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thrown in at the deep end

  • 1 enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil

    (v.) = throw in + at the deep end
    Ex. The article is entitled 'User education in a college library; observations of one thrown in at the deep end!'.
    * * *
    (v.) = throw in + at the deep end

    Ex: The article is entitled 'User education in a college library; observations of one thrown in at the deep end!'.

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  • 2 meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil

    (v.) = throw in + at the deep end
    Ex. The article is entitled 'User education in a college library; observations of one thrown in at the deep end!'.
    * * *
    (v.) = throw in + at the deep end

    Ex: The article is entitled 'User education in a college library; observations of one thrown in at the deep end!'.

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  • 3 diep

    diep1
    het
    [plaats waar het water diep is] deep depth meestal meervoud, pool, trough
    [vaargeul] channel
    [vaart] canal
    ————————
    diep2
    [intens] deep profound
    [zich ver naar beneden/achteren uitstrekkend] deep
    [met betrekking tot geluiden] deep
    voorbeelden:
    1   met diepe eerbied with deep/profound respect
         diep medelijden met iemand hebben deeply sympathize with someone
         diepe minachting profound contempt
    2   een diep bord a deep/soup plate
         een diepe kast/kamer a deep cupboard, a long room
         figuurlijker gaapt een diepe kloof tussen die twee there is a deep rift between the two of them
         twee meter diep two metres deep
         het water is hier diep the water is deep here
         dieper maken 〈kuil enz.〉 deepen
         dieper worden water waar men in zwemt deepen
         het diepe the deep end
         in het diepe gegooid worden be thrown in at the deep end ook figuurlijk
    3   een diepe stem a deep voice
    [ver naar binnen gaand/gelegen, ook figuurlijk] deepfiguurlijk ook profound
    [ver naar achteren gelegen] deep
    [met betrekking tot kleuren] deep
    voorbeelden:
    1   een diepe duisternis utter darkness
         in diepe gedachten/ diep gepeins verzonken (sunk) deep in thought
         een diepe indruk maken/achterlaten make/leave a deep impression
         alles was in diepe rust everything was utterly peaceful
         een diepe slaap a deep sleep
         een diep stilzwijgen bewaren maintain complete silence
         in zijn diepste wezen in the depths of one's being
         een diepe zucht a deep sigh
         diep ademhalen breathe deeply; een keer take a deep breath
         diep in iets doordringen penetrate something deeply
         diep nadenken think hard
         het zit niet erg diep bij hem met betrekking tot verdriet, geloof enz.〉 his sadness (belief etc.) doesn't go very deep
         diep in zijn hart deep (down) in one's heart
         diep in het bos in the depths of the forest
         uit het diepste van zijn hart from the bottom of one's heart
         tot in het diepste van zijn ziel geroerd moved to the depths of one's soul
    2   figuurlijkde diepere oorzaak/zin the deeper cause/meaning
    3   diep blauw deep blue
    III bijwoord
    [op/tot een plaats ver beneden iets] deep(ly) low
    [zeer] deeply
    [met betrekking tot tijd] deep far
    voorbeelden:
    1   zes voet diep onder de grond liggen be six feet under(ground)
         dat vooroordeel is diep geworteld it's a deep-rooted prejudice
         te diep in het glaasje hebben gekeken have had one too many
         deze boot ligt vier voet diep this ship draws four feet of water
         figuurlijkiemand diep vernederen deeply humiliate someone
         figuurlijkdiep zinken/vallen sink low
         diep onder de dekens kruipen creep right down under the blankets
    2   diep ongelukkig zijn be deeply unhappy
         het is diep treurig it's very distressing; schandalig it's outrageous
         hij is diep verontwaardigd he is deeply indignant
         diep in de schulden zitten be deep in debt
    3   tot diep in de 19e eeuw until well into the 19th century
         tot diep in de nacht deep into the night

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  • 4 in het diepe gegooid worden

    in het diepe gegooid worden

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  • 5 ins kalte Wasser geworfen werden

    to be thrown in at the deep end coll.

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  • 6 culture shock

    Gen Mgt
    the effects on an employee or organization when faced with new, unfamiliar, or rapidly changing circumstances. Symptoms of culture shock include uncertainty, stress, confusion, disorientation, or simply not knowing how to act in the circumstances. Culture shock can occur in a number of scenarios, for example, when expatriates come across new cultures and customs in a foreign country; when new staff are thrown into the deep end of a busy department; when two organizations merge with poor strategic, operational, or cultural synergy; or when public sector organizations adopt private sector practices. The degree of shock can be reduced through careful analysis, planning, training, and consequent preparedness.

