to act as master of ceremonies

1 to celebrate (misa).

2 to officiate (sacerdote).

Ricardo ofició los procesos Richard officiated the procedures.

El cura ofició la ceremonia The priest officiated the ceremony.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (misa) to say

► verbo intransitivo

1 (sacerdote) to officiate

2 (ejercer) to act (de, as)

■ oficiar de intermediario to act as a go-between

■ oficiar de maestro de ceremonias to act as master of ceremonies

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1. VT

1) (Rel) [+ misa] to celebrate; [+ funeral, boda] to conduct, officiate at

2) (=informar) to inform officially

2. VI

1) (Rel) to officiate

2)

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verbo transitivo < misa> to officiate at; < servicio> to conduct

a) sacerdote to officiate

b) ( actuar)

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= officiate.

Ex. Umpires and referees officiate at sporting events, making sure the rules and regulations of the game are followed.

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verbo transitivo < misa> to officiate at; < servicio> to conduct

a) sacerdote to officiate

b) ( actuar)

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oficiar [A1 ]

‹misa› to officiate at; ‹servicio› to conduct

1 «sacerdote» to officiate

¿quién ofició en la boda? who officiated at the wedding?

2 (actuar) oficiar DE algo to officiate AS sth

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♦ vt

♦ vi

1. [sacerdote] to officiate

2.

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I v/i officiate (de at)

II v/t REL conduct, officiate at

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oficiar vt

1) : to inform officially

2) : to officiate at, to celebrate (Mass)

oficiar vi

oficiar de : to act as

1 ceremony (acto).

ceremonia de apertura opening ceremony

ceremonia de clausura closing ceremony

ceremonia inaugural opening ceremony

ceremonia iniciática o de iniciación initiation ceremony

2 ceremony, pomp (pompa, boato).

recibieron a los reyes con gran ceremonia they welcomed the king and queen with great pomp

3 ritual, rite, ceremony, liturgy.

4 formality, ceremony, protocol, ceremoniousness.

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► nombre femenino

1 ceremony

2 (cumplido) deference, ceremony

\

con mucha ceremonia / con gran ceremonia with great pomp

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1) (=acto) ceremony

2) (=afectación) formality, ceremoniousness

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femenino ceremony

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= fuss, ritual, ceremony, rite, function, rite of passage, ritual of passage.

Ex. Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.

Ex. For example, a textbook on 'Social anthropology' will contain information on a large number of concepts such as social structure, kinship, marriage, ritual, etc.

Ex. The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.

Ex. This is a list of uniform titles for liturgical works of the Latin rites of the Catholic Church.

Ex. The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function.

Ex. These books deal with stories involving ' rites of passage' for boys and girls who are coming of age in different countries.

Ex. For some people class reunions act as a ritual of passage, while for others it may seems like a painful reminder of time marching on.

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* ceremonia de apertura = opening ceremony.

* ceremonia de clausura = closing ceremony.

* ceremonia de entrega de premios = award(s) ceremony.

* ceremonia de entrega de títulos = graduation ceremony.

* ceremonia de graduación = commencement, graduation day, graduation ceremony.

* ceremonia de inauguración = opening ceremony.

* ceremonia de iniciación = initiation ritual, rite of passage.

* ceremonia del matrimonio = marriage ceremony.

* ceremonia del té = tea ceremony.

* ceremonia inaugural = unveiling ceremony, inaugural ceremony, opening ceremony.

* ceremonia nupcial = wedding ceremony.

* ceremonia privada = private ceremony.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* gustar la ceremonia = stand on + ceremony.

* maestro de ceremonias = master of ceremonies, toastmaster.

* sin ceremonias = unceremonious, unceremoniously.

* traje de ceremonia = regalia.

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femenino ceremony

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1 (acto) ceremony

la ceremonia de asunción del mando the inauguration ceremony

la ceremonia de la boda the wedding service

2 ( fam) (solemnidad) ceremony

no andemos con ceremonias let's not stand on ceremony

lo hizo todo sin ceremonia she did it all without any fuss ( colloq)

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◊ no andemos con ceremonias let's not stand on ceremony

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ceremonia nf

1. [acto] ceremony;

ceremonia de apertura/de clausura opening/closing ceremony;

ceremonia de transmisión de mando ceremonial handover of power

2. [pompa, boato] ceremony, pomp;

recibieron a los reyes con gran ceremonia they welcomed the king and queen with great pomp;

se casaron sin ceremonia ni formalidades de ningún tipo their wedding was a very quiet and modest affair

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f ceremony;

sin ceremonias without ceremony

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ceremonia nf

: ceremony

♦ ceremonial adj

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ceremonia n ceremony [pl. ceremonies]

अर्जुन a. [अर्ज्-उनन् णिलुक् च Uṇ.3.58] (

-ना, -नी f.).

1 White, clear, bright, of the colour of day; अहश्च कृष्णमहरर्जुनं च Rv.6.9.1; पिशङ्गमौञ्जीयुजमर्जुनच्छविम् Śi.1.6.

-2 Silvery; यत्र वः प्रेङ्खा हरिता अर्जुना Av.4.37.5.

-नः 1 The white colour.

-2 A peacock.

-3 A sort of cutaneous disease.

-4 A tree (Mar. अर्जुनसादडा), with useful rind; Mb.3.64.3.

