparar
    don't shoot! ¡no dispares!
    2. chutar / disparar / tirar
    3. ir disparado / ir volando
    when the cat saw the dog, it shot up a tree cuando el gato vio al perro, subió al árbol volando
    tr[ʃʊːt]
    1 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL (gen) brote nombre masculino, retoño, renuevo; (of vine) sarmiento
    2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (hunting party) cacería; (land) coto de caza
    3 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL rodaje nombre masculino, filmación nombre femenino
    transitive verb (pt & pp shot tr[ʃɒt])
    1 (person, animal) pegar un tiro a, pegar un balazo a; (hit, wound) herir (de bala); (kill) matar de un tiro, matar a tiros; (by firing squad) fusilar; (hunt) cazar
    2 (fire - missile) lanzar; (- arrow, bullet, weapon) disparar; (- glance) lanzar
    3 (film) rodar, filmar; (photograph) fotografiar, sacar una foto de
    4 (rapids) salvar; (bridge) pasar por debajo de; (traffic lights) saltarse
    5 (bolt) echar, correr
    6 slang (heroin) chutarse, picarse, pincharse
    1 (fire weapon) disparar (at, a/sobre); (hunt with gun) cazar
    ■ don't shoot! ¡no disparen!
    ■ we're being shot at! ¡nos están disparando!
    2 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (aim at goal) tirar, disparar, chutar
    3 (move quickly) pasar volando, salir disparado,-a
    4 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL rodar, filmar
    5 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL brotar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to shoot for the moon pedir la luna
    to shoot it out (with somebody) resolverlo a tiros (con alguien), emprenderla a tiros (con alguien)
    to shoot pool jugar al billar
    to shoot one's mouth off irse de la lengua
    to shoot on sight disparar en el acto
    to shoot one's bolt echar el resto
    to shoot oneself pegarse un tiro
    to shoot oneself in the foot salirle a alguien el tiro por la culata
    to shoot to kill disparar a matar
    shoot ['ʃu:t] v, shot ['ʃɑt] ; shooting vt
    1) : disparar, tirar
    to shoot a bullet: tirar una bala
    2) : pegarle un tiro a, darle un balazo a
    he shot her: le pegó un tiro
    they shot and killed him: lo mataron a balazos
    3) throw: lanzar (una pelota, etc.), echar (una mirada)
    4) photograph: fotografiar
    5) film: filmar
    shoot vi
    1) : disparar (con un arma de fuego)
    2) dart: ir rápidamente
    it shot past: pasó como una bala
    : brote m, retoño m, vástago m
    n.
    • brota s.f.
    • brote s.m.
    • pimpollo s.m.
    • plantón s.m.
    • renuevo s.m.
    • retoño s.m.
    • serpollo s.m.
    • tallo s.m.
    • tiro s.m.
    • vástago s.m. (Film)
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: shot) = rodar v.
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: shot) = balear v.
    • descargar v.
    • disparar v.
    • fusilar v.
    • herir con arma de fuego v.
    • tirar v.

    I ʃuːt
    1) ( Bot) (bud, young leaf) brote m, retoño m, renuevo m; (from seed, potato) brote m
    2) ( shooting expedition) cacería f
    3) ( Cin) rodaje m, filmación f

    II
    1.
    (past & past p shot) transitive verb
    1)
    a) \<\<person/animal\>\> pegarle* un tiro or un balazo a

    they shot him dead they shot him to death (AmE) lo mataron a tiros/de un tiro; to shoot oneself pegarse* un tiro; you'll get me shot! (colloq) me van a matar por tu culpa! (fam); to shoot the breeze o bull — (AmE) darle* a la lengua or a la sinhueso (fam)

    b) ( hunt) \<\<duck/rabbit/deer\>\> cazar*
    2)
    a) ( fire) \<\<bullet\>\> disparar, tirar; \<\<arrow/missile\>\> lanzar*, arrojar; \<\<glance\>\> lanzar*
    b) (eject, propel) lanzar*, despedir*

    to shoot the lights — (BrE colloq) saltarse la luz roja or (Méx tb) pasarse los altos

    4)
    a) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> lanzar*; \<\<goal\>\> marcar*, anotar(se) (AmL)
    b) ( play) (AmE) jugar* a

    to shoot craps/billiards — jugar* a los dados/al billar

    5) ( Cin) rodar*, filmar
    6) ( inject) (sl) \<\<heroin/cocaine\>\> chutarse (arg), picarse* (arg)

    2.
    vi
    1)
    a) ( fire weapon) disparar

    to shoot to kill — disparar or tirar a matar

    to shoot AT somebody/something — dispararle a alguien/a algo

    b) ( hunt) cazar*

    to go shooting — ir* de caza

    c) ( proceed) (colloq)

    can I ask you something? - sure, shoot! — ¿te puedo preguntar algo? - claro dispara! or (AmL) pregunta nomás!

    she shoot past — pasó como una bala or como un bólido (fam)

    3) ( Sport) tirar, disparar, chutar, chutear (CS)

    to shoot at goal — tirar al arco or (Esp) a puerta

    •
    Phrasal Verbs:

    III
    interjection (AmE colloq) miércoles! (fam & euf), mecachis! (fam & euf)
    [ʃuːt] (vb: pt, pp shot)
    1. N
    1) (Bot) brote m, retoño m
    2) (Cine) rodaje m ; (Phot) sesión f fotográfica
    3) (=shooting party) cacería f, partida f de caza; (=preserve) coto m de caza, vedado m de caza; (=competition) concurso m de tiro al blanco, certamen m de tiro al blanco
    2. VT
    1) (=wound) pegar un tiro a; (=kill) matar de un tiro; (more brutally) matar a tiros; (=execute) fusilar; (=hunt) cazar

    you'll get me shot! * — ¡me van a asesinar or matar por tu culpa! *

    • he was shot as a spy — lo fusilaron por espía

    • to shoot sb dead — matar a algn de un tiro or a tiros

    • we often go shooting rabbits at the weekend — solemos ir a cazar conejos los fines de semana

    • he was shot in the leg — una bala le hirió en la pierna

    • he had been shot through the heart — la bala le había atravesado el corazón

    - shoot o.s. in the foot
    2) (=launch) [+ bullet, gun, arrow] disparar; [+ missile] lanzar
    3) (=propel) [+ object] lanzar (at hacia)

    • the volcano shot lava high into the air — el volcán despidió or arrojó lava por los aires

    4) (fig) [+ glance, look] lanzar; [+ smile] dedicar; [+ ray of light] arrojar, lanzar

    • she shot me a sideways glance — me lanzó una mirada de reojo, me miró de reojo

    • he began shooting questions at her — empezó a acribillarla a preguntas

    - shoot the breeze or bull
    - shoot a line
    - shoot one's mouth off
    bolt 1., 1)
    5) (Cine) rodar, filmar; (Phot) [+ subject of picture] tomar, sacar
    6) (=speed through)

    • to shoot the lights — (Aut) * saltarse un semáforo en rojo

    • to shoot the rapids — sortear or salvar los rápidos

    7) (=close) [+ bolt] correr
    8) (=play)

    • to shoot dice/ pool — (US) jugar a los dados/al billar

    9) * (=inject) [+ drugs] inyectarse, chutarse *, pincharse *
    3. VI
    1) (with gun) disparar, tirar; (=hunt) cazar

    • to shoot at sth/sb — disparar a algo/algn

    • to go shooting — ir de caza

    • to shoot to kill — disparar a matar, tirar a matar

    shoot-to-kill policy — programa m de tirar a matar

    2) (in ball games) (gen) tirar; (Ftbl) disparar, chutar

    • to shoot at goal — tirar a gol, chutar

    • to shoot wide — fallar el tiro, errar el tiro

    3) (=move rapidly)

    • she shot ahead to take first place — se adelantó rápidamente para ponerse en primer puesto

    • flames shot 100ft into the air — las llamas saltaron por los aires a 100 pies de altura

    • he shot out of his chair/ out of bed — salió disparado de la silla/de la cama

    • to shoot past or by — pasar como un rayo

    the car shot past or by us — el coche pasó como un rayo or una bala

    • to shoot to fame/stardom — lanzarse a la fama/al estrellato

    • the pain went shooting up his arm — un dolor punzante le subía por el brazo

    4) (Bot) (=produce buds) brotar; (=germinate) germinar
    5) (Cine) rodar, filmar; (Phot) sacar la foto, disparar
    6) (US)
    * (in conversation)

    shoot! — ¡adelante!, ¡dispara!

    4.
    EXCL
    * euph

    oh shoot! — ¡caracoles! *, ¡mecachis! (Sp) *

    * * *

    I [ʃuːt]
    1) ( Bot) (bud, young leaf) brote m, retoño m, renuevo m; (from seed, potato) brote m
    2) ( shooting expedition) cacería f
    3) ( Cin) rodaje m, filmación f

    II
    1.
    (past & past p shot) transitive verb
    1)
    a) \<\<person/animal\>\> pegarle* un tiro or un balazo a

    they shot him dead they shot him to death (AmE) lo mataron a tiros/de un tiro; to shoot oneself pegarse* un tiro; you'll get me shot! (colloq) me van a matar por tu culpa! (fam); to shoot the breeze o bull — (AmE) darle* a la lengua or a la sinhueso (fam)

    b) ( hunt) \<\<duck/rabbit/deer\>\> cazar*
    2)
    a) ( fire) \<\<bullet\>\> disparar, tirar; \<\<arrow/missile\>\> lanzar*, arrojar; \<\<glance\>\> lanzar*
    b) (eject, propel) lanzar*, despedir*

    to shoot the lights — (BrE colloq) saltarse la luz roja or (Méx tb) pasarse los altos

    4)
    a) ( Sport) \<\<ball/puck\>\> lanzar*; \<\<goal\>\> marcar*, anotar(se) (AmL)
    b) ( play) (AmE) jugar* a

    to shoot craps/billiards — jugar* a los dados/al billar

    5) ( Cin) rodar*, filmar
    6) ( inject) (sl) \<\<heroin/cocaine\>\> chutarse (arg), picarse* (arg)

    2.
    vi
    1)
    a) ( fire weapon) disparar

    to shoot to kill — disparar or tirar a matar

    to shoot AT somebody/something — dispararle a alguien/a algo

    b) ( hunt) cazar*

    to go shooting — ir* de caza

    c) ( proceed) (colloq)

    can I ask you something? - sure, shoot! — ¿te puedo preguntar algo? - claro dispara! or (AmL) pregunta nomás!

    she shoot past — pasó como una bala or como un bólido (fam)

    3) ( Sport) tirar, disparar, chutar, chutear (CS)

    to shoot at goal — tirar al arco or (Esp) a puerta

    •
    Phrasal Verbs:

    III
    interjection (AmE colloq) miércoles! (fam & euf), mecachis! (fam & euf)

    English-spanish dictionary > shoot

  • 110 palo

    m.
    a palo seco (informal) without anything else, on its own; (sin nada más) neat (bebida)
    de tal palo tal astilla (Prov) he's/she's a chip off the old block
    2 club.
    estrellaron tres disparos en los palos they hit the woodwork three times
    3 mast.
    palo mayor mainmast
    4 suit.
    5 tree (botany).
    palo santo lignum vitae
    6 blow (blow).
    liarse a palos (con alguien) to come to blows (with somebody)
    moler a alguien a palos to thrash somebody
    7 piece of wood, log, piece of timber.
    8 hit, blow, whack.
    9 tent stake, tent pole.
    * * *
    2 (golpe) blow
    ■ ha sido un palo que se las supendieran todas what a drag that he's failed every subject!
    3 (madera) wood
    4 (de la letra) stroke
    ■ haz el palo de la "p" más largo make the stroke of the "p" longer
    6 MARÍTIMO mast
    8 (de golf) club
    \
    a palo seco (comida) on its own 2 (bebida) neat
    dar palos to beat
    dar palos de ciego to grope about in the dark
    de tal palo tal astila like father like son
    echar a palos to kick out
    estar hecho,-a un palo familiar to be as thin as a rake
    no dar un palo al agua familiar not to do a stroke
    palo de escoba broomstick
    palo de golf golf club
    palo dulce liquorice
    palo mayor mainmast
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=vara) [de poco grosor] stick; [fijo en el suelo] post; [de telégrafos, tienda de campaña] pole; [de herramienta] handle, shaft

    • política de palo y zanahoria — carrot and stick policy

    más tieso que un palo —

    palo de amasar — Arg, Uru rolling pin

    2) (=madera)

    pata de palo — wooden leg, peg leg

    3) (=golpe) blow

    • dar o pegar un palo a algn — (=golpear) to hit sb with a stick; * (=timar) to rip sb off *

    - no dar o pegar ni palo al agua

    ni a palos * —

    ni a palos me voy yo de aquí dejándote sola — wild horses wouldn't make me go off and leave you on your own, there's no way I would go off and leave you on your own *

    4) * (=disgusto) bummer **, nightmare *

    es un palo que te bajen el sueldo — it's a real bummer ** o nightmare * that they're cutting your salary

    ¡qué palo si suspendo! — it'll be a real bummer ** o nightmare * if I fail!

    • dar palo, me daría palo que se enterase — I would hate it if he found out

    • llevarse un palo, nos llevamos un palo muy gordo cuando descubrimos la verdad — it was a real blow when we found out the truth

    5) (Náut) mast
    [comer, beber]

    nos comimos el jamón a palo seco — we had the ham on its own, we had the ham with nothing to wash it down

    no pasa un día a palo seco — Ven he never goes a single day without a drink

    6) (Dep)
    a) [de portería] post
    b) [para golpear] [en hockey] stick; [en golf] club
    7) (=de uva) stalk
    8) (Tip) [de b, d] upstroke; [de p, q] downstroke
    9) (Naipes) suit

    palo del triunfo — trump suit, trumps pl

    10) (Mús) [en flamenco] style
    11) esp LAm (Bot) tree

    palo de hule — CAm rubber tree

    12) Ven * [de licor] swig *, slug *
    13) Chile
    *
    14) Méx *** (=acto sexual) screw ***
    15) Col, Ven

    un palo de: un palo de casa — a marvellous house

    cayó un palo de agua — the rain came pouring down, there was a huge downpour *

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( trozo de madera) stick; (de valla, portería) post; ( de herramienta) handle; ( de telégrafos) pole; (de tienda, carpa) tent pole

    palo de escoba — broomstick, broomhandle

    (flaco) como un palo — (fam) as thin as a rake o rail

    más tieso que un palo — as stiff as a board

    de tal palo, tal astilla — a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc)

    b) (AmC, Col fam) ( árbol) tree
    c) (Dep) ( de golf) (golf) club; ( de hockey) hockey stick
    d) (Náut) mast

    a palo seco — (fam)

    e) palos masculino plural (Equ) rails (pl)
    2) ( madera) wood

    no está el palo para cucharas — (Col fam) the time isn't right

    3) (Impr) (de la b, d) ascender; (de la p, q) descender
    4)
    a) (fam) ( golpe) blow (with a stick)

    lo molieron a palos — they beat him till he was black and blue

    ni a palo(s) — (AmS) no way

    palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas — you can't win

    b) (fam) (revés, daño) blow

    darle or pegarle un palo a alguien — to rip somebody off (colloq)

    5) ( en naipes) suit
    6) (AmL arg) ( millón) million pesos (o soles etc)
    7) (Ven fam) ( trago) drink
    8) (Col, Ven fam) ( de agua)

    cayó un palo de agua — it poured (with rain), it poured down

    * * *
    = handle, stick, lance.
    Ex. The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
    Ex. Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.
    Ex. Hoses 60 m long with hand held lances were used to apply the herbicides.
    ----
    * botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.
    * dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).
    * delgado como un palo = stick-thin.
    * de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.
    * en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.
    * llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.
    * matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.
    * palo de golf = golf club.
    * palo de (la) escoba = broomstick.
    * palo de rosa = rosewood.
    * palo largo para alcanzar Algo = long-handled reacher.
    * palos al aire = a stab in the dark.
    * palos de ciego = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.
    * palos de ciego, palos al aire = a shot in the dark.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( trozo de madera) stick; (de valla, portería) post; ( de herramienta) handle; ( de telégrafos) pole; (de tienda, carpa) tent pole

    palo de escoba — broomstick, broomhandle

    (flaco) como un palo — (fam) as thin as a rake o rail

    más tieso que un palo — as stiff as a board

    de tal palo, tal astilla — a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc)

    b) (AmC, Col fam) ( árbol) tree
    c) (Dep) ( de golf) (golf) club; ( de hockey) hockey stick
    d) (Náut) mast

    a palo seco — (fam)

    e) palos masculino plural (Equ) rails (pl)
    2) ( madera) wood

    no está el palo para cucharas — (Col fam) the time isn't right

    3) (Impr) (de la b, d) ascender; (de la p, q) descender
    4)
    a) (fam) ( golpe) blow (with a stick)

    lo molieron a palos — they beat him till he was black and blue

    ni a palo(s) — (AmS) no way

    palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas — you can't win

    b) (fam) (revés, daño) blow

    darle or pegarle un palo a alguien — to rip somebody off (colloq)

    5) ( en naipes) suit
    6) (AmL arg) ( millón) million pesos (o soles etc)
    7) (Ven fam) ( trago) drink
    8) (Col, Ven fam) ( de agua)

    cayó un palo de agua — it poured (with rain), it poured down

    * * *
    = handle, stick, lance.

    Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).

    Ex: Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.
    Ex: Hoses 60 m long with hand held lances were used to apply the herbicides.
    * botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.
    * dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).
    * delgado como un palo = stick-thin.
    * de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.
    * en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.
    * llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.
    * matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.
    * palo de golf = golf club.
    * palo de (la) escoba = broomstick.
    * palo de rosa = rosewood.
    * palo largo para alcanzar Algo = long-handled reacher.
    * palos al aire = a stab in the dark.
    * palos de ciego = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.
    * palos de ciego, palos al aire = a shot in the dark.

    * * *
    A
    clavar un palo en la tierra to drive a stake into the ground
    la pelota dio en el palo the ball hit the post o goalpost
    el palo de la escoba the broomstick o broomhandle
    me pegaba con un palo he used to hit me with a stick
    estar (flaco) como un palo ( fam); to be as thin as a rake
    más tieso que un palo as stiff as a board o ( BrE) poker
    de tal palo, tal astilla a chip off the old block, like father like son ( o like mother like daughter etc)
    2 (de una tienda, carpa) tent pole
    3 (AmC, Col fam) (árbol) tree
    4 ( Dep) (de golf) club, golf club; (de hockey) hockey stick
    5 (de un polo) stick
    6 ( Náut) mast
    a palo seco ( fam); under bare poles
    se lo comió a palo seco she ate it on its own
    no me gusta beberlo a palo seco I don't like drinking it without eating anything
    me lo dijo a palo seco she told me outright o ( BrE) straight out
    le pagaron los $10, a palo seco he was paid the $10 and not a penny more o and that was it
    le sacaron la muela a palo seco he had the tooth taken out with no anesthetic
    que cada palo aguante su vela each of us must face up to our own responsibilities
    7 palos mpl ( Equ) rails (pl)
    iba por los palos he was staying close to the rails
    Compuestos:
    ( RPl) rolling pin
    mizzenmast
    foremast
    greasy pole
    ( Chi fam) fat cat ( colloq)
    mainmast
    B (madera) wood pata1 (↑ pata (1))
    los de afuera son de palo ( RPl); those not in the game, keep quiet
    no está el palo para cucharas ( Col fam); the time isn't right, circumstances are not favorable
    Compuestos:
    A ( Bot) paradise tree
    B ( Chi) (testaferro) front man, figurehead
    rosewood
    licorice*
    lignum vitae
    C ( Impr) (de la b, d) ascender; (de la p, q) descender
    Compuesto:
    sans serif, sanserif
    D
    1 ( fam) (golpe) blow (with a stick)
    le dieron un palo en la cabeza he got whacked on the head with a stick ( colloq)
    lo molieron a palos they beat him till he was black and blue
    dar palos de ciego (al pelear) to lash o strike out blindly; (para resolver un problema) to grope in the dark
    ni a palo(s) ( AmS); no way
    ni a palo(s) van a lograr que retire lo dicho there's no way they'll get me to take back what I said
    palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas you can't win
    2 ( fam) (revés, daño) blow
    el accidente de su hijo fue un palo muy gordo his son's accident was a terrible blow
    ¡qué palo! han perdido otra vez what a downer! they've lost again ( colloq)
    el libro recibió un buen palo de la crítica the book was panned o ( AmE) roasted o ( BrE) slated by the critics
    3 ( fam)
    (en cuestiones de dinero): darle or pegarle un palo a algn to rip sb off ( colloq)
    seguir el palo to follow suit
    F ( AmL arg) (millón) million pesos ( o soles etc)
    G ( Ven fam) (trago) drink
    vamos a echar unos palos let's have a drink
    H
    ( Méx vulg) (en sentido sexual): echarse un palo to have a screw ( vulg)
    I
    1
    (Col, Ven fam) (de agua): ayer cayó un palo de agua it poured (with rain) yesterday, it poured down yesterday
    2 ( Col fam) (caballo) outsider, long shot; (persona) outsider
    * * *

     

    palo sustantivo masculino
    1

    (de valla, portería) post;
    ( de herramienta) handle;
    (de tienda, carpa) tent pole;

    de tal palo, tal astilla a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc)
    b) (AmC, Col fam) ( árbol) tree

    c) (Dep) ( de golf) (golf) club;

    ( de hockey) hockey stick
    d) (Náut) mast;


    2 ( madera) wood;

    3 (fam) ( golpe) blow (with a stick);
    ◊ lo molieron a palos they beat him till he was black and blue

    4 ( en naipes) suit
    palo sustantivo masculino
    1 stick: este queso está más seco que un palo, this cheese is as dry as dust
    su hermano está como un palo, his brother is as thin as a rake
    2 (estacazo) blow
    3 fam (disgusto, golpe) blow: su muerte ha sido un palo para ella, his death was a real blow to her
    me da palo tener que decírselo yo, I'm really cut up about having to tell her
    (decepción) disappointment: menudo palo nos dio cuando nos dijeron que no cantaría, it was a real disappointment to us when we heard that he wasn't going to sing
    (rollo) drag
    4 (madera) una cuchara/pata de palo, a wooden spoon/ leg
    5 Náut (mástil) mast
    palo mayor, mainmast
    6 Dep (de portería) woodwork
    7 Golf club
    8 Naipes suit
    ♦ Locuciones: moler a palos a alguien, to beat sb up
    a palo seco, on its own
    de tal palo, tal astilla, like father, like son
    ' palo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    astilla
    - caballito
    - estaca
    - garrote
    - hisopo
    - jarabe
    - tranca
    - trinquete
    - vara
    - verga
    - bolo
    - cachiporra
    - corazón
    - empuñar
    - espada
    - extremo
    - helado
    - oro
    - partir
    - pata
    - pica
    - pique
    - rombo
    - trébol
    - triunfo
    English:
    broomstick
    - carrot
    - chip
    - club
    - drive
    - end
    - father
    - golf club
    - like
    - pointed
    - Pole
    - ram
    - rosewood
    - shaft
    - stake
    - stick
    - stout
    - stroke
    - suit
    - taper
    - wave
    - wooden
    - broom
    - dead
    - golf
    - pole
    - spar
    - wood
    * * *
    palo nm
    1. [trozo de madera] stick;
    palo de escoba broomhandle;
    Fam
    como un palo [flaco] as thin as a rake;
    de tal palo, tal astilla like father like son
    RP palo de amasar rolling pin
    2. [de golf] club;
    [de hockey] stick
    3. [de portería] [laterales] post;
    [larguero] bar;
    estrellaron tres disparos en los palos they hit the woodwork three times
    4. [mástil] mast;
    Fam
    a palo seco [sin nada más] without anything else, on its own;
    [bebida] neat;
    que cada palo aguante su vela each of us is responsible for his/her own affairs
    palo mayor mainmast;
    palo de mesana mizzenmast;
    5. [golpe] blow (with a stick);
    dar de palos a alguien to beat o hit sb (with a stick);
    liarse a palos (con alguien) to come to blows (with sb);
    moler a alguien a palos to thrash sb (with a stick);
    dar palos de ciego [criticar] to lash out (wildly);
    [no saber qué hacer] to grope around in the dark; Andes, RP Fam
    ni a palos: eso no lo hago ni a palos there's no way I'm going to do that;
    Fam
    no dar o [m5] pegar un palo al agua not to do a stroke of work
    6. [mala crítica] bad review;
    se llevó muchos palos de la crítica she was panned by the critics
    7. Fam [desgracia, trauma] blow;
    ¡qué palo, me han suspendido! what a drag, I've failed!;
    se ha llevado muchos palos últimamente he's had to put up with a lot recently
    8. Fam [reparo]
    me da palo hacerlo/decirlo I hate having to do/say it;
    prefiero que se lo digas tú, a mí me da mucho palo I'd rather you told him, I really don't want to
    9. Fam [pesadez] pain, drag;
    da mucho palo ponerse a estudiar en verano it's a pain o drag having to start studying during the summer
    10. Fam [atraco, robo]
    darle un palo a alguien [por la calle] to mug sb;
    dar un palo en un banco to stick up a bank
    11. [de baraja] suit
    12. Imprenta [en letra] stroke
    13. [de cante flamenco] = style of flamenco singing;
    Fam
    tocar todos los palos [hacer de todo] to do a bit of everything
    14. [madera]
    de palo wooden;
    una cuchara de palo a wooden spoon;
    Am
    no ser de palo not to be made of stone;
    RP Fam
    los de afuera son de palo outsiders have no say
    palo de rosa rosewood
    15. Am [árbol, arbusto] tree
    palo borracho silk floss tree;
    palo de Brasil brazil wood tree;
    palo dulce liquorice root;
    palo santo lignum vitae
    16. Carib Fam [trago, copa] drink
    17. Am Fam [millón] million;
    esa casa vale dos palos y medio this house is worth two and a half million
    un palo verde a million bucks
    18. Col, Méx, Pan, Ven Fam [como intensificador]
    palo de hombre great man;
    palo de mujer real beauty;
    palo de agua [aguacero] downpour, deluge of rain
    19. Comp
    Cuba, Méx muy Fam
    echarse un palo to have a screw, Br to have it off;
    Ven Fam
    echar un palo to have a drink;
    Ven Fam
    ir o [m5] venir palo abajo to go downhill, to go from bad to worse
    * * *
    m
    1 de madera etc stick;
    de tal palo tal astilla a chip off the old block fam ;
    dar palos de ciego (no saber cómo actuar) grope in the dark; ( criticar) lash out wildly
    2 MAR mast;
    que cada palo aguante su vela everybody has to stand up and be counted
    3 de portería post, upright
    4 fig
    blow
    5
    :
    a medio palo L.Am. half-drunk;
    a palo seco whiskey straight up
    6 L.Am.
    ser un palo be fantastic
    7
    :
    * * *
    palo nm
    1) : stick, pole, post
    2) : shaft, handle
    palo de escoba: broomstick
    3) : mast, spar
    4) : wood
    5) : blow (with a stick)
    6) : suit (of cards)
    * * *
    palo n
    1. (vara) stick
    2. (mástil) mast
    3. (de golf) club
    4. (de fútbol) post
    5. (de hockey) stick
    6. (disgusto) blow
    ¡qué palo! what a blow!

    Spanish-English dictionary > palo

  • 111 much

    1. [mʌtʃ] n
    1. многое

    there is not much to see /to be seen/ - (здесь) не на что смотреть; здесь мало интересного

    there is much to do /to be done/ - многое надо сделать

    to suffer much - много(е) пережить [см. тж. much III 1, 1) и 2)]

    much still remains to be done - осталось ещё много работы, ещё многое нужно сделать

    there is not much left - мало (что) /немного/ осталось

    there is much to say - многое нужно (рас)сказать, о многом нужно поговорить

    much of smth. - большая часть чего-л.

    much of what you say is true - многое из того, что вы говорите, справедливо; вы во многом правы

    to be worth /to amount to/ much - стоить многого, представлять большую /значительную/ ценность

    it leaves much to be desired - это оставляет желать многого /лучшего/

    much he knows about it - ирон. много он (об этом) знает

    as much - это - то; именно это

    I expected as much - именно этого я и ожидал; я ничего другого не ожидал [см. much II 2]

    ♢ to be too much for smb. - оказаться не по силам кому-л.

    not much of a scholar - не очень-то /не ахти какой/ образованный человек

    to make much of smb., smth. - а) высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.; быть высокого мнения о ком-л., чём-л.; б) носиться с кем-л., чем-л.; много говорить о ком-л., чём-л.

    to think much of smb., smth. = to make much of smb., smth.

    to think it much to do smth. - а) считать важным что-л. сделать; б) стесняться что-л. сделать

    not to be much to look at - не отличаться привлекательной внешностью; ≅ не на что смотреть

    it is too much of a good thing - хорошенького понемножку; это уж слишком /чересчур/

    much will have more - посл. чем больше имеешь, тем больше хочется

    2. [mʌtʃ] a (more; most)
    1. 1) много

    much water [rain, time] - много воды [дождей, времени]

    I had much difficulty in convincing her - мне было очень трудно /стоило большого труда/ её убедить

    much good may it do you - ирон. очень это тебе поможет, много тебе от этого толку

    how much? - а) сколько?; how much time do you need? - сколько времени вам потребуется?; how much water do you want? - сколько вам нужно воды?; б) сколько стоит?

    how much is it? - сколько это стоит?

    how much is it a pound? - сколько стоит фунт?

    to put too much sugar [butter] - положить слишком много сахара [масла]

    to cost too much - слишком дорого /много/ стоить

    2) уст. многие

    much people - много людей; многие люди

    so much so that - настолько, что; до такой степени, что

    I was so much surprised that words failed me - я от удивления не мог найти слов

    not so much... as - не столько... сколько; не так... как

    he is not so much angry as upset - он скорее огорчён, чем рассержен

    as much as - столько же; так же много

    can you do as much? - вы можете /способны/ сделать столько же? [см. much I 2]

    3. [mʌtʃ] adv (more; most)
    1. 1) очень

    to be much surprised [pleased, disappointed] - быть очень удивлённым [довольным, разочарованным /огорчённым/]

    I am much obliged to you - я вам очень благодарен /признателен, обязан/

    to suffer much - очень страдать [см. тж. 2) и much I 1]

    to enjoy smth. very much - получать большое удовольствие от чего-л.

    to thank smb. very much for smth. - очень благодарить кого-л. за что-л.

    to love smb. very [so, ever so] much - очень [так] любить кого-л.