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  • 7 Auge

    n
    1. ANAT. eye; sie hat blaue Augen she has (got) blue eyes; gute / schlechte Augen haben have good / bad eyesight ( oder eyes); vae auf einem Auge blind sein be blind in one eye; auf dem rechten Auge habe ich nur 30% Sehstärke I have only 30% vision in my right eye; mit bloßem Auge with the naked eye; mit geschlossenen oder verbundenen Augen blindfold(ed); mit nassen Augen with tears in one’s eyes; jemandem in die Augen sehen look into s.o.’s eyes; ihr fallen die Augen zu her eyelids are drooping; ganz kleine Augen haben fig. be all sleepy; sich (Dat) die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes ( oder eyesight); Augen haben wie ein Adler oder Luchs be sharp-eyed ( oder eagle-eyed) auch fig.
    2. in Wendungen, oft fig.: mit eigenen Augen with one’s own eyes; ich hab’s mit eigenen Augen gesehen auch it happened before my very eyes ( oder right under my nose); unter jemandes Augen before s.o.’s very eyes; vor aller Augen in front of everyone, in full view (of everyone); es geschah vor meinen etc. Augen right in front of me etc.; wo hast du denn deine Augen? oder hast du keine Augen im Kopf? are you blind?; wo hast du nur deine Augen gehabt? nach Unfall etc.: haven’t you got eyes in your head?, why weren’t you looking (where you were going)?; ich hab doch hinten keine Augen! I haven’t got eyes in the back of my head; ich habe schließlich Augen im Kopf! (ich hab’s wirklich gesehen!) I’m not blind you know!; etwas fürs Auge a feast for the eyes; etwas fürs Auge sein have visual appeal; nur fürs Auge just for show; so weit das Auge reicht as far as the eye can see; sieh mir mal in die Augen (und sage die Wahrheit etc.) look at me; er konnte mir nicht in die Augen sehen he couldn’t look me in the eye; Auge in Auge face to face ( mit with); vier Augen sehen mehr als zwei Sprichw. two pairs of eyes are better than one; die Augen aufmachen open one’s eyes; fig. keep one’s eyes open; im Auge behalten / haben keep / have an eye on; fig. bear / have in mind; (Ziel) auch keep sight of; ein Auge haben auf (+ Akk) have one’s eye on; aus den Augen verlieren lose sight of; fig. lose touch with; nicht aus den Augen lassen not let s.o. (oder s.th.) out of one’s sight; kein Auge lassen von not let s.o. (oder s.th.) out of one’s sight; geh mir aus den Augen! get out of my sight!; jemandem unter die Augen treten können be able to look s.o. in the face; komm mir nicht wieder unter die Augen! I don’t ever want to see you again!, don’t darken my doorstep again!; ein Auge voll Schlaf nehmen fig. have forty winks, take a nap; unter vier Augen in private; Gespräch unter vier Augen private conversation; sie hat ihre Augen überall she’s got eyes like a hawk; ich kann meine Augen nicht überall haben I can’t keep track of everything; die Augen offen halten ( nach) keep one’s eyes open (for), keep a look-out (for); mit offenen Augen durch die Welt gehen walk about with one’s eyes open; ein Auge riskieren steal a glance; sie haben sich die Augen aus dem Kopf geschaut umg. they goggled, their eyes were popping out of their heads; ein Ziel, eine Erinnerung etc. vor Augen haben have s.th. in mind; sich (Dat) etw. vor Augen halten keep ( oder bear) s.th. in mind; jemandem etw. vor Augen führen make s.th. clear to s.o.; einer Gefahr / den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen face (up to) (a) danger / the facts, look danger / the facts in the face; sehenden Auges (ins Verderben rennen etc.) with one’s eyes wide open; vor etw. die Augen verschließen refuse to see s.th.; jemandem die Augen öffnen Person: enlighten s.o., open s.o.’s eyes to the truth; etw.: be an eye-opener for s.o.; mir gingen plötzlich die Augen auf suddenly I saw the light; ein Auge oder beide Augen zudrücken turn a blind eye ( bei to); kein Auge zutun not sleep a wink (all night); nicht mehr oder kaum noch aus den Augen sehen können not be able to see straight any more; mit offenen Augen schlafen daydream, be daydreaming; seinen Augen nicht oder kaum trauen not be able to believe ( oder trust) one’s eyes; ins Auge fassen consider, contemplate (doing s.th.); ins Auge gefasst haben be considering; (planen) be planning; vor meinem geistigen Auge in my mind’s eye; in meinen Augen as I see it; sie hat kein(e) Auge(n) dafür she hasn’t got an eye for that; etw. mit anderen Augen ansehen see s.th. in a different light; ( einem) ins Auge fallen oder springen catch one’s eye, stick out a mile; (überdeutlich sein) hit one in the eye; einem in die Augen stechen (gefallen) take one’s fancy; Fehler etc.: glare at one; das Auge beleidigen offend the eye; die Dummheit / der Neid etc. schaut jemandem aus den Augen you can see the stupidity / jealousy etc. in s.o.’s eyes, stupidity / jealousy etc. is written all over s.o.’s face; da blieb kein Auge trocken auch iro. there wasn’t a dry eye in the place; mit einem lachenden und einem weinenden Auge with mixed feelings; sich (Dat) die Augen ausweinen