-5 N. of the third Pāṇḍava who was a son of Kuntī by Indra and hence called ऐन्द्रि also. [Arjuna was so called because he was 'white' or 'pure in actions' (पृथिव्यां चतुरन्तायां वर्णो मे दुर्लभः समः । करोमि कर्म शुद्धं च तेन मामर्जनं विदुः). He was taught the use of arms by Droṇa and was his favourite pupil. By his skill in arms he won Draupadī at her Svayaṁvara (see Draupadī). For an involuntary transgression he went into temporary exile and during that time he learnt the science of arms from Paraśurāma. He married Ulūpī, a Nāga Princess, by whom he had a son named Irāvat, and also Chitrāṅgadā, daughter of the king of Maṇipura, who bore him a son named Babhruvāhana. During this exile he visited Dvārakā, and with the help and advice of Kṛiṣṇa succeeded in marrying Subhadrā. By her he had a son named Abhimanyu. Afterwards he obtained the bow (Gāṇḍiva from the god Agni whom he assisted in burning the Khāṇḍva forest. When Dharma, his eldest brother, lost the kingdom by gambling, and the five brothers went into exile, he went to the Himālayas to propitiate the gods and to obtain from them celestial weapons for use in the contemplated war against Kauravas. There he fought with Śiva who appeared in the disguise of a Kirāta; but when he discovered the true character of his adversary he worshipped him and Śiva gave him the Pāśupatāstra. Indra, Varuṇa, Yama and Kubera also presented him with their own weapons. In the 13th year of their exile, the Pāṇḍavas entered the service of the King of Virāṭa and he had to act the part of a eunuch, and music and dancing master. In the great war with the Kauravas Arjuna took a very distinguished part. He secured the assistance of Kṛiṣṇa who acted as his charioteer and related to him the Bhagavadgītā when on the first day of the battle he hesitated to bend his bow against his own kinsmen. In the course of the great struggle he slew or vanquished several redoubtable warriors on the side of the Kauravas, such as Jayadratha, Bhīṣma, Karṇa &c. After Yudhiṣṭhira had been installed sovereign of Hastināpura, he resolved to perform the Aśvamedha sacrifice, and a horse was let loose with Arjuna as its guardian. Arjuna followed it through many cities and Countries and fought with many kings. At the city of Maṇipura he had to fight with his own son Babhruvāhana and was killed; but he was restored to life by a charm supplied by his wife Ulūpī. He traversed the whole of Bharata- khaṇda and returned to Hastināpura, loaded with spoils and tributes, and the great horse-sacrifice was then duly performed. He was afterwards called by Kṛiṣna to Dvārakā amid the internecine struggles of the Yādavas and there he performed the funeral ceremonies of Vasudeva and Kṛiṣṇa. Soon after this the five Pāṅdavas repaired to heaven having installed Parīkṣit -the only surviving son of Abhimanyu-- on the throne of Hastināpura. Arjuna was the bravest of the Pāṇdavas, high-minded, generous, upright, handsome and the most prominent figure of all his brothers. He has several appellations, such a Pārtha, Gudākeśa, Savyasāchī, Dhanañjaya, Phālguna, Kirītin, Jīṣṇu, Śvetavāhana, Gāṇḍivin &c.] cf. अर्जनः फाल्गुनो जिष्णुः किरीटी श्वेतवाहनः । बीभत्सुर्विजयः कृष्णः सव्यसाची धनञ्जयः ॥

-6 N. of Kārtavīrya, slain by Parasurāma See कार्तवीर्य.

-7 N. of a country Bṛi. S.14. 25.

-8 The only son of his mother.

-9 N. of Indra.

-1 N. of a tree, Jerminalia Arjuna (Mar. अईन). The tree is rarer in south India. The colour of its bark is white. It is a forest-tree bearing fragrant flowers appearing in panicles like those of the Mango-tree.

-नी 1 A procuress, bawd.

-2 A cow. तथार्जुनीनां कपिला वरिष्ठा Mb.13.73.42.

-3 A kind of serpent; अर्जुनि पुनर्वोयन्तु˚ Av.2.24.7.

-4 N. of Uṣhā, wife of Aniruddha.

-5 N. of a river com- monly called करतोया.

-6 (न्यौ, -न्यः dual and pl.) N. of the constellation Phalgunī. अघासु हन्यन्ते गावो$र्जुन्योः पर्युह्यते Rv.1.85.13.

-नम् 1 Silver. वीरुद्भिष्टे अर्जुनं संविदानम् Av.5.28.5.

-2 Gold.

-3 Slight inflammation of the white of the eye.

-4 Grass.

-न<?> (Pl.) The descend- ants of Arjuna; cf. अर्जुनः ककुभे पार्थे कार्तवीर्यमयूरयोः । मातुरेकसुते वृक्षे धवले नयनामये । तृणभेदे गवि स्त्री स्यात्...Nm.

-Comp. -अभ्रम N. of a medicament.

-ईश्वरतीर्थम् N. of a holy place. Siva P.

-उपमः the teak tree; also शाकद्रुम and महापत्राख्यवृक्ष.

-काण्ड a. having a white stem or appendage. बभ्रोरर्जनकाण्डस्य यवस्य ते Av.2.8.3.

-च्छवि a. white, of a white colour.

-ध्वजः 'white- bannered', N. of Hanūmat.

-पाकी N. of a plant and its fruits.

-बदरः The fibre of the Arjuna plant; अर्जुन- बदरा मेखलाः क्रियन्ताभू । ŚB. on MS.9.4.25

-मिश्रः Name of a commentator on the Mb.

-सखिः (L.) Kriṣṇa.

-सिंहः N. of a prince (Inscriptions).