    I like it very [so, ever so] much - мне это очень [так] нравится

    much to my astonishment [regret] - к моему большому удивлению [сожалению]

    2) много

    to eat [to drink, to cry, to talk] (too) much - (слишком) много есть [пить, плакать, разговаривать]

    to suffer much - много страдать [см. тж. 1) и much I 1]

    he doesn't swim much - он не очень много /не очень часто/ плавает

    to see much of smb. - часто видеться с кем-л.

    2. приблизительно, примерно, почти

    to be much the same (in smth.) - быть приблизительно /почти/ таким же (в чём-л., в каком-л. отношении)

    to be much of a size [of a height] - быть приблизительно /примерно, почти/ одного размера [роста /-ой высоты/]

    to be much the same age, to be much of an age - быть приблизительно /примерно/ одного возраста

    it was much about that time - это было приблизительно /примерно/ в то (самое) время

    I left it much as I found it - я оставил это приблизительно /почти/ в таком же виде, в каком нашёл

    3. усил. (при прилагательном в сравнит. и превосх. степенях) гораздо, значительно, (на)много

    much faster [better, worse, richer, happier, more carefully] - гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ быстрее [лучше, хуже, богаче, счастливее, осторожнее]

    much less agreeable - гораздо /значительно/ менее приятный

    to take as much as one desires - взять (столько), сколько хочется

    to do as much as one can - сделать (столько), сколько можно /возможно/

    to like nothing as much as music - ничего так (сильно) не любить, как музыку

    I have three times as much as I want - у меня втрое больше, чем мне нужно

    it is as much your fault as mine - вы виноваты в этом столько же, сколько и я; это в такой же мере ваша вина, как и моя

    as much as to say - равносильно тому /всё равно/, что сказать

    it is as much as to say /saying/ that he is a liar - это всё равно, что назвать его лжецом

    it is as much as he can do to read - а) всё, что он умеет - это читать; б) он с трудом читает

    it was as much as I could do not to cry - я с трудом удерживал слёзы, я с трудом удерживался, чтобы не расплакаться

    much as I dislike it - как бы неприятно для меня это ни было; хотя мне это очень неприятно

    much as I tried - как бы /сколько бы/ я ни пытался /ни старался/; хотя я очень старался

    as much as (all) that - так сильно; так много; до такой степени

    do you owe him as much as that? - (неужели) вы ему так много должны?

    do you love her as much as (all) that? - вы так (сильно) её любите?

    not so much sugar, please - не (кладите) столько сахара, пожалуйста

    that /this, so/ much - а) столько; give me that much - дайте мне вот столько; I have only done that much so far - я пока только вот сколько сделал; б) столько-то; это-то; хоть это

    this much is certain - это-то точно /определённо/

    you must know that much - это-то /хоть это/ вы должны знать

    I shall say this /so/ much for him - вот что я скажу в его защиту /пользу/

    ♢ very much so - и очень даже; безусловно; именно так

    not much - отнюдь (нет), совсем /конечно/ нет

    so much for that - хватит (говорить) об этом, с этим покончено

    so much for his friendship! - и это он называет дружбой!

    (to be) much the worse (for smth.) - (быть) гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ хуже (вследствие чего-л.)

    so much the better [the worse, the more, the less] - тем лучше [хуже, больше, меньше]

    much the best [the largest] - а) гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ лучше [больше]; б) самый лучший [большой]

    НБАРС > much

  • 112 davon

    Adv.
    1. räumlich, Herkunft: from it ( oder them), from there; (weg) away; nicht weit davon ( entfernt) sein be not far (away) from; fig. not a million miles away from; ich bin weit davon entfernt, das zu glauben fig. the last thing I’m going to do is believe that; ich muss das Hemd wechseln, es sind zwei Knöpfe davon abgegangen two buttons have come off it; auf II 6
    2. Teil: of it ( oder them); trink nicht davon don’t drink from that; etwas davon wegnehmen take something away from it; Zinsen davon abziehen deduct interest from it; ich habe zehn Euro davon ausgegeben I’ve spent ten euros of it; sie hatten vier Kinder, zwei davon sind schon tot they had four children, two of whom are already dead
    3. Ursache etc., mit Passiv: by it; davon sterben die from ( oder of) it; müde davon tired from it; davon krank / gesund werden become ill / well through it; davon wurde er wach he was awakened by it; davon wird man müde it makes you tired; davon kannst du etwas lernen you can learn (something) from that; das kommt davon, dass du so faul bist oder wenn man so faul ist that’s what comes of being so lazy; das kommt davon! what did you expect?; ich hatte nichts als Ärger davon I had nothing but trouble with ( oder from) it; was habe 'ich davon? what do I get out of it?; was 'habe ich davon? why should I?; was hast du eigentlich davon, wenn du so gemein bist? what do you get out of being so nasty?; das hast du nun davon! umg. that’s what comes of it!; mit Schadenfreude: serves you right
    4. Thema: (darüber) about it, of it; genug davon! enough of that!, Am. auch enough already!; weiß sie schon davon? does she know (about it) already?; ich will nichts davon hören! I don’t want to hear a word about it ( oder on the subject)!; was hältst du davon, wenn wir jetzt ins Kino gehen? what would you say to a trip to the cinema (Am. movies) now?
    5. Material: out of, from; sie hat sich davon Schuhe gemacht she made shoes from it
    6. Grundlage: davon leben live off it; er lebt davon, Hunde zu züchten he makes his living (from) breeding dogs
    7. fig.: es hängt davon ab, ob it depends (on) whether; abgesehen davon leaving that aside, ignoring that; davon geheilt sein be cured of it; sich davon unterscheiden differ from; etc.; vgl. auch die mit davon verbundenen Adjektive, Substantive und Verben
    * * *
    (Anteil) thereof (Pron.); of it (Pron.);
    (Herkunft) therefrom (Adv.); from there (Adv.); away (Adv.)
    * * *
    da|vọn [da'fɔn] (emph) ['daːfɔn]
    adv
    1) (räumlich) from there; (wenn Bezugsobjekt vorher erwähnt) from it/them; (mit Entfernungsangabe) away (from there/it/them)

    weg davon! (inf) — get away from there/it/them

    See:
    → auf
    2) (fig)

    (in Verbindung mit n, vb siehe auch dort) es unterscheidet sich davon nur in der Länge — it only differs from it in the length

    nein, weit davon entfernt! — no, far from it!

    ich bin weit davon entfernt, Ihnen Vorwürfe machen zu wollen — the last thing I want to do is reproach you

    wenn wir einmal davon absehen, dass... — if for once we overlook the fact that...

    wir möchten in diesem Fall davon absehen, Ihnen den Betrag zu berechnen — in this case we shall not invoice you

    in ihren Berechnungen sind sie davon ausgegangen, dass... — they made their calculations on the basis that...

    3) (fig = dadurch) leben, abhängen on that/it/them; sterben of that/it; krank/braun werden from that/it/them

    ... und davon kommt das hohe Fieber —... and that's where the high temperature comes from,... and the high temperature comes from that

    ... und davon hängt es ab — and it depends on that

    das hängt davon ab, ob... — that depends on whether...

    gib ihr ein bisschen mehr, davon kann sie doch nicht satt werden — give her a bit more, that won't fill her up

    was hast du denn davon, dass du so schuftest? — what do you get out of slaving away like that?

    4) (mit Passiv) by that/it/them

    davon betroffen werden or sein — to be affected by that/it/them

    5) (Anteil, Ausgangsstoff) of that/it/them

    davon essen/trinken/nehmen — to eat/drink/take some of that/it/them

    die Hälfte davon — half of that/it/them

    zwei/ein Viertelpfund davon, bitte! — would you give me two of those/a quarter of a pound of that/those, please

    er hat drei Schwestern, davon sind zwei älter als er —

    früher war er sehr reich, aber nach dem Krieg ist ihm nichts davon geblieben — he used to be very rich but after the war nothing was left of his earlier wealth

    6) (= darüber) hören, wissen, sprechen about that/it/them; verstehen, halten of that/it/them

    ich habe keine Ahnung davon — I've no idea about that/it

    * * *
    da·von
    [daˈfɔn]
    1. (räumlich: von dieser Person) from him/her; (von dieser Sache, diesem Ort) from it; (von diesen Personen, Sachen) from them; (von dort) from there
    links/rechts \davon to the left/right
    das vorne auf dem Foto ist mein Bruder, das links \davon meine Schwester the person at the front of the photo is my brother, the one on the left my sister
    [links/rechts] \davon abgehen [o abzweigen] to branch off [to the right/left]
    einige Meter \davon entfernt [o weg] a few metres away
    wir konnten die Sänger kaum sehen, weil wir einhundert Meter \davon entfernt standen we could hardly see the singers as we were standing one hundred metres away [from them]
    in der Nähe \davon nearby
    du weißt doch wo der Bahnhof ist? die Schule ist nicht weit \davon [entfernt] you know where the station is? the school is not far from there
    der Bahnhof liegt in der Stadtmitte, und die Schule nicht weit \davon the station is in the town centre and the school is not far from it
    zu weit \davon entfernt sein to be too far away
    du bist zu weit \davon entfernt, um es deutlich zu sehen you're too far away to see it clearly
    er will erwachsen sein? er ist noch weit \davon entfernt! he thinks he's grown up? he's got far [or a long way it] to go yet!
    2. (von dieser Sache weg) from [or off] that; (von ihm/ihr/ihnen) from [or off] it/them
    meine Hände sind voller Farbe, und ich kriege sie einfach nicht \davon ab! my hands are full of paint and I can't get it off!
    das Kleid war/die Ohrringe waren so schön, dass ich die Augen kaum \davon abwenden konnte the dress was/the earrings were so wonderful I could hardly take my eyes of it/them
    etw \davon abwischen to wipe sth off
    etw \davon lösen/trennen to loosen/separate sth from that/it/them
    3. (von dieser Sache ausgehend) from that; (von ihm/ihr/ihnen) from it/them
    etw \davon ableiten to derive sth from that/it/them
    ich finde seine Theorien fragwürdig und würde meine These nicht davon \davon I think his theories are questionable and I wouldn't derive my thesis from them
    4. (hinsichtlich dieser Sache) from that; (von ihm/ihr/ihnen) from it/them
    hast du die Bücher gelesen? was hältst du \davon? have your read the books? what do you think of them?
    sie unterscheiden sich \davon nur in diesem kleinen Detail they differ from that only in this small detail
    \davon betroffen sein to be affected by it/that
    sich akk \davon erholen to recover from that/it/them
    das Gegenteil \davon the opposite of that/it/them
    jdn \davon heilen to heal sb of that/it
    5. (darüber) about that; (von ihm/ihr/ihnen) about it/them
    \davon verstehe ich gar nichts! I know nothing about that/it!
    \davon weiß ich nichts I don't know anything about that/it
    genug \davon! enough [of that]!
    kein Wort mehr \davon! not another word!
    was weißt du denn schon \davon! what do you know about it anyway?
    was weißt du \davon? what do you know about that/it?
    \davon war nie die Rede! that was never mentioned!
    ein andermal mehr \davon, ich muss jetzt los I'll tell you more later, I have to go now
    keine Ahnung \davon haben to have no idea about that/it
    \davon hören/sprechen/wissen to hear/speak/know of that/it/them
    beschwer dich nicht, das kommt \davon! don't complain, you've only got yourself to blame!
    ach, \davon kommt der seltsame Geruch! that's where the strange smell comes from!
    man wird \davon müde, wenn man zu viel Bier trinkt drinking too much beer makes you tired
    es ist nur eine Prellung, \davon stirbst du nicht! (fam) it's only a bruise, it won't kill you! fam
    wird man \davon krank? does that make you ill?
    werde ich \davon wieder gesund? will that cure me?
    entschuldige den Lärm. bist du \davon aufgewacht? sorry for the noise. did it wake you?
    für mich bitte keine Sahne. \davon wird mir immer schlecht no cream for me, please. it makes me sick
    trink nicht so viel Bier! \davon wird man dick don't drink so much beer! it makes you fat
    \davon werde ich nicht satt that won't fill me
    soll sie doch das Geld behalten, ich hab nichts \davon! let her keep the money, it's no use to me!
    das hast du nun \davon, jetzt ist er böse! now you've [gone and] done it, now he's angry!
    was habe ich denn \davon? what do I get out of it?, what's in it for me?
    was hast du denn [o hast du etwas] \davon, dass du so schuftest? nichts! what do you get [or do you get something] out of working so hard? nothing!
    was hast du \davon, wenn du gewinnst? what do you get out of winning?
    \davon haben wir nichts we won't get anything [or we get nothing] out of it
    7. (mittels dieser Sache) on that; (von ihm/ihr/ihnen) on it/them
    sich akk \davon ernähren to subsist on that/it/them
    \davon leben to live on [or off] that/it/them
    8. (daraus) from that; (von ihm/ihr/ihnen) from it/them
    wenn noch etwas Vorhangsstoff übrig ist, kann ich \davon noch ein paar Kissen nähen if there's some curtain material left, I can make a few cushions from it
    9. (von dieser Menge) [some] of that; (von ihm/ihr/ihnen) [some] of it/them
    es ist genügend Eis da, nimm nur \davon! there's enough ice-cream, please take [or have] some [of it]
    ist das Stück Wurst so recht, oder möchten Sie mehr \davon? will this piece of sausage be enough, or would you like [some] more [of it]?
    wie viel Äpfel dürfen es sein? — 6 Stück \davon, bitte! how many apples would you like? — six, please!
    das Doppelte/Dreifache \davon twice/three times as much
    \davon essen/trinken to eat/drink [some] of that/it/them
    die Milch ist schlecht, ich hoffe, du hast nicht \davon getrunken the milk is sour, I hope you didn't drink any [of it]
    die Hälfte/ein Pfund/ein Teil \davon half/a pound/a part of that/it/them
    10. mit bestimmten vb, subst
    das war ein faszinierender Gedanke, und ich kam einfach nicht mehr \davon los it was a fascinating thought and I couldn't get it out of my mind
    ich kenne die Kinder, aber die Eltern \davon habe ich noch nie getroffen I know the children, but I haven't met their parents
    überleg dir deine Entscheidung gut, für uns hängt viel \davon ab consider your decision well, a lot depends on it for us
    es hängt \davon ab, ob/dass... it depends on whether...
    das hängt ganz davon ab! depends!
    \davon absehen, etw zu tun to refrain from doing sth
    \davon ausgehen, dass... to presume that...
    * * *
    1) from it/them; (von dort) from there; (mit Entfernungsangabe) away [from it/them]

    wir sind noch weit davon entfernt — (fig.) we are still a long way from that

    2)

    dies ist die Hauptstraße, und davon zweigen einige Nebenstraßen ab — this is the main road and a few side roads branch off it

    3) (darüber) about it/them
    4) (dadurch) by it/them; thereby

    davon kriegt man Durchfall — you get diarrhoea from [eating] that/those

    das kommt davon! — (ugs.) [there you are,] that's what happens

    5)

    das Gegenteil davon ist wahr — the opposite [of this] is true

    6) (aus diesem Material, auf dieser Grundlage) from or out of it/them
    * * *
    davon adv
    1. räumlich, Herkunft: from it ( oder them), from there; (weg) away;
    nicht weit davon (entfernt) sein be not far (away) from; fig not a million miles away from;
    ich bin weit davon entfernt, das zu glauben fig the last thing I’m going to do is believe that; ich muss das Hemd wechseln,
    es sind zwei Knöpfe davon abgegangen two buttons have come off it; → auf B 6
    2. Teil: of it ( oder them);
    trink nicht davon don’t drink from that;
    etwas davon wegnehmen take something away from it;
    Zinsen davon abziehen deduct interest from it;
    ich habe zehn Euro davon ausgegeben I’ve spent ten euros of it;
    sie hatten vier Kinder, zwei davon sind schon tot they had four children, two of whom are already dead
    3. Ursache etc, mit Passiv: by it;
    davon sterben die from ( oder of) it;
    müde davon tired from it;
    davon krank/gesund werden become ill/well through it;
    davon wurde er wach he was awakened by it;
    davon wird man müde it makes you tired;
    davon kannst du etwas lernen you can learn (something) from that;
    das kommt davon, dass du so faul bist oder
    wenn man so faul ist that’s what comes of being so lazy;
    das kommt davon! what did you expect?;
    ich hatte nichts als Ärger davon I had nothing but trouble with ( oder from) it;
    was habe 'ich davon? what do I get out of it?;
    was 'habe ich davon? why should I?;
    was hast du eigentlich davon, wenn du so gemein bist? what do you get out of being so nasty?;
    das hast du nun davon! umg that’s what comes of it!; mit Schadenfreude: serves you right
    4. Thema: (darüber) about it, of it;
    genug davon! enough of that!, US auch enough already!;
    weiß sie schon davon? does she know (about it) already?;
    ich will nichts davon hören! I don’t want to hear a word about it ( oder on the subject)!;
    was hältst du davon, wenn wir jetzt ins Kino gehen? what would you say to a trip to the cinema (US movies) now?
    5. Material: out of, from;
    sie hat sich davon Schuhe gemacht she made shoes from it
    davon leben live off it;
    er lebt davon, Hunde zu züchten he makes his living (from) breeding dogs
    7. fig:
    es hängt davon ab, ob it depends (on) whether;
    abgesehen davon leaving that aside, ignoring that;
    davon geheilt sein be cured of it;
    sich davon unterscheiden differ from; etc; → auch die mit davon verbundenen Adjektive, Substantive und Verben
    * * *
    1) from it/them; (von dort) from there; (mit Entfernungsangabe) away [from it/them]

    wir sind noch weit davon entfernt — (fig.) we are still a long way from that

    2)

    dies ist die Hauptstraße, und davon zweigen einige Nebenstraßen ab — this is the main road and a few side roads branch off it

    3) (darüber) about it/them
    4) (dadurch) by it/them; thereby

    davon kriegt man Durchfall — you get diarrhoea from [eating] that/those

    das kommt davon! — (ugs.) [there you are,] that's what happens

    5)

    das Gegenteil davon ist wahr — the opposite [of this] is true

    6) (aus diesem Material, auf dieser Grundlage) from or out of it/them
    * * *
    adv.
    therefrom adv.
    thereof adv.

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    1. adverb in main sentence
    (in same degree)

    as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

    they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

    as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]

    2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
    1) (expr. degree)

    [as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

    as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

    as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

    come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

    2) (though)

    ... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

    intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

    safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

    3) (however much)

    try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

    4) (expr. manner) wie

    as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

    5) (expr. time) als; während

    as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

    6) (expr. reason) da
    7) (expr. result)

    so... as to... — so... zu

    8) (expr. purpose)

    so as to... — um... zu...

    9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

    industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands

    3. preposition
    1) (in the function of) als

    speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

    2) (like) wie
    4. relative pronoun

    they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

    he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

    the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

    they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...

    5.

    as far — see academic.ru/26446/far">far 1. 4)

    as for... — was... angeht

    as from... — von... an

    as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

    the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

    as of... — (Amer.) von... an

    as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

    as yet — bis jetzt

    * * *
    [æz] 1. conjunction
    1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) während
    2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) weil
    3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) so wie
    4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) wie
    5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) obgleich
    6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) so wie
    2. adverb
    (used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie
    3. preposition
    1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie
    2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) wie
    3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) wie
    4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) als
    •
    - as for
    - as if / as though
    - as to
    * * *
    as
    [æz, əz]
    I. conj
    1. (while) als
    she sat watching him \as he cooked the dinner sie saß da und schaute ihm dabei zu, wie er das Abendessen kochte
    he gets more and more attractive \as he gets older er wird mit zunehmendem Alter immer attraktiver
    \as I was getting into the car, I noticed a piece of paper on the seat beim Einsteigen bemerkte ich ein Stück Papier auf dem Autositz
    2. (in the way that, like) wie
    knowing him \as I do, he won't do it wie ich ihn kenne, wird er es nicht tun
    \as is often the case with children,... wie das bei Kindern oft ist,...
    she is an actor, \as is her brother sie ist Schauspielerin, wie ihr Bruder
    all merchandise is sold \as is esp AM alle Waren werden verkauft, wie sie sind
    do \as I say! mach, was ich sage!
    ..., \as my mother puts it ( hum)..., wie meine Mutter [immer] zu sagen pflegt
    I'd never seen him looking so miserable \as he did that day ich habe ihn noch nie so traurig gesehen wie an dem Tag
    \as things happened [or stood] [or turned out],... wie sich zeigte,...
    \as it is [or stands],..., \as things are [or stand],... [so] wie die Dinge stehen,...
    \as it stood at the time,... so wie die Dinge damals standen,...
    exactly \as genauso wie
    just \as so wie
    \as it is (already) sowieso schon
    I've spent far too much money \as it is ich habe sowieso schon zu viel Geld ausgegeben
    \as it were sozusagen
    he's a little on the large side, \as it were er ist, sagen wir [ein]mal, ein bisschen groß geraten
    \as it happens rein zufällig
    \as it happens, I met him this morning rein zufällig [o wie der Zufall will], habe ich ihn heute Morgen getroffen
    \as you like [or prefer] [or wish] ( form) wie Sie wünschen
    \as if [or though] als ob
    she looked at me \as if she didn't understand a word sie schaute mich als, als würde sie kein Wort verstehen
    it isn't \as if she wasn't warned es ist ja nicht so, dass sie nicht gewarnt worden wäre, schließlich war sie ja gewarnt
    \as if I care[d]! als ob mich das interessieren würde!
    3. (because) weil, da geh
    \as you were out, I left a message weil du nicht da warst, habe ich eine Nachricht hinterlassen
    he may need some help \as he's new er braucht vielleicht Hilfe, weil er neu ist
    4. (used to add a comment) wie
    \as already mentioned,... wie bereits erwähnt,...
    \as you know,... wie du weißt,...
    she smiled and I smiled back, \as you do sie lächelte und ich lächelte zurück, du weißt schon
    \as if! ( iron) wohl kaum!, das denkst du aber auch nur! iron
    such riches \as he has, he is still not happy so reich er auch ist, glücklich ist er noch immer nicht
    angry \as he was,... so verärgert er auch war,...
    sweet \as he is,... so süß er auch ist,...
    try \as he might,... so sehr er es auch versucht,...
    6.
    ▶ \as for... was... betrifft
    he wasn't thrilled, \as for me, I thought it a good idea er war nicht begeistert, ich dagegen hielt es für eine gute Idee
    ▶ \as from [or of] ab
    \as from [or of] her 18th birthday, she is free to use the money nach der Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres kann sie frei über das Geld verfügen
    \as of [or from] tomorrow/the first/next Monday ab morgen/dem Ersten/nächsten [o nächstem] Monat
    \as of [or from] now/today von jetzt/heute an, ab jetzt/heute
    ▶ \as to... was... angeht
    \as to her manual skills, we'll have to work on them was ihre handwerklichen Fähigkeiten angeht, daran müssen wir noch arbeiten
    \as to where we'll get the money from, we'll talk about that later wir müssen später noch besprechen, wo wir das Geld hernehmen
    he was uncertain \as to which road to take er war sich nicht sicher, welche Straße er nehmen sollte
    ▶ \as and when BRIT sobald
    you can revise them \as and when I send them to you du kannst sie redigieren, sobald ich sie dir schicke
    II. prep
    1. (in the past, being) als
    he was often ill \as a child als Kind war er oft krank
    2. (in the capacity, function of) als
    she was praised \as an actress, but less so \as a director als Schauspielerin wurde sie sehr gelobt, aber als Regisseurin weitaus weniger
    speaking \as a mother, I cannot accept that als Mutter kann ich das nicht akzeptieren
    what do you think of his book \as a basis for a film? was hältst du von seinem Buch als Grundlage für einen Film?
    3. (like, being) als
    he went to the fancy-dress party dressed \as a banana er kam als Banane verkleidet zum Kostümfest
    the news came \as no surprise die Nachricht war keine Überraschung
    use your coat \as a blanket nimm deinen Mantel als Decke
    such big names \as... so große Namen wie...
    such agricultural states \as Kansas and Oklahoma Agrarstaaten wie Kansas und Oklahoma
    the necklace was reported \as having been stolen die Kette war als gestohlen gemeldet
    I always thought of myself \as a good mother ich habe mich immer für eine gute Mutter gehalten
    do you regard punishment \as being essential in education? hältst du Strafen für unerlässlich in der Erziehung?
    \as a matter of principle aus Prinzip
    III. adv inv
    they live in the same town \as my parents sie wohnen in derselben Stadt wie meine Eltern
    ▪ [just] \as... \as... [genau]so... wie...
    he's \as tall \as Peter er ist so groß wie Peter
    I can run just \as fast \as you ich kann genauso schnell laufen wie du
    half \as... \as... halb so... wie...
    she's not half \as self-confident \as people think sie ist bei Weitem nicht so selbstbewusst, wie alle denken
    \as much \as so viel wie
    I don't earn \as much \as Paul ich verdiene nicht so viel wie Paul
    twice/three times \as much [\as] zweimal/dreimal so viel [wie]
    \as usual wie gewöhnlich
    you're late, \as usual du bist wie immer zu spät
    \as... \as that so...
    if you play \as well \as that,... wenn du so gut spielst,...
    he's not \as handsome \as that! so gut sieht er nun auch wieder nicht aus!
    2. (indicating an extreme)
    these sunflowers can grow \as tall \as 8 ft diese Sonnenblumen können bis zu 8 Fuß hoch werden
    \as many/much \as immerhin; (even) sogar
    the decision could affect \as many \as 2 million people die Entscheidung könnte immerhin 2 Millionen Menschen betreffen
    prices have risen by \as much \as 50% die Preise sind um ganze [o beachtliche] 50 % gestiegen
    \as little \as nur
    you can pick up a second-hand machine for \as little \as £20 ein gebrauchtes Gerät kriegt man schon für 20 Pfund
    * * *
    [z, əz]
    1. conj
    1) (= when, while) als; (two parallel actions) während, als, indem (geh)

    he got deafer as he got older —

    as a child he would... — als Kind hat er immer...

    2) (= since) da
    3)

    (= although) rich as he is I won't marry him — obwohl er reich ist, werde ich ihn nicht heiraten

    stupid as he is, he... — so dumm er auch sein mag,... er

    big as he is I'll... — so groß, wie er ist, ich...

    much as I admire her,... — sosehr ich sie auch bewundere,...

    try as he might — sosehr er sich auch bemüht/bemühte

    4) (manner) wie

    do as you like — machen Sie, was Sie wollen

    the first door as you go upstairs/as you go in — die erste Tür oben/, wenn Sie hereinkommen

    knowing him as I do —

    as you yourself said... — wie Sie selbst gesagt haben...

    as it is, I'm heavily in debt — ich bin schon tief verschuldet

    as it were — sozusagen, gleichsam

    as you were! (Mil) — weitermachen!; (fig) lassen Sie sich nicht stören; (in dictation, speaking) streichen Sie das

    my husband as was (inf) — mein verflossener or (late) verstorbener Mann

    5)

    (phrases) as if or though — als ob, wie wenn

    he rose as if to go — er erhob sich, als wollte er gehen

    as for him/you — (und) was ihn/dich anbetrifft or angeht

    as from or of the 5th — vom Fünften an, ab dem Fünften

    as from now — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

    be so good as to... (form) — hätten Sie die Freundlichkeit or Güte,... zu... (form)

    he's not so silly as to do that — er ist nicht so dumm, das zu tun, so dumm ist er nicht

    2. adv

    as... as — so... wie

    not as... as — nicht so... wie

    is it as difficult as that? —

    she is very clever, as is her brother — sie ist sehr intelligent, genau(so) wie ihr Bruder

    as many/much as I could — so viele/so viel ich (nur) konnte

    this one is just as good — diese(r, s) ist genauso gut

    as often happens, he was... — wie so oft, war er...