oder aus dem Kopf weinen cry one’s eyes out; jemandem gehen die Augen über s.o. is overwhelmed; geh. (jemand weint) s.o. is moved to tears; jemanden mit den Augen verschlingen devour s.o. with one’s eyes; lüstern: ogle s.o.; er wird große Augen machen! he’s in for a surprise; er hat große Augen gemacht! you should have seen his face; seine Augen sind größer als sein Magen his eyes are bigger than his stomach; er hat ein Auge auf sie geworfen (findet sie sympathisch) he has his eye on her; jemandem ( schöne) Augen machen make eyes at s.o.; er macht es doch nicht um i-r schönen Augen willen he isn’t doing it (for her) out of the goodness of his heart, you know; jemandem jemanden / etw. aufs Auge drücken foist ( oder fob) s.o. / s.th. off on s.o.; jemanden / etw. aufs Auge gedrückt bekommen have s.o. / s.th. foisted ( oder fobbed off) on one; das hätte leicht ins Auge gehen können that was close ( oder a close one umg.), it could easily have backfired; jemandem die Augen auskratzen ( wollen) (want to) scratch s.o.’s eyes out; ihre Augen brachen geh. (sie starb) she passed away; das Auge des Gesetzes the (sharp) eye of the law; aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn Sprichw. out of sight, out of mind; Auge um Auge(, Zahn um Zahn) BIBL. an eye for an eye(, a tooth for a tooth); ( da hilft nur) Augen zu und durch! we’ve (just) got to get through it somehow, we’ve got to ride this one out; blau 1, Dorn1, Faust, schwarz
    3. auf Domino, Würfel: pip; beim Kartenspiel: point
    4. (Keim, Knospe) einer Kartoffel: eye; eines Zweiges: bud, axil; die Rosen auf zwei Augen zurückschneiden cut the roses back to two buds
    5. eines Sturms: eye
    6. (Fettauge) globule of fat
    7. NAUT. eye
    8. magisches Auge magic eye
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    das Auge
    eye
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    Au|ge
    * * *
    (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) eye
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    Au·ge
    <-s, -n>
    [ˈaugə]
    nt
    1. (Sehorgan) eye
    er hat eng stehende \Augen his eyes are too close together
    mir wurde schwarz vor \Augen everything went black, I blacked out
    der würde ich am liebsten die \Augen auskratzen! (fam) I'd like to scratch her eyes out! fam
    die \Augen aufmachen [o aufsperren] [o auftun] (a. fig fam) to open one's eyes a. fig
    auf einem \Auge blind sein/schielen to be blind/to have a squint in one eye
    mit den \Augen blinzeln [o zwinkern] to blink [or wink]
    mit bloßem [o nacktem] \Auge with the naked eye
    etw im \Auge haben to have [got] sth in one's eye
    sich dat die \Augen reiben to rub one's eyes; (nach dem Schlaf a.) to rub the sleep from one's eyes
    mit den \Augen rollen to roll one's eyes
    die \Augen schließen to close one's eyes; (geh: einschlafen) to fall asleep
    für immer die \Augen schließen (euph geh) to pass away [or on] euph
    jdm schwimmt alles vor den \Augen sb feels giddy [or dizzy]
    jdm in die \Augen sehen [o schauen] to look into sb's eyes
    etw mit [seinen] eigenen \Augen gesehen haben to have seen sth with one's own eyes
    [sich dat] die [o seine] \Augen untersuchen lassen to have one's eyes tested
    jds \Augen tränen, jdm tränen die \Augen sb's eyes are watering
    mit verbundenen \Augen blindfolded; (fig) blindfold
    jdm jeden Wunsch an [o von] den \Augen ablesen to anticipate sb's every wish
    2. (Blick) eye
    geh mir aus den \Augen! get out of my sight [or fam face]!
    man muss seine \Augen überall haben you need eyes in the back of your head
    ich kann meine \Augen nicht überall haben (fam) I can't look [or be] everywhere at once
    [die] \Augen links/rechts! MIL eyes left/right!
    vor aller \Augen in front of everybody
    jdn/etw im \Auge behalten to keep an eye on sb/sth; (fig: sich vormerken) to keep [or bear] sb/sth in mind
    was fürs \Auge sein (fam) to look good; (unerwartet) to be a sight for sore eyes fam
    nur [was] fürs \Auge sein (fam) to be good to look at but not much else
    jdn/etw im \Auge haben (a. fig) to have one's eye on sb/sth a. fig
    ein \Auge auf jdn/etw haben to keep an eye on sb/sth
    nur \Augen für jdn haben to only have eyes for sb
    jdn nicht aus den \Augen lassen to not let sb out of one's sight, to keep one's eyes riveted on sb
    ein \Auge riskieren (fam) to risk a glance [or peep], to have [or take] a peep
    ins/jdm ins \Auge springen [o fallen] [o stechen] to catch the/sb's eye
    es springt [o fällt] [einem gleich] ins \Auge, wie/dass... it is glaringly obvious how/that...
    etw/jdn aus den \Augen verlieren to lose sight of sth/sb
    etw aus den \Augen verlieren (fig) to loose track of sth
    jdn aus den \Auge verlieren (fig) to lose contact [or touch] with sb
    nach dem Studium haben wir uns leider aus den \Augen verloren after university we sadly lost touch with each other [or lost contact]
    unter jds dat \Augen before sb's very eyes, under sb's very nose
    etw noch deutlich [o genau] [o lebhaft] vor \Augen haben to remember sth clearly [or vividly]
    jdm etw vor \Augen führen to make sb aware of sth
    keiner von euch führt sich vor \Augen, warum/wie/dass... none of you is aware of why/of how/of the fact that...
    sich dat etw vor \Augen führen to become aware of sth
    das muss man sich mal vor \Augen führen! just imagine it!
    vor jds geistigem [o innerem] \Auge in sb's mind's eye
    etw schwebt [o steht] jdm vor \Augen sb can picture sth vividly
    sehenden \Auges (geh) with open eyes, with one's eyes open
    4. (Sehvermögen) eye
    ich habe doch \Augen im Kopf! (fam) I know what I saw!
    hast du/haben Sie keine \Augen im Kopf? (fam) haven't you got any eyes in you head? fam, use your eyes!
    ich hab doch hinten keine \Augen! (fam) I don't have eyes in the back of my head! fam
    ich traute meinen \Augen nicht! I couldn't believe my eyes [or what I was seeing]!
    ihren scharfen \Augen war nichts entgangen her sharp eyes had missed nothing
    als Chirurg braucht er ein sicheres \Auge und eine ruhige Hand as a surgeon he needs a good eye and a steady hand
    gute/schlechte \Augen [haben] [to have] good/poor eyes
    \Augen wie ein Luchs haben to have eyes like a hawk, to be eagle-eyed; (alles merken a.) to not miss a thing
    ein sicheres \Auge für etw akk haben to have a good eye for sth
    so weit das \Auge reicht as far as the eye can see
    5. (Sichtweise) eye
    jdn/etw mit anderen \Augen [an]sehen to see sb/sth in a different [or in another] light
    etw mit fachmännischem \Auge besehen to examine sth with the eye of an expert
    etw mit kritischem \Auge betrachten to view sth with a critical eye
    jdm die \Augen [über etw akk] öffnen to open sb's eyes [to sth]
    in jds dat \Augen in sb's eyes view
    in den \Augen der Leute/Öffentlichkeit in the eyes of most people/the public
    in meinen \Augen kann er nichts falsch machen he can do no wrong in my eyes, as I see it, he can do no wrong
    in den \Augen seiner Kollegen ist er ein Exzentriker in the eyes of his colleagues he is an eccentric
    vier \Augen werfen to throw a four
    wie viele \Augen hat er geworfen? what has he thrown?
    7. BOT bud; der Kartoffel eye
    8. (Fett) drop [or globule] of fat
    in diese Suppe schauen mehr \Augen hinein als heraus (hum fam) this soup is rather thin
    9. (Zentrum) eye
    das \Auge des Wirbelsturms the eye of the hurricane
    10. NAUT (Schlinge) eye
    11. ELEK, RADIO
    magisches \Auge magic eye
    12.
    jdm gehen die \Augen auf sb opens their eyes fig
    jetzt gehen mir die \Augen auf! now I'm beginning to see the light!
    dir werden die \Augen schon noch aufgehen! you are in for a rude awakening!
    sich dat die \Augen nach jdm/etw ausgucken (fam) to look everywhere for sb/sth, to hunt high and low for sth
    mit einem blauen \Auge davonkommen (fam) to get off lightly
    etw nicht nur blauer [o schöner] \Augen willen tun to not just do sth for the sake of sb's pretty face fam
    da blieb kein \Auge trocken (hum fam) there wasn't a dry eye in the place fam
    jdm jdn/etw aufs \Auge drücken (fam) to force [or impose] sb/sth on sb
    etw ins \Auge fassen to contemplate sth
    [es] ins \Auge fassen, etw zu tun to contemplate doing sth
    jdm gehen die \Augen über sb's eyes are popping out of their head
    jd guckt sich dat die \Augen aus dem Kopf (fam) sb's eyes are popping out of their head [or are coming out on stalks] fam
    das \Auge des Gesetzes (hum) the [arm of the] law + sing/pl vb
    jds [o die] \Augen sind größer als der Mund sb's eyes are bigger than her/his stomach
    jdn mit [o aus] großen \Augen ansehen [o anschauen] to look at sb wide-eyed
    \Auge in \Auge face to face
    [große] \Augen machen to be wide-eyed [or BRIT a. fam gobsmacked]
    da machst du \Augen, was? that's got you, hasn't it? fam
    die \Augen offen haben [o halten] to keep one's eyes open [or fam skinned] [or fam peeled]
    mit offenen \Augen schlafen to daydream
    jdm sieht die Dummheit aus den \Augen sb's stupidity is plain to see
    jdm sieht der Schalk aus den \Augen sb [always] has a roguish [or mischievous] look on their face
    aus den \Augen, aus dem Sinn (prov) out of sight, out of mind prov
    die \Augen vor etw dat verschließen to close [or shut] one's eyes to sth
    unter vier \Augen in private; (unter uns a.) between ourselves
    ein Gespräch unter vier \Augen a private conversation
    der Wahrheit ins \Auge sehen to face up to the truth
    ein \Auge auf jdn/etw geworfen haben to have one's eye on sb/sth
    \Auge um \Auge, Zahn um Zahn an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
    \Augen zu und durch (fam) take a deep breath [or grit your teeth] and get to it fam
    [bei etw dat] ein \Auge [o beide \Augen] zudrücken to turn a blind eye [to sth]
    kein \Auge zutun (fam) to not sleep a wink [or get a wink of sleep]
    * * *
    das; Auges, Augen
    1) eye