    3. rel pron
    1) (with same, such) der/die/das; (pl) die

    the same man as was here yesterday — derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war

    See:
    → such
    2) (dial) der/die/das; (pl) die
    4. prep
    1) (= in the capacity of) als
    2) (esp = such as) wie (zum Beispiel)
    * * *
    AS abk
    * * *
    1. adverb in main sentence

    as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

    they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

    as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]

    2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
    1) (expr. degree)

    [as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

    as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

    come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

    ... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

    intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

    safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

    try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

    4) (expr. manner) wie

    as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

    5) (expr. time) als; während
    6) (expr. reason) da
    7) (expr. result)

    so... as to... — so... zu

    8) (expr. purpose)

    so as to... — um... zu...

    9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

    industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands

    3. preposition

    speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

    2) (like) wie
    4. relative pronoun

    they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

    he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

    the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

    they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...

    5.

    as far — see far 1. 4)

    as for... — was... angeht

    as from... — von... an

    as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

    the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

    as of... — (Amer.) von... an

    as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

    * * *
    adv.
    als adv.
    da adv.
    ebenso/allso adv.
    indem (zeitlich) adv.
    obgleich konj.
    so adv.
    weil adv.
    wie adv.
    während adv.

    English-german dictionary > AS

  • 114 as

    1. adverb in main sentence
    (in same degree)

    as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

    they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

    as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]

    2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
    1) (expr. degree)

    [as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

    as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

    as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

    come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

    2) (though)

    ... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

    intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

    safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

    3) (however much)

    try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

    4) (expr. manner) wie

    as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

    5) (expr. time) als; während

    as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

    6) (expr. reason) da
    7) (expr. result)

    so... as to... — so... zu

    8) (expr. purpose)

    so as to... — um... zu...

    9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

    industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands

    3. preposition
    1) (in the function of) als

    speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

    2) (like) wie
    4. relative pronoun

    they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

    he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

    the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

    they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...

    5.

    as far — see academic.ru/26446/far">far 1. 4)

    as for... — was... angeht

    as from... — von... an

    as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

    the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

    as of... — (Amer.) von... an

    as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

    as yet — bis jetzt

    * * *
    [æz] 1. conjunction
    1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) während
    2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) weil
    3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) so wie
    4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) wie
    5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) obgleich
    6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) so wie
    2. adverb
    (used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie
    3. preposition
    1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) so...wie
    2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) wie
    3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) wie
    4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) als
    •
    - as for
    - as if / as though
    - as to
    * * *
    as
    [æz, əz]
    I. conj
    1. (while) als
    she sat watching him \as he cooked the dinner sie saß da und schaute ihm dabei zu, wie er das Abendessen kochte
    he gets more and more attractive \as he gets older er wird mit zunehmendem Alter immer attraktiver
    \as I was getting into the car, I noticed a piece of paper on the seat beim Einsteigen bemerkte ich ein Stück Papier auf dem Autositz
    2. (in the way that, like) wie
    knowing him \as I do, he won't do it wie ich ihn kenne, wird er es nicht tun
    \as is often the case with children,... wie das bei Kindern oft ist,...
    she is an actor, \as is her brother sie ist Schauspielerin, wie ihr Bruder
    all merchandise is sold \as is esp AM alle Waren werden verkauft, wie sie sind
    do \as I say! mach, was ich sage!
    ..., \as my mother puts it ( hum)..., wie meine Mutter [immer] zu sagen pflegt
    I'd never seen him looking so miserable \as he did that day ich habe ihn noch nie so traurig gesehen wie an dem Tag
    \as things happened [or stood] [or turned out],... wie sich zeigte,...
    \as it is [or stands],..., \as things are [or stand],... [so] wie die Dinge stehen,...
    \as it stood at the time,... so wie die Dinge damals standen,...
    exactly \as genauso wie
    just \as so wie
    \as it is (already) sowieso schon
    I've spent far too much money \as it is ich habe sowieso schon zu viel Geld ausgegeben
    \as it were sozusagen
    he's a little on the large side, \as it were er ist, sagen wir [ein]mal, ein bisschen groß geraten
    \as it happens rein zufällig
    \as it happens, I met him this morning rein zufällig [o wie der Zufall will], habe ich ihn heute Morgen getroffen
    \as you like [or prefer] [or wish] ( form) wie Sie wünschen
    \as if [or though] als ob
    she looked at me \as if she didn't understand a word sie schaute mich als, als würde sie kein Wort verstehen
    it isn't \as if she wasn't warned es ist ja nicht so, dass sie nicht gewarnt worden wäre, schließlich war sie ja gewarnt
    \as if I care[d]! als ob mich das interessieren würde!
    3. (because) weil, da geh
    \as you were out, I left a message weil du nicht da warst, habe ich eine Nachricht hinterlassen
    he may need some help \as he's new er braucht vielleicht Hilfe, weil er neu ist
    4. (used to add a comment) wie
    \as already mentioned,... wie bereits erwähnt,...
    \as you know,... wie du weißt,...
    she smiled and I smiled back, \as you do sie lächelte und ich lächelte zurück, du weißt schon
    \as if! ( iron) wohl kaum!, das denkst du aber auch nur! iron
    such riches \as he has, he is still not happy so reich er auch ist, glücklich ist er noch immer nicht
    angry \as he was,... so verärgert er auch war,...
    sweet \as he is,... so süß er auch ist,...
    try \as he might,... so sehr er es auch versucht,...
    6.
    ▶ \as for... was... betrifft
    he wasn't thrilled, \as for me, I thought it a good idea er war nicht begeistert, ich dagegen hielt es für eine gute Idee
    ▶ \as from [or of] ab
    \as from [or of] her 18th birthday, she is free to use the money nach der Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres kann sie frei über das Geld verfügen
    \as of [or from] tomorrow/the first/next Monday ab morgen/dem Ersten/nächsten [o nächstem] Monat
    \as of [or from] now/today von jetzt/heute an, ab jetzt/heute
    ▶ \as to... was... angeht
    \as to her manual skills, we'll have to work on them was ihre handwerklichen Fähigkeiten angeht, daran müssen wir noch arbeiten
    \as to where we'll get the money from, we'll talk about that later wir müssen später noch besprechen, wo wir das Geld hernehmen
    he was uncertain \as to which road to take er war sich nicht sicher, welche Straße er nehmen sollte
    ▶ \as and when BRIT sobald
    you can revise them \as and when I send them to you du kannst sie redigieren, sobald ich sie dir schicke
    II. prep
    1. (in the past, being) als
    he was often ill \as a child als Kind war er oft krank
    2. (in the capacity, function of) als
    she was praised \as an actress, but less so \as a director als Schauspielerin wurde sie sehr gelobt, aber als Regisseurin weitaus weniger
    speaking \as a mother, I cannot accept that als Mutter kann ich das nicht akzeptieren
    what do you think of his book \as a basis for a film? was hältst du von seinem Buch als Grundlage für einen Film?
    3. (like, being) als
    he went to the fancy-dress party dressed \as a banana er kam als Banane verkleidet zum Kostümfest
    the news came \as no surprise die Nachricht war keine Überraschung
    use your coat \as a blanket nimm deinen Mantel als Decke
    such big names \as... so große Namen wie...
    such agricultural states \as Kansas and Oklahoma Agrarstaaten wie Kansas und Oklahoma
    the necklace was reported \as having been stolen die Kette war als gestohlen gemeldet
    I always thought of myself \as a good mother ich habe mich immer für eine gute Mutter gehalten
    do you regard punishment \as being essential in education? hältst du Strafen für unerlässlich in der Erziehung?
    \as a matter of principle aus Prinzip
    III. adv inv
    they live in the same town \as my parents sie wohnen in derselben Stadt wie meine Eltern
    ▪ [just] \as... \as... [genau]so... wie...
    he's \as tall \as Peter er ist so groß wie Peter
    I can run just \as fast \as you ich kann genauso schnell laufen wie du
    half \as... \as... halb so... wie...
    she's not half \as self-confident \as people think sie ist bei Weitem nicht so selbstbewusst, wie alle denken
    \as much \as so viel wie
    I don't earn \as much \as Paul ich verdiene nicht so viel wie Paul
    twice/three times \as much [\as] zweimal/dreimal so viel [wie]
    \as usual wie gewöhnlich
    you're late, \as usual du bist wie immer zu spät
    \as... \as that so...
    if you play \as well \as that,... wenn du so gut spielst,...
    he's not \as handsome \as that! so gut sieht er nun auch wieder nicht aus!
    2. (indicating an extreme)
    these sunflowers can grow \as tall \as 8 ft diese Sonnenblumen können bis zu 8 Fuß hoch werden
    \as many/much \as immerhin; (even) sogar
    the decision could affect \as many \as 2 million people die Entscheidung könnte immerhin 2 Millionen Menschen betreffen
    prices have risen by \as much \as 50% die Preise sind um ganze [o beachtliche] 50 % gestiegen
    \as little \as nur
    you can pick up a second-hand machine for \as little \as £20 ein gebrauchtes Gerät kriegt man schon für 20 Pfund
    * * *
    [z, əz]
    1. conj
    1) (= when, while) als; (two parallel actions) während, als, indem (geh)

    he got deafer as he got older —

    as a child he would... — als Kind hat er immer...

    2) (= since) da
    3)

    (= although) rich as he is I won't marry him — obwohl er reich ist, werde ich ihn nicht heiraten

    stupid as he is, he... — so dumm er auch sein mag,... er

    big as he is I'll... — so groß, wie er ist, ich...

    much as I admire her,... — sosehr ich sie auch bewundere,...

    try as he might — sosehr er sich auch bemüht/bemühte

    4) (manner) wie

    do as you like — machen Sie, was Sie wollen

    the first door as you go upstairs/as you go in — die erste Tür oben/, wenn Sie hereinkommen

    knowing him as I do —

    as you yourself said... — wie Sie selbst gesagt haben...

    as it is, I'm heavily in debt — ich bin schon tief verschuldet

    as it were — sozusagen, gleichsam

    as you were! (Mil) — weitermachen!; (fig) lassen Sie sich nicht stören; (in dictation, speaking) streichen Sie das

    my husband as was (inf) — mein verflossener or (late) verstorbener Mann

    5)

    (phrases) as if or though — als ob, wie wenn

    he rose as if to go — er erhob sich, als wollte er gehen

    as for him/you — (und) was ihn/dich anbetrifft or angeht

    as from or of the 5th — vom Fünften an, ab dem Fünften

    as from now — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

    be so good as to... (form) — hätten Sie die Freundlichkeit or Güte,... zu... (form)

    he's not so silly as to do that — er ist nicht so dumm, das zu tun, so dumm ist er nicht

    2. adv

    as... as — so... wie

    not as... as — nicht so... wie

    is it as difficult as that? —

    she is very clever, as is her brother — sie ist sehr intelligent, genau(so) wie ihr Bruder

    as many/much as I could — so viele/so viel ich (nur) konnte

    this one is just as good — diese(r, s) ist genauso gut

    as often happens, he was... — wie so oft, war er...

    3. rel pron
    1) (with same, such) der/die/das; (pl) die

    the same man as was here yesterday — derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war

    See:
    → such
    2) (dial) der/die/das; (pl) die
    4. prep
    1) (= in the capacity of) als
    2) (esp = such as) wie (zum Beispiel)
    * * *
    as [æz; unbetont əz; z]
    A adv
    1. so, ebenso, geradeso:
    I ran as fast as I could ich lief so schnell ich konnte;
    just as good ebenso gut;
    twice as large zweimal so groß
    2. wie (zum Beispiel):
    statesmen, as Churchill
    B konj
    1. (gerade) wie, so wie:
    as often as they wish sooft (wie) sie wünschen;
    as you wish wie Sie wünschen;
    as is the case wie es der Fall ist;
    a) (so) wie die Dinge liegen,
    b) schon;
    as and when wann immer;
    (as) soft as butter butterweich;
    as requested wunschgemäß;
    as I said before wie ich vorher oder schon sagte;
    as was their habit wie es ihre Gewohnheit war
    2. ebenso wie, genauso wie:
    then as now damals wie jetzt;
    you will reap as you sow wie man sät, so erntet man
    3. als, während, indem:
    as he entered als er eintrat, bei seinem Eintritt
    4. obwohl, obgleich, wenn auch, wie sehr, sosehr, wie:
    late as he was, he attended the session trotz seiner Verspätung nahm er noch an der Sitzung teil;
    old as I am so alt wie ich bin;
    try as he would sosehr er sich auch mühte;
    improbable as it seems so unwahrscheinlich es auch scheint
    5. da, weil:
    as you are sorry I’ll forgive you
    6. (als oder so) dass:
    so clearly guilty as to leave no doubt so offensichtlich schuldig, dass kein Zweifel bleibt
    C pron
    1. der, die, das, welch(er, e, es) ( nach such oder same):
    such as need our help diejenigen, welche unsere Hilfe brauchen;
    the same man as was here yesterday derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war
    2. was, welche Tatsache, wie:
    his health is not good, as he himself admits seine Gesundheit lässt zu wünschen übrig, was oder wie er selbst zugibt
    D präp als:
    he is as a father to me er ist zu mir wie ein VaterBesondere Redewendungen: as … as (eben)so … wie;
    as sweet as can be so süß wie nur möglich;
    as cheap as fifty pence the bottle für nur fünfzig Pence die Flasche;
    as recently as last week erst letzte Woche;
    as far as can be ascertained soweit es sich feststellen lässt;
    as at an oder WIRTSCH zu (einem Zeitpunkt);
    as from von einem Zeitpunkt an, ab (1. April etc);
    as is im gegenwärtigen Zustand;
    the car was sold as is der Wagen wurde, so wie er war, verkauft;
    as it were sozusagen, gewissermaßen, gleichsam;
    as of von einem Zeitpunkt an, ab (1. April etc);
    a) was … (an)betrifft, im Hinblick auf (akk),
    b) nach, gemäß (dat);
    as to this question was diese Frage betrifft;
    he is taxed as to his earnings er wird nach seinem Verdienst besteuert;
    as you were!
    a) MIL Kommando zurück!,
    b) allg alles zurück!; → against A 8, far Bes Redew, follow C 1, for A 23, good C 2, if1 A 1, invoice A, kind2 1, long1 B 1, much Bes Redew, per 3, though A 4, usual A, well1 A 12, yet A 1
    * * *
    1. adverb in main sentence

    as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

    they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

    as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]

    2. relative adverb or conjunction in subordinate clause
    1) (expr. degree)

    [as or so]... as... — [so...] wie...

    as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

    come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

    ... as he etc. is/was — obwohl er usw.... ist/war

    intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

    safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

    try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

    4) (expr. manner) wie

    as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

    5) (expr. time) als; während
    6) (expr. reason) da
    7) (expr. result)

    so... as to... — so... zu

    8) (expr. purpose)

    so as to... — um... zu...

    9) (expr. illustration) wie [zum Beispiel]

    industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands

    3. preposition

    speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

    2) (like) wie
    4. relative pronoun

    they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

    he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

    the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

    they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...

    5.

    as far — see far 1. 4)

    as for... — was... angeht

    as from... — von... an

    as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

    the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

    as of... — (Amer.) von... an

    as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

    * * *
    adv.
    als adv.
    da adv.
    ebenso/allso adv.
    indem (zeitlich) adv.
    obgleich konj.
    so adv.
    weil adv.
    wie adv.
    während adv.

    English-german dictionary > as

  • 115 cap

    1. noun
    1) Mütze, die; (nurse's, servant's) Haube, die; (bathing cap) Badekappe, die; (with peak) Schirmmütze, die; (skullcap) Kappe, die; Käppchen, das; (Univ.) viereckige akademische Kopfbedeckung; ≈ Barett, das

    if the cap fits, [he etc. should] wear it — (fig.) wem die Jacke passt, der soll sie sich (Dat.) anziehen

    with cap in hand — (fig.) demütig

    2) (device to seal or close) [Verschluss]kappe, die; (petrol cap, radiator cap) Verschluss, der; (on milk bottle) Deckel, der; (of shoe) Kappe, die
    3) (Brit. Sport) Ziermütze als Zeichen der Aufstellung für die [National]mannschaft; (player) Nationalspieler, der/-spielerin, die
    4) (contraceptive) Pessar, das
    2. transitive verb,
    - pp-
    1) verschließen [Flasche]; mit einer Schutzkappe versehen [Zahn]
    2) (Brit. Sport): (award cap to) aufstellen
    3) (crown with clouds or snow or mist) bedecken
    4) (follow with something even more noteworthy) überbieten [Geschichte, Witz usw.]
    * * *
    [kæp]
    1) (a hat with a peak: a chauffeur's cap.) die Mütze
    2) (a covering for the head, not with a peak: a swimming cap; a nurse's cap.) die Haube
    3) (a cover or top (of a bottle, pen etc): Replace the cap after you've finished with the pen.) die (Verschluß-)Kappe
    •
    - academic.ru/10722/capped">capped
    * * *
    [ˌsi:eɪˈpi:]
    n EU abbrev of Common Agricultural Policy GAP, Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik
    Com·mon Ag·ri·ˈcul·tur·al Poli·cy, CAP
    n EU Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik
    * * *
    abbr gemeinsame Agrarpolitik der EG, GAP f
    * * *
    cap1 [kæp]
    A s
    1. Mütze f, Kappe f, Haube f:
    cap and bells Schellen-, Narrenkappe;
    cap in hand demütig, unterwürfig;
    set one’s cap at ( oder for) sb obs umg hinter jemandem her sein, es auf jemanden abgesehen haben (Frau): → fit1 D 1, thinking A 2
    2. (viereckige) Universitätsmütze, Barett n:
    cap and gown Universitätstracht f, Barett n und Talar m
    3. a) (Sport-, Studenten-, Klub-, Dienst) Mütze f
    b) SPORT Br Mütze, die ein Spieler anlässlich seiner Berufung in eine Auswahlmannschaft, besonders in die Nationalmannschaft, erhält:
    get ( oder gain, win) one’s cap in die Nationalmannschaft berufen werden;
    he has won three England caps er hat schon dreimal in der englischen Nationalmannschaft gespielt
    c) SPORT Br Auswahl-, besonders Nationalspieler(in):
    new cap (Nationalmannschafts)Neuling m
    4. BOT Hut m (eines Pilzes)
    5. Gipfel m, Spitze f; (als Obergrenze) Höchstbetrag m
    6. ARCH
    a) Haubendach n
    b) Kapitell n
    c) Aufsatz m
    7. a) MIL und Bergbau: Zünd-, Sprengkapsel f
    b) Zündplättchen n:
    cap pistol Kinderpistole f
    8. TECH
    a) (Schutz-, Verschluss) Kappe f, (Abdeck-, Schutz) Haube f:
    put a cap on Ausgaben etc begrenzen, deckeln
    b) Deckel m
    c) (Schuh) Kappe f, (-)Spitze f
    d) AUTO (Reifen) Auflage f:
    full cap Runderneuerung f
    9. GEOL Deckschicht f
    10. MED Pessar n
    11. Kapsel f (Heroin etc)
    B v/t
    1. eine Flasche etc verschließen, zumachen
    2. a) (mit oder wie mit einer Kappe) bedecken
    b) Ausgaben etc begrenzen, deckeln
    3. krönen:
    a) oben liegen auf (dat)
    b) fig abschließen
    4. besonders schott jemandem einen akademischen Grad verleihen
    5. SPORT Br in eine Auswahl-, besonders in die Nationalmannschaft berufen:
    he has been capped three times for ( oder by) England er hat schon dreimal in der englischen Nationalmannschaft gespielt
    6. obs vor jemandem die Mütze abnehmen oder ziehen
    7. fig übertreffen, -trumpfen, schlagen:
    cap the climax ( oder everything) allem die Krone aufsetzen, alles übertreffen;
    to cap it all (off) (Redew)
    a) als Krönung des Ganzen,
    b) pej um das Maß vollzumachen
    8. einen Reifen runderneuern
    cap2 [kæp] besonders US umg
    A s Großbuchstabe m
    B v/t
    1. großschreiben
    2. in Großbuchstaben schreiben
    cap3 [kæp] s FUSSB Länderspiel n
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) Mütze, die; (nurse's, servant's) Haube, die; (bathing cap) Badekappe, die; (with peak) Schirmmütze, die; (skullcap) Kappe, die; Käppchen, das; (Univ.) viereckige akademische Kopfbedeckung; ≈ Barett, das

    if the cap fits, [he etc. should] wear it — (fig.) wem die Jacke passt, der soll sie sich (Dat.) anziehen

    with cap in hand — (fig.) demütig

    2) (device to seal or close) [Verschluss]kappe, die; (petrol cap, radiator cap) Verschluss, der; (on milk bottle) Deckel, der; (of shoe) Kappe, die
    3) (Brit. Sport) Ziermütze als Zeichen der Aufstellung für die [National]mannschaft; (player) Nationalspieler, der/-spielerin, die
    4) (contraceptive) Pessar, das
    2. transitive verb,
    - pp-
    1) verschließen [Flasche]; mit einer Schutzkappe versehen [Zahn]
    2) (Brit. Sport): (award cap to) aufstellen
    4) (follow with something even more noteworthy) überbieten [Geschichte, Witz usw.]
    * * *
    (clothing) n.
    Mütze -n f. n.
    Deckel - m.
    Haube -n f.
    Kappe -n f.

    English-german dictionary > cap

  • 116 far

    1. adverb,
    1) (in space) weit

    far [away] from — weit entfernt von

    far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

    fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

    from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

    2) (in time) weit

    far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

    3) (by much) weit

    far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

    4) (fig.)

    as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

    I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

    not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

    as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

    go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun

    in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

    so far — (until now) bisher

    so far so good — so weit, so gut

    far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

    far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!

    carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben

    2. adjective,
    farther, further; farthest, furthest
    1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern
    2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

    the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

    * * *
    1. adverb
    1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) weit
    2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) weit
    3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) weit
    2. adjective
    1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fern
    2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) entfernter
    •
    - academic.ru/26511/farther">farther
    - farthest
    - faraway
    - far-fetched
    - as far as
    - by far
    - far and away
    - far from
    - so far
    * * *
    <farther or further, farthest or furthest>
    [fɑ:ʳ, AM fɑ:r]
    I. adv
    1. (in place) weit
    it's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fuß
    how much further is it? wie weit ist es denn noch?
    he can't walk that \far er kann nicht so weit laufen
    have you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?
    do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?
    she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier [entfernt]
    his name is fairly \far down the list sein Name steht ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste
    you can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg; ( liter)
    a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land
    \far away in the distance in weiter Ferne
    \far from home fern der Heimat
    \far and wide weit und breit
    from \far and wide [or near] aus Nah und Fern
    2. (in time) weit
    some time \far in the past/future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft
    one day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hast
    your birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr lang
    he's not \far off seventy er geht auf die siebzig zu
    we're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange, und wir sind fertig
    to work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten
    to plan further ahead weiter voraus planen
    as \far back as:
    as \far back as I can remember... so weit ich zurückdenken kann...
    we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarnt
    it probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück
    3. (in progress) weit
    how \far have you got? — I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? — ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17
    how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?
    to not get very \far with [doing] sth mit etw dat nicht besonders weit kommen
    to not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichen
    she tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weit
    4. inv (much) weit, viel
    she was not sure how \far he was committed sie war sich nicht sicher, wie sehr er engagiert war
    this is a claim too \far diese Forderung geht zu weit
    \far better/nicer/warmer viel besser/netter/wärmer
    \far more difficult viel schwieriger
    \far too expensive viel zu teuer
    by \far bei Weitem, mit Abstand
    it would be better by \far to accept the offer es wäre sehr viel besser, das Angebot anzunehmen
    5.
    ▶ as \far as (in place) bis
    I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmen
    as \far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht; (in degree)
    as \far as I can, I avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nicht
    I use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittel
    as \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...
    he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nicht
    as \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...
    as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? der ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!
    he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch alles
    ▶ \far and away mit Abstand, bei Weitem
    your entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze fam
    ▶ sb would \far do sth BRIT
    I'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehen
    I'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben
    she'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehen
    ▶ \far from sth:
    we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation
    \far from it! weit gefehlt
    Jim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!
    ▶ \far be it from [or for] me... es liegt mir fern...
    \far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall
    ▶ to go too \far zu weit gehen
    ▶ to [not] go \far enough [nicht] weit genug gehen fig
    stop it now, the joke has gone \far enough hör jetzt auf damit, man kann den Spaß auch zu weit treiben
    ▶ to go so \far as to do sth:
    surely they wouldn't go so \far as to break in? sie würden doch sicher nicht so weit gehen und einen Einbruch wagen?
    ▶ sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen
    ▶ sth will go \far to sth etw wird entscheidend zu etw dat beitragen
    ▶ sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhalten
    a hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man zwei Wochen lang im Ausland ist
    ▶ \far gone (in a bad state) beschädigt; (advanced in time) fortgeschritten
    ▶ so \far so good ( saying) so weit, so gut
    ▶ so [or thus] \far (until now) bisher
    so \far everything's been going according to plan so weit ist alles nach Plan gelaufen
    any problems? — not so \far Probleme? — bis jetzt nicht; (to a limited extent)
    I trust her only so \far ich traue ihr nicht so ganz
    vitamins can protect you only so \far Vitamine bieten nur bedingt Schutz
    ▶ to not trust sb as \far as one could throw him/her jdm nicht über den Weg trauen
    II. adj attr
    at the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumes
    the \far bank of the river das gegenüberliegende Ufer des Flusses
    2. (extreme)
    the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]
    a \far country ( liter) ein fernes Land liter
    in the \far distance in weiter Ferne
    4.
    ▶ to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein
    * * *
    [fAː(r)] comp further, farther, superl furthest, farthest
    1. adv

    I was or my thoughts were far away —

    2)

    (in time) as far back as I can remember — so weit ich (zurück)denken or mich erinnern kann

    3) (in degree, extent) weit

    far longer/better — weit länger/besser

    4)

    (in set phrases) as or so far as I'm concerned — was mich betrifft

    far and away the best, by far the best, the best by far — bei Weitem or mit Abstand der/die/das Beste

    far from liking him I find him quite unpleasant — ich mag ihn nicht, ich finde ihn (im Gegenteil) sogar ausgesprochen unsympathisch

    far from it! — ganz und gar nicht, (ganz) im Gegenteil

    far be it from me to... — es sei mir ferne, zu...

    so far this week I've seen him once/three times —

    so far so good — so weit, so gut

    these measures won't go very far toward(s) stemming rising costs — diese Maßnahmen werden nicht viel dazu beitragen, die steigenden Kosten einzudämmen

    I would go so far as to say... — ich würde so weit gehen zu sagen...

    that's going too far —

    that's carrying a joke too far — da hört der Spaß auf

    not far off (in space) — nicht weit; (in guess, aim) fast (getroffen)

    2. adj
    1) (= more distant of two) weiter entfernt, hintere(r, s)

    the far window/door — das Fenster/die Tür am anderen Ende des Zimmers

    the far wall — die Wand am anderen Ende

    when he reached the far bank —

    which of these cars is yours? – the far one — welches ist dein Auto? – das, das weiter weg ist

    which bed will you have? – the far one — welches Bett möchtest du? – das da drüben

    2) (= far-off) country, land weit entfernt

    it's a far cry from... (fig) — das ist etwas ganz anderes als...

    * * *
    far [fɑː(r)] komp. farther [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)], further [ˈfɜːðə; US ˈfɜrðər], sup farthest [ˈfɑː(r)ðıst], furthest [ˈfɜːðıst; US ˈfɜr-]
    A adj
    1. fern, (weit) entfernt, weit, entlegen
    2. (vom Sprecher aus) entfernter, abliegend:
    at the far end am anderen Ende;
    the far side die andere Seite
    3. weit vorgerückt, fortgeschritten ( beide:
    in in dat)
    B adv
    1. fern, weit:
    far away, far off weit weg oder entfernt;
    his thoughts were far away er war mit seinen Gedanken ganz woanders
    2. fig weit entfernt ( from von):
    far from rich alles andere als reich;
    far from completed noch lange oder längst nicht fertig;
    I am far from believing it ich bin weit davon entfernt, es zu glauben;
    far be it from me (to deny it) es liegt mir fern(, es zu leugnen), ich möchte (es) keineswegs (abstreiten);
    far from it! ganz und gar nicht!, keineswegs!
    3. weit(hin), fern(hin):
    far into weit oder hoch oder tief in (akk);
    far into the night bis spät oder tief in die Nacht (hinein);
    it went far to convince him das hat ihn beinahe überzeugt
    4. auch far and away, by far weit(aus), bei Weitem, um vieles, wesentlich (bes mit komp und sup):
    a) weitaus oder mit Abstand der (die, das) beste,
    b) bei Weitem am bestenBesondere Redewendungen: as far as
    a) so weit oder so viel (wie), insofern als,
    b) bis (nach oder zu oder an akk), nicht weiter als far and near fern und nah;
    far and wide weit und breit;
    far back weit zurück oder hinten;
    as far back as 1800 schon (im Jahre) 1800;
    from far von Weitem;
    a) weit gehen oder reichen,
    b) fig weit kommen, es weit bringen ten pounds don’t go far mit 10 Pfund kommt man nicht weit;
    as far as that goes was das (an)betrifft;
    it is a very good book as far as it goes es ist insgesamt ein sehr gutes Buch;
    she is quite nice as far as she goes sie ist so weit ganz nett;
    I’ll go so far as to say that … ich möchte oder würde sogar behaupten, dass…;
    go too far zu weit gehen;
    in so far (as) insofern, -weit (als);
    so far bis hierher, bisher, bis jetzt;
    so far so good so weit, so gut;
    a) weit draußen,
    b) weit hinaus,
    c) → far-out be far out weit daneben liegen (mit einer Vermutung etc);
    far up hoch oben; → between B, cry A 1
    * * *
    1. adverb,
    farther, further; farthest, furthest
    1) (in space) weit

    far [away] from — weit entfernt von

    far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

    fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

    from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

    2) (in time) weit

    far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

    3) (by much) weit

    far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

    4) (fig.)

    as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

    I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

    not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

    as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

    in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

    so far — (until now) bisher

    so far so good — so weit, so gut

    far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

    carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben

    2. adjective,
    farther, further; farthest, furthest
    1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern
    2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

    the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

    * * *
    adj.
    fern adj.
    weit adj.