    gute/schlechte Augen haben — have good/poor eyesight

    auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

    ganz kleine Augen haben(fig.) be all sleepy

    mit verbundenen Augen — blindfold[ed]

    etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

    das Auge des Gesetzes(fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

    ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

    [große] Augen machen(fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

    da wird er Augen machen(fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

    da blieb kein Auge trocken(fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

    ich traute meinen Augen nicht(ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

    ich habe doch hinten keine Augen(ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

    ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

    ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

    ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

    ein Auge/ein sicheres Auge für etwas haben — have an eye/a sure eye for something

    ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf(ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

    jemandem die Augen öffnen(fig.) open somebody's eyes

    jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen — not take one's eyes off somebody/something; not let somebody/something out of one's sight

    jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

    aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

    jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

    in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

    jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

    etwas ins Auge fassen(fig.) consider something; think about something

    einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen(fig.) face something

    der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

    ins Auge gehen(fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

    Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn — an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

    unter vier Augen(fig.) in private

    unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

    jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

    wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

    2) (auf Würfeln, Dominosteinen usw.) pip
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    Auge n
    1. ANAT eye;
    sie hat blaue Augen she has (got) blue eyes;
    gute/schlechte Augen haben have good/bad eyesight ( oder eyes);
    vae
    auf einem Auge blind sein be blind in one eye;
    auf dem rechten Auge habe ich nur 30% Sehstärke I have only 30% vision in my right eye;
    mit bloßem Auge with the naked eye;
    verbundenen Augen blindfold(ed);
    mit nassen Augen with tears in one’s eyes;
    jemandem in die Augen sehen look into sb’s eyes;
    ihr fallen die Augen zu her eyelids are drooping;
    ganz kleine Augen haben fig be all sleepy;
    sich (dat)
    die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes ( oder eyesight);
    Luchs be sharp-eyed ( oder eagle-eyed) auch fig
    2. in Wendungen, oft fig:
    mit eigenen Augen with one’s own eyes;
    ich hab’s mit eigenen Augen gesehen auch it happened before my very eyes ( oder right under my nose);
    unter jemandes Augen before sb’s very eyes;
    vor aller Augen in front of everyone, in full view (of everyone);
    Augen right in front of me etc;
    wo hast du denn deine Augen? oder
    hast du keine Augen im Kopf? are you blind?;
    wo hast du nur deine Augen gehabt? nach Unfall etc: haven’t you got eyes in your head?, why weren’t you looking (where you were going)?;
    ich hab doch hinten keine Augen! I haven’t got eyes in the back of my head;
    ich habe schließlich Augen im Kopf! (ich hab’s wirklich gesehen!) I’m not blind you know!;
    etwas fürs Auge a feast for the eyes;
    etwas fürs Auge sein have visual appeal;
    nur fürs Auge just for show;
    so weit das Auge reicht as far as the eye can see;
    sieh mir mal in die Augen (und sage die Wahrheit etc) look at me;
    er konnte mir nicht in die Augen sehen he couldn’t look me in the eye;
    Auge in Auge face to face (
    mit with);
    vier Augen sehen mehr als zwei sprichw two pairs of eyes are better than one;
    die Augen aufmachen open one’s eyes; fig keep one’s eyes open;
    im Auge behalten/haben keep/have an eye on; fig bear/have in mind; (Ziel) auch keep sight of;
    ein Auge haben auf (+akk) have one’s eye on;
    aus den Augen verlieren lose sight of; fig lose touch with;
    nicht aus den Augen lassen not let sb (oder sth) out of one’s sight;
    kein Auge lassen von not let sb (oder sth) out of one’s sight;
    geh mir aus den Augen! get out of my sight!;
    jemandem unter die Augen treten können be able to look sb in the face;
    komm mir nicht wieder unter die Augen! I don’t ever want to see you again!, don’t darken my doorstep again!;
    ein Auge voll Schlaf nehmen fig have forty winks, take a nap;
    unter vier Augen in private;
    Gespräch unter vier Augen private conversation;
    sie hat ihre Augen überall she’s got eyes like a hawk;
    ich kann meine Augen nicht überall haben I can’t keep track of everything;
    die Augen offen halten (nach) keep one’s eyes open (for), keep a look-out (for);
    mit offenen Augen durch die Welt gehen walk about with one’s eyes open;
    ein Auge riskieren steal a glance;
    sie haben sich die Augen aus dem Kopf geschaut umg they goggled, their eyes were popping out of their heads;
    ein Ziel, eine Erinnerung etc
    vor Augen haben have sth in mind;
    sich (dat)
    etwas vor Augen halten keep ( oder bear) sth in mind;
    jemandem etwas vor Augen führen make sth clear to sb;
    einer Gefahr/den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen face (up to) (a) danger/the facts, look danger/the facts in the face;
    sehenden Auges (ins Verderben rennen etc) with one’s eyes wide open;
    jemandem die Augen öffnen Person: enlighten sb, open sb’s eyes to the truth; etwas: be an eye-opener for sb;
    mir gingen plötzlich die Augen auf suddenly I saw the light;
    beide Augen zudrücken turn a blind eye (
    bei to);
    kein Auge zutun not sleep a wink (all night);
    kaum noch aus den Augen sehen können not be able to see straight any more;
    mit offenen Augen schlafen daydream, be daydreaming;
    kaum trauen not be able to believe ( oder trust) one’s eyes;
    ins Auge fassen consider, contemplate (doing sth);
    ins Auge gefasst haben be considering; (planen) be planning;
    vor meinem geistigen Auge in my mind’s eye;
    in meinen Augen as I see it;
    sie hat kein(e) Auge(n) dafür she hasn’t got an eye for that;
    etwas mit anderen Augen ansehen see sth in a different light;
    springen catch one’s eye, stick out a mile; (überdeutlich sein) hit one in the eye;
    einem in die Augen stechen (gefallen) take one’s fancy; Fehler etc: glare at one;
    das Auge beleidigen offend the eye;
    die Dummheit/der Neid etc
    schaut jemandem aus den Augen you can see the stupidity/jealousy etc in sb’s eyes, stupidity/jealousy etc is written all over sb’s face;
    da blieb kein Auge trocken auch iron there wasn’t a dry eye in the place;
    sich (dat)
    aus dem Kopf weinen cry one’s eyes out;
    jemandem gehen die Augen über sb is overwhelmed; geh (jemand weint) sb is moved to tears;
    jemanden mit den Augen verschlingen devour sb with one’s eyes; lüstern: ogle sb;
    er wird große Augen machen! he’s in for a surprise;
    er hat große Augen gemacht! you should have seen his face;
    seine Augen sind größer als sein Magen his eyes are bigger than his stomach;
    er hat ein Auge auf sie geworfen (findet sie sympathisch) he has his eye on her;
    jemandem (schöne) Augen machen make eyes at sb;
    er macht es doch nicht um i-r schönen Augen willen he isn’t doing it (for her) out of the goodness of his heart, you know;
    jemandem jemanden/etwas aufs Auge drücken foist ( oder fob) sb/sth off on sb;
    jemanden/etwas aufs Auge gedrückt bekommen have sb/sth foisted ( oder fobbed off) on one;
    das hätte leicht ins Auge gehen können that was close ( oder a close one umg), it could easily have backfired;
    jemandem die Augen auskratzen (wollen) (want to) scratch sb’s eyes out;
    ihre Augen brachen geh (sie starb) she passed away;
    das Auge des Gesetzes the (sharp) eye of the law;
    aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn sprichw out of sight, out of mind;
    Auge um Auge(, Zahn um Zahn) BIBEL an eye for an eye(, a tooth for a tooth);
    (da hilft nur) Augen zu und durch! we’ve (just) got to get through it somehow, we’ve got to ride this one out; blau 1, Dorn1, Faust, schwarz
    3. auf Domino, Würfel: pip; beim Kartenspiel: point
    4. (Keim, Knospe) einer Kartoffel: eye; eines Zweiges: bud, axil;
    die Rosen auf zwei Augen zurückschneiden cut the roses back to two buds
    5. eines Sturms: eye
    6. (Fettauge) globule of fat
    7. SCHIFF eye
    8.
    magisches Auge magic eye
    * * *
    das; Auges, Augen
    1) eye

    gute/schlechte Augen haben — have good/poor eyesight

    auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

    ganz kleine Augen haben(fig.) be all sleepy

    mit verbundenen Augen — blindfold[ed]

    etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

    das Auge des Gesetzes(fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

    ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

    [große] Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

    da wird er Augen machen(fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

    da blieb kein Auge trocken(fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

    ich traute meinen Augen nicht(ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

    ich habe doch hinten keine Augen(ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

    ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

    ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

    ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

    ein Auge/ein sicheres Auge für etwas haben — have an eye/a sure eye for something

    ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf(ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

    jemandem die Augen öffnen(fig.) open somebody's eyes

    jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen — not take one's eyes off somebody/something; not let somebody/something out of one's sight

    jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

    aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

    jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

    in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

    jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

    etwas ins Auge fassen(fig.) consider something; think about something

    einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face something

    der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

    ins Auge gehen(fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

    Auge um Auge, Zahn um Zahn — an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

    unter vier Augen(fig.) in private

    unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

    jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

    wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

    2) (auf Würfeln, Dominosteinen usw.) pip
    * * *
    -n n.
    eye n.

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  • 8 योगः _yōgḥ

    योगः [युज् भावादौ घञ् कुत्वम्]
    1 Joining, uniting.
    -2 Union, junction, combination; उपरागान्ते शशिनः समुपगता रोहिणी योगम् Ś.7.22; गुणमहतां महते गुणाय योगः Ki.1.25; (वां) योगस्तडित्तोयदयोरिवास्तु R.6.65.
    -3 Contact, touch, connection; तमङ्कमारोप्य शरीरयोगजैः सुखैर्निषिञ्चन्तमिवामृतं त्वचि R.3.26.
    -4 Employment, application, use; एतै- रुपाययोगैस्तु शक्यास्ताः परिरक्षितुम् Ms.9.1; R.1.86.
    -5 Mode, manner, course, means; ज्ञानविज्ञानयोगेन कर्मणा- मुद्धरन् जटाः Bhāg.3.24.17; कथायोगेन बुध्यते H.1. 'In the course of conversation'.
    -6 Consequence, result; (mostly at the end of comp on in abl.); रक्षायोगादयमपि तपः प्रत्यहं संचिनोति Ś.2.15; Ku.7.55.
    -7 A yoke.
    -8 A convey- ance, vehicle, carriage.
    -9 (a) An armour. (b) Put- ting on armour.
    -1 Fitness, propriety, suitableness.
    -11 An occupation, a work, business.
    -12 A trick, fraud, device; योगाधमनविक्रीतं योगदानप्रतिग्रहम् Ms.8.165.
    -13 An expedient, plan, means in general.
    -14 Ende- avour, zeal, diligence, assiduity; ज्ञानमेकस्थमाचार्ये ज्ञानं योगश्च पाण़्डवे Mb.7.188.45. इन्द्रियाणां जये योगं समातिष्ठेद् दिवा- निशम् Ms.7.44.
    -15 Remedy, cure.
    -16 A charm, spell, incantation, magic, magical art; तथाख्यातविधानं च योगः संचार एव च Mb.12.59.48.
    -17 Gaining, acqui- ring, acquisition; बलस्य योगाय बलप्रधानम् Rām.2.82.3.
    -18 The equipment of an army.
    -19 Fixing, putting on, practice; सत्येन रक्ष्यते धर्मो विद्या योगेन रक्ष्यते Mb.5.34. 39.
    -2 A side; an argument.
    -21 An occasion, oppor- tunity.
    -22 Possibility, occurrence.
    -23 Wealth, sub- stance.
    -24 A rule, precept.
    -25 Dependence, relation, regular order or connection, dependence of one word upon another.
    -26 Etymology or derivation of the meaning of a word.
    -27 The etymological meaning of a word (opp. रूढि); अवयवशक्तिर्योगः.
    -28 Deep and ab- stract meditation, concentration of the mind, contempla- tion of the Supreme Spirit, which in Yoga phil. is defined as चित्तवृत्तिनिरोध; स ब्रह्मयोगयुक्तात्मा सुखमक्षयमश्नुते Bg. 5.21; सती सती योगविसृष्टदेहा Ku.1.21; V.1.1; योगेनान्ते तनुत्यजाम् R.1.8.