    English-german dictionary > far

  • 117 take

    v. (took, taken) 1. \take sth/ sb (with one); \take sth (to sb) авах. Don't forget to \take your umbrella (with you) when you go. Явахдаа шүхрээ авахаа мартуузай. 2. аваачих; аваачиж/ хүргэж өгөх. She \takes her children to school by car. Тэр эмэгтэй хүүхдүүдээ сургуульд нь машинаар хүргэж өгдөг. The thief was \taken away in a police van. Хулгайчийг цагдаагийн машинаар аваад явсан. 3. барих, атгах. She took his arm and led him across the road. Тэр түүний гараас хөтөлж зам гаргаж өгөв. 4. шаардагдах, хэрэг болох. It \takes a lot of courage to do what he's done. Түүний хийснийг хийхэд асар их эр зориг хэрэгтэй. 5. хийх. Let's \take a walk. Явгаар явцгаая. Can I \take a look at the baby? Би энэ хүүхдийг харж болох уу? 6. take a bus/ taxi/ train автобус/ такси/ галт тэргээр явах. You can \take a taxi. Та такси авч болно шүү дээ. Shall we \take a bus to the station? Өртөө рүү автобусаар явцгаах уу? 7. \take a seat суух. 8. тогтмол эм уух/ хэрэглэх. \take two tablets three times a day. Өдөрт хоёр хоёр ширхэгээр/ тунгаар гурван удаа уу. Has he \taken his medicine? Тэр эмээ уусан уу? 9. хүлээж авах. How did they \take the news? Тэд энэ мэдээг хэрхэн/ яаж хүлээж авсан бэ? You never \take my advice. Чи миний үгийг ер авдаггүй шүү дээ. 10. тэмдэглэл бичиж авах; хэмжих. He took my name and address. Тэр миний нэр, хаягийг бичиж авав. The nurse took my temperature. Сувилагч миний халууныг үзэв. 11. үзэх, бодох, санах. I took you to be an honest man. Би таныг шударга/ үнэнч хүн байх гэж санасан юм. Do you \take me for a fool? Та намайг тэнэг хүн гэж бодож байна уу? 12. зөвшөөрөлгүй/ эндүүрч авах; хулгайлах. Who has \taken my bicycle? Хэн миний дугуйг авчихав аа? 13. хүчээр эзлэн авах. \take a town (дайны үед) хотыг эзлэх. 14. байр/ сууц түрээслэн авах. We took a small flat in London. Бид Лондонд жижиг сууц хөлсөлж авав. 15. хичээл заах. I \take the students French and German. Би оюутнуудад франц, герман хэл заадаг. 16. сонгох, худалдан авах. I'll \take the red shirt, please. Би энэ улаан цамцыг авъя. 17. зөв ойлгох. I think she took my meaning. Миний юу гэснийг тэр ойлгосон шиг байна. 18. сонин, сэтгүүл тогтмол худалдан авах. She \takes the Times. Тэр Таймс авдаг юм. 19. өмсөх. What size shoes do you \take? Та ямар хэмжээтэй гутал өмсдөг вэ? 20. багтаах, агуулах. This bus can \take 60 passengers. Энэ автобусаар 60 зорчигч тээвэрлэж болно. I don't think the shelf will \take any more books. Тавиурт дахиад илүү ном багтахгүй байх. 21. \take a photograph фото зураг авах/ дарах; зураг авахуулах. have one's picture \taken зургаа авахуулах. 22. давах; тойрч явах. The horse took the first fence beautifully. Морь эхний хашлага дээгүүр сайхан гарав. You took that corner much too fast. Та тэр буланг маш хурдан тойрлоо. 23. уух, идэх, хэрэглэх. The baby isn't old enough to \take solid food. Хүүхэд бор хоолонд орох болоогүй байна. Do you \take sugar in you coffee? Та кофендоо чихэр хийдэг үү? 24. шалгуулах, шалгалт өгөх. When are you taking a driving test? Чи хэзээ жолооны шалгалтаа өгөх гэж байна? 25. gram. өгүүлбэрт үйл үг зэргийн байрлалыг заана. The verb `eat' \takes the direct object. "Eat" хэмээх үйл үг шууд тусагдахуун авна. The verb `rely' \takes the preposition `on'. "Rely" гэдэг үйл үг "on" угтлага үгтэй орно. 26. амжилттай болох; үр нөлөөтэй/ дүнтэй байх. The kidney transplant has \taken. Бөөр шилжүүлэн суулгах мэс засал амжилттай боллоо. The cuttings have \taken. Тайрмал мөчир/ навч үндэслэсэн байв. 27. be taken ill гэнэт өвдөх/ өвчин тусах. 28. can't take хүлээн зөвшөөрч/ авч чадахгүй байх; тэвчиж/ тэсвэрлэж/ хүлцэж чадахгүй байх. I can't \take his constant criticism. Би түүний байнгын шүүмжлэлийг хүлцэн өнгөрүүлж чадахгүй. 29. I take it бодох, үзэх, тааварлах, таамаглах. I \take it you know what you're doing. Та юу хийж буйгаа мэдэж байгаа гэж би бодож байна. 30. take it from me миний хэлснийг үнэмш, надад итгэ. 31. take leave of someone баяртай, сайн сууж байгаарай гэж хэлэх, үдэх. 32. take sth as read асуултгүй/ гарцаагүй үнэн юм гэж үзэх. 33. take place болох, тохиолдох; учрах. When did the accident \take place? Энэ осол/ аваар хэзээ гарсан бэ? 34. take your own life өөрийгөө егүүтгэх, амиа хорлох. take sb aback цочоох, сандаргах. be taken aback ихэд цочих, хирдхийх, балмагдах. take after sb дууриах. He took after his father in many ways. Тэр, олон талаараа эцэгтэйгээ адилхан байв. Your daughter doesn't \take after you at all. Охин чамайг ер дууриагаагүй юм байна. take against sb/ sth голдог болох, дургүй нь хүрч эхлэх. Why have you suddenly \taken against her? Яагаад чи гэнэт тэр бүсгүйг үл таашаах болов? take sb/ sth apart v. 1. sport хялбархан/ амархан ялагдах. 2. зад/ бут шүүмжлэх. Her second novel was \taken apart by the critics. Түүний хоёрдахь романыг шүүмжлэгчид ширүүн шүүмжлэв. take sth apart задлах, салгах. Let's \take the radio apart and see what's wrong with it. Энэ радиог задалцгааж юу нь гэмтсэнийг үзье. taky away v. 1. math. хасах. 4 \take away 2 is 2. Дөрвөөс хоёрыг хасахад хоёр үлдэнэ. 2. зөөх, авч явах. take sth/ sb away (from sb/ sth) авч явах, аваачих. not to be \taken away авч явж болохгүй. The child was \taken away from the school. Хүүхдийг сургуулиас нь авсан байв. take sth back v. 1. буцаах, буцах. These shoes don't fit - I'll have to \take them back. Авсан гутлын аль аль нь таарахгүй байна. - Буцаахаас. 2. буцааж/ эгүүлэн авах. The refrigerator was obviously faulty, but the shop refused to \take it back. Хөргөгч илэрхий гэмтэлтэй байсан атал дэлгүүр нь буцааж авахаасаа татгалзав. 3. буруу юм ярьсандаа гэмших/ уучлалт эрэх. I \take it all back. Би хэлсэн/ ярьсан зүйлдээ гэмшиж байна. take sth down v. 1. буулгах, авах. He took down the picture from the wall. Тэр, хананаас зургийг буулгаж авав. Engineers are taking down the bridge. Инженерүүд гүүр нурааж байна. 2. тэмдэглэж авах. I took down your address. Би таны хаягийг бичиж авлаа. She took down my phone number. Тэр бүсгүй миний утасны дугаарыг тэмдэглэж авав. take in v. 1. (take sb in) хүлээж авах, гэртээ байлгах. 2. худлаа гэж итгүүлэх, хуурах. 3. take sth in v. ойлгох. I hope you're taking in what I'm saying. Та миний юу ярьж буйг ухаарч байгаа биз. 4. дээл, хувцас танах/ хасах. This dress needs to be \taken in at the waist. Энэ бошинзыг бэлхүүсээр нь танамаар байна. 5. багтаах, оруулах. take off 1. газраас хөөрөх. The plane took off an hour later. Онгоц цагийн дараа хөөрлөө. Let your imagination \take off. Дэмий бодлоо орхи. 2. харайхдаа газраас хөөрөх. 3. гэнэт зүгээ буруулах, зугтах. When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction. Намайг ирж явахыг харангуут тэр буруулан цааш одов. 4. үзэл санаа амархан газар авах/ түгэх; бүтээгдэхүүн амжилттай борлох. The new dictionary has really \taken off. Шинэ толь бичиг үнэнхүү гүйлгээ сайтай байв. take sth off 1. тайлах. The boy took off his coat. Хүү пальтогоо тайлав. 2. (take sb off) дууриах, адил болох, элэглэх. 3. (take sth off) тодорхой хугацаанд ажил хийхгүй байх. I'm taking a couple of weeks off. Би ажлаасаа хоёр долоо хоног хөндий байгаа. take sb on 1. хөлслөх, ажиллуулах. We're taking on a new secretary this week. Бид энэ долоо хоногт шинэ нарийн бичгийн дарга авч ажиллуулна. 2. тэмцээнд амлан авах, өрсөлдөх. 3. (take sth on) үүрэг авах, хариуцлага хүлээх. I've \taken too much work. Надад асар их ажил даалгасан. 4. (take on sth) хувирах, өөрчлөгдөх. His voice took on a more serious tone. Дуу нь сүрхий чангарч эхлэв. take out 1. гаргах. She took the fruit out of the bag. Тэр эмэгтэй уутнаас/ цүнхнээс жимс гаргав. 2. take sb out урих. She's taking me out for a meal tonight. Тэр эмэгтэй намайг өнөө орой хоолонд урьчихаад байгаа. 3. take out an insurance policy on даатгал авах; даатгуулах. 4. take it out of you ядраах, сульдаах. All that hard work has \taken it out of him. Тэр бүх хатуу хүтүү ажил түүний тэнхээ тамирыг нь доройтуулав. take sth out on sb уураа хүнд гаргах, өөрийн гуниг гомдлоороо бусдыг зовоох. When he's had a bad day he \takes it out on the children. Түүнд бүтэлгүй өдөр тохиовол бухимдлаа тэр хүүхдүүдэд гаргадаг юм. take sth over v. шинэ албан тушаал хүлээж авах. He took over the office of mayor. Тэр хотын дарга болов. Sarah will \take over my job when I leave. Намайг явахлаар Сара миний ажлыг авна. take to sb/ sth шууд таалагдах/ санаад нийцэх; дасах. I took to him as soon as I met him. Анх уулзмагцаа л би түүнийг аятайхан хүн байна гэж тоосон. The children took to their new teacher. Хүүхдүүд шинэ багшдаа дасчээ. take to sth / doing sth тогтмол хийж эхлэх. He's \taken to staying out late. Тэр байнга оройтдог болоод байна. take to your bed өвчний улмаас хэвтэрт орох. take sth up 1. дуртай юмаа идэвхтэй хийх. He took up writing poetry while he was still at school. Тэр аль сургуульд байх үеэсээ шүлэг бичиж эхэлсэн юм. 2. тодорхой орон зай, цаг хугацаа ашиглах/ хэрэглэх. Books \take up a lot of space. Номнууд маш их зай эзэлдэг. The visit took up the whole of Sunday. Айлчлал бүх л бүтэн сайн өдрийг авав. 3. үргэлжлүүлэх. I'll \take up the story where I left off yesterday. Би өчигдөр дутуу орхисон газраасаа өгүүллэгийг үргэлжлүүлье. take sth up with sb 1. асуух. I think I need to \take this matter up with my lawyer. Би эл хэрэг явдлыг/ асуудлыг өмгөөлөгчөөсөө асууя. 2. take up with sb нөхөрсөг/ найзархаг/ дотно болох. take upon. \take it upon yourself to do something. Санаагаараа/ өөрийн зөнгөөр хийх. take n. телевизийн нэвтрүүлэг буюу киноны нэг хэсгийг харуулсан зураглал/ зураг авалт. takeaway n. 1. зөөврийн/ бэлэн халуун хоол зэхдэг газар. Let's get some food from the Chinese \take. Хятад бэлэн хоолны газраас хоол авцгаая. 2. зэхэж бэлтгэсэн халуун хоол. an Indian \take Энэтхэг бэлэн хоол. adj. a \take meal зөөврийн/ зэхмэл халуун хоол хүнс. take-off n. 1. онгоц газраас хөөрөх үе. It was a smooth \take. Газраас алгуурхан хөөрөв. 2. элэглэл, дууриах. He does \takes of leading politicians. Тэр гол гол улс төрчдийг шоглон дууриадаг юм. take-over n. 1. дийлэнхи хувьцаагий нь худалдан авч уг компанийг эрхшээлдээ авах нь. 2. байгууллага, улс орныг хүчээр эзлэн авах явдал. a military \take цэргийн хүчээр түрэмгийлэн авах/ эзлэх.

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    1. adjective,
    pl. those
    1) dieser/diese/dieses
    2) (expr. strong feeling) der/die/das

    never will I forget that day — den Tag werde ich nie vergessen

    3) (coupled or contrasted with ‘this’) der/die/das [da]
    2. pronoun,
    pl. those
    1) der/die/das

    who is that in the garden? — wer ist das [da] im Garten?

    what bird is that? — was für ein Vogel ist das?

    and [all] that — und so weiter

    like that — (of the kind or in the way mentioned, of that character) so

    [just] like that — (without effort, thought) einfach so

    don't talk like that — hör auf, so zu reden

    he is like that — so ist er eben

    that is [to say] — (introducing explanation) das heißt; (introducing reservation) das heißt; genauer gesagt

    if they'd have me, that is — das heißt, wenn sie mich nehmen

    that's more like it — (of suggestion, news) das hört sich schon besser an; (of action, work) das sieht schon besser aus

    that's right! — (expr. approval) gut od. recht so; (iron.) nur so weiter!; (coll.): (expr. assent) jawohl

    that's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]; (with request) sei so lieb usw.

    somebody/something is not as... as all that — (coll.) so... ist jemand/etwas nun auch wieder nicht

    [so] that's that — (it's finished) so, das wär's; (it's settled) so ist es nun mal

    you are not going to the party, and that's that! — du gehst nicht zu der Party, und damit Schluss!

    2) (Brit.): (person spoken to)

    who is that? — wer ist da?; (behind wall etc.) wer ist denn da?; (on telephone) wer ist am Apparat?

    3. relative pronoun, pl. same
    der/die/das

    the people that you got it from — die Leute, von denen du es bekommen hast

    the box that you put the apples in — die Kiste, in die du die Äpfel getan hast

    is he the man that you saw last night? — ist das der Mann, den Sie gestern Abend gesehen haben?

    everyone that I know — jeder, den ich kenne

    this is all [the money] that I have — das ist alles [Geld], was ich habe

    4. adverb
    (coll.) so

    he may be daft, but he's not [all] that daft — er mag ja blöd sein, aber so blöd [ist er] auch wieder nicht

    5. relative adverb
    der/die/das

    at the speed that he was going — bei der Geschwindigkeit, die er hatte

    the day that I first met her — der Tag, an dem ich sie zum ersten Mal sah

    6. conjunction
    1) (introducing statement; expr. result, reason or cause) dass
    2) (expr. purpose)

    [in order] that — damit

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    1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective
    (used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) jene/-r/-s
    2. pronoun
    (used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) der/die/das
    3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun
    (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man( that) you were talking to?) der/die/das
    4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction
    1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised( that) he had gone.) daß
    2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) daß(doch)
    5. adverb
    (so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) so
    - academic.ru/117188/like_that">like that
    - that's that
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    [ðæt,ðət]
    1. (person, thing specified) der/die/das
    put \that box down before you drop it stell die Kiste ab, bevor du sie [womöglich] noch fallen lässt
    who is \that girl? wer ist das Mädchen?
    what was \that noise? was war das für ein Geräusch?
    \that old liar! dieser alte Lügner!
    \that... of hers/theirs ihr(e)...
    I've never liked \that uncle of hers ich habe ihren Onkel noch nie gemocht
    \that... of mine/his mein(e)/dein(e)...
    2. (person, thing farther away) der/die/das [... dort [o da]], jene(r, s) geh
    do you know \that girl [over there] kennst du das Mädchen [dort]
    give me \that book, not this one gib mir das Buch [da], nicht dieses
    1. dem (person, thing, action specified) das
    \that's not right — three times five is fifteen das stimmt nicht — drei mal fünf ist fünfzehn
    they all think \that das denken alle
    \that's more like it! das ist doch schon gleich viel besser!
    \that's a good idea das ist eine gute Idee
    \that's a pity das ist aber schade
    \that's terrible das ist ja furchtbar
    \that will do, \that's enough das reicht
    what's \that you said? was hast du gesagt?
    who's \that? is \that the girl you're looking for? wer ist das? ist das das Mädchen, das du suchst?
    who's \that on the phone? wer spricht da?
    hello, is \that Ben? hallo, bist du das, Ben?
    is \that you making all the noise, John? bist du das, der so einen Lärm macht, John?
    it's just a gimmick — \that said, I'd love to do it das ist nur ein Trick — dennoch würde ich es gerne machen
    take \that! (when hitting sb) [das ist] für dich!
    \that's why deshalb
    2. dem (person, thing farther away) das [da [o dort]]
    I don't want this, give me \that dies hier will ich nicht, gib mir das [da]
    \that's his wife over there das da [o dort] drüben ist seine Frau
    3. dem (indicating time) das
    ah, 1985, \that was a good year ah, 1985, das war ein gutes Jahr
    \that was yesterday \that we talked on the phone, not last week wir haben gestern, nicht letzte Woche telefoniert
    4. dem, after prep
    after/before \that danach/davor
    by \that damit
    what do you mean by \that? was soll das heißen?
    like \that (in such a way) so; (of such a kind) derartig; ( fam: effortlessly) einfach so
    if you hold it like \that, it will break wenn du das so hältst, geht es kaputt
    we need more people like \that wir brauchen mehr solche Leute
    don't talk like \that sprich nicht so
    he can't just leave like \that er kann nicht einfach so verschwinden
    over/under \that darüber/darunter
    with \that damit
    [and] with \that he hung up [und] damit legte er auf
    “I still think you're wrong” he said and with \that he drove off „ich denke immer noch, dass du Unrecht hast“ sagte er und fuhr davon
    5. dem ( form: the one) der/die/das
    his appearance was \that of an undergrown man er sah aus, als ob er zu klein gewachsen wäre
    his handwriting is \that of a child seine Handschrift ist die eines Kindes
    we are often afraid of \that which we cannot understand wir fürchten uns oft vor dem, was wir nicht verstehen
    are you relieved? — [oh yes,]I am \that bist du erleichtert? — das kannst du [aber] laut sagen fam
    well, \that's it, we've finished o.k., das war's [o wär's], wir sind fertig
    \that's it! I'm not putting up with any more of her rudeness jetzt reicht's! ich lasse mir ihre Unverschämtheiten nicht mehr gefallen
    she left the room and \that was \that, I never saw her again sie verließ den Raum und das war's, ich habe sie nie wiedergesehen
    I won't agree to it and \that's \that ich stimme dem nicht zu, und damit Schluss
    \that'll [or \that should] do, \that should be enough das wird reichen
    no thanks, \that'll do [or \that's everything] nein danke, das ist alles
    8. rel (which, who) der/die/das
    \that's the car [\that] John wants to buy das ist das Auto, das John kaufen möchte
    I can't find the books [\that] I got from the library ich finde die Bücher nicht, die ich mir aus der Bibliothek ausgeliehen habe
    the baby smiles at anyone \that smiles at her das Baby lächelt alle an, die es anlächeln
    simpleton \that he is... als Einfaltspinsel, der er ist,...
    9. rel (when) als
    the year \that Anna was born das Jahr, in dem Anna geboren wurde
    10.
    ▶ and [all] \that ( fam) und so weiter
    ▶ at \that noch dazu
    she was a thief and a clever one at \that sie war eine Diebin, und eine kluge noch dazu
    ▶ \that is [to say] das heißt
    the hotel is closed during low seasons, \that is from October to March das Hotel ist in der Nebensaison, sprich von Oktober bis März, geschlossen
    ▶ this and \that dies und das
    ▶ \that was ( form)
    General Dunstaple married Miss Hughes \that was General Dunstaple heiratete die frühere Miss Hughes
    1. (as subject/object) dass
    \that such a thing could happen gave me new hope dass so etwas passieren konnte gab mir neue Hoffnung
    I knew [\that] he'd never get here on time ich wusste, dass er niemals rechtzeitig hier sein würde
    the fact is [\that] we... Fakt ist, dass wir...
    2. after adj, vb (as a result)
    it was so dark [\that] I couldn't see anything es war so dunkel, dass ich nichts sehen konnte
    so [or in order] \that damit
    let's go over the rules again in order \that... gehen wir die Regeln nochmal[s] durch, damit...
    4. after adj (in apposition to ‘it’)
    it's possible [\that] there'll be a vacancy es ist möglich, dass eine Stelle frei wird
    is it true [\that] she's gone back to teaching? stimmt es, dass sie wieder als Lehrerin arbeitet?
    considering [\that]... wenn man bedenkt, dass...
    given \that... vorausgesetzt, dass...
    supposing [\that]... angenommen, dass...
    6. (as a reason) weil, da [ja]
    it's rather \that I'm not well today es ist eher deshalb, weil ich mich heute nicht wohl fühle
    I'd like to go, it's just \that I don't have any time ich würde ja gern hingehen, ich hab' bloß [einfach] keine Zeit fam
    now \that we've bought a house... jetzt, wo wir ein Haus gekauft haben..
    we can't increase our production quantities in \that the machines are presently working to full capacity wir können die Produktion nicht hochfahren, da [nämlich] die Maschinen derzeit voll ausgelastet sind
    not \that it's actually my business, but... nicht, dass es mich etwas anginge, aber...
    except [\that] außer, dass
    his plan sounds perfect except [\that] I don't want to be involved in such a scheme sein Plan hört sich großartig an, nur will ich mit so einem Vorhaben nichts zu tun haben
    to the extent \that (so much that) dermaßen... dass; (insofar as) insofern als
    the situation has worsened to the extend \that we are calling in an independent expert die Situation hat sich dermaßen verschlimmert, dass wir einen unabhängigen Fachmann hinzuziehen
    apes are like people to the extent \that they have some human characteristics Affen sind wie Menschen, insofern als sie gewisse menschliche Eigenschaften haben
    oh \that I were young again! wäre ich doch nochmal jung!
    oh \that they would listen! wenn sie [doch] nur zuhören würden!
    IV. ADVERB
    inv so
    she's too young to walk \that far sie ist zu jung, um so weit laufen zu können
    it wasn't [all] \that good so gut war es [nun] auch wieder nicht
    his words hurt me \that much I cried seine Worte haben mich so verletzt, dass ich weinte
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    I [ðt] (weak form) [ðət]
    1. dem pron pl those
    1) das

    that is Joe ( over there) —

    who is that speaking? — wer spricht (denn) da?; (on phone)

    if she's as unhappy/stupid etc as (all) that — wenn sie so or derart unglücklich/dumm etc ist

    I didn't think she'd get/be as angry as that — ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass sie sich so ärgern würde

    ... and all that —... und so (inf)

    like that — so

    with luck/talent like that... — bei solchem or so einem (inf) Glück/Talent...

    that's got that/him out of the way — so, das wäre geschafft/den wären wir los

    that's what I'm here for — dafür bin ich ja hier, das ist meine Aufgabe

    oh well, that's that —

    there, that's that — so, das wärs

    you can't go and that's that — du darfst nicht gehen, und damit hat sichs or und damit basta (inf)

    well, that's that then — das wärs dann also

    will he come? – that he will (dial) — kommt er? – (der?) bestimmt

    2)

    (after prep) after/before/below/over that — danach/davor/darunter/darüber

    and... at that — und dabei...

    you can get it in any supermarket and quite cheaply at that — man kann es in jedem Supermarkt, und zwar ganz billig, bekommen

    what do you mean by that? (not understanding) — was wollen Sie damit sagen?; (amazed, annoyed) was soll (denn) das heißen?

    if things have or if it has come to that —

    with that she got up and left/burst into tears — damit stand sie auf und ging/brach sie in Tränen aus

    See:
    → leave
    3) (opposed to "this" and "these") das (da), jenes (old, geh)

    that's the one I like, not this one — das (dort) mag ich, nicht dies (hier)

    4)

    (followed by rel pron) this theory is different from that which... — diese Theorie unterscheidet sich von derjenigen, die...

    that which we call... — das, was wir... nennen

    2. dem adj pl those
    1) der/die/das, jene(r, s)

    that child/dog! — dieses Kind/dieser Hund!

    2) (in opposition to this) der/die/das

    I'd like that one, not this one — ich möchte das da, nicht dies hier

    3)

    (with poss) that dog of yours! — Ihr Hund, dieser Hund von Ihnen

    what about that plan of yours now? — wie steht es denn jetzt mit Ihrem Plan?, was ist denn nun mit Ihrem Plan?

    3. dem adv (inf)
    so

    it's not that good/cold etc —

    it's not that good a film — SO ein guter Film ist es nun auch wieder nicht

    II
    rel pron
    1) der/die/das, die

    all/nothing/everything etc that... — alles/nichts/alles etc, was...

    the best/cheapest etc that... — das Beste/Billigste etc, das or was...

    the girl that I told you about — das Mädchen, von dem ich Ihnen erzählt habe

    no-one has come that I know of — meines Wissens or soviel ich weiß, ist niemand gekommen

    2)

    (with expressions of time) the minute that he came the phone rang — genau in dem Augenblick, als er kam, klingelte das Telefon

    the day that we spent on the beach was one of the hottest — der Tag, den wir am Strand verbrachten, war einer der heißesten

    the day that... — an dem Tag, als...

    III
    conj
    1) dass

    he said that it was wrong — er sagte, es sei or wäre (inf) falsch, er sagte, dass es falsch sei or wäre

    not that I want to do it — nicht (etwa), dass ich das tun wollte

    See:
    → so
    2)

    (in exclamations) that things or it should come to this! —

    3) (obs, liter: in order that) auf dass (old)
    * * *
    that1 [ðæt]
    A pron & adj (hinweisend) pl those [ðəʊz]
    1. (ohne pl) das:
    that is true das stimmt;
    that’s all das ist alles;
    that’s it!
    a) so ists recht!,
    b) das ist es ja (gerade)!;
    that’s what it is das ist es ja gerade;
    that’s that umg das wäre erledigt, damit basta;
    well, that was that! umg aus der Traum!;
    that is (to say) das heißt;
    and that und zwar;
    a) trotzdem,
    b) zudem, (noch) obendrein;
    for all that trotz alledem;
    that’s what he told me so hat er es mir erzählt;
    that’s a good boy sei schön brav!; → leave1 A 2
    2. (besonders von weiter entfernten Personen etc sowie zur Betonung und pej) jener, jene, jenes:
    this cake is much better than that (one) dieser Kuchen ist viel besser als jener;
    that car over there das Auto da drüben;
    look at that hat schau dir mal diesen komischen Hut an!;
    those who diejenigen, welche;
    that which das, was;
    those were his words das waren seine Worte
    3. solch(er, e, es):
    to that degree that … in solchem Ausmaße oder so sehr, dass …
    B adv umg so (sehr), dermaßen:
    that far so weit;
    that furious so oder dermaßen wütend;
    not all that good so gut auch wieder nicht;
    he can’t be that ill so krank kann er gar nicht sein;
    that much so viel;
    it’s that simple so einfach ist das
    that2 [ðət; ðæt] pl that rel pr
    1. ( in einschränkenden Sätzen; eine präp darf nie davor stehen) der, die, das, welch(er, e, es):
    the book that he wanted das Buch, das er wünschte;
    the man that I spoke of der Mann, von dem ich sprach;
    the day that I met her der Tag, an dem ich sie traf;
    any house that jedes Haus, das;
    no one that keiner, der;
    Mrs Jones, Miss Black that was umg Frau Jones, geborene Black;
    Mrs Quilp that is umg die jetzige Frau Quilp
    2. ( nach all, everything, nothing etc) was:
    all that alles, was;
    the best that das Beste, was
    that3 [ðət; ðæt] konj
    it is a pity that he is not here es ist schade, dass er nicht hier ist;
    it is 5 years that he went away es ist nun 5 Jahre her, dass oder seitdem er fortging;
    I am not sure that it will be there ich bin nicht sicher, ob oder dass es dort ist oder sein wird
    so that sodass;
    I was so tired that I went to bed ich war so müde, dass ich zu Bett ging
    3. (in Finalsätzen) damit, dass:
    we went there that we might see it wir gingen hin, um es zu sehen
    4. (in Kausalsätzen) weil, da (ja), dass:
    not that I have any objection nicht, dass ich etwas dagegen hätte;
    it is rather that … es ist eher deshalb, weil …;
    a) darum, weil,
    b) insofern, als
    o that I could believe it! dass ich es doch glauben könnte!
    now that jetzt, da;
    at the time that I was born zu der Zeit, als ich geboren wurde
    * * *
    1. adjective,
    pl. those
    1) dieser/diese/dieses
    2) (expr. strong feeling) der/die/das
    3) (coupled or contrasted with ‘this’) der/die/das [da]
    2. pronoun,
    pl. those
    1) der/die/das

    who is that in the garden? — wer ist das [da] im Garten?

    and [all] that — und so weiter

    like that — (of the kind or in the way mentioned, of that character) so

    [just] like that — (without effort, thought) einfach so

    don't talk like that — hör auf, so zu reden

    that is [to say] — (introducing explanation) das heißt; (introducing reservation) das heißt; genauer gesagt

    if they'd have me, that is — das heißt, wenn sie mich nehmen

    that's more like it — (of suggestion, news) das hört sich schon besser an; (of action, work) das sieht schon besser aus

    that's right! — (expr. approval) gut od. recht so; (iron.) nur so weiter!; (coll.): (expr. assent) jawohl

    that's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]; (with request) sei so lieb usw.

    somebody/something is not as... as all that — (coll.) so... ist jemand/etwas nun auch wieder nicht

    [so] that's that — (it's finished) so, das wär's; (it's settled) so ist es nun mal

    you are not going to the party, and that's that! — du gehst nicht zu der Party, und damit Schluss!

    2) (Brit.): (person spoken to)

    who is that? — wer ist da?; (behind wall etc.) wer ist denn da?; (on telephone) wer ist am Apparat?

    3. relative pronoun, pl. same
    der/die/das

    the people that you got it from — die Leute, von denen du es bekommen hast

    the box that you put the apples in — die Kiste, in die du die Äpfel getan hast

    is he the man that you saw last night? — ist das der Mann, den Sie gestern Abend gesehen haben?

    everyone that I know — jeder, den ich kenne

    this is all [the money] that I have — das ist alles [Geld], was ich habe

    4. adverb
    (coll.) so

    he may be daft, but he's not [all] that daft — er mag ja blöd sein, aber so blöd [ist er] auch wieder nicht

    5. relative adverb
    der/die/das

    at the speed that he was going — bei der Geschwindigkeit, die er hatte

    the day that I first met her — der Tag, an dem ich sie zum ersten Mal sah

    6. conjunction
    1) (introducing statement; expr. result, reason or cause) dass
    2) (expr. purpose)

    [in order] that — damit

    * * *
    adj.
    dasjenig pron.
    dies adj. conj.
    dass konj. pron.
    das pron.
    derjenig pron.
    diejenig pron.
    dies pron.
    welch pron.
    welcher pron.
    welches pron.

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  • 119 contra

    contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.
    I.
    Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).
    A.
    Local.
    1.
    Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.
    a.
    With verb of being or position expressed or understood.
    (α).
    Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):

    feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:

    ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:

    signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,

    Liv. 1, 18, 8:

    stat contra starique jubet,

    Juv. 3, 290:

    stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!

    Mart. 1, 55, 12:

    ulmus erat contra,

    in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:

    templa vides contra,

    in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:

    contra conserta manu,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
    (β).
    Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):

    contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,

    Manil. 2, 253:

    posita contra Hispania,

    Tac. Agr. 11:

    promuntorium quod contra procedit,

    Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:

    arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,

    face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:

    jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),

    side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—
    b.
    With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.
    (α).
    Referring to persons:

    accede ad me atque adi contra,

    come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):

    adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:

    contra adspicere,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:

    contra intueri,

    Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:

    cum veniret contra Marcianus,

    Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—
    (β).
    Of things:

    hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,

    Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:

    quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,

    Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—
    2.
    Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,
    (α).
    In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:

    aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,

    at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—
    (β).
    In post-Aug. prose (very rare):

    at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    3.
    Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:

    quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,

    id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:

    qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,

    make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:

    si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:

    audi nunc contra jam,

    listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:

    at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,

    you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:

    Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,

    Liv. 1, 28, 1:

    contra ut me diligat illa,

    Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:

    cui latrans contra senex,

    Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:

    scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—

    Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,

    Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:

    contra talia reddit,

    Claud. B. Gild. 379.—
    (β).
    With dat. pers.:

    consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:

    facere contra huic aegre,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:

    hiscine contra insidiabere?

    id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:

    tibi contra gratiam Referre,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—
    (γ).
    With item:

    item a me contra factum est,

    Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:

    puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,

    id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—
    (δ).
    Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;

    Consonat terra,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:

    confer gradum Contra pariter,

    id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:

    video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:

    vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!

    Cat. 62, 6.—
    (ε).
    Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:

    si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,

    what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:

    si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;

    Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,

    to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:

    agedum pauca accipe contra,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:

    Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,

    Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:

    oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:

    dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?

    id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.
    B.
    Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.
    1.
    Of physical exertion.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,

    struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:

    nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,

    bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:

    at ille contra nititur,

    resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:

    pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,

    rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:

    et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,

    Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—
    2.
    Of mental exertion:

    si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,

    arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:

    siti contra... pugnandum,

    Cels. 4, 2 fin. —
    3.
    Of hostile opposition in gen.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,

    who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:

    contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,

    something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,

    Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—
    4.
    Of warfare.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,

    Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:

    quid quod exercitum contra duxit?

    Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:

    ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,

    if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:

    issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,

    Liv. 7, 39, 17:

    cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,

    would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:

    et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,

    Tac. A. 11, 10.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,

    Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—
    5.
    Of legal contests.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—
    (β).
    Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:

    quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?

    if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—
    (γ).
    On the part of the adversary:

    inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,

    Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—
    (δ).
    Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:

    ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,

    given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—
    6.
    Of literary opposition.
    (α).
    Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—
    (β).
    With other verbs:

    astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,

    Lucr. 5, 728:

    contra nunc illud pone, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:

    habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,

    some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—
    7.
    Of public and political opposition.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—
    (β).
    With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:

    nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,

    no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:

    honores contra petere,

    Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:

    pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,

    Tac. A. 14, 45.—
    8.
    Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:

    si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,

    and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—
    9.
    With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).
    a.
    Absol.
    (α).
    Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:

    cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,

    would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:

    hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,

    id. Caecin. 33, 97:

    dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,

    id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:

    contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—
    (β).
    To make charges against (rare):

    si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,

    Cic. Clu. 48, 134:

    qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,

    id. Quint. 29, 88; so,

    contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,

    id. Fl. 21, 51.—
    (γ).
    In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:

    fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,

    contra disputare and contra scribere,

    id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:

    nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:

    ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,

    to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—
    (δ).
    To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:

    quam palam principes dixerunt contra!

    protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:

    cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:

    filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:

    contradicente nullo,

    Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—
    (ε).
    To reply:

    contradixit edicto,

    answered by an edict, Suet. Aug. 56. —
    (ζ).
    Abl. absol. impers.:

    explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,

    whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—
    b.
    With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:

    ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:

    ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,

    id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:

    aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:

    ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),

    refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

    quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:

    seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,

    or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:

    dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,

    the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—
    c.
    With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    To oppose a person by speaking against his views:

    solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,

    to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:

    tibi,

    Suet. Aug. 54:

    Curioni...,

    id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:

    volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,

    my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—
    (β).
    To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:

    cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,

    opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:

    patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:

    cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,

    Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—
    (δ).
    With dat. of the petition:

    preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,

    which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—
    (ε).
    To contest the validity of a law (rare):

    quibus (legibus) contradici potest,

    Quint. 7, 7, 4.—
    (ζ).
    To contradict an assertion (very rare):

    pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,

    Quint. 5, 10, 13.—
    d.
    With quin, to object:

    praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,

    there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.
    C.
    To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;

    but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,

    Quint. 7, 3, 14:

    cum verba (legis) contra sint,

    id. 7, 1, 49:

    sed experimentum contra fuit,

    unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:

    ubi fortuna contra fuit,

    id. ib. 3, 18:

    si fortuna contra daret,

    should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.
    D.
    Of logical opposition, with negative force.
    1.
    Of a direct contrast.
    a.
    Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:

    quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,

    but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:

    in stultitia contra est,

    with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:

    in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),

    id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:

    quod contra est,

    Sall. J. 85, 21:

    quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:

    contra fore si, etc.,

    ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:

    immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),

    ib. 41, 3, 49:

    ego contra puto (i. e. esse),

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—
    b.
    With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:

    utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,

    of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:

    id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),

    id. Att. 10, 8, 2:

    contra evenit in iis morbis,

    Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:

    ego contra sentio,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:

    Proculus contra (sc. sentit),

    ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:

    licet Celsus contra scribat,

    ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:

    cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,

    interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —
    c.
    Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.
    (α).
    To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:

    nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;

    quod contra, id turpe,

    id. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    sit sapienter usus aut contra,

    Quint. 2, 5, 15:

    lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),

    Col. 11, 3, 25.—
    (β).
    To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:

    ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,

    improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:

    quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—
    (γ).
    To a verbal predicate:

    an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),

    Dig. 34, 5, 19.—
    (δ).
    To a subject infinitive:

    laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,

    praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—
    (ε).
    To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:

    quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,

    those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;

    mihi contra,

    id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—
    (ζ).
    To an attributive genitive:

    Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),

    Sall. J. 88, 2:

    verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),

    Quint. 2, 4, 21:

    alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,

    the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;

    so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,

    Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—
    2.
    Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.
    a.
    With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;

    Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,

    Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:

    quae etiam contra valent,

    i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—
    b.
    Belonging to the same predicate:

    ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,

    Cic. Or. 36, 123:

    cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,

    Dig. 35, 2, 48:

    in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,

    Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:

    junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,

    id. 1, 5, 68:

    ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,

    but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:

    itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,

    Cic. Or. 42, 143:

    qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,

    or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.
    E.
    In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).
    1.
    In independent clauses.
    a.
    Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:

    ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:

    ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:

    in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,

    Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:

    contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;

    so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,

    Just. 13, 1, 7.—
    b.
    Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;

    contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;

    nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,

    Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:

    justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,

    Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:

    si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—
    2.
    In opposition to a dependent clause:

    ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:

    cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,

    Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:

    cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:

    at contra,

    Lucr. 2, 392.—
    3.
    With co-ordinate conjunctions.
    a.
    Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.
    (α).
    With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 23:

    cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,

    Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:

    itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:

    nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,

    Quint. 10, 2, 22.—
    (β).
    With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:

    audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,

    Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:

    ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,

    id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—
    (γ).
    With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:

    atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!

    Cic. Balb. 22, 51:

    domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,

    Dig. 13, 7, 21:

    equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,

    Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—
    (δ).
    After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:

    in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,

    Cic. Sull. 7, 21:

    nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,

    id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,

    et contra,

    Suet. Tit. 7.—
    b.
    With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).
    (α).
    At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;

    At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,

    Lucr. 2, 400:

    cogunt,

    id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;

    at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:

    ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—
    (β).
    Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):

    non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:

    arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,

    Liv. 45, 18, 1:

    tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,

    Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:

    obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,

    Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—
    (γ).
    Contra autem (rare;

    in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,

    Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:

    sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,

    Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—
    (δ).
    Contra vero (very rare;

    not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,

    Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —
    (ε).
    Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—
    c.
    With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).
    (α).
    Aut contra:

    num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?

    Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:

    si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—
    (β).
    Vel contra:

    hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?

    Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—
    (γ).
    Seu contra:

    seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,

    Prop. 1, 11, 25.—
    d.
    With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;

    never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,

    Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —
    4.
    In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,
    (α).
    In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):

    aliis vero econtra videtur,

    Hier. Ep. 12.—
    (β).
    Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):

    honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—
    5.
    With emphatic particles.
    a.
    Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);

    not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,

    Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—
    b.
    Immo contra (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    = no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:

    existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—
    (β).
    = sed contra, but on the contrary:

    proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,

    Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:

    immo contra ea,

    Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—
    c.
    Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):

    quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.
    F.
    With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.
    1.
    Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.
    (α).
    With atque:

    item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:

    simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:

    judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
    (β).
    With ac:

    itaque contra est ac dicitis,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:

    vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,

    id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:

    cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,

    id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:

    Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,

    Sall. C. 60, 5.—
    (γ).
    With ac and atque:

    si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,

    Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—
    (δ).
    With quam (post-Aug.):

    cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,

    Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:

    contra quam licet,

    id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—
    2.
    Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:

    mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,

    contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:

    ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,

    contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:

    contra quam ista causa postulasset,

    id. Caecin. 24, 67:

    contra quam sanctum legibus est,

    Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:

    contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,

    Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.
    II.
    Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).
    A.
    Local uses.
    1.
    Opposite, over against, facing.
    a.
    Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;

    adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:

    ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,

    id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:

    Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,

    Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:

    Carthago Italiam contra,

    Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:

    insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,

    Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—
    b.
    Of the heavenly bodies:

    donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,

    Lucr. 5, 708:

    contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,

    Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:

    cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:

    contra mediam faciem meridies erit,

    id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—
    c.
    Of opposite ends of a line.
    (α).
    Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—
    (β).
    Of a line drawn:

    contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,

    opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—
    d.
    Of buildings, etc.:

    contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:

    (statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,

    Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:

    contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—
    e.
    Of places on the human body:

    id quod contra stomachum est,

    Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;

    4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,

    Cels. 4, 1 fin. —
    2.
    Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:

    adversus, ad, e regione,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 61).
    a.
    In gen.:

    quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,

    Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:

    et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?

    Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:

    rex constiterat contra pedites,

    Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:

    ne contra septentrionem paveris,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:

    contra solem varie refulgens,

    placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;

    37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,

    id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—
    b.
    Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):

    (Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,

    towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:

    lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,

    Dig. 48, 8, 4.—
    c.
    Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—
    d.
    Against an opposing action, etc.:

    contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:

    cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,

    Vitr. 1, 6, 8:

    ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,

    Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:

    contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,

    id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:

    capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,

    id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:

    contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,

    Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:

    contra stimulum calces,

    kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—
    e.
    Of local actions with hostile intent.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?

    Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:

    Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),

    id. Att. 15, 20, 3:

    pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,

    to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:

    a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,

    id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:

    Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,

    Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:

    terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,

    i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:

    tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,

    will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:

    cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    (Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,

    when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—
    f.
    In partic.
    (α).
    Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:

    quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,

    Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:

    contra populi studium,

    Cic. Brut. 34, 126:

    contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,

    id. ib. 79, 273; so,

    a mendacio contra veritatem,

    id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:

    contra cives in acie,

    id. Att. 16, 11, 2:

    et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,

    opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:

    haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,

    Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —
    (β).
    Contra aliquem ire:

    aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,

    Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:

    uti contra injurias armati eatis,

    Sall. J. 31, 6:

    interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,

    Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—
    3.
    Transf.,
    a.
    To persons placed together for comparison:

    C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,

    Quint. 10, 1, 114:

    CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,

    Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—
    b.
    To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.
    (α).
    Lit. (very rare):

    quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    (β).
    Prop.:

    cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,

    Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:

    qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 9, 9:

    numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:

    tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,

    id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:

    nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,

    as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:

    (illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,

    Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:

    contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?

    Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,

    robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,

    id. ib. 13, 2;

    so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,
    c.
    Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):

    numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,

    superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):

    oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,

    Petr. 7, 6.—
    d.
    Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:

    contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 29:

    contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,

    Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:

    quae contra breviter fata est vates,

    Verg. A. 6, 398:

    contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,

    Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).
    B.
    Denoting hostility or disadvantage.
    1.
    With verbs of hostile action.
    a.
    Of physical exertion:

    pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,

    Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:

    proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,

    id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —
    b.
    Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.

    bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),

    Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:

    contra Antonium,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,

    contra patriam,

    id. Sull. 20, 58:

    pugnare contra patriam,

    id. ib. 25, 70:

    contra conjuges et liberos,

    Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:

    armatum esse contra populum Romanum,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:

    armis contendere contra,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 13:

    arma alicui dare (trop.),

    Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:

    aciem instruere (trop.),

    Liv. 25, 4, 4:

    exercitum comparare,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:

    exercitum instruere,

    id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    exercitum ducere and adducere,

    id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:

    exercitum contra Philippum mittere,

    id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

    naves ducere contra,

    Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

    ducere contra hostes,

    Liv. 1, 27, 4:

    florem Italiae educere contra,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    proficisci contra,

    to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:

    auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,

    Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:

    juvare aliquem contra,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 35:

    consilium inire contra Sequanos,

    to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—
    c.
    Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).
    (α).
    In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:

    cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,

    Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:

    (causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:

    rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,

    Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:

    esse contra,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;

    at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,

    Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:

    causam defendere contra,

    against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:

    statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),

    to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:

    actio competit contra,

    Dig. 49, 14, 41:

    querelam instituere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:

    bonorum possessionem petere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 23:

    jus obtinere contra,

    Cic. Quint. 9, 34:

    pugnare contra,

    to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:

    id quod mihi contra illos datum est,

    i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:

    judicare contra aliquem,

    id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:

    pronuntiare contra,

    Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:

    decernere contra,

    Cic. Fl. 31, 76:

    appellare contra aliquem,

    Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:

    contra sententiam,

    Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:

    cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—
    (β).
    Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:

    quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:

    contra rem suam me venisse questus est,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—
    (γ).
    With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:

    ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:

    cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,

    id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,

    causam dicere,

    id. Or. 2, 23, 98:

    causam perorare,

    id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:

    quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,

    id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:

    si Gaditani contra me dicerent,

    if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:

    si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:

    testimonium in aliquem dicere,

    id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):

    contra juris consultos dicere,

    against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:

    contra testes dicendum est,

    Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:

    cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,

    Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:

    tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?

    Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —
    d.
    Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:

    cum scriberem contra Epicurios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:

    contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,

    id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:

    contra Brutum,

    id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:

    contra Academiam,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:

    contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,

    id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—
    e.
    Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).
    (α).
    In gen.:

    sentire contra,

    Cic. Mil. 2, 5:

    pugnare contra bonos,

    id. Sull. 25, 71:

    contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,

    Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:

    (tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,

    Liv. 39, 32, 12.—
    (β).
    Of political speaking:

    cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,

    Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:

    adversus, in): inire consilia contra,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

    manum comparare contra aliquem,

    id. Sull. 24, 68:

    conjurationem facere,

    id. ib. 4, 12:

    congredi,

    id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:

    aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,

    Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:

    nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,

    against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:

    eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,

    operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:

    homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?

    Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:

    epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:

    disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,

    to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—
    2.
    Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:

    licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,

    injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:

    res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,

    id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:

    nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:

    quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,

    id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—
    3.
    Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:

    Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?

    or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:

    sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,

    id. Att. 7, 5, 5:

    judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,

    id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:

    cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:

    fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,

    in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—
    4.
    Dependent on adjectives (rare):

    contra se ipse misericors,

    to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:

    severissimus judex contra fures,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—
    5.
    With nouns.
    a.
    Acc. to 1. b.:

    ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—
    b.
    Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).
    (α).
    Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:

    quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:

    Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,

    Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,

    haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:

    orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,

    id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—
    (β).
    Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:

    unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,

    Cic. Brut. 26, 99:

    (Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,

    id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—
    c.
    Acc. to 1. f.:

    contra patres concitatio et seditio,

    Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:

    contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,

    Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.
    C.
    With inanimate and abstract objects.
    1.
    Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).
    a.
    Of physical or moral exertion:

    cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,

    Verg. A. 10, 567:

    pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,

    Cic. Sen. 11, 35:

    contra verum niti,

    Sall. J. 35, 8:

    contra fortunam luctari,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—
    b.
    Of warfare (lit. and trop.):

    bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,

    id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:

    artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,

    Quint. 5, 13, 30.—
    c.
    Of legal contention.
    (α).
    Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:

    contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),

    Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:

    contra ratiocinationem,

    id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:

    contra caput dicere,

    to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:

    servum in caput domini interrogare,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:

    contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—
    (β).
    Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:

    contra tabulas judicare,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:

    contra testamentum,

    Dig. 2, 17, § 1:

    contra sententiam dicere,

    ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—
    (γ).
    Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:

    inmittere in bona),

    Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—
    d.
    Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.
    (α).
    To contend that something is false:

    dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:

    in sententiam dicere,

    in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):

    contra sensus dicere,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:

    contra rhetoricen dicere,

    Quint. 2, 17, 40.—
    (β).
    Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:

    contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,

    Vitr. 7, praef. 8:

    contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—
    (γ).
    Ethically:

    contra voluptatem dicere,

    that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:

    contra mortem loqui,

    that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;

    in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,

    id. ib. 100, 10:

    contra fortunam gloriari,

    that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—
    e.
    Of public and political acts and speeches:

    contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,

    Cic. Brut. 44, 164:

    contra legem dicere or verba facere,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:

    rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),

    Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—
    f.
    Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,

    directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:

    contra rem publicam se commovere,

    id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:

    incitari,

    id. Sest. 47, 100:

    consilia inire,

    id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:

    conjurationem facere,

    Sall. C. 30, 6:

    contra salutem urbis incitari,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:

    cogitare aliquid contra salutem,

    id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:

    esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,

    id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:

    ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,

    do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:

    quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),

    Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—
    (β).
    In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:

    si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,

    contra salutem rei publicae facere,

    Cic. Dom. 38, 102:

    contra majestatem,

    against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:

    contra leges,

    Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:

    contra edictum (praetoris),

    Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:

    contra foedus,

    Cic. Balb. 6, 16:

    contra jusjurandum ac fidem,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:

    tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?

    Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):

    corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—
    2.
    Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).
    (α).
    With esse expressed as the predicate:

    hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:

    contra leges or legem est,

    Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:

    contra officium est,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:

    adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,

    unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—
    (β).
    With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:

    scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:

    aliquid contra animum audiendi,

    something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:

    si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,

    Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —
    (γ).
    Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:

    Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—
    3.
    Adverbially with the predicate.
    (α).
    In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):

    eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,

    that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:

    imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,

    to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,

    advocare contra,

    Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:

    si contra mortem te praeparaveris,

    to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—
    (β).
    With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:

    quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,

    Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:

    contra hominis salutem,

    with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—
    (γ).
    In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;

    syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:

    pecuniam contra leges auferre,

    id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:

    contra legem,

    id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:

    contra jus fasque,

    id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:

    contra jus,

    Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:

    contra jus gentium,

    Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;

    6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,

    Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:

    contra testimonium aliquid judicare,

    without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:

    aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,

    contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:

    aliquid contra fidem constituere,

    Quint. 5, 13, 34:

    quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,

    contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—
    4.
    Dependent on substt.
    a.
    Of physical strife:

    scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),

    Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —
    b.
    Of warfare:

    imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,

    Cic. Mur. 39, 83:

    Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,

    Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—
    c.
    Of legal contention:

    causa contra scriptum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—
    d.
    Of political speaking:

    divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,

    Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—
    e.
    Of literary opposition:

    Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,

    Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostility, etc.:

    cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:

    ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,

    Liv. 6, 40, 5.—
    g.
    Of injury:

    vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,

    Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—
    h.
    Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):

    iter contra senatus auctoritatem,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

    contra consuetudinem somnium,

    Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:

    bonorum possessio contra tabulas,

    Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—
    5.
    Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.

    II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.
    D.
    Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).
    1.
    Against persons.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:

    contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,

    provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:

    contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,

    Pall. 10, 3, 2.—
    b.
    Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:

    paratus contra,

    Cic. Mil. 21, 56:

    nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,

    Sall. J. 80, 1:

    contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,

    Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—
    2.
    Against inanimate and abstract things.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,

    Cic. Sen. 15, 51:

    propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:

    publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,

    id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:

    contra tantas difficultates providere,

    Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,

    contra ea,

    id. ib. 57, 5:

    patricii vi contra vim resistunt,

    Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—
    b.
    Dependent on substt.:

    suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:

    defensio contra vim,

    id. Mil. 5, 14:

    patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,

    id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:

    contra labores patientia,

    id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—
    c.
    Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;

    in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,

    against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:

    ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:

    vir contra audaciam firmissimus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:

    fortis contra dolorem,

    Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:

    callosus,

    Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:

    far contra hiemes firmissimum,

    id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:

    equus tenax contra vincula,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:

    contraque minantia fata pervigil,

    Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—
    3.
    Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).
    (α).
    Dependent on verbs:

    cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,

    Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:

    prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,

    id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:

    valet potum contra venena,

    id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—
    (β).
    Dependent on substt.:

    remedium contra morsus,

    Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:

    contra venena esse omnia remedio,

    id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—
    (γ).
    Dependent on adjectives:

    vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,

    Pall. 11, 14, 17.—
    (δ).
    Appositively, as a remedy:

    cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,

    Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:

    Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,

    Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.
    E.
    Of logical opposition.
    1.
    With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).
    a.
    The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.

    I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,

    but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:

    omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,

    and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —
    b.
    Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):

    omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),

    but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;

    contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,

    Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;

    44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,

    Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):

    an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),

    Liv. 41, 24, 8.—
    c.
    Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):

    illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,

    whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:

    cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),

    Cic. Sen. 23, 84:

    quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,

    id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.

    Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,

    id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;

    v. Ritschl,

    Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—
    2.
    With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:

    contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,

    Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:

    Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),

    Sall. J. 88, 1; so,

    cetera contra spem salva invenit,

    Liv. 9, 23, 17:

    contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,

    id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;

    but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),

    Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:

    postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,

    Sall. J. 20, 1:

    ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),

    id. ib. 46, 5:

    contra famam,

    Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:

    segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,

    slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:

    frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,

    contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).
    F.
    Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.
    1.
    In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:

    quos contra disputant,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:

    quem contra dicit,

    id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):

    quem contra veneris,

    id. Mur. 4, 9:

    quas contra, praeter te, etc.,

    id. Vatin. 7, 18:

    eos ipsos quos contra statuas,

    id. Or. 10, 34:

    quos contra me senatus armavit,

    id. Att. 10, 8, 8:

    quam contra multa locutus est,

    Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—
    2.
    After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,

    Lucr. 4, 471:

    dicere eos contra,

    id. 4, 484:

    donique eum contra,

    id. 5, 708:

    agmina contra,

    Verg. A. 12, 279:

    magnum Alciden contra,

    id. ib. 5, 414:

    Paridem contra,

    id. ib. 5, 370:

    Italiam contra,

    id. ib. 1, 13:

    deos contra,

    Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:

    Messania moenia contra,

    id. M. 14, 17:

    litora Calabriae contra,

    Tac. A. 3, 1.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > contra

  • 120 contra dicta

    contrā, adv. and prep. [stem con, i. e. cum, through a comparative form conter; cf.: alter, uter, inter, praeter, etc.; in abl. fem. form like the locative adverbs ea, qua, etc.; cf.: ultra, intra, extra, citra], orig., in comparison with; hence, over against, fronting, in front, opposite, in opposition to, against, contrary to, opposed to, etc.
    I.
    Adv. (referring to an opposed object often with the force of a preposition with ellipsis of a pronoun, = against it, against him, etc.).
    A.
    Local.
    1.
    Lit., of position in front of a person, place, or thing.
    a.
    With verb of being or position expressed or understood.
    (α).
    Referring to living beings, opposite, in face of, face to face, facing, in front of, fronting, confronting (not in Cic., Caes., or Sall.):

    feminam scelestam te, adstans contra, contuor,

    Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 26:

    ut confidenter mihi contra adstitit,

    id. Capt. 3, 5, 6; Lucr. 4, 223; 6, 929:

    signum contra, quoad longissume oculi ferebant, animo finivit,

    Liv. 1, 18, 8:

    stat contra starique jubet,

    Juv. 3, 290:

    stat contra dicitque tibi tua pagina Fures!