    -29 The system of philosophy established by Patañjali, which is considered to be the second division of the Sāṁkhya philosophy, but is prac- tically reckoned as a separate system; एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति Bg.5.5. (The chief aim of the Yoga philosophy is to teach the means by which the human soul may be completely united with the Supreme Spirit and thus secure absolution; and deep abstract medita- tion is laid down as the chief means of securing this end, elaborate rules being given for the proper practice of such Yoga or concentration of mind.)
    -3 A follow- er of the Yoga system of philosophy; जापकैस्तुल्यफलता योगानां नात्र संशयः Mb.12.2.23.
    -31 (In arith.) Addition.
    -32 (In astr.) Conjunction, lucky conjunc- tion.
    -33 A combination of stars.
    -34 N. of a parti- cular astronomical division of time (27 such Yogas are usually enumerated).
    -35 The principal star in a lunar mansion.
    -36 Devotion, pious seeking after god.
    -37 A spy, secret agent.
    -38 A traitor, a violator of truth or confidence.
    -39 An attack; योगमाज्ञापयामास शिकस्य विषयं प्रति Śiva B.13.7.
    -4 Steady applica- tion; श्रुताद् हि प्रज्ञा, प्रज्ञया योगो योगादात्मवत्ता Kau. A.1.5; मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्तिरव्यभिचारिणी Bg.13.1.
    -41 Ability, power; एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः Bg. 1.7; पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम् 11.8.
    -42 Equality, sameness; समत्वं योग उच्यते Bg.2.48.
    -Comp. -अङ्गम् a means of attaining Yoga; (these are eight; for their names see यम 5.)
    -अञ्जनम् a healing ointment.
    -अनुशासनम् the doctrine of the Yoga.
    -अभ्यासिन् a. practising the Yoga philosophy.
    -आख्या a name based on mere casual contact; स्याद् योगाख्या हि माथुरवत् MS.1.3. 21. (cf. एषा योगाख्या योगमात्रापेक्षा न भूतवर्तमानभविष्यत्सं- बन्धापेक्षा ŚB. on ibid.)
    -आचारः 1 the practice or obser- vance of Yoga.
    -2 a follower of that Buddhist school which maintains the eternal existence of intelligence or विज्ञान alone.
    -3 An act of fraud or magic; ततो$नेन योगाचारन्यायेन दूरमाकृष्य Mv.4.
    -आचार्यः 1 a teacher of magic.
    -2 a teacher of the Yoga philosophy.
    -आधमनम् a fraudulent pledge; योगाधमनविक्रीतम् Ms.8.165.
    -आपत्तिः modification of usage.
    -आरूढ a. engaged in profound and abstract meditation; योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते Bg.6.3.
    -आवापः the first attitude of an archer.
    -आसनम् a posture suited to profound and abstract meditation.
    -इन्द्रः, -ईशः, -ईश्वरः 1 an adept in or a master of Yoga.
    -2 one who has obtained superhuman faculties.
    -3 a magician.
    -4 a deity.
    -5 an epithet of Śiva.
    -6 a Vetāla.
    -7 an epithet of Yājñavalkya.
    -इष्टम् 1 tin.
    -2 lead.
    -कक्षा = योगपट्टम् below.
    -कन्या N. of the infant daughter of Yaśodā (substituted as the child of Devakī for Kṛiṣṇa and killed by Kaṁsa).
    -क्षेमः 1 security of possession, keeping safe of property.
    -2 the charge for securing property from accidents, insurance; Ms.7.127.
    -3 welfare, well-being, secu- rity, prosperity; तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् Bg. 9.22; मुग्धाया मे जनन्या योगक्षेमं वहस्व M.4.
    -4 property, profit, gain.
    -5 property designed for pious uses; cf. Ms.9.219.
    -मौ, -मे or
    -मम् (i. e. m. or n. dual or n. sing.) acquisition and preservation (of property), gain and security, preserving the old and acquiring the new (not previously obtained); अलभ्यलाभो योगः स्यात् क्षेमो लब्धस्य पालनम्; see Y.1.1 and Mit, thereon; तेन भृता राजानः प्रजानां योगक्षेमवहाः Kau. A.1.13; आन्वी- क्षिकीत्रयीवार्तानां योगक्षेमसाधनो दण्डः । तस्य नीतिः दण्डनीतिः Kau. A.1.4.
    -गतिः f.
    1 Primitive condition.
    -2 the state of union.
    -गामिन् a. going (through the air) by means of magical power.
    -चक्षुस् m. a Brāhmaṇa
    -चरः N. of Hanumat.
    -चूर्णम् a magical powder, a powder having magical virtues; कल्पितमनेन योगचूर्णमिश्रितमौषधं चन्द्रगुप्ताय Mu.2.
    -जम् agallochum.
    -तल्पम् = योगनिद्रा.
    -तारका, -तारा the chief star in a Nakṣatra or constellation.
    -दण्डः a magic wand; Sinhās.
    -दानम् 1 communica- ting the Yoga doctrine.
    -2 a fraudulent gift.
    -धारणा perseverance or steady continuance in devotion.
    -नाथः 1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 of Datta.
    -नाविका, -कः a kind of fish;
    -निद्रा 1 a state of half contemplation and half sleep, a state between sleep and wakefulness; i. e. light sleep; गर्भे प्रणीते देवक्या रोहिणीं योगनिद्रया Bhāg.1. 2.15; योगनिद्रां गतस्य मम Pt.1; H.3.75; ब्रह्मज्ञानाभ्यसन- विधिना योगनिद्रां गतस्य Bh.3.41.