    Mart. 1, 55, 12:

    ulmus erat contra,

    in front of her, Ov. M. 14, 661:

    templa vides contra,

    in front (of us), id. ib. 7, 587.—Of position in front of the enemy:

    contra conserta manu,

    Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3: contra consistere, to make front against them, Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
    (β).
    Referring to things and places, over against (it), opposite (to it), on the opposite side (mostly post-Aug.):

    contra jacet Cancer patulam distentus in alvum,

    Manil. 2, 253:

    posita contra Hispania,

    Tac. Agr. 11:

    promuntorium quod contra procedit,

    Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6: relinquendae autem contra erunt vacuae tabellae, on the opposite side, i. e. of the leaf, Quint. 10, 3, 32: illo quaerente cur non decidant contra siti, the antipodes (cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123; v. II. A. 1. c. a), Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161.—With the governing verb understood:

    arguam hanc vidisse apud te contra conservum meum,

    face to face, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 91:

    jam omnia contra circaque hostium plena erant, Liv 5, 37, 8: eadem verba contra (i. e. ponuntur),

    side by side, Quint. 9, 3, 36; Verg. A. 6, 23.—
    b.
    With verbs of motion, so as to be opposite to an object or face to face with a person, variously rendered.
    (α).
    Referring to persons:

    accede ad me atque adi contra,

    come right up to me, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 23; id. Bacch. 3, 6, 6: hostes crebri cadunt; nostri contra ingruunt, advance to their front (in Plaut. hostility is not implied in contra), id. Am. 1, 1, 84: quis nos pater aut cognatu' volet contra tueri, face to face, eye to eye, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 12 Mull. (Trag. Rel. v. 444 Rib.); Att. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1, 55 (Trag. Rel. v. 538 ib.):

    adspicedum contra me = contra adspice me,

    Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56 Lorenz ad lec.:

    contra adspicere,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45:

    contra intueri,

    Liv. 1, 16, 6; 9, 6, 8; Sen. Q. N. 1, 3, 6:

    cum veniret contra Marcianus,

    Quint. 6, 3, 95; Plin. 9, 46, 70, § 152.—
    (β).
    Of things:

    hic ubi sol radiis... Adversa fulsit nimborum aspergine contra,

    Lucr. 6, 525; Cels. 8, 8, 1:

    quam (turrim) promoti contra validi asseres... perfregere,

    Tac. H. 4, 30.—Reciprocally: oscula non pervenientia contra, not coming through (the wall) so as to meet, Ov. M. 4, 80.—
    2.
    Transf. to equivalents of weight, value, and price; so,
    (α).
    In Plaut. only in the colloq. phrases auro contra, aurichalco contra, and contra auro (sc. posito); lit., for gold placed against; cf.:

    aes contrarium, s. v. contrarius: (servus) non carus'st auro contra,

    at his weight in gold, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 30: jam auro contra constat filius, id. Truc. 2, 6, 57 (Speng. aurichalco): auro contra cedo modestum amatorem! A me aurum accipe. Pa. Cedo mihi contra aurichalco quoi ego sano serviam, id. Curc. 1, 3, 45 sq.; id. Mil. 3, 1, 63; 4, 2, 85; id. Ps. 2, 3, 23.—
    (β).
    In post-Aug. prose (very rare):

    at si aquae et ejus rei quam contra pensabis par pondus erit, nec pessum ibit, nec exstabit, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    3.
    Of reciprocal actions, = vicissim, in turn, in return, back, on my, his, etc., part, likewise, counter-.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    te ut deludam contra, lusorem meum,

    Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 71:

    quae me amat, quam ego contra amo,

    id. Merc. 5. 2, 77; id. Cist. 1, 1, 96; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55; id. As. 2, 2, 110:

    qui arguat se, eum contra vincat jurejurando suo,

    make a victorious counter-charge, id. Mil. 2, 2, 37:

    si laudabit haec Illius formam, tu hujus contra (i. e. lauda),

    Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 54:

    audi nunc contra jam,

    listen in turn, id. Phorm. 4, 4, 18; id. Ad. 5, 4, 23:

    at tu mihi contra nunc videre fortunatus, Phaedria, Cui, etc.,

    you likewise seem fortunate to me, id. Phorm. 1, 3, 21:

    Mettius Tullo gratulatur, contra Tullus Mettium benigne alloquitur,

    Liv. 1, 28, 1:

    contra ut me diligat illa,

    Cat. 76. 23; Hor. S. 1, 3, 27 Orell. ad loc.—Hence, with ellipsis of inquit, = respondit:

    cui latrans contra senex,

    Phaedr. 5, 10, 7:

    scietis, inquam, etc., contra Nigrinus: ad quem missi sunt? ego, etc.,

    Plin. Ep. 7, 6, 4.—

    Rarely with inquit, etc., expressed: at ille contra, renidens, Audi, inquit, discipule, etc.,

    Gell. 15, 9, 9; cf.:

    contra talia reddit,

    Claud. B. Gild. 379.—
    (β).
    With dat. pers.:

    consulo quem dolum doloso contra conservo parem,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 45:

    facere contra huic aegre,

    Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 10:

    hiscine contra insidiabere?

    id. Hec. 1. 1, 13:

    tibi contra gratiam Referre,

    id. ib. 4, 2, 7.—
    (γ).
    With item:

    item a me contra factum est,

    Plaut. Aul. prol. 20:

    puellam senex Amat et item contra filius,

    id. Cas. prol. 49; id. Pers. 5, 2, 36; id. Am. 1, 1, 67; Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 25.—
    (δ).
    Combining a reciprocal with a local relation (A. 1. a. a, and b. a): contra carinantes verba, exchanging abusive words ( face to face), Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 181 Vahl.): tubae utrimque contra canunt;

    Consonat terra,

    Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; 1, 1, 86:

    confer gradum Contra pariter,

    id. Ps. 2, 4, 18; id. Truc. 1, 2, 28:

    video amicam... Ubi contra adspexit me, etc.,

    id. Mil. 2, 1, 45; Verg. E. 7, 8; cf. Lucr. 4, 243:

    vesper adest, juvenes consurgite!... Cernitis, innuptae, juvenes? consurgite contra!

    Cat. 62, 6.—
    (ε).
    Implying also opposition: Pe. Conpellabo. Ph. Orationis aciem contra conferam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 20:

    si scias quod donum huic dono contra comparet,

    what counter gift, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 63: quod Scipio postulavit... ut, etc. Et quod contra collega postulavit ne, etc., Annal. Trib. Pleb. ap. Gell. 7 (6), 19, 5:

    si vobis aequa et honesta postulatio videtur, ego contra brevem postulationem adfero,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 2, 7; Nep. Epam. 6, 1;

    Auct. B. Alex. 24: illo licente contra liceri audeat nemo,

    to bid in opposition, Caes. B. G. 1, 18; Liv. 4, 53, 6:

    agedum pauca accipe contra,

    Hor. S. 1, 4, 38.—So in battle:

    Numidae... Romanorum ordines conturbare... neque contra feriundi copia erat,

    Sall. J. 50, 4; and in law: et ab eo is qui adoptat vindicat... et illo contra non vindicante, etc., Gai Inst. 1, 134; 2, 24.—Esp. in replies:

    oratio contra a Demosthene pro Ctesiphonte edita,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 56, 213:

    dicit accusator haec: primum, etc.... quid contra reus?

    id. Clu. 30, 81; id. Fin. 5, 22, 63; Curt. 4, 1, 10; 7, 9, 1.
    B.
    Of opposition, strife, etc., against; constr. absol., with dat., and ne, quominus or quin.
    1.
    Of physical exertion.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    concurrunt... aetheriae nubes contra pugnantibu' ventis,

    struggling against each other, Lucr. 6. 98:

    nec nos obniti contra... Sufficimus,

    bear up, battle against, Verg. A. 5, 21; Ov. M. 9, 50; 2, 434:

    at ille contra nititur,

    resists, Plin. 2, 38, 38, § 103; 7, 20, 19, § 82:

    pars remigum, tamquam imperitia... officia nautarum impediebant. Mox contra tendere,

    rowed in an opposite direction, Tac. H. 4, 16.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    te rogo ne contrahas ac demittas animum, neque te obrui tamquam fluctu... sinas, contraque erigas ac resistas,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 4:

    et torrens judicem vel nitentem contra feret, cogatque ire qua rapiet,

    Quint. 12, 10, 61.— With ne: vi contra niti, ne advorsus eum fiat, Cato ap. Gell. 7 (6), 3, 16.—With quominus, Lucr. 1, 780.—
    2.
    Of mental exertion:

    si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,

    arm yourself against them, Lucr. 2, 1043; 2, 280. —With dat.:

    siti contra... pugnandum,

    Cels. 4, 2 fin. —
    3.
    Of hostile opposition in gen.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quod animadversum est in eo qui contra omni ratione pugnarunt, non debeo reprehendere,

    who made opposition in every way, Cic. Rosc. Am. 47, 137; id. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107:

    contra etiam aliquid abs te profectum ex multis audivi,

    something inimical, id. Fam. 5, 5, 2.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    aut alio quovis (sc. colore) qui contra pugnet et obstet,

    Lucr. 2, 794; 2, 868.—
    4.
    Of warfare.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    ut eos adversarios existimemus qui arma contra ferant,

    Cic. Off. 1, 25, 87; 1, 12, 37; Vell. 2, 28, 4; cf.:

    quid quod exercitum contra duxit?

    Auct. Her. 4, 16, 23:

    ut si qua ex parte obviam contra veniretur, acie instructa depugnarent,

    if they should be attacked by an open charge, Caes. B. G. 7, 28:

    issentque confestim ad urbem ni venire contra exercitum... audissent,

    Liv. 7, 39, 17:

    cum Romanae legiones contra direxerint,

    would oppose their march, Tac. H. 4, 58; id. A. 6, 44.—With dat.:

    et huic contra itum ad amnem Erinden,

    Tac. A. 11, 10.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    quod ubi viderunt corvi, contra auxiliantur, velut adversus communem hostem,

    Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 205.—
    5.
    Of legal contests.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a.—
    (β).
    Venire contra, of any legal act with the intention to hurt the adversary:

    quid? si omnium mortalium Sthenio nemo inimicior quam hic C. Claudius... fuit? si de litteris corruptis contra venit, etc.?

    if he made a charge of forgery against him? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 43, § 107; cf. II. B. c. b.—
    (γ).
    On the part of the adversary:

    inveniendum contra est, quo distet haec causa a ceteris,

    Quint. 5, 10, 114; 9, 2, 35; 12, 8, 10.—
    (δ).
    Of judgments against the parties or against opinions:

    ne spoliaret fama probatum hominem si contra judicasset,

    given an adverse decision, Cic. Off. 3, 19, 77; cf. Val. Max. 7, 2, 4; Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—
    6.
    Of literary opposition.
    (α).
    Mostly with verbs of saying; v. 9. a. g.—
    (β).
    With other verbs:

    astrologorum artem contra convincere tendit,

    Lucr. 5, 728:

    contra nunc illud pone, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 14, 6:

    habeat (liber meus) etiam quosdam qui contra sentiant et adversentur,

    some dissentients and opponents, Quint. 3, 1, 5; 2, 17, 40; 3, 8, 69.—
    7.
    Of public and political opposition.
    (α).
    With verbs of saying; v. 9. a. d.—
    (β).
    With petere, to be a candidate for office in opposition to another:

    nihil enim supererat de quo certarent, nihil quod contra peterent,

    no office was left for which to canvass against each other, Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 91:

    honores contra petere,

    Quint. 6, 1, 17.—With ire, with dat., of an opposing vote in the senate (cf.:

    pedibus ire): sententia Cassii ut nemo unus contra ire ausus est, ita dissonae voces respondebant,

    Tac. A. 14, 45.—
    8.
    Of violation of law, contracts, etc.: contra facere, or contra committere, to violate, transgress a law, etc.: leges esse non ex ejus qui contra commiserit utilitate, spectari oportere, not in the interest of the transgressor, Cic. Inv. 2, 48, 153:

    si quis sub hoc pacto vendiderit ancillam ne prostitueretur, et si contra factum esset,

    and if the contract was violated, Dig. 18, 1, 56.—
    9.
    With verbs of saying, etc., contra dicere; less freq. disputare, disserere, pugnare, in the sense of dicere, and contra scribere (often contradico, in one word, in post-Aug. writers; esp. with dat.).
    a.
    Absol.
    (α).
    Contra dicere, to speak as counsel of the adversary, to plead his cause, in legal proceedings:

    cum contra dicturus Hortensius esset,

    would speak on the other side, Cic. Quint. 24, 77:

    hoc... contra dicente Cotta judicatum est,

    id. Caecin. 33, 97:

    dixisse ut contra nemo videretur,

    id. Brut. 53, 198: ut contra Crassus... exorsus est, began on the other side, id. ib. § 197.—Hence: qui contra dicit, the adversary or counsel of the adversary:

    contra autem qui dicet, similitudinem infirmare debebit,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 151; id. Part. Or. 21, 108.—In the same sense: agens contra: si nos... impares agentium contra ingeniis dixerimus, that we are unequal to the talents of our adversary's counsel, [p. 453] Quint. 4, 1, 8.—
    (β).
    To make charges against (rare):

    si qui contra vellet dicere, usurum esse eum suo testimonio,

    Cic. Clu. 48, 134:

    qua ratione nemo neque tum item fecerit, neque nunc contra dicat,

    id. Quint. 29, 88; so,

    contra disputare, of objections to or against a witness: nihil contra disputabo priusquam dixerit,

    id. Fl. 21, 51.—
    (γ).
    In gen., to speak on the other side of a question:

    fiebat autem ita, ut cum is qui audire vellet dixisset quid sibi videretur, tum ego contra dicerem,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; id. Fin. 2, 1, 2; so,

    contra disputare and contra scribere,

    id. Or. 1, 19, 85; Vitr. 3, 1, 6; Quint. 2, 17, 13; Dig. 9, 2, 21, § 1.—Hence: qui contra dicunt or disputant, the opponents:

    nec qui contra dicunt causam difficilem repellunt,

    Cic. Fin. 3, 1, 2:

    ad coarguendos qui contra disputant,

    to refule his opponents, Quint. 2, 15, 26.—
    (δ).
    To oppose or object to a proposition, motion, or petition:

    quam palam principes dixerunt contra!

    protested against it, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 41; Caes. B. C. 1, 32; Cic. Clu. 47, 130.—With pugnare:

    cum decerneretur frequenti senatu, contra pugnante Pisone, etc.,

    Cic. Att. 1, 14, 5:

    filius ejus incolumitatem optat: contradicit pater,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 85; 9, 2, 83; Plin. ap. Gell. 9, 16, 5; Cic. Dom. 33, 87:

    contradicente nullo,

    Suet. Caes. 20; Dig. 3, 3, 15.—
    (ε).
    To reply:

    contradixit edicto,

    answered by an edict, Suet. Aug. 56. —
    (ζ).
    Abl. absol. impers.:

    explorandum videtur an etiam contradicto aliquando judicio consuetudo firmata sit,

    whether the custom has been confirmed by judgment upon a judicial contest, Dig. 1, 3, 34.—
    b.
    With acc. neutr. pron., to object, to make or raise an objection, to reply; esp. in legal proceedings:

    ego enim, te disputante, quid contra dicerem meditabar,

    Cic. N. D. 3, 1, 1:

    ut contra si quid dicere velit non audiatur,

    id. Fin. 5, 10, 27:

    aiebat illum primo sane diu multa contra (i. e. dixisse), ad extremum autem, etc.,

    id. Att. 2, 22, 2.— Hence: quod contra dicitur, or quae contra dicuntur, the objections:

    ut et id quod intenderemus confirmare, et id quod contra diceretur refellere (possemus),

    refute the objections, Cic. de Or. 1, 20, 90:

    quia neque reprehendi quae contra dicuntur possunt, etc.,

    id. ib. 2, 81, 331; id. Inv. 2, 44, 127; Quint. 1, 2, 17.—In the same sense, as subst.: contrā dicta, orum, n. plur.:

    seu proposita confirmamus, sive contra dicta dissolvimus,

    or refute the objections, Quint. 4, prooem. 6.—With acc. and inf.:

    dicitur contra, nullum esse testamentum,

    the objection is made that there is no testament, Cic. Agr. 2, 6, 42.—
    c.
    With dat., written in one word (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    To oppose a person by speaking against his views:

    solitum se etiam Thraseae contradicere,

    to oppose even Thrasea, Tac. H. 2, 91:

    tibi,

    Suet. Aug. 54:

    Curioni...,

    id. Rhet. 1. —Hence of answers and replies in law: quid si filium testatoris heres ejus prohibuit? Huic contradici potest: ergo pietatis, etc., he may be answered by this plea, etc., Dig. 11, 7, 14, § 13.—And of advisory answers opposed to one's legal views:

    volenti mihi ream adulterii postulare eam, etc., contradictum est,

    my views were disapproved, rejected, Dig. 48, 5, 11, § 10.—
    (β).
    To oppose an opinion, with dat. of the thing:

    cum plures tantum sententiis aliorum contradicerent,

    opposed the opinions, Tac. H. 1, 39.—
    (γ).
    To object to a motion or petition, with dat. of the petitioner:

    patrem qui damnavit optat ne is torqueatur: pater ei contradicit,

    the father objects, Quint. 9, 2, 81:

    cum ambienti ut legibus solveretur multi contradicerent,

    Suet. Caes. 18; Dig. 40, 5, 14; 40, 12, 33.—
    (δ).
    With dat. of the petition:

    preces erant, sed quibus contradici non posset,

    which could not be denied, Tac. H. 4, 46 fin.; Dig. 3, 1, 1, § 2.—
    (ε).
    To contest the validity of a law (rare):

    quibus (legibus) contradici potest,

    Quint. 7, 7, 4.—
    (ζ).
    To contradict an assertion (very rare):

    pro certis autem habemus... cuicunque adversarius non contradicit,

    Quint. 5, 10, 13.—
    d.
    With quin, to object:

    praetor Samnitibus respondit... nec contra dici quin amicitia de integro reconcilietur,

    there was no objection to a reconciliation, Liv. 8, 2, 2.
    C.
    To one's disadvantage; mostly predic. with esse, unfavorable, adverse, damaging (post-Aug.;

    but cf. II. B. 2.): ut eum qui responsurus est vel tacere, vel etiam invitum id quod sit contra cogat fateri,

    Quint. 7, 3, 14:

    cum verba (legis) contra sint,

    id. 7, 1, 49:

    sed experimentum contra fuit,

    unsuccessful, Tac. H. 2, 97 fin.:

    ubi fortuna contra fuit,

    id. ib. 3, 18:

    si fortuna contra daret,

    should be unfavorable, id. ib. 1, 65 fin.; id. A. 15, 13.
    D.
    Of logical opposition, with negative force.
    1.
    Of a direct contrast.
    a.
    Predicatively, with esse, fieri, etc., the contrary, the opposite:

    quod fieri totum contra manifesta docet res,

    but experience teaches that just the contrary is true, Lucr. 3, 686; 4, 1088:

    in stultitia contra est,

    with fools the reverse is true, Cic. Clu. 31, 84:

    in hac quidem re vereor ne etiam contra (i. e. sit),

    id. Att. 12, 46; id. Off. 1, 15, 49:

    quod contra est,

    Sall. J. 85, 21:

    quis non credat, etc.? Contra autem est,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 12; id. Ep. 7, 3; Dig. 37, 4, 4:

    contra fore si, etc.,

    ib. 34, 2, 39, § 2:

    immo forsitan et contra (i. e. erit),

    ib. 41, 3, 49:

    ego contra puto (i. e. esse),

    Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 7; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 25.—
    b.
    With evenire, accidere, sentire, scribere, habere, etc.:

    utrumque contra accidit: istic enim bellum est exortum, hic pax consecuta,

    of both the contrary has happened, Cic. Fam. 12, 18, 2; so Dig. 38, 2, 51:

    id ego contra puto (sc.: faciendum esse),

    id. Att. 10, 8, 2:

    contra evenit in iis morbis,

    Sen. Ep. 52, 7; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 163:

    ego contra sentio,

    Sen. Clem. 1, 15, 5; Sedig. ap. Gell. 15, 24, 4; Dig. 40, 2, 25:

    Proculus contra (sc. sentit),

    ib. 35, 2, 1, § 14; 33, 7, 25:

    licet Celsus contra scribat,

    ib. 9, 2, 21, § 1: contra probatur, Gai Inst. 2, 78; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 34.—Very rarely referring to a term in the same clause:

    cujus disparem mitioremque naturam contra interpretabatur,

    interpreted in an opposite sense, misinterpreted, misunderstood, Tac. H. 4, 86 fin. —
    c.
    Referring to a word or phrase in the same predicate.
    (α).
    To an adverb, in an opposite manner, otherwise, differently, not, etc.:

    nam ad summam totius rei pertinet, caute an contra demonstrata res sit,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 81, 330: quod viriliter animoque fit, id, etc.;

    quod contra, id turpe,

    id. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    sit sapienter usus aut contra,

    Quint. 2, 5, 15:

    lactuca locis apricis optume autumno ponitur, mediterraneis aut frigidis contra ( = pessime),

    Col. 11, 3, 25.—
    (β).
    To a predicative adjective, not, the opposite, the reverse, etc.:

    ut aliae (res) probabiles videantur aliae contra,

    improbable, Cic. Ac. 2, 32, 103; id. Off. 2, 2, 7:

    quid est quod me impediat ea quae probabilia mihi videantur sequi, quae contra, improbare,

    id. ib. 2, 2, 8; id. Or. 2, 31, 135; Quint. 4, 2, 52.—
    (γ).
    To a verbal predicate:

    an frater fratri exsistat heres, an contra ( = annon),

    Dig. 34, 5, 19.—
    (δ).
    To a subject infinitive:

    laudare testem vel contra pertinet ad momentum judiciorum,

    praising or censuring a witness, Quint. 3, 7, 2.—
    (ε).
    To a clause, translated by not or by a repetition of the clause with a negative:

    quae secundum naturam essent, ea sumenda et quadam aestimatione dignanda docebat, contraque contraria,

    those that were not, not, Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 36: quod cuidam aut sapiens videor quod una non jerim, aut felix fuisse;

    mihi contra,

    id. Att. 9, 12, 4: an credibile est, incestum cum filia commissum? Et contra, veneficum in noverca, adulterum in luxurioso? and incredible, etc., Quint. 5, 10, 19; so Dig. 9, 1, 2, § 1.—
    (ζ).
    To an attributive genitive:

    Marius cognoscere quid boni utrisque or contra esset (i. e. mali),

    Sall. J. 88, 2:

    verum de origine laudis contraque perspiciemus suo tempore (i. e. vituperationis),

    Quint. 2, 4, 21:

    alii a propositione accusatoris contraque loci oriuntur,

    the accuser and the accused, id. 7, 2, 31;

    so in several titles of the Digests, as Depositi vel contra, = actio depositi, vel contraria actio depositarii,

    Dig. 16, 3 tit.; so ib. 16, 17, 1; 16, 13, 6; 16, 13, 7.—
    2.
    Reversing the relation of terms in the preceding sentence, the reverse, conversely, vice versa, etc.
    a.
    With its own predicate: saepe... corpus aegret, Cum tamen ex alia laetamur parte latenti;

    Et retro fit uti contra sit saepe vicissim, Cum miser ex animo laetatur corpore toto,

    Lucr. 3, 108: illa altera argumentatio, quasi retro et contra, prius sumit, etc., ( proceeding), so to speak, backward and in inverted order, Cic. Part. Or. 13, 46: neque illud ignoro, etc.; sed non idem accidit contra, but the converse is not true, Quint. 8, 6, 3; Gell. 4, 2, 5: ut vocabula verbis, verba rursus adverbiis, nomina appositis et pronominibus essent priora. Nam fit contra quoque frequenter non indecore. for often, not inelegantly, the order is reversed, Quint. 9, 4, 24:

    quae etiam contra valent,

    i. e. if the terms are reversed, id. 3, 7, 25; 9, 2, 49; 8, 6, 25; 9, 4, 72.—
    b.
    Belonging to the same predicate:

    ut quidque erit dicendum ita dicet, nec satura jejune, nec grandia minute, nec item contra,

    Cic. Or. 36, 123:

    cum emtor venditori, vel contra, heres exstitit,

    Dig. 35, 2, 48:

    in quibus patrium pro possessivo dicitur, vel contra,

    Quint. 1, 5, 45; 5, 10, 71:

    junguntur autem aut ex nostro et peregrino, ut biclinium, aut contra, ut epitogium et Anticato,

    id. 1, 5, 68:

    ut capras in montosis potius locis quam in herbidis (pascar), equas contra,

    but with mares the reverse is the case, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 16:

    itaque ille dicere melius quam praecipere, nos contra fortasse possumus,

    Cic. Or. 42, 143:

    qua collegi solent ex his quae faciunt ea quae faciuntur, aut contra,

    or vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 80; Dig. 14, 1, 1, § 12; 48, 5, 23, § 4.
    E.
    In logical antithesis of clauses with a merely rhet. force, on the contrary, on the other hand, vice versa; sometimes almost = sed or autem (freq.).
    1.
    In independent clauses.
    a.
    Opposing persons or parties: fortunam insanam esse... perhibent philosophi... Sunt autem alii philosophi qui contra Fortunam negant ullam exstare, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36 (Trag. Rel. v. 372 Rib.); Caecil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 32, 68; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 1:

    ego etiam quae tu sine Verre commisisti Verri crimini daturus sum... Tu, contra, ne quae ille quidem fecit, obicies,

    Cic. Div. in Caecil. 11, 35:

    ego contra ostendo, non modo nihil fecisse Sex. Roscium, sed, etc.,

    id. Rosc. Am. 29, 79; id. Phil. 8, 3, 8; id. Off. 1, 30, 108; id. Fin. 5, 22, 62:

    in Italia bellum gerimus, in sede ac solo nostro... Hannibal contra in aliena, in hostili est terra,

    Liv. 22, 39, 13; 21, 50, 2; 3, 15, 2; 6, 7, 4; 9, 35, 4 et saep.; Nep. Alcib. 8, 1; Vell. 2, 31, 4; Sen. Ep. 9, 14; id. Ira, 2, 33, 6; Plin. 35, 10, 37, § 113; Tac. H. 3, 84; 3, 57; Suet. Tib. 2; id. Vit. 2; Just. 2, 1, 10; 8, 4, 11:

    contra mercator, navim jactantibus austris Militia est potior?

    Hor. S. 1, 1, 6; 1, 2, 30; 1, 3, 27; Prop. 2, 1, 45; 2, 23, 13 (3, 17, 3); Sen. Hippol. 214;

    so with versa vice: barbarae gentes (Alexandrum) non ut hostem, sed ut parentem luxerunt... Contra Macedones versa vice non ut civem, sed ut hostem amissum gaudebant,

    Just. 13, 1, 7.—
    b.
    Introducing a secondary or parallel opposition of thought: in loco umidiore far potius serunt quam triticum;

    contra in aridiore hordeum potius quam far,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 4; 1, 1, 47: si nihil esset quod inane vocaret, Omne foret solidum;

    nisi contra corpora certe Essent, etc., Omne quod est spatium vacuum constaret inane,

    Lucr. 1, 521; 4, 348; cf.:

    justa omnia decora sunt, injusta contra, ut turpia, sic indecora,

    Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94; id. N. D. 2, 15, 41; id. de Or. 3, 33, 136; id. Quint. 30, 93: id. Off. 3, 21, 84; id. Leg. 2, 1, 2: facilem esse rem... si modo unum omnes sentiant; contra in dissensione nullam se salutem perspicere, Caes. B. G, 5, 31; Liv. 25, 30, 3; Sen. Ben. 1, 5, 2; Plin. 12, 19, 42, § 92; 11, 14, 14, § 35; Suet. Caes. 73; Gell. 1, 4, 5:

    si male rem gerere insani est, contra bene, sani,

    Hor. S. 2, 3, 74.—
    2.
    In opposition to a dependent clause:

    ut hi miseri, sic contra illi beati quos, etc.,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 6, 16; so id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Quint. 9, 3, 39:

    cui ego rei tantum abest ut impedimento sim, ut contra te M. Manli adhorter, etc.,

    Liv. 6, 15, 5; 6, 31, 4:

    cum virtus adeo neminem spe ac pollicitatione corrumpat, ut contra in se inpendere jubeat, ac, etc.,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 1, 2: aut igitur negemus quidquam ratione confici, cum contra nihil sine ratione recte fieri possit, aut, etc., whereas on the contrary, etc., Cic. Tusc. 4, 38, 84; cf.:

    at contra,

    Lucr. 2, 392.—
    3.
    With co-ordinate conjunctions.
    a.
    Copulative, et contra or contraque (never with ac or atque); also nec contra (rare), and on the other hand.
    (α).
    With reference to a reason or conclusion, after nam, enim, cum, or itaque: nam et ratione uti... omnique in re quid sit veri videre et tueri decet, contraque falli [p. 454]... tam dedecet quam, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 27, 94:

    malus est enim custos... metus, contraque benevolentia fidelis,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 23:

    cum reficiat animos varietas ipsa, contraque sit aliquanto difficilius in labore uno perseverare,

    Quint. 1, 12, 4; 3, 8, 32; 8, 6, 20:

    itaque in probris maxime in promptu est, si quid tale dici potest, etc. Contraque in laudibus, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61; cf. Suet. Calig. 51; so with nec:

    nam nec comoedia cothurnis assurgit, nec contra tragoedia socculo ingreditur,

    Quint. 10, 2, 22.—
    (β).
    With contrasted examples or illustrations, often after ut or sic:

    audivi ex majoribus natu, hoc idem fuisse in P. Scipione Nasica, contraque patrem ejus... nullam comitatem habuisse sermonis,

    Cic. Off. 1, 30, 109:

    ut suspitionibus credi oportere, et contra suspitionibus credi non oportere,

    id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; Quint. 8, 4, 1; 5, 10, 48; 9, 3, 7; 9, 4, 52; 11, 1, 14; Sen. Ep. 82, 14; Dig. 17, 1, 22, § 4.—
    (γ).
    With contrasted actions, assumptions, etc.:

    atque utinam qui ubique sunt propugnatores hujus imperii possent in hanc civitatem venire, et contra oppugnatores rei publicae de civitate exterminari!

    Cic. Balb. 22, 51:

    domo pignori data, et area ejus tenebitur... et contra jus soli sequitur aedificium,

    Dig. 13, 7, 21:

    equo et asina genitos mares, hinnos antiqui vocabant: contraque mulos quos asini et equae generassent,

    Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 17: ceterum potest ex lege quidem esse judicium, sed legitimum non esse, et contra ex lege non esse, sed legitimum esse, Gai Inst. 4, 109; Plin. 2, 65, 65, § 161; 35, 15, 5, § 183.—
    (δ).
    After a negative clause, affirming the opposite idea, et contra or contraque, but on the contrary:

    in quo (consulatu) ego imperavi nihil, et contra patribus conscriptis et bonis omnibus parui,

    Cic. Sull. 7, 21:

    nunc vero cum ne pulsus quidem ita sim ut superare non possim, contraque a populo Romano semper sim defensus, etc.,

    id. Dom. 33, 88; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Marcell. 6, 20; so,

    et contra,

    Suet. Tit. 7.—
    b.
    With adversative conjunctions, at contra, sed contra, contra autem, contra vero (not verum contra, nor contra tamen).
    (α).
    At contra (freq.), merely a strengthened contra (v. 1. supra): huc accedit uti mellis lactisque liquores Jucundo sensu linguae tractentur in ore;

    At contra taetri absinthi natura... foedo pertorqueat ora sapore,

    Lucr. 2, 400:

    cogunt,

    id. 2, 74; 1, 366; 2, 235 et saep.: nos qui domi sumus, tibi beati videmur;

    at contra nobis tu quidem... prae nobis beatus,

    Cic. Fam. 4, 4, 2; id. Tusc. 1, 3, 5; id. Rosc. Am. 45, 131; id. Verr. 2, 5, 26, § 66; Sall. J. 36, 2; 4, 7; 15, 3; id. C. 12, 5:

    ideo siccas aiunt Aethiopiae solitudines... At contra constat Germaniam abundare rivis,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 6, 2; 1, 3, 1; id. Ep. 100, 7; Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186; Suet. Galb. 15; Tac. A. 4, 28.—
    (β).
    Sed contra, after a negative sentence (class.):

    non quo acui ingenia adulescentium nollem, sed contra ingenia obtundi nolui,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93; id. Att. 9, 15, 3; id. Ac. 1, 10, 35; id. Fl. 11, 26:

    arma populi Romani non liberis servitutem, sed contra servientibus libertatem adferre,

    Liv. 45, 18, 1:

    tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito,

    Verg. A. 6, 95; Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 12.—PostAug. also without a preceding negation:

    obiisse nostro Laium scelere autumant superi inferique: sed animus contra innocens... negat,

    Sen. Oedip. 765; Symm. Ep. 6, 81.—
    (γ).
    Contra autem (rare;

    in Cic. only where different subjects have contrasted predicates in dependent clauses): quia pacis est insigne toga, contra autem arma tumultus atque belli,

    Cic. Pis. 30, 73.—In later writers = contra alone:

    sub septemtrione aedificia... conversa ad calidas partes oportere fieri videntur. Contra autem sub impetu solis meridiani regionibus conversa ad septemtrionem... sunt facienda,

    Vitr. 6, 1, 2; Gell. 14, 2, 19; Dig. 7, 1, 25, § 3; 34, 3, 25.—
    (δ).
    Contra vero (very rare;

    not in Cic.), used for contra: contra vero quercus infinitam habet aeternitatem,

    Vitr. 2, 9, 8; 6, 1, 3; Cels. 3, 6 fin. —
    (ε).
    Atqui contra, App. Mag. p. 287, 24.—
    c.
    With disjunctive conjunctions, aut contra, vel contra, seu contra, or on the contrary, or conversely (always without change of subject).
    (α).
    Aut contra:

    num aut scriptum neget, aut contra factum infitietur?

    Cic. Part. Or. 38, 133: quae (mens) aut languescit... aut contra tumescit, etc., Quint. 1, 2, 18:

    si imbres defuere, aut contra abundavere,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 228.—
    (β).
    Vel contra:

    hinc enim quaestiones oriuntur: Injuriam fecisti, sed quia magistratus, majestatis actio est? Vel contra: Licuit... quia magistratus?

    Quint. 5, 10, 40; 9, 4, 96; Suet. Galb. 3; Dig. 35, 2, 56, § 4; 8, 4, 6.—
    (γ).
    Seu contra:

    seu tristis veniam, seu contra laetus amicis,

    Prop. 1, 11, 25.—
    d.
    With causal conjunctions, nam contra (very rare;

    never contra enim): falso queritur de natura sua genus humanum quod, etc. Nam contra, reputando, neque majus aliud, neque praestabilius invenies,

    Sall. J. 1, 1; Quint. 1, 1, 1; 9, 2, 23. —
    4.
    In late Lat., e contra (also one word, ēcontrā) = contra,
    (α).
    In the meaning, the contrary (D. 1.):

    aliis vero econtra videtur,

    Hier. Ep. 12.—
    (β).
    Et econtra = et contra (E. 3. a.):

    honestiorum provectu et econtra suppliciis,

    Aur. Vict. Caes. 39, 45.—For quod contra, v. II. E. 1. c.—
    5.
    With emphatic particles.
    a.
    Quin contra, nay on the contrary, opposing an affirmative sentence to a preceding negative statement (quin etiam amplifies without opposition; sed contra opposes without amplification; quin contra both opposes and amplifies);

    not before Livy: num qui enim socordius rempublicam administrari post Calvi tribunatum... quam? etc. Quin contra patricios aliquot damnatos... neminem plebeium,

    Liv. 6, 37, 8; 31, 31, 9; 35, 26, 10; 37, 15, 3.—
    b.
    Immo contra (post-Aug.).
    (α).
    = no, on the contrary, refuting opinions, after questions and in the form of a dialogue:

    existimas nunc me detrahere tibi multas voluptates?... Immo contra, nolo tibi umquam deesse laetitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 23, 3; Dig. 33, 7, 5; 33, 7, 29.—
    (β).
    = sed contra, but on the contrary:

    proinde ne submiseris te, immo contra fige stabilem gradum,

    Sen. Cons. Marc. 5, 6; id. Cons. Polyb. 15, 2; cf. prep.:

    immo contra ea,

    Liv. 41, 24, 8; cf. II. E. 1. b. infra.—
    c.
    Item contra = an emphatic et contra (very rare):

    quoniam... beate vivere alii in alio, vos in voluptate ponitis, item contra miseriam in dolore, etc.,

    Cic. Fin. 2, 27, 86; cf. I. A. 3. g supra.
    F.
    With a comparative clause introduced by ac, atque, or quam, representing a logical or moral opposition (contra atque debuit = non ita ut debuit; cf. Cic. Or. 3, 19, 70); cf. prep., II. C. 3. g, and II. E. 2. infra.
    1.
    Of logical opposition, contrary to, different from, otherwise than; in the best prose only with atque or ac.
    (α).
    With atque:

    item, contra atque apud nos, fieri ad Elephantinem ut neque ficus neque vites amittant folia,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6:

    simulacrum Jovis, contra atque ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20; id. Sull. 24, 69:

    judicium suscepturos contra atque omnis Italia populusque Romanus judicavisset,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 12; id. B. G. 4, 13; Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 95.—
    (β).
    With ac:

    itaque contra est ac dicitis,

    Cic. Fin. 4, 15, 41:

    vides, omnia fere contra ac dicta sint evenisse,

    id. Div. 2, 24, 53; so id. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 11; id. Or. 40, 137:

    cum contra ac Deiotarus sensit victoria belli judicaret,

    id. Phil. 11, 13, 34:

    Petreius ubi videt, Catilinam, contra ac ratus erat, magna vi tendere, etc.,

    Sall. C. 60, 5.—
    (γ).
    With ac and atque:

    si denique aliquid non contra ac liceret factum diceretur, sed contra atque oporteret,

    Cic. Balb. 3, 7.—
    (δ).
    With quam (post-Aug.):

    cui contra quam proposuerat aliqua cesserunt,

    Sen. Ira, 3, 6, 5; Plin. 10, 53, 74, § 149; 11, 21, 24, § 72; Gell. 6 (7), 8, 6:

    contra quam licet,

    id. 1, 3, 19; Sil. 15, 107.—
    2.
    Of moral opposition of acts contrary to rules and principles (cf. II. 3. g infra); so always with quam:

    mater Aviti, generi sui, contra quam fas erat, amore capta,

    contrary to the divine law, Cic. Clu. 5, 12:

    ut senatus, contra quam ipse censuisset, ad vestitum rediret,

    contrary to its own resolution, id. Pis. 8, 18:

    contra quam ista causa postulasset,

    id. Caecin. 24, 67:

    contra quam sanctum legibus est,

    Liv. 30, 19, 9; Cic. Leg. 2, 5, 11; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1, § 2; id. Dom. 46, 122:

    contraque faciunt quam polliceri videntur,

    Auct. Her. 4, 3, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 86.
    II.
    Prep. with acc., before, against, facing, towards, opposite to, contrary to (acc. to many scholars not ante-class.; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 108; but found Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 24 Fleck., a line omitted by Lorenz as a gloss; id. Pers. 1, 1, 13 Ritschl; Att. ap. Non. p. 469, 15, or Trag. Rel. v. 476 Rib.; cf. also Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18; Cato, R. R. 18, 1, and v. I. A. 1. a. b, and I. A. 1. b. a supra).
    A.
    Local uses.
    1.
    Opposite, over against, facing.
    a.
    Of countries and places (mostly of those separated by water;

    adversus and e regione mostly of places opposite by land): insulae natura triquetra, cujus unum latus est contra Galliam,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 13; 3, 9; 4, 20:

    ad insulam quae est contra Massiliam,

    id. B. C. 1, 56; 3, 23:

    Rhodios, pacatis contra insulam suam terris, etc.,

    Liv. 37, 15, 7; 3, 26, 8:

    Carthago Italiam contra,

    Verg. A. 1, 13; 5, 124; Ov. M. 14, 17:

    insulae quae contra Tauri promuntorium inopportune navigantibus objacent, Chelidoniae nominantur,

    Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 3, 26, 30, § 151; 6, 28, 32, § 152; 5, 7, 7, § 41; Tac. A. 3, 1; id. H. 2, 17.—
    b.
    Of the heavenly bodies:

    donique (luna) eum (sc. solem) contra pleno bene lumine fulsit,

    Lucr. 5, 708:

    contra Volucris rostrum posita est Lyra,

    Vitr. 9, 4, 5; Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 9; 1, 8, 3; Plin. 2, 31, 31, § 99; 5, 10, 10, § 56.—So, tertium (latus Britanniae) est contra septem triones, opposite ( facing); hence, contra meridiem and contra ortus (instead of ad or adversus meridiem, etc.), facing the south and east, Plin. 6, 24, 24, § 85; 17, 2, 2, § 22. —So of a person standing in the sunlight:

    cum minima umbra (i. e. a sole) contra medium fiet hominem,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 327; cf.:

    contra mediam faciem meridies erit,

    id. 18, 33, 76, § 326.—
    c.
    Of opposite ends of a line.
    (α).
    Of the diameter of the earth: esse e regione nobis e contraria parte terrae qui adversis vestigiis stent contra nostra vestigia, quos antipodas vocatis, Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 123.—
    (β).
    Of a line drawn:

    contra autem E littera I erit ubi secat circinationem linea,

    opposite the point E will be the letter I, Vitr. 9, 7, 4.—
    d.
    Of buildings, etc.:

    contra hoc aviarium est aliud minus in quo quae mortuae sunt aves curator servare solet,

    Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 5; Vitr. 5, 6, 3; 3, 5, 15:

    (statuam) quae fuerit contra Jovis Statoris aedem in vestibulo Superbi domus,

    Plin. 34, 6, 13, § 29:

    contra medium fere porticum diaeta paulum recedit,

    Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 20; 2, 17, 5; Suet. Aug. 44.—
    e.
    Of places on the human body:

    id quod contra stomachum est,

    Cels. 4, 5 (4, 12 med.); 7, 7;

    4, 20 (13).—Of the direction of the intestines, etc.: ea... contra medium alvum orsa,

    Cels. 4, 1 fin. —
    2.
    Of actions, opposite, towards, against, facing (syn.:

    adversus, ad, e regione,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 61).
    a.
    In gen.:

    quamvis subito... quamque Rem contra speculum ponas, apparet imago,

    Lucr. 4, 156: Democritus... clipeum constituit contra exortum Hyperionis, Laber. ap. Gell. 10, 17, 4:

    et contra magnum potes hos (i.e. oculos) attollere solem, Nec tremis...?

    Prop. 1, 15, 37; Col. 7, 3, 8:

    rex constiterat contra pedites,

    Curt. 10, 9, 13; 9, 5, 1:

    ne contra septentrionem paveris,

    Plin. 18, 33, 76, § 330; 28, 6, 19, § 69:

    contra solem varie refulgens,

    placed in the sun, id. 37, 10, 63, § 173; 10, 54, 75, § 151; 37, 6, 22, § 83;

    37, 7, 25, § 95: cum terrestres volucres contra aquam clangores dabunt,

    id. 18, 35, 87, § 363; 19, 8, 39, § 131.—
    b.
    Dependent on verbs of motion (very rare without the idea of hostility):

    (Dinocrates) incessit contra tribunal regis jus dicentis,

    towards, Vitr. 2, praef. 1.—So trop., of actions done for a purpose:

    lege Cornelia de sicariis tenetur qui, cum in magistratu esset, eorum quid fecerit contra hominis necem quod legibus permissum non sit,

    Dig. 48, 8, 4.—
    c.
    Appositively, with the predicate: (elephanti) tanta narratur clementia contra minus validos, ut, etc., if fronting weaker animals, if brought in contact with them (not to be connected with clementia), Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 23.—Similarly: dum... fidens non est contra feram, if fronting the animal (not dependent on fidens), Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 57.—
    d.
    Against an opposing action, etc.:

    contra vim atque impetum fluminis conversa,

    Caes. B. G. 4, 17, 5:

    cum plateae contra directos ventos erunt conformatae,

    Vitr. 1, 6, 8:

    ut contra ventum gregem pascamus,

    Col. 7, 3, 12; Sen. Q. N. 2, 31, 2; Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52; 17, 2, 2, § 21; 8, 16, 21, § 54:

    contra fluminum impetus aggeribus,

    id. 35, 14, 48, § 169:

    capite in sole contra pilum peruncto,

    id. 27, 4, 5, § 17; 18, 35, 88, § 364; Varr. ap. Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 83; Sil. 14, 352; Dig. 9, 2, 29, § 4. [p. 455] — Trop.:

    contra fortunam tenendus est cursus,

    Sen. Prov. 5, 9.—Prov.:

    contra stimulum calces,

    kick against the pricks, Isid. Orig. 1, 36, 28 (al. calcitres); cf. Amm. 18, 5, 1.—
    e.
    Of local actions with hostile intent.
    (α).
    Lit.:

    quae vis Coclitem contra omnes hostium copias tenuit?

    Cic. Par. 1, 2, 12:

    Pompeium Cartejae receptum scribis: jam igitur contra hunc exercitum (sc. constitit),

    id. Att. 15, 20, 3:

    pertimescam, credo, ne mihi non liceat contra vos in contione consistere,

    to face you, id. Agr. 1, 8, 25; Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 26:

    a fronte contra hostem pedum quindecim fossam fieri jussit,

    id. ib. 1, 41; 1, 42; id. B. G. 7, 62:

    Tullus adversus Veientem hostem derigit suos: Albanos contra legionem Fidenatium collocat,

    Liv. 1, 27, 5; 24, 41, 5; 38, 4, 5; Verg. A. 12, 279; Front. Strat. 2, 2, 13; 2, 3, 17.—Appositively, with a local verb understood:

    terribilis haec contra fugientes belua est, fugax contra insequentes,

    i. e. if fronting, if placed opposite, Plin. 8, 25, 38, § 92.—
    (β).
    Trop.:

    castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etruriae faucibus collocata,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 2, 5; id. Mil. 1, 2; Quint. 7, 7, 5:

    tum contra hanc Romam illa altera Roma quaeretur,

    will be as a rival against this Rome, Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 86:

    cui rationi contra homines barbaros atque imperitos locus fuisset, hac ne ipsum quidem sperare, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 40:

    (Cicero) plerumque contra inimicos atque obtrectatores plus vindicat sibi,

    when fronting adversaries, Quint. 11, 1, 23.—
    f.
    In partic.
    (α).
    Stare contra aliquem (opp. stare ab aliquo); usu. implying hostility; mostly trop., to stand against, to be arrayed against, to face, oppose:

    quod contra hoc exemplum nulla staret eorum ratio,

    Auct. Her. 4, 5, 7:

    contra populi studium,

    Cic. Brut. 34, 126:

    contra civium perditorum... dementiam a senatu et a bonorum causa,

    id. ib. 79, 273; so,

    a mendacio contra veritatem,

    id. Inv. 1, 3, 4:

    contra cives in acie,

    id. Att. 16, 11, 2:

    et adversi contra stetit ora juvenci,

    opposite, Verg. A. 5, 477; 5, 414:

    haec enim (ratio) sola... stat contra fortunam,

    Sen. Ep. 14, 4, 2: contra leonem etiam stetit, fronted, i. e. hunted, Spart. Carac. 5 fin. —
    (β).
    Contra aliquem ire:

    aut saevos Libyae contra ire leones,

    Stat. Th. 9, 16.— Trop.:

    uti contra injurias armati eatis,

    Sall. J. 31, 6:

    interritus (sapiens) et contra illa (mala) ibit et inter illa,

    Sen. Ep. 59, 8; cf.: contra venire, II. B. 1. c. b infra, and v. also II. B. 2. b. and II. B. 1. b. infra.—
    3.
    Transf.,
    a.
    To persons placed together for comparison:

    C. vero Caesar, si foro tantum vacasset, non alius ex nostris contra Ciceronem nominaretur,

    Quint. 10, 1, 114:

    CORONATO CONTRA OMNES SCAENICOS,

    Inscr. Grut. p. 331, n. 4.—
    b.
    To things compared, as if weighed against each other as to their value, strength, etc.
    (α).
    Lit. (very rare):

    quamcunque vis rem expende, et contra aquam statue... Si gravior est, leviorem rem... feret, etc.,

    Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 5.—
    (β).
    Prop.:

    cujus (i. e. generis humani) causa videtur cuncta alia genuisse natura, magna saeva mercede contra tanta sua munera,

    Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 1:

    qui amicus esse coepit quia expedit, placebit ei aliquod pretium contra amicitiam,

    Sen. Ep. 9, 9:

    numquam ulli fortiores cives fuerunt quam qui ausi sunt eum contra tantas opes ejus... condemnare,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 2, 3:

    tantum studium bonorum in me exstitisse, contra incredibilem contentionem clarissimi et potentissimi viri,

    id. ib. 7, 2, 2; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:

    nomen prorogans nostrum et memoriam extendens contra brevitatem aevi,

    as a compensation for, Plin. 2, 63, 63, § 154.—So esp., valere contra, to weigh against, counterbalance, avail or prevail against: non vereor ne meae vitae modestia parum valitura sit contra falsos rumores, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 8:

    (illa facta) pro periculo potius quam contra salutem valere debere,

    Cic. Part. Or. 35, 120; id. Off. 3, 29, 104:

    contrane lucrum nil valere Pauperis ingenium?

    Hor. Epod. 11, 11; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 1; id. Cons. Helv. 5, 5; so,

    robur habere contra: si contra unamquamlibet partem fortunae satis tibi roboris est,

    id. ib. 13, 2;

    so of counterchecks: in Creta decem qui cosmoe vocantur, ut contra consulare imperium tribuni plebis, sic illi contra vim regiam constituti,

    Cic. Rep. 2, 33, 58.—Of antidotes: cimicum natura contra serpentium morsus valere dicitur, item contra venena omnia, Plin. 29, 4, 17, § 61.—Hence,
    c.
    Colloq., aliquid contra aurum est, something is worth gold, is superb, both predicatively and attributively (cf.: auro contra, I. A. 2. supra): hujusce pomaria in summa Sacra Via ubi poma veneunt, contra aurum imago, a spectacle for gold, i. e. a magnificent sight, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 10 MSS. (al. aliter):

    numcubi hic vides citrum... num quod emblema aut lithostratum? quae illic omnia contra aurum,

    superb, id. ib. 3, 2, 4 MSS. (Schneid. omits aurum, ex conj.):

    oneravi vinum, et tunc erat contra aurum,

    Petr. 7, 6.—
    d.
    Transf., of replies, with aiebat, inquit, etc.; both in friendly and inimical sense; esp., contra ea, contra haec, = the adv. contra:

    contra ea Titurius sero facturos clamitabat, etc.,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 29:

    contra ea Verginius unum Ap. Claudium et legum expertem et, etc., aiebat,

    Liv. 3, 57, 1; 24, 45, 4:

    quae contra breviter fata est vates,

    Verg. A. 6, 398:

    contra quod disertus Tu impie fecisti inquit, etc.,

    Quint. 7, 1, 53 (cf.: contra ea, II. E. 1. infra).
    B.
    Denoting hostility or disadvantage.
    1.
    With verbs of hostile action.
    a.
    Of physical exertion:

    pugnavere et tertio consulatu ejus viginti (elephanti) contra pedites quingentos,

    Plin. 8, 7, 7, § 22:

    proelium Afri contra Aegyptios primi fecere fustibus,

    id. 7, 56, 57, § 200; 8, 40, 61, § 142. —
    b.
    Referring to warfare (usu. adversus), bellum gerere (rarely for cum or adversus; but contra patriam, contra aras, etc., not cum patria, etc.; cf.

    bellum, II. A. 1. e.): a quo prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum (opp. pro),

    Cic. Lig. 8, 25; id. Phil. 5, 10, 27; Liv. Ep. 129.—With bellum suscipere:

    contra Antonium,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 2, 5; so,

    contra patriam,

    id. Sull. 20, 58:

    pugnare contra patriam,

    id. ib. 25, 70:

    contra conjuges et liberos,

    Sen. Ben. 5, 15, 5:

    armatum esse contra populum Romanum,

    Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32.—With arma ferre (freq.), Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 72; 13, 21, 47; Liv. 28, 28, 15; Nep. Att. 4, 2; Tib. 1, 6, 30; Ov. M. 4, 609; 13, 269; id. P. 1, 1, 26.—With arma sumere or capere, Cic. Rab. Perd. 6, 19; id. Phil. 4, 1, 2; 4, 3, 7:

    armis contendere contra,

    Caes. B. G. 2, 13:

    arma alicui dare (trop.),

    Cic. Phil. 2, 21, 53:

    aciem instruere (trop.),

    Liv. 25, 4, 4:

    exercitum comparare,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 6, 14; 4, 1, 2:

    exercitum instruere,

    id. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    exercitum ducere and adducere,

    id. Phil. 4, 2, 5; 3, 4, 11:

    exercitum contra Philippum mittere,

    id. Inv. 1, 12, 17:

    naves ducere contra,

    Hor. Epod. 4, 19:

    ducere contra hostes,

    Liv. 1, 27, 4:

    florem Italiae educere contra,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24:

    proficisci contra,

    to march against, Liv. 1, 11, 3; 8, 2, 5:

    auxilium ferre Rutulis contra Latinos,

    Plin. 14, 12, 14, § 88:

    juvare aliquem contra,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 35:

    consilium inire contra Sequanos,

    to take hostile measures against, id. B. G. 6, 12.—
    c.
    Of legal contention (more freq. adversus, except with verbs of saying).
    (α).
    In gen., with agere or causam agere, to act as counsel against a party or his attorney:

    cum agerem contra hominem disertissimum nostrae civitatis,

    Cic. Caecin. 33, 97; id. Brut. 63, 226; Sen. Ben. 4, 15, 3; Quint. 11, 1, 59.—Causam recipere or suscipere contra, to accept a retainer against:

    (causam) quam receperam contra pueros Octavios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 49, 1; Quint. 6, 1, 12; Plin. Ep. 4, 17, 1.—Adesse alicui contra, to appear, act as one's counsel against:

    rogavit me Caecilius ut adessem contra Satrium,

    Cic. Att. 1, 1, 3; Plin. Ep. 1, 7, 5 al.; cf.:

    esse contra,

    id. ib. 1, 18, 3.— Trop.: conquesturus venit;

    at contra se adfuit et satisfacienti satisfecit,

    Sen. Fragm. Amic. 14, 1, 89:

    causam defendere contra,

    against the accuser, Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 178:

    statuere contra aliquem (sc. causam),

    to establish a case against an adversary, id. Or. 10, 34:

    actio competit contra,

    Dig. 49, 14, 41:

    querelam instituere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 21, § 1:

    bonorum possessionem petere contra,

    ib. 5, 2, 23:

    jus obtinere contra,

    Cic. Quint. 9, 34:

    pugnare contra,

    to struggle against the accuser, id. Sull. 17, 49; id. Verr. 1, 11, 33:

    id quod mihi contra illos datum est,

    i. e. a local advantage over, id. Tull. 14, 33:

    judicare contra aliquem,

    id. Fl. 20, 48; Dig. 21, 2, 55; 5, 2, 14; Just. Inst. 4, 17, 2:

    pronuntiare contra,

    Paul. Sent. 5, 34, 2: dare sententiam contra, Dig. 21, 2, 56, § 1:

    decernere contra,

    Cic. Fl. 31, 76:

    appellare contra aliquem,

    Dig. 49, 1, 3; 49, 5, 6; cf.:

    contra sententiam,

    Cod. Just. 7, 62, 32, § 2.—Sentire contra aliquem, to have an opinion unfavorable to:

    cur vos (cum) aliquid contra me sentire dicatis, etc.,

    Cic. Caecin. 27, 79.—
    (β).
    Venire contra aliquem, to appear as counsel for one's adversary:

    quid tu, Saturi, qui contra hunc venis, existimas aliter?

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 18; id. Mur. 4, 9; id. Phil. 8, 6, 18.—Venire contra rem alicujus, to give advice damaging one's interests:

    contra rem suam me venisse questus est,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 2, 3.—
    (γ).
    With dicere and other verbs of saying. (aa) Of a lawyer pleading against a lawyer:

    ipse ille Mucius, quid in illa causa cum contra te diceret, attulit quod? etc.,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 244:

    cum ille contra me pro Sex. Naevio diceret,

    id. Brut. 60, 2, 7; id. de Or. 2, 7, 30; id. Rosc. Am. 15, 45; id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44; id. Planc. 2, 5; id. Brut. 26, 102; so,

    causam dicere,

    id. Or. 2, 23, 98:

    causam perorare,

    id. Quint. 24, 77.—(bb) Of a lawyer's pleading against the parties: dic mihi, M. Pinari, num si contra te dixero mihi male dicturus es? Servil. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 261; 3, 34, 138; 1, 14, 60; id. Or. 35, 123; Quint. 11, 1, 57; cf. with ellipsis of acc.:

    quorum alter pro Aufldia, contra dixit alter,

    id. 10, 1, 22.—(ng) Of a party against a lawyer:

    si Gaditani contra me dicerent,

    if the Gaditani were my adversaries, Cic. Balb. 17, 38.—(dd) Of witnesses and experts, and the pleadings against them:

    si decressent legationem quae contra istum diceret,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 4, § 12: contra testes dicere (opp. a testibus or pro testibus). Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118 (cf.:

    testimonium in aliquem dicere,

    id. Sull. 17, 48; Quint. 7, 4, 36):

    contra juris consultos dicere,

    against their legal opinions, Cic. Caecin. 24, 69.—So of witnesses in scientific questions:

    contra testes dicendum est,

    Sen. Q. N. 7, 16, 1.—(ee) Dicere or contendere aliquid contra aliquem, to maintain a point against:

    cum interrogamus adversarios... quid contra nos dici possit,

    Auct. Her. 4, 23, 33:

    tamenne vereris ut possis hoc contra Hortensium contendere?