    -2 particularly, the sleep of Viṣṇu at the end of a Yuga; R.1.14; 13.6.
    -3 N. of Durgā.
    -4 the great sleep of Brahmā during the period between प्रलय and उत्पत्ति of the universe.
    -निद्रालुः N. of Viṣṇu.
    -निलयः N. of Śiva or Viṣṇu.
    -पट्टम् a cloth thrown over the back and knees of an ascetic during abstract meditation; क्षणनीरवया यया निशि श्रितवप्रावलियोगपट्टया N.2.78; एकान्तावलम्बितयोगपट्टिकाम् गुहाम् K. Pūrvabhāga.
    -पतिः an epithet of Viṣṇu.
    -पदम् a state of self-concentration.
    -पादुका a magical shoe (taking the wearer anywhere he wishes).
    -पानम् a liquor adult- erated with narcotics.
    -पारगः N. of Śiva.
    -पीठम् a particular posture during Yoga meditation.
    -पीडः, -डम् a kind of posture of the gods.
    -पुरुषः a spy; यथा च योगपुरुषैरन्यान् राजाधितिष्ठति Kau. A.1.21.
    -बलम् 1 the power of devotion or abstract meditation, any superna- tural power.
    -2 power of magic.
    -भावना (in alg.) composition of numbers by the sum of their products.
    -भ्रष्ट a. one who has fallen from the practice of Yoga.
    -माया 1 the magical power of the Yoga.
    -2 the power of God in the creation of the world personified as a deity; (भगवतः सर्जनार्था शक्तिः); नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः Bg.7.25.
    -3 N. of Durgā.
    -यात्रा the way to the union with the Supreme Spirit; the way of attaining Yoga.
    -युक्त a. immersed in deep meditation, absorbed; योगयुक्तो भवार्जुन Bg.8.27;5.6-7.
    -रङ्गः the orange.
    -रत्नम् a magical jewel.
    -राजः 1 a kind of medicinal preparation.
    -2 one well-versed in Yoga.
    -रूढ a.
    1 having an etymological as well as a special or conventional meaning (said of a word); e. g. the word पङ्कज etymologically means 'anything produced in mud', but in usage or popular convention it is restricted to some things only produced in mud, such as the lotus; cf. the word आतपत्र or 'parasol'.
    -2 engaged in meditation (s. v.
    -आरूढ); ध्यायन्ते...... योगिनो योगरूढाः Brav. P. ब्रह्मखण्ड 1.3.
    -रोचना a kind of magical ointment said to have the power of making one invisible or invulnerable; तेन च परितुष्टेन योगरोचना मे दत्ता Mk.3.
    -वर्तिका a magical lamp or wick.
    -वरः an epithet of Hanumant; L. D. B.
    -वामनम् secret con- trivances; Kau. A.
    -वासिष्ठम् N. of a work (treating of the means of obtaining final beatitude by means of Yoga).
    -वाहः a term for the sounds विसर्जनीय, जिह्वामूलीय, उपध्मानीय and नासिक्य q. q. v. v.
    -वाह a. resolving (chemically).
    -वाहिन् a. assimilating to one's self. -m., n. medium for mixing medicines (such as natron, honey, mercury); नानाद्रव्यात्मकत्वाञ्च योगवाहि परं मधु Suśr.
    -वाही 1 an alkali.
    -2 honey.
    -3 quick- silver.
    -विक्रयः a fraudulent sale.
    -विद् a.
    1 knowing the proper method, skilful, clever.
    -2 conversant with Yoga. (-m.)
    1 an epithet of Śiva.
    -2 a practiser of Yoga.
    -3 a follower of the Yoga doctrines.
    -4 a magician.
    -5 a compounder of medicines.
    -विद्या the science of Yoga.
    -विधिः practice of Yoga or mental abstraction; न च योगविधेर्नवेतरः स्थिरधीरा परमात्मदर्शनात् (विरराम) R.8.22.
    -विभागः separation of that which is usually combined together into one; especially, the separation of the words of a Sūtra, the splitting of one rule into two or more (frequently used by Patañjali in his Mahābhāṣya; e. g. see अदसो मात् P.I.1.12).
    -शब्दः a word the meaning of which is plain from the etymo- logy.
    -शायिन् a. half asleep and half absorbed in con- templation; cf. योगनिद्रा.
    -शास्त्रम् the Yoga philosophy, esp. the work of Patañjali.
    -संसिद्धिः perfection in Yoga.
    -समाधिः the absorption of the soul in profound and ab- stract contemplation; तमसः परमापदव्ययं पुरुषं योगसमाधिना रघुः R.8.24.
    -सारः a universal remedy; a panacea.
    -सिद्धिः f. achievement in succession i. e. by separate performance; पर्यायो योगसिद्धिः ŚB. on MS. ˚न्यायः the rule according to which when an act (e. g. दर्शपूर्णमास) is said to yield all desired objects, what is meant is that it can yield them only one at a time and not all simultaneously. This is established by जैमिनि and शबर in MS.4.3.27-28. Thus for the achievement of each separate काम, a separate performance of the याग is necessary; (see दर्शपूर्णमासन्याय).
    -सूत्रम् aphorisms of the Yoga system of philosophy (attributed to Patañjali).
    -सेवा the practice of abstract meditation.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > योगः _yōgḥ

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