    Cic. Quint. 25, 78. —
    d.
    Of literary adversaries, mostly with verbs of saying and writing:

    cum scriberem contra Epicurios,

    Cic. Att. 13, 38, 1:

    contra Epicurum satis superque dictum est,

    id. N. D. 2, 1, 2:

    contra Brutum,

    id. Tusc. 5, 8, 21:

    contra Academiam,

    id. Ac. 2, 19, 63; id. Fin. 1, 1, 2; 5, 8, 22; id. Tusc. 5, 11, 32; 5, 30, 84; id. Ac. 2, 4, 17:

    contra autem omnia disputatur a nostris,

    id. Off. 2, 2, 8.—
    e.
    Of public and political adversaries (syn. adversus and in).
    (α).
    In gen.:

    sentire contra,

    Cic. Mil. 2, 5:

    pugnare contra bonos,

    id. Sull. 25, 71:

    contra eos summa ope nitebatur nobilitas,

    Sall. C. 38, 2; Cic. Sest. 19, 42; 52, 112:

    (tribuni) qui aut contra consulem, aut pro studio ejus pugnabant,

    Liv. 39, 32, 12.—
    (β).
    Of political speaking:

    cum (Cato) eo ipso anno contra Serv. Galbam ad populum summa contentione dixisset,

    Cic. Brut. 20, 80; so id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 53; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 9, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostile or criminal acts in gen. (syn.:

    adversus, in): inire consilia contra,

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 110; id. Cat. 1, 7, 18:

    manum comparare contra aliquem,

    id. Sull. 24, 68:

    conjurationem facere,

    id. ib. 4, 12:

    congredi,

    id. Lig. 3, 9; Sall. J. 64, 4:

    aliquid contra imperatorem moliri,

    Just. Inst. 4, 18, 3:

    nec dolor armasset contra sua viscera matrem,

    against her own offspring Ov. R. Am. 59.—Facere contra (more freq. with abstr. objects; cf. II. C. 1. f. b infra): nunc te contra Caesarem facere summae stultitiae est, to take parts against, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 16, 2:

    eae (res) contra nos ambae faciunt,

    operate against us, id. Quint. 1, 1.—With verbs of saying, etc.:

    homo disertus non intellegit, eum quem contra dicit laudari a se?

    Cic. Phil. 2, 8, 18; 2, 1, 2; 2, 21, 51; Sen. Ep. 15, 3, 70:

    epigramma quod contra quamdam Gelliam scripsit,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 38:

    disputare contra deos, in two signif.: contra deum licet disputare liberius,

    to accuse, reproach a god, Cic. N. D. 3, 31, 76; but: mala et impia consuetudo est contra deos disputandi, to reason against the gods, i. e. against their existence, id. ib. 2, 67, 168.—
    2.
    Predicatively, with esse (videri, etc.), against, injurious to, unfavorable, prejudicial, to one's disadvantage: ut [p. 456] ex senatusconsulto neque cujus intersit, neque contra quem sit intellegi possit, Cic. Mur. 32, 68; id. de Or. 3, 20, 75; 2, 74, 299; 2, 81, 330; id. Sull. 13, 39; Sen. Ben. 6, 31, 6:

    licentiam malis dare certe contra bonos est,

    injurious to, Quint. 4, 2, 75:

    res contra nos est, of unfavorable chances in a lawsuit,

    id. 4, 66, 1; 4, 2, 75; 5, 13, 32.—Often, contra aliquem = quod est contra aliquem, referring to indef. pronouns or adjectives:

    nihil contra me fecit odio mei = nihil quod esset contra me,

    Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 5; id. Off. 3, 31, 112:

    quibus (temporibus) aliquid contra Caesarem Pompeio suaserim,

    id. Phil. 2, 10, 24.—
    3.
    Added adverb. to the predicate, mostly referring to purpose, with hostile intent, for the purpose of some hostile act, in order to oppose, in opposition:

    Caesarine eam (provinciam) tradituri fuistis, an contra Caesarem retenturi?

    or keep it against Caesar, Cic. Lig. 7, 23:

    sero enim resistimus ei quem per annos decem aluimus contra nos,

    id. Att. 7, 5, 5:

    judicium illud pecunia esse temptatum non pro Cluentio, sed contra Cluentium,

    id. Clu. 4, 9; id. Imp. Pomp. 17, 52; id. Ac. 2, 28, 92:

    cum quae facitis ejusmodi sint ut ea contra vosmet ipsos facere videamini,

    id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104; Sen. Ep. 3, 7, 3: Curio se contra eum totum parat, i. e. to speak against him, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 10; Caes. B. C. 1, 85 ter; Sen. Q. N. 1, 7, 1; Plin. 16, 39, 74, § 192; Plin. Pan. 41.—So with the force of a temporal clause:

    fidem meam quam essent contra Massam Baebium experti,

    in the suit against, Plin. Ep. 3, 4, 4.—
    4.
    Dependent on adjectives (rare):

    contra se ipse misericors,

    to his own injury, Phaedr. 4, 18, 3:

    severissimus judex contra fures,

    Lampr. Alex. Sev. 28.—
    5.
    With nouns.
    a.
    Acc. to 1. b.:

    ut quam maximae contra Hannibalem copiae sint,

    Cic. Inv. 1, 12, 17; cf. Vell. 2, 76, 3.—
    b.
    Acc. to 1. c. and 1. e.; so esp., oratio contra (cf.: oratio in).
    (α).
    Oratio contra (never in), of an address against the counsel of a party or against the prosecutor:

    quid in omni oratione Crassus vel apud centumviros contra Scaevolam, vel contra accusatorem Brutum, cum pro Cn. Plancio diceret?

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 220; cf.:

    Cato pro se contra Cassium = in oratione contra,

    Gell. 10, 15, 3; so,

    haec perpetua defensio contra Scaevolam,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 54, 221:

    orationem illam egregiam quam (Aeschines) in Ctesiphontem contra Demosthenem dixerat,

    id. ib. 3, 56, 213.—
    (β).
    Of an address against the party, either in judicial or political affairs:

    unam orationem contra Gracchum reliquit,

    Cic. Brut. 26, 99:

    (Demosthenis) oratio contra Leptinem... contra Aeschinem falsae legationis,

    id. Or. 31, 111; Gell. 10, 24, 10; 10, 18, 91; Cic. Brut. 46, 169; Quint. 12, 10, 61; Cic. de Or. 2, 11, 45; id. Brut. 44, 164; Gell. 13, 25 (24), 15; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 13; 11, 2, 25.—
    c.
    Acc. to 1. f.:

    contra patres concitatio et seditio,

    Cic. Brut. 14, 56.—Of animals:

    contra volpium genus communibus inimicitiis,

    Plin. 10, 76, 96, § 207.
    C.
    With inanimate and abstract objects.
    1.
    Directly dependent on verbs (cf. B. 1.).
    a.
    Of physical or moral exertion:

    cum fulmina contra Tot paribus streperet clipeis,

    Verg. A. 10, 567:

    pugnandum tamquam contra morbum, sic contra senectutem,

    Cic. Sen. 11, 35:

    contra verum niti,

    Sall. J. 35, 8:

    contra fortunam luctari,

    Sen. Ben. 7, 15, 2; id. Brev. Vit. 10, 1; id. Ep. 78, 15; 99, 32; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 31, 110.—
    b.
    Of warfare (lit. and trop.):

    bellum contra aras, focos, vitam fortunasque gerere,

    Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 1:

    bellum gerimus... contra arma verbis,

    id. Fam. 12, 22, 1.—So of logical contradictions:

    artificis autem est invenire in actione adversarii quae semet ipsa pugnent,

    Quint. 5, 13, 30.—
    c.
    Of legal contention.
    (α).
    Of the actions of the counsel or prosecutor: dicere, or perorare, agere contra aliquid, to plead against, contest something:

    contra argumenta, rumores, tabulas, quaestiones (opp. ab argumentis, etc.),

    Auct. Her. 2, 6, 9 sqq.; Cic. de Or. 2, 27, 118:

    contra ratiocinationem,

    id. Inv. 2, 50, 153: contra scriptum dicere, to contest, controvert a written law or a document, id. ib. 2, 47, 138; 2, 48, 143; id. Brut. 39, 145; Quint. 7, 7, 1:

    contra caput dicere,

    to plead against life, Cic. Quint. 13, 44 (cf.:

    servum in caput domini interrogare,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 1, 34; 5, 16, 5 and 8; 5, 46, 3): contra libertatem agere, Dig. 40, 12, 26.—Pregn.:

    contra rerum naturam, contraque consuetudinem hominum dicere (opp. contra nos dicere),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 15, 45.—
    (β).
    Of judicial decisions contradicting documents, etc.:

    contra tabulas judicare,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 281:

    contra testamentum,

    Dig. 2, 17, § 1:

    contra sententiam dicere,

    ib. 49, 8, 1, § 2.—
    (γ).
    Admittere aliquem contra bona, to admit a petition for bonorum possessio (cf.:

    inmittere in bona),

    Dig. 38, 2, 3, § 6.—
    d.
    Of antagonism in literary and ethical questions.
    (α).
    To contend that something is false:

    dicere, disputare, disserere contra opinionem or sententiam,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 4, 8; 5, 19, 55; id. de Or. 3, 18, 67; id. Fin. 5, 4, 10; id. Ac. 2, 18, 60; Sen. Ira, 1, 3, 3; id. Ep. 87, 5; 102, 5 (cf.:

    in sententiam dicere,

    in support of an opinion, Caes. B. G. 1, 45):

    contra sensus dicere,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 101:

    contra rhetoricen dicere,

    Quint. 2, 17, 40.—
    (β).
    Of criticism, hostility to principles, etc.:

    contra Iliadem et Odysseam scribere,

    Vitr. 7, praef. 8:

    contra quorum disciplinam ingenium ejus exarserat,

    Cic. Tusc. 5, 29, 83.—
    (γ).
    Ethically:

    contra voluptatem dicere,

    that pleasure is a moral evil, Cic. Fin. 5, 8, 21:

    contra mortem loqui,

    that death is no evil, Sen. Ep. 82, 7;

    in both senses: contra vitia, pericula, fortunam, ambitionem,

    id. ib. 100, 10:

    contra fortunam gloriari,

    that fortune has no power over him, Cic. Tusc. 5, 9, 26; Sen. Ep. 26, 5.—
    e.
    Of public and political acts and speeches:

    contra potentiam accusatorum dicere,

    Cic. Brut. 44, 164:

    contra legem dicere or verba facere,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 15, 53; Liv. 34, 8, 1:

    rogationem ferre contra coloniam ( = contra legem de colonia deducenda),

    Cic. Clu. 51, 140; Auct. Her. 1, 17, 21; Plin. 8, 17, 24, § 64.—
    f.
    Of hostility, injury, wrongs, etc.
    (α).
    In gen.:

    senatusconsulto quod contra dignitatem tuam fieret,

    directed against, Cic. Fam. 12, 29, 2:

    contra rem publicam se commovere,

    id. Cat. 1, 26; 1, 3, 7:

    incitari,

    id. Sest. 47, 100:

    consilia inire,

    id. Agr. 2, 3, 8:

    conjurationem facere,

    Sall. C. 30, 6:

    contra salutem urbis incitari,

    Cic. Cat. 3, 8, 20:

    cogitare aliquid contra salutem,

    id. ib. 3, 9, 21: contra voluntatem or studium dicere, to oppose one's will in a speech:

    esse aliquem in civitate qui contra ejus (Chrysogoni) voluntatem dicere auderet,

    id. Rosc. Am. 22, 60; id. Phil. 1, 11, 28; id. de Or. 3, 34, 138; id. Mur. 4, 10; Tac. H. 2, 91:

    ne quid contra aequitatem contendas, ne quid pro injuria,

    do not array yourself against equity, Cic. Off. 2, 20, 71.— Trop.:

    quis non contra Marii arma, contra Suliae proscriptionem irascitur? ( = Mario propter arma, Sullae propter proscriptionem),

    Sen. Ira, 2, 2, 3.—
    (β).
    In partic.: facere contra aliquid (syn. adversus), to commit an offence against, to transgress, etc.:

    si quis ad Antonium profectus esset... senatus existimaturum eum contra rem publicam fecisse,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 11, 33; id. Mil. 5, 13; 6, 14; id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 3, 25, 95; S. C. ap. Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 8, 6; Liv. 25, 4, 7; so,

    contra salutem rei publicae facere,

    Cic. Dom. 38, 102:

    contra majestatem,

    against the emperor, Dig. 48, 4, 5:

    contra leges,

    Cic. Dom. 18, 48; id. Vatin. 7, 18; id. Fin. 2, 17, 55; id. Mur. 32, 67; id. de Or. 3, 19, 70; cf. id. Clu. 34, 92; id. Mur. 32, 68; id. Dom. 14, 38; id. Phil. 10, 6, 13; Gai Inst. 4, 121:

    contra edictum (praetoris),

    Cic. Verr 2, 3, 10, § 25; Dig. 39, 1, 20, § 1:

    contra foedus,

    Cic. Balb. 6, 16:

    contra jusjurandum ac fidem,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; id. Lael. 3, 30, 74; id. Verr. 2, 3, 3, § 7; Prop. 3, 30, 44 (2, 32, 44).—And ironically:

    tune contra Caesaris nutum (sc. facies)?

    Cic. Att. 14, 10, 1.—Rarely contra ea facere = contra facere, adverb. (cf. I. B. 8. and II. E. 1. b.):

    corpus in civitatem inferri non licet... et qui contra ea fecerit, extra ordinem punitur,

    Paul. Sent. 1, 21, 2; 1, 21, 12.—
    2.
    Predicatively with esse (usu. impers.), in violation of, in conflict with, contrary to (cf. 3. g).
    (α).
    With esse expressed as the predicate:

    hominem hominis incommodo suum augere commodum magis est contra naturam quam mors,

    Cic. Off. 3, 5, 21; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31; id. N. D. 3, 13, 33; Sen. Ep. 5, 4; Plin. 7, 8, 6, § 45:

    contra leges or legem est,

    Cic. Pis. 13, 30; id. Mur. 32, 67:

    contra officium est,

    id. Off. 3, 10, 43; 1, 10, 32; 1, 6, 19; cf. id. Lael. 11, 39; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Liv. 6, 40, 5; Sen. Q. N. 2, 37, 2; Gai Inst. 3, 157; Dig. 30, 1, 112, § 3; 16, 3, 1, § 7.—With ellipsis of object (naturam), Cic. Fin. 5, 29, 89; cf.:

    adeo res ista non habet ullam moram quae contra causas ignium sit,

    unfavorable to the formation of fire, Sen. Q. N. 2, 26, 7.—
    (β).
    With verbal predicate, referring to an indef. pron. or adj., with esse understood:

    scis hunc... nihil umquam contra rem tuam cogitasse ( = nihil quod contra rem tuam esset),

    Cic. Rosc. Am. 50, 147; id. Mil. 5, 13:

    aliquid contra animum audiendi,

    something against our liking, Sen. Const. 19, 2.—So mostly with facere:

    si quid Socrates aut Aristippus contra morem consuetudinemque fecerint,

    Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; id. Att. 3, 23, 2; 2, 22, 2; id. Off. 3, 15, 63; Sall. C. 15, 1; Dig. 8, 2, 11; 8, 2, 17; 35, 1, 79, § 2. —
    (γ).
    Contra officium, substantively, = id quod contra officium est:

    Sic inter recte factum atque peccatum, officium et contra officium, media locabat quaedam,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10, 37.—
    3.
    Adverbially with the predicate.
    (α).
    In order to oppose, in opposition to, with hostile intent (cf. B. 3.):

    eidem illam proscriptionem capitis mei contra salutem rei publicae rogatam esse dicebant,

    that the proposal of the law was an attack on the republic, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 45; id. Rab. Perd. 12, 35; id. Phil. 10, 10, 22:

    imperator contra postulata Bocchi nuntios mittit,

    to reply to the demands, Sall. J. 83, 3; 25, 6; so,

    advocare contra,

    Sen. Cons. Polyb. 12, 4; id. Ep. 15, 2, 52:

    si contra mortem te praeparaveris,

    to meet death, id. ib. 11, 3, 8.—
    (β).
    With the force of a clause of manner, injuriously to, etc.:

    quibus contra valetudinis commodum laborandum est,

    Cic. Mur. 23, 47; Suet. Aug. 78:

    contra hominis salutem,

    with danger to a man's life, Cod. Just. 7, 62, 29.—
    (γ).
    In gen., of conflict with some rule or principle, contrary to, in violation of, without regard to ( = ita ut contra sit; cf. 2. supra; very freq. from the class. period;

    syn. adversus): ceperitne pecunias contra leges P. Decius,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 31, 136; id. Verr. 2, 1, 4, § 10; id. Fl. 34, 86:

    pecuniam contra leges auferre,

    id. Verr. 1, 18, 56; 2, 1, 10, § 27; 2, 5, 18, § 46; id. Har. Resp. 26, 56:

    contra legem,

    id. Rab. Perd. 3, 8; id. Dom. 16, 41:

    contra jus fasque,

    id. Har. Resp. 16, 34; id. Quint. 6, 28:

    contra jus,

    Liv. 5, 4, 14; id. Dom. 13, 55; id. Verr. 2, 5, 13, § 34:

    contra jus gentium,

    Liv. 4, 32, 5; 9, 10, 10; 21, 25, 7; 5, 36, 6;

    6, 1, 6: contra juris rigorem,

    Dig. 40, 5, 24, § 10 et saep.:

    contra testimonium aliquid judicare,

    without regard to, Cic. Brut. 31, 117:

    aliquid contra verecundiam disputare,

    contrary to the rules of decency, id. Off. 1, 35, 128:

    aliquid contra fidem constituere,

    Quint. 5, 13, 34:

    quae majores nostri contra lubidinem animi sui recte atque ordine fecere,

    contrary to the dictates of passion, Sall. C. 51, 4; id. J. 33, 1; cf. of logical opposition, II. E. 2. infra.—
    4.
    Dependent on substt.
    a.
    Of physical strife:

    scit ille imparem sibi luctatum contra nexus (draconis),

    Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33. —
    b.
    Of warfare:

    imperatorum copia contra tuum furorem,

    Cic. Mur. 39, 83:

    Parthorum gloria contra nomen Romanum,

    Liv. 9, 18, 6: in castris perditorum contra patriam, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6.—
    c.
    Of legal contention:

    causa contra scriptum,

    Cic. Inv. 2, 46, 135.—
    d.
    Of political speaking:

    divina M. Tullii eloquentia contra leges agrarias,

    Quint. 2, 16, 7; 9, 3, 50; Gell. 18, 7, 7.—
    e.
    Of literary opposition:

    Caesaris vituperatio contra laudationem meam,

    Cic. Att. 12, 40, 1.—
    f.
    Of hostility, etc.:

    cujus factum, inceptum, conatumve contra patriam,

    Cic. Cat. 2, 12, 27:

    ullum factum dictumve nostrum contra utilitatem vestram,

    Liv. 6, 40, 5.—
    g.
    Of injury:

    vitae cupiditas contra rem publicam,

    Cic. Planc. 37, 90: contra serpentes venenum, fatal to serpents, or as a defence against serpents, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15.—
    h.
    Of violation, disregard, etc. (cf. 3. g):

    iter contra senatus auctoritatem,

    Cic. Phil. 2, 19, 48:

    contra consuetudinem somnium,

    Plin. 10, 77, 98, § 211:

    bonorum possessio contra tabulas,

    Dig. 37, 4, 3, § 13; Gai Inst. 3, 41.—
    5.
    Dependent on adjectives (very rare; cf.

    II. D. 2. c. infra): contraque patris impii regnum impotens, avum resolvam,

    Sen. Herc. Fur. 966.
    D.
    Of defence, protection, and resistance (syn.: adversus, ab).
    1.
    Against persons.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    cum populus Romanus suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt possit defendere,

    Cic. Imp. Pomp. 22, 63: si ego consul rem publicam [p. 457] contra te et gregales tuos defendissem, id. Sest. 52, 111; 22, 49; 8, 20; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7; id. Phil. 2, 18, 45:

    contra quem multum omnes boni providerunt,

    provided a great defence, id. Mur. 38, 81: formula qua utitur patronus contra libertum qui eum in jus vocat, as a defence against, Gai Inst. 4, 46. —And of protection of plants against injurious animals:

    contra haec animalia proderit, si, etc.,

    Pall. 10, 3, 2.—
    b.
    Dependent on adjectives, mostly participial:

    paratus contra,

    Cic. Mil. 21, 56:

    nihil satis firmum contra Metellum,

    Sall. J. 80, 1:

    contra potentes nemo est munitus satis,

    Phaedr. 2, 6, 1.—
    2.
    Against inanimate and abstract things.
    a.
    Dependent on verbs:

    contra avium morsus munitur vallo aristarum,

    Cic. Sen. 15, 51:

    propugnaculum, quo contra omnes meos impetus usurum se putat,

    id. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 40; 2, 5, 39, § 102:

    publicam causam contra vim armatam suscipere,

    id. Dom. 34, 91; id. Quint. 30, 94; id. Leg. 3, 3, 9:

    contra tantas difficultates providere,

    Sall. J. 90, 1; 76, 4; so,

    contra ea,

    id. ib. 57, 5:

    patricii vi contra vim resistunt,

    Liv. 3, 13, 4; Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 28; Tac. Agr. 45; Sen. Prov. 4, 12; id. Const. 5, 4.—
    b.
    Dependent on substt.:

    suffragia contra oppugnationem vestrae majestatis,

    Cic. Rab. Perd. 12, 35:

    defensio contra vim,

    id. Mil. 5, 14:

    patronus justitiae fuit contra orationem Phili,

    id. Lael. 7, 25; Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 30; 14, 3, 4, § 40:

    contra labores patientia,

    id. 23, 1, 22, § 37.—
    c.
    Dependent on adjectives (in Cic. freq. with P. a. predicatively used; otherwise very rare;

    in later prose freq.): nec est quidquam Cilicia contra Syriam munitius,

    against an attack from the side of Syria, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 4:

    ut nullius res tuta, nullius domus clausa, nullius vita saepta, nullius pudicitia munita contra tuam cupiditatem posset esse,

    id. Verr. 2, 5, 15, § 39; id. Fin. 1, 16, 51; id. Mil. 25, 67; id. Tusc. 5, 8, 19; 5, 27, 76:

    vir contra audaciam firmissimus,

    id. Rosc. Am. 30, 85; Sall. J. 33, 2; 28, 5:

    fortis contra dolorem,

    Sen. Ep. 98, 18; Quint. 12, 1, 10:

    callosus,

    Plin. 11, 37, 54, § 147; 14, 2, 4, § 23:

    far contra hiemes firmissimum,

    id. 18, 8, 19, § 83:

    equus tenax contra vincula,

    Ov. Am. 3, 4, 13:

    contraque minantia fata pervigil,

    Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 1, 284.—
    3.
    Of remedies against sickness and its causes, poison, etc.; so only in Plin.; in Pall. only of preventives and of protection against hurtful animals, and against mental perturbations in gen.; cf. infra (syn. ad in Cat., Cic., Cels., Col.; adversus only in Celsus, who also has in with abl.).
    (α).
    Dependent on verbs:

    cujus et vinum et uva contra serpentium ictus medetur,

    Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 117; 7, 2, 2, § 13:

    prodest et contra suspiria et tussim,

    id. 20, 13, 50, § 128:

    valet potum contra venena,

    id. 28, 7, 21, § 74; 29, 4, 22, § 71; 29, 4, 26, § 81; 28, 8, 27, § 98; 16, 37, 71, § 180; 35, 6, 14, § 34; 28, 6, 18, §§ 65-67.—
    (β).
    Dependent on substt.:

    remedium contra morsus,

    Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118; 10, 59, 79, § 163:

    contra venena esse omnia remedio,

    id. 16, 44, 95, § 251; 17, 24, 37, § 240; 7, 1, 1, § 4.—
    (γ).
    Dependent on adjectives:

    vinum quod salutare contra pestilentiam sit,

    Pall. 11, 14, 17.—
    (δ).
    Appositively, as a remedy:

    cujus lacteum succum miris laudibus celebrat... contra serpentes et venena,

    Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 16; 29, 4, 26, § 83. —So of remedies against affections:

    Tiberium tonante caelo coronari ea (lauro) solitum ferunt contra fulminum metus,

    Plin. 15, 30, 40, § 135; cf. Sen. Ira, 2, 21, 1; id. Tranq. 5. 1.
    E.
    Of logical opposition.
    1.
    With a neuter demonstrative (contra ea, contra haec, contra quae, quod contra = contra, adv.).
    a.
    The contrary, the reverse (very rare; cf.

    I. D. 1.): sed mihi contra ea videtur,

    but to me the contrary seems true, Sall. J. 85, 1:

    omnia quae contra haec sunt, omnia quae contra sunt,

    and vice versa, Quint. 5, 10, 90. —
    b.
    Contra ea, on the contrary, in logical antithesis (not in Cic. and Sall.; once in Caes. and Quint.; several times in Liv. and Nep.; cf.: contra ea, in other uses, II. A. 2. e. a, II. D. 2. a., II. A. 3. d., II. C. 1. f.):

    omnes arderent cupiditate pugnandi... contra ea Caesar... spatiumque interponendum... putabat ( = at contra),

    but Caesar on the contrary, Caes. B. C. 3, 74: superbe ab Samnitibus... legati prohibiti commercio sunt;

    contra ea benigne ab Siculorum tyrannis adjuti,

    Liv. 4, 52, 6; 2, 60, 1; 21, 20, 6;

    44, 43, 5: pater... Thracem me genuit, contra ea mater Atheniensem,

    Nep. Iphicr. 3, 4; id. praef. 6; id. Alcib. 8, 1.—And after a question, with immo (cf. I. E. 5. b.):

    an infirmissimi omnium... (sumus)? Immo contra ea vel viribus nostris, vel, etc., tuti (sumus),

    Liv. 41, 24, 8.—
    c.
    Quod contra, by anastrophe (v. F. 1.), contrary to which, whereas, while on the contrary (only once in Lucr. and three times in Cic.):

    illud in his rebus vereor ne forte rearis, Inpia te rationis inire elementa viamque indugredi sceleris: quod contra saepius illa Religio peperit scelerosa atque impia facta,

    whereas on the contrary, Lucr. 1, 81:

    cujus a me corpus crematum est, quod contra decuit ab illo meum (sc. cremari),

    Cic. Sen. 23, 84:

    quod contra oportebat delicto dolere, correctione gaudere,

    id. Lael. 24, 90 (B. and K. place a comma after oportebat; cf.

    Nauck ad loc.): reliquum est ut eum nemo judicio defenderit: quod contra copiosissime defensum esse contendi,

    id. Quint. 28, 87 (many consider contra in all these passages as an adverb; cf. Hand, Turs. II. p. 121 sq.; some explain quod as an ancient ablative, = qua re;

    v. Ritschl,

    Plaut. Exc. p. 57, Munro ad Lucr. 1, 82).—
    2.
    With an abstract noun, with the force of the adverb contra with ac or atque (I. F. 1.), contrary to, contrary to what, etc. (esp. in Sall., not in Cic.; cf. praeter): celeriter contraque omnium opinionem confecto itinere, contrary to the opinion ( = contra ac rati erant), Caes. B. G. 6, 30:

    contra opinionem Jugurthae ad Thalam perveniunt,

    Sall. J. 75, 9; Hirt. B. G. 8, 40.—Contra spem either contrary to the opinion, or against the hope:

    Metellus contra spem suam laetissume excipitur ( = contra ac ratus, veritus est),

    Sall. J. 88, 1; so,

    cetera contra spem salva invenit,

    Liv. 9, 23, 17:

    contra spem omnium L. Furium optavit,

    id. 6, 25, 5; Curt. 8, 4, 45;

    but: at Jugurtha contra spem nuntio accepto ( = contra ac speraverat),

    Sall. J. 28, 1; Liv. 24, 45, 3:

    postquam... Jugurtha contra timorem animi praemia sceleris adeptum sese videt,

    Sall. J. 20, 1:

    ipse in Numidiam procedit, ubi contra belli faciem tuguria plena hominumque... erant ( = contra ac in bello evenire solet),

    id. ib. 46, 5:

    contra famam,

    Plin. 13, 22, 43, § 126; 7, 53, 54, § 180:

    segniterque et contra industriam absconditae formicae,

    slowly, and in a manner different from their usual activity, id. 18, 35, 88, § 364.—Of persons:

    frigidam potionem esse debere, contra priores auctores, Asclepiades confirmavit,

    contrary to the opinion of the former physicians, Cels. 4, 26 (19).
    F.
    Sometimes by anastrophe after its noun.
    1.
    In prose, after relatives, esp. in Cic.:

    quos contra disputant,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 15, 47:

    quem contra dicit,

    id. Phil. 2, 8, 18 (v. II. B. 1. f.):

    quem contra veneris,

    id. Mur. 4, 9:

    quas contra, praeter te, etc.,

    id. Vatin. 7, 18:

    eos ipsos quos contra statuas,

    id. Or. 10, 34:

    quos contra me senatus armavit,

    id. Att. 10, 8, 8:

    quam contra multa locutus est,

    Sen. Ep. 82, 7, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 3; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 332; v. also E. 1. c. supra.—
    2.
    After other words ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):

    hunc igitur contra mittam contendere causam,

    Lucr. 4, 471:

    dicere eos contra,

    id. 4, 484:

    donique eum contra,

    id. 5, 708:

    agmina contra,

    Verg. A. 12, 279:

    magnum Alciden contra,

    id. ib. 5, 414:

    Paridem contra,

    id. ib. 5, 370:

    Italiam contra,

    id. ib. 1, 13:

    deos contra,

    Ov. P. 1, 1, 26:

    Messania moenia contra,

    id. M. 14, 17:

    litora Calabriae contra,

    Tac. A. 3, 1